[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1591 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1591

To further amend section 8 of the Puerto Rico Federal Relations Act as 
amended by section 606 of the Act of March 12, 1980 (Public Law 96-205) 
  authorizing appropriations for certain insular areas of the United 
                    States, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 15, 1999

 Mr. Murkowski (for himself and Mr. Schumer) introduced the following 
bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                           Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
To further amend section 8 of the Puerto Rico Federal Relations Act as 
amended by section 606 of the Act of March 12, 1980 (Public Law 96-205) 
  authorizing appropriations for certain insular areas of the United 
                    States, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 606(a) of 
Public Law 96-205 (94 Stat. 84, 91) is amended by deleting ``natural 
resources and submerged lands beneath such waters.''.'' and inserting 
in lieu thereof: ``natural resources and submerged lands beneath such 
waters. In addition, effective 60 days after the Governor submits to 
the President and to the Senate and House of Representatives a plan for 
the use of public purposes of all Federal property on or within one 
mile surrounding the island of Vieques not transferred to the control 
of the Government of Puerto Rico prior to the effective date of this 
section, all such property is hereby placed under the control of the 
Government of Puerto Rico to be maintained and administered in 
accordance with such plan without consideration. For the purposes of 
such plan, public purpose shall include, but not be limited to, public 
benefit uses applicable to Guam under the Guam Excess Lands Act (Public 
Law 103-339, 108 Stat. 3116). Any Federal agency using or exercising 
control over any lands or facilities so transferred shall be 
responsible for the removal or clean up of any toxic or hazardous 
material.''.''.
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