Republican caucus voices local-control concerns over bill limiting county authority for small modular reactors
Caucus members questioned Senate Bill 14-18, which would restrict certain counties from regulating land use for construction and operation of small modular reactors (SMRs); Representative Blackman warned the bill undercuts local control and may prompt a floor no vote.
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Adam Webb, a staff presenter, summarized Senate Bill 14-18 as written: “Senate Bill 14-18 prohibits certain counties from regulating the user occupation of land for the construction operation of small modular nuclear reactors or SMRs,” and outlined provisions that let a utility replace an existing thermal electric generating unit with an SMR without seeking a new certificate of environmental compatibility in specified circumstances.
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