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US HR4705
US HR4705To amend the Military Construction Authorization Act, 1974 to authorize the Secretary of Defense to decontaminate certain portions of the former bombardment area on the island of Culebra, Puerto Rico.
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Introduced
05/21/2014
05/21/2014
In Committee
06/20/2014
06/20/2014
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
01/03/2015
01/03/2015
Introduced Session
113th Congress
Bill Summary
Amends the Military Construction Authorization Act, 1974 to allow portions of the former bombardment area on the island of Culebra, Puerto Rico, to be utilized for purposes that would require decontamination at the expense of the United States. (Currently, such utilization is prohibited.) Makes the authority for such utilization applicable to portions of such island identified as having regular public access in the Department of Defense (DOD) study entitled "Study Relating to the Presence of Unexploded Ordnance in a Portion of the Former Naval Bombardment Area of Culebra Island, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico," dated April 20, 2012, which was prepared in accordance with the Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011.
AI Summary
This bill amends the Military Construction Authorization Act of 1974 to allow the Secretary of Defense to clean up, or decontaminate, certain areas on the island of Culebra, Puerto Rico, that were formerly used for military bombardment. This cleanup would be at the expense of the United States and would permit these areas to be used for other purposes, which is currently prohibited. The authority to decontaminate would apply specifically to portions of the island identified in a 2012 Department of Defense (DOD) study as having regular public access, with the study itself being a result of a requirement from the Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011.
Committee Categories
Military Affairs and Security
Sponsors (1)
Last Action
Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness. (on 06/20/2014)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/4705/all-info |
| BillText | http://gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-113hr4705ih/pdf/BILLS-113hr4705ih.pdf |
| Bill | http://gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-113hr4705ih/pdf/BILLS-113hr4705ih.pdf.pdf |
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