1. Short title This Act may be cited as the South Florida Clean Coastal Waters Act of 2017 . 2. Greater Everglades harmful algal blooms and hypoxia assessment and action plan (a) In general The Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research and Control Act of 1998 ( Public Law 105–383 ; 16 U.S.C. 1451 note) is amended— (1) by redesignating sections 605 through 609 as sections 606 through 610, respectively; and (2) by inserting after section 604 the following: 605. Greater everglades harmful algal blooms and hypoxia (a) Integrated assessment Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of South Florida Clean Coastal Waters Act of 2017 , the Task Force, in accordance with the authority under section 603, shall complete and submit to Congress and the President an integrated assessment that examines the causes, consequences, and potential approaches to reduce harmful algal blooms and hypoxia in the Greater Everglades region, and the status of, and gaps within, current harmful algal bloom and hypoxia research, monitoring, management, prevention, response, and control activities that directly impact the region by— (1) Federal agencies; (2) State agencies; (3) regional research consortia; (4) academia; (5) private industry; and (6) nongovernmental organizations. (b) Plan (1) In general Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of the South Florida Clean Coastal Waters Act of 2017 , the Task Force shall develop and submit to Congress a plan, based on the integrated assessment under subsection (a), for reducing, mitigating, and controlling harmful algal blooms and hypoxia in the Greater Everglades region. (2) Contents The plan shall— (A) address the monitoring needs identified in the integrated assessment under subsection (a); (B) develop a timeline and budgetary requirements for deployment of future assets; (C) comprehensively analyze how South Florida Ecosystem Restoration efforts may affect the distribution, magnitude, duration, and frequency of harmful algal blooms and hypoxia events within the region