Nuclear Fuel Management and Disposal Act

Bill: 109-hr-5360
Sponsor: Rep. Barton, Joe [R-TX-6]
Introduced: 2006-05-11 in the House
Policy area: Energy
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Summary:
action_date: 2006-05-11
text: 
Nuclear Fuel Management and Disposal Act - Withdraws specified land (as generally depicted on the Yucca Mountain Project Map) in Nye County, Nevada, from all forms of entry, appropriation, and disposal under the public land laws.
 
Transfers to the Secretary of Energy (Secretary) the land covered by such withdrawal.
 
Reserves the land covered by the withdrawal for use by the Secretary for specified activities associated with the disposal of high-level radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel.
 

 
Subjects the use of the land covered by the withdrawal to conditions the Secretary deems necessary to conduct activities related to the Yucca Mountain Project. 
 
Amends the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982, governing Yucca Mountain site application procedures, to provide that an application for construction authorization shall not be required to contain information relating to surface facilities other than those necessary for initial repository operation.
 
Revises requirements governing Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) actions on construction applications and infrastructure activities.
 

 
Declares specified federal, state, or local regulatory requirements inapplicable to: (1) material owned by the Secretary that is transported or stored in an NRC-certified container; or (2) material located at the Yucca Mountain site for disposal if its management and disposal is subject to an NRC license.
 
Prohibits a state or local governmental entity from issuing, administering, or enforcing a new or existing air quality permit or requirement affecting a federal facility or activity subject to the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982. 
 
Authorizes the Secretary to determine the extent to which certain transportation regulated under the Hazardous Materials Transportation Authorization Act of 1994 shall instead be regulated exclusively under the Atomic Energy Act of 1954. 
 
Deems the use of water from any source to implement this Act to be: (1) beneficial to interstate commerce; and (2) non-detrimental to the public interest.
 
Requires the NRC, in deciding whether to permit the construction or operation of a nuclear reactor or any related facilities, to deem that sufficient capacity will be available in a timely manner to dispose of the spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste resulting from the operation of the reactor and related facilities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-06-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality.
action_date: 2006-05-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Strategic Forces.
action_date: 2006-05-19
text: Executive Comment Requested from Interior.
action_date: 2006-05-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health.
action_date: 2006-05-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads.
action_date: 2006-05-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways, Transit and Pipelines.
action_date: 2006-05-11
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Resources, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Armed Services, 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: 2006-05-11
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Resources, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Armed Services, 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: 2006-05-11
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Resources, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Armed Services, 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: 2006-05-11
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Resources, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Armed Services, 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: 2006-05-11
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Resources, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Armed Services, 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: 2006-05-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2006-05-11
text: Introduced in House