3.0.0 1506 2023-01-11T16:47:38Z 2023-01-11T16:47:38Z Senate S S 2007-05-24 110 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2007-05-24T22:02:31Z Beach Protection Act of 2008 110 2537 HR 2008-04-17 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. Related bill CRS Text similarities House Beach Protection Act of 2008 110 2844 S 2008-07-10 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 871. Related bill CRS 2007-05-24 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. IntroReferral 2007-05-24 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6868) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2007-05-24 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress L000123 Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] FRANK LAUTENBERG D NJ R. N M000639 Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] Robert Menendez D NJ 2007-05-24 True W000802 Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] Sheldon Whitehouse D RI 2007-12-12 False L000304 Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [ID-CT] JOSEPH LIEBERMAN ID CT I. 2008-03-11 False Environmental Protection Authorization Beaches Congress Congressional investigations Data banks Economics and Public Finance Environmental assessment Environmental monitoring Federal aid to water pollution control Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Marine pollution Science, Technology, Communications Water pollution control Water quality Environmental Protection 00 2007-05-24 Introduced in Senate 2007-11-19T14:40:48Z Beach Protection Act of 2007 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (popularly known as the Clean Water Act) to include among eligible grant activities the development and implementation of programs for source tracking, sanitary surveys, and prevention efforts to address the identified sources of beach water pollution. Authorizes appropriations for such grants for FY2007-FY2012.

Requires grant recipients to identify: (1) the use of a rapid testing method; (2) measures for communication within 24 hours of the results of a water sample concerning pollutants to specified officials and all state agencies with authority to require the prevention or treatment of the sources of beach water pollution; (3) measures to develop and implement a beach water pollution source identification and tracking program for the coastal recreation waters that are not meeting applicable water quality standards for pathogens; (4) a publicly accessible and searchable global information system database with information updated within 24 hours of its availability, organized by beach and with defined standards, sampling plan, monitoring protocols, sampling results, and number and cause of beach closing and advisory days; and (5) measures to ensure that closures or advisories are made or issued within 24 hours after a state government determines that its coastal recreation waters are not meeting applicable water quality standards for pathogens.

Sets forth provisions requiring: (1) a review by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator of state and local compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements and grant conditions; (2) corrective actions by such governments not in compliance; and (3) a review by the Comptroller General such compliance review and corrective action.

Amends the Beaches Environmental Assessment and Coastal Health Act of 2000 to authorize appropriations to carry out such Act through FY2012.

]]> Beach Protection Act of 2007 Display Title Beach Protection Act of 2007 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to modify provisions relating to beach monitoring, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Beach Protection Act of 2007 Introduced in Senate 2007-05-24T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s1506is/xml/BILLS-110s1506is.xml 2007-05-24 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.