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42 U.S.C. § 10173

Benefits agreements

United States · Title 42 — THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE · Status: effective

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42 U.S.C. § 10173, Benefits agreements, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/482235
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A benefits agreement entered into under subsection (a) may be amended only by the mutual consent of the parties to the agreement and terminated only in accordance with section 10173c of this title. The Secretary shall offer to enter into a benefits agreement with the Governor of Nevada. Any benefits agreement with a State under this subsection shall be negotiated in consultation with any affected units of local government in such State. The Secretary shall offer to enter into a benefits agreement relating to a monitored retrievable storage facility with the governing body of the Indian tribe on whose reservation the site for such facility is located, or, if the site is not located on a reservation, with the Governor of the State in which the site is located and in consultation with affected units of local government in such State. Only one benefits agreement for a repository and only one benefits agreement for a monitored retrievable storage facility may be in effect at any one time. Decisions of the Secretary under this section are not subject to judicial review.

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.

  • Enacted byPub. L. 97-425(H.R. 3809)1983-01-07
    Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 100-202(H.J.Res. 395)1987-12-22
    A joint resolution making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1988, and for other purposes.
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 100-203(H.R. 3545)1987-12-22
    Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally