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HF 774

1st Engrossment - 86th Legislature (2009 - 2010) Posted on 02/09/2010 01:41am

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A bill for an act
relating to the environment; providing for greenhouse gas emissions registry;
proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 216H.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

new text begin [216H.021] GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS REPORTING.
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new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Commissioner to establish reporting system and maintain
inventory.
new text end

new text begin In order to measure the progress in meeting the goals of section 216H.02,
subdivision 1, and to provide information to develop strategies to achieve those goals, the
commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency shall establish a system for reporting and
maintaining an inventory of greenhouse gas emissions. The commissioner must consult
with the chief information officer of the Office of Enterprise Technology about system
design and operation. Greenhouse gas emissions include those emissions described in
section 216H.01, subdivision 2.
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new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Reporting system design. new text end

new text begin (a) The commissioner shall, to the extent
practicable, design the system to coordinate with other regional or federal greenhouse gas
emissions-reporting and inventory systems. The coordination may, without limitation,
include the use of similar forms and reports, the sharing of information, and the use of
common facilities, systems, and databases.
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new text begin (b) The reporting system need not include all sources of emissions nor all amounts
of emissions but, at its outset, must include:
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new text begin (1) all stationary sources and other facilities required to obtain a permit under Title
V of the federal Clean Air Act, United States Code, title 42, section 7401 et. seq.; and
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new text begin (2) facilities whose annual carbon dioxide equivalent emissions, as defined in
section 216H.10, subdivision 3, exceed a threshold set by the commissioner at between
10,000 tons and 25,000 tons. The reporting threshold set by the commissioner must
be consistent with the goal of accurately tracking progress in attaining greenhouse
gas emissions-reduction goals and the need for emissions data to assist in developing
greenhouse gas emissions-reduction strategies.
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new text begin (c) In designing the greenhouse gas emissions reporting system, the commissioner
shall consider requiring the reporting of greenhouse gas emissions from transportation
fuels and greenhouse gas emissions from natural gas combustion that are not included
in reporting from stationary sources. In determining whether to include reporting of
these emissions, the commissioner must consider both the goal of accurately tracking
progress in attaining greenhouse gas emissions-reduction goals and the need for emissions
data to assist in developing greenhouse gas emissions-reduction strategies recommended
by the Minnesota Climate Change Advisory Group. If the commissioner decides that
transportation fuels and portions of natural gas combustion should not be included in
the initial emissions reporting system, the commissioner must report to the chairs and
ranking minority members of the senate and house of representatives committees with
primary jurisdiction over energy and environmental policy the reasons for that decision
and suggestions for steps that should be taken to allow their inclusion in the emissions
reporting system in the future.
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new text begin (d) A facility reporting greenhouse gas emissions under this section must maintain
the data used to create the reports for a minimum of five years.
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new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Rules. new text end

new text begin The commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency may adopt rules
for the purposes of this section.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end