Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 96 Part 2.djvu/852

 96 STAT. 2214

Submittal to Congress.

Deadlines, extensions.

Submittal to Congress.

PUBLIC LAW 97-425—JAN. 7, 1983

the waste form proposal for such site seem to be sufficient for inclusion in any application to be submitted by the Secretary for licensing of such site as a repository; (F) the views and comments of the Governor and legislature of any State, or the governing body of any affected Indian tribe, as determined by the Secretary, together with the response of the Secretary to such views; (G) such other information as the Secretary considers appropriate; and (H) any impact report submitted under section 116(c)(2)(B) by the State in which such site is located, or under section 118(b)(3)(B) by the affected Indian tribe where such site is located, as the case may be. (2)(A) Not later than March 31, 1987, the President shall submit to the Congress a recommendation of one site from the three sites initially characterized that the President considers qualified for application for a construction authorization for a repository. Not later than March 31, 1990, the President shall submit to the Congress a recommendation of a second site from any sites already characterized that the President considers qualified for a construction authorization for a second repository. The President shall submit with such recommendation a copy of the report for such site prepared by the Secretary under paragraph (1). After submission of the second such recommendation, the President may submit to the Congress recommendations for other sites, in accorance with the provisions of this subtitle. (B) The President may extend the deadlines described in subparagraph (A) by not more than 12 months if, before March 31, 1986, for the first site, and March 31, 1989, for the second site, (i) the President determines that such extension is necessary; and (ii) transmits to the Congress a report setting forth the reasons for such extension. (3) If approval of any such site recommendation does not take effect as a result of a disapproval by the Governor or legislature of a State under section 116 or the governing body of an affected Indian tribe under section 118, the President shall submit to the Congress, not later than 1 year after the disapproval of such recommendation, a recommendation of another site for the first or subsequent repository. (4)(A) The President may not recommend the approval of any site under this subsection unless the Secretary has recommended to the President under paragraph (1) approval of such site and has submitted to the President a report for such site as required under such paragraph. (B) No recommendation of a site by the President under this subsection shall require the preparation of an environmental impact statement under section 102(2)(0 of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(C)), or to require any environmental review under subparagraph (E) or (F) of section 102(2) of such Act. (b) SUBMISSION OF APPLICATION.—If the President recommends to the Congress a site for a repository under subsection (a) and the site designation is permitted to take effect under section 115, the Secretary shall submit to the Commission an application for a construction authorization for a repository at such site not later than 90 days after the date on which the recommendation of the site designation is effective under such section and shall provide to the Governor and

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