To provide that the Secretary of the Army shall not be considered an owner or operator for purposes of environmental liability in connection with the construction of an portion of the Fairfax County Parkway of the Engineer Proving Ground, Fort Belvoir, Virginia, that is not owned by the Federal Government.

SA 4509. Mr. LEVIN (for Mr. Jeffords) proposed an amendment to the bill S. 2766, to the 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; as follows:

On page 555, strike lines 1 through line 12 and insert the following:

“(B) With respect to activities related to the construction of any portion of the Fairfax County Parkway off the Engineer Proving Ground that is not owned by the Federal Government, the Secretary of the Army shall not be considered an owner or operator for purposes of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.).