S.Amdt. 2079

SA 2079. Mr. ALLARD (for himself and Mr. Salazar) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 1585, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of title III, add the following:

SEC. 358. REIMBURSEMENT FOR COSTS OF MEETING AIR FORCE SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR FLIGHT TRAINING OPERATIONS, PUEBLO MEMORIAL AIRPORT, COLORADO.

None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by section 301(4) for operation and maintenance for the Air Force may be made available for Air Force flight training operations at Pueblo Memorial Airport, Colorado, until the Secretary of the Air Force certifies to the congressional defense committees that the Air Force has begun negotiations with the City of Pueblo, Colorado, for the reimbursement of costs incurred by the City in meeting Air Force safety requirements related to fire protection, crash rescue, and other emergency response capabilities required for such flight training operations.