1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to energy; extending eligibility to receive renewable energy production 
1.3 	incentive under certain circumstances;amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, 
1.4 	section 216C.41, subdivision 4; Minnesota Statutes 2005 Supplement, section 
1.5 	216C.41, subdivision 3.
1.6 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.7 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2005 Supplement, section 216C.41, subdivision 3, is 
1.8 	amended to read:
1.9 		Subd. 3.Eligibility window. Payments may be made under this section only for 
1.10 	electricity generated:
1.11 	(1) from a qualified hydroelectric facility that is operational and generating 
1.12 	electricity before December 31, 2007 2009;
1.13 	(2) from a qualified wind energy conversion facility that is operational and 
1.14 	generating electricity before January 1, 2007; or
1.15 	(3) from a qualified on-farm biogas recovery facility from July 1, 2001, through 
1.16 	December 31, 2017.

1.17 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 216C.41, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
1.18 		Subd. 4.Payment period. (a) A facility may receive payments under this section for 
1.19 	a ten-year period. No payment under this section may be made for electricity generated:
1.20 	(1) by a qualified hydroelectric facility after December 31, 2017 2019;
1.21 	(2) by a qualified wind energy conversion facility after December 31, 2017; or
1.22 	(3) by a qualified on-farm biogas recovery facility after December 31, 2015.
1.23 	(b) The payment period begins and runs consecutively from the date the facility 
1.24 	begins generating electricity or, in the case of refurbishment of a hydropower facility, after 
2.1 	substantial repairs to the hydropower facility dam funded by the incentive payments are 
2.2 	initiated.