Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 99 Part 2.djvu/753

 PUBLIC LAW 99-240—JAN. 15, 1986

99 STAT. 1863

The parties shall inform the committee of existing regulations Regulations. concerning low-level waste management in their states, and shall afford all parties a reasonable opportunity to review and comment upon any proposed modifications in such regulations. Notwithstanding any provision of article IV to the contrary, the committee may enter into arrangements with states provinces, individual generators, or regional compact entities outside the region comprised of the party states for access to facilities on such terms and conditions as the committee may deem appropriate- However, it shall require a two-thirds (%) vote of all such members, including the affirmative vote of the member of any party state in which a facility affected by such arrangement is located, for the committee to enter into such arrangement. ARTICLE VI—ELIGIBLE PARTIES AND EFFECTIVE DATE

"(1) Each of the following states is eligible to become a party to this compact: Alaska, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. As to any eligible party, this compact shall become effective upon enactment into law by that party, but it shall not become initially effective until enacted into law by two (2) states. Any party state may withdraw from this compact by enacting a statute repealing its approval. "(2) After the compact has initially taken effect pursuant to paragraph (1) of this article, any eligible party state may become a party to this compact by the execution of an executive order by the governor of the state. Any state which becomes a party in this manner shall cease to be a party upon the final adjournment of the next general or regular session of its legislature or July 1, 1983, whichever occurs first, unless the compact has by then been enacted as a statute by that state. "(3) Paragraph (2) of article IV of this compact shall take effect on July 1, 1983, if consent is given by Congress. As provided in public law 96-573, Congress may withdraw its consent to the compact after every five (5) year period.

Alaska. Hawaii. Idaho. Montana. Oregon. Utah. Washington. Wyoming. Effective date.

Effective date. 42 USC 2021b note.

ARTICLE Vn—SEVERABILITY

"If any provision of this compact, or its application to any person or circumstances, is held to be invalid, all other provisions of this compact, and the application of all of its provisions to all other persons and circumstances, shall remain valid; and to this end the provisions of this compact are severable.".

Provisions held invalid.

SEC. 222. CENTRAL INTERSTATE COMPACT.

42 USC 2021d note.

LOW-LEVEL

RADIOACTIVE

WASTE

The consent of Congress is hereby given to the states of Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and Oklahoma to enter into the Central Interstate LowLevel Radioactive Waste Compact, and to each and every part and article thereof. Such compact reads substantially as follows:

Arkansas. Iowa. Kansas. Louisiana. Minnesota. Missouri. Nebraska. North Dakota. Oklahoma.

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