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.

Bill: 114-s-2306
Sponsor: Sen. Blunt, Roy [R-MO]
Introduced: 2015-11-19 in the Senate
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Army Corps of Engineers
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Missouri
Pollution liability
Radioactive wastes and releases
Solid waste and recycling

Summary:
action_date: 2015-11-19
text: 
This bill directs the Department of the Army, through the Chief of Engineers, to act as the lead agency with respect to radioactive contamination remediation at the West Lake Landfill in Bridgeton, Missouri.
 
Nothing in this Act affects the site's designation as a Superfund site.

action_date: 2016-02-02
text: 
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the Senate passed version is repeated here.)
 
(Sec. 1) This bill directs the Department of the Army, through the Chief of Engineers, to act as the lead agency with respect to radioactive contamination remediation at the West Lake Landfill in Bridgeton, Missouri.
 
Nothing in this Act affects the site's designation as a Superfund site.

action_date: 2016-02-02
text: 
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)
 
(Sec. 1) This bill directs the Department of the Army, through the Chief of Engineers, to act as the lead agency with respect to radioactive contamination remediation at the West Lake Landfill in Bridgeton, Missouri.
 
Nothing in this Act affects the site's designation as a Superfund site.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-02-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy.
action_date: 2016-02-03
text: 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 consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2016-02-03
text: 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 consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2016-02-03
text: 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 consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2016-02-03
text: Received in the House.
action_date: 2016-02-03
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2016-02-02
text: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S529-530)
action_date: 2016-02-02
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(text: CR S529-530)
action_date: 2016-02-02
text: Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S529-530)
action_date: 2016-02-02
text: Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S529-530)
action_date: 2015-11-19
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
action_date: 2015-11-19
text: Introduced in Senate