Minnesota SF 2653: St. Paul college savings account creation at birth grant; reporting; appropriation

Bill Text

1.1 A bill for an act​
1.2 relating to utilities; establishing a special license plate for solar pollinator programs;​
1.3 providing agrivoltaic solar sites may be eligible for solar site management practices;​
1.4 amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 216B.1642, by adding a subdivision;​
1.5 proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 168.​
1.6 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:​
1.7 Section 1. [168.1289] MINNESOTA SOLAR POLLINATOR PROGRAM SPECIAL​
1.8 LICENSE PLATES.​
1.9 Subdivision 1.Issuance of plates.(a) The commissioner must issue solar pollinator​
1.10 program special license plates or a single motorcycle plate to an applicant who:​
1.11 (1) is a registered owner of a passenger automobile, noncommercial one-ton pickup​
1.12 truck, motorcycle, or recreational motor vehicle;​
1.13 (2) pays a fee in the amount specified for special plates under section 168.12, subdivision​
1.14 5, for each set of plates, along with any other fees required by this chapter;​
1.15 (3) pays the registration tax required under section 168.013;​
1.16 (4) contributes a minimum of $60 annually to the Board of Water and Soil Resources​
1.17 pollinator account in section 103B.101, subdivision 19; and​
1.18 (5) complies with this chapter and rules governing registration of motor vehicles and​
1.19 licensing of drivers.​
1.20 (b) The solar pollinator program plate application must indicate that the annual​
1.21 contribution specified under paragraph (a), clause (4), is a minimum contribution to receive​
1.22 the plate and that the applicant may make an additional contribution to the account.​
1​Section 1.​
25-03831 as introduced​03/04/25 REVISOR KRB/DD​
SENATE​
STATE OF MINNESOTA​
S.F. No. 2653​NINETY-FOURTH SESSION​
(SENATE AUTHORS: KUPEC, Putnam and Johnson Stewart)​
OFFICIAL STATUS​D-PG​DATE​
Introduction and first reading​866​03/17/2025​
Referred to Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate​
Author added Johnson Stewart​943​03/20/2025​
Withdrawn and re-referred to Transportation​1264​04/01/2025​

2.1 Subd. 2.Design.The commissioner must adopt a suitable plate design in consultation​
2.2 with the Board of Water and Soil Resources and other groups interested in solar pollinator​
2.3 and agrivoltaic habitats and practices.​
2.4 Subd. 3.Plates transfer.On application to the commissioner and payment of a transfer​
2.5 fee of $5, special plates issued under this section may be transferred to another motor vehicle​
2.6 if the subsequent vehicle is:​
2.7 (1) qualified under subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clause (1), to bear the special plate; and​
2.8 (2) registered to the same individual to whom the special plates were originally issued.​
2.9 Subd. 4.Exemption.Special plates issued under this section are not subject to section​
2.10 168.1293, subdivision 2.​
2.11 Subd. 5.Contribution and fees.Contributions collected under subdivision 1, paragraph​
2.12 (a), clause (4), must be paid to the commissioner and credited to the Board of Water and​
2.13 Soil Resources pollinator account established in section 103B.101, subdivision 19. The​
2.14 other fees collected under this section must be deposited in the driver and vehicle services​
2.15 operating account under section 299A.705.​
2.16 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective January 1, 2026, for solar pollinator​
2.17 program special plates issued on or after that date.​
2.18 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 216B.1642, is amended by adding a subdivision​
2.19 to read:​
2.20 Subd. 3.Agrivoltaics site management.(a) An owner of a solar site implementing solar​
2.21 site management practices under this section may claim the site is an agrivoltaics site if the​
2.22 site is directly integrated with agricultural activities or conservation practices, including:​
2.23 (1) crop production;​
2.24 (2) rotational or conservation grazing;​
2.25 (3) providing perennial vegetation for pollinator habitat and soil and water benefits under​
2.26 subdivision 2;​
2.27 (4) production of agricultural commodities for sale in the retail or wholesale market; or​
2.28 (5) any of the above practices together with other activities under this section to produce​
2.29 soil and water benefits.​
2​Sec. 2.​
25-03831 as introduced​03/04/25 REVISOR KRB/DD​

3.1 (b) An owner making an agrivoltaics claim under this section must also provide the site's​
3.2 agrivoltaics management plan and management practices report for agency feedback in the​
3.3 manner described in subdivision 2.​
3.4 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.​
3​Sec. 2.​
25-03831 as introduced​03/04/25 REVISOR KRB/DD​