§ 1375a. — Report on coastal recreation waters.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 33USC1375a]
TITLE 33--NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS
CHAPTER 26--WATER POLLUTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL
SUBCHAPTER V--GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 1375a. Report on coastal recreation waters
(a) In general
Not later than 4 years after October 10, 2000, and every 4 years
thereafter, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
shall submit to Congress a report that includes--
(1) recommendations concerning the need for additional water
quality criteria for pathogens and pathogen indicators and other
actions that should be taken to improve the quality of coastal
recreation waters;
(2) an evaluation of Federal, State, and local efforts to
implement this Act, including the amendments made by this Act; and
(3) recommendations on improvements to methodologies and
techniques for monitoring of coastal recreation waters.
(b) Coordination
The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency may
coordinate the report under this section with other reporting
requirements under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C.
1251 et seq.).
(Pub. L. 106-284, Sec. 7, Oct. 10, 2000, 114 Stat. 876.)
References in Text
This Act, referred to in subsec. (a)(2), is Pub. L. 106-284, Oct.
10, 2000, 114 Stat. 870, known as the Beaches Environmental Assessment
and Coastal Health Act of 2000. For complete classification of this Act
to the Code, see Short Title of 2000 Amendment note set out under
section 1251 of this title and Tables.
The Federal Water Pollution Control Act, referred to in subsec. (b),
is act June 30, 1948, ch. 758, as amended generally by Pub. L. 92-500,
Sec. 2, Oct. 18, 1972, 86 Stat. 816, which is classified generally to
this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see
Short Title note set out under section 1251 of this title and Tables.
Codification
Section was enacted as part of the Beaches Environmental Assessment
and Coastal Health Act of 2000, and not as part of the Federal Water
Pollution Control Act which comprises this chapter.
