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114th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 6125
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
September 22, 2016Mr. Brendan F. Boyle of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. Meehan, and Mr. Fitzpatrick) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
A BILL
To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection
Agency to publish a maximum contaminant level goal and promulgate a
national primary drinking water regulation for perfluorinated compounds,
and for other purposes.
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Deadline for regulations on perfluorinated compounds
Section 1412(b)(2) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300g–1(b)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
(D)
Perfluorinated compounds
Notwithstanding any other deadline established in this subsection, not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this subparagraph, the Administrator shall publish a maximum contaminant level goal and promulgate a national primary drinking water regulation for perfluorinated compounds.
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