 The Low-Level Radioactive Waste Policy Amendments Act was an attempt to imbue a negotiated agreement of states with federal incentives for compliance.The problem of what to do with radioactive waste was a national issue complicated by the political reluctance of the states to deal with the problem individually.New York was a willing participant in the compromise, and after the Act was passed, it announced locations in the counties of Allegany and Cortland, as potential places for waste storage.