PUBLIC LAW 95-604—NOV. 8, 1978
92 STAT. 3021
Public Law 95-604 95th Congress An Act To authorize the Secretary of Energy to enter into cooperative agreements with certain States respecting residnal radioactive material at existing sites, to provide for the regulation of uranium mill tailings under the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, and for other purposes.
_ Nov. 8, 1978 _ [H.R. 13650]
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembtedy Uranium Mill SHORT TITLE AND TABLE OP CONTENTS
Tailings Radiation Control Act of 1978.
1. This Act may be cited as the "Uranium Mill Tailings 42 USC 7901 Radiation Control Act of 1978". °o*«SECTION
TABLE OF CONTENTS S e e l, Short title and table of contents. Sec. 2. Findings and purposes. TITLE I—REMEDIAL ACTION PROGRAM Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec, Sec. Sec, Sec, Sec, Sec.
101. Definitions. 102. Designation of processing sites. 103. State cooperative agreements. 104. Acquisition and disposition of land and ntiaterials. 105. Indian tribe cooperative agreements. 106. Acquisition of lands by Secretary. 107. Financial assistance. 108. Remedial action. 109, Rules, 110, Enforcement. I l l, Public participation. 112, Termination; authorization. 113, Limitation, 114, Reports to Congress. 115, Active operations; liability for remedial action.
TITLE II—URANIUM MILL TAILINGS LICENSING AND REGULATIONS Sec. Sec, Sec, Sec. Sec. Sec.
201. Definition, 202, Custody of disposal site. 203, Authority to establish certain requirements. 204, Cooperation with States, 205. Authorities of Commission respecting certain byproduct material. 206, Authority of Environmental Protection Agency respecting certain byproduct material. Sec, 207, Authorization of appropriations for grants. Sec, 208, Effective date. Sec, 209, Consolidation of licenses and procedures, IITLE III—STUDY AND DESIGNATION OF TWO MILL TAILINGS SITES IN NEW MEXICO Sec, 301, Study, Sec, 302, Designation by Secretary, FINDINGS AND PURPOSES
SEC. 2. (a) The Congress finds that uranium mill tailings located at 42 USC 7901. active and inactive mill operations may pose a potential and significant radiation health hazard to the public, and that the protection of
�