US Congress House Bill 3448 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Republican 14-1)
Status: Introduced on July 31 2009 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2009-09-08 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Energy and Environment Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Streamline America's Future Energy Nuclear Act - Directs the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to establish and implement an expedited procedure for issuing a Combined Construction and Operating License for a nuclear reactor. Directs the NRC to: (1) reduce by one-half the time necessary for reactor design certification; and (2) outline to Congress an approach that will allow the NRC to develop technology-neutral guidelines for future nuclear plant licensing. Instructs the NRC to request additional funding and personnel resources from Congress to implement this Act without delaying consideration of applications for Combined Construction and Operating Licenses or reactor design certifications not subject to expedited procedures under this Act. Requires each national laboratory with expertise in the nuclear field to dedicate personnel to support expedited licensing and design certification procedures. Directs the NRC and the Department of Energy (DOE) to direct educational funding to programs to enhance or directly support the activities authorized by this Act. Authorizes appropriations for the Nuclear Power 2010 program. Directs DOE and the NRC to reevaluate the Next Generation Nuclear Power Plant schedule for purposes of significant acceleration. Prohibits use of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to arbitrarily prevent uranium mining on federal lands. Prohibits the federal government from collecting additional leasing fees, beyond those currently applicable to mine uranium on federal lands. Requires that any remediation fees collected in association with commercial uranium mining on federal lands be applied only to remediation of sites that incurred damage as a result of commercial nuclear activities. Prohibits the application of such fees to remediation of sites that incurred damage as a result of government or government-sponsored activities.

Streamline America's Future Energy Nuclear Act

Rep. Jason Altmire [D-PA]	Rep. Spencer Bachus [R-AL]	Rep. Gresham Barrett [R-SC]	Rep. Jason Chaffetz [R-UT]
Rep. Ander Crenshaw [R-FL]	Rep. John Fleming [R-LA]	Rep. Randy Forbes [R-VA]	Rep. Virginia Foxx [R-NC]
Rep. Jim Gerlach [R-PA]	Rep. Bob Inglis [R-SC]	Rep. Sue Myrick [R-NC]	Rep. Pete Olson [R-TX]
Rep. Erik Paulsen [R-MN]	Rep. Joseph Pitts [R-PA]	Rep. Denny Rehberg [R-MT]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-09-08		Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment.
2009-08-10		Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
2009-08-10		Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
2009-07-31		Referred to House Natural Resources
2009-07-31		Referred to House Energy and Commerce
2009-07-31		Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/3448/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hr3448/BILLS-111hr3448ih.pdf