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The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR), on behalf of the state’s Gas Resources Technical Advisory Committee (GTAC), has submitted a report to the State Legislature.
The report includes recommendations and draft legislative language for a temporary framework to regulate the development of gas resources such as hydrogen and helium in Minnesota.
The legislative report includes recommended best practices for regulating gas production which were prepared by a team of permitting and legal specialists with expertise in gas regulations from other U.S. states.
The full report is available for download on the state’s Regulatory Framework for Developing Gas Resources in Minnesota website.
In November 2024, GTAC completed a set of draft recommendations and statutory language for a temporary regulatory framework.
The committee shared these draft recommendations with Tribes in Minnesota, held public in-person meetings, and conducted a public input period in December to gather feedback. GTAC considered all feedback as it finalized the recommendations and the draft legislative language for a temporary regulatory framework for gas resource development.
The Minnesota Legislature will review GTAC’s recommendations and draft legislative language for a temporary regulatory framework. If the legislature accepts these recommendations and approves the temporary framework, it will govern the permitting of gas production projects while agencies complete a comprehensive rulemaking process related to this sector. However, if the legislature does not enact legislation for permitting gas development projects during the rulemaking period, the 2024 moratorium on oil and gas production will remain in effect, and the state will not consider applications for permits for gas production projects until the rulemaking process is completed in 2026.
For more information, visit the state’s Regulatory Framework for Developing Gas Resources in Minnesota website.
