H.R. 583

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 583 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 583

To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act relating to grants for 
beach monitoring, and for other purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

January 21, 2025

Mr. Joyce of Ohio (for himself, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Rouzer, and Mrs. 
Sykes) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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A BILL

To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act relating to grants for 
beach monitoring, 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 ``Beaches Environmental Assessment and 
Coastal Health Act of 2025'' or the ``BEACH Act of 2025''.

SEC. 2. COASTAL RECREATION WATER QUALITY MONITORING AND NOTIFICATION.

(a) Program Development and Implementation Grants.--Section 406 of 
the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1346) is amended--
(1) in subsection (b)--
(A) in paragraph (1)--
(i) by inserting ``, including nearby 
shallow upstream waters,'' after ``coastal 
recreation waters''; and
(ii) by inserting ``or present on'' after 
``adjacent to'';
(B) in paragraph (3)(A)--
(i) in clause (i), by striking ``and'' at 
the end;
(ii) by redesignating clause (ii) as clause 
(iii); and
(iii) by inserting after clause (i) the 
following:
``(ii) in the case of a State that uses 
such grant to identify specific sources of 
contamination pursuant to paragraph (5), any 
data relating to such identified sources of 
contamination; and''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(5) Identification of specific sources of 
contamination.--A State or local government receiving a grant 
under this subsection may use such grant to identify specific 
sources of contamination for coastal recreation waters, 
including nearby shallow upstream waters, adjacent to or 
present on beaches or similar points of access that are used by 
the public.'';
(2) in subsection (g)(1)--
(A) by inserting ``, including nearby shallow 
upstream waters,'' after ``coastal recreation waters''; 
and
(B) by inserting ``or present on'' after ``adjacent 
to''; and
(3) in subsection (i), by striking ``$30,000,000 for each 
of fiscal years 2001 through 2005'' and inserting ``$30,000,000 
for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2029''.
(b) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 8 of the Beaches 
Environmental Assessment and Coastal Health Act of 2000 (Public Law 
106-284; 114 Stat. 877) is amended by striking ``2001 through 2005'' 
and inserting ``2025 through 2029''.

SEC. 3. GUIDANCE.

In providing guidance to States and local governments receiving 
grants under section 406 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 
U.S.C. 1346), the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency 
shall ensure that such guidance reflects innovations in testing 
technologies for water contamination.
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