,i  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ajjh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #ad1         
#bjbc,mr4 ,donalds 7= himself1 ,ms4     
,wass]man ,s*ultz1 ,mr4 ,diaz-,bal>t1   
,mr4 ,fro/1 ,mr4 ,posey1 ,ms4 ,lois     
,frankel ( ,florida1 ,mr4 ,bilirakis1   
,mr4 ,mosk[itz1 ,mrs4 ,luna1 ,mrs4      
,*]filus-,mc,cormick1 ,mr4 ,ma/1 ,ms4   
,ca/or ( ,florida1 ,ms4 ,salaz>1 ,mr4   
,waltz1 & ,mr4 ,c4 ,scott ,frankl9 (    
,florida7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on              
,transportation & ,infra/ructure1 & 9   
addition to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &    
,comm]ce1 = a p]iod to be subsequ5tly   
det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* case =      
consid]ation ( su* provisions z fall )9 
! jurisdiction ( ! committee conc]n$  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,rob]t ,t4 ,/af=d   
,disa/] ,relief & ,em]g5cy ,assi/ance   
,act to include algal blooms 9 !        
def9ition ( a major disa/]1 & = o!r     
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,combat ,h>mful ,algal     

,blooms ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s2 s5se (       
,congress  7a7 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds !  
foll[+3 7#a7 ,! pres5ce ( h>mful algal  
blooms ?reat5 public heal?1 int]rupt    
economic activity1 & contribute to !    
ongo+ degradation ( ecological          
communities4  7#b7 ,algal blooms are "p 
( heal?y & productive fre%wat] &        
saltwat] sy/ems1 b h>mful algal blooms  
may become int5se1 long-la/+1 expansive1
 & may conta9 en\gh poison\s neurotox9s 
to h>m m>9e life & humans alike4  7#c7  
,wat] conditions & ecological balance 9 
m>9e environm5ts dep5d on nutri5t &     
sal9ity conditions1 :i* are (t5 influ5c$
 by-- 7,a7 tidal fl[ & circulation2     
7,b7 fre%wat] input f ! l&2  7,c7 coa/al
 nutri5t recycl+2 &  7,d7 urban         
developm5t4  7#d7 ,h>mful algal blooms1 
dep5d+ on ! sev]ity1 may result 9 !     
widespread mortality ( m>9e life &      
aquatic specim5s1 :i* may result 9      
unpleasant sights & smells ar\nd !      
impact$ body ( wat]4  7#e7 ,h>mful algal
 blooms c =ce ! closure ( bea*es1 impose

 fi%+ & %ellfi% h>ve/+ re/rictions1 &   
c\ld ev5 result 9 bann+ ! sale ( seafood
 at re/aurants4  7#f7 ,t\rism numb]s c  
drop dramatically dur+ h>mful algal     
blooms1 :i* may result 9 a significant  
economic impact to c]ta9 economies t    
heavily dep5d on br++ 9 visitors4  7#g7 
,prop]ty values ne> wat] s\rces t       
exp]i5ce h>mful algal blooms may        
decrease sub/antially4  7b7 ,s5se (     
,congress ,x is ! s5se ( ,congress t    
,congress %\ld focus on decreas+ !      
ov]>*+ impact ( h>mful algal blooms on  
public heal?1 ! economy1 & ! degradation
 ( ecological communities4  #c4 ,algal  
blooms ,section #ajb7b7 ( ! ,rob]t ,t4  
,/af=d ,disa/] ,relief & ,em]g5cy       
,assi/ance ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eabb7b77
 is am5d$ by /rik+ or dr\ght & ins]t+   
dr\ght1 or algal blooms4  #d4 ,impacts (
 algal blooms on air quality ,n lat] ?an
 #cfe days aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is 
,act1 ! ,director ( ! ,c5t]s = ,disease 
,control & ,prev5tion %all submit to !  
,committee on ,environm5t & ,public     

,works ( ! ,s5ate1 ! ,committee (       
,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation ( !
 ,s5ate1 ! ,committee on ,en]gy &       
,natural ,res\rces ( ! ,s5ate1 !        
,committee on ,ov]sight & ,acc\ntability
 ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives1 !         
,committee on ,sci5ce1 ,space1 &        
,te*nology ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives1 
& ! ,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce ( ! 
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives a detail$ /udy  
relat+ to ! heal? effects ( exposure to 
cyanotox9s 9 ! air t result f algal     
blooms4