1.1.................... moves to amend S. F. No. 3656, the second engrossment, as amended, as
1.2follows:
1.3Page 116, after line 30, insert:
1.4"(c) Of the amount appropriated in paragraph
1.5(a), $50,000 is for a study of the vulnerability
1.6of Minnesota's electrical grid to disturbances
1.7caused by solar storms and electromagnetic
1.8pulse, as described in article 7, section 15."
1.9Page 168, after line 11, insert:

1.10    "Sec. 15. STUDY; ELECTRICAL GRID VULNERABILITY TO GEOMAGNETIC
1.11DISTURBANCES AND ELECTROMAGNETIC PULSE.
1.12(a) The Public Utilities Commission and the Department of Public Safety must conduct
1.13a joint study analyzing the Minnesota electrical grid's vulnerability to geomagnetic
1.14disturbances caused by solar storms and electromagnetic pulse, and include information
1.15regarding how any vulnerability may be reduced. Information must be gathered from a
1.16variety of stakeholders, including but not limited to (1) electric utilities, (2) the Midcontinent
1.17Independent System Operator, (3) scientists and others with expertise in the field of solar
1.18disturbances, electromagnetic pulses, and the impact of each on the electrical grid, and (4)
1.19emergency hazard planners.
1.20(b) At a minimum, the report must contain information regarding:
1.21(1) potential disturbances that may impact Minnesota's electrical grid as a result of solar
1.22storms and electromagnetic pulse;
1.23(2) the existing system for predicting solar storms;
1.24(3) steps utilities and the private and public sectors could take to minimize grid
1.25vulnerability to geomagnetic disturbances and electromagnetic pulse;
2.1(4) how to maintain and restore communications systems after grid damage from
2.2geomagnetic disturbances and electromagnetic pulse; and
2.3(5) how current emergency planning efforts may incorporate concerns regarding grid
2.4damage and long-term power outage resulting from geomagnetic disturbances and
2.5electromagnetic pulse.
2.6(c) By February 15, 2019, the Public Utilities Commission and the Department of Public
2.7Safety must submit a report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the senate and
2.8house of representatives committees with jurisdiction over energy policy and public safety.
2.9(d) For the purposes of this section, "solar storms" means the ejection of particles, plasma,
2.10flares, or electromagnetic radiation from the sun's surface or corona that travel through
2.11space and reach the surface of the earth, where the ejection may damage the electric power
2.12grid and other critical infrastructure.
2.13(e) For the purposes of this section, "electromagnetic pulse" means one or more pulses
2.14of electromagnetic energy capable of disabling, disrupting, or destroying an electric
2.15transmission and distribution system.
2.16EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment."
2.17Renumber the sections in sequence and correct the internal references
2.18Amend the title accordingly