| 1 | 1 | | 1.1 A bill for an act |
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| 2 | 2 | | 1.2 relating to energy; appropriating money to evaluate the state's geologic hydrogen |
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| 3 | 3 | | 1.3 potential. |
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| 4 | 4 | | 1.4BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: |
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| 5 | 5 | | 1.5 Section 1. APPROPRIATION; NATURAL RESOURCES RESEARCH INSTITUTE. |
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| 6 | 6 | | 1.6 (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 116C.779, subdivision 1, paragraph (j), |
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| 7 | 7 | | 1.7$650,000 in fiscal year 2026 is appropriated from the renewable development account in |
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| 8 | 8 | | 1.8the special revenue fund under Minnesota Statutes, section 116C.779, subdivision 1, to the |
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| 9 | 9 | | 1.9Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota for the Natural Resources Research Institute |
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| 10 | 10 | | 1.10to evaluate the state's geologic hydrogen potential. |
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| 11 | 11 | | 1.11 (b) The evaluation must include: |
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| 12 | 12 | | 1.12 (1) the availability of the mined hydrogen resource; |
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| 13 | 13 | | 1.13 (2) the feasibility of extracting the hydrogen from underground deposits; |
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| 14 | 14 | | 1.14 (3) the potential groundwater management challenges; and |
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| 15 | 15 | | 1.15 (4) cost-effective strategies for storing and transporting mined hydrogen. |
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| 16 | 16 | | 1.16 (c) The Natural Resources Research Institute must submit the evaluation and interim |
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| 17 | 17 | | 1.17report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with |
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| 18 | 18 | | 1.18jurisdiction over energy policy and finance by May 15, 2027, and a final report by May 15, |
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| 19 | 19 | | 1.192028. |
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| 20 | 20 | | 1Section 1. |
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| 21 | 21 | | 25-04879 as introduced03/17/25 REVISOR CKM/EH |
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| 22 | 22 | | SENATE |
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| 23 | 23 | | STATE OF MINNESOTA |
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| 24 | 24 | | S.F. No. 2926NINETY-FOURTH SESSION |
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| 25 | 25 | | (SENATE AUTHORS: HAUSCHILD) |
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| 26 | 26 | | OFFICIAL STATUSD-PGDATE |
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| 27 | 27 | | Introduction and first reading03/24/2025 |
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| 28 | 28 | | Referred to Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate |
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