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NJ ACR85
NJ ACR85Urges President of United States and United States Congress to annually financially compensate every local unit of government in United States where there is located decommissioned nuclear power plant in which spent nuclear fuel is stored.
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Introduced
01/13/2026
01/13/2026
In Committee
01/13/2026
01/13/2026
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
2026-2027 Regular Session
Bill Summary
This concurrent resolution urges the President and the United States Congress to enact legislation to annually financially compensate every local unit of government in the United States in which there is located a decommissioned or no longer functioning nuclear power plant in which spent nuclear fuel is currently stored, until a federal nuclear waste storage facility is operational in the United States and the spent nuclear fuel can be relocated to that facility. These decommissioned nuclear power plants cannot be repurposed, or redeveloped, as long as the spent nuclear fuel remains stored on the premises. Effectively, these properties are contaminated sites, and have no value for property taxation purposes, causing all other property taxpayers in these municipalities to pay higher property taxes. The "Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982," 42 U.S.C. s.10101 et seq., assigned to the United States Department of Energy the responsibility to site, build, and operate a deep geologic repository for the disposal of spent nuclear fuel. This federal repository was never constructed, so local units of government in which these nuclear power plants exist have effectively become permanent repositories for the spent nuclear fuel once these plants are decommissioned. Therefore, it is fitting for the United States Government, through the Nuclear Waste General Fund, to provide financial compensation to these local units of government for lost property tax revenue in every year in which the federal repository did not exist, and for the burden of becoming the de facto interim storage facilities for stranded nuclear waste.
AI Summary
This concurrent resolution urges the President and the United States Congress to pass a law that would provide annual financial compensation to local governments in the United States that host decommissioned nuclear power plants where spent nuclear fuel, which is highly radioactive waste from nuclear reactors, is still stored. This compensation would continue until a permanent federal facility for storing nuclear waste, as originally intended by the "Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982," becomes operational and the spent fuel can be moved there. The resolution explains that these sites cannot be redeveloped or used for other purposes while the spent fuel remains, effectively making them unusable for property tax revenue and increasing the tax burden on other property owners in the community. The federal government, through the Department of Energy, was supposed to build a permanent storage facility, but this has not happened, leaving these local areas as de facto long-term storage sites for this hazardous material. Therefore, the resolution argues that the federal government should provide financial support to these communities for the lost tax revenue and the burden of storing this "stranded nuclear waste."
Committee Categories
Government Affairs
Sponsors (1)
Last Action
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Oversight, Reform and Federal Relations Committee (on 01/13/2026)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
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| State Bill Page | https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2026/ACR85 |
| BillText | https://pub.njleg.gov/Bills/2026/ACR/85_I1.HTM |
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