S 1321
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Directs the Energy Department to transfer the former Moab uranium mill site and its Green River water pipeline to Grand County, Utah and a local water district at no cost once cleanup reaches a stage suitable for conveyance.
Official title: Moab UMTRA Project Transition Act of 2025
Timeline each lane is a chamber; dates pull from congress.gov actions
Senate
Introduced
08-APR-2025
Referred
08-APR-2025
Approved by committee
04-FEB-2026
Reported
17-SEP-2026
On the calendar
17-SEP-2026
- Requires the Energy Department to convey the Moab site to Grand County at no cost once remediation reaches a status sufficient for land conveyance.
- Requires the United States to keep the water rights and well access needed for cleanup and any ongoing groundwater remediation.
- Transfers the Green River pipeline, pump stations, and Crescent Junction holding pond to the Grand County Water Conservancy District at no cost.
- Bars the recipients from reconveying the land or infrastructure to private entities or nonprofits, and requires the district to use the water to address local supply deficits.
Covers an older version. The newest CRS summary describes the bill as of "Introduced in Senate" (08-APR-2025); the text has changed since (Reported to Senate, 17-SEP-2026).
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