Title 42, The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-110

§7917 Financial Assistance

Title 42 › CHAPTER 88 — URANIUM MILL TAILINGS RADIATION CONTROL › SUBCHAPTER I — REMEDIAL ACTION PROGRAM › § 7917

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

The federal government must pay 90% of the real cleanup costs for a site covered by a state agreement, including costs to buy the site or a disposal site. The State must pay the rest with its own money. The federal government will not pay the State’s general administrative costs for making or running the agreement, except it will cover the State’s share of admin costs tied to buying land. If the site is on Indian lands, the federal government must pay all cleanup costs.

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Title 42, §7917

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(a)Federal and non-Federal funds; administrative costs

In the case of any designated processing site for which an agreement is executed with any State for remedial action at such site, the Secretary shall pay 90 per centum of the actual cost of such remedial action, including the actual costs of acquiring such site (and any interest therein) or any disposition site (and any interest therein) pursuant to section 7913 of this title, and the State shall pay the remainder of such costs from non-Federal funds. The Secretary shall not pay the administrative costs incurred by any State to develop, prepare, and carry out any cooperative agreement executed with such State under this subchapter, except the proportionate share of the administrative costs associated with the acquisition of lands and interests therein acquired by the State pursuant to this subchapter.

(b)Indian land processing sites

In the case of any designated processing site located on Indian lands, the Secretary shall pay the entire cost of such remedial action.

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42 U.S.C. § 7917

Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110