,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bebf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #ai1
 #bjai,mr4 ,bennet 7for himself and ,mr4
 ,gardner7 introduced the following     
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,energy and        
,natural ,resources  ,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 material1 and 
for other purposes4  #a4 ,durango       
disposal site  7a7 ,identification  7#a7
 ,in general ,not later than #f months  
after the date of enactment of this     
,act1 the ,secretary shall-- 7,a7       
identify1 in accordance with paragraph  
7#b71 a portion of ,federal land within 
the ,durango disposal site that is      
suitable for conveyance to the ,state   
for use as a storage site for residual  
radioactive materials as part of        
remediation activities carried out by   
the ,state relating to properties in the

 vicinity of the ,durango processing    
site2 and  7,b7 offer to convey such    
land to the ,state for such purpose4    
7#b7 ,requirements ,in carrying out     
paragraph 7#a77;,a71 the ,secretary     
shall ensure that the identified land-- 
7,a7 consists of approximately #j4be    
acres2  7,b7 is located in the          
southwestern corner of the ,durango     
disposal site2 and  7,c7 is south of1   
and bounded by1 ,county ,road #bab4  7b7
 ,conveyance ,subject to the terms and  
conditions described in subsection 7c71 
if1 not later than #a year after the    
date on which the ,secretary offers     
under subsection 7a7 to convey land     
identified under such subsection to the 
,state1 the ,state accepts such offer1  
the ,secretary shall convey all right1  
title1 and interest of the ,united      
,states in and to such land to the      
,state1 without consideration4  7c7     
,terms and conditions ,as a condition of
 the conveyance under subsection 7b71   
the ,secretary-- 7#a7 shall impose a    

requirement that the ,state manage the  
conveyed land in a manner that is       
consistent with the requirements of the 
,uranium ,mill ,tailings ,radiation     
,control ,act of #aigh 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#gija et seq47 relating to the ,durango 
disposal site1 including after the use  
described in subsection 7a7 has ceased2 
and  7#b7 may impose such additional    
requirements as the ,secretary          
determines necessary to protect the     
interests of the ,united ,states4  7d7  
,boundary revision ,the ,secretary shall
 revise the legal description of the    
,durango disposal site included in the  
,long-,term ,surveillance ,plan for such
 site pursuant to section #dj4bg of     
title #aj1 ,code of ,federal            
,regulations 7as in effect on the date  
of enactment of this ,act71 to reflect  
the conveyance under subsection 7b7 and 
shall notify the ,nuclear ,regulatory   
,commission 7referred to in this        
subsection as the ,commission7 of such  
revision1 and the ,commission shall     

accept such revised ,long-,term         
,surveillance ,plan for purposes of the 
general license issued for such site by 
the ,commission4  7e7 ,effect on        
existing requirements ,the ,secretary   
shall carry out this section in a manner
 that is consistent with the            
requirements of the ,uranium ,mill      
,tailings ,radiation ,control ,act of   
#aigh 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #gija et seq47     
relating to the ,durango disposal site4 
7f7 ,notice ,a notice described under   
the heading ,sale of ,land in the report
 of the ,committee on ,appropriations of
 the ,house of ,representatives         
accompanying ,h4,r4 #bcaa of the #ajgth 
,congress 7,h4 ,rept4 #ajg-aab71 is not 
required for the conveyance under       
subsection 7b74  7g7 ,definitions ,in   
this section3 7#a7 ,durango disposal    
site ,the term ,durango disposal site   
means the site in ,durango1 ,colorado1  
for the permanent disposition and       
stabilization of residual radioactive   
materials pursuant to the ,uranium ,mill

 ,tailings ,radiation ,control ,act of  
#aigh 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #gija et seq474    
7#b7 ,durango processing site ,the term 
,durango processing site means the      
processing site in ,durango1 ,colorado1 
designated under section #ajb7;a77#a7 of
 the ,uranium ,mill ,tailings ,radiation
 ,control ,act of #aigh 7#db ,u4,s4,c4  
#giab7;a77#a774  7#c7 ,residual         
radioactive material ,the term residual 
radioactive material has the meaning    
given that term in section #aja of the  
,uranium ,mill ,tailings ,radiation     
,control ,act of #aigh 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#giaa74  7#d7 ,secretary ,the term      
,secretary means the ,secretary of      
,energy4  7#e7 ,state ,the term ,state  
means the ,state of ,colorado4