1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to energy; appropriating money to support investment in green fertilizer 
1.3 	production using renewable energy.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. SUPPORTING INVESTMENT IN GREEN FERTILIZER PRODUCTION; 
1.6 	APPROPRIATION.
 1.7 	(a) $70,000,000 in fiscal year 2024 is appropriated from the general fund to the 
1.8 	commissioner of commerce for grants to cooperatives to invest in green fertilizer production 
1.9 	facilities. This is a onetime appropriation and is available until June 30, 2028.
1.10 	(b) A grant under this section must include a long-term agreement to purchase nitrogen 
1.11 	fertilizer for cooperative members at a specified price. Renewable energy, hydrogen, and 
1.12 	ammonia may be produced elsewhere, but the final production of nitrogen fertilizer must 
1.13 	occur within Minnesota.
1.14 	(c) For purposes of this section:
1.15 	(1) a cooperative includes an agricultural or rural electric cooperative organized under 
1.16 	Minnesota Statutes, chapter 308A or 308B;
1.17 	(2) green fertilizer production facilities are facilities that use renewable energy to produce 
1.18 	anhydrous ammonia, urea, or hydrogen; and
1.19 	(3) eligible renewable energy technologies have the meaning given in Minnesota Statutes, 
1.20 	section 216B.1691, subdivision 1.