Bill Text: TX HCR81 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Commemorating the 50th anniversary of the agreement between the State of Texas and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 2)
Status: (Passed) 2013-04-10 - Signed by the Governor [HCR81 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-HCR81-Enrolled.html
| H.C.R. No. 81 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Fifty years ago this year, the State of Texas | ||
| entered into an agreement with the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission to | ||
| assume regulatory and licensing authority over certain radioactive | ||
| materials in the Lone Star State; and | ||
| WHEREAS, On January 10, 1963, Governor Price Daniel agreed to | ||
| have Texas take responsibility for the oversight of radioactive | ||
| materials in the state, with the exception of special nuclear | ||
| material in excess of a critical mass and radioactive material that | ||
| was used by federal agencies; the agreement went into effect on | ||
| March 1, 1963, making Texas the fifth state to become an "agreement | ||
| state" under Section 274 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954; and | ||
| WHEREAS, This historic pact remains in effect with the AEC's | ||
| successor agency, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission; in addition to | ||
| the functions outlined in the original agreement, Texas is one of | ||
| only three agreement states with regulatory authority over uranium | ||
| recovery and the disposal of low-level radioactive waste; the Texas | ||
| Commission on Environmental Quality regulates uranium, disposal of | ||
| low-level radioactive waste, and non-oil and gas naturally | ||
| occurring radioactive material waste; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The Texas Department of State Health Services | ||
| regulates the 1,700 other radioactive material licensees, as well | ||
| as 20,000 x-ray and laser medical facilities, including those that | ||
| perform mammography; Texas was the first state, in fact, to enact | ||
| laser regulations; DSHS is also the lead agency for emergency | ||
| response planning in regard to nuclear accidents and other | ||
| emergencies involving radiation; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Uranium and other radioactive products are | ||
| essential to research, industry, and medicine in the 21st century, | ||
| and for 50 years, the State of Texas has capably and safely | ||
| regulated the use of these invaluable materials; now, therefore, be | ||
| it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the 83rd Legislature of the State of Texas | ||
| hereby commemorate the 50th anniversary of the agreement between | ||
| the State of Texas and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and pay | ||
| tribute to those state agencies and their employees responsible for | ||
| this agreement's implementation. | ||
| Bonnen of Brazoria | ||
| ______________________________ | ______________________________ | |
| President of the Senate | Speaker of the House | |
| I certify that H.C.R. No. 81 was adopted by the House on March | ||
| 20, 2013, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
| I certify that H.C.R. No. 81 was adopted by the Senate on | ||
| April 2, 2013, by a viva-voce vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| APPROVED: __________________ | ||
| Date | ||
| __________________ | ||
| Governor | ||
