1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to energy; abolishing prohibition on issuing certificate of need for new 
1.3 	nuclear power plant;amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 216B.243, 
1.4 	subdivision 3b.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 216B.243, subdivision 3b, is amended to 
1.7 	read:
1.8 		Subd. 3b.Nuclear power plant; new construction prohibited; relicensing
1.9 	Additional storage of spent nuclear fuel. (a) The commission may not issue a certificate 
1.10 	of 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 
1.12 	seeking a license extension shall must address the impacts of continued operations over 
1.13 	the period for which approval is sought.

1.14 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.