Title 42 — The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-73
§10246 Monitored retrievable storage
Title 42 › Chapter CHAPTER 108— - NUCLEAR WASTE POLICY › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER IV— - NUCLEAR WASTE NEGOTIATOR › § 10246
Summary
When Congress enacts legislation under section 10243(a) to site a monitored retrievable storage facility, the Secretary must build and run it and may fund feasibility studies by States, tribes, or local governments.
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Title 42, §10246
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(a)Upon enactment of legislation to implement an agreement negotiated under section 10243(a) of this title to site a monitored retrievable storage facility, the Secretary shall construct and operate such facility as part of an integrated nuclear waste management system in accordance with the terms and conditions of such agreement.
(b)The Secretary may make grants to any State, Indian tribe, or affected unit of local government to assess the feasibility of siting a monitored retrievable storage facility under this section at a site under the jurisdiction of such State, tribe, or affected unit of local government.
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Codification Pub. L. 100–202 and Pub. L. 100–203 added identical sections.
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42 U.S.C. § 10246
Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73