S.Amdt. 3953

SA 3953. Mr. HAWLEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 3951 submitted by Ms. Collins and intended to be proposed
to the bill H.R. 4016, making appropriations for the Department of
Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

west lake landfill superfund site

Sec. ___.  (a) Not later than 120 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Environmental
Protection Agency shall submit to the Committee on
Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives a report
detailing the current and projected remediation needs,
staffing requirements, and estimates of the latest timeline
for removing hazardous waste residing at the West Lake
Landfill Superfund Site, Bridgeton, Missouri.
(b) The report required by subsection (a) shall--
(1) assess current drilling operations at the superfund
site described in that subsection to refine excavation areas
during the pre-excavation confirmation sampling phase,
specifically--
(A) determine if those drilling activities are expediting
the pre-excavation process; and
(B) evaluate if those drilling operations are precisely
measuring which areas require remediation;
(2) evaluate potential barriers to proceeding to remedial
work, including--
(A) any delays by potentially responsible parties in
agreeing to a consent decree for remedial action and efforts
to expedite those delays;
(B) the ability to hire remedial action contractors and any
other third parties needed to prepare the site for remedial
action work; and
(C) needed staffing requirements to expedite document
review times and oversight of remedial action, including
technical staff, project management staff with radiation
experience, landfill expert staff, and technical staff with
construction experience;
(3) estimate the total cost of conducting all necessary
radioactive mitigation activities for remediation of the
superfund site described in that subsection and any remaining
resource needs;
(4) detail specific expected timelines for--
(A) the approval of the remedial design plan;
(B) the ability of potentially responsible parties to
expeditiously complete confirmation sampling, site
preparation, and necessary contracting for remedial action;
and
(C) the final remediation of the superfund site described
in that subsection; and
(5) summarize efforts to engage with the local community
and provide regular communications about remedial work.

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