United States · Bill · S
S. 649 (116th)
Nuclear Waste Informed Consent Act
Introduced
5 March 2019
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Status
Committee on Environment and Public Works. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 116-29.
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Summary
Nuclear Waste Informed Consent Act This bill prohibits the Department of Energy (DOE) from using the Nuclear Waste Fund for certain expenditures involving repositories for disposing of spent nuclear fuel or high-level radioactive waste. Specifically, DOE may not use the fund to pay for disposal in a repository or planning, construction, or operation of a repository unless DOE has entered into an agreement with the state in which the repository is located and with affected local governments and Indian tribes.
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Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 5 March 2019
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 5 March 2019
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 5 March 2019
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/649
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/s/649