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