SECTION 2904 OF ENERGY POLICY ACT OF 19921

SEC. 2904. STUDY AND IMPLEMENTATION PLAN ON SAFETY OF SHIPMENTS OF PLUTONIUM BY SEA.

(a) STUDY.-The President, in consultation with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, shall conduct a study on the safety of shipments of plutonium by sea. The study shall consider the following:

(1) The safety of the casks containing the plutonium.
(2) The safety risks to the States of such shipments.

(3) Upon the request of any State, the adequacy of that State's emergency plans with respect to such shipments.

(4) The Federal resources needed to assist the States on account of such shipments.

(b) REPORT.-The President shall, not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, transmit to the Congress a report on the study conducted under subsection (a), together with his recommendations based on the study.

(c) IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.-The President, in consultation with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, shall establish a plan to implement the recommendations contained in the study conducted under subsection (a) and shall, not later than 90 days after transmitting the report to the Congress under subsection (b), transmit to the Congress that implementation plan.

(d) DEFINITION.-As used in this section, the term "State" includes the District of Columbia and any commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United States.

1This section consists of section 2904 of Pub. L. 102-486 (106 Stat. 2776) enacted on Oct. 24,

1992, and does not appear in the United States Code.

ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATIONS

ACT, 1994