1.1Senator Frentz moved to amend
S.F. No. 4784 as follows:
1.2Page 2, line 21, after the semicolon, insert "
and"
1.3Page 2, line 22, delete "
; and" and insert a period
1.4Page 2, delete line 23
1.5Page 3, after line 28, insert:
1.6 "
Subd. 14. Power purchase agreement. "Power purchase agreement" means a legally
1.7enforceable agreement between two or more persons where one or more of the signatories
1.8agrees to provide electrical power and one or more of the signatories agrees to purchase
the
1.9power."
1.10Renumber the subdivisions in sequence
1.11Page 4, after line 15, insert:
1.12 "
Subdivision 1. Policy. The legislature hereby declares it to be the policy of the state to
1.13locate large electric power facilities in an orderly manner compatible with environmental
1.14preservation and the efficient use of resources. In accordance with this policy the
commission
1.15shall choose locations that minimize adverse human and environmental impact while
ensuring
1.16continuing electric power system reliability and integrity and ensuring that electric
energy
1.17needs are met and fulfilled in an orderly and timely fashion."
1.18Renumber the subdivisions in sequence
1.19Page 6, after line 5, insert:
1.20"
(c) A site permit does not authorize construction of a large electric power generating
1.21plant until the permittee has obtained a power purchase agreement or some other enforceable
1.22mechanism for sale of the power to be generated by the project. If the permittee does
not
1.23have a power purchase agreement or other enforceable mechanism at the time the permit
1.24is issued, the commission must provide in the permit that the permittee shall advise
the
1.25commission when it obtains a commitment for purchase of the power. The commission
may
1.26establish as a condition in the permit, a date by which the permittee must obtain
a power
1.27purchase agreement or other enforceable mechanism, or the site permit is null and
void."
1.28Page 7, line 9, delete "
and"
1.29Page 7, line 10, delete the period and insert "
; and"
1.30Page 7, after line 10, insert:
2.1"
(16) a discussion of coordination with Minnesota Tribal governments, as defined under
2.2section 10.65, subdivision 2, by the applicant including but not limited to the notice
required
2.3under subdivision 5 of this section."
2.4Page 13, line 29, delete "
later" and insert "
sooner"
2.5Page 13, line 33, after the period, insert "
The commission may designate a portion of
2.6the hearing to be conducted as a contested case proceeding under chapter 14."
2.7Page 14, line 10, delete "
within" and insert "
no less than" and delete "
of" and insert
2.8"
after"
2.9Page 14, line 13, delete "
no later than 30 days"
2.10Page 16, line 1, delete "
up to 20 days"
2.11Page 16, line 5, after "
closes" insert "
, or the date the report is filed, whichever is later"
2.12Page 18, line 20, after the period, insert "
If there are significant changes to the
2.13environmental impacts evaluated by the commission as part of the initial permit approval,
2.14environmental review must be conducted pursuant to the applicable requirements of
2.15Minnesota Rules, chapter 4410 and parts 7849.1000 to 7849.2100."
2.16Page 18, line 28, delete everything after the third period, and insert "
Within 30 days of
2.17the date the applicant responds to submitted comments under subdivision 4, the"
2.18Page 22, line 17, reinstate the stricken language
2.19Page 22, line 18, delete "
275"
2.20Page 23, lines 7 to 11, reinstate the stricken language and delete the new language
2.21Page 26, line 27, after "standard" insert "
and carbon-free energy standard" and reinstate
2.22"
a wind"
2.23Page 26, line 28, reinstate the stricken language and delete the new language
2.24Page 26, line 29, delete the new language
2.25Page 26, line 30, after "216B.1691" insert "
, subdivision 2a or 2g"
2.26Page 32, line 28, delete "
EQ" and insert "
EQB"
2.27The motion prevailed. #did not prevail. So the amendment was #not adopted.