1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to energy; eliminating antiquated, unnecessary, redundant, or obsolete 
1.3 	laws; making conforming changes;amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 
1.4 	216C.03; 256E.25, subdivision 5a; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 
1.5 	216C.14; 216C.262; 216C.263; 216C.373; 216C.38; 216C.44; Minnesota Rules, 
1.6 	parts 7606.0010; 7606.0020, subparts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 5a, 6, 8, 9, 10; 7606.0030; 
1.7 	7606.0040; 7606.0050; 7606.0060; 7606.0070; 7606.0080; 7630.0110; 
1.8 	7630.0120; 7630.0200; 7630.0210; 7630.0220; 7630.0300; 7630.0310; 
1.9 	7630.0320; 7630.0330; 7630.0340; 7630.0350; 7630.0360.
1.10 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.11 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 216C.03, is amended to read:
1.12 	216C.03 STATE GOVERNMENT ENERGY-SAVINGS PLAN.
1.13 	The commissioner of commerce, in coordination with the commissioners of the 
1.14 	agencies listed in section 15.01, the chancellor of the Minnesota State Colleges and 
1.15 	Universities, and the president of the University of Minnesota, shall identify policy options, 
1.16 	barriers, and economic benefits and costs for state government operations to achieve the 
1.17 	energy-savings goals in section 216B.2401 and the resulting carbon emissions reductions. 
1.18 	The commissioner of commerce must issue a report to the legislature by February 1, 2008.

1.19 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 256E.25, subdivision 5a, is amended to read:
1.20 		Subd. 5a.Excluded programs. Programs transferred to the Department of 
1.21 	Education from the Department of Employment and Economic Development may not be 
1.22 	included in the consolidated funding account and are ineligible for local consolidation. 
1.23 	The commissioner may not apply for federal waivers to include these programs in funding 
1.24 	consolidation initiatives. The programs include the following:
1.25 	(1) programs for the homeless under sections 116L.365 and 256E.33;
2.1 	(2) emergency energy assistance and energy conservation programs under sections 
2.2 	216C.263 and section216C.265;
2.3 	(3) weatherization programs under section 216C.264;
2.4 	(4) food shelf programs under section 256E.34 and the emergency food assistance 
2.5 	program; and
2.6 	(5) lead abatement programs under section 256E.37.

2.7 	Sec. 3.  REPEALER.
 2.8 	(a) Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 216C.14; 216C.262; 216C.263; 216C.373; 
2.9 	216C.38; and 216C.44, are repealed.
2.10 	(b) Minnesota Rules, parts 7606.0010; 7606.0020, subparts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 5a, 6, 8, 9, 
2.11 	and 10; 7606.0030; 7606.0040; 7606.0050; 7606.0060; 7606.0070; and 7606.0080, are 
2.12 	repealed.
2.13 	(c) Minnesota Rules, parts 7630.0110; 7630.0120; 7630.0200; 7630.0210; 
2.14 	7630.0220; 7630.0300; 7630.0310; 7630.0320; 7630.0330; 7630.0340; 7630.0350; and 
2.15 	7630.0360, are repealed.