United States Nuclear Fuel Management Corporation Establishment Act of 2008
Latest action · Oct 1, 2008 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedOct 1, 2008
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
United States Nuclear Fuel Management Corporation Establishment Act of 2008 - Amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to establish the United States Nuclear Fuel Management Corporation.
Authorizes the Corporation to: (1) manage a spent nuclear fuel enterprise to eliminate the need for federal funding for the management of spent nuclear fuel; and (2) assume responsibility for the activities, obligations, and use of resources of the federal government with respect to spent nuclear fuel management.
Establishes in the Treasury the United States Nuclear Fuel Management Corporation Fund.
Directs the President to appoint a Transition Manager to transfer spent nuclear fuel management obligations, functions, personnel, and funds from the Secretary of Energy to the Corporation.
Cosponsors 4
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Oct 1, 2008.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NC | Elizabeth Dole | Original | Oct 1, 2008 |
| R-TN | Lamar Alexander | Original | Oct 1, 2008 |
| R-AK | Lisa Murkowski | Original | Oct 1, 2008 |
| R-NM | Pete V. Domenici | Original | Oct 1, 2008 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 1, 2008Introduced in Senate
- Oct 1, 2008Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Energy.
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Commerce
- Economics and Public Finance
- Energy
- Environmental Protection
- Executive reorganization
- Finance and Financial Sector
- Government corporations
- Government Operations and Politics
- Law
- Liability for nuclear damages
- Liability insurance
- Nuclear facilities
- Nuclear fuels
- Nuclear nonproliferation
- Nuclear power plants
- Radioactive wastes
- Reactor fuel reprocessing
- Revolving funds
- Waste disposal sites
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 1, 2008Introduced in Senate
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