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Calendar No. 476

104TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 2967

[Report No. 104–301]

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

MAY 15, 1996

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural

Resources

JUNE 27, 1996

Reported by Mr. MURKOWSKI, without amendment

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,

3 SECTION 1. REFERENCE.

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

5 amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amend6 ment to, or repeal of, a section or other provision, the ref7 erence shall be considered to be made to a section or other
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1 provision of the Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control

2 Act of 1978.

3 SEC. 2. TERMINATION; AUTHORIZATION.

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

5 read as follows:

6 ‘‘(a)(1) The authority of the Secretary to perform re7 medial action under this title shall terminate on Septem8 ber 30, 1998, except that—

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

10 groundwater restoration activities under this title is

11 without limitation, and

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

13 the disposal site in Mesa County, Colorado (known

14 as the Cheney disposal cell) for receiving and dispos15 ing of residual radioactive material from processing

16 sites and of byproduct material from property in the

17 vicinity of the uranium milling site located in Monti18 cello, Utah, until the Cheney disposal cell has been

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

20 September 30, 2023, whichever comes first.

21 ‘‘(2) For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘by22 product material’ has the meaning given that term in sec23 tion 11e.(2) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C.

24 2014(e)(2)).’’.
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1 SEC. 3. REMEDIAL ACTION AT ACTIVE PROCESSING SITES.

2 (a) SECTION 1001.—Section 1001 of the Energy Pol3 icy Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 2296a) is amended—

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

5 and inserting ‘‘$6.25’’;

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

7 ‘‘$270,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$350,000,000’’;

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

9 ‘‘$40,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$65,000,000’’;

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

11 ‘‘$5.50’’ and inserting ‘‘$6.25’’; and

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

13 ‘‘$5.50’’ and inserting ‘‘$6.25’’.

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

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

16 and inserting ‘‘$415,000,000’’.

17 SEC. 4. REMEDIAL ACTION FOR THE DISPOSAL OF RADIO18 ACTIVE MATERIALS.

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

20 4914(d)) is amended by adding at the end the following:

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

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

23 is in a State which the Secretary has certified has a pro24 gram which would achieve the purposes of this sub25 section.’’.
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1 (b) SECTION 108.—Section 108(a)(1) (42 U.S.C.

2 7918(a)(1)) is amended by adding at the end the follow3 ing: ‘‘Residual radioactive material from a processing site

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

5 licensed under title II under the administrative and tech6 nical requirements of such title. Disposal of such material

7 at such a site in accordance with such requirements shall

8 be considered to have been done in accordance with the

9 administrative and technical requirements of this title.’’

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

11 7925(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following:

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

13 radioactive material from a processing site under this title

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

15 under this title for such disposal.’’.

Passed the House of Representatives May 14, 1996.

Attest: ROBIN H. CARLE,

Clerk.

Calendar No. 476

104TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 2967

[Report No. 104–301]

AN ACT

To extend the authorization of the Uranium Mill

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

JUNE 27, 1996

Reported without amendment