1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to utilities; regulating notice to cities of certain utility disconnections;
1.3 	amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 216B.0976, subdivision 1.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 216B.0976, subdivision 1, is amended to 
1.6 	read:
1.7 		Subdivision 1.Notice required. Notwithstanding section 13.685 or any other law 
1.8 	or administrative rule to the contrary, a public utility, cooperative electric association, or 
1.9 	municipal utility must provide notice to a statutory city or home rule charter city, as 
1.10 	prescribed by this section, of disconnection of a customer's gas or electric service. Upon 
1.11 	written request from a city, on October 15 and November 1 of each year, or the next business 
1.12 	day if that date falls on a Saturday or Sunday, a report must be made available to the city 
1.13 	of the address of properties currently disconnected and the date of the disconnection. 
1.14 	Upon written request from a city, between October 15 and April 15, daily reports must be 
1.15 	made available of the address and date of any newly disconnected properties.
1.16 	A city provided notice under this section must provide the information on 
1.17 	disconnection to the police and fire departments of the city within three business days 
1.18 	of receipt of the notice.
1.19 	For the purpose of this section, "disconnection" means a cessation of services initiated 
1.20 	by the public utility, cooperative electric association, or municipal utility that affects the 
1.21 	primary heat source of a residence and service is not reconnected within 24 hours.