S 1360 · 96th Congress · Environmental Protection
A bill to amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, to authorize and direct the Secretary of Energy to enter into formal arrangements with a State to provide for State concurrence in the planning, siting, development, construction and operation of specified radioactive waste storage and disposal facilities, and for other purposes.
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EnactedLatest: Referred to Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works.(1979-06-18)
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Amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to direct the Secretary of Energy to notify the Governor and State legislature, or the Tribal Council of any affected Indian tribe, of the Department of Energy's intent to explore a site for a radioactive waste storage or disposal facility to be selected within such State or tribal lands. Directs the Secretary, upon request from the Governor of any State so notified, to enter into negotiations for formal arrangements under which the State will have the right to concur or not concur in all stages in the planning, siting, development, construction, and operation of the proposed facility. Makes such arrangements binding on all Federal agencies. Prohibits the Secretary from commencing or contracting for any construction work for such a storage or disposal facility until such formal arrangements have been made.…
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