[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1138 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]
H.R.1138
One Hundred Sixteenth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE FIRST SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Thursday,
the third day of January, two thousand and nineteen
An Act
To reauthorize the West Valley demonstration project, and for other
purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. WEST VALLEY DEMONSTRATION PROJECT.
(a) Reauthorization.--Section 3(a) of the West Valley Demonstration
Project Act (Public Law 96-368; 42 U.S.C. 2021a note) is amended by
striking ``$5,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1981''
and inserting ``$75,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 through
2026''.
(b) Report.--Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment
of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to Congress a report
that describes--
(1) the volumes, origins, and types of radioactive waste at the
Western New York Service Center in West Valley, New York;
(2) what options have been identified for disposal of each such
type of radioactive waste;
(3) what is known about the costs of, and timeframes for, each
such option;
(4) the benefits and challenges of each such option, according
to the State of New York and the Department of Energy; and
(5) as of the date of enactment of this Act--
(A) how much has been spent on the disposal of radioactive
waste associated with the demonstration project prescribed by
section 2(a) of the West Valley Demonstration Project Act; and
(B) what volumes and types of radioactive waste have been
disposed of from the Western New York Service Center.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.