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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1419 
To authorize the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Admin-
istration to reimburse the Town of Chincoteague, Virginia, for costs 
directly associated with the removal and replacement of certain drinking 
water wells. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 18, 2025 
Mrs. KIGGANS of Virginia (for herself and Mr. SUBRAMANYAM) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Science, Space, 
and Technology 
A BILL 
To authorize the Administrator of the National Aeronautics 
and Space Administration to reimburse the Town of 
Chincoteague, Virginia, for costs directly associated with 
the removal and replacement of certain drinking water 
wells. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Contaminated Wells 
Relocation Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. DRINKING WATER WELL REPLACEMENT FOR CHIN-
COTEAGUE, VIRGINIA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, the Administrator of the National Aeronautics 
and Space Administration may enter into an agreement, 
as appropriate, with the Town of Chincoteague, Virginia, 
for a period of up to five years, for reimbursement of the 
Town of Chincoteague’s costs directly associated with— 
(1) the development of a plan for removal of 
drinking water wells currently situated on property 
administered by the National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration; and 
(2) the establishment of alternative drinking 
water wells on property under the administrative 
control, through lease, ownership, or easement, of 
the Town of Chincoteague. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—An agreement under subsection (a) 
shall include, to the extent practicable— 
(1) a provision for the removal and relocation 
of the three remaining wells described in that sub-
section; 
(2) a description of the location of the site to 
which such wells will be relocated or are planned to 
be relocated; and 
(3) a current estimated cost of such relocation, 
including for the purchase, lease, or use of addi-
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tional property, engineering, design, permitting, and 
construction. 
(c) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 18 
months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Ad-
ministration, in coordination with the heads or other ap-
propriate representatives of relevant entities, shall submit 
to the appropriate committees of Congress any agreement 
entered into under subsection (a). 
(d) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate commit-
tees of Congress’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate; and 
(2) the Committee on Science, Space, and 
Technology of the House of Representatives. 
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