Rural Community Arsenic Relief Act
Latest action · Jul 22, 2004 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJul 22, 2004
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Rural Community Arsenic Relief Act - Amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to require States exercising primary enforcement responsibility for public water systems to exempt any nonprofit small public water system (serving 10,000 or fewer persons) that so requests in accordance with this Act from the requirements of any national primary drinking water regulation for naturally occurring contaminants, including arsenic, radon, radium, and uranium.
Requires exemption requests to demonstrate that the system's compliance with applicable national primary drinking water regulations: (1) is not economically feasible; (2) has a disproportionate and adverse impact on low-income families; (3) is substantially impeded by limited access to innovative and affordable technology; or (4) is not necessary because the drinking water provided by the system does not pose an unreasonable health risk.
Sets forth alternative arsenic standards for those systems receiving arsenic exemptions.
Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a university-based arsenic research consortium comprised of specified institutions of higher education. Authorizes the Administrator to provide grants to the consortium to carry out its duties.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jul 22, 2004.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-ID | Larry E. Craig | Original | Jul 22, 2004 |
| R-NM | Pete V. Domenici | Original | Jul 22, 2004 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Environment and Public Works Committee | Referred Jul 22, 2004 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 22, 2004Introduced in Senate
- Jul 22, 2004Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to exempt nonprofit small public water systems from certain drinking water standards relating to naturally occurring contaminants.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Rural Community Arsenic Relief Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Environmental Protection.
- Administrative remedies
- Arsenic
- Cancer
- Cardiovascular diseases
- China
- Colleges
- Congress
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Depressed areas
- Diabetes
- District of Columbia
- East Asia
- Economics and Public Finance
- Education
- Environmental health
- Environmental Protection
- Environmental Protection Agency
- Environmental technology
- Federal aid to education
- Federal aid to research
- Government Operations and Politics
- Health
- Higher education
- Law
- Maryland
- Medical research
- Nebraska
- New Mexico
- Nonprofit organizations
- Potable water
- Public health
- Public utilities
- Radon
- Research grants
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Social Welfare
- Standards
- Taiwan
- Technological innovations
- Texas
- Toxicology
- Uranium
- Utah
- Water pollution control
- Water quality
- Water Resources Development
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 22, 2004Introduced in Senate
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