Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 99 Part 2.djvu/784

 99 STAT. 1894

PUBLIC LAW 99-240—JAN. 15, 1986

"h. 'Host state' means any state which is designated by the Commission to host a regional facility. "i. 'Low-level radioactive waste' or 'waste' means radioactive waste not classified as high-level radioactive waste, transuranic waste, spent nuclear fuel or by-product material as defined in Section 11(e)(2) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2014). " j. 'Management plan' means the plan adopted by the Commission for the storage, transportation, treatment and disposal of waste within the region. "k. 'Party state' means any eligible state which enacts the compact into law. "1. 'Person' means any individual, corporation, business enterprise or other legal entity either public or private and any legal successor, representative, agent or agency of that individual, corporation, business enterprise, or legal entity. "m. 'Region' means the area of the party states. "n. 'Regional facility' means a facility which is located within the region and which is established by a party state pursuant to designation of that state as a host state by the Commission. "o. 'Site' means the geographic location of a facility. "p. 'State' means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands or any other territbrial possession of the United States. "q, 'Storage' means the temporary holding of waste for treatment or disposal. "r. 'Treatment' means any method, technique or process, including storage for radioactive decay, designed to change the physical, chemical or biological characteristics or composition of any waste in order to render the waste safer for transport or management, amenable to recovery, convertible to another usable material, or reduced in volume. "s. 'Waste management' means the storage, transportation, treatment, or disposal of waste. "ARTICLE III. THE COMMISSION Midwest Interstate LowLevel Radioactive Waste Commission, establishment.

Prohibition.

"a. There is hereby created the Midwest Interstate Low-Level Radioactive Waste Commission. The Commission consists of one voting member from each party state. The Governor of each party state shall notify the Commission in writing of its member and any alternates. An alternate may act on behalf of the member only in that member's absence. The method for selection and the expenses of each Commission member shall be the responsibility of the member's respective state. "b. Each Commission member is entitled to one vote. No action of the Commission is binding unless a majority of the total membership cast their vote in the affirmative. "c. The Commission shall elect annually from among its members a chairperson. The Commission shall adopt and publish, in convenient form, bylaws, and policies which are not inconsistent with this compact, including procedures which substantially conform with the provisions of federal law on administrative procedure compiled at 5 U.S.C. 500 to 559 in regard to notice, conduct and recording of meetings; access by the public to records; provision of information to the public; conduct of adjudicatory hearings; and issuance of decisions. ..,:.._-....-.....,.. _-.„.,,,...,-.....,.......-..•..-

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