Bill > HF141

This bill modifies Minnesota's sustainable building guidelines by establishing a comprehensive framework for developing, implementing, and overseeing energy-efficient and environmentally responsible construction standards for state buildings. The bill expands and clarifies the existing sustainable building guidelines, requiring new and renovated state buildings over 10,000 square feet to comply with new mandatory guidelines starting July 1, 2025. The guidelines now have broader objectives, including reducing greenhouse gas emissions, promoting occupant health, improving indoor environmental conditions, minimizing water use, enhancing biodiversity, and increasing building resilience to climate changes. The Center for Sustainable Building Research (CSBR) at the University of Minnesota will play a key role in maintaining and updating the guidelines, offering training, tracking project compliance, and conducting performance evaluations. The bill also appropriates $1,564,000 in fiscal year 2026 to the Department of Administration to develop and administer these guidelines, with the funding continuing at slightly reduced levels in subsequent years. The Commissioner of Administration will be responsible for reviewing and amending the guidelines periodically, approving waivers, and submitting annual reports to legislative committees on the program's progress and effectiveness.

Government Affairs

https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=House&f=HF0141&ssn=0&y=2025