Minnesota SF 1741: Little Canada intermediate care facility for persons with developmental disabilities (ICF/DD) rate increase authorization

Status: Author added Wiger (as of 2019-03-25)

State: Minnesota · Session: 2019-2020 · Bill: SF 1741

Subjects: Cities and Towns-Specific, Disabilities and Access, Hospitals and Health Care Facilities, Human Services and Human Services Department

Sponsors: Isaacson, Abeler, Wiger

Bill Text

1.1 A bill for an act
1.2 relating to energy; requiring local governments to establish residential instant solar
1.3 permitting platforms; requiring a report; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota
1.4 Statutes, chapter 216B.
1.5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.6 Section 1. [216B.1697] INSTANT SOLAR PERMITTING.
1.7 Subdivision 1.Definitions.(a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms have
1.8 the meanings given.
1.9 (b) "Applicable permitting authority" means a unit of local government in Minnesota
1.10 with more than 5,000 residents that reviews and issues permits to install residential
1.11 photovoltaic systems within the unit of local government's jurisdiction.
1.12 (c) "Manual review" means the review of a permit application and associated documents
1.13 or review of a prerequisite application or associated documents, the approval of which is
1.14 conditional for receiving a permit, for a residential photovoltaic system by an individual
1.15 who is a representative of a permitting authority.
1.16 (d) "Residential instant solar permitting platform" means software or a combination of
1.17 software that automates plan review, automatically produces code-compliant approvals,
1.18 accepts online payments for permitting fees if permitting fees are levied, and instantly issues
1.19 permits and permit revisions for residential photovoltaic system permit applications submitted
1.20 to the applicable permitting authority upon the online submission of permitting fee payments,
1.21 if permitting fees are levied, and a code compliant application. The residential instant solar
1.22 permitting platform must be available for photovoltaic systems up to the maximum capacity
1.23 allowed with a 200-amp main service disconnect that provides electrical power to a one-
1Section 1.
25-02477 as introduced02/12/25 REVISOR RSI/VJ
SENATE
STATE OF MINNESOTA
S.F. No. 1741NINETY-FOURTH SESSION
(SENATE AUTHORS: PORT, Xiong, Dibble, Mitchell and Boldon)
OFFICIAL STATUSD-PGDATE
Introduction and first reading46102/20/2025
Referred to Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate
Author added Mitchell72103/10/2025
Author added Boldon94103/20/2025

2.1 or two-family dwelling, and that may include an energy storage system, a main panel
2.2 upgrade, or a main breaker derate.
2.3 Subd. 2.Residential instant solar permitting platforms.(a) An applicable permitting
2.4 authority must adopt a residential instant solar permitting platform. The applicable permitting
2.5 authority must anticipate that the residential instant solar permitting platform has the
2.6 capability to process at least 75 percent of the residential photovoltaic permit applications
2.7 submitted on existing construction in Minnesota.
2.8 (b) Notwithstanding other laws or rules, an applicable permitting authority must not
2.9 require manual review for a photovoltaic system approved by the residential instant solar
2.10 permitting platform at any time during the permitting and inspection processes.
2.11 (c) Paragraph (b) does not preclude an inspector from examining a construction document.
2.12 Subd. 3.Compliance report.(a) An applicable permitting authority must submit a
2.13 compliance report to the department when the applicable permitting authority is in compliance
2.14 with subdivision 2. The report must be submitted within 60 days of the date that the
2.15 applicable permitting authority is first compliant with subdivision 2. The department may
2.16 set guidelines for reports submitted under this subdivision. The report must include the
2.17 following:
2.18 (1) the date of compliance;
2.19 (2) the software used for compliance;
2.20 (3) confirmation that the applicable permitting authority is:
2.21 (i) using a residential instant solar permitting platform to instantly issue permits and
2.22 permit revisions for residential photovoltaic systems; and
2.23 (ii) not requiring manual review at any time during the permitting and inspection process;
2.24 and
2.25 (4) an explanation describing why the applicable permitting authority anticipates the
2.26 residential instant solar permitting platform has the capability to process at least 75 percent
2.27 of the residential photovoltaic permit applications submitted on existing construction in
2.28 Minnesota. An applicable permitting authority may provide an explanation that is based on
2.29 a statement from the provider of the residential instant solar permitting platform and other
2.30 information that supports a finding that a residential instant solar permitting platform has
2.31 the capability to process at least 75 percent of the residential photovoltaic permit applications.
2Section 1.
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3.1 (b) The department may determine if the applicable permitting authority's compliance
3.2 report submitted under paragraph (a) is accurate, make the findings publicly ava

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