1.2relating to energy; abolishing prohibition on issuing certificate of need for new
1.3nuclear power plant;amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 216B.243,
1.4subdivision 3b.
1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 216B.243, subdivision 3b, is amended to
1.7read:
1.8    Subd. 3b. Nuclear power plant; new construction prohibited; relicensing
1.9Additional storage of spent nuclear fuel. (a) The commission may not issue a certificate
1.10of need for the construction of a new nuclear-powered electric generating plant.
1.11(b) Any certificate of need for additional storage of spent nuclear fuel for a facility
1.12seeking a license extension shall address the impacts of continued operations over the
1.13period for which approval is sought.
1.14EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.