Yucca Utilization to Control Contamination Act

Summary

Yucca Utilization to Control Contamination Act - Amends the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 to direct the President to publish in the Federal Register a notice certifying that the Yucca Mountain site (Nevada) is the selected site for the development of a repository for the disposal of high-level radioactive radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel. Declares that, if the President fails to publish the certification or revokes it, each entity: (1) that is required to make a payment to the Nuclear Waste Fund shall not be required to make any additional payment; and (2) that has made a payment shall receive a refund, 75% of which shall be used for rebates to the entity's ratepayers, and 25% shall be used to carry out upgrades to the entity's nuclear power facilities to enhance the storage and security of materials used to generate nuclear power. Requires the Secretary of Energy to initiate by January 1, 2017, the transportation to the Yucca Mountain site of defense waste from each state in which it is located. Imposes penalties on the Secretary for failure to initiate such transportation.

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Timeline

1. 25 April 2012

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 25 April 2012

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 25 April 2012

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 26 April 2012

   Introduced

   Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2144)

   Source: IntroReferral

5. 27 April 2012

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy.

   Source: Committee

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 25 April 2012 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 25 April 2012

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 25 April 2012

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 25 April 2012

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Sponsors

• Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Petri, Thomas E. [R-WI-6] · R · Sponsor
• Trey Gowdy · R · Sponsor
• Tim Scott · R · Sponsor
• Mick Mulvaney · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Broun, Paul C. [R-GA-10] · R · Sponsor
• Jeff Duncan · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Miller, Jeff [R-FL-1] · R · Sponsor
• JOHN DUNCAN · R · Cosponsor
• · hsif00 · Standing

Related records

• related to ← Nuclear Waste Fund Relief and Rebate Act