1. (a) The director may employ a nuclear permitting coordinator to assist businesses throughout the nuclear energy permitting and regulatory process.
2. (b) A nuclear permitting coordinator must have a demonstrated familiarity with the permitting and regulatory process in this state.

3. (c) The nuclear permitting coordinator shall:

   1. (1) act as a single point of contact for stakeholders during the nuclear energy permitting and regulatory process;
   2. (2) identify active or likely siting opportunities and required permits and approvals for nuclear energy generation sites and key personnel; and
   3. (3) provide guidance for regulated persons navigating local, state, and federal regulations for nuclear energy generation facilities.
4. (d) The nuclear permitting coordinator shall make any assistance provided under this section equally available to all businesses engaged in the nuclear energy permitting and regulatory process.
5. (e) The nuclear permitting coordinator shall document all activities carried out in the provision of assistance under this section and make that information available to the public on request.

Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1067 (H.B. 14), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2025.