US Congress Senate Bill 2176 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 5-0)
Status: Introduced on March 8 2012 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-03-08 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Pending: Senate Energy And Natural Resources Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Nuclear Waste Fund Relief and Rebate Act - Amends the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 to direct the President to publish in the Federal Register a notice certifying that the Yucca Mountain site (Nevada) is the selected site for the development of a repository for the disposal of high-level radioactive radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel. Declares that, if the President fails to publish the certification or revokes it, each entity: (1) that is required to make a payment to the Nuclear Waste Fund shall not be required to make any additional payment; and (2) that has made a payment shall receive a refund, 75% of which shall be used for rebates to the entity's ratepayers, and 25% shall be used to carry out upgrades to the entity's nuclear power facilities to enhance the storage and security of materials used to generate nuclear power. Requires the Secretary of Energy to initiate by January 1, 2017, the transportation to the Yucca Mountain site of defense waste from each state in which it is located. Imposes penalties on the Secretary for failure to initiate such transportation.

Nuclear Waste Fund Relief and Rebate Act

Sen. Lindsey Graham [R-SC]	Sen. Saxby Chambliss [R-GA]	Sen. Jim DeMint [R-SC]	Sen. Ron Johnson [R-WI]
Sen. John McCain [R-AZ]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-03-08	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

HB4625 (Related) 2012-04-27 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-bill/2176/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/s2176/BILLS-112s2176is.pdf