Congress 107 - HR 4744 - To make it more likely that the cleanup and closure of the Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site will be completed on or before December 15, 2006.

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Armed Forces and National Security Colorado Economic development Economics and Public Finance Energy Environmental Protection Environmental technology Federal aid to community development Governmental investigations Hazardous waste site remediation Infrastructure Laboratories Military base closures Nuclear fuels Nuclear weapons Plutonium Radioactive wastes Reactor fuel reprocessing Research and development facilities Science, Technology, Communications Uranium Uranium enrichment Weapons

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Instructs the Secretary of Energy to reopen a specified Record of Decision, and to examine all possible removal alternatives, if the transfer of special nuclear materials earmarked for disposal or processing into mixed-oxide fuel has not commenced as of July 1, 2002.

Requires the Secretary, if examination of alternatives is begun, to report to Congress regarding such alternative removal and the extent to which it would affect completion of the cleanup and closure of Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site on or before December 15, 2006.

States that if the transfer of all such special nuclear materials has not been completed as of November 1, 2003, the Secretary must pay economic/impact assistance to the State of Colorado until all such special nuclear materials have been removed.

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Jun 18, 2002

Executive Comment Requested from DOE.
Jun 18, 2002

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Procurement.
Jun 3, 2002

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
May 16, 2002

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E816-817)
May 15, 2002

Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
May 15, 2002

Introduced in House

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