79-6-1106. Authorized uses of fund money.
(1)(a) Subject to legislative appropriation, the council may use fund money to:
(i) facilitate electrical energy infrastructure development within the state, including:
(A) transmission and distribution lines;
(B) pipeline development;
(C) energy storage facilities;
(D) generation facilities;
(E) related infrastructure;
(F) to fund research, site selection, permitting, public outreach, and other activities related to the development of nuclear energy; and
(G) district energy systems as defined in Section 79-6-602;
(ii) provide matching funds for federal energy development grants;
(iii) support energy workforce development programs;
(iv) provide incentives for electrical energy development projects;
(v) pay for administrative expenses related to the council's duties; and
(vi) provide project financing and matching grants for entities participating in a campus as described in Section 79-6-1504.
(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) 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.