[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 124 (Wednesday, September 11, 1996)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1587]
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  CONFERENCE REPORT ON S. 1316, SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT AMENDMENTS OF 
                                  1996

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                               speech of

                       HON. THOMAS J. BLILEY, JR.

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, August 2, 1996

  Mr. BLILEY. Mr. Speaker, earlier this summer, the Congress passed S. 
1316, the Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments of 1996, a bill which 
reauthorizes the Safe Drinking Water Act and makes many important 
reforms in the law. The President signed this legislation into law on 
August 6, 1996.
  I am convinced that we would not have achieved these important 
reforms without the support and assistance of the Safe Drinking Water 
Act Coalition. The coalition is made up of representatives of State and 
local governments, and organizations representing all types of public 
water systems, including the National Governors' Association, the 
National League of Cities, the Association of Metropolitan Water 
Agencies, the American Water Works Association, the U.S. Conference of 
Mayors, the National Association of Water Companies, the Association of 
State Drinking Water Administrators, the National Association of 
Counties, the National Conference of State Legislatures, the National 
Water Resources Association, and the National Rural Water Association.
  The coalition worked tirelessly for many years to accomplish these 
important and necessary reforms in the Safe Drinking Water Act. The 
members of the coalition deserve our thanks for helping to improve the 
Safe Drinking Water Act to better protect public health and the 
environment.

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