To require the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to retain and redistribute certain amounts collected as fines.

Bill: 113-hr-2861
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-17]
Introduced: 2013-07-30
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Civil actions and liability

Emergency planning and evacuation

Executive agency funding and structure

Intergovernmental relations

Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)

Nuclear power

Radioactive wastes and releases

State and local finance
Latest action: action_date: 2013-08-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-07-30
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Requires the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to retain amounts collected for safety-related fines and to distribute them to counties for maintaining radiological emergency preparedness plans required in connection with the nuclear facility with respect to which the fines were collected. </p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2861 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 30, 2013 Mrs. Lowey introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To require the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to retain and redistribute certain amounts collected as fines.

1. Use of funds The Nuclear Regulatory Commission shall retain amounts collected for safety-related fines, and shall distribute those amounts to counties for maintaining radiological emergency preparedness plans required in connection with the nuclear facility with respect to which the fines were collected.