Radioactive Waste Repository Restriction Act

Summary

Radioactive Waste Repository Restriction Act - Restricts the location of permanent radioactive waste repositories to land that, on or before October 14, 1981, is owned by the Federal Government and is used as a permanent radioactive waste storage site or a nuclear weapon test site. Prohibits the Secretary of Energy from recommending or approving sites in densely populated areas for the location of permanent radioactive waste repositories.

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Timeline

1. 14 October 1981

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 14 October 1981

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 14 October 1981

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 16 October 1981

   Referred

   Referred to Subcommittee on Energy Conservation and Power.

   Source: Committee

5. 28 October 1981

   Referred

   Referred to Subcommittee on Energy and the Environment.

   Source: Committee

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 14 October 1981

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Sen. Lott, Trent [R-MS] · R · Sponsor
• · hsii00 · Standing
• · hsif00 · Standing

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