3.0.0 2176 2020-01-29T20:27:53Z 2020-01-29T20:27:53Z Senate S S 2012-03-08 112 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2012-03-08T18:29:38Z Yucca Utilization to Control Contamination Act 112 4625 HR 2012-04-27 Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy. Related bill CRS 2012-03-08 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. IntroReferral 2012-03-08 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress G000359 Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC] Lindsey Graham R SC N M000303 Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ] JOHN MCCAIN R AZ SIDNEY 2012-03-08 True D000595 Sen. DeMint, Jim [R-SC] James DeMint R SC W. 2012-03-08 True C000286 Sen. Chambliss, Saxby [R-GA] SAXBY CHAMBLISS R GA 2012-03-08 True J000293 Sen. Johnson, Ron [R-WI] Ron Johnson R WI 2012-03-08 True Energy Administrative law and regulatory procedures Government information and archives Government trust funds Licensing and registrations Nevada Nuclear power Nuclear weapons Public utilities and utility rates Radioactive wastes and releases Energy 00 2012-03-08 Introduced in Senate 2012-03-30T21:59:22Z 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 Short Titles as Introduced Nuclear Waste Fund Relief and Rebate Act Display Title Nuclear Waste Fund Relief and Rebate Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 to require the President to certify that the Yucca Mountain site remains the designated site for the development of a repository for the disposal of high-level radioactive waste, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate 2012-03-08T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112s2176is/xml/BILLS-112s2176is.xml 2012-03-08 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.