S. 1469: Port Chicago Naval Magazine National Memorial Enhancement Act of 2009
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S. 1469: Port Chicago Naval Magazine National Memorial Enhancement Act of 2009
111th Congress · introduced 2009-07-16 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2009-07-16 · official record
- Who proposed it: Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Port Chicago Naval Magazine National Memorial Enhancement Act of 2009
Plain summary
Port Chicago Naval Magazine National Memorial Enhancement Act of 2009 - Amends the Port Chicago National Memorial Act of 1992 to require the Secretary of the Interior to administer the Port Chicago Naval Magazine National Memorial as a unit of the National Park System. Directs the Secretary of Defense to transfer a specified parcel of land as identified on the map entitled "Port Chicago Naval Magazine National Memorial, Proposed Boundary," dated August 2005, to the administrative jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior if the land is excess to military needs. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to enter into an agreement with the city of Concord, California, and the East Bay Regional Park District to establish and operate a facility for visitor orientation and parking, administrative offices, and curatorial storage for the Memorial. Expresses the sense of Congress that the Secretary of Defense should promptly remediate any remaining environmental contamination relating to the land. Expresses the sense of Congress that the Secretaries of Defense and the Interior should work together to: (1) repair storm damage to the Memorial; and (2) develop a process by which future repairs and necessary modifications to the Memorial can be achieved in as timely and cost-effective a manner as possible.
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Port Chicago Naval Magazine National Memorial Enhancement Act of 2009
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Sponsor: Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] · 1 cosponsors
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-111s1469.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/111/s>
Record fed-us-cong111-s1469 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong111 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong111