SF 1063

as introduced - 89th Legislature (2015 - 2016) Posted on 08/31/2015 03:54pm

A bill for an act
relating to energy; adding definitions pertaining to propane; amending Minnesota
Statutes 2014, sections 216B.02, by adding subdivisions; 216B.2421, subdivision
2.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 216B.02, is amended by adding a
subdivision to read:

new text begin Subd. 3a. new text end

new text begin Propane. new text end

new text begin "Propane" means a nonsynthetic gas made of short hydrocarbon
chains, containing primarily propane and butane, and stored in liquid form in specialized
tanks at moderate pressure. Propane is not liquefied natural gas or synthetic gas.
new text end

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 216B.02, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:

new text begin Subd. 3b. new text end

new text begin Propane storage facility. new text end

new text begin "Propane storage facility" means a facility
designed to store or capable of storing liquid-form propane in specialized tanks. Propane
storage facility does not include a facility designed to store liquefied natural gas, synthetic
gas, or anhydrous ammonia.
new text end

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 216B.02, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:

new text begin Subd. 6b. new text end

new text begin Synthetic gas. new text end

new text begin "Synthetic gas" means flammable gas created from (1)
gaseous, liquid, or solid hydrocarbons, or (2) other organic or inorganic matter. Synthetic
gas includes hydrogen or methane produced at a conversion plant, but does not include
propane.
new text end

Sec. 4.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 216B.2421, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Large energy facility.

"Large energy facility" means:

(1) any electric power generating plant or combination of plants at a single site with
a combined capacity of 50,000 kilowatts or more and transmission lines directly associated
with the plant that are necessary to interconnect the plant to the transmission system;

(2) any high-voltage transmission line with a capacity of 200 kilovolts or more and
greater than 1,500 feet in length;

(3) any high-voltage transmission line with a capacity of 100 kilovolts or more with
more than ten miles of its length in Minnesota or that crosses a state line;

(4) any pipeline greater than six inches in diameter and having more than 50 miles of
its length in Minnesota used for the transportation of coal, crude petroleum or petroleum
fuels or oil, or their derivatives;

(5) any pipeline for transporting natural or synthetic gas at pressures in excess of
200 pounds per square inch with more than 50 miles of its length in Minnesota;

(6) any facility designed for or capable of storing on a single site more than 100,000
gallons of liquefied natural gas or synthetic gas new text begin , excluding propane storage facilities new text end ;

(7) any underground gas storage facility requiring a permit pursuant to section
103I.681;

(8) any nuclear fuel processing or nuclear waste storage or disposal facility; and

(9) any facility intended to convert any material into any other combustible fuel and
having the capacity to process in excess of 75 tons of the material per hour.