SF 2033

as introduced - 92nd Legislature (2021 - 2022) Posted on 08/03/2021 06:03pm

A bill for an act
relating to environment; appropriating money to study the feasibility of requiring
certain bids for state projects to include supply-chain specific type III environmental
product declarations.

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

Section 1. new text begin APPROPRIATION; CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS;
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STUDY.
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new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Appropriation; environmental impact study. new text end

new text begin $100,000 in fiscal year
2022 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of administration for
completing the study required under this section.
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new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Environmental impact study. new text end

new text begin The commissioner of administration must
contract with the Center for Sustainable Building Research at the University of Minnesota
to examine the feasibility, economic costs, and environmental benefits of requiring a bid
that proposes to use or construct one or more eligible materials in the construction or major
renovation of a new state building or state-funded highway, bridge, or related infrastructure
to include a supply-chain-specific type III environmental product declaration for each of
those materials, which must be taken into consideration in making a contract award. In
conducting the study, the Center for Sustainable Building Research must examine and
evaluate similar programs adopted in other states.
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new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Report. new text end

new text begin By February 1, 2022, the commissioner of administration must submit
the findings and recommendations of the study to the chairs and ranking minority members
of the legislative committees with primary jurisdiction over environmental policy.
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new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Definitions. new text end

new text begin For purposes of this section, the following terms have the meanings
given:
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new text begin (1) "eligible materials" means any of the following materials that function as part of a
structural system or structural assembly:
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new text begin (i) concrete, including structural cast in place, shortcrete, and precast;
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new text begin (ii) unit masonry;
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new text begin (iii) metal of any type; and
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new text begin (iv) wood of any type, including but not limited to wood composites and wood-laminated
products;
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new text begin (2) "engineered wood" means a product manufactured by banding or fixing strands,
particles, fiber, or veneers of boards of wood by means of adhesives, combined with heat
and pressure, or other methods to form composite material;
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new text begin (3) "state building" means a building owned by the state of Minnesota;
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new text begin (4) "structural" means a building material or component that supports gravity loads of
building floors, roofs, or both, and is the primary lateral system resisting wind and earthquake
loads, including but not limited to shear walls, braced or moment frames, foundations,
below-grade walls, and floors;
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new text begin (5) "supply-chain-specific" means an environmental product declaration that includes
supply-chain-specific data for production processes that contribute to 80 percent or more
of a product's life-cycle global warming potential. For engineered wood products,
supply-chain-specific also means an environmental product declaration that reports:
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new text begin (i) any chain of custody certification; and
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new text begin (ii) the percentage of wood, by volume, used in the product that is sourced:
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new text begin (A) by state or province and country;
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new text begin (B) by type of owner, whether federal, state, private, or other; and
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new text begin (C) with forest management certification; and
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new text begin (6) "type III environmental product declaration" means a document verified and registered
by a third party that contains a life-cycle assessment of the environmental impacts, including
but not limited to the use of water, land, and energy resources in the manufacturing process,
of a specific product constructed or manufactured by a specific firm and that meets the
applicable standards developed and maintained for such assessments by the International
Organization for Standardization.
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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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