21st Century Science for Nuclear Waste Disposal Act of 2004

Bill: 108-hr-4627
Sponsor: Rep. Berkley, Shelley [D-NV-1]
Introduced: 2004-06-21 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Congress
Congressional oversight
Congressional reporting requirements
Costs
Department of Energy
Economics and Public Finance
Electric power production
Energy
Environmental technology
Executive reorganization
Federal aid to research
Fees
Government Operations and Politics
Government trust funds
Hazardous wastes
Income tax
Indexing (Economic policy)
Nevada
Nuclear facilities
Nuclear fuels
Nuclear power plants
Nuclear reactors
Radiation
Radiation safety
Radioactive wastes
Radioactivity
Research and development
Science, Technology, Communications
Storage
Tax deductions
Taxation
Technological innovations
Transportation and Public Works
Transportation of hazardous substances
Transportation safety

Summary:
action_date: 2004-06-21
text: 
21st Century Science for Nuclear Waste Disposal Act of 2004 - Amends the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 to repeal the authority of the Secretary of Energy (Secretary) to enter into contracts for the acceptance of title, transportation, and disposal of spent nuclear fuel or high-level radioactive waste.
 
Declares that the Nuclear Waste Fund shall be available to the Secretary only to pay the cost of research, development, and utilization in the United States of risk-decreasing technologies, with an emphasis on technologies that: (1) increase the length of time that nuclear waste can be safely stored at or near areas where currently located or where (in the future) generated; (2) require the least amount of transportation of nuclear waste practicable; and (3) reduce the level of radiation of the nuclear waste. 
 
Prohibits the government from using funds for research, development, or implementation of a central high-level radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel repository. 
 
Repeals the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982, but retains requirements governing: (1) financial arrangements for site closure for low-level radioactive waste; (2) the Nuclear Waste Fund; and (3) Nuclear Regulatory Commission training authorization.
 
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal special rules governing nuclear decommissioning costs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-07-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality.
action_date: 2004-06-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
action_date: 2004-06-21
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Science, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2004-06-21
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Science, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2004-06-21
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Science, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2004-06-21
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Science, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2004-06-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2004-06-21
text: Introduced in House