HF 1915

as introduced - 86th Legislature (2009 - 2010) Posted on 02/09/2010 01:56am

A bill for an act
relating to energy; providing funding for residential energy conservation using
federal stimulus funding.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1. new text begin RESIDENTIAL ENERGY EFFICIENCY.
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new text begin The director of the Office of Energy Security must fund with federal stimulus dollars
received by the state for the state energy program from the American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act of 2009, Public Law 111-5, a residential energy program that makes
grants to cities for programs meeting the requirements of this section. A program must
utilize funding from the state energy program, local government, weatherization program,
utility conservation improvement program, and private nonprofit entities. The program
must include the following four elements:
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new text begin (1) performance-based community air-sealing and weatherization;
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new text begin (2) an environmental awareness and carbon footprint campaign;
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new text begin (3) a beyond-the-basics component of additional and more comprehensive energy
conservation measures including, without limitation, deep energy retrofits and appliance
upgrades; and
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new text begin (4) a plan to recycle program funds so that the program is sustainable over time.
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