§2804 Report to Congress

Summary

On September 30 of every other year beginning in 1993, the Administrator and the Under Secretary must send a joint report to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate, and to the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries and the Committee on Public Works and Transportation of the House of Representatives. The report must describe the condition of the Nation’s coastal ecosystems and must include an assessment of their status and health, an evaluation of environmental trends, identification of the sources harming them, an assessment of how floating debris (floatables) builds up and threatens aquatic life, a review of the impact of government programs to reduce degradation, an evaluation of monitoring programs and what more is needed, and a summary of monitoring results for areas covered under subsection 2803(d) of this title.