HF 3718

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

A bill for an act
relating to energy; proposing the Business Energy Accountability Act of 2008;
providing for a voluntary inventory of business energy use; proposing coding
for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 216C.

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

Section 1.

new text begin [216C.42] BUSINESS ENERGY USE ACCOUNTABILITY.
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new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Citation. new text end

new text begin This section may be cited as the Business Energy
Accountability Act of 2008.
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new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Definition. new text end

new text begin For the purpose of this section, "municipality" means a
statutory or home rule charter city or town, or county for unincorporated areas of a county.
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new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Energy accountability form. new text end

new text begin The commissioner of commerce shall create
an energy inventory form for use by a municipality for purposes of subdivision 4. The
form must be designed so a business can enter information concerning the following
energy uses for the business:
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new text begin (1) electric use per year;
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new text begin (2) electricity supplier;
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new text begin (3) heating type;
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new text begin (4) annual energy use for heating;
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new text begin (5) air conditioning type and use per year;
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new text begin (6) business-owned motor vehicles;
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new text begin (7) miles traveled by business-owned motor vehicles;
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new text begin (8) chemicals used, including oils and cleaners;
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new text begin (9) water use per year; and
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new text begin (10) industrial sewage discharge.
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new text begin The form must be designed, to the extent possible, so that its use by a municipality
may qualify for federal grants available for the purpose of creating a greenhouse gas
emission inventory.
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new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Municipal inventory. new text end

new text begin A municipality must make available to businesses
located within the municipality the inventory form prescribed by subdivision 3. The
business is not required to complete the inventory but may elect to do so and provide the
completed inventory to the municipality. The municipality shall make the inventory
available to the public by electronic or other means in a format that allows for convenient
finding of an inventory for a particular business whether by alphabetically ordering the
inventories by business or in some other convenient fashion.
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