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CO HB1127
Bill
Status
1/19/2010
Primary Sponsor
Wes McKinley
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AI Summary
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Requires prominent, clearly legible signs at each foot and vehicular access point to Rocky Flats National Wildlife Refuge alerting visitors to the site's history as a nuclear weapons plant and presence of radioactive contamination.
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Mandates weatherproof containers at sign locations containing written pamphlets and/or audio recordings with detailed "Informed Consent Public Advisory" information about plutonium and hazardous materials remaining in soil and groundwater after cleanup.
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Requires the advisory materials to inform visitors that detectable plutonium levels will remain after cleanup, contamination may be airborne or carried home on clothing, and there is scientific controversy about acceptable exposure risk levels.
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Establishes that funding for signs and materials must come from federal Department of Energy reimbursement or private donations, with implementation suspended if insufficient funds are collected within 12 months of refuge opening.
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Prohibits Colorado school children from entering the refuge on field trips without first receiving a written copy of the informed consent advisory information.
Legislative Description
Rocky Flats Plutonium Visitor Signs Info
Last Action
House Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Postpone Indefinitely
3/11/2010