Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act
(last updated 9 Apr 2000)
Legislation history, as of Jan. 26, 1998
Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act of 1978
- Pub. L. 95-604, Nov. 8, 1978, 92 Stat. 3021 (Title 42, Sec. 7901 et seq.)
- Pub. L. 95-106, Sec. 22(a), (b), (d), Nov. 9, 1979, 93 Stat. 799
- Pub. L. 97-415, Sec. 18(b), 19(b), 21, Jan. 4, 1983, 96 Stat. 2078, 2079
- Pub. L. 100-616, Sec. 2, 3, Nov. 5, 1988, 102 Stat. 3192, 3193
- Pub. L. 102-486, title X, Sec. 1031, Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 2951
- Pub. L. 104-259, Sec. 2, 4, Oct. 9, 1996, 110 Stat. 3173, 3174
Excerpt from U.S. Code 
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TITLE 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
- Sec. 7901. Congressional findings and purposes
TITLE I - REMEDIAL ACTION PROGRAM
- SUBCHAPTER I - REMEDIAL ACTION PROGRAM
- Sec. 7911. Definitions
- Sec. 7912. Processing site designations
- Sec. 7913. State cooperative agreements
- Sec. 7914. Acquisition and disposition of lands and materials
- Sec. 7915. Indian tribe cooperative agreements
- Sec. 7916. Acquisition of land by Secretary; transfer of public lands by Secretary of the Interior to Secretary; consultations with Governor; consent of Governor; transfer from Federal agency to Secretary
- Sec. 7917. Financial assistance
- Sec. 7918. Remedial action and mineral recovery activities
- Sec. 7919. Rules
- Sec. 7920. Enforcement
- Sec. 7921. Public participation; public hearings
- Sec. 7922. Termination of authority of Secretary; groundwater restoration activities; annual Department of Energy authorizations; appropriations available for expenditure
- Sec. 7923. Limitation of contractual authority
- Sec. 7924. Reports to Congress
- Sec. 7925. Active operations; liability for remedial action
TITLE II - URANIUM MILL TAILINGS LICENSING AND REGULATION DEFINITION
TITLE III - STUDY AND DESIGNATION OF TWO MILL TAILINGS SITES IN NEW MEXICO
- SUBCHAPTER II - STUDY AND DESIGNATION OF TWO MILL TAILINGS SITES IN NEW MEXICO
- Sec. 7941. Study of authority for regulation and control of residual radioactive materials at New Mexico sites for protection of public health, safety, and the environment; report to Congress and Secretary; basis for determination of inadequacy of authority; interim regulation pending completion of study
- Sec. 7942. Designation by Secretary as processing sites for subchapter I purposes