SF 4
1st Unofficial Engrossment - 87th Legislature (2011 - 2012)
Posted on 02/10/2011 03:22 p.m.
KEY: stricken = removed, old language.
underscored = added, new language.
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1.1A bill for an act
1.2relating to energy; abolishing prohibition on issuing certificate of need for new
1.3nuclear power plant;amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 216B.243,
1.4subdivision 3b.
1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.6 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 216B.243, subdivision 3b, is amended to
1.7read:
1.8 Subd. 3b. Nuclear power plant; new construction prohibited; relicensingnew text begin new text end
1.9new text begin Additional storage of spent nuclear fuelnew text end . (a) The commission may not issue a certificate
1.10of need for the construction of a new nuclear-powered electric generating plant.
1.11(b) Any certificate of need for additional storage of spent nuclear fuel for a facility
1.12seeking a license extension shall address the impacts of continued operations over the
1.13period for which approval is sought.
1.14new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE.new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.new text end