HF 1317

as introduced - 84th Legislature (2005 - 2006) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

A bill for an act
relating to transportation; authorizing billing for
highway sign program and establishing special account;
increasing amount deductible from county state-aid
highway fund for administrative costs; amending
Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 162.06, subdivision
2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes,
chapter 160.

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

Section 1.

new text begin [160.298] HIGHWAY SIGN PROGRAM; BILLING,
ACCOUNT, APPROPRIATION.
new text end

new text begin The commissioner of transportation may bill highway
operations units of the department and local road authorities
for the costs of a centrally managed highway sign program.
These costs may include equipment acquisition and rental, labor,
materials, and other costs as determined by the commissioner.
Receipts must be credited to a special account, which is
established in the trunk highway fund, and are appropriated to
the commissioner to pay the costs for which the billings are
made. Amounts credited to the account are exempt from statewide
and agency indirect costs payments.
new text end

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 162.06,
subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Administrative costs of department.

deleted text begin A sum of
1-1/2 deleted text end new text begin Two new text end percent deleted text begin shall deleted text end new text begin must new text end be deducted from the total amount
available in the county state-aid highway fund, set aside in a
separate account, and used for administrative costs incurred by
the state Transportation Department in carrying out the
provisions relating to the county state-aid highway system.

Sec. 3. new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE.
new text end

new text begin Sections 1 and 2 are effective July 1, 2005.
new text end