Congressman Brian Mast has re-introduced legislation that will amend existing federal law aimed at combatting harmful algal blooms to
Congressman Brian Mast
require the first-ever specific federal assessment and action plan to reduce harmful algal blooms in the Greater Everglades region.
The bill amends the Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research and Control Act to require an assessment and action plan for reducing harmful algal blooms and hypoxia in the Greater Everglades region. Under the direction of this existing federal law, the National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science have developed numerous reports over the last two decades researching harmful algal blooms in the Gulf of Mexico, the Great Lakes, the Mississippi River and nationally. However, there has never been an Everglades-specific report.
Read more about the proposed legislation here