123STA T . 2 864PUBLIC LA W 111 – 8 5—O CT. 28 , 2 0 0 9tha ta p p e a rsund er the head i n g‘ ‘ Co ngressiona l l yD ire c ted S cience P ro j ects ’ ’ inthejointe x planatory state m ent accompanying the con -f erence report on this A ct .NUCLEARW A ST ED I S PO SAL F or nuclear w aste disposal acti v ities to carry out the purposes of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982, Pu b lic L aw9 7–4 2 5 ,as amended ( the ‘‘NWPA’’ ) , $ 98,4 0 0,000, to remain available until expended, and to be derived from the Nuclear Waste Fund
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d, T hat of the funds made available in this Act for nuclear waste disposal and defense nuclear waste disposal activities, 2.54 percent shall be provided to the O ffice of the Attorney G eneral of the State of Nevada solely for expenditures, other than salaries and expenses of State employees, to conduct scientific oversight responsibilities and participate in licensing activities pursuant to the NWPA: Provided fu r th er, That notwithstanding the lac k of a written agreement with the State of Nevada under section 117(c) of the NWPA, 0.51 percent shall be provided to Nye County, Nevada, for on-site oversight activities under section 117(d) of the NWPA: Provided further, That of the funds made available in this Act for nuclear waste disposal and defense nuclear waste disposal activi- ties, 4.57 percent shall be provided to affected units of local govern- ment, as defined in the NWPA, to conduct appropriate activities and participate in licensing activities under Section 11 6 (c) of the NWPA: Provided further, That of the amounts provided to affected units of local government, 7.5 percent of the funds provided for the affected units of local government shall be made available to affected units of local government in California with the balance made available to affected units of local government in Nevada for distribution as determined by the Nevada affected units of local government: Provided further, That of the funds made avail- able in this Act for nuclear waste disposal and defense nuclear waste disposal activities, 0.25 percent shall be provided to the affected federally-recogni z ed I ndian tribes, as defined in the NWPA, solely for expenditures, other than salaries and expenses of tribal employees, to conduct appropriate activities and participate in licensing activities under section 118(b) of the NWPA: Provided further, That notwithstanding the provisions of chapters 65 and 75 of title 3 1, U nited States Code, the Department shall have no monitoring, auditing or other oversight rights or responsibilities over amounts provided to affected units of local government: Pro- vided further, That the funds for the State of Nevada shall be made available solely to the Office of the Attorney General by direct payment and to units of local government by direct payment: Provided further, That 4.57 percent of the funds made available in this Act for nuclear waste disposal and defense nuclear waste disposal activities shall be provided to Nye County, Nevada, as payment e q ual to taxes under section 116(c)(3) of the NWPA: Pro- vided further, That within 90 days of the completion of each Federal fiscal year, the Office of the Attorney General of the State of Nevada, each affected federally-recognized Indian tribe, and each of the affected units of local government shall provide certification to the Department of E nergy that all funds expended from such payments have been expended for activities authorized by the NWPA and this Act: Provided further, That failure to provide such Penalty.D ea d l i ne. N e v ada. C e r ti f i c ati o n. Nevada. Nevada. Native Am erican s . California. Nevada. Nevada. Nevada.
