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.