Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site Act of 2005
Latest action · Jun 15, 2005 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJun 15, 2005
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site Act of 2005 - Instructs the Secretary of Energy to purchase essential mineral rights at the Department of Energy facility, Colorado, known as the Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site.
Includes among conditions for such purchase that certain federal and state officials designated as trustees enter into a natural resources damage settlement providing that the purchase of essential mineral rights satisfies any existing or potential natural resource damage liability claim arising from releases of certain hazardous substances. Requires the settlement to include a covenant not to sue.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Armed Services Committee | Referred Jun 15, 2005 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 15, 2005Introduced in Senate
- Jun 15, 2005Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to authorize the Secretary of Energy to purchase certain essential mineral rights as part of a comprehensive natural resource damage settlement.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site Act of 2005
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Colorado
- Energy
- Environmental assessment
- Environmental Protection
- Government liability
- Hazardous wastes
- Law
- Liability for environmental damages
- Mineral reserves
- Nuclear facilities
- Nuclear weapons
- Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Research and development facilities
- Science, Technology, Communications
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 15, 2005Introduced in Senate
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