1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to utilities; requiring a study for the purpose of reducing regulatory 
1.3 	burdens.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION REGULATORY BURDEN 
1.6 	STUDY.
 1.7 	The Public Utilities Commission must study the reporting and filing obligations 
1.8 	imposed on electric utilities under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 216B. The study must be 
1.9 	done by the commission in consultation and cooperation with representatives of electric 
1.10 	utilities. The purpose of the study is to identify reporting and filing obligations that are 
1.11 	duplicative, outdated, or unnecessary. The commission shall report by February 1, 2013, 
1.12 	to the committees of the legislature with primary jurisdiction over electric energy policy 
1.13 	on the findings of the study and propose legislation amending or repealing laws found to 
1.14 	impose duplicative, outdated, or unnecessary reporting and filing obligations.

1.15 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.