This ordinance's further purpose is to minimize the City of Arcata's contracts for and purchases of the products and services of nuclear weapons contractors, and to phase out investments of public funds in nuclear weapons contractors, within the constraints of state and federal law.
All radioactive material has the potential for use as a weapon.
No person shall, within the City of Arcata, knowingly engage in nuclear weapons work. The Arcata City Council shall appoint a Nuclear Weapons Free Zone Commission. The transportation of nuclear weapons and weapons- related nuclear wastes is prohibited on all roadways which are within the exclusive jurisdiction of the City of Arcata. The Commission shall, utilizing the contracting data base and such other information as may be available to it, undertake a comprehensive review of such contracts in order to determine their compliance with the requirements of this Section. So long as any person remains on the list of nuclear weapons contractors maintained by the Nuclear Weapons Free Zone Commission, the City of Arcata shall, except as provided in Sub-section E of this Section, make no contract with that person or for any product of that person.