A bill for an act
relating to state government; establishing a state building renewable energy, storage,
and electric vehicle account; modifying grant management agreement provision;
modifying a 2023 appropriation provision; changing a provision for motor vehicle
lease sales tax revenue; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 16B.97,
subdivision 1; 16B.98, subdivision 1; 297A.815, subdivision 3; Laws 2023, chapter
62, article 1, section 11, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota
Statutes, chapter 16B.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
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(a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms have
the meanings given.
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(b) "Energy storage" means the predesign, design, acquisition, construction, or installation
of technology which stores and delivers electric or thermal energy.
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(c) "EVSE" means electric vehicle service equipment, including charging equipment
and associated infrastructure and site upgrades.
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(d) "Renewable energy" has the meaning given in section 216B.2422, subdivision 1,
paragraph (c), and the same sources in thermal energy.
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(e) "Renewable energy improvement" means the predesign, design, acquisition,
construction, or installation of a renewable energy production system or energy storage
equipment or system, and associated infrastructure and facilities that are designed to result
in a demand-side net reduction in energy use by the state building's electrical, heating,
ventilating, air-conditioning, and hot water systems.
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(f) "State agency" has the definition given in section 13.02, subdivision 17, or designated
definition given in section 15.01 and includes the Office of Higher Education, Housing
Finance Agency, Pollution Control Agency, Metropolitan Council, and Bureau of Mediation
Services. State agency includes the agencies, boards, commissions, committees, councils,
and authorities designated in section 15.012.
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(g) "State building" means a building or facility owned by the state of Minnesota.
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A state building renewable energy, storage, and electric
vehicle account is established in the special revenue fund to provide funds to state agencies
to:
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(1) design, construct, and equip renewable energy improvement and renewable energy
storage projects at state buildings;
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(2) purchase state fleet electric vehicles in accordance with section 16C.135;
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(3) purchase and install EVSE and related infrastructure; and
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(4) carry out management projects by the commissioner.
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The commissioner shall manage and administer the
state building renewable energy, storage, and electric vehicle account.
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(a) The commissioner shall make an application to the federal
government on behalf of the state of Minnesota for all state projects eligible for elective
payments under sections 6417 and 6418 of the Internal Revenue Code, as added by Public
Law 117-169, 136 Statute 1818, the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022.
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(b) The commissioner may apply for, receive, and expend money made available from
federal, state, or other sources for the purposes of carrying out the duties in this section.
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(c) Notwithstanding section 16A.72, all funds received under this subdivision are
deposited into the state building renewable energy, storage, and electric vehicle account
and appropriated to the commissioner for the purposes of subdivision 2 and as permitted
under this section.
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(d) Money in the state building renewable energy, storage, and electric vehicle account
does not cancel and is available until expended.
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A state agency applying for state building renewable energy,
storage, EVSE, and electric fleet vehicle funds must submit an application to the
commissioner on a form, in the manner, and at the time prescribed by the commissioner.
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(a)
Federal payments received for eligible renewable energy improvement and storage projects
and EVSE projects made with appropriations from general obligation bonds may be
transferred to the state bond fund if consistent with federal treasury regulations.
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(b) Federal payments received for eligible electric fleet vehicle purchases by the
Department of Administration's fleet division must be transferred to the motor pool revolving
account established in section 16B.54, subdivision 8.
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(c) Federal payments received for eligible electric fleet vehicle purchases made directly
by a state agency shall be transferred to the fund from which the purchase was made.
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(d) When obligated to fulfill financing agreements, federal payments received for eligible
renewable energy improvements shall be transferred to the appropriate agency.
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This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 16B.97, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
(a) A grant agreement is a written instrument or
electronic document defining a legal relationship between a granting agency and a grantee
when the principal purpose of the relationship is to transfer cash or something of value to
the recipient to support a public purpose authorized by law instead of acquiring by
professional or technical contract, purchase, lease, or barter property or services for the
direct benefit or use of the granting agency.
(b) This section does not apply to general obligation grants as defined by section 16A.695
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Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 16B.98, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
(a) As a condition of receiving a grant from an appropriation
of state funds, the recipient of the grant must agree to minimize administrative costs. The
granting agency is responsible for negotiating appropriate limits to these costs so that the
state derives the optimum benefit for grant funding.
(b) This section does not apply to general obligation grants as defined by section 16A.695
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Laws 2023, chapter 62, article 1, section 11, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Subd. 2.Government and Citizen Services
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39,928,000 |
19,943,000 |
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The base for this appropriation is $17,268,000
in fiscal year 2026 and $17,280,000 in fiscal
year 2027.
Council on Developmental Disabilities.