Minnesota SF 3858: Sparsity revenue adjustment and appropriation for Independent School District No. 2358, Tri-County

Status: Referred to Education Finance and Policy (as of 2022-03-09)

State: Minnesota · Session: 2021-2022 · Bill: SF 3858

Subjects: Appropriations, Education and Education Department, Education-School Districts, Specific

Sponsors: Johnson

Bill Text

1.1 A bill for an act
1.2 relating to state government; changing sustainability provisions; amending
1.3 Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 16B.32, subdivisions 1, 2, by adding
1.4 subdivisions; 16B.372, subdivision 1.
1.5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.6 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 16B.32, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
1.7 Subdivision 1.Alternative energy sources.(a) If the incorporation of cost-effective
1.8 energy efficiency measures into the design, materials, and operations of a building or major
1.9 building renovation subject to section 16B.325 is not sufficient to meet Sustainable Building
1.10 2030 energy performance standards required under section 216B.241, subdivision 9,
1.11 cost-effective renewable energy sources or solar thermal energy systems, or both, must be
1.12 deployed to achieve those standards.
1.13 (b) The commissioners of administration and commerce shall review compliance of
1.14 building designs and plans subject to this section with Sustainable Building 2030 performance
1.15 standards developed under section 216B.241, subdivision 9, and shall make recommendations
1.16 to the legislature as necessary to ensure that those performance standards are met.
1.17 (c) For the purposes of this section:
1.18 (1) "benchmark" has the meaning given in section 216C.331, subdivision 1, paragraph
1.19 (c);
1.20 (2) "energy" has the meaning given in section 216C.331, subdivision 1, paragraph (h);
1.21 (3) "energy conservation" has the meaning given in section 216B.2402, subdivision 5,
1.22 and for sources identified in section 216C.331, subdivision 1, paragraph (h);
1Section 1.
26-06090 as introduced12/05/25 REVISOR EB/EN
SENATE
STATE OF MINNESOTA
S.F. No. 3858NINETY-FOURTH SESSION
(SENATE AUTHORS: JOHNSON STEWART)
OFFICIAL STATUSD-PGDATE
Introduction and first reading639502/26/2026
Referred to State and Local Government

2.1 (4) "energy conservation improvement" has the meaning given in section 216B.2402,
2.2 subdivision 6;
2.3 (1) (5) "energy efficiency" has the meaning given for energy in section 216B.2402,
2.4 subdivision 7;
2.5 (2) (6) "renewable energy" has the meaning given in section 216B.2422, subdivision 1,
2.6 paragraph (c), and includes hydrogen generated from wind, solar, or hydroelectric; and
2.7 (3) (7) "solar thermal energy systems" has the meaning given to "qualifying solar thermal
2.8 project" in section 216B.2411, subdivision 2, paragraph (e).;
2.9 (8) "water conservation" means an action that results in the net reduction of water
2.10 consumption;
2.11 (9) "water conservation improvement" means a project or program that results in the
2.12 efficient use and conservation of water; and
2.13 (10) "water efficiency" means measures or programs designed to use less water to
2.14 accomplish the same outcome, including reducing input or wastewater.
2.15 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 16B.32, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
2.16 Subd. 2.Energy conservation goals shared savings program.The commissioner of
2.17 administration in consultation with the commissioner of commerce, in cooperation with
2.18 one or more public utilities or comprehensive energy services providers, may conduct a
2.19 shared-savings program involving energy conservation expenditures on state-owned and
2.20 wholly state-leased buildings. The public utility or energy services provider shall contract
2.21 with appropriate state agencies to implement energy efficiency improvements in the selected
2.22 buildings. A contract must require the public utility or energy services provider to include
2.23 all energy efficiency improvements in selected buildings that are calculated to achieve a
2.24 cost payback within ten years. The contract must require that the public utility or energy
2.25 services provider be repaid solely from energy cost savings and only to the extent of energy
2.26 cost savings. Repayments must be interest-free. The goal of the program in this paragraph
2.27 is to demonstrate that through effective energy conservation the total energy consumption
2.28 per square foot of state-owned and wholly state-leased buildings could exceed existing
2.29 energy code by at least 30 percent. All agencies must report to the commissioner of
2.30 administration their monthly energy usage, building schedules, inventory of
2.31 energy-consuming equipment, and other information as needed by the commissioner to
2.32 manage and evaluate the program.
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3.1 Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 16B.32, is amended by adding a subdivision to
3.2 read:
3.3 Subd. 4.Energy and water data collection.Agencies with the custodial control for
3.4 facilities must report their material energy and water consumption and cost data to the
3.5 commissioner on a basis determined by the commissioner.
3.6 Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 16B.32,

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