### Question
How is the "affected Tribal Council" defined?


### Answer
The term **affected Tribal Council** is defined in *42 U.S.C. § 10155* as follows -

> the governing body of any Indian tribe within whose reservation boundaries there is located a potentially acceptable site for interim storage capacity of spent nuclear fuel from civilian nuclear power reactors, or within whose boundaries a site for such capacity is selected by the Secretary, or whose federally defined possessory or usage rights to other lands outside of the reservation's boundaries arising out of congressionally ratified treaties, as determined by the Secretary of the Interior pursuant to a petition filed with him by the appropriate governmental officials of such tribe, may be substantially and adversely affected by the establishment of any such storage capacity

#### Citation:
  - *42 U.S.C. § 10155*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 108-NUCLEAR WASTE POLICY > SUBCHAPTER I-DISPOSAL AND STORAGE OF HIGH-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE, SPENT NUCLEAR FUEL, AND LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE > Part B-Interim Storage Program**

