2015 Indiana Code TITLE 10. PUBLIC SAFETY ARTICLE 14. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT CHAPTER 9. TRANSPORTATION OF HIGHWAY ROUTE CONTROLLED QUANTITY RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL
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IC 10-14-9
Chapter 9. Transportation of Highway Route Controlled
Quantity Radioactive Material
IC 10-14-9-1
"Cask"
Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "cask" has the meaning set forth in
IC 10-14-8-3(c).
As added by P.L.78-2013, SEC.6.
IC 10-14-9-2
"Highway route controlled quantity (HRCQ) radioactive material"
Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "highway route controlled quantity
(HRCQ) radioactive material" or "HRCQ materials" means a quantity
within a single package that exceeds the least of the following:
(1) For special form Class 7 (radioactive) material, three
thousand (3,000) times the A1 value of the radionuclides listed
in 49 CFR 173.435.
(2) For normal form Class 7 (radioactive) material, three
thousand (3,000) times the A2 value of the radionuclides listed
in 49 CFR 173.435.
(3) One thousand (1,000) TBq (27,000 Ci).
As added by P.L.78-2013, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.2-2014, SEC.54.
IC 10-14-9-3
"Licensee"
Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "licensee" has the meaning set
forth in IC 10-14-8-2.3.
As added by P.L.78-2013, SEC.6.
IC 10-14-9-4
"Nuclear response fund"
Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "nuclear response fund" refers to
the nuclear response fund established by IC 10-14-8-6.
As added by P.L.78-2013, SEC.6.
IC 10-14-9-5
"Package"
Sec. 5. As used in this chapter, "package" has the meaning set
forth in 49 CFR 173.403.
As added by P.L.78-2013, SEC.6.
IC 10-14-9-6
"Radionuclide"
Sec. 6. As used in this chapter, "radionuclide" means an unstable
isotope of an element that emits radiation when it decays or
disintegrates.
As added by P.L.78-2013, SEC.6.
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IC 10-14-9-7
Shipping permit; application; fees
Sec. 7. (a) A shipper who intends to ship HRCQ materials must
submit an application for a permit to the department of homeland
security in the form and manner prescribed by the department of
homeland security.
(b) The department of homeland security may issue a permit to a
shipper that:
(1) submits a completed application under subsection (a); and
(2) pays a minimum fee as follows:
(A) For each truck shipment, one thousand eight hundred
dollars ($1,800) per truck.
(B) For each rail shipment:
(i) one thousand three hundred dollars ($1,300) for the first
cask; and
(ii) one hundred twenty-five dollars ($125) for each
additional cask.
(c) The director:
(1) shall deposit fees received under subsection (b) in the
nuclear response fund; and
(2) may increase a minimum fee under subsection (b)(2) if the
increase:
(A) applies uniformly across all fees; and
(B) is limited to an amount necessary to cover the costs of
administering this section.
(d) A permit issued under subsection (b) must:
(1) specify the purpose for which the permit is issued; and
(2) contain an expiration date.
(e) A shipper of HRCQ materials shall notify the state emergency
operations center at least seven (7) business days before shipping the
HRCQ materials.
As added by P.L.78-2013, SEC.6.
IC 10-14-9-8
Civil penalties
Sec. 8. (a) A shipper that:
(1) is required to obtain a permit and pay a fee under section 7
of this chapter; and
(2) fails to obtain the permit or pay the fee;
is subject to a civil penalty for each violation in an amount equal to
two (2) times the applicable fee.
(b) A shipper that fails to notify the state emergency operations
center of a shipment of HRCQ materials under section 7(e) of this
chapter is subject to a civil penalty in an amount equal to two (2)
times the applicable fee for the shipment.
(c) The director shall deposit a civil penalty received under this
section in the nuclear response fund.
As added by P.L.78-2013, SEC.6.
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