{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-401.218","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Health and Safety Code § 401.218","heading":"DISPOSAL OF CERTAIN WASTE.","body":"(a) In this section, \"Class A low-level radioactive waste,\" \"Class B low-level radioactive waste,\" and \"Class C low-level radioactive waste\" have the meanings assigned by commission rule.\n(b) The compact waste disposal facility license holder shall dispose of Class B low-level radioactive waste and Class C low-level radioactive waste:\n(1) within a reinforced concrete container and within a reinforced concrete barrier or within containment structures made of materials technologically equivalent or superior to reinforced concrete; and\n(2) in such a manner that the waste can be monitored and retrieved.\n(c) The commission by rule may require a compact waste disposal facility license holder to dispose of certain Class A low-level radioactive wastes that present a hazard because of their high radiation levels in the manner required for Class B low-level radioactive waste and Class C low-level radioactive waste under Subsection (b). To the extent practicable, rules adopted under this subsection shall be consistent with federal rules regarding classification of low-level radioactive waste under 10 C.F.R. Part 61.\n(d) In addition to the fees charged to support the operations of the Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact Commission, the commission's executive director may charge a license holder a fee to cover the administrative costs of the executive director's action to adjust, correct, or otherwise modify a license.\nAdded by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1067, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.\nAmended by:\nActs 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1159 (S.B. 347), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2013.","path":["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 F. SPECIAL PROVISIONS CONCERNING LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.401.htm#401.218","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:17Z","sha256":"a55cc72b516ec2d781b5a8b94b0b31065caf363315fb7df66a973ee37423a667","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-401.217","next":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-401.219"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}