Section 216F.04 - [Repealed Effective 7/1/2025](a) No person may construct an LWECS without a site permit issued by the Public Utilities Commission.(b) Any person seeking to construct an LWECS shall submit an application to the commission for a site permit in accordance with this chapter and any rules adopted by the commission. The permitted site need not be contiguous land.(c) The commission shall make a final decision on an application for a site permit for an LWECS within 180 days after acceptance of a complete application by the commission. The commission may extend this deadline for cause.(d) The commission may place conditions in a permit and may deny, modify, suspend, or revoke a permit.(e) The commission must require as a condition of permit issuance, including issuance of a modified permit for a repowering project, as defined in section 216B.243, subdivision 8, paragraph (b), that the recipient of a site permit to construct an LWECS with a nameplate capacity above 25,000 kilowatts, including all of the permit recipient's construction contractors and subcontractors on the project: (1) pay no less than the prevailing wage rate, as defined in section 177.42; and(2) be subject to the requirements and enforcement provisions under sections 177.27, 177.30, 177.32, 177.41 to 177.435, and 177.45.1995 c 203 s 4; 2005 c 97 art 3 s 19
Repealed by 2024 Minn. Laws, ch. 126,s 7-15, eff. 7/1/2025.Amended by 2024 Minn. Laws, ch. 127,s 43-15, eff. 7/1/2025.Amended by 2023 Minn. Laws, ch. 7,s 30, eff. 2/8/2023.