1. (1)

   1. (a) Subject to legislative appropriation, the council may use fund money to:

      1. (i) facilitate electrical energy infrastructure development within the state, including:

         1. (A) transmission and distribution lines;
         2. (B) pipeline development;
         3. (C) energy storage facilities;
         4. (D) generation facilities;
         5. (E) related infrastructure;
         6. (F) to fund research, site selection, permitting, public outreach, and other activities related to the development of nuclear energy; and
         7. (G) district energy systems as defined in Section 79-6-602;
      2. (ii) provide matching funds for federal energy development grants;
      3. (iii) support energy workforce development programs;
      4. (iv) provide incentives for electrical energy development projects;
      5. (v) pay for administrative expenses related to the council's duties; and
      6. (vi) provide project financing and matching grants for entities participating in a campus as described in Section 79-6-1504.
   2. (b) Except as provided in Subsection (2), fund money derived from the radioactive waste facility expansion tax revenue collected under Section 59-24-103.8 is prioritized for activities related to the development of nuclear energy.
2. (2) Subject to legislative appropriation, the Department of Environmental Quality created in Section 19-1-104 may use up to 10% of fund money derived from the radioactive waste facility expansion tax revenue collected under Section 59-24-103.8 for energy-related permitting reforms.

Amended by Chapter 379, 2026 General Session