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S 101119th CongressIntroduced
Nuclear Waste Informed Consent Act
Introduced: Nov 4, 2025
Environment & ClimateInfrastructure
Standard Summary
Comprehensive overview in 1-2 paragraphs
This legislation mandates that the Secretary of Energy must obtain binding written consent from state governors, affected local governments, contiguous transportation route jurisdictions, and affected Indian tribes before expending Nuclear Waste Fund resources for nuclear waste repository development, fundamentally altering siting authority through community consent requirements.
Key Points
- 1The Secretary of Energy cannot spend Nuclear Waste Fund money without written agreements from the state governor where a repository is proposed and all directly affected local governments.
- 2Consent extends to contiguous local governments through which nuclear waste will be transported, requiring their formal approval for disposal route planning and operations.
- 3Repository agreements must be legally binding and can only be amended or terminated through mutual consent of all parties including affected Indian tribes as defined by law.
Impact Areas
State governments in repository locationsLocal governments including contiguous transportation route jurisdictionsAffected Indian tribes near proposed sitesDepartment of Energy repository development projectsNuclear waste management funding allocation process
Generated by Legislative Analysis Core v3.1 on Nov 5, 2025