H. R. 629

One Hundred Fifth Congress

of the

United States of America

AT THE SECOND SESSION

Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,

the twenty-seventh day of January, one thousand nine hundred and ninety-eight

An Act

To grant the consent of the Congress to the Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste

Disposal Compact.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of

the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Texas Low-Level Radioactive

Waste Disposal Compact Consent Act’’.

SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL FINDING.

The Congress finds that the compact set forth in section 5

is in furtherance of the Low-Level Radioactive Waste Policy Act

(42 U.S.C. 2021b et seq.).

SEC. 3. CONDITIONS OF CONSENT TO COMPACT.

The consent of the Congress to the compact set forth in

section 5—

(1) shall become effective on the date of the enactment

of this Act;

(2) is granted subject to the provisions of the Low-Level

Radioactive Waste Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 2021b et seq.); and

(3) is granted only for so long as the regional commission

established in the compact complies with all of the provisions

of such Act.

SEC. 4. CONGRESSIONAL REVIEW.

The Congress may alter, amend, or repeal this Act with respect

to the compact set forth in section 5 after the expiration of the

10-year period following the date of the enactment of this Act,

and at such intervals thereafter as may be provided in such compact.

SEC. 5. TEXAS LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE COMPACT.

(a) CONSENT OF CONGRESS.—In accordance with section 4(a)(2)

of the Low-Level Radioactive Waste Policy Act (42 U.S.C.

2021d(a)(2)), the consent of Congress is given to the States of

Texas, Maine, and Vermont to enter into the compact set forth

in subsection (b).

(b) TEXT OF COMPACT.—The compact reads substantially as

follows:
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‘‘TEXAS LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL COMPACT

‘‘ARTICLE I. POLICY AND PURPOSE

‘‘SEC. 1.01. The party states recognize a responsibility for each

state to seek to manage low-level radioactive waste generated within

its boundaries, pursuant to the Low-Level Radioactive Waste Policy

Act, as amended by the Low-Level Radioactive Waste Policy Amendments Act of 1985 (42 U.S.C. 2021b–2021j). They also recognize

that the United States Congress, by enacting the Act, has authorized and encouraged states to enter into compacts for the efficient

management and disposal of low-level radioactive waste. It is the

policy of the party states to cooperate in the protection of the

health, safety, and welfare of their citizens and the environment

and to provide for and encourage the economical management and

disposal of low-level radioactive waste. It is the purpose of this

compact to provide the framework for such a cooperative effort;

to promote the health, safety, and welfare of the citizens and

the environment of the party states; to limit the number of facilities

needed to effectively, efficiently, and economically manage lowlevel radioactive waste and to encourage the reduction of the generation thereof; and to distribute the costs, benefits, and obligations

among the party states; all in accordance with the terms of this

compact.

‘‘ARTICLE II. DEFINITIONS

‘‘SEC. 2.01. As used in this compact, unless the context clearly

indicates otherwise, the following definitions apply:

‘‘(1) ‘Act’ means the Low-Level Radioactive Waste Policy

Act, as amended by the Low-Level Radioactive Waste Policy

Amendments Act of 1985 (42 U.S.C. 2021b–2021j).

‘‘(2) ‘Commission’ means the Texas Low-Level Radioactive

Waste Disposal Compact Commission established in Article

III of this compact.

‘‘(3) ‘Compact facility’ or ‘facility’ means any site, location,

structure, or property located in and provided by the host

state for the purpose of management or disposal of low-level

radioactive waste for which the party states are responsible.

‘‘(4) ‘Disposal’ means the permanent isolation of low-level

radioactive waste pursuant to requirements established by the

United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the United

States Environmental Protection Agency under applicable laws,

or by the host state.

‘‘(5) ‘Generate,’ when used in relation to low-level radioactive waste, means to produce low-level radioactive waste.

‘‘(6) ‘Generator’ means a person who produces or processes

low-level radioactive waste in the course of its activities, excluding persons who arrange for the collection, transportation,

management, treatment, storage, or disposal of waste generated

outside the party states, unless approved by the commission.

‘‘(7) ‘Host county’ means a county in the host state in

which a disposal facility is located or is being developed.

‘‘(8) ‘Host state’ means a party state in which a compact

facility is located or is being developed. The State of Texas

is the host state under this compact.

‘‘(9) ‘Institutional control period’ means that period of time

following closure of the facility and transfer of the facility
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license from the operator to the custodial agency in compliance

with the appropriate regulations for long-term observation and

maintenance.

‘‘(10) ‘Low-level radioactive waste’ has the same meaning

as that term is defined in Section 2(9) of the Act (42 U.S.C.

2021b(9)), or in the host state statute so long as the waste

is not incompatible with management and disposal at the compact facility.

‘‘(11) ‘Management’ means collection, consolidation, storage,

packaging, or treatment.

‘‘(12) ‘Operator’ means a person who operates a disposal

facility.

‘‘(13) ‘Party state’ means any state that has become a

party in accordance with Article VII of this compact. Texas,

Maine, and Vermont are initial party states under this compact.

‘‘(14) ‘Person’ means an individual, corporation, partnership

or other legal entity, whether public or private.

‘‘(15) ‘Transporter’ means a person who transports lowlevel radioactive waste.

‘‘ARTICLE III. THE COMMISSION

‘‘SEC. 3.01. There is hereby established the Texas Low-Level

Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact Commission. The commission

shall consist of one voting member from each party state except

that the host state shall be entitled to six voting members. Commission members shall be appointed by the party state governors,

as provided by the laws of each party state. Each party state

may provide alternates for each appointed member.

‘‘SEC. 3.02. A quorum of the commission consists of a majority

of the members. Except as otherwise provided in this compact,

an official act of the commission must receive the affirmative vote

of a majority of its members.

‘‘SEC. 3.03. The commission is a legal entity separate and

distinct from the party states and has governmental immunity

to the same extent as an entity created under the authority of

Article XVI, Section 59, of the Texas Constitution. Members of

the commission shall not be personally liable for actions taken

in their official capacity. The liabilities of the commission shall

not be deemed liabilities of the party states.

‘‘SEC. 3.04. The commission shall:

‘‘(1) Compensate its members according to the host state’s

law.

‘‘(2) Conduct its business, hold meetings, and maintain

public records pursuant to laws of the host state, except that

notice of public meetings shall be given in the non-host party

states in accordance with their respective statutes.

‘‘(3) Be located in the capital city of the host state.

‘‘(4) Meet at least once a year and upon the call of the

chair, or any member. The governor of the host state shall

appoint a chair and vice-chair.

‘‘(5) Keep an accurate account of all receipts and disbursements. An annual audit of the books of the commission shall

be conducted by an independent certified public accountant,

and the audit report shall be made a part of the annual report

of the commission.

‘‘(6) Approve a budget each year and establish a fiscal

year that conforms to the fiscal year of the host state.
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‘‘(7) Prepare, adopt, and implement contingency plans for

the disposal and management of low-level radioactive waste

in the event that the compact facility should be closed. Any

plan which requires the host state to store or otherwise manage

the low-level radioactive waste from all the party states must

be approved by at least four host state members of the commission. The commission, in a contingency plan or otherwise, may

not require a non-host party state to store low-level radioactive

waste generated outside of the state.

‘‘(8) Submit communications to the governors and to the

presiding officers of the legislatures of the party states regarding the activities of the commission, including an annual report

to be submitted on or before January 31 of each year.

‘‘(9) Assemble and make available to the party states, and

to the public, information concerning low-level radioactive waste

management needs, technologies, and problems.

‘‘(10) Keep a current inventory of all generators within

the party states, based upon information provided by the party

states.

‘‘(11) By no later than 180 days after all members of

the commission are appointed under Section 3.01 of this article,

establish by rule the total volume of low-level radioactive waste

that the host state will dispose of in the compact facility in

the years 1995–2045, including decommissioning waste. The

shipments of low-level radioactive waste from all non-host party

states shall not exceed 20 percent of the volume estimated

to be disposed of by the host state during the 50-year period.

When averaged over such 50-year period, the total of all shipments from non-host party states shall not exceed 20,000 cubic

feet a year. The commission shall coordinate the volumes, timing, and frequency of shipments from generators in the nonhost party states in order to assure that over the life of this

agreement shipments from the non-host party states do not

exceed 20 percent of the volume projected by the commission

under this paragraph.

‘‘SEC. 3.05. The commission may:

‘‘(1) Employ staff necessary to carry out its duties and

functions. The commission is authorized to use to the extent

practicable the services of existing employees of the party

states. Compensation shall be as determined by the commission.

‘‘(2) Accept any grants, equipment, supplies, materials, or

services, conditional or otherwise, from the federal or state

government. The nature, amount and condition, if any, of any

donation, grant or other resources accepted pursuant to this

paragraph and the identity of the donor or grantor shall be

detailed in the annual report of the commission.

‘‘(3) Enter into contracts to carry out its duties and authority, subject to projected resources. No contract made by the

commission shall bind a party state.

‘‘(4) Adopt, by a majority vote, bylaws and rules necessary

to carry out the terms of this compact. Any rules promulgated

by the commission shall be adopted in accordance with the

Administrative Procedure and Texas Register Act (Article 6252–

13a, Vernon’s Texas Civil Statutes).

‘‘(5) Sue and be sued and, when authorized by a majority

vote of the members, seek to intervene in administrative or

judicial proceedings related to this compact.
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‘‘(6) Enter into an agreement with any person, state,

regional body, or group of states for the importation of lowlevel radioactive waste into the compact for management or

disposal, provided that the agreement receives a majority vote

of the commission. The commission may adopt such conditions

and restrictions in the agreement as it deems advisable.

‘‘(7) Upon petition, allow an individual generator, a group

of generators, or the host state of the compact, to export lowlevel waste to a low-level radioactive waste disposal facility

located outside the party states. The commission may approve

the petition only by a majority vote of its members. The permission to export low-level radioactive waste shall be effective

for that period of time and for the specified amount of lowlevel radioactive waste, and subject to any other term or condition, as is determined by the commission.

‘‘(8) Monitor the exportation outside of the party states

of material, which otherwise meets the criteria of low-level

radioactive waste, where the sole purpose of the exportation

is to manage or process the material for recycling or waste

reduction and return it to the party states for disposal in

the compact facility.

‘‘SEC. 3.06. Jurisdiction and venue of any action contesting

any action of the commission shall be in the United States District

Court in the district where the commission maintains its office.

‘‘ARTICLE IV. RIGHTS, RESPONSIBILITIES, AND OBLIGATIONS OF PARTY

STATES

‘‘SEC. 4.01. The host state shall develop and have full administrative control over the development, management and operation

of a facility for the disposal of low-level radioactive waste generated

within the party states. The host state shall be entitled to unlimited

use of the facility over its operating life. Use of the facility by

the non-host party states for disposal of low-level radioactive waste,

including such waste resulting from decommissioning of any nuclear

electric generation facilities located in the party states, is limited

to the volume requirements of Section 3.04(11) of Article III.

‘‘SEC. 4.02. Low-level radioactive waste generated within the

party states shall be disposed of only at the compact facility, except

as provided in Section 3.05(7) of Article III.

‘‘SEC. 4.03. The initial states of this compact cannot be members

of another low-level radioactive waste compact entered into pursuant to the Act.

‘‘SEC. 4.04. The host state shall do the following:

‘‘(1) Cause a facility to be developed in a timely manner

and operated and maintained through the institutional control

period.

‘‘(2) Ensure, consistent with any applicable federal and

host state laws, the protection and preservation of the environment and the public health and safety in the siting, design,

development, licensing, regulation, operation, closure,

decommissioning, and long-term care of the disposal facilities

within the host state.

‘‘(3) Close the facility when reasonably necessary to protect

the public health and safety of its citizens or to protect its

natural resources from harm. However, the host state shall

notify the commission of the closure within three days of its

action and shall, within 30 working days of its action, provide
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a written explanation to the commission of the closure, and

implement any adopted contingency plan.

‘‘(4) Establish reasonable fees for disposal at the facility

of low-level radioactive waste generated in the party states

based on disposal fee criteria set out in Sections 402.272 and

402.273, Texas Health and Safety Code. The same fees shall

be charged for the disposal of low-level radioactive waste that

was generated in the host state and in the non-host party

states. Fees shall also be sufficient to reasonably support the

activities of the Commission.

‘‘(5) Submit an annual report to the commission on the

status of the facility, including projections of the facility’s anticipated future capacity, and on the related funds.

‘‘(6) Notify the Commission immediately upon the occurrence of any event which could cause a possible temporary

or permanent closure of the facility and identify all reasonable

options for the disposal of low-level radioactive waste at alternate compact facilities or, by arrangement and Commission

vote, at noncompact facilities.

‘‘(7) Promptly notify the other party states of any legal

action involving the facility.

‘‘(8) Identify and regulate, in accordance with federal and

host state law, the means and routes of transportation of lowlevel radioactive waste in the host state.

‘‘SEC. 4.05. Each party state shall do the following:

‘‘(1) Develop and enforce procedures requiring low-level

radioactive waste shipments originating within its borders and

destined for the facility to conform to packaging, processing,

and waste form specifications of the host state.

‘‘(2) Maintain a registry of all generators within the state

that may have low-level radioactive waste to be disposed of

at a facility, including, but not limited to, the amount of lowlevel radioactive waste and the class of low-level radioactive

waste generated by each generator.

‘‘(3) Develop and enforce procedures requiring generators

within its borders to minimize the volume of low-level radioactive waste requiring disposal. Nothing in this compact shall

prohibit the storage, treatment, or management of waste by

a generator.

‘‘(4) Provide the commission with any data and information

necessary for the implementation of the commission’s responsibilities, including taking those actions necessary to obtain

this data or information.

‘‘(5) Pay for community assistance projects designated by

the host county in an amount for each non-host party state

equal to 10 percent of the payment provided for in Article

V for each such state. One-half of the payment shall be due

and payable to the host county on the first day of the month

following ratification of this compact agreement by Congress

and one-half of the payment shall be due and payable on

the first day of the month following the approval of a facility

operating license by the host state’s regulatory body.

‘‘(6) Provide financial support for the commission’s activities

prior to the date of facility operation and subsequent to the

date of congressional ratification of this compact under Section

7.07 of Article VII. Each party state will be responsible for
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annual payments equalling its pro-rata share of the commission’s expenses, incurred for administrative, legal, and other

purposes of the commission.

‘‘(7) If agreed by all parties to a dispute, submit the dispute

to arbitration or other alternate dispute resolution process.

If arbitration is agreed upon, the governor of each party state

shall appoint an arbitrator. If the number of party states is

an even number, the arbitrators so chosen shall appoint an

additional arbitrator. The determination of a majority of the

arbitrators shall be binding on the party states. Arbitration

proceedings shall be conducted in accordance with the provisions of 9 U.S.C. Sections 1 to 16. If all parties to a dispute

do not agree to arbitration or alternate dispute resolution process, the United States District Court in the district where

the commission maintains its office shall have original jurisdiction over any action between or among parties to this compact.

‘‘(8) Provide on a regular basis to the commission and

host state—

‘‘(A) an accounting of waste shipped and proposed to

be shipped to the compact facility, by volume and curies;

‘‘(B) proposed transportation methods and routes; and

‘‘(C) proposed shipment schedules.

‘‘(9) Seek to join in any legal action by or against the

host state to prevent nonparty states or generators from disposing of low-level radioactive waste at the facility.

‘‘SEC. 4.06. Each party state shall act in good faith and may

rely on the good faith performance of the other party states regarding requirements of this compact.

‘‘ARTICLE V. PARTY STATE CONTRIBUTIONS

‘‘SEC. 5.01. Each party state, except the host state, shall contrib- ute a total of $25 million to the host state. Payments shall be

deposited in the host state treasury to the credit of the low-level

waste fund in the following manner except as otherwise provided.

Not later than the 60th day after the date of congressional ratification of this compact, each non-host party state shall pay to the

host state $12.5 million. Not later than the 60th day after the

date of the opening of the compact facility, each non-host party

state shall pay to the host state an additional $12.5 million.

‘‘SEC. 5.02. As an alternative, the host state and the nonhost states may provide for payments in the same total amount

as stated above to be made to meet the principal and interest

expense associated with the bond indebtedness or other form of

indebtedness issued by the appropriate agency of the host state

for purposes associated with the development, operation, and postclosure monitoring of the compact facility. In the event the member

states proceed in this manner, the payment schedule shall be determined in accordance with the schedule of debt repayment. This

schedule shall replace the payment schedule described in Section

5.01 of this article.

‘‘ARTICLE VI. PROHIBITED ACTS AND PENALTIES

‘‘SEC. 6.01. No person shall dispose of low-level radioactive

waste generated within the party states unless the disposal is

at the compact facility, except as otherwise provided in Section

3.05(7) of Article III.
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‘‘SEC. 6.02. No person shall manage or dispose of any lowlevel radioactive waste within the party states unless the lowlevel radioactive waste was generated within the party states,

except as provided in Section 3.05(6) of Article III. Nothing herein

shall be construed to prohibit the storage or management of lowlevel radioactive waste by a generator, nor its disposal pursuant

to 10 C.F.R. Part 20.302.

‘‘SEC. 6.03. Violations of this article may result in prohibiting

the violator from disposing of low-level radioactive waste in the

compact facility, or in the imposition of penalty surcharges on

shipments to the facility, as determined by the commission.

‘‘ARTICLE VII. ELIGIBILITY, ENTRY INTO EFFECT; CONGRESSIONAL

CONSENT; WITHDRAWAL; EXCLUSION

‘‘SEC. 7.01. The states of Texas, Maine, and Vermont are party

states to this compact. Any other state may be made eligible for

party status by a majority vote of the commission and ratification

by the legislature of the host state, subject to fulfillment of the

rights of the initial non-host party states under Section 3.04(11)

of Article III and Section 4.01 of Article IV, and upon compliance

with those terms and conditions for eligibility that the host state

may establish. The host state may establish all terms and conditions

for the entry of any state, other than the states named in this

section, as a member of this compact; provided, however, the specific

provisions of this compact, except for those pertaining to the composition of the commission and those pertaining to Section 7.09

of this article, may not be changed except upon ratification by

the legislatures of the party states.

‘‘SEC. 7.02. Upon compliance with the other provisions of this

compact, a state made eligible under Section 7.01 of this article

may become a party state by legislative enactment of this compact

or by executive order of the governor of the state adopting this

compact. A state becoming a party state by executive order shall

cease to be a party state upon adjournment of the first general

session of its legislature convened after the executive order is issued,

unless before the adjournment, the legislature enacts this compact.

‘‘SEC. 7.03. Any party state may withdraw from this compact

by repealing enactment of this compact subject to the provisions

herein. In the event the host state allows an additional state or

additional states to join the compact, the host state’s legislature,

without the consent of the non-host party states, shall have the

right to modify the composition of the commission so that the

host state shall have a voting majority on the commission, provided,

however, that any modification maintains the right of each initial

party state to retain one voting member on the commission.

‘‘SEC. 7.04. If the host state withdraws from the compact, the

withdrawal shall not become effective until five years after enactment of the repealing legislation and the non-host party states

may continue to use the facility during that time. The financial

obligation of the non-host party states under Article V shall cease

immediately upon enactment of the repealing legislation. If the

host state withdraws from the compact or abandons plans to operate

a facility prior to the date of any non-host party state payment

under Sections 4.05(5) and (6) of Article IV or Article V, the nonhost party states are relieved of any obligations to make the contributions. This section sets out the exclusive remedies for the
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non-host party states if the host state withdraws from the compact

or is unable to develop and operate a compact facility.

‘‘SEC. 7.05. A party state, other than the host state, may withdraw from the compact by repealing the enactment of this compact,

but this withdrawal shall not become effective until two years

after the effective date of the repealing legislation. During this

two-year period the party state will continue to have access to

the facility. The withdrawing party shall remain liable for any

payments under Sections 4.05(5) and (6) of Article IV that were

due during the two-year period, and shall not be entitled to any

refund of payments previously made.

‘‘SEC. 7.06. Any party state that substantially fails to comply

with the terms of the compact or to fulfill its obligations hereunder

may have its membership in the compact revoked by a seveneighths vote of the commission following notice that a hearing

will be scheduled not less than six months from the date of the

notice. In all other respects, revocation proceedings undertaken

by the commission will be subject to the Administrative Procedure

and Texas Register Act (Article 6252–13a, Vernon’s Texas Civil

Statutes), except that a party state may appeal the commission’s

revocation decision to the United States District Court in accordance

with Section 3.06 of Article III. Revocation shall take effect one

year from the date such party state receives written notice from

the commission of a final action. Written notice of revocation shall

be transmitted immediately following the vote of the commission,

by the chair, to the governor of the affected party state, all other

governors of party states, and to the United States Congress.

‘‘SEC. 7.07. This compact shall take effect following its enactment under the laws of the host state and any other party state

and thereafter upon the consent of the United States Congress

and shall remain in effect until otherwise provided by federal law.

If Texas and either Maine or Vermont ratify this compact, the

compact shall be in full force and effect as to Texas and the

other ratifying state, and this compact shall be interpreted as

follows:

‘‘(1) Texas and the other ratifying state are the initial

party states.

‘‘(2) The commission shall consist of two voting members

from the other ratifying state and six from Texas.

‘‘(3) Each party state is responsible for its pro-rata share

of the commission’s expenses.

‘‘SEC. 7.08. This compact is subject to review by the United

States Congress and the withdrawal of the consent of Congress

every five years after its effective date, pursuant to federal law.

‘‘SEC. 7.09. The host state legislature, with the approval of

the governor, shall have the right and authority, without the consent of the non-host party states, to modify the provisions contained

in Section 3.04(11) of Article III to comply with Section

402.219(c)(1), Texas Health & Safety Code, as long as the modification does not impair the rights of the initial non-host party states.

‘‘ARTICLE VIII. CONSTRUCTION AND SEVERABILITY

‘‘SEC. 8.01. The provisions of this compact shall be broadly

construed to carry out the purposes of the compact, but the sovereign powers of a party shall not be infringed upon unnecessarily.

‘‘SEC. 8.02. This compact does not affect any judicial proceeding

pending on the effective date of this compact.
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‘‘SEC. 8.03. No party state acquires any liability, by joining

this compact, resulting from the siting, operation, maintenance,

long-term care or any other activity relating to the compact facility.

No non-host party state shall be liable for any harm or damage

from the siting, operation, maintenance, or long-term care relating

to the compact facility. Except as otherwise expressly provided

in this compact, nothing in this compact shall be construed to

alter the incidence of liability of any kind for any act or failure

to act. Generators, transporters, owners and operators of the facility

shall be liable for their acts, omissions, conduct or relationships

in accordance with applicable law. By entering into this compact

and securing the ratification by Congress of its terms, no party

state acquires a potential liability under section 5(d)(2)(C) of the

Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 2021e(d)(2)(C)) that did not exist prior to entering into this compact.

‘‘SEC. 8.04. If a party state withdraws from the compact pursuant to Section 7.03 of Article VII or has its membership in this

compact revoked pursuant to section 7.06 of Article VII, the withdrawal or revocation shall not affect any liability already incurred

by or chargeable to the affected state under Section 8.03 of this

article.

‘‘SEC. 8.05. The provisions of this compact shall be severable

and if any phrase, clause, sentence, or provision of this compact

is declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be contrary

to the constitution of any participating state or of the United

States or the applicability thereof to any government, agency, person or circumstances is held invalid, the validity of the remainder

of this compact and the applicability thereof to any government,

agency, person, or circumstance shall not be affected thereby to

the extent the remainder can in all fairness be given effect. If

any provision of this compact shall be held contrary to the constitution of any state participating therein, the compact shall remain

in full force and effect as to the state affected as to all severable

matters.

‘‘SEC. 8.06. Nothing in this compact diminishes or otherwise

impairs the jurisdiction, authority, or discretion of either of the

following:

‘‘(1) The United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission

pursuant to the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (42

U.S.C. Sec. 2011 et seq.).

‘‘(2) An agreement state under section 274 of the Atomic

Energy Act of 1954, as amended (42 U.S.C. Sec. 2021).

‘‘SEC. 8.07. Nothing in this compact confers any new authority

on the states or commission to do any of the following:

‘‘(1) Regulate the packaging or transportation of low-level

radioactive waste in a manner inconsistent with the regulations

of the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission or the

United States Department of Transportation.
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‘‘(2) Regulate health, safety, or environmental hazards from

source, by-product, or special nuclear material.

‘‘(3) Inspect the activities of licensees of the agreement

states or of the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission.’’.

Speaker of the House of Representatives.

Vice President of the United States and

President of the Senate.