| 1 | 1 | | 1.1 A bill for an act |
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| 2 | 2 | | 1.2 relating to energy; requiring local government and Tribal approval for all solar |
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| 3 | 3 | | 1.3 projects; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 216I.05, subdivision 5; |
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| 4 | 4 | | 1.4 216I.10, subdivision 1. |
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| 5 | 5 | | 1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: |
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| 6 | 6 | | 1.6 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 216I.05, subdivision 5, is amended to read: |
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| 7 | 7 | | 1.7 Subd. 5.Preapplication coordination and approval.(a) At least 30 days before filing |
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| 8 | 8 | | 1.8an application with the commission, an applicant must provide notice to: (1) each local unit |
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| 9 | 9 | | 1.9of government within which a site or route may be proposed; (2) Minnesota Tribal |
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| 10 | 10 | | 1.10governments, as defined under section 10.65, subdivision 2; and (3) the state technical |
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| 11 | 11 | | 1.11resource agencies. The notice must describe the proposed project and provide the entities |
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| 12 | 12 | | 1.12receiving the notice an opportunity for preapplication coordination or feedback. |
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| 13 | 13 | | 1.13 (b) An applicant applying for a permit for a solar project of any capacity must receive |
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| 14 | 14 | | 1.14approval from each local unit of government and Minnesota Tribal government that has |
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| 15 | 15 | | 1.15jurisdiction over the proposed site location. |
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| 16 | 16 | | 1.16 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 216I.10, subdivision 1, is amended to read: |
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| 17 | 17 | | 1.17 Subdivision 1.Permit not required.A permit issued by the commission is not required |
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| 18 | 18 | | 1.18to construct: |
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| 19 | 19 | | 1.19 (1) a small wind energy conversion system; |
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| 20 | 20 | | 1.20 (2) a power plant or solar energy generating system with a capacity of less than 50 |
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| 21 | 21 | | 1.21megawatts; |
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| 22 | 22 | | 1Sec. 2. |
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| 23 | 23 | | 25-03745 as introduced02/17/25 REVISOR RSI/AD |
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| 24 | 24 | | SENATE |
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| 25 | 25 | | STATE OF MINNESOTA |
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| 26 | 26 | | S.F. No. 2664NINETY-FOURTH SESSION |
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| 27 | 27 | | (SENATE AUTHORS: MATHEWS, Rarick, Gruenhagen and Weber) |
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| 28 | 28 | | OFFICIAL STATUSD-PGDATE |
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| 29 | 29 | | Introduction and first reading03/17/2025 |
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| 30 | 30 | | Referred to Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate 2.1 (3) an energy storage system with a capacity of less than ten megawatts; |
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| 31 | 31 | | 2.2 (4) a transmission line that (i) has a capacity of 100 kilovolts or more, and (ii) is less |
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| 32 | 32 | | 2.3than 1,500 feet in length; and |
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| 33 | 33 | | 2.4 (5) a transmission line that has a capacity of less than 100 kilovolts. |
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| 34 | 34 | | 2Sec. 2. |
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| 35 | 35 | | 25-03745 as introduced02/17/25 REVISOR RSI/AD |
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