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A bill to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to improve transparency under the national primary drinking water regulations for lead and copper, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressS-2000| Senate 
| Updated: 10/24/2017
Tammy Duckworth

Tammy Duckworth

Democratic Senator

Illinois

Cosponsors (1)
Sheldon Whitehouse (Democratic)

Environment and Public Works Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
National Opportunity for Lead Exposure Accountability and Deterrence Act of 2017 This bill amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to require the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to revise the national primary drinking water regulations for lead and copper. The rule must direct: public water systems to meet certain reporting requirements; the EPA to develop a sampling protocol and develop instructions for compliance with the protocol; the EPA, or the state exercising primary enforcement responsibility, to require on-site investigations for determining the source of lead when the concentration of lead or copper contamination exceeds specified levels; public water systems to meet certain notification and reporting requirements when lead or copper concentration limits are exceeded; the systems to develop and publish an inventory of the material composition of the service lines at residential and nonresidential facilities; the systems to collect and publish information about the ownership of those service lines; and the systems, when replacing lead service lines, to entirely replace the lines instead of partially replacing them. The EPA must also revise the rule to lower the allowable level of lead in drinking water.
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Apr 7, 2017

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 115-1974
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.
Oct 24, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Oct 24, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
  • April 7, 2017

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 115-1974
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.


  • October 24, 2017
    Introduced in Senate


  • October 24, 2017
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

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Related Bills

  • HR 115-1974: To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to improve transparency under the national primary drinking water regulations for lead and copper, and for other purposes.
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A bill to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to improve transparency under the national primary drinking water regulations for lead and copper, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressS-2000| Senate 
| Updated: 10/24/2017
National Opportunity for Lead Exposure Accountability and Deterrence Act of 2017 This bill amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to require the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to revise the national primary drinking water regulations for lead and copper. The rule must direct: public water systems to meet certain reporting requirements; the EPA to develop a sampling protocol and develop instructions for compliance with the protocol; the EPA, or the state exercising primary enforcement responsibility, to require on-site investigations for determining the source of lead when the concentration of lead or copper contamination exceeds specified levels; public water systems to meet certain notification and reporting requirements when lead or copper concentration limits are exceeded; the systems to develop and publish an inventory of the material composition of the service lines at residential and nonresidential facilities; the systems to collect and publish information about the ownership of those service lines; and the systems, when replacing lead service lines, to entirely replace the lines instead of partially replacing them. The EPA must also revise the rule to lower the allowable level of lead in drinking water.
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Timeline
Apr 7, 2017

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 115-1974
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.
Oct 24, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Oct 24, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
  • April 7, 2017

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 115-1974
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.


  • October 24, 2017
    Introduced in Senate


  • October 24, 2017
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Tammy Duckworth

Tammy Duckworth

Democratic Senator

Illinois

Cosponsors (1)
Sheldon Whitehouse (Democratic)

Environment and Public Works Committee

Environmental Protection

Related Bills

  • HR 115-1974: To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to improve transparency under the national primary drinking water regulations for lead and copper, and for other purposes.
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresConsumer affairsEnvironmental assessment, monitoring, researchEnvironmental healthEnvironmental Protection Agency (EPA)Environmental regulatory proceduresGovernment information and archivesHazardous wastes and toxic substancesMetalsPublic utilities and utility ratesWater qualityWater use and supply