Title 10 — Armed ForcesRelease 119-73
§6179 Public participation in planning for defense environmental cleanup
Title 10 › Subtitle Subtitle A— - General Military Law › Part PART VI— - ELEMENTS OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AND OTHER MATTERS › Subpart Subpart B— - Atomic Energy Defense › Chapter CHAPTER 604— - DEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP MATTERS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - DEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP › § 6179
Summary
Energy Secretary must consult EPA, Attorney General, state and tribal officials, and the public when planning cleanup at DOE defense nuclear facilities.
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Title 10, §6179
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The Secretary of Energy shall consult with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, the Attorney General, Governors and attorneys general of affected States, appropriate representatives of affected Indian tribes, and interested members of the public in any planning conducted by the Secretary for defense environmental cleanup activities at Department of Energy defense nuclear facilities.
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Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in section 2588 of Title 50, War and National Defense, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 119–60, § 3111(b)(1).
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10 U.S.C. § 6179
Title 10 — Armed Forces
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73