S 1393 Session 110 (1993-1994)
S 1393 Concurrent Resolution, By Leventis
A Concurrent Resolution urging Congress to eliminate unfunded federal mandates
which require public water supply systems to expend their resources to comply
with federal safe drinking water standards which provide little or no benefit
to public health.
04/28/94 Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-7
04/28/94 Senate Referred to Committee on Agriculture and Natural
Resources SJ-8
A CONCURRENT
RESOLUTION
URGING CONGRESS TO ELIMINATE UNFUNDED FEDERAL
MANDATES WHICH REQUIRE PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY
SYSTEMS TO EXPEND THEIR RESOURCES TO COMPLY WITH
FEDERAL SAFE DRINKING WATER STANDARDS WHICH
PROVIDE LITTLE OR NO BENEFIT TO PUBLIC HEALTH.
Whereas, the protection of the public health and welfare is the primary
concern of public water supply systems; and
Whereas, the ability of public water supply systems to protect the
health and welfare of its citizenry has been greatly reduced by
unfunded federal mandates contained in the Safe Drinking Water Act;
and
Whereas, public water systems cannot afford to commit limited
resources on federal mandates which provide little or no benefit to
public health, but must rather be permitted to focus their resources on
protections which ensure the highest safety for public health; and
Whereas, H.R. 3392, the Safe Drinking Water Act amendments of
1993, introduced by Representative Jim Slattery of Kansas and
Representative Thomas Bliley of Virginia, would amend the Safe
Drinking Water Act to allow public water supply systems greater
ability to effectively protect the public health and welfare by ensuring
that limited public resources can be sensibly focused on the most
serious risks presented by contaminants in drinking water. Now,
therefore,
Be it resolved by the Senate, the House of Representatives concurring:
That the General Assembly of South Carolina, by this resolution,
hereby urges Congress to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act in such
a manner as will permit public water supply systems to focus their
resources on issues which threaten public health and which will
provide flexibility in meeting the real health needs of its citizenry; and
Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to
the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, the
President of the United States Senate, all members of the
congressional delegation from the State of South Carolina, the
Administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency,
and the Regional Administrator, Region IV of the United States
Environmental Protection Agency.
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