Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 114 Part 1.djvu/911

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PUBLIC LAW 106-284—OCT. 10, 2000 114 STAT. 875 "(A) is made available to the Administrator by a State or local government, from a coastal water quality monitoring program of the State or local government; and "(B) the Administrator determines should be included. "(f) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR MONITORING FLOATABLE MATE- RIAL. —The Administrator shall provide technical assistance to States and local governments for the development of assessment and monitoring procedures for floatable material to protect public health and safety in coastal recreation waters. " (g) LIST OF WATERS.— "(1) IN GENERAL.—Beginning not later than 18 months after the date of publication of performance criteria under subsection (a), based on information made available to the Administrator, the Administrator shall identify, and maintain a list of, discrete coastal recreation waters adjacent to beaches or similar points of access that are used by the public that— "(A) specifies any waters described in this paragraph that are subject to a monitoring and notification program consistent with the performance criteria established under subsection (a); and "(B) specifies any waters described in this paragraph for which there is no monitoring and notification program (including waters for which fiscal constraints will prevent the State or the Administrator from performing monitoring and notification consistent with the performance criteria established under subsection (a)). "(2) AVAILABILITY.— The Administrator shall make the list described in paragraph (1) available to the public through— "(A) publication in the FedergJ Register; and "(B) electronic media. "(3) UPDATES. —The Administrator shall update the list described in paragraph (1) periodically as new information becomes available. "(h) EPA IMPLEMENTATION. —In the case of a State that has no program for monitoring and notification that is consistent with the performance criteria published under subsection (a) after the last day of the 3-year period beginning on the date on which the Administrator lists waters in the State under subsection (g)(1)(B), the Administrator shall conduct a monitoring and notification program for the listed waters based on a priority ranking established by the Administrator using funds appropriated for grants under subsection (i)— "(1) to conduct monitoring and notification; and "(2) for related salaries, expenses, and travel, "(i) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. —There is authorized to be appropriated for making grants under subsection (b), including implementation of monitoring and notification programs by the Administrator under subsection (h), $30,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2001 through 2005. ". SEC. 5. DEFINITIONS. Section 502 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1362) is amended by adding at the end the following: "(21) COASTAL RECREATION WATERS.— "(A) IN GENERAL. — The term 'coastal recreation waters' means— "(i) the Great Lakes; and Deadline. Public information. Federal Register, publication.