[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1779 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

113th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1779

 To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to exempt fire hydrants from the 
 prohibition on the use of lead pipes, fittings, fixtures, solder, and 
                                 flux.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            December 9, 2013

   Mr. Toomey (for himself, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Portman, and Mr. Casey) 
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the 
               Committee on Environment and Public Works

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to exempt fire hydrants from the 
 prohibition on the use of lead pipes, fittings, fixtures, solder, and 
                                 flux.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Community Fire Safety Act of 2013''.

SEC. 2. EXEMPTING FIRE HYDRANTS FROM PROHIBITION ON USE OF LEAD.

    Section 1417(a)(4)(B) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 
300g-6(a)(4)(B)) is amended by inserting ``fire hydrants,'' after 
``shower valves,''.

SEC. 3. EVALUATION OF SOURCES OF LEAD IN WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS AND 
              ALTERNATE ROUTING SYSTEMS.

    The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall--
            (1) consult with and seek the advice of the National 
        Drinking Water Advisory Council on potential changes to the 
        regulations pertaining to lead under the Safe Drinking Water 
        Act (42 U.S.C. 300f et seq.); and
            (2) request the National Drinking Water Advisory Council to 
        consider sources of lead throughout drinking water distribution 
        systems, including through components used to reroute drinking 
        water during distribution system repairs.
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