Safe and Secure Drinking Water Act of 2014
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Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in house (Sep 10, 2014)
Safe and Secure Drinking Water Act of 2014 - Requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to develop and publish within 90 days a health advisory including recommendations on: (1) the level of microcystins (toxins produced by freshwater cyanobacteria, also known as blue-green algae) in drinking water that is safe for human consumption; (2) feasible treatment techniques and other means for achieving a safe level; and (3) standardized procedures for testing for microcystins in drinking water.
Directs the EPA, until it makes a determination on whether to regulate microcystins in drinking water, to report within 120 days and every year thereafter on: (1) the status of the determination, (2) the steps taken by the EPA to promote testing of drinking water for microcystins in areas that have been affected by harmful algal blooms, and (3) an analysis of available treatment techniques and other means for addressing microcystins in drinking water.
What just happenedSep 12, 2014
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseSep 10, 2014
- Sep 12, 2014Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy.
- Sep 10, 2014IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Sep 10, 2014IntroReferralB00100
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1376-1377)
- Sep 10, 2014IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Sep 10, 2014IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House