42 USC 10172a - Siting a second repository

U.S Code last checked for updates: May 06, 2024

§ 10172a.

Siting a second repository

(a)

Congressional action required

(b)

Report

(c)

Termination of granite research

(d)

Additional siting criteria

In the event that the Secretary at any time after December 22, 1987, considers any sites in crystalline rock for characterization or selection as a repository, the Secretary shall consider (as a supplement to the siting guidelines under section 10132 of this title) such potentially disqualifying factors as—

(1)

seasonal increases in population;

(2)

proximity to public drinking water supplies, including those of metropolitan areas; and

(3)

the impact that characterization or siting decisions would have on lands owned or placed in trust by the United States for Indian tribes.

(Pub. L. 97–425, title I, § 161, 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, § 5012, Dec. 22, 1987, 101 Stat. 1330–231.)

cite as: 42 USC 10172a