1.1 	A bill for an act 
1.2 	relating to energy; authorizing the St. Paul Port Authority to create a 
1.3 	not-for-profit corporation to own or operate a steam producing facility.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. ST. PAUL PORT AUTHORITY; ENERGY FACILITY.
 1.6 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 465.717, the St. Paul Port Authority 
1.7 	may create a not-for-profit corporation for purposes of owning or operating, or both, a 
1.8 	steam producing facility to be located in St. Paul that uses fuel consistent with eligible 
1.9 	energy technologies as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 216B.1691. 
1.10 	The environmental review and permitting and other preliminary work for the facility 
1.11 	may proceed but construction of the facility must not be commenced until the St. Paul 
1.12 	City Council has adopted a resolution approving the construction of the facility and upon 
1.13 	the completion of the receipt of public input from the district councils. Public input 
1.14 	must include: 
1.15 	(1) at least two public meetings held before August 1, 2007, in the area encompassing 
1.16 	the districts 11, 12, and 13 district councils, where testimony is taken from citizens who 
1.17 	live in the affected communities; and
1.18 	(2) solicitation of resolutions from the district councils of districts 11, 12, and 13. 
1.19 	The city council resolution must take into consideration the district council resolutions.
1.20 	The St. Paul Port Authority shall present the findings of its analysis of its preferred design 
1.21 	alternative at public meetings in communities surrounding the plant upon completion of 
1.22 	an environmental impact statement, and before construction is commenced.
1.23 	A corporation created under this section is subject to the application of other laws 
1.24 	provided by Minnesota Statutes, section 465.719, subdivision 9.