H.B. 291

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SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT AMENDMENTS
2 2004 GENERAL SESSION
3 STATE OF UTAH
4 Sponsor: Glenn A. Donnelson
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6 LONG TITLE
7 General Description:
8 This bill modifies the Safe Drinking Water Act.
9 Highlighted Provisions:
10 This bill:
11 . requires that any substance added to a public water supply for the purpose of
12 preventing or treating a disease be approved by the United States Food and Drug
13 Administration; and
14 . prohibits the addition of any product to a public water supply containing a
15 contaminant regulated by the United States Environmental Protection Agency,
16 which at maximum use levels exceeds the EPA's Maximum Contaminant Level
17 Goals.
18 Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
19 None
20 Other Special Clauses:
21 None
22 Utah Code Sections Affected:
23 ENACTS:
24 19-4-111.5, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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26 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
27 Section 1. Section 19-4-111.5 is enacted to read:

28 19-4-111.5. Restrictions on substances added to a public water supply.
29 (1) Beginning July 1, 2005, a person, agent, or agency, either public or private, may not
30 add to a public water supply any product or compound for which a health claim is made unless
31 the manufacturer of the product or compound can certify that it has been approved by the
32 United States Food and Drug Administration, in compliance with the federal Food, Drug, and
33 Cosmetic Act, as:
34 (a) safe for the full range of expected human consumption, with a margin of safety for
35 all ages of consumers; and
36 (b) effective for the prevention, mitigation, or treatment of disease.
37 (2) Beginning July 1, 2004, any product or compound added to a public water supply
38 may not contain any other substance that is regulated as a contaminant by the United States
39 Environmental Protection Agency, which at maximum use levels exceeds the United States
40 Environmental Protection Agency Maximum Contaminant Level Goals.
41 (3) The requirements of this section do not apply to chlorine or other water purifying
42 agents.




Legislative Review Note
as of 1-29-04 8:40 AM

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

Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel