S. 4252 · In committee · Public Lands and Natural Resources

WIPP Economic Assistance Assurance Act of 2026

Sponsor: Martin Heinrich (D-NM)

What it does

• Amends the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Land Withdrawal Act to extend economic assistance payments to affected communities from a fixed 14-year period through the fiscal year in which transuranic waste shipments to or from WIPP cease.
• Removes the temporal limit on payments, making them permanent through the facility's operational closure rather than sunsetting after a defined authorization period.

Latest action

Sep 30, 2026: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.

Committee: Senate Energy and Natural Resources