Texas § 401.245 PARTY STATE COMPACT WASTE DISPOSAL FEES.

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§ 401.245 — PARTY STATE COMPACT WASTE DISPOSAL FEES.

Texas § 401.245

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Tex. Health and Safety Code Code Ann. § 401.245 (2026).

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Sec. 401.245. PARTY STATE COMPACT WASTE DISPOSAL FEES.

(a)A compact waste disposal facility license holder who receives party state compact waste for disposal pursuant to the compact shall have collected a waste disposal fee to be paid by each person who delivers party state compact waste to the compact waste disposal facility for disposal.

(b)The commission by rule shall adopt and periodically revise party state compact waste disposal fees under this section according to a schedule that is based on the projected annual volume of low-level radioactive waste received, the relative hazard presented by each type of low-level radioactive waste that is generated by the users of radioactive materials, and the costs identified in Section 401.246 .

(c)In determining relative hazard, the commiss

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Sec. 401.245. PARTY STATE COMPACT WASTE DISPOSAL FEES. (a) A compact waste disposal facility license holder who receives party state compact waste for disposal pursuant to the compact shall have collected a waste disposal fee to be paid by each person who delivers party state compact waste to the compact waste disposal facility for disposal.
(b) The commission by rule shall adopt and periodically revise party state compact waste disposal fees under this section according to a schedule that is based on the projected annual volume of low-level radioactive waste received, the relative hazard presented by each type of low-level radioactive waste that is generated by the users of radioactive materials, and the costs identified in Section 401.246 .
(c) In determining relative hazard, the commission shall consider the radioactive, physical, and chemical properties of each type of low-level radioactive waste.
(d) Rules adopted under this section may include provisions establishing:
(1) classification of customers and services; and
(2) applicability of fees.
(e) Fees adopted under this section must be consistent with the criteria listed under Section 401.246 .
(f) A rule or order adopted by the commission under this section may not conflict with a ruling of a federal regulatory body.
(g) For the purposes of a contested case involving the adoption of fees under this section, only a party state generator of low-level radioactive waste may be considered a person affected.
(h) Repealed by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1159, Sec. 13(1), eff. September 1, 2013.

Legislative History

Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989. Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., 1st C.S., ch. 3, Sec. 5.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1991; Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 878, Sec. 17, eff. June 18, 1993; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1367, Sec. 33, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Renumbered from Health and Safety Code Sec. 402.272 and amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1067, Sec. 11, eff. Sept. 1, 2003. Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1244 (S.B. 1504 ), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2011. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1244 (S.B. 1504 ), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2011. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1159 (S.B. 347 ), Sec. 13(1), eff. September 1, 2013.