PUBLIC LAW 104–259—OCT. 9, 1996 110 STAT. 3173

Public Law 104–259

104th Congress

An Act

To extend the authorization of the Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act

of 1978, 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. REFERENCE.

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

or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal

of, a section or other provision, the reference shall be considered

to be made to a section or other provision of the Uranium Mill

Tailings Radiation Control Act of 1978.

SEC. 2. TERMINATION; AUTHORIZATION.

Section 112(a) (42 U.S.C. 7922(a)) is amended to read as follows:

‘‘(a)(1) The authority of the Secretary to perform remedial action

under this title shall terminate on September 30, 1998, except

that—

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

restoration activities under this title is without limitation, and

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

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

cell) for receiving and disposing of residual radioactive material

from processing sites and of byproduct material from property

in the vicinity of the uranium milling site located in Monticello,

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

capacity for which it was designed, or September 30, 2023,

whichever comes first.

‘‘(2) For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘byproduct material’ has the meaning given that term in section 11e.(2) of the

Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2014(e)(2)).’’.

SEC. 3. REMEDIAL ACTION AT ACTIVE PROCESSING SITES.

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

1992 (42 U.S.C. 2296a) is amended—

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

‘‘$6.25’’;

(2) in subsection (b)(2)(B), by striking ‘‘$270,000,000’’ and

inserting ‘‘$350,000,000’’;

(3) in subsection (b)(2)(C), by striking ‘‘$40,000,000’’ and

inserting ‘‘$65,000,000’’;

Oct. 9, 1996

[H.R. 2967]
110 STAT. 3174 PUBLIC LAW 104–259—OCT. 9, 1996

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 2967:

HOUSE REPORTS: No. 104–536 (Comm. on Commerce).

SENATE REPORTS: No. 104–301 (Comm. on Energy and Natural Resources).

CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 142 (1996):

May 14, considered and passed House.

Sept. 28, considered and passed Senate.

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(4) in subsection (b)(2)(E)(i), by striking ‘‘$5.50’’ and insert- ing ‘‘$6.25’’; and (5) in subsection (b)(2)(E)(ii), by striking ‘‘$5.50’’ and insert- ing ‘‘$6.25’’.

(b) SECTION 1003.—Section 1003 of such Act (42 U.S.C.

2296a–2) is amended by striking ‘‘$310,000,000’’ and inserting

‘‘$415,000,000’’.

SEC. 4. REMEDIAL ACTION FOR THE DISPOSAL OF RADIOACTIVE

MATERIALS.

(a) SECTION 104.—Section 104(d) (42 U.S.C. 4914(d)) is amended

by adding at the end the following: ‘‘For purposes of this subsection,

the term ‘site’ does not include any property described in section

101(6)(B) which is in a State which the Secretary has certified

has a program which would achieve the purposes of this

subsection.’’.

(b) SECTION 108.—Section 108(a)(1) (42 U.S.C. 7918(a)(1)) is

amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘Residual radioactive

material from a processing site designated under this title may

be disposed of at a facility licensed under title II under the administrative and technical requirements of such title. Disposal of such

material at such a site in accordance with such requirements shall

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

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

by adding at the end the following: ‘‘This subsection does not

prohibit the disposal of residual radioactive material from a processing site under this title at a site licensed under title II or the

expenditure of funds under this title for such disposal.’’.

Approved October 9, 1996.

42 USC 7914.