Restore Beach Act Funding
Since the passage of the BEACH Act in 2000, the EPA has been awarding federal beach grants to coastal and Great Lake States to pay for their beach water testing programs. The administration, however, has proposed to eliminate all funding for this program in 2013, leaving coastal states and the beach-going public to fend for themselves. This will very likely result in less beaches being tested, less often, the elimination of winter testing programs and possibly the loss of entire beach monitoring programs in some states. Surfrider is asking Congress to restore the approximate $10 million annual appropriation to the FY 2013 budget. This is a small price to pay to protect our coastal tourism-based economies and a family's right-to-know if a day at the beach could make them sick.
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- Country: USA
- Theme: Clean Water
- Launch Date: February 13 2012
- Completion Date: Ongoing
