To authorize the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to reimburse the Town of Chincoteague, Virginia, for costs directly associated with the removal and replacement of certain drinking water wells.

SA 3039. Mr. KAINE (for himself and Mr. Warner) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2296, to
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2026 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, insert the following:

SEC. __. DRINKING WATER WELL REPLACEMENT FOR CHINCOTEAGUE,
VIRGINIA.

(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration may enter into an agreement, as appropriate,
with the Town of Chincoteague, Virginia, for a period of up
to five years, for reimbursement of the Town of
Chincoteague's costs directly associated with--
(1) the development of a plan for removal of drinking water
wells currently situated on property administered by the
National Aeronautics and Space Administration; and
(2) the establishment of alternative drinking water wells
on property under the administrative control, through lease,
ownership, or easement, of the Town of Chincoteague.
(b) Elements.--An agreement under subsection (a) shall
include, to the extent practicable--
(1) a provision for the removal and relocation of the three
remaining wells described in that subsection;
(2) a description of the location of the site to which such
wells will be relocated or are planned to be relocated; and
(3) a current estimated cost of such relocation, including
for the purchase, lease, or use of additional property,
engineering, design, permitting, and construction.
(c) Submission to Congress.--Not later than 18 months after
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of
the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, in
coordination with the heads or other appropriate
representatives of relevant entities, shall submit to the
appropriate committees of Congress any agreement entered into
under subsection (a).
(d) Appropriate Committees of Congress Defined.--In this
section, the term ``appropriate committees of Congress''
means--
(1) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
of the Senate; and
(2) the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the
House of Representatives.
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