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Tex. Health & Safety Code § 401.001

POLICY

Known as the Texas Radiation Control Act

The act spans §§ 401–401 (189 sections).

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Corporate Leasing International, Inc. v. Groves (1996)

Most recently applied in Corporate Leasing International, Inc. v. Groves (August 1996)

Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff

In furtherance of the state's responsibility to protect occupational and public health and safety and the environment, it is the policy of the state to institute and maintain:

(1) a regulatory program for sources of radiation that provides for:

(A) compatibility with federal standards and regulatory programs;

(B) a single, effective regulatory system in the state; and

(C) a regulatory system that is to the degree possible compatible with other states' systems; and

(2) a program that permits development and use of sources of radiation for peaceful purposes consistent with public health and safety and environmental protection.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.