SF 2448

1st Engrossment - 88th Legislature (2013 - 2014) Posted on 04/25/2014 08:31am

A bill for an act
relating to energy; eliminating antiquated, unnecessary, redundant, or obsolete
laws and rules; making conforming changes; amending Minnesota Statutes
2012, sections 216C.03; 256E.25, subdivision 5a; repealing Minnesota Statutes
2012, sections 216C.14; 216C.262; 216C.263; 216C.373; 216C.38; 216C.44;
Minnesota Rules, parts 7606.0010; 7606.0020; 7606.0030; 7606.0040;
7606.0050; 7606.0060; 7606.0070; 7606.0080; 7630.0110; 7630.0120;
7630.0200; 7630.0210; 7630.0220; 7630.0300; 7630.0310; 7630.0320;
7630.0330; 7630.0340; 7630.0350; 7630.0360.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 216C.03, is amended to read:

216C.03 STATE GOVERNMENT ENERGY-SAVINGS PLAN.

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 for state government operations to achieve the
energy-savings goals in section 216B.2401 and the resulting carbon emissions reductions.
deleted text begin The commissioner of commerce must issue a report to the legislature by February 1, 2008.
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Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 256E.25, subdivision 5a, is amended to read:

Subd. 5a.

Excluded programs.

Programs transferred to the Department of
Education from the Department of Employment and Economic Development may not be
included in the consolidated funding account and are ineligible for local consolidation.
The commissioner may not apply for federal waivers to include these programs in funding
consolidation initiatives. The programs include the following:

(1) programs for the homeless under sections 116L.365 and 256E.33;

(2) emergency energy assistance deleted text begin and energy conservation programs deleted text end under deleted text begin sections
216C.263 and deleted text end new text begin section new text end 216C.265;

(3) weatherization programs under section 216C.264;

(4) food shelf programs under section 256E.34 and the emergency food assistance
program; and

(5) lead abatement programs under section 256E.37.

Sec. 3. new text begin REPEALER.
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new text begin (a) new text end new text begin Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 216C.14; 216C.262; 216C.263; 216C.373;
216C.38; and 216C.44, new text end new text begin are repealed.
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new text begin (b) new text end new text begin Minnesota Rules, parts 7606.0010; 7606.0020; 7606.0030; 7606.0040;
7606.0050; 7606.0060; 7606.0070; and 7606.0080, new text end new text begin are repealed.
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new text begin (c) new text end new text begin Minnesota Rules, parts 7630.0110; 7630.0120; 7630.0200; 7630.0210;
7630.0220; 7630.0300; 7630.0310; 7630.0320; 7630.0330; 7630.0340; 7630.0350; and
7630.0360, new text end new text begin are repealed.
new text end