Key Votes
HB 1723 - Amending The Illinois Nuclear Safety Preparedness Act - Key Vote
Illinois Key Votes
Stages
- July 25, 2011 Executive Signed
- May 31, 2011 House Concurrence Vote Passed
- May 31, 2011 Senate Bill Passed
- April 14, 2011 House Bill Passed
- Feb. 16, 2011 Introduced
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Issues
Stage Details
Legislation - Signed (Executive) - July 25, 2011
Title: Amending The Illinois Nuclear Safety Preparedness Act
Signed by Governor Pat Quinn
Legislation - Concurrence Vote Passed (House) (69-44) - May 31, 2011 (Key vote)
Title: Amending The Illinois Nuclear Safety Preparedness Act
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to concur with Senate amendments and pass a bill that amends the Nuclear Safety Preparedness Act revising the fees and regulations for owning nuclear reactors in the state.
Highlights:
- Increases the annual licensing fee per operating nuclear reactor from 1.76 million to 1.9 million dollars (Sec. 4).
- Specifies that any licensing and operating fees shall be paid into the Nuclear Safety Emergency Preparedness Fund (Sec. 8.5).
- Authorizes the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to enter into a contract with a third party for purposes of upgrading the remote monitoring system software at every reactor located within the state (Sec. 8.5).
- Requires the owner of each reactor to submit an initial payment for each reactor owned of $19,697 and 11 subsequent quarterly payments of $19,697 to cover the costs of upgrading the remote monitoring system software (Sec. 8.5).
- Requires the owner of each reactor to submit an initial payment for each reactor owned of $7,575 and 11 subsequent quarterly payments of $7,575 for the purposes of acquiring, replacing, and upgrading equipment, including but not limited to the following (Sec. 8.5):
- Dosimeters;
- Safety and command vehicles;
- Liquid scintillation analyzers; and
- Alpha spectrometry system and compositors.
Legislation - Bill Passed (Senate) (51-0) - May 31, 2011
Title: Amending The Illinois Nuclear Safety Preparedness Act
Legislation - Bill Passed (House) (116-0) - April 14, 2011
Title: Amending The Illinois Nuclear Safety Preparedness Act
Legislation - Introduced (House) - Feb. 16, 2011
Title: Amending The Illinois Nuclear Safety Preparedness Act
Sponsors
- Thomas A. 'Tom' Holbrook (IL - D) (Out Of Office)
- David Koehler (IL - D)
