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 99 STAT. 1902

PUBLIC LAW 99-240—JAN. 15, 1986 "ARTICLE X. SEVERABILITY AND CONSTRUCTION

Provisions held invalid.

"The provisions of this compact shall be severable and if any phrase, clause, sentence or provision of this compact is declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be contrary to the Constitution of any participating state or of the United States or the applicability thereof to any government, agency, person or circumstance is held invalid, the validity of the remainder of this compact and the applicability thereof to any government, agency, person or circumstance shall not be affected thereby. If any provision of this compact shall be held contrary to the Constitution of any state participating therein, the compact shall remain in full force and effect as to the state affected as to all severable matters.".

42 USC 2021d note. Arizona. Colorado. Nevada. New Mexico. Utah. Wyoming.

SEC. 226. ROCKY MOUNTAIN LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE COMPACT.

In accordance with section 4(a)(2) of the Low-Level Radioactive Waste Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 2021d(a)(2)), the consent of the Congress hereby is given to the States of Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming to enter into the Rocky Mountain Interstate Low-Level Radioactive Waste Compact. Such compact is substantially as follows: 'ROCKY MOUNTAIN LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE COMPACT "ARTICLE I. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE

Research and development.

42 USC 2021b note. Health. Safety.

"(a) The party states agree that each state is responsible for providing for the management of low-level radioactive waste generated within its borders, except for waste generated as a result of defense activities of the federal government or federal research and development activities. Moreover, the party states find that the United States Congress, by enacting the Ijow-Level Radioactive Waste Policy Act' (P. L. 96-573), has encouraged the use of interstate compacts to provide for the establishment and operation of facilities for regional management of low-level radioactive waste. "(b) It is the purpose of the party states, by entering into an interstate compact, to establish the means for cooperative effort in managing low-level radioactive waste; to ensure the availability and economic viability of sufficient facilities for the proper and efficient management of low-level radioactive waste generated within the region while preventing unnecessary and uneconomic proliferation of such facilities; to encourage reduction of the volume of low-level radioactive waste requiring disposal within the region; to restrict management within the region of low-level radioactive waste generated outside the region; to distribute the costs, benefits and obligations of low-level radioactive waste management equitably among the party states; and by these means to promote the health, safety and welfare of the residents within the region. "ARTICLE II. DEFINITIONS

"As used in this compact, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: "(a) 'Board' means the Rocky Mountain low-level radioactive waste board; "(b) 'Carrier' means a person who transports low-level waste;

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