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SF 536

as introduced - 89th Legislature (2015 - 2016) Posted on 02/06/2015 08:23am

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underscored = added, new language.

Current Version - as introduced

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A bill for an act
relating to energy; allowing for construction of a new nuclear-powered electric
generating unit at Monticello; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section
216B.243, subdivision 3b.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 216B.243, subdivision 3b, is amended to
read:


Subd. 3b.

Nuclear power plant; new construction prohibited; relicensing.

(a) The commission may not issue a certificate of need for the construction of a new
nuclear-powered electric generating plant.

(b) Any certificate of need for additional storage of spent nuclear fuel for a facility
seeking a license extension shall address the impacts of continued operations over the
period for which approval is sought.

new text begin (c) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), the commission may issue a certificate of need
for the construction of a single new nuclear-powered electric generating unit that is located
at the site of a currently operating nuclear-powered electric generating plant in Monticello.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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