Sec. 2. Harmful algal blooms and hypoxia research and control
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Section 609(a) of the Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research and Control Act of 1998 ( 33 U.S.C. 4003(a) ) is amended— by striking and 603B and inserting , 603B, and 603C ; by striking $20,500,000 and inserting $22,000,000 ; and by striking 2018 and inserting 2023 . The Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research and Control Act of 1998 ( 33 U.S.C. 4003 ) is amended by inserting after section 603B the following new section: Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of the Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research and Control Act of 2018 , the Task Force, in accordance with the authority under section 603, shall complete and submit to the Congress and the President an integrated assessment that examines the causes, consequences, and potential approaches to reduce harmful algal blooms and hypoxia in the Greater Everglades region, including— a comprehensive analysis of how restoration efforts undertaken pursuant to such section with respect to the South Florida Ecosystem (as defined in section 528 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 ( 33 U.S.C. 2201 note;
Public Law 104–303 )) may impact the distribution, magnitude, duration, and frequency of harmful algal blooms and hypoxia events within the region; and the status of, and gaps within, current harmful algal bloom and hypoxia research, monitoring, management, prevention, response, and control activities that directly benefit the region and that are carried out by any of the following entities: Federal agencies, including the United States Army Corps of Engineers. State agencies.
Regional research consortia. Institutions of higher education (as defined in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1001 )). Private industry. Nongovernmental organizations. Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of the Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research and Control Act of 2018 , the Task Force shall develop and submit to the Congress a plan, based on the integrated assessment under subsection (a), for reducing, mitigating, and controlling harmful algal blooms and hypoxia in the Greater Everglades region.
The plan shall— address the monitoring needs identified in the integrated assessment under subsection (a); develop a timeline and budgetary requirements for deployment of future assets; identify requirements for the development and verification of Greater Everglades harmful algal bloom and hypoxia models, including— all assumptions built into the models; and data quality methods used to ensure the best available data are utilized; and propose the development of an early warning system for alerting local communities in the region to harmful algal bloom risks that may impact human health.
In developing the plan, the Task Force shall— coordinate with the State of Florida and affected local and Tribal governments; consult with representatives from academic, agricultural, industry, and other stakeholder groups; ensure that the plan complements and does not duplicate activities conducted by other Federal or State agencies, including the South Florida Ecosystem Restoration Task Force established under subsection
(f)of section 528 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 ( 33 U.S.C. 2201 note; Public Law 104–303 ); identify critical research for reducing, mitigating, and controlling harmful algal bloom events and their effects; evaluate cost-effective, incentive-based partnership approaches; ensure that the plan is technically sound and cost-effective; utilize existing research, assessments, reports, and program activities; publish a summary of the proposed plan in the Federal Register at least 180 days prior to submitting the completed plan to Congress; after submitting the completed plan to Congress, provide biennial progress reports on the activities toward achieving the objectives of the plan; conduct the assessment under subsection
(a)and submit the plan under subsection
(b)through the agencies that are members of the Task Force using funds authorized and available for such agencies in support of restoration of the Greater Everglades; and include the funding for the assessment in the plan and carry out the plan in the annual cross-cut budget for the South Florida Ecosystem Restoration Program under section 528 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 ( 33 U.S.C. 2201 note; Public Law 104–303 ). In this section, the term Greater Everglades means— all lands and waters within the administrative boundaries of the South Florida Water Management District; regional coastal waters, including Biscayne Bay, the Caloosahatchee Estuary, Florida Bay, and Indian River Lagoon; and the Florida Reef Tract. . Section 603(a) of the Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research and Control Act of 1998 ( 33 U.S.C. 4001(a) ) is amended— in paragraph (12), by striking and at the end; by redesignating paragraph
(13)as paragraph (14); and by inserting after paragraph
(12)the following: the Army Corps of Engineers; and . Section 603(f)(1) Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research and Control Act of 1998 ( 33 U.S.C. 4001(f)(1) ) is amended by striking later than 24 months and all that follows and inserting less than once every 5 years, the Task Force shall complete and submit to Congress a scientific assessment of harmful algal blooms in United States coastal waters and freshwater systems. Each assessment shall examine both marine and freshwater harmful algal blooms, including those in the Great Lakes, Greater Everglades, and upper reaches of estuaries, those in freshwater lakes and rivers, and those that originate in freshwater lakes or rivers and migrate to coastal waters. .
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Harmful algal blooms and hypoxia research and control
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