Colorado § 42-20-402 - Definitions.
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§ 42-20-402. Definitions.
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(2) Repealed.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.
Source: L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2529, § 1, effective January 1, 1995. L. 95: IP amended, p. 963, § 28, effective May 25. L. 2020: (2) repealed, (SB 20-118), ch. 155, p. 664, § 5, effective January 1, 2021.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 43-6-402 as it existed prior to 1994.
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