Maine Revised Statutes Title 35-A Sec. 4358 – Cost of review
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Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 35-A Sec. 4358
- Commission: means the Public Utilities Commission. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 35-A Sec. 102
- Decommissioning: means the series of activities undertaken beginning at the time of closing of a nuclear power plant to ensure that the final disposition of the site or any radioactive components or material, but not including spent fuel, associated with the plant is accomplished safely, in compliance with all applicable state and federal laws. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 35-A Sec. 4352
- fund: means a trust fund set up as prescribed in sections 4353 and 4355 to hold money for the eventual purpose of paying decommissioning expenses. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 35-A Sec. 4352
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Licensee: means the holder of the operating permit from the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission for a nuclear power plant. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 35-A Sec. 4352
- Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72
The licensee shall submit to the commission, with the initial filing or upon a subsequent formal review of a decommissioning financing plan under this subchapter, a filing fee as determined by the commission, but not to exceed $115,000, in order to assist in covering the cost of review by the commission. Within one year after establishment of a decommissioning fund under this subchapter, the licensee may recover the licensing fee from the fund. Money received from the filing fee must be segregated, apportioned and expended by the commission for the purposes stated in this section, with a report to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over appropriations and financial affairs. Any unexpended funds from the filing fee must be transferred to the decommissioning trust fund after approval of the plan. [PL 2021, c. 318, §14 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1987, c. 141, §A6 (NEW). PL 2021, c. 318, §14 (AMD).