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Section 10172 - Selection of Yucca Mountain site

42 U.S.C. § 10172

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Current through P.L. 118-107 (published on www.congress.gov on 11/21/2024)
Section 10172 - Selection of Yucca Mountain site
(a) In general
(1) The Secretary shall provide for an orderly phase-out of site specific activities at all candidate sites other than the Yucca Mountain site.
(2) The Secretary shall terminate all site specific activities (other than reclamation activities) at all candidate sites, other than the Yucca Mountain site, within 90 days after December 22, 1987.
(b) Eligibility to enter into benefits agreement

Effective on December 22, 1987, the State of Nevada shall be eligible to enter into a benefits agreement with the Secretary under section 10173 of this title.

42 U.S.C. § 10172

Pub. L. 97-425, title I, §160, as added Pub. L. 100-202, §101(d) [title III, §300], Dec. 22, 1987, 101 Stat. 1329-104, 1329-121; Pub. L. 100-203, title V, §5011(a), Dec. 22, 1987, 101 Stat. 1330-227.

EDITORIAL NOTES

CODIFICATION Pub. L. 100-202 and Pub. L. 100-203 added identical sections.

Secretary
The term "Secretary" means the Secretary of Energy.
State
The term "State" means each of the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, and any other territory or possession of the United States.
Yucca Mountain site
The term "Yucca Mountain site" means the candidate site in the State of Nevada recommended by the Secretary to the President under section 10132(b)(1)(B) of this title on May 27, 1986.