Sec. 16-11a. Nuclear Energy Advisory Council; composition; duties.
Sec. 16-11a. Nuclear Energy Advisory Council; composition; duties. (a) There
is established a Nuclear Energy Advisory Council which shall (1) hold regular public
meetings for the purpose of discussing issues relating to the safety and operation of the
nuclear power generating facilities located in this state and to advise the Governor, the
General Assembly and municipalities within a five-mile radius of any nuclear power
generating facility in this state of such issues, (2) work in conjunction with agencies of
the federal, state and local governments and with any electric company operating a
nuclear power generating facility to ensure the public health and safety, (3) discuss
proposed changes in or problems arising from the operation of a nuclear power generating facility, (4) communicate with any electric company operating a nuclear power
generating facility about safety or operational concerns at the facility, which communications may include, but not be limited to, receipt of written reports and presentations
to the council, and (5) review the current status of facilities with the Nuclear Regulatory
Commission.
(b) The advisory council shall consist of: (1) Two members appointed by the president pro tempore of the Senate and two members appointed by the speaker of the House
of Representatives; (2) the Commissioner of Environmental Protection, or said commissioner's designee; (3) one representative of an operator of a nuclear power generating
facility located in the state, appointed by the Governor; (4) two electors from each
municipality in which a nuclear power generating facility is located, appointed by the
chief executive officers of said municipalities; and (5) four electors each of whom is from
a municipality which is adjacent to a municipality in which a nuclear power generating
facility is located, one appointed by the majority leader of the House of Representatives,
one appointed by the majority leader of the Senate, one appointed by the minority leader
of the House of Representatives, and one appointed by the minority leader of the Senate.
(c) All appointments to the advisory council shall be made not more than thirty days
after June 6, 1996. Any vacancy shall be filled by the appointing authority.
(d) The council shall elect a chairperson from among its members, except that the
speaker of the House of Representatives and the president pro tempore of the Senate
shall select the chairpersons for the first meeting of the council. Such chairpersons shall
schedule the first meeting of the council, which shall be held within sixty days after
June 6, 1996.
(e) The membership of the council shall serve without compensation. The Commissioner of Environmental Protection shall provide clerical support to the council.
(f) On or before January 1, 1997, and annually thereafter, the advisory council shall
report to the General Assembly concerning its activities for the preceding year.
(P.A. 96-245, S. 17, 44; P.A. 00-155; P.A. 01-49, S. 3.)
History: P.A. 96-245 effective June 6, 1996 (Revisor's note: In codifying this section the Revisors editorially substituted
"council" for "task force" in the phrase "Such chairpersons shall schedule the first meeting of the council, which shall ...");
P.A. 00-155 deleted "within available resources" in Subsec. (e); P.A. 01-49 amended Subsecs. (a) and (b) to make technical
changes, including a change for purposes of gender neutrality.