1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to energy; allowing for construction of a new nuclear-powered electric 
1.3 	generating unit at Monticello;amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 
1.4 	216B.243, subdivision 3b.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 216B.243, subdivision 3b, is amended to 
1.7 	read:
1.8 		Subd. 3b.Nuclear power plant; new construction prohibited; relicensing.
 1.9 	(a) The commission may not issue a certificate of need for the construction of a new 
1.10 	nuclear-powered electric generating plant.
1.11 	(b) Any certificate of need for additional storage of spent nuclear fuel for a facility 
1.12 	seeking a license extension shall address the impacts of continued operations over the 
1.13 	period for which approval is sought.
1.14 	(c) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), the commission may issue a certificate of need 
1.15 	for the construction of a single new nuclear-powered electric generating unit that is located 
1.16 	at the site of a currently operating nuclear-powered electric generating plant in Monticello.

1.17 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.