PUBLIC LAW 105-236—SEPT, 20, 1998 112 STAT. 1549 "SEC. 6.02. No person shall manage or dispose of any lowlevel radioactive waste within the party states unless the lowlevel radioactive waste was generated witliin the party states, except as provided in Section 3.05(6) of Article IIL Nothing herein shall be construed to prohibit the storage or management of lowlevel radioactive waste by a generator, nor its disposal pursuant to 10 C.F.R. Part 20.302. "SEC. 6.03. Violations of this article may result in prohibiting the violator from disposing of low-level radioactive waste in the compact facihty, or m the imposition of penalty surcharges on shipments to the facility, as determined by the commission. "ARTICLE VII. ELIGIBILITY, ENTRY INTO EFFECT; CONGRESSIONAL CONSENT; WITHDRAWAL; EXCLUSION "SEC. 7.01. The states of Texas, Maine, and Vermont are party states to this compact. Any other state may be made eligible for party status by a msgority vote of the commission and ratification by the legislature of the host state, subject to fulfillment of the rights of the initial non-host party states tuider Section 3.04(11) of Article III and Section 4.01 of Article IV, and upon compliance with those terms and conditions for eligibihty that the host state may establish. The host state may establish all terms and conditions for the entry of any state, other than the states named in this section, as a member of this compact; provided., however, the specific provisions of this compact, except for those pertaining to the composition of the commission and those pertaining to Section 7.09 of this article, may not be changed except upon ratification by the legislatures of the party states. "SEC. 7.02. Upon compliance with the other provisions of this compact, a state made eligible under Section 7.01 of this article may become a party state by legislative enactment of this compact _- or by executive order of the governor of the state adopting this compact. A state becoming a party state by executive order shall cease to be a party state upon adjournment of the first general session of its legislature convened after the executive order is issued, unless before the adjournment, the legislature enacts this compact. "SEC. 7.03. Any p£urty state may withdraw from this compact by repealing enactment of this compact subject to the provisions herein. In the event the host state sdlows aiti additional state or additional states to join the compact, the host state's legislature, without the consent of the non-host party states, shall nave the right to modify the composition of the commission so that the host state shall have a voting majority on the commission, provided, however, that any modification maintains the right of each initial party state to retain one voting member on the commission. "SEC. 7.04. If the host state withdraws from the compact, the Effective date, withdrawal shall not become effective until five years after enactment of the repealing legislation and the non-host party states may continue to use the facility during that time, llie financial obligation of the non-host party states under Article V shall cease immediately upon enactment of the repealing legislation. If the host state withdraws from the compact or abandfons plans to operate a facility prior to the date of any non-host party state pa3ntnent under Sections 4.05(5) and (6) of Article IV or Article V, the nonhost party states are relieved of any obligations to make the contributions. This section sets out the exclusive remedies for the
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