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Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
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HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE |
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Title 5. SANITATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY |
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Subtitle D. NUCLEAR AND RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS |
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Chapter 401. RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS AND OTHER SOURCES OF RADIATION |
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Subchapter E. MANAGEMENT OF LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE |
Sec. 401.152. CORRECTIVE ACTION AND MEASURES
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(a) If the department or commission, under procedures provided by Section 401.056, finds that low-level radioactive waste under its jurisdiction threatens the public health and safety and the environment and that the license holder managing the low-level radioactive waste is unable to remove the threat, the agency by order may require any action, including a corrective measure, that is necessary to remove the threat.
(b) The agency shall use the security provided by the license holder to pay the costs of actions that are taken or that are to be taken under this section. The agency shall send to the comptroller a copy of its order together with necessary written requests authorizing the comptroller to:
(1) enforce security supplied by the license holder;
(2) convert an amount of security into cash, as necessary; and
(3) disburse from the security in the perpetual care account the amount necessary to pay the costs.