(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.
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