| Safe Drinking Water and
Arsenic Removal Act of 2001 (Introduced in the House)
HR 2112 IH
107th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2112
To authorize the
use of certain Federal funding programs to remove arsenic from drinking
water when the Environmental Protection Agency promulgates a new national
primary drinking water regulation for arsenic, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 7, 2001
Mr. ROGERS of Michigan introduced
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce,
and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently
determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions
as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
A BILL
To authorize the
use of certain Federal funding programs to remove arsenic from drinking
water when the Environmental Protection Agency promulgates a new national
primary drinking water regulation for arsenic, and for other purposes.
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 Drinking Water and Arsenic Removal Act of 2001'.
SEC. 2. AVAILABILITY OF FEDERAL
FUNDS FOR ARSENIC REMOVAL FROM DRINKING WATER.
(a) SAFE DRINKING WATER
ACT REVOLVING FUNDS- Section 1452(a)(2) of the Safe Drinking Water Act
(42 U.S.C. 300j-12(a)(2)) is amended by inserting the following after the
second sentence: `The funds may also be used to assist community water
systems in removing arsenic from drinking water to the maximum level established
in any national primary drinking water regulation for arsenic that is promulgated
after the enactment of this sentence, notwithstanding any delay or phase-in
of the date on which such systems are required to comply with such maximum
contaminant level.'.
(b) CONSOLIDATED FARM AND
RURAL DEVELOPMENT ACT- Section 306(a) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural
Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1926(a)) is amended by adding the following at
the end thereof:
`(22) Loans and grants under
this subsection may also be used to assist recipients that own or operate
community water systems subject to the Safe Drinking Water Act in removing
arsenic from drinking water to the maximum level established in any national
primary drinking water regulation for arsenic that is promulgated under
that Act after the enactment of this paragraph, notwithstanding any delay
or phase-in of the date on which community water systems are required to
comply with such maximum contaminant level.'.
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