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1st Engrossment - 86th Legislature (2009 - 2010) Posted on 02/09/2010 02:12am

KEY: stricken = removed, old language.
underscored = added, new language.
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A bill for an act
 relating to energy; authorizing school boards to form business entity solely for
wind energy project; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 123B.02,
subdivision 21.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 123B.02, subdivision 21, is amended to
read:


Subd. 21.

Wind energy conversion system.

The boardnew text begin , or more than one board
acting jointly under the authority granted by section 471.59, new text end may construct, acquire,
own in whole or in part, operate, and sell and retain and spend the payment received
from selling energy from a wind energy conversion system, as defined in section
216C.06, subdivision 19. deleted text begin Thedeleted text end new text begin An individual school new text end board's share of the installed
capacity of the wind energy conversion systems authorized by this subdivision must not
exceed 3.3 megawatts of nameplate capacitynew text begin , provided that if more than one board is
acting jointly, each board may have a separate share of no more than 3.3 megawatts of
nameplate capacitynew text end . A board owning, operating, or selling energy from a wind energy
conversion system must integrate information about wind energy conversion systems in its
educational programming. new text begin The board, or more than one board acting jointly under the
authority granted by section 471.59, may be a limited partner in a partnership, a member
of a limited liability company, or a shareholder in a corporation, established for the sole
purpose of constructing, acquiring, owning in whole or in part, financing, or operating a
wind energy conversion system for the benefit of the district or districts in accordance
with this section. A board individually, or acting jointly, or an entity of which a board is a
limited partner, member, or shareholder, may not sell, transmit, or distribute the electrical
energy at retail or provide for end use of the electrical energy at an off-site facility of the
board or entity. Nothing in this subdivision modifies the exclusive service territories or
exclusive right to serve as provided in sections 216B.37 to 216B.43.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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