[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2526 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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116th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 2526
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 SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
September 19, 2019
Mr. Bennet (for himself and Mr. Gardner) introduced the following bill;
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and
Natural Resources
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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 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 for
use as a storage site for residual radioactive
materials as part of remediation activities carried out
by the State relating to properties in the vicinity of
the Durango processing site; and
(B) offer to convey such land to the State for such
purpose.
(2) Requirements.--In carrying out paragraph (1)(A), the
Secretary shall ensure that the identified land--
(A) consists of approximately 0.25 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, 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 manage the
conveyed land in a manner that is consistent with the
requirements of the Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act
of 1978 (42 U.S.C. 7901 et seq.) 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 (as in effect on the date of enactment of
this Act), to reflect the conveyance under subsection (b) and shall
notify the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (referred to in this
subsection as the ``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 (42 U.S.C. 7901
et seq.) relating to the Durango disposal site.
(f) Notice.--A notice described under the heading ``Sale of Land''
in the report of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives accompanying H.R. 2311 of the 107th Congress (H. Rept.
107-112), 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.
(5) State.--The term ``State'' means the State of Colorado.
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