Protection from Algal Toxins Act

Bill: 115-hr-7078
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9]
Introduced: 2018-10-19
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: 2018-10-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Summaries:
action_date: 2018-10-19
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Protection from Algal Toxins Act</b></p> <p>This bill amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to require the Environmental Protection Agency to publish a maximum contaminant level goal and promulgate a national primary drinking water regulation for microcystin toxin, which is produced by certain cyanobacteria (blue-green algae).</p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7078 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 19, 2018 Ms. Kaptur (for herself, Mr. Ryan of Ohio , Ms. Bonamici , Mrs. Dingell , Mr. Quigley , and 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 a maximum contaminant level goal and promulgate a national primary drinking water regulation for microcystin toxin, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protection from Algal Toxins Act . 2. 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 (i) Notwithstanding any other deadline established in this subsection, not later than the date described in clause (ii), the Administrator shall publish a maximum contaminant level goal and promulgate a national primary drinking water regulation for microcystin toxin. (ii) The date described in this clause is date of the first final determination under paragraph (1)(B)(ii)(I) made after the date of enactment of this subparagraph. .