To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to publish revised guidance for school officials seeking to reduce exposure to lead from drinking water in schools, and for other purposes.

Bill: 114-hr-6143
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Fudge, Marcia L. [D-OH-11]
Introduced: 2016-09-22
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Child health

Educational facilities and institutions

Elementary and secondary education

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

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 revised guidance for school officials about reducing exposure to lead from drinking water in schools, including testing protocols for schools to detect lead contamination in school drinking water and its sources.</p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6143 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 22, 2016 Ms. Fudge 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 revised guidance for school officials seeking to reduce exposure to lead from drinking water in schools, and for other purposes.

1. Guidance for schools regarding lead in drinking water Part F of the Safe Drinking Water Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300j–21 et seq. ) is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 1466. Guidance for schools regarding lead in drinking water (a) Guidance on lead monitoring Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this section, the Administrator shall publish revised guidance for school officials seeking to reduce exposure to lead from drinking water in schools. (b) Requirements The Administrator shall include in the guidance published under subsection (a)— (1) testing protocols for schools to accurately detect lead contamination in school drinking water and its sources; (2) recommended actions to reduce or eliminate such contamination, including lead service line replacement where needed; (3) recommendations for maintaining or replacing drinking water infrastructure, including pipes, pipe fittings, fixtures, solder, drinking water coolers, and drinking water fountains, when planning for or undergoing renovations of school property; and (4) recommendations and forms for communicating lead testing results, potential health risks, and response actions to students, staff, parents, and communities. (c) Lead service line defined For purposes of this section, the term lead service line means a service line that is not lead free (within the meaning of section 1417). .