[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1892 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1892

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


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              June 8, 2023

Mr. Hickenlooper (for himself and Mr. Bennet) introduced the following 
   bill; which was read twice and 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 ``Promoting Utilization and Economic 
Benefits from Land Optimization (PUEBLO) Act''.

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

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of the Army shall close the 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 at such location in accordance with 
the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, 
Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on their Destruction, done 
at Geneva September 3, 1992, and entered into force April 29, 1997 
(commonly referred to as 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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