42 USC § 10174 - Consideration in siting facilities

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identifier: "/us/usc/t42/s10174"
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title: "42 USC § 10174 - Consideration in siting facilities"
title_number: 42
title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
section_number: "10174"
section_name: "Consideration in siting facilities"
chapter_number: 108
chapter_name: "NUCLEAR WASTE POLICY"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "DISPOSAL AND STORAGE OF HIGH-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE, SPENT NUCLEAR FUEL, AND LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE"
part_number: "G"
part_name: "Other Benefits"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 97–425, title I, § 174, as added Pub. L. 100–202, § 101(d) [title III, § 300], Dec. 22, 1987, 101 Stat. 1329–104, 1329–121; Pub. L. 100–203, title V, § 5031, Dec. 22, 1987, 101 Stat. 1330–240.)"
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# § 10174. Consideration in siting facilities

The Secretary, in siting Federal research projects, shall give special consideration to proposals from States where a repository is located.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 97–425, title I, § 174, as added Pub. L. 100–202, § 101(d) [title III, § 300], Dec. 22, 1987, 101 Stat. 1329–104, 1329–121; Pub. L. 100–203, title V, § 5031, Dec. 22, 1987, 101 Stat. 1330–240.)

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