1.1.................... moves to amend H.F. No. 863, the delete everything amendment
1.2(A09-0329), as follows:
1.3Page 9, after line 20, insert:

1.4    "Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 216B.241, is amended by adding a
1.5subdivision to read:
1.6    Subd. 2d. Renewable energy projects. Up to five percent of a utility's conservation
1.7spending obligation under subdivision 1a or any amount expended in order to satisfy a
1.8utility's energy-savings goal under subdivision 1c may be used for a project located in this
1.9state that produces electricity from an eligible energy technology as defined in section
1.10216B.1691, subdivision 1, paragraph (a), provided that:
1.11(1) the project is eligible to be counted toward a utility's renewable energy objective
1.12under section 216B.1691, subdivision 2, or its renewable energy obligation under section
1.13216B.1691, subdivision 2a;
1.14(2) the project produces electricity continuously at an essentially constant rate; and
1.15(3) the project is a community-based energy development project, as defined in
1.16section 216B.1612, subdivision 2, paragraph (g).
1.17EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment."
1.18Renumber the sections in sequence and correct the internal references
1.19Amend the title accordingly