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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 energy; providing direction for the use of federal stimulus funding <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.3"></a><var>1.3</var>for energy programs;proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.4"></a><var>1.4</var>chapter 216B.<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.5"></a><var>1.5</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.1.6"></a><var>1.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 1. <b>[216B.2405] PUBLIC BUILDING ENERGY SAVINGS REVOLVING </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.1.7"></a><var>1.7</var><b>LOAN FUND.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.1.8"></a><var>1.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Establishment.</b> A public building energy savings revolving loan <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.9"></a><var>1.9</var>fund is established as an account in the special revenue fund.  The commissioner of finance <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.10"></a><var>1.10</var>shall credit to the account the amounts authorized under this section and appropriations <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.11"></a><var>1.11</var>and transfers to the account. Earnings, such as interest, dividends, and any other earnings <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.12"></a><var>1.12</var>arising from fund assets, must be credited to the account.<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.13"></a><var>1.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Deposits.</b> (a) Owners of projects that have received stimulus funds under <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.14"></a><var>1.14</var>section 4 must annually deposit in the account 30 percent of the monetized energy savings <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.15"></a><var>1.15</var>realized that are attributable to the stimulus funds until the payback period is ended, as <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.16"></a><var>1.16</var>determined by the Office of Energy Security.<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.17"></a><var>1.17</var>(b) Owners of projects that have received loans under this section must annually <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.18"></a><var>1.18</var>deposit in the account 30 percent of the monetized energy savings realized that are <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.19"></a><var>1.19</var>attributable to the loan until the payback period is ended, as determined by the Office <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.20"></a><var>1.20</var>of Energy Security. <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.21"></a><var>1.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Expenditures.</b> Money in the account is appropriated to the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.22"></a><var>1.22</var>of commerce for the purpose of making loans to improve the energy efficiency of local <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.23"></a><var>1.23</var>government and school district buildings. Loans made under this section must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.1"></a><var>2.1</var>consistent with the principles contained in section 2 and the financing terms contained in <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.2"></a><var>2.2</var>section 4.<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.3"></a><var>2.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Administration.</b> (a) Applications for a loan under this section must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.4"></a><var>2.4</var>made in a manner and on forms prescribed by the Office of Energy Security. Loans to <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.5"></a><var>2.5</var>eligible projects must be made in the order in which complete applications are received by <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.6"></a><var>2.6</var>the commissioner of commerce.<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.7"></a><var>2.7</var>(b) The Office of Energy Security must establish procedures for the loan application <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.8"></a><var>2.8</var>process, criteria which must be met in order for loan applications to be approved, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.9"></a><var>2.9</var>other provisions necessary to administer the loan program, including, but not limited to, <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.10"></a><var>2.10</var>the maximum interest rate that may be charged for a loan.<br />
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         		<a id="bill.0.2.0"></a><a id="pl.2.11"></a><var>2.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 2. <b>FEDERAL STIMULUS FUNDING; GENERAL PRINCIPLES FOR </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.2.12"></a><var>2.12</var><b>ENERGY PROGRAMS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.2.13"></a><var>2.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Definition.</b> For the purposes of sections 1 to 7, "stimulus funding" or <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.14"></a><var>2.14</var>"funding" means federal stimulus funding provided to the state by the federal stimulus <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.15"></a><var>2.15</var>funding legislation for energy programs, including, without limitation, energy programs <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.16"></a><var>2.16</var>described in sections 2 to 7.<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.17"></a><var>2.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Stimulus fund allocation and use principles.</b> To the extent allowed by <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.18"></a><var>2.18</var>federal law and regulation, stimulus funding shall be allocated and expended according to <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.19"></a><var>2.19</var>the following principles:<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.20"></a><var>2.20</var>(1) project administrators, including the Office of Energy Security, shall maximize <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.21"></a><var>2.21</var>job retention and creation and optimize energy conservation and demand reduction that <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.22"></a><var>2.22</var>can be achieved by stimulus funding;<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.23"></a><var>2.23</var>(2) consistent with the job retention and creation and energy conservation goals, <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.24"></a><var>2.24</var>projects shall be selected based on relative cost-effectiveness and achieving the maximum <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.25"></a><var>2.25</var>ongoing energy savings per stimulus dollar spent and the ability to meet federal deadlines <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.26"></a><var>2.26</var>for the obligation and expenditure of federal stimulus funds;<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.27"></a><var>2.27</var>(3) stimulus funding must be used for projects geographically distributed across <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.28"></a><var>2.28</var>the state;<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.29"></a><var>2.29</var>(4) whenever practical, stimulus funds should be coordinated with existing <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.30"></a><var>2.30</var>utility conservation programs and other leveraged funds. Preference must be given <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.31"></a><var>2.31</var>to loan programs and other programs that coordinate with and leverage existing utility <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.32"></a><var>2.32</var>conservation programs and private dollars, and to projects whose owners agree to deposit <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.33"></a><var>2.33</var>at least 30 percent of energy savings funds attributable to stimulus funding into the public <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.34"></a><var>2.34</var>building energy savings revolving loan fund account established in section 1;<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.1"></a><var>3.1</var>(5) preference should be given to projects with jobs that pay a living wage and <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.2"></a><var>3.2</var>protect the occupational health and safety of the workers;<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.3"></a><var>3.3</var>(6) consideration in all projects should be given to achieving high indoor air quality; <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.4"></a><var>3.4</var>and<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.5"></a><var>3.5</var>(7) project administrators, include the Office of Energy Security, the Department <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.6"></a><var>3.6</var>of Administration, the Department of Education, and the Minnesota Housing Finance <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.7"></a><var>3.7</var>Authority, must comply with the disadvantaged business enterprise outreach requirements <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.8"></a><var>3.8</var>in Minnesota Statutes, section 16C.16, subdivision 4.<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.9"></a><var>3.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Action plan.</b> The Office of Energy Security, in coordination with the <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.10"></a><var>3.10</var>Departments of Education and Administration, shall develop an action plan to spend <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.11"></a><var>3.11</var>stimulus funds consistent with this section. This plan must include application procedures <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.12"></a><var>3.12</var>for funding and the development of a system to track all funds expended, energy savings <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.13"></a><var>3.13</var>caused, the number of jobs, and the wage level of jobs retained and created by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.14"></a><var>3.14</var>investment of stimulus funding. The Office of Energy Security may retain, select, and hire <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.15"></a><var>3.15</var>contractors to assist in the development of the plan and tracking system using expedited <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.16"></a><var>3.16</var>procurement procedures.<br />
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         		<a id="bill.0.3.0"></a><a id="pl.3.17"></a><var>3.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 3. <b>WEATHERIZATION.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.3.18"></a><var>3.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Allocation of funds.</b> All stimulus funds for weatherization must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.19"></a><var>3.19</var>allocated by the director of the Office of Energy Security, consistent with federal allocation <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.20"></a><var>3.20</var>requirements and state allocation formulas in the state weatherization plan. Existing <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.21"></a><var>3.21</var>providers of weatherization services must be fully utilized, consistent with effective <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.22"></a><var>3.22</var>program delivery, before additional providers of weatherization services are added.<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.23"></a><var>3.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Rental units.</b>  Programs that include rental units shall be developed, <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.24"></a><var>3.24</var>including developing procedures to increase low-income rental unit participation in <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.25"></a><var>3.25</var>programs. Priority shall be given to serving the largest number of new weatherization <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.26"></a><var>3.26</var>clients consistent with federal eligibility requirements.<br />
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         		<a id="bill.0.4.0"></a><a id="pl.3.27"></a><var>3.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 4. <b>LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND SCHOOL DISTRICT BUILDING </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.3.28"></a><var>3.28</var><b>RENOVATIONS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.3.29"></a><var>3.29</var>The Office of Energy Security must coordinate the use of stimulus funds with the <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.30"></a><var>3.30</var>local public building enhanced energy-efficiency program under Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.31"></a><var>3.31</var>section 216C.43. The Office of Energy Security shall prioritize lighting upgrades, <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.32"></a><var>3.32</var>energy recommissioning, and other cost-effective energy projects that are ready for <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.33"></a><var>3.33</var>immediate implementation. Energy-efficiency conservation block grants and state energy <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.34"></a><var>3.34</var>program funds may be used to advance local public building enhanced energy-efficiency <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.1"></a><var>4.1</var>program projects by either reducing energy bills during a savings repayment period or by <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.2"></a><var>4.2</var>decreasing the number of years for payback of energy improvement investments, provided <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.3"></a><var>4.3</var>that at least 60 percent of a project's funding is provided by the local governmental unit <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.4"></a><var>4.4</var>or school district, the local public building enhanced energy-efficiency program under <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.5"></a><var>4.5</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 216C.43, or another local governmental unit or school district <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.6"></a><var>4.6</var>financing program. The Office of Energy Security shall coordinate with the Department <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.7"></a><var>4.7</var>of Education in prioritizing school district projects, consistent with the principles of <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.8"></a><var>4.8</var>statewide geographic distribution of projects, optimized energy savings, and an improved <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.9"></a><var>4.9</var>learning environment for schoolchildren.<br />
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         		<a id="bill.0.5.0"></a><a id="pl.4.10"></a><var>4.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 5. <b>STATE GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.4.11"></a><var>4.11</var>The Office of Energy Security and the Department of Administration shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.12"></a><var>4.12</var>develop a joint plan and joint procedures to select, fund, and implement projects using <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.13"></a><var>4.13</var>stimulus funds. The joint plan and procedures shall prioritize lighting upgrades, energy <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.14"></a><var>4.14</var>recommissioning, and other cost-effective energy projects that are ready for immediate <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.15"></a><var>4.15</var>implementation. Energy-efficiency conservation block grants and state energy program <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.16"></a><var>4.16</var>funds may be used to advance the state public building enhanced energy-efficiency <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.17"></a><var>4.17</var>program under Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.322, projects by either reducing energy <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.18"></a><var>4.18</var>bills during a savings repayment period or decreasing the number of years for payback of <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.19"></a><var>4.19</var>energy improvement investments, provided that at least 60 percent of a project's funding is <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.20"></a><var>4.20</var>provided through the state public building enhanced energy-efficiency program.<br />
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         		<a id="bill.0.6.0"></a><a id="pl.4.21"></a><var>4.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 6. <b>RESIDENTIAL WINDOW REPLACEMENT PROGRAMS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.4.22"></a><var>4.22</var>The Office of Energy Security must establish a program to fund a window <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.23"></a><var>4.23</var>replacement and insulation program for existing housing occupied by low- or <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.24"></a><var>4.24</var>moderate-income households. The development and implementation of this financing <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.25"></a><var>4.25</var>program must be coordinated with the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency and existing <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.26"></a><var>4.26</var>lead abatement programs.<br />
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         		<a id="bill.0.7.0"></a><a id="pl.4.27"></a><var>4.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 7. <b>TRAINING AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.4.28"></a><var>4.28</var>(a) The Department of Employment and Economic Development, in consultation <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.29"></a><var>4.29</var>with the Office of Energy Security and the Office of Higher Education, shall develop a <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.30"></a><var>4.30</var>plan and procedures to:<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.31"></a><var>4.31</var>(1) allocate stimulus funds to training programs to train energy professionals needed <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.32"></a><var>4.32</var>to implement the energy programs described in sections 3 to 6, including but not limited to <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.33"></a><var>4.33</var>energy auditors, energy managers, and building operators;<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.1"></a><var>5.1</var>(2) coordinate, oversee, and monitor the training and certification of energy <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.2"></a><var>5.2</var>professionals; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.3"></a><var>5.3</var>(3) allocate funding for the purposes of clauses (1) and (2) and to training providers.<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.4"></a><var>5.4</var>(b) Training strategies must be designed to meet the wide range of facilities <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.5"></a><var>5.5</var>managers and building sizes and types, and must protect the occupational health and safety <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.6"></a><var>5.6</var>of workers employed on these energy projects. Technical skills training must include <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.7"></a><var>5.7</var>insulation, air sealing, and mechanical work.<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.8"></a><var>5.8</var>(c) The plan must include procedures to:<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.9"></a><var>5.9</var>(1) train individuals already employed in implementing energy programs;<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.10"></a><var>5.10</var>(2) recruit individuals for training to perform work in energy projects using <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.11"></a><var>5.11</var>stimulus funding who are unemployed, especially targeting communities experiencing <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.12"></a><var>5.12</var>disproportionately high rates of unemployment, including but not limited to low-income, <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.13"></a><var>5.13</var>rural, or tribal communities and individuals in construction trades and crafts; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.14"></a><var>5.14</var>(3) ensure that the full capacity of current training providers is utilized, including but <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.15"></a><var>5.15</var>not limited to opportunities industrialization centers, skilled trades labor unions, tribal <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.16"></a><var>5.16</var>colleges or nonprofits working in tribal communities, community action partnerships, <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.17"></a><var>5.17</var>higher education institutions, and nonprofit organizations with demonstrated expertise <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.18"></a><var>5.18</var>in energy efficiency.<br />
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         		<a id="bill.0.8.0"></a><a id="pl.5.19"></a><var>5.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 8. <b>ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY REPORTING.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.5.20"></a><var>5.20</var>The director of the Office of Energy Security shall, after compiling information <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.21"></a><var>5.21</var>supplied by the Departments of Administration, Education, Employment and Economic <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.22"></a><var>5.22</var>Development, and the Office of Higher Education, report on the progress of the programs <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.23"></a><var>5.23</var>funded under sections 3 to 7 to the house of representatives and senate committees with <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.24"></a><var>5.24</var>jurisdiction over energy finance and bioscience and workforce development policy and <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.25"></a><var>5.25</var>oversight by May 1, 2009, September 1, 2009, January 15, 2010, April 1, 2010, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.26"></a><var>5.26</var>September 1, 2010. The report shall include a complete accounting of all stimulus funds <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.27"></a><var>5.27</var>spent on the programs funded under sections 3 to 7, including, but not limited to:<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.28"></a><var>5.28</var>(1) the specific projects funded, including the location, building owner, and project <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.29"></a><var>5.29</var>manager;<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.30"></a><var>5.30</var>(2) the number of jobs retained or created by each project;<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.31"></a><var>5.31</var>(3) the average wage of the jobs created or retained;<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.32"></a><var>5.32</var>(4) the total calculated and actual energy savings for each project;<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.33"></a><var>5.33</var>(5) the remaining balances in each stimulus fund;<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.34"></a><var>5.34</var>(6) the nonstimulus funding leveraged by stimulus funds for each project;<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.35"></a><var>5.35</var>(7) the current and projected deposits into the energy savings endowment fund;<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.1"></a><var>6.1</var>(8) the training courses provided, including the location and provider of courses <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.2"></a><var>6.2</var>offered, the funding source for each training course, and the total number of trainees; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.3"></a><var>6.3</var>(9) compliance with federal and state wage, veterans, and disadvantaged business <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.4"></a><var>6.4</var>enterprise requirements.<br />
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         		<a id="bill.0.9.0"></a><a id="pl.6.5"></a><var>6.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 9. <b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.6.6"></a><var>6.6</var>Sections 1 to 8 are effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		
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