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HR 4778 109th Congress House

Hawaiian Waters Chemical Munitions Safety Act of 2006

Official title: To require the Secretary of the Army to conduct a survey and monitoring of off-shore sites in the vicinity of the Hawaiian Islands where chemical munitions wer… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To require the Secretary of the Army to conduct a survey and monitoring of off-shore sites in the vicinity of the Hawaiian Islands where chemical munitions were disposed of by the Armed Forces, to support research regarding the public and environmental health impacts of chemical munitions disposal in the ocean, and to require the preparation of a report on remediation plans for such disposal sites.

Introduced: February 28, 2006 See on congress.gov
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Mar 20, 2006
Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.
Feb 16, 2006
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Feb 16, 2006
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 20, 2006

Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Hawaiian Waters Chemical Munitions Safety Act of 2006 - Directs the Secretary of the Army to: (1) conduct a survey of all Hawaiian underwater sites where chemical munitions are known to have been disposed of by the Armed Forces between 1941 and 1972; and (2) identify on Hawaiian coastal nautical charts and other navigational materials navigational hazards to private activities and commercial shipping or fishing operations as identified in the survey. Requires the Secretary to implement appropriate monitoring mechanisms to recognize and track the potential release of hazardous chemical agents into the marine environment from such disposal sites.

Directs the Secretary to establish a program to conduct research and provide research grants to study the long-term effects of seawater exposure on chemical munitions, including the potential public health risks associated with, and the environmental impact of, ocean disposal of chemical munitions. Requires the Secretary to report to Congress on the feasibility and cost of implementing multiple remediation measures at the disposal sites covered by the survey, including an analysis of the public health and environmental safety risks of such sites.

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Case, Ed
Hawaii · Feb 28, 2006
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4778: Hawaiian Waters Chemical Munitions Safety Act of 2006. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-4778/
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"H.R. 4778: Hawaiian Waters Chemical Munitions Safety Act of 2006." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-4778/.
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