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Union Calendar No. 262

104TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 2967

[Report No. 104–536]

To extend the authorization of the Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control

Act of 1978, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

FEBRUARY 23, 1996

Mr. SCHAEFER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the

Committee on Commerce

APRIL 24, 1996

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole

House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic]

A BILL

To extend the authorization of the Uranium Mill Tailings

Radiation Control Act of 1978, and for other purposes.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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1 SECTION 1. URANIUM MILL TAILINGS RADIATION CON2 TROL ACT EXTENSION.

3 Section 112(a) of the Uranium Mill Tailings Radi4 ation Control Act of 1978 (42 U.S.C. 7922(a)) is amended

5 by striking ‘‘1996’’ and inserting ‘‘1998’’.

6 SECTION 1. REFERENCE.

7 Whenever in this Act (other than in section 3) an

8 amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amend9 ment to, or repeal of, a section or other provision, the ref10 erence shall be considered to be made to a section or other

11 provision of the Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control

12 Act of 1978.

13 SEC. 2. TERMINATION; AUTHORIZATION.

14 Section 112(a) (42 U.S.C. 7922(a)) is amended to read

15 as follows:

16 ‘‘(a)(1) The authority of the Secretary to perform re17 medial action under this title shall terminate on September

18 30, 1998, except that—

19 ‘‘(A) the authority of the Secretary to perform

20 groundwater restoration activities under this title is

21 without limitation, and

22 ‘‘(B) the Secretary may continue operation of the

23 disposal site in Mesa County, Colorado (known as the

24 Cheney disposal cell) for receiving and disposing of

25 residual radioactive material from processing sites

26 and of byproduct material from property in the vicin-
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1 ity of the uranium milling site located in Monticello,

2 Utah, until the Cheney disposal cell has been filled to

3 the capacity for which it was designed, or September

4 30, 2023, whichever comes first.

5 ‘‘(2) For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘byprod6 uct material’ has the meaning given that term in section

7 11e.(2) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C.

8 2014(e)(2)).’’.

9 SEC. 3. REMEDIAL ACTION AT ACTIVE PROCESSING SITES.

10 (a) SECTION 1001.—Section 1001 of the Energy Policy

11 Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 2296a) is amended—

12 (1) in subsection (b)(2)(A), by striking ‘‘$5.50’’

13 and inserting ‘‘$6.25’’;

14 (2) in subsection (b)(2)(B), by striking

15 ‘‘$270,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$350,000,000’’;

16 (3) in subsection (b)(2)(C), by striking

17 ‘‘$40,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$65,000,000’’;

18 (4) in subsection (b)(2)(E)(i), by striking

19 ‘‘$5.50’’ and inserting ‘‘$6.25’’; and

20 (5) in subsection (b)(2)(E)(ii), by striking

21 ‘‘$5.50’’ and inserting ‘‘$6.25’’.

22 (b) SECTION 1003.—Section 1003 of such Act (42

23 U.S.C. 2296a-2) is amended by striking ‘‘$310,000,000’’

24 and inserting ‘‘$415,000,000’’.
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1 SEC. 4. REMEDIAL ACTION FOR THE DISPOSAL OF RADIO2 ACTIVE MATERIALS.

3 (a) SECTION 104.—Section 104(d) (42 U.S.C.

4 4914(d)) is amended by adding at the end the following:

5 ‘‘For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘site’ does not

6 include any property described in section 101(6)(B) which

7 is in a State which the Secretary has certified has a pro8 gram which would achieve the purposes of this subsection.’’.

9 (b) SECTION 108.—Section 108(a)(1) (42 U.S.C.

10 7918(a)(1)) is amended by adding at the end the following:

11 ‘‘Residual radioactive material from a processing site des12 ignated under this title may be disposed of at a facility

13 licensed under title II under the administrative and tech14 nical requirements of such title. Disposal of such material

15 at such a site in accordance with such requirements shall

16 be considered to have been done in accordance with the ad17 ministrative and technical requirements of this title.’’

18 (c) SECTION 115.—Section 115(a) (42 U.S.C. 7925(a))

19 is amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘This sub20 section does not prohibit the disposal of residual radioactive

21 material from a processing site under this title at a site

22 licensed under title II or the expenditure of funds under

23 this title for such disposal.’’.

Union Calendar No. 262

104TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 2967

[Report No. 104–536]

A BILL

To extend the authorization of the Uranium Mill

other purposes.Tailings Radiation Control Act of 1978, and for

APRIL 24, 1996

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Commitordered to be printed tee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and