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Version 00 · Introduced in Senate · Sep 23, 1999
NRC Fairness in Funding Act of 1999 - Amends the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990 to extend through FY 2004 the authority of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to assess and collect user fees and annual charges.Reformulates the aggregate annual charges collected from all licensees to factor in the costs of certain NRC activities for FY 2000 and thereafter.Requires the NRC to take specified considerations into account when it determines which costs of its activities would be inequitable to include in licensee assessments. Sets a ceiling for such maximum excluded costs.
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Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK] · R–OK
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Held at the desk.
Received in the House.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR 4/25/00 S2876-2877)
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Unanimous Consent.(text: CR 4/25/00 S2876-2877)
The committee substitute as amended agreed to by Unanimous Consent.
Measure laid before Senate. (consideration: CR S2811-2813; text of measure as reported in Senate: CR S2811-2812)
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 411.
Committee on Environment and Public Works. Reported to Senate by Senator Smith, of NH with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title. With written report No. 106-220.
Committee on Environment and Public Works. Reported to Senate by Senator Smith, of NH with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title. With written report No. 106-220.
Committee on Environment and Public Works. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Introduced in Senate
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