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S.541: Nuclear Waste Informed Consent Act
About This Bill
- Introduced March 2, 2021
- Latest Major Action March 2, 2021
- See the two similar bills introduced in other congresses.
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- Introduced in Senate - March 2, 2021
Bill Summary
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...
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| March 2, 2021 |
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
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| March 2, 2021 |
Introduced in the Senate by Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) |