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TX Health & Safety Code § 3.05 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle D - Nuclear and Radioactive Materials|Chapter 403 - Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact|Section 3.05.

Sec. 3.05. The commission may:(1)  Employ staff necessary to carry out its duties and functions.  The commission is authorized to use to the extent practicable the services of existing employees of the party states.  Compensation shall be as determined by the commission.(2)  Accept any grants, equipment, supplies, materials, or services, conditional or otherwise, from the federal or state government.  The nature, amount, and condition, if any, of any donation, grant, or other resources accepted pursuant to this paragraph and the identity of the donor or grantor shall be detailed in the annual report of the commission.(3)  Enter into contracts to carry out its duties and authority, subject to projected resources.  No contract made by the commission shall bind a party state.(4)  Adopt, by a majority vote, bylaws and rules necessary to carry out the terms of this compact.  Any rules promulgated by the commission shall be adopted in accordance with Chapter 2001, Government Code.(5)  Sue and be sued and, when authorized by a majority vote of the members, seek to intervene in administrative or judicial proceedings related to this compact.(6)  Enter into an agreement with any person, state, regional body, or group of states for the importation of low-level radioactive waste into the compact for management or disposal, provided that the agreement receives a majority vote of the commission.  The commission may adopt such conditions and restrictions in the agreement as it deems advisable.(7)  Upon petition, allow an individual generator, a group of generators, or the host state of the compact to export low-level radioactive waste to a low-level radioactive waste disposal facility located outside the party states.  The commission may approve the petition only by a majority vote of its members.  The permission to export low-level radioactive waste shall be effective for that period of time and for the specified amount of low-level radioactive waste, and subject to any other term or condition, as is determined by the commission.(8)  Monitor the exportation outside of the party states of material which otherwise meets the criteria of low-level radioactive waste, where the sole purpose of the exportation is to manage or process the material for recycling or waste reduction and return it to the party states for disposal in the compact facility.
TX Health & Safety Code § 3.06 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle D - Nuclear and Radioactive Materials|Chapter 403 - Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact|Section 3.06.

Sec. 3.06. Jurisdiction and venue of any action contesting any action of the commission shall be in the United States District Court in the district where the commission maintains its office.ARTICLE IV. RIGHTS, RESPONSIBILITIES, AND OBLIGATIONS OF PARTY STATES
TX Health & Safety Code § 4.01 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle D - Nuclear and Radioactive Materials|Chapter 403 - Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact|Section 4.01.

Sec. 4.01. The host state shall develop and have full administrative control over the development, management, and operation of a facility for the disposal of low-level radioactive waste generated within the party states.  The host state shall be entitled to unlimited use of the facility over its operating life.  Use of the facility by the nonhost party states for disposal of low-level radioactive waste, including such waste resulting from decommissioning of any nuclear electric generation facilities located in the party states, is limited to the volume requirements of Section 3.04(11) of Article III.
TX Health & Safety Code § 4.02 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle D - Nuclear and Radioactive Materials|Chapter 403 - Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact|Section 4.02.

Sec. 4.02. Low-level radioactive waste generated within the party states shall be disposed of only at the compact facility, except as provided in Section 3.05(7) of Article III.
TX Health & Safety Code § 4.03 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle D - Nuclear and Radioactive Materials|Chapter 403 - Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact|Section 4.03.

Sec. 4.03. The initial states of this compact cannot be members of another low-level radioactive waste compact entered into pursuant to the Act.
TX Health & Safety Code § 4.04 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle D - Nuclear and Radioactive Materials|Chapter 403 - Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact|Section 4.04.

Sec. 4.04. The host state shall do the following:(1)  Cause a facility to be developed in a timely manner and operated and maintained through the institutional control period.(2)  Ensure, consistent with any applicable federal and host state laws, the protection and preservation of the environment and the public health and safety in the siting, design, development, licensing, regulation, operation, closure, decommissioning, and long-term care of the disposal facilities within the host state.(3)  Close the facility when reasonably necessary to protect the public health and safety of its citizens or to protect its natural resources from harm.  However, the host state shall notify the commission of the closure within three days of its action and shall, within 30 working days of its action, provide a written explanation to the commission of the closure, and implement any adopted contingency plan.(4)  Establish reasonable fees for disposal at the facility of low-level radioactive waste generated in the party states based on disposal fee criteria set out in Sections 402.272 and 402.273, Texas Health and Safety Code.  The same fees shall be charged for the disposal of low-level radioactive waste that was generated in the host state and in the nonhost party states.  Fees shall also be sufficient to reasonably support the activities of the commission.(5)  Submit an annual report to the commission on the status of the facility, including projections of the facility's anticipated future capacity, and on the related funds.(6)  Notify the commission immediately upon the occurrence of any event that could cause a possible temporary or permanent closure of the facility and identify all reasonable options for the disposal of low-level radioactive waste at alternate compact facilities or, by arrangement and commission vote, at noncompact facilities.(7)  Promptly notify the other party states of any legal action involving the facility.(8)  Identify and regulate, in accordance with federal and host state law, the means and routes of transportation of low-level radioactive waste in the host state.
TX Health & Safety Code § 4.06 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle D - Nuclear and Radioactive Materials|Chapter 403 - Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact|Section 4.06.

Sec. 4.06. Each party state shall act in good faith and may rely on the good faith performance of the other party states regarding requirements of this compact.ARTICLE V. PARTY STATE CONTRIBUTIONS
TX Health & Safety Code § 5.01 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle D - Nuclear and Radioactive Materials|Chapter 403 - Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact|Section 5.01.

Sec. 5.01. Each party state, except the host state, shall contribute a total of $25 million to the host state.  Payments shall be deposited in the host state treasury to the credit of the low-level waste fund in the following manner except as otherwise provided.  Not later than the 60th day after the date of congressional ratification of this compact, each nonhost party state shall pay to the host state $12.5 million.  Not later than the 60th day after the date of the opening of the compact facility, each nonhost party state shall pay to the host state an additional $12.5 million.
TX Health & Safety Code § 5.02 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle D - Nuclear and Radioactive Materials|Chapter 403 - Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact|Section 5.02.

Sec. 5.02. As an alternative, the host state and the nonhost states may provide for payments in the same total amount as stated above to be made to meet the principal and interest expense associated with the bond indebtedness or other form of indebtedness issued by the appropriate agency of the host state for purposes associated with the development, operation, and post-closure monitoring of the compact facility.  In the event the member states proceed in this manner, the payment schedule shall be determined in accordance with the schedule of debt repayment.  This schedule shall replace the payment schedule described in Section 5.01 of this article.ARTICLE VI. PROHIBITED ACTS AND PENALTIES
TX Health & Safety Code § 6.01 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle D - Nuclear and Radioactive Materials|Chapter 403 - Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact|Section 6.01.

Sec. 6.01. No person shall dispose of low-level radioactive waste generated within the party states unless the disposal is at the compact facility, except as otherwise provided in Section 3.05(7) of Article III.
TX Health & Safety Code § 6.02 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle D - Nuclear and Radioactive Materials|Chapter 403 - Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact|Section 6.02.

Sec. 6.02. No person shall manage or dispose of any low-level radioactive waste within the party states unless the low-level radioactive waste was generated within the party states, except as provided in Section 3.05(6) of Article III. Nothing herein shall be construed to prohibit the storage or management of low-level radioactive waste by a generator, nor its disposal pursuant to 10 C.F.R. Section 20.302.
TX Health & Safety Code § 6.03 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle D - Nuclear and Radioactive Materials|Chapter 403 - Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact|Section 6.03.

Sec. 6.03. Violations of this article may result in prohibiting the violator from disposing of low-level radioactive waste in the compact facility, or in the imposition of penalty surcharges on shipments to the facility, as determined by the commission.ARTICLE VII. ELIGIBILITY;  ENTRY INTO EFFECT;  CONGRESSIONAL CONSENT;  WITHDRAWAL;  EXCLUSION
TX Health & Safety Code § 7.01 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle D - Nuclear and Radioactive Materials|Chapter 403 - Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact|Section 7.01.

Sec. 7.01. The states of Texas, Maine, and Vermont are party states to this compact.  Any other state may be made eligible for party status by a majority vote of the commission and ratification by the legislature of the host state, subject to fulfillment of the rights of the initial nonhost party states under Section 3.04(11) of Article III and Section 4.01 of Article IV, and upon compliance with those terms and conditions for eligibility that the host state may establish.  The host state may establish all terms and conditions for the entry of any state, other than the states named in this section, as a member of this compact;  provided, however, the specific provisions of this compact, except for those pertaining to the composition of the commission and those pertaining to Section 7.09 of this article, may not be changed except upon ratification by the legislatures of the party states.
TX Health & Safety Code § 7.02 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle D - Nuclear and Radioactive Materials|Chapter 403 - Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact|Section 7.02.

Sec. 7.02. Upon compliance with the other provisions of this compact, a state made eligible under Section 7.01 of this article may become a party state by legislative enactment of this compact or by executive order of the governor of the state adopting this compact.  A state becoming a party state by executive order shall cease to be a party state upon adjournment of the first general session of its legislature convened after the executive order is issued, unless before the adjournment, the legislature enacts this compact.
TX Health & Safety Code § 7.03 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle D - Nuclear and Radioactive Materials|Chapter 403 - Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact|Section 7.03.

Sec. 7.03. Any party state may withdraw from this compact by repealing enactment of this compact subject to the provisions herein.  In the event the host state allows an additional state or additional states to join the compact, the host state's legislature, without the consent of the nonhost party states, shall have the right to modify the composition of the commission so that the host state shall have a voting majority on the commission;  provided, however, that any modification maintains the right of each initial party state to retain one voting member on the commission.
TX Health & Safety Code § 7.04 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle D - Nuclear and Radioactive Materials|Chapter 403 - Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact|Section 7.04.

Sec. 7.04. If the host state withdraws from the compact, the withdrawal shall not become effective until five years after enactment of the repealing legislation and the nonhost party states may continue to use the facility during that time.  The financial obligation of the nonhost party states under Article V shall cease immediately upon enactment of the repealing legislation.  If the host state withdraws from the compact or abandons plans to operate a facility prior to the date of any nonhost party state payment under Sections 4.05(5) and (6), of Article IV or Article V, the nonhost party states are relieved of any obligations to make the contributions.  This section sets out the exclusive remedies for the nonhost party states if the host state withdraws from the compact or is unable to develop and operate a compact facility.
TX Health & Safety Code § 7.05 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle D - Nuclear and Radioactive Materials|Chapter 403 - Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact|Section 7.05.

Sec. 7.05. A party state, other than the host state, may withdraw from the compact by repealing the enactment of this compact, but this withdrawal shall not become effective until two years after the effective date of the repealing legislation.  During this two-year period the party state will continue to have access to the facility.  The withdrawing party shall remain liable for any payments under Sections 4.05(5) and (6) of Article IV that were due during the two-year period and shall not be entitled to any refund of payments previously made.
TX Health & Safety Code § 7.06 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle D - Nuclear and Radioactive Materials|Chapter 403 - Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact|Section 7.06.

Sec. 7.06. Any party state that substantially fails to comply with the terms of the compact or to fulfill its obligations hereunder may have its membership in the compact revoked by a seven-eighths vote of the commission following notice that a hearing will be scheduled not less than six months from the date of the notice.  In all other respects, revocation proceedings undertaken by the commission will be subject to Chapter 2001, Government Code, except that a party state may appeal the commission's revocation decision to the United States District Court in accordance with Section 3.06 of Article III. Revocation shall take effect one year from the date such party state receives written notice from the commission of a final action.  Written notice of revocation shall be transmitted immediately following the vote of the commission, by the chair, to the governor of the affected party state, all other governors of party states, and to the United States Congress.
TX Health & Safety Code § 7.07 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle D - Nuclear and Radioactive Materials|Chapter 403 - Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact|Section 7.07.

Sec. 7.07. This compact shall take effect following its enactment under the laws of the host state and any other party state and thereafter upon the consent of the United States Congress and shall remain in effect until otherwise provided by federal law.  If Texas and either Maine or Vermont ratify this compact, the compact shall be in full force and effect as to Texas and the other ratifying state, and this compact shall be interpreted as follows:(1)  Texas and the other ratifying state are the initial party states.(2)  The commission shall consist of two voting members from the other ratifying state and six from Texas.(3)  Each party state is responsible for its pro-rata share of the commission's expenses.
TX Health & Safety Code § 7.08 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle D - Nuclear and Radioactive Materials|Chapter 403 - Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact|Section 7.08.

Sec. 7.08. This compact is subject to review by the United States Congress and the withdrawal of the consent of congress every five years after its effective date, pursuant to federal law.
TX Health & Safety Code § 7.09 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle D - Nuclear and Radioactive Materials|Chapter 403 - Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact|Section 7.09.

Sec. 7.09. The host state legislature, with the approval of the governor, shall have the right and authority, without the consent of the nonhost party states, to modify the provisions contained in Section 3.04(11) of Article III to comply with Section 402.219(c)(1), Texas Health and Safety Code, as long as the modification does not impair the rights of the initial nonhost party states.ARTICLE VIII. CONSTRUCTION AND SEVERABILITY
TX Health & Safety Code § 8.01 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle D - Nuclear and Radioactive Materials|Chapter 403 - Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact|Section 8.01.

Sec. 8.01. The provisions of this compact shall be broadly construed to carry out the purposes of the compact, but the sovereign powers of a party shall not be infringed upon unnecessarily.
TX Health & Safety Code § 8.02 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle D - Nuclear and Radioactive Materials|Chapter 403 - Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact|Section 8.02.

Sec. 8.02. This compact does not affect any judicial proceeding pending on the effective date of this compact.
TX Health & Safety Code § 8.03 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle D - Nuclear and Radioactive Materials|Chapter 403 - Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact|Section 8.03.

Sec. 8.03. No party state acquires any liability, by joining this compact, resulting from the siting, operation, maintenance, long-term care, or any other activity relating to the compact facility.  No nonhost party state shall be liable for any harm or damage from the siting, operation, maintenance, or long-term care relating to the compact facility.  Except as otherwise expressly provided in this compact, nothing in this compact shall be construed to alter the incidence of liability of any kind for any act or failure to act.  Generators, transporters, owners, and operators of the facility shall be liable for their acts, omissions, conduct, or relationships in accordance with applicable law.  By entering into this compact and securing the ratification by congress of its terms, no party state acquires a potential liability under Section 5(d)(2)(C) of the Act (42 U.S.C. Section 2021e(d)(2)(C)) that did not exist prior to entering into this compact.
TX Health & Safety Code § 8.04 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle D - Nuclear and Radioactive Materials|Chapter 403 - Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact|Section 8.04.

Sec. 8.04. If a party state withdraws from the compact pursuant to Section 7.03 of Article VII or has its membership in this compact revoked pursuant to Section 7.06 of Article VII, the withdrawal or revocation shall not affect any liability already incurred by or chargeable to the affected state under Section 8.03 of this article.
TX Health & Safety Code § 8.05 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle D - Nuclear and Radioactive Materials|Chapter 403 - Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact|Section 8.05.

Sec. 8.05. The provisions of this compact shall be severable and if any phrase, clause, sentence, or provision of this compact is declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be contrary to the constitution of any participating state or of the United States or the applicability thereof to any government, agency, person, or circumstances is held invalid, the validity of the remainder of this compact and the applicability thereof to any government, agency, person, or circumstance shall not be affected thereby to the extent the remainder can in all fairness be given effect.  If any provision of this compact shall be held contrary to the constitution of any state participating therein, the compact shall remain in full force and effect as to the state affected as to all severable matters.
TX Health & Safety Code § 8.06 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle D - Nuclear and Radioactive Materials|Chapter 403 - Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact|Section 8.06.

Sec. 8.06. Nothing in this compact diminishes or otherwise impairs the jurisdiction, authority, or discretion of either of the following:(1)  the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission pursuant to the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (42 U.S.C. Section 2011 et seq.);  or(2)  an agreement state under Section 274 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (42 U.S.C. Section 2021).
TX Health & Safety Code § 8.07 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle D - Nuclear and Radioactive Materials|Chapter 403 - Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact|Section 8.07.

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.|