Relating to the organization, operation and financing of state government,
appropriating money for transportation purposes

ARTICLE 1 - TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS

Providing a summary of appropriations by fund; appropriating money to the commissioner of transportation (DOT) for multimodal systems including airport development and assistance, aviation support and services, transit, freight and infrastructure for state and local roads, for highway debt service, for electronic communications and for general support and services, to the metropolitan council for bus transit and the Hiawatha light rail transit (LRT) line and to the commissioner of public safety for administration and related services, for public safety officer survivor benefits, for technical support services, for the state patrol including capital security, commercial vehicle enforcement, for driver and vehicle services and for traffic and pipeline safety; authorizing and providing for general contingent accounts and for the payment of tort claims

ARTICLE 2 - HIGHWAY BONDS

Appropriating money to the commissioner of transportation (DOT) and authorizing the issuance of state bonds for construction, reconstruction and improvement of trunk highways including certain payments to landowners, authorizing use of certain amounts for program delivery and to accelerate transit facility improvements on or adjacent to trunk highways; appropriating money to the commissioner of finance for bond sale expenses

ARTICLE 3 - TRANSPORTATION FINANCE

Creating a transit assistance fund; changing the name of the greater Minnesota transit fund and metropolitan area transit fund to the greater Minnesota transit account and the metropolitan area account; authorizing the commissioner of transportation to transfer money form the trunk highway revolving loan account to the trunk highway fund; exempting sales by the department of transportation for purchases made from the trunk highway fund and materials and supplies used or consumed in and equipment for commuter rail transportation systems including railroad cars and engines from the sales tax; modifying the deposit of revenues from the sales tax on motor vehicle leases; modifying the percentage of motor vehicle sales tax revenues required to be deposited in the highway user tax distribution and the metropolitan area and greater Minnesota transit funds; modifying metropolitan council financial assistance provisions relating to the replacement service program; repealing the transit assistance program

ARTICLE 4 - PUBLIC SAFETY DEPARTMENT SERVICES FEES

Modifying provisions relating to motor vehicle monthly series registration system exceptions; increasing license plate fees; increasing certificate of title fees; increasing motorized bicycle operator permit fees; increasing drivers license fees; increasing standby or temporary custodian fees; imposing a reinstatement fee for theft of gasoline offense; imposing fees for escort servies provide by the state patrol
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