Texas is the host state. Hudspeth County is the disposal facility site. The interstate compact that will allow Maine and Vermont to ship their low-level radioactive waste to Texas won U.S. Congressional approval in September of 1998. Under the agreement, the New England states of Maine and Vermont would ship their low-level waste from hospitals and industries to Texas in exchange for payments to Texas of $25 million apiece. In addition, both Maine and Vermont will pay $2.5 million to the county hosting such a disposal site.
