S. 606 · Where this bill is now
In committee
Introduced in the Senate, Feb 18, 2025
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summaryNASA reimburses Virginia town for contaminated wells
Drinking water wells at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia tested positive for PFAS, a harmful chemical from firefighting foam used since the 1970s. This bill allows NASA to reimburse the town of Chincoteague for the cost of removing those wells and relocating them to a safer location under the town's control.
How it affects you
If you live in Chincoteague, Virginia, this means NASA would help pay to move your town's contaminated drinking water wells to a cleaner location, rather than leaving your water supply dependent on NASA's treatment system.
Read the official summary (Introduced in Senate, Feb 18, 2025)
Contaminated Wells Relocation Act
This bill permits the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to enter into an agreement to reimburse the town of Chincoteague, Virginia for costs directly associated with the removal and relocation of drinking water wells currently situated on NASA property.
(Drinking water wells located at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility near Chincoteague have tested positive for perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances, commonly referred to as PFAS, resulting from the use of certain firefighting foams at the site beginning in the 1970s. NASA currently operates a water treatment system to remove PFAS from the affected water supply.)
Any such agreement must include, to the extent practicable, (1) a provision for the removal and relocation of the wells remaining on NASA property, (2) a description of the location to which the wells are planned to be relocated, and (3) a current cost estimate of such relocation. Replacement wells must be established on property under the administrative control of the town of Chincoteague.
Written by AI (Claude) using only the official summary by the Congressional Research Service, the Library of Congress’s nonpartisan research staff. It can miss nuance, so check the official summary and the bill text for details.
1st SessionS. 606
A BILL
Contaminated Wells Relocation Act
Sponsor: Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) · Introduced Feb 18, 2025 · Science, Technology, Communications · 2 versions of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Sep 8, 2025: “Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 149.”
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The wording of this bill hasn’t changed across its 2 official versions.