LEADER 02674oam 2200505 a 450 001 9910696118303321 005 20071010091118.0 035 $a(CKB)5470000002375631 035 $a(OCoLC)155839454 035 $a(EXLCZ)995470000002375631 100 $a20070716d2007 ua 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurmn||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 14$aThe BEACH Act of 2000$b[electronic resource] $eEPA and states have made progress implementing the Act, but further actions could increase public health protection : testimony before the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, House of Representatives /$fstatement of Anu K. Mittal 210 1$a[Washington, D.C.] :$cU.S. Govt. Accountability Office,$d[2007] 215 $a13 pages $cdigital, PDF file 225 1 $aTestimony ;$vGAO-07-1073 T 300 $aTitle from title screen (viewed on July 16, 2007). 300 $a"For release on delivery ... Thursday, July 12, 2007." 300 $aPaper version available from: U.S. Govt. Accountability Office, 441 G St., NW, Rm. LM, Washington, D.C. 20548. 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 330 $aUnder the Beaches Environmental Assessment and Coastal Health (BEACH) Act, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) provides grants to states to develop water quality monitoring and public notification programs. In this report GAO assessed (1) the extent to which EPA has implemented the Act's provisions, (2) concerns about EPA's BEACH Act grant allocation formula, and (3) described the experiences of the Great Lakes states in developing and implementing beach monitoring and notification programs using their grant funds. 517 $aBEACH Act of 2000 606 $aAdministrative agencies$zUnited States$vRules and practice 606 $aBathing beaches$xHealth aspects$zUnited States 606 $aBeach closures$zUnited States 606 $aBacterial pollution of water$zUnited States 615 0$aAdministrative agencies 615 0$aBathing beaches$xHealth aspects 615 0$aBeach closures 615 0$aBacterial pollution of water 700 $aMittal$b Anu K$01381172 712 02$aUnited States.$bCongress.$bHouse.$bCommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure.$bSubcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. 712 02$aUnited States.$bGovernment Accountability Office. 801 0$bEJB 801 1$bEJB 801 2$bEJB 801 2$bGPO 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910696118303321 996 $aThe BEACH Act of 2000$93515420 997 $aUNINA