Title: Energy

Summary: Urges Congress to stop increases in federal loan guarantee program for new nuclear energy facilities & rescind remaining funds, eliminate funding for mixed oxide plutonium fuel fabrication plants, support energy efficiency & renewable sources of energy, fund nuclear waste immobilization, increase funding for environmental cleanup programs, enact moratorium by U.S. NRC regarding nuclear waste operations, direct U.S. Department of Energy to monitor & ensure compliance with all cleanup agreements & legacy management requirements, & authorize nationwide study to be conducted.

Full Text:
WHEREAS, the President of the United States and the United States Congress have taken the positive step of ending all funding for the Yucca Mountain nuclear repository site, which has already cost taxpayers $96.2 billion, in an effort to provide ta xpayers relief and protect our environment, and WHEREAS, taxpayer dollars are being spent to fund the construction of mixed oxide plutonium fuel fabrication plants which will only exacerbate the environmental degradation of the areas surrounding the sites,and WHEREAS, investing in less expensive, faster, cleaner, and safer renewable energy alternatives other than nuclear power and immobilizing nuclear waste should be our foremost economic and national security priorities, and WHEREAS, sufficient funding for environmental cleanup is necessary to ensure compliance with cleanup agreements and legacy management requirements, and WHEREAS, the United States Department of Energy has failed to adequately ensure that our environmental cleanup obligations are met and has fallen short on achieving the promise of renewable energy, NOW, THEREFORE, Be It Resolved by the Legislature of the State of Florida: That the Congress of the United States is urged to: HM 1209 2016 hm1209 FL OR I DA HO US EO FR EP RE SE NT A TI VE SR EP RE SE NT A TI VE S(1) Stop increases in the federal loan guarantee pro gram for the construction of new nuclear energy facilities and rescind any remaining funds. (2) Eliminate funding for mixed oxide plutonium fuel fabrication plants. (3) Support energy efficiency and renewable sources of energy. (4) Fund nuclear waste immobilization. (5) Increase funding for environmental cleanup programs. (6) Enact a moratorium by the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission on nuclear waste operations until an appropriate, safe way to transport and permanently store nuclear waste is established and existing nuclear power plants and temporary storage sites can be secured against terrorist attacks. (7) Direct the United States Department of Energy to monitor and ensure compliance with all cleanup agreements and legacy managemen trequirements. (8) Authorize a nationwide study to be conducted by the United States National Security Council, the United States Central Intelligence Agency, the United States Department of Defense, the United States Defense Intelligence Agency, and th eUnited States Department of Homeland Security to determine the best energy mix with regard to national security. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this memorial be dispatched to the President of the United States, to the HM 1209 2016 hm1209 FL OR I DA HO US EO FR EP RE SE NT A TI VE SR EP RE SE NT A TI VE SPresident of the United States Senate, to the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, and to each member of the Florida delegation to the United States Congress.