§ 1854-d. Generator reporting and fees. 1. Reports. a. Any person who\ngenerates low-level radioactive waste in New York shall submit to the\nauthority, on dates specified by the authority, but in no event later\nthan nine months after the effective date of the low-level radioactive\nwaste management act and, thereafter, no less frequently than annually,\nreports detailing the classes and quantities of low-level radioactive\nwaste generated, stored by the generator for decay or for later transfer\nto other facilities, or transferred by the generator to other\nfacilities, the general type of generator (e.g., medical, university,\nindustry, electric utility, government), and such additional information\nas the authority may reasonably require on the nature and\ncharacteristics (including, without limitation, chemical and physical\ncharacteristics, properties, or constituents, radionuclides present,\ncurie content or concentration of radioactivity) of such waste and the\nextent of reduction in quantity and the nature and extent of reduction\nor other change in the nature or characteristics of such waste as a\nresult of treatment or interim storage after generation and before\ndelivery to facilities for permanent disposal of such waste. The\nauthority shall provide by regulation appropriate procedures for the\npreparation and submission of such reports, including procedures to\ndesignate a person or persons responsible for such filing when more than\none person is the generator of the same waste. Such reports shall be\nsubject to the provisions of article six of the public officers law.\n b. Commencing no later than the first day of July nineteen hundred\neighty-seven, the authority shall submit annually to the governor, the\ntemporary president of the senate, the speaker of the assembly, the\nminority leader of the senate, and the minority leader of the assembly,\nand thereafter, not later than one hundred eighty days after the end of\neach calendar year, a report summarizing and categorizing, by type of\ngenerator and region of generation, the nature, characteristics, and\nquantities of low-level radioactive waste generated in New York during\nsuch calendar year.\n 2. Fees. a. (i) Pursuant to this title the authority shall, pursuant\nto regulations promulgated in accordance with article two of the state\nadministrative procedure act, establish, revise, assess, and collect\nreasonable rates, charges, or other fees upon the disposal of low-level\nradioactive waste generated in New York sufficient to fully recover all\ncosts and expenses of the state and its agencies and authorities\nassociated with low-level radioactive waste management facilities. Such\nassessed rates, charges, or other fees shall be paid to the authority in\nthe manner, and accompanied by such returns, reports, or other\ndocumentation as the authority may prescribe. Fees paid shall be treated\nas expenses for purposes of recovery in rates. Surcharges collected by\nor for facilities which accept low-level radioactive waste generated in\nNew York State for disposal pursuant to the Federal Low-level\nRadioactive Waste Policy Amendments of nineteen hundred eighty-five\n(Pub. Law 99-240), but deposited in escrow pursuant to section 5 (d) (2)\nof such law shall be paid to and received by the authority. Such\npayments shall be disbursed or transferred pursuant to this paragraph\nand shall be used for the purpose of reducing the amounts otherwise\nrecoverable as assessments imposed pursuant to paragraph c of this\nsubdivision.\n (ii) The authority shall deposit the proceeds from such rates,\ncharges, or other fees in a separate segregated account maintained\nsolely for the purpose of holding such deposits. The authority shall\nfirst apply the proceeds of the account to payments of principal and\ninterest on bonds, notes or other obligations issued by the authority\nfor the purposes of the low-level radioactive waste management act.\nUpon appropriation or pursuant to
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