S.Amdt. 4144

SA 4144. Mr. MORAN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill S. 2943, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year
2017 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 appropriate place in title XXVIII, insert the
following:

SEC. __. ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION, EXPLOSIVES CLEANUP, AND
SITE RESTORATION AT SUNFLOWER ARMY AMMUNITION
PLANT, KANSAS.

(a) In General.--As part of the land conveyance at
Sunflower Army Ammunition Plant, Kansas, authorized under
section 2841 of the Military Construction Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2005 (division B of Public Law 108-375; 118
Stat. 2135), the Secretary of the Army may accept as a
payment-in-kind by the entity to which such land was conveyed
an agreement to undertake activities selected by the entity
from among the activities described under subsection (b) that
are reasonably estimated to cost approximately $14,500,000.
Upon receipt of a cash payment or the commencement of such
activities by the entity, the Secretary shall release from
the mortgage filed with the Register of Deeds, Johnson
County, Kansas on August 6, 2005, that part of the Sunflower
Army Ammunition Plant to which such payment or activities
relate.
(b) Environmental Remediation, Explosives Cleanup, and Site
Restoration Activities.--The activities described under this
subsection are--
(1) environmental remediation activities, including--
(A) corrective action required under a permit concerning
the property to be issued by the Kansas Department of Health
and Environment pursuant to the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42
U.S.C. 6901 et seq.);
(B) activities to be carried out by the entity pursuant to
Consent Order 05-E-0111, including any amendments thereto,
regarding Army activities at the property between the entity
and the Kansas Department of Health and Environment;
(C) abatement of potential explosive and ordnance
conditions at the property;
(D) demolition, abatement, removal, disposal, backfilling
and seeding of all structures containing asbestos and lead
based paint, together with their foundations, footing and
slabs;
(E) removal and disposal of all soils impacted with
pesticides in excess of Kansas Department of Health and
Environment standards together with backfilling and seeding;
(F) design, construction, closure and post-closure of a
solid waste landfill facility permitted by the Kansas
Department of Health and Environment pursuant to its
delegated authority under the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42
U.S.C. 6901 et seq.) to accommodate consolidation of existing
landfills on the property and future requirements;
(G) lime sludge removal, disposal, and backfilling
associated with the water treatment plant;
(H) septic tank closures; and
(I) financial assurances required in connection with these
activities; and
(2) site restoration activities, including--
(A) collection and disposal of solid waste present on the
property prior to August 6, 2005;
(B) removal of improvements to the property existing on
August 6, 2005, including, without limitation, roads, sewers,
gas lines, poles, ballast, structures, slabs, footings and
foundations together with backfilling and seeding;
(C) any impediments to redevelopment of the property
arising from the use of the property by or on behalf of the
Army or any of its contractors;
(D) financial assurances required in connection with these
activities; and
(E) legal, environmental and engineering costs incurred by
the entity for the analysis of the work necessary to complete
the environmental.
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