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MA Gen L ch 111h § 24 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XVI - Public Health|Chapter 111h - Massachusetts Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management Act|Section 24 - Petition by Aggrieved Person; Adjudicatory Proceeding

Section 24. (a) Upon petition by any person aggrieved by an action taken pursuant to sections nineteen, twenty, or twenty-three, made within thirty days after selection of a superior site pursuant to section twenty-three, the commissioner of the department of environmental protection shall commence an adjudicatory proceeding concerning the selection of the site. Such adjudicatory proceeding shall commence within sixty days of the filing of said petition and shall be conducted in compliance with the requirements of section eleven of chapter thirty A.  (b) In addition to the petitioner, the board and the site and neighboring communities shall be parties to the adjudicatory proceeding. Other aggrieved persons may intervene in accordance with the provisions of chapter thirty A.  (c) Within thirty days after the close of the adjudicatory proceeding, the commissioner of said department shall issue a final decision approving or disapproving the selection of the superior site. The site selection shall be approved if said commissioner finds, based on substantial evidence presented during the adjudicatory proceeding, that the site satisfies the site selection criteria adopted under section fourteen.  (d) The reasonable expenses of participation in the adjudicatory proceeding by site and neighboring communities, including attorney's fees, shall be reimbursed by the board in accordance with an order, specifying the amount and time for reimbursement, issued by the commissioner of the department of environmental protection at the time of the final decision.  (e) Any person aggrieved by a decision of said commissioner pursuant to this section may seek judicial review thereof in the supreme judicial court in accordance with the standards provided for judicial review in section fourteen of chapter thirty A.
MA Gen L ch 111h § 25 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XVI - Public Health|Chapter 111h - Massachusetts Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management Act|Section 25 - Phase Iii of the Low&ndash;level Waste Management Act; Selection of Operator and Technology

Section 25. The selection of an operator and technology or technologies to be utilized at a facility to be developed at any superior site shall be, conducted in accordance with sections twenty-six to twenty-eight, inclusive, which shall be known and be cited as ''Phase III of the Low–Level Waste Management Act'', and in accordance with the regulations adopted under section fifteen. The provision of said sections twenty-six to twenty-eight, inclusive, and regulations shall be implemented so as to permit any site community to select the operator and technology or technologies that best ensure proper facility operation in order to protect public health, safety and the environment.
MA Gen L ch 111h § 26 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XVI - Public Health|Chapter 111h - Massachusetts Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management Act|Section 26 - Community Supervisory Committee Representatives, Appointment; Site Community Field Offices, Establishment

Section 26. (a) Upon the expiration of thirty days after the selection of any superior site or, if a petition for an adjudicatory proceeding has been filed pursuant to section twenty-four, upon a final decision of the commissioner of the department of environmental protection approving the site selection, the board shall request the chief executive officer of each neighboring community to appoint a representative to the community supervisory committee of each site community. If the chief executive officer of a neighboring community fails to take such action within twenty-one days of receiving such request, the board shall make the appointment.  (b) Within sixty days of the selection of any superior site or, if a petition for an adjudicatory proceeding has been filed pursuant to section twenty-four, within thirty days of a final decision of the commissioner of the department of environmental protection approving the site selection, the board shall establish a field office within a site community outside the boundaries of the superior site.
MA Gen L ch 111h § 28 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XVI - Public Health|Chapter 111h - Massachusetts Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management Act|Section 28 - Execution of Development Contract

Section 28. (a) Within sixty days of the selection of the operator pursuant to section twenty-seven, the board shall execute a development contract under which such operator shall be obligated to fulfill all of the requirements of the facility approval process established in sections twenty-nine to thirty-four, inclusive, in accordance with the plans submitted by the operator pursuant to section twenty-seven or any revision thereof approved by the board, and specifying a bond to be posted in an amount to be determined by the board, payable to the board and conditioned on the faithful performance of the obligations, agreements and covenants specified in the development contract. The bond shall provide that, if the operator defaults on the development contract, it shall pay to the board all damages sustained as a result of the default. The commissioner of capital asset management and maintenance shall assist the board in overseeing the operator's activities under the development contract and shall advise the board on the adequacy of such development activities. If no development contract is executed within sixty days of the designation of the operator or the required bond is not posted, the operator selection shall be set aside, and the procedures established in section twenty-seven shall be repeated in order to select a replacement operator; provided, however, that the community supervisory committee shall select such replacement operator within thirty days of the expiration of the time for the operator originally selected to execute the development contract or post the performance bond.  (b) Within thirty days of the execution of the development contract, the operator shall establish a field office within a site community outside the boundaries of the superior site.
MA Gen L ch 111h § 29 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XVI - Public Health|Chapter 111h - Massachusetts Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management Act|Section 29 - Phase Iv of the Low&ndash;level Radioactive Waste Management Act; Facility Approval and Licensing

Section 29. Facility approval and licensing shall be conducted in accordance with sections thirty to thirty-four, inclusive, which shall be known and be cited as ''Phase IV of the Low–Level Radioactive Waste Management Act'', and in accordance with the regulations adopted under section sixteen. The provisions of such sections and regulations shall be implemented so as to ensure an open and fair process for carrying out the environmental review and licensing of any facility for which a site, operator and technology have been selected pursuant to Phase III of the Low–Level Radioactive Waste Management Act and to require a comprehensive operating contract setting forth the rights and responsibilities of the board and the operator with respect to such facility.
MA Gen L ch 111h § 34 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XVI - Public Health|Chapter 111h - Massachusetts Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management Act|Section 34 - Community Compensation

Section 34. Any community compensation to be provided for site communities pursuant to the comprehensive operating contract shall be divided among such communities in the proportion that each community's population residing within three miles of the facility bears to the total population of site communities within such area. The community compensation to be provided for neighboring communities pursuant to the comprehensive operating contract shall be divided among such communities in the proportion that each community's population residing within three miles of the facility bears to the total population of such communities within such area; provided, however, that if the facility has no neighboring communities, such community compensation shall be divided among the site communities in accordance with the formula established in this section.
MA Gen L ch 111h § 35 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XVI - Public Health|Chapter 111h - Massachusetts Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management Act|Section 35 - Phase v of the Low&ndash;level Radioactive Waste Management Act; Facility Development, Operation, and Closure

Section 35. Facility development, operation, closure, and post-closure observation and maintenance shall be conducted in accordance with sections thirty-six to forty-four, inclusive, shall be known and be cited as ''Phase V of the Low–Level Radioactive Waste Management Act'', and in accordance with the regulations adopted by the department of public health under section sixteen. The provisions of such sections and regulations shall be implemented so as to provide for the safe and orderly development, operation, closure and post-closure observation and maintenance of any facility licensed pursuant to ''Phase IV of the Low–Level Radioactive Waste Management Act''.
MA Gen L ch 111h § 36 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XVI - Public Health|Chapter 111h - Massachusetts Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management Act|Section 36 - Comprehensive Environmental Monitoring Program; Establishment

Section 36. (a) Within thirty days of the issuance of a facility license pursuant to section thirty-one; the department of public health shall, after consultation with the department of environmental protection and the board of health of each site community, establish a comprehensive environmental monitoring program at the facility site. Such program shall employ the best available monitoring technology and shall provide, to the maximum extent feasible, for the participation of officials and citizens of each site community and the training of such persons to facilitate their participation. The program shall be designed to establish baseline environmental data on the site; to determine compliance with applicable regulations, with conditions of the facility license and with terms of the comprehensive operating contract; to provide early warning of the magnitude and extent of any radionuclide migration; and to provide reliable environmental data throughout development, operation, closure, post-closure operation and maintenance and institution control of the facility. The program shall collect and analyze data concerning standing and running surface water and drainage; groundwater samples from offsite, site boundary and waste management area wells; soil and vegetation samples; atmospheric samples; and radiation measurements offsite, at the site boundary and in the waste management area. The board of health of each site community shall be entitled to obtain portions of the samples collected pursuant to the program for independent analysis by a laboratory certified to conduct such analyses by the United States Environmental Protection Agency.  (b) The operator shall, according to applicable regulations and conditions of the facility license, cooperate with the environmental monitoring program and annually reimburse the department of public health and each site community for the costs thereof until the facility license is transferred to the board pursuant to section forty-six. A copy of all environmental monitoring records and analyses shall be kept at the board field office in the site community for public review.  (c) The department of public health shall annually issue a report describing and evaluating the findings of the monitoring program. Within sixty days of issuance of such report, said department shall hold a public meeting in each site community and, upon request by the chief executive officer of such community, in each affected and neighboring community for public review and comment upon the findings contained therein. Said department shall consider and evaluate all comments made at such public meetings or submitted in writing within sixty days of the issuance of the report.
MA Gen L ch 111h § 37 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XVI - Public Health|Chapter 111h - Massachusetts Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management Act|Section 37 - Commencement of Facility Construction

Section 37. Upon the determination of the department of public health that the environmental monitoring program or detailed site characterization of the superior site has yielded representative baseline data, the operator may commence construction of the facility. The operator shall construct, install and, from time to time, in accordance with the regulations adopted under section sixteen and the conditions of its facility license, make additions or improvements to such structures and equipment as are necessary to operate the facility. Said department shall, in cooperation with officials of each site community and according to the regulations adopted pursuant to said section sixteen, periodically inspect such construction to ensure that such regulations and the conditions of the license are satisfied. The board shall appoint a resident engineer having the experience and expertise specified in section forty-two J of chapter seven, who shall represent the board daily at the superior site during the construction of the facility and who shall, in cooperation with officials of each site community, check, inspect and report to the board as to events at the construction site, in order to ensure that the terms of the comprehensive operating contract are satisfied. The commissioner of capital asset management and maintenance shall assist said department and the board in fulfilling their obligations under this section, and shall advise them on the adequacy of construction activities.
MA Gen L ch 111h § 39 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XVI - Public Health|Chapter 111h - Massachusetts Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management Act|Section 39 - Determination of Operator's Compliance With Comprehensive Operating Contract; Notice to Generators

Section 39. (a) Upon written notification by the operator that the facility is ready to accept low-level radioactive waste, and upon written notification by the department of public health that the facility is in compliance with all regulations and conditions of the facility license, the board shall determine whether the operator is in compliance with the comprehensive operating contract. If it is so determined, then the facility shall commence operation.  (b) Within seven days of the board's determination, the operator shall notify all generators of the date on which the operator will accept low-level radioactive waste from such generators. Included in such notice shall be a statement of the terms, conditions and criteria for low-level radioactive waste acceptance at the facility.
MA Gen L ch 111h § 40 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XVI - Public Health|Chapter 111h - Massachusetts Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management Act|Section 40 - Operation of Facility; Temporary or Permanent Closure; Inspection Report

Section 40. (a) The facility shall be operated in accordance with this section and with regulations adopted under section sixteen. All shipments of low-level radioactive waste shall, upon arrival at the facility, enter the facility, but shall not proceed into the waste management area for unloading until inspected by the department of public health and found to be in compliance with applicable regulations and conditions of the facility license. Shipments found not to be in compliance shall proceed to a controlled area within the facility to await action to remedy the situation, and the board of health of each site community shall be so notified by the operator. Shipments found to be in compliance shall proceed into the waste management area for unloading. After a transport vehicle is unloaded and leaves the waste management area, it shall not leave the facility until it is again inspected by the department of public health and decontaminated, if necessary.  (b) The department of public health, in consultation with the board, may issue an order temporarily or permanently closing a facility prior to its scheduled closing date if it finds that there is a potential hazard to public health, safety or the environment which justifies such temporary or permanent closure. A facility that is temporarily closed shall remain closed as long as necessary for remedial action and, in any event, throughout any period of facility clean-up and stabilization. Prior to authorizing the reopening of a temporarily closed facility, said department shall conduct at least one public meeting on the reopening in each site community and other public meetings in neighboring communities upon request by the chief executive officer of such community, and shall issue a summary response to all comments made at such public meetings or made in writing during the time the facility is temporarily closed and an explanation of the reasons for authorizing the reopening.  (c) The department of public health shall annually prepare a report summarizing its inspection and enforcement activities with respect to the facility and shall transmit a copy of such report to the board and the board of health of each site community.
MA Gen L ch 111h § 41 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XVI - Public Health|Chapter 111h - Massachusetts Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management Act|Section 41 - Contingent Liability Account; Institutional Control Account

Section 41. (a) There is hereby established within the Low–Level Radioactive Waste Trust Fund, a contingent liability account and the institutional control account. The board shall determine annually the amount of revenues, raised from the surcharges imposed pursuant to section thirty-eight, that shall be deposited within each account; provided, however, that after such deposits, no amounts so deposited may be transferred between such accounts.  (b) The contingent liability account shall be used to pay compensation for injuries to persons, land or property resulting from the management of low-level radioactive waste pursuant to section nine.  (c) The institutional control account shall be used to pay institutional control costs pursuant to sections nine and forty-seven. The account shall be used by the board to purchase insurance coverage or otherwise to ensure the availability of funds to meet liability claims during the institutional control period; provided, however, that no portion of the monies held in the institutional control account may be used to satisfy judgments or settlements pursuant to section nine or for any other purpose other than institutional control of a facility.
MA Gen L ch 111h § 42 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XVI - Public Health|Chapter 111h - Massachusetts Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management Act|Section 42 - Administration of the Low&ndash;level Radioactive Waste Trust Fund

Section 42. The Low–Level Radioactive Waste Trust Fund, established by section thirty-five H of chapter ten, shall be administered by the board, without liability on the part of the commonwealth beyond the amounts credited to and earned by the fund.  The treasurer shall make payments from accounts of said fund upon receipt of a warrant listing all payments to be made and the accounts to be debited, which has been approved in writing by the board.  The state treasurer shall on or before July first of each year, submit to the board, the governor, the clerk of the senate and the clerk of the house of representatives, an annual report for the previous fiscal year. Said report shall include a statement of the revenues and disbursements of said Fund for the fiscal year, the balance at the beginning and the end of the fiscal year for each account within the trust fund, and any other information the treasurer deems appropriate.
MA Gen L ch 111h § 43 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XVI - Public Health|Chapter 111h - Massachusetts Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management Act|Section 43 - Facility Closure Plan

Section 43. (a) At least one year prior to the date scheduled for facility closure in the facility closure plan required to be prepared and maintained by regulations issued pursuant to section sixteen, the operator shall submit such plan to the department of public health and the management board. Said department shall conduct a public meeting on the plan at times to be determined after consultation with the board in each site community and other public meetings in neighboring communities upon request by the chief executive officer of such community. The board shall participate in each such public meeting. Said department shall accept written comments on the plan submitted by any interested person within forty-five days of the public notice of the availability of the plan. Prior to its acceptance of the plan said departments shall consider and evaluate all comments made at a public meeting or submitted in writing.  (b) Upon acceptance of such plan by said department and the board, the operator shall implement such plan according to the closure schedule contained therein. Said department shall, in cooperation with appropriate officials of each site community and according to regulations adopted pursuant to section sixteen, periodically inspect the operator's implementation of the facility closure plan to ensure that such regulations and the conditions of the facility license are satisfied. The board shall, in cooperation with appropriate officials of each site community, periodically, inspect the operator's implementation of the facility closure plan to ensure that the terms of the comprehensive operating contract are satisfied and that steps necessary to allow the board to accept transfer of the facility license pursuant to section forty-six are taken.
MA Gen L ch 111h § 44 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XVI - Public Health|Chapter 111h - Massachusetts Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management Act|Section 44 - Active Observation and Maintenance of Facility

Section 44. Upon completion of site closure activities, the operator shall, for no less than five years thereafter, engage in active observation and maintenance of the facility in accordance with regulations adopted pursuant to section sixteen and the conditions of the facility license. By the end of such time, the operator shall transfer all records of its development, operation, closure and post-closure observation and maintenance of the facility to the board.
MA Gen L ch 111h § 45 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XVI - Public Health|Chapter 111h - Massachusetts Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management Act|Section 45 - Phase Vi of the Low&ndash;level Radioactive Waste Management Act; Institutional Control of Facility

Section 45. Institutional control of a facility shall be conducted, subject to appropriation, in accordance with sections forty-six and forty-seven, which shall be known and may be cited as ''Phase VI of the Low–Level Radioactive Waste Management Act'', and in accordance with the regulations adopted pursuant to section sixteen. The provisions of these sections and regulations shall be implemented so as to provide for the safe and orderly institutional control of a facility following transfer of the facility license from the operator to the board.