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SECTION 23-19.9-3

   § 23-19.9-3  Rights and obligations ofparty states. – (a) Pursuant to the procedure established in § 23-19.9-6, there shall beprovided within the region one or more regional facilities which, together withany other facilities that may be made available to the region, will providesufficient capacity to accept all low-level waste generated within the region,which are delivered to these facilities for management.

   (b) Each party state shall have the right to have alllow-level waste generated within its borders managed at a regional facility orat a facility made available to the regions through agreements entered into bythe commission pursuant to paragraph (j)(4) of § 23-19.9-5; provided,however, that a generator shall have the right of access to all of thesefacilities for so long as it adheres to applicable host state and federal lawsand regulations, the provisions of this compact and any requirements adoptedpursuant to it.

   (c) Each party state shall have the legal capability to hosta regional facility in a timely manner and to ensure the proper operation,temporary closure, closure, post-closure observation and maintenance, andinstitutional control of any regional facility within its borders.

   (d) To the extent not prohibited by federal law, each partystate shall require shipments of low-level waste generated within, or passingthrough, its borders to conform to federal packaging and transportationregulations and applicable host state regulations. Upon notification by a partystate or a federal agency that a generator, shipper or carrier is in violationof federal or state management regulations, the party state in which theviolation occurred shall take appropriate actions to ensure that theseviolations are not repeated. Each party state acknowledges that the shipment toa host state of low-level waste packaged or transported in violation ofapplicable laws and regulations can result in the imposition of sanctions bythe host state. These sanctions may include, but are not limited to, suspensionor revocation of the violator's right of access to the regional facility.

   (e) Each party state may impose reasonable fees upongenerators, shippers or carriers pursuant to the provision of §23-19.9-10(a).

   (f) Each party state shall encourage and assist generatorswithin its borders to reduce the sources and volumes of low-level wasterequiring disposal to the extent consistent with protection of public health,safety and the environment.

   (g) Each party state shall provide to the Commission and hoststate any intrastate data and information necessary for the implementation ofthe Commission's or host state's responsibilities, and shall establish thecapability to obtain any intrastate data and information.

   (h) Each party state has the right to rely on the good faithperformance by every other party state of the obligations created by thiscompact.

   (i) The rights granted to the party states by this compactare additional to the rights enjoyed by sovereign states.

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Statutes > Rhode-island > Title-23 > Chapter-23-19-9 > 23-19-9-3

SECTION 23-19.9-3

   § 23-19.9-3  Rights and obligations ofparty states. – (a) Pursuant to the procedure established in § 23-19.9-6, there shall beprovided within the region one or more regional facilities which, together withany other facilities that may be made available to the region, will providesufficient capacity to accept all low-level waste generated within the region,which are delivered to these facilities for management.

   (b) Each party state shall have the right to have alllow-level waste generated within its borders managed at a regional facility orat a facility made available to the regions through agreements entered into bythe commission pursuant to paragraph (j)(4) of § 23-19.9-5; provided,however, that a generator shall have the right of access to all of thesefacilities for so long as it adheres to applicable host state and federal lawsand regulations, the provisions of this compact and any requirements adoptedpursuant to it.

   (c) Each party state shall have the legal capability to hosta regional facility in a timely manner and to ensure the proper operation,temporary closure, closure, post-closure observation and maintenance, andinstitutional control of any regional facility within its borders.

   (d) To the extent not prohibited by federal law, each partystate shall require shipments of low-level waste generated within, or passingthrough, its borders to conform to federal packaging and transportationregulations and applicable host state regulations. Upon notification by a partystate or a federal agency that a generator, shipper or carrier is in violationof federal or state management regulations, the party state in which theviolation occurred shall take appropriate actions to ensure that theseviolations are not repeated. Each party state acknowledges that the shipment toa host state of low-level waste packaged or transported in violation ofapplicable laws and regulations can result in the imposition of sanctions bythe host state. These sanctions may include, but are not limited to, suspensionor revocation of the violator's right of access to the regional facility.

   (e) Each party state may impose reasonable fees upongenerators, shippers or carriers pursuant to the provision of §23-19.9-10(a).

   (f) Each party state shall encourage and assist generatorswithin its borders to reduce the sources and volumes of low-level wasterequiring disposal to the extent consistent with protection of public health,safety and the environment.

   (g) Each party state shall provide to the Commission and hoststate any intrastate data and information necessary for the implementation ofthe Commission's or host state's responsibilities, and shall establish thecapability to obtain any intrastate data and information.

   (h) Each party state has the right to rely on the good faithperformance by every other party state of the obligations created by thiscompact.

   (i) The rights granted to the party states by this compactare additional to the rights enjoyed by sovereign states.


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Statutes > Rhode-island > Title-23 > Chapter-23-19-9 > 23-19-9-3

SECTION 23-19.9-3

   § 23-19.9-3  Rights and obligations ofparty states. – (a) Pursuant to the procedure established in § 23-19.9-6, there shall beprovided within the region one or more regional facilities which, together withany other facilities that may be made available to the region, will providesufficient capacity to accept all low-level waste generated within the region,which are delivered to these facilities for management.

   (b) Each party state shall have the right to have alllow-level waste generated within its borders managed at a regional facility orat a facility made available to the regions through agreements entered into bythe commission pursuant to paragraph (j)(4) of § 23-19.9-5; provided,however, that a generator shall have the right of access to all of thesefacilities for so long as it adheres to applicable host state and federal lawsand regulations, the provisions of this compact and any requirements adoptedpursuant to it.

   (c) Each party state shall have the legal capability to hosta regional facility in a timely manner and to ensure the proper operation,temporary closure, closure, post-closure observation and maintenance, andinstitutional control of any regional facility within its borders.

   (d) To the extent not prohibited by federal law, each partystate shall require shipments of low-level waste generated within, or passingthrough, its borders to conform to federal packaging and transportationregulations and applicable host state regulations. Upon notification by a partystate or a federal agency that a generator, shipper or carrier is in violationof federal or state management regulations, the party state in which theviolation occurred shall take appropriate actions to ensure that theseviolations are not repeated. Each party state acknowledges that the shipment toa host state of low-level waste packaged or transported in violation ofapplicable laws and regulations can result in the imposition of sanctions bythe host state. These sanctions may include, but are not limited to, suspensionor revocation of the violator's right of access to the regional facility.

   (e) Each party state may impose reasonable fees upongenerators, shippers or carriers pursuant to the provision of §23-19.9-10(a).

   (f) Each party state shall encourage and assist generatorswithin its borders to reduce the sources and volumes of low-level wasterequiring disposal to the extent consistent with protection of public health,safety and the environment.

   (g) Each party state shall provide to the Commission and hoststate any intrastate data and information necessary for the implementation ofthe Commission's or host state's responsibilities, and shall establish thecapability to obtain any intrastate data and information.

   (h) Each party state has the right to rely on the good faithperformance by every other party state of the obligations created by thiscompact.

   (i) The rights granted to the party states by this compactare additional to the rights enjoyed by sovereign states.