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Section 9-6-210 - Administration.

WY Stat § 9-6-210 (2019) (N/A)
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9-6-210. Administration.

(a) The environmental quality council may promulgate rules necessary to administer this state's rights and responsibilities under the Northwest Interstate Compact on Low-Level Waste Management. Enforcement shall be pursuant to article 9 of chapter 11 of the Wyoming Environmental Quality Act, with the right of judicial review as provided for in W.S. 35-11-1001.

(b) The department of environmental quality shall cooperate and coordinate with all federal and state agencies with jurisdiction over packaging and transportation of low-level radioactive waste in order to avoid inconsistent or duplicative actions.

(c) The council or department shall not impose requirements or regulations more stringent than those required by the compact or by federal law unless otherwise authorized by law, and shall coordinate action taken pursuant to this section with the Wyoming department of transportation.

(d) For the purposes of the Northwest Interstate Compact on Low-Level Waste Management:

(i) Low-level waste as defined in the compact shall not include naturally occurring radioactive materials;

(ii) Regulatory requirements imposed upon generators and transporters of low-level waste shall not be more stringent than applicable federal requirements.

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