If any person who uses chlorine, activated carbon, lime, ammonia, soda ash, potassium permanganate, caustic soda, or other chemical or substance for the purpose of treating water in any public water system or in any public treatment works determines that the amount of such chemical or substance necessary to effectively treat such water is not reasonably available to him or will not be so available to him when required for the effective treatment of such water, such person may apply to the Administrator for a certification (hereinafter in this section referred to as a "certification of need") that the amount of such chemical or substance which such person requires to effectively treat such water is not reasonably available to him or will not be so available when required for the effective treatment of such water.
the Administrator shall take action either to issue or deny the issuance of a certification of need.
There shall be available as a defense to any action brought for breach of contract in a Federal or State court arising out of delay or failure to provide, sell, or offer for sale or exchange a chemical or substance subject to an order issued pursuant to subsection (c)(1), that such delay or failure was caused solely by compliance with such order.
No certification of need or order issued under this section may remain in effect for more than one year.
42 U.S.C. § 300j
EDITORIAL NOTES
AMENDMENTS1996-Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 104-182 inserted a period after "year".1986-Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 99-339 substituted "in effect for more than one year" for "in effect- (1) for more than one year, or (2) September 30, 1982, whichever occurs first." 1979-Subsec. (f)(2). Pub. L. 96-63 substituted "September 30, 1982" for "September 30, 1979".1977-Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 95-190 substituted "September 30, 1979" for "June 30, 1977".
EXECUTIVE DOCUMENTS
EX. ORD. NO. 11879. DELEGATION OF FUNCTIONS TO SECRETARY OF COMMERCE RELATING TO ORDERS FOR PROVISION OF CHEMICALS OR SUBSTANCES NECESSARY FOR TREATMENT OF WATEREx. Ord. No. 11879, Sept. 17, 1975, 40 F.R. 43197, provided:By virtue of the authority vested in me by Section 1441 of the Public Health Service Act, as amended by the Safe Drinking Water Act [now Safe Drinking Water Act of 1974] (88 Stat. 1680, 42 U.S.C. 300j), and as President of the United States, the Secretary of Commerce is hereby delegated, with power to redelegate to agencies, officers and employees of the Government, the functions of the President contained in said section 1441 [42 U.S.C. 300j] . Those functions shall be administered under regulations or agreements which are identical or compatible with other regulations and agreements, including those provided pursuant to Executive Order No. 10480, as amended [former 50 U.S.C. App. 2153 note], for the allocation of similar chemicals or substances. Gerald R. Ford.
- Administrator
- The term "Administrator" means the Administrator of General Services.
- Secretary
- The term "Secretary" means the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.1See References in Text note below.
- Service
- The term "Service" means the Public Health Service;