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         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.1.1"></a><var>1.1</var>A bill for an act<br />
            		
         </div><a id="pl.1.2"></a><var>1.2</var>relating to transportation; granting towing authority to Department of <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.3"></a><var>1.3</var>Transportation within its metropolitan district; modifying provisions relating to <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.4"></a><var>1.4</var>hazardous materials; modifying provisions related to motor carriers; requiring <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.5"></a><var>1.5</var>commissioner to enter into Unified Carrier Registration Agreement;amending <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.6"></a><var>1.6</var>Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 168B.04, subdivision 2; 169.01, subdivisions <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.7"></a><var>1.7</var>19, 20; 169.041, subdivisions 1, 2; 221.031, subdivision 6; 221.0314, by adding <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.8"></a><var>1.8</var>a subdivision; 221.033, subdivision 2d; 221.037, subdivision 1; 221.231; 221.60, <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.9"></a><var>1.9</var>subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2006, <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.10"></a><var>1.10</var>sections 221.60, subdivisions 2, 3, 3a, 4, 5, 6; 221.601; 221.602.<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.11"></a><var>1.11</var>BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:<br />
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         		<a id="bill.0.1.0"></a><a id="pl.1.12"></a><var>1.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 168B.04, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.13"></a><var>1.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Unauthorized vehicles.</b> (a) Units of government and peace officers may <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.14"></a><var>1.14</var>take into custody and impound any unauthorized vehicle under section 
         <statute_ref>169.041</statute_ref>. <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.15"></a><var>1.15</var>(b) A vehicle may also be impounded after it has been left unattended in one of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.16"></a><var>1.16</var>following public or private locations for the indicated period of time:<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.17"></a><var>1.17</var>(1) in a public location not governed by section 
         <statute_ref>169.041</statute_ref>: <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.18"></a><var>1.18</var>(i) on a highway and properly tagged by a peace officer, four hours;<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.19"></a><var>1.19</var>(ii) located so as to constitute an accident or traffic hazard to the traveling public, as <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.20"></a><var>1.20</var>determined by a peace officer, immediately; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.21"></a><var>1.21</var>(iii) located so as to constitute an accident or traffic hazard to the traveling public <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.22"></a><var>1.22</var>within the Department of Transportation's eight-county metropolitan district, as determined <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.23"></a><var>1.23</var>by an authorized employee of the department's freeway service patrol, immediately; or <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.24"></a><var>1.24</var>(iii) (iv) that is a parking facility or other public property owned or controlled by a <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.25"></a><var>1.25</var>unit of government, properly posted, four hours; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.26"></a><var>1.26</var>(2) on private property:<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.27"></a><var>1.27</var>(i) that is single-family or duplex residential property, immediately;<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.1"></a><var>2.1</var>(ii) that is private, nonresidential property, properly posted, immediately;<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.2"></a><var>2.2</var>(iii) that is private, nonresidential property, not posted, 24 hours;<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.3"></a><var>2.3</var>(iv) that is private, nonresidential property of an operator of an establishment for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.4"></a><var>2.4</var>servicing, repair, or maintenance of motor vehicles, five business days after notifying the <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.5"></a><var>2.5</var>vehicle owner by certified mail, return receipt requested, of the property owner's intention <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.6"></a><var>2.6</var>to have the vehicle removed from the property; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.7"></a><var>2.7</var>(v) that is any residential property, properly posted, immediately.<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.8"></a><var>2.8</var>(c) When a tow is requested under paragraph (b), clause (1) (iii), the department shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.9"></a><var>2.9</var>ensure that the tower initially requested to remove the vehicle is given the opportunity, <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.10"></a><var>2.10</var>to the greatest reasonable extent, to actually conduct and complete all towing operations <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.11"></a><var>2.11</var>requested; provided that, the owner of the vehicle to be towed has not already requested <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.12"></a><var>2.12</var>that another tower remove the vehicle, in which case the tower contacted by the owner <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.13"></a><var>2.13</var>must be given the first reasonable opportunity to conduct the towing operations required.<br />
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         		<a id="bill.0.2.0"></a><a id="pl.2.14"></a><var>2.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169.01, subdivision 19, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.15"></a><var>2.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 19. <b>Explosives.</b> "Explosives" means any chemical compound or mechanical <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.16"></a><var>2.16</var>mixture that is commonly used or intended for the purpose of producing an explosion <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.17"></a><var>2.17</var>and which contains any oxidizing and combustive units or other ingredients in such <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.18"></a><var>2.18</var>proportions, quantities, or packing that an ignition by fire, by friction, by concussion, by <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.19"></a><var>2.19</var>percussion, or by detonator of any part of the compound or mixture may cause such a <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.20"></a><var>2.20</var>sudden generation of highly heated gases that the resultant gaseous pressures are capable <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.21"></a><var>2.21</var>of producing destructible effects on contiguous objects or of destroying life or limb has <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.22"></a><var>2.22</var>the meaning given in Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, section 173.50.<br />
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         		<a id="bill.0.3.0"></a><a id="pl.2.23"></a><var>2.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169.01, subdivision 20, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.24"></a><var>2.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 20. <b>Flammable liquid.</b> "Flammable liquid" means has the meaning given <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.25"></a><var>2.25</var>any liquid which has a flash point of 70 degrees Fahrenheit, or less, as determined by a <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.26"></a><var>2.26</var>tagliabue or equivalent closed cup test device defined in Code of Federal Regulations, <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.27"></a><var>2.27</var>title 49, section 173.120.<br />
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         		<a id="bill.0.4.0"></a><a id="pl.2.28"></a><var>2.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169.041, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.29"></a><var>2.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Towing authority.</b> For purposes of this section, "towing authority" <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.30"></a><var>2.30</var>means: <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.31"></a><var>2.31</var>(1) any local authority authorized by section 
         <statute_ref>169.04</statute_ref> to enforce the traffic laws, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.32"></a><var>2.32</var>also includes a private towing company authorized by a local authority to tow vehicles on <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.33"></a><var>2.33</var>behalf of that local authority.; or <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.1"></a><var>3.1</var>(2) an authorized employee of the Department of Transportation's freeway service <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.2"></a><var>3.2</var>patrol within the department's eight-county metropolitan district, and also includes a <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.3"></a><var>3.3</var>private towing company authorized by the department to tow vehicles on behalf of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.4"></a><var>3.4</var>department.<br />
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         		<a id="bill.0.5.0"></a><a id="pl.3.5"></a><var>3.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169.041, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.6"></a><var>3.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Towing order required.</b> A towing authority may not tow a motor vehicle <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.7"></a><var>3.7</var>from public property unless a peace officer or parking enforcement officer has prepared, in <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.8"></a><var>3.8</var>addition to the parking citation, a written towing report describing the motor vehicle and <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.9"></a><var>3.9</var>the reasons for towing. The report must be signed by the officer and the tow driver. Within <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.10"></a><var>3.10</var>the Department of Transportation's eight-county metropolitan district, an authorized <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.11"></a><var>3.11</var>employee of the department's freeway service patrol may order a tow from a trunk highway <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.12"></a><var>3.12</var>after preparing a written towing report provided by the Minnesota State Patrol. A citation <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.13"></a><var>3.13</var>need not be issued before the employee orders a tow. The department employee shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.14"></a><var>3.14</var>ensure that the tower initially requested to remove the vehicle is given the opportunity, <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.15"></a><var>3.15</var>to the greatest reasonable extent, to actually conduct and complete all towing operations <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.16"></a><var>3.16</var>requested; provided that, the owner of the vehicle to be towed has not already requested <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.17"></a><var>3.17</var>that another tower remove the vehicle, in which case the tower contacted by the owner <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.18"></a><var>3.18</var>must be given the first reasonable opportunity to conduct the towing operations required.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.6.0"></a><a id="pl.3.19"></a><var>3.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 221.031, subdivision 6, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.20"></a><var>3.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6. <b>Vehicle identification rule.</b> (a) The following carriers shall display the <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.21"></a><var>3.21</var>carrier's name and address on the power unit of each vehicle:<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.22"></a><var>3.22</var>(1) motor carriers, regardless of the weight of the vehicle, except that this <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.23"></a><var>3.23</var>requirement does not apply to a limousine as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>168.011, subdivision 35</statute_ref>, <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.24"></a><var>3.24</var>that is equipped with "LM" license plates; <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.25"></a><var>3.25</var>(2) interstate and intrastate private carriers operating vehicles with a gross vehicle <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.26"></a><var>3.26</var>weight of more than 10,000 pounds; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.27"></a><var>3.27</var>(3) vehicles providing transportation described in section 
         <statute_ref>221.025</statute_ref> with a gross <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.28"></a><var>3.28</var>vehicle weight of more than 10,000 pounds except those providing transportation <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.29"></a><var>3.29</var>described in section 
         <statute_ref>221.025</statute_ref>, clauses (1), (3), and (4). <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.30"></a><var>3.30</var>Vehicles described in clauses (2) and (3) that are operated by farmers or farm employees <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.31"></a><var>3.31</var>and have four or fewer axles are not required to comply with the vehicle identification <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.32"></a><var>3.32</var>rule of the commissioner.<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.33"></a><var>3.33</var>(b) Vehicles subject to this subdivision must show the name or "doing business as" <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.34"></a><var>3.34</var>name of the carrier operating the vehicle and the community and abbreviation of the state <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.1"></a><var>4.1</var>in which the carrier maintains its principal office or in which the vehicle is customarily <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.2"></a><var>4.2</var>based. If the carrier operates a leased vehicle, it may show its name and the name of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.3"></a><var>4.3</var>lessor on the vehicle, if the lease relationship is clearly shown. If the name of a person <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.4"></a><var>4.4</var>other than the operating carrier appears on the vehicle, the words "operated by" must <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.5"></a><var>4.5</var>immediately precede the name of the carrier.<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.6"></a><var>4.6</var>(c) The name and address must be in letters that contrast sharply in color with the <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.7"></a><var>4.7</var>background, be readily legible during daylight hours from a distance of 50 feet while <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.8"></a><var>4.8</var>the vehicle is stationary, and be maintained in a manner that retains the legibility of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.9"></a><var>4.9</var>markings. The name and address may be shown by use of a removable device if that <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.10"></a><var>4.10</var>device meets the identification and legibility requirements of this subdivision.<br />
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         		<a id="bill.0.7.0"></a><a id="pl.4.11"></a><var>4.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 221.0314, is amended by adding a subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.12"></a><var>4.12</var>to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.13"></a><var>4.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 12. <b>Hazardous materials safety permits.</b> A person who transports the <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.14"></a><var>4.14</var>hazardous materials designated in Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, section 385.403, <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.15"></a><var>4.15</var>shall comply with this section and with the provisions of Code of Federal Regulations, <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.16"></a><var>4.16</var>title 49, part 385, subpart E, which is incorporated by reference.<br />
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         		<a id="bill.0.8.0"></a><a id="pl.4.17"></a><var>4.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 221.033, subdivision 2d, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.18"></a><var>4.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2d. <b>Age of driver under federal materials-of-trade regulation.</b> A driver <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.19"></a><var>4.19</var>of a self-propelled or towed motor vehicle  transporting no hazardous material other than <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.20"></a><var>4.20</var>materials of trade, as defined in Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, section 
         <statute_ref>171.8</statute_ref>, when <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.21"></a><var>4.21</var>engaged in intrastate transportation, must be at least 18 years of age. This subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.22"></a><var>4.22</var>does not apply unless the transportation conforms to the requirements of Code of Federal <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.23"></a><var>4.23</var>Regulations, title 49, section 
         <statute_ref>173.6</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.9.0"></a><a id="pl.4.24"></a><var>4.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 221.037, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.25"></a><var>4.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Required to provide information.</b> A person who generates, stores, <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.26"></a><var>4.26</var>treats, transports, disposes of, or otherwise handles or has handled hazardous materials, <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.27"></a><var>4.27</var>hazardous substances, or hazardous waste shall (1) give to transportation representatives <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.28"></a><var>4.28</var>and hazardous material specialists of the department information relating to the materials, <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.29"></a><var>4.29</var>substances, or waste, or (2) permit them access to and copying of records and safety <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.30"></a><var>4.30</var>permits relating to any or all of the materials, substances, or waste, or both.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.10.0"></a><a id="pl.4.31"></a><var>4.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 10. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 221.231, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.32"></a><var>4.32</var><b>221.231 RECIPROCAL AGREEMENT.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.5.1"></a><var>5.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The commissioner may enter into reciprocal agreements with the regulatory bodies <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.2"></a><var>5.2</var>of other states and the provinces of the Dominion of Canada, whereby the payment of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.3"></a><var>5.3</var>fees provided in section 
         <statute_ref>221.60</statute_ref> may be waived in whole or in part for regarding motor <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.4"></a><var>5.4</var>carriers having an established place of business in that state or province; provided that <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.5"></a><var>5.5</var>reciprocal privileges are extended under the agreement to motor carriers of this state. <br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.11.0"></a><a id="pl.5.6"></a><var>5.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 221.60, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.7"></a><var>5.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Procedure.</b> A motor carrier may transport persons or property for <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.8"></a><var>5.8</var>hire in interstate commerce in Minnesota only if it first:<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.9"></a><var>5.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) complies with section 
         <statute_ref>221.141</statute_ref>; <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.10"></a><var>5.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) either registers with the commissioner the federal operating authority that it <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.11"></a><var>5.11</var>intends to exercise, or registers and describes the transportation it performs under an <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.12"></a><var>5.12</var>exemption contained in United States Code, title 49; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.13"></a><var>5.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) purchases an interstate identification stamp or an interstate registration trip <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.14"></a><var>5.14</var>permit for each vehicle to be used in interstate transportation in Minnesota the Unified <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.15"></a><var>5.15</var>Carrier Registration Agreement authorized by United States Code, title 49, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.16"></a><var>5.16</var>14504a, enacted pursuant to the Unified Carrier Registration Act of 2005, and the federal <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.17"></a><var>5.17</var>regulations adopted thereunder.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.12.0"></a><a id="pl.5.18"></a><var>5.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 221.60, is amended by adding a subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.19"></a><var>5.19</var>to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.20"></a><var>5.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 7. <b>Commissioner's authority.</b> The commissioner of transportation shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.21"></a><var>5.21</var>take all necessary actions to enter into the Unified Carrier Registration Agreement when <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.22"></a><var>5.22</var>it becomes effective. The commissioner shall implement and administer United States <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.23"></a><var>5.23</var>Code, title 49, section 14504a, and the regulations adopted thereunder.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.13.0"></a><a id="pl.5.24"></a><var>5.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 13. <b> REPEALER.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.5.25"></a><var>5.25</var>Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 221.60, subdivisions 2, 3, 3a, 4, 5, and 6; 221.601; <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.26"></a><var>5.26</var>and 221.602, are repealed.<br />
         		
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