Sustainability provisions modification
This bill amends Minnesota's sustainability requirements for state buildings and operations. It establishes a new "shared savings program" where public utilities implement energy efficiency upgrades in state buildings, repaid through energy savings (no interest), aiming to reduce energy use by 30% per square foot. State agencies must now report energy/water usage data, develop conservation plans for existing buildings with a 15-year payback, and maintain sustainability benchmarks. The bill also creates an Office of Enterprise Sustainability to coordinate state-wide sustainability goals and publish annual progress reports for public tracking. These changes directly affect all state agencies managing buildings, requiring new reporting, planning, and efficiency measures.
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Feb 2026
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Introduced Feb 26, 2026
Last action Feb 26, 2026
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Feb 26, 2026
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Referred to State and Local Government
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Feb 26, 2026
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Introduction and first reading
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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Ann Johnson Stewart
DDemocratic-Farmer-Labor
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