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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to in paragraph (1) shall expire on the earlier of the date 3 years
after the date on which the Administrator identifies appropriate control
technology for the Surface Water Treatment Rule for public water systems
in the category that includes such system pursuant to section
1412 (b) (4) (E) of the Safe Drinking Water Act or 5 years after the date
of enactment of the Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments of 1996.

SEC. 118. LEAD PLUMBING AND PIPES.

Section 1417 (42 U.S.C. 300g-6) is amended as follows:
(1) In subsection (a), by striking paragraph (1) and
inserting the following:
"(1) Prohibitions.--
"(A) In general.--No person may use any pipe, any
pipe or plumbing fitting or fixture, any solder, or any
flux, after June 19, 1986, in the installation or repair
of--

"(i) any public water system; or
"(ii) any plumbing in a residential or
nonresidential facility providing water for human
consumption,

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that is not lead free (within the meaning of subsection
(d)) .
"(B) Leaded joints.--Subparagraph (A) shall not
apply to leaded joints necessary for the repair of cast
iron pipes. I , .
(2) In subsection (a) (2) (A), by inserting "owner or
operator of a" after "Each' I.
(3) By adding at the end of subsection (a) the following:
"(3) <<NOTE: Effective date.>> Unlawful acts.--Effective 2
years after the date of enactment of this paragraph, it shall be
unlawful--
"(A) for any person to introduce into commerce any
pipe, or any pipe or plumbing fitting or fixture, that
is not lead free, except for a pipe that is used in
manufacturing or industrial processing;
"(B) for any person engaged in the business of
selling plumbing supplies, except manufacturers, to sell
solder or flux that is not lead free; or
"(C) for any person to introduce into commerce any
solder or flux that is not lead free unless the solder
or flux bears a prominent label stating that it is
illegal to use the solder or flux in the installation or
repair of any plumbing providing water for human
consumption. ' I .
(4) In subsection (d)--
(A) by striking "lead, and" in paragraph (1) and
inserting '" lead; , I ;
(B) by striking "lead." in paragraph (2) and
inserting "lead; and' '; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
"(3) when used with respect to plumbing fittings and
fixtures, refers to plumbing fittings and fixtures in compliance
with standards established in accordance with subsection (e).' I .
(5) By adding at the end the following:

"(e) Plumbing Fittings and Fixtures.--

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