as introduced - 81st Legislature (1999 - 2000) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am
1.1 A bill for an act 1.2 relating to railroads; imposing an entry fee upon 1.3 railroads entering Minnesota from a foreign country; 1.4 providing a penalty. 1.5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 1.6 Section 1. [RAILROADS; ENTRY FEE.] 1.7 Subdivision 1. [FEE IMPOSED.] The commissioner of 1.8 transportation shall impose and collect an entry fee of $100 per 1.9 railroad car on each train owned by a railroad corporation 1.10 incorporated in a foreign country and entering Minnesota from a 1.11 foreign country. 1.12 Subd. 2. [OPERATION PROHIBITED; PENALTY.] A railroad 1.13 subject to the entry fee may not operate a train in Minnesota on 1.14 which the entry fee has not been paid. Violation of this 1.15 section is a misdemeanor. 1.16 Subd. 3. [DISPOSITION OF PROCEEDS.] The commissioner shall 1.17 deposit the proceeds from the entry fee into the general fund.