§ 2804. — Report to Congress.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 33USC2804]
TITLE 33--NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS
CHAPTER 41--NATIONAL COASTAL MONITORING
Sec. 2804. Report to Congress
On September 30 of each other year beginning in 1993, the
Administrator and the Under Secretary shall jointly submit to the
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the Committee on
Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Merchant
Marine and Fisheries and the Committee on Public Works and
Transportation of the House of Representatives a report describing the
condition of the Nation's coastal ecosystems, including the following:
(1) an assessment of the status and health of the Nation's
coastal ecosystems;
(2) an evaluation of environmental trends in coastal ecosystems;
(3) identification of sources of enironmental \1\ degradation
affecting coastal ecosystems;
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(4) an assessment of the extent to which floatables degrade
coastal ecosystems, including trends in the accumulation of
floatables and the threat posed by floatables to aquatic life;
(5) an assessment of the impact of government programs designed
to abate the degradation of coastal ecosystems: \2\
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(6) an evaluation of the adequacy of monitoring programs and
identification of any additional program elements which may be
needed; and
(7) a summary of monitoring results in areas monitored under
subsection \3\ 2803(d) of this title.
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(Pub. L. 92-532, title V, Sec. 504, as added Pub. L. 102-567, title V,
Sec. 501, Oct. 29, 1992, 106 Stat. 4299.)
Change of Name
Committee on Public Works and Transportation of House of
Representatives treated as referring to Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure of House of Representatives by section 1(a) of Pub. L.
104-14, set out as a note preceding section 21 of Title 2, The Congress.
Abolition of House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries
Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries of House of
Representatives abolished and its jurisdiction transferred by House
Resolution No. 6, One Hundred Fourth Congress, Jan. 4, 1995. For
treatment of references to Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries,
see section 1(b)(3) of Pub. L. 104-14, set out as a note preceding
section 21 of Title 2, The Congress.
