A bill to provide for the conveyance of certain real property in South Dakota to the State of South Dakota with indemnification by the United States government, and for other purposes.
(Sec. 4) Conditions such conveyance upon acceptance by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) of a specified due diligence Mine inspection report conducted by an independent entity.
Sets forth EPA review and approval parameters.
(Sec. 6) Prescribes guidelines for Federal assumption of liability for specified damages including: (1) reclamation; (2) hazardous substance response; and (3) closure of the Mine and the national laboratory therein.
(Sec. 7) Requires the State to obtain: (1) property and liability insurance for the Mine and operation of the laboratory; and (2) unemployment compensation insurance and worker's compensation insurance.
(Sec. 8) Requires the State to: (1) establish an Environment and Project Trust Fund to pay for designated environmental and Mine closure expenses; and (2) obtain the approval of the Administrator before disposing of any material quantity of laboratory waste rock if the disposal site is on land not conveyed under this Act, and the State determines that such disposal could result in commingling of laboratory waste rock with waste rock disposed of by Homestake before such conveyance date.
(Sec. 11) States that this Act shall be effective contingent upon the selection of the Mine by the National Science Foundation as a national underground laboratory site.
(Sec. 15) Amends title IV part A of the Social Security Act (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) to rescind by $100 million the appropriations for bonus payments to the States to reward decreases in the illegitimacy ratio.
Instructs the Director of the Congressional Budget Office and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to project the baseline assumption with respect to the amount of bonus grants for fiscal year 2003 and each fiscal year thereafter without regard to such rescinded amount.
Introduced in Senate
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8963-8964)
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8964-8966)
Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S11916)
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Received in the House.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Held at the desk.
Mr. Cannon moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
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Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H10214-10219)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 1389.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H10214-10217)
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H10214-10217)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendment to Senate bill.