LEG00140

• Bill Number: PUB104-182
• Year: 1996
• Title: To reauthorize and amend title XIV of the Public Health Service Act ‎(Commonly Known as the "Safe Drinking Water Act")‎ and for Other Purposes
• Legislation - Doc Type: Congressional Legislative Information

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the variance if it meets each of the requirements of this
subsection. The Administrator shall approve or disapprove the
variance within 90 days. If
the <<NOTE: Notification.>> Administrator disapproves a variance
under this paragraph, the Administrator shall notify the State
in writing of the reasons for disapproval and the variance may
be resubmitted with modifications to address the objections
stated by the Administrator.
"(10) Objections to variances.--
"IA) By the administrator.--The Administrator may
review and object to any variance proposed to be granted
by a State, if the objection is communicated to the
State not later than 90 days after the State proposes to
grant the variance. <<NOTE: Notification.>> If the
Administrator objects to the granting of a variance, the
Administrator shall notify the State in writing of each
basis for the objection and propose a

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modification to the variance to resolve the concerns of
the Administrator. The State shall make the recommended
modification or respond in writing to each objection. If
the State issues the variance without resolving the
concerns of the Administrator, the Administrator may
overturn the State decision to grant the variance if the
Administrator determines that the State decision does
not comply with this subsection.
"IB) Petition by consumers.--Not later than 30 days
after a State exercising primary enforcement
responsibility for public water systems under section
1413 proposes to grant a variance for a public water
system, any person served by the system may petition the
Administrator to object to the granting of a variance.
The Administrator shall respond to the petition and
determine whether to object to the variance under
subparagraph (A) not later than 60 days after the
receipt of the petition.
"IC) Timing.--No variance shall be granted by a
State until the later of the following,
"(i) 90 days after the State proposes to
grant a variance.
"Iii) If the Administrator objects to the
variance, the date on which the State makes the
recommended modifications or responds in writing
to each objection. I I .

SEC. 117. EXEMPTIONS.

la) In General.--Section 1416 (42 D.S.C. 300g-5) is amended as
follows,

(1) In subsection la) (1)--
(A) by inserting after "(which may include economic
factors' r the following: ", including qualification of
the public water system as a system serving a
disadvantaged community pursuant to section 1452(d)! r;
and
IB) by inserting after "treatment technique
requirement, " the following: "or to implement measures
to develop an alternative source of water supply, , r .

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