,,ii  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #ajeg  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #d1 #bjag ,mr4    
,nelson 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,portman1 &    
,mr4 ,pet]s7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2   
:i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 &      
,transportation  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d !  
,h>mful ,algal ,bloom & ,hypoxia ,rese>*
 & ,control ,act ( #aiih to address     
h>mful algal blooms1 & = o!r purposes4  
#a4 ,%ort title  ,?is ,act may be cit$ z
 ! ,h>mful ,algal ,bloom & ,hypoxia     
,rese>* & ,control ,am5dm5ts ,act (     
#bjag4  #b4 ,ref]5ces to ! ,h>mful      
,algal ,bloom & ,hypoxia ,rese>* &      
,control ,act ( #aiih ,except z o!rwise 
expressly provid$1 :]ev] 9 ?is ,act an  
am5dm5t or repeal is express$ 9 t]ms (  
an am5dm5t to1 or repeal (1 a section or
 o!r provision1 ! ref]5ce %all be       
consid]$ to be made to a section or o!r 
provision ( ! ,h>mful ,algal ,bloom &   
,hypoxia ,rese>* & ,control ,act ( #aiih
 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #djja et seq474  #c4    

,int]-,ag5cy ,task ,=ce ,section        
#fjc7;a7 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #djja7;a77 is   
am5d$-- 7#a7 9 p>agraph 7#ab71 by /rik+ 
& at ! end2  7#b7 by r$esignat+ p>agraph
 7#ac7 z p>agraph 7#ad72 &  7#c7 by     
ins]t+ aft] p>agraph 7#ab7 ! foll[+3    
7#ac7 ! ,army ,corps ( ,eng9e]s2 &  4   
#d4 ,sci5tific assessm5ts ( fre%wat]    
h>mful algal blooms ,section #fjc 7#cc  
,u4,s4,c4 #djja7 is am5d$--  7#a7 by    
/rik+ subsection 7f72  7#b7 by          
r$esignat+ subsections 7g71 7h71 7i71 & 
7j7 z subsections 7f71 7g71 7h71 & 7i71 
respectively2 &  7#c7 9 subsection 7g71 
z r$esignat$-- 7,a7 9 ! head+1 by ins]t+
 m>9e & fre%wat] aft] assessm5ts (2 &   
7,b7 9 p>agraph 7#a7-- 7i7 by /rik+ !   
second s5t5ce2 &  7ii7 by am5d+ ! ?ird  
s5t5ce to read z foll[s3 ,ea* assessm5t 
%all exam9e bo? m>9e & fre%wat] h>mful  
algal blooms1 includ+ ^? 9 ! ,great     
,lakes & upp] rea*es ( e/u>ies & ^? t   
orig9ate 9 fre%wat] lakes or riv]s &    
migrate to coa/al wat]s44  #e4          
,consultation requir$ ,section #ajb ( ! 

,h>mful ,algal ,bloom & ,hypoxia        
,am5dm5ts ,act ( #bjjd 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4   
#djja;a7 is am5d$ by /rik+ ! am5dm5ts   
made by ?is title & ins]t+ ! ,h>mful    
,algal ,bloom & ,hypoxia ,rese>* &      
,control ,act ( #aiih4  #f4 ,hypoxia or 
h>mful algal bloom ( national           
significance  7a7 ,relief  7#a7 ,9 g5]al
 ,^u a det]m9ation "u subsection 7b7 t  
!re is an ev5t ( national significance1 
! appropriate ,f$]al (ficial is au?oriz$
 to make sums available to ! affect$    
,/ate or local gov]nm5t = ! purposes (  
assess+ & mitigat+ ! environm5tal1      
economic1 social1 & public heal? effects
 ( ! ev5t ( national significance4  7#b7
 ,f$]al %>e ,! ,f$]al %>e ( ! co/ ( any 
activity c>ri$ out "u ?is subsection = !
 purposes describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 may n
 exce$ #ge p]c5t ( ! co/ ( t activity4  
7#c7 ,donations ,not)/&+ any o!r        
provision ( law1 an appropriate ,f$]al  
(ficial may accept donations ( funds1   
s]vices1 facilities1 mat]ials1 or       
equipm5t t ! appropriate ,f$]al (ficial 

consid]s necess>y = ! purposes describ$ 
9 p>agraph 7#a74 ,any funds donat$ to an
 appropriate ,f$]al (ficial "u ?is      
p>agraph may be exp5d$ )\t fur!r        
appropriation & )\t fiscal ye>          
limitation4  7b7 ,det]m9ations  7#a7 ,9 
g5]al ,at ! discretion ( an appropriate 
,f$]al (ficial1 or at ! reque/ ( !      
,gov]nor ( an affect$ ,/ate1 an         
appropriate ,f$]al (ficial %all det]m9e 
:e!r a hypoxia or h>mful algal bloom    
ev5t is an ev5t ( national significance4
  7#b7 ,consid]ations ,9 mak+ a         
det]m9ation "u p>agraph 7#a71 !         
appropriate ,f$]al (ficial %all consid] 
su* factors z ! toxicity ( ! hypoxia or 
h>mful algal bloom1 its pot5tial to     
spread1 ! economic impact1 & !          
geographic scope1 includ+ ! pot5tial to 
affect sev]al municipalities1 to affect 
m ?an #a ,/ate1 or to cross an          
int]national b\nd>y4  7c7 ,def9itions ,9
 ?is section3 7#a7 ,appropriate ,f$]al  
(ficial ,! t]m appropriate ,f$]al       
(ficial means--  7,a7 9 ! case ( a m>9e 

or coa/al hypoxia or h>mful algal bloom 
ev5t1 ! ,"u ,secret>y ( ,comm]ce =      
,oceans & ,atmosph]e2 &  7,b7 9 ! case (
 a fre%wat] hypoxia or h>mful algal     
bloom ev5t1 ! ,adm9i/rator ( !          
,environm5tal ,protection ,ag5cy4  7#b7 
,ev5t ( national significance ,! t]m    
ev5t ( national significance means a    
hypoxia or h>mful algal bloom ev5t t has
 _h or w likely h a significant         
environm5tal1 economic1 or public heal? 
impact on an affect$ ,/ate4  7#c7       
,hypoxia or h>mful algal bloom ev5t ,!  
t]m hypoxia or h>mful algal bloom ev5t  
means ! occurr5ce ( hypoxia or a h>mful 
algal bloom z a result ( a natural1     
an?ropog5ic1 or undet]m9$ cause4  #g4   
,au?orization ( appropriations ,section 
#fji7;a7 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #djji7;a77 is   
am5d$ by ins]t+ 1 & #bb1jjj1jjj = ea* ( 
fiscal ye>s #bjai ?r\gh #bjbc be=e !    
p]iod at ! end4