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    This database allows for searching of mandated reports that the Library is expecting or has received since 2003, with selected mandates prior to 2003 included. Searches by committee only cover 2019 to the present. Each year, the Legislature mandates reports and studies to be completed by state agencies or other governmental entities. Legislative Reference Library staff track these mandates and obtain copies of the reports for our collection in order to provide long-term access. All mandated reports that the library has acquired are searchable through our catalog. For more information, see Mandated Reports. Please notify Library staff with questions or concerns.


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    Topics: Environment/Natural Resources - Air & Climate Issues

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    Last Date ReceivedMandate DescriptionItem TitleAgencie(s)Session LawStatuteNext Due DateSubjects Committee/Agency Jurisdiction
    Details Final report regarding the uses and impacts of the grant program for a cooperative to invest in green fertilizer production facilities in order to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and increase the use of renewable energy in the agriculture sector, including a list of the grants awarded, the amount of the appropriation used for administration, the amount of green fertilizer produced, and a summary of the economic and environmental impacts of this production compared to the production and purchase of conventionally produced fertilizer. 2023 Minn. Laws Chap. 60 Art. 12 Sec. 76(f) 12/15/2032 Agriculture - Chemicals
    Environment/Natural Resources - Air & Climate Issues         		Agriculture
    Details Report on the use of grant money by a local government climate resiliency and water infrastructure grant program for local governmental units and Tribal governments Minn. Pollution Control Agency 2023 Minn. Laws Chap. 60 Art. 1 Sec. 2 Subd. 2(k) 12/30/2027 Environment/Natural Resources - Air & Climate Issues
    Infrastructure         		Environment and Natural Resources Finance
    Details Information regarding Transportation Greenhouse Gas Emissions Impact Assessments posted on the Minn. Dept. of Transportation website, including identification of capacity expansion projects; and for each project, a summary with an overview of the expansion impact assessment, the impact determination by the Minn. Dept. of Transportation, and project disposition, including a review of any mitigation actions. Minn. Dept. of Transportation 2023 Minn. Laws Chap. 68 Art. 4 Sec. 28 Subd. 6 161.178 Subd. 6 02/01/2026 Environment/Natural Resources - Air & Climate Issues
    Transportation
    Details 03/07/2024 Annual report on the energy savings and estimated carbon dioxide reductions achieved by the energy conservation improvement programs for the two most recent years for which data is available Minnesota Conservation Improvement Program: Energy Savings, CO2 Reductions and Economic Benefits Achieved Minn. Dept. of Commerce 2007 Minn. Laws Chap. 136 Art. 2 Sec. 5 Subd. 1c 216B.241 Subd. 1c 03/31/2025 Energy Issues - Energy Conservation
    Environment/Natural Resources - Air & Climate Issues
    Details Report on the results of the community air-monitoring systems grant program, including: (1) any changes in the Minn. Pollution Control Agency's air-monitoring network that will occur as a result of data developed under the program; (2) any actions the Minn. Pollution Control Agency has taken or proposes to take to reduce levels of pollution that impact the areas that received grants under the program; and (3) any recommendations for legislation, including whether the program should be extended or expanded. Minn. Pollution Control Agency 2023 Minn. Laws Chap. 60 Art. 8 Sec. 6 Subd. 9 03/15/2025 Environment/Natural Resources - Air & Climate Issues
    Governing/Government-State - Agencies         		Environment and Natural Resources Policy
    Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Legacy Finance – Senate
    Details 02/09/2024 Report on Minn. Climate Innovation Finance Authority activities in the previous year, with: : (1) the amount of capital invested, by project type; (2) the amount of private and public capital leveraged by authority investments, by project type; (3) the number of qualified projects supported, by project type and location within Minnesota, including in environmental justice communities; (4) the estimated number of jobs created for local workers and nonlocal workers, the ratio of projects subject to and exempt from prevailing wage requirements, and tax revenue generated as a result of the authority's activities; (5) estimated reductions in greenhouse gas emissions resulting from the authority's activities; (6) the number of clean energy projects financed in low- and moderate-income households; (7) a narrative describing the progress made toward the authority's equity, social, and labor standards goals; and (8) a financial audit conducted by an independent party. Minnesota Climate Innovation Finance Authority (MnCIFA) ... Annual Report Minn. Climate Innovation Finance Authority 2023 Minn. Laws Chap. 53 Art. 21 Sec. 2 Subd. 12 216C.441 Subd. 12 02/01/2025 Economic Development
    Environment/Natural Resources - Air & Climate Issues         		Energy Policy and Finance
    Governor
    Details 01/12/2011 Biennial greenhouse gas emission reduction progress report Annual Legislative Proposal Report on Greenhouse Gas Emission Reductions and Biennial Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Report to the Minnesota Legislature Minn. Dept. of Commerce
    Minn. Pollution Control Agency         		2008 Minn. Laws Chap. 296 Art. 1 Sec. 20 216H.07 Subd. 3 01/15/2025 Environment/Natural Resources - Air & Climate Issues
    Details 01/26/2009 Biennial greenhouse gas emission reduction progress report Progress in Addressing Climate Change: Reports to the Minnesota Legislature Minn. Dept. of Commerce
    Minn. Pollution Control Agency         		2008 Minn. Laws Chap. 296 Art. 1 Sec. 20 216H.07 Subd. 3 01/15/2025 Environment/Natural Resources - Air & Climate Issues
    Details 01/31/2023 Biennial greenhouse gas emission reduction progress report Greenhouse Gas Emissions Biennial Report to the Minnesota Legislature Minn. Dept. of Commerce
    Minn. Pollution Control Agency         		2008 Minn. Laws Chap. 296 Art. 1 Sec. 20 216H.07 Subd. 3 01/15/2025 Environment/Natural Resources - Air & Climate Issues
    Details 07/30/2009 Biennial greenhouse gas emission reduction progress report Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Minnesota: 1970 - 2006 Minn. Dept. of Commerce
    Minn. Pollution Control Agency         		2008 Minn. Laws Chap. 296 Art. 1 Sec. 20 216H.07 Subd. 3 01/15/2025 Environment/Natural Resources - Air & Climate Issues
    Details 01/04/2023 Report on emissions of toxic air contaminants The Air We Breathe: The State of Minnesota's Air Quality Minn. Pollution Control Agency 115D.15 Subd. 2 01/01/2025 Environment/Natural Resources - Air & Climate Issues
    Details 01/04/2023 Report on amount of mercury emitted in the generation of electricity The Air We Breathe: The State of Minnesota's Air Quality Minn. Pollution Control Agency 116.925 Subd. 3 01/01/2025 Environment/Natural Resources - Air & Climate Issues
    Details 12/15/2023 Report with an update on the progress of projects funded by a grant to a cooperative to invest in green fertilizer production facilities in order to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and increase the use of renewable energy in the agriculture sector, including how much of the amount appropriated has been used, including the amount used for administration. Report to the Legislature: Supporting Investment in Green Fertilizer Production Minn. Dept. of Agriculture 2023 Minn. Laws Chap. 60 Art. 12 Sec. 76(e) 12/15/2024 Agriculture
    Energy Issues - Renewable Energy
    Environment/Natural Resources - Air & Climate Issues         		Agriculture
    Details 07/06/2023 Written report documenting progress made on a study that generates agricultural weather model projections for the entire state of Minnesota, including results of the study and any obstacles encountered that could prevent successful completion of the study. Agricultural Weather Study: Interim Report to the Minnesota Department of Commerce University of Minnesota 2021 Minn. Laws 1st Sp. Sess. Chap. 4 Art. 8 Sec. 29 07/01/2024 Agriculture
    Environment/Natural Resources - Air & Climate Issues         		Agriculture
    Energy Policy and Finance
    Environment and Natural Resources
    Details Draft long-term investment strategy, including posting the draft strategy on the Minn. Climate Innovation Finance Authority website. Minn. Climate Innovation Finance Authority 2023 Minn. Laws Chap. 53 Art. 21 Sec. 2 Subd. 8(d) 216C.441 Subd. 8(d) 07/01/2024 Economic Development
    Environment/Natural Resources - Air & Climate Issues         		Energy Policy and Finance
    Details 02/02/2024 Findings and recommendations of the Clean Transportation Fuel Standard Working Group A Low Carbon Fuel Standard is Not a Climate Solution: Minority Report on the Clean Transportation Standard Work Group Report to the Legislature Clean Transportation Fuel Standard Working Group 2023 Minn. Laws Chap. 68 Art. 4 Sec. 124 Subd. 4 02/01/2024 Energy Issues
    Environment/Natural Resources - Air & Climate Issues         		Energy Policy and Finance
    Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate
    Transportation
    Details 02/02/2024 Findings and recommendations of the Clean Transportation Fuel Standard Working Group Clean Transportation Fuel Standard Working Group Report to the Legislature Clean Transportation Fuel Standard Working Group 2023 Minn. Laws Chap. 68 Art. 4 Sec. 124 Subd. 4 02/01/2024 Energy Issues
    Environment/Natural Resources - Air & Climate Issues         		Energy Policy and Finance
    Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate
    Transportation
    Details 02/01/2024 Findings and recommendations of the Greenhouse Gas Emissions Impact Mitigation Working Group, including any recommendations for legislation Report on Transportation Greenhouse Gas Emissions Impact Mitigation Working Group Minn. Dept. of Transportation - Greenhouse Gas Emissions Impact Mitigation Working Group 2023 Minn. Laws Chap. 68 Art. 4 Sec. 125 Subd. 4 02/01/2024 Environment/Natural Resources - Air & Climate Issues Transportation Finance
    Transportation Policy
    Details 01/12/2023 Report with goals for increasing carbon sequestration in public and private forests in the state and recommended forestry strategies Forests and Carbon in Minnesota: Opportunities for Mitigating Climate Change: A Report to the Minnesota Legislature Minn. Dept. of Natural Resources 2021 Minn. Laws 1st Sp. Sess. Chap. 6 Art. 2 Sec. 132 01/15/2023 Environment/Natural Resources - Air & Climate Issues
    Environment/Natural Resources - Forestry         		Environment and Natural Resources Policy
    Details 11/18/2021 Initiate a proceeding to evaluate changes to natural gas utility regulatory and policy structures needed to meet or exceed Minnesota's greenhouse gas emissions reductions goals, including those established in Minn. Stat. 216H.02. In the Matter of a Commission Evaluation of Changes to Natural Gas Utility Regulatory and Policy Structures to Meet State Greenhouse Gas Reduction Goals Minn. Public Utilities Commission 2021 Minn. Laws 1st Sp. Sess. Chap. 4 Art. 8 Sec. 27 08/01/2021 Energy Issues
    Environment/Natural Resources - Air & Climate Issues
    Public Utilities
    Details 03/15/2016 The draft plan the state is required to submit to the federal Environmental Protection Agency to comply with the proposed rule for the federal Clean Power Plan for Existing Power Plants Clean Power Plan Initial Submittal Requirements Minn. Dept. of Commerce
    Minn. Pollution Control Agency         		2015 Minn. Laws 1st Sp. Sess. Chap. 1 Art. 3 Sec. 24 216H.077 03/15/2016 Energy Issues
    Environment/Natural Resources - Air & Climate Issues
    Details 01/04/2023 Agency report on the level of fine particulate matter in Minnesota's air The Air We Breathe: The State of Minnesota's Air Quality Minn. Pollution Control Agency 2009 Minn. Laws Chap. 37 Art. 1 Sec. 3 Subd. 3 01/15/2011 Environment/Natural Resources - Air & Climate Issues
    Details 01/20/2011 Progress report on the effectiveness of local and regional level land use and transportation planning strategies for reducing air pollution, mitigating congestion, and mitigating costs for operation, maintenance or improvement of infrastructure Land Use and Planning Resources Report: Final Report to the Minnesota Legislature Metropolitan Council 2009 Minn. Laws Chap. 36 Art. 3 Sec. 22 01/15/2011 Environment/Natural Resources - Air & Climate Issues
    Land Use/Development Issues
    Transportation
    Details 01/25/2010 Report with recommendations on implementation and analysis of the number and ownership of acres available for tree planting, types of native species best suited for planting, availability of planting stock and potential costs [carbon sequestration] Assessing Forestation Opportunities for Carbon Sequestration in Minnesota Minn. Forest Resources Council 2009 Minn. Laws Chap. 37 Art. 1 Sec. 68 01/15/2010 Environment/Natural Resources - Air & Climate Issues
    Environment/Natural Resources - Forestry
    Details 02/03/2009 Recommendations regarding how to expand eligibility to receive the Green Star award Minnesota GreenStep Cities Minn. Dept. of Commerce
    Minn. Pollution Control Agency         		2008 Minn. Laws Chap. 356 Art. Sec. 13 02/02/2009 Energy Issues
    Environment/Natural Resources - Air & Climate Issues
    Details 03/24/2008 Report on the progress made on developing and implementing a regional approach to reducing greenhouse gas emissions from activites in the region, including consulting on a regional cap and trade system Update of Activities to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Minnesota and the Midwest Region Minn. Dept. of Commerce 2007 Minn. Laws Chap. 136 Art. 5 Sec. 2 Subd. 6 216H.02 02/01/2009 Environment/Natural Resources - Air & Climate Issues
    Details 02/18/2009 Report that identifies uses and emissions sources of hydrofluorocarbons, perfluorocarbons, and sulfur hexafluoride, options for reducing or eliminating those uses and emissions, and costs of implementing those options A Report to the Minnesota Legislature on the Emissions and Control Costs of High Global Warming Potential Gases Minn. Pollution Control Agency 2008 Minn. Laws Chap. 296 Art. 1 Sec. 26 02/01/2009 Environment/Natural Resources - Air & Climate Issues
    Details 01/20/2009 Report on Midwestern Greenhouse Gas Accord Green Solutions Act Reports Minn. Dept. of Commerce
    Minn. Pollution Control Agency         		2008 Minn. Laws Chap. 340 Sec. 2 01/15/2009 Environment/Natural Resources - Air & Climate Issues
    Details 09/21/2010 Economic, environmental and public health impact study Analysis of the Economic, Environmental, and Public Health Impact and Potential Revenues in the State of Minnesota Associated with the Midwestern Greenhouse Gas Reduction Accord Minn. Dept. of Commerce
    Minn. Pollution Control Agency         		2008 Minn. Laws Chap. 340 Art. Sec. 3 Subd. 2 01/15/2009 Environment/Natural Resources - Air & Climate Issues
    Details 09/21/2010 Potential cap and trade revenue study Analysis of the Economic, Environmental, and Public Health Impact and Potential Revenues in the State of Minnesota Associated with the Midwestern Greenhouse Gas Reduction Accord Minn. Dept. of Commerce
    Minn. Pollution Control Agency         		2008 Minn. Laws Chap. 340 Art. Sec. 3 Subd. 3 01/15/2009 Environment/Natural Resources - Air & Climate Issues
    Details 03/06/2009 Report on governance options for cap and trade program Governance Options for Carbon Cap and Trade Revenue Minn. Dept. of Commerce
    University of Minnesota         		2008 Minn. Laws Chap. 340 Sec. 4 01/15/2009 Environment/Natural Resources - Air & Climate Issues
    Details 07/23/2008 Full report assessing public policy options for reducing the volume of greenhouse gases emitted from the transportation sector in Minnesota Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Transportation Sources in Minnesota University of Minnesota - Center for Transportation Studies 2007 Minn. Laws Chap. 144 Art. 1 Sec. 5 06/01/2008 Environment/Natural Resources - Air & Climate Issues
    Transportation
    Details 05/08/2008 Climate change action plan Minnesota Climate Change Advisory Group Final Report Minn. Dept. of Commerce 2007 Minn. Laws Chap. 136 Art. 5 Sec. 2 216H.02 06/01/2008 Environment/Natural Resources - Air & Climate Issues
    Details Report on the additional scoping definitions Minn. Dept. of Commerce 2007 Minn. Laws Chap. 136 Art. 5 Sec. 2 Subd. 6 02/12/2008 Environment/Natural Resources - Air & Climate Issues
    Details 07/23/2008 Preliminary findings of study to assess public policy options for reducing the volume of greenhouse gases emitted from the transportation sector in Minnesota Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Transportation Sources in Minnesota University of Minnesota - Center for Transportation Studies 2007 Minn. Laws Chap. 144 Art. 1 Sec. 5 02/01/2008 Environment/Natural Resources - Air & Climate Issues
    Transportation
    Details 01/26/2009 Results of the study of terrestrial carbon sequestration activities Terrestrial Carbon Sequestration Monitoring Networks and Demonstration Sites, Part II Minn. Dept. of Natural Resources 2007 Minn. Laws Chap. 57 Art. 2 Sec. 35 Subd. 4 02/01/2008 Environment/Natural Resources - Air & Climate Issues
    Details 02/07/2008 Results of the study of terrestrial carbon sequestration activities The Potential for Terrestrial Carbon Sequestration in Minnesota: A Report to the Department of Natural Resources from the Minnesota Terrestrial Carbon Sequestration Initiative Minn. Dept. of Natural Resources 2007 Minn. Laws Chap. 57 Art. 2 Sec. 35 Subd. 4 02/01/2008 Environment/Natural Resources - Air & Climate Issues
    Details 02/07/2008 Report on the results of the geologic carbon sequestration assessment Potential Capacity for Geologic Carbon Sequestration in the Midcontinent Rift System in Minnesota Minn. Dept. of Natural Resources 2007 Minn. Laws Chap. 57 Art. 2 Sec. 36 Subd. 3 02/01/2008 Environment/Natural Resources - Air & Climate Issues
    Details 03/24/2008 Report identifying policy options, barriers, and economic benefits and costs for state government operations to achieve the energy savings goals and the resulting carbon emission reductions Energy Savings Report Minn. Dept. of Commerce 2007 Minn. Laws Chap. 136 Art. 2 Sec. 7 216C.03 02/01/2008 Energy Issues - Energy Conservation
    Environment/Natural Resources - Air & Climate Issues
    Details 01/17/2008 Recomendations on water and air fee changes that will result in revenue to the environmental fund to pay for regulatory services to the ethanol, mining, and other developing economic sectors Air and Water Fees Legislative Report Minn. Pollution Control Agency 2007 Minn. Laws Chap. 57 Art. 1 Sec. 3 Subd. 2 01/15/2008 Environment/Natural Resources - Air & Climate Issues
    Environment/Natural Resources - Water Resources
    Details 01/06/2003 Summary and analysis of the results of monitoring ambient air for hazardous pollutants in the metropolitan area Air Toxics Monitoring in the Twin Cities Area: Preliminary Report Minn. Pollution Control Agency 2001 Minn. Laws 1st Sp. Sess. Chap. 2 Sec. 2 Subd. 3 01/01/2003 Environment/Natural Resources - Air & Climate Issues
    Details Report on mercury emitted in the generation of electricity Minn. Pollution Control Agency 1997 Minn. Laws Chap. 191 Art. 2 Sec. 2 Subd. 3 01/01/1999 Energy Issues
    Environment/Natural Resources - Air & Climate Issues
    Details 02/03/1999 Report on vehicle inspection program Minnesota Vehicle Inspection Program Annual Report Minn. Pollution Control Agency 116.62 Subd. 7   Environment/Natural Resources - Air & Climate Issues
    Transportation
    Details 01/26/2012 Annual proposed legislation to achieve greenhouse gas emission reduction attainment Annual Legislative Proposal Report on Greenhouse Gas Emission Reductions Minn. Dept. of Commerce
    Minn. Pollution Control Agency         		2008 Minn. Laws Chap. 296 Art. 1 Sec. 20 Subd. 4 216H.07 Subd. 4   Environment/Natural Resources - Air & Climate Issues
    Details 10/17/2016 Determination of the potential for carbon sequestration in Minnesota's shallow lakes and wetlands Quantifying Carbon Burial in Wetlands Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources
    University of Minnesota - University of Minnesota Board of Regents         		2010 Minn. Laws Chap. 362 Art. Sec. 2 Subd. 3(g)   Environment/Natural Resources - Air & Climate Issues
    Environment/Natural Resources - Water Resources
    Details 10/20/2016 Assessment of the potential response of northern Minnesota's boreal forests to observed and predicted changes in climate conditions Change and Resilience in Boreal Forests in Northern Minnesota Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources
    University of Minnesota - University of Minnesota Board of Regents         		2011 Minn. Laws 1st Sp. Sess. Chap. 2 Art. 3 Sec. 2 Subd. 3(i)   Environment/Natural Resources - Air & Climate Issues
    Environment/Natural Resources - Forestry
    Details 05/24/2023 Monitoring program for, and inventory of probable sources of, releases into the air, ambient concentrations in the air, and deposition from the air of toxic substances Community Air Monitoring Minn. Pollution Control Agency 2013 Minn. Laws Chap. 114 Art. 3 Sec. 3 Subd. 3   Environment/Natural Resources - Air & Climate Issues
    Details Any recommended changes to the targets for reducing statewide greenhouse gas emissions Minn. Dept. of Commerce 2023 Minn. Laws Chap. 60 Art. 12 Sec. 61 Subd. 1(c) 216H.02, subdivision 1(c)   Environment/Natural Resources - Air & Climate Issues Climate and Energy Finance and Policy
    Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate
    Environment and Natural Resources Policy
    Environment, Climate, and Legacy