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F I S C A L I M P A C T R E P O R T

SPONSOR Trujillo

DATE TYPED 3/21/05 HM 73

SHORT TITLE Environmental Restoration Activities at LANL

SB

ANALYST Hadwiger

APPROPRIATION

(in $000s)

Appropriation Contained Estimated Additional Impact Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY05

FY06

FY05

FY06

NFI

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

LFC Files

SUMMARY

Synopsis of Bill

House Memorial 73 would request the appropriate interim legislative committee to study the fea-

sibility, roles, responsibilities and funding requirements of an independent oversight panel to as-

sist in the oversight of the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) clean-up. The interim com-

mittee would be asked to consider the actions and effectiveness of other states and federal agen-

cies engaging in similar clean-ups and to include specified planning requirements, as well as

comprehensive public involvement and outreach, to provide full understanding of the process by

the public and full accountability.

Significant Issues

In the past month, the US Department of Energy and the New Mexico Department of Environ-

ment signed an agreement for a “fence-to-fence” cleanup at LANL. The agreement requires

comprehensive investigation and cleanup of environmental contamination at the northern New

Mexico lab. That includes remediation of disposal areas and contaminated ground water. The

deal sets a cleanup completion date of 2015.

This memorial would create a legislative entity to oversee progress on the clean-up.

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