NJ·Bill·2024-2025 Regular Session
A 1769
Permits certain municipalities to impose stranded nuclear waste fee.
Introduced 2026-01-13Last action 2026-01-13 — Introduced, Referred to Assembly State and Local Government CommitteeCommittee Labor
Sponsor
Rumpf, Brian E.D
Cosponsors
Carol Murphy(D)Verlina Reynolds-Jackson(D)Annette Quijano(D)Robert Karabinchak(D)Christopher Tully(D)Lisa Swain(D)Yvonne Lopez(D)
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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 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 stored spent nuclear 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, providing financial relief to local taxpayers who bear the burden of hosting nuclear waste storage facilities in their communities after the plants have stopped generating electricity.
Bill history
- 2026-01-13 · AssemblyIntroduced, Referred to Assembly Labor Committee
Note
Historical import. Session: 221
Full Bill Text
https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2024/A2000/1769_I1.PDF