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Contaminated Wells Relocation Act

What this bill does

  • NASA must reimburse Chincoteague, Virginia for removing and relocating contaminated drinking water wells on its property.
  • Residents of Chincoteague are affected, as the wells contain PFAS chemicals from decades-old firefighting foam use.
  • NASA will cover relocation costs with agreement details including location and budget estimates for new wells.

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  1. 01

    How should the costs of cleaning up PFAS contamination from federal activities be distributed between NASA, state governments, and affected communities?

  2. 02

    What precedent does reimbursing Chincoteague set for other municipalities with contaminated wells linked to federal facilities or military installations?

  3. 03

    Why does NASA bear responsibility for firefighting foam contamination that occurred decades ago, and what evidence connects the agency's past activities to current well damage?

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Tim Kaine

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Introduced 2025-09-08

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-09-08 · senate · Calendars

    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 149.

  2. 2025-09-08 · senate · Committee

    Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cruz without amendment. With written report No. 119-61.

  3. 2025-09-08 · Committee

    Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cruz without amendment. With written report No. 119-61.

  4. 2025-04-30 · senate · Committee

    Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.

  5. 2025-02-18 · senate · IntroReferral

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

  6. 2025-02-18 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in Senate

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