1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to energy; allowing alternative review for high-voltage transmission lines 
1.3 	applicants under certain conditions;amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 
1.4 	216E.04, subdivision 2.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 216E.04, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
1.7 		Subd. 2.Applicable projects. The requirements and procedures in this section apply to 
1.8 	the following projects:
1.9 	(1) large electric power generating plants with a capacity of less than 80 megawatts;
1.10 	(2) large electric power generating plants that are fueled by natural gas;
1.11 	(3) high-voltage transmission lines of between 100 and 200 kilovolts;
1.12 	(4) high-voltage transmission lines in excess of 200 kilovolts and less than five miles 
1.13 	in length in Minnesota;
1.14 	(5) high-voltage transmission lines in excess of 200 kilovolts if at least 80 percent of 
1.15 	the distance of the line in Minnesota will be located along existing high-voltage transmission 
1.16 	line right-of-way;
1.17 	(6) a high-voltage transmission line service extension to a single customer between 200 
1.18 	and 300 kilovolts and less than ten miles in length;
1.19 	(7) a high-voltage transmission line rerouting to serve the demand of a single customer 
1.20 	when the rerouted line will be located at least 80 percent on property owned or controlled 
1.21 	by the customer or the owner of the transmission line; and
2.1 	(8) large electric power generating plants that are powered by solar energy.; and
2.2 	(9) a high-voltage transmission line in excess of 200 kilovolts, if the applicant is able 
2.3 	to demonstrate secured voluntary easements or other agreements with all landowners located 
2.4 	within the proposed route's right-of-way.