Amend CSHB 1567 as follows:                                                  
	(1)  On page 1, line 5, strike "401.052(c)" and substitute 
"401.052(b), (c)".
	(2)  On page 1, between lines 6 and 7 insert the following:                    
	(b)  Rules adopted under this section for low-level 
radioactive waste must [shall]:
		(1)  to the extent practicable, be compatible with 
United States Department of Transportation and United States 
Nuclear Regulatory Commission regulations relating to the 
transportation of low-level radioactive waste;
		(2)  require each shipper and transporter of low-level 
radioactive waste to adopt an emergency plan approved by the 
department for responding to transportation accidents;
		(3)  require the notification and reporting of 
accidents to the department and to local emergency planning 
committees in the county where the accident occurs;
		(4)  require each shipper to adopt a quality control 
program approved by the department to verify that shipping 
containers are suitable for shipment to a licensed disposal 
facility; [and]
		(5)  assess a fee on shippers for shipments to a Texas 
low-level radioactive waste disposal facility of low-level 
radioactive waste originating in Texas or out-of-state; and
		(6) require the department to conduct a study to 
determine the health effects on children that may be caused by 
transportation of low-level radioactive waste near schools and 
child care facilities and report the results of the study to:
			(A) any school or facility that may be affected by 
the transportation; and
			(B) any parent of a child that may be affected by 
the transportation.