1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to energy; appropriating money for soy-diesel
1.3 	fueled generators as backup for wind energy conversion
1.4 	systems.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. APPROPRIATION; RENEWABLE DEVELOPMENT GRANT.
 1.7 	Notwithstanding any contrary provision of Minnesota
1.8 	Statutes, section 116C.779, $150,000 is appropriated to the
1.9 	Public Utilities Commission from the renewable development
1.10 	account established under Minnesota Statutes, section 116C.779.
1.11 	The commission shall disburse the money over three fiscal years
1.12 	as grants to an applicant meeting the requirements of Minnesota
1.13 	Statutes, section 216C.41, subdivision 1, paragraph (c), clause
1.14 	(2)(i), for a project that uses a soy-diesel generator to
1.15 	provide backup power for a wind energy conversion system of one
1.16 	megawatt or less of nameplate capacity.  The commission shall
1.17 	disburse up to $50,000 of the grant each of the next three
1.18 	fiscal years beginning July 1, 2005.
1.19 	For the purpose of this section, "soy-diesel" means a
1.20 	renewable, biodegradable, mono alkyl ester combustible liquid
1.21 	fuel derived from agricultural plant oils that meets American
1.22 	Society for Testing and Materials Specification D6751-02 for
1.23 	Biodiesel Fuel (B100) Blend Stock for Distillate Fuels.  This
1.24 	section only applies if the entity receives qualifying
1.25 	applications.