FIFTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE

SECOND SESSION, 2022

 

February 7, 2022

 

 

 

Mr. Speaker:

 

    Your JUDICIARY COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred

 

HOUSE BILL 127

 

has had it under consideration and reports same with recommendation that it DO PASS, amended as follows:

 

     1. On page 1, line 12, after "PROHIBITING", strike the remainder of the line, strike line 13 through "WASTE" and insert in lieu thereof "THE ISSUANCE OR CERTIFICATION OF A PERMIT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OR OPERATION OF A DISPOSAL FACILITY FOR SPENT FUEL OR HIGH-LEVEL WASTE, UNLESS A PERMANENT REPOSITORY IS IN OPERATION".

 

     2. On page 2, line 14, after "areas", insert ", including economic, water quality and environmental justice impacts,".

 

     3. On page 3, line 19, strike the first occurrence of "or" and insert in lieu thereof a comma and remove the brackets and the line through "or spent fuel".

 

     4. On page 3, line 22, after "that", strike the remainder of the line, strike all of line 23 and strike line 24 through "that".

 

     5. On page 4, line 2, after "waste", insert ", unless a repository, as defined in 42 U.S.C. 10101(18), is in operation".

 

 

                             

                             Respectfully submitted,

 

 

 

                                                                 

Gail Chasey, Chair

 

 

Adopted     Not Adopted

           (Chief Clerk)                            (Chief Clerk)

 

Date

 

 

The roll call vote was 7 For 0 Against

Yes:      7

No:       0

Excused:  Cook, Egolf, Louis, Nibert, Rehm, Townsend

Absent:   None

 

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