Budget Amendment ID: FY2019-S4-374-R1

Redraft GOV 374

Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station Decommissioning

Messrs. deMacedo, Cyr, Tarr and Eldridge, Ms. Friedman, Ms. L'Italien and Mr. O'Connor moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 2, in item 2000-0100, by adding the following words:- “; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the interagency working group to hire experts, contract for services and provide for materials and other reasonable and necessary expenses”; and

in said section 2, in said item 2000-0100, by striking out the figure “$9,245,558” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$9,345,558”; and

by inserting after section 38 the following section:-

“SECTION 38A. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, there shall be an interagency working group within the Executive Branch to monitor the pre and post shutdown decommissioning process at Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station.  This working group shall consist of members of the Executive Branch, as well as a member of the Attorney General’s office, to lead and coordinate state agency involvement in any matters pertaining to the plant’s decommissioning.  Such matters may include: decommissioning radiological and environmental standards, off-site emergency preparedness and funding, site restoration, on-going environmental and radiological monitoring requirements and standards, and ensuring that Entergy and its successors have and maintain sufficient funds to complete the decommissioning process; provided, however, that such matters are within the participating agencies’ respective authorities.