1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to highways; requiring commissioner of
1.3 	transportation to allow use of certain high-occupancy
1.4 	vehicle lanes without toll in off-peak hours; amending
1.5 	Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 160.93, subdivision 4.
1.6 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.7 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 160.93,
1.8 	subdivision 4, is amended to read:
1.9 		Subd. 4.Prohibition.  No person may operate a
1.10 	single-occupant vehicle in a designated high-occupancy vehicle
1.11 	lane except in compliance with the requirements of the
1.12 	commissioner. The commissioner shall designate off-peak hours,
1.13 	during which user fees may not be charged for the use of
1.14 	high-occupancy vehicle lanes that are not separated by a
1.15 	physical barrier from unrestricted lanes.A person who violates
1.16 	this subdivision is guilty of a petty misdemeanor and is subject
1.17 	to sections 169.89, subdivisions 1, 2, and 4, and 169.891 and
1.18 	any other provision of chapter 169 applicable to the commission
1.19 	of a petty misdemeanor traffic offense.