Nuclear Waste Informed Consent Act

Bill: 116-hr-1544
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1]
Introduced: 2019-03-05
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Federal-Indian relations

Intergovernmental relations

Nuclear power

Radioactive wastes and releases

State and local government operations
Latest action: action_date: 2019-03-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-03-05
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Nuclear Waste Informed Consent Act</b></p> <p>This bill prohibits the Department of Energy (DOE) from using the Nuclear Waste Fund for certain expenditures involving repositories for disposing of spent nuclear fuel or high-level radioactive waste. Specifically, DOE may not use the fund to pay for disposal in a repository or planning, construction, or operation of a repository unless DOE has entered into an agreement with the state in which the repository is located and with affected local governments and Indian tribes.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1544 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 5, 2019 Ms. Titus (for herself, Mr. Horsford , and Mrs. Lee of Nevada ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 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, and for other purposes.

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 , high-level radioactive waste , repository , Secretary , 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 established under section 302(c) of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 ( 42 U.S.C. 10222(c) ) for the costs of the activities described in paragraphs (4) and (5) of section 302(d) of that Act ( 42 U.S.C. 10222(d) ) unless the Secretary has entered into an agreement for 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 for 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.