Amend CSHB 1910 by adding a new SECTION to the bill,
appropriately numbered, to read as follows and appropriately
renumbering subsequent SECTIONS of the bill:
      SECTION ____.  Subchapter H, Chapter 402, Health and Safety
Code, is amended by adding Section 402.229 to read as follows:
      Sec. 402.229.  STATE LIABILITY FOR PRIVATE SITE; CONTRACT
REQUIREMENTS.  (a)  The acceptance or storage of low-level waste at
a site owned or operated by a private entity does not create any
liability under state law on the part of the state or any agency or
officer of the state for damages, removal, or remedial action with
respect to the land, the facility, or the accepted or stored waste.
      (b)  A provision requiring the private entity to insure, hold
harmless, or indemnify the state for any liability imposed on the
state by state or federal law must be included in:
            (1)  any contract between the state or an agency or
officer of the state and a private entity authorizing the private
entity to operate a low-level waste site; and
            (2)  any license or permit issued by the state or by an
agency or officer of the state to a private entity authorizing the
private entity to operate a low-level waste site.