S 3127
107th Congress
Senate
Environmental Protection
Arsenic
Beryllium
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Environmental assessment
Federal aid to water pollution control
Government Operations and Politics
Groundwater pollution
Oil pollution
Petroleum
Potable water
Water Resources Development
Water pollution measurement
Water quality
Water supply
Wells
Private Well Testing Assistance Act
Introduced: October 17, 2002
Introduced by:
Reed, Jack
Democratic
· Rhode Island
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Became law
Oct 17, 2002
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR S10679)
Oct 17, 2002
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S10678-10679)
Oct 17, 2002
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Private Well Testing Assistance Act - Amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to establish a program to provide funds to States for the testing of private wells.
Requires that a State certify to the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency that a potential threat to human health is posed by groundwater in an area of concern.
Establishes criteria for the level of funding according to the number of wells to be tested, local test costs, and the types of substances of concern, including any seasonal fluctuations in contamination levels.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR S10679)
Committees of jurisdiction
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