S. 101

119 S101 IS: Nuclear Waste Informed Consent Act
 U.S. Senate
 2025-01-15
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 II  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  S. 101  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES   January 15, 2025   Ms. Cortez Masto  (for herself and  Ms. Rosen ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the  Committee on Environment and Public Works    A BILL
To require the Secretary of Energy to obtain the consent of affected State and local governments before making an expenditure from the Nuclear Waste Fund for a nuclear waste repository, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Nuclear Waste Informed Consent Act  .
2.
Definitions
In this Act, the terms  affected Indian tribe ,  affected unit of local government ,  high-level radioactive waste ,  repository ,  Secretary ,  spent nuclear fuel , and  unit of general local government  have the meanings given the terms in section 2 of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 ( 42 U.S.C. 10101 ).
3.
Consent-based approval
(a)
In general
The Secretary may not make an expenditure from the Nuclear Waste Fund established under section 302(c) of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 ( 42 U.S.C. 10222(c) ) for the costs of the activities described in paragraphs (4) and (5) of section 302(d) of that Act ( 42 U.S.C. 10222(d) ) unless the Secretary has entered into an agreement for a repository with—
(1)
the Governor of the State in which the repository is proposed to be located;
(2)
each affected unit of local government;
(3)
any unit of general local government contiguous to the affected unit of local government 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
(4)
each affected Indian tribe.
(b)
Conditions on agreement
Any agreement for a repository under this Act—
(1)
shall be in writing and signed by all parties;
(2)
shall be binding on the parties; and
(3)
shall not be amended or revoked except by mutual agreement of the parties.