One state senator says he thinks an amendment to the China Hub bill is what it needs to pass.

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Intro:	Letting Ameren raise rates to help finance a new nuclear power plant is being proposed as an addition to the China hub bill.
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Wrap: Columbia Representative Chris Kelly says the amendment would create twenty times as many jobs as the China Hub Bill.

Kelly's proposal would submit to Missouri voters repeal of a law that prohibits an electric company from charging customers the costs of building a new plant until after the power plant begins production.

Building this plant will cost anywhere between six and eight billion dollars.

AmerenUE has said that it cannot finance construction of a second nuclear power plant without being able to charge financing costs while the plant is being built.

In 2009, the company dropped it's efforts for a new plant after facing stiff opposition in the state Senate to a measure similar to that proposed by Kelly.

The governor's office refused to comment.

Reporting from the state Capitol, I'm Stacey Kafka.

Intro:	Two state legislators say they believe amending the China Hub bill to create a multi-billion dollar nuclear power plant in Callaway County is exactly what the bill needs to pass.
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Wrap: Building this plant will cost between six and eight billion dollars.

State senator Jim Lembke agrees with the amendment because he supports development in Callaway County.

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Description: "I don't know if it fits under the bill, but it sounds like a good amendment."

It is currently illegal to tax customers before the plant is built.

The governor's office refused to comment on the amendment.

Reporting from the state Capitol, I'm Stacey Kafka.

Intro:	In order to get the China Hub bill passed, one state representative proposes an amendment to build a six to eight billion dollar nuclear power plant.
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Wrap: This plant would be built in Callaway County.

Although the numbers are just estimates, Communications executive for Ameren Missouri Mike Cleary says this plant will cost billions of dollars to construct.

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Description: "It ranges from about six to eight billion dollars."

It is currently illegal to tax Missourians for the power plant before construction is complete.

The governor's office refused to comment on the issue.

Reporting from the state Capitol, I'm Stacey Kafka.