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HF 1588

as introduced - 87th Legislature (2011 - 2012) Posted on 01/24/2012 12:33pm

KEY: stricken = removed, old language.
underscored = added, new language.

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A bill for an act
relating to highways; modifying provisions relating to toll lanes; amending
Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 160.845; 160.93, subdivisions 1, 2; repealing
Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 160.93, subdivision 2a.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 160.845, is amended to read:


160.845 RESTRICTIONS ON TOLL FACILITY.

(a) A road authority, including the governing body of a city, or a private operator
may not convert, transfer, or utilize any portion of a highway to impose tolls or for use
as a toll facility. A road authority, including the governing body of a city, or a private
operator may not limit operation of a commercial motor vehicle, as defined in section
169.011, subdivision 16, to a toll facility or otherwise require that a commercial motor
vehicle use the tolled portion of a highway.

(b) This section does not apply to (1) any toll facility or high-occupancy vehicle
lane constructed, converted, or established before September 1, 2007, (2) any additional
lane, including a priced dynamic shoulder lane, high-occupancy vehicle lane, or
high-occupancy toll lane, added to a highway after September 1, 2007, deleted text begin anddeleted text end (3) any other
general purpose lane that adds capacitynew text begin , (4) any lane that adds capacity that is operated
temporarily as a general purpose or auxiliary lane until the commissioner converts the
lane to a high-occupancy toll lane, and (5) any general purpose or auxiliary lane that the
commissioner converts to a high-occupancy toll lane, except that the commissioner may
convert a general purpose lane only after adding capacity in the same segment of highway
if that segment of highway has been designated pursuant to section 160.93 as a MnPASS
corridor in the department's metro district highway investment plan
new text end .

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 160.93, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Fees authorized.

To improve efficiency and provide more options
to individuals traveling in a trunk highway corridor, the commissioner of transportation
may charge user fees to owners or operators of single-occupant vehicles using dynamic
shoulder lanes as designated by the commissioner deleted text begin anddeleted text end new text begin ,new text end any designated high-occupancy
vehicle lanesnew text begin , and any other high-occupancy toll lanesnew text end . The fees may be collected using
electronic or other toll-collection methods and may vary in amount with the time of day
and level of traffic congestion within the corridor. The commissioner shall consult with
the Metropolitan Council and obtain necessary federal authorizations before implementing
user fees on a high-occupancy vehicle lane or dynamic shoulder lane. Fees under this
section are not subject to section 16A.1283.

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 160.93, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Deposit of revenues; appropriation.

(a) deleted text begin Except as provided in subdivision
2a,
deleted text end Money collected from fees authorized under subdivision 1 must be deposited in a
high-occupancy vehicle lane user fee account in the special revenue fund. deleted text begin A separate
account must be established for each trunk highway corridor.
deleted text end Money in the account is
appropriated to the commissioner.

(b) From this appropriation the commissioner shall deleted text begin first repay the trunk highway
fund and any other fund source for money spent to install, equip, or modify the corridor
for the purposes of subdivision 1, and then shall
deleted text end pay all the costs deleted text begin of implementing anddeleted text end
new text begin for new text end administeringnew text begin and operatingnew text end the fee collection system deleted text begin for that corridordeleted text end new text begin , including
payments for operating the fee collection system, and for maintaining and operating
tolling and related equipment
new text end .

(c) The commissioner shall spend remaining money in the account as follows:

(1) one-half must be spent for transportation capital improvements deleted text begin within the
corridor
deleted text end new text begin , including the replacement of tolling and related equipmentnew text end ; and

(2) one-half must be transferred to the Metropolitan Council for expansion and
improvement of bus transit services deleted text begin within the corridor beyond the level of service
provided on the date of implementation of subdivision 1
deleted text end .

Sec. 4. new text begin REPEALER.
new text end

new text begin Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 160.93, subdivision 2a, new text end new text begin is repealed.
new text end