Jobs, Not Waste Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-721
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV]
Introduced: 2019-03-07
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Alternative and renewable resources

Computer security and identity theft

Computers and information technology

Congressional oversight

Economic development

Government information and archives

Licensing and registrations

Military command and structure

Nevada

Nuclear power

Radioactive wastes and releases

Research administration and funding
Latest action: action_date: 2019-03-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-03-07
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Jobs, Not Waste Act of 2019</b></p> <p>This bill prohibits the Department of Energy from licensing, planning, developing, or constructing a nuclear waste repository at Yucca Mountain in Nevada until the Office of Management and Budget conducts a study on the economic viability of alternative uses of the site and Congress holds a hearing on the findings. (A nuclear waste repository is a site used for storing high-level radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel.) </p>

tv_txt: II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 721 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 7, 2019 Ms. Rosen (for herself 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 prohibit the Secretary of Energy from taking any action relating to the licensing, planning, development, or construction of a nuclear waste repository until the Director of the Office of Management and Budget submits to Congress a study on the economic viability and job-creating benefits of alternative uses of the Yucca Mountain site, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Jobs, Not Waste Act of 2019 . 2. Studying the economic benefit of alternative uses of Yucca Mountain site (a) Definition of Yucca Mountain site In this Act, the term Yucca Mountain site has the meaning given the term in section 2 of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 ( 42 U.S.C. 10101 ). (b) Study; hearings The Secretary of Energy may not take any action relating to the licensing, planning, development, or construction of a nuclear waste repository at the Yucca Mountain site until— (1) the Director of the Office of Management and Budget submits to Congress, and makes available to the public, a study on the economic viability and job-creating benefits of alternative uses of the Yucca Mountain site as described in the report of the Government Accountability Office numbered GAO–11–847 and dated September 2011, including— (A) defense activities, such as a command facility for unmanned aircraft systems; (B) a secure electronic data center; (C) the development of renewable energy sources; and (D) scientific research; and (2) each of the appropriate committees of Congress holds a hearing on the alternative uses of the Yucca Mountain site described in subparagraphs (A) through (D) of paragraph (1).