[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 9 (Wednesday, January 15, 2020)]
[House]
[Page H251]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  SUPPORT RELIEF FOR NUCLEAR DISTRICTS

  (Mr. SCHNEIDER asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SCHNEIDER. Madam Speaker, I rise today for our Nation's 
communities saddled with stranded nuclear waste stockpiles because the 
Federal Government has failed to meet its obligation to find a 
permanent repository.
  My constituents in Zion understand this all too well. After its 
nuclear plant closed in 1998, 2 million pounds of spent nuclear fuel 
remains.
  Literally sitting on the shores of Lake Michigan, the more than 50 
casks severely affect the quality of life of the residents of Zion. It 
deters economic investment, depresses home values, drives up property 
taxes, and stretches the city's already-thin budget.
  Today, I am proud to reintroduce the STRANDED Act to, at last, 
provide some compensation for these affected communities. Zion is not 
alone. Across the country, there are more than a dozen communities with 
nuclear plants at various stages of decommissioning, with more to come.
  Madam Speaker, I am grateful for the support and leadership of 
Committee on Appropriations Chairwoman Nita Lowey and Subcommittee on 
Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies Chairwoman Marcy 
Kaptur in reintroducing this bill.
  Together, we are fighting to make the Federal Government do right for 
communities like Zion, and I urge my colleagues to join us.

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