Title 42 — The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-73not60
§10242 Office of Nuclear Waste Negotiator
Title 42 › Chapter 108— NUCLEAR WASTE POLICY › Subchapter IV— NUCLEAR WASTE NEGOTIATOR › § 10242
Summary
Creates an independent Office of the Nuclear Waste Negotiator in the executive branch. The President, with Senate approval, appoints the Negotiator, who serves at the President’s pleasure and is paid at Level III (sec. 5314, title 5). The Negotiator must seek and negotiate with any State or Indian tribe willing to host a repository or monitored retrievable storage at a qualified site on reasonable terms.
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Title 42, §10242
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(a)There is established the Office of the Nuclear Waste Negotiator that shall be an independent establishment in the executive branch.
(b)(1)The Office shall be headed by a Nuclear Waste Negotiator who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. The Negotiator shall hold office at the pleasure of the President, and shall be compensated at the rate provided for level III of the Executive Schedule in section 5314 of title 5.
(2)The Negotiator shall attempt to find a State or Indian tribe willing to host a repository or monitored retrievable storage facility at a technically qualified site on reasonable terms and shall negotiate with any State or Indian tribe which expresses an interest in hosting a repository or monitored retrievable storage facility.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Codification Pub. L. 100–202 and Pub. L. 100–203 added identical sections.
Amendments
1988—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 100–507 amended subsec. (a) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (a) read as follows: “There is established within the Executive Office of the President the Office of the Nuclear Waste Negotiator.”
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42 U.S.C. § 10242
Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
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