Legislative auditor conducting a cost-benefit analysis of certain sustainability-related building standards requirement provision and appropriation

A bill for an act

relating to capital investment; requiring the legislative auditor to conduct a

cost-benefit analysis of certain sustainability-related building standards;

appropriating money.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.
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SUSTAINABLE BUILDING STANDARDS ANALYSIS.
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(a) The legislative auditor must conduct a cost-benefit analysis comparing the replacement

of the application of the sustainable building guidelines under Minnesota Statutes, section

16B.325, to a capital project funded with an appropriation of state general obligation bond

proceeds with all of the following sustainability-related building standards, codes, or

programs:

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(1) Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) ratings;

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(2) American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers

(ASHRAE) standards and guidelines;

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(3) Energy Star requirements; and

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(4) the International Green Construction Code.

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(b) The legislative auditor may include additional information in the analysis that the

legislative auditor deems relevant.

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(c) The legislative auditor must submit the analysis to the chairs and ranking minority

members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over capital investment on or before

January 15, 2027.

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Sec. 2.
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APPROPRIATION; SUSTAINABLE BUILDING STANDARDS STUDY.
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$....... in fiscal year 2027 is appropriated from the general fund to the legislative auditor

to conduct the analysis under section 1. This appropriation is onetime.

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