H.R.31: Beaches Environmental Assessment, Closure, and Health Act of 1993

About This Bill

  • This bill was introduced in the 103rd Congress
  • This bill is primarily about environmental protection
  • Introduced Jan. 5, 1993
  • Latest Major Action March 3, 1994

Bill Summary

Beaches Environmental Assessment, Closure, and Health Act of 1993 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to issue water quality criteria for pathogens in coastal recreation waters. Requires States to adopt consistent water quality standards. Requires the Administrator to publish regulations specifying methods to be used by States to monitor coastal recreation...

(Source: Library of Congress)

Bill Actions

Date Description
Referred to the House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries.
Referred to the House Committee on Public Works + Transportation.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Oceanography, Gulf of Mexico, and the Outer Continental Shelf.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Natural Resources.
Executive Comment Requested from Commerce, EPA.
Joint Hearings Held by the Subcommittee on Oceanography, Gulf of Mexico, and the Outer Continental Shelf and by the Subcommittee on Environment and Natural Resources.
Joint Hearings Held by the Subcommittee on Environment and Natural Resources and by the Subcommittee on Oceanography, Gulf of Mexico, and the Outer Continental Shelf.
See H.R.3948.
Jan. 5, 1993

Introduced in the House by William J. Hughes (D-N.J.)

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