SB 271 IN

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Amends the statute governing certificates of public convenience and necessity (certificates) that are issued by the Indiana utility regulatory commission (IURC) for the construction, lease, or purchase of electric generation facilities to require the IURC, in consultation with the department of environmental management (department), to adopt rules concerning the granting of certificates for the construction, purchase, or lease of small modular nuclear reactors: (1) in Indiana for the generation of electricity to be used to furnish public utility service to Indiana customers; or (2) at the site of a nuclear energy production or generating facility that supplies electricity to Indiana retail customers on July 1, 2011. Requires the IURC to adopt the rules not later than July 1, 2023. Provides that the rules adopted by the IURC must provide that in acting on a public utility's petition for a certificate for one or more small modular nuclear reactors, the IURC shall consider the following: (1) Whether, and to what extent, the one or more small modular nuclear reactors proposed by the public utility will replace a loss of generating capacity in the public utility's portfolio resulting from the retirement or planned retirement of one or more of existing electric generating facilities that: (A) are located in Indiana; and (B) use coal or natural gas as a fuel source. (2) Whether one or more of the small modular nuclear reactors will be located on the same site as or near the facility to be retired and, if so, potential opportunities for the public utility to: (A) make use of any land and existing infrastructure or facilities already owned or under the control of the public utility; or (B) create new employment opportunities for workers who have been, or would be, displaced as a result of the retirement of the existing facility. Provides that the IURC's rules must provide that the IURC may grant a certificate under circumstances and for locations other than these. Sets forth additional requirements for small modular nuclear reactors that must be included in the IURC's rules, including the requirement that the owner or operator of a proposed small modular nuclear reactor must provide evidence of a plan to apply for all licenses or permits to construct or operate the proposed small modular nuclear reactor required by the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the department, or any other relevant state or federal regulatory agency. Amends the statute providing certain financial incentives for energy utilities that invest in clean energy projects by providing that, for purposes of the statute, a "clean energy project" and a "nuclear energy production or generating facility" include a small modular nuclear reactor that is constructed after June 30, 2023: (1) in Indiana for the generation of electricity to be used to furnish public utility service to Indiana customers; or (2) at the site of a nuclear energy production or generating facility that supplies electricity to Indiana retail customers on July 1, 2011; under the rules adopted by the IURC under the bill. Defines "small modular nuclear reactor" for purposes of the bill's provisions.

• Eric Koch Republican · author
• Blake Doriot Republican · author
• Edmond Soliday Republican · sponsor

1. Jan 10, 2022 Senator Doriot added as second author · upper
2. Jan 10, 2022 Authored by Senator Koch · upper
3. Jan 10, 2022 First reading: referred to Committee on Utilities · upper
4. Jan 24, 2022 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted · upper
5. Jan 27, 2022 Second reading: ordered engrossed · upper
6. Feb 1, 2022 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 118: yeas 39, nays 9 · upper
7. Feb 1, 2022 House sponsor: Representative Soliday · upper
8. Feb 1, 2022 Cosponsor: Representative Lehman · upper
9. Feb 1, 2022 Senators Leising, Busch, Baldwin, Ford Jon, Kruse, Buck, Gaskill, Boots, Tomes, Walker K, Raatz, Donato, Holdman, Charbonneau, Perfect, Rogers, Young M, Bassler, Sandlin, Walker G, Glick, Zay, Crider, Freeman added as coauthors · upper
10. Feb 1, 2022 Senator Messmer added as coauthor · upper
11. Feb 2, 2022 Referred to the House · upper
12. Feb 7, 2022 First reading: referred to Committee on Utilities, Energy and Telecommunications · lower
13. Feb 15, 2022 Committee report: do pass, adopted · lower
14. Feb 21, 2022 Second reading: ordered engrossed · lower
15. Feb 22, 2022 Representatives Ellington and Frye added as cosponsors · lower
16. Feb 22, 2022 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 256: yeas 70, nays 22 · lower
17. Feb 23, 2022 Returned to the Senate without amendments · lower
18. Mar 1, 2022 Signed by the Speaker · lower
19. Mar 1, 2022 Signed by the President Pro Tempore · upper
20. Mar 15, 2022 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper
21. Mar 18, 2022 Public Law 155 · upper
22. Mar 18, 2022 Signed by the Governor · executive

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

• Enrolled Senate Bill (S) · Feb 23, 2022 · PDF
• Introduced Senate Bill (S) · Jan 6, 2022 · PDF
• Senate Bill (S) · Jan 24, 2022 · PDF
• Senate Bill (H) · Feb 15, 2022 · PDF