; or (B) a statutory prohibition on the storage or disposal of spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste at a site; and (7) any other criteria, including criteria relating to technical or safety specifications, that the Secretary determines to be appropriate. (f) Site selection (1) Determination of suitability After conducting a review under subsection (e) and any additional site investigation that the Secretary determines to be appropriate, the Secretary shall determine whether a site is suitable for site evaluation under the guidelines included under subsection (d)(2). (2) Selection of site for evaluation From the sites determined to be suitable for site evaluation under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall select at least 1 site for site evaluation, giving priority to sites that have been proposed to be co-located with a repository, after— (A) holding a public hearing in the vicinity of each site; and (B) notifying Congress. (3) Cooperative agreement On selection of a site for evaluation under paragraph (2), the Secretary may enter into a cooperative agreement with the State, affected units of local government, and affected Indian tribes, as applicable, that includes— (A) terms of financial and technical assistance to enable each applicable unit of government to monitor, review, evaluate, comment on, obtain information on, make recommendations on, and mitigate any effects from, site evaluation activities; and (B) any other term that the Secretary determines to be appropriate. (4) Consent-based approval (A) In general If the Secretary determines, based on site evaluation under this subsection, that a site is suitable for developing a storage facility, the Secretary may select the site for developing such a facility if the Secretary enters into a consent agreement with— (i) the State in which the site is proposed to be located; (ii) each affected unit of local government