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A A4FA A4F1 I A <br />1V11V1%0AP4 <br />Minnesota Municipal Utilities Association <br />Legislative talking points 2024 <br />Issue <br />Summary <br />ECO Reform <br />MMUA supports passing the bill. MMUA requests for a <br />Conservation Improvement Program (CIP) exemption for crypto- <br />currency data mining operations and for municipal gas utility CIP <br />targets to be restored to 1 percent. <br />Bonding bill <br />MMUA supports a bill thoroughly funding Public Finance Authority <br />(PFA) programs. MMUA also supports raising caps on Water <br />Infrastructure Fund (WIF) and Point Source Implementantion <br />Grants (PSIG), and the Governor's bill is light on meeting the <br />needs of Local Government Units (LGUs). <br />Excavation bill <br />HF 2717 is now part of the House Omnibus Transportation Policy <br />Bill, HF 3436. There is no active companion bill in the Senate. <br />MMUA doesn't support the bill unless there is a global agreement. <br />The remaining problem for municipal utilities is the distinction <br />between physical and electronic white marking. MMUA supports <br />mandatory physical whitemarking. <br />Permitting reform <br />MMUA generally supports permitting reform (HF 4700/SF 4784) <br />for "large energy facilities." MMUA supports changes to the Right <br />of First Refusal (ROFR) rules, including changing the ROFR period <br />for municipal utilities to a minimum of 60 days. <br />Central messages <br />Hometown utilities —reliable, affordable, sustainable <br />Municipal utilities provide excellent services responsibly and <br />reliably, directly to their communities. <br />Main Street not Wall Street <br />The municipal utility model keeps profits within the <br />community. <br />Municipal utilities are different than Investor Owned <br />Utilities (IOUs) and cooperatives <br />While we share many objectives with our counterparts, <br />municipal utilities have different needs and capabilities than <br />other utility companies —one size does not fit all. <br />Connect with MMUA <br />Government Relations <br />Kent Sulem <br />Director of Government <br />Relations and Senior Counsel <br />email: ksulem@mmua.org <br />office: 763.746.0703 <br />cell: 612.263.0440 <br />Bill Black <br />Government Relations Attorney <br />email: bblack@mmua.org <br />office: 763.746.0708 <br />cell: 651.398.2098 <br />