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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, this State does not consent to the acquisition by the Federal Government, by purchase, condemnation, lease, easement or by any other means, of any land, building or other structure, above or below ground, or in or under the waters of the State for use in storing, depositing or treating high-level or low-level radioactive waste materials. The Legislature may consent, by prior affirmative vote, to such activities, except that consent is expressly withheld for any such activity undertaken in connection with the deep geological disposal of high-level radioactive waste, as provided in section 1461-A.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Maine Revised Statutes Title 38. Waters and Navigation § 1452. Consent of Legislature for federal radioactive waste storage facilities - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/me/title-38-waters-and-navigation/me-rev-st-tit-38-sect-1452/
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