HB 741

Abstract

Department of Environmental Quality; nuclearenergy electric generation facilities; permitting. Redefines "small renewable energy projects" as "small clean energy projects"and adds an electrical generation facility with a rated capacitynot exceeding 300 megawatts that generates electricity only fromnuclear energy located in Planning District 1 (LENOWISCO), 2 (CumberlandPlateau), 3 (Mount Rogers), or 4 (New River Valley Region) to thedefinition for purposes of the regulation of such projects by theDepartment of Environmental Quality. The bill requires the Departmentto limit the permitting of such facilities pursuant to the definitionand directs the Department to develop the applicable permit by rule regulations for such nuclear energy projects to be effective assoon as practicable.