1979 New Mexico legislative session: energy issues and legislation. [WIPP]

Technical Report · Mon Oct 01 04:00:00 EDT 1979

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5590786· OSTI ID:5590786

Barsumian, L; Vandevender, S G

This report is an account of the energy legislation and associated issues considered during the 1979 session of the 34th New Mexico Legislature. The session's major issue was the federal study of a proposed nuclear Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) in New Mexico. A large proportion of time and effort was spent on resolving the state's formal position toward the federal project. However, other energy concerns were also significant even though they were neither as controversial nor as visible as the primary issue. The two most important laws enacted were the Radioactive Waste Consultation Act and the Radioactive Waste Transportation Act. The Legislature considered 47 other energy-related bills, of which 17 were enacted.

• Research Organization: New Mexico Univ., Albuquerque (USA); Sandia Labs., Albuquerque, NM (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: EY-76-C-04-0789
• OSTI ID: 5590786
• Report Number(s): SAND-79-1095
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS
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