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1    AN ACT concerning regulation.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Illinois Nuclear Safety Preparedness Act is
5amended by changing Sections 4 and 5 and by adding Section 8.5
6as follows:
 
7    (420 ILCS 5/4)  (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 4304)
8    Sec. 4. Nuclear accident plans; fees. Persons engaged
9within this State in the production of electricity utilizing
10nuclear energy, the operation of nuclear test and research
11reactors, the chemical conversion of uranium, or the
12transportation, storage or possession of spent nuclear fuel or
13high-level radioactive waste shall pay fees to cover the cost
14of establishing plans and programs to deal with the possibility
15of nuclear accidents. Except as provided below, the fees shall
16be used exclusively to fund those Agency and local government
17activities defined as necessary by the Director to implement
18and maintain the plans and programs authorized by this Act.
19Local governments incurring expenses attributable to
20implementation and maintenance of the plans and programs
21authorized by this Act may apply to the Agency for compensation
22for those expenses, and upon approval by the Director of
23applications submitted by local governments, the Agency shall

 

 

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1compensate local governments from fees collected under this
2Section. Compensation for local governments shall include
3$250,000 in any year through fiscal year 1993, $275,000 in
4fiscal year 1994 and fiscal year 1995, $300,000 in fiscal year
51996, $400,000 in fiscal year 1997, and $450,000 in fiscal year
61998 and thereafter. Appropriations to the Department of
7Nuclear Safety (of which the Agency is the successor) for
8compensation to local governments from the Nuclear Safety
9Emergency Preparedness Fund provided for in this Section shall
10not exceed $650,000 per State fiscal year. Expenditures from
11these appropriations shall not exceed, in a single State fiscal
12year, the annual compensation amount made available to local
13governments under this Section, unexpended funds made
14available for local government compensation in the previous
15fiscal year, and funds recovered under the Illinois Grant Funds
16Recovery Act during previous fiscal years. Notwithstanding any
17other provision of this Act, the expenditure limitation for
18fiscal year 1998 shall include the additional $100,000 made
19available to local governments for fiscal year 1997 under this
20amendatory Act of 1997. Any funds within these expenditure
21limitations, including the additional $100,000 made available
22for fiscal year 1997 under this amendatory Act of 1997, that
23remain unexpended at the close of business on June 30, 1997,
24and on June 30 of each succeeding year, shall be excluded from
25the calculations of credits under subparagraph (3) of this
26Section. The Agency shall, by rule, determine the method for

 

 

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1compensating local governments under this Section. The
2appropriation shall not exceed $500,000 in any year preceding
3fiscal year 1996; the appropriation shall not exceed $625,000
4in fiscal year 1996, $725,000 in fiscal year 1997, and $775,000
5in fiscal year 1998 and thereafter. The fees shall consist of
6the following:
7    (1) A one-time charge of $590,000 per nuclear power station
8in this State to be paid by the owners of the stations.
9    (2) An additional charge of $240,000 per nuclear power
10station for which a fee under subparagraph (1) was paid before
11June 30, 1982.
12    (3) Through June 30, 1982, an annual fee of $75,000 per
13year for each nuclear power reactor for which an operating
14license has been issued by the NRC, and after June 30, 1982,
15and through June 30, 1984 an annual fee of $180,000 per year
16for each nuclear power reactor for which an operating license
17has been issued by the NRC, and after June 30, 1984, and
18through June 30, 1991, an annual fee of $400,000 for each
19nuclear power reactor for which an operating license has been
20issued by the NRC, to be paid by the owners of nuclear power
21reactors operating in this State. After June 30, 1991, the
22owners of nuclear power reactors in this State for which
23operating licenses have been issued by the NRC shall pay the
24following fees for each such nuclear power reactor: for State
25fiscal year 1992, $925,000; for State fiscal year 1993,
26$975,000; for State fiscal year 1994; $1,010,000; for State

 

 

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1fiscal year 1995, $1,060,000; for State fiscal years 1996 and
21997, $1,110,000; for State fiscal year 1998, $1,314,000; for
3State fiscal year 1999, $1,368,000; for State fiscal year 2000,
4$1,404,000; for State fiscal year 2001, $1,696,455; for State
5fiscal year 2002, $1,730,636; for State fiscal year 2003
6through State and subsequent fiscal year 2011 years,
7$1,757,727; for State fiscal year 2012 and subsequent fiscal
8years, $1,903,182. Within 120 days after the end of the State
9fiscal year, the Agency shall determine, from the records of
10the Office of the Comptroller, the balance in the Nuclear
11Safety Emergency Preparedness Fund. When the balance in the
12fund, less any fees collected under this Section prior to their
13being due and payable for the succeeding fiscal year or years,
14exceeds $400,000 at the close of business on June 30, 1993,
151994, 1995, 1996, 1997, and 1998, or exceeds $500,000 at the
16close of business on June 30, 1999 and June 30 of each
17succeeding year, the excess shall be credited to the owners of
18nuclear power reactors who are assessed fees under this
19subparagraph. Credits shall be applied against the fees to be
20collected under this subparagraph for the subsequent fiscal
21year. Each owner shall receive as a credit that amount of the
22excess which corresponds proportionately to the amount the
23owner contributed to all fees collected under this subparagraph
24in the fiscal year that produced the excess.
25    (3.5) The owner of a nuclear power reactor that notifies
26the Nuclear Regulatory Commission that the nuclear power

 

 

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1reactor has permanently ceased operations during State fiscal
2year 1998 shall pay the following fees for each such nuclear
3power reactor: $1,368,000 for State fiscal year 1999 and
4$1,404,000 for State fiscal year 2000.
5    (4) A capital expenditure surcharge of $1,400,000 per
6nuclear power station in this State, whether operating or under
7construction, shall be paid by the owners of the station.
8    (5) An annual fee of $25,000 per year for each site for
9which a valid operating license has been issued by NRC for the
10operation of an away-from-reactor spent nuclear fuel or
11high-level radioactive waste storage facility, to be paid by
12the owners of facilities for the storage of spent nuclear fuel
13or high-level radioactive waste for others in this State.
14    (6) A one-time charge of $280,000 for each facility in this
15State housing a nuclear test and research reactor, to be paid
16by the operator of the facility. However, this charge shall not
17be required to be paid by any tax-supported institution.
18    (7) A one-time charge of $50,000 for each facility in this
19State for the chemical conversion of uranium, to be paid by the
20owner of the facility.
21    (8) An annual fee of $150,000 per year for each facility in
22this State housing a nuclear test and research reactor, to be
23paid by the operator of the facility. However, this annual fee
24shall not be required to be paid by any tax-supported
25institution.
26    (9) An annual fee of $15,000 per year for each facility in

 

 

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1this State for the chemical conversion of uranium, to be paid
2by the owner of the facility.
3    (10) A fee assessed at the rate of $2,500 per truck for
4each truck shipment and $4,500 for the first cask and $3,000
5for each additional cask for each rail shipment of spent
6nuclear fuel, high-level radioactive waste, transuranic waste,
7or a highway route controlled quantity of radioactive materials
8received at or departing from any nuclear power station or
9away-from-reactor spent nuclear fuel, high-level radioactive
10waste, transuranic waste storage facility, or other facility in
11this State to be paid by the shipper of the spent nuclear fuel,
12high level radioactive waste, transuranic waste, or highway
13route controlled quantity of radioactive material. Truck
14shipments of greater than 250 miles in Illinois are subject to
15a surcharge of $25 per mile over 250 miles for each truck in
16the shipment. The amount of fees collected each fiscal year
17under this subparagraph shall be excluded from the calculation
18of credits under subparagraph (3) of this Section.
19    (11) A fee assessed at the rate of $2,500 per truck for
20each truck shipment and $4,500 for the first cask and $3,000
21for each additional cask for each rail shipment of spent
22nuclear fuel, high-level radioactive waste, transuranic waste,
23or a highway route controlled quantity of radioactive materials
24traversing the State to be paid by the shipper of the spent
25nuclear fuel, high level radioactive waste, transuranic waste,
26or highway route controlled quantity of radioactive material.

 

 

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1Truck shipments of greater than 250 miles in Illinois are
2subject to a surcharge of $25 per mile over 250 miles for each
3truck in the shipment. The amount of fees collected each fiscal
4year under this subparagraph shall be excluded from the
5calculation of credits under subparagraph (3) of this Section.
6    (12) In each of the State fiscal years 1988 through 1991,
7in addition to the annual fee provided for in subparagraph (3),
8a fee of $400,000 for each nuclear power reactor for which an
9operating license has been issued by the NRC, to be paid by the
10owners of nuclear power reactors operating in this State.
11Within 120 days after the end of the State fiscal years ending
12June 30, 1988, June 30, 1989, June 30, 1990, and June 30, 1991,
13the Agency shall determine the expenses of the Illinois Nuclear
14Safety Preparedness Program paid from funds appropriated for
15those fiscal years. When the aggregate of all fees, charges,
16and surcharges collected under this Section during any fiscal
17year exceeds the total expenditures under this Act from
18appropriations for that fiscal year, the excess shall be
19credited to the owners of nuclear power reactors who are
20assessed fees under this subparagraph, and the credits shall be
21applied against the fees to be collected under this
22subparagraph for the subsequent fiscal year. Each owner shall
23receive as a credit that amount of the excess that corresponds
24proportionately to the amount the owner contributed to all fees
25collected under this subparagraph in the fiscal year that
26produced the excess.

 

 

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1(Source: P.A. 92-576, eff. 6-26-02; 93-1029, eff. 8-25-04.)
 
2    (420 ILCS 5/5)  (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 4305)
3    Sec. 5. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this Section,
4within 30 days after the beginning of each State fiscal year,
5each person who possessed a valid operating license issued by
6the NRC for a nuclear power reactor or a spent fuel storage
7facility during any portion of the previous fiscal year shall
8pay to the Agency the fees imposed by Section 4 of this Act.
9The one-time facility charge assessed pursuant to subparagraph
10(1) of Section 4 shall be paid to the Agency not less than 2
11years prior to scheduled commencement of commercial operation.
12The additional facility charge assessed pursuant to
13subparagraph (2) of Section 4 shall be paid to the Department
14within 90 days of June 30, 1982. Fees assessed pursuant to
15subparagraph (3) of Section 4 for State fiscal year 1992 shall
16be payable as follows: $400,000 due on August 1, 1991, and
17$525,000 due on January 1, 1992. Fees assessed pursuant to
18subparagraph (3) of Section 4 for State fiscal years year 1993
19through 2011 and subsequent fiscal years shall be due and
20payable in two equal payments on July 1 and January 1 during
21the fiscal year in which the fee is due. For State fiscal year
222012 and subsequent fiscal years, fees shall be due and payable
23in 4 equal payments on July 1, October 1, January 1, and April
241 during the fiscal year in which the fee is due. Fees assessed
25pursuant to subparagraph (4) of Section 4 shall be paid in six

 

 

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1payments, the first, in the amount of $400,000, shall be due
2and payable 30 days after the effective date of this Amendatory
3Act of 1984. Subsequent payments shall be in the amount of
4$200,000 each, and shall be due and payable annually on August
51, 1985 through August 1, 1989, inclusive. Fees assessed under
6the provisions of subparagraphs (6) and (7) of Section 4 of
7this Act shall be paid on or before January 1, 1990. Fees
8assessed under the provisions of subparagraphs (8) and (9) of
9Section 4 of this Act shall be paid on or before January 1st of
10each year, beginning January 1, 1990. Fees assessed under the
11provisions of subparagraphs (10) and (11) of Section 4 of this
12Act shall be paid to the Agency within 60 days after completion
13of such shipments within this State. Fees assessed pursuant to
14subparagraph (12) of Section 4 shall be paid to the Agency by
15each person who possessed a valid operating license issued by
16the NRC for a nuclear power reactor during any portion of the
17previous State fiscal year as follows: the fee due in fiscal
18year 1988 shall be paid on January 15, 1988, the fee due in
19fiscal year 1989 shall be paid on December 1, 1988, and
20subsequent fees shall be paid annually on December 1, 1989
21through December 1, 1990.
22    (b) Fees assessed pursuant to paragraph (3.5) of Section 4
23for State fiscal years 1999 and 2000 shall be due and payable
24in 2 equal payments on July 1 and January 1 during the fiscal
25year in which the fee is due. The fee due on July 1, 1998 shall
26be payable on that date, or within 10 days after the effective

 

 

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1date of this amendatory Act of 1998, whichever is later.
2    (c) Any person who fails to pay a fee assessed under
3Section 4 of this Act within 90 days after the fee is payable
4is liable in a civil action for an amount not to exceed 4 times
5the amount assessed and not paid. The action shall be brought
6by the Attorney General at the request of the Agency. If the
7action involves a fixed facility in Illinois, the action shall
8be brought in the Circuit Court of the county in which the
9facility is located. If the action does not involve a fixed
10facility in Illinois, the action shall be brought in the
11Circuit Court of Sangamon County.
12(Source: P.A. 93-1029, eff. 8-25-04.)
 
13    (420 ILCS 5/8.5 new)
14    Sec. 8.5. Remote monitoring system upgrades and equipment
15replacement.
16    (a) Each nuclear power reactor for which an operating
17license has been issued by the NRC shall be subject to the fees
18described in this Section, which shall be paid by the owner or
19owners of each reactor into the Nuclear Safety Emergency
20Preparedness Fund. The fees in this Section shall be used
21solely for the purposes set forth in this Section and cannot be
22transferred for other purposes.
23        (1) Within 14 days after the Agency notifies each owner
24    subject to the fee requirements of this Section that the
25    Agency has entered into one or more contracts with a third

 

 

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1    party for purposes of upgrading the remote monitoring
2    system software and that such work will commence within 30
3    days, the owner or owners shall make a payment of $19,697
4    for each reactor owned. Thereafter, for each such reactor,
5    the owner or owners shall submit 11 quarterly payments of
6    $19,697. The Agency shall use the fees collected in this
7    subsection for purposes of upgrading remote monitoring
8    system software and to acquire, replace, or upgrade
9    equipment related to such monitoring, including, but not
10    limited to, generators and transfer switches, air
11    compressors, detection equipment, data loggers, and solar
12    panels.
13        (2) Within 90 days after the effective date of this
14    amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly, the owner or
15    owners subject to the fee requirements of this Section
16    shall make a payment of $7,575 for each reactor owned for
17    the purposes of acquiring, replacing, and upgrading
18    equipment, including, but not limited to, dosimeters,
19    safety and command vehicles, liquid scintillation
20    analyzers, an alpha spectrometry system, and compositors.
21    Thereafter, for each such reactor, the owner or owners
22    shall submit 11 quarterly payments of $7,575.
23    (b) This Section is repealed on January 1, 2015.
 
24    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
25becoming law.