Texas Statutes
Subchapter D. Licensing and Registration
Section 401.113. Environmental Analysis

Sec. 401.113. ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS. (a) Before a hearing under Section 401.114 begins, the commission shall prepare or have prepared a written analysis of the effect on the environment of a proposed licensed activity that the commission determines has a significant effect on the human environment.
(b) The commission shall make the analysis available to the public not later than the 31st day before the date of a hearing under Section 401.114.
(c) The analysis must include:
(1) an assessment of radiological and nonradiological effects of the activity on the public health;
(2) an assessment of any effect on a waterway or groundwater resulting from the activity;
(3) consideration of alternatives to the activities to be conducted under the license; and
(4) consideration of the long-term effects associated with activities, including decommissioning, decontamination, and reclamation impacts, including the management of low-level radioactive waste, to be conducted under the license.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 11.224, eff. Sept. 1, 1995; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1367, Sec. 9, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Amended by:
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1332 (S.B. 1604), Sec. 9, eff. June 15, 2007.

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