PRINTER'S NO. 1857
No. 1471 Session of 2003
INTRODUCED BY SURRA, GEORGE, GRUCELA, CAPPELLI, FABRIZIO, FEESE, GOODMAN, HORSEY, WANSACZ AND WHEATLEY, MAY 22, 2003
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES AND ENERGY, MAY 22, 2003
AN ACT 1 Providing local choice for 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 Choice Act. 7 Section 2. Purpose. 8 It is the purpose of this act to allow municipalities and 9 public water authorities the option of removing fluoride or 10 fluoridation systems from public water supplies in this 11 Commonwealth. 12 Section 3. Local fluoridation option. 13 Notwithstanding any other law, a municipality or public water 14 authority may remove an existing water fluoridation system from 15 a public water system. 16 Section 4. Notification. 17 At least 60 days prior to taking action, a municipality or
1 public water authority which intends to cease adding fluoride to 2 a public water supply must communicate its intent in writing to 3 all customers served by that water supply and to the Department 4 of Environmental Protection. The municipality or public water 5 authority shall hold a public hearing on the proposal within 30 6 days after notifying the public. 7 Section 5. Effective date. 8 This act shall take effect in 60 days. E2L27RLE/20030H1471B1857 - 2 -