The purpose of this Act is to carry out policies to protect occupational and public health and safety and the environment by providing a program to ensure effective regulation of sources of radiation for protection of the occupational and public health and safety and the environment, promote an orderly regulatory pattern in the state, among the states, and between the federal government and the state, and facilitate intergovernmental cooperation with respect to use and regulation of sources of radiation to minimize regulatory duplication, establish procedures for assumption and performance of certain regulatory responsibilities with respect to sources of radiation, and permit maximum use of sources of radiation consistent with public health and safety and environmental protection. The Act is composed of the following subchapters: A- General Provisions, B- Administrative Provisions laying down provisions concerning the jurisdiction of the Texas Radiation Control Agency, its composition, and internal rules of operation. The commission jurisdiction is also explained here; C- Powers and Duties regulating the authority of the executive commissioner and commission to adopt rules and guidelines concerning the control of sources of radiation including rules on transportation and routing of radioactive material and waste, groundwater protection standards, and a classification system for low-level radioactive waste. General inspection authority of the commission and department is also regulated; D- Licensing and Registration laying down rules on licensing and registration requirements, environmental analysis of the proposed licensed activity; E- Management of Low-level Radioactive Waste, F- Special Provisions Concerning Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal; G- Special Provisions Concerning By-Product Material; I- Court Proceedings, J- Enforcement covering general civil, criminal, and administrative penalties; K- Licensing Authority Of Texas Commission on Environmental Quality And The Railroad Commission of Texas providing that the commission has sole and exclusive authority to directly regulate and to grant, deny, renew, revoke, suspend, amend, or withdraw licenses for the disposal of radioactive substances; L- Certification of Mammography Systems; and M- Laser Hair Removal.
États-Unis d'Amérique · 1991-09-01