HF 3949

as introduced - 93rd Legislature (2023 - 2024) Posted on 02/19/2024 02:11pm

A bill for an act
relating to energy; appropriating money to construct a geothermal energy system.

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

Section 1. new text begin APPROPRIATION; GEOTHERMAL ENERGY SYSTEM.
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new text begin (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 116C.779, subdivision 1, paragraph (j),
$6,000,000 in fiscal year 2024 and $4,000,000 in fiscal year 2025 are appropriated from
the renewable development account established in Minnesota Statutes, section 116C.779,
subdivision 1, to the commissioner of commerce for a grant to the Sabathani Community
Center in Minneapolis to construct a geothermal energy system that provides space heating
and cooling to the center.
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new text begin (b) For the purposes of this section, "geothermal energy system" means a system
composed of: a heat pump that moves a heat-transferring fluid through piping embedded
in the earth and absorbs the earth's constant temperature; a heat exchanger; and ductwork
to distribute heated and cooled air to a building.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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