2023 Bill Tracker

Electric utility renewable energy standard obligations modified, utility cost recovery provided, wind projects exempted from certificate of need proceedings, low-voltage transmission lines included in definition of solar energy generating system for siting purposes, provisions supporting local energy-related employment added, Public Utility Commission authority modified to issue permits for electric generation facilities, and technical changes made.

This bill was signed into law by Governor Walz on February 7th, 2023. 

PFAS prohibited in certain products, disclosure required, and rulemaking authorized.

Products containing PFAS notice required, and rulemaking required.

PFAS in juvenile products prohibited.

Firefighting foam use prohibited, and exemptions allowed.

Authority modified to ensure safe drinking water, drinking water revolving fund provisions modified, grant program established to replace lead drinking water service lines, grant program established for mapping lead service lines, report required, and money appropriated.

Digital fair repair provisions modified, and penalties provided.

Deposition provision for certain money recovered from litigation or settlement of environmental permit violations

Air toxics emissions reporting required, and rulemaking to regulate air toxics emissions required.

Public meeting required every five years for nonexpiring air emission permits, denial of request for permit review required to be in writing and to state reason for denial, and creation of full-time equivalent position required.

Environment and natural resources trust fund funding provided, reporting requirements modified, capital construction requirements modified, prior appropriations modified, and money appropriated.

Distribution of lottery in lieu tax modified.

Lawns to legumes grant program established, and money appropriated.

Minneapolis to Duluth inter-city passenger rail funding provided, and money appropriated.

Electric vehicle infrastructure program authorized.

Requirements modification to notify water pollution

State Building Code; energy code for new commercial building adoption process modified.

Reporting of fish kills and development of protocol for state response required, and money appropriated.

Minnesota Innovative Finance Authority established to provided financing and leverage private investment for clean energy and other projects, and report required.

State greenhouse gas emissions reduction goals amended to be in line with international goals.

Grant program established to upgrade electric panels in residential buildings, and money appropriated.

Requirement to analyze and consider cumulative pollution before issuing air quality permit modification; identification of environmental justice areas establishment; demographic analysis in certain environmental permitting and review requirement.

East Phillips Neighborhood Institute grant funding provided, and money appropriated.

Metropolitan landfill contingency action trust account money transfer authorization

Capital investment; spending authorized to acquire and better public land and buildings and for other improvements, new programs established and existing programs modified, prior appropriations modified, bonds issued, conveyance of state bond-financed property authorized, reports required, and money appropriated.

Constitutional amendment providing for the renewal of the environment and natural resources trust fund