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RCW 70A.390.040

Transportation of radioactive waste from outside the state for storage within the state prohibited—Exception.

Known as the Radioactive Waste Storage and Transportation Act

The act spans §§ 70A.390.010 to 70A.390.901 (8 sections).

1981 c 1 s 4 (Initiative Measure No. 383, approved November 4, 1980)

Notwithstanding any law, order, or regulation to the contrary, after July 1, 1981, no person or entity may transport radioactive waste, except medical waste, generated or otherwise produced outside the geographic boundaries of the state of Washington to any site within the geographic boundaries of the state of Washington for temporary, interim, or permanent storage.

Official source: Washington State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Washington statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.