S.Amdt. 4385

SA 4385. Mr. ALLARD (for himself and Mr. Salazar) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2766, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2007 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place in title III, insert the following:

SEC. __. REPORT ON AIR FORCE SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR AIR FORCE FLIGHT OPERATIONS AT PUEBLO MEMORIAL AIRPORT, COLORADO.

(a) Report Required.--Not later than February 15, 2007, the Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on Air Force safety requirements for Air Force flight operations at Pueblo Memorial Airport, Colorado.

(b) Elements.--The report required by subsection (a) shall include the following:

(1) A description of the range of Air Force flight operations at Pueblo Memorial Airport.

(2) An assessment of the effect of Air Force flight operations at Pueblo Memorial Airport on non-Air Force activities at the airport.

(3) A description of the Air Force safety requirements at Pueblo Memorial Airport with respect to Air Force flight operations at the airport.

(4) An assessment of the necessity of providing for a continuous fire-fighting capability at Pueblo Memorial Airport.

(5) A description and assessment of alternatives to Air Force flight operations at Pueblo Memorial Airport, including the cost and availability of such alternatives.

(6) A description of the funding required to assist the City of Pueblo, Colorado, in meeting Air Force safety requirements for Air Force flight operations at Pueblo Memorial Airport.