§ 35-11-1503 — Preparation of the report by the department

(a) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the
department shall within twenty-one (21) months of receipt of an
application and the application fee under W.S. 35-11-1502,
prepare a report which examines the environmental, social and
economic impacts of any proposal to site a high-level
radioactive waste storage facility within the state. The
director may determine that more than twenty-one (21) months is
required to complete the report. If the director makes this
determination, the director shall extend the deadline as
appropriate and notify the applicant and the legislature of the
additional time required. The director may employ experts,
contract with state or federal agencies, or obtain any other
services through contractual or other means to prepare the
report.
(b) Any report prepared under this section shall evaluate
and assess all probable impacts associated with any proposal to
site a high-level radioactive waste storage facility within the
state, including but not limited to short term impacts and any
other impacts which may be serious, reversible or irreversible.
In developing the report under this section, the director may
consider the guidelines and standards for preparation of an
environmental impact statement under section 102(2)(C) of the
National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended, 42 U.S.C.
§ 4332(2)(C). If appropriate and to the extent practicable, the
department shall prepare a joint report with the nuclear
regulatory commission under the National Environmental Policy
Act.
(c) The report shall evaluate the environmental, social
and economic impacts to the state from a range of alternative
actions, including the siting of the high-level radioactive
waste storage facility as proposed, the no action alternative
and other alternatives.
(d) The report shall include a proposed benefits
agreement, which shall be negotiated with the person who
proposes to site the high-level radioactive waste storage
facility.
(e) The director shall, in the preparation of the report,
identify a recommended action from among the alternatives
evaluated.