Amendment #1233 to H4400

Radiological Emergency Response Funds

Representatives Cutler of Duxbury, Calter of Kingston, D'Emilia of Bridgewater, Gifford of Wareham, Muratore of Plymouth, Cusack of Braintree and Meschino of Hull move to amend the bill by adding the following section:

"Section X. Section 5K of Chapter 111 of the General Laws as appearing in the 2012 Official Edition is hereby amended by adding the following paragraph:

The licensee of each existing and proposed nuclear power plant in the Commonwealth, shall fully fund offsite radiological emergency response expenses incurred by the Commonwealth or a municipality post closure until all the reactor's spent fuel is removed from the spent fuel pool and placed in dry casks. No monies from any Decommissioning Trust Fund shall be used to satisfy this obligation."

Additional co-sponsor(s) added to Amendment #1233 to H4400

Radiological Emergency Response Funds