PUBLIC LAW 97-425—JAN. 7, 1983
96 STAT. 2205
excavations extending from a central shaft that is used for research and development purposes, including the development of data and experience for the safe handling and disposal of solidified high-level radioactive waste, transuranic waste, or spent nuclear fuel. (28) The term "unit of general local government" means any borough, city, county, parish, town, township, village, or other general purpose political subdivision of a State. (29) The term "Waste Fund" means the Nuclear Waste Fund Post, p. 2257. established in section 302(c). SEPARABILITY
SEC. 3. If any provision of this Act, or the application of such 42 USC 10102. provision to any person or circumstance, is held invalid, the remainder of this Act, 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. TERRITORIES AND POSSESSIONS
SEC. 4. Nothing in this Act shall be deemed to repeal, modify, or amend the provisions of section 605 of the Act of March 12, 1980 (48 U.S.C. 1491).
42 USC 10103.
OCEAN DISPOSAL
SEC. 5. Nothing in this Act shall be deemed to affect the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1401 et seq.).
42 USC 10104.
LIMITATION ON SPENDING AUTHORITY
SEC. 6. The authority under this Act to incur indebtedness, or enter into contracts, obligating amounts to be expended by the Federal Government shall be effective for any fiscal year only to such extent or in such amounts as are provided in advance by appropriation Acts.
42 USC 10105.
PROTECTION OF CLASSIFIED NATIONAL SECURITY INFORMATION
SEC. 7. Nothing in this Act shall require the release or disclosure to any person or to the Commission of any classified national security information.
42 USC 10106.
APPLICABILITY
8. (a) ATOMIC ENERGY DEFENSE ACTIVITIES.—Subject to the provisions of subsection (c), the provisions of this Act shall not apply with respect to any atomic energy defense activity or to any facility used in connection with any such activity. Ob) EVALUATION BY PRESIDENT.—(1) Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall evaluate the use of disposal capacity at one or more repositories to be developed under subtitle A of title I for the disposal of high-level radioactive waste resulting from atomic energy defense activities. Such evaluation shall take into consideration factors relating to cost SEC.
42 USC 10107.
Post, p. 2207.
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