[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 13]
[Senate]
[Pages 17681-17682]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




    APPROVING THE TRANSFER OF YELLOW CREEK PORT PROPERTIES IN IUKA, 
                              MISSISSIPPI

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         SAFE AND SECURE DRINKING WATER PROTECTION ACT OF 2014

  Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Environment and Public Works be discharged from further 
consideration of H.R. 3044 and S. 2785 and the Senate proceed to their 
immediate consideration en bloc.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bills 
en bloc.
  Mr. DURBIN. I ask unanimous consent that the bills be read a third 
time and passed and the motions to reconsider be considered made and 
laid upon the table en bloc.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The bill (H.R. 3044) was ordered to a third reading, was read the 
third time, and passed.
  The bill (S. 2785) was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading, 
was read the third time, and passed, as follows:

                                S. 2785

       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 ``Safe and Secure Drinking 
     Water Protection Act of 2014''.

     SEC. 2. MICROCYSTINS IN DRINKING WATER.

       (a) Health Advisory.--Not later than 180 days after the 
     date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency (referred to in this Act as 
     the ``Administrator'') shall develop and publish a health 
     advisory including recommendations on--
       (1)(A) the level of microcystins in drinking water below 
     which the water is expected to be safe for human consumption; 
     and

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       (B) feasible treatment techniques and other means for 
     achieving that level; and
       (2) standardized procedures for testing for microcystins in 
     drinking water.
       (b) Reports.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, and each year thereafter, the 
     Administrator shall submit to Congress a report that 
     includes--
       (1) a description of the status of the efforts of the 
     Administrator to determine whether to regulate drinking water 
     with respect to the level of microcystins;
       (2) a description of the steps taken by the Administrator 
     to promote testing of drinking water for microcystins in 
     areas that have been affected by harmful algal blooms; and
       (3) an analysis of available treatment techniques and other 
     means for addressing microcystins in drinking water.

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