House Sponsors: SCHAKOWSKY. Short description: PUB UTIL-NUCLEAR REACTR-CLOSED Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the Public Utilities Act. Provides that a nuclear reactor closed by governmental regulatory action prior to permanent shutdown, or placed on the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's close watch list or the equivalent, shall not be rate-based during the closure or placement. Provides that State taxpayers shall not be assessed for any portion of the costs associated with the reopening of such a reactor. Provides that if a reactor is closed by government regulatory action or placed on the close watch list or other equivalent list, the Illinois Commerce Commission shall institute a least-cost planning analysis to determine if the amount the utility intends to spend on remediation of the nuclear facility could provide equal or greater amounts of power at less cost if it were spent on least-cost alternatives. STATE MANDATES FISCAL NOTE In the opinion of DCCA, HB 1692 fails to create a State mandate under the State Mandates Act. Last action on Bill: SESSION SINE DIE Last action date: 99-01-12 Location: House Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 0 SENATE - 0 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status