1.1.................... moves to amend H.F. No. 956, the delete everything amendment
1.2(H0956DE3), as follows:
1.3Page 15, after line 19, insert:

1.4    "Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 216B.241, subdivision 1e, is amended to
1.5read:
1.6    Subd. 1e. Applied research and development grants. (a) The commissioner
1.7may, by order, approve and make grants for applied research and development projects
1.8of general applicability that identify new technologies or strategies to maximize energy
1.9savings, improve the effectiveness of energy conservation programs, or document
1.10the carbon dioxide reductions from energy conservation programs. When approving
1.11projects, the commissioner shall consider proposals and comments from utilities and
1.12other interested parties. The commissioner may assess up to $3,600,000 annually for the
1.13purposes of this subdivision. The assessments must be deposited in the state treasury
1.14and credited to the energy and conservation account created under subdivision 2a. An
1.15assessment made under this subdivision is not subject to the cap on assessments provided
1.16by section 216B.62, or any other law.
1.17    (b) The commissioner, as part of the assessment authorized under paragraph (a),
1.18shall annually assess and grant up to $500,000 for the purpose of subdivision 9.
1.19(c) The commissioner, as part of the assessment authorized under paragraph (a),
1.20shall annually assess $500,000 for a grant to the partnership created by section 216C.385,
1.21subdivision 2. The grant must be used to exercise the powers and perform the duties
1.22specified in section 216C.385, subdivision 3.
1.23(d) By February 15 annually, the commissioner shall report to the chairs and ranking
1.24minority members of the committees of the legislature with primary jurisdiction over
1.25energy policy and energy finance on the assessments made under this subdivision for the
1.26previous calendar year and the use of the assessment. The report must briefly describe the
1.27activities supported by the assessment and the parties that engaged in those activities. "
2.1Renumber the sections in sequence and correct the internal references
2.2Amend the title accordingly