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PA HB2017

Bill

Status

Engrossed

2/4/2026

Primary Sponsor

Jose Giral

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Origin

House of Representatives

2025-2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Amends Pennsylvania's Radiation Protection Act to add definitions for "small modular reactor" (advanced nuclear reactor with 400 electrical megawatts or less capacity) and "microreactor" (advanced nuclear reactor with 100 electrical megawatts or less capacity)

  • Grants the Department of Environmental Resources discretion to lower existing nuclear facility fees for small modular reactor and microreactor sites in Pennsylvania

  • Requires any reduced fees to still cover the department's costs for environmental monitoring, end-of-life decommissioning oversight, and administrative oversight of these facilities

  • Allows the department to exempt small modular reactor or microreactor sites from fees that are not applicable to their specific activities

  • Takes effect 60 days after enactment

Legislative Description

In general provisions, further providing for definitions; and, in fees, further providing for nuclear facility and transport fees.

Last Action

Referred to Environmental Resources & Energy

2/13/2026

Committee Referrals

Environmental Resources & Energy2/13/2026
Appropriations2/3/2026
Energy11/6/2025

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