S. 101 is a bill in the 119th Congress that aims to ensure that the Secretary of Energy obtains approval from state, local, and regional authorities before spending money from the Nuclear Waste Fund on a nuclear waste repository. Specifically, it requires agreements with the...
Simple Explanation
S. 101 is a bill that says before the government can spend money to build a place to store nuclear waste, they need to get permission from the people who live nearby, like the state governor, local communities, and Native American tribes. This means everyone has to agree on where it's built before they start spending money on it.