LEAD Guidance Act

Bill: 117-hr-3255
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1]
Introduced: 2021-05-14
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Congressional oversight

Environmental assessment, monitoring, research

Environmental health

Geography and mapping

Government information and archives

Hazardous wastes and toxic substances

Poverty and welfare assistance

Water quality

Water use and supply
Latest action: action_date: 2021-05-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-05-14
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Lead Elimination and Data Guidance Act or the LEAD Guidance Act</b></p> <p>This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency to develop guidance to help public water systems identify high-risk locations for purposes of (1) testing the concentration of lead in drinking water, and (2) replacing lead service lines. <i>High-risk locations</i> are areas that contain an environmental justice community and that are likely to have lead service lines.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3255 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 14, 2021 Mr. Norcross introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to develop guidance for identifying high-risk locations to focus lead reduction efforts, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Lead Elimination and Data Guidance Act or the LEAD Guidance Act . 2. Identification of high-risk locations (a) Development of guidance (1) In general In accordance with the deadline established in subsection (b), the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall develop guidance to help public water systems identify high-risk locations for purposes of focusing efforts to— (A) test drinking water for the concentration of lead in such drinking water; and (B) replace lead service lines. (2) Use of data The guidance developed under paragraph (1) shall include information on how a public water system may use data from the American Community Survey conducted by the Department of Commerce and, where available, geospatial data to identify high-risk locations for the purposes described in subsection (a). (b) Availability of guidance Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall— (1) publish the guidance developed under subsection (a) in the Federal Register; and (2) make such guidance available on a publicly accessible website. (c) Report Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the appropriate committee of the Senate a report that— (1) includes the guidance developed under subsection (a); (2) describes the methodology used to develop such guidance; and (3) provides information about who was consulted in the development of such guidance. (d) Definitions In this Act: (1) High-risk location The term high-risk location means an area— (A) that is likely to have lead service lines; and (B) in which an environmental justice community is located. (2) Lead service line The term lead service line has the meaning given such term in section 1459B(a) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j–19b(a)). (3) Public water system The term public water system has the meaning given such term in section 1401 of the Safe Drinking Water Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300f ).