1.1A bill for an act1.2relating 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 12.7TRANSPORTATION POLICY2.8    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 117.041, is amended by adding a 2.9subdivision to read:2.10    Subd. 3.Geotechnical investigation before eminent domain proceedings.(a) A 2.11state agency by order of the commissioner or a political subdivision by resolution may 2.12enter property for purposes of investigation, monitoring, testing, surveying, boring, or 2.13other similar activities necessary or appropriate to perform geotechnical investigations.2.14    (b) At least ten days before entering the property, the state agency or political 2.15subdivision must serve notice on the property owner requesting permission to enter the 2.16property, stating the approximate time and purpose of the entry, and giving the owner the 2.17option of refusing entry. If the property owner refuses to consent to the entry, the state 2.18agency or political subdivision must apply for a court order authorizing the entry and the 2.19removal of any sample or portion from the property, giving notice of the court order to the 2.20property owner. The court shall issue an order if the state agency or political subdivision 2.21meets the standards in paragraph (a). Notices under this paragraph must be served in the 2.22same manner as a summons in a civil action.2.23    (c) The state agency or political subdivision must not cause any unnecessary damage 2.24to the property and must compensate the property owner for any damages actually incurred 2.25as a result of the geotechnical investigations.2.26    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 117.51, is amended to read:2.27117.51 COOPERATION WITH FEDERAL AUTHORITIES; 2.28REESTABLISHMENT COSTS LIMIT.2.29    Subdivision 1.Cooperation with federal authorities. 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    Subd. 2.Reestablishment costs limit.For purposes of relocation benefits paid 3.2by the acquiring authority in accordance with this section, the provisions of Code of 3.3Federal Regulations, title 49, part 24, with respect to reimbursement of reestablishment 3.4expenses for nonresidential moves are applicable, except that the acquiring authority shall 3.5reimburse the displaced business for eligible expenses up to a maximum of $50,000.3.6EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective retroactively from January 16, 2007.3.7    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 24.304part 24, 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 eligible expenses actually 3.13incurred up to a maximum of $50,000.3.14EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective retroactively from January 16, 2007.3.15    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 160.02, is amended by adding a subdivision 3.16to read:3.17    Subd. 18a.Expressway."Expressway" means a divided highway with partial 3.18control of access.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 full control of access.3.22    Sec. 6. [160.2721] COMMERCIAL VEHICLE DRIVERS AT REST AREAS.3.23    (a) The commissioner shall allow a commercial motor vehicle operator who is 3.24subject to hours of service regulations under Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, part 3.25395, to stop and park continuously, for a period of up to ten hours as necessary to comply 3.26with the hours of service regulations, at any Department of Transportation safety rest area 3.27or travel information center that has parking stalls designed to accommodate a commercial 3.28motor vehicle, as defined in section 169.01, subdivision 75.3.29    (b) Any clause or provision in a lease or other agreement for the operation of a 3.30Department of Transportation safety rest area or travel information center that purports to 3.31limit the requirements under paragraph (a) is void and without effect.4.1EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.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, and 24-hour pharmacies 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; and4.18    (5) meet the appropriate criteria in paragraphs (b) to (e) (f).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 
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         , 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) 24-hour pharmacy businesses must be continuously operated 24 hours per day, 5.2seven days per week, and must have a state-licensed pharmacist present and on duty at 5.3all times.5.4    (g) 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) (h) 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) (i) 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 and 5.1824-hour pharmacies, three miles; and for camping businesses, ten miles.5.19    (i) (j) 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, except the 5.21maximum distance that an eligible 24-hour pharmacy business can be located from the 5.22interchange shall not exceed three miles in either direction.5.23    (j) (k) Logo sign panels must be erected so that motorists approaching an interchange 5.24view the panels in the following order: 24-hour pharmacy, camping, lodging, food, gas.5.25    (k) (l) 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, and 24-hour pharmacies. A franchisee shall 5.32furnish, install, maintain, and replace signs for the benefit of advertisers who provide gas, 5.33food, lodging, and camping facilities, and 24-hour pharmacies 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; and6.8    (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, except that portion that is 6.29designated as the Jim Oberstar Causeway; 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. 61Central Entrance at Duluth;. Beginning at a point on Trunk 6.35Highway No. 61 at its junction with Interstate Highway 35 and 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    Subd. 57.Purple Heart Trail.Statutory Route No. 392, described in section 7.23161.12 and marked on the effective date of this section as Interstate Highway 94, is 7.24designated in its entirety within Minnesota as the Purple Heart Trail. Subject to section 7.25161.139, the commissioner shall adopt a suitable marking design to mark this highway 7.26and erect appropriate signs at each safety rest area located on the highway.7.27    Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 161.14, is amended by adding a subdivision 7.28to read:7.29    Subd. 58.Dallas Sams Memorial Highway.That portion of Legislative Route No. 7.302, signed as Trunk Highway 210 on the date of final enactment of this section, from 7.31the city of Motley to the city of Staples, is designated as the "Dallas Sams Memorial 7.32Highway." The commissioner of transportation shall adopt a suitable design to mark this 7.33highway and erect appropriate signs, subject to section 161.139.8.1    Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 161.14, is amended by adding a subdivision 8.2to read:8.3    Subd. 59.Walter F. Mondale Drive.Trunk Highway marked 53 from its 8.4intersection with Superior Street to its intersection with Central Entrance in the city of 8.5Duluth, as signed on the effective date of this section, is designated "Walter F. Mondale 8.6Drive." Subject to section 161.139, the commissioner of transportation shall adopt a 8.7suitable marking design to mark this highway and erect appropriate signs.8.8    Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 161.14, is amended by adding a subdivision 8.9to read:8.10    Subd. 60.Jim Oberstar Causeway.The causeway over Pokegama Lake on 8.11Trunk Highway 169 is designated the "Jim Oberstar Causeway." The commissioner of 8.12transportation shall adopt a suitable design to mark this highway and erect appropriate 8.13signs, subject to section 161.139.8.14    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. Notwithstanding section 13.591, subdivision 3, or any 8.31other law or rule to the contrary, bids are not required to be opened and read in public if 8.32the commissioner publishes the public data specified by section 13.591, subdivision 3, 8.33on a state Web site immediately after the deadline for receipt of bids has passed. Bids 9.1for federal-aid highway projects must be conducted in accordance with Code of Federal 9.2Regulations, title 23, section 635. 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. [161.3203] CONTRACTS FOR WORK FOR TRUNK HIGHWAY.9.19    Subdivision 1.Privatization transportation contracts.For purposes of this 9.20section, "privatization transportation contract" means an enforceable agreement, or 9.21combination or series of agreements, by which a private contractor agrees with the 9.22commissioner of transportation to provide work (1) that is incidental to the construction 9.23or improvement of trunk highways, or (2) for maintenance of trunk highways. A 9.24privatization transportation contract does not include a design-build contract as defined 9.25in section 161.3410, subdivision 3, contracts awarded pursuant to section 161.32, work 9.26related to utility relocation, utility relocation agreements, state aid agreements, municipal 9.27agreements, interagency agreements, joint powers agreements, partnership agreements, 9.28and grant agreements. Privatization transportation contracts also do not include contracts 9.29related to aerial photos, asbestos investigation or abatement, communications, computer 9.30and information technology, construction contract administration, cultural resource 9.31investigations, electronic communications, environmental investigations, expert witnesses, 9.32contaminated soil investigations and remediation, geographic information systems, 9.33hydraulic and geotechnical studies, intelligent transportation systems, management 9.34support, mapping and photogrammetrics, market research, medical analysis, planning, 10.1public relations, right-of-way appraisals or acquisitions and field title investigations, 10.2research, relocation services, special studies, traffic studies and modeling, and employee 10.3training, and does not include services by persons licensed under sections 326.02 to 326.15.10.4    Subd. 2.Applicability. This section applies to privatization transportation contracts 10.5in a total amount greater than $100,000. The requirements imposed by this section are in 10.6addition to, and do not supersede, the requirements of any other applicable section of law.10.7    Subd. 3.Review of contract costs. (a) Before entering into a privatization 10.8transportation contract, the commissioner of transportation shall prepare a comprehensive 10.9written estimate of the cost of having the same work provided in the most cost-effective 10.10manner by agency employees. The cost estimate must include all costs of having agency 10.11employees provide the work, including the cost of pension, insurance, and other employee 10.12benefits. The cost estimate is nonpublic data, as defined in section 13.02, subdivision 10.139, until the day after the deadline for receipt of responses under paragraph (b), when 10.14it becomes public data.10.15    (b) After soliciting and receiving responses, the commissioner shall publicly 10.16designate the responder to which it proposes to award the privatization contract. The 10.17commissioner shall prepare a comprehensive written estimate of the cost of the proposal 10.18based on the designated responder's bid, including the cost of a transition from public 10.19to private provision of the work, any additional unemployment and retirement benefits 10.20resulting from the transfer, and costs associated with monitoring the proposed contract. If 10.21the designated responder proposes to perform any or all of the desired services outside the 10.22state, the commissioner of transportation shall include in the cost estimate, as nearly as 10.23possible, any loss of sales and income tax revenue to the state. The cost estimate must 10.24not include trade secret data which is classified as nonpublic data under section 13.37, 10.25subdivision 2.10.26    (c) Before entering into a privatization transportation contract for $250,000 or more, 10.27the commissioner shall determine that:10.28    (1) the cost estimated under paragraph (b) will be lower than the cost estimated 10.29under paragraph (a);10.30    (2) the quality of the work to be provided by the designated responder is likely 10.31to equal or exceed the quality of services that could be provided by Department of 10.32Transportation employees;10.33    (3) the contract, together with other privatization transportation contracts to which 10.34the department is or has been party, will not reduce full-time equivalent positions within 10.35the department or result in layoffs; and10.36    (4) the proposed privatization contract is in the public interest.11.1    Subd. 4.Reports.Beginning in 2009, the commissioner shall provide, no later than 11.2September 1, an annual written report to the legislature, in compliance with sections 11.33.195 and 3.197, and shall submit the report to the chairs of the senate and house of 11.4representatives committees having jurisdiction over transportation. The report must list 11.5all privatization transportation contracts within the meaning of this section that were 11.6executed or performed, whether wholly or in part, in the previous fiscal year. The report 11.7must identify, with respect to each contract: the contractor; contract amount; duration; 11.8work, provided or to be provided; the comprehensive estimate derived under subdivision 11.93, paragraph (a); the comprehensive estimate derived under subdivision 3, paragraph 11.10(b); the actual cost to the agency of the contractor's performance of the contract; and for 11.11contracts of at least $250,000, a statement containing the commissioner's determinations 11.12under subdivision 3, paragraph (c).11.13    Subd. 5.Short title.This section may be cited as the "Taxpayers' Transportation 11.14Accountability Act."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 at least 0.1 percent, but not exceeding $800,00011.27$1,200,000 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 as required in paragraph (c), 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; and12.7    (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    (c) Not less than 30 days before the first meeting at which a resolution to disclaim 12.12and extinguish a town interest in a town road under this subdivision is discussed, the 12.13town board shall provide notice of the meeting by certified mail to each property owner 12.14abutting the road to be extinguished. A notice must also be posted as provided under 12.15section 366.01, subdivision 8.12.16EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.12.17    Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 165.01, is amended to read:12.18165.01 DEFINITIONS.12.19    Subdivision 1.Scope. For the purposes of this chapter, the terms defined in this 12.20section and section 
         160.02shall have the same meanings given them. 12.21    Subd. 2.AASHTO manual."AASHTO manual" means the Manual for Condition 12.22Evaluation of Bridges, published by the American Association of State Highway and 12.23Transportation Officials.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    Subd. 1a.Inspection.(a) Each bridge must be inspected annually, unless a longer 13.2interval not to exceed two years for bridges or four years for bridges classified as culverts 13.3is authorized by the commissioner. The commissioner's authorization must be based 13.4on factors including, but not limited to, the age and condition of the bridge, the rate of 13.5deterioration of the bridge, the type of structure, the susceptibility of the bridge to failure, 13.6and the characteristics of traffic on the bridge. The commissioner may require interim 13.7inspections at intervals of less than one year on bridges that are posted, bridges subjected 13.8to extreme scour conditions, bridges subject to significant substructure movement or 13.9settlement, and for other reasons as specified or inferred in the AASHTO manual.13.10    (b) The thoroughness of each inspection depends on such factors as age, traffic 13.11characteristics, state of maintenance, and known deficiencies. The evaluation of these 13.12factors is the responsibility of the engineer assigned the responsibility for inspection as 13.13defined by rule adopted by the commissioner of transportation.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 must be made at regular intervals, not to 13.18exceed two years for bridges and not to exceed four years for culverts, 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 town road, or any street within a 13.24municipality which that 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 the 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, paragraph (a), 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, not to exceed two years for bridges and not to 14.6exceed four years for culverts. A report of the inspections shall must 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 must 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, paragraph (a), 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, not to exceed two years for bridges and not to exceed 14.16four years for culverts. A report of the inspections shall must be filed annually, on or 14.17before February 15 of each year, with the governing body of the municipality. The report 14.18shall must 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, paragraph (a), 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, not to exceed two years for bridges and not to exceed four years for culverts. 14.28The certification shall must be accompanied by a report of the inspection. The report shall14.29must 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); and15.2    (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, vehicle-mounted concrete pumps with or 15.9without placement booms, 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.15.17EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective August 1, 2008, and expires 15.18December 31, 2010.15.19    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 Schedule15.26Scheduled taxes include five percent15.27surtax provided for in subdivision 14

15.28TOTAL GROSS WEIGHT15.29IN POUNDSTAX15.30A0-1,500$ 15 15.31B1,501-3,0002015.32C3,001-4,5002515.33D4,501-6,0003515.34E6,001-9,000 10,0004515.35F9,001 10,001-12,0007016.1G12,001-15,00010516.2H15,001-18,00014516.3I18,001-21,00019016.4J21,001-26,00027016.5K26,001-33,00036016.6L33,001-39,00047516.7M39,001-45,00059516.8N45,001-51,00071516.9O51,001-57,00086516.10P57,001-63,000101516.11Q63,001-69,000118516.12R69,001-73,280132516.13S73,281-78,000159516.14T78,001-81,00080,0001760

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 81,00080,000 pounds an 16.18additional tax of $50 is imposed for each ton or fraction thereof in excess of 81,00016.1980,000 pounds, subject to subdivision 12.16.20    (d) For purposes of registration identification, for vehicles registered in the "O" 16.21category, the owner must declare at the time of registration whether the vehicle will carry 16.22a weight of 55,000 pounds or more and therefore be subject to the federal heavy vehicle 16.23use tax. For those owners who declare a weight less than 55,000 pounds, a distinctive 16.24weight sticker must be issued and the owner is restricted to a gross vehicle weight of 16.25less than 55,000 pounds.16.26    (e) 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)(f) 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  221.296 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)(g) 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 misdemeanor 17.6penalty therefor, the registrar shall have revoke the registration of the vehicle as a 17.7commercial zone vehicle revoked by the registrar and shall be required to reregister17.8require that the vehicle be registered at 100 percent of the full annual tax prescribed in the 17.9Minnesota base rate schedule, and no part of this tax shall may be refunded during the 17.10balance of the registration year.17.11    (g)(h) 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 is 75 percent of 17.13the Minnesota base rate schedule. During the ninth and succeeding years of vehicle life 17.14the tax shall be is 50 percent of the Minnesota base rate schedule.17.15    (h)(i) 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 is 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 is 75 percent 17.20of the Minnesota base rate prescribed by this subdivision.17.21    (i)(j) 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:

18.4License Plate SingleDouble18.5Regular and Disability$4.50$6.0018.6Special$8.50$10.0018.7Personalized (Replacement)$10.00$14.0018.8Collector Category$13.50$15.0018.9Emergency Vehicle Display$3.00$6.0018.10Utility Trailer Self-Adhesive$2.5018.11Stickers18.12Duplicate year$1.00$1.0018.1318.14International Fuel Tax 
                  		Agreement$2.50$2.50

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    Subd. 6.World War II memorial donation matching account.Money remaining 18.20in the World War II memorial donation matching account after the state share of the 18.21construction costs of the World War II memorial has been paid in full is appropriated to the 18.22commissioner of veterans affairs for services and programs for veterans and their families.18.23    Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 168A.01, is amended by adding a 18.24subdivision to read:18.25    Subd. 1a.Commissioner."Commissioner" means the commissioner of public 18.26safety.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,and the dates of birth, and addresses of all 18.32owners who are natural persons, and the full names and addresses of all other owners;18.33    (3) the residence address of the owner listed first if that owner is a natural person or 18.34the address if that owner is not a natural person;19.1    (4) the names and addresses of any secured parties, and the address of the first 19.2secured party, listed  in the order of priority (i) as shown on the application, or (ii) if the 19.3application is based on a certificate of title, as shown on the certificate, or (iii) as otherwise 19.4determined by the department;19.5    (4) (5) 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) (6) the title number assigned to the vehicle;19.8    (6) (7) 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) (8) with respect to a motor vehicles vehicle subject to the provisions of section 19.12325E.15
         , (i) the true cumulative mileage registered on the odometer or (ii) 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) (9) with respect to vehicles a vehicle subject to sections 
         325F.6641 and 19.16325F.6642
         , the appropriate term "flood damaged," "rebuilt," "prior salvage," or 19.17"reconstructed";19.18    (9) (10) 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"; and19.21    (10) (11) with respect to a vehicle subject to section 325F.665, the term "lemon law 19.22vehicle"; and19.23    (12) 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; and19.30    (5) to make the disclosure required by section 
         325F.6641. 19.31    (b) The certificate of title must also include a separate detachable postcard form19.32entitled "Notice of Sale" that contains, but is not limited to, the vehicle's title number and 19.33vehicle identification number. The postcard form 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 form 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 a written claim 20.25for refund;20.26    (2) an affidavit correcting ownership signed by the parties.; and20.27    (3) the outstanding certificate of title, if available, with proper assignment.20.28    Subd. 2. Refunds. A party may be eligible for a refund of taxes and fees paid 20.29pursuant to chapter 297B only if the items indicated in subdivision 1 are submitted within 20.30the 90-day time frame unless otherwise provided by law. No other taxes or fees paid may 20.31be refunded due to the cancellation of a motor vehicle sale.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. A person shall immediately apply for a salvage certificate 21.12of title if the person acquires a damaged late-model or high-value motor vehicle with an 21.13out-of-state title and the vehicle:21.14    (1) is a vehicle that was acquired by an insurer through payment of damages;21.15    (2) is a vehicle for which the cost of repairs exceeds the value of the damaged 21.16vehicle; or21.17    (3) has an out-of-state salvage certificate of title as proof of ownership.21.18    (c) 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 the commissioner in the manner 21.35prescribed in subdivision 3. The dealer must then properly destroy the certificate of title.22.1    Subd. 3.Notification on vehicle to be dismantled or destroyed; service fee.22.2    Within the time frames prescribed in subdivisions 1 and 2 of acquiring a vehicle titled and 22.3registered in Minnesota, a dealer shall notify the registrar that the dealership purchased the 22.4vehicle to be dismantled or destroyed. The notification must be made electronically as 22.5prescribed by the registrar. The dealer may contract this service to a deputy registrar and 22.6the registrar may charge a fee not to exceed $7 per transaction to provide this service.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; or22.16    (iii)  located so as to constitute an accident or traffic hazard to the traveling public 22.17within the Department of Transportation's eight-county metropolitan district, as determined 22.18by an authorized employee of the department's freeway service patrol, immediately; or 22.19    (iv) that is a parking facility or other public property owned or controlled by a unit 22.20of government, properly posted, four hours; or22.21    (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; or22.29    (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 vehicle services operating 22.34account in the special revenue fund under section 299A.705. 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.23.3EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective retroactively from August 1, 2005, 23.4for fees collected on or after that date.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 vehicle services 23.12operating account in the special revenue fund under section 299A.705. 23.13EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective retroactively from August 1, 2005, 23.14for fees collected on or after that date.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 12-inch or smaller 23.20diameter wheels or (2) and has 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 has 23.32the meaning given in Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, section 173.50.24.1    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 has the meaning given in Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, 24.5section 173.120.24.6    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 full-size pickup truck 24.9as defined in section 168.011, subdivision 29, or a recreational truck-tractor attached 24.10by means of a kingpin and fifth-wheel coupling to a camper-semitrailermiddle vehicle24.11which 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:,24.17    (1) a "kingpin and fifth-wheel coupling" is a coupling between a camper-semitrailer24.18middle vehicle and a towing full-size pickup truck or a recreational truck-tractor in which 24.19a portion of the weight of the camper-semitrailertowed middle vehicle 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    Subd. 93.Full-size pickup truck."Full-size pickup truck" means any truck with a 24.27manufacturer's nominal rated carrying capacity of one ton or less and commonly known 24.28as or resembling a pickup truck.24.29    Sec. 40. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169.01, is amended by adding a subdivision 24.30to read:24.31    Subd. 94.Recreational truck-tractor."Recreational truck-tractor" means a 24.32truck-tractor with a gross vehicle weight rating of not more than 24,000 pounds, that is 25.1designed exclusively or adapted specifically to tow a semitrailer coupled by means of 25.2a fifth-wheel plate and kingpin assembly.25.3    Sec. 41. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169.01, is amended by adding a subdivision 25.4to read:25.5    Subd. 95.Valid license; valid driver's license."Valid license," "valid driver's 25.6license," "valid Minnesota driver's license," "valid standard driver's license," or other 25.7similar term, has the meaning given in section 171.01, subdivision 49a.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:25.11    (1) 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.; or25.14    (2) an authorized employee of the Department of Transportation's freeway service 25.15patrol within the department's eight-county metropolitan district. 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. Within the Department of Transportation's eight-county metropolitan district, an 25.22authorized employee of the department's freeway service patrol may order a tow from a 25.23trunk highway after preparing a written towing report provided by the Minnesota State 25.24Patrol. A citation need not be issued before the employee orders a tow.25.25    Except in cases where an accident or traffic hazard to the traveling public exists, the 25.26department employee shall ensure that if the tower requested to remove the vehicle by the 25.27owner arrives before the tower requested by the department, the tower requested by the 25.28owner is given the opportunity to actually conduct and complete all towing operations 25.29requested.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 steady circular yellow or yellow arrow 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 expressways, as defined in section 160.02, 28.9subdivision 18a, and noninterstate 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; and28.19    (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    Subdivision 1.Prohibitions. (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    Subd. 2.Violation; penalty for owner or lessee.(a) If a motor vehicle is stopped, 29.35standing, or parked in violation of subdivision 1, the owner of the vehicle, or for a leased 29.36motor vehicle the lessee of the vehicle, is guilty of a petty misdemeanor.30.1    (b) The owner or lessee may not be fined under paragraph (a) if (1) another person 30.2is convicted for, or pleads guilty to, that violation, or (2) the motor vehicle was stolen at 30.3the time of the violation.30.4    (c) Paragraph (a) does not apply to a lessor of a motor vehicle if the lessor keeps a 30.5record of the name and address of the lessee.30.6    (d) Paragraph (a) does not prohibit or limit the prosecution of a motor vehicle 30.7operator for violating subdivision 1.30.8    (e) A violation under paragraph (a) does not constitute grounds for revocation or 30.9suspension of the owner's or lessee's driver's license.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 isimages from the screen are  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 front, rear, or sides of the vehicle; and30.18    (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; or 30.28    (3) the use of a communication headset by an emergency medical services person 30.29while operating an ambulance subject to section 144E.101.30.30EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.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":31.3    (1) means a motor vehicle or combination of motor vehicles used to transport 31.4passengers or property if the motor vehicle:31.5    (1) a commercial motor vehicle as defined in section 169.01, subdivision 75, 31.6paragraph (a); and (i) has a gross vehicle weight of more than 26,000 pounds;31.7    (2) each (ii) is a vehicle in a combination of more than 26,000 pounds.;31.8    (iii) is a bus; or31.9    (iv) is of any size and is used in the transportation of hazardous materials that are 31.10required to be placarded under Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, parts 100-185; and31.11"Commercial motor vehicle"31.12    (2) does not include (1) (i) a school bus or Head Start bus displaying a certificate 31.13under section 
         169.451, (2) or (ii) 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.(a) It is unlawful for a person to operate or permit 31.27the operation of:31.28    (1) a commercial motor vehicle registered in Minnesota; or31.29    (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 in violation of the requirements of paragraph (b).31.32    (b) A vehicle displays described in paragraph (a):31.33    (1) must display a valid safety inspection decal issued by an inspector certified by 31.34the commissioner, or the vehicle carries (1); or32.1    (2) must carry (i) proof that the vehicle complies with federal motor vehicle 32.2inspection requirements for vehicles in interstate commerce, and (2) (ii) 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; or32.9    (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; or32.17    (3) engaged in the business of repairing and servicing commercial motor vehicles; or32.18    (4) employed by a governmental agency that owns commercial vehicles.32.19    (c) Certification of persons described in paragraph (b), clauses (1) to (3) (4), 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) (4), 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 must 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; and32.35    (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; and33.27    (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). Decals 34.9are issued to inspectors by serial number and are not transferable unless approved by 34.10the commissioner.34.11    (b) Minnesota inspection decals may be affixed only to:34.12    (1) commercial motor vehicles bearing Minnesota-based license plates; or34.13    (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. This subdivision only applies to Minnesota-licensed vehicles 35.5that are not housed or maintained in Minnesota.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 submit a written report as required in by 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 likely affect the safe operation of the vehicle. 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;, (2) a person authorized 36.9under section 
         221.221;, 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.(a) 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.:36.15    (1) a fatality;36.16    (2) bodily injury to a person who, as a result of the injury, immediately receives 36.17medical treatment away from the scene of the accident; or36.18    (3) one or more motor vehicles incurring disabling damage as a result of the 36.19accident, requiring the motor vehicles to be transported away from the scene by tow 36.20truck or other motor vehicle.36.21     (b) 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 45 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; and36.33    (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; and37.19    (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 full-size pickup truck  or recreational truck-tractor 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) (4) the trailer is only carrying a watercraft, motorcycle, motorized bicycle, 37.31off-highway motorcycle, snowmobile, all-terrain vehicle, motorized golf cart, watercraft, 37.32motorcycles, motorized bicycles, off-highway motorcycles, snowmobiles, all-terrain 37.33vehicles, motorized golf carts, or equestrian equipment or supplies, and meets all 37.34requirements of law;38.1    (6) (5) the trailers vehicles in the combination are connected to the full-size pickup 38.2truck or recreational truck-tractor and each other in conformity with section 
         169.82; and38.3    (7) (6) 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.38.6EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.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 paved 38.11county state-aid highways, paved county roads, designated local routes, and state trunk 38.12highways the gross weight on any single wheel shall not exceed 10,000 pounds unless 38.13posted to a lesser weight under section 169.87, subdivision 1;38.14    (2) where the gross weight on any single axle exceeds 18,000 pounds, except that on 38.15 paved county state-aid highways, paved county roads, designated local routes, and state 38.16trunk highways the gross weight on any single axle shall not exceed 20,000 pounds unless 38.17posted to a lesser weight under section 169.87, subdivision 1;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; or38.21    (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 shallmust not exceed:39.7    (1) 80,000 pounds for any vehicle or combination of vehicles on all state (i) trunk 39.8highways as defined in section 
         160.02, subdivision 29, and for all(ii) routes designated 39.9under section 
         169.832, subdivision 11, and (iii) paved nine-ton routes;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); and39.14    (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 routes identified in clause (1).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 Notwithstanding the maximum weight 39.29provisions of this section and section 169.85, and in order to promote the reduction of 39.30fuel use and emissions because of engine idling, the maximum gross vehicle weight 39.31limits and the axle weight limits for any motor vehicle subject to sections 169.80 to 39.32169.88 and equipped with idle reduction technology must be increased by the amount of 39.33weight necessary to compensate for the weight of the idle reduction technology, not to 39.34exceed 400 pounds. At the request of an authorized representative of the Department of 40.1Transportation or the Department of Public Safety, the vehicle operator shall provide proof 40.2that the vehicle is equipped with this technology through documentation or demonstration.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, paper, pulp, oriented strand board, laminated strand lumber, 40.7hardboard, treated lumber, untreated lumber, or barrel staves, 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 
         169.82940.10without 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 on all wheels;40.15    (4) not exceed 90,000 pounds gross weight, or 98,000 99,000 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; and40.20    (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 1.40.25EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.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 or damaged vehicle damaged in such manner that 40.29the towed vehicle cannot be towed from the rear and, when the movement is temporary40.30urgent, and when the movement is for the purpose of takingremoving the disabled vehicle 40.31from the roadway to a place of safekeeping or to a place 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; and41.21    (6) noncommercial transportation of a boat by the owner or user of the boat.; and41.22    (7) motor vehicles carrying bales of agricultural products authorized under section 41.23169.862.41.24    (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; and41.33    (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

42.1242.13Weight 
                  		(pounds)Cost Per Mile For Each Group Of:42.1442.1542.1642.1742.1842.1942.20exceeding 
                  		weight 
                  		limitations on 
                  		axlesTwo 
                  		consecutive 
                  		axles 
                  		spaced 
                  		within 8 
                  		feet or 
                  		lessThree 
                  		consecutive 
                  		axles 
                  		spaced 
                  		within 9 
                  		feet or 
                  		lessFour 
                  		consecutive 
                  		axles spaced 
                  		within 14 
                  		feet or less42.210-2,000.12.05.0442.222,001-4,000.14.06.0542.234,001-6,000.18.07.0642.246,001-8,000.21.09.0742.258,001-10,000.26.10.0842.2610,001-12,000.30.12.0942.2742.2812,001-14,000Not 
                  		permitted.14.1142.2942.3014,001-16,000Not 
                  		permitted.17.1242.3142.3216,001-18,000Not 
                  		permitted.19.1542.3342.3418,001-20,000Not 
                  		permittedNot 
                  		permitted.1642.3542.3620,001-22,000Not 
                  		permittedNot 
                  		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:

43.6Gross Weight (pounds) of VehicleAnnual Permit Fee43.790,000or less$20043.890,001- 100,000$30043.9100,001- 110,000$40043.10110,001- 120,000$50043.11120,001- 130,000$60043.12130,001- 140,000$70043.13140,001- 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; and44.1    (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; and44.15    (B) erection of weight-posting signs on local bridges; and44.16    (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    Subd. 8.Tow truck.A tow truck or towing vehicle, when towing a disabled or 44.23damaged vehicle to a place of repair or to a place of safekeeping, may exceed the length 44.24and weight limitations of this chapter, subject to a $300 annual permit fee and other 44.25conditions the commissioner may prescribe.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 12 feet, and a total height of the 44.34loaded vehicle not exceeding 14-1/2 feet, 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; on Trunk Highway marked 194 between Trunk 46.13Highway marked 2 and Trunk Highway marked 53; and on Trunk Highway marked 53 46.14between Virginia and the port of Duluth; and46.15    (6) the seasonal weight increases authorized under section 
         169.826, subdivision 1, 46.16do not apply.46.17EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.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 or 97,000 pounds if 46.25the truck has seven axles;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; and46.32    (6) is operated only on the highways specified in subdivision 1, clause (5).46.33EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.47.1    Sec. 62. [169.865] SPECIAL AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS PERMITS.47.2    Subdivision 1.Six-axle vehicles.(a) A road authority may issue an annual permit 47.3authorizing a vehicle or combination of vehicles with a total of six axles to haul raw or 47.4unprocessed agricultural products and be operated with a gross vehicle weight of up to:47.5    (1) 90,000 pounds; and47.6    (2) 99,000 pounds during the period set by the commissioner under section 169.826, 47.7subdivision 1.47.8    (b) Notwithstanding subdivision 3, paragraph (a), clause (4), a vehicle or 47.9combination of vehicles operated under this subdivision and transporting only sealed 47.10intermodal containers may be operated on an interstate highway if allowed by the United 47.11States Department of Transportation.47.12    (c) The fee for a permit issued under this subdivision is $300.47.13    Subd. 2.Seven-axle vehicles.(a) A road authority may issue an annual permit 47.14authorizing a vehicle or combination of vehicles with a total of seven axles to haul raw or 47.15unprocessed agricultural products and be operated with a gross vehicle weight of up to:47.16    (1) 97,000 pounds; and47.17    (2) 99,000 pounds during the period set by the commissioner under section 169.826, 47.18subdivision 1.47.19    (b) Drivers of vehicles operating under this subdivision must comply with driver 47.20qualification requirements adopted under section 221.0314, subdivisions 2 to 5, and Code 47.21of Federal Regulations, title 49, parts 40 and 382.47.22    (c) The fee for a permit issued under this subdivision is $500.47.23    Subd. 3.Requirements; restrictions.(a) A vehicle or combination of vehicles 47.24operating under this section:47.25    (1) is subject to axle weight limitations under section 169.824, subdivision 1;47.26    (2) is subject to seasonal load restrictions under section 169.87;47.27    (3) is subject to bridge load limits posted under section 169.84;47.28    (4) may only be operated on trunk highways other than interstate highways, and on 47.29local roads designated under section 169.832, subdivision 11; 47.30    (5) may not be operated with loads that exceed the manufacturer's gross vehicle 47.31weight rating as affixed to the vehicle, or other certification of gross vehicle weight rating 47.32complying with Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, parts 567.4 to 567.7;47.33    (6) must be issued a permit from each road authority having jurisdiction over a road 47.34on which the vehicle is operated, if required;47.35    (7) must comply with the requirements of section 169.851, subdivision 4; and47.36    (8) must have brakes on all wheels.48.1    (b) The percentage allowances for exceeding gross weights if transporting unfinished 48.2forest products under section 168.013, subdivision 3, paragraph (b), or for the first haul of 48.3unprocessed or raw farm products or unfinished forest products under section 168.013, 48.4subdivision 3, paragraph (d), clause (3), do not apply to a vehicle or combination of 48.5vehicles operated under this section.48.6    Subd. 4.Deposit of revenues; appropriation.(a) Revenue from the permits issued 48.7under this section must be deposited:48.8    (1) in fiscal years 2008 through 2011, in the bridge inspection and signing account 48.9in the special revenue fund; and48.10    (2) in fiscal year 2012 and subsequent years, in the trunk highway fund.48.11    (b) The revenue in the bridge inspection and signing account under this section is 48.12annually appropriated to the commissioner for:48.13    (1) inspection of local bridges and identification of local bridges to be posted, 48.14including contracting with a consultant for some or all of these functions; and48.15    (2) erection of weight posting signs on local bridges.48.16    Sec. 63. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 171.01, is amended by adding a subdivision 48.17to read:48.18    Subd. 49a.Valid license; valid driver's license."Valid license," "valid driver's 48.19license," "valid Minnesota driver's license," "valid standard driver's license," or other 48.20similar term, means any operator's license, provisional license, temporary license, limited 48.21license, permit, or other license to operate a motor vehicle issued or issuable under the laws 48.22of this state by the commissioner, or by another state or jurisdiction if specified, that is:48.23    (1) not expired, suspended, revoked, or canceled; and48.24    (2) not disqualified for the class of vehicle being operated.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.(a) 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 license under this chapter for 48.29the type or class of vehicle being driven.48.30    (b) 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    (a) The commissioner shall have authority to may cancel any driver's license upon 49.8determination that (1) the licensee was not entitled to the issuance thereof hereunder, or 49.9that of the license, (2) the licensee failed to give the required or correct information in 49.10the application, or (3) the licensee committed any fraud or deceit in making such the49.11application. The commissioner may also cancel the driver's license of any, or (4) the49.12person 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    (b) The commissioner shall cancel the driver's license of a person described in 49.15paragraph (a), clause (3), for 60 days or until the required or correct information has 49.16been provided, whichever is longer.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 long-term 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 promote and increase the use of high-occupancy vehicle use vehicles and 50.6low-emission vehicles;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 statewide by giving highest priority to 50.10the transportation modes with the greatest people-moving capacity and lowest long-term 50.11economic and environmental cost; and50.12    (14) to promote and increase bicycling as an energy-efficient, nonpolluting, and 50.13healthful form of transportation alternative.;50.14    (15) to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the state's transportation sector; and50.15    (16) accomplish these goals with minimal impact on the environment.50.16EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment. 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) minimize the degradation of air and water quality;50.25    (4) coordinate the department's activities wherever appropriate with the activities 50.26of other governmental agencies;50.27    (4) (5) 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) (6) utilize constructive and cooperative labor-management practices to the extent 50.31otherwise required by chapters 43A and 179A;50.32    (6) (7) 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) (8) recommend to the legislature appropriate changes in law necessary to carry 51.2out the mission and improve the performance of the department.51.3EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.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, to lessen adverse environmental impacts of the transportation sector, 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 including 51.23bicycle commutation and recreation and provide for the interconnection and coordination 51.24of different modes of transportation. The commissioner shall evaluate alternative all51.25transportation 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.52.3EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.52.4    Sec. 69. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 174.03, is amended by adding a subdivision 52.5to read:52.6    Subd. 10.Highway construction training.(a) The commissioner of transportation 52.7shall utilize the maximum feasible amount of all federal funds available to this state 52.8under United States Code, title 23, section 140, paragraph (b), to develop, conduct, and 52.9administer highway construction training, including skill improvement programs.52.10    (b) The commissioner of transportation must report by February 1 of each 52.11odd-numbered year to the house of representatives and senate committees having 52.12jurisdiction over transportation policy and finance concerning the commissioner's 52.13compliance with paragraph (a). The report must, with respect to each of the two previous 52.14calendar years:52.15    (1) describe the highway construction training and skill improvement programs the 52.16commissioner has conducted and administered;52.17    (2) analyze the results of the commissioner's training programs;52.18    (3) state the amount of federal funds available to this state under United States Code, 52.19title 23, section 140, paragraph (b); and52.20    (4) identify the amount spent by the commissioner in conducting and administering 52.21the programs.52.22    Sec. 70. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 174.03, is amended by adding a subdivision 52.23to read:52.24    Subd. 11.Disadvantaged business enterprise program.(a) The commissioner 52.25shall include in each contract that is funded at least in part by federal funds, a sanction 52.26for each contractor who does not meet the established project disadvantaged business 52.27enterprise goal or demonstrate good faith effort to meet the goal.52.28    (b) The commissioner of transportation shall report by February 1 of each 52.29odd-numbered year to the house of representatives and senate committees having 52.30jurisdiction over transportation policy and finance concerning the commissioner's 52.31disadvantaged business enterprise program. The report must, with respect to each of 52.32the two previous calendar years:52.33    (1) state the department's annual overall goal, compared with the percentage attained;53.1    (2) explain the methodology, applicable facts, and public participation used to 53.2establish the overall goal;53.3    (3) describe good faith efforts to meet the goal, if the goal was not attained;53.4    (4) describe actions to address overconcentration of disadvantaged business 53.5enterprises in certain types of work;53.6    (5) state the number of contracts that included disadvantaged business enterprise 53.7goals, the number of contractors that met established disadvantaged business enterprise 53.8goals, and sanctions imposed for lack of good faith effort; and53.9    (6) describe contracts with no disadvantaged business enterprise goals, and, of 53.10those, state number of contracts and amount of each contract with targeted groups under 53.11section 16C.16.53.12    Sec. 71. [174.185] PAVEMENT LIFE-CYCLE COST ANALYSIS.53.13    Subdivision 1.Definitions.For the purposes of this section, the following 53.14definitions apply.53.15    (a) "Life-cycle cost" is the sum of the cost of the initial pavement project and 53.16all anticipated costs for maintenance, repair, and resurfacing over the life of the 53.17pavement. Anticipated costs must be based on Minnesota's actual or reasonably projected 53.18maintenance, repair, and resurfacing schedules, and costs determined by the Department 53.19of Transportation district personnel based upon recently awarded local projects and 53.20experience with local material costs.53.21    (b) "Life-cycle cost analysis" is a comparison of life-cycle costs among competing 53.22paving materials using equal design lives and equal comparison periods.53.23    Subd. 2.Required analysis.For each project in the reconditioning, resurfacing, 53.24and road repair funding categories, the commissioner shall perform a life-cycle cost 53.25analysis and shall document the lowest life-cycle costs and all alternatives considered. 53.26The commissioner shall document the chosen pavement strategy and, if the lowest life 53.27cycle is not selected, document the justification for the chosen strategy. A life-cycle cost 53.28analysis is required for projects to be constructed after July 1, 2011. For projects to be 53.29constructed prior to July 1, 2011, when feasible, the department will use its best efforts to 53.30perform life-cycle cost analyses. 53.31    Subd. 3.Report.The commissioner shall report annually to the chairs and ranking 53.32minority members of the senate and house of representatives committees with jurisdiction 53.33over transportation finance beginning on January 1, 2012, the results of the analyses 53.34required in subdivision 2.54.1    Sec. 72. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 174.30, subdivision 4, is amended to read:54.2    Subd. 4. Vehicle and equipment inspection, rules; decal; complaint contact 54.3information. (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    (e) Special transportation service providers shall prominently display in each vehicle 54.23all contact information for the submission of complaints regarding the transportation 54.24services provided to that individual. All vehicles providing service under section 54.25473.386 shall display contact information for the Metropolitan Council. All other special 54.26transportation service vehicles shall display contact information for the commissioner of 54.27transportation.54.28EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective July 1, 2008.54.29    Sec. 73. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 174.30, subdivision 9, is amended to read:54.30    Subd. 9. Complaint data;Complaints; report; data classification.(a) The 54.31commissioner shall investigate all complaints over which the commissioner has 54.32jurisdiction regarding special transportation service providers regulated under this section.54.33    (b) By January 15, 2009, and in every subsequent odd-numbered year by January 15, 54.34the commissioner shall submit a report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the 54.35house of representatives and senate committees having jurisdiction over transportation 55.1policy and finance. The report must identify each complaint investigated by the 55.2commissioner under paragraph (a), including, but not limited to, any findings and steps 55.3taken for resolution of the complaint.55.4    (c) 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; and55.9    (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.55.11EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective July 1, 2008.55.12    Sec. 74. [174.56] REPORT ON MAJOR HIGHWAY PROJECTS.55.13    Subdivision 1.Report required.The commissioner of transportation shall submit a 55.14report on January 15, 2009, and on January 15 of each year thereafter, on the status of 55.15major highway projects under construction or planned during the year of the report and for 55.16the ensuing 15 years. For purposes of this section, a "major highway project" is a highway 55.17project that has a total cost for all segments that the commissioner estimates at the time of 55.18the report to be at least (1) $25,000,000 in the metropolitan highway construction district, 55.19or (2) $10,000,000 in any nonmetropolitan highway construction district.55.20    Subd. 2.Report contents.For each major highway project the report must include:55.21    (1) a description of the project sufficient to specify its scope and location;55.22    (2) a history of the project, including, but not limited to, previous official actions 55.23by the department or the appropriate area transportation partnership, or both, the date 55.24on which the project was first included in the state transportation improvement plan, 55.25the cost of the project at that time, the dates of environmental approval, the dates of 55.26municipal approval, the date of final geometric layout, and the date of establishment of 55.27any construction limits;55.28    (3) the project's priority listing or rank within its construction district, if any, as 55.29well as the reasons for that listing or rank, the criteria used in prioritization or rank, any 55.30changes in that prioritization or rank since the project was first included in a department 55.31work plan, and the reasons for those changes; and55.32    (4) past and potential future reasons for delay in letting or completing the project.55.33    Subd. 3.Department resources.The commissioner shall prepare and submit the 55.34report with existing department staff and resources.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; and56.13    (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; 56.15and56.16    (5) assess common carriers, administer the state rail safety inspection account, and 56.17perform other duties on behalf of the state rail safety inspector under section 219.015.56.18    Sec. 76. [219.015] STATE RAIL SAFETY INSPECTOR.56.19    (a) The commissioner of transportation shall establish a position of state rail safety 56.20inspector in the Office of Freight and Commercial Vehicle Operations of the Minnesota 56.21Department of Transportation. The commissioner shall apply to the Federal Railroad 56.22Administration (FRA) of the United States Department of Transportation to participate 56.23in the Federal State Rail Safety Partnership Program for training and certification of 56.24an inspector under authority of United States Code, title 49, sections 20103, 20105, 56.2520106, and 20113, and Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, part 212. The state rail 56.26safety inspector shall inspect mainline track, secondary track, and yard and industry track; 56.27inspect railroad right-of-way, including adjacent or intersecting drainage, culverts, bridges, 56.28overhead structures, and traffic and other public crossings; inspect yards and physical 56.29plants; review and enforce safety requirements; review maintenance and repair records; 56.30and review railroad security measures. To the extent delegated by the commissioner, the 56.31inspector may issue citations for violations of this chapter, or to ensure railroad employee 56.32and public safety and welfare.56.33    (b) The commissioner shall annually assess railroad companies that are (1) defined 56.34as common carriers under section 218.011, (2) classified by federal law or regulation as 56.35Class I Railroads or Class I Rail Carriers, and (3) operating in this state, by a division of 57.1equal proportion between carriers, assessed in equal amounts for 365 days of the calendar 57.2year. The commissioner shall assess all start-up or re-establishment costs, and all related 57.3costs of initiating the state rail safety inspector program beginning July 1, 2008. The state 57.4rail inspector duties must begin and be assessed on January 1, 2009. The assessments must 57.5be deposited in a special account in the special revenue fund, to be known as the state 57.6rail safety inspection account. Money in the account is appropriated to the commissioner 57.7and may be expended to cover the costs incurred for the establishment and ongoing 57.8responsibilities of the state rail safety inspector.57.9    (c) The commissioner may exempt a common carrier not federally classified as 57.10Class I from violations for a period of up to two years if the common carrier applies for 57.11participation in a work site safety coaching program, such as the "MNSharp" program 57.12administered by the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry, and the commissioner 57.13determines such participation to be preferred enforcement for safety or security violations.57.14    (d) Any person aggrieved by an assessment levied under this section may appeal 57.15within 90 days any assessment, violation, or administrative penalty to the Office of 57.16Administrative Hearings, with further appeal and review by the district court. 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; and57.25    (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    Subd. 12.Hazardous materials safety permits.A person who transports the 58.18hazardous materials designated in Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, section 385.403, 58.19shall comply with this section and with the provisions of Code of Federal Regulations, 58.20title 49, part 385, subpart E, which is incorporated by reference.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, when 58.25engaged in intrastate transportation, 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 and safety 59.2permits relating to any or all of 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. A person who 59.9provides small vehicle passenger service to an individual for the purpose of obtaining 59.10nonemergency medical care and who receives reimbursement under section 256B.0625, 59.11subdivision 17, for providing the service, must comply with the rules of the commissioner 59.12adopted under section 174.30.59.13EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective July 1, 2008.59.14    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    (c) This section does not apply to a charitable organization exempt from taxation 59.31under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code when the transportation furthers 59.32the charitable organization's charitable mission. The charitable organization must comply 59.33with the insurance requirements of section 65B.48.60.1    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 221.60 may be waived in whole or in part for regarding 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. 60.8EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.60.9    Sec. 85. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 221.60, subdivision 1, is amended to read:60.10    Subdivision 1. Procedure Registration required.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 221.141;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; and60.16    (3) purchases an interstate identification stamp or an interstate registration trip permit 60.17for each vehicle to be used in interstate transportation in Minnesota A foreign or domestic 60.18motor carrier, motor private carrier, leasing company, broker, or freight forwarder, as 60.19defined in United States Code, title 49, section 13102, may operate in interstate commerce 60.20in Minnesota only if it first complies with the Unified Carrier Registration Agreement 60.21authorized by United States Code, title 49, section 14504a, enacted pursuant to the Unified 60.22Carrier Registration Act of 2005, and the rules, regulations, and directives adopted 60.23thereunder, including registering with a base state and paying all required fees.60.24EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.60.25    Sec. 86. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 221.60, is amended by adding a subdivision 60.26to read:60.27    Subd. 7.Commissioner's authority.The commissioner of transportation is 60.28authorized to take all necessary actions to enter into the Unified Carrier Registration 60.29Agreement in accordance with United States Code, title 49, section 14504a, and shall 60.30implement and administer the agreement and the rules and regulations adopted thereunder, 60.31including directives of the Unified Carrier Registration Plan board of directors as 60.32authorized by United States Code, title 49, section 14504a, subsection (d)(2).61.1EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.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 or 61.11a rail carrier;61.12    (3) to pay a portion of the costs of rehabilitation projects designed to improve rail 61.13service of a rail user or a rail carrier;61.14    (4) to acquire, maintain, manage, and dispose of railroad right-of-way pursuant to 61.15the state rail bank program;61.16    (4)(5) 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)(6) 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)(7) 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; and62.10    (4) the conveyance will not reduce the width of the rail bank corridor to less than 62.1150 100 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 100 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; and62.23    (5) the lease prohibits the construction or erection of any permanent structure within 62.24the 50-foot 100-foot 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    Subd. 9.Rail bank property use; petty misdemeanors.(a) Except for the actions 62.32of road authorities and their agents, employees, and contractors, and of utilities, in carrying 62.33out their duties imposed by permit, law, or contract, and except as otherwise provided in 62.34this section, it is unlawful to perform any of the following activities on rail bank property:62.35    (1) obstruct any trail;63.1    (2) deposit snow or ice;63.2    (3) remove or place any earth, gravel, or rock without authorization;63.3    (4) obstruct or remove any ditch-draining device, or drain any harmful or dangerous 63.4materials;63.5    (5) erect a fence, or place or maintain any advertising, sign, or memorial;63.6    (6) remove, injure, displace, or destroy right-of-way markers or reference or witness 63.7monuments or markers placed to preserve section or quarter-section corners defining 63.8rail bank property limits;63.9    (7) drive upon any portion of rail bank property, except at approved crossings, and 63.10except where authorized for snowmobiles, emergency vehicles, maintenance vehicles, or 63.11other vehicles authorized to use rail bank property;63.12    (8) deface, mar, damage, or tamper with any structure, work, material, sign, marker, 63.13paving, guardrail, drain, or any other rail bank appurtenance; or63.14    (9) park, overhang, or abandon any unauthorized vehicle or implement of husbandry 63.15on, across, or over the limits of rail bank property.63.16    (b) Unless a greater penalty is provided elsewhere in statute, any violation of this 63.17subdivision is a petty misdemeanor.63.18    (c) The cost to remove, repair, or perform any other corrective action necessitated by 63.19a violation of this subdivision may be charged to the violator.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, 168A, and 168D, 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, 168A, and 168D, 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; and63.35    (8) inspecting vehicles when required by law.64.1EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective retroactively from August 1, 2005, 64.2for fees collected on or after that date.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 beis subject to a civil penalty to 64.6be imposed by the commissioner not to exceed $10,000$100,000 for each such violation 64.7for each day that suchthe violation persists, except that the maximum civil penalty shall64.8must not exceed $500,000$1,000,000 for any related series of violations. 64.9EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective August 1, 2008, and applies to 64.10violations committed on or after that date.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$100,000 for each day that the operator remains in violation, subject to a 64.16maximum of $500,000$1,000,000 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; or64.22    (2) in the county of the defendant's residence.64.23EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective August 1, 2008, and applies to 64.24violations committed on or after that date.64.25    Sec. 93. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 325F.665, is amended by adding a 64.26subdivision to read:64.27    Subd. 14.Title branding.(a) Upon transfer and application for title of all vehicles 64.28subject to this section, the registrar of motor vehicles shall record the term "lemon law 64.29vehicle" on the certificate of title and all subsequent certificates of title for that vehicle.64.30    (b) For vehicles with out-of-state titles that bear the term "lemon law vehicle," or 64.31any similar term, the registrar of motor vehicles shall record the term "lemon law vehicle" 65.1on the first Minnesota certificate of title and all subsequent Minnesota certificates of 65.2title issued for that vehicle.65.3    (c) The designation of "lemon law vehicle" on a certificate of title must be made by 65.4the registrar of motor vehicles in a clear and conspicuous manner, in a color different from 65.5all other writing on the certificate of title.65.6    Sec. 94. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 473.1466, is amended to read:65.7473.1466 TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM 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 doPrior to each major revision of the transportation policy plan, the council must carry 65.12out a performance auditevaluation of the commutingmetropolitan area's transportation 65.13system as a whole. The performance auditevaluation must:65.14    (1) evaluate the commuting area's ability to meet the region's needsneed for 65.15effective and efficient transportation of goods and people,;65.16    (2) evaluate future trends and their impacts on the region'sarea's transportation 65.17system, and;65.18    (3) assess the region's success in meeting the currently adopted regional 65.19transportation benchmarks; and65.20    (4) include an evaluation of the regional transit system, including a comparison with 65.21peer metropolitan regions with regard to key operating and investment measurements.65.22    (b) The council must update the evaluation of the regional transit system every 65.23two years.65.24    (c) The council shall use the results of the performance evaluation to  make 65.25recommendations for improving the system in each revision of the transportation policy 65.26plan. 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    (d) The council must conduct a peer review of the performance evaluation using at 65.31least two nationally recognized transportation and transit consultants.65.32    (e) The council must submit the performance evaluation to the chairs and ranking 65.33minority members of the house of representatives and senate committees and divisions 65.34with jurisdiction over transportation finance and policy.66.1EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment 66.2and applies to each revision of the transportation policy plan after the 2008 revision.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.66.14EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.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; 66.23and66.24    (c) to use existing public, private, and private nonprofit providers of service 66.25wherever possible when feasible and cost-efficient, to supplement rather than replace 66.26existing service, and to increase the productivity of all special transportation vehicles 66.27available in the area.66.28EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.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    (d) 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 on its special transportation services as part of the program 67.18evaluation provided for in section 473.13, subdivision 1a.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) The council shall provide, on an annual basis, an opportunity for users and 67.25other interested persons to provide testimony to the council concerning services provided 67.26under this section.67.27    (f) The council shall establish a Transportation Accessibility Advisory Committee67.28consisting of 15 members and a chair to advise the council on management policies for 67.29the council's special transportation service. 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 who are both ADA-certified and users of 67.36public transit in the metropolitan area. 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.68.3EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.68.4    Sec. 98. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 473.386, subdivision 2a, is amended to read:68.5    Subd. 2a. Eligibility  application and verification; penalty for fraudulent 68.6certification.If the council requires a person to be certified as eligible for special 68.7transportation services, an applicant for certification must submit an application form 68.8and the applicant's eligibility must be verified by a type of professional specified by the 68.9council. 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 174.295.:68.12    (1) require the applicant to sign the application form and certify that the application 68.13information is accurate; and 68.14    (2) require the person verifying the applicant's eligibility to sign the eligibility 68.15verification form and certify that the verifying information is accurate.68.16    The penalty provided for in section 174.295, subdivision 4, applies to the 68.17certifications by the applicant and the person verifying the applicant's eligibility. The 68.18council must include a notice of the penalty for fraudulent certification in the application 68.19form and the eligibility verification form.68.20EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.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) when feasible and cost-efficient, 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) (e)  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) (f)  establish criteria to be used in determining individual eligibility for special 69.7transportation services;69.8    (h) (g)  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) (h)  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)(i) 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 2.69.20EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.69.21    Sec. 100. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 473.399, is amended to read:69.22473.399 TRANSIT WAYS; LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT AND COMMUTER RAIL 69.23PLANNING IN THE METROPOLITAN AREA.69.24    Subdivision 1. General requirements. (a) The council must identify in its 69.25transportation policy plan those heavily traveled corridors where development of a transit 69.26way may be feasible and cost-effective. Modes of providing service in a transit way may 69.27include bus rapid transit, light rail transit, commuter rail, or other available systems or 69.28technologies that improve transit service.69.29    (b) After the completion of environmental studies and receipt of input from the 69.30governing body of each statutory and home rule charter city, county, and town in which a 69.31transit way is proposed to be constructed, the council must designate the locally preferred 69.32alternative transit mode with respect to the corridor.69.33    (c) The council shall adopt a plan to ensure that any light rail transit facilities69.34that are designated as the locally preferred alternative and that are to be constructed 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 begin70.9     (d) Construction of light rail transit facilities in a particular transit corridor may not 70.10commence unless and until that mode is designated as the locally preferred alternative 70.11for that corridor by the council. 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 a particular light rail transit or commuter rail facility unless 70.26the funds are appropriated in legislation that identifies the route, including the origin 70.27and destination.70.28EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.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 70.32473.3994 sections 473.3993 to 473.3997. 70.33EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.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; and71.11    (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.71.27EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.71.28    Sec. 103. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 473.3993, is amended by adding a 71.29subdivision to read:71.30    Subd. 4.Responsible authority."Responsible authority" means either the 71.31Metropolitan Council or the state of Minnesota acting through the commissioner of 71.32transportation, as designated by the governor under section 473.3994, subdivision 1a, for a 71.33particular light rail transit facility.71.34EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.72.1    Sec. 104. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 473.3994, is amended to read:72.2473.3994 LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT; DESIGN PLANS.72.3    Subd. 1a.Designation of responsible authority.For each proposed light rail transit 72.4facility in the metropolitan area, the governor must designate either the Metropolitan 72.5Council or the state of Minnesota acting through the commissioner of transportation as 72.6the entity responsible for planning, designing, acquiring, constructing, and equipping 72.7the facility. Notwithstanding such designation, the commissioner and the council may 72.8enter into one or more cooperative agreements with respect to the planning, designing, 72.9acquiring, constructing, or equipping of a particular light rail transit facility that provide 72.10for the parties to exercise their respective authorities in support of the project in a manner 72.11that best serves the project and the public.72.12    Subd. 2. Preliminary design plans; public hearing. Before final design plans are 72.13prepared for a light rail transit facility in the metropolitan area, the commissioner of 72.14transportation responsible authority 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 responsible authority 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 responsible authority 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 responsible authority 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 responsible authority.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. The73.3council shall hold a hearing on the plans, giving the commissioner of transportation, if the 73.4responsible authority, 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 60 days after the referral hearing, the council shall review the 73.8plans submitted by the commissioner of transportation and the council and 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 the73.11Amendments to the plans as decided by the council must be made 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 responsible authority shall submit the changed 73.18component of the 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 responsible authority.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.If the commissioner is the responsible authority, 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 must prepare an estimate 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 council74.8estimate 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. If the commissioner of 74.10transportation is the responsible authority, the commissioner must provide information 74.11requested by the council that is necessary to make the estimate.74.12    (b) The council must review and evaluate the information provided estimate 74.13developed 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.The responsible authority 74.16must establish a Corridor Management Committee shall be established to advise the 74.17commissioner of transportation responsible authority in the design and construction of 74.18light rail transit in each corridor to be constructed. The Corridor Management Committee74.19for each corridor 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; and74.27    (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 responsible authority 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 in the corridor.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    Subd. 14.Transfer of facility after construction.If the commissioner of 75.4transportation is the responsible authority for a particular light rail transit facility, the 75.5commissioner must transfer to the Metropolitan Council all facilities constructed and 75.6all equipment and property acquired in developing the facility upon completion of 75.7construction.75.8EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.75.9    Sec. 105. [473.3995] LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT; DESIGN-BUILD METHOD.75.10    (a) A responsible authority may use a design-build method of project development 75.11and construction for light rail transit. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, a 75.12responsible authority may award a design-build contract on the basis of requests for 75.13proposals or requests for qualifications without bids. "Design-build method of project 75.14development and construction" means a project delivery system in which a single 75.15contractor is responsible for both the design and construction of the project and bids the 75.16design and construction together.75.17    (b) If a responsible authority utilizes a design-build method of project development 75.18and construction for light rail transit, the requirements and procedures in sections 161.3410 75.19to 161.3426 apply to the procurement, subject to the following conditions and exceptions:75.20    (1) if the Metropolitan Council is the responsible authority for a particular light rail 75.21transit project, when used in sections 161.3410 to 161.3426, (i) the terms "commissioner," 75.22"Minnesota Department of Transportation," "department," "state agencies," and "road 75.23authority" refer to the Metropolitan Council, and (ii) the term "state" refers to the 75.24Metropolitan Council except in references to state law or in references to the state as 75.25a geographical location;75.26    (2) the provisions of section 161.3412, subdivisions 3 and 4, are not applicable 75.27to the procurement; and75.28    (3) if any federal funds are used in developing or constructing the light rail transit 75.29project, any provisions in sections 161.3410 to 161.3426 that are inconsistent with, or 75.30prohibited by, any federal law, regulation, or other requirement are not applicable to the 75.31procurement.75.32EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.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, and selection of the locally preferred alternative, for the central corridor 76.5transit improvement project each light rail transit facility, the council, the commissioner 76.6of transportation, and the affected regional rail authorities responsible authority may 76.7prepare a joint an application for federal assistance for the light rail transit facilities in the 76.8metropolitan area facility. If the commissioner is the responsible authority, 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 operating cost estimate developed under section 
         473.3994, 76.12subdivision 9
         . 76.13    (b) Until the application described in paragraph (a) is submitted Except for the 76.14designated responsible authority for a particular light rail transit facility, no political 76.15subdivision in the metropolitan area may on its own apply for federal assistance for light 76.16rail transit planning or construction.76.17EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.76.18    Sec. 107. [473.3999] LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT CONSTRUCTION IN 76.19METROPOLITAN AREA; COUNCIL AUTHORITY.76.20    The Metropolitan Council may exercise the powers granted in this chapter and in 76.21other applicable law, as necessary, to plan, design, acquire, construct, and equip light rail 76.22transit facilities in the metropolitan area as defined in section 473.121, subdivision 2.76.23EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.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 all light rail transit facilities and services located in the 76.27metropolitan area 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 safe and 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. 77.3EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.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.  The jurisdiction of the Metropolitan Transit Police shall include traffic 77.12lanes designed for bus or transit use, freeway or expressway shoulders in the seven-county 77.13metropolitan area used by authorized transit buses and metro mobility buses under section 77.14169.306, and high-occupancy vehicle lanes used by transit buses. Upon request from, or 77.15under an agreement with, any law enforcement agency and subject to the availability of 77.16its personnel and other resources, the Metropolitan Transit Police may exercise general 77.17law enforcement agency authority to assist any law enforcement agency in implementing 77.18or carrying out law enforcement activities, programs, or initiatives. If the commissioner 77.19of transportation contracts with the Metropolitan Council for operation of commuter rail 77.20facilities under section 174.90, the jurisdiction of the Metropolitan Transit Police extends 77.21to offenses relating to the operation, property, facilities, equipment, employees, and 77.22passengers of the commuter rail facilities located in and outside of the metropolitan area.77.23EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.77.24    Sec. 110. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 473.408, is amended by adding a 77.25subdivision to read:77.26    Subd. 8.Charitable organization discount passes.The council may offer passes, 77.27including tokens, for regular route bus service for sale to charitable organizations, 77.28described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, at a special discount.77.29EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.77.30    Sec. 111. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 473.408, is amended by adding a 77.31subdivision to read:78.1    Subd. 9.Youth discount passes.(a) The council may offer passes, including 78.2tokens, for regular route bus service to charitable organizations, described in section 78.3501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, free of charge. Any passes provided under this 78.4subdivision must be:78.5    (1) distributed to and used solely by a person who is under 16 years of age; and78.6    (2) restricted to use on a bus that is not operating at full capacity at the time of 78.7use of the bus pass.78.8    (b) The council may establish additional requirements and terms of use of the 78.9passes, including but not limited to charging a fee to the charitable organization for any 78.10printing or production costs, restricting times of bus pass use to certain or nonpeak hours 78.11of operation, and establishing oversight and auditing of the charitable organization with 78.12regard to bus pass distribution and use.78.13EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.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, 78.30metropolitan transit,  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
         ; and79.1    (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 4.79.13EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.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 on the 79.19effective date of 2007 House File 1351, article 1, sections 60 and 61, as amended.79.20EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.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. This subdivision does not apply to a light rail transit project for which a county 79.26regional railroad authority commits to providing an amount greater than ten percent of 79.27the capital costs, if the commitment (1) is made before October 2, 2008, (2) is made as 79.28part of an application for federal funds, and (3) is adjusted by the county regional railroad 79.29authority to meet the requirements of this subdivision as part of the next scheduled federal 79.30funding application for the project.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 to a county that 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. This section is effective July 1, 2008.80.9EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.80.10    Sec. 115. LEGISLATIVE INTENT CONCERNING TRUCK WEIGHT 80.11INCREASES.80.12    It is the intent of the legislature to study, during the 2010 legislative session, the 80.13effects of the sections in this chapter that increase allowable size, weight, or load limits on 80.14state or local roads or bridges, and to modify statutes as necessary to achieve the goals of 80.15promoting mobility while protecting infrastructure.80.16    Sec. 116. CULKIN SAFETY REST AREA.80.17    The commissioner of transportation shall reopen without delay the Culkin safety rest 80.18area, located on marked Interstate Highway 35.80.19EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.80.20    Sec. 117. CREDIT CARD PAYMENT STUDY; PROPOSAL.80.21    (a) By February 1, 2009, the commissioner of public safety shall submit a proposal 80.22to the chairs and ranking minority members of the senate and house of representatives 80.23committees with jurisdiction over transportation finance. The proposal must identify a 80.24method that allows the Department of Public Safety, its deputy registrars, and driver's 80.25license agents to collect  by credit or debit card, motor vehicle registration taxes under 80.26Minnesota Statutes, section 168.013; motor vehicle certificates of title and related 80.27document fees under Minnesota Statutes, section 168A.29; motor vehicle sales tax under 80.28Minnesota Statutes, sections 297B.02 and 297B.025; and driver's license and Minnesota 80.29identification card fees under Minnesota Statutes, section 171.06.80.30    (b) The proposal must identify the total estimated statewide cost of the processing 80.31fees paid to either a vendor, financial institution, or credit card company. The proposal 80.32must consider options to finance the acceptance fees through either (1) state fee increases 81.1necessary to finance (i) the costs of credit and debit card processing fees paid to a 81.2processing vendor, (ii) the administrative costs of the department to implement the 81.3acceptance of credit and debit cards, including hardware and software costs of the 81.4department, its deputy registrars, and agents, and (iii) associated ongoing administrative 81.5cost increases, or (2) an agreement with a vendor that allows the addition of a convenience 81.6fee to each transaction to be paid directly by customers who choose to utilize credit or 81.7debit cards.81.8    (c) The commissioner of public safety, with the assistance of the commissioners of 81.9finance and administration, shall develop a request for proposals from vendors, to be 81.10issued by January 1, 2010, to implement the acceptance of credit and debit payments by 81.11the Department of Public Safety, its deputy registrars, and agents. The department shall 81.12consult deputy registrars and driver's license agents in developing the request for proposals.81.13    Sec. 118. STUDY OF TRANSPORTATION LONG-RANGE SOLUTIONS.81.14    (a) The commissioner of transportation shall conduct a study in consultation with 81.15other state agencies and key stakeholders to evaluate the current and long-range needs of 81.16the state's transportation system, and investigate possible strategies to meet these needs.81.17    (b) The study must include, but is not limited to:81.18    (1) evaluation of the current needs of the state's highway systems, bridges, and 81.19transit;81.20    (2) analysis and quantification of the needs for the next 20 years of the state's 81.21highway systems, bridges, and transit;81.22    (3) comparison of estimates of revenues raised by current transportation funding 81.23sources, with long-term needs of the state's transportation system;81.24    (4) identification of options for maintenance and improvement of the state's 81.25transportation system with specific reference to the effects of potential increases in vehicle 81.26fuel economy, availability of alternative modes of transportation, and extreme fuel price 81.27volatility on future transportation revenues;81.28    (5) analysis of alternative pricing options utilized in other states and countries, 81.29and their potential for use, public acceptance, alleviation of congestion, and revenue 81.30generation in this state; and81.31    (6) identification of options for road-use pricing, other alternative financing 81.32mechanisms with particular consideration of key environmental impacts such as air 81.33quality, water quality, and greenhouse gas emissions, and estimates of implementation 81.34costs, user costs, and revenue.82.1    (c) The commissioner shall report the results of the study to the legislature no later 82.2than November 1, 2009.82.3    Sec. 119. STUDY AND REPORT ON SPEED LIMITS.82.4    The commissioner of transportation shall report to the chairs and ranking minority 82.5members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over transportation and local 82.6government by January 30, 2009, on speed limits on local roads. The commissioner shall 82.7consult with local governments and solicit input from local governments before issuing 82.8the report. The report must include, at a minimum:82.9    (1) whether the current statutory speed limit of 30 miles per hour in urban districts 82.10and rural residential districts is appropriate, or if there are locations where the appropriate 82.11speed limit is 25 miles per hour;82.12    (2) whether the current statutory speed limit of 55 miles per hour in rural residential 82.13districts within a city is appropriate, or if there are locations where the appropriate speed 82.14limit is 30 miles per hour; and82.15    (3) whether the current definitions of urban district, rural residential district, and 82.16residential roadway are appropriate, or whether and how they should be changed.82.17    Sec. 120. RAIL TRANSIT FEASIBILITY STUDY.82.18    The Metropolitan Council may conduct a study of the feasibility of the use of light 82.19rail or commuter rail transit in a corridor aligned on marked Interstate Highway 394 or 82.20between marked Interstate Highway 394 and marked Trunk Highway 55, from downtown 82.21Minneapolis to Ridgedale Drive in Minnetonka, with the alternative of extending to 82.22Wayzata. The study must include consideration of the feasibility of combining the 82.23Southwest Rail Transit Corridor with the Interstate Highway 394 Corridor between 82.24downtown Minneapolis and a point of divergence west of downtown. The Metropolitan 82.25Council may hire a consultant to assist in the study and report.82.26    Sec. 121. REPORT ON INTERNET-BASED DRIVER EDUCATION.82.27    The commissioner of public safety shall submit a report on Internet-based driver 82.28education for the instruction permit component by February 15, 2009, to the chairs and 82.29ranking minority members of the house of representatives and senate committees having 82.30jurisdiction over transportation finance and policy. The report must review and analyze 82.31current findings and studies on the feasibility, effectiveness, and impacts of Internet-based 82.32driver education programs for the instruction permit component, including program 82.33effectiveness for persons under age 18.83.1    Sec. 122. NULLIFICATION OF EXPEDITED TOWN ROAD 83.2EXTINGUISHMENT.83.3    (a) Any extinguishment of town interest in a town road under Minnesota Statutes, 83.4section 164.06, subdivision 2, is hereby nullified if:83.5    (1) the interest was not recorded or filed with the county recorder but was recorded 83.6or filed with the county auditor prior to 1972;83.7    (2) the state or a political subdivision has constructed a road or bridge improvement 83.8on a right-of-way affected by the interest;83.9    (3) the affected road was the only means of access to a property; 83.10    (4) the extinguishment took place within the last ten years; and83.11    (5) a person whose only access to property was lost because of the extinguishment 83.12files a petition of a nullification with the town board stating that the person's property 83.13became landlocked because of the extinguishment and that the road satisfies all of the 83.14requirements of paragraph (a), clauses (1) to (4). A copy of the road order found filed or 83.15recorded with the county auditor must be attached to the petition. The town shall file the 83.16petition with the county auditor and record it with the county recorder.83.17    (b) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 164.08, subdivision 1, and 83.18541.023, for any nullification under paragraph (a), the affected road is hereby deemed to 83.19be a cartway. No additional damages or other payments may be required other than those 83.20paid at the time the fee interest was originally acquired and the order filed with the county 83.21auditor. A cartway created by this paragraph may be converted to a private driveway 83.22under Minnesota Statutes, section 164.08, subdivision 2.83.23    (c) For purposes of this section, "affected road" means the road in which the town 83.24board extinguished its interest.83.25EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.83.26    Sec. 123. WILLMAR AIRPORT.83.27    (a) Notwithstanding any law, rule, or agreement to the contrary, the commissioner 83.28of transportation may enter into an agreement with the city of Willmar to allow funds 83.29granted by the state to the city for land acquisition purposes at its former airport to instead 83.30be used by June 30, 2012, as the state's share of funds for aeronautical purposes at the 83.31city's new airport.83.32    (b) Funds not spent pursuant to paragraph (a) by June 30, 2012, must be paid to the 83.33commissioner of transportation and deposited in the state airports fund.83.34    Sec. 124. AIRPORT ZONING EXCEPTION.84.1    (a) Notwithstanding any other law, rule, or ordinance to the contrary, the 84.2Eveleth-Virginia Municipal Airport Board of Adjustment must grant a variance to a 84.3property owner who resides in Safety Zone A of the Eveleth-Virginia Municipal Airport 84.4for the construction of, reconstruction of, remodeling of, or expansion of a structure in 84.5accordance with St. Louis County Ordinance 46, provided that the structure must not 84.6exceed the height restrictions imposed by the airport ordinance.84.7    (b) Notwithstanding any other law, rule, or ordinance to the contrary, Safety Zone A 84.8of the Eveleth-Virginia Municipal Airport shall not include any residential building lot 84.9riparian to the east shore of St. Mary's Lake, St. Louis County provided such residential 84.10building lot was in existence on January 1, 1978.84.11    Sec. 125. APPLICATION.84.12    Sections 94 to 111 apply in the counties of Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, 84.13Ramsey, Scott, and Washington.84.14EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.84.15    Sec. 126.  REPEALER.84.16(a) Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 221.60, subdivisions 2, 3, 3a, 4, 5, and 6; 84.17221.601; and 221.602, are repealed.84.18(b) Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 168A.05, subdivision 5a; and 325E.0951, 84.19subdivision 3a, are repealed.84.20(c) Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 473.1465; and 473.3994, subdivision 13, are 84.21repealed.84.22EFFECTIVE DATE.Paragraph (a) is effective the day following final enactment.84.23ARTICLE 284.24REGISTRATION PLATES84.25    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 168.10, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:84.26    Subd. 1a. Collector's vehicle, pioneer licenseplate. (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 commissioner is satisfied 85.1that the affidavit is true and correct and the owner pays a $25 tax and the plate fee 85.2authorized under section 168.12, the registrar commissioner 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 in Minnesota. The registrar commissioner 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 licenseplate. (a) Any motor vehicle 85.11manufactured between and including the years 1925 and 1948, and designated by the 85.12registrar of motor vehicles commissioner 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 commissioner85.19is 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 and the plate fee authorized 85.21under section 168.12, the registrar commissioner 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 in Minnesota. The registrar commissioner 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:

85.29A.C.85.30Adler85.31Alfa Romeo85.32AlvisSpeed 20, 25, and 4.3 litre.85.33Amilcar85.34Aston Martin85.35AuburnAll 8-cylinder and 12-cylinder models.85.36Audi86.1Austro-Daimler86.2Avions Voisin 1286.3Bentley86.4Blackhawk86.5B.M.W.Models 327, 328, and 335 only.86.6Brewster (Heart-front Ford) 86.7Bugatti86.8Buick1931 through 1942: series 90 only.86.9CadillacAll 1925 through 1935.86.10All 12's and 16's.86.111936-1948: Series 63, 65, 67,86.1270, 72, 75, 80, 85 and 90 only.86.131938-1947: 60 special only.86.141940-1947: All 62 Series.86.15Chrysler1926 through 1930: Imperial 80.86.161929: Imperial L.86.171931 through 1937: Imperial Series CG,86.18CH, CL, and CW.86.19All Newports and Thunderbolts.86.201934 CX.86.211935 C-3.86.221936 C-11.86.231937 through 1948: Custom Imperial,86.24Crown Imperial Series C-15, C-20, C-24,86.25C-27, C-33, C-37, and C-40.86.26Cord86.27Cunningham86.28DagmarModel 25-70 only.86.29Daimler86.30Delage86.31Delahaye86.32Doble86.33Dorris86.34Duesenberg86.35du Pont86.36FranklinAll models except 1933-34 Olympic Sixes.86.37Frazer Nash86.38Graham1930-1931: Series 137.86.39Graham-Paige1929-1930: Series 837.86.40Hispano Suiza86.41Horch86.42Hotchkiss86.43Invicta87.1Isotta Fraschini87.2Jaguar87.3JordanSpeedway Series 'Z' only.87.4Kissel1925, 1926 and 1927: Model 8-75.87.51928: Model 8-90, and 8-90 White Eagle.87.61929: Model 8-126, and 8-90 White Eagle.87.71930: Model 8-126.87.81931: Model 8-126.87.9Lagonda87.10Lancia87.11La Salle1927 through 1933 only.87.12LincolnAll models K, L, KA, and KB.87.131941: Model 168H.87.141942: Model 268H.87.15Lincoln Continental 1939 through 1948.87.16LocomobileAll models 48 and 90.87.171927: Model 8-80.87.181928: Model 8-80.87.191929: Models 8-80 and 8-88.87.20MarmonAll 16-cylinder models.87.211925: Model 74.87.221926: Model 74.87.231927: Model 75.87.241928: Model E75.87.251931: Model 88, and Big 8.87.26Maybach87.27McFarlan87.28Mercedes BenzAll models 2.2 litres and up.87.29Mercer87.30M.G.6-cylinder models only.87.31Minerva87.32Nash1931: Series 8-90.87.331932: Series 9-90,87.34Advanced 8, and Ambassador 8.87.351933-1934: Ambassador 8.87.36Packard1925 through 1934: All models.87.371935 through 1942: Models 1200,87.381201, 1202, 1203, 1204, 1205, 1207,87.391208, 1400, 1401, 1402, 1403, 1404,87.401405, 1407, 1408, 1500, 1501, 1502,87.411506, 1507, 1508, 1603, 1604, 1605,87.421607, 1608, 1705, 1707, 1708, 1806,87.431807, 1808, 1906, 1907, 1908, 2006,88.12007, and 2008 only.88.21946 and 1947: Models 2106 and88.32126 only.88.4Peerless1926 through 1928: Series 69.88.51930-1931: Custom 8.88.61932: Deluxe Custom 8.88.7Pierce Arrow88.8Railton88.9RenaultGrand Sport model only.88.10Reo1930-1931: Royale Custom 8, and88.11Series 8-35 and 8-52 Elite 8.88.121933: Royale Custom 8.88.13Revere88.14Roamer1925: Series 8-88, 6-54e, and 4-75.88.151926: Series 4-75e, and 8-88.88.161927-1928: Series 8-88.88.171929: Series 8-88, and 8-125.88.181930: Series 8-125.88.19Rohr88.20Rolls Royce88.21Ruxton88.22Salmson88.23Squire88.24Stearns Knight88.25Stevens Duryea88.26Steyr88.27Studebaker1929-1933: President, except model 82.88.28Stutz88.29Sunbeam88.30Talbot88.31TriumphDolomite 8 and Gloria 6.88.32VauxhallSeries 25-70 and 30-98 only.88.33Voisin88.34Wills 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 self-propelled 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 commissioner is satisfied that the affidavit is true and correct and the 89.15owner pays a $25 tax and the plate fee authorized under section 168.12, the registrar89.16commissioner 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 in Minnesota. The registrar commissioner 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 licenseplate. 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 commissioner is satisfied that the affidavit is true and 89.33correct and the owner pays a $25 tax and the plate fee authorized under section 168.12, 89.34the registrar commissioner 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 in Minnesota. The registrar commissioner 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 commissioner 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 commissioner. 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 commissioner without written authorization 90.17from the commissioner. Any person currently using plates issued pursuant to subdivision 90.181a, 1b, 1c or 1d shall return those plates to the registrar commissioner before substituting 90.19original plates. The registrar may commissioner shall charge a fee of $10 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; and90.30    (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 registrar91.7commissioner is satisfied that the affidavit is true and correct and the owner pays a $25 91.8tax and the plate fee authorized under section 168.12, the registrar commissioner 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 in Minnesota. The registrar commissioner 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; and91.28    (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 and 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; and93.22    (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 vehicles93.33motor vehicle 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 may 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; a motorized bicycle; a commuter van as 94.20defined in section 168.126; 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; and94.23    (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, 95.28has a letter from the fire chief, and is 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; and95.33    (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. If the commissioner 96.10receives written notification that an individual is no longer qualified for these special 96.11plates, the commissioner shall invalidate the plates and notify the individual of this 96.12action. The individual may retain the plate only upon demonstrating compliance with the 96.13qualifications of this subdivision. Upon removal or invalidation 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 shall obtain regular plates or a regular motorcycle plate for the proper registration 96.18classification for the motor vehicle.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; and97.2    (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) (c) 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. If the 97.13commissioner receives written notification that an individual is no longer qualified for 97.14these special plates, the commissioner shall invalidate the plates and notify the individual 97.15of this action. The individual may retain the plate only upon demonstrating compliance 97.16with the qualifications of this subdivision. Upon removal or invalidation 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 shall obtain regular plates for the motor vehicle.97.20    (e) (d) 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) (e) 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) (f) 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, or a retired reserve as described in United States 97.34Code, title 10, section 10154, 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; and98.2    (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) (c) 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. If the commissioner receives written notification that an individual is no 98.12longer qualified for these special plates, the commissioner shall invalidate the plates 98.13and notify the individual of this action. The individual may retain the plate only upon 98.14demonstrating compliance with the qualifications of this subdivision. On removing98.15removal or invalidation of 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 shall obtain regular 98.18plates for the motor vehicle. 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) (d) 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; and98.30    (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) (b) 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. If the commissioner receives 99.3written notification that an individual is no longer qualified for these special plates, the 99.4commissioner shall invalidate the plates and notify the individual of this action. The 99.5individual may retain the plate only upon demonstrating compliance with the qualifications 99.6of this subdivision. When ownership of the motor vehicle is transferred, the individual 99.7shall remove the special plates from that motor vehicle. On removal or invalidation of 99.8each set of the special plates, the owner or purchaser 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 shall obtain regular plates for the motor vehicle. 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) (c) The commissioner may adopt rules governing the design, issuance, and sale 99.15of the special plates authorized by this subdivision.