HR 2890 · 106th Congress · Public Lands and Natural Resources

To amend the Puerto Rican Federal Relations Act to transfer jurisdiction over Federal land in and around the island of Vieques to the Government of Puerto Rico, and for other purposes.

Introduced 1999-09-21· Sponsored by Rep. Crowley, Joseph [D-NY-7]· House

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Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Resources.(1999-09-21)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Amends the Puerto Rican Federal Relations Act to provide for the transfer of all Federal land within one mile surrounding the island of Vieques to the Government of Puerto Rico. Requires any Federal agency exercising control over such lands to be responsible for the removal and cleanup of any toxic or hazardous material contained in them.…

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Cosponsors (20)

18 Democrats2 Republicans
Rep. Blagojevich, Rod R. [D-IL-5]IL
Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-16]NY
Resident Commissioner Romero-Barcelo, Carlos A. [D-PR-At Large]PR
Rep. Velazquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-12]NY
Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-7]CA
Rep. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ-13]NJ
Rep. Gutierrez, Luis V. [D-IL-4]IL
Rep. Rahall, Nick J., II [D-WV-3]WV
Rep. Olver, John W. [D-MA-1]MA
Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7]WA
Rep. Diaz-Balart, Lincoln [R-FL-21]FL
Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-18]FL
Del. Faleomavaega, Eni F. H. [D-AS-At Large]AS
Rep. Bonior, David E. [D-MI-10]MI
Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2]MS
Rep. Capuano, Michael E. [D-MA-8]MA
Del. Underwood, Robert A. [D-GU-At Large]GU
Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-18]NY
Rep. Weiner, Anthony D. [D-NY-9]NY
Rep. Kilpatrick, Carolyn C. [D-MI-15]MI