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PUBLIC LAW 100-712—NOV. 23, 1988
102 STAT. 4777
(1) The Commissioii shall do, pursuant to the authority granted by this compact, whatever is reasonably necessary to ensure that low-level radioactive wastes are safely disposed of and managed within the r ^ o n. (2) The Commission shall meet at least once a year and otherwise as business requires. (3) The Commission shall establish a compact surcharge to be imposed upon party state generators. The surcharge shall be based upon the cubic feet of low-level radioactive waste and the radioactivity of the low-level radioactive waste and shall be collected by the operator of the disposal facility. The host state shall set, and the Commission shall impose, the surcharge after congressional approval of the compact. The amount of the surchaige shall be sufficient to establish and maintain at a reasonable level funds for all of the following purposes: (A) The activities of the Commission and Commission staff. (B) At the discretion of the host state, a third-party liability fund to provide compensation for ii\jury to persons or property during the operational, closure, stabilization, and postclosure and institutional control periods of the regional disposal facility. This subparagraph does not limit the responsibili^ or liability of the operator, who shall comply with any federal or host state statutes or r^ulations r^arding third-party liability claims. (C) A local government reimbursement fund, for the purpose of reimbursing the local government entity or entities hosting the r ^ o n a l disposal facility for any costs or increased burdens on the local governmental entity for services, including, but not limited to, general fund expenses, the improvement and maintenance of roads and bridges, fire protection, law enforcement, monitoring by local health of&dals, and emergen^r preparation and response related to the hosting of the r ^ o n a l disposal facility. (4) The surcharges imposed by the Commission for purposes of subparagraphs (b) and (c) of paragraph (3) and surcharges pursuant to paragraph (3) of subdivision (E) of article IV shall be transmitted on a monthly basis to the host state for distribution to the proper accounts. (5) The Commission shall establish a fiscal year which conforms to the fiscal years of the party states to the extent possible. (6) The Commission shall keep an accurate account of all Records 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. (7) The Commission shall prepare and include in the annual Reports. report a budget showing anticipated receipts and disbursements for the subsequent fiscal year. (8) The Commission may accept any grants, equipment, sup- Gifts and plies, materials, or services, conditional or otherwise, from the property. 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. However, the host state shall receive, for the uses specified in subparagraph (E) of paragraph (2) of subsection (d) of section
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