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S 2526 116th Congress Senate Public Lands and Natural Resources Colorado Hazardous wastes and toxic substances Land transfers Nuclear power Radioactive wastes and releases State and local government operations

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.

Introduced: September 19, 2019 Introduced by: Bennet, Michael F. Democratic · Colorado See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Sep 19, 2019
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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.

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.

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.

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.

What's happening now September 19, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2526: 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.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2526/
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"S. 2526: 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.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2526/.
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S. 2526, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2526/.
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[S. 2526: 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.](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2526/)
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