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the system on agricultural drainage systems, having the PUC analyze the impact of the system on <br /> airports,highways, and local comprehensive plans, and requiring local government approval <br /> before permits are issued. <br /> STATUS: HF 1745 received a hearing in the House Government Operations Committee. Its <br /> language was included in HF 843,the House jobs/energy omnibus bill,but was not included in <br /> future jobs/energy bills passed by the full Legislature. SF 1744 did not receive a hearing in the <br /> Senate. <br /> CONSERVATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM INCREASE <br /> HF 1870 Rep. Bob Loonan(R-Shakopee) <br /> SF 1098 Sen. Scott Dibble(DFL-Minneapolis) <br /> To increase the state's overall energy savings goal from 1.5 to 2 percent. Public utilities would <br /> be required to meet an additional 0.5 percent energy optimization goal (supply-side)within the <br /> Conservation Improvement Program and cogeneration projects would be allowed to satisfy that <br /> goal. The DER would be required to adopt a filing schedule designed to have all electric utilities <br /> achieving 1.5% annual energy savings and all CIP-reporting gas utilities achieving 1%annual <br /> energy savings by 2017. <br /> STATUS: SF 1098 received a hearing in the Senate Environment and Energy Committee and <br /> the language was included in the Senate's first energy policy omnibus bill (SF 1431), which was <br /> never debated on the Senate floor. HF 1870 did not receive a hearing in the House. <br /> *This legislation is also noted in the Gas/Propane section. <br /> CO-OP RATE RECOVERY FOR PROPERTY TAXES <br /> HF 1951 Rep. Pat Garofalo(R-Farmington) <br /> SF 1867 Sen. Jim Carlson(DFL-Eagan) <br /> To allow PUC-regulated co-ops(Dakota Electric)to file for rate recovery for property taxes, <br /> fees, and permits. <br /> STATUS: This language was included in HF 843,the House jobs/energy omnibus bill, but was <br /> not included in future jobs/energy bills passed by the full Legislature. SF 1867 did not receive a <br /> hearing in the Senate. <br /> BUILDING CODE FLEXIBILITY <br /> HF 1977 Rep. Bruce Vogel (R-Elko New Market) <br /> No Senate companion <br /> To require the Department of Labor and Industry to allow builders flexibility in the methods <br /> used to achieve the energy reduction goals of the 2012 International Energy Conservation Code. <br /> STATUS: The bill received a hearing in the House Job Growth and Energy Affordability <br /> Committee but did not move forward in omnibus legislation. <br /> 141 <br />