98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2013 and 2014
SB0873

 

Introduced 1/24/2013, by Sen. John J. Cullerton

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
420 ILCS 5/4  from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 4304

    Amends the Illinois Nuclear Safety Preparedness Act. Makes a technical change in a Section relating to fees.


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A BILL FOR

 

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

 

 

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1Compensation for local governments shall include $250,000 in
2any year through fiscal year 1993, $275,000 in fiscal year 1994
3and fiscal year 1995, $300,000 in fiscal year 1996, $400,000 in
4fiscal year 1997, and $450,000 in fiscal year 1998 and
5thereafter. Appropriations to the Department of Nuclear Safety
6(of which the Agency is the successor) for compensation to
7local governments from the Nuclear Safety Emergency
8Preparedness Fund provided for in this Section shall not exceed
9$650,000 per State fiscal year. Expenditures from these
10appropriations shall not exceed, in a single State fiscal year,
11the annual compensation amount made available to local
12governments under this Section, unexpended funds made
13available for local government compensation in the previous
14fiscal year, and funds recovered under the Illinois Grant Funds
15Recovery Act during previous fiscal years. Notwithstanding any
16other provision of this Act, the expenditure limitation for
17fiscal year 1998 shall include the additional $100,000 made
18available to local governments for fiscal year 1997 under this
19amendatory Act of 1997. The Agency shall, by rule, determine
20the method for compensating local governments under this
21Section. The appropriation shall not exceed $500,000 in any
22year preceding fiscal year 1996; the appropriation shall not
23exceed $625,000 in fiscal year 1996, $725,000 in fiscal year
241997, and $775,000 in fiscal year 1998 and thereafter. The fees
25shall consist of the following:
26        (1) A one-time charge of $590,000 per nuclear power

 

 

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1    station in this State to be paid by the owners of the
2    stations.
3        (2) An additional charge of $240,000 per nuclear power
4    station for which a fee under subparagraph (1) was paid
5    before June 30, 1982.
6        (3) Through June 30, 1982, an annual fee of $75,000 per
7    year for each nuclear power reactor for which an operating
8    license has been issued by the NRC, and after June 30,
9    1982, and through June 30, 1984 an annual fee of $180,000
10    per year for each nuclear power reactor for which an
11    operating license has been issued by the NRC, and after
12    June 30, 1984, and through June 30, 1991, an annual fee of
13    $400,000 for each nuclear power reactor for which an
14    operating license has been issued by the NRC, to be paid by
15    the owners of nuclear power reactors operating in this
16    State. After June 30, 1991, the owners of nuclear power
17    reactors in this State for which operating licenses have
18    been issued by the NRC shall pay the following fees for
19    each such nuclear power reactor: for State fiscal year
20    1992, $925,000; for State fiscal year 1993, $975,000; for
21    State fiscal year 1994; $1,010,000; for State fiscal year
22    1995, $1,060,000; for State fiscal years 1996 and 1997,
23    $1,110,000; for State fiscal year 1998, $1,314,000; for
24    State fiscal year 1999, $1,368,000; for State fiscal year
25    2000, $1,404,000; for State fiscal year 2001, $1,696,455;
26    for State fiscal year 2002, $1,730,636; for State fiscal

 

 

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1    year 2003 through State fiscal year 2011, $1,757,727; for
2    State fiscal year 2012 and subsequent fiscal years,
3    $1,903,182.
4        (3.5) The owner of a nuclear power reactor that
5    notifies the Nuclear Regulatory Commission that the
6    nuclear power reactor has permanently ceased operations
7    during State fiscal year 1998 shall pay the following fees
8    for each such nuclear power reactor: $1,368,000 for State
9    fiscal year 1999 and $1,404,000 for State fiscal year 2000.
10        (4) A capital expenditure surcharge of $1,400,000 per
11    nuclear power station in this State, whether operating or
12    under construction, shall be paid by the owners of the
13    station.
14        (5) An annual fee of $25,000 per year for each site for
15    which a valid operating license has been issued by NRC for
16    the operation of an away-from-reactor spent nuclear fuel or
17    high-level radioactive waste storage facility, to be paid
18    by the owners of facilities for the storage of spent
19    nuclear fuel or high-level radioactive waste for others in
20    this State.
21        (6) A one-time charge of $280,000 for each facility in
22    this State housing a nuclear test and research reactor, to
23    be paid by the operator of the facility. However, this
24    charge shall not be required to be paid by any
25    tax-supported institution.
26        (7) A one-time charge of $50,000 for each facility in

 

 

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1    this State for the chemical conversion of uranium, to be
2    paid by the owner of the facility.
3        (8) An annual fee of $150,000 per year for each
4    facility in this State housing a nuclear test and research
5    reactor, to be paid by the operator of the facility.
6    However, this annual fee shall not be required to be paid
7    by any tax-supported institution.
8        (9) An annual fee of $15,000 per year for each facility
9    in this State for the chemical conversion of uranium, to be
10    paid by the owner of the facility.
11        (10) A fee assessed at the rate of $2,500 per truck for
12    each truck shipment and $4,500 for the first cask and
13    $3,000 for each additional cask for each rail shipment of
14    spent nuclear fuel, high-level radioactive waste,
15    transuranic waste, or a highway route controlled quantity
16    of radioactive materials received at or departing from any
17    nuclear power station or away-from-reactor spent nuclear
18    fuel, high-level radioactive waste, transuranic waste
19    storage facility, or other facility in this State to be
20    paid by the shipper of the spent nuclear fuel, high level
21    radioactive waste, transuranic waste, or highway route
22    controlled quantity of radioactive material. Truck
23    shipments of greater than 250 miles in Illinois are subject
24    to a surcharge of $25 per mile over 250 miles for each
25    truck in the shipment.
26        (11) A fee assessed at the rate of $2,500 per truck for

 

 

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1    each truck shipment and $4,500 for the first cask and
2    $3,000 for each additional cask for each rail shipment of
3    spent nuclear fuel, high-level radioactive waste,
4    transuranic waste, or a highway route controlled quantity
5    of radioactive materials traversing the State to be paid by
6    the shipper of the spent nuclear fuel, high level
7    radioactive waste, transuranic waste, or highway route
8    controlled quantity of radioactive material. Truck
9    shipments of greater than 250 miles in Illinois are subject
10    to a surcharge of $25 per mile over 250 miles for each
11    truck in the shipment.
12        (12) In each of the State fiscal years 1988 through
13    1991, in addition to the annual fee provided for in
14    subparagraph (3), a fee of $400,000 for each nuclear power
15    reactor for which an operating license has been issued by
16    the NRC, to be paid by the owners of nuclear power reactors
17    operating in this State. Within 120 days after the end of
18    the State fiscal years ending June 30, 1988, June 30, 1989,
19    June 30, 1990, and June 30, 1991, the Agency shall
20    determine the expenses of the Illinois Nuclear Safety
21    Preparedness Program paid from funds appropriated for
22    those fiscal years.
23(Source: P.A. 97-195, eff. 7-25-11; 97-732, eff. 6-30-12.)