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119THCONGRESS
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STSESSION S. 606
To authorize the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Admin-
istration to reimburse the Town of Chincoteague, Virginia, for costs
directly associated with the removal and replacement of certain drinking
water wells.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
FEBRUARY18, 2025
Mr. K
AINE(for himself and Mr. WARNER) introduced the following bill; which
was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation
A BILL
To authorize the Administrator of the National Aeronautics
and Space Administration to reimburse the Town of
Chincoteague, Virginia, for costs directly associated with
the removal and replacement of certain drinking water
wells.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-1
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Contaminated Wells 4
Relocation Act’’. 5
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SEC. 2. DRINKING WATER WELL REPLACEMENT FOR CHIN-1
COTEAGUE, VIRGINIA. 2
(a) I
NGENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi-3
sion of law, the Administrator of the National Aeronautics 4
and Space Administration may enter into an agreement, 5
as appropriate, with the Town of Chincoteague, Virginia, 6
for a period of up to five years, for reimbursement of the 7
Town of Chincoteague’s costs directly associated with— 8
(1) the development of a plan for removal of 9
drinking water wells currently situated on property 10
administered by the National Aeronautics and Space 11
Administration; and 12
(2) the establishment of alternative drinking 13
water wells on property under the administrative 14
control, through lease, ownership, or easement, of 15
the Town of Chincoteague. 16
(b) E
LEMENTS.—An agreement under subsection (a) 17
shall include, to the extent practicable— 18
(1) a provision for the removal and relocation 19
of the three remaining wells described in that sub-20
section; 21
(2) a description of the location of the site to 22
which such wells will be relocated or are planned to 23
be relocated; and 24
(3) a current estimated cost of such relocation, 25
including for the purchase, lease, or use of addi-26
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tional property, engineering, design, permitting, and 1
construction. 2
(c) S
UBMISSION TOCONGRESS.—Not later than 18 3
months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 4
Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Ad-5
ministration, in coordination with the heads or other ap-6
propriate representatives of relevant entities, shall submit 7
to the appropriate committees of Congress any agreement 8
entered into under subsection (a). 9
(d) A
PPROPRIATECOMMITTEES OF CONGRESSDE-10
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate commit-11
tees of Congress’’ means— 12
(1) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 13
Transportation of the Senate; and 14
(2) the Committee on Science, Space, and 15
Technology of the House of Representatives. 16
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