1.1A bill for an act1.2relating 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; relicensing1.9Additional storage of spent nuclear fuel.(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.1.14EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.