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                                                       Calendar No. 633
119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 1321

  To amend the Strom Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 1999 to provide for the transfer of the Moab site to Grand 
                 County, Utah, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 8, 2025

  Mr. Curtis (for himself and Mr. Lee) introduced the following bill; 
   which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                           Natural Resources

                           September 17, 2026

                 Reported by Mr. Lee, with an amendment
                  [Insert the part printed in italic]

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend the Strom Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 1999 to provide for the transfer of the Moab site to Grand 
                 County, Utah, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Moab UMTRA Project Transition Act of 
2025''.

SEC. 2. MOAB UMTRA PROJECT.

    Section 3405(i) of the Strom Thurmond National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (10 U.S.C. 8720 note; Public Law 
105-261) is amended--
            (1) by striking paragraph (5);
            (2) by redesignating paragraph (6) as paragraph (5); and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(6) Transfer of moab site to grand county.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraphs (B), 
                (C), and (D), on achieving a remedial action completion 
                status sufficient for land conveyance, as determined by 
                the Secretary of Energy in consultation with relevant 
                regulatory authorities, and subject to any regulatory 
                or use restrictions, if determined necessary to protect 
                human health and safety by the Secretary of Energy or 
                the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (including 
                restrictions pursuant to the Uranium Mill Tailings 
                Radiation Control Act of 1978 (42 U.S.C. 7901 et seq.) 
                and part 192 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations 
                (or successor regulations)), the Secretary of Energy 
                shall convey, at no cost, all available right, title, 
                and interest of the United States in and to the Moab 
                site to Grand County, Utah.
                    ``(B) Retention of certain water rights.--In 
                carrying out the conveyance under subparagraph (A), in 
                accordance with applicable law, the Secretary of Energy 
                shall ensure that the United States retains such water 
                rights as the Secretary of Energy determines necessary 
                to carry out the responsibilities of the Secretary of 
                Energy under the Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation 
                Control Act of 1978 (42 U.S.C. 7901 et seq.), part 192 
                of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor 
                regulations), and other applicable requirements, 
                including, if the remediation of groundwater is ongoing 
                at the time of the conveyance, such rights as are 
                necessary to maintain access to wells and the 
                associated surface footprint of those wells.
                    ``(C) Prohibition.--The conveyance under 
                subparagraph (A) shall include a provision that 
                prohibits Grand County, Utah, from reconveying to a 
                private entity or nonprofit organization any portion of 
                the land conveyed to Grand County, Utah, under that 
                subparagraph.
                    ``(D) Additional terms and conditions.--The 
                Secretary of Energy may require such additional terms 
                and conditions in connection with the conveyance under 
                subparagraph (A) as the Secretary determines necessary 
                to protect the interests of the United States.''.

SEC. 3. TRANSFER OF GREEN RIVER PIPELINE AND ASSOCIATED INFRASTRUCTURE.

    (a) Conveyance.--On achieving remedial action completion status as 
described in section 3405(i)(6)(A) of the Strom Thurmond National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (10 U.S.C. 8720 note; 
Public Law 105-261) (as amended by section 2(3)), the Secretary of 
Energy shall convey, at no cost, to the Grand County Water Conservancy 
District all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to 
the following infrastructure associated with the Moab Uranium Mill 
Tailings Remedial Action project:
            (1) The water pipeline extending from the Green River 
        extraction site to the Moab Uranium Mill Tailings Remedial 
        Action Crescent Junction site.
            (2) All associated pump stations and diesel-powered pumps 
        and related easements or rights-of-way.
            (3) The holding pond located at the Moab Uranium Mill 
        Tailings Remedial Action Crescent Junction site.
    (b) Water Rights.--
            (1) In general.--On achieving the remedial action 
        completion status described in subsection (a), the Secretary of 
        Energy shall transfer to the Grand County Water Conservancy 
        District the Crescent Junction water right associated with the 
        Moab Uranium Mill Tailings Remedial Action.
            (2) Requirement.--Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the 
        Secretary of Energy may retain such water rights at the site 
        described in that paragraph as are strictly necessary to 
        complete remaining groundwater remediation or other 
        responsibilities under the Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation 
        Control Act of 1978 (42 U.S.C. 7901 et seq.).
    (c) Conditions of Transfer.--The Secretary of Energy shall include 
as a condition of the conveyances under this section--
            (1) a requirement that the Grand County Water Conservancy 
        District use the infrastructure and rights conveyed pursuant to 
        the conveyances to address the water deficit in communities 
        serviced by the Grand County Water Conservancy District; and
            (2) a prohibition on conveying the infrastructure and 
        rights conveyed pursuant to the conveyances to a private entity 
        or nonprofit organization.
                                                       Calendar No. 633

119th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                                S. 1321

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                                 A BILL

  To amend the Strom Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 1999 to provide for the transfer of the Moab site to Grand 
                 County, Utah, and for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

                           September 17, 2026

                       Reported with an amendment