[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 158 (Thursday, September 29, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5708-S5709]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 6177. Mr. BENNET (for himself and Mr. Hickenlooper) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 5499 submitted by Mr. 
Reed (for himself and Mr. Inhofe) and intended to be proposed to the 
bill H.R. 7900, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2023 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 end of title XXVII, add the following:

     SEC. 2703. CLOSURE AND DISPOSAL OF THE PUEBLO CHEMICAL DEPOT, 
                   PUEBLO COUNTY, COLORADO.

       (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, the Secretary of the Army shall close the Pueblo 
     Chemical Depot

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     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 Chemical Weapons Convention.
       (b) 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).
       (c) 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.
       (d) 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.
       (e) 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).
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