Bill Text: IL HB5630 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Nuclear Safety Law of 2004. Directs the Illinois Emergency Management Agency and Office of Homeland Security to convene an advisory body, to be known as the Small Modular Reactor Advisory Committee, which shall consist of relevant stakeholders and members of the public, including, but not limited to, members of the environmental community, electric utilities, appropriately credentialed academics, energy economists, energy engineers, public interest organizations, consumer protection organizations, and others whose insights are relevant to the preparation of the small modular reactor study and small modular reactor rules to be adopted under the Act. Directs the Small Modular Reactor Advisory Committee to provide current, expert information germane to the topic, critique and fact-check the development of the draft modular reactor study and rules, provide meaningful point and counter-point analysis on the small modular reactor issue, and provide additional access and referrals to additional experts in fields relating to the preparation of the draft small modular reactor study. Specifies that members shall not be compensated for service on the Small Modular Reactor Advisory Committee but shall be reimbursed by the Illinois Emergency Management Agency and Office of Homeland Security, not less than quarterly, for such items as travel to meetings, meals, copying expenses, and other related expenses. Repeals the new provisions on July 1, 2027. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-04-19 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB5630 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2023-HB5630-Introduced.html

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103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB5630 Introduced 2/9/2024, by Rep. Lilian Jiménez SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
20 ILCS 3310/40.2 new
Amends the Nuclear Safety Law of 2004. Directs the Illinois Emergency Management Agency and Office of Homeland Security to convene an advisory body, to be know as the Small Modular Reactor Advisory Committee, which shall consist of relevant stakeholders and members of the public, including, but not limited to, members of the environmental community, electric utilities, appropriately credentialed academics, energy economists, energy engineers, public interest organizations, consumer protection organizations, and others whose insights are relevant to the preparation of the small modular reactor study and small modular reactor rules to be adopted under the Act. Directs the Small Modular Reactor Advisory Committee to provide current, expert information germane to the topic, critique and fact-check the development of the draft modular reactor study and rules, provide meaningful point and counter-point analysis on the small modular reactor issue, and provide additional access and referrals to additional experts in fields relating to the preparation of the draft small modular reactor study. Specifies that members shall not be compensated for service on the Small Modular Reactor Advisory Committee but shall be reimbursed by the Illinois Emergency Management Agency and Office of Homeland Security, not less than quarterly, for such items as travel to meetings, meals, copying expenses, and other related expenses. Provides for the repeal of the provision that creates the Small Modular Reactor Advisory Committee on July 1, 2027. Effective immediately.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning State government.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Nuclear Safety Law of 2004 is amended by
adding Section 40.2 as follows:
(20 ILCS 3310/40.2 new)
Sec. 40.2. Small Modular Reactor Advisory Committee.
(a) The Illinois Emergency Management Agency and Office of
Homeland Security shall convene an advisory body to be know as
the Small Modular Reactor Advisory Committee, which shall
consist of relevant stakeholders and members of the public,
including, but not limited to, members of the environmental
community, electric utilities, appropriately credentialed
academics, energy economists, energy engineers, public
interest organizations, consumer protection organizations, and
others whose insights are relevant to the preparation of the
small modular reactor study described in Section 90 of the Act
and the development of small modular reactor rules to be
adopted under Section 40 of the Act.
(b) The purpose of the Small Modular Reactor Advisory
Committee shall be to assist in the preparation of the small
modular reactor study described in Section 90 and the
development of the small modular reactor rules to be adopted

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under Section 90 by providing current, expert information
germane to the topic, critiquing and fact-checking the
development of the draft study and rules, providing meaningful
point and counter-point analysis on the issue, and providing
additional access and referrals to additional experts in
fields relating to the draft.
(c) Members of the Small Modular Reactor Advisory
Committee shall:
(1) receive no financial compensation for their
contributions;
(2) be reimbursed by the Illinois Emergency Management
Agency and Office of Homeland Security, not less than
quarterly, for IEMA-OHS approved and related expenses,
with documentation and receipts, for such items as travel
to meetings, meals, copying expenses, and other related
expenses;
(3) be listed by name and affiliation in the final
draft and in the published version of the study described
in Section 90;
(4) be allowed to provide dissenting opinions to the
final draft, which shall be published in full and unedited
into all drafts and versions of the study described in
Section 90; and
(5) be discharged from further responsibilities and
obligations upon completion and adoption of the study
described in Section 90 and the rules to be adopted under

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this Act.
(d) This Section is repealed on January 1, 2027.