S. 1671 · 102nd Congress · enacted
Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Land Withdrawal Act
Became Public Law No: 102-579.
Latest official action 1992-10-30 · Enacted
The bill, briefly
Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Land Withdrawal Act - Withdraws specified lands in the State of New Mexico from all forms of entry, appropriation, and disposal under the public land laws (including mineral and geothermal leasing, material sale, and mining laws). Transfers jurisdiction over the withdrawn lands to the Secretary of Energy (Secretary). Reserves their use by the Secretary for authorized activities associated with Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) project purposes set forth in the Department of Energy National Security and Military Applications of Nuclear Energy Authorization Act of 1980. Revokes specified public land orders made inconsistent by this Act. Confers management responsibility upon the Secretary for such lands' withdrawal, and directs the Secretary to: (1) consult with the Secretary of the Interior and the State of New Mexico in discharging such responsibility; and (2) develop and submit to the Congress and the State of New Mexico a management plan for the use of withdrawn lands until the end of the decommissioning phase. Gives WIPP-related uses of the withdrawn lands priority over non-WIPP-related uses. Prescribes guidelines for grazing, hunting and trapping, disposal of salt tailings, and oil and gas production. Proscribes any form of mining (including slant drilling from outside boundaries) on any withdrawn lands. Authorizes the Secretary to close withdr…
Congressional Research Service · 1992-10-06
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