Bill Text: MN SF2216 | 2011-2012 | 87th Legislature | Engrossed


Bill Title: Community energy technical assistance and outreach assessment and grant requirement

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-04-17 - HF substituted on General Orders HF2731 [SF2216 Detail]

Download: Minnesota-2011-SF2216-Engrossed.html

1.1A bill for an act
1.2relating to energy; requiring an assessment and grant for the purpose of
1.3community energy technical assistance and outreach; requiring a report.
1.4BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5    Section 1. COMMUNITY ENERGY ACTIVITIES; ASSESSMENT AND GRANT.
1.6(a) The commissioner of commerce shall grant $500,000 in the fiscal year ending
1.7June 30, 2013, from assessments made under Minnesota Statutes, section 216B.241,
1.8subdivision 1e, for the purpose of community energy technical assistance and outreach
1.9on renewable energy and energy efficiency as described in Minnesota Statutes, section
1.10216C.385.
1.11(b) By October 1, 2013, a person or organization receiving a grant under paragraph
1.12(a) must submit a report containing a detailed account of the expenditures made for each
1.13activity financed by the grant to the chairs and ranking minority members of the senate
1.14and house of representatives committees with jurisdiction over energy policy and finance.
1.15EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective July 1, 2012.
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