‘‘(C) identifies applicable water quality 
standards, monitoring protocols, sampling plans 
and results, and the number and cause of coastal 
recreation water closures and advisory days; and 
‘‘(D) is updated within 24 hours of the 
availability of revised information; and 
‘‘(10) measures to ensure that closures or 
advisories are made or issued within 2 hours after the 
receipt of the results of a water quality sample that 
exceeds applicable water quality standards for patho-
gens and pathogen indicators.’’. 
SEC. 8. COMPLIANCE REVIEW. 
Section 406(h) of the Federal Water Pollution Control 
Act (33 U.S.C. 1346(h)) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as 
subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively; 
(2) by moving such subparagraphs 2 ems to the 
right; 
(3) by striking ‘‘In the’’ and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In the’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) COMPLIANCE REVIEW.—On or before July 
31 of each calendar year beginning after the date of 
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enactment of this paragraph, the Administrator 
shall— 
‘‘(A) prepare a written assessment of com-
pliance with all statutory and regulatory re-
quirements of this section for each State and 
local government and of compliance with condi-
tions of each grant made under this section to a 
State or local government; 
‘‘(B) notify the State or local government of 
such assessment; and 
‘‘(C) make each of the assessments available 
to the public in a searchable database on the 
Internet on or before December 31 of such cal-
endar year. 
‘‘(3) CORRECTIVE ACTION.—If a State or local 
government that the Administrator notifies under 
paragraph (2) is not in compliance with any require-
ment or grant condition described in paragraph (2) 
fails to take such action as may be necessary to com-
ply with such requirement or condition within one 
year after the date of notification, any grants made 
under subsection (b) to the State or local government, 
after the last day of such one-year period and while 
the State or local government is not in compliance 
with all requirements and grant conditions described 
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in paragraph (2), shall have a Federal share of not 
to exceed 50 percent. 
‘‘(4) GAO REVIEW.—Not later than December 31 
of the third calendar year beginning after the date of 
enactment of this paragraph, the Comptroller General 
shall conduct a review of the activities of the Admin-
istrator under paragraphs (2) and (3) during the 
first and second calendar years beginning after such 
date of enactment and submit to Congress a report on 
the results of such review.’’. 
SEC. 9. PUBLICATION OF COASTAL RECREATION WATERS 
PATHOGEN LIST. 
Section 304(a)(9) of the Federal Water Pollution Con-
trol Act (33 U.S.C. 1314(a)(9)) is amended by adding at 
the end the following: 
‘‘(C) PUBLICATION
OF
PATHOGEN
AND 
PATHOGEN INDICATOR LIST.—Upon publication 
of the new or revised water quality criteria 
under subparagraph (A), the Administrator shall 
publish in the Federal Register a list of all 
pathogens and pathogen indicators studied under 
section 104(v).’’. 
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SEC. 10. ADOPTION OF NEW OR REVISED CRITERIA AND 
STANDARDS. 
Section 303(i)(2)(A) of the Federal Water Pollution 
Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1313(i)(2)(A)) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘paragraph (1)(A)’’ each place it appears and inserting 
‘‘paragraph (1)’’. 
SEC. 11. NATIONAL LIST OF BEACHES. 
Section 406(g)(3) of the Federal Water Pollution Con-
trol Act (33 U.S.C. 1346(g)(3)) is amended by striking ‘‘The 
Administrator’’ and all that follows through the period and 
inserting ‘‘Within 12 months after the date of the enactment 
of the Clean Coastal Environment and Public Health Act 
of 2009, and biennially thereafter, the Administrator shall 
update the list described in paragraph (1).’’. 
SEC. 12. IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON PATHOGENIC 
CONTAMINATION OF COASTAL RECREATION 
WATERS. 
(a) STUDY.—The Administrator shall conduct a study 
on the long-term impact of climate change on pathogenic 
contamination of coastal recreation waters. 
(b) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator 
shall submit to Congress a report on the results of the 
study conducted under subsection (a). 
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(2) INFORMATION ON POTENTIAL CONTAMINANT 
IMPACTS.—The report shall include information on 
the potential impacts of pathogenic contamination on 
ground and surface water resources as well as public 
and ecosystem health in coastal communities. 
(3) MONITORING.—The report shall address mon-
itoring required to document and assess changing 
conditions of coastal water resources, recreational wa-
ters, and ecosystems and review the current ability to 
assess and forecast impacts associated with long-term 
change. 
(4) FEDERAL ACTIONS.—The report shall high-
light necessary Federal actions to help advance the 
availability of information and tools to assess and 
mitigate these effects in order to protect public and 
ecosystem health. 
(5) CONSULTATION.—In developing the report, 
the Administrator shall work in consultation with 
agencies active in the development of the National 
Water Quality Monitoring Network and the imple-
mentation of the Ocean Research Priorities Plan and 
Implementation Strategy. 
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SEC. 13. IMPACT OF EXCESS NUTRIENTS ON COASTAL 
RECREATION WATERS. 
(a) STUDY.—The Administrator shall conduct a study 
to review the available scientific information pertaining to 
the impacts of excess nutrients on coastal recreation waters. 
(b) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator 
shall transmit to the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Environment and Public 
Works of the Senate a report on the results of the 
study conducted under subsection (a). 
(2) IMPACTS.—Such report shall include infor-
mation on any adverse impacts of excess nutrients on 
coastal recreation waters, including adverse impacts 
caused by algal blooms resulting from excess nutri-
ents. 
(3) RECOMMENDATIONS.—Such report shall in-
clude recommendations for action to address adverse 
impacts of excess nutrients and algal blooms on coast-
al recreation waters, including the establishment and 
implementation of numeric water quality criteria for 
nutrients. 
(4) CONSULTATION.—In developing such report, 
the Administrator shall consult with the heads of 
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Union Calendar No. 116 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 2093 
[Report No. 111–214] 
A BILL 
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act 
relating to beach monitoring, and for other pur-
poses. 
JULY 20, 2009 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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