2006 Utah Code - 19-3-106 — Fee for commercial radioactive waste disposal or treatment.

     19-3-106.   Fee for commercial radioactive waste disposal or treatment.
     (1) (a) An owner or operator of a commercial radioactive waste treatment or disposal facility that receives radioactive waste shall pay a fee as provided in Subsection (1)(b).
     (b) (i) On and after July 1, 2003 through June 30, 2005, the fee is equal to the sum of the following amounts:
     (A) 15 cents per cubic foot, or fraction of a cubic foot, of radioactive waste, other than byproduct material, received at the facility for disposal or treatment; and
     (B) $1 per curie, or fraction of a curie, of radioactive waste, other than byproduct material, received at the facility for disposal or treatment.
     (ii) On and after July 1, 2005, the fee is equal to the sum of the following amounts:
     (A) 15 cents per cubic foot of radioactive waste, other than 11e.(2) byproduct material, received at the facility for disposal or treatment; and
     (B) $1 per curie of radioactive waste, other than 11e.(2) byproduct material, received at the facility for disposal or treatment.
     (2) (a) The portion of the fee required under Subsection (1)(b)(ii)(A) shall be calculated by multiplying the total cubic feet of waste, computed to the first decimal place, received during the calendar month by 15 cents.
     (b) The portion of the fee required in Subsection (1)(b)(ii)(B) shall be calculated by multiplying the total curies of waste, computed to the first decimal place, received during the calendar month by $1.
     (3) (a) The owner or operator shall remit the fees imposed under this section to the department on or before the 15th day of the month following the month in which the fee accrued.
     (b) The department shall deposit all fees received under this section into the Environmental Quality Restricted Account created in Section 19-1-108.
     (c) The owner or operator shall submit to the department with the payment of the fee under this Subsection (3) a completed form as prescribed by the department that provides information the department requires to verify the amount of waste received and the fee amount for which the owner or operator is liable.
     (4) The Legislature shall appropriate to the department funds to cover the cost of radioactive waste disposal supervision.
     (5) Radioactive waste that is subject to a fee under this section is not subject to a fee under Section 19-6-119.

Amended by Chapter 10, 2005 General Session