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1 S. 1059, Responsible Disposal Reauthorization Act of 2017 [1] (April 5, 2018)

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                    CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE
                               COST ESTIMATE

                                                                    April 5, 2018


                                    S. 1059
              Responsible  Disposal  Reauthorization   Act  of 2017

     As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
                                 on March 8, 2018


S. 1059 would amend the Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act of 1978 to
extend, through September 30, 2048, the government's authority to operate the Cheney
disposal cell in Mesa County, Colorado. That facility, administered by the Department of
Energy (DOE), serves as a repository for mill tailings-radioactive waste generated
during the conversion of uranium into fuel for nuclear reactors. Under current law,
DOE's  authority to operate that site is scheduled to expire on September 30, 2023.

Using information from DOE, CBO  estimates that the agency's costs to administer the
Cheney disposal cell (which primarily involves inspecting and maintaining the facility
and preparing certain reports) total less than $500,000 annually; such spending is subject
to appropriation. However, because DOE is already authorized to operate that facility
through fiscal year 2023, CBO estimates that enacting S. 1059 would have no effect on
the department's costs over the 2018-2022 period covered by this estimate.

Enacting S. 1059 would not affect direct spending or revenues; therefore, pay-as-you-go
procedures do not apply.

CBO  estimates that S. 1059 would not increase net direct spending or on-budget deficits
in any of the four consecutive 10-year periods beginning in 2028.

S. 1059 contains no intergovernmental or private-sector mandates as defined in the
Unfunded Mandates  Reform Act.

The CBO  staff contact for this estimate is Megan Carroll. This estimate was approved by
H. Samuel Papenfuss, Deputy Assistant Director for Budget Analysis.

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