TITLE: Relating to the delegation of authority to issue permits for nuclear power reactor operators from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to the Public Utility Commission of Texas.

SUMMARY: Relating to the delegation of authority to issue permits for nuclear power reactor operators from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to the Public Utility Commission of Texas.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to the delegation of authority to issue permits for nuclear power reactor operators from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to the Public Utility Commission of Texas. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. As soon as practicable after the effective date of this Act, the Public Utility Commission of Texas, in cooperation with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, shall petition the office of nuclear reactor regulation of the federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission to obtain by delegation the authority to issue permits for nuclear power reactor operators. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.