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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, including a facility that |
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stores high-level radioactive waste, and subject to Subsection (d), |
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the commission may not under the authority given to the agency under |
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Section 301, 304, or 401 of the Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. Sections |
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1311, 1314, and 1341) issue a general construction permit or |
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approve a Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan under Section |
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26.040, Water Code, or issue a permit under the Texas Pollutant |
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Discharge Elimination System Program under Section 26.027, 26.028, |
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or 26.121, Water Code, for the construction or operation of a |
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facility that is licensed for the disposal or storage of high-level |
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radioactive waste by the United States Nuclear Regulatory |
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Commission under 10 C.F.R. Part 72. Section 401.005 does not apply |
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to this subsection. |
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(d) High-level radioactive waste stored at a facility |
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excepted from the application of Subsection (c) must originate from |
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the nuclear power reactors or nuclear research and test reactors |
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located at the site at which the waste is stored. |
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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, and subject to 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) High-level radioactive waste stored at a facility |
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excepted from the application of Subsection (a) must originate from |
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the nuclear power reactors or nuclear research and test reactors |
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located at the site at which the waste is stored. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |