Nuclear Waste Informed Consent Act
- Last Action
- 3/2/2021
Actions
- 2021-03-02Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
- 2021-03-02Introduced in Senate
CRS Summary
As of 2021-03-02 (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 (1)
- Jacklyn Rosen (D-NV)
Subjects
- Federal-Indian relations
- Intergovernmental relations
- Nuclear power
- Radioactive wastes and releases
- State and local government operations
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