1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to energy; appropriating money for a grant to repair the Granite Falls 
1.3 	hydroelectric generating facility.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. APPROPRIATION; GRANITE FALLS HYDROELECTRIC 
1.6 	GENERATING FACILITY.
 1.7 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 116C.779, subdivision 1, paragraph (j), 
1.8 	$2,290,000 is appropriated in fiscal year 2023 from the renewable development account 
1.9 	established under Minnesota Statutes, section 116C.779, subdivision 1, to the commissioner 
1.10 	of commerce for a grant to the city of Granite Falls for repair and overage costs related to 
1.11 	the city's existing hydroelectric generating facility. This is a onetime appropriation and any 
1.12 	amount unexpended by June 30, 2024, shall be returned to the renewable development 
1.13 	account.