SF 657

1st Unofficial Engrossment - 86th Legislature (2009 - 2010)

Posted on 12/26/2012 11:17 p.m.

1.1A bill for an act 1.2relating to energy; providing direction for use of federal stimulus funds for 1.3energy programs. 1.4BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 1.5ARTICLE 1 1.6DEFINITIONS; GOALS; LEGISLATIVE REVIEW 1.7    Section 1. new text begin FEDERAL STIMULUS FUNDING; GOAL OF ENERGY new text end 1.8 new text begin PROGRAMS. new text end 1.9     new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Definitions. new text end new text begin For the purposes of articles 1 to 5, the following terms new text end 1.10 new text begin have the meaning given them. new text end 1.11 new text begin (a) "Act" means the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. new text end 1.12 new text begin (b) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of commerce. new text end 1.13 new text begin (c) "Stimulus funding" or "funding" means funding provided to the state under new text end 1.14 new text begin the act for: new text end 1.15 new text begin (1) energy efficiency and conservation block grants authorized under subtitle E of new text end 1.16 new text begin title V of the federal Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, United States Code, new text end 1.17 new text begin title 42, section 17151 et seq.; new text end 1.18 new text begin (2) the Weatherization Assistance Program authorized under part A of title IV of the new text end 1.19 new text begin federal Energy Conservation and Production Act, United States Code, title 42, section new text end 1.20 new text begin 6861, et seq.; and new text end 1.21 new text begin (3) the State Energy Program authorized under part D of title III of the federal new text end 1.22 new text begin Energy Policy and Conservation Act, United States Code, title 42, section 6321, et seq. new text end 1.23     new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Stimulus funding allocation and use goals. new text end new text begin To the extent allowed by new text end 1.24 new text begin federal law and regulation and consistent with the purposes and principles of the act, new text end 2.1 new text begin stimulus funding must be allocated and expended under articles 2 to 4 for activities that new text end 2.2 new text begin best achieve the following goals: new text end 2.3 new text begin (1) job retention and creation; new text end 2.4 new text begin (2) improved energy efficiency and increased renewable energy production capacity; new text end 2.5 new text begin (3) coordination with and leveraging of other resources to increase the total benefits new text end 2.6 new text begin derived from stimulus funding; new text end 2.7 new text begin (4) timely implementation of funded activities; new text end 2.8 new text begin (5) long-term sustainability of benefits derived from stimulus funds; new text end 2.9 new text begin (6) geographic distribution across the state; new text end 2.10 new text begin (7) compliance with the disadvantaged business enterprise requirements in new text end 2.11 new text begin Minnesota Statutes, section 16C.16; and new text end 2.12 new text begin (8) ensuring that projects are cost-effective and maximize energy savings per dollar new text end 2.13 new text begin of stimulus funding expended. new text end 2.14 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end 2.15    Sec. 2. new text begin LEGISLATIVE REVIEW. new text end 2.16 new text begin The Office of Energy Security shall, prior to expending any stimulus funds, submit new text end 2.17 new text begin to the chairs and ranking minority members of the senate and house of representatives new text end 2.18 new text begin committees with primary jurisdiction over energy policy and finance the criteria it new text end 2.19 new text begin proposes to use to rank the programs in articles 1 to 5 in order to allocate stimulus funding new text end 2.20 new text begin among the programs. Comments on the proposed criteria must be submitted to the Office new text end 2.21 new text begin of Energy Security within ten working days of receipt of the criteria. The Office of Energy new text end 2.22 new text begin Security shall consider the comments before establishing the final allocation criteria, and new text end 2.23 new text begin shall submit a report on the amount of stimulus funds allocated to each of the programs new text end 2.24 new text begin under articles 1 to 5 the chairs and ranking minority members of the senate and house of new text end 2.25 new text begin representatives committees with primary jurisdiction over energy policy and finance new text end 2.26 new text begin within ten working days of establishing the stimulus funding allocations. new text end 2.27 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end 2.28ARTICLE 2 2.29ENERGY EFFICIENCY 2.30    Section 1. new text begin WEATHERIZATION. new text end 2.31     new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Allocation of funds. new text end new text begin All stimulus funds for weatherization must be new text end 2.32 new text begin allocated by the director of the Office of Energy Security, consistent with federal allocation new text end 2.33 new text begin requirements and state allocation formulas in the state weatherization plan. Existing new text end 3.1 new text begin providers of weatherization services must be fully utilized, consistent with effective new text end 3.2 new text begin program delivery, before additional providers of weatherization services are added. new text end 3.3     new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Rental units. new text end new text begin Programs that include rental units must be developed, new text end 3.4 new text begin including developing procedures to increase low-income rental unit participation in new text end 3.5 new text begin programs. Priority must be given to serving the largest number of new weatherization new text end 3.6 new text begin clients consistent with federal eligibility requirements. new text end 3.7     new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Background check. new text end new text begin Any person offering employment to an individual new text end 3.8 new text begin to conduct weatherization activities under this section shall request a criminal history new text end 3.9 new text begin background check from the superintendent of the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension on that new text end 3.10 new text begin individual. In order for an individual to be eligible for employment, the individual must new text end 3.11 new text begin provide an executed criminal history consent form and a money order or check payable to new text end 3.12 new text begin the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension in an amount equal to the actual cost to the Bureau new text end 3.13 new text begin of Criminal Apprehension of conducting the background check. The superintendent of new text end 3.14 new text begin the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension shall conduct the background check by retrieving new text end 3.15 new text begin criminal history data maintained in the criminal justice information system computers. new text end 3.16     new text begin Subd. 4. new text end new text begin Employment prohibited. new text end new text begin An individual convicted of a violent crime, as new text end 3.17 new text begin defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 611A.08, subdivision 6, or a crime against property new text end 3.18 new text begin may not be hired to conduct weatherization activities under this section. new text end 3.19 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end 3.20    Sec. 2. new text begin LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND SCHOOL DISTRICT BUILDING new text end 3.21 new text begin RENOVATIONS. new text end 3.22 new text begin The Office of Energy Security must coordinate the use of stimulus funds with the new text end 3.23 new text begin local public building enhanced energy-efficiency program under Minnesota Statutes, new text end 3.24 new text begin section 216C.43. The Office of Energy Security shall prioritize lighting upgrades, energy new text end 3.25 new text begin recommissioning, and other cost-effective energy projects that are ready for immediate new text end 3.26 new text begin implementation. Stimulus funds may be used for, but are not limited to, grants for a portion new text end 3.27 new text begin of costs incurred by local governments to implement energy efficiency improvements new text end 3.28 new text begin under the local public building enhanced energy-efficiency program. The Office of Energy new text end 3.29 new text begin Security may require a local government, as a condition of receiving a grant, to commit to new text end 3.30 new text begin implement future activities, including, but not limited to, staff training, that are designed new text end 3.31 new text begin to create additional energy or operating savings to the local government. The Office of new text end 3.32 new text begin Energy Security shall coordinate with the Department of Education to prioritize school new text end 3.33 new text begin district projects for funding under this section, consistent with the principles of statewide new text end 3.34 new text begin geographic distribution of projects, optimized energy savings, and an improved learning new text end 3.35 new text begin environment for schoolchildren. new text end 4.1 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end 4.2    Sec. 3. new text begin STATE GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS. new text end 4.3 new text begin The Department of Administration shall develop a plan and procedures to select, new text end 4.4 new text begin fund, and implement projects using stimulus funds. The plan and procedures shall new text end 4.5 new text begin prioritize lighting upgrades, energy-efficient windows, energy recommissioning, and other new text end 4.6 new text begin cost-effective energy projects that are ready for immediate implementation. Funds may be new text end 4.7 new text begin used for, but are not limited to, grants for a portion of costs incurred by state agencies in new text end 4.8 new text begin implementing energy efficiency improvements. The Department of Administration may new text end 4.9 new text begin require a state agency, as a condition of receiving stimulus funds, to commit to implement new text end 4.10 new text begin future activities, including, but not limited to, staff training, that are designed to create new text end 4.11 new text begin additional energy or operating savings to the state agency. new text end 4.12 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end 4.13    Sec. 4. new text begin RESIDENTIAL ENERGY EFFICIENCY PROGRAMS. new text end 4.14 new text begin The Office of Energy Security shall coordinate with the Minnesota Housing Finance new text end 4.15 new text begin Agency to use stimulus funds in conjunction with the Minnesota Housing Finance new text end 4.16 new text begin Agency's existing financing programs to improve energy efficiency in dwellings, including new text end 4.17 new text begin energy efficient windows. new text end 4.18 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end 4.19    Sec. 5. new text begin TRAINING AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT. new text end 4.20 new text begin (a) The Department of Employment and Economic Development, in consultation new text end 4.21 new text begin with the Office of Energy Security and the Office of Higher Education, shall develop a new text end 4.22 new text begin plan and procedures to: new text end 4.23 new text begin (1) allocate stimulus funds to training programs to train energy professionals needed new text end 4.24 new text begin to implement the energy programs described in sections 1 to 4, including but not limited to new text end 4.25 new text begin energy auditors, energy managers, and building operators; new text end 4.26 new text begin (2) coordinate, oversee, and monitor the training and certification of energy new text end 4.27 new text begin professionals; and new text end 4.28 new text begin (3) allocate stimulus funding for the purposes of clauses (1) and (2) and to training new text end 4.29 new text begin providers. new text end 4.30 new text begin (b) Training strategies must be designed to meet the wide range of facilities new text end 4.31 new text begin managers and building sizes and types, and must protect the occupational health and safety new text end 5.1 new text begin of workers employed on these energy projects. Technical skills training must include new text end 5.2 new text begin insulation, air sealing, and mechanical work. new text end 5.3 new text begin (c) The plan must include procedures to: new text end 5.4 new text begin (1) train individuals already employed in implementing energy programs; new text end 5.5 new text begin (2) recruit individuals to be trained to perform work in energy projects using new text end 5.6 new text begin stimulus funding who are unemployed, especially targeting communities experiencing new text end 5.7 new text begin disproportionately high rates of unemployment, including, but not limited to, low-income, new text end 5.8 new text begin youth, rural, or tribal communities and individuals in construction trades and crafts; new text end 5.9 new text begin (3) ensure that the full capacity of current training providers is utilized, including, new text end 5.10 new text begin but not limited to, opportunities industrialization centers, skilled trades labor unions, tribal new text end 5.11 new text begin colleges or nonprofits working in tribal communities, community action partnerships, new text end 5.12 new text begin utility companies, higher education institutions, and nonprofit organizations with new text end 5.13 new text begin demonstrated expertise in energy efficiency; and new text end 5.14 new text begin (4) publicize job and contract opportunities through cost-effective dissemination new text end 5.15 new text begin via the mass media, including, but not limited to, public service announcements and new text end 5.16 new text begin radio advertisements. new text end 5.17 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end 5.18    Sec. 6. new text begin ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY REPORTING. new text end 5.19 new text begin The director of the Office of Energy Security, after compiling information supplied new text end 5.20 new text begin by the Departments of Administration, Education, and Employment and Economic new text end 5.21 new text begin Development, and the Office of Higher Education, shall report on the progress of the new text end 5.22 new text begin programs funded under articles 1 to 5 to the house of representatives and senate committees new text end 5.23 new text begin with jurisdiction over energy finance and workforce development policy by September 1, new text end 5.24 new text begin 2009, January 15, 2010, April 1, 2010, and September 1, 2010. The report must include a new text end 5.25 new text begin complete accounting of all stimulus funds spent on the programs funded under articles 1 to new text end 5.26 new text begin 5, to the extent allowable by state and federal law, including, but not limited to: new text end 5.27 new text begin (1) the specific projects funded, including the location, building owner, and project new text end 5.28 new text begin manager; new text end 5.29 new text begin (2) the number of jobs retained or created by each project; new text end 5.30 new text begin (3) the total calculated and actual energy savings for each project; new text end 5.31 new text begin (4) the remaining balances in each stimulus fund; new text end 5.32 new text begin (5) the nonstimulus funding leveraged by stimulus funds for each project; new text end 5.33 new text begin (6) the training courses provided, including the location and provider of courses new text end 5.34 new text begin offered, the funding source for each training course, and the total number of trainees; new text end 6.1 new text begin (7) compliance with prevailing wage, veterans, and disadvantaged business new text end 6.2 new text begin enterprise requirements; and new text end 6.3 new text begin (8) the effectiveness of the outreach and recruitment efforts among youth, new text end 6.4 new text begin low-income, and unemployed workers conducted under section 5, paragraph (a), clause new text end 6.5 new text begin (2). new text end 6.6 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end 6.7ARTICLE 3 6.8RENEWABLE ENERGY 6.9    Section 1. new text begin RENEWABLE ENERGY GRANT PROGRAM. new text end 6.10 new text begin (a) The commissioner of commerce shall establish a program to award grants to new text end 6.11 new text begin energy projects that meet the following conditions: new text end 6.12 new text begin (1) the project qualifies as a community-based energy development (C-BED) project, new text end 6.13 new text begin as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 216B.1612, subdivision 2, paragraph (g); new text end 6.14 new text begin (2) for wind projects, the project is located in an area where the measured wind new text end 6.15 new text begin resource is Class 4 or above; new text end 6.16 new text begin (3) the project begins commercial operation after July 1, 2009; new text end 6.17 new text begin (4) the project does not receive renewable energy payment incentives under new text end 6.18 new text begin Minnesota Statutes, section 216C.41; and new text end 6.19 new text begin (5) the project meets any other conditions established under the American Recovery new text end 6.20 new text begin and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Public Law 111-5, for use of these funds. new text end 6.21 new text begin (b) The department shall develop an application form, application review procedures, new text end 6.22 new text begin criteria that projects must meet in order to be considered for a grant award, procedures new text end 6.23 new text begin and guidelines for project monitoring and evaluation, and other administrative procedures new text end 6.24 new text begin necessary to fully implement a grant program. new text end 6.25 new text begin (c) The maximum grant to a project is $500,000. new text end 6.26 new text begin (d) No more than two projects in a single county may receive a grant under this new text end 6.27 new text begin section. new text end 6.28 new text begin (e) No C-BED qualifying owner may financially participate in more than one project new text end 6.29 new text begin that receives a grant under this section. new text end 6.30 new text begin (f) Grant awards must be geographically dispersed throughout the state. new text end 6.31 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end 6.32    Sec. 2. new text begin RENEWABLE ELECTRIC GENERATION FACILITY REBATES. new text end 7.1 new text begin (a) The commissioner shall establish a program to award rebates to qualifying new text end 7.2 new text begin facilities that generate electricity from a renewable source and that: new text end 7.3 new text begin (1) begin operation after July 1, 2009; new text end 7.4 new text begin (2) meet all other conditions established under the act; and new text end 7.5 new text begin (3) provide electricity to: new text end 7.6 new text begin (i) a homeowner's primary residence; or new text end 7.7 new text begin (ii) a business with 20 or fewer full-time employees. new text end 7.8 new text begin (b) The commissioner shall develop an application form, application review new text end 7.9 new text begin procedures, criteria that projects must meet in order to be considered for a rebate, new text end 7.10 new text begin procedures and guidelines for project monitoring and evaluation, and other administrative new text end 7.11 new text begin procedures necessary to fully implement a rebate program. new text end 7.12 new text begin (c) The owner of a qualifying facility may apply to the commissioner for a rebate of new text end 7.13 new text begin the lesser of $2,500 or 35 percent of the cost of the electric generation facility, including new text end 7.14 new text begin installation costs. new text end 7.15 new text begin (d) The commissioner shall award rebates only from funds appropriated for that new text end 7.16 new text begin purpose and to the extent of those appropriations. Grants must be made to applicants in new text end 7.17 new text begin the order of the time of receipt of a complete application. new text end 7.18 new text begin (e) For purposes of this section: new text end 7.19 new text begin (1) "Qualifying facility" means an electric generation facility with a capacity of less new text end 7.20 new text begin than 40 kilowatts that generates electricity from a renewable energy source. new text end 7.21 new text begin (2) "Renewable energy source" means: new text end 7.22 new text begin (i) solar; new text end 7.23 new text begin (ii) wind; new text end 7.24 new text begin (iii) hydroelectric; new text end 7.25 new text begin (iv) hydrogen, provided that after January 1, 2010, the hydrogen must be generated new text end 7.26 new text begin from the resources listed in this clause; or new text end 7.27 new text begin (v) biomass, which includes, without limitation, landfill gas; an anaerobic digester new text end 7.28 new text begin system; and the predominantly organic components of wastewater effluent, sludge, or new text end 7.29 new text begin related by-products from publicly owned treatment works, but not including incineration new text end 7.30 new text begin of wastewater sludge to produce electricity. new text end 7.31 new text begin (3) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of commerce. new text end 7.32 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end 7.33    Sec. 3. new text begin SOLAR ENERGY PROJECTS IN PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND new text end 7.34 new text begin SCHOOLS. new text end 7.35 new text begin (a) The commissioner shall establish a program to award grants to: new text end 8.1 new text begin (1) local units of government to pay the costs of installing solar energy projects to new text end 8.2 new text begin generate energy used in public buildings; or new text end 8.3 new text begin (2) to school districts to pay the costs of installing solar energy projects to generate new text end 8.4 new text begin energy used in K-12 schools. new text end 8.5 new text begin (b) To be eligible to receive a grant, a project must: new text end 8.6 new text begin (1) begin operation after July 1, 2009; and new text end 8.7 new text begin (2) meet all other conditions established under the act. new text end 8.8 new text begin (c) The commissioner shall develop an application form, application review new text end 8.9 new text begin procedures, criteria that a project must meet in order to be considered for a grant award, new text end 8.10 new text begin procedures and guidelines for project monitoring and evaluation, and other administrative new text end 8.11 new text begin procedures necessary to fully implement a grant program. new text end 8.12 new text begin (d) In awarding grants, the commissioner must determine, at a minimum, the new text end 8.13 new text begin following: new text end 8.14 new text begin (1) that the physical condition of the building is sufficient to support the efficient new text end 8.15 new text begin operation of the solar energy project; new text end 8.16 new text begin (2) that there is no significant possibility that the building may close within ten new text end 8.17 new text begin years, which determination, for a school, must be based on enrollment projections; and new text end 8.18 new text begin (3) that the projected cumulative energy savings exceed the grant amount within 15 new text end 8.19 new text begin years for a qualifying solar thermal project, and within 20 years for a photovoltaic device. new text end 8.20 new text begin (e) In awarding grants, the commissioner must also consider: new text end 8.21 new text begin (1) the reliability and cost-effectiveness of the solar technology to be installed; new text end 8.22 new text begin (2) the extent to which the proposal effectively coordinates with the conservation new text end 8.23 new text begin and energy efficiency programs offered by the energy utilities serving the building in new text end 8.24 new text begin which the project is located, and with the public building enhanced energy efficiency new text end 8.25 new text begin program under section 216C.43, if applicable; new text end 8.26 new text begin (3) life cycle energy use reductions and greenhouse gas emissions reductions new text end 8.27 new text begin projected per dollar of installed cost of the project; and new text end 8.28 new text begin (4) the geographic distribution of grant recipients throughout the state. new text end 8.29 new text begin (f) For the purposes of this section: new text end 8.30 new text begin (1) "public building" means any publicly owned building, sports arena, or other new text end 8.31 new text begin facility of a county, city, or other local unit of government; new text end 8.32 new text begin (2) "solar energy" means: new text end 8.33 new text begin (i) a photovoltaic device, as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 216C.06, new text end 8.34 new text begin subdivision 16; or new text end 9.1 new text begin (ii) a qualifying thermal project, as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section new text end 9.2 new text begin 216B.2411, subdivision 2, that includes modifications made to a distribution system to new text end 9.3 new text begin distribute heating or cooling throughout a building; and new text end 9.4 new text begin (3) "commissioner" means the commissioner of commerce. new text end 9.5 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end 9.6ARTICLE 4 9.7MISCELLANEOUS PROGRAMS 9.8    Section 1. new text begin ENERGY PROGRAMS IN COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL new text end 9.9 new text begin BUILDINGS. new text end 9.10 new text begin (a) The commissioner of commerce shall establish a program to award grants to new text end 9.11 new text begin commercial and industrial facilities for the purpose of: new text end 9.12 new text begin (1) installing energy-efficiency improvements or devices that use renewable energy new text end 9.13 new text begin sources to generate electricity or to heat or cool a building; or new text end 9.14 new text begin (2) manufacturing renewable fuels in solid form from biomass for use in industrial new text end 9.15 new text begin boilers. new text end 9.16 new text begin (b) To be eligible to receive a grant, a project must: new text end 9.17 new text begin (1) begin commercial operation after July 1, 2009; and new text end 9.18 new text begin (2) meet all other conditions established under the act. new text end 9.19 new text begin (c) The commissioner shall develop an application form, application review new text end 9.20 new text begin procedures, criteria that a project must meet in order to be considered for a grant award, new text end 9.21 new text begin procedures and guidelines for project monitoring and evaluation, and other administrative new text end 9.22 new text begin procedures necessary to fully implement a grant program. new text end 9.23 new text begin (d) For the purposes of this section, "renewable energy source" means: new text end 9.24 new text begin (i) solar; new text end 9.25 new text begin (ii) wind; new text end 9.26 new text begin (iii) hydroelectric; new text end 9.27 new text begin (iv) hydrogen, provided that after January 1, 2010, the hydrogen must be generated new text end 9.28 new text begin from the resources listed in this paragraph; or new text end 9.29 new text begin (v) biomass, which includes, without limitation, rotating woody crops; landfill gas; new text end 9.30 new text begin an anaerobic digester system; and the predominantly organic components of wastewater new text end 9.31 new text begin effluent, sludge, or related by-products from publicly owned treatment works, but not new text end 9.32 new text begin including incineration of wastewater sludge to produce electricity. new text end 9.33 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end 10.1    Sec. 2. new text begin ENERGY EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND DATA SYSTEMS. new text end 10.2 new text begin The Office of Energy Security shall establish programs to work with teachers and new text end 10.3 new text begin other energy experts to include energy issues in K-12 curricula; develop training and new text end 10.4 new text begin certification programs for technicians to install and service wind and solar energy systems; new text end 10.5 new text begin and upgrade data systems to enable accurate tracking of energy savings resulting from the new text end 10.6 new text begin conservation improvement program and other state energy programs. new text end 10.7 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end 10.8    Sec. 3. new text begin ENERGY EFFICIENCY GRANTS TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS. new text end 10.9 new text begin The Office of Energy Security shall establish a grant program to award grants to new text end 10.10 new text begin local units of government to enhance energy efficiency and reduce energy use. Energy new text end 10.11 new text begin efficiency and conservation block grant funds may be used for grants for planning, new text end 10.12 new text begin consultant services, energy audits, implementing energy-efficient building codes and new text end 10.13 new text begin inspection services, energy efficiency renovations, street lighting, and the installation of new text end 10.14 new text begin renewable energy devices deployed on public buildings. new text end 10.15ARTICLE 5 10.16APPROPRIATIONS 10.17    Section 1. new text begin WEATHERIZATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM APPROPRIATION. new text end 10.18 new text begin Of the funds available to the state of Minnesota from the federal stimulus funding for new text end 10.19 new text begin the weatherization assistance program under the American Recovery and Reinvestment new text end 10.20 new text begin Act of 2009, Public Law 111-5, $131,937,411 is appropriated to the commissioner of new text end 10.21 new text begin commerce. The funds must be administered consistent with the requirements in article 2, new text end 10.22 new text begin section 1. new text end 10.23    Sec. 2. new text begin ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND CONSERVATION BLOCK PROGRAM new text end 10.24 new text begin APPROPRIATION. new text end 10.25 new text begin The funds available to the state of Minnesota from the federal stimulus funding new text end 10.26 new text begin for the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program under the American new text end 10.27 new text begin Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Public Law 111-5, estimated to be $10,644,100, new text end 10.28 new text begin are appropriated to the commissioner of commerce. The appropriation must be distributed new text end 10.29 new text begin as follows: new text end 10.30 new text begin (1) 61.5 percent, estimated to be $6,546,121, is for energy efficiency grants to local new text end 10.31 new text begin government in article 4, section 3; and new text end 11.1 new text begin (2) 38.5 percent, estimated to be $4,097,979, is for local government and school new text end 11.2 new text begin district buildings consistent with the requirements in article 2, section 2. new text end 11.3 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end 11.4    Sec. 3. new text begin STATE ENERGY PROGRAM APPROPRIATION. new text end 11.5 new text begin Of the funds available to the state of Minnesota from the federal stimulus funding new text end 11.6 new text begin for the State Energy Program under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of new text end 11.7 new text begin 2009, Public Law 111-5, $54,172,000 is appropriated to the commissioner of commerce. new text end 11.8 new text begin Of this amount: new text end 11.9 new text begin (1) $10,650,000 is for local government and school district buildings consistent new text end 11.10 new text begin with the requirements in article 2, section 2; new text end 11.11 new text begin (2) $8,000,000 is for state government buildings consistent with the requirements in new text end 11.12 new text begin article 2, section 3; new text end 11.13 new text begin (3) $12,000,000 is for the residential energy financing programs in article 2, section new text end 11.14 new text begin 4; new text end 11.15 new text begin (4) $12,000,000 is for renewable energy programs, including, but not limited to, the new text end 11.16 new text begin programs specified in article 3; new text end 11.17 new text begin (5) $5,000,000 is for grants to commercial and industrial facilities for energy new text end 11.18 new text begin efficiency and renewable energy projects in article 4, section 1; new text end 11.19 new text begin (6) $5,022,000 is for energy education, training, and information and data systems in new text end 11.20 new text begin article 4, section 2; and new text end 11.21 new text begin (7) $1,500,000 is for a grant to the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges new text end 11.22 new text begin and Universities for the International Renewable Energy Technology Institute (IRETI) to new text end 11.23 new text begin be located at Minnesota State University, Mankato, as a public and private partnership to new text end 11.24 new text begin support applied research in renewable energy and energy efficiency to aid in the transfer of new text end 11.25 new text begin technology from Sweden to Minnesota and to support technology commercialization from new text end 11.26 new text begin companies located in Minnesota and throughout the world. new text end 11.27 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end