,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #fia  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,march #aj1         
#bjae,mr4 ,reid 7for himself and ,mr4   
,heller7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,environment and ,public 
,works  ,a ,,bill  ,to require the      
,nuclear ,regulatory ,commission to     
obtain the consent of affected ,state   
and local governments before authorizing
 the construction of a nuclear waste    
repository4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act
 may be cited as the ,nuclear ,waste    
,informed ,consent ,act4  #b4           
,definitions ,in this ,act1 the terms   
affected ,indian tribe1 ,commission1    
high-level radioactive waste1           
repository1 and spent nuclear fuel have 
the meanings given the terms in section 
#b of the ,nuclear ,waste ,policy ,act  
of #aihb 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ajaja74  #c4   
,consent based approval  7a7 ,in general
 ,the ,commission may not authorize     
construction of a repository unless the 

,secretary has entered into an agreement
 to host the repository with-- 7#a7 the 
,governor of the ,state in which the    
repository is proposed to be located2   
7#b7 each affected unit of local        
government2  7#c7 any unit of general   
local government contiguous to the      
affected unit of local government if    
spent nuclear fuel or high-level        
radioactive waste will be transported   
through that unit of general local      
government for disposal at the          
repository2 and  7#d7 each affected     
,indian tribe4  7b7 ,conditions on      
agreement ,any agreement to host a      
repository under this ,act-- 7#a7 shall 
be in writing and signed by all parties2
  7#b7 shall be binding on the parties2 
and  7#c7 shall not be amended or       
revoked except by mutual agreement of   
the parties4  #d4 ,application ,this    
,act applies to any application         
submitted to the ,commission for        
construction authorization for a        
repository that-- 7#a7 exists as of the 

date of enactment of this ,act2 or  7#b7
 is submitted on or after the date of   
enactment of this ,act4