[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 
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  (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




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