#aaeth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #ajeg ,,an ,,act ,to amend the ,harmful ,algal ,bloom and ,hypoxia ,research and ,control ,act of #aiih to address harmful algal blooms1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,harmful ,algal ,bloom and ,hypoxia ,research and ,control ,amendments ,act of #bjag4 #b4 ,references to the ,harmful ,algal ,bloom and ,hypoxia ,research and ,control ,act of #aiih ,except as otherwise expressly provided1 wherever in this ,act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to1 or repeal of1 a section or other provision1 the reference shall be considered to be made to a section or other provision of the ,harmful ,algal ,bloom and ,hypoxia ,research and ,control ,act of #aiih 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #djja et seq474 #c4 ,inter-,agency ,task ,force ,section #fjc7;a7 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #djja7;a77 is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#ab71 by striking and at the end2 7#b7 by redesignating paragraph 7#ac7 as paragraph 7#ad72 and 7#c7 by inserting after paragraph 7#ab7 the following3 7#ac7 the ,army ,corps of ,engineers2 and 4 #d4 ,scientific assessments of freshwater harmful algal blooms ,section #fjc 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #djja7 is amended-- 7#a7 by striking subsection 7f72 7#b7 by redesignating subsections 7g71 7h71 7i71 and 7j7 as subsections 7f71 7g71 7h71 and 7i71 respectively2 and 7#c7 by amending subsection 7g7 to read as follows3 7g7 ,scientific assessments of marine and freshwater harmful algal blooms ,not less than once every #e years the ,task ,force shall complete and submit to ,congress a scientific assessment of harmful algal blooms in ,united ,states coastal waters and freshwater systems4 ,each assessment shall examine both marine and freshwater harmful algal blooms1 including those in the ,great ,lakes and upper reaches of estuaries1 those in freshwater lakes and rivers1 and those that originate in freshwater lakes or rivers and migrate to coastal waters4 4 #e4 ,national ,harmful ,algal ,bloom and ,hypoxia ,program 7a7 ,program duties ,section #fjc;,a7e7 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #djjb7;e77 is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#a71 by inserting 1 including to local and regional stakeholders through the establishment and maintenance of a publicly accessible ,internet website that provides information as to ,program activities completed under this section after ,program2 7#b7 in paragraph 7#c7-- 7,a7 in subparagraph 7,b71 by striking 2 and and inserting a semicolon2 7,b7 in subparagraph 7,c71 by inserting and after the semicolon at the end2 and 7,c7 by adding at the end the following3 7,d7 to accelerate the utilization of effective methods of intervention and mitigation to reduce the frequency1 severity1 and impacts of harmful algal bloom and hypoxia events2 2 7#c7 in paragraph 7#d71 by striking and work cooperatively with and inserting 1 and work cooperatively to provide technical assistance to12 and 7#d7 in paragraph 7#g7-- 7,a7 by inserting and extension after existing education2 and 7,b7 by inserting intervention1 after awareness of the causes1 impacts14 7b7 ,national ,oceanic and ,atmospheric ,administration activities ,section #fjc;,a7f7 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #djjb7;f77 is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#c71 by inserting 1 which shall include unmanned systems1 after infrastructure2 7#b7 in paragraph 7#e71 by striking and at the end2 7#c7 in paragraph 7#f77;,c71 by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon2 and 7#d7 by adding at the end the following3 7#g7 use cost effective methods in carrying out this ,act2 and 7#h7 develop contingency plans for the long-term monitoring of hypoxia4 4 #f4 ,consultation required ,section #ajb of the ,harmful ,algal ,bloom and ,hypoxia ,amendments ,act of #bjjd 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #djja;a7 is amended by striking the amendments made by this title and inserting the ,harmful ,algal ,bloom and ,hypoxia ,research and ,control ,act of #aiih4 #g4 ,hypoxia or harmful algal bloom of national significance 7a7 ,relief 7#a7 ,in general ,upon a determination under subsection 7b7 that there is an event of national significance1 the appropriate ,federal official is authorized to make sums available to the affected ,state or local government for the purposes of assessing and mitigating the detrimental environmental1 economic1 subsistence use1 and public health effects of the event of national significance4 7#b7 ,federal share ,the ,federal share of the cost of any activity carried out under this subsection for the purposes described in paragraph 7#a7 may not exceed #ej percent of the cost of that activity4 7#c7 ,donations ,notwithstanding any other provision of law1 an appropriate ,federal official may accept donations of funds1 services1 facilities1 materials1 or equipment that the appropriate ,federal official considers necessary for the purposes described in paragraph 7#a74 ,any funds donated to an appropriate ,federal official under this paragraph may be expended without further appropriation and without fiscal year limitation4 7b7 ,determinations 7#a7 ,in general ,at the discretion of an appropriate ,federal official1 or at the request of the ,governor of an affected ,state1 an appropriate ,federal official shall determine whether a hypoxia or harmful algal bloom event is an event of national significance4 7#b7 ,considerations ,in making a determination under paragraph 7#a71 the appropriate ,federal official shall consider the toxicity of the harmful algal bloom1 the severity of the hypoxia1 its potential to spread1 the economic impact1 the relative size in relation to the past #e occurrences of harmful algal blooms or hypoxia events that occur on a recurrent or annual basis1 and the geographic scope1 including the potential to affect several municipalities1 to affect more than #a ,state1 or to cross an international boundary4 7c7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,appropriate ,federal official ,the term appropriate ,federal official means-- 7,a7 in the case of a marine or coastal hypoxia or harmful algal bloom event1 the ,under ,secretary of ,commerce for ,oceans and ,atmosphere2 and 7,b7 in the case of a freshwater hypoxia or harmful algal bloom event1 the ,administrator of the ,environmental ,protection ,agency4 7#b7 ,event of national significance ,the term event of national significance means a hypoxia or harmful algal bloom event that has had or will likely have a significant detrimental environmental1 economic1 subsistence use1 or public health impact on an affected ,state4 7#c7 ,hypoxia or harmful algal bloom event ,the term hypoxia or harmful algal bloom event means the occurrence of hypoxia or a harmful algal bloom as a result of a natural1 anthropogenic1 or undetermined cause4 #h4 ,authorization of appropriations ,section #fji7;a7 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #djji7;a77 is amended by inserting 1 and #bb1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal years #bjai through #bjbc before the period at the end4 ,passed the ,senate ,september #bf1 #bjag4,secretary