SF 2848

as introduced - 80th Legislature (1997 - 1998) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

  1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to energy; transferring proceeds of certain 
  1.3             energy conservation accounts to commissioner of 
  1.4             children, families, and learning; amending Minnesota 
  1.5             Statutes 1996, sections 216B.241, subdivision 2a; and 
  1.6             239.785, subdivision 6.  
  1.7   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.8      Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 216B.241, 
  1.9   subdivision 2a, is amended to read: 
  1.10     Subd. 2a.  [ENERGY AND CONSERVATION ACCOUNT.] The 
  1.11  commissioner shall deposit money contributed under subdivisions 
  1.12  1a and 1b in the energy and conservation account in the general 
  1.13  fund.  Money in the account is appropriated to the department 
  1.14  for programs designed to meet the energy conservation needs of 
  1.15  low-income persons and to make energy conservation improvements 
  1.16  in areas not adequately served under subdivision 2.  Interest on 
  1.17  money in the account accrues to the account.  Using information 
  1.18  collected under section 216C.02, subdivision 1, paragraph (b), 
  1.19  the commissioner shall, to the extent possible, allocate enough 
  1.20  money to programs for low-income persons to assure that their 
  1.21  needs are being adequately addressed.  The commissioner shall 
  1.22  request the commissioner of finance to transfer money from the 
  1.23  account to the commissioner of economic security children, 
  1.24  families, and learning for an energy conservation program for 
  1.25  low-income persons.  In establishing programs, the commissioner 
  1.26  shall consult political subdivisions and nonprofit and community 
  2.1   organizations, especially organizations engaged in providing 
  2.2   energy and weatherization assistance to low-income persons.  At 
  2.3   least one program must address the need for energy conservation 
  2.4   improvements in areas in which a high percentage of residents 
  2.5   use fuel oil or propane to fuel their source of home heating.  
  2.6   The commissioner may contract with a political subdivision, a 
  2.7   nonprofit or community organization, a public utility, a 
  2.8   municipality, or a cooperative electric association to implement 
  2.9   its programs.  
  2.10     Sec. 2.  Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 239.785, 
  2.11  subdivision 6, is amended to read: 
  2.12     Subd. 6.  [LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS ACCOUNT.] A liquefied 
  2.13  petroleum gas account in the special revenue fund is established 
  2.14  in the state treasury.  Fees and penalties collected under this 
  2.15  section must be deposited in the state treasury and credited to 
  2.16  the liquefied petroleum gas account.  Money in that account, 
  2.17  including interest earned, is appropriated to the commissioner 
  2.18  of economic security children, families, and learning for 
  2.19  programs to improve the energy efficiency of residential 
  2.20  liquefied petroleum gas heating equipment in low-income 
  2.21  households, and, when necessary, to provide weatherization 
  2.22  services to the homes.