# 117-s-66: South Florida Clean Coastal Waters Act of 2021

117-s-66, South Florida Clean Coastal Waters Act of 2021, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL] (R-FL); status became_law (as of 2026-01-05).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-s-66
- Congress: 117
- Title: South Florida Clean Coastal Waters Act of 2021
- Status: became_law
- Introduced: 2021-01-27
- Sponsor: Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL] (R-FL)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Environmental Protection
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-01-05

## Summary

**Creates a federal framework to assess, monitor, and reduce harmful algal blooms and hypoxia across South Florida.** It mandates a coordinated integrated assessment and a timed action plan that set monitoring, modeling, and early warning priorities. - Coastal families and communities gain a planned remote monitoring network and an early warning system to alert residents to HAB risks that may affect human health. - Researchers and federal and state agencies must complete an interim integrated assessment within 540 days and a final assessment within 3 years to map causes, data gaps, and priorities for research, monitoring, and models. The law also reformats federal Title VI to establish a National HAB and Hypoxia Program and a comprehensive research and action strategy. - State, local, and tribal governments plus regional stakeholders will be consulted as the action plan is built. The plan, due within 3 years and 180 days, must include timelines, budgets for new assets, model verification standards, and recommendations for cost effective partnerships and research priorities.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL] (R-FL), 2021-01-27T00:00:00.000Z

## Votes

| Date | Chamber | Question | Result | Yea | Nay |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2022-05-11T00:00:00.000Z | house | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Passed | 412 | 7 |

## Provisions PRIA read

- Plan and alerts for South Florida waters: benefit, medium. The law targets harmful algal blooms and low-oxygen waters in South Florida. It covers the South Florida Water Management District, Biscayne Bay, the Caloosahatchee and St. Lucie estuaries, Florida Bay, the Indian River Lagoon, and the Florida Reef Tract. The Task Force must deliver an interim stud…

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- 117-s-1828: HAVANA Act of 2021
- 117-s-108: A bill to authorize the Seminole Tribe of Florida to lease or transfer certain land, and for other purposes.
- 117-s-2607: Iran Hostages Congressional Gold Medal Act

## Sources
- [117-s-66 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/66)

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- [117-s-2938: Bipartisan Safer Communities Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-s-2938)
- [117-s-4120: Childhood Cancer STAR Reauthorization Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-s-4120)
- [117-s-1828: HAVANA Act of 2021](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-s-1828)
- [117-s-108: A bill to authorize the Seminole Tribe of Florida to lease or transfer certain…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-s-108)
- [117-s-2607: Iran Hostages Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-s-2607)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-s-66 (as of 2026-01-05).