[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 502 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
108th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 502
To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to designate perchlorate as a
contaminant and to establish a maximum contaminant level for
perchlorate.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
March 3, 2003
Mrs. Boxer introduced the following bill; which was read twice and
referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works
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A BILL
To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to designate perchlorate as a
contaminant and to establish a maximum contaminant level for
perchlorate.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. MAXIMUM CONTAMINANT LEVEL FOR PERCHLORATE.
Section 1412(b)(12) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300g-
1(b)(12)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(C) Perchlorate.--
``(i) Declaration of perchlorate as
contaminant.--Congress declares that
perchlorate is a contaminant subject to
regulation under this title.
``(ii) Maximum contaminant level.--Not
later than July 1, 2004, the Administrator
shall establish a maximum contaminant level for
perchlorate that provides an adequate margin of
safety for vulnerable populations (including
children and pregnant women).
``(iii) Regulation.--On and after the date
of establishment of the maximum contaminant
level under clause (ii), the Administrator
shall regulate perchlorate as an inorganic
contaminant in accordance with part 141 of
title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (or a
successor regulation).''.
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