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SENATE 95115th CongressRead twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Nuclear Waste Informed Consent Act

Last Action
1/11/2017

Actions

  • 2017-01-11Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
  • 2017-01-11Introduced in Senate

CRS Summary

As of 2017-01-11 (00)

Nuclear Waste Informed Consent Act

This bill prohibits the Department of Energy (DOE) from making an expenditure from the Nuclear Waste Fund for the costs incurred by DOE in connection with disposing of spent nuclear fuel or high-level radioactive waste in a repository, unless DOE has entered into an agreement to host the repository with certain affected entities.

Additionally, any agreement to host the repository must meet certain conditions.

Cosponsors (1)

  • Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV)

Subjects

  • Federal-Indian relations
  • Intergovernmental relations
  • Nuclear power
  • Radioactive wastes and releases
  • State and local government operations
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