1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to transportation; modifying provisions relating to department activities, 
1.3 	data classification, eminent domain, highways, commercial vehicles, highway 
1.4 	construction contracting, transportation research, bridge inspection, special 
1.5 	mobile equipment, motor vehicles, traffic regulations, towing, transport of 
1.6 	hazardous materials, recreational vehicle combinations, parking violations, 
1.7 	drivers' licenses and identification cards, vehicle length and weight, pavement 
1.8 	analysis, special transportation services, motor carriers, light rail transit and other 
1.9 	transit services and facilities, and transit police; creating position of state rail 
1.10 	inspector; establishing rail walkways requirements; changing statutory surcharge; 
1.11 	creating task forces; requiring reports; providing penalties; appropriating money;
1.12 	amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 13.72, by adding subdivisions; 
1.13 	117.041, by adding a subdivision; 117.51; 117.52, subdivision 1a; 160.02, 
1.14 	subdivision 19, by adding a subdivision; 161.14, subdivision 18, by adding 
1.15 	subdivisions; 161.32, subdivisions 1, 1b, 4; 161.53; 165.01; 165.03; 168.011, 
1.16 	subdivision 22; 168.1255, by adding a subdivision; 168A.151, subdivision 1; 
1.17 	168A.153; 168B.04, subdivision 2; 169.01, subdivisions 19, 20, 78, by adding 
1.18 	a subdivision; 169.022; 169.041, subdivisions 1, 2; 169.06, subdivision 5; 
1.19 	169.34; 169.471; 169.685, subdivisions 5, 6; 169.686, subdivision 1; 169.781; 
1.20 	169.782, subdivision 1; 169.783, subdivision 1; 169.81, subdivision 2; 169.823, 
1.21 	subdivision 1; 169.824, subdivision 2; 169.829, subdivision 2; 169.86, by adding 
1.22 	a subdivision; 169.864, subdivisions 1, 2; 169.985; 169.99, subdivision 3; 
1.23 	171.01, by adding a subdivision; 171.02, subdivision 1; 171.05, subdivision 2b; 
1.24 	171.055, subdivision 2; 171.06, subdivision 3; 171.07, subdivisions 1, 3; 174.03, 
1.25 	by adding subdivisions; 174.24, subdivision 2a; 174.29, by adding subdivisions; 
1.26 	174.30, subdivisions 4, 9; 218.041, subdivision 6; 221.011, subdivision 49; 
1.27 	221.031, subdivision 6; 221.0314, subdivision 9, by adding a subdivision; 
1.28 	221.033, subdivision 2d; 221.037, subdivision 1; 221.231; 221.60, subdivision 1, 
1.29 	by adding a subdivision; 222.50, subdivision 7; 222.63, subdivision 4, by adding 
1.30 	a subdivision; 357.021, subdivision 6; 473.1466; 473.166; 473.386, subdivisions 
1.31 	2, 2a, 3; 473.399; 473.3993, subdivision 3; 473.3994; 473.3997; 473.4051; 
1.32 	473.407, subdivision 1; 609.531, subdivision 1; Laws 2005, First Special Session 
1.33 	chapter 1, article 4, section 39; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota 
1.34 	Statutes, chapters 160; 161; 174; 219; 471; 473; repealing Minnesota Statutes 
1.35 	2006, sections 169.796, subdivision 3; 221.60, subdivisions 2, 3, 3a; 221.601; 
1.36 	221.602; Laws 1999, chapter 230, section 44.
1.37 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

2.1 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 13.72, is amended by adding a subdivision 
2.2 	to read:
2.3 		Subd. 14.Market research data; classification. (a) Names, home addresses 
2.4 	except for zip codes, home e-mail addresses, and home telephone numbers obtained 
2.5 	for or received in response to a survey conducted by or on behalf of the Department of 
2.6 	Transportation are classified as private data on individuals.
2.7 	(b) Business names, business addresses except for zip codes, business e-mail 
2.8 	addresses, and business telephone numbers obtained for or received in response to a 
2.9 	survey conducted by or on behalf of the Department of Transportation are classified 
2.10 	as nonpublic data.

2.11 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 13.72, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
2.12 	read:
2.13 		Subd. 15.Overhead rate data. Financial statements and shareholder financial data 
2.14 	provided to the commissioner of transportation by a consultant in order to establish its 
2.15 	overhead rate, and the schedule of audit adjustments and the overhead rate schedule 
2.16 	prepared by the Department of Transportation in order to establish the overhead rate for a 
2.17 	consultant, are classified as nonpublic data or private data on individuals. The overhead 
2.18 	rate percentage is public data.

2.19 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 13.72, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
2.20 	read:
2.21 		Subd. 16.Bid escrow data. Bid documentation held in escrow by the Department 
2.22 	of Transportation is classified as nonpublic data. Any data on individuals in the bid 
2.23 	documentation are classified as private data on individuals. "Bid documentation" means 
2.24 	all writings, working papers, computer printout charts, and other data calculations used 
2.25 	by a contractor to determine its bid in bidding for a contract. The bid documentation 
2.26 	includes, but is not limited to, the contractor's costs for operating each piece of equipment 
2.27 	owned by the contractor, the contractor's overhead costs and its calculated overhead rate, 
2.28 	the contractor's pay rates for its employees, efficiency or productivity factors, arithmetic 
2.29 	extensions, and the rates and quotations from subcontractors and material suppliers to 
2.30 	the extent that the rates and quotations were used by the contractor in formulating and 
2.31 	determining the amount of the bid.

2.32 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 117.041, is amended by adding a subdivision 
2.33 	to read:
3.1 		Subd. 3.Geotechnical investigation before eminent domain proceedings. (a) A 
3.2 	state agency by order of the commissioner or a political subdivision by resolution may 
3.3 	enter property for purposes of investigation, monitoring, testing, surveying, boring, or 
3.4 	other similar activities necessary or appropriate to perform geotechnical investigations.
3.5 	(b) At least ten days before entering the property, the state agency or political 
3.6 	subdivision must serve notice on the property owner requesting permission to enter the 
3.7 	property, stating the approximate time and purpose of the entry, and giving the owner the 
3.8 	option of refusing entry. If the property owner refuses to consent to the entry, the state 
3.9 	agency or political subdivision must apply for a court order authorizing the entry and the 
3.10 	removal of any sample or portion from the property, giving notice of the court order to the 
3.11 	property owner. The court shall issue an order if the state agency or political subdivision 
3.12 	meets the standards in paragraph (a). Notices under this paragraph must be served in the 
3.13 	same manner as a summons in a civil action.
3.14 	(c) The state agency or political subdivision must not cause any unnecessary damage 
3.15 	to the property and must compensate the property owner for any damages actually incurred 
3.16 	as a result of the geotechnical investigations.

3.17 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 117.51, is amended to read:
3.18 	117.51 COOPERATION WITH FEDERAL AUTHORITIES; 
3.19 	REESTABLISHMENT COSTS LIMIT.
3.20 		Subdivision 1.Cooperation with federal authorities. In all acquisitions 
3.21 	undertaken by any acquiring authority and in all voluntary rehabilitation carried out by a 
3.22 	person pursuant to acquisition or as a consequence thereof, the acquiring authority shall 
3.23 	cooperate to the fullest extent with federal departments and agencies, and it shall take all 
3.24 	necessary action in order to insure, to the maximum extent possible, federal financial 
3.25 	participation in any and all phases of acquisition, including the provision of relocation 
3.26 	assistance, services, payments and benefits to displaced persons. 
3.27 		Subd. 2.Reestablishment costs limit. For purposes of relocation benefits paid 
3.28 	by the acquiring authority in accordance with this section, the provisions of Code of 
3.29 	Federal Regulations, title 49, part 24, with respect to reimbursement of reestablishment 
3.30 	expenses for nonresidential moves are applicable, except that the acquiring authority shall 
3.31 	reimburse the displaced business for eligible expenses up to a maximum of $50,000.

3.32 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective retroactively from January 16, 2007.

3.33 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 117.52, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:
4.1 		Subd. 1a.Reestablishment costs limit. For purposes of relocation benefits paid 
4.2 	by the acquiring authority in accordance with this section, the provisions of Code of 
4.3 	Federal Regulations, title 49, section 24.304part 24, with respect to reimbursement 
4.4 	of reestablishment expenses for nonresidential moves are applicable, except that the 
4.5 	acquiring authority shall reimburse the displaced business for eligible expenses actually 
4.6 	incurred up to a maximum of $50,000.

4.7 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective retroactively from January 16, 2007.

4.8 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 160.02, is amended by adding a subdivision 
4.9 	to read:
4.10 		Subd. 18a.Expressway. "Expressway" means a divided highway with partial 
4.11 	control of access.

4.12 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 160.02, subdivision 19, is amended to read:
4.13 		Subd. 19.Freeway or expressway. "Freeway" or "expressway" means a divided, 
4.14 	controlled-access highway with four or more lanes full control of access.

4.15 	Sec. 9. [160.2721] COMMERCIAL VEHICLE DRIVERS AT REST AREAS.
4.16 	(a) The commissioner shall allow a commercial motor vehicle operator who is 
4.17 	subject to hours of service regulations under Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, part 
4.18 	395, to stop and park continuously, for a period of up to ten hours as necessary to comply 
4.19 	with the hours of service regulations, at any Department of Transportation safety rest area 
4.20 	or travel information center that has parking stalls designed to accommodate a commercial 
4.21 	motor vehicle, as defined in section 169.01, subdivision 75.
4.22 	(b) Any clause or provision in a lease or other agreement for the operation of a 
4.23 	Department of Transportation safety rest area or travel information center that purports to 
4.24 	limit the requirements under paragraph (a) is void and without effect.

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

4.26 	Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 161.14, subdivision 18, is amended to read:
4.27 		Subd. 18.Voyageur Highway. The following route is named and designated the 
4.28 	"Voyageur Highway":
4.29 	(a) Beginning at a point on Trunk Highway No. 26 on the boundary line between 
4.30 	the states of Minnesota and Iowa; thence northerly along Trunk Highway No. 26 to its 
4.31 	junction with Trunk Highway No. 61; thence northwesterly along Trunk Highway No. 
5.1 	61 to its junction with Trunk Highway No. 10 in the city of St. Paul; thence extending 
5.2 	in a general northwesterly direction along Trunk Highway No. 10 to its junction with 
5.3 	Trunk Highway No. 371 at Little Falls; thence extending in a general northerly direction 
5.4 	along Trunk Highway No. 371 to its junction with Trunk Highway No. 210 at Brainerd; 
5.5 	thence northeasterly along Trunk Highway No. 210 to its junction with Trunk Highway 
5.6 	No. 169 at Aitkin; thence in a general northerly direction along Trunk Highway No. 169 
5.7 	to its junction with Trunk Highway No. 2 at Grand Rapids; thence northwesterly along 
5.8 	Trunk Highway No. 2 to its junction with Trunk Highway No. 71 at Bemidji; thence 
5.9 	northeasterly along Trunk Highway No. 71 to its junction with Trunk Highway No. 11 
5.10 	at Pelland; thence northeasterly along Trunk Highway No. 11 to its junction with Trunk 
5.11 	Highway No. 53 at International Falls; thence southeasterly along Trunk Highway No. 53 
5.12 	to its junction with Trunk Highway No. 61Central Entrance at Duluth;. Beginning at a 
5.13 	point on Trunk Highway No. 61 at its junction with Interstate Highway 35 and thence 
5.14 	northeasterly along Trunk Highway No. 61 to the boundary line between the state of 
5.15 	Minnesota and the province of Ontario, Canada.
5.16 	(b) The route of the Voyageur Highway designated and described in clause (a) is 
5.17 	supplemented by legs or alternative routes described as follows:
5.18 	Beginning at a point on Trunk Highway No. 1 at its junction with Trunk Highway 
5.19 	No. 61 northerly of Silver Bay; thence northwesterly along Trunk Highway No. 1 to Ely; 
5.20 	thence southwesterly along Trunk Highway No. 1 to its junction with Trunk Highway No. 
5.21 	169; thence southerly and westerly along Trunk Highway No. 169 to its junction with 
5.22 	Trunk Highway No. 53, and there terminating.
5.23 	Beginning at a point on Trunk Highway No. 11 at its junction with Trunk Highway 
5.24 	No. 53 at International Falls; thence easterly along Trunk Highway No. 11 to its easterly 
5.25 	terminus near Island View.
5.26 	Beginning at a point on Trunk Highway No. 33 at its junction with Interstate 
5.27 	Highway marked I-35 southerly of Cloquet, thence northerly along Trunk Highway No. 
5.28 	33 to its junction with Trunk Highway No. 53.
5.29 	(c) The commissioner of transportation shall:
5.30 	(1) adopt a suitable marking design of signs or informational plaques;
5.31 	(2) effect the installation of such signs or plaques in public waysides or other public 
5.32 	areas as approved and designated by the commissioner.

5.33 	Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 161.14, is amended by adding a subdivision 
5.34 	to read:
6.1 		Subd. 57.Purple Heart Trail. Statutory Route No. 392, described in section 
6.2 	161.12 and marked on the effective date of this section as Interstate Highway 94, is 
6.3 	designated in its entirety within Minnesota as the Purple Heart Trail. Subject to section 
6.4 	161.139, the commissioner shall adopt a suitable marking design to mark this highway 
6.5 	and erect appropriate signs at each safety rest area located on the highway.

6.6 	Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 161.14, is amended by adding a subdivision 
6.7 	to read:
6.8 		Subd. 58.Dallas Sams Memorial Highway. That portion of Legislative Route No. 
6.9 	2, signed as Trunk Highway 210 on the date of final enactment of this section, from 
6.10 	the city of Motley to the city of Staples, is designated as the "Dallas Sams Memorial 
6.11 	Highway." The commissioner of transportation shall adopt a suitable design to mark this 
6.12 	highway and erect appropriate signs, subject to section 161.139.

6.13 	Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 161.14, is amended by adding a subdivision 
6.14 	to read:
6.15 		Subd. 59.Walter F. Mondale Drive. Trunk Highway marked 53 from its 
6.16 	intersection with Superior Street to its intersection with Central Entrance in the city of 
6.17 	Duluth, as signed on the effective date of this section, is designated "Walter F. Mondale 
6.18 	Drive." Subject to section 161.139, the commissioner of transportation shall adopt a 
6.19 	suitable marking design to mark this highway and erect appropriate signs.

6.20 	Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 161.14, is amended by adding a subdivision 
6.21 	to read:
6.22 		Subd. 60.Jim Oberstar Causeway. The causeway over Pokegama Lake on 
6.23 	Trunk Highway 169 is designated the "Jim Oberstar Causeway." The commissioner of 
6.24 	transportation shall adopt a suitable design to mark this highway and erect appropriate 
6.25 	signs, subject to section 161.139.

6.26 	Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 161.32, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
6.27 		Subdivision 1.Advertisement for bids. The commissioner may conduct the work 
6.28 	or any part of the work incidental to the construction and maintenance of the trunk 
6.29 	highways by labor employed to do the work or by contract. In cases of construction work, 
6.30 	the commissioner shall first advertise for bids for contracts, and if no satisfactory bids are 
6.31 	received, may either reject all bids and readvertise, or do the work by labor employed to 
6.32 	do the work. Except as provided in subdivision 3 or 4, when work is to be done under 
7.1 	contract, the commissioner shall advertise for bids once each week for three successive 
7.2 	weeks prior to the date the bids are to be received. The advertisement for bids must be 
7.3 	published in a newspaper or other periodical of general circulation in the state and may be 
7.4 	placed on the Internet. The plans and specifications for the proposed work must be on file 
7.5 	in the commissioner's office prior to the first call for bids.

7.6 	Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 161.32, subdivision 1b, is amended to read:
7.7 		Subd. 1b.Lowest responsible bidder; electronic bids. Bidders may submit 
7.8 	bids electronically in a form and manner required by the commissioner; however, the 
7.9 	commissioner may require that all bids of $5,000,000 and over for trunk highway contracts 
7.10 	must be submitted electronically. Notwithstanding section 13.591, subdivision 3, or any 
7.11 	other law or rule to the contrary, bids are not required to be opened and read in public if 
7.12 	the commissioner publishes the public data specified by section 13.591, subdivision 3, 
7.13 	on a state Web site immediately after the deadline for receipt of bids has passed. Bids 
7.14 	for federal-aid highway projects must be conducted in accordance with Code of Federal 
7.15 	Regulations, title 23, section 635. Trunk highway construction contracts, including 
7.16 	design-build contracts, must be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder, taking into 
7.17 	consideration conformity with the specifications, the purpose for which the contract or 
7.18 	purchase is intended, the status and capability of the vendor, and other considerations 
7.19 	imposed in the call for bids. The commissioner may decide which is the lowest responsible 
7.20 	bidder for all contracts and may use the principles of life-cycle costing, when appropriate, 
7.21 	in determining the lowest overall bid. Any or all bids may be rejected. When competitive 
7.22 	bids are required and all bids are rejected, new bids, if solicited, must be called for as in 
7.23 	the first instance, unless otherwise provided by law.

7.24 	Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 161.32, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
7.25 		Subd. 4.Trunk highways damaged by spring breakup. Contracts may be 
7.26 	let for the repair and restoration of trunk highways damaged by spring breakup upon 
7.27 	advertisement for bids and publication thereof in a newspaper or periodical of general 
7.28 	circulation for a period of one week prior to the date such bids are to be received, and 
7.29 	upon the mailing of such advertisements to all contractors who have filed a written request 
7.30 	therefor.

7.31 	Sec. 18. [161.3203] CONTRACTS FOR WORK, SUPPLIES, OR MATERIALS 
7.32 	FOR TRUNK HIGHWAY.
8.1 		Subdivision 1.Privatization transportation contracts. For purposes of this 
8.2 	section, "privatization transportation contract" means an enforceable agreement, or 
8.3 	combination or series of agreements, by which a private contractor agrees with the 
8.4 	commissioner of transportation to provide work, supplies, or materials:
8.5 	(1) that is incidental to the construction or improvement of trunk highways; or
8.6 	(2) for maintenance of trunk highways.
8.7 	A privatization transportation contract does not include a design-build contract as defined 
8.8 	in section 161.3410, subdivision 3, and does not include services by persons licensed 
8.9 	under section 326.02 or 326.15.
8.10 		Subd. 2.Applicability. This section applies to privatization transportation contracts 
8.11 	in a total amount of $25,000 or more. The requirements imposed by this section are in 
8.12 	addition to, and do not supersede, the requirements of any other applicable section of law.
8.13 		Subd. 3.Review of contract costs. (a) Before entering into a privatization 
8.14 	transportation contract, the commissioner of transportation shall prepare a comprehensive 
8.15 	written estimate of the cost of having the same work, supplies, or materials provided in 
8.16 	the most cost-effective manner by agency employees. The cost estimate must include 
8.17 	all direct costs of having agency employees provide the work, supplies, or materials, 
8.18 	including the cost of pension, insurance, and other employee benefits.
8.19 	(b) After soliciting and receiving responses, the commissioner shall publicly 
8.20 	designate the responder to which it proposes to award the privatization contract. The 
8.21 	commissioner shall prepare a comprehensive written estimate of the cost of the proposal 
8.22 	based on the designated responder's bid, including the cost of a transition from public 
8.23 	to private provision of the work, any additional unemployment and retirement benefits 
8.24 	resulting from the transfer, and costs associated with monitoring the proposed contract. If 
8.25 	the designated responder proposes to perform any or all of the desired services outside the 
8.26 	state, the commissioner of transportation shall include in the cost estimate, as nearly as 
8.27 	possible, any loss of sales and income tax revenue to the state. The cost estimate must 
8.28 	not include trade secret data which is classified as nonpublic data under section 13.37, 
8.29 	subdivision 2.
8.30 	(c) Before entering into a privatization transportation contact for $250,000 or more, 
8.31 	the commissioner shall determine that:
8.32 	(1) the cost estimated under paragraph (b) will be lower than the cost estimated 
8.33 	under paragraph (a);
8.34 	(2) the quality of the work, supplies, or materials to be provided by the designated 
8.35 	responder is likely to equal or exceed the quality of services that could be provided by 
8.36 	Department of Transportation employees; and
9.1 	(3) the proposed privatization contract is in the public interest.
9.2 		Subd. 4.Reports. The commissioner shall provide, no later than September 1, an 
9.3 	annual written report to the legislature, in compliance with sections 3.195 and 3.197, and 
9.4 	shall submit the report to the chairs of the senate and house of representatives committees 
9.5 	having jurisdiction over transportation. The report must list all privatization transportation 
9.6 	contracts within the meaning of this section that were executed or performed, whether 
9.7 	wholly or in part, in the previous fiscal year. The report must identify, with respect to each 
9.8 	contract, the contractor; contract amount; duration; work, supplies, or materials provided 
9.9 	or to be provided; the comprehensive estimate derived under subdivision 3, paragraph (a); 
9.10 	the comprehensive estimate derived under subdivision 3, paragraph (b); the actual cost to 
9.11 	the agency of the contractor's performance of the contract; and for contracts of at least 
9.12 	$250,000 a statement containing the commissioner's determinations under subdivision 3, 
9.13 	paragraph (c).
9.14 		Subd. 5.Short title. This section may be cited as the "Taxpayers' Transportation 
9.15 	Accountability Act."

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

9.17 	Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 161.53, is amended to read:
9.18 	161.53 RESEARCH ACTIVITIES.
9.19 	The commissioner may set aside in each fiscal year up to two percent of the 
9.20 	total amount of all funds appropriated to the commissioner other than county state-aid 
9.21 	and municipal state-aid highway funds for transportation research including public and 
9.22 	private research partnerships. The commissioner shall spend this money for (1) research 
9.23 	to improve the design, construction, maintenance, management, and environmental 
9.24 	compatibility of transportation systems; (2) research on transportation policies that 
9.25 	enhance energy efficiency and economic development; (3) programs for implementing and 
9.26 	monitoring research results; and (4) development of transportation education and outreach 
9.27 	activities. Of all funds appropriated to the commissioner other than state-aid funds, the 
9.28 	commissioner shall spend at least 0.1 percent, but not exceeding $800,000 in any fiscal 
9.29 	year, for research and related activities performed by the Center for Transportation Studies 
9.30 	of the University of Minnesota. The center shall establish a technology transfer and 
9.31 	training center for Minnesota transportation professionals.

9.32 	Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 165.01, is amended to read:
9.33 	165.01 DEFINITIONS.
10.1 		Subdivision 1.Scope. For the purposes of this chapter, the terms defined in this 
10.2 	section and section 160.02shall have the same meanings given them. 
10.3 		Subd. 2.AASHTO manual. "AASHTO manual" means the Manual for Condition 
10.4 	Evaluation of Bridges, published by the American Association of State Highway and 
10.5 	Transportation Officials.

10.6 	Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 165.03, is amended to read:
10.7 	165.03 STRENGTH OF BRIDGE; INSPECTION.
10.8 		Subdivision 1.Standards generally. Each bridge, including a privately owned 
10.9 	bridge, must conform to the strength, width, clearance, and safety standards imposed 
10.10 	by the commissioner for the connecting highway or street. This subdivision applies to 
10.11 	a bridge that is constructed after August 1, 1989, on any public highway or street. The 
10.12 	bridge must have sufficient strength to support with safety the maximum vehicle weights 
10.13 	allowed under sections 169.822 to 169.829 and must have the minimum width specified 
10.14 	in section 165.04, subdivision 3. 
10.15 		Subd. 1a.Inspection. (a) Each bridge must be inspected annually, unless a longer 
10.16 	interval not to exceed two years for bridges or four years for bridges classified as culverts 
10.17 	is authorized by the commissioner. The commissioner's authorization must be based 
10.18 	on factors including, but not limited to, the age and condition of the bridge, the rate of 
10.19 	deterioration of the bridge, the type of structure, the susceptibility of the bridge to failure, 
10.20 	and the characteristics of traffic on the bridge. Interim inspections at intervals of less than 
10.21 	one year may be necessary on bridges that are posted, bridges subjected to extreme scour 
10.22 	conditions, bridges subject to significant substructure movement or settlement, and for 
10.23 	other reasons as specified or inferred in the AASHTO manual.
10.24 	(b) The thoroughness of each inspection depends on such factors as age, traffic 
10.25 	characteristics, state of maintenance, and known deficiencies. The evaluation of these 
10.26 	factors is the responsibility of the engineer assigned the responsibility for inspection as 
10.27 	defined by rule adopted by the commissioner of transportation.
10.28 		Subd. 2.Inspection and inventory responsibilities; rules; forms. (a) The 
10.29 	commissioner of transportation shall adopt official inventory and bridge inspection report 
10.30 	forms for use in making bridge inspections by the owners or highway authorities specified 
10.31 	by this subdivision. Bridge Inspections shall must be made at regular intervals, not to 
10.32 	exceed two years for bridges and not to exceed four years for culverts, by the following 
10.33 	owner or official:
10.34 	(1) the commissioner of transportation for all bridges located wholly or partially 
10.35 	within or over the right-of-way of a state trunk highway;
11.1 	(2) the county highway engineer for all bridges located wholly or partially within 
11.2 	or over the right-of-way of any county or township town road, or any street within a 
11.3 	municipality which that does not have a city engineer regularly employed;
11.4 	(3) the city engineer for all bridges located wholly or partially within or over the 
11.5 	right-of-way of any street located within or along municipal limits;
11.6 	(4) the commissioner of transportation in case of a toll bridge that is used by the 
11.7 	general public and that is not inspected and certified under subdivision 6; provided, that the 
11.8 	commissioner of transportation may assess the owner for the costs of such the inspection;
11.9 	(5) the owner of a bridge over a public highway or street or that carries a roadway 
11.10 	designated for public use by a public authority, if not required to be inventoried and 
11.11 	inspected under clause (1), (2), (3), or (4).
11.12 	(b) The commissioner of transportation shall prescribe the standards for bridge 
11.13 	inspection and inventory by rules. The owner or highway authority shall inspect and 
11.14 	inventory in accordance with these standards and furnish the commissioner with such data 
11.15 	as may be necessary to maintain a central inventory.
11.16 		Subd. 3.County inventory and inspection records and reports. The county 
11.17 	engineer shall maintain a complete inventory record of all bridges as set forth in 
11.18 	subdivision 2, paragraph (a), clause (2), with the inspection reports thereof, and shall 
11.19 	certify annually to the commissioner, as prescribed by the commissioner, that inspections 
11.20 	have been made at regular intervals, not to exceed two years for bridges and not to 
11.21 	exceed four years for culverts. A report of the inspections shall must be filed annually, 
11.22 	on or before February 15 of each year, with the county auditor or town clerk, or the 
11.23 	governing body of the municipality. The report shall must contain recommendations for 
11.24 	the correction of, or legal posting of load limits on any bridge or structure that is found to 
11.25 	be understrength or unsafe.
11.26 		Subd. 4.Municipal inventory and inspection records and reports. The 
11.27 	city engineer shall maintain a complete inventory record of all bridges as set forth in 
11.28 	subdivision 2, paragraph (a), clause (3), with the inspection reports thereof, and shall 
11.29 	certify annually to the commissioner, as prescribed by the commissioner, that inspections 
11.30 	have been made at regular intervals, not to exceed two years for bridges and not to exceed 
11.31 	four years for culverts. A report of the inspections shall must be filed annually, on or 
11.32 	before February 15 of each year, with the governing body of the municipality. The report 
11.33 	shall must contain recommendations for the correction of, or legal posting of load limits 
11.34 	on any bridge or structure that is found to be understrength or unsafe.
11.35 		Subd. 5.Agreement. Agreements may be made among the various units of 
11.36 	governments, or between governmental units and qualified engineering personnel to 
12.1 	carry out the responsibilities for the bridge inspections and reports, as established by 
12.2 	subdivision 2.
12.3 		Subd. 6.Other bridges. The owner of a toll bridge and the owner of a bridge 
12.4 	described in subdivision 2, paragraph (a), clause (5), shall certify to the commissioner, as 
12.5 	prescribed by the commissioner, that inspections of the bridge have been made at regular 
12.6 	intervals, not to exceed two years for bridges and not to exceed four years for culverts. 
12.7 	The certification shall must be accompanied by a report of the inspection. The report shall
12.8 	must contain recommendations for the correction of or legal posting of load limitations if 
12.9 	the bridge is found to be understrength or unsafe.
12.10 		Subd. 7.Department of Natural Resources bridge. (a) Notwithstanding 
12.11 	subdivision 2, the commissioners of transportation and natural resources shall negotiate a 
12.12 	memorandum of understanding that governs the inspection of bridges owned, operated, 
12.13 	or maintained by the commissioner of natural resources.
12.14 	(b) The memorandum of understanding must provide for:
12.15 	(1) the inspection and inventory of bridges subject to federal law or regulations;
12.16 	(2) the frequency of inspection of bridges described in paragraph (a); and
12.17 	(3) who may perform inspections required under the memorandum of understanding.

12.18 	Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 168.011, subdivision 22, is amended to read:
12.19 		Subd. 22.Special mobile equipment. "Special mobile equipment" means every 
12.20 	vehicle not designed or used primarily for the transportation of persons or property 
12.21 	and only incidentally operated or moved over a highway, including but not limited to: 
12.22 	ditch-digging apparatuses, moving dollies, pump hoists and other water well-drilling 
12.23 	equipment registered under chapter 103I, vehicle-mounted concrete pumps with or 
12.24 	without placement booms, street-sweeping vehicles, and other machinery such as 
12.25 	asphalt spreaders, bituminous mixers, bucket loaders, tractors other than truck-tractors, 
12.26 	ditchers, leveling graders, finishing machines, motor graders, road rollers, scarifiers, 
12.27 	truck-mounted log loaders, earth-moving carryalls, scrapers, power shovels, draglines, 
12.28 	self-propelled cranes, and earth-moving equipment. The term does not include travel 
12.29 	trailers, dump trucks, truck-mounted transit mixers, truck-mounted feed grinders, or other 
12.30 	motor vehicles designed for the transportation of persons or property to which machinery 
12.31 	has been attached.

12.32 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2007, and expires 
12.33 	December 31, 2009.

13.1 	Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 168.1255, is amended by adding a 
13.2 	subdivision to read:
13.3 		Subd. 6.World War II memorial donation matching account. Money remaining 
13.4 	in the World War II memorial donation matching account after the state share of the 
13.5 	construction costs of the World War II memorial has been paid in full is appropriated to the 
13.6 	commissioner of veterans affairs for services and programs for veterans and their families.

13.7 	Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 168A.151, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
13.8 		Subdivision 1.Salvage titles. (a) When an insurer, licensed to conduct business in 
13.9 	Minnesota, acquires ownership of a late-model or high-value vehicle through payment 
13.10 	of damages, the insurer shall immediately apply for a salvage certificate of title or shall 
13.11 	stamp the existing certificate of title with the legend "SALVAGE CERTIFICATE OF 
13.12 	TITLE" in a manner prescribed by the department. Within 48 hours of taking possession 
13.13 	of a vehicle through payment of damages, an insurer must notify the department in a 
13.14 	manner prescribed by the department.
13.15 	(b) Any person who acquires a damaged motor vehicle with an out-of-state title and 
13.16 	the cost of repairs exceeds the value of the damaged vehicle or a motor vehicle with an 
13.17 	out-of-state salvage title or certificate, as proof of ownership, shall immediately apply for 
13.18 	a salvage certificate of title. A person shall immediately apply for a salvage certificate 
13.19 	of title if the person acquires a damaged late-model or high-value motor vehicle with an 
13.20 	out-of-state title and the vehicle:
13.21 	(1) is a vehicle that was acquired by an insurer through payment of damages;
13.22 	(2) is a vehicle for which the cost of repairs exceeds the value of the damaged 
13.23 	vehicle; or
13.24 	(3) has an out-of-state salvage certificate of title as proof of ownership.
13.25 	(c) A self-insured owner of a late-model or high-value vehicle who sustains damage 
13.26 	by collision or other occurrence which exceeds 70 percent of its actual cash value 
13.27 	shall immediately apply for a salvage certificate of title. Damage, for the purpose of 
13.28 	this calculation, does not include the actual cost incurred to repair, replace, or reinstall 
13.29 	inflatable safety restraints and other vehicle components that must be replaced due to the 
13.30 	deployment of the inflatable safety restraints.

13.31 	Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 168A.153, is amended to read:
13.32 	168A.153 REPORT OF VEHICLE RECEIPT; SURRENDER OF 
13.33 	CERTIFICATE.
14.1 		Subdivision 1.Older model vehicle. A dealer who buys an older model vehicle 
14.2 	to be dismantled or destroyed shall report to the department within 30 days including 
14.3 	the vehicle's license plate number and identification number, and the seller's name and 
14.4 	driver's license number.
14.5 		Subd. 2.Late-model or high-value vehicle. A dealer who buys a late-model or 
14.6 	high-value vehicle to be dismantled or destroyed shall notify the secured party, if any, and 
14.7 	then surrender the certificate of title and a properly completed application for a salvage 
14.8 	certificate of title to the department within ten days the commissioner in the manner 
14.9 	prescribed in subdivision 3. The dealer must then properly destroy the certificate of title.
14.10 		Subd. 3.Notification on vehicle to be dismantled or destroyed; service fee.
 14.11 	Within the time frames prescribed in subdivisions 1 and 2 of acquiring a vehicle titled and 
14.12 	registered in Minnesota, a dealer shall notify the registrar that the dealership purchased the 
14.13 	vehicle to be dismantled or destroyed. The notification must be made electronically as 
14.14 	prescribed by the registrar. The dealer may contract this service to a deputy registrar and 
14.15 	the registrar may charge a fee not to exceed $7 per transaction to provide this service.

14.16 	Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 168B.04, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
14.17 		Subd. 2.Unauthorized vehicles. (a) Units of government and peace officers may 
14.18 	take into custody and impound any unauthorized vehicle under section 169.041. 
14.19 	(b) A vehicle may also be impounded after it has been left unattended in one of the 
14.20 	following public or private locations for the indicated period of time:
14.21 	(1) in a public location not governed by section 169.041: 
14.22 	(i) on a highway and properly tagged by a peace officer, four hours;
14.23 	(ii) located so as to constitute an accident or traffic hazard to the traveling public, as 
14.24 	determined by a peace officer, immediately; or
14.25 	(iii)  located so as to constitute an accident or traffic hazard to the traveling public 
14.26 	within the Department of Transportation's eight-county metropolitan district, as determined 
14.27 	by an authorized employee of the department's freeway service patrol, immediately; or 
14.28 	(iv) that is a parking facility or other public property owned or controlled by a unit 
14.29 	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), item (iii), the 
15.5 	department shall ensure that the tower initially requested to remove the vehicle is given 
15.6 	the opportunity, to the greatest reasonable extent, to actually conduct and complete all 
15.7 	towing operations requested, provided that the owner of the vehicle to be towed has 
15.8 	not already requested that another tower remove the vehicle, in which case the tower 
15.9 	contacted by the owner must be given the first reasonable opportunity to conduct the 
15.10 	towing operations required.

15.11 	Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169.01, subdivision 19, is amended to read:
15.12 		Subd. 19.Explosives. "Explosives" means any chemical compound or mechanical 
15.13 	mixture that is commonly used or intended for the purpose of producing an explosion 
15.14 	and which contains any oxidizing and combustive units or other ingredients in such 
15.15 	proportions, quantities, or packing that an ignition by fire, by friction, by concussion, by 
15.16 	percussion, or by detonator of any part of the compound or mixture may cause such a 
15.17 	sudden generation of highly heated gases that the resultant gaseous pressures are capable 
15.18 	of producing destructible effects on contiguous objects or of destroying life or limb has 
15.19 	the meaning given in Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, section 173.50.

15.20 	Sec. 28. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169.01, subdivision 20, is amended to read:
15.21 		Subd. 20.Flammable liquid. "Flammable liquid" meanshas the meaning given 
15.22 	any liquid which has a flash point of 70 degrees Fahrenheit, or less, as determined by a 
15.23 	tagliabue or equivalent closed cup test device defined in Code of Federal Regulations, 
15.24 	title 49, section 173.120.

15.25 	Sec. 29. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169.01, subdivision 78, is amended to read:
15.26 		Subd. 78.Recreational vehicle combination. (a) "Recreational vehicle 
15.27 	combination" means a combination of vehicles consisting of a pickup truck as defined 
15.28 	in section 168.011, subdivision 29, attached by means of a fifth-wheel coupling to 
15.29 	a camper-semitrailer which middle vehicle that has hitched to it a trailer carrying a 
15.30 	watercraft as defined in section 86B.005, subdivision 18; off-highway motorcycle as 
15.31 	defined in section 84.787, subdivision 7; motorcycle; motorized bicycle; snowmobile as 
15.32 	defined in section 84.81, subdivision 3; all-terrain vehicle as defined in section 84.92, 
15.33 	subdivision 8; motorized golf cart; or equestrian equipment or supplies.
16.1 	(b) For purposes of this subdivision:,
16.2 	(1) a "fifth-wheel coupling" is a coupling between a camper-semitrailer
16.3 	middle vehicle and a towing pickup truck in which a portion of the weight of the 
16.4 	camper-semitrailer towed middle vehicle is carried over or forward of the rear axle of 
16.5 	the towing pickup.
16.6 	(2) A "camper-semitrailer" is a trailer, other than a manufactured home as defined in 
16.7 	section 327B.01, subdivision 13, designed for human habitation and used for vacation or 
16.8 	recreational purposes for limited periods.

16.9 	Sec. 30. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169.01, is amended by adding a subdivision 
16.10 	to read:
16.11 		Subd. 93.Valid license; valid driver's license. "Valid license," "valid driver's 
16.12 	license," "valid Minnesota driver's license," "valid standard driver's license," or other 
16.13 	similar term, has the meaning given in section 171.01, subdivision 49a.

16.14 	Sec. 31. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169.022, is amended to read:
16.15 	169.022 UNIFORM APPLICATION.
16.16 	The provisions of this chapter shall be applicable and uniform throughout this state 
16.17 	and in all political subdivisions and municipalities therein, and no local authority shall 
16.18 	enact or enforce any rule or regulation in conflict with the provisions of this chapter unless 
16.19 	expressly authorized herein. Local authorities may adopt traffic regulations which are not 
16.20 	in conflict with the provisions of this chapter; provided, that when any local ordinance 
16.21 	regulating traffic covers the same subject for which a penalty is provided for in this 
16.22 	chapter, then the penalty provided for violation of said local ordinance shall be identical 
16.23 	with the penalty provided for in this chapter for the same offense, except as provided 
16.24 	in section 471.984.

16.25 	Sec. 32. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169.041, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
16.26 		Subdivision 1.Towing authority. For purposes of this section, "towing authority" 
16.27 	means:
16.28 	(1) any local authority authorized by section 169.04 to enforce the traffic laws, and 
16.29 	also includes a private towing company authorized by a local authority to tow vehicles on 
16.30 	behalf of that local authority.; or
16.31 	(2) an authorized employee of the Department of Transportation's freeway service 
16.32 	patrol within the department's eight-county metropolitan district, and also includes a 
17.1 	private towing company authorized by the department to tow vehicles on behalf of the 
17.2 	department.

17.3 	Sec. 33. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169.041, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
17.4 		Subd. 2.Towing order required. A towing authority may not tow a motor vehicle 
17.5 	from public property unless a peace officer or parking enforcement officer has prepared, in 
17.6 	addition to the parking citation, a written towing report describing the motor vehicle and 
17.7 	the reasons for towing. The report must be signed by the officer and the tow driver. Within 
17.8 	the Department of Transportation's eight-county metropolitan district, an authorized 
17.9 	employee of the department's freeway service patrol may order a tow from a trunk highway 
17.10 	after preparing a written towing report provided by the Minnesota State Patrol. A citation 
17.11 	need not be issued before the employee orders a tow. The department employee shall 
17.12 	ensure that the tower initially requested to remove the vehicle is given the opportunity, 
17.13 	to the greatest reasonable extent, to actually conduct and complete all towing operations 
17.14 	requested, provided that the owner of the vehicle to be towed has not already requested 
17.15 	that another tower remove the vehicle, in which case the tower contacted by the owner 
17.16 	must be given the first reasonable opportunity to conduct the towing operations required.

17.17 	Sec. 34. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169.06, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
17.18 		Subd. 5.Traffic-control signal. (a) Whenever traffic is controlled by traffic-control 
17.19 	signals exhibiting different colored lights, or colored lighted arrows, successively one at a 
17.20 	time or in combination, only the colors Green, Red, and Yellow shall be used, except for 
17.21 	special pedestrian signals carrying a word or legend. The traffic-control signal lights or 
17.22 	colored lighted arrows indicate and apply to drivers of vehicles and pedestrians as follows:
17.23 	(1) Green indication:
17.24 	(i) Vehicular traffic facing a circular green signal may proceed straight through or 
17.25 	turn right or left unless a sign at such place prohibits either turn. But vehicular traffic, 
17.26 	including vehicles turning right or left, shall yield the right-of-way to other vehicles 
17.27 	and to pedestrians lawfully within the intersection or adjacent crosswalk at the time this 
17.28 	signal is exhibited.
17.29 	(ii) Vehicular traffic facing a green arrow signal, shown alone or in combination with 
17.30 	another indication, may cautiously enter the intersection only to make the movement 
17.31 	indicated by the arrow, or other movement as permitted by other indications shown at the 
17.32 	same time. Such vehicular traffic shall yield the right-of-way to pedestrians lawfully 
17.33 	within an adjacent crosswalk and to other traffic lawfully using the intersection.
18.1 	(iii) Unless otherwise directed by a pedestrian-control signal as provided in 
18.2 	subdivision 6, pedestrians facing any green signal, except when the sole green signal is a 
18.3 	turn arrow, may proceed across the roadway within any marked or unmarked crosswalk. 
18.4 	Every driver of a vehicle shall yield the right-of-way to such pedestrian, except that the 
18.5 	pedestrian shall yield the right-of-way to vehicles lawfully within the intersection at the 
18.6 	time that the green signal indication is first shown.
18.7 	(2) Steady yellow indication:
18.8 	(i) Vehicular traffic facing a steady circular yellow or yellow arrow signal is thereby 
18.9 	warned that the related green movement is being terminated or that a red indication will be 
18.10 	exhibited immediately thereafter when vehicular traffic must not enter the intersection, 
18.11 	except for the continued movement allowed by any green arrow indication simultaneously 
18.12 	exhibited.
18.13 	(ii) Pedestrians facing a circular yellow signal, unless otherwise directed by a 
18.14 	pedestrian-control signal as provided in subdivision 6, are thereby advised that there is 
18.15 	insufficient time to cross the roadway before a red indication is shown and no pedestrian 
18.16 	shall then start to cross the roadway.
18.17 	(iii) Vehicular traffic facing a steady yellow arrow signal is thereby warned that 
18.18 	the protected vehicular movement permitted by the corresponding prior green arrow 
18.19 	indication is being terminated.
18.20 	(3) Steady red indication:
18.21 	(i) Vehicular traffic facing a circular red signal alone must stop at a clearly marked 
18.22 	stop line but, if none, before entering the crosswalk on the near side of the intersection 
18.23 	or, if none, then before entering the intersection and shall remain standing until a green 
18.24 	indication is shown, except as follows: (A) the driver of a vehicle stopped as close 
18.25 	as practicable at the entrance to the crosswalk on the near side of the intersection or, 
18.26 	if none, then at the entrance to the intersection in obedience to a red or stop signal, 
18.27 	and with the intention of making a right turn may make the right turn, after stopping, 
18.28 	unless an official sign has been erected prohibiting such movement, but shall yield the 
18.29 	right-of-way to pedestrians and other traffic lawfully proceeding as directed by the signal 
18.30 	at that intersection; or (B) the driver of a vehicle on a one-way street intersecting another 
18.31 	one-way street on which traffic moves to the left shall stop in obedience to a red or stop 
18.32 	signal and may then make a left turn into the one-way street, unless an official sign has 
18.33 	been erected prohibiting the movement, but shall yield the right-of-way to pedestrians and 
18.34 	other traffic lawfully proceeding as directed by the signal at that intersection.
18.35 	(ii) Unless otherwise directed by a pedestrian-control signal as provided in 
18.36 	subdivision 6, pedestrians facing a steady red signal alone shall not enter the roadway.
19.1 	(iii) Vehicular traffic facing a steady red arrow signal, with the intention of making a 
19.2 	movement indicated by the arrow, must stop at a clearly marked stop line but, if none, 
19.3 	before entering the crosswalk on the near side of the intersection or, if none, then before 
19.4 	entering the intersection and must remain standing until a permissive signal indication 
19.5 	permitting the movement indicated by the red arrow is displayed, except as follows: when 
19.6 	an official sign has been erected permitting a turn on a red arrow signal, the vehicular 
19.7 	traffic facing a red arrow signal indication is permitted to enter the intersection to turn 
19.8 	right, or to turn left from a one-way street into a one-way street on which traffic moves 
19.9 	to the left, after stopping, but must yield the right-of-way to pedestrians and other traffic 
19.10 	lawfully proceeding as directed by the signal at that intersection.
19.11 	(b) In the event an official traffic-control signal is erected and maintained at a place 
19.12 	other than an intersection, the provisions of this section are applicable except those which 
19.13 	can have no application. Any stop required must be made at a sign or marking on the 
19.14 	pavement indicating where the stop must be made, but in the absence of any such sign or 
19.15 	marking the stop must be made at the signal.
19.16 	(c) When a traffic-control signal indication or indications placed to control a certain 
19.17 	movement or lane are so identified by placing a sign near the indication or indications, 
19.18 	no other traffic-control signal indication or indications within the intersection controls 
19.19 	vehicular traffic for that movement or lane.

19.20 	Sec. 35. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169.34, is amended to read:
19.21 	169.34 PROHIBITIONS; STOPPING, PARKING.
19.22 		Subdivision 1.Prohibitions. (a) No person shall stop, stand, or park a vehicle, 
19.23 	except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with the 
19.24 	directions of a police officer or traffic-control device, in any of the following places:
19.25 	(1) on a sidewalk;
19.26 	(2) in front of a public or private driveway;
19.27 	(3) within an intersection;
19.28 	(4) within ten feet of a fire hydrant;
19.29 	(5) on a crosswalk;
19.30 	(6) within 20 feet of a crosswalk at an intersection;
19.31 	(7) within 30 feet upon the approach to any flashing beacon, stop sign, or 
19.32 	traffic-control signal located at the side of a roadway;
19.33 	(8) between a safety zone and the adjacent curb or within 30 feet of points on the 
19.34 	curb immediately opposite the ends of a safety zone, unless a different length is indicated 
19.35 	by signs or markings;
20.1 	(9) within 50 feet of the nearest rail of a railroad crossing;
20.2 	(10) within 20 feet of the driveway entrance to any fire station and on the side of 
20.3 	a street opposite the entrance to any fire station within 75 feet of said entrance when 
20.4 	properly signposted;
20.5 	(11) alongside or opposite any street excavation or obstruction when such stopping, 
20.6 	standing, or parking would obstruct traffic;
20.7 	(12) on the roadway side of any vehicle stopped or parked at the edge or curb of a 
20.8 	street;
20.9 	(13) upon any bridge or other elevated structure upon a highway or within a highway 
20.10 	tunnel, except as otherwise provided by ordinance;
20.11 	(14) at any place where official signs prohibit stopping.
20.12 	(b) No person shall move a vehicle not owned by such person into any prohibited 
20.13 	area or away from a curb such distance as is unlawful.
20.14 	(c) No person shall, for camping purposes, leave or park a travel trailer on or within 
20.15 	the limits of any highway or on any highway right-of-way, except where signs are erected 
20.16 	designating the place as a campsite.
20.17 	(d) No person shall stop or park a vehicle on a street or highway when directed or 
20.18 	ordered to proceed by any peace officer invested by law with authority to direct, control, 
20.19 	or regulate traffic.
20.20 		Subd. 2.Violation; penalty for owner or lessee. (a) If a motor vehicle is stopped, 
20.21 	standing, or parked in violation of subdivision 1, the owner of the vehicle, or for a leased 
20.22 	motor vehicle the lessee of the vehicle, is guilty of a petty misdemeanor.
20.23 	(b) The owner or lessee may not be fined under paragraph (a) if (1) another person 
20.24 	is convicted for, or pleads guilty to, that violation, or (2) the motor vehicle was stolen at 
20.25 	the time of the violation.
20.26 	(c) Paragraph (a) does not apply to a lessor of a motor vehicle if the lessor keeps a 
20.27 	record of the name and address of the lessee.
20.28 	(d) Paragraph (a) does not prohibit or limit the prosecution of a motor vehicle 
20.29 	operator for violating subdivision 1.
20.30 	(e) A violation under paragraph (a) does not constitute grounds for revocation or 
20.31 	suspension of the owner's or lessee's driver's license.

20.32 	Sec. 36. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169.471, is amended to read:
20.33 	169.471 TELEVISION; HEADPHONES.
21.1 		Subdivision 1.Television screen in vehicle. No television screen shall be installed 
21.2 	or used in any motor vehicle where it is visible to the driver while operating the motor 
21.3 	vehicle except:
21.4 	(1) video screens installed in law enforcement vehicles;
21.5 	(2) closed-circuit video systems used exclusively to aid the driver's visibility to 
21.6 	the front, rear, or sides of the vehicle; and
21.7 	(3) video screens installed as part of a vehicle control system or used in intelligent 
21.8 	vehicle highway applications.
21.9 		Subd. 2.Use of headphones in vehicle.  (a) No person, while operating a motor 
21.10 	vehicle, shall wear headphones or earphones that are used in both ears simultaneously for 
21.11 	purposes of receiving or listening to broadcasts or reproductions from radios, tape decks, 
21.12 	or other sound-producing or transmitting devices.
21.13 	(b) Paragraph (a) does not prohibit: 
21.14 	(1) the use of a hearing aid device by a person who needs the device; or 
21.15 	(2) the use of a communication headset by a firefighter while operating a fire 
21.16 	department emergency vehicle in response to an emergency; or 
21.17 	(3) the use of a communication headset by an emergency medical services person 
21.18 	while operating an ambulance subject to section 144E.101.

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

21.20 	Sec. 37. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169.685, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
21.21 		Subd. 5.Violation; petty misdemeanor. (a) Every motor vehicle operator, when 
21.22 	transporting a child under the age of foureight on the streets and highways of this state 
21.23 	in a motor vehicle equipped with factory-installed seat belts, shall equip and install for 
21.24 	use in the motor vehicle, according to the manufacturer's instructions, a child passenger 
21.25 	restraint system meeting federal motor vehicle safety standards.
21.26 	(b) No motor vehicle operator who is operating a motor vehicle on the streets and 
21.27 	highways of this state may transport a child under the age of foureight in a seat of a motor 
21.28 	vehicle equipped with a factory-installed seat belt, unless the child is properly fastened 
21.29 	in the child passenger restraint system. Any motor vehicle operator who violates this 
21.30 	subdivision is guilty of a petty misdemeanor and may be sentenced to pay a fine of not 
21.31 	more than $50. The fine maymust be waived or the amount reduced if the motor vehicle 
21.32 	operator produces evidence that within 14 days after the date of the violation a child 
21.33 	passenger restraint system meeting federal motor vehicle safety standards was purchased 
21.34 	or obtained for the exclusive use of the operator.
22.1 	(c) The fines collected for violations of this subdivision must be deposited in the 
22.2 	state treasury and credited to a special account to be known as the Minnesota child 
22.3 	passenger restraint and education account.

22.4 	Sec. 38. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169.685, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
22.5 		Subd. 6.Exceptions. (a) This section does not apply to:
22.6 	(1) a person transporting a child in an emergency medical vehicle while in the 
22.7 	performance of official duties and when the physical or medical needs of the child make 
22.8 	the use of a child passenger restraint system unreasonable or when a child passenger 
22.9 	restraint system is not available; and
22.10 	(2) a peace officer transporting a child while in the performance of official duties 
22.11 	and when a child passenger restraint system is not available, provided that a seat belt 
22.12 	must be substituted; and
22.13 	(3) a person while operating a motor vehicle for hire, including a taxi, airport 
22.14 	limousine, and bus, but excluding a rented, leased, or borrowed motor vehicle.
22.15 	(b) A child passenger restraint system is not required for a child who cannot, in the 
22.16 	judgment of a licensed physician, be safely transported in a child passenger restraint 
22.17 	system because of a medical condition, body size, or physical disability. A motor vehicle 
22.18 	operator claiming exemption for a child under this paragraph must possess a typewritten 
22.19 	statement from the physician stating that the child cannot be safely transported in a child 
22.20 	passenger restraint system. The statement must give the name and birth date of the child, 
22.21 	be dated within the previous six months, and be made on the physician's letterhead or 
22.22 	contain the physician's name, address, and telephone number. A person charged with 
22.23 	violating subdivision 5 may not be convicted if the person produces the physician's 
22.24 	statement in court or in the office of the arresting officer.
22.25 	(c) A person offering a motor vehicle for rent or lease shall provide a child passenger 
22.26 	restraint device to a customer renting or leasing the motor vehicle who requests the device. 
22.27 	A reasonable rent or fee may be charged for use of the child passenger restraint device.

22.28 	Sec. 39. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169.686, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
22.29 		Subdivision 1.Seat belt requirement. (a) A properly adjusted and fastened seat 
22.30 	belt, including both the shoulder and lap belt when the vehicle is so equipped, shall be 
22.31 	worn by:
22.32 	(1) the driver and passengers of a passenger vehicle or commercial motor vehicle;
22.33 	(2) a passenger riding in the front seat of a passenger vehicle or commercial motor 
22.34 	vehicle; and
23.1 	(3) a passenger riding in any seat of a passenger vehicle who is older than three 
23.2 	but younger than 11 years of age.
23.3 	(b) A person who is 15 years of age or older and who violates paragraph (a), clause 
23.4 	(1) or (2), is subject to a fine of $25. The driver of the passenger vehicle or commercial 
23.5 	motor vehicle in which the violation occurred is subject to a $25 fine for a each violation 
23.6 	of paragraph (a), clause (2) or (3), by the driver or by a child of the driver passenger under 
23.7 	the age of 15 or any child under the age of 11. A peace officer may not issue a citation 
23.8 	for a violation of this section unless the officer lawfully stopped or detained the driver of 
23.9 	the motor vehicle for a moving violation other than a violation involving motor vehicle 
23.10 	equipment, but the court may not impose more than one surcharge under section 357.021, 
23.11 	subdivision 6, on the driver. The Department of Public Safety shall not record a violation 
23.12 	of this subdivision on a person's driving record.

23.13 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective June 9, 2007.

23.14 	Sec. 40. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169.781, is amended to read:
23.15 	169.781 ANNUAL COMMERCIAL VEHICLE INSPECTION; INSPECTORS, 
23.16 	FEE, PENALTY.
23.17 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. For purposes of sections 169.781 to 169.783: 
23.18 	(a) "Commercial motor vehicle":
23.19 	(1) means a motor vehicle or combination of motor vehicles used to transport 
23.20 	passengers or property if the motor vehicle:
23.21 	(1) a commercial motor vehicle as defined in section 169.01, subdivision 75, 
23.22 	paragraph (a); and (i) has a gross vehicle weight of more than 26,000 pounds;
23.23 	(2) each (ii) is a vehicle in a combination of more than 26,000 pounds.;
23.24 	(iii) is a bus; or
23.25 	(iv) is of any size and is used in the transportation of hazardous materials that are 
23.26 	required to be placarded under Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, parts 100-185; and
23.27 	"Commercial motor vehicle"
23.28 	(2) does not include (1) (i) a school bus or Head Start bus displaying a certificate 
23.29 	under section 169.451, (2) or (ii) a bus operated by the Metropolitan Council or by a local 
23.30 	transit commission created in chapter 458A, or (3) a motor vehicle that is required to be 
23.31 	placarded under Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, parts 100-185. 
23.32 	(b) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of public safety.
23.33 	(c) "Owner" means a person who owns, or has control, under a lease of more than 30 
23.34 	days' duration, of one or more commercial motor vehicles.
24.1 	(d) "Storage semitrailer" means a semitrailer that (1) is used exclusively to store 
24.2 	property at a location not on a street or highway, (2) does not contain any load when 
24.3 	moved on a street or highway, (3) is operated only during daylight hours, and (4) is marked 
24.4 	on each side of the semitrailer "storage only" in letters at least six inches high.
24.5 	(e) "Building mover vehicle" means a vehicle owned or leased by a building mover 
24.6 	as defined in section 221.81, subdivision 1, paragraph (a), and used exclusively for 
24.7 	moving buildings. 
24.8 		Subd. 2.Inspection required. (a) It is unlawful for a person to operate or permit 
24.9 	the operation of:
24.10 	(1) a commercial motor vehicle registered in Minnesota; or
24.11 	(2) special mobile equipment as defined in section 168.011, subdivision 22, and 
24.12 	which is self-propelled, if it is mounted on a commercial motor vehicle chassis, 
24.13 	unless the in violation of the requirements of paragraph (b).
24.14 	(b) A vehicle displays described in paragraph (a):
24.15 	(1) must display a valid safety inspection decal issued by an inspector certified by 
24.16 	the commissioner, or the vehicle carries (1); or
24.17 	(2) must carry (i) proof that the vehicle complies with federal motor vehicle 
24.18 	inspection requirements for vehicles in interstate commerce, and (2) (ii) a certificate of 
24.19 	compliance with federal requirements issued by the commissioner under subdivision 9.
24.20 		Subd. 3.Inspector certification; suspension and revocation; hearing. (a) An 
24.21 	inspection required by this section may be performed only by:
24.22 	(1) an employee of the Department of Public Safety or Transportation who has 
24.23 	been certified by the commissioner after having received training provided by the State 
24.24 	Patrol; or
24.25 	(2) another person who has been certified by the commissioner after having received 
24.26 	training provided by the State Patrol or other training approved by the commissioner.
24.27 	(b) A person who is not an employee of the Department of Public Safety or 
24.28 	Transportation may be certified by the commissioner if the person is:
24.29 	(1) an owner, or employee of the owner, of one or more commercial motor vehicles 
24.30 	that are power units;
24.31 	(2) a dealer licensed under section 168.27 and engaged in the business of buying and 
24.32 	selling commercial motor vehicles, or an employee of the dealer; or
24.33 	(3) engaged in the business of repairing and servicing commercial motor vehicles; or
24.34 	(4) employed by a governmental agency that owns commercial vehicles.
24.35 	(c) Certification of persons described in paragraph (b), clauses (1) to (3) (4), is 
24.36 	effective for two years from the date of certification. The commissioner may require 
25.1 	biennial retraining of persons holding a certificate under paragraph (b) as a condition of 
25.2 	renewal of the certificate. The commissioner may charge a fee of not more than $10 
25.3 	for each certificate issued and renewed. A certified person described in paragraph (b), 
25.4 	clauses (1) to (3) (4), may charge a reasonable fee for each inspection of a vehicle not 
25.5 	owned by the person or the person's employer.
25.6 	(d) Except as otherwise provided in subdivision 5, the standards adopted by the 
25.7 	commissioner for commercial motor vehicle inspections under sections 169.781 to 
25.8 	169.783shall must be the standards prescribed in Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, 
25.9 	section 396.17, and in chapter III, subchapter B, appendix G. 
25.10 	(e) The commissioner may classify types of vehicles for inspection purposes and 
25.11 	may issue separate classes of inspector certificates for each class. The commissioner shall 
25.12 	issue separate categories of inspector certificates based on the following classifications:
25.13 	(1) a class of certificate that authorizes the certificate holder to inspect commercial 
25.14 	motor vehicles without regard to ownership or lease; and
25.15 	(2) a class of certificate that authorizes the certificate holder to inspect only 
25.16 	commercial motor vehicles the certificate holder owns or leases.
25.17 	The commissioner shall issue a certificate described in clause (1) only to a person 
25.18 	described in paragraph (b), clause (2) or (3).
25.19 	(f) The commissioner, after notice and an opportunity for a hearing, may suspend a 
25.20 	certificate issued under paragraph (b) for failure to meet annual certification requirements 
25.21 	prescribed by the commissioner or failure to inspect commercial motor vehicles in 
25.22 	accordance with inspection procedures established by the State Patrol. The commissioner 
25.23 	shall revoke a certificate issued under paragraph (b) if the commissioner determines after 
25.24 	notice and an opportunity for a hearing that the certified person issued an inspection decal 
25.25 	for a commercial motor vehicle when the person knew or reasonably should have known 
25.26 	that the vehicle was in such a state of repair that it would have been declared out of service 
25.27 	if inspected by an employee of the State Patrol. Suspension and revocation of certificates 
25.28 	under this subdivision are not subject to sections 14.57 to 14.69. 
25.29 		Subd. 4.Inspection report. (a) A person performing an inspection under this 
25.30 	section shall issue an inspection report to the owner of the commercial motor vehicle 
25.31 	inspected. The report must include:
25.32 	(1) the full name of the person performing the inspection, and the person's inspector 
25.33 	certification number;
25.34 	(2) the name of the owner of the vehicle and, if applicable, the United States 
25.35 	Department of Transportation carrier number issued to the owner of the vehicle, or to the 
25.36 	operator of the vehicle if other than the owner;
26.1 	(3) the vehicle identification number and, if applicable, the license plate number 
26.2 	of the vehicle;
26.3 	(4) the date and location of the inspection;
26.4 	(5) the vehicle components inspected and a description of the findings of the 
26.5 	inspection, including identification of the components not in compliance with federal 
26.6 	motor carrier safety regulations; and
26.7 	(6) the inspector's certification that the inspection was complete, accurate, and in 
26.8 	compliance with the requirements of this section.
26.9 	(b) The owner must retain a copy of the inspection report for at least 14 months at a 
26.10 	location in the state where the vehicle is domiciled or maintained. The inspector must 
26.11 	maintain a copy of the inspection report for a period of 14 months following the inspection 
26.12 	in a location in the state where the inspector conducts business. During this period the 
26.13 	report must be available for inspection by an authorized federal, state, or local official.
26.14 	(c) The commissioner shall prescribe the form of the inspection report and revise it 
26.15 	as necessary to comply with state and federal law and regulations. The adoption of the 
26.16 	report form is not subject to the Administrative Procedure Act.
26.17 		Subd. 5.Inspection decal. (a) A person inspecting a commercial motor vehicle 
26.18 	shall issue an inspection decal for the vehicle if each inspected component of the vehicle 
26.19 	complies with federal motor carrier safety regulations. The decal must state that in the 
26.20 	month specified on the decal the vehicle was inspected and each inspected component 
26.21 	complied with federal motor carrier safety regulations. The decal is valid for 12 
26.22 	months after the month specified on the decal. The commissioners of public safety and 
26.23 	transportation shall make decals available, at a fee of not more than $2 for each decal, 
26.24 	to persons certified to perform inspections under subdivision 3, paragraph (b). Decals 
26.25 	are issued to inspectors by serial number and are not transferable unless approved by 
26.26 	the commissioner.
26.27 	(b) Minnesota inspection decals may be affixed only to:
26.28 	(1) commercial motor vehicles bearing Minnesota-based license plates; or
26.29 	(2) special mobile equipment, within the meaning of subdivision 2, clause (2).
26.30 	(c) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), a person inspecting (1) a vehicle of less 
26.31 	than 57,000 pounds gross vehicle weight and registered as a farm truck, (2) a storage 
26.32 	semitrailer, or (3) a building mover vehicle must issue an inspection decal to the vehicle 
26.33 	unless the vehicle has one or more defects that would result in the vehicle being declared 
26.34 	out of service under the North American Uniform Driver, Vehicle, and Hazardous 
26.35 	Materials Out-of-Service Criteria issued by the Federal Highway Administration and the 
26.36 	Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance. A decal issued to a vehicle described in clause (1), 
27.1 	(2), or (3) is valid for two years from the date of issuance. A decal issued to such a vehicle 
27.2 	must clearly indicate that it is valid for two years from the date of issuance.
27.3 	(d) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), a commercial motor vehicle that (1) is registered 
27.4 	as a farm truck, (2) is not operated more than 75 miles from the owner's home post office, 
27.5 	and (3) was manufactured before 1979 that has a dual transmission system, is not required 
27.6 	to comply with a requirement in an inspection standard that requires that the service brake 
27.7 	system and parking brake system be separate systems in the motor vehicle.
27.8 		Subd. 6.Record review; random inspection; audit. Employees of the State Patrol 
27.9 	and motor transportation representatives of the Department of Transportation may review 
27.10 	records required to be kept under subdivision 4, paragraph (b), and conduct random 
27.11 	vehicle inspections and audits at the facility of an owner of a commercial motor vehicle.
27.12 		Subd. 7.Disposition of revenues. The commissioner shall pay all revenues received 
27.13 	under this section to the commissioner of finance for deposit in the trunk highway fund.
27.14 		Subd. 8.Violation; misdemeanor. A violation of this section is a misdemeanor.
27.15 		Subd. 9.Proof of federal inspection. An owner of a commercial motor vehicle 
27.16 	that is subject to and in compliance with federal motor vehicle inspection requirements 
27.17 	for vehicles in interstate commerce may apply to the commissioner for a certificate 
27.18 	of compliance with federal requirements. On payment of a fee equal to the fee for an 
27.19 	inspection decal under subdivision 5, paragraph (a), the commissioner shall issue the 
27.20 	certificate to the applicant. This subdivision only applies to Minnesota-licensed vehicles 
27.21 	that are not housed or maintained in Minnesota.
27.22 		Subd. 10.Exemption. This section does not apply to a vehicle operated by a motor 
27.23 	carrier of passengers, as defined in section 221.011, subdivision 48, if the vehicle has 
27.24 	been inspected under section 221.0252, subdivision 3, paragraph (a), clause (2), within 
27.25 	the previous 12 months. 

27.26 	Sec. 41. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169.782, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
27.27 		Subdivision 1.Driver; daily inspection report. (a) The driver of a commercial 
27.28 	motor vehicle shall report in writing at the completion of each day's work on each 
27.29 	commercial motor vehicle the driver has operated. A person who owns one or more 
27.30 	commercial motor vehicles and who employs drivers for those commercial motor vehicles 
27.31 	must require each driver to submit a written report as required in by this section. The 
27.32 	report must cover the following parts and accessories: service brakes, including trailer and 
27.33 	semitrailer brake connections; parking (hand) brake; steering mechanism; lighting devices 
27.34 	and reflectors; tires; horn; windshield wiper or wipers; rear vision mirror or mirrors; 
27.35 	coupling devices; wheels and rims; and emergency equipment.
28.1 	(b) The report must identify the vehicle and list any defect or deficiency discovered 
28.2 	by or reported to the driver that would affect the safe operation of the vehicle or result in 
28.3 	its mechanical breakdown. If no defect or deficiency is discovered by or reported to the 
28.4 	driver, the report must so indicate. The driver must sign the report after completing it. In 
28.5 	the case of a commercial motor vehicle operated by two drivers, the signature of one of 
28.6 	the drivers satisfies the requirements of this subdivision if both drivers agree concerning 
28.7 	the defects or deficiencies. If a driver operates more than one commercial motor vehicle 
28.8 	during a day's work, a report must be prepared for each vehicle operated.
28.9 	(c) Before operating or allowing the operation of a commercial motor vehicle on 
28.10 	which a report has been prepared under this subdivision, the owner of the vehicle or 
28.11 	the owner's agent must repair defects or deficiencies listed on the report that would be 
28.12 	sufficient under inspection procedures established by the State Patrol to require the vehicle 
28.13 	to be declared out of service likely affect the safe operation of the vehicle. Before allowing 
28.14 	the commercial motor vehicle to be operated again, the owner or the owner's agent must 
28.15 	certify, on the report listing the defect or deficiency, that the defect or deficiency has 
28.16 	been corrected or that correction is unnecessary. A motor carrier must keep the original 
28.17 	vehicle inspection report for at least three months after the date of inspection. The report 
28.18 	must be available for inspection by an authorized federal, state, or local official at any 
28.19 	time during this period.
28.20 	(d) A copy of the vehicle inspection report, including a certification of corrections 
28.21 	resulting from the report, must be carried in the commercial motor vehicle, or in the power 
28.22 	unit of a commercial motor vehicle combination, at all times when the vehicle or power 
28.23 	unit is operated until the next inspection report is completed under this subdivision. The 
28.24 	copy must be made available on demand to: (1) a peace officer;, (2) a person authorized 
28.25 	under section 221.221;, and (3) a person described in section 299D.06. 

28.26 	Sec. 42. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169.783, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
28.27 		Subdivision 1.Postcrash inspection. (a) A peace officer responding to an accident 
28.28 	involving a commercial motor vehicle must immediately notify the State Patrol if the 
28.29 	accident results in death, personal injury, or property damage to an apparent extent of 
28.30 	more than $4,400.:
28.31 	(1) a fatality;
28.32 	(2) bodily injury to a person who, as a result of the injury, immediately receives 
28.33 	medical treatment away from the scene of the accident; or
29.1 	(3) one or more motor vehicles incurring disabling damage as a result of the 
29.2 	accident, requiring the motor vehicles to be transported away from the scene by tow 
29.3 	truck or other motor vehicle.
29.4 	(b) It is a misdemeanor for a person to drive or cause to be driven a commercial 
29.5 	motor vehicle after such an accident unless the vehicle:
29.6 	(1) has been inspected by a state trooper or other person authorized to conduct 
29.7 	inspections under section 169.781, subdivision 3, paragraph (a), who is an employee of 
29.8 	the Department of Public Safety or Transportation, and the person inspecting the vehicle 
29.9 	has determined that the vehicle may safely be operated; or 
29.10 	(2) a waiver has been granted under subdivision 2.

29.11 	Sec. 43. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169.81, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
29.12 		Subd. 2.Length of single vehicle; exceptions. (a) Statewide, no single vehicle may 
29.13 	exceed 40 45 feet in overall length, including load and front and rear bumpers, except:
29.14 	(1) mobile cranes, which may not exceed 48 feet in overall length;
29.15 	(2) buses, which may not exceed 45 feet in overall length; and
29.16 	(3) type A, B, or C motor homes as defined in section 168.011, subdivision 25, 
29.17 	paragraph (c), which may not exceed 45 feet in overall length. 
29.18 	(b) Statewide, no semitrailer may exceed 48 feet in overall length, including bumper 
29.19 	and load, but excluding non-cargo-carrying equipment, such as refrigeration units or air 
29.20 	compressors, necessary for safe and efficient operation and located on the end of the 
29.21 	semitrailer adjacent to the truck-tractor. However, statewide, a single semitrailer may 
29.22 	exceed 48 feet, but not 53 feet, if the distance from the kingpin to the centerline of the 
29.23 	rear axle group of the semitrailer does not exceed 43 feet.
29.24 	(c) Statewide, no single trailer may have an overall length exceeding 45 feet, 
29.25 	including the tow bar assembly but exclusive of rear bumpers that do not increase the 
29.26 	overall length by more than six inches.
29.27 	(d) For determining compliance with this subdivision, the length of the semitrailer 
29.28 	or trailer must be determined separately from the overall length of the combination of 
29.29 	vehicles.
29.30 	(e) No semitrailer or trailer used in a three-vehicle combination may have an overall 
29.31 	length in excess of 28-1/2 feet, exclusive of:
29.32 	(1) non-cargo-carrying accessory equipment, including refrigeration units or air 
29.33 	compressors and upper coupler plates, necessary for safe and efficient operation, located 
29.34 	on the end of the semitrailer or trailer adjacent to the truck or truck-tractor;
29.35 	(2) the tow bar assembly; and
30.1 	(3) lower coupler equipment that is a fixed part of the rear end of the first semitrailer 
30.2 	or trailer.

30.3 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2007.

30.4 	Sec. 44. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169.823, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
30.5 		Subdivision 1.Pneumatic-tired vehicle. No vehicle or combination of vehicles 
30.6 	equipped with pneumatic tires shall be operated upon the highways of this state:
30.7 	(1) where the gross weight on any wheel exceeds 9,000 pounds, except that on 
30.8 	paved county state-aid highways, paved county roads, designated local routes, and state 
30.9 	trunk highways the gross weight on any single wheel shall not exceed 10,000 pounds
30.10 	unless posted;
30.11 	(2) where the gross weight on any single axle exceeds 18,000 pounds, except that 
30.12 	on  paved county state-aid highways, paved county roads, designated local routes, and 
30.13 	state trunk highways the gross weight on any single axle shall not exceed 20,000 pounds
30.14 	unless posted;
30.15 	(3) where the maximum wheel load:
30.16 	(i) on the foremost and rearmost steering axles, exceeds 600 pounds per inch of tire 
30.17 	width or the manufacturer's recommended load, whichever is less; or
30.18 	(ii) on other axles, exceeds 500 pounds per inch of tire width or the manufacturer's 
30.19 	recommended load, whichever is less. This item applies to new vehicles manufactured 
30.20 	after August 1, 1991. For vehicles manufactured before August 2, 1991, the maximum 
30.21 	weight per inch of tire width is 600 pounds per inch or the manufacturer's recommended 
30.22 	load, whichever is less, until August 1, 1996. After July 31, 1996, this item applies to all 
30.23 	vehicles regardless of date of manufacture;
30.24 	(4) where the gross weight on any axle of a tridem exceeds 15,000 pounds, except 
30.25 	that for vehicles to which an additional axle has been added prior to June 1, 1981, the 
30.26 	maximum gross weight on any axle of a tridem may be up to 16,000 pounds provided the 
30.27 	gross weight of the tridem combination does not exceed 39,900 pounds where the first 
30.28 	and third axles of the tridem are spaced nine feet apart;
30.29 	(5) where the gross weight on any group of axles exceeds the weights permitted 
30.30 	under sections 169.822 to 169.829 with any or all of the interior axles disregarded, and 
30.31 	with an exterior axle disregarded if the exterior axle is a variable load axle that is not 
30.32 	carrying its intended weight, and their gross weights subtracted from the gross weight of 
30.33 	all axles of the group under consideration. 

30.34 	Sec. 45. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169.824, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
31.1 		Subd. 2.Gross vehicle weight of all axles. (a) Notwithstanding the provisions 
31.2 	of section 169.85, the gross vehicle weight of all axles of a vehicle or combination of 
31.3 	vehicles shallmust not exceed:
31.4 	(1) 80,000 pounds for any vehicle or combination of vehicles on all state (i) trunk 
31.5 	highways as defined in section 160.02, subdivision 29, and for all(ii) routes designated 
31.6 	under section 169.832, subdivision 11, and (iii) paved nine-ton routes;
31.7 	(2) 88,000 pounds for any vehicle or combination of vehicles with six or more 
31.8 	axles while exclusively engaged in hauling livestock on all state trunk highways other 
31.9 	than interstate highways, if the vehicle has a permit under section 169.86, subdivision 5, 
31.10 	paragraph (k); and
31.11 	(3) 73,280 pounds for any vehicle or combination of vehicles with five axles or less 
31.12 	on all routes, other than state trunk highways and routes that are designated under section 
31.13 	169.832, subdivision 11, except that a vehicle needing reasonable access to a terminal or 
31.14 	facilities for food, fuel, repairs, and rest, located within three miles of a ten-ton route, may 
31.15 	not exceed 80,000 pounds. "Terminal" means any location where freight either originates, 
31.16 	terminates, or is handled in the transportation process, or where commercial motor carriers 
31.17 	maintain operating facilities; and routes identified in clause (1).
31.18 	(4) 80,000 pounds for any vehicle or combination of vehicles with six or more 
31.19 	axles on all routes, other than state trunk highways and routes that are designated under 
31.20 	section 169.832, subdivision 11.
31.21 	(b) The maximum weights specified in this section for five consecutive axles shall 
31.22 	not apply to a four-axle ready-mix concrete truck which was equipped with a fifth axle 
31.23 	prior to June 1, 1981. The maximum gross weight on four or fewer consecutive axles of 
31.24 	vehicles excepted by this clause shall not exceed any maximum weight specified for 
31.25 	four or fewer consecutive axles in this section Notwithstanding the maximum weight 
31.26 	provisions of this section and section 169.85, and in order to promote the reduction of 
31.27 	fuel use and emissions because of engine idling, the maximum gross vehicle weight 
31.28 	limits and the axle weight limits for any motor vehicle subject to sections 169.80 to 
31.29 	169.88 and equipped with idle reduction technology must be increased by the amount of 
31.30 	weight necessary to compensate for the weight of the idle reduction technology, not to 
31.31 	exceed 400 pounds. At the request of an authorized representative of the Department of 
31.32 	Transportation or the Department of Public Safety, the vehicle operator shall provide proof 
31.33 	that the vehicle is equipped with this technology through documentation or demonstration.

31.34 	Sec. 46. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169.829, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
32.1 		Subd. 2.Tow truck. Sections 169.822 to 169.828 do not apply to a tow truck or 
32.2 	towing vehicle when towing a disabled or damaged vehicle damaged in such manner that 
32.3 	the towed vehicle cannot be towed from the rear and, when the movement is temporary
32.4 	urgent, and when the movement is for the purpose of takingremoving the disabled vehicle 
32.5 	from the roadway to a place of safekeeping or to a place of repair. 

32.6 	Sec. 47. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169.86, is amended by adding a subdivision 
32.7 	to read:
32.8 		Subd. 8.Tow truck. A tow truck or towing vehicle, when towing a disabled or 
32.9 	damaged vehicle to a place of repair or to a place of safekeeping, may exceed the length 
32.10 	and weight limitations of this chapter, subject to a $300 annual permit fee and such 
32.11 	conditions as the commissioner may prescribe.

32.12 	Sec. 48. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169.864, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
32.13 		Subdivision 1.Special three-unit vehicle permit. The commissioner may issue a 
32.14 	permit for a vehicle that meets the following requirements:
32.15 	(1) is a combination of vehicles, including a truck-tractor and a semitrailer drawing 
32.16 	one additional semitrailer, which may be equipped with an auxiliary dolly, and no 
32.17 	semitrailer used in the three-vehicle combination has an overall length in excess of 28-1/2 
32.18 	feet;
32.19 	(2) has a maximum gross vehicle weight of 108,000 pounds;
32.20 	(3) complies with the axle weight limits in section 169.824 or with the federal bridge 
32.21 	formula for axle groups not described in that section;
32.22 	(4) complies with the tire weight limits in section 169.823 or the tire manufacturers' 
32.23 	recommended load, whichever is less;
32.24 	(5) is operated only in this state on Trunk Highway marked 2 between Grand Rapids 
32.25 	and the port of Duluth; on Trunk Highway marked 169 between Grand Rapids and its 
32.26 	junction with Trunk Highway marked 53; on Trunk Highway marked 194 between Trunk 
32.27 	Highway marked 2 and Trunk Highway marked 53; and on Trunk Highway marked 53 
32.28 	between Virginia and the port of Duluth; and
32.29 	(6) the seasonal weight increases authorized under section 169.826, subdivision 1, 
32.30 	do not apply.

32.31 	Sec. 49. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169.864, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
32.32 		Subd. 2.Special two-unit vehicle permit. The commissioner may issue a permit 
32.33 	for a vehicle that meets the following requirements:
33.1 	(1) is a combination of vehicles consisting of a truck-tractor and a single semitrailer 
33.2 	that may exceed 48 feet, but not 53 feet, if the distance from the kingpin to the centerline 
33.3 	of the rear axle group of the semitrailer does not exceed 43 feet;
33.4 	(2) has a maximum gross vehicle weight of 90,000 pounds or 97,000 pounds if 
33.5 	the truck has seven axles;
33.6 	(3) has a maximum gross vehicle weight of 98,000 pounds during the time when 
33.7 	seasonal weight increases authorized under section 169.826, subdivision 1, are in effect;
33.8 	(4) complies with the axle weight limits in section 169.824 or with the federal bridge 
33.9 	formula for axle groups not described in that section;
33.10 	(5) complies with the tire weight limits in section 169.823 or the tire manufacturers' 
33.11 	recommended load, whichever is less; and
33.12 	(6) is operated only on the highways specified in subdivision 1, clause (5).

33.13 	Sec. 50. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169.985, is amended to read:
33.14 	169.985 TRAFFIC CITATION QUOTA PROHIBITED.
33.15 	A law enforcement agency may not order, mandate, require, or suggest to a peace 
33.16 	officer a quota for the issuance of traffic citations or administrative penalties under section 
33.17 	471.984 on a daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, or yearly basis.

33.18 	Sec. 51. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169.99, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
33.19 		Subd. 3.Alteration by local government. (a) Any city of the first class, through 
33.20 	its governing body, may alter by deletion or addition the uniform traffic ticket in such 
33.21 	manner as it deems advisable for use in such city, provided that it includes the notice 
33.22 	required by subdivision 1, paragraph (b).
33.23 	(b) In respect to any public corporation organized and existing pursuant to sections 
33.24 	473.601 to 473.679, whose ordinances and regulations for the control of traffic are 
33.25 	enforced through prosecution in the district court having jurisdiction in one or the other 
33.26 	of the cities of the first class included within such public corporation, the traffic ticket 
33.27 	used in such enforcement shall conform to that used by the city of the first class in the 
33.28 	district court having jurisdiction where its ordinances and regulations are enforced, except 
33.29 	as to color and as to information uniquely applying to such public corporation and to its 
33.30 	ordinances and regulations. 
33.31 	(c) Any county or home rule charter or statutory city that has adopted an ordinance 
33.32 	under section 471.984 shall alter by deletion or addition the uniform traffic ticket as it 
33.33 	deems advisable, including, but not limited to, incorporating information concerning the 
34.1 	administrative penalty, response by the alleged violator, and consequence of failure to 
34.2 	respond.

34.3 	Sec. 52. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 171.01, is amended by adding a subdivision 
34.4 	to read:
34.5 		Subd. 49a.Valid license; valid driver's license. "Valid license," "valid driver's 
34.6 	license," "valid Minnesota driver's license," "valid standard driver's license," or other 
34.7 	similar term, means any operator's license, provisional license, temporary license, limited 
34.8 	license, permit, or other license to operate a motor vehicle issued or issuable under the laws 
34.9 	of this state by the commissioner, or by another state or jurisdiction if specified, that is:
34.10 	(1) not expired, suspended, revoked, or canceled; and
34.11 	(2) not disqualified for the class of vehicle being operated.

34.12 	Sec. 53. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 171.02, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
34.13 		Subdivision 1.License required; duplicate identification restricted. (a) Except 
34.14 	when expressly exempted, a person shall not drive a motor vehicle upon a street or 
34.15 	highway in this state unless the person has a license valid license under this chapter for 
34.16 	the type or class of vehicle being driven.
34.17 	(b) The department shall not issue a driver's license to a person unless and until the 
34.18 	person's license from any jurisdiction has been invalidated. The department shall provide 
34.19 	to the issuing department of any jurisdiction, information that the licensee is now licensed 
34.20 	in Minnesota. A person is not permitted to have more than one valid driver's license 
34.21 	at any time. The department shall not issue to a person to whom a current Minnesota 
34.22 	identification card has been issued a driver's license, other than a limited license, unless 
34.23 	the person's Minnesota identification card has been invalidated. This subdivision does 
34.24 	not require invalidation of a tribal identification card as a condition of receiving a driver's 
34.25 	license.

34.26 	Sec. 54. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 171.05, subdivision 2b, is amended to read:
34.27 		Subd. 2b.Instruction permit use by person under age 18. (a) This subdivision 
34.28 	applies to persons who have applied for and received an instruction permit under 
34.29 	subdivision 2.
34.30 	(b) The permit holder may, with the permit in possession, operate a motor vehicle, 
34.31 	but must be accompanied by and be under the supervision of a certified driver education 
34.32 	instructor, the permit holder's parent or guardian, or another licensed driver age 21 or 
34.33 	older. The supervisor must occupy the seat beside the permit holder.
35.1 	(c) The permit holder may operate a motor vehicle only when every occupant under 
35.2 	the age of 18 has a seat belt or child passenger restraint system properly fastened. A 
35.3 	person who violates this paragraph is subject to a fine of $25. A peace officer may 
35.4 	not issue a citation for a violation of this paragraph unless the officer lawfully stopped 
35.5 	or detained the driver of the motor vehicle for a moving violation as defined in section 
35.6 	171.04, subdivision 1. The commissioner shall not record a violation of this paragraph on 
35.7 	a person's driving record.
35.8 	(d) The permit holder may not operate a vehicle while communicating over, or 
35.9 	otherwise operating, a cellular or wireless telephone, whether handheld or hands free, 
35.10 	when the vehicle is in motion. The permit holder may assert as an affirmative defense that 
35.11 	the violation was made for the sole purpose of obtaining emergency assistance to prevent 
35.12 	a crime about to be committed, or in the reasonable belief that a person's life or safety 
35.13 	was in danger. Violation of this paragraph is a petty misdemeanor subject to section 
35.14 	169.89, subdivision 2.
35.15 	(e) (d) The permit holder must maintain a driving record free of convictions for 
35.16 	moving violations, as defined in section 171.04, subdivision 1, and free of convictions 
35.17 	for violation of section 169A.20, 169A.33, 169A.35, or sections 169A.50 to 169A.53. If 
35.18 	the permit holder drives a motor vehicle in violation of the law, the commissioner shall 
35.19 	suspend, cancel, or revoke the permit in accordance with the statutory section violated.

35.20 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective June 9, 2007.

35.21 	Sec. 55. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 171.055, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
35.22 		Subd. 2.Use of provisional license. (a) A provisional license holder may operate a 
35.23 	motor vehicle only when every occupant under the age of 18 has a seat belt or child 
35.24 	passenger restraint system properly fastened. A person who violates this paragraph is 
35.25 	subject to a fine of $25. A peace officer may not issue a citation for a violation of this 
35.26 	paragraph unless the officer lawfully stopped or detained the driver of the motor vehicle 
35.27 	for a moving violation as defined in section 171.04. The commissioner shall not record a 
35.28 	violation of this paragraph on a person's driving record.
35.29 	(b) A provisional license holder may not operate a vehicle while communicating 
35.30 	over, or otherwise operating, a cellular or wireless telephone, whether handheld or 
35.31 	hands free, when the vehicle is in motion. The provisional license holder may assert 
35.32 	as an affirmative defense that the violation was made for the sole purpose of obtaining 
35.33 	emergency assistance to prevent a crime about to be committed, or in the reasonable 
35.34 	belief that a person's life or safety was in danger. Violation of this paragraph is a petty 
35.35 	misdemeanor subject to section 169.89, subdivision 2.
36.1 	(c) (b) For the first six months of provisional licensure, a provisional license holder 
36.2 	may not operate a motor vehicle carrying more than one passenger under the age of 20 
36.3 	years who is not a member of the holder's immediate family. For the second six months, 
36.4 	the holder of the license may not operate a motor vehicle that is carrying more than three 
36.5 	passengers who are under the age of 20 years and who are not members of the holder's 
36.6 	immediate family.
36.7 	(c) For the first six months of provisional licensure, a provisional license holder 
36.8 	may operate a motor vehicle between the hours of midnight and 5:00 a.m. only when 
36.9 	the license holder is:
36.10 	(1) driving between the license holder's home and place of employment;
36.11 	(2) driving between the license holder's home and a school event for which the 
36.12 	school has not provided transportation;
36.13 	(3) driving for employment purposes; or
36.14 	(4) accompanied by a licensed driver at least 25 years of age.
36.15 	(d)  If the holder of a provisional license during the period of provisional licensing 
36.16 	incurs (1) a conviction for a violation of section 169A.20, 169A.33, 169A.35, or sections 
36.17 	169A.50 to 169A.53, (2) a conviction for a crash-related moving violation, or (3) more 
36.18 	than one conviction for a moving violation that is not crash related, the person may not be 
36.19 	issued a driver's license until 12 consecutive months have expired since the date of the 
36.20 	conviction or until the person reaches the age of 18 years, whichever occurs first.

36.21 	EFFECTIVE DATE. Paragraph (a) is effective June 9, 2007, and the remainder of 
36.22 	this section is effective the day following final enactment.

36.23 	Sec. 56. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 171.06, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
36.24 		Subd. 3.Contents of application; other information. (a) An application must:
36.25 	(1) state the full name, date of birth, sex, and either (i) the residence address of the 
36.26 	applicant, or (ii) the designated address under section 5B.05;
36.27 	(2) as may be required by the commissioner, contain a description of the applicant 
36.28 	and any other facts pertaining to the applicant, the applicant's driving privileges, and the 
36.29 	applicant's ability to operate a motor vehicle with safety;
36.30 	(3) state:
36.31 	(i) the applicant's Social Security number; or
36.32 	(ii) if the applicant does not have a social security number and is applying for a 
36.33 	Minnesota identification card, instruction permit, or class D provisional or driver's license, 
36.34 	that the applicant certifies that the applicant does not have a Social Security number;
37.1 	(4) contain a space where the applicant may indicate a desire to make an anatomical 
37.2 	gift according to paragraph (b); and
37.3 	(5) contain a notification to the applicant of the availability of a living will/health 
37.4 	care directive designation on the license under section   171.07, subdivision 7. 
37.5 	(b) If the applicant does not indicate a desire to make an anatomical gift when 
37.6 	the application is made, the applicant must be offered a donor document in accordance 
37.7 	with section   171.07, subdivision 5. The application must contain statements sufficient 
37.8 	to comply with the requirements of the Uniform Anatomical Gift Act (1987), sections   
37.9 	525.921 to   525.9224, so that execution of the application or donor document will make 
37.10 	the anatomical gift as provided in section   171.07, subdivision 5, for those indicating a 
37.11 	desire to make an anatomical gift. The application must be accompanied by information 
37.12 	describing Minnesota laws regarding anatomical gifts and the need for and benefits of 
37.13 	anatomical gifts, and the legal implications of making an anatomical gift, including the 
37.14 	law governing revocation of anatomical gifts. The commissioner shall distribute a notice 
37.15 	that must accompany all applications for and renewals of a driver's license or Minnesota 
37.16 	identification card. The notice must be prepared in conjunction with a Minnesota organ 
37.17 	procurement organization that is certified by the federal Department of Health and Human 
37.18 	Services and must include: 
37.19 	(1) a statement that provides a fair and reasonable description of the organ donation 
37.20 	process, the care of the donor body after death, and the importance of informing family 
37.21 	members of the donation decision; and
37.22 	(2) a telephone number in a certified Minnesota organ procurement organization that 
37.23 	may be called with respect to questions regarding anatomical gifts.
37.24 	(c) The application must be accompanied also by information containing relevant 
37.25 	facts relating to:
37.26 	(1) the effect of alcohol on driving ability;
37.27 	(2) the effect of mixing alcohol with drugs;
37.28 	(3) the laws of Minnesota relating to operation of a motor vehicle while under the 
37.29 	influence of alcohol or a controlled substance; and
37.30 	(4) the levels of alcohol-related fatalities and accidents in Minnesota and of arrests 
37.31 	for alcohol-related violations.

37.32 	Sec. 57. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 171.07, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
37.33 		Subdivision 1.License; contents. (a) Upon the payment of the required fee, the 
37.34 	department shall issue to every qualifying applicant a license designating the type or 
37.35 	class of vehicles the applicant is authorized to drive as applied for. This license must 
38.1 	bear a distinguishing number assigned to the licensee; the licensee's full name, and date 
38.2 	of birth, and; either (1) the licensee's residence address, or (2) the designated address 
38.3 	under section 5B.05; a description of the licensee in a manner as the commissioner deems 
38.4 	necessary; and the usual signature of the licensee. No license is valid unless it bears 
38.5 	the usual signature of the licensee. Every license must bear a colored photograph or an 
38.6 	electronically produced image of the licensee.
38.7 	(b) If the United States Postal Service will not deliver mail to the applicant's 
38.8 	residence address as listed on the license, then the applicant shall provide verification from 
38.9 	the United States Postal Service that mail will not be delivered to the applicant's residence 
38.10 	address and that mail will be delivered to a specified alternate mailing address. When an 
38.11 	applicant provides an alternate mailing address under this subdivision, the commissioner 
38.12 	shall use the alternate mailing address in lieu of the applicant's residence address for 
38.13 	all notices and mailings to the applicant.
38.14 	(c) Every license issued to an applicant under the age of 21 must be of a 
38.15 	distinguishing color and plainly marked "Under-21."
38.16 	(d) The department shall use processes in issuing a license that prohibit, as nearly as 
38.17 	possible, the ability to alter or reproduce a license, or prohibit the ability to superimpose a 
38.18 	photograph or electronically produced image on a license, without ready detection.
38.19 	(e) A license issued to an applicant age 65 or over must be plainly marked "senior" if 
38.20 	requested by the applicant.

38.21 	Sec. 58. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 171.07, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
38.22 		Subd. 3.Identification card; fee. (a) Upon payment of the required fee, the 
38.23 	department shall issue to every qualifying applicant a Minnesota identification card. The 
38.24 	department may not issue a Minnesota identification card to an individual who has a 
38.25 	driver's license, other than a limited license. The card must bear a distinguishing number 
38.26 	assigned to the applicant; a colored photograph or an electronically produced image of 
38.27 	the applicant; the applicant's full name, and date of birth, and; either (1) the licensee's
38.28 	residence address, or (2) the designated address under section 5B.05; a description of the 
38.29 	applicant in the manner as the commissioner deems necessary; and the usual signature of 
38.30 	the applicant.
38.31 	(b) If the United States Postal Service will not deliver mail to the applicant's 
38.32 	residence address as listed on the Minnesota identification card, then the applicant shall 
38.33 	provide verification from the United States Postal Service that mail will not be delivered 
38.34 	to the applicant's residence address and that mail will be delivered to a specified alternate 
38.35 	mailing address. When an applicant provides an alternate mailing address under this 
39.1 	subdivision, the commissioner shall use the alternate mailing address in lieu of the 
39.2 	applicant's residence address for all notices and mailings to the applicant.
39.3 	(c) Each identification card issued to an applicant under the age of 21 must be of a 
39.4 	distinguishing color and plainly marked "Under-21."
39.5 	(d) Each Minnesota identification card must be plainly marked "Minnesota 
39.6 	identification card - not a driver's license."
39.7 	(e) The fee for a Minnesota identification card is 50 cents when issued to a person 
39.8 	who is developmentally disabled, as defined in section 252A.02, subdivision 2; a 
39.9 	physically disabled person, as defined in section 169.345, subdivision 2; or, a person with 
39.10 	mental illness, as described in section 245.462, subdivision 20, paragraph (c).

39.11 	Sec. 59. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 174.03, is amended by adding a subdivision 
39.12 	to read:
39.13 		Subd. 10.Highway construction training. (a) The commissioner of transportation 
39.14 	shall utilize the maximum feasible amount of all federal funds available to this state 
39.15 	under United States Code, title 23, section 140, paragraph (b), to develop, conduct, and 
39.16 	administer highway construction training, including skill improvement programs.
39.17 	(b) The commissioner of transportation must report by February 1 of each 
39.18 	odd-numbered year to the house of representatives and senate committees having 
39.19 	jurisdiction over transportation policy and finance concerning the commissioner's 
39.20 	compliance with paragraph (a). The report must, with respect to each of the two previous 
39.21 	calendar years:
39.22 	(1) describe the highway construction training and skill improvement programs the 
39.23 	commissioner has conducted and administered;
39.24 	(2) analyze the results of the commissioner's training programs;
39.25 	(3) state the amount of federal funds available to this state under United States Code, 
39.26 	title 23, section 140, paragraph (b); and
39.27 	(4) identify the amount spent by the commissioner in conducting and administering 
39.28 	the programs.

39.29 	Sec. 60. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 174.03, is amended by adding a subdivision 
39.30 	to read:
39.31 		Subd. 11.Disadvantaged business enterprise program. (a) The commissioner 
39.32 	shall include in each contract that is funded at least in part by federal funds, a sanction 
39.33 	for each contractor who does not meet the established project disadvantaged business 
39.34 	enterprise goal or demonstrate good faith effort to meet the goal.
40.1 	(b) The commissioner of transportation shall report by February 1 of each 
40.2 	odd-numbered year to the house of representatives and senate committees having 
40.3 	jurisdiction over transportation policy and finance concerning the commissioner's 
40.4 	disadvantaged business enterprise program. The report must, with respect to each of 
40.5 	the two previous calendar years:
40.6 	(1) state the department's annual overall goal, compared with the percentage attained;
40.7 	(2) explain the methodology, applicable facts, and public participation used to 
40.8 	establish the overall goal;
40.9 	(3) describe good faith efforts to meet the goal, if the goal was not attained;
40.10 	(4) describe actions to address overconcentration of disadvantaged business 
40.11 	enterprises in certain types of work;
40.12 	(5) state the number of contracts that included disadvantaged business enterprise 
40.13 	goals, the number of contractors that met established disadvantaged business enterprise 
40.14 	goals, and sanctions imposed for lack of good faith effort; and
40.15 	(6) describe contracts with no disadvantaged business enterprise goals, and, of 
40.16 	those, state number of contracts and amount of each contract with targeted groups under 
40.17 	section 16C.16.

40.18 	Sec. 61. [174.185] PAVEMENT LIFE-CYCLE COST ANALYSIS.
40.19 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. For the purposes of this section, the following 
40.20 	definitions apply.
40.21 	(a) "Life-cycle cost" is the sum of the cost of the initial pavement project and 
40.22 	all anticipated costs for maintenance, repair, and resurfacing over the life of the 
40.23 	pavement. Anticipated costs must be based on Minnesota's actual or reasonably projected 
40.24 	maintenance, repair, and resurfacing schedules, and costs as recorded by the pavement 
40.25 	management system.
40.26 	(b) "Life-cycle cost analysis" is a comparison of life-cycle costs among competing 
40.27 	paving materials using equal design lives.
40.28 		Subd. 2.Required analysis. For each project involving paving costs anticipated 
40.29 	to exceed $100,000, the commissioner shall perform a life-cycle cost analysis and shall 
40.30 	design and award the project utilizing the paving material having the lowest life-cycle cost.

40.31 	Sec. 62. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 174.24, subdivision 2a, is amended to read:
40.32 		Subd. 2a.Eligible activities. Activities eligible for assistance under the program 
40.33 	include but are not limited to:
40.34 	(1) planning and engineering design for transit services and facilities;
41.1 	(2) capital assistance to purchase or refurbish transit vehicles and other capital 
41.2 	expenditures necessary to provide a transit service;
41.3 	(3) operating assistance as provided under subdivision 3b; and
41.4 	(4) partnership creation to coordinate and supplement services of county, local, and 
41.5 	private transit providers;
41.6 	(5) design and operation of regional call centers; and
41.7 	(6) other assistance for public transit services that furthers the purposes of section 
41.8 	174.21.

41.9 	Sec. 63. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 174.29, is amended by adding a subdivision 
41.10 	to read:
41.11 		Subd. 4.Supplementary paratransit. The commissioner shall facilitate the 
41.12 	creation of partnerships among paratransit providers, including, but not limited to, medical 
41.13 	assistance transportation providers, to supplement and coordinate with available county 
41.14 	and local transit service.

41.15 	Sec. 64. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 174.29, is amended by adding a subdivision 
41.16 	to read:
41.17 		Subd. 5.Intercounty service. The commissioner shall require providers of 
41.18 	service to enter into regional intercounty service agreements with adjacent counties. 
41.19 	The commissioner, in cooperation with state agencies that assist, provide, reimburse, or 
41.20 	regulate special transportation services, shall establish a reimbursement mechanism to 
41.21 	facilitate reimbursement for intercounty trips.

41.22 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective January 1, 2010.

41.23 	Sec. 65. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 174.29, is amended by adding a subdivision 
41.24 	to read:
41.25 		Subd. 6.One-stop call centers. The commissioner shall promote, support, and 
41.26 	facilitate the establishment and operation of one-stop regional call centers that assist 
41.27 	callers in arranging the most efficient and cost-effective available rides while meeting 
41.28 	passengers' needs for special equipment.

41.29 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective January 1, 2010.

41.30 	Sec. 66. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 174.30, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
42.1 		Subd. 4.Vehicle and equipment inspection, rules; decal; complaint contact 
42.2 	information. (a) The commissioner shall inspect or provide for the inspection of 
42.3 	vehicles at least annually. In addition to scheduled annual inspections and reinspections 
42.4 	scheduled for the purpose of verifying that deficiencies have been corrected, unannounced 
42.5 	inspections of any vehicle may be conducted.
42.6 	(b) On determining that a vehicle or vehicle equipment is in a condition that is likely 
42.7 	to cause an accident or breakdown, the commissioner shall require the vehicle to be taken 
42.8 	out of service immediately. The commissioner shall require that vehicles and equipment 
42.9 	not meeting standards be repaired and brought into conformance with the standards 
42.10 	and shall require written evidence of compliance from the operator before allowing the 
42.11 	operator to return the vehicle to service.
42.12 	(c) The commissioner shall provide in the rules procedures for inspecting vehicles, 
42.13 	removing unsafe vehicles from service, determining and requiring compliance, and 
42.14 	reviewing driver qualifications.
42.15 	(d) The commissioner shall design a distinctive decal to be issued to special 
42.16 	transportation service providers with a current certificate of compliance under this section. 
42.17 	A decal is valid for one year from the last day of the month in which it is issued. A person 
42.18 	who is subject to the operating standards adopted under this section may not provide 
42.19 	special transportation service in a vehicle that does not conspicuously display a decal 
42.20 	issued by the commissioner.
42.21 	(e) Special transportation service providers shall prominently display in each vehicle 
42.22 	all contact information for the submission of complaints regarding the transportation 
42.23 	services provided to that individual. All vehicles providing service under section 
42.24 	473.386 shall display contact information for the Metropolitan Council. All other special 
42.25 	transportation service vehicles shall display contact information for the commissioner of 
42.26 	transportation.

42.27 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2007.

42.28 	Sec. 67. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 174.30, subdivision 9, is amended to read:
42.29 		Subd. 9.Complaint data;Complaints; report; data classification. (a) The 
42.30 	commissioner shall investigate all complaints over which the commissioner has 
42.31 	jurisdiction regarding special transportation service providers regulated under this section.
42.32 	(b) By January 15, 2008, and in every subsequent even-numbered year by 
42.33 	January 15, the commissioner shall submit a report to the chairs and ranking minority 
42.34 	members of the house of representatives and senate committees having jurisdiction over 
42.35 	transportation policy and finance. The report must identify each complaint investigated 
43.1 	by the commissioner under paragraph (a), including, but not limited to, any findings and 
43.2 	steps taken for resolution of the complaint.
43.3 	(c) When information is furnished to the Department of Transportation that alleges 
43.4 	a violation of this section, an operating standard adopted under this section, or section 
43.5 	174.315, the following data are classified as confidential data or protected nonpublic data: 
43.6 	(1) names of complainants;
43.7 	(2) complaint letters; and
43.8 	(3) other unsolicited data when furnished by a person who is not the subject of the 
43.9 	data and who is not a department employee.

43.10 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2007.

43.11 	Sec. 68. [174.56] REPORT ON MAJOR HIGHWAY PROJECTS.
43.12 		Subdivision 1.Report required. The commissioner of transportation shall submit a 
43.13 	report on January 15, 2008, and on January 15 of each year thereafter, on the status of 
43.14 	major highway projects under construction or planned during the year of the report and for 
43.15 	the ensuing 15 years. For purposes of this section, a "major highway project" is a highway 
43.16 	project that has a total cost for all segments that the commissioner estimates at the time of 
43.17 	the report to be at least (1) $25,000,000 in the metropolitan highway construction district, 
43.18 	or (2) $10,000,000 in any nonmetropolitan highway construction district.
43.19 		Subd. 2.Report contents. For each major highway project the report must include:
43.20 	(1) a description of the project sufficient to specify its scope and location;
43.21 	(2) a history of the project, including, but not limited to, previous official actions 
43.22 	by the department or the appropriate area transportation partnership, or both, the date 
43.23 	on which the project was first included in the state transportation improvement plan, 
43.24 	the cost of the project at that time, the dates of environmental approval, the dates of 
43.25 	municipal approval, the date of final geometric layout, and the date of establishment of 
43.26 	any construction limits;
43.27 	(3) the project's priority listing or rank within its construction district, if any, as 
43.28 	well as the reasons for that listing or rank, the criteria used in prioritization or rank, any 
43.29 	changes in that prioritization or rank since the project was first included in a department 
43.30 	work plan, and the reasons for those changes; and
43.31 	(4) past and potential future reasons for delay in letting or completing the project.
43.32 		Subd. 3.Department resources. The commissioner shall prepare and submit the 
43.33 	report with existing department staff and resources.

43.34 	Sec. 69. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 218.041, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
44.1 		Subd. 6.Investigative powers. In the exercise of powers granted in this chapter, 
44.2 	the commissioner may:
44.3 	(1) subpoena books, papers, or accounts kept by any regulated business within or 
44.4 	without the state, or compel production of verified copies;
44.5 	(2) prepare all forms or blanks for obtaining information that the commissioner 
44.6 	may deem necessary or useful for the proper exercise of the authority and duties of the 
44.7 	commissioner in connection with regulated businesses, and prescribe the time and manner 
44.8 	within which the blanks and forms must be completed and filed;
44.9 	(3) inspect, at all reasonable times, and copy the books, records, memoranda, 
44.10 	correspondence, or other documents and records of any business under the commissioner's 
44.11 	jurisdiction; and
44.12 	(4) examine, under oath, any officer, agent, or employee of a business under the 
44.13 	commissioner's jurisdiction concerning any matter within the commissioner's jurisdiction; 
44.14 	and
44.15 	(5) assess common carriers, administer the state rail safety inspection account, and 
44.16 	perform other duties on behalf of the state rail safety inspector under section 219.015.

44.17 	Sec. 70. [219.015] STATE RAIL SAFETY INSPECTOR.
44.18 	(a) The commissioner of transportation shall establish two positions of state rail 
44.19 	safety inspector in the Office of Freight and Commercial Vehicle Operations of the 
44.20 	Minnesota Department of Transportation. The commissioner shall apply to the Federal 
44.21 	Railroad Administration (FRA) of the United States Department of Transportation 
44.22 	to participate in the Federal State Rail Safety Partnership Program for training and 
44.23 	certification of two inspectors under authority of United States Code, title 49, sections 
44.24 	20103, 20105, 20106, and 20113, and Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, part 212. The 
44.25 	state rail safety inspectors shall inspect mainline, secondary yard track and industry track; 
44.26 	inspect railroad right-of-way, including adjacent or intersecting drainage, culverts, bridges, 
44.27 	overhead structures, and traffic and other public crossings; inspect yards and physical 
44.28 	plants; review and enforce safety requirements; review maintenance and repair records; 
44.29 	and review railroad security measures. To the extent delegated by the commissioner, 
44.30 	the inspectors may issue citations for violations of this chapter, or to ensure railroad 
44.31 	employee and public safety and welfare.
44.32 	(b) The commissioner shall annually assess railroad companies that are (1) defined 
44.33 	as common carriers under section 218.011, (2) classified by federal law or regulation as 
44.34 	Class I Railroads or Class I Rail Carriers, and (3) operating in this state by a divisor of 
44.35 	equal proportion between carriers in equal amounts for 365 days of the calendar year. The 
45.1 	commissioner shall assess all start-up or re-establishment costs, and all related costs of 
45.2 	initiating the state rail safety inspector program beginning July 1, 2007. The state rail 
45.3 	inspector duties must begin and be assessed on January 1, 2008. The assessments must 
45.4 	be deposited in a special account in the special revenue fund, to be known as the state 
45.5 	rail safety inspection account. Money in the account is appropriated to the commissioner 
45.6 	and may be expended to cover the costs incurred for the establishment and ongoing 
45.7 	responsibilities of the state rail safety inspector.
45.8 	(c) The commissioner may exempt a common carrier not federally classified as 
45.9 	Class I from violations for a period of up to two years if the common carrier applies for 
45.10 	participation in a work site safety coaching program, such as the "MNSharp" program 
45.11 	administered by the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry, and the commissioner 
45.12 	determines such participation to be preferred enforcement for safety or security violations.
45.13 	(d) Any person aggrieved by an assessment levied under this section may appeal 
45.14 	within 90 days any assessment, violation, or administrative penalty to the Office of 
45.15 	Administrative Hearings, with further appeal and review by the district court. 

45.16 	Sec. 71. [219.373] WALKWAYS BY TRACK.
45.17 		Subdivision 1.General standards. (a) Consistent with section 219.50, every 
45.18 	railroad company shall provide a walkway alongside track that has a regular surface 
45.19 	that is smooth and safe for use by railroad employees and other persons who have 
45.20 	duties in proximity to trains. The walkway must be kept reasonably free of hazards and 
45.21 	obstructions, including, but not limited to, debris, litter, fuel, oil, sand, boulders, posts, tie 
45.22 	materials, holes, ruts, potholes, grains, grain products or byproducts, fertilizer products, 
45.23 	chemical, chemical molten, steel, tin, metallic products, solid raw minerals, palletized 
45.24 	products, silica products, materials spilled during revenue shipment, and detached pieces 
45.25 	or parts of railroad rolling stock or track structure.
45.26 	(b) Compliance with this section is not a defense to any civil action brought for the 
45.27 	violation of a railroad safety law, regulation, rule, or order.
45.28 	(c) The commissioner, after investigation, upon the commissioner's own motion, or 
45.29 	upon the petition of the aggrieved person or the person's representative, may determine 
45.30 	that the safety of railroad employees requires implementation of a reasonable safety 
45.31 	standard for any walkway. "Reasonable" and "reasonably" are defined according to 
45.32 	the standards set forth in the American Railway Engineering and Maintenance of Way 
45.33 	Association (AREMA), for the purposes of walkway decisions before the commissioner.
45.34 		Subd. 2.Liability. Nothing in this section precludes or preempts civil liability to an 
45.35 	injured party under state or federal laws for failure to provide a reasonably safe walkway.

46.1 	Sec. 72. [219.374] WALKWAY EXEMPTIONS.
46.2 	(a) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (b), a small business that owns or 
46.3 	operates any track in this state is exempt from section 219.373.
46.4 	(b) On determining after notice and hearing that exempting a small business that 
46.5 	owns or operates any track in this state pursuant to paragraph (a) poses an unreasonable 
46.6 	threat of substantial harm to the public safety, the commissioner of transportation shall 
46.7 	order that business to eliminate any unsafe walkway condition.
46.8 	(c) As used in this section, "small business" has the meaning given it in section 
46.9 	645.445.

46.10 	Sec. 73. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 221.011, subdivision 49, is amended to read:
46.11 		Subd. 49.Small vehicle passenger service. (a) "Small vehicle passenger service" 
46.12 	means a service provided by a person engaged in the for-hire transportation of passengers,
46.13 	in a vehicle designed to transport seven or fewer persons, including the driver.
46.14 	(b) In the metropolitan area as defined in section 473.121, subdivision 2, "small 
46.15 	vehicle passenger service" also includes for-hire transportation of persons who are certified 
46.16 	by the Metropolitan Council to use special transportation service provided under section 
46.17 	473.386, in a vehicle designed to transport not more than 15 persons including the driver, 
46.18 	that is equipped with a wheelchair lift and at least three wheelchair securement positions. 
46.19 	(c) A person providing small vehicle passenger service to an individual for the 
46.20 	purpose of obtaining nonemergency medical care and who receives reimbursement under 
46.21 	section 256B.0625, subdivision 17, for providing the service, must comply with the rules 
46.22 	of the commissioner adopted under section 174.30.

46.23 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2007.

46.24 	Sec. 74. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 221.031, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
46.25 		Subd. 6.Vehicle identification rule. (a) The following carriers shall display the 
46.26 	carrier's name and address on the power unit of each vehicle:
46.27 	(1) motor carriers, regardless of the weight of the vehicle, except that this 
46.28 	requirement does not apply to a limousine as defined in section 168.011, subdivision 35, 
46.29 	that is equipped with "LM" license plates; 
46.30 	(2) interstate and intrastate private carriers operating vehicles with a gross vehicle 
46.31 	weight of more than 10,000 pounds; and
46.32 	(3) vehicles providing transportation described in section 221.025 with a gross 
46.33 	vehicle weight of more than 10,000 pounds except those providing transportation 
46.34 	described in section 221.025, clauses (1), (3), and (4). 
47.1 	Vehicles described in clauses (2) and (3) that are operated by farmers or farm employees 
47.2 	and have four or fewer axles are not required to comply with the vehicle identification 
47.3 	rule of the commissioner.
47.4 	(b) Vehicles subject to this subdivision must show the name or "doing business as" 
47.5 	name of the carrier operating the vehicle and the community and abbreviation of the state 
47.6 	in which the carrier maintains its principal office or in which the vehicle is customarily 
47.7 	based. If the carrier operates a leased vehicle, it may show its name and the name of the 
47.8 	lessor on the vehicle, if the lease relationship is clearly shown. If the name of a person 
47.9 	other than the operating carrier appears on the vehicle, the words "operated by" must 
47.10 	immediately precede the name of the carrier.
47.11 	(c) The name and address must be in letters that contrast sharply in color with the 
47.12 	background, be readily legible during daylight hours from a distance of 50 feet while 
47.13 	the vehicle is stationary, and be maintained in a manner that retains the legibility of the 
47.14 	markings. The name and address may be shown by use of a removable device if that 
47.15 	device meets the identification and legibility requirements of this subdivision.

47.16 	Sec. 75. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 221.0314, subdivision 9, is amended to read:
47.17 		Subd. 9.Hours of service of driver. Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, part 
47.18 	395, is incorporated by reference, except that paragraphs (a), (c), (d), (f), (h), (i), (k), (l),
47.19 	(m), and (n) of section 395.1 and section 395.13 of that part are not incorporated. In 
47.20 	addition, cross-references to sections or paragraphs not incorporated in this subdivision 
47.21 	are not incorporated by reference. The requirements of Code of Federal Regulations, title 
47.22 	49, part 395, do not apply to drivers of lightweight vehicles.

47.23 	Sec. 76. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 221.0314, is amended by adding a 
47.24 	subdivision to read:
47.25 		Subd. 12.Hazardous materials safety permits. A person who transports the 
47.26 	hazardous materials designated in Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, section 385.403, 
47.27 	shall comply with this section and with the provisions of Code of Federal Regulations, 
47.28 	title 49, part 385, subpart E, which is incorporated by reference.

47.29 	Sec. 77. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 221.033, subdivision 2d, is amended to read:
47.30 		Subd. 2d.Age of driver under federal materials-of-trade regulation. A driver 
47.31 	of a self-propelled or towed motor vehicle  transporting no hazardous material other than 
47.32 	materials of trade, as defined in Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, section 171.8, when 
47.33 	engaged in intrastate transportation, must be at least 18 years of age. This subdivision 
48.1 	does not apply unless the transportation conforms to the requirements of Code of Federal 
48.2 	Regulations, title 49, section 173.6.

48.3 	Sec. 78. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 221.037, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
48.4 		Subdivision 1.Required to provide information. A person who generates, stores, 
48.5 	treats, transports, disposes of, or otherwise handles or has handled hazardous materials, 
48.6 	hazardous substances, or hazardous waste shall (1) give to transportation representatives 
48.7 	and hazardous material specialists of the department information relating to the materials, 
48.8 	substances, or waste, or (2) permit them access to and copying of records and safety 
48.9 	permits relating to any or all of the materials, substances, or waste, or both.

48.10 	Sec. 79. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 221.231, is amended to read:
48.11 	221.231 RECIPROCAL AGREEMENT.
48.12 	The commissioner may enter into reciprocal agreements with the regulatory bodies 
48.13 	of other states and the provinces of the Dominion of Canada, whereby the payment of the 
48.14 	fees provided in section 221.60 may be waived in whole or in part for regarding motor 
48.15 	carriers having an established place of business in that state or province; provided that 
48.16 	reciprocal privileges are extended under the agreement to motor carriers of this state. 

48.17 	Sec. 80. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 221.60, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
48.18 		Subdivision 1.Procedure. A motor carrier may transport persons or property for 
48.19 	hire in interstate commerce in Minnesota only if it first:
48.20 	(1) complies with section 221.141;
48.21 	(2) either registers with the commissioner the federal operating authority that it 
48.22 	intends to exercise, or registers and describes the transportation it performs under an 
48.23 	exemption contained in United States Code, title 49; and
48.24 	(3) purchases an interstate identification stamp or an interstate registration trip 
48.25 	permit for each vehicle to be used in interstate transportation in Minnesota the Unified 
48.26 	Carrier Registration Agreement authorized by United States Code, title 49, section 
48.27 	14504a, enacted pursuant to the Unified Carrier Registration Act of 2005, and the federal 
48.28 	regulations adopted thereunder.

48.29 	Sec. 81. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 221.60, is amended by adding a subdivision 
48.30 	to read:
48.31 		Subd. 7.Commissioner's authority. The commissioner of transportation shall 
48.32 	take all necessary actions to enter into the Unified Carrier Registration Agreement when 
49.1 	it becomes effective. The commissioner shall implement and administer United States 
49.2 	Code, title 49, section 14504a, and the regulations adopted thereunder. Until the Unified 
49.3 	Carrier Registration Agreement becomes effective, the commissioner shall implement a 
49.4 	temporary program for registering interstate motor carriers, including the Single State 
49.5 	Registration System, if the program is authorized by federal legislation.

49.6 	Sec. 82. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 222.50, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
49.7 		Subd. 7.Expenditures. (a) The commissioner may expend money from the rail 
49.8 	service improvement account for the following purposes:
49.9 	(1) to make transfers as provided under section 222.57 or to pay interest adjustments 
49.10 	on loans guaranteed under the state rail user and rail carrier loan guarantee program; 
49.11 	(2) to pay a portion of the costs of capital improvement projects designed to 
49.12 	improve rail service including construction or improvement of short segments of rail line 
49.13 	such as side track, team track, and connections between existing lines, and construction 
49.14 	and improvement of loading, unloading, storage, and transfer facilities of a rail user or 
49.15 	a rail carrier;
49.16 	(3) to pay a portion of the costs of rehabilitation projects designed to improve rail 
49.17 	service of a rail user or a rail carrier;
49.18 	(4) to acquire, maintain, manage, and dispose of railroad right-of-way pursuant to 
49.19 	the state rail bank program;
49.20 	(4)(5) to provide for aerial photography survey of proposed and abandoned railroad 
49.21 	tracks for the purpose of recording and reestablishing by analytical triangulation the 
49.22 	existing alignment of the inplace track;
49.23 	(5)(6) to pay a portion of the costs of acquiring a rail line by a regional railroad 
49.24 	authority established pursuant to chapter 398A;
49.25 	(6)(7) to pay the state matching portion of federal grants for rail-highway grade 
49.26 	crossing improvement projects.
49.27 	(b) All money derived by the commissioner from the disposition of railroad 
49.28 	right-of-way or of any other property acquired pursuant to sections 222.46 to 222.62 shall 
49.29 	be deposited in the rail service improvement account. 

49.30 	Sec. 83. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 222.63, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
49.31 		Subd. 4.Disposition permitted. (a) The commissioner may lease any rail line or 
49.32 	right-of-way held in the state rail bank or enter into an agreement with any person for the 
49.33 	operation of any rail line or right-of-way for any of the purposes set forth in subdivision 2 
49.34 	in accordance with a fee schedule to be developed by the commissioner.
50.1 	(b) The commissioner may convey any rail line or right-of-way, for consideration or 
50.2 	for no consideration and upon other terms as the commissioner may determine to be in 
50.3 	the public interest, to any other state agency or to a governmental subdivision of the state 
50.4 	having power by law to utilize it for any of the purposes set forth in subdivision 2.
50.5 	(c) The commissioner may convey a portion of previously acquired rail bank 
50.6 	right-of-way to a state agency or governmental subdivision when the commissioner 
50.7 	determines that:
50.8 	(1) the portion to be conveyed is in excess of that needed for the purposes stated in 
50.9 	subdivision 2;
50.10 	(2) the conveyance is upon terms and conditions agreed upon by both the 
50.11 	commissioner and the state agency or governmental subdivision;
50.12 	(3) after the sale, the rail bank corridor will continue to meet the future public and 
50.13 	commercial transportation and transmission needs of the state; and
50.14 	(4) the conveyance will not reduce the width of the rail bank corridor to less than 
50.15 	50 100 feet.
50.16 	(d) The commissioner may lease previously acquired state rail bank right-of-way to 
50.17 	a state agency or governmental subdivision or to a private entity for nontransportation 
50.18 	purposes when:
50.19 	(1) the portion to be leased is in excess of that needed for the purposes stated in 
50.20 	subdivision 2;
50.21 	(2) the lease will not reduce the useable width of the rail bank corridor to less than 
50.22 	50 100 feet;
50.23 	(3) the cost of the lease is based on the fair market value of the portion to be leased, 
50.24 	as determined by appraisal;
50.25 	(4) the lease allows the commissioner to terminate the lease on 90 days' written 
50.26 	notice to the lessee; and
50.27 	(5) the lease prohibits the construction or erection of any permanent structure within 
50.28 	the 50-foot 100-foot rail bank corridor and requires any structure erected on the leased 
50.29 	property to be removed and the land restored to its original condition on 90 days' written 
50.30 	notice to the lessee.
50.31 	(e) Proceeds from a sale or lease must be deposited in the rail bank maintenance 
50.32 	account described in subdivision 8.

50.33 	Sec. 84. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 222.63, is amended by adding a subdivision 
50.34 	to read:
51.1 		Subd. 9.Rail bank property use; petty misdemeanors. (a) Except for the actions 
51.2 	of road authorities and their agents, employees, and contractors, and of utilities, in carrying 
51.3 	out their duties imposed by permit, law, or contract, and except as otherwise provided in 
51.4 	this section, it is unlawful to perform any of the following activities on rail bank property:
51.5 	(1) obstruct any trail;
51.6 	(2) deposit snow or ice;
51.7 	(3) remove or place any earth, gravel, or rock without authorization;
51.8 	(4) obstruct or remove any ditch-draining device, or drain any harmful or dangerous 
51.9 	materials;
51.10 	(5) erect a fence, or place or maintain any advertising, sign, or memorial;
51.11 	(6) remove, injure, displace, or destroy right-of-way markers or reference or witness 
51.12 	monuments or markers placed to preserve section or quarter-section corners defining 
51.13 	rail bank property limits;
51.14 	(7) drive upon any portion of rail bank property, except at approved crossings, and 
51.15 	except where authorized for snowmobiles, emergency vehicles, maintenance vehicles, or 
51.16 	other vehicles authorized to use rail bank property;
51.17 	(8) deface, mar, damage, or tamper with any structure, work, material, sign, marker, 
51.18 	paving, guardrail, drain, or any other rail bank appurtenance; or
51.19 	(9) park, overhang, or abandon any unauthorized vehicle or implement of husbandry 
51.20 	on, across, or over the limits of rail bank property.
51.21 	(b) Unless a greater penalty is provided elsewhere in statute, any violation of this 
51.22 	subdivision is a petty misdemeanor.
51.23 	(c) The cost to remove, repair, or perform any other corrective action necessitated by 
51.24 	a violation of this subdivision may be charged to the violator.

51.25 	Sec. 85. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 357.021, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
51.26 		Subd. 6.Surcharges on criminal and traffic offenders. (a) Except as provided 
51.27 	in this paragraph, the court shall impose and the court administrator shall collect a $72 
51.28 	surcharge on every person convicted of any felony, gross misdemeanor, misdemeanor, 
51.29 	or petty misdemeanor offense, other than a violation of a law or ordinance relating to 
51.30 	vehicle parking, for which there shall be a $4 surcharge or a violation of section 169.686, 
51.31 	for which there shall be a $73 surcharge. In the Second Judicial District, the court shall 
51.32 	impose, and the court administrator shall collect, an additional $1 surcharge on every 
51.33 	person convicted of any felony, gross misdemeanor, misdemeanor, or petty misdemeanor 
51.34 	offense, including a violation of a law or ordinance relating to vehicle parking, if the 
51.35 	Ramsey County Board of Commissioners authorizes the $1 surcharge. The surcharge 
52.1 	shall be imposed whether or not the person is sentenced to imprisonment or the sentence 
52.2 	is stayed. The surcharge shall not be imposed when a person is convicted of a petty 
52.3 	misdemeanor for which no fine is imposed.
52.4 	(b) If the court fails to impose a surcharge as required by this subdivision, the court 
52.5 	administrator shall show the imposition of the surcharge, collect the surcharge, and 
52.6 	correct the record.
52.7 	(c) The court may not waive payment of the surcharge required under this 
52.8 	subdivision. Upon a showing of indigency or undue hardship upon the convicted person 
52.9 	or the convicted person's immediate family, the sentencing court may authorize payment 
52.10 	of the surcharge in installments.
52.11 	(d) The court administrator or other entity collecting a surcharge shall forward it 
52.12 	to the commissioner of finance.
52.13 	(e) If the convicted person is sentenced to imprisonment and has not paid the 
52.14 	surcharge before the term of imprisonment begins, the chief executive officer of the 
52.15 	correctional facility in which the convicted person is incarcerated shall collect the 
52.16 	surcharge from any earnings the inmate accrues from work performed in the facility 
52.17 	or while on conditional release. The chief executive officer shall forward the amount 
52.18 	collected to the commissioner of finance.

52.19 	Sec. 86. [471.984] IMPOSITION OF PENALTY FOR MINOR TRAFFIC 
52.20 	OFFENSE.
52.21 		Subdivision 1.Authority. Notwithstanding section 169.02, the county board of any 
52.22 	county or the city council of any home rule charter or statutory city may adopt ordinances 
52.23 	to establish administrative penalties that may be imposed on a vehicle operator who:
52.24 	(1) violates section 169.14, and the violation consists of a speed no more than ten 
52.25 	miles per hour in excess of the lawful speed limit;
52.26 	(2) fails to obey a traffic control device in violation of section 169.06 or a stop line 
52.27 	in violation of section 169.30; or
52.28 	(3) operates a vehicle that is not equipped with or does not display vehicle lighting 
52.29 	required by chapter 169.
52.30 		Subd. 2.Officer's authority. An officer may not be required by ordinance to issue a 
52.31 	citation under this section instead of a citation under state law.
52.32 		Subd. 3.Right to contest penalty. An ordinance adopted under this subdivision 
52.33 	must allow the alleged violator to contest the administrative penalty and elect to be 
52.34 	charged under state law with adjudication of the charge in district court.
53.1 		Subd. 4.Penalties. (a) An ordinance may provide that penalties collected must be 
53.2 	transferred to the treasurer of the government unit and deposited in the city or county's 
53.3 	general fund.
53.4 	(b) An administrative penalty may not exceed the maximum state fine for the offense.
53.5 		Subd. 5.Exception. A holder of a commercial driver's license may not be issued a 
53.6 	citation under this section or under an ordinance adopted under this section.

53.7 	Sec. 87. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 473.1466, is amended to read:
53.8 	473.1466 TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM PERFORMANCE AUDIT; 
53.9 	TRANSIT EVALUATION.
53.10 	(a) In 1997 and every four years thereafter, the council shall provide for an 
53.11 	independent entity selected through a request for proposal process conducted nationwide 
53.12 	to do Prior to each major revision of the transportation policy plan, the council must carry 
53.13 	out a performance auditevaluation of the commutingmetropolitan area's transportation 
53.14 	system as a whole. The performance auditevaluation must evaluate the commuting
53.15 	area's ability to meet the region's needsneed for effective and efficient transportation of 
53.16 	goods and people, and evaluate future trends and their impacts on the region'sarea's 
53.17 	transportation system, and . The performance evaluation must include an evaluation of 
53.18 	the regional transit system, including a comparison with peer metropolitan regions with 
53.19 	regard to key operating and investment measurements. The council must update the transit 
53.20 	evaluation every two years. The council shall use the results of the performance evaluation 
53.21 	to make recommendations for improving the system in each revision of the transportation 
53.22 	policy plan. The performance audit must recommend performance-funding measures.
53.23 	(b) In 1999 and every four years thereafter, the council must evaluate the 
53.24 	performance of the metropolitan transit system's operation in relationship to the regional 
53.25 	transit performance standards developed by the council The performance evaluation must 
53.26 	also assess the region's success in meeting the currently adopted regional transportation 
53.27 	benchmarks.
53.28 	The council must conduct a peer review of the performance evaluation using at least 
53.29 	two nationally recognized transportation and transit consultants. The council must submit 
53.30 	the performance evaluation to the chairs and ranking minority members of the senate and 
53.31 	house of representatives committees and divisions with jurisdiction over transportation 
53.32 	and transit.

54.1 	Sec. 88. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 473.166, is amended to read:
54.2 	473.166 CONTROLLED ACCESS; TRANSIT FIXED-GUIDEWAY;
54.3 	APPROVAL.
54.4 	Before acquiring land for or constructing a controlled access highway or transit 
54.5 	fixed-guideway in the area, the state Transportation Department or local government 
54.6 	unit proposing the acquisition or construction shall submit to the council a statement 
54.7 	describing the proposed project. The statement must be in the form and detail required by 
54.8 	the council. The council shall review the statement to ascertain its consistency with its 
54.9 	policy plan and the development guide. No project may be undertaken unless the council 
54.10 	determines that it is consistent with the policy plan. This approval is in addition to the 
54.11 	requirements of any other statute, ordinance or rule.

54.12 	Sec. 89. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 473.386, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
54.13 		Subd. 2.Service contracts; management; transportation accessibility advisory 
54.14 	committee. (a) The council may contract for services necessary for the provision of 
54.15 	special transportation. Transportation service provided under a contract must specify the 
54.16 	service to be provided, the standards that must be met, and the rates for operating and 
54.17 	providing special transportation services.
54.18 	(b) The council shall establish management policies for the service and may contract 
54.19 	with a service administrator for day-to-day administration and management of the service. 
54.20 	Any contract must delegate to the service administrator clear authority to administer and 
54.21 	manage the delivery of the service pursuant to council management policies and must 
54.22 	establish performance and compliance standards for the service administrator. The council 
54.23 	may provide directly day to day administration and management of the service and may 
54.24 	own or lease vehicles used to provide the service.
54.25 	(c) The council shall ensure that the service administrator establishes a system for 
54.26 	registering and expeditiously responding to complaints by users, informing users of how 
54.27 	to register complaints, and requiring providers to report on incidents that impair the safety 
54.28 	and well-being of users or the quality of the service. 
54.29 	(d) The council shall annually report to the commissioner of transportation and the 
54.30 	legislature on complaints and provider reports, the response of the service administrator, 
54.31 	and steps taken by the council and the service administrator to identify causes and provide 
54.32 	remedies to recurring problems on its special transportation services as part of the program 
54.33 	evaluation provided for in section 473.13, subdivision 1a.
54.34 	(d) Each year before renewing contracts with providers and the service administrator, 
54.35 	the council shall provide an opportunity for the transportation accessibility advisory 
55.1 	committee, users, and other interested persons to testify before the council concerning 
55.2 	providers, contract terms, and other matters relating to council policies and procedures for 
55.3 	implementing the service.
55.4 	(e) The council shall provide, on an annual basis, an opportunity for users and 
55.5 	other interested persons to provide testimony to the council concerning services provided 
55.6 	under this section.
55.7 	(f) The council shall establish a Transportation Accessibility Advisory Committee
55.8 	consisting of 15 members and a chair to advise the council on management policies for 
55.9 	the council's special transportation service. The Transportation Accessibility Advisory 
55.10 	Committee must include elderly and disabled persons, other users of special transportation 
55.11 	service, representatives of persons contracting to provide special transportation services,
55.12 	and representatives of appropriate agencies for elderly and disabled persons to advise 
55.13 	the council on management policies for the service. At least half the Transportation 
55.14 	Accessibility Advisory Committee members must be disabled or elderly persons or the 
55.15 	representatives of disabled or elderly persons who are both ADA-certified and users of 
55.16 	public transit in the metropolitan area. Two of the appointments to the Transportation 
55.17 	Accessibility Advisory Committee shall be made by the Council on Disability in 
55.18 	consultation with the chair of the Metropolitan Council.

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

55.20 	Sec. 90. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 473.386, subdivision 2a, is amended to read:
55.21 		Subd. 2a.Eligibility  application and verification; penalty for fraudulent 
55.22 	certification. If the council requires a person to be certified as eligible for special 
55.23 	transportation services, an applicant for certification must submit an application form 
55.24 	and the applicant's eligibility must be verified by a type of professional specified by the 
55.25 	council. The council shall include the notice of penalty for fraudulent certification, and 
55.26 	require the person certifying the applicant to sign the eligibility certification form and the 
55.27 	applicant to sign the application form, as provided in section 174.295.:
55.28 	(1) require the applicant to sign the application form and certify that the application 
55.29 	information is accurate; and 
55.30 	(2) require the person verifying the applicant's eligibility to sign the eligibility 
55.31 	verification form and certify that the verifying information is accurate.
55.32 	The penalty provided for in section 174.295, subdivision 4, applies to the 
55.33 	certifications by the applicant and the person verifying the applicant's eligibility. The 
55.34 	council must include a notice of the penalty for fraudulent certification in the application 
55.35 	form and the eligibility verification form.

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

56.2 	Sec. 91. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 473.386, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
56.3 		Subd. 3.Duties of council. In implementing the special transportation service, the 
56.4 	council shall:
56.5 	(a) encourage participation in the service by public, private, and private nonprofit 
56.6 	providers of special transportation currently receiving capital or operating assistance 
56.7 	from a public agency;
56.8 	(b) when feasible and cost-efficient, contract with public, private, and private 
56.9 	nonprofit providers that have demonstrated their ability to effectively provide service at 
56.10 	a reasonable cost;
56.11 	(c) encourage individuals using special transportation to use the type of service 
56.12 	most appropriate to their particular needs;
56.13 	(d) ensure that all persons providing special transportation service receive equitable 
56.14 	treatment in the allocation of the ridership;
56.15 	(e) require special transit service providers to allow passengers to schedule trips up 
56.16 	to four days in advance and encourage shared rides to the greatest extent practicable;
56.17 	(f) (e)  encourage public agencies that provide transportation to eligible individuals 
56.18 	as a component of human services and educational programs to coordinate with this 
56.19 	service and to allow reimbursement for transportation provided through the service at rates 
56.20 	that reflect the public cost of providing that transportation;
56.21 	(g) (f)  establish criteria to be used in determining individual eligibility for special 
56.22 	transportation services;
56.23 	(h) (g)  consult with the Transportation Accessibility Advisory Committee in a 
56.24 	timely manner before changes are made in the provision of special transportation services, 
56.25 	including, but not limited to, changes in policies affecting the matters subject to hearing 
56.26 	under subdivision 2;
56.27 	(i) (h)  provide for effective administration and enforcement of council policies 
56.28 	and standards; 
56.29 	(j) annually evaluate providers of special transportation service to ensure compliance 
56.30 	with the standards established for the program; and 
56.31 	(k)(i) ensure that, taken as a whole including contracts with public, private, and 
56.32 	private nonprofit providers, the geographic coverage area of the special transportation 
56.33 	service is continuous within the boundaries of the transit taxing district, as defined as of 
56.34 	March 1, 2006, in section 473.446, subdivision 2.

57.1 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment, 
57.2 	except that paragraph (d) is effective January 1, 2010.

57.3 	Sec. 92. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 473.399, is amended to read:
57.4 	473.399 TRANSIT WAYS; LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT AND COMMUTER RAIL 
57.5 	PLANNING IN THE METROPOLITAN AREA.
57.6 		Subdivision 1.General requirements. (a) The council must identify in its 
57.7 	transportation policy plan those heavily traveled corridors where development of a transit 
57.8 	way may be feasible and cost-effective. Modes of providing service in a transit way may 
57.9 	include bus rapid transit, light rail transit, commuter rail, or other available systems or 
57.10 	technologies that improve transit service.
57.11 	(b) After the completion of environmental studies and receipt of input from the 
57.12 	governing body of each statutory and home rule charter city, county, and town in which a 
57.13 	transit way is proposed to be constructed, the council must designate the locally preferred 
57.14 	alternative transit mode with respect to the corridor.
57.15 	(c) The council shall adopt a plan to ensure that any light rail transit facilities
57.16 	that are designated as the locally preferred alternative and that are to be constructed in 
57.17 	the metropolitan area will be acquired, developed, owned, and capable of operation in 
57.18 	an efficient, cost-effective, and coordinated manner in coordination with buses and other 
57.19 	transportation modes and facilities. The plan may be developed and adopted in phases 
57.20 	corresponding to phasing of construction of light rail. The council may incorporate into its 
57.21 	plan appropriate elements of the plans of regional railroad authorities in order to avoid 
57.22 	duplication of effort.
57.23 	(b) The light rail transit plan or first phase of the plan required by this section must 
57.24 	be adopted by the council before the commissioner of transportation may begin
57.25 	 (d) Construction of light rail transit facilities in a particular transit corridor may not 
57.26 	commence unless and until that mode is designated as the locally preferred alternative 
57.27 	for that corridor by the council. Following adoption of the plan, the commissioner of 
57.28 	transportation shall act in conformity with the plan. The commissioner shall prepare or 
57.29 	amend the final design plans as necessary to make the plans consistent with the light 
57.30 	rail transit plan.
57.31 	(c) Throughout the development and implementation of the plan, the council shall 
57.32 	contract for or otherwise obtain engineering services to assure that the plan adequately 
57.33 	addresses the technical aspects of light rail transit.
57.34 		Subd. 1a.Integrated transportation system. The commissioner of transportation 
57.35 	and the Metropolitan Council shall ensure that the light rail transit and commuter rail 
58.1 	facilities are planned, designed, and implemented: (1) to move commuters and transit 
58.2 	users into and out of, as well as within, the metropolitan area, and (2) to ensure that rail 
58.3 	transit lines will interface with each other and other transportation facilities and services 
58.4 	so as to provide a unified, integrated, and efficient multimodal transportation system.
58.5 		Subd. 4.Expenditure of state funds. No state funds may be expended by the 
58.6 	Metropolitan Council to study a particular light rail transit or commuter rail facility unless 
58.7 	the funds are appropriated in legislation that identifies the route, including the origin 
58.8 	and destination.

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

58.10 	Sec. 93. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 473.3993, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
58.11 		Subd. 3.Final design plan. "Final design plan" means a light rail transit plan that 
58.12 	includes the items in the preliminary design plan and the preliminary engineering plan for 
58.13 	the facilities proposed but with greater detail and specificity needed for construction. The 
58.14 	final design plan must include, at a minimum:
58.15 	(1) final plans for the physical design of facilities, including the right-of-way 
58.16 	definition; environmental impacts and mitigation measures; intermodal coordination with 
58.17 	bus operations and routes; and civil engineering plans for vehicles, track, stations, parking, 
58.18 	and access, including disability access; and
58.19 	(2) final plans for civil engineering for electrification, communication, and other 
58.20 	similar facilities; operational rules, procedures, and strategies; capital costs; ridership; 
58.21 	operating costs and revenues, and sources of funds for operating subsidies; financing for 
58.22 	construction and operation; an implementation method; and other similar matters.
58.23 	The final design plan must be stated with sufficient particularity and detail to 
58.24 	allow the proposer to begin the acquisition and construction of operable facilities. If a 
58.25 	design-build implementation method is proposed, instead of civil engineering plans the 
58.26 	final design plan must state detailed design criteria and performance standards for the 
58.27 	facilities.
58.28 	The commissioner of transportation may use A design-build method of project 
58.29 	development and construction may be utilized for construction of light rail transit. 
58.30 	Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the commissioner may award a design-build 
58.31 	contract may be awarded on the basis of requests for proposals or requests for qualifications 
58.32 	without bids. "Design-build method of project development and construction" means a 
58.33 	project delivery system in which a single contractor is responsible for both the design and 
58.34 	construction of the project and bids the design and construction together.

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

59.2 	Sec. 94. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 473.3994, is amended to read:
59.3 	473.3994 LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT; DESIGN PLANS.
59.4 		Subd. 1a.Designation of responsible authority. For each proposed light rail transit 
59.5 	facility in the metropolitan area, the governor must designate either the Metropolitan 
59.6 	Council or the state of Minnesota acting through the commissioner of transportation as 
59.7 	the entity responsible for planning, designing, acquiring, constructing, and equipping the 
59.8 	facility. For the purposes of this section and section 473.3997, the term "responsible 
59.9 	authority" means the entity designated by the governor for a particular light rail transit 
59.10 	facility. Notwithstanding such designation, the commissioner and the council may 
59.11 	enter into one or more cooperative agreements with respect to the planning, designing, 
59.12 	acquiring, constructing, or equipping of a particular light rail transit facility that provide 
59.13 	for the parties to exercise their respective authorities in support of the project in a manner 
59.14 	that best serves the project and the public.
59.15 		Subd. 2.Preliminary design plans; public hearing. Before final design plans are 
59.16 	prepared for a light rail transit facility in the metropolitan area, the commissioner of 
59.17 	transportation responsible authority and the regional railroad authority or authorities 
59.18 	in whose jurisdiction the line or lines are located must hold a public hearing on the 
59.19 	physical design component of the preliminary design plans. The commissioner of 
59.20 	transportation responsible authority and the regional railroad authority or authorities in 
59.21 	whose jurisdiction the line or lines are located must provide appropriate public notice of 
59.22 	the hearing and publicity to ensure that affected parties have an opportunity to present 
59.23 	their views at the hearing. The commissioner responsible authority shall summarize the 
59.24 	proceedings and testimony and maintain the record of a hearing held under this section, 
59.25 	including any written statements submitted.
59.26 		Subd. 3.Preliminary design plans; local approval. At least 30 days before the 
59.27 	hearing under subdivision 2, the commissioner of transportation responsible authority shall 
59.28 	submit the physical design component of the preliminary design plans to the governing 
59.29 	body of each statutory and home rule charter city, county, and town in which the route 
59.30 	is proposed to be located. The city, county, or town shall hold a public hearing. Within 
59.31 	45 days after the hearing under subdivision 2, the city, county, or town shall review and 
59.32 	approve or disapprove the plans for the route to be located in the city, county, or town. A 
59.33 	local unit of government that disapproves the plans shall describe specific amendments to 
59.34 	the plans that, if adopted, would cause the local unit to withdraw its disapproval. Failure 
59.35 	to approve or disapprove the plans in writing within 45 days after the hearing is deemed 
60.1 	to be approval, unless an extension of time is agreed to by the city, county, or town and 
60.2 	the commissioner of transportation responsible authority.
60.3 		Subd. 4.Preliminary design plans; council referral. If the governing body of 
60.4 	one or more cities, counties, or towns disapproves the preliminary design plans within 
60.5 	the period allowed under subdivision 3, the commissioner of transportation may refer the 
60.6 	plans, along with any comments of local jurisdictions, to the Metropolitan Council. The
60.7 	council shall hold a hearing on the plans, giving the commissioner of transportation, if the 
60.8 	responsible authority, any disapproving local governmental units, and other persons an 
60.9 	opportunity to present their views on the plans. The council may conduct independent 
60.10 	study as it deems desirable and may mediate and attempt to resolve disagreements about 
60.11 	the plans. Within 90 60 days after the referral hearing, the council shall review the 
60.12 	plans submitted by the commissioner of transportation and the council and shall decide 
60.13 	what amendments to the plans, if any, must be made to accommodate the objections 
60.14 	presented by the disapproving local governmental units. The commissioner shall make the
60.15 	Amendments to the plans as decided by the council must be made before continuing the 
60.16 	planning and designing process.
60.17 		Subd. 5.Final design plans. (a) If the final design plans incorporate a substantial 
60.18 	change from the preliminary design plans with respect to location, length, or termini 
60.19 	of routes; general dimension, elevation, or alignment of routes and crossings; location 
60.20 	of tracks above ground, below ground, or at ground level; or station locations, before 
60.21 	beginning construction, the commissioner responsible party shall submit the changed 
60.22 	component of the final design plans to the governing body of each statutory and home 
60.23 	rule city, county, and town in which the changed component is proposed to be located. 
60.24 	Within 60 days after the submission of the plans, the city, county, or town shall review 
60.25 	and approve or disapprove the changed component located in the city, county, or town. A 
60.26 	local unit of government that disapproves the change shall describe specific amendments 
60.27 	to the plans that, if adopted, would cause the local unit to withdraw its disapproval. 
60.28 	Failure to approve or disapprove the changed plans in writing within the time period is 
60.29 	deemed to be approval, unless an extension is agreed to by the city, county, or town and 
60.30 	the commissioner responsible authority.
60.31 	(b) If the governing body of one or more cities, counties, or towns disapproves the 
60.32 	changed plans within the period allowed under paragraph (a), the commissioner may refer 
60.33 	the plans, along with any comments of local jurisdictions, to the Metropolitan Council. 
60.34 	The council shall review the final design plans under the same procedure and with the 
60.35 	same effect as provided in subdivision 4 for preliminary design plans.
61.1 		Subd. 7.Council review. If the commissioner is the responsible authority, before 
61.2 	proceeding with construction of a light rail transit facility, the commissioner must submit 
61.3 	preliminary and final design plans to the Metropolitan Council. The council must review 
61.4 	the plans for consistency with the council's development guide and approve the plans.
61.5 		Subd. 8.Metropolitan significance. This section does not diminish or replace the 
61.6 	authority of the council under section 473.173. 
61.7 		Subd. 9.Light rail transit operating costs. (a) Before submitting an application for 
61.8 	federal assistance for light rail transit facilities in the metropolitan area, the applicant must 
61.9 	provide to the Metropolitan Council estimates must prepare an estimate of the amount 
61.10 	of operating subsidy which will be required to operate light rail transit in the corridor to 
61.11 	which the federal assistance would be applied. The information provided to the council
61.12 	estimate must indicate the amount of operating subsidy estimated to be required in each 
61.13 	of the first ten years of operation of the light rail transit facility. If the commissioner of 
61.14 	transportation is the responsible authority, the commissioner must provide information 
61.15 	requested by the council that is necessary to make the estimate.
61.16 	(b) The council must review and evaluate the information provided estimate 
61.17 	developed under paragraph (a) with regard to the effect of operating the light rail transit 
61.18 	facility on the currently available mechanisms for financing transit in the metropolitan area.
61.19 		Subd. 10.Corridor Management Committee. The responsible authority 
61.20 	must establish a Corridor Management Committee shall be established to advise the 
61.21 	commissioner of transportation responsible authority in the design and construction of 
61.22 	light rail transit in each corridor to be constructed. The Corridor Management Committee
61.23 	for each corridor shall consist of the following members:
61.24 	(1) one member appointed by each city and county in which the corridor is located;
61.25 	(2) the commissioner of transportation or a designee of the commissioner;
61.26 	(3) two members appointed by the Metropolitan Council, one of whom shall be 
61.27 	designated as the chair of the committee;
61.28 	(4) one member appointed by the Metropolitan Airports Commission, if the 
61.29 	designated corridor provides direct service to the Minneapolis-St. Paul International 
61.30 	Airport; and
61.31 	(5) one member appointed by the president of the University of Minnesota, if the 
61.32 	designated corridor provides direct service to the university.
61.33 	The Corridor Management Committee shall advise the commissioner of 
61.34 	transportation responsible authority on issues relating to the alternatives analysis,
61.35 	environmental review, preliminary design, preliminary engineering, final design, 
61.36 	implementation method, and construction of light rail transit in the corridor.
62.1 		Subd. 13.Dispute resolution. In the event of a dispute between any of the parties 
62.2 	arising from the parties' respective authority and responsibility under this section, the 
62.3 	dispute shall be submitted to the Metropolitan Council for final resolution by any party to 
62.4 	the dispute. The Metropolitan Council shall establish by July 1, 1993, a process to ensure 
62.5 	a prompt and speedy resolution of the dispute. This process shall allow the parties to 
62.6 	provide evidence and testimony in support of their positions.
62.7 		Subd. 14.Transfer of facility after construction. If the commissioner of 
62.8 	transportation is the responsible authority for a particular light rail transit facility, the 
62.9 	commissioner must transfer to the Metropolitan Council all facilities constructed and 
62.10 	all equipment and property acquired in developing the facility upon completion of 
62.11 	construction.

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

62.13 	Sec. 95. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 473.3997, is amended to read:
62.14 	473.3997 FEDERAL FUNDING; LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT.
62.15 	(a) Upon completion of the alternatives analysis and draft environmental impact 
62.16 	statement, and selection of the locally preferred alternative, for the central corridor 
62.17 	transit improvement project each light rail transit facility, the council, the commissioner 
62.18 	of transportation, and the affected regional rail authorities responsible authority may 
62.19 	prepare a joint an application for federal assistance for the light rail transit facilities in the 
62.20 	metropolitan area facility. If the commissioner is the responsible authority, the application 
62.21 	must be reviewed and approved by the Metropolitan Council before it is submitted by the 
62.22 	council and the commissioner. In reviewing the application the council must consider the 
62.23 	information submitted to it operating cost estimate developed under section 473.3994, 
62.24 	subdivision 9. 
62.25 	(b) Until the application described in paragraph (a) is submitted Except for the 
62.26 	designated responsible authority for a particular light rail transit facility, no political 
62.27 	subdivision in the metropolitan area may on its own apply for federal assistance for light 
62.28 	rail transit planning or construction.

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

62.30 	Sec. 96. [473.3999] LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT CONSTRUCTION IN THE 
62.31 	METROPOLITAN AREA; COUNCIL AUTHORITY.
63.1 	The Metropolitan Council may exercise the powers granted in this chapter and in 
63.2 	other applicable law, as necessary, to plan, design, acquire, construct, and equip light rail 
63.3 	transit facilities in the metropolitan area as defined in section 473.121, subdivision 2.

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

63.5 	Sec. 97. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 473.4051, is amended to read:
63.6 	473.4051 LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT OPERATION.
63.7 	The council shall operate all light rail transit facilities and services located in the 
63.8 	metropolitan area upon completion of construction of the facilities and the commencement 
63.9 	of revenue service using the facilities. The commissioner of transportation and the council 
63.10 	may not allow the commencement of revenue service until after an appropriate period of 
63.11 	acceptance testing to ensure safe and satisfactory performance. In assuming the operation 
63.12 	of the system, the council must comply with section 473.415. The council shall coordinate 
63.13 	operation of the light rail transit system with bus service to avoid duplication of service 
63.14 	on a route served by light rail transit and to ensure the widest possible access to light rail 
63.15 	transit lines in both suburban and urban areas by means of a feeder bus system. 

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

63.17 	Sec. 98. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 473.407, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
63.18 		Subdivision 1.Authorization. The council may appoint peace officers, as defined 
63.19 	in section 626.84, subdivision 1, paragraph (c), and establish a law enforcement agency, 
63.20 	as defined in section 626.84, subdivision 1, paragraph (f), known as the Metropolitan 
63.21 	Transit Police, to police its transit property and routes, to carry out investigations, and to 
63.22 	make arrests under sections 629.30 and 629.34. The jurisdiction of the law enforcement 
63.23 	agency is limited to offenses relating to council transit property, equipment, employees, 
63.24 	and passengers.  The jurisdiction of the Metropolitan Transit Police shall include traffic 
63.25 	lanes designed for bus or transit use, freeway or expressway shoulders in the seven-county 
63.26 	metropolitan area used by authorized transit buses and metro mobility buses under section 
63.27 	169.306, and high-occupancy vehicle lanes used by transit buses. Upon request from, or 
63.28 	under an agreement with, any law enforcement agency and subject to the availability of 
63.29 	its personnel and other resources, the Metropolitan Transit Police may exercise general 
63.30 	law enforcement agency authority to assist any law enforcement agency in implementing 
63.31 	or carrying out law enforcement activities, programs, or initiatives. If the commissioner 
63.32 	of transportation contracts with the Metropolitan Council for operation of commuter rail 
63.33 	facilities under section 174.90, the jurisdiction of the Metropolitan Transit Police extends 
64.1 	to offenses relating to the operation, property, facilities, equipment, employees, and 
64.2 	passengers of the commuter rail facilities located in and outside of the metropolitan area.

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

64.4 	Sec. 99. [473.915] PROCUREMENTS.
64.5 	All proposed Metropolitan Council procurements over $125,000,000 must be 
64.6 	reviewed by the members of the Legislative Advisory Commission under section 3.30 
64.7 	and the ranking minority members of the senate and house of representatives committees 
64.8 	or divisions responsible for overseeing the items subject to the proposed procurement. 
64.9 	The chair of the Metropolitan Council shall give notice to the Legislative Advisory 
64.10 	Commission secretary when a procurement over $125,000,000 is being considered. The 
64.11 	commission shall take testimony on the procurements.

64.12 	Sec. 100. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 609.531, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
64.13 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. For the purpose of sections 609.531 to 609.5318, the 
64.14 	following terms have the meanings given them.
64.15 	(a) "Conveyance device" means a device used for transportation and includes, but 
64.16 	is not limited to, a motor vehicle, trailer, snowmobile, airplane, and vessel and any 
64.17 	equipment attached to it. The term "conveyance device" does not include property which 
64.18 	is, in fact, itself stolen or taken in violation of the law.
64.19 	(b) "Weapon used" means a dangerous weapon as defined under section 609.02, 
64.20 	subdivision 6, that the actor used or had in possession in furtherance of a crime.
64.21 	(c) "Property" means property as defined in section 609.52, subdivision 1, clause (1).
64.22 	(d) "Contraband" means property which is illegal to possess under Minnesota law.
64.23 	(e) "Appropriate agency" means the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, the 
64.24 	Minnesota Division of Driver and Vehicle Services, the Minnesota State Patrol, a 
64.25 	county sheriff's department, the Three Rivers Park District park rangers, the Department 
64.26 	of Natural Resources Division of Enforcement, the University of Minnesota Police 
64.27 	Department, the Department of Corrections' Fugitive Apprehension Unit, or a city, 
64.28 	metropolitan transit,  or airport police department.
64.29 	(f) "Designated offense" includes:
64.30 	(1) for weapons used: any violation of this chapter, chapter 152, or chapter 624;
64.31 	(2) for driver's license or identification card transactions: any violation of section 
64.32 	171.22; and
64.33 	(3) for all other purposes: a felony violation of, or a felony-level attempt or 
64.34 	conspiracy to violate, section 325E.17; 325E.18; 609.185; 609.19; 609.195; 609.21; 
65.1 	609.221; 609.222; 609.223; 609.2231; 609.24; 609.245; 609.25; 609.255; 609.282; 
65.2 	609.283; 609.322; 609.342, subdivision 1, clauses (a) to (f); 609.343, subdivision 1, 
65.3 	clauses (a) to (f); 609.344, subdivision 1, clauses (a) to (e), and (h) to (j); 609.345, 
65.4 	subdivision 1, clauses (a) to (e), and (h) to (j); 609.352; 609.42; 609.425; 609.466; 
65.5 	609.485; 609.487; 609.52; 609.525; 609.527; 609.528; 609.53; 609.54; 609.551; 609.561; 
65.6 	609.562; 609.563; 609.582; 609.59; 609.595; 609.631; 609.66, subdivision 1e; 609.671, 
65.7 	subdivisions 3, 4, 5, 8, and 12; 609.687; 609.821; 609.825; 609.86; 609.88; 609.89; 
65.8 	609.893; 609.895; 617.246; 617.247; or a gross misdemeanor or felony violation of 
65.9 	section 609.891 or 624.7181; or any violation of section 609.324.
65.10 	(g) "Controlled substance" has the meaning given in section 152.01, subdivision 4.

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

65.12 	Sec. 101. Laws 2005, First Special Session chapter 1, article 4, section 39, the effective 
65.13 	date, is amended to read:

65.14 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the latter of August 1, 2006, or the 
65.15 	date on which the commissioner determines that building permits have been issued for the 
65.16 	construction of a new pulp and paper manufacturing facility at Grand Rapids 2007.

65.17 	Sec. 102. CONGESTION REDUCTION TASK FORCE.
 65.18 		Subdivision 1.Creation of task force. The Congestion Reduction Task Force is 
65.19 	established to advise and consult with the commissioner of transportation concerning 
65.20 	participation by the state in the federal Urban Partnership program.
65.21 		Subd. 2.Task force membership; organization. (a) The task force is comprised of 
65.22 	the commissioner of transportation, or the commissioner's designee, and the following 
65.23 	members:
65.24 	(1) three people appointed by the Subcommittee on Committees of the Committee 
65.25 	on Rules and Administration of the senate, at least two of whom must reside in the 
65.26 	metropolitan area;
65.27 	(2) three people appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives, at least 
65.28 	two of whom must reside in the metropolitan area; and
65.29 	(3) six people appointed by the governor, at least four of whom must reside in the 
65.30 	metropolitan area.
65.31 	(b) The commissioner of transportation or the commissioner's designee shall 
65.32 	convene the first meeting of the task force. The task force shall select a chair from its 
65.33 	membership at the first meeting. Support staff for the task force must be provided by the 
66.1 	Department of Transportation and Metropolitan Council. Task force members must be 
66.2 	appointed no later than August 1, 2007.
66.3 		Subd. 3.Duties of the task force. (a) The task force shall:
66.4 	(1) consult with the commissioner in the development of a congestion reduction 
66.5 	program that incorporates the strategies of the Urban Partnership program; and
66.6 	(2) consult with the commissioner of transportation and Metropolitan Council 
66.7 	concerning the implementation of the Urban Partnership program.
66.8 	(b) The task force expires on August 1, 2010.
66.9 		Subd. 4.Report. If a metropolitan area in this state is chosen to participate in an 
66.10 	Urban Partnership agreement, by January 15, 2008, the commissioner of transportation 
66.11 	shall report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees and 
66.12 	divisions with jurisdiction over transportation policies concerning the status and future of 
66.13 	the state's participation in the Urban Partnership program. The report must:
66.14 	(1) identify the metropolitan area that has been designated as an Urban Partner;
66.15 	(2) present the elements of the congestion reduction strategies to be implemented 
66.16 	under the Urban Partnership program;
66.17 	(3) identify the costs of participation and the sources of funding secured or to be 
66.18 	secured;
66.19 	(4) describe the involvement of the Congestion Reduction Task Force; and
66.20 	(5) include any draft legislation needed to implement the program.

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

66.22 	Sec. 103. AIRPORT FUNDING ADVISORY TASK FORCE.
 66.23 		Subdivision 1.Task force established. An advisory task force on airport funding 
66.24 	issues is established to study and make recommendations regarding the best methods for 
66.25 	funding airports in the state and the state airports fund. The task force shall study:
66.26 	(1) the adequacy of current sources of revenue for the state airports fund and airports 
66.27 	in the state;
66.28 	(2) policy considerations regarding the use of the sales tax on aircraft as a potential 
66.29 	source of revenue for airports;
66.30 	(3) how other states fund airports;
66.31 	(4) projected aviation needs of the future, including required investments in aviation 
66.32 	infrastructure;
66.33 	(5) aircraft registration taxes; and
66.34 	(6) other issues relating to the funding of airports as determined by the task force.
66.35 		Subd. 2.Membership. (a) The task force is comprised of the following members:
67.1 	(1) three members of the senate, including at least one member from the minority 
67.2 	party, appointed by the Subcommittee on Committees of the Committee on Rules and 
67.3 	Administration of the senate; and
67.4 	(2) three members of the house of representatives, two appointed by the speaker of 
67.5 	the house and one appointed by the minority leader.
67.6 	The appointing authorities must select members based on knowledge and experience in 
67.7 	aviation funding issues. All appointments required by this paragraph must be completed 
67.8 	by September 1, 2007.
67.9 	(b) The chair of the task force may appoint additional nonvoting members to the task 
67.10 	force, including, but not limited to, representatives of the following organizations:
67.11 	(1) the Department of Transportation Aeronautics Office;
67.12 	(2) the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association;
67.13 	(3) the Experimental Aircraft Association/ACAA;
67.14 	(4) the Metropolitan Airports Commission;
67.15 	(5) the Minnesota Aviation Trades Association;
67.16 	(6) the Minnesota Business Aviation Association;
67.17 	(7) the Minnesota Council of Airports;
67.18 	(8) the Minnesota Seaplane Pilots Association;
67.19 	(9) the National Business Aviation Association; and
67.20 	(10) the Minnesota Wing, Civil Air Patrol.
67.21 	(c) The director of the aeronautics office in the Department of Transportation shall 
67.22 	convene the first meeting of the task force within two weeks after the legislative members 
67.23 	have been appointed to the task force. The members shall elect a chairperson from their 
67.24 	membership at the first meeting.
67.25 		Subd. 3.Report. By February 15, 2008, the task force shall report its 
67.26 	recommendations to the chairs of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over airports 
67.27 	and aviation issues and to the legislature as required by Minnesota Statutes, section 3.195. 
67.28 		Subd. 4.Expiration. This section expires after the submission of the report as 
67.29 	required under subdivision 3.

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

67.31 	Sec. 104. CULKIN SAFETY REST AREA.
 67.32 	The commissioner of transportation shall reopen without delay the Culkin safety rest 
67.33 	area, located on marked Interstate Highway 35.

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

68.1 	Sec. 105. NONCOMPLIANCE WITH REAL ID ACT.
 68.2 	The commissioner of public safety is prohibited from taking any action to implement 
68.3 	or to plan for the implementation by this state of those sections of Public Law 109-13 
68.4 	known as the Real ID Act.

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

68.6 	Sec. 106. CREDIT CARD PAYMENT STUDY.
 68.7 	By January 15, 2008, the commissioner of public safety shall submit a proposal to 
68.8 	the chairs and ranking minority members of the senate transportation committee and the 
68.9 	house of representatives transportation finance division that will allow the department, 
68.10 	deputy registrars, and driver's license agents to collect motor vehicle registration taxes 
68.11 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 168.013, motor vehicle certificates of title and related 
68.12 	document fees under Minnesota Statutes, section 168A.29, motor vehicle sales tax under 
68.13 	Minnesota Statutes, sections 297B.02 and 297B.025, and driver's license and Minnesota 
68.14 	identification card fees under Minnesota Statutes, section 171.06, by credit or debit card. 
68.15 	The proposal shall include options to finance the costs of credit and debit card processing 
68.16 	fees paid to the processing vendor, the administrative costs of the department to implement 
68.17 	the acceptance of credit and debit cards, including hardware and software costs of the 
68.18 	department, its deputies and agents, and the ongoing administrative cost increases. Those 
68.19 	financing options may include, but are not limited to, increasing the filing fees under 
68.20 	Minnesota Statutes, sections 168.33 and 171.06. To the extent feasible, the proposal shall 
68.21 	limit any fee increases or other additional costs paid by the registrant or transferor to those 
68.22 	paying by credit or debit card. As part of its proposal, the department may:
68.23 	(1) elect to not allow credit or debit cards to be used on transactions exceeding 
68.24 	$1,000;
68.25 	(2) choose to limit which credit cards or debit cards may be accepted for payment; 
68.26 	and
68.27 	(3) choose not to allow dealers, registrants of fleet vehicles under Minnesota 
68.28 	Statutes, section 168.127, or motor vehicles of 26,000 pounds or greater, and other 
68.29 	designated registrants to pay by credit or debit card.
68.30 	The department shall consult deputy registrars and driver's license agents in coming up 
68.31 	with its proposal.

68.32 	Sec. 107. STUDY OF TRANSPORTATION LONG-RANGE SOLUTIONS.
 69.1 	(a) The commissioner of transportation shall conduct a study in consultation with 
69.2 	other state agencies and key stakeholders to evaluate the current and long-range needs of 
69.3 	the state's transportation system, and investigate possible strategies to meet these needs.
69.4 	(b) The study must include, but is not limited to:
69.5 	(1) evaluation of the current needs of the state's highway systems, bridges, and 
69.6 	transit;
69.7 	(2) analysis and quantification of the needs for the next 20 years of the state's 
69.8 	highway systems, bridges, and transit;
69.9 	(3) comparison of estimates of revenues raised by current transportation funding 
69.10 	sources, with long-term needs of the state's transportation system;
69.11 	(4) identification of options for maintenance and improvement of the state's 
69.12 	transportation system with specific reference to the effects of potential increases in vehicle 
69.13 	fuel economy, availability of alternative modes of transportation, and extreme fuel price 
69.14 	volatility on future transportation revenues;
69.15 	(5) analysis of alternative pricing options utilized in other states and countries, 
69.16 	and their potential for use, public acceptance, alleviation of congestion, and revenue 
69.17 	generation in this state; and
69.18 	(6) identification of options for road-use pricing, other alternative financing 
69.19 	mechanisms with particular consideration of key environmental impacts such as air 
69.20 	quality, water quality, and greenhouse gas emissions, and estimates of implementation 
69.21 	costs, user costs, and revenue.
69.22 	(c) The commissioner shall report the results of the study to the legislature no later 
69.23 	than November 1, 2008.

69.24 	Sec. 108. STUDY AND REPORT ON SPEED LIMITS.
 69.25 	The commissioner of transportation shall report to the chairs of the legislative 
69.26 	committees with jurisdiction over transportation and local government by January 
69.27 	30, 2008, on speed limits on local roads. The commissioner shall consult with local 
69.28 	governments and solicit input from local governments before issuing the report. The 
69.29 	report must include, at a minimum:
69.30 	(1) whether the current statutory speed limit of 30 miles per hour in urban districts 
69.31 	and rural residential districts is appropriate, or if there are locations where the appropriate 
69.32 	speed limit is 25 miles per hour;
69.33 	(2) whether the current statutory speed limit of 55 miles per hour in rural residential 
69.34 	districts within a city is appropriate, or if there are locations where the appropriate speed 
69.35 	limit is 30 miles per hour; and
70.1 	(3) whether the current definitions of urban district, rural residential district, and 
70.2 	residential roadway are appropriate, or whether and how they should be changed.

70.3 	Sec. 109. NORTHSTAR CORRIDOR COMMUTER RAIL STATION.
 70.4 	The commissioner of transportation shall construct a Northstar Corridor Commuter 
70.5 	Rail station in the city of Fridley, at the earliest feasible opportunity, when construction of 
70.6 	the station will not result in a loss of federal funds for the rail project.

70.7 	Sec. 110. HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION IN ROCHESTER.
 70.8 	The commissioner of transportation shall proceed without delay to issue to the city 
70.9 	of Rochester the necessary permits that allow the city to complete the construction of a 
70.10 	new folded diamond interchange in the Northeast and Northwest quadrants at marked 
70.11 	Trunk Highway 52 and 65th Street NW in the city of Rochester. The commissioner 
70.12 	shall review the environmental documentation prepared by the city in a timely manner 
70.13 	and shall issue the necessary construction permits without delay upon the issuance of a 
70.14 	finding of no significant impact.
70.15 	The entire cost of the 55th Street NW interchange design, right-of-way acquisition, 
70.16 	and construction shall be the responsibility of the state.

70.17 	Sec. 111. REPORTS ON TRANSPORTATION SERVICES FOR PERSONS 
70.18 	WITH DISABILITIES.
 70.19 	The commissioner of transportation with respect to transportation services for 
70.20 	persons with disabilities outside the metropolitan area, and the Metropolitan Council with 
70.21 	respect to transportation for persons with disabilities within the seven-county metropolitan 
70.22 	area, shall each report to the chairs of the senate and house of representatives committees 
70.23 	with jurisdiction over transportation finance and policy no later than December 15, 2008.
70.24 	Both reports shall:
70.25 	(1) identify transit needs of persons with disabilities, as defined under the Americans 
70.26 	with Disabilities Act;
70.27 	(2) develop a five-year phased strategy to meet identified needs to the maximum 
70.28 	extent feasible;
70.29 	(3) provide scenarios that include, but are not limited to, 14 hours of service per day, 
70.30 	advanced scheduling, and same-day service;
70.31 	(4) identify capital and operating needs for each of the five years, and ongoing needs 
70.32 	of a fully implemented program;
70.33 	(5) identify available funding sources; and
71.1 	(6) investigate intercounty service and reimbursement mechanisms.

71.2 	Sec. 112. APPLICATION.
 71.3 	Sections 88 to 98 and 100 apply in the counties of Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, 
71.4 	Ramsey, Scott, and Washington.

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

71.6 	Sec. 113.  REPEALER.
 71.7 	(a) Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 221.60, subdivisions 2, 3, and 3a; 221.601; 
71.8 	and 221.602, are repealed.
71.9 	(b) Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169.796, subdivision 3, is repealed effective 
71.10 	the day following final enactment.
71.11 	(c) Laws 1999, chapter 230, section 44, is repealed.