A bill to amend the Safe Water Drinking Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish maximum contaminant levels for certain contaminants, and for other purposes.

Bill: 115-s-519
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY]
Introduced: 2017-03-02
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Environmental regulatory procedures

Hazardous wastes and toxic substances

Water quality
Latest action: action_date: 2017-03-02
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-03-02
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>This bill amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to direct the Environmental Protection Agency, within two years, to publish maximum contaminant level goals and promulgate national primary drinking water regulations for perfluorooctanoic acid; perfluorooctanesulfonic acid; 1,4-dioxane; and perchlorate.</p>

tv_txt: II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 519 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 2, 2017 Mrs. Gillibrand (for herself and Mr. Schumer ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works A BILL To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish maximum contaminant levels for certain contaminants, and for other purposes.

1. Maximum contaminant levels 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) Perfluorinated compounds Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this subparagraph, with respect to the perfluorinated compounds perfluorooctanoic acid and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid, the Administrator shall— (i) publish a maximum contaminant level goal; and (ii) promulgate a national primary drinking water regulation. (E) 1,4 -dioxane Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this subparagraph, with respect to 1,4-dioxane, the Administrator shall— (i) publish a maximum contaminant level goal; and (ii) promulgate a national primary drinking water regulation. (F) Perchlorate Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this subparagraph, with respect to perchlorate, the Administrator shall— (i) publish a maximum contaminant level goal; and (ii) promulgate a national primary drinking water regulation. .