S. 1321 · Where this bill is now
In committee
Introduced in the Senate, Apr 8, 2025
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summaryTransfers cleaned Moab uranium site to county
Once the Department of Energy finishes cleaning up radioactive uranium mill tailings at a site near Moab, Utah, it will hand over the property to Grand County at no cost. The energy department will keep certain water rights and well access needed to monitor groundwater cleanup if that work is still ongoing. The county must agree never to sell or transfer any of the land to a private company or nonprofit organization.
How it affects you
This primarily affects Grand County residents and local officials, who will gain ownership of the cleaned-up site once remediation is complete. The restrictions on what the county can do with the land are meant to ensure it stays under public control rather than being sold off to private interests.
Read the official summary (Introduced in Senate, Apr 8, 2025)
Moab UMTRA Project Transition Act of 2025
This bill allows the Department of Energy (DOE) to convey the Moab site to Grand County, Utah, at no cost when it finishes cleaning up uranium mill tailings (i.e., radioactive waste) at the site. (The Moab site is a uranium milling site located approximately three miles northwest of Moab, Utah.)
DOE must retain certain water rights that are necessary to carry out its responsibilities, such as maintaining access to wells and the associated surface footprint of the wells if the remediation of groundwater is ongoing at the time of the conveyance.
The conveyance of the site must include a provision that prohibits Grand County from reconveying to a private entity or nonprofit organization any portion of the land conveyed to the county.
Written by AI (Claude) using only the official summary by the Congressional Research Service, the Library of Congress’s nonpartisan research staff. It can miss nuance, so check the official summary and the bill text for details.
1st SessionS. 1321
A BILL
Moab UMTRA Project Transition Act of 2025
Sponsor: Sen. John R. Curtis (R-UT) · Introduced Apr 8, 2025 · Energy · 2 versions of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Sep 17, 2026: “Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 633.”