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This bill would let NASA pay back the Town of Chincoteague, Virginia, for costs tied to moving certain drinking water wells that are located on NASA-managed land. The town and NASA could work out an agreement for up to five years so the town can remove the wells from NASA property and build new ones on land the town controls or can legally use. The bill also says the agreement should, as much as practical, spell out where the wells will be moved, what will be involved in the move, and how much it is expected to cost.
- The reimbursement would cover direct costs related to planning the removal of the current wells and setting up replacement wells.
- The agreement should include, if possible, the removal and relocation of the three remaining wells covered by the bill.
- It should also describe the new location for the wells and estimate costs for land purchase, lease, or use, along with engineering, design, permits, and construction.
- NASA must send any agreement made under this bill to the relevant House and Senate committees within 18 months after the bill becomes law.
Official Summaries
Contaminated Wells Relocation Act
This bill permits the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to enter into an agreement to reimburse the town of Chincoteague, Virginia for costs directly associated with the removal and relocation of drinking water wells currently situated on NASA property.
(Drinking water wells located at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility near Chincoteague have tested positive for perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances, commonly referred to as PFAS, resulting from the use of certain firefighting foams at the site beginning in the 1970s. NASA currently operates a water treatment system to remove PFAS from the affected water supply.)
Any such agreement must include, to the extent practicable, (1) a provision for the removal and relocation of the wells remaining on NASA property, (2) a description of the location to which the wells are planned to be relocated, and (3) a current cost estimate of such relocation. Replacement wells must be established on property under the administrative control of the town of Chincoteague.
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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1419 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1419
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.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 18, 2025
Mrs. Kiggans of Virginia (for herself and Mr. Subramanyam) introduced
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Science,
Space, and Technology
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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 Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Contaminated Wells Relocation Act''.
SEC. 2. DRINKING WATER WELL REPLACEMENT FOR CHINCOTEAGUE, VIRGINIA.
(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration may
enter into an agreement, as appropriate, with the Town of Chincoteague,
Virginia, for a period of up to five years, for reimbursement of the
Town of Chincoteague's costs directly associated with--
(1) the development of a plan for removal of drinking water
wells currently situated on property administered by the
National Aeronautics and Space Administration; and
(2) the establishment of alternative drinking water wells
on property under the administrative control, through lease,
ownership, or easement, of the Town of Chincoteague.
(b) Elements.--An agreement under subsection (a) shall include, to
the extent practicable--
(1) a provision for the removal and relocation of the three
remaining wells described in that subsection;
(2) a description of the location of the site to which such
wells will be relocated or are planned to be relocated; and
(3) a current estimated cost of such relocation, including
for the purchase, lease, or use of additional property,
engineering, design, permitting, and construction.
(c) Submission to Congress.--Not later than 18 months after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the National
Aeronautics and Space Administration, in coordination with the heads or
other appropriate representatives of relevant entities, shall submit to
the appropriate committees of Congress any agreement entered into under
subsection (a).
(d) Appropriate Committees of Congress Defined.--In this section,
the term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
(1) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
of the Senate; and
(2) the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the
House of Representatives.
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