The state‘s annual contribution to the Central Interstate Low-Level Radioactive Waste Compact Commission’s budget shall be paid by generators of low-level radioactive waste in this state which dispose of such waste in low-level radioactive waste disposal facilities through fees assessed by the department pursuant to section 81-15,104. Fees may be reasonably assessed on the basis of volume of the waste shipped and shall be deposited in the Low-Level Radioactive Waste Cash Fund. Such fees shall be due the first of July beginning in 1986 and shall continue until surcharges are collected pursuant to Article IV, section (h)(2), of the compact. There shall be no General Fund appropriation for the construction, maintenance, or long-term monitoring and care of a facility.

Terms Used In Nebraska Statutes 81-15,113

  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Department: shall mean the Department of Environmental Quality. See Nebraska Statutes 81-1586
  • Disposal: shall mean the isolation and final disposition of radioactive waste from the biosphere by emplacement in a facility that employs technology dictated by a zero-release objective. See Nebraska Statutes 81-1588
  • Facility: shall mean the land, building, and equipment selected pursuant to the Central Interstate Low-Level Radioactive Waste Compact and used or to be used for the disposal of low-level radioactive waste. See Nebraska Statutes 81-1590
  • Low-level radioactive waste: shall mean radioactive waste not classified as high-level radioactive waste, spent nuclear fuel, or byproduct material as defined in subdivision (2) of section 81-1582 and classified by the federal government as low-level radioactive waste but shall not include waste which remains a federal responsibility as designated in section 3(b) of the Low-Level Radioactive Waste Policy Act, as amended, 42 U. See Nebraska Statutes 81-1591
  • State: when applied to different states of the United States shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories organized by Congress. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
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