[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 83 (Wednesday, May 25, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Page S3191]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 4144. Mr. MORAN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 2943, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2017 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 in title XXVIII, insert the 
     following:

     SEC. __. ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION, EXPLOSIVES CLEANUP, AND 
                   SITE RESTORATION AT SUNFLOWER ARMY AMMUNITION 
                   PLANT, KANSAS.

       (a) In General.--As part of the land conveyance at 
     Sunflower Army Ammunition Plant, Kansas, authorized under 
     section 2841 of the Military Construction Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 2005 (division B of Public Law 108-375; 118 
     Stat. 2135), the Secretary of the Army may accept as a 
     payment-in-kind by the entity to which such land was conveyed 
     an agreement to undertake activities selected by the entity 
     from among the activities described under subsection (b) that 
     are reasonably estimated to cost approximately $14,500,000. 
     Upon receipt of a cash payment or the commencement of such 
     activities by the entity, the Secretary shall release from 
     the mortgage filed with the Register of Deeds, Johnson 
     County, Kansas on August 6, 2005, that part of the Sunflower 
     Army Ammunition Plant to which such payment or activities 
     relate.
       (b) Environmental Remediation, Explosives Cleanup, and Site 
     Restoration Activities.--The activities described under this 
     subsection are--
       (1) environmental remediation activities, including--
       (A) corrective action required under a permit concerning 
     the property to be issued by the Kansas Department of Health 
     and Environment pursuant to the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 
     U.S.C. 6901 et seq.);
       (B) activities to be carried out by the entity pursuant to 
     Consent Order 05-E-0111, including any amendments thereto, 
     regarding Army activities at the property between the entity 
     and the Kansas Department of Health and Environment;
       (C) abatement of potential explosive and ordnance 
     conditions at the property;
       (D) demolition, abatement, removal, disposal, backfilling 
     and seeding of all structures containing asbestos and lead 
     based paint, together with their foundations, footing and 
     slabs;
       (E) removal and disposal of all soils impacted with 
     pesticides in excess of Kansas Department of Health and 
     Environment standards together with backfilling and seeding;
       (F) design, construction, closure and post-closure of a 
     solid waste landfill facility permitted by the Kansas 
     Department of Health and Environment pursuant to its 
     delegated authority under the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 
     U.S.C. 6901 et seq.) to accommodate consolidation of existing 
     landfills on the property and future requirements;
       (G) lime sludge removal, disposal, and backfilling 
     associated with the water treatment plant;
       (H) septic tank closures; and
       (I) financial assurances required in connection with these 
     activities; and
       (2) site restoration activities, including--
       (A) collection and disposal of solid waste present on the 
     property prior to August 6, 2005;
       (B) removal of improvements to the property existing on 
     August 6, 2005, including, without limitation, roads, sewers, 
     gas lines, poles, ballast, structures, slabs, footings and 
     foundations together with backfilling and seeding;
       (C) any impediments to redevelopment of the property 
     arising from the use of the property by or on behalf of the 
     Army or any of its contractors;
       (D) financial assurances required in connection with these 
     activities; and
       (E) legal, environmental and engineering costs incurred by 
     the entity for the analysis of the work necessary to complete 
     the environmental.
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