,,ii #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #aihe ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,june #bf1 #bjai,ms4 ,duckworth 7for herself1 ,ms4 ,collins1 ,mr4 ,king1 ,mr4 ,markey1 ,mr4 ,sanders1 and ,ms4 ,baldwin7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,environment and ,public ,works ,a ,,bill ,to assist communities affected by stranded nuclear waste1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,sensible1 ,timely ,relief for ,america's ,nuclear ,districts' ,economic ,development ,act of #bjai or the ,,stranded ,act of #bjai4 #b4 ,findings ,congress finds that-- 7#a7 in #aihb1 ,congress authorized the ,secretary of ,energy and the ,chairman of the ,nuclear ,regulatory ,commission to safely manage and dispose of the most highly radioactive nuclear waste of the ,united ,states1 a responsibility that includes-- 7,a7 removing spent nuclear fuel from commercial nuclear power plants for a fee2 and 7,b7 transporting the spent fuel to-- 7i7 a permanent geological repository2 or 7ii7 an interim storage facility before permanent disposal2 7#b7 for more than #cj years1 nuclear power plants have operated in good faith that the ,federal ,government would establish a permanent geological repository2 7#c7 communities affected by stranded nuclear waste are in fact interim nuclear waste storage sites2 7#d7 the ,nuclear ,waste ,policy ,act of #aihb 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ajaja et seq47-- 7,a7 directed the ,secretary to make annual impact assistance payments to ,states or appropriate units of local government to mitigate the social and economic impacts of the establishment and operation of interim nuclear waste storage capacity within the jurisdictional boundaries of an affected community2 and 7,b7 established the rate for impact assistance payments at #ae per kilogram of spent nuclear fuel2 7#e7 decommissioning a commercial nuclear power plant is often catastrophic for the host community because nuclear power plants are major employers and the primary source of local tax revenue2 7#f7 stranded nuclear waste is a profound obstacle to future economic growth1 deterring potential employers and residents from considering the host community2 7#g7 stranded nuclear waste prevents economic development in communities in which the stranded nuclear waste is located2 and 7#h7 it is critical to provide resources to communities that-- 7,a7 are challenged by stranded nuclear waste2 or 7,b7 will be challenged by stranded nuclear waste during the #aj-year period beginning on the date of enactment of this ,act4 #c4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,academy ,the term ,academy means the ,national ,academy of ,sciences4 7#b7 ,affected community ,the term affected community means a unit of local government1 including a county1 city1 town1 village1 school district1 or special district1 that contains stranded nuclear waste within the boundaries of the unit of local government1 as determined by the ,secretary4 7#c7 ,eligible civilian nuclear power plant ,the term eligible civilian nuclear power plant means a nuclear power plant that-- 7,a7 has been decommissioned2 or 7,b7 is in the process of being decommissioned4 7#d7 ,secretary ,the term ,secretary means the ,secretary of ,energy4 7#e7 ,stranded nuclear waste ,the term stranded nuclear waste means nuclear waste or spent nuclear fuel stored in dry casks or spent fuel pools at a decommissioned or decommissioning nuclear facility4 #d4 ,innovative solutions prize competition 7a7 ,establishment ,not later than #ahj days after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary shall establish under section #bd of the ,stevenson-,wydler ,technology ,innovation ,act of #aihj 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #cgai7 a competitive prize competition 7referred to in this section as the prize competition7 to award prizes to proposals for affected communities to carry out alternatives to nuclear facilities1 generating sites1 and waste sites4 7b7 ,prize board 7#a7 ,establishment ,there is established an advisory board 7referred to in this section as the ,board7 to advise the ,secretary on-- 7,a7 the design and implementation of the prize competition2 and 7,b7 the development of the pilot project under subsection 7d74 7#b7 ,composition ,the ,board shall be composed of not fewer than #i members appointed by the ,secretary-- 7,a7 who shall provide expertise in-- 7i7 nuclear waste2 7ii7 workforce issues2 7iii7 technology development2 and 7iv7 economic development2 and 7,b7 who may include representatives from-- 7i7 the ,national ,laboratories2 7ii7 nonprofit organizations2 and 7iii7 institutions of higher education4 7c7 ,award amount ,an award under the prize competition shall be in the amount of #ejj1jjj4 7d7 ,pilot project 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary1 in consultation with the ,board1 shall develop a pilot project based on the proposal of the winner of the prize competition4 7#b7 ,funding ,of the amounts made available under section #g1 the ,secretary may use #ejj1jjj to carry out the pilot project under paragraph 7#a74 7e7 ,report ,not later than #fj days after the date on which a prize is awarded under the prize competition1 the ,secretary shall submit to the relevant committees of ,congress a report that describes the winning proposal of the prize competition4 #e4 ,stranded ,nuclear ,waste ,task ,force 7a7 ,establishment ,the ,secretary shall establish a task force1 to be known as the ,stranded ,nuclear ,waste ,task ,force-- 7#a7 to conduct a study on existing public and private resources and funding for which affected communities may be eligible2 and 7#b7 to develop immediate and long-term economic adjustment plans tailored to the needs of each affected community4 7b7 ,study ,not later than #ahj days after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,stranded ,nuclear ,waste ,task ,force shall complete and submit to ,congress the study described in subsection 7a74 #f4 ,economic impact grants 7a7 ,establishment ,not later than #fj days after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary shall establish and carry out a noncompetitive grant program to provide financial assistance to units of local government within the jurisdictional boundary of which an eligible civilian nuclear power plant is located to offset the economic and social impacts of stranded nuclear waste in affected communities4 7b7 ,eligibility ,a unit of local government that is an affected community shall be eligible to receive a grant under this section for a fiscal year4 7c7 ,awards 7#a7 ,amount ,the amount of a grant awarded under subsection 7a7 shall be equal to #ae for each kilogram of spent nuclear fuel stored at the eligible civilian nuclear power plant in the affected community4 7#b7 ,number and frequency ,with respect to each eligible civilian nuclear power plant1 the ,secretary may only award #a grant under subsection 7a7 to each eligible unit of local government for each fiscal year4 #g4 ,authorization of appropriations 7a7 ,in general ,there are authorized to be appropriated to the ,secretary such sums as are necessary to carry out this ,act for each of fiscal years #bjbj through #bjbf4 7b7 ,no offset ,none of the funds made available under this section may be used to offset the funding for any other ,federal program4