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117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3255 

To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to 

develop guidance for identifying high-risk locations to focus lead reduction efforts, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 14, 2021 

Mr. NORCROSS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Energy and Commerce 

A BILL 

To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to develop guidance for identifying highrisk locations to focus lead reduction efforts, and for 

other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Lead Elimination and 

5 Data Guidance Act’’ or the ‘‘LEAD Guidance Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. IDENTIFICATION OF HIGH-RISK LOCATIONS. 

7 (a) DEVELOPMENT OF GUIDANCE.— 


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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—In accordance with the dead2 line established in subsection (b), the Administrator 

3 of the Environmental Protection Agency shall de4 velop guidance to help public water systems identify 

5 high-risk locations for purposes of focusing efforts 

6 to— 

7 (A) test drinking water for the concentra8 tion of lead in such drinking water; and 

9 (B) replace lead service lines. 

10 (2) USE OF DATA.—The guidance developed 

11 under paragraph (1) shall include information on 

12 how a public water system may use data from the 

13 American Community Survey conducted by the De14 partment of Commerce and, where available, 

15 geospatial data to identify high-risk locations for the 

16 purposes described in subsection (a). 

17 (b) AVAILABILITY OF GUIDANCE.—Not later than 

18 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Ad19 ministrator of the Environmental Protection Agency 

20 shall— 

21 (1) publish the guidance developed under sub22 section (a) in the Federal Register; and 

23 (2) make such guidance available on a publicly 

24 accessible website. 


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1 (c) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 

2 of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Envi3 ronmental Protection Agency shall submit to the Com4 mittee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Rep5 resentatives and the appropriate committee of the Senate 

6 a report that— 

7 (1) includes the guidance developed under sub8 section (a); 

9 (2) describes the methodology used to develop 

10 such guidance; and 

11 (3) provides information about who was con12 sulted in the development of such guidance. 

13 (d) DEFINITIONS.—In this Act: 

14 (1) HIGH-RISK LOCATION.—The term ‘‘high15 risk location’’ means an area— 

16 (A) that is likely to have lead service lines; 

17 and 

18 (B) in which an environmental justice com19 munity is located. 

20 (2) LEAD SERVICE LINE.—The term ‘‘lead serv21 ice line’’ has the meaning given such term in section 

22 1459B(a) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 

23 U.S.C. 300j–19b(a)). 

24 (3) PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM.—The term ‘‘public 

25 water system’’ has the meaning given such term in 


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1 section 1401 of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 

2 U.S.C. 300f). 

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