114 STAT. 870 PUBLIC LAW 106-284—OCT. 10, 2000 Public Law 106-284 106th Congress An Act Oct. 10, 2000 To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to improve the quality of coastal [H R 999] recreation waters, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of Beaches the United States of America in Congress assembled, Environmental Assessment and SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 2^0^'"^ This Act may be cited as the "Beaches Environmental Assess- Interment and Coastal Health Act of 2000". governmental relations. SEC. 2. ADOPTION OF COASTAL RECREATION WATER QUALITY CRI- Public health and TERIA AND STANDARDS BY STATES. SfllGtV 33 USC 1251 Section 303 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 TMte. U.S.C. 1313) is amended by adding at the end the following: "(i) COASTAL RECREATION WATER QUALITY CRITERIA. — Deadlines. "(1) ADOPTION BY STATES.— "(A) INITIAL CRITERIA AND STANDARDS.— Not later than 42 months after the date of the enactment of this subsection, each State having coastal recreation waters shall adopt and submit to the Administrator water quality criteria and standards for the coastal recreation waters of the State for those pathogens and pathogen indicators for which the Administrator has published criteria under section 304(a). " (B) NEW OR REVISED CRITERIA AND STANDARDS.— Not later than 36 months after the date of publication by the Administrator of new or revised water quality criteria under section 304(a)(9), each State having coastal recreation waters shall adopt and submit to the Administrator new or revised water quality standards for the coastal recreation waters of the State for all pathogens and pathogen indicators to which the new or revised water quality criteria are applicable. " (2) FAILURE OF STATES TO ADOPT.— "(A) IN GENERAL. — If a State fails to adopt water quality criteria and standards in accordance with paragraph (1)(A) that are as protective of human health as the criteria for pathogens and pathogen indicators for coastal recreation waters published by the Administrator, the Administrator shall promptly propose regulations for the State setting forth revised or new water quality standards for pathogens and pathogen indicators described in paragraph (1)(A) for coastal recreation waters of the State.
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