S 1172

This bill amends New York's executive law to establish a funding mechanism for emergency management services in counties with non-operational nuclear power plants. It requires licensees of inactive nuclear facilities used for spent fuel storage to pay annual fees on a declining scale over ten years of deactivation, starting at $1 million in year one and decreasing to $150,000 by years eight through ten (while maintaining the existing $1 million annual fee for active reactors). The bill also expands the state's radiological monitoring authority to include decommissioned nuclear facilities and those being used for spent fuel storage, ensuring continued emergency preparedness capabilities even after nuclear plants cease operations. These fees will support state and local government responsibilities for radiological emergency preparedness planning in areas with inactive nuclear facilities.