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HR 2040 99th Congress House

Nuclear Waste Fund Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1986 and 1987

Official title: A bill to authorize appropriations to the Department of Energy for fiscal years 1986 and 1987 for expenditures from the Nuclear Waste Fund for activities under… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to authorize appropriations to the Department of Energy for fiscal years 1986 and 1987 for expenditures from the Nuclear Waste Fund for activities under title I of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982.

Introduced: April 15, 1985 See on congress.gov
Energy AuthorizationCongress and Members of CongressCongressional oversightDepartment of Energy
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Economics and Public FinanceFeesGovernment Operations and PoliticsGovernment trust fundsIndependent regulatory commissionsNuclear Regulatory CommissionNuclear energyNuclear fuelsNuclear power plantsNuclear reactorsRadioactive wastes
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 12, 1985
Reported to House (Amended) by House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. Report No: 99-170 (Part I).
May 15, 1985
Ordered to be Reported (Amended).
May 15, 1985
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
May 8, 1985
Committee Consideration Held.
Apr 22, 1985
Referred to Subcommittee on Energy Conservation and Power.
Apr 16, 1985
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee.
Apr 16, 1985
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Apr 16, 1985
Referred to Subcommittee on Energy and the Environment.
Apr 15, 1985
Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.
Apr 15, 1985
Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Apr 15, 1985
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 12, 1985

Reported to House (Amended) by House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. Report No: 99-170 (Part I).

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Nuclear Waste Fund Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1986 and 1987 - Authorizes appropriations to the Department of Energy for expenditure from the Nuclear Waste Fund for the following activities: (1) a first repository development; (2) a second repository development; (3) monitored retrievable storage; (4) transportation and systems integration; (5) transfers to the general fund of the Treasury to offset certain appropriations made to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (the Commission); and (6) program management.

Prohibits such authorizations from being used for expenditures relating to: (1) research and development activities regarding disposal of high-level radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel; (2) implementation of a certain monitored retrievable storage proposals until the Congress specifically authorizes the construction of a monitored retrievable storage facility; or (3) development of surface facilities for packaging, treatment, or storage of spent nuclear fuel other than at the site of a repository or civilian nuclear power reactor.

Directs the Secretary of Energy to transfer from the Nuclear Waste Fund to the Treasury general fund the amounts appropriated to the Commission and certified by such Commission for expenditure in FY 1986 and 1987.

Prescribes guidelines under which the Secretary of Energy shall issue revised standards regarding fee payments for electricity generated by civilian nuclear power reactors and sold before April 7, 1983. Directs the Secretary to amend certain contracts to ensure compliance with such revised standards.

Directs the Secretary to evaluate a range of possible schedules for high-level radioactive waste acceptance and for repository disposal of spent nuclear fuel. Prescribes assessment guidelines for such evaluation. Prohibits the Secretary from obligating amounts from the Nuclear Waste Fund to incorporate nuclear waste acceptance schedules in high-level radioactive waste disposal contracts until: (1) the submission of a comprehensive report of such evaluation has been submitted to the Congress; and (2) a 90-day period of continuous congressional session has expired following the submission of such report.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2040: Nuclear Waste Fund Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1986 and 1987. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-2040/
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