legislation: 96-hr-5819
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| 96-hr-5819 | 96 | hr | 5819 | Low Level Radioactive Waste Storage and Technology Demonstration Act of 1979 | Environmental Protection | 1979-11-07 | 1979-11-07 | Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce. | House | Rep. McCormack, Mike [D-WA-4] | WA | D | M000365 | 6 | Low-Level Radioactive Waste Storage and Technology Demonstration Act of 1979 - Directs the Secretary of Energy to: (1) establish, operate, and maintain at least nine but no more than 14 low-level radioactive waste repositories located at appropriate sites in the continental United States; (2) recover the costs of operating and maintaining the repositories from fees charged for disposing of low-level radioactive wastes in or by such repositories; and (3) establish a research and development program associated with new and improved methods for the concentration, solidification, and safe storage of low-level radioactive wastes and their residues. | 2025-09-02T13:54:01Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/96th-congress/house-bill/5819 |