Sec. 8.07. Nothing in this compact confers any new authority on the states or commission to do any of the following:
(1) Regulate the packaging or transportation of low-level radioactive waste in a manner inconsistent with the regulations of the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission or the United States Department of Transportation.
(2) Regulate health, safety, or environmental hazards from source, by-product, or special nuclear material.
(3) Inspect the activities of licensees of the agreement states or of the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 460, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1993. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 5.95(49), eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality
Subtitle D - Nuclear and Radioactive Materials
Chapter 403 - Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact
Section 403.001. Members of Commission
Section 403.002. Terms of Commission Members; Vacancy
Section 403.005. Powers and Duties
Section 403.0051. Commission as Independent Entity; Funding
Section 403.0053. Attorney General to Represent Commission
Section 403.0054. Applicability of Sunset Act