Bill Text: MN SF1420 | 2011-2012 | 87th Legislature | Engrossed
Bill Title: Revisor's bill
Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2012-05-14 - Secretary of State Chapter 298 [SF1420 Detail]
Download: Minnesota-2011-SF1420-Engrossed.html
1.2relating to legislative enactments; correcting miscellaneous oversights,
1.3inconsistencies, ambiguities, unintended results, and technical errors;amending
1.4Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 144A.351, as amended, if enacted; 171.306,
1.5subdivision 5; Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 9, article 7, section 54,
1.6as amended, if enacted; Laws 2012, chapter 247, article 4, section 46, if enacted;
1.7article 6, section 2, subdivision 4, if enacted; Laws 2012, chapter 249, section 12;
1.82012 H.F. No. 1752, section 32, if enacted.
1.9BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.10 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 171.306, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
1.11 Subd. 5. Penalties; program violations. (a) If a program participant tampers with,
1.12circumvents, or bypasses a device; drives, operates, or exercises physical control over
1.13a motor vehicle not equipped with a device certified by the commissioner; violates a
1.14condition of a limited license issued under subdivision 4 and section171.30 ; or violates
1.15the program guidelines of subdivision2 3, the commissioner shall extend the person's
1.16revocation period under section169A.52 or
169A.54 by:
1.17(1) 180 days for a first violation;
1.18(2) one year for a second violation; or
1.19(3) 545 days for a third and each subsequent violation.
1.20(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), the commissioner may terminate participation
1.21in the program by any person when, in the commissioner's judgment, termination is
1.22necessary to the interests of public safety and welfare. In the event of termination, the
1.23commissioner shall not reduce the applicable revocation period under section169A.52 or
1.24169A.54
by the amount of time during which the person possessed a limited or restricted
1.25driver's license issued under the authority of subdivision 4.
2.1 Sec. 2. [CORR12-2A] Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 144A.351, as amended by
2.2Laws 2012, chapter 247, article 4, section 3, if enacted, is amended to read:
2.3144A.351 BALANCING LONG-TERM CARE SERVICES AND SUPPORTS:
2.4REPORT REQUIRED.
2.5 The commissioners of health and human services, with the cooperation of counties
2.6and in consultation with stakeholders, including persons who need or are using long-term
2.7care services and supports, lead agencies, regional entities, senior, disability, and mental
2.8health organization representatives, service providers, and community members shall
2.9prepare a report to the legislature by August 15, 2013, and biennially thereafter, regarding
2.10the status of the full range of long-term care services and supports for the elderly and
2.11children and adults with disabilities and mental illnesses in Minnesota. The report shall
2.12address:
2.13 (1) demographics and need for long-term care services and supports in Minnesota;
2.14 (2) summary of county and regional reports on long-term care gaps, surpluses,
2.15imbalances, and corrective action plans;
2.16 (3) status of long-term care services andmental illnesses related mental health
2.17services, housing options, and supports by county and region including:
2.18 (i) changes in availability of the range of long-term care services and housing
2.19options;
2.20 (ii) access problems, including access to the least restrictive and most integrated
2.21services and settings, regarding long-term care services; and
2.22 (iii) comparative measures of long-term care services availability, including serving
2.23people in their home areas near family, and changes over time; and
2.24 (4) recommendations regarding goals for the future of long-term care services and
2.25supports, policy and fiscal changes, and resource development and transition needs.
2.26 Sec. 3. [CORR12-2B] Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 9, article 7, section 54,
2.27as amended by Laws 2012, chapter 247, article 4, section 42, if enacted, is amended to
2.28read:
2.29 Sec. 54. CONTINGENCY PROVIDER RATE AND GRANT REDUCTIONS.
2.30(a) Notwithstanding any other rate reduction in this article, if the commissioner of
2.31human services has not received federal approval before July 1, 2013, of the long-term
2.32care realignment waiver application submitted under Laws 2011, First Special Session
2.33chapter 9, article 7, section 52, or only receives approval to implement portions of the
2.34waiver request, the commissioner shall decrease grants, allocations, reimbursement
2.35rates, individual limits, and rate limits, as applicable, by up to 1.67 percent effective
3.1July 1, 2013, for services rendered from July 1, 2013, through December 31, 2013. The
3.2commissioner shall prorate the reduction in the event that only portions of the waiver
3.3request are approved and after application of the continuing care provider payment delay
3.4provision in article 6, section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph (f). County or tribal contracts for
3.5services specified in this section must be amended to pass through these rate reductions
3.6within 60 days of the effective date of the decrease, and must be retroactive from the
3.7effective date of the rate decrease.
3.8(b) The rate changes described in this section must be provided to:
3.9(1) home and community-based waivered services for persons with developmental
3.10disabilities or related conditions, including consumer-directed community supports, under
3.11Minnesota Statutes, section256B.501 ;
3.12(2) home and community-based waivered services for the elderly, including
3.13consumer-directed community supports, under Minnesota Statutes, section256B.0915 ;
3.14(3) waivered services under community alternatives for disabled individuals,
3.15including consumer-directed community supports, under Minnesota Statutes, section
3.16256B.49
;
3.17(4) community alternative care waivered services, including consumer-directed
3.18community supports, under Minnesota Statutes, section256B.49 ;
3.19(5) traumatic brain injury waivered services, including consumer-directed
3.20community supports, under Minnesota Statutes, section256B.49 ;
3.21(6) nursing services and home health services under Minnesota Statutes, section
3.22256B.0625, subdivision 6a
;
3.23(7) personal care services and qualified professional supervision of personal care
3.24services under Minnesota Statutes, section256B.0625, subdivisions 6a and 19a;
3.25(8) private duty nursing services under Minnesota Statutes, section256B.0625,
3.26subdivision 7 ;
3.27(9) day training and habilitation services for adults with developmental disabilities
3.28or related conditions, under Minnesota Statutes, sections252.40 to
252.46 , including the
3.29additional cost of rate adjustments on day training and habilitation services, provided as a
3.30social service under Minnesota Statutes, section256M.60 ; and
3.31(10) alternative care services under Minnesota Statutes, section256B.0913 .
3.32(c) A managed care plan receiving state payments for the services in this section must
3.33include these decreases in their payments to providers. To implement the rate reductions
3.34in this section, capitation rates paid by the commissioner to managed care organizations
3.35under Minnesota Statutes, section256B.69 , shall reflect up to a
1.67 percent reduction for
3.36the specified services for the period of July 1, 2013, through December 31, 2013.
4.1The above payment rate reduction, allocation rates, and rate limits shall expire for
4.2services rendered on December 31, 2013.
4.3 Sec. 4. [CORR12-2C] Laws 2012, chapter 247, article 4, section 46, if enacted,
4.4is amended to read:
4.5 Sec. 46. HOME AND COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES WAIVERS
4.6AMENDMENT FOR EXCEPTION.
4.7 BySeptember 1 December 31, 2012, the commissioner of human services shall
4.8submit amendments to the home and community-based waiver plans consistent with
4.9the definition of home and community-based settings under Minnesota Statutes, section
4.10256B.492
, including a request to allow an exception for those settings that serve persons
4.11with disabilities under a home and community-based service waiver in more than 25
4.12percent of the units in a building as of January 1, 2012, but otherwise meet the definition
4.13under Minnesota Statutes, section256B.492 .
4.14 Sec. 5. [CORR12-2D] Laws 2012, chapter 247, article 6, section 2, subdivision 4,
4.15if enacted, is amended to read:
4.25This appropriation is from the health care
4.26access fund.
4.29PCA Relative Care Payment Recovery.
4.30Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, and
4.31if, at the conclusion of the HealthStar Home
4.32Health, Inc et al v. Commissioner of Human
5.1Services litigation, the PCA relative rate
5.2reduction under Minnesota Statutes, section
5.3256B.0659, subdivision 11
, paragraph (c),
5.4is upheld, the commissioner is prohibited
5.5from recovering the difference between the
5.6100 percent rate paid to providers and the
5.780 percent rate, during the period of the
5.8temporary injunction issued on October 26,
5.92011. This section does not prohibit the
5.10commissioner from recovering any other
5.11overpayments from providers.
5.12Long-Term Care Realignment Waiver
5.13Conformity. Notwithstanding Minnesota
5.14Statutes, section256B.0916 256B.0917,
5.15subdivision 14, and upon federal approval
5.16of the long-term care realignment waiver
5.17application, essential community support
5.18grants must be made available in a manner
5.19that is consistent with the state's long-term
5.20care realignment waiver application
5.21submitted on February 13, 2012. The
5.22commissioner is authorized to use increased
5.23federal matching funds resulting from
5.24approval of the long-term care realignment
5.25waiver as necessary to meet the fiscal year
5.262013 demand for essential community
5.27support grants administered in a manner that
5.28is consistent with the terms and conditions of
5.29the long-term care realignment waiver, and
5.30that amount of federal funds is appropriated
5.31to the commissioner for this purpose.
5.32Continuing Care Provider Payment
5.33Delay. The commissioner of human services
5.34shall delay the last payment or payments
5.35in fiscal year 2013 to providers listed in
5.36Minnesota Statutes 2011 Supplement,
6.1section256B.5012, subdivision 13 , and
6.2Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter
6.39, article 7, section 54, paragraph (b),
6.4by up to $20,688,000. In calculating the
6.5actual payment amounts to be delayed, the
6.6commissioner must reduce the $20,688,000
6.7amount by any cash basis state share
6.8savings to be realized in fiscal year 2013
6.9from implementing the long-term care
6.10realignment waiver before July 1, 2013.
6.11The commissioner shall make the delayed
6.12payments in July 2013. Notwithstanding
6.13any contrary provision in this article, this
6.14provision expires on August 1, 2013.
6.15Critical Access Nursing Facilities
6.16Designation. $500,000 is appropriated in
6.17fiscal year 2013 for critical access nursing
6.18facilities under Minnesota Statutes, section
6.19256B.441, subdivision 63
. This is a onetime
6.20appropriation and is available until expended.
6.21 Sec. 6. [CORR12-4] 2012 H.F. No. 1752, section 32, if enacted, is amended to read:
6.22 Sec. 32. [16B.323] SOLAR ENERGY IN STATE BUILDINGS.
6.23 Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms
6.24have the meanings given.
6.25(b) "Made in Minnesota" means the manufacture in this state of:
6.26(i) components of a solar thermal system certified by the Solar Rating and
6.27Certification Corporation; or
6.28(ii) solar photovoltaic modules that:
6.29(1) are manufactured at a manufacturing facility in Minnesota that is registered and
6.30authorized to manufacture those solar photovoltaic modules by Underwriters Laboratory,
6.31CSA International, Intertek, or an equivalent independent testing agency;
6.32(2) bear certification marks from Underwriters Laboratory, CSA International,
6.33Intertek, or an equivalent independent testing agency; and
6.34(3) meet the requirements of section116C.7791, subdivision 3 , paragraph (a),
6.35clauses (1), (5), and (6).
7.1For the purposes of clause (ii), "manufactured" has the meaning given in section
7.2116C.7791, subdivision 1
, paragraph (b), clauses (1) and (2).
7.3(c) "Major renovation" means a substantial addition to an existing building, or
7.4a substantial change to the interior configuration or the energy system of an existing
7.5building.
7.6(d) "Solar energy system" means solar photovoltaic modules alone or installed in
7.7conjunction with a solar thermal system.
7.8(e) "Solar photovoltaic module" has the meaning given in section116C.7791,
7.9subdivision 1 , paragraph (e).
7.10(f) "Solar thermal system" has the meaning given "qualifying solar thermal project"
7.11in section216B.2411, subdivision 2 , paragraph (e).
7.12(g) "State building" means a building whose construction or renovation is paid
7.13wholly or in part by the state from the bond proceeds fund.
7.14 Subd. 2. Solar energy system. (a) As provided in paragraphs (b)to (e) and (c), a
7.15project for the construction or major renovation of a state building, after the completion
7.16of a cost-benefit analysis, may include installation of "Made in Minnesota" solar energy
7.17systems of 40 kilowatts capacity on, adjacent, or in proximity to the state building.
7.18(b) The capacity of a solar system must be less than 40 kilowatts to the extent
7.19necessary to match the electrical load of the building or to the extent necessary to keep the
7.20costs for the installation below the five percent maximum set by paragraph (c).
7.21(c) The cost of the solar system must not exceed five percent of the appropriations
7.22from the bond proceeds fund for the construction or renovation of the state building.
7.23Purchase and installation of a solar thermal system may account for no more than 25
7.24percent of the cost of a solar system installation.
7.25(d)The commissioner may exempt a major renovation of a state building from the
7.26requirements of this section if the commissioner finds that the structural soundness or
7.27other physical condition of the state building to be renovated makes the installation of a
7.28solar energy system infeasible.
7.29(e) The commissioner may exempt appropriations for construction or major
7.30renovation of a state building authorized before June 30, 2012, from the requirements of
7.31this section if the commissioner determines that the installation of a solar energy system
7.32would require the redesign of program space or major building systems, but in no event
7.33shall more than 20 percent of the applicable projects be exempted under this paragraph.
7.34(f) A project subject to this section is ineligible to receive a rebate for the installation
7.35of a solar energy system under section116C.7791 or from any utility.
8.1 Sec. 7. [CORR12-6] Laws 2012, chapter 249, section 12, is amended to read:
8.2 Sec. 12. EFFECTIVE DATE.
8.3Section 7 is effective January 1, 2013. Sections 1 to 6 and 8 to 10 are effective
8.4July 1, 2013.
8.5 Sec. 8. EFFECTIVE DATE.
8.6Unless otherwise provided, each section of this act takes effect at the time the
8.7provision being corrected takes effect.
1.3inconsistencies, ambiguities, unintended results, and technical errors;amending
1.4Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 144A.351, as amended, if enacted; 171.306,
1.5subdivision 5; Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 9, article 7, section 54,
1.6as amended, if enacted; Laws 2012, chapter 247, article 4, section 46, if enacted;
1.7article 6, section 2, subdivision 4, if enacted; Laws 2012, chapter 249, section 12;
1.82012 H.F. No. 1752, section 32, if enacted.
1.9BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.10 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 171.306, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
1.11 Subd. 5. Penalties; program violations. (a) If a program participant tampers with,
1.12circumvents, or bypasses a device; drives, operates, or exercises physical control over
1.13a motor vehicle not equipped with a device certified by the commissioner; violates a
1.14condition of a limited license issued under subdivision 4 and section
1.15the program guidelines of subdivision
1.16revocation period under section
1.17(1) 180 days for a first violation;
1.18(2) one year for a second violation; or
1.19(3) 545 days for a third and each subsequent violation.
1.20(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), the commissioner may terminate participation
1.21in the program by any person when, in the commissioner's judgment, termination is
1.22necessary to the interests of public safety and welfare. In the event of termination, the
1.23commissioner shall not reduce the applicable revocation period under section
1.25driver's license issued under the authority of subdivision 4.
2.1 Sec. 2. [CORR12-2A] Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 144A.351, as amended by
2.2Laws 2012, chapter 247, article 4, section 3, if enacted, is amended to read:
2.3144A.351 BALANCING LONG-TERM CARE SERVICES AND SUPPORTS:
2.4REPORT REQUIRED.
2.5 The commissioners of health and human services, with the cooperation of counties
2.6and in consultation with stakeholders, including persons who need or are using long-term
2.7care services and supports, lead agencies, regional entities, senior, disability, and mental
2.8health organization representatives, service providers, and community members shall
2.9prepare a report to the legislature by August 15, 2013, and biennially thereafter, regarding
2.10the status of the full range of long-term care services and supports for the elderly and
2.11children and adults with disabilities and mental illnesses in Minnesota. The report shall
2.12address:
2.13 (1) demographics and need for long-term care services and supports in Minnesota;
2.14 (2) summary of county and regional reports on long-term care gaps, surpluses,
2.15imbalances, and corrective action plans;
2.16 (3) status of long-term care services and
2.17services, housing options, and supports by county and region including:
2.18 (i) changes in availability of the range of long-term care services and housing
2.19options;
2.20 (ii) access problems, including access to the least restrictive and most integrated
2.21services and settings, regarding long-term care services; and
2.22 (iii) comparative measures of long-term care services availability, including serving
2.23people in their home areas near family, and changes over time; and
2.24 (4) recommendations regarding goals for the future of long-term care services and
2.25supports, policy and fiscal changes, and resource development and transition needs.
2.26 Sec. 3. [CORR12-2B] Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 9, article 7, section 54,
2.27as amended by Laws 2012, chapter 247, article 4, section 42, if enacted, is amended to
2.28read:
2.29 Sec. 54. CONTINGENCY PROVIDER RATE AND GRANT REDUCTIONS.
2.30(a) Notwithstanding any other rate reduction in this article, if the commissioner of
2.31human services has not received federal approval before July 1, 2013, of the long-term
2.32care realignment waiver application submitted under Laws 2011, First Special Session
2.33chapter 9, article 7, section 52, or only receives approval to implement portions of the
2.34waiver request, the commissioner shall decrease grants, allocations, reimbursement
2.35rates, individual limits, and rate limits, as applicable, by up to 1.67 percent effective
3.1July 1, 2013, for services rendered from July 1, 2013, through December 31, 2013. The
3.2commissioner shall prorate the reduction in the event that only portions of the waiver
3.3request are approved and after application of the continuing care provider payment delay
3.4provision in article 6, section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph (f). County or tribal contracts for
3.5services specified in this section must be amended to pass through these rate reductions
3.6within 60 days of the effective date of the decrease, and must be retroactive from the
3.7effective date of the rate decrease.
3.8(b) The rate changes described in this section must be provided to:
3.9(1) home and community-based waivered services for persons with developmental
3.10disabilities or related conditions, including consumer-directed community supports, under
3.11Minnesota Statutes, section
3.12(2) home and community-based waivered services for the elderly, including
3.13consumer-directed community supports, under Minnesota Statutes, section
3.14(3) waivered services under community alternatives for disabled individuals,
3.15including consumer-directed community supports, under Minnesota Statutes, section
3.17(4) community alternative care waivered services, including consumer-directed
3.18community supports, under Minnesota Statutes, section
3.19(5) traumatic brain injury waivered services, including consumer-directed
3.20community supports, under Minnesota Statutes, section
3.21(6) nursing services and home health services under Minnesota Statutes, section
3.23(7) personal care services and qualified professional supervision of personal care
3.24services under Minnesota Statutes, section
3.25(8) private duty nursing services under Minnesota Statutes, section
3.26subdivision 7
3.27(9) day training and habilitation services for adults with developmental disabilities
3.28or related conditions, under Minnesota Statutes, sections
3.29additional cost of rate adjustments on day training and habilitation services, provided as a
3.30social service under Minnesota Statutes, section
3.31(10) alternative care services under Minnesota Statutes, section
3.32(c) A managed care plan receiving state payments for the services in this section must
3.33include these decreases in their payments to providers. To implement the rate reductions
3.34in this section, capitation rates paid by the commissioner to managed care organizations
3.35under Minnesota Statutes, section
3.36the specified services for the period of July 1, 2013, through December 31, 2013.
4.1The above payment rate reduction, allocation rates, and rate limits shall expire for
4.2services rendered on December 31, 2013.
4.3 Sec. 4. [CORR12-2C] Laws 2012, chapter 247, article 4, section 46, if enacted,
4.4is amended to read:
4.5 Sec. 46. HOME AND COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES WAIVERS
4.6AMENDMENT FOR EXCEPTION.
4.7 By
4.8submit amendments to the home and community-based waiver plans consistent with
4.9the definition of home and community-based settings under Minnesota Statutes, section
4.11with disabilities under a home and community-based service waiver in more than 25
4.12percent of the units in a building as of January 1, 2012, but otherwise meet the definition
4.13under Minnesota Statutes, section
4.14 Sec. 5. [CORR12-2D] Laws 2012, chapter 247, article 6, section 2, subdivision 4,
4.15if enacted, is amended to read:
| 4.16 |
Subd. 4.Forecasted Programs |
||||||
| 4.17 |
(a) MFIP/DWP Grants |
||||||
| 4.18 |
Appropriations by Fund |
||
| 4.19 |
2012 |
2013 |
|
| 4.20 |
General |
-0- |
(7,009,000) |
| 4.21 |
Federal TANF |
-0- |
7,000,000 |
| 4.22 |
(b) General Assistance Grants |
-0- |
(8,000) |
||||
| 4.23 |
(c) Minnesota Supplemental Aid Grants |
-0- |
152,000 |
||||
| 4.24 |
(d) MinnesotaCare Grants |
-0- |
3,000 |
||||
4.26access fund.
| 4.27 |
(e) Group Residential Housing Grants |
-0- |
(202,000) |
||||
| 4.28 |
(f) Medical Assistance Grants |
623,000 |
14,303,000 |
||||
4.30Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, and
4.31if, at the conclusion of the HealthStar Home
4.32Health, Inc et al v. Commissioner of Human
5.1Services litigation, the PCA relative rate
5.2reduction under Minnesota Statutes, section
5.4is upheld, the commissioner is prohibited
5.5from recovering the difference between the
5.6100 percent rate paid to providers and the
5.780 percent rate, during the period of the
5.8temporary injunction issued on October 26,
5.92011. This section does not prohibit the
5.10commissioner from recovering any other
5.11overpayments from providers.
5.12Long-Term Care Realignment Waiver
5.13Conformity. Notwithstanding Minnesota
5.14Statutes, section
5.15subdivision 14, and upon federal approval
5.16of the long-term care realignment waiver
5.17application, essential community support
5.18grants must be made available in a manner
5.19that is consistent with the state's long-term
5.20care realignment waiver application
5.21submitted on February 13, 2012. The
5.22commissioner is authorized to use increased
5.23federal matching funds resulting from
5.24approval of the long-term care realignment
5.25waiver as necessary to meet the fiscal year
5.262013 demand for essential community
5.27support grants administered in a manner that
5.28is consistent with the terms and conditions of
5.29the long-term care realignment waiver, and
5.30that amount of federal funds is appropriated
5.31to the commissioner for this purpose.
5.32Continuing Care Provider Payment
5.33Delay. The commissioner of human services
5.34shall delay the last payment or payments
5.35in fiscal year 2013 to providers listed in
5.36Minnesota Statutes 2011 Supplement,
6.1section
6.2Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter
6.39, article 7, section 54, paragraph (b),
6.4by up to $20,688,000. In calculating the
6.5actual payment amounts to be delayed, the
6.6commissioner must reduce the $20,688,000
6.7amount by any cash basis state share
6.8savings to be realized in fiscal year 2013
6.9from implementing the long-term care
6.10realignment waiver before July 1, 2013.
6.11The commissioner shall make the delayed
6.12payments in July 2013. Notwithstanding
6.13any contrary provision in this article, this
6.14provision expires on August 1, 2013.
6.15Critical Access Nursing Facilities
6.16Designation. $500,000 is appropriated in
6.17fiscal year 2013 for critical access nursing
6.18facilities under Minnesota Statutes, section
6.20appropriation and is available until expended.
6.21 Sec. 6. [CORR12-4] 2012 H.F. No. 1752, section 32, if enacted, is amended to read:
6.22 Sec. 32. [16B.323] SOLAR ENERGY IN STATE BUILDINGS.
6.23 Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms
6.24have the meanings given.
6.25(b) "Made in Minnesota" means the manufacture in this state of:
6.26(i) components of a solar thermal system certified by the Solar Rating and
6.27Certification Corporation; or
6.28(ii) solar photovoltaic modules that:
6.29(1) are manufactured at a manufacturing facility in Minnesota that is registered and
6.30authorized to manufacture those solar photovoltaic modules by Underwriters Laboratory,
6.31CSA International, Intertek, or an equivalent independent testing agency;
6.32(2) bear certification marks from Underwriters Laboratory, CSA International,
6.33Intertek, or an equivalent independent testing agency; and
6.34(3) meet the requirements of section
6.35clauses (1), (5), and (6).
7.1For the purposes of clause (ii), "manufactured" has the meaning given in section
7.3(c) "Major renovation" means a substantial addition to an existing building, or
7.4a substantial change to the interior configuration or the energy system of an existing
7.5building.
7.6(d) "Solar energy system" means solar photovoltaic modules alone or installed in
7.7conjunction with a solar thermal system.
7.8(e) "Solar photovoltaic module" has the meaning given in section
7.9subdivision 1
7.10(f) "Solar thermal system" has the meaning given "qualifying solar thermal project"
7.11in section
7.12(g) "State building" means a building whose construction or renovation is paid
7.13wholly or in part by the state from the bond proceeds fund.
7.14 Subd. 2. Solar energy system. (a) As provided in paragraphs (b)
7.15project for the construction or major renovation of a state building, after the completion
7.16of a cost-benefit analysis, may include installation of "Made in Minnesota" solar energy
7.17systems of 40 kilowatts capacity on, adjacent, or in proximity to the state building.
7.18(b) The capacity of a solar system must be less than 40 kilowatts to the extent
7.19necessary to match the electrical load of the building or to the extent necessary to keep the
7.20costs for the installation below the five percent maximum set by paragraph (c).
7.21(c) The cost of the solar system must not exceed five percent of the appropriations
7.22from the bond proceeds fund for the construction or renovation of the state building.
7.23Purchase and installation of a solar thermal system may account for no more than 25
7.24percent of the cost of a solar system installation.
7.25(d)
7.26
7.27
7.28
7.29
7.30
7.31
7.32
7.33
7.34
7.35of a solar energy system under section
8.1 Sec. 7. [CORR12-6] Laws 2012, chapter 249, section 12, is amended to read:
8.2 Sec. 12. EFFECTIVE DATE.
8.3Section 7 is effective January 1, 2013. Sections 1 to 6 and 8 to 10 are effective
8.4July 1, 2013.
8.5 Sec. 8. EFFECTIVE DATE.
8.6Unless otherwise provided, each section of this act takes effect at the time the
8.7provision being corrected takes effect.
