451.11 POLICY; PURPOSE.
Subdivision 1.
Findings. The legislature finds that it is in the public interest that cities
owning and operating a district heating system that have determined to discontinue the system in
whole or in part be authorized to establish and conduct a program to provide replacement heating
and related equipment to the owners of property whose district heating service is discontinued.
The legislature also finds that the cities should be authorized to adopt and implement programs
to provide for the installation of energy conservation equipment and measures to enhance the
efficient and economical use of energy in buildings and structures served by a district heating
system and in which replacement heating systems are installed under sections
451.10 to
451.17.
Subd. 2.
Public purpose. The legislature further finds that expenditures made by cities for a
purpose in sections
451.10 to
451.17 are expenditures for a public purpose.
History: 2000 c 493 s 7