[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 194 (Thursday, December 7, 1995)]
[House]
[Pages H14239-H14240]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                               AMENDMENTS

  Under clause 6 of rule XXIII, proposed amendments were submitted as 
follows:

                               H.R. 1020

                      Offered By: Mrs. Vucanovich

       Amendment No. 1: Page 17, strike lines 17 through line 5 on 
     page 18.
       Page 18, line 6, strike ``(2)'' and insert ``(1)'', and 
     beginning in line 6 strike ``Construction'' and insert ``The 
     Secretary's activities in connection with the designation of 
     a route, the acquisition of rights-of-way, and the 
     construction''.
       Page 18, line 18, strike ``(3)'' and insert ``(2)'', and 
     beginning in line 21 strike ``the need for'' and all that 
     follows through ``transportation'' in line 25 and insert 
     ``the timing of the initial availability of the 
     transportation facilities or alternative means of 
     transportation''.

                               H.R. 1020

                      Offered By: Mrs. Vucanovich

       Amendment No. 2: Page 23, strike lines 6 through 17 and 
     insert:
       ``(c) Technical Assistance.--The Secretary shall provide 
     technical assistance and funds to States, affected units of 
     local government, and Indian tribes through whose 
     jurisdiction the Secretary plans to transport spent nuclear 
     fuel or high-level radioactive waste for transportation 
     planning and for training and equipping public safety 
     officials and emergency service providers of appropriate 
     units of local government. Training and equipment shall cover 
     procedures and requirements for safe routine transportation 
     of these materials, as well as dealing with emergency 
     response situations. The Secretary's duty to provide 
     technical and financial assistance under this subsection 
     shall commence within 90 days of the date of the enactment of 
     this Act.''.

                               H.R. 1020

                      Offered By: Mrs. Vucanovich

       Amendment No. 3: Page 24, insert after the period in line 9 
     the following: ``Such a facility may not be located in any 
     State which does not have a licensed commercial nuclear 
     reactor.''.

                               H.R. 1020

                      Offered By: Mrs. Vucanovich

       Amendment No. 4: Page 24, line 19, insert ``(1)'' after 
     ``provide''.
       Page 24, insert before the period in line 24 the following: 
     ``(2) for on-site capability to open a storage canister, and 
     if necessary (3) for the repackaging of the spent nuclear 
     fuel contained in such facility''.

                               H.R. 1020

                      Offered By: Mrs. Vucanovich

       Amendment No. 5: Page 25, beginning in line 23, strike out 
     ``100 years'' through ``Secretary'' in line 25 and insert 
     ``50 years''.

                               H.R. 1020

                      Offered By: Mrs. Vucanovich

       Amendment No. 6: Page 26, strike lines 2 through 16, in 
     line 17 strike ``2'' and insert ``1'' and in line 3, on page 
     27, strike ``3'' and insert ``2''.
       Page 27, strike the comma in line 22 and insert ``and'', 
     and in line 23, strike ``, and the construction and operation 
     of any facility''.
       Page 28, insert after line 8 the following:
       ``(A) Interim storage facility.--Construction and operation 
     of an interim storage facility shall constitute a major 
     Federal action significantly affecting the quality of the 
     human environment for purposes of the National Environmental 
     Policy Act of 1969. The Secretary shall prepare an 
     environmental impact statement on the construction and 
     operation of such facility prior to commencement of 
     construction. In preparing such statement, the Secretary 
     shall adopt, to the extent practicable, relevant 
     environmental reports that have been developed by other 
     Federal and State agencies.
       Page 28, line 9, strike ``(A)'' and insert ``(B)'', line 
     19, strike ``and'', line 23, strike ``in a generic manner.'' 
     and insert ``; and'', insert after line 23, the following:
       ``(iii) shall adopt the Environmental Impact Statement 
     prepared by the Department of Energy to the extent 
     practicable.''.
       Page 28, line 24, strike ``(B)'' and insert ``(C)''.

                               H.R. 1020

                      Offered By: Mrs. Vucanovich

       Amendment No. 7: Page 31, insert before the period in line 
     2 the following: ``if such storage does not exceed the phase 
     limits in subsections (c)(2) and (c)(3)''.

                               H.R. 1020

                      Offered By: Mrs. Vucanovich

       Amendment No. 8; Page 32, insert after the period in line 
     14 the following:

     No amount may be expended from the Nuclear Waste Fund during 
     fiscal years 1996 through 2000, or otherwise appropriated for 
     such fiscal years, for site characterization of the Yucca 
     Mountain site in the State of Nevada.
       Page 33, insert after line 9 the following:
       ``(5) Study.--
       ``(A) In general.--The National Academy of Sciences shall 
     conduct a study to examine and recommend a scientific means 
     for determining a suitable location for a repository for the 
     permanent deep geologic disposal of high-level radioactive 
     waste and spent nuclear fuel, including whether examination 
     of a single potential site or simultaneous examination of 
     multiple potential sites is the most scientifically valid 
     approach.
       ``(B) Consultation.--In conducting the study under this 
     paragraph, the National Academy of Sciences shall consult 
     with the Secretary of Energy, the Nuclear Regulatory 
     Commission, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
     Agency, the Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board, and other 
     interested persons.
       ``(C) Report.--The National Academy of Sciences shall, not 
     later than September 30, 1998, submit to the Congress a 
     report setting forth its findings and recommendations as a 
     result of the study conducted under this paragraph.

                               H.R. 1020

                      Offered By: Mrs. Vucanovich

       Amendment No. 9: Page 36, insert after the period in line 
     10 the following: ``In seeking modifications to the 
     repository licensing procedure, the Secretary shall evaluate 
     the merits of emplacing waste at the site and consider 
     whether acceptable results could be obtained from carrying 
     out confirmatory tests at off-site Federal nuclear facilities 
     or laboratories.''.

                               H.R. 1020

                      Offered By: Mrs. Vucanovich

       Amendment No. 10: Page 36, strike line 11 and all that 
     follows through line 24, on page 38, and insert the 
     following:
     
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       ``(d) Licensing Standards.--The Administrator of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency shall promulgate standards 
     for protection of the public from releases of radioactive 
     materials or radioactivity from the repository based upon, 
     and consistent with, the findings of the National Academy of 
     Sciences as provided in section 801 of the Energy Policy Act 
     of 1992.

                               H.R. 1020

                      Offered By: Mrs. Vucanovich

       Amendment No. 11: Page 68, strike line 19 and all that 
     follows through line 5 on page 69, and insert the following:
       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall be subject to and 
     comply with all Federal, State, and local environmental or 
     land use laws, requirements, or orders of general 
     applicability not preempted by applicable Federal law, 
     including those requiring permits or reporting, or those 
     setting standards, criteria, or limitation.
       ``(b) Application of Federal Law.--If the requirements of 
     any law are inconsistent with or duplicative of the 
     requirements of the Atomic Energy Act and this Act, the 
     Secretary shall comply only with the requirements of the 
     Atomic Energy Act and this Act in implementing the integrated 
     management system.
       ``(c) Exemption.--Notwithstanding subsection (a), the 
     President shall exempt the Secretary from any Federal, State, 
     or local requirement (including any law, regulation, or order 
     requiring any license, permit, certificate, authorization, or 
     approval, or setting any standard, criterion, or limitation) 
     if the President determines the requirement was imposed for 
     the purpose of delaying or obstructing construction or 
     operation of the interim storage facility, transportation 
     facilities, the repository, or associated facilities under 
     this Act.

                               H.R. 1020

                      Offered By: Mrs. Vucanovich

       Amendment No. 12: Page 68, beginning in line 23 strike 
     ``Any'' and all that follows through line 5 on page 69.