MN HF2204

Commissioner of administration must establish maximum acceptable global warming potential standards for four eligible materials (carbon steel rebar, flat glass, mineral wool board insulation, and structural steel) by January 1, 2021.

Standards shall be based on industry average facility-specific global warming potential emissions with a phase-in period of no more than two years, determined by consulting recognized environmental product declaration databases.

Beginning July 1, 2021, state agencies must include global warming potential limits in solicitations for eligible projects and require successful bidders to submit facility-specific environmental product declarations before installing eligible materials.

Standards may be waived if agency determines in writing that compliance would be technically infeasible, significantly increase project costs, cause significant delays, or limit materials to a single source or manufacturer.

Commissioner must review and may lower standards every three years starting January 1, 2024, and submit reports to legislature by January 15, 2021 and January 15, 2022 describing standard development methods and implementation effectiveness.