Title 42 — The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-73
§10144 Consideration of effect of acquisition of water rights
Title 42 › Chapter CHAPTER 108— - NUCLEAR WASTE POLICY › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - DISPOSAL AND STORAGE OF HIGH-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE, SPENT NUCLEAR FUEL, AND LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE › Part Part A— - Repositories for Disposal of High-Level Radioactive Waste and Spent Nuclear Fuel › § 10144
Summary
The Secretary must check if building or running a repository would require buying water rights that harm local development and must lessen those harms.
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Title 42, §10144
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The Secretary shall give full consideration to whether the development, construction, and operation of a repository may require any purchase or other acquisition of water rights that will have a significant adverse effect on the present or future development of the area in which such repository is located. The Secretary shall mitigate any such adverse effects to the maximum extent practicable.
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42 U.S.C. § 10144
Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73