SF 1269

as introduced - 91st Legislature (2019 - 2020) Posted on 02/14/2019 03:58pm

A bill for an act
relating to transportation; establishing a larger cities assistance account; modifying
allocation of certain fees and surcharges; amending Minnesota Statutes 2018,
sections 168.33, subdivision 7; 168.54, subdivision 5; proposing coding for new
law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 162.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

[162.146] LARGER CITIES ASSISTANCE ACCOUNT.

Subdivision 1.

Larger cities assistance account.

A larger cities assistance account is
created as a special revenue account and established in the state treasury. The account
consists of money allotted, appropriated, or transferred through gift or grant to the account.
Money in the account must be appropriated to the commissioner of transportation by law
and apportioned among all the cities that are eligible to receive municipal state aid.

Subd. 2.

Distribution formula.

The commissioner must apportion: (1) 50 percent of
the money so that of that amount, each city receives the percentage that its population bears
to the total population of all cities that are eligible to receive municipal state aid; and (2)
50 percent of the money so that of that amount, each city receives the percentage that its
money needs, as determined by the commissioner under section 162.13, subdivision 3, bears
to the total money needs of all cities that are eligible to receive municipal state aid.

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 168.33, subdivision 7, is amended to read:

Subd. 7.

Filing fees and surcharge; allocations.

(a) In addition to all other statutory
fees and taxes, a filing fee of:

(1) a $6 filing fee is imposed on every vehicle registration renewal, excluding pro rate
transactions; and

(2) a $10 surcharge is imposed on the fee for every vehicle registration renewal, excluding
pro rate transactions; and

(3) a $10 filing fee is imposed on every other type of vehicle transaction, including motor
carrier fuel licenses under sections 168D.05 and 168D.06, and pro rate transactions.

(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a):

(1) a filing fee may not be charged for a document returned for a refund or for a correction
of an error made by the Department of Public Safety, a dealer, or a deputy registrar; and

(2) no filing fee or other fee may be charged for the permanent surrender of a title for a
vehicle.

(c) The filing fee and surcharge must be shown as a separate item on all registration
renewal notices sent out by the commissioner.

(d) The statutory fees and taxes, and the filing fees and surcharge imposed under
paragraph (a) may be paid by credit card or debit card. The deputy registrar may collect a
surcharge on the statutory fees, taxes, statutory surcharge, and filing fee not greater than
the cost of processing a credit card or debit card transaction, in accordance with emergency
rules established by the commissioner of public safety. The surcharge authorized by this
paragraph must be used to pay the cost of processing credit and debit card transactions.

(e) The fees and surcharge collected under this subdivision paragraph (a) by the
department must be allocated as follows:

(1) of the fees collected under paragraph (a), clause (1):

(i) $4.50 must be deposited in the vehicle services operating account; and

(ii) $1.50 must be deposited:

(A) in the driver and vehicle services technology account until sufficient funds have
been deposited in that account to cover all costs of administration, development, and initial
full deployment of the driver and vehicle services information system; and

(B) after completion of the deposit of funds under subitem (A) in the vehicle services
operating account; and

(2) of the surcharge collected under paragraph (a), clause (2):

(i) 50 percent must be deposited in the small cities assistance account under section
162.145; and

(ii) 50 percent must be deposited in the larger cities assistance account under section
162.146; and

(3) of the fees collected under paragraph (a), clause (2) (3):

(i) $3.50 must be deposited in the general fund as follows:

(A) 50 percent to the small cities assistance account under section 162.145; and

(B) 50 percent to the larger cities assistance account under section 162.146;

(ii) $5.00 must be deposited in the vehicle services operating account; and

(iii) $1.50 must be deposited:

(A) in the driver and vehicle services technology account until sufficient funds have
been deposited in that account to cover all costs of administration, development, and initial
full deployment of the driver and vehicle services information system; and

(B) after completion of the deposit of funds under subitem (A) in the vehicle services
operating account.

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 168.54, subdivision 5, is amended to read:

Subd. 5.

Proceeds to general fund.

The commissioner shall must collect the proceeds
of the fee imposed under this section and deposit them in the general fund pursuant to section
168A.31 as follows:

(1) 50 percent to the small cities assistance account under section 162.145; and

(2) 50 percent to the larger cities assistance account under section 162.146.