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1 1314(a)(9)), as amended by this Act, the Adminis- 



2 trator shall promulgate water quality standards for 



3 coastal recreation waters for the State under appli- 



4 cable provisions of section 303 of the Federal Water 



5 Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1313). The water 



6 quality standards for coastal recreation waters shall 



7 be consistent with the criteria published by the Ad- 



8 ministrator under section 304(a)(9) of the Federal 



9 Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1314(a)(9)), 



10 as amended by this Act. The State shall use the 



1 1 standards issued by the Administrator in implement- 



12 ing all programs for which water quality standards 



13 for coastal recreation waters are used. 



14 SEC. 4. COASTAL BEACH WATER QUALITY MONITORING. 



15 Title IV of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act 



16 (33 U.S.C. 1341-1345) is amended by adding at the end 



17 thereof the following new section: 



18 "SEC. 406. COASTAL BEACH WATER QUALITY MONITORING. 



19 "(a) Monitoring. — Not later than 9 months after 



20 the date on which the Administrator publishes revised 



21 water quality criteria for coastal recreation waters under 



22 section 304(a)(9), the Administrator shall publish regula- 



23 tions specifying methods to be used by States to monitor 



24 coastal recreation waters, during periods of use by the 



25 public, for compliance with applicable water quality stand- 



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