1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to energy; requiring energy guidelines for state buildings to incorporate 
1.3 	provisions that address resiliency with respect to climate change;amending 
1.4 	Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 16B.325, subdivision 2.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 16B.325, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
1.7 		Subd. 2.Lowest possible cost; energy conservation. The guidelines must:
1.8 	(1) focus on achieving the lowest possible lifetime cost, considering both construction 
1.9 	and operating costs, for new buildings and major renovations, and;
1.10 	(2) allow for changes in the guidelines revisions that encourage continual energy 
1.11 	conservation improvements in new buildings and major renovations. The guidelines shall;
1.12 	(3) define "major renovations" for purposes of this section. The definition may not allow 
1.13 	"major renovations" to encompass not less than 10,000 square feet or to encompass not less 
1.14 	than the replacement of the mechanical, ventilation, or cooling system of the a building or 
1.15 	a building section of the building. The design guidelines must;
1.16 	(4) establish sustainability guidelines that include air quality and lighting standards and 
1.17 	that create and maintain a healthy environment and facilitate productivity improvements;
1.18 	(5) establish resiliency guidelines to encourage design that allows buildings to adapt to 
1.19 	and accommodate projected climate-related changes reflected in both acute events and 
1.20 	chronic trends, including but not limited to changes in temperature and precipitation levels;
1.21 	(6) specify ways to reduce material costs; and must
2.1 	(7) consider the long-term operating costs of the building, including the use of renewable 
2.2 	energy sources and distributed electric energy generation that uses a renewable source or 
2.3 	natural gas or a fuel that is as clean or cleaner than natural gas.

2.4 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.