| 1 | 1 | | 1.1 A bill for an act |
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| 2 | 2 | | 1.2 relating to energy; appropriating money for the Minnesota Energy Alley. |
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| 3 | 3 | | 1.3BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: |
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| 4 | 4 | | 1.4 Section 1. APPROPRIATION; MINNESOTA ENERGY ALLEY. |
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| 5 | 5 | | 1.5 Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 116C.779, subdivision 1, paragraph (j), |
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| 6 | 6 | | 1.6$5,000,000 in fiscal year 2026 is appropriated from the renewable development account in |
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| 7 | 7 | | 1.7the special revenue fund under Minnesota Statutes, section 116C.779, subdivision 1, to the |
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| 8 | 8 | | 1.8commissioner of commerce for a grant to Clean Energy Economy Minnesota for the |
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| 9 | 9 | | 1.9Minnesota Energy Alley initiative to secure the state's energy and economic development |
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| 10 | 10 | | 1.10future. The money from the grant may be used to establish and support the initiative, provide |
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| 11 | 11 | | 1.11seed funding for businesses, develop a training and development program, support |
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| 12 | 12 | | 1.12recruitment of entrepreneurs to Minnesota, and secure funding from federal programs and |
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| 13 | 13 | | 1.13corporate partners to establish a self-sustaining, long-term revenue model. This is a onetime |
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| 14 | 14 | | 1.14appropriation. |
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| 15 | 15 | | 1Section 1. |
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| 16 | 16 | | REVISOR RSI/DG 25-0196001/21/25 |
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| 17 | 17 | | State of Minnesota |
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| 18 | 18 | | This Document can be made available |
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| 19 | 19 | | in alternative formats upon request |
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| 20 | 20 | | HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
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| 21 | 21 | | H. F. No. 1013 |
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| 22 | 22 | | NINETY-FOURTH SESSION |
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| 23 | 23 | | Authored by Kraft, Nadeau, Acomb, Falconer, Jones and others02/17/2025 |
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| 24 | 24 | | The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Energy Finance and Policy |
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