Sec. 401.114. NOTICE AND HEARING. (a) Before the commission grants or renews a license to process or dispose of low-level radioactive waste from other persons, the commission shall give notice and shall provide an opportunity for a public hearing in the manner provided by the commission's formal hearing procedure and Chapter 2001, Government Code.
(b) In addition to other notice, the commission shall publish notice of the hearing in the manner provided by Chapter 313, Government Code, in the county in which the proposed facility is to be located. The notice shall state the subject and the time, place, and date of the hearing.
(c) The commission shall mail, by certified mail in the manner provided by the commission's rules, written notice to each person who owns property adjacent to the proposed site. The notice must be mailed not later than the 31st day before the date of the hearing and must include the same information that is in the published notice. If true, the commission or the applicant must certify that the notice was mailed as required by this subsection, and at the hearing the certificate is conclusive evidence of the mailing.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 5.95(49), 11.225, eff. Sept. 1, 1995; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1367, Sec. 10, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Amended by:
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1332 (S.B. 1604), Sec. 10, eff. June 15, 2007.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality
Subtitle D - Nuclear and Radioactive Materials
Chapter 401 - Radioactive Materials and Other Sources of Radiation
Subchapter D. Licensing and Registration
Section 401.101. License and Registration Requirement
Section 401.102. Application to Nuclear Reactor Facilities
Section 401.103. Rules and Guidelines for Licensing and Registration
Section 401.104. Licensing and Registration Rules
Section 401.105. Recognition of Other Licenses
Section 401.106. Exemption From Licensing or Registration Requirements or From Application of Rule
Section 401.107. License Application
Section 401.108. Financial Qualifications
Section 401.110. Determination on License
Section 401.111. Criteria for Certain Unsuitable New Sites
Section 401.113. Environmental Analysis
Section 401.114. Notice and Hearing
Section 401.115. Licenses From Other Agencies
Section 401.116. License Amendment
Section 401.117. Construction Limitation