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The bill transfers the cleaned Moab site to Grand County at no cost while preserving federal water rights and allowing the Secretary to impose protections—protecting remediation and public health but constraining local water control and limiting options for private redevelopment.
Rural communities (including Grand County) retain federal water rights and well access, ensuring continued groundwater remediation and protecting public health and the environment during and after the land conveyance.
Grand County and local governments receive the Moab site land at no cost once cleanup is complete, giving the county control of local land use and potential economic and recreational benefits.
The Secretary may impose terms and conditions on the conveyance to protect U.S. interests, which preserves long-term remediation obligations and reduces the risk of unsuitable future land uses.
Grand County, local governments, and utilities/energy companies face restrictions from retained federal water rights and access requirements that may limit local control over water use and constrain development plans or private water agreements.
Grand County and local communities cannot reconvey the land to private or nonprofit entities, limiting options for private development or transfers that could generate revenue or accelerate redevelopment.
Ongoing federal conditions and restrictions on the conveyed land may delay full local use of the site and impose administrative burdens on county officials responsible for compliance and oversight.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Requires DOE to convey the federal interest in the Moab UMTRA site to Grand County, Utah, at no cost once remediation is sufficient, while retaining water rights and imposing use restrictions.
Introduced April 8, 2025 by John R. Curtis · Last progress April 8, 2025
Requires the Secretary of Energy to transfer the United States’ interest in the Moab UMTRA (uranium mill tailings) site to Grand County, Utah, at no cost once the Secretary determines remediation is sufficient for conveyance. The conveyance is subject to regulatory or use restrictions, a prohibition on Grand County reconveying land to private entities or nonprofits, and retention by the Secretary of any water rights needed to meet ongoing cleanup and monitoring obligations.