1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to health; modifying fees for radioactive and 
  1.3             nuclear material; approving state agreement with the 
  1.4             Nuclear Regulatory Commission; amending Minnesota 
  1.5             Statutes 2002, section 144.1205, subdivisions 2, 4, 8, 
  1.6             9; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2003 Supplement, 
  1.7             section 144.1202, subdivision 4. 
  1.8   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.9      Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 144.1205, 
  1.10  subdivision 2, is amended to read: 
  1.11     Subd. 2.  [ANNUAL FEE.] A licensee must pay an annual fee 
  1.12  at least 60 days before the anniversary date of the issuance of 
  1.13  the license.  The annual fee is an amount equal to 80 percent of 
  1.14  the application fee under subdivision 4, rounded to the nearest 
  1.15  whole dollar. as follows: 
  1.16            TYPE                                       ANNUAL FEE
  1.17  Academic broad scope - type A                         $19,920
  1.18  Academic broad scope - type B                          19,920
  1.19  Academic broad scope - type C                          19,920
  1.20  Medical broad scope - type A                           19,920
  1.21  Medical institution - diagnostic and therapeutic        3,680
  1.22  Medical institution - diagnostic                             
  1.23    (no written directives)                               3,680
  1.24  Medical private practice - diagnostic and therapeutic   3,680
  1.25  Medical private practice - diagnostic (no written       3,680
  1.26    directives) 
  2.1   Eye applicators                                         3,680
  2.2   Nuclear medical vans                                    3,680
  2.3   High dose rate afterloader                              3,680
  2.4   Mobile high dose rate afterloader                       3,680
  2.5   Medical therapy - other emerging technology             3,680
  2.6   Teletherapy                                             8,960
  2.7   Gamma knife                                             8,960
  2.8   Veterinary medicine                                     2,000
  2.9   In vitro testing lab                                    2,000
  2.10  Nuclear pharmacy                                        8,800
  2.11  Radiopharmaceutical distribution (10 CFR 32.72)         3,840
  2.12  Radiopharmaceutical processing and                           
  2.13    distribution (10 CFR 32.72)                           8,800
  2.14  Medical sealed sources - distribution (10 CFR 32.74)    3,840
  2.15  Medical sealed sources - processing and                      
  2.16    distribution (10 CFR 32.74)                           8,800
  2.17  Well logging - sealed sources                           3,760
  2.18  Measuring systems - fixed gauge                         2,000
  2.19  Measuring systems - portable gauge                      2,000
  2.20  X-ray fluorescent analyzer                              1,520
  2.21  Measuring systems - gas chromatograph                   2,000
  2.22  Measuring systems - other                               2,000
  2.23  Broad scope manufacturing and distribution - type A    19,920
  2.24  Broad scope manufacturing and distribution - type B    17,600
  2.25  Broad scope manufacturing and distribution - type C    17,600
  2.26  Manufacturing and distribution - other                  5,280
  2.27  Nuclear laundry                                        18,640
  2.28  Decontamination services                                4,960
  2.29  Leak test services only                                 2,000
  2.30  Instrument calibration service only,                         
  2.31    less than 100 curies                                  2,000
  2.32  Instrument calibration service only,                         
  2.33    100 curies or more                                    2,000
  2.34  Service, maintenance, installation,                         
  2.35    source changes, etc.                                  4,960
  2.36  Waste disposal service, prepackaged only                6,000
  3.1   Waste disposal                                          8,320
  3.2   Distribution - general licensed                              
  3.3     devices (sealed sources)                              1,760
  3.4   Distribution - general licensed                              
  3.5     material (unsealed sources)                           1,120
  3.6   Industrial radiography - fixed location                 9,840
  3.7   Industrial radiography - temporary job sites            9,840
  3.8   Irradiators, self-shielding, less than 10,000 curies    2,880
  3.9   Irradiators, other, less than 10,000 curies             5,360
  3.10  Irradiators, self-shielding, 10,000 curies or more      2,880
  3.11  Research and development - type A broad scope           9,520
  3.12  Research and development - type B broad scope           9,520
  3.13  Research and development - type C broad scope           9,520
  3.14  Research and development - other                        4,480
  3.15  Storage - no operations                                 2,000
  3.16  Source material - shielding                               584
  3.17  Special nuclear material plutonium -                         
  3.18    neutron source in device                              3,680
  3.19  Pacemaker by-product and/or special nuclear                   
  3.20    material - medical (institution)                      3,680
  3.21  Pacemaker by-product and/or special nuclear                   
  3.22    material - manufacturing and distribution             5,280
  3.23  Accelerator-produced radioactive material               3,840
  3.24  Nonprofit educational institutions                        300
  3.25  General license registration                              150
  3.26     Sec. 2.  Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 144.1205, 
  3.27  subdivision 4, is amended to read: 
  3.28     Subd. 4.  [APPLICATION FEE.] A licensee must pay an 
  3.29  application fee as follows: 
  3.30  Radioactive material,  Application    U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
  3.31  source and             fee            Commission licensing
  3.32  special material                      category as reference
  3.34  Type A broadscope      $20,000        Medical institution type A
  3.35  Type B broadscope      $15,000        Research and development
  3.36                                        type B
  4.1   Type C broadscope      $10,000        Academic type C
  4.2   Medical use            $4,000         Medical
  4.3                                         Medical institution
  4.4                                         Medical private practice
  4.5   Mobile nuclear                                                 
  4.6   medical laboratory     $4,000         Mobile medical laboratory
  4.7   Medical special use                                     
  4.8   sealed sources         $6,000         Teletherapy
  4.9                                         High dose rate remote
  4.10                                        afterloaders
  4.11                                        Stereotactic
  4.12                                        radiosurgery devices
  4.13  In vitro testing       $2,300         In vitro testing
  4.14                                        laboratories
  4.15  Measuring gauge,
  4.16  sealed sources         $2,000         Fixed gauges
  4.17                                        Portable gauges
  4.18                                        Analytical instruments
  4.19                                        Measuring systems - other
  4.20  Gas chromatographs     $1,200         Gas chromatographs
  4.21  Manufacturing and 
  4.22  distribution           $14,700        Manufacturing and 
  4.23                                        distribution - other
  4.24  Distribution only      $8,800         Distribution of
  4.25                                        radioactive material
  4.26                                        for commercial use only
  4.27  Other services         $1,500         Other services
  4.28  Nuclear medicine 
  4.29  pharmacy               $4,100         Nuclear pharmacy
  4.30  Waste disposal         $9,400         Waste disposal service
  4.31                                        prepackage
  4.32                                        Waste disposal service
  4.33                                        processing/repackage
  4.34  Waste storage only     $7,000         To receive and store
  4.35                                        radioactive material waste
  4.36  Industrial
  5.1   radiography            $8,400         Industrial radiography
  5.2                                         fixed location
  5.3                                         Industrial radiography
  5.4                                         portable/temporary sites
  5.5   Irradiator - 
  5.6   self-shielded          $4,100         Irradiators self-shielded
  5.7                                         less than 10,000 curies
  5.8   Irradiator - 
  5.9   less than 10,000 Ci    $7,500         Irradiators less than
  5.10                                        10,000 curies
  5.11  Irradiator - 
  5.12  more than 10,000 Ci    $11,500        Irradiators greater than
  5.13                                        10,000 curies
  5.14  Research and
  5.15  development,
  5.16  no distribution        $4,100         Research and development
  5.17  Radioactive material 
  5.18  possession only        $1,000         Byproduct possession only
  5.19  Source material        $1,000         Source material shielding
  5.20  Special nuclear 
  5.21  material, less than 
  5.22  200 grams              $1,000         Special nuclear material
  5.23                                        plutonium-neutron sources
  5.24                                        less than 200 grams
  5.25  Pacemaker
  5.26  manufacturing          $1,000         Pacemaker byproduct
  5.27                                        and/or special nuclear
  5.28                                        material - medical
  5.29                                        institution
  5.30  General license
  5.31  distribution           $2,100         General license
  5.32                                        distribution
  5.33  General license 
  5.34  distribution, exempt   $1,500         General license 
  5.35                                        distribution -
  5.36                                        certain exempt items
  6.1   Academic, small        $1,000         Possession limit of ten
  6.2                                         radionuclides, not to
  6.3                                         exceed a total of one curie
  6.4                                         of activity
  6.5   Veterinary             $2,000         Veterinary use
  6.6   Well logging           $5,000         Well logging
  6.7             TYPE                                   APPLICATION FEE
  6.8   Academic broad scope - type A                         $ 5,920
  6.9   Academic broad scope - type B                           5,920
  6.10  Academic broad scope - type C                           5,920
  6.11  Medical broad scope - type A                            3,920
  6.12  Medical institution - diagnostic and therapeutic        1,520
  6.13  Medical institution - diagnostic                             
  6.14    (no written directives)                               1,520
  6.15  Medical private practice - diagnostic and therapeutic   1,520
  6.16  Medical private practice - diagnostic (no written       1,520
  6.17    directives)
  6.18  Eye applicators                                         1,520
  6.19  Nuclear medical vans                                    1,520
  6.20  High dose rate afterloader                              1,520
  6.21  Mobile high dose rate afterloader                       1,520
  6.22  Medical therapy - other emerging technology             1,520
  6.23  Teletherapy                                             5,520
  6.24  Gamma knife                                             5,520
  6.25  Veterinary medicine                                       960
  6.26  In vitro testing lab                                      960
  6.27  Nuclear pharmacy                                        4,880
  6.28  Radiopharmaceutical distribution (10 CFR 32.72)         2,160
  6.29  Radiopharmaceutical processing and                           
  6.30    distribution (10 CFR 32.72)                           4,880
  6.31  Medical sealed sources - distribution (10 CFR 32.74)    2,160
  6.32  Medical sealed sources - processing and                      
  6.33    distribution (10 CFR 32.74)                           4,880
  6.34  Well logging - sealed sources                           1,600
  6.35  Measuring systems - fixed gauge                           960
  6.36  Measuring systems - portable gauge                        960
  7.1   X-ray fluorescent analyzer                                584
  7.2   Measuring systems - gas chromatograph                     960
  7.3   Measuring systems - other                                 960
  7.4   Broad scope manufacturing and distribution - type A     5,920
  7.5   Broad scope manufacturing and distribution - type B     5,920
  7.6   Broad scope manufacturing and distribution - type C     5,920
  7.7   Manufacturing and distribution - other                  2,320
  7.8   Nuclear laundry                                        10,080
  7.9   Decontamination services                                2,640
  7.10  Leak test services only                                   960
  7.11  Instrument calibration service only,                         
  7.12    less than 100 curies                                    960
  7.13  Instrument calibration service only,                         
  7.14    100 curies or more                                      960
  7.15  Service, maintenance, installation,                         
  7.16    source changes, etc.                                  2,640
  7.17  Waste disposal service, prepackaged only                2,240
  7.18  Waste disposal                                          1,520
  7.19  Distribution - general licensed                              
  7.20    devices (sealed sources)                                880
  7.21  Distribution - general licensed                              
  7.22    material (unsealed sources)                             520
  7.23  Industrial radiography - fixed location                 2,640
  7.24  Industrial radiography - temporary job sites            2,640
  7.25  Irradiators, self-shielding, less than 10,000 curies    1,440
  7.26  Irradiators, other, less than 10,000 curies             2,960
  7.27  Irradiators, self-shielding, 10,000 curies or more      1,440
  7.28  Research and development - type A broad scope           4,960
  7.29  Research and development - type B broad scope           4,960
  7.30  Research and development - type C broad scope           4,960
  7.31  Research and development - other                        2,400
  7.32  Storage - no operations                                   960
  7.33  Source material - shielding                               136
  7.34  Special nuclear material plutonium -                         
  7.35    neutron source in device                              1,200
  7.36  Pacemaker by-product and/or special nuclear                   
  8.1     material - medical (institution)                      1,200
  8.2   Pacemaker by-product and/or special nuclear                   
  8.3     material - manufacturing and distribution             2,320
  8.4   Accelerator-produced radioactive material               4,100
  8.5   Nonprofit educational institutions                        300
  8.6   General license registration                                0
  8.7   Industrial radiographer certification                     150
  8.8      Sec. 3.  Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 144.1205, 
  8.9   subdivision 8, is amended to read: 
  8.10     Subd. 8.  [RECIPROCITY FEE.] A licensee submitting an 
  8.11  application for reciprocal recognition of a materials license 
  8.12  issued by another agreement state or the United States Nuclear 
  8.13  Regulatory Commission for a period of 180 days or less during a 
  8.14  calendar year must pay one-half of the application fee specified 
  8.15  under subdivision 4 $1,200.  For a period of 181 days or more, 
  8.16  the licensee must pay the entire application fee obtain a 
  8.17  license under subdivision 4. 
  8.18     Sec. 4.  Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 144.1205, 
  8.19  subdivision 9, is amended to read: 
  8.20     Subd. 9.  [FEES FOR LICENSE AMENDMENTS.] A licensee must 
  8.21  pay a fee of $300 to amend a license as follows: 
  8.22     (1) to amend a license requiring no license review 
  8.23  including, but not limited to, facility name change or removal 
  8.24  of a previously authorized user, no fee; 
  8.25     (2) to amend a license requiring review including, but not 
  8.26  limited to, addition of isotopes, procedure changes, new 
  8.27  authorized users, or a new radiation safety officer, $200; and 
  8.28     (3) (2) to amend a license requiring review and a site 
  8.29  visit including, but not limited to, facility move or addition 
  8.30  of processes, $400. 
  8.31     Sec. 5.  [APPROVAL; AGREEMENT STATE APPLICATION AND RULES.] 
  8.32     The application for the agreement under Minnesota Statutes, 
  8.33  section 144.1202, subdivision 1, between the state of Minnesota 
  8.34  and the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission is approved 
  8.35  as required under Minnesota Statutes, section 144.1202, 
  8.36  subdivision 4, paragraph (b), and the agreement may be 
  9.1   implemented. 
  9.2      Sec. 6.  [REPEALER.] 
  9.3      Minnesota Statutes 2003 Supplement, section 144.1202, 
  9.4   subdivision 4, is repealed. 
  9.5      Sec. 7.  [EFFECTIVE DATE.] 
  9.6      Sections 1 to 6 are effective the day following final 
  9.7   enactment.