1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to transportation finance; appropriating money and reducing 
1.3 	appropriations for transportation purposes; deleting surcharge; modifying driver 
1.4 	licensing examination and fee requirements;amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, 
1.5 	section 171.29, subdivision 1; Laws 2008, chapter 152, article 1, section 6, 
1.6 	subdivision 2; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 168.123, subdivision 
1.7 	2a.
1.8 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.9	Section 1.  SUMMARY OF APPROPRIATIONS.
 	
1.10 	The amounts shown in this section summarize direct appropriations, by fund, made 
1.11 	in this act.

1.12			2008
		2009
		Total
	
1.13	General
	$
	0
	$
	(200,000)
	$
	(200,000)
	
1.14	Trunk Highway
	$
	6,849,000
	$
	12,000,000
	$
	18,849,000
	
1.15	Total
	$
	6,849,000
	$
	(11,800,000)
	$
	18,649,000

1.16	Sec. 2. APPROPRIATIONS.
 	
1.17 	The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are added to or, if shown 
1.18 	in parentheses, subtracted from the appropriations in Laws 2007, chapter 143, article 1, to 
1.19 	the agencies and for the purposes specified in this act. The appropriations are from the 
1.20 	general fund or another named fund and are available for the fiscal years indicated for 
1.21 	each purpose. The figures "2008" and "2009" used in this act mean that the addition to 
1.22 	or subtraction from the appropriation listed under them is available for the fiscal year 
1.23 	ending June 30, 2008, or June 30, 2009, respectively. Supplemental appropriations and 
1.24 	reductions to appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2008, are effective the 
1.25 	day following final enactment.

2.1				APPROPRIATIONS
	
2.2				Available for the Year
	
2.3				Ending June 30
	
2.4					2008
		2009

2.5	Sec. 3. TRANSPORTATION

2.6	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	0
	$
	6,828,000

2.7	Appropriations by Fund
	
2.8		2008
	2009
	
2.9	General
	0
	(21,000)
	
2.10	Trunk Highway 
	6,849,000
	0
	
2.11 	The amounts that may be spent or must be 
2.12 	reduced for each purpose are specified in the 
2.13 	following subdivisions.

2.14	Subd. 2.Transit
 		0
		(19,000)
	
2.15 	This reduction is from the appropriation from 
2.16 	the general fund for transit in Laws 2007, 
2.17 	chapter 143, article 1, section 3, subdivision 
2.18 	2, paragraph (b). The base appropriation for 
2.19 	fiscal years 2010 and 2011 is $18,796,000 
2.20 	per year.

2.21	Subd. 3.Freight
 		0
		(2,000)
	
2.22 	This reduction is from the appropriation from 
2.23 	the general fund for freight in Laws 2007, 
2.24 	chapter 143, article 1, section 3, subdivision 
2.25 	2, paragraph (c).

2.26	Subd. 4.State Roads
 		6,849,000
		0
	
2.27 	This appropriation is spending authority for 
2.28 	additional federal bridge funding authorized 
2.29 	and appropriated by Congress in 2008, and 
2.30 	is for the actual construction, reconstruction, 
2.31 	and improvement of trunk highways, 
2.32 	including design-build contracts and 
2.33 	consultant usage to support these activities. 
2.34 	This includes the cost of actual payments to 
3.1 	landowners for lands acquired for highway 
3.2 	rights-of-way, payments to lessees, interest 
3.3 	subsidies, and relocation expenses. This is a 
3.4 	onetime appropriation.

3.5	Sec. 4. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL
 	$
	0
	$
	(94,000)
	
3.6 	This reduction is from the appropriation from 
3.7 	the general fund for bus system operations in 
3.8 	Laws 2007, chapter 143, article 1, section 4, 
3.9 	subdivision 2, and Hiawatha light rail transit 
3.10 	in Laws 2007, chapter 143, article 1, section 
3.11 	4, subdivision 3. The base appropriation for 
3.12 	fiscal years 2010 and 2011 is $78,635,000 
3.13 	per year.

3.14	Sec. 5. PUBLIC SAFETY

3.15	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	0
	$
	11,940,000

3.16	Appropriations by Fund
	
3.17		2008
	2009
	
3.18	General
	0
	(60,000)
	
3.19	Trunk Highway
	0
	12,000,000
	
3.20 	The amounts that may be spent or must be 
3.21 	reduced for each purpose are specified in the 
3.22 	following subdivisions.

3.23	Subd. 2.Public Safety Support
 		0
		(45,000)
	
3.24 	Of this reduction, $28,000 is from the 
3.25 	appropriation from the general fund 
3.26 	for a security coordinator to coordinate 
3.27 	planning efforts for the Republican National 
3.28 	Convention in Laws 2007, chapter 143, 
3.29 	article 1, section 5, subdivision 2, paragraph 
3.30 	(b).
3.31 	Of this reduction, $17,000 is from the 
3.32 	appropriation from the general fund in 
4.1 	Laws 2007, chapter 143, article 1, section 5, 
4.2 	subdivision 2, paragraph (b).
4.3 	The base appropriation for fiscal years 2010 
4.4 	and 2011 is $3,296,000 per year.

4.5	Subd. 3.Capitol Security
 		0
		(15,000)
	
4.6 	This reduction is from the appropriation from 
4.7 	the general fund in Laws 2007, chapter 143, 
4.8 	article 1, section 5, subdivision 3, paragraph 
4.9 	(c).

4.10	Subd. 4.Driver and Vehicle Services
 		0
		12,000,000
	
4.11 	This appropriation is from the trunk 
4.12 	highway fund for research, development, 
4.13 	deployment, and maintenance of a driver and 
4.14 	vehicle services information system. This 
4.15 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2010.

4.16 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 171.29, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
4.17 		Subdivision 1.Examination required. No person whose driver's license has been 
4.18 	revoked by reason of conviction, plea of guilty, or forfeiture of bail not vacated, under 
4.19 	section 169.791, 169.797, or171.17, or 171.172, or revoked under section 169.792
4.20 	or 169A.52 shall be issued another license unless and until that person shall have 
4.21 	successfully passed an examination as required by the commissioner of public safety. 
4.22 	This subdivision does not apply to an applicant for early reinstatement under section 
4.23 	169.792, subdivision 7a. 

4.24 	Sec. 7. Laws 2008, chapter 152, article 1, section 6, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
4.25 		Subd. 2. Appropriation; study. $325,000 $300,000 is appropriated from the 
4.26 	general fund to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota for the Center for 
4.27 	Transportation Studies to complete a study to assess the public policy implications of 
4.28 	financing new and improved transportation infrastructure in Minnesota through capturing 
4.29 	the value of the benefits created, to prepare a report on its findings, and to conduct a 
4.30 	series of workshops. This is a onetime appropriation and is available in fiscal years 2008 
4.31 	and 2009. 

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

5.1 	Sec. 8.  REPEALER.
 5.2 	Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 168.123, subdivision 2a, is repealed.