NJ·Resolution·2024-2025 Regular Session
ACR 65
Urges President of United States and United States Congress to annually financially compensate every local unit of government in United States where there is located decommissioned nuclear power plant in which spent nuclear fuel is stored.
Introduced 2026-01-13Last action 2026-01-13
Sponsor
Rumpf, Brian E.R
Cosponsors
Dawn Fantasia(R)Gregory McGuckin(R)Christopher DePhillips(R)Michael Inganamort(R)Paul Kanitra(R)
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Died in Assembly committee
The 2024-2025 Regular Session ended on 2025-12-31. This bill was introduced when the session adjourned and did not advance to enactment.
Legislative Progress
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Introduced
2
In Committee
3
Passed Chamber
4
Enacted / Signed
Summary
This resolution urges the President and Congress to enact legislation that would provide annual financial compensation to local governments hosting decommissioned nuclear power plants where spent nuclear fuel remains stored on-site. The resolution calls for payments of $15 per kilogram of stored spent fuel to be made annually to affected municipalities, which have lost significant property tax revenue since these facilities can no longer generate electricity and cannot be redeveloped while nuclear waste remains. This compensation would serve as an interim solution to address the financial burden on communities like Lacey Township, New Jersey (home to the shuttered Oyster Creek plant) and other localities across the nation that have effectively become permanent nuclear waste storage sites due to the federal government's failure to establish a national repository as promised in 1982.
Note
Historical import. Session: 221
Full Bill Text
https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2024/ACR/65_I1.PDF