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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 7203 

To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act relating to grants for 

beach monitoring, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 1, 2024 

Mr. JOYCE of Ohio (for himself, Mr. PALLONE, Mrs. SYKES, and Mr. 

ROUZER) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 

A BILL 

To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act relating 

to grants for beach monitoring, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Beaches Environ5 mental Assessment and Coastal Health Act of 2024’’ or 

6 the ‘‘BEACH Act of 2024’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. COASTAL RECREATION WATER QUALITY MONI2 TORING AND NOTIFICATION. 

3 (a) PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION

4 GRANTS.—Section 406 of the Federal Water Pollution 

5 Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1346) is amended— 

6 (1) in subsection (b)— 

7 (A) in paragraph (1)— 

8 (i) by inserting ‘‘, including nearby 

9 shallow upstream waters,’’ after ‘‘coastal 

10 recreation waters’’; and 

11 (ii) by inserting ‘‘or present on’’ after 

12 ‘‘adjacent to’’; 

13 (B) in paragraph (3)(A)— 

14 (i) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 

15 the end; 

16 (ii) by redesignating clause (ii) as 

17 clause (iii); and 

18 (iii) by inserting after clause (i) the 

19 following: 

20 ‘‘(ii) in the case of a State that uses 

21 such grant to identify specific sources of 

22 contamination pursuant to paragraph (5), 

23 any data relating to such identified sources 

24 of contamination; and’’; and 

25 (C) by adding at the end the following: 


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1 ‘‘(5) IDENTIFICATION OF SPECIFIC SOURCES OF

2 CONTAMINATION.—A State or local government re3 ceiving a grant under this subsection may use such 

4 grant to identify specific sources of contamination 

5 for coastal recreation waters, including nearby shal6 low upstream waters, adjacent to or present on 

7 beaches or similar points of access that are used by 

8 the public.’’; 

9 (2) in subsection (g)(1)— 

10 (A) by inserting ‘‘, including nearby shal11 low upstream waters,’’ after ‘‘coastal recreation 

12 waters’’; and 

13 (B) by inserting ‘‘or present on’’ after ‘‘ad14 jacent to’’; and 

15 (3) in subsection (i), by striking ‘‘$30,000,000 

16 for each of fiscal years 2001 through 2005’’ and in17 serting ‘‘$30,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 

18 through 2029’’. 

19 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 

20 8 of the Beaches Environmental Assessment and Coastal 

21 Health Act of 2000 (Public Law 106–284; 114 Stat. 877) 

22 is amended by striking ‘‘2001 through 2005’’ and insert23 ing ‘‘2025 through 2029’’. 


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1 SEC. 3. GUIDANCE. 

2 In providing guidance to States and local govern3 ments receiving grants under section 406 of the Federal 

4 Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1346), the Ad5 ministrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall 

6 ensure that such guidance reflects innovations in testing 

7 technologies for water contamination. 

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