Amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to review all projects concerning underground injection wells referred by Federal agencies to determine if they may contaminate any sole or principal drinking water source aquifer through a recharge zone so as to create a significant public health hazard.
Requires Federal agencies to: (1) designate officials to be responsible for compliance with project requirements; and (2) forward to the Administrator, before financial assistance is committed, a description of each project, an assessment of whether the project poses a risk to the sole source aquifer concern, and documentation supporting assessment.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E203-204)
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
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