{"format":1,"id":"117-s-66","congress":117,"number":"S. 66","kind":"bill","group":"bills","title":"South Florida Clean Coastal Waters Act of 2021","title_source":"Short Titles as Enacted","official_title":"A bill to require the Inter-Agency Task Force on Harmful Algal Blooms and Hypoxia to develop a plan for reducing, mitigating, and controlling harmful algal blooms and hypoxia in South Florida, and for other purposes.","titles":[{"type":"Official Title as Introduced","title":"A bill to require the Inter-Agency Task Force on Harmful Algal Blooms and Hypoxia to develop a plan for reducing, mitigating, and controlling harmful algal blooms and hypoxia in South Florida, and for other purposes."},{"type":"Short Titles from ENR (Enrolled) bill text","title":"South Florida Clean Coastal Waters Act of 2021"},{"type":"Display Title","title":"South Florida Clean Coastal Waters Act of 2021"},{"type":"Short Titles as Enacted","title":"South Florida Clean Coastal Waters Act of 2021"},{"type":"Short Titles as Passed House","title":"South Florida Clean Coastal Waters Act of 2021"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Passed Senate","title":"South Florida Clean Coastal Waters Act of 2021"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Introduced","title":"South Florida Clean Coastal Waters Act of 2021"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Reported to Senate","title":"South Florida Clean Coastal Waters Act of 2021"}],"outcome":"became_law","law_number":"Public Law 117-144","introduced":"2021-01-27","chambers":{"house":{"status":"roll_call","date":"2022-05-11","vote":{"id":"117-2022-h152","question":"On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass","title":"South Florida Clean Coastal Waters Act","result":"Passed","yea":412,"nay":7,"present":0,"not_voting":9,"source":"https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2022/roll152.xml"}},"senate":{"status":"voice","date":"2022-03-08","vote":null,"how":"unanimous_consent","words":"Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S1066-1067; text: CR S1066-1067)"}},"president":{"status":"signed","date":"2022-06-16"},"vice_president_tie_breaker":null,"latest_action":{"text":"Became Public Law No: 117-144.","date":"2022-06-16"},"nominees":null,"amendments":[],"other_votes":[],"crs_summary":{"date":"2022-06-16","stage":"Public Law","blocks":[{"k":"h","t":"South Florida Clean Coastal Waters Act of 2021"},{"k":"p","t":"This bill addresses harmful algal blooms and hypoxia in the South Florida ecosystem. An algal bloom is a rapid growth of algae that may create toxic or hypoxic (severely low-oxygen) conditions that are harmful to humans, animals, aquatic ecosystems, and the economy."},{"k":"p","t":"The Inter-Agency Task Force on Harmful Algal Blooms and Hypoxia must assess potential approaches to reduce harmful algal blooms and hypoxia in the ecosystem. The task force must also submit a plan, based on the assessment, for reducing, mitigating, and controlling harmful algal blooms and hypoxia in the region."}],"words":99},"summary":{"main_subject":{"text":"Amends the Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research and Control Act of 1998 to require the Inter-Agency Task Force on Harmful Algal Blooms and Hypoxia to complete an assessment and an action plan on harmful algal blooms and hypoxia in South Florida.","cites":[{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/66/text/enr#id6250c04c75ba4773b428f713efd7539f:~:text=2.%20South%20Florida%20harmful%20algal%20blooms%20and"}]},"core_areas":["Harmful algal blooms and hypoxia in South Florida","Task Force integrated assessment of causes, consequences and current activities","Action plan with monitoring and early warning for harmful algal blooms"],"what_it_does":[{"text":"Defines South Florida as the lands and waters within the South Florida Water Management District, regional coastal waters such as Biscayne Bay and Indian River Lagoon, and the Florida Reef Tract.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/66/text/enr#id6250c04c75ba4773b428f713efd7539f:~:text=2.%20South%20Florida%20harmful%20algal%20blooms%20and"}},{"text":"Requires the Task Force to submit an interim integrated assessment to Congress and the President within 540 days of enactment, and to finalize and submit it within 3 years of enactment.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/66/text/enr#id6250c04c75ba4773b428f713efd7539f:~:text=2.%20South%20Florida%20harmful%20algal%20blooms%20and"}},{"text":"Requires the assessment to examine the causes, consequences and potential approaches to reduce harmful algal blooms and hypoxia in South Florida, and the status of and gaps in related activities by Federal, State, academic, private, nongovernmental and tribal groups.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/66/text/enr#id6250c04c75ba4773b428f713efd7539f:~:text=2.%20South%20Florida%20harmful%20algal%20blooms%20and"}},{"text":"Requires the Task Force to develop and submit to Congress, within 3 years and 180 days of enactment, a plan based on the assessment for reducing, mitigating and controlling harmful algal blooms and hypoxia in South Florida.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/66/text/enr#id6250c04c75ba4773b428f713efd7539f:~:text=2.%20South%20Florida%20harmful%20algal%20blooms%20and"}},{"text":"Requires the plan to address monitoring needs, set a timeline and budgetary requirements for future assets, identify requirements for developing and verifying models, and propose a remote monitoring network and early warning system for local communities.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/66/text/enr#id6250c04c75ba4773b428f713efd7539f:~:text=2.%20South%20Florida%20harmful%20algal%20blooms%20and"}},{"text":"Requires the Task Force to consult the State of Florida and affected local and tribal governments, publish a summary of the proposed plan in the Federal Register at least 180 days before submission, and give biennial progress reports afterward.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/66/text/enr#id6250c04c75ba4773b428f713efd7539f:~:text=2.%20South%20Florida%20harmful%20algal%20blooms%20and"}}],"unexpected":[],"version":{"type":"Enrolled Bill","date":null,"rule":"enrolled","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/66/text/enr"},"current":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","approved":"2026-10-15","approved_by":"checks"},"sources":{"congress_gov":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/66","text":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/66/text"},"card":{"image":"card/item/117-s-66.png","v":"b50f44544f40","alt":"Votes on Record. S. 66, 117th Congress: South Florida Clean Coastal Waters Act of 2021. House: 412 Yea, 7 Nay. Senate: unanimous consent. Outcome: Became law, 16 Jun 2022."}}