WSP02687

• File Number: 7630.425
• Description: Wild and Scenic - Piedra River
• State: CO
• Basin: Western Slope
• Water Division: 7
• Date: 7/1/1992
• Author: Colo Rural Water Ass
• Title: Colorado Rural Water Association - Second Edition 1992
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Publication

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1020 CONGRESS
20 SESSION

5.2900

To establish a moratorium on the promulgation and implementation of
certain drinking water regulations promulgated W1der title XIV of the
Public Health Service Act (commonly known as the Safe Drinking
Water Act) wltil certain studies and the reauthorization of the Act are
carried au t, and for other purposes.

It\: THE SE.'\JATE OF THE lJ]\,1TED STATES
June 26 (legislative day, June 16), 1992
Mr. DOMENI(] (for himself, Mr. BROWN, and Mr. t\:ICKLES), introduced the
following bill; which was read hvice and referred to the Committee
on Environment and Public '^brks.

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A BILL
To establish a moratorium on the promulga-
tion and implementation of certain
drinking water regulations promulgated
under title XIV of the Public Health Ser-
vice Act (commonly kno"." as the Safe
Drinking Water Act) until certain stud-
ies and the reauthorization of the Act
are carried out, and for other purposes.

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Be il mactcd by the Smate mui HOll,;,> of
R'I'rt'Selllali"" of the U"ited Statr" of AlI1ericn
ill Congress assembled,
SECTION L
~10RATORI[jM ON IMPLE.\'iEl'.'TATION.
(a) DEFll'.1TION.-As tLsro in this sec-
tion:
(1) ACT.-The tenn "Act" means
title XIV of the Public Health Service
Act (commonly known as the Safe
Dnnking Water Act; -12 USe. WOf et
seq.).
(2) ADMIl'.lSTRATOR-The term
"Administrator" means the Administra- I
tor of the Environmental Protection I
Agency.
(b) MORATORlUM.-Except as pro-

vided in subsection (d), the Administrator
may not implement-
(I) any national primary drinking
water regulation promulgated pursuant
to section 1-112 of the Act (-12 U.s.C300g-
I) after December 21,1989; or
(2) any similar rule or regulation,
until such time as the Administrator meets
the applicable requirements of subsection
(c) and authorizing legislation that extends
the authoriz.ation with respect to the pro\~-
sions of the Act is enacted,
(c) STUDY A.'\.'O REPORT.-
(1) STUDY-Not later than 1 year
after the date of enactment of this sec-
tion, the Administrator shall conduct a
comprehensive study to review-
(A) each final regulation that
has btx~1 promulgated under the Act
a' of the da te of the review, and
regulatory altematives to the regu-
lation that reflect a range of levels
of safety or direct health benefits (or
a combination of both);
(8) for each regulatory al-
ternative described in subpara-
graph (A)-

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(C01ltl11I1ed OII/It'xl pagt')

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