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PUBLIC LAW 99-000—MMMM. DD, 1986

100 STAT. 660 Contracts.

33 USC 1288. 42 USC 300h-3.

33 USC 1251 note. 42 USC 6901 note. 42 USC 9601 note. State and local governments.

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PUBLIC LAW 99-339—JUNE 19, 1986

"(j) GRANTS AND REIMBURSEMENT.—Upon entering a cooperative agreement under subsection (i), the Administrator may provide to the applicant, on a matching basis, a grant of 50 per centum of the costs of implementing the plan established under this section. The Administrator may also reimburse the applicant of an approved plan up to 50 per centum of the costs of developing such plan, except for plans approved under section 208 of the Clean Water Act. The total amount of grants under this section for any one aquifer, designated under section 1424(e), shall not exceed $4,000,000 in any one fiscal year. "(k) ACTIVITIES FUNDED UNDER OTHER LAW.—No funds authorized under this subsection may be used to fund activities funded under other sections of this Act or the Clean Water Act, the Solid Waste Disposal Act, the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 or other environmental laws. "(1) REPORT.—Not later than December 31, 1989, each State shall submit to the Administrator a report assessing the impact of the program on ground water quality and identifying those measures found to be effective in protecting ground water resources. No later than September 30, 1990, the Administrator shall submit to Congress a report summarizing the State reports, and assessing the accomplishments of the sole source aquifer demonstration program including an identification of protection methods found to be most effective and recommendations for their application to protect ground water resources from contamination whenever necessary. "(m) SAVINGS PROVISION.—Nothing under this section shall be construed to amend, supersede or abrogate rights to quantities of water which have been established by interstate water compacts. Supreme Court decrees, or State water laws; or any requirement imposed or right provided under any Federal or State environmental or public health statute.". SEC. 204. EMERGENCY POWERS.

42 USC 3001.

Section 1431 of the Safe Drinking Water Act is amended as follows: (1) In the first sentence of subsection (a) add the words "or an underground source of drinking water" after the words "to enter a public water system". (2) In the last sentence of subsection (a) add "including orders requiring the provision of alternative water supplies by persons who caused or contributed to the endangerment," after the words "including travelers),". (3) In subsection (b): (A) Strike "willfully". (B) Strike "fined not more than" and insert in lieu thereof "subject to a civil penalty of not to exceed". SEC. 205. STATE PROGRAMS TO ESTABLISH WELLHEAD PROTECTION AREAS.

The Safe Drinking Water Act is amended by adding the following new section after section 1427, as added by section 203 of this Act: 42 USC 300h-7.

"SEC. 1428. STATE PROGRAMS TO ESTABLISH WELLHEAD PROTECTION AREAS. "(a) STATE PROGRAMS.—The Governor or Governor's designee of

each State shall, within 3 years of the date of enactment of the Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments of 1986, adopt and submit to the