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42 U.S.C. § 10192 — Siting a second repository

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42 U.S.C. § 10192 — Siting a second repository

**(a) Congressional action required** The Secretary may not conduct site-specific activities with respect to a second repository unless Congress has specifically authorized and appropriated funds for such activities. **(b) Report** The Secretary shall report to the President and to Congress on or after January 1, 2007, but not later than January 1, 2010, on the need for a second repository. **(c) Termination of granite research** Not later than 6 months after December 22, 1987, the Secretary shall phase out in an orderly manner funding for all research programs in existence on December 22, 1987, designed to evaluate the suitability of crystalline rock as a potential repository host medium. **(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](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section10132&num=0&edition=prelim)) 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.

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**(a) Congressional action required** The Secretary may not conduct site-specific activities with respect to a second repository unless Congress has specifically authorized and appropriated funds for such activities. **(b) Report** The Secretary shall report to the President and to Congress on or after January 1, 2007, but not later than January 1, 2010, on the need for a second repository. **(c) Termination of granite research** Not later than 6 months after December 22, 1987, the Secretary shall phase out in an orderly manner funding for all research programs in existence on December 22, 1987, designed to evaluate the suitability of crystalline rock as a potential repository host medium. **(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](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section10132&num=0&edition=prelim)) 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.

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42 U.S.C. § 10132 — Separability

If any provision of this chapter, or the application of such provision to any person or circumstance, is held invalid, the remainder of this chapter, or the application of such provision to persons or circumstances other than those as to which it is held invalid, shall not be affected thereby.

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42 U.S.C. § 10192 — Applicability

Page 8010 TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE § 10175 (14) other needs of the State and local gov- ernments that would not have arisen but for the characterization of the site and the con- struction, operation, and eventual closure of the repository facility. (Pub. L. 97–425, title I, § 175, 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, § 5031, Dec. 22, 1987, 101 Stat. 1330–240.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Pub. L. 100–202 and Pub. L. 100–203 added identical sections. PART H—TRANSPORTATION § 10175. Transportation (a) Packaging No spent nuclear fuel or high-level radioactive waste may be transported by or for the Sec- retary under part A or under part C except in packages that have been certified for such pur- pose by the Commission. (b) Advance notification The Secretary shall abide by regulations of the Commission regarding advance notification of State and local governments prior to trans- portation of spent nuclear fuel or high-level ra- dioactive waste under part A or under part C. (c) Training for public safety officials The Secretary shall provide technical assist- ance and funds to States for training for public safety officials of appropriate units of local gov- ernment and Indian tribes through whose juris- diction the Secretary plans to transport spent nuclear fuel or high-level radioactive waste under part A or under part C. Training shall cover procedures required for safe routine trans- portation of these materials, as well as proce- dures for dealing with emergency response situ- ations. The Waste Fund shall be the source of funds for work carried out under this subsection. (Pub. L. 97–425, title I, § 180, as added Pub. L. 100–202, § 101(d) [title

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