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42 U.S.C. § 10243

Duties of Negotiator

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

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42 U.S.C. § 10243, Duties of Negotiator, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/482269
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The Negotiator shall— seek to enter into negotiations on behalf of the United States, with— In addition to entering into negotiations under subsection (a), the Negotiator shall consult with any State, affected unit of local government, or any Indian tribe that the Negotiator determines may be affected by the siting of a repository or monitored retrievable storage facility and may include in any proposed agreement such terms and conditions relating to the interest of such States, affected units of local government, or Indian tribes as the Negotiator determines to be reasonable and appropriate. The Negotiator may solicit and consider the comments of the Secretary, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, or any other Federal agency on the suitability of any potential site for site characterization. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to require the Secretary, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, or any other Federal agency to make a finding that any such site is suitable for site characterization.

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