    [Constitution, Jefferson's Manual, and the Rules of the House of Representatives, 117th Congress]
    [117th Congress]
    [House Document 116-177]
    [Legislate Procedures Enacted in Law]
    [Pages 1271-1272]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                  15. Nuclear Waste Fund Fees [42 U.S.C. 10222]

      Sec. 302. (a) contracts.--(1) In the performance of his functions
    under this Act, the Secretary is authorized to enter into contracts with
    any person who generates or holds title to high-level radioactive waste,
    or spent nuclear fuel, of domestic origin for the acceptance of title,
    subsequent transportation, and disposal of such waste or spent fuel.
    Such contracts shall provide for payment to the Secretary of fees
    pursuant to paragraphs (2) and (3) sufficient to offset expenditures
    described in subsection (d).

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    being collected, in order to recover the costs incurred by the Federal
    Government that are specified in subsection (d), the Secretary shall
    propose an adjustment to the fee to insure full cost recovery. The
    Secretary shall immediately transmit this proposal for such an
    adjustment to Congress. The adjusted fee proposed by the Secretary shall
    be effective after a period of 90 days of continuous session have
    elapsed following the receipt of such transmittal unless during such 90-
    day period either House of Congress adopts a resolution disapproving the
    Secretary's proposed adjustment in accordance with the procedures set
    forth for congressional review of an energy action under section 551 of
    the Energy Policy and Conservation Act [42 U.S.C. 6421]. end
    segment .016  deg. segment .017 -- expedited procedures from
    (16)  deg.
      (4) Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act,
    the Secretary shall establish procedures for the collection and payment
    of the fees established by paragraph (2) and paragraph (3). The
    Secretary shall annually review the amount of the fees established by
    paragraphs (2) and (3) above to evaluate whether collection of the fee
    will provide sufficient revenues to offset the costs as defined in
    subsection (d) herein. In the event the Secretary determines that either
    insufficient or excess revenues are

                                                              Sec. 1130(16A)