| (a) State and national policy directs that the management
of low-level radioactive waste be accomplished by a system of interstate
compacts and the development of regional disposal sites. Under federal
law, Texas is responsible for managing the low-level radioactive waste
generated within its borders. The Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste
Disposal Compact, comprised of the states of Texas and Vermont, has
as its disposal facility the compact waste disposal facility licensed
under Subchapter H of this chapter (relating to Licensing Requirements
Near-Surface Land Disposal of Low-Level Radioactive Waste).
(b) Low-level radioactive waste is generated by essential
activities and services that benefit the citizens of the state. The
price to dispose of low-level radioactive waste at the Texas low-level
radioactive waste disposal site will be determined by the commission.
To protect Texas and Vermont compact states' businesses and services,
such as electrical production, medical and university research, and
private industries, upon which the public relies, the commission will
establish the maximum disposal rates charged by the licensee for disposal
of party state compact waste in accordance with the rules in this
subchapter.
(c) A licensee who receives low-level radioactive waste
for disposal pursuant to the Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal
Compact established under Texas Health and Safety Code, Chapter 403
shall collect a fee to be paid by each person who disposes of low-level
radioactive waste in the compact waste disposal facility. This fee
shall be based on the commission approved maximum disposal rate, as
specified in this subchapter.
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