1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to energy; appropriating money for a geothermal energy demonstration 
1.3 	project.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. GEOTHERMAL ENERGY DEMONSTRATION PROJECT; 
1.6 	APPROPRIATION.
 1.7 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 116C.779, subdivision 1, paragraph (j), 
1.8 	$....... in fiscal year 2023 is appropriated from the renewable development account under 
1.9 	Minnesota Statutes, section 116C.779, subdivision 1, to the commissioner of commerce for 
1.10 	a grant to the Anoka-Hennepin Public School District to construct a geothermal energy 
1.11 	system at the Sorteberg Early Childhood Center that uses the constant temperature of the 
1.12 	earth, in conjunction with a heat pump, new HVAC system, and new boilers, to provide 
1.13 	space heating and cooling to the building.

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