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 118 STAT. 1843 PUBLIC LAW 108–375—OCT. 28, 2004 final report of the Chief for the project is completed not later than December 31, 2004. SEC. 315. REPORT REGARDING ENCROACHMENT ISSUES AFFECTING UTAH TEST AND TRAINING RANGE, UTAH. (a) REPORT REQUIRED.—The Secretary of the Air Force shall prepare a report that outlines current and anticipated encroach ments on the use and utility of the special use airspace of the Utah Test and Training Range in the State of Utah, including encroachments brought about through actions of other Federal agen cies. The Secretary shall include in the report such recommenda tions as the Secretary considers appropriate regarding any legisla tive initiatives necessary to address encroachment problems identi fied by the Secretary in the report. (b) SUBMISSION OF REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit the report to the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate. It is the sense of Congress that the recommendations con tained in the report should be carefully considered for future legisla tive action. (c) PROHIBITION ON GROUND MILITARY OPERATIONS.—Nothing in this section shall be construed to permit a military operation to be conducted on the ground in a covered wilderness study area in the Utah Test and Training Range. (d) COMMUNICATIONS AND TRACKING SYSTEMS.—Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent any required maintenance of existing communications, instrumentation, or electronic tracking systems (or the infrastructure supporting such systems) necessary for effective testing and training to meet military requirements in the Utah Test and Training Range. SEC. 316. COMPTROLLER GENERAL STUDY AND REPORT ON ALTER NATIVE TECHNOLOGIES TO DECONTAMINATE GROUND WATER AT DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE INSTALLATIONS. (a) COMPTROLLER GENERAL STUDY.—The Comptroller General shall conduct a study to determine whether cost effective tech nologies are available to the Department of Defense for the cleanup of groundwater contamination at Department installations in lieu of traditional methods, such as pump and treat, used to respond to groundwater contamination. (b) ELEMENTS OF STUDY.—In conducting the study under sub section (a), the Comptroller General shall— (1) identify current technologies being used or field tested by the Department of Defense to treat groundwater at Depart ment installations; (2) identify cost effective technologies for the cleanup of groundwater contamination that— (A) are being researched, are under development by commercial vendors, or are available commercially and being used outside the Department; and (B) have potential for use by the Department to address groundwater contamination; (3) evaluate the potential benefits and limitations of using the technologies identified under paragraphs (1) and (2); and (4) consider the barriers, such as cost, capability, or legal restrictions, to using the technologies identified under para graph (2).

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