S 2649 · 98th Congress · Water Resources Development

Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments of 1984

Introduced 1984-05-08· Sponsored by Sen. Durenberger, Dave [R-MN]· Senate

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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Senate Vote
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House
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Enacted
Latest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 1273.(1984-09-28)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments of 1984 - Amends the Safe Drinking Water Act (the Act) to add a declaration of goals and policy relating to the protection of public water supply systems and ground water resources. Revises provisions for national primary drinking water regulations. Provides that, effective on the date of enactment of this Act, each national interim primary drinking water regulation promulgated before such date shall be deemed to be a national primary drinking water regulation. Provides that no such regulation shall be required to comply with specified standards under this Act unless such regulation is amended to establish a different maximum contaminant level after the date of enactment of such amendments. Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), within specified time periods for certain contaminants, to: (1) simultaneously propose maximum contaminant level goals and national primary drinking water regulations; and (2) after opportunity for public comment, simultaneously publish maximum contaminant level goals and promulgate national water regulations. Directs the Administrator to do so: (1) within 18 months after the enactment date…

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