79-6-1106. Authorized uses of fund money.
(1) Subject to legislative appropriation, the council may use fund money to: facilitate electrical energy infrastructure development within the state, including: transmission and distribution lines; pipeline development; energy storage facilities; generation facilities; related infrastructure; to fund research, site selection, permitting, public outreach, and other activities related to the development of nuclear energy; and district energy systems as defined in Section; 79-6-602 provide matching funds for federal energy development grants; support energy workforce development programs; provide incentives for electrical energy development projects; pay for administrative expenses related to the council's duties; and provide project financing and matching grants for entities participating in a campus as described in Section. 79-6-1504 Except as provided in Subsection, fund money derived from the radioactive waste facility expansion tax revenue collected under Sectionis prioritized for activities related to the development of nuclear energy. (2) 59-24-103.8
(2) Subject to legislative appropriation, the Department of Environmental Quality created in Sectionmay use up to 10% of fund money derived from the radioactive waste facility expansion tax revenue collected under Sectionfor energy-related permitting reforms. 19-1-104 59-24-103.8