IC 10-14-9-7: Shipping permit; application; fees

Sec. 7. (a) A shipper who intends to ship HRCQ materials must submit an application for a permit to the department of homeland security in the form and manner prescribed by the department of homeland security.

(b) The department of homeland security may issue a permit to a shipper that:

(1) submits a completed application under subsection (a); and

(2) pays a minimum fee as follows:

(A) For each truck shipment, one thousand eight hundred dollars ($1,800) per truck.

(B) For each rail shipment:

(i) one thousand three hundred dollars ($1,300) for the first cask; and

(ii) one hundred twenty-five dollars ($125) for each additional cask.

(c) The director:

(1) shall deposit fees received under subsection (b) in the nuclear response fund; and

(2) may increase a minimum fee under subsection (b)(2) if the increase:

(A) applies uniformly across all fees; and

(B) is limited to an amount necessary to cover the costs of administering this section.

(d) A permit issued under subsection (b) must:

(1) specify the purpose for which the permit is issued; and

(2) contain an expiration date.

(e) A shipper of HRCQ materials shall notify the state emergency operations center at least seven (7) business days before shipping the HRCQ materials.