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112th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1578
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
September 19, 2011
Mr. Toomey (for himself and Mr. Boozman) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works
A BILL
To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act with respect to consumer confidence reports by community water systems.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the
End Unnecessary Mailers Act of
2011
.
Consumer confidence reports by community water systems
Method of delivering report
Section 1414(c)(4)(A) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300g–3(c)(4)(A)) is amended—
in the first
sentence, by striking The Administrator, in consultation
and
inserting the following:
In general
The Administrator, in consultation
;
in clause (i) (as
designated by paragraph (1)), in the first sentence, by striking to mail
to each customer
and inserting to provide, in accordance with
clause (ii) or (iii), as applicable, to each customer
; and
by adding at the end the following:
Mailing requirement for violation of maximum contaminant level
If a violation of the maximum contaminant level for any regulated contaminant has occurred during the year concerned, the regulations under clause (i) shall require the applicable community water system to mail a copy of the consumer confidence report to each customer of the system.
Mailing requirement absent any violation of maximum contaminant level
In general
If no violation of the maximum contaminant level for any regulated contaminant has occurred during the year concerned, the regulations under clause (i) shall require the applicable community water system to make the consumer confidence report available by, at the discretion of the community water system—
mailing a copy of the consumer confidence report to each customer of the system; or
subject to subclause (II), making a copy of the consumer confidence report available on a publicly accessible Internet site of the community water system and by mail, at the request of a customer.
Requirements
If a community water system elects to provide consumer confidence reports to consumers under subclause (I)(bb), the community water system shall provide to each customer of the community water system, in plain language and in the same manner (such as in printed or electronic form) in which the customer has elected to pay the bill of the customer, notice that—
the community water system has remained in compliance with the maximum contaminant level for each regulated contaminant during the year concerned; and
a consumer confidence report is available on a publicly accessible Internet site of the community water system and, on request, by mail.
.
Conforming amendments
Section 1414(c)(4) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300g–3(c)(4)) is amended—
in subparagraph
(C), in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking mailing requirement
of subparagraph (A)
and inserting mailing requirement of clause
(ii) or (iii) of subparagraph (A)
; and
in subparagraph
(D), in the first sentence of the matter preceding clause (i), by striking
mailing requirement of subparagraph (A)
and inserting
mailing requirement of clause (ii) or (iii) of subparagraph
(A)
.
Application; administrative actions
In general
The amendments made by this section take effect on the date that is 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
Regulations
Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall promulgate any revised regulations and take any other actions necessary to carry out the amendments made by this section.
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