Stranded Nuclear Waste Accountability Act of 2017
Sponsored By: Representative Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2]
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Summary
Stranded Nuclear Waste Accountability Act of 2017 This bill directs the Department of Energy (DOE) to establish a program to provide compensation to communities in which a nuclear waste storage facility is located. DOE must provide payments equal to $15 per kilogram of spent nuclear fuel stored at the nuclear waste facility. Each local government having a nuclear waste facility within its jurisdictional boundaries must submit an annual application to DOE for compensation.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2]
CT • D
Cosponsors
Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT]
VT • D
Sponsored 10/3/2017
Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1]
ME • D
Sponsored 10/12/2017
Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2]
CA • D
Sponsored 10/31/2017
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