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MN HF4892
Bill
Status
5/19/2022
Primary Sponsor
Steve Elkins
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AI Summary
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Repeals Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 216B.246, which granted incumbent electric transmission owners the right to construct, own, and maintain federally approved transmission lines.
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Eliminates the 90-day notice requirement for incumbent transmission owners to declare intent to build approved transmission lines.
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Removes the 18-month filing deadline for incumbent transmission owners to apply for certificates of need or certification for transmission line construction.
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Ends the preferential treatment allowing existing transmission owners to block other entities from building transmission infrastructure in federally registered planning authority transmission plans.
Legislative Description
Incumbent electric transmission owner rights eliminated.
Last Action
Introduction and first reading, referred to Climate and Energy Finance and Policy
5/19/2022