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This bill modifies the sustainable building guidelines for state buildings by establishing more comprehensive and detailed requirements for new construction and major renovations. The bill expands the existing guidelines to include broader objectives such as reducing greenhouse gas emissions, promoting occupant health and well-being, enhancing environmental sustainability, and improving building resilience to climate change. It assigns the Department of Administration and the Center for Sustainable Building Research (CSBR) at the University of Minnesota key roles in developing, maintaining, and overseeing these guidelines, which will become mandatory for new state buildings and major renovations receiving funding from the bond or general fund after May 1, 2025. The guidelines now include specific definitions for terms like "major renovation" and "new building," and require periodic review and updates at least every five years. The bill also establishes a process for waivers, requires annual reporting to the legislature, and appropriates $1,564,000 in fiscal year 2026 to support the implementation and administration of these sustainable building guidelines, with continued funding in subsequent years.

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https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=Senate&f=SF1493&ssn=0&y=2025