1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to energy; requiring submission of a decommissioning and demolition 
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 DEMOLITION 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 December 31, 2025, the public utility that owns an electric 
1.9 	generation facility that is powered by coal, scheduled for retirement in 2028, and located 
1.10 	within the St. Croix National Scenic Riverway must provide, to the extent known, the public 
1.11 	utility's plan and a detailed timeline to decommission and demolish the electric generation 
1.12 	facility and remediate pollution at the electric generation facility site.
1.13 	(b) The public utility must also provide a copy of the plan and timeline to the governing 
1.14 	body of the municipality where the electric generation facility is located on the same date 
1.15 	the plan and timeline are submitted to the Public Utilities Commission.
1.16 	(c) If a resource plan is not filed or required before December 31, 2025, the plan and 
1.17 	timeline must be submitted to the Public Utilities Commission and the municipality as a 
1.18 	separate filing by December 31, 2025.

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