(1) Within 60 days of the effective date of this act, the authority shall establish a process by which a municipality may volunteer to be the host site. At a minimum, the process shall require that in order for a municipality to be considered a volunteer host site community there shall be a majority vote of the governing body of the municipality requesting such consideration.
  (2) If the authority receives notice that a governing body of a municipality volunteers as a host site community, the authority shall do both of the following:

Terms Used In Michigan Laws 333.26207

  • Authority: means the low-level radioactive waste authority established in section 3. See Michigan Laws 333.26202
  • Candidate site: means a site designated by the authority as a possible host site pursuant to section 11. See Michigan Laws 333.26202
  • Disposal: means the isolation of waste from the biosphere by emplacement in the disposal site or as otherwise authorized in section 13709(3) of part 137. See Michigan Laws 333.26202
  • Host site: means the candidate site that is designated by the commissioner as the location for the disposal site in this state. See Michigan Laws 333.26202
  • Host site community: means the municipality that is designated by the commissioner as the host site. See Michigan Laws 333.26202
  • Municipality: means a city, village, township, or Indian tribe. See Michigan Laws 333.26202
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
  • waste: means radioactive material that consists of or contains class A, B, or C radioactive waste as defined by 10 C. See Michigan Laws 333.26202
  (a) Provide the municipality with information about the siting process, including relevant federal and state laws pertaining to the generation, transportation, storage, collection, processing, and disposal of waste.
  (b) Provide the municipality with specific criteria and information that the authority must consider with regard to candidate site and host site selection.
  (3) If the authority receives notice that a governing body of a municipality volunteers as a host site community, the authority may do 1 or both of the following:
  (a) Upon the request of that municipality, provide funding to the municipality in an amount determined by the authority to cover the expense of preparing data that the municipality may wish to submit for the consideration of the authority regarding the selection of the municipality as the host site community.
  (b) Provide the municipality with other services or information considered appropriate by the authority.
  (4) This section shall not be construed as eliminating or reducing any of the requirements for site selection provided for in this act.
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