Title 42 — The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-73
§300j–26 Certification of testing laboratories
Title 42 › Chapter CHAPTER 6A— - PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER XII— - SAFETY OF PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS › Part Part F— - Additional Requirements To Regulate Safety of Drinking Water › § 300j–26
Summary
The EPA must certify only labs that give accurate lead tests for drinking water, and EPA or a delegated State must publish the list of certified labs on request.
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Title 42, §300j–26
The Public Health and Welfare — Source: USLM XML via OLRC
The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall assure that programs for the certification of testing laboratories which test drinking water supplies for lead contamination certify only those laboratories which provide reliable accurate testing. The Administrator (or the State in the case of a State to which certification authority is delegated under this subsection) shall publish and make available to the public upon request the list of laboratories certified under this subsection.11 So in original. Probably should be “section.”
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Codification Section was enacted as part of the Lead Contamination Control Act of 1988, and not as part of the Public Health Service Act which comprises this chapter.
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42 U.S.C. § 300j–26
Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73