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HF 2280

as introduced - 84th Legislature (2005 - 2006) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

KEY: stricken = removed, old language.
underscored = added, new language.

Bill Text Versions

Engrossments
Introduction Posted on 04/04/2005

Current Version - as introduced

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A bill for an act
relating to health; requiring public utilities
commission to establish fund for reimbursing state and
other public entities for health costs associated with
certain coal-fired power plants; appropriating money;
proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes,
chapter 216B.

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

Section 1.

new text begin [216B.2426] HEALTH CARE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH
COAL-FIRED POWER PLANTS.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Applicability. new text end

new text begin This section applies to an
electric generation facility in the state that uses coal as its
primary fuel that:
new text end

new text begin (1) has not installed best available control technology
identified by the Environmental Protection Agency for
controlling emissions of criteria pollutants from a generation
facility of that type; or
new text end

new text begin (2) was constructed prior to 1975 and has not been brought
into compliance with new source performance standards
promulgated under the federal Clean Air Act for a generation
facility of that type.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Assessment; appropriation. new text end

new text begin (a) The commission
shall, by order, establish the annual health care costs
associated with particulate matter emitted from an electric
generation facility described in this section, particularly
those costs incurred by the state or other public entity through
the direct provision of services or incurred through insurance
payments for public employees. The commission shall limit its
analysis to those impacts within 30 miles of a facility. The
commission shall annually assess each owner of a facility
described in subdivision 1 for those health care costs. If
there is more than one facility within 30 miles, the commission
shall allocate the health costs between those facilities, and
assess the owners accordingly.
new text end

new text begin (b) Once assessed, each owner shall pay that amount into an
account created for this purpose in the state treasury within 30
days of receiving the assessment. Money in this account is
appropriated to the commission for the purposes provided in
subdivision 3.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Reimbursement. new text end

new text begin The commission shall, by order,
establish a plan to reimburse entities for their health care
costs associated with particulate matter emitted from generation
facilities described in subdivision 1. The commission shall
ensure that the state and other public entities that have
incurred costs are reimbursed first, but shall allow for
reimbursement of other entities, such as health maintenance
organizations providing services in impacted areas, upon
receiving documentation of costs incurred by those entities.
The commission shall disburse funds under the plan provided for
this subdivision only upon a demonstration by an entity that the
costs to be reimbursed were incurred and justified.
Administrative costs under this section are not subject to
reimbursement.
new text end