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Drinking Water System Improvement Act of 2017

USA115th CongressHR-3387| House 
| Updated: 11/1/2017
Gregg Harper

Gregg Harper

Republican Representative

Mississippi

Energy and Commerce Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Drinking Water System Improvement Act of 2017 This bill amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to provide support for public water systems and promote compliance by the systems with drinking water regulations. The bill expands requirements concerning consumer confidence reports issued by community water systems. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) or a state with primary enforcement authority responsibility under the Act may require the owners or operators of certain public water systems that have repeatedly violated national primary drinking water regulations to consolidate or transfer ownership. The EPA must develop a strategic plan for improving the accuracy and availability of compliance monitoring data. The bill expands risk assessment requirements for community water systems to include risks from natural hazards. The bill creates a grant program within the EPA called the Drinking Water Infrastructure Risk and Resilience Program. The bill: (1) reauthorizes through FY2022 the public water system supervision grant program and the source water petition program, and (2) reauthorizes through FY2022 and revises the drinking water state revolving fund. The bill expands requirements for public water systems to monitor unregulated containments. The EPA must establish a grant program for the replacement of drinking water fountains that contain lead in schools and day care facilities. This bill amends the Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act of 1986 to ensure that states and community water systems are notified of a release of a contaminant into their source waters.

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Timeline
Jul 25, 2017
Introduced in House
Jul 25, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jul 27, 2017
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Jul 27, 2017
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Nov 1, 2017
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 279.
Nov 1, 2017
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 115-380.
  • July 25, 2017
    Introduced in House


  • July 25, 2017
    Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.


  • July 27, 2017
    Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.


  • July 27, 2017
    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.


  • November 1, 2017
    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 279.


  • November 1, 2017
    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 115-380.

Environmental Protection

Related Bills

  • HR 115-4908: To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to provide assistance to schools to replace drinking water fountains that may contain lead, and for other purposes.
  • S 115-3021: America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2018
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresBuy American requirementsCongressional oversightConsumer affairsEducational facilities and institutionsElementary and secondary educationEnvironmental assessment, monitoring, researchEnvironmental Protection Agency (EPA)Environmental regulatory proceduresEnvironmental technologyGovernment information and archivesGovernment lending and loan guaranteesGovernment studies and investigationsHazardous wastes and toxic substancesIntergovernmental relationsLabor standardsMetalsPoverty and welfare assistancePublic contracts and procurementPublic utilities and utility ratesState and local financeState and local government operationsWages and earningsWater qualityWater use and supply

Drinking Water System Improvement Act of 2017

USA115th CongressHR-3387| House 
| Updated: 11/1/2017
Drinking Water System Improvement Act of 2017 This bill amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to provide support for public water systems and promote compliance by the systems with drinking water regulations. The bill expands requirements concerning consumer confidence reports issued by community water systems. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) or a state with primary enforcement authority responsibility under the Act may require the owners or operators of certain public water systems that have repeatedly violated national primary drinking water regulations to consolidate or transfer ownership. The EPA must develop a strategic plan for improving the accuracy and availability of compliance monitoring data. The bill expands risk assessment requirements for community water systems to include risks from natural hazards. The bill creates a grant program within the EPA called the Drinking Water Infrastructure Risk and Resilience Program. The bill: (1) reauthorizes through FY2022 the public water system supervision grant program and the source water petition program, and (2) reauthorizes through FY2022 and revises the drinking water state revolving fund. The bill expands requirements for public water systems to monitor unregulated containments. The EPA must establish a grant program for the replacement of drinking water fountains that contain lead in schools and day care facilities. This bill amends the Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act of 1986 to ensure that states and community water systems are notified of a release of a contaminant into their source waters.

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Timeline
Jul 25, 2017
Introduced in House
Jul 25, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jul 27, 2017
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Jul 27, 2017
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Nov 1, 2017
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 279.
Nov 1, 2017
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 115-380.
  • July 25, 2017
    Introduced in House


  • July 25, 2017
    Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.


  • July 27, 2017
    Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.


  • July 27, 2017
    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.


  • November 1, 2017
    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 279.


  • November 1, 2017
    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 115-380.
Gregg Harper

Gregg Harper

Republican Representative

Mississippi

Energy and Commerce Committee

Environmental Protection

Related Bills

  • HR 115-4908: To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to provide assistance to schools to replace drinking water fountains that may contain lead, and for other purposes.
  • S 115-3021: America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2018
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresBuy American requirementsCongressional oversightConsumer affairsEducational facilities and institutionsElementary and secondary educationEnvironmental assessment, monitoring, researchEnvironmental Protection Agency (EPA)Environmental regulatory proceduresEnvironmental technologyGovernment information and archivesGovernment lending and loan guaranteesGovernment studies and investigationsHazardous wastes and toxic substancesIntergovernmental relationsLabor standardsMetalsPoverty and welfare assistancePublic contracts and procurementPublic utilities and utility ratesState and local financeState and local government operationsWages and earningsWater qualityWater use and supply