1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to motor carriers; making technical 
  1.3             corrections to conform state law to amended federal 
  1.4             regulations relating to truck driver hours; amending 
  1.5             Minnesota Statutes 2002, sections 221.011, subdivision 
  1.6             6; 221.0314, subdivision 9. 
  1.7   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.8      Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 221.011, 
  1.9   subdivision 6, is amended to read: 
  1.10     Subd. 6.  [PERSON.] "Person" means any individual, firm, 
  1.11  copartnership, cooperative, company, association and 
  1.12  corporation, or their lessees, trustees, or receivers.  "Person" 
  1.13  does not include the federal government, the state, or any 
  1.14  political subdivision. 
  1.15     Sec. 2.  Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 221.0314, 
  1.16  subdivision 9, is amended to read: 
  1.17     Subd. 9.  [HOURS OF SERVICE OF DRIVER.] Code of Federal 
  1.18  Regulations, title 49, part 395, is incorporated by reference, 
  1.19  except that paragraphs (a), (c), (d), (f), (h), (i), (j) (k), 
  1.20  (l), (m), and (n), and (o) of section 395.1 and section 395.13 
  1.21  of that part are not incorporated.  In addition, 
  1.22  cross-references to sections or paragraphs not incorporated in 
  1.23  this subdivision are not incorporated by reference.  The 
  1.24  requirements of Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, part 395, 
  1.25  do not apply to drivers of lightweight vehicles. 
  1.26     Sec. 3.  [EFFECTIVE DATE.] 
  2.1      Sections 1 and 2 are effective the day following final 
  2.2   enactment.