Beach Act of 2015

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Introduced

30 November 2015

Last action

1 December 2015 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

Summary

Beach Act of 2015 This bill amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to revise and reauthorize through FY2020 a grant program for monitoring, and notifying the public of, any pathogens in coastal recreation waters bordering public beaches. The bill reauthorizes through FY2018 the Beaches Environmental Assessment and Coastal Health Act of 2000. The bill establishes requirements with respect to: (1) using rapid testing methods to detect unsafe levels of pathogens or pathogen indicators in those waters, and (2) notifying governmental agencies when pathogens exceed water quality standards. Those methods must provide testing results within four hours of receiving a sample. Communication with governments must occur within two hours of the receipt of the results of water quality samples. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) must assess state and local compliance with coastal recreation water quality monitoring and notification legal requirements and grant conditions. The bill limits federal support of grants to non-compliant state or local governments. The Government Accountability Office must review the EPA's compliance assessments and corrective actions. States with coastal recreation waters must adopt the most protective water quality criteria and standards practicable for pathogens. The EPA must: (1) update the national list of beaches that are used by the public regardless of the presence of a lifeguard within 12 months and biennially thereafter (currently, periodically); (2) study the long-term impact of climate change on pathogenic contamination of coastal recreation waters; and (3) study the impacts of excess nutrients on coastal recreation waters.

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Timeline

30 November 2015
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
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30 November 2015
Introduced
Introduced in House
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30 November 2015
Introduced
Introduced in House
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1 December 2015
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Source: Committee

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Related records

related to → Beach Act of 2017
related to ← Beach Act of 2015

Sources

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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/4136
Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/4136
us · 114-hr-4136 · source updated 5 December 2025