2E Relating to transportation

ARTICLE 1 - TRUNK HIGHWAY BONDING

Relating to transportation purposes; appropriating money to the commissioner of transportation (DOT) for construction of a new district headquarters facility in Mankato, to match federal funds to assist in the completion of trunk highway #610 as a four lane freeway from trunk highway #169 to I-94, for the trunk highways #61/50 corridor study and mapping, for environmental study, corridor study, mapping and right of way acquisition for the French Rapids bridge over the Mississippi River north of the city of Brainerd, for a grant to the north metro I-35W corridor coalition for a study of proposed highway improvements in Lino Lakes; authorizing the sale of state bonds

ARTICLE 2 - DEPOSIT OF MOTOR VEHICLE SALES TAX REVENUES

Creating a transit fund; modifying the percentage of motor vehicle sales tax revenues required to be deposited in the highway user tax distribution and the metropolitan area and greater Minnesota transit funds; modifying the proposed amendment to the Minnesota constitution, article XIV to dedicate motor vehicle sales tax revenues to highway and transit purposes, providing for ballot placement by the secretary of state

ARTICLE 3 - TRANSPORTATION POLICY

Modifying a certain provision regulating financial assistance from the town bridge account for engineering costs purposes, requiring the net tax capacity limit to be annually adjusted for inflation; authorizing the reconveyance of real property to the former owner with the consent of the court; authorizing and providing for the issuance of disabled veterans personalized gold star family plate motor vehicle licenses for certain qualified military service veterans, requiring commissioner of veterans affairs issuance, exempting certain qualified persons from plate fee charges and annual registration fees, requiring commissioner design, specifying a transfer fee; requiring electronic notice to registrar of motor vehicle dealership purchase of vehicle to be dismantled or destroyed; allowing the cancellation of motor vehicle security interests upon lien satisfaction under certain conditions; granting towing authority to certain authorized employees of the department of transportation within the eight county metropolitan district under certain conditions; modifying certain notice requirements to vehicles owners and lien holders relating to retrieval of contents of impounded vehicles; authorizing a unit of government or impound lot operator to establish a reasonable procedure for retrieval of vehicle contents; modifying the definition of motorized foot scooter; expanding the definition of recreational vehicle combination to motorized golf carts; granting towing authority to certain authorized employees of the department of transportation within the eight county metropolitan district and authorized private towing companies; authorizing the department of transportation (DOT) to order a tow after preparing a written towing report; prohibiting exhibition driving; clarifying provisions relating to unauthorized racing as reckless driving; authorizing the use of communication headsets by firefighters operating fire department emergency vehicles responding to emergencies; expanding certain child passenger restraint system and seat belt use requirements, exception for school bus (type III vehicle) drivers; making seat belt use violations a primary offense by authorizing peace officers to issue citations without observing a moving violation, expanding the seat belt use requirement to all passengers in a motor vehicle and increasing the fine for violation; expanding routes available for use by vehicle combinations; modifying certain provisions relating to towers; modifying certain provisions relating to motor vehicle forfeitures and fees for information releases; modifying the definition of conviction; clarifying and modifying certain provisions relating to the use of seat belts by passengers in vehicles operated by instruction permit and provisional drivers license holders; placing restrictions on provisional driver license holders; modifying license content requirements; requiring the commissioner of public safety to adopt rules to require driver education programs to include a minimum number of minutes of instruction relating to organ and tissue donations; modifying cancellation of drivers license provisions for inadequate application information; authorizing the commissioner of public safety to suspend the license of a driver for attempting to pay vehicle taxes or fees by means of a dishonored check issued to the state or a deputy registrar; providing for certain advertising devices adjacent to roads under certain conditions; prohibiting grossly excessive pricing for retail gasoline sales; declaring the operation and maintenance of airports as an essential public service; denying state airports fund assistance to local government units adopting comprehensive plans incompatible with the state aviation plan; requiring sellers of real property located in certain safety zones to disclose to buyers the existence of airport zoning regulations affecting the property; authorizing towns to contract for the construction or maintenance of a town road without competitive bidding under certain conditions under the uniform municipal contracting law; expanding certain duties of the metropolitan council relating to special transportation service requirements; requiring and providing for the commissioner of public safety to conduct a child passenger restraint law awareness campaign including information on no cost restraint systems availability; requiring the commissioner of transportation (DOT) upon assurance of adequate nonstate funding to erect a specific service sign on a certain area of trunk highway #52 near a certain intersection in Olmsted county, specifying sign requirements; requiring actions concerning the proposed constitutional amendment relating to motor vehicle sales tax revenue distribution to be filed with the state supreme court; requiring the commissioner of transportation (DOT) to evaluate the current and long range state transportation needs and investigate strategies to meet the needs, specifying study requirements; requiring the commissioner of transportation (DOT) to report to the legislature on public and private work costs of trunk highway construction and to study public transportation needs in greater Minnesota and by a certain date to provide a report to the legislature; eliminating the sunset provision requiring the commissioner of public safety to suspend the program to verify insurance coverage through sampling; requiring the commissioner of public safety to amend rules to provide for the minimum instruction requirement relating to organ and tissue donation; requiring the commissioner of commerce to adopt rules using an expedited process for purposes of defining grossly exceeds for gasoline retail pricing
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