Chincoteague Water Well Replacement Act

Chincoteague Water Well Replacement Act

This bill authorizes the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to reimburse the town of Chincoteague, Virginia, for costs associated with the removal, relocation, and replacement of drinking water wells located on NASA property.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9106 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 9106

   To provide for drinking water well replacement for Chincoteague, 
                   Virginia, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 30, 2022

  Mrs. Luria introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
              Committee on Science, Space, and Technology

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                                 A BILL


 
   To provide for drinking water well replacement for Chincoteague, 
                   Virginia, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Chincoteague Water Well Replacement 
Act''.

SEC. 2. DRINKING WATER WELL REPLACEMENT FOR CHINCOTEAGUE, VIRGINIA.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, during 
the ten-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this 
division, the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration may enter into one or more agreements with the town of 
Chincoteague, Virginia, to reimburse the town for costs that are 
directly associated with--
            (1) the removal of drinking water wells located on property 
        administered by the Administration;
            (2) the relocation of such wells to property under the 
        administrative control, through lease, ownership, or easement, 
        of the town; and
            (3) the installation or development of alternative drinking 
        water infrastructure.
    (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated $14,000,000 to carry out this section, to remain available 
until expended, subject to the time period specified in subsection (a).
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