[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6895 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6895

     To provide for accelerated approval by the Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission of certain licenses for nuclear power plants, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 15, 2008

  Mr. Pearce introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on 
   Natural Resources and Science and Technology, for a period to be 
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration 
  of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
                               concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
     To provide for accelerated approval by the Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission of certain licenses for nuclear power plants, and for other 
                               purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Fast Track Nulcear Act of 2008''.

SEC. 2. ACCELERATED APPROVAL PROCEDURES.

    The Nuclear Regulatory Commission shall approve or deny an 
application for a license under section 103 of the Atomic Energy Act of 
1954 (42 U.S.C. 2133) not later than 1 year after receipt of the 
application if--
            (1) the application incorporates a facility design that has 
        been approved by the Commission;
            (2) the facility will be built by a company with a proven 
        history of building safe and efficient power plant facilities; 
        and
            (3) an appropriate authority from the local jurisdiction 
        within which the facility is proposed to operate has 
        transmitted to the Commission a request for approval of the 
        license application.

SEC. 3. EFFECT OF APPROVAL.

    The construction and operation of a facility pursuant to a license 
approved under section 2 shall not be subject to challenge or delay 
under the Endangered Species Act, the National Environmental Policy Act 
of 1969, or any other Federal or State environmental law.

SEC. 4. INNOVATIVE DESIGN RESEARCH.

    There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Energy 
such sums as may be necessary for research, to be carried out through 
the Los Alamos and Sandia National Laboratories, on new and innovative 
designs for nuclear facilities that--
            (1) produce more energy than current designs;
            (2) reduce output nuclear waste; and
            (3) increase safety features.
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