1.1.................... moves to amend H.F. No. 2834, the delete everything amendment
1.2(H2834DE3), as follows:
1.3Page 6, after line 15, insert:

1.4    "Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 216B.241, is amended by adding a
1.5subdivision to read:
1.6    Subd. 5e. Commercial and multifamily rental buildings. (a) The commissioner
1.7shall solicit, after consulting with stakeholders about the terms of the solicitation, and may
1.8approve for implementation, proposals for one or more utilities to voluntarily participate
1.9in a program to address energy efficiency in rented commercial or residential buildings,
1.10including rented multifamily residential buildings. A program under this subdivision may
1.11be included in a conservation improvement plan under this section, or proposed separately.
1.12(b) If a program under this subdivision employs an on-bill repayment mechanism,
1.13it must, to the extent practical, use the criteria and standards of and comply with the
1.14requirements of subdivision 5d, except that a mechanism may allow successor tenants
1.15in a rented building to assume any balance of a loan paid through a utility bill, and may
1.16allow the building owner to assume the balance when a unit is empty. Participation in an
1.17on-bill repayment program under this subdivision is voluntary for building owners. The
1.18commissioner may only approve a program under this subdivision that includes an on-bill
1.19repayment mechanism requiring tenants occupying units in the building to repay a loan
1.20if the tenants agree to do so in writing."
1.21Renumber the sections in sequence and correct the internal references
1.22Amend the title accordingly