Nuclear Waste Informed Consent Act

Bill: 115-s-95
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Heller, Dean [R-NV]
Introduced: 2017-01-11
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Federal-Indian relations

Intergovernmental relations

Nuclear power

Radioactive wastes and releases

State and local government operations
Latest action: action_date: 2017-01-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-01-11
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Nuclear Waste Informed Consent Act</b></p> <p>This bill prohibits the Department of Energy (DOE) from making an expenditure from the Nuclear Waste Fund for the costs incurred by DOE in connection with disposing of spent nuclear fuel or high-level radioactive waste in a repository, unless DOE has entered into an agreement to host the repository with certain affected entities.</p> Additionally, any agreement to host the repository must meet certain conditions.

tv_txt: II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 95 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 11, 2017 Mr. Heller (for himself and Ms. Cortez Masto ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works A BILL To require the Secretary of Energy to obtain the consent of affected State and local governments before making an expenditure from the Nuclear Waste Fund for a nuclear waste repository.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Nuclear Waste Informed Consent Act . 2. Definitions In this Act, the terms affected Indian tribe , affected unit of local government , Commission , high-level radioactive waste , repository , spent nuclear fuel , and unit of general local government have the meanings given the terms in section 2 of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 ( 42 U.S.C. 10101 ). 3. Consent based approval (a) In general The Secretary may not make an expenditure from the Nuclear Waste Fund for the costs of the activities described in paragraphs (4) and (5) of section 302(d) of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 ( 42 U.S.C. 10222(d) ) unless the Secretary has entered into an agreement to host a repository with— (1) the Governor of the State in which the repository is proposed to be located; (2) each affected unit of local government; (3) any unit of general local government contiguous to the affected unit of local government if spent nuclear fuel or high-level radioactive waste will be transported through that unit of general local government for disposal at the repository; and (4) each affected Indian tribe. (b) Conditions on agreement Any agreement to host a repository under this Act— (1) shall be in writing and signed by all parties; (2) shall be binding on the parties; and (3) shall not be amended or revoked except by mutual agreement of the parties.