Sec. 403. Covered units of local government
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The Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 ( 42 U.S.C. 10101 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 172 the following new section: Not earlier than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary may enter into a benefits agreement with any covered unit of local government concerning a repository for the acceptance of high-level radioactive waste or spent nuclear fuel in the State of Nevada. In addition to any benefits that a covered unit of local government may receive under this Act, the Secretary shall make payments to such covered unit of local government that is a party to a benefits agreement under subsection
(a)to mitigate impacts described in section 175(b). The Secretary shall make payments to a covered unit of local government under a benefits agreement under this section from the Waste Fund. None of the payments made pursuant to a benefits agreement under this section may be used— directly or indirectly to influence legislative action on any matter pending before Congress or a State legislature or for any lobbying activity as provided in section 1913 of title 18, United States Code; for litigation purposes; or to support multistate efforts or other coalition-building activities inconsistent with the siting, construction, or operation of the repository. The acceptance or use of any of the benefits provided under a benefits agreement under this section by any covered unit of local government shall not be considered to be an expression of consent, express or implied, to the siting of a repository in the State of Nevada. In this section, the term covered unit of local government means— any affected unit of local government with respect to a repository; and any unit of general local government in the State of Nevada. . Section 170(a)(4) of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 ( 42 U.S.C. 10173(a)(4) ) is amended to read as follows: Benefits and payments under this subtitle made available pursuant to a benefits agreement under this section or section 172A may be made available only in accordance with such benefits agreement and to the extent that all amounts for that purpose are provided in advance in subsequent appropriations Acts. . Section 170(e) of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 ( 42 U.S.C. 10173(e) ) is further amended by inserting under this section after may be in effect . The table of contents for the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 ( 42 U.S.C. 10101 note) is amended by adding after the item relating to section 172, the following: Sec. 172A. Covered units of local government. .
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