SF 1162

1st Engrossment - 85th Legislature (2007 - 2008) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

A bill for an act
relating to energy; requiring a process to develop policies to reduce greenhouse
gas emissions from state government operations; requiring a report; 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.03] CARBON-NEUTRAL STATE GOVERNMENT PLAN.
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new text begin The commissioner of commerce, in coordination with the commissioners of the
agencies listed in section 15.01, the chancellor of the Minnesota State Colleges and
Universities, and the president of the University of Minnesota, shall identify policy
options, barriers, and economic benefits and costs of completely reducing or offsetting
greenhouse gas emissions from state government operations, and shall issue an action
plan by February 1, 2008. The plan must propose strategies to be implemented over
multiyear time frames to overcome those barriers. Recommendations for actions, policy
changes, or new initiatives under this section must be guided by a goal that the operations
of state government, including its departments, agencies, the University of Minnesota, and
Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, achieve carbon-neutral operations under the
following timeline:
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new text begin (1) 50 percent reduction in 2007 greenhouse gas emissions by the end of 2012;
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new text begin (2) 70 percent reduction in 2007 greenhouse gas emissions by the end of 2015;
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new text begin (3) 90 percent reduction in 2007 greenhouse gas emissions by the end of 2020; and
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new text begin (4) 100 percent reduction in 2007 greenhouse gas emissions by the end of 2025.
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