AB559: Bill Text

AB559, s. 105 Section 105. 16.11 (8) (h) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB559,44,21 16.11 (8) (h) The withdrawal of a party state from this compact under par. (e), the suspension of waste disposal rights, the termination of a party state's designation as a host state or the revocation of a state's membership in this compact under par. (f) does not affect the applicability of this compact to the remaining party states.

AB559, s. 106 Section 106. 16.11 (8) (i) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:

AB559,44,24 16.11 (8) (i) This compact may be dissolved and the obligations arising under this compact may be terminated only as follows:

AB559,45,2 1. Through unanimous agreement of all party states expressed in duly enacted legislation.

AB559,45,5 2. Through withdrawal of consent to this compact by the congress under article 1, section 10, of the U.S. constitution, in which case dissolution shall take place 120 days after the effective date of the withdrawal of consent.

AB559, s. 107 Section 107. 16.11 (8) (j) of the statutes is created to read:

AB559,45,13 16.11 (8) (j) Unless explicitly abrogated by the state legislation dissolving this compact, or if dissolution results from withdrawal of congressional consent, the limitations on the investment and use of long-term care funds in sub. (6) (o) and (q) 4., the contractual obligations in sub. (5) (f), the indemnification obligations and contributions rights in subs. (6) (o), (s) and (t) and (7) (g) and the operation rights and indemnification and hold-harmless obligations in sub. (6) (q) shall remain in force notwithstanding dissolution of this compact.

AB559, s. 108 Section 108. 16.11 (9) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB559,45,15 16.11 (9) (title) Article IX - Penalties and Enforcement.

AB559, s. 109 Section 109. 16.11 (9) (b) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:

AB559,45,19 16.11 (9) (b) The parties to this compact intend that the courts of the United States shall specifically enforce the obligations, including the obligations of party states and revoked or withdrawn party states, established by this compact.

AB559, s. 110 Section 110. 16.11 (9) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 16.11 (9) (d) and amended to read:

AB559,46,3 16.11 (9) (d) Each party state acknowledges that the receipt by transport into a host state of waste packaged or transported in violation of applicable laws, rules and regulations may result in the imposition of sanctions by the host state which may include reasonable financial penalties assessed against any generator, transporter or collector responsible for the violation or may include suspension or revocation of the violator's right of access to the facility in the host state by any generator, transporter or collector responsible for the violation.

AB559, s. 111 Section 111. 16.11 (9) (c) of the statutes is created to read:

AB559,46,7 16.11 (9) (c) The commission or an affected party state or both may obtain injunctive relief or recover damages or both to prevent or remedy violations of this compact.

AB559, s. 112 Section 112. 16.11 (9) (d) of the statutes is renumbered 16.11 (9) (e).

AB559, s. 113 Section 113. 16.11 (9) (f) of the statutes is created to read:

AB559,46,13 16.11 (9) (f) This compact shall not be construed to create any cause of action for any person other than a party state or the commission. Nothing in this paragraph shall limit the right of judicial review set forth in sub. (3) (n) 3. or the rights of contribution set forth in subs. (3) (p), (6) (o), (s) and (t) and (7) (g).

AB559, s. 114 Section 114. 16.11 (10) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB559,47,9 16.11 (10) Article X - Severability and Construction. The provisions of this compact shall be severable and if any phrase, clause, sentence or provision of this compact is declared finally determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be contrary to the constitution of any participating state or of the United States or the applicability application thereof to any government, agency, person or circumstance is held invalid, the validity of the remainder of this compact to that person or circumstance and the applicability thereof of the entire compact to any government, agency, other 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. If any provision of this compact imposing a financial obligation upon a party state, or a state that has withdrawn from this compact or had its membership in this compact revoked, is finally determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be unenforceable due to the state's constitutional limitations on its ability to pay the obligation, then that state shall use its best efforts to obtain an appropriation to pay the obligation, and, if the state is a party state, its right to have waste generated within its borders disposed of at compact facilities, or any noncompact facility made available to the region by any agreement entered into by the commission pursuant to sub. (3) (h) 6., shall be suspended until the appropriation is obtained.

AB559, s. 115 Section 115. 16.115 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB559,48,2 16.115 (2) The department shall establish by rule a schedule of annual fees to be paid by generators, as defined under s. 16.11 (2) (g) (j), who use a regional compact facility operated under , as defined in s. 16.11 (2) (d), or a noncompact facility made available by an agreement entered into under s. 16.11 (3) (h) 6. for disposal, and, beginning with the operation of the facility, the department shall collect the fees. The fees shall be based on the volume and hazard of waste generated and shall cover the costs enumerated under sub. (3) which are incurred before and after the acceptance of waste for disposal at the facility. Any nuclear power plant operator who has paid a fee under sub. (1) shall receive credit on the fees required of the operator under this subsection at a rate determined by the department so that, over the first 5 years of the collection of fees under this subsection, the power plant operator receives total credits equal to the fees paid under sub. (1). In addition to covering the costs enumerated under sub. (3), the fees established under this subsection for the first 5 years after the acceptance of waste for disposal at the facility shall be sufficient to repay the loan from the general fund made under s. 20.505 (1) (b), and the secretary shall lapse moneys from the appropriation under s. 20.505 (1) (g) to the general fund for that purpose over the 5-year period.

AB559, s. 116 Section 116. 16.12 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB559,48,7 16.12 (2) The sole remedy remedies against the state, other than in its capacity as a generator, for a violation of any provision of the midwest interstate low-level radioactive waste compact under s. 16.11 is are the remedy remedies provided in s. 16.11 (3) (h) 6 and (8) (f).

AB559, s. 117 Section 117. 16.13 of the statutes is amended to read:

AB559,48,12 16.13 Data collection. Upon the request of the midwest interstate low-level radioactive waste commission member representing the state, the department may require a generator, as defined under s. 16.11 (2) (g) (j), to provide information necessary for the member to discharge his or her duties under s. 16.11.

AB559, s. 118 Section 118. 144.463 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB559,48,15 144.463 (1) Definition. In this section, "low-level radioactive waste" has the meaning given in s. 16.11 (2) (i) (m).

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