Colorado § 42-20-402 Definitions

Colorado Statutes

§ 42-20-402 — Definitions

Colorado § 42-20-402

Title 42Vehicles and

Art.Transportation of Hazardous

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 42-20-402 (2026).

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As used in this part 4 and part 5 of this article, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1)Carrier means any person transporting goods or property on the public roads of this state in, to, from, or through this state, whether or not such transportation is for hire.

(2)Repealed.

(3)(a) Nuclear materials means highway route controlled quantities of radioactive materials as defined in 49 CFR 173.403 (l).

(b)Nuclear materials does not include nuclear materials used for research or medical purposes within Colorado. For the purpose of this paragraph (b), highway route controlled quantities of radioactive materials used to irradiate medical supplies and equipment are not considered to be used for medical purposes.

(c)(I) Nuclear materials includes radioactive materials being tr

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As used in this part 4 and part 5 of this article,
unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) Carrier means any person transporting goods or property on the public
roads of this state in, to, from, or through this state, whether or not such
transportation is for hire.

(2) Repealed.

(3) (a) Nuclear materials means highway route controlled quantities of
radioactive materials as defined in 49 CFR 173.403 (l).

(b) Nuclear materials does not include nuclear materials used for research
or medical purposes within Colorado. For the purpose of this paragraph (b), highway
route controlled quantities of radioactive materials used to irradiate medical
supplies and equipment are not considered to be used for medical purposes.

(c) (I) Nuclear materials includes radioactive materials being transported to
the waste isolation pilot plant in New Mexico and radioactive materials being
transported to any facility provided pursuant to section 135 of the federal Nuclear
Waste Policy Act of 1982, 42 U.S.C. sec. 10101 et seq., or any repository licensed by
the United States nuclear regulatory commission that is used for the permanent
deep geologic disposal of high-level radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel.

(II) Except as provided in subparagraph (I) of this paragraph (c), nuclear
materials does not include radioactive materials utilized in national security
activities under the direct control of the United States department of defense, nor
does it include radioactive materials under the direct control of the United States
department of energy which are utilized in carrying out atomic energy defense
activities, as defined in the federal Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982, 42 U.S.C.
sec. 10101 et seq., or wastes from mining, milling, smelting, or similar processing of
ores and mineral-bearing material.

(III) Notwithstanding the provisions of subparagraph (I) of this paragraph (c),
nuclear materials does not include ores or products from mining, milling,
smelting, or similar processing of ores, or the transportation thereof.

Legislative History

Source: L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2529, � 1, effective January 1, 1995. L. 95: IP amended, p. 963, � 28, effective May 25. L. 2020: (2) repealed, (SB 20-118), ch. 155, p. 664, � 5, effective January 1, 2021.