5064 -- BEACH Act of 2021 | Poliscope

BEACH Act of 2021

5064

117th Congress

Environmental Protection

In Committee

BEACH Act of 2021

Legislative Progress

✓

Introduced

Committee

Floor Vote

Other Chamber

Enacted

Introduced

August 20, 2021

Latest Action

August 23, 2021

Primary Sponsor

David P. JoyceRepublican(OH)

Momentum (last 30 days)

score

0 actions · 0 new cosponsors · 0 votes

Speed vs cohort

59pct

3d open

vs 9,698 other HR bills in the 117th — cohort avg 63d

Summary

Beaches Environmental Assessment and Coastal Health Act of 2021 or the BEACH Act of 2021 This bill reauthorizes through FY2026 and expands a program that awards grants to state and local governments to monitor the water quality at beaches and notify the public when water is not safe for recreational activities. The bill expands the program to allow the Environmental Protection Agency to award grants for researching and identifying specific sources of contamination at certain coastal recreation waters and taking actions to mitigate those sources.

Lobbying filings that explicitly cite this bill (1)

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NORTHEAST OHIO REGIONAL SEWER DISTRICT (1)

NORTHEAST OHIO REGIONAL SEWER DISTRICTclient→NORTHEAST OHIO REGIONAL SEWER DISTRICT

2023 · first_quarter · Clean Air and Water (quality)

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Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets

We submitted comments to U.S. EPA as it develops its PFAS Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) Enforcement and Discretion Policy. We provided information regarding beach monitoring a select Ohio House Delegation office who inquired about the formerly introduced BEACH Act of 2021, H.R. 5064. We participated on a call with HHS regarding implementation of the Low Income Household Water Assistance Program (LIHWAP) which received $500 million from American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 and $638 million from Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 in appropriated funding.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported