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Referenced Laws
42 U.S.C. 10101
42 U.S.C. 10222(c)
Section 1
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Nuclear Waste Informed Consent Act.
Section 2
2. Definitions In this Act, the terms affected Indian tribe, affected unit of local government, high-level radioactive waste, repository, Secretary, spent nuclear fuel, and unit of general local government have the meanings given the terms in section 2 of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 (42 U.S.C. 10101).
Section 3
3. Consent-based approval The Secretary may not make an expenditure from the Nuclear Waste Fund established under section 302(c) of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 (42 U.S.C. 10222(c)) for the costs of the activities described in paragraphs (4) and (5) of section 302(d) of that Act (42 U.S.C. 10222(d)) unless the Secretary has entered into an agreement for a repository with— the Governor of the State in which the repository is proposed to be located; each affected unit of local government; any unit of general local government contiguous to the affected unit of local government if spent nuclear fuel or high-level radioactive waste will be transported through that unit of general local government for disposal at the repository; and each affected Indian tribe. Any agreement for a repository under this Act— shall be in writing and signed by all parties; shall be binding on the parties; and shall not be amended or revoked except by mutual agreement of the parties.