1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Combat Harmful Algal Blooms Act . 2. Findings; sense of Congress (a) Findings Congress finds the following: (1) The presence of harmful algal blooms threaten public health, interrupt economic activity, and contribute to the ongoing degradation of ecological communities. (2) Algal blooms are part of healthy and productive freshwater and saltwater systems, but harmful algal blooms may become intense, long-lasting, expansive, and may contain enough poisonous neurotoxins to harm marine life and humans alike. (3) Water conditions and ecological balance in marine environments depend on nutrient and salinity conditions, which are often influenced by— (A) tidal flow and circulation; (B) freshwater input from the land; (C) coastal nutrient recycling