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Latest Action: 03/10/2008 - Introduction and first reading, referred to Public Safety and Civil Justice Bill Text
Utility company employee assault penalties increased.
Latest Action: 03/06/2008 - Introduction and first reading, referred to Energy Finance and Policy Division Bill Text
Utilities; Natural gas used as fuel for generating electricity use and cost
recovery limited.
Latest Action: 04/21/2008 - Bills not identical, R/S, SF substituted on General Register Bill Text
RST ENGROSSMENT
Solar energy project conservation improvement expenditures allowed by utilities
Section 1: Generation projects language is modified.
Section 2: Definitions language is modified.
Section 3: Qualifying solar energy project language is added.
Section 4: Effective date is provided.
SNA 3/14/08
Latest Action: 04/21/2008 - Author added Heidgerken Bill Text
RST ENGROSSMENT
Renewable energy standard required certain amount of solar-produced energy.
Section 1: Eligible energy technology standard language is provided.
SNA 3/17/08
Latest Action: 04/02/2008 - Author added Tillberry Bill Text
Tenant right to pay utility bills modified.
Latest Action: 03/31/2008 - Secretary of State Ch. 162 03/27/08 Bill Text
COND ENGROSSMENT
Filing deadlines set for certain reports, customer payment arrangements
regulated during cold weather periods, and utility payment agreements regulated.
Section 1: Monthly reports language added.
Section 2: Cold weather rule language added.
Section 3: Customers above 50 percent of state median income language added.
Section 4: Payment agreements language added.
SNA 3/26/08
Latest Action: 03/18/2008 - Committee report, to pass as amended and re-refer to Finance Bill Text
COND ENGROSSMENT
Utility disconnection city notice and report required.
Section 1: Utility disconnection language is provided.
Section 2: Notice to cities of utility disconnection language is provided.
Subdivision 1. Notice required.
Subdivision 2. Duties.
SNA 3/19/08
Latest Action: 02/15/2008 - Referred by Chair to Higher Education and Work Force Development Policy and Finance Division Bill Text
Moose Lake South Substation Expansion Project funding provided, bonds issued,
and money appropriated.
Latest Action: 04/14/2008 - Secretary of State Ch. 183 04/10/08 Bill Text
Nashwauk Public Utilities Commission membership increased from three to five
members.
Latest Action: 02/12/2008 - Introduction and first reading, referred to Finance Bill Text
Minnesota Public Utilities Holding Company Act adopted.
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Latest Action: 05/18/2008 - Introduction and first reading, referred to Commerce and Labor Bill Text
Timely utility payment criteria established.
Latest Action: 05/15/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text
"Renewable Energy Feed-In Tariff Act of 2008"; establishing a renewable energy
projects rate schedule; defining certain energy terms and projects; establishing
a tariff and tariff terms and rates; regulating reduction for other incentive
programs and sales to nonqualifying owners; requiring public utilities
commission (PUC) tariff review and adjustment; requiring electric utilities
interconnection; requiring the PUC to approve standard contracts; requiring the
PUC to require electric utilities to file rate schedules; providing for
renewable electricity generator loan eligibility; requiring the PUC to submit a
report to the legislature and the governor by certain dates
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Latest Action: 04/11/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill TextModifying cable communications regulations; requiring cable communications system providers to make efforts to interconnect systems with state authorized video service provider systems; prohibiting cable communications systems logos or marketing materials placement appearing to favor certain cable communications, regulating advertising; prohibiting cable communications systems program content or public programs access limitations, clarifying liability; requiring persons seeking to provide video service to apply and register with the public utilities commission (PUC) after a certain date, providing for certificate issuance, application fee, service area, final determination and termination; requiring public access capacity equal to public, educational and governmental (PEG) access channels as provided by existing cable communications system providers, specifying content format and PEG fees; requiring provider fees, specifying [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Bonds, Public, Counties-Specific, Economic Development, Employment and Economic Development Department, Railroads, Transportation and Transportation Department, Waste and Waste Management, Water, Water Resources, and Waterways, Wetlands Latest Action: 01/08/2007 - Referred to Finance Bill Text
Appropriating money to the commissioner of employment and economic development
(DEED) and authorizing the issuance of state bonds for a grant to Itasca county
to acquire right-of-way and mitigate loss of wetlands and runoff of storm water
and to design, construct and equip roads, rail lines, natural gas pipelines,
water supply systems and wastewater collection and treatment systems for a steel
plant
(ra)
Latest Action: 02/28/2008 - Introduction and first reading Environment and Natural Resources Bill Text
Increasing the membership of the Nashwauk public utilities commission
(ra)
Latest Action: 02/22/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text
Modifying public utilities conservation reinvestment program expenditures;
providing for existing heating or cooling refurbishing as a load management
activities, sunset provision
(ra)
Latest Action: 02/28/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text
Requiring delivered heating fuel vendors to offer certain residential heating
fuel customers monthly payment agreements (cold weather protection) during
certain months, specifying requirements
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Latest Action: 03/25/2008 - Comm rpt: To pass and re-referred to Finance Bill Text
1E Changing the name of legislative electric energy task force to the
legislative energy commission; updating terms and references; modifying and
clarifying commission powers and duties
(je)
Latest Action: 03/03/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text
Requiring persons intending to file pipeline or high-voltage transmission line
certificate of need applications to file in advance a notice of intent to file
an application; requiring public meetings with applicants within a certain time
period; specifying local construction moratorium non-applicability
(rt)
Latest Action: 02/14/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text
Appropriating money to the commissioner of employment and economic development
(DEED) and authorizing the issuance of state bonds for a grant to the city of
Moose Lake for expansion of the municipal electrical utility system
(me)
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