Title 42, The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-102
§10167 Benefits Agreement
Title 42 › CHAPTER 108 — NUCLEAR WASTE POLICY › SUBCHAPTER I — DISPOSAL AND STORAGE OF HIGH-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE, SPENT NUCLEAR FUEL, AND LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE › Part C — Monitored Retrievable Storage › § 10167
Summary
If the Secretary picks a monitored retrievable storage site, the host tribe, or if it is off a reservation the host State, can enter a benefits agreement.
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Title 42, §10167
The Public Health and Welfare, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
Once selection of a site for a monitored retrievable storage facility is made by the Secretary under section 10165 of this title, the Indian tribe on whose reservation the site is located, or, in the case that the site is not located on a reservation, the State in which the site is located, shall be eligible to enter into a benefits agreement with the Secretary under section 10173 of this title.
Legislative History
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Editorial Notes
Codification Pub. L. 100–202 and Pub. L. 100–203 added identical sections.
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Citation
42 U.S.C. § 10167
Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102