,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #aihe  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #bf1 #bjai,ms4   
,duckwor? 7= h]self1 ,ms4 ,coll9s1 ,mr4 
,k+1 ,mr4 ,m>key1 ,mr4 ,s&]s1 & ,ms4    
,baldw97 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,environm5t & ,public ,works  ,a ,,bill 
,to assi/ communities affect$ by /r&$   
nucle> wa/e1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4     
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,s5sible1 ,timely ,relief = ,am]ica's   
,nucle> ,di/ricts' ,economic ,developm5t
 ,act ( #bjai or ! ,,/r&$ ,act ( #bjai4 
#b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds t-- 7#a7 9    
#aihb1 ,congress au?oriz$ ! ,secret>y ( 
,en]gy & ! ,*airman ( ! ,nucle>         
,regulatory ,commission to safely manage
 & dispose ( ! mo/ highly radioactive   
nucle> wa/e ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 a        
responsibility t includes--  7,a7 remov+
 sp5t nucle> fuel f comm]cial nucle> p[]
 plants = a fee2 &  7,b7 transport+ !   
sp5t fuel to--  7i7 a p]man5t geological
 repository2 or  7ii7 an int]im /orage  

facility be=e p]man5t disposal2  7#b7 = 
m ?an #cj ye>s1 nucle> p[] plants h     
op]at$ 9 good fai? t ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t 
w\ld e/abli% a p]man5t geological       
repository2  7#c7 communities affect$ by
 /r&$ nucle> wa/e are 9 fact int]im     
nucle> wa/e /orage sites2  7#d7 !       
,nucle> ,wa/e ,policy ,act ( #aihb 7#db 
,u4,s4,c4 #ajaja et seq47--  7,a7       
direct$ ! ,secret>y to make annual      
impact assi/ance paym5ts to ,/ates or   
appropriate units ( local gov]nm5t to   
mitigate ! social & economic impacts ( !
 e/abli%m5t & op]ation ( int]im nucle>  
wa/e /orage capacity )9 ! jurisdictional
 b\nd>ies ( an affect$ community2 &     
7,b7 e/abli%$ ! rate = impact assi/ance 
paym5ts at #ae p] kilogram ( sp5t nucle>
 fuel2  7#e7 decommission+ a comm]cial  
nucle> p[] plant is (t5 cata/rophic = ! 
ho/ community because nucle> p[] plants 
are major employ]s & ! prim>y s\rce (   
local tax rev5ue2  7#f7 /r&$ nucle> wa/e
 is a pr(\nd ob/acle to future economic 
gr[?1 det]r+ pot5tial employ]s &        

resid5ts f consid]+ ! ho/ community2    
7#g7 /r&$ nucle> wa/e prev5ts economic  
developm5t 9 communities 9 :i* ! /r&$   
nucle> wa/e is locat$2 &  7#h7 x is     
critical to provide res\rces to         
communities t-- 7,a7 are *all5g$ by /r&$
 nucle> wa/e2 or  7,b7 w be *all5g$ by  
/r&$ nucle> wa/e dur+ ! #aj-ye> p]iod   
beg9n+ on ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act4 
#c4 ,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3 7#a7       
,academy ,! t]m ,academy means !        
,national ,academy ( ,sci5ces4  7#b7    
,affect$ community ,! t]m affect$       
community means a unit ( local gov]nm5t1
 includ+ a c\nty1 city1 t[n1 village1   
s*ool di/rict1 or special di/rict1 t    
conta9s /r&$ nucle> wa/e )9 ! b\nd>ies (
 ! unit ( local gov]nm5t1 z det]m9$ by !
 ,secret>y4  7#c7 ,eligible civilian    
nucle> p[] plant ,! t]m eligible        
civilian nucle> p[] plant means a nucle>
 p[] plant t-- 7,a7 has be5             
decommission$2 or  7,b7 is 9 ! process (
 be+ decommission$4  7#d7 ,secret>y ,!  
t]m ,secret>y means ! ,secret>y (       

,en]gy4  7#e7 ,/r&$ nucle> wa/e ,! t]m  
/r&$ nucle> wa/e means nucle> wa/e or   
sp5t nucle> fuel /or$ 9 dry casks or    
sp5t fuel pools at a decommission$ or   
decommission+ nucle> facility4  #d4     
,innovative solutions prize competition 
7a7 ,e/abli%m5t ,n lat] ?an #ahj days   
aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !    
,secret>y %all e/abli% "u section #bd ( 
! ,/ev5son-,wydl] ,te*nology ,innovation
 ,act ( #aihj 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #cgai7 a   
competitive prize competition 7ref]r$ to
 9 ?is section z ! prize competition7 to
 aw>d prizes to proposals = affect$     
communities to c>ry out alt]natives to  
nucle> facilities1 g5]at+ sites1 & wa/e 
sites4  7b7 ,prize bo>d  7#a7           
,e/abli%m5t ,!re is e/abli%$ an advisory
 bo>d 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is section z !      
,bo>d7 to advise ! ,secret>y on-- 7,a7 !
 design & implem5tation ( ! prize       
competition2 &  7,b7 ! developm5t ( !   
pilot project "u subsection 7d74  7#b7  
,composition ,! ,bo>d %all be compos$ ( 
n few] ?an #i memb]s appo9t$ by !       

,secret>y--  7,a7 :o %all provide       
exp]tise 9-- 7i7 nucle> wa/e2  7ii7     
work=ce issues2  7iii7 te*nology        
developm5t2 &  7iv7 economic developm5t2
 &  7,b7 :o may include repres5tatives  
f--  7i7 ! ,national ,laboratories2     
7ii7 nonpr(it organizations2 &  7iii7   
in/itutions ( high] education4  7c7     
,aw>d am\nt ,an aw>d "u ! prize         
competition %all be 9 ! am\nt (         
#ejj1jjj4  7d7 ,pilot project  7#a7 ,9  
g5]al ,! ,secret>y1 9 consultation ) !  
,bo>d1 %all develop a pilot project bas$
 on ! proposal ( ! w9n] ( ! prize       
competition4  7#b7 ,fund+ ,( ! am\nts   
made available "u section #g1 !         
,secret>y may use #ejj1jjj to c>ry out !
 pilot project "u p>agraph 7#a74  7e7   
,report ,n lat] ?an #fj days aft] ! date
 on :i* a prize is aw>d$ "u ! prize     
competition1 ! ,secret>y %all submit to 
! relevant committees ( ,congress a     
report t describes ! w9n+ proposal ( !  
prize competition4  #e4 ,/r&$ ,nucle>   
,wa/e ,task ,=ce  7a7 ,e/abli%m5t ,!    

,secret>y %all e/abli% a task =ce1 to be
 kn[n z ! ,/r&$ ,nucle> ,wa/e ,task     
,=ce-- 7#a7 to conduct a /udy on exi/+  
public & private res\rces & fund+ = :i* 
affect$ communities may be eligible2 &  
7#b7 to develop imm$iate & long-t]m     
economic adju/m5t plans tailor$ to !    
ne$s ( ea* affect$ community4  7b7 ,/udy
 ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! date (    
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,/r&$ ,nucle>    
,wa/e ,task ,=ce %all complete & submit 
to ,congress ! /udy describ$ 9          
subsection 7a74  #f4 ,economic impact   
grants  7a7 ,e/abli%m5t ,n lat] ?an #fj 
days aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 
! ,secret>y %all e/abli% & c>ry out a   
noncompetitive grant program to provide 
f9ancial assi/ance to units ( local     
gov]nm5t )9 ! jurisdictional b\nd>y (   
:i* an eligible civilian nucle> p[]     
plant is locat$ to (fset ! economic &   
social impacts ( /r&$ nucle> wa/e 9     
affect$ communities4  7b7 ,eligibility  
,a unit ( local gov]nm5t t is an affect$
 community %all be eligible to receive a

 grant "u ?is section = a fiscal ye>4   
7c7 ,aw>ds  7#a7 ,am\nt ,! am\nt ( a    
grant aw>d$ "u subsection 7a7 %all be   
equal to #ae = ea* kilogram ( sp5t      
nucle> fuel /or$ at ! eligible civilian 
nucle> p[] plant 9 ! affect$ community4 
7#b7 ,numb] & frequ5cy ,) respect to ea*
 eligible civilian nucle> p[] plant1 !  
,secret>y may only aw>d #a grant "u     
subsection 7a7 to ea* eligible unit (   
local gov]nm5t = ea* fiscal ye>4  #g4   
,au?orization ( appropriations  7a7 ,9  
g5]al ,!re are au?oriz$ to be           
appropriat$ to ! ,secret>y su* sums z   
are necess>y to c>ry out ?is ,act = ea* 
( fiscal ye>s #bjbj ?r\gh #bjbf4  7b7   
,no (fset ,none ( ! funds made available
 "u ?is section may be us$ to (fset !   
fund+ = any o!r ,f$]al program4