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Union Calendar No. 18 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 212 
[Report No. 114–26] 
To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to provide for the assessment and 
management of the risk of cyanotoxins in drinking water, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 8, 2015 
Mr. LATTA (for himself, Mrs. MILLER of Michigan, Mr. QUIGLEY, and Ms. 
KAPTUR) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Energy and Commerce 
FEBRUARY 24, 2015 
Additional sponsors: Mr. MURPHY of Pennsylvania, Mr. JOYCE, and Mr. 
MCKINLEY 
FEBRUARY 24, 2015 
Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House 
on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on January 8, 2015] 
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A BILL 
To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to provide for the 
assessment and management of the risk of cyanotoxins 
in drinking water, and for other purposes. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Drinking Water Protec-
tion Act’’. 
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO THE SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT. 
(a) AMENDMENT.—At the end of part E of the Safe 
Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j et seq.) add the fol-
lowing new section: 
‘‘SEC. 1459. ALGAL TOXIN RISK ASSESSMENT AND MANAGE-
MENT. 
‘‘(a) STRATEGIC PLAN.— 
‘‘(1) DEVELOPMENT.—Not later than 90 days 
after the date of enactment of this section, the Admin-
istrator shall develop and submit to Congress a stra-
tegic plan for assessing and managing risks associ-
ated with algal toxins in drinking water provided by 
public water systems. The strategic plan shall include 
steps and timelines to— 
‘‘(A) evaluate the risk to human health from 
drinking water provided by public water systems 
contaminated with algal toxins; 
‘‘(B) establish, publish, and update a com-
prehensive list of algal toxins which the Admin-
istrator determines may have an adverse effect 
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on human health when present in drinking 
water provided by public water systems, taking 
into account likely exposure levels; 
‘‘(C) summarize— 
‘‘(i) the known adverse human health 
effects of algal toxins included on the list 
published under subparagraph (B) when 
present in drinking water provided by pub-
lic water systems; and 
‘‘(ii) factors that cause toxin-producing 
cyanobacteria and algae to proliferate and 
express toxins; 
‘‘(D) with respect to algal toxins included 
on the list published under subparagraph (B), 
determine whether to— 
‘‘(i) publish health advisories pursuant 
to section 1412(b)(1)(F) for such algal tox-
ins in drinking water provided by public 
water systems; 
‘‘(ii) establish guidance regarding fea-
sible analytical methods to quantify the 
presence of algal toxins; and 
‘‘(iii) establish guidance regarding the 
frequency of monitoring necessary to deter-
mine if such algal toxins are present in 
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drinking water provided by public water 
systems; 
‘‘(E) recommend feasible treatment options, 
including procedures, equipment, and source 
water protection practices, to mitigate any ad-
verse public health effects of algal toxins included 
on the list published under subparagraph (B); 
and 
‘‘(F) enter into cooperative agreements with, 
and provide technical assistance to, affected 
States and public water systems, as identified by 
the Administrator, for the purpose of managing 
risks associated with algal toxins included on the 
list published under subparagraph (B). 
‘‘(2) UPDATES.—The Administrator shall, as ap-
propriate, update and submit to Congress the stra-
tegic plan developed under paragraph (1). 
‘‘(b) INFORMATION COORDINATION.—In carrying out 
this section the Administrator shall— 
‘‘(1) identify gaps in the Agency’s understanding 
of algal toxins, including— 
‘‘(A) the human health effects of algal toxins 
included on the list published under subsection 
(a)(1)(B); and 
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Union Calendar No. 18 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 212 
[Report No. 114–26] 
A BILL 
To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to provide 
for the assessment and management of the risk 
of cyanotoxins in drinking water, and for other 
purposes. 
FEBRUARY 24, 2015 
Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee 
of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and or-
dered to be printed 
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