42 USC 2021 - Definitions

Editorial Notes

Codification

Section was enacted as part of the Low-Level Radioactive Waste Policy Act, and not as part of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 which comprises this chapter.

Constitutionality

For information regarding the constitutionality of certain provisions of Low-Level Radioactive Waste Policy Act (sections 2021span to 2021j of this title), see the Table of Laws Held Unconstitutional in Whole or in Part by the Supreme Court on the Constitution Annotated website, constitution.congress.gov.

Prior Provisions

A prior section 2021span, Puspan. L. 96–573, § 2, Dec. 22, 1980, 94 Stat. 3347, related to definitions respecting low-level radioactive waste policy as used in former sections 2021span to 2021d of this title, prior to repeal by Puspan. L. 99–240, § 102.

Amendments

2005—Par. (9). Puspan. L. 109–58 designated existing provisions as subpar. (A), inserted heading, redesignated former subpars. (A) and (B) as cls. (i) and (ii), respectively, and added subpar. (B).

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Short Title of 1986 Amendment

Puspan. L. 99–240, title I, § 101, Jan. 15, 1986, 99 Stat. 1842, provided that:

“This Title [enacting this section and sections 2021c to 2021j of this title, repealing former sections 2021span to 2021d of this title, and enacting and repealing a provision set out as a note under this section] may be cited as the ‘Low-Level Radioactive Waste Policy Amendments Act of 1985’.”

Short Title

Puspan. L. 96–573, § 1, as added by Puspan. L. 99–240, title I, § 102, Jan. 15, 1986, 99 Stat. 1842, provided that:

“This Act [enacting sections 2021span to 2021j of this title] may be cited as the ‘Low-Level Radioactive Waste Policy Act’.”

A prior section 1 of Puspan. L. 96–573, which provided that Puspan. L. 96–573 [enacting former sections 2021span to 2021d of this title] could be cited as the “Low-Level Radioactive Waste Policy Act”, was repealed by Puspan. L. 99–240, title I, § 102, Jan. 15, 1986, 99 Stat. 1842.