United States · Bill · S
S. 701 (96th)
Radioactive Waste Management Act of 1979
Introduced
21 March 1979
Last action
21 March 1979 · Introduced
Status
Referred to Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Sponsors
Sen. Cochran, Thad [R-MS]
Subjects
Environment
Source updated
24 March 2026
Summary
Radioactive Waste Management Act of 1979 - Requires the Secretary of Energy, before investigating any site for construction of a radioactive waste storage facility, to notify each chamber of the concerned State legislature and publish notice of such investigation in the Federal Register. Requires notice to State legislatures of decisions and contracts for the construction of such facilities. Allows a 120-day period for disapproval of construction by the affected State's legislature or by statewide referendum.
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Timeline
21 March 1979
Introduced
Referred to Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Source: IntroReferral
21 March 1979
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
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Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 21 March 1979
Sponsors
- Sen. Cochran, Thad [R-MS] · R · Sponsor
- · sseg00 · Standing
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/96th-congress/senate-bill/701
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/96/s/701
- us · 96-s-701 · source updated 24 March 2026