1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to energy; eliminating hydrogen road map reporting requirement;amending 
1.3 	Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 216B.813, subdivision 1.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 216B.813, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
1.6 		Subdivision 1.Road map. The Department of Commerce shall coordinate and administer 
1.7 	directly or by contract the Minnesota renewable hydrogen initiative. If the department 
1.8 	decides to contract for its duties under this section, it must contract with a nonpartisan, 
1.9 	nonprofit organization within the state to develop the road map. The initiative may be run 
1.10 	as a public-private partnership representing business, academic, governmental, and 
1.11 	nongovernmental organizations. The initiative must oversee the development and 
1.12 	implementation of a renewable hydrogen road map, including appropriate technology 
1.13 	deployments, that achieve the hydrogen goal of section 216B.8109. The road map should 
1.14 	be compatible with the United States Department of Energy's National Hydrogen Energy 
1.15 	Roadmap and be based on an assessment of marketplace economics and the state's 
1.16 	opportunities in hydrogen, fuel cells, and related technologies, so as to capitalize on strengths. 
1.17 	The road map should establish a vision, goals, general timeline, strategies for working with 
1.18 	industry, and measurable milestones for achieving the state's renewable hydrogen goal. The 
1.19 	road map should describe how renewable hydrogen and fuel cells fit in Minnesota's overall 
1.20 	energy system, and should help foster a consistent, predictable, and prudent investment 
1.21 	environment. The department must report to the legislature on the progress in implementing 
1.22 	the road map by November 1 of each odd-numbered year.