By: Landgraf H.B. No. 4112       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the disposal or storage of high-level radioactive   waste.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 401.0525, Health and Safety Code, is   amended by amending Subsection (c) and adding Subsection (d) to   read as follows:          (c)  With the exception of a permit for a facility located at   the site of [currently or formerly operating] nuclear power   reactors and [currently or formerly operating] nuclear research and   test reactors operated by a university in accordance with   Subsection (d), 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 disposal or 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.          (d)  A facility permitted under the exception provided by   Subsection (c) may store high-level radioactive waste only at the   nuclear power reactor or nuclear research and test reactor operated   by a university at which the waste originated.          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. (a) With the exception of storage at the site of [currently   or formerly operating] nuclear power reactors and [currently or   formerly operating] nuclear research and test reactors operated by   a university in accordance with Subsection (b), a person, including   the compact waste disposal facility license holder, may not dispose   of or store high-level radioactive waste in this state.          (b)  A facility permitted under the exception provided by   Subsection (a) may store high-level radioactive waste only at the   nuclear power reactor or nuclear research and test reactor operated   by a university at which the waste originated.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.