3.0.0 854 2023-01-11T13:27:48Z 2023-01-11T13:27:48Z Senate S 2015-03-24 114 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2015-03-24T18:58:34Z 2015-03-24 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. IntroReferral 2015-03-24 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress A000360 Sen. Alexander, Lamar [R-TN] Lamar Alexander R TN N M001153 Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] Lisa Murkowski R AK 2015-03-24 True F000062 Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] Dianne Feinstein D CA 2015-03-24 True C000127 Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] Maria Cantwell D WA 2015-03-24 True W000779 Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] Ron Wyden D OR 2015-04-16 False Energy Administrative law and regulatory procedures Administrative remedies Appropriations Congressional oversight Department of Energy Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Environmental regulatory procedures Executive agency funding and structure Federal officials Federal-Indian relations Government buildings, facilities, and property Government liability Government studies and investigations Government trust funds Intergovernmental relations Judicial review and appeals Licensing and registrations Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Nuclear power Nuclear weapons Public contracts and procurement Public participation and lobbying Radioactive wastes and releases State and local government operations Transportation programs funding Transportation safety and security User charges and fees Energy 00 2015-03-24 Introduced in Senate 2015-04-06T21:20:21Z Nuclear Waste Administration Act of 2015

Establishes as an independent agency in the executive branch: (1) the Nuclear Waste Administration (NWA) to provide for the permanent disposal of nuclear waste, including the siting, construction, and operation of additional repositories, a test and evaluation facility, and additional storage facilities; and (2) the Nuclear Waste Oversight Board.

Transfers to the NWA Administrator specified functions of the Secretary of Energy.

Prescribes guidelines for nuclear waste facilities and for the identification and suitability of candidate sites.

Directs the Administrator to (1) establish a Storage Facility Program to provide interim storage for spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste, and (2) request proposals for cooperative agreements for a pilot program for the storage of priority waste.

Requires the Administrator, prior to selecting a storage facility site, to enter into a consent agreement to host the facility with: (1) an authorized official of the state in which the site is proposed to be located; (2) each affected unit of general local government or Indian tribe; and (3) submit to Congress a program plan, a list of proposed storage facility sites, and cost estimates for licensing, constructing, and operating each storage facility.

Requires the Secretary to issue guidelines, evaluate potential sites, as well as select sites for repositories.

Subjects construction and operation of a storage facility or repository to: (1) applicable standards for the protection of the general environment from offsite releases of radioactive material, and (2) the licensing and regulatory jurisdiction of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Requires the Secretary to arrange for the Administrator to dispose of defense wastes in a repository developed under this Act. Authorizes the Secretary to arrange for the Administrator to store defense wastes in storage facilities developed under this Act pending disposal in a repository.

Confers upon the Administrator responsibility for transporting nuclear waste under this Act.

Establishes in the Treasury the Nuclear Waste Administration Working Capital Fund.

Amends the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 to reflect the amendments made by this Act.

Terminates those authorities of the Secretary regarding siting, construction, and operation of repositories, storage facilities, or test and evaluation facilities which were not transferred to the Administrator under this Act.

]]> Nuclear Waste Administration Act of 2015 Display Title Nuclear Waste Administration Act of 2015 Official Title as Introduced A bill to establish a new organization to manage nuclear waste, provide a consensual process for siting nuclear waste facilities, ensure adequate funding for managing nuclear waste, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Nuclear Waste Administration Act of 2015 Introduced in Senate 2015-03-24T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114s854is/xml/BILLS-114s854is.xml 2015-03-24 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.