PUBLIC LAW 99-240—JAN. 15, 1986
99 STAT. 1843
"(5) COMPACT COMMISSION.—The term 'compact commission' means the regional commission, committee, or board established in a compact to administer such compact. "(6) COMPACT REGION.—The term 'compact region* means the area consisting of all States that are members of a compact. "(7) DISPOSAL.—The term 'disposal' means the permanent isolation of low-level radioactive waste pursuant to the requirements established by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission under applicable laws, or by an agreement State if such isolation occurs in such agreement State. "(8) GENERATE.—The term 'generate', when used in relation to low-level radioactive waste, means to produce low-level radioactive waste. "(9) LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE.—The term 'low-level radioactive waste' means radioactive material that— "(A) is not high-level radioactive waste, spent nuclear fuel, or b5T)roduct material (as defined in section lle.(2) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2014(e)(2))); and "(B) the Nuclear Regulatory O>mmission, consistent with existing law and in accordance with paragraph (A), classifies as low-level radioactive waste. "(10) NON-SITED COMPACT REGION.—The term 'non-sited compact region' means any compact region that is not a sited compact region. "(11) REGIONAL DISPOSAL FACILITY.—The term ' r ^ o n a l disp(^al facility' means a non-Federal low-level radioactive waste disposal facility in operation on January 1, 1985, or sul^equently established and operated under a compact. "(12) SECRETARY.—The term 'Secretary' means the Secretary of Energy. "(13) SITED COMPACT REGION.—The term 'sited compact r ^ o n ' means a compact region in which there is located one of the regional disposal facilities at Barnwell, in the State of South Carolina; Richland, in the State of Washington; or Beatty, in the State of Nevada. "(14) STATE.—The term 'State' means any State of the United States, the District of Columbia, and the (Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
South Carolina. Washington. Nevada.
"SEC. 3. RESPONSIBILITIES FOR DISPOSAL OF LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE 42 USC 2021c. WASTE. "SECTION 3(a)(l) STATE RESPONSIBILITIES.—Each State shall be responsible for providing, either by itself or in cooperation with other States, for the disposal of— "(A) low-level radioactive waste generated within the State (other than by the Federal Government) that consists of or contains class A, B, or C radioactive waste as defined by section 61.55 of title 10, (jode of Federal Regulations, as in effect on January 26, 1983; "(B) low-level radioactive waste described in subparagraph (A) Vessels. that is generated by the Federal Government except such waste that is— "(i) owned or generated by the Department of Energy; "(ii) owned or generated by the United States Navy as a result of the decommissioning of vessels of the United States Navy; or
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