Title 50 — War and National DefenseRelease 119-73not60
§2588 Public Participation in Planning for Defense Environmental Cleanup
Title 50 › Chapter 42— ATOMIC ENERGY DEFENSE PROVISIONS › Subchapter IV— DEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP MATTERS › Part A— Defense Environmental Cleanup › § 2588
Summary
The Secretary of Energy must include EPA, the Attorney General, affected states' leaders, tribal representatives, and the public when planning defense environmental cleanup at DOE defense nuclear facilities.
Full Legal Text
Title 50, §2588
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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.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Codification Section was formerly set out as a note under section 7274g of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to renumbering by Pub. L. 108–136.
Amendments
2013—Pub. L. 113–66 substituted “defense environmental cleanup” for “environmental restoration and waste management at defense nuclear facilities” in section catchline and substituted “attorneys general” for “Attorneys General” and “defense environmental cleanup activities” for “environmental restoration and waste management” in text. 2003—Pub. L. 108–136, § 3141(g)(9)(C), substituted “Public participation in planning for environmental restoration and waste management at defense nuclear facilities” for “Public participation in planning” in section catchline.
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Citation
50 U.S.C. § 2588
Title 50 — War and National Defense
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60