Colorado Code § 42-20-402

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As used in this part 4 and part 5 of this article, unless the
context otherwise requires:
(1) "Carrier" means any person transporting goods or property on the public roads of this
state in, to, from, or through this state, whether or not such transportation is for hire.
(2) Repealed.
(3) (a) "Nuclear materials" means highway route controlled quantities of radioactive
materials as defined in 49 CFR 173.403 (l).
(b) "Nuclear materials" does not include nuclear materials used for research or medical
purposes within Colorado. For the purpose of this paragraph (b), highway route controlled
quantities of radioactive materials used to irradiate medical supplies and equipment are not
considered to be used for medical purposes.
(c) (I) "Nuclear materials" includes radioactive materials being transported to the waste
isolation pilot plant in New Mexico and radioactive materials being transported to any facility
provided pursuant to section 135 of the federal "Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982", 42 U.S.C.
sec. 10101 et seq., or any repository licensed by the United States nuclear regulatory commission
that is used for the permanent deep geologic disposal of high-level radioactive waste and spent
nuclear fuel.
(II) Except as provided in subparagraph (I) of this paragraph (c), "nuclear materials"
does not include radioactive materials utilized in national security activities under the direct
control of the United States department of defense, nor does it include radioactive materials
under the direct control of the United States department of energy which are utilized in carrying
out atomic energy defense activities, as defined in the federal "Nuclear Waste Policy Act of
1982", 42 U.S.C. sec. 10101 et seq., or wastes from mining, milling, smelting, or similar
processing of ores and mineral-bearing material.
(III) Notwithstanding the provisions of subparagraph (I) of this paragraph (c), "nuclear
materials" does not include ores or products from mining, milling, smelting, or similar
processing of ores, or the transportation thereof.

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