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S.396: Sewage Overflow Community Right-to-Know Act
About This Bill
- Introduced Feb. 27, 2013
- Latest Major Action Feb. 27, 2013
- See the three similar bills introduced in other congresses.
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Bill Summary
Sewage Overflow Community Right-to-Know Act - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to require owners or operators of publicly owned treatment works to: (1) institute monitoring systems to provide timely alerts of sewer overflows, (2) notify the public not later than 24 hours after receiving knowledge of such overflows in areas where human health is potentially affected, (3) notify public...
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
| Date | Description |
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| Feb. 27, 2013 |
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
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| Feb. 27, 2013 |
Introduced in the Senate by Frank R. Lautenberg (D-N.J.) |