H.R. 10143

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  119TH CONGRESS
  2D SESSION
  H. R. 10143
  To terminate the Yucca Mountain licensing proceeding and require the Direc-
  tor of the Office of Management and Budget to submit to Congress
  a study on the economic viability and job-creating benefits of alternative
  uses of the Yucca Mountain site, and for other purposes.
  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
  AUGUST 24, 2026
  Ms. LEE of Nevada (for herself and Mr. HORSFORD) introduced the following
  bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
  A BILL
  To terminate the Yucca Mountain licensing proceeding and
  require the Director of the Office of Management and
  Budget to submit to Congress a study on the economic
  viability and job-creating benefits of alternative uses of
  the Yucca Mountain site, and for other purposes.
1Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
  2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
3   SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
4This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Jobs, Not Waste Act
  5 of 2026’’.
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6   SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
7In this Act:
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1(1)        APPROPRIATE  COMMITTEES  OF   CON-
2GRESS.—The term ‘‘appropriate committees of Con-
3gress’’ means—
4(A) the Committee on Environment and
5Public Works of the Senate;
6(B) the Committee on Energy and Natural
7Resources of the Senate; and
8(C) the Committee on Energy and Com-
9merce of the House of Representatives.
10(2) COMMISSION.—The term ‘‘Commission’’
11means the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
12(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means
13the Secretary of Energy.
14(4) YUCCA MOUNTAIN SITE.—The term ‘‘Yucca
15Mountain site’’ has the meaning given the term in
16section 2 of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982
17(42 U.S.C. 10101).
18    SEC. 3. TERMINATION OF THE YUCCA MOUNTAIN LICENS-
19ING PROCEEDING.
20(a) REPEALS.—
21(1) NUCLEAR WASTE POLICY ACT PROVISION.—
22(A) IN GENERAL.—Section 160 of the Nu-
23clear Waste Policy Act of 1982 (42 U.S.C.
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2410172) is repealed.
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1(B) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of
2contents in section 1 of the Nuclear Waste Pol-
3icy Act of 1982 (Public Law 97–425; 96 Stat.
42201, 101 Stat. 1330–255) is amended by
5striking the item relating to section 160.
6(2) PUBLIC LAW 107–200.—Public Law 107–
7200 (42 U.S.C. 10135 note; 116 Stat. 735) is re-
8pealed.
9(b) TERMINATION.—Effective on the date of enact-
  10 ment of this Act—
11(1) the application for a construction authoriza-
12tion for a repository at the Yucca Mountain site
13filed with the Commission by the Secretary is with-
14drawn; and
15(2) the Commission licensing proceeding for the
16proposed repository at the Yucca Mountain site is
17terminated.
18(c) PROHIBITION ON FUTURE CONSIDERATION.—
  19 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, beginning on
  20 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall not
  21 consider (or reconsider) the Yucca Mountain site for the
  22 location of a repository.
23(d) RECLAMATION AND MITIGATION.—As soon as
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  24 practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, the
  25 Secretary shall take all reasonable and necessary steps—
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1(1) to reclaim the Yucca Mountain site; and
2(2) to mitigate any significant adverse environ-
3mental impacts caused by site characterization and
4other activities associated with the filing of the ap-
5plication for a construction authorization referred to
6in subsection (b)(1).
7   SEC. 4. STUDY ON THE ECONOMIC BENEFIT OF ALTER-
8NATIVE USES OF THE YUCCA MOUNTAIN
9SITE.
10Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment
  11 of this Act, the Director of the Office of Management and
  12 Budget shall submit to the appropriate committees of
  13 Congress, and make available to the public, a study on
  14 the economic viability and job-creating benefits of alter-
  15 native uses of the Yucca Mountain site as described in
  16 the report of the Government Accountability Office num-
  17 bered GAO–11–847 and dated September 2011, includ-
  18 ing—
19(1) defense activities, such as a command facil-
20ity for unmanned aircraft systems;
21(2) the development of renewable energy
22sources; and
23(3) scientific research.
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