I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2681 
To amend the Strom Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 1999 to provide for the transfer of the Moab site to Grand 
County, Utah, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 7, 2025 
Mr. KENNEDY of Utah (for himself, Mr. OWENS, Ms. MALOY, and Mr. MOORE 
of Utah) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend the Strom Thurmond National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 1999 to provide for the transfer 
of the Moab site to Grand County, Utah, and for other 
purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Moab UMTRA Project 
Transition Act of 2025’’. 
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SEC. 2. MOAB UMTRA PROJECT. 
Section 3405(i) of the Strom Thurmond National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (10 U.S.C. 
8720 note; Public Law 105–261) is amended— 
(1) by striking paragraph (5); 
(2) by redesignating paragraph (6) as para-
graph (5); and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(6) TRANSFER
OF
MOAB
SITE
TO
GRAND 
COUNTY.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to subpara-
graphs (B), (C), and (D), on achieving a reme-
dial action completion status sufficient for land 
conveyance, as determined by the Secretary of 
Energy in consultation with relevant regulatory 
authorities, and subject to any regulatory or 
use restrictions, if determined necessary to pro-
tect human health and safety by the Secretary 
of Energy or the Nuclear Regulatory Commis-
sion (including restrictions pursuant to the 
Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act of 
1978 (42 U.S.C. 7901 et seq.) and part 192 of 
title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (or suc-
cessor regulations)), the Secretary of Energy 
shall convey, at no cost, all available right, title, 
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and interest of the United States in and to the 
Moab site to Grand County, Utah. 
‘‘(B) RETENTION
OF
CERTAIN
WATER 
RIGHTS.—In carrying out the conveyance under 
subparagraph (A), in accordance with applica-
ble law, the Secretary of Energy shall ensure 
that the United States retains such water rights 
as the Secretary of Energy determines nec-
essary to carry out the responsibilities of the 
Secretary of Energy under the Uranium Mill 
Tailings Radiation Control Act of 1978 (42 
U.S.C. 7901 et seq.), part 192 of title 40, Code 
of Federal Regulations (or successor regula-
tions), and other applicable requirements, in-
cluding, if the remediation of groundwater is 
ongoing at the time of the conveyance, such 
rights as are necessary to maintain access to 
wells and the associated surface footprint of 
those wells. 
‘‘(C) 
PROHIBITION.—The 
conveyance 
under subparagraph (A) shall include a provi-
sion that prohibits Grand County, Utah, from 
reconveying to a private entity or nonprofit or-
ganization any portion of the land conveyed to 
Grand County, Utah, under that subparagraph. 
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‘‘(D) ADDITIONAL
TERMS
AND
CONDI-
TIONS.—The Secretary of Energy may require 
such additional terms and conditions in connec-
tion with the conveyance under subparagraph 
(A) as the Secretary determines necessary to 
protect the interests of the United States.’’. 
Æ 
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