1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to energy; requiring submission of a decommissioning and repurposing 
1.3 	plan for a scheduled retirement of an electric generation facility.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. DECOMMISSIONING AND REPURPOSING PLAN FOR COAL-FIRED 
1.6 	PLANT.
 1.7 	(a) As a part of the next resource plan filing under Minnesota Statutes, section 216B.2422, 
1.8 	subdivision 2, but no later than February 1, 2026, the public utility that owns an electric 
1.9 	generation facility that is powered by coal, scheduled for retirement in 2026 and 2030, and 
1.10 	located within the Mississippi River - St. Cloud Watershed must provide, to the extent 
1.11 	known, the public utility's plan to repurpose each unit.
1.12 	(b) The public utility must provide a copy of the plan and timeline to the governing body 
1.13 	of the municipality where the electric generation facility is located on the same date the 
1.14 	plan and timeline is submitted to the Public Utilities Commission.
1.15 	(c) If a resource plan is not filed or required before February 1, 2026, the plan and 
1.16 	timeline must be submitted to the Public Utilities Commission and the municipality as a 
1.17 	separate filing by February 1, 2026.