Nuclear Waste Informed Consent Act

Bill: 119-s-101
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV]
Introduced: 2025-01-15
Policy area: Energy
Latest action: action_date: 2025-01-15
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Summaries:
action_date: 2025-01-15
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>Nuclear Waste Informed Consent Act</strong></p><p>This bill prohibits the Department of Energy (DOE) from using the Nuclear Waste Fund for certain activities related to radioactive waste disposal unless DOE has entered into a written agreement for a repository with (1) the governor of the&nbsp;state in which the proposed repository will be located, (2) affected local governments, (3) local&nbsp;governments contiguous to the affected local governments if spent nuclear fuel or high-level radioactive waste will be transported through them for disposal at the repository, and (4) affected Indian tribes.</p>

tv_txt: II 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 101 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 15, 2025 Ms. Cortez Masto (for herself and Ms. Rosen ) 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, 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.