Theplancalled for holding a referendum of the registered voters of Vieques to determine the future of DON activities on the island. Calderon introduced the bill and the Puerto Rican Legislature passed it on April 23. The committee directs the Secretary to provide this report no later than March 1, 2003. (page311)
Closures of Vieques Range and Roosevelt Roads. On March 31, 2004, as directed by Section 8132 of the FY2004 defenseappropriations act ( P.L. 108-87 / H.R. 2658 ), the Navy closed the supporting Roosevelt Roads naval station onmainland Puerto Rico. Section 8132 of the FY2004 defense appropriations act ( H.R.
This report discusses the controversy leading up to the closure of the U.S. navaltraining range on the Puerto Rican island of Vieques, Congress' legislation directing the closure, and the potential impactof theclosure on military training and readiness. For a discussion of post-closure environmental cleanup issues atVieques,see CRS Report RL32533(pdf). (1) On April 30, 2003,the Department of the Navy (DON) closed its training range on Vieques. On March 31, 2004, as directed by Section 8132 of the FY2004 defense appropriations act (P.L. 108-87/H.R. 2658), the Navy closed the supporting Roosevelt Roads naval station on mainland Puerto Rico. This CRS report will beupdated as events warrant.