Sen. Melinda Bush
Filed: 4/22/2015
 
 

 

 

 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 544




2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 544 by replacing 
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:

 
4    "Section 5. The Illinois Nuclear Facility Safety Act is 
5amended  by adding Section 10 as follows:
 
6    (420 ILCS 10/10 new)
7    Sec. 10. Municipal nuclear storage impact fees. 
8    (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the 
9contrary, any municipality may establish and collect a nuclear 
10storage impact fee from the entity that operated a nuclear 
11facility within the boundaries of the municipality.  The nuclear 
12storage impact fee shall only be imposed on nuclear facilities 
13that ceased generating electricity on or before the effective 
14date of this amendatory Act of the 99th General Assembly.
15    (b)  The fee established under this Section shall be charged 
16to the entity that operated a nuclear facility within the 
 
 
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1boundaries of the municipality immediately before the nuclear 
2facility ceased to generate electricity. The nuclear storage 
3impact fee can only be applied prospectively on or after the 
4effective date of this amendatory Act of the 99th General 
5Assembly and cannot be applied retroactively to the date that 
6the nuclear facility ceased operations.
7    (c)  In any calendar year, the nuclear storage impact fee 
8shall not exceed 25% of the average annual amount of property 
9taxes paid to the municipality by the entity that operated the 
10nuclear facility during the last 5 years that the nuclear 
11facility was operational.
12    (d) The municipality shall conduct a public hearing before 
13imposing the nuclear storage impact fees permitted under this 
14Section. The hearing shall be held within the boundaries of the 
15municipality. Notice of the time, place, and purpose of the 
16hearing shall be given at least 10 days before the date of the 
17hearing.
18    (e)  The revenue collected under this Section shall be used 
19to offset property taxes for owners of property within the 
20boundaries of the municipality.
21    (f) No sale, assignment, lease, or decommissioning 
22agreement that was executed after a nuclear facility ceased 
23generating electricity and before the effective date of this 
24amendatory Act of the 99th General Assembly shall assign or 
25transfer the obligation to pay any nuclear storage impact fee 
26imposed pursuant to this Section.".