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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to notification to the county judge and county emergency |
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responders of the transportation of certain radioactive waste in |
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the county. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 401.052, Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended by adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows: |
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(a-1) Rules adopted under Subsection (a) must require a |
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transporter of radioactive material for which hazardous materials |
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transportation placarding is required under 49 C.F.R. Part 172 to |
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notify the county judge and the appropriate emergency responders of |
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each county through which the material will pass. Notice under this |
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subsection must be given not less than four days before the arrival |
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of the waste in the county. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |