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Senate advances high-level nuclear-waste ban and funds litigation defense
Summary
The Utah Senate advanced a package of bills aimed at blocking high-level nuclear waste from being brought into the state and approved related appropriations to prepare for litigation and to support tribal economic responses. Sponsors stressed liability protections and public hearings; the measures were amended on the floor and sent to the third-reading calendar.
The Utah Senate on Feb. 19 advanced a legislative package designed to prevent high-level nuclear waste from being brought into Utah and moved companion appropriations to provide legal and economic resources for anticipated litigation and tribal assistance.
Sponsors described substitute Senate Bill 81 as declaring a public policy that Utah will not accept high-level nuclear waste and as criminalizing or civilly penalizing activities that would assist in bringing such materials into the state. The sponsor told the chamber the bill would “make it illegal for any corporation or person or business entity to bring the materials to Utah or even assist in providing goods or services to any proposed disposal site,” and argued the statute would impose both criminal and civil penalties and heavy financial deposits to ensure responsibility.
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