Texas Senate Passes WCS Restrictions Bill
By: Karl Rundgren
Updated: April 14, 2011
AUSTIN -- State Senator Kel Seliger has passed a bill meant to keep radioactive waste from other countries away from Andrews County.
Right now, the Waste Control Specialists site is preparing to dispose of low-level radioactive waste from Texas and numerous other states.
Now, Senate Bill 1504 would make it illegal to accept waste from other countries, and would charge a 20 percent surcharge for waste that comes from outside the state. Seliger says that surcharge would bring extra money for the state.
Now, the bill moves to the Texas House.
Right now, the Waste Control Specialists site is preparing to dispose of low-level radioactive waste from Texas and numerous other states.
Now, Senate Bill 1504 would make it illegal to accept waste from other countries, and would charge a 20 percent surcharge for waste that comes from outside the state. Seliger says that surcharge would bring extra money for the state.
Now, the bill moves to the Texas House.
