Low-Level Radioactive Waste Policy Amendments Act of 1985

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The Low-Level Radioactive Waste Policy Amendments Act of 1985 is a U.S. federal law that established a framework for states to manage and dispose of low-level radioactive waste, notably leading to constitutional challenges over federalism in New York v. United States (1992).

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal statute
environmental law
radioactive waste management law
affects medical and industrial users of radioactive materials
nuclear power plant operators
state-level radioactive waste management programs
allocatesResponsibilityTo individual U.S. states
amends Low-Level Radioactive Waste Policy Act of 1980
appliesTo low-level radioactive waste
associatedCourtCase New York v. United States (1992)
branchOfGovernment United States Congress
challengedIn New York v. United States (1992)
surface form: New York v. United States, 505 U.S. 144 (1992)
codifiedIn United States Code
constitutionalIssue Tenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
anti-commandeering doctrine
containsProvisionType deadlines for state compliance
federal backstop measures
incentive mechanisms for state compliance
country United States of America
surface form: United States
encourages state development of disposal capacity by specified dates
encouragesFormationOf regional low-level radioactive waste compacts
encouragesUseOf interstate compacts approved by Congress
heldUnconstitutionalInPartBy Supreme Court of the United States
implementsPrinciple state responsibility for waste generated within their borders
jurisdiction United States government
surface form: federal government of the United States
legalSignificance key precedent for limits on federal coercion of states
landmark in U.S. federalism jurisprudence
policyGoal to encourage development of regional disposal facilities
to ensure safe disposal of low-level radioactive waste
to establish a framework for state responsibility for low-level radioactive waste
presidentAtEnactment Ronald Reagan
publicLawNumber Public Law 99-240
regulates disposal of low-level radioactive waste generated within states
regulatoryContext nuclear safety and environmental protection
relatedTo United States Environmental Protection Agency
surface form: Environmental Protection Agency

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
surface form: Nuclear Regulatory Commission
sector nuclear energy sector
radioactive materials use in medicine and research
signedBy Ronald Reagan
subjectMatter federalism
interstate compacts
radioactive waste disposal
typeOfWasteDefined Class A low-level radioactive waste
Class B low-level radioactive waste
Class C low-level radioactive waste
unconstitutionalProvisionCharacterization take-title provision
yearEnacted 1985

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Subject: Low-Level Radioactive Waste Policy Amendments Act of 1985
Description of subject: The Low-Level Radioactive Waste Policy Amendments Act of 1985 is a U.S. federal law that established a framework for states to manage and dispose of low-level radioactive waste, notably leading to constitutional challenges over federalism in New York v. United States (1992).

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New York v. United States (1992) relatedStatute Low-Level Radioactive Waste Policy Amendments Act of 1985
Low-Level Radioactive Waste Policy Act of 1980 relatedTo Low-Level Radioactive Waste Policy Amendments Act of 1985
Low-Level Radioactive Waste Policy Act of 1980 wasAmendedBy Low-Level Radioactive Waste Policy Amendments Act of 1985