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(2)  HAS BEEN APPROVED BY: (I) THE UNITED STATES
THROUGH ITS AUTHORIZED AGENCY;

(II)  AN AUTHORIZED AGENCY OF AN AGREEMENT
STATE;

(III)  A REGIONAL COMPACT OR EXECUTIVE
AGREEMENT OF WHICH THIS STATE IS A MEMBER; OR

(IV)  THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND MENTAL
HYGIENE; AND

(3)  IS OR WILL BE IN OPERATION AND WILL PROVIDE
ADEQUATE CAPACITY AT THE TIME THAT THE ACTIVITY REGISTERED
OR LICENSED UNDER § 689A OF THIS ARTICLE REQUIRES THE
AVAILABILITY OR DISPOSAL CAPACITY FOR LOW-LEVEL NUCLEAR
WASTE;.

(4) WILL PROVIDE ADEQUATE CAPACITY FOR THE

DISPOSAL OF LOW-LEVEL NUCLEAR WASTE; AND

(5) IF THE DISPOSAL SITE IS IN THIS STATE, IS
UNLIKELY TO CAUSE ANY RISK OF LEAKAGE OR RELEASE OF
RADIATION WHICH IS HARMFUL TO THE HEALTH OF THE PUBLIC, AS
DETERMINED BY ALL SCIENTIFIC TESTS ACCEPTED AS RELIABLE BY
THE APPROPRIATE AGENCY OF THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT.

(B) (C) UPON PETITION BY ANY PERSON, THE SECRETARY
SHALL SCHEDULE AND CONDUCT PUBLIC HEARINGS AND MAKE SPECIFIC
FINDINGS AS TO THE CONDITIONS PROVIDED IN SUBSECTION (A) (B)
OF THIS SECTION.

(C) (D) THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, BY JOINT RESOLUTION

INTRODUCED IN THE FIRST SESSION SUBSEQUENT TO THE

SECRETARY'S ACTION, MAY DISAFFIRM (1) THE ADMINISTRATIVE,
EXECUTIVE, AND LEGISLATIVE REVIEW COMMITTEE OF THE GENERAL
ASSEMBLY SHALL REVIEW AT A PUBLIC HEARING THE CERTIFICATION
RULE OF THE SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND MENTAL
HYGIENE CERTIFYING THAT A TECHNOLOGY OR MEANS FOR THE
PERMANENT DISPOSAL OF LOW-LEVEL NUCLEAR WASTE MEETS THE
CRITERIA PROVIDED IN SUBSECTION (A) (B) OF THIS SECTION.

(2) THE COMMITTEE SHALL PROMPTLY NOTIFY THE
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE AND OF THE
DATE OF THE COMMITTEE'S HEARING ON THE PROPOSED RULE.

689E.

(A) THE FOLLOWING STATE AGENCIES SHALL COOPERATE IN
ASSISTING THE SECRETARY IN EVALUATING ANY TECHNOLOGY OR
MEANS FOR THE PERMANENT DISPOSAL OF LOW-LEVEL NUCLEAR WASTE:

(1)  THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES;

(2)  THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION;

(3)  THE DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT;