SENSE OF CONGRESS CONCERNING INVESTIGATION OF SOIL AND WATER CONTAMINATION NEAR MEAD, NEBRASKA

SEC. 355. SENSE OF CONGRESS CONCERNING INVESTIGATION OF SOIL AND WATER CONTAMINATION NEAR MEAD, NEBRASKA (a) Findings.—Congress finds the following: (1) The Army Corps of Engineers is carrying out an investigation of soil and water contamination at the former Nebraska Ordnance Plant near Mead, Nebraska. (2) Solvents, polychlorinated byphenals, Research Department Explosive (RDX), and explosive materials used in making ammunition have been discovered during the course of the investigation. (b) Sense of Congress.—(1) It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of the Army should carry out the investigation referred to in subsection (a) as promptly as possible consistent with other environmental cleanup responsibilities, and (2) should continue to keep interested parties, including potentially affected residents in the area, University of Nebraska officials, and State and local government personnel, fully advised of developments relating to the investigation and activities at the site.