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[Journal of the House of Representatives, 1995]
[Thursday, May 11, 1995 (64), Para 64.13 Recorded Vote]
[Pages 683-684]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

para.64.13  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendments en bloc submitted by Miss COLLINS 
of Michigan:

       Page 62, after line 14, insert the following:
       (d) Consideration of Consumption Patterns.--Section 304(a) 
     if further amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(13) Consideration of consumption patterns.--In 
     developing human health and aquatic life criteria under this 
     subsection, the Administrator shall take into account, where 
     practicable, the consumption patterns of diverse segments of 
     the population, including segments at disproportionately high 
     risk, such as minority populations, children, and women of 
     child-bearing age.''.
       Page 62, line 15, strike ``(d)'' and insert ``(e)''.
       Page 63, line 4, strike ``(e)'' and insert ``(f)''.
       Page 63, line 24, strike ``(f)'' and insert ``(g)''.
       Page 64, line 4, strike ``(g)'' and insert ``(h)''.
       Page 73, strike lines 19 through 22 and insert the 
     following:
       (c) Fish Consumption Advisories.--Section 304 (33 U.S.C. 
     1314) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(o) Fish Consumptions Advisories.--
       ``(1) Posting.--Not later than 18 months after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall propose 
     and issue regulations establishing minimum, uniform 
     requirements and procedures requiring States, either directly 
     or through local authorities, to post signs, at reasonable 
     and appropriate points of public access, on navigable waters 
     or portions of navigable waters that significantly violate 
     applicable water quality standards under this Act or that are 
     subject to a fishing or shell-fishing ban, advisory, or 
     consumption restriction (issued by a Federal, State, or local 
     authority) due to fish or shellfish contamination.
       ``(2) Signs.--The regulations shall require the signs to be 
     posted under this subsection--
       ``(A) to indicate clearly the water quality standard that 
     is being violated or the nature and extent of the restriction 
     on fish or shellfish consumption;
       ``(B) to be in English, and when appropriate, any language 
     used by a large segment of the population in the immediate 
     vicinity of the navigable waters;
       ``(C) to include a clear warning symbol; and
       ``(D) to be maintained until the body of water is 
     consistently in compliance with the water quality standard or 
     until all fish and shellfish consumption restrictions are 
     terminated for the body of water or portion thereof.''.
       Page 73, after line 18, insert the following:
       (c) Fish and Shellfish Samplings.--Section 304 (33 U.S.C. 
     1314) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(n) Fish and Shellfish Samplings; Monitoring.--Not later 
     than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
     the Administrator shall propose and issue regulations to 
     establish uniform and scientifically sound requirements and 
     procedures for fish and shellfish sampling and analysis and 
     uniform requirements for monitoring of navigable waters that 
     do not meet applicable water quality standards under this Act 
     or that are subject to a fishing or shell-fishing ban, 
     advisory, or consumption restriction (issued by a Federal, 
     State, or local authority) due to fish or shellfish 
     contamination.''
       Page 73, line 19, strike ``(c)'' and insert ``(d)''.
       Page 203, after line 8, insert the following:

     SEC. 410. ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE REVIEW.

       Section 402 (32 U.S.C. 1342) is further amended by adding 
     at the end the following:
       ``(u) Environmental Justice Review.--No permit may be 
     issued under this section unless the Administrator or the 
     State, as the case may be, first reviews the proposed permit 
     to identify and reduce disproportionately high and adverse 
     impacts to the health of, or environmental exposures of, 
     minority and low-income populations.''.
       Redesignate subsequent sections of the bill accordingly. 
     Conform the table of contents of the bill accordingly.
       Page 213, after line 14, insert the following:

     SEC. 508. DATA COLLECTION.

       Section 516 (33 U.S.C. 1375) is amended by inserting after 
     subsection (e) the following:
       ``(f) Data Collection.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Administrator shall, on an ongoing 
     basis--
       ``(A) collect, maintain, and analyze data necessary to 
     assess and compare the levels and sources of water pollution 
     to which minority and low-income populations are 
     disproportionately exposed; and
       ``(B) for waters receiving discharges in violation of 
     permits issued under section 402 or waters with levels of 
     pollutants exceeding applicable water quality standards under 
     this Act, collect data on the frequency and volume of 
     discharges of each pollutant for which a violation occurs 
     into waters adjacent to or used by minority and low-income 
     communities.

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       ``(2) Publication.--The Administrator shall publish 
     summaries of the data collected under this section 
     annually.''.
       Redesignate subsequent sections of the bill accordingly. 
     Conform the table of contents of the bill accordingly.
       Page 236, strike lines 13 and 14.
       Page 236, line 15, strike ``(k)'' and insert ``(j)''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

153

negative

Nays

271
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