HR 1364 · 114th Congress · Energy

Nuclear Waste Informed Consent Act

Introduced 2015-03-13· Sponsored by Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy.(2015-03-20)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] 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.…

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Cosponsors (2)

1 Democrat1 Republican