A bill to enable States located on a river or acquifer affected by the siting of a repository for high-level radioactive waste or spent nuclear fuel to participate effectively in the site selection, review, and approval process for such repository, and for other purposes.

Summary

Amends the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 to grant any State which lies contiguous to a major river, waterway, or underground aquifer adjacent to which a nuclear waste repository has been proposed to be located the same right to participate in site selection, review, and approval as the State in which the repository is proposed to be located.

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Timeline

1. 9 April 1987

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 9 April 1987

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 16 July 1987

   Committee

   Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 100-293.

   Source: Committee

4. 17 July 1987

   Committee

   Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 100-293.

   Source: Committee

Votes

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Versions

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 9 April 1987

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Sen. Hatfield, Mark O. [R-OR] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Hecht, Chic [R-NV] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Packwood, Bob [R-OR] · R · Cosponsor
• · sseg00 · Standing

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