HR 5505
101th Congress
House
Energy
Administrative procedure
Energy policy
Environmental Protection
Federal preemption
Nuclear energy
Radioactive wastes
State laws
Transportation of hazardous substances
To amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to authorize the States to regulate the disposal of low-level radioactive waste for which the Nuclear Regulatory Commission does not require disposal in a licensed facility.
Introduced: August 3, 1990
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8 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 27, 1990
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. H. Rept. 101-967, Part I.
Sep 12, 1990
Subcommittee on Energy and the Environment Discharged.
Sep 11, 1990
Unfavorable Executive Comment Received from NRC.
Sep 7, 1990
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and the Environment.
Sep 7, 1990
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
Aug 3, 1990
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Aug 3, 1990
Referred to the House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.
Aug 3, 1990
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to affirm State authority to regulate the disposal of certain low-level radioactive waste for which the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) does not require disposal in a licensed facility. Requires the NRC to promulgate, within 90 days after enactment of this Act, regulations providing for timely notification to a State before the transport of any low-level radioactive waste earmarked for disposal within such State.
What's happening now
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. H. Rept. 101-967, Part I.
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