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HB2410 • 2025

Allows the Energy Facility Siting Council to issue a site certificate for a small modular reactor energy facility demonstration project in Umatilla County.

Allows the Energy Facility Siting Council to issue a site certificate for a small modular reactor energy facility demonstration project in Umatilla County.

Energy
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Representative Levy B,, Senator Smith DB,, Representative Diehl, Representative Boice,, Drazan,, Edwards,, Helm,, Levy E,, Osborne,, Owens,, Reschke,, Smith G,, Wright,, Senator Bonham,, Meek,
Last action
2025-06-27
Official status
In House Committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Bill History

  1. 2025-06-27 House

    In committee upon adjournment.

  2. 2025-04-14 House

    Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.

  3. 2025-04-14 House

    Referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.

  4. 2025-04-08 House

    Work Session held.

  5. 2025-02-27 House

    Public Hearing held.

  6. 2025-01-17 House

    Referred to Climate, Energy, and Environment with subsequent referral to Ways and Means.

  7. 2025-01-13 House

    First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

Official Summary Text

Digest: Allows EFSC to approve a power plant demo project that uses one or more small modular reactors. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.1).
Allows the Energy Facility Siting Council to issue a site certificate for a small modular reactor energy facility demonstration project in Umatilla County. Requires the demonstration project to use microgrid enabling technologies such that the project can be isolated from the electric grid and support community energy resilience. <b>Requires the council to consult with each interested federally recognized Indian tribe with tribal lands located in Umatilla County on an application for a site certificate for a demonstration project.</b>
Directs the State Department of Energy<b>, in cooperation with certain state agencies,</b> to prepare a report on statutes, rules, requirements or orders that may be applicable to a small modular reactor energy facility demonstration project, and statutes and rules that may need to be adopted or modified to enable the Energy Facility Siting Council to provide oversight of a demonstration project. Directs the department to submit the report to the interim committees or committees of the Legislative Assembly related to energy not later than [<i>one year after the Act takes effect</i>]<b> December 15, 2026</b>.
Establishes the Umatilla County SMR Demonstration Project Report Fund.
Refers the Act to the people of Umatilla County for their approval or rejection at the next regular general election.
Relating to: Relating to a small modular reactor energy facility demonstration project; providing that this Act shall be referred to the people for their approval or rejection.
Current location: In House Committee