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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the disposal or storage of high-level radioactive |
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waste. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 401.0525, Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended by amending Subsection (c) and adding Subsection (d) to |
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read as follows: |
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(c) With the exception of a permit for a facility located at |
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the site of [currently or formerly operating] nuclear power |
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reactors and [currently or formerly operating] nuclear research and |
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test reactors operated by a university in accordance with |
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Subsection (d), the commission may not under the authority given to |
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the agency under Section 301, 304, or 401 of the Clean Water Act (33 |
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U.S.C. Sections 1311, 1314, and 1341) issue a general construction |
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permit or approve a Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan under |
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Section 26.040, Water Code, or issue a permit under the Texas |
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Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Program under Section |
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26.027, 26.028, or 26.121, Water Code, for the construction or |
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operation of a facility that is licensed for the disposal or storage |
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of high-level radioactive waste by the United States Nuclear |
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Regulatory Commission under 10 C.F.R. Part 72. Section 401.005 |
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does not apply to this subsection. |
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(d) A facility permitted under the exception provided by |
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Subsection (c) may store high-level radioactive waste only at the |
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nuclear power reactor or nuclear research and test reactor operated |
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by a university at which the waste originated. |
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SECTION 2. Section 401.072, Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 401.072. DISPOSAL OR STORAGE OF HIGH-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE |
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WASTE. (a) With the exception of storage at the site of [currently |
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or formerly operating] nuclear power reactors and [currently or |
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formerly operating] nuclear research and test reactors operated by |
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a university in accordance with Subsection (b), a person, including |
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the compact waste disposal facility license holder, may not dispose |
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of or store high-level radioactive waste in this state. |
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(b) A facility permitted under the exception provided by |
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Subsection (a) may store high-level radioactive waste only at the |
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nuclear power reactor or nuclear research and test reactor operated |
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by a university at which the waste originated. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |