Nuclear for Brownfield Site Preparation Act

[Congressional Bills 118th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 6268 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6268 To enable timely licensing reviews for nuclear reactor facilities at brownfield sites and retired fossil fuel sites, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 7, 2023 Mr. Guthrie (for himself and Mr. Tonko) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To enable timely licensing reviews for nuclear reactor facilities at brownfield sites and retired fossil fuel sites, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Nuclear for Brownfield Site Preparation Act''. SEC. 2. REGULATORY ISSUES FOR NUCLEAR FACILITIES AT BROWNFIELD SITES AND RETIRED FOSSIL FUEL SITES. (a) Definitions.--In this section: (1) Brownfield site.--The term ``brownfield site'' has the meaning given the term in section 101 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601). (2) Commission.--The term ``Commission'' means the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. (3) Covered site.--The term ``covered site'' means a brownfield site, a retired fossil fuel site, or a site that is both a retired fossil fuel site and a brownfield site. (4) Production facility.--The term ``production facility'' has the meaning given the term in section 11 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2014). (5) Retired fossil fuel site.--The term ``retired fossil fuel site'' means the site of 1 or more fossil fuel electric generation facilities that are retired or scheduled to retire, including multiunit facilities that are partially shut down. (6) Utilization facility.-