House Energy & Commerce Committee to consider bill on Yucca Mountain ECA Staff June 27, 2017 The House Energy and Commerce Committee, chaired by Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR), announced the schedule of a full committee markup to consider eight bills related to energy infrastructure, the environment, and energy security. Chief
among the eight is H.R. 3053, the Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act of 2017, sponsored by the Environment Subcommittee Chairman Rep. John Shimkus
(R-IL).
H.R. 3053
would: - Preserve Yucca Mountain as the most expeditious path for spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste disposal while authorizing interim storage,
including private storage initiatives, to provide optionality until Yucca Mountain is fully licensed and prepared to receive shipments.
- Provide practical reforms to the nation’s nuclear waste management policy to ensure the federal government’s legal obligations to dispose of spent nuclear fuel and high-level waste be
fulfilled.
A fact sheet on the bill can be found HERE.
The markup will occure on Wednesday, June 28, 2017, at 10:00Am in 2123 Rayburn House Office Building in Washington,
DC.
House Appropriations Releases FY2018 Energy and Water Appropriations Bill ECA Staff June 27, 2017 The House Appropriations Committee released its FY2018 energy and water spending bill today, June 27. The bill will be considered in subcommittee
tomorrow.
The $37.5B bill funds the Department of Energy, Army
Corps of Engineers, and other agencies. A committee press release states that the bill is $209M below FY2017 enacted levels, but $3.65B above the President's FY2018 budget request. Funding targets national security efforts--including nuclear weapons activities--and energy and water infrastructure
investments.
Energy and Water Subcommittee Chairman Mike Simpson
commented on the importance of the bill. "This bill prioritizes fulfilling our national security needs and maintaining critical investments to support American competitiveness within tight budget caps" said Subcommittee Chairman Mike Simpson. "It strikes a responsible balance between the modernization and safety of our nuclear weapons, advancing our national infrastructure, and strategic investments in basic science and energy
R&D."
The bill would preserve funding for DOE's
nuclear and fossil energy programs, but would eliminate ARPA-E and the loan-guarantee program.
A summary of the draft legislation can be found as part of the Committee press release HERE. |
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| August 2017 | | 8-9 | Intermountain Energy Summitt |
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| August
2017 | | 16-17 | INVITATION ONLY ECA Peer Exchange: Implementation of the Manhattan Project National Historical Park Richland, WA |
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| September 2017 | | 5-7 | Radwaste Summitt 2017 Summerlin, NV |
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| September 2017 | | 12-14 | 2017 National Cleanup
Workshop Alexandria,
VA |
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| September 2017 | | 13 | House Nuclear Cleanup Caucus
Event Washington,
DC
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Find the most recent ECA Bulletin here |
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