Redistribution of Fines to Our Communities Act

Bill: 115-hr-4440
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-17]
Introduced: 2017-11-16
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Civil actions and liability

Department of Energy

Economic performance and conditions

Executive agency funding and structure

Nuclear power

State and local finance
Latest action: action_date: 2017-11-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-11-16
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Redistribution of Fines to Our Communities Act</b></p> <p>This bill requires the Department of Energy to retain and redistribute amounts collected for safety-related fines to local governments to mitigate any economic impacts in connection with the closure of a nuclear facility.</p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4440 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 16, 2017 Mrs. Lowey introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To require the Secretary of Energy to retain and redistribute certain amounts collected as fines.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Redistribution of Fines to Our Communities Act . 2. Use of funds The Secretary of Energy shall retain amounts collected for safety-related fines pursuant to section 234A of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 ( 42 U.S.C. 2282a ), and shall distribute the portion of those amounts that the Secretary determines appropriate to local governments to mitigate any economic impacts in connection with the closure of the nuclear facility with respect to which the fines were collected.