1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to energy; requiring the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges 
1.3 	and Universities to establish goals and benchmarks for a transition to renewable 
1.4 	fuels; appropriating money.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. RENEWABLE ENERGY TRANSITION; MINNESOTA STATE 
1.7 	COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES; APPROPRIATION.
 1.8 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 116C.779, subdivision 1, paragraph (j), 
1.9 	$6,000,000 in fiscal year 2020 is appropriated from the renewable development fund 
1.10 	established in Minnesota Statutes, section 116C.779, subdivision 1, to the Board of Trustees 
1.11 	of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities to establish goals and benchmarks and 
1.12 	implement a rapid transition toward the use of renewable fuels for electricity and thermal 
1.13 	energy in campus buildings by 2030.
1.14 	(b) As a condition of receiving the appropriation provided under paragraph (a), the Board 
1.15 	of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities must submit a report by January 
1.16 	15, 2020, and biennially thereafter until January 15, 2030, on the steps taken and progress 
1.17 	made toward achieving the goals and benchmarks established under paragraph (a) to the 
1.18 	chairs and ranking minority members of the senate and house of representatives committees 
1.19 	and divisions with jurisdiction over energy, climate, the environment, and natural resources.

1.20 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.