SF 3540

3rd Engrossment - 85th Legislature (2007 - 2008) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

A bill for an act
relating to economic development; creating a task force to analyze and plan for
an economy that advances the environmental and energy policies of the state;
appropriating money.

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

Section 1. new text begin GREEN ECONOMY TRANSFORMATION TASK FORCE.
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new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Task force. new text end

new text begin (a) A Green Economy Transformation Task Force is
created to advise and assist the governor and legislature regarding activities to transform
the state's economy, and to develop a statewide action plan as provided under subdivision
2. The task force shall be appointed no later than June 30, 2008, and consist of:
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new text begin (1) three members of the house of representatives, including one member of the
minority party appointed by the speaker;
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new text begin (2) three members of the senate appointed by the Subcommittee on Committees of
the Committee on Rules and Administration, including one member of the minority;
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new text begin (3) six representatives from state agencies and institutions appointed by the
governor, including one member from the Office of Energy Security, one member from
the Department of Employment and Economic Security, one member from the Job Skills
Partnership Board, one member from the University of Minnesota, one member from
Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, and one member from the Pollution Control
Agency;
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new text begin (4) two public members, appointed by the governor, including one member
representing the utility industry, and one member representing financial institutions;
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new text begin (5) three public members appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives,
including one member representing labor, one member representing a statewide
environmental organization, and one member representing financial institutions or venture
capital; and
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new text begin (6) three public members appointed by the senate Subcommittee on Committees
of the Committee on Rules and Administration, including one member from a local
economic development authority, one member from a statewide organization dedicated to
furthering the green economy, and one additional member.
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new text begin (b) The commissioner of commerce, in cooperation with the commissioner of
employment and economic development, shall provide staff support to the task force. The
task force may accept outside resources to help support its efforts.
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new text begin (c) Each of the legislative appointing authorities must name a cochair of the task
force from the legislative members appointed by that authority.
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new text begin (d) Public members of the task force must be compensated as provided in Minnesota
Statutes, section 15.059, subdivision 3.
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new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Duties. new text end

new text begin (a) By January 15, 2009, the task force shall develop and present to
the legislature under Minnesota Statutes, section 3.195, and to the governor a statewide
action plan, including necessary draft legislation and budget requests, for transforming
the economic system of the state to respond to and benefit from the environmental and
energy policies of the state contained in the:
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new text begin (1) renewable energy standard in Minnesota Statutes, section 216B.1691,
subdivision 2a;
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new text begin (2) energy conservation requirement in Minnesota Statutes, section 216B.241,
subdivision 1c;
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new text begin (3) greenhouse gas emission reduction goals in Minnesota Statutes, section 216H.02,
subdivision 1;
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new text begin (4) Clean Water Legacy Act in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 114D; and
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new text begin (5) biofuels 25 by 2025 initiative in Minnesota Statutes, sections 41A.10, subdivision
2, and 41A.11.
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new text begin (b) The plan may consist of recommended changes in law, administrative actions
of governmental entities, collaborative actions, and actions of individuals and individual
organizations. The plan must be developed following the analysis described in this
paragraph and must be based on the analysis. The analysis must include:
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new text begin (1) a market analysis of the business opportunities and needs created by the laws
enumerated in paragraph (a), including local, state, national, and international markets;
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new text begin (2) an analysis of the labor force needs related to the market analysis opportunities
identified in clause (1), including educational, training, and retraining needs; and
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new text begin (3) an inventory of the current labor and business assets available to respond to the
opportunities identified in clause (1) and the labor needs identified in clause (2).
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new text begin The task force shall contract for the analysis required by this paragraph.
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new text begin Expiration. new text end

new text begin The task force expires June 30, 2009.
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Sec. 2. new text begin APPROPRIATION.
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new text begin $....... is appropriated in fiscal year 2009 from the general fund to the commissioner
of commerce for the purpose of section 1.
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