1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to energy; amending the definition of low-income household for purposes 
1.3 	of receiving energy conservation assistance;amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, 
1.4 	section 216B.2402, subdivision 16.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 216B.2402, subdivision 16, is amended to 
1.7 	read:
1.8 		Subd. 16.Low-income household. "Low-income household" means a household whose 
1.9 	household income:
1.10 	(1) is 60 80 percent or less of the state area median household income. for the geographic 
1.11 	area in which the low-income household is located, as calculated by the federal Department 
1.12 	of Housing and Urban Development; or
1.13 	(2) meets the income eligibility standards, as determined by the commissioner, required 
1.14 	for a household to receive financial assistance from a federal, state, municipal, or utility 
1.15 	program administered or approved by the department.

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