Primacy Certainty Act of 2025

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 4880 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4880 To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to clarify the requisite timeline for making a decision on the approval or disapproval of a State underground injection control program, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES August 5, 2025 Mr. Crenshaw (for himself, Mr. Pfluger, and Mr. Weber of Texas) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to clarify the requisite timeline for making a decision on the approval or disapproval of a State underground injection control program, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Primacy Certainty Act of 2025''. SEC. 2. STATE PRIMARY ENFORCEMENT RESPONSIBILITY FOR CLASS VI WELLS. (a) Amendments.--Section 1422(b) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300h-1(b)) is amended-- (1) in paragraph (2)-- (A) by striking ``(2) Within ninety days'' and inserting the following: ``(2) Required timeline.-- ``(A) Definition of class vi well.--In this paragraph, the term `Class VI well' has the meaning given the term in section 40306(a) of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (42 U.S.C. 300h- 9(a)). ``(B) General deadline for response.--Within 90 days''; and (B) by adding at the end the following: ``(C) Notice related to state primary enforcement responsibility for class vi wells.-- ``(i) Notice to state.--If the Administrator does not approve, disapprove, or approve in part and disapprove in part the State's underground injection control program for Class VI wells by not later than 180 day