DISPOSAL OPERATIONS.

SEC. 3186. DISPOSAL OPERATIONS. Subsection (b) of section 7 of the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Land Withdrawal Act (106 Stat. 4785) is amended to read as follows: “(b) Requirements for Commencement of Disposal Operations.— The Secretary may commence emplacement of transuranic waste underground for disposal at WIPP only upon completion of— “(1) the Administrator’s certification under section 8(d)(1) that the WIPP facility will comply with the final disposal regulations; “(2) the acquisition by the Secretary (whether by purchase, condemnation, or otherwise) of Federal Oil and Gas Leases No. NMNM 02953 and No. NMNM 02953C, unless the Administrator determines under section 4(b)(5) that such acquisition is not required; and “(3) the 30-day period beginning on the date on which the Secretary notifies Congress that the requirements of section 9(a)(1) have been met.”.