42 USC § 17254 - Relation to Safe Drinking Water Act

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title: "42 USC § 17254 - Relation to Safe Drinking Water Act"
title_number: 42
title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
section_number: "17254"
section_name: "Relation to Safe Drinking Water Act"
chapter_number: 152
chapter_name: "ENERGY INDEPENDENCE AND SECURITY"
subchapter_number: "VI"
subchapter_name: "CARBON CAPTURE AND SEQUESTRATION"
part_number: "A"
part_name: "Carbon Capture and Sequestration Research, Development, and Demonstration"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 110–140, title VII, § 706, Dec. 19, 2007, 121 Stat. 1710.)"
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# § 17254. Relation to Safe Drinking Water Act

42 U.S.C. 300f42 U.S.C. 300h42 U.S.C. 300f

The injection and geologic sequestration of carbon dioxide pursuant to this subtitle and the amendments made by this subtitle shall be subject to the requirements of the Safe Drinking Water Act ( et seq.), including the provisions of part C of such Act ( et seq.; relating to protection of underground sources of drinking water). Nothing in this subtitle and the amendments made by this subtitle imposes or authorizes the promulgation of any requirement that is inconsistent or in conflict with the requirements of the Safe Drinking Water Act ( et seq.) or regulations thereunder.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 110–140, title VII, § 706, Dec. 19, 2007, 121 Stat. 1710.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

This subtitle, referred to in text, is subtitle A (§§ 701–708) of title VII of , which enacted this part, amended , and enacted provisions set out as a note under . For complete classification of subtitle A to the Code, see Short Title note set out under  and Tables.

The Safe Drinking Water Act, referred to in text, is title XIV of act , as added , , , which is classified generally to subchapter XII (§ 300f et seq.) of chapter 6A of this title. Part C of the Act is classified generally to part C (§ 300h et seq.) of subchapter XII of chapter 6A of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under  and Tables.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date

Section effective on the date that is 1 day after , see , set out as a note under , The Congress.