Political Quotes

“Mr. Chair, I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Add at the end of division A the following: SEC. 10017. STATE PRIMARY ENFORCEMENT RESPONSIBILITY. (a) Amendments.--Section 1422(b) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300h-1(b)) is amended-- (1) in paragraph (2)-- (A) by striking ``Within ninety days'' and inserting ``(A) Within ninety days''; (B) by striking ``and after reasonable opportunity for presentation of views''; and (C) by adding at the end the following: ``(B) If, after 270 calendar days of a State's application being submitted under paragraph (1)(A) or notice being submitted under paragraph (1)(B), the Administrator has not, pursuant to subparagraph (A), by rule approved, disapproved, or approved in part and disapproved in part the State's underground injection control program-- ``(i) the Administrator shall transmit, in writing, to the State a detailed explanation as to the status of the application or notice; and ``(ii) the State's underground injection control program shall be deemed approved under this section if-- ``(I) the Administrator has not after another 30 days, pursuant to subparagraph (A), by rule approved, disapproved, or approved in part and disapproved in part the State's underground injection control program; and ``(II) the State has established and implemented an effective program (including adequate recordkeeping and reporting) to prevent undergroun…”