S.Amdt. 4442

SA 4442. Mr. WYDEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill S. 1383, to establish the Veterans Advisory Committee
on Equal Access, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on
the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. ___. BEACHES ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND COASTAL
HEALTH.

(a) Coastal Recreation Water Quality Monitoring And
Notification.--
(1) Program development and implementation grants.--Section
406 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C.
1346) is amended--
(A) in subsection (b)--
(i) in paragraph (1)--

(I) by inserting ``, including nearby shallow upstream
waters,'' after ``coastal recreation waters''; and
(II) by inserting ``or present on'' after ``adjacent to'';

(ii) in paragraph (3)(A)--

(I) in clause (i), by striking ``and'' at the end;
(II) by redesignating clause (ii) as clause (iii); and
(III) by inserting after clause (i) the following:

``(ii) in the case of a State that uses such grant to
identify specific sources of contamination pursuant to
paragraph (5), any data relating to such identified sources
of contamination; and''; and
(iii) by adding at the end the following:
``(5) Identification of specific sources of
contamination.--A State or local government receiving a grant
under this subsection may use such grant to identify specific
sources of contamination for coastal recreation waters,
including nearby shallow upstream waters, adjacent to or
present on beaches or similar points of access that are used
by the public.'';
(B) in subsection (g)(1), in the matter preceding
subparagraph (A)--
(i) by inserting ``, including nearby shallow upstream
waters,'' after ``coastal recreation waters''; and
(ii) by inserting ``or present on'' after ``adjacent to'';
and
(C) in subsection (i), by striking ``$30,000,000 for each
of fiscal years 2001 through 2005'' and inserting
``$30,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2027 through 2031''.
(2) Authorization of appropriations.--Section 8 of the
Beaches Environmental Assessment and Coastal Health Act of
2000 (Public Law 106-284; 114 Stat. 877) is amended by
striking ``2001 through 2005'' and inserting ``2027 through
2031''.
(b) Guidance.--In providing guidance to States and local
governments receiving grants under section 406 of the Federal
Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1346), the
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall
ensure that such guidance reflects innovations in testing
technologies for water contamination.
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