HF 877

2nd Engrossment - 86th Legislature (2009 - 2010) Posted on 02/09/2010 01:42am

A bill for an act
relating to environment; establishing a grant program for idling reduction
technology purchases; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes,
chapter 116.

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

Section 1.

new text begin [116.935] DIESEL TRUCK IDLING REDUCTION DEVICE GRANTS.
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new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Definition. new text end

new text begin As used in this section:
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new text begin (1) "commercial motor vehicle" has the meaning given in section 169.011,
subdivision 16, paragraph (a), clauses (1), (2), and (4), and paragraph (b); and
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new text begin (2) "idling reduction device" means equipment that is installed on a diesel-powered
commercial motor vehicle to reduce long-duration idling and that is designed to provide
heat, air conditioning, or electricity that would otherwise require operation of the main
drive engine while the commercial motor vehicle is temporarily parked or stationary.
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new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Authority and eligibility. new text end

new text begin The commissioner may award a grant to an
eligible applicant for up to 50 percent of the purchase and installation costs for one or
more qualifying idling reduction devices. An applicant is eligible for a grant under this
section if the applicant:
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new text begin (1) is headquartered in this state;
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new text begin (2) pays at least 50 percent of the purchase and installation cost for each idling
reduction device covered by the grant without the use of other financial assistance from
this state or from a local governmental unit in this state; and
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new text begin (3) agrees to collect and report information relating to the operation and performance
of each idling reduction device covered by the grant, as required by the commissioner.
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new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Grants. new text end

new text begin (a) Grant funds may be used for purchase and installation costs
incurred by the recipient for the purchase and installation of a qualifying idling reduction
device, if it will result in decreased emissions of one or more air contaminants from the
motor vehicle on which it is installed or decreased energy use by the motor vehicle.
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new text begin (b) An applicant may apply for grant funds for up to one-half of the number of
heavy-duty, diesel-powered, on-highway motor vehicles the applicant owns and operates.
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new text begin (c) The commissioner shall withhold payment of at least 20 percent of the grant until
the recipient has complied with the conditions established by the commissioner, including
providing any required information.
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new text begin (d) The commissioner shall collect and summarize information from grant recipients
relating to the operation and performance of each idling reduction device and make the
information available for downloading free of charge on the agency's Web site.
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new text begin (e) No more than 20 percent of the department's fiscal year appropriation for this
grant program may be awarded to any one company.
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new text begin (f) Twenty-five percent of the department's fiscal year appropriation for this grant
program is reserved for companies owning 20 or fewer trucks.
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new text begin (g) The grant program in this section shall be implemented only if the agency's
application for federal funding, as required under subdivision 4, is successful.
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new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Federal funds. new text end

new text begin The agency must submit an application to the federal
Environmental Protection Agency for competitive grant funds made available under the
federal Diesel Emission Reduction Act's National, Smartway, or Emerging Technologies
Clean Diesel Grant Program, as specified in the American Recovery and Reinvestment
Act of 2009, Public Law 111-5. The application must request funding to reduce the cost of
purchasing and installing idling reduction devices in diesel-powered commercial vehicles.
Any funds awarded to the agency as a result of the application must be expended on the
grant program described in 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.
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