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H.R. 735 (102nd)

Publicly Owned Treatment Works Biomonitoring Use Act

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Introduced

30 January 1991

Last action

26 February 1991 · Committee

Status

Executive Comment Requested from EPA.

Sponsors

Rep. Hefley, Joel [R-CO-5], Rep. Udall, Morris K. [D-AZ-2], Rep. Kolbe, Jim [R-AZ-8], Rep. Sisisky, Norman [D-VA-4], Sen. Kyl, Jon [R-AZ], Sen. Campbell, Ben Nighthorse [R-CO], Rep. Schaefer, Dan [R-CO-6], Rep. Pickett, Owen B. [D-VA-2], Rep. Rhodes, John J., III [R-AZ-1], Rep. Stump, Bob [R-AZ-3], Rep. Lightfoot, Jim [R-IA-3], Rep. Hansen, James V. [R-UT-1], Rep. Quillen, James H. (Jimmy) [R-TN-1], Rep. Schiff, Steven [R-NM-1], Rep. Skeen, Joe [R-NM-2], Rep. Doolittle, John T. [R-CA-4], Rep. Kopetski, Mike [D-OR-5]

Subjects

Environment

Source updated

26 August 2025

Environment

Summary

Publicly Owned Treatment Works Biomonitoring Use Act - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to provide that if the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency determines that in the control of toxicity it is necessary to include biological monitoring, testing, or assessment methods as a condition of a permit issued to a publicly owned treatment works, the failure of a single whole effluent toxicity test shall not result in a violation finding. Makes it a violation of this Act if the treatment works fails to comply with a schedule or other permit condition to identify and control toxic discharges.

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Timeline

  1. 30 January 1991

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Public Works + Transportation.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 30 January 1991

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 30 January 1991

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 14 February 1991

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources.

    Source: Committee

  5. 26 February 1991

    Committee

    Executive Comment Requested from EPA.

    Source: Committee

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