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A bill to provide for the transfer to the Secretary of Energy of title to, and full responsibility for the possession, transportation, and disposal of, radioactive waste associated with the West…

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A bill to provide for the transfer to the Secretary of Energy of title to, and full responsibility for the possession, transportation, and disposal of, radioactive waste associated with the West Valley Demonstration project, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 13, 2003 Introduced by: Schumer, Charles E. Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Mar 13, 2003
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Sets a September 30, 2004, deadline for the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority to transfer to the Secretary of Energy title to and full responsibility for the possession, transportation, disposal, stewardship, maintenance, and monitoring of all radioactive waste (other than waste disposed of in the State-licensed disposal area) at the Western New York Service Center in West Valley, New York, in exchange for payment to the United States of all amounts held by the Authority for the maintenance of radioactive waste solidified under the West Valley Demonstration Project.

What's happening now March 13, 2003

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 619: A bill to provide for the transfer to the Secretary of Energy of title to, and full responsibility for the possession, transportation, and disposal of, radioactive waste associated with the West Valley Demonstration project, and for other purposes.. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-619/
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"S. 619: A bill to provide for the transfer to the Secretary of Energy of title to, and full responsibility for the possession, transportation, and disposal of, radioactive waste associated with the West Valley Demonstration project, and for other purposes.." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-619/.
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S. 619, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-619/.
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[S. 619: A bill to provide for the transfer to the Secretary of Energy of title to, and full responsibility for the possession, transportation, and disposal of, radioactive waste associated with the West Valley Demonstration project, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-619/)
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