HF 2972

as introduced - 82nd Legislature (2001 - 2002) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

  1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to energy; making technical corrections to 
  1.3             the 2001 omnibus energy bill; amending Minnesota 
  1.4             Statutes 2001 Supplement, section 216B.2425, 
  1.5             subdivision 3; Laws 2001, chapter 212, article 1, 
  1.6             section 3. 
  1.7   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.8      Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 2001 Supplement, section 
  1.9   216B.2425, subdivision 3, is amended to read: 
  1.10     Subd. 3.  [COMMISSION APPROVAL.] By June 1 of each 
  1.11  even-numbered year, the commission shall adopt a state 
  1.12  transmission project list and shall certify, certify as 
  1.13  modified, or deny certification of the projects proposed under 
  1.14  subdivision 2.  The commission may only certify a project that 
  1.15  is a high-voltage transmission line as defined in section 
  1.16  216B.2421, subdivision 2, that the commission finds is: 
  1.17     (1) necessary to maintain or enhance the reliability of 
  1.18  electric service to Minnesota consumers; 
  1.19     (2) needed, applying the criteria in section 216B.241 
  1.20  216B.243, subdivision 3; and 
  1.21     (3) in the public interest, taking into account electric 
  1.22  energy system needs and economic, environmental, and social 
  1.23  interests affected by the project. 
  1.24     Sec. 2.  Laws 2001, chapter 212, article 1, section 3, is 
  1.25  amended to read:  
  1.26     Sec. 3.  [BENCHMARKS FOR EXISTING PUBLIC BUILDINGS.] 
  2.1      The department of administration shall maintain information 
  2.2   on energy usage in all public buildings for the purpose of 
  2.3   establishing energy efficiency benchmarks and energy 
  2.4   conservation goals.  The department shall report preliminary 
  2.5   energy conservation goals to the chairs of the senate 
  2.6   telecommunications, energy and utilities committee and the house 
  2.7   regulated industries committee by January 15, 2002.  The 
  2.8   department shall develop, in coordination with the department of 
  2.9   commerce, a comprehensive plan by January 15, 2003, to maximize 
  2.10  electrical and thermal energy efficiency in existing public 
  2.11  buildings through conservation measures having a simple payback 
  2.12  within ten to 15 years.  The plan must detail the steps 
  2.13  necessary to implement the conservation measures and include the 
  2.14  projected costs of these measures.  The owner or operator of a 
  2.15  public building subject to this section shall provide 
  2.16  information to the department of administration necessary to 
  2.17  accomplish the purposes of this section.  
  2.18     Sec. 3.  [INSTRUCTION TO REVISOR.] 
  2.19     The revisor of statutes shall remove codification of Laws 
  2.20  2001, chapter 212, article 8, section 14.  Laws 2001, chapter 
  2.21  212, article 8, section 14, shall remain part of Laws 2001 as 
  2.22  uncodified law.