PUBLIC LAW 102-486—OCT. 24, 1992 106 STAT. 2921 the seriousness of the violation and the efforts of such person to remedy the violation in a timely manner.". SEC. 726. DEFINITIONS. (a) ADDITIONAL DEFINITIONS. — Section 3 of the Federal Power Act is amended by adding the following at the end thereof: 16 USC 796. "(23) TRANSMITTING UTILITY.—The term 'transmitting utility means any electric utility, qualifying cogeneration facility, qualifying small power production lacifity, or Federal power marketing agency which owns or operates electric power transmission facilities which are used for the sale of electric energy at wholesale. "(24) WHOLESALE TRANSMISSION SERVICES.— The term 'wholesale transmission services' means the transmission of electric energy sold, or to be sold, at wholesale in interstate commerce. "(25) EXEMPT WHOLESALE GENERATOR.—The term 'exempt wholesale generator' shall have the meaning provided by section 32 of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935.". (b) CLARIFICATION OF TERMS.— Section 3(22) of the Federal Power Act is amended by inserting "(including any municipality)" after "State agency". Subtitle C—State and Local Authorities SEC. 731. STATE AUTHORITIES. 15 USC 79 note. Nothing in this title or in any amendment made by this title shall be construed as affecting or intending to affect, or in any way to interfere with, the authority of any State or local government relating to environmental protection or the siting of facilities. TITLE VIII—HIGH-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE SEC. 801. NUCLEAR WASTE DISPOSAL. 42 USC 10141 (a) ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY STANDARDS. — (1) PROMULGATION.— Notwithstanding the provisions of section 121(a) of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 (42 U.S.C. 10141(a)), section 161 b. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2201(b)), and any other authority of the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to set generally applicable standards for the Yucca Mountain site, the Administrator shall, based upon and consistent with the findings and recommendations of the National Academy of Sciences, promulgate, by rule, public health and safety standards for protection of the public from releases from radioactive materials stored or disposed of in the repository at the Yucca Mountain site. Such standards shall prescribe the maximum annual effective dose equivalent to individual members of the public from releases to the accessible environment from radioactive materials stored or disposed of in the repository. The standards shall be promulgated not later than 1 year after the Administrator receives the findings and recommendations of the National Academy of Sciences under paragraph (2) and shall
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