Michigan Laws 333.26219a – Michigan as host state; agreement to include provision providing penalty for default
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If this state enters into a compact and, pursuant to agreements entered into by the compact members, Michigan is selected as the host state for the disposal site and fulfills its obligations to serve as the host state, the contractual agreement among the compact members shall include a provision that provides a penalty if any other compact member state subsequently defaults in any respect on its obligation to serve as the host state for the disposal site. This penalty shall include at least all of the following:
(a) Exemplary damages.
Terms Used In Michigan Laws 333.26219a
- Authority: means the low-level radioactive waste authority established in section 3. See Michigan Laws 333.26202
- Compact: means a contractual, cooperative agreement among 2 or more states to provide for the disposal of low-level radioactive waste that is reflected by the passage of statutes by the participating states. See Michigan Laws 333.26202
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- 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
- Disposal site: means a geographic location in this state upon which the disposal unit and any other structures and appurtenances are located, the property upon which any monitoring equipment is located, and the isolation distance from the disposal unit to adjacent property lines. See Michigan Laws 333.26202
- Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
- 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
(b) The costs estimated to be incurred by this state due to the default.
(c) The costs estimated to be incurred by this state due to the lost opportunity to join another compact or to have proceeded as an independent state.
(d) Other expenses and costs that this state will incur as a result of the default as determined by the authority.