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(2) additional surface water monitoring and analysis, including installation of <br /> monitoring gauges; <br /> (3) additional groundwater analysis to assist with water appropriation permitting <br /> decisions; <br /> (4) additional permit application review incorporating surface water and <br /> groundwater technical analysis; <br /> (5) enhancement of precipitation data and analysis to improve the use of irrigation; <br /> (6) enhanced information technology, including electronic permitting and <br /> integrated data systems; and <br /> (7) increased compliance and monitoring. <br /> Introduced as HF 682 by Rep. Peter Fischer(DFL -Maplewood)and SF244 by Sen. Charles <br /> Wiger(DFL -Maplewood)and with support from influential Rep.Jean Wagenius <br /> (DFL -Minneapolis), the initial legislative proposals to fund greater groundwater monitoring <br /> would have greatly increased fees for water appropriation permits. The Senate did not <br /> concur with the House's support for such fee increases. Instead, the law allocates funding <br /> from the state's general fund. <br /> VARIOUS ENERGY PROVISIONS <br /> 2013 Session Laws Chapter 57 <br /> HF 623 Rep. Carly Melin (DFL- Hibbing) <br /> SF 521 Sen. David Tomassoni (DFL- Chisolm) <br /> LEA Power Purchase Agreement Change (Section 1) <br /> Requires an amendment to the power purchase agreement between Xcel and the <br /> Laurentian Energy Authority(LEA) establishing an average energy price of no more than <br /> $109.20 per megawatt hour. The amendment must also allow the LEA to collect an <br /> adjustment for fuel costs that exceed $3.40 per MMBTU. <br /> Amends Minn. Stat. §216B.2424,subd. 5a. Effective date: For fuel costs incurred and <br /> prices after January 1, 2014. <br /> Increased Need Threshold for Xcel Transmission Line Approval (Section 2) <br /> Restricts the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission from approving a certificate of need for <br /> upgrading an 8-mile Xcel transmission line in Minneapolis unless the commission finds"by <br /> clear and convincing evidence that there is no feasible and available distribution level <br /> alternative to the transmission line." Effective date: May 14, 2013. <br /> From HF 1205 by Rep. Sarah Anderson (DFL- Plymouth) and SF 716 by Sen.Terri Bonoff <br /> (DFL- Minnetonka). <br /> 73 <br />