Uranium Revitalization, Tailings Reclamation and Enrichment Act of 1987

Summary

Uranium Revitalization, Tailings Reclamation and Enrichment Act of 1987 - Title I: Uranium Revitalization - Prohibits Federal bodies from entering into foreign uranium purchase contracts. Restricts the use of federally owned natural uranium stockpiles to: (1) military purposes; (2) government research; and (3) overfeeding and pre-production activities by the United States Enrichment Corporation. Exempts the Tennessee Valley Authority from the foreign purchase prohibition. Title II: Tailings Reclamation - Provides that reclamation and other remedial action with respect to uranium shall be performed according to statutory guidelines by the site owner or licensee at the active site. Requires that such owners' reclamation expenses be reimbursed from the Uranium Mill Tailings Fund (established by this Act). Identifies the active sites that qualify for such reimbursement. Establishes the Uranium Mill Tailings Fund, which shall consist of contributions from: (1) States in which active sites are located; (2) site owners or licensees; (3) the Federal Government; and (4) user fees. Prescribes guidelines for: (1) Fund administration; (2) contributions; (3) participation; and (4) reimbursement for expenditures for remedial actions (including at thorium sites). States that the sole liability and obligation under Federal law for remedial action at active uranium and thorium sites shall consist of the contributions, fines, and work performed by: (1) active site owner licensees; or (2) persons using source or special nuclear material for a civilian nuclear power reactor to generate electrical energy. Title III: United States Enrichment Corporation - Establishes the United States Enrichment Corporation as a wholly-owned Government corporation to acquire, operate, and market uranium enrichment activities on a commercial, profitable basis. States that the Corporation Administrator shall be appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate. Establishes an Advisory Board to review Corporation policies and performance. Transfers Department of Energy property to the Corporation. Requires the Corporation to report annually regarding its activities to the President, the Secretary of Energy, and certain congressional committees. Prescribes licensing and taxation guidelines for the Corporation. Sets guidelines for payments in lieu of taxes by the corporation to States and local governments. Requires the Administrator to make recommendations to the President and the Congress by December 31, 1998, regarding the transfer of the Corporation's functions and assets to private ownership. Directs the Secretary to indemnify Corporation contractors for nuclear hazards incidents as if such contractors were contractors of the Secretary.

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Timeline

1. 25 February 1988

   Calendars

   Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 565.

   Source: Calendars

2. 25 February 1988

   Reported

   Committee on Energy and Natural Resources incorporated provisions of related measures S. 1846 in reported measure.

   Source: Committee

3. 25 February 1988

   Reported

   Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Original measure reported to Senate by Senator Johnston. Without written report.

   Source: Committee

4. 25 February 1988

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

5. 29 March 1988

   Floor

   Measure laid before Senate by motion.

   Source: Floor

6. 30 March 1988

   Floor

   Considered by Senate.

   Source: Floor

7. 30 March 1988

   Vote

   Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with amendments by Yea-Nay Vote. 62-28. Record Vote No: 81.

   Source: Floor

8. 11 April 1988

   Floor

   Message on Senate action sent to the House.

   Source: Floor

9. 21 October 1988

   Floor

   Returned to the Senate pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 603.

   Source: Floor

10. 21 October 1988

    Floor

    Considered by House Unfinished Business.

    Source: Floor

Votes

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• Passed Senate amended

  summary · EN · 30 March 1988

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 25 February 1988

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Sponsors

• Sen. Johnston, J. Bennett [D-LA] · D · Sponsor
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Related records

• related to → A resolution returning to the Senate the bill S. 2097.
• related to → Uranium Revitalization Tailings Reclamation and Enrichment Act of 1987
• amends ← To alter the budgetary consequences of the United States Enrichment Corporation.
• amends ← To modify application of the bill to certain pending litigation.
• amends ← To provide for a more viable domestic uranium industry.
• amends ← For decontamination and decommissioning.
• amends ← To clarify the capital structure of the United States Enrichment Corporation and expectations concerning returns paid to the Federal Government.
• amends ← To prohibit the suspension or modification of the application of antitrust provisions applicable to any licensee of the Perry Nuclear Powerplant, Ohio.
• amends ← To eliminate the treatment of uranium enrichment facilities as "production facilities" under the Atomic Energy Act with respect to the import of such enrichment facilities into the United States.
• amends ← To replace the domestic usage requirements in Amendment No. 1465 (to S. 2097) with an investigation by the Secretary of Commerce on the impact of imports of uranium on national security under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962.