Climate and Energy Finance and Policy

MN - Representative Patty Acomb (D)

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Committee Chair

MN - Representative Larry Kraft (D)

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Vice Chair

MN - Representative Chris Swedzinski (R)

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Republican Lead

MN - Representative Pam Altendorf (R)

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Member

MN - Representative Robert Bierman (D)

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MN - Representative Ned Carroll (D)

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MN - Representative Ben Davis (R)

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MN - Representative Pat Garofalo (R)

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MN - Representative Amanda Hemmingsen-Jaeger (D)

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MN - Representative Athena Hollins (D)

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MN - Representative Frank Hornstein (D)

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MN - Representative Spencer Igo (R)

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MN - Representative Shane Mekeland (R)

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MN - Representative Jerry Newton (D)

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MN - Representative Marion Rarick (R)

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MN - Representative Lucy Rehm (D)

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MN - Representative Zack Stephenson (D)

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MN - Representative Liz Olson (D)

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Ex-officio

MN - HF2601 Uses of B100 fuel included as carbon-free energy technology.

MN - HF49 Renewable development account grantees and utilities required to submit an annual diversity report.

MN - HF7 Electric utility renewable energy standard obligations modified, wind projects exempted from certificate of need proceedings, low-voltage transmission lines included in definition of solar energy generating system for siting purposes, Public Utility Commission authority modified to issue permits for electric generation facilities.

MN - HF298 Blaine; National Sports Center solar array funding provided, and money appropriated.

MN - HF299 Blaine; National Sports Center solar array funding provided, and money appropriated.

MN - HF393 Procedure to resolve disputes between public utilities and residential customers provided.

MN - HF387 Issuance of certificate of need allowed for construction of electric generating plant powered by nuclear fusion.

MN - HF341 New nuclear power plant certificate of need prohibition abolished.

MN - HF342 Carbon capture and sequestration technology state policy established.

MN - HF343 Hydroelectric capacity that qualifies as an eligible energy technology under the renewable energy standard modified.

MN - HF2620 Distribution system upgrades funding provided to interconnect distributed energy projects, and money appropriated.

MN - HF597 Grant program established to provide financial assistance to cities to address climate change, and money appropriated.

MN - HF2907 Disclosure of energy costs and ratings to prospective purchasers of real property required.

MN - HF2336 Minnesota Innovative Finance Authority established to provided financing and leverage private investment for clean energy and other projects, and report required.

MN - HF1398 Community energy transition grant program modified, and money appropriated.

MN - HF726 Energy; a resolution urging the President of the United States to consider the current geopolitical tensions and support policies and take measures to ensure America's long-term energy affordability, security, leadership and progress, including actions that result in the continued operation of existing oil and natural gas pipelines, the construction of new pipelines, and an end to restrictions on developing our nation's onshore and offshore oil and natural gas resources.

MN - HF688 Revolving loan fund established to facilitate dredging of lakes to improve water flow for hydroelectric projects, report required, and money appropriated.

MN - HF747 Program established to award grants for installation of solar energy generating systems on public buildings, report required, and money appropriated.

MN - HF2747 Solar for schools program funding provided, and money appropriated.

MN - HF2710 Definitions of gas and hazardous liquid added, and exempt rulemaking authorized.

MN - HF2771 Department of Commerce program to award rebates for purchase and installation of residential heat pumps established, program to train heat pump installers established, and money appropriated.

MN - HF1062 Decommissioning and demolition plan submission required for scheduled retirement of electric generation facility.

MN - HF1021 Contingency fund established to pay costs associated with installation of solar photovoltaic array.

MN - HF2783 Decommissioning of wind energy conversion systems provided.

MN - HF1262 Utility requirements modified, and restrictions on use of residential solar energy systems prohibited.

MN - HF1253 Public utilities required to assess and report on vulnerability of critical electric substations to physical attack, implementation of security measures required, and cost recovery provided.

MN - HF2855 Pilot program to reduce energy use in controlled environment agriculture funding provided, report required, and money appropriated.

MN - HF1594 Political subdivision bans on new natural gas or propane service to any building prohibited.

MN - HF1650 Commerce; reporting dates modified.

MN - HF1656 Grant programs established to enhance competitiveness of Minnesota entities in obtaining federal money for energy projects, account created, advisory task force established, report required, money transferred, and money appropriated.

MN - HF1714 Process established to compensate businesses for loss of business opportunity resulting from sale and closure of biomass energy plant.

MN - HF1592 Local ban on new natural gas hookups in residential construction prohibited.

MN - HF2255 Natural gas utilities authorized to sell extraordinary event bonds under circumstances, account established, and money appropriated.

MN - HF2269 Owners of certain buildings required to enter energy use data into benchmarking tool, public disclosure of energy use data required, grants provided, and money appropriated.

MN - HF2502 Public utility allowed to file program with public utilities commission to promote deployment of electric school buses.

MN - HF2493 Supplemental energy assistance funding provided, annual report required, and money appropriated.

MN - HF5440 Submission of a decommissioning and repurposing plan for scheduled retirement of an electric generation facility required.

MN - HF5016 Ongoing grant program for renewable energy projects established, and money appropriated from renewable development account.

MN - HF3457 Deadline established for state agencies to issue permits for a large electric power facility that has been granted a site or route permit.

MN - HF3704 Energy; submission of plan to Public Utilities Commission regarding implementation of grid enhancing technologies to increase electricity transmission capacity required.

MN - HF5423 Certain buildings required to meet energy performance standards, and money appropriated.

MN - HF5149 Customers allowed to decline installation of advanced energy meter.

MN - HF4240 Pollution Control Agency local climate planning and action hub established, account established, report required, and money appropriated.

MN - HF4292 Utility expenses that may not be recovered from ratepayers specified.

MN - HF5097 Initiation of proceeding at Public Utilities Commission regarding cost allocation of distribution system upgrades required, interconnection ombudsperson position at Public Utilities Commission established, and interconnection applications surcharge established.

MN - HF4430 Public Utilities Commission allowed to issue certificate of need for advanced nuclear reactors.

MN - HF4709 Renewable energy certificate tracking system funding provided, and money appropriated.

MN - HF4700 Minnesota Energy Infrastructure Permitting Act established, certificates of need governing provisions modified, conforming and technical changes made, and administrative rulemaking authorized.

MN - HF4702 Wildlife rehabilitation center energy improvements funding provided, and money appropriated.

MN - HF4688 Utility thermal energy network deployment work group established, and report required.

MN - HF4759 Geothermal energy system grant award program established for political subdivisions to assess feasibility of installation.

MN - HF4689 Geothermal heat exchange system rebate program established, account established, and money appropriated.

MN - HF5241 Energy generating facilities required to be certified as child labor free, and certain products required to be certified as child labor free.

MN - HF4851 Public utilities executive pay rate recovery limitation provided.

MN - HF4778 Dakota County; energy efficiency projects funding provided, and money appropriated.

MN - HF4812 Electric utilities required to obtain consent to install electric meters.

MN - HF3102 Solar for schools program modified, and money transferred.

MN - HF4975 Agriculture, commerce, and energy supplemental budget bill.

MN - HF1853 University of Minnesota Extension Service weather resilience program funding provided, and money appropriated.

MN - HF749 Energy guidelines required for state buildings to incorporate provisions that address resiliency with respect to climate change.

MN - HF849 Grant program established to upgrade electric panels in residential buildings, and money appropriated.

MN - HF826 Prevailing wage agreements required for projects funded in whole or in part with renewable development account funds.

MN - HF882 Small natural gas utilities eligibility amended to be exempt from Minnesota Public Utilities Commission regulation.

MN - HF899 Electric utility renewable energy standard obligations modified, wind projects exempted from certificate of need proceedings, low-voltage transmission lines included in definition of solar energy generating system for siting purposes, and Public Utility Commission authority modified to issue site permits for electric generation facilities.

MN - HF772 State Building Code; energy code for new commercial building adoption process modified.

MN - HF1135 Research funding provided to integrate weather trends in designing and operating public buildings to reduce operational costs and prevent damage from extreme weather events, and report required.

MN - HF1148 Renewable energy requirements modified for state-funded construction projects.

MN - HF1918 Department of Commerce authorized to assist any Tribal advocacy council on energy established by the 11 federally recognized Indian Tribes of Minnesota.

MN - HF1907 Prohibition abolished on issuing certificate of need for new nuclear power plant.

MN - HF1837 Granite Falls; hydroelectric generating facility repair grant funding provided, and money appropriated.

MN - HF1421 Petroleum tank release cleanup program duties specified and report required.

MN - HF2426 Advanced nuclear study required, report required, and money appropriated.

MN - HF2416 Community solar garden program modified, and report required.

MN - HF2432 Maximum capacity of community solar gardens increased, location restriction removed, and new type of solar garden authorized.

MN - HF2481 Electricity generated outside state exempted from requirement that proportion of retail electricity be carbon-free by certain dates.

MN - HF2524 Minnesota Energy Alley funding provided, and money appropriated.

MN - HF2439 Provisions providing for participant's compensation in Public Utilities Commission proceedings modified, and report required.

MN - HF2349 Cogeneration governing provisions modified.

MN - HF413 Preference for purchase of electric vehicles for state fleet established, certification of training of motor vehicle dealer employees required, rebates for electric vehicle purchases provided, utilities required to file plans with Public Utilities Commission to promote electric vehicles, grants awarded to automobile dealers to defray cost of manufacturer certification allowing electric vehicle sales, and money appropriated.

MN - HF4938 Anaerobic digestor energy system funding provided, and money appropriated.

MN - HF4659 Safety standards for broadband industry installers required; and Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program implemented.

MN - HF5056 Program established to award grants for purchase of electric lawn and snow removal equipment, reports required, and money appropriated.

MN - HF5060 Cooperative electric associations exempted from clean and renewable energy standards.

MN - HF3949 Geothermal energy system construction funding provided, and money appropriated.

MN - HF5171 Program to award financial incentives to permitting authorities that install an automated software system to review and issue permits for residential solar energy projects established, account established, and money appropriated.

MN - HF5485 Issuance of routing permits for pipelines that carry carbon dioxide prohibited.

MN - HF4242 State Building Code; residential energy code adoption standards and timelines modified, residential energy rating rebate program created, reports required, and money appropriated.

MN - HF4574 Energy; public utilities requirements modified relating to fuel-switching improvements and other related provisions.

MN - HF4558 Single-metered utility service in residential buildings provided for and regulated.

MN - HF2627 Solar on closed landfills funding provided, feasibility analysis required, and money appropriated.

MN - HF2892 Solar energy production incentive program extended, energy storage incentive program established, and money appropriated.

MN - HF2170 Establishment of global warming impact standards required for construction materials used in state buildings and roads, global warming standards integrated into procurement process, pilot programs established to report greenhouse gas emissions from manufacture of products, grant program established, technical advisory committee established, and reports required.

MN - HF521 Use of hydrogen produced by nuclear power plants in Minnesota feasibility study funding provided, and money appropriated.

MN - HF528 Community solar garden subscribers required to reside in same county as solar garden generating facility.

MN - HF2995 Nonprofit corporation established to provide financing and leverage private investment in the energy, agriculture, building, and transportation sectors to support commercialization of products and services with clean energy solutions; report required; and money appropriated.

MN - HF3003 Definition of low-income household amended for purposes of receiving energy conservation assistance.

MN - HF2754 Energy; biennial budget established for Department of Commerce, Public Utilities Commission, and energy, climate, and clean energy activities; energy, clean and renewable energy, energy storage, energy use and conservation, and utility regulation provisions established and modified; enhanced transportation electrification provided; Public Utilities Commission proceeding provisions added and modified; various clean and renewable energy grant programs established; technical changes made; report...

MN - HF2762 Funding provided to support investment in green fertilizer production using renewable energy, and money appropriated.

MN - HF3018 Property assessed clean energy program modified, and definitions added.

MN - HF3002 Advanced nuclear reactor study required, and money appropriated.

MN - HF3105 Electricity generated outside state exempted from requirement that proportion of retail electricity be carbon-free by certain dates.

MN - HF1386 Public Utilities Commission directed to issue an order, utilities required to install energy storage system under certain conditions, public utilities directed to file tariff with Public Utilities Commission, Public Utilities Commission required to order installation of energy storage system, public utilities required to file plan to install energy storage systems, incentive program to install energy storage systems established, and money appropriated.

MN - HF1983 Energy-use goal established for commercial and residential buildings.

MN - HF1991 Solar for schools program funding provided, and money appropriated.

MN - HF2011 Existing high-voltage direct current transmission line from North Dakota to Minnesota upgrade funding provided, and money appropriated.

MN - HF2035 Energy; utilities governing provisions modified.

MN - HF1990 Solar for schools program technical changes made.

MN - HF1973 State greenhouse gas emissions reduction goals amended.

MN - HF2032 Clean energy resource teams funding provided, and money appropriated.

MN - HF2009 Grant funding provided to promote mine vehicle electrification pilot program, and money appropriated.

MN - HF2014 Uses of state supplementary weatherization grants expanded, weatherization training grant program established, account created, report required, and money appropriated.

MN - HF2169 Anoka; Rum River Dam repair and replacement studies and work funding provided, and money appropriated.

MN - HF2147 Microgrid research and application funding provided, and money appropriated.

MN - HF4953 Revenue-neutral assessment on environmental emissions provided, refundable FICA and property tax credits provided, credits against income taxes required to be paid as dividends, energy efficiency and renewable energy project loans authorized, and money appropriated.

MN - HF5445 Brainerd; energy efficiency projects funding provided, and money appropriated.

MN - HF3260 Energy; certificates of need authorized for small modular reactors.

MN - HF5076 Youth climate action fellowship program created, report required, and money appropriated.

MN - HF3895 Member access to cooperative documents and meetings improved, and electronic voting by mail for cooperative board directors required.

MN - HF3946 Commercial property assessed clean energy program modified.

MN - HF3900 High-voltage transmission lines siting and relocation governing provisions modified.

MN - HF4177 Technical and housekeeping changes made to various provisions governing or administered by Department of Commerce.

MN - HF4189 Consumption-based greenhouse gas emissions estimates required, and report required.

MN - HF4155 Utilities required to accept an individual taxpayer identification number when new customers apply for utility service.

MN - HF4423 Pilot thermal energy network projects provided and governed, administrative rulemaking authorized, and report required.