Texas Administrative Code
Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
Chapter 336 - RADIOACTIVE SUBSTANCE RULES
Subchapter N - FEES FOR LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL
Section 336.1301 - Purpose and Scope

(a) State and national policy directs that the management of low-level radioactive waste be accomplished by a system of interstate compacts and the development of regional disposal sites. Under federal law, Texas is responsible for managing the low-level radioactive waste generated within its borders. The Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact, comprised of the states of Texas and Vermont, has as its disposal facility the compact waste disposal facility licensed under Subchapter H of this chapter (relating to Licensing Requirements Near-Surface Land Disposal of Low-Level Radioactive Waste).

(b) Low-level radioactive waste is generated by essential activities and services that benefit the citizens of the state. The price to dispose of low-level radioactive waste at the Texas low-level radioactive waste disposal site will be determined by the commission. To protect Texas and Vermont compact states' businesses and services, such as electrical production, medical and university research, and private industries, upon which the public relies, the commission will establish the maximum disposal rates charged by the licensee for disposal of party state compact waste in accordance with the rules in this subchapter.

(c) A licensee who receives low-level radioactive waste for disposal pursuant to the Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact established under Texas Health and Safety Code, Chapter 403 shall collect a fee to be paid by each person who disposes of low-level radioactive waste in the compact waste disposal facility. This fee shall be based on the commission approved maximum disposal rate, as specified in this subchapter.