Except as provided in chapter 70A.388 RCW related to administration of a user permit system, the department of ecology shall be the state agency responsible for implementation of the federal low-level radioactive waste policy amendments act of 1985, including: (1) Collecting and administering the surcharge assessed by the governor under RCW 70A.384.060; (2) Collecting low-level radioactive waste data from disposal facility operators, generators, intermediate handlers, and the federal department of energy; (3) Developing and operating a computerized information system to manage low-level radioactive waste data; (4) Denying and reinstating access to the commercial low-level radioactive waste disposal facility pursuant to the authority granted under federal law; (5) Administering and/or monitoring (a) the maximum waste volume levels for the commercial low-level radioactive waste disposal facility, (b) reactor waste allocations, (c) priority allocations under the Northwest Interstate Compact on Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management, and (d) adherence by other states and compact regions to federal statutory deadlines; and (6) Coordinating the state's low-level radioactive waste disposal program with similar programs in other states.
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