NAC459.945. Surcharge for waste generated in state not party to compact.

     1. Any person who ships waste generated in a state not a party to the Rocky Mountain Low-Level Radioactive Waste Compact to the state-owned disposal area shall pay to the Division a surcharge as follows:

     (a) From March 9, 1987, to December 31, 1987, inclusive, $10 per cubic foot of waste.

     (b) From January 1, 1988, to December 31, 1989, inclusive, $20 per cubic foot of waste.

     (c) From January 1, 1990, to December 31, 1992, inclusive, $40 per cubic foot of waste.

     2. The Division may impose a surcharge in an amount not to exceed the maximum allowed by the Low-Level Radioactive Waste Policy Amendments Acts of 1985, Public Law 99-240, as it existed on March 9, 1987.

     3. The surcharges imposed by this section must be received by the business office of the Division in Carson City, Nevada, on or before the eighth calendar day of the month following the month in which the waste was delivered to the disposal area.

     4. The Division may initiate disciplinary proceedings against a person who ships waste to the disposal area if the person does not pay the surcharges required by subsections 1 and 2 in the manner required by subsection 3. The administrative penalties may include the denial of future access to the disposal area and the recovery of any attorney’s fees or costs necessary to collect the surcharges.

     (Added to NAC by Bd. of Health, eff. 4-24-86; A 3-9-87; 8-31-89)