H-3031.1
HOUSE BILL 2634
State of Washington
69th Legislature
2026 Regular Session
By Representatives Pollet, Bernbaum, Stearns, Ryu, Parshley, Nance, Leavitt, Goodman, Taylor, and Wylie
Read first time 01/22/26. Referred to Committee on Environment & Energy.
AN ACT Relating to the safe management of radioactive waste and cleanup of hazardous substance releases into the environment with recognition of treaty rights of federally recognized tribes, providing for fees for generators of radioactive wastes and approval of new sources of waste prior to disposal; amending RCW 70A.305.180 , 70A.380.020 , and 70A.384.110 ; adding a new section to chapter 70A.384 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 43.21C RCW; adding a new section to chapter 80.50 RCW; and creating a new section.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. (1) The legislature finds that the commercial radioactive waste disposal facility operated by the state of Washington is a leaking unlined soil landfill. A state investigation confirmed the site is releasing significant levels of chemical and radioactive contamination into the soil and groundwater. The groundwater under the site flows to the Columbia river.
(2) Pursuant to state law adopting the Northwest interstate compact on low-level radioactive waste management and the federal low-level radioactive waste policy act, the leaking, unlined landfill is the only disposal site which may be utilized for the radioactive wastes, other than high-level waste such as used reactor fuel, generated by any new nuclear reactors built in Washington state or the states comprising the Northwest and mountain states compacts.