1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to public safety; amending crime of damage to property of critical public 
1.3 	service facility, utility, or pipeline;amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 
1.4 	609.594, subdivision 2.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 609.594, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
1.7 		Subd. 2.Prohibited conduct; penalty. Whoever causes damage to intentionally 
1.8 	and without the consent of one authorized to give consent damages, takes, removes, 
1.9 	severs, or breaks the physical property of a critical public service facility, utility, or 
1.10 	pipeline with the intent to significantly disrupt, that results in disruption or harm to the 
1.11 	infrastructure, operation of, or the provision of services by of the facility, utility, or 
1.12 	pipeline and without the consent of one authorized to give consent, is guilty of a felony 
1.13 	and may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than ten years or to payment of 
1.14 	a fine of not more than $20,000, or both.

1.15 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2015, and applies to crimes 
1.16 	committed on or after that date.