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Legislative charge <br />The Minnesota Legislature appropriated funds to the Environmental Quality Board for the completion of <br />this study, as provided by Laws 2019, First Special Session chapter 4, article 1, section 2: <br />Subd. 9. Environmental Quality Board. (b) $300,000 the first year is from the remediation fund to <br />conduct a study of the potential to deploy solar photovoltaic devices on closed landfill program sites. <br />This is a onetime appropriation. By December 1, 2020, the board, in consultation with the Pollution <br />Control Agency and the commissioners of administration, commerce, and management and budget, <br />must provide to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees and divisions <br />with jurisdiction over environment and natural resources policy and finance and energy policy and <br />finance a report on the use of properties in the state's closed landfill program for solar energy <br />production. The report must include: <br />(1) Identification and assessment of properties in the closed landfill program with the highest potential <br />for solar energy production; <br />(2) Identification of potential barriers to solar energy production and potential ways to address those <br />barriers; and <br />(3) Policy recommendations that would facilitate solar energy production on closed landfill program <br />sites in a manner that would contribute to state and local government sustainability goals. <br />Author <br />Faith Krogstad <br />Contributors/acknowledgements <br />Cameran Bailey (Metropolitan Council) <br />Jim Chiles (Pollution Control Agency) <br />Jen Hassemer (MN Management & Budget) <br />Anne Hunt (Department of Administration) <br />John Hunter (Pollution Control Agency) <br />Jack Kluempke (Department of Commerce) <br />Kirk Koudelka (Pollution Control Agency) <br />Hans Neve (Pollution Control Agency) <br />Eric Pederson (Pollution Control Agency) <br />Katie Pratt (Environmental Quality Board) <br />Shawn Ruotsinoja (Pollution Control Agency) <br />Technical assessment: Andy Polzin (Barr <br />Engineering Co.) <br />Cover photo: A 2.4 megawatt solar farm built on <br />a landfill in Rehoboth, Massachusetts. (United <br />States Department of Energy, Lucas Faria) <br />Minnesota Environmental Quality Board <br />520 Lafayette Road North I Saint Paul, MN 55155 � <br />651-757-2873 1 Info.egb@state.mn.us <br />This report is available in alternative formats upon request, and online at www.egb.state.mn.us. <br />