Port Chicago Naval Magazine National Memorial Enhancement Act of 2008

Bill: 110-hr-3111
Sponsor: Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-7]
Introduced: 2007-07-19 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Armed Forces and National Security
California
Emergency Management
Environmental Protection
Explosions
Government Operations and Politics
Hazardous wastes
History
Land transfers
Maintenance and repair
Military bases
Military history
Monuments and memorials
Ordnance
Parking facilities
Storms
Tourism
Transportation and Public Works
World War II

Summary:
action_date: 2007-07-19
text: 
Port Chicago Naval Magazine National Memorial Enhancement Act of 2007 - Amends the Port Chicago National Memorial Act of 1992 to require the Secretary of the Interior to administer the Port Chicago Naval Magazine National Memorial as a unit of the National Park System. 
 
Directs the Secretary of Defense, whenever such Secretary determines that specified land within the proposed boundary on the map entitled &quot;Port Chicago Naval Magazine National Memorial, Proposed Boundary&quot;, dated August 2005, is excess to military needs, to transfer such land to the administrative jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior. 
 
Instructs the Secretary of Defense, as part of such land transfer, to perform all environmental remediation actions necessary to respond to environmental contamination attributable to former military activities on the property. 
 
Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to enter into an agreement with the City of Concord, California, and the East Bay Regional Park District to establish and operate a facility for visitor orientation and parking, administrative offices, and curatorial storage for the Memorial. 
 
Expresses the sense of Congress, in order to preserve the Memorial for future generations, that the Secretaries of Defense and the Interior should work together to: (1) repair storm damage to the Port Chicago site; and (2) develop a process by which future repairs and necessary modifications to the site can be achieved in as timely and cost-effective a manner as possible. 

action_date: 2007-12-19
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Port Chicago Naval Magazine National Memorial Enhancement Act of 2007 - Amends the Port Chicago National Memorial Act of 1992 to require the Secretary of the Interior to administer the Port Chicago Naval Magazine National Memorial as a unit of the National Park System. 

Directs the Secretary of Defense, whenever such Secretary determines that specified land within the proposed boundary on the map entitled &quot;Port Chicago Naval Magazine National Memorial, Proposed Boundary&quot;, dated August 2005, is excess to military needs, to transfer such land to the administrative jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior. 

Instructs the Secretary of Defense, as part of such land transfer, to perform all environmental remediation actions necessary to respond to environmental contamination attributable to former military activities on the property. 

Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to enter into an agreement with the city of Concord, California, and the East Bay Regional Park District to establish and operate a facility for visitor orientation and parking, administrative offices, and curatorial storage for the Memorial. 

Expresses the sense of Congress, in order to preserve the Memorial for future generations, that the Secretaries of Defense and the Interior should work together to: (1) repair storm damage to the Port Chicago site; and (2) develop a process by which future repairs and necessary modifications to the site can be achieved in as timely and cost-effective a manner as possible. 

action_date: 2008-03-04
text: 
Port Chicago Naval Magazine National Memorial Enhancement Act of 2008 - Amends the Port Chicago National Memorial Act of 1992 to require the Secretary of the Interior to administer the Port Chicago Naval Magazine National Memorial as a unit of the National Park System. 

Directs the Secretary of Defense to transfer a parcel of land, consisting of approximately five acres, within the proposed boundary on the map entitled &quot;Port Chicago Naval Magazine National Memorial, Proposed Boundary,&quot; dated August 2005, to the administrative jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior if: (1) the land is excess to military needs; and (2) all environmental remediation actions necessary to respond to environmental contamination related to the land have been completed in accordance with the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 and other applicable laws. 

Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to enter into an agreement with the city of Concord, California, and the East Bay Regional Park District to establish and operate a facility for visitor orientation and parking, administrative offices, and curatorial storage for the Memorial. 

Expresses the sense of Congress that the Secretary of Defense, in order to facilitate the land transfer under this Act, should promptly remediate remaining environmental contamination related to the land. 

Expresses the sense of Congress that, in order to preserve the Memorial for future generations, the Secretaries of Defense and the Interior should work together to: (1) repair storm damage to the Port Chicago site; and (2) develop a process by which future repairs and necessary modifications to the site can be achieved in as timely and cost-effective a manner as possible. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-03-05
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2008-03-04
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2008-03-04
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1194)
action_date: 2008-03-04
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H1194)
action_date: 2008-03-04
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3111.
action_date: 2008-03-04
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1194-1195)
action_date: 2008-03-04
text: Mr. Rahall moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
action_date: 2008-02-01
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 319.
action_date: 2008-02-01
text: Committee on Armed Services discharged.
action_date: 2008-02-01
text: Committee on Armed Services discharged.
action_date: 2008-01-15
text: House Committee on Armed Services Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than Feb. 1, 2008.
action_date: 2007-12-19
text: House Committee on Armed Services Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than Jan. 15, 2008.
action_date: 2007-12-19
text: Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 110-506, Part I.
action_date: 2007-12-19
text: Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 110-506, Part I.
action_date: 2007-10-10
text: Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2007-10-10
text: Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands Discharged.
action_date: 2007-10-10
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2007-09-27
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2007-08-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.
action_date: 2007-07-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
action_date: 2007-07-19
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2007-07-19
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2007-07-19
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2007-07-19
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1572-1573)
action_date: 2007-07-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-07-19
text: Introduced in House