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Energy and Utilities Finance and Policy Committee
Thursday, March 18, 2021
3:00 PM, Livestream YouTube

Minutes

Present: Senator David H. Senjem - Chair, Senator Andrew Mathews - Vice Chair, Senator Roger C. Chamberlain, Senator Nick A. Frentz, Senator Jerry Newton, Senator Jason Rarick, Senator Patricia Torres Ray, Senator Paul J. Utke

Absent: No Members Absent

Senator David H. Senjem called the meeting to order at 3:00 PM

S.F. 2132: Senator Senjem: Loan program for municipal utilities paying unusually high prices for natural gas in February of 2021 establishment; program to defray high natural gas bills from the February 2021 price spike for low-income households; appropriating money.

Call to Order

 

S.F. 2132 Senjem - Loan program for municipal utilities paying unusually high prices for natural gas in February of 2021 establishment; program to defray high natural gas bills from the February 2021 price spike for low-income households; appropriating money

 

  • Katie Sieben, Chair, Public Utilities Commission
  • Joe Sullivan, Commissioner, Public Utilities Commission
  • Aditya, Ranade, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Commerce
  • Kent Sulem, MN Municipal Utilities Commission
  • Jack Kegel, Chief Executive Officer, MN Municipal Utilities Commission
  • Kris Manderfeld, Utilities Director, New Ulm Public Utilities
  • Bill Grant, Minnesota Community Action Partnership 
  • Annie Levenson – Falk, Citizens Utility Board
  • Rick Evans, Xcel Energy

Senator Senjem moved that S.F. 2132, be recommended to pass as amended and referred to Finance Committee.

The meeting was adjourned at 4:23 PM


 
                                                                      
Senator David H. Senjem, Chair
                                                                      
Beth Kleinboehl, Legislative Assistant