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1 H.R. 2699, Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act of 2019, as Ordered Reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on November 20, 2019 1 (September 22, 2020)

handle is hein.congrec/cboncwst0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Congressional Budget Office ' 7Cost Estimate September 22, 2020 By Fiscal Year, Millions of Dollars 2020 2020-2025 2020-2030 Direct Spending (Outlays) 0 1,916 3,614 Revenues 0 Increase or Decrease (-) in the Deficit 0 0 0 1,916 3,614 The bill would * Temporarily limit the authority of the Department of Energy (DOE) to collect certain fees from utilities with nuclear plants and reclassify those fees as discretionary offsetting collections * Authorize DOE to enter into agreements to provide benefits to state, local, and tribal governments that might host or be affected by facilities related to the nuclear waste program * Require DOE to establish grants for studying the effects on human health from uranium mining and milling * Impose an intergovernmental mandate by preempting state and local regulatory authority over hazardous waste transport and storage in a nuclear waste repository in Nevada * Impose a private-sector mandate by prohibiting mining on certain federal land that will be used for nuclear waste Estimated budgetary effects would primarily stem from * Limiting the collection of certain fees and reclassifying those fees as discretionary offsetting collections * Authorizing the appropriation of funds for monitored retrievable storage (MRS) agreements and benefits agreements with state, local, and tribal governments Areas of significant uncertainty include * Projecting the timing and amount of spending needed for the government to meet its obligations under the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 * Projecting the timing and results of various licensing decisions of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission * Determining whether DOE will reinstate the annual fees paid by utilities with nuclear plants * Projecting the amount and timing of spending to provide benefits to certain governments and MRS facilities Detailed estimate begins on the next page. See also CBO's Cost Estimates Explained, www.cbo.gov/publication/54437; How CBO Prepares Cost Estimates, www.cbo.gov/publication/53519; and Glossary, www.cbo.gov/publication/42904.

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