HR 3536 · 106th Congress · Environmental Protection
Drinking Water Protection Act of 2000
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Introduced2
Committee3
House Vote4
Senate5
EnactedLatest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.(2000-02-09)
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Drinking Water Protection Act of 2000 - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the National Institutes of Health, to study and report to Congress and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency on the potential health effects of ingesting and inhaling methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE). Directs the Administrator to carry out a research program regarding methods available for the safe removal of MTBE from drinking water supplies. Amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to require public water systems, notwithstanding certain existing deadlines, to commence monitoring for MTBE no later than 30 days after enactment of the Drinking Water Protection Act of 2000.…
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4 Republicans