HR 14358 · 95th Congress · Water Resources Development
A bill to provide assistance to rural water systems in achieving compliance with title XIV of the Public Health Service Act, and for other purposes.
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Introduced2
Committee3
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Senate5
EnactedLatest: Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.(1978-10-13)
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Title I: Amendments to the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act - Amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to make grants: (1) to a water system or association with the legal authority to construct, operate, and maintain a water system to enable such a system or association to serve its users at a reasonable rate and to achieve compliance with national drinking water regulations imposed by Title XIV (Safety of Public Water Systems) of the Public Health Service Act;and (2) to a water system which has achieved compliance with all national drinking water regulations to enable such a system to serve its users at a reasonable rate. Title II: Amendments to Title XIV of the Public Health Service Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to provide that any public water system: (1) which is located in a rural area; (2) which is not in compliance with any national primary drinking water regulation; (3) which is unable to comply because to achieve compliance would require the imposition of an unreasonable user rate; and (4) which has applied for a grant which would enable such system achieve compliance, shall be deemed to be in …
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