To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to publish a maximum contaminant level goal and promulgate a national primary drinking water regulation for microcystin toxin, and for other purposes.

Bill: 114-hr-6148
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9]
Introduced: 2016-09-22
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Environmental health

Environmental regulatory procedures

Hazardous wastes and toxic substances

Water quality

Water use and supply
Latest action: action_date: 2016-09-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Summaries:
action_date: 2016-09-22
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill amends the Safe Drinking Water Act by requiring the Environmental Protection Agency to publish a maximum contaminant level goal and promulgate a national primary drinking water regulation for microcystin toxin, which is a toxin produced by a blue-green algae called cyanobacteria.</p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6148 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 22, 2016 Ms. Kaptur (for herself, Mr. Ryan of Ohio , Ms. Fudge , Mr. Quigley , Ms. Slaughter , Mrs. Miller of Michigan , Mr. Murphy of Florida , Mr. Kildee , and Mrs. Beatty ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to publish a maximum contaminant level goal and promulgate a national primary drinking water regulation for microcystin toxin, and for other purposes.

1. Deadline for regulations on microcystin toxin Section 1412(b)(2) of the Safe Drinking Water Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300g–1(b)(2) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (D) Microcystin toxin Notwithstanding any other deadline established in this subsection, not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this subparagraph, the Administrator shall publish a maximum contaminant level goal and promulgate a national primary drinking water regulation for microcystin toxin. .