Bill > SF434

This bill eliminates an existing Minnesota statute (216B.246) that previously defined and protected the rights of incumbent electric transmission owners. The repealed law had established specific provisions for electric transmission line ownership and construction, including defining key terms like "electric transmission line" (high-voltage transmission lines of 100 kilovolts or more) and "incumbent electric transmission owner" (which included public utilities, cooperative electric associations, municipal power agencies, and transmission companies). Under the previous statute, these incumbent owners had the right to construct, own, and maintain transmission lines that were approved in federally registered transmission plans and connected to their existing facilities. The law also outlined a procedural requirement where transmission owners had to notify the state commission within 60 days of a transmission line's approval and file an application for certification within 12 months. By repealing this entire section, the bill removes these specific rights and procedural requirements for incumbent electric transmission owners, potentially opening the door for more flexible transmission line development and ownership in Minnesota.

Agriculture and Natural Resources

https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=Senate&f=SF0434&ssn=0&y=2025