Nuclear Waste Informed Consent Act
- Last Action
- 3/6/2019
Actions
- 2019-03-06Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
- 2019-03-05Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- 2019-03-05Introduced in House
- 2019-03-05Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2019-03-05 (00)
Nuclear Waste Informed Consent Act
This bill prohibits the Department of Energy (DOE) from using the Nuclear Waste Fund for certain expenditures involving repositories for disposing of spent nuclear fuel or high-level radioactive waste. Specifically, DOE may not use the fund to pay for disposal in a repository or planning, construction, or operation of a repository unless DOE has entered into an agreement with the state in which the repository is located and with affected local governments and Indian tribes.
Cosponsors (2)
- Steven Horsford (D-NV)
- Susie Lee (D-NV)
Subjects
- Federal-Indian relations
- Intergovernmental relations
- Nuclear power
- Radioactive wastes and releases
- State and local government operations
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