Pueblo Jobs Act

Pueblo Jobs Act

This bill requires the Department of the Army to close Pueblo Chemical Depot in Pueblo County, Colorado, not later than one year after the completion of the chemical demilitarization mission in accordance with the Chemical Weapons Convention Treaty. The Department of the Army must carry out the closure and related property management and disposal of the depot in accordance with the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990.

The bill authorizes the Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation within the Department of Defense to make grants and supplement other federal funds to support closure and reuse activities of the depot.

[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2746 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2746

 To provide for the closure and disposal of the Pueblo Chemical Depot, 
                        Pueblo County, Colorado.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 20, 2023

 Mrs. Boebert (for herself, Mr. Lamborn, and Mr. Buck) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
 To provide for the closure and disposal of the Pueblo Chemical Depot, 
                        Pueblo County, Colorado.

    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 ``Pueblo Jobs Act''.

SEC. 2. CLOSURE AND DISPOSAL OF THE PUEBLO CHEMICAL DEPOT, PUEBLO 
              COUNTY, COLORADO.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of the Army shall close 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 in such location in accordance with 
the Chemical Weapons Convention Treaty.
    (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, as amended (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 the existing 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, as amended (part A of title XXIX of Public Law 
101-510; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note).
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