,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #fdi  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,march #e1 #bjai,ms4
 ,cortez ,masto 7for herself and ,ms4   
,rosen7 introduced the following bill2  
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,environment and ,public 
,works  ,a ,,bill  ,to require the      
,secretary of ,energy to obtain the     
consent of affected ,state and local    
governments before making an expenditure
 from the ,nuclear ,waste ,fund for a   
nuclear waste repository1 and for other 
purposes4  #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 affected unit of
 local government1 high-level           
radioactive waste1 repository1          
,secretary1 spent nuclear fuel1 and unit
 of general local government 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 ,secretary may not make an        
expenditure from the ,nuclear ,waste    
,fund established under section #cjb7;c7
 of the ,nuclear ,waste ,policy ,act of 
#aihb 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ajbbb7;c77 for the
 costs of the activities described in   
paragraphs 7#d7 and 7#e7 of section     
#cjb7;d7 of that ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4    
#ajbbb7;d77 unless the ,secretary has   
entered into an agreement for a         
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 for 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