Federal · 119th Congress
Moab UMTRA Project Transition Act of 2025
Policy areaEnergy
Summary
This bill allows the Department of Energy (DOE) to convey the Moab site to Grand County, Utah, at no cost when it finishes cleaning up uranium mill tailings (i.e., radioactive waste) at the site. (The Moab site is a uranium milling site located approximately three miles northwest of Moab, Utah.)
DOE must retain certain water rights that are necessary to carry out its responsibilities, such as maintaining access to wells and the associated surface footprint of the wells if the remediation of groundwater is ongoing at the time of the conveyance.
The conveyance of the site must include a provision that prohibits Grand County from reconveying to a private entity or nonprofit organization any portion of the land conveyed to the county.
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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.Official Title as Introduced
Moab UMTRA Project Transition Act of 2025Short Title(s) as IntroducedShort Title(s) as Reported to Senate
Legislative history5
Sep 17, 2026
SenatePlaced on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 633.
Sep 17, 2026
Senate · CommitteeCommittee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Lee with an amendment. Without written report.
Feb 4, 2026
Senate · CommitteeCommittee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
Dec 2, 2025
Senate · CommitteeCommittee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 119-237.
Apr 8, 2025
SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
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