Legislative Session number- 89

Bill Name: SF0912

Relating to transportation

ARTICLE 1 - TRANSPORTATION
APPROPRIATIONS

Providing a summary of appropriations by fund; appropriating
money to the department of transportation (DOT) for multimodal systems including
aeronautics, transit, passenger rail and freight, state roads for operations and
maintenance, program planning and delivery, state road construction, highway
debt service and statewide radio communications, for local roads including
county state-aid roads, pedestrian, bike and safe routes to school, and
municipal state aid roads, for agency management for
agency services, tort
claims, and buildings, for certain transfers, specifying the state use of
previous state roads construction appropriations and contingent appropriations;

appropriating money to the metropolitan council for transit purposes;
appropriating money to the public safety department for administration and
related services, to the
office of communications and for public safety
support, administration and related services, the state patrol for patrolling
highways, commercial vehicle enforcement and capitol security, driver and
vehicle services, traffic safety and pipeline safety

ARTICLE 2 -
BONDING

Appropriating money to the commissioner of DOT for the corridors of
commerce program and for the construction, reconstruction, and improvement of
trunk highways, including design-build contracts and use of consultants, and to
the commissioner of management and budget (MMB) for bond sale expenses, and
providing authority to issue revenue bonds

ARTICLE 3 - MOTOR FUELS GROSS
RECEIPTS TAX

Imposing a motor fuels gross receipts tax on the first licensed
distributor receiving motor fuel for use in motor vehicles, specifying
exemptions; making conforming amendments

ARTICLE 4 - METROPOLITAN AREA
TRANSIT SALES AND USE TAX

Modifying the metropolitan area transit sales and
use tax; defining certain terms; establishing certain rates and specifying
duties of the metropolitan council relating to administration, collection and
enforcement, uses and consistency with transportation policy plan requirements,
and priorities; authorizing the sale and issuance of revenue bonds; requiring an
annual regional transit system development and financial plan report; repealing
a light rail transit construction and operation operating costs
provision

ARTICLE 5 - TRANSPORTATION POLICY AND FINANCE

Requiring the
crediting of department software sale fund proceeds to the trunk highway fund;
modifying eminent domain appraisal requirements and regulating the use of
minimum damage acquisition reports at commissioners meetings; modifying proceeds
from state property appropriation requirements; modifying reimbursements
requirements for relocation of utility facilities; requiring road authority
inventory of traffic signal timing optimization for municipal bonding purposes;
modifying the vehicle registration tax on hearses and certain passenger
automobile vehicles; imposing a reinstatement motor carrier fuel license fee for
a revoked international fuel tax agreement license; imposing additional
penalties for repeat use of wireless communications device offenses; providing
for transfer of trunk highway funds for snow and ice control expenditures;
requiring railroad companies annual assessments for grade crossing safety
improvement account; modifying fees for escort services provided by the state
patrol as determined by the commissioner of public safety; modifying certain
users of air transportation services charge requirements; modifying hangar
construction account local contribution rate requirements for airports and
navigation expenditures; extending availability of the program planning and
delivery trunk highway fund appropriation; creating a cost participation policy
for cooperative construction projects and maintenance responsibilities between
the department and local units of government; repealing a certain interagency
fee agreement in the capitol complex
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