1.1    .................... moves to amend H. F. No. .... as follows:
1.2Page .., after line .., insert:

1.3    "Sec. ... Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 123B.02, subdivision 21, is amended to read:
1.4    Subd. 21. Wind energy conversion system. The board, or more than one board
1.5acting jointly under the authority granted by section 471.59, may construct, acquire, own
1.6in whole or in part, operate, and sell and retain and spend the payment received from
1.7selling energy from a wind energy conversion system, as defined in section 216C.06,
1.8subdivision 19 . The board's share of the installed capacity of the wind energy conversion
1.9systems authorized by this subdivision must not exceed 3.3 megawatts of nameplate
1.10capacity. A board owning, operating, or selling energy from a wind energy conversion
1.11system must integrate information about wind energy conversion systems in its educational
1.12programming. The board, or more than one board acting jointly under the authority
1.13granted by section 471.49, may be a limited partner in a partnership, a member of a limited
1.14liability company, or a shareholder in a corporation, established for the sole purpose of
1.15constructing, acquiring, owning in whole or in part, financing, or operating a wind energy
1.16conversion system for the benefit of the district or districts in accordance with this section.
1.17EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment."
1.18Renumber the sections in sequence and correct the internal references
1.19Amend the title accordingly