H.B. 227

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SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT AMENDMENTS
2 2003 GENERAL SESSION
3 STATE OF UTAH
4 Sponsor: Glenn A. Donnelson
5 This act modifies the Safe Drinking Water Act to require that any substance added to a
6 public water supply for the purpose of preventing or treating a disease be approved by
7 the United States Food and Drug Administration. The act prohibits the addition of any
8 product to a public water supply containing a contaminant regulated by the United States
9 Environmental Protection Agency, which at maximum use levels exceeds the EPA's
10 Maximum Contaminant Level Goals.
11 This act affects sections of Utah Code Annotated 1953 as follows:
12 ENACTS:
13 19-4-111.5, Utah Code Annotated 1953
14 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
15 Section 1. Section 19-4-111.5 is enacted to read:
16 19-4-111.5. Restrictions on substances added to a public water supply.
17 (1) Beginning July 1, 2004, a person, agent, or agency, either public or private, may not
18 add to a public water supply any product or compound for which a health claim is made unless
19 the manufacturer of the product or compound can certify that it has been approved by the
20 United States Food and Drug Administration, in compliance with the federal Food, Drug, and
21 Cosmetic Act, as:
22 (a) safe for the full range of expected human consumption, with a margin of safety for
23 all ages of consumers; and
24 (b) effective for the prevention, mitigation, or treatment of disease.
25 (2) Beginning July 1, 2003, any product or compound added to a public water supply
26 may not contain any other substance that is regulated as a contaminant by the United States
27 Environmental Protection Agency, which at maximum use levels exceeds the United States

28 Environmental Protection Agency Maximum Contaminant Level Goals.
29 (3) The requirements of this section do not apply to chlorine or other water purifying
30 agents.




Legislative Review Note
as of 1-24-03 2:57 PM

A limited legal review of this legislation raises no obvious constitutional or statutory concerns.

Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel