Bill > S101

This bill establishes a consent-based approval process for nuclear waste repository expenditures, requiring the Secretary of Energy to obtain written agreement from multiple government entities before spending money from the Nuclear Waste Fund on repository-related activities. Specifically, the bill mandates that the Secretary must secure consent from the Governor of the state where the repository is proposed, each affected local government, any contiguous local government through which nuclear waste will be transported, and any affected Native American tribes. The consent agreements must be in writing, signed by all parties, legally binding, and can only be changed or revoked with mutual agreement from all signatories. The bill uses definitions from the existing Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 for terms like "high-level radioactive waste" and "repository", and aims to ensure local and state governments have a say in nuclear waste management decisions that could impact their communities. By requiring explicit consent, the bill seeks to provide more local control and transparency in the process of establishing nuclear waste repositories.

Agriculture and Natural Resources

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/101/all-info