2005 Minnesota Statutes - 216A.085 — Energy issues intervention office.

     216A.085 Energy issues intervention office. 


    Subdivision 1.    Creation.  There is created within the 
 Department of Commerce an Intervention Office to represent the 
 interests of Minnesota residents, businesses, and governments 
 before bodies and agencies outside the state that make, 
 interpret, or implement national and international energy policy.


    Subd. 2.    Duties.  The Intervention Office shall 
 determine those areas in which state intervention is most 
 needed, most likely to have a positive impact, and most 
 effective for the broad public interest of the state.  The 
 office shall seek recommendations from appropriate public and 
 private sources before deciding which cases merit intervention.  


    Subd. 3.    Staffing.  The Intervention Office shall be 
 under the control and supervision of the commissioner of 
 commerce.  The commissioner may hire staff or contract for 
 outside services as needed to carry out the purposes of this 
 section.  The attorney general shall act as counsel in all 
 intervention proceedings.  


    HIST: 1983 c 289 s 103; 1987 c 186 s 15; 1Sp2001 c 4 art 6 s 
 33,77