100 STAT. 666
PUBLIC LAW 99-339—JUNE 19, 1986 i
Health and medical care. .
Administrator may include in the regulations promulgated under this section, other means for administering such provision in a manner that will achieve the purpose of the provision. Nothing in this section shall be construed to allow Indian Tribes to assume or maintain primary enforcement responsibility for public water systems or for underground injection control in a manner less protective of the health of persons than such responsibility may be assumed or maintained by a State. An Indian tribe shall not be required to exercise criminal enforcement jurisdiction for purposes of complying with the preceding sentence.",
42 USC 300f.
(b) DEFINITIONS.— (1) INDIAN TRIBE.—Section
42 USC 300h-l.
(C) PRIMARY ENFORCEMENT RESPONSIBILITY.—Section 1 4 2 2 o f SUch
1401 of such Act is amended by inserting the following at the end thereof: "(14) The term 'Indian Tribe' means any Indian tribe having a Federally recognized governing body carrying out substantial governmental duties and powers over any area.". (2) MUNICIPALITY.—Section 1401 of such Act is amended by striking out from paragraph (10) the words "Indian tribal organization authorized by law" and substituting "Indian Tribe".
Act is amended by adding the following new subsection at the end thereof: ir-iocf; s * H "(®^ ^^ Indian Tribe may assume primary enforcement responsibility for underground injection control under this section consistent with such regulations as the Administrator has prescribed 42 USC 300h et pursuant to Part C and section 1451 of this Act. The area over which seq.; ante, p. 665. such Indian Tribe exercises governmental jurisdiction need not have been listed under subsection (a) of this section, and such Tribe need not submit an application to assume primary enforcement responsibility within the 270-day deadline noted in subsection (b)(1)(A) of this section. Until an Indian Tribe assumes primary enforcement .,;^!"' responsibility, the currently applicable underground injection control program shall continue to apply. If an applicable underground injection control program does not exist for an Indian Tribe, the Administrator shall prescribe such a program pursuant to subsec42 USC 300h. tion (c) of this section, and consistent with section 1421(b), within 270 days after the enactment of the Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments of 1986, unless an Indian Tribe first obtains approval to assume primary enforcement responsibility for underground injection control.". 42 USC 300J-2. (d) GRANTS.—(1) Section 1443(a)(2) of the Safe Drinking Water Act is amended by adding the following at the end thereof: "The prohibitions contained in the preceding two sentences shall not apply to such grants when made to Indian Tribes.". (2) Section 1443(b)(2) of such Act is amended by adding the following new sentence at the end thereof: "The prohibition contained in the preceding sentence shall not apply to such grants when made to Indian Tribes.". (e) STUDY.—The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, in cooperation with the Director of the Indian Health Service, shall, within 12 months after the enactment of this Act, conduct a survey of drinking water on Indian reservations, identifying drinking water problems and the need, if any, for alternative drinking water supplies.
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