HomeMy WebLinkAboutBIL 276 Draft 01 1996-1998COUNTY OF HAWAII STATE OF HAWAII
BILL NO. 276
ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 14, ARTICLE 8, SECTION 14-45 (a) OF THE
HAWAII COUNTY CODE 1983, RELATING TO NUCLEAR ENERGY.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII:
SECTION I. The Hawaii County Code, Chapter 14, Article 8, Section 14-45(a)(5) is hereby
amended as follows:
(a) As used in this article, unless the context clearly requires otherwise:
(1) "Person' means any individual, firm, partnership, association, corporation,
company, governmental entity or department thereof, or organization of any kind.
(2) "Store" means to hold for any period of time.
(3) `Transport" means the transportation by any mode, including but not limited to
rail, highway, waterway or air.
(4) `Radioactive material or substance" means any material or combination of
materials which spontaneously emits ionizing radiation and includes, but is not
limited to accelerator -produced isotopes and by-product materials.
(5) The term `radioactive material or substance" shall include but shall not be limited
to:
(A) All materials which enter into or are produced as part of the nuclear fuel
cycle, including milled uranium ore, fissile material, and all fission by-
products.
(B) Any quantity of radioactive material specified as a "large quantity" by the
Nuclear Regulatory Commission in 10 CFR, part 71.
(C) Any quantity of radioactive waste, including nonradioactive material
contaminated with radioactive material, which has been produced as part
of the nuclear fuel cycle.
(D) Any quantity of radioactive materials used in commercial irradiation
facilities.
SECTION 2. The Hawaii County Code, Chapter 14, Article 8, Section 14-45(a)(6)(A) is hereby
amended as follows:
(6) For the purposes of this article, the term "radioactive material or substance" shall
not include:
(A) Radiation sources or materials employed in therapeutic radiology, in
biomedical research, or in educational endeavors, or medical devices
designed for individual application (as for example cardiac pacemakers)
[or commercial devices, processes, or facilities,] as approved by the
appropriate regulatory and licensing agencies.
SECTION 3. Material to be deleted is bracketed. New material is underscored. In printing this
ordinance, the brackets, bracketed material, and underscoring need not be
included.
SECTION 4. This ordinance shall take effect upon its approval.
Hilo, Hawaii
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kEFERENCE Comm, 931.02
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