1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to motor carriers; exempting household goods
1.3 	movers from fixed compensation requirement when doing
1.4 	certain charitable work; amending Minnesota Statutes
1.5 	2004, section 221.171, subdivision 2.
1.6 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.7 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 221.171,
1.8 	subdivision 2, is amended to read:
1.9 		Subd. 2.exception exemptions; household goods. (a) A
1.10 	person engaged in the transportation of household goods for the
1.11 	federal government or an agency of the federal government or the
1.12 	transportation of household goods for the state government or an
1.13 	agency of the state government where competitive bids are
1.14 	required by law is exempt from subdivision 1.
1.15 	(b) A person engaged in the transportation of household
1.16 	goods at the request of a nonprofit charitable organization that
1.17 	qualifies for tax exemption under section 501(c)(3) of the
1.18 	Internal Revenue Code is exempt from subdivision 1 when the
1.19 	transportation is in furtherance of the organization's
1.20 	charitable purpose.