1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Protecting Local Communities from Harmful Algal Blooms Act”.
Protecting Local Communities from Harmful Algal Blooms Act
A BILL
To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to include algal blooms in the definition of a major disaster, and for other purposes.
2. Algal blooms
Section 102(2) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122) is amended by striking “or drought” and inserting “drought, or algal blooms”.