RCW 70A.384.070Implementation of federal low-level radioactive waste policy amendments of 1985.Except as provided in chapter 70A.388 RCW related to administration of a user permit system, the department of ecology shall be the state agency responsible for implementation of the federal low-level radioactive waste policy amendments act of 1985, including:(1) Collecting and administering the surcharge assessed by the governor under RCW 70A.384.060;(2) Collecting low-level radioactive waste data from disposal facility operators, generators, intermediate handlers, and the federal department of energy;(3) Developing and operating a computerized information system to manage low-level radioactive waste data;(4) Denying and reinstating access to the commercial low-level radioactive waste disposal facility pursuant to the authority granted under federal law;(5) Administering and/or monitoring (a) the maximum waste volume levels for the commercial low-level radioactive waste disposal facility, (b) reactor waste allocations, (c) priority allocations under the Northwest Interstate Compact on Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management, and (d) adherence by other states and compact regions to ity, (b) reactor waste allocations, (c) priority allocations under the Northwest Interstate Compact on Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management, and (d) adherence by other states and compact regions to federal statutory deadlines; and(6) Coordinating the state's low-level radioactive waste disposal program with similar programs in other states.[ 2020 c 20 s 1057; 2012 c 19 s 4; 1998 c 245 s 81; 1986 c 2 s 4. Formerly RCW 43.200.180.]NOTES:Effective date—2012 c 19: See note following RCW 70A.384.010.
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