Removes the 14-year limit on economic assistance payments tied to the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant, so those payments continue each year until transuranic waste shipments to and from the site end.

Official title: WIPP Economic Assistance Assurance Act of 2026

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Introduced 26-MAR-2026

Referred 26-MAR-2026

Approved by committee 30-SEP-2026

Key points

Strikes the 14-year authorization period in Section 15(a) of the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Land Withdrawal Act and renames the subsection heading "In General"
Authorizes payments for each fiscal year after the 14-year period through the fiscal year in which transuranic waste shipments to or from WIPP are terminated
Short title: WIPP Economic Assistance Assurance Act of 2026

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Policy area

Public Lands and Natural Resources

Sponsor Martin Heinrich (D-NM) Cosponsors · 1

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1 Republican

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