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	53	+	STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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	55	+	1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025)
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	57	+	SENATE BILL 131 By: Burns
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33		-	COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
34		-	FOR
35		-	SENATE BILL NO. 131 By: Burns of the Senate
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43	65		An Act relating to nuclear energy; defining terms;
44	66		requiring certain notice and report to the
45	67		Corporation Commission prior to retirement o f a coal-
46	68		fired electric generation facility; specifying
47	69		contents of certain report; requiring issuance of
48	70		final order by the Commission for replacement
49	71		findings; directing rule promulgation; authorizing a n
50	72		entity to construct a nuclear power plant under
51	73		certain circumstances; requiring entity to establish
52	74		secondary facility for cert ain purpose within certain
53	75		postal code; requiring certain entity to submit
54	76		letter of intent and application to the Department of
55	77		Environmental Quality ; establishing application
56	78		contents; providing for codification; and providing
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61	83		BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
62	84		SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
63	85		in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 158 of Title 17, unless there is
64	86		created a duplication in numbering, reads as follow s:
65	87		A. As used in this act:
66	88		1. “Advanced nuclear reactor s” means nuclear reactor s,
67	89		including small modular reactors or any necessary ancillary
68	90		facilities or structures, that are authorized by the United States
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96	142		Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the Department of Environmental
97	143		Quality as prescribed in Section 2 of this act; and
98	144		2. “Retire” means the closure of or the complete and permanent
99	145		cessation of operations at an electric ge neration facility.
100	146		B. 1. If an electric utility doing business in this state
101	147		elects to retire a coal -fired electric generation facility, the
102	148		utility shall submit a written notice and report to the Corporation
103	149		Commission, in the form and manner prescribed by the Commission, of
104	150		the retirement and disclose any preliminary plans regarding the
105	151		replacement of the coal -fired electric generation facility. The
106	152		notice and report shall include a cost study of replacement options
107	153		for the coal-fired electric generati on facility.
108	154		2. The electric utility shall prioritize the replacement of the
109	155		coal-fired electric generation facility with an advanced nuclear
110		-	reactor or a natural gas -powered electric generation facility. If
111		-	the utility does not intend t o replace the facility with an advanced
112		-	nuclear reactor or a natural gas -powered electric gene ration
113		-	facility, the utility shall submit in writing the reasoning and
114		-	evidence supporting the findings of the utility. The Corporation
115		-	Commission shall issue a final order approving or disapproving the
116		-	replacement option submitted for a retiring coal -fired electric
117		-	generation facility.
	156	+	reactor. If the utility does not intend to replace the facility
	157	+	with an advanced nuclear reactor, the utility sh all submit in
	158	+	writing the reasoning and evidence supporting the findings of the
	159	+	utility. The Corporation Commission shall issue a final order
	160	+	approving or disapproving the replacement option submitted for a
	161	+	retiring coal-fired electric generation facility .
118	162		C. If an electric utility intends to establish an advanced
119	163		nuclear reactor, either through the retirement of a coal -fired
	164	+	electric generation facility or other means, the utility shall
	165	+	comply with the provisions of Section 2 of this act.
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147		-	electric generation facility or other means, the utility shall
148		-	comply with the provisions of Section 2 of this act.
149	217		D. The Corporation Commission shall promulgate rules to
150	218		effectuate the provisions of this section.
151	219		SECTION 2. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
152	220		in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 2 -7-501 of Title 27A, unless
153	221		there is created a duplicat ion in numbering, reads as follows:
154	222		A. For the purposes of this section, “qualified entity” or
155	223		“entity” means an entity that has complied with federal and state
156	224		requirements for constructing a nuclear power plant and has had its
157	225		application approved by th e Department of Environmental Quality
158	226		pursuant to this section. An entity that seeks to construct a
159	227		nuclear power plant in this state shall be deemed a qualified entity
160	228		under this section provided that the entity follows the regulations
161	229		and guidance of the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission and
162	230		is granted the necessary lic enses under 10 C.F.R., Part 50.
163	231		B. The Department of Environmental Quality and the Corporation
164	232		Commission shall promulgate rules in accordance with federal
165	233		regulations for the p urpose of creating a regulatory environment for
166	234		a qualifying entity to construct a nuclear power plant.
167	235		C. 1. An entity seeking to construct a nuclear power plant
168	236		under this section shall also construct a facility, either at the
169	237		plant location or within the same five-digit zip code of the
	238	+	proposed plant location, with sufficient c apacity to receive the
	239	+	spent fuel from the plant.
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197		-	proposed plant location, with sufficient capacity to receive the
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199	291		2. An entity seeking to construct a nuclear power plant under
200	292		this section shall, in a form to be prescribed by the Department,
201	293		submit a letter of intent to construct the plant and facility and an
202	294		application for approval of the construction. The application shall
203	295		include but not be limited to:
204	296		a. the projected dates for beginning and completing
205	297		construction,
206	298		b. the location of the proposed nuclear power plant and
207	299		facility,
208	300		c. copies of any applications, c orrespondence, or forms
209	301		submitted in accordance with the requirements of the
210	302		United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission ,
211	303		d. any statistics or information conveying the cost -
212	304		effectiveness, efficiency, and energy -saving potential
213	305		of the proposed facility , and
214	306		e. any other information deemed necessary by the
215	307		Department for approval.
216	308		D. The Department shall promulgate any rules necessary to
217	309		effectuate the provisions of this section.
218	310		SECTION 3. This act shall become effective November 1, 2025.
219		-	~~COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON ENERGY~~
220		-	~~February 13,~~ ~~2025 - DO PASS AS AMENDED BY CS~~
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