HB 1071

This bill updates South Dakota law to clarify and modernize the Governor's authority to enter into regulatory agreements with the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) regarding radiation source oversight. The legislation replaces outdated references to "the federal government" with specific mention of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and removes an obsolete reference to the Environmental Protection Agency, while maintaining the requirement that adequate funding must be secured before any such agreement is signed. The main purpose is to enable South Dakota to potentially assume certain radiation regulatory responsibilities from the NRC through an agreement state program, as authorized under federal law (42 U.S.C. § 2021(b)), which would give the state more direct control over radiation sources within its borders.