S. 1824Senate113th Congress (2013-2015)Introduced

Drinking Water Supply Assistance Act of 2013

A bill to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to exempt certain lead pipes, fittings, fixtures, solder, and flux that contain brass.

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Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 261.

December 15, 2013

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December 13, 2013

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December 13, 2013

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Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 261.

December 15, 2013

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Sen. Harry ReidD-NV · Dec 11, 2013

Madam President, I understand that there is a bill at the desk, and I ask for its first reading. Madam President, I ask for a second reading, and in order to place the bill on the calendar under rule…

Sen. Harry ReidD-NV · Dec 15, 2013

Mr. President, I am told that S. 1824 is due for a second reading. Mr. President, I object to any further proceedings with respect to the reading of this bill at this time.

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Placed on Calendar SenateIssued December 15, 2013

Calendar No. 261

113th CONGRESS

1st Session

S. 1824

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

December 13 (legislative day, December 11), 2013

Mr. Enzi (for himself, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Risch, Mr. Moran, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Crapo, and Mr. Thune) introduced the following bill; which was read the first time

December 15, 2013

Read the second time and placed on the calendar

A BILL

To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to exempt certain lead pipes, fittings, fixtures, solder, and flux that contain brass.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Drinking Water Supply Assistance Act of 2013.

Exempting certain uses of lead

Section 1417(a) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300g–6(a)) is amended—

(1)

in paragraph (4)—

(A)

in subparagraph (A), by striking or after the semicolon;

(B)

in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or; and

(C)

by adding at the end the following:

(C)

except as provided in paragraph (5), any pipe, pipe or plumbing fitting or fixture, solder, or flux that contains brass that is not lead free if—

(i)

a supplier of water owns the brass before the date of enactment of this subparagraph;

(ii)

the brass is used to prevent or mitigate—

(I)

a deficit in the budget of a municipality; or

(II)

an interruption in service of a public water system; and

(iii)

the supplier of water is otherwise in compliance with (as of the date on which the brass is used) all laws (including regulations), except any monitoring requirement, including subpart C of part 141 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations, regarding lead in water.

; and

(2)

by adding at the end the following:

(5)

Finding of unreasonable risk to public health

The exemption in paragraph (4)(C) shall not apply to a municipality if the Administrator finds that the exemption, as applied to the municipality or all municipalities, would result in an unreasonable risk to public health.

Evaluation of sources of lead in water distribution systems and alternate routing systems

The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall—

(1)

consult with and seek the advice of the National Drinking Water Advisory Council on potential changes to the regulations pertaining to lead under the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300f et seq.); and

(2)

request the Council to consider sources of lead throughout drinking water distribution systems, including through components used to reroute drinking water during distribution system repairs.

December 15, 2013

Read the second time and placed on the calendar