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Utah Senate rejects bill to clarify radiation-control penalties after heated debate
Summary
The Utah State Senate on Feb. 1, 1999, voted 7–21 to defeat Senate Bill 18, a departmental request to clarify that the Division of Radiation Control may assess civil penalties 'per day' up to $5,000; sponsors and opponents sparred over agency power, federal primacy and potential overreach.
The Utah State Senate rejected Senate Bill 18, a departmental-request measure that would have clarified the Radiation Control Act to allow the Division of Radiation Control (DEQ) to levy civil penalties of up to $5,000 per day for continuing violations. The roll-call vote, concluded Feb. 1, 1999, ended with 7 aye votes, 21 nays and 1 senator absent, and the bill failed to advance.
Senator Stuart Nielsen, carrying the bill on behalf of the Department of Environmental Quality, said the change would align state statute with federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) practice and permit the agency to impose per-day penalties when necessary to secure compliance. "This is simply to…
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