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LEGISLATION/S. 508

BEACH Act of 2025

119-S-508119th CongressIntroduced Feb 11, 2025Environmental Protection
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Status
Introduced
Committee
Floor Vote
Other Chamber
Signed
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Sponsor

Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR](D-OR)
2 cosponsors

Summary

Beaches Environmental Assessment and Coastal Health Act of 2025 or the BEACH Act of 2025

This bill reauthorizes through FY2029 and expands an existing program of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that awards grants to states and local governments to (1) monitor the water quality of coastal recreational waters adjacent to beaches or similar points of access that are used by the public; and (2) notify the public, local governments, and the EPA when the water is not safe for recreational activities.

Specifically, the bill expands the program to allow the EPA to award grants for identifying sources of contamination (i.e., pathogens) for coastal recreation waters. It also allows grants to be used for monitoring and notification of contamination in (1) shallow waters upstream from recreational waters, and (2) recreational waters on beaches.

Actions (2)

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Feb 11, 2025Senate
Introduced in Senate
Feb 11, 2025Library of Congress
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