Summary

Prohibits the Department of Energy from spending money from the Nuclear Waste Fund on certain repository-related activities unless the Secretary first signs written, binding, mutually amendable repository agreements with the host State, each affected local government, any contiguous local governments used for transport routes, and each affected Indian tribe. The bill also adopts specific technical definitions from the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 to identify who counts as an affected tribe, local government, repository, and related terms.

• Blocks Nuclear Waste Fund spending for certain repository activities unless binding agreements are in place.
• Requires written, signed, and mutually amendable repository agreements with the host State, affected local governments, contiguous local governments used for transport, and affected Indian tribes.
• Adopts key definitions from the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 to identify affected parties and terms.
• Grants participating states, local governments, and tribes formal veto/consent power over spending tied to repository activities by requiring unanimous agreement to amend or revoke.
• Does not appropriate new funds or change tax law; it conditions the use of an existing federal fund.
• Likely to slow or delay repository-related activities until negotiations and agreements are completed.
• Increases negotiation leverage for tribes and local governments concerned about siting and transport of spent nuclear fuel and high-level waste.
• Applies to contiguous local governments through which waste will be transported, not just the repository host jurisdiction.
• Does not specify an effective date or implementation timeline within the provided text.