US·Bill·114th Congress
HR 1364
Nuclear Waste Informed Consent Act
Introduced 2015-03-13Last action 2015-03-20 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy.Committee House Committee on Energy and Commerce
Sponsor
Cosponsors (2)
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Died in committee
The 114th Congress ended on 2017-01-03. This bill was in committee when the session adjourned and did not advance to enactment.
Legislative Progress
✓
Introduced
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In Committee
3
Passed Chamber
4
Enacted / Signed
Action History
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
2015-03-13 · House floor actions
Introduced in House
2015-03-13 · Library of Congress
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy.
2015-03-20 · House committee actions
Summary
Nuclear Waste Informed Consent Act
This bill prohibits the Nuclear Regulatory Commission from authorizing construction of a nuclear waste repository unless the Secretary of Energy has entered into an agreement to host the repository with the following entities:
- the governor of the state in which the repository is proposed to be located,
- each affected unit of local government,
- any unit of general local government contiguous to the affected unit if spent nuclear fuel or high-level radioactive waste will be transported through that unit of general local government for disposal at the repository, and
- each affected Indian tribe.
Furthermore, any agreement to host the repository must meet the following conditions:
- it must be written and signed by all parties,
- it must be binding on the parties, and
- it shall not be amended or revoked except by mutual agreement of the parties.
Full Bill Text
https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/hr/1364