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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the transportation, storage, and disposal of certain |
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radioactive waste. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 401, Health and Safety |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 401.072 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 401.072. TRANSPORTATION, STORAGE, AND DISPOSAL OF |
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GREATER THAN CLASS C WASTE AND HIGH-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE. (a) |
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In this section: |
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(1) "Consolidated interim storage facility" means a |
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facility operated for the storage of radioactive waste from one or |
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more sources before disposal, not including a facility located on |
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the site where the waste is generated. |
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(2) "Greater than Class C waste" has the meaning |
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assigned by 10 C.F.R. Section 72.3. Section 401.005 does not apply |
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to this definition. |
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(3) "High-level radioactive waste" has the meaning |
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assigned by 10 C.F.R. Section 72.3. Section 401.005 does not apply |
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to this definition. |
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(b) Subject to Subsections (d) and (e), the commission may |
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not authorize: |
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(1) the acceptance of greater than Class C waste or |
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high-level radioactive waste for disposal or for storage at a |
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consolidated interim storage facility; or |
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(2) the transportation in this state of greater than |
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Class C waste or high-level radioactive waste that did not |
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originate in this state. |
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(c) Subject to Subsections (d) and (e), a person may not: |
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(1) accept greater than Class C waste or high-level |
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radioactive waste for disposal or for storage at a consolidated |
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interim storage facility; or |
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(2) transport in this state greater than Class C waste |
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or high-level radioactive waste that did not originate in this |
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state. |
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(d) If federal law requires the acceptance of greater than |
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Class C waste or high-level radioactive waste for disposal or for |
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storage at a consolidated interim storage facility in this state, |
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the commission may deny a license or other authorization for |
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disposal or for storage of the waste at the facility if the facility |
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does not satisfy all commission requirements. |
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(e) If federal law requires the transportation in this state |
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of greater than Class C waste or high-level radioactive waste that |
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did not originate in this state, the commission may deny |
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authorization for the transportation of the waste in this state if |
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all commission requirements regarding the transportation are not |
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satisfied. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |