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.

I 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 4427 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 mate- rial, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES SEPTEMBER 19, 2019 Mr. TIPTON (for himself and Ms. DEGETTE) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 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. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. DURANGO DISPOSAL SITE. 3 (a) IDENTIFICATION.— 4 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 6 months 5 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec- 6 retary of Energy shall— 7 (A) identify, in accordance with paragraph 8 (2), a portion of Federal land within the Du- 9 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:33 Sep 23, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4427.IH H4427 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 4427 IH rango disposal site that is suitable for convey- 1 ance to the State of Colorado for use as a stor- 2 age site for residual radioactive materials as 3 part of remediation activities carried out by 4 such State relating to properties in the vicinity 5 of the Durango processing site; and 6 (B) offer to convey such land to the State 7 of Colorado for such purpose. 8 (2) REQUIREMENTS.—In carrying out para- 9 graph (1)(A), the Secretary shall ensure that the 10 identified land— 11 (A) consists of approximately .25 acres; 12 (B) is located in the southwestern corner 13 of the Durango disposal site; and 14 (C) is south of, and bounded by, County 15 Road 212. 16 (b) CONVEYANCE.—Subject to the terms and condi- 17 tions described in subsection (c), if, not later than 1 year 18 after the date on which the Secretary offers under sub- 19 section (a) to convey land identified under such subsection 20 to the State of Colorado, the State accepts such offer, the 21 Secretary shall convey all right, title, and interest of the 22 United States in and to such land to the State, without 23 consideration. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:33 Sep 23, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4427.IH H4427 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 3 •HR 4427 IH (c) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—As a condition of the 1 conveyance under subsection (b), the Secretary— 2 (1) shall impose a requirement that the State of 3 Colorado manage the conveyed land in a manner 4 that is consistent with the requirements of the Ura- 5 nium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act of 1978 6 relating to the Durango disposal site, including after 7 the use described in subsection (a) has ceased; and 8 (2) may impose such additional requirements as 9 the Secretary determines necessary to protect the in- 10 terests of the United States. 11 (d) BOUNDARY REVISION.—The Secretary shall re- 12 vise the legal description of the Durango disposal site in- 13 cluded in the Long-Term Surveillance Plan for such site 14 pursuant to section 40.27 of title 10, Code of Federal Reg- 15 ulations, to reflect the conveyance under subsection (b) 16 and shall notify the Nuclear Regulatory Commission of 17 such revision, and the Commission shall accept such re- 18 vised Long-Term Surveillance Plan for purposes of the 19 general license issued for such site by the Commission. 20 (e) EFFECT ON EXISTING REQUIREMENTS.—The 21 Secretary shall carry out this section in a manner that 22 is consistent with the requirements of the Uranium Mill 23 Tailings Radiation Control Act of 1978 relating to the Du- 24 rango disposal site. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:33 Sep 23, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4427.IH H4427 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 4 •HR 4427 IH (f) NOTICE.—A notice described under the heading 1 ‘‘Sale of Land’’ in the report accompanying the Energy 2 and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2002, is not 3 required for the conveyance under subsection (b). 4 (g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 5 (1) DURANGO DISPOSAL SITE.—The term ‘‘Du- 6 rango disposal site’’ means the site in Durango, Col- 7 orado, for the permanent disposition and stabiliza- 8 tion of residual radioactive materials pursuant to the 9 Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act of 10 1978 (42 U.S.C. 7901 et seq.). 11 (2) DURANGO PROCESSING SITE.—The term 12 ‘‘Durango processing site’’ means the processing site 13 in Durango, Colorado, designated under section 14 102(a)(1) of the Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation 15 Control Act of 1978 (42 U.S.C. 7912(a)(1)). 16 (3) RESIDUAL RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL.—The 17 term ‘‘residual radioactive material’’ has the mean- 18 ing given that term in section 101 of the Uranium 19 Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act of 1978 (42 20 U.S.C. 7911). 21 (4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 22 the Secretary of Energy. 23 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:33 Sep 23, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H4427.IH H4427 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS