§ 31-18-407 — Emergency response fee; radioactive materials transport permit

Wyoming § 31-18-407

• Jurisdiction: Wyoming
• Title 31: Motor Vehicles
• Ch. 18: COMMERCIAL VEHICLES
• Art. 4: FEES

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(a) The department of transportation shall collect the
emergency response fee assessed under W.S. 37-14-103(a) when it
issues a permit for each package of radioactive materials
transported through this state. The department shall promulgate
rules on issuing and revoking permits that are not inconsistent
with federal law. The department shall promulgate rules on
quarterly reporting and payment of fees, retention of records
and audit requirements. The emergency response fee collected
under this subsection pursuant to W.S. 37-14-103(a) shall be
deposited as provided in W.S. 37-14-103(a).
(b) As used in this section:
(i) "Radioactive waste" means:
(A) Highway route controlled quantities of
radioactive waste as defined in 49 C.F.R. 173.403(1) as amended
as of January 1, 1989; and
(B) Nuclear waste being transported to the waste
isolation pilot plant in New Mexico, to any facility established
pursuant to section 135 of the federal "Nuclear Waste Policy Act
of 1982" as amended, 42 U.S.C. 10101 et seq., to any repository
licensed for the permanent deep geological disposal of
high-level radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel, or to any
monitored retrievable storage facility established pursuant to
section 141 of the federal "Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982" as
amended.
(ii) "Package" means a container plus its contents
that are assembled to assure compliance with the minimum federal
packaging requirements for radioactive waste.