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H.R. 2552 (104th)

To transfer the Tatum Salt Dome property to the State of Mississippi to be designated by the State as the Jamie Whitten Wilderness Area.

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Introduced

26 October 1995

Last action

2 May 1996 · Committee

Status

Favorable Executive Comment Received from DOE.

Sponsors

Rep. Taylor, Gene [D-MS-4], Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large], Rep. Abercrombie, Neil [D-HI-1], Rep. Baker, Richard H. [R-LA-6], Rep. Bilbray, Brian P. [R-CA-50], Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2], Rep. Borski, Robert A. [D-PA-3], Rep. Browder, Glen [D-AL-3], Rep. Callahan, Sonny [R-AL-1], Rep. Clement, Bob [D-TN-5], Rep. Coleman, Ronald D. [D-TX-16], Rep. Condit, Gary A. [D-CA-18], Rep. Costello, Jerry F. [D-IL-12], Rep. Coyne, William J. [D-PA-14], Rep. Davis, Tom [R-VA-11], Rep. Deal, Nathan [R-GA-9], Rep. Dellums, Ronald V. [D-CA-9], Rep. de la Garza, E. [D-TX-15], Rep. Dingell, John D. [D-MI-12], Rep. Everett, Terry [R-AL-2], Del. Faleomavaega, Eni F. H. [D-AS-At Large], Rep. Foglietta, Thomas M. [D-PA-1], Rep. Frost, Martin [D-TX-24], Rep. Gonzalez, Henry B. [D-TX-20], Rep. Hall, Ralph M. [R-TX-4], Rep. Hayes, James A. [D-LA-7], Rep. Hefner, W. G. (Bill) [D-NC-8], Rep. Lewis, Jerry [R-CA-41], Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5], Rep. Lipinski, William O. [D-IL-3], Rep. Matsui, Robert T. [D-CA-5], Rep. McDade, Joseph M. [R-PA-10], Rep. McKinney, Cynthia A. [D-GA-4], Rep. McNulty, Michael R. [D-NY-23], Rep. Meek, Carrie P. [D-FL-17], Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-11], Rep. Montgomery, G. V. (Sonny) [D-MS-3], Rep. Morella, Constance A. [R-MD-8], Rep. Murtha, John P. [D-PA-12], Rep. Myers, John T. [R-IN-7], Rep. Neal, Richard E. [D-MA-1], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Parker, Mike [R-MS-4], Rep. Payne, Lewis F., Jr. [D-VA-5], Sen. Roberts, Pat [R-KS], Rep. Rose, Charlie [D-NC-7], Rep. Sisisky, Norman [D-VA-4], Rep. Skelton, Ike [D-MO-4]

Subjects

Environment, Immigration, Energy

Source updated

6 June 2025

Environment · Immigration · Energy

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Summary

Requires the Secretary of Energy to transfer, without compensation, the Tatum Dome Test Site to the State of Mississippi after certification from the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and the State that any contamination of such property has been remedied in accordance with applicable Federal and State laws and regulations. Subjects such transfer to retention by the United States of the following: (1) the subsurface estate below the depth of 2700 feet below sea level unless a lesser depth is agreed upon by the Secretary; (2) rights of access for monitoring wells for sampling; and (3) the right to install wells additional to those identified in the remediation plan to the extent deemed necessary by the Secretary to monitor potential pathways of contaminant migration.

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Timeline

  1. 26 October 1995

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Resources. (Referral Suspended).

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 26 October 1995

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 26 October 1995

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 1 November 1995

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Lands.

    Source: Committee

  5. 15 November 1995

    Introduced

    Rereferred to the House Committee on National Security.

    Source: IntroReferral

  6. 15 November 1995

    Passed

    Mr. Stump asked unanimous consent to rerefer H.R. 2552 to the Committee on National Security. Agreed to without objection.

    Source: Committee

  7. 1 December 1995

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Installations and Facilities.

    Source: Committee

  8. 1 December 1995

    Committee

    Executive Comment Requested from DOE.

    Source: Committee

  9. 2 May 1996

    Committee

    Favorable Executive Comment Received from DOE.

    Source: Committee

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