§4004 — Title 33 Navigation and Navigable Waters | U.S. Code

Summary

Within 12 months after June 30, 2014, and every two years after, the Administrator, through the Mississippi River/Gulf of Mexico Watershed Nutrient Task Force, must report to President and congressional committees on progress toward the Gulf Hypoxia Action Plan 2008 from actions by EPA and other partners. Each report must assess nutrient reductions, hypoxia and water quality in the Mississippi/Atchafalaya Basin, economic and social effects, lessons learned, and recommend actions.

Title 33, §4004

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(a)Beginning not later than 12 months after June 30, 2014, and biennially thereafter, the Administrator, through the Mississippi River/Gulf of Mexico Watershed Nutrient Task Force, shall submit a progress report to the appropriate congressional committees and the President that describes the progress made by activities directed by the Mississippi River/Gulf of Mexico Watershed Nutrient Task Force and carried out or funded by the Environmental Protection Agency and other State and Federal partners toward attainment of the goals of the Gulf Hypoxia Action Plan 2008.

(b)Each report required under this section shall—

(1)assess the progress made toward nutrient load reductions, the response of the hypoxic zone and water quality throughout the Mississippi/Atchafalaya River Basin, and the economic and social effects;

(2)evaluate lessons learned; and

(3)recommend appropriate actions to continue to implement or, if necessary, revise the strategy set forth in the Gulf Hypoxia Action Plan 2008.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Codification Section was formerly set out in a note under section 1451 of Title 16, Conservation.

Amendments

2014—Pub. L. 113–124 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section required the Task Force to submit an integrated assessment of hypoxia in the northern Gulf of Mexico and develop a plan for reducing, mitigating, and controlling such hypoxia.

§4004 Northern Gulf of Mexico hypoxia

Summary

Title 33, §4004

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