89R16095 JRR-D     By: Lalani H.B. No. 4692       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the storage or disposal of high-level radioactive   waste.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 401.0525(c), Health and Safety Code, is   amended to read as follows:          (c)  With the exception of a permit for a facility located at   the site of operational [currently] or formerly operational    [operating] nuclear power reactors and operational [currently] or   formerly operational [operating] nuclear research and test   reactors operated by a university, the commission may not under the   authority given to the agency under Section 301, 304, or 401 of the   Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. Sections 1311, 1314, and 1341) issue a   general construction permit or approve a Stormwater Pollution   Prevention Plan under Section 26.040, Water Code, or issue a permit   under the Texas Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Program   under Section 26.027, 26.028, or 26.121, Water Code, for the   construction or operation of a facility that is licensed for the   storage of high-level radioactive waste by the United States   Nuclear Regulatory Commission under 10 C.F.R. Part 72.  Section   401.005 does not apply to this subsection.          SECTION 2.  Section 401.072, Health and Safety Code, is   amended to read as follows:          Sec. 401.072.  DISPOSAL OR STORAGE OF HIGH-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE   WASTE.  With the exception of storage at the site of operational   [currently] or formerly operational [operating] nuclear power   reactors and operational [currently] or formerly operational    [operating] nuclear research and test reactors operated by a   university, a person, including the compact waste disposal facility   license holder, may not dispose of or store high-level radioactive   waste in this state.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives   a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as   provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this   Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this   Act takes effect September 1, 2025.