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| Public Act 098-0728 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning safety.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Illinois Nuclear Safety Preparedness Act is | ||||
amended by changing Section 4 as follows:
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(420 ILCS 5/4) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 4304)
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Sec. 4. Nuclear accident plans; fees. Persons engaged | ||||
within this State
in the production of electricity utilizing | ||||
nuclear energy, the operation of
nuclear test and research | ||||
reactors, the chemical conversion of uranium, or the
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transportation, storage or possession of spent nuclear fuel or | ||||
high-level
radioactive waste shall pay fees to cover the cost | ||||
of establishing plans and
programs to deal with the possibility | ||||
of nuclear accidents. Except as provided
below, the fees shall | ||||
be used to fund those Agency and local
government activities | ||||
defined as necessary by the Director to implement and
maintain | ||||
the plans and programs authorized by this Act. Local | ||||
governments
incurring expenses attributable to implementation | ||||
and maintenance of the plans
and programs authorized by this | ||||
Act may apply to the Agency for
compensation for those | ||||
expenses, and upon approval by the Director of
applications
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submitted by local governments, the Agency shall compensate | ||||
local
governments from fees collected under this Section. | ||||
Compensation for local
governments shall include
$250,000 in | ||
any year through
fiscal year 1993, $275,000 in fiscal year 1994 | ||
and fiscal year 1995,
$300,000 in fiscal year 1996, $400,000 in | ||
fiscal year 1997, and $450,000
in fiscal year 1998 and | ||
thereafter.
Appropriations to the Department of Nuclear Safety | ||
(of which the Agency is the successor) for compensation to | ||
local
governments from the Nuclear Safety Emergency
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Preparedness Fund provided for in this Section shall not exceed | ||
$650,000 per
State fiscal year. Expenditures from these | ||
appropriations shall not exceed, in
a single State fiscal year,
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the annual compensation amount made available to
local
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governments under this Section, unexpended funds made | ||
available for local
government
compensation in the previous | ||
fiscal year, and funds recovered under
the Illinois Grant Funds | ||
Recovery Act during previous fiscal years.
Notwithstanding any | ||
other provision of this Act, the expenditure limitation for
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fiscal year 1998 shall include the additional $100,000 made | ||
available to local
governments for fiscal year 1997 under this | ||
amendatory Act of 1997. The
Agency shall, by rule, determine | ||
the method for compensating local
governments under this | ||
Section. The
appropriation shall not exceed $500,000 in any | ||
year preceding
fiscal year 1996; the appropriation shall not | ||
exceed $625,000 in fiscal year
1996, $725,000 in fiscal year | ||
1997, and $775,000 in fiscal year 1998 and
thereafter. The fees | ||
shall consist of
the following:
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(1)
A one-time charge of $590,000 per nuclear power | ||
station in this State to
be paid by the owners of the | ||
stations.
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(2)
An additional charge of $240,000 per nuclear power | ||
station for which
a fee under subparagraph (1) was paid | ||
before June 30, 1982.
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(3) Through June 30, 1982, an annual fee of $75,000 per | ||
year for
each
nuclear power reactor for which an operating | ||
license has been issued by
the NRC, and after June 30, | ||
1982, and through June 30, 1984 an
annual fee of $180,000 | ||
per year for each nuclear power reactor for which an
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operating license has been issued by the NRC, and after | ||
June 30, 1984,
and through June 30, 1991, an annual fee of | ||
$400,000 for each nuclear power
reactor for which an | ||
operating license has been issued by the NRC, to be
paid by | ||
the owners of nuclear power reactors operating in this | ||
State.
After June 30, 1991, the
owners of nuclear power | ||
reactors in this State for
which operating licenses have | ||
been issued by the NRC shall pay the
following fees for | ||
each such nuclear power reactor: for State fiscal year
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1992, $925,000; for State fiscal year 1993, $975,000; for | ||
State fiscal year
1994; $1,010,000; for State fiscal year | ||
1995, $1,060,000; for State
fiscal years 1996 and 1997,
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$1,110,000; for State fiscal year 1998, $1,314,000; for | ||
State fiscal year
1999, $1,368,000; for State fiscal year | ||
2000, $1,404,000; for State fiscal year
2001, $1,696,455; | ||
for State fiscal year 2002, $1,730,636; for State fiscal | ||
year
2003 through State fiscal year 2011, $1,757,727; for | ||
State fiscal year 2012 and subsequent fiscal years, | ||
$1,903,182.
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(3.5) The owner of a nuclear power reactor that | ||
notifies the Nuclear
Regulatory Commission that the | ||
nuclear power reactor has permanently ceased
operations | ||
during State fiscal year 1998
shall pay the following fees | ||
for each such nuclear power reactor: $1,368,000
for State | ||
fiscal year 1999 and $1,404,000 for State fiscal year 2000.
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(4)
A capital expenditure surcharge of $1,400,000 per | ||
nuclear power
station in this State, whether operating or | ||
under construction, shall be
paid by the owners of the | ||
station.
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(5) An annual fee of $25,000 per year for each site for | ||
which
a valid operating license has been issued by NRC for | ||
the operation of an
away-from-reactor spent nuclear fuel or | ||
high-level radioactive
waste storage facility, to be paid | ||
by the owners
of facilities for the storage of spent | ||
nuclear fuel or high-level
radioactive waste for others in | ||
this State.
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(6) A one-time charge of $280,000 for each facility in | ||
this State
housing a nuclear test and research reactor, to | ||
be paid by the operator of
the facility. However, this | ||
charge shall not be required to be paid by any
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tax-supported institution.
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(7) A one-time charge of $50,000 for each facility in | ||
this State for
the chemical conversion of uranium, to be | ||
paid by the owner of the facility.
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(8) An annual fee of $150,000 per year for each | ||
facility in this State
housing a nuclear test and research | ||
reactor, to be paid by the operator of
the facility. | ||
However, this annual fee shall not be required to be paid | ||
by any
tax-supported institution.
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(9) An annual fee of $15,000 per year for each facility | ||
in this State
for the chemical conversion of uranium, to be | ||
paid by the owner of the
facility.
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(10) A fee assessed at the rate of $2,500 per truck for
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each truck shipment
and $4,500 for the first cask and | ||
$3,000 for each additional cask for each rail
shipment of | ||
spent nuclear fuel, high-level
radioactive waste, | ||
transuranic waste, or a highway route controlled quantity | ||
of radioactive materials received at or departing from any
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nuclear power station
or away-from-reactor spent nuclear | ||
fuel, high-level radioactive
waste, transuranic waste
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storage facility, or other facility in this State to be | ||
paid by the shipper of the spent nuclear
fuel, high level | ||
radioactive waste,
transuranic waste, or highway route | ||
controlled quantity of radioactive material.
Truck
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shipments of greater than 250 miles in Illinois are subject | ||
to a surcharge of
$25 per mile over 250 miles for each | ||
truck in the shipment.
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(11) A fee assessed at the rate of $2,500 per truck
for | ||
each truck shipment
and $4,500 for the first cask and | ||
$3,000 for each additional cask for each rail
shipment of | ||
spent nuclear
fuel, high-level
radioactive waste, | ||
transuranic waste, or a highway route controlled quantity | ||
of radioactive materials traversing the State to be paid by
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the shipper of the spent nuclear fuel, high level | ||
radioactive waste,
transuranic waste, or highway route | ||
controlled quantity of radioactive material. Truck | ||
shipments of greater than 250 miles in
Illinois are subject | ||
to a surcharge of $25 per mile over 250 miles for each
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truck in the shipment. For truck shipments of less than 100 | ||
miles in
Illinois that consist entirely of cobalt-60 or | ||
other medical isotopes or both, the $2,500 per truck fee | ||
shall be reduced to $1,500 for the first truck and $750 for | ||
each additional truck in the same shipment.
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(12)
In each of the State fiscal years 1988 through | ||
1991, in addition
to the annual fee provided for in | ||
subparagraph (3), a fee of $400,000 for
each nuclear power | ||
reactor for which an operating license has been issued
by | ||
the NRC, to be paid by the owners of nuclear power reactors | ||
operating in
this State. Within 120 days after the end of | ||
the State fiscal years ending
June 30, 1988, June 30, 1989, | ||
June 30, 1990, and June 30, 1991, the
Agency shall | ||
determine the expenses of the Illinois Nuclear
Safety | ||
Preparedness Program paid from funds appropriated for | ||
those fiscal
years.
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(Source: P.A. 97-195, eff. 7-25-11; 97-732, eff. 6-30-12.)
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