SF4091 Summary

• Energy and Utilities: Modifies renewable development account funding mechanisms for nuclear plants; increases solar energy production incentive allocations to $10 million annually through 2025; requires community impact planning for power plant closures; establishes extraordinary event bonds for natural gas utilities to finance infrastructure repairs after disasters.

• Economic Development: Appropriates $80 million for Main Street Economic Revitalization Loan Program and $70 million for COVID-19 Relief Grant Program; funds child care provider initiatives, business development programs, and job training grants totaling hundreds of millions across multiple workforce programs.

• Labor and Workforce: Increases building permit fees; provides $25,000 for youth skills training; authorizes premium pay of $1,200 for eligible frontline workers (first responders and healthcare workers) employed during COVID-19 pandemic with $250 million appropriation.

• Building and Plumbing Code: Clarifies elevator and platform lift definitions; modifies licensing requirements for backflow prevention rebuilders; updates building permit fee schedules; requires municipal approval for wind and solar facilities 50+ megawatts.

• Technical Updates: Extends Lake of the Woods County forgivable loan program deadlines; modifies employment notices and wage payment requirements; clarifies definitions for DEED grant program eligibility and reporting requirements.