legislation: 96-hr-5923

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96-hr-5923 96 hr 5923 A bill to amend the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 and the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to require the Secretary of Energy or the Secretary of Defense to notify State legislatures whenever construction of a radioactive waste storage facility in a State is proposed and to permit a State legislature to disapprove of the use of any site within the jurisdiction of the State for radioactive waste storage. Environmental Protection 1979-11-16 1979-11-16 Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce. House Rep. Carr, Bob [D-MI-6] MI D C000178 1 Amends the Energy Reorganization Act of the 1974 and the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to require the Secretaries of Energy and Defense to notify State legislatures whenever construction of of a radioactive waste storage facility in a State is proposed, and to permit such State legislatures to disapprove of the use of any such site within the jurisdiction of such State. Amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to prohibit the issuance of a permit or license for the construction of a radioactive waste disposal facility at a site in a State if the State legislature of such State has disapproved of the use of such site for that purpose. Prohibits the issuance of a license or permit to the Secretaries of Energy and Defense for the construction of a radioactive waste storage facility unless the Nuclear Regulatory Commission has complied with the notification requirements described above. 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/96th-congress/house-bill/5923

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