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115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2632 
To require the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, 
to undertake remediation oversight of the West Lake Landfill located 
in Bridgeton, Missouri. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 24, 2017 
Mr. CLAY (for himself and Mrs. WAGNER) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition 
to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to 
be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consider-
ation of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
concerned 
A BILL 
To require the Secretary of the Army, acting through the 
Chief of Engineers, to undertake remediation oversight 
of the West Lake Landfill located in Bridgeton, Missouri. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. TRANSFER OF OVERSIGHT AUTHORITY FROM 
EPA TO CORPS OF ENGINEERS. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the following defi-
nitions apply: 
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(1) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief 
of Engineers. 
(2) SITE.—The term ‘‘site’’ means the West 
Lake Landfill located in Bridgeton, Missouri. 
(b) TRANSFER.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, as soon as practicable after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary shall— 
(1) under the Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial 
Action Program, undertake the functions and activi-
ties described in section 611 of the Energy and 
Water Development Appropriations Act, 2000 (10 
U.S.C. 2701 note; 113 Stat. 502) as the lead agency 
responding to radioactive contamination at the site; 
and 
(2) carry out remediation activities at the site 
in accordance with that section. 
(c) COST RECOVERY.—The Secretary, in coordina-
tion with the Administrator of the Environmental Protec-
tion Agency and the Attorney General, shall— 
(1) seek to recover any response costs incurred 
by the Secretary in carrying out this section in ac-
cordance with the Comprehensive Environmental Re-
sponse, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 
U.S.C. 9601 et seq.); and 
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(2) return any funds that are recovered under 
paragraph (1) to be used to carry out the Formerly 
Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program of the 
Corps of Engineers. 
(d) FUNDING.—The Secretary shall use amounts 
made available to the Secretary to carry out the Formerly 
Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program to carry out this 
section. 
(e) SAVINGS PROVISIONS.— 
(1) NO LIABILITY.—Nothing in subsection (b) 
creates liability for— 
(A) the Secretary for— 
(i) contamination at the site; or 
(ii) any actions or failures to act by 
any past, current, or future licensees, own-
ers, operators, or users of the site; or 
(B) any other party involved with the site. 
(2) NO EFFECT ON LIABILITY UNDER OTHER 
LAW.—Nothing in subsection (b) alters the liability 
of any party relating to the site under any other 
provision of law. 
(3) NO EFFECT ON SUPERFUND STATUS; NA-
TIONAL PRIORITIES LIST DESIGNATION.—Nothing in 
this Act affects the designation of the site as a 
Superfund site under the Comprehensive Environ-
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mental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act 
of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.) or the listing of 
the site on the national priorities list under section 
105 of that Act (42 U.S.C. 9605). 
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