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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 2804. Report to Congress
On September 30 of each other year beginning in 1993, the
Administrator and the Under Secretary shall jointly submit to the
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the
Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the
Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries and the Committee on
Public Works and Transportation of the House of Representatives a
report describing the condition of the Nation's coastal ecosystems,
including the following:
(1) an assessment of the status and health of the Nation's
coastal ecosystems;
(2) an evaluation of environmental trends in coastal
ecosystems;
(3) identification of sources of enironmental (!1) degradation
affecting coastal ecosystems;
(4) an assessment of the extent to which floatables degrade
coastal ecosystems, including trends in the accumulation of
floatables and the threat posed by floatables to aquatic life;
(5) an assessment of the impact of government programs designed
to abate the degradation of coastal ecosystems: (!2)
(6) an evaluation of the adequacy of monitoring programs and
identification of any additional program elements which may be
needed; and
(7) a summary of monitoring results in areas monitored under
subsection (!3) 2803(d) of this title.
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