S 1402 · 102th Congress · Armed Forces and National Security

Defense Federal Nuclear Facilities Waste Management Act

Introduced 1991-06-27· Sponsored by Sen. Adams, Brock [D-WA]· Senate

Bill Progress

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House
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Enacted
Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.(1991-06-27)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Defense Federal Nuclear Facilities Waste Management Act - Title I: Nuclear Waste Management Fund - Establishes in the Treasury the Defense Federal Nuclear Facilities Environmental Response Fund. Transfers into the Fund all amounts appropriated for Federal nuclear waste management of defense Federal nuclear facilities. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to report annually to the Congress on the financial condition and operation of the Fund. Requires Fund amounts to be expended to carry out Federal nuclear waste management. Directs the Secretary of Energy (Secretary) to establish a separate budget account for the Fund within the Office of Environmental Restoration and Waste Management. Title II: Environmental Management and Remedial Action - Requires any land use compliance plan entered into between the Secretary and a State or Indian tribe to contain a requirement that such parties will cooperate in the development of a land use plan for the region in which the facility or site is located and the remediation of the facility or site to the extent necessary to make it compatible with the land use plan. Requires the Secretary, at least 180 days before a stage of remediation is sched…

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Cosponsors (14)

13 Democrats1 Republican