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A JOINT RESOLUTION directing the Public Service Commission to make all staffing, organizational, and administrative preparations necessary to be ready to discharge its regulatory duties relating to applications for the siting and construction of nuclear energy facilities in the Commonwealth.

KY · session 2024RS · Senate · joint resolution

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Introduced Feb 12, 2024

Latest action (Apr 4, 2024) signed by Governor (Acts Ch.29)

Summary

Direct the Public Service Commission to make all staffing, organizational, and administrative preparations necessary to be ready to discharge its regulatory duties relating to applications for the siting and construction of nuclear energy facilities in the Commonwealth, including but limited to conducting a survey of nuclear regulatory staff in other states, contracting with personnel with expertise in nuclear regulatory matters to be available to assist immediately with any nuclear siting or construction applications that may be filed with the commission, providing for the training of existing staff on nuclear siting and construction issues, amending the administrative regulations promulgated by the commission to require that electric utilities consider all generation resources, including nuclear resources, when developing their triennial integrated resource plans, and reviewing all other administrative regulations promulgated by the commission to ensure that there are no impediments to the effective regulation of nuclear facilities or any obstructions to the development of the nuclear ecosystem in the Commonwealth.

Sponsor (1)

Action history (19)

  1. Feb 12, 2024 introduced in Senate · upper
  2. Feb 12, 2024 to Committee on Committees (S) · upper
  3. Feb 14, 2024 to Natural Resources & Energy (S) · upper
  4. Feb 21, 2024 reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar · upper
  5. Feb 22, 2024 2nd reading, to Rules · upper
  6. Feb 22, 2024 posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, February 26, 2024 · upper
  7. Feb 26, 2024 3rd reading, adopted 34-0 · upper
  8. Feb 27, 2024 received in House · lower
  9. Feb 27, 2024 to Committee on Committees (H) · lower
  10. Mar 6, 2024 to Natural Resources & Energy (H) · lower
  11. Mar 14, 2024 reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar · upper
  12. Mar 15, 2024 2nd reading, to Rules · upper
  13. Mar 21, 2024 posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, March 22, 2024 · upper
  14. Mar 22, 2024 3rd reading, passed 94-0 · upper
  15. Mar 25, 2024 received in Senate · upper
  16. Mar 25, 2024 enrolled, signed by President of the Senate · upper
  17. Mar 25, 2024 enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House · lower
  18. Mar 25, 2024 delivered to Governor · upper
  19. Apr 4, 2024 signed by Governor (Acts Ch.29) · upper
Subjects
Administrative Regulations and ProceedingsEnergyEnvironment and ConservationNuclear EnergyPublic UtilitiesState Agencies

Text versions (3)

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.

  • Acts Chapter 29 · PDF
  • Current/Final · PDF
  • Introduced · PDF

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