Consumer Emergency Safe Drinking Water Act

Summary

Consumer Emergency Safe Drinking Water Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to make grants to any State, municipality, or interstate or intermunicipal agency for the purchase, construction, or modification of drinking water treatment facilities which are part of an eligible water systen. Defines an "eligible water system" to mean any water system which is publicly owned and which serves 60,000 or fewer individuals. Permits the Administrator to make such grants only if such grant: (1) is necessary to enable an eligible water system to meet a national primary drinking water standard; (2) takes into account such areawide and regional planning for the provision of drinking water as the Administrator deems appropriate; (3) conforms to all applicable State and local law; and (4) is designed to meet the present, and reasonable anticipated, needs to be served by the system. Authorizes grants for up to 75 percent of the total cost of purchase, construction, or modification of any facility.

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Timeline

1. 10 April 1978

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 10 April 1978

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 10 April 1978

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 10 April 1978

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Sponsors

• Rep. Heckler, Margaret M. [R-MA-10] · R · Sponsor
• · hsif00 · Standing

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