Sec. 316. Authorization of closure of Red Hill bulk fuel storage facility
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The Secretary of Defense may close the Red Hill bulk fuel storage facility of the Department of Defense in Hawaii (in this section referred to as the Facility ). Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a plan for— closure of the Facility; cleanup of the Facility; monitoring of the Facility following such closure; maintenance of the Facility following such closure; optimal post-closure care for the Facility, specifically addressing— monitoring and maintenance of liners; final covers; leachate collection and removal systems; leak detection system; and gas collection systems to protect against releases of hazardous elements; environmental remediation of groundwater at the Facility, to include a description of environmental remediation plans, including necessary resources for the Secretary of the Navy to conduct remediation actions at the Facility in the following year; coordination and communication with applicable Federal and State regulatory authorities, the local water utility authority, applicable State environmental agencies, and surrounding communities on remediation activities conducted by the Navy at the Facility; improvements to processes, procedures, organization, training, leadership, education, facilities, and policy of the Department of Defense related to best practices for the remediation and closure of the Facility; and measures to ensure that future strategic level assets of the Department of Defense are properly maintained and critical environmental assets are protected.
The Secretary shall prepare the plan required under paragraph
(1)in consultation with— the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency; the head of the Hawaii Department of Health; the Director of the United States Geological Survey; and the heads of such other relevant Federal and State agencies as the Secretary considers appropriate. Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, to ensure clear and consistent communication related to the defueling, cleanup, closure, and remediation of the Facility, the Secretary of Defense shall identify a single point of contact within the Office of the Secretary of Defense to oversee and communicate with the public and members of Congress regarding the status of the Facility at each phase of defueling, cleanup, closure, and remediation. Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall establish a water monitoring program— to monitor movement of the fuel plume in the aquifer surrounding the Facility; to monitor long-term impacts to such aquifer and local water bodies resulting from water contamination from the Facility; and to coordinate with the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry of the Department of Health and Human Services as the Agency conducts a follow up to the previously conducted voluntary survey of individuals and entities impacted by water contamination from the Facility.