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 PUBLIC LAW 100-203—DEC. 22, 1987

101 STAT. 1330-231

construction authorization and license for such repository. To the extent such statement is adopted by the Commission, such adoption shall be deemed to also satisfy the responsibilities of the Commission under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and no further consideration shall be required, except that nothing in this subsection shall affect any independent responsibilities of the Commission to protect the public health and safety under the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.). "(5) Nothing in this Act shall be construed to amend or otherwise detract from the licensing requirements of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission established in title II of the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5841 et seq.). "(6) In any such statement prepared with respect to the repository to be constructed under this subtitle, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission need not consider the need for a repository, the time of initial availability of a repository, alternate sites to the Yucca Mountain site, or nongeologic alternatives to such site.". (m) ON-SITE REPRESENTATIVE.—Section 117 of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 (42 U.S.C. 10137) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: "(d) ON-SITE REPRESENTATIVE.—The Secretary shall offer to any State, Indian tribe or unit of local government within whose jurisdiction a site for a repository or monitored retrievable storage facility is located under this title an opportunity to designate a representative to conduct on-site oversight activities at such site. Reasonable expenses of such representatives shall be paid out of the Waste Fund.". SEC. 5012. SECOND REPOSITORY.

Subtitle E of title I of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 (as created by section 5011 of this Act) is amended by adding at the end the following new section: "SITING A SECOND REPOSITORY "SEC.

161. (a) CONGRESSIONAL ACTION REQUIRED.—The Secretary

may not conduct site-specific activities with respect to a second repository unless Congress has specifically authorized and appropriated funds for such activities. "Go) REPORT.—The Secretary shall report to the President and to Congress on or after January 1, 2007, but not later than January 1, 2010, on the need for a second repository. "(c) TERMINATION OF GRANITE RESEARCH.—Not later than 6 months after the date of the enactment of the Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act of 1987, the Secretary shall phase out in an orderly manner funding for all research programs in existence on such date of enactment designed to evaluate the suitability of crystalline rock as a potential repository host medium. "(d) ADDITIONAL SITING CRITERIA.—In the event that the Secretary at any time after such date of enactment considers any sites in crystalline rock for characterization or selection as a repository, the Secretary shall consider (as a supplement to the siting guidelines under section 112) such potentially disqualifying factors as— "(1) seasonal increases in population; "(2) proximity to public drinking water supplies, including those of metropolitan areas; and

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