COMMITTEE ON FEDERAL RELATIONS
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AMENDMENTS TO H.C.M. 2003
(Reference to printed memorial)
Page 1, line 1, after "Agency" insert "and the Arizona Attorney General"
Line 3, after "pollution" insert "typically results from improperly reclaimed tailings and formerly abandoned uranium mines, many from Federal contracts during the mid 20th century,"
Line 4, strike "are" insert "is"
Line 7, after the first "the" insert "express"
Line 8, strike "eradicate" insert "ensure the timely remediation of and address"
Strike lines 9 through 11, insert:
"Whereas, current, modern uranium mining practices typically do not cause these types of pollution or result in onsite tailings and long term stored materials.
Whereas, the United States and the Navajo Nation are addressing abandoned uranium mines through settlement agreements, federal investment and cleanup work."
Line 15, strike "immediate" insert "any and all, necessary, additional"; strike "eradication" insert "remediation"
Line 16, strike "in" insert "resulting from improperly reclaimed former and abandoned uranium mines within"
Line 17, after "Arizona" insert "review and"; after "any" insert "and all"
Page 1, line 18, strike "such action" insert "remediation actions and all additional appropriate additional actions"
Amend title to conform