Purpose

The bill would authorize a capital investment through a state bond-funded appropriation to support a carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) project at Olmsted County’s waste-to-energy facility. The goal is to fund predesign work, engineering, and environmental analysis for the CCUS system, and to support the predesign and design of a business incubator to create a technical training platform related to carbon sequestration at the same facility.

Main Provisions

• Subdivision 1 — Appropriation: An amount of 1,000,000 dollars is appropriated from the bond proceeds fund to the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency. The funds will be used as a grant to Olmsted County for:
  • Predesign engineering and environmental analysis for a carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) system connected to processing solid waste at the Olmsted County waste-to-energy facility.
  • Predesign and design of a business incubator aimed at creating a technical training platform related to carbon sequestration at the waste-to-energy facility.
• Subdivision 2 — Bond Sale: The commissioner of management and budget must sell and issue state bonds up to 1,000,000 dollars to fund the appropriation, following the terms and effects established by Minnesota Statutes sections 16A.631 to 16A.675 and by the Minnesota Constitution, Article XI, sections 4 to 7.

Financing and Financing Mechanism

• Funding source: Bond proceeds fund.
• Financing action: Sale and issuance of state bonds up to 1,000,000 dollars.
• Legal framework: The bond sale must comply with specified Minnesota statutes (16A.631–16A.675) and the state constitution.

Context and Expected Outcomes

• Focus: Demonstrates investment in CCUS-related infrastructure and workforce development at a local waste-to-energy facility.
• Expected outcomes include: preliminary design and analysis for CCUS implementation, and the development of a training/incubator program to support carbon sequestration skills.

Relationship to Existing Law

• The bill does not create new tax or regulatory programs; it authorizes a specific funding appropriation and the related bond issuance under existing statute provisions and constitutional authority for state bonds.

Significance

• This is a targeted capital investment enabling CCUS exploration and workforce training at Olmsted County’s waste-to-energy facility, funded by state bonds and governed by existing bond statutes.

Relevant Terms - Olmsted County waste-to-energy facility - carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) - carbon sequestration - predesign engineering - environmental analysis - business incubator - technical training platform - grant - Pollution Control Agency - bond proceeds fund - state bonds - Management and Budget - Minnesota Statutes 16A.631 to 16A.675 - Minnesota Constitution Article XI, sections 4 to 7 - capital investment appropriation - appropriation amount: 1,000,000 dollars