89R23962 JRR-F     By: Landgraf H.B. No. 4112     Substitute the following for H.B. No. 4112:     By:  Landgraf C.S.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, including a facility that   stores high-level radioactive waste, and subject to 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)  High-level radioactive waste stored at a facility   excepted from the application of Subsection (c) must originate from   the nuclear power reactors or nuclear research and test reactors   located at the site at which the waste is stored.          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, and subject to 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)  High-level radioactive waste stored at a facility   excepted from the application of Subsection (a) must originate from   the nuclear power reactors or nuclear research and test reactors   located at the site at which the waste is stored.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.