House Bill 1579
115th Congress(2017-2018)
Secure and Resilient Water Systems Act
Introduced
Introduced in House on Mar 16, 2017
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
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Bill Number
1579
Congress
115
Policy Area
Environmental Protection
Environmental Protection
Primary focus of measure is regulation of pollution including from hazardous substances and radioactive releases; climate change and greenhouse gases; environmental assessment and research; solid waste and recycling; ecology. Measures concerning energy exploration, efficiency, and conservation may fall under Energy policy area.
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Secure and Resilient Water Systems Act
This bill amends the Safe Drinking Water Act by requiring each community water system to submit to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) source water and distribution system vulnerability assessments that identify threats from:
- industrial activity, pipelines and storage tanks, contaminated sites, agricultural activity, and oil and gas exploration;
- climate change, extreme weather, drought, and temperature changes; and
- intentional acts, including intentional contamination, sabotage, and theft of any chemical of interest.
Each community water system must also submit to the EPA protection plans that mitigate the threats to source water and distribution systems.
The EPA must establish a grant program for increasing the resiliency or adaptability of the community water systems to threats.
March 16, 2017
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03/17/2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.
03/16/2017
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
03/16/2017
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:35:36 PM