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HF 627 House Long Description

hf627FIFTH ENGROSSMENTOmnibus transportation finance bill.ARTICLE 1�APPROPRIATIONS; TRANSPORTATION AND OTHER AGENCIESSection 1: Transportation and other agencies appropriations summary +by fund provided.Sec. 2: Transportation appropriations provided.Subdivision 1: Total appropriation.Sub. 2: Multimodal systems.Sub. 3: State roads.Sub. 4: Local roads.Sub. 5: General support and services.Sub. 6: Transfers.Sub. 7: Use of State Road Construction appropriations.Sub. 8: Contingent appropriation.Sec. 3: Metropolitan council transit appropriations provided.Sec. 4: Public Safety summary by fund provided.Subdivision 1: Total appropriation.Sub. 2: Administration and related services.Sub. 3: State patrol.Sub. 4: Driver and Vehicle services.Sub. 5: Traffic safety.Sub. 6: Pipeline safety.Sec. 5: General contingent accounts summary by fund provided.Sec. 6: Tort claims appropriations provided.ARTICLE 2�OTHER CHANGES RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC SAFETYSection 1: "Metropolitan governmental unit" definition modified.Sec. 2: Real property appraisal data classification modified.Sec. 3: Greater Minnesota transit fund usage pertaining to transit +operations provided.Sec. 4: Reverse auction method to award contracts prohibited.Sec. 5: Street and highway right-of-way regulations modified.Sec. 6: Appraisal and negotiation requirements applicable to +acquisition of property for transportation purposes provided.Sec. 7: Compliance, enforcement, and preservation regulations +modified.Sec. 8: Plan review requirements modified.Sec. 9: Rest area lease agreements regulated.Sec. 10: High-occupancy vehicle lane user fees authorized.Sec. 11: Records and report regulations established.Sec. 12: Technical.Sec. 13: Maintenance regulations of road on town line clarified.Sec. 14: "Special mobile equipment" definition modified to include truck-mounted log loaders.Sec. 15: Excessive gross weight regulations clarified.Sec. 16: Plate and validation sticker fees provided.Sec. 17: Special license plates authorized and discontinuance +regulations established.Sec. 18: Special "rotary number" license plates authorized.Sec. 19: Transfer fee increased. Sec. 20: Fees increased.Sec. 21: Speed limit designated on Interstate highway 35E. Sec. 22: Speed zoning in school zone regulations modified.Sec. 23: Penalties for passing parked emergency vehicles increased.Sec. 24: Technical statutory references added.Sec. 25: Sampling to verify insurance coverage authorized.Sec. 26: Technical.Sec. 27: Technical.Sec. 28: Attestation of insurance required.Sec. 29: Winter increase amounts provided.Sec. 30: Nine-ton county road authorizations provided.Sec. 31: Fee proceed usage modified.Sec. 32: Propane transporting vehicle regulations provided.Sec. 33: Driver's manual modified.Sec. 34: Reinstatement fee expanded.Sec. 35: Reinstatement fee increased.Sec. 36: Regional railroad district authorities removed from +economic comparison regulations.Sec. 37: Public bus operator's duty to passengers provided.Sec. 38: Greater Minnesota transit fund included in public transit participation program.Sec. 39: Technical operating assistance modifications.Sec. 40: Expiration date provided.Sec. 41: "Essential employee" definition modified to include public +safety radio communications operators.Sec. 42: Executive branch state employees list modified to include +public safety radio communications operator unit.Sec. 43: Proposed property taxes notification requirements modified.Sec. 44: Property tax levy limit modified.Sec. 45: Revenue deposit requirements modified.Sec. 46: Public employer reimbursement procedures modified.Sec. 47: Administrative powers and duties established.Sec. 48: Corrective orders and injunctions regulated.Sec. 49: Administrative penalty orders detailed.Sec. 50: Towing policy conforming required.Sec. 51: Technical expiration date changes provided.Sec. 52: Web site publication of local transportation RFP provided.Sec. 53: Exemption from permit requirements provided.Sec. 54: Technical change.Sec. 55: Metropolitan regional rail authorities abolished.Sec. 56: Effect of annexation of township roads detailed.Sec. 57: Effect of annexation on easements detailed.Sec. 58: Damage awards regulations expanded.Sec. 59: Conforming change.Sec. 60: Preliminary design plans and public hearing regulations +modified.Sec. 61: Federal funding for light rail transit modified.Sec. 62: Metropolitan area transit tax levy authority date provided.Sec. 63: Related terms defined.Sec. 64: Final layout approval required.Sec. 65: Council action on approved final layout required.Sec. 66: Funds made available for five years following appropriation.Sec. 67: Effective date modified.Sec. 68: Conforming change.Sec. 69: Transfer from loan fund provided.Sec. 70: Federal funds allocation provided.Sec. 71: Study required.Sec. 72: Report required.Sec. 73: Restoration of state airports fund cash balance provided.Sec. 74: Transition required.Sec. 75: Bus rapid transit study required.Sec. 76: Transit center in Brooklyn Center provided.Sec. 77: Use of centerline rumble strips study required.Sec. 78: Southwest corridor rail transit prohibitions provided.Sec. 79: Municipal consent law and crosstown highway project +detailed.Sec. 80: Planting requirements and restrictions provided.Sec. 81: Transfers provided.Sec. 82: Hubbard marketplace transit hub regulations pertaining to +use of toilets provided.Sec. 83: Commissioner of transportation required to permit use of high-occupancy vehicle lanes.Sec. 84: Proposal request provided.Sec. 85: Timetable decision required.Sec. 86: Applicability clause provided.Sec. 87: Repealer.Sec. 88: Effective date.ARTICLE 3�TRUNK HIGHWAY BONDINGSection 1: Highway and transit appropriations detailed.Sec. 2: Bond sales authorized.Sec. 3: Advance construction relating to highway improvements +authorized.Sec. 4: Greater Minnesota transit expenditures authorized.Sec. 5: Report required.Sec. 6: Effective date.ARTICLE 4�DRIVER'S LICENSE LAWSection 1: Proof of identity and residency required.Sec. 2: Documenting residency rules and regulations established.Sec. 3: Application content requirements modified.Sec. 4: Conforming change.Sec. 5: Identification card requirements modified.Sec. 6: Driver's image for license, permit, or card requirements +modified.Sec. 7: Cancellation regulations established.Sec. 8: Penalty regulations modified.Sec. 9: Hazardous material driver qualifications modified.Sec. 10: "Appropriate agency" and "designated offense" definitions +modified.AE