S. 691 · 114th Congress
Nuclear Waste Informed Consent Act
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This bill prohibits the Nuclear Regulatory Commission from authorizing construction of a nuclear waste repository unless the Secretary of Energy has entered into an agreement to host the repository with the following entities:
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Mar 10, 2015
Nuclear Waste Informed Consent Act
This bill prohibits the Nuclear Regulatory Commission from authorizing construction of a nuclear waste repository unless the Secretary of Energy has entered into an agreement to host the repository with the following entities:
- the governor of the state in which the repository is proposed to be located,
- each affected unit of local government,
- any unit of general local government contiguous to the affected unit 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
- each affected Indian tribe.
Furthermore, any agreement to host the repository must meet the following conditions:
- it must be written and signed by all parties,
- it must be binding on the parties, and
- it shall not be amended or revoked except by mutual agreement of the parties.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Nuclear Waste Informed Consent Act
Latest action (Mar 10, 2015): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1387)
Policy area: Environmental Protection · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Mar 10, 2015
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.