Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 91.djvu/1430

 91 STAT. 1396

PUBLIC LAW 95-190—NOV, 16, 1977 EXTENSION OF DEADLINE FOR STATE UNDERGROUND I N J E C T I O N CONTROL PROGRAMS

42 USC 300h-l.

Regulations. 42 USC 300h.

SEC. 6. (a) Section 1422(b)(1)(A) of the Public Health Service Act is amended by inserting the following new sentence at the end thereof: "The Administrator may, for good cause, extend the date for submission of an application by any State under this subparagraph for a period not to exceed an additional 270 days.". (b) Section 1421(b) of such Act is amended by inserting the following new paragraph at the end thereof: "(3)(A) The regulations of the Administrator under this section shall permit or provide for consideration of varying geologic, hydrological, or historical conditions in different States and in different areas within a State. "(B)(i) In prescribing regulations under this section the Administrator shall, to the extent feasible, avoid promulgation of requirements which would unnecessarily disrupt State underground injection control programs which are in effect and being enforced in a substantial number or States. "(ii) For the purpose of this subparagraph, a regulation prescribed by the Administrator under this section shall be deemed to disrupt a State underground injection control program only if it would be infeasible to comply with both such regulation and the State underground injection control program. " (iii) For the purpose of this subparagraph, a regulation prescribed by the Administrator under this section shall be deemed unnecessary only if, without such regulation, underground sources of drinking water will not be endangered by any underground injection. "(C) Nothing in this section shall be construed to alter or affect the duty to assure that underground sources of drinking water will not be endangered by any underground injection.". EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO ASSURE AVAILABILITY OF CHEMICALS NEEDED FOR WATER TREATMENT

42 USC 300j. ,.,,

SEC. 7. Section 1441(f) of the Public Health Service Act is amended by striking out "June 30, 1977" and inserting in lieu thereof "September 30, 1979". FEDERAL AGENCIES

42 USC 300J-6.

SEC. 8. (a) Section 1447(a) of the Public Health Service Act is amended to read as follows: " FEDERAL AGENCIES

42 USC 300h.

"SEC. 1447. (a) Each Federal agency (1) having jurisdiction over any federally owned or maintained public water system or (2) engaged in any activity resulting, or which may result in, underground injection which endangers drinking water (within the meaning of section 1421 (d)(2)) shall be subject to, and comply with, all Federal, State, and local requirements, administrative authorities, and process and sanctions respecting the provision of safe drinking water and respecting any underground injection program in the same manner, and to the same extent, as -any nongovernmental entity. The preceding sentence shall apply (A) to any requirement whether substantive or procedural

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