,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cce  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #h1 #bjai   
,mr4 ,mast introduced the following     
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,science1 ,space1 and     
,technology1 and in addition to the     
,committee on ,natural ,resources1 for a
 period to be subsequently determined by
 the ,speaker1 in each case for         
consideration of such provisions as fall
 within the jurisdiction of the         
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
require the ,inter-,agency ,task ,force 
on ,harmful ,algal ,blooms and ,hypoxia 
to develop a plan for reducing1         
mitigating1 and controlling harmful     
algal blooms and hypoxia in ,south      
,florida1 and for other purposes4  #a4  
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,south ,florida ,clean ,coastal     
,waters ,act of #bjai4  #b4 ,south      
,florida harmful algal blooms and       
hypoxia assessment and action plan  7a7 
,in general ,the ,harmful ,algal ,bloom 

and ,hypoxia ,research and ,control ,act
 of #aiih 7,public ,law #aje-chc2 #cc   
,u4,s4,c4 #djja et seq47 is amended--   
7#a7 by redesignating sections #fje     
through #fji as sections #fjf through   
#faj1 respectively2 and  7#b7 by        
inserting after section #fjd the        
following3  #fje4 ,south ,florida       
harmful algal blooms and hypoxia  7a7   
,south ,florida ,in this section1 the   
term ,south ,florida has the same       
meaning given the term ,south ,florida  
ecosystem in section #fja7;a77#e7 of the
 ,water ,resources ,development ,act of 
#bjjj 7,public ,law #ajf-eda74  7b7     
,integrated assessment ,not later than  
#edj days after the date of enactment of
 the ,south ,florida ,clean ,coastal    
,waters ,act of #bjai1 the ,task ,force1
 in accordance with the authority under 
section #fjc1 shall complete and submit 
to ,congress and the ,president an      
integrated assessment that examines the 
causes1 consequences1 and potential     
approaches to reduce harmful algal      

blooms and hypoxia in ,south ,florida1  
and the status of1 and gaps within1     
current harmful algal bloom and hypoxia 
research1 monitoring1 management1       
prevention1 response1 and control       
activities that directly affect the     
region by--  7#a7 ,federal agencies2    
7#b7 ,state agencies2  7#c7 regional    
research consortia2  7#d7 academia2     
7#e7 private industry2 and  7#f7        
nongovernmental organizations4  7c7     
,action plan  7#a7 ,in general ,not     
later than #b years after the date of   
the enactment of the ,south ,florida    
,clean ,coastal ,waters ,act of #bjai1  
the ,task ,force shall develop and      
submit to ,congress a plan1 based on the
 integrated assessment under subsection 
7b71 for reducing1 mitigating1 and      
controlling harmful algal blooms and    
hypoxia in ,south ,florida4  7#b7       
,contents ,the plan submitted under     
paragraph 7#a7 shall--  7,a7 address the
 monitoring needs identified in the     
integrated assessment under subsection  

7b72  7,b7 develop a timeline and       
budgetary requirements for deployment of
 future assets2  7,c7 identify          
requirements for the development and    
verification of ,south ,florida harmful 
algal bloom and hypoxia models1         
including-- 7i7 all assumptions built   
into the models2 and  7ii7 data quality 
methods used to ensure the best         
available data are utilized2 and  7,d7  
propose a plan to implement a remote    
monitoring network and early warning    
system for alerting local communities in
 the region to harmful algal bloom risks
 that may impact human health4  7#c7    
,requirements ,in developing the action 
plan1 the ,task ,force shall-- 7,a7     
coordinate and consult with the ,state  
of ,florida1 and affected local and     
tribal governments2  7,b7 consult with  
representatives from regional academic1 
agricultural1 industry1 and other       
stakeholder groups2  7,c7 ensure that   
the plan complements and does not       
duplicate activities conducted by other 

,federal or ,state agencies1 including  
the ,south ,florida ,ecosystem          
,restoration ,task ,force2  7,d7        
identify critical research for reducing1
 mitigating1 and controlling harmful    
algal bloom events and their effects2   
7,e7 evaluate cost-effective1           
incentive-based partnership approaches2 
7,f7 ensure that the plan is technically
 sound and cost-effective2  7,g7 utilize
 existing research1 assessments1        
reports1 and program activities2  7,h7  
publish a summary of the proposed plan  
in the ,federal ,register at least #ahj 
days prior to submitting the completed  
plan to ,congress2 and  7,i7 after      
submitting the completed plan to        
,congress1 provide biennial progress    
reports on the activities toward        
achieving the objectives of the plan4  4
  7b7 ,clerical amendment and correction
 ,the table of contents in section #b of
 the ,coast ,guard ,authorization ,act  
of #aiih 7,public ,law #aje-chc7 is     
amended by striking the items relating  

to title ,,vi and inserting the         
following new items3  ,title            
,,vi--,harmful ,algal ,blooms and       
,hypoxia ,sec4 #fja4 ,short title4 ,sec4
 #fjb4 ,findings4 ,sec4 #fjc4           
,assessments4 ,sec4 #fjc;,a4 ,national  
,harmful ,algal ,bloom and ,hypoxia     
,program4 ,sec4 #fjc;,b4 ,comprehensive 
research plan and action strategy4 ,sec4
 #fjd4 ,northern ,gulf of ,mexico       
hypoxia4 ,sec4 #fje4 ,south ,florida    
harmful algal blooms and hypoxia4 ,sec4 
#fjf4 ,great ,lakes hypoxia and harmful 
algal blooms4 ,sec4 #fjg4 ,protection of
 ,states' ,rights4 ,sec4 #fjh4 ,effect  
on other ,federal authority4 ,sec4 #fji4
 ,definitions4 ,sec4 #faj4              
,authorization of appropriations4  4