1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to transportation; appropriating money for transportation purposes; 
1.3 	authorizing sale of trunk highway bonds; providing for transit fund and accounts; 
1.4 	modifying proposed constitutional amendment; reallocating distribution of 
1.5 	proceeds of tax on sales of motor vehicles; modifying provisions relating to 
1.6 	highway acquisitions and reconveyances, financial assistance for local bridges, 
1.7 	vehicle registration plates, vehicle titles, vehicle towers and impounds, traffic 
1.8 	regulations, allowable vehicle weights on highways, drivers' licenses and 
1.9 	education, signs on highways, airports, special transportation service, permanent 
1.10 	suspension of vehicle insurance sampling program, and a child passenger 
1.11 	restraint awareness campaign; requiring studies and reports; amending Minnesota 
1.12 	Statutes 2004, sections 16A.88; 117.036; 161.082, subdivision 2a; 161.442; 
1.13 	168A.153; 168B.04, subdivision 2; 168B.06, subdivision 1; 168B.07, by adding 
1.14 	a subdivision; 169.041, subdivisions 1, 2; 169.13; 169.471, subdivision 2; 
1.15 	169.685, subdivision 5; 169.686, subdivision 1; 169.824, as amended; 169.829, 
1.16 	subdivision 2; 169.86, by adding a subdivision; 169.89, by adding a subdivision; 
1.17 	171.01, subdivision 29; 171.0701; 171.14; 173.08, by adding a subdivision; 
1.18 	174.24, subdivision 1; 297B.09, subdivision 1; 360.013, subdivision 39; 360.017, 
1.19 	subdivision 1; 360.065, by adding a subdivision; 473.386, subdivision 3; 
1.20 	Minnesota Statutes 2005 Supplement, sections 168.12, subdivision 2a; 168.123, 
1.21 	subdivision 1; 168.1251, subdivisions 1, 5; 168A.20, subdivision 5; 169.01, 
1.22 	subdivisions 4c, 78; 169.81, subdivision 3c; 171.05, subdivision 2b; 171.055, 
1.23 	subdivision 2; 171.07, subdivision 1; 171.18, subdivision 1;  Laws 2005, chapter 
1.24 	88, article 3, section 10; Laws 2005, First Special Session chapter 6, article 3, 
1.25 	section 109; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 168.
1.26 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.27 	ARTICLE 1
1.28 	TRUNK HIGHWAY BONDING

1.29	Section 1. TRUNK HIGHWAY APPROPRIATIONS
 	
1.30 	The sums shown in the columns marked "APPROPRIATIONS" are appropriated 
1.31 	from the bond proceeds fund in the trunk highway fund to the commissioner of 
1.32 	transportation to be spent for trunk highway purposes.

2.1	SUMMARY BY FUND
	
2.2			2006
		2007
		TOTAL
	
2.3	Trunk Highway
	$
		$
	35,189,000
	$
	35,189,000

2.4				APPROPRIATIONS
	
2.5				Available for the Year
	
2.6				Ending June 30
	
2.7					2006
		2007

2.8
2.92.10
	Sec. 2.  TRUNK HIGHWAY PROJECTS 
FINANCED BY STATE TRUNK 
HIGHWAYS BONDS

2.11
2.12	Subdivision 1.Mankato district headquarters 
building
 	$
		$
	18,228,000
	
2.13 	To design, construct, furnish, and equip a 
2.14 	new district headquarters facility in Mankato.

2.15	Subd.  2.Transportation Building exterior
 				10,161,000
	
2.16 	To replace the structural support system 
2.17 	for the granite panels on the exterior of the 
2.18 	Transportation Building.

2.19	Subd.  3.Marked Trunk Highway 610 project
 				6,000,000
	
2.20 	To match federal funds to assist in the 
2.21 	completion of marked Trunk Highway 610 
2.22 	as a four-lane freeway from its intersection 
2.23 	with marked Trunk Highway 169 to its 
2.24 	intersection with marked Interstate Highway 
2.25 	94.

2.26
2.27	Subd.  4.Marked Trunk Highway 61 corridor 
predesign
 				300,000
	
2.28 	For predesign of the corridor that extends 
2.29 	along marked Trunk Highway 61 from its 
2.30 	intersection with marked Trunk Highway 
3.1 	316 to its intersection with marked Trunk 
3.2 	Highway 50, then along marked Trunk 
3.3 	Highway 50 to its intersection with marked 
3.4 	Trunk Highway 52.

3.5	Subd.  5.French Rapids Bridge predesign
 				150,000
	
3.6 	To match federal funds for environmental 
3.7 	study, corridor predesign and mapping, 
3.8 	and right-of-way acquisition for the French 
3.9 	Rapids Bridge over the Mississippi River 
3.10 	north of the city of Brainerd.

3.11	Subd.  6.Bond sale expenses
 				350,000
	
3.12 	To the commissioner of finance for bond sale 
3.13 	expenses under Minnesota Statutes, section 
3.14 	16A.641, subdivision 8.

3.15 	Sec. 3. BOND SALE AUTHORIZATION.
 3.16 	To provide the money appropriated in this article from the bond proceeds account in 
3.17 	the trunk highway fund, the commissioner of finance shall sell and issue bonds of the state 
3.18 	in an amount up to $35,189,000 in the manner, on the terms, and with the effect prescribed 
3.19 	by Minnesota Statutes, sections 167.50 to 167.52, and by the Minnesota Constitution, 
3.20 	article XIV, section 11, at the times and in the amounts requested by the commissioner 
3.21 	of transportation. The proceeds of the bonds, except accrued interest and any premium 
3.22 	received from the sale of the bonds, must be deposited in the bond proceeds account in 
3.23 	the trunk highway fund.

3.24 	Sec. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE.
 3.25 	This article is effective the day following final enactment.

3.26 	ARTICLE 2
3.27 	DEPOSIT OF MOTOR VEHICLE SALES TAX REVENUES

3.28 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 16A.88, is amended to read:
3.29 	16A.88 TRANSIT FUNDS FUND.
3.30 		Subdivision 1.Transit fund. A transit fund is established within the state treasury. 
3.31 	The fund receives money distributed under section 297B.09, and other money as specified 
4.1 	by law. Money in the fund must be allocated to the greater Minnesota transit account 
4.2 	under subdivision 2 and the metropolitan area transit account under subdivision 3, and 
4.3 	must be used for transit purposes.
4.4 		Subd. 2.Greater Minnesota transit fund account. The greater Minnesota transit 
4.5 	fund account is established within the state treasury transit fund. Money in the fund
4.6 	account is annually appropriated to the commissioner of transportation for assistance to 
4.7 	transit systems outside the metropolitan area under section  174.24. Beginning in fiscal 
4.8 	year 2003, The commissioner may use up to $400,000 each year for administration of the 
4.9 	transit program. The commissioner shall use the fund account for transit operations as 
4.10 	provided in section  174.24 and related program administration. 
4.11 		Subd. 2 3.Metropolitan area transit fund account. The metropolitan area transit 
4.12 	fundaccount is established within the state treasury transit fund. All money in the fund
4.13 	account is annually appropriated to the Metropolitan Council for the funding of transit 
4.14 	systems within the metropolitan area under sections  473.384,  473.387,  473.388, and  
4.15 	473.405 to  473.449. 
4.16 		Subd. 3.Metropolitan area transit appropriation account. The metropolitan 
4.17 	area transit appropriation account is established within the general fund. Money in the 
4.18 	account is to be used for the funding of transit systems in the metropolitan area, subject to 
4.19 	legislative appropriation.

4.20 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 174.24, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
4.21 		Subdivision 1.Establishment; purpose. A public transit participation program is 
4.22 	established to carry out the objectives stated in section  174.21 by providing financial 
4.23 	assistance from the state, including the greater Minnesota transit fund account established 
4.24 	in section  16A.88, to eligible recipients outside of the metropolitan area. 

4.25 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 297B.09, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
4.26 		Subdivision 1.Deposit of revenues. (a) Money collected and received under this 
4.27 	chapter must be deposited as provided in this subdivision.
4.28 	(b) From July 1, 2002, to June 30, 2003, 32 percent of the money collected and 
4.29 	received must be deposited in the highway user tax distribution fund, 20.5 percent must be 
4.30 	deposited in the metropolitan area transit fund under section  16A.88, and  1.25 percent 
4.31 	must be deposited in the greater Minnesota transit fund under section  16A.88. The 
4.32 	remaining money must be deposited in the general fund.
4.33 	(c) From July 1, 2003, to June 30, 2007, 30 percent of the money collected and 
4.34 	received must be deposited in the highway user tax distribution fund, 21.5 percent must be 
5.1 	deposited in the metropolitan area transit fund under section  16A.88,  1.43 percent must be 
5.2 	deposited in the greater Minnesota transit fund under section  16A.88, 0.65 percent must 
5.3 	be deposited in the county state-aid highway fund, and 0.17 percent must be deposited 
5.4 	in the municipal state-aid street fund. The remaining money must be deposited in the 
5.5 	general fund. 
5.6 	(d) On and after (c) From July 1, 2007, 32 to June 30, 2008, 38.25 percent of the 
5.7 	money collected and received must be deposited in the highway user tax distribution 
5.8 	fund, 20.5 percent must be deposited in the metropolitan area transit fund under section 
5.9 	16A.88, and  1.2525.5 percent must be deposited in the greater Minnesota transit fund 
5.10 	under section  16A.88. The remaining money must be deposited in the general fund. 
5.11 	(d) From July 1, 2008, to June 30, 2009, 44.25 percent must be deposited in the 
5.12 	highway user tax distribution fund, and 29.5 percent must be deposited in the transit fund. 
5.13 	The remaining money must be deposited in the general fund.
5.14 	(e) From July 1, 2009, to June 30, 2010, 50.25 percent must be deposited in the 
5.15 	highway user tax distribution fund, and 33.5 percent must be deposited in the transit fund. 
5.16 	The remaining money must be deposited in the general fund.
5.17 	(f) From July 1, 2010, to June 30, 2011, 56.25 percent must be deposited in the 
5.18 	highway user tax distribution fund, and 37.5 percent must be deposited in the transit fund. 
5.19 	The remaining money must be deposited in the general fund.
5.20 	(g) On and after July 1, 2011, 60 percent must be deposited in the highway user tax 
5.21 	distribution fund, and 40 percent must be deposited in the transit fund.

5.22 	Sec. 4. Laws 2005, chapter 88, article 3, section 10, is amended to read:
5.23 	Sec. 10. SUBMISSION TO VOTERS.
5.24 	The constitutional amendment proposed in section 129 must be presented to the 
5.25 	people at the 2006 general election. The question submitted must be:
5.26 	"Shall the Minnesota Constitution be amended to dedicate revenue from a tax on 
5.27 	the sale of new and used motor vehicles over a five-year period, so that after June 30, 
5.28 	2011, all of the revenue is dedicated at least 40 percent for public transit assistance and 
5.29 	not more than 60 percent for highway purposes so that after June 30, 2011, all of the 
5.30 	revenues from the existing tax on the sale of new and used motor vehicles are dedicated 
5.31 	to highways and public transit?

5.32		Yes .......
	
5.33		No ........"
	
5.34 	

6.1 	Sec. 5. BALLOT PLACEMENT.
 6.2 	The secretary of state shall place as the first question on the ballot at the 2006 
6.3 	general election the constitutional amendment proposed in Laws 2005, chapter 88, article 
6.4 	3, section 10, as amended by this act.

6.5 	Sec. 6. EFFECTIVE DATE.
 6.6 	Sections 1 to 3 are effective on July 1, 2007, upon adoption at the 2006 general 
6.7 	election of a constitutional amendment that requires dedication of all motor vehicle sales 
6.8 	tax revenues to transportation purposes by July 1, 2011.

6.9 	ARTICLE 3
6.10 	TRANSPORTATION POLICY

6.11 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 117.036, is amended to read:
6.12 	117.036 APPRAISAL AND NEGOTIATION REQUIREMENTS 
6.13 	APPLICABLE TO ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY FOR TRANSPORTATION 
6.14 	PURPOSES.
6.15 		Subdivision 1.Application. This section applies to the acquisition of property 
6.16 	for public highways, streets, roads, alleys, airports, mass transit facilities, or for other 
6.17 	transportation facilities or purposes.
6.18 		Subd. 2.Appraisal. (a) Before commencing an eminent domain proceeding under 
6.19 	this chapter, the acquiring authority must obtain at least one appraisal for the property 
6.20 	proposed to be acquired. In making the appraisal, the appraiser must confer with one or 
6.21 	more of the fee owners or contract purchasers of the property, if reasonably possible. 
6.22 	Notwithstanding section 13.44 or any other law to the contrary, the acquiring authority 
6.23 	must provide the fee owner or contract purchaser with a copy of the appraisal at least 20 
6.24 	days before presenting a petition under section  117.055, the acquiring authority must 
6.25 	provide the owner with a copy of the appraisal and inform the owner of the owner's
6.26 	fee owner or contract purchaser of the  right to obtain an appraisal under this section.
6.27 	Upon request, the acquiring authority must make available to the fee owner or contract 
6.28 	purchaser all appraisals of the property.
6.29 	(b) The fee owner  or contract purchaser may obtain an appraisal by a qualified 
6.30 	appraiser of the property proposed to be acquired. The fee owner  or contract purchaser 
6.31 	is entitled to reimbursement for the reasonable costs of the appraisal from the acquiring 
6.32 	authority up to a maximum of $1,500 within 30 days after the for an appraisal of 
6.33 	residential, agricultural, or open land and up to a maximum of $5,000 for an appraisal of 
6.34 	commercial or industrial land if the fee owner or contract purchaser:
7.1 	(1) submits to the acquiring authority a copy of the appraisal and the information 
7.2 	necessary for reimbursement, provided that the owner does so;
7.3 	(2) requests reimbursement  within 60 90 days after the owner receives receiving 
7.4 	the appraisal from the authority under paragraph (a). and at least five days before a 
7.5 	condemnation commissioners' hearing; and
7.6 	(3) ensures that the appraisal is conducted in accordance with the Uniform Standards 
7.7 	of Professional Appraisal Practice. The acquiring authority must pay the reimbursement to 
7.8 	the fee owner or contract purchaser within 30 days after receiving a copy of the appraisal 
7.9 	and the reimbursement information. Upon agreement between the acquiring authority 
7.10 	and either the fee owner or contract purchaser, the acquiring authority may pay the 
7.11 	reimbursement directly to the appraiser.
7.12 		Subd. 3.Negotiation. In addition to the appraisal requirements under subdivision 2, 
7.13 	before commencing an eminent domain proceeding, the acquiring authority must make a 
7.14 	good faith attempt to negotiate personally with the fee owner  or contract purchaser of the 
7.15 	property in order to acquire the property by direct purchase instead of the use of eminent 
7.16 	domain proceedings. In making this negotiation, the acquiring authority must consider 
7.17 	the appraisals in its possession, including any appraisal obtained and furnished by the fee 
7.18 	owner or contract purchaser if available, and other information that may be relevant to a 
7.19 	determination of damages under this chapter.
7.20 		Subd. 4.Condemnation commissioners' hearing. (a) Notwithstanding 
7.21 	section 13.44, an owner's appraisal may not be used or considered in a condemnation 
7.22 	commissioners' hearing conducted under section 117.085, nor may the owner's appraiser 
7.23 	testify, unless a copy of the owner's appraiser's written report is provided to the acquiring 
7.24 	authority at least five days before the hearing.
7.25 	(b) Notwithstanding section 13.44, the acquiring authority's appraisal may not be 
7.26 	used or considered in a condemnation commissioners' hearing conducted under section 
7.27 	117.085, nor may the acquiring authority's appraiser testify, unless a copy of the acquiring 
7.28 	authority's appraiser's written report is provided to the owner or contract purchaser at 
7.29 	least five days before the hearing.

7.30 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 161.082, subdivision 2a, is amended to read:
7.31 		Subd. 2a.Town bridges and culverts; town road account. (a) Money in the 
7.32 	town bridge account must be expended on town road bridge structures that are ten feet 
7.33 	or more in length and on town road culverts that replace existing town road bridges. In 
7.34 	addition, if the present bridge structure is less than ten feet in length but a hydrological 
8.1 	survey indicates that the replacement bridge structure or culvert must be ten feet or more 
8.2 	in length, then the bridge or culvert is eligible for replacement funds.
8.3 	(b) In addition, if a culvert that replaces a deficient bridge is in a county 
8.4 	comprehensive water plan approved by the Board of Water and Soil Resources and the 
8.5 	Department of Natural Resources, the costs of the culvert and roadway grading other than 
8.6 	surfacing are eligible for replacement funds up to the cost of constructing a replacement 
8.7 	bridge.
8.8 	(c) The expenditures on a bridge structure or culvert may be paid from the county 
8.9 	turnback account and may be for 100 percent of the cost of the replacement structure or 
8.10 	culvert or for 100 percent of the cost of rehabilitating the existing structure.
8.11 	(d) The town bridge account may be used to pay the costs to abandon an existing 
8.12 	bridge that is deficient and in need of replacement, but where no replacement will be 
8.13 	made. It may also be used to pay the costs to construct a road or street to facilitate the 
8.14 	abandonment of an existing bridge determined by the commissioner to be deficient, if the 
8.15 	commissioner determines that construction of the road or street is more cost efficient 
8.16 	than replacing the existing bridge.
8.17 	(e) When bridge approach construction work exceeds $10,000 in costs, or when 
8.18 	the county engineer determines that the cost of the replacement culverts alone will not 
8.19 	exceed $20,000, or engineering costs exceed $10,000, the town shall be eligible for 
8.20 	financial assistance from the town bridge account. Financial assistance shall be requested 
8.21 	by resolution of the county board and shall be limited to:
8.22 	(1) 100 percent of the cost of the bridge approach work that is in excess of $10,000;
8.23 	(2) 100 percent of the cost of the replacement culverts when the cost does not 
8.24 	exceed $20,000 and the town board agrees to be responsible for all the other costs, which 
8.25 	may include costs for structural removal, installation, and permitting. The replacement 
8.26 	structure design and costs shall be approved and certified by the county engineer, but need 
8.27 	not be subsequently approved by the Department of Transportation; or
8.28 	(3) 100 percent of all related engineering costs that exceed $10,000, or in the case 
8.29 	of towns with a net tax capacity of less than $200,000 $300,000, 100 percent of the 
8.30 	engineering costs. Beginning in fiscal year 2007, and for each fiscal year thereafter, the 
8.31 	net tax capacity limit must be annually adjusted for the increase in inflation, from the most 
8.32 	recent previous year available, using the annual implicit price deflator for state and local 
8.33 	expenditures as published by the United States Department of Commerce.
8.34 	(f) Money in the town road account must be distributed as provided in section  
8.35 	162.081. 

9.1 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 161.442, is amended to read:
9.2 	161.442 RECONVEYANCE TO FORMER OWNER.
9.3 	Notwithstanding sections  161.23,  161.41,  161.411,  161.43,  161.44, or any other 
9.4 	statute, the commissioner of transportation, with the consent of the owner, or for good 
9.5 	cause and with the consent of the court, may transfer, sell, or convey real property 
9.6 	including fixtures, and interests in real property including easements, to the owner 
9.7 	from whom the property was acquired by the state for trunk highway purposes through 
9.8 	a pending eminent domain action. The transfer of title may be by stipulation, partial 
9.9 	dismissal, bill of sale, or conveyance. Any resulting change in the state's acquisition must 
9.10 	be explained in the final certificate for that action. This provision does not confer on a 
9.11 	landowner the right to compel a reconveyance without the consent of the commissioner. 

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

9.13 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2005 Supplement, section 168.12, subdivision 2a, is 
9.14 	amended to read:
9.15 		Subd. 2a.Personalized plates; rules. (a) The commissioner shall issue personalized 
9.16 	plates or, if requested for special plates issued under section 168.123 for veterans, 
9.17 	168.124 for medal of honor recipients, or 168.125 for former prisoners of war, applicable 
9.18 	personalized special veterans plates, to an applicant who:
9.19 	(1) is an owner of a passenger automobile including a passenger automobile 
9.20 	registered as a classic car, pioneer car, collector car, or street rod; any truck with a 
9.21 	manufacturer's nominal rated capacity of one ton or less and resembling a pickup truck; a 
9.22 	motorcycle, including a classic motorcycle; or a recreational motor vehicle;
9.23 	(2) pays a onetime fee of $100 and any other fees required by this chapter;
9.24 	(3)  pays a onetime surcharge of $3, to be titled the "Gold Star Family Plate 
9.25 	Surcharge," the proceeds of which must be deposited in the highway user tax distribution 
9.26 	fund; 
9.27 	(4) pays the registration tax required by this chapter for the motor vehicle; and
9.28 	(4) (5) complies with this chapter and rules governing registration of motor vehicles 
9.29 	and licensing of drivers.
9.30 	(b) The commissioner shall charge a replacement fee for personalized license plates 
9.31 	and personalized special veterans plates issued under section 168.123 as specified in 
9.32 	subdivision 5. This fee must be paid by the applicant whenever the personalized plates are 
9.33 	required to be replaced by law, except that as provided in section 168.124, subdivision 
10.1 	3, and 168.125, subdivision 1b, no fee may be charged to replace plates issued under 
10.2 	those sections.
10.3 	(c) In lieu of the registration number assigned as provided in subdivision 1, 
10.4 	personalized plates and personalized special veterans plates must have imprinted on them 
10.5 	a series of not more than seven numbers and letters, or five numbers and letters for 
10.6 	personalized special veterans plates, in any combination and, as applicable, satisfy the 
10.7 	design requirements of section 168.123, 168.124, or 168.125. When an applicant has once 
10.8 	obtained personalized plates or personalized special veterans plates, the applicant shall 
10.9 	have a prior claim for similar personalized plates or personalized special veterans plates in 
10.10 	the next succeeding year as long as current motor vehicle registration is maintained.
10.11 	(d) The commissioner shall adopt rules in the manner provided by chapter 14, 
10.12 	regulating the issuance and transfer of personalized plates and personalized special 
10.13 	veterans plates. No words or combination of letters placed on these plates may be used 
10.14 	for commercial advertising, be of an obscene, indecent, or immoral nature, or be of a 
10.15 	nature that would offend public morals or decency. The call signals or letters of a radio or 
10.16 	television station are not commercial advertising for the purposes of this subdivision.
10.17 	(e) Despite the provisions of subdivision 1, personalized plates and personalized 
10.18 	special veterans plates issued under this subdivision may be transferred to another motor 
10.19 	vehicle listed in paragraph (a) and owned by the applicant, upon the payment of a fee of $5.
10.20 	(f) The commissioner may by rule specify the format for notification.
10.21 	(g) A personalized plate or personalized special veterans plate issued for a classic 
10.22 	car, pioneer car, collector car, street rod, or classic motorcycle may not be transferred 
10.23 	to a vehicle not eligible for such a plate.
10.24 	(h) Despite any law to the contrary, if the personalized license plates are lost, stolen, 
10.25 	or destroyed, the applicant may apply and must be issued duplicate license plates bearing 
10.26 	the same combination of letters and numbers and the same design as (1) the former 
10.27 	personalized plates or personalized special veterans plates under section 168.123 upon 
10.28 	the payment of the fee required by section 168.29 or (2) the former personalized special 
10.29 	veterans plates issued under section 168.124 or 168.125, without charge.

10.30 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2005 Supplement, section 168.123, subdivision 1, is 
10.31 	amended to read:
10.32 		Subdivision 1.General requirements; fees. (a) On payment of a fee of $10 for 
10.33 	each set of two plates, or for a single plate in the case of a motorcycle plate, payment of 
10.34 	the registration tax required by law, and compliance with other applicable laws relating to 
10.35 	vehicle registration and licensing, as applicable, the commissioner shall issue:
11.1 	(1) special veteran's plates to an applicant who served in the active military service 
11.2 	in a branch of the armed forces of the United States or of a nation or society allied with the 
11.3 	United States in conducting a foreign war, was discharged under honorable conditions, 
11.4 	and is a registered owner of a passenger automobile, recreational motor vehicle, or truck 
11.5 	resembling a pickup truck and having a manufacturer's nominal rated capacity of one ton, 
11.6 	but which is not a commercial motor vehicle as defined in section 169.01, subdivision 
11.7 	75; or
11.8 	(2) a veteran's special motorcycle plate as described in subdivision 2, paragraph (a), 
11.9 	(e), (f), (h), or (i), or another special plate designed by the commissioner to an applicant 
11.10 	who is a registered owner of a motorcycle and meets the criteria listed in this paragraph 
11.11 	and in subdivision 2, paragraph (a), (e), (f), (h), or (i). Plates issued under this clause must 
11.12 	be the same size as regular motorcycle plates. Special motorcycle license plates issued 
11.13 	under this clause are not subject to section 168.1293.
11.14 	(b) The additional fee of $10 is payable for each set of veteran's plates, is payable 
11.15 	only when the plates are issued, and is not payable in a year in which stickers are issued 
11.16 	instead of plates.
11.17 	(c) The veteran must have a certified copy of the veteran's discharge papers, 
11.18 	indicating character of discharge, at the time of application. If an applicant served in the 
11.19 	active military service in a branch of the armed forces of a nation or society allied with the 
11.20 	United States in conducting a foreign war and is unable to obtain a record of that service 
11.21 	and discharge status, the commissioner of veterans affairs may certify the applicant as 
11.22 	qualified for the veterans' plates provided under this section.
11.23 	(d) For license plates issued for one-ton trucks described in paragraph (a), clause 
11.24 	(1), the commissioner shall collect a surcharge of $5 on each $10 fee collected under 
11.25 	paragraph (a). The surcharge must be deposited in the vehicle services operating account 
11.26 	in the special revenue fund.

11.27 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2005 Supplement, section 168.1251, subdivision 1, is 
11.28 	amended to read:
11.29 		Subdivision 1.Issuance and design. The commissioner shall issue special license 
11.30 	plates bearing the inscription "DISABLED AMERICAN VETERAN" to an applicant 
11.31 	who is certified in writing by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs or the 
11.32 	state commissioner of veterans affairs as having a permanent and total service-connected 
11.33 	disability been awarded a claim for a service-connected disability from the United States 
11.34 	Department of Veterans Affairs, who complies with all laws relating to the registration 
11.35 	and licensing of motor vehicles and drivers, and who pays a fee of $10 for each set of 
12.1 	license plates applied for. The commissioner of veterans affairs shall design the special 
12.2 	license plates must be of a design and size determined by the commissioner, subject 
12.3 	to the approval of the registrar.

12.4 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2005 Supplement, section 168.1251, subdivision 5, is 
12.5 	amended to read:
12.6 		Subd. 5.Motor vehicle; special definition. For purposes of this section, "motor 
12.7 	vehicle" means a vehicle for personal use, not used for commercial purposes, and may 
12.8 	include a passenger automobile, van, pickup truck, motorcycle, or recreational vehicle.

12.9 	Sec. 8. [168.1253] GOLD STAR FAMILY LICENSE PLATE.
12.10 		Subdivision 1.Issuance; eligibility.  The commissioner shall issue special plates 
12.11 	bearing the inscription "GOLD STAR FAMILY" to an applicant who is an owner or joint 
12.12 	owner of a motor vehicle, who is certified in writing by the United States Department of 
12.13 	Veterans Affairs or the state commissioner of veterans affairs as being an eligible person, 
12.14 	and who complies with all laws relating to the registration and licensing of motor vehicles 
12.15 	and drivers.  The certification must indicate whether the person is an eligible person as 
12.16 	defined in either clause (1) or clause (2) of subdivision 2, paragraph (b).
12.17 		Subd. 2. Definitions. For purposes of this section:
12.18 	(a) "Active military service" has the meaning given in section 190.05, subdivision 5. 
12.19 	(b) The term "eligible person" includes: 
12.20 	(1) the surviving spouse or surviving biological or adoptive parent of a person 
12.21 	who has died while serving honorably in active military service in the United States 
12.22 	armed forces; and 
12.23 	(2) the surviving biological or adoptive grandparent, sibling, or child of a person 
12.24 	who has died while serving honorably in active military service in the United States 
12.25 	armed forces.
12.26 	(c) "Motor vehicle" means a vehicle for personal use, not used for commercial 
12.27 	purposes, and may include a passenger automobile; a motorcycle; a recreational vehicle; 
12.28 	or a truck resembling a pickup truck and having a manufacturer's nominal rated capacity 
12.29 	of one ton.
12.30 		Subd. 3. Plate fee; exemption.  A plate fee may not be charged to an eligible person 
12.31 	defined in subdivision 2, paragraph (b), clause (1).  For all other eligible persons, the 
12.32 	commissioner shall charge a fee of $10 per set of plates issued under this section.  No 
12.33 	surcharge may be added to this fee.
13.1 		Subd. 4. Annual registration fee; exemption.  For each eligible person defined in 
13.2 	subdivision 2, paragraph (b), clause (1), to whom the commissioner has issued special 
13.3 	plates under this section, the commissioner may exempt one vehicle from the annual 
13.4 	registration tax required under section 168.013.
13.5 		Subd. 5. Design.  The special license plates issued under this section must be of a 
13.6 	design and size determined by the commissioner, in consultation with the commissioner 
13.7 	of veterans affairs.  The commissioner may design the plates in accordance with section 
13.8 	168.1291, subdivision 2. 
13.9 		Subd. 6. Application.  Application for issuance of these plates may be made at 
13.10 	any time. 
13.11 		Subd. 7. Transfer.  On payment of a fee of $5 and notification to the commissioner, 
13.12 	special plates issued under this section may be transferred to another personal motor 
13.13 	vehicle owned or jointly owned by the eligible person.  

13.14 	Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168A.153, is amended to read:
13.15 	168A.153 REPORT OF VEHICLE RECEIPT; SURRENDER OF 
13.16 	CERTIFICATE.
13.17 		Subdivision 1.Older model vehicle. A dealer who buys an older model vehicle 
13.18 	to be dismantled or destroyed shall report to the department within 30 days including 
13.19 	the vehicle's license plate number and identification number, and the seller's name and 
13.20 	driver's license number.
13.21 		Subd. 2.Late-model or high-value vehicle. A dealer who buys a late-model or 
13.22 	high-value vehicle to be dismantled or destroyed shall notify the secured party, if any, and 
13.23 	then surrender the certificate of title and a properly completed application for a salvage 
13.24 	certificate of title to the department within ten days the commissioner within ten days 
13.25 	in the manner prescribed in subdivision 3. The dealer shall then properly destroy the 
13.26 	certificate of title.
13.27 		Subd. 3.Notification on vehicle to be dismantled or destroyed; service fee. 
 13.28 	Within the time frames prescribed in subdivisions 1 and 2 of acquiring a vehicle titled and 
13.29 	registered in Minnesota, a dealer shall notify the registrar that the dealership purchased the 
13.30 	vehicle to be dismantled or destroyed. The notification must be made electronically as 
13.31 	prescribed by the registrar. The dealer may contract this service to a deputy registrar and 
13.32 	the registrar may charge a fee not to exceed $7 per transaction to provide this service.

13.33 	Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2005 Supplement, section 168A.20, subdivision 5, is 
13.34 	amended to read:
14.1 		Subd. 5.Satisfaction of automobile lien seven years old; release. (a) A security 
14.2 	interest perfected under this chapter expiresmay be cancelled seven years from the 
14.3 	perfection date for a passenger automobile, as defined in section 168.011, subdivision 
14.4 	7, upon the request of the owner of the passenger automobile, if the owner has paid the 
14.5 	lien in full and is unable to locate the lienholder to obtain a lien release. At a minimum, 
14.6 	the owner must send a letter to the lienholder by certified mail, return receipt requested, 
14.7 	requesting a lien release. If the owner is unable to obtain a lien release by sending a 
14.8 	letter by certified mail, then the owner must present to the department or its agent the 
14.9 	returned letter as evidence of the attempted contact. This subdivision applies only to 
14.10 	vehicle owners who are individuals.
14.11 	(b) A lien holder may notify the department in writing or in a format approved by 
14.12 	the department during the sixth year of the lien, no later than 90 days in advance of the 
14.13 	seven-year anniversary, if the lien will not be satisfied during this registration period and 
14.14 	the lien must be extended up to seven additional years as requested by the lien holder.

14.15 	Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168B.04, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
14.16 		Subd. 2.Unauthorized vehicles. (a) Units of government and peace officers may 
14.17 	take into custody and impound any unauthorized vehicle under section  169.041. 
14.18 	(b) A vehicle may also be impounded after it has been left unattended in one of the 
14.19 	following public or private locations for the indicated period of time:
14.20 	(1) in a public location not governed by section  169.041: 
14.21 	(i) on a highway and properly tagged by a peace officer, four hours;
14.22 	(ii) located so as to constitute an accident or traffic hazard to the traveling public, as 
14.23 	determined by a peace officer, immediately; or
14.24 	(iii) located so as to constitute an accident or traffic hazard to the traveling 
14.25 	public within the Department of Transportation's eight-county metropolitan district, 
14.26 	as determined by an authorized employee of the department's freeway service patrol, 
14.27 	immediately; or 
14.28 	(iii) (iv) that is a parking facility or other public property owned or controlled by a 
14.29 	unit of government, properly posted, four hours; or
14.30 	(2) on private property:
14.31 	(i) that is single-family or duplex residential property, immediately;
14.32 	(ii) that is private, nonresidential property, properly posted, immediately;
14.33 	(iii) that is private, nonresidential property, not posted, 24 hours;
14.34 	(iv) that is private, nonresidential property of an operator of an establishment for the 
14.35 	servicing, repair, or maintenance of motor vehicles, five business days after notifying the 
15.1 	vehicle owner by certified mail, return receipt requested, of the property owner's intention 
15.2 	to have the vehicle removed from the property; or
15.3 	(v) that is any residential property, properly posted, immediately.
15.4 	(c) When a tow is requested under paragraph (b), clause (1) (iii), the department shall 
15.5 	ensure that the tower initially requested to remove the vehicle is given the opportunity, 
15.6 	to the greatest reasonable extent, to actually conduct and complete all towing operations 
15.7 	requested; provided that, the owner of the vehicle to be towed has not already requested 
15.8 	that another tower remove the vehicle, in which case the tower contacted by the owner 
15.9 	must be given the first reasonable opportunity to conduct the towing operations required.

15.10 	Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168B.06, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
15.11 		Subdivision 1.Contents; notice given within five days. When an impounded 
15.12 	vehicle is taken into custody, the unit of government or impound lot operator taking it 
15.13 	into custody shall give notice to the registered vehicle owner and any lienholders of the 
15.14 	taking within five days. The notice shall:
15.15 	(a)(1) set forth the date and place of the taking, the year, make, model and serial 
15.16 	number of the impounded motor vehicle if such information can be reasonably obtained 
15.17 	and the place where the vehicle is being held,;
15.18 	(b)(2) inform the vehicle owner and any lienholders of their right to reclaim the 
15.19 	vehicle under section  168B.07, and;
15.20 	(c) (3) state that failure of the owner or lienholders to exercise their right to reclaim 
15.21 	the vehicle and contents within the appropriate time allowed under section  168B.051, 
15.22 	subdivision 1, 1a, or 2, shall be deemed a waiver by them of all right, title, and interest in 
15.23 	the vehicle and remaining contents and a consent to the transfer of title to and disposal or 
15.24 	sale of the vehicle and remaining contents pursuant to section  168B.08.; and 
15.25 	(4) state: "You have the right to pick up your contents from your vehicle, whether or 
15.26 	not you give up the right to reclaim your vehicle."

15.27 	Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168B.07, is amended by adding a 
15.28 	subdivision to read:
15.29 		Subd. 3.Retrieval of contents.  A unit of government or impound lot operator 
15.30 	may establish a reasonable procedure for retrieval of vehicle contents. At any time 
15.31 	before the expiration of the waiting periods provided in section 168B.051, subdivision 
15.32 	1, 1a, or 2, the owner of an impounded vehicle has the right to retrieve, without charge, 
15.33 	any and all contents. For the purposes of this subdivision, "contents" means all personal 
15.34 	belongings and does not include any permanently affixed mechanical or nonmechanical: 
16.1 	(i) automobile parts; (ii) automobile body parts; or (iii) automobile accessories, including 
16.2 	audio or video players.

16.3 	Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2005 Supplement, section 169.01, subdivision 4c, is 
16.4 	amended to read:
16.5 		Subd. 4c.Motorized foot scooter. "Motorized foot scooter" means a device with 
16.6 	handlebars designed to be stood or sat upon by the operator, and powered by an internal 
16.7 	combustion engine or electric motor that is capable of propelling the device with or 
16.8 	without human propulsion, and that has either (1) no more than two ten-inch or smaller 
16.9 	diameter wheels or (2) and has an engine or motor that is capable of a maximum speed of 
16.10 	15 miles per hour on a flat surface with not more than one percent grade in any direction 
16.11 	when the motor is engaged. An electric personal assistive mobility device, a motorized 
16.12 	bicycle, an electric-assisted bicycle, or a motorcycle is not a motorized foot scooter.

16.13 	Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2005 Supplement, section 169.01, subdivision 78, is 
16.14 	amended to read:
16.15 		Subd. 78.Recreational vehicle combination. (a) "Recreational vehicle 
16.16 	combination" means a combination of vehicles consisting of a pickup truck as defined 
16.17 	in section 168.011, subdivision 29, attached by means of a fifth-wheel coupling to a 
16.18 	camper-semitrailer which has hitched to it a trailer carrying a watercraft as defined in 
16.19 	section 86B.005, subdivision 18; off-highway motorcycle as defined in section 84.787, 
16.20 	subdivision 7; motorcycle; motorized bicycle; snowmobile as defined in section 84.81, 
16.21 	subdivision 3; all-terrain vehicle as defined in section 84.92, subdivision 8; motorized golf 
16.22 	cart; or equestrian equipment or supplies.
16.23 	(b) For purposes of this subdivision:
16.24 	(1) A "fifth-wheel coupling" is a coupling between a camper-semitrailer and a 
16.25 	towing pickup truck in which a portion of the weight of the camper-semitrailer is carried 
16.26 	over or forward of the rear axle of the towing pickup.
16.27 	(2) A "camper-semitrailer" is a trailer, other than a manufactured home as defined in 
16.28 	section 327B.01, subdivision 13, designed for human habitation and used for vacation or 
16.29 	recreational purposes for limited periods.

16.30 	Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 169.041, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
16.31 		Subdivision 1.Towing authority. For purposes of this section, "towing authority" 
16.32 	means:
17.1 	(1) any local authority authorized by section  169.04 to enforce the traffic laws, and 
17.2 	also includes a private towing company authorized by a local authority to tow vehicles on 
17.3 	behalf of that local authority.; or
17.4 	(2) an authorized employee of the Department of Transportation's freeway service 
17.5 	patrol within the department's eight-county metropolitan district, and also includes a 
17.6 	private towing company authorized by the department to tow vehicles on behalf of the 
17.7 	department.

17.8 	Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 169.041, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
17.9 		Subd. 2.Towing order required. A towing authority may not tow a motor 
17.10 	vehicle from public property unless a peace officer or parking enforcement officer has 
17.11 	prepared, in addition to the parking citation, a written towing report describing the motor 
17.12 	vehicle and the reasons for towing. The report must be signed by the officer and the tow 
17.13 	driver. Within the Department of Transportation's eight-county metropolitan district, an 
17.14 	authorized employee of the department's freeway service patrol may order a tow from a 
17.15 	trunk highway after preparing a written towing report provided by the Minnesota State 
17.16 	Patrol but is not required to issue a citation. The department employee shall ensure that 
17.17 	the tower initially requested to remove the vehicle is given the opportunity, to the greatest 
17.18 	reasonable extent, to actually conduct and complete all towing operations requested; 
17.19 	provided that, the owner of the vehicle to be towed has not already requested that another 
17.20 	tower remove the vehicle, in which case the tower contacted by the owner must be given 
17.21 	the first reasonable opportunity to conduct the towing operations required.

17.22 	Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 169.13, is amended to read:
17.23 	169.13 RECKLESS OR, CARELESS, OR EXHIBITION DRIVING.
17.24 		Subdivision 1.Reckless driving. (a) Any person who drives any vehicle in such a 
17.25 	manner as to indicate either a willful or a wanton disregard for the safety of persons or 
17.26 	property is guilty of reckless driving and such reckless driving is a misdemeanor.
17.27 	(b) A person shall not race any vehicle upon any street or highway of this state. 
17.28 	Any person who willfully compares or contests relative speeds by operating one or more 
17.29 	vehicles is guilty of racing, which constitutes reckless driving, whether or not the speed 
17.30 	contested or compared is in excess of the maximum speed prescribed by law.
17.31 		Subd. 2.Careless driving. Any person who operates or halts any vehicle upon any 
17.32 	street or highway carelessly or heedlessly in disregard of the rights of others, or in a 
17.33 	manner that endangers or is likely to endanger any property or any person, including the 
17.34 	driver or passengers of the vehicle, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
18.1 		Subd. 2a.Exhibition driving. A person who operates any vehicle in a manner 
18.2 	so as to start or accelerate with an unnecessary exhibition of speed is guilty of a petty 
18.3 	misdemeanor. Prima facie evidence of an unnecessary exhibition of speed is the 
18.4 	unreasonable squealing or screeching sounds emitted by the vehicle's tires or the throwing 
18.5 	of sand or gravel by the vehicle's tires, or both.
18.6 		Subd. 3.Application. (a) The provisions of this section apply, but are not limited in 
18.7 	application, to any person who drives any vehicle in the manner prohibited by this section:
18.8 	(1) upon the ice of any lake, stream, or river, including but not limited to the ice of 
18.9 	any boundary water; or
18.10 	(2) in a parking lot ordinarily used by or available to the public though not as a 
18.11 	matter of right, and a driveway connecting such a the parking lot with a street or highway.
18.12 	(b) This section does not apply to:
18.13 	(1) an authorized emergency vehicle, when responding to an emergency call or when 
18.14 	in pursuit of an actual or suspected violator; 
18.15 	(2) the emergency operation of any vehicle when avoiding imminent danger; or
18.16 	(3) any raceway, racing facility, or other public event sanctioned by the appropriate 
18.17 	governmental authority.

18.18 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2006, for violations 
18.19 	committed on or after that date.

18.20 	Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 169.471, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
18.21 		Subd. 2.Use of headphones in vehicle.  (a) No person, while operating a 
18.22 	motor vehicle, shall wear headphones or earphones whichthat are used in both ears 
18.23 	simultaneously for purposes of receiving or listening to broadcasts or reproductions from 
18.24 	radios, tape decks, or other sound-producing or transmitting devices. This section shall 
18.25 	not prohibit the use, however, of
18.26 	(b) Paragraph (a) does not prohibit: 
18.27 	(1) the use of a hearing aid devicesdevice by persons in need thereof a person 
18.28 	who needs the device; or 
18.29 	(2) the use of a communication headset by a firefighter while operating a fire 
18.30 	department emergency vehicle in response to an emergency.

18.31 	Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 169.685, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
18.32 		 Subd. 5.Violation; petty misdemeanor.  (a) Every motor vehicle operator, when 
18.33 	transporting a child under the age of four nine and weighing less than 80 pounds on the 
18.34 	streets and highways of this state in a motor vehicle equipped with factory-installed seat 
19.1 	belts, shall equip and install for use in the motor vehicle, according to the manufacturer's 
19.2 	instructions, a child passenger restraint system meeting federal motor vehicle safety 
19.3 	standards.
19.4 	 (b) No motor vehicle operator who is operating a motor vehicle on the streets and 
19.5 	highways of this state may transport a child under the age of four nine and weighing less 
19.6 	than 80 pounds in a seat of a motor vehicle equipped with a factory-installed seat belt, 
19.7 	unless the child is properly fastened in the child passenger restraint system. The driver of 
19.8 	a vehicle shall additionally restrain children under the age of nine as follows:
19.9 	(1) a child less than one year of age weighing less than 20 pounds must be properly 
19.10 	restrained in a rear-facing child restraint system;
19.11 	(2) a child under the age of nine and weighing 80 pounds or more must be restrained 
19.12 	in a properly adjusted seat belt system;
19.13 	(3) a child under the age of nine must sit in the back seat unless the vehicle has no 
19.14 	forward-facing back seat, all seating positions in the back are being used by children under 
19.15 	the age of nine, or the child restraint cannot be installed properly in the back seat; and 
19.16 	(4) a child under the age of nine and weighing 40 pounds or more may wear a 
19.17 	lap-only seat belt in the rear seat if there are no shoulder belts in the back seat or if all 
19.18 	of the shoulder belts in the back seat are being used by children weighing 40 pounds 
19.19 	or more and under the age of 16.
19.20 	(c) An operator of a pickup truck or sports utility vehicle who transports a child 
19.21 	under the age of nine shall transport the child within the vehicle's passenger compartment.
19.22 	(d) Any motor vehicle operator who violates this subdivision is guilty of a petty 
19.23 	misdemeanor and may be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $50.  The fine for 
19.24 	the first violation may be waived or the amount reduced if the motor vehicle operator 
19.25 	produces evidence that within 14 days after the date of the violation a child passenger 
19.26 	restraint system meeting federal motor vehicle safety standards was purchased or obtained 
19.27 	for the exclusive use of the operator.
19.28 	 (c) (e) The fines collected for violations of this subdivision must be deposited in 
19.29 	the state treasury and credited to a special account to be known as the Minnesota child 
19.30 	passenger restraint and education account.
19.31 	When issuing a citation for violation of this section, an officer shall provide to 
19.32 	the vehicle operator written information identifying a source of no-cost child restraint 
19.33 	equipment for individuals in financial need, if the vehicle does not contain child-restraint 
19.34 	equipment.

19.35 	Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 169.686, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
20.1 		Subdivision 1.Seat belt requirement. (a) A properly adjusted and fastened seat 
20.2 	belt, including both the shoulder and lap belt when the vehicle is so equipped, shall be 
20.3 	worn by:
20.4 	(1) the driver and passengers of a passenger vehicle or commercial motor vehicle;
20.5 	(2) a passenger riding in the front seat of a passenger vehicle or commercial motor 
20.6 	vehicle; and
20.7 	(3) a passenger riding in any seat of a passenger vehicle who is older than three 
20.8 	but younger than 11 years of age.
20.9 	(b) A person who is 15 years of age or older and who violates paragraph (a), clause 
20.10 	(1) or (2), is subject to a fine of $25. The driver of the passenger vehicle or commercial 
20.11 	motor vehicle in which the violation occurred is subject to a $25 fine for a violation of 
20.12 	paragraph (a), clause (2) or (3), by a child of the driver passenger under the age of 15 
20.13 	or any child under the age of 11. A peace officer may not issue a citation for a violation 
20.14 	of this section unless the officer lawfully stopped or detained the driver of the motor 
20.15 	vehicle for a moving violation other than a violation involving motor vehicle equipment. 
20.16 	The Department of Public Safety shall not record a violation of this subdivision on a 
20.17 	person's driving record.

20.18 	Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2005 Supplement, section 169.81, subdivision 3c, is 
20.19 	amended to read:
20.20 		Subd. 3c.Recreational vehicle combination. Notwithstanding subdivision 3, a 
20.21 	recreational vehicle combination may be operated without a permit if:
20.22 	(1) the combination does not consist of more than three vehicles, and the towing 
20.23 	rating of the pickup truck is equal to or greater than the total weight of all vehicles 
20.24 	being towed;
20.25 	(2) the combination does not exceed 70 feet in length;
20.26 	(3) the middle vehicle in the combination does not exceed 28 feet in length;
20.27 	(4)(3) the operator of the combination is at least 18 years of age;
20.28 	(5)(4) the trailer carrying a watercraft, motorcycle, motorized bicycle, off-highway 
20.29 	motorcycle, snowmobile, all-terrain vehicle, motorized golf cart, or equestrian equipment 
20.30 	or supplies meets all requirements of law;
20.31 	(6)(5) the trailers in the combination are connected to the pickup truck and each 
20.32 	other in conformity with section 169.82; and
20.33 	(7)(6) the combination is not operated within the seven-county metropolitan area, 
20.34 	as defined in section 473.121, subdivision 2, during the hours of 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. 
20.35 	and 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Mondays through Fridays.

21.1 	Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 169.824, as amended by Laws 2005, First 
21.2 	Special Session chapter 1, article 4, section 36, is amended to read:
21.3 	169.824 GROSS WEIGHT SCHEDULE.
21.4 		Subdivision 1.Table of axle weight limits. (a) No vehicle or combination of 
21.5 	vehicles equipped with pneumatic tires shall be operated upon the highways of this state 
21.6 	where the total gross weight on any group of two or more consecutive axles of any vehicle 
21.7 	or combination of vehicles exceeds that given in the following table for the distance 
21.8 	between the centers of the first and last axles of any group of two or more consecutive 
21.9 	axles under consideration; unless otherwise noted, the distance between axles being 
21.10 	measured longitudinally to the nearest even foot, and when the measurement is a fraction 
21.11 	of exactly one-half foot the next largest whole number in feet shall be used, except that 
21.12 	when the distance between axles is more than three feet four inches and less than three 
21.13 	feet six inches the distance of four feet shall be used:

21.14		Maximum gross weight in pounds on a group of
	
21.15		2
	3
	4
	
21.16
21.17
21.18
21.19
21.20
21.21
21.22	Distances in feet 
between centers 
of foremost and 
rearmost axles of a 
group
	consecutive axles 
of a 2-axle vehicle 
or of any vehicle 
or combination of 
vehicles having a 
total of 2 or more 
axles
	consecutive axles 
of a 3-axle vehicle 
or of any vehicle 
or combination of 
vehicles having a 
total of 3 or more 
axles
	consecutive axles 
of a 4-axle vehicle 
or any combination 
of vehicles having 
a total of 4 or more 
axles
	
21.23	4
	34,000
			
21.24	5
	34,000
			
21.25	6
	34,000
			
21.26	7
	34,000
	37,000
		
21.27	8
	34,000
	38,500
		
21.28	8 plus
	34,000
	42,000
		
21.29		(38,000)
			
21.30	9
	35,000
	43,000
		
21.31		(39,000)
			
21.32	10
	36,000
	43,500
	49,000
	
21.33		(40,000)
			
22.1	11
	36,000
	44,500
	49,500
	
22.2	12
		45,000
	50,000
	
22.3	13
		46,000
	51,000
	
22.4	14
		46,500
	51,500
	
22.5	15
		47,500
	52,000
	
22.6	16
		48,000
	53,000
	
22.7	17
		49,000
	53,500
	
22.8	18
		49,500
	54,000
	
22.9	19
		50,500
	55,000
	
22.10	20
		51,000
	55,500
	
22.11	21
		52,000
	56,000
	
22.12	22
		52,500
	57,000
	
22.13	23
		53,500
	57,500
	
22.14	24
		54,000
	58,000
	
22.15	25
		(55,000)
	59,000
	
22.16	26
		(55,500)
	59,500
	
22.17	27
		(56,500)
	60,000
	
22.18	28
		(57,000)
	61,000
	
22.19	29
		(58,000)
	61,500
	
22.20	30
		(58,500)
	62,000
	
22.21	31
		(59,500)
	63,000
	
22.22	32
		(60,000)
	63,500
	
22.23	33
			64,000
	
22.24	34
			65,000
	
22.25	35
			65,500
	
22.26	36
			66,000
	
22.27	37
			67,000
	
22.28	38
			67,500
	
22.29	39
			68,000
	
23.1	40
			69,000
	
23.2	41
			69,500
	
23.3	42
			70,000
	
23.4	43
			71,000
	
23.5	44
			71,500
	
23.6	45
			72,000
	
23.7	46
			72,500
	
23.8	47
			(73,500)
	
23.9	48
			(74,000)
	
23.10	49
			(74,500)
	
23.11	50
			(75,500)
	
23.12	51
			(76,000)
	
23.13 	The maximum gross weight on a group of three consecutive axles where the distance 
23.14 	between centers of foremost and rearmost axles is listed as seven feet or eight feet applies 
23.15 	only to vehicles manufactured before August 1, 1991.
23.16 	"8 plus" refers to any distance greater than eight feet but less than nine feet.

23.17		Maximum gross weight in pounds on a group of
	
23.18		5
	6
	7
	
23.19
23.20
23.21
23.22
23.23
23.24	Distances in feet 
between centers 
of foremost and 
rearmost axles of a 
group
	consecutive axles 
of a 5-axle vehicle 
or any combination 
of vehicles having 
a total of 5 or more 
axles
	consecutive axles 
of a combination of 
vehicles having a 
total of 6 or more 
axles
	consecutive axles 
of a combination of 
vehicles having a 
total of 7 or more 
axles
	
23.25	14
	57,000
			
23.26	15
	57,500
			
23.27	16
	58,000
			
23.28	17
	59,000
			
23.29	18
	59,500
			
23.30	19
	60,000
			
24.1	20
	60,500
	66,000
	72,000
	
24.2	21
	61,500
	67,000
	72,500
	
24.3	22
	62,000
	67,500
	73,000
	
24.4	23
	62,500
	68,000
	73,500
	
24.5	24
	63,000
	68,500
	74,000
	
24.6	25
	64,000
	69,000
	75,000
	
24.7	26
	64,500
	70,000
	75,500
	
24.8	27
	65,000
	70,500
	76,000
	
24.9	28
	65,500
	71,000
	76,500
	
24.10	29
	66,500
	71,500
	77,000
	
24.11	30
	67,000
	72,000
	77,500
	
24.12	31
	67,500
	73,000
	78,500
	
24.13	32
	68,000
	73,500
	79,000
	
24.14	33
	69,000
	74,000
	79,500
	
24.15	34
	69,500
	74,500
	80,000
	
24.16	35
	70,000
	75,000
		
24.17	36
	70,500
	76,000
		
24.18	37
	71,500
	76,500
		
24.19	38
	72,000
	77,000
		
24.20	39
	72,500
	77,500
		
24.21	40
	73,000
	78,000
		
24.22	41
	(74,000)
	79,000
		
24.23	42
	(74,500)
	79,500
		
24.24	43
	(75,000)
	80,000
		
24.25	44
	(75,500)
			
24.26	45
	(76,500)
			
24.27	46
	(77,000)
			
24.28	47
	(77,500)
			
24.29	48
	(78,000)
			
25.1	49
	(79,000)
			
25.2	50
	(79,500)
			
25.3	51
	(80,000)
			
25.4 	The gross weights shown in parentheses in this table are permitted only on state trunk 
25.5 	highways and routes designated under section   169.832, subdivision 11, and on routes 
25.6 	designated as having maximum weight limit of nine tons per axle. 
25.7 	(b) Notwithstanding any lesser weight in pounds shown in this table but subject to 
25.8 	the restrictions on gross vehicle weights in subdivision 2, paragraph (a), two consecutive 
25.9 	sets of tandem axles may carry a gross load of 34,000 pounds each and a combined gross 
25.10 	load of 68,000 pounds provided the overall distance between the first and last axles of 
25.11 	the consecutive sets of tandem axles is 36 feet or more.
25.12 		Subd. 2.Gross vehicle weight of all axles. (a) Notwithstanding the provisions 
25.13 	of section 169.85, the gross vehicle weight of all axles of a vehicle or combination of 
25.14 	vehicles shallmust not exceed:
25.15 	(1) 80,000 pounds for any vehicle or combination of vehicles on all state trunk 
25.16 	highways as defined in section 160.02, subdivision 29, and for all routes designated under 
25.17 	section 169.832, subdivision 11 as having a maximum weight limit of nine tons per axle;
25.18 	(2) 88,000 pounds for any vehicle or combination of vehicles with six or more 
25.19 	axles while exclusively engaged in hauling livestock on all state trunk highways other 
25.20 	than interstate highways, if the vehicle has a permit under section 169.86, subdivision 
25.21 	5, paragraph (k); or
25.22 	(3) 73,280 pounds for any vehicle or combination of vehicles with five axles or less 
25.23 	on all routes, other than state trunk highways and routes that are designated under section 
25.24 	169.832, subdivision 11, except that a vehicle needing reasonable access to a terminal or 
25.25 	facilities for food, fuel, repairs, and rest, located within three miles of a ten-ton route, may 
25.26 	not exceed 80,000 pounds. "Terminal" means any location where freight either originates, 
25.27 	terminates, or is handled in the transportation process, or where commercial motor carriers 
25.28 	maintain operating facilities; and on routes designated as having a maximum weight 
25.29 	limit of nine tons per axle.
25.30 	(4) 80,000 pounds for any vehicle or combination of vehicles with six or more axles 
25.31 	on all routes, other than state trunk highways and routes that are designated under section 
25.32 	169.832, subdivision 11.
25.33 	(b) The maximum weights specified in this section for five consecutive axles shall 
25.34 	not apply to a four-axle ready-mix concrete truck which was equipped with a fifth axle 
25.35 	prior to June 1, 1981. The maximum gross weight on four or fewer consecutive axles of 
26.1 	vehicles excepted by this clause shall not exceed any maximum weight specified for four 
26.2 	or fewer consecutive axles in this section.

26.3 	Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 169.829, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
26.4 		Subd. 2.Tow truck. Sections  169.822 to  169.828 do not apply to a tow truck or 
26.5 	towing vehicle when towing a disabled or damaged vehicle damaged in such manner that 
26.6 	the towed vehicle cannot be towed from the rear and, when the movement is temporary
26.7 	urgent, and when the movement is for the purpose of taking removing the disabled vehicle 
26.8 	from the roadway to a place of safekeeping or to a place of repair. 

26.9 	Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 169.86, is amended by adding a subdivision 
26.10 	to read:
26.11 		Subd. 8.Tow truck. A tow truck or towing vehicle, when towing a disabled or 
26.12 	damaged vehicle to a place of repair or to a place of safekeeping, may exceed the length 
26.13 	and weight limitations of this chapter, subject to a $300 annual permit fee and such 
26.14 	conditions as the commissioner may prescribe.

26.15 	Sec. 26.  Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 169.89, is amended by adding a subdivision 
26.16 	to read:
26.17 		Subd. 6.Violation committed while operating mobile phone. (a) A person 
26.18 	convicted of a moving violation, which does not include a parking violation, a vehicle 
26.19 	equipment violation, or a warning citation, who, during the commission of the violation, 
26.20 	was communicating over a cellular or wireless telephone, is assessed an additional 
26.21 	surcharge equal to the amount of the fine imposed for the moving violation, but not less 
26.22 	than $25.
26.23 	(b) It is an affirmative defense against a charge of violating paragraph (a) that the 
26.24 	mobile telephone was used for the purpose of contacting the following in response to 
26.25 	an emergency:
26.26 	(1) a first responder by use of a 911 or other emergency telephone number;
26.27 	(2) a hospital, clinic, or doctor's office;
26.28 	(3) an ambulance service provider;
26.29 	(4) a fire department or law enforcement agency; or
26.30 	(5) a first aid squad.

26.31 	Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 171.01, subdivision 29, is amended to read:
27.1 		Subd. 29.Conviction. The term "conviction" means a final conviction either after 
27.2 	trial or upon a plea of guilty or nolo contendere accepted by the court. Also, a forfeiture 
27.3 	of cash or collateral deposited to guarantee a defendant's appearance in court, which 
27.4 	forfeiture has not been vacated; the failure to comply with a written notice to appear in 
27.5 	court; or a breach of a condition of release without bail; or the payment of a fine or court 
27.6 	cost, is equivalent to a conviction.

27.7 	Sec. 28. Minnesota Statutes 2005 Supplement, section 171.05, subdivision 2b, is 
27.8 	amended to read:
27.9 		Subd. 2b.Instruction permit use by person under age 18. (a) This subdivision 
27.10 	applies to persons who have applied for and received an instruction permit under 
27.11 	subdivision 2.
27.12 	(b) The permit holder may, with the permit in possession, operate a motor vehicle, 
27.13 	but must be accompanied by and be under the supervision of a certified driver education 
27.14 	instructor, the permit holder's parent or guardian, or another licensed driver age 21 or 
27.15 	older. The supervisor must occupy the seat beside the permit holder.
27.16 	(c) The permit holder may operate a motor vehicle only when every occupant under 
27.17 	the age of 18  15 has a seat belt or child passenger restraint system properly fastened
27.18 	according to sections 169.685 and 169.686. A person who violates this paragraph is 
27.19 	subject to a fine of $25. A peace officer may not issue a citation for a violation of this 
27.20 	paragraph unless the officer lawfully stopped or detained the driver of the motor vehicle 
27.21 	for a moving violation as defined in section 171.04, subdivision 1 A passenger who is at 
27.22 	least 15 years of age is subject to the requirements and penalty of section 169.686. The 
27.23 	commissioner shall not record a violation of this paragraph on a person's driving record.
27.24 	(d) The permit holder may not operate a vehicle while communicating over, or 
27.25 	otherwise operating, a cellular or wireless telephone, whether handheld or hands free, 
27.26 	when the vehicle is in motion. The permit holder may assert as an affirmative defense 
27.27 	that the violation was made for the sole purpose of obtaining emergency assistance to 
27.28 	prevent a crime about to be committed, or in the reasonable belief that a person's life 
27.29 	or safety was in danger.
27.30 	(e) The permit holder must maintain a driving record free of convictions for moving 
27.31 	violations, as defined in section 171.04, subdivision 1, and free of convictions for violation 
27.32 	of section 169A.20, 169A.33, 169A.35, or sections 169A.50 to 169A.53. If the permit 
27.33 	holder drives a motor vehicle in violation of the law, the commissioner shall suspend, 
27.34 	cancel, or revoke the permit in accordance with the statutory section violated.

28.1 	Sec. 29. Minnesota Statutes 2005 Supplement, section 171.055, subdivision 2, is 
28.2 	amended to read:
28.3 		Subd. 2.Use of provisional license. (a) A provisional license holder may operate a 
28.4 	motor vehicle only when every occupant under the age of 18 15 has a seat belt or child 
28.5 	passenger restraint system properly fastened according to sections 169.685 and 169.686. 
28.6 	A person who violates this paragraph is subject to a fine of $25. A peace officer may not 
28.7 	issue a citation for a violation of this paragraph unless the officer lawfully stopped or 
28.8 	detained the driver of the motor vehicle for a moving violation as defined in section 171.04
28.9 	A passenger who is at least 15 years of age is subject to the requirements and penalty of 
28.10 	section 169.686. The commissioner shall not record a violation of this paragraph on a 
28.11 	person's driving record.
28.12 	(b) A provisional license holder may not operate a vehicle while communicating 
28.13 	over, or otherwise operating, a cellular or wireless telephone, whether handheld or 
28.14 	hands free, when the vehicle is in motion. The provisional license holder may assert 
28.15 	as an affirmative defense that the violation was made for the sole purpose of obtaining 
28.16 	emergency assistance to prevent a crime about to be committed, or in the reasonable belief 
28.17 	that a person's life or safety was in danger.
28.18 	(c) If the holder of a provisional license during the period of provisional licensing 
28.19 	incurs (1) a conviction for a violation of section 169A.20, 169A.33, 169A.35, or sections 
28.20 	169A.50 to 169A.53, (2) a conviction for a crash-related moving violation as defined in 
28.21 	section 171.04, or (3) more than one conviction for a moving violation that is not crash 
28.22 	related, the person may not be issued a driver's license until 12 consecutive months have 
28.23 	expired since the date of the conviction or until the person reaches the age of 18 years, 
28.24 	whichever occurs first.

28.25 	Sec. 30. Minnesota Statutes 2005 Supplement, section 171.07, subdivision 1, is 
28.26 	amended to read:
28.27 		Subdivision 1.License; contents. (a) Upon the payment of the required fee, the 
28.28 	department shall issue to every qualifying applicant a license designating the type or class 
28.29 	of vehicles the applicant is authorized to drive as applied for. This license must bear a 
28.30 	distinguishing number assigned to the licensee; the licensee's full name, date of birth, 
28.31 	and residence address; the license class, endorsements, and restrictions imposed, if any; 
28.32 	a description of the licensee in a manner as the commissioner deems necessary; and the 
28.33 	usual signature of the licensee. No license is valid unless it bears the usual signature of 
28.34 	the licensee. Every license must bear a colored photograph or an electronically produced 
28.35 	image of the licensee.
29.1 	(b) If the United States Postal Service will not deliver mail to the applicant's 
29.2 	residence address as listed on the license, then the applicant shall provide verification from 
29.3 	the United States Postal Service that mail will not be delivered to the applicant's residence 
29.4 	address and that mail will be delivered to a specified alternate mailing address. When an 
29.5 	applicant provides an alternate mailing address under this subdivision, the commissioner 
29.6 	shall use the alternate mailing address in lieu of the applicant's residence address for 
29.7 	all notices and mailings to the applicant.
29.8 	(c) Every license issued to an applicant under the age of 21 must be of a 
29.9 	distinguishing color and plainly marked "Under-21."
29.10 	(d) The department shall use processes in issuing a license that prohibit, as nearly as 
29.11 	possible, the ability to alter or reproduce a license, or prohibit the ability to superimpose a 
29.12 	photograph or electronically produced image on a license, without ready detection.
29.13 	(e) A license issued to an applicant age 65 or over must be plainly marked "senior" if 
29.14 	requested by the applicant.

29.15 	Sec. 31. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 171.0701, is amended to read:
29.16 	171.0701 DRIVER EDUCATION; ORGAN AND TISSUE DONATION.
29.17 	The commissioner shall adopt rules requiring a minimum of 30 minutes of 
29.18 	instruction relating to organ and tissue donations and the provisions of section  171.07, 
29.19 	subdivision 5, for persons enrolled in driver education programs offered at public schools, 
29.20 	private schools, and commercial driver training schools. 

29.21 	Sec. 32. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 171.14, is amended to read:
29.22 	171.14 CANCELLATION.
29.23 	(a) The commissioner shall have authority to may cancel any driver's license upon 
29.24 	determination that (1) the licensee was not entitled to the issuance thereof hereunder, or 
29.25 	that of the license, (2) the licensee failed to give the required or correct information in 
29.26 	the application, orand committed any fraud or deceit in making such the application. 
29.27 	The commissioner may also cancel the driver's license of any, or (3) the person who, 
29.28 	at the time of the cancellation, would not have been entitled to receive a license under
29.29 	the provisions of section  171.04. 
29.30 	(b) The commissioner shall cancel the driver's license of a person described in 
29.31 	paragraph (a), clause (2), for 60 days or until the required or correct information has 
29.32 	been provided, whichever is longer.

30.1 	Sec. 33. Minnesota Statutes 2005 Supplement, section 171.18, subdivision 1, is 
30.2 	amended to read:
30.3 		Subdivision 1.Offenses. The commissioner may suspend the license of a driver 
30.4 	without preliminary hearing upon a showing by department records or other sufficient 
30.5 	evidence that the licensee:
30.6 	(1) has committed an offense for which mandatory revocation of license is required 
30.7 	upon conviction;
30.8 	(2) has been convicted by a court for violating a provision of chapter 169 or 
30.9 	an ordinance regulating traffic, other than a conviction for a petty misdemeanor, and 
30.10 	department records show that the violation contributed in causing an accident resulting in 
30.11 	the death or personal injury of another, or serious property damage;
30.12 	(3) is an habitually reckless or negligent driver of a motor vehicle;
30.13 	(4) is an habitual violator of the traffic laws;
30.14 	(5) is incompetent to drive a motor vehicle as determined in a judicial proceeding;
30.15 	(6) has permitted an unlawful or fraudulent use of the license;
30.16 	(7) has committed an offense in another state that, if committed in this state, would 
30.17 	be grounds for suspension;
30.18 	(8) has committed a violation of section 169.444, subdivision 2, paragraph (a), 
30.19 	within five years of a prior conviction under that section;
30.20 	(9) has committed a violation of section 171.22, except that the commissioner may 
30.21 	not suspend a person's driver's license based solely on the fact that the person possessed a 
30.22 	fictitious or fraudulently altered Minnesota identification card;
30.23 	(10) has failed to appear in court as provided in section 169.92, subdivision 4;
30.24 	(11) has failed to report a medical condition that, if reported, would have resulted in 
30.25 	cancellation of driving privileges;
30.26 	(12) has been found to have committed an offense under section 169A.33; or
30.27 	(13) has paid or attempted to pay a fee required under this chapter for a license or 
30.28 	permit by means of a dishonored check issued to the state or a driver's license agent, 
30.29 	which must be continued until the registrar determines or is informed by the agent that the 
30.30 	dishonored check has been paid in full.; or 
30.31 	(14) as owner of a vehicle whose taxes or fees required under chapter 168, 168A, or 
30.32 	297B were due, paid or attempted to pay, or had another person pay or attempt to pay, the 
30.33 	vehicle taxes or fees required under chapter 168, 168A, or 297B by means of a dishonored 
30.34 	personal check issued to the state or a deputy registrar, which must be continued until the 
30.35 	registrar determines or is informed by the deputy registrar that the dishonored check 
30.36 	has been paid in full.
31.1 	However, an action taken by the commissioner under clause (2) or (5) must conform to 
31.2 	the recommendation of the court when made in connection with the prosecution of the 
31.3 	licensee.

31.4 	Sec. 34. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 173.08, is amended by adding a subdivision 
31.5 	to read:
31.6 		Subd. 3.Advertising devices adjacent to roadway. (a) Except as otherwise 
31.7 	provided in this chapter, no advertising device may be erected or maintained within any 
31.8 	area adjacent to a road, as defined in section 160.02, except an advertising device that:
31.9 	(1) does not exceed the size of 432 square inches, including border and trim, but 
31.10 	excluding base and supports;
31.11 	(2) displays the name and telephone number of its owner;
31.12 	(3) is located at a minimum distance of 20 feet from the edge of the road; and
31.13 	(4) is erected and maintained for a maximum duration of six weeks in a calendar year.
31.14 	(b) The owner of the advertising device, before erecting the device, shall obtain the 
31.15 	consent of the owner and lessee of the land on which the sign is erected and the owner and 
31.16 	lessee of adjacent land.

31.17 	Sec. 35. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 360.013, subdivision 39, is amended to read:
31.18 		 Subd. 39.Airport.  "Airport" means any area of land or water, except a restricted 
31.19 	landing area, which is designed for the landing and takeoff of aircraft, whether or not 
31.20 	facilities are provided for the shelter, surfacing, or repair of aircraft, or for receiving or 
31.21 	discharging passengers or cargo, and all appurtenant areas used or suitable for airport 
31.22 	buildings or other airport facilities, including facilities described in section 116R.02, 
31.23 	subdivision 6, and all appurtenant rights-of-way, whether heretofore or hereafter 
31.24 	established. The operation and maintenance of airports is an essential public service.

31.25 	Sec. 36. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 360.017, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
31.26 		 Subdivision 1.Creation; authorized disbursements.  (a) There is hereby created 
31.27 	a fund to be known as the state airports fund.  The fund shall consist of all money 
31.28 	appropriated to it, or directed to be paid into it, by the legislature.
31.29 	 (b) The state airports fund shall be paid out on authorization of the commissioner 
31.30 	and shall be used:
31.31 	 (1) to acquire, construct, improve, maintain, and operate airports and other air 
31.32 	navigation facilities;
32.1 	 (2) to assist municipalities in the acquisition, construction, improvement, and 
32.2 	maintenance of airports and other air navigation facilities;
32.3 	 (3) to assist municipalities to initiate, enhance, and market scheduled air service at 
32.4 	their airports;
32.5 	 (4) to promote interest and safety in aeronautics through education and information; 
32.6 	and
32.7 	 (5) to pay the salaries and expenses of the Department of Transportation related to 
32.8 	aeronautic planning, administration, and operation.  All allotments of money from the state 
32.9 	airports fund for salaries and expenses shall be approved by the commissioner of finance.
32.10 	A municipality that adopts a comprehensive plan that the commissioner finds is 
32.11 	incompatible with the state aviation plan is not eligible for assistance from the state 
32.12 	airports fund.

32.13 	Sec. 37. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 360.065, is amended by adding a subdivision 
32.14 	to read:
32.15 		Subd. 3.Disclosure of airport zoning regulations. Before accepting consideration 
32.16 	or signing an agreement to sell or transfer real property that is located in safety zone A, 
32.17 	B, or C under zoning regulations adopted by the governing body, the seller or transferor, 
32.18 	whether executing the agreement in the seller or transferor's own right, or as executor, 
32.19 	administrator, assignee, trustee, or otherwise by authority of law, must disclose in writing 
32.20 	to the buyer or transferee the existence of airport zoning regulations that affect the real 
32.21 	property.

32.22 	Sec. 38. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 473.386, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
32.23 		Subd. 3.Duties of council. In implementing the special transportation service, the 
32.24 	council shall:
32.25 	(a) encourage participation in the service by public, private, and private nonprofit 
32.26 	providers of special transportation currently receiving capital or operating assistance 
32.27 	from a public agency;
32.28 	(b) contract with public, private, and private nonprofit providers that have 
32.29 	demonstrated their ability to effectively provide service at a reasonable cost;
32.30 	(c) encourage individuals using special transportation to use the type of service 
32.31 	most appropriate to their particular needs;
32.32 	(d) ensure that all persons providing special transportation service receive equitable 
32.33 	treatment in the allocation of the ridership;
32.34 	(e) encourage shared rides to the greatest extent practicable;
33.1 	(f) encourage public agencies that provide transportation to eligible individuals as a 
33.2 	component of human services and educational programs to coordinate with this service 
33.3 	and to allow reimbursement for transportation provided through the service at rates that 
33.4 	reflect the public cost of providing that transportation;
33.5 	(g) establish criteria to be used in determining individual eligibility for special 
33.6 	transportation services;
33.7 	(h) consult with the Transportation Accessibility Advisory Committee in a timely 
33.8 	manner before changes are made in the provision of special transportation services, 
33.9 	including, but not limited to, changes in policies affecting the matters subject to hearing 
33.10 	under subdivision 2;
33.11 	(i) provide for effective administration and enforcement of council policies and 
33.12 	standards; and
33.13 	(j) annually evaluate providers of special transportation service to ensure compliance 
33.14 	with the standards established for the program.; and 
33.15 	(k) ensure that, taken as a whole including contracts with public, private, and private 
33.16 	nonprofit providers, the geographic coverage area of the special transportation service is 
33.17 	continuous within the boundaries of the transit taxing district, as defined as of March 1, 
33.18 	2006, in section 473.446, subdivision 2.

33.19 	Sec. 39. Laws 2005, First Special Session chapter 6, article 3, section 109, is amended 
33.20 	to read:
33.21 	Sec. 109. EFFECTIVE DATE; EXPIRATION.
33.22 	Sections 91 to 98 are effective the day following final  enactment and do not expire 
33.23 	on June 10, 2006.

33.24 	Sec. 40. CHILD PASSENGER RESTRAINT LAW AWARENESS CAMPAIGN.
 33.25 	The commissioner of public safety shall conduct a child passenger restraint law 
33.26 	awareness campaign by developing and distributing education materials, making public 
33.27 	service announcements through mass media throughout the state, and implementing other 
33.28 	education and awareness activities to educate the public about state laws concerning 
33.29 	child restraint in vehicles and to inform individuals in financial need how to obtain child 
33.30 	restraint systems at no cost.

33.31 	Sec. 41. SPECIFIC SERVICE SIGN.
 33.32 	Notwithstanding any other law or administrative rule or order, the commissioner of 
33.33 	transportation, after being assured of adequate funding from nonstate sources, shall erect a 
34.1 	specific service sign on the east side of marked Trunk Highway 52, near its intersection 
34.2 	with 37th Street NW in Olmsted County. The sign must display the name or business 
34.3 	panel, or both, of a retail establishment on the east side of marked Trunk Highway 52 
34.4 	that began operation before construction of the noise wall on the east side of marked 
34.5 	Trunk Highway 52, and the premises of which is blocked by the noise wall from view 
34.6 	from marked Trunk Highway 52.

34.7 	Sec. 42. STUDY OF TRANSPORTATION LONG-RANGE SOLUTIONS.
 34.8 	(a) The commissioner of transportation shall conduct a study to evaluate the current 
34.9 	and long-range needs of the state's transportation system, and investigate possible 
34.10 	strategies to meet these needs.
34.11 	(b) The study must include, but is not limited to:
34.12 	(1) evaluation of the current needs of the state's highway systems and bridges;
34.13 	(2) analysis and quantification of the needs for the next 20 years of the state's 
34.14 	highway systems and bridges;
34.15 	(3) comparison of estimates of revenues raised by current transportation funding 
34.16 	sources, with long-term needs of the state's transportation system;
34.17 	(4) identification of options for maintenance and improvement of the state's 
34.18 	transportation system with specific reference to factors such as changes in vehicle fuel 
34.19 	economy, availability of alternative modes of transportation, and the nation's attempts to 
34.20 	decrease dependence on foreign oil;
34.21 	(5) analysis of alternative pricing options utilized in other states, and their potential 
34.22 	for use, public acceptance, alleviation of congestion, and revenue generation in this 
34.23 	state; and
34.24 	(6) identification of options for road pricing or other alternative financing 
34.25 	mechanisms, and estimates of implementation costs, user costs, and revenue.
34.26 	(c) The commissioner shall report the results of the study to the legislature no later 
34.27 	than January 12, 2007.

34.28 	Sec. 43. REPORT ON GREATER MINNESOTA TRANSPORTATION NEEDS.
 34.29 	The commissioner of transportation shall study public transportation needs in 
34.30 	greater Minnesota, and shall, no later than February 15, 2007, provide a written report 
34.31 	to the transportation committees of the senate and the house of representatives. The 
34.32 	commissioner shall comply in all respects with Minnesota Statutes, sections 3.195 
34.33 	and 3.197. The report must include an update of the 2001 greater Minnesota public 
35.1 	transportation plan, and a statement of the capital and operating costs needed to meet 
35.2 	greater Minnesota public transportation needs.

35.3 	Sec. 44. RULE CHANGE.
 35.4 	Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, section 14.388, the commissioner shall amend 
35.5 	Minnesota Rules, part 7411.0515, subpart 2, to provide that driver education programs 
35.6 	offered at public schools, private schools, and commercial driver training schools must 
35.7 	include a minimum of 30 minutes of instruction relating to organ and tissue donations and 
35.8 	the provisions of Minnesota Statutes, section 171.07, subdivision 5.