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TX Health & Safety Code § 401.053 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle D - Nuclear and Radioactive Materials|Chapter 401 - Radioactive Materials and Other Sources of Radiation|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 401.053. Classification System for Low-Level Radioactive Waste

Sec. 401.053.  CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM FOR LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE.  The department may establish a classification system for low-level radioactive waste that is based on radiological, chemical, and biological characteristics and on physical state so that low-level radioactive waste can be managed safely and compatibly.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1367, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 401.054 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle D - Nuclear and Radioactive Materials|Chapter 401 - Radioactive Materials and Other Sources of Radiation|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 401.054. Notice and Hearing

Sec. 401.054.  NOTICE AND HEARING.  (a)  The department shall provide notice and an opportunity for a hearing on a matter under its jurisdiction as provided by its formal hearing procedures and Chapter 2001, Government Code, on written request of a person affected by any of the following procedures:(1)  the denial, suspension, or revocation by the department of a license or registration;(2)  the determination by the department of compliance with or the grant of exemptions from a department rule or order;  or(3)  the grant or amendment by the department of a specific license.(b)  This section does not apply to license or registration activities for which other notice and hearing procedures are required by this chapter.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 5.95(49), 11.213, eff. Sept. 1, 1995;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1072, Sec. 46, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 401.055 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle D - Nuclear and Radioactive Materials|Chapter 401 - Radioactive Materials and Other Sources of Radiation|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 401.055. Orders

Sec. 401.055.  ORDERS.  The department or commission shall issue and modify necessary orders in connection with proceedings conducted by the agency under this chapter on matters under the agency's jurisdiction.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 11.214, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 401.056 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle D - Nuclear and Radioactive Materials|Chapter 401 - Radioactive Materials and Other Sources of Radiation|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 401.056. Emergency Orders

Sec. 401.056.  EMERGENCY ORDERS.  (a)  If the department or commission finds an emergency exists as a result of a matter under its jurisdiction that requires immediate action to protect the public health and safety and the environment, the agency, without notice or hearing, may issue an order stating the existence of the emergency and requiring that action be taken at the agency's direction to meet the emergency.(b)  The emergency order is effective immediately.(c)  A person to whom an emergency order is directed shall comply immediately with that order.(d)  The agency shall provide a person to whom an emergency order is directed an opportunity for a hearing on written application to the agency not later than the 30th day following the date of the emergency order.(e)  The agency shall hold a requested hearing not earlier than the 11th day and not later than the 20th day following the date of receipt of the hearing application.(f)  The agency shall continue, modify, or revoke an emergency order based on the hearing.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 11.215, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 401.057 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle D - Nuclear and Radioactive Materials|Chapter 401 - Radioactive Materials and Other Sources of Radiation|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 401.057. Records

Sec. 401.057.  RECORDS.  (a)  The department or commission, within its jurisdiction, shall require each person who possesses or uses a source of radiation to maintain:(1)  records relating to the use, receipt, storage, transfer, or disposal of that source of radiation;(2)  appropriate records that show the radiation exposure of each individual for whom personnel monitoring is required by the agency's rules, licenses, registrations, and orders;  and(3)  other records the agency requires.(b)  The executive commissioner or commission by rule may provide exemptions to the records requirements under Subsections (a)(1) and (3).(c)  Copies of records required to be maintained under Subsection (a) shall be submitted to the agency on request.(d)  A person who possesses or uses a source of radiation shall furnish to each employee for whom personnel monitoring is required a copy of the employee's personal exposure record at any time the employee has received exposure that exceeds the maximum permissible levels provided by the agency's rules and on termination of employment.  The person shall furnish to an employee on request a copy of the employee's annual exposure record.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 11.216, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0906, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 401.058 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle D - Nuclear and Radioactive Materials|Chapter 401 - Radioactive Materials and Other Sources of Radiation|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 401.058. Information

Sec. 401.058.  INFORMATION.  (a)  The department shall collect and disseminate information relating to the transportation of sources of radiation.  The department and the commission each within its jurisdiction shall collect and disseminate information relating to the control of sources of radiation.(b)  The department and commission each, as part of the collection and dissemination of information, shall maintain:(1)  a file of license applications, issuances, denials, amendments, transfers, renewals, modifications, suspensions, and revocations;(2)  a file of registrants possessing sources of radiation requiring registration under this chapter and any administrative or judicial action relating to those registrants;  and(3)  a file of pending and adopted rules and guidelines relating to regulation of sources of radiation and proceedings relating to those rules and guidelines.(c)  The commission, as part of the collection and dissemination of information, shall maintain a file of:(1)  known locations in this state at which radioactive material has been disposed of and at which soil and facilities are contaminated;  and(2)  information on inspection reports relating to the radioactive material disposed of and radiation levels at those locations.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 11.216, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 401.059 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle D - Nuclear and Radioactive Materials|Chapter 401 - Radioactive Materials and Other Sources of Radiation|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 401.059. Program Development

Sec. 401.059.  PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT.  (a)  The department shall develop programs to evaluate hazards associated with the use of sources of radiation.(b)  The department and commission shall develop programs within their respective jurisdictions with due regard for compatibility with federal programs for the regulation of sources of radiation.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 11.217, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 401.060 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle D - Nuclear and Radioactive Materials|Chapter 401 - Radioactive Materials and Other Sources of Radiation|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 401.060. Studies, Investigations, Etc

Sec. 401.060.  STUDIES, INVESTIGATIONS, ETC.  The department and commission each within its jurisdiction shall encourage, participate in, or conduct studies, investigations, training, research, and demonstrations relating to the control of sources of radiation.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 11.218, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 401.061 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle D - Nuclear and Radioactive Materials|Chapter 401 - Radioactive Materials and Other Sources of Radiation|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 401.061. Low-Level Radioactive Waste Studies

Sec. 401.061.  LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE STUDIES.  The department and commission each within its jurisdiction shall conduct studies of the need for low-level radioactive waste processing and disposal facilities and technologies as the agency considers necessary for minimizing the risks to the public and the environment from low-level radioactive waste management.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 11.218, eff. Sept. 1, 1995;  Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1367, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 401.062 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle D - Nuclear and Radioactive Materials|Chapter 401 - Radioactive Materials and Other Sources of Radiation|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 401.062. Training Programs

Sec. 401.062.  TRAINING PROGRAMS.  (a)  The department and commission each may institute training programs to qualify their personnel to carry out this chapter.(b)  The department and commission each may make those personnel available to participate in a program of the federal government, another state, or an interstate agency to carry out this chapter's purposes.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 11.218, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 401.063 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle D - Nuclear and Radioactive Materials|Chapter 401 - Radioactive Materials and Other Sources of Radiation|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 401.063. General Inspection Authority

Sec. 401.063.  GENERAL INSPECTION AUTHORITY.  (a)  The department or commission or the agency's representative may enter public or private property at reasonable times to determine whether, in a matter under the agency's jurisdiction, there is compliance with this chapter and the agency's rules, licenses, registrations, and orders under this chapter.(b)  The department or commission or the agency's representative may enter an area under the jurisdiction of the federal government only with the concurrence of the federal government or its designated representative.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 11.218, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 401.064 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle D - Nuclear and Radioactive Materials|Chapter 401 - Radioactive Materials and Other Sources of Radiation|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 401.064. Inspection of X-Ray Equipment

Sec. 401.064.  INSPECTION OF X-RAY EQUIPMENT.  (a)  The executive commissioner shall adopt rules relating to the frequency of department inspections of electronic products.(b)  In adopting the rules, the executive commissioner shall consider the threat to human health and safety that the electronic products may present.(c)  The executive commissioner shall adopt an inspection interval of five years for routine inspections of electronic products that present a minimal threat to human health and safety.(d)  The executive commissioner by rule shall require a person who inspects medical, podiatric medical, dental, veterinary, or chiropractic electronic products to have special training in the design and uses of the products.(e)  The department shall conduct inspections of medical, podiatric medical, dental, veterinary, and chiropractic electronic products in a manner designed to cause as little disruption of a medical, podiatric medical, dental, veterinary, or chiropractic practice as is practicable.(f)  In adopting rules under this section relating to the inspection of medical, podiatric medical, dental, veterinary, and chiropractic electronic products, the executive commissioner shall solicit and follow the recommendations of the State Board of Dental Examiners for the inspections of dental electronic products, the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation for the inspection of podiatric medical electronic products, the Texas Medical Board for the inspection of medical electronic products, the State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners for the inspection of medical electronic products used in the practice of veterinary medicine, and the Texas Board of Chiropractic Examiners for the inspection of chiropractic electronic products, unless in conflict with federal statutes or federal rules.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 207, Sec. 1, eff. May 19, 1993;  Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 965, Sec. 80, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0907, eff. April 2, 2015.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 467 (H.B. 4170), Sec. 19.008, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 401.065 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle D - Nuclear and Radioactive Materials|Chapter 401 - Radioactive Materials and Other Sources of Radiation|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 401.065. Inspection Agreements

Sec. 401.065.  INSPECTION AGREEMENTS.  The department or commission, in matters under its jurisdiction, with the approval of the governor, may enter into an agreement with the federal government, another state, or an interstate agency under which the state, in cooperation with the other parties to the agreement, performs inspections or other functions relating to the control of sources of radiation.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 11.219, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 401.066 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle D - Nuclear and Radioactive Materials|Chapter 401 - Radioactive Materials and Other Sources of Radiation|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 401.066. Surveillance Plans

Sec. 401.066.  SURVEILLANCE PLANS.  The department shall prepare and update emergency and environmental surveillance plans for fixed nuclear facilities in this state.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 401.067 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle D - Nuclear and Radioactive Materials|Chapter 401 - Radioactive Materials and Other Sources of Radiation|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 401.067. Local Government Inspections

Sec. 401.067.  LOCAL GOVERNMENT INSPECTIONS.  (a)  An agent or employee of a local government may examine and copy during regular business hours records relating to activities licensed under Subchapter F.  Examinations and copying of records must be done at the local government's expense and subject to limitations in Chapter 552, Government Code.(b)  Records copied under this section are public records unless the record's owner shows to the satisfaction of the commission that the records if made public will divulge trade secrets.  On such a showing, the commission shall consider the copied records confidential.(c)  A local government agent or employee may not enter private property that has management in residence unless the agent or employee notifies the management, or person in charge, of the agent's or employee's presence and exhibits proper credentials.  The agent or employee shall observe the rules of the establishment being inspected relating to safety, internal security, and fire protection.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 5.95(88), 11.220, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 401.068 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle D - Nuclear and Radioactive Materials|Chapter 401 - Radioactive Materials and Other Sources of Radiation|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 401.068. Impounding Sources of Radiation

Sec. 401.068.  IMPOUNDING SOURCES OF RADIATION.  The department or commission, in an emergency relating to a substance or activity under the agency's jurisdiction, may impound or order impounded sources of radiation that are in the possession of a person who is not equipped to observe or fails to observe this chapter or the agency's rules.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 11.221, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 401.069 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle D - Nuclear and Radioactive Materials|Chapter 401 - Radioactive Materials and Other Sources of Radiation|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 401.069. Memorandum of Understanding

Sec. 401.069.  MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING.  The executive commissioner or commission must adopt as a rule any memorandum of understanding between the department or commission, as appropriate, and another state agency.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 11.221, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0908, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 401.070 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle D - Nuclear and Radioactive Materials|Chapter 401 - Radioactive Materials and Other Sources of Radiation|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 401.070. Relationship With Other Entities

Sec. 401.070.  RELATIONSHIP WITH OTHER ENTITIES.  The department shall advise, consult, and cooperate, on matters under its jurisdiction, with other state agencies, the federal government, other states, interstate agencies, local governments, and groups concerned with the control and transportation of sources of radiation.  The commission shall advise, consult, and cooperate with those entities on matters under its jurisdiction.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 11.221, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 401.071 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle D - Nuclear and Radioactive Materials|Chapter 401 - Radioactive Materials and Other Sources of Radiation|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 401.071. General Powers of Commission in Relation to Low-Level Radioactive Waste

Sec. 401.071.  GENERAL POWERS OF COMMISSION IN RELATION TO LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE.  (a)  The commission may:(1)  conduct, request, and participate in studies, investigations, and research relating to selection, preparation, construction, operation, maintenance, decommissioning, closing, and financing of disposal sites for and disposal of low-level radioactive waste;  and(2)  advise, consult, and cooperate with the federal government, the state, interstate agencies, local governmental entities in this state, and private entities on matters involving the disposal of low-level radioactive waste.(b)  In carrying out its duties under this section the commission may:(1)  apply for, receive, accept, and administer gifts, grants, and other funds available from any source;  and(2)  contract with the federal government, the state, interstate agencies, local governmental agencies, and private entities.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1067, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 401.072 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle D - Nuclear and Radioactive Materials|Chapter 401 - Radioactive Materials and Other Sources of Radiation|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 401.072. Disposal or Storage of High-Level Radioactive Waste

Sec. 401.072.  DISPOSAL OR STORAGE OF HIGH-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE.  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, a person, including the compact waste disposal facility license holder, may not dispose of or store high-level radioactive waste in this state.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., 2nd C.S., Ch. 2 (H.B. 7), Sec. 3, eff. September 9, 2021.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 401.101 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|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

Sec. 401.101.  LICENSE AND REGISTRATION REQUIREMENT.  A person may not use, manufacture, produce, transport, transfer, receive, acquire, own, possess, process, or dispose of a source of radiation unless that person has a license, registration, or exemption from the department or commission as provided by this chapter.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 11.222, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 401.102 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|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 401.102. Application to Nuclear Reactor Facilities

Sec. 401.102.  APPLICATION TO NUCLEAR REACTOR FACILITIES.  Nuclear reactor facilities licensed by the federal commission are not required to be licensed or registered under this chapter.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 11.222, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|