Enrolled Bill Summary

            Senate Bill 1857 amends the Texas Radiation Control Act to transfer the duties and responsibilities for recovery, processing, and storage of radioactive by-product materials from the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission to the Texas Department of Health. The act transfers to the department the balance of appropriations made to the program and requires the department to give program employees at the commission the opportunity to request a transfer to the department.

            Senate Bill 1857 stipulates that the commission retains jurisdiction over the Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Authority and clarifies that the United States Department of Transportation retains jurisdiction regarding the shipment of uranium and related materials.