§10195 Test and Evaluation Facility Siting Review and Reports

Summary

When a site is chosen for a test and evaluation facility, the State Governor or the governing body of any affected Indian tribe must be allowed to join a continuous consultation and cooperation process from the moment the site is identified and for as long as the facility exists. The federal Secretary must keep them fully informed about possible economic, health, and safety effects at every stage, collect and consider their concerns, try to resolve those concerns, and allow the State or tribe to do reasonable on‑site monitoring and testing so long as it does not unreasonably interfere with facility work. The Secretary must sign a written agreement with the Governor or tribal governing body to speed up this work. The agreement must say how the State or tribe can study and comment on impacts, how and when the Secretary will respond, what documents and timing will be provided, how concerns will be raised and addressed, how the agreement can be changed over time, and how the public will be notified. Nothing here gives the State or tribe control over siting, building, or loading the facility except as the agreement allows.