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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the disposal of low-level radioactive waste from a |
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state that is not an initial party state to the Texas Low-Level |
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Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 401.207, Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 401.207. OUT-OF-STATE WASTE. The compact waste |
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disposal facility license holder may not accept low-level |
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radioactive waste generated in another state for disposal under a |
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license issued by the commission unless the waste is: |
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(1) accepted from a state: |
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(A) that was an initial party state to the [under
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a] compact under Section 403.006; or |
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(B) that is a state: |
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(i) added to the compact as a party under |
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Section 403.006 in accordance with the terms of the compact; and |
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(ii) by statute expressly authorized to |
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send low-level radioactive waste to the compact waste disposal |
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facility for disposal under the license [to which the state is a
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contracting party]; |
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(2) federal facility waste that the license holder is |
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licensed to dispose of under Section 401.216; or |
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(3) generated from manufactured sources or devices |
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originating in this state. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |