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02/20/19 REVISOR RSI/SL 19-3503 as introduced <br /> 8.1 A municipal utility that furnishes gas service must spend at least 0.2 percent off its most <br /> 8.2 recent three-year average gross operating revenue from residential customers in Minnesota <br /> 8.3 on low-income programs.A consumer-owned utility that furnishes electric service must <br /> 8.4 spend at least 0.2 percent of its gross operating revenue from residential customers in <br /> 8.5 Minnesota on low-income programs. This requirement applies to each generation and <br /> 8.6 transmission cooperative association's members'aggregate gross operating revenue from <br /> 8.7 the sale of electricity to residential customers in Minnesota. <br /> 8.8 (b)To meet the requirements of paragraph(a),a consumer-owned utility may contribute <br /> 8.9 money to the energy and conservation account in section 216B.241,subdivision 2a.An <br /> 8.10 energy conservation improvement plan must state the amount,if any,of low-income energy <br /> 8.11 conservation improvement funds the utility plans to contribute to the energy and conservation <br /> 8.12 account.Contributions must be remitted to the commissioner by February 1 each year. <br /> 8.13 (c)The commissioner must establish low-income programs to use money contributed <br /> s.14 to the energy and conservation account under paragraph(b).When establishing low-income <br /> 8.15 programs,the commissioner must consult political subdivisions,utilities,and nonprofit and <br /> 8.16 community organizations,including organizations engaged in providing energy and <br /> 8.17 weatherization assistance to low-income persons.Money contributed to the energy and <br /> 8.18 conservation account under paragraph(b)must provide programs for low-income persons, <br /> 8.19 including low-income renters,located in the service territory of the utility or association <br /> 8.20 providing the money. The commissioner must record and report expenditures and energy <br /> 8.21 savings achieved as a result of low-income programs funded through the energy and <br /> 8.22 conservation account in the report required under section 216B.241,subdivision lc,paragraph <br /> 8.23 (g).The commissioner may contract with a political subdivision,nonprofit or community <br /> 8.24 organization,public utility,municipality,or cooperative electric association to implement <br /> 8.25 low-income programs funded through the energy and conservation account. <br /> 8.26 (d)A consumer-owned utility may petition the commissioner to modify its required <br /> 8.27 spending under this subdivision if the utility and the commissioner were unable to expend <br /> 8.28 the amount required for three consecutive years. <br /> 8.29 Subd. 6.Recovery of expenses.The commission must allow a cooperative electric <br /> 8.30 association subject to rate regulation under section 216B.026 to recover expenses resulting <br /> 8.31 from(1)a plan under this subdivision,and(2)assessments and contributions to the energy <br /> 8.32 and conservation account under section 216B.241,subdivision 2a. <br /> 8.33 Subd. 7.Ownership of energy conservation improvement.An energy conservation <br /> 8.34 improvement to or installed in a building under this section,except systems owned by the <br /> Article 3 Section 1. 8 <br /> 106 <br />