1.1.................... moves to amend S. F. No. 4942, the third engrossment, as amended, as
1.2follows:
1.3Page 107, line 16, delete "$500,000" and insert "$200,000"
1.4Page 107, after line 29, insert:
1.5"(c) $300,000 in fiscal year 2025 is for the advanced nuclear study required under article
1.614, section 35."
1.7Reletter the paragraphs in sequence
1.8Page 188, after line 23, insert:

1.9    "Sec. 35. ADVANCED NUCLEAR TECHNOLOGIES STUDY.
1.10    Subdivision 1. Definitions. For the purposes of this section, the following terms have
1.11the meanings given:
1.12(1) "advanced nuclear reactor" means a small modular reactor or a molten sodium reactor;
1.13(2) "molten sodium reactor" means a nuclear fission reactor that uses a fluid fuel in the
1.14form of very hot fluoride or chloride salt; and
1.15(3) "small modular reactor" means a nuclear fission reactor that (i) has a capacity of 300
1.16megawatts or less, and (ii) can be factory assembled and transported as a unit.
1.17    Subd. 2. Study required. (a) The commissioner of commerce must conduct a study
1.18evaluating the potential costs, benefits, and impacts of advanced nuclear reactors operating
1.19in Minnesota.
1.20(b) At a minimum, the study must analyze the impacts the operation of advanced nuclear
1.21reactors have on:
1.22(1) air emissions from electric generating facilities in Minnesota;
2.1(2) retail electricity prices;
2.2(3) reliability of Minnesota's electric grid;
2.3(4) the state's air resources, water resources, land resources, and public health, including
2.4the impact of any waste material generated by the reactors;
2.5(5) new employment opportunities for Minnesota workers;
2.6(6) local economic development;
2.7(7) Minnesota's eligible energy technology standard under Minnesota Statutes, section
2.8216B.1691, subdivision 2a; and
2.9(8) Minnesota's carbon-free standard under Minnesota Statutes, section 216B.1691,
2.10subdivision 2g.
2.11(c) The study must also identify Minnesota statutes and administrative rules that would
2.12require modifications in order to enable the construction and operation of advanced nuclear
2.13reactors.
2.14(d) The study must evaluate the technologies and methods most likely to minimize the
2.15environmental impacts of nuclear waste and the costs of managing nuclear waste.
2.16    Subd. 3. Report. The commissioner of commerce must submit the results of the study
2.17under subdivision 2 to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees
2.18having jurisdiction over energy finance and policy no later than January 31, 2025."
2.19Renumber the sections in sequence and correct the internal references
2.20Amend the title accordingly