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.