HR 4822 · 101th Congress · Public Lands and Natural Resources
Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Land Withdrawal Act
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Introduced2
Committee3
House Vote4
Senate5
EnactedLatest: Executive Comment Received from DOT.(1990-08-27)
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Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Land Withdrawal Act - Designates specified lands in New Mexico as Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Withdrawal lands withdrawn from all forms of entry, appropriation, disposal, location, and patent under mineral leasing laws, geothermal leasing laws, material sale laws, and mining laws. Transfers jurisdiction over such lands from the Secretary of the Interior to the Secretary of Energy (the Secretary) for activities connected with the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP). Directs the Secretary to: (1) submit to the Congress a management plan for the use of such lands; and (2) develop a WIPP performance assessment test plan to ensure compliance with Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) transuranic waste storage and disposal standards. Directs the EPA Administrator to issue final environmental transuranic waste disposal standards. Directs the Secretary to report annually to the State of New Mexico regarding WIPP-related business and employment opportunities. Provides for payment in lieu of taxes to the State of New Mexico and each local governmental unit for WIPP-related activities. Directs the Secretary to: (1) enter into negotiations regarding just compensation…
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Cosponsors (3)
3 Republicans