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 PUBLIC LAW 99-339—JUNE 19, 1986

100 STAT. 657

any subpoena under this section. The district courts shall have jurisdiction to enforce such subpoenas and impose sanction". (d) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 1423 of the Safe Drinking Water Act is amended by striking the words "FAILURE OF STATE TO Ante, p. 655. ASSURE" from the section heading. SEC. 203. SOLE SOURCE AQUIFER DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.

Part C of the Safe Drinking Water Act is amended by adding the following new section after section 1426: "SEC. 1127. SOLE SOURCE AQUIFER DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.

"(a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to establish procedures for development, implementation, and assessment of demonstration programs designed to protect critical aquifer protection areas located within areas designated as sole or principal source aquifers under section 1424(e) of this Act. "(b) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this section, the term 'critical aquifer protection area' means either of the following: "(1) All or part of an area located within an area for which an application or designation as a sole or principal source aquifer pursuant to section 1424(e), has been submitted and approved by the Administrator not later than 24 months after the enactment of the Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments of 1986 and which satisfies the criteria established by the Administrator under subsection (d). "(2) All or part of an area which is within an aquifer designated as a sole source aquifer as of the enactment of the Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments of 1986 and for which an areawide ground water quality protection plan has been approved under section 208 of the Clean Water Act prior to such enactment. "(c) APPLICATION.—Any State, municipal or local government or political subdivision thereof or any planning entity (including any interstate regional planning entity) that identifies a critical aquifer protection area over which it has authority or jurisdiction may apply to the Administrator for the selection of such area for a demonstration program under this section. Any applicant shall consult with other government or planning entities with authority or jurisdiction in such area prior to application. Applicants, other than the Governor, shall submit the application for a demonstration program jointly with the Governor. "(d) CRITERIA.—Not later than 1 year after the enactment of the Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments of 1986, the Administrator shall, by rule, establish criteria for identifying critical aquifer protection areas under this section. In establishing such criteria, the Administrator shall consider each of the following: "(1) The vulnerability of the aquifer to contamination due to hydrogeologic characteristics. "(2) The number of persons or the proportion of population using the ground water as a drinking water source. "(3) The economic, social and environmental benefits that would result to the area from maintenance of ground water of high quality. "(4) The economic, social and environmental costs that would result from degradation of the quality of the ground water.

42 USC 300h-6.

/ 42 USC 300h-3.

33 USC 1288. State and local governments,

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