HF 3486

1st Unofficial Engrossment - 85th Legislature (2007 - 2008)

Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00 a.m.

1.1A bill for an act 1.2relating to transportation; modifying or adding provisions relating to agency 1.3duties and activities, eminent domain, highways and roads, commercial 1.4vehicles, signs, highway construction contracting, transportation research, bridge 1.5inspection, special mobile equipment, motor vehicles, vehicle registration 1.6and title, traffic regulations, towing, commercial motor vehicles, recreational 1.7vehicle combinations, parking violations, vehicle length and weight, vehicle 1.8permits, statewide transportation goals and plan, drivers' licenses, pavement 1.9analysis, certain fees, special transportation services, motor carriers, commercial 1.10vehicles and drivers, light rail transit and other transit services and facilities, 1.11and transit police; creating position of state rail inspector; requiring studies 1.12and reports; providing penalties; appropriating money;amending Minnesota 1.13Statutes 2006, sections 117.041, by adding a subdivision; 117.51; 117.52, 1.14subdivision 1a; 160.02, subdivision 19, by adding a subdivision; 160.80; 1.15161.14, subdivision 18, by adding subdivisions; 161.32, subdivisions 1, 1b, 1.164; 161.53; 164.06, subdivision 2; 165.01; 165.03; 168.011, subdivision 22; 1.17168.013, subdivision 1e; 168.10, subdivisions 1a, 1b, 1c, 1d, 1g, 1h, 1i; 168.12, 1.18subdivisions 1, 2, 2a, 2b, 2c, 2d, 2e; 168.1255, by adding a subdivision; 168A.01, 1.19by adding a subdivision; 168A.05, subdivisions 3, 5; 168A.10, subdivision 1.201; 168A.101; 168A.151, subdivision 1; 168A.153; 168B.04, subdivision 2; 1.21168D.06; 168D.07; 169.01, subdivisions 4c, 19, 20, 78, by adding subdivisions; 1.22169.041, subdivisions 1, 2; 169.06, subdivision 5; 169.14, subdivision 2; 169.34; 1.23169.471; 169.781; 169.782, subdivision 1; 169.783, subdivision 1; 169.81, 1.24subdivisions 2, 3c; 169.823, subdivision 1; 169.824, subdivision 2; 169.8261; 1.25169.829, subdivision 2; 169.86, subdivision 5, by adding a subdivision; 169.862; 1.26169.864, subdivisions 1, 2; 171.01, by adding a subdivision; 171.02, subdivision 1.271; 171.14; 174.01, subdivision 2; 174.02, subdivision 1a; 174.03, subdivision 1.281, by adding subdivisions; 174.30, subdivisions 4, 9; 218.041, subdivision 6; 1.29221.031, subdivision 6; 221.0314, subdivision 9, by adding a subdivision; 1.30221.033, subdivision 2d; 221.037, subdivision 1; 221.091, subdivision 2; 1.31221.141, subdivision 1; 221.231; 221.60, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision; 1.32222.50, subdivision 7; 222.63, subdivision 4, by adding a subdivision; 299A.705, 1.33subdivision 1; 299F.60, subdivision 1; 299J.16, subdivision 1; 325F.665, by 1.34adding a subdivision; 473.1466; 473.166; 473.386, subdivisions 1, 2, 2a, 3; 1.35473.399; 473.3993, subdivisions 1, 3, by adding a subdivision; 473.3994; 1.36473.3997; 473.4051; 473.407, subdivision 1; 473.408, by adding subdivisions; 1.37609.531, subdivision 1; Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 168.12, 1.38subdivision 5; Laws 2005, First Special Session chapter 1, article 4, section 39; 1.39Laws 2008, chapter 152, article 6, section 7; proposing coding for new law in 2.1Minnesota Statutes, chapters 160; 161; 169; 174; 219; 473; repealing Minnesota 2.2Statutes 2006, sections 168A.05, subdivision 5a; 221.60, subdivisions 2, 3, 3a, 2.34, 5, 6; 221.601; 221.602; 325E.0951, subdivision 3a; 473.1465; 473.3994, 2.4subdivision 13. 2.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 2.6ARTICLE 1 2.7TRANSPORTATION POLICY 2.8    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 117.041, is amended by adding a 2.9subdivision to read: 2.10     new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Geotechnical investigation before eminent domain proceedings. new text end new text begin (a) A new text end 2.11 new text begin state agency by order of the commissioner or a political subdivision by resolution may new text end 2.12 new text begin enter property for purposes of investigation, monitoring, testing, surveying, boring, or new text end 2.13 new text begin other similar activities necessary or appropriate to perform geotechnical investigations. new text end 2.14     new text begin (b) At least ten days before entering the property, the state agency or political new text end 2.15 new text begin subdivision must serve notice on the property owner requesting permission to enter the new text end 2.16 new text begin property, stating the approximate time and purpose of the entry, and giving the owner the new text end 2.17 new text begin option of refusing entry. If the property owner refuses to consent to the entry, the state new text end 2.18 new text begin agency or political subdivision must apply for a court order authorizing the entry and the new text end 2.19 new text begin removal of any sample or portion from the property, giving notice of the court order to the new text end 2.20 new text begin property owner. The court shall issue an order if the state agency or political subdivision new text end 2.21 new text begin meets the standards in paragraph (a). Notices under this paragraph must be served in the new text end 2.22 new text begin same manner as a summons in a civil action. new text end 2.23     new text begin (c) The state agency or political subdivision must not cause any unnecessary damage new text end 2.24 new text begin to the property and must compensate the property owner for any damages actually incurred new text end 2.25 new text begin as a result of the geotechnical investigations. new text end 2.26    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 117.51, is amended to read: 2.27117.51 COOPERATION WITH FEDERAL AUTHORITIES new text begin ; new text end 2.28 new text begin REESTABLISHMENT COSTS LIMIT new text end . 2.29     new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Cooperation with federal authorities. new text end In all acquisitions 2.30undertaken by any acquiring authority and in all voluntary rehabilitation carried out by a 2.31person pursuant to acquisition or as a consequence thereof, the acquiring authority shall 2.32cooperate to the fullest extent with federal departments and agencies, and it shall take all 2.33necessary action in order to insure, to the maximum extent possible, federal financial 2.34participation in any and all phases of acquisition, including the provision of relocation 2.35assistance, services, payments and benefits to displaced persons. 3.1     new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Reestablishment costs limit. new text end new text begin For purposes of relocation benefits paid new text end 3.2 new text begin by the acquiring authority in accordance with this section, the provisions of Code of new text end 3.3 new text begin Federal Regulations, title 49, part 24, with respect to reimbursement of reestablishment new text end 3.4 new text begin expenses for nonresidential moves are applicable, except that the acquiring authority shall new text end 3.5 new text begin reimburse the displaced business for eligible expenses up to a maximum of $50,000. new text end 3.6 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective retroactively from January 16, 2007. new text end 3.7    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 117.52, subdivision 1a, is amended to read: 3.8    Subd. 1a. Reestablishment costs limit. For purposes of relocation benefits paid 3.9by the acquiring authority in accordance with this section, the provisions of Code of 3.10Federal Regulations, title 49, section new text begin part 24 new text end , with respect to reimbursement 3.11of reestablishment expenses for nonresidential moves are applicable, except that the 3.12acquiring authority shall reimburse the displaced business for new text begin eligible new text end expenses actually 3.13incurred up to a maximum of $50,000. 3.14 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective retroactively from January 16, 2007. new text end 3.15    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 160.02, is amended by adding a subdivision 3.16to read: 3.17     new text begin Subd. 18a. new text end new text begin Expressway. new text end new text begin "Expressway" means a divided highway with partial new text end 3.18 new text begin control of access. new text end 3.19    Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 160.02, subdivision 19, is amended to read: 3.20    Subd. 19. Freeway or expressway. "Freeway" or "expressway" means a divided, 3.21controlled-access highway with four or more lanes new text begin full control of access new text end . 3.22    Sec. 6. new text begin [160.2721] COMMERCIAL VEHICLE DRIVERS AT REST AREAS. new text end 3.23     new text begin (a) The commissioner shall allow a commercial motor vehicle operator who is new text end 3.24 new text begin subject to hours of service regulations under Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, part new text end 3.25 new text begin 395, to stop and park continuously, for a period of up to ten hours as necessary to comply new text end 3.26 new text begin with the hours of service regulations, at any Department of Transportation safety rest area new text end 3.27 new text begin or travel information center that has parking stalls designed to accommodate a commercial new text end 3.28 new text begin motor vehicle, as defined in section 169.01, subdivision 75. new text end 3.29     new text begin (b) Any clause or provision in a lease or other agreement for the operation of a new text end 3.30 new text begin Department of Transportation safety rest area or travel information center that purports to new text end 3.31 new text begin limit the requirements under paragraph (a) is void and without effect. new text end 4.1 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end 4.2    Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 160.80, is amended to read: 4.3160.80 SIGN FRANCHISE PROGRAM. 4.4    Subdivision 1. Commissioner may establish program. (a) The commissioner of 4.5transportation may establish a sign franchise program for the purpose of providing on the 4.6right-of-way of interstate and controlled-access trunk highways specific information on 4.7gas, food, camping, and lodging, new text begin and 24-hour pharmacies new text end for the benefit of the motoring 4.8public. 4.9    (b) The sign franchise program must include urban interstate highways. 4.10    Subd. 1a. Eligibility criteria for business panels. (a) To be eligible for a business 4.11panel on a logo sign panel, a business establishment must: 4.12    (1) be open for business; 4.13    (2) have a sign on site that both identifies the business and is visible to motorists; 4.14    (3) be open to everyone, regardless of race, religion, color, age, sex, national origin, 4.15creed, marital status, sexual orientation, or disability; 4.16    (4) not impose a cover charge or otherwise require customers to purchase additional 4.17products or services; and 4.18    (5) meet the appropriate criteria in paragraphs (b) to (e) new text begin (f) new text end . 4.19    (b) Gas businesses must provide vehicle services including fuel and oil; restroom 4.20facilities and drinking water; continuous, staffed operation at least 12 hours a day, seven 4.21days a week; and public access to a telephone. 4.22    (c) Food businesses must serve at least two meals a day during normal mealtimes 4.23of breakfast, lunch, and dinner; provide a continuous, staffed food service operation at 4.24least ten hours a day, seven days a week except holidays as defined in section 645.44, 4.25subdivision 5 , and except as provided for seasonal food service businesses; provide 4.26seating capacity for at least 20 people; and possess any required state or local licensing or 4.27approval. Seasonal food service businesses must provide a continuous, staffed food service 4.28operation at least ten hours a day, seven days a week, during their months of operation. 4.29    (d) Lodging businesses must include sleeping accommodations, provide public 4.30access to a telephone, and possess any required state or local licensing or approval. 4.31    (e) Camping businesses must include sites for camping, include parking 4.32accommodations for each campsite, provide sanitary facilities and drinking water, and 4.33possess any required state or local licensing or approval. 5.1    (f) new text begin 24-hour pharmacy businesses must be continuously operated 24 hours per day, new text end 5.2 new text begin seven days per week, and must have a state-licensed pharmacist present and on duty at new text end 5.3 new text begin all times. new text end 5.4     new text begin (g) new text end Businesses that do not meet the appropriate criteria in paragraphs (b) to (e) 5.5but that have a signed lease as of January 1, 1998, may retain the business panel until 5.6December 31, 2005, or until they withdraw from the program, whichever occurs first, 5.7provided they continue to meet the criteria in effect in the department's contract with the 5.8logo sign vendor on August 1, 1995. After December 31, 2005, or after withdrawing 5.9from the program, a business must meet the appropriate criteria in paragraphs (a) to (e) 5.10to qualify for a business panel. 5.11    (g) new text begin (h) new text end Seasonal businesses must indicate to motorists when they are open for 5.12business by either putting the full months of operation directly on the business panel or 5.13by having a "closed" plaque applied to the business panel when the business is closed 5.14for the season. 5.15    (h) new text begin (i) new text end The maximum distance that an eligible business in Anoka, Carver, Dakota, 5.16Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, or Washington County can be located from the interchange is: 5.17for gas businesses, one mile; for food businesses, two miles; for lodging businesses new text begin and new text end 5.18 new text begin 24-hour pharmacies new text end , three miles; and for camping businesses, ten miles. 5.19    (i) new text begin (j) new text end The maximum distance that an eligible business in any other county can be 5.20located from the interchange shall not exceed 15 miles in either direction new text begin , except the new text end 5.21 new text begin maximum distance that an eligible 24-hour pharmacy business can be located from the new text end 5.22 new text begin interchange shall not exceed three miles in either direction new text end . 5.23    (j) new text begin (k) new text end Logo sign panels must be erected so that motorists approaching an interchange 5.24view the panels in the following order: new text begin 24-hour pharmacy, new text end camping, lodging, food, gas. 5.25    (k) new text begin (l) new text end If there is insufficient space on a logo sign panel to display all eligible 5.26businesses for a specific type of service, the businesses closest to the interchange have 5.27priority over businesses farther away from the interchange. 5.28    Subd. 2. Franchises. The commissioner may, by public negotiation or bid, grant 5.29one or more franchises to qualified persons to erect and maintain, on the right-of-way of 5.30interstate and controlled-access trunk highways, signs informing the motoring public of 5.31gas, food, lodging, and camping facilities new text begin , and 24-hour pharmacies new text end . A franchisee shall 5.32furnish, install, maintain, and replace signs for the benefit of advertisers who provide gas, 5.33food, lodging, and camping facilities new text begin , and 24-hour pharmacies new text end for the general public, and 5.34lease advertising space on the signs to operators of these facilities. 5.35    Subd. 3. Costs. All costs incurred under the program established by this section 5.36must be paid under agreements negotiated between a franchisee and an advertiser or 6.1advertisers, unless otherwise provided in the contract between the commissioner and 6.2the franchisee. 6.3    Subd. 4. Contract requirements. (a) All contracts made by the commissioner 6.4with a franchisee must provide for: 6.5    (1) a requirement that the franchisee obtain liability insurance in an amount the 6.6commissioner determines, jointly insuring the state and the franchisee against all liability 6.7for claims for damages occurring wholly or in part because of the franchise; and 6.8    (2) reasonable standards for the size, design, erection, and maintenance of service 6.9information signs and the advertising logos thereon. 6.10    (b) The commissioner may require additional terms and conditions, including but 6.11not limited to provisions on the renewal and termination of the agreement, and in the event 6.12of termination the rights of the state and franchisee relative to the franchisee's advertising 6.13contracts. 6.14    Subd. 5. Restrictions. The commissioner shall take no action under this section 6.15which will result in the loss to the state of any federal highway construction funds. 6.16    Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 161.14, subdivision 18, is amended to read: 6.17    Subd. 18. Voyageur Highway. The following route is named and designated the 6.18"Voyageur Highway": 6.19    (a) Beginning at a point on Trunk Highway No. 26 on the boundary line between 6.20the states of Minnesota and Iowa; thence northerly along Trunk Highway No. 26 to its 6.21junction with Trunk Highway No. 61; thence northwesterly along Trunk Highway No. 6.2261 to its junction with Trunk Highway No. 10 in the city of St. Paul; thence extending 6.23in a general northwesterly direction along Trunk Highway No. 10 to its junction with 6.24Trunk Highway No. 371 at Little Falls; thence extending in a general northerly direction 6.25along Trunk Highway No. 371 to its junction with Trunk Highway No. 210 at Brainerd; 6.26thence northeasterly along Trunk Highway No. 210 to its junction with Trunk Highway 6.27No. 169 at Aitkin; thence in a general northerly direction along Trunk Highway No. 169 6.28to its junction with Trunk Highway No. 2 at Grand Rapids new text begin , except that portion that is new text end 6.29 new text begin designated as the Jim Oberstar Causeway new text end ; thence northwesterly along Trunk Highway 6.30No. 2 to its junction with Trunk Highway No. 71 at Bemidji; thence northeasterly along 6.31Trunk Highway No. 71 to its junction with Trunk Highway No. 11 at Pelland; thence 6.32northeasterly along Trunk Highway No. 11 to its junction with Trunk Highway No. 53 6.33at International Falls; thence southeasterly along Trunk Highway No. 53 to its junction 6.34with Trunk Highway No. 61 new text begin Central Entrance new text end at Duluth; new text begin . Beginning at a point on Trunk new text end 6.35 new text begin Highway No. 61 at its junction with Interstate Highway 35 and new text end thence northeasterly 7.1along Trunk Highway No. 61 to the boundary line between the state of Minnesota and 7.2the province of Ontario, Canada. 7.3    (b) The route of the Voyageur Highway designated and described in clause (a) is 7.4supplemented by legs or alternative routes described as follows: 7.5    Beginning at a point on Trunk Highway No. 1 at its junction with Trunk Highway 7.6No. 61 northerly of Silver Bay; thence northwesterly along Trunk Highway No. 1 to Ely; 7.7thence southwesterly along Trunk Highway No. 1 to its junction with Trunk Highway No. 7.8169; thence southerly and westerly along Trunk Highway No. 169 to its junction with 7.9Trunk Highway No. 53, and there terminating. 7.10    Beginning at a point on Trunk Highway No. 11 at its junction with Trunk Highway 7.11No. 53 at International Falls; thence easterly along Trunk Highway No. 11 to its easterly 7.12terminus near Island View. 7.13    Beginning at a point on Trunk Highway No. 33 at its junction with Interstate 7.14Highway marked I-35 southerly of Cloquet, thence northerly along Trunk Highway No. 7.1533 to its junction with Trunk Highway No. 53. 7.16    (c) The commissioner of transportation shall: 7.17    (1) adopt a suitable marking design of signs or informational plaques; 7.18    (2) effect the installation of such signs or plaques in public waysides or other public 7.19areas as approved and designated by the commissioner. 7.20    Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 161.14, is amended by adding a subdivision 7.21to read: 7.22     new text begin Subd. 57. new text end new text begin Purple Heart Trail. new text end new text begin Statutory Route No. 392, described in section new text end 7.23 new text begin 161.12 and marked on the effective date of this section as Interstate Highway 94, is new text end 7.24 new text begin designated in its entirety within Minnesota as the Purple Heart Trail. Subject to section new text end 7.25 new text begin 161.139, the commissioner shall adopt a suitable marking design to mark this highway new text end 7.26 new text begin and erect appropriate signs at each safety rest area located on the highway. new text end 7.27    Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 161.14, is amended by adding a subdivision 7.28to read: 7.29     new text begin Subd. 58. new text end new text begin Dallas Sams Memorial Highway. new text end new text begin That portion of Legislative Route No. new text end 7.30 new text begin 2, signed as Trunk Highway 210 on the date of final enactment of this section, from new text end 7.31 new text begin the city of Motley to the city of Staples, is designated as the "Dallas Sams Memorial new text end 7.32 new text begin Highway." The commissioner of transportation shall adopt a suitable design to mark this new text end 7.33 new text begin highway and erect appropriate signs, subject to section 161.139. new text end 8.1    Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 161.14, is amended by adding a subdivision 8.2to read: 8.3     new text begin Subd. 59. new text end new text begin Walter F. Mondale Drive. new text end new text begin Trunk Highway marked 53 from its new text end 8.4 new text begin intersection with Superior Street to its intersection with Central Entrance in the city of new text end 8.5 new text begin Duluth, as signed on the effective date of this section, is designated "Walter F. Mondale new text end 8.6 new text begin Drive." Subject to section 161.139, the commissioner of transportation shall adopt a new text end 8.7 new text begin suitable marking design to mark this highway and erect appropriate signs. new text end 8.8    Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 161.14, is amended by adding a subdivision 8.9to read: 8.10     new text begin Subd. 60. new text end new text begin Jim Oberstar Causeway. new text end new text begin The causeway over Pokegama Lake on new text end 8.11 new text begin Trunk Highway 169 is designated the "Jim Oberstar Causeway." The commissioner of new text end 8.12 new text begin transportation shall adopt a suitable design to mark this highway and erect appropriate new text end 8.13 new text begin signs, subject to section 161.139. new text end 8.14    Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 161.32, subdivision 1, is amended to read: 8.15    Subdivision 1. Advertisement for bids. The commissioner may conduct the work 8.16or any part of the work incidental to the construction and maintenance of the trunk 8.17highways by labor employed to do the work or by contract. In cases of construction work, 8.18the commissioner shall first advertise for bids for contracts, and if no satisfactory bids are 8.19received, may either reject all bids and readvertise, or do the work by labor employed to 8.20do the work. Except as provided in subdivision 3 or 4, when work is to be done under 8.21contract, the commissioner shall advertise for bids once each week for three successive 8.22weeks prior to the date the bids are to be received. The advertisement for bids must be 8.23published in a newspaper or other periodical of general circulation in the state and may be 8.24placed on the Internet. The plans and specifications for the proposed work must be on file 8.25in the commissioner's office prior to the first call for bids. 8.26    Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 161.32, subdivision 1b, is amended to read: 8.27    Subd. 1b. Lowest responsible bidder; electronic bids. Bidders may submit 8.28bids electronically in a form and manner required by the commissioner; however, the 8.29commissioner may require that all bids of $5,000,000 and over for trunk highway contracts 8.30must be submitted electronically. new text begin Notwithstanding section 13.591, subdivision 3, or any new text end 8.31 new text begin other law or rule to the contrary, bids are not required to be opened and read in public if new text end 8.32 new text begin the commissioner publishes the public data specified by section 13.591, subdivision 3, new text end 8.33 new text begin on a state Web site immediately after the deadline for receipt of bids has passed. Bids new text end 9.1 new text begin for federal-aid highway projects must be conducted in accordance with Code of Federal new text end 9.2 new text begin Regulations, title 23, section 635. new text end Trunk highway construction contracts, including 9.3design-build contracts, must be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder, taking into 9.4consideration conformity with the specifications, the purpose for which the contract or 9.5purchase is intended, the status and capability of the vendor, and other considerations 9.6imposed in the call for bids. The commissioner may decide which is the lowest responsible 9.7bidder for all contracts and may use the principles of life-cycle costing, when appropriate, 9.8in determining the lowest overall bid. Any or all bids may be rejected. When competitive 9.9bids are required and all bids are rejected, new bids, if solicited, must be called for as in 9.10the first instance, unless otherwise provided by law. 9.11    Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 161.32, subdivision 4, is amended to read: 9.12    Subd. 4. Trunk highways damaged by spring breakup. Contracts may be 9.13let for the repair and restoration of trunk highways damaged by spring breakup upon 9.14advertisement for bids and publication thereof in a newspaper or periodical of general 9.15circulation for a period of one week prior to the date such bids are to be received, and 9.16upon the mailing of such advertisements to all contractors who have filed a written request 9.17therefor. 9.18    Sec. 16. new text begin [161.3203] CONTRACTS FOR WORK FOR TRUNK HIGHWAY. new text end 9.19     new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Privatization transportation contracts. new text end new text begin For purposes of this new text end 9.20 new text begin section, "privatization transportation contract" means an enforceable agreement, or new text end 9.21 new text begin combination or series of agreements, by which a private contractor agrees with the new text end 9.22 new text begin commissioner of transportation to provide work (1) that is incidental to the construction new text end 9.23 new text begin or improvement of trunk highways, or (2) for maintenance of trunk highways. A new text end 9.24 new text begin privatization transportation contract does not include a design-build contract as defined new text end 9.25 new text begin in section 161.3410, subdivision 3, contracts awarded pursuant to section 161.32, work new text end 9.26 new text begin related to utility relocation, utility relocation agreements, state aid agreements, municipal new text end 9.27 new text begin agreements, interagency agreements, joint powers agreements, partnership agreements, new text end 9.28 new text begin and grant agreements. Privatization transportation contracts also do not include contracts new text end 9.29 new text begin related to aerial photos, asbestos investigation or abatement, communications, computer new text end 9.30 new text begin and information technology, construction contract administration, cultural resource new text end 9.31 new text begin investigations, electronic communications, environmental investigations, expert witnesses, new text end 9.32 new text begin contaminated soil investigations and remediation, geographic information systems, new text end 9.33 new text begin hydraulic and geotechnical studies, intelligent transportation systems, management new text end 9.34 new text begin support, mapping and photogrammetrics, market research, medical analysis, planning, new text end 10.1 new text begin public relations, right-of-way appraisals or acquisitions and field title investigations, new text end 10.2 new text begin research, relocation services, special studies, traffic studies and modeling, and employee new text end 10.3 new text begin training, and does not include services by persons licensed under sections 326.02 to 326.15. new text end 10.4     new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Applicability. new text end new text begin This section applies to privatization transportation contracts new text end 10.5 new text begin in a total amount greater than $100,000. The requirements imposed by this section are in new text end 10.6 new text begin addition to, and do not supersede, the requirements of any other applicable section of law. new text end 10.7     new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Review of contract costs. new text end new text begin (a) Before entering into a privatization new text end 10.8 new text begin transportation contract, the commissioner of transportation shall prepare a comprehensive new text end 10.9 new text begin written estimate of the cost of having the same work provided in the most cost-effective new text end 10.10 new text begin manner by agency employees. The cost estimate must include all costs of having agency new text end 10.11 new text begin employees provide the work, including the cost of pension, insurance, and other employee new text end 10.12 new text begin benefits. The cost estimate is nonpublic data, as defined in section 13.02, subdivision new text end 10.13 new text begin 9, until the day after the deadline for receipt of responses under paragraph (b), when new text end 10.14 new text begin it becomes public data. new text end 10.15     new text begin (b) After soliciting and receiving responses, the commissioner shall publicly new text end 10.16 new text begin designate the responder to which it proposes to award the privatization contract. The new text end 10.17 new text begin commissioner shall prepare a comprehensive written estimate of the cost of the proposal new text end 10.18 new text begin based on the designated responder's bid, including the cost of a transition from public new text end 10.19 new text begin to private provision of the work, any additional unemployment and retirement benefits new text end 10.20 new text begin resulting from the transfer, and costs associated with monitoring the proposed contract. If new text end 10.21 new text begin the designated responder proposes to perform any or all of the desired services outside the new text end 10.22 new text begin state, the commissioner of transportation shall include in the cost estimate, as nearly as new text end 10.23 new text begin possible, any loss of sales and income tax revenue to the state. The cost estimate must new text end 10.24 new text begin not include trade secret data which is classified as nonpublic data under section 13.37, new text end 10.25 new text begin subdivision 2. new text end 10.26     new text begin (c) Before entering into a privatization transportation contract for $250,000 or more, new text end 10.27 new text begin the commissioner shall determine that: new text end 10.28     new text begin (1) the cost estimated under paragraph (b) will be lower than the cost estimated new text end 10.29 new text begin under paragraph (a); new text end 10.30     new text begin (2) the quality of the work to be provided by the designated responder is likely new text end 10.31 new text begin to equal or exceed the quality of services that could be provided by Department of new text end 10.32 new text begin Transportation employees; new text end 10.33     new text begin (3) the contract, together with other privatization transportation contracts to which new text end 10.34 new text begin the department is or has been party, will not reduce full-time equivalent positions within new text end 10.35 new text begin the department or result in layoffs; and new text end 10.36     new text begin (4) the proposed privatization contract is in the public interest. new text end 11.1     new text begin Subd. 4. new text end new text begin Reports. new text end new text begin Beginning in 2009, the commissioner shall provide, no later than new text end 11.2 new text begin September 1, an annual written report to the legislature, in compliance with sections new text end 11.3 new text begin 3.195 and 3.197, and shall submit the report to the chairs of the senate and house of new text end 11.4 new text begin representatives committees having jurisdiction over transportation. The report must list new text end 11.5 new text begin all privatization transportation contracts within the meaning of this section that were new text end 11.6 new text begin executed or performed, whether wholly or in part, in the previous fiscal year. The report new text end 11.7 new text begin must identify, with respect to each contract: the contractor; contract amount; duration; new text end 11.8 new text begin work, provided or to be provided; the comprehensive estimate derived under subdivision new text end 11.9 new text begin 3, paragraph (a); the comprehensive estimate derived under subdivision 3, paragraph new text end 11.10 new text begin (b); the actual cost to the agency of the contractor's performance of the contract; and for new text end 11.11 new text begin contracts of at least $250,000, a statement containing the commissioner's determinations new text end 11.12 new text begin under subdivision 3, paragraph (c). new text end 11.13     new text begin Subd. 5. new text end new text begin Short title. new text end new text begin This section may be cited as the "Taxpayers' Transportation new text end 11.14 new text begin Accountability Act." new text end 11.15    Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 161.53, is amended to read: 11.16161.53 RESEARCH ACTIVITIES. 11.17    The commissioner may set aside in each fiscal year up to two percent of the 11.18total amount of all funds appropriated to the commissioner other than county state-aid 11.19and municipal state-aid highway funds for transportation research including public and 11.20private research partnerships. The commissioner shall spend this money for (1) research 11.21to improve the design, construction, maintenance, management, and environmental 11.22compatibility of transportation systems; (2) research on transportation policies that 11.23enhance energy efficiency and economic development; (3) programs for implementing 11.24and monitoring research results; and (4) development of transportation education and 11.25outreach activities. Of all funds appropriated to the commissioner other than state-aid 11.26funds, the commissioner shall spend new text begin at least new text end 0.1 percent, but not exceeding $800,000 new text begin new text end 11.27 new text begin $1,200,000 new text end in any fiscal year, for research and related activities performed by the Center 11.28for Transportation Studies of the University of Minnesota. The center shall establish a 11.29technology transfer and training center for Minnesota transportation professionals. 11.30    Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 164.06, subdivision 2, is amended to read: 11.31    Subd. 2. Extinguishing interest in abandoned road. (a) After providing notice 11.32under section 366.01, subdivision 8 new text begin as required in paragraph (c) new text end , the town board may by 11.33resolution disclaim and extinguish a town interest in a town road without action under 11.34subdivision 1 if: 12.1    (1) the extinguishment is found by the town board to be in the public interest; 12.2    (2) the interest is not a fee interest; 12.3    (3) the interest was established more than 25 years earlier; 12.4    (4) the interest is not recorded or filed with the county recorder; 12.5    (5) no road improvement has been constructed on a right-of-way affected by the 12.6interest within the last 25 years; and 12.7    (6) no road maintenance on a right-of-way affected by the interest has occurred 12.8within the last 25 years. 12.9    (b) The resolution shall be filed with the county auditor and recorded with the 12.10county recorder. 12.11     new text begin (c) Not less than 30 days before the first meeting at which a resolution to disclaim new text end 12.12 new text begin and extinguish a town interest in a town road under this subdivision is discussed, the new text end 12.13 new text begin town board shall provide notice of the meeting by certified mail to each property owner new text end 12.14 new text begin abutting the road to be extinguished. A notice must also be posted as provided under new text end 12.15 new text begin section 366.01, subdivision 8. new text end 12.16 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end 12.17    Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 165.01, is amended to read: 12.18165.01 DEFINITIONS. 12.19     new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Scope. new text end For the purposes of this chapter, the terms defined in new text begin this new text end 12.20 new text begin section and new text end section 160.02 shall have the same meanings new text begin given them new text end . 12.21     new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin AASHTO manual. new text end new text begin "AASHTO manual" means the Manual for Condition new text end 12.22 new text begin Evaluation of Bridges, published by the American Association of State Highway and new text end 12.23 new text begin Transportation Officials. new text end 12.24    Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 165.03, is amended to read: 12.25165.03 STRENGTH OF BRIDGE; INSPECTION. 12.26    Subdivision 1. Standards generally. Each bridge, including a privately owned 12.27bridge, must conform to the strength, width, clearance, and safety standards imposed 12.28by the commissioner for the connecting highway or street. This subdivision applies to 12.29a bridge that is constructed after August 1, 1989, on any public highway or street. The 12.30bridge must have sufficient strength to support with safety the maximum vehicle weights 12.31allowed under sections 169.822 to 169.829 and must have the minimum width specified 12.32in section 165.04, subdivision 3. 13.1     new text begin Subd. 1a. new text end new text begin Inspection. new text end new text begin (a) Each bridge must be inspected annually, unless a longer new text end 13.2 new text begin interval not to exceed two years for bridges or four years for bridges classified as culverts new text end 13.3 new text begin is authorized by the commissioner. The commissioner's authorization must be based new text end 13.4 new text begin on factors including, but not limited to, the age and condition of the bridge, the rate of new text end 13.5 new text begin deterioration of the bridge, the type of structure, the susceptibility of the bridge to failure, new text end 13.6 new text begin and the characteristics of traffic on the bridge. The commissioner may require interim new text end 13.7 new text begin inspections at intervals of less than one year on bridges that are posted, bridges subjected new text end 13.8 new text begin to extreme scour conditions, bridges subject to significant substructure movement or new text end 13.9 new text begin settlement, and for other reasons as specified or inferred in the AASHTO manual. new text end 13.10     new text begin (b) The thoroughness of each inspection depends on such factors as age, traffic new text end 13.11 new text begin characteristics, state of maintenance, and known deficiencies. The evaluation of these new text end 13.12 new text begin factors is the responsibility of the engineer assigned the responsibility for inspection as new text end 13.13 new text begin defined by rule adopted by the commissioner of transportation. new text end 13.14    Subd. 2. Inspection and inventory responsibilities; rules; forms. (a) The 13.15commissioner of transportation shall adopt official inventory and bridge inspection report 13.16forms for use in making bridge inspections by the owners or highway authorities specified 13.17by this subdivision. Bridge Inspections shall new text begin must new text end be made at regular intervals, not to 13.18exceed two years new text begin for bridges and not to exceed four years for culverts new text end , by the following 13.19owner or official: 13.20    (1) the commissioner of transportation for all bridges located wholly or partially 13.21within or over the right-of-way of a state trunk highway; 13.22    (2) the county highway engineer for all bridges located wholly or partially within 13.23or over the right-of-way of any county or township new text begin town new text end road, or any street within a 13.24municipality which new text begin that new text end does not have a city engineer regularly employed; 13.25    (3) the city engineer for all bridges located wholly or partially within or over the 13.26right-of-way of any street located within or along municipal limits; 13.27    (4) the commissioner of transportation in case of a toll bridge that is used by the 13.28general public and that is not inspected and certified under subdivision 6; provided, that the 13.29commissioner of transportation may assess the owner for the costs of such new text begin the new text end inspection; 13.30    (5) the owner of a bridge over a public highway or street or that carries a roadway 13.31designated for public use by a public authority, if not required to be inventoried and 13.32inspected under clause (1), (2), (3), or (4). 13.33    (b) The commissioner of transportation shall prescribe the standards for bridge 13.34inspection and inventory by rules. The owner or highway authority shall inspect and 13.35inventory in accordance with these standards and furnish the commissioner with such data 13.36as may be necessary to maintain a central inventory. 14.1    Subd. 3. County inventory and inspection records and reports. The county 14.2engineer shall maintain a complete inventory record of all bridges as set forth in 14.3subdivision 2, new text begin paragraph (a), new text end clause (2), with the inspection reports thereof, and shall 14.4certify annually to the commissioner, as prescribed by the commissioner, that inspections 14.5have been made at regular intervals new text begin , new text end not to exceed two years new text begin for bridges and not to new text end 14.6 new text begin exceed four years for culverts new text end . A report of the inspections shall new text begin must new text end be filed annually, 14.7on or before February 15 of each year, with the county auditor or town clerk, or the 14.8governing body of the municipality. The report shall new text begin must new text end contain recommendations for 14.9the correction of, or legal posting of load limits on any bridge or structure that is found to 14.10be understrength or unsafe. 14.11    Subd. 4. Municipal inventory and inspection records and reports. The 14.12city engineer shall maintain a complete inventory record of all bridges as set forth in 14.13subdivision 2, new text begin paragraph (a), new text end clause (3), with the inspection reports thereof, and shall 14.14certify annually to the commissioner, as prescribed by the commissioner, that inspections 14.15have been made at regular intervals new text begin , new text end not to exceed two years new text begin for bridges and not to exceed new text end 14.16 new text begin four years for culverts new text end . A report of the inspections shall new text begin must new text end be filed annually, on or 14.17before February 15 of each year, with the governing body of the municipality. The report 14.18shall new text begin must new text end contain recommendations for the correction of, or legal posting of load limits 14.19on any bridge or structure that is found to be understrength or unsafe. 14.20    Subd. 5. Agreement. Agreements may be made among the various units of 14.21governments, or between governmental units and qualified engineering personnel to 14.22carry out the responsibilities for the bridge inspections and reports, as established by 14.23subdivision 2. 14.24    Subd. 6. Other bridges. The owner of a toll bridge and the owner of a bridge 14.25described in subdivision 2, new text begin paragraph (a), new text end clause (5), shall certify to the commissioner, as 14.26prescribed by the commissioner, that inspections of the bridge have been made at regular 14.27intervals new text begin , new text end not to exceed two years new text begin for bridges and not to exceed four years for culverts new text end . 14.28The certification shall new text begin must new text end be accompanied by a report of the inspection. The report shall new text begin new text end 14.29 new text begin must new text end contain recommendations for the correction of or legal posting of load limitations if 14.30the bridge is found to be understrength or unsafe. 14.31    Subd. 7. Department of Natural Resources bridge. (a) Notwithstanding 14.32subdivision 2, the commissioners of transportation and natural resources shall negotiate a 14.33memorandum of understanding that governs the inspection of bridges owned, operated, 14.34or maintained by the commissioner of natural resources. 14.35    (b) The memorandum of understanding must provide for: 14.36    (1) the inspection and inventory of bridges subject to federal law or regulations; 15.1    (2) the frequency of inspection of bridges described in paragraph (a); and 15.2    (3) who may perform inspections required under the memorandum of understanding. 15.3    Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 168.011, subdivision 22, is amended to read: 15.4    Subd. 22. Special mobile equipment. "Special mobile equipment" means every 15.5vehicle not designed or used primarily for the transportation of persons or property 15.6and only incidentally operated or moved over a highway, including but not limited to: 15.7ditch-digging apparatuses, moving dollies, pump hoists and other water well-drilling 15.8equipment registered under chapter 103I, new text begin vehicle-mounted concrete pumps with or new text end 15.9 new text begin without placement booms, new text end street-sweeping vehicles, and other machinery such as 15.10asphalt spreaders, bituminous mixers, bucket loaders, tractors other than truck-tractors, 15.11ditchers, leveling graders, finishing machines, motor graders, road rollers, scarifiers, 15.12truck-mounted log loaders, earth-moving carryalls, scrapers, power shovels, draglines, 15.13self-propelled cranes, and earth-moving equipment. The term does not include travel 15.14trailers, dump trucks, truck-mounted transit mixers, truck-mounted feed grinders, or other 15.15motor vehicles designed for the transportation of persons or property to which machinery 15.16has been attached. 15.17 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective August 1, 2008, and expires new text end 15.18 new text begin December 31, 2010. new text end 15.19    Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 168.013, subdivision 1e, is amended to read: 15.20    Subd. 1e. Truck; tractor; combination; exceptions. (a) On trucks and tractors 15.21except those in this chapter defined as farm trucks, on truck-tractor and semitrailer 15.22combinations except those defined as farm combinations, and on commercial zone 15.23vehicles, the tax based on total gross weight shall be graduated according to the Minnesota 15.24base rate schedule prescribed in this subdivision, but in no event less than $120. 15.25Minnesota Base Rate Schedule 15.26Scheduled taxes include five percent 15.27surtax provided for in subdivision 14 15.28 TOTAL GROSS WEIGHT 15.29 IN POUNDS TAX 15.30 A 0 - 1,500 $ 15 15.31 B 1,501 - 3,000 20 15.32 C 3,001 - 4,500 25 15.33 D 4,501 - 6,000 35 15.34 E 6,001 - 9,000 new text begin 10,000 new text end 45 15.35 F 9,001 new text begin 10,001 new text end - 12,000 70 16.1 G 12,001 - 15,000 105 16.2 H 15,001 - 18,000 145 16.3 I 18,001 - 21,000 190 16.4 J 21,001 - 26,000 270 16.5 K 26,001 - 33,000 360 16.6 L 33,001 - 39,000 475 16.7 M 39,001 - 45,000 595 16.8 N 45,001 - 51,000 715 16.9 O 51,001 - 57,000 865 16.10 P 57,001 - 63,000 1015 16.11 Q 63,001 - 69,000 1185 16.12 R 69,001 - 73,280 1325 16.13 S 73,281 - 78,000 1595 16.14 T 78,001 - 81,000 new text begin 80,000 new text end 1760 16.15    (b) For purposes of the Minnesota base rate schedule, for vehicles with six or more 16.16axles in the "S" and "T" categories, the base rates are $1,520 and $1,620 respectively. 16.17    (c) For each vehicle with a gross weight in excess of 81,000 new text begin 80,000 new text end pounds an 16.18additional tax of $50 is imposed for each ton or fraction thereof in excess of 81,000 16.19 new text begin 80,000 new text end pounds, subject to subdivision 12. 16.20    (d) new text begin For purposes of registration identification, for vehicles registered in the "O" new text end 16.21 new text begin category, the owner must declare at the time of registration whether the vehicle will carry new text end 16.22 new text begin a weight of 55,000 pounds or more and therefore be subject to the federal heavy vehicle new text end 16.23 new text begin use tax. For those owners who declare a weight less than 55,000 pounds, a distinctive new text end 16.24 new text begin weight sticker must be issued and the owner is restricted to a gross vehicle weight of new text end 16.25 new text begin less than 55,000 pounds. new text end 16.26     new text begin (e) new text end Truck-tractors except those herein defined as farm and commercial zone vehicles 16.27shall be taxed in accord with the foregoing gross weight tax schedule on the basis of the 16.28combined gross weight of the truck-tractor and any semitrailer or semitrailers which the 16.29applicant proposes to combine with the truck-tractor. 16.30    (e) new text begin (f) new text end Commercial zone trucks include only trucks, truck-tractors, and semitrailer 16.31combinations which are: 16.32    (1) used by an authorized local cartage carrier operating under a permit issued 16.33under section and whose gross transportation revenue consists of at least 60 16.34percent obtained solely from local cartage carriage, and are operated solely within an area 16.35composed of two contiguous cities of the first class and municipalities contiguous thereto 16.36as defined by section 221.011, subdivision 17; or 16.37    (2) operated by an interstate carrier registered under section 221.60, or by an 16.38authorized local cartage carrier or other carrier receiving operating authority under chapter 17.1221, and operated solely within a zone exempt from regulation pursuant to United States 17.2Code, title 49, section 13506. 17.3    (f) new text begin (g) new text end The license plates issued for commercial zone vehicles shall be plainly 17.4marked. A person operating a commercial zone vehicle outside the zone or area in which 17.5its operation is authorized is guilty of a misdemeanor and, in addition to the new text begin misdemeanor new text end 17.6penalty therefor, new text begin the registrar new text end shall have new text begin revoke new text end the registration of the vehicle as a 17.7commercial zone vehicle revoked by the registrar and shall be required to reregister new text begin new text end 17.8 new text begin require that new text end the vehicle new text begin be registered new text end at 100 percent of the full annual tax prescribed in the 17.9Minnesota base rate schedule, and no part of this tax shall new text begin may new text end be refunded during the 17.10balance of the registration year. 17.11    (g) new text begin (h) new text end On commercial zone trucks the tax shall be based on the total gross weight of 17.12the vehicle and during each of the first eight years of vehicle life shall be new text begin is new text end 75 percent of 17.13the Minnesota base rate schedule. During the ninth and succeeding years of vehicle life 17.14the tax shall be new text begin is new text end 50 percent of the Minnesota base rate schedule. 17.15    (h) new text begin (i) new text end On trucks, truck-tractors and semitrailer combinations, except those defined 17.16as farm trucks and farm combinations, and except for those commercial zone vehicles 17.17specifically provided for in this subdivision, the tax for each of the first eight years of 17.18vehicle life shall be new text begin is new text end 100 percent of the tax imposed in the Minnesota base rate schedule, 17.19and during the ninth and succeeding years of vehicle life, the tax shall be new text begin is new text end 75 percent 17.20of the Minnesota base rate prescribed by this subdivision. 17.21    (i) new text begin (j) new text end For the purpose of registration, trailers coupled with a truck-tractor, semitrailer 17.22combination are semitrailers. 17.23    Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 168.12, subdivision 5, is 17.24amended to read: 17.25    Subd. 5. Additional fee. (a) In addition to any fee otherwise authorized or any tax 17.26otherwise imposed upon any vehicle, the payment of which is required as a condition to 17.27the issuance of any plate or plates, the commissioner shall impose the fee specified in 17.28paragraph (b) that is calculated to cover the cost of manufacturing and issuing the plate 17.29or plates, except for plates issued to disabled veterans as defined in section 168.031 and 17.30plates issued pursuant to section 168.124, 168.125, or 168.27, subdivisions 16 and 17, 17.31for passenger automobiles. The commissioner shall issue graphic design plates only 17.32for vehicles registered pursuant to section 168.017 and recreational vehicles registered 17.33pursuant to section 168.013, subdivision 1g. 18.1    (b) Unless otherwise specified or exempted by statute, the following plate and 18.2validation sticker fees apply for the original, duplicate, or replacement issuance of a 18.3plate in a plate year: 18.4 License Plate Single Double 18.5 Regular and Disability $ 4.50 $ 6.00 18.6 Special $ 8.50 $ 10.00 18.7 Personalized (Replacement) $ 10.00 $ 14.00 18.8 Collector Category $ 13.50 $ 15.00 18.9 Emergency Vehicle Display $ 3.00 $ 6.00 18.10 Utility Trailer Self-Adhesive $ 2.50 18.11 Stickers 18.12 Duplicate year $ 1.00 $ 1.00 18.13 18.14 International Fuel Tax Agreement $ 2.50 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 2.50 new text end 18.15    (c) For vehicles that require two of the categories above, the registrar shall only 18.16charge the higher of the two fees and not a combined total. 18.17    Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 168.1255, is amended by adding a 18.18subdivision to read: 18.19     new text begin Subd. 6. new text end new text begin World War II memorial donation matching account. new text end new text begin Money remaining new text end 18.20 new text begin in the World War II memorial donation matching account after the state share of the new text end 18.21 new text begin construction costs of the World War II memorial has been paid in full is appropriated to the new text end 18.22 new text begin commissioner of veterans affairs for services and programs for veterans and their families. new text end 18.23    Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 168A.01, is amended by adding a 18.24subdivision to read: 18.25     new text begin Subd. 1a. new text end new text begin Commissioner. new text end new text begin "Commissioner" means the commissioner of public new text end 18.26 new text begin safety. new text end 18.27    Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 168A.05, subdivision 3, is amended to read: 18.28    Subd. 3. Content of certificate. Each certificate of title issued by the department 18.29shall contain: 18.30    (1) the date issued; 18.31    (2) the first, middle, and last names, new text begin and new text end the dates of birth, and addresses of all 18.32owners who are natural persons, new text begin and new text end the full names and addresses of all other owners; 18.33    (3) new text begin the residence address of the owner listed first if that owner is a natural person or new text end 18.34 new text begin the address if that owner is not a natural person; new text end 19.1     new text begin (4) new text end the names and addresses of any secured parties new text begin , and the address of the first new text end 19.2 new text begin secured party, listed new text end in the order of priority new text begin (i) new text end as shown on the application, or new text begin (ii) new text end if the 19.3application is based on a certificate of title, as shown on the certificate, or new text begin (iii) new text end as otherwise 19.4determined by the department; 19.5    (4) new text begin (5) new text end any liens filed pursuant to a court order or by a public agency responsible for 19.6child support enforcement against the owner; 19.7    (5) new text begin (6) new text end the title number assigned to the vehicle; 19.8    (6) new text begin (7) new text end a description of the vehicle including, so far as the following data exists, its 19.9make, model, year, identifying number, type of body, whether new or used, and if a new 19.10vehicle, the date of the first sale of the vehicle for use; 19.11    (7) new text begin (8) new text end with respect to new text begin a new text end motor vehicles new text begin vehicle new text end subject to the provisions of section 19.12325E.15 , new text begin (i) new text end the true cumulative mileage registered on the odometer or new text begin (ii) new text end that the actual 19.13mileage is unknown if the odometer reading is known by the owner to be different from 19.14the true mileage; 19.15    (8) new text begin (9) new text end with respect to vehicles new text begin a vehicle new text end subject to sections 325F.6641 and 19.16325F.6642 , the appropriate term "flood damaged," "rebuilt," "prior salvage," or 19.17"reconstructed"; 19.18    (9) new text begin (10) new text end with respect to a vehicle contaminated by methamphetamine production, if 19.19the registrar has received the certificate of title and notice described in section 152.0275, 19.20subdivision 2 , paragraph (g), the term "hazardous waste contaminated vehicle"; and 19.21    (10) new text begin (11) with respect to a vehicle subject to section 325F.665, the term "lemon law new text end 19.22 new text begin vehicle"; and new text end 19.23     new text begin (12) new text end any other data the department prescribes. 19.24    Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 168A.05, subdivision 5, is amended to read: 19.25    Subd. 5. Forms. (a) The certificate of title shall contain forms: 19.26    (1) for assignment and warranty of title by the owner; 19.27    (2) for assignment and warranty of title by a dealer; 19.28    (3) to apply for a certificate of title by a transferee; 19.29    (4) to name a secured party; and 19.30    (5) to make the disclosure required by section 325F.6641. 19.31    (b) The certificate of title must also include a separate detachable postcard new text begin form new text end 19.32entitled "Notice of Sale" that contains, but is not limited to, the vehicle's title number and 19.33vehicle identification number. The postcard new text begin form new text end must include sufficient space for the 19.34owner to record the purchaser's name, address, and driver's license number, if any, and 19.35the date of sale. The notice of sale must include clear instructions regarding the owner's 20.1responsibility to complete and return the form, or to transmit the required information 20.2electronically in a form acceptable to the commissioner, pursuant to section 168A.10, 20.3subdivision 1 . 20.4    Sec. 28. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 168A.10, subdivision 1, is amended to read: 20.5    Subdivision 1. Assignment and warranty of title; mileage; notice of sale. If an 20.6owner transfers interest in a vehicle other than by the creation of a security interest, the 20.7owner shall at the time of the delivery of the vehicle execute an assignment and warranty 20.8of title to the transferee and shall state the actual selling price in the space provided on 20.9the certificate. Within ten days of the date of sale, other than a sale by or to a licensed 20.10motor vehicle dealer, the owner shall: (1) complete, detach, and return to the department 20.11the postcard new text begin form new text end on the certificate entitled "Notice of Sale," if one is provided, including 20.12the transferee's name, address, and driver's license number, if any, and the date of sale; or 20.13(2) transmit this information electronically in a form acceptable to the commissioner. With 20.14respect to motor vehicles subject to the provisions of section 325E.15, the transferor shall 20.15also, in the space provided therefor on the certificate, state the true cumulative mileage 20.16registered on the odometer or that the actual mileage is unknown if the odometer reading 20.17is known by the transferor to be different from the true mileage. The transferor shall cause 20.18the certificate and assignment to be delivered to the transferee immediately. 20.19    Sec. 29. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 168A.101, is amended to read: 20.20168A.101 CANCELLATION OF MOTOR VEHICLE SALE. 20.21    Subdivision 1. Required documentation. If the parties cancel a purchase of a 20.22motor vehicle after the transfer of interest, they must submit within 90 days of the original 20.23purchase date the following items: 20.24    (1) the outstanding certificate of title with proper assignment; and new text begin a written claim new text end 20.25 new text begin for refund; new text end 20.26    (2) an affidavit correcting ownership signed by the parties. new text begin ; and new text end 20.27     new text begin (3) the outstanding certificate of title, if available, with proper assignment. new text end 20.28    Subd. 2. Refunds. A party may be eligible for a refund of taxes and fees new text begin paid new text end 20.29 new text begin pursuant to chapter 297B new text end only if the items indicated in subdivision 1 are submitted within 20.30the 90-day time frame unless otherwise provided by law. new text begin No other taxes or fees paid may new text end 20.31 new text begin be refunded due to the cancellation of a motor vehicle sale. new text end 20.32    Sec. 30. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 168A.151, subdivision 1, is amended to read: 21.1    Subdivision 1. Salvage titles. (a) When an insurer, licensed to conduct business in 21.2Minnesota, acquires ownership of a late-model or high-value vehicle through payment 21.3of damages, the insurer shall immediately apply for a salvage certificate of title or shall 21.4stamp the existing certificate of title with the legend "SALVAGE CERTIFICATE OF 21.5TITLE" in a manner prescribed by the department. Within 48 hours of taking possession 21.6of a vehicle through payment of damages, an insurer must notify the department in a 21.7manner prescribed by the department. 21.8    (b) Any person who acquires a damaged motor vehicle with an out-of-state title and 21.9the cost of repairs exceeds the value of the damaged vehicle or a motor vehicle with an 21.10out-of-state salvage title or certificate, as proof of ownership, shall immediately apply for 21.11a salvage certificate of title. new text begin A person shall immediately apply for a salvage certificate new text end 21.12 new text begin of title if the person acquires a damaged late-model or high-value motor vehicle with an new text end 21.13 new text begin out-of-state title and the vehicle: new text end 21.14     new text begin (1) is a vehicle that was acquired by an insurer through payment of damages; new text end 21.15     new text begin (2) is a vehicle for which the cost of repairs exceeds the value of the damaged new text end 21.16 new text begin vehicle; or new text end 21.17     new text begin (3) has an out-of-state salvage certificate of title as proof of ownership. new text end 21.18     new text begin (c) new text end A self-insured owner of a late-model or high-value vehicle who sustains damage 21.19by collision or other occurrence which exceeds 70 percent of its actual cash value 21.20shall immediately apply for a salvage certificate of title. Damage, for the purpose of 21.21this calculation, does not include the actual cost incurred to repair, replace, or reinstall 21.22inflatable safety restraints and other vehicle components that must be replaced due to the 21.23deployment of the inflatable safety restraints. 21.24    Sec. 31. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 168A.153, is amended to read: 21.25168A.153 REPORT OF VEHICLE RECEIPT; SURRENDER OF 21.26CERTIFICATE. 21.27    Subdivision 1. Older model vehicle. A dealer who buys an older model vehicle 21.28to be dismantled or destroyed shall report to the department within 30 days including 21.29the vehicle's license plate number and identification number, and the seller's name and 21.30driver's license number. 21.31    Subd. 2. Late-model or high-value vehicle. A dealer who buys a late-model or 21.32high-value vehicle to be dismantled or destroyed shall notify the secured party, if any, and 21.33then surrender the certificate of title and a properly completed application for a salvage 21.34certificate of title to the department within ten days new text begin the commissioner in the manner new text end 21.35 new text begin prescribed in subdivision 3. The dealer must then properly destroy the certificate of title new text end . 22.1     new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Notification on vehicle to be dismantled or destroyed; service fee. new text end 22.2     new text begin Within the time frames prescribed in subdivisions 1 and 2 of acquiring a vehicle titled and new text end 22.3 new text begin registered in Minnesota, a dealer shall notify the registrar that the dealership purchased the new text end 22.4 new text begin vehicle to be dismantled or destroyed. The notification must be made electronically as new text end 22.5 new text begin prescribed by the registrar. The dealer may contract this service to a deputy registrar and new text end 22.6 new text begin the registrar may charge a fee not to exceed $7 per transaction to provide this service. new text end 22.7    Sec. 32. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 168B.04, subdivision 2, is amended to read: 22.8    Subd. 2. Unauthorized vehicles. (a) Units of government and peace officers may 22.9take into custody and impound any unauthorized vehicle under section 169.041. 22.10    (b) A vehicle may also be impounded after it has been left unattended in one of the 22.11following public or private locations for the indicated period of time: 22.12    (1) in a public location not governed by section 169.041: 22.13    (i) on a highway and properly tagged by a peace officer, four hours; 22.14    (ii) located so as to constitute an accident or traffic hazard to the traveling public, as 22.15determined by a peace officer, immediately; or 22.16    (iii) new text begin located so as to constitute an accident or traffic hazard to the traveling public new text end 22.17 new text begin within the Department of Transportation's eight-county metropolitan district, as determined new text end 22.18 new text begin by an authorized employee of the department's freeway service patrol, immediately; or new text end 22.19     new text begin (iv) new text end that is a parking facility or other public property owned or controlled by a unit 22.20of government, properly posted, four hours; or 22.21    (2) on private property: 22.22    (i) that is single-family or duplex residential property, immediately; 22.23    (ii) that is private, nonresidential property, properly posted, immediately; 22.24    (iii) that is private, nonresidential property, not posted, 24 hours; 22.25    (iv) that is private, nonresidential property of an operator of an establishment for the 22.26servicing, repair, or maintenance of motor vehicles, five business days after notifying the 22.27vehicle owner by certified mail, return receipt requested, of the property owner's intention 22.28to have the vehicle removed from the property; or 22.29    (v) that is any residential property, properly posted, immediately. 22.30    Sec. 33. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 168D.06, is amended to read: 22.31168D.06 FUEL LICENSE FEES. 22.32    License fees paid to the commissioner under the International Fuel Tax Agreement 22.33must be deposited in the highway user tax distribution fund new text begin vehicle services operating new text end 22.34 new text begin account in the special revenue fund under section 299A.705 new text end . The commissioner shall 23.1charge an annual fuel license fee of $15, and an annual application filing fee of $13 for 23.2quarterly reporting of fuel tax. 23.3 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective retroactively from August 1, 2005, new text end 23.4 new text begin for fees collected on or after that date. new text end 23.5    Sec. 34. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 168D.07, is amended to read: 23.6168D.07 FUEL DECAL FEE. 23.7    The commissioner shall issue a decal or other identification to indicate compliance 23.8with the International Fuel Tax Agreement. The commissioner shall establish a charge to 23.9cover the cost of issuing the decal or other identification according to section 16A.1285, 23.10subdivision 4a . Decal or other identification charges paid to the commissioner under this 23.11subdivision must be deposited in the highway user tax distribution fund new text begin vehicle services new text end 23.12 new text begin operating account in the special revenue fund under section 299A.705 new text end . 23.13 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective retroactively from August 1, 2005, new text end 23.14 new text begin for fees collected on or after that date. new text end 23.15    Sec. 35. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169.01, subdivision 4c, is amended to read: 23.16    Subd. 4c. Motorized foot scooter. "Motorized foot scooter" means a device with 23.17handlebars designed to be stood or sat upon by the operator, and powered by an internal 23.18combustion engine or electric motor that is capable of propelling the device with or without 23.19human propulsion, and that has either (1) no more than two ten-inch new text begin 12-inch new text end or smaller 23.20diameter wheels or (2) new text begin and has new text end an engine or motor that is capable of a maximum speed of 23.2115 miles per hour on a flat surface with not more than one percent grade in any direction 23.22when the motor is engaged. An electric personal assistive mobility device, a motorized 23.23bicycle, an electric-assisted bicycle, or a motorcycle is not a motorized foot scooter. 23.24    Sec. 36. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169.01, subdivision 19, is amended to read: 23.25    Subd. 19. Explosives. "Explosives" means any chemical compound or mechanical 23.26mixture that is commonly used or intended for the purpose of producing an explosion 23.27and which contains any oxidizing and combustive units or other ingredients in such 23.28proportions, quantities, or packing that an ignition by fire, by friction, by concussion, by 23.29percussion, or by detonator of any part of the compound or mixture may cause such a 23.30sudden generation of highly heated gases that the resultant gaseous pressures are capable 23.31of producing destructible effects on contiguous objects or of destroying life or limb new text begin has new text end 23.32 new text begin the meaning given in Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, section 173.50 new text end . 24.1    Sec. 37. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169.01, subdivision 20, is amended to read: 24.2    Subd. 20. Flammable liquid. "Flammable liquid" means any liquid which has a 24.3flash point of 70 degrees Fahrenheit, or less, as determined by a tagliabue or equivalent 24.4closed cup test device new text begin has the meaning given in Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, new text end 24.5 new text begin section 173.120 new text end . 24.6    Sec. 38. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169.01, subdivision 78, is amended to read: 24.7    Subd. 78. Recreational vehicle combination. (a) "Recreational vehicle 24.8combination" means a combination of vehicles consisting of a new text begin full-size new text end pickup truck 24.9as defined in section 168.011, subdivision 29, new text begin or a recreational truck-tractor new text end attached 24.10by means of a new text begin kingpin and new text end fifth-wheel coupling to a camper-semitrailer new text begin middle vehicle new text end 24.11which has hitched to it a trailer carrying a watercraft as defined in section 86B.005, 24.12subdivision 18 ; off-highway motorcycle as defined in section 84.787, subdivision 7; 24.13motorcycle; motorized bicycle; snowmobile as defined in section 84.81, subdivision 24.143 ; all-terrain vehicle as defined in section 84.92, subdivision 8; motorized golf cart; or 24.15equestrian equipment or supplies. 24.16    (b) For purposes of this subdivision: new text begin , new text end 24.17    (1) a " new text begin kingpin and new text end fifth-wheel coupling" is a coupling between a camper-semitrailer 24.18 new text begin middle vehicle new text end and a towing new text begin full-size new text end pickup truck new text begin or a recreational truck-tractor new text end in which 24.19a portion of the weight of the camper-semitrailer new text begin towed middle vehicle new text end is carried over or 24.20forward of the rear axle of the towing pickup. 24.21    (2) A "camper-semitrailer" is a trailer, other than a manufactured home as defined in 24.22section 327B.01, subdivision 13, designed for human habitation and used for vacation or 24.23recreational purposes for limited periods. 24.24    Sec. 39. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169.01, is amended by adding a subdivision 24.25to read: 24.26     new text begin Subd. 93. new text end new text begin Full-size pickup truck. new text end new text begin "Full-size pickup truck" means any truck with a new text end 24.27 new text begin manufacturer's nominal rated carrying capacity of one ton or less and commonly known new text end 24.28 new text begin as or resembling a pickup truck. new text end 24.29    Sec. 40. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169.01, is amended by adding a subdivision 24.30to read: 24.31     new text begin Subd. 94. new text end new text begin Recreational truck-tractor. new text end new text begin "Recreational truck-tractor" means a new text end 24.32 new text begin truck-tractor with a gross vehicle weight rating of not more than 24,000 pounds, that is new text end 25.1 new text begin designed exclusively or adapted specifically to tow a semitrailer coupled by means of new text end 25.2 new text begin a fifth-wheel plate and kingpin assembly. new text end 25.3    Sec. 41. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169.01, is amended by adding a subdivision 25.4to read: 25.5     new text begin Subd. 95. new text end new text begin Valid license; valid driver's license. new text end new text begin "Valid license," "valid driver's new text end 25.6 new text begin license," "valid Minnesota driver's license," "valid standard driver's license," or other new text end 25.7 new text begin similar term, has the meaning given in section 171.01, subdivision 49a. new text end 25.8    Sec. 42. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169.041, subdivision 1, is amended to read: 25.9    Subdivision 1. Towing authority. For purposes of this section, "towing authority" 25.10means new text begin : new text end 25.11     new text begin (1) new text end any local authority authorized by section 169.04 to enforce the traffic laws, and 25.12also includes a private towing company authorized by a local authority to tow vehicles on 25.13behalf of that local authority. new text begin ; or new text end 25.14     new text begin (2) an authorized employee of the Department of Transportation's freeway service new text end 25.15 new text begin patrol within the department's eight-county metropolitan district. new text end 25.16    Sec. 43. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169.041, subdivision 2, is amended to read: 25.17    Subd. 2. Towing order required. A towing authority may not tow a motor 25.18vehicle from public property unless a peace officer or parking enforcement officer has 25.19prepared, in addition to the parking citation, a written towing report describing the motor 25.20vehicle and the reasons for towing. The report must be signed by the officer and the tow 25.21driver. new text begin Within the Department of Transportation's eight-county metropolitan district, an new text end 25.22 new text begin authorized employee of the department's freeway service patrol may order a tow from a new text end 25.23 new text begin trunk highway after preparing a written towing report provided by the Minnesota State new text end 25.24 new text begin Patrol. A citation need not be issued before the employee orders a tow. new text end 25.25     new text begin Except in cases where an accident or traffic hazard to the traveling public exists, the new text end 25.26 new text begin department employee shall ensure that if the tower requested to remove the vehicle by the new text end 25.27 new text begin owner arrives before the tower requested by the department, the tower requested by the new text end 25.28 new text begin owner is given the opportunity to actually conduct and complete all towing operations new text end 25.29 new text begin requested. new text end 25.30    Sec. 44. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169.06, subdivision 5, is amended to read: 25.31    Subd. 5. Traffic-control signal. (a) Whenever traffic is controlled by traffic-control 25.32signals exhibiting different colored lights, or colored lighted arrows, successively one at a 26.1time or in combination, only the colors Green, Red, and Yellow shall be used, except for 26.2special pedestrian signals carrying a word or legend. The traffic-control signal lights or 26.3colored lighted arrows indicate and apply to drivers of vehicles and pedestrians as follows: 26.4    (1) Green indication: 26.5    (i) Vehicular traffic facing a circular green signal may proceed straight through or 26.6turn right or left unless a sign at such place prohibits either turn. But vehicular traffic, 26.7including vehicles turning right or left, shall yield the right-of-way to other vehicles 26.8and to pedestrians lawfully within the intersection or adjacent crosswalk at the time this 26.9signal is exhibited. 26.10    (ii) Vehicular traffic facing a green arrow signal, shown alone or in combination with 26.11another indication, may cautiously enter the intersection only to make the movement 26.12indicated by the arrow, or other movement as permitted by other indications shown at the 26.13same time. Such vehicular traffic shall yield the right-of-way to pedestrians lawfully 26.14within an adjacent crosswalk and to other traffic lawfully using the intersection. 26.15    (iii) Unless otherwise directed by a pedestrian-control signal as provided in 26.16subdivision 6, pedestrians facing any green signal, except when the sole green signal is a 26.17turn arrow, may proceed across the roadway within any marked or unmarked crosswalk. 26.18Every driver of a vehicle shall yield the right-of-way to such pedestrian, except that the 26.19pedestrian shall yield the right-of-way to vehicles lawfully within the intersection at the 26.20time that the green signal indication is first shown. 26.21    (2) Steady yellow indication: 26.22    (i) Vehicular traffic facing a new text begin steady new text end circular yellow new text begin or yellow arrow new text end signal is thereby 26.23warned that the related green movement is being terminated or that a red indication will be 26.24exhibited immediately thereafter when vehicular traffic must not enter the intersection, 26.25except for the continued movement allowed by any green arrow indication simultaneously 26.26exhibited. 26.27    (ii) Pedestrians facing a circular yellow signal, unless otherwise directed by a 26.28pedestrian-control signal as provided in subdivision 6, are thereby advised that there is 26.29insufficient time to cross the roadway before a red indication is shown and no pedestrian 26.30shall then start to cross the roadway. 26.31    (iii) Vehicular traffic facing a steady yellow arrow signal is thereby warned that 26.32the protected vehicular movement permitted by the corresponding prior green arrow 26.33indication is being terminated. 26.34    (3) Steady red indication: 26.35    (i) Vehicular traffic facing a circular red signal alone must stop at a clearly marked 26.36stop line but, if none, before entering the crosswalk on the near side of the intersection 27.1or, if none, then before entering the intersection and shall remain standing until a green 27.2indication is shown, except as follows: (A) the driver of a vehicle stopped as close 27.3as practicable at the entrance to the crosswalk on the near side of the intersection or, 27.4if none, then at the entrance to the intersection in obedience to a red or stop signal, 27.5and with the intention of making a right turn may make the right turn, after stopping, 27.6unless an official sign has been erected prohibiting such movement, but shall yield the 27.7right-of-way to pedestrians and other traffic lawfully proceeding as directed by the signal 27.8at that intersection; or (B) the driver of a vehicle on a one-way street intersecting another 27.9one-way street on which traffic moves to the left shall stop in obedience to a red or stop 27.10signal and may then make a left turn into the one-way street, unless an official sign has 27.11been erected prohibiting the movement, but shall yield the right-of-way to pedestrians and 27.12other traffic lawfully proceeding as directed by the signal at that intersection. 27.13    (ii) Unless otherwise directed by a pedestrian-control signal as provided in 27.14subdivision 6, pedestrians facing a steady red signal alone shall not enter the roadway. 27.15    (iii) Vehicular traffic facing a steady red arrow signal, with the intention of making a 27.16movement indicated by the arrow, must stop at a clearly marked stop line but, if none, 27.17before entering the crosswalk on the near side of the intersection or, if none, then before 27.18entering the intersection and must remain standing until a permissive signal indication 27.19permitting the movement indicated by the red arrow is displayed, except as follows: when 27.20an official sign has been erected permitting a turn on a red arrow signal, the vehicular 27.21traffic facing a red arrow signal indication is permitted to enter the intersection to turn 27.22right, or to turn left from a one-way street into a one-way street on which traffic moves 27.23to the left, after stopping, but must yield the right-of-way to pedestrians and other traffic 27.24lawfully proceeding as directed by the signal at that intersection. 27.25    (b) In the event an official traffic-control signal is erected and maintained at a place 27.26other than an intersection, the provisions of this section are applicable except those which 27.27can have no application. Any stop required must be made at a sign or marking on the 27.28pavement indicating where the stop must be made, but in the absence of any such sign or 27.29marking the stop must be made at the signal. 27.30    (c) When a traffic-control signal indication or indications placed to control a certain 27.31movement or lane are so identified by placing a sign near the indication or indications, 27.32no other traffic-control signal indication or indications within the intersection controls 27.33vehicular traffic for that movement or lane. 27.34    Sec. 45. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169.14, subdivision 2, is amended to read: 28.1    Subd. 2. Speed limits. (a) Where no special hazard exists the following speeds 28.2shall be lawful, but any speeds in excess of such limits shall be prima facie evidence 28.3that the speed is not reasonable or prudent and that it is unlawful; except that the speed 28.4limit within any municipality shall be a maximum limit and any speed in excess thereof 28.5shall be unlawful: 28.6    (1) 30 miles per hour in an urban district or on a town road in a rural residential 28.7district; 28.8    (2) 65 miles per hour on noninterstate new text begin expressways, as defined in section 160.02, new text end 28.9 new text begin subdivision 18a, and noninterstate new text end freeways and expressways, as defined in section 28.10160.02, subdivision 19 ; 28.11    (3) 55 miles per hour in locations other than those specified in this section; 28.12    (4) 70 miles per hour on interstate highways outside the limits of any urbanized area 28.13with a population of greater than 50,000 as defined by order of the commissioner of 28.14transportation; 28.15    (5) 65 miles per hour on interstate highways inside the limits of any urbanized area 28.16with a population of greater than 50,000 as defined by order of the commissioner of 28.17transportation; 28.18    (6) ten miles per hour in alleys; and 28.19    (7) 25 miles per hour in residential roadways if adopted by the road authority having 28.20jurisdiction over the residential roadway. 28.21    (b) A speed limit adopted under paragraph (a), clause (7), is not effective unless the 28.22road authority has erected signs designating the speed limit and indicating the beginning 28.23and end of the residential roadway on which the speed limit applies. 28.24    (c) For purposes of this subdivision, "rural residential district" means the territory 28.25contiguous to and including any town road within a subdivision or plat of land that is built 28.26up with dwelling houses at intervals of less than 300 feet for a distance of one-quarter 28.27mile or more. 28.28    (d) Notwithstanding section 609.0331 or 609.101 or other law to the contrary, 28.29a person who violates a speed limit established in this subdivision, or a speed limit 28.30designated on an appropriate sign under subdivision 4, 5, 5b, 5c, or 5e, by driving 20 miles 28.31per hour or more in excess of the applicable speed limit, is assessed an additional surcharge 28.32equal to the amount of the fine imposed for the speed violation, but not less than $25. 28.33    Sec. 46. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169.34, is amended to read: 28.34169.34 PROHIBITIONS; STOPPING, PARKING. 29.1     new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Prohibitions. new text end (a) No person shall stop, stand, or park a vehicle, 29.2except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with the 29.3directions of a police officer or traffic-control device, in any of the following places: 29.4    (1) on a sidewalk; 29.5    (2) in front of a public or private driveway; 29.6    (3) within an intersection; 29.7    (4) within ten feet of a fire hydrant; 29.8    (5) on a crosswalk; 29.9    (6) within 20 feet of a crosswalk at an intersection; 29.10    (7) within 30 feet upon the approach to any flashing beacon, stop sign, or 29.11traffic-control signal located at the side of a roadway; 29.12    (8) between a safety zone and the adjacent curb or within 30 feet of points on the 29.13curb immediately opposite the ends of a safety zone, unless a different length is indicated 29.14by signs or markings; 29.15    (9) within 50 feet of the nearest rail of a railroad crossing; 29.16    (10) within 20 feet of the driveway entrance to any fire station and on the side of 29.17a street opposite the entrance to any fire station within 75 feet of said entrance when 29.18properly signposted; 29.19    (11) alongside or opposite any street excavation or obstruction when such stopping, 29.20standing, or parking would obstruct traffic; 29.21    (12) on the roadway side of any vehicle stopped or parked at the edge or curb of a 29.22street; 29.23    (13) upon any bridge or other elevated structure upon a highway or within a highway 29.24tunnel, except as otherwise provided by ordinance; 29.25    (14) at any place where official signs prohibit stopping. 29.26    (b) No person shall move a vehicle not owned by such person into any prohibited 29.27area or away from a curb such distance as is unlawful. 29.28    (c) No person shall, for camping purposes, leave or park a travel trailer on or within 29.29the limits of any highway or on any highway right-of-way, except where signs are erected 29.30designating the place as a campsite. 29.31    (d) No person shall stop or park a vehicle on a street or highway when directed or 29.32ordered to proceed by any peace officer invested by law with authority to direct, control, 29.33or regulate traffic. 29.34     new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Violation; penalty for owner or lessee. new text end new text begin (a) If a motor vehicle is stopped, new text end 29.35 new text begin standing, or parked in violation of subdivision 1, the owner of the vehicle, or for a leased new text end 29.36 new text begin motor vehicle the lessee of the vehicle, is guilty of a petty misdemeanor. new text end 30.1     new text begin (b) The owner or lessee may not be fined under paragraph (a) if (1) another person new text end 30.2 new text begin is convicted for, or pleads guilty to, that violation, or (2) the motor vehicle was stolen at new text end 30.3 new text begin the time of the violation. new text end 30.4     new text begin (c) Paragraph (a) does not apply to a lessor of a motor vehicle if the lessor keeps a new text end 30.5 new text begin record of the name and address of the lessee. new text end 30.6     new text begin (d) Paragraph (a) does not prohibit or limit the prosecution of a motor vehicle new text end 30.7 new text begin operator for violating subdivision 1. new text end 30.8     new text begin (e) A violation under paragraph (a) does not constitute grounds for revocation or new text end 30.9 new text begin suspension of the owner's or lessee's driver's license. new text end 30.10    Sec. 47. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169.471, is amended to read: 30.11169.471 TELEVISION; HEADPHONES. 30.12    Subdivision 1. Television screen in vehicle. No television screen shall be installed 30.13or used in any motor vehicle where it is new text begin images from the screen are new text end visible to the driver 30.14while operating the motor vehicle except: 30.15    (1) video screens installed in law enforcement vehicles; 30.16    (2) closed-circuit video systems used exclusively to aid the driver's visibility to 30.17the new text begin front, new text end rear new text begin , new text end or sides of the vehicle; and 30.18    (3) video screens installed as part of a vehicle control system or used in intelligent 30.19vehicle highway applications. 30.20    Subd. 2. Use of headphones in vehicle. (a) No person, while operating a motor 30.21vehicle, shall wear headphones or earphones that are used in both ears simultaneously for 30.22purposes of receiving or listening to broadcasts or reproductions from radios, tape decks, 30.23or other sound-producing or transmitting devices. 30.24    (b) Paragraph (a) does not prohibit: 30.25    (1) the use of a hearing aid device by a person who needs the device; or 30.26    (2) the use of a communication headset by a firefighter while operating a fire 30.27department emergency vehicle in response to an emergency new text begin ; or new text end 30.28     new text begin (3) the use of a communication headset by an emergency medical services person new text end 30.29 new text begin while operating an ambulance subject to section 144E.101 new text end . 30.30 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end 30.31    Sec. 48. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169.781, is amended to read: 30.32169.781 ANNUAL COMMERCIAL VEHICLE INSPECTION; INSPECTORS, 30.33FEE, PENALTY. 31.1    Subdivision 1. Definitions. For purposes of sections 169.781 to 169.783: 31.2    (a) "Commercial motor vehicle" new text begin : new text end 31.3     new text begin (1) new text end means new text begin a motor vehicle or combination of motor vehicles used to transport new text end 31.4 new text begin passengers or property if the motor vehicle new text end : 31.5    (1) a commercial motor vehicle as defined in section 169.01, subdivision 75, 31.6paragraph (a); and new text begin (i) has a gross vehicle weight of more than 26,000 pounds; new text end 31.7    (2) each new text begin (ii) is a new text end vehicle in a combination of more than 26,000 pounds. new text begin ; new text end 31.8     new text begin (iii) is a bus; or new text end 31.9     new text begin (iv) is of any size and is used in the transportation of hazardous materials that are new text end 31.10 new text begin required to be placarded under Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, parts 100-185; and new text end 31.11"Commercial motor vehicle" 31.12     new text begin (2) new text end does not include (1) new text begin (i) new text end a school bus or Head Start bus displaying a certificate 31.13under section 169.451, (2) new text begin or (ii) new text end a bus operated by the Metropolitan Council or by a local 31.14transit commission created in chapter 458A, or (3) a motor vehicle that is required to be 31.15placarded under Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, parts 100-185. 31.16    (b) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of public safety. 31.17    (c) "Owner" means a person who owns, or has control, under a lease of more than 30 31.18days' duration, of one or more commercial motor vehicles. 31.19    (d) "Storage semitrailer" means a semitrailer that (1) is used exclusively to store 31.20property at a location not on a street or highway, (2) does not contain any load when 31.21moved on a street or highway, (3) is operated only during daylight hours, and (4) is marked 31.22on each side of the semitrailer "storage only" in letters at least six inches high. 31.23    (e) "Building mover vehicle" means a vehicle owned or leased by a building mover 31.24as defined in section 221.81, subdivision 1, paragraph (a), and used exclusively for 31.25moving buildings. 31.26    Subd. 2. Inspection required. new text begin (a) new text end It is unlawful for a person to operate or permit 31.27the operation of: 31.28    (1) a commercial motor vehicle registered in Minnesota; or 31.29    (2) special mobile equipment as defined in section 168.011, subdivision 22, and 31.30which is self-propelled, if it is mounted on a commercial motor vehicle chassis, 31.31unless the new text begin in violation of the requirements of paragraph (b). new text end 31.32     new text begin (b) A new text end vehicle displays new text begin described in paragraph (a): new text end 31.33     new text begin (1) must display new text end a valid safety inspection decal issued by an inspector certified by 31.34the commissioner, or the vehicle carries (1) new text begin ; or new text end 32.1     new text begin (2) must carry (i) new text end proof that the vehicle complies with federal motor vehicle 32.2inspection requirements for vehicles in interstate commerce, and (2) new text begin (ii) new text end a certificate of 32.3compliance with federal requirements issued by the commissioner under subdivision 9. 32.4    Subd. 3. Inspector certification; suspension and revocation; hearing. (a) An 32.5inspection required by this section may be performed only by: 32.6    (1) an employee of the Department of Public Safety or Transportation who has 32.7been certified by the commissioner after having received training provided by the State 32.8Patrol; or 32.9    (2) another person who has been certified by the commissioner after having received 32.10training provided by the State Patrol or other training approved by the commissioner. 32.11    (b) A person who is not an employee of the Department of Public Safety or 32.12Transportation may be certified by the commissioner if the person is: 32.13    (1) an owner, or employee of the owner, of one or more commercial motor vehicles 32.14that are power units; 32.15    (2) a dealer licensed under section 168.27 and engaged in the business of buying and 32.16selling commercial motor vehicles, or an employee of the dealer; or 32.17    (3) engaged in the business of repairing and servicing commercial motor vehicles new text begin ; or new text end 32.18     new text begin (4) employed by a governmental agency that owns commercial vehicles new text end . 32.19    (c) Certification of persons described in paragraph (b), clauses (1) to (3) new text begin (4) new text end , is 32.20effective for two years from the date of certification. The commissioner may require 32.21biennial retraining of persons holding a certificate under paragraph (b) as a condition of 32.22renewal of the certificate. The commissioner may charge a fee of not more than $10 32.23for each certificate issued and renewed. A certified person described in paragraph (b), 32.24clauses (1) to (3) new text begin (4) new text end , may charge a reasonable fee for each inspection of a vehicle not 32.25owned by the person or the person's employer. 32.26    (d) Except as otherwise provided in subdivision 5, the standards adopted by the 32.27commissioner for commercial motor vehicle inspections under sections 169.781 to 32.28169.783 shall new text begin must new text end be the standards prescribed in Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, 32.29section 396.17, and in chapter III, subchapter B, appendix G. 32.30    (e) The commissioner may classify types of vehicles for inspection purposes and 32.31may issue separate classes of inspector certificates for each class. The commissioner shall 32.32issue separate categories of inspector certificates based on the following classifications: 32.33    (1) a class of certificate that authorizes the certificate holder to inspect commercial 32.34motor vehicles without regard to ownership or lease; and 32.35    (2) a class of certificate that authorizes the certificate holder to inspect only 32.36commercial motor vehicles the certificate holder owns or leases. 33.1The commissioner shall issue a certificate described in clause (1) only to a person 33.2described in paragraph (b), clause (2) or (3). 33.3    (f) The commissioner, after notice and an opportunity for a hearing, may suspend a 33.4certificate issued under paragraph (b) for failure to meet annual certification requirements 33.5prescribed by the commissioner or failure to inspect commercial motor vehicles in 33.6accordance with inspection procedures established by the State Patrol. The commissioner 33.7shall revoke a certificate issued under paragraph (b) if the commissioner determines after 33.8notice and an opportunity for a hearing that the certified person issued an inspection decal 33.9for a commercial motor vehicle when the person knew or reasonably should have known 33.10that the vehicle was in such a state of repair that it would have been declared out of service 33.11if inspected by an employee of the State Patrol. Suspension and revocation of certificates 33.12under this subdivision are not subject to sections 14.57 to 14.69. 33.13    Subd. 4. Inspection report. (a) A person performing an inspection under this 33.14section shall issue an inspection report to the owner of the commercial motor vehicle 33.15inspected. The report must include: 33.16    (1) the full name of the person performing the inspection, and the person's inspector 33.17certification number; 33.18    (2) the name of the owner of the vehicle and, if applicable, the United States 33.19Department of Transportation carrier number issued to the owner of the vehicle, or to the 33.20operator of the vehicle if other than the owner; 33.21    (3) the vehicle identification number and, if applicable, the license plate number 33.22of the vehicle; 33.23    (4) the date and location of the inspection; 33.24    (5) the vehicle components inspected and a description of the findings of the 33.25inspection, including identification of the components not in compliance with federal 33.26motor carrier safety regulations; and 33.27    (6) the inspector's certification that the inspection was complete, accurate, and in 33.28compliance with the requirements of this section. 33.29    (b) The owner must retain a copy of the inspection report for at least 14 months at a 33.30location in the state where the vehicle is domiciled or maintained. The inspector must 33.31maintain a copy of the inspection report for a period of 14 months following the inspection 33.32in a location in the state where the inspector conducts business. During this period the 33.33report must be available for inspection by an authorized federal, state, or local official. 33.34    (c) The commissioner shall prescribe the form of the inspection report and revise it 33.35as necessary to comply with state and federal law and regulations. The adoption of the 33.36report form is not subject to the Administrative Procedure Act. 34.1    Subd. 5. Inspection decal. (a) A person inspecting a commercial motor vehicle 34.2shall issue an inspection decal for the vehicle if each inspected component of the vehicle 34.3complies with federal motor carrier safety regulations. The decal must state that in the 34.4month specified on the decal the vehicle was inspected and each inspected component 34.5complied with federal motor carrier safety regulations. The decal is valid for 12 34.6months after the month specified on the decal. The commissioners of public safety and 34.7transportation shall make decals available, at a fee of not more than $2 for each decal, 34.8to persons certified to perform inspections under subdivision 3, paragraph (b). new text begin Decals new text end 34.9 new text begin are issued to inspectors by serial number and are not transferable unless approved by new text end 34.10 new text begin the commissioner. new text end 34.11    (b) Minnesota inspection decals may be affixed only to: 34.12    (1) commercial motor vehicles bearing Minnesota-based license plates; or 34.13    (2) special mobile equipment, within the meaning of subdivision 2, clause (2). 34.14    (c) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), a person inspecting (1) a vehicle of less 34.15than 57,000 pounds gross vehicle weight and registered as a farm truck, (2) a storage 34.16semitrailer, or (3) a building mover vehicle must issue an inspection decal to the vehicle 34.17unless the vehicle has one or more defects that would result in the vehicle being declared 34.18out of service under the North American Uniform Driver, Vehicle, and Hazardous 34.19Materials Out-of-Service Criteria issued by the Federal Highway Administration and the 34.20Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance. A decal issued to a vehicle described in clause (1), 34.21(2), or (3) is valid for two years from the date of issuance. A decal issued to such a vehicle 34.22must clearly indicate that it is valid for two years from the date of issuance. 34.23    (d) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), a commercial motor vehicle that (1) is registered 34.24as a farm truck, (2) is not operated more than 75 miles from the owner's home post office, 34.25and (3) was manufactured before 1979 that has a dual transmission system, is not required 34.26to comply with a requirement in an inspection standard that requires that the service brake 34.27system and parking brake system be separate systems in the motor vehicle. 34.28    Subd. 6. Record review; random inspection; audit. Employees of the State Patrol 34.29and motor transportation representatives of the Department of Transportation may review 34.30records required to be kept under subdivision 4, paragraph (b), and conduct random 34.31vehicle inspections and audits at the facility of an owner of a commercial motor vehicle. 34.32    Subd. 7. Disposition of revenues. The commissioner shall pay all revenues received 34.33under this section to the commissioner of finance for deposit in the trunk highway fund. 34.34    Subd. 8. Violation; misdemeanor. A violation of this section is a misdemeanor. 34.35    Subd. 9. Proof of federal inspection. An owner of a commercial motor vehicle 34.36that is subject to and in compliance with federal motor vehicle inspection requirements 35.1for vehicles in interstate commerce may apply to the commissioner for a certificate 35.2of compliance with federal requirements. On payment of a fee equal to the fee for an 35.3inspection decal under subdivision 5, paragraph (a), the commissioner shall issue the 35.4certificate to the applicant. new text begin This subdivision only applies to Minnesota-licensed vehicles new text end 35.5 new text begin that are not housed or maintained in Minnesota. new text end 35.6    Subd. 10. Exemption. This section does not apply to a vehicle operated by a motor 35.7carrier of passengers, as defined in section 221.011, subdivision 48, if the vehicle has 35.8been inspected under section 221.0252, subdivision 3, paragraph (a), clause (2), within 35.9the previous 12 months. 35.10    Sec. 49. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169.782, subdivision 1, is amended to read: 35.11    Subdivision 1. Driver; daily inspection report. (a) The driver of a commercial 35.12motor vehicle shall report in writing at the completion of each day's work on each 35.13commercial motor vehicle the driver has operated. A person who owns one or more 35.14commercial motor vehicles and who employs drivers for those commercial motor vehicles 35.15must require each driver to new text begin submit a written new text end report as required in new text begin by new text end this section. The 35.16report must cover the following parts and accessories: service brakes, including trailer and 35.17semitrailer brake connections; parking (hand) brake; steering mechanism; lighting devices 35.18and reflectors; tires; horn; windshield wiper or wipers; rear vision mirror or mirrors; 35.19coupling devices; wheels and rims; and emergency equipment. 35.20    (b) The report must identify the vehicle and list any defect or deficiency discovered 35.21by or reported to the driver that would affect the safe operation of the vehicle or result in 35.22its mechanical breakdown. If no defect or deficiency is discovered by or reported to the 35.23driver, the report must so indicate. The driver must sign the report after completing it. In 35.24the case of a commercial motor vehicle operated by two drivers, the signature of one of 35.25the drivers satisfies the requirements of this subdivision if both drivers agree concerning 35.26the defects or deficiencies. If a driver operates more than one commercial motor vehicle 35.27during a day's work, a report must be prepared for each vehicle operated. 35.28    (c) Before operating or allowing the operation of a commercial motor vehicle on 35.29which a report has been prepared under this subdivision, the owner of the vehicle or 35.30the owner's agent must repair defects or deficiencies listed on the report that would be 35.31sufficient under inspection procedures established by the State Patrol to require the vehicle 35.32to be declared out of service new text begin likely affect the safe operation of the vehicle new text end . Before allowing 35.33the commercial motor vehicle to be operated again, the owner or the owner's agent must 35.34certify, on the report listing the defect or deficiency, that the defect or deficiency has 35.35been corrected or that correction is unnecessary. A motor carrier must keep the original 36.1vehicle inspection report for at least three months after the date of inspection. The report 36.2must be available for inspection by an authorized federal, state, or local official at any 36.3time during this period. 36.4    (d) A copy of the vehicle inspection report, including a certification of corrections 36.5resulting from the report, must be carried in the commercial motor vehicle, or in the power 36.6unit of a commercial motor vehicle combination, at all times when the vehicle or power 36.7unit is operated until the next inspection report is completed under this subdivision. The 36.8copy must be made available on demand to: (1) a peace officer; new text begin , new text end (2) a person authorized 36.9under section 221.221; new text begin , new text end and (3) a person described in section 299D.06. 36.10    Sec. 50. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169.783, subdivision 1, is amended to read: 36.11    Subdivision 1. Postcrash inspection. new text begin (a) new text end A peace officer responding to an accident 36.12involving a commercial motor vehicle must immediately notify the State Patrol if the 36.13accident results in death, personal injury, or property damage to an apparent extent of 36.14more than $4,400. new text begin : new text end 36.15     new text begin (1) a fatality; new text end 36.16     new text begin (2) bodily injury to a person who, as a result of the injury, immediately receives new text end 36.17 new text begin medical treatment away from the scene of the accident; or new text end 36.18     new text begin (3) one or more motor vehicles incurring disabling damage as a result of the new text end 36.19 new text begin accident, requiring the motor vehicles to be transported away from the scene by tow new text end 36.20 new text begin truck or other motor vehicle. new text end 36.21     new text begin (b) new text end It is a misdemeanor for a person to drive or cause to be driven a commercial 36.22motor vehicle after such an accident unless the vehicle: 36.23    (1) has been inspected by a state trooper or other person authorized to conduct 36.24inspections under section 169.781, subdivision 3, paragraph (a), who is an employee of 36.25the Department of Public Safety or Transportation, and the person inspecting the vehicle 36.26has determined that the vehicle may safely be operated; or 36.27    (2) a waiver has been granted under subdivision 2. 36.28    Sec. 51. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169.81, subdivision 2, is amended to read: 36.29    Subd. 2. Length of single vehicle; exceptions. (a) Statewide, no single vehicle may 36.30exceed 40 new text begin 45 new text end feet in overall length, including load and front and rear bumpers, except: 36.31    (1) mobile cranes, which may not exceed 48 feet in overall length; 36.32    (2) buses, which may not exceed 45 feet in overall length; and 36.33    (3) type A, B, or C motor homes as defined in section 168.011, subdivision 25, 36.34paragraph (c), which may not exceed 45 feet in overall length. 37.1    (b) Statewide, no semitrailer may exceed 48 feet in overall length, including bumper 37.2and load, but excluding non-cargo-carrying equipment, such as refrigeration units or air 37.3compressors, necessary for safe and efficient operation and located on the end of the 37.4semitrailer adjacent to the truck-tractor. However, statewide, a single semitrailer may 37.5exceed 48 feet, but not 53 feet, if the distance from the kingpin to the centerline of the 37.6rear axle group of the semitrailer does not exceed 43 feet. 37.7    (c) Statewide, no single trailer may have an overall length exceeding 45 feet, 37.8including the tow bar assembly but exclusive of rear bumpers that do not increase the 37.9overall length by more than six inches. 37.10    (d) For determining compliance with this subdivision, the length of the semitrailer 37.11or trailer must be determined separately from the overall length of the combination of 37.12vehicles. 37.13    (e) No semitrailer or trailer used in a three-vehicle combination may have an overall 37.14length in excess of 28-1/2 feet, exclusive of: 37.15    (1) non-cargo-carrying accessory equipment, including refrigeration units or air 37.16compressors and upper coupler plates, necessary for safe and efficient operation, located 37.17on the end of the semitrailer or trailer adjacent to the truck or truck-tractor; 37.18    (2) the tow bar assembly; and 37.19    (3) lower coupler equipment that is a fixed part of the rear end of the first semitrailer 37.20or trailer. 37.21    Sec. 52. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169.81, subdivision 3c, is amended to read: 37.22    Subd. 3c. Recreational vehicle combination. Notwithstanding subdivision 3, a 37.23recreational vehicle combination may be operated without a permit if: 37.24    (1) the combination does not consist of more than three vehicles, and the towing 37.25rating of the new text begin full-size new text end pickup truck new text begin or recreational truck-tractor new text end is equal to or greater than 37.26the total weight of all vehicles being towed; 37.27    (2) the combination does not exceed 70 feet in length; 37.28    (3) the middle vehicle in the combination does not exceed 28 feet in length; 37.29    (4) the operator of the combination is at least 18 years of age; 37.30    (5) new text begin (4) new text end the trailer new text begin is only new text end carrying a watercraft, motorcycle, motorized bicycle, 37.31off-highway motorcycle, snowmobile, all-terrain vehicle, motorized golf cart, new text begin watercraft, new text end 37.32 new text begin motorcycles, motorized bicycles, off-highway motorcycles, snowmobiles, all-terrain new text end 37.33 new text begin vehicles, motorized golf carts, new text end or equestrian equipment or supplies new text begin , and new text end meets all 37.34requirements of law; 38.1    (6) new text begin (5) new text end the trailers new text begin vehicles new text end in the combination are connected to the new text begin full-size new text end pickup 38.2truck new text begin or recreational truck-tractor new text end and each other in conformity with section 169.82; and 38.3    (7) new text begin (6) new text end the combination is not operated within the seven-county metropolitan area, 38.4as defined in section 473.121, subdivision 2, during the hours of 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. 38.5and 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Mondays through Fridays. 38.6 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end 38.7    Sec. 53. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169.823, subdivision 1, is amended to read: 38.8    Subdivision 1. Pneumatic-tired vehicle. No vehicle or combination of vehicles 38.9equipped with pneumatic tires shall be operated upon the highways of this state: 38.10    (1) where the gross weight on any wheel exceeds 9,000 pounds, except that on new text begin paved new text end 38.11 new text begin county state-aid highways, paved county roads, new text end designated local routes new text begin , new text end and state trunk 38.12highways the gross weight on any single wheel shall not exceed 10,000 pounds new text begin unless new text end 38.13 new text begin posted to a lesser weight under section 169.87, subdivision 1 new text end ; 38.14    (2) where the gross weight on any single axle exceeds 18,000 pounds, except that on 38.15 new text begin paved county state-aid highways, paved county roads, new text end designated local routes new text begin , new text end and state 38.16trunk highways the gross weight on any single axle shall not exceed 20,000 pounds new text begin unless new text end 38.17 new text begin posted to a lesser weight under section 169.87, subdivision 1 new text end ; 38.18    (3) where the maximum wheel load: 38.19    (i) on the foremost and rearmost steering axles, exceeds 600 pounds per inch of tire 38.20width or the manufacturer's recommended load, whichever is less; or 38.21    (ii) on other axles, exceeds 500 pounds per inch of tire width or the manufacturer's 38.22recommended load, whichever is less. This item applies to new vehicles manufactured 38.23after August 1, 1991. For vehicles manufactured before August 2, 1991, the maximum 38.24weight per inch of tire width is 600 pounds per inch or the manufacturer's recommended 38.25load, whichever is less, until August 1, 1996. After July 31, 1996, this item applies to all 38.26vehicles regardless of date of manufacture; 38.27    (4) where the gross weight on any axle of a tridem exceeds 15,000 pounds, except 38.28that for vehicles to which an additional axle has been added prior to June 1, 1981, the 38.29maximum gross weight on any axle of a tridem may be up to 16,000 pounds provided the 38.30gross weight of the tridem combination does not exceed 39,900 pounds where the first 38.31and third axles of the tridem are spaced nine feet apart; 38.32    (5) where the gross weight on any group of axles exceeds the weights permitted 38.33under sections 169.822 to 169.829 with any or all of the interior axles disregarded, and 38.34with an exterior axle disregarded if the exterior axle is a variable load axle that is not 39.1carrying its intended weight, and their gross weights subtracted from the gross weight of 39.2all axles of the group under consideration. 39.3    Sec. 54. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169.824, subdivision 2, is amended to read: 39.4    Subd. 2. Gross vehicle weight of all axles. (a) Notwithstanding the provisions 39.5of section 169.85, the gross vehicle weight of all axles of a vehicle or combination of 39.6vehicles shall new text begin must new text end not exceed: 39.7    (1) 80,000 pounds for any vehicle or combination of vehicles on all state new text begin (i) new text end trunk 39.8highways as defined in section 160.02, subdivision 29, and for all new text begin (ii) new text end routes designated 39.9under section 169.832, subdivision 11 new text begin , and (iii) paved nine-ton routes new text end ; 39.10    (2) 88,000 pounds for any vehicle or combination of vehicles with six or more 39.11axles while exclusively engaged in hauling livestock on all state trunk highways other 39.12than interstate highways, if the vehicle has a permit under section 169.86, subdivision 5, 39.13paragraph (k); new text begin and new text end 39.14    (3) 73,280 pounds for any vehicle or combination of vehicles with five axles or less 39.15on all routes, other than state trunk highways and routes that are designated under section 39.16169.832, subdivision 11, except that a vehicle needing reasonable access to a terminal or 39.17facilities for food, fuel, repairs, and rest, located within three miles of a ten-ton route, may 39.18not exceed 80,000 pounds. "Terminal" means any location where freight either originates, 39.19terminates, or is handled in the transportation process, or where commercial motor carriers 39.20maintain operating facilities; and new text begin routes identified in clause (1). new text end 39.21    (4) 80,000 pounds for any vehicle or combination of vehicles with six or more 39.22axles on all routes, other than state trunk highways and routes that are designated under 39.23section 169.832, subdivision 11. 39.24    (b) The maximum weights specified in this section for five consecutive axles shall 39.25not apply to a four-axle ready-mix concrete truck which was equipped with a fifth axle 39.26prior to June 1, 1981. The maximum gross weight on four or fewer consecutive axles of 39.27vehicles excepted by this clause shall not exceed any maximum weight specified for 39.28four or fewer consecutive axles in this section new text begin Notwithstanding the maximum weight new text end 39.29 new text begin provisions of this section and section 169.85, and in order to promote the reduction of new text end 39.30 new text begin fuel use and emissions because of engine idling, the maximum gross vehicle weight new text end 39.31 new text begin limits and the axle weight limits for any motor vehicle subject to sections 169.80 to new text end 39.32 new text begin 169.88 and equipped with idle reduction technology must be increased by the amount of new text end 39.33 new text begin weight necessary to compensate for the weight of the idle reduction technology, not to new text end 39.34 new text begin exceed 400 pounds. At the request of an authorized representative of the Department of new text end 40.1 new text begin Transportation or the Department of Public Safety, the vehicle operator shall provide proof new text end 40.2 new text begin that the vehicle is equipped with this technology through documentation or demonstration new text end . 40.3    Sec. 55. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169.8261, is amended to read: 40.4169.8261 GROSS WEIGHT LIMITATIONS; FOREST PRODUCTS. 40.5    (a) A vehicle or combination of vehicles hauling raw or unfinished forest products, 40.6including wood chips, new text begin paper, pulp, oriented strand board, laminated strand lumber, new text end 40.7 new text begin hardboard, treated lumber, untreated lumber, or barrel staves, new text end by the most direct route to the 40.8nearest highway that has been designated under section 169.832, subdivision 11, may be 40.9operated on any highway with gross weights permitted under sections 169.822 to 169.829 40.10without regard to load restrictions imposed on that highway, except that the vehicles must: 40.11    (1) comply with seasonal load restrictions in effect between the dates set by the 40.12commissioner under section 169.87, subdivision 2; 40.13    (2) comply with bridge load limits posted under section 169.84; 40.14    (3) be equipped and operated with six axles and brakes new text begin on all wheels new text end ; 40.15    (4) not exceed 90,000 pounds gross weight, or 98,000 new text begin 99,000 new text end pounds gross weight 40.16during the time when seasonal increases are authorized under section 169.826; 40.17    (5) not be operated on interstate and defense highways; 40.18    (6) obtain an annual permit from the commissioner of transportation; 40.19    (7) obey all road postings; and 40.20    (8) not exceed 20,000 pounds gross weight on any single axle. 40.21    (b) A vehicle operated under this section may exceed the legal axle weight limits 40.22listed in section 169.824 by not more than 12.5 percent; except that, the weight limits may 40.23be exceeded by not more than 22.5 percent during the time when seasonal increases are 40.24authorized under section 169.826, subdivision 1. 40.25 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end 40.26    Sec. 56. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169.829, subdivision 2, is amended to read: 40.27    Subd. 2. Tow truck. Sections 169.822 to 169.828 do not apply to a tow truck or 40.28towing vehicle when towing a disabled new text begin or damaged new text end vehicle damaged in such manner that 40.29the towed vehicle cannot be towed from the rear and new text begin , new text end when the movement is temporary 40.30 new text begin urgent, and when the movement is new text end for the purpose of taking new text begin removing new text end the disabled vehicle 40.31 new text begin from the roadway new text end to a place new text begin of safekeeping or to a place new text end of repair. 40.32    Sec. 57. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169.86, subdivision 5, is amended to read: 41.1    Subd. 5. Fee; proceeds deposited; appropriation. The commissioner, with respect 41.2to highways under the commissioner's jurisdiction, may charge a fee for each permit 41.3issued. All such fees for permits issued by the commissioner of transportation shall be 41.4deposited in the state treasury and credited to the trunk highway fund. Except for those 41.5annual permits for which the permit fees are specified elsewhere in this chapter, the fees 41.6shall be: 41.7    (a) $15 for each single trip permit. 41.8    (b) $36 for each job permit. A job permit may be issued for like loads carried on 41.9a specific route for a period not to exceed two months. "Like loads" means loads of the 41.10same product, weight, and dimension. 41.11    (c) $60 for an annual permit to be issued for a period not to exceed 12 consecutive 41.12months. Annual permits may be issued for: 41.13    (1) motor vehicles used to alleviate a temporary crisis adversely affecting the safety 41.14or well-being of the public; 41.15    (2) motor vehicles which travel on interstate highways and carry loads authorized 41.16under subdivision 1a; 41.17    (3) motor vehicles operating with gross weights authorized under section 169.826, 41.18subdivision 1a ; 41.19    (4) special pulpwood vehicles described in section 169.863; 41.20    (5) motor vehicles bearing snowplow blades not exceeding ten feet in width; and 41.21    (6) noncommercial transportation of a boat by the owner or user of the boat. new text begin ; and new text end 41.22     new text begin (7) motor vehicles carrying bales of agricultural products authorized under section new text end 41.23 new text begin 169.862. new text end 41.24    (d) $120 for an oversize annual permit to be issued for a period not to exceed 12 41.25consecutive months. Annual permits may be issued for: 41.26    (1) mobile cranes; 41.27    (2) construction equipment, machinery, and supplies; 41.28    (3) manufactured homes and manufactured storage buildings; 41.29    (4) implements of husbandry when the movement is not made according to the 41.30provisions of paragraph (i); 41.31    (5) double-deck buses; 41.32    (6) commercial boat hauling; and 41.33    (7) three-vehicle combinations consisting of two empty, newly manufactured trailers 41.34for cargo, horses, or livestock, not to exceed 28-1/2 feet per trailer; provided, however, 41.35the permit allows the vehicles to be moved from a trailer manufacturer to a trailer dealer 42.1only while operating on twin-trailer routes designated under section 169.81, subdivision 3, 42.2paragraph (c). 42.3    (e) For vehicles which have axle weights exceeding the weight limitations of 42.4sections 169.822 to 169.829, an additional cost added to the fees listed above. However, 42.5this paragraph applies to any vehicle described in section 168.013, subdivision 3, 42.6paragraph (b), but only when the vehicle exceeds its gross weight allowance set forth in 42.7that paragraph, and then the additional cost is for all weight, including the allowance 42.8weight, in excess of the permitted maximum axle weight. The additional cost is equal 42.9to the product of the distance traveled times the sum of the overweight axle group cost 42.10factors shown in the following chart: 42.11Overweight Axle Group Cost Factors 42.12 42.13 Weight (pounds) Cost Per Mile For Each Group Of: 42.14 42.15 42.16 42.17 42.18 42.19 42.20 exceeding weight limitations on axles Two consecutive axles spaced within 8 feet or less Three consecutive axles spaced within 9 feet or less Four consecutive axles spaced within 14 feet or less 42.21 0-2,000 .12 .05 .04 42.22 2,001-4,000 .14 .06 .05 42.23 4,001-6,000 .18 .07 .06 42.24 6,001-8,000 .21 .09 .07 42.25 8,001-10,000 .26 .10 .08 42.26 10,001-12,000 .30 .12 .09 42.27 42.28 12,001-14,000 Not permitted .14 .11 42.29 42.30 14,001-16,000 Not permitted .17 .12 42.31 42.32 16,001-18,000 Not permitted .19 .15 42.33 42.34 18,001-20,000 Not permitted Not permitted .16 42.35 42.36 20,001-22,000 Not permitted Not permitted .20 42.37The amounts added are rounded to the nearest cent for each axle or axle group. The 42.38additional cost does not apply to paragraph (c), clauses (1) and (3). 42.39For a vehicle found to exceed the appropriate maximum permitted weight, a cost-per-mile 42.40fee of 22 cents per ton, or fraction of a ton, over the permitted maximum weight is imposed 42.41in addition to the normal permit fee. Miles must be calculated based on the distance 43.1already traveled in the state plus the distance from the point of detection to a transportation 43.2loading site or unloading site within the state or to the point of exit from the state. 43.3    (f) As an alternative to paragraph (e), an annual permit may be issued for overweight, 43.4or oversize and overweight, construction equipment, machinery, and supplies. The fees 43.5for the permit are as follows: 43.6 Gross Weight (pounds) of Vehicle Annual Permit Fee 43.7 90,000 or less $200 43.8 90,001 - 100,000 $300 43.9 100,001 - 110,000 $400 43.10 110,001 - 120,000 $500 43.11 120,001 - 130,000 $600 43.12 130,001 - 140,000 $700 43.13 140,001 - 145,000 $800 43.14If the gross weight of the vehicle is more than 145,000 pounds the permit fee is determined 43.15under paragraph (e). 43.16    (g) For vehicles which exceed the width limitations set forth in section 169.80 by 43.17more than 72 inches, an additional cost equal to $120 added to the amount in paragraph (a) 43.18when the permit is issued while seasonal load restrictions pursuant to section 169.87 are 43.19in effect. 43.20    (h) $85 for an annual permit to be issued for a period not to exceed 12 months, for 43.21refuse-compactor vehicles that carry a gross weight of not more than: 22,000 pounds on 43.22a single rear axle; 38,000 pounds on a tandem rear axle; or, subject to section 169.828, 43.23subdivision 2 , 46,000 pounds on a tridem rear axle. A permit issued for up to 46,000 43.24pounds on a tridem rear axle must limit the gross vehicle weight to not more than 62,000 43.25pounds. 43.26    (i) For vehicles exclusively transporting implements of husbandry, an annual permit 43.27fee of $24. A vehicle operated under a permit authorized by this paragraph may be moved 43.28at the discretion of the permit holder without prior route approval by the commissioner if: 43.29    (1) the total width of the transporting vehicle, including load, does not exceed 14 feet; 43.30    (2) the vehicle is operated only between sunrise and 30 minutes after sunset, and is 43.31not operated at any time after 12:00 noon on Sundays or holidays; 43.32    (3) the vehicle is not operated when visibility is impaired by weather, fog, or other 43.33conditions that render persons and other vehicles not clearly visible at 500 feet; 43.34    (4) the vehicle displays at the front and rear of the load or vehicle a pair of flashing 43.35amber lights, as provided in section 169.59, subdivision 4, whenever the overall width of 43.36the vehicle exceeds 126 inches; and 44.1    (5) the vehicle is not operated on a trunk highway with a surfaced roadway width of 44.2less than 24 feet unless such operation is authorized by the permit. 44.3A permit under this paragraph authorizes movements of the permitted vehicle on an 44.4interstate highway, and movements of 75 miles or more on other highways. 44.5    (j) $300 for a motor vehicle described in section 169.8261. The fee under this 44.6paragraph must be deposited as follows: 44.7    (1) in fiscal years 2005 through 2010: 44.8    (i) the first $50,000 in each fiscal year must be deposited in the trunk highway fund 44.9for costs related to administering the permit program and inspecting and posting bridges; 44.10    (ii) all remaining money in each fiscal year must be deposited in a bridge inspection 44.11and signing account in the special revenue fund. Money in the account is appropriated 44.12to the commissioner for: 44.13    (A) inspection of local bridges and identification of local bridges to be posted, 44.14including contracting with a consultant for some or all of these functions; and 44.15    (B) erection of weight-posting signs on local bridges; and 44.16    (2) in fiscal year 2011 and subsequent years must be deposited in the trunk highway 44.17fund. 44.18    (k) Beginning August 1, 2006, $200 for an annual permit for a vehicle operating 44.19under authority of section 169.824, subdivision 2, paragraph (a), clause (2). 44.20    Sec. 58. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169.86, is amended by adding a subdivision 44.21to read: 44.22     new text begin Subd. 8. new text end new text begin Tow truck. new text end new text begin A tow truck or towing vehicle, when towing a disabled or new text end 44.23 new text begin damaged vehicle to a place of repair or to a place of safekeeping, may exceed the length new text end 44.24 new text begin and weight limitations of this chapter, subject to a $300 annual permit fee and other new text end 44.25 new text begin conditions the commissioner may prescribe. new text end 44.26    Sec. 59. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169.862, is amended to read: 44.27169.862 PERMIT FOR WIDE LOAD OF BALED AGRICULTURAL 44.28PRODUCT. 44.29    Subdivision 1. Annual permit authority; restrictions. (a) The commissioner of 44.30transportation with respect to highways under the commissioner's jurisdiction, and local 44.31authorities with respect to highways under their jurisdiction, may issue an annual permit 44.32to enable a vehicle carrying round bales of hay, straw, or cornstalks, with a total outside 44.33width of the vehicle or the load not exceeding 11-1/2 new text begin 12 new text end feet, new text begin and a total height of the new text end 44.34 new text begin loaded vehicle not exceeding 14-1/2 feet, new text end to be operated on public streets and highways. 45.1    (b) The commissioner of transportation and local authorities may issue an annual 45.2permit to enable a vehicle, having a maximum width of 102 inches, carrying a first haul 45.3of square bales of straw, each bale having a minimum size of four feet by four feet by 45.4eight feet, with a total outside width of the load not exceeding 12 feet, to be operated on 45.5public streets and highways between August 1 and March 1 within 35 miles of the border 45.6between this state and the state of North Dakota. 45.7    (c) The commissioner of transportation and local authorities may issue an annual 45.8permit to enable a vehicle carrying square bales of hay, each with an outside dimension of 45.9not less than three feet by four feet by seven feet, with a total height of the loaded vehicle 45.10not exceeding 15 feet, to be operated on those public streets and highways designated 45.11in the permit. 45.12    Subd. 2. Additional restrictions. Permits issued under this section are governed by 45.13the applicable provisions of section 169.86 except as otherwise provided herein and, in 45.14addition, carry the following restrictions: 45.15    (a) The vehicles may not be operated between sunset and sunrise, when visibility is 45.16impaired by weather, fog, or other conditions rendering persons and vehicles not clearly 45.17visible at a distance of 500 feet, or on Sunday from noon until sunset, or on the days the 45.18following holidays are observed: New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, 45.19Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day. 45.20    (b) The vehicles may not be operated on interstate highways. 45.21    (c) The vehicles may not be operated on a trunk highway with a pavement less 45.22than 24 feet wide. 45.23    (d) A vehicle operated under the permit must be equipped with a retractable or 45.24removable mirror on the left side so located that it will reflect to the driver a clear view of 45.25the highway for a distance of at least 200 feet to the rear of the vehicle. 45.26    (e) A vehicle operated under the permit must display red, orange, or yellow flags, 18 45.27inches square, as markers at the front and rear and on both sides of the load. The load 45.28must be securely bound to the transporting vehicle. 45.29    (f) Farm vehicles not for hire carrying round baled hay less than 20 miles are exempt 45.30from the requirement to obtain a permit. All other requirements of this section apply 45.31to vehicles transporting round baled hay. 45.32    The fee for the permit is $24. 45.33    Sec. 60. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169.864, subdivision 1, is amended to read: 45.34    Subdivision 1. Special three-unit vehicle permit. The commissioner may issue a 45.35permit for a vehicle that meets the following requirements: 46.1    (1) is a combination of vehicles, including a truck-tractor and a semitrailer drawing 46.2one additional semitrailer, which may be equipped with an auxiliary dolly, and no 46.3semitrailer used in the three-vehicle combination has an overall length in excess of 28-1/2 46.4feet; 46.5    (2) has a maximum gross vehicle weight of 108,000 pounds; 46.6    (3) complies with the axle weight limits in section 169.824 or with the federal bridge 46.7formula for axle groups not described in that section; 46.8    (4) complies with the tire weight limits in section 169.823 or the tire manufacturers' 46.9recommended load, whichever is less; 46.10    (5) is operated only in this state on Trunk Highway marked 2 between Grand Rapids 46.11and the port of Duluth; on Trunk Highway marked 169 between Grand Rapids and its 46.12junction with Trunk Highway marked 53; new text begin on Trunk Highway marked 194 between Trunk new text end 46.13 new text begin Highway marked 2 and Trunk Highway marked 53; new text end and on Trunk Highway marked 53 46.14between Virginia and the port of Duluth; and 46.15    (6) the seasonal weight increases authorized under section 169.826, subdivision 1, 46.16do not apply. 46.17 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end 46.18    Sec. 61. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169.864, subdivision 2, is amended to read: 46.19    Subd. 2. Special two-unit vehicle permit. The commissioner may issue a permit 46.20for a vehicle that meets the following requirements: 46.21    (1) is a combination of vehicles consisting of a truck-tractor and a single semitrailer 46.22that may exceed 48 feet, but not 53 feet, if the distance from the kingpin to the centerline 46.23of the rear axle group of the semitrailer does not exceed 43 feet; 46.24    (2) has a maximum gross vehicle weight of 90,000 pounds new text begin or 97,000 pounds if new text end 46.25 new text begin the truck has seven axles new text end ; 46.26    (3) has a maximum gross vehicle weight of 98,000 pounds during the time when 46.27seasonal weight increases authorized under section 169.826, subdivision 1, are in effect; 46.28    (4) complies with the axle weight limits in section 169.824 or with the federal bridge 46.29formula for axle groups not described in that section; 46.30    (5) complies with the tire weight limits in section 169.823 or the tire manufacturers' 46.31recommended load, whichever is less; and 46.32    (6) is operated only on the highways specified in subdivision 1, clause (5). 46.33 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end 47.1    Sec. 62. new text begin [169.865] SPECIAL AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS PERMITS. new text end 47.2     new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Six-axle vehicles. new text end new text begin (a) A road authority may issue an annual permit new text end 47.3 new text begin authorizing a vehicle or combination of vehicles with a total of six axles to haul raw or new text end 47.4 new text begin unprocessed agricultural products and be operated with a gross vehicle weight of up to: new text end 47.5     new text begin (1) 90,000 pounds; and new text end 47.6     new text begin (2) 99,000 pounds during the period set by the commissioner under section 169.826, new text end 47.7 new text begin subdivision 1. new text end 47.8     new text begin (b) Notwithstanding subdivision 3, paragraph (a), clause (4), a vehicle or new text end 47.9 new text begin combination of vehicles operated under this subdivision and transporting only sealed new text end 47.10 new text begin intermodal containers may be operated on an interstate highway if allowed by the United new text end 47.11 new text begin States Department of Transportation. new text end 47.12     new text begin (c) The fee for a permit issued under this subdivision is $300. new text end 47.13     new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Seven-axle vehicles. new text end new text begin (a) A road authority may issue an annual permit new text end 47.14 new text begin authorizing a vehicle or combination of vehicles with a total of seven axles to haul raw or new text end 47.15 new text begin unprocessed agricultural products and be operated with a gross vehicle weight of up to: new text end 47.16     new text begin (1) 97,000 pounds; and new text end 47.17     new text begin (2) 99,000 pounds during the period set by the commissioner under section 169.826, new text end 47.18 new text begin subdivision 1. new text end 47.19     new text begin (b) Drivers of vehicles operating under this subdivision must comply with driver new text end 47.20 new text begin qualification requirements adopted under section 221.0314, subdivisions 2 to 5, and Code new text end 47.21 new text begin of Federal Regulations, title 49, parts 40 and 382. new text end 47.22     new text begin (c) The fee for a permit issued under this subdivision is $500. new text end 47.23     new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Requirements; restrictions. new text end new text begin (a) A vehicle or combination of vehicles new text end 47.24 new text begin operating under this section: new text end 47.25     new text begin (1) is subject to axle weight limitations under section 169.824, subdivision 1; new text end 47.26     new text begin (2) is subject to seasonal load restrictions under section 169.87; new text end 47.27     new text begin (3) is subject to bridge load limits posted under section 169.84; new text end 47.28     new text begin (4) may only be operated on trunk highways other than interstate highways, and on new text end 47.29 new text begin local roads designated under section 169.832, subdivision 11; new text end 47.30     new text begin (5) may not be operated with loads that exceed the manufacturer's gross vehicle new text end 47.31 new text begin weight rating as affixed to the vehicle, or other certification of gross vehicle weight rating new text end 47.32 new text begin complying with Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, parts 567.4 to 567.7; new text end 47.33     new text begin (6) must be issued a permit from each road authority having jurisdiction over a road new text end 47.34 new text begin on which the vehicle is operated, if required; new text end 47.35     new text begin (7) must comply with the requirements of section 169.851, subdivision 4; and new text end 47.36     new text begin (8) must have brakes on all wheels. new text end 48.1     new text begin (b) The percentage allowances for exceeding gross weights if transporting unfinished new text end 48.2 new text begin forest products under section 168.013, subdivision 3, paragraph (b), or for the first haul of new text end 48.3 new text begin unprocessed or raw farm products or unfinished forest products under section 168.013, new text end 48.4 new text begin subdivision 3, paragraph (d), clause (3), do not apply to a vehicle or combination of new text end 48.5 new text begin vehicles operated under this section. new text end 48.6     new text begin Subd. 4. new text end new text begin Deposit of revenues; appropriation. new text end new text begin (a) Revenue from the permits issued new text end 48.7 new text begin under this section must be deposited: new text end 48.8     new text begin (1) in fiscal years 2008 through 2011, in the bridge inspection and signing account new text end 48.9 new text begin in the special revenue fund; and new text end 48.10     new text begin (2) in fiscal year 2012 and subsequent years, in the trunk highway fund. new text end 48.11     new text begin (b) The revenue in the bridge inspection and signing account under this section is new text end 48.12 new text begin annually appropriated to the commissioner for: new text end 48.13     new text begin (1) inspection of local bridges and identification of local bridges to be posted, new text end 48.14 new text begin including contracting with a consultant for some or all of these functions; and new text end 48.15     new text begin (2) erection of weight posting signs on local bridges. new text end 48.16    Sec. 63. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 171.01, is amended by adding a subdivision 48.17to read: 48.18     new text begin Subd. 49a. new text end new text begin Valid license; valid driver's license. new text end new text begin "Valid license," "valid driver's new text end 48.19 new text begin license," "valid Minnesota driver's license," "valid standard driver's license," or other new text end 48.20 new text begin similar term, means any operator's license, provisional license, temporary license, limited new text end 48.21 new text begin license, permit, or other license to operate a motor vehicle issued or issuable under the laws new text end 48.22 new text begin of this state by the commissioner, or by another state or jurisdiction if specified, that is: new text end 48.23     new text begin (1) not expired, suspended, revoked, or canceled; and new text end 48.24     new text begin (2) not disqualified for the class of vehicle being operated. new text end 48.25    Sec. 64. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 171.02, subdivision 1, is amended to read: 48.26    Subdivision 1. License required; duplicate identification restricted. new text begin (a) new text end Except 48.27when expressly exempted, a person shall not drive a motor vehicle upon a street or 48.28highway in this state unless the person has a license valid new text begin license new text end under this chapter for 48.29the type or class of vehicle being driven. 48.30     new text begin (b) new text end The department shall not issue a driver's license to a person unless and until the 48.31person's license from any jurisdiction has been invalidated. The department shall provide 48.32to the issuing department of any jurisdiction, information that the licensee is now licensed 48.33in Minnesota. A person is not permitted to have more than one valid driver's license 48.34at any time. The department shall not issue to a person to whom a current Minnesota 49.1identification card has been issued a driver's license, other than a limited license, unless 49.2the person's Minnesota identification card has been invalidated. This subdivision does 49.3not require invalidation of a tribal identification card as a condition of receiving a driver's 49.4license. 49.5    Sec. 65. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 171.14, is amended to read: 49.6171.14 CANCELLATION. 49.7     new text begin (a) new text end The commissioner shall have authority to new text begin may new text end cancel any driver's license upon 49.8determination that new text begin (1) new text end the licensee was not entitled to the issuance thereof hereunder, or 49.9that new text begin of the license, (2) new text end the licensee failed to give the required or correct information in 49.10the application, or new text begin (3) the licensee new text end committed any fraud or deceit in making such new text begin the new text end 49.11application. The commissioner may also cancel the driver's license of any new text begin , or (4) the new text end 49.12person who, at the time of the cancellation, would not have been entitled to receive a 49.13license under the provisions of section 171.04. 49.14     new text begin (b) The commissioner shall cancel the driver's license of a person described in new text end 49.15 new text begin paragraph (a), clause (3), for 60 days or until the required or correct information has new text end 49.16 new text begin been provided, whichever is longer. new text end 49.17    Sec. 66. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 174.01, subdivision 2, is amended to read: 49.18    Subd. 2. Transportation goals. The goals of the state transportation system are 49.19as follows: 49.20    (1) to provide safe transportation for users throughout the state; 49.21    (2) to provide multimodal and intermodal transportation that enhances mobility and 49.22economic development and provides access to all persons and businesses in Minnesota 49.23while ensuring that there is no undue burden placed on any community; 49.24    (3) to provide a reasonable travel time for commuters; 49.25    (4) to provide for the economical, efficient, and safe movement of goods to and from 49.26markets by rail, highway, and waterway; 49.27    (5) to encourage tourism by providing appropriate transportation to Minnesota 49.28facilities designed to attract tourists; 49.29    (6) to provide transit services throughout the state to meet the needs of transit users; 49.30    (7) to promote productivity through system management and the utilization of 49.31technological advancements; 49.32    (8) to maximize the new text begin long-term new text end benefits received for each state transportation 49.33investment; 50.1    (9) to provide funding for transportation that, at a minimum, preserves the 50.2transportation infrastructure; 50.3    (10) to ensure that the planning and implementation of all modes of transportation 50.4are consistent with the environmental and energy goals of the state; 50.5    (11) to new text begin promote and new text end increase new text begin the use of new text end high-occupancy vehicle use new text begin vehicles and new text end 50.6 new text begin low-emission vehicles new text end ; 50.7    (12) to provide an air transportation system sufficient to encourage economic growth 50.8and allow all regions of the state the ability to participate in the global economy; 50.9    (13) to increase transit use in the urban areas new text begin statewide new text end by giving highest priority to 50.10the transportation modes with the greatest people new text begin - new text end moving capacity new text begin and lowest long-term new text end 50.11 new text begin economic and environmental cost new text end ; and 50.12    (14) to promote and increase bicycling as an energy-efficient, nonpolluting, and 50.13healthful new text begin form of new text end transportation alternative. new text begin ; new text end 50.14     new text begin (15) to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the state's transportation sector; and new text end 50.15     new text begin (16) accomplish these goals with minimal impact on the environment. new text end 50.16 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end 50.17    Sec. 67. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 174.02, subdivision 1a, is amended to read: 50.18    Subd. 1a. Mission; efficiency; legislative report, recommendations. It is part 50.19of the department's mission that within the department's resources the commissioner 50.20shall endeavor to: 50.21    (1) prevent the waste or unnecessary spending of public money; 50.22    (2) use innovative fiscal and human resource practices to manage the state's 50.23resources and operate the department as efficiently as possible; 50.24    (3) new text begin minimize the degradation of air and water quality; new text end 50.25     new text begin (4) new text end coordinate the department's activities wherever appropriate with the activities 50.26of other governmental agencies; 50.27    (4) new text begin (5) new text end use technology where appropriate to increase agency productivity, improve 50.28customer service, increase public access to information about government, and increase 50.29public participation in the business of government; 50.30    (5) new text begin (6) new text end utilize constructive and cooperative labor-management practices to the extent 50.31otherwise required by chapters 43A and 179A; 50.32    (6) new text begin (7) new text end report to the legislature on the performance of agency operations and the 50.33accomplishment of agency goals in the agency's biennial budget according to section 50.3416A.10, subdivision 1 ; and 51.1    (7) new text begin (8) new text end recommend to the legislature appropriate changes in law necessary to carry 51.2out the mission and improve the performance of the department. 51.3 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end 51.4    Sec. 68. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 174.03, subdivision 1, is amended to read: 51.5    Subdivision 1. Statewide transportation plan; priorities; schedule of 51.6expenditures. In order to best meet the present and future transportation needs of the 51.7public, to insure a strong state economy, to make most efficient use of public and private 51.8funds, new text begin to lessen adverse environmental impacts of the transportation sector, new text end and to 51.9promote the more efficient use of energy and other resources for transportation purposes, 51.10the commissioner shall: 51.11    (1) three months after notification that the department is ready to commence 51.12operations and prior to the drafting of the statewide transportation plan, hold public 51.13hearings as may be appropriate solely for the purpose of receiving suggestions for future 51.14transportation alternatives and priorities for the state. The Metropolitan Council, regional 51.15development commissions, and port authorities shall appear at the hearings and submit 51.16information concerning transportation-related planning undertaken and accomplished by 51.17these agencies. Other political subdivisions may appear and submit such information at 51.18the hearings. These hearings shall be completed no later than six months from the date of 51.19the commissioner's notification; 51.20    (2) develop, adopt, revise, and monitor a statewide transportation plan, taking 51.21into account the suggestions and information submitted at the public hearings held 51.22pursuant to clause (1). The plan shall incorporate all modes of transportation new text begin including new text end 51.23 new text begin bicycle commutation and recreation new text end and provide for the interconnection and coordination 51.24of different modes of transportation. The commissioner shall evaluate alternative new text begin all new text end 51.25transportation programs and facilities proposed for inclusion in the plan in terms of 51.26economic costs and benefits, safety aspects, impact on present and planned land uses, 51.27environmental effects, energy efficiency, national transportation policies and priorities, 51.28and availability of federal and other financial assistance; 51.29    (3) based upon the statewide transportation plan, develop statewide transportation 51.30priorities and schedule authorized public capital improvements and other authorized 51.31public transportation expenditures pursuant to the priorities; 51.32    (4) complete the plan and priorities required by this subdivision no later than July 51.331, 1978. Upon completion of the plan and priorities, the commissioner shall prepare 51.34and periodically revise, as necessary, the schedule of authorized public transportation 52.1expenditures. The plan, priorities, and schedule are exempt from the provisions of the 52.2Administrative Procedure Act. 52.3 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end 52.4    Sec. 69. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 174.03, is amended by adding a subdivision 52.5to read: 52.6     new text begin Subd. 10. new text end new text begin Highway construction training. new text end new text begin (a) The commissioner of transportation new text end 52.7 new text begin shall utilize the maximum feasible amount of all federal funds available to this state new text end 52.8 new text begin under United States Code, title 23, section 140, paragraph (b), to develop, conduct, and new text end 52.9 new text begin administer highway construction training, including skill improvement programs. new text end 52.10     new text begin (b) The commissioner of transportation must report by February 1 of each new text end 52.11 new text begin odd-numbered year to the house of representatives and senate committees having new text end 52.12 new text begin jurisdiction over transportation policy and finance concerning the commissioner's new text end 52.13 new text begin compliance with paragraph (a). The report must, with respect to each of the two previous new text end 52.14 new text begin calendar years: new text end 52.15     new text begin (1) describe the highway construction training and skill improvement programs the new text end 52.16 new text begin commissioner has conducted and administered; new text end 52.17     new text begin (2) analyze the results of the commissioner's training programs; new text end 52.18     new text begin (3) state the amount of federal funds available to this state under United States Code, new text end 52.19 new text begin title 23, section 140, paragraph (b); and new text end 52.20     new text begin (4) identify the amount spent by the commissioner in conducting and administering new text end 52.21 new text begin the programs. new text end 52.22    Sec. 70. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 174.03, is amended by adding a subdivision 52.23to read: 52.24     new text begin Subd. 11. new text end new text begin Disadvantaged business enterprise program. new text end new text begin (a) The commissioner new text end 52.25 new text begin shall include in each contract that is funded at least in part by federal funds, a sanction new text end 52.26 new text begin for each contractor who does not meet the established project disadvantaged business new text end 52.27 new text begin enterprise goal or demonstrate good faith effort to meet the goal. new text end 52.28     new text begin (b) The commissioner of transportation shall report by February 1 of each new text end 52.29 new text begin odd-numbered year to the house of representatives and senate committees having new text end 52.30 new text begin jurisdiction over transportation policy and finance concerning the commissioner's new text end 52.31 new text begin disadvantaged business enterprise program. The report must, with respect to each of new text end 52.32 new text begin the two previous calendar years: new text end 52.33     new text begin (1) state the department's annual overall goal, compared with the percentage attained; new text end 53.1     new text begin (2) explain the methodology, applicable facts, and public participation used to new text end 53.2 new text begin establish the overall goal; new text end 53.3     new text begin (3) describe good faith efforts to meet the goal, if the goal was not attained; new text end 53.4     new text begin (4) describe actions to address overconcentration of disadvantaged business new text end 53.5 new text begin enterprises in certain types of work; new text end 53.6     new text begin (5) state the number of contracts that included disadvantaged business enterprise new text end 53.7 new text begin goals, the number of contractors that met established disadvantaged business enterprise new text end 53.8 new text begin goals, and sanctions imposed for lack of good faith effort; and new text end 53.9     new text begin (6) describe contracts with no disadvantaged business enterprise goals, and, of new text end 53.10 new text begin those, state number of contracts and amount of each contract with targeted groups under new text end 53.11 new text begin section 16C.16. new text end 53.12    Sec. 71. new text begin [174.185] PAVEMENT LIFE-CYCLE COST ANALYSIS. new text end 53.13     new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Definitions. new text end new text begin For the purposes of this section, the following new text end 53.14 new text begin definitions apply. new text end 53.15     new text begin (a) "Life-cycle cost" is the sum of the cost of the initial pavement project and new text end 53.16 new text begin all anticipated costs for maintenance, repair, and resurfacing over the life of the new text end 53.17 new text begin pavement. Anticipated costs must be based on Minnesota's actual or reasonably projected new text end 53.18 new text begin maintenance, repair, and resurfacing schedules, and costs determined by the Department new text end 53.19 new text begin of Transportation district personnel based upon recently awarded local projects and new text end 53.20 new text begin experience with local material costs. new text end 53.21     new text begin (b) "Life-cycle cost analysis" is a comparison of life-cycle costs among competing new text end 53.22 new text begin paving materials using equal design lives and equal comparison periods. new text end 53.23     new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Required analysis. new text end new text begin For each project in the reconditioning, resurfacing, new text end 53.24 new text begin and road repair funding categories, the commissioner shall perform a life-cycle cost new text end 53.25 new text begin analysis and shall document the lowest life-cycle costs and all alternatives considered. new text end 53.26 new text begin The commissioner shall document the chosen pavement strategy and, if the lowest life new text end 53.27 new text begin cycle is not selected, document the justification for the chosen strategy. A life-cycle cost new text end 53.28 new text begin analysis is required for projects to be constructed after July 1, 2011. For projects to be new text end 53.29 new text begin constructed prior to July 1, 2011, when feasible, the department will use its best efforts to new text end 53.30 new text begin perform life-cycle cost analyses. new text end 53.31     new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Report. new text end new text begin The commissioner shall report annually to the chairs and ranking new text end 53.32 new text begin minority members of the senate and house of representatives committees with jurisdiction new text end 53.33 new text begin over transportation finance beginning on January 1, 2012, the results of the analyses new text end 53.34 new text begin required in subdivision 2. new text end 54.1    Sec. 72. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 174.30, subdivision 4, is amended to read: 54.2    Subd. 4. Vehicle and equipment inspection new text begin , rules new text end ; decal new text begin ; complaint contact new text end 54.3 new text begin information new text end . (a) The commissioner shall inspect or provide for the inspection of 54.4vehicles at least annually. In addition to scheduled annual inspections and reinspections 54.5scheduled for the purpose of verifying that deficiencies have been corrected, unannounced 54.6inspections of any vehicle may be conducted. 54.7    (b) On determining that a vehicle or vehicle equipment is in a condition that is likely 54.8to cause an accident or breakdown, the commissioner shall require the vehicle to be taken 54.9out of service immediately. The commissioner shall require that vehicles and equipment 54.10not meeting standards be repaired and brought into conformance with the standards 54.11and shall require written evidence of compliance from the operator before allowing the 54.12operator to return the vehicle to service. 54.13    (c) The commissioner shall provide in the rules procedures for inspecting vehicles, 54.14removing unsafe vehicles from service, determining and requiring compliance, and 54.15reviewing driver qualifications. 54.16    (d) The commissioner shall design a distinctive decal to be issued to special 54.17transportation service providers with a current certificate of compliance under this section. 54.18A decal is valid for one year from the last day of the month in which it is issued. A person 54.19who is subject to the operating standards adopted under this section may not provide 54.20special transportation service in a vehicle that does not conspicuously display a decal 54.21issued by the commissioner. 54.22     new text begin (e) Special transportation service providers shall prominently display in each vehicle new text end 54.23 new text begin all contact information for the submission of complaints regarding the transportation new text end 54.24 new text begin services provided to that individual. All vehicles providing service under section new text end 54.25 new text begin 473.386 shall display contact information for the Metropolitan Council. All other special new text end 54.26 new text begin transportation service vehicles shall display contact information for the commissioner of new text end 54.27 new text begin transportation. new text end 54.28 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2008. new text end 54.29    Sec. 73. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 174.30, subdivision 9, is amended to read: 54.30    Subd. 9. Complaint data; new text begin Complaints; report; data new text end classification. new text begin (a) The new text end 54.31 new text begin commissioner shall investigate all complaints over which the commissioner has new text end 54.32 new text begin jurisdiction regarding special transportation service providers regulated under this section. new text end 54.33     new text begin (b) By January 15, 2009, and in every subsequent odd-numbered year by January 15, new text end 54.34 new text begin the commissioner shall submit a report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the new text end 54.35 new text begin house of representatives and senate committees having jurisdiction over transportation new text end 55.1 new text begin policy and finance. The report must identify each complaint investigated by the new text end 55.2 new text begin commissioner under paragraph (a), including, but not limited to, any findings and steps new text end 55.3 new text begin taken for resolution of the complaint. new text end 55.4     new text begin (c) new text end When information is furnished to the Department of Transportation that alleges 55.5a violation of this section, an operating standard adopted under this section, or section 55.6174.315 , the following data are classified as confidential data or protected nonpublic data: 55.7    (1) names of complainants; 55.8    (2) complaint letters; and 55.9    (3) other unsolicited data when furnished by a person who is not the subject of the 55.10data and who is not a department employee. 55.11 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2008. new text end 55.12    Sec. 74. new text begin [174.56] REPORT ON MAJOR HIGHWAY PROJECTS. new text end 55.13     new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Report required. new text end new text begin The commissioner of transportation shall submit a new text end 55.14 new text begin report on January 15, 2009, and on January 15 of each year thereafter, on the status of new text end 55.15 new text begin major highway projects under construction or planned during the year of the report and for new text end 55.16 new text begin the ensuing 15 years. For purposes of this section, a "major highway project" is a highway new text end 55.17 new text begin project that has a total cost for all segments that the commissioner estimates at the time of new text end 55.18 new text begin the report to be at least (1) $25,000,000 in the metropolitan highway construction district, new text end 55.19 new text begin or (2) $10,000,000 in any nonmetropolitan highway construction district. new text end 55.20     new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Report contents. new text end new text begin For each major highway project the report must include: new text end 55.21     new text begin (1) a description of the project sufficient to specify its scope and location; new text end 55.22     new text begin (2) a history of the project, including, but not limited to, previous official actions new text end 55.23 new text begin by the department or the appropriate area transportation partnership, or both, the date new text end 55.24 new text begin on which the project was first included in the state transportation improvement plan, new text end 55.25 new text begin the cost of the project at that time, the dates of environmental approval, the dates of new text end 55.26 new text begin municipal approval, the date of final geometric layout, and the date of establishment of new text end 55.27 new text begin any construction limits; new text end 55.28     new text begin (3) the project's priority listing or rank within its construction district, if any, as new text end 55.29 new text begin well as the reasons for that listing or rank, the criteria used in prioritization or rank, any new text end 55.30 new text begin changes in that prioritization or rank since the project was first included in a department new text end 55.31 new text begin work plan, and the reasons for those changes; and new text end 55.32     new text begin (4) past and potential future reasons for delay in letting or completing the project. new text end 55.33     new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Department resources. new text end new text begin The commissioner shall prepare and submit the new text end 55.34 new text begin report with existing department staff and resources. new text end 56.1    Sec. 75. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 218.041, subdivision 6, is amended to read: 56.2    Subd. 6. Investigative powers. In the exercise of powers granted in this chapter, 56.3the commissioner may: 56.4    (1) subpoena books, papers, or accounts kept by any regulated business within or 56.5without the state, or compel production of verified copies; 56.6    (2) prepare all forms or blanks for obtaining information that the commissioner 56.7may deem necessary or useful for the proper exercise of the authority and duties of the 56.8commissioner in connection with regulated businesses, and prescribe the time and manner 56.9within which the blanks and forms must be completed and filed; 56.10    (3) inspect, at all reasonable times, and copy the books, records, memoranda, 56.11correspondence, or other documents and records of any business under the commissioner's 56.12jurisdiction; and 56.13    (4) examine, under oath, any officer, agent, or employee of a business under the 56.14commissioner's jurisdiction concerning any matter within the commissioner's jurisdiction new text begin ; new text end 56.15 new text begin and new text end 56.16     new text begin (5) assess common carriers, administer the state rail safety inspection account, and new text end 56.17 new text begin perform other duties on behalf of the state rail safety inspector under section 219.015 new text end . 56.18    Sec. 76. new text begin [219.015] STATE RAIL SAFETY INSPECTOR. new text end 56.19     new text begin (a) The commissioner of transportation shall establish a position of state rail safety new text end 56.20 new text begin inspector in the Office of Freight and Commercial Vehicle Operations of the Minnesota new text end 56.21 new text begin Department of Transportation. The commissioner shall apply to the Federal Railroad new text end 56.22 new text begin Administration (FRA) of the United States Department of Transportation to participate new text end 56.23 new text begin in the Federal State Rail Safety Partnership Program for training and certification of new text end 56.24 new text begin an inspector under authority of United States Code, title 49, sections 20103, 20105, new text end 56.25 new text begin 20106, and 20113, and Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, part 212. The state rail new text end 56.26 new text begin safety inspector shall inspect mainline track, secondary track, and yard and industry track; new text end 56.27 new text begin inspect railroad right-of-way, including adjacent or intersecting drainage, culverts, bridges, new text end 56.28 new text begin overhead structures, and traffic and other public crossings; inspect yards and physical new text end 56.29 new text begin plants; review and enforce safety requirements; review maintenance and repair records; new text end 56.30 new text begin and review railroad security measures. To the extent delegated by the commissioner, the new text end 56.31 new text begin inspector may issue citations for violations of this chapter, or to ensure railroad employee new text end 56.32 new text begin and public safety and welfare. new text end 56.33     new text begin (b) The commissioner shall annually assess railroad companies that are (1) defined new text end 56.34 new text begin as common carriers under section 218.011, (2) classified by federal law or regulation as new text end 56.35 new text begin Class I Railroads or Class I Rail Carriers, and (3) operating in this state, by a division of new text end 57.1 new text begin equal proportion between carriers, assessed in equal amounts for 365 days of the calendar new text end 57.2 new text begin year. The commissioner shall assess all start-up or re-establishment costs, and all related new text end 57.3 new text begin costs of initiating the state rail safety inspector program beginning July 1, 2008. The state new text end 57.4 new text begin rail inspector duties must begin and be assessed on January 1, 2009. The assessments must new text end 57.5 new text begin be deposited in a special account in the special revenue fund, to be known as the state new text end 57.6 new text begin rail safety inspection account. Money in the account is appropriated to the commissioner new text end 57.7 new text begin and may be expended to cover the costs incurred for the establishment and ongoing new text end 57.8 new text begin responsibilities of the state rail safety inspector. new text end 57.9     new text begin (c) The commissioner may exempt a common carrier not federally classified as new text end 57.10 new text begin Class I from violations for a period of up to two years if the common carrier applies for new text end 57.11 new text begin participation in a work site safety coaching program, such as the "MNSharp" program new text end 57.12 new text begin administered by the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry, and the commissioner new text end 57.13 new text begin determines such participation to be preferred enforcement for safety or security violations. new text end 57.14     new text begin (d) Any person aggrieved by an assessment levied under this section may appeal new text end 57.15 new text begin within 90 days any assessment, violation, or administrative penalty to the Office of new text end 57.16 new text begin Administrative Hearings, with further appeal and review by the district court. new text end 57.17    Sec. 77. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 221.031, subdivision 6, is amended to read: 57.18    Subd. 6. Vehicle identification rule. (a) The following carriers shall display the 57.19carrier's name and address on the power unit of each vehicle: 57.20    (1) motor carriers, regardless of the weight of the vehicle, except that this 57.21requirement does not apply to a limousine as defined in section 168.011, subdivision 35, 57.22that is equipped with "LM" license plates; 57.23    (2) interstate and intrastate private carriers operating vehicles with a gross vehicle 57.24weight of more than 10,000 pounds; and 57.25    (3) vehicles providing transportation described in section 221.025 with a gross 57.26vehicle weight of more than 10,000 pounds except those providing transportation 57.27described in section 221.025, clauses (1), (3), and (4). 57.28Vehicles described in clauses (2) and (3) that are operated by farmers or farm employees 57.29and have four or fewer axles are not required to comply with the vehicle identification 57.30rule of the commissioner. 57.31    (b) Vehicles subject to this subdivision must show the name or "doing business as" 57.32name of the carrier operating the vehicle and the community and abbreviation of the state 57.33in which the carrier maintains its principal office or in which the vehicle is customarily 57.34based. If the carrier operates a leased vehicle, it may show its name and the name of the 57.35lessor on the vehicle, if the lease relationship is clearly shown. If the name of a person 58.1other than the operating carrier appears on the vehicle, the words "operated by" must 58.2immediately precede the name of the carrier. 58.3    (c) The name and address must be in letters that contrast sharply in color with the 58.4background, be readily legible during daylight hours from a distance of 50 feet while 58.5the vehicle is stationary, and be maintained in a manner that retains the legibility of the 58.6markings. The name and address may be shown by use of a removable device if that 58.7device meets the identification and legibility requirements of this subdivision. 58.8    Sec. 78. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 221.0314, subdivision 9, is amended to read: 58.9    Subd. 9. Hours of service of driver. Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, part 58.10395, is incorporated by reference, except that paragraphs (a), (c), (d), (f), (h), (i), (k), (l), 58.11(m), and (n) of section 395.1 and section 395.13 of that part are not incorporated. In 58.12addition, cross-references to sections or paragraphs not incorporated in this subdivision 58.13are not incorporated by reference. The requirements of Code of Federal Regulations, title 58.1449, part 395, do not apply to drivers of lightweight vehicles. 58.15    Sec. 79. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 221.0314, is amended by adding a 58.16subdivision to read: 58.17     new text begin Subd. 12. new text end new text begin Hazardous materials safety permits. new text end new text begin A person who transports the new text end 58.18 new text begin hazardous materials designated in Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, section 385.403, new text end 58.19 new text begin shall comply with this section and with the provisions of Code of Federal Regulations, new text end 58.20 new text begin title 49, part 385, subpart E, which is incorporated by reference. new text end 58.21    Sec. 80. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 221.033, subdivision 2d, is amended to read: 58.22    Subd. 2d. Age of driver under federal materials-of-trade regulation. A driver 58.23of a self-propelled or towed motor vehicle transporting no hazardous material other than 58.24materials of trade, as defined in Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, section 171.8, new text begin when new text end 58.25 new text begin engaged in intrastate transportation, new text end must be at least 18 years of age. This subdivision 58.26does not apply unless the transportation conforms to the requirements of Code of Federal 58.27Regulations, title 49, section 173.6. 58.28    Sec. 81. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 221.037, subdivision 1, is amended to read: 58.29    Subdivision 1. Required to provide information. A person who generates, stores, 58.30treats, transports, disposes of, or otherwise handles or has handled hazardous materials, 58.31hazardous substances, or hazardous waste shall (1) give to transportation representatives 58.32and hazardous material specialists of the department information relating to the materials, 59.1substances, or waste, or (2) permit them access to and copying of records new text begin and safety new text end 59.2 new text begin permits new text end relating to new text begin any or all of new text end the materials, substances, or waste, or both. 59.3    Sec. 82. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 221.091, subdivision 2, is amended to read: 59.4    Subd. 2. Local licensing of small vehicle passenger service. A city that licenses 59.5and regulates small vehicle passenger service must do so by ordinance. The ordinance 59.6must, at a minimum, provide for driver qualifications, insurance, vehicle safety, and 59.7periodic vehicle inspections. A city that has adopted an ordinance complying with this 59.8subdivision may enforce the registration requirement in section 221.021. new text begin A person who new text end 59.9 new text begin provides small vehicle passenger service to an individual for the purpose of obtaining new text end 59.10 new text begin nonemergency medical care and who receives reimbursement under section 256B.0625, new text end 59.11 new text begin subdivision 17, for providing the service, must comply with the rules of the commissioner new text end 59.12 new text begin adopted under section 174.30. new text end 59.13 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2008. new text end 59.14    Sec. 83. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 221.141, subdivision 1, is amended to read: 59.15    Subdivision 1. Financial responsibility of carriers. (a) No motor carrier and no 59.16interstate carrier shall operate a vehicle until it has obtained and has in effect the minimum 59.17amount of financial responsibility required by this section. Policies of insurance, surety 59.18bonds, other types of security, and endorsements must be continuously in effect and must 59.19remain in effect until canceled. Before providing transportation, the motor carrier or 59.20interstate carrier shall secure and cause to be filed with the commissioner and maintain in 59.21full effect, a certificate of insurance in a form required by the commissioner, evidencing 59.22public liability insurance in the amount prescribed. The insurance must cover injuries and 59.23damage to persons or property resulting from the operation or use of motor vehicles, 59.24regardless of whether each vehicle is specifically described in the policy. This insurance 59.25does not apply to injuries or death to the employees of the motor carrier or to property 59.26being transported by the carrier. 59.27    (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the insurance required of 59.28a motor carrier of passengers must be at least that amount required of interstate carriers 59.29under Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, section 387.33, as amended. 59.30     new text begin (c) This section does not apply to a charitable organization exempt from taxation new text end 59.31 new text begin under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code when the transportation furthers new text end 59.32 new text begin the charitable organization's charitable mission. The charitable organization must comply new text end 59.33 new text begin with the insurance requirements of section 65B.48. new text end 60.1    Sec. 84. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 221.231, is amended to read: 60.2221.231 RECIPROCAL AGREEMENT. 60.3    The commissioner may enter into reciprocal agreements with the regulatory bodies 60.4of other states and the provinces of the Dominion of Canada, whereby the payment of the 60.5fees provided in section may be waived in whole or in part for new text begin regarding new text end motor 60.6carriers having an established place of business in that state or province; provided that 60.7reciprocal privileges are extended under the agreement to motor carriers of this state. 60.8 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end 60.9    Sec. 85. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 221.60, subdivision 1, is amended to read: 60.10    Subdivision 1. Procedure new text begin Registration required new text end . A motor carrier may transport 60.11persons or property for hire in interstate commerce in Minnesota only if it first: 60.12    (1) complies with section ; 60.13    (2) either registers with the commissioner the federal operating authority that it 60.14intends to exercise, or registers and describes the transportation it performs under an 60.15exemption contained in United States Code, title 49; and 60.16    (3) purchases an interstate identification stamp or an interstate registration trip permit 60.17for each vehicle to be used in interstate transportation in Minnesota new text begin A foreign or domestic new text end 60.18 new text begin motor carrier, motor private carrier, leasing company, broker, or freight forwarder, as new text end 60.19 new text begin defined in United States Code, title 49, section 13102, may operate in interstate commerce new text end 60.20 new text begin in Minnesota only if it first complies with the Unified Carrier Registration Agreement new text end 60.21 new text begin authorized by United States Code, title 49, section 14504a, enacted pursuant to the Unified new text end 60.22 new text begin Carrier Registration Act of 2005, and the rules, regulations, and directives adopted new text end 60.23 new text begin thereunder, including registering with a base state and paying all required fees. new text end 60.24 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end 60.25    Sec. 86. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 221.60, is amended by adding a subdivision 60.26to read: 60.27     new text begin Subd. 7. new text end new text begin Commissioner's authority. new text end new text begin The commissioner of transportation is new text end 60.28 new text begin authorized to take all necessary actions to enter into the Unified Carrier Registration new text end 60.29 new text begin Agreement in accordance with United States Code, title 49, section 14504a, and shall new text end 60.30 new text begin implement and administer the agreement and the rules and regulations adopted thereunder, new text end 60.31 new text begin including directives of the Unified Carrier Registration Plan board of directors as new text end 60.32 new text begin authorized by United States Code, title 49, section 14504a, subsection (d)(2). new text end 61.1 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end 61.2    Sec. 87. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 222.50, subdivision 7, is amended to read: 61.3    Subd. 7. Expenditures. (a) The commissioner may expend money from the rail 61.4service improvement account for the following purposes: 61.5    (1) to make transfers as provided under section 222.57 or to pay interest adjustments 61.6on loans guaranteed under the state rail user and rail carrier loan guarantee program; 61.7    (2) to pay a portion of the costs of capital improvement projects designed to 61.8improve rail service including construction or improvement of short segments of rail line 61.9such as side track, team track, and connections between existing lines, and construction 61.10and improvement of loading, unloading, storage, and transfer facilities of a rail user new text begin or new text end 61.11 new text begin a rail carrier new text end ; 61.12    (3) new text begin to pay a portion of the costs of rehabilitation projects designed to improve rail new text end 61.13 new text begin service of a rail user or a rail carrier; new text end 61.14     new text begin (4) new text end to acquire, maintain, manage, and dispose of railroad right-of-way pursuant to 61.15the state rail bank program; 61.16    (4) new text begin (5) new text end to provide for aerial photography survey of proposed and abandoned railroad 61.17tracks for the purpose of recording and reestablishing by analytical triangulation the 61.18existing alignment of the inplace track; 61.19    (5) new text begin (6) new text end to pay a portion of the costs of acquiring a rail line by a regional railroad 61.20authority established pursuant to chapter 398A; 61.21    (6) new text begin (7) new text end to pay the state matching portion of federal grants for rail-highway grade 61.22crossing improvement projects. 61.23    (b) All money derived by the commissioner from the disposition of railroad 61.24right-of-way or of any other property acquired pursuant to sections 222.46 to 222.62 shall 61.25be deposited in the rail service improvement account. 61.26    Sec. 88. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 222.63, subdivision 4, is amended to read: 61.27    Subd. 4. Disposition permitted. (a) The commissioner may lease any rail line or 61.28right-of-way held in the state rail bank or enter into an agreement with any person for the 61.29operation of any rail line or right-of-way for any of the purposes set forth in subdivision 2 61.30in accordance with a fee schedule to be developed by the commissioner. 61.31    (b) The commissioner may convey any rail line or right-of-way, for consideration or 61.32for no consideration and upon other terms as the commissioner may determine to be in 61.33the public interest, to any other state agency or to a governmental subdivision of the state 61.34having power by law to utilize it for any of the purposes set forth in subdivision 2. 62.1    (c) The commissioner may convey a portion of previously acquired rail bank 62.2right-of-way to a state agency or governmental subdivision when the commissioner 62.3determines that: 62.4    (1) the portion to be conveyed is in excess of that needed for the purposes stated in 62.5subdivision 2; 62.6    (2) the conveyance is upon terms and conditions agreed upon by both the 62.7commissioner and the state agency or governmental subdivision; 62.8    (3) after the sale, the rail bank corridor will continue to meet the future public and 62.9commercial transportation and transmission needs of the state; and 62.10    (4) the conveyance will not reduce the width of the rail bank corridor to less than 62.1150 new text begin 100 new text end feet. 62.12    (d) The commissioner may lease previously acquired state rail bank right-of-way to 62.13a state agency or governmental subdivision or to a private entity for nontransportation 62.14purposes when: 62.15    (1) the portion to be leased is in excess of that needed for the purposes stated in 62.16subdivision 2; 62.17    (2) the lease will not reduce the useable width of the rail bank corridor to less than 62.1850 new text begin 100 new text end feet; 62.19    (3) the cost of the lease is based on the fair market value of the portion to be leased, 62.20as determined by appraisal; 62.21    (4) the lease allows the commissioner to terminate the lease on 90 days' written 62.22notice to the lessee; and 62.23    (5) the lease prohibits the construction or erection of any permanent structure within 62.24the 50-foot new text begin 100-foot new text end rail bank corridor and requires any structure erected on the leased 62.25property to be removed and the land restored to its original condition on 90 days' written 62.26notice to the lessee. 62.27    (e) Proceeds from a sale or lease must be deposited in the rail bank maintenance 62.28account described in subdivision 8. 62.29    Sec. 89. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 222.63, is amended by adding a subdivision 62.30to read: 62.31     new text begin Subd. 9. new text end new text begin Rail bank property use; petty misdemeanors. new text end new text begin (a) Except for the actions new text end 62.32 new text begin of road authorities and their agents, employees, and contractors, and of utilities, in carrying new text end 62.33 new text begin out their duties imposed by permit, law, or contract, and except as otherwise provided in new text end 62.34 new text begin this section, it is unlawful to perform any of the following activities on rail bank property: new text end 62.35     new text begin (1) obstruct any trail; new text end 63.1     new text begin (2) deposit snow or ice; new text end 63.2     new text begin (3) remove or place any earth, gravel, or rock without authorization; new text end 63.3     new text begin (4) obstruct or remove any ditch-draining device, or drain any harmful or dangerous new text end 63.4 new text begin materials; new text end 63.5     new text begin (5) erect a fence, or place or maintain any advertising, sign, or memorial; new text end 63.6     new text begin (6) remove, injure, displace, or destroy right-of-way markers or reference or witness new text end 63.7 new text begin monuments or markers placed to preserve section or quarter-section corners defining new text end 63.8 new text begin rail bank property limits; new text end 63.9     new text begin (7) drive upon any portion of rail bank property, except at approved crossings, and new text end 63.10 new text begin except where authorized for snowmobiles, emergency vehicles, maintenance vehicles, or new text end 63.11 new text begin other vehicles authorized to use rail bank property; new text end 63.12     new text begin (8) deface, mar, damage, or tamper with any structure, work, material, sign, marker, new text end 63.13 new text begin paving, guardrail, drain, or any other rail bank appurtenance; or new text end 63.14     new text begin (9) park, overhang, or abandon any unauthorized vehicle or implement of husbandry new text end 63.15 new text begin on, across, or over the limits of rail bank property. new text end 63.16     new text begin (b) Unless a greater penalty is provided elsewhere in statute, any violation of this new text end 63.17 new text begin subdivision is a petty misdemeanor. new text end 63.18     new text begin (c) The cost to remove, repair, or perform any other corrective action necessitated by new text end 63.19 new text begin a violation of this subdivision may be charged to the violator. new text end 63.20    Sec. 90. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 299A.705, subdivision 1, is amended to read: 63.21    Subdivision 1. Vehicle services operating account. (a) The vehicle services 63.22operating account is created in the special revenue fund, consisting of all money from the 63.23vehicle services fees specified in chapters 168 and new text begin , new text end 168A new text begin , and 168D, new text end and any other money 63.24otherwise donated, allotted, appropriated, or legislated to this account. 63.25    (b) Funds appropriated are available to administer vehicle services as specified in 63.26chapters 168 and new text begin , new text end 168A new text begin , and 168D, new text end and section 169.345, including: 63.27    (1) designing, producing, issuing, and mailing vehicle registrations, plates, emblems, 63.28and titles; 63.29    (2) collecting title and registration taxes and fees; 63.30    (3) transferring vehicle registration plates and titles; 63.31    (4) maintaining vehicle records; 63.32    (5) issuing disability certificates and plates; 63.33    (6) licensing vehicle dealers; 63.34    (7) appointing, monitoring, and auditing deputy registrars; and 63.35    (8) inspecting vehicles when required by law. 64.1 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective retroactively from August 1, 2005, new text end 64.2 new text begin for fees collected on or after that date. new text end 64.3    Sec. 91. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 299F.60, subdivision 1, is amended to read: 64.4    Subdivision 1. Money penalty. Any person who violates any provision of sections 64.5299F.56 to 299F.641, or any rule issued thereunder, shall be new text begin is new text end subject to a civil penalty to 64.6be imposed by the commissioner not to exceed $10,000 new text begin $100,000 new text end for each such violation 64.7for each day that such new text begin the new text end violation persists, except that the maximum civil penalty shall 64.8 new text begin must new text end not exceed $500,000 new text begin $1,000,000 new text end for any related series of violations. 64.9 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective August 1, 2008, and applies to new text end 64.10 new text begin violations committed on or after that date. new text end 64.11    Sec. 92. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 299J.16, subdivision 1, is amended to read: 64.12    Subdivision 1. Civil penalty. (a) A pipeline operator who violates section 299J.07, 64.13subdivision 1 , or 299J.15, or the rules of the commissioner implementing those sections, 64.14shall forfeit and pay to the state a civil penalty in an amount to be determined by the court, 64.15up to $10,000 new text begin $100,000 new text end for each day that the operator remains in violation, subject to a 64.16maximum of $500,000 new text begin $1,000,000 new text end for a related series of violations. 64.17    (b) The penalty provided under this subdivision may be recovered by an action 64.18brought by the attorney general at the request of the commissioner, in the name of the 64.19state, in connection with an action to recover expenses of the director under section 64.20299J.13, subdivision 4 : 64.21    (1) in the District Court of Ramsey County; or 64.22    (2) in the county of the defendant's residence. 64.23 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective August 1, 2008, and applies to new text end 64.24 new text begin violations committed on or after that date. new text end 64.25    Sec. 93. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 325F.665, is amended by adding a 64.26subdivision to read: 64.27     new text begin Subd. 14. new text end new text begin Title branding. new text end new text begin (a) Upon transfer and application for title of all vehicles new text end 64.28 new text begin subject to this section, the registrar of motor vehicles shall record the term "lemon law new text end 64.29 new text begin vehicle" on the certificate of title and all subsequent certificates of title for that vehicle. new text end 64.30     new text begin (b) For vehicles with out-of-state titles that bear the term "lemon law vehicle," or new text end 64.31 new text begin any similar term, the registrar of motor vehicles shall record the term "lemon law vehicle" new text end 65.1 new text begin on the first Minnesota certificate of title and all subsequent Minnesota certificates of new text end 65.2 new text begin title issued for that vehicle. new text end 65.3     new text begin (c) The designation of "lemon law vehicle" on a certificate of title must be made by new text end 65.4 new text begin the registrar of motor vehicles in a clear and conspicuous manner, in a color different from new text end 65.5 new text begin all other writing on the certificate of title. new text end 65.6    Sec. 94. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 473.1466, is amended to read: 65.7473.1466 new text begin TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM new text end PERFORMANCE AUDIT; 65.8TRANSIT EVALUATION. 65.9    (a) In 1997 and every four years thereafter, the council shall provide for an 65.10independent entity selected through a request for proposal process conducted nationwide 65.11to do new text begin Prior to each major revision of the transportation policy plan, the council must carry new text end 65.12 new text begin out new text end a performance audit new text begin evaluation new text end of the commuting new text begin metropolitan new text end area's transportation 65.13system as a whole. The performance audit new text begin evaluation new text end must new text begin : new text end 65.14     new text begin (1) new text end evaluate the commuting area's ability to meet the region's needs new text begin need new text end for 65.15effective and efficient transportation of goods and people, new text begin ; new text end 65.16     new text begin (2) new text end evaluate future trends and their impacts on the region's new text begin area's new text end transportation 65.17system, and new text begin ; new text end 65.18     new text begin (3) assess the region's success in meeting the currently adopted regional new text end 65.19 new text begin transportation benchmarks; and new text end 65.20     new text begin (4) include an evaluation of the regional transit system, including a comparison with new text end 65.21 new text begin peer metropolitan regions with regard to key operating and investment measurements. new text end 65.22     new text begin (b) The council must update the evaluation of the regional transit system every new text end 65.23 new text begin two years. new text end 65.24     new text begin (c) The council shall use the results of the performance evaluation to new text end make 65.25recommendations for improving the system new text begin in each revision of the transportation policy new text end 65.26 new text begin plan new text end . The performance audit must recommend performance-funding measures. 65.27    (b) In 1999 and every four years thereafter, the council must evaluate the 65.28performance of the metropolitan transit system's operation in relationship to the regional 65.29transit performance standards developed by the council. 65.30     new text begin (d) The council must conduct a peer review of the performance evaluation using at new text end 65.31 new text begin least two nationally recognized transportation and transit consultants. new text end 65.32     new text begin (e) The council must submit the performance evaluation to the chairs and ranking new text end 65.33 new text begin minority members of the house of representatives and senate committees and divisions new text end 65.34 new text begin with jurisdiction over transportation finance and policy. new text end 66.1 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment new text end 66.2 new text begin and applies to each revision of the transportation policy plan after the 2008 revision. new text end 66.3    Sec. 95. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 473.166, is amended to read: 66.4473.166 CONTROLLED ACCESS; TRANSIT FIXED-GUIDEWAY; 66.5APPROVAL. 66.6    Before acquiring land for or constructing a controlled access highway or transit 66.7fixed-guideway in the area, the state Transportation Department or local government 66.8unit proposing the acquisition or construction shall submit to the council a statement 66.9describing the proposed project. The statement must be in the form and detail required by 66.10the council. The council shall review the statement to ascertain its consistency with its 66.11policy plan and the development guide. No project may be undertaken unless the council 66.12determines that it is consistent with the policy plan. This approval is in addition to the 66.13requirements of any other statute, ordinance or rule. 66.14 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end 66.15    Sec. 96. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 473.386, subdivision 1, is amended to read: 66.16    Subdivision 1. Service objectives. The council shall implement a special 66.17transportation service, as defined in section 174.29, in the metropolitan area. The service 66.18has the following objectives: 66.19    (a) to provide greater access to transportation for the elderly, people with disabilities, 66.20and others with special transportation needs in the metropolitan area; 66.21    (b) to develop an integrated system of special transportation service providing 66.22transportation tailored to meet special individual needs in the most cost-efficient manner; 66.23and 66.24    (c) to use existing public, private, and private nonprofit providers of service 66.25wherever possible new text begin when feasible and cost-efficient new text end , to supplement rather than replace 66.26existing service, and to increase the productivity of all special transportation vehicles 66.27available in the area. 66.28 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end 66.29    Sec. 97. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 473.386, subdivision 2, is amended to read: 66.30    Subd. 2. Service contracts; management; transportation accessibility advisory 66.31committee. (a) The council may contract for services necessary for the provision of 66.32special transportation. Transportation service provided under a contract must specify the 67.1service to be provided, the standards that must be met, and the rates for operating and 67.2providing special transportation services. 67.3    (b) The council shall establish management policies for the service and may contract 67.4with a service administrator for day-to-day administration and management of the service. 67.5Any contract must delegate to the service administrator clear authority to administer and 67.6manage the delivery of the service pursuant to council management policies and must 67.7establish performance and compliance standards for the service administrator. The council 67.8may provide directly day to day administration and management of the service and may 67.9own or lease vehicles used to provide the service. 67.10    (c) The council shall ensure that the service administrator establishes a system for 67.11registering and expeditiously responding to complaints by users, informing users of how 67.12to register complaints, and requiring providers to report on incidents that impair the safety 67.13and well-being of users or the quality of the service. 67.14     new text begin (d) new text end The council shall annually report to the commissioner of transportation and the 67.15legislature on complaints and provider reports, the response of the service administrator, 67.16and steps taken by the council and the service administrator to identify causes and provide 67.17remedies to recurring problems new text begin on its special transportation services as part of the program new text end 67.18 new text begin evaluation provided for in section 473.13, subdivision 1a new text end . 67.19    (d) Each year before renewing contracts with providers and the service administrator, 67.20the council shall provide an opportunity for the transportation accessibility advisory 67.21committee, users, and other interested persons to testify before the council concerning 67.22providers, contract terms, and other matters relating to council policies and procedures for 67.23implementing the service. 67.24    (e) new text begin The council shall provide, on an annual basis, an opportunity for users and new text end 67.25 new text begin other interested persons to provide testimony to the council concerning services provided new text end 67.26 new text begin under this section. new text end 67.27     new text begin (f) new text end The council shall establish a Transportation Accessibility Advisory Committee new text begin new text end 67.28 new text begin consisting of 15 members and a chair to advise the council on management policies for new text end 67.29 new text begin the council's special transportation service new text end . The Transportation Accessibility Advisory 67.30Committee must include elderly and disabled persons, other users of special transportation 67.31service, representatives of persons contracting to provide special transportation services, 67.32and representatives of appropriate agencies for elderly and disabled persons to advise 67.33the council on management policies for the service. At least half the Transportation 67.34Accessibility Advisory Committee members must be disabled or elderly persons or the 67.35representatives of disabled or elderly persons new text begin who are both ADA-certified and users of new text end 67.36 new text begin public transit in the metropolitan area new text end . Two of the appointments to the Transportation 68.1Accessibility Advisory Committee shall be made by the Council on Disability in 68.2consultation with the chair of the Metropolitan Council. 68.3 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end 68.4    Sec. 98. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 473.386, subdivision 2a, is amended to read: 68.5    Subd. 2a. Eligibility new text begin application and verification; penalty for fraudulent new text end 68.6certification. new text begin If the council requires a person to be certified as eligible for special new text end 68.7 new text begin transportation services, an applicant for certification must submit an application form new text end 68.8 new text begin and the applicant's eligibility must be verified by a type of professional specified by the new text end 68.9 new text begin council. new text end The council shall include the notice of penalty for fraudulent certification, and 68.10require the person certifying the applicant to sign the eligibility certification form and the 68.11applicant to sign the application form, as provided in section . new text begin : new text end 68.12     new text begin (1) require the applicant to sign the application form and certify that the application new text end 68.13 new text begin information is accurate; and new text end 68.14     new text begin (2) require the person verifying the applicant's eligibility to sign the eligibility new text end 68.15 new text begin verification form and certify that the verifying information is accurate. new text end 68.16     new text begin The penalty provided for in section 174.295, subdivision 4, applies to the new text end 68.17 new text begin certifications by the applicant and the person verifying the applicant's eligibility. The new text end 68.18 new text begin council must include a notice of the penalty for fraudulent certification in the application new text end 68.19 new text begin form and the eligibility verification form. new text end 68.20 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end 68.21    Sec. 99. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 473.386, subdivision 3, is amended to read: 68.22    Subd. 3. Duties of council. In implementing the special transportation service, the 68.23council shall: 68.24    (a) encourage participation in the service by public, private, and private nonprofit 68.25providers of special transportation currently receiving capital or operating assistance 68.26from a public agency; 68.27    (b) new text begin when feasible and cost-efficient, new text end contract with public, private, and private 68.28nonprofit providers that have demonstrated their ability to effectively provide service at 68.29a reasonable cost; 68.30    (c) encourage individuals using special transportation to use the type of service 68.31most appropriate to their particular needs; 68.32    (d) ensure that all persons providing special transportation service receive equitable 68.33treatment in the allocation of the ridership; 69.1    (e) encourage shared rides to the greatest extent practicable; 69.2    (f) new text begin (e) new text end encourage public agencies that provide transportation to eligible individuals 69.3as a component of human services and educational programs to coordinate with this 69.4service and to allow reimbursement for transportation provided through the service at rates 69.5that reflect the public cost of providing that transportation; 69.6    (g) new text begin (f) new text end establish criteria to be used in determining individual eligibility for special 69.7transportation services; 69.8    (h) new text begin (g) new text end consult with the Transportation Accessibility Advisory Committee in a 69.9timely manner before changes are made in the provision of special transportation services, 69.10including, but not limited to, changes in policies affecting the matters subject to hearing 69.11under subdivision 2; 69.12    (i) new text begin (h) new text end provide for effective administration and enforcement of council policies 69.13and standards; 69.14    (j) annually evaluate providers of special transportation service to ensure compliance 69.15with the standards established for the program; and 69.16    (k) new text begin (i) new text end ensure that, taken as a whole including contracts with public, private, and 69.17private nonprofit providers, the geographic coverage area of the special transportation 69.18service is continuous within the boundaries of the transit taxing district, as defined as of 69.19March 1, 2006, in section 473.446, subdivision 2. 69.20 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end 69.21    Sec. 100. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 473.399, is amended to read: 69.22473.399 new text begin TRANSIT WAYS; new text end LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT AND COMMUTER RAIL 69.23PLANNING new text begin IN THE METROPOLITAN AREA new text end . 69.24    Subdivision 1. General requirements. (a) new text begin The council must identify in its new text end 69.25 new text begin transportation policy plan those heavily traveled corridors where development of a transit new text end 69.26 new text begin way may be feasible and cost-effective. Modes of providing service in a transit way may new text end 69.27 new text begin include bus rapid transit, light rail transit, commuter rail, or other available systems or new text end 69.28 new text begin technologies that improve transit service. new text end 69.29     new text begin (b) After the completion of environmental studies and receipt of input from the new text end 69.30 new text begin governing body of each statutory and home rule charter city, county, and town in which a new text end 69.31 new text begin transit way is proposed to be constructed, the council must designate the locally preferred new text end 69.32 new text begin alternative transit mode with respect to the corridor. new text end 69.33     new text begin (c) new text end The council shall adopt a plan to ensure that new text begin any new text end light rail transit facilities new text begin new text end 69.34 new text begin that are designated as the locally preferred alternative and that are to be constructed new text end in 70.1the metropolitan area will be acquired, developed, owned, and capable of operation in 70.2an efficient, cost-effective, and coordinated manner in coordination with buses and other 70.3transportation modes and facilities. The plan may be developed and adopted in phases 70.4corresponding to phasing of construction of light rail. The council may incorporate into its 70.5plan appropriate elements of the plans of regional railroad authorities in order to avoid 70.6duplication of effort. 70.7    (b) The light rail transit plan or first phase of the plan required by this section must 70.8be adopted by the council before the commissioner of transportation may begin 70.9     new text begin (d) new text end Construction of light rail transit facilities new text begin in a particular transit corridor may not new text end 70.10 new text begin commence unless and until that mode is designated as the locally preferred alternative new text end 70.11 new text begin for that corridor by the council new text end . Following adoption of the plan, the commissioner of 70.12transportation shall act in conformity with the plan. The commissioner shall prepare or 70.13amend the final design plans as necessary to make the plans consistent with the light 70.14rail transit plan. 70.15    (c) Throughout the development and implementation of the plan, the council shall 70.16contract for or otherwise obtain engineering services to assure that the plan adequately 70.17addresses the technical aspects of light rail transit. 70.18    Subd. 1a. Integrated transportation system. The commissioner of transportation 70.19and the Metropolitan Council shall ensure that the light rail transit and commuter rail 70.20facilities are planned, designed, and implemented: (1) to move commuters and transit 70.21users into and out of, as well as within, the metropolitan area, and (2) to ensure that rail 70.22transit lines will interface with each other and other transportation facilities and services 70.23so as to provide a unified, integrated, and efficient multimodal transportation system. 70.24    Subd. 4. Expenditure of state funds. No state funds may be expended by the 70.25Metropolitan Council to study new text begin a particular new text end light rail transit or commuter rail new text begin facility new text end unless 70.26the funds are appropriated in legislation that identifies new text begin the new text end route, including the origin 70.27and destination. 70.28 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end 70.29    Sec. 101. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 473.3993, subdivision 1, is amended to 70.30read: 70.31    Subdivision 1. Application. The definitions in this section apply to section 70.32 new text begin sections 473.3993 to 473.3997 new text end . 70.33 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end 71.1    Sec. 102. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 473.3993, subdivision 3, is amended to 71.2read: 71.3    Subd. 3. Final design plan. "Final design plan" means a light rail transit plan that 71.4includes the items in the preliminary design plan and the preliminary engineering plan for 71.5the facilities proposed but with greater detail and specificity needed for construction. The 71.6final design plan must include, at a minimum: 71.7    (1) final plans for the physical design of facilities, including the right-of-way 71.8definition; environmental impacts and mitigation measures; intermodal coordination with 71.9bus operations and routes; and civil engineering plans for vehicles, track, stations, parking, 71.10and access, including disability access; and 71.11    (2) final plans for civil engineering for electrification, communication, and other 71.12similar facilities; operational rules, procedures, and strategies; capital costs; ridership; 71.13operating costs and revenues, and sources of funds for operating subsidies; financing for 71.14construction and operation; an implementation method; and other similar matters. 71.15    The final design plan must be stated with sufficient particularity and detail to 71.16allow the proposer to begin the acquisition and construction of operable facilities. If a 71.17design-build implementation method is proposed, instead of civil engineering plans the 71.18final design plan must state detailed design criteria and performance standards for the 71.19facilities. 71.20    The commissioner of transportation may use a design-build method of project 71.21development and construction for light rail transit. Notwithstanding any law to the 71.22contrary, the commissioner may award a design-build contract on the basis of requests 71.23for proposals or requests for qualifications without bids. "Design-build method of 71.24project development and construction" means a project delivery system in which a single 71.25contractor is responsible for both the design and construction of the project and bids the 71.26design and construction together. 71.27 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end 71.28    Sec. 103. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 473.3993, is amended by adding a 71.29subdivision to read: 71.30     new text begin Subd. 4. new text end new text begin Responsible authority. new text end new text begin "Responsible authority" means either the new text end 71.31 new text begin Metropolitan Council or the state of Minnesota acting through the commissioner of new text end 71.32 new text begin transportation, as designated by the governor under section 473.3994, subdivision 1a, for a new text end 71.33 new text begin particular light rail transit facility. new text end 71.34 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end 72.1    Sec. 104. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 473.3994, is amended to read: 72.2473.3994 LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT; DESIGN PLANS. 72.3     new text begin Subd. 1a. new text end new text begin Designation of responsible authority. new text end new text begin For each proposed light rail transit new text end 72.4 new text begin facility in the metropolitan area, the governor must designate either the Metropolitan new text end 72.5 new text begin Council or the state of Minnesota acting through the commissioner of transportation as new text end 72.6 new text begin the entity responsible for planning, designing, acquiring, constructing, and equipping new text end 72.7 new text begin the facility. Notwithstanding such designation, the commissioner and the council may new text end 72.8 new text begin enter into one or more cooperative agreements with respect to the planning, designing, new text end 72.9 new text begin acquiring, constructing, or equipping of a particular light rail transit facility that provide new text end 72.10 new text begin for the parties to exercise their respective authorities in support of the project in a manner new text end 72.11 new text begin that best serves the project and the public. new text end 72.12    Subd. 2. Preliminary design plans; public hearing. Before final design plans are 72.13prepared for a light rail transit facility new text begin in the metropolitan area new text end , the commissioner of 72.14transportation new text begin responsible authority new text end and the regional railroad authority or authorities 72.15in whose jurisdiction the line or lines are located must hold a public hearing on the 72.16physical design component of the preliminary design plans. The commissioner of 72.17transportation new text begin responsible authority new text end and the regional railroad authority or authorities in 72.18whose jurisdiction the line or lines are located must provide appropriate public notice of 72.19the hearing and publicity to ensure that affected parties have an opportunity to present 72.20their views at the hearing. The commissioner new text begin responsible authority new text end shall summarize the 72.21proceedings and testimony and maintain the record of a hearing held under this section, 72.22including any written statements submitted. 72.23    Subd. 3. Preliminary design plans; local approval. At least 30 days before the 72.24hearing under subdivision 2, the commissioner of transportation new text begin responsible authority new text end shall 72.25submit the physical design component of the preliminary design plans to the governing 72.26body of each statutory and home rule charter city, county, and town in which the route 72.27is proposed to be located. The city, county, or town shall hold a public hearing. Within 72.2845 days after the hearing under subdivision 2, the city, county, or town shall review and 72.29approve or disapprove the plans for the route to be located in the city, county, or town. A 72.30local unit of government that disapproves the plans shall describe specific amendments to 72.31the plans that, if adopted, would cause the local unit to withdraw its disapproval. Failure 72.32to approve or disapprove the plans in writing within 45 days after the hearing is deemed 72.33to be approval, unless an extension of time is agreed to by the city, county, or town and 72.34the commissioner of transportation new text begin responsible authority new text end . 72.35    Subd. 4. Preliminary design plans; council referral. If the governing body of 72.36one or more cities, counties, or towns disapproves the preliminary design plans within 73.1the period allowed under subdivision 3, the commissioner of transportation may refer the 73.2plans, along with any comments of local jurisdictions, to the Metropolitan Council. The 73.3council shall hold a hearing on the plans, giving the commissioner of transportation, new text begin if the new text end 73.4 new text begin responsible authority, new text end any disapproving local governmental units, and other persons an 73.5opportunity to present their views on the plans. The council may conduct independent 73.6study as it deems desirable and may mediate and attempt to resolve disagreements about 73.7the plans. Within 90 new text begin 60 new text end days after the referral new text begin hearing new text end , the council shall review the 73.8plans submitted by the commissioner of transportation and the council new text begin and new text end shall decide 73.9what amendments to the plans, if any, must be made to accommodate the objections 73.10presented by the disapproving local governmental units. The commissioner shall make the 73.11Amendments to the plans new text begin as decided by the council must be made new text end before continuing the 73.12planning and designing process. 73.13    Subd. 5. Final design plans. (a) If the final design plans incorporate a substantial 73.14change from the preliminary design plans with respect to location, length, or termini 73.15of routes; general dimension, elevation, or alignment of routes and crossings; location 73.16of tracks above ground, below ground, or at ground level; or station locations, before 73.17beginning construction, the commissioner new text begin responsible authority new text end shall submit the changed 73.18component of new text begin the new text end final design plans to the governing body of each statutory and home 73.19rule city, county, and town in which the changed component is proposed to be located. 73.20Within 60 days after the submission of the plans, the city, county, or town shall review 73.21and approve or disapprove the changed component located in the city, county, or town. A 73.22local unit of government that disapproves the change shall describe specific amendments 73.23to the plans that, if adopted, would cause the local unit to withdraw its disapproval. 73.24Failure to approve or disapprove the changed plans in writing within the time period is 73.25deemed to be approval, unless an extension is agreed to by the city, county, or town and 73.26the commissioner new text begin responsible authority new text end . 73.27    (b) If the governing body of one or more cities, counties, or towns disapproves the 73.28changed plans within the period allowed under paragraph (a), the commissioner may refer 73.29the plans, along with any comments of local jurisdictions, to the Metropolitan Council. 73.30The council shall review the final design plans under the same procedure and with the 73.31same effect as provided in subdivision 4 for preliminary design plans. 73.32    Subd. 7. Council review. new text begin If the commissioner is the responsible authority, new text end before 73.33proceeding with construction of a light rail transit facility, the commissioner must submit 73.34preliminary and final design plans to the Metropolitan Council. The council must review 73.35the plans for consistency with the council's development guide and approve the plans. 74.1    Subd. 8. Metropolitan significance. This section does not diminish or replace the 74.2authority of the council under section 473.173. 74.3    Subd. 9. Light rail transit operating costs. (a) Before submitting an application for 74.4federal assistance for light rail transit facilities in the metropolitan area, the applicant must 74.5provide to the Metropolitan Council estimates new text begin must prepare an estimate new text end of the amount 74.6of operating subsidy which will be required to operate light rail transit in the corridor to 74.7which the federal assistance would be applied. The information provided to the council new text begin new text end 74.8 new text begin estimate new text end must indicate the amount of operating subsidy estimated to be required in each 74.9of the first ten years of operation of the light rail transit facility. new text begin If the commissioner of new text end 74.10 new text begin transportation is the responsible authority, the commissioner must provide information new text end 74.11 new text begin requested by the council that is necessary to make the estimate. new text end 74.12    (b) The council must review and evaluate the information provided new text begin estimate new text end 74.13 new text begin developed new text end under paragraph (a) with regard to the effect of operating the light rail transit 74.14facility on the currently available mechanisms for financing transit in the metropolitan area. 74.15    Subd. 10. Corridor Management Committee. new text begin The responsible authority new text end 74.16 new text begin must establish new text end a Corridor Management Committee shall be established to advise the 74.17commissioner of transportation new text begin responsible authority new text end in the design and construction of 74.18light rail transit in each corridor to be constructed. The Corridor Management Committee new text begin new text end 74.19 new text begin for each corridor new text end shall consist of the following members: 74.20    (1) one member appointed by each city and county in which the corridor is located; 74.21    (2) the commissioner of transportation or a designee of the commissioner; 74.22    (3) two members appointed by the Metropolitan Council, one of whom shall be 74.23designated as the chair of the committee; 74.24    (4) one member appointed by the Metropolitan Airports Commission, if the 74.25designated corridor provides direct service to the Minneapolis-St. Paul International 74.26Airport; and 74.27    (5) one member appointed by the president of the University of Minnesota, if the 74.28designated corridor provides direct service to the university. 74.29    The Corridor Management Committee shall advise the commissioner of 74.30transportation new text begin responsible authority new text end on issues relating to the alternatives analysis, 74.31environmental review, preliminary design, preliminary engineering, final design, 74.32implementation method, and construction of light rail transit new text begin in the corridor new text end . 74.33    Subd. 13. Dispute resolution. In the event of a dispute between any of the parties 74.34arising from the parties' respective authority and responsibility under this section, the 74.35dispute shall be submitted to the Metropolitan Council for final resolution by any party to 74.36the dispute. The Metropolitan Council shall establish by July 1, 1993, a process to ensure 75.1a prompt and speedy resolution of the dispute. This process shall allow the parties to 75.2provide evidence and testimony in support of their positions. 75.3     new text begin Subd. 14. new text end new text begin Transfer of facility after construction. new text end new text begin If the commissioner of new text end 75.4 new text begin transportation is the responsible authority for a particular light rail transit facility, the new text end 75.5 new text begin commissioner must transfer to the Metropolitan Council all facilities constructed and new text end 75.6 new text begin all equipment and property acquired in developing the facility upon completion of new text end 75.7 new text begin construction. new text end 75.8 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end 75.9    Sec. 105. new text begin [473.3995] LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT; DESIGN-BUILD METHOD. new text end 75.10     new text begin (a) A responsible authority may use a design-build method of project development new text end 75.11 new text begin and construction for light rail transit. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, a new text end 75.12 new text begin responsible authority may award a design-build contract on the basis of requests for new text end 75.13 new text begin proposals or requests for qualifications without bids. "Design-build method of project new text end 75.14 new text begin development and construction" means a project delivery system in which a single new text end 75.15 new text begin contractor is responsible for both the design and construction of the project and bids the new text end 75.16 new text begin design and construction together. new text end 75.17     new text begin (b) If a responsible authority utilizes a design-build method of project development new text end 75.18 new text begin and construction for light rail transit, the requirements and procedures in sections 161.3410 new text end 75.19 new text begin to 161.3426 apply to the procurement, subject to the following conditions and exceptions: new text end 75.20     new text begin (1) if the Metropolitan Council is the responsible authority for a particular light rail new text end 75.21 new text begin transit project, when used in sections 161.3410 to 161.3426, (i) the terms "commissioner," new text end 75.22 new text begin "Minnesota Department of Transportation," "department," "state agencies," and "road new text end 75.23 new text begin authority" refer to the Metropolitan Council, and (ii) the term "state" refers to the new text end 75.24 new text begin Metropolitan Council except in references to state law or in references to the state as new text end 75.25 new text begin a geographical location; new text end 75.26     new text begin (2) the provisions of section 161.3412, subdivisions 3 and 4, are not applicable new text end 75.27 new text begin to the procurement; and new text end 75.28     new text begin (3) if any federal funds are used in developing or constructing the light rail transit new text end 75.29 new text begin project, any provisions in sections 161.3410 to 161.3426 that are inconsistent with, or new text end 75.30 new text begin prohibited by, any federal law, regulation, or other requirement are not applicable to the new text end 75.31 new text begin procurement. new text end 75.32 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end 76.1    Sec. 106. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 473.3997, is amended to read: 76.2473.3997 FEDERAL FUNDING; LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT. 76.3    (a) Upon completion of the alternatives analysis and draft environmental impact 76.4statement new text begin , and selection of the locally preferred alternative, new text end for the central corridor 76.5transit improvement project new text begin each light rail transit facility new text end , the council, the commissioner 76.6of transportation, and the affected regional rail authorities new text begin responsible authority new text end may 76.7prepare a joint new text begin an new text end application for federal assistance for new text begin the new text end light rail transit facilities in the 76.8metropolitan area new text begin facility new text end . new text begin If the commissioner is the responsible authority, new text end the application 76.9must be reviewed and approved by the Metropolitan Council before it is submitted by the 76.10council and the commissioner. In reviewing the application the council must consider the 76.11information submitted to it new text begin operating cost estimate developed new text end under section 473.3994, 76.12subdivision 9 . 76.13    (b) Until the application described in paragraph (a) is submitted new text begin Except for the new text end 76.14 new text begin designated responsible authority for a particular light rail transit facility new text end , no political 76.15subdivision in the metropolitan area may on its own apply for federal assistance for light 76.16rail transit planning or construction. 76.17 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end 76.18    Sec. 107. new text begin [473.3999] LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT CONSTRUCTION IN new text end 76.19 new text begin METROPOLITAN AREA; COUNCIL AUTHORITY. new text end 76.20     new text begin The Metropolitan Council may exercise the powers granted in this chapter and in new text end 76.21 new text begin other applicable law, as necessary, to plan, design, acquire, construct, and equip light rail new text end 76.22 new text begin transit facilities in the metropolitan area as defined in section 473.121, subdivision 2. new text end 76.23 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end 76.24    Sec. 108. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 473.4051, is amended to read: 76.25473.4051 LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT OPERATION. 76.26    The council shall operate new text begin all new text end light rail transit facilities and services new text begin located in the new text end 76.27 new text begin metropolitan area new text end upon completion of construction of the facilities and the commencement 76.28of revenue service using the facilities. The commissioner of transportation and the council 76.29may not allow the commencement of revenue service until after an appropriate period of 76.30acceptance testing to ensure new text begin safe and new text end satisfactory performance. In assuming the operation 76.31of the system, the council must comply with section 473.415. The council shall coordinate 76.32operation of the light rail transit system with bus service to avoid duplication of service 77.1on a route served by light rail transit and to ensure the widest possible access to light rail 77.2transit lines in both suburban and urban areas by means of a feeder bus system. 77.3 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end 77.4    Sec. 109. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 473.407, subdivision 1, is amended to read: 77.5    Subdivision 1. Authorization. The council may appoint peace officers, as defined 77.6in section 626.84, subdivision 1, paragraph (c), and establish a law enforcement agency, 77.7as defined in section 626.84, subdivision 1, paragraph (f), known as the Metropolitan 77.8Transit Police, to police its transit property and routes, to carry out investigations, and to 77.9make arrests under sections 629.30 and 629.34. The jurisdiction of the law enforcement 77.10agency is limited to offenses relating to council transit property, equipment, employees, 77.11and passengers. new text begin The jurisdiction of the Metropolitan Transit Police shall include traffic new text end 77.12 new text begin lanes designed for bus or transit use, freeway or expressway shoulders in the seven-county new text end 77.13 new text begin metropolitan area used by authorized transit buses and metro mobility buses under section new text end 77.14 new text begin 169.306, and high-occupancy vehicle lanes used by transit buses. Upon request from, or new text end 77.15 new text begin under an agreement with, any law enforcement agency and subject to the availability of new text end 77.16 new text begin its personnel and other resources, the Metropolitan Transit Police may exercise general new text end 77.17 new text begin law enforcement agency authority to assist any law enforcement agency in implementing new text end 77.18 new text begin or carrying out law enforcement activities, programs, or initiatives. If the commissioner new text end 77.19 new text begin of transportation contracts with the Metropolitan Council for operation of commuter rail new text end 77.20 new text begin facilities under section 174.90, the jurisdiction of the Metropolitan Transit Police extends new text end 77.21 new text begin to offenses relating to the operation, property, facilities, equipment, employees, and new text end 77.22 new text begin passengers of the commuter rail facilities located in and outside of the metropolitan area. new text end 77.23 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end 77.24    Sec. 110. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 473.408, is amended by adding a 77.25subdivision to read: 77.26     new text begin Subd. 8. new text end new text begin Charitable organization discount passes. new text end new text begin The council may offer passes, new text end 77.27 new text begin including tokens, for regular route bus service for sale to charitable organizations, new text end 77.28 new text begin described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, at a special discount. new text end 77.29 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end 77.30    Sec. 111. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 473.408, is amended by adding a 77.31subdivision to read: 78.1     new text begin Subd. 9. new text end new text begin Youth discount passes. new text end new text begin (a) The council may offer passes, including new text end 78.2 new text begin tokens, for regular route bus service to charitable organizations, described in section new text end 78.3 new text begin 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, free of charge. Any passes provided under this new text end 78.4 new text begin subdivision must be: new text end 78.5     new text begin (1) distributed to and used solely by a person who is under 16 years of age; and new text end 78.6     new text begin (2) restricted to use on a bus that is not operating at full capacity at the time of new text end 78.7 new text begin use of the bus pass. new text end 78.8     new text begin (b) The council may establish additional requirements and terms of use of the new text end 78.9 new text begin passes, including but not limited to charging a fee to the charitable organization for any new text end 78.10 new text begin printing or production costs, restricting times of bus pass use to certain or nonpeak hours new text end 78.11 new text begin of operation, and establishing oversight and auditing of the charitable organization with new text end 78.12 new text begin regard to bus pass distribution and use. new text end 78.13 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end 78.14    Sec. 112. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 609.531, subdivision 1, is amended to read: 78.15    Subdivision 1. Definitions. For the purpose of sections 609.531 to 609.5318, the 78.16following terms have the meanings given them. 78.17    (a) "Conveyance device" means a device used for transportation and includes, but 78.18is not limited to, a motor vehicle, trailer, snowmobile, airplane, and vessel and any 78.19equipment attached to it. The term "conveyance device" does not include property which 78.20is, in fact, itself stolen or taken in violation of the law. 78.21    (b) "Weapon used" means a dangerous weapon as defined under section 609.02, 78.22subdivision 6 , that the actor used or had in possession in furtherance of a crime. 78.23    (c) "Property" means property as defined in section 609.52, subdivision 1, clause (1). 78.24    (d) "Contraband" means property which is illegal to possess under Minnesota law. 78.25    (e) "Appropriate agency" means the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, the 78.26Minnesota Division of Driver and Vehicle Services, the Minnesota State Patrol, a 78.27county sheriff's department, the Three Rivers Park District park rangers, the Department 78.28of Natural Resources Division of Enforcement, the University of Minnesota Police 78.29Department, the Department of Corrections' Fugitive Apprehension Unit, or a city new text begin , new text end 78.30 new text begin metropolitan transit, new text end or airport police department. 78.31    (f) "Designated offense" includes: 78.32    (1) for weapons used: any violation of this chapter, chapter 152, or chapter 624; 78.33    (2) for driver's license or identification card transactions: any violation of section 78.34171.22 ; and 79.1    (3) for all other purposes: a felony violation of, or a felony-level attempt or 79.2conspiracy to violate, section 325E.17; 325E.18; 609.185; 609.19; 609.195; 609.21; 79.3609.221 ; 609.222; 609.223; 609.2231; 609.24; 609.245; 609.25; 609.255; 609.282; 79.4609.283 ; 609.322; 609.342, subdivision 1, clauses (a) to (f); 609.343, subdivision 1, 79.5clauses (a) to (f); 609.344, subdivision 1, clauses (a) to (e), and (h) to (j); 609.345, 79.6subdivision 1 , clauses (a) to (e), and (h) to (j); 609.352; 609.42; 609.425; 609.466; 79.7609.485 ; 609.487; 609.52; 609.525; 609.527; 609.528; 609.53; 609.54; 609.551; 609.561; 79.8609.562 ; 609.563; 609.582; 609.59; 609.595; 609.631; 609.66, subdivision 1e; 609.671, 79.9subdivisions 3, 4, 5, 8, and 12 ; 609.687; 609.821; 609.825; 609.86; 609.88; 609.89; 79.10609.893 ; 609.895; 617.246; 617.247; or a gross misdemeanor or felony violation of 79.11section 609.891 or 624.7181; or any violation of section 609.324. 79.12    (g) "Controlled substance" has the meaning given in section 152.01, subdivision 4. 79.13 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end 79.14    Sec. 113. Laws 2005, First Special Session chapter 1, article 4, section 39, the effective 79.15date, is amended to read: 79.16EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the latter of August 1, 2006, or the 79.17date on which the commissioner determines that building permits have been issued for 79.18the construction of a new pulp and paper manufacturing facility at Grand Rapids new text begin on the new text end 79.19 new text begin effective date of 2007 House File 1351, article 1, sections 60 and 61, as amended new text end . 79.20 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end 79.21    Sec. 114. Laws 2008, chapter 152, article 6, section 7, is amended to read: 79.22    Sec. 7. [398A.10] TRANSIT FUNDING. 79.23    Subdivision 1. Capital costs. A county regional railroad authority may not 79.24contribute more than ten percent of the capital costs of a light rail transit or commuter rail 79.25project. new text begin This subdivision does not apply to a light rail transit project for which a county new text end 79.26 new text begin regional railroad authority commits to providing an amount greater than ten percent of new text end 79.27 new text begin the capital costs, if the commitment (1) is made before October 2, 2008, (2) is made as new text end 79.28 new text begin part of an application for federal funds, and (3) is adjusted by the county regional railroad new text end 79.29 new text begin authority to meet the requirements of this subdivision as part of the next scheduled federal new text end 79.30 new text begin funding application for the project. new text end 79.31    Subd. 2. Operating and maintenance costs. A county regional railroad authority 79.32may not contribute any funds to pay the operating and maintenance costs for a light rail 79.33transit or commuter rail project. If a county regional railroad authority is contributing 80.1funds for operating and maintenance costs on a light rail transit or commuter rail project 80.2on the date of the enactment of this act, the authority may continue to contribute funds 80.3for these purposes until January 1, 2009. 80.4    Subd. 3. Application. This section only applies if new text begin to new text end a county new text begin that new text end has imposed the 80.5metropolitan transportation sales and use tax under section 297A.992. 80.6EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day after the metropolitan 80.7transportation area sales tax is imposed under Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.992, 80.8subdivision 2 . new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2008. new text end 80.9 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end 80.10    Sec. 115. new text begin LEGISLATIVE INTENT CONCERNING TRUCK WEIGHT new text end 80.11 new text begin INCREASES. new text end 80.12     new text begin It is the intent of the legislature to study, during the 2010 legislative session, the new text end 80.13 new text begin effects of the sections in this chapter that increase allowable size, weight, or load limits on new text end 80.14 new text begin state or local roads or bridges, and to modify statutes as necessary to achieve the goals of new text end 80.15 new text begin promoting mobility while protecting infrastructure. new text end 80.16    Sec. 116. new text begin CULKIN SAFETY REST AREA. new text end 80.17     new text begin The commissioner of transportation shall reopen without delay the Culkin safety rest new text end 80.18 new text begin area, located on marked Interstate Highway 35. new text end 80.19 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end 80.20    Sec. 117. new text begin CREDIT CARD PAYMENT STUDY; PROPOSAL. new text end 80.21     new text begin (a) By February 1, 2009, the commissioner of public safety shall submit a proposal new text end 80.22 new text begin to the chairs and ranking minority members of the senate and house of representatives new text end 80.23 new text begin committees with jurisdiction over transportation finance. The proposal must identify a new text end 80.24 new text begin method that allows the Department of Public Safety, its deputy registrars, and driver's new text end 80.25 new text begin license agents to collect by credit or debit card, motor vehicle registration taxes under new text end 80.26 new text begin Minnesota Statutes, section 168.013; motor vehicle certificates of title and related new text end 80.27 new text begin document fees under Minnesota Statutes, section 168A.29; motor vehicle sales tax under new text end 80.28 new text begin Minnesota Statutes, sections 297B.02 and 297B.025; and driver's license and Minnesota new text end 80.29 new text begin identification card fees under Minnesota Statutes, section 171.06. new text end 80.30     new text begin (b) The proposal must identify the total estimated statewide cost of the processing new text end 80.31 new text begin fees paid to either a vendor, financial institution, or credit card company. The proposal new text end 80.32 new text begin must consider options to finance the acceptance fees through either (1) state fee increases new text end 81.1 new text begin necessary to finance (i) the costs of credit and debit card processing fees paid to a new text end 81.2 new text begin processing vendor, (ii) the administrative costs of the department to implement the new text end 81.3 new text begin acceptance of credit and debit cards, including hardware and software costs of the new text end 81.4 new text begin department, its deputy registrars, and agents, and (iii) associated ongoing administrative new text end 81.5 new text begin cost increases, or (2) an agreement with a vendor that allows the addition of a convenience new text end 81.6 new text begin fee to each transaction to be paid directly by customers who choose to utilize credit or new text end 81.7 new text begin debit cards. new text end 81.8     new text begin (c) The commissioner of public safety, with the assistance of the commissioners of new text end 81.9 new text begin finance and administration, shall develop a request for proposals from vendors, to be new text end 81.10 new text begin issued by January 1, 2010, to implement the acceptance of credit and debit payments by new text end 81.11 new text begin the Department of Public Safety, its deputy registrars, and agents. The department shall new text end 81.12 new text begin consult deputy registrars and driver's license agents in developing the request for proposals. new text end 81.13    Sec. 118. new text begin STUDY OF TRANSPORTATION LONG-RANGE SOLUTIONS. new text end 81.14     new text begin (a) The commissioner of transportation shall conduct a study in consultation with new text end 81.15 new text begin other state agencies and key stakeholders to evaluate the current and long-range needs of new text end 81.16 new text begin the state's transportation system, and investigate possible strategies to meet these needs. new text end 81.17     new text begin (b) The study must include, but is not limited to: new text end 81.18     new text begin (1) evaluation of the current needs of the state's highway systems, bridges, and new text end 81.19 new text begin transit; new text end 81.20     new text begin (2) analysis and quantification of the needs for the next 20 years of the state's new text end 81.21 new text begin highway systems, bridges, and transit; new text end 81.22     new text begin (3) comparison of estimates of revenues raised by current transportation funding new text end 81.23 new text begin sources, with long-term needs of the state's transportation system; new text end 81.24     new text begin (4) identification of options for maintenance and improvement of the state's new text end 81.25 new text begin transportation system with specific reference to the effects of potential increases in vehicle new text end 81.26 new text begin fuel economy, availability of alternative modes of transportation, and extreme fuel price new text end 81.27 new text begin volatility on future transportation revenues; new text end 81.28     new text begin (5) analysis of alternative pricing options utilized in other states and countries, new text end 81.29 new text begin and their potential for use, public acceptance, alleviation of congestion, and revenue new text end 81.30 new text begin generation in this state; and new text end 81.31     new text begin (6) identification of options for road-use pricing, other alternative financing new text end 81.32 new text begin mechanisms with particular consideration of key environmental impacts such as air new text end 81.33 new text begin quality, water quality, and greenhouse gas emissions, and estimates of implementation new text end 81.34 new text begin costs, user costs, and revenue. new text end 82.1     new text begin (c) The commissioner shall report the results of the study to the legislature no later new text end 82.2 new text begin than November 1, 2009. new text end 82.3    Sec. 119. new text begin STUDY AND REPORT ON SPEED LIMITS. new text end 82.4     new text begin The commissioner of transportation shall report to the chairs and ranking minority new text end 82.5 new text begin members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over transportation and local new text end 82.6 new text begin government by January 30, 2009, on speed limits on local roads. The commissioner shall new text end 82.7 new text begin consult with local governments and solicit input from local governments before issuing new text end 82.8 new text begin the report. The report must include, at a minimum: new text end 82.9     new text begin (1) whether the current statutory speed limit of 30 miles per hour in urban districts new text end 82.10 new text begin and rural residential districts is appropriate, or if there are locations where the appropriate new text end 82.11 new text begin speed limit is 25 miles per hour; new text end 82.12     new text begin (2) whether the current statutory speed limit of 55 miles per hour in rural residential new text end 82.13 new text begin districts within a city is appropriate, or if there are locations where the appropriate speed new text end 82.14 new text begin limit is 30 miles per hour; and new text end 82.15     new text begin (3) whether the current definitions of urban district, rural residential district, and new text end 82.16 new text begin residential roadway are appropriate, or whether and how they should be changed. new text end 82.17    Sec. 120. new text begin RAIL TRANSIT FEASIBILITY STUDY. new text end 82.18     new text begin The Metropolitan Council may conduct a study of the feasibility of the use of light new text end 82.19 new text begin rail or commuter rail transit in a corridor aligned on marked Interstate Highway 394 or new text end 82.20 new text begin between marked Interstate Highway 394 and marked Trunk Highway 55, from downtown new text end 82.21 new text begin Minneapolis to Ridgedale Drive in Minnetonka, with the alternative of extending to new text end 82.22 new text begin Wayzata. The study must include consideration of the feasibility of combining the new text end 82.23 new text begin Southwest Rail Transit Corridor with the Interstate Highway 394 Corridor between new text end 82.24 new text begin downtown Minneapolis and a point of divergence west of downtown. The Metropolitan new text end 82.25 new text begin Council may hire a consultant to assist in the study and report. new text end 82.26    Sec. 121. new text begin REPORT ON INTERNET-BASED DRIVER EDUCATION. new text end 82.27     new text begin The commissioner of public safety shall submit a report on Internet-based driver new text end 82.28 new text begin education for the instruction permit component by February 15, 2009, to the chairs and new text end 82.29 new text begin ranking minority members of the house of representatives and senate committees having new text end 82.30 new text begin jurisdiction over transportation finance and policy. The report must review and analyze new text end 82.31 new text begin current findings and studies on the feasibility, effectiveness, and impacts of Internet-based new text end 82.32 new text begin driver education programs for the instruction permit component, including program new text end 82.33 new text begin effectiveness for persons under age 18. new text end 83.1    Sec. 122. new text begin NULLIFICATION OF EXPEDITED TOWN ROAD new text end 83.2 new text begin EXTINGUISHMENT. new text end 83.3     new text begin (a) Any extinguishment of town interest in a town road under Minnesota Statutes, new text end 83.4 new text begin section 164.06, subdivision 2, is hereby nullified if: new text end 83.5     new text begin (1) the interest was not recorded or filed with the county recorder but was recorded new text end 83.6 new text begin or filed with the county auditor prior to 1972; new text end 83.7     new text begin (2) the state or a political subdivision has constructed a road or bridge improvement new text end 83.8 new text begin on a right-of-way affected by the interest; new text end 83.9     new text begin (3) the affected road was the only means of access to a property; new text end 83.10     new text begin (4) the extinguishment took place within the last ten years; and new text end 83.11     new text begin (5) a person whose only access to property was lost because of the extinguishment new text end 83.12 new text begin files a petition of a nullification with the town board stating that the person's property new text end 83.13 new text begin became landlocked because of the extinguishment and that the road satisfies all of the new text end 83.14 new text begin requirements of paragraph (a), clauses (1) to (4). A copy of the road order found filed or new text end 83.15 new text begin recorded with the county auditor must be attached to the petition. The town shall file the new text end 83.16 new text begin petition with the county auditor and record it with the county recorder. new text end 83.17     new text begin (b) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 164.08, subdivision 1, and new text end 83.18 new text begin 541.023, for any nullification under paragraph (a), the affected road is hereby deemed to new text end 83.19 new text begin be a cartway. No additional damages or other payments may be required other than those new text end 83.20 new text begin paid at the time the fee interest was originally acquired and the order filed with the county new text end 83.21 new text begin auditor. A cartway created by this paragraph may be converted to a private driveway new text end 83.22 new text begin under Minnesota Statutes, section 164.08, subdivision 2. new text end 83.23     new text begin (c) For purposes of this section, "affected road" means the road in which the town new text end 83.24 new text begin board extinguished its interest. new text end 83.25 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end 83.26    Sec. 123. new text begin WILLMAR AIRPORT. new text end 83.27     new text begin (a) Notwithstanding any law, rule, or agreement to the contrary, the commissioner new text end 83.28 new text begin of transportation may enter into an agreement with the city of Willmar to allow funds new text end 83.29 new text begin granted by the state to the city for land acquisition purposes at its former airport to instead new text end 83.30 new text begin be used by June 30, 2012, as the state's share of funds for aeronautical purposes at the new text end 83.31 new text begin city's new airport. new text end 83.32     new text begin (b) Funds not spent pursuant to paragraph (a) by June 30, 2012, must be paid to the new text end 83.33 new text begin commissioner of transportation and deposited in the state airports fund. new text end 83.34    Sec. 124. new text begin AIRPORT ZONING EXCEPTION. new text end 84.1     new text begin (a) Notwithstanding any other law, rule, or ordinance to the contrary, the new text end 84.2 new text begin Eveleth-Virginia Municipal Airport Board of Adjustment must grant a variance to a new text end 84.3 new text begin property owner who resides in Safety Zone A of the Eveleth-Virginia Municipal Airport new text end 84.4 new text begin for the construction of, reconstruction of, remodeling of, or expansion of a structure in new text end 84.5 new text begin accordance with St. Louis County Ordinance 46, provided that the structure must not new text end 84.6 new text begin exceed the height restrictions imposed by the airport ordinance. new text end 84.7     new text begin (b) Notwithstanding any other law, rule, or ordinance to the contrary, Safety Zone A new text end 84.8 new text begin of the Eveleth-Virginia Municipal Airport shall not include any residential building lot new text end 84.9 new text begin riparian to the east shore of St. Mary's Lake, St. Louis County provided such residential new text end 84.10 new text begin building lot was in existence on January 1, 1978. new text end 84.11    Sec. 125. new text begin APPLICATION. new text end 84.12     new text begin Sections 94 to 111 apply in the counties of Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, new text end 84.13 new text begin Ramsey, Scott, and Washington. new text end 84.14 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end 84.15    Sec. 126. new text begin REPEALER. new text end 84.16 new text begin (a) new text end new text begin Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 221.60, subdivisions 2, 3, 3a, 4, 5, and 6; new text end 84.17 new text begin 221.601; and 221.602, new text end new text begin are repealed. new text end 84.18 new text begin (b) new text end new text begin Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 168A.05, subdivision 5a; and 325E.0951, new text end 84.19 new text begin subdivision 3a, new text end new text begin are repealed. new text end 84.20 new text begin (c) Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 473.1465; and 473.3994, subdivision 13, new text end new text begin are new text end 84.21 new text begin repealed. new text end 84.22 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin Paragraph (a) is effective the day following final enactment. new text end 84.23ARTICLE 2 84.24REGISTRATION PLATES 84.25    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 168.10, subdivision 1a, is amended to read: 84.26    Subd. 1a. Collector's vehicle, pioneer license new text begin plate new text end . (a) Any motor vehicle 84.27manufactured prior to 1936 and owned and operated solely as a collector's item shall be 84.28listed for taxation and registration as follows: An affidavit shall be executed stating the 84.29name and address of the owner, the name and address of the person from whom purchased, 84.30the make of the motor vehicle, year and number of the model, the manufacturer's 84.31identification number and that the vehicle is owned and operated solely as a collector's 84.32item and not for general transportation purposes. If the registrar new text begin commissioner new text end is satisfied 85.1that the affidavit is true and correct and the owner pays a $25 tax new text begin and the plate fee new text end 85.2 new text begin authorized under section 168.12 new text end , the registrar new text begin commissioner new text end shall list such vehicle for 85.3taxation and registration and shall issue a single number plate. 85.4    (b) The number plate so issued shall bear the inscription "Pioneer," "Minnesota" 85.5and the registration number or other combination of characters authorized under section 85.6168.12, subdivision 2a , but no date. The number plate is valid without renewal as long 85.7as the vehicle is in existence new text begin in Minnesota new text end . The registrar new text begin commissioner new text end has the power to 85.8revoke said plate for failure to comply with this subdivision. 85.9    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 168.10, subdivision 1b, is amended to read: 85.10    Subd. 1b. Collector's vehicle, classic car license new text begin plate new text end . (a) Any motor vehicle 85.11manufactured between and including the years 1925 and 1948, and designated by the 85.12registrar of motor vehicles new text begin commissioner new text end as a classic car because of its fine design, high 85.13engineering standards, and superior workmanship, and owned and operated solely as a 85.14collector's item shall be listed for taxation and registration as follows: An affidavit shall be 85.15executed stating the name and address of the owner, the name and address of the person 85.16from whom purchased, the make of the motor vehicle, year and number of the model, the 85.17manufacturer's identification number and that the vehicle is owned and operated solely as a 85.18collector's item and not for general transportation purposes. If the registrar new text begin commissioner new text end 85.19is satisfied that the affidavit is true and correct and that the motor vehicle qualifies to 85.20be classified as a classic car, and the owner pays a $25 tax new text begin and the plate fee authorized new text end 85.21 new text begin under section 168.12 new text end , the registrar new text begin commissioner new text end shall list such vehicle for taxation and 85.22registration and shall issue a single number plate. 85.23    (b) The number plate so issued shall bear the inscription "Classic Car," "Minnesota," 85.24and the registration number or other combination of characters authorized under section 85.25168.12, subdivision 2a , but no date. The number plate is valid without renewal as long 85.26as the vehicle is in existence new text begin in Minnesota new text end . The registrar new text begin commissioner new text end has the power to 85.27revoke said plate for failure to comply with this subdivision. 85.28    (c) The following cars built between and including 1925 and 1948 are classic: 85.29 A.C. 85.30 Adler 85.31 Alfa Romeo 85.32 Alvis Speed 20, 25, and 4.3 litre. 85.33 Amilcar 85.34 Aston Martin 85.35 Auburn All 8-cylinder and 12-cylinder models. 85.36 Audi 86.1 Austro-Daimler 86.2 Avions Voisin 12 86.3 Bentley 86.4 Blackhawk 86.5 B.M.W. Models 327, 328, and 335 only. 86.6 Brewster (Heart-front Ford) 86.7 Bugatti 86.8 Buick 1931 through 1942: series 90 only. 86.9 Cadillac All 1925 through 1935. 86.10 All 12's and 16's. 86.11 1936-1948: Series 63, 65, 67, 86.12 70, 72, 75, 80, 85 and 90 only. 86.13 1938-1947: 60 special only. 86.14 1940-1947: All 62 Series. 86.15 Chrysler 1926 through 1930: Imperial 80. 86.16 1929: Imperial L. 86.17 1931 through 1937: Imperial Series CG, 86.18 CH, CL, and CW. 86.19 All Newports and Thunderbolts. 86.20 1934 CX. 86.21 1935 C-3. 86.22 1936 C-11. 86.23 1937 through 1948: Custom Imperial, 86.24 Crown Imperial Series C-15, C-20, C-24, 86.25 C-27, C-33, C-37, and C-40. 86.26 Cord 86.27 Cunningham 86.28 Dagmar Model 25-70 only. 86.29 Daimler 86.30 Delage 86.31 Delahaye 86.32 Doble 86.33 Dorris 86.34 Duesenberg 86.35 du Pont 86.36 Franklin All models except 1933-34 Olympic Sixes. 86.37 Frazer Nash 86.38 Graham 1930-1931: Series 137. 86.39 Graham-Paige 1929-1930: Series 837. 86.40 Hispano Suiza 86.41 Horch 86.42 Hotchkiss 86.43 Invicta 87.1 Isotta Fraschini 87.2 Jaguar 87.3 Jordan Speedway Series 'Z' only. 87.4 Kissel 1925, 1926 and 1927: Model 8-75. 87.5 1928: Model 8-90, and 8-90 White Eagle. 87.6 1929: Model 8-126, and 8-90 White Eagle. 87.7 1930: Model 8-126. 87.8 1931: Model 8-126. 87.9 Lagonda 87.10 Lancia 87.11 La Salle 1927 through 1933 only. 87.12 Lincoln All models K, L, KA, and KB. 87.13 1941: Model 168H. 87.14 1942: Model 268H. 87.15 Lincoln Continental 1939 through 1948. 87.16 Locomobile All models 48 and 90. 87.17 1927: Model 8-80. 87.18 1928: Model 8-80. 87.19 1929: Models 8-80 and 8-88. 87.20 Marmon All 16-cylinder models. 87.21 1925: Model 74. 87.22 1926: Model 74. 87.23 1927: Model 75. 87.24 1928: Model E75. 87.25 1931: Model 88, and Big 8. 87.26 Maybach 87.27 McFarlan 87.28 Mercedes Benz All models 2.2 litres and up. 87.29 Mercer 87.30 M.G. 6-cylinder models only. 87.31 Minerva 87.32 Nash 1931: Series 8-90. 87.33 1932: Series 9-90, 87.34 Advanced 8, and Ambassador 8. 87.35 1933-1934: Ambassador 8. 87.36 Packard 1925 through 1934: All models. 87.37 1935 through 1942: Models 1200, 87.38 1201, 1202, 1203, 1204, 1205, 1207, 87.39 1208, 1400, 1401, 1402, 1403, 1404, 87.40 1405, 1407, 1408, 1500, 1501, 1502, 87.41 1506, 1507, 1508, 1603, 1604, 1605, 87.42 1607, 1608, 1705, 1707, 1708, 1806, 87.43 1807, 1808, 1906, 1907, 1908, 2006, 88.1 2007, and 2008 only. 88.2 1946 and 1947: Models 2106 and 88.3 2126 only. 88.4 Peerless 1926 through 1928: Series 69. 88.5 1930-1931: Custom 8. 88.6 1932: Deluxe Custom 8. 88.7 Pierce Arrow 88.8 Railton 88.9 Renault Grand Sport model only. 88.10 Reo 1930-1931: Royale Custom 8, and 88.11 Series 8-35 and 8-52 Elite 8. 88.12 1933: Royale Custom 8. 88.13 Revere 88.14 Roamer 1925: Series 8-88, 6-54e, and 4-75. 88.15 1926: Series 4-75e, and 8-88. 88.16 1927-1928: Series 8-88. 88.17 1929: Series 8-88, and 8-125. 88.18 1930: Series 8-125. 88.19 Rohr 88.20 Rolls Royce 88.21 Ruxton 88.22 Salmson 88.23 Squire 88.24 Stearns Knight 88.25 Stevens Duryea 88.26 Steyr 88.27 Studebaker 1929-1933: President, except model 82. 88.28 Stutz 88.29 Sunbeam 88.30 Talbot 88.31 Triumph Dolomite 8 and Gloria 6. 88.32 Vauxhall Series 25-70 and 30-98 only. 88.33 Voisin 88.34 Wills Saint Claire 88.35    (d) No commercial vehicles such as hearses, ambulances, or trucks are considered 88.36to be classic cars. 88.37    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 168.10, subdivision 1c, is amended to read: 88.38    Subd. 1c. Collector's vehicle, collector plate. (a) The owner of any new text begin self-propelled new text end 88.39motor vehicle, including any truck, (1) that is (i) at least 20 model years old, or (ii) at 88.40least ten model years old and with a body or engine style of which not more than 500 88.41were manufactured in or imported into the United States in any model year, (2) that was 89.1manufactured after 1935, and (3) that is owned and operated solely as a collector's vehicle, 89.2shall list the vehicle for taxation and registration as provided in paragraph (b). 89.3    (b) The owner shall execute an affidavit stating (1) the name and address of the 89.4person from whom purchased and of the new owner, (2) the make of the motor vehicle, 89.5(3) the year and number of the model, (4) the manufacturer's identification number, (5) 89.6in the case of a vehicle described in paragraph (a), clause (1)(ii), that the vehicle has a 89.7body or engine style of which not more than 500 were manufactured or imported into the 89.8United States in any model year, and (6) that the vehicle is owned and operated solely as a 89.9collector's item and not for general transportation purposes. 89.10    (c) The owner shall provide a statement of the manufacturer or importer regarding 89.11the number of vehicles manufactured or imported during the model year. 89.12    (d) The owner shall also prove that the owner also has one or more vehicles with 89.13regular license plates. 89.14If the registrar new text begin commissioner new text end is satisfied that the affidavit is true and correct and the 89.15owner pays a $25 tax new text begin and the plate fee authorized under section 168.12 new text end , the registrar new text begin new text end 89.16 new text begin commissioner new text end shall list the vehicle for taxation and registration and shall issue a single 89.17number plate. 89.18    (e) The number plate issued shall bear the inscription "Collector," "Minnesota," 89.19and the registration number or other combination of characters authorized under section 89.20168.12, subdivision 2a , but no date. The number plate is valid without renewal as long 89.21as the vehicle is in existence new text begin in Minnesota new text end . The registrar new text begin commissioner new text end has the power to 89.22revoke the plate for failure to comply with this subdivision. 89.23    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 168.10, subdivision 1d, is amended to read: 89.24    Subd. 1d. Collector's vehicle, street rod license new text begin plate new text end . Any modernized motor 89.25vehicle manufactured prior to the year 1949 or designed and manufactured to resemble 89.26such vehicle shall be listed for taxation and registration as follows: 89.27    An affidavit shall be executed stating the name and address of the person from 89.28whom purchased and of the new owner, the make of the motor vehicle, year number of 89.29model, and the manufacturer's identification number. The affidavit shall further state that 89.30the vehicle is owned and operated solely as a street rod and not for general transportation 89.31purposes. The owner must also prove that the owner has one or more vehicles with regular 89.32license plates. If the registrar new text begin commissioner new text end is satisfied that the affidavit is true and 89.33correct and the owner pays a $25 tax new text begin and the plate fee authorized under section 168.12 new text end , 89.34the registrar new text begin commissioner new text end shall list such vehicle for taxation and registration and shall 89.35issue a single number plate. 90.1    The number plate issued shall bear the inscription "Street Rod", "Minnesota" and the 90.2registration number or other combination of characters authorized under section 168.12, 90.3subdivision 2a , but no date. The number plate is valid without renewal as long as the 90.4vehicle is in existence new text begin in Minnesota new text end . The registrar new text begin commissioner new text end has the power to revoke 90.5such plate for failure to comply with this subdivision. 90.6    Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 168.10, subdivision 1g, is amended to read: 90.7    Subd. 1g. Original plates. A vehicle registered pursuant to subdivision 1a, 1b, 1c 90.8or 1d may in lieu of being issued number plates by the registrar new text begin commissioner new text end display 90.9original Minnesota number plates issued in the same year as the model year of the car 90.10on which they are displayed. The number of the original plates must be provided to the 90.11registrar new text begin commissioner new text end . The original plates must be in good condition and shall be used in 90.12pairs one to be displayed in the front of the car and one in the rear, except for an original 90.13plate issued in 1911, 1944, 1945, or 1946 which may be used singly and displayed at the 90.14rear of the vehicle. Original Minnesota number plates shall not be used if the number on 90.15the original plate is identical to a number on any current street rod plate or any other plate 90.16in a numbering system used by the registrar new text begin commissioner without written authorization new text end 90.17 new text begin from the commissioner new text end . Any person currently using plates issued pursuant to subdivision 90.181a, 1b, 1c or 1d shall return those plates to the registrar new text begin commissioner new text end before substituting 90.19original plates. The registrar may new text begin commissioner shall new text end charge a fee new text begin of $10 new text end for registering 90.20the number on original plates. 90.21    Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 168.10, subdivision 1h, is amended to read: 90.22    Subd. 1h. Collector military vehicle. (a) A motor vehicle, including a truck, shall 90.23be listed and registered under this section if it meets the following conditions: 90.24    (1) it is at least 20 years old; 90.25    (2) its first owner following its manufacture was a branch of the armed forces of 90.26the United States and it presently conforms to the vehicle specifications required during 90.27the time of military ownership, or it has been restored and presently conforms to the 90.28specifications required by a branch of the armed forces for the model year that the restored 90.29vehicle could have been owned by that branch of the armed forces; and 90.30    (3) it is owned by a nonprofit organization and operated solely as a collector's 90.31vehicle. For purposes of this subdivision, "nonprofit organization" means a corporation, 90.32society, association, foundation, or institution organized and operated exclusively for 90.33historical or educational purposes, no part of the net earnings of which inures to the 90.34benefit of a private individual. 91.1    (b) The owner of the vehicle shall execute an affidavit stating the name and address 91.2of the person from whom purchased and of the new owner; the make, year, and model 91.3number of the motor vehicle; the manufacturer's identification number; and the collector 91.4military vehicle identification number, if any, located on the exterior of the vehicle. The 91.5affidavit must affirm that the vehicle is owned by a nonprofit organization and is operated 91.6solely as a collector's item and not for general transportation purposes. If the registrar new text begin new text end 91.7 new text begin commissioner new text end is satisfied that the affidavit is true and correct and the owner pays a $25 91.8tax new text begin and the plate fee authorized under section 168.12 new text end , the registrar new text begin commissioner new text end shall 91.9list the vehicle for taxation and registration and shall issue number plates. The number 91.10plates shall bear the inscriptions "Collector" and "Minnesota" and the registration number, 91.11but no date. The number plates are valid without renewal as long as the vehicle is in 91.12existence new text begin in Minnesota new text end . The registrar new text begin commissioner new text end may revoke the plates for failure 91.13to comply with this subdivision. 91.14    (c) Notwithstanding section 168.09, 168.12, or other law to the contrary, the owner 91.15of a registered collector military vehicle is not required to display registration plates on the 91.16exterior of the vehicle if the vehicle has an exterior number identification that conforms to 91.17the identifying system for military vehicles in effect when the vehicle was last owned by 91.18the branch of the armed forces of the United States or in effect in the year to which the 91.19collector military vehicle has been restored. However, the state registration plates must be 91.20carried in or on the collector military vehicle at all times. 91.21    (d) The owner of a registered collector military vehicle that is not required to display 91.22registration plates under paragraph (c) may tow a registered trailer behind it. The trailer 91.23is not required to display registration plates if the trailer: 91.24    (1) does not exceed a gross weight of 15,000 pounds; 91.25    (2) otherwise conforms to registration, licensing, and safety laws and specifications; 91.26    (3) conforms to military specifications for appearance and identification; 91.27    (4) is intended to represent and does represent a military trailer; and 91.28    (5) carries registration plates on or in the trailer or the collector military vehicle 91.29towing the trailer. 91.30    Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 168.10, subdivision 1i, is amended to read: 91.31    Subd. 1i. Collector plate transfer. Notwithstanding section 168.12, subdivision 1, 91.32on payment of a transfer fee of $5, plates issued under this section may be transferred to 91.33another vehicle owned or jointly owned by the person to whom the special plates were 91.34issued or the plate may be assigned to another owner. In addition to the transfer fee a new 91.35owner must pay the $25 plate tax or new text begin and new text end any fee required by section 168.12, subdivision 92.12a . The $5 fee must be paid into the state treasury and credited to the highway user tax 92.2distribution fund. License plates issued under this section may not be transferred to a 92.3vehicle not eligible for the collector's vehicle license plates. 92.4    Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 168.12, subdivision 1, is amended to read: 92.5    Subdivision 1. Plates; design, visibility, periods of issuance. (a) The commissioner, 92.6upon approval and payment, shall issue to the applicant the plates required by this chapter, 92.7bearing the state name and an assigned vehicle registration number. The number assigned 92.8by the commissioner may be a combination of a letter or sign with figures. The color of the 92.9plates and the color of the abbreviation of the state name and the number assigned must 92.10be in marked contrast. The plates must be lettered, spaced, or distinguished to suitably 92.11indicate the registration of the vehicle according to the rules of the commissioner. 92.12    (b) When a vehicle is registered on the basis of total gross weight, the plates issued 92.13must clearly indicate by letters or other suitable insignia the maximum gross weight 92.14for which the tax has been paid. 92.15    (c) The plates must be so treated as to be at least 100 times brighter than the 92.16conventional painted number plates. When properly mounted on an unlighted vehicle, the 92.17plates, when viewed from a vehicle equipped with standard headlights, must be visible for 92.18a distance of not less than 1,500 feet and readable for a distance of not less than 110 feet. 92.19    (d) The commissioner shall issue plates for the following periods: 92.20    (1) New plates issued pursuant to section 168.012, subdivision 1, must be issued to a 92.21vehicle for as long as the vehicle is owned by the exempt agency and the plate shall not be 92.22transferable from one vehicle to another but the plate may be transferred with the vehicle 92.23from one tax-exempt agency to another. 92.24    (2) Plates issued for passenger automobiles must be issued for a seven-year period. 92.25All plates issued under this paragraph must be replaced if they are seven years old or older 92.26at the time of registration renewal or will become so during the registration period. 92.27    (3) Plates issued under sections 168.053 and 168.27, subdivisions 16 and 17, must 92.28be for a seven-year period. 92.29    (4) Plates issued under subdivisions 2c and 2d and section 168.123 must be issued 92.30for the life of the veteran under section 169.79. 92.31    (5) Plates for any vehicle not specified in clauses (1) to (3), except for trailers as 92.32hereafter provided, must be issued for the life of the vehicle. Beginning with plates issued 92.33for the year 1981, plates issued for trailers with a total gross weight of 3,000 pounds or 92.34less must be issued for the life of the trailer and must be not more than seven inches in 92.35length and four inches in width. 93.1    (e) In a year in which plates are not issued, the commissioner shall issue for each 93.2registration a sticker to designate the year of registration. This sticker must show the year 93.3or years for which the sticker is issued, and is valid only for that period. The plates and 93.4stickers issued for a vehicle may not be transferred to another vehicle during the period 93.5for which the sticker is issued, except when issued for a vehicle registered under section 93.6168.187 . 93.7    (f) Despite any other provision of this subdivision, plates issued to a vehicle used 93.8for behind-the-wheel instruction in a driver education course in a public school may 93.9be transferred to another vehicle used for the same purpose without payment of any 93.10additional fee. The public school shall notify the commissioner of each transfer of plates 93.11under this paragraph. The commissioner may prescribe a format for notification. 93.12    Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 168.12, subdivision 2, is amended to read: 93.13    Subd. 2. Amateur radio licensee; special plates, rules. (a) The commissioner shall 93.14issue amateur radio plates to an applicant who: 93.15    (1) is an owner of a passenger automobile or recreational motor vehicle; 93.16    (2) is a resident of this state; 93.17    (3) holds an official amateur radio station license or a citizens radio service class D 93.18license, in good standing, issued by the Federal Communications Commission; 93.19    (4) pays the registration tax required under section 168.013; 93.20    (5) pays a fee of $10 for each set of special plates and any other fees required by 93.21this chapter; and 93.22    (6) complies with this chapter and rules governing the registration of motor vehicles 93.23and licensing of drivers; 93.24    (b) In lieu of the registration number required for identification under subdivision 1, 93.25the plates must indicate the official amateur call letters of the applicant, as assigned by the 93.26Federal Communications Commission, and the words "AMATEUR RADIO." 93.27    (c) This provision for the issue of special plates applies only if the applicant's motor 93.28vehicle is already registered in Minnesota so that the applicant has valid regular Minnesota 93.29plates issued for that motor vehicle under which to operate it during the time that it will 93.30take to have the necessary special plates made. 93.31    (d) If owning more than one motor vehicle of the type specified in this subdivision, 93.32the applicant may apply for special plates for each of not more than two motor vehicles new text begin new text end 93.33 new text begin motor vehicle new text end and, if each application complies with this subdivision, the commissioner 93.34shall furnish the applicant with the special plates, indicating the official amateur call 94.1letters and other distinguishing information as the commissioner considers necessary, for 94.2each of the two motor vehicles. 94.3    (e) The commissioner may make reasonable rules governing the use of the special 94.4plates as will assure the full compliance by the owner of the special plates, with all existing 94.5laws governing the registration of motor vehicles and the transfer and use of the plates. 94.6    (f) Despite any contrary provision of subdivision 1, the special plates issued under 94.7this subdivision may be transferred by an owner to another motor vehicle listed in 94.8paragraph (a) and registered to the same owner, upon the payment of a fee of $5. The 94.9commissioner must be notified before the transfer and may prescribe a format for the 94.10notification. 94.11    Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 168.12, subdivision 2a, is amended to read: 94.12    Subd. 2a. Personalized plates; rules. (a) The commissioner shall new text begin may new text end issue 94.13personalized plates or, if requested for special plates issued under section 168.123 for 94.14veterans, 168.124 for medal of honor recipients, or 168.125 for former prisoners of war, 94.15applicable personalized special veterans plates, to an applicant who: 94.16    (1) is an owner of a passenger automobile including a passenger automobile 94.17registered as a classic car, pioneer car, collector car, or street rod; any truck with a 94.18manufacturer's nominal rated capacity of one ton or less and resembling a pickup truck; a 94.19motorcycle, including a classic motorcycle; new text begin a motorized bicycle; a commuter van as new text end 94.20 new text begin defined in section 168.126; new text end or a recreational motor vehicle; 94.21    (2) pays a onetime fee of $100 and any other fees required by this chapter; 94.22    (3) pays the registration tax required by this chapter for the motor vehicle; and 94.23    (4) complies with this chapter and rules governing registration of motor vehicles 94.24and licensing of drivers. 94.25    (b) The commissioner shall charge a replacement fee for personalized license plates 94.26and personalized special veterans plates issued under section 168.123 as specified in 94.27subdivision 5. This fee must be paid by the applicant whenever the personalized plates are 94.28required to be replaced by law, except that as provided in section 168.124, subdivision 94.293 , and 168.125, subdivision 1b, no fee may be charged to replace plates issued under 94.30those sections. 94.31    (c) In lieu of the registration number assigned as provided in subdivision 1, 94.32personalized plates and personalized special veterans plates must have imprinted on them 94.33a series of not more than seven numbers and letters, or five numbers and letters for 94.34personalized special veterans plates, in any combination and, as applicable, satisfy the 94.35design requirements of section 168.123, 168.124, or 168.125. When an applicant has once 95.1obtained personalized plates or personalized special veterans plates, the applicant shall 95.2have a prior claim for similar personalized plates or personalized special veterans plates in 95.3the next succeeding year as long as current motor vehicle registration is maintained. 95.4    (d) The commissioner shall adopt rules in the manner provided by chapter 14, 95.5regulating the issuance and transfer of personalized plates and personalized special 95.6veterans plates. No words or combination of letters placed on these plates may be used 95.7for commercial advertising, be of an obscene, indecent, or immoral nature, or be of a 95.8nature that would offend public morals or decency. The call signals or letters of a radio or 95.9television station are not commercial advertising for the purposes of this subdivision. 95.10    (e) Despite the provisions of subdivision 1, personalized plates and personalized 95.11special veterans plates issued under this subdivision may be transferred to another motor 95.12vehicle listed in paragraph (a) and owned by the applicant, upon the payment of a fee of $5. 95.13    (f) The commissioner may by rule specify the format for notification. 95.14    (g) A personalized plate or personalized special veterans plate issued for a classic 95.15car, pioneer car, collector car, street rod, or classic motorcycle may not be transferred 95.16to a vehicle not eligible for such a plate. 95.17    (h) Despite any law to the contrary, if the personalized license plates are lost, stolen, 95.18or destroyed, the applicant may apply and must be issued duplicate license plates bearing 95.19the same combination of letters and numbers and the same design as (1) the former 95.20personalized plates or personalized special veterans plates under section 168.123 upon 95.21the payment of the fee required by section 168.29 or (2) the former personalized special 95.22veterans plates issued under section 168.124 or 168.125, without charge. 95.23    Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 168.12, subdivision 2b, is amended to read: 95.24    Subd. 2b. Firefighters; special plates, rules. (a) The commissioner shall issue 95.25special plates, or a single license plate in the case of a motorcycle plate, to any applicant 95.26who: 95.27    (1) is both a member of a fire department receiving state aid under chapter 69 new text begin , new text end 95.28 new text begin has a letter from the fire chief, new text end and new text begin is new text end an owner of a passenger automobile, a truck with 95.29a manufacturer's nominal rated capacity of one ton and resembling a pickup truck, or 95.30a motorcycle; 95.31    (2) pays a fee of $10 and any other fees required by this chapter; 95.32    (3) pays the registration tax required by this chapter for the motor vehicle; and 95.33    (4) complies with this chapter and rules governing the registration of motor vehicles 95.34and licensing of drivers. 96.1    (b) In lieu of the identification required under subdivision 1, the special plates must 96.2bear an emblem of a Maltese Cross together with any numbers or characters prescribed 96.3by the commissioner. No applicant shall receive more than two sets of plates for motor 96.4vehicles owned by the applicant. 96.5    (c) Special plates issued under this subdivision may only be used during the period 96.6that the owner of the motor vehicle is a member of a fire department as specified in this 96.7subdivision. When the individual to whom the special plates were issued is no longer a 96.8member of a fire department or when the motor vehicle ownership is transferred, the 96.9owner shall remove the special plates from the motor vehicle. new text begin If the commissioner new text end 96.10 new text begin receives written notification that an individual is no longer qualified for these special new text end 96.11 new text begin plates, the commissioner shall invalidate the plates and notify the individual of this new text end 96.12 new text begin action. The individual may retain the plate only upon demonstrating compliance with the new text end 96.13 new text begin qualifications of this subdivision. new text end Upon removal new text begin or invalidation new text end of the special plates, or 96.14special motorcycle plate, either the owner or purchaser of the motor vehicle is entitled 96.15to receive regular plates or a regular motorcycle plate for the motor vehicle without cost 96.16for the remainder of the registration period for which the special plate or plates were 96.17issued new text begin shall obtain regular plates or a regular motorcycle plate for the proper registration new text end 96.18 new text begin classification for the motor vehicle new text end . 96.19    (d) A special motorcycle license plate issued under this subdivision must be the 96.20same size as a standard motorcycle license plate. 96.21    (e) Upon payment of a fee of $5, plates issued under this subdivision for a passenger 96.22automobile or truck may be transferred to another passenger automobile or truck owned 96.23or jointly owned by the person to whom the plates were issued. On payment of a fee of 96.24$5, a plate issued under this subdivision for a motorcycle may be transferred to another 96.25motorcycle owned or jointly owned by the person to whom the plate was issued. 96.26    (f) The commissioner may adopt rules under the Administrative Procedure Act, 96.27sections 14.001 to 14.69, to govern the issuance and use of the special plates authorized 96.28in this subdivision. 96.29    Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 168.12, subdivision 2c, is amended to read: 96.30    Subd. 2c. National Guard; special plates, rules. (a) The commissioner shall 96.31issue special plates to any applicant who: 96.32    (1) is a regularly enlisted, commissioned, or retired member of the Minnesota 96.33National Guard, other than an inactive member who is not a retired member, and is an 96.34owner of a passenger automobile; 96.35    (2) pays a fee of $10 and any other fees required by this chapter; 97.1    (3) pays the registration tax required by this chapter; and 97.2    (4) complies with this chapter and rules governing the registration of motor vehicles 97.3and licensing of drivers. 97.4    (b) The adjutant general shall design the emblem for these special plates subject to 97.5the approval of the commissioner. 97.6    (c) An applicant must not be issued more than two sets of plates for motor vehicles 97.7registered to the applicant. 97.8    (d) new text begin (c) new text end Special plates issued under this subdivision may only be used during the 97.9period that the owner of the motor vehicle is an active or retired member of the Minnesota 97.10National Guard as specified in this subdivision. When the individual to whom the 97.11special plates were issued is no longer an active or retired member of the Minnesota 97.12National Guard, the special plates must be removed from the vehicle by the owner. new text begin If the new text end 97.13 new text begin commissioner receives written notification that an individual is no longer qualified for new text end 97.14 new text begin these special plates, the commissioner shall invalidate the plates and notify the individual new text end 97.15 new text begin of this action. The individual may retain the plate only upon demonstrating compliance new text end 97.16 new text begin with the qualifications of this subdivision. new text end Upon removal new text begin or invalidation new text end of the special 97.17plates, either the owner or purchaser of the motor vehicle is entitled to receive regular 97.18plates for the motor vehicle without cost for the remainder of the registration period for 97.19which the special plates were issued new text begin shall obtain regular plates for the motor vehicle new text end . 97.20    (e) new text begin (d) new text end While the person is an active or retired member of the Minnesota National 97.21Guard, plates issued pursuant to this subdivision may be transferred to another motor 97.22vehicle owned by that individual upon payment of a fee of $5. 97.23    (f) new text begin (e) new text end For purposes of this subdivision, "retired member" means an individual 97.24placed on the roll of retired officers or roll of retired enlisted members in the Office of the 97.25Adjutant General under section 192.18 and who is not deceased. 97.26    (g) new text begin (f) new text end The commissioner may adopt rules under the Administrative Procedure Act to 97.27govern the issuance and use of the special plates authorized by this subdivision. 97.28    Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 168.12, subdivision 2d, is amended to read: 97.29    Subd. 2d. Ready Reserve; special plates, rules. (a) The commissioner shall issue 97.30special plates to an applicant who: 97.31    (1) is not eligible for special National Guard plates under subdivision 2c, is a 97.32member of the United States armed forces ready reserve as described in United States 97.33Code, title 10, section 10142 or 10143, new text begin or a retired reserve as described in United States new text end 97.34 new text begin Code, title 10, section 10154, new text end and is an owner of a passenger automobile; 97.35    (2) pays a fee of $10 and any other fees required by this chapter; 98.1    (3) pays the registration tax required by this chapter; and 98.2    (4) complies with this chapter and rules governing the registration of motor vehicles 98.3and licensing of drivers. 98.4    (b) The commissioner of veterans affairs shall design the emblem for these special 98.5plates subject to the approval of the commissioner. 98.6    (c) An applicant must not be issued more than two sets of plates for motor vehicles 98.7owned by the applicant. 98.8    (d) new text begin (c) new text end Special plates issued under this subdivision may only be used during the 98.9period that the owner of the motor vehicle is a member of the ready reserve. When the 98.10owner is no longer a member, the special plates must be removed from the motor vehicle 98.11by the owner. new text begin If the commissioner receives written notification that an individual is no new text end 98.12 new text begin longer qualified for these special plates, the commissioner shall invalidate the plates new text end 98.13 new text begin and notify the individual of this action. The individual may retain the plate only upon new text end 98.14 new text begin demonstrating compliance with the qualifications of this subdivision. new text end On removing new text begin new text end 98.15 new text begin removal or invalidation of new text end the special plates, either the owner or purchaser of the motor 98.16vehicle is entitled to receive regular plates for the motor vehicle without cost for the rest 98.17of the registration period for which the special plates were issued new text begin shall obtain regular new text end 98.18 new text begin plates for the motor vehicle new text end . While the owner is a member of the ready reserve, plates 98.19issued under this subdivision may be transferred to another motor vehicle owned by that 98.20individual on paying a fee of $5. 98.21    (e) new text begin (d) new text end The commissioner may adopt rules under the Administrative Procedure Act 98.22to govern the issuance and use of the special plates authorized by this subdivision. 98.23    Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 168.12, subdivision 2e, is amended to read: 98.24    Subd. 2e. Volunteer ambulance attendants; special plates. (a) The commissioner 98.25shall issue special license plates to an applicant who: 98.26    (1) is a volunteer ambulance attendant as defined in section 144E.001, subdivision 98.2715 , and owns a motor vehicle taxed as a passenger automobile; 98.28    (2) pays the registration tax required by this chapter for the motor vehicle; 98.29    (3) pays a fee of $10 and any other fees required by this chapter; and 98.30    (4) complies with this chapter and rules governing the registration of motor vehicles 98.31and licensing of drivers. 98.32    (b) The commissioner shall not issue more than two sets of these plates to each 98.33qualified applicant. 98.34    (c) new text begin (b) new text end An individual may use special plates issued under this subdivision only during 98.35the period that the individual is a volunteer ambulance attendant. When the individual to 99.1whom the special plates were issued ceases to be a volunteer ambulance attendant, the 99.2individual shall remove each set of special plates issued. new text begin If the commissioner receives new text end 99.3 new text begin written notification that an individual is no longer qualified for these special plates, the new text end 99.4 new text begin commissioner shall invalidate the plates and notify the individual of this action. The new text end 99.5 new text begin individual may retain the plate only upon demonstrating compliance with the qualifications new text end 99.6 new text begin of this subdivision. new text end When ownership of the motor vehicle is transferred, the individual 99.7shall remove the special plates from that motor vehicle. On removal new text begin or invalidation new text end of 99.8each set of new text begin the special new text end plates, the owner new text begin or purchaser new text end of the motor vehicle, or new owner 99.9in case of a transferred motor vehicle, is entitled to receive regular plates for the motor 99.10vehicle without cost for the rest of the registration period for which the set of special 99.11plates were issued new text begin shall obtain regular plates for the motor vehicle new text end . Special plates issued 99.12under this subdivision may be transferred to another motor vehicle owned by the volunteer 99.13ambulance attendant on payment of a fee of $5. 99.14    (d) new text begin (c) new text end The commissioner may adopt rules governing the design, issuance, and sale 99.15of the special plates authorized by this subdivision.