A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to identify and convey to the State of Colorado land for use as a storage site for residual radioactive material, and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-s-2526
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO]
Introduced: 2019-09-19
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Colorado

Hazardous wastes and toxic substances

Land transfers

Nuclear power

Radioactive wastes and releases

State and local government operations
Latest action: action_date: 2019-09-19
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-09-19
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>This bill directs the Department of Energy (DOE) to identify a portion of federal land within the Durango disposal site that is suitable for conveyance to Colorado to be used as a storage site for residual radioactive materials as part of remediation activities carried out by the state related to properties in the vicinity of the Durango processing site. </p> <p>DOE must ensure that the identified land is (1) approximately 0.25 acres, (2) located in the southwestern corner of the Durango disposal site, and (3) south of and bounded by County Road 212. </p> <p>After DOE offers to convey the identified land to the state, and the state accepts the offer, DOE shall convey to the state all interest of the United States in and to such land. </p> <p>As a condition of such conveyance, DOE must require the state to manage the conveyed land consistent with the requirements of the Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act of 1978 relating to the Durango disposal site, including after the use of it has ceased.</p>

tv_txt: II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2526 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 19, 2019 Mr. Bennet (for himself and Mr. Gardner ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To require the Secretary of Energy to identify and convey to the State of Colorado land for use as a storage site for residual radioactive material, and for other purposes.

1. Durango disposal site (a) Identification (1) In general Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall— (A) identify, in accordance with paragraph (2), a portion of Federal land within the Durango disposal site that is suitable for conveyance to the State for use as a storage site for residual radioactive materials as part of remediation activities carried out by the State relating to properties in the vicinity of the Durango processing site; and (B) offer to convey such land to the State for such purpose. (2) Requirements In carrying out paragraph (1)(A), the Secretary shall ensure that the identified land— (A) consists of approximately 0.25 acres; (B) is located in the southwestern corner of the Durango disposal site; and (C) is south of, and bounded by, County Road 212. (b) Conveyance Subject to the terms and conditions described in subsection (c), if, not later than 1 year after the date on which the Secretary offers under subsection (a) to convey land identified under such subsection to the State, the State accepts such offer, the Secretary shall convey all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to such land to the State, without consideration. (c) Terms and conditions As a condition of the conveyance under subsection (b), the Secretary— (1) shall impose a requirement that the State manage the conveyed land in a manner that is consistent with the requirements of the Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act of 1978 ( 42 U.S.C. 7901 et seq.) relating to the Durango disposal site, including after the use described in subsection (a) has ceased; and (2) may impose such additional requirements as the Secretary determines necessary to protect the interests of the United States. (d) Boundary revision The Secretary shall revise the legal description of the Durango disposal site included in the Long-Term Surveillance Plan for such site pursuant to section 40.27 of title 10, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment of this Act), to reflect the conveyance under subsection (b) and shall notify the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (referred to in this subsection as the Commission ) of such revision, and the Commission shall accept such revised Long-Term Surveillance Plan for purposes of the general license issued for such site by the Commission. (e) Effect on existing requirements The Secretary shall carry out this section in a manner that is consistent with the requirements of the Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act of 1978 ( 42 U.S.C. 7901 et seq.) relating to the Durango disposal site. (f) Notice A notice described under the heading Sale of Land in the report of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives accompanying H.R. 2311 of the 107th Congress (H. Rept. 107–112), is not required for the conveyance under subsection (b). (g) Definitions In this section: (1) Durango disposal site The term Durango disposal site means the site in Durango, Colorado, for the permanent disposition and stabilization of residual radioactive materials pursuant to the Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act of 1978 ( 42 U.S.C. 7901 et seq.). (2) Durango processing site The term Durango processing site means the processing site in Durango, Colorado, designated under section 102(a)(1) of the Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act of 1978 ( 42 U.S.C. 7912(a)(1) ). (3) Residual radioactive material The term residual radioactive material has the meaning given that term in section 101 of the Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act of 1978 ( 42 U.S.C. 7911 ). (4) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of Energy. (5) State The term State means the State of Colorado.