§ 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) 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) (6) an evaluation of the adequacy of monitoring programs and identification of any additional program elements which may be needed; and (7) 2803(d) of this title.