S.Amdt. 4402

SA 4402. Mr. SALAZAR (for himself and Mr. Jeffords) 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:

Beginning on page 538, strike line 22 and all that follows through page 539, line 15, and insert the following:

“(b) Environmental Use Restrictions.--The Secretary of a military department may grant or enter into a restrictive easement, covenant, or similar instrument under State law that restricts the future uses of real property as necessary to ensure the continued effectiveness of any remedial or corrective action selected or approved pursuant to any State or Federal environmental law.

“(c) Limitations.--(1) No easement or use restriction granted under this section may include more land than is necessary for the easement or use restriction.

“(2) Easements and use restrictions granted under this section shall be without consideration from the recipient.

“(3) Nothing in this section shall impair or limit any obligation of any military department to comply with any requirements of State or Federal environmental law.”.