Senate Bill S8568

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Directs the New York state energy research and development authority to conduct a feasibility study on the use of small modular reactors

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Energy And Telecommunications Committee


  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2023-S8568 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10702
Current Committee:
Senate Energy And Telecommunications
Law Section:
Energy

2023-S8568 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the New York state energy research and development authority to conduct a feasibility study and prepare a report on the benefits and implementation of nuclear small modular reactors.

2023-S8568 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S8568 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8568
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 15, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. MATTERA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on  Energy  and  Telecommuni-
   cations
 
 AN  ACT  directing  the  New  York state energy research and development
   authority to conduct a feasibility study on the use of  small  modular
   reactors
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The New York state energy research and development authori-
 ty, in conjunction with the department  of  environmental  conservation,
 shall  conduct  a feasibility study and prepare a report on the benefits
 and implementation of nuclear small modular reactors (SMRs). Such  study
 will analyze the potential impacts and costs of SMRs.
   §  2.  Within one year of the effective date of this act, the New York
 state energy research and development authority shall issue a report  of
 the  findings  of  the  feasibility study to the governor, the temporary
 president of the senate and the speaker of the assembly.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD14451-01-4



              

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