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S.B. 155

This document includes House Floor Amendments incorporated into the bill on Wed, Feb 14, 2007 at 3:26 PM by jeyring. -->              1     

WASTE AMENDMENTS

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2007 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Darin G. Peterson

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House Sponsor: James R. Gowans


             6      Cosponsor: Curtis S. Bramble

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             8      LONG TITLE
             9      General Description:
             10          This bill exempts certain radioactive waste disposal facilities from certain approval and
             11      siting requirements.
             12      Highlighted Provisions:
             13          This bill:
             14          .    exempts a radioactive waste disposal facility license in effect on or before
             15      December 31, 2006 from local government planning and zoning approval,
             16      legislative and gubernatorial approval, and certain siting requirements; and
             17          .    exempts an amendment to or renewal of a radioactive waste disposal facility license
             18      in effect on or before December 31, 2006 from local government planning and
             19      zoning approval, legislative and gubernatorial approval, and certain siting
             20      requirements unless the amendment or renewal would authorize waste disposal at a
             21      different geographic location.
             22      Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
             23          None
             24      Other Special Clauses:
             25          None
             26      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             27      AMENDS:



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         19-3-104, as last amended by Chapter 10, Laws of Utah 2005
             29          19-3-105, as last amended by Chapter 10, Laws of Utah 2005
             30     

             31      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             32          Section 1. Section 19-3-104 is amended to read:
             33           19-3-104. Registration and licensing of radiation sources by department --
             34      Assessment of fees -- Rulemaking authority and procedure -- Siting criteria.
             35          (1) As used in this section:
             36          (a) "Decommissioning" includes financial assurance.
             37          (b) "Source material" and "byproduct material" have the same definitions as in 42
             38      U.S.C.A. 2014, Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended.
             39          (2) The board may require the registration or licensing of radiation sources that
             40      constitute a significant health hazard.
             41          (3) All sources of ionizing radiation, including ionizing radiation producing machines,
             42      shall be registered or licensed by the department.
             43          (4) The board may make rules:
             44          (a) necessary for controlling exposure to sources of radiation that constitute a
             45      significant health hazard;
             46          (b) to meet the requirements of federal law relating to radiation control to ensure the
             47      radiation control program under this part is qualified to maintain primacy from the federal
             48      government;
             49          (c) to establish:
             50          (i) board accreditation requirements and procedures for mammography facilities; and
             51          (ii) certification procedure and qualifications for persons who survey mammography
             52      equipment and oversee quality assurance practices at mammography facilities; and
             53          (d) as necessary regarding the possession, use, transfer, or delivery of source and
             54      byproduct material and the disposal of byproduct material to establish requirements for:
             55          (i) the licensing, operation, decontamination, and decommissioning, including financial
             56      assurances; and
             57          (ii) the reclamation of sites, structures, and equipment used in conjunction with the
             58      activities described in this Subsection (4).



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         (5) (a) On and after January 1, 2003, a fee is imposed for the regulation of source and
             60      byproduct material and the disposal of byproduct material at uranium mills or commercial
             61      waste facilities, as provided in this Subsection (5).
             62          (b) On and after January 1, 2003 through March 30, 2003:
             63          (i) $6,667 per month for uranium mills or commercial sites disposing of or
             64      reprocessing byproduct material; and
             65          (ii) $4,167 per month for those uranium mills the executive secretary has determined
             66      are on standby status.
             67          (c) On and after March 31, 2003 through June 30, 2003 the same fees as in Subsection
             68      (5)(b) apply, but only if the federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission grants to Utah an
             69      amendment for agreement state status for uranium recovery regulation on or before March 30,
             70      2003.
             71          (d) If the Nuclear Regulatory Commission does not grant the amendment for state
             72      agreement status on or before March 30, 2003, fees under Subsection (5)(e) do not apply and
             73      are not required to be paid until on and after the later date of:
             74          (i) October 1, 2003; or
             75          (ii) the date the Nuclear Regulatory Commission grants to Utah an amendment for
             76      agreement state status for uranium recovery regulation.
             77          (e) For the payment periods beginning on and after July 1, 2003, the department shall
             78      establish the fees required under Subsection (5)(a) under Section 63-38-3.2 , subject to the
             79      restrictions under Subsection (5)(d).
             80          (f) The department shall deposit fees it receives under this Subsection (5) into the
             81      Environmental Quality Restricted Account created in Section 19-1-108 .
             82          (6) (a) The department shall assess fees for registration, licensing, and inspection of
             83      radiation sources under this section.
             84          (b) The department shall comply with the requirements of Section 63-38-3.2 in
             85      assessing fees for licensure and registration.
             86          (7) The department shall coordinate its activities with the Department of Health rules
             87      made under Section 26-21a-203 .
             88          (8) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (9), the board may not adopt rules, for the
             89      purpose of the state assuming responsibilities from the United States Nuclear Regulatory



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     Commission with respect to regulation of sources of ionizing radiation, that are more stringent
             91      than the corresponding federal regulations which address the same circumstances.
             92          (b) In adopting those rules, the board may incorporate corresponding federal
             93      regulations by reference.
             94          (9) (a) The board may adopt rules more stringent than corresponding federal
             95      regulations for the purpose described in Subsection (8) only if it makes a written finding after
             96      public comment and hearing and based on evidence in the record that corresponding federal
             97      regulations are not adequate to protect public health and the environment of the state.
             98          (b) Those findings shall be accompanied by an opinion referring to and evaluating the
             99      public health and environmental information and studies contained in the record which form
             100      the basis for the board's conclusion.
             101          (10) (a) The board shall by rule:
             102          (i) authorize independent qualified experts to conduct inspections required under this
             103      chapter of x-ray facilities registered with the division; and
             104          (ii) establish qualifications and certification procedures necessary for independent
             105      experts to conduct these inspections.
             106          (b) Independent experts under this Subsection (10) are not considered employees or
             107      representatives of the division or the state when conducting the inspections.
             108          (11) (a) The board may by rule establish criteria for siting commercial low-level
             109      radioactive waste treatment or disposal facilities, subject to the prohibition imposed by Section
             110      19-3-103.7 .
             111          (b) [Any] Subject to Subsection 19-3-105 (10), any facility under Subsection (11)(a) for
             112      which a radioactive material license is required by this section shall comply with those criteria.
             113          (c) [A] Subject to Subsection 19-3-105 (10), a facility may not receive a radioactive
             114      material license until siting criteria have been established by the board. The criteria also apply
             115      to facilities that have applied for but not received a radioactive material license.
             116          (12) The board shall by rule establish financial assurance requirements for closure and
             117      postclosure care of radioactive waste land disposal facilities, taking into account existing
             118      financial assurance requirements.
             119          Section 2. Section 19-3-105 is amended to read:
             120           19-3-105. Definitions -- Legislative and gubernatorial approval required for



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     radioactive waste license -- Exceptions -- Application for new, renewed, or amended
             122      license.
             123          (1) As used in this section:
             124          (a) "Alternate feed material" has the same definition as provided in Section 59-24-102 .
             125          (b) (i) "Class A low-level radioactive waste" means:
             126          (A) radioactive waste that is classified as class A waste under 10 C.F.R. 61.55; and
             127          (B) radium-226 up to a maximum radionuclide concentration level of 10,000
             128      picocuries per gram.
             129          (ii) "Class A low-level radioactive waste" does not include:
             130          (A) uranium mill tailings;
             131          (B) naturally occurring radioactive materials; or
             132          (C) the following radionuclides if classified as "special nuclear material" under the
             133      Atomic Energy Act of 1954, 42 U.S.C. 2014:
             134          (I) uranium-233; and
             135          (II) uranium-235 with a radionuclide concentration level greater than the concentration
             136      limits for specific conditions and enrichments established by an order of the Nuclear
             137      Regulatory Commission:
             138          (Aa) to ensure criticality safety for a radioactive waste facility in the state; and
             139          (Bb) in response to a request, submitted prior to January 1, 2004, from a radioactive
             140      waste facility in the state to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to amend the facility's special
             141      nuclear material exemption order.
             142          (c) (i) "Radioactive waste facility" or "facility" means a facility that receives, transfers,
             143      stores, decays in storage, treats, or disposes of radioactive waste:
             144          (A) commercially for profit; or
             145          (B) generated at locations other than the radioactive waste facility.
             146          (ii) "Radioactive waste facility" does not include a facility that receives:
             147          (A) alternate feed material for reprocessing; or
             148          (B) radioactive waste from a location in the state designated as a processing site under
             149      42 U.S.C. 7912(f).
             150          (d) "Radioactive waste license" or "license" means a radioactive material license issued
             151      by the executive secretary under Subsection 19-3-108 (2)(c)(i), to own, construct, modify, or



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     operate a radioactive waste facility.
             153          (2) The provisions of this section are subject to the prohibition under Section
             154      19-3-103.7 .
             155          (3) [A] Subject to Subsection (10), a person may not own, construct, modify, or operate
             156      a radioactive waste facility without:
             157          (a) having received a radioactive waste license for the facility;
             158          (b) meeting the requirements established by rule under Section 19-3-104 ;
             159          (c) the approval of the governing body of the municipality or county responsible for
             160      local planning and zoning where the radioactive waste is or will be located; and
             161          (d) subsequent to meeting the requirements of Subsections (3)(a) through (c), the
             162      approval of the governor and the Legislature.
             163          (4) [A] Subject to Subsection (10), a new radioactive waste license application, or an
             164      application to renew or amend an existing radioactive waste license, is subject to the
             165      requirements of Subsections (3)(b) through (d) if the application, renewal, or amendment:
             166          (a) specifies a different geographic site than a previously submitted application;
             167          (b) would cost 50% or more of the cost of construction of the original radioactive
             168      waste facility or the modification would result in an increase in capacity or throughput of a
             169      cumulative total of 50% of the total capacity or throughput which was approved in the facility
             170      license as of January 1, 1990, or the initial approval facility license if the initial license
             171      approval is subsequent to January 1, 1990; or
             172          (c) requests approval to receive, transfer, store, decay in storage, treat, or dispose of
             173      radioactive waste having a higher radionuclide concentration limit than allowed, under an
             174      existing approved license held by the facility, for the specific type of waste to be received,
             175      transferred, stored, decayed in storage, treated, or disposed of.
             176          (5) The requirements of Subsection (4)(c) do not apply to an application to renew or
             177      amend an existing radioactive waste license if:
             178          (a) the radioactive waste facility requesting the renewal or amendment has received a
             179      license prior to January 1, 2004; and
             180          (b) the application to renew or amend its license is limited to a request to approve the
             181      receipt, transfer, storage, decay in storage, treatment, or disposal of class A low-level
             182      radioactive waste.



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         (6) A radioactive waste facility which receives a new radioactive waste license after
             184      May 3, 2004, is subject to the requirements of Subsections (3)(b) through (d) for any license
             185      application, renewal, or amendment that requests approval to receive, transfer, store, decay in
             186      storage, treat, or dispose of radioactive waste not previously approved under an existing license
             187      held by the facility.
             188          (7) If the board finds that approval of additional radioactive waste license applications,
             189      renewals, or amendments will result in inadequate oversight, monitoring, or licensure
             190      compliance and enforcement of existing and any additional radioactive waste facilities, the
             191      board shall suspend acceptance of further applications for radioactive waste licenses. The
             192      board shall report the suspension to the Legislative Management Committee.
             193          (8) The board shall review each proposed radioactive waste license application to
             194      determine whether the application complies with the provisions of this chapter and the rules of
             195      the board.
             196          (9) (a) If the radioactive waste license application is determined to be complete, the
             197      board shall issue a notice of completeness.
             198          (b) If the board determines that the radioactive waste license application is incomplete,
             199      the board shall issue a notice of deficiency, listing the additional information to be provided by
             200      the applicant to complete the application.
             201          (10) The requirements of Subsections (3)(c) and (d) and Subsection 19-3-104 (11) do
             202      not apply to:
             203          (a) a radioactive waste license that is in effect on December 31, 2006, including all
             204      amendments to the license that have taken effect as of December 31, 2006;
             205          (b) a license application H. for a facility in existence as of December 31, 2006 .H ,
             205a      unless the license application includes an area beyond the
             206      facility boundary approved in the license described in Subsection (10)(a); or
             207          (c) an application to renew or amend a license described in Subsection (10)(a), unless
             208      the renewal or amendment includes an area beyond the facility boundary approved in the
             209      license described in Subsection (10)(a).



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