MN·Bill·2017-2018 Regular Session
SF 2241
Resolution memorializing Congress to revive the Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository licensing review process
Introduced 2017-03-23Last action 2017-03-23 — Referred to Energy and Utilities Finance and Policy
Sponsor
Goggin
Cosponsors
OsmekMathews
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Died in Senate committee
The 2017-2018 Regular Session ended on 2018-05-20. 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 bill is a resolution from the Minnesota Legislature urging the U.S. Congress to restart the licensing review process for the Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository in Nevada. The resolution calls for Congress to take action to revive the federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission's evaluation of Yucca Mountain as the nation's permanent storage site for high-level nuclear waste and spent nuclear fuel. If successful, this would potentially move forward the long-stalled process of establishing a centralized repository for nuclear waste that is currently stored at various locations across the country, addressing a critical national infrastructure need for safe, long-term nuclear waste disposal.
Note
Historical import. Session: 2017-2018
Full Bill Text
https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/text.php?number=SF2241&version=0&session=ls90&session_year=2017&session_number=0