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Senate Bill 1605 |
Senate Author: Seliger |
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Effective: 9-1-11 |
House Sponsor: Lewis et al. |
Senate Bill 1605 amends the Health and Safety Code to prohibit a low-level radioactive waste disposal facility licensed by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) from accepting Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact waste at the facility unless the Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact Commission has adopted bylaws necessary to carry out the terms of the compact. The bill establishes that the commission is an independent entity and prohibits money for the commission from being appropriated as part of an appropriation for TCEQ. The bill subjects the commission to review, but not abolishment, under the Texas Sunset Act, subjects the commission to audit by the state auditor, and changes the terms of the host state commissioners to staggered six-year terms.