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PUBLIC LAW 97-000—MMMM. DD, 1982

96 STAT. 2222

Grants, limitations.

Funding limitations.

Post, p. 2257.

PUBLIC LAW 97-425—JAN. 7, 1983

(3) The Secretary shall also grant to each State and unit of general local government in which a site for a repository is approved under section 112(c) an amount each fiscal year equal to the amount such State and unit of general local government, respectively, would receive were they authorized to tax site characterization activities at such site, and the development and operation of such repository, as such State and unit of general local government tax the other real property and industrial activities occurring within such State and unit of general local government. Such grants shall continue until such time as all such activities, development, and operation are terminated at such site. (4)(A) A State may not receive any grant under paragraph (1) after the expiration of the 1-year period following— (i) the date on which the Secretary notifies the Governor and legislature of the State involved of the termination of site characterization activities at the candidate site involved in such State; (ii) the date on which the site in such State is disapproved under section 115; or (iii) the date on which the Commission disapproves an application for a construction authorization for a repository at such site; whichever occurs first, unless there is another candidate site in the State approved under section 112(c) with respect to which the actions described in clauses (i), (ii), and (iii) have not been taken. (B) A State may not receive any further assistance under paragraph (2) with respect to a site if repository construction activities at such site are terminated by the Secretary or if such activities are permanently enjoined by any court. (C) At the end of the 2-year period beginning on the effective date of any license to receive and possess for a repository in a State, no Federal funds shall be made available to such State under paragraph (1) or (2), except for— (i) such funds as may be necessary to support State activities related to any other repository located in, or proposed to be located in, such State, and for which a license to receive and possess has not been in effect for more than 1 year; and (ii) such funds as may be necessary to support State activities pursuant to agreements or contracts for impact Eissistance entered into, under paragraph (2), by such State with the Secretary during such 2-year period. (5) Financial assistance authorized in this subsection shall be made out of amounts held in the Nuclear Waste Fund established in section 302. (d) ADDITIONAL NOTIFICATION AND CONSULTATION.—Whenever the

Secretary is required under any provision of this Act to notify or consult with the governing body of an affected Indian tribe where a site is located, the Secretsay shall also notify or consult with, as the case may be, the Governor of the State in which such reservation is located. CONSULTATION W I T H STATES A N D AFFECTED INDIAN TRIBES

42 USC 10137.

117. (a) PROVISION OF INFORMATION.—(1) The Secretary, the Commission, and other agencies involved in the construction, operation, or regulation of any aspect of a repository in a State shall provide to the Governor and legislature of such State, and to the SEC.