Dirk Kempthorne

The second incentive would have provided property owners an exclusion from estate taxes for property that is set aside in a conservation easement. Over the past few years, as I've been working on legislation to reauthorize the Endangered…

I rise today to submit a Senate resolution designating May 15, 1997, as National Peace Officers Memorial Day. This is the fourth year in a row I have offered this resolution and I am proud to be joined this year by 55 of my colleagues in…

I appreciate that point by the Senator from Nevada. Again, based upon this very series of questions and discussion I have had with the Senator from Nevada, it demonstrates there has been a tremendous history and knowledge over dealing with…

If it is determined that Yucca Mountain cannot be the permanent repository, then your legislation states that Yucca Mountain will not be the temporary repository?

Again, if Yucca Mountain is determined to be the permanent repository, this material will go to Yucca Mountain.

Regarding the Nevada test site, I referenced this as a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee. I am very familiar with the important work previously done at this site. For example, I believe the United States has conducted 100…

Is it true that under Senate bill 104 the interim storage facility will be licensed by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the Environmental Protection Agency and that they will establish the radiation standards at the interim storage…

So just to reiterate, if it is determined that Yucca Mountain is not to be the permanent repository, then this legislation will not designate Yucca Mountain for the temporary repository, and, therefore, the transportation of the nuclear…

In fact, is it not true that S. 104 gives the President 18 months to designate another interim storage site if Yucca Mountain is found unsuitable for a permanent repository?

Also, as I read S. 104, the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1997, I see it will not interrupt the scientific assessment regarding the suitability of Yucca Mountain to serve as a permanent repository for spent nuclear fuel. Indeed, is it true…

I ask the Senator from Alaska, and point out the Senator from Alaska and my friend from Idaho, Senator Craig, have warned the Senate, in light of the Department of Energy's admission that it will not be able to meet its legal obligation to…

And if utilities in these States are forced to shut down nuclear powerplants because there is no place to put the additional spent nuclear fuel, is it true that these States will have to look to alternative sources of energy which has been…

To demonstrate, Mr. President, the fact this is a serious problem for many States, I ask the chairman of the Energy Committee, is it true that many States, such as Vermont, Connecticut, Maine, New Jersey, South Carolina, Illinois, New…

So we have an affirmation by the courts that title is to be taken by the Federal Government, and we have the Department of Energy that has not sought to appeal that and, in fact, I remember, the Assistant Secretary of Energy, Tom Grumbly…

I appreciate that. Is it true that utilities currently store spent nuclear fuel in temporary--I underscore temporary--storage facilities that were never intended for long-term storage?

Is it also true that ratepayers and utilities across the country have paid approximately $13 billion to the Federal Government to dispose of this waste?

This morning I received a personal phone call from the Secretary of Defense, William Perry, who thanked me as a member of the committee for all of the efforts that the committee put forth so that we could have this bill completed in…

I ask the Senator from Indiana if it is his belief that, so often when there is a conflict anywhere in the world where we may have to commit troops, that the one statement that you hear universally from this body and the House of…

I rise to clarify this Congress' commitment to research that will develop controls for noxious weeds that are problems across this country. In particular, I would like to highlight research being done with the Agricultural Research Service…

I also noted that the committee specifically directed the ARS to continue funding the Albany, CA yellowstar thistle initiative. Is it the intention of the committee that the ARS continue current yellowstar thistle research contracts…

Absolutely. A key factor in improving nuclear safety at DOE defense nuclear facilities is line management accountability. The Secretary of Energy and Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board have repeatedly highlighted this point. In order…

The Idaho National Engineering Laboratory is a key DOE facility located in my State, and I am very concerned that it be operated in as safe a manner as possible with regard to nuclear safety.

I share fully the concerns expressed by the Senator from Ohio about the need to ensure worker safety and health programs are pursued vigorously at the Mound facility. When we ask workers to undertake potentially dangerous decontamination…

Now, there are what are termed ``declared nuclear states,'' and there are five of those, one of which is China. The Senator has indicated, and I have seen it elsewhere, that China has indicated that it is going to test again. What happens…

Is it fair to say and is it accurate to say that with the Kyl-Reid amendment in place it is more restrictive on the conditions for nuclear testing?