,,ii #aadth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #bjbf ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,september #aj1 #bjae ,ms4 ,stabenow 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,peters1 ,mr4 ,kirk1 and ,mr4 ,durbin7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations ,a ,,bill ,to foster bilateral engagement and scientific analysis of storing nuclear waste in permanent repositories in the ,great ,lakes ,basin4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,stop ,nuclear ,waste by ,our ,lakes ,act of #bjae4 #b4 ,findings ,congress makes the following findings3 7#a7 ,ontario ,power ,generation is proposing to build the ,deep ,geologic ,repository to dispose of low- and intermediate-level nuclear waste less than #a mile from ,lake ,huron in ,kincardine1 ,ontario1 ,canada4 7#b7 ,members of ,congress1 citizens of the ,united ,states1 and citizens of ,canada have expressed concern with the proposal to permanently store #g1jjj1jjj cubic feet of nuclear waste in the ,great ,lakes ,basin4 7#c7 ,these boundary waters are protected from pollution under the ,treaty ,between the ,united ,states and ,great ,britain ,relating to ,boundary ,waters and ,questions ,arising ,between the ,united ,states and ,canada1 signed at ,washington ,january #aa1 #aiji1 and entered into force ,may #e1 #aiaj 7#cf ,stat4 #bddh2 ,,ts #edh7 7commonly referred to as the ,boundary ,waters ,treaty of #aiji74 7#d7 ,article ,,vii of the ,boundary ,waters ,treaty of #aiji established the ,international ,joint ,commission1 which has jurisdiction over any case involving the use1 obstruction1 or diversion of boundary waters4 7#e7 ,under ,article ,,ix of the ,boundary ,waters ,treaty of #aiji1 either the ,united ,states or ,canada may request the ,international ,joint ,commission to conduct an examination and issue a report for any question or matter of difference involving the rights1 obligations1 or interests of either party4 7#f7 ,under ,article ,x of the ,boundary ,waters ,treaty of #aiji1 any questions or matters of difference between the ,united ,states and ,canada involving rights1 obligations1 or interests either in relation to each other or to their respective inhabitants1 may be referred for decision to the ,international ,joint ,commission by the consent of the two ,parties4 #c4 ,international ,joint ,commission 7a7 ,deep ,geological ,repository ,not later than #cj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,state shall request that1 pursuant to ,article ,,ix of the ,boundary ,waters ,treaty of #aiji1 the ,international ,joint ,commission-- 7#a7 conduct a review of the long-term impacts of the location of the ,deep ,geological ,repository1 including an examination of the conclusions reached in the ,environmental ,assessment ,report issued by the ,joint ,review ,panel on ,may #f1 #bjae 7,,ceaa ,reference ,no4 #agebj71 and whether those conclusions would adequately protect ,lake ,huron and the other ,great ,lakes from the risks posed by the operation of the ,deep ,geological ,repository for low and intermediate-level nuclear waste2 and 7#b7 issue a report on the findings of the ,commission to the ,governments of the ,united ,states and ,canada4 7b7 ,disposal of high-,level nuclear waste ,in the event the ,government of ,canada decides to permanently dispose of high-level nuclear waste at a site in close proximity to the ,deep ,geological ,repository or another site in the ,great ,lakes ,basin-- 7#a7 the ,secretary of ,state shall request that1 pursuant to ,article ,,ix of the ,boundary ,waters ,treaty of #aiji1 the ,international ,joint ,commission conduct a study on the risks to the ,great ,lakes ,basin of storing high-level nuclear waste in close proximity to the ,deep ,geological ,repository or another site in the ,great ,lakes ,basin2 and 7#b7 the ,secretary of ,state shall invoke ,article ,x of the ,boundary ,waters ,treaty of #aiji to bring the matter before the ,international ,joint ,commission4 #d4 ,international negotiations ,the ,secretary of ,state shall undertake negotiations with the ,government of ,canada-- 7#a7 to delay the final decision on the ,deep ,geologic ,repository until after the ,international ,joint ,commission delivers the report issued pursuant to section #c7;a77#b72 and 7#b7 7,a7 to delay any final decision to store high-level nuclear waste in close proximity to the ,deep ,geological ,repository or another site in the ,great ,lakes ,basin until after the ,international ,joint ,commission conducts the study described under section #c7;b72 and 7,b7 to consent to bringing the matter of such disposal of high-level nuclear waste before the ,international ,joint ,commission pursuant to ,article ,x of the ,boundary ,waters ,treaty of #aiji4 #e4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,deep ,geologic ,repository ,the term ,deep ,geologic ,repository means the proposal by ,ontario ,power ,generation to dispose of #g1jjj1jjj cubic feet of low- and intermediate-level nuclear waste at the ,bruce ,nuclear ,power ,plant in ,kincardine1 ,ontario4 7#b7 ,great ,lakes ,basin ,the term ,great ,lakes ,basin means-- 7,a7 ,lake ,ontario1 ,lake ,erie1 ,lake ,huron 7including ,lake ,st4 ,clair71 ,lake ,michigan1 and ,lake ,superior2 7,b7 the connecting channels 7,saint ,mary's ,river1 ,saint ,clair ,river1 ,detroit ,river1 ,niagara ,river1 and ,saint ,lawrence ,river to the ,canadian ,border72 and 7,c7 all streams1 rivers1 lakes1 and other bodies of water within the drainage basin of the lakes listed in subparagraph 7,a74