To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act relating to grants for beach monitoring, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act relating to grants for beach monitoring, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users. The main policy domain is Environment, Healthcare, Technology.
Who Benefits and How
environmental regulators and natural-resource users may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, environmental regulators and natural-resource users may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section H694EE3168DF243B09BD988731E8BD3BE: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Beaches Environmental Assessment and Coastal Health Act of 2024 or the BEACH Act of 2024.
- Section HE66A8E61EFE6495D8E8475BB19B39569: 2. Coastal Recreation Water Quality Monitoring And Notification Section 406 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1346) is amended— in...
- Section HD2B6B2D9470F4423AEE1980F09E7D9F5: 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....
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act relating to grants for beach monitoring, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users.
Key Policy Areas
Environment, Healthcare, Technology
Primary Purpose
This bill, To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act relating to grants for beach monitoring, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- environmental regulators and natural-resource users
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- environmental regulators and natural-resource users
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Joyce of Ohio (for himself, Mr. Pallone, Mrs. Sykes, …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "administrator_of_epa"
- → Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
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