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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1321 Introduced in Senate

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 S. 1321

 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.

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 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

 April 8, 2025

 Mr. Curtis (for himself and Mr. Lee) introduced the following bill; 
 which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and 
 Natural Resources

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 A BILL

 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.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 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''.

SEC. 2. MOAB UMTRA PROJECT.

 

Section 3405
            (i) of the Strom Thurmond National Defense 
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 paragraph

    (5) ; and

    (3) by adding at the end the following:
 ``

    (6) Transfer of moab site to grand county.--
 ``
        (A) In general.--Subject to subparagraphs
        (B) ,
            (C) , and
            (D) , on achieving a remedial 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 protect 
 human health and safety by the Secretary of Energy or 
 the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (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 successor regulations)), the Secretary of Energy 
 shall convey, at no cost, all available right, title, 
 and interest of the United States in and to the Moab 
 site to Grand County, Utah.
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        (B) Retention of certain water rights.--In 
 carrying out the conveyance under subparagraph
        (A) , in 
 accordance with applicable law, the Secretary of Energy 
 shall ensure that the United States retains such water 
 rights as the Secretary of Energy determines necessary 
 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 
 regulations), and other applicable requirements, 
 including, 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 provision that 
 prohibits Grand County, Utah, from reconveying to a 
 private entity or nonprofit organization any portion of 
 the land conveyed to Grand County, Utah, under that 
 subparagraph.
 ``
            (D) Additional terms and conditions.--The 
 Secretary of Energy may require such additional terms 
 and conditions in connection with the conveyance under 
 subparagraph
        (A) as the Secretary determines necessary 
 to protect the interests of the United States.''.
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