Sec. 7. (a) A shipper who intends to ship HRCQ materials must submit an application for a permit to the department of homeland security in the form and manner prescribed by the department of homeland security.
(b) The department of homeland security may issue a permit to a shipper that:
(1) submits a completed application under subsection (a); and
(2) pays a minimum fee as follows:
(A) For each truck shipment, one thousand eight hundred dollars ($1,800) per truck.
(B) For each rail shipment:
(i) one thousand three hundred dollars ($1,300) for the first cask; and
(ii) one hundred twenty-five dollars ($125) for each additional cask.
(c) The director:
(1) shall deposit fees received under subsection (b) in the nuclear response fund; and
(2) may increase a minimum fee under subsection (b)(2) if the increase:
(A) applies uniformly across all fees; and
(B) is limited to an amount necessary to cover the costs of administering this section.
(d) A permit issued under subsection (b) must:
(1) specify the purpose for which the permit is issued; and
(2) contain an expiration date.
(e) A shipper of HRCQ materials shall notify the state emergency operations center at least seven (7) business days before shipping the HRCQ materials.
As added by P.L.78-2013, SEC.6.