Minnesota SF 5165: Brainerd energy efficiency projects bond issue and appropriation

Bill Text

1.1 A bill for an act​
1.2 relating to capital investment; appropriating money for certain energy efficiency​
1.3 projects in the city of Brainerd; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.​
1.4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:​
1.5 Section 1. ENERGY EFFICIENCY PROJECTS; BRAINERD PUBLIC UTILITIES.​
1.6 Subdivision 1.Appropriation.(a) $7,500,000 is appropriated from the bond proceeds​
1.7 fund to the commissioner of commerce for one or more grants to Brainerd Public Utilities​
1.8 for energy efficiency projects in the city of Brainerd.​
1.9 (b) For purposes of this section, an "energy efficiency project" is a capital improvement​
1.10 that may include one or more of the following:​
1.11 (1) an upgrade to an existing turbine generator;​
1.12 (2) acquisition and installation of a new turbine generator to replace an existing turbine​
1.13 generator; or​
1.14 (3) improvements to existing structures to accommodate new turbine generators.​
1.15 Subd. 2.Bond sale.To provide the money appropriated in this section from the bond​
1.16 proceeds fund, the commissioner of management and budget shall sell and issue bonds of​
1.17 the state in an amount up to $7,500,000 in the manner, upon the terms, and with the effect​
1.18 prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.631 to 16A.675, and by the Minnesota​
1.19 Constitution, article XI, sections 4 to 7.​
1.20 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.​
1​Section 1.​
26-08396 as introduced​04/13/26 REVISOR JSK/NS​
SENATE​
STATE OF MINNESOTA​
S.F. No. 5165​NINETY-FOURTH SESSION​
(SENATE AUTHORS: HEINTZEMAN)​
OFFICIAL STATUS​D-PG​DATE​
Introduction and first reading​8187​04/16/2026​
Referred to Capital Investment​