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         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.1.1"></a><var>1.1</var>A bill for an act<br />
            		
         </div><a id="pl.1.2"></a><var>1.2</var>relating to transportation; regulating electric vehicle infrastructure; amending <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.3"></a><var>1.3</var>Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 16C.137, subdivision 1; 169.011, by adding <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.4"></a><var>1.4</var>subdivisions; 216B.02, subdivision 4; 216B.241, subdivision 9; Laws 2006, <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.5"></a><var>1.5</var>chapter 245, section 1; Laws 2008, chapter 287, article 1, section 118; proposing <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.6"></a><var>1.6</var>coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 325F.<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.7"></a><var>1.7</var>BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:<br />
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         		<a id="bill.0.1.0"></a><a id="pl.1.8"></a><var>1.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 16C.137, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.9"></a><var>1.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Goals and actions.</b> (a) Using 2005 as a baseline, the state of <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.10"></a><var>1.10</var>Minnesota shall reduce the use of gasoline by on-road vehicles owned by state departments <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.11"></a><var>1.11</var>by 25 percent by 2010 and by 50 percent by 2015, and the use of petroleum-based diesel <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.12"></a><var>1.12</var>fuel in diesel-fueled vehicles by ten percent by 2010 and 25 percent by 2015.<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.13"></a><var>1.13</var>(b) To meet the goals established in paragraph (a), each state department must, <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.14"></a><var>1.14</var>whenever legally, technically, and economically feasible, subject to the specific needs of <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.15"></a><var>1.15</var>the department and responsible management of agency finances:<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.16"></a><var>1.16</var>(1) ensure that all new on-road vehicles purchased, excluding emergency and law <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.17"></a><var>1.17</var>enforcement vehicles:<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.18"></a><var>1.18</var>(i) use "cleaner fuels" as that term is defined in section 
         <statute_ref>16C.135, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.19"></a><var>1.19</var>clauses (1), (3), and (4); ~~or~~<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.20"></a><var>1.20</var>(ii) have fuel efficiency ratings that exceed 30 miles per gallon for city usage or 35 <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.21"></a><var>1.21</var>miles per gallon for highway usage, including but not limited to hybrid electric cars and <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.22"></a><var>1.22</var>hydrogen-powered vehicles; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.23"></a><var>1.23</var>(iii) are powered solely by electricity;<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.24"></a><var>1.24</var>(2) increase its use of renewable transportation fuels, including ethanol, biodiesel, <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.25"></a><var>1.25</var>and hydrogen from agricultural products; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.1"></a><var>2.1</var>(3) increase its use of Web-based Internet applications and other electronic <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.2"></a><var>2.2</var>information technologies to enhance the access to and delivery of government information <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.3"></a><var>2.3</var>and services to the public, and reduce the reliance on the department's fleet for the delivery <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.4"></a><var>2.4</var>of such information and services.<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.5"></a><var>2.5</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
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         		<a id="bill.0.2.0"></a><a id="pl.2.6"></a><var>2.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 169.011, is amended by adding a subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.7"></a><var>2.7</var>to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.8"></a><var>2.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 26a. <b>Electric vehicle.</b> (a) "Electric vehicle" means a motor vehicle that is able <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.9"></a><var>2.9</var>to be powered by an electric motor drawing current from rechargeable storage batteries, <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.10"></a><var>2.10</var>fuel cells, or other portable sources of electrical current, and meets or exceeds applicable <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.11"></a><var>2.11</var>regulations in Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, part 571, and successor requirements.<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.12"></a><var>2.12</var>(b) "Electric vehicle" includes:<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.13"></a><var>2.13</var>(1) a neighborhood electric vehicle;<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.14"></a><var>2.14</var>(2) a medium-speed electric vehicle; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.15"></a><var>2.15</var>(3) a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle.<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.16"></a><var>2.16</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
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         		<a id="bill.0.3.0"></a><a id="pl.2.17"></a><var>2.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 169.011, is amended by adding a subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.18"></a><var>2.18</var>to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.19"></a><var>2.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 54a. <b>Plug-in hybrid electric vehicle.</b> "Plug-in hybrid electric vehicle" <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.20"></a><var>2.20</var>means an electric vehicle that (1) contains an internal combustion engine, and also allows <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.21"></a><var>2.21</var>power to be delivered to the drive wheels by a battery-powered electric motor; (2) when <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.22"></a><var>2.22</var>connected to the electrical grid via an electrical outlet, is able to recharge its battery; and <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.23"></a><var>2.23</var>(3) has the ability to travel at least 20 miles powered substantially by electricity.<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.24"></a><var>2.24</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
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         		<a id="bill.0.4.0"></a><a id="pl.2.25"></a><var>2.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 216B.02, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.26"></a><var>2.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Public utility.</b> "Public utility" means persons, corporations, or other legal <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.27"></a><var>2.27</var>entities, their lessees, trustees, and receivers, now or hereafter operating, maintaining, <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.28"></a><var>2.28</var>or controlling in this state equipment or facilities for furnishing at retail natural, <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.29"></a><var>2.29</var>manufactured, or mixed gas or electric service to or for the public or engaged in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.30"></a><var>2.30</var>production and retail sale thereof but does not include (1) a municipality or a cooperative <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.31"></a><var>2.31</var>electric association, organized under the provisions of chapter 308A, producing or <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.32"></a><var>2.32</var>furnishing natural, manufactured, or mixed gas or electric service ~~or~~; (2) a retail seller of <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.1"></a><var>3.1</var>compressed natural gas used as a vehicular fuel which purchases the gas from a public <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.2"></a><var>3.2</var>utility; or (3) a retail seller of electricity used to recharge a battery that powers an electric <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.3"></a><var>3.3</var>vehicle, as defined in section 169.011, subdivision 26a, and that is not otherwise a public <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.4"></a><var>3.4</var>utility under this chapter. Except as otherwise provided, the provisions of this chapter <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.5"></a><var>3.5</var>shall not be applicable to any sale of natural, manufactured, or mixed gas or electricity <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.6"></a><var>3.6</var>by a public utility to another public utility for resale. In addition, the provisions of this <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.7"></a><var>3.7</var>chapter shall not apply to a public utility whose total natural gas business consists of <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.8"></a><var>3.8</var>supplying natural, manufactured, or mixed gas to not more than 650 customers within a <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.9"></a><var>3.9</var>city pursuant to a franchise granted by the city, provided a resolution of the city council <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.10"></a><var>3.10</var>requesting exemption from regulation is filed with the commission. The city council <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.11"></a><var>3.11</var>may rescind the resolution requesting exemption at any time, and, upon the filing of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.12"></a><var>3.12</var>rescinding resolution with the commission, the provisions of this chapter shall apply to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.13"></a><var>3.13</var>public utility. No person shall be deemed to be a public utility if it furnishes its services <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.14"></a><var>3.14</var>only to tenants or cooperative or condominium owners in buildings owned, leased, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.15"></a><var>3.15</var>operated by such person. No person shall be deemed to be a public utility if it furnishes <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.16"></a><var>3.16</var>service to occupants of a manufactured home or trailer park owned, leased, or operated by <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.17"></a><var>3.17</var>such person. No person shall be deemed to be a public utility if it produces or furnishes <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.18"></a><var>3.18</var>service to less than 25 persons.<br />
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         		<a id="bill.0.5.0"></a><a id="pl.3.19"></a><var>3.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 216B.241, subdivision 9, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.20"></a><var>3.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 9. <b>Building performance standards; Sustainable Building 2030.</b> (a) The <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.21"></a><var>3.21</var>purpose of this subdivision is to establish cost-effective energy-efficiency performance <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.22"></a><var>3.22</var>standards for new and substantially reconstructed commercial, industrial, and institutional <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.23"></a><var>3.23</var>buildings that can significantly reduce carbon dioxide emissions by lowering energy use in <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.24"></a><var>3.24</var>new and substantially reconstructed buildings. For the purposes of this subdivision, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.25"></a><var>3.25</var>establishment of these standards may be referred to as Sustainable Building 2030.<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.26"></a><var>3.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) The commissioner shall contract with the Center for Sustainable Building <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.27"></a><var>3.27</var>Research at the University of Minnesota to coordinate development and implementation <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.28"></a><var>3.28</var>of energy-efficiency performance standards, strategic planning, research, data analysis, <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.29"></a><var>3.29</var>technology transfer, training, and other activities related to the purpose of Sustainable <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.30"></a><var>3.30</var>Building 2030. The commissioner and the Center for Sustainable Building Research <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.31"></a><var>3.31</var>shall, in consultation with utilities, builders, developers, building operators, and experts <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.32"></a><var>3.32</var>in building design and technology, develop a Sustainable Building 2030 implementation <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.33"></a><var>3.33</var>plan that must address, at a minimum, the following issues:<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.34"></a><var>3.34</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) training architects to incorporate the performance standards in building design;<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.1"></a><var>4.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) incorporating the performance standards in utility conservation improvement <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.2"></a><var>4.2</var>programs; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.3"></a><var>4.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) developing procedures for ongoing monitoring of energy use in buildings that <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.4"></a><var>4.4</var>have adopted the performance standards.<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.5"></a><var>4.5</var>The plan must be submitted to the chairs and ranking minority members of the senate and <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.6"></a><var>4.6</var>house of representatives committees with primary jurisdiction over energy policy by <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.7"></a><var>4.7</var>July 1, 2009.<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.8"></a><var>4.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) Sustainable Building 2030 energy-efficiency performance standards must be firm, <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.9"></a><var>4.9</var>quantitative measures of total building energy use and associated carbon dioxide emissions <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.10"></a><var>4.10</var>per square foot for different building types and uses, that allow for accurate determinations <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.11"></a><var>4.11</var>of a building's conformance with a performance standard. Performance standards must <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.12"></a><var>4.12</var>address energy use by electric vehicle charging infrastructure in or adjacent to buildings as <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.13"></a><var>4.13</var>that infrastructure begins to be made widely available. The energy-efficiency performance <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.14"></a><var>4.14</var>standards must be updated every three or five years to incorporate all cost-effective <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.15"></a><var>4.15</var>measures. The performance standards must reflect the reductions in carbon dioxide <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.16"></a><var>4.16</var>emissions per square foot resulting from actions taken by utilities to comply with the <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.17"></a><var>4.17</var>renewable energy standards in section 
         <statute_ref>216B.1691</statute_ref>. The performance standards should be <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.18"></a><var>4.18</var>designed to achieve reductions equivalent to the following reduction schedule, measured <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.19"></a><var>4.19</var>against energy consumption by an average building in each applicable building sector in <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.20"></a><var>4.20</var>2003: (1) 60 percent in 2010; (2) 70 percent in 2015; (3) 80 percent in 2020; and (4) 90 <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.21"></a><var>4.21</var>percent in 2025. A performance standard must not be established or increased absent a <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.22"></a><var>4.22</var>conclusive engineering analysis that it is cost-effective based upon established practices <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.23"></a><var>4.23</var>used in evaluating utility conservation improvement programs.<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.24"></a><var>4.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) The annual amount of the contract with the Center for Sustainable Building <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.25"></a><var>4.25</var>Research is up to $500,000. The Center for Sustainable Building Research shall expend <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.26"></a><var>4.26</var>no more than $150,000 of this amount each year on administration, coordination, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.27"></a><var>4.27</var>oversight activities related to Sustainable Building 2030. The balance of contract funds <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.28"></a><var>4.28</var>must be spent for subcontracts with not-for-profit energy organizations, architecture and <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.29"></a><var>4.29</var>engineering firms, and other qualified entities to undertake technical projects and activities <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.30"></a><var>4.30</var>in support of Sustainable Building 2030. The primary work to be accomplished each <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.31"></a><var>4.31</var>year by qualified technical experts under subcontracts is the development and thorough <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.32"></a><var>4.32</var>justification of recommendations for specific energy-efficiency performance standards. <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.33"></a><var>4.33</var>Additional work may include:<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.34"></a><var>4.34</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) research, development, and demonstration of new energy-efficiency technologies <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.35"></a><var>4.35</var>and techniques suitable for commercial, industrial, and institutional buildings;<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.1"></a><var>5.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) analysis and evaluation of practices in building design, construction, <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.2"></a><var>5.2</var>commissioning and operations, and analysis and evaluation of energy use in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.3"></a><var>5.3</var>commercial, industrial, and institutional sectors;<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.4"></a><var>5.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) analysis and evaluation of the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of Sustainable <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.5"></a><var>5.5</var>Building 2030 performance standards, conservation improvement programs, and building <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.6"></a><var>5.6</var>energy codes;<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.7"></a><var>5.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) development and delivery of training programs for architects, engineers, <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.8"></a><var>5.8</var>commissioning agents, technicians, contractors, equipment suppliers, developers, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.9"></a><var>5.9</var>others in the building industries; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.10"></a><var>5.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) analyze and evaluate the effect of building operations on energy use. <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.11"></a><var>5.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) The commissioner shall require utilities to develop and implement conservation <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.12"></a><var>5.12</var>improvement programs that are expressly designed to achieve energy efficiency goals <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.13"></a><var>5.13</var>consistent with the Sustainable Building 2030 performance standards. These programs <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.14"></a><var>5.14</var>must include offerings of design assistance and modeling, financial incentives, and the <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.15"></a><var>5.15</var>verification of the proper installation of energy-efficient design components in new <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.16"></a><var>5.16</var>and substantially reconstructed buildings. A utility making an expenditure under its <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.17"></a><var>5.17</var>conservation improvement program that results in a building meeting the Sustainable <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.18"></a><var>5.18</var>Building 2030 performance standards may claim the energy savings toward its <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.19"></a><var>5.19</var>energy-savings goal established in subdivision 1c.<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.20"></a><var>5.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(f) The commissioner shall report to the legislature every three years, beginning <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.21"></a><var>5.21</var>January 15, 2010, on the cost-effectiveness and progress of implementing the Sustainable <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.22"></a><var>5.22</var>Building 2030 performance standards and shall make recommendations on the need to <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.23"></a><var>5.23</var>continue the program as described in this section.<br />
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         		<a id="bill.0.6.0"></a><a id="pl.5.24"></a><var>5.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 6. <b>[325F.185] ELECTRIC VEHICLE INFRASTRUCTURE.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.5.25"></a><var>5.25</var>Any electric vehicle infrastructure installed in this state must without significant <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.26"></a><var>5.26</var>upgrading of the electric vehicle infrastructure:<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.27"></a><var>5.27</var>(1) allow for utilization of the electric vehicle infrastructure by any make, model, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.28"></a><var>5.28</var>type of electric vehicle;<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.29"></a><var>5.29</var>(2) be in compliance with section 326B.35 and standards set by the Society of <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.30"></a><var>5.30</var>Automotive Engineers; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.31"></a><var>5.31</var>(3) be capable of providing bidirectional charging, once electrical utilities achieve <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.32"></a><var>5.32</var>a cost-effective capability to draw electricity from electric vehicles connected to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.33"></a><var>5.33</var>utility grid.<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.34"></a><var>5.34</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
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         		<a id="bill.0.7.0"></a><a id="pl.6.1"></a><var>6.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 7. Laws 2006, chapter 245, section 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.2"></a><var>6.2</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 1. <b>STATE PURCHASING OF </b><b>ELECTRIC AND </b><b>PLUG-IN HYBRID </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.6.3"></a><var>6.3</var><b>ELECTRIC VEHICLES.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.6.4"></a><var>6.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Definition.</b> (a) As used in ~~sections 2 and 3~~ this section, "plug-in <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.5"></a><var>6.5</var>hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV)" means a vehicle containing an internal combustion <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.6"></a><var>6.6</var>engine that also allows power to be delivered to the drive wheels by a battery-powered <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.7"></a><var>6.7</var>electric motor and that meets applicable federal motor vehicle safety standards. When <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.8"></a><var>6.8</var>connected to the electrical grid via an electrical outlet, the vehicle must be able to <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.9"></a><var>6.9</var>recharge its battery. The vehicle must have the ability to travel at least 20 miles, powered <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.10"></a><var>6.10</var>substantially by electricity.<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.11"></a><var>6.11</var>(b) As used in this section, "neighborhood electric vehicle" means an electrically <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.12"></a><var>6.12</var>powered motor vehicle that has four wheels and has a speed attainable in one mile of at <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.13"></a><var>6.13</var>least 20 miles per hour but not more than 25 miles per hour on a paved level surface.<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.14"></a><var>6.14</var>(c) As used in this section, "electric vehicle" has the meaning given in section <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.15"></a><var>6.15</var>169.011, subdivision 26a.<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.16"></a><var>6.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Notice of state procurement policy in bid documents.</b> All solicitation <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.17"></a><var>6.17</var>documents for the purchase of a passenger automobile, as defined in Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.18"></a><var>6.18</var>section 
         <statute_ref>168.011, subdivision 7</statute_ref>; pickup truck, as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.6.19"></a><var>6.19</var>168.011, subdivision 29
         </statute_ref>; or van, as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>168.011, <br />
            		<a id="pl.6.20"></a><var>6.20</var>subdivision 28
         </statute_ref>, issued under the jurisdiction of the Department of Administration after <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.21"></a><var>6.21</var>June 30, 2006, must contain the following language: "It is the intention of the state of <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.22"></a><var>6.22</var>Minnesota to begin purchasing electric vehicles, plug-in hybrid electric vehicles and <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.23"></a><var>6.23</var>neighborhood electric vehicles as soon as they become commercially available, meet the <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.24"></a><var>6.24</var>state's performance specifications, and are priced no more than ten percent above the price <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.25"></a><var>6.25</var>for comparable gasoline-powered vehicles. It is the intention of the state to purchase <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.26"></a><var>6.26</var>electric vehicles, plug-in hybrid electric vehicles and neighborhood electric vehicles <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.27"></a><var>6.27</var>whenever practicable after these conditions have been met and as fleet needs dictate for <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.28"></a><var>6.28</var>at least five years after these conditions have been met."<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.29"></a><var>6.29</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.8.0"></a><a id="pl.6.30"></a><var>6.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 8. Laws 2008, chapter 287, article 1, section 118, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.31"></a><var>6.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 118. <b>STUDY OF TRANSPORTATION LONG-RANGE SOLUTIONS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.6.32"></a><var>6.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) The commissioner of transportation shall conduct a study in consultation with <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.33"></a><var>6.33</var>other state agencies and key stakeholders to evaluate the current and long-range needs of <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.34"></a><var>6.34</var>the state's transportation system, and investigate possible strategies to meet these needs.<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.35"></a><var>6.35</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) The study must include, but is not limited to:<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.1"></a><var>7.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) evaluation of the current needs of the state's highway systems, bridges, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.2"></a><var>7.2</var>transit;<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.3"></a><var>7.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) analysis and quantification of the needs for the next 20 years of the state's <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.4"></a><var>7.4</var>highway systems, bridges, and transit;<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.5"></a><var>7.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) comparison of estimates of revenues raised by current transportation funding <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.6"></a><var>7.6</var>sources, with long-term needs of the state's transportation system;<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.7"></a><var>7.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) identification of options for maintenance and improvement of the state's <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.8"></a><var>7.8</var>transportation system with specific reference to the effects of potential increases in vehicle <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.9"></a><var>7.9</var>fuel economy, availability of alternative modes of transportation, and extreme fuel price <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.10"></a><var>7.10</var>volatility on future transportation revenues;<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.11"></a><var>7.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) analysis of alternative pricing options utilized in other states and countries, <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.12"></a><var>7.12</var>and their potential for use, public acceptance, alleviation of congestion, and revenue <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.13"></a><var>7.13</var>generation in this state; ~~and~~<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.14"></a><var>7.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) identification of options for road-use pricing, other alternative financing <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.15"></a><var>7.15</var>mechanisms with particular consideration of key environmental impacts such as air <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.16"></a><var>7.16</var>quality, water quality, and greenhouse gas emissions, and estimates of implementation <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.17"></a><var>7.17</var>costs, user costs, and revenue~~.~~; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.18"></a><var>7.18</var>(7) evaluation of the impact of the use of electric vehicles, as defined in Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.19"></a><var>7.19</var>Statutes, section 169.011, subdivision 26a, and plug-in hybrid vehicles, as defined in <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.20"></a><var>7.20</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 169.011, subdivision 54a, on the current funding mechanisms <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.21"></a><var>7.21</var>for the state's roadways and an analysis of methods to mitigate the impact.<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.22"></a><var>7.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) The commissioner shall report the results of the study to the legislature no later <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.23"></a><var>7.23</var>than November 1, 2009.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.9.0"></a><a id="pl.7.24"></a><var>7.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 9. <b>REVISOR'S INSTRUCTION.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.7.25"></a><var>7.25</var>The revisor shall codify Laws 2006, chapter 245, section 1, in Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.26"></a><var>7.26</var>chapter 16C.<br />
         		
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