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42 U.S.C. § 7923 — Termination of authority of Secretary
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**(a) Exceptions; “byproduct material” defined**
(1) The authority of the Secretary to perform remedial action under this subchapter shall terminate on September 30, 1998, except that—
(A) the authority of the Secretary to perform groundwater restoration activities under this subchapter is without limitation, and
(B) the Secretary may continue operation of the disposal site in Mesa County, Colorado (known as the Cheney disposal cell) for receiving and disposing of residual radioactive material from processing sites and of byproduct material from property in the vicinity of the uranium milling site located in Monticello, Utah, until the Cheney disposal cell has been filled to the capacity for which it was designed, or September 30, 2031, whichever comes first.
(2) For purposes of this subsection, the term “byproduct material” has the meaning given that term in [section 2014(e)(2) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section2014/e/2&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(b) Authorization of appropriations** The amounts authorized to be appropriated to carry out the purposes of this subchapter by the Secretary, the Administrator, the Commission, and the Secretary of the Interior shall not exceed such amounts as are established in annual authorization Acts for fiscal year 1979 and each fiscal year thereafter applicable to the Department of Energy. Any sums appropriated for the purposes of this subchapter shall be available until expended.
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**(a) Exceptions; “byproduct material” defined**
(1) The authority of the Secretary to perform remedial action under this subchapter shall terminate on September 30, 1998, except that—
(A) the authority of the Secretary to perform groundwater restoration activities under this subchapter is without limitation, and
(B) the Secretary may continue operation of the disposal site in Mesa County, Colorado (known as the Cheney disposal cell) for receiving and disposing of residual radioactive material from processing sites and of byproduct material from property in the vicinity of the uranium milling site located in Monticello, Utah, until the Cheney disposal cell has been filled to the capacity for which it was designed, or September 30, 2031, whichever comes first.
(2) For purposes of this subsection, the term “byproduct material” has the meaning given that term in [section 2014(e)(2) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section2014/e/2&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(b) Authorization of appropriations** The amounts authorized to be appropriated to carry out the purposes of this subchapter by the Secretary, the Administrator, the Commission, and the Secretary of the Interior shall not exceed such amounts as are established in annual authorization Acts for fiscal year 1979 and each fiscal year thereafter applicable to the Department of Energy. Any sums appropriated for the purposes of this subchapter shall be available until expended.
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**(a) Authority of Secretary; prompt commencement of preparations** After notifying a State of the designation referred to in [section 7912 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section7912&num=0&edition=prelim), the Secretary subject to [section 7923 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section7923&num=0&edition=prelim), is authorized to enter into cooperative agreements with such State to perform remedial actions at each designated processing site in such State (other than a site located on Indian lands referred to in [section 7915 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section7915&num=0&edition=prelim)). The Secretary shall, to the greatest extent practicable, enter into such agreements and carry out such remedial actions in accordance with the priorities established by him under [section 7912 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section7912&num=0&edition=prelim). The Secretary shall commence preparations for cooperative agreements with respect to each designated processing site as promptly as practicable following the designation of each site.
**(b) Terms and conditions; limitation of Federal assistance** Each cooperative agreement under this section shall contain such terms and conditions as the Secretary deems appropriate and consistent with the purposes of this chapter, including, but not limited to, a limitation on the use of Federal assistance to those costs which are directly required to complete the remedial action selected pursuant to [section 7918 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section7918&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(c) Wri
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**(a) Authority of Secretary; priorities for remedial action; use of Indian personnel; terms and conditions** After notifying the Indian tribe of the designation pursuant to [section 7912 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section7912&num=0&edition=prelim), the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of the Interior, is authorized to enter into a cooperative agreement, subject to [section 7923 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section7923&num=0&edition=prelim), with any Indian tribe to perform remedial action at a designated processing site located on land of such Indian tribe. The Secretary shall, to the greatest extent practicable, enter into such agreements and carry out such remedial actions in accordance with the priorities established by him under [section 7912 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section7912&num=0&edition=prelim). In performing any remedial action under this section and in carrying out any continued monitoring or maintenance respecting residual radioactive materials associated with any site subject to a cooperative agreement under this section, the Secretary shall make full use of any qualified members of Indian tribes resident in the vicinity of any such site. Each such agreement shall contain such terms and conditions as the Secretary deems appropriate and consistent with the purposes of this chapter. Such terms and conditions shall require the following:
(1) The Indian tribe and any person holding any interest in such land shall execute a waiver (A) releasing the United States of any liability or claim thereof by such tribe or person concerning such remedial action and (B) holding the United S
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TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
§ 7923
1 So in original. Probably should be ‘‘radioactive’’.
(b) Authorization of appropriations
The amounts authorized to be appropriated to
carry out the purposes of this subchapter by the
Secretary, the Administrator, the Commission,
and the Secretary of the Interior shall not ex-
ceed such amounts as are established in annual
authorization Acts for fiscal year 1979 and each
fiscal year thereafter applicable to the Depart-
ment of Energy. Any sums appropriated for the
purposes of this subchapter shall be available
until expended.
(Pub. L. 95–604, title I, § 112, Nov. 8, 1978, 92 Stat.
3031; Pub. L. 100–616, § 3, Nov. 5, 1988, 102 Stat.
3193; Pub. L. 102–486, title X, § 1031, Oct. 24, 1992,
106 Stat. 2951; Pub. L. 104–259, § 2, Oct. 9, 1996, 110
Stat. 3173; Pub. L. 116–260, div. Z, title XI, § 11002,
Dec. 27, 2020, 134 Stat. 2612.)
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AMENDMENTS
2020—Subsec. (a)(1)(B). Pub. L. 116–260 substituted
‘‘September 30, 2031’’ for ‘‘September 30, 2023’’.
1996—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 104–259 amended subsec. (a)
generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (a) read as fol-
lows: ‘‘The authority of the Secretary to perform reme-
dial action under this subchapter shall terminate on
September 30, 1996, except that the authority of the
Secretary to perform groundwater restoration activi-
ties under this subchapter is without limitation.’’
1992—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 102–486 substituted ‘‘1996’’
for ‘‘1994’’.
1988—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 100–616 amended subsec. (a)
generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (a) read as fol-
lows: ‘‘The authority of the Secretary to perform reme-
dial action under this subchapter shall terminate on
the date seven years after the date of promulgation by
the Administrator of general
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