Minnesota Senate Bill SF718 Introduced / Bill

                    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 2024, section 216B.243,​
1.4 subdivision 3b.​
1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:​
1.6 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 216B.243, subdivision 3b, is amended to read:​
1.7 Subd. 3b.Nuclear power plant; new construction prohibited; relicensing Additional​
1.8storage of spent nuclear fuel.(a) The commission may not issue a certificate of need for​
1.9the construction of a new nuclear-powered electric generating plant.​
1.10 (b) Any certificate of need for additional storage of spent nuclear fuel for a facility​
1.11seeking a license extension shall address the impacts of continued operations over the period​
1.12for which approval is sought.​
1.13 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.​
1​Section 1.​
25-01204 as introduced​12/12/24 REVISOR RSI/VJ​
SENATE​
STATE OF MINNESOTA​
S.F. No. 718​NINETY-FOURTH SESSION​
(SENATE AUTHORS: LUCERO, Coleman, Eichorn, Gruenhagen and Utke)​
OFFICIAL STATUS​D-PG​DATE​
Introduction and first reading​01/27/2025​
Referred to Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate​