II
111th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1469
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
July 16, 2009
Mrs. Boxer introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services
A BILL
To provide for the administration of Port Chicago Naval Magazine National Memorial as a unit of the National Park System, and for other purposes.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the
Port Chicago Naval Magazine National
Memorial Enhancement Act of 2009
.
Port Chicago Naval Magazine National Memorial
Section 203 of the Port Chicago National Memorial Act of 1992 (16 U.S.C. 431 note; Public Law 102–562; 106 Stat. 4235) is amended—
by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (f);
by inserting after subsection (b) the following:
Administration
In general
The Secretary of the Interior shall administer the Port Chicago Naval Magazine National Memorial as a unit of the National Park System in accordance with—
this Act; and
the laws generally applicable to units of the National Park System, including—
the National Park Service Organic Act (16 U.S.C. 1 et seq.); and
the Act of August 21, 1935 (16 U.S.C. 461 et seq.).
Administered land
The land described in subsection (d)(2) shall be administered in accordance with this subsection.
Transfer of land
In general
The Secretary of Defense shall enter into a memorandum of understanding with the Secretary of the Interior providing for the transfer, without consideration, of administrative jurisdiction to the Secretary of the Interior of the land described in paragraph (2), if the Secretary of Defense determines that the land is in excess of military needs.
Description of land
The land referred to in paragraph (1) is the parcel of
approximately 5 acres of land, as depicted on the map entitled Port
Chicago Naval Magazine National Memorial, Proposed Boundary
, numbered
018/80,001, and dated August 2005.
Agreement with City of Concord and East Bay Regional Park District
The Secretary of the Interior may enter into an agreement with the City of Concord, California, and the East Bay Regional Park District to establish and operate a facility for visitor orientation and parking, administrative offices, and curatorial storage for the Port Chicago Naval Magazine National Memorial.
; and
in subsection (f),
(as redesignated by paragraph (1)), by striking Secretary of the Navy to
provide public access to the Memorial
and inserting Secretary of
Defense to provide the maximum practicable public access to the Memorial
without interfering with military needs
.
Sense of Congress on remediation and repair of Port Chicago Naval Magazine National Memorial
Remediation
It is the sense of Congress that, to facilitate the transfer of administrative jurisdiction described in subsection (d) of section 203 of the Port Chicago National Memorial Act of 1992 (16 U.S.C. 431 note; Public Law 102–562; 106 Stat. 4235) (as added by section 2), the Secretary of Defense should promptly remediate any remaining environmental contamination relating to the land.
Repair
It is the sense of Congress that, in order to preserve the Port Chicago Naval Magazine National Memorial for future generations, the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of the Interior should work together to—
repair storm damage to the Port Chicago Naval Magazine National Memorial; and
develop a process by which future repairs and necessary modifications to the Memorial can be achieved in as timely and cost-effective a manner as possible.
Effect
Nothing in this Act or the amendments made by this Act affects or limits the application of, or obligation to comply with, any environmental law, including section 120(h) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9620(h)).