### Question
What does Tri-Party Agreement mean?


### Answer
**Tri-Party Agreement** has the following meaning in *50 U.S.C. § 2622*:

> the Hanford Federal Facility Agreement and Consent Order entered into among the Department of Energy, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the State of Washington Department of Ecology

#### Citation:
  - *50 U.S.C. § 2622*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 42-ATOMIC ENERGY DEFENSE PROVISIONS > SUBCHAPTER IV-ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION AND WASTE MANAGEMENT MATTERS > Part D-Hanford Reservation, Washington**

