[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4427 Introduced in House (IH)]
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116th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 4427
To require the Secretary of Energy to identify and convey to the State
of Colorado land for use as a storage site for residual radioactive
material, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
September 19, 2019
Mr. Tipton (for himself and Ms. DeGette) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
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A BILL
To require the Secretary of Energy to identify and convey to the State
of Colorado land for use as a storage site for residual radioactive
material, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. DURANGO DISPOSAL SITE.
(a) Identification.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 6 months after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy shall--
(A) identify, in accordance with paragraph (2), a
portion of Federal land within the Durango disposal
site that is suitable for conveyance to the State of
Colorado for use as a storage site for residual
radioactive materials as part of remediation activities
carried out by such State relating to properties in the
vicinity of the Durango processing site; and
(B) offer to convey such land to the State of
Colorado for such purpose.
(2) Requirements.--In carrying out paragraph (1)(A), the
Secretary shall ensure that the identified land--
(A) consists of approximately .25 acres;
(B) is located in the southwestern corner of the
Durango disposal site; and
(C) is south of, and bounded by, County Road 212.
(b) Conveyance.--Subject to the terms and conditions described in
subsection (c), if, not later than 1 year after the date on which the
Secretary offers under subsection (a) to convey land identified under
such subsection to the State of Colorado, the State accepts such offer,
the Secretary shall convey all right, title, and interest of the United
States in and to such land to the State, without consideration.
(c) Terms and Conditions.--As a condition of the conveyance under
subsection (b), the Secretary--
(1) shall impose a requirement that the State of Colorado
manage the conveyed land in a manner that is consistent with
the requirements of the Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control
Act of 1978 relating to the Durango disposal site, including
after the use described in subsection (a) has ceased; and
(2) may impose such additional requirements as the
Secretary determines necessary to protect the interests of the
United States.
(d) Boundary Revision.--The Secretary shall revise the legal
description of the Durango disposal site included in the Long-Term
Surveillance Plan for such site pursuant to section 40.27 of title 10,
Code of Federal Regulations, to reflect the conveyance under subsection
(b) and shall notify the Nuclear Regulatory Commission of such
revision, and the Commission shall accept such revised Long-Term
Surveillance Plan for purposes of the general license issued for such
site by the Commission.
(e) Effect on Existing Requirements.--The Secretary shall carry out
this section in a manner that is consistent with the requirements of
the Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act of 1978 relating to the
Durango disposal site.
(f) Notice.--A notice described under the heading ``Sale of Land''
in the report accompanying the Energy and Water Development
Appropriations Act, 2002, is not required for the conveyance under
subsection (b).
(g) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Durango disposal site.--The term ``Durango disposal
site'' means the site in Durango, Colorado, for the permanent
disposition and stabilization of residual radioactive materials
pursuant to the Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act of
1978 (42 U.S.C. 7901 et seq.).
(2) Durango processing site.--The term ``Durango processing
site'' means the processing site in Durango, Colorado,
designated under section 102(a)(1) of the Uranium Mill Tailings
Radiation Control Act of 1978 (42 U.S.C. 7912(a)(1)).
(3) Residual radioactive material.--The term ``residual
radioactive material'' has the meaning given that term in
section 101 of the Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act
of 1978 (42 U.S.C. 7911).
(4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of Energy.
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