1.1.................... moves to amend H.F. No. 3033 as follows:
1.2Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:

1.3    "Section 1. [116C.7791] REBATES FOR SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULES.
1.4    Subdivision 1. Definitions. For the purpose of this section, the following terms
1.5have the meaning given.
1.6(a) "Installation" means an array of solar photovoltaic modules attached to a building
1.7that will use the electricity generated by the solar photovoltaic modules or placed on a
1.8facility or property proximate to that building.
1.9(b) "Manufactured" means:
1.10(1) the material production of solar photovoltaic modules, including the tabbing,
1.11stringing, and lamination processes; or
1.12(2) the production of interconnections of low-voltage photo-active elements that
1.13produce the final useful photovoltaic output by a manufacturer operating in this state
1.14on the effective date of this act.
1.15(c) "Qualified owner" means an owner of a qualified property, but does not include
1.16an entity engaged in the business of generating or selling electricity at retail, or an
1.17unregulated subsidiary of such an entity.
1.18(d) "Qualified property" means a residence, multifamily residence, business, or
1.19publicly owned building located in the assigned service area of the utility subject to
1.20Minnesota Statutes, section 116C.779
1.21(e) "Solar photovoltaic module" means the smallest, non-divisible, self-contained
1.22physical structure housing interconnected photovoltaic cells and providing a single direct
1.23current of electrical output.
1.24    Subd. 2. Establishment. The commissioner of commerce shall establish a program
1.25to provide rebates to an owner of a qualified property for installing solar photovoltaic
1.26modules manufactured in Minnesota after December 31, 2009.
2.1    Subd. 3. Rebate eligibility. (a) To be eligible for a rebate under this section, a
2.2solar photovoltaic module:
2.3(1) must be manufactured in Minnesota;
2.4(2) must be installed on a qualified property as part of a system whose generating
2.5capacity does not exceed 100 kilowatts;
2.6(3) must be certified by Underwriters Laboratory, or must have received the ETL
2.7listed mark from Intertek, or must have an equivalent certification from an independent
2.8testing agency;
2.9(4) may or may not be connected to a utility grid;
2.10(5) must be installed by a person certified as a solar photovoltaic installer by the
2.11North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners; and
2.12(6) may not be used to sell, transmit, or distribute the electrical energy at retail, nor to
2.13provide end-use electricity to an offsite facility of the electrical energy generator. On-site
2.14generation is allowed to the extent provided for in Minnesota Statutes, section 216B.1611.
2.15(b) To be eligible for a rebate under this section, an applicant must have applied for
2.16and been awarded a rebate or other form of financial assistance available exclusively to
2.17owners of properties on which solar photovoltaic modules are installed that is offered by:
2.18(1) the utility serving the property on which the solar photovoltaic modules are to
2.19be installed; or
2.20(2) this state, under an authority other than this section.
2.21(c) An applicant who is otherwise ineligible for a rebate under paragraph (b) is
2.22eligible if the applicant's failure to secure a rebate or other form of financial assistance is
2.23due solely to a lack of available funds on the part of a utility or this state.
2.24    Subd. 4. Rebate amount and payment. (a) The amount of a rebate under this
2.25section is the difference between the sum of all rebates described in subdivision 3,
2.26paragraph (b), awarded to the applicant and $5 per watt of installed generating capacity.
2.27(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), the amount of all rebates or other forms of
2.28financial assistance awarded to an applicant by a utility and the state, including any rebate
2.29paid under this section, net of applicable federal income taxes applied at the highest
2.30applicable income tax rates, must not exceed 60 percent of the total installed cost of
2.31the solar photovoltaic modules.
2.32(c) Rebates must be awarded to eligible applicants beginning July 1, 2010.
2.33(d) The rebate must be paid out proportionately in five consecutive annual
2.34installments.
2.35EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

3.1    Sec. 2. APPROPRIATION.
3.2(a) The utility subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 116C.779, shall transfer
3.3$2,000,000 in fiscal year 2011; $4,000,000 in fiscal year 2012; $5,000,000 in fiscal year
3.42013; $5,000,000 in fiscal year 2014; and $5,000,000 in fiscal year 2015, from the account
3.5established under that section to the commissioner of commerce. The commissioner of
3.6commerce must place the funds in the special revenue fund.
3.7(b) $2,000,000 in fiscal year 2011; $4,000,000 in fiscal year 2012; $5,000,000 in
3.8fiscal year 2013; $5,000,000 in fiscal year 2014; and $5,000,000 in fiscal year 2015, is
3.9appropriated from the special revenue fund to the commissioner of commerce for awarding
3.10rebates for solar photovoltaic modules as specified in section 1. This appropriation does
3.11not cancel, and remains available until the money is expended.
3.12EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment."
3.13Amend the title accordingly