Bill Updates
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The following bills incorporate at least one of the Green Jobs Task Force Legislative Initiatives. Note: The Green Jobs Task Force has not endorsed any specific legislation. |
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Renewable Energy |
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Description |
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House Author(s) |
Senate Author(s) |
| 0214 | 0249 | School boards wind energy conversion systems business entity formation authorization and production tax exemption. |
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Bly; Morrow; Scalze |
Dahle; Rosen; Sheran |
| 0357 | 0399 | Community-based energy development (C-BED) project contracts. |
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Falk; Hilty; Wagenius; Anzelc; Westrom; Hornstein; Hausman; Bly; Greiling; Otremba; Slocum; Fritz | Kubly; Rosen; Anderson; Dibble; Sparks |
| 0898 | 0549 | Greenhouse gas reduction goals and strategies; sensible communities grant program; vehicle miles traveled reduction; appropriations. |
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Hornstein; Liebling; Brynaert; Hansen; Nelson; Bigham; Ruud; Persell; Tillberry; Murphy, E. |
Dibble; Rest; Olseen; Carlson; Dille |
| 0932 | 0843 | Energy Security and Economic Development Act of 2009. |
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Bly; Hilty; Falk; Hornstein; Anzelc | Anderson; Dibble; Dahle; Erickson Ropes |
| 1035 | 0913 | Greenhouse gas emissions reduced, land use planning required and certain types of development limited, new incorporations prohibited, tax standards modified, minimum acreage standards prohibited, bonds issued, and money appropriated. |
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Hosch, Hansen, Knuth, Tillberry, Hornstein, Ruud, Simon, Hilty, Slocum, Fritz, Dill, Obermeuller | Bakk, Dibble, Dill, Carlson, Skoe |
| 1078 | 1020 | Thermal energy renewable production state policy establishment. |
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Thissen; Hilty; Mahoney; Bly; Kalin | Anderson; Prettner Solon; Doll; Sparks |
| 2049 |
1012 | Environment and natural resources appropriations. |
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n/a | Anderson; Vickerman; Frederickson; Pariseau; Chaudhary |
| 1553 | 1006 | Local government renewable energy grant program bond issue and appropriation |
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Persell | Anderson; Dibble; Kubly; Rosen; Lynch |
| 1408 | 1194 | Small power producer grant program create, and money appropriated |
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Eken; Koenen; Olin; Murdock; Nomes; Sailer | Skogen; Rosen; Langseth; Bakk; Carlson |
| 1626 | 1726 |
Solar energy projects installation in public buildings grants provided, money appropriated |
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Sailer; Knuth; Persell; Anderson, P; Eken; Bly | n/a |
| 1605 |
1347 | Public utility conservation investments incentive rate plams regulation | Kalin; Sailer; Hilty; Westrom |
Dibble |
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| 1730 | 1587 | Biomass facility grant funding provided; money appropriated |
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Dill | |
| 1723 | 1699 |
Providing economic stimulus through renewable energy and energy efficiency grants |
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Juhnke | |
| 1748 | 1647 |
National solar testing and certification laboratory funding provided; money appropriated |
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Sailer | |
| 1775 |
0997 | School district renewable energy grant program bond issue and appropriations |
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Obermueller; Kalin | Anderson; Stumpf; Rummel; Dahle; Kubly |
| 1478 | 1335 | Distributed energy resources regulated | Sailer; Hilty; anderson, P; Brynaert; McNamara; Johnson; Benson | Doll; Dibblel; Dahle; Vandeveer | |
| 1390 | Wind energy production tax deduction school district retention and permanent school trust fund allocation. |
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| 1723 | 1699 | Renewable energy and energy efficiency grants economic stimulus funding allocation. |
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Juhnke; Magnus; Westrom |
Kubly; Vickerman; Dille; Pariseau; Rummel |
| 2100 | 1972 |
Commissioner of agriculture required to report to the legislature on the use of federal money allocated for state biomass-related activities. | Juhnke | Vickerman |
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| 1737 |
1640 | Minnesota state university, Mankato international renewable energy technical institute (IRETI) grant appropriation. |
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Brynaert; Hilty; Morrow; Mahoney; Kelliher |
Sheran; Rosen; Tomassoni; Saltzman; Rummel |
| 1992 |
1922 | Solar cities energy working group establishment, report and appropriation - (informational only). |
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Johnson |
Anderson; Prettner Solon; Cohen; Dibble |
| 1748 |
1647 | Solar testing and certification laboratory appropriation. |
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Sailer | Rummel; Anderson |
| 2201 |
1942 |
Solar-generated energy power equipment appropriation. |
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McFarlane |
Rummel |
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Green Products |
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HF |
SF |
Description |
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House Author(s) |
Senate Author(s) |
| 0475 | 0292 | Start-up and emerging Minnesota businesses credit for investment provided. |
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Winkler; Bunn; Rukavina; Lillie; Mahoney; Downey; Morgan | Saltzmann; Bakk; Metzen; Michel; Rosen |
| 1194 | 1062 | Green job opportunity building zones (green JOBZ) and tax incentives; small business investment company job growth investment tax credits; public utilities biomethane energy. |
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Downey; Brod; Garofalo; Demmer; Loon; Anderson, S.; Zellers; Kohls; Urdahl; Cornish; Lanning; Kelly; Sanders; Shimanski; Kiffmeyer; Easlund; Hamilton; Mack; Magnus; Nornes | Rosen; Anderson; Senjem; Metzen |
| 1250 | 0916 | Electric vehicle infrastructure and incentives for adoption and use of electric vehicles. |
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Hornstein; Murphy, E; Falk; Hilty; Hortman; Newton; Kahn; Jackson | Dibble |
| n/a | 1232 | Green job zones business taxincentives and regulations |
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Anderson; Erikson Ropes; Dibble; Doll |
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| 1190 |
1100 | Motor vehicle purchasing requirements modified |
Mariani; Hornstein; Rukavina | Anderson; Cohen; Pappas; Moua; Dibble |
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Energy Conservation |
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HF |
SF |
Description |
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House Author(s) |
Senate Author(s) |
| 0680 | 0657 | Federal stimulus energy programs funding direction. |
PDF ofFinal Bill |
Kalin; Champion; McNamara; Sailer | Anderson; Dibble; Doll |
| 0863 | 0550 | Excess energy savings carry forward allowed by power companies, and conservation improvement program study required. |
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Hilty | Prettner Solon |
| 1618 | 1275 | Benneficial reuse of wastewater grant program appropriation |
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Pursell; Gunther; Doty; Anzelc |
Anderson; Rummel; Jungbauer |
| 0500 | 0074 | Recycled water standards provided |
Gardner |
Jungbauer; Frederickson |
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| 0958 | 0961 | State agencies authorized to develop plan for using federal stimulus funds dedicated to energy projects to install energy-efficient windows in government and residential buildings, to weatherize residential buildings, and to train installers, and money appropriated |
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Olin; Haws; Sailer; Kalin; Masin; Persell |
Stumpf; Saltzman |
| 1852 | 1760 | Renewable energy payment incentive period extended, payments directed to other projects from projects whose eligibility to receive payments expires, and money appropriated |
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Knuth; Kahn; Kalin |
Dibble |
| 1915 |
1405 | Residential energy conservation program federal stimulus funding provision and eligibility requirements. |
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Hilty; Hansen; Slocum |
Prettner Solon; |
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Green Services |
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HF |
SF |
Description |
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House Author(s) |
Senate Author(s) |
| 0683 | 0701 | Mountain Iron municipal wastewater treatment facility bond issue and appropriation. | Rukavina; Sertich | Tomassoni; Bakk; Anderson; Langseth | |
| 1136 | n/a | Taxation; Corporate income tax rate reduced; green job incentive provided, small business investment company credit and job growth investment credit established, political contribution refund eliminated, various other tax provisions provided. | Lenczewski, Brod | n/a | |
| 1469 | 0996 |
St. Paul demonstration program for commercial and industrial energy efficiency improvements; appropriations |
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Johnson; Beard; Lesch; Mahoney; Kalin |
Anderson; Moua; Cohen; Pappas |
| 0357 | 0399 | Community-based energy development project tariff and contract provisions modified |
Falk; Hilty; Wagenius; Anzelc; Westrom; Hornstein; Hausman; Bly; Greiling; Otremba; Slocom | Kubly; Anderson; Dibble |
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| 0799 | 0724 | Income tax credit provided for qualified Minnesota business venture |
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Davnie; Mahoney; Carlson; Brod; Winkler; Kelliher |
Saltzman; Rosen; Langseth; Dibble; Ortman |
| 2155 | Select Committee on Recycling and the Environment activity continuation funding provided, and money appropriated. |
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Other Bills of Interest |
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HF |
SF |
Description |
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House Author(s) |
Senate Author(s) |
| 0566 | 0429 | Wind energy production tax inxlusion removed. | Magnus; Hamilton; Falk; Torkelson; Brown; Anderson, P.; Seifert; Gunther; Demmer; Poppe; Lanning; Cornish | Vickerman | |
| 0774 | 0444 | Greenhouse gas emission registry provided. |
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Knuth; Hilty; Wagenious; Ruud; Hortman; Persell; Kalin; Paymar; Scalze; Hornstein; Kahn; Murphy, E. | Prettner Solon |
| 1052 | 0673 | Kennedy energy conversion building project (Go Green business center) appropriation |
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Olin | Stumpf; Anderson |
| 0899 | 0807 | Transportation goals modified, reduction of vehicle miles traveled and greenhouse gas emissions provided |
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Hausman; Champion; Hornstein | Dibble; Bonoff; Carlson; Sieben; Doll |
| n/a | 1232 | Green job zones business tax incentives and regulations |
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n/a | Anderson; Erickson Ropes; Dibbl; Doll |
| 1623 |
1430 | Qualifying solar electric project definition modification |
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Kalin; Sailer; Nornes; Mahoney | Pappas; Anderso; Prettner Solon; Rummel; Rosen |
| 0689 |
0670 | Strategic tree planting eligibility for conservation improvements expenditures |
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Knuth; Hansen; Kalin; Hortman; McNamara; Loeffler; Sterner; Kahn; Murphy, E; Bigham; Gottwalt; Ruud | Dahle |
| 0862 |
0526 | Electric transmission infrasturcture adequacy legislative report requirement |
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Hilty; Bly; Welti |
Prettner Solon; Kubly; Sparks; Sheran; Rosen |
| 2096 | 1919 |
Minnesota Green Enterprise Authority created, and money appropriated. |
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Kalin |
Anderson; Dibble; Jungbauer |
| 2123 | 1915 |
Omnibus environment finance bill |
PDF ofFinal Bill
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Wagenius; Knuth; Gardner; Morgan; Scalze; Slocum | Rummel; Anderson; Torres Ray |