Bill Text: IL SB3289 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Nuclear Safety Preparedness Act. Makes changes to the compensation rates for local governments in a provision concerning nuclear accident plans. Effective immediately.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Failed) 2015-01-13 - Session Sine Die [SB3289 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2013-SB3289-Introduced.html

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98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2013 and 2014 SB3289 Introduced 2/14/2014, by Sen. Pat McGuire SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
420 ILCS 5/4 from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 4304
Amends the Illinois Nuclear Safety Preparedness Act. Makes changes to the compensation rates for local governments in a provision concerning nuclear accident plans. Effective immediately.
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AN ACT concerning safety.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Illinois Nuclear Safety Preparedness Act is
amended by changing Section 4 as follows:
(420 ILCS 5/4) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 4304)
Sec. 4. Nuclear accident plans; fees. Persons engaged
within this State in the production of electricity utilizing
nuclear energy, the operation of nuclear test and research
reactors, the chemical conversion of uranium, or the
transportation, storage or possession of spent nuclear fuel or
high-level radioactive waste shall pay fees to cover the cost
of establishing plans and programs to deal with the possibility
of nuclear accidents. Except as provided below, the fees shall
be used to fund those Agency and local government activities
defined as necessary by the Director to implement and maintain
the plans and programs authorized by this Act. Local
governments incurring expenses attributable to implementation
and maintenance of the plans and programs authorized by this
Act may apply to the Agency for compensation for those
expenses, and upon approval by the Director of applications
submitted by local governments, the Agency shall compensate
local governments from fees collected under this Section.

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Compensation for local governments shall include $450,000
$250,000 in any year through fiscal year 2014 1993, $1,100,000
$275,000 in fiscal year 2015 1994 and fiscal year 2016 1995,
$1,200,000 $300,000 in fiscal year 2017 and 1996, $400,000 in
fiscal year 2018 1997, and $1,400,000 $450,000 in fiscal year
2019 1998 and thereafter. Appropriations to the Department of
Nuclear Safety (of which the Agency is the successor) for
compensation to local governments from the Nuclear Safety
Emergency Preparedness Fund provided for in this Section shall
not exceed $1,700,000 $650,000 per State fiscal year.
Expenditures from these appropriations shall not exceed, in a
single State fiscal year, the annual compensation amount made
available to local governments under this Section, unexpended
funds made available for local government compensation in the
previous fiscal year, and funds recovered under the Illinois
Grant Funds Recovery Act during previous fiscal years.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the
expenditure limitation for fiscal year 1998 shall include the
additional $100,000 made available to local governments for
fiscal year 1997 under this amendatory Act of 1997. The Agency
shall, by rule, determine the method for compensating local
governments under this Section. The appropriation shall not
exceed $775,000 $500,000 in any year preceding fiscal year 2015
1996; the appropriation shall not exceed $1,500,000 $625,000 in
fiscal year 2015 1996, $1,700,000 $725,000 in fiscal year 2016
1997, and $1,900,000 $775,000 in fiscal year 2017 1998 and

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thereafter. The fees shall consist of the following:
(1) A one-time charge of $590,000 per nuclear power
station in this State to be paid by the owners of the
stations.
(2) An additional charge of $240,000 per nuclear power
station for which a fee under subparagraph (1) was paid
before June 30, 1982.
(3) Through June 30, 1982, an annual fee of $75,000 per
year for each nuclear power reactor for which an operating
license has been issued by the NRC, and after June 30,
1982, and through June 30, 1984 an annual fee of $180,000
per year for each nuclear power reactor for which an
operating license has been issued by the NRC, and after
June 30, 1984, and through June 30, 1991, an annual fee of
$400,000 for each nuclear power reactor for which an
operating license has been issued by the NRC, to be paid by
the owners of nuclear power reactors operating in this
State. After June 30, 1991, the owners of nuclear power
reactors in this State for which operating licenses have
been issued by the NRC shall pay the following fees for
each such nuclear power reactor: for State fiscal year
1992, $925,000; for State fiscal year 1993, $975,000; for
State fiscal year 1994; $1,010,000; for State fiscal year
1995, $1,060,000; for State fiscal years 1996 and 1997,
$1,110,000; for State fiscal year 1998, $1,314,000; for
State fiscal year 1999, $1,368,000; for State fiscal year

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2000, $1,404,000; for State fiscal year 2001, $1,696,455;
for State fiscal year 2002, $1,730,636; for State fiscal
year 2003 through State fiscal year 2011, $1,757,727; for
State fiscal year 2012 through State fiscal year 2014 and
subsequent fiscal years, $1,903,182; for State fiscal year
2015 and State fiscal year 2016, $1,962,273; for State
fiscal year 2017 and State fiscal year 2018, $1,971,364;
for State fiscal year 2019 and subsequent fiscal years,
$1,989,546.
(3.5) The owner of a nuclear power reactor that
notifies the Nuclear Regulatory Commission that the
nuclear power reactor has permanently ceased operations
during State fiscal year 1998 shall pay the following fees
for each such nuclear power reactor: $1,368,000 for State
fiscal year 1999 and $1,404,000 for State fiscal year 2000.
(4) A capital expenditure surcharge of $1,400,000 per
nuclear power station in this State, whether operating or
under construction, shall be paid by the owners of the
station.
(5) An annual fee of $25,000 per year for each site for
which a valid operating license has been issued by NRC for
the operation of an away-from-reactor spent nuclear fuel or
high-level radioactive waste storage facility, to be paid
by the owners of facilities for the storage of spent
nuclear fuel or high-level radioactive waste for others in
this State.

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(6) A one-time charge of $280,000 for each facility in
this State housing a nuclear test and research reactor, to
be paid by the operator of the facility. However, this
charge shall not be required to be paid by any
tax-supported institution.
(7) A one-time charge of $50,000 for each facility in
this State for the chemical conversion of uranium, to be
paid by the owner of the facility.
(8) An annual fee of $150,000 per year for each
facility in this State housing a nuclear test and research
reactor, to be paid by the operator of the facility.
However, this annual fee shall not be required to be paid
by any tax-supported institution.
(9) An annual fee of $15,000 per year for each facility
in this State for the chemical conversion of uranium, to be
paid by the owner of the facility.
(10) A fee assessed at the rate of $2,500 per truck for
each truck shipment and $4,500 for the first cask and
$3,000 for each additional cask for each rail shipment of
spent nuclear fuel, high-level radioactive waste,
transuranic waste, or a highway route controlled quantity
of radioactive materials received at or departing from any
nuclear power station or away-from-reactor spent nuclear
fuel, high-level radioactive waste, transuranic waste
storage facility, or other facility in this State to be
paid by the shipper of the spent nuclear fuel, high level

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radioactive waste, transuranic waste, or highway route
controlled quantity of radioactive material. Truck
shipments of greater than 250 miles in Illinois are subject
to a surcharge of $25 per mile over 250 miles for each
truck in the shipment.
(11) A fee assessed at the rate of $2,500 per truck for
each truck shipment and $4,500 for the first cask and
$3,000 for each additional cask for each rail shipment of
spent nuclear fuel, high-level radioactive waste,
transuranic waste, or a highway route controlled quantity
of radioactive materials traversing the State to be paid by
the shipper of the spent nuclear fuel, high level
radioactive waste, transuranic waste, or highway route
controlled quantity of radioactive material. Truck
shipments of greater than 250 miles in Illinois are subject
to a surcharge of $25 per mile over 250 miles for each
truck in the shipment.
(12) In each of the State fiscal years 1988 through
1991, in addition to the annual fee provided for in
subparagraph (3), a fee of $400,000 for each nuclear power
reactor for which an operating license has been issued by
the NRC, to be paid by the owners of nuclear power reactors
operating in this State. Within 120 days after the end of
the State fiscal years ending June 30, 1988, June 30, 1989,
June 30, 1990, and June 30, 1991, the Agency shall
determine the expenses of the Illinois Nuclear Safety

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Preparedness Program paid from funds appropriated for
those fiscal years.
(Source: P.A. 97-195, eff. 7-25-11; 97-732, eff. 6-30-12.)
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.