PRIOR PRINTER'S NOS. 569, 938 PRINTER'S NO. 2131
No. 507 Session of 1989
INTRODUCED BY HALUSKA, FEE, ITKIN, GODSHALL, CAPPABIANCA, KOSINSKI, TRELLO, GRUPPO, TIGUE, CORRIGAN, DALEY, MELIO, STISH, COLAIZZO, HARPER, NAHILL, DISTLER, JOHNSON, YANDRISEVITS, LEVDANSKY, BELARDI, JOSEPHS, MERRY, MAIALE, McVERRY, STABACK, HERMAN, GLADECK, PETRONE, FREEMAN, O'DONNELL, COY, VAN HORNE, RIEGER, BURNS, VROON, OLIVER, KENNEY, EVANS, BATTISTO, COLAFELLA, LESCOVITZ, LANGTRY, FOX, PRESTON, COWELL, KAISER AND SCRIMENTI, FEBRUARY 15, 1989
AS RE-REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, JUNE 20, 1989
AN ACT 1 Concerning the fluoridation of public water. 2 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 3 hereby enacts as follows: 4 Section 1. Short title. 5 This act shall be known and may be cited as the Fluoridation 6 Act. 7 Section 2. Purpose. 8 It is the purpose of this act to prevent dental disease as a 9 health care cost-containment measure. 10 Section 3. Fluoride content of water. 11 Whenever the fluoride content of water served by public water 12 suppliers to 250 domestic water connections or more is less than 13 eight-tenths of a milligram per liter of fluoride, the person, 14 association, firm, corporation, authority or municipality having
1 jurisdiction over the supply shall add a measured amount of 2 fluoride to the water so as to maintain a fluoride content of 3 between eight-tenths of a milligram per liter and one and two- 4 tenths milligrams per liter, in accord with regulations adopted 5 by the Department of Environmental Resources in consultation 6 with the Department of Health, and recommended levels as 7 established by the United States Public Health Service and the 8 Environmental Protection Agency, such adjustment of fluoride to 9 start within one year after the effective date of this act. 10 SECTION 4. FLUORIDATION IMPLEMENTATION ASSISTANCE GRANTS. <-- 11 (A) AUTHORIZATION.--THE PENNSYLVANIA INFRASTRUCTURE 12 INVESTMENT AUTHORITY SHALL AWARD GRANTS FOR ASSISTANCE IN THE 13 IMPLEMENTATION OF FLUORIDATION PROGRAMS, UPON APPLICATION FROM 14 ANY PUBLICLY OWNED WATER COMPANY WHICH MEETS THE REQUIREMENTS OF 15 THIS SECTION. THE GRANT PROVIDED BY THIS SECTION SHALL BE FOR 16 THE PURPOSE OF PAYING THE INTEREST CHARGE ON ANY LOAN OR THE 17 PORTION OF ANY LOAN INCURRED TO FINANCE THE ELIGIBLE COSTS 18 ASSOCIATED WITH THE PURCHASE AND INSTALLATION OF NEW EQUIPMENT 19 AND MACHINERY OR THE UPGRADE OF EXISTING EQUIPMENT AND MACHINERY 20 NECESSARY TO IMPLEMENT A FLUORIDATION PROGRAM. THE APPLICATION 21 SHALL BE ON A FORM PREPARED AND FURNISHED BY THE PENNSYLVANIA 22 INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT AUTHORITY AND SHALL CONTAIN 23 INFORMATION AS DEEMED NECESSARY TO CARRY OUT THE PROVISIONS AND 24 PURPOSES OF THIS ACT. 25 (B) PREREQUISITES.--THE PENNSYLVANIA INFRASTRUCTURE 26 INVESTMENT AUTHORITY SHALL NOT AWARD ANY GRANT UNDER THIS 27 SECTION UNLESS THE APPLICATION IS COMPLETE AND ACCURATE, AND THE 28 FLUORIDATION PROGRAM HAS BEEN IMPLEMENTED ON OR AFTER THE 29 EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ACT. 30 (C) PRIORITY.--EACH PUBLICLY OWNED WATER COMPANY WHICH 19890H0507B2131 - 2 -
1 SUBMITS AN APPLICATION SHALL BE CONSIDERED FOR A GRANT UNDER 2 THIS SECTION SO THAT THE PUBLIC WATER COMPANY WHICH HAS INCURRED 3 THE GREATEST COST PER CUSTOMER SERVED WILL BE GIVEN PRIORITY. 4 ANY APPLICATION NOT APPROVED FOR A GRANT IN ANY YEAR DUE TO THE 5 UNAVAILABILITY OF FUNDS SHALL BE RECONSIDERED IN EACH SUBSEQUENT 6 YEAR THAT GRANT MONEYS ARE AVAILABLE. 7 (D) LIMIT ON GRANT.--NO GRANT UNDER THIS SECTION SHALL 8 EXCEED $15,000 TO ANY PUBLICLY OWNED WATER COMPANY. 9 (E) LIMIT ON ALLOCATION.--NO MORE THAN $100,000 SHALL BE 10 MADE AVAILABLE BY THE PENNSYLVANIA INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT 11 AUTHORITY IN ANY FISCAL YEAR FOR THE GRANTS AUTHORIZED IN THIS 12 SECTION. 13 Section 4 5. Enforcement. <-- 14 The Department of Environmental Resources shall enforce this 15 act. Such enforcement shall include the following: 16 (1) The Department of Environmental Resources shall 17 annually inspect each public water supplier affected by this 18 act to determine compliance with the act and forward a copy 19 of a report on the same to the municipality in which the 20 water supplier is located. 21 (2) The Department of Environmental Resources shall 22 annually prepare and submit to the General Assembly a 23 comprehensive report on the number of water systems in 24 Pennsylvania affected by the provisions of this act, 25 including customers served, and any problems arising out of 26 the implementation of this act. 27 Section 5 6. Immunity. <-- 28 No public water supplier shall be liable for any civil 29 damages as a result of any act or omission relating solely to 30 the good faith performance of his duties under this act. 19890H0507B2131 - 3 -
1 Section 6 7. Effective date. <--
2 This act shall take effect in six months.
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