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117th Congress · Senate

South Florida Clean Coastal Waters Act of 2021

Subjects: Aquatic ecology · Congressional oversight · Environmental assessment, monitoring, research · Everglades · Florida · Lakes and rivers · Marine and coastal resources, fisheries · Water quality

In plain language

  • Senate bill in the 117th Congress.
  • Addresses harmful algal blooms and hypoxia in the South Florida ecosystem.
  • House passed it on May 11, 2022 (substantive).
Official summary (Congressional Research Service)

South Florida Clean Coastal Waters Act of 2021 This bill addresses harmful algal blooms and hypoxia in the South Florida ecosystem. An algal bloom is a rapid growth of algae that may create toxic or hypoxic (severely low-oxygen) conditions that are harmful to humans, animals, aquatic ecosystems, and the economy. The Inter-Agency Task Force on Harmful Algal Blooms and Hypoxia must assess potential approaches to reduce harmful algal blooms and hypoxia in the ecosystem. The task force must also submit a plan, based on the assessment, for reducing, mitigating, and controlling harmful algal blooms and hypoxia in the region.

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