§7924 Reports to Congress

Summary

The Secretary must send Congress a report every year from January 1, 1980 until January 1, 1986 about how federal agencies, the States, and Indian tribes are carrying out the work required by this law and its changes. Each yearly report must give actual and estimated costs, say how much the States and tribes have taken part, evaluate how well cleanup or remedial actions are working and any problems, and include any other relevant information. By July 1, 1979 the Secretary must give Congress a list of all sites on U.S. public or acquired lands that contain residual radioactive materials or other radioactive waste (not including waste from producing electric power). That report must say which federal agency is responsible, identify nearby properties or buildings that are contaminated or might be, describe actions taken or planned to remove materials, and explain how sites are stabilized or controlled to stop radon and other harm. If a site is not yet controlled, the report must give the planned cleanup and a schedule. The Secretary must avoid repeating past studies and use information from other agencies, which must cooperate. By January 1, 1980 the Administrator, with the Commission, must report to Congress on locations and hazards of uranium mine wastes and recommend any program to remove those hazards. Copies of these reports must also go to the Committees on Interior and Insular Affairs and on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate. The Commission, working with the Secretary, must record information from cleanups and long‑term care and make it publicly available, except for trade secrets or other proprietary information that the law allows to be withheld.