1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to higher education; appropriating money to the University of Minnesota 
1.3 	to increase campus sustainability.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. APPROPRIATION.
 1.6 	$75,000,000 in fiscal year 2023 is appropriated from the general fund to the Board of 
1.7 	Regents of the University of Minnesota to advance campus sustainability. This is a onetime 
1.8 	appropriation. Of this amount:
1.9 	(1) $5,000,000 is for the development of campus sustainability and utility master plans 
1.10 	systemwide;
1.11 	(2) $2,500,000 is for implementation of on-campus solar electricity generation;
1.12 	(3) $2,500,000 is for accelerated conversion of the university's fleet vehicles to electric 
1.13 	vehicles; and
1.14 	(4) $65,000,000 is for conversion of campus energy systems from steam to hot water 
1.15 	and for the installation of initial geothermal energy systems.