Introduced in Senate — S. 4252

119th CONGRESS

2d Session

S. 4252

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

March 26, 2026

Mr. Heinrich (for himself and Mr. Risch) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

A BILL

To amend the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Land Withdrawal Act to ensure that economic assistance payments under that Act continue until the closure of the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant, and for other purposes.

Section 1. Short title

This Act may be cited as the WIPP Economic Assistance Assurance Act of 2026.

Sec. 2. Economic assistance and miscellaneous payments

Section 15(a) of the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Land Withdrawal Act (Public Law 102–579; 106 Stat. 4791; 110 Stat. 2854) is amended—

(1)

in the subsection heading, by striking 14-year authorization and inserting In general; and

(2)

in the first sentence—

(A)

by striking each of the 14 fiscal years beginning with; and

(B)

by inserting and each fiscal year thereafter through the fiscal year during which transuranic waste shipments to or from WIPP have been terminated before the period at the end.