Nuclear Waste Informed Consent Act
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What it doesSummary introduced in house (Mar 5, 2019)
Nuclear Waste Informed Consent Act
This bill prohibits the Department of Energy (DOE) from using the Nuclear Waste Fund for certain expenditures involving repositories for disposing of spent nuclear fuel or high-level radioactive waste. Specifically, DOE may not use the fund to pay for disposal in a repository or planning, construction, or operation of a repository unless DOE has entered into an agreement with the state in which the repository is located and with affected local governments and Indian tribes.
What just happenedMar 6, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseMar 5, 2019
- Mar 6, 2019Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials Subcommittee - Mar 5, 2019IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Energy and Commerce Committee - Mar 5, 2019IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Mar 5, 2019IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House