[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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