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HR 1364 114th Congress House Energy Federal-Indian relations Intergovernmental relations Nuclear power Radioactive wastes and releases State and local government operations

Nuclear Waste Informed Consent Act

Introduced: March 13, 2015 Introduced by: Titus, Dina Democratic · Nevada See on congress.gov
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Mar 20, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy.
Mar 13, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Mar 13, 2015
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Nuclear Waste Informed Consent Act

This bill prohibits the Nuclear Regulatory Commission from authorizing construction of a nuclear waste repository unless the Secretary of Energy has entered into an agreement to host the repository with the following entities:

  • the governor of the state in which the repository is proposed to be located,
  • each affected unit of local government,
  • any unit of general local government contiguous to the affected unit if spent nuclear fuel or high-level radioactive waste will be transported through that unit of general local government for disposal at the repository, and
  • each affected Indian tribe.

Furthermore, any agreement to host the repository must meet the following conditions:

  • it must be written and signed by all parties,
  • it must be binding on the parties, and
  • it shall not be amended or revoked except by mutual agreement of the parties.
What's happening now March 20, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy.

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