HR 5064
117th Congress
House
Environmental Protection
BEACH Act of 2021
Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 23, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Aug 20, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Aug 20, 2021
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Beaches Environmental Assessment and Coastal Health Act of 2021 or the BEACH Act of 2021
This bill reauthorizes through FY2026 and expands a program that awards grants to state and local governments to monitor the water quality at beaches and notify the public when water is not safe for recreational activities. The bill expands the program to allow the Environmental Protection Agency to award grants for researching and identifying specific sources of contamination at certain coastal recreation waters and taking actions to mitigate those sources.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Committees of jurisdiction
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