87R7493 JAM-D     By: Goodwin H.B. No. 4095       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the transportation, storage, and disposal of certain   radioactive waste.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter C, Chapter 401, Health and Safety   Code, is amended by adding Section 401.072 to read as follows:          Sec. 401.072.  TRANSPORTATION, STORAGE, AND DISPOSAL OF   GREATER THAN CLASS C WASTE AND HIGH-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE. (a)   In this section:                (1)  "Consolidated interim storage facility" means a   facility operated for the storage of radioactive waste from one or   more sources before disposal, not including a facility located on   the site where the waste is generated.                (2)  "Greater than Class C waste" has the meaning   assigned by 10 C.F.R. Section 72.3. Section 401.005 does not apply   to this definition.                (3)  "High-level radioactive waste" has the meaning   assigned by 10 C.F.R. Section 72.3. Section 401.005 does not apply   to this definition.          (b)  Subject to Subsections (d) and (e), the commission may   not authorize:                (1)  the acceptance of greater than Class C waste or   high-level radioactive waste for disposal or for storage at a   consolidated interim storage facility; or                (2)  the transportation in this state of greater than   Class C waste or high-level radioactive waste that did not   originate in this state.          (c)  Subject to Subsections (d) and (e), a person may not:                (1)  accept greater than Class C waste or high-level   radioactive waste for disposal or for storage at a consolidated   interim storage facility; or                (2)  transport in this state greater than Class C waste   or high-level radioactive waste that did not originate in this   state.          (d)  If federal law requires the acceptance of greater than   Class C waste or high-level radioactive waste for disposal or for   storage at a consolidated interim storage facility in this state,   the commission may deny a license or other authorization for   disposal or for storage of the waste at the facility if the facility   does not satisfy all commission requirements.          (e)  If federal law requires the transportation in this state   of greater than Class C waste or high-level radioactive waste that   did not originate in this state, the commission may deny   authorization for the transportation of the waste in this state if   all commission requirements regarding the transportation are not   satisfied.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.