Indiana Senate Bill 271
Session 2022
Small modular nuclear reactors.
Became Law
Signed by Governor on Mar 18, 2022
Sponsors
3 Sponsors
Eric Koch
Blake Doriot
Edmond Soliday
First Action
Jan 10, 2022
Latest Action
Mar 18, 2022
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill Number
271
State
Indiana
Session
2022
Senate votes are unavailable for this bill.
Summary
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.
Enrolled Senate Bill (S)
February 23, 2022
Introduced Senate Bill (S)
January 6, 2022
Senate Bill (S)
January 24, 2022
Senate Bill (H)
February 15, 2022
Fiscal Note: SB0271.04.ENRH.FN001
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03/18/2022
Office of the Governor
Signed by the Governor
03/18/2022
Senate
Public Law 155
03/15/2022
Senate
Signed by the President of the Senate
03/01/2022
Senate
Signed by the President Pro Tempore
03/01/2022
House
Signed by the Speaker
02/23/2022
House
Returned to the Senate without amendments
02/22/2022
House
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 256: yeas 70, nays 22
02/22/2022
House
Representatives Ellington and Frye added as cosponsors
02/21/2022
House
Second reading: ordered engrossed
02/15/2022
House
Committee report: do pass, adopted
02/07/2022
House
First reading: referred to Committee on Utilities, Energy and Telecommunications
02/02/2022
Senate
Referred to the House
02/01/2022
Senate
Senator Messmer added as coauthor
02/01/2022
Senate
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
02/01/2022
Senate
Cosponsor: Representative Lehman
02/01/2022
Senate
House sponsor: Representative Soliday
02/01/2022
Senate
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 118: yeas 39, nays 9
01/27/2022
Senate
Second reading: ordered engrossed
01/24/2022
Senate
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
01/10/2022
Senate
First reading: referred to Committee on Utilities
01/10/2022
Senate
Authored by Senator Koch
01/10/2022
Senate
Senator Doriot added as second author
Sources
IN Legislature
Open States
Record Created
Jan 7, 2022 1:13:45 AM
Record Updated
Jul 22, 2022 6:05:59 PM