1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to transportation; modifying or adding provisions relating to data 
1.3 	classification, highways, motor vehicles, fuel tax agreement fees, traffic 
1.4 	regulations, vehicle parking ordinances, commercial vehicles and vehicle 
1.5 	combinations and permits, pupil transportation and school bus drivers, 
1.6 	drivers' licenses, driver training, transit and paratransit planning, urban 
1.7 	partnership agreement implementation, the transfer of right-of-way to state 
1.8 	rail bank, nonmotorized transportation, transportation finance, and other 
1.9 	transportation-related programs or practices; providing for rulemaking; requiring 
1.10 	studies and reports; imposing penalties; appropriating money; amending 
1.11 	Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 5B.02; 5B.03, subdivision 1; 5B.07; 
1.12 	13.69, by adding a subdivision; 13.805, subdivision 2; 160.02, by adding a 
1.13 	subdivision; 161.081, subdivision 3, as amended, by adding subdivisions; 
1.14 	163.051, subdivision 1; 168.011, subdivision 7; 168.012, subdivision 1; 168.021, 
1.15 	subdivisions 1, 2; 168.09, subdivision 7; 168.123, subdivision 2; 168.185; 
1.16 	168.27, by adding a subdivision; 168A.05, subdivision 9; 168D.06; 168D.07; 
1.17 	169.01, subdivisions 6, 31, 55, 76, by adding subdivisions; 169.18, subdivision 
1.18 	5; 169.21, by adding a subdivision; 169.224; 169.306; 169.346, subdivision 5; 
1.19 	169.435; 169.446, subdivision 2; 169.67, subdivision 3; 169.685, subdivisions 
1.20 	5, 6; 169.686, subdivision 1; 169.71, subdivision 4; 169.79; 169.801; 169.82, 
1.21 	subdivision 3; 169.826, subdivision 1a; 169.86, by adding a subdivision; 
1.22 	169A.03, subdivision 23; 171.01, subdivision 35; 171.02, by adding subdivisions; 
1.23 	171.03; 171.05, subdivision 2b; 171.055, subdivision 2; 171.06, subdivision 
1.24 	3; 171.07, subdivisions 1, 3; 171.13, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision; 
1.25 	171.165, subdivision 2; 171.18, subdivision 1; 171.321, subdivisions 2, 5; 
1.26 	174.02, subdivision 2; 174.24, by adding a subdivision; 221.011, by adding 
1.27 	a subdivision; 221.036, subdivisions 1, 3; 221.221, subdivision 2; 299A.705, 
1.28 	subdivision 1; 299D.03, subdivision 1; 299D.06; 325F.6641, subdivisions 1, 
1.29 	2; 357.021, subdivisions 6, 7; 473.1465, by adding a subdivision; 473.388, 
1.30 	subdivision 2; 473.446, subdivision 2; 473.4461; Minnesota Statutes 2007 
1.31 	Supplement, sections 169.443, subdivision 9; 171.02, subdivisions 2, 2a; Laws 
1.32 	2002, chapter 393, section 85; Laws 2008, chapter 152, article 1, section 6; 
1.33 	article 2, sections 1; 3, subdivision 2; article 3, sections 1; 8; article 4, section 2, 
1.34 	subdivision 1; article 6, section 7; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota 
1.35 	Statutes, chapters 160; 168; 169; 171; 174; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2006, 
1.36 	sections 169.145; 169.446, subdivision 3; Laws 2002, chapter 393, section 85.
1.37 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

2.1 	ARTICLE 1
2.2 	TRANSPORTATION POLICY

2.3 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 5B.02, is amended to read:
2.4 	5B.02 DEFINITIONS.
2.5 	(a) For purposes of this chapter and unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the 
2.6 	definitions in this section have the meanings given them.
2.7 	 (b) "Address" means a residential street address, school address, or work address 
2.8 	of an individual, as specified on the individual's application to be a program participant 
2.9 	under this chapter. 
2.10 	 (c) "Applicant" means an adult, a parent or guardian acting on behalf of an eligible 
2.11 	minor, or a guardian acting on behalf of an incapacitated person, as defined in section 
2.12 	524.5-102.
2.13 	(d) "Domestic violence" means an act as defined in section 518B.01, subdivision 
2.14 	2, paragraph (a), and includes a threat of such acts committed against an individual in a 
2.15 	domestic situation, regardless of whether these acts or threats have been reported to law 
2.16 	enforcement officers.
2.17 	 (e) "Eligible person" means an adult, a minor, or an incapacitated person, as defined 
2.18 	in section 524.5-102 for whom there is good reason to believe (i) that the eligible person is 
2.19 	a victim of domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking, or (ii) that the  eligible person 
2.20 	fears for his or her safety or the safety of persons on whose behalf the application is made.
2.21 	(f) "Mail" means first class letters and flats delivered via the United States Postal 
2.22 	Service, including priority, express, and certified mail, and excluding packages, parcels, 
2.23 	periodicals, and catalogues, unless they are clearly identifiable as pharmaceuticals or 
2.24 	clearly indicate that they are sent by a government agency.
2.25 	(g) "Program participant" means an individual certified as a program participant 
2.26 	under section 5B.03.
2.27 	(g) (h) "Stalking" means acts criminalized under section 609.749 and includes a 
2.28 	threat of such acts committed against an individual, regardless of whether these acts or 
2.29 	threats have been reported to law enforcement officers.

2.30 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective June 1, 2008.

2.31 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 5B.03, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
2.32 		Subdivision 1.Application.  The secretary of state shall certify an eligible person as 
2.33 	a program participant when the secretary receives an application that must contain: 
2.34 	(1) the name of the eligible person; 
3.1 	(2) a statement by the applicant that the applicant has good reason to believe (i) that 
3.2 	the eligible person listed on the application is a victim of domestic violence, sexual assault, 
3.3 	or stalking, (ii) that the eligible person fears for the person's safety or the safety of persons 
3.4 	on whose behalf the application is made, and (iii) that the eligible person is not applying 
3.5 	for certification as a program participant in order to avoid prosecution for a crime;
3.6 	(3) a designation of the secretary of state as agent for purposes of service of process 
3.7 	and for the purpose of receipt of mail;
3.8 	(4) the mailing address where the eligible person can be contacted by the secretary 
3.9 	of state, and the phone number or numbers where the applicant or eligible person can be 
3.10 	called by the secretary of state;
3.11 	(5) the physical address or addresses of the eligible person, disclosure of which will 
3.12 	increase the risk of domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking; 
3.13 	(6) a statement whether the eligible person would like information on becoming an 
3.14 	ongoing absentee ballot recipient pursuant to section 5B.06; and
3.15 	(7) a statement from the eligible person that gives the secretary of state consent to 
3.16 	confirm the eligible person's participation in Safe at Home to a third party who provides 
3.17 	the program participant's first and last name and Safe at Home lot number listed on the 
3.18 	program participant's card;
3.19 	 (8) the signature of the applicant, an indicator of the applicant's authority to act on 
3.20 	behalf of the eligible person, if appropriate, the name and signature of any individual or 
3.21 	representative of any person who assisted in the preparation of the application, and the 
3.22 	date on which the application was signed; and
3.23 	(9) any other information as required by the secretary of state.

3.24 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective June 1, 2008.

3.25 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 5B.07, is amended to read:
3.26 	5B.07 DATA CLASSIFICATION.
3.27 		Subdivision 1.Classification of data. All Data related to applicants, eligible 
3.28 	persons and program participants isare private data on individuals as defined by section 
3.29 	13.02, subdivision 12. A consent for release of information the address from an applicant, 
3.30 	eligible person, or program participant is not effective. 
3.31 		Subd. 2.Release of data. (a) Upon request from the Bureau of Criminal 
3.32 	Apprehension, the secretary of state may share data that are private under subdivision 1 
3.33 	with the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension when the secretary of state, in consultation 
3.34 	with the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, determines that the release will promote 
4.1 	public safety. Private data received by the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension may be 
4.2 	released to a law enforcement agency upon verification that the release will aid the law 
4.3 	enforcement agency in responding to an emergency situation or a criminal complaint 
4.4 	or conducting an investigation.
4.5 	(b) Data maintained by the secretary of state, the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, 
4.6 	and law enforcement agencies related to the process for data sharing under this section are 
4.7 	nonpublic data as defined in section 13.02 but may be shared among those agencies. Data 
4.8 	related to requests received from law enforcement agencies and the Bureau of Criminal 
4.9 	Apprehension under this section are private or nonpublic data.

4.10 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective June 1, 2008.

4.11 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 13.69, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
4.12 	read:
4.13 		Subd. 3.Liability for disseminating driver or vehicle data. The commissioner of 
4.14 	public safety, deputy registrar of motor vehicles, or employee of the Department of Public 
4.15 	Safety, is not liable to any person for mistake or negligence in providing information 
4.16 	concerning drivers or vehicles, which is classified under this section or section 13.6905, if 
4.17 	not willfully calculated to injure that person.

4.18 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment 
4.19 	for data disseminated on or after that day. 

4.20 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 13.805, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
4.21 		Subd. 2. Address confidentiality program Safe at Home Program.  Data 
4.22 	maintained by the Office of the Secretary of State, the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, 
4.23 	or law enforcement agencies  regarding the address confidentiality programSafe at Home 
4.24 	Program are governed by section 5B.07. 

4.25 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective June 1, 2008.

4.26 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 160.02, is amended by adding a subdivision 
4.27 	to read:
4.28 		Subd. 30.Dynamic shoulder lane. "Dynamic shoulder lane" means the shoulder 
4.29 	of a freeway on which the commissioner may allow the operation of vehicles during 
4.30 	certain periods.

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

5.1 	Sec. 7. [160.94] USER FEES; URBAN PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT.
5.2 		Subdivision 1.Exception. The provisions of section 160.93 do not apply to this 
5.3 	section.
5.4 		Subd. 2.Fees authorized. To improve efficiency and provide more options to 
5.5 	individuals traveling in a trunk highway corridor, the commissioner of transportation 
5.6 	may charge user fees to owners or operators of: (1) single-occupant vehicles using 
5.7 	dynamic shoulder lanes as designated by the commissioner; and (2) any designated 
5.8 	high-occupancy vehicle lanes within the I-35W corridor. The fees may be collected using 
5.9 	electronic or other toll-collection methods and may vary in amount with the time of day 
5.10 	and level of traffic congestion within the corridor. The commissioner shall consult with 
5.11 	the Metropolitan Council and obtain necessary federal authorizations before implementing 
5.12 	user fees on a high-occupancy vehicle lane or dynamic shoulder lane. Fees under this 
5.13 	section are not subject to section 16A.1283.
5.14 		Subd. 3.I-35W high-occupancy vehicle and dynamic shoulder lane account.
 5.15 	(a) An I-35W high-occupancy vehicle and dynamic shoulder lane account is established 
5.16 	in the special revenue fund. Money collected from fees authorized under subdivision 2 
5.17 	must be deposited in the account and used as described in this subdivision. Money in the 
5.18 	account is appropriated to the commissioner.
5.19 	(b) During the first year of revenue operations, the commissioner shall use the 
5.20 	money received in that year to pay the costs of operating and administering the fee 
5.21 	collection system within the corridor, up to $1,000,000. Any remaining money must be 
5.22 	transferred to the Metropolitan Council for improvement of bus transit services within the 
5.23 	I-35W corridor including transit capital expenses.
5.24 	(c) During the second and subsequent years of revenue operations, the commissioner 
5.25 	shall use money in the account as follows:
5.26 	(1) each year, allocate the lesser amount of $1,000,000 or 75 percent of the revenues 
5.27 	for operating and administering the fee collection system within the corridor; and
5.28 	(2) transfer the remaining amount to the Metropolitan Council for improvement of 
5.29 	bus transit within the corridor including capital expenses.
5.30 		Subd. 4.Exemption from rulemaking and statutory requirements. With respect 
5.31 	to this section, the commissioner is exempt from statutory rulemaking requirements, 
5.32 	including section 14.386, and from sections 160.84 to 160.92 and 161.162 to 161.167.
5.33 		Subd. 5.Prohibition. No person may operate a vehicle in a designated 
5.34 	high-occupancy vehicle lane or dynamic shoulder lane except in compliance with the 
5.35 	requirements of the commissioner. A person who violates this subdivision is guilty 
5.36 	of a petty misdemeanor and is subject to sections 169.89, subdivisions 1, 2, and 4, and 
6.1 	169.891, and any other provision of chapter 169 applicable to the commission of a petty 
6.2 	misdemeanor traffic offense.
6.3 		Subd. 6.Dynamic shoulder lanes. The commissioner may designate dynamic 
6.4 	shoulder lanes on freeways. The commissioner may operate dynamic shoulder lanes 
6.5 	as priced lanes, general purpose lanes, or as shoulders as defined in section 169.01, 
6.6 	subdivision 73, and may prescribe the conditions under which the lanes may be used by all 
6.7 	types of traffic. The commissioner shall erect signs to indicate when the lanes may be used.

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

6.9 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 163.051, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
6.10 		Subdivision 1.Tax authorized. (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), the board 
6.11 	of commissioners of each metropolitan county is authorized to levy a wheelage tax of $5 
6.12 	for the year 1972 and each subsequent year thereafter by resolution on each motor vehicle, 
6.13 	except motorcycles as defined in section 169.01, subdivision 4, whichthat is kept in such 
6.14 	county when not in operation and whichthat is subject to annual registration and taxation 
6.15 	under chapter 168. The board may provide by resolution for collection of the wheelage 
6.16 	tax by county officials or it may request that the tax be collected by the state registrar of 
6.17 	motor vehicles, and the state registrar of motor vehicles shall collect such tax on behalf 
6.18 	of the county if requested, as provided in subdivision 2. 
6.19 	(b) The following vehicles are exempt from the wheelage tax: 
6.20 	(1) motorcycles, as defined in section 169.01, subdivision 4; 
6.21 	(2) motorized bicycles, as defined in section 169.01, subdivision 4a; 
6.22 	(3) electric-assisted bicycles, as defined in section 169.01, subdivision 4b; and 
6.23 	(4) motorized foot scooters, as defined in section 169.01, subdivision 4c. 

6.24 	Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 168.011, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
6.25 		Subd. 7.Passenger automobile. (a) "Passenger automobile" means any motor 
6.26 	vehicle designed and used for carrying not more than 15 individuals, including the driver.
6.27 	(b) "Passenger automobile" does not include motorcycles, motor scooters, buses,  
6.28 	school buses, or commuter vans as defined in section 168.126.
6.29 	(c) "Passenger automobile" includes, but is not limited to:
6.30 	(1) pickup trucks and vans, including those vans designed to carry passengers, with 
6.31 	a manufacturer's nominal rated carrying capacity of one ton; and
6.32 	(2) neighborhood electric vehicles, as defined in section 169.01, subdivision 91; and
6.33 	(3) medium-speed electric vehicles, as defined in section 169.01, subdivision 94.

7.1 	Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 168.012, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
7.2 		Subdivision 1.Vehicles exempt from tax, fees, or plate display. (a) The following 
7.3 	vehicles are exempt from the provisions of this chapter requiring payment of tax and 
7.4 	registration fees, except as provided in subdivision 1c:
7.5 	(1) vehicles owned and used solely in the transaction of official business by the 
7.6 	federal government, the state, or any political subdivision;
7.7 	(2) vehicles owned and used exclusively by educational institutions and used solely 
7.8 	in the transportation of pupils to and from those institutions;
7.9 	(3) vehicles used solely in driver education programs at nonpublic high schools;
7.10 	(4) vehicles owned by nonprofit charities and used exclusively to transport disabled 
7.11 	persons for charitable, religious, or educational purposes;
7.12 	(5) vehicles owned by nonprofit charities and used exclusively for disaster response 
7.13 	and related activities;
7.14 	(6) ambulances owned by ambulance services licensed under section 144E.10, the 
7.15 	general appearance of which is unmistakable; and
7.16 	(6)(7) vehicles owned by a commercial driving school licensed under section 
7.17 	171.34, or an employee of a commercial driving school licensed under section 171.34, and 
7.18 	the vehicle is used exclusively for driver education and training.
7.19 	(b) Vehicles owned by the federal government, municipal fire apparatuses including 
7.20 	fire-suppression support vehicles, police patrols, and ambulances, the general appearance 
7.21 	of which is unmistakable, are not required to register or display number plates.
7.22 	(c) Unmarked vehicles used in general police work, liquor investigations, or arson 
7.23 	investigations, and passenger automobiles, pickup trucks, and buses owned or operated by 
7.24 	the Department of Corrections, must be registered and must display appropriate license 
7.25 	number plates, furnished by the registrar at cost. Original and renewal applications for 
7.26 	these license plates authorized for use in general police work and for use by the Department 
7.27 	of Corrections must be accompanied by a certification signed by the appropriate chief of 
7.28 	police if issued to a police vehicle, the appropriate sheriff if issued to a sheriff's vehicle, 
7.29 	the commissioner of corrections if issued to a Department of Corrections vehicle, or the 
7.30 	appropriate officer in charge if issued to a vehicle of any other law enforcement agency. 
7.31 	The certification must be on a form prescribed by the commissioner and state that the 
7.32 	vehicle will be used exclusively for a purpose authorized by this section.
7.33 	(d) Unmarked vehicles used by the Departments of Revenue and Labor and Industry, 
7.34 	fraud unit, in conducting seizures or criminal investigations must be registered and must 
7.35 	display passenger vehicle classification license number plates, furnished at cost by the 
7.36 	registrar. Original and renewal applications for these passenger vehicle license plates 
8.1 	must be accompanied by a certification signed by the commissioner of revenue or the 
8.2 	commissioner of labor and industry. The certification must be on a form prescribed by 
8.3 	the commissioner and state that the vehicles will be used exclusively for the purposes 
8.4 	authorized by this section.
8.5 	(e) Unmarked vehicles used by the Division of Disease Prevention and Control of the 
8.6 	Department of Health must be registered and must display passenger vehicle classification 
8.7 	license number plates. These plates must be furnished at cost by the registrar. Original 
8.8 	and renewal applications for these passenger vehicle license plates must be accompanied 
8.9 	by a certification signed by the commissioner of health. The certification must be on a 
8.10 	form prescribed by the commissioner and state that the vehicles will be used exclusively 
8.11 	for the official duties of the Division of Disease Prevention and Control.
8.12 	(f) Unmarked vehicles used by staff of the Gambling Control Board in gambling 
8.13 	investigations and reviews must be registered and must display passenger vehicle 
8.14 	classification license number plates. These plates must be furnished at cost by the 
8.15 	registrar. Original and renewal applications for these passenger vehicle license plates must 
8.16 	be accompanied by a certification signed by the board chair. The certification must be on a 
8.17 	form prescribed by the commissioner and state that the vehicles will be used exclusively 
8.18 	for the official duties of the Gambling Control Board.
8.19 	(g) Each state hospital and institution for persons who are mentally ill and 
8.20 	developmentally disabled may have one vehicle without the required identification on 
8.21 	the sides of the vehicle. The vehicle must be registered and must display passenger 
8.22 	vehicle classification license number plates. These plates must be furnished at cost by the 
8.23 	registrar. Original and renewal applications for these passenger vehicle license plates must 
8.24 	be accompanied by a certification signed by the hospital administrator. The certification 
8.25 	must be on a form prescribed by the commissioner and state that the vehicles will be used 
8.26 	exclusively for the official duties of the state hospital or institution.
8.27 	(h) Each county social service agency may have vehicles used for child and 
8.28 	vulnerable adult protective services without the required identification on the sides of the 
8.29 	vehicle. The vehicles must be registered and must display passenger vehicle classification 
8.30 	license number plates. These plates must be furnished at cost by the registrar. Original 
8.31 	and renewal applications for these passenger vehicle license plates must be accompanied 
8.32 	by a certification signed by the agency administrator. The certification must be on a form 
8.33 	prescribed by the commissioner and state that the vehicles will be used exclusively for the 
8.34 	official duties of the social service agency.
8.35 	(i) All other motor vehicles must be registered and display tax-exempt number 
8.36 	plates, furnished by the registrar at cost, except as provided in subdivision 1c. All vehicles 
9.1 	required to display tax-exempt number plates must have the name of the state department 
9.2 	or political subdivision, nonpublic high school operating a driver education program, or
9.3 	licensed commercial driving school, or other qualifying organization or entity, plainly 
9.4 	displayed on both sides of the vehicle; except that each state hospital and institution for 
9.5 	persons who are mentally ill and developmentally disabled may have one vehicle without 
9.6 	the required identification on the sides of the vehicle, and county social service agencies 
9.7 	may have vehicles used for child and vulnerable adult protective services without the 
9.8 	required identification on the sides of the vehicle. This identification must be in a color 
9.9 	giving contrast with that of the part of the vehicle on which it is placed and must endure 
9.10 	throughout the term of the registration. The identification must not be on a removable 
9.11 	plate or placard and must be kept clean and visible at all times; except that a removable 
9.12 	plate or placard may be utilized on vehicles leased or loaned to a political subdivision or 
9.13 	to a nonpublic high school driver education program.

9.14 	Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 168.021, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
9.15 		Subdivision 1.Disability plates; application. (a) When a motor vehicle registered 
9.16 	under section 168.017, a motorcycle, a truck having a manufacturer's nominal rated 
9.17 	capacity of one ton and resembling a pickup truck, or a self-propelled recreational vehicle 
9.18 	is owned or primarily operated by a permanently physically disabled person or a custodial 
9.19 	parent or guardian of a permanently physically disabled minor, the owner may apply for 
9.20 	and secure from the commissioner (1) immediately, a temporary permit valid for 30 days 
9.21 	if the applicant is eligible for the disability plates issued under this section, and (2) two 
9.22 	disability plates with attached emblems, one plate to be attached to the front, and one 
9.23 	to the rear of the motor vehicle.
9.24 	(b) The commissioner shall not issue more than one set of plates to any owner of a 
9.25 	motor vehicle at the same time unless all motor vehicles have been specifically modified 
9.26 	for and are used exclusively by a permanently physically disabled personthe state council 
9.27 	on disability approves the issuance of a second set of plates to a motor vehicle owner.
9.28 	(c) When the owner first applies for the disability plates, the owner must submit a 
9.29 	medical statement in a format approved by the commissioner under section 169.345, or 
9.30 	proof of physical disability provided for in that section.
9.31 	(d) No medical statement or proof of disability is required when an owner of a motor 
9.32 	vehicle applies for plates for one or more motor vehicles that are specially modified for 
9.33 	and used exclusively by permanently physically disabled persons.
10.1 	(e) The owner of a motor vehicle may apply for and secure (i) immediately, a permit 
10.2 	valid for 30 days, if the applicant is eligible to receive the disability plates issued under 
10.3 	this section, and (ii) a set of disability plates for a motor vehicle if:
10.4 	(1) the owner employs a permanently physically disabled person who would qualify 
10.5 	for disability plates under this section; and
10.6 	(2) the owner furnishes the motor vehicle to the physically disabled person for the 
10.7 	exclusive use of that person in the course of employment.

10.8 	Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 168.021, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
10.9 		Subd. 2.Plate design; furnished by commissioner. The commissioner shall design 
10.10 	and furnish two disability plates with attached emblems to each an eligible owner. The 
10.11 	emblem must bear the internationally accepted wheelchair symbol, as designated in 
10.12 	section 16B.61, subdivision 5, approximately three inches square. The emblem must 
10.13 	be large enough to be visible plainly from a distance of 50 feet. An applicant eligible 
10.14 	for disability plates shall pay the motor vehicle registration fee authorized by sections 
10.15 	168.013 and 168.09.

10.16 	Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 168.09, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
10.17 		Subd. 7.Display of temporary permit; special plates. (a) A vehicle that displays a 
10.18 	special Minnesota plate issued under section 168.021; 168.12, subdivision 2, 2a, 2b, 2c, or 
10.19 	2d; 168.123; 168.124; 168.125; 168.126; 168.128; or 168.129,chapter 168 may display a 
10.20 	temporary permit in conjunction with expired registration if:
10.21 	(1) the current registration tax and all other fees and taxes have been paid in full; and
10.22 	(2) the plate requires replacement under section 168.12, subdivision 1, paragraph 
10.23 	(d), clause (3) has been applied for.
10.24 	(b) A vehicle that is registered under section 168.10 may display a temporary permit 
10.25 	in conjunction with expired registration, with or without a registration plate, if:
10.26 	(1) the plates have been applied for and the registration tax has and other fees and 
10.27 	taxes have been paid in full, as provided for in section 168.10; and
10.28 	(2) either the vehicle is used solely as a collector vehicle while displaying the 
10.29 	temporary permit and not used for general transportation purposes or the vehicle was 
10.30 	issued a 21-day permit under section 168.092, subdivision 1.
10.31 	(c) The permit is valid for a period of 60 days. The permit must be in a format 
10.32 	prescribed by the commissioner and whenever practicable must be posted upon the 
10.33 	driver's side of the rear window on the inside of the vehicle. The permit is valid only 
10.34 	for the vehicle for which it was issued to allow a reasonable time for the new plates to 
11.1 	be manufactured and delivered to the applicant. The permit may be issued only by the 
11.2 	commissioner or by a deputy registrar under section 168.33.

11.3 	Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 168.123, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
11.4 		Subd. 2.Design. The commissioner of veterans affairs shall design the emblem for 
11.5 	the veterans' special plates, subject to the approval of the commissioner, that satisfy the 
11.6 	following requirements:
11.7 	(a) For a Vietnam veteran who served after July 1, 1961, and before July 1, 1978, 
11.8 	in the active military service in a branch of the armed forces of the United States or a 
11.9 	nation or society allied with the United States the special plates must bear the inscription 
11.10 	"VIETNAM VET" and the letters "V" and "V" with the first letter directly above the 
11.11 	second letter and both letters just preceding the first numeral of the special plate number.
11.12 	(b) For a veteran stationed on the island of Oahu, Hawaii, or offshore, during the 
11.13 	attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, the special plates must bear the inscription 
11.14 	"PEARL HARBOR SURVIVOR" and the letters "P" and "H" with the first letter directly 
11.15 	above the second letter and both letters just preceding the first numeral of the special 
11.16 	plate number.
11.17 	(c) For a veteran who served during World War I or World War II, the plates must 
11.18 	bear the inscription "WORLD WAR VET" and:
11.19 	(1) for a World War I veteran, the characters "W" and "I" with the first character 
11.20 	directly above the second character and both characters just preceding the first numeral 
11.21 	of the special plate number; or
11.22 	(2) for a World War II veteran, the characters "W" and "II" with the first character 
11.23 	directly above the second character and both characters just preceding the first numeral of 
11.24 	the special plate number.
11.25 	(d) For a veteran who served during the Korean Conflict, the special plates must 
11.26 	bear the inscription "KOREAN VET" and the letters "K" and "V" with the first letter 
11.27 	directly above the second letter and both letters just preceding the first numeral of the 
11.28 	special plate number.
11.29 	(e) For a combat wounded veteran who is a recipient of the purple heart medal, the 
11.30 	plates must bear the inscription "COMBAT WOUNDED VET" and have a facsimile on
11.31 	or an emblem of the official purple heart medal and the letters "C" over "W" with the 
11.32 	first letter directly over the second letter just preceding the first numeral of the special 
11.33 	plate number.
11.34 	(f) For a Persian Gulf War veteran, the plates must bear the inscription "GULF 
11.35 	WAR VET" and the letters "G" and "W" with the first letter directly above the second 
12.1 	letter and both letters just preceding the first numeral of the special plate number. For 
12.2 	the purposes of this section, "Persian Gulf War veteran" means a person who served on 
12.3 	active duty after August 1, 1990, in a branch of the armed forces of the United States or 
12.4 	a nation or society allied with the United States or the United Nations during Operation 
12.5 	Desert Shield, Operation Desert Storm, or other military operation in the Persian Gulf 
12.6 	area combat zone as designated in United States Presidential Executive Order No. 12744, 
12.7 	dated January 21, 1991.
12.8 	(g) For a veteran who served in the Laos War after July 1, 1961, and before July 1, 
12.9 	1978, the special plates must bear the inscription "LAOS WAR VET" and the letters "L" 
12.10 	and "V" with the first letter directly above the second letter and both letters just preceding 
12.11 	the first numeral of the special plate number.
12.12 	(h) For a veteran who is the recipient of:
12.13 	(1) the Iraq Campaign Medal, the special plates must be inscribed with a facsimile of 
12.14 	that medal and must bear the inscription "IRAQ WAR VET" directly below the special 
12.15 	plate number;
12.16 	(2) the Afghanistan Campaign Medal, the special plates must be inscribed with a 
12.17 	facsimile of that medal and must bear the inscription "AFGHAN WAR VET" directly 
12.18 	below the special plate number; or
12.19 	(3) the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, the special plates must 
12.20 	be inscribed with a facsimile of that medal and must bear the inscription "GWOT 
12.21 	VETERAN" directly below the special plate number.
12.22 	(i) For a veteran who is the recipient of the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, 
12.23 	the special plates must be inscribed with a facsimile of that medal and must bear the 
12.24 	inscription "GWOT VETERAN" directly below the special plate number. In addition, 
12.25 	any member of the National Guard or other military reserves who has been ordered to 
12.26 	federally funded state active service under United States Code, title 32, as defined in 
12.27 	section 190.05, subdivision 5b, and who is the recipient of the Global War on Terrorism 
12.28 	Service Medal, is eligible for the license plate described in this paragraph, irrespective of 
12.29 	whether that person qualifies as a veteran under section 197.447.
12.30 	(j) For a veteran who is a recipient of the Bronze Star medal, the plates must bear 
12.31 	the inscription "BRONZE STAR VET" and have a facsimile or an emblem of the official 
12.32 	Bronze Star medal and the letters "B" over "S" with the first letter directly over the second 
12.33 	letter just preceding the first numeral of the special plate number. 
12.34 	(k) For a veteran who is a recipient of the Silver Star medal, the plates must bear the 
12.35 	inscription "SILVER STAR VET" and have a facsimile or an emblem of the official Silver 
13.1 	Star medal and the letters "S" over "S" with the first letter directly over the second letter 
13.2 	just preceding the first numeral of the special plate number.

13.3 	Sec. 15. [168.1295] MINNESOTA SESQUICENTENNIAL SPECIAL PLATES.
13.4 		Subdivision 1.Issuance and design. Notwithstanding section 168.1293, the 
13.5 	commissioner shall issue Minnesota sesquicentennial plates or one motorcycle plate to 
13.6 	an applicant who:
13.7 	(1) is a registered owner of a passenger automobile, one-ton pickup truck, 
13.8 	motorcycle, or recreational vehicle;
13.9 	(2) pays a fee of $10 for each set of license plates;
13.10 	(3) contributes a minimum of $25 to the Minnesota Sesquicentennial Commission; 
13.11 	and
13.12 	(4) complies with this chapter and rules governing registration of motor vehicles 
13.13 	and licensing of drivers.
13.14 		Subd. 2.Novelty plates. Notwithstanding subdivision 1, the commissioner may 
13.15 	issue distinctive Minnesota Sesquicentennial novelty plates for a fee of $5 for each plate, 
13.16 	and a minimum contribution of $25 to the Minnesota Sesquicentennial Commission.
13.17 		Subd. 3.Design. After consultation with the Minnesota Sesquicentennial 
13.18 	Commission, the commissioner shall design the special plate.
13.19 		Subd. 4.Plates transfer. On payment of a transfer fee of $5, plates issued under 
13.20 	subdivision 1 may be transferred to another passenger automobile, one-ton pickup truck, 
13.21 	motorcycle, or recreational vehicle registered to the individual to whom the special 
13.22 	plates were issued.
13.23 		Subd. 5.Fees. Fees collected under subdivision 1, clause (2), or under subdivision 
13.24 	2, are credited to the vehicle services operating account in the special revenue fund.
13.25 		Subd. 6.Contributions. Contributions collected under subdivision 1, clause (3), or 
13.26 	under subdivision 2, are credited to the sesquicentennial account, which is established 
13.27 	in the special revenue fund. Money in the account is appropriated to the Minnesota 
13.28 	Sesquicentennial Commission to be used in performance of the commission's powers 
13.29 	and duties. After the commission expires, money in the account is appropriated to the 
13.30 	Capitol Area Architectural and Planning Board for restoration and renovation of the 
13.31 	Capitol Building.

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

13.33 	Sec. 16. [168.1299] AMERICAN RED CROSS SPECIAL PLATES.
14.1 		Subdivision 1.Issuance and design. Notwithstanding section 168.1293, the 
14.2 	commissioner shall issue American Red Cross plates or a single motorcycle plate to 
14.3 	an applicant who:
14.4 	(1) is a registered owner of a passenger automobile, one-ton pickup truck, 
14.5 	motorcycle, or recreational vehicle;
14.6 	(2) pays a fee of $10 for each set of license plates;
14.7 	(3) contributes a minimum of $25 to the American Red Cross disaster preparedness 
14.8 	and relief account; and
14.9 	(4) complies with this chapter and rules governing registration of motor vehicles 
14.10 	and licensing of drivers.
14.11 		Subd. 2.Design. After consultation with the Minnesota chapters of the American 
14.12 	Red Cross, the commissioner shall design the special plate.
14.13 		Subd. 3.Plates transfer. On payment of a transfer fee of $5, plates issued under this 
14.14 	section may be transferred to another passenger automobile registered to the individual 
14.15 	to whom the special plates were issued.
14.16 		Subd. 4.Fees. Fees collected under subdivision 1, clause (2), are credited to the 
14.17 	vehicle services operating account in the special revenue fund.
14.18 		Subd. 5.Contributions. Contributions collected under subdivision 1, clause (3), 
14.19 	are credited to the American Red Cross disaster preparedness and relief account, which 
14.20 	is established in the special revenue fund. Money in the account is appropriated to the 
14.21 	commissioner of public safety for a grant to the Minnesota chapters of the American Red 
14.22 	Cross to be used for disaster preparedness, education, and disaster response.

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

14.24 	Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 168.185, is amended to read:
14.25 	168.185 USDOT NUMBERS.
14.26 	(a) Except as provided in paragraph (d), an owner of a truck or truck-tractor having a 
14.27 	gross vehicle weight of more than 10,000 pounds, as defined in section 169.01, subdivision 
14.28 	46, other than a farm truck that is not used in interstate commerce, shall report to the 
14.29 	registrar commissioner at the time of registration its USDOT carrier number. A person 
14.30 	subject to this paragraph who does not have a USDOT number shall apply for the number 
14.31 	at the time of registration by completing a form MCS-150 Motor Carrier Identification 
14.32 	Report, issued by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, or comparable 
14.33 	document as determined by the registrar commissioner. The registrar commissioner shall 
14.34 	not assign a USDOT carrier number to a vehicle owner who is not subject to this paragraph.
15.1 	(b) Assigned USDOT numbers need not be displayed on the outside of the 
15.2 	vehicle, but must be made available upon request of an authorized agent of the registrar
15.3 	commissioner, peace officer, other employees of the State Patrol authorized in chapter 
15.4 	299D, or employees of the Minnesota Department of Transportation. The vehicle owner 
15.5 	shall notify the registrar commissioner if there is a change to the owner's USDOT number.
15.6 	(c) If an owner fails to report or apply for a USDOT number, the registrar
15.7 	commissioner shall suspend the owner's registration.
15.8 	(d) Until October 1, 2003, paragraphs (a) to (c) do not apply to an agricultural 
15.9 	fertilizer or agricultural chemical retailer while exclusively engaged in delivering fertilizer 
15.10 	or agricultural chemicals to a farmer for on-farm use. This section does not apply to 
15.11 	(1) a farm truck that is not used in interstate commerce, (2) a vehicle that is not used 
15.12 	in intrastate commerce or interstate commerce, or (3) a vehicle that is owned and used 
15.13 	solely in the transaction of official business by the federal government, the state, or any 
15.14 	political subdivision.

15.15 	Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 168.27, is amended by adding a subdivision 
15.16 	to read:
15.17 		Subd. 30.Glazing material. A new motor vehicle dealer, used motor vehicle 
15.18 	dealer, or motor vehicle lessor may not sell or lease a motor vehicle that does not meet the 
15.19 	glazing material requirements under section 169.71, subdivision 4.

15.20 	Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 168A.05, subdivision 9, is amended to read:
15.21 		Subd. 9.Neighborhood electric vehicle and medium-speed electric vehicles; 
15.22 	certificate required. Neighborhood electric vehicles and medium-speed electric vehicles, 
15.23 	as defined in section 169.01, subdivisionsubdivisions 91 and 94, must be titled as 
15.24 	specified in section 168A.02. The department shall not issue a title for a neighborhood 
15.25 	electric vehicle or a medium-speed electric vehicle (1) that lacks a vehicle identification 
15.26 	number, and (2) for which a manufacturer's certificate of origin clearly labeling the 
15.27 	vehicle as a neighborhood electric vehicle or similar designation has not been issued. The 
15.28 	department shall not issue a vehicle identification number to a homemade neighborhood 
15.29 	electric or low-speed vehicle or retrofitted golf cart, and such vehicles do not qualify as 
15.30 	neighborhood electric vehicles.

15.31 	Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 168D.06, is amended to read:
15.32 	168D.06 FUEL LICENSE FEES.
16.1 	License fees paid to the commissioner under the International Fuel Tax Agreement 
16.2 	must be deposited in the highway user tax distribution fund vehicle services operating 
16.3 	account in the special revenue fund under section 299A.705. The commissioner shall 
16.4 	charge an annual fuel license fee of $15, and an annual application filing fee of $13 for 
16.5 	quarterly reporting of fuel tax.

16.6 	Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 168D.07, is amended to read:
16.7 	168D.07 FUEL DECAL FEE.
16.8 	The commissioner shall issue a decal or other identification to indicate compliance 
16.9 	with the International Fuel Tax Agreement. The commissioner shall establish a charge to 
16.10 	cover the cost of issuing the decal or other identification according to section 16A.1285, 
16.11 	subdivision 4a. Decal or other identification charges paid to the commissioner under this 
16.12 	subdivision must be deposited in the highway user tax distribution fund vehicle services 
16.13 	operating account in the special revenue fund under section 299A.705. 

16.14 	Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169.01, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
16.15 		Subd. 6.School bus. "School bus" means a motor vehicle used to transport pupils 
16.16 	to or from a school defined in section 120A.22, or to or from school-related activities, by 
16.17 	the school or a school district, or by someone under an agreement with the school or a 
16.18 	school district. A school bus does not include a motor vehicle transporting children to or 
16.19 	from school for which parents or guardians receive direct compensation from a school 
16.20 	district, a motor coach operating under charter carrier authority, a transit bus providing 
16.21 	services as defined in section 174.22, subdivision 7, a multifunction school activity bus 
16.22 	as defined by federal motor vehicle safety standards, or a vehicle otherwise qualifying 
16.23 	as a type III vehicle under paragraph (5) (6), when the vehicle is properly registered and 
16.24 	insured and being driven by an employee or agent of a school district for nonscheduled or 
16.25 	nonregular transportation. A school bus, including a multifunctional school activity bus,
16.26 	may be type A, type B, type C, or type D, or type III as follows: 
16.27 	(1) A "type A school bus" is a van conversion or bus constructed utilizing a cutaway 
16.28 	front section vehicle with a left-side driver's door. The entrance door is behind the front 
16.29 	wheels. This definition includes two classifications: type A-I, with a gross vehicle weight 
16.30 	rating (GVWR) less than or equal to 10,000 14,500 pounds or less; and type A-II, with a 
16.31 	GVWR greater than 10,000 14,500 pounds and less than or equal to 21,500 pounds.
16.32 	(2) A "type B school bus" is constructed utilizing a stripped chassis. The entrance 
16.33 	door is behind the front wheels. This definition includes two classifications: type B-I, 
17.1 	with a GVWR less than or equal to 10,000 pounds; and type B-II, with a GVWR greater 
17.2 	than 10,000 pounds.
17.3 	(3) A "type C school bus" is constructed utilizing a chassis with a hood and front 
17.4 	fender assembly. The entrance door is behind the front wheels. A type C school bus also 
17.5 	includes a cutaway truck chassis or truck chassis with cab with or without a left side door 
17.6 	and with a GVWR greater than 21,500 pounds.
17.7 	(4) A "type D school bus" is constructed utilizing a stripped chassis. The entrance 
17.8 	door is ahead of the front wheels.
17.9 	(5) A "multifunctional school activity bus" is a school bus that is in conformance 
17.10 	with the federal motor vehicle safety standards, Code of Federal Regulations, title 
17.11 	49, sections 571.3 (definitions), 571.108 (lamps, reflective devices, and associated 
17.12 	equipment), and 571.131 (school bus pedestrian safety devices) and may be painted any 
17.13 	color notwithstanding any law to the contrary, but does not include vehicles classified as 
17.14 	type III school buses according to paragraph (6).
17.15 	(6) Type III school buses and type III Head Start buses are restricted to passenger 
17.16 	cars, station wagons, vans, and buses having a maximum manufacturer's rated seating 
17.17 	capacity of ten or fewer people, including the driver, and a gross vehicle weight rating of 
17.18 	10,000 pounds or less. In this subdivision, "gross vehicle weight rating" means the value 
17.19 	specified by the manufacturer as the loaded weight of a single vehicle. A "type III school 
17.20 	bus" and "type III Head Start bus" must not be outwardly equipped and identified as a type 
17.21 	A, B, C, or D school bus or type A, B, C, or D Head Start bus. A van or bus converted to a 
17.22 	seating capacity of ten or fewer and placed in service on or after August 1, 1999, must 
17.23 	have been originally manufactured to comply with the passenger safety standards.

17.24 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2008.

17.25 	Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169.01, subdivision 31, is amended to read:
17.26 		Subd. 31.Roadway. "Roadway" means that portion of a highway improved, 
17.27 	designed, or ordinarily used for vehicular travel, exclusive of the sidewalk or shoulder.
17.28 	During periods when the commissioner allows the use of dynamic shoulder lanes as 
17.29 	defined in subdivision 93, roadway includes that shoulder. In the event a highway includes 
17.30 	two or more separate roadways, the term "roadway" as used herein shall refer to any such 
17.31 	roadway separately but not to all such roadways collectively.

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

17.33 	Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169.01, subdivision 55, is amended to read:
18.1 		Subd. 55.Implement of husbandry. "Implement of husbandry" has the meaning 
18.2 	given in section 168A.01, subdivision 8 means a self-propelled or towed vehicle designed 
18.3 	or adapted to be used exclusively for timber-harvesting, agricultural, horticultural, or 
18.4 	livestock-raising operations.

18.5 	Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169.01, subdivision 76, is amended to read:
18.6 		Subd. 76.Hazardous materials. "Hazardous materials" means those materials 
18.7 	found to be hazardous for the purposes of the federal Hazardous Materials Transportation 
18.8 	Act and that require the motor vehicle any material that has been designated as hazardous 
18.9 	under United States Code, title 49, section 5103, and is required to be placarded under 
18.10 	Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, parts 100-185 part 172, subpart F, or any quantity of 
18.11 	a material listed as a select agent or toxin in Code of Federal Regulations, title 42, part 73.

18.12 	Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169.01, is amended by adding a subdivision 
18.13 	to read:
18.14 		Subd. 93.Dynamic shoulder lane. "Dynamic shoulder lane" means the shoulder 
18.15 	of a freeway on which the commissioner may allow the operation of vehicles during 
18.16 	certain periods.

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

18.18 	Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169.01, is amended by adding a subdivision 
18.19 	to read:
18.20 		Subd. 94.Medium-speed electric vehicle. "Medium-speed electric vehicle" 
18.21 	means an electrically powered four-wheeled motor vehicle, equipped with a roll cage 
18.22 	or crushproof body design, that can attain a maximum speed of 35 miles per hour on a 
18.23 	paved level surface, is fully enclosed and has at least one door for entry, has a wheelbase 
18.24 	of 40 inches or greater and a wheel diameter of ten inches or greater, and except with 
18.25 	respect to maximum speed, otherwise meets or exceeds regulations in the Code of Federal 
18.26 	Regulations, title 49, section 571.500, and successor requirements.

18.27 	Sec. 28. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169.18, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
18.28 		Subd. 5.Driving left of roadway center; exception. (a) No vehicle shall be driven 
18.29 	to the left side of the center of the roadway in overtaking and passing another vehicle 
18.30 	proceeding in the same direction unless such left side is clearly visible and is free of 
18.31 	oncoming traffic for a sufficient distance ahead to permit such overtaking and passing to 
18.32 	be completely made without interfering with the safe operation of any vehicle approaching 
19.1 	from the opposite direction or any vehicle overtaken. In every event the overtaking 
19.2 	vehicle must return to the right-hand side of the roadway before coming within 100 feet 
19.3 	of any vehicle approaching from the opposite direction.
19.4 	(b) Except on a one-way roadway or as provided in paragraph (c), no vehicle shall, 
19.5 	in overtaking and passing another vehicle or at any other time, be driven to the left half of 
19.6 	the roadway under the following conditions:
19.7 	(1) when approaching the crest of a grade or upon a curve in the highway where the 
19.8 	driver's view along the highway is obstructed within a distance of 700 feet;
19.9 	(2) when approaching within 100 feet of any underpass or tunnel, railroad grade 
19.10 	crossing, intersection within a city, or intersection outside of a city if the presence of the 
19.11 	intersection is marked by warning signs; or
19.12 	(3) where official signs are in place prohibiting passing, or a distinctive centerline 
19.13 	is marked, which distinctive line also so prohibits passing, as declared in the Manual on 
19.14 	Uniform Traffic Control Devices adopted by the commissioner.
19.15 	(c) Paragraph (b) does not apply to a self-propelled or towed implement of 
19.16 	husbandry that (1) is escorted at the front by a registered motor vehicle that is displaying 
19.17 	vehicular hazard warning lights visible to the front and rear in normal sunlight, and (2) 
19.18 	does not extend into the left half of the roadway to any greater extent than made necessary 
19.19 	by the total width of the right half of the roadway together with any adjacent shoulder 
19.20 	that is suitable for travel.
19.21 	(d) Paragraph (b) does not apply to a self-propelled or towed implement of 
19.22 	husbandry that is operated to the left half of the roadway if such operation is not to a 
19.23 	greater extent than is necessary to avoid collision with a parked vehicle, sign, or other 
19.24 	stationary object located on the highway right-of-way.

19.25 	Sec. 29. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169.21, is amended by adding a subdivision 
19.26 	to read:
19.27 		Subd. 6.Driver education curriculum. The class D curriculum, in addition to 
19.28 	driver education classroom curriculum prescribed in rules of statutes for class D motor 
19.29 	vehicles, must include instruction on the duties of a driver when encountering a bicycle, 
19.30 	other nonmotorized vehicles, or a pedestrian.

19.31 	Sec. 30. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169.224, is amended to read:
19.32 	169.224 NEIGHBORHOOD AND MEDIUM-SPEED ELECTRIC VEHICLES.
19.33 		Subdivision 1.Definition. For purposes of this section, "road authority" means the 
19.34 	commissioner, as to trunk highways; the county board, as to county state-aid highways 
20.1 	and county highways; the town board, as to town roads; and the governing body of 
20.2 	a city, as to city streets. 
20.3 		Subd. 2.Required equipment. Notwithstanding any other law, a neighborhood 
20.4 	electric vehicle or a medium-speed electric vehicle may be operated on public streets and 
20.5 	highways if it meets all equipment and vehicle safety requirements in Code of Federal 
20.6 	Regulations, title 49, section 571.500, and successor requirements. 
20.7 		Subd. 3.Operation. A neighborhood electric vehicle or a medium-speed electric 
20.8 	vehicle may not be operated on a street or highway with a speed limit greater than 35 miles 
20.9 	per hour, except to make a direct crossing of that street or highway. 
20.10 		Subd. 4.Restrictions and prohibitions. (a) A road authority, including the 
20.11 	commissioner of transportation by order, may prohibit or further restrict the operation 
20.12 	of neighborhood electric vehicles and medium-speed electric vehicles on any street or 
20.13 	highway under the road authority's jurisdiction.
20.14 	(b) Neither a neighborhood electric vehicle nor a medium-speed electric vehicle may 
20.15 	not be used to take any examination to demonstrate ability to exercise control in the 
20.16 	operation of a motor vehicle as required under section 171.13.

20.17 	Sec. 31. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169.306, is amended to read:
20.18 	169.306 USE OF SHOULDERS BY BUSES.
20.19 	(a) The commissioner of transportation may permit the use by transit buses and 
20.20 	metro mobility buses of a shoulder of a freeway or expressway, as defined in section 
20.21 	160.02, in the seven-county metropolitan area.
20.22 	(b) If the commissioner permits the use of a freeway or expressway shoulder by 
20.23 	transit buses, the commissioner shall also permit the use on that shoulder of a bus with a 
20.24 	seating capacity of 40 passengers or more operated by a motor carrier of passengers, as 
20.25 	defined in section 221.011, subdivision 48, while operating in intrastate commerce.
20.26 	(c) Buses authorized to use the shoulder under this section may be operated on the 
20.27 	shoulder only when main line traffic speeds are less than 35 miles per hour. Drivers of 
20.28 	buses being operated on the shoulder may not exceed the speed of main line traffic by 
20.29 	more than 15 miles per hour and may never exceed 35 miles per hour. Drivers of buses 
20.30 	being operated on the shoulder must yield to merging, entering, and exiting traffic and 
20.31 	must yield to other vehicles on the shoulder. Buses operated on the shoulder must be 
20.32 	registered with the Department of Transportation.
20.33 	(d) For the purposes of this section, the term "metro mobility bus" means a motor 
20.34 	vehicle of not less than 20 feet in length engaged in providing special transportation 
20.35 	services under section 473.386 that is:
21.1 	(1) operated by the Metropolitan Council, or operated by a public or private entity 
21.2 	receiving financial assistance from the Metropolitan Council; and
21.3 	(2) authorized by the council to use freeway or expressway shoulders.
21.4 	(e) This section does not apply to the operation of buses on dynamic shoulder lanes.

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

21.6 	Sec. 32. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169.346, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
21.7 		Subd. 5.Local ordinance; long-term parking. A statutory or home rule charter 
21.8 	city may enact an ordinance establishing a permit program for long-term disability 
21.9 	parking. If a city enacts the ordinance, a permit program for long-term disability parking 
21.10 	must establish as a minimum:
21.11 	(1) a limitation on disability parking of a maximum of four hours during the hours of 
21.12 	enforcement, on one-hour, 90-minute, and two-hour parking meters;
21.13 	(2) a requirement for city parking lots and ramps to provide a 50 percent discount 
21.14 	on monthly fees for contracted parkers with disabilities, with appropriate vehicle 
21.15 	identification, who park in designated disability parking spaces; and
21.16 	(3) issuance of a special needs permit to an employed person with severe disability 
21.17 	for an all-day, on-street parking permit that will accommodate the person's access needs.

21.18 	Sec. 33. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169.435, is amended to read:
21.19 	169.435 STATE SCHOOL BUS SAFETY ADMINISTRATION OFFICE OF 
21.20 	PUPIL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY.
21.21 		Subdivision 1.Responsibility; Department of Public Safety. The Department of 
21.22 	Public Safety has the primary responsibility for school transportation safety. The Office of 
21.23 	Pupil Transportation Safety is created as a section under the Division of State Patrol. The 
21.24 	commissioner or the commissioner's designee shall serve as statedesignate a director of 
21.25 	pupil transportation according to subdivision 3.
21.26 		Subd. 3.Pupil transportation safety director. (a) The commissioner of public 
21.27 	safety or the commissioner's designee shall serve as pupil transportation safety director.
21.28 	(b) The duties of the pupil transportation safety director shall include:
21.29 	(1) overseeing all department activities related to school bus safety;
21.30 	(2) assisting in the development, interpretation, and implementation of laws and 
21.31 	policies relating to school bus safety;
21.32 	(3) supervising preparation of the School Bus Inspection Manual; and
22.1 	(4) in conjunction with the Department of Education, assisting school districts in 
22.2 	developing and implementing comprehensive transportation policies;
22.3 	(5) developing and maintaining a consistent record-keeping system to document 
22.4 	school bus inspections, out-of-service school transportation vehicles, and driver files; and
22.5 	(6) conducting periodic audits of selected school districts to determine compliance 
22.6 	with statutory requirements concerning: (i) school bus driver employee background and 
22.7 	license checks; and (ii) duty to report violations to the commissioner of public safety. 
22.8 	Audit results must be documented and retained by the Office of Pupil Transportation 
22.9 	Safety, and any statutory violations documented in the audit must be reported to the 
22.10 	commissioners of public safety and education.
22.11 		Subd. 4.Staff. In addition to the pupil transportation safety director, who must be a 
22.12 	state trooper, the Office of Pupil Transportation Safety must be staffed by a minimum of:
22.13 	(1) three state troopers, each of whom must be assigned to the metropolitan area, 
22.14 	northern Minnesota, or southern Minnesota; and
22.15 	(2) 15 school bus vehicle inspectors, one of whom must be designated chief 
22.16 	inspector. The school bus vehicle inspectors shall perform annual and spot inspections 
22.17 	of school buses and Head Start buses as required by law.

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

22.19 	Sec. 34. Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 169.443, subdivision 9, is 
22.20 	amended to read:
22.21 		Subd. 9.Personal cellular phone call prohibition. (a) As used in this subdivision, 
22.22 	"school bus" has the meaning given in section 169.01, subdivision 6. In addition, the term 
22.23 	includes type III school buses as described in section 169.01, subdivision 6, clause (5), 
22.24 	when driven by employees or agents of school districts.
22.25 	(b) A school bus driver may not operate a school bus while communicating over, or 
22.26 	otherwise operating, a cellular phone for personal reasons, whether hand-held or hands 
22.27 	free, when the vehicle is in motion.

22.28 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2008, and applies to crimes 
22.29 	committed on or after that date.

22.30 	Sec. 35. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169.446, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
22.31 		Subd. 2.Driver training programs. The commissioner of public safety shall 
22.32 	adopt rules requiring a minimum of 30 minutes of thorough instruction concerning 
22.33 	section 169.444 for persons enrolled in driver training programs offered at public, private 
23.1 	and parochial schools, and commercial driver training schools. The instruction must 
23.2 	encompass at least the responsibilities of drivers, the content and requirements of section 
23.3 	169.444, and the penalties for violating that section. 

23.4 	Sec. 36. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169.67, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
23.5 		Subd. 3.Trailer, semitrailer. (a) No trailer or semitrailer with a gross weight of 
23.6 	3,000 or more pounds, or a gross weight that exceeds the empty weight of the towing 
23.7 	vehicle, may be drawn on a highway unless it is equipped with brakes that are adequate 
23.8 	to control the movement of and to stop and hold the trailer or semitrailer. A surge brake 
23.9 	on a trailer or semitrailer meets the requirement of this paragraph for brakes adequate 
23.10 	to stop and hold the trailer or semitrailer.
23.11 	(b) No trailer or semitrailer that is required to have brakes and that has a gross 
23.12 	weight of more than 6,000 pounds may be drawn on a highway unless it is equipped 
23.13 	with brakes that are so constructed that they are adequate to stop and hold the trailer or 
23.14 	semitrailer whenever it becomes detached from the towing vehicle.
23.15 	(c) Except as provided in paragraph (d), paragraph (a) does not apply to:
23.16 	(1) a trailer used by a farmer while transporting farm products produced on the user's 
23.17 	farm, or supplies back to the farm of the trailer's user;
23.18 	(2) a towed custom service vehicle drawn by a motor vehicle that is equipped with 
23.19 	brakes that meet the standards of subdivision 5, provided that such a towed custom service 
23.20 	vehicle that exceeds 30,000 pounds gross weight may not be drawn at a speed of more 
23.21 	than 45 miles per hour;
23.22 	(3) a trailer or semitrailer operated or used by retail dealers of implements of 
23.23 	husbandry while engaged exclusively in the delivery of implements of husbandry;
23.24 	(4) (2) a motor vehicle drawn by another motor vehicle that is equipped with brakes 
23.25 	that meet the standards of subdivision 5; and
23.26 	(5) a tank trailer of not more than 12,000 pounds gross weight owned by a distributor 
23.27 	of liquid fertilizer while engaged exclusively in transporting liquid fertilizer, or gaseous 
23.28 	fertilizer under pressure;
23.29 	(6) a trailer of not more than 12,000 pounds gross weight owned by a distributor of 
23.30 	dry fertilizer while engaged exclusively in the transportation of dry fertilizer; and
23.31 	(7) (3) a disabled vehicle while being towed to a place of repair.
23.32 	(d) Vehicles described in paragraph (c), clauses (1), (3), and (4) clause (2), may be 
23.33 	operated without complying with paragraph (a) only if the trailer or semitrailer does 
23.34 	not exceed the following gross weights:
24.1 	(1) 3,000 pounds while being drawn by a vehicle registered as a passenger 
24.2 	automobile, other than a pickup truck as defined in section  168.011, subdivision 29; 
24.3 	(2) 12,000 pounds while being drawn by any other motor vehicle except a 
24.4 	self-propelled implement of husbandry.

24.5 	Sec. 37. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169.685, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
24.6 		Subd. 5.Violation; petty misdemeanor. (a) Every motor vehicle operator, when 
24.7 	transporting a child under the age of foureight on the streets and highways of this state 
24.8 	in a motor vehicle equipped with factory-installed seat belts, shall equip and install for 
24.9 	use in the motor vehicle, according to the manufacturer's instructions, a child passenger 
24.10 	restraint system meeting federal motor vehicle safety standards.
24.11 	(b) No motor vehicle operator who is operating a motor vehicle on the streets and 
24.12 	highways of this state may transport a child under the age of foureight in a seat of a motor 
24.13 	vehicle equipped with a factory-installed seat belt, unless the child is properly fastened 
24.14 	in the child passenger restraint system. Any motor vehicle operator who violates this 
24.15 	subdivision is guilty of a petty misdemeanor and may be sentenced to pay a fine of not 
24.16 	more than $50. The fine maymust be waived or the amount reduced if the motor vehicle 
24.17 	operator produces evidence that within 14 days after the date of the violation a child 
24.18 	passenger restraint system meeting federal motor vehicle safety standards was purchased 
24.19 	or obtained for the exclusive use of the operator.
24.20 	(c) The fines collected for violations of this subdivision must be deposited in the 
24.21 	state treasury and credited to a special account to be known as the Minnesota child 
24.22 	passenger restraint and education account.

24.23 	Sec. 38. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169.685, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
24.24 		Subd. 6.Exceptions. (a) This section does not apply to:
24.25 	(1) a person transporting a child in an emergency medical vehicle while in the 
24.26 	performance of official duties and when the physical or medical needs of the child make 
24.27 	the use of a child passenger restraint system unreasonable or when a child passenger 
24.28 	restraint system is not available; and
24.29 	(2) a peace officer transporting a child while in the performance of official duties 
24.30 	and when a child passenger restraint system is not available, provided that a seat belt 
24.31 	must be substituted; and
24.32 	(3) a person while operating a motor vehicle for hire, including a taxi, airport 
24.33 	limousine, and bus, but excluding a rented, leased, or borrowed motor vehicle.
25.1 	(b) A child passenger restraint system is not required for a child who cannot, in the 
25.2 	judgment of a licensed physician, be safely transported in a child passenger restraint 
25.3 	system because of a medical condition, body size, or physical disability. A motor vehicle 
25.4 	operator claiming exemption for a child under this paragraph must possess a typewritten 
25.5 	statement from the physician stating that the child cannot be safely transported in a child 
25.6 	passenger restraint system. The statement must give the name and birth date of the child, 
25.7 	be dated within the previous six months, and be made on the physician's letterhead or 
25.8 	contain the physician's name, address, and telephone number. A person charged with 
25.9 	violating subdivision 5 may not be convicted if the person produces the physician's 
25.10 	statement in court or in the office of the arresting officer.
25.11 	(c) A person offering a motor vehicle for rent or lease shall provide a child passenger 
25.12 	restraint device to a customer renting or leasing the motor vehicle who requests the device. 
25.13 	A reasonable rent or fee may be charged for use of the child passenger restraint device.

25.14 	Sec. 39. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169.686, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
25.15 		Subdivision 1.Seat belt requirement. (a) A properly adjusted and fastened seat 
25.16 	belt, including both the shoulder and lap belt when the vehicle is so equipped, shall be 
25.17 	worn by:
25.18 	(1) the driver and passengers of a passenger vehicle or commercial motor vehicle;
25.19 	(2) a passenger riding in the front seat of a passenger vehicle or commercial motor 
25.20 	vehicle; and
25.21 	(3) a passenger riding in any seat of a passenger vehicle who is older than three 
25.22 	but younger than 11 years of age.
25.23 	(b) A person who is 15 years of age or older and who violates paragraph (a), clause 
25.24 	(1) or (2), is subject to a fine of $25. The driver of the passenger vehicle or commercial 
25.25 	motor vehicle in which the violation occurred is subject to a $25 fine for a each violation 
25.26 	of paragraph (a), clause (2) or (3), by the driver or by a child of the driver passenger  under 
25.27 	the age of 15 or any child under the age of 11. A peace officer may not issue a citation 
25.28 	for a violation of this section unless the officer lawfully stopped or detained the driver of 
25.29 	the motor vehicle for a moving violation other than a violation involving motor vehicle 
25.30 	equipment, but the court may not impose more than one surcharge under section 357.021, 
25.31 	subdivision 6, on the driver. The Department of Public Safety shall not record a violation 
25.32 	of this subdivision on a person's driving record.

25.33 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective June 9, 2008, and apply to acts 
25.34 	committed on or after that date.

26.1 	Sec. 40. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169.71, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
26.2 		Subd. 4.Glazing material; prohibitions and exceptions. (a) No person shall drive 
26.3 	or operate any motor vehicle required to be registered in the state of Minnesota upon any 
26.4 	street or highway under the following conditions:
26.5 	(1) when the windshield is composed of, covered by, or treated with any material 
26.6 	which has the effect of making the windshield more reflective or in any other way reducing 
26.7 	light transmittance through the windshield;
26.8 	(2) when any window on the vehicle is composed of, covered by, or treated with any 
26.9 	material that has a highly reflective or mirrored appearance;
26.10 	(3) when any side window or rear window is composed of or treated with any 
26.11 	material so as to obstruct or substantially reduce the driver's clear view through the 
26.12 	window or has a light transmittance of less than 50 percent plus or minus three percent in 
26.13 	the visible light range or a luminous reflectance of more than 20 percent plus or minus 
26.14 	three percent; or
26.15 	(4) when any material has been applied after August 1, 1985, to any motor vehicle 
26.16 	window without an accompanying permanent marking which indicates the percent of 
26.17 	transmittance and the percent of reflectance afforded by the material. The marking must 
26.18 	be in a manner so as not to obscure vision and be readable when installed on the vehicle.
26.19 	(b) This subdivision does not apply to glazing materials which:
26.20 	(1) have not been modified since the original installation, nor to original replacement 
26.21 	windows and windshields, that were originally installed or replaced or original 
26.22 	replacement if:
26.23 	(i) the original installation was performed by a first-stage manufacturer, as defined in 
26.24 	section 168.011, subdivision 31; or
26.25 	(ii) the original installation or replacement was in conformance with Federal Motor 
26.26 	Vehicle Safety Standard 205;
26.27 	(2) are required to satisfy prescription or medical needs of the driver of the vehicle 
26.28 	or a passenger if:
26.29 	(i) the driver or passenger is in possession of the prescription or a physician's 
26.30 	statement of medical need;
26.31 	(ii) the prescription or statement specifically states the minimum percentage that 
26.32 	light transmittance may be reduced to satisfy the prescription or medical needs of the 
26.33 	patient; and
26.34 	(iii) the prescription or statement contains an expiration date, which must be no more 
26.35 	than two years after the date the prescription or statement was issued; or
26.36 	(3) are applied to:
27.1 	(i) the rear windows of a pickup truck as defined in section 168.011, subdivision 29; 
27.2 	(ii) the rear windows or the side windows on either side behind the driver's seat of a 
27.3 	van as defined in section 168.011, subdivision 28; 
27.4 	(iii) the side and rear windows of a vehicle used to transport human remains by a 
27.5 	funeral establishment holding a license under section 149A.50; or
27.6 	(iv) the side and rear windows of a limousine as defined in section 168.011, 
27.7 	subdivision 35; or
27.8 	(v) the rear and side windows of a police vehicle.

27.9 	Sec. 41. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169.79, is amended to read:
27.10 	169.79 VEHICLE REGISTRATION; DISPLAYING LICENSE PLATES.
27.11 		Subdivision 1.Registration required. No person shall operate, drive, or park a 
27.12 	motor vehicle on any highway unless the vehicle is registered in accordance with the laws 
27.13 	of this state and has the number plates or permit confirming that valid registration or 
27.14 	operating authority has been obtained, except as provided in sections 168.10 and 168.12, 
27.15 	subdivision 2f, as assigned to it by the commissioner of public safety, conspicuously 
27.16 	displayed thereon in a manner that the view of any plate or permit is not obstructed. A 
27.17 	plate issued under section 168.27 or a permit issued under chapter 168 may be displayed 
27.18 	on a vehicle in conjunction with expired registration whether or not it displays the license 
27.19 	plate to which the last registration was issued. 
27.20 		Subd. 2.Semitrailer. If the vehicle is a semitrailer, the number plate displayed must 
27.21 	be assigned to the registered owner and correlate to the certificate of title documentation 
27.22 	on file with the department and shall not display a year indicator.
27.23 		Subd. 3.Rear display of single plate. If the vehicle is a motorcycle, motor scooter, 
27.24 	motorized bicycle, motorcycle sidecar, trailer registered at greater than 3,000 pounds 
27.25 	gross vehicle weight (GVW), semitrailer, or vehicle displaying a dealer plate, then one 
27.26 	license plate must be displayed horizontally with the identifying numbers and letters 
27.27 	facing outward from the vehicle and must be mounted in the upright position on the 
27.28 	rear of the vehicle.
27.29 		Subd. 3a.Small trailer. If the vehicle is a trailer with 3,000 pounds or less GVW 
27.30 	with lifetime registration, the numbered plate or sticker must be adhered to the side of the 
27.31 	trailer frame tongue near the hitch.
27.32 		Subd. 4.Collector's vehicle. If the vehicle is (1) a collector's vehicle with a pioneer, 
27.33 	classic car, collector, or street rod license; (2) a vehicle that meets the requirements 
27.34 	of a pioneer, classic, or street rod vehicle except that the vehicle is used for general 
27.35 	transportation purposes; or (3) a vehicle that is of model year 1972 or earlier, not registered 
28.1 	under section 168.10, subdivision 1c, and is used for general transportation purposes, then 
28.2 	one plate must be displayed on the rear of the vehicle, or one plate on the front and one 
28.3 	on the rear, at the discretion of the owner. 
28.4 		Subd. 5.Truck-tractor, road-tractor, or farm truck. If the vehicle is a 
28.5 	truck-tractor, road-tractor, or farm truck, as defined in section 168.011, subdivision 17, but 
28.6 	excluding from that definition semitrailers and trailers, then one plate must be displayed 
28.7 	on the front of the vehicle. 
28.8 		Subd. 6.Other motor vehicles. If the motor vehicle is any kind of motor vehicle 
28.9 	other than those provided for in subdivisions 2 to 4, one plate must be displayed on the 
28.10 	front and one on the rear of the vehicle.
28.11 		Subd. 7.Plate fastened and visible. All plates must be (1) securely fastened so as 
28.12 	to prevent them from swinging, (2) displayed horizontally with the identifying numbers 
28.13 	and letters facing outward from the vehicle, and (3) mounted in the upright position. The 
28.14 	person driving the motor vehicle shall keep the plate legible and unobstructed and free 
28.15 	from grease, dust, or other blurring material so that the lettering is plainly visible at all 
28.16 	times. It is unlawful to cover any assigned letters and numbers or the name of the state 
28.17 	of origin of a license plate with any material whatever, including any clear or colorless 
28.18 	material that affects the plate's visibility or reflectivity.
28.19 		Subd. 8.Plate registration stickers.  As viewed facing the plates:
28.20 	(a) License plates issued to vehicles registered under section 168.017 must display 
28.21 	the month of expiration in the lower left corner as viewed facing the of each plate and the 
28.22 	year of expiration in the lower right corner as viewed facing theof each plate. 
28.23 	(b) License plates issued to vehicles registered under section 168.127 must display 
28.24 	either fleet registration validation stickers in the lower right corner as viewed facing the 
28.25 	plates of each plate or distinctive license plates, issued by the registrar, with "FLEET 
28.26 	REG" displayed on the bottom center portion of theeach plate. 
28.27 	(c) License plates issued after July 1, 2008, requiring validation must display the 
28.28 	month of expiration in the lower left corner of each plate and the year of expiration in the 
28.29 	lower right corner of the plate.
28.30 		Subd. 9.Tax-exempt vehicle marking. Vehicles displaying tax-exempt plates 
28.31 	issued under section 16B.581 or 168.012 must have vehicle markings that comply with 
28.32 	section 168.012, subdivision 1.

28.33 	Sec. 42. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169.801, is amended to read:
28.34 	169.801 IMPLEMENT OF HUSBANDRY.
29.1 		Subdivision 1.Exemption from size, weight, load provisions. Except as provided 
29.2 	in this section and section 169.82, the provisions of sections 169.80 to 169.88 that govern 
29.3 	size, weight, and load do not apply to:
29.4 	(1) a horse-drawn wagon while carrying a load of loose straw or hay;
29.5 	(2) a specialized vehicle resembling a low-slung trailer having a short bed or 
29.6 	platform, while transporting one or more implements of husbandry; or
29.7 	(3) an implement of husbandry while being driven or towed at a speed of not 
29.8 	more than 30 miles per hour; provided that this exemption applies to an implement of 
29.9 	husbandry owned, leased, or under the control of a farmer or implement dealer only 
29.10 	while the implement of husbandry is being operated on noninterstate roads or highways 
29.11 	within 75 miles of any farmland or implement dealership: (i) owned, leased, or operated 
29.12 	by the farmer or implement dealer and (ii) on which the farmer or implement dealer 
29.13 	regularly uses or sells or leases the implement of husbandry while operated in compliance 
29.14 	with this section.
29.15 		Subd. 2.Weight per inch of tire width restrictions. (a) An implement of 
29.16 	husbandry that is not self-propelled and is equipped with pneumatic tires may not be 
29.17 	operated on a public highway with a maximum wheel load that exceeds 600 pounds 
29.18 	per inch of tire width before August 1, 1996, and 500 pounds per inch of tire width on 
29.19 	and after August 1, 1996.
29.20 	(b) After December 31, 2009, a person operating or towing an implement of 
29.21 	husbandry on a bridge must comply with the gross weight limitations provided in section 
29.22 	169.824.
29.23 		Subd. 3.Hitches. A towed implement of husbandry must be equipped with (1) 
29.24 	safety chains that meet the requirements of section 169.82, subdivision 3, paragraph 
29.25 	(b); (2) a regulation fifth wheel and kingpin assembly approved by the commissioner of 
29.26 	public safety; or (3) a hitch pin or other hitching device with a retainer that prevents 
29.27 	accidental unhitching.
29.28 		Subd. 4.Bridge posting. Despite subdivision 2, a person operating or towing 
29.29 	an implement of husbandry must comply with a sign that limits the maximum weight 
29.30 	allowed on a bridge.
29.31 		Subd. 5.Height and width. A person operating, towing, or transporting an 
29.32 	implement of husbandry that is higher than 13 feet six inches or wider than allowed under 
29.33 	section 169.80, subdivision 2, must ensure that the operation or transportation does not 
29.34 	damage a highway structure, utility line or structure, or other fixture adjacent to or over 
29.35 	a public highway.
30.1 		Subd. 6.Speed. No person may operate or tow an implement of husbandry at 
30.2 	a speed of more than 30 miles per hour.
30.3 		Subd. 7.Driving rules. (a) An implement of husbandry may not be operated or 
30.4 	towed on an interstate highway.
30.5 	(b) An implement of husbandry may be operated or towed to the left of the center 
30.6 	of a roadway only if it is escorted at the front by a vehicle displaying hazard warning 
30.7 	lights visible in normal sunlight and the operation does not extend into the left half of the 
30.8 	roadway more than is necessary.
30.9 		Subd. 8.Lights. An implement of husbandry must be equipped with lights that 
30.10 	comply with section 169.55, subdivisions 2 and 3.
30.11 		Subd. 9.Slow moving vehicle emblem. An implement of husbandry must comply 
30.12 	with section 169.522.
30.13 		Subd. 10.Brakes. Notwithstanding section 169.67:
30.14 	(a) A self-propelled implement of husbandry must be equipped with brakes adequate 
30.15 	to control its movement and to stop and hold it and any vehicle it is towing.
30.16 	(b) A towed implement of husbandry must be equipped with brakes adequate to 
30.17 	control its movement and to stop and hold it if:
30.18 	(1) it has a gross vehicle weight of more than 24,000 pounds and was manufactured 
30.19 	and sold after January 1, 1994;
30.20 	(2) it has a gross vehicle weight of more than 12,000 pounds and is towed by a 
30.21 	vehicle other than a self-propelled implement of husbandry; or
30.22 	(3) it has a gross vehicle weight of more than 3,000 pounds and is being towed by a 
30.23 	registered passenger automobile other than a pickup truck as defined in section 168.011, 
30.24 	subdivision 29.
30.25 	(c) If a towed implement of husbandry with a gross vehicle weight of more than 
30.26 	6,000 pounds is required under paragraph (b) to have brakes, it must also have brakes 
30.27 	adequate to stop and hold it if it becomes detached from the towing vehicle.

30.28 	Sec. 43. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169.82, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
30.29 		Subd. 3.Hitch, chain, or cable. (a) Every trailer or semitrailer must be hitched to 
30.30 	the towing motor vehicle by a device approved by the commissioner of public safety.
30.31 	(b) Every trailer and semitrailer must be equipped with safety chains or cables 
30.32 	permanently attached to the trailer except in cases where the coupling device is a 
30.33 	regulation fifth wheel and kingpin assembly approved by the commissioner of public 
30.34 	safety. In towing, the chains or cables must be attached to the vehicles near the points of 
30.35 	bumper attachments to the chassis of each vehicle, and must be of sufficient strength to 
31.1 	control the trailer in the event of failure of the towing device. The length of chain or cable 
31.2 	must be no more than necessary to permit free turning of the vehicles. A minimum fine 
31.3 	of $25 must be imposed for a violation of this paragraph.
31.4 	(c) This subdivision does not apply to towed implements of husbandry.
31.5 	(d) No person may be charged with a violation of this section solely by reason of 
31.6 	violating a maximum speed prescribed in section 169.145 or169.67 or 169.801.

31.7 	Sec. 44. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169.826, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:
31.8 		Subd. 1a.Harvest season increase amount. The limitations provided in sections 
31.9 	169.822 to 169.829 are increased by ten percent from the beginning of harvest to 
31.10 	November 30 each year for the movement of sugar beets, carrots, and potatoes from the 
31.11 	field of harvest to the point of the first unloading. Transfer of the product from a farm 
31.12 	vehicle or small farm trailer, within the meaning of chapter 168, to another vehicle is not 
31.13 	considered to be the first unloading. A permit issued under section 169.86, subdivision 1, 
31.14 	paragraph (a), is required. The commissioner shall not issue permits under this subdivision 
31.15 	if to do so will result in a loss of federal highway funding to the state.

31.16 	Sec. 45. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169.86, is amended by adding a subdivision 
31.17 	to read:
31.18 		Subd. 8.Tow truck. A tow truck or towing vehicle, when towing a disabled or 
31.19 	damaged vehicle to a place of repair or to a place of safekeeping, may exceed the length 
31.20 	and weight limitations of this chapter, subject to a $300 annual permit fee and any other 
31.21 	conditions prescribed by the commissioner.

31.22 	Sec. 46. [169.865] SPECIAL CANOLA HAULING VEHICLE PERMITS.
31.23 		Subdivision 1.Special three-unit vehicle permit. The commissioner may issue a 
31.24 	permit for a vehicle that meets the following requirements:
31.25 	(1) is a combination of vehicles, including a truck-tractor and a semitrailer 
31.26 	drawing one additional trailer or semitrailer, and no semitrailer used in the three-vehicle 
31.27 	combination has an overall length in excess of 28-1/2 feet;
31.28 	(2) has a maximum gross vehicle weight of 105,000 pounds;
31.29 	(3) complies with the axle weight limits in section 169.824, or with the federal 
31.30 	bridge formula for axle groups not described in that section;
31.31 	(4) complies with the tire weight limits in section 169.823, or the tire manufacturers' 
31.32 	recommended load, whichever is less;
32.1 	(5) is operated only in this state on marked Trunk Highway 175 from Hallock to the 
32.2 	North Dakota border, on U.S. Highway 75 from Hallock to Donaldson, and on marked 
32.3 	Trunk Highway 11 from Donaldson to the North Dakota border; and
32.4 	(6) the seasonal weight increases authorized under section 169.826, subdivision 1, 
32.5 	do not apply.
32.6 		Subd. 2.Restrictions. Vehicles issued permits under subdivision 1 must comply 
32.7 	with the following restrictions:
32.8 	(1) the vehicle must be operated in compliance with seasonal load restrictions under 
32.9 	section 169.87;
32.10 	(2) the vehicle may not be operated on the interstate highway system or national 
32.11 	network highways; and
32.12 	(3) the vehicle may be operated on streets or highways under the control of local 
32.13 	authorities only upon the approval of the local authority; however, vehicles may have 
32.14 	reasonable access to terminals and facilities for food, fuel, repairs, and rest, and for 
32.15 	continuity of route within one mile of the national network as provided by section 169.81, 
32.16 	subdivision 3, and by the Code of Federal Regulations, title 23, part 658.19.
32.17 		Subd. 3.Permit fee; appropriation. Vehicle permits issued under subdivision 
32.18 	1 must be annual permits. The fee is $850 for each vehicle and must be deposited 
32.19 	in the trunk highway fund. An amount sufficient to administer the permit program 
32.20 	is appropriated from the trunk highway fund to the commissioner for the costs of 
32.21 	administering the permit program.

32.22 	Sec. 47. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169A.03, subdivision 23, is amended to read:
32.23 		Subd. 23.School bus. "School bus" has the meaning given in section 169.01, 
32.24 	subdivision 6. In addition, the term includes type III school buses as described in section 
32.25 	169.01, subdivision 6, clause (5), when driven by employees or agents of school districts.

32.26 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2008, and applies to crimes 
32.27 	committed on or after that date.

32.28 	Sec. 48. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 171.01, subdivision 35, is amended to read:
32.29 		Subd. 35.Hazardous materials. "Hazardous materials" means those materials 
32.30 	found to be hazardous for the purposes of the federal Hazardous Materials Transportation 
32.31 	Act and that require the motor vehicleany material that has been designated as hazardous 
32.32 	under United States Code, title 49, section 5103, and is required to be placarded under 
32.33 	Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, parts 100-185 part 172, subpart F, or any quantity of 
32.34 	a material listed as a select agent or toxin in Code of Federal Regulations, title 42, part 73.

33.1 	Sec. 49. Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 171.02, subdivision 2, is 
33.2 	amended to read:
33.3 		Subd. 2.Driver's license classifications, endorsements, exemptions. (a) Drivers' 
33.4 	licenses are classified according to the types of vehicles that may be driven by the holder 
33.5 	of each type or class of license. The commissioner may, as appropriate, subdivide the 
33.6 	classes listed in this subdivision and issue licenses classified accordingly.
33.7 	(b) Except as provided in paragraph (c), clauses (1) and (2), and subdivision 2a, no 
33.8 	class of license is valid to operate a motorcycle, school bus, tank vehicle, double-trailer 
33.9 	or triple-trailer combination, vehicle transporting hazardous materials, or bus, unless 
33.10 	so endorsed. There are four general classes of licenses as described in paragraphs (c) 
33.11 	through (f).
33.12 	(c) Class D drivers' licenses are valid for:
33.13 	(1) operating all farm trucks if the farm truck is:
33.14 	(i) controlled and operated by a farmer, including operation by an immediate family 
33.15 	member or an employee of the farmer;
33.16 	(ii) used to transport agricultural products, farm machinery, or farm supplies, 
33.17 	including hazardous materials, to or from a farm;
33.18 	(iii) not used in the operations of a common or contract motor carrier as governed by 
33.19 	Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, part 365; and
33.20 	(iv) used within 150 miles of the farm;
33.21 	(2) notwithstanding paragraph (b), operating an authorized emergency vehicle, 
33.22 	as defined in section 169.01, subdivision 5, whether or not in excess of 26,000 pounds 
33.23 	gross vehicle weight;
33.24 	(3) operating a recreational vehicle as defined in section 168.011, subdivision 25, 
33.25 	that is operated for personal use;
33.26 	(4) operating all single-unit vehicles except vehicles with a gross vehicle weight of 
33.27 	more than 26,000 pounds, vehicles designed to carry more than 15 passengers including 
33.28 	the driver, and vehicles that carry hazardous materials;
33.29 	(5) notwithstanding paragraph (d), operating a type A A-I  school bus or, including  a 
33.30 	multifunctional school activity bus without a school bus endorsement if:
33.31 	(i) the bus has a gross vehicle weight of 10,000 pounds or less;
33.32 	(ii) the bus is designed to transport 15 or fewer passengers, including the driver; and
33.33 	(iii) (ii) the requirements of subdivision 2a are satisfied, as determined by the 
33.34 	commissioner;
33.35 	(6) operating any vehicle or combination of vehicles when operated by a licensed 
33.36 	peace officer while on duty; and
34.1 	(7) towing vehicles if:
34.2 	(i) the towed vehicles have a gross vehicle weight of 10,000 pounds or less; or
34.3 	(ii) the towed vehicles have a gross vehicle weight of more than 10,000 pounds and 
34.4 	the combination of vehicles has a gross vehicle weight of 26,000 pounds or less.
34.5 	(d) Class C drivers' licenses are valid for:
34.6 	(1) operating class D motor vehicles;
34.7 	(2) with a hazardous materials endorsement, transporting hazardous materials in
34.8 	operating class D vehicles to transport hazardous materials; and
34.9 	(3) with a passenger endorsement, operating buses; and 
34.10 	(4) with a passenger endorsement and school bus endorsement, operating school 
34.11 	buses designed to transport 15 or fewer passengers, including the driver.
34.12 	(e) Class B drivers' licenses are valid for:
34.13 	(1) operating all class C motor vehicles, class D motor vehicles, and all other 
34.14 	single-unit motor vehicles including, with a passenger endorsement, buses; and
34.15 	(2) towing only vehicles with a gross vehicle weight of 10,000 pounds or less.
34.16 	(f) Class A drivers' licenses are valid for operating any vehicle or combination of 
34.17 	vehicles.

34.18 	EFFECTIVE DATE. The amendments to paragraph (c) in this section are effective 
34.19 	retroactively to January 1, 2008.

34.20 	Sec. 50. Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 171.02, subdivision 2a, is 
34.21 	amended to read:
34.22 		Subd. 2a.Exception for certain school bus drivers. Notwithstanding subdivision 
34.23 	2, paragraph (c), the holder of a class D driver's license, without a school bus endorsement, 
34.24 	may operate a type A school bus, including a multifunctional school activity bus,
34.25 	described in subdivision 2, paragraph (b), under the following conditions:
34.26 	(a) The operator is an employee of the entity that owns, leases, or contracts for the 
34.27 	school bus and is not solely hired to provide transportation services under this subdivision.
34.28 	(b) The operator drives the school bus only from points of origin to points of 
34.29 	destination, not including home-to-school trips to pick up or drop off students.
34.30 	(c) The operator is prohibited from using the an eight-light system. Violation of 
34.31 	this paragraph is a misdemeanor.
34.32 	(d) The operator's employer has adopted and implemented a policy that provides for 
34.33 	annual training and certification of the operator in:
34.34 	(1) safe operation of the type of school bus the operator will be driving;
35.1 	(2) understanding student behavior, including issues relating to students with 
35.2 	disabilities;
35.3 	(3) encouraging orderly conduct of students on the bus and handling incidents of 
35.4 	misconduct appropriately;
35.5 	(4) knowing and understanding relevant laws, rules of the road, and local school 
35.6 	bus safety policies;
35.7 	(5) handling emergency situations; and
35.8 	(6) safe loading and unloading of students.
35.9 	(e) A background check or background investigation of the operator has been 
35.10 	conducted that meets the requirements under section 122A.18, subdivision 8, or 123B.03
35.11 	for teachers; section 144.057 or chapter 245C for day care employees; or section 171.321, 
35.12 	subdivision 3, for all other persons operating a type A school bus vehicle under this 
35.13 	subdivision.
35.14 	(f) Operators shall submit to a physical examination as required by section 171.321, 
35.15 	subdivision 2.
35.16 	(g) The operator's driver's license is verified annually by the entity that owns, leases, 
35.17 	or contracts for the school bus vehicle.
35.18 	(h) A person who sustains a conviction, as defined under section 609.02, of violating 
35.19 	section 169A.25, 169A.26, 169A.27, 169A.31, 169A.51, or 169A.52, or a similar statute 
35.20 	or ordinance of another state is precluded from operating a school bus for five years 
35.21 	from the date of conviction.
35.22 	(i) A person who has ever been convicted of a disqualifying offense as defined in 
35.23 	section 171.3215, subdivision 1, paragraph (c), may not operate a school bus under this 
35.24 	subdivision.
35.25 	(j) A person who sustains a conviction, as defined under section 609.02, of a fourth 
35.26 	moving offense in violation of chapter 169 is precluded from operating a school bus for 
35.27 	one year from the date of the last conviction.
35.28 	(k) Students riding the school bus vehicle must have training required under section 
35.29 	123B.90, subdivision 2.
35.30 	(l) An operator must be trained in the proper use of child safety restraints as set 
35.31 	forth in the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's "Guideline for the Safe 
35.32 	Transportation of Pre-school Age Children in School Buses," if child safety restraints are 
35.33 	used by the passengers.
35.34 	(m) Annual certification of the requirements listed in this subdivision must be 
35.35 	maintained under separate file at the business location for each operator licensed under 
35.36 	this subdivision and subdivision 2, paragraph (b), clause (5). The business manager, 
36.1 	school board, governing body of a nonpublic school, or any other entity that owns, 
36.2 	leases, or contracts for the school bus operating under this subdivision is responsible 
36.3 	for maintaining these files for inspection.
36.4 	(n) The school bus vehicle must bear a current certificate of inspection issued under 
36.5 	section 169.451.
36.6 	(o) If the word "School" appears on the front and rear of the bus, the word "School"
36.7 	must be covered by a sign that reads "Activities" when the bus is being operated under 
36.8 	authority of this subdivision.

36.9 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2008.

36.10 	Sec. 51. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 171.02, is amended by adding a subdivision 
36.11 	to read:
36.12 		Subd. 2b.Exception for type III school bus drivers. (a) Notwithstanding 
36.13 	subdivision 2, paragraph (c), the holder of a class D driver's license, without a school bus 
36.14 	endorsement, may operate a type III school bus described in section 169.01, subdivision 6, 
36.15 	clause (5), under the conditions in paragraphs (b) through (n).
36.16 	(b) The operator is an employee of the entity that owns, leases, or contracts for 
36.17 	the school bus.
36.18 	(c) The operator's employer has adopted and implemented a policy that provides for 
36.19 	annual training and certification of the operator in:
36.20 	(1) safe operation of a type III school bus;
36.21 	(2) understanding student behavior, including issues relating to students with 
36.22 	disabilities;
36.23 	(3) encouraging orderly conduct of students on the bus and handling incidents of 
36.24 	misconduct appropriately;
36.25 	(4) knowing and understanding relevant laws, rules of the road, and local school 
36.26 	bus safety policies;
36.27 	(5) handling emergency situations;
36.28 	(6) proper use of seat belts and child safety restraints;
36.29 	(7) performance of pretrip vehicle inspections; and
36.30 	(8) safe loading and unloading of students, including, but not limited to:
36.31 	(i) utilizing a safe location for loading and unloading students at the curb, on the 
36.32 	nontraffic side of the roadway, or at off-street loading areas, driveways, yards, and other 
36.33 	areas to enable the student to avoid hazardous conditions;
36.34 	(ii) refraining from loading and unloading students in a vehicular traffic lane, on the 
36.35 	shoulder, in a designated turn lane, or a lane adjacent to a designated turn lane;
37.1 	(iii) avoiding a loading or unloading location that would require a pupil to cross a 
37.2 	road, or ensuring that the driver or an aide personally escort the pupil across the road if 
37.3 	it is not reasonably feasible to avoid such a location; and
37.4 	(iv) placing the type III school bus in "park" during loading and unloading.
37.5 	(d) A background check or background investigation of the operator has been 
37.6 	conducted that meets the requirements under section 122A.18, subdivision 8, or 123B.03
37.7 	for school district employees; section 144.057 or chapter 245C for day care employees; 
37.8 	or section 171.321, subdivision 3, for all other persons operating a type A or type III 
37.9 	school bus under this subdivision.
37.10 	(e) Operators shall submit to a physical examination as required by section 171.321, 
37.11 	subdivision 2.
37.12 	(f) The operator's employer has adopted and implemented a policy that provides 
37.13 	for mandatory drug and alcohol testing of applicants for operator positions and current 
37.14 	operators, in accordance with section 181.951, subdivisions 2, 4, and 5.
37.15 	(g) The operator's driver's license is verified annually by the entity that owns, leases, 
37.16 	or contracts for the school bus.
37.17 	(h) A person who sustains a conviction, as defined under section 609.02, of violating 
37.18 	section 169A.25, 169A.26, 169A.27, or 169A.31, or whose driver's license is revoked 
37.19 	under sections 169A.50 to 169A.53 of the implied consent law, or who is convicted of or 
37.20 	has their driver's license revoked under a similar statute or ordinance of another state, is 
37.21 	precluded from operating a type III school bus for five years from the date of conviction.
37.22 	(i) A person who has ever been convicted of a disqualifying offense as defined in 
37.23 	section 171.3215, subdivision 1, paragraph (c), may not operate a type III school bus 
37.24 	under this subdivision.
37.25 	(j) A person who sustains a conviction, as defined under section 609.02, of a moving 
37.26 	offense in violation of chapter 169 within three years of the first of three other moving 
37.27 	offenses is precluded from operating a type III school bus for one year from the date of 
37.28 	the last conviction.
37.29 	(k) An operator who sustains a conviction as described in paragraph (h), (i), or (j) 
37.30 	while employed by the entity that owns, leases, or contracts for the school bus, shall report 
37.31 	the conviction to the employer within ten days of the date of the conviction.
37.32 	(l) Students riding the type III school bus must have training required under section 
37.33 	123B.90, subdivision 2.
37.34 	(m) Documentation of meeting the requirements listed in this subdivision must 
37.35 	be maintained under separate file at the business location for each type III school bus 
37.36 	operator. The business manager, school board, governing body of a nonpublic school, or 
38.1 	any other entity that owns, leases, or contracts for the type III school bus operating under 
38.2 	this subdivision is responsible for maintaining these files for inspection.
38.3 	(n) The type III school bus must bear a current certificate of inspection issued under 
38.4 	section 169.451.
38.5 	(o) An operator employed by a school or school district, whose normal duties do 
38.6 	not include operating a type III school bus, who holds a class D driver's license without a 
38.7 	school bus endorsement, may operate a type III school bus and is exempt from paragraphs 
38.8 	(d), (e), (f), (g), and (k).

38.9 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective September 1, 2008.

38.10 	Sec. 52. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 171.02, is amended by adding a subdivision 
38.11 	to read:
38.12 		Subd. 2c.Rulemaking. The commissioner may adopt rules regarding the 
38.13 	qualifications and requirements for drivers of type III school buses.

38.14 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2008.

38.15 	Sec. 53. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 171.03, is amended to read:
38.16 	171.03 PERSONS EXEMPT.
38.17 	The following persons are exempt from license hereunder:
38.18 	(a) A person in the employ or service of the United States federal government is 
38.19 	exempt while driving or operating a motor vehicle owned by or leased to the United 
38.20 	States federal government.
38.21 	(b) A person in the employ or service of the United States federal government is 
38.22 	exempt from the requirement to possess a valid class A, class B, or class C commercial 
38.23 	driver's license while driving or operating for military purposes a commercial motor 
38.24 	vehicle owned by or leased to for the United States federal government if the person is:
38.25 	(1) on active duty in the U. S. Coast Guard;
38.26 	(2) on active duty in a branch of the U. S. Armed Forces, which includes the Army, 
38.27 	Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps;
38.28 	(3) a member of a reserve component of the U. S. Armed Forces; or
38.29 	(4) on active duty in the Army National Guard or Air National Guard, which 
38.30 	includes (i) a member on full-time National Guard duty, (ii) a member undergoing 
38.31 	part-time National Guard training, and (iii) a National Guard military technician, who is a 
38.32 	civilian required to wear a military uniform.
39.1 	The exemption provided under this paragraph does not apply to a U. S. Armed Forces 
39.2 	Reserve technician.
39.3 	(c) Any person while driving or operating any farm tractor or implement of 
39.4 	husbandry temporarily on a highway is exempt. For purposes of this section, an all-terrain 
39.5 	vehicle, as defined in section 84.92, subdivision 8, an off-highway motorcycle, as defined 
39.6 	in section 84.787, subdivision 7, and an off-road vehicle, as defined in section 84.797, 
39.7 	subdivision 7, are not implements of husbandry.
39.8 	(d) A nonresident who is at least 15 years of age and who has in immediate 
39.9 	possession a valid driver's license issued to the nonresident in the home state or country 
39.10 	may operate a motor vehicle in this state only as a driver.
39.11 	(e) A nonresident who has in immediate possession a valid commercial driver's 
39.12 	license issued by a state or jurisdiction in accordance with the standards of Code of 
39.13 	Federal Regulations, title 49, part 383, and who is operating in Minnesota the class of 
39.14 	commercial motor vehicle authorized by the issuing state or jurisdiction is exempt.
39.15 	(f) Any nonresident who is at least 18 years of age, whose home state or country does 
39.16 	not require the licensing of drivers may operate a motor vehicle as a driver, but only for a 
39.17 	period of not more than 90 days in any calendar year, if the motor vehicle so operated is 
39.18 	duly registered for the current calendar year in the home state or country of the nonresident.
39.19 	(g) Any person who becomes a resident of the state of Minnesota and who has in 
39.20 	possession a valid driver's license issued to the person under and pursuant to the laws of 
39.21 	some other state or jurisdiction or by military authorities of the United States may operate 
39.22 	a motor vehicle as a driver, but only for a period of not more than 60 days after becoming 
39.23 	a resident of this state, without being required to have a Minnesota driver's license as 
39.24 	provided in this chapter.
39.25 	(h) Any person who becomes a resident of the state of Minnesota and who has in 
39.26 	possession a valid commercial driver's license issued by another state or jurisdiction in 
39.27 	accordance with the standards of Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, part 383, is exempt 
39.28 	for not more than 30 days after becoming a resident of this state.
39.29 	(i) Any person operating a snowmobile, as defined in section 84.81, is exempt.

39.30 	Sec. 54. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 171.05, subdivision 2b, is amended to read:
39.31 		Subd. 2b.Instruction permit use by person under age 18. (a) This subdivision 
39.32 	applies to persons who have applied for and received an instruction permit under 
39.33 	subdivision 2.
39.34 	(b) The permit holder may, with the permit in possession, operate a motor vehicle, 
39.35 	but must be accompanied by and be under the supervision of a certified driver education 
40.1 	instructor, the permit holder's parent or guardian, or another licensed driver age 21 or 
40.2 	older. The supervisor must occupy the seat beside the permit holder.
40.3 	(c) The permit holder may operate a motor vehicle only when every occupant under 
40.4 	the age of 18 has a seat belt or child passenger restraint system properly fastened. A 
40.5 	person who violates this paragraph is subject to a fine of $25. A peace officer may 
40.6 	not issue a citation for a violation of this paragraph unless the officer lawfully stopped 
40.7 	or detained the driver of the motor vehicle for a moving violation as defined in section 
40.8 	171.04, subdivision 1. The commissioner shall not record a violation of this paragraph on 
40.9 	a person's driving record.
40.10 	(d) The permit holder may not operate a vehicle while communicating over, or 
40.11 	otherwise operating, a cellular or wireless telephone, whether handheld or hands free, 
40.12 	when the vehicle is in motion. The permit holder may assert as an affirmative defense that 
40.13 	the violation was made for the sole purpose of obtaining emergency assistance to prevent 
40.14 	a crime about to be committed, or in the reasonable belief that a person's life or safety 
40.15 	was in danger. Violation of this paragraph is a petty misdemeanor subject to section 
40.16 	169.89, subdivision 2.
40.17 	(e) (d) The permit holder must maintain a driving record free of convictions for 
40.18 	moving violations, as defined in section 171.04, subdivision 1, and free of convictions 
40.19 	for violation of section 169A.20, 169A.33, 169A.35, or sections 169A.50 to 169A.53. If 
40.20 	the permit holder drives a motor vehicle in violation of the law, the commissioner shall 
40.21 	suspend, cancel, or revoke the permit in accordance with the statutory section violated.

40.22 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective June 9, 2008, and applies to acts 
40.23 	committed on or after that date.

40.24 	Sec. 55. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 171.055, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
40.25 		Subd. 2.Use of provisional license. (a) A provisional license holder may operate a 
40.26 	motor vehicle only when every occupant under the age of 18 has a seat belt or child 
40.27 	passenger restraint system properly fastened. A person who violates this paragraph is 
40.28 	subject to a fine of $25. A peace officer may not issue a citation for a violation of this 
40.29 	paragraph unless the officer lawfully stopped or detained the driver of the motor vehicle 
40.30 	for a moving violation as defined in section 171.04. The commissioner shall not record a 
40.31 	violation of this paragraph on a person's driving record.
40.32 	(b) A provisional license holder may not operate a vehicle while communicating 
40.33 	over, or otherwise operating, a cellular or wireless telephone, whether handheld or 
40.34 	hands free, when the vehicle is in motion. The provisional license holder may assert 
40.35 	as an affirmative defense that the violation was made for the sole purpose of obtaining 
41.1 	emergency assistance to prevent a crime about to be committed, or in the reasonable 
41.2 	belief that a person's life or safety was in danger. Violation of this paragraph is a petty 
41.3 	misdemeanor subject to section 169.89, subdivision 2.
41.4 	(c) (b) If the holder of a provisional license during the period of provisional licensing 
41.5 	incurs (1) a conviction for a violation of section 169A.20, 169A.33, 169A.35, or sections 
41.6 	169A.50 to 169A.53, (2) a conviction for a crash-related moving violation, or (3) more 
41.7 	than one conviction for a moving violation that is not crash related, the person may not be 
41.8 	issued a driver's license until 12 consecutive months have expired since the date of the 
41.9 	conviction or until the person reaches the age of 18 years, whichever occurs first.
41.10 	(c)  For the first six months of provisional licensure, a provisional license holder may 
41.11 	not operate a motor vehicle carrying more than one passenger under the age of 20 years 
41.12 	who is not a member of the holder's immediate family. For the second six months, the 
41.13 	holder of the license may not operate a motor vehicle that is carrying more than three 
41.14 	passengers who are under the age of 20 years and who are not members of the holder's 
41.15 	immediate family.
41.16 	(d) For the first six months of provisional licensure, a provisional license holder 
41.17 	may operate a motor vehicle between the hours of midnight and 5:00 a.m. only when 
41.18 	the license holder is:
41.19 	(1) driving between the license holder's home and place of employment;
41.20 	(2) driving between the license holder's home and a school event for which the 
41.21 	school has not provided transportation;
41.22 	(3) driving for employment purposes; or
41.23 	(4) accompanied by a licensed driver at least 25 years of age.

41.24 	EFFECTIVE DATE. The amendments to paragraph (a) are effective June 9, 2008, 
41.25 	and apply to acts committed on and after that date.

41.26 	Sec. 56. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 171.06, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
41.27 		Subd. 3.Contents of application; other information. (a) An application must:
41.28 	(1) state the full name, date of birth, sex, and either (i) the residence address of the 
41.29 	applicant, or (ii) designated address under section 5B.05;
41.30 	(2) as may be required by the commissioner, contain a description of the applicant 
41.31 	and any other facts pertaining to the applicant, the applicant's driving privileges, and the 
41.32 	applicant's ability to operate a motor vehicle with safety;
41.33 	(3) state:
41.34 	(i) the applicant's Social Security number; or
42.1 	(ii) if the applicant does not have a Social Security number and is applying for a 
42.2 	Minnesota identification card, instruction permit, or class D provisional or driver's license, 
42.3 	that the applicant certifies that the applicant does not have a Social Security number;
42.4 	(4) contain a space where the applicant may indicate a desire to make an anatomical 
42.5 	gift according to paragraph (b); and
42.6 	(5) contain a notification to the applicant of the availability of a living will/health 
42.7 	care directive designation on the license under section  171.07, subdivision 7. 
42.8 	(b) If the applicant does not indicate a desire to make an anatomical gift when 
42.9 	the application is made, the applicant must be offered a donor document in accordance 
42.10 	with section  171.07, subdivision 5. The application must contain statements sufficient 
42.11 	to comply with the requirements of the Uniform Anatomical Gift Act (1987), sections  
42.12 	525.921 to  525.9224, so that execution of the application or donor document will make 
42.13 	the anatomical gift as provided in section  171.07, subdivision 5, for those indicating a 
42.14 	desire to make an anatomical gift. The application must be accompanied by information 
42.15 	describing Minnesota laws regarding anatomical gifts and the need for and benefits of 
42.16 	anatomical gifts, and the legal implications of making an anatomical gift, including the 
42.17 	law governing revocation of anatomical gifts. The commissioner shall distribute a notice 
42.18 	that must accompany all applications for and renewals of a driver's license or Minnesota 
42.19 	identification card. The notice must be prepared in conjunction with a Minnesota organ 
42.20 	procurement organization that is certified by the federal Department of Health and Human 
42.21 	Services and must include: 
42.22 	(1) a statement that provides a fair and reasonable description of the organ donation 
42.23 	process, the care of the donor body after death, and the importance of informing family 
42.24 	members of the donation decision; and
42.25 	(2) a telephone number in a certified Minnesota organ procurement organization that 
42.26 	may be called with respect to questions regarding anatomical gifts.
42.27 	(c) The application must be accompanied also by information containing relevant 
42.28 	facts relating to:
42.29 	(1) the effect of alcohol on driving ability;
42.30 	(2) the effect of mixing alcohol with drugs;
42.31 	(3) the laws of Minnesota relating to operation of a motor vehicle while under the 
42.32 	influence of alcohol or a controlled substance; and
42.33 	(4) the levels of alcohol-related fatalities and accidents in Minnesota and of arrests 
42.34 	for alcohol-related violations.

42.35 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective June 1, 2008.

43.1 	Sec. 57. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 171.07, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
43.2 		Subdivision 1.License; contents. (a) Upon the payment of the required fee, the 
43.3 	department shall issue to every qualifying applicant a license designating the type or 
43.4 	class of vehicles the applicant is authorized to drive as applied for. This license must 
43.5 	bear a distinguishing number assigned to the licensee; the licensee's full name, and date 
43.6 	of birth, and; either (1) the licensee's residence address, or (2) the designated address 
43.7 	under section 5B.05; a description of the licensee in a manner as the commissioner deems 
43.8 	necessary; and the usual signature of the licensee. No license is valid unless it bears 
43.9 	the usual signature of the licensee. Every license must bear a colored photograph or an 
43.10 	electronically produced image of the licensee.
43.11 	(b) If the United States Postal Service will not deliver mail to the applicant's 
43.12 	residence address as listed on the license, then the applicant shall provide verification from 
43.13 	the United States Postal Service that mail will not be delivered to the applicant's residence 
43.14 	address and that mail will be delivered to a specified alternate mailing address. When an 
43.15 	applicant provides an alternate mailing address under this subdivision, the commissioner 
43.16 	shall use the alternate mailing address in lieu of the applicant's residence address for 
43.17 	all notices and mailings to the applicant.
43.18 	(c) Every license issued to an applicant under the age of 21 must be of a 
43.19 	distinguishing color and plainly marked "Under-21."
43.20 	(d) The department shall use processes in issuing a license that prohibit, as nearly as 
43.21 	possible, the ability to alter or reproduce a license, or prohibit the ability to superimpose a 
43.22 	photograph or electronically produced image on a license, without ready detection.
43.23 	(e) A license issued to an applicant age 65 or over must be plainly marked "senior" if 
43.24 	requested by the applicant.

43.25 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective June 1, 2008.

43.26 	Sec. 58. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 171.07, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
43.27 		Subd. 3.Identification card; fee. (a) Upon payment of the required fee, the 
43.28 	department shall issue to every qualifying applicant a Minnesota identification card. The 
43.29 	department may not issue a Minnesota identification card to an individual who has a 
43.30 	driver's license, other than a limited license. The card must bear a distinguishing number 
43.31 	assigned to the applicant; a colored photograph or an electronically produced image of 
43.32 	the applicant; the applicant's full name, and date of birth, and; either (1) the licensee's 
43.33 	 residence address, or (2) the designated address under section 5B.05; a description of the 
43.34 	applicant in the manner as the commissioner deems necessary; and the usual signature of 
43.35 	the applicant.
44.1 	(b) If the United States Postal Service will not deliver mail to the applicant's 
44.2 	residence address as listed on the Minnesota identification card, then the applicant shall 
44.3 	provide verification from the United States Postal Service that mail will not be delivered 
44.4 	to the applicant's residence address and that mail will be delivered to a specified alternate 
44.5 	mailing address. When an applicant provides an alternate mailing address under this 
44.6 	subdivision, the commissioner shall use the alternate mailing address in lieu of the 
44.7 	applicant's residence address for all notices and mailings to the applicant.
44.8 	(c) Each identification card issued to an applicant under the age of 21 must be of a 
44.9 	distinguishing color and plainly marked "Under-21."
44.10 	(d) Each Minnesota identification card must be plainly marked "Minnesota 
44.11 	identification card - not a driver's license."
44.12 	(e) The fee for a Minnesota identification card is 50 cents when issued to a person 
44.13 	who is developmentally disabled, as defined in section 252A.02, subdivision 2; a 
44.14 	physically disabled person, as defined in section 169.345, subdivision 2; or, a person with 
44.15 	mental illness, as described in section 245.462, subdivision 20, paragraph (c).

44.16 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective June 1, 2008.

44.17 	Sec. 59. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 171.13, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
44.18 		Subdivision 1.Examination subjects and locations; provisions for color 
44.19 	blindness, disabled veterans. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the 
44.20 	commissioner shall examine each applicant for a driver's license by such agency as the 
44.21 	commissioner directs. This examination must include a test of applicant's eyesight; ability 
44.22 	to read and understand highway signs regulating, warning, and directing traffic; knowledge 
44.23 	of traffic laws; knowledge of the effects of alcohol and drugs on a driver's ability to operate 
44.24 	a motor vehicle safely and legally, and of the legal penalties and financial consequences 
44.25 	resulting from violations of laws prohibiting the operation of a motor vehicle while under 
44.26 	the influence of alcohol or drugs; knowledge of railroad grade crossing safety; knowledge 
44.27 	of slow-moving vehicle safety; knowledge of laws relating to pupil transportation safety, 
44.28 	including the significance of school bus lights, signals, stop arm, and passing a school 
44.29 	bus; knowledge of traffic laws related to bicycles; an actual demonstration of ability to 
44.30 	exercise ordinary and reasonable control in the operation of a motor vehicle; and other 
44.31 	physical and mental examinations as the commissioner finds necessary to determine the 
44.32 	applicant's fitness to operate a motor vehicle safely upon the highways, provided, further 
44.33 	however, no driver's license shall be denied an applicant on the exclusive grounds that the 
44.34 	applicant's eyesight is deficient in color perception. Provided, however, that war veterans 
44.35 	operating motor vehicles especially equipped for disabled persons, shall, if otherwise 
45.1 	entitled to a license, be granted such license. The commissioner shall make provision for 
45.2 	giving these examinations either in the county where the applicant resides or at a place 
45.3 	adjacent thereto reasonably convenient to the applicant.

45.4 	Sec. 60. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 171.13, is amended by adding a subdivision 
45.5 	to read:
45.6 		Subd. 1i.Pupil transportation safety. The commissioner shall include in each 
45.7 	edition of the driver's manual a section relating to pupil transportation safety laws.

45.8 	Sec. 61. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 171.165, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
45.9 		Subd. 2.Implied consent revocation. The commissioner shall disqualify a person 
45.10 	from operating commercial motor vehicles for a revocation under section 169A.52 or a 
45.11 	statute or ordinance from another state or jurisdiction in conformity with it, in accordance 
45.12 	with for a period that is equivalent in duration under the driver disqualifications and 
45.13 	penalties in Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, part 383, subpart D, that pertain to a 
45.14 	conviction of being under the influence of alcohol or refusal to be tested.

45.15 	Sec. 62. [171.168] NOTIFICATION OF CONVICTION FOR VIOLATION BY 
45.16 	COMMERCIAL DRIVER.
45.17 	(a) Each person who operates a commercial motor vehicle, who has a commercial 
45.18 	driver's license issued by this state, and who is convicted of a criminal offense; of a serious 
45.19 	traffic violation, as defined in Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, section 383.5; or of 
45.20 	violating any other state or local law relating to motor vehicle traffic control, other than a 
45.21 	parking violation, in any type of motor vehicle in another state or jurisdiction, shall notify 
45.22 	the department's Division of Driver and Vehicle Services of the conviction. The person 
45.23 	shall notify the division within 30 days after the date that the person was convicted.
45.24 	(b) Each person who operates a commercial motor vehicle, who has a commercial 
45.25 	driver's license issued by this state, and who is convicted of violating, in any type of 
45.26 	motor vehicle, a Minnesota state or local law relating to motor vehicle traffic control, 
45.27 	other than a parking violation, shall notify the person's employer of the conviction. The 
45.28 	person shall notify the person's employer within 30 days after the date that the person was 
45.29 	convicted. If the person is not currently employed, the person shall notify the division 
45.30 	according to paragraph (a).
45.31 	(c) Notification to the division must be made in writing and contain the following 
45.32 	information:
45.33 	(1) the driver's full name; 
46.1 	(2) the driver's license number; 
46.2 	(3) the date of conviction; 
46.3 	(4) the specific criminal or other offense; serious traffic violation, as defined in Code 
46.4 	of Federal Regulations, title 49, section 383.5; and any other violation of state or local 
46.5 	law relating to motor vehicle traffic control, for which the person was convicted and 
46.6 	any suspension, revocation, or cancellation of certain driving privileges that resulted 
46.7 	from the conviction; 
46.8 	(5) an indication whether the violation was in a commercial motor vehicle; 
46.9 	(6) the location of the offense; and 
46.10 	(7) the driver's signature. 

46.11 	Sec. 63. [171.169] NOTIFICATION OF SUSPENSION OF LICENSE OF 
46.12 	COMMERCIAL DRIVER.
46.13 	Each employee, as defined in Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, section 383.5, 
46.14 	who has a Minnesota-issued driver's license suspended, revoked, or canceled by this 
46.15 	state or another state or jurisdiction, who loses the right to operate a commercial motor 
46.16 	vehicle in this state or another state or jurisdiction for any period, or who is disqualified 
46.17 	from operating a commercial motor vehicle for any period, shall notify the person's 
46.18 	employer of the suspension, revocation, cancellation, lost privilege, or disqualification. 
46.19 	The employee shall notify the employer before the end of the business day following 
46.20 	the day the employee received notice of the suspension, revocation, cancellation, lost 
46.21 	privilege, or disqualification. 

46.22 	Sec. 64. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 171.18, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
46.23 		Subdivision 1.Offenses. (a) The commissioner may suspend the license of a driver 
46.24 	without preliminary hearing upon a showing by department records or other sufficient 
46.25 	evidence that the licensee:
46.26 	(1) has committed an offense for which mandatory revocation of license is required 
46.27 	upon conviction;
46.28 	(2) has been convicted by a court for violating a provision of chapter 169 or 
46.29 	an ordinance regulating traffic, other than a conviction for a petty misdemeanor, and 
46.30 	department records show that the violation contributed in causing an accident resulting in 
46.31 	the death or personal injury of another, or serious property damage;
46.32 	(3) is an habitually reckless or negligent driver of a motor vehicle;
46.33 	(4) is an habitual violator of the traffic laws;
46.34 	(5) is incompetent to drive a motor vehicle as determined in a judicial proceeding;
47.1 	(6) has permitted an unlawful or fraudulent use of the license;
47.2 	(7) has committed an offense in another state that, if committed in this state, would 
47.3 	be grounds for suspension;
47.4 	(8) has committed a violation of section 169.444, subdivision 2, paragraph (a), 
47.5 	within five years of a prior conviction under that section;
47.6 	(9) has committed a violation of section 171.22, except that the commissioner may 
47.7 	not suspend a person's driver's license based solely on the fact that the person possessed a 
47.8 	fictitious or fraudulently altered Minnesota identification card;
47.9 	(10) has failed to appear in court as provided in section 169.92, subdivision 4;
47.10 	(11) has failed to report a medical condition that, if reported, would have resulted in 
47.11 	cancellation of driving privileges;
47.12 	(12) has been found to have committed an offense under section 169A.33; or
47.13 	(13) has paid or attempted to pay a fee required under this chapter for a license or 
47.14 	permit by means of a dishonored check issued to the state or a driver's license agent, 
47.15 	which must be continued until the registrar determines or is informed by the agent that the 
47.16 	dishonored check has been paid in full; or
47.17 	(14) who, as owner or owners of a vehicle whose taxes or fees required under 
47.18 	chapter 168, 168A, or 297B, were due, paid or attempted to pay, or had another person pay 
47.19 	or attempt to pay, the vehicle taxes or fees required under chapter 168, 168A, or 297B, 
47.20 	by means of a dishonored personal check issued to the state or a deputy registrar, which 
47.21 	must be continued until the registrar determines or is informed by the deputy registrar that 
47.22 	the dishonored check has been paid in full.
47.23 	However, an action taken by the commissioner under clause (2) or (5) must conform to 
47.24 	the recommendation of the court when made in connection with the prosecution of the 
47.25 	licensee.
47.26 	(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a) or section 171.16, subdivision 2, the 
47.27 	commissioner may not suspend the driver's license of an individual under paragraph (a) 
47.28 	who was convicted of a violation of section 171.24, subdivision 1, whose license was 
47.29 	under suspension at the time solely because of the individual's failure to appear in court 
47.30 	or failure to pay a fine.

47.31 	Sec. 65. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 171.321, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
47.32 		Subd. 2.Rules. (a) The commissioner of public safety shall prescribe rules 
47.33 	governing the physical qualifications of school bus drivers and tests required to obtain 
47.34 	a school bus endorsement. The rules must provide that an applicant for a school 
47.35 	bus endorsement or renewal is exempt from the physical qualifications and medical 
48.1 	examination required to operate a school bus upon providing evidence of being medically 
48.2 	examined and certified within the preceding 24 months as physically qualified to operate a 
48.3 	commercial motor vehicle, pursuant to Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, part 391, 
48.4 	subpart E, or rules of the commissioner of transportation incorporating those federal 
48.5 	regulations. The commissioner shall accept  current Federal Aviation Administration 
48.6 	medical certificates and physical examinations for school bus drivers conducted by 
48.7 	medical examiners authorized as provided by Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, 
48.8 	chapter 3, part 391, subpart E.
48.9 	(b) The commissioner of public safety, in conjunction with the commissioner of 
48.10 	education, shall adopt rules prescribing a training program for Head Start bus drivers. The 
48.11 	program must provide for initial classroom and behind-the-wheel training, and annual 
48.12 	in-service training. The program must provide training in defensive driving, human 
48.13 	relations, emergency and accident procedures, vehicle maintenance, traffic laws, and use 
48.14 	of safety equipment. The program must provide that the training will be conducted by the 
48.15 	contract operator for a Head Start agency, the Head Start grantee, a licensed driver training 
48.16 	school, or by another person or entity approved by both commissioners.

48.17 	Sec. 66. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 171.321, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
48.18 		Subd. 5.Annual evaluation and license verification. (a) A school district, 
48.19 	nonpublic school, or private contractor shall provide in-service training annually to each 
48.20 	school bus driver.
48.21 	(b) A school district, nonpublic school, or private contractor shall annually verify 
48.22 	the validity of the driver's license of each employee who regularly transports students for 
48.23 	the district in a type A school bus, a type B school bus, a type C school bus, or type D 
48.24 	school bus, whether or not that bus is a multifunctional school activity bus, or regularly 
48.25 	transports students for the district in a type III vehicle with the National Driver Register 
48.26 	or with the Department of Public Safety.

48.27 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2008.

48.28 	Sec. 67. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 174.02, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
48.29 		Subd. 2.Unclassified positions. The commissioner shall appoint a deputy 
48.30 	commissioner/chief engineer. The deputy commissioner/chief engineer must be licensed 
48.31 	as a professional engineer under Minnesota Statutes, section 326.02. The commissioner 
48.32 	may establish four three positions in the unclassified service at the deputy and assistant 
48.33 	commissioner, assistant to commissioner, or personal secretary levels. No more than two 
48.34 	of these positions shall be at the deputy commissioner level.

49.1 	Sec. 68. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 174.24, is amended by adding a subdivision 
49.2 	to read:
49.3 		Subd. 1a.Transit service needs implementation plan. The commissioner shall 
49.4 	develop and implement a transit service needs implementation plan that contains a goal of 
49.5 	meeting at least 80 percent of unmet transit service needs in greater Minnesota by July 1, 
49.6 	2015, and meeting at least 90 percent of unmet transit service needs in greater Minnesota 
49.7 	by July 1, 2025. The plan must include, but is not limited to, the following: an analysis of 
49.8 	ridership and transit service needs throughout greater Minnesota; a calculation of unmet 
49.9 	needs; an assessment of the level and type of service required to meet unmet needs; an 
49.10 	analysis of costs and revenue options; and, a plan to reduce unmet transit service needs as 
49.11 	specified in this subdivision. The plan must specifically address special transportation 
49.12 	service ridership and needs. The commissioner may amend the plan as necessary, and 
49.13 	may use all or part of the 2001 greater Minnesota public transportation plan created by the 
49.14 	Minnesota Department of Transportation.

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

49.16 	Sec. 69. [174.247] ANNUAL TRANSIT REPORT.
49.17 	(a) By February 15 annually, the commissioner shall submit a report to the legislature 
49.18 	on transit services outside the metropolitan area. The Metropolitan Council and any 
49.19 	public transit system receiving assistance under section 174.24 shall provide assistance 
49.20 	in creating the report, as requested by the commissioner.
49.21 	(b) The report must include, at a minimum, the following:
49.22 	(1) a descriptive overview of public transit in Minnesota;
49.23 	(2) a descriptive summary of funding sources and assistance programs;
49.24 	(3) a summary of each public transit system receiving assistance under section 
49.25 	174.24;
49.26 	(4) data that identifies use of volunteers in providing transit service;
49.27 	(5) financial data that identifies operating and capital costs, and funding sources, 
49.28 	for each public transit system and for each transit system classification under section 
49.29 	174.24, subdivision 3b;
49.30 	(6) a summary of progress with the transit service needs implementation plan under 
49.31 	section 174.24, subdivision 1a, including identification of any adjustments made to the 
49.32 	plan; and
49.33 	(7) a calculation of the amounts of surplus or insufficient funds available for (i) 
49.34 	paying the state share of transit operating costs under section 174.24, subdivision 3b, and 
49.35 	(ii) following the transit service needs implementation plan.

50.1 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2009.

50.2 	Sec. 70. [174.37] ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON NONMOTORIZED 
50.3 	TRANSPORTATION.
50.4 		Subdivision 1.Purpose. (a) The commissioner of transportation shall establish 
50.5 	an advisory committee on nonmotorized transportation. The committee shall make 
50.6 	recommendations to the commissioner on items related to nonmotorized transportation, 
50.7 	including safety, education, and development programs. The committee shall review and 
50.8 	analyze issues and needs relating to operating nonmotorized transportation on public 
50.9 	rights-of-way, and identify solutions and goals for addressing identified issues and needs. 
50.10 	(b) For purposes of this section, "nonmotorized transportation" includes bicycling, 
50.11 	pedestrian activities, and other forms of nonmotorized transportation.
50.12 		Subd. 2.Members. The advisory committee must consist of the following members:
50.13 	(a) The commissioner of transportation shall appoint up to 18 Minnesota citizens, as 
50.14 	follows: one member from each of the department's seven greater Minnesota districts; four 
50.15 	members from the department's metropolitan district; and no more than seven members 
50.16 	at large. Each of the seven members at large must represent nonmotorized interests or 
50.17 	organizations.
50.18 	(b) The commissioners of each of the following state agencies shall appoint 
50.19 	an employee of the agency to serve as a member: administration, education, health, 
50.20 	natural resources, public safety, transportation, and pollution control. The chair of the 
50.21 	Metropolitan Council shall appoint an employee of the council to serve as a member. The 
50.22 	director of Explore Minnesota Tourism shall appoint an employee of the agency to serve 
50.23 	as a member. The division administrator of the Federal Highway Administration may 
50.24 	appoint an employee of the agency to serve as a member.
50.25 	(c) Members of the committee shall serve four-year terms.
50.26 		Subd. 3.Meetings. The commissioner of transportation's designee shall convene the 
50.27 	first meeting by January 15, 2009. The committee shall elect a chair from its membership, 
50.28 	and shall establish a meeting schedule and meet at least annually.
50.29 		Subd. 4.Reports. The committee shall issue an annual report to the commissioner 
50.30 	of transportation.
50.31 		Subd. 5.Expenses. Members of the advisory committee serve without 
50.32 	compensation, but members who are not employees of government agencies must 
50.33 	be reimbursed for expenses in the same manner and amount as authorized by the 
50.34 	commissioner's plan adopted under section 43A.18, subdivision 2. The commissioner of 
50.35 	transportation shall provide department staff support to the committee.
51.1 		Subd. 6.Expiration. Notwithstanding section 15.059, subdivision 5, the committee 
51.2 	does not expire.

51.3 	Sec. 71. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 221.011, is amended by adding a subdivision 
51.4 	to read:
51.5 		Subd. 50.Out-of-service order. "Out-of-service order" has the meaning given it in 
51.6 	Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, section 383.5.

51.7 	Sec. 72. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 221.036, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
51.8 		Subdivision 1.Order. The commissioner may issue an order requiring violations 
51.9 	to be corrected and administratively assessing monetary penalties for a violation of 
51.10 	(1) section 221.021; (2) section 221.033, subdivision 2b; (3) section 221.151; (4) 
51.11 	section 221.171; (5) section 221.141; (6) a federal, state, or local law, regulation, rule, 
51.12 	or ordinance pertaining to railroad-highway grade crossings; or (6) (7) rules of the 
51.13 	commissioner relating to the transportation of hazardous waste, motor carrier operations, 
51.14 	insurance, or tariffs and accounting. An order must be issued as provided in this section. 

51.15 	Sec. 73. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 221.036, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
51.16 		Subd. 3.Amount of penalty; considerations. (a) The commissioner may issue an 
51.17 	order assessing a penalty of up to $5,000 for all violations of section 221.021; 221.141; 
51.18 	221.151; or 221.171, or rules of the commissioner relating to motor carrier operations, 
51.19 	insurance, or tariffs and accounting, identified during a single inspection, audit, or 
51.20 	investigation. 
51.21 	(b) The commissioner may issue an order assessing a penalty up to a maximum of 
51.22 	$10,000 for all violations of section 221.033, subdivision 2b, identified during a single 
51.23 	inspection or audit. 
51.24 	(c) In determining the amount of a penalty, the commissioner shall consider:
51.25 	(1) the willfulness of the violation;
51.26 	(2) the gravity of the violation, including damage to humans, animals, air, water, 
51.27 	land, or other natural resources of the state;
51.28 	(3) the history of past violations, including the similarity of the most recent violation 
51.29 	and the violation to be penalized, the time elapsed since the last violation, the number of 
51.30 	previous violations, and the response of the person to the most recent violation identified;
51.31 	(4) the economic benefit gained by the person by allowing or committing the 
51.32 	violation; and
52.1 	(5) other factors as justice may require, if the commissioner specifically identifies 
52.2 	the additional factors in the commissioner's order.
52.3 	(d) The commissioner shall assess a penalty of not less than $1,000 against a driver 
52.4 	who is convicted of a violation of an out-of-service order. The commissioner shall assess 
52.5 	a penalty of not more than $10,000 against an employer who knowingly allows or requires 
52.6 	an employee to operate a commercial motor vehicle in violation of an out-of-service order.
52.7 	in accordance with Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, section 383.53 against:
52.8 	(1) a driver who is convicted of a violation of an out-of-service order; 
52.9 	(2) an employer who knowingly allows or requires an employee to operate a 
52.10 	commercial motor vehicle in violation of an out-of-service order; or
52.11 	(3) an employer who knowingly allows or requires an employee to operate a 
52.12 	commercial motor vehicle in violation of a federal, state, or local law or regulation 
52.13 	pertaining to railroad-highway grade crossings.

52.14 	Sec. 74. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 221.221, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
52.15 		Subd. 2.Enforcement powers. Transportation program specialists and hazardous 
52.16 	material program specialists of the department have the powers conferred by law upon 
52.17 	police officers, only for the purpose purposes of enforcing:
52.18 	(1) enforcing this chapter, sections 169.781 to 169.783 relating to commercial 
52.19 	vehicle inspections, and sections 168D.05 and 168D.12 relating to motor carrier licenses 
52.20 	and trip permits,;
52.21 	(2) enforcing Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, parts 40 and 382, and; 
52.22 	(3) enforcing the applicable rules, orders, or directives of the commissioner of 
52.23 	transportation and the commissioner of revenue, issued under this chapter and chapter 
52.24 	168D or 296A, but for no other purpose, have the powers conferred by law upon police 
52.25 	officers. The powers include the authority to conduct;
52.26 	(4) enforcing the North American uniform out-of-service criteria and issuing 
52.27 	out-of-service orders, as defined in Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, section 383.5; 
52.28 	and
52.29 	(5) conducting  inspections at designated highway weigh stations or under other 
52.30 	appropriate circumstances. 

52.31 	Sec. 75. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 299A.705, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
52.32 		Subdivision 1.Vehicle services operating account. (a) The vehicle services 
52.33 	operating account is created in the special revenue fund, consisting of all money from the 
53.1 	vehicle services fees specified in chapters 168 and, 168A, and 168D, and any other money 
53.2 	otherwise donated, allotted, appropriated, or legislated to this account.
53.3 	(b) Funds appropriated are available to administer vehicle services as specified in 
53.4 	chapters 168 and, 168A, and 168D, and section 169.345, including:
53.5 	(1) designing, producing, issuing, and mailing vehicle registrations, plates, emblems, 
53.6 	and titles;
53.7 	(2) collecting title and registration taxes and fees;
53.8 	(3) transferring vehicle registration plates and titles;
53.9 	(4) maintaining vehicle records;
53.10 	(5) issuing disability certificates and plates;
53.11 	(6) licensing vehicle dealers;
53.12 	(7) appointing, monitoring, and auditing deputy registrars; and
53.13 	(8) inspecting vehicles when required by law.

53.14 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective retroactively from August 1, 2005, 
53.15 	for fees collected on or after that date.

53.16 	Sec. 76. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 299D.03, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
53.17 		Subdivision 1.Members, powers, and duties. (a) The commissioner is hereby 
53.18 	authorized to employ and designate a chief supervisor, a chief assistant supervisor, and 
53.19 	such assistant supervisors, sergeants and officers as are provided by law, who shall 
53.20 	comprise the Minnesota State Patrol.
53.21 	(b) The members of the Minnesota State Patrol shall have the power and authority:
53.22 	(1) as peace officers to enforce the provisions of the law relating to the protection of 
53.23 	and use of trunk highways;
53.24 	(2) at all times to direct all traffic on trunk highways in conformance with law, and in 
53.25 	the event of a fire or other emergency, or to expedite traffic or to insure safety, to direct 
53.26 	traffic on other roads as conditions may require notwithstanding the provisions of law;
53.27 	(3) to serve search warrants related to criminal motor vehicle and traffic violations 
53.28 	and arrest warrants, and legal documents anywhere in the state;
53.29 	(4) to serve orders of the commissioner of public safety or the commissioner's duly 
53.30 	authorized agents issued under the provisions of the Driver's License Law, the Safety 
53.31 	Responsibility Act, or relating to authorized brake- and light-testing stations, anywhere 
53.32 	in the state and to take possession of any license, permit, or certificate ordered to be 
53.33 	surrendered;
53.34 	(5) to inspect official brake and light adjusting stations;
54.1 	(6) to make appearances anywhere within the state for the purpose of conducting 
54.2 	traffic safety educational programs and school bus clinics;
54.3 	(7) to exercise upon all trunk highways the same powers with respect to the 
54.4 	enforcement of laws relating to crimes, as sheriffs and police officers;
54.5 	(8) to cooperate, under instructions and rules of the commissioner of public 
54.6 	safety, with all sheriffs and other police officers anywhere in the state, provided that 
54.7 	said employees shall have no power or authority in connection with strikes or industrial 
54.8 	disputes;
54.9 	(9) to assist and aid any peace officer whose life or safety is in jeopardy;
54.10 	(10) as peace officers to provide security and protection to the governor, governor 
54.11 	elect, either or both houses of the legislature, and state buildings or property in the manner 
54.12 	and to the extent determined to be necessary after consultation with the governor, or a 
54.13 	designee. Pursuant to this clause, members of the State Patrol, acting as peace officers 
54.14 	have the same powers with respect to the enforcement of laws relating to crimes, as 
54.15 	sheriffs and police officers have within their respective jurisdictions;
54.16 	(11) to inspect school buses anywhere in the state for the purposes of determining 
54.17 	compliance with vehicle equipment, pollution control, and registration requirements;
54.18 	(12) as peace officers to make arrests for public offenses committed in their presence 
54.19 	anywhere within the state. Persons arrested for violations other than traffic violations 
54.20 	shall be referred forthwith to the appropriate local law enforcement agency for further 
54.21 	investigation or disposition.; and
54.22 	(13) to enforce the North American uniform out-of-service criteria and issue 
54.23 	out-of-service orders, as defined in Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, section 383.5.
54.24 	(c) The state may contract for State Patrol members to render the services described 
54.25 	in this section in excess of their regularly scheduled duty hours and patrol members 
54.26 	rendering such services shall be compensated in such amounts, manner and under such 
54.27 	conditions as the agreement provides.
54.28 	(d) Employees thus employed and designated shall subscribe an oath.

54.29 	Sec. 77. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 299D.06, is amended to read:
54.30 	299D.06 PATROL EMPLOYEES WHO ARE NOT TROOPERS.
54.31 	(a) Department personnel must be classified employees assigned to the Division of 
54.32 	State Patrol if they are employed to enforce:
54.33 	(1) laws relating to motor vehicle equipment; school bus equipment; drivers' 
54.34 	licenses; motor vehicle registration; motor vehicle size and weight; motor carrier 
54.35 	insurance, registration, and safety; and motor vehicle petroleum taxes;
55.1 	(2) Pollution Control Agency rules relating to motor vehicle noise abatement; and
55.2 	(3) laws relating to directing the movement of vehicles; and
55.3 	(4) the North American uniform out-of-service criteria and issue out-of-service 
55.4 	orders, as defined in Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, section 383.5.
55.5 	(b) Employees engaged in these duties, while actually on the job during their 
55.6 	working hours only, shall have power to:
55.7 	(1) issue citations in lieu of arrest and continued detention; and
55.8 	(2) prepare notices to appear in court for violation of these laws and rules, in the 
55.9 	manner provided in section 169.91, subdivision 3. 
55.10 	(c) They shall not be armed and, except as provided in this section, shall have none 
55.11 	of the other powers and privileges reserved to peace officers including the power to 
55.12 	enforce traffic laws and regulations.

55.13 	Sec. 78. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 325F.6641, subdivision 1, is amended to 
55.14 	read:
55.15 		Subdivision 1.Damage. (a) If a motor vehicle has sustained damage by collision 
55.16 	or other occurrence which exceeds 7060 percent of its actual cash value immediately 
55.17 	prior to sustaining damage, the seller must disclose that fact to the buyer, if the seller has 
55.18 	actual knowledge of the damage. The amount of damage is determined by the retail cost 
55.19 	of repairing the vehicle based on a complete written retail repair estimate or invoice, 
55.20 	exclusive of the actual cost incurred to repair, replace, or reinstall inflatable safety 
55.21 	restraints and other vehicle components that must be replaced due to the deployment 
55.22 	of the inflatable safety restraints.
55.23 	(b) The disclosure required under this subdivision must be made in writing on the 
55.24 	application for title and registration or other transfer document, in a manner prescribed 
55.25 	by the registrar of motor vehicles. The registrar shall revise the certificate of title form, 
55.26 	including the assignment by seller (transferor) and reassignment by licensed dealer 
55.27 	sections of the form, the separate application for title forms, and other transfer documents 
55.28 	to accommodate this disclosure. If the seller is a motor vehicle dealer licensed pursuant to 
55.29 	section 168.27, the disclosure required by this section must be made orally by the dealer to 
55.30 	the prospective buyer in the course of the sales presentation.
55.31 	(c) Upon transfer and application for title to a vehicle covered by this subdivision, 
55.32 	the registrar shall record the term "rebuilt" on the first Minnesota certificate of title and all 
55.33 	subsequent Minnesota certificates of title used for that vehicle.

56.1 	Sec. 79. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 325F.6641, subdivision 2, is amended to 
56.2 	read:
56.3 		Subd. 2.Form of disclosure. The disclosure required in this section must be made 
56.4 	in substantially the following form: "To the best of my knowledge, this vehicle has ..... 
56.5 	has not ..... sustained damage, exclusive of any costs to repair, replace, or reinstall air bags 
56.6 	and other components that were replaced due to deployment of air bags, in excess of 
56.7 	70 60 percent actual cash value."

56.8 	Sec. 80. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 357.021, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
56.9 		Subd. 6.Surcharges on criminal and traffic offenders. (a) Except as provided 
56.10 	in this paragraph, the court shall impose and the court administrator shall collect a $72 
56.11 	surcharge on every person convicted of any felony, gross misdemeanor, misdemeanor, or 
56.12 	petty misdemeanor offense, other than a violation of a law or ordinance relating to vehicle 
56.13 	parking, for which there shall be a $4 surcharge, and other than a violation of section 
56.14 	169.686, for which there shall be a $25 surcharge. In the Second Judicial District, the 
56.15 	court shall impose, and the court administrator shall collect, an additional $1 surcharge 
56.16 	on every person convicted of any felony, gross misdemeanor, misdemeanor, or petty 
56.17 	misdemeanor offense, including a violation of a law or ordinance relating to vehicle 
56.18 	parking, if the Ramsey County Board of Commissioners authorizes the $1 surcharge. The 
56.19 	surcharge shall be imposed whether or not the person is sentenced to imprisonment or the 
56.20 	sentence is stayed. The surcharge shall not be imposed when a person is convicted of a 
56.21 	petty misdemeanor for which no fine is imposed.
56.22 	(b) If the court fails to impose a surcharge as required by this subdivision, the court 
56.23 	administrator shall show the imposition of the surcharge, collect the surcharge, and 
56.24 	correct the record.
56.25 	(c) The court may not waive payment of the surcharge required under this 
56.26 	subdivision. Upon a showing of indigency or undue hardship upon the convicted person 
56.27 	or the convicted person's immediate family, the sentencing court may authorize payment 
56.28 	of the surcharge in installments.
56.29 	(d) The court administrator or other entity collecting a surcharge shall forward it 
56.30 	to the commissioner of finance.
56.31 	(e) If the convicted person is sentenced to imprisonment and has not paid the 
56.32 	surcharge before the term of imprisonment begins, the chief executive officer of the 
56.33 	correctional facility in which the convicted person is incarcerated shall collect the 
56.34 	surcharge from any earnings the inmate accrues from work performed in the facility 
57.1 	or while on conditional release. The chief executive officer shall forward the amount 
57.2 	collected to the commissioner of finance.

57.3 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective June 9, 2008, and applies to acts 
57.4 	committed on or after that date.

57.5 	Sec. 81. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 357.021, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
57.6 		Subd. 7.Disbursement of surcharges by commissioner of finance. (a) Except 
57.7 	as provided in paragraphs (b), (c), and (d), the commissioner of finance shall disburse 
57.8 	surcharges received under subdivision 6 and section 97A.065, subdivision 2, as follows:
57.9 	(1) one percent shall be credited to the game and fish fund to provide peace officer 
57.10 	training for employees of the Department of Natural Resources who are licensed under 
57.11 	sections 626.84 to 626.863, and who possess peace officer authority for the purpose of 
57.12 	enforcing game and fish laws;
57.13 	(2) 39 percent shall be credited to the peace officers training account in the special 
57.14 	revenue fund; and
57.15 	(3) 60 percent shall be credited to the general fund.
57.16 	(b) The commissioner of finance shall credit $3 of each surcharge received under 
57.17 	subdivision 6 and section 97A.065, subdivision 2, to the general fund.
57.18 	(c) In addition to any amounts credited under paragraph (a), the commissioner 
57.19 	of finance shall credit $44 of each surcharge received under subdivision 6 and section 
57.20 	97A.065, subdivision 2, and the $4 parking surcharge, to the general fund.
57.21 	(d) If the Ramsey County Board of Commissioners authorizes imposition of 
57.22 	the additional $1 surcharge provided for in subdivision 6, paragraph (a), the court 
57.23 	administrator in the Second Judicial District shall transmit the surcharge to the 
57.24 	commissioner of finance. The $1 special surcharge is deposited in a Ramsey County 
57.25 	surcharge account in the special revenue fund and amounts in the account are appropriated 
57.26 	to the trial courts for the administration of the petty misdemeanor diversion program 
57.27 	operated by the Second Judicial District Ramsey County Violations Bureau.
57.28 	(e) Notwithstanding paragraphs (b) and (c), the commissioner of finance shall 
57.29 	disburse the entire surcharge received under subdivision 6 for violations of section 
57.30 	169.686 as provided in paragraph (a).

57.31 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective June 9, 2008, and applies to acts 
57.32 	committed on or after that date.

58.1 	Sec. 82. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 473.1465, is amended by adding a 
58.2 	subdivision to read:
58.3 		Subd. 4.Special transportation service assessment. As part of its annual update to 
58.4 	the performance evaluation report under section 473.13, subdivision 1a, the Metropolitan 
58.5 	Council shall include an assessment of progress towards meeting transit goals for people 
58.6 	with disabilities. The assessment must include, but is not limited to, the following:
58.7 	(1) a description of proposed program enhancements;
58.8 	(2) an assessment of progress;
58.9 	(3) identification of the estimated total number of potential and actual riders who are 
58.10 	disabled;
58.11 	(4) an assessment of the level and type of service required to meet unmet ridership 
58.12 	needs; and
58.13 	(5) an analysis of costs and revenue options, including a calculation of the amounts 
58.14 	of surplus or insufficient funds available for achieving paratransit needs.

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

58.16 	Sec. 83. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 473.388, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
58.17 		Subd. 2.Replacement service; eligibility.  (a) The council may provide assistance 
58.18 	under the program to a statutory or home rule charter city or town or combination thereof, 
58.19 	that:
58.20 	(a) (1) is located in the metropolitan transit taxing district;
58.21 	(b) (2) is not served by the council bus service or is served only with council bus 
58.22 	routes which begin or end within the applying city or town or combination thereof; and
58.23 	(c) (3) has fewer than four scheduled runs of council bus service during off-peak 
58.24 	hours defined in section 473.408, subdivision 1. 
58.25 	(b) Eligible cities or towns or combinations thereof may apply on behalf of a transit 
58.26 	operator with whom they propose to contract for service.
58.27 	(c) The council may not provide assistance under this section to a statutory or home 
58.28 	rule charter city or town unless the city or town,:
58.29 	(i)(1) was receiving assistance under Minnesota Statutes 1982, section 174.265 by 
58.30 	July 1, 1984,;
58.31 	(ii)(2) had submitted an application for assistance under that section by July 1, 
58.32 	1984,; or
58.33 	(iii)(3) had submitted a letter of intent to apply for assistance under that section by 
58.34 	July 1, 1984, and submits submitted an application for assistance under this section by 
58.35 	July 1, 1988. A statutory or home rule charter city or town has an additional 12-month 
59.1 	extension if it notified the former regional transit board before July 1, 1988, that the city or 
59.2 	town is in the process of completing a transportation evaluation study that includes an 
59.3 	assessment of the local transit needs of the city or town.
59.4 	(d) Nothing in this section prevents a local governmental unit from providing public 
59.5 	transit service that extends outside of the metropolitan transit taxing district.
59.6 	(e) For purposes of this subdivision, "off-peak hours" means the time from 9:00 a.m. 
59.7 	to 3:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. until the last bus on Monday through Friday of each week, and 
59.8 	all day Saturday, Sunday, and holidays designated by the council.

59.9 	Sec. 84. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 473.446, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
59.10 		Subd. 2.Transit taxing district. (a) The metropolitan transit taxing district 
59.11 	is hereby designated as that portion of the metropolitan transit area lying within the 
59.12 	following named cities, towns, or unorganized territory within the counties indicated:
59.13 	(a) (1) Anoka County. Anoka, Blaine, Centerville, Columbia Heights, Coon Rapids, 
59.14 	Fridley, Circle Pines, Hilltop, Lexington, Lino Lakes, Spring Lake Park;
59.15 	(b) (2) Carver County. Chanhassen, the city of Chaska;
59.16 	(c) (3) Dakota County. Apple Valley, Burnsville, Eagan, Farmington, Inver Grove 
59.17 	Heights, Lakeville, Lilydale, Mendota, Mendota Heights, Rosemount, South St. Paul, 
59.18 	Sunfish Lake, West St. Paul;
59.19 	(d) (4) Ramsey County. All of the territory within Ramsey County;
59.20 	(e) (5) Hennepin County. Bloomington, Brooklyn Center, Brooklyn Park, 
59.21 	Champlin, Chanhassen, Crystal, Deephaven, Eden Prairie, Edina, Excelsior, Golden 
59.22 	Valley, Greenwood, Hopkins, Long Lake, Maple Grove, Medicine Lake, Minneapolis, 
59.23 	Minnetonka, Minnetonka Beach, Mound, New Hope, Orono, Osseo, Plymouth, Richfield, 
59.24 	Robbinsdale, St. Anthony, St. Louis Park, Shorewood, Spring Park, Tonka Bay, Wayzata, 
59.25 	Woodland, the unorganized territory of Hennepin County;
59.26 	(f) (6) Scott County. Prior Lake, Savage, Shakopee; and
59.27 	(g) (7) Washington County. Baytown, the city of Stillwater, White Bear Lake, 
59.28 	Bayport, Birchwood, Cottage Grove, Dellwood, Lake Elmo, Landfall, Mahtomedi, 
59.29 	Newport, Oakdale, Oak Park Heights, Pine Springs, St. Paul Park, Willernie, Woodbury.
59.30 	(b) The Metropolitan Council in its sole discretion may provide transit service by 
59.31 	contract beyond the boundaries of the metropolitan transit taxing district or to cities and 
59.32 	towns within the taxing districtlocal governmental units which are receiving financial 
59.33 	assistance under section 473.388, upon petition therefor by an interested city, township or 
59.34 	political subdivision within the metropolitan transit area. The Metropolitan Council may 
59.35 	establish such terms and conditions as it deems necessary and advisable for providing the 
60.1 	transit service, including such combination of fares and direct payments by the petitioner 
60.2 	as will compensate the council for the full capital and operating cost of the service and 
60.3 	the related administrative activities of the council. The amount of the levy made by any 
60.4 	municipality to pay for the service shall be disregarded when calculation of levies subject 
60.5 	to limitations is made, provided that cities and towns receiving financial assistance under 
60.6 	section 473.388 shall not make a special levy under this subdivision without having first 
60.7 	exhausted the available local transit funds as defined in section 473.388. The council shall 
60.8 	not be obligated to extend service beyond the boundaries of the taxing district, or to cities 
60.9 	and towns within the taxing district which are receiving financial assistance under section 
60.10 	473.388, under any law or contract unless or until payment therefor is received. 

60.11 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2008, for taxes payable in 
60.12 	2009.

60.13 	Sec. 85. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 473.4461, is amended to read:
60.14 	473.4461 ADDITIONS TO TRANSIT TAXING DISTRICT.
60.15 	Notwithstanding any provision of section 473.446 or any other law, the Metropolitan 
60.16 	Council may not levy a tax under section 473.446, subdivision 1, in any city or town 
60.17 	not included in the transit taxing district as it existed on January 1, 2001 July 1, 2008, 
60.18 	unless the council and the governing body of that city or town have agreed on a service 
60.19 	expansion plan. 

60.20 	Sec. 86. Laws 2002, chapter 393, section 85, is amended to read:
60.21 	Sec. 85. DAN PATCH COMMUTER RAIL LINE; PROHIBITIONS.
 60.22 		Subdivision 1. Definition. For purposes of this section, "Dan Patch commuter rail 
60.23 	line" means the commuter rail line between Northfield and Minneapolis identified in the 
60.24 	metropolitan council's transit 2020 master plan as the Dan Patch line. 
60.25 		Subd. 2. Metropolitan council; prohibitions. The metropolitan council must not 
60.26 	take any action or spend any money for study, planning, preliminary engineering, final 
60.27 	design, or construction for the Dan Patch commuter rail line. The council must remove 
60.28 	all references, other than references for historical purposes, to the Dan Patch commuter 
60.29 	rail line from any future revisions to the council's transportation development guide and 
60.30 	the council's regional transit master plan.
60.31 		Subd. 3. Commissioner of transportation. The commissioner of transportation 
60.32 	must not expend any money for study, planning, preliminary engineering, final design, 
60.33 	or construction for the Dan Patch commuter rail line. The commissioner must remove 
61.1 	all references, other than references for historical purposes, to the Dan Patch commuter 
61.2 	rail line from any future revisions to the state transportation plan and the commissioner's 
61.3 	commuter rail system plan.
61.4 		Subd. 4. Regional rail authorities. No regional rail authority may expend any 
61.5 	money for study, planning, preliminary engineering, final design, or construction for 
61.6 	the Dan Patch commuter rail line.

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

61.8 	Sec. 87. LAFAYETTE BRIDGE.
 61.9 	The commissioner of transportation shall ensure that any reconstruction or 
61.10 	improvement of the Lafayette Bridge segment of U.S. Highway 52 is compatible with the 
61.11 	possibility of future implementation of transit, including light rail transit, on the bridge 
61.12 	and is consistent with the transit portion of the Metropolitan Council Transportation Plan.

61.13 	Sec. 88. CREATION OF PLAN, REPORTS, AND ASSESSMENTS.
 61.14 	The Department of Transportation and the Metropolitan Council shall create the 
61.15 	plan, reports, and assessments required in Minnesota Statutes, sections 174.24, subdivision 
61.16 	1a; 174.247; and 473.1465 within current appropriation levels.

61.17 	Sec. 89. DEPUTY REGISTRAR OF MOTOR VEHICLES OFFICE MOVE.
 61.18 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 168.33; Minnesota Rules, parts 
61.19 	7406.0350 and 7406.0355, or successor rules; or any other rules adopted by the 
61.20 	commissioner of public safety limiting sites for the office of deputy registrar based on 
61.21 	(1) moving the deputy registrar office to a new location, (2) the distance to an existing 
61.22 	deputy registrar office, or (3) the annual volume of transactions processed by any deputy 
61.23 	registrar, the commissioner of public safety shall by May 31, 2008, grant a variance to the 
61.24 	State Bank of New Prague to move its office of deputy registrar within the limits of the 
61.25 	city of New Prague from Scott County to Le Sueur County, with full authority to function 
61.26 	as a registration and motor vehicle tax collection deputy registrar. All other provisions 
61.27 	regarding the operation of a deputy registrar of motor vehicles under Minnesota Statutes, 
61.28 	section 168.33, and Minnesota Rules, chapter 7406, apply to the office. The office move 
61.29 	must take place by December 31, 2008.

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

61.31 	Sec. 90. REPORT ON URBAN PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT.
 62.1 	By January 15, 2009, and on January 15 each year through 2014, the commissioner 
62.2 	of transportation, in conjunction with the Metropolitan Council, shall report to the chairs 
62.3 	and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over 
62.4 	transportation concerning the status of the state's participation in the urban partnership 
62.5 	agreement. The report must:
62.6 	(1) present the elements of congestion reduction strategies to be implemented under 
62.7 	the urban partnership agreement;
62.8 	(2) summarize average daily traffic and congestion levels on affected roadways;
62.9 	(3) summarize transit usage in affected corridors;
62.10 	(4) identify the costs of participation and the sources of funding secured or to be 
62.11 	secured;
62.12 	(5) include information on revenues and expenditures under the urban partnership 
62.13 	agreement;
62.14 	(6) summarize any user fees collected on I-35W high-occupancy vehicle and 
62.15 	dynamic shoulder lanes; and
62.16 	(7) recommend any further legislative action necessary for the successful 
62.17 	implementation and operation of the urban partnership agreement.

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

62.19 	Sec. 91. U.S. OPEN LICENSE PLATES.
 62.20 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) "Committee" means the 2008 U.S. Women's Open 
62.21 	Committee.
62.22 	(b) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of public safety.
62.23 		Subd. 2.Issuance and design. Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
62.24 	168.1293, upon the request of the committee, the commissioner shall issue to the 
62.25 	committee a minimum of 250 special license plates for use in connection with the 2008 
62.26 	United States Golf Association Women's Open Championship. The special plates must 
62.27 	be of a design approved by the commissioner after consultation with the committee. The 
62.28 	plates may be displayed only on a passenger vehicle, the use of which has been donated 
62.29 	for the open championship by the vehicle manufacturer. The plates are valid from the 
62.30 	date of issuance until July 4, 2008.
62.31 		Subd. 3.Fees. The commissioner shall collect a fee of $10 for each pair of special 
62.32 	plates issued under this section.
62.33 		Subd. 4.Application. In requesting special plates under this section, the committee 
62.34 	shall provide the following information to the commissioner at least 60 days before the 
62.35 	start of the period for which the plates are requested:
63.1 	(1) the dates of the period for which the plates are requested;
63.2 	(2) the name, address, and telephone number of an authorized representative of 
63.3 	the committee;
63.4 	(3) the quantity of plates requested; and 
63.5 	(4) a certification that the insurance required under Minnesota Statutes, section 
63.6 	65B.49, subdivision 3, will be provided for each vehicle for which special plates are 
63.7 	provided under this section.
63.8 		Subd. 5.Liability. If a parking violation citation is issued for a violation committed 
63.9 	by a driver of a vehicle displaying special plates issued under this section, the committee is 
63.10 	liable for the amount of fine, penalty assessment, late payment penalty, or cost of warrants 
63.11 	issued in connection with the violation unless, within 15 days after receiving knowledge 
63.12 	of the violation, the committee provides to the issuing authority the following information 
63.13 	to the extent available: the driver's full name; home address; local address, if any; license 
63.14 	number; and employer's name and address. If the committee is relieved of liability under 
63.15 	this subdivision, the person who committed the violation remains liable for the violation.

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

63.17 	Sec. 92. HIGHWAY CHANGES; REPEALERS; EFFECTIVE DATES; 
63.18 	REVISOR INSTRUCTIONS.
 63.19 		Subdivision 1.Legislative Route No. 295 removed. (a) Minnesota Statutes, 
63.20 	section 161.115, subdivision 226, is repealed effective the day after the commissioner of 
63.21 	transportation receives a copy of the agreement between the commissioner and the city of 
63.22 	St. Peter to transfer jurisdiction of Legislative Route No. 295 to the city of St. Peter and 
63.23 	notifies the revisor of statutes under paragraph (b).
63.24 	(b) The revisor of statutes shall delete the route identified in paragraph (a) from 
63.25 	Minnesota Statutes when the commissioner of transportation sends notice to the revisor in 
63.26 	writing that the conditions required to transfer the route are satisfied.
63.27 		Subd. 2.Legislative Route No. 335 removed. (a) Minnesota Statutes, section 
63.28 	161.115, subdivision 266, is repealed effective the day after the commissioner of 
63.29 	transportation receives a copy of the agreement between the commissioner and the city of 
63.30 	St. Peter to transfer jurisdiction of Legislative Route No. 335 to the city of St. Peter and 
63.31 	notifies the revisor of statutes under paragraph (b).
63.32 	(b) The revisor of statutes shall delete the route identified in paragraph (a) from 
63.33 	Minnesota Statutes when the commissioner of transportation sends notice to the revisor in 
63.34 	writing that the conditions required to transfer the route are satisfied.

64.1 	Sec. 93. INFRASTRUCTURE ADAPTATIONS.
 64.2 	The commissioner of transportation shall investigate and recommend opportunities 
64.3 	for infrastructure adaptations to accommodate the implementation of manure application 
64.4 	technologies that lessen impacts on roads and bridges.

64.5 	Sec. 94. REPORT ON OFFICE OF PUPIL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY.
 64.6 	By January 15, 2009, the commissioner of pupil safety and the director of pupil 
64.7 	transportation safety must report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the 
64.8 	senate and house of representatives committees with jurisdiction over transportation 
64.9 	and education policy and finance concerning the Office of Pupil Transportation Safety, 
64.10 	including adequacy of funding, staffing levels, available technology to carry out the 
64.11 	requirements of Minnesota Statutes, section 169.435, and any recommended legislation to 
64.12 	improve the ability of the pupil transportation safety director to perform statutory duties.

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

64.14 	Sec. 95. COMPLETE STREETS.
 64.15 	The commissioner of transportation, in cooperation with the Metropolitan Council 
64.16 	and representatives of counties, statutory and home rule charter cities, and towns, shall 
64.17 	study the benefits, feasibility, and cost of adopting a complete streets policy applicable to 
64.18 	plans to construct, reconstruct, and relocate streets and roads that includes the following 
64.19 	elements:
64.20 	(1) safe access for all users, including pedestrians, bicyclists, motorists, and transit 
64.21 	riders;
64.22 	(2) bicycle and pedestrian ways in urbanized areas except where bicyclists and 
64.23 	pedestrians are prohibited by law, where costs would be excessively disproportionate, and 
64.24 	where there is no need for bicycle and pedestrian ways;
64.25 	(3) paved shoulders on rural roads;
64.26 	(4) safe pedestrian travel, including for people with disabilities, on sidewalks and 
64.27 	street crossings;
64.28 	(5) utilization of the latest and best design standards; and
64.29 	(6) consistency of complete streets plan with community context.
64.30 	The commissioner shall report findings, conclusions, and recommendations to 
64.31 	the senate Transportation Budget and Policy Division and the house of representatives 
64.32 	Transportation Finance Division and Transportation and Transit Policy Subcommittee by 
64.33 	December 5, 2008.

65.1 	Sec. 96. RIGHT-OF-WAY TRANSFERRED TO STATE RAIL BANK.
 65.2 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.281, 16B.282, 92.45, or any 
65.3 	other law to the contrary, the trunk highway right-of-way described in paragraph (b) is 
65.4 	hereby transferred to the state rail bank under Minnesota Statutes, section 222.63, being 
65.5 	a certain parcel of land located in the county of Otter Tail, state of Minnesota, being 
65.6 	more particularly described in paragraph (b).
65.7 	(b) All of Tracts A, B, and C described below:
65.8 	TRACT A
65.9 	That part of Government Lot 1 of Section 12, Township 132 North, Range 
65.10 	43 West, Otter Tail County, Minnesota, lying Northeasterly of the former 
65.11 	Southwesterly right-of-way line of the BNSF Railway Company (formerly the 
65.12 	St. Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba Railway Company);
65.13 	TRACT B
65.14 	A strip of land 150 feet in width, being 75 feet on each side of the former 
65.15 	centerline of the BNSF Railway Company (formerly the St. Paul, Minneapolis 
65.16 	and Manitoba Railway Company) across the SW1/4NW1/4 of Section 12, 
65.17 	Township 132 North, Range 43 West, Otter Tail County, Minnesota, said strip 
65.18 	extending from the South line to the West line of said SW1/4NW1/4; together 
65.19 	with that part of said SW1/4NW1/4 adjoining and Westerly of the above 
65.20 	described strip and Easterly of the Easterly right-of-way line of said railroad 
65.21 	company as located prior to 1888;
65.22 	TRACT C
65.23 	A strip of land 100 feet in width, being 50 feet on each side of the former 
65.24 	centerline of the BNSF Railway Company (formerly the St. Paul, Minneapolis 
65.25 	and Manitoba Railway Company) across the E1/2NE1/4 of Section 11, 
65.26 	Township 132 North, Range 43 West, Otter Tail County, Minnesota, said strip 
65.27 	extending from the East to the North line of said E1/2NE1/4;
65.28 	together with that part of Tract D described below:
65.29 	TRACT D
65.30 	A strip of land 100 feet in width, being 50 feet on each side of the former 
65.31 	centerline of the BNSF Railway Company (formerly the St. Paul, Minneapolis 
65.32 	and Manitoba Railway Company) across the E1/2 of Section 2, Township 132 
65.33 	North, Range 43 West, Otter Tail County, Minnesota;
65.34 	which lies Southeasterly of a line run parallel with and distant 135 feet Southeasterly of 
65.35 	Line 1 described below:
66.1 	LINE 1.
66.2 	Beginning at a point on the North and South Quarter line of said Section 2, 
66.3 	distant 1,060.11 feet North of the South Quarter corner thereof; thence run 
66.4 	Northeasterly at an angle of 72Â°36'15" (measured from North to East) from said 
66.5 	North and South Quarter line for 1,600 feet and there terminating;
66.6 	together with all right of access, being the right of ingress to and egress from that part of 
66.7 	Tract D hereinbefore described, not acquired herein, to the above described strip.

66.8 	Sec. 97. APPROPRIATION.
 66.9 	$....... is appropriated from the trunk highway fund to the commissioner of public 
66.10 	safety in fiscal year 2009 to implement and operate the Office of Pupil Transportation 
66.11 	Safety.

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

66.13 	Sec. 98.  REPEALER.
 66.14 	(a) Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 169.145; and 169.446, subdivision 3, are 
66.15 	repealed.
66.16 	(b) Laws 2002, chapter 393, section 85,  is repealed.

66.17 	ARTICLE 2
66.18 	TRANSPORTATION DEVELOPMENT

66.19 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 161.081, subdivision 3, as amended by 
66.20 	Laws 2008, chapter 152, article 6, section 4, is amended to read:
66.21 		Subd. 3. Flexible highway account; turnback other accounts. (a) The flexible 
66.22 	highway account is created in the state treasury. Money in The account commissioner
66.23 	shall be used: 
66.24 	(1) annually transfer in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 and 2011, 100 percent of the 
66.25 	excess sum, as calculated in paragraph (i), and in fiscal years 2011 2012 and thereafter, 50 
66.26 	percent of the excess sum, as calculated in paragraph (i), for counties in the metropolitan 
66.27 	area, as defined in section 473.121, subdivision 4, but for the purposes of the calculation 
66.28 	cities of the first class will be excluded in the metropolitan area; and to the metropolitan 
66.29 	routes of regional significance account under subdivision 4; and
66.30 	(2) of expend the amount available in the flexible highway account less the amount, 
66.31 	after the transfer under clause (1), as determined by the commissioner under this section
66.32 	subdivision, for: 
67.1 	(i) restoration of former trunk highways that have reverted to counties or to statutory 
67.2 	or home rule charter cities, or for trunk highways that will be restored and subsequently 
67.3 	turned back by agreement between the commissioner and the local road authority; 
67.4 	(ii) safety improvements on county highways, municipal highways, streets, or town 
67.5 	roads; and 
67.6 	(iii) statewide routes of regional significance. 
67.7 	(b) For purposes of this subdivision, "restoration" means the level of effort required 
67.8 	to improve the route that will be turned back to an acceptable condition as determined 
67.9 	by agreement made between the commissioner and the county or city before the route 
67.10 	is turned back. 
67.11 	(c) The commissioner shall review the need for funds to restore highways that have 
67.12 	been or will be turned back. The commissioner shall determine, on a biennial basis, the 
67.13 	percentage of funds in the flexible highway account to be distributed to each district, 
67.14 	and within each district the percentage to be used for each of the purposes specified in 
67.15 	paragraph (a), clause (2). Money in the account may be used for safety improvements 
67.16 	and routes of regional significance only after money is set aside to restore the identified 
67.17 	turnbacks. The commissioner shall make these determinations only after meeting and 
67.18 	holding discussions with committees selected by the statewide associations of both county 
67.19 	commissioners and municipal officials. The commissioner shall, to the extent feasible, 
67.20 	annually allocate 50 percent of the funds in the flexible highway account under paragraph 
67.21 	(a), clause (2), to the department's metropolitan district, and 50 percent to districts in 
67.22 	greater Minnesota. 
67.23 	(d) Money that will be used for the restoration of trunk highways that have reverted 
67.24 	or that will revert to cities must be deposited in the municipal turnback account, which is 
67.25 	created in the state treasury. 
67.26 	(e) Money that will be used for the restoration of trunk highways that have reverted 
67.27 	or that will revert to counties must be deposited in the county turnback account, which is 
67.28 	created in the state treasury. 
67.29 	(f) Money that will be used for safety improvements must be deposited in the 
67.30 	highway safety improvement account, which is created in the state treasury to be used 
67.31 	as grants to statutory or home rule charter cities, towns, and counties to assist in paying 
67.32 	the costs of constructing or reconstructing city streets, county highways, or town roads 
67.33 	to reduce crashes, deaths, injuries, and property damage. 
67.34 	(g) Money that will be used for statewide routes of regional significance must be 
67.35 	deposited in the statewide routes of regional significance account, which is created in 
67.36 	the state treasury, and used as grants to statutory or home rule charter cities, towns, and 
68.1 	counties to assist in paying the costs of constructing or reconstructing city streets, county 
68.2 	highways, or town roads with statewide or regional significance that have not been fully 
68.3 	funded through other state, federal, or local funding sources. 
68.4 	(h) As part of each biennial budget submission to the legislature, the commissioner 
68.5 	shall describe how the money in the flexible highway account will be apportioned among 
68.6 	the county turnback account, the municipal turnback account, the trunk highway fund for 
68.7 	routes turned back to local governments by agreement, the highway safety improvement 
68.8 	account, and the statewide routes of regional significance account. 
68.9 	(i) The excess sum is calculated as the sum of revenue within the flexible highway 
68.10 	account: 
68.11 	(1) attributed to that portion of the gasoline excise tax rate under section 296A.07, 
68.12 	subdivision 3, in excess of 20 cents per gallon, and to that portion of the excise tax rates 
68.13 	in excess of the energy equivalent of a gasoline excise tax rate of 20 cents per gallon 
68.14 	for E85 and M85 under section 296A.07, subdivision 3, and special fuel under section 
68.15 	296A.08, subdivision 2; 
68.16 	(2) attributed to a change in the passenger vehicle registration tax under section 
68.17 	168.013, imposed on or after July 1, 2008, that exceeds (i) the amount collected in fiscal 
68.18 	year 2008, multiplied by (ii) the annual average United States Consumer Price Index for 
68.19 	the calendar year previous to the current calendar year, divided by the annual average 
68.20 	United States Consumer Price Index for calendar year 2007; and 
68.21 	(3) attributed to that portion of the motor vehicle sales tax revenue in excess of the 
68.22 	percentage allocated to the flexible highway account in fiscal year 2007. 
68.23 	(j) For purposes of this subdivision, the United States Consumer Price Index 
68.24 	identified in paragraph (i), clause (2), is for all urban consumers, United States city 
68.25 	average, as determined by the United States Department of Labor. 

68.26 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 161.081, is amended by adding a subdivision 
68.27 	to read:
68.28 		Subd. 4.Metropolitan routes of regional significance account. (a) For purposes 
68.29 	of this subdivision, the following terms have the meanings given them:
68.30 	(1) "metropolitan area" has the meaning given in section 473.121, subdivision 4; and
68.31 	(2) "population" has the meaning given in section 477A.011, subdivision 3, except 
68.32 	that it excludes the three most populous cities in the metropolitan area.
68.33 	(b) The metropolitan routes of regional significance account is created in the state 
68.34 	treasury. Funds in the account are for allocation to metropolitan counties to assist in 
68.35 	paying the costs of construction, reconstruction, or maintenance of county highways with 
69.1 	statewide or regional significance that have not been fully funded through other state, 
69.2 	federal, or local funding sources.
69.3 	(c) The commissioner shall allocate funds in the account to counties in the 
69.4 	metropolitan area so that each county receives an amount proportional to the percentage 
69.5 	that its population, estimated or established by July 15 of the year prior to the current 
69.6 	calendar year, bears to the total population of the counties receiving funds under this 
69.7 	subdivision.

69.8 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2009.

69.9 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 161.081, is amended by adding a subdivision 
69.10 	to read:
69.11 		Subd. 5.Excess sum. (a) For purposes of this section, "excess sum" means an 
69.12 	amount calculated by the commissioner as the sum of revenue within the flexible highway 
69.13 	account:
69.14 	(1) attributed to that portion of the gasoline excise tax rate under section 296A.07, 
69.15 	subdivision 3, in excess of 20 cents per gallon, and to that portion of the excise tax rates 
69.16 	in excess of the energy equivalent of a gasoline excise tax rate of 20 cents per gallon 
69.17 	for E85 and M85 under section 296A.07, subdivision 3, and special fuel under section 
69.18 	296A.08, subdivision 2; 
69.19 	(2) attributed to a change in the passenger vehicle registration tax under section 
69.20 	168.013, imposed on or after July 1, 2008, that exceeds (i) the amount collected in fiscal 
69.21 	year 2008, multiplied by (ii) the annual average United States Consumer Price Index for 
69.22 	the calendar year previous to the current calendar year, divided by the annual average 
69.23 	United States Consumer Price Index for calendar year 2007; and 
69.24 	(3) attributed to that portion of the motor vehicle sales tax revenue in excess of the 
69.25 	percentage allocated to the flexible highway account in fiscal year 2007. 
69.26 	(b) For purposes of this subdivision, the United States Consumer Price Index 
69.27 	identified in paragraph (a), clause (2), is for all urban consumers, United States city 
69.28 	average, as determined by the United States Department of Labor.

69.29 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2009.

69.30 	Sec. 4. Laws 2008, chapter 152, article 1, section 6, is amended to read:
69.31 	Sec. 6. VALUE CAPTURE STUDY; APPROPRIATION.
 69.32 		Subdivision 1. Findings. The legislature finds that large public investments in state 
69.33 	transportation infrastructure, such as constructing freeway interchanges, new highways, 
70.1 	and rail transit stations, can result in surrounding private land and other property increasing 
70.2 	in value, sometimes by substantial amounts. The special assessment law, Minnesota 
70.3 	Statutes, chapter 429, provides a method for local governments to use similar private or 
70.4 	special benefits to help finance local streets, roads, and other transportation improvements. 
70.5 	However, the law does not provide the state with a similar financing mechanism and 
70.6 	the nature of a large state transportation project may suggest that alternative financing 
70.7 	mechanisms are more appropriate. 
70.8 		Subd. 2. Appropriation; study. $325,000 is appropriated from the general fund to 
70.9 	the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota for the Center for Transportation 
70.10 	Studies to complete a study to assess the public policy implications of financing new and 
70.11 	improved transportation infrastructure in Minnesota through capturing the value of the 
70.12 	benefits created, to prepare a report on its findings, and to conduct a series of workshops. 
70.13 	This is a onetime appropriation and is available in fiscal years 2008 and, 2009, and 2010. 
70.14 		Subd. 3. Report; workshops. The Center for Transportation Studies must report its 
70.15 	preliminary findings to the legislature by March 1, 2009, and must issue its full report 
70.16 	by July 1, 2009. The Center for Transportation must also offer a series of educational 
70.17 	workshops for elected officials during the summer and fall of 2009. 

70.18 	Sec. 5. Laws 2008, chapter 152, article 2, section 1, is amended to read:
70.19 	Section 1. [296A.083] DEBT SERVICE SURCHARGE. 
70.20 		Subdivision 1. Definitions. For purposes of this section, the following terms have 
70.21 	the meanings given them: 
70.22 	(1) "debt service" means the amount of principal and interest in each fiscal year 
70.23 	attributable to the trunk highway bonds authorized in this article; and 
70.24 	(2) "surcharge" means the rate imposed under this section on gasoline taxed under 
70.25 	section 296A.07, subdivision 3, clause (3), and includes a proportional rate for each type 
70.26 	of fuel taxed under sections 296A.07, subdivision 3, clauses (1) and (2), and 296A.08, 
70.27 	subdivision 2. 
70.28 		Subd. 2. Debt service forecast. On June 30, 2008, and each March 1 thereafter, the 
70.29 	commissioner of finance shall report to the commissioner of revenue on trunk highway 
70.30 	debt service. The report must include the annual amount of revenue from the surcharge 
70.31 	previously deposited in transferred to the trunk highway fund, and a forecast of the total 
70.32 	and annual amounts necessary to pay the remaining debt service. 
70.33 		Subd. 3. Surcharge rate. (a) By July 16, 2008, and each April 1 thereafter, the 
70.34 	commissioner of revenue shall calculate and publish a surcharge as provided in paragraphs 
71.1 	(b) and (c). The surcharge is imposed from August 1, 2008, through June 30, 2009, and 
71.2 	each new surcharge thereafter is imposed the following July 1 through June 30. 
71.3 	(b) For fiscal years 2009 through 2012, the commissioner shall set the surcharge as 
71.4 	specified in the following surcharge rate schedule. 

71.5	Surcharge Rate Schedule 
		
71.6
71.7	Fiscal Year 
	Rate (in cents 
per gallon) 
		
71.8	2009 
	0.5 
		
71.9	2010 
	2.1 
		
71.10	2011 
	2.5 
		
71.11	2012 
	3.0 
		
71.12 	(c) For fiscal year 2013 and thereafter, the commissioner shall set the surcharge at 
71.13 	the lesser of (1) 3.5 cents, or (2) an amount calculated so that the total proceeds from the 
71.14 	surcharge deposited in the trunk highway fund from fiscal year 2009 to the upcoming 
71.15 	fiscal year equals the total amount of debt service from fiscal years 2009 to 2039, and the 
71.16 	surcharge is rounded to the nearest 0.1 cent. 
71.17 		Subd. 4.Surcharge administration. The audit, assessment, appeal, collection, 
71.18 	enforcement, penalty, interest, refund and administrative provisions that apply to the taxes 
71.19 	in chapter 296A apply to the surcharge imposed by this section. The surcharge is not to be 
71.20 	used in calculating the credit in section 296A.16, subdivision 5.

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

71.22 	Sec. 6. Laws 2008, chapter 152, article 2, section 3, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

71.23	Subd. 2. State Road Construction
 				1,717,694,000 
	
71.24 	(a) For the actual construction, 
71.25 	reconstruction, and improvement of 
71.26 	trunk highways, including design-build 
71.27 	contracts and consultant usage to support 
71.28 	these activities. This includes the cost 
71.29 	of actual payments to landowners for 
71.30 	lands acquired for highway rights-of-way, 
71.31 	payments to lessees, interest subsidies, and 
71.32 	relocation expenses. This appropriation is in 
71.33 	the following amounts: 
72.1 	(1) $417,694,000 in fiscal year 2009, and the 
72.2 	commissioner may use up to $71,008,000 of 
72.3 	this amount for program delivery; 
72.4 	(2) $500,000,000 in fiscal year 2010, and the 
72.5 	commissioner may use up to $85,000,000 of 
72.6 	this amount for program delivery; and 
72.7 	(3) $100,000,000 in each fiscal year for 
72.8 	fiscal years 2011 through 2018, and the 
72.9 	commissioner may use up to $17,000,000 of 
72.10 	the amount in each fiscal year for program 
72.11 	delivery. 
72.12 	(b) Of the amount in fiscal year 2009, 
72.13 	$40,000,000 is for construction of 
72.14 	interchanges and intersections involving 
72.15 	a trunk highway, where the interchange
72.16 	or intersection will promote economic 
72.17 	development, increase employment, relieve 
72.18 	growing traffic congestion, and promote 
72.19 	traffic safety. The amount under this 
72.20 	paragraph must be allocated 50 percent to 
72.21 	the department's metropolitan district, and 50 
72.22 	percent to districts in greater Minnesota. 
72.23 	(c) Of the amount in fiscal years 2009 
72.24 	and 2010, the commissioner shall use 
72.25 	$300,000,000 each year for predesign, 
72.26 	design, preliminary engineering, 
72.27 	right-of-way acquisition, reasonable 
72.28 	approaches, construction, reconstruction, 
72.29 	and maintenance of bridges in the trunk 
72.30 	highway bridge improvement program under 
72.31 	Minnesota Statutes, section 165.14. 
72.32 	(d) Of the total appropriation under this 
72.33 	subdivision, the commissioner shall use at 
72.34 	least $50,000,000 for accelerating transit 
73.1 	facility improvements on or adjacent to trunk 
73.2 	highways. 
73.3 	(e) Of the total appropriation under this 
73.4 	subdivision provided to the Department of 
73.5 	Transportation's district 7, the commissioner 
73.6 	shall first expend funds as necessary to 
73.7 	accelerate all projects that (1) are on a trunk 
73.8 	highway classified as a medium priority 
73.9 	interregional corridor, (2) are included in the 
73.10 	district's long-range transportation plan, but 
73.11 	are not included in the state transportation 
73.12 	improvement program or the ten-year 
73.13 	highway work plan, and (3) expand capacity 
73.14 	from a two-lane highway to a freeway 
73.15 	or expressway, as defined in Minnesota 
73.16 	Statutes, section 160.02, subdivision 19. The 
73.17 	commissioner shall establish as the highest 
73.18 	priority under this paragraph any project that 
73.19 	currently has a final environmental impact 
73.20 	statement completed. The requirement 
73.21 	under this paragraph does not change the 
73.22 	department's funding allocation process 
73.23 	or the amount otherwise allocated to each 
73.24 	transportation district. 

73.25 	Sec. 7. Laws 2008, chapter 152, article 3, section 1, the effective date, is amended to 
73.26 	read:

73.27 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment, 
73.28 	and applies to any annual additional tax for a registration period that starts on or after 
73.29 	September 1, 2008, through August 31, 2009.

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

73.31 	Sec. 8. Laws 2008, chapter 152, article 3, section 8, is amended to read:
73.32 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 297A.815, is amended by adding a 
73.33 	subdivision to read: 
74.1 		Subd. 3. Motor vehicle lease sales tax revenue. (a) For purposes of this 
74.2 	subdivision, "net revenue" means an amount equal to: 
74.3 	(1) the revenues, including interest and penalties, collected under section 297A.815, 
74.4 	during the fiscal year; less 
74.5 	(2) the estimated reduction in individual income tax receipts and the estimated 
74.6 	amount of refunds paid out under section 290.06, subdivision 34, for the fiscal year. 
74.7 	(b) On or before June 30 of each fiscal year, the commissioner of revenue shall 
74.8 	estimate the amount of the revenues and subtraction under paragraph (a) for the current 
74.9 	fiscal year. 
74.10 	(c) On or after July 1 of the subsequent fiscal year, the commissioner of finance shall 
74.11 	transfer the net revenue as estimated in paragraph (b) from the general fund, as follows: 
74.12 	(1) 50 percent to the greater Minnesota transit account; and 
74.13 	(2) 50 percent to the county state-aid highway fund. Notwithstanding any other law 
74.14 	to the contrary, the commissioner of transportation shall allocate the funds transferred 
74.15 	under this clause to the counties in the metropolitan area, as defined in section 473.121, 
74.16 	subdivision 4, excluding the counties of Hennepin and Ramsey, so that each county shall 
74.17 	receive of such amount the percentage that its population, as defined in section 477A.011, 
74.18 	subdivision 3, estimated or established by July 15 of the year prior to the current calendar 
74.19 	year, bears to the total population of the counties receiving funds under this clause
74.20 	metropolitan routes of regional significance account under section 161.081, subdivision 4. 
74.21 	(d) For fiscal years 2010 and 2011, the amount under paragraph (a), clause (1), must 
74.22 	be calculated using the following percentages of the total revenues: 
74.23 	(1) for fiscal year 2010, 83.75 percent; and 
74.24 	(2) for fiscal year 2011, 93.75 percent. 

74.25 	Sec. 9. Laws 2008, chapter 152, article 4, section 2, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
74.26 		Subdivision 1. Definitions. For purposes of this section, the following terms have 
74.27 	the meanings given them: 
74.28 	(1) "metropolitan transportation area" means the counties participating in the joint 
74.29 	powers agreement under subdivision 3; 
74.30 	(2) "eligible county" means the county of Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, 
74.31 	Ramsey, Scott, or Washington; 
74.32 	(3) "committee" means the Grant Evaluation and Ranking System (GEARS) 
74.33 	Committee; 
74.34 	(4) "minimum guarantee county" means any metropolitan county or eligible county 
74.35 	that is participating in the joint powers agreement under subdivision 3, whose proportion 
75.1 	of the annual sales tax revenue under this section collected within that county is less 
75.2 	than or equal to three percent; and 
75.3 	(5) "population" means the population, as defined in section 477A.011, subdivision 
75.4 	3, estimated or established by July 15 of the year prior to the calendar year in which 
75.5 	the representatives will serve on the Grant Evaluation and Ranking System Committee 
75.6 	established under subdivision 5. 

75.7 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective retroactively from the effective 
75.8 	date of Laws 2008, chapter 152, article 4, section 2, subdivision 1. This section expires 
75.9 	October 2, 2008, if the sales and use tax under subdivision 2 has not been imposed.

75.10 	Sec. 10. Laws 2008, chapter 152, article 6, section 7, is amended to read:
75.11 	Sec. 7. [398A.10] TRANSIT FUNDING.
75.12 		Subdivision 1. Capital costs. A county regional railroad authority may not 
75.13 	contribute more than ten percent of the capital costs of a light rail transit or commuter rail 
75.14 	project. This subdivision does not apply to a light rail transit project for which a county 
75.15 	regional railroad authority commits to providing an amount greater than ten percent of 
75.16 	the capital costs, if the commitment (1) is made before October 2, 2008, (2) is made as 
75.17 	part of an application for federal funds, and (3) is adjusted by the county regional railroad 
75.18 	authority to meet the requirements of this subdivision as part of the next scheduled federal 
75.19 	funding application for the project.
75.20 		Subd. 2. Operating and maintenance costs. A county regional railroad authority 
75.21 	may not contribute any funds to pay the operating and maintenance costs for a light rail 
75.22 	transit or commuter rail project. If a county regional railroad authority is contributing 
75.23 	funds for operating and maintenance costs on a light rail transit or commuter rail project 
75.24 	on the date of the enactment of this act, the authority may continue to contribute funds 
75.25 	for these purposes until January 1, 2009. 
75.26 		Subd. 3. Application. This section only applies if a county has imposed the 
75.27 	metropolitan transportation sales and use tax under section 297A.992. 

75.28 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day after the metropolitan 
75.29 	transportation area sales tax is imposed under Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.992, 
75.30 	subdivision 2 This section is effective July 1, 2008.