HF 2073

as introduced - 85th Legislature (2007 - 2008) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

A bill for an act
relating to the environment; requiring emissions reporting, environmental
review, and permitting for outstate sources of electricity delivered to this state;
authorizing rulemaking; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes,
chapter 116.

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

Section 1.

new text begin [116.995] MANDATORY EMISSIONS REPORTING AND
PERMITTING.
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new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Emissions reporting. new text end

new text begin (a) By January 1, 2008, the commissioner
shall adopt rules to require the annual reporting and verification of emissions from
facilities that generate electricity delivered to and consumed in Minnesota, whether the
electricity is generated instate or imported from another state, and to monitor and enforce
compliance with this program.
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new text begin (b) The rules must:
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new text begin (1) require the monitoring and annual reporting of emissions from emission sources
beginning with the sources or categories of sources that contribute the most to statewide
emissions;
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new text begin (2) account for emissions sources from all electricity consumed in this state,
including transmission and distribution line losses from electricity generated within the
state or imported from outside the state, and apply this requirement to all retail sellers of
electricity, including load-serving entities and local publicly owned electric utilities;
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new text begin (3) ensure rigorous and consistent accounting of emissions, and provide reporting
tools and formats to ensure collection of necessary data; and
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new text begin (4) ensure that emission sources maintain comprehensive records of all reported
emissions.
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new text begin (c) The commissioner shall not require entities that have already developed an
emission-reporting program to significantly alter their reporting or verification program
except as necessary to ensure that reporting is complete and verifiable for the purposes
of compliance with this section.
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new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Environmental review and permits required. new text end

new text begin Beginning January 1,
2008, an outstate facility that currently delivers or proposes to deliver electricity to this
state shall comply with this state's environmental review and permitting process in order
to begin construction on either new facilities or modifications to existing facilities.
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