104TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 2967

AN ACT

To extend the authorization of the Uranium Mill

other purposes.Tailings Radiation Control Act of 1978, and for
104TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 2967

AN ACT

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. REFERENCE.

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

3 amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amend4 ment to, or repeal of, a section or other provision, the ref5 erence shall be considered to be made to a section or other

6 provision of the Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control

7 Act of 1978.

8 SEC. 2. TERMINATION; AUTHORIZATION.

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

10 read as follows:

11 ‘‘(a)(1) The authority of the Secretary to perform re12 medial action under this title shall terminate on Septem13 ber 30, 1998, except that—

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

15 groundwater restoration activities under this title is

16 without limitation, and

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

18 the disposal site in Mesa County, Colorado (known

19 as the Cheney disposal cell) for receiving and dispos20 ing of residual radioactive material from processing

21 sites and of byproduct material from property in the

22 vicinity of the uranium milling site located in Monti23 cello, Utah, until the Cheney disposal cell has been

24 filled to the capacity for which it was designed, or

25 September 30, 2023, whichever comes first.
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1 ‘‘(2) For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘by2 product material’ has the meaning given that term in sec3 tion 11e.(2) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C.

4 2014(e)(2)).’’.

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

6 (a) SECTION 1001.—Section 1001 of the Energy Pol7 icy Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 2296a) is amended—

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

9 and inserting ‘‘$6.25’’;

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

11 ‘‘$270,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$350,000,000’’;

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

13 ‘‘$40,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$65,000,000’’;

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

15 ‘‘$5.50’’ and inserting ‘‘$6.25’’; and

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

17 ‘‘$5.50’’ and inserting ‘‘$6.25’’.

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

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

20 and inserting ‘‘$415,000,000’’.

21 SEC. 4. REMEDIAL ACTION FOR THE DISPOSAL OF RADIO22 ACTIVE MATERIALS.

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

24 4914(d)) is amended by adding at the end the following:

25 ‘‘For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘site’ does not
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1 include any property described in section 101(6)(B) which

2 is in a State which the Secretary has certified has a pro3 gram which would achieve the purposes of this sub4 section.’’.

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

6 7918(a)(1)) is amended by adding at the end the follow7 ing: ‘‘Residual radioactive material from a processing site

8 designated under this title may be disposed of at a facility

9 licensed under title II under the administrative and tech10 nical requirements of such title. Disposal of such material

11 at such a site in accordance with such requirements shall

12 be considered to have been done in accordance with the

13 administrative and technical requirements of this title.’’

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

15 7925(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following:

16 ‘‘This subsection does not prohibit the disposal of residual

17 radioactive material from a processing site under this title

18 at a site licensed under title II or the expenditure of funds

19 under this title for such disposal.’’.

Passed the House of Representatives May 14, 1996.

Attest:

Clerk.