42 U.S.C. § 10144
Consideration of effect of acquisition of water rights
United States · Title 42 — THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE · Status: effective
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- 42 U.S.C. § 10144, Consideration of effect of acquisition of water rights, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/482209
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The Secretary shall give full consideration to whether the development, construction, and operation of a repository may require any purchase or other acquisition of water rights that will have a significant adverse effect on the present or future development of the area in which such repository is located. The Secretary shall mitigate any such adverse effects to the maximum extent practicable.
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.
- Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally