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 PUBLIC LAW 95-190—NOV. 16, 1977

91 STAT. 1393

Public Law 95-190 95th Congress An Act To amend section 2 of the Safe Drinking Water Act (Public Law 93-523) to extend and increase authorizations provided for public water systems.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SHORT TITLE

Nov. 16, 1977 [S. 1528]

Safe Drinking Water Amendments of 1977.

1. This Act may be cited as the "Safe Drinking Water 42 USC 201 note. Amendments of 1977". SECTION

AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS

SEC. 2. (a) Section 1442(c) of the Public Health Service Act is amended by inserting "other than subsection (a)(2)(B) and provisions relating to research" after "section"; by striking out "and"; and by striking out the period at the end thereof and substituting "; and $17,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1978 and 1979. There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out subsection (a)(2)(B) $8,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1978 and 1979.". (b) Section 1443(a)(5) of such Act is amended by striking out "and" and by inserting before the period at the end thereof: ", $35,000,000 for fiscal year 1978, and $45,000,000 for fiscal year 1979". (c) Section 1443(b)(5) of such Act is amended by striking out "and", and by inserting before the period at the end thereof: ". and $10,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1978 and 1979". (d) Section 3(c) of the Safe Drinking Water Act is amended by striking out "and" and by inserting "; and $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1978 and 1979" after "1977". (e) Nothing in this Act shall be construed to authorize the appropriation of any amount for research under title X IV of the Public Health Service Act (relating to safe drinking water).

42 USC SOOj-l,

Grants for State programs. 42 USC 300J-2.

Rural water survey. 42 USC 300f note. 42 USC 300f note. 42 USC 300f.

STUDIES

SEC. 3. (a) Section 1442(a)(3) of the Public Health Service Act is 42 USC SOOj-l. amended by inserting " (A) " after " (3)" and by adding the following at the end thereof: "(B) Not later than eighteen months after the date of enactment of Report to this subparagraph, the Administrator shall submit a report to Con- Congress, gress which identifies and analyzes— " (i) the anticipated costs of compliance with interim and revised national primary drinking water regulations and the anticipated costs to States and units of local governments in implementing such regulations; "(ii) alternative methods of (including alternative treatment techniques for) compliance with such regulations; "(iii) methods of paying the costs of compliance by public water systems with national primary drinking water regulations, including user charges, State or local taxes or subsidies. Federal grants (including planning or construction grants, or both), loans, ^

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