NJ·Bill·2024-2025 Regular Session
S 1932
Permits certain municipalities to impose stranded nuclear waste fee.
Introduced 2026-01-13Last action 2026-01-13 — Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Community and Urban Affairs CommitteeCommittee Environment and Energy
Sponsor
Amato, Carmen F.R
Cosponsors
Joseph Pennacchio(R)Kristin Corrado(R)Carmen Amato(R)Vincent Polistina(R)
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Died in Senate 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 bill authorizes municipalities that host decommissioned nuclear power plants to impose an annual "stranded nuclear waste fee" on the plant owners based on the amount of spent nuclear fuel stored on-site. The fee would be calculated by multiplying the total kilograms of spent fuel by a per-kilogram rate set by the municipality, not to exceed $15 per kilogram. The revenue generated from this fee must be used exclusively to reduce the municipality's property tax levy, effectively shifting some of the local tax burden from residents to the owners of facilities storing nuclear waste. This legislation appears designed to compensate communities that continue to bear the risks and impacts of hosting nuclear waste storage even after the economic benefits of an operating power plant have ceased.
Bill history
- 2026-01-13 · SenateIntroduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Environment and Energy Committee
Note
Historical import. Session: 221
Full Bill Text
https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2024/S2000/1932_I1.PDF