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I 110th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3358 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES August 3, 2007 Mr. Upton (for himself and Mr. Towns) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To enhance the management and disposal of spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste and to ensure the expansion of clean nuclear power in the United States to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and enhance our domestic energy security.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Renewing Our Commitment to Safe and Clean Power Act.

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Definitions

For purposes of this Act: (1)Commission; (2)disposal; (3)high-level radioactive waste; (4)repository; (5)Secretary; and (6)spent nuclear fuel have the meaning given those terms in section 2 of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 (42 U.S.C. 10101).

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Nuclear wastefund

(a)

Crediting fees

Beginning on October 1, 2007, and continuing through the end of the fiscal year when construction is complete for surface facilities for the fully operational repository as described in the license application and for the Nevada rail line, fees collected by the Secretary and deposited in the Nuclear Waste Fund under the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 (42 U.S.C. 10101 et seq.) shall be credited to the Nuclear Waste Fund as discretionary offsetting collections each year in amounts not to exceed the amounts appropriated from the Nuclear Waste Fund for that year. (b)

Fund uses

Section 302(d)(4) of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 (42 U.S.C. 10222(d)(4)) is amended by inserting infrastructure activities that the Secretary deems are necessary or appropriate to support construction or operation of a repository at the Yucca Mountain site or transportation to such site of spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste, and after with.

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Waste confidence

Notwithstanding any other law, in deciding whether to permit the construction or operation of a nuclear reactor or any related facilities, the Commission shall deem, without further consideration, that sufficient capacity will be available in a timely manner to dispose of the spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste resulting from the operation of the reactor and any related facilities.