House Resolution 249

Establishes a task force to study and recommend policies to promote small modular reactors. Executive Order: Executive Order 166 The order requires the Secretary of Environmental Quality to review the Department's regulatory procedures to improve permitting and licensing timelines. The Secretary is required to develop and adopt procedures that would support and advance methods to resolve environmental hazards and prepare for the expansion of nuclear energy. Recommendation due July 1, 2025. Draft Report: Docket No. X-36987 Louisiana Public Service Commission The draft Louisiana Advanced Competitive Edge (LANCE) Framework was filed into the docket. The Framework includes recommendations to the Commission to support the deployment of advanced reactors.