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118th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1892
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
June 8, 2023
Mr. Hickenlooper (for himself and Mr. Bennet) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services
A BILL
To provide for the closure and disposal of the Pueblo Chemical Depot, Pueblo County, Colorado.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the Promoting Utilization and Economic Benefits from Land Optimization (PUEBLO) Act
.
Closure and disposal of the Pueblo Chemical Depot, Pueblo County, Colorado
In general
The Secretary of the Army shall close the Pueblo Chemical Depot in Pueblo County, Colorado (in this section referred to as the Depot
), not later than one year after the completion of the chemical demilitarization mission at such location in accordance with the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on their Destruction, done at Geneva September 3, 1992, and entered into force April 29, 1997 (commonly referred to as the Chemical Weapons Convention
).
Procedures
The Secretary of the Army shall carry out the closure and subsequent related property management and disposal of the Depot, including the land, buildings, structures, infrastructure, and associated equipment, installed equipment, material, and personal property that comprise the Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant, in accordance with the procedures and authorities for the closure, management, and disposal of property under the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (part A of title XXIX of Public Law 101–510; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note).
Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation activities
The Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation of the Department of Defense may make grants and supplement other Federal funds pursuant to section 2391 of title 10, United States Code, to support closure and reuse activities of the Depot.
Treatment of existing permits
Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent the removal or demolition by the Program Executive Office, Assembled Chemical Weapons Alternatives of the Department of the Army of existing buildings, structures, infrastructure, and associated equipment, installed equipment, material, and personal property of the Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant at the Depot in accordance with Hazardous Waste Permit Number CO–20–09–02–01 under the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.) (commonly known as the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976
) issued by the State of Colorado, or any associated or follow-on permits under such Act.
Homeless use
Given the nature of activities undertaken at the Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant at the Depot, such land, buildings, structures, infrastructure, and associated equipment, installed equipment, material, and personal property comprising the Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant is deemed unsuitable for homeless use and, in carrying out any closure, management, or disposal of property under this section, need not be screened for homeless use purposes pursuant to section 2905(b)(7) of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (part A of title XXIX of Public Law 101–510; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note).