Minnesota legislation · 94th Legislature 2025-2026
Minnesota HF4703: Funding for study evaluating the potential to construct nuclear-powered electric generating facilities provided, and money appropriated.
Status: In committee, May 16, 2026
What the bill says
A bill for an act relating to energy; appropriating money for a study evaluating the potential to construct nuclear-powered electric generating facilities in Minnesota. new text begin [ADDED: (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 116C.779, subdivision 1, paragraph (j), $....... in fiscal year 2027 is appropriated from the renewable development account under Minnesota Statutes, section 116C.779, subdivision 1, to the Public Utilities Commission to contract with the Great Plains Institute to conduct a study evaluating the factors affecting the future construction of nuclear-powered ele.
From the introduced text, March 25, 2026:
A bill for an act relating to energy; appropriating money for a study evaluating the potential to construct nuclear-powered electric generating facilities in Minnesota. new text begin [ADDED: (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 116C.779, subdivision 1, paragraph (j), $....... in fiscal year 2027 is appropriated from the renewable development account under Minnesota Statutes, section 116C.779, subdivision 1, to the Public Utilities Commission to contract with the Great Plains Institute to conduct a study evaluating the factors affecting the future construction of nuclear-powered electric generating facilities in Minnesota. The study must be completed no later than June 30, 2027, and must, at a minimum, analyze:] new text end new text begin [] new text end new text begin [] new text end new text begin [ADDED: (3) the prospects for factory-built, portable small modular reactors with a capacity of up to 300 megawatts, including:] new text end new text begin [] new text end new text begin [ and] new text end new text begin [] new text end new text begin [ADDED: (4) siting issues, including:] new text end new text begin [] new text end new text begin [] new text end new text begin [] new text end new text begin [ and] new text end new text begin [ADDED: (v) how interconnection and transmission issues affect potential …