Sec. 207. Appalachian Regional Commission nuclear energy development
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Subchapter I of chapter 145 of subtitle IV of title 40, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: In this section: The term brownfield site has the meaning given the term in section 101 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 ( 42 U.S.C. 9601 ). The term production facility has the meaning given the term in section 11 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 ( 42 U.S.C. 2014 ). The term retired fossil fuel site means the site of 1 or more fossil fuel electric generation facilities that are retired or scheduled to retire, including multi-unit facilities that are partially shut down.
The term utilization facility has the meaning given the term in section 11 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 ( 42 U.S.C. 2014 ). The Appalachian Regional Commission may provide technical assistance to, make grants to, enter into contracts with, or otherwise provide amounts to individuals or entities in the Appalachian region for projects and activities— to conduct research and analysis regarding the economic impact of siting, constructing, and operating a production facility or a utilization facility at a brownfield site, including a retired fossil fuel site; to assist with workforce training or retraining to perform activities relating to the siting and operation of a production facility or a utilization facility at a brownfield site, including a retired fossil fuel site; and to engage with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the Department of Energy, and other Federal agencies with expertise in civil nuclear energy.
Of the cost of any project or activity eligible for a grant under this section— except as provided in paragraphs
(2)and (3), not more than 50 percent may be provided from amounts made available to carry out this section; in the case of a project or activity to be carried out in a county for which a distressed county designation is in effect under section 14526, not more than 80 percent may be provided from amounts made available to carry out this section; and in the case of a project or activity to be carried out in a county for which an at-risk county designation is in effect under section 14526, not more than 70 percent may be provided from amounts made available to carry out this section. Subject to subsection (c), a grant provided under this section may be provided from amounts made available to carry out this section, in combination with amounts made available— under any other Federal program; or from any other source. Notwithstanding any provision of law limiting the Federal share under any other Federal program, amounts made available to carry out this section may be used to increase that Federal share, as the Appalachian Regional Commission determines to be appropriate. . Section 14703 of title 40, United States Code, is amended— by redesignating subsections
(e)and
(f)as subsections
(f)and (g), respectively; and by inserting after subsection
(d)the following: Of the amounts made available under subsection (a), $5,000,000 may be used to carry out section 14512 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026. . The analysis for subchapter I of chapter 145 of subtitle IV of title 40, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 14511 and inserting the following: 14511. Appalachian regional energy hub initiative. 14512. Appalachian Regional Commission nuclear energy development. .
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