To authorize the voluntary purchase of certain properties in Treece, Kansas endangered by the Cherokee County National Priorities List Site, and for other purposes.

Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to provide specified funds to Kansas in FY2009 to purchase (with the owners' consent), and to provide relocation assistance to the residents of: (1) properties in Treece, Kansas, that are in danger of being destroyed by subsidence relating to the Cherokee County National Priorities List Site that may endanger the health of occupants; and (2) residential properties of water customers of Picher, Oklahoma, residing in or near Treece, Kansas.

[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4209 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4209

 To authorize the voluntary purchase of certain properties in Treece, 
Kansas endangered by the Cherokee County National Priorities List Site, 
                        and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 15, 2007

Mrs. Boyda of Kansas introduced the following bill; which was referred 
         to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
 To authorize the voluntary purchase of certain properties in Treece, 
Kansas endangered by the Cherokee County National Priorities List Site, 
                        and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY AUTHORITY.

    (a) Authorization of Funding.--The Administrator of the 
Environmental Protection Agency shall provide to the State of Kansas in 
fiscal year 2009, not more than $6,000,000 to be used by the State as 
provided in subsection (b).
    (b) Use of Funds by State .--The State of Kansas shall deposit the 
amounts received under this Act in the fund established under Kansas 
House Bill 2168 (2007) entitled ``An Act concerning certain communities 
within superfund sites; providing for relocation and other 
assistance.'' and enacted on July 13, 2007 (2007 Kan. Sess. Laws 17) 
and shall expend such amounts in accordance with the provisions of that 
bill for the purpose of purchasing (with the consent of the owners 
thereof) the following properties and providing relocation assistance 
to the residents of such properties:
            (1) Properties in Treece, Kansas, that are in danger of 
        being destroyed by subsidence relating to the Cherokee County 
        National Priorities List Site that may endanger the health of 
        the occupants of those properties.
            (2) Residential properties of water customers of Picher, 
        Oklahoma, residing in or near Treece, Kansas.
    (c) Limitation.--The Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real 
Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601 et seq.) 
shall not apply to the use of funds in accordance with this Act.
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