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1 coastal recreation waters pursuant to this section to local 



2 government authorities. 



3 "(e) Review and Revision of Regulations. — The 



4 Administrator shall review and revise regulations pub- 



5 lished pursuant to this section periodically. 



6 "(f) Definitions. — For the purposes of this 



7 section — 



8 "(1) the term 'coastal recreation waters' means 



9 Great Lakes and marine coastal waters commonly 



10 used by the public for swimming, bathing, or other 



1 1 similar body contact purposes; and 



12 "(2) the term 'floatable materials' means any 



13 matter that may float or remain suspended in the 



14 water column and includes plastic, aluminum cans, 



15 wood, bottles, and paper products.". 



16 SEC. 5. STUDY TO IDENTIFY INDICATORS OF HUMAN-SPE- 



17 CIFIC PATHOGENS IN COASTAL RECREATION 



18 WATERS. 



19 (a) Study. — The Administrator, in cooperation with 



20 the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmos- 



21 phere, shall conduct an ongoing study to provide addi- 



22 tional information to the current base of knowledge for 



23 use for developing better indicators for directly detecting 



24 in coastal recreation waters the presence of bacteria and 



25 viruses which are harmful to human health. 



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