1.1.................... moves to amend H.F. No. 1626 as follows:
1.2Page 1, line 15, delete "
and"
1.3Page 1, line 18, delete the period and insert: "
; and"
1.4Page 1, after line 18, insert:
1.5"
(4) that at least 20 percent of a project's funding is provided by the local
1.6governmental unit, the local public building enhanced energy-efficiency program under
1.7section 216C.43, or another local governmental unit financing program.
1.8In awarding grants, the commissioner must also consider:
1.9(1) the reliability and cost-effectiveness of the solar technology to be installed;
1.10(2) the extent to which the proposal effectively coordinates with the conservation and
1.11energy efficiency programs offered by the energy utilities serving the local government;
1.12(3) life cycle energy use reductions and greenhouse gas emissions reductions
1.13projected per dollar of installed cost of the project; and
1.14(4) the geographic distribution of grant recipients throughout the state."