102 STAT. 3192
PUBLIC LAW 100-616—NOV. 5, 1988
Public Law 100-616 100th Congress An Act Nov. 5, 1988 [S. 1991] Uranium Mill Tailings Remedial Action Amendments Act of 1988. 42 USC 7901 note. Public lands. State listing.
Entitled "Uranium Mill Tailings Remedial Action Amendments Act of 1988".
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That this Act may be cited as the "Uranium Mill Tailings Remedial Action Amendments Act of 1988". SEC. 2. Section 106 of the Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act of 1978 (42 U.S.C. 7916) ("UMTRCA") is amended by striking paragraph (2) and all that follows and inserting in their place: "(2) the Secretary of the Interior may transfer permanently to the Secretary to carry out the purposes of this Act, public lands under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management in the vicinity of processing sites in the following counties: "(A) Apache County in the State of Arizona; "(B) Mesa, Gunnison, Moffat, Montrose, Garfield, and San Miguel Counties in the State of Colorado; "(C) Boise County in the State of Idaho; "(D) Billings and Bowman Counties in the State of North Dakota; "(E) Grand and San Juan Counties in the State of Utah; "(F) Converse and Fremont Counties in the State of Wyoming; and "(G) Any other county in the vicinity of a processing site, if no site in the county in which a processing site is located is suitable. Any permanent transfer of lands under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management by the Secretary of the Interior to the Secretary shall not take place until the Secretary complies with the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) with respect to the selection of a site for the permanent disposition and stabilization of residual radioactive materials. Section 204 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act (43 U.S.C. 1714) shall not apply to this transfer of jurisdiction. Prior to acquisition of land under paragraph (1) or (2) of this subsection in any State, the Secretary shall consult with the Governor of such State. No lands may be acquired under such paragraph (1) or (2) in any State in which there is no (1) processing site designated under this title or (2) active uranium mill operation, unless the Secretary has obtained the consent of the Governor of such State. No lands controlled by any Federal agency may be transferred to the Secretary to carry out the purposes of this Act without the concurrence of the chief administrative officer of such agency.".
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