1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to the financing of state government;
1.3 	providing a base budget for certain agencies;
1.4 	appropriating money for education and health and human
1.5 	services with certain conditions; fixing and limiting
1.6 	fees; regulating the deposit of money in the state
1.7 	treasury; regulating transfers between appropriations
1.8 	and accounts; requiring certain studies and reports;
1.9 	ratifying amendments to commissioner's plan for
1.10 	unrepresented state employees; appropriating money for
1.11 	transportation, Metropolitan Council, and public
1.12 	safety activities; providing for general contingent
1.13 	accounts and tort claims; providing for various fees
1.14 	and accounts; allocating county state-aid highway
1.15 	funds; modifying provisions related to state mail,
1.16 	transportation property appraisals and eminent domain,
1.17 	state highways and bridges, county state-aid highways,
1.18 	town road signs, railroad grade crossings and
1.19 	operations, traffic fine allocations, commercial motor
1.20 	vehicles, day activity center buses, vehicle
1.21 	registration plates and other motor vehicle
1.22 	provisions, driver and vehicle data practices; deputy
1.23 	motor vehicle registrars; state aviation, bridges in
1.24 	smaller cities, weight limits on highways and other
1.25 	traffic regulations, drivers' licenses and permits,
1.26 	the Commuter Rail Corridor Coordinating Committee,
1.27 	Roussain Cemetery, wetland replacement near the city
1.28 	of Cologne, the employment status of public safety
1.29 	radio communications operators, the insurance
1.30 	verification sampling program, maximum train speeds in
1.31 	the city of Orr, a restriction on ethanol
1.32 	requirements, and bicycle programs; requiring studies
1.33 	and reports; making technical and clarifying
1.34 	revisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections
1.35 	13.44, subdivision 3; 16B.49; 115A.908, subdivision 1;
1.36 	117.036; 123B.54; 127A.49, subdivision 2; 161.14,
1.37 	subdivision 25, by adding subdivisions; 161.361,
1.38 	subdivision 2; 161.368; 161.442; 162.02, subdivisions
1.39 	2, 3a; 162.06, subdivision 2; 162.08, subdivision 3;
1.40 	162.09, subdivisions 2, 3a; 162.14, subdivision 6;
1.41 	168.011, subdivisions 3, 5, 5a, 6, 7, 25, by adding
1.42 	subdivisions; 168.012, subdivision 1, as amended;
1.43 	168.013, subdivision 8; 168.031; 168.09, subdivision
1.44 	7; 168.091, subdivision 1; 168.10, subdivision 1c;
1.45 	168.105, subdivisions 2, 3, 5; 168.12; 168.123;
1.46 	168.1235; 168.124; 168.125; 168.1255; 168.127,
2.1 	subdivision 6; 168.128; 168.129; 168.1291; 168.1293;
2.2 	168.1296; 168.1297; 168.15, subdivision 1; 168.16;
2.3 	168.185; 168.27, subdivision 11; 168.31, subdivision
2.4 	5; 168.33, as amended; 168.345, subdivisions 1, 2;
2.5 	168.381; 168.54, subdivisions 4, 5; 168A.152,
2.6 	subdivision 2; 168A.20, by adding a subdivision;
2.7 	168A.29; 168A.31; 169.01, subdivisions 75, 76, 78;
2.8 	169.06, subdivisions 5, 6; 169.09, subdivision 13;
2.9 	169.14, subdivision 2, by adding a subdivision;
2.10 	169.18, subdivisions 4, 5, 11, as amended; 169.28,
2.11 	subdivision 2; 169.448, by adding a subdivision;
2.12 	169.522; 169.733; 169.81, subdivision 3c; 169.824,
2.13 	subdivision 2; 169.8261; 169.85, subdivisions 1, 6;
2.14 	169.851, subdivision 5; 169.86, subdivision 5; 169.87,
2.15 	subdivision 4; 169.99, subdivision 1b; 169A.52,
2.16 	subdivision 3; 169A.60, subdivision 16; 171.01,
2.17 	subdivisions 22, 35, 47, by adding a subdivision;
2.18 	171.02; 171.03; 171.04, subdivision 2; 171.05,
2.19 	subdivisions 1, 2, 2b; 171.055, subdivision 2; 171.06,
2.20 	subdivisions 2, 2a; 171.061, subdivision 4; 171.07,
2.21 	subdivision 11; 171.09, as amended; 171.12,
2.22 	subdivisions 3, 6; 171.13, subdivisions 2, 6, by
2.23 	adding a subdivision; 171.165, subdivisions 1, 2, 6;
2.24 	171.17, subdivision 1; 171.18, subdivision 1; 171.20,
2.25 	subdivision 4, as amended; 171.26, as amended; 171.29,
2.26 	subdivision 2; 171.30, subdivision 1; 171.36; 174.50,
2.27 	by adding a subdivision; 174.86, subdivision 5;
2.28 	179A.03, subdivision 7, as amended; 179A.10,
2.29 	subdivision 2; 192.502, subdivision 2; 197.65;
2.30 	219.166; 219.567; 256.975, subdivision 9; 256B.0625,
2.31 	subdivision 13; 256B.0911, subdivision 1a; 256M.40,
2.32 	subdivision 2; 299D.03, subdivision 5; 515B.1-107, as
2.33 	amended; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota
2.34 	Statutes, chapters 160; 162; 168; 169; 171; 219; 299A;
2.35 	repealing Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 168.011,
2.36 	subdivision 19; 168.012, subdivision 12; 168.041,
2.37 	subdivision 11; 168.105, subdivision 6; 168.15,
2.38 	subdivision 2; 168.231; 168.345, subdivisions 3, 4;
2.39 	168.831; 168.832; 168.833; 168.834; 168.835; 168.836;
2.40 	168.837; 168C.01; 168C.02; 168C.03; 168C.04; 168C.05;
2.41 	168C.06; 168C.07; 168C.08; 168C.09; 168C.10; 168C.11;
2.42 	168C.12; 168C.13; 170.23; 171.12, subdivision 8;
2.43 	171.165, subdivisions 3, 4, 4a, 4b; 171.185; 256.955;
2.44 	473.408, subdivision 1; Minnesota Rules, parts
2.45 	7407.0100; 7407.0200; 7407.0300; 7407.0400; 7407.0500;
2.46 	7407.0600; 7407.0700; 7407.0800; 7407.0900; 7407.1000;
2.47 	7407.1100; 7407.1200; 7407.1300; 7503.2400; 7800.0600;
2.48 	7800.3200, subpart 1; 7805.0700; 8850.6900, subpart
2.49 	20; 8855.0500, subpart 1.
2.50 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

2.51 	ARTICLE 1
2.52 	SUMMARY
2.53 	(General Fund Only)

2.54 	BIENNIAL
2.55 	                     2006            2007            TOTAL
2.56 	APPROPRIATIONS
2.57 	Early Education $   110,329,000 $   109,976,000 $   220,305,000
2.58 	K-12 Education    5,922,878,000   5,926,837,000  11,849,715,000
2.59 	Health and
2.60 	Human Services    4,096,207,000   4,449,795,000   8,546,002,000
2.61 	Transportation       78,966,000      80,221,000     159,187,000
3.1 	TOTAL           $10,208,380,000 $10,566,829,000 $20,775,209,000

3.2 	ARTICLE 2
3.3 	EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION

3.4 	Section 1. APPROPRIATIONS.
 3.5 		Subdivision 1.Department of education. The sums
3.6 	indicated in this section are appropriated from the general fund
3.7 	to the Department of Education for the fiscal years designated.
3.8 		Subd. 2.School readiness. For revenue for school
3.9 	readiness programs under Minnesota Statutes, sections 124D.15
3.10 	and 124D.16:
3.11 	$9,020,000 .....2006 
3.12 	$9,042,000 .....2007 
3.13 	The 2006 appropriation includes $1,417,000 for 2005 and
3.14 	$7,603,000 for 2006.
3.15 	The 2007 appropriation includes $1,415,000 for 2006 and
3.16 	$7,627,000 for 2007.
3.17 		Subd. 3.Early childhood family education aid. For early
3.18 	childhood family education aid under Minnesota Statutes, section
3.19 	124D.135:
3.20 	$11,958,000 .....2006 
3.21 	$12,292,000 .....2007 
3.22 	The 2006 appropriation includes $1,861,000 for 2005 and
3.23 	$10,097,000 for 2006.
3.24 	The 2007 appropriation includes $1,880,000 for 2006 and
3.25 	$10,412,000 for 2007.
3.26 		Subd. 4.Health and developmental screening aid. For
3.27 	health and developmental screening aid under Minnesota Statutes,
3.28 	sections 121A.17 and 121A.19:
3.29 	$2,661,000 .....2006 
3.30 	$2,661,000 .....2007 
3.31 	The 2006 appropriation includes $417,000 for 2005 and
3.32 	$2,244,000 for 2006.
3.33 	The 2007 appropriation includes $417,000 for 2006 and
3.34 	$2,244,000 for 2007.
3.35 		Subd. 5.Head start program. For Head Start programs
3.36 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 119A.52:
4.1 	$17,100,000 .....2006 
4.2 	$17,100,000 .....2007 
4.3 		Subd. 6.Community education aid. For community
4.4 	education aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.20:
4.5 	$1,918,000 .....2006 
4.6 	$1,189,000 .....2007 
4.7 	The 2006 appropriation includes $390,000 for 2005 and
4.8 	$1,528,000 for 2006.
4.9 	The 2007 appropriation includes $284,000 for 2006 and
4.10 	$905,000 for 2007.
4.11 		Subd. 7.Adults with disabilities program aid. For
4.12 	adults with disabilities programs under Minnesota Statutes,
4.13 	section 124D.56:
4.14 	$  710,000 .....2006 
4.15 	$  710,000 .....2007 
4.16 	The 2006 appropriation includes $111,000 for 2005 and
4.17 	$599,000 for 2006.
4.18 	The 2007 appropriation includes $111,000 for 2006 and
4.19 	$599,000 for 2007.
4.20 		Subd. 8.Hearing-impaired adults. For programs for
4.21 	hearing-impaired adults under Minnesota Statutes, section
4.22 	124D.57:
4.23 	$   70,000 .....2006 
4.24 	$   70,000 .....2007 
4.25 		Subd. 9.School-age care revenue. For extended day aid
4.26 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.22:
4.27 	$   17,000 .....2006 
4.28 	$    7,000 .....2007 
4.29 	The 2006 appropriation includes $4,000 for 2005 and $13,000
4.30 	for 2006.
4.31 	The 2007 appropriation includes $2,000 for 2006 and $5,000
4.32 	for 2007.
4.33 		Subd. 10.Adult basic education aid. For adult basic
4.34 	education aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.531:
4.35 	$36,388,000 .....2006 
4.36 	$36,418,000 .....2007 
5.1 	The 2006 appropriation includes $5,707,000 for 2005 and
5.2 	$30,681,000 for 2006.
5.3 	The 2007 appropriation includes $5,713,000 for 2006 and
5.4 	$30,705,000 for 2007.
5.5 		Subd. 11.Ged tests. For payment of 60 percent of the
5.6 	costs of GED tests under Laws 1993, chapter 224, article 4,
5.7 	section 44, subdivision 10:
5.8 	$  125,000 .....2006 
5.9 	$  125,000 .....2007 
5.10 		Subd. 12.Lead hazard reduction. For lead hazard
5.11 	reduction under Minnesota Statutes, section 119A.46:
5.12 	$  100,000 .....2006 
5.13 	$  100,000 .....2007 
5.14 	Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is
5.15 	available in the second year.  The commissioner of education may
5.16 	transfer this appropriation to the commissioner of health.

5.17 	Sec. 2. APPROPRIATION.
 5.18 		Subdivision 1.Department of human services. The sums
5.19 	indicated in this section are appropriated from the general fund
5.20 	to the Department of Human Services.
5.21 		Subd. 2.Basic sliding fee. For basic sliding fee under
5.22 	Minnesota Statutes, section 119B.03:
5.23 	$30,262,000 .....2006 
5.24 	$30,262,000 .....2007 

5.25 	Sec. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.
 5.26 	This article is effective on or retroactively from July 1,
5.27 	2005.

5.28 	ARTICLE 3
5.29 	K-12 EDUCATION

5.30 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 123B.54, is
5.31 	amended to read:
5.32 	123B.54 DEBT SERVICE APPROPRIATION.
5.33 	(a) $28,367,000 $22,942,000 in fiscal year 2006 2008 and
5.34 	$25,560,000 $21,942,000 in fiscal year 2007 2009 and later are
5.35 	appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of
5.36 	education for payment of debt service equalization aid under
6.1 	section 123B.53.
6.2 	(b) The appropriations in paragraph (a) must be reduced by
6.3 	the amount of any money specifically appropriated for the same
6.4 	purpose in any year from any state fund.

6.5 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 127A.49,
6.6 	subdivision 2, is amended to read:
6.7 		Subd. 2.Abatements.  Whenever by virtue of chapter 278,
6.8 	sections 270.07, 375.192, or otherwise, the net tax capacity of
6.9 	any district for any taxable year is changed after the taxes for
6.10 	that year have been spread by the county auditor and the local
6.11 	tax rate as determined by the county auditor based upon the
6.12 	original net tax capacity is applied upon the changed net tax
6.13 	capacities, the county auditor shall, prior to February 1 of
6.14 	each year, certify to the commissioner of education the amount
6.15 	of any resulting net revenue loss that accrued to the district
6.16 	during the preceding year.  Each year, the commissioner shall
6.17 	pay an abatement adjustment to the district in an amount
6.18 	calculated according to the provisions of this subdivision.
6.19 	This amount shall be deducted from the amount of the levy
6.20 	authorized by section 126C.46.  The amount of the abatement
6.21 	adjustment must be the product of:
6.22 	(1) the net revenue loss as certified by the county
6.23 	auditor, times
6.24 	(2) the ratio of:
6.25 	(i) the sum of the amounts of the district's certified levy
6.26 	in the third preceding year according to the following:
6.27 	(A) section 123B.57, if the district received health and
6.28 	safety aid according to that section for the second preceding
6.29 	year;
6.30 	(B) section 124D.20, if the district received aid for
6.31 	community education programs according to that section for the
6.32 	second preceding year;
6.33 	(C) section 124D.135, subdivision 3, if the district
6.34 	received early childhood family education aid according to
6.35 	section 124D.135 for the second preceding year; and
6.36 	(D) section 126C.17, subdivision 6, if the district
7.1 	received referendum equalization aid according to that section
7.2 	for the second preceding year; to
7.3 	(ii) the total amount of the district's certified levy in
7.4 	the third preceding December, plus or minus auditor's
7.5 	adjustments.

7.6 	Sec. 3. APPROPRIATIONS.
 7.7 		Subdivision 1.Department of education. The sums
7.8 	indicated in this section are appropriated from the general fund
7.9 	to the Department of Education for the fiscal years designated.
7.10 	A. GENERAL EDUCATION
7.11 		Subd. 2.General education aid. For general education
7.12 	aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 126C.13, subdivision 4:
7.13 	$5,012,148,000 .....2006 
7.14 	$5,007,512,000 .....2007 
7.15 	The 2006 appropriation includes $784,978,000 for 2005 and
7.16 	$4,227,170,000 for 2006.
7.17 	The 2007 appropriation includes $782,399,000 for 2006 and
7.18 	$4,225,113,000 for 2007.
7.19 		Subd. 3.Referendum tax base replacement aid. For
7.20 	referendum tax base replacement aid under Minnesota Statutes,
7.21 	section 126C.17, subdivision 7a:
7.22 	$8,704,000 .....2006 
7.23 	$8,704,000 .....2007 
7.24 	The 2006 appropriation includes $1,366,000 for 2005 and
7.25 	$7,338,000 for 2006.
7.26 	The 2007 appropriation includes $1,366,000 for 2006 and
7.27 	$7,338,000 for 2007.
7.28 	B. OTHER GENERAL PROGRAMS
7.29 		Subd. 4.Enrollment options transportation. For
7.30 	transportation of pupils attending postsecondary institutions
7.31 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.09, or for transportation
7.32 	of pupils attending nonresident districts under Minnesota
7.33 	Statutes, section 124D.03:
7.34 	$55,000 .....2006 
7.35 	$55,000 .....2007 
7.36 		Subd. 5.Abatement revenue. For abatement aid under
8.1 	Minnesota Statutes, section 127A.49:
8.2 	$903,000 .....2006 
8.3 	$955,000 .....2007 
8.4 	The 2006 appropriation includes $187,000 for 2005 and
8.5 	$716,000 for 2006.
8.6 	The 2007 appropriation includes $133,000 for 2006 and
8.7 	$822,000 for 2007.
8.8 		Subd. 6.Consolidation transition. For districts
8.9 	consolidating under Minnesota Statutes, section 123A.485:
8.10 	$253,000 .....2007 
8.11 	The 2007 appropriation includes $-0- for 2006 and $253,000
8.12 	for 2007.
8.13 		Subd. 7.Nonpublic pupil education aid. For nonpublic
8.14 	pupil education aid under Minnesota Statutes, sections 123B.40
8.15 	to 123B.43 and 123B.87:
8.16 	$15,174,000 .....2006 
8.17 	$15,976,000 .....2007 
8.18 	The 2006 appropriation includes $2,305,000 for 2005 and
8.19 	$12,869,000 for 2006.
8.20 	The 2007 appropriation includes $2,396,000 for 2006 and
8.21 	$13,580,000 for 2007.
8.22 		Subd. 8.Nonpublic pupil transportation aid. For
8.23 	nonpublic pupil transportation aid under Minnesota Statutes,
8.24 	section 123B.92, subdivision 9:
8.25 	$20,758,000 .....2006 
8.26 	$21,446,000 .....2007 
8.27 	The 2006 appropriation includes $3,274,000 for 2005 and
8.28 	$17,484,000 for 2006.
8.29 	The 2007 appropriation includes $3,256,000 for 2006 and
8.30 	$18,190,000 for 2007.
8.31 		Subd. 9.One room schoolhouse. For a grant to
8.32 	Independent School District No. 690, Warroad, to operate the
8.33 	Angle Inlet School:
8.34 	$50,000 .....2006 
8.35 	$50,000 .....2007 
8.36 		Subd. 10.Declining pupil aid; albert lea. For declining
9.1 	pupil aid to Independent School District No. 241, Albert Lea:
9.2 	$75,000 .....2006 
9.3 		Subd. 11.Declining pupil aid; mesabi east. For
9.4 	declining pupil aid to Independent School District No. 2711,
9.5 	Mesabi East:
9.6 	$50,000 .....2006 
9.7 		Subd. 12.Declining pupil aid; roseau. For declining
9.8 	pupil aid to Independent School District No. 682, Roseau:
9.9 	$10,000 .....2006 
9.10 	C. EDUCATION EXCELLENCE
9.11 		Subd. 13.Charter school building lease aid. For charter
9.12 	school building lease aid under Minnesota Statutes, section
9.13 	124D.11, subdivision 4:
9.14 	$25,465,000 .....2006 
9.15 	$30,929,000 .....2007 
9.16 	The 2006 appropriation includes $3,324,000 for 2005 and
9.17 	$22,141,000 for 2006.
9.18 	The 2007 appropriation includes $4,123,000 for 2006 and
9.19 	$26,806,000 for 2007.
9.20 		Subd. 14.Charter school start-up aid. For charter
9.21 	school start-up cost aid under Minnesota Statutes, section
9.22 	124D.11:
9.23 	$1,393,000 .....2006 
9.24 	$3,185,000 .....2007 
9.25 	The 2006 appropriation includes $-0- for 2005 and
9.26 	$1,393,000 for 2006.
9.27 	The 2007 appropriation includes $259,000 for 2006 and
9.28 	$2,926,000 for 2007.
9.29 		Subd. 15.Integration aid. For integration aid under
9.30 	Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.86, subdivision 5:
9.31 	$57,801,000 .....2006 
9.32 	$57,536,000 .....2007 
9.33 	The 2006 appropriation includes $8,545,000 for 2005 and
9.34 	$49,256,000 for 2006.
9.35 	The 2007 appropriation includes $9,173,000 for 2006 and
9.36 	$48,363,000 for 2007.
10.1 		Subd. 16.Magnet school grants. For magnet school and
10.2 	program grants:
10.3 	$  750,000 .....2006 
10.4 	$  750,000 .....2007 
10.5 	These amounts may be used for magnet school programs under
10.6 	Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.88.
10.7 		Subd. 17.Interdistrict desegregation or integration
10.8 	transportation grants. For interdistrict desegregation or
10.9 	integration transportation grants under Minnesota Statutes,
10.10 	section 124D.87:
10.11 	$7,768,000 .....2006 
10.12 	$9,908,000 .....2007 
10.13 		Subd. 18.Success for the future. For American Indian
10.14 	success for the future grants under Minnesota Statutes, section
10.15 	124D.81:
10.16 	$2,137,000 .....2006 
10.17 	$2,137,000 .....2007 
10.18 	The 2006 appropriation includes $335,000 for 2005 and
10.19 	$1,802,000 for 2006.
10.20 	The 2007 appropriation includes $335,000 for 2006 and
10.21 	$1,802,000 for 2007.
10.22 		Subd. 19.American indian scholarships. For American
10.23 	Indian scholarships under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.84:
10.24 	$1,875,000 .....2006 
10.25 	$1,875,000 .....2007 
10.26 		Subd. 20.American indian teacher preparation
10.27 	grants. For joint grants to assist American Indian people to
10.28 	become teachers under Minnesota Statutes, section 122A.63:
10.29 	$  190,000 .....2006 
10.30 	$  190,000 .....2007 
10.31 		Subd. 21.Tribal contract schools. For tribal contract
10.32 	school aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.83:
10.33 	$2,315,000 .....2006 
10.34 	$2,415,000 .....2007 
10.35 	The 2006 appropriation includes $348,000 for 2005 and
10.36 	$1,967,000 for 2006.
11.1 	The 2007 appropriation includes $366,000 for 2006 and
11.2 	$2,049,000 for 2007.
11.3 		Subd. 22.Early childhood programs at tribal
11.4 	schools. For early childhood family education programs at
11.5 	tribal contract schools under Minnesota Statutes, section
11.6 	124D.83, subdivision 4:
11.7 	$   68,000 .....2006 
11.8 	$   68,000 .....2007 
11.9 		Subd. 23.Statewide testing support. For statewide
11.10 	testing support under Minnesota Statutes, section 120B.30:
11.11 	$9,000,000 .....2006 
11.12 	$9,000,000 .....2007 
11.13 		Subd. 24.Best practices seminars. For best practices
11.14 	seminars and other professional development capacity building
11.15 	activities that assure proficiency in teaching and
11.16 	implementation of graduation rule standards:
11.17 	$1,000,000 .....2006 
11.18 	$1,000,000 .....2007 
11.19 		Subd. 25.Alternative teacher compensation. For
11.20 	alternative teacher compensation established under Minnesota
11.21 	Statutes, sections 122A.413 to 122A.415:
11.22 	$3,700,000 .....2006 
11.23 	$3,700,000 .....2007 
11.24 	If the appropriations under this subdivision are
11.25 	insufficient to fund all program participants, a participant may
11.26 	receive less than the maximum per pupil amount available under
11.27 	Minnesota Statutes, section 122A.415, subdivision 1.  A
11.28 	qualifying district or site receiving alternative teacher
11.29 	compensation funding under this subdivision may use the funding
11.30 	it receives to leverage additional funds from a national program
11.31 	for enhancing teacher professionalism.
11.32 		Subd. 26.Youthworks program. For funding youthworks
11.33 	programs under Minnesota Statutes, sections 124D.37 to 124D.45:
11.34 	$  900,000 .....2006 
11.35 	$  900,000 .....2007 
11.36 	A grantee organization may provide health and child care
12.1 	coverage to the dependents of each participant enrolled in a
12.2 	full-time youth works program to the extent such coverage is not
12.3 	otherwise available.
12.4 		Subd. 27.Student organizations. For student
12.5 	organizations:
12.6 	$  625,000 .....2006 
12.7 	$  625,000 .....2007 
12.8 		Subd. 28.Online learning aid. For online learning aid
12.9 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.096:
12.10 	$1,250,000 .....2006 
12.11 	$1,250,000 .....2007 
12.12 		Subd. 29.Collaborative urban educator. For the
12.13 	collaborative urban educator program:
12.14 	$  528,000 .....2006 
12.15 	$  528,000 .....2007 
12.16 		Subd. 30.Examination fees; teacher training and support
12.17 	programs. (a) For students' advanced placement and
12.18 	international baccalaureate examination fees under Minnesota
12.19 	Statutes, section 120B.13, subdivision 3, and the training and
12.20 	related costs for teachers and other interested educators under
12.21 	Minnesota Statutes, section 120B.13, subdivision 1:
12.22 	$  778,000 .....2006 
12.23 	$  778,000 .....2007 
12.24 	(b) The advanced placement program shall receive 75 percent
12.25 	of the appropriation each year and the international
12.26 	baccalaureate program shall receive 25 percent of the
12.27 	appropriation each year.  The department, in consultation with
12.28 	representatives of the advanced placement and international
12.29 	baccalaureate programs selected by the Advanced Placement
12.30 	Advisory Council and IBMN, respectively, shall determine the
12.31 	amounts of the expenditures each year for examination fees and
12.32 	training and support programs for each program.
12.33 	(c) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 120B.13,
12.34 	subdivision 1, $375,000 each year is for teachers to attend
12.35 	subject matter summer training programs and follow-up support
12.36 	workshops approved by the advanced placement or international
13.1 	baccalaureate programs.  The amount of the subsidy for each
13.2 	teacher attending an advanced placement or international
13.3 	baccalaureate summer training program or workshop shall be the
13.4 	same.  The commissioner shall determine the payment process and
13.5 	the amount of the subsidy.
13.6 	(d) The commissioner shall pay all examination fees for all
13.7 	students of low-income families under Minnesota Statutes,
13.8 	section 120B.13, subdivision 3, and to the extent of available
13.9 	appropriations shall also pay examination fees for students
13.10 	sitting for an advanced placement examination, international
13.11 	baccalaureate examination, or both.
13.12 	Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is
13.13 	available in the second year.
13.14 		Subd. 31.First grade preparedness. For first grade
13.15 	preparedness grants under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.081:
13.16 	$7,250,000 .....2006 
13.17 	$7,250,000 .....2007 
13.18 	D. SPECIAL PROGRAMS
13.19 		Subd. 32.Special education; regular. For special
13.20 	education aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 125A.75:
13.21 	$528,846,000 .....2006 
13.22 	$527,446,000 .....2007 
13.23 	The 2006 appropriation includes $83,078,000 for 2005 and
13.24 	$445,768,000 for 2006.
13.25 	The 2007 appropriation includes $83,019,000 for 2006 and
13.26 	$444,427,000 for 2007.
13.27 		Subd. 33.Aid for children with disabilities. For aid
13.28 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 125A.75, subdivision 3, for
13.29 	children with disabilities placed in residential facilities
13.30 	within the district boundaries for whom no district of residence
13.31 	can be determined:
13.32 	$2,212,000 .....2006 
13.33 	$2,615,000 .....2007 
13.34 	If the appropriation for either year is insufficient, the
13.35 	appropriation for the other year is available.
13.36 		Subd. 34.Travel for home-based services. For aid for
14.1 	teacher travel for home-based services under Minnesota Statutes,
14.2 	section 125A.75, subdivision 1:
14.3 	$  187,000 .....2006 
14.4 	$  195,000 .....2007 
14.5 	The 2006 appropriation includes $28,000 for 2005 and
14.6 	$159,000 for 2006.
14.7 	The 2007 appropriation includes $29,000 for 2006 and
14.8 	$166,000 for 2007.
14.9 		Subd. 35.Special education; excess costs. For excess
14.10 	cost aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 125A.79, subdivision
14.11 	7:
14.12 	$91,784,000 .....2006 
14.13 	$91,595,000 .....2007 
14.14 	The 2006 appropriation includes $37,455,000 for 2005 and
14.15 	$54,329,000 for 2006.
14.16 	The 2007 appropriation includes $37,417,000 for 2006 and
14.17 	$54,178,000 for 2007.
14.18 		Subd. 36.Litigation costs for special education. For
14.19 	paying the costs a district incurs under Minnesota Statutes,
14.20 	section 125A.75, subdivision 8:
14.21 	$   17,000 .....2006 
14.22 	$   17,000 .....2007 
14.23 		Subd. 37.Transition for disabled students. For aid for
14.24 	transition programs for children with disabilities under
14.25 	Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.454:
14.26 	$8,788,000 .....2006 
14.27 	$8,765,000 .....2007 
14.28 	The 2006 appropriation includes $1,380,000 for 2005 and
14.29 	$7,408,000 for 2006.
14.30 	The 2007 appropriation includes $1,379,000 for 2006 and
14.31 	$7,386,000 for 2007.
14.32 		Subd. 38.Court-placed special education revenue. For
14.33 	reimbursing serving school districts for unreimbursed eligible
14.34 	expenditures attributable to children placed in the serving
14.35 	school district by court action under Minnesota Statutes,
14.36 	section 125A.79, subdivision 4:
15.1 	$   65,000 .....2006 
15.2 	$   70,000 .....2007 
15.3 		Subd. 39.Out-of-state tuition special education. For
15.4 	special education out-of-state tuition according to Minnesota
15.5 	Statutes, section 125A.79, subdivision 8:
15.6 	$  250,000 .....2006 
15.7 	$  250,000 .....2007 
15.8 	E. FACILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY
15.9 		Subd. 40.Health and safety revenue. For health and
15.10 	safety aid according to Minnesota Statutes, section 123B.57,
15.11 	subdivision 5:
15.12 	$  802,000 .....2006 
15.13 	$  578,000 .....2007 
15.14 	The 2006 appropriation includes $211,000 for 2005 and
15.15 	$591,000 for 2006.
15.16 	The 2007 appropriation includes $109,000 for 2006 and
15.17 	$469,000 for 2007.
15.18 		Subd. 41.Debt service equalization. For debt service
15.19 	aid according to Minnesota Statutes, section 123B.53,
15.20 	subdivision 6:
15.21 	$25,654,000 .....2006 
15.22 	$24,611,000 .....2007 
15.23 	The 2006 appropriation includes $4,654,000 for 2005 and
15.24 	$21,000,000 for 2006.
15.25 	The 2007 appropriation includes $3,911,000 for 2006 and
15.26 	$20,700,000 for 2007.
15.27 		Subd. 42.Alternative facilities bonding aid. For
15.28 	alternative facilities bonding aid, according to Minnesota
15.29 	Statutes, section 123B.59, subdivision 1:
15.30 	$19,287,000 .....2006 
15.31 	$19,287,000 .....2007 
15.32 	The 2006 appropriation includes $3,028,000 for 2005 and
15.33 	$16,259,000 for 2006.
15.34 	The 2007 appropriation includes $3,028,000 for 2006 and
15.35 	$16,259,000 for 2007.
15.36 	F. NUTRITION
16.1 		Subd. 43.School lunch. For school lunch aid according
16.2 	to Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.111, and Code of Federal
16.3 	Regulations, title 7, section 210.17:
16.4 	$7,748,000 .....2006 
16.5 	$7,826,000 .....2007 
16.6 		Subd. 44.Traditional school breakfast. For traditional
16.7 	school breakfast aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.1158:
16.8 	$4,634,000 .....2006 
16.9 	$4,723,000 .....2007 
16.10 		Subd. 45.Summer food service replacement aid. For
16.11 	summer food service replacement aid under Minnesota Statutes,
16.12 	section 124D.119:
16.13 	$  150,000 .....2006 
16.14 	$  150,000 .....2007 
16.15 	G. LIBRARIES
16.16 		Subd. 46.Basic support. For basic support grants
16.17 	according to Minnesota Statutes, sections 134.32 to 134.342:
16.18 	$8,570,000 .....2006 
16.19 	$8,570,000 .....2007 
16.20 	The 2006 appropriation includes $1,345,000 for 2005 and
16.21 	$7,225,000 for 2006.
16.22 	The 2007 appropriation includes $1,345,000 for 2006 and
16.23 	$7,225,000 for 2007.
16.24 		Subd. 47.Multicounty, multitype library systems. For
16.25 	grants according to Minnesota Statutes, sections 134.353 and
16.26 	134.354, to multicounty, multitype library systems:
16.27 	$  903,000 .....2006 
16.28 	$  903,000 .....2007 
16.29 	The 2006 appropriation includes $141,000 for 2005 and
16.30 	$762,000 for 2006.
16.31 	The 2007 appropriation includes $141,000 for 2006 and
16.32 	$762,000 for 2007.
16.33 		Subd. 48.Electronic library for minnesota. For
16.34 	statewide licenses to online databases selected in cooperation
16.35 	with the Higher Education Services Office for school media
16.36 	centers, public libraries, and state government agency
17.1 	libraries, and public, private, or university libraries:
17.2 	$  400,000 .....2006 
17.3 	$  400,000 .....2007 
17.4 		Subd. 49.Regional library telecommunications aid. For
17.5 	regional library telecommunications aid under Minnesota
17.6 	Statutes, section 134.355:
17.7 	$1,200,000 .....2006 
17.8 	$1,200,000 .....2007 
17.9 	Of the 2006 appropriation, $188,000 is for 2005 and
17.10 	$1,012,000 is for 2006.
17.11 	Of the 2007 appropriation, $188,000 is for 2006 and
17.12 	$1,012,000 is for 2007.
17.13 	H. STATE AGENCIES
17.14 		Subd. 50.Department. (a) For the Department of
17.15 	Education:
17.16 	$21,772,000 .....2006 
17.17 	$21,772,000 .....2007 
17.18 	Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is
17.19 	available in the second year.
17.20 	(b) $260,000 each year is for the Minnesota Children's
17.21 	Museum.
17.22 	(c) $41,000 each year is for the Minnesota Academy of
17.23 	Science.
17.24 	(d) $621,000 each year is for the Board of Teaching.
17.25 	(e) $165,000 each year is for the Board of School
17.26 	Administrators.
17.27 	(f) $29,000 each year is for Minnesota's Washington, D.C.,
17.28 	office.

17.29 	Sec. 4. APPROPRIATIONS; MINNESOTA STATE ACADEMIES.
 17.30 	The sums indicated in this section are appropriated from
17.31 	the general fund to the Minnesota State Academies for the Deaf
17.32 	and the Blind for the fiscal years designated:
17.33 	$10,466,000 .....2006 
17.34 	$10,466,000 .....2007 
17.35 	Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is
17.36 	available in the second year.

18.1 	Sec. 5. APPROPRIATIONS; PERPICH CENTER FOR ARTS
18.2 	EDUCATION.
 18.3 	The sums indicated in this section are appropriated from
18.4 	the general fund to the Perpich Center for Arts Education for
18.5 	the fiscal years designated:
18.6 	$6,423,000 .....2006 
18.7 	$6,423,000 .....2007 
18.8 	Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is
18.9 	available in the second year.

18.10 	Sec. 6. EFFECTIVE DATE.
 18.11 	This article is effective on or retroactively from July 1,
18.12 	2005.

18.13 	ARTICLE 4
18.14 	APPROPRIATIONS

18.15 	Section 1. HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES APPROPRIATIONS.
 18.16 	The sums shown in the columns marked "APPROPRIATIONS" are
18.17 	appropriated from the general fund, or any other fund named, to
18.18 	the agencies and for the purposes specified in the sections of
18.19 	this article, to be available for the fiscal years indicated for
18.20 	each purpose.  The figures "2006" and "2007" where used in this
18.21 	article, mean that the appropriation or appropriations listed
18.22 	under them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30,
18.23 	2006, or June 30, 2007, respectively.
18.24 	SUMMARY BY FUND
18.25 	BIENNIAL
18.26 	                           2006          2007           TOTAL
18.27 	General            $4,096,207,000 $4,449,795,000 $8,546,002,000
18.28 	State Government
18.29 	Special Revenue        44,733,000     44,743,000     89,476,000
18.30 	Health Care
18.31 	Access                314,010,000    253,009,000    567,019,000
18.32 	Federal TANF          282,749,000    282,807,000    565,556,000
18.33 	Lottery Prize           1,456,000      1,456,000      2,912,000
18.34 	TOTAL              $4,739,155,000 $5,031,810,000 $9,770,965,000
18.35 	APPROPRIATIONS
18.36 	                                       Available for the Year
18.37 	                                           Ending June 30
18.38 	                                          2006         2007

18.39 	Sec. 2. COMMISSIONER OF
19.1 	HUMAN SERVICES
 19.2 		Subdivision 1.Total
19.3 	Appropriation                     $4,583,334,000 $4,875,979,000
19.4 	Summary by Fund
19.5 	2006          2007
19.6 	General           3,996,801,000 4,350,389,000
19.7 	State Government
19.8 	Special Revenue         534,000       534,000
19.9 	Health Care
19.10 	Access              307,794,000   246,793,000
19.11 	Federal TANF        276,749,000   276,807,000
19.12 	Lottery Cash
19.13 	Flow                  1,456,000     1,456,000
19.14 	[RECEIPTS FOR SYSTEMS PROJECTS.]
19.15 	Appropriations and federal receipts for
19.16 	information system projects for MAXIS,
19.17 	PRISM, MMIS, AND SSIS must be deposited
19.18 	in the state system account authorized
19.19 	in Minnesota Statutes, section
19.20 	256.014.  Money appropriated for
19.21 	computer projects approved by the
19.22 	Minnesota Office of Technology, funded
19.23 	by the legislature, and approved by the
19.24 	commissioner of finance, may be
19.25 	transferred from one project to another
19.26 	and from development to operations as
19.27 	the commissioner of human services
19.28 	considers necessary.  Any unexpended
19.29 	balance in the appropriation for these
19.30 	projects does not cancel but is
19.31 	available for ongoing development and
19.32 	operations.
19.33 	[SYSTEMS CONTINUITY.] In the event of
19.34 	disruption of technical systems or
19.35 	computer operations, the commissioner
19.36 	may use available grant appropriations
19.37 	to ensure continuity of payments for
19.38 	maintaining the health, safety, and
19.39 	well-being of clients served by
19.40 	programs administered by the Department
19.41 	of Human Services.  Grant funds must be
19.42 	used in a manner consistent with the
19.43 	original intent of the appropriation.
19.44 	[NONFEDERAL SHARE TRANSFERS.] The
19.45 	nonfederal share of activities for
19.46 	which federal administrative
19.47 	reimbursement is appropriated to the
19.48 	commissioner may be transferred to the
19.49 	special revenue fund.
19.50 	[TANF FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO OTHER
19.51 	ENTITIES.] Any expenditures from the
19.52 	TANF block grant shall be expended in
19.53 	accordance with the requirements and
19.54 	limitations of part A of title IV of
19.55 	the Social Security Act, as amended,
19.56 	and any other applicable federal
19.57 	requirement or limitation.  Prior to
19.58 	any expenditure of these funds, the
19.59 	commissioner shall ensure that funds
20.1 	are expended in compliance with the
20.2 	requirements and limitations of federal
20.3 	law and that any reporting requirements
20.4 	of federal law are met.  It shall be
20.5 	the responsibility of any entity to
20.6 	which these funds are appropriated to
20.7 	implement a memorandum of understanding
20.8 	with the commissioner that provides the
20.9 	necessary assurance of compliance prior
20.10 	to any expenditure of funds.  The
20.11 	commissioner shall receipt TANF funds
20.12 	appropriated to other state agencies
20.13 	and coordinate all related interagency
20.14 	accounting transactions necessary to
20.15 	implement these appropriations.
20.16 	Unexpended TANF funds appropriated to
20.17 	any state, local, or nonprofit entity
20.18 	cancel at the end of the state fiscal
20.19 	year unless appropriating or statutory
20.20 	language permits otherwise.
20.21 	[TANF MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT.] (a) In
20.22 	order to meet the basic maintenance of
20.23 	effort (MOE) requirements of the TANF
20.24 	block grant specified under Code of
20.25 	Federal Regulations, title 45, section
20.26 	263.1, the commissioner may only report
20.27 	nonfederal money expended for allowable
20.28 	activities listed in the following
20.29 	clauses as TANF/MOE expenditures:
20.30 	(1) MFIP cash, diversionary work
20.31 	program, and food assistance benefits
20.32 	under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 256J;
20.33 	(2) the child care assistance programs
20.34 	under Minnesota Statutes, sections
20.35 	119B.03 and 119B.05, and county child
20.36 	care administrative costs under
20.37 	Minnesota Statutes, section 119B.15;
20.38 	(3) state and county MFIP
20.39 	administrative costs under Minnesota
20.40 	Statutes, chapters 256J and 256K;
20.41 	(4) state, county, and tribal MFIP
20.42 	employment services under Minnesota
20.43 	Statutes, chapters 256J and 256K;
20.44 	(5) expenditures made on behalf of
20.45 	noncitizen MFIP recipients who qualify
20.46 	for the medical assistance without
20.47 	federal financial participation program
20.48 	under Minnesota Statutes, section
20.49 	256B.06, subdivision 4, paragraphs (d),
20.50 	(e), and (j); and
20.51 	(6) qualifying working family credit
20.52 	expenditures under Minnesota Statutes,
20.53 	section 290.0671.
20.54 	(b) The commissioner shall ensure that
20.55 	sufficient qualified nonfederal
20.56 	expenditures are made each year to meet
20.57 	the state's TANF/MOE requirements.  For
20.58 	the activities listed in paragraph (a),
20.59 	clauses (2) to (6), the commissioner
20.60 	may only report expenditures that are
20.61 	excluded from the definition of
20.62 	assistance under Code of Federal
20.63 	Regulations, title 45, section 260.31.
21.1 	(c) For fiscal years beginning with
21.2 	state fiscal year 2003, the
21.3 	commissioner shall assure that the
21.4 	maintenance of effort used by the
21.5 	commissioner of finance for the
21.6 	February and November forecasts
21.7 	required under Minnesota Statutes,
21.8 	section 16A.103, contains expenditures
21.9 	under paragraph (a), clause (1), equal
21.10 	to at least 25 percent of the total
21.11 	required under Code of Federal
21.12 	Regulations, title 45, section 263.1.
21.13 	(d) Minnesota Statutes, section
21.14 	256.011, subdivision 3, which requires
21.15 	that federal grants or aids secured or
21.16 	obtained under that subdivision be used
21.17 	to reduce any direct appropriations
21.18 	provided by law, do not apply if the
21.19 	grants or aids are federal TANF funds.
21.20 	(e) Paragraph (a), clauses (1) to (6),
21.21 	and paragraphs (b) to (d), expire June
21.22 	30, 2009, notwithstanding section 12.
21.23 	[WORKING FAMILY CREDIT EXPENDITURES AS
21.24 	TANF/MOE.] The commissioner may claim
21.25 	as TANF maintenance of effort up to the
21.26 	following amounts of working family
21.27 	credit expenditures for the following
21.28 	fiscal years:
21.29 	(1) fiscal year 2006, $6,942,000; and
21.30 	(2) fiscal year 2007 and thereafter,
21.31 	$6,707,000.
21.32 	[GIFTS.] Notwithstanding Minnesota
21.33 	Statutes, sections 16A.013 to 16A.016,
21.34 	the commissioner may accept, on behalf
21.35 	of the state, additional funding from
21.36 	sources other than state funds for the
21.37 	purpose of financing the cost of
21.38 	assistance program grants or nongrant
21.39 	administration.  All additional funding
21.40 	is appropriated to the commissioner for
21.41 	use as designated by the grantor of
21.42 	funding.
21.43 	[CAPITATION RATE INCREASE.] Of the
21.44 	health care access fund appropriations
21.45 	to the University of Minnesota,
21.46 	$2,157,000 in fiscal year 2006 and
21.47 	$2,157,000 in fiscal year 2007 are to
21.48 	be used to increase the capitation
21.49 	payments under Minnesota Statutes,
21.50 	section 256B.69.  Notwithstanding the
21.51 	provisions of section 12, this
21.52 	provision shall not expire.
21.53 		Subd. 2.Agency Management
21.54 	Summary by Fund
21.55 	General              39,530,000    39,530,000
21.56 	State Government
21.57 	Special Revenue         415,000       415,000
21.58 	Health Care Access    3,541,000     3,541,000
22.1 	Federal TANF            222,000       222,000
22.2 	The amounts that may be spent from the
22.3 	appropriation for each purpose are as
22.4 	follows:
22.5 	(a) Financial Operations
22.6 	General              10,049,000    10,049,000
22.7 	Health Care Access      696,000       696,000
22.8 	Federal TANF            122,000       122,000
22.9 	(b) Legal and
22.10 	Regulation Operations
22.11 	General               7,635,000     7,635,000
22.12 	State Government
22.13 	Special Revenue         415,000       415,000
22.14 	Health Care Access      244,000       244,000
22.15 	Federal TANF            100,000       100,000
22.16 	(c) Management Operations
22.17 	General               3,281,000     3,281,000
22.18 	Health Care Access       68,000        68,000
22.19 	(d) Information Technology
22.20 	Operations
22.21 	General              18,565,000    18,565,000
22.22 	Health Care Access    2,533,000     2,533,000
22.23 		Subd. 3.Revenue and Pass-Through Expenditures
22.24 	Federal TANF         60,767,000    58,224,000
22.25 		Subd. 4.Economic Support Grants
22.26 	Summary by Fund
22.27 	General             397,165,000   413,392,000
22.28 	Federal TANF        215,308,000   217,909,000
22.29 	The amounts that may be spent from this
22.30 	appropriation for each purpose are as
22.31 	follows:
22.32 	(a) MFIP/DWP Grants
22.33 	General              35,640,000    31,902,000
22.34 	Federal TANF        112,714,000   115,277,000
22.35 	(b) Support Services Grants
22.36 	General               8,697,000     8,715,000
22.37 	Federal TANF        102,594,000   102,632,000
22.38 	(c) MFIP Child Care Assistance Grants
22.39 	General              81,635,000    91,365,000
23.1 	(d) Child Care Development Grants
23.2 	General               1,540,000     1,540,000
23.3 	(e) Child Support Enforcement Grants
23.4 	General               3,255,000     3,255,000
23.5 	(f) Children's Services Grants
23.6 	General              39,403,000    43,657,000
23.7 	[BASE ADJUSTMENT FOR ADOPTION
23.8 	ASSISTANCE GRANTS.] The general fund
23.9 	base is increased by $2,153,000 in
23.10 	fiscal year 2008 and $4,310,000 in
23.11 	fiscal year 2009 for adoption
23.12 	assistance grants.
23.13 	[BASE ADJUSTMENT FOR RELATIVE CUSTODY
23.14 	ASSISTANCE GRANTS.] The general fund
23.15 	base is increased by $838,000 in fiscal
23.16 	year 2008 and $1,689,000 in fiscal year
23.17 	2009 for relative custody assistance
23.18 	grants.
23.19 	[ADOPTION ASSISTANCE AND RELATIVE
23.20 	CUSTODY ASSISTANCE.] The commissioner
23.21 	may transfer unencumbered appropriation
23.22 	balances for adoption assistance and
23.23 	relative custody assistance between
23.24 	fiscal years and between programs.
23.25 	[PRIVATIZED ADOPTION GRANTS.] Federal
23.26 	reimbursement for privatized adoption
23.27 	grant and foster care recruitment grant
23.28 	expenditures is appropriated to the
23.29 	commissioner for adoption grants and
23.30 	foster care and adoption administrative
23.31 	purposes.
23.32 	(g) Children and Community
23.33 	Services Grants
23.34 	General              68,488,000    68,488,000
23.35 	[DELAY PROJECTS OF REGIONAL
23.36 	SIGNIFICANCE.] Notwithstanding
23.37 	Minnesota Statutes, section 256M.40,
23.38 	subdivision 2, the projects of the
23.39 	regional significance grant program are
23.40 	delayed until July 1, 2007.  The
23.41 	general fund base for the program shall
23.42 	be $25,000,000 in fiscal year 2008 and
23.43 	$25,000,000 in fiscal year 2009.
23.44 	(h) General Assistance Grants
23.45 	General              30,823,000    31,157,000
23.46 	[GENERAL ASSISTANCE STANDARD.] The
23.47 	commissioner shall set the monthly
23.48 	standard of assistance for general
23.49 	assistance units consisting of an adult
23.50 	recipient who is childless and
23.51 	unmarried or living apart from parents
23.52 	or a legal guardian at $203.  The
23.53 	commissioner may reduce this amount
23.54 	according to Laws 1997, chapter 85,
23.55 	article 3, section 54.
24.1 	[EMERGENCY GENERAL ASSISTANCE.] The
24.2 	amount appropriated for emergency
24.3 	general assistance funds is limited to
24.4 	no more that $7,889,812 in fiscal year
24.5 	2006 and $7,889,812 in fiscal year
24.6 	2007.  Funds to counties shall be
24.7 	allocated by the commissioner using the
24.8 	allocation method specified in
24.9 	Minnesota Statutes, section 256D.06.
24.10 	(i) Minnesota Supplemental Aid Grants
24.11 	General              30,315,000    30,801,000
24.12 	[EMERGENCY MINNESOTA SUPPLEMENTAL AID
24.13 	FUNDS.] The amount appropriated for
24.14 	emergency Minnesota supplemental aid
24.15 	funds is limited to no more than
24.16 	$1,100,000 in fiscal year 2006 and
24.17 	$1,100,000 in fiscal year 2007.  Funds
24.18 	to counties shall be allocated by the
24.19 	commissioner using the allocation
24.20 	method specified in Minnesota Statutes,
24.21 	section 256D.46.
24.22 	(j) Group Residential Housing Grants
24.23 	General              84,588,000    90,110,000
24.24 	(k) Other Children and Economic
24.25 	Assistance Grants
24.26 	General              12,781,000    12,402,000
24.27 		Subd. 5.Children and Economic Assistance
24.28 	Management
24.29 	Summary by Fund
24.30 	General              42,292,000    42,292,000
24.31 	Health Care Access      249,000       249,000
24.32 	Federal TANF            452,000       452,000
24.33 	The amounts that may be spent from the
24.34 	appropriation for each purpose are as
24.35 	follows:
24.36 	(a) Children and Economic
24.37 	Assistance Administration
24.38 	General               7,571,000     7,571,000
24.39 	Federal TANF            452,000       452,000
24.40 	(b) Children and Economic
24.41 	Assistance Operations
24.42 	General              34,721,000    34,721,000
24.43 	Health Care Access      249,000       249,000
24.44 	[SPENDING AUTHORITY FOR FOOD STAMPS
24.45 	BONUS AWARDS.] In the event that
24.46 	Minnesota qualifies for the United
24.47 	States Department of Agriculture Food
24.48 	and Nutrition Services Food Stamp
24.49 	Program performance bonus awards
24.50 	beginning in federal fiscal year 2004,
24.51 	the funding is appropriated to the
25.1 	commissioner.  The commissioner shall
25.2 	retain 25 percent of the funding, with
25.3 	the other 75 percent divided among the
25.4 	counties according to a formula that
25.5 	takes into account each county's impact
25.6 	on state performance in the applicable
25.7 	bonus categories.
25.8 	[CHILD SUPPORT PAYMENT CENTER.]
25.9 	Payments to the commissioner from other
25.10 	governmental units, private
25.11 	enterprises, and individuals for
25.12 	services performed by the child support
25.13 	payment center must be deposited in the
25.14 	state systems account authorized under
25.15 	Minnesota Statutes, section 256.014.
25.16 	These payments are appropriated to the
25.17 	commissioner for the operation of the
25.18 	child support payment center or system,
25.19 	according to Minnesota Statutes,
25.20 	section 256.014.
25.21 	[CHILD SUPPORT COST RECOVERY FEES.] The
25.22 	commissioner shall transfer $34,000 of
25.23 	child support cost recovery fees
25.24 	collected in fiscal year 2006 and
25.25 	fiscal year 2007 to the PRISM special
25.26 	revenue account to offset PRISM system
25.27 	costs of maintaining the fee.
25.28 	[FINANCIAL INSTITUTION DATA MATCH AND
25.29 	PAYMENT OF FEES.] The commissioner is
25.30 	authorized to allocate up to $310,000
25.31 	each year in fiscal year 2006 and
25.32 	fiscal year 2007 from the PRISM special
25.33 	revenue account to make payments to
25.34 	financial institutions in exchange for
25.35 	performing data matches between account
25.36 	information held by financial
25.37 	institutions and the public authority's
25.38 	database of child support obligors as
25.39 	authorized by Minnesota Statutes,
25.40 	section 13B.06, subdivision 7.
25.41 		Subd. 6.Basic Health Care Grants
25.42 	Summary by Fund
25.43 	General           1,727,366,000 1,989,812,000
25.44 	Health Care Access  288,239,000   227,238,000
25.45 	[UPDATING FEDERAL POVERTY GUIDELINES.]
25.46 	Annual updates to the federal poverty
25.47 	guidelines are effective each July 1,
25.48 	following publication by the United
25.49 	States Department of Health and Human
25.50 	Services for health care programs under
25.51 	Minnesota Statutes, chapters 256, 256B,
25.52 	256D, and 256L.
25.53 	The amounts that may be spent from the
25.54 	appropriation for each purpose are as
25.55 	follows:
25.56 	(a) MinnesotaCare Grants
25.57 	Health Care Access  287,489,000   226,488,000
25.58 	[MINNESOTACARE FEDERAL RECEIPTS.]
25.59 	Receipts received as a result of
26.1 	federal participation pertaining to
26.2 	administrative costs of the Minnesota
26.3 	health care reform waiver shall be
26.4 	deposited as nondedicated revenue in
26.5 	the health care access fund.  Receipts
26.6 	received as a result of federal
26.7 	participation pertaining to grants
26.8 	shall be deposited in the federal fund
26.9 	and shall offset health care access
26.10 	funds for payments to providers.
26.11 	[MINNESOTACARE FUNDING.] The
26.12 	commissioner may expend money
26.13 	appropriated from the health care
26.14 	access fund for MinnesotaCare in either
26.15 	fiscal year of the biennium.
26.16 	(b) MA Basic Health Care -
26.17 	Families and Children
26.18 	General             630,437,000   771,874,000
26.19 	(c) MA Basic Health Care -
26.20 	Elderly and Disabled
26.21 	General             810,407,000   865,094,000
26.22 	(d) General Assistance Medical Care
26.23 	Grants
26.24 	General             279,623,000   349,785,000
26.25 	(e) Prescription Drug Program Grants
26.26 	General               4,340,000       -0-
26.27 	[PDP TO MEDICARE PART D TRANSITION.]
26.28 	The commissioner of human services,
26.29 	with the approval of the commissioner
26.30 	of finance, and after notification of
26.31 	the chair of the senate Health and
26.32 	Human Services Budget Division and the
26.33 	chair of the house Health Policy and
26.34 	Finance Committee, may transfer fiscal
26.35 	year 2006 appropriations between the
26.36 	medical assistance program and the
26.37 	prescription drug program.
26.38 	(f) Health Care Grants -
26.39 	Other Assistance
26.40 	General               2,559,000     3,059,000
26.41 	Health Care Access      750,000       750,000
26.42 		Subd. 7.Health Care Management
26.43 	Summary by Fund
26.44 	General              21,113,000    21,116,000
26.45 	Health Care Access   15,765,000    15,765,000
26.46 	The amounts that may be spent from the
26.47 	appropriation for each purpose are as
26.48 	follows:
26.49 	(a) Health Care Policy Administration
26.50 	General               5,124,000     5,175,000
27.1 	Health Care Access      745,000       745,000
27.2 	[MINNESOTACARE OUTREACH REIMBURSEMENT.]
27.3 	Federal administrative reimbursement
27.4 	resulting from MinnesotaCare outreach
27.5 	is appropriated to the commissioner for
27.6 	this activity.
27.7 	[MINNESOTA SENIOR HEALTH OPTIONS
27.8 	REIMBURSEMENT.] Federal administrative
27.9 	reimbursement resulting from the
27.10 	Minnesota senior health options project
27.11 	is appropriated to the commissioner for
27.12 	this activity.
27.13 	[UTILIZATION REVIEW.] Federal
27.14 	administrative reimbursement resulting
27.15 	from prior authorization and inpatient
27.16 	admission certification by a
27.17 	professional review organization shall
27.18 	be dedicated to the commissioner for
27.19 	these purposes.  A portion of these
27.20 	funds must be used for activities to
27.21 	decrease unnecessary pharmaceutical
27.22 	costs in medical assistance.
27.23 	(b) Health Care Operations
27.24 	General              15,989,000    15,941,000
27.25 	Health Care Access   15,020,000    15,020,000
27.26 		Subd. 8.Continuing Care Grants
27.27 	Summary by Fund
27.28 	General           1,554,247,000 1,636,406,000
27.29 	Lottery Prize         1,308,000     1,308,000
27.30 	The amounts that may be spent from the
27.31 	appropriation for each purpose are as
27.32 	follows:
27.33 	(a) Aging and Adult Services Grant
27.34 	General              13,951,000    13,951,000
27.35 	(b) Alternative Care Grants
27.36 	General              67,425,000    67,528,000
27.37 	[ALTERNATIVE CARE TRANSFER.] Any money
27.38 	allocated to the alternative care
27.39 	program that is not spent for the
27.40 	purposes indicated does not cancel but
27.41 	shall be transferred to the medical
27.42 	assistance account.
27.43 	(c) Medical Assistance Grants -
27.44 	Long-term Care Facilities
27.45 	General             512,671,000   508,930,000
27.46 	(d) Medical Assistance Grants -
27.47 	Long-Term Care Waivers and
27.48 	Home Care Grants
27.49 	General             833,982,000   914,451,000
27.50 	[LIMITING GROWTH IN MR/RC WAIVER.] For
28.1 	each year of the biennium ending June
28.2 	30, 2007, the commissioner shall limit
28.3 	the new diversion caseload growth in
28.4 	the MR/RC waiver to 50 additional
28.5 	allocations.  Notwithstanding Minnesota
28.6 	Statutes, section 256B.0916,
28.7 	subdivision 5, paragraph (b), the
28.8 	available diversion allocations shall
28.9 	be awarded to support individuals whose
28.10 	health and safety needs result in an
28.11 	imminent risk of an institutional
28.12 	placement at any time during the fiscal
28.13 	year.
28.14 	(e) Mental Health Grants
28.15 	General              46,141,000    45,908,000
28.16 	Lottery Prize         1,308,000     1,308,000
28.17 	[RESTRUCTURING OF ADULT MENTAL HEALTH
28.18 	SERVICES.] The commissioner may make
28.19 	transfers that do not increase the
28.20 	state share of costs to effectively
28.21 	implement the restructuring of adult
28.22 	mental health services.
28.23 	(f) Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing
28.24 	Grants
28.25 	General               1,445,000     1,445,000
28.26 	(g) Chemical Dependency
28.27 	Entitlement Grants
28.28 	General              63,183,000    68,744,000
28.29 	(h) Chemical Dependency Nonentitlement
28.30 	Grants
28.31 	General               1,055,000     1,055,000
28.32 	(i) Other Continuing Care Grants
28.33 	General              14,394,000    14,394,000
28.34 		Subd. 9.Continuing Care Management
28.35 	Summary by Fund
28.36 	General              14,189,000    14,189,000
28.37 	State Government
28.38 	Special Revenue         119,000       119,000
28.39 	Lottery Prize           148,000       148,000
28.40 		Subd. 10.State-Operated Services
28.41 	Summary by Fund
28.42 	General             200,899,000   193,652,000
28.43 	[TRANSFER AUTHORITY RELATED TO
28.44 	STATE-OPERATED SERVICES.] Money
28.45 	appropriated to finance state-operated
28.46 	services programs and administrative
28.47 	services may be transferred between
28.48 	fiscal years of the biennium with the
28.49 	approval of the commissioner of finance.
29.1 	[APPROPRIATION LIMITATION.] No part of
29.2 	the appropriation in this article to
29.3 	the commissioner for mental health
29.4 	treatment services at the regional
29.5 	treatment centers shall be used for the
29.6 	Minnesota sex offender program.

29.7 	Sec. 3. COMMISSIONER OF HEALTH
 29.8 		Subdivision 1.Total
29.9 	Appropriation                       108,985,000    108,985,000
29.10 	Summary by Fund
29.11 	General              64,688,000    64,688,000
29.12 	State Government
29.13 	Special Revenue      32,081,000    32,081,000
29.14 	Health Care Access    6,216,000     6,216,000
29.15 	TANF                  6,000,000     6,000,000
29.16 	[TANF APPROPRIATIONS.] (a) $4,000,000
29.17 	of TANF funds is appropriated each year
29.18 	to the commissioner for home visiting
29.19 	and nutritional services listed under
29.20 	Minnesota Statutes, section 145.882,
29.21 	subdivision 7, clauses (6) and (7).
29.22 	Funding shall be distributed to
29.23 	community health boards based on
29.24 	Minnesota Statutes, section 145A.131,
29.25 	subdivision 1, and tribal governments
29.26 	based on Minnesota Statutes, section
29.27 	145A.14, subdivision 2, paragraph (b).
29.28 	(b) $2,000,000 of TANF funds is
29.29 	appropriated each year to the
29.30 	commissioner for decreasing racial and
29.31 	ethnic disparities in infant mortality
29.32 	rates under Minnesota Statutes, section
29.33 	145.928, subdivision 7.
29.34 		Subd. 2.Community and Family
29.35 	Health Promotion
29.36 	Summary by Fund
29.37 	General              41,407,000    41,407,000
29.38 	State Government
29.39 	Special Revenue         128,000       128,000
29.40 	Health Care Access    3,453,000     3,453,000
29.41 	TANF                  3,580,000     3,580,000
29.42 		Subd. 3.Policy Quality and
29.43 	Compliance
29.44 	Summary by Fund
29.45 	General               3,805,000     3,805,000
29.46 	State Government
29.47 	Special Revenue      10,424,000    10,424,000
29.48 	Health Care Access    2,763,000     2,763,000
29.49 		Subd. 4.Health Protection
30.1 	Summary by Fund
30.2 	General               9,092,000     9,092,000
30.3 	State Government
30.4 	Special Revenue      21,529,000    21,529,000
30.5 		Subd. 5.Minority and
30.6 	Multicultural Health
30.7 	General               4,982,000     4,982,000
30.8 	TANF                  2,420,000     2,420,000
30.9 		Subd. 6.Administrative
30.10 	Support Services
30.11 	General               5,402,000     5,402,000

30.12 	Sec. 4. VETERANS NURSING HOMES BOARD
 30.13 	General              30,030,000    30,030,000

30.14 	Sec. 5. HEALTH-RELATED BOARDS
 30.15 		Subdivision 1.Total
30.16 	Appropriation                         11,572,000     11,582,000
30.17 	State Government
30.18 	Special Revenue      11,572,000    11,582,000
30.19 	[STATE GOVERNMENT SPECIAL REVENUE
30.20 	FUND.] The appropriations in this
30.21 	section are from the state government
30.22 	special revenue fund, except where
30.23 	noted.
30.24 	[NO SPENDING IN EXCESS OF REVENUES.]
30.25 	The commissioner of finance shall not
30.26 	permit the allotment, encumbrance, or
30.27 	expenditure of money appropriated in
30.28 	this section in excess of the
30.29 	anticipated biennial revenues or
30.30 	accumulated surplus revenues from fees
30.31 	collected by the boards.  Neither this
30.32 	provision nor Minnesota Statutes,
30.33 	section 214.06, applies to transfers
30.34 	from the general contingent account.
30.35 	[HEALTH PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
30.36 	ACTIVITY.] $546,000 each year from the
30.37 	state government special revenue fund
30.38 	is for the health professional services
30.39 	activity.
30.40 		Subd. 2.Board of Behavioral
30.41 	Health and Therapy
30.42 	673,000        673,000
30.43 		Subd. 3.Board of Chiropractic
30.44 	Examiners
30.45 	384,000        384,000
30.46 		Subd. 4.Board of Dentistry
30.47 	State Government Special
30.48 	Revenue Fund
30.49 	858,000        858,000
31.1 		Subd. 5.Board of Dietetics and
31.2 	Nutrition Practice
31.3 	101,000        101,000
31.4 		Subd. 6.Board of Marriage and
31.5 	Family Therapy
31.6 	118,000        118,000
31.7 		Subd. 7.Board of Medical
31.8 	Practice
31.9 	3,404,000      3,404,000
31.10 		Subd. 8.Board of Nursing
31.11 	2,356,000      2,356,000
31.12 		Subd. 9.Board of Nursing
31.13 	Home Administrators
31.14 	597,000        607,000
31.15 	[ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES UNIT.] Of this
31.16 	appropriation, $359,000 the first year
31.17 	and $359,000 the second year are for
31.18 	the health boards administrative
31.19 	services unit.  The administrative
31.20 	services unit may receive and expend
31.21 	reimbursements for services performed
31.22 	for other agencies.
31.23 		Subd. 10.Board of Optometry
31.24 	96,000         96,000
31.25 		Subd. 11.Board of Pharmacy
31.26 	1,027,000      1,027,000
31.27 		Subd. 12.Board of Physical
31.28 	Therapy
31.29 	197,000        197,000
31.30 		Subd. 13.Board of Podiatry
31.31 	45,000         45,000
31.32 		Subd. 14.Board of Psychology
31.33 	680,000        680,000
31.34 		Subd. 15.Board of Social
31.35 	Work
31.36 	873,000        873,000
31.37 		Subd. 16.Board of Veterinary
31.38 	Medicine
31.39 	163,000        163,000

31.40 	Sec. 6. EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES BOARD
 31.41 		Subdivision 1.Total
31.42 	Appropriation                          3,027,000      3,027,000
31.43 	Summary by Fund
32.1 	General               2,481,000     2,481,000
32.2 	State Government
32.3 	Special Revenue         546,000       546,000

32.4 	Sec. 7. COUNCIL ON DISABILITY
 32.5 	General                                  500,000        500,000

32.6 	Sec. 8. OMBUDSMAN FOR MENTAL HEALTH
32.7 	AND MENTAL RETARDATION
 32.8 	General                                1,462,000      1,462,000

32.9 	Sec. 9. OMBUDSMAN FOR FAMILIES
 32.10 	General                                  245,000        245,000

32.11 	Sec. 10. TRANSFERS.
 32.12 		Subdivision 1.Grants. The commissioner of human
32.13 	services, with the approval of the commissioner of finance, and
32.14 	after notification of the chairs of the relevant senate budget
32.15 	division and house finance committee, may transfer unencumbered
32.16 	appropriation balances for the biennium ending June 30, 2007,
32.17 	within fiscal years among the MFIP, general assistance medical
32.18 	care, general assistance, medical assistance, MFIP child care
32.19 	assistance under Minnesota Statutes, section 119B.05, Minnesota
32.20 	supplemental aid, and group residential housing programs, and
32.21 	the entitlement portion of the chemical dependency consolidated
32.22 	treatment fund, and between fiscal years of the biennium.
32.23 		Subd. 2.Administration. Positions, salary money, and
32.24 	nonsalary administrative money may be transferred within the
32.25 	Departments of Human Services and Health and within the programs
32.26 	operated by the Veterans Nursing Homes Board as the
32.27 	commissioners and the board consider necessary, with the advance
32.28 	approval of the commissioner of finance.  The commissioner or
32.29 	the board shall inform the chairs of the relevant house and
32.30 	senate health committees quarterly about transfers made under
32.31 	this provision.
32.32 		Subd. 3.Prohibited transfers. Grant money shall not be
32.33 	transferred to operations within the Departments of Human
32.34 	Services and Health and within the programs operated by the
32.35 	Veterans Nursing Homes Board without the approval of the
32.36 	legislature.

32.37 	Sec. 11. INDIRECT COSTS NOT TO FUND PROGRAMS.
 33.1 	The commissioners of health and of human services shall not
33.2 	use indirect cost allocations to pay for the operational costs
33.3 	of any program for which they are responsible.

33.4 	Sec. 12. SUNSET OF UNCODIFIED LANGUAGE.
 33.5 	All uncodified language contained in this article expires
33.6 	on June 30, 2007, unless a different expiration date is explicit.

33.7 	Sec. 13. EFFECTIVE DATE.
 33.8 	The provisions in this article are effective on or
33.9 	retroactively from July 1, 2005, unless a different effective
33.10 	date is specified.

33.11 	ARTICLE 5
33.12 	HUMAN SERVICES POLICY

33.13 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 256.975,
33.14 	subdivision 9, is amended to read:
33.15 		Subd. 9.Prescription drug assistance. (a) The Minnesota
33.16 	Board on Aging shall establish and administer a prescription
33.17 	drug assistance program to assist individuals in accessing
33.18 	programs offered by pharmaceutical manufacturers that provide
33.19 	free or discounted prescription drugs or provide coverage for
33.20 	prescription drugs.  The board shall use computer software
33.21 	programs to:
33.22 	(1) list eligibility requirements for pharmaceutical
33.23 	assistance programs offered by manufacturers;
33.24 	(2) list drugs that are included in a supplemental rebate
33.25 	contract between the commissioner and a pharmaceutical
33.26 	manufacturer under section 256.01, subdivision 2, clause (23);
33.27 	and
33.28 	(3) link individuals with the pharmaceutical assistance
33.29 	programs most appropriate for the individual.  The board shall
33.30 	make information on the prescription drug assistance program
33.31 	available to interested individuals and health care providers
33.32 	and shall coordinate the program with the statewide information
33.33 	and assistance service provided through the Senior LinkAge Line
33.34 	under subdivision 7.
33.35 	(b) The board shall work with the commissioner and county
33.36 	social service agencies to coordinate the enrollment of
34.1 	individuals who are referred to the prescription drug assistance
34.2 	program from the prescription drug program, as required under
34.3 	section 256.955, subdivision 4a.
34.4 	
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective January 1, 2006.

34.5 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 256B.0625,
34.6 	subdivision 13, is amended to read:
34.7 		Subd. 13.Drugs.  (a) Medical assistance covers drugs,
34.8 	except for fertility drugs when specifically used to enhance
34.9 	fertility, if prescribed by a licensed practitioner and
34.10 	dispensed by a licensed pharmacist, by a physician enrolled in
34.11 	the medical assistance program as a dispensing physician, or by
34.12 	a physician or a nurse practitioner employed by or under
34.13 	contract with a community health board as defined in section
34.14 	145A.02, subdivision 5, for the purposes of communicable disease
34.15 	control.
34.16 	(b) The dispensed quantity of a prescription drug must not
34.17 	exceed a 34-day supply, unless authorized by the commissioner.
34.18 	(c) Medical assistance covers the following
34.19 	over-the-counter drugs when prescribed by a licensed
34.20 	practitioner or by a licensed pharmacist who meets standards
34.21 	established by the commissioner, in consultation with the board
34.22 	of pharmacy:  antacids, acetaminophen, family planning products,
34.23 	aspirin, insulin, products for the treatment of lice, vitamins
34.24 	for adults with documented vitamin deficiencies, vitamins for
34.25 	children under the age of seven and pregnant or nursing women,
34.26 	and any other over-the-counter drug identified by the
34.27 	commissioner, in consultation with the formulary committee, as
34.28 	necessary, appropriate, and cost-effective for the treatment of
34.29 	certain specified chronic diseases, conditions, or disorders,
34.30 	and this determination shall not be subject to the requirements
34.31 	of chapter 14.  A pharmacist may prescribe over-the-counter
34.32 	medications as provided under this paragraph for purposes of
34.33 	receiving reimbursement under Medicaid.  When prescribing
34.34 	over-the-counter drugs under this paragraph, licensed
34.35 	pharmacists must consult with the recipient to determine
34.36 	necessity, provide drug counseling, review drug therapy for
35.1 	potential adverse interactions, and make referrals as needed to
35.2 	other health care professionals.
35.3 	(d) Effective January 1, 2006, medical assistance shall not
35.4 	cover drugs that are coverable under Medicare Part D as defined
35.5 	in the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and
35.6 	Modernization Act of 2003, Public Law 108-173, section
35.7 	1860D-2(e), for individuals eligible for drug coverage as
35.8 	defined in the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and
35.9 	Modernization Act of 2003, Public Law 108-173, section
35.10 	1860D-1(a)(3)(A).  For these individuals, medical assistance may
35.11 	cover drugs from the drug classes listed in United States Code,
35.12 	title 42, section 1396r-8(d)(2), subject to this subdivision and
35.13 	subdivisions 13a to 13g, except that drugs listed in United
35.14 	States Code, title 42, section 1396r-8(d)(2)(E), shall not be
35.15 	covered.

35.16 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 256B.0911,
35.17 	subdivision 1a, is amended to read:
35.18 		Subd. 1a.Definitions.  For purposes of this section, the
35.19 	following definitions apply:
35.20 	(a) "Long-term care consultation services" means:
35.21 	(1) providing information and education to the general
35.22 	public regarding availability of the services authorized under
35.23 	this section;
35.24 	(2) an intake process that provides access to the services
35.25 	described in this section;
35.26 	(3) assessment of the health, psychological, and social
35.27 	needs of referred individuals;
35.28 	(4) assistance in identifying services needed to maintain
35.29 	an individual in the least restrictive environment;
35.30 	(5) providing recommendations on cost-effective community
35.31 	services that are available to the individual;
35.32 	(6) development of an individual's community support plan;
35.33 	(7) providing information regarding eligibility for
35.34 	Minnesota health care programs;
35.35 	(8) preadmission screening to determine the need for a
35.36 	nursing facility level of care;
36.1 	(9) preliminary determination of Minnesota health care
36.2 	programs eligibility for individuals who need a nursing facility
36.3 	level of care, with appropriate referrals for final
36.4 	determination;
36.5 	(10) providing recommendations for nursing facility
36.6 	placement when there are no cost-effective community services
36.7 	available; and
36.8 	(11) assistance to transition people back to community
36.9 	settings after facility admission.
36.10 	(b) "Minnesota health care programs" means the medical
36.11 	assistance program under chapter 256B,and the alternative care
36.12 	program under section 256B.0913, and the prescription drug
36.13 	program under section 256.955.
36.14 	
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective January 1, 2006.

36.15 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 256M.40,
36.16 	subdivision 2, is amended to read:
36.17 		Subd. 2.Project of regional significance; study.  The
36.18 	commissioner shall study whether and how to dedicate a portion
36.19 	of the allocated funds for projects of regional significance.
36.20 	The study shall include an analysis of the amount of annual
36.21 	funding to be dedicated for projects of regional significance
36.22 	and what efforts these projects must support.  The commissioner
36.23 	shall submit a report to the chairs of the house and senate
36.24 	committees with jurisdiction over children and community
36.25 	services grants by January 15, 2005. The commissioner of
36.26 	finance, in preparing the proposed biennial budget for fiscal
36.27 	years 2006 and 2007, is instructed to include $25 million each
36.28 	year in funding for projects of regional significance under this
36.29 	chapter.

36.30 	Sec. 5. REPEALER.
 36.31 	Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 256.955, is repealed
36.32 	effective January 1, 2006.

36.33 	ARTICLE 6
36.34 	 RATIFICATION

36.35 	Section 1. RATIFICATION.
 36.36 	The amendments to the commissioner's plan for unrepresented
37.1 	state employees and the managerial plan, submitted to the
37.2 	Legislative Subcommittee on Employee Relations on June 22, 2005,
37.3 	are ratified.

37.4 	Sec. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.
 37.5 	Section 1 is effective on or retroactively from July 1,
37.6 	2005.

37.7 	ARTICLE 7
37.8 	APPROPRIATIONS
37.9 	TRANSPORTATION, METROPOLITAN COUNCIL, PUBLIC SAFETY

37.10 	Section 1. TRANSPORTATION, METROPOLITAN COUNCIL, PUBLIC SAFETY
37.11 	APPROPRIATIONS.
 37.12 	The sums shown in the columns marked "APPROPRIATIONS" are
37.13 	appropriated from the general fund, or another named fund, to
37.14 	the agencies and for the purposes specified in this article, to
37.15 	be available for the fiscal years indicated for each purpose.
37.16 	The figures "2006" and "2007," where used in this article, mean
37.17 	that the appropriations listed under them are available for the
37.18 	year ending June 30, 2006, or June 30, 2007, respectively.  The
37.19 	term "first year" means the year ending June 30, 2006, and the
37.20 	term "second year" means the year ending June 30, 2007.
37.21 	SUMMARY BY FUND
37.22 	2006          2007           TOTAL
37.23 	General            $   78,966,000 $   80,221,000 $  159,187,000
37.24 	Airports               19,458,000     19,458,000     38,916,000
37.25 	C.S.A.H.              441,335,000    453,948,000    895,283,000
37.26 	M.S.A.S.              117,048,000    120,841,000    237,889,000
37.27 	Special Revenue        45,741,000     45,096,000     90,837,000
37.28 	Highway User            8,568,000      8,638,000     17,206,000
37.29 	Trunk Highway       1,148,201,000  1,262,744,000  2,410,945,000
37.30 	TOTAL              $1,859,317,000 $1,990,946,000 $3,850,263,000
37.31 	APPROPRIATIONS
37.32 	                                       Available for the Year
37.33 	                                           Ending June 30
37.34 	                                          2006         2007

37.35 	Sec. 2. TRANSPORTATION
 37.36 		Subdivision 1.Total
37.37 	Appropriation                     $1,668,391,000 $1,799,349,000
37.38 	The appropriations in this section are
38.1 	from the trunk highway fund, except
38.2 	when another fund is named.
38.3 	Summary by Fund
38.4 	2006          2007
38.5 	General              16,221,000    16,221,000
38.6 	Airports             19,408,000    19,408,000
38.7 	C.S.A.H.            441,335,000   453,948,000
38.8 	M.S.A.S.            117,048,000   120,841,000
38.9 	Trunk Highway     1,074,379,000 1,188,931,000
38.10 	The amounts that may be spent from this
38.11 	appropriation for each program are
38.12 	specified in the following subdivisions.
38.13 		Subd. 2.Multimodal Systems          42,147,000     42,147,000
38.14 	Summary by Fund
38.15 	Airports             19,383,000    19,383,000
38.16 	General              16,156,000    16,156,000
38.17 	Trunk Highway         6,608,000     6,608,000
38.18 	The amounts that may be spent from this
38.19 	appropriation for each activity are as
38.20 	follows:
38.21 	(a) Aeronautics
38.22 	20,220,000     20,220,000
38.23 	Summary by Fund
38.24 	Airports             19,383,000    19,383,000
38.25 	Trunk Highway           837,000       837,000
38.26 	Except as otherwise provided, the
38.27 	appropriations in this subdivision are
38.28 	from the state airports fund.
38.29 	(1) Airport Development
38.30 	and Assistance
38.31 	14,298,000     14,298,000
38.32 	These appropriations must be spent
38.33 	according to Minnesota Statutes,
38.34 	section 360.305, subdivision 4.
38.35 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes,
38.36 	section 16A.28, subdivision 6, funds
38.37 	are available for five years after
38.38 	appropriation.
38.39 	If the appropriation for either year is
38.40 	insufficient, the appropriation for the
38.41 	other year is available for it.
38.42 	Of the state airports fund
38.43 	appropriation in Laws 2003, First
38.44 	Special Session chapter 19, article 1,
38.45 	section 2, subdivision 2, paragraph
39.1 	(a), clause (1), $1,900,000 cancels to
39.2 	the state airports fund.  This
39.3 	cancellation is effective the day
39.4 	following final enactment.
39.5 	(2) Aviation Support and Services
39.6 	5,922,000      5,922,000
39.7 	Summary by Fund
39.8 	Airports              5,085,000     5,085,000
39.9 	Trunk Highway           837,000       837,000
39.10 	$65,000 the first year and $65,000 the
39.11 	second year are for the Civil Air
39.12 	Patrol.
39.13 	(b) Transit
39.14 	16,605,000     16,605,000
39.15 	Summary by Fund
39.16 	General              15,810,000    15,810,000
39.17 	Trunk Highway           795,000       795,000
39.18 	(c) Freight
39.19 	5,322,000      5,322,000
39.20 	Summary by Fund
39.21 	General                 346,000       346,000
39.22 	Trunk Highway         4,976,000     4,976,000
39.23 		Subd. 3.State Roads              1,012,272,000  1,126,824,000
39.24 	Summary by Fund
39.25 	General                   9,000         9,000
39.26 	Trunk Highway     1,012,263,000 1,126,815,000
39.27 	The amounts that may be spent from this
39.28 	appropriation for each activity are as
39.29 	follows:
39.30 	(a) Infrastructure Investment and Planning
39.31 	801,561,000   916,113,000
39.32 	(1) Infrastructure Investment Support
39.33 	168,207,000   168,207,000
39.34 	$266,000 the first year and $266,000
39.35 	the second year are available for
39.36 	grants to metropolitan planning
39.37 	organizations outside the seven-county
39.38 	metropolitan area.
39.39 	$75,000 the first year and $75,000 the
39.40 	second year are for a transportation
39.41 	research contingent account to finance
39.42 	research projects that are reimbursable
39.43 	from the federal government or from
39.44 	other sources.  If the appropriation
40.1 	for either year is insufficient, the
40.2 	appropriation for the other year is
40.3 	available for it.
40.4 	$600,000 the first year and $600,000
40.5 	the second year are available for
40.6 	grants for transportation studies
40.7 	outside the metropolitan area to
40.8 	identify critical concerns, problems,
40.9 	and issues.  These grants are available
40.10 	(1) to regional development commissions
40.11 	and (2) in regions where no regional
40.12 	development commission is functioning,
40.13 	to joint powers boards established
40.14 	under agreement of two or more
40.15 	political subdivisions in the region to
40.16 	exercise the planning functions of a
40.17 	regional development commission, and
40.18 	(3) in regions where no regional
40.19 	development commission or joint powers
40.20 	board is functioning, to the
40.21 	department's district office for that
40.22 	region.
40.23 	(2) State Road Construction
40.24 	576,950,000    680,950,000
40.25 	It is estimated that these
40.26 	appropriations will be funded as
40.27 	follows:
40.28 	Federal Highway Aid
40.29 	280,000,000    384,000,000
40.30 	Highway User Taxes
40.31 	296,950,000    296,950,000
40.32 	The commissioner of transportation
40.33 	shall notify the chair of the
40.34 	Transportation Budget Division of the
40.35 	senate and the chair of the
40.36 	Transportation Finance Committee of the
40.37 	house of representatives of any
40.38 	significant events that should cause
40.39 	these estimates to change.
40.40 	This appropriation is for the actual
40.41 	construction, reconstruction, and
40.42 	improvement of trunk highways,
40.43 	including design-build contracts and
40.44 	consultant usage to support these
40.45 	activities.  This includes the cost of
40.46 	actual payment to landowners for lands
40.47 	acquired for highway rights-of-way,
40.48 	payment to lessees, interest subsidies,
40.49 	and relocation expenses.
40.50 	The commissioner may transfer up to
40.51 	$15,000,000 each year to the
40.52 	transportation revolving loan fund.
40.53 	The commissioner may receive money
40.54 	covering other shares of the cost of
40.55 	partnership projects.  These receipts
40.56 	are appropriated to the commissioner
40.57 	for these projects.
40.58 	(3) Highway Debt Service
41.1 	56,404,000     66,956,000
41.2 	$42,086,000 the first year and
41.3 	$62,005,000 the second year are for
41.4 	transfer to the state bond fund.  If
41.5 	this appropriation is insufficient to
41.6 	make all transfers required in the year
41.7 	for which it is made, the commissioner
41.8 	of finance shall notify the Committee
41.9 	on Finance of the senate and the
41.10 	Committee on Ways and Means of the
41.11 	house of representatives of the amount
41.12 	of the deficiency and shall then
41.13 	transfer that amount under the
41.14 	statutory open appropriation.  Any
41.15 	excess appropriation cancels to the
41.16 	trunk highway fund.
41.17 	(b) Infrastructure Operations
41.18 	and Maintenance
41.19 	204,746,000    204,746,000
41.20 	(c) Electronic Communications
41.21 	5,965,000      5,965,000
41.22 	Summary by Fund
41.23 	General                   9,000         9,000
41.24 	Trunk Highway         5,956,000     5,956,000
41.25 	$9,000 the first year and $9,000 the
41.26 	second year are from the general fund
41.27 	for equipment and operation of the
41.28 	Roosevelt signal tower for Lake of the
41.29 	Woods weather broadcasting.
41.30 		Subd. 4.Local Roads                558,383,000    574,789,000
41.31 	Summary by Fund
41.32 	C.S.A.H.            441,335,000   453,948,000
41.33 	M.S.A.S.            117,048,000   120,841,000
41.34 	The amounts that may be spent from this
41.35 	appropriation for each activity are as
41.36 	follows:
41.37 	(a) County State Aids
41.38 	441,335,000    453,948,000
41.39 	This appropriation is from the county
41.40 	state-aid highway fund and is available
41.41 	until spent.
41.42 	(b) Municipal State Aids
41.43 	117,048,000     120,841,000
41.44 	This appropriation is from the
41.45 	municipal state-aid street fund and is
41.46 	available until spent.
41.47 	If an appropriation for either county
41.48 	state aids or municipal state aids does
41.49 	not exhaust the balance in the fund
41.50 	from which it is made in the year for
42.1 	which it is made, the commissioner of
42.2 	finance, upon request of the
42.3 	commissioner of transportation, shall
42.4 	notify the chair of the Transportation
42.5 	Finance Committee of the house of
42.6 	representatives and the chair of the
42.7 	Transportation Budget Division of the
42.8 	senate of the amount of the remainder
42.9 	and shall then add that amount to the
42.10 	appropriation.  The amount added is
42.11 	appropriated for the purposes of county
42.12 	state aids or municipal state aids, as
42.13 	appropriate.
42.14 	If the appropriation for either county
42.15 	state aids or municipal state aids does
42.16 	exhaust the balance in the fund from
42.17 	which it is made in the year for which
42.18 	it is made, the commissioner of finance
42.19 	shall notify the chair of the
42.20 	Transportation Finance Committee of the
42.21 	house of representatives and the chair
42.22 	of the Transportation Budget Division
42.23 	of the senate of the amount by which
42.24 	the appropriation exceeds the balance
42.25 	and shall then reduce that amount from
42.26 	the appropriation.
42.27 		Subd. 5.General Support
42.28 	and Services                          55,589,000     55,589,000
42.29 	Summary by Fund
42.30 	General                  56,000        56,000
42.31 	Airports                 25,000        25,000
42.32 	Trunk Highway        55,508,000    55,508,000
42.33 	The amounts that may be spent from this
42.34 	appropriation for each activity are as
42.35 	follows:
42.36 	(a) Department Support
42.37 	38,999,000     38,999,000
42.38 	Summary by Fund
42.39 	Airports                 25,000        25,000
42.40 	Trunk Highway        38,974,000    38,974,000
42.41 	(b) Buildings
42.42 	16,590,000     16,590,000
42.43 	Summary by Fund
42.44 	General                  56,000        56,000
42.45 	Trunk Highway        16,534,000    16,534,000
42.46 	If the appropriation for either year is
42.47 	insufficient, the appropriation for the
42.48 	other year is available for it.
42.49 		Subd. 6.Transfers
42.50 	(a) With the approval of the
42.51 	commissioner of finance, the
43.1 	commissioner of transportation may
43.2 	transfer unencumbered balances among
43.3 	the appropriations from the trunk
43.4 	highway fund and the state airports
43.5 	fund made in this section.  No transfer
43.6 	may be made from the appropriation for
43.7 	state road construction.  No transfer
43.8 	may be made from the appropriations for
43.9 	debt service to any other appropriation.
43.10 	Transfers under this paragraph may not
43.11 	be made between funds.  Transfers
43.12 	between programs must be reported
43.13 	immediately to the chair of the
43.14 	Transportation Budget Division of the
43.15 	senate and the chair of the
43.16 	Transportation Finance Committee of the
43.17 	house of representatives.
43.18 	(b) The commissioner of finance shall
43.19 	transfer from the flexible account in
43.20 	the county state-aid highway fund
43.21 	$5,650,000 the first year and
43.22 	$1,480,000 the second year to the
43.23 	municipal turnback account in the
43.24 	municipal state-aid street fund and the
43.25 	remainder in each year to the county
43.26 	turnback account in the county
43.27 	state-aid highway fund.
43.28 		Subd. 7.Use of State Road
43.29 	Construction Appropriations
43.30 	Any money appropriated to the
43.31 	commissioner of transportation for
43.32 	state road construction for any fiscal
43.33 	year before fiscal year 2006 is
43.34 	available to the commissioner during
43.35 	fiscal years 2006 and 2007 to the
43.36 	extent that the commissioner spends the
43.37 	money on the state road construction
43.38 	project for which the money was
43.39 	originally encumbered during the fiscal
43.40 	year for which it was appropriated.
43.41 	The commissioner of transportation
43.42 	shall report to the commissioner of
43.43 	finance by August 1, 2005, and August
43.44 	1, 2006, on a form the commissioner of
43.45 	finance provides, on expenditures made
43.46 	during the previous fiscal year that
43.47 	are authorized by this subdivision.
43.48 		Subd. 8.Contingent Appropriation
43.49 	The commissioner of transportation,
43.50 	with the approval of the governor after
43.51 	review by the Legislative Advisory
43.52 	Commission under Minnesota Statutes,
43.53 	section 3.30, may transfer all or part
43.54 	of the unappropriated balance in the
43.55 	trunk highway fund to an appropriation
43.56 	(1) for trunk highway design,
43.57 	construction, or inspection in order to
43.58 	take advantage of an unanticipated
43.59 	receipt of income to the trunk highway
43.60 	fund or to take advantage of federal
43.61 	advanced construction funding, (2) for
43.62 	trunk highway maintenance in order to
43.63 	meet an emergency, or (3) to pay tort
43.64 	or environmental claims.  Any transfer
43.65 	as a result of the use of federal
43.66 	advanced construction funding must
44.1 	include an analysis of the effects on
44.2 	the long-term trunk highway fund
44.3 	balance.  The amount transferred is
44.4 	appropriated for the purpose of the
44.5 	account to which it is transferred.

44.6 	Sec. 3. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL
44.7 	TRANSIT                               57,503,000     58,753,000
 44.8 	(a) Bus Transit
44.9 	53,453,000     53,453,000
44.10 	This appropriation is for bus system
44.11 	operations.
44.12 	(b) Rail Operations
44.13 	4,050,000      5,300,000
44.14 	This appropriation is for operations of
44.15 	the Hiawatha light rail transit line.
44.16 	This appropriation is for paying 50
44.17 	percent of operating costs for the
44.18 	Hiawatha light rail transit line after
44.19 	operating revenue and federal funds are
44.20 	used for light rail transit operations.
44.21 	The remaining operating costs up to a
44.22 	maximum of $4,050,000 the first year
44.23 	and $5,300,000 the second year are to
44.24 	be paid by the Hennepin County Regional
44.25 	Rail Authority, using any or all of
44.26 	these sources:
44.27 	(1) general tax revenues of Hennepin
44.28 	County;
44.29 	(2) the authority's reserves; and
44.30 	(3) taxes levied under Minnesota
44.31 	Statutes, section 398A.04, subdivision
44.32 	8, notwithstanding any provision in
44.33 	that subdivision that limits amounts
44.34 	that may be levied for light rail
44.35 	transit purposes.

44.36 	Sec. 4. PUBLIC SAFETY
 44.37 		Subdivision 1.Total
44.38 	Appropriation                        132,448,000    131,869,000
44.39 	Summary by Fund
44.40 	General               5,242,000     5,247,000
44.41 	Trunk Highway        73,022,000    73,013,000
44.42 	Highway User          8,443,000     8,513,000
44.43 	Special Revenue      45,741,000    45,096,000
44.44 		Subd. 2.Administration
44.45 	and Related Services                   9,684,000      9,689,000
44.46 	Summary by Fund
44.47 	General               2,371,000     2,376,000
44.48 	Trunk Highway         5,938,000     5,938,000
45.1 	Highway User          1,385,000     1,385,000
45.2 	(a) Office of Communications
45.3 	385,000        385,000
45.4 	Summary by Fund
45.5 	General                  39,000        39,000
45.6 	Trunk Highway           346,000       346,000
45.7 	(b) Public Safety Support
45.8 	6,855,000      6,860,000
45.9 	Summary by Fund
45.10 	General               2,241,000     2,246,000
45.11 	Trunk Highway         3,248,000     3,248,000
45.12 	Highway User          1,366,000     1,366,000
45.13 	$375,000 the first year and $380,000
45.14 	the second year are for payment of
45.15 	public safety officer survivor benefits
45.16 	under Minnesota Statutes, section
45.17 	299A.44.  If the appropriation for
45.18 	either year is insufficient, the
45.19 	appropriation for the other year is
45.20 	available for it.
45.21 	$314,000 the first year and $314,000
45.22 	the second year are to be deposited in
45.23 	the public safety officer's benefit
45.24 	account.  This money is available for
45.25 	reimbursements under Minnesota
45.26 	Statutes, section 299A.465.
45.27 	$508,000 the first year and $508,000
45.28 	the second year are for soft body armor
45.29 	reimbursements under Minnesota
45.30 	Statutes, section 299A.38.
45.31 	$792,000 the first year and $792,000
45.32 	the second year are appropriated from
45.33 	the general fund for transfer by the
45.34 	commissioner of finance to the trunk
45.35 	highway fund on December 31, 2005, and
45.36 	December 31, 2006, respectively, in
45.37 	order to reimburse the trunk highway
45.38 	fund for expenses not related to the
45.39 	fund.  These represent amounts
45.40 	appropriated out of the trunk highway
45.41 	fund for general fund purposes in the
45.42 	administration and related services
45.43 	program.
45.44 	$610,000 the first year and $610,000
45.45 	the second year are appropriated from
45.46 	the highway user tax distribution fund
45.47 	for transfer by the commissioner of
45.48 	finance to the trunk highway fund on
45.49 	December 31, 2005, and December 31,
45.50 	2006, respectively, in order to
45.51 	reimburse the trunk highway fund for
45.52 	expenses not related to the fund.
45.53 	These represent amounts appropriated
45.54 	out of the trunk highway fund for
45.55 	highway user tax distribution fund
46.1 	purposes in the administration and
46.2 	related services program.
46.3 	$716,000 the first year and $716,000
46.4 	the second year are appropriated from
46.5 	the highway user tax distribution fund
46.6 	for transfer by the commissioner of
46.7 	finance to the general fund on December
46.8 	31, 2005, and December 31, 2006,
46.9 	respectively, in order to reimburse the
46.10 	general fund for expenses not related
46.11 	to the fund.  These represent amounts
46.12 	appropriated out of the general fund
46.13 	for operation of the criminal justice
46.14 	data network related to driver and
46.15 	motor vehicle licensing.
46.16 	(c) Technical Support Services
46.17 	2,454,000      2,454,000
46.18 	Summary by Fund
46.19 	General                  91,000        91,000
46.20 	Trunk Highway         2,344,000     2,344,000
46.21 	Highway User             19,000        19,000
46.22 		Subd. 3.State Patrol                70,047,000     70,038,000
46.23 	Summary by Fund
46.24 	General               2,871,000     2,871,000
46.25 	Trunk Highway        67,084,000    67,075,000
46.26 	Highway User             92,000        92,000
46.27 	(a) Patrolling Highways
46.28 	60,739,000     60,730,000
46.29 	Summary by Fund
46.30 	General                  37,000        37,000
46.31 	Trunk Highway        60,610,000    60,601,000
46.32 	Highway User             92,000        92,000
46.33 	$3,700,000 the first year is for the
46.34 	cost of adding State Patrol positions.
46.35 	If money transferred to the trunk
46.36 	highway fund in the first year from the
46.37 	alcohol enforcement account in the
46.38 	special revenue fund is less than the
46.39 	amount specified in this paragraph, the
46.40 	commissioner shall make up the
46.41 	difference by transferring to the trunk
46.42 	highway fund money allocated to the
46.43 	commissioner under the federal Repeat
46.44 	Offender Transfer Program, Public Law
46.45 	105-206, section 164.
46.46 	(b) Commercial Vehicle Enforcement
46.47 	6,474,000      6,474,000
46.48 	This appropriation is from the trunk
46.49 	highway fund.
47.1 	(c) Capitol Security
47.2 	2,834,000      2,834,000
47.3 	The commissioner may not (1) spend any
47.4 	money from the trunk highway fund for
47.5 	capitol security or (2) permanently
47.6 	transfer any state trooper from the
47.7 	patrolling highways activity to capitol
47.8 	security.
47.9 	The commissioner may not transfer any
47.10 	money (1) appropriated for Department
47.11 	of Public Safety administration, the
47.12 	patrolling of highways, commercial
47.13 	vehicle enforcement, or driver and
47.14 	vehicle services to capitol security or
47.15 	(2) from capitol security.
47.16 		Subd. 4.Driver and Vehicle Services
47.17 	51,389,000     50,814,000
47.18 	Summary by Fund
47.19 	Highway User          6,966,000     7,036,000
47.20 	Special Revenue      44,423,000    43,778,000
47.21 	(a) Vehicle Services
47.22 	23,383,000     23,849,000
47.23 	Summary by Fund
47.24 	Highway User          6,966,000     7,036,000
47.25 	Special Revenue      16,417,000    16,813,000
47.26 	This appropriation is from the vehicle
47.27 	services operating account in the
47.28 	special revenue fund.
47.29 	(b) Driver Services
47.30 	28,006,000     26,965,000
47.31 	This appropriation is from the driver
47.32 	services operating account in the
47.33 	special revenue fund.
47.34 		Subd. 5.Traffic Safety                 324,000        324,000
47.35 	This appropriation is from the driver
47.36 	services operating account in the
47.37 	special revenue fund.
47.38 	The commissioner of public safety shall
47.39 	spend 50 percent of the money available
47.40 	to the state under Public Law 105-206,
47.41 	section 164, and the remaining 50
47.42 	percent must be transferred to the
47.43 	commissioner of transportation for
47.44 	hazard elimination activities under
47.45 	United States Code, title 23, section
47.46 	152.
47.47 		Subd. 6.Pipeline Safety                994,000        994,000
47.48 	This appropriation is from the pipeline
47.49 	safety account in the special revenue
48.1 	fund.

48.2 	Sec. 5. GENERAL CONTINGENT
48.3 	ACCOUNTS                                 375,000        375,000
 48.4 	Summary by Fund
48.5 	Trunk Highway           200,000       200,000
48.6 	Highway User            125,000       125,000
48.7 	Airports                 50,000        50,000
48.8 	The appropriations in this section may
48.9 	only be spent with the approval of the
48.10 	governor after consultation with the
48.11 	Legislative Advisory Commission
48.12 	pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, section
48.13 	3.30.
48.14 	If an appropriation in this section for
48.15 	either year is insufficient, the
48.16 	appropriation for the other year is
48.17 	available for it.

48.18 	Sec. 6. TORT CLAIMS                     600,000        600,000
 48.19 	To be spent by the commissioner of
48.20 	finance.
48.21 	This appropriation is from the trunk
48.22 	highway fund.
48.23 	If the appropriation for either year is
48.24 	insufficient, the appropriation for the
48.25 	other year is available for it.

48.26 	Sec. 7. LAPSE.
 48.27 	Any portion of an appropriation in this article that
48.28 	remains unexpended and unencumbered on June 30, 2006, lapses to
48.29 	the fund from which it was appropriated.

48.30 	ARTICLE 8
48.31 	PUBLIC SAFETY ACTIVITIES, FEES, ACCOUNTS

48.32 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 115A.908,
48.33 	subdivision 1, is amended to read:
48.34 		Subdivision 1.Fee charged.  A fee of $4 $8 shall be
48.35 	charged on the initial registration and each subsequent transfer
48.36 	of title within the state, other than transfers for resale
48.37 	purposes, of every motor vehicle weighing more than 1,000
48.38 	pounds.  The fee shall be collected in an appropriate manner by
48.39 	the motor vehicle registrar commissioner of public safety.
48.40 	Registration plates or certificates of title may not be issued
48.41 	by the motor vehicle registrar commissioner of public safety for
48.42 	the ownership or operation of a motor vehicle subject to the
49.1 	transfer fee unless the fee is paid.  The fee may not be charged
49.2 	on the transfer of:
49.3 	(1) previously registered vehicles if the transfer is to
49.4 	the same person;
49.5 	(2) vehicles subject to the conditions specified in section
49.6 	297A.70, subdivision 2; or
49.7 	(3) vehicles purchased in another state by a resident of
49.8 	another state if more than 60 days have elapsed after the date
49.9 	of purchase and the purchaser is transferring title to this
49.10 	state and has become a resident of this state after the purchase.

49.11 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.013,
49.12 	subdivision 8, is amended to read:
49.13 		Subd. 8.Proceeds to highway user fund; vehicle services
49.14 	operating account. (a) Unless otherwise specified in this
49.15 	chapter,the net proceeds of the registration tax imposed on
49.16 	motor vehicles under this chapter shall must be collected by the
49.17 	registrar of motor vehicles and commissioner,paid into the
49.18 	state treasury,and credited to the highway user tax
49.19 	distribution fund.
49.20 	(b) All fees collected under this chapter, unless otherwise
49.21 	specified, must be deposited in the vehicle services operating
49.22 	account in the special revenue fund under section 299A.705.

49.23 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.09,
49.24 	subdivision 7, is amended to read:
49.25 		Subd. 7.Display of temporary permit; special plates.
 49.26 	(a) A vehicle that displays a special plate issued under section
49.27 	168.021; 168.12, subdivision 2, 2a, 2b, 2c, or 2d; 168.123;
49.28 	168.124; 168.125; 168.126; 168.128; or 168.129,may display a
49.29 	temporary permit in conjunction with expired registration if:
49.30 	(1) the current registration tax and all other fees have
49.31 	been paid in full; and
49.32 	(2) the plate requires replacement under section 168.12,
49.33 	subdivision 1, paragraph (b) (d), clause (3).
49.34 	(b) A vehicle that is registered under section 168.10 may
49.35 	display a temporary permit in conjunction with expired
49.36 	registration, with or without a registration license plate, if:
50.1 	(1) the license plates have been applied for and the
50.2 	registration tax has been paid in full, as provided for in
50.3 	section 168.10; and
50.4 	(2) the vehicle is used solely as a collector vehicle while
50.5 	displaying the temporary permit and not used for general
50.6 	transportation purposes.
50.7 	(c) The permit is valid for a period of 60 days.  The
50.8 	permit must be in a form format prescribed by the commissioner
50.9 	of public safety and whenever practicable must be posted upon
50.10 	the driver's side of the rear window on the inside of the
50.11 	vehicle.  The permit is valid only for the vehicle for which it
50.12 	was issued to allow a reasonable time for the new license plates
50.13 	to be manufactured and delivered to the applicant.

50.14 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.105,
50.15 	subdivision 2, is amended to read:
50.16 		Subd. 2.Affidavit for registration and taxation.  (a) A
50.17 	classic motorcycle must be listed for taxation taxed and
50.18 	registration registered by executed the vehicle owner submitting
50.19 	an affidavit to the commissioner stating (1) the name and
50.20 	address of the owner, (2) the name and address of the person
50.21 	from whom purchased, (3) the make of the classic motorcycle, (4)
50.22 	the year and number of the model, (5) the manufacturer's vehicle 
50.23 	identification number, (6) that the motorcycle is owned and
50.24 	operated solely as a collector's item and will not be used for
50.25 	general transportation purposes, and (7) that the owner has one
50.26 	or more motor vehicles with regular license plates.
50.27 	(b) When the registrar commissioner is satisfied that the
50.28 	affidavit is true, correct, and complete and that the owner has
50.29 	paid a $10 registration tax, the registrar commissioner shall
50.30 	list the vehicle for taxation and registration register the
50.31 	vehicle and shall issue special number plates.

50.32 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.105,
50.33 	subdivision 3, is amended to read:
50.34 		Subd. 3.special classic plates.  The registrar 
50.35 	commissioner shall issue number plates of the same size as
50.36 	standard motorcycle license plates and inscribed "collector" and
51.1 	"Minnesota" with the registration number or other combination of
51.2 	characters authorized under section 168.12, subdivision 2a, but
51.3 	without a date.  The plates are valid without renewal as long as
51.4 	the classic motorcycle exists and may be issued for the
51.5 	applicant's use only for the classic motorcycle.  The registrar 
51.6 	commissioner may revoke the plates for noncompliance with this
51.7 	subdivision.

51.8 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.105,
51.9 	subdivision 5, is amended to read:
51.10 		Subd. 5.Original plates.  (a) Instead of being
51.11 	issued special classic motorcycle plates, a classic motorcycle
51.12 	registered under this section may display original Minnesota
51.13 	number plates issued in the same year as the model year of the
51.14 	motorcycle on which they are displayed.  The number of on the
51.15 	original plates must be provided to the registrar commissioner.
51.16 	(b) Original Minnesota number plates may not be used if the
51.17 	number on the original plate is identical to the number on a
51.18 	current collector's plate issued by the registrar commissioner.
51.19 	(c) A person currently using classic motorcycle plates
51.20 	issued under this section, shall return those plates to the
51.21 	registrar before substituting original plates.
51.22 	(d) If the vehicle is not registered as a collector
51.23 	vehicle,the registrar may commissioner shall charge a fee of
51.24 	$10 for registering the number on the original plates.

51.25 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.12, is
51.26 	amended to read:
51.27 	168.12  LICENSE PLATES.
51.28 		Subdivision 1.number plates; design, visibility, periods
51.29 	of issuance. (a) The registrar commissioner, upon the approval
51.30 	and payment, shall issue to the applicant the number plates
51.31 	required by law this chapter, bearing the state name and the an
51.32 	assigned vehicle registration number assigned.  The number
51.33 	assigned by the commissioner may be a combination of a letter or
51.34 	sign with figures.  The color of the plates and the color of the
51.35 	abbreviation of the state name and the number assigned shall 
51.36 	must be in marked contrast.  The plates shall must be lettered,
52.1 	spaced, or distinguished to suitably indicate the registration
52.2 	of the vehicle according to the rules of the registrar, and 
52.3 	commissioner.
52.4 	(b) When a vehicle is registered on the basis of total
52.5 	gross weight, the plates issued shall must clearly indicate by
52.6 	letters or other suitable insignia the maximum gross weight for
52.7 	which the tax has been paid. These number 
52.8 	(c) The plates shall must be so treated as to be at least
52.9 	100 times brighter than the conventional painted number plates.
52.10 	When properly mounted on an unlighted vehicle, these number the 
52.11 	plates, when viewed from a vehicle equipped with standard
52.12 	headlights, shall must be visible for a distance of not less
52.13 	than 1,500 feet and readable for a distance of not less than 110
52.14 	feet.
52.15 	(b) (d) The registrar commissioner shall issue these
52.16 	number plates for the following periods:
52.17 	(1) New number plates issued pursuant to section 168.012,
52.18 	subdivision 1, shall must be issued to a vehicle for as long as
52.19 	it the vehicle is owned by the exempt agency and the plate shall
52.20 	not be transferable from one vehicle to another but the plate 
52.21 	may be transferred with the vehicle from one tax-exempt agency
52.22 	to another.
52.23 	(2) Plates issued for passenger automobiles as defined in
52.24 	section 168.011, subdivision 7, shall must be issued for a
52.25 	seven-year period.  All plates issued under this paragraph must
52.26 	be replaced if they are seven years old or older at the time
52.27 	of annual registration renewal or will become so during the
52.28 	registration period.
52.29 	(3) Number Plates issued under sections 168.053 and 168.27,
52.30 	subdivisions 16 and 17, shall must be for a seven-year period.
52.31 	(4) Number Plates issued under subdivisions 2c and 2d and
52.32 	section 168.123shall must be issued for the life of the veteran
52.33 	under section 169.79.
52.34 	(5) Plates for any vehicle not specified in clauses (1) to
52.35 	(3), except for trailers as hereafter provided, shall must be
52.36 	issued for the life of the vehicle.  Beginning with number 
53.1 	plates issued for the year 1981, plates issued for trailers with
53.2 	a total gross weight of 3,000 pounds or less shall must be
53.3 	issued for the life of the trailer and shall must be not more
53.4 	than seven inches in length and four inches in width.
53.5 	(c) (e) In a year in which plates are not issued, the
53.6 	registrar commissioner shall issue for each registration a tab
53.7 	or sticker to designate the year of registration.  This tab or 
53.8 	sticker shall must show the calendar year or years for which the
53.9 	sticker is issued, and is valid only for that period.
53.10 	The number plates, number tabs, or and stickers issued for a
53.11 	motor vehicle may not be transferred to another motor vehicle
53.12 	during the period for which it the sticker is issued, except
53.13 	when issued for a motor vehicle registered under section 168.187.
53.14 	(d) Notwithstanding (f) Despite any other provision of this
53.15 	subdivision, number plates issued to a vehicle which is used for
53.16 	behind-the-wheel instruction in a driver education course in a
53.17 	public school may be transferred to another vehicle used for the
53.18 	same purpose without payment of any additional fee.  The
53.19 	registrar shall be notified public school shall notify the
53.20 	commissioner of each transfer of number plates under this
53.21 	paragraph and .  The commissioner may prescribe a form format for
53.22 	notification.
53.23 		Subd. 2.Amateur radio licensee; special plates. (a) Any 
53.24 	The commissioner shall issue amateur radio plates to an 
53.25 	applicant who:
53.26 	(1) is an owner or joint owner of a passenger automobile,
53.27 	van or pickup truck,or a self-propelled recreational motor 
53.28 	vehicle, and ;
53.29 	(2) is a resident of this state, and who ;
53.30 	(3) holds an official amateur radio station license,or a
53.31 	citizens radio service class D license, in good standing, issued
53.32 	by the Federal Communications Commission shall upon compliance ;
53.33 	(4) pays the registration tax required under section
53.34 	168.013;
53.35 	(5) pays a fee of $10 for each set of special plates and
53.36 	any other fees required by this chapter; and 
54.1 	(6) complies with all laws of this state relating to this
54.2 	chapter and rules governing the registration of motor vehicles 
54.3 	and the licensing of motor vehicles and drivers, be furnished
54.4 	with license plates for the motor vehicle, as prescribed by law,
54.5 	upon which,;
54.6 	(b) In lieu of the numbers registration number required for
54.7 	identification under subdivision 1, shall be inscribed the
54.8 	plates must indicate the official amateur call letters of the
54.9 	applicant, as assigned by the Federal Communications Commission,
54.10 	and the words "AMATEUR RADIO."
54.11 	The applicant shall pay in addition to the registration tax
54.12 	required by law, the sum of $10 for the special license plates,
54.13 	and at the time of delivery of the special license plates the
54.14 	applicant shall surrender to the registrar the current license
54.15 	plates issued for the motor vehicle.
54.16 	(c) This provision for the issue of special license plates
54.17 	shall apply applies only if the applicant's motor vehicle is
54.18 	already registered in Minnesota so that the applicant has valid
54.19 	regular Minnesota plates issued for that motor vehicle under
54.20 	which to operate it during the time that it will take to have
54.21 	the necessary special license plates made.
54.22 	(d) If owning or jointly owning more than one motor vehicle
54.23 	of the type specified in this subdivision, the applicant may
54.24 	apply for special plates for each of not more than two motor 
54.25 	vehicles,and, if each application complies with this
54.26 	subdivision, the registrar commissioner shall furnish the
54.27 	applicant with the special plates, inscribed with indicating the
54.28 	official amateur call letters and other distinguishing
54.29 	information as the registrar commissioner considers necessary,
54.30 	for each of the two motor vehicles.
54.31 	(e) And The registrar commissioner may make reasonable
54.32 	rules governing the use of the special license plates as will
54.33 	assure the full compliance by the owner and holder of the
54.34 	special plates, with all existing laws governing the
54.35 	registration of motor vehicles,and the transfer and the use
54.36 	thereof of the plates.
55.1 	(b) (f) Despite any contrary provision of subdivision 1,
55.2 	the special license plates issued under this subdivision may be
55.3 	transferred by an owner to another motor vehicle listed in
55.4 	paragraph (a) and registered to the same owner,upon the payment
55.5 	of a fee of $5.  The registrar commissioner must be notified of 
55.6 	before the transfer and may prescribe a form format for the
55.7 	notification.
55.8 	(c) Fees collected under this subdivision must be paid into
55.9 	the state treasury and credited to the highway user tax
55.10 	distribution fund.
55.11 		Subd. 2a.Personalized plates; rules. (a) The
55.12 	commissioner shall issue personalized license plates must be
55.13 	issued or, if requested for special plates issued under section
55.14 	168.123 for veterans, 168.124 for medal of honor recipients, or
55.15 	168.125 for former prisoners of war, applicable personalized
55.16 	special veterans plates,to an applicant for registration of who:
55.17 	(1) is an owner of a passenger automobile including a
55.18 	passenger automobile registered as a classic car, pioneer car,
55.19 	collector car, or street rod; van; pickup truck as defined in
55.20 	section 168.011, subdivision 29, and any other truck with a
55.21 	manufacturer's nominal rated capacity of one ton or less and
55.22 	resembling a pickup truck; a motorcycle,including a classic
55.23 	motorcycle; or self-propelled a recreational motor vehicle, upon
55.24 	compliance with the laws of this state relating to registration
55.25 	of the vehicle and upon payment of ;
55.26 	(2) pays a onetime fee of $100 in addition to and any other
55.27 	fees required by this chapter;
55.28 	(3) pays the registration tax required by law this chapter 
55.29 	for the motor vehicle; and 
55.30 	(4) complies with this chapter and rules governing
55.31 	registration of motor vehicles and licensing of drivers.
55.32 	(b) The registrar commissioner shall designate charge a
55.33 	replacement fee for personalized license plates that is
55.34 	calculated to cover the cost of replacement and personalized
55.35 	special veterans plates issued under section 168.123 as
55.36 	specified in subdivision 5.  This fee must be paid by the
56.1 	applicant whenever the personalized license plates are required
56.2 	to be replaced by law, except that as provided in section
56.3 	168.124, subdivision 3, and 168.125, subdivision 1b, no fee may
56.4 	be charged to replace plates issued under those sections.
56.5 	(c) In lieu of the numbers registration number assigned as
56.6 	provided in subdivision 1, personalized license plates and
56.7 	personalized special veterans plates must have imprinted on them
56.8 	a series of not more than seven numbers and letters, or five
56.9 	numbers and letters for personalized special veterans plates,in
56.10 	any combination and, as applicable, satisfy the design
56.11 	requirements of sections 168.123, 168.124, or 168.125.  When an
56.12 	applicant has once obtained personalized plates or personalized
56.13 	special veterans plates, the applicant shall have a prior claim
56.14 	for similar personalized plates or personalized special veterans
56.15 	plates in the next succeeding year as long as current motor
56.16 	vehicle registration is maintained.
56.17 	(d) The commissioner of public safety shall adopt rules in
56.18 	the manner provided by chapter 14, regulating the issuance and
56.19 	transfer of personalized license plates and personalized special
56.20 	veterans plates.  No words or combination of letters placed
56.21 	on personalized license these plates may be used for commercial
56.22 	advertising, be of an obscene, indecent, or immoral nature, or
56.23 	be of a nature that would offend public morals or decency.  The
56.24 	call signals or letters of a radio or television station are not
56.25 	commercial advertising for the purposes of this subdivision.
56.26 	(b) Notwithstanding (e) Despite the provisions of
56.27 	subdivision 1, personalized license plates and personalized
56.28 	special veterans plates issued under this subdivision may be
56.29 	transferred to another motor vehicle owned or jointly listed in
56.30 	paragraph (a) and owned by the applicant, upon the payment of a
56.31 	fee of $5, which must be paid into the state treasury and
56.32 	credited to the highway user tax distribution fund.
56.33 	(f) The registrar commissioner may by rule provide a form 
56.34 	specify the format for notification.
56.35 	(g) A personalized license plate or personalized special
56.36 	veterans plate issued for a classic car, pioneer car, collector
57.1 	car, street rod, or classic motorcycle may not be transferred to
57.2 	a vehicle not eligible for such a license plate.
57.3 	(c) Notwithstanding (h) Despite any law to the contrary, if
57.4 	the personalized license plates are lost, stolen, or destroyed,
57.5 	the applicant may apply and shall receive must be issued 
57.6 	duplicate license plates bearing the same combination of letters
57.7 	and numbers and the same design as (1) the former personalized
57.8 	plates or personalized special veterans plates under section
57.9 	168.123 upon the payment of the fee required by section
57.10 	168.29 or (2) the former personalized special veterans plates
57.11 	issued under section 168.124 or 168.125, without charge.
57.12 	(d) Fees from the sale of permanent and duplicate
57.13 	personalized license plates must be paid into the state treasury
57.14 	and credited to the highway user tax distribution fund.
57.15 		Subd. 2b.Firefighters; special plates. (a) The
57.16 	registrar commissioner shall issue special license plates, or a
57.17 	single license plate in the case of a motorcycle plate,to any
57.18 	applicant who:
57.19 	(1) is both a member of a fire department receiving state
57.20 	aid under chapter 69 and an owner or joint owner of a passenger
57.21 	automobile, or a truck with a manufacturer's nominal rated
57.22 	capacity of one ton and resembling a pickup truck, upon payment
57.23 	of or a motorcycle;
57.24 	(2) pays a fee of $10 and upon payment of any other fees
57.25 	required by this chapter;
57.26 	(3) pays the registration tax required by law this chapter 
57.27 	for the motor vehicle and compliance with other laws of this
57.28 	state relating to ; and 
57.29 	(4) complies with this chapter and rules governing the 
57.30 	registration of motor vehicles and licensing of motor vehicles
57.31 	and drivers.
57.32 	(b) In lieu of the identification required under
57.33 	subdivision 1, the special license plates shall be inscribed
57.34 	with a symbol must bear an emblem of a Maltese Cross together
57.35 	with five any numbers or characters prescribed by the
57.36 	commissioner.  No applicant shall receive more than two sets of
58.1 	plates for motor vehicles owned or jointly owned by the
58.2 	applicant.
58.3 	(b) (c) Special plates issued under this subdivision may
58.4 	only be used during the period that the owner or joint owner of
58.5 	the motor vehicle is a member of a fire department as specified
58.6 	in this subdivision.  When the person individual to whom the
58.7 	special plates were issued is no longer a member of a fire
58.8 	department or when the motor vehicle ownership is transferred,
58.9 	the owner shall remove the special license plates shall be
58.10 	removed from the motor vehicle and returned to the registrar.
58.11 	Upon return removal of the special plates, or special motorcycle
58.12 	plate, either the owner or purchaser of the motor vehicle is
58.13 	entitled to receive regular plates or a regular motorcycle plate 
58.14 	for the motor vehicle without cost for the remainder of the
58.15 	registration period for which the special plate or plates were
58.16 	issued.
58.17 	Firefighter license plates issued pursuant to this
58.18 	subdivision may be transferred to another motor vehicle upon
58.19 	payment of $5, which fee shall be paid into the state treasury
58.20 	and credited to the highway user tax distribution fund.(d) A
58.21 	special motorcycle license plate issued under this subdivision
58.22 	must be the same size as a standard motorcycle license plate.
58.23 	(e) Upon payment of a fee of $5, plates issued under this
58.24 	subdivision for a passenger automobile or truck may be
58.25 	transferred to another passenger automobile or truck owned or
58.26 	jointly owned by the person to whom the plates were issued.  On
58.27 	payment of a fee of $5, a plate issued under this subdivision
58.28 	for a motorcycle may be transferred to another motorcycle owned
58.29 	or jointly owned by the person to whom the plate was issued.
58.30 	(c) (f) The commissioner of public safety may adopt rules
58.31 	under the Administrative Procedure Act, sections 14.001 to
58.32 	14.69, to govern the issuance and use of the special plates
58.33 	authorized in this subdivision. All fees from the sale of
58.34 	special license plates for firefighters shall be paid into the
58.35 	state treasury and credited to the highway user tax distribution
58.36 	fund.
59.1 		Subd. 2c.National guard; special plates. (a) The
59.2 	registrar commissioner shall issue special license plates to any
59.3 	applicant who:
59.4 	(1) is a regularly enlisted, commissioned, or retired
59.5 	member of the Minnesota National Guard, other than an inactive
59.6 	member who is not a retired member, and is an owner or joint
59.7 	owner of a passenger automobile, van, or pickup truck included
59.8 	within the definition of a passenger automobile upon payment of ;
59.9 	(2) pays a fee of $10, payment of and any other fees
59.10 	required by this chapter;
59.11 	(3) pays the registration tax required by law, and
59.12 	compliance with other laws of this state relating to this
59.13 	chapter; and 
59.14 	(4) complies with this chapter and rules governing the 
59.15 	registration of motor vehicles and licensing of motor vehicles
59.16 	and drivers.
59.17 	(b) The adjutant general shall design the emblem for these
59.18 	special plates subject to the approval of the registrar 
59.19 	commissioner. No 
59.20 	(c) An applicant shall must not be issued more than two
59.21 	sets of plates for motor vehicles owned or jointly owned by 
59.22 	registered to the applicant. The adjutant general shall
59.23 	estimate the number of special plates that will be required and
59.24 	submit the estimate to the registrar.
59.25 	(b) (d) Special plates issued under this subdivision may
59.26 	only be used during the period that the owner or joint owner of
59.27 	the motor vehicle is an active or retired member of the
59.28 	Minnesota National Guard as specified in this subdivision.  When
59.29 	the person individual to whom the special plates were issued is
59.30 	no longer an active or retired member of the Minnesota National
59.31 	Guard, the special plates must be removed from the vehicle and
59.32 	returned to by the registrar owner.  Upon return removal of
59.33 	the special plates, either the owner or purchaser of the motor 
59.34 	vehicle is entitled to receive regular plates for the motor 
59.35 	vehicle without cost for the remainder of the registration
59.36 	period for which the special plates were issued.
60.1 	(e) While the person is an active or retired member of the
60.2 	Minnesota National Guard, plates issued pursuant to this
60.3 	subdivision may be transferred to another motor vehicle owned or
60.4 	jointly owned by that person individual upon payment of a fee of
60.5 	$5.
60.6 	(c) (f) For purposes of this subdivision, "retired member"
60.7 	means a person an individual placed on the roll of retired
60.8 	officers or roll of retired enlisted members in the Office of
60.9 	the Adjutant General under section 192.18 and who is not
60.10 	deceased.
60.11 	(d) All fees collected under the provisions of this
60.12 	subdivision shall be paid into the state treasury and credited
60.13 	to the highway user tax distribution fund.
60.14 	(e) (g) The registrar commissioner may adopt rules under
60.15 	the Administrative Procedure Act to govern the issuance and use
60.16 	of the special plates authorized by this subdivision.
60.17 		Subd. 2d.Ready reserve; special plates. (a) The
60.18 	registrar commissioner shall issue special license plates to an
60.19 	applicant who:
60.20 	(1) is not eligible for special license National Guard 
60.21 	plates under subdivision 2c, who is a member of the United
60.22 	States Armed Forces Ready Reserve as described in United States
60.23 	Code, title 10, section 10142 or 10143, and is an owner or joint
60.24 	owner of a passenger automobile, van, or pickup truck, on
60.25 	paying ;
60.26 	(2) pays a fee of $10, paying and any other fees required
60.27 	by this chapter;
60.28 	(3) pays the registration tax required by law, and
60.29 	complying with other laws of this state relating to this
60.30 	chapter; and 
60.31 	(4) complies with this chapter and rules governing the 
60.32 	registration of motor vehicles and licensing of motor vehicles
60.33 	and drivers.
60.34 	(b) The commissioner of veterans affairs shall design the
60.35 	emblem for these special plates subject to the approval of the
60.36 	registrar commissioner. No 
61.1 	(c) An applicant may must not be issued more than two sets
61.2 	of plates for motor vehicles owned or jointly owned by the
61.3 	applicant. The commissioner of veterans affairs shall estimate
61.4 	the number of special plates that will be required and submit
61.5 	the estimate to the registrar.
61.6 	(b) (d) Special plates issued under this subdivision may
61.7 	only be used during the period that the owner or joint owner of
61.8 	the motor vehicle is a member of the ready reserve.  When the
61.9 	person owner is no longer a member, the special plates must be
61.10 	removed from the motor vehicle and returned to the registrar by
61.11 	the owner.  On returning removing the special plates, either the
61.12 	owner or purchaser of the motor vehicle is entitled to receive
61.13 	regular plates for the motor vehicle without cost for the rest
61.14 	of the registration period for which the special plates were
61.15 	issued.  While the person owner is a member of the ready
61.16 	reserve, plates issued under this subdivision may be transferred
61.17 	to another motor vehicle owned or jointly owned by that person 
61.18 	individual on paying a fee of $5.
61.19 	(c) The fees collected under this subdivision must be paid
61.20 	into the state treasury and credited to the highway user tax
61.21 	distribution fund.
61.22 	(d) (e) The registrar commissioner may adopt rules under
61.23 	the Administrative Procedure Act to govern the issuance and use
61.24 	of the special plates authorized by this subdivision.
61.25 		Subd. 2e.Volunteer ambulance attendants; special
61.26 	plates. (a) The registrar commissioner shall issue special
61.27 	license plates to an applicant who:
61.28 	(1) is a volunteer ambulance attendant as defined in
61.29 	section 144E.001, subdivision 15, and who owns or jointly owns a
61.30 	motor vehicle taxed as a passenger automobile.  The registrar
61.31 	shall issue the special plates on payment of ;
61.32 	(2) pays the registration tax required by law this chapter 
61.33 	for the motor vehicle, compliance with all other applicable laws
61.34 	relating to ;
61.35 	(3) pays a fee of $10 and any other fees required by this
61.36 	chapter; and 
62.1 	(4) complies with this chapter and rules governing the 
62.2 	registration of motor vehicles and licensing of motor vehicles
62.3 	and drivers, and payment of an additional fee of $10.
62.4 	(b) The registrar commissioner shall not issue more than
62.5 	two sets of these plates to each qualified applicant.
62.6 	(b) A person (c) An individual may use special plates
62.7 	issued under this subdivision only during the period that
62.8 	the person individual is a volunteer ambulance attendant.  When
62.9 	the person individual to whom the special plates were issued
62.10 	ceases to be a volunteer ambulance attendant, the person 
62.11 	individual shall return remove each set of special plates issued
62.12 	to that person.  When ownership of a the motor vehicle is
62.13 	transferred, the person individual shall remove the special
62.14 	plates from that motor vehicle and return them to the
62.15 	registrar.  On return removal of each set of plates, the owner
62.16 	of the motor vehicle, or new owner in case of a
62.17 	transferred motor vehicle, is entitled to receive
62.18 	regular license plates for the motor vehicle without cost for
62.19 	the rest of the registration period for which the set of special
62.20 	plates were issued.  Special plates issued under this
62.21 	subdivision may be transferred to another motor vehicle owned by
62.22 	the volunteer ambulance attendant on payment of a fee of $5.
62.23 	(c) The fees specified in this subdivision must be paid
62.24 	into the state treasury and deposited in the highway user tax
62.25 	distribution fund.
62.26 	(d) The commissioner may adopt rules governing the design,
62.27 	issuance, and sale of the special plates authorized by this
62.28 	subdivision.
62.29 		Subd. 2f.Original license plates. (a) On application of
62.30 	the owner and in lieu of issuing license plates under
62.31 	subdivision 1 to a motor vehicle registered and taxed as a
62.32 	passenger automobile, the registrar commissioner may assign to
62.33 	the motor vehicle original Minnesota number registration plates
62.34 	issued in the same year as the model year of the motor vehicle,
62.35 	if (1) the original license plates are at least 20 years old,
62.36 	(2) the owner of the motor vehicle has the original license 
63.1 	plates in possession at the time of the application, and (3) the
63.2 	owner provides the license plate number to the registrar 
63.3 	commissioner.
63.4 	(b) License Plates displayed under this subdivision,
63.5 	including tabs and stickers applied to the plates, must be
63.6 	clearly legible and must be displayed at the front and rear of 
63.7 	on the motor vehicle.
63.8 	(c) The registrar commissioner shall not assign the
63.9 	registration number on the original license plates to the motor 
63.10 	vehicle if the registrar commissioner determines that the number
63.11 	on the original plate is identical to the number on any current
63.12 	license plate in the current or reserved numbering system used
63.13 	by the registrar commissioner. A person currently using license
63.14 	plates issued by the registrar on the vehicle shall return those
63.15 	license plates to the registrar before displaying original
63.16 	license plates under this subdivision.
63.17 	(d) Notwithstanding Despite subdivision 1, an original
63.18 	license plate whose number has been assigned under this
63.19 	subdivision may be displayed for as long as the license plates,
63.20 	including tabs and stickers on the plates, are clearly
63.21 	legible and the number is not subsequently used by the
63.22 	commissioner as a plate number in a registration numbering
63.23 	system.
63.24 	(e) Notwithstanding Despite subdivision 1, original license 
63.25 	plates assigned under this subdivision need not bear a tab or
63.26 	sticker to indicate the month or year of registration if
63.27 	the motor vehicle carries the registration certificate issued
63.28 	under section 168.11 at all times when the motor vehicle is
63.29 	operated on the public highways.
63.30 	(f) The registrar commissioner may charge a fee for
63.31 	receiving an application and assigning original license plate
63.32 	numbers.
63.33 		Subd. 5.Additional fee. (a) In addition to any fee
63.34 	otherwise authorized or any tax otherwise imposed upon any motor 
63.35 	vehicle, the payment of which is required as a condition to the
63.36 	issuance of any number license plate or plates, the commissioner
64.1 	of public safety shall impose the fee specified in paragraph (b)
64.2 	that is calculated to cover the cost of manufacturing and
64.3 	issuing the license plate or plates, except for license plates
64.4 	issued to disabled veterans as defined in section 168.031 and
64.5 	license plates issued pursuant to section 168.124, 168.125, or
64.6 	168.27, subdivisions 16 and 17, for passenger automobiles. The
64.7 	commissioner shall issue graphic design license plates shall 
64.8 	only be issued for vehicles registered pursuant to section
64.9 	168.017 and recreational vehicles registered pursuant to section
64.10 	168.013, subdivision 1g.
64.11 	(b) Unless otherwise specified or exempted by statute, the
64.12 	following plate and validation sticker fees apply for the
64.13 	original, duplicate, or replacement issuance of a plate in a
64.14 	plate year:
64.15 	Sequential Regular Double Plate                  $ 4.25
64.16 	Sequential Special Plate-Double                  $ 7.00
64.17 	Sequential Regular Single Plate                  $ 3.00
64.18 	Sequential Special Plate-Single                  $ 5.50
64.19 	Utility Trailer Self-Adhesive Plate              $ 2.50
64.20 	Nonsequential Double Plate                       $14.00
64.21 	Nonsequential Single Plate                       $10.00
64.22 	Duplicate Sticker                                $ 1.00
64.23 	(c) Fees collected under this subdivision must be paid into
64.24 	the state treasury and credited to the highway user tax
64.25 	distribution fund.
64.26 	
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2005,
64.27 	except that amendments to subdivision 2a are effective August 1,
64.28 	2006.

64.29 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.123, is
64.30 	amended to read:
64.31 	168.123 VETERANS; SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES.
64.32 		Subdivision 1.General requirements; fees. (a) On
64.33 	payment of a fee of $10 for each set of two plates, or for a
64.34 	single plate in the case of a motorcycle plate, payment of the
64.35 	registration tax required by law, and compliance with
64.36 	other applicable laws relating to the vehicle registration and
65.1 	licensing of a passenger automobile, pickup truck, van,
65.2 	self-propelled recreational equipment, or motorcycle, as
65.3 	applicable, the registrar commissioner shall issue:
65.4 	(1) special license veteran's plates to an applicant who
65.5 	served in the active military service in a branch of the armed
65.6 	forces of the United States or of a nation or society allied
65.7 	with the United States in conducting a foreign war, was
65.8 	discharged under honorable conditions, and is an owner or joint 
65.9 	a registered owner of a passenger automobile, pickup truck, van,
65.10 	or self-propelled recreational equipment motor vehicle, or truck
65.11 	resembling a pickup truck and having a manufacturer's nominal
65.12 	rated capacity of one ton, but which is not a commercial motor
65.13 	vehicle as defined in section 169.01, subdivision 75; or
65.14 	(2) a veteran's special motorcycle license plate as
65.15 	described in subdivision 2, paragraph (a), (f), (h), or (i) or
65.16 	another special license plate designed by the commissioner of
65.17 	public safety to an applicant who is a Vietnam veteran who
65.18 	served after July 1, 1961, and before July 1, 1978, and who
65.19 	served in the active military service in a branch of the armed
65.20 	forces of the United States in conducting a foreign war, was
65.21 	discharged under honorable conditions, and is an owner or
65.22 	joint registered owner of a motorcycle and meets the criteria
65.23 	listed in this paragraph and in subdivision 2, paragraph (a),
65.24 	(f), (h), or (i).  Plates issued under this clause must be the
65.25 	same size as standard regular motorcycle license 
65.26 	plates. Special motorcycle license plates issued under this
65.27 	clause are not subject to section 168.1293.
65.28 	(b) The additional fee of $10 is payable for each set
65.29 	of veteran's plates, is payable only when the plates are issued,
65.30 	and is not payable in a year in which tabs or stickers are
65.31 	issued instead of number plates. An applicant must not be
65.32 	issued more than two sets of plates for vehicles listed in
65.33 	paragraph (a) and owned or jointly owned by the applicant.
65.34 	(c) The veteran shall must have a certified copy of the
65.35 	veteran's discharge papers, indicating character of discharge,
65.36 	at the time of application.  If an applicant served in the
66.1 	active military service in a branch of the armed forces of a
66.2 	nation or society allied with the United States in conducting a
66.3 	foreign war and is unable to obtain a record of that service and
66.4 	discharge status, the commissioner of veterans affairs may
66.5 	certify the applicant as qualified for the veterans' license 
66.6 	plates provided under this section.
66.7 	(d) For license plates issued for one-ton trucks described
66.8 	in paragraph (a), clause (1), the commissioner shall collect a
66.9 	surcharge of $5 on each $10 fee collected under paragraph (a).
66.10 	The surcharge must be deposited in the vehicle services
66.11 	operating account in the special revenue fund.
66.12 		Subd. 2.Design. The commissioner of veterans affairs
66.13 	shall design the emblem for the veterans' special plates,
66.14 	subject to the approval of the registrar commissioner, that
66.15 	satisfy the following requirements:
66.16 	(a) For a Vietnam veteran who served after July 1, 1961,
66.17 	and before July 1, 1978, the special plates must bear the
66.18 	inscription "VIETNAM VET" and the letters "V" and "V" with the
66.19 	first letter directly above the second letter and both letters
66.20 	just preceding the first numeral of the special license plate
66.21 	number.
66.22 	(b) For a veteran stationed on the island of Oahu, Hawaii,
66.23 	or offshore, during the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7,
66.24 	1941, the special plates must bear the inscription "PEARL HARBOR
66.25 	SURVIVOR" and the letters "P" and "H" with the first letter
66.26 	directly above the second letter and both letters just preceding
66.27 	the first numeral of the special license plate number.
66.28 	(c) For a veteran who served during World War I or World
66.29 	War II, the special plates must bear the inscription "WORLD WAR
66.30 	VET" and:
66.31 	(1) for a World War I veteran, the characters "W" and "I"
66.32 	with the first character directly above the second character and
66.33 	both characters just preceding the first numeral of the special
66.34 	license plate number; or
66.35 	(2) for a World War II veteran, the characters "W" and "II"
66.36 	with the first character directly above the second character and
67.1 	both characters just preceding the first numeral of the special
67.2 	license plate number.
67.3 	(d) For a veteran who served during the Korean Conflict,
67.4 	the special plates must bear the inscription "KOREAN VET" and
67.5 	the letters "K" and "V" with the first letter directly above the
67.6 	second letter and both letters just preceding the first numeral
67.7 	of the special license plate number.
67.8 	(e) For a combat wounded veteran who is a recipient of the
67.9 	purple heart medal, the special plates must bear the inscription
67.10 	"COMBAT WOUNDED VET" and inscribed with have a facsimile on an
67.11 	emblem of the official purple heart medal and the letters "C"
67.12 	over "W" with the first letter directly over the second letter
67.13 	just preceding the first numeral of the special license plate
67.14 	number.
67.15 	(f) For a Persian Gulf War veteran, the special plates must
67.16 	bear the inscription "GULF WAR VET" and the letters "G" and "W"
67.17 	with the first letter directly above the second letter and both
67.18 	letters just preceding the first numeral of the special license 
67.19 	plate number.  For the purposes of this section, "Persian Gulf
67.20 	War veteran" means a person who served on active duty after
67.21 	August 1, 1990, in a branch of the armed forces of the United
67.22 	States or a nation or society allied with the United States or
67.23 	the United Nations during Operation Desert Shield, Operation
67.24 	Desert Storm, or other military operation in the Persian Gulf
67.25 	area combat zone as designated in United States Presidential
67.26 	Executive Order No. 12744, dated January 21, 1991.
67.27 	(g) For a veteran who served in the Laos War after July 1,
67.28 	1961, and before July 1, 1978, the special plates must bear the
67.29 	inscription "LAOS WAR VET" and the letters "L" and "V" with the
67.30 	first letter directly above the second letter and both letters
67.31 	just preceding the first numeral of the special license plate
67.32 	number.
67.33 	(h) For a veteran who is the recipient of:
67.34 	(1) the Iraq Campaign Medal, the special plates must be
67.35 	inscribed with a facsimile of that medal and must bear the
67.36 	inscription "IRAQ WAR VET" directly below the special plate
68.1 	number;
68.2 	(2) the Afghanistan Campaign Medal, the special plates must
68.3 	be inscribed with a facsimile of that medal and must bear the
68.4 	inscription "AFGHAN WAR VET" directly below the special plate
68.5 	number; or 
68.6 	(3) the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, the
68.7 	special plates must be inscribed with a facsimile of that medal
68.8 	and must bear the inscription "GWOT VETERAN" directly below the
68.9 	special plate number.
68.10 	(i) For a veteran who is the recipient of the Global War on
68.11 	Terrorism Service Medal, the special plates must be inscribed
68.12 	with a facsimile of that medal and must bear the inscription
68.13 	"GWOT VETERAN" directly below the special plate number.  In
68.14 	addition, any member of the National Guard or other military
68.15 	reserves who has been ordered to federally funded state active
68.16 	service under United States Code, title 32, as defined in
68.17 	section 190.05, subdivision 5b, and who is the recipient of the
68.18 	Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, is eligible for the
68.19 	license plate described in this paragraph, irrespective of
68.20 	whether that person qualifies as a veteran under section 197.447.
68.21 		Subd. 2a.Temporary surcharge. For license plates issued
68.22 	under subdivision 2, paragraphs (h) and (i), the commissioner
68.23 	shall collect a surcharge of $5 on each $10 fee collected under
68.24 	subdivision 1, paragraph (a).  The surcharge must be deposited
68.25 	in the vehicle services operating account in the special revenue
68.26 	fund.
68.27 		Subd. 3.Number estimated. The commissioner of veterans
68.28 	affairs shall estimate the number of special plates that will be
68.29 	required and submit the estimate to the registrar.
68.30 		Subd. 4.Plates transfer. (a) On payment of a fee of $5,
68.31 	plates issued under subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clause (1),
68.32 	may be transferred to another passenger automobile, pickup
68.33 	truck, van,or self-propelled recreational equipment owned or
68.34 	jointly owned by motor vehicle, or one-ton truck described in
68.35 	subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clause (1), registered to the
68.36 	person individual to whom the plates were issued.
69.1 	(b) On payment of a fee of $5, a plate issued under
69.2 	subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clause (2), may be transferred to
69.3 	another motorcycle owned or jointly owned by registered to the
69.4 	person individual to whom the plate was issued.
69.5 		Subd. 5.Fees credited. Fees collected under this
69.6 	section must be paid into the state treasury and credited to the
69.7 	highway user tax distribution fund.
69.8 		Subd. 6.Rules. The registrar commissioner may adopt
69.9 	rules under the Administrative Procedure Act to govern the
69.10 	issuance and use of the special plates authorized by this
69.11 	section.
69.12 	
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2005,
69.13 	except that amendments to subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clause
69.14 	(2); subdivision 2; and subdivision 2a, are effective the day
69.15 	following final enactment.

69.16 	Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.1235, is
69.17 	amended to read:
69.18 	168.1235 VETERANS SERVICE GROUPS; SPECIAL STICKERS GROUP
69.19 	EMBLEMS.
69.20 		Subdivision 1.General requirements; fees. (a) On
69.21 	payment of a fee of $10 for each set of two license plates,
69.22 	payment of the registration tax required by law, and compliance
69.23 	with other laws relating to the registration and licensing of a
69.24 	passenger automobile, pickup truck, van, or self-propelled
69.25 	recreational vehicle, as applicable,The registrar commissioner 
69.26 	shall issue a special license plate sticker emblem for each
69.27 	plate to an applicant who:
69.28 	(1) is a member of a congressionally chartered veterans
69.29 	service organization and is an owner or joint a registered owner
69.30 	of a passenger automobile, pickup truck, van, or self-propelled
69.31 	recreational vehicle;
69.32 	(2) pays the registration tax required by law;
69.33 	(3) pays a fee of $10 for each set of two plates, and any
69.34 	other fees required by this chapter; and 
69.35 	(4) complies with this chapter and rules governing the
69.36 	registration of motor vehicles and licensing of drivers.
70.1 	(b) The additional fee of $10 is payable at the time of
70.2 	initial application for the special license plate stickers 
70.3 	emblem and when the license plates must be replaced or renewed.
70.4 	An applicant must not be issued more than two sets of special
70.5 	license plate stickers emblems for motor vehicles listed in
70.6 	paragraph (a) and owned or jointly owned by registered to the
70.7 	applicant.
70.8 	(c) The commissioner of veterans affairs shall determine
70.9 	what documentation is required by each applicant to show that
70.10 	the applicant is a member of a congressionally chartered
70.11 	veterans service organization and is entitled to the special
70.12 	license plate stickers applicant must present a valid card
70.13 	indicating membership in the American Legion or Veterans of
70.14 	Foreign Wars.
70.15 		Subd. 2.Design. (a) The commissioner of veterans
70.16 	affairs, after consultation with each of the congressionally
70.17 	chartered veterans service organizations, shall design the
70.18 	special license plate stickers emblems, subject to the approval
70.19 	of the registrar commissioner.  The emblem, symbol, or other
70.20 	pictorial representation on the sticker must be at least as
70.21 	large as the letters and numerals on the plate and the registrar 
70.22 	commissioner shall allow for plates with spaces for the stickers 
70.23 	emblem in place of a numeral or letter.
70.24 	(b) Each congressionally chartered veterans service
70.25 	organization must arrange for any applicable rules of the
70.26 	national organization to be changed or copyrights to be released
70.27 	before the commissioner may issue special license plate stickers 
70.28 	emblems to members of any particular service organization under
70.29 	this section.
70.30 		Subd. 3.Number estimated. The commissioner of veterans
70.31 	affairs shall estimate the number of special plate stickers that
70.32 	will be required and submit the estimate to the registrar.
70.33 		Subd. 4.Plate stickers emblem transfer. Notwithstanding 
70.34 	Despite section 168.12 or other law to the contrary, on payment
70.35 	of a fee of $5, the veterans service organization special plate
70.36 	stickers emblems issued under subdivision 1, may be transferred
71.1 	by the owner to other license plates on a passenger automobile,
71.2 	pickup truck, van, or self-propelled recreational vehicle owned
71.3 	or jointly owned by registered to the person to whom the
71.4 	stickers emblems were issued.
71.5 		Subd. 5.Fees credited. Fees collected under this
71.6 	section must be paid into the state treasury and credited to the
71.7 	highway user tax distribution fund.

71.8 	Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.124, is
71.9 	amended to read:
71.10 	168.124 SPECIAL PLATES FOR MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENTS.
71.11 		Subdivision 1.Issuance and design. (a) The registrar of
71.12 	motor vehicles commissioner shall issue special license plates
71.13 	bearing the inscription "MEDAL OF HONOR" to an applicant who:
71.14 	(1) is a recipient of the Congressional Medal of Honor and
71.15 	upon the applicant's compliance with the laws of this state
71.16 	relating to ;
71.17 	(2) is a registered owner of a passenger automobile,
71.18 	motorcycle, or recreational motor vehicle; and 
71.19 	(3) complies with this chapter and rules governing the
71.20 	registration of motor vehicles and licensing of motor vehicles
71.21 	and drivers.
71.22 	(b) The special license plates must be of a design and size
71.23 	determined by the registrar commissioner.  Only one set of
71.24 	plates, or a single plate in the case of a motorcycle,bearing
71.25 	the inscription "MEDAL OF HONOR" may be issued for each
71.26 	qualified applicant.
71.27 		Subd. 2.Application. Application for issuance of these
71.28 	plates may be made only at the time of renewal or first
71.29 	application for registration.
71.30 		Subd. 3.No fee. The registrar commissioner shall issue
71.31 	a set of medal of honor plates to qualified applicants free of
71.32 	charge and the plates must be replaced by the department without
71.33 	charge if they become damaged.  In addition, no fee may be
71.34 	charged for a subsequent year when tabs or stickers are issued
71.35 	for that a motor vehicle listed in subdivision 1 on which the
71.36 	special medal of honor plates are placed. The motor vehicle
72.1 	must be for personal use, not commercial purposes.
72.2 		Subd. 4.Transfer. Despite the provisions of section
72.3 	168.12, subdivision 1, medal of honor plates issued under this
72.4 	section may be transferred to another personal motor vehicle
72.5 	owned or jointly owned by registered to the medal of honor
72.6 	recipient upon notification to the registrar of motor vehicles 
72.7 	commissioner.
72.8 		Subd. 5.Motor vehicle; special definition. For purposes
72.9 	of this section, "motor vehicle" means a vehicle for personal
72.10 	use, not used for commercial purposes, and may include a
72.11 	passenger automobile, van, pickup truck, motorcycle, or
72.12 	recreational vehicle.
72.13 		Subd. 6.When issued. The registrar of motor vehicles
72.14 	shall begin issuing medal of honor plates for the calendar year
72.15 	1984 and thereafter.

72.16 	Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.125, is
72.17 	amended to read:
72.18 	168.125 SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES FOR FORMER PRISONERS OF
72.19 	WAR.
72.20 		Subdivision 1.Issuance and design. (a) The registrar 
72.21 	commissioner shall issue special license plates bearing the
72.22 	inscription "EX-POW" to any applicant who:
72.23 	(1) is both a former prisoner of war and an owner or joint 
72.24 	a registered owner of a passenger automobile, motorcycle, or
72.25 	recreational motor vehicle upon the applicant's compliance with
72.26 	all the laws of this state relating to ; and 
72.27 	(2) complies with this chapter and rules governing the
72.28 	registration of motor vehicles and licensing of motor vehicles
72.29 	and drivers.
72.30 	(b) The special license plates shall must be of a design
72.31 	and size to be determined by the commissioner. Only one set of 
72.32 	plates, or a single plate in the case of a motorcycle,bearing
72.33 	the "EX-POW" inscription may be issued for only one motor
72.34 	vehicle per each qualified applicant.
72.35 		Subd. 1a.Application. Application for issuance of these
72.36 	plates shall must be made at the time of renewal or first
73.1 	application for registration.  The application shall must 
73.2 	include a certification by the commissioner of veterans affairs
73.3 	that the applicant was a member of the military forces of the
73.4 	United States who was captured, separated, and incarcerated by
73.5 	an enemy of the United States during a period of armed conflict.
73.6 		Subd. 1b.No fee. The registrar commissioner shall issue
73.7 	a set of EX-POW plates, or a single plate for a motorcycle,to
73.8 	qualified applicants, free of charge for the cost of the plates,
73.9 	and shall replace them without charge if they become damaged.
73.10 	In addition, no fee may be charged for a subsequent year
73.11 	when tabs or stickers are issued for that motor vehicle on which
73.12 	the special EX-POW plates are placed.
73.13 		Subd. 1c.Plates transfer. Notwithstanding Despite the
73.14 	provisions of section 168.12, subdivision 1, the special license 
73.15 	plates issued under this section may be transferred to another
73.16 	motor vehicle owned or jointly owned by registered to the former
73.17 	prisoner of war upon notification to the registrar of motor
73.18 	vehicles commissioner.
73.19 		Subd. 1d.Surviving spouse. Upon the death of a former
73.20 	prisoner of war, the registrar commissioner shall continue to
73.21 	issue free of charge, upon renewal, the special license plates
73.22 	to a motor vehicle owned by the surviving spouse of the former
73.23 	prisoner of war.  Special license plates issued to a surviving
73.24 	spouse may be transferred to another motor vehicle owned by 
73.25 	registered to the surviving spouse as provided in subdivision
73.26 	1c.  No fee may be charged for replacement plates issued to a
73.27 	surviving spouse or for tabs or stickers issued for the motor
73.28 	vehicle on which the special "EX-POW" plates are placed.  A
73.29 	surviving spouse is not exempt from the motor vehicle
73.30 	registration tax.
73.31 		Subd. 1e.Motor vehicle; special definition. For
73.32 	purposes of this section, "motor vehicle" means a passenger
73.33 	automobile, van, pickup truck, motorcycle, or recreational
73.34 	vehicle.
73.35 		Subd. 2.special plates; ex-pow and disability
73.36 	insignia emblems. The registrar commissioner shall issue
74.1 	special license plates bearing both the "EX-POW" and
74.2 	disability insignia emblem to any applicant who is entitled to
74.3 	the special license plates provided under this section and who
74.4 	is also entitled to special license plates for the physically
74.5 	disabled under section 168.021 upon compliance with the
74.6 	provisions of both sections.  The special license plates shall 
74.7 	must be of a design and size to be determined by the
74.8 	commissioner.
74.9 		Subd. 3.Rules; commissioner of public safety. The
74.10 	commissioner of public safety may promulgate adopt by rule, in
74.11 	accordance with the provisions of chapter 14, the procedures for
74.12 	issuance or transfer of the special license plates authorized
74.13 	under this section.
74.14 		Subd. 4.Rules; commissioner of veterans affairs. The
74.15 	commissioner of veterans affairs shall establish the procedure
74.16 	for obtaining the certification of former prisoner of war status.
74.17 		Subd. 5.Savings provision. Nothing in this section
74.18 	shall alter alters the exemption for disabled war veterans
74.19 	provided for in section 168.031.

74.20 	Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.1255, is
74.21 	amended to read:
74.22 	168.1255  SPECIAL VETERAN CONTRIBUTION LICENSE PLATES.
74.23 		Subdivision 1.General requirements and procedures.
 74.24 	The registrar commissioner shall issue special veteran
74.25 	contribution license plates to an applicant who:
74.26 	(1) is a veteran, as defined in section 197.447;
74.27 	(2) is an owner or joint a registered owner of a passenger
74.28 	automobile, pickup truck, or van;
74.29 	(3) pays a fee of $10 to cover the costs of handling and
74.30 	manufacturing the plates;
74.31 	(4) pays the registration tax required under section
74.32 	168.013;
74.33 	(5) pays the fees required under this chapter;
74.34 	(6) pays an additional onetime World War II memorial
74.35 	contribution of $30, which the department shall retain until all
74.36 	start-up costs associated with the development and issuing of
75.1 	the plates have been recovered, after which the commissioner
75.2 	shall deposit contributions in the World War II donation match
75.3 	account; and
75.4 	(7) complies with laws this chapter and rules governing the 
75.5 	registration of motor vehicles and licensing of vehicles and 
75.6 	drivers.
75.7 		Subd. 2.Design. The commissioner of veterans affairs
75.8 	shall design an emblem for the special plates, subject to the
75.9 	approval of the registrar commissioner of public safety,
75.10 	that satisfy satisfies the following requirements in this
75.11 	subdivision:
75.12 	(1) the special veteran contribution plates must bear the
75.13 	inscription "PROUD TO BE A VETERAN" on the bottom of the plate;
75.14 	and
75.15 	(2) the flag of the United States of America must appear on
75.16 	the left side of the plate just preceding the first letter or
75.17 	numeral of the special license plate number.
75.18 		Subd. 3.Plate transfers. Notwithstanding Despite 
75.19 	section 168.12, subdivision 1, on payment of a transfer fee of
75.20 	$5, plates issued under this section may be transferred to
75.21 	another passenger automobile, pickup truck, or van owned or
75.22 	jointly owned by registered to the person individual to whom the
75.23 	special veteran contribution plates were issued.
75.24 		Subd. 4.Fees credited. The fees collected under this
75.25 	section must be deposited in the state treasury and credited to
75.26 	the highway user tax distribution fund.Fees collected under
75.27 	this section do not include the contributions collected for the
75.28 	World War II memorial donation match account.
75.29 		Subd. 5.Record. The registrar commissioner shall
75.30 	maintain a record of the number of special plates issued under
75.31 	this section.

75.32 	Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.127,
75.33 	subdivision 6, is amended to read:
75.34 		Subd. 6.Fees.  Instead of the filing fee described in
75.35 	section 168.33, subdivision 7, the applicant for fleet
75.36 	registration shall pay an equivalent administrative fee to the
76.1 	commissioner for each vehicle in the fleet. The administrative
76.2 	fee must be deposited in the state treasury and credited to the
76.3 	highway user tax distribution fund.

76.4 	Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.128, is
76.5 	amended to read:
76.6 	168.128 LIMOUSINE REGISTRATION, LICENSE PLATES.
76.7 		Subdivision 1.unique limousine registration category. A
76.8 	unique vehicle registration category is established for
76.9 	limousines as defined in section 168.011, subdivision 35.
76.10 		Subd. 2.license plates. (a) A person who operates a
76.11 	limousine for other than personal use shall apply to register
76.12 	the motor vehicle as provided in this section.
76.13 	(b) A person who operates a limousine for personal use may
76.14 	apply.  The registrar commissioner shall issue limousine license 
76.15 	plates upon the applicant's compliance with laws relating to
76.16 	registration and licensing of motor vehicles and drivers and
76.17 	certification by to the registered owner of a limousine who:
76.18 	(1) certifies that an insurance policy under section 65B.13
76.19 	in an aggregate amount of $300,000 per accident is in effect for
76.20 	the entire period of the registration under section 65B.135.
76.21 	The applicant must provide the registrar ;
76.22 	(2) provides the commissioner with proof that the passenger
76.23 	automobile license tax and a $10 fee have been paid for each
76.24 	limousine receiving limousine license plates; and 
76.25 	(3) complies with this chapter and rules governing the
76.26 	registration of motor vehicles and licensing of drivers.
76.27 	(c) The limousine license plates must be designed to
76.28 	specifically identify the vehicle as a limousine and must be
76.29 	clearly marked with the letters "LM."  Limousine license plates
76.30 	may not be transferred upon sale of the limousine, but may be
76.31 	transferred to another limousine owned by the same person upon
76.32 	notifying the registrar commissioner and paying a $5 transfer
76.33 	fee.
76.34 		Subd. 3.Insurance. (a) The application must include a
76.35 	certificate of insurance verifying that a valid commercial
76.36 	insurance policy is in effect and giving the name of the
77.1 	insurance company and the number of the insurance policy.  The
77.2 	policy must provide stated limits of liability, exclusive of
77.3 	interest and costs, with respect to each motor vehicle for which
77.4 	coverage is granted, of not less than $100,000 because of bodily
77.5 	injury to one person in any one accident and, subject to said 
77.6 	that limit for one person, of not less than $300,000 because of
77.7 	injury to two or more persons in any one accident and of not
77.8 	less than $100,000 because of injury to or destruction of
77.9 	property.  The insurance company must notify the commissioner if
77.10 	the policy is canceled or if the policy no longer provides the
77.11 	coverage required by this subdivision.
77.12 	(b) The commissioner shall immediately notify the
77.13 	commissioner of transportation if the policy of a person
77.14 	required to have a permit under section 221.84 is canceled or no
77.15 	longer provides the coverage required by this subdivision.
77.16 		Subd. 4.Fees credited to highway user fund. Fees
77.17 	collected from the sale of license plates under this section
77.18 	must be paid into the state treasury and credited to the highway
77.19 	user tax distribution fund.

77.20 	Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.129, is
77.21 	amended to read:
77.22 	168.129 SPECIAL COLLEGIATE LICENSE PLATES.
77.23 		Subdivision 1.General requirements and procedures. The
77.24 	commissioner of public safety shall issue special collegiate
77.25 	license plates to an applicant who:
77.26 	(1) is an owner or joint a registered owner of a passenger
77.27 	automobile, pickup truck, or van;
77.28 	(2) pays a fee determined by the commissioner as specified
77.29 	in section 168.12, subdivision 5,to cover the costs of handling
77.30 	and manufacturing the plates;
77.31 	(3) pays the registration tax required under section
77.32 	168.013;
77.33 	(4) pays the fees required under this chapter;
77.34 	(5) contributes at least $25 annually to the scholarship
77.35 	account established in subdivision 6; and
77.36 	(6) complies with laws this chapter and rules governing
78.1 	registration of motor vehicles and licensing of vehicles and 
78.2 	drivers.
78.3 		Subd. 2.Design. (a) After consultation with each
78.4 	participating college, university,or postsecondary system, the
78.5 	commissioner shall design the an emblem for each special
78.6 	collegiate plates plate.
78.7 	(b) In consultation with the commissioner, a participating
78.8 	college or university annually shall indicate the anticipated
78.9 	number of plates needed.
78.10 		Subd. 3.No refund. Contributions under this section
78.11 	must not be refunded.
78.12 		Subd. 4.Plates transfer. Notwithstanding Despite 
78.13 	section 168.12, subdivision 1, on payment of a transfer fee of
78.14 	$5, plates issued under this section may be transferred to
78.15 	another passenger vehicle, pickup, or van owned or jointly owned
78.16 	by automobile registered to the person individual to whom the
78.17 	special collegiate plates were issued.
78.18 		Subd. 5.Fees credited. The fees collected under this
78.19 	section must be deposited in the state treasury and credited to
78.20 	the highway user tax distribution fund.Fees collected under
78.21 	this section do not include the contributions collected for the
78.22 	scholarship account.
78.23 		Subd. 6.Scholarship account. A scholarship account is
78.24 	created in the state treasury.  Except for one percent that may
78.25 	be retained by the commissioner of public safety for
78.26 	administrative costs, all contributions received under this
78.27 	section must be deposited by the commissioner in the scholarship
78.28 	account.  Money in the scholarship account is appropriated to
78.29 	the governing board of the institution to which it is
78.30 	attributable, as provided in subdivision 7.
78.31 		Subd. 7.Record. The commissioner shall maintain a
78.32 	record of the number of license plates issued for each
78.33 	postsecondary institution or system in order to determine the
78.34 	amount of scholarship funds available to that institution or
78.35 	system.

78.36 	Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.1291, is
79.1 	amended to read:
79.2 	168.1291 SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES; UNIFORM DESIGN, UNIQUE
79.3 	EMBLEMS.
79.4 		Subdivision 1.Definition. For purposes of this section
79.5 	"special license plates" means license plates issued under
79.6 	sections 168.12, subdivisions 2b and 2e; 168.1235; and 168.129.
79.7 		Subd. 2.uniform design of special plates. (a) The
79.8 	commissioner shall design a single special license plate that
79.9 	will contain a unique number and a space for a unique symbol 
79.10 	emblem for plates issued under sections 168.12, subdivisions 2b
79.11 	and 2e; 168.1235; and 168.129.  The commissioner shall design a
79.12 	unique symbol emblem related to the purpose of each
79.13 	special license plate.
79.14 	(b) Any provision of sections 168.12, subdivisions 2b to
79.15 	2e; 168.123; and 168.129,that requires the placement of a
79.16 	specified letter or letters on a special license plate applies
79.17 	to those license plates only to the extent that the commissioner
79.18 	includes the letter or letters in the design. Where 
79.19 	(c) If a law authorizing a special license plate contains a
79.20 	specific requirement for graphic design of that license plate,
79.21 	that requirement applies to the appropriate unique symbol the
79.22 	commissioner designs emblem.
79.23 		Subd. 3.Issuance of special plates with unique
79.24 	symbols emblems. Notwithstanding Despite section 168.12,
79.25 	subdivisions 2b to 2e; 168.123; or 168.129, beginning with
79.26 	special license plates issued in calendar year 1996,the
79.27 	commissioner shall issue each class of special license plates
79.28 	permanently marked with specific designs under those laws only
79.29 	until the commissioner's supply of those license plates is
79.30 	exhausted.  Thereafter the commissioner shall issue under those
79.31 	laws only the license plate authorized under subdivision 2, with
79.32 	the appropriate unique symbol emblem attached.
79.33 		Subd. 4.Fees. Notwithstanding Despite section 168.12,
79.34 	subdivisions 2b to 2e; 168.123; or 168.129, the commissioner
79.35 	shall charge a fee of $10 for each set of license plates issued
79.36 	under this section.
80.1 		Subd. 5.application applicability. This section does
80.2 	not apply to a special motorcycle license plate designed by the
80.3 	registrar commissioner under section 168.123, subdivision 1,
80.4 	clause (2).

80.5 	Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.1293, is
80.6 	amended to read:
80.7 	168.1293 SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES; AUTHORIZATION;
80.8 	DISCONTINUANCE.
80.9 		Subdivision 1.Definition. For purposes of this section
80.10 	and section 168.1297, "special license plate" means a license 
80.11 	plate that is authorized by law sections 168.12, subdivisions 2b
80.12 	and 2e; 168.1235; and 168.129,to have wording and graphics that
80.13 	differ from a Minnesota passenger vehicle license plate.
80.14 		Subd. 2.Submissions to department commissioner. (a) A
80.15 	person, legal entity, or other requester, however organized,
80.16 	that plans to seek legislation establishing a new special
80.17 	license plate shall submit the following information and fee to
80.18 	the Department of Public Safety commissioner:
80.19 	(1) The requester shall submit a request for the special
80.20 	license plate being sought, describing the proposed license 
80.21 	plate in general terms, the purpose of the plate, and the
80.22 	proposed fee or minimum contribution required for the plate.
80.23 	(2) The requester shall submit the results of a scientific
80.24 	sample survey of Minnesota motor vehicle owners that indicates
80.25 	that at least 10,000 motor vehicle owners intend to purchase the
80.26 	proposed plate with the proposed fee or minimum contribution.
80.27 	The requester's plan to undertake the survey must be reported to
80.28 	the department commissioner before the survey is undertaken.
80.29 	The survey must be performed independently of the requester by
80.30 	another person or legal entity, however organized, that conducts
80.31 	similar sample surveys in the normal course of business.
80.32 	(3) The requester shall submit an application fee of
80.33 	$20,000, to cover the department's cost of reviewing the
80.34 	application for a new plate and developing the new special
80.35 	license plate if authorized by law.  State funds may not be used
80.36 	to pay the application fee.
81.1 	(4) The requester shall submit a marketing strategy that
81.2 	contains (i) short-term and long-term marketing plans for the
81.3 	requested plate, and (ii) a financial analysis showing the
81.4 	anticipated revenues and the planned expenditures of any fee or
81.5 	contribution derived from the requested plate.
81.6 	(b) The requester shall submit the information required
81.7 	under paragraph (a) to the department commissioner at least 120
81.8 	days before the convening of the next regular legislative
81.9 	session at which the requester will submit the proposal.
81.10 		Subd. 3.Design; redesign. (a) If the proposed new 
81.11 	special license plate sought by the requester is approved by
81.12 	law, the requester shall submit the proposed design for the
81.13 	plate to the department commissioner as soon as practicable, but
81.14 	not later than 120 days after the effective date of the law
81.15 	authorizing issuance of the plate.  The department commissioner 
81.16 	is responsible for selecting the final design for the
81.17 	special license plate.
81.18 	(b) The requester that originally requested a special
81.19 	license plate subsequently approved by law may not submit a new
81.20 	design for the plate within the five years following the date of
81.21 	first issuance of the plate unless the inventory of those plates
81.22 	has been exhausted.  The requester may deplete the remaining
81.23 	inventory of the plates by reimbursing the department 
81.24 	commissioner for the cost of the plates.
81.25 		Subd. 4.Refund of fee. If the special license plate
81.26 	requested is not authorized in the legislative session at which
81.27 	authorization was sought, the department commissioner shall
81.28 	refund $17,500 of the application fee to the requester.
81.29 		Subd. 5.Discontinuance of plate. (a) The
81.30 	department commissioner shall discontinue the issuance or
81.31 	renewal of any special license plate authorized by sections
81.32 	168.12, subdivisions 2b and 2e; 168.1235; and 168.129,if (1)
81.33 	fewer than 1,000 sets of those plates are currently registered
81.34 	at the end of the first six years during which the plates are
81.35 	available, or (2) fewer than 1,000 sets of those plates are
81.36 	currently registered at the end of any subsequent two-year
82.1 	period following the first six years of availability.
82.2 	(b) The department may commissioner shall discontinue the
82.3 	issuance or renewal of any special license plate authorized by
82.4 	sections 168.12, subdivisions 2b and 2e; 168.1235; and 168.129,
82.5 	and distribution of any contributions resulting from that plate,
82.6 	if the department commissioner determines that (1) the fund or
82.7 	requester receiving the contributions no longer exists, (2) the
82.8 	requester has stopped providing services that are authorized to
82.9 	be funded from the contribution proceeds, (3) the requester has
82.10 	requested discontinuance, or (4) contributions have been used in
82.11 	violation of subdivision 6.
82.12 	(c) Nothing in this subdivision applies to license plates
82.13 	issued under section 168.123, 168.124, 168.125, 168.1251,or
82.14 	168.1255.
82.15 		Subd. 6.Use of contributions. Contributions made as a
82.16 	condition of obtaining a special license plate authorized by
82.17 	sections 168.12, subdivisions 2b and 2e; 168.1235; and 168.129,
82.18 	and interest earned on the contributions, may not be spent for
82.19 	commercial or for-profit purposes.
82.20 		Subd. 7.Deposit of fee; appropriation. The commissioner
82.21 	shall deposit the application fee under subdivision 2, paragraph
82.22 	(a), clause (3), in the highway user tax distribution fund 
82.23 	vehicle services operating account of the special revenue fund
82.24 	under section 299A.705.  An amount sufficient to pay the
82.25 	department's cost in implementing and administering this
82.26 	section, including payment of refunds under subdivision 4, is
82.27 	appropriated to the commissioner.

82.28 	Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.1296, is
82.29 	amended to read:
82.30 	168.1296  SPECIAL CRITICAL HABITAT LICENSE PLATES.
82.31 		Subdivision 1.General requirements and procedures. (a)
82.32 	The registrar commissioner shall issue special critical
82.33 	habitat license plates to an applicant who:
82.34 	(1) is an owner or joint a registered owner of a passenger
82.35 	automobile, pickup truck, or van;
82.36 	(2) pays a fee of $10 to cover the costs of handling and
83.1 	manufacturing the plates;
83.2 	(3) pays the registration tax required under section
83.3 	168.013;
83.4 	(4) pays the fees required under this chapter;
83.5 	(5) contributes a minimum of $30 annually to the Minnesota
83.6 	critical habitat private sector matching account established in
83.7 	section 84.943; and
83.8 	(6) complies with laws this chapter and rules governing
83.9 	registration of motor vehicles and licensing of vehicles and 
83.10 	drivers.
83.11 	(b) The critical habitat license plate application form 
83.12 	must clearly indicate that the annual contribution specified
83.13 	under paragraph (a), clause (5), is a minimum contribution to
83.14 	receive the license plate and that the applicant may make an
83.15 	additional contribution to the account.
83.16 		Subd. 2.Design. After consultation with interested
83.17 	groups, the commissioner of natural resources and the
83.18 	registrar commissioner shall jointly select a suitable symbol
83.19 	for use by the registrar commissioner to design the special 
83.20 	plates.
83.21 		Subd. 3.No refund. Contributions under this section
83.22 	must not be refunded.
83.23 		Subd. 4.Plate transfers. Notwithstanding section
83.24 	168.12, subdivision 1, on payment of a transfer fee of $5,
83.25 	plates issued under this section may be transferred to another
83.26 	passenger automobile, pickup truck, or van owned or jointly
83.27 	owned by registered to the person to whom the special plates
83.28 	were issued.
83.29 		Subd. 5.Contribution and fees credited. Contributions
83.30 	under subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clause (5), must be paid to
83.31 	the registrar commissioner and credited to the Minnesota
83.32 	critical habitat private sector matching account established in
83.33 	section 84.943.  The fees collected under this section must be
83.34 	deposited in the highway user tax distribution fund vehicle
83.35 	services operating account of the special revenue fund under
83.36 	section 299A.705.
84.1 		Subd. 6.Record. The registrar commissioner shall
84.2 	maintain a record of the number of special plates issued under
84.3 	this section.

84.4 	Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.1297, is
84.5 	amended to read:
84.6 	168.1297 SPECIAL "ROTARY MEMBER" LICENSE PLATES.
84.7 		Subdivision 1.General requirements and procedures.
 84.8 	The registrar commissioner shall issue special "Rotary member"
84.9 	license plates to an applicant who:
84.10 	(1) is an owner or joint a registered owner of a passenger
84.11 	automobile, pickup truck, or van;
84.12 	(2) pays a fee of $10 to cover the costs of handling and
84.13 	manufacturing the plates;
84.14 	(3) pays the registration tax required under section
84.15 	168.013;
84.16 	(4) pays the fees required under this chapter;
84.17 	(5) submits proof to the registrar commissioner that the
84.18 	applicant is a member of Rotary International; and
84.19 	(6) complies with laws this chapter and rules governing
84.20 	registration of motor vehicles and licensing of vehicles and 
84.21 	drivers.
84.22 		Subd. 2.Design. A special license plate under this
84.23 	section consists of a special license plate as described in
84.24 	section 168.1291 with a unique symbol emblem that is the
84.25 	recognized emblem of Rotary International.
84.26 		Subd. 3.Compliance with other law. The commissioner
84.27 	shall take no action under this section unless the commissioner
84.28 	determines that Rotary International, or one or more districts
84.29 	of Rotary International, has complied with section 168.1293,
84.30 	subdivision 2, paragraph (a).  Issuance and renewal of license 
84.31 	plates under this section are subject to section 168.1293,
84.32 	subdivisions 3 to 6.

84.33 	Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.15,
84.34 	subdivision 1, is amended to read:
84.35 		Subdivision 1.Transfer of ownership.  (a) Upon the
84.36 	transfer of ownership, destruction, theft, dismantling, or
85.1 	permanent removal by the owner from this state of any motor 
85.2 	vehicle registered in accordance with this chapter, the right of
85.3 	the owner of the vehicle to use the registration certificate and
85.4 	number plates assigned to the vehicle expires.
85.5 	(b) When the ownership of a motor vehicle is transferred to
85.6 	another resident of person required to register the vehicle in 
85.7 	this state, the transferor shall surrender the registration
85.8 	plates, unless otherwise provided for in this chapter, and 
85.9 	assign the registration tax paid to the credit of the transferee
85.10 	unless the registration stickers are surrendered to the
85.11 	commissioner before the first day of the new registration period.
85.12 	(c) When seeking to become the owner by gift, trade, or
85.13 	purchase of any vehicle for which a registration certificate has
85.14 	been issued under this chapter, a person shall join with the
85.15 	registered owner in transmitting with the application for
85.16 	transfer of ownership,the registration certificate, with the
85.17 	assignment and notice of sale duly executed upon the reverse
85.18 	side, or,.
85.19 	(d) In case of loss of the title or certificate of
85.20 	registration of a vehicle not subject to section 325E.15, the
85.21 	person shall make application to the commissioner with proof of
85.22 	loss by sworn statement, in writing, and satisfactory to the
85.23 	registrar of the title as specified in section 168A.09 and
85.24 	assign a notice of sale of the vehicle on the application for
85.25 	title as specified in section 168A.04.
85.26 	(e) Upon the transfer of any motor vehicle by a
85.27 	manufacturer or dealer, for use within the state, whether by
85.28 	sale, lease, or otherwise, the manufacturer or dealer transferor 
85.29 	shall, within ten days after the transfer, file with the
85.30 	registrar commissioner (1) a notice or report containing the
85.31 	date of transfer, a description of the motor vehicle, and the
85.32 	transferee's name, street and number of residence, if in a city,
85.33 	and post office residence address in the state or if not a
85.34 	natural person then the transferee's business and mailing
85.35 	address, and shall also transmit with it (2) the transferee's
85.36 	application for registration.

86.1 	Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.16, is
86.2 	amended to read:
86.3 	168.16  REGISTRATION TAX REFUND; APPROPRIATION.
86.4 	(a) After the registration tax upon any motor vehicle has
86.5 	been paid for any year registration period, refund must be made
86.6 	for errors made in computing the registration tax or fees and
86.7 	for the error on the part of an owner who may in error have
86.8 	registered a motor vehicle that was not before, nor at the time
86.9 	of registration, nor at any time thereafter during the current
86.10 	past year preceding registration period, subject to registration 
86.11 	tax in this state as provided by section 168.012.
86.12 	(b) Unless otherwise provided in this chapter, a claim for
86.13 	a refund of an overpayment of registration tax must be filed
86.14 	within 3-1/2 years from the date of payment.
86.15 	The refund must be made from any fund in possession of the
86.16 	registrar and deducted from the registrar's monthly report to
86.17 	the commissioner of finance.  A detailed report of the refund
86.18 	must accompany the report.
86.19 	(c) The former registered owner of a transferred vehicle,
86.20 	by an assignment in writing endorsed upon the registration
86.21 	certificate and delivered to the registrar commissioner within
86.22 	the time provided in this subdivision, shall assign, except for
86.23 	vehicles registered under section 168.187, to the new owner the
86.24 	right to have the tax paid by the former registered owner
86.25 	accredited to the new owner who duly registers the vehicle
86.26 	unless the registration stickers are surrendered to the
86.27 	commissioner before the first day of the new registration period.
86.28 	(d) Any owner at is entitled to a refund of the unused
86.29 	portion of the registration tax paid on the owner's vehicle upon
86.30 	filing a claim, verified by the commissioner, if the time of
86.31 	such occurrence, whose vehicle is:
86.32 	(1) declared by an insurance company to be a total loss due
86.33 	to flood or tornado damage,permanently destroyed,due to
86.34 	accident, fire, or an Act of God as defined in section 115B.02;
86.35 	or
86.36 	(2) sold to the federal government, the state, or a
87.1 	political subdivision of the state, shall upon filing a verified
87.2 	claim be entitled to a refund of the unused portion of the tax
87.3 	paid upon the vehicle, computed as follows:.
87.4 	(1) if the vehicle is registered under the calendar year
87.5 	system of registration, the refund is computed pro rata by the
87.6 	month, 1/12 of the annual tax paid for each month of the year
87.7 	remaining after the month in which the plates and certificate
87.8 	were returned to the registrar;
87.9 	(2) if the vehicle is registered under the monthly series
87.10 	system of registration, the amount of 
87.11 	(e) The refund is must be equal to the sum of the amounts
87.12 	of the license fee remaining registration tax attributable to
87.13 	those months remaining in for the licensing registration period
87.14 	after the month in which the plates and certificate of
87.15 	registration or title were returned to the registrar 
87.16 	commissioner.
87.17 	(b) (f) There is hereby appropriated to the persons
87.18 	entitled to a refund, from the fund or account in the state
87.19 	treasury to which the money was credited, an amount sufficient
87.20 	to make the refund and payment.

87.21 	Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.31,
87.22 	subdivision 5, is amended to read:
87.23 		Subd. 5.Refund.  For the annual registration tax paid on
87.24 	any vehicle before the calendar year registration period for
87.25 	which that tax was assessed, the owner of the vehicle who paid
87.26 	the tax shall be is entitled to full refund if such vehicle is
87.27 	permanently destroyed or removed from the state before the
87.28 	calendar year for which the tax was paid or if it is not used at
87.29 	all during the calendar year for which the tax was paid, and the
87.30 	owner makes affidavit concerning the nonuse as provided by
87.31 	section 168.012the registration stickers are surrendered before
87.32 	the first day of the new registration period.

87.33 	Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.27,
87.34 	subdivision 11, is amended to read:
87.35 		Subd. 11.dealers' licenses; location change notice;
87.36 	fee. (a) Application for a dealer's license or notification of
88.1 	a change of location of the place of business on a dealer's 
88.2 	license must include a street address, not a post office box,
88.3 	and is subject to the registrar's commissioner's approval.
88.4 	(b) Upon the filing of an application for a dealer's 
88.5 	license and the proper fee, the registrar is authorized,unless
88.6 	the application on its face appears to be invalid, to the
88.7 	commissioner shall grant a 90-day temporary license.  During the
88.8 	90-day period following issuance of the temporary license,
88.9 	the registrar commissioner shall investigate the fitness of the
88.10 	applicant,inspect the place of business site,and make other
88.11 	investigation as necessary to insure compliance with the
88.12 	licensing law this section and rules adopted under this section.
88.13 	(c) The registrar commissioner may extend the temporary
88.14 	license 30 days to allow the temporarily licensed dealer to come
88.15 	into full compliance with this section and rules adopted under
88.16 	this section.
88.17 	At the end of the period of investigation (d) In no more
88.18 	than 120 days following issuance of the temporary license, the
88.19 	dealer license must either be granted or denied.
88.20 	(e) A license must be denied under the following conditions:
88.21 	(1) The license must be denied if within the previous ten
88.22 	years the applicant was enjoined due to a violation of section
88.23 	325F.69 or convicted of violating section 325E.14, 325E.15,
88.24 	325E.16, or 325F.69, or convicted under section 609.53 of
88.25 	receiving or selling stolen vehicles, or convicted of violating
88.26 	United States Code, title 15, sections 1981 to 1991, as amended
88.27 	through December 31, 1984,or pleaded guilty, entered a plea of
88.28 	nolo contendere or no contest, or has been found guilty in a
88.29 	court of competent jurisdiction of any charge of failure to pay
88.30 	state or federal income or sales taxes or felony charge of
88.31 	forgery, embezzlement, obtaining money under false pretenses,
88.32 	theft by swindle, extortion, conspiracy to defraud, or bribery.
88.33 	(2) The license must also be denied if within the previous
88.34 	year the applicant has been denied a dealer license.
88.35 	(3) A license must also be denied if the applicant has had
88.36 	a dealer license revoked within the previous ten years.
89.1 	(f) If the application is approved, the registrar 
89.2 	commissioner shall license the applicant as a motor vehicle 
89.3 	dealer for one year from the date the temporary license is
89.4 	granted and issue a certificate of license that must include a
89.5 	distinguishing number of identification of the dealer.  The
89.6 	license must be displayed in a prominent place in the dealer's 
89.7 	licensed location place of business.
89.8 	(g) Each initial application for a license must be
89.9 	accompanied by a fee of $50 $100 in addition to the annual fee.
89.10 	The annual fee shall be $100 is $150. All The initial fees and
89.11 	annual fees must be paid into the state treasury and credited to
89.12 	the general fund except that $50 of each initial and annual fee
89.13 	must be paid into the vehicle services operating account in the
89.14 	special revenue fund under section 299A.705.

89.15 	Sec. 24. [168.326] EXPEDITED DRIVER AND VEHICLES
89.16 	SERVICES; FEE.
89.17 	(a) When an applicant requests and pays an expedited
89.18 	service fee of $20, in addition to other specified and
89.19 	statutorily mandated fees and taxes, the commissioner shall
89.20 	expedite the processing of an application for a driver's
89.21 	license, driving instruction permit, Minnesota identification
89.22 	card, or vehicle title transaction.
89.23 	(b) A driver's license agent or deputy registrar may retain
89.24 	$10 of the expedited service fee for each expedited service
89.25 	request processed by the licensing agent or deputy registrar.
89.26 	(c) When expedited service is requested, materials must be
89.27 	mailed or delivered to the requester within three days of
89.28 	receipt of the expedited service fee excluding Saturdays,
89.29 	Sundays, or the holidays listed in section 645.44, subdivision
89.30 	5.  The requester shall comply with all relevant requirements of
89.31 	the requested document.
89.32 	(d) The commissioner may decline to accept an expedited
89.33 	service request if it is apparent at the time it is made that
89.34 	the request cannot be granted.
89.35 	(e) The expedited service fees collected under this section
89.36 	for an application for a driver's license, driving instruction
90.1 	permit, or Minnesota identification card minus any portion
90.2 	retained by a licensing agent or deputy registrar under
90.3 	paragraph (b) must be paid into the driver services operating
90.4 	account in the special revenue fund specified under section
90.5 	299A.705.
90.6 	(f) The expedited service fees collected under this section
90.7 	for a transaction for a vehicle service minus any portion
90.8 	retained by a licensing agent or deputy registrar under
90.9 	paragraph (b) must be paid into the vehicle services operating
90.10 	account in the special revenue fund specified under section
90.11 	299A.705.

90.12 	Sec. 25. [168.327] DRIVER AND VEHICLE RECORD FEES.
90.13 		Subdivision 1.Records and fees. (a) Upon request by any
90.14 	person authorized in this section, the commissioner shall
90.15 	furnish a certified copy of any driver's license record,
90.16 	instruction permit record, Minnesota identification card record,
90.17 	vehicle registration record, vehicle title record, or accident
90.18 	record.
90.19 	(b) Other than accident records governed under section
90.20 	169.09, subdivision 13, the requester shall pay a fee of $10 for
90.21 	each certified record specified in paragraph (a) or a fee of $9
90.22 	for each record that is not certified.
90.23 	(c) In addition to the record fee in paragraph (b), the fee
90.24 	for a copy of the history of any vehicle title not in electronic
90.25 	format is $1 for each page of the historical record.
90.26 	(d) Fees collected under paragraph (b) for driver's
90.27 	license, instruction permit, and Minnesota identification card
90.28 	records must be paid into the state treasury with 50 cents of
90.29 	each fee credited to the general fund.  The remainder of the
90.30 	fees collected must be credited to the driver services operating
90.31 	account in the special revenue fund under section 299A.705.
90.32 	(e) Fees collected under paragraphs (b) and (c) for vehicle
90.33 	registration or title records must be paid into the state
90.34 	treasury with 50 cents of each fee credited to the general
90.35 	fund.  The remainder of the fees collected must be credited to
90.36 	the vehicle services operating account in the special revenue
91.1 	fund specified in section 299A.705.
91.2 	(f) The commissioner shall permit a person to inquire into
91.3 	a record by the person's own electronic means for a fee of $4.50
91.4 	for each inquiry, except that no fee may be charged when the
91.5 	requester is the subject of the data.
91.6 	(1) Of the $4.50 fee, $2.70 must be deposited in the
91.7 	general fund.
91.8 	(2) For driver's license, instruction permit, or Minnesota
91.9 	identification card records, the remainder must be deposited in
91.10 	the driver services operating account in the special revenue
91.11 	fund under section 299A.705.
91.12 	(3) For vehicle title or registration records, the
91.13 	remainder must be deposited in the vehicle services operating
91.14 	account in the special revenue fund under section 299A.705.
91.15 	(g) Fees and the deposit of the fees for accident records
91.16 	and reports are governed by section 169.09, subdivision 13.
91.17 		Subd. 2.Requests for information; surcharge on fee. (a)
91.18 	Except as otherwise provided in subdivision 3, the commissioner
91.19 	shall impose a surcharge of 50 cents on each fee charged by the
91.20 	commissioner under section 13.03, subdivision 3, for copies or
91.21 	electronic transmittals of public information about the
91.22 	registration of a vehicle or an applicant, or holder of a
91.23 	driver's license, instruction permit, or Minnesota
91.24 	identification card.
91.25 	(b) The surcharge only applies to a fee imposed in response
91.26 	to a request made in person or by mail, or to a request for
91.27 	transmittal through a computer modem.  The surcharge does not
91.28 	apply to the request of an individual for information about that
91.29 	individual's driver's license, instruction permit, or Minnesota
91.30 	identification card or about vehicles registered or titled in
91.31 	the individual's name.
91.32 	(c) The surcharges collected under this subdivision must be
91.33 	credited to the general fund.
91.34 		Subd. 3.Exception to fee and surcharge. (a)
91.35 	Notwithstanding subdivision 2 or section 13.03, a fee or
91.36 	surcharge may not be imposed in response to a request for public
92.1 	information about the registration of a vehicle if the
92.2 	commissioner is satisfied that:
92.3 	(1) the requester seeks the information on behalf of a
92.4 	community-based, nonprofit organization designated by a local
92.5 	law enforcement agency to be a requester; and 
92.6 	(2) the information is needed to identify suspected
92.7 	prostitution law violators, controlled substance law violators,
92.8 	or health code violators.
92.9 	(b) The commissioner shall not require a requester under
92.10 	paragraph (a) to make a minimum number of data requests or limit
92.11 	the requester to a maximum number of data requests.

92.12 	Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.33, as
92.13 	amended by Laws 2005, chapter 10, article 1, section 28, is
92.14 	amended to read:
92.15 	168.33 [ COMMISSIONER AS REGISTRAR OF MOTOR VEHICLES; DEPUTY
92.16 	REGISTRARS.]
92.17 	Subdivision 1.  [ REGISTRAR COMMISSIONER'S DUTIES AND
92.18 	POWERS, GENERALLY.] The commissioner of public safety shall be 
92.19 	is the registrar of motor vehicles of the state of Minnesota,
92.20 	and shall exercise all the powers granted to and perform all the
92.21 	duties imposed by this chapter.  The commissioner of public
92.22 	safety may employ not to exceed eight persons as inspectors,is
92.23 	authorized to obtain information and report to the registrar
92.24 	regarding motor about all vehicles subject to taxation under
92.25 	this chapter upon which the tax has not been paid, and to
92.26 	present suitable complaints to courts of competent jurisdiction.
92.27 		Subd. 2.Deputy registrars. (a) The registrar may
92.28 	appoint, hire, and discharge and fix the compensation of the
92.29 	necessary employees, in the manner provided by law, as may be
92.30 	required to enable the registrar to properly carry out the
92.31 	duties imposed by this chapter.The registrar commissioner may
92.32 	appoint, and for cause discontinue, a deputy registrar for any
92.33 	statutory or home rule charter city as the public interest and
92.34 	convenience may require, without regard to whether the county
92.35 	auditor of the county in which the city is situated has been
92.36 	appointed as the deputy registrar for the county or has been
93.1 	discontinued as the deputy registrar for the county, and without
93.2 	regard to whether the county in which the city is situated has
93.3 	established a county license bureau which that issues motor
93.4 	vehicle licenses as provided in section 373.32.
93.5 	(b) The registrar commissioner may appoint, and for cause
93.6 	discontinue, a deputy registrar for any statutory or home rule
93.7 	charter city as the public interest and convenience may require,
93.8 	if the auditor for the county in which the city is situated
93.9 	chooses not to accept appointment as the deputy registrar for
93.10 	the county or is discontinued as a deputy registrar, or if the
93.11 	county in which the city is situated has not established a
93.12 	county license bureau which that issues motor vehicle licenses
93.13 	as provided in section 373.32. A person The individual 
93.14 	appointed by the registrar commissioner as a deputy registrar
93.15 	for any statutory or home rule charter city must be a resident
93.16 	of the county in which the city is situated.
93.17 	(c) The registrar commissioner may appoint, and for cause
93.18 	discontinue, the county auditor of each county as a deputy
93.19 	registrar. Upon approval of the county board, the auditor, with
93.20 	the approval of the director of motor vehicles, may appoint, and
93.21 	for cause discontinue, the clerk or equivalent officer of each
93.22 	statutory or home rule charter city or any other person as a
93.23 	deputy registrar as public interest and convenience may require,
93.24 	regardless of the appointee's county of residence.  At the
93.25 	request of the governing body of a statutory or home rule
93.26 	charter city, the auditor shall appoint, and may for cause
93.27 	discontinue, the clerk or equivalent officer of a city, or
93.28 	another officer or employee of the city designated by the
93.29 	governing body, as a deputy registrar:
93.30 	(1) if the city is a county seat or, if not, is larger than
93.31 	the seat of the county in which it is situated; and 
93.32 	(2) no office of a deputy registrar is situated within the
93.33 	city or within 15 miles of the city by the most direct public
93.34 	route.
93.35 	(d) Notwithstanding Despite any other provision, a person
93.36 	other than a county auditor or a director of a county license
94.1 	bureau, who was appointed by the registrar before August 1,
94.2 	1976, as a deputy registrar for any statutory or home rule
94.3 	charter city, may continue to serve as deputy registrar and may
94.4 	be discontinued for cause only by the registrar commissioner.
94.5 	The county auditor who appointed the deputy registrars is
94.6 	responsible for the acts of deputy registrars appointed by the
94.7 	auditor.
94.8 	(e) Each deputy, before entering upon the discharge of
94.9 	duties, shall take and subscribe an oath to faithfully discharge
94.10 	the duties and to uphold the laws of the state.
94.11 	(f) If a deputy registrar appointed under this subdivision
94.12 	is not an officer or employee of a county or statutory or home
94.13 	rule charter city, the deputy shall in addition give bond to the
94.14 	state in the sum of $10,000, or a larger sum as may be required
94.15 	by the registrar commissioner, conditioned upon the faithful
94.16 	discharge of duties as deputy registrar.
94.17 	(e) (g) Until January 1, 2009, a corporation governed by
94.18 	chapter 302A may be appointed a deputy registrar.  Upon
94.19 	application by an individual serving as a deputy registrar and
94.20 	the giving of the requisite bond as provided in this
94.21 	subdivision, personally assured by the individual or another
94.22 	individual approved by the commissioner of public safety, a
94.23 	corporation named in an application shall become then becomes 
94.24 	the duly appointed and qualified successor to the deputy
94.25 	registrar.  The appointment of any corporation as a deputy
94.26 	registrar expires January 1, 2009. A county board shall
94.27 	appoint, or The commissioner shall appoint if the county board
94.28 	declines to do so,an individual as successor to the corporation
94.29 	as a deputy registrar.  The county board or commissioner shall
94.30 	appoint as the successor agent to a corporation whose
94.31 	appointment expires under this paragraph an officer of the
94.32 	corporation if the officer applies for appointment before July
94.33 	1, 2009.
94.34 	(f) (h) Each deputy registrar appointed under this
94.35 	subdivision shall keep and maintain, in a convenient public
94.36 	place within or in close proximity to the place for which
95.1 	appointed, a registration and motor vehicle tax collection
95.2 	bureau, to be approved by the registrar,office locations
95.3 	approved by the commissioner for the registration of motor 
95.4 	vehicles and the collection of taxes and fees on motor vehicles.
95.5 	(i) The deputy registrar shall keep records and make
95.6 	reports to the registrar commissioner as the registrar, from
95.7 	time to time, may require commissioner requires.  The records
95.8 	must be maintained at the facility offices of the deputy
95.9 	registrar.  The records and facilities offices of the deputy
95.10 	registrar must at all times be open to the inspection of
95.11 	the registrar commissioner or the registrar's commissioner's 
95.12 	agents.  The deputy registrar shall report to the registrar 
95.13 	commissioner by the next working day following receipt all
95.14 	registrations made and taxes and fees collected by the deputy
95.15 	registrar.
95.16 	(j) The filing fee imposed under subdivision 7 must be
95.17 	deposited in the treasury of the place for which appointed or,
95.18 	if not a public official, a deputy shall retain the filing fee,
95.19 	but the registration tax and any additional fees for delayed
95.20 	registration the deputy registrar has collected the deputy
95.21 	registrar shall deposit by the next working day following
95.22 	receipt in an approved state depository to the credit of the
95.23 	state through the commissioner of finance.  The place for which
95.24 	the deputy registrar is appointed through its governing body
95.25 	must provide the deputy registrar with facilities and personnel
95.26 	to carry out the duties imposed by this subdivision if the
95.27 	deputy is a public official.  In all other cases, the deputy
95.28 	shall maintain a suitable facility for serving the public.
95.29 		Subd. 2a.Deputy registrars, continuation in office.
 95.30 	Persons serving as deputy registrars on July 1, 1970, shall
95.31 	continue to hold such office until a successor is duly appointed
95.32 	and qualifies.
95.33 		Subd. 2b.Deputy registrars, employment status. (a)
95.34 	Deputy registrars, and their employees, who retain the filing
95.35 	fee in lieu of a salary, shall, after July 1, 1971, be
95.36 	considered as independent contractors for pension purposes, and
96.1 	ineligible because of such service for coverage under the
96.2 	Minnesota State Retirement System or membership in the Public
96.3 	Employees Retirement Association.
96.4 	(b) Those deputy registrars as defined in this subdivision
96.5 	who are covered by the Minnesota State Retirement System on June
96.6 	30, 1971, shall have the option of terminating said may
96.7 	terminate coverage on July 1, 1971, or of continuing said 
96.8 	continue coverage until termination of state service.  The form
96.9 	of the this option and the time for filing shall must be as
96.10 	prescribed by the board of directors of the system.  Those
96.11 	choosing to continue said coverage,shall provide from the
96.12 	filing fees retained the employee and employer contributions as
96.13 	required by chapter 352.
96.14 		Subd. 3.Record of vehicle registration; disclosure. (a) 
96.15 	The registrar commissioner shall keep a suitable record of all
96.16 	motor registered vehicles registered in the registrar's office,
96.17 	indexed,according to (1) registration plate number, according
96.18 	to (2) name of the registered owner, according to (3) make of
96.19 	motor vehicle and the factory vehicle's identification number,
96.20 	for such makes as are a vehicle so identified,or according
96.21 	to , if none,the vehicle's serial number of such makes as are so
96.22 	identified until the manufacturers thereof adopt and use
96.23 	an manufacturer adopts and uses a vehicle identification number,
96.24 	and according to such other information as the registrar shall
96.25 	deem advisable. Duplicates of the certificate of registration
96.26 	shall be used, until a more efficient system is evolved, to make
96.27 	the registration number and registered owner's indexes herein
96.28 	required, and such other copies as are desirable.  The registrar
96.29 	may furnish to any one applying therefor transcripts of such
96.30 	records for not less than the cost of preparing the same;
96.31 	provided, that any sums in excess of such cost received by the
96.32 	registrar for furnishing such transcripts shall be paid by the
96.33 	registrar into the state treasury.
96.34 	(b) The commissioner shall furnish to any person applying
96.35 	for a copy of the registration, a copy as specified in section
96.36 	168.327.
97.1 	(c) The registrar commissioner shall also furnish copies
97.2 	thereof vehicle registration records, without charge, to the 
97.3 	chiefs of police of the cities of Minneapolis, St. Paul, and
97.4 	Duluth , county sheriffs, prosecuting attorneys, and other law
97.5 	enforcement agencies with the power to arrest.
97.6 		Subd. 6.Application forms. The Every deputy registrar
97.7 	shall provide, in a manner and format prescribed by the
97.8 	registrar, necessary forms and information to deputy
97.9 	registrars.  The registrar and deputy registrars shall
97.10 	immediately destroy all number plates surrendered and shall
97.11 	cancel all certificates surrendered use application forms or
97.12 	formats as prescribed by or approved by the commissioner.
97.13 		Subd. 7.Filing fee. (a) In addition to all other
97.14 	statutory fees and taxes, a filing fee of:
97.15 	(i) (1) $4.50 is imposed on every motor vehicle
97.16 	registration renewal, excluding pro rate transactions; and
97.17 	(ii) $7 (2) $8.50 is imposed on every other type of vehicle
97.18 	transaction, including pro rate transactions;
97.19 	except that a filing fee may not be charged for a document
97.20 	returned for a refund or for a correction of an error made by
97.21 	the Department of Public Safety, a licensed auto dealer, or a
97.22 	deputy registrar.  The filing fee must be shown as a separate
97.23 	item on all registration renewal notices sent out by the
97.24 	department commissioner.  No filing fee or other fee may be
97.25 	charged for the permanent surrender of a certificate of title
97.26 	and license plates for a motor vehicle.
97.27 	(b) Filing All of the fees collected under this subdivision
97.28 	by the department paragraph (a), clause (1), by the department,
97.29 	must be paid into the state treasury and credited to the highway
97.30 	user tax distribution fund, except fees for registrations of
97.31 	motor vehicles.  Filing fees collected for registrations of
97.32 	motor vehicles in conjunction with a title transfer or first
97.33 	application in this state must be paid into the state treasury
97.34 	with 50 percent of the money credited to the general fund and 50
97.35 	percent credited to the highway user tax distribution
97.36 	fund vehicle services operating account in the special revenue
98.1 	fund under section 299A.705.  Of the fee collected under
98.2 	paragraph (a), clause (2), by the department, $3.50 must be paid
98.3 	into the general fund with the remainder deposited into the
98.4 	vehicle services operating account in the special revenue fund
98.5 	under section 299A.705.
98.6 	(c) A motor vehicle dealer shall retain $2.50 of each
98.7 	filing fee imposed under this subdivision for a completed
98.8 	transaction involving the sale of a motor vehicle to or by a
98.9 	licensed dealer, if the dealer electronically transmits the
98.10 	transaction to the department commissioner or a deputy registrar.
98.11 	The department commissioner shall develop procedures to
98.12 	implement this subdivision in consultation with the Minnesota
98.13 	Deputy Registrar Association and the Minnesota Automobile
98.14 	Dealers Association.  Deputy registrars shall must not be
98.15 	prohibited from receiving and processing required documents
98.16 	supporting an electronic transaction.
98.17 		Subd. 8.Temporary disability permit and fee. The
98.18 	registrar commissioner shall allow deputy registrars to
98.19 	implement and follow procedures for processing applications and
98.20 	accepting and remitting fee payments for 30-day temporary
98.21 	disability permits issued under section 169.345, subdivision 3,
98.22 	paragraph (c), that are identical or substantially similar to
98.23 	the procedures required by law or rule for motor vehicle
98.24 	registration and titling transactions.
98.25 		Subd. 9.Rules. The commissioner of public safety may
98.26 	adopt rules for administering and enforcing this section.

98.27 	Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.345,
98.28 	subdivision 1, is amended to read:
98.29 		Subdivision 1.Information by telephone.  Information
98.30 	concerning motor about vehicle registrations shall not be
98.31 	furnished on the telephone to any person except the personnel of
98.32 	law enforcement agencies and the personnel of governmental motor
98.33 	vehicle and registration offices.

98.34 	Sec. 28. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.345,
98.35 	subdivision 2, is amended to read:
98.36 		Subd. 2.Lessees; information.  The registrar 
99.1 	commissioner may not furnish information concerning about 
99.2 	registered owners of passenger automobiles who are lessees under
99.3 	a lease for a term of 180 days or more to any person except the
99.4 	personnel of law enforcement agencies and federal, state, and
99.5 	local governmental units, and, at the registrar's commissioner's 
99.6 	discretion, to persons who use the information to notify lessees
99.7 	of automobile recalls.  The registrar commissioner may release
99.8 	information about lessees in the form of summary data, as
99.9 	defined in section 13.02, to persons who use the information in
99.10 	conducting statistical analysis and market research.

99.11 	Sec. 29. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.381, is
99.12 	amended to read:
99.13 	168.381 MANUFACTURE OF VEHICLE LICENSE PLATES;
99.14 	APPROPRIATIONS.
99.15 		Subdivision 1.Correctional facilities; other
99.16 	manufacturers. (a) License number Plates required by law this
99.17 	chapter may be manufactured by the Minnesota Correctional
99.18 	Facility-St. Cloud, the Minnesota Correctional
99.19 	Facility-Stillwater, or other facility established by law for
99.20 	the confinement of persons convicted of felony, upon order from
99.21 	the registrar of motor vehicles commissioner.  The order must
99.22 	state the quality of material desired in the plates, the plate
99.23 	specifications, and the amount or number desired.
99.24 	(b) Should the commissioner of corrections decide not to
99.25 	supply the required quantity of license plates, or discontinue
99.26 	the manufacture of plates, the commissioner of public safety is
99.27 	authorized to seek other suppliers on a competitive basis.
99.28 		Subd. 2.Laboratory testing; costs. (a) Materials
99.29 	purchased to be used in the manufacture of motor vehicle number 
99.30 	plates must be tested as to conformance with specifications
99.31 	established by the commissioner of public safety in a privately
99.32 	operated laboratory service to be designated by the
99.33 	commissioner.  The cost of the laboratory must be included in
99.34 	the cost of materials purchased.
99.35 	(b) The cost of delivery of number plates to the
99.36 	commissioner of public safety at places designated by the
100.1 	commissioner must be included in the expenses incurred in their
100.2 	manufacture.
100.3 		Subd. 3.Specifications. The commissioner of public
100.4 	safety shall establish new or revised specifications for the
100.5 	material and equipment used in the manufacture of number plates
100.6 	ordered for manufacture after August 1, 1975, and may from time
100.7 	to time revise the specifications; provided that the
100.8 	specifications conform to the requirements of section 168.12.
100.9 	In establishing new or revised specifications, the commissioner
100.10 	shall consult with and give consideration to the advice and
100.11 	recommendations of representatives of the Minnesota State
100.12 	Patrol, local police officers' associations, and the county
100.13 	sheriffs' association.
100.14 		Subd. 4.Appropriations. (a) Money appropriated to the
100.15 	Department of Public Safety to procure the plates for any fiscal
100.16 	year or years are is available for allotment, encumbrance, and
100.17 	expenditure from and after the date of the enactment of the
100.18 	appropriation.  Materials and equipment used in the manufacture
100.19 	of number plates are subject only to the approval of the
100.20 	commissioner of public safety.
100.21 	(b) This section contemplates that money to be appropriated
100.22 	to the Department of Public Safety in order to carry out the
100.23 	terms and provisions of this section will be appropriated by the
100.24 	legislature from the highway user tax distribution fund.
100.25 	(c) A sum sufficient is appropriated annually from the
100.26 	highway user tax distribution vehicle services operating account
100.27 	in the special revenue fund to the commissioner of public safety 
100.28 	to pay the costs of purchasing, delivering, and mailing motor
100.29 	vehicle license number plates, license plate registration tabs
100.30 	or stickers, and license plate registration notices.

100.31 	Sec. 30. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.54,
100.32 	subdivision 4, is amended to read:
100.33 		Subd. 4.Transfer fee.  A fee of $3 is imposed upon every
100.34 	transfer of ownership by the commissioner of public safety of
100.35 	any motor vehicle for which a registration certificate has
100.36 	heretofore been issued under this chapter, except vehicles sold
101.1 	for the purposes of salvage or ,dismantling,or permanent
101.2 	removal from the state.

101.3 	Sec. 31. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.54,
101.4 	subdivision 5, is amended to read:
101.5 		Subd. 5.Proceeds to general fund.  The
101.6 	registrar commissioner shall collect the proceeds of the fee
101.7 	imposed under this section and deposit them in the general fund
101.8 	pursuant to section 168A.31.

101.9 	Sec. 32. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168A.152,
101.10 	subdivision 2, is amended to read:
101.11 		Subd. 2.Inspection fee; proceeds to general fund vehicle
101.12 	services operating account.  (a) A fee of $20 $35 must be paid
101.13 	to the department before the department issues a certificate of
101.14 	title for a vehicle that has been inspected and for which a
101.15 	certificate of inspection has been issued pursuant to
101.16 	subdivision 1.  The only additional fee that may be assessed for
101.17 	issuing the certificate of title is the filing fee imposed under
101.18 	section 168.33, subdivision 7.
101.19 	(b) Fees Of the fee collected by the department under this
101.20 	subdivision, for conducting inspections under subdivision 1, $20 
101.21 	must be deposited in the general fund and the remainder of the
101.22 	fee collected must be deposited in the vehicle services
101.23 	operating account in the special revenue fund as specified in
101.24 	section 299A.705.

101.25 	Sec. 33. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168A.29, is
101.26 	amended to read:
101.27 	168A.29 FEES.
101.28 		Subdivision 1.Amounts. (a) The department shall must be
101.29 	paid the following fees:
101.30 	(1) for filing an application for and the issuance of an
101.31 	original certificate of title, the sum of $3 $5.50 of which
101.32 	$2.50 must be paid into the vehicle services operating account
101.33 	of the special revenue fund under section 299A.705;
101.34 	(2) for each security interest when first noted upon a
101.35 	certificate of title, including the concurrent notation of any
101.36 	assignment thereof and its subsequent release or satisfaction,
102.1 	the sum of $2, except that no fee is due for a security interest
102.2 	filed by a public authority under section 168A.05, subdivision
102.3 	8;
102.4 	(3) for the transfer of the interest of an owner and the
102.5 	issuance of a new certificate of title, the sum of $3 $5.50 of
102.6 	which $2.50 must be paid into the vehicle services operating
102.7 	account of the special revenue fund under section 299A.705;
102.8 	(4) for each assignment of a security interest when first
102.9 	noted on a certificate of title, unless noted concurrently with
102.10 	the security interest, the sum of $1;
102.11 	(5) for issuing a duplicate certificate of title, the sum
102.12 	of $4 $6.50 of which $2.50 must be paid into the vehicle
102.13 	services operating account of the special revenue fund under
102.14 	section 299A.705.
102.15 	(b) After June 30, 1994, in addition to each of the fees
102.16 	required under paragraph (a), clauses (1) and (3), the
102.17 	department shall must be paid $3.50.  The additional $3.50 fee
102.18 	collected under this paragraph must be deposited in the special
102.19 	revenue fund and credited to the public safety motor vehicle
102.20 	account established in section 299A.70.
102.21 		Subd. 2.Fee in lieu of other fee. If a person applies
102.22 	for an original or a new certificate of title to a vehicle,
102.23 	concurrently with an application, as transferee, of registration
102.24 	of the vehicle, the fee prescribed in subdivision 1 shall must 
102.25 	be in lieu of the fee prescribed by section 168.54, with respect
102.26 	to any transfer of ownership or registration of the vehicle to
102.27 	the applicant.
102.28 		Subd. 3.No certificate issued until fees paid. Subject
102.29 	to subdivision 2, the department shall not issue a certificate
102.30 	of title to a vehicle until all fees prescribed by sections
102.31 	168.54 and 168A.10, subdivision 6, with respect to any prior
102.32 	transfer of ownership or registration of the vehicle shall have
102.33 	been paid.

102.34 	Sec. 34. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168A.31, is
102.35 	amended to read:
102.36 	168A.31 DISPOSITION OF FEES; PAYMENT OF EXPENSES.
103.1 		Subdivision 1.paid to general fund distribution. All
103.2 	fees prescribed by sections 168A.01 to 168A.31 and 168.54
103.3 	collected by the department must be paid into the general fund,
103.4 	unless otherwise specified in chapter 168A.
103.5 		Subd. 2.Expenses; appropriation. All necessary expenses
103.6 	incurred by the department for the administration of sections
103.7 	168A.01 to 168A.31shall must be paid from moneys money in the
103.8 	transfer of ownership revolving vehicle services operating
103.9 	account of the special revenue fund as specified in section
103.10 	299A.705, and such funds are hereby appropriated.

103.11 	Sec. 35. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 169.09,
103.12 	subdivision 13, is amended to read:
103.13 		Subd. 13.Reports confidential; evidence, fee, penalty,
103.14 	appropriation.  (a) All written reports and supplemental reports 
103.15 	information required under this section shall must be for the
103.16 	use of the commissioner of public safety and other appropriate
103.17 	state, federal, county, and municipal governmental agencies for
103.18 	accident analysis purposes, except:
103.19 	(1) the commissioner of public safety or any law
103.20 	enforcement agency shall, upon written request of any person 
103.21 	individual involved in an accident or upon written request of
103.22 	the representative of the person's individual's estate,
103.23 	surviving spouse, or one or more surviving next of kin, or a
103.24 	trustee appointed pursuant to under section 573.02, disclose to
103.25 	the requester, the requester's legal counsel, or a
103.26 	representative of the requester's insurer the report required
103.27 	under subdivision 8;
103.28 	(2) the commissioner of public safety shall, upon written
103.29 	request, provide the driver filing a report under subdivision 7
103.30 	with a copy of the report filed by the driver;
103.31 	(3) the commissioner of public safety may verify with
103.32 	insurance companies vehicle insurance information to enforce
103.33 	sections 65B.48, 169.792, 169.793, 169.796, and 169.797;
103.34 	(4) the commissioner of public safety shall provide the
103.35 	commissioner of transportation the information obtained for each
103.36 	traffic accident involving a commercial motor vehicle, for
104.1 	purposes of administering commercial vehicle safety regulations;
104.2 	and
104.3 	(5) the commissioner of public safety may give to the
104.4 	United States Department of Transportation commercial vehicle
104.5 	accident information in connection with federal grant programs
104.6 	relating to safety.
104.7 	(b) Accident reports and data contained in the reports
104.8 	shall are not be discoverable under any provision of law or rule
104.9 	of court.  No report shall be used as evidence in any trial,
104.10 	civil or criminal, or any action for damages or criminal
104.11 	proceedings arising out of an accident, except that .  However,
104.12 	the commissioner of public safety shall furnish,upon the demand
104.13 	of any person who has,or claims to have,made a report,or,
104.14 	upon demand of any court, a certificate showing that a specified
104.15 	accident report has or has not been made to the commissioner
104.16 	solely to prove compliance or failure to comply with the
104.17 	requirements that the report be made to the commissioner.
104.18 	(c) Nothing in this subdivision prevents any person 
104.19 	individual who has made a report pursuant to under this section
104.20 	from providing information to any persons individuals involved
104.21 	in an accident or their representatives or from testifying in
104.22 	any trial, civil or criminal, arising out of an accident, as to
104.23 	facts within the person's individual's knowledge.  It is
104.24 	intended by this subdivision to render privileged the reports
104.25 	required, but it is not intended to prohibit proof of the facts
104.26 	to which the reports relate.
104.27 	(d) Disclosing any information contained in any accident
104.28 	report, except as provided in this subdivision, section 13.82,
104.29 	subdivision 3 or 6, or other statutes, is a misdemeanor.
104.30 	(e) The commissioner of public safety may shall charge
104.31 	authorized persons as described in paragraph (a) a $5 fee for a
104.32 	copy of an accident report. Ninety percent of the $5 fee
104.33 	collected under this paragraph must be deposited in the special
104.34 	revenue fund and credited to the driver services operating
104.35 	account established in section 299A.705 and ten percent must be
104.36 	deposited in the general fund.The commissioner may also
105.1 	furnish copies of the modified accident records an electronic
105.2 	copy of the database of accident records, which must not contain
105.3 	personal or private data on an individual,to private agencies
105.4 	as provided in paragraph (g), for not less than the cost of
105.5 	preparing the copies on a bulk basis as provided in section
105.6 	13.03, subdivision 3.
105.7 	(f) The fees specified in paragraph (e) notwithstanding,
105.8 	the commissioner and law enforcement agencies may shall charge
105.9 	commercial users who request access to response or incident data
105.10 	relating to accidents a fee not to exceed 50 cents per
105.11 	report record.  "Commercial user" is a user who in one location
105.12 	requests access to data in more than five accident reports per
105.13 	month, unless the user establishes that access is not for a
105.14 	commercial purpose. Of the money collected by the commissioner
105.15 	under this paragraph is appropriated to the commissioner , 90
105.16 	percent must be deposited in the special revenue fund and
105.17 	credited to the driver services operating account established in
105.18 	section 299A.705 and ten percent must be deposited in the
105.19 	general fund.
105.20 	(g) The fees in paragraphs (e) and (f) notwithstanding,the
105.21 	commissioner may shall provide a modified an electronic copy of
105.22 	the accident records database that does to the public on a
105.23 	case-by-case basis using the cost-recovery charges provided for
105.24 	under section 13.03, subdivision 3.  The database provided must 
105.25 	not contain names, driver's license numbers, vehicle license
105.26 	plate numbers, addresses, or other identifying data to the
105.27 	public upon request personal or private data on an individual.
105.28 	However, unless the accident records data base includes
105.29 	the motor vehicle identification number, the commissioner shall
105.30 	include the vehicle license registration plate number if a
105.31 	private agency certifies and agrees that the agency:
105.32 	(1) is in the business of collecting accident and damage
105.33 	information on vehicles;
105.34 	(2) will use the vehicle license registration plate number
105.35 	only for the purpose of identifying vehicles that have been
105.36 	involved in accidents or damaged in order ,to provide this
106.1 	information to persons seeking access to a vehicle's history and
106.2 	not for the purpose of identifying individuals or for any other
106.3 	purpose; and
106.4 	(3) will be subject to the penalties and remedies under
106.5 	sections 13.08 and 13.09.

106.6 	Sec. 36. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 169A.60,
106.7 	subdivision 16, is amended to read:
106.8 		Subd. 16.Fees credited to highway user fund.  Fees
106.9 	collected from the sale or reinstatement of license plates under
106.10 	this section must be paid into the state treasury and credited
106.11 	one-half to the highway user tax distribution fund vehicle
106.12 	services operating account in the special revenue fund specified
106.13 	in section 299A.705and one-half to the general fund.

106.14 	Sec. 37. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 171.06,
106.15 	subdivision 2, is amended to read:
106.16 		Subd. 2.Fees.  (a) The fees for a license and Minnesota
106.17 	identification card are as follows:
106.18 	Classified Driver's License  D- $18.50 $21.50 C- $22.50 $25.50 
106.19 	 B- $29.50 $32.50 A- $37.50 $40.50 
106.20 	Classified Under-21 D.L.     D- $18.50 $21.50 C- $22.50 $25.50 
106.21 	B- $29.50 $32.50 A- $17.50 $20.50 
106.22 	Instruction Permit                              $ 9.50
106.23 	Provisional License $ 9.50$12.50 
106.24 	Duplicate License or
106.25 	 duplicate identification card $ 8.00$11.00 
106.26 	Minnesota identification card or Under-21 Minnesota
106.27 	identification card, other than duplicate,
106.28 	except as otherwise provided in section 171.07,
106.29 	subdivisions 3 and 3a $12.50 $15.50 
106.30 	(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), a person an individual 
106.31 	who holds a provisional license and has a driving record free of
106.32 	(1) convictions for a violation of section 169A.20, 169A.33,
106.33 	169A.35, or sections 169A.50 to 169A.53, (2) convictions for
106.34 	crash-related moving violations, and (3) convictions for moving
106.35 	violations that are not crash related, shall have a $3.50 credit
106.36 	toward the fee for any classified under-21 driver's license.
107.1 	"Moving violation" has the meaning given it in section 171.04,
107.2 	subdivision 1.
107.3 	(c) In addition to the driver's license fee required under
107.4 	paragraph (a), the registrar commissioner shall collect an
107.5 	additional $4 processing fee from each new applicant or person 
107.6 	individual renewing a license with a school bus endorsement to
107.7 	cover the costs for processing an applicant's initial and
107.8 	biennial physical examination certificate.  The department shall
107.9 	not charge these applicants any other fee to receive or renew
107.10 	the endorsement.

107.11 	Sec. 38. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 171.061,
107.12 	subdivision 4, is amended to read:
107.13 		Subd. 4.Fee; equipment.  (a) The agent may charge and
107.14 	retain a filing fee of $3.50 $5 for each application.  Except as
107.15 	provided in paragraph (b), the fee shall cover all expenses
107.16 	involved in receiving, accepting, or forwarding to the
107.17 	department the applications and fees required under sections
107.18 	171.02, subdivision 3; 171.06, subdivisions 2 and 2a; and
107.19 	171.07, subdivisions 3 and 3a.
107.20 	(b) The department shall maintain the photo identification
107.21 	equipment for all agents appointed as of January 1, 2000.  Upon
107.22 	the retirement, resignation, death, or discontinuance of an
107.23 	existing agent, and if a new agent is appointed in an existing
107.24 	office pursuant to Minnesota Rules, chapter 7404, and
107.25 	notwithstanding the above or Minnesota Rules, part 7404.0400,
107.26 	the department shall provide and maintain photo identification
107.27 	equipment without additional cost to a newly appointed agent in
107.28 	that office if the office was provided the equipment by the
107.29 	department before January 1, 2000.  All photo identification
107.30 	equipment must be compatible with standards established by the
107.31 	department.
107.32 	(c) A filing fee retained by the agent employed by a county
107.33 	board must be paid into the county treasury and credited to the
107.34 	general revenue fund of the county.  An agent who is not an
107.35 	employee of the county shall retain the filing fee in lieu of
107.36 	county employment or salary and is considered an independent
108.1 	contractor for pension purposes, coverage under the Minnesota
108.2 	State Retirement System, or membership in the Public Employees
108.3 	Retirement Association.
108.4 	(d) Before the end of the first working day following the
108.5 	final day of the reporting period established by the department,
108.6 	the agent must forward to the department all applications and
108.7 	fees collected during the reporting period except as provided in
108.8 	paragraph (c).

108.9 	Sec. 39. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 171.07,
108.10 	subdivision 11, is amended to read:
108.11 		Subd. 11.Standby or temporary custodian.  (a) Upon the
108.12 	written request of the applicant and upon payment of an
108.13 	additional fee of $3.50, the department shall issue a driver's
108.14 	license or Minnesota identification card bearing a symbol or
108.15 	other appropriate identifier indicating that the license holder
108.16 	has appointed an individual to serve as a standby or temporary
108.17 	custodian under chapter 257B.
108.18 	(b) The request must be accompanied by a copy of the
108.19 	designation executed under section 257B.04.
108.20 	(c) The department shall maintain a computerized records
108.21 	system of all persons individuals listed as standby or temporary
108.22 	custodians by driver's license and identification card
108.23 	applicants.  This data shall must be released to appropriate law
108.24 	enforcement agencies under section 13.69.  Upon a parent's
108.25 	request and payment of a fee of $3.50, the department shall
108.26 	revise its list of standby or temporary custodians to reflect a
108.27 	change in the appointment.
108.28 	(d) At the request of the license or cardholder, the
108.29 	department shall cancel the standby or temporary custodian
108.30 	indication without additional charge.  However, this paragraph
108.31 	does not prohibit a fee that may be applicable for a duplicate
108.32 	or replacement license or card, renewal of a license, or other
108.33 	service applicable to a driver's license or identification card.
108.34 	(e) Notwithstanding sections 13.08, subdivision 1, and
108.35 	13.69, the department and department employees are conclusively
108.36 	presumed to be acting in good faith when employees rely on
109.1 	statements made, in person or by telephone, by persons
109.2 	purporting to be law enforcement and subsequently release
109.3 	information described in paragraph (b).  When acting in good
109.4 	faith, the department and department personnel are immune from
109.5 	civil liability and not subject to suit for damages resulting
109.6 	from the release of this information.
109.7 	(f) The department and its employees:
109.8 	(1) have no duty to inquire or otherwise determine whether
109.9 	a designation submitted under this subdivision is legally valid
109.10 	and enforceable; and
109.11 	(2) are immune from all civil liability and not subject to
109.12 	suit for damages resulting from a claim that the designation was
109.13 	not legally valid and enforceable.
109.14 	(g) Of the fees received by the department under this
109.15 	subdivision:
109.16 	(1) Up to $111,000 received in fiscal year 1997 and up to 
109.17 	$61,000 received in subsequent fiscal years must be deposited in
109.18 	the general fund.
109.19 	(2) All other fees must be deposited in the trunk highway 
109.20 	driver services operating account in the special revenue fund
109.21 	specified in section 299A.705.

109.22 	Sec. 40. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 171.13,
109.23 	subdivision 6, is amended to read:
109.24 		Subd. 6.Initial motorcycle endorsement fee.  A person
109.25 	applying for an initial motorcycle endorsement on a driver's
109.26 	license shall pay at the place of examination a total fee of
109.27 	$21, which includes the examination fee and endorsement fee, but
109.28 	does not include the fee for a duplicate driver's license
109.29 	prescribed in section 171.06, subdivision 2.  Of this amount,
109.30 	$11 must be credited as provided in section 171.06, subdivision
109.31 	2a, paragraph (a), clause (1), $2.50 must be credited to
109.32 	the trunk highway driver services operating account in the
109.33 	special revenue fund specified under section 299A.705, and the
109.34 	remainder must be credited to the general fund.

109.35 	Sec. 41. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 171.13, is
109.36 	amended by adding a subdivision to read:
110.1 		Subd. 7.Repeat examination fee. (a) A fee of $10 must
110.2 	be paid by an individual to take a third and any subsequent
110.3 	knowledge test administered by the department if the individual
110.4 	has failed two previous consecutive knowledge tests on the
110.5 	subject.
110.6 	(b) A fee of $20 must be paid by an individual to take a
110.7 	third and any subsequent skills or road test administered by the
110.8 	department if the individual has previously failed two
110.9 	consecutive skill or road tests in a specified class of motor
110.10 	vehicle.
110.11 	(c) All fees received under this subdivision must be paid
110.12 	into the state treasury and credited to the driver services
110.13 	operating account in the special revenue fund specified under
110.14 	section 299A.705.

110.15 	Sec. 42. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 171.20,
110.16 	subdivision 4, as amended by Laws 2005, chapter 136, article 18,
110.17 	section 12, is amended to read:
110.18 		Subd. 4.Reinstatement fee. (a) Before the license is
110.19 	reinstated, (1) a person an individual whose driver's license
110.20 	has been suspended under section 171.16, subdivisions 2 and 3;
110.21 	171.18; or 171.182, or who has been disqualified from holding a
110.22 	commercial driver's license under section 171.165, and (2) a
110.23 	person an individual whose driver's license has been suspended
110.24 	under section 171.186 and who is not exempt from such a fee,
110.25 	must pay a fee of $20.
110.26 	(b) Before the license is reinstated, a person an
110.27 	individual whose license has been suspended under sections
110.28 	169.791 to 169.798 must pay a $20 reinstatement fee.
110.29 	(c) When fees are collected by a licensing agent appointed
110.30 	under section 171.061, a handling charge is imposed in the
110.31 	amount specified under section 171.061, subdivision 4.  The
110.32 	reinstatement fee and surcharge must be deposited in an approved
110.33 	state depository as directed under section 171.061, subdivision
110.34 	4.
110.35 	(d) Reinstatement fees collected under paragraph (a) for
110.36 	suspensions under sections 171.16, subdivision 3, and 171.18,
111.1 	subdivision 1, clause (10), shall must be deposited in the
111.2 	special revenue fund and are appropriated to the Peace Officer
111.3 	Standards and Training Board for peace officer training
111.4 	reimbursement to local units of government.
111.5 	(e) A suspension may be rescinded without fee for good
111.6 	cause.

111.7 	Sec. 43. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 171.26, as
111.8 	amended by Laws 2005, chapter 136, article 18, section 13, is
111.9 	amended to read:
111.10 	171.26 [ MONEY CREDITED TO FUNDS DRIVER SERVICES OPERATING
111.11 	ACCOUNT.] All money received under this chapter must be paid
111.12 	into the state treasury and credited to the trunk highway driver
111.13 	services operating account in the special revenue fund specified
111.14 	under section 299A.705, except as provided in subdivision 3;
111.15 	sections 171.06, subdivision 2a; 171.07, subdivision 11,
111.16 	paragraph (g); 171.12, subdivision 8;171.20, subdivision 4,
111.17 	paragraph (d); and 171.29, subdivision 2, paragraph (b).

111.18 	Sec. 44. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 171.29,
111.19 	subdivision 2, is amended to read:
111.20 		Subd. 2.Reinstatement fees and surcharges allocated and
111.21 	appropriated.  (a) A person An individual whose driver's license
111.22 	has been revoked as provided in subdivision 1, except under
111.23 	section 169A.52, 169A.54, or 609.21, shall must pay a $30 fee
111.24 	before the driver's license is reinstated.
111.25 	(b) A person whose driver's license has been revoked as
111.26 	provided in subdivision 1 under section 169A.52, 169A.54, or
111.27 	609.21, shall must pay a $250 fee plus a $40 surcharge before
111.28 	the driver's license is reinstated.  Beginning July 1, 2002, the
111.29 	surcharge is $145.  Beginning July 1, 2003, the surcharge is
111.30 	$430.  The $250 fee is to be credited as follows:
111.31 	(1) Twenty percent must be credited to the trunk highway 
111.32 	driver services operating account in the special revenue fund as
111.33 	specified in section 299A.705.
111.34 	(2) Sixty-seven percent must be credited to the general
111.35 	fund.
111.36 	(3) Eight percent must be credited to a separate account to
112.1 	be known as the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension account.  Money
112.2 	in this account may be appropriated to the commissioner of
112.3 	public safety and the appropriated amount must be apportioned 80
112.4 	percent for laboratory costs and 20 percent for carrying out the
112.5 	provisions of section 299C.065.
112.6 	(4) Five percent must be credited to a separate account to
112.7 	be known as the vehicle forfeiture account, which is created in
112.8 	the special revenue fund.  The money in the account is annually
112.9 	appropriated to the commissioner for costs of handling vehicle
112.10 	forfeitures.
112.11 	(c) The revenue from $50 of each surcharge must be credited
112.12 	to a separate account to be known as the traumatic brain injury
112.13 	and spinal cord injury account.  The money in the account is
112.14 	annually appropriated to the commissioner of health to be used
112.15 	as follows:  83 percent for contracts with a qualified
112.16 	community-based organization to provide information, resources,
112.17 	and support to assist persons with traumatic brain injury and
112.18 	their families to access services, and 17 percent to maintain
112.19 	the traumatic brain injury and spinal cord injury registry
112.20 	created in section 144.662.  For the purposes of this
112.21 	clause paragraph, a "qualified community-based organization" is
112.22 	a private, not-for-profit organization of consumers of traumatic
112.23 	brain injury services and their family members.  The
112.24 	organization must be registered with the United States Internal
112.25 	Revenue Service under section 501(c)(3) as a tax-exempt
112.26 	organization and must have as its purposes:
112.27 	(i) the promotion of public, family, survivor, and
112.28 	professional awareness of the incidence and consequences of
112.29 	traumatic brain injury;
112.30 	(ii) the provision of a network of support for persons with
112.31 	traumatic brain injury, their families, and friends;
112.32 	(iii) the development and support of programs and services
112.33 	to prevent traumatic brain injury;
112.34 	(iv) the establishment of education programs for persons
112.35 	with traumatic brain injury; and
112.36 	(v) the empowerment of persons with traumatic brain injury
113.1 	through participation in its governance.
113.2 	No A patient's name, identifying information, or identifiable
113.3 	medical data will must not be disclosed to the organization
113.4 	without the informed voluntary written consent of the patient or
113.5 	patient's guardian or, if the patient is a minor, of the parent
113.6 	or guardian of the patient.
113.7 	(d) The remainder of the surcharge must be credited to a
113.8 	separate account to be known as the remote electronic
113.9 	alcohol-monitoring program account.  The commissioner shall
113.10 	transfer the balance of this account to the commissioner of
113.11 	finance on a monthly basis for deposit in the general fund.
113.12 	(e) When these fees are collected by a licensing agent,
113.13 	appointed under section 171.061, a handling charge is imposed in
113.14 	the amount specified under section 171.061, subdivision 4.  The
113.15 	reinstatement fees and surcharge must be deposited in an
113.16 	approved state depository as directed under section 171.061,
113.17 	subdivision 4.

113.18 	Sec. 45. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 171.36, is
113.19 	amended to read:
113.20 	171.36 LICENSE RENEWAL; FEES; PROCEEDS TO TRUNK HIGHWAY
113.21 	FUND DRIVER SERVICES OPERATING ACCOUNT.
113.22 	All licenses shall expire one year from the date of
113.23 	issuance and may be renewed upon application to the
113.24 	commissioner.  Each application for an original or renewal
113.25 	school license shall must be accompanied by a fee of $150 and
113.26 	each application for an original or renewal instructor's license
113.27 	shall must be accompanied by a fee of $50.  The license fees
113.28 	collected under sections 171.33 to 171.41shall must be paid
113.29 	into the trunk highway driver services operating account in the
113.30 	special revenue fund specified under section 299A.705. No A 
113.31 	license fee shall must not be refunded in the event that the
113.32 	license is rejected or revoked.

113.33 	Sec. 46. [299A.705] DRIVER AND VEHICLE SERVICES OPERATING
113.34 	ACCOUNTS.
113.35 		Subdivision 1.Vehicle services operating account. (a)
113.36 	The vehicle services operating account is created in the special
114.1 	revenue fund, consisting of all money from the vehicle services
114.2 	fees specified in chapters 168 and 168A and any other money
114.3 	otherwise donated, allotted, appropriated, or legislated to this
114.4 	account.
114.5 	(b) Funds appropriated are available to administer vehicle
114.6 	services as specified in chapters 168 and 168A and section
114.7 	169.345, including:
114.8 	(1) designing, producing, issuing, and mailing vehicle
114.9 	registrations, plates, emblems, and titles;
114.10 	(2) collecting title and registration taxes and fees;
114.11 	(3) transferring vehicle registration plates and titles;
114.12 	(4) maintaining vehicle records;
114.13 	(5) issuing disability certificates and plates;
114.14 	(6) licensing vehicle dealers;
114.15 	(7) appointing, monitoring, and auditing deputy registrars;
114.16 	and 
114.17 	(8) inspecting vehicles when required by law.
114.18 		Subd. 2.Driver services operating account. (a) The
114.19 	driver services operating account is created in the special
114.20 	revenue fund, consisting of all money collected under chapter
114.21 	171 and any other money otherwise donated, allotted,
114.22 	appropriated, or legislated to the account.
114.23 	(b) Money in the account must be used by the commissioner
114.24 	of public safety to administer the driver services specified in
114.25 	chapters 169A and 171, including the activities associated with
114.26 	producing and mailing drivers' licenses and identification cards
114.27 	and notices relating to issuance, renewal, or withdrawal of
114.28 	driving and identification card privileges for any fiscal year
114.29 	or years and for the testing and examination of drivers.

114.30 	Sec. 47. INSTRUCTION TO REVISOR.
 114.31 	(a) In the statute listed in column A, the revisor shall
114.32 	change the reference in column B to the reference shown in
114.33 	column C:
114.34 	A B C 
114.35 	168.181,sections 168.181this section and 
114.36 	subdivision 1 to 168.231sections 168.183
115.1 	to 168.221
115.2 	168.211 168.231 168.221 
115.3 	168.221 168.231 168.211 and this 
115.4 	section 
115.5 	168.346 168.345,168.327,
115.6 	subdivision 4 subdivision 3 
115.7 	(b) The revisor of statutes shall renumber Minnesota
115.8 	Statutes, section 168.33, subdivision 3, as section 168.0185.
115.9 	(c) The revisor of statutes shall also correct any
115.10 	references in Minnesota Rules to the rules repealed or
115.11 	renumbered by this act, as appropriate.

115.12 	Sec. 48. REPEALER.
 115.13 	(a) Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 168.012, subdivision
115.14 	12; 168.041, subdivision 11; 168.105, subdivision 6; 168.231;
115.15 	168.345, subdivisions 3 and 4; 170.23; 171.12, subdivision 8;
115.16 	and 171.185, are repealed.
115.17 	(b) Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 168C.01; 168C.02;
115.18 	168C.03; 168C.04; 168C.05; 168C.06; 168C.07; 168C.08; 168C.09;
115.19 	168C.10; 168C.11; 168C.12; and 168C.13, are repealed.
115.20 	(c) Minnesota Rules, parts 7407.0100; 7407.0200; 7407.0300;
115.21 	7407.0400; 7407.0500; 7407.0600; 7407.0700; 7407.0800;
115.22 	7407.0900; 7407.1000; 7407.1100; 7407.1200; and 7407.1300, are
115.23 	repealed.

115.24 	ARTICLE 9
115.25 	TRANSPORTATION POLICY

115.26 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 13.44,
115.27 	subdivision 3, is amended to read:
115.28 		Subd. 3.Real property; appraisal data.  (a)
115.29 	[CONFIDENTIAL OR PROTECTED NONPUBLIC DATA.] Estimated or
115.30 	appraised values of individual parcels of real property which 
115.31 	that are made by personnel of the state, its agencies and
115.32 	departments,or a political subdivision or by independent
115.33 	appraisers acting for the state, its agencies and departments,
115.34 	or a political subdivision for the purpose of selling or
115.35 	acquiring land through purchase or condemnation are classified
115.36 	as confidential data on individuals or protected nonpublic data.
116.1 	(b) [PRIVATE OR NONPUBLIC DATA.] Appraised values of
116.2 	individual parcels of real property that are made by appraisers
116.3 	working for fee owners or contract purchasers who have received
116.4 	an offer to purchase their property from the state or a
116.5 	political subdivision are classified as private data on
116.6 	individuals or nonpublic data.
116.7 	(c) [PUBLIC DATA.] The data made confidential or protected
116.8 	nonpublic by the provisions of under paragraph (a) shall or made
116.9 	private or nonpublic under paragraph (b) become public upon the
116.10 	occurrence of any of the following:
116.11 	(1) the negotiating parties exchange appraisals;
116.12 	(2) the data are submitted to a court-appointed
116.13 	condemnation commissioner;
116.14 	(3) (2) the data are presented in court in condemnation
116.15 	proceedings; or 
116.16 	(4) (3) the negotiating parties enter into an agreement for
116.17 	the purchase and sale of the property; or 
116.18 	(5) the data are submitted to the owner under section
116.19 	117.036.
116.20 	
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day
116.21 	following final enactment.

116.22 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 16B.49, is
116.23 	amended to read:
116.24 	16B.49 CENTRAL MAILING SYSTEM.
116.25 	(a) The commissioner shall maintain and operate for state
116.26 	agencies, departments, institutions, and offices a central mail
116.27 	handling unit.  Official, outgoing mail for units in St. Paul
116.28 	must be delivered unstamped to the unit.  The unit shall also
116.29 	operate an interoffice mail distribution system.  The department
116.30 	may add personnel and acquire equipment that may be necessary to
116.31 	operate the unit efficiently and cost-effectively.  Account must
116.32 	be kept of the postage required on that mail, which is then a
116.33 	proper charge against the agency delivering the mail.  To
116.34 	provide funds for the payment of postage, each agency shall make
116.35 	advance payments to the commissioner sufficient to cover its
116.36 	postage obligations for at least 60 days.  For purposes of this
117.1 	section, the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities is a
117.2 	state agency.
117.3 	(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a) or section 16C.09, the
117.4 	commissioner may approve the performance of mail-related
117.5 	functions by an agency outside the state's central mail-handling
117.6 	unit if the agency demonstrates it furthers program
117.7 	effectiveness, better use of services, greater efficiency, or
117.8 	greater economy in state government.

117.9 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 117.036, is
117.10 	amended to read:
117.11 	117.036 APPRAISAL AND NEGOTIATION REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE
117.12 	TO ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY FOR TRANSPORTATION PURPOSES.
117.13 		Subdivision 1.Application. This section applies to the
117.14 	acquisition of property for public highways, streets, roads,
117.15 	alleys, airports, mass transit facilities, or for other
117.16 	transportation facilities or purposes.
117.17 		Subd. 2.Appraisal. (a) Before commencing an eminent
117.18 	domain proceeding under this chapter the commissioner of
117.19 	transportation acquires an interest in real property under this
117.20 	chapter, or before any other acquiring authority commences an
117.21 	eminent domain proceeding under this chapter, the acquiring
117.22 	authority must obtain at least one appraisal for the property
117.23 	proposed to be acquired.  In making the appraisal, the appraiser
117.24 	must confer with one or more of the fee owners or contract
117.25 	purchasers of the property, if reasonably
117.26 	possible. Notwithstanding section 13.44 or any other law to the
117.27 	contrary, the acquiring authority must provide the fee owner or
117.28 	contract purchaser with a copy of the appraisal at least 20 days
117.29 	before presenting a petition under section 117.055, the
117.30 	acquiring authority must provide the owner with a copy of the
117.31 	appraisal and inform the owner of the owner's fee owner or
117.32 	contract purchaser of the right to obtain an appraisal under
117.33 	this section. Upon request, the acquiring authority must make
117.34 	available to the fee owner or contract purchaser all appraisals
117.35 	of the property.
117.36 	(b) The fee owner or contract purchaser may obtain an
118.1 	appraisal by a qualified appraiser of the property proposed to
118.2 	be acquired.  The fee owner or contract purchaser is entitled to
118.3 	reimbursement for the reasonable costs of the appraisal from the
118.4 	acquiring authority up to a maximum of $1,500 within 30 days
118.5 	after the if the fee owner or contract purchaser:
118.6 	(1) submits to the acquiring authority a copy of the
118.7 	appraisal and the information necessary for reimbursement,
118.8 	provided that the owner does so ;
118.9 	(2) requests reimbursement within 60 90 days after the
118.10 	owner receives receiving the appraisal from the authority under
118.11 	paragraph (a) and at least 30 days before a condemnation
118.12 	commissioners' hearing; and 
118.13 	(3) ensures that the appraisal is conducted in accordance
118.14 	with the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice.
118.15 	The acquiring authority must pay the reimbursement to the fee
118.16 	owner or contract purchaser within 30 days after receiving a
118.17 	copy of the appraisal and the reimbursement information.  Upon
118.18 	agreement between the acquiring authority and either the fee
118.19 	owner or contract purchaser, the acquiring authority may pay the
118.20 	reimbursement up to $1,500 directly to the appraiser.
118.21 		Subd. 3.Negotiation. In addition to the appraisal
118.22 	requirements under subdivision 2, before commencing an eminent
118.23 	domain proceeding, the acquiring authority must make a good
118.24 	faith attempt to negotiate personally with the fee owner or
118.25 	contract purchaser of the property in order to acquire the
118.26 	property by direct purchase instead of the use of eminent domain
118.27 	proceedings.  In making this negotiation, the acquiring
118.28 	authority must consider the appraisals in its possession,
118.29 	including any appraisal obtained and furnished by the fee owner
118.30 	or contract purchaser if available,and other information that
118.31 	may be relevant to a determination of damages under this chapter.
118.32 	Subd. 4.[CONDEMNATION COMMISSIONERS' HEARING.] (a)
118.33 	Notwithstanding section 13.44, an owner's appraisal may not be
118.34 	used or considered in a condemnation commissioners' hearing
118.35 	conducted under section 117.085, nor may the owner's appraiser
118.36 	testify, unless a copy of the owner's appraiser's written report
119.1 	is provided to the acquiring authority at least five days before
119.2 	the hearing.
119.3 	(b) Notwithstanding section 13.44, the acquiring
119.4 	authority's appraisal may not be used or considered in a
119.5 	condemnation commissioners' hearing conducted under section
119.6 	117.085, nor may the acquiring authority's appraiser testify,
119.7 	unless a copy of the acquiring authority's appraiser's written
119.8 	report is provided to the owner or contract purchaser at least
119.9 	five days before the hearing.

119.10 	Sec. 4. [160.298] HIGHWAY SIGN PROGRAM; BILLING, ACCOUNT,
119.11 	APPROPRIATION.
119.12 	The commissioner of transportation may bill highway
119.13 	operations units of the department and local road authorities
119.14 	for the costs of a centrally managed highway sign program.
119.15 	These costs may include equipment acquisition and rental, labor,
119.16 	materials, and other costs as determined by the commissioner.
119.17 	Receipts must be credited to a special account, which is
119.18 	established in the trunk highway fund, and are appropriated to
119.19 	the commissioner to pay the costs for which the billings are
119.20 	made.  Amounts credited to the account are exempt from statewide
119.21 	and agency indirect costs payments.

119.22 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 161.14,
119.23 	subdivision 25, is amended to read:
119.24 		Subd. 25.Paul bunyan expressway.  That portion of Trunk
119.25 	Highway marked 371 from Little Falls to its intersection with
119.26 	Trunk Highway marked 2 in Cass Lake, except for that portion
119.27 	named in subdivision 45, and that portion of Trunk Highway
119.28 	marked 2 from its intersection with Trunk Highway marked 371 in
119.29 	Cass Lake to Bemidji, is named and designated the "Paul Bunyan
119.30 	Expressway."  The commissioner shall adopt a suitable marking
119.31 	design to mark this highway and shall erect the appropriate
119.32 	signs.

119.33 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 161.14, is
119.34 	amended by adding a subdivision to read:
119.35 		Subd. 52.Purple heart memorial highway. (a) Except for
119.36 	that portion designated under subdivision 45, the route signed
120.1 	as Trunk Highway 371 on the effective date of this subdivision,
120.2 	from its intersection with U. S. Highway 10 near the city of
120.3 	Little Falls to its intersection with U. S. Highway 2 in the
120.4 	city of Cass Lake, is named and designated the "Purple Heart
120.5 	Memorial Highway." 
120.6 	(b) Subject to the provisions of section 161.139, the
120.7 	commissioner shall adopt a suitable marking design to mark the
120.8 	highway and shall erect the appropriate signs.

120.9 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 161.14, is
120.10 	amended by adding a subdivision to read:
120.11 		Subd. 53.Biauswah bridge. The bridge over the St. Louis
120.12 	River that is part of Legislative Route No. 185, marked as Trunk
120.13 	Highway 23 on the effective date of this section, is named and
120.14 	designated "Biauswah Bridge In Honor of Native American
120.15 	Veterans."  After consulting with the Fond du Lac Band of Lake
120.16 	Superior Chippewa, the commissioner of transportation shall
120.17 	adopt a suitable marking design to memorialize this bridge and
120.18 	shall erect the appropriate signs, subject to section 161.139.

120.19 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 161.361,
120.20 	subdivision 2, is amended to read:
120.21 		Subd. 2.Repayment.  Subject to the availability of state
120.22 	money, the commissioner shall repay the amounts advanced under
120.23 	this section, up to the state's share of project costs, under
120.24 	terms of the agreement.  The agreement may provide for payment
120.25 	of interest for funds advanced under subdivisions 1a and 1b at a
120.26 	rate of interest agreed upon by the parties. The maximum
120.27 	interest rate that may be paid is the rate earned by the state
120.28 	on invested commissioner of finance cash for the month before
120.29 	the date the agreement is executed or the actual interest paid
120.30 	by the road authority in borrowing for the amount advanced,
120.31 	whichever rate is less.

120.32 	Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 161.368, is
120.33 	amended to read:
120.34 	161.368 HIGHWAY CONTRACTS WITH TRIBAL AUTHORITIES.
120.35 	On behalf of the state, the commissioner may enter into
120.36 	cost-sharing agreements with Indian tribal authorities for the
121.1 	purpose of providing maintenance, design, and construction to
121.2 	highways on tribal lands.  These agreements may include (1) a
121.3 	provision for waiver of immunity from suit by a party to the
121.4 	contract on the part of the tribal authority with respect to any
121.5 	controversy arising out of the contract and (2) a provision
121.6 	conferring jurisdiction on state district courts to hear such a
121.7 	controversy.

121.8 	Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 161.442, is
121.9 	amended to read:
121.10 	161.442 RECONVEYANCE TO FORMER OWNER.
121.11 	Notwithstanding sections 161.23, 161.41, 161.411, 161.43,
121.12 	161.44, or any other statute, the commissioner of
121.13 	transportation, with the consent of the owner, or for good cause
121.14 	and with the consent of the court,may transfer, sell, or convey
121.15 	real property including fixtures, and interests in real property
121.16 	including easements, to the owner from whom the property was
121.17 	acquired by the state for trunk highway purposes through a
121.18 	pending eminent domain action.  The transfer of title may be by
121.19 	stipulation, partial dismissal, bill of sale, or conveyance.
121.20 	Any resulting change in the state's acquisition must be
121.21 	explained in the final certificate for that action.  This
121.22 	provision does not confer on a landowner the right to compel a
121.23 	reconveyance without the consent of the commissioner.

121.24 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day
121.25 	following final enactment.

121.26 	Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 162.02,
121.27 	subdivision 2, is amended to read:
121.28 		Subd. 2.Rules; advisory committee.  (a) The rules shall
121.29 	be made and promulgated by the commissioner acting with the
121.30 	advice of a committee which shall be selected by the several
121.31 	county boards acting through the officers of the statewide
121.32 	association of county commissioners.  The committee shall be
121.33 	composed of nine members so selected that each member shall be
121.34 	from a different state highway construction district.  Not more
121.35 	than five of the nine members of the committee shall be county
121.36 	commissioners.  The remaining members shall be county highway
122.1 	engineers.  In the event that agreement cannot be reached on any
122.2 	rule, the commissioner's determination shall be final.  The
122.3 	rules shall be printed and copies thereof shall be forwarded to
122.4 	the county engineers of the several counties. For the purposes
122.5 	of this section, the expedited process for adopting rules
122.6 	established in section 14.389 may be used.
122.7 	(b) Notwithstanding section 15.059, subdivision 5, the
122.8 	committee does not expire.

122.9 	Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 162.02,
122.10 	subdivision 3a, is amended to read:
122.11 		Subd. 3a.Variances from rules and engineering
122.12 	standards.  The commissioner may grant variances from the rules
122.13 	and from the engineering standards developed pursuant to section
122.14 	162.021 or 162.07, subdivision 2.  A political subdivision in
122.15 	which a county state-aid highway is located or is proposed to be
122.16 	located may submit a written request to the commissioner for a
122.17 	variance for that highway.  The commissioner shall publish
122.18 	notice of the request in the State Register and give notice to
122.19 	all persons known to the commissioner to have an interest in the
122.20 	matter.  The commissioner may grant or deny the variance within
122.21 	30 days of providing notice of the request.  If a written
122.22 	objection to the request is received within 20 seven days of
122.23 	providing notice, the variance shall be granted or denied only
122.24 	after a contested case hearing has been held on the request.  If
122.25 	no timely objection is received and the variance is denied
122.26 	without hearing, the political subdivision may request, within
122.27 	30 days of receiving notice of denial, and shall be granted a
122.28 	contested case hearing.  For purposes of this subdivision,
122.29 	"political subdivision" includes (1) an agency of a political
122.30 	subdivision which has jurisdiction over parks, and (2) a
122.31 	regional park authority.

122.32 	Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 162.06,
122.33 	subdivision 2, is amended to read:
122.34 		Subd. 2.Administrative costs of department. A sum of
122.35 	1-1/2 Two percent shall must be deducted from the total amount
122.36 	available in the county state-aid highway fund, set aside in a
123.1 	separate account, and used for administrative costs incurred by
123.2 	the state Transportation Department in carrying out the
123.3 	provisions relating to the county state-aid highway system.

123.4 	Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 162.08,
123.5 	subdivision 3, is amended to read:
123.6 		Subd. 3.Aid to towns. (a) Any county having within its
123.7 	boundaries organized town governments may, by resolution,
123.8 	allocate to the towns within its boundaries so much of the money
123.9 	apportioned to it under the provisions of sections 162.01 to
123.10 	162.181, that it deems necessary to aid the townships in the
123.11 	construction of town roads, including replacement of town road
123.12 	signs.  The resolution shall set forth the amount of money or
123.13 	the percentage of its apportionment that the county has
123.14 	allocated to the towns.  A certified copy of the resolution
123.15 	shall be forwarded to the commissioner on or before the second
123.16 	Tuesday of January of each year.  Upon receipt of such
123.17 	resolution and upon determining the amount of money to be
123.18 	apportioned to the county, the commissioner shall certify to the
123.19 	commissioner of finance the amount of money, as set forth in the
123.20 	resolution, that is to be paid out of the county's apportionment
123.21 	for distribution to the towns.  The commissioner of finance
123.22 	shall thereupon issue a warrant in that amount payable to the
123.23 	county treasurer, and the proceeds thereof shall be distributed
123.24 	by the county to the towns.  All money so allocated and
123.25 	distributed shall be used by the towns solely for the
123.26 	construction of town roads, including replacement of town road
123.27 	signs.
123.28 	(b) Each county board so allocating such funds may devise a
123.29 	formula taking into account each town's levy for road and bridge
123.30 	purposes, its mileage of town roads and population outside the
123.31 	corporate limits of all cities within the township, and such
123.32 	other factors as the county board shall deem advisable as a
123.33 	means of dividing the allocation among the several towns in
123.34 	order that such division among the towns be as equitable as
123.35 	possible.  No part of the money allocated for expenditure solely
123.36 	within cities having a population of less than 5,000 shall be
124.1 	allocated or distributed to the towns.  The commissioner of
124.2 	transportation shall maintain a permanent record of the
124.3 	allocations of county state-aid highway funds to for the
124.4 	townships in each county.
124.5 	(c) In making the annual apportionments of county state-aid
124.6 	highway funds, the commissioner shall reduce the money needs of
124.7 	said counties in the amounts necessary to equalize their status
124.8 	with those counties not making such township allotments. In
124.9 	complying with this paragraph, the commissioner shall disregard
124.10 	allotments to towns for replacement of town road signs.

124.11 	Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 162.09,
124.12 	subdivision 2, is amended to read:
124.13 		Subd. 2.Rules; advisory committee.  (a) The rules shall
124.14 	be made and promulgated by the commissioner acting with the
124.15 	advice of a committee which shall be selected by the governing
124.16 	bodies of such cities, acting through the officers of the
124.17 	statewide association of municipal officials.  The committee
124.18 	shall be composed of 12 members, so selected that there shall be
124.19 	one member from each state highway construction district and in
124.20 	addition one member from each city of the first class.  Not more
124.21 	than six members of the committee shall be elected officials of
124.22 	the cities.  The remaining members of the committee shall be
124.23 	city engineers.  In the event that agreement cannot be reached
124.24 	on any rule the commissioner's determination shall be final.
124.25 	The rules shall be printed and copies thereof shall be forwarded
124.26 	to the clerks and engineers of the cities. For the purposes of
124.27 	this section, the expedited process for adopting rules
124.28 	established in section 14.389 may be used.
124.29 	(b) Notwithstanding section 15.059, subdivision 5, the
124.30 	committee does not expire.

124.31 	Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 162.09,
124.32 	subdivision 3a, is amended to read:
124.33 		Subd. 3a.Variances from rules and engineering
124.34 	standards.  The commissioner may grant variances from the rules
124.35 	and from the engineering standards developed pursuant to section
124.36 	162.13, subdivision 2.  A political subdivision in which a
125.1 	municipal state-aid street is located or is proposed to be
125.2 	located may submit a written request to the commissioner for a
125.3 	variance for that street.  The commissioner shall publish notice
125.4 	of the request in the State Register and give notice to all
125.5 	persons known to the commissioner to have an interest in the
125.6 	matter.  The commissioner may grant or deny the variance within
125.7 	30 days of providing notice of the request.  If a written
125.8 	objection to the request is received within 20 seven days of
125.9 	providing notice, the variance shall be granted or denied only
125.10 	after a contested case hearing has been held on the request.  If
125.11 	no timely objection is received and the variance is denied
125.12 	without hearing, the political subdivision may request, within
125.13 	30 days of receiving notice of denial, and shall be granted a
125.14 	contested case hearing.  For purposes of this subdivision,
125.15 	"political subdivision" includes (1) an agency of a political
125.16 	subdivision which has jurisdiction over parks, and (2) a
125.17 	regional park authority.

125.18 	Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 162.14,
125.19 	subdivision 6, is amended to read:
125.20 		Subd. 6.Advances.  Any such city may make advances from
125.21 	any funds available to it for the purpose of expediting the
125.22 	construction, reconstruction, improvement, or maintenance of its
125.23 	municipal state-aid street system; provided that such advances
125.24 	shall not exceed the city's total estimated apportionment for
125.25 	the three years following the year the advance is made.
125.26 	Advances made by any such city shall be repaid out of subsequent
125.27 	apportionments made to such city in accordance with the
125.28 	commissioner's rules.

125.29 	Sec. 18. [162.031] CONSTRUCTION ACROSS ANOTHER COUNTY OR
125.30 	STATE.
125.31 	When a county state-aid highway route is so located that in
125.32 	order to achieve the designated objectives the commissioner
125.33 	determines that it is necessary to construct the highway across
125.34 	a portion of another county or state, the county initiating the
125.35 	construction is authorized to spend county state-aid highway
125.36 	funds for that purpose in the same manner as other expenditures
126.1 	for county state-aid highway purposes are made.  No part of that
126.2 	highway may be constructed in another county until both counties
126.3 	approve the construction.

126.4 	Sec. 19. [162.091] CONSTRUCTION ACROSS ANOTHER
126.5 	MUNICIPALITY OR STATE.
126.6 	When a municipal state-aid street route is so located that
126.7 	in order to achieve the designated objectives the commissioner
126.8 	determines that it is necessary to construct the street across a
126.9 	portion of another municipality or state, the municipality
126.10 	initiating the construction is authorized to spend municipal
126.11 	state-aid street funds for that purpose in the same manner as
126.12 	other expenditures for municipal state-aid street purposes are
126.13 	made.  No part of that street may be constructed in another
126.14 	municipality until both municipalities approve the construction.

126.15 	Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.011,
126.16 	subdivision 3, is amended to read:
126.17 		Subd. 3.Highway. A "Highway" is any public thoroughfare
126.18 	for vehicles, including streets in cities has the meaning given
126.19 	"street or highway" in section 169.01, subdivision 29.

126.20 	Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.011,
126.21 	subdivision 5, is amended to read:
126.22 		Subd. 5.Owner.  "Owner" means any person, firm,
126.23 	association, or corporation owning or renting leasing a motor 
126.24 	vehicle, or having the exclusive use thereof of the vehicle,
126.25 	under a lease or otherwise, for a period of greater than 30 days.

126.26 	Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.011,
126.27 	subdivision 5a, is amended to read:
126.28 		Subd. 5a.Registered owner.  "Registered owner" means any
126.29 	person, firm, association, or corporation,other than a secured
126.30 	party, having title to a motor vehicle.  If a passenger
126.31 	automobile, as defined in subdivision 7,is under lease for a
126.32 	term of 180 days or more, the lessee is deemed to be the
126.33 	registered owner, for purposes of registration only,;provided
126.34 	that the application for renewal of the registration of a
126.35 	passenger automobile described in this subdivision shall be is 
126.36 	sent to the lessor.

127.1 	Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.011,
127.2 	subdivision 6, is amended to read:
127.3 		Subd. 6.Tax, fee.  "Tax" or "fee" means the annual
127.4 	registration tax imposed on motor vehicles in lieu of all other
127.5 	taxes thereon, except wheelage taxes, so-called,which may be
127.6 	imposed by any city,and except gross earnings taxes paid by
127.7 	companies subject or made subject thereto. Such The annual tax
127.8 	shall be deemed is both a property tax and a highway use tax and
127.9 	shall be on the basis of the calendar year.

127.10 	Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.011,
127.11 	subdivision 7, is amended to read:
127.12 		Subd. 7.Passenger automobile. (a) "Passenger automobile"
127.13 	means any motor vehicle designed and used for carrying not more
127.14 	than 15 persons individuals including the driver.
127.15 	(b) "Passenger automobile" does not include motorcycles,
127.16 	motor scooters, and buses described in subdivision 9, paragraph
127.17 	(a), clause (2) buses, or school buses.
127.18 	(c) For purposes of taxation only, " Passenger automobile " 
127.19 	includes pickup trucks and vans, including those vans designed
127.20 	to carry passengers,with a manufacturer's nominal rated
127.21 	carrying capacity of one ton, but does not include commuter vans
127.22 	as defined in section 168.126.

127.23 	Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.011,
127.24 	subdivision 25, is amended to read:
127.25 		Subd. 25.Recreational equipment vehicle.  (a)
127.26 	"Recreational equipment vehicle " means travel trailers including
127.27 	those which that telescope or fold down, chassis-mounted
127.28 	campers, house cars,motor homes, tent trailers, slip-in
127.29 	campers,and converted buses that provide temporary human living
127.30 	quarters. A 
127.31 	(b) "Recreational vehicle " is considered to provide
127.32 	temporary living quarters if it a vehicle that:
127.33 	(1) is not used as the residence of the owner or occupant;
127.34 	(2) is used for temporary living quarters by the owner or
127.35 	occupant while engaged in recreational or vacation activities;
127.36 	and
128.1 	(3) is either self-propelled or towed on the public streets
128.2 	or highways incidental to the recreational or vacation
128.3 	activities.
128.4 	(b) For the purposes of this subdivision, a Subd. 25a.
128.5 	[MOTOR HOME.] (a) " Motor home " means a unit recreational vehicle 
128.6 	designed to provide temporary living quarters,.  The motor home
128.7 	has a living unit built into as an integral part of, or
128.8 	permanently attached to the chassis of, a self-propelled motor
128.9 	vehicle chassis or van.
128.10 	(b) A motor home must contain permanently installed,
128.11 	independent,life-support systems which that meet the American
128.12 	National Standards Institute standard number A119.2 for
128.13 	recreational vehicles and provide at least four of the following
128.14 	facilities, two of which must be from the systems listed in
128.15 	clauses (1), (5), and (6):  (1) a cooking facility with liquid
128.16 	propane gas supply, (2) a refrigerator, (3) a self-contained
128.17 	toilet or a toilet connected to a plumbing system with a 
128.18 	connection for external water disposal, (4) a heating or air
128.19 	conditioning system separate from the motor vehicle engine, (5)
128.20 	a potable water supply system including a sink with a faucet
128.21 	either self-contained or with connections for an external
128.22 	source, and (6) a separate 110-125 volt volts electrical power
128.23 	supply.
128.24 	(c) For purposes of this subdivision, "permanently
128.25 	installed" means built into or attached as an integral part of a
128.26 	chassis or van, and designed not to be removed except for repair
128.27 	or replacement.  A system which that is readily removable or
128.28 	held in place by clamps or tie-downs is not permanently
128.29 	installed.
128.30 	(c) (d) Motor homes include but are not limited to, the
128.31 	following a:
128.32 	(1) type A motor home-, which is a raw chassis upon which
128.33 	is built a driver's compartment and an entire body that provides
128.34 	temporary living quarters as defined described in this 
128.35 	paragraph (b);
128.36 	(2) type B motor home-, which is a van-type vehicle van 
129.1 	that conforms to the motor home definition description in this 
129.2 	paragraph (b) and has been completed or altered by the a 
129.3 	final-stage manufacturer; and
129.4 	(3) type C motor home-, which is an incomplete vehicle
129.5 	upon which is permanently attached a body designed to provide
129.6 	temporary living quarters as defined described in this 
129.7 	paragraph (b).
129.8 	(d) (e) A motor vehicle with a slip-in campers are camper
129.9 	or other removable equipment that is mounted into or on a motor 
129.10 	vehicle commonly known as a pickup truck, in the pickup box,
129.11 	either by bolting through the floor of the pickup box or by
129.12 	firmly clamping to the side of the pickup box.  The vehicle
129.13 	may is not a motor home, is not a recreational vehicle, and must 
129.14 	not be registered as a recreational vehicle under section
129.15 	168.013.

129.16 	Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.011, is
129.17 	amended by adding a subdivision to read:
129.18 		Subd. 37.All-terrain vehicle. "All-terrain vehicle" has
129.19 	the meaning given in section 84.92, subdivision 8.

129.20 	Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.011, is
129.21 	amended by adding a subdivision to read:
129.22 		Subd. 38.Person. "Person" has the meaning given in
129.23 	section 168A.01, subdivision 14.

129.24 	Sec. 28. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.011, is
129.25 	amended by adding a subdivision to read:
129.26 		Subd. 39.State. "State" means a state of the United
129.27 	States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States
129.28 	Virgin Islands, or any territory or insular possession subject
129.29 	to the jurisdiction of the United States.

129.30 	Sec. 29. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.011, is
129.31 	amended by adding a subdivision to read:
129.32 		Subd. 40.Vehicle. "Vehicle" has the meaning given in
129.33 	section 168A.011, subdivision 24.

129.34 	Sec. 30. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.012,
129.35 	subdivision 1, as amended by Laws 2005, chapter 135, section 3,
129.36 	is amended to read:
130.1 		Subdivision 1.Vehicles exempt from tax, fees, or plate
130.2 	display. (a) The following vehicles are exempt from the
130.3 	provisions of this chapter requiring payment of tax and
130.4 	registration fees, except as provided in subdivision 1c:
130.5 	(1) vehicles owned and used solely in the transaction of
130.6 	official business by the federal government, the state, or any
130.7 	political subdivision;
130.8 	(2) vehicles owned and used exclusively by educational
130.9 	institutions and used solely in the transportation of pupils to
130.10 	and from those institutions;
130.11 	(3) vehicles used solely in driver education programs at
130.12 	nonpublic high schools;
130.13 	(4) vehicles owned by nonprofit charities and used
130.14 	exclusively to transport disabled persons for charitable,
130.15 	religious, or educational purposes;
130.16 	(5) ambulances owned by ambulance services licensed under
130.17 	section 144E.10, the general appearance of which is
130.18 	unmistakable;
130.19 	(6) motorized foot scooters as defined in section 169.01,
130.20 	subdivision 4c; and
130.21 	(7) vehicles owned by a commercial driving school licensed
130.22 	under section 171.34, or an employee of a commercial driving
130.23 	school licensed under section 171.34, and the vehicle is used
130.24 	exclusively for driver education and training.
130.25 	(b) Vehicles owned by the federal government, municipal
130.26 	fire apparatuses including fire-suppression support vehicles,
130.27 	police patrols, and ambulances, the general appearance of which
130.28 	is unmistakable, are not required to register or display number
130.29 	plates.
130.30 	(c) Unmarked vehicles used in general police work, liquor
130.31 	investigations, or arson investigations, and passenger
130.32 	automobiles, pickup trucks, and buses owned or operated by the
130.33 	Department of Corrections, must be registered and must display
130.34 	appropriate license number plates, furnished by the registrar at
130.35 	cost.  Original and renewal applications for these license
130.36 	plates authorized for use in general police work and for use by
131.1 	the Department of Corrections must be accompanied by a
131.2 	certification signed by the appropriate chief of police if
131.3 	issued to a police vehicle, the appropriate sheriff if issued to
131.4 	a sheriff's vehicle, the commissioner of corrections if issued
131.5 	to a Department of Corrections vehicle, or the appropriate
131.6 	officer in charge if issued to a vehicle of any other law
131.7 	enforcement agency.  The certification must be on a form
131.8 	prescribed by the commissioner and state that the vehicle will
131.9 	be used exclusively for a purpose authorized by this section.
131.10 	(d) Unmarked vehicles used by the Departments of Revenue
131.11 	and Labor and Industry, fraud unit, in conducting seizures or
131.12 	criminal investigations must be registered and must display
131.13 	passenger vehicle classification license number plates,
131.14 	furnished at cost by the registrar.  Original and renewal
131.15 	applications for these passenger vehicle license plates must be
131.16 	accompanied by a certification signed by the commissioner of
131.17 	revenue or the commissioner of labor and industry.  The
131.18 	certification must be on a form prescribed by the commissioner
131.19 	and state that the vehicles will be used exclusively for the
131.20 	purposes authorized by this section.
131.21 	(e) Unmarked vehicles used by the Division of Disease
131.22 	Prevention and Control of the Department of Health must be
131.23 	registered and must display passenger vehicle classification
131.24 	license number plates.  These plates must be furnished at cost
131.25 	by the registrar.  Original and renewal applications for these
131.26 	passenger vehicle license plates must be accompanied by a
131.27 	certification signed by the commissioner of health.  The
131.28 	certification must be on a form prescribed by the commissioner
131.29 	and state that the vehicles will be used exclusively for the
131.30 	official duties of the Division of Disease Prevention and
131.31 	Control.
131.32 	(f) Unmarked vehicles used by staff of the Gambling Control
131.33 	Board in gambling investigations and reviews must be registered
131.34 	and must display passenger vehicle classification license number
131.35 	plates.  These plates must be furnished at cost by the
131.36 	registrar.  Original and renewal applications for these
132.1 	passenger vehicle license plates must be accompanied by a
132.2 	certification signed by the board chair.  The certification must
132.3 	be on a form prescribed by the commissioner and state that the
132.4 	vehicles will be used exclusively for the official duties of the
132.5 	Gambling Control Board.
132.6 	(g) All other motor vehicles must be registered and display
132.7 	tax-exempt number plates, furnished by the registrar at cost,
132.8 	except as provided in subdivision 1c.  All vehicles required to
132.9 	display tax-exempt number plates must have the name of the state
132.10 	department or political subdivision, nonpublic high school
132.11 	operating a driver education program, or licensed commercial
132.12 	driving school, plainly displayed on both sides of the vehicle;
132.13 	except that each state hospital and institution for the mentally
132.14 	ill and mentally retarded may have one vehicle without the
132.15 	required identification on the sides of the vehicle, and county
132.16 	social service agencies may have vehicles used for child and
132.17 	vulnerable adult protective services without the required
132.18 	identification on the sides of the vehicle.  This identification
132.19 	must be in a color giving contrast with that of the part of the
132.20 	vehicle on which it is placed and must endure throughout the
132.21 	term of the registration.  The identification must not be on a
132.22 	removable plate or placard and must be kept clean and visible at
132.23 	all times; except that a removable plate or placard may be
132.24 	utilized on vehicles leased or loaned to a political subdivision
132.25 	or to a nonpublic high school driver education program.

132.26 	Sec. 31. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.031, is
132.27 	amended to read:
132.28 	168.031 REGISTRATION EXEMPTION; ACTIVE MILITARY-RELATED 
132.29 	SERVICE.
132.30 	(a) The motor vehicle of any person who engages in active
132.31 	military service in time of war or other emergency declared by
132.32 	proper authority in any branch or unit of the military or naval
132.33 	forces of the United States armed forces shall be exempt from
132.34 	the motor vehicle registration tax during the period of such
132.35 	active service and for 40 90 days immediately thereafter if the
132.36 	owner has filed , before, during or within 90 days after
133.1 	completion of that active service, files with the registrar of
133.2 	motor vehicles a written application for exemption with such
133.3 	proof of military service as the registrar may have required and
133.4 	if the motor vehicle is not operated on a public highway within
133.5 	the state during the requested period of exemption, except by
133.6 	the owner while on furlough or leave of absence from the
133.7 	military.
133.8 	(b) The motor vehicle of any disabled war veteran, which
133.9 	vehicle has been furnished free, in whole or in part, by the
133.10 	United States government to said disabled veteran, shall be
133.11 	exempt from the motor vehicle registration tax.  The motor
133.12 	vehicle owned and registered by a former prisoner of war that
133.13 	bears the "EX-POW" plates is exempt from the motor vehicle
133.14 	registration tax.
133.15 	(c) For purposes of this section, the term "active service"
133.16 	shall have the meaning given this term in section 190.05,
133.17 	subdivisions 5b and 5c, but excludes service performed
133.18 	exclusively for purposes of:
133.19 	(1) annual training and other periodic inactive duty
133.20 	training for National Guard and other reserve members;
133.21 	(2) special training periodically made available to
133.22 	National Guard and other reserve members;
133.23 	(3) service performed in accordance with section 190.08,
133.24 	subdivision 3; and 
133.25 	(4) service performed as part of the active guard/reserve
133.26 	program pursuant to United States Code, title 32, section
133.27 	502(f), or other applicable authority.

133.28 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day
133.29 	following final enactment and applies to persons serving in
133.30 	active military service on or after that date.

133.31 	Sec. 32. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.091,
133.32 	subdivision 1, is amended to read:
133.33 		Subdivision 1.Nonresident buyer. (a) Upon payment of a
133.34 	fee of $1, the registrar commissioner may issue a permit to a
133.35 	nonresident purchasing a new or used motor vehicle in this state
133.36 	for the sole purpose of allowing such nonresident to remove the
134.1 	vehicle to be removed from this state for registration in
134.2 	another state or country. Such 
134.3 	(b) The permit shall be is in lieu of any other
134.4 	registration or taxation for use of the highways and shall be is 
134.5 	valid for a period of 31 days from the date of sale, trade, or
134.6 	gift.
134.7 	(c) The permit shall must be available in such form an
134.8 	electronic format as the registrar may determine and, whenever
134.9 	practicable, shall be determined by the commissioner.
134.10 	(d) If the sale, gift, or trade information is
134.11 	electronically transmitted to the commissioner by a dealer or
134.12 	deputy registrar of motor vehicles, the $1 fee is waived.
134.13 	(e) The permit must be posted upon the left side of the
134.14 	inside rear window of the vehicle or, if not practicable, where
134.15 	it is plainly visible to law enforcement.  Each such 
134.16 	permit shall be is valid only for the vehicle for which the
134.17 	permit was issued.

134.18 	Sec. 33. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.10,
134.19 	subdivision 1c, is amended to read:
134.20 		Subd. 1c.Collector's vehicle, collector license.  (a)
134.21 	The owner of any motor vehicle, including any truck, (1) that
134.22 	is (i) at least 20 model years old, or (ii) at least ten model
134.23 	years old and with a body or engine style of which not more than
134.24 	500 were manufactured in or imported into the United States in
134.25 	any model year, (2) that was manufactured after 1935, and (3)
134.26 	that is owned and operated solely as a collector's vehicle,
134.27 	shall list the vehicle for taxation and registration
134.28 	as follows:provided in paragraph (b).
134.29 	(1) (b) The owner shall execute an affidavit stating (1) 
134.30 	the name and address of the person from whom purchased and of
134.31 	the new owner, (2) the make of the motor vehicle, (3) the year
134.32 	and number of the model, (4) the manufacturer's identification
134.33 	number, (5) in the case of a vehicle described in paragraph (a),
134.34 	clause (1)(ii), that the vehicle has a body or engine style of
134.35 	which not more than 500 were manufactured or imported into the
134.36 	United States in any model year,and (6) that the vehicle is
135.1 	owned and operated solely as a collector's item and not for
135.2 	general transportation purposes; and .
135.3 	(2) (c) The owner shall provide a statement of the
135.4 	manufacturer or importer regarding the number of vehicles
135.5 	manufactured or imported during the model year.
135.6 	(d) The owner shall also prove that the owner also has one
135.7 	or more vehicles with regular license plates.
135.8 	If the registrar is satisfied that the affidavit is true and
135.9 	correct and the owner pays a $25 tax, the registrar shall list
135.10 	the vehicle for taxation and registration and shall issue a
135.11 	single number plate.
135.12 	(b) (e) The number plate issued shall bear the inscription
135.13 	"Collector," "Minnesota," and the registration number or other
135.14 	combination of characters authorized under section 168.12,
135.15 	subdivision 2a, but no date.  The number plate is valid without
135.16 	renewal as long as the vehicle is in existence.  The registrar
135.17 	has the power to revoke the plate for failure to comply with
135.18 	this subdivision.
135.19 	
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day
135.20 	following final enactment.

135.21 	Sec. 34. [168.1251] DISABLED VETERANS OF AMERICA PLATES.
135.22 		Subdivision 1.Issuance and design. The commissioner
135.23 	shall issue special license plates bearing the inscription
135.24 	"DISABLED AMERICAN VETERAN" to an applicant who is certified in
135.25 	writing by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs or
135.26 	the state commissioner of veterans affairs as having a permanent
135.27 	and total service-connected disability, who complies with all
135.28 	laws relating to the registration and licensing of motor
135.29 	vehicles and drivers, and who pays a fee of $10 for each set of
135.30 	license plates applied for.  The special license plates must be
135.31 	of a design and size determined by the commissioner.
135.32 		Subd. 2.Application. Application for issuance of these
135.33 	plates may be made only at the time of renewal or first
135.34 	application for registration.
135.35 		Subd. 3.Transfer. On payment of a fee of $5, special
135.36 	plates issued under this section may be transferred to another
136.1 	personal motor vehicle owned or jointly owned by the disabled
136.2 	veteran upon notification to the commissioner.
136.3 		Subd. 4.Surcharge. For each set of special plates
136.4 	issued under this section, the commissioner shall collect a
136.5 	surcharge of $5 on each $10 fee collected under subdivision 1.
136.6 		Subd. 5.Motor vehicle; special definition. For purposes
136.7 	of this section, "motor vehicle" means a vehicle for personal
136.8 	use, not used for commercial purposes, and may include a
136.9 	passenger automobile, van, pickup truck, motorcycle, or
136.10 	recreational vehicle.
136.11 		Subd. 6.Fees credited. Fees, including surcharges,
136.12 	collected under this section must be credited to the vehicle
136.13 	services operating account in the special revenue fund.

136.14 	Sec. 35. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.185, is
136.15 	amended to read:
136.16 	168.185 USDOT NUMBERS.
136.17 	(a) An owner of a truck or truck-tractor having a gross
136.18 	vehicle weight of more than 10,000 pounds, as defined in section
136.19 	169.01, subdivision 46, other than a farm truck that is not used
136.20 	in interstate commerce, shall report to the registrar at the
136.21 	time of registration its USDOT carrier number.  A person subject
136.22 	to this paragraph who does not have a USDOT number shall apply
136.23 	for the number at the time of registration by completing a form
136.24 	MCS-150 Motor Carrier Identification Report, issued by the
136.25 	Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, or comparable
136.26 	document as determined by the registrar. The registrar shall
136.27 	not assign a USDOT carrier number to a vehicle owner who is not
136.28 	subject to this paragraph.
136.29 	(b) Assigned USDOT numbers need not be displayed on the
136.30 	outside of the vehicle, but must be made available upon request
136.31 	of an authorized agent of the registrar, peace officer, other
136.32 	employees of the State Patrol authorized in chapter 299D, or
136.33 	employees of the Minnesota Department of Transportation.  The
136.34 	vehicle owner shall notify the registrar if there is a change to
136.35 	the owner's USDOT number.
136.36 	(c) If an owner fails to report or apply for a USDOT
137.1 	number, the registrar shall suspend the owner's registration.
137.2 	(d) Until October 1, 2003, paragraphs (a) to (c) do not
137.3 	apply to an agricultural fertilizer or agricultural chemical
137.4 	retailer while exclusively engaged in delivering fertilizer or
137.5 	agricultural chemicals to a farmer for on-farm use.

137.6 	Sec. 36. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168A.20, is
137.7 	amended by adding a subdivision to read:
137.8 		Subd. 5.Satisfaction of automobile lien seven years old;
137.9 	release. (a) A security interest perfected under this chapter
137.10 	expires seven years from the perfection date for a passenger
137.11 	automobile, as defined in section 168.011, subdivision 7.
137.12 	(b) A lien holder may notify the department in writing or
137.13 	in a format approved by the department during the sixth year of
137.14 	the lien, no later than 90 days in advance of the seven-year
137.15 	anniversary, if the lien will not be satisfied during this
137.16 	registration period and the lien must be extended up to seven
137.17 	additional years as requested by the lien holder.

137.18 	Sec. 37. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 169.01,
137.19 	subdivision 75, is amended to read:
137.20 		Subd. 75.Commercial motor vehicle.  (a) "Commercial
137.21 	motor vehicle" means a motor vehicle or combination of motor
137.22 	vehicles used to transport passengers or property if the motor
137.23 	vehicle:
137.24 	(1) has a gross vehicle weight of more than 26,000 pounds;
137.25 	(2) has a towed unit with a gross vehicle weight of more
137.26 	than 10,000 pounds and the combination of vehicles has a
137.27 	combined gross vehicle weight of more than 26,000 pounds;
137.28 	(3) is a bus;
137.29 	(4) is of any size and is used in the transportation of
137.30 	hazardous materials, except for those vehicles having a gross
137.31 	vehicle weight of 26,000 pounds or less while carrying in bulk
137.32 	tanks a total of not more than 200 gallons of petroleum products
137.33 	and liquid fertilizer that are required to be placarded under
137.34 	Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, parts 100-185; or
137.35 	(5) is outwardly equipped and identified as a school bus,
137.36 	except for type A-I and type III school buses as defined in
138.1 	subdivision 6.
138.2 	(b) For purposes of chapter 169A:
138.3 	(1) a commercial motor vehicle does not include a farm
138.4 	truck, fire-fighting equipment an authorized emergency vehicle,
138.5 	or a recreational equipment vehicle being operated by a person
138.6 	within the scope of section 171.02, subdivision 2, paragraph
138.7 	(b); and
138.8 	(2) a commercial motor vehicle includes a vehicle capable
138.9 	of or designed to meet the standards described in paragraph (a),
138.10 	clause (2), whether or not the towed unit is attached to the
138.11 	truck-tractor at the time of the violation or stop.
138.12 	
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day
138.13 	following final enactment.

138.14 	Sec. 38. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 169.01,
138.15 	subdivision 76, is amended to read:
138.16 		Subd. 76.Hazardous materials.  "Hazardous materials"
138.17 	means those materials found to be hazardous for the purposes of
138.18 	the federal Hazardous Materials Transportation Act and that
138.19 	require the motor vehicle to be placarded under Code of Federal
138.20 	Regulations, title 49, part 172, subpart F parts 100-185.

138.21 	Sec. 39. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 169.01,
138.22 	subdivision 78, is amended to read:
138.23 		Subd. 78.Recreational vehicle combination. (a) 
138.24 	"Recreational vehicle combination" means a combination of
138.25 	vehicles consisting of a pickup truck as defined in section
138.26 	168.011, subdivision 29, attached by means of a fifth-wheel
138.27 	coupling to a camper-semitrailer which has hitched to it a
138.28 	trailer carrying a watercraft as defined in section 86B.005,
138.29 	subdivision 18; off-highway motorcycle as defined in section
138.30 	84.787, subdivision 7; motorcycle; motorized bicycle; snowmobile
138.31 	as defined in section 84.81, subdivision 3; or all-terrain
138.32 	vehicle as defined in section 84.92, subdivision 8; or
138.33 	equestrian equipment or supplies.
138.34 	(b) For purposes of this subdivision:
138.35 	(a) (1) A "fifth-wheel coupling" is a coupling between a
138.36 	camper-semitrailer and a towing pickup truck in which a portion
139.1 	of the weight of the camper-semitrailer is carried over or
139.2 	forward of the rear axle of the towing pickup.
139.3 	(b) (2) A "camper-semitrailer" is a trailer, other than a
139.4 	manufactured home as defined in section 327B.01, subdivision 13,
139.5 	designed for human habitation and used for vacation or
139.6 	recreational purposes for limited periods.

139.7 	Sec. 40. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 169.06,
139.8 	subdivision 5, is amended to read:
139.9 		Subd. 5.Traffic-control signal.  (a) Whenever traffic is
139.10 	controlled by traffic-control signals exhibiting different
139.11 	colored lights, or colored lighted arrows, successively one at a
139.12 	time or in combination, only the colors Green, Red, and Yellow
139.13 	shall be used, except for special pedestrian signals carrying a
139.14 	word or legend, and said .  The traffic-control signal lights
139.15 	shall or colored lighted arrows indicate and apply to drivers of
139.16 	vehicles and pedestrians as follows:
139.17 	(1) Green indication:
139.18 	(i) Vehicular traffic facing a circular green signal may
139.19 	proceed straight through or turn right or left unless a sign at
139.20 	such place prohibits either such turn.  But vehicular traffic,
139.21 	including vehicles turning right or left, shall yield the
139.22 	right-of-way to other vehicles and to pedestrians lawfully
139.23 	within the intersection or adjacent crosswalk at the time such 
139.24 	this signal is exhibited.
139.25 	(ii) Vehicular traffic facing a green arrow signal, shown
139.26 	alone or in combination with another indication, may cautiously
139.27 	enter the intersection only to make the movement indicated by
139.28 	such the arrow, or such other movement as is permitted by other
139.29 	indications shown at the same time.  Such vehicular traffic
139.30 	shall yield the right-of-way to pedestrians lawfully within an
139.31 	adjacent crosswalk and to other traffic lawfully using the
139.32 	intersection.
139.33 	(iii) Unless otherwise directed by a pedestrian-control
139.34 	signal as provided in subdivision 6, pedestrians facing any
139.35 	green signal, except when the sole green signal is a turn arrow,
139.36 	may proceed across the roadway within any marked or unmarked
140.1 	crosswalk. Every driver of a vehicle shall yield the
140.2 	right-of-way to such pedestrian, except that the pedestrian
140.3 	shall yield the right-of-way to vehicles lawfully within the
140.4 	intersection at the time that the green signal indication is
140.5 	first shown.
140.6 	(2) Steady yellow indication:
140.7 	(i) Vehicular traffic facing a circular yellow signal is
140.8 	thereby warned that the related green movement is being
140.9 	terminated or that a red indication will be exhibited
140.10 	immediately thereafter when vehicular traffic shall must not
140.11 	enter the intersection, except for the continued movement
140.12 	allowed by any green arrow indication simultaneously exhibited.
140.13 	(ii) Pedestrians facing a circular yellow signal, unless
140.14 	otherwise directed by a pedestrian-control signal as provided in
140.15 	subdivision 6, are thereby advised that there is insufficient
140.16 	time to cross the roadway before a red indication is shown and
140.17 	no pedestrian shall then start to cross the roadway.
140.18 	(iii) Vehicular traffic facing a steady yellow arrow signal
140.19 	is thereby warned that the protected vehicular movement
140.20 	permitted by the corresponding prior green arrow indication is
140.21 	being terminated.
140.22 	(3) Steady red indication:
140.23 	(i) Vehicular traffic facing a circular red signal alone
140.24 	shall must stop at a clearly marked stop line,but,if none,
140.25 	before entering the crosswalk on the near side of the
140.26 	intersection,or,if none, then before entering the intersection
140.27 	and shall remain standing until a green indication is shown,
140.28 	except as follows:  (A) the driver of a vehicle which is stopped
140.29 	as close as practicable at the entrance to the crosswalk on the
140.30 	near side of the intersection or, if none, then at the entrance
140.31 	to the intersection in obedience to a red or stop signal, and
140.32 	with the intention of making a right turn may make such the 
140.33 	right turn, after stopping, unless an official sign has been
140.34 	erected prohibiting such movement, but shall yield the
140.35 	right-of-way to pedestrians and other traffic lawfully
140.36 	proceeding as directed by the signal at said that intersection;
141.1 	or (B) the driver of a vehicle on a one-way street which
141.2 	intersects intersecting another one-way street on which traffic
141.3 	moves to the left shall stop in obedience to a red or stop
141.4 	signal and may then make a left turn into said the one-way
141.5 	street, unless an official sign has been erected prohibiting the
141.6 	movement, but shall yield the right-of-way to pedestrians and
141.7 	other traffic lawfully proceeding as directed by the signal at
141.8 	said that intersection.
141.9 	(ii) Unless otherwise directed by a pedestrian-control
141.10 	signal as provided in subdivision 6, pedestrians facing a steady
141.11 	red signal alone shall not enter the roadway.
141.12 	(iii) Vehicular traffic facing a steady red arrow signal,
141.13 	with the intention of making a movement indicated by the arrow,
141.14 	shall must stop at a clearly marked stop line,but,if none,
141.15 	before entering the crosswalk on the near side of the
141.16 	intersection,or,if none, then before entering the intersection
141.17 	and shall must remain standing until a permissive signal
141.18 	indication permitting the movement indicated by the red arrow is
141.19 	displayed, except as follows:  when an official sign has been
141.20 	erected permitting a turn on a red arrow signal, the vehicular
141.21 	traffic facing a red arrow signal indication is permitted to
141.22 	enter the intersection to turn right, or to turn left from a
141.23 	one-way street into a one-way street on which traffic moves to
141.24 	the left, after stopping, but must yield the right-of-way to
141.25 	pedestrians and other traffic lawfully proceeding as directed by
141.26 	the signal at that intersection.
141.27 	(b) In the event an official traffic-control signal is
141.28 	erected and maintained at a place other than an intersection,
141.29 	the provisions of this section are applicable except those which
141.30 	can have no application.  Any stop required shall must be made
141.31 	at a sign or marking on the pavement indicating where the
141.32 	stop shall must be made, but in the absence of any such sign or
141.33 	marking the stop shall must be made at the signal.
141.34 	(c) When a traffic-control signal indication or indications
141.35 	placed to control a certain movement or lane are so identified
141.36 	by placing a sign near the indication or indications, no other
142.1 	traffic-control signal indication or indications within the
142.2 	intersection shall control controls vehicular traffic for
142.3 	such that movement or lane.

142.4 	Sec. 41. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 169.06,
142.5 	subdivision 6, is amended to read:
142.6 		Subd. 6.Pedestrian control signal.  (a) Whenever special
142.7 	pedestrian-control signals exhibiting the words "Walk" or "Don't
142.8 	Walk" or symbols of a "walking person" or "upraised hand" are in
142.9 	place such , the signals shall or symbols indicate as follows:
142.10 	(1) A steady "Walk," flashing or steady.  Pedestrians 
142.11 	signal or the symbol of a "walking person" indicates that a
142.12 	pedestrian facing such either of these signals may proceed
142.13 	across the roadway in the direction of the signal, possibly in
142.14 	conflict with turning vehicles. Every driver of a vehicle shall
142.15 	yield the right-of-way to such pedestrian except that the
142.16 	pedestrian shall yield the right-of-way to vehicles lawfully
142.17 	within the intersection at the time that either signal
142.18 	indication is first shown.
142.19 	(2) A "Don't Walk," signal or the symbol of an "upraised
142.20 	hand," flashing or steady.  No , indicates that a pedestrian
142.21 	shall not start to cross the roadway in the direction of such
142.22 	signals either signal, but any pedestrian who has partially
142.23 	crossed on the "Walk" or "walking person" signal indication 
142.24 	shall proceed to a sidewalk or safety island while the "Don't
142.25 	Walk" signal is showing.
142.26 	(b) A pedestrian crossing a roadway in conformity with this
142.27 	section is lawfully within the intersection and, when in a
142.28 	crosswalk, is lawfully within the crosswalk.

142.29 	Sec. 42. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 169.14, is
142.30 	amended by adding a subdivision to read:
142.31 		Subd. 1a.License revocation. The driver's license of a
142.32 	person who violates any speed limit established in this section,
142.33 	by driving in excess of 100 miles per hour, is revoked for six
142.34 	months under section 171.17, or for a longer minimum period of
142.35 	time applicable under section 169A.53, 169A.54, or 171.174.

142.36 	Sec. 43. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 169.14,
143.1 	subdivision 2, is amended to read:
143.2 		Subd. 2.Speed limits.  (a) Where no special hazard
143.3 	exists the following speeds shall be lawful, but any speeds in
143.4 	excess of such limits shall be prima facie evidence that the
143.5 	speed is not reasonable or prudent and that it is unlawful;
143.6 	except that the speed limit within any municipality shall be a
143.7 	maximum limit and any speed in excess thereof shall be unlawful:
143.8 	(1) 30 miles per hour in an urban district or on a town
143.9 	road in a rural residential district;
143.10 	(2) 65 miles per hour on noninterstate freeways and
143.11 	expressways, as defined in section 160.02, subdivision 19;
143.12 	(3) 55 miles per hour in locations other than those
143.13 	specified in this section;
143.14 	(4) 70 miles per hour on interstate highways outside the
143.15 	limits of any urbanized area with a population of greater than
143.16 	50,000 as defined by order of the commissioner of
143.17 	transportation;
143.18 	(5) 65 miles per hour on interstate highways inside the
143.19 	limits of any urbanized area with a population of greater than
143.20 	50,000 as defined by order of the commissioner of
143.21 	transportation;
143.22 	(6) ten miles per hour in alleys; and
143.23 	(7) 25 miles per hour in residential roadways if adopted by
143.24 	the road authority having jurisdiction over the residential
143.25 	roadway.
143.26 	(b) A speed limit adopted under paragraph (a), clause (7),
143.27 	is not effective unless the road authority has erected signs
143.28 	designating the speed limit and indicating the beginning and end
143.29 	of the residential roadway on which the speed limit applies.
143.30 	(c) For purposes of this subdivision, "rural residential
143.31 	district" means the territory contiguous to and including any
143.32 	town road within a subdivision or plat of land that is built up
143.33 	with dwelling houses at intervals of less than 300 feet for a
143.34 	distance of one-quarter mile or more.
143.35 	(d) Notwithstanding section 609.0331 or 609.101 or other
143.36 	law to the contrary, a person who violates a speed limit
144.1 	established in this subdivision, or a speed limit designated on
144.2 	an appropriate sign under subdivision 4, 5, 5b, 5c, or 5e, by
144.3 	driving 20 miles per hour or more in excess of the applicable
144.4 	speed limit, is assessed an additional surcharge equal to the
144.5 	amount of the fine imposed for the speed violation, but not less
144.6 	than $25.

144.7 	Sec. 44. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 169.18,
144.8 	subdivision 4, is amended to read:
144.9 		Subd. 4.Passing on the right.  The driver of a vehicle
144.10 	may overtake and pass upon the right of another vehicle only
144.11 	upon the following conditions:
144.12 	(1) when the vehicle overtaken is making or about to make a
144.13 	left turn;
144.14 	(2) upon a street or highway with unobstructed pavement not
144.15 	occupied by parked vehicles of sufficient width for two or more
144.16 	lines of moving vehicles in each direction;
144.17 	(3) upon a one-way street, or upon any roadway on which
144.18 	traffic is restricted to one direction of movement, where the
144.19 	roadway is free from obstructions and of sufficient width for
144.20 	two or more lines of moving vehicles;
144.21 	(4) when the driver of a vehicle may overtake and pass
144.22 	another vehicle upon the right only under conditions permitting
144.23 	such movement in safety.  In no event shall such movement be
144.24 	made by driving onto the shoulder, whether paved or unpaved, or 
144.25 	off the pavement or main-traveled portion of the roadway.

144.26 	Sec. 45. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 169.18,
144.27 	subdivision 5, is amended to read:
144.28 		Subd. 5.Driving left of roadway center; exception.  (a)
144.29 	No vehicle shall be driven to the left side of the center of the
144.30 	roadway in overtaking and passing another vehicle proceeding in
144.31 	the same direction unless such left side is clearly visible and
144.32 	is free of oncoming traffic for a sufficient distance ahead to
144.33 	permit such overtaking and passing to be completely made without
144.34 	interfering with the safe operation of any vehicle approaching
144.35 	from the opposite direction or any vehicle overtaken.  In every
144.36 	event the overtaking vehicle must return to the right-hand side
145.1 	of the roadway before coming within 100 feet of any vehicle
145.2 	approaching from the opposite direction;
145.3 	(b) Except on a one-way roadway or as provided in paragraph
145.4 	(c), no vehicle shall, in overtaking and passing another vehicle
145.5 	or at any other time, be driven to the left half of the roadway
145.6 	under the following conditions:
145.7 	(1) when approaching the crest of a grade or upon a curve
145.8 	in the highway where the driver's view along the highway is
145.9 	obstructed within a distance of 700 feet;
145.10 	(2) when approaching within 100 feet of any underpass or
145.11 	tunnel, railroad grade crossing, intersection within a city, or
145.12 	intersection outside of a city if the presence of the
145.13 	intersection is marked by warning signs; or
145.14 	(3) where official signs are in place prohibiting passing,
145.15 	or a distinctive centerline is marked, which distinctive line
145.16 	also so prohibits passing, as declared in the Manual on Uniform
145.17 	Traffic Control Devices adopted by the commissioner.
145.18 	(c) Paragraph (b) does not apply to a self-propelled or
145.19 	towed implement of husbandry that (1) is escorted at the front
145.20 	by a registered motor vehicle that is displaying vehicular
145.21 	hazard warning lights visible to the front and rear in normal
145.22 	sunlight, and (2) does not extend into the left half of the
145.23 	roadway to any greater extent than made necessary by the total
145.24 	width of the right half of the roadway together with any
145.25 	adjacent shoulder that is suitable for travel.
145.26 	(d) Paragraph (b) does not apply to a self-propelled or
145.27 	towed implement of husbandry that is operated to the left half
145.28 	of the roadway if such operation is not to a greater extent than
145.29 	is necessary to avoid collision with a parked vehicle, sign, or
145.30 	other stationary object located on the highway right-of-way.

145.31 	Sec. 46. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 169.18,
145.32 	subdivision 11, as amended by Laws 2005, chapter 120, section 2,
145.33 	is amended to read:
145.34 		Subd. 11.Passing parked emergency vehicle; citation;
145.35 	probable cause. (a) When approaching and before passing an
145.36 	authorized emergency vehicle with its emergency lights activated
146.1 	that is parked or otherwise stopped on or next to a street or
146.2 	highway having two lanes in the same direction, the driver of a
146.3 	vehicle shall safely move the vehicle to the lane farthest away
146.4 	from the emergency vehicle, if it is possible to do so.
146.5 	(b) When approaching and before passing an authorized
146.6 	emergency vehicle with its emergency lights activated that is
146.7 	parked or otherwise stopped on or next to a street or highway
146.8 	having more than two lanes in the same direction, the driver of
146.9 	a vehicle shall safely move the vehicle so as to leave a full
146.10 	lane vacant between the driver and any lane in which the
146.11 	emergency vehicle is completely or partially parked or otherwise
146.12 	stopped, if it is possible to do so.
146.13 	(c) A peace officer may issue a citation to the driver of a
146.14 	motor vehicle if the peace officer has probable cause to believe
146.15 	that the driver has operated the vehicle in violation of this
146.16 	subdivision within the four-hour period following the
146.17 	termination of the incident or a receipt of a report under
146.18 	paragraph (d).  The citation may be issued even though the
146.19 	violation was not committed in the presence of the peace officer.
146.20 	(d) Although probable cause may be otherwise satisfied by
146.21 	other evidentiary elements or factors, probable cause is
146.22 	sufficient for purposes of this subdivision when the person
146.23 	cited is operating the vehicle described by a member of the crew
146.24 	of an authorized emergency vehicle responding to an incident in
146.25 	a timely report of the violation of this subdivision, which
146.26 	includes a description of the vehicle used to commit the offense
146.27 	and the vehicle's license plate number.  For the purposes of
146.28 	issuance of a citation under paragraph (c), "timely" means that
146.29 	the report must be made within a four-hour period following the
146.30 	termination of the incident.
146.31 	(e) For purposes of paragraphs (a) and (b) only,
146.32 	"authorized emergency vehicle" and "emergency vehicle" includes
146.33 	a towing vehicle defined in section 169.01, subdivision 52, that
146.34 	has activated flashing lights authorized under section 169.64,
146.35 	subdivision 3.

146.36 	Sec. 47. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 169.28,
147.1 	subdivision 2, is amended to read:
147.2 		Subd. 2.Exempt crossing.  (a) The commissioner may
147.3 	designate a crossing as an exempt crossing if the crossing is:
147.4 	(1) if the crossing is on a rail line on which service has
147.5 	been abandoned; or 
147.6 	(2) if the crossing is on a rail line that carries fewer
147.7 	than five trains each year, traveling at speeds of ten miles per
147.8 	hour or less; or 
147.9 	(3) as agreed to by the operating railroad and the
147.10 	Department of Transportation, following a diagnostic review of
147.11 	the crossing.
147.12 	(b) The commissioner shall direct the railroad to erect at
147.13 	the crossing signs bearing the word "Exempt" that conform to
147.14 	section 169.06.  The installation or presence of an exempt sign
147.15 	does not relieve a driver of the duty to use due care.  A train
147.16 	must not proceed across an exempt crossing unless a police
147.17 	officer is present to direct traffic or a railroad employee is
147.18 	on the ground to warn traffic until the train enters the
147.19 	crossing.
147.20 	(c) A vehicle that must stop at grade crossings under
147.21 	subdivision 1 is not required to stop at a marked exempt
147.22 	crossing unless directed otherwise by a police officer or a
147.23 	railroad employee.

147.24 	Sec. 48. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 169.448, is
147.25 	amended by adding a subdivision to read:
147.26 		Subd. 4.Day activity center buses. Notwithstanding
147.27 	subdivision 1, a vehicle used to transport adults to and from a
147.28 	day activity center may be equipped with prewarning flashing
147.29 	amber signals and a stop-signal arm, and the operator of the
147.30 	vehicle may activate this equipment, under the following
147.31 	circumstances:
147.32 	(1) the operator possesses a commercial driver's license
147.33 	with a school bus endorsement;
147.34 	(2) the vehicle is engaged in picking up or dropping off
147.35 	adults at locations predesignated by the day activity center
147.36 	that owns or leases the bus;
148.1 	(3) the vehicle is identified as a "day activity center
148.2 	bus" in letters at least eight inches high on the front and rear
148.3 	top of the bus; and 
148.4 	(4) the name, address, and telephone number of the owner
148.5 	and operator of the bus is identified on each front door of the
148.6 	bus in letters not less than three inches high.
148.7 	The provisions of section 169.444 relating to duties of
148.8 	care of a motorist to a school bus, and violations thereof,
148.9 	apply to a vehicle described in this section when the vehicle is
148.10 	operated in conformity with this subdivision.  The provisions of
148.11 	section 169.443 relating to bus driver's duties apply to a
148.12 	vehicle described in this section except those that by their
148.13 	nature have no application.
148.14 	
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day
148.15 	following final enactment.

148.16 	Sec. 49. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 169.522, is
148.17 	amended to read:
148.18 	169.522 SLOW-MOVING VEHICLE, SIGN REQUIRED.
148.19 		Subdivision 1.Displaying emblem; rules. (a) All
148.20 	animal-drawn vehicles, motorized golf carts when operated on
148.21 	designated roadways pursuant to section 169.045, implements of
148.22 	husbandry, and other machinery, including all road construction
148.23 	machinery, which are designed for operation at a speed of 30
148.24 	miles per hour or less shall , must display a triangular
148.25 	slow-moving vehicle emblem, except (1) when being used in actual
148.26 	construction and maintenance work and traveling within the
148.27 	limits of a construction area which is marked in accordance with
148.28 	requirements of the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices,
148.29 	as set forth in section 169.06, or (2) for a towed implement of
148.30 	husbandry that is empty and that is not self-propelled, in which
148.31 	case it may be towed at lawful speeds greater than 30 miles per
148.32 	hour without removing the slow-moving vehicle emblem.  The
148.33 	emblem shall must consist of a fluorescent yellow-orange or
148.34 	illuminated red-orange triangle with a dark red reflective
148.35 	border and be mounted so as to be visible from a distance of not
148.36 	less than 600 feet to the rear.  When a primary power unit
149.1 	towing an implement of husbandry or other machinery displays a
149.2 	slow-moving vehicle emblem visible from a distance of 600 feet
149.3 	to the rear, it shall is not be necessary to display a similar
149.4 	emblem on the secondary unit. After January 1, 1975,All
149.5 	slow-moving vehicle emblems sold in this state shall must be so
149.6 	designed that when properly mounted they are visible from a
149.7 	distance of not less than 600 feet to the rear when directly in
149.8 	front of lawful lower beam of headlamps on a motor vehicle.  The
149.9 	commissioner of public safety shall adopt standards and
149.10 	specifications for the design and position of mounting the
149.11 	slow-moving vehicle emblem.  Such standards and
149.12 	specifications shall must be adopted by rule in accordance with
149.13 	the Administrative Procedure Act. A violation of this section
149.14 	shall not be admissible evidence in any civil cause of action
149.15 	arising prior to January 1, 1970.
149.16 	(b) An alternate slow-moving vehicle emblem consisting of a
149.17 	dull black triangle with a white reflective border may be used
149.18 	after obtaining a permit from the commissioner under rules of
149.19 	the commissioner.  A person with a permit to use an alternate
149.20 	slow-moving vehicle emblem must:
149.21 	(1) carry in the vehicle a regular slow-moving vehicle
149.22 	emblem and display the emblem when operating a vehicle between
149.23 	sunset and sunrise, and at any other time when visibility is
149.24 	impaired by weather, smoke, fog, or other conditions; and
149.25 	(2) permanently affix to the rear of the slow-moving
149.26 	vehicle at least 72 square inches of reflective tape that
149.27 	reflects the color red.
149.28 		Subd. 2.Prohibition on use. The use of this emblem
149.29 	shall be is restricted to the slow-moving vehicles specified in
149.30 	subdivision 1 and its use on any other type of vehicle or
149.31 	stationary object on the highway is prohibited.
149.32 		Subd. 3.Display required. No person shall sell, lease,
149.33 	rent, or operate any slow-moving vehicle, as defined in
149.34 	subdivision 1, except motorized golf carts and except those
149.35 	units designed to be completely mounted on a primary power unit,
149.36 	which is manufactured or assembled on or after July 1, 1967,
150.1 	unless such the vehicle is equipped with a slow-moving vehicle
150.2 	emblem-mounting device as specified in subdivision 1.  Provided
150.3 	however, no a slow-moving vehicle shall must not be operated
150.4 	without such slow-moving vehicle emblem after January 1, 1968.

150.5 	Sec. 50. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 169.733, is
150.6 	amended to read:
150.7 	169.733 WHEEL FLAPS ON TRUCK AND TRAILER.
150.8 		Subdivision 1.Vehicles generally. Every truck,
150.9 	truck-tractor, trailer, semitrailer, pole trailer, and rear-end
150.10 	dump truck, excepting rear-end dump farm trucks and military
150.11 	vehicles of the United States, shall must be provided with wheel
150.12 	flaps or other suitable protection above and behind the rearmost
150.13 	wheels of the vehicle or combination of vehicles to prevent, as
150.14 	far as practicable, such wheels from throwing dirt, water, or
150.15 	other materials on the windshields of following vehicles which
150.16 	follow. Such The flaps or protectors shall must be at least
150.17 	as wide as the tires they are protecting and shall have a ground
150.18 	clearance of not more than one-fifth of the horizontal distance
150.19 	from the center of the rearmost axle to the flap under any
150.20 	conditions of loading or operation of the motor nine inches from
150.21 	the ground when the vehicle is empty.
150.22 		Subd. 2.Vehicle with conveyor belt. For a dump truck or
150.23 	truck with a rigid box fastened to its frame and having a
150.24 	conveyor belt or chain in the bottom of the vehicle which that 
150.25 	moves the cargo to the rear end of the vehicle, the flaps shall 
150.26 	must be mounted as far to the rear of the vehicle as practicable
150.27 	and shall have a ground clearance of not more than 18 inches
150.28 	when the vehicle is loaded.
150.29 		Subd. 3.Bottom-dump vehicle. In addition to meeting the
150.30 	requirements of subdivision 1,a bottom-dump cargo vehicle
150.31 	transporting sand, gravel, aggregate, dirt, lime rock, silica,
150.32 	or similar material must be equipped with flaps that are mounted
150.33 	to the rear of the axles, cover the entire width of the vehicle,
150.34 	and a center flap between the wheel flaps, which must have a
150.35 	ground clearance of six inches or less when the vehicle is fully
150.36 	loaded.
151.1 		Subd. 4.Alternative requirements. If the motor vehicle
151.2 	is so designed and constructed that the above requirements are
151.3 	accomplished by means of body construction or other means of
151.4 	enclosure, then no such protectors or flaps shall be are 
151.5 	required.
151.6 		Subd. 5.Extended flaps. If the rear wheels are not
151.7 	covered at the top by fenders, body or other parts of the
151.8 	vehicle, the flap or other protective means shall must be
151.9 	extended at least to a point directly above the center of the
151.10 	rearmost axle.
151.11 		Subd. 6.Lamps or wiring. Lamps or wiring shall not be
151.12 	attached to fender flaps.

151.13 	Sec. 51. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 169.81,
151.14 	subdivision 3c, is amended to read:
151.15 		Subd. 3c.Recreational vehicle combination.
 151.16 	Notwithstanding subdivision 3, a recreational vehicle
151.17 	combination may be operated without a permit if:
151.18 	(1) the combination does not consist of more than three
151.19 	vehicles, and the towing rating of the pickup truck is equal to
151.20 	or greater than the total weight of all vehicles being towed;
151.21 	(2) the combination does not exceed 60 70 feet in length;
151.22 	(3) the camper-semitrailer middle vehicle in the
151.23 	combination does not exceed 28 feet in length;
151.24 	(4) the operator of the combination is at least 18 years of
151.25 	age;
151.26 	(5) the trailer carrying a watercraft, motorcycle,
151.27 	motorized bicycle, off-highway motorcycle, snowmobile, or 
151.28 	all-terrain vehicle, or equestrian equipment or supplies meets
151.29 	all requirements of law;
151.30 	(6) the trailers in the combination are connected to the
151.31 	pickup truck and each other in conformity with section 169.82;
151.32 	and
151.33 	(7) the combination is not operated within the seven-county
151.34 	metropolitan area, as defined in section 473.121, subdivision 2,
151.35 	during the hours of 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. to 7:00
151.36 	p.m. on Mondays through Fridays.
152.1 	
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day
152.2 	following final enactment.

152.3 	Sec. 52. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 169.824,
152.4 	subdivision 2, is amended to read:
152.5 		Subd. 2.Gross vehicle weight of all axles.  (a)
152.6 	Notwithstanding the provisions of section 169.85, the gross
152.7 	vehicle weight of all axles of a vehicle or combination of
152.8 	vehicles shall not exceed:
152.9 	(1) except as provided in clause (2),80,000 pounds for any
152.10 	vehicle or combination of vehicles on all state trunk highways
152.11 	as defined in section 160.02, subdivision 29, and for all routes
152.12 	designated under section 169.832, subdivision 11;
152.13 	(2) on and after August 1, 2006, 88,000 pounds for any
152.14 	vehicle or combination of vehicles with six or more axles while
152.15 	exclusively engaged in hauling livestock on all state trunk
152.16 	highways other than interstate highways, if the vehicle has a
152.17 	permit under section 169.86, subdivision 5, paragraph (k);
152.18 	(3) 73,280 pounds for any vehicle or combination of
152.19 	vehicles with five axles or less on all routes, other than state
152.20 	trunk highways and routes that are designated under section
152.21 	169.832, subdivision 11, except that a vehicle needing
152.22 	reasonable access to a terminal or facilities for food, fuel,
152.23 	repairs, and rest, located within three miles of a ten-ton
152.24 	route, may not exceed 80,000 pounds.  "Terminal" means any
152.25 	location where freight either originates, terminates, or is
152.26 	handled in the transportation process, or where commercial motor
152.27 	carriers maintain operating facilities; and
152.28 	(3) (4) 80,000 pounds for any vehicle or combination of
152.29 	vehicles with six or more axles on all routes, other than state
152.30 	trunk highways and routes that are designated under section
152.31 	169.832, subdivision 11.
152.32 	(b) The maximum weights specified in this section for five
152.33 	consecutive axles shall not apply to a four-axle ready-mix
152.34 	concrete truck which was equipped with a fifth axle prior to
152.35 	June 1, 1981.  The maximum gross weight on four or fewer
152.36 	consecutive axles of vehicles excepted by this clause shall not
153.1 	exceed any maximum weight specified for four or fewer
153.2 	consecutive axles in this section.

153.3 	Sec. 53. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 169.8261, is
153.4 	amended to read:
153.5 	169.8261 GROSS WEIGHT LIMITATIONS; FOREST PRODUCTS.
153.6 	(a) A vehicle or combination of vehicles hauling raw or
153.7 	unfinished forest products, including wood chips, by the most
153.8 	direct route to the nearest highway that has been designated
153.9 	under section 169.832, subdivision 11, may be operated on any
153.10 	highway with gross weights permitted under sections 169.822 to
153.11 	169.829 without regard to load restrictions imposed on that
153.12 	highway, except that such the vehicles must:
153.13 	(1) comply with seasonal load restrictions in effect
153.14 	between the dates set by the commissioner under section 169.87,
153.15 	subdivision 2;
153.16 	(2) comply with bridge load limits posted under section
153.17 	169.84;
153.18 	(3) be equipped and operated with six axles and brakes;
153.19 	(4) not exceed 90,000 pounds gross weight, or 98,000 pounds
153.20 	gross weight during the time when seasonal increases are
153.21 	authorized under section 169.826;
153.22 	(5) not be operated on interstate and defense highways;
153.23 	(6) obtain an annual permit from the commissioner of
153.24 	transportation; and 
153.25 	(7) obey all road postings; and 
153.26 	(8) not exceed 20,000 pounds gross weight on any single
153.27 	axle.
153.28 	(b) A vehicle operated under this section may exceed the
153.29 	legal axle weight limits listed in section 169.824 by not more
153.30 	than 12.5 percent; except that, the weight limits may be
153.31 	exceeded by not more than 22.5 percent during the time when
153.32 	seasonal increases are authorized under section 169.826,
153.33 	subdivision 1.

153.34 	Sec. 54. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 169.85,
153.35 	subdivision 1, is amended to read:
153.36 		Subdivision 1.Driver to stop for weighing.  (a) The
154.1 	driver of a vehicle that has been lawfully stopped may be
154.2 	required by an officer to submit the vehicle and load to a
154.3 	weighing by means of portable or stationary scales.
154.4 	(b) In addition, the officer may require that the vehicle
154.5 	be driven to the nearest available scales, but only if:
154.6 	(1) the distance to the scales is no further than five
154.7 	miles, or if the distance from the point where the vehicle is
154.8 	stopped to the vehicle's destination is not increased by more
154.9 	than ten miles as a result of proceeding to the nearest
154.10 	available scales; and
154.11 	(2) if the vehicle is a commercial motor vehicle, no more
154.12 	than two other commercial motor vehicles are waiting to be
154.13 	inspected at the scale.
154.14 	(c) Official traffic control devices as authorized by
154.15 	section 169.06 may be used to direct the driver to the nearest
154.16 	scale.
154.17 	(d) When a truck weight enforcement operation is conducted
154.18 	by means of portable or stationary scales and ,signs giving
154.19 	notice of the operation are must be posted within the highway
154.20 	right-of-way and adjacent to the roadway within two miles of the
154.21 	operation,.The driver of a truck or combination of vehicles
154.22 	registered for or weighing in excess of 12,000 pounds shall
154.23 	proceed to the scale site and submit the vehicle to weighing and
154.24 	inspection.

154.25 	Sec. 55. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 169.85,
154.26 	subdivision 6, is amended to read:
154.27 		Subd. 6.Officer defined.  When used in this section, the
154.28 	word "officer" means a peace officer or member of the State
154.29 	Patrol,an employee of the Department of Public Safety described
154.30 	in section 299D.06, or a peace officer or person under the
154.31 	officer's direction and control employed by a local unit of
154.32 	government who is trained in weight enforcement by the
154.33 	Department of Public Safety.

154.34 	Sec. 56. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 169.851,
154.35 	subdivision 5, is amended to read:
154.36 		Subd. 5.Exception for farm and forest products. The
155.1 	maximum weight provisions of this section do Subdivision 4 does 
155.2 	not apply to the first haul of unprocessed or raw farm products
155.3 	and the transportation of raw and unfinished forest products,
155.4 	including wood chips,when the prescribed maximum
155.5 	weight limitation is limitations permitted under sections
155.6 	169.822 to 169.829 are not exceeded by more than ten percent.

155.7 	Sec. 57. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 169.86,
155.8 	subdivision 5, is amended to read:
155.9 		Subd. 5.Fee; proceeds deposited; appropriation.  The
155.10 	commissioner, with respect to highways under the commissioner's
155.11 	jurisdiction, may charge a fee for each permit issued.  All such
155.12 	fees for permits issued by the commissioner of transportation
155.13 	shall be deposited in the state treasury and credited to the
155.14 	trunk highway fund.  Except for those annual permits for which
155.15 	the permit fees are specified elsewhere in this chapter, the
155.16 	fees shall be:
155.17 	(a) $15 for each single trip permit.
155.18 	(b) $36 for each job permit.  A job permit may be issued
155.19 	for like loads carried on a specific route for a period not to
155.20 	exceed two months.  "Like loads" means loads of the same
155.21 	product, weight, and dimension.
155.22 	(c) $60 for an annual permit to be issued for a period not
155.23 	to exceed 12 consecutive months.  Annual permits may be issued
155.24 	for:
155.25 	(1) motor vehicles used to alleviate a temporary crisis
155.26 	adversely affecting the safety or well-being of the public;
155.27 	(2) motor vehicles which travel on interstate highways and
155.28 	carry loads authorized under subdivision 1a;
155.29 	(3) motor vehicles operating with gross weights authorized
155.30 	under section 169.826, subdivision 1a;
155.31 	(4) special pulpwood vehicles described in section 169.863;
155.32 	(5) motor vehicles bearing snowplow blades not exceeding
155.33 	ten feet in width; and
155.34 	(6) noncommercial transportation of a boat by the owner or
155.35 	user of the boat.
155.36 	(d) $120 for an oversize annual permit to be issued for a
156.1 	period not to exceed 12 consecutive months.  Annual permits may
156.2 	be issued for:
156.3 	(1) mobile cranes;
156.4 	(2) construction equipment, machinery, and supplies;
156.5 	(3) manufactured homes and manufactured storage buildings;
156.6 	(4) implements of husbandry when the movement is not made
156.7 	according to the provisions of paragraph (i);
156.8 	(5) double-deck buses;
156.9 	(6) commercial boat hauling; and
156.10 	(7) three-vehicle combinations consisting of two empty,
156.11 	newly manufactured trailers for cargo, horses, or livestock, not
156.12 	to exceed 28-1/2 feet per trailer; provided, however, the permit
156.13 	allows the vehicles to be moved from a trailer manufacturer to a
156.14 	trailer dealer only while operating on twin-trailer routes
156.15 	designated under section 169.81, subdivision 3, paragraph (c).
156.16 	(e) For vehicles which have axle weights exceeding the
156.17 	weight limitations of sections 169.822 to 169.829, an additional
156.18 	cost added to the fees listed above.  However, this paragraph
156.19 	applies to any vehicle described in section 168.013, subdivision
156.20 	3, paragraph (b), but only when the vehicle exceeds its gross
156.21 	weight allowance set forth in that paragraph, and then the
156.22 	additional cost is for all weight, including the allowance
156.23 	weight, in excess of the permitted maximum axle weight.  The
156.24 	additional cost is equal to the product of the distance traveled
156.25 	times the sum of the overweight axle group cost factors shown in
156.26 	the following chart:
156.27 	Overweight Axle Group Cost Factors
156.28 	Weight (pounds)         Cost Per Mile For Each Group Of:
156.29 	exceeding       Two consec-     Three consec-   Four consec-
156.30 	weight          utive axles     utive axles     utive axles
156.31 	limitations     spaced within   spaced within   spaced within
156.32 	on axles        8 feet or less  9 feet or less  14 feet or less
156.33 	     0-2,000    .12             .05             .04
156.34 	 2,001-4,000    .14             .06             .05
156.35 	 4,001-6,000    .18             .07             .06
156.36 	 6,001-8,000    .21             .09             .07
157.1 	 8,001-10,000   .26             .10             .08
157.2 	10,001-12,000   .30             .12             .09
157.3 	12,001-14,000   Not permitted   .14             .11
157.4 	14,001-16,000   Not permitted   .17             .12
157.5 	16,001-18,000   Not permitted   .19             .15
157.6 	18,001-20,000   Not permitted   Not permitted   .16
157.7 	20,001-22,000   Not permitted   Not permitted   .20
157.8 	The amounts added are rounded to the nearest cent for each axle
157.9 	or axle group.  The additional cost does not apply to paragraph
157.10 	(c), clauses (1) and (3).
157.11 	For a vehicle found to exceed the appropriate maximum permitted
157.12 	weight, a cost-per-mile fee of 22 cents per ton, or fraction of
157.13 	a ton, over the permitted maximum weight is imposed in addition
157.14 	to the normal permit fee.  Miles must be calculated based on the
157.15 	distance already traveled in the state plus the distance from
157.16 	the point of detection to a transportation loading site or
157.17 	unloading site within the state or to the point of exit from the
157.18 	state.
157.19 	(f) As an alternative to paragraph (e), an annual permit
157.20 	may be issued for overweight, or oversize and overweight,
157.21 	construction equipment, machinery, and supplies.  The fees for
157.22 	the permit are as follows:
157.23 	Gross Weight (pounds) of Vehicle          Annual Permit Fee
157.24 	     90,000 or less                             $200
157.25 	     90,001 - 100,000                           $300
157.26 	    100,001 - 110,000                           $400
157.27 	    110,001 - 120,000                           $500
157.28 	    120,001 - 130,000                           $600
157.29 	    130,001 - 140,000                           $700
157.30 	    140,001 - 145,000                           $800
157.31 	If the gross weight of the vehicle is more than 145,000 pounds
157.32 	the permit fee is determined under paragraph (e).
157.33 	(g) For vehicles which exceed the width limitations set
157.34 	forth in section 169.80 by more than 72 inches, an additional
157.35 	cost equal to $120 added to the amount in paragraph (a) when the
157.36 	permit is issued while seasonal load restrictions pursuant to
158.1 	section 169.87 are in effect.
158.2 	(h) $85 for an annual permit to be issued for a period not
158.3 	to exceed 12 months, for refuse-compactor vehicles that carry a
158.4 	gross weight of not more than:  22,000 pounds on a single rear
158.5 	axle; 38,000 pounds on a tandem rear axle; or, subject to
158.6 	section 169.828, subdivision 2, 46,000 pounds on a tridem rear
158.7 	axle.  A permit issued for up to 46,000 pounds on a tridem rear
158.8 	axle must limit the gross vehicle weight to not more than 62,000
158.9 	pounds.
158.10 	(i) For vehicles exclusively transporting implements of
158.11 	husbandry, an annual permit fee of $24.  A vehicle operated
158.12 	under a permit authorized by this paragraph may be moved at the
158.13 	discretion of the permit holder without prior route approval by
158.14 	the commissioner if:
158.15 	(1) the total width of the transporting vehicle, including
158.16 	load, does not exceed 14 feet;
158.17 	(2) the vehicle is operated only between sunrise and 30
158.18 	minutes after sunset, and is not operated at any time after
158.19 	12:00 noon on Sundays or holidays;
158.20 	(3) the vehicle is not operated when visibility is impaired
158.21 	by weather, fog, or other conditions that render persons and
158.22 	other vehicles not clearly visible at 500 feet;
158.23 	(4) the vehicle displays at the front and rear of the load
158.24 	or vehicle a pair of flashing amber lights, as provided in
158.25 	section 169.59, subdivision 4, whenever the overall width of the
158.26 	vehicle exceeds 126 inches; and
158.27 	(5) the vehicle is not operated on a trunk highway with a
158.28 	surfaced roadway width of less than 24 feet unless such
158.29 	operation is authorized by the permit.
158.30 	A permit under this paragraph authorizes movements of the
158.31 	permitted vehicle on an interstate highway, and movements of 75
158.32 	miles or more on other highways.
158.33 	(j) $300 for a motor vehicle described in section
158.34 	169.8261.  The fee under this paragraph must be deposited as
158.35 	follows:
158.36 	(1) in fiscal years 2005 through 2010:
159.1 	(i) the first $50,000 in each fiscal year must be deposited
159.2 	in the trunk highway fund for costs related to administering the
159.3 	permit program and inspecting and posting bridges;
159.4 	(ii) all remaining money in each fiscal year must be
159.5 	deposited in a bridge inspection and signing account in the
159.6 	special revenue fund.  Money in the account is appropriated to
159.7 	the commissioner for:
159.8 	(A) inspection of local bridges and identification of local
159.9 	bridges to be posted, including contracting with a consultant
159.10 	for some or all of these functions; and
159.11 	(B) erection of weight-posting signs on local bridges; and
159.12 	(2) in fiscal year 2011 and subsequent years must be
159.13 	deposited in the trunk highway fund.
159.14 	(k) $200 for an annual permit for a vehicle operating under
159.15 	authority of section 169.824, subdivision 2, paragraph (a),
159.16 	clause (2).

159.17 	Sec. 58. [169.864] SPECIAL PAPER PRODUCTS VEHICLE
159.18 	PERMIT.
159.19 		Subdivision 1.Three-unit vehicle. The commissioner may
159.20 	issue a permit for a vehicle that meets the following
159.21 	requirements:
159.22 	(1) is a combination of vehicles, including a truck-tractor
159.23 	and a semitrailer drawing one additional semitrailer, which may
159.24 	be equipped with an auxiliary dolly, and no semitrailer used in
159.25 	the three-vehicle combination has an overall length in excess of
159.26 	28-1/2 feet;
159.27 	(2) has a maximum gross vehicle weight of 108,000 pounds;
159.28 	(3) complies with the axle weight limits in section 169.824
159.29 	or with the federal bridge formula for axle groups not described
159.30 	in that section;
159.31 	(4) complies with the tire weight limits in section 169.823
159.32 	or the tire manufacturers' recommended load, whichever is less;
159.33 	(5) is operated only in this state on Trunk Highway marked
159.34 	2 between Grand Rapids and the port of Duluth; on Trunk Highway
159.35 	marked 169 between Grand Rapids and its junction with Trunk
159.36 	Highway marked 53; and on Trunk Highway marked 53 between
160.1 	Virginia and the port of Duluth; and 
160.2 	(6) the seasonal weight increases authorized under section
160.3 	169.826, subdivision 1, do not apply.
160.4 		Subd. 2.Two-unit vehicle. The commissioner may issue a
160.5 	permit for a vehicle that meets the following requirements:
160.6 	(1) is a combination of vehicles consisting of a
160.7 	truck-tractor and a single semitrailer that may exceed 48 feet,
160.8 	but not 53 feet, if the distance from the kingpin to the
160.9 	centerline of the rear axle group of the semitrailer does not
160.10 	exceed 43 feet;
160.11 	(2) has a maximum gross vehicle weight of 90,000 pounds;
160.12 	(3) has a maximum gross vehicle weight of 98,000 pounds
160.13 	during the time when seasonal weight increases authorized under
160.14 	section 169.826, subdivision 1, are in effect;
160.15 	(4) complies with the axle weight limits in section 169.824
160.16 	or with the federal bridge formula for axle groups not described
160.17 	in that section;
160.18 	(5) complies with the tire weight limits in section 169.823
160.19 	or the tire manufacturers' recommended load, whichever is less;
160.20 	and 
160.21 	(6) is operated only on highways identified in subdivision
160.22 	1, clause (5).
160.23 		Subd. 3.Restrictions. Vehicles issued permits under
160.24 	subdivisions 1 and 2 must comply with the following restrictions:
160.25 	(1) the vehicle must be operated in compliance with
160.26 	seasonal load restrictions under section 169.87;
160.27 	(2) the vehicle may not be operated on the interstate
160.28 	highway system; and 
160.29 	(3) the vehicle may be operated on streets or highways
160.30 	under the control of local authorities only upon the approval of
160.31 	the local authority; however, vehicles may have reasonable
160.32 	access to terminals and facilities for food, fuel, repairs, and
160.33 	rest and for continuity of route within one mile of the national
160.34 	network as provided by section 169.81, subdivision 3, and by
160.35 	Code of Federal Regulations, title 23, part 658.19.
160.36 		Subd. 4.Permit fee. Vehicle permits issued under
161.1 	subdivision 1, clause (1), must be annual permits.  The fee is
161.2 	$850 for each vehicle and must be deposited in the trunk highway
161.3 	fund.  An amount sufficient to administer the permit program is
161.4 	appropriated from the trunk highway fund to the commissioner for
161.5 	the costs of administering the permit program.
161.6 	
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the later of
161.7 	August 1, 2006, or the date on which the commissioner determines
161.8 	that building permits have been issued for the construction of a
161.9 	new pulp and paper manufacturing facility at Grand Rapids.

161.10 	Sec. 59. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 169.87,
161.11 	subdivision 4, is amended to read:
161.12 		Subd. 4.Vehicle transporting milk.  Until June 1,
161.13 	2003 2007, a weight restriction imposed under subdivision 1 by
161.14 	the commissioner of transportation or a local road authority, or
161.15 	imposed by subdivision 2, does not apply to a vehicle
161.16 	transporting milk from the point of production to the point of
161.17 	first processing if, at the time the weight restriction is
161.18 	exceeded, the vehicle is carrying milk loaded at only one point
161.19 	of production.  This subdivision does not authorize a vehicle
161.20 	described in this subdivision to exceed a weight restriction of
161.21 	five tons per axle by more than two tons per axle.
161.22 	
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2005.

161.23 	Sec. 60. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 169.99,
161.24 	subdivision 1b, is amended to read:
161.25 		Subd. 1b.Speed.  The uniform traffic ticket must provide
161.26 	a blank or space wherein an officer who issues a citation for a
161.27 	violation of section 169.14, subdivision 2, paragraph (a),
161.28 	clause (3),a speed limit of 55 or 60 miles per hour must
161.29 	specify whether the speed was greater than ten miles per hour in
161.30 	excess of the lawful speed a 55 miles per hour speed limit, or
161.31 	more than five miles per hour in excess of a 60 miles per hour
161.32 	speed limit.

161.33 	Sec. 61. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 169A.52,
161.34 	subdivision 3, is amended to read:
161.35 		Subd. 3.Test refusal; license revocation.  (a) Upon
161.36 	certification by the peace officer that there existed probable
162.1 	cause to believe the person had been driving, operating, or in
162.2 	physical control of a motor vehicle in violation of section
162.3 	169A.20 (driving while impaired), and that the person refused to
162.4 	submit to a test, the commissioner shall revoke the person's
162.5 	license or permit to drive, or nonresident operating privilege,
162.6 	for a period of one year even if a test was obtained pursuant to
162.7 	this section after the person refused to submit to testing.
162.8 	(b) Upon certification by the peace officer that there
162.9 	existed probable cause to believe the person had been driving,
162.10 	operating, or in physical control of a commercial motor vehicle
162.11 	with the presence of any alcohol in violation of section 169A.20
162.12 	(driving while impaired), and that the person refused to submit
162.13 	to a test, the commissioner shall disqualify the person from
162.14 	operating a commercial motor vehicle for a period of one year
162.15 	under section 171.165 (commercial driver's license
162.16 	disqualification) and shall revoke the person's license or
162.17 	permit to drive or nonresident operating privilege for a period
162.18 	of one year according to the federal regulations adopted by
162.19 	reference in section 171.165, subdivision 2.

162.20 	Sec. 62. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 171.01,
162.21 	subdivision 22, is amended to read:
162.22 		Subd. 22.Commercial motor vehicle.  "Commercial motor
162.23 	vehicle" means a motor vehicle or combination of motor vehicles
162.24 	used to transport passengers or property if the motor vehicle:
162.25 	(1) has a gross vehicle weight of more than 26,000 pounds;
162.26 	(2) has a towed unit with a gross vehicle weight of more
162.27 	than 10,000 pounds and the combination of vehicles has a
162.28 	combined gross vehicle weight of more than 26,000 pounds;
162.29 	(3) is a bus;
162.30 	(4) is of any size and is used in the transportation of
162.31 	hazardous materials, except for those vehicles having a gross
162.32 	vehicle weight of 26,000 pounds or less and carrying in bulk
162.33 	tanks a total of not more than 200 gallons of liquid fertilizer
162.34 	and petroleum products that are required to be placarded under
162.35 	Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, parts 100-185; or
162.36 	(5) is outwardly equipped and identified as a school bus,
163.1 	except for type III school buses defined in section 169.01,
163.2 	subdivision 6, clause (5).
163.3 	
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day
163.4 	following final enactment.

163.5 	Sec. 63. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 171.01,
163.6 	subdivision 35, is amended to read:
163.7 		Subd. 35.Hazardous materials.  "Hazardous materials"
163.8 	means those materials found to be hazardous for the purposes of
163.9 	the federal Hazardous Materials Transportation Act and that
163.10 	require the motor vehicle to be placarded under Code of Federal
163.11 	Regulations, title 49, part 172, subpart F parts 100-185.

163.12 	Sec. 64. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 171.01,
163.13 	subdivision 47, is amended to read:
163.14 		Subd. 47.State.  "State" means any a state of the United
163.15 	States, territory or possession of the United States,the
163.16 	District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico or any
163.17 	province of the Dominion of Canada , the United States Virgin
163.18 	Islands, or any territory or insular possession subject to the
163.19 	jurisdiction of the United States.

163.20 	Sec. 65. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 171.01, is
163.21 	amended by adding a subdivision to read:
163.22 		Subd. 48a.Tank vehicle. "Tank vehicle" means any
163.23 	commercial motor vehicle that is designed to transport any
163.24 	liquid or gaseous materials within a tank, as defined in Code of
163.25 	Federal Regulations, title 49, section 178.320, including a
163.26 	cargo tank or a portable tank as defined in Code of Federal
163.27 	Regulations, title 49, section 171.8, that is either permanently
163.28 	or temporarily attached to the vehicle or the chassis, except
163.29 	portable tanks having a rated capacity under 1,000 gallons.

163.30 	Sec. 66. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 171.02, is
163.31 	amended to read:
163.32 	171.02 LICENSES; TYPES, ENDORSEMENTS, RESTRICTIONS.
163.33 		Subdivision 1.License required. Except when expressly
163.34 	exempted, a person shall not drive a motor vehicle upon a street
163.35 	or highway in this state unless the person has a license valid
163.36 	under this chapter for the type or class of vehicle being
164.1 	driven.  The department shall not issue a driver's license to a
164.2 	person unless and until the person's license from any
164.3 	jurisdiction has been invalidated.  The department shall provide
164.4 	to the issuing department of any jurisdiction, information that
164.5 	the licensee is now licensed in Minnesota.  A person is not
164.6 	permitted to have more than one valid driver's license at any
164.7 	time.  The department shall not issue to a person to whom a
164.8 	current Minnesota identification card has been issued a driver's
164.9 	license, other than an instruction permit or a limited license,
164.10 	unless the person's Minnesota identification card has been
164.11 	invalidated.
164.12 	Subd. 2.  [DRIVER'S LICENSE CLASSIFICATIONS, ENDORSEMENTS,
164.13 	EXEMPTIONS.] (a) Drivers' licenses shall be are classified
164.14 	according to the types of vehicles which that may be driven by
164.15 	the holder of each type or class of license.  The commissioner
164.16 	may, as appropriate, subdivide the classes listed in this
164.17 	subdivision and issue licenses classified accordingly.
164.18 	(b) Except as provided in paragraph (c), clauses (1) and
164.19 	(2), and subdivision 2a, no class of license shall be is valid
164.20 	to operate a motorcycle, school bus, tank vehicle,
164.21 	double-trailer or triple-trailer combination, vehicle
164.22 	transporting hazardous materials, or bus, unless so endorsed.
164.23 	There shall be are four general classes of licenses as
164.24 	follows:described in paragraphs (c) through (f).
164.25 	(b) (c) Class D;drivers' licenses are valid for:
164.26 	(1) operating all farm trucks operated by if the farm truck
164.27 	is:
164.28 	(i) the owner, (ii) controlled and operated by a farmer,
164.29 	including operation by an immediate family member of the owner,
164.30 	(iii) or an employee of the owner not primarily employed to
164.31 	operate the farm truck, within 150 miles of the farm, or farmer;
164.32 	(ii) used to transport agricultural products, farm
164.33 	machinery, or farm supplies, including hazardous materials, to
164.34 	or from a farm;
164.35 	(iii) not used in the operations of a common or contract
164.36 	motor carrier as governed by Code of Federal Regulations, title
165.1 	49, part 365; and 
165.2 	(iv) an employee of the owner employed during harvest to
165.3 	operate the farm truck for the first, continuous transportation
165.4 	of agricultural products from the production site or on-farm
165.5 	storage site to any other location within 50 miles of that
165.6 	site used within 150 miles of the farm;
165.7 	(2) notwithstanding paragraph (b),operating fire trucks
165.8 	and emergency fire equipment an authorized emergency vehicle, as
165.9 	defined in section 169.01, subdivision 5, whether or not in
165.10 	excess of 26,000 pounds gross vehicle weight, operated by a
165.11 	firefighter while on duty, or a tiller operator employed by a
165.12 	fire department who drives the rear portion of a midmount aerial
165.13 	ladder truck;
165.14 	(3) operating a recreational equipment vehicle as defined
165.15 	in section 168.011, subdivision 25, that is operated for
165.16 	personal use;
165.17 	(4) operating all single-unit vehicles except vehicles with
165.18 	a gross vehicle weight of more than 26,000 pounds, vehicles
165.19 	designed to carry more than 15 passengers including the driver,
165.20 	and vehicles that carry hazardous materials; and 
165.21 	(5) notwithstanding paragraph (c) (d), operating a type A
165.22 	school bus without a school bus endorsement if:
165.23 	(i) the bus has a gross vehicle weight of 10,000 pounds or
165.24 	less;
165.25 	(ii) the bus is designed to transport 15 or fewer
165.26 	passengers, including the driver; and
165.27 	(iii) the requirements of subdivision 2a, paragraph (b),
165.28 	are satisfied, as determined by the commissioner.; and 
165.29 	The holder of a class D license may also tow 
165.30 	(6) towing vehicles if:
165.31 	(i) the towed vehicles have a gross vehicle weight of
165.32 	10,000 pounds or less; or 
165.33 	(ii) the towed vehicles have a gross vehicle weight of more
165.34 	than 10,000 pounds and the combination of vehicles has a gross
165.35 	vehicle weight of 26,000 pounds or less.
165.36 	(c) (d) Class C;drivers' licenses are valid for:
166.1 	(1) operating class D motor vehicles;
166.2 	(2) with a hazardous materials endorsement, transporting
166.3 	hazardous materials in class D vehicles; and
166.4 	(3) with a school bus endorsement, operating school buses
166.5 	designed to transport 15 or fewer passengers, including the
166.6 	driver.
166.7 	(d) (e) Class B;drivers' licenses are valid for operating
166.8 	all vehicles in class C motor vehicles, class D motor vehicles,
166.9 	and all other single-unit motor vehicles including, with a
166.10 	passenger endorsement, buses.  The holder of a class B license
166.11 	may tow only vehicles with a gross vehicle weight of 10,000
166.12 	pounds or less.
166.13 	(e) (f) Class A;drivers' licenses are valid for operating
166.14 	any vehicle or combination of vehicles.
166.15 		Subd. 2a.exceptions exception for certain school bus
166.16 	drivers. (a) Notwithstanding subdivision 2, (1) a hazardous
166.17 	materials endorsement is not required to operate a vehicle
166.18 	having a gross vehicle weight of 26,000 pounds or less while
166.19 	carrying in bulk tanks a total of not more than 200 gallons of
166.20 	petroleum products and (2) a class C license or hazardous
166.21 	materials endorsement is not required to operate a farm vehicle
166.22 	as defined in Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, section
166.23 	390.5, having a gross vehicle weight of 26,000 pounds or less
166.24 	while carrying in bulk tanks a total of not more than 1,500
166.25 	gallons of liquid fertilizer.
166.26 	(b) Notwithstanding subdivision 2, paragraph (c), the
166.27 	holder of a class D driver's license, without a school bus
166.28 	endorsement, may operate a type A school bus described in
166.29 	subdivision 2, paragraph (b), under the following conditions:
166.30 	(1) (a) The operator is an employee of the entity that
166.31 	owns, leases, or contracts for the school bus and is not solely
166.32 	hired to provide transportation services under this paragraph 
166.33 	subdivision.
166.34 	(2) (b) The operator drives the school bus only from points
166.35 	of origin to points of destination, not including home-to-school
166.36 	trips to pick up or drop off students.
167.1 	(3) (c) The operator is prohibited from using the
167.2 	eight-light system.  Violation of this clause paragraph is a
167.3 	misdemeanor.
167.4 	(4) (d) The operator's employer has adopted and implemented
167.5 	a policy that provides for annual training and certification of
167.6 	the operator in:
167.7 	(i) (1) safe operation of the type of school bus the
167.8 	operator will be driving;
167.9 	(ii) (2) understanding student behavior, including issues
167.10 	relating to students with disabilities;
167.11 	(iii) (3) encouraging orderly conduct of students on the
167.12 	bus and handling incidents of misconduct appropriately;
167.13 	(iv) (4) knowing and understanding relevant laws, rules of
167.14 	the road, and local school bus safety policies;
167.15 	(v) (5) handling emergency situations; and
167.16 	(vi) (6) safe loading and unloading of students.
167.17 	(5) (e) A background check or background investigation of
167.18 	the operator has been conducted that meets the requirements
167.19 	under section 122A.18, subdivision 8, or 123B.03 for teachers;
167.20 	section 144.057 or chapter 245C for day care employees; or
167.21 	section 171.321, subdivision 3, for all other persons operating
167.22 	a type A school bus under this paragraph subdivision.
167.23 	(6) (f) Operators shall submit to a physical examination as
167.24 	required by section 171.321, subdivision 2.
167.25 	(7) (g) The operator's driver's license is verified
167.26 	annually by the entity that owns, leases, or contracts for the
167.27 	school bus.
167.28 	(8) (h) A person who sustains a conviction, as defined
167.29 	under section 609.02, of violating section 169A.25, 169A.26,
167.30 	169A.27, 169A.31, 169A.51, or 169A.52, or a similar statute or
167.31 	ordinance of another state is precluded from operating a school
167.32 	bus for five years from the date of conviction.
167.33 	(9) (i) A person who has ever been convicted of a
167.34 	disqualifying offense as defined in section 171.3215,
167.35 	subdivision 1, paragraph (c), may not operate a school bus under
167.36 	this paragraph subdivision.
168.1 	(10) (j) A person who sustains a conviction, as defined
168.2 	under section 609.02, of a fourth moving offense in violation of
168.3 	chapter 169 is precluded from operating a school bus for one
168.4 	year from the date of the last conviction.
168.5 	(11) (k) Students riding the school bus must have training
168.6 	required under section 123B.90, subdivision 2.
168.7 	(12) (l) An operator must be trained in the proper use of
168.8 	child safety restraints as set forth in the National Highway
168.9 	Traffic Safety Administration's "Guideline for the Safe
168.10 	Transportation of Pre-school Age Children in School Buses."
168.11 	(13) (m) Annual certification of the requirements listed in
168.12 	this paragraph subdivision must be maintained under separate
168.13 	file at the business location for each operator licensed under
168.14 	this paragraph subdivision and subdivision 2, paragraph (b),
168.15 	clause (5).  The business manager, school board, governing body
168.16 	of a nonpublic school, or any other entity that owns, leases, or
168.17 	contracts for the school bus operating under this paragraph 
168.18 	subdivision is responsible for maintaining these files for
168.19 	inspection.
168.20 	(14) (n) The school bus must bear a current certificate of
168.21 	inspection issued under section 169.451.
168.22 	(15) (o) The word "School" on the front and rear of the bus
168.23 	must be covered by a sign that reads "Activities" when the bus
168.24 	is being operated under authority of this paragraph subdivision.
168.25 		Subd. 3.Motorized bicycle. (a) No A motorized bicycle
168.26 	shall may not be operated on any public roadway by any person
168.27 	who does not possess a valid driver's license, unless the person
168.28 	has obtained a motorized bicycle operator's permit or motorized
168.29 	bicycle instruction permit from the commissioner of public
168.30 	safety.  The operator's permit may be issued to any person who
168.31 	has attained the age of 15 years and who has passed the
168.32 	examination prescribed by the commissioner.  The instruction
168.33 	permit may be issued to any person who has attained the age of
168.34 	15 years and who has successfully completed an approved safety
168.35 	course and passed the written portion of the examination
168.36 	prescribed by the commissioner.
169.1 	(b) This course must consist of, but is not limited to, a
169.2 	basic understanding of:
169.3 	(1) motorized bicycles and their limitations;
169.4 	(2) motorized bicycle laws and rules;
169.5 	(3) safe operating practices and basic operating
169.6 	techniques;
169.7 	(4) helmets and protective clothing;
169.8 	(5) motorized bicycle traffic strategies; and
169.9 	(6) effects of alcohol and drugs on motorized bicycle
169.10 	operators.
169.11 	(c) The commissioner may promulgate adopt rules prescribing
169.12 	the content of the safety course, examination, and the
169.13 	information to be contained on the permits.  A person operating
169.14 	a motorized bicycle under a motorized bicycle permit is subject
169.15 	to the restrictions imposed by section 169.974, subdivision 2,
169.16 	on operation of a motorcycle under a two-wheel instruction
169.17 	permit.
169.18 	(d) The fees for motorized bicycle operator's permits are
169.19 	as follows:
169.20 	(1) Examination and operator's permit,
169.21 	          valid for one year                     $ 6
169.22 	      (2) Duplicate                              $ 3
169.23 	      (3) Renewal permit before age 21
169.24 	          and valid until age 21                 $ 9
169.25 	      (4) Renewal permit after age 21 or older 
169.26 	          and valid for four years               $15
169.27 	      (5) Duplicate of any renewal permit        $ 4.50
169.28 	      (6) Written examination and
169.29 	          instruction permit, valid for
169.30 	          30 days                                $ 6
169.31 	Subd. 4.  [RESTRICTED COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE.] (a) The
169.32 	commissioner may issue restricted commercial drivers' licenses
169.33 	and take the following actions to the extent that the actions
169.34 	are authorized by regulation of the United States Department of
169.35 	Transportation entitled "Waiver for Farm-Related Service
169.36 	Industries" as published in the Federal Register, April 17, 1992 
170.1 	in Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, section 383.3,
170.2 	paragraph (f):
170.3 	(1) prescribe examination requirements and other
170.4 	qualifications for the license;
170.5 	(2) prescribe classes of vehicles that may be operated by
170.6 	holders of the license;
170.7 	(3) specify commercial motor vehicle operation that is
170.8 	authorized by the license, and prohibit other commercial motor 
170.9 	vehicle operation by holders of the license; and
170.10 	(4) prescribe the period of time during which the license
170.11 	is valid.
170.12 	(b) Restricted commercial drivers' licenses are subject to
170.13 	sections 171.165 and 171.166 in the same manner as other
170.14 	commercial drivers' licenses.
170.15 	(c) Actions of the commissioner under this subdivision are
170.16 	not subject to sections 14.05 to 14.47 of the Administrative
170.17 	Procedure Act.
170.18 		Subd. 5.Exemption for certain backup snowplow drivers.
 170.19 	Pursuant to the waiver authorization set forth in Public Law
170.20 	104-59, section 345, subsection (a), paragraph (5), a person who
170.21 	operates a commercial motor vehicle for the purpose of removing
170.22 	snow or ice from a roadway by plowing, salting, or sanding is
170.23 	not required to hold a commercial driver's license if the person:
170.24 	(1) is an employee of a local unit of government with a
170.25 	population of 3,000 or less;
170.26 	(2) is operating within the boundaries of the local unit of
170.27 	government;
170.28 	(3) holds a valid class D driver's license; and
170.29 	(4) except in the event of a lawful strike, is temporarily
170.30 	replacing the employee who normally operates the vehicle but
170.31 	either is unable to operate the vehicle or is in need of
170.32 	additional assistance due to a snow emergency as determined by
170.33 	the local unit of government.

170.34 	Sec. 67. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 171.03, is
170.35 	amended to read:
170.36 	171.03 PERSONS EXEMPT.
171.1 	The following persons are exempt from license hereunder:
171.2 	(1) (a) A person in the employ or service of the United
171.3 	States federal government is exempt while driving or operating a
171.4 	motor vehicle owned by or leased to the United States federal
171.5 	government, except that only a noncivilian operator of a
171.6 	commercial motor vehicle owned or leased by the United States
171.7 	Department of Defense or the Minnesota National Guard is exempt
171.8 	from the requirement to possess a valid commercial motor vehicle
171.9 	driver's license;.
171.10 	(b) A person in the employ or service of the United States
171.11 	federal government is exempt from the requirement to possess a
171.12 	valid class A, class B, or class C commercial driver's license
171.13 	while driving or operating for military purposes a commercial
171.14 	motor vehicle owned by or leased to the United States federal
171.15 	government if the person is:
171.16 	(1) on active duty in the U. S. Coast Guard;
171.17 	(2) on active duty in a branch of the U. S. Armed Forces,
171.18 	which includes the Army, Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps;
171.19 	(3) a member of a reserve component of the U. S. Armed
171.20 	Forces; or 
171.21 	(4) on active duty in the Army National Guard or Air
171.22 	National Guard, which includes (i) a member on full-time
171.23 	National Guard duty, (ii) a member undergoing part-time National
171.24 	Guard training, and (iii) a National Guard military technician,
171.25 	who is a civilian required to wear a military uniform.
171.26 	The exemption provided under this paragraph does not apply to a
171.27 	U. S. Armed Forces Reserve technician.
171.28 	(2) (c) Any person while driving or operating any farm
171.29 	tractor,or implement of husbandry temporarily operated or moved 
171.30 	on a highway, and is exempt.For purposes of this section,an
171.31 	all-terrain vehicle, as defined in section 84.92, subdivision 8,
171.32 	an off-highway motorcycle, as defined in section 84.787,
171.33 	subdivision 7, and an off-road vehicle, as defined in section
171.34 	84.797, subdivision 7, are not implements of husbandry;.
171.35 	(3) (d) A nonresident who is at least 15 years of age and
171.36 	who has in immediate possession a valid driver's license issued
172.1 	to the nonresident in the home state or country may operate a
172.2 	motor vehicle in this state only as a driver;.
172.3 	(4) (e) A nonresident who has in immediate possession a
172.4 	valid commercial driver's license issued by a state or
172.5 	jurisdiction in compliance accordance with the Commercial Motor
172.6 	Vehicle Safety Act of 1986, United States Code, title 49,
172.7 	sections 521, 2304, and 2701 to 2716 standards of Code of
172.8 	Federal Regulations, title 49, part 383, and who is operating in
172.9 	Minnesota the class of commercial motor vehicle authorized by
172.10 	the issuing state;or jurisdiction is exempt.
172.11 	(5) (f) Any nonresident who is at least 18 years of age,
172.12 	whose home state or country does not require the licensing of
172.13 	drivers may operate a motor vehicle as a driver, but only for a
172.14 	period of not more than 90 days in any calendar year,if the
172.15 	motor vehicle so operated is duly registered for the current
172.16 	calendar year in the home state or country of such the 
172.17 	nonresident;.
172.18 	(6) (g) Any person who becomes a resident of the state of
172.19 	Minnesota and who has in possession a valid driver's license
172.20 	issued to the person under and pursuant to the laws of some
172.21 	other state or province jurisdiction or by military authorities
172.22 	of the United States may operate a motor vehicle as a
172.23 	driver, but only for a period of not more than 60 days after
172.24 	becoming a resident of this state,without being required to
172.25 	have a Minnesota driver's license as provided in this chapter;.
172.26 	(7) (h) Any person who becomes a resident of the state of
172.27 	Minnesota and who has in possession a valid commercial driver's
172.28 	license issued by another state or jurisdiction in
172.29 	compliance accordance with the Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety
172.30 	Act of 1986, United States Code, title 49, sections 521, 2304,
172.31 	and 2701 to 2716 standards of Code of Federal Regulations, title
172.32 	49, part 383, is exempt for not more than 30 days after becoming
172.33 	a resident of this state; and .
172.34 	(8) (i) Any person operating a snowmobile, as defined in
172.35 	section 84.81, is exempt.

172.36 	Sec. 68. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 171.04,
173.1 	subdivision 2, is amended to read:
173.2 		Subd. 2.Disqualified operators of commercial motor 
173.3 	vehicles.  During the period of disqualification, the department
173.4 	shall not issue a class C, class B, or class A commercial 
173.5 	driver's license, including a limited license,to a person who
173.6 	has been disqualified from operating a commercial motor vehicle
173.7 	under section 171.165.

173.8 	Sec. 69. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 171.05,
173.9 	subdivision 1, is amended to read:
173.10 		Subdivision 1.Person 18 or more years of age. (a) Any
173.11 	person who is 18 or more years of age and who, except for a lack
173.12 	of instruction in operating a motor vehicle, would otherwise be
173.13 	qualified to obtain a class D driver's license under this
173.14 	chapter, may apply for an instruction permit and the department
173.15 	shall issue such the permit entitling .  The instruction permit
173.16 	entitles the applicant, while having such permit in immediate
173.17 	possession,to drive a motor vehicle for which a class D license
173.18 	is valid upon the highways for a period of one year, but such
173.19 	person must be two years if the permit holder:
173.20 	(1) has the permit in immediate possession; and 
173.21 	(2) is driving the vehicle while accompanied by an adult
173.22 	licensed driver who is actually occupying a seat beside the
173.23 	driver.
173.24 	(b) Any license of a lower class may be used as an
173.25 	instruction permit for to operate a vehicle requiring a higher
173.26 	class license for a period of six months after passage of the
173.27 	written test or tests required for the higher class and when the
173.28 	licensee is accompanied by and receiving instruction from a
173.29 	holder of the appropriate higher class license.  A copy of the
173.30 	record of examination taken for the higher class license must be
173.31 	carried by the driver while using such the lower class license
173.32 	as an instruction permit.

173.33 	Sec. 70. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 171.05,
173.34 	subdivision 2, is amended to read:
173.35 		Subd. 2.Person less than 18 years of age.  (a)
173.36 	Notwithstanding any provision in subdivision 1 to the contrary,
174.1 	the department may issue an instruction permit to an applicant
174.2 	who is 15, 16, or 17 years of age and who:
174.3 	(1) has completed a course of driver education in another
174.4 	state, has a previously issued valid license from another state,
174.5 	or is enrolled in either:
174.6 	(i) a public, private, or commercial driver education
174.7 	program that is approved by the commissioner of public safety
174.8 	and that includes classroom and behind-the-wheel training; or
174.9 	(ii) an approved behind-the-wheel driver education program
174.10 	when the student is receiving full-time instruction in a home
174.11 	school within the meaning of sections 120A.22 and 120A.24, the
174.12 	student is working toward a home-school diploma, the student's
174.13 	status as a home-school student has been certified by the
174.14 	superintendent of the school district in which the student
174.15 	resides, and the student is taking home-classroom driver
174.16 	training with classroom materials approved by the commissioner
174.17 	of public safety;
174.18 	(2) has completed the classroom phase of instruction in the
174.19 	driver education program;
174.20 	(3) has passed a test of the applicant's eyesight;
174.21 	(4) has passed a department-administered test of the
174.22 	applicant's knowledge of traffic laws;
174.23 	(5) has completed the required application, which must be
174.24 	approved by (i) either parent when both reside in the same
174.25 	household as the minor applicant or, if otherwise, then (ii) the
174.26 	parent or spouse of the parent having custody or, in the event
174.27 	there is no court order for custody, then (iii) the parent or
174.28 	spouse of the parent with whom the minor is living or, if items
174.29 	(i) to (iii) do not apply, then (iv) the guardian having custody
174.30 	of the minor or, in the event a person under the age of 18 has
174.31 	no living father, mother, or guardian, or is married or
174.32 	otherwise legally emancipated, then (v) the applicant's adult
174.33 	spouse, adult close family member, or adult employer; provided,
174.34 	that the approval required by this clause contains a
174.35 	verification of the age of the applicant and the identity of the
174.36 	parent, guardian, adult spouse, adult close family member, or
175.1 	adult employer; and
175.2 	(6) has paid the fee required in section 171.06,
175.3 	subdivision 2.
175.4 	(b) The instruction permit is valid for one year two years 
175.5 	from the date of application and may be renewed upon payment of
175.6 	a fee equal to the fee for issuance of an instruction permit
175.7 	under section 171.06, subdivision 2.

175.8 	Sec. 71. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 171.05,
175.9 	subdivision 2b, is amended to read:
175.10 		Subd. 2b.Instruction permit use by person under age 18.
 175.11 	(a) This subdivision applies to persons who have applied for and
175.12 	received an instruction permit under subdivision 2.
175.13 	(b) The permit holder may, with the permit in possession,
175.14 	operate a motor vehicle, but must be accompanied by and be under
175.15 	the supervision of a certified driver education instructor, the
175.16 	permit holder's parent or guardian, or another licensed driver
175.17 	age 21 or older.  The supervisor must occupy the seat beside the
175.18 	permit holder.
175.19 	(c) The permit holder may operate a motor vehicle only when
175.20 	every occupant under the age of 18 has a seat belt or child
175.21 	passenger restraint system properly fastened.  A person who
175.22 	violates this paragraph is subject to a fine of $25.  A peace
175.23 	officer may not issue a citation for a violation of this
175.24 	paragraph unless the officer lawfully stopped or detained the
175.25 	driver of the motor vehicle for a moving violation as defined in
175.26 	section 171.04, subdivision 1.  The commissioner shall not
175.27 	record a violation of this paragraph on a person's driving
175.28 	record.
175.29 	(d) The permit holder may not operate a vehicle while
175.30 	communicating over, or otherwise operating, a cellular or
175.31 	wireless telephone, whether handheld or hands free, when the
175.32 	vehicle is in motion.  The permit holder may assert as an
175.33 	affirmative defense that the violation was made for the sole
175.34 	purpose of obtaining emergency assistance to prevent a crime
175.35 	about to be committed, or in the reasonable belief that a
175.36 	person's life or safety was in danger.
176.1 	(e) The permit holder must maintain a driving record free
176.2 	of convictions for moving violations, as defined in section
176.3 	171.04, subdivision 1, and free of convictions for violation of
176.4 	section 169A.20, 169A.33, 169A.35, or sections 169A.50 to
176.5 	169A.53.  If the permit holder drives a motor vehicle in
176.6 	violation of the law, the commissioner shall suspend, cancel, or
176.7 	revoke the permit in accordance with the statutory section
176.8 	violated.

176.9 	Sec. 72. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 171.055,
176.10 	subdivision 2, is amended to read:
176.11 		Subd. 2.Use of provisional license.  (a) A provisional
176.12 	license holder may operate a motor vehicle only when every
176.13 	occupant under the age of 18 has a seat belt or child passenger
176.14 	restraint system properly fastened.  A person who violates this
176.15 	paragraph is subject to a fine of $25.  A peace officer may not
176.16 	issue a citation for a violation of this paragraph unless the
176.17 	officer lawfully stopped or detained the driver of the motor
176.18 	vehicle for a moving violation as defined in section 171.04.
176.19 	The commissioner shall not record a violation of this paragraph
176.20 	on a person's driving record.
176.21 	(b) A provisional license holder may not operate a vehicle
176.22 	while communicating over, or otherwise operating, a cellular or
176.23 	wireless telephone, whether handheld or hands free, when the
176.24 	vehicle is in motion.  The provisional license holder may assert
176.25 	as an affirmative defense that the violation was made for the
176.26 	sole purpose of obtaining emergency assistance to prevent a
176.27 	crime about to be committed, or in the reasonable belief that a
176.28 	person's life or safety was in danger.
176.29 	(c) If the holder of a provisional license during the
176.30 	period of provisional licensing incurs (1) a conviction for a
176.31 	violation of section 169A.20, 169A.33, 169A.35, or sections
176.32 	169A.50 to 169A.53, (2) a conviction for a crash-related moving
176.33 	violation, or (3) more than one conviction for a moving
176.34 	violation that is not crash related, the person may not be
176.35 	issued a driver's license until 12 consecutive months have
176.36 	expired since the date of the conviction or until the person
177.1 	reaches the age of 18 years, whichever occurs first.

177.2 	Sec. 73. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 171.06,
177.3 	subdivision 2a, is amended to read:
177.4 		Subd. 2a.Two-wheeled vehicle endorsement fee increased.
 177.5 	(a) The fee for any duplicate driver's license which is obtained
177.6 	for the purpose of adding a two-wheeled vehicle endorsement is
177.7 	increased by $18.50 for each first such duplicate license and
177.8 	$13 for each renewal thereof.  The additional fee shall must be
177.9 	paid into the state treasury and credited as follows:
177.10 	(1) $11 of the additional fee for each first duplicate
177.11 	license, and $7 of the additional fee for each renewal, must be
177.12 	credited to the motorcycle safety fund,which is hereby created;
177.13 	provided that any ten percent of fee receipts in excess of
177.14 	$750,000 in a fiscal year shall must be credited 90 percent to
177.15 	the trunk highway fund and ten percent to the general fund, as
177.16 	provided in section 171.26.
177.17 	(2) The remainder of the additional fee must be credited to
177.18 	the general fund.
177.19 	(b) All application forms prepared by the commissioner for
177.20 	two-wheeled vehicle endorsements shall must clearly state the
177.21 	amount of the total fee that is dedicated to the motorcycle
177.22 	safety fund.

177.23 	Sec. 74. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 171.09, as
177.24 	amended by Laws 2005, chapter 136, article 18, section 11, is
177.25 	amended to read:
177.26 	171.09 [DRIVING RESTRICTIONS; AUTHORITY, VIOLATIONS.]
177.27 		Subdivision 1.Authority; violations. (a) The
177.28 	commissioner shall have the authority, when good cause appears,
177.29 	to may impose restrictions suitable to the licensee's driving
177.30 	ability or such other restrictions applicable to the licensee as
177.31 	the commissioner may determine to be appropriate to assure the
177.32 	safe operation of a motor vehicle by the licensee. The
177.33 	commissioner may,
177.34 	(b) Pursuant to Code of Federal Regulations, title 49,
177.35 	section 383.95, if an applicant for a commercial driver's
177.36 	license either does not successfully complete the air brake
178.1 	component of the knowledge test, or does not successfully
178.2 	complete the skills test in a vehicle equipped with air brakes
178.3 	as such tests are prescribed in Code of Federal Regulations,
178.4 	title 49, part 384, the department shall indicate on the class
178.5 	C, class B, or class A commercial driver's license, if issued,
178.6 	that the individual is restricted from operating a commercial
178.7 	motor vehicle equipped with air brakes.
178.8 	(c) Upon receiving satisfactory evidence of any violation
178.9 	of the restrictions of on the license, the commissioner may 
178.10 	suspend or revoke the license.  A license suspension under this
178.11 	section is subject to section 171.18, subdivisions 2 and 3.
178.12 	(b) (d) A person who drives, operates, or is in physical
178.13 	control of a motor vehicle while in violation of the
178.14 	restrictions imposed in a restricted driver's license issued to
178.15 	that person under paragraph (a) this section is guilty of a
178.16 	crime as follows:
178.17 	(1) if the restriction relates to the possession or
178.18 	consumption of alcohol or controlled substances, the person is
178.19 	guilty of a gross misdemeanor; or
178.20 	(2) if the restriction relates to another matter, the
178.21 	person is guilty of a misdemeanor.
178.22 		Subd. 2.No-alcohol restriction. (a) Upon proper
178.23 	application by a person having a valid driver's license
178.24 	containing the restriction that the person must consume no
178.25 	alcohol and whose driving record contains no impaired driving
178.26 	incident within the past ten years, the commissioner must issue
178.27 	to the person a duplicate driver's license that does not show
178.28 	that restriction.  Such issuance of a duplicate license does not
178.29 	rescind the no-alcohol restriction on the recipient's driving
178.30 	record.  "Impaired driving incident" has the meaning given in
178.31 	section 169A.03, subdivision 22.
178.32 	(b) Upon the issuance of a duplicate license to a person
178.33 	under paragraph (a), the no-alcohol restriction on the person's
178.34 	driving record is classified as private data on individuals, as
178.35 	defined in section 13.02, subdivision 12, but may be provided to
178.36 	requesting law enforcement agencies, probation and parole
179.1 	agencies, and courts.

179.2 	Sec. 75. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 171.12,
179.3 	subdivision 3, is amended to read:
179.4 		Subd. 3.Application and record, when destroyed.  The
179.5 	department may cause applications for drivers' licenses,
179.6 	provisional licenses, and instruction permits, and related
179.7 	records, to be destroyed immediately after the period for which
179.8 	issued, except that:
179.9 	(1) the driver's record pertaining to revocations,
179.10 	suspensions, cancellations, disqualifications, convictions, and
179.11 	accidents shall be is cumulative and must be kept for a period
179.12 	of at least five years;
179.13 	(2) the driver's record pertaining to violations of a
179.14 	driver or vehicle out-of-service order must be kept for a period
179.15 	of at least ten years; and 
179.16 	(3) the driver's record pertaining to felony convictions in
179.17 	the commission of which a motor vehicle was used, to the
179.18 	alcohol-related offenses and licensing actions listed in section
179.19 	169A.03, subdivisions 20 and 21, and to violations of sections 
179.20 	section 169.09, to violations of section 169A.31,and to
179.21 	violations of section 171.24, subdivision 5, shall must 
179.22 	be cumulative and kept for a period of at least 15 years, except
179.23 	as provided in clause (3); and 
179.24 	(3) the driver's record pertaining to an offense, or a
179.25 	related licensing action, under section 169A.20, subdivision 1,
179.26 	clause (1) or (5), must be purged after ten years of any
179.27 	reference to the offense or action if (i) this offense or action
179.28 	involved an alcohol concentration of 0.08 or more but less than
179.29 	0.10, (ii) this offense or action was a first impaired driving
179.30 	incident, and (iii) the driver has incurred no other impaired
179.31 	driving incident during the ten-year period.  For purposes of
179.32 	this clause, "impaired driving incident" includes any incident
179.33 	that may be counted as a prior impaired driving conviction or a
179.34 	prior impaired driving-related loss of license, as defined in
179.35 	section 169A.03, subdivisions 20 and 21.  This clause does not
179.36 	apply to the driver's record of a person to whom a commercial
180.1 	driver's license has been issued retained permanently.

180.2 	Sec. 76. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 171.12,
180.3 	subdivision 6, is amended to read:
180.4 		Subd. 6.Certain convictions not recorded. (a) Except as
180.5 	provided in paragraph (b),the department shall not keep on the
180.6 	record of a driver any conviction for a violation of section
180.7 	169.14, subdivision 2, paragraph (a), clause (3),a speed limit
180.8 	of 55 or 60 miles per hour unless the violation consisted of a
180.9 	speed greater than ten miles per hour in excess of the lawful
180.10 	speed a 55 miles per hour speed limit, or more than five miles
180.11 	per hour in excess of a 60 miles per hour speed limit.
180.12 	(b) This subdivision does not apply to (1) a violation that
180.13 	occurs in a commercial motor vehicle, or (2) a violation
180.14 	committed by a holder of a class A, B, or C commercial driver's
180.15 	license, without regard to whether the violation was committed
180.16 	in a commercial motor vehicle or another vehicle.

180.17 	Sec. 77. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 171.13,
180.18 	subdivision 2, is amended to read:
180.19 		Subd. 2.Examination upon renewal. (a) The department
180.20 	shall issue a driver's license upon renewal:
180.21 	(1) when the applicant has passed an examination consisting
180.22 	of a screening of the applicant's eyesight since the last
180.23 	previous license renewal or issuance; and 
180.24 	(2) if applicable, when an applicant has passed a written
180.25 	examination since the last previous license renewal or issuance
180.26 	and after receiving a warning letter or attending a preliminary
180.27 	hearing as a habitual violator, within the meaning of rules
180.28 	adopted by the commissioner; and 
180.29 	(3) if applicable, when an applicant has passed a road
180.30 	examination since the last previous license renewal or issuance
180.31 	and after having had driving privileges suspended as a habitual
180.32 	violator, within the meaning of rules adopted by the
180.33 	commissioner.
180.34 	(b) A screening of eyesight required by this subdivision
180.35 	does not constitute the practice of optometry as defined in
180.36 	section 148.56.
181.1 	(c) The commissioner may adopt rules to administer this
181.2 	subdivision.
181.3 	
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2006.

181.4 	Sec. 78. [171.162] COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE, RECORDS
181.5 	CHECK.
181.6 	As required by Code of Federal Regulations, title 49,
181.7 	section 383.73, before issuing a class A, class B, or class C
181.8 	commercial driver's license, the department shall request the
181.9 	applicant's complete driving record from all states where the
181.10 	applicant was previously licensed over the last ten years to
181.11 	operate any type of motor vehicle.

181.12 	Sec. 79. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 171.165,
181.13 	subdivision 1, is amended to read:
181.14 		Subdivision 1.first violation federal standards.
 181.15 	Subject to section 171.166, the commissioner shall disqualify a
181.16 	person from operating commercial motor vehicles for one year
181.17 	upon receiving a record of the first conviction of the person
181.18 	for committing a violation of any of the following offenses
181.19 	while operating a commercial motor vehicle:
181.20 	(1) section 169A.20 or 169A.31;
181.21 	(2) section 169.09, subdivision 1 or 2;
181.22 	(3) a felony, other than a felony described in subdivision
181.23 	3, paragraph (a), clause (2), item (ii);
181.24 	(4) driving with a revoked, suspended, canceled, denied, or
181.25 	disqualified commercial driver's license;
181.26 	(5) causing a fatality through the negligent or criminal
181.27 	operation of a commercial motor vehicle; or 
181.28 	(6) an offense committed in another state that would be
181.29 	grounds for disqualification under this subdivision or
181.30 	subdivision 2 if committed in Minnesota in accordance with the
181.31 	driver disqualifications and penalties in Code of Federal
181.32 	Regulations, title 49, part 383, subpart D and Code of Federal
181.33 	Regulations, title 49, section 384.219.

181.34 	Sec. 80. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 171.165,
181.35 	subdivision 2, is amended to read:
181.36 		Subd. 2.Implied consent revocation.  The commissioner
182.1 	shall disqualify a person from operating commercial motor
182.2 	vehicles for one year from the effective date of a revocation
182.3 	under section 169A.52 or a statute or ordinance from another
182.4 	state or jurisdiction in conformity with it, if the person was
182.5 	driving, operating, or in physical control of a commercial motor
182.6 	vehicle at the time of the incident on which the revocation is
182.7 	based in accordance with the driver disqualifications and
182.8 	penalties in Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, part 383,
182.9 	subpart D.

182.10 	Sec. 81. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 171.165,
182.11 	subdivision 6, is amended to read:
182.12 		Subd. 6.Exemptions. (a) A disqualification shall not be
182.13 	imposed under this section on a recreational equipment vehicle 
182.14 	operator, farmer, or firefighter authorized emergency vehicle
182.15 	operator operating a commercial motor vehicle within the scope
182.16 	of section 171.02, subdivision 2, paragraph (b).
182.17 	(b) A conviction for a violation that occurred before
182.18 	August 1, 2005, while operating a vehicle that is not a
182.19 	commercial motor vehicle shall not be counted as a first or
182.20 	subsequent violation for purposes of determining the period for
182.21 	which a driver must be disqualified under this section.

182.22 	Sec. 82. [171.167] NOTICE TO COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE
182.23 	INFORMATION SYSTEM.
182.24 	The department shall participate fully in the commercial
182.25 	driver's license information system established under the
182.26 	Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1986 at United States
182.27 	Code, title 49, section 31309.

182.28 	Sec. 83. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 171.17,
182.29 	subdivision 1, is amended to read:
182.30 		Subdivision 1.Offenses.  (a) The department shall
182.31 	immediately revoke the license of a driver upon receiving a
182.32 	record of the driver's conviction of:
182.33 	(1) manslaughter resulting from the operation of a motor
182.34 	vehicle or criminal vehicular homicide or injury under section
182.35 	609.21;
182.36 	(2) a violation of section 169A.20 or 609.487;
183.1 	(3) a felony in the commission of which a motor vehicle was
183.2 	used;
183.3 	(4) failure to stop and disclose identity and render aid,
183.4 	as required under section 169.09, in the event of a motor
183.5 	vehicle accident, resulting in the death or personal injury of
183.6 	another;
183.7 	(5) perjury or the making of a false affidavit or statement
183.8 	to the department under any law relating to the ownership or
183.9 	operation of a motor vehicle;
183.10 	(6) except as this section otherwise provides, three
183.11 	charges of violating within a period of 12 months any of the
183.12 	provisions of chapter 169 or of the rules or municipal
183.13 	ordinances enacted in conformance with chapter 169, for which
183.14 	the accused may be punished upon conviction by imprisonment;
183.15 	(7) two or more violations, within five years, of the
183.16 	misdemeanor offense described in section 169.444, subdivision 2,
183.17 	paragraph (a);
183.18 	(8) the gross misdemeanor offense described in section
183.19 	169.444, subdivision 2, paragraph (b); or 
183.20 	(9) an offense in another state that, if committed in this
183.21 	state, would be grounds for revoking the driver's license; or 
183.22 	(10) a violation of an applicable speed limit by a person
183.23 	driving in excess of 100 miles per hour.  The person's license
183.24 	must be revoked for six months for a violation of this clause,
183.25 	or for a longer minimum period of time applicable under section
183.26 	169A.53, 169A.54, or 171.174.
183.27 	(b) The department shall immediately revoke the school bus
183.28 	endorsement of a driver upon receiving a record of the driver's
183.29 	conviction of the misdemeanor offense described in section
183.30 	169.443, subdivision 7.

183.31 	Sec. 84. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 171.18,
183.32 	subdivision 1, is amended to read:
183.33 		Subdivision 1.Offenses.  The commissioner may suspend
183.34 	the license of a driver without preliminary hearing upon a
183.35 	showing by department records or other sufficient evidence that
183.36 	the licensee:
184.1 	(1) has committed an offense for which mandatory revocation
184.2 	of license is required upon conviction;
184.3 	(2) has been convicted by a court for violating a provision
184.4 	of chapter 169 or an ordinance regulating traffic, other than a
184.5 	conviction for a petty misdemeanor, and department records show
184.6 	that the violation contributed in causing an accident resulting
184.7 	in the death or personal injury of another, or serious property
184.8 	damage;
184.9 	(3) is an habitually reckless or negligent driver of a
184.10 	motor vehicle;
184.11 	(4) is an habitual violator of the traffic laws;
184.12 	(5) is incompetent to drive a motor vehicle as determined
184.13 	in a judicial proceeding;
184.14 	(6) has permitted an unlawful or fraudulent use of the
184.15 	license;
184.16 	(7) has committed an offense in another state that, if
184.17 	committed in this state, would be grounds for suspension;
184.18 	(8) has committed a violation of section 169.444,
184.19 	subdivision 2, paragraph (a), within five years of a prior
184.20 	conviction under that section;
184.21 	(9) has committed a violation of section 171.22, except
184.22 	that the commissioner may not suspend a person's driver's
184.23 	license based solely on the fact that the person possessed a
184.24 	fictitious or fraudulently altered Minnesota identification
184.25 	card;
184.26 	(10) has failed to appear in court as provided in section
184.27 	169.92, subdivision 4;
184.28 	(11) has failed to report a medical condition that, if
184.29 	reported, would have resulted in cancellation of driving
184.30 	privileges; or 
184.31 	(12) has been found to have committed an offense under
184.32 	section 169A.33; or 
184.33 	(13) has paid or attempted to pay a fee required under this
184.34 	chapter for a license or permit by means of a dishonored check
184.35 	issued to the state or a driver's license agent, which must be
184.36 	continued until the registrar determines or is informed by the
185.1 	agent that the dishonored check has been paid in full.
185.2 	However, an action taken by the commissioner under clause (2) or
185.3 	(5) must conform to the recommendation of the court when made in
185.4 	connection with the prosecution of the licensee.

185.5 	Sec. 85. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 171.30,
185.6 	subdivision 1, is amended to read:
185.7 		Subdivision 1.Conditions of issuance.  (a) In any case
185.8 	where a person's license has been suspended under section
185.9 	171.18, 171.173, or 171.186, or revoked under section 169.792,
185.10 	169.797, 169A.52, 169A.54, 171.17, or 171.172, the commissioner
185.11 	may issue a limited license to the driver including under the
185.12 	following conditions:
185.13 	(1) if the driver's livelihood or attendance at a chemical
185.14 	dependency treatment or counseling program depends upon the use
185.15 	of the driver's license;
185.16 	(2) if the use of a driver's license by a homemaker is
185.17 	necessary to prevent the substantial disruption of the
185.18 	education, medical, or nutritional needs of the family of the
185.19 	homemaker; or
185.20 	(3) if attendance at a postsecondary institution of
185.21 	education by an enrolled student of that institution depends
185.22 	upon the use of the driver's license.
185.23 	(b) The commissioner in issuing a limited license may
185.24 	impose such conditions and limitations as in the commissioner's
185.25 	judgment are necessary to the interests of the public safety and
185.26 	welfare including reexamination as to the driver's
185.27 	qualifications.  The license may be limited to the operation of
185.28 	particular vehicles, to particular classes and times of
185.29 	operation, and to particular conditions of traffic.  The
185.30 	commissioner may require that an applicant for a limited license
185.31 	affirmatively demonstrate that use of public transportation or
185.32 	carpooling as an alternative to a limited license would be a
185.33 	significant hardship.
185.34 	(c) For purposes of this subdivision, "homemaker" refers to
185.35 	the person primarily performing the domestic tasks in a
185.36 	household of residents consisting of at least the person and the
186.1 	person's dependent child or other dependents.
186.2 	(d) The limited license issued by the commissioner shall
186.3 	clearly indicate the limitations imposed and the driver
186.4 	operating under the limited license shall have the license in
186.5 	possession at all times when operating as a driver.
186.6 	(e) In determining whether to issue a limited license, the
186.7 	commissioner shall consider the number and the seriousness of
186.8 	prior convictions and the entire driving record of the driver
186.9 	and shall consider the number of miles driven by the driver
186.10 	annually.
186.11 	(f) If the person's driver's license or permit to drive has
186.12 	been revoked under section 169.792 or 169.797, the commissioner
186.13 	may only issue a limited license to the person after the person
186.14 	has presented an insurance identification card, policy, or
186.15 	written statement indicating that the driver or owner has
186.16 	insurance coverage satisfactory to the commissioner of public
186.17 	safety.  The commissioner of public safety may require the
186.18 	insurance identification card provided to satisfy this
186.19 	subdivision be certified by the insurance company to be
186.20 	noncancelable for a period not to exceed 12 months.
186.21 	(g) The limited license issued by the commissioner to a
186.22 	person under section 171.186, subdivision 4, must expire 90 days
186.23 	after the date it is issued.  The commissioner must not issue a
186.24 	limited license to a person who previously has been issued a
186.25 	limited license under section 171.186, subdivision 4.
186.26 	(h) The commissioner shall not issue a limited driver's
186.27 	license to any person described in section 171.04, subdivision
186.28 	1, clause (6), (7), (8), (10), (11), or (14).
186.29 	(i) The commissioner shall not issue a class A, class B, or
186.30 	class C limited license.

186.31 	Sec. 86. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 174.50, is
186.32 	amended by adding a subdivision to read:
186.33 		Subd. 6b.Bridge engineering and design costs in smaller
186.34 	cities. Until June 30, 2007, the commissioner may make grants
186.35 	from the state transportation fund to a home rule or statutory
186.36 	city with a population of 5,000 or less and a net tax capacity
187.1 	of under $200,000 for design and preliminary engineering of
187.2 	bridges on city streets.  Grants under this subdivision are
187.3 	subject to the procedures and criteria established under
187.4 	subdivisions 5 and 6, and may be used for 100 percent of the
187.5 	design and preliminary engineering costs.  Total grants under
187.6 	this subdivision to all cities may not exceed $200,000.

187.7 	Sec. 87. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 174.86,
187.8 	subdivision 5, is amended to read:
187.9 		Subd. 5.Commuter rail corridor coordinating committee.
 187.10 	(a) A Commuter Rail Corridor Coordinating Committee shall be
187.11 	established to advise the commissioner on issues relating to the
187.12 	alternatives analysis, environmental review, advanced corridor
187.13 	planning, preliminary engineering, final design, implementation
187.14 	method, construction of commuter rail, public involvement, land
187.15 	use, service, and safety.  The Commuter Rail Corridor
187.16 	Coordinating Committee shall consist of:
187.17 	(1) one member representing each significant funding
187.18 	partner in whose jurisdiction the line or lines are located;
187.19 	(2) one member appointed by each county in which the
187.20 	corridors are located;
187.21 	(3) one member appointed by each city in which advanced
187.22 	corridor plans indicate that a station may be located;
187.23 	(4) two members appointed by the commissioner, one of whom
187.24 	shall be designated by the commissioner as the chair of the
187.25 	committee;
187.26 	(5) one member appointed by each metropolitan planning
187.27 	organization through which the commuter rail line may pass; and
187.28 	(6) one member appointed by the president of the University
187.29 	of Minnesota, if a designated corridor provides direct service
187.30 	to the university.
187.31 	(b) A joint powers board existing on April 1, 1999,
187.32 	consisting of local governments along a commuter rail corridor,
187.33 	shall perform the functions set forth in paragraph (a) in place
187.34 	of the committee.
187.35 	(c) Notwithstanding section 15.059, subdivision 5, the
187.36 	committee does not expire.
188.1 	
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective retroactively
188.2 	from June 30, 2003.  All actions taken in reliance on Minnesota
188.3 	Statutes, section 15.059 or 174.86, are ratified by the
188.4 	enactment of this section.

188.5 	Sec. 88. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 179A.03,
188.6 	subdivision 7, as amended by Laws 2005, chapter 125, article 2,
188.7 	section 1, is amended to read:
188.8 		Subd. 7.Essential employee. "Essential employee" means
188.9 	firefighters, peace officers subject to licensure under sections
188.10 	626.84 to 626.863, 911 system and police and fire department
188.11 	public safety dispatchers, guards at correctional facilities,
188.12 	confidential employees, supervisory employees, assistant county
188.13 	attorneys, assistant city attorneys, principals, and assistant
188.14 	principals.  However, for state employees, "essential employee"
188.15 	means all employees in law enforcement, public safety radio
188.16 	communications operators,health care professionals,
188.17 	correctional guards, professional engineering, and supervisory
188.18 	collective bargaining units, irrespective of severance, and no
188.19 	other employees.  For University of Minnesota employees,
188.20 	"essential employee" means all employees in law enforcement,
188.21 	nursing professional and supervisory units, irrespective of
188.22 	severance, and no other employees.  "Firefighters" means
188.23 	salaried employees of a fire department whose duties include,
188.24 	directly or indirectly, controlling, extinguishing, preventing,
188.25 	detecting, or investigating fires.  Employees for whom the state
188.26 	court administrator is the negotiating employer are not
188.27 	essential employees.  For Hennepin Healthcare System, Inc.
188.28 	employees, "essential employees" means all employees.

188.29 	Sec. 89. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 179A.10,
188.30 	subdivision 2, is amended to read:
188.31 		Subd. 2.State employees.  Unclassified employees, unless
188.32 	otherwise excluded, are included within the units which include
188.33 	the classifications to which they are assigned for purposes of
188.34 	compensation.  Supervisory employees shall only be assigned to
188.35 	units 12 and 16.  The following are the appropriate units of
188.36 	executive branch state employees:
189.1 	(1) law enforcement unit;
189.2 	(2) craft, maintenance, and labor unit;
189.3 	(3) service unit;
189.4 	(4) health care nonprofessional unit;
189.5 	(5) health care professional unit;
189.6 	(6) clerical and office unit;
189.7 	(7) technical unit;
189.8 	(8) correctional guards unit;
189.9 	(9) state university instructional unit;
189.10 	(10) state college instructional unit;
189.11 	(11) state university administrative unit;
189.12 	(12) professional engineering unit;
189.13 	(13) health treatment unit;
189.14 	(14) general professional unit;
189.15 	(15) professional state residential instructional unit; and 
189.16 	(16) supervisory employees unit; and 
189.17 	(17) public safety radio communications operator unit.
189.18 	Each unit consists of the classifications or positions
189.19 	assigned to it in the schedule of state employee job
189.20 	classification and positions maintained by the commissioner.
189.21 	The commissioner may only make changes in the schedule in
189.22 	existence on the day prior to August 1, 1984, as required by law
189.23 	or as provided in subdivision 4.
189.24 	
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2005.

189.25 	Sec. 90. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 192.502,
189.26 	subdivision 2, is amended to read:
189.27 		Subd. 2.Renewal of professional licenses or
189.28 	certifications license, driver's license and motor vehicle
189.29 	registration.  The renewal of a license or certificate of
189.30 	registration for a member of the Minnesota National Guard or
189.31 	other military reserves person who has been ordered to active
189.32 	military service and who is required by law to be licensed or
189.33 	registered in order to carry on or practice a health or other 
189.34 	trade, employment, occupation, or profession in the state is
189.35 	governed under sections 326.55 and 326.56.
189.36 	(b) The renewal of a driver's license for a person who has
190.1 	been ordered to active military service is governed under
190.2 	section 171.27.
190.3 	(c) The renewal and payment of the motor vehicle
190.4 	registration tax for a vehicle of a person who has been ordered
190.5 	to active military service is governed under section 168.031.
190.6 	
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day
190.7 	following final enactment.

190.8 	Sec. 91. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 197.65, is
190.9 	amended to read:
190.10 	197.65 RENEWAL OF PROFESSIONAL LICENSES OR
190.11 	CERTIFICATIONS LICENSE, MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION AND DRIVER'S
190.12 	LICENSE.
190.13 	(a) The renewal of a license or certificate of registration
190.14 	for a person who is serving in or has recently been separated or 
190.15 	discharged from active military service and who is required by
190.16 	law to be licensed or registered in order to carry on or
190.17 	practice a health or other trade, employment, occupation, or
190.18 	profession in the state is governed under sections 326.55 and
190.19 	326.56.
190.20 	(b) The renewal of a driver's license for a person who is
190.21 	serving in or has recently been separated or discharged from
190.22 	active military service is governed under section 171.27.
190.23 	(c) The renewal and payment of the motor vehicle
190.24 	registration tax for a vehicle of a person who is serving in or
190.25 	has recently been separated or discharged from active military
190.26 	service is governed under section 168.031.

190.27 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day
190.28 	following final enactment.

190.29 	Sec. 92. [219.1651] GRADE CROSSING SAFETY ACCOUNT.
190.30 	A Minnesota grade crossing safety account is created in the
190.31 	special revenue fund, consisting of money credited to the
190.32 	account by law.  Money in the account is appropriated to the
190.33 	commissioner of transportation for rail-highway grade crossing
190.34 	safety projects on public streets and highways, including
190.35 	engineering costs.  Money in the fund at the end of each fiscal
190.36 	year cancels to the trunk highway fund.

191.1 	Sec. 93. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 219.166, is
191.2 	amended to read:
191.3 	219.166 ESTABLISHMENT OF QUIET ZONES.
191.4 	A county, statutory or home rule charter city, or town may
191.5 	by ordinance establish a defined apply to the Federal Railroad
191.6 	Administration for the establishment of a "quiet zone" in which
191.7 	the sounding of horns, whistles, or other audible warnings by
191.8 	locomotives is regulated or prohibited. A quiet zone
191.9 	established under this section must consist of at least one-half
191.10 	mile of railroad right-of-way.All quiet zones, regulations,
191.11 	and ordinances adopted under this section must conform to
191.12 	federal law and the regulations of the Federal Railroad
191.13 	Administration under United States Code, title 49, section 20153.

191.14 	Sec. 94. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 219.567, is
191.15 	amended to read:
191.16 	219.567 FAILURE TO RING BELL.
191.17 	An engineer driving a locomotive on a railway who fails (1) 
191.18 	to ring the bell or sound the whistle on the locomotive, or have
191.19 	it rung or sounded, at least 80 rods from a place where the
191.20 	railway crosses a traveled road or street on the same level,
191.21 	except in cities, or (2) to continue ringing the bell or
191.22 	sounding the whistle at intervals until the locomotive and
191.23 	attached train have completely crossed the road or street,in
191.24 	accordance with Federal Railroad Administration regulations
191.25 	under United States Code, title 49, section 20153,is guilty of
191.26 	a misdemeanor.

191.27 	Sec. 95. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 299D.03,
191.28 	subdivision 5, is amended to read:
191.29 		Subd. 5.Traffic fines and forfeited bail money.  (a) All
191.30 	fines and forfeited bail money, from traffic and motor vehicle
191.31 	law violations, collected from persons apprehended or arrested
191.32 	by officers of the State Patrol, shall be paid by the person or
191.33 	officer collecting the fines, forfeited bail money, or
191.34 	installments thereof, on or before the tenth day after the last
191.35 	day of the month in which these moneys were collected, to the
191.36 	county treasurer of the county where the violation occurred.
192.1 	Three-eighths of these receipts shall be credited to the general
192.2 	revenue fund of the county, except that in a county in a
192.3 	judicial district under section 480.181, subdivision 1,
192.4 	paragraph (b), this three-eighths share must be transmitted to
192.5 	the commissioner of finance for deposit in the state treasury
192.6 	and credited to the general fund.  The other five-eighths of
192.7 	these receipts shall be transmitted by that officer to the
192.8 	commissioner of finance and must be credited as follows:  (1)
192.9 	the first $600,000 in each fiscal year must be credited to the
192.10 	railroad highway safety account in the special revenue fund, and
192.11 	(2) remaining receipts must be credited to the trunk highway
192.12 	fund.  If, however, the violation occurs within a municipality
192.13 	and the city attorney prosecutes the offense, and a plea of not
192.14 	guilty is entered, one-third of the receipts shall be credited
192.15 	to the general revenue fund of the county, one-third of the
192.16 	receipts shall be paid to the municipality prosecuting the
192.17 	offense, and one-third shall be transmitted to the commissioner
192.18 	of finance as provided in this subdivision.  All costs of
192.19 	participation in a nationwide police communication system
192.20 	chargeable to the state of Minnesota shall be paid from
192.21 	appropriations for that purpose.
192.22 	(b) Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, all fines
192.23 	and forfeited bail money from violations of statutes governing
192.24 	the maximum weight of motor vehicles, collected from persons
192.25 	apprehended or arrested by employees of the state of Minnesota,
192.26 	by means of stationary or portable scales operated by these
192.27 	employees, shall be paid by the person or officer collecting the
192.28 	fines or forfeited bail money, on or before the tenth day after
192.29 	the last day of the month in which the collections were made, to
192.30 	the county treasurer of the county where the violation
192.31 	occurred.  Five-eighths of these receipts shall be transmitted
192.32 	by that officer to the commissioner of finance and shall be
192.33 	credited to the highway user tax distribution fund.
192.34 	Three-eighths of these receipts shall be credited to the general
192.35 	revenue fund of the county, except that in a county in a
192.36 	judicial district under section 480.181, subdivision 1,
193.1 	paragraph (b), this three-eighths share must be transmitted to
193.2 	the commissioner of finance for deposit in the state treasury
193.3 	and credited to the general fund.

193.4 	Sec. 96. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 360.013,
193.5 	subdivision 39, is amended to read:
193.6 		Subd. 39.Airport.  "Airport" means any area of land or
193.7 	water, except a restricted landing area, which is designed for
193.8 	the landing and takeoff of aircraft, whether or not facilities
193.9 	are provided for the shelter, surfacing, or repair of aircraft,
193.10 	or for receiving or discharging passengers or cargo, and all
193.11 	appurtenant areas used or suitable for airport buildings or
193.12 	other airport facilities, including facilities described in
193.13 	section 116R.02, subdivision 6, and all appurtenant
193.14 	rights-of-way, whether heretofore or hereafter established. The
193.15 	operation and maintenance of airports is an essential public
193.16 	service.

193.17 	Sec. 97. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 360.017,
193.18 	subdivision 1, is amended to read:
193.19 		Subdivision 1.Creation; authorized disbursements.  (a)
193.20 	There is hereby created a fund to be known as the state airports
193.21 	fund.  The fund shall consist of all money appropriated to it,
193.22 	or directed to be paid into it, by the legislature.
193.23 	(b) The state airports fund shall be paid out on
193.24 	authorization of the commissioner and shall be used:
193.25 	(1) to acquire, construct, improve, maintain, and operate
193.26 	airports and other air navigation facilities;
193.27 	(2) to assist municipalities in the acquisition,
193.28 	construction, improvement, and maintenance of airports and other
193.29 	air navigation facilities;
193.30 	(3) to assist municipalities to initiate, enhance, and
193.31 	market scheduled air service at their airports;
193.32 	(4) to promote interest and safety in aeronautics through
193.33 	education and information; and
193.34 	(5) to pay the salaries and expenses of the Department of
193.35 	Transportation related to aeronautic planning, administration,
193.36 	and operation.  All allotments of money from the state airports
194.1 	fund for salaries and expenses shall be approved by the
194.2 	commissioner of finance.
194.3 	A city, county, or town that adopts a comprehensive plan that
194.4 	the commissioner finds is incompatible with the state aviation
194.5 	plan is not eligible for assistance from the state airports fund.

194.6 	Sec. 98. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 360.065, is
194.7 	amended by adding a subdivision to read:
194.8 		Subd. 3.Disclosure of airport zoning
194.9 	regulations. Before accepting consideration or signing an
194.10 	agreement to sell or transfer real property that is located in
194.11 	safety zone A, B, or C, excluding safety zones associated with
194.12 	an airport owned or operated by the Metropolitan Airports
194.13 	Commission, under zoning regulations adopted by the governing
194.14 	body, the seller or transferor, whether executing the agreement
194.15 	in the seller or transferor's own right, or as executor,
194.16 	administrator, assignee, trustee, or otherwise by authority of
194.17 	law, must disclose in writing to the buyer or transferee the
194.18 	existence of airport zoning regulations that affect the real
194.19 	property.

194.20 	Sec. 99. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 515B.1-107, as
194.21 	amended by Laws 2005, chapter 121, section 4, is amended to read:
194.22 	515B.1-107 [EMINENT DOMAIN.]
194.23 	(a) If a unit is acquired by eminent domain, or if part of
194.24 	a unit is acquired by eminent domain leaving the unit owner with
194.25 	a remnant which may not practically or lawfully be used for any
194.26 	material purpose permitted by the declaration, the award shall
194.27 	compensate the unit owner and secured party in the unit as their
194.28 	interests may appear, whether or not any common element interest
194.29 	is acquired.  Upon acquisition, unless the order or final
194.30 	certificate otherwise provides, that unit's allocated interests
194.31 	are automatically reallocated among the remaining units in
194.32 	proportion to their respective allocated interests prior to the
194.33 	taking, and the association shall promptly prepare, execute, and
194.34 	record an amendment to the declaration reflecting the
194.35 	allocations.  Any remnant of a unit remaining after part of a
194.36 	unit is taken under this subsection is thereafter a common
195.1 	element.
195.2 	(b) Except as provided in subsection (a), if part of a unit
195.3 	is acquired by eminent domain, the award shall compensate the
195.4 	unit owner and secured party for the reduction in value of the
195.5 	unit and its interest in the common elements, whether or not any
195.6 	common elements are acquired.  Upon acquisition, unless the
195.7 	order or final certificate otherwise provides, (i) that unit's
195.8 	allocated interests are reduced in proportion to the reduction
195.9 	in the size of the unit, or on any other basis specified in the
195.10 	declaration and (ii) the portion of the allocated interests
195.11 	divested from the partially acquired unit are automatically
195.12 	reallocated to that unit and to the remaining units in
195.13 	proportion to the respective allocated interests of those units
195.14 	before the taking, with the partially acquired unit
195.15 	participating in the reallocation on the basis of its reduced
195.16 	allocated interests.
195.17 	(c) If part of the common elements is acquired by eminent
195.18 	domain, the association shall accept service of process on
195.19 	behalf of all unit owners and the portion of the award
195.20 	attributable to the common elements taken shall be paid to the
195.21 	association.  In an eminent domain proceeding which seeks to
195.22 	acquire a part of the common elements, jurisdiction may be
195.23 	acquired by service of process upon the association.  Unless the
195.24 	declaration provides otherwise, any portion of the award
195.25 	attributable to the acquisition of a limited common element
195.26 	shall be equally divided among the owners of the units to which
195.27 	that limited common element was allocated at the time of
195.28 	acquisition and their secured parties, as their interests may
195.29 	appear or as provided by the declaration.
195.30 	(d) In any eminent domain proceeding the units shall be
195.31 	treated as separate parcels of real estate for valuation
195.32 	purposes, regardless of the number of units subject to the
195.33 	proceeding.
195.34 	(e) Any distribution to a unit owner from the proceeds of
195.35 	an eminent domain award shall be subject to any limitations
195.36 	imposed by the declaration or bylaws.
196.1 	(f) The court order or final certificate containing the
196.2 	final awards shall be recorded in every county in which any
196.3 	portion of the common interest community is located.

196.4 	Sec. 100. TOWN ROAD SIGN REPLACEMENT PROGRAM.
 196.5 		Subdivision 1.Scope of program. The commissioner of
196.6 	transportation shall develop and implement a town road sign
196.7 	replacement program to:
196.8 	(1) inventory all county and town road signs;
196.9 	(2) evaluate town road signs for compliance with applicable
196.10 	sign standards;
196.11 	(3) remove and replace town road signs as the commissioner
196.12 	deems necessary; and 
196.13 	(4) establish an ongoing sign maintenance program.
196.14 		Subd. 2.Sign standards. Standards for sign removal,
196.15 	replacement, and installation must conform to applicable
196.16 	federal, state, and local safety standards, including
196.17 	retroreflectivity standards and other provisions of the Manual
196.18 	on Uniform Traffic Control Devices adopted by the commissioner.
196.19 		Subd. 3.Local government participation. The
196.20 	commissioner may establish conditions for local government
196.21 	participation in the town road sign replacement program,
196.22 	including, but not limited to, involvement of county engineers,
196.23 	and establishment and maintenance by the local government of a
196.24 	database of county and town road signs.
196.25 		Subd. 4.Use of appropriations. The commissioner may
196.26 	utilize the proceeds of state appropriations for the town road
196.27 	sign replacement program to match federal funds.  The
196.28 	commissioner may establish a pilot program in consultation with
196.29 	the Minnesota Association of Townships.
196.30 	
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section takes effect on the
196.31 	effective date of a state or federal appropriation for the town
196.32 	road sign replacement program.

196.33 	Sec. 101. DEVELOPMENT AUTHORIZED.
 196.34 	Dakota County Regional Railroad Authority may exercise the
196.35 	powers conferred by Minnesota Statutes, section 398A.04, to
196.36 	plan, establish, acquire, develop, construct, purchase, enlarge,
197.1 	extend, improve, maintain, equip, operate, regulate, and protect
197.2 	a bus rapid transit system located within the Cedar Avenue
197.3 	transit corridor within Dakota County.

197.4 	EFFECTIVE DATE. Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, section
197.5 	645.023, subdivision 1, paragraph (a), this section is effective
197.6 	without local approval the day following final enactment.

197.7 	Sec. 102. SUSPENSION OF PROGRAM TO VERIFY INSURANCE
197.8 	COVERAGE THROUGH SAMPLING.
 197.9 	The commissioner of public safety shall take no action
197.10 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 169.796, subdivision 3, and
197.11 	shall discontinue all activities related to the program to
197.12 	verify insurance coverage through sampling, except as provided
197.13 	in sections 100 to 116.

197.14 	Sec. 103. REINSTATEMENT OF SUSPENDED LICENSES.
 197.15 	The commissioner, without requiring proof of insurance or
197.16 	payment of a reinstatement fee, shall reinstate the driver's
197.17 	license of every vehicle owner whose license is suspended under
197.18 	Minnesota Statutes, section 169.796, subdivision 3, retroactive
197.19 	to the date of the suspension.  The commissioner shall promptly
197.20 	refund any such reinstatement fees previously paid.

197.21 	Sec. 104. DISMISSAL OF CHARGES.
 197.22 	All charges, complaints, and citations issued for a
197.23 	violation of Minnesota Statutes, section 169.796, subdivision 3,
197.24 	or a related violation, including driving after a license
197.25 	suspension imposed for failure to comply with the provisions of
197.26 	Minnesota Statutes, section 169.796, subdivision 3, are void and
197.27 	must be dismissed.

197.28 	Sec. 105. REMOVAL OF PREVIOUS VIOLATIONS.
 197.29 	The commissioner shall purge from a person's driving record
197.30 	any notation of a violation of Minnesota Statutes, section
197.31 	169.796, subdivision 3, and any notation of a related suspension
197.32 	or violation, including driving after a license suspension
197.33 	imposed for failure to comply with the provisions of Minnesota
197.34 	Statutes, section 169.796, subdivision 3.  An insurer may not
197.35 	increase a premium for a policy of vehicle insurance on the
197.36 	basis of a violation described in this section by a named
198.1 	insured if the violation occurred before the effective date of
198.2 	this section, and any such increase previously imposed must be
198.3 	rescinded and any related premium increase promptly refunded.

198.4 	Sec. 106. REMEDIATION FOR CONVICTIONS.
 198.5 	A court in which a conviction for an offense referred to in
198.6 	section 101 occurred, must vacate the conviction, on its own
198.7 	motion, without cost to the person convicted, and must
198.8 	immediately notify the commissioner of public safety.  The
198.9 	commissioner must then notify the person convicted that the
198.10 	conviction has been vacated and that the person's driving record
198.11 	has been purged of a violation of Minnesota Statutes, section
198.12 	169.796, subdivision 3, or any other related suspension or
198.13 	violation, including driving after license suspension, for
198.14 	failure to comply with that subdivision.

198.15 	Sec. 107. REMEDIATION BY INSURERS.
 198.16 	(a) Insurers that issue or renew motor vehicle insurance in
198.17 	this state shall, within 60 days after the effective date of
198.18 	this section, inform the commissioner of commerce as to whether
198.19 	it has canceled, failed to renew, denied an application for
198.20 	coverage, or imposed a surcharge on any motor vehicle insurance
198.21 	due to a suspension or conviction as a result of the law
198.22 	referenced in section 99, provide a list of any such persons,
198.23 	and indicate for each person the remediation the insurer intends
198.24 	to provide.
198.25 	(b) Remediation under paragraph (a) must compensate the
198.26 	victim by providing refunds and reinstatements of coverage.
198.27 	(c) Insurers shall provide the remediation without
198.28 	requiring that the person make a request for remediation.
198.29 	(d) The commissioner of commerce shall enforce this section
198.30 	under its general enforcement powers under Minnesota Statutes,
198.31 	chapter 45.

198.32 	Sec. 108. REPORT.
 198.33 	The commissioner of public safety shall report to the
198.34 	chairs of the house of representatives and senate committees
198.35 	with jurisdiction over transportation policy and finance by
198.36 	September 1, 2007, concerning the operation of the vehicle
199.1 	insurance verification program, and the impact of the program on
199.2 	the identification and number of uninsured motorists.

199.3 	Sec. 109. PUBLIC SAFETY FUNDING.
 199.4 	The commissioner of public safety shall use unspent funds
199.5 	appropriated for purposes of administering Minnesota Statutes,
199.6 	section 169.796, subdivision 3, to carry out the provisions of
199.7 	sections 100 and 102.  Funds remaining at the conclusion of
199.8 	fiscal year 2005 may be carried over to fiscal year 2006 until
199.9 	expended, to complete the required provisions of sections 100
199.10 	and 102.

199.11 	Sec. 110. ROUSSAIN CEMETERY; DESIGNATION.
 199.12 	On agreement of the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior
199.13 	Chippewa and the city of Duluth, the city shall name and
199.14 	dedicate the cemetery that is on land leased to the band by the
199.15 	city as "Roussain Cemetery."  After consulting with the Fond du
199.16 	Lac Band, the city shall adopt a suitable marking design to
199.17 	memorialize the cemetery and erect the appropriate signs or
199.18 	memorials on assurance of the availability of noncity funds
199.19 	sufficient to pay all costs related to designing, erecting, and
199.20 	preserving the signs or memorials.

199.21 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day after
199.22 	the governing body of Duluth and its chief clerical officer
199.23 	comply with Minnesota Statutes, section 645.021, subdivisions 2
199.24 	and 3.

199.25 	Sec. 111. WETLAND REPLACEMENT REQUIREMENT EXEMPTION.
 199.26 	Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, due to the
199.27 	construction of a trail in or near the city of Cologne on type I
199.28 	and type III wetlands in the area between the improved portion
199.29 	of marked State Highway 284 and Benton Lake, wetland replacement
199.30 	is eligible for replacement under Minnesota Statutes, section
199.31 	103G.222, subdivision 1, paragraph (l).

199.32 	Sec. 112. MAXIMUM TRAIN SPEED IN CITY OF ORR.
 199.33 	In order to eliminate or reduce local safety hazards, a
199.34 	railway corporation may not permit a train to be operated at a
199.35 	speed in excess of 30 miles per hour while any portion of the
199.36 	engine or train is within the limits of the city of Orr in St.
200.1 	Louis County.
200.2 	[EFFECTIVE DATE; LOCAL APPROVAL.]This section is effective
200.3 	the day after the governing body of the city of Orr and its
200.4 	chief clerical officer comply with Minnesota Statutes, section
200.5 	645.021, subdivisions 2 and 3.

200.6 	Sec. 113. ETHANOL MANDATE.
 200.7 	Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if the minimum
200.8 	percentage of denatured alcohol that must be contained in
200.9 	gasoline sold or offered for sale in Minnesota under Minnesota
200.10 	Statutes, section 239.731, is more than ten percent, that
200.11 	percentage reverts to ten percent 90 days after the effective
200.12 	date of any federal law relating to (1) the federal excise tax
200.13 	rate on gasoline-ethanol blends, or (2) the deposit of revenues
200.14 	from the federal excise tax on gasoline-ethanol blends, that in
200.15 	the determination of the commissioner of transportation will
200.16 	result in a loss of federal transportation funds to Minnesota
200.17 	that is directly attributable to requiring a minimum of more
200.18 	than ten percent denatured ethanol in gasoline sold or offered
200.19 	for sale in Minnesota.

200.20 	Sec. 114. ADDITIONAL DEPUTY REGISTRAR OF MOTOR VEHICLES
200.21 	FOR HENNEPIN COUNTY.
 200.22 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 168.33, and
200.23 	rules adopted by the commissioner of public safety, limiting
200.24 	sites for the office of deputy registrar based on either the
200.25 	distance to an existing deputy registrar office or the annual
200.26 	volume of transactions processed by any deputy registrar within
200.27 	Hennepin County before or after the proposed appointment, the
200.28 	commissioner of public safety shall appoint a new deputy
200.29 	registrar of motor vehicles and driver's license agent for
200.30 	Hennepin County to operate a new full-service office of deputy
200.31 	registrar, with full authority to function as a registration and
200.32 	motor vehicle tax collection and driver's license bureau, at the
200.33 	Midtown Exchange Building in the city of Minneapolis.  All other
200.34 	provisions regarding the appointment and operation of a deputy
200.35 	registrar of motor vehicles and driver's license agent under
200.36 	Minnesota Statutes, sections 168.33 and 171.061, and Minnesota
201.1 	Rules, chapter 7406, apply to the office.

201.2 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day
201.3 	following final enactment.

201.4 	Sec. 115. DEPUTY REGISTRAR AND DRIVER'S LICENSE AGENT
201.5 	APPOINTMENT.
 201.6 	Notwithstanding any restriction in law or rule concerning
201.7 	proximity of deputy motor vehicle registrar offices or predicted
201.8 	number of annual applications processed, the commissioner of
201.9 	public safety shall appoint the auditor of Carver County as a
201.10 	deputy motor vehicle registrar and driver's license agent in the
201.11 	city of Chanhassen.  All provisions of Minnesota Statutes,
201.12 	sections 168.33 and 171.061, not inconsistent with this section,
201.13 	apply to the appointments under this section.

201.14 	Sec. 116. TRANSITION.
 201.15 		Subdivision 1.Assignment of job classification to unit.
 201.16 	The commissioner of the bureau of mediation services shall
201.17 	assign the job classifications and positions of employees
201.18 	working as public safety radio communications operators to state
201.19 	employee bargaining unit 17.
201.20 		Subd. 2.Terms and conditions of employment. The terms
201.21 	and conditions of the collective bargaining agreement, memoranda
201.22 	of understanding, or other salary and benefit provisions
201.23 	covering public safety radio communications operators
201.24 	immediately before the effective date of this section remain in
201.25 	effect until a successor agreement between the commissioner of
201.26 	employee relations and the exclusive representative of
201.27 	bargaining unit 17 becomes effective, subject to Minnesota
201.28 	Statutes, section 179A.20, subdivision 6.
201.29 		Subd. 3.Exclusive representative. The employee
201.30 	organization that is the exclusive representative of employees
201.31 	assigned to bargaining unit 17 on the day before the effective
201.32 	date of this section must be certified by the commissioner of
201.33 	the Bureau of Mediation Services as the exclusive representative
201.34 	of newly created bargaining unit 17, subject to future changes
201.35 	as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 179A.12.  For
201.36 	employees assigned to bargaining unit 17, the exclusive
202.1 	representative retains all rights and obligations under the
202.2 	contract governing these employees immediately before the
202.3 	effective date of this section, so long as that contract
202.4 	continues to apply to those employees.
202.5 	
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2005.

202.6 	Sec. 117. RULE CHANGE; INSTRUCTION TO REVISOR.
 202.7 	The revisor of statutes shall change Minnesota Rules, part
202.8 	8820.3300, subpart 2, to require that comments be directed to
202.9 	the commissioner of transportation in conformity with the same
202.10 	period allowed for written objections to be received by the
202.11 	commissioner under this act's amendments to Minnesota Statutes
202.12 	2004, sections 162.02, subdivision 3a, and 162.09, subdivision
202.13 	3a.  The rule change is effective the same day as the effective
202.14 	date of this act's amendments to Minnesota Statutes 2004,
202.15 	sections 162.02, subdivision 3a, and 162.09, subdivision 3a.

202.16 	Sec. 118. REPEALER.
 202.17 	(a) Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 168.011, subdivision
202.18 	19; and 168.15, subdivision 2, are repealed.
202.19 	(b) Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 171.165, subdivisions
202.20 	3, 4, 4a, and 4b, are repealed.
202.21 	(c) Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 473.408, subdivision
202.22 	1, is repealed.
202.23 	(d) Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 168.831; 168.832;
202.24 	168.833; 168.834; 168.835; 168.836; and 168.837, are repealed.
202.25 	(e) Minnesota Rules, part 7503.2400, is repealed.
202.26 	(f) Minnesota Rules, parts 7800.0600; 7800.3200, subpart 1;
202.27 	7805.0700; 8850.6900, subpart 20; and 8855.0500, subpart 1, are
202.28 	repealed.

202.29 	Sec. 119. EFFECTIVE DATE; EXPIRATION.
 202.30 	Sections 99 to 106 are effective the day following final
202.31 	enactment and expire on June 10, 2006.