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Committee adopts amendment and gives due-pass recommendation to site-certification bill for fusion energy
Summary
In executive session the committee adopted a striking amendment clarifying that references to nuclear facilities in the energy-facility site-certification statutes apply to fission facilities and passed House Bill 1018 as amended to allow fusion energy facilities to opt into the site-certification process.
Staff briefed House Bill 10 18, which would allow fusion energy facilities to opt into the Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council (EFSEC) site-certification process under chapter 80.50 RCW, and clarified that existing statutory references to "nuclear power facilities" in the EFSEC chapter apply to fission nuclear facilities.
Senator Lias offered a striking amendment (labeled A) that clarifies the statutory references to "nuclear power facilities" are intended for fission nuclear facilities, making the bill's language consistent with a companion Senate bill (SSB 5241). In executive session the committee adopted the striking amendment and then moved that the bill, as amended, receive a due-pass recommendation and be sent to the Rules Committee. Chair announced voice votes on both motions and recorded affirmative voice responses; no recorded roll-call tallies were provided in the transcript.
No further debate or amendment was recorded in the session summary; the bill was passed out of committee subject to signatures.
Action summary: committee adopted a striking amendment and voted by voice to recommend the bill as amended for further consideration (due pass to Rules).
