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Committee advances Albany County resolution on advanced nuclear technology after amendment
Summary
A county committee voted to advance a resolution on advanced nuclear technology after agreeing to remove a proposed legislative finding (section (d)). Members debated waste disposal, regulatory jurisdiction, geothermal alternatives and cost before moving the bill forward as amended.
A county committee advanced a resolution on advanced nuclear technology after members voted to move the measure out of committee with an anticipated amendment that removes a proposed legislative finding identified in the transcript as section (d).
Speaker 1 opened the meeting by saying the committee would consider one change: "that change is to eliminate, that section d in that first section 1 30 35 dash 2, and then everything else stays the same." Speaker 2 then moved to "pull the amendment," and Speaker 1 seconded the motion.
Opponents and supporters framed the debate around trade-offs between nuclear and other energy options. Speaker 4 said, "I probably…
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