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Statutes > New-mexico > Chapter-74 > Article-3 > Section-74-3-4

74-3-4. Definitions.

As used in the Radiation Protection Act:   

A.     "board" means the environmental improvement board;   

B.     "agency" or "division" means the environmental protection division of the department of environment;   

C.     "council" means the radiation technical advisory council;   

D.     "radiation" includes particulate and electromagnetic radiation and ultrasound, but does not include audible sound;   

E.     "radioactive material" includes any materials or sources, regardless of chemical or physical state, that emit radiation;   

F.     "radiation equipment" means any device that is capable of producing radiation;   

G.     "agreement state" means any state with which the nuclear regulatory commission has entered into an agreement under Section 274(b) of the federal Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended;   

H.     "person" means any individual, partnership, firm, public or private corporation, association, trust, estate, political subdivision or agency, or any other legal entity or its legal representatives, agents or assigns;   

I.     "continued care fund" means the radiation protection continued care fund;   

J.     "director" means the director of the division;   

K.     "nuclear regulatory commission" means the United States nuclear regulatory commission; and   

L.     "secretary" means the secretary of environment.   

State Codes and Statutes

Statutes > New-mexico > Chapter-74 > Article-3 > Section-74-3-4

74-3-4. Definitions.

As used in the Radiation Protection Act:   

A.     "board" means the environmental improvement board;   

B.     "agency" or "division" means the environmental protection division of the department of environment;   

C.     "council" means the radiation technical advisory council;   

D.     "radiation" includes particulate and electromagnetic radiation and ultrasound, but does not include audible sound;   

E.     "radioactive material" includes any materials or sources, regardless of chemical or physical state, that emit radiation;   

F.     "radiation equipment" means any device that is capable of producing radiation;   

G.     "agreement state" means any state with which the nuclear regulatory commission has entered into an agreement under Section 274(b) of the federal Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended;   

H.     "person" means any individual, partnership, firm, public or private corporation, association, trust, estate, political subdivision or agency, or any other legal entity or its legal representatives, agents or assigns;   

I.     "continued care fund" means the radiation protection continued care fund;   

J.     "director" means the director of the division;   

K.     "nuclear regulatory commission" means the United States nuclear regulatory commission; and   

L.     "secretary" means the secretary of environment.   


State Codes and Statutes

State Codes and Statutes

Statutes > New-mexico > Chapter-74 > Article-3 > Section-74-3-4

74-3-4. Definitions.

As used in the Radiation Protection Act:   

A.     "board" means the environmental improvement board;   

B.     "agency" or "division" means the environmental protection division of the department of environment;   

C.     "council" means the radiation technical advisory council;   

D.     "radiation" includes particulate and electromagnetic radiation and ultrasound, but does not include audible sound;   

E.     "radioactive material" includes any materials or sources, regardless of chemical or physical state, that emit radiation;   

F.     "radiation equipment" means any device that is capable of producing radiation;   

G.     "agreement state" means any state with which the nuclear regulatory commission has entered into an agreement under Section 274(b) of the federal Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended;   

H.     "person" means any individual, partnership, firm, public or private corporation, association, trust, estate, political subdivision or agency, or any other legal entity or its legal representatives, agents or assigns;   

I.     "continued care fund" means the radiation protection continued care fund;   

J.     "director" means the director of the division;   

K.     "nuclear regulatory commission" means the United States nuclear regulatory commission; and   

L.     "secretary" means the secretary of environment.