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, vehicle registration, fuel tax agreement 
1.4 	fees, traffic regulations, vehicle parking ordinances, commercial vehicles and 
1.5 	vehicle combinations and permits, design-build construction, pupil transportation 
1.6 	and school bus drivers, drivers' licenses, driver training, transit and paratransit 
1.7 	planning, urban partnership agreement implementation, the transfer of 
1.8 	right-of-way to state rail bank, nonmotorized transportation, transportation 
1.9 	finance, and other transportation-related programs or practices; repealing 
1.10 	surcharge for special veteran license plates; requiring studies and reports; 
1.11 	imposing penalties; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, 
1.12 	sections 5B.02; 5B.03, subdivision 1; 5B.07; 13.72, subdivision 11; 13.805, 
1.13 	subdivision 2; 160.02, by adding a subdivision; 161.081, subdivision 3, as 
1.14 	amended, by adding subdivisions; 161.3420, subdivisions 2, 3, 4; 161.3422; 
1.15 	161.3426, subdivisions 1, 3, 4; 162.02, by adding a subdivision; 163.051, 
1.16 	subdivision 1; 168.011, subdivisions 7, 22; 168.012, subdivision 1, by adding 
1.17 	a subdivision; 168.013, by adding a subdivision; 168.021, subdivisions 1, 2; 
1.18 	168.09, subdivision 7; 168.123, subdivision 2; 168.185; 168.27, by adding a 
1.19 	subdivision; 168.28; 168A.01, subdivision 21; 168A.03, subdivision 1; 168A.05, 
1.20 	subdivision 9; 168B.051, subdivision 2; 168B.06, subdivisions 1, 3; 168B.07, by 
1.21 	adding a subdivision; 168B.08, subdivision 1; 168B.087, subdivision 1; 168D.06; 
1.22 	168D.07; 169.01, subdivisions 6, 31, 55, 76, by adding subdivisions; 169.18, 
1.23 	subdivision 5; 169.21, by adding a subdivision; 169.224; 169.306; 169.346, 
1.24 	subdivision 5; 169.435; 169.446, subdivision 2; 169.67, subdivision 3; 169.685, 
1.25 	subdivisions 5, 6; 169.686, subdivision 1; 169.71, subdivision 4; 169.781, 
1.26 	subdivisions 1, 2; 169.79; 169.801; 169.82, subdivision 3; 169.826, subdivision 
1.27 	1a; 169.85, subdivision 1; 169.86, by adding a subdivision; 169.87, by adding a 
1.28 	subdivision; 169A.03, subdivision 23; 171.01, subdivision 35; 171.02, by adding 
1.29 	a subdivision; 171.03; 171.05, subdivision 2b; 171.055, subdivision 2; 171.06, 
1.30 	subdivision 3; 171.07, subdivisions 1, 3; 171.13, subdivision 1, by adding a 
1.31 	subdivision; 171.165, subdivision 2; 171.18, subdivision 1; 171.24, by adding a 
1.32 	subdivision; 171.29, subdivision 1; 171.321, subdivision 5; 174.02, subdivision 
1.33 	2; 174.03, subdivision 1; 174.24, by adding a subdivision; 221.011, by adding 
1.34 	a subdivision; 221.036, subdivisions 1, 3; 221.221, subdivision 2; 299A.705, 
1.35 	subdivision 1; 299D.03, subdivision 1; 299D.06; 325F.6641, subdivisions 1, 
1.36 	2; 357.021, subdivisions 6, 7; 473.13, subdivision 1a; 473.388, subdivision 
1.37 	2; 473.446, subdivisions 2, 8; Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, sections 
1.38 	169.443, subdivision 9; 171.02, subdivisions 2, 2a; Laws 1976, chapter 199, 
1.39 	section 14, subdivision 1, as amended; Laws 2002, chapter 393, section 85; 
2.1 	Laws 2008, chapter 152, article 1, section 6; article 2, sections 1; 3, subdivision 
2.2 	2; article 3, sections 1; 8; article 4, section 2, subdivision 1; article 6, section 7; 
2.3 	proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 160; 168; 169; 
2.4 	171; 174; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 161.3426, subdivision 2; 
2.5 	168.123, subdivision 2a; 169.145; 169.446, subdivision 3; 473.4461.
2.6 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

2.7 	ARTICLE 1
2.8 	TRANSPORTATION POLICY

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

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

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

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

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

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

4.15 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 13.72, subdivision 11, is amended to read:
4.16 		Subd. 11.Design-build transportation project. When the Department of 
4.17 	Transportation undertakes a design-build transportation project as defined in section 
4.18 	161.3410, subdivision 6, the statement of qualification evaluation criteria and scoring 
4.19 	methodology, statement of qualification evaluations, technical proposal evaluation criteria 
4.20 	and scoring methodology, and technical proposal evaluations, and audio recordings of 
4.21 	meetings with proposers are classified as protected nonpublic data with regard to data not 
4.22 	on individuals and as confidential data on individuals. The statement of qualification 
4.23 	evaluation criteria and scoring methodology and statement of qualification evaluations 
4.24 	are public when the Department of Transportation announces the short list of qualified 
4.25 	contractors. The technical proposal evaluation criteria, scoring methodology, and
4.26 	technical proposal evaluations, and audio recordings of meetings with proposers  are 
4.27 	public when the project is awarded.

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

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

5.1 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 160.02, is amended by adding a subdivision 
5.2 	to read:
5.3 		Subd. 30.Dynamic shoulder lane. "Dynamic shoulder lane" means the shoulder 
5.4 	of a freeway on which the commissioner may allow the operation of vehicles during 
5.5 	certain periods.

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

5.7 	Sec. 7. [160.94] USER FEES; URBAN PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT.
5.8 		Subdivision 1.Exception. The provisions of section 160.93 do not apply to this 
5.9 	section.
5.10 		Subd. 2.Fees authorized. To improve efficiency and provide more options to 
5.11 	individuals traveling in a trunk highway corridor, the commissioner of transportation 
5.12 	may charge user fees to owners or operators of: (1) single-occupant vehicles using 
5.13 	dynamic shoulder lanes as designated by the commissioner; and (2) any designated 
5.14 	high-occupancy vehicle lanes within the I-35W corridor. The fees may be collected using 
5.15 	electronic or other toll-collection methods and may vary in amount with the time of day 
5.16 	and level of traffic congestion within the corridor. The commissioner shall consult with 
5.17 	the Metropolitan Council and obtain necessary federal authorizations before implementing 
5.18 	user fees on a high-occupancy vehicle lane or dynamic shoulder lane. Fees under this 
5.19 	section are not subject to section 16A.1283.
5.20 		Subd. 3.I-35W high-occupancy vehicle and dynamic shoulder lane account.
 5.21 	(a) An I-35W high-occupancy vehicle and dynamic shoulder lane account is established 
5.22 	in the special revenue fund. Money collected from fees authorized under subdivision 2 
5.23 	must be deposited in the account and used as described in this subdivision. Money in the 
5.24 	account is appropriated to the commissioner.
5.25 	(b) During the first year of revenue operations, the commissioner shall use the 
5.26 	money received in that year to pay the costs of operating and administering the fee 
5.27 	collection system within the corridor, up to $1,000,000. Any remaining money must be 
5.28 	transferred to the Metropolitan Council for improvement of bus transit services within the 
5.29 	I-35W corridor including transit capital expenses.
5.30 	(c) During the second and subsequent years of revenue operations, the commissioner 
5.31 	shall use money in the account as follows:
5.32 	(1) each year, allocate the lesser amount of $1,000,000 or 75 percent of the revenues 
5.33 	for operating and administering the fee collection system within the corridor; and
5.34 	(2) transfer the remaining amount to the Metropolitan Council for improvement of 
5.35 	bus transit within the corridor including capital expenses.
6.1 		Subd. 4.Exemption from rulemaking and statutory requirements. With respect 
6.2 	to this section, the commissioner is exempt from statutory rulemaking requirements, 
6.3 	including section 14.386, and from sections 160.84 to 160.92 and 161.162 to 161.167.
6.4 		Subd. 5.Prohibition. No person may operate a vehicle in a designated 
6.5 	high-occupancy vehicle lane or dynamic shoulder lane except in compliance with the 
6.6 	requirements of the commissioner. A person who violates this subdivision is guilty 
6.7 	of a petty misdemeanor and is subject to sections 169.89, subdivisions 1, 2, and 4, and 
6.8 	169.891, and any other provision of chapter 169 applicable to the commission of a petty 
6.9 	misdemeanor traffic offense.
6.10 		Subd. 6.Dynamic shoulder lanes. The commissioner may designate dynamic 
6.11 	shoulder lanes on freeways. The commissioner may operate dynamic shoulder lanes 
6.12 	as priced lanes, general purpose lanes, or as shoulders as defined in section 169.01, 
6.13 	subdivision 73, and may prescribe the conditions under which the lanes may be used by all 
6.14 	types of traffic. The commissioner shall erect signs to indicate when the lanes may be used.

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

6.16 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 161.3420, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
6.17 		Subd. 2.Technical Review Committee. During the phase-one request for 
6.18 	qualifications (RFQ) and before solicitation, the commissioner shall appoint a Technical 
6.19 	Review Committee of at least five individuals. The Technical Review Committee must 
6.20 	include an individual whose name and qualifications are submitted to the commissioner 
6.21 	by the Minnesota chapter of the Associated General Contractors, after consultation with 
6.22 	other commercial contractor associations in the state. Members of the Technical Review 
6.23 	Committee who are not state employees are subject to the Minnesota Government Data 
6.24 	Practices Act and section 16C.06 to the same extent that state agencies are subject to those 
6.25 	provisions. The commissioner shall pay reasonable compensation to Technical Review 
6.26 	Committee members who are not public employees for their services. A minimum of 
6.27 	two state employees on the Technical Review Committee must be at the level of senior 
6.28 	administrative engineer or above. A Technical Review Committee member may not 
6.29 	participate in the review or discussion of responses to an RFQ or request for proposals 
6.30 	(RFP) when the member has a financial interest in any of the design-build firms that 
6.31 	respond to that RFQ or RFP. "Financial interest" includes, but is not limited to, being 
6.32 	or serving as an owner, employee, partner, limited liability partner, shareholder, joint 
6.33 	venturer, family member, officer, or director of a design-build firm responding to an RFQ 
6.34 	or RFP for a specific project, or having any other economic interest in that design-build 
6.35 	firm. The members of the Technical Review Committee must be treated as state employees 
7.1 	in the event of litigation resulting from any action arising out of their service on the 
7.2 	committee. The commissioner shall create an audio recording of each meeting that is 
7.3 	scheduled or described in the RFP with a proposer.

7.4 	Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 161.3420, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
7.5 		Subd. 3.Contents. The commissioner shall prepare or have prepared an RFQ. The 
7.6 	RFQ must include the following:
7.7 	(1) the minimum qualifications of design-builders necessary to meet the requirements 
7.8 	for acceptance;
7.9 	(2) a scope of work statement and schedule;
7.10 	(3) documents defining the project requirements;
7.11 	(4) the form of contract to be awarded;
7.12 	(5) the weighted selection criteria for compiling a short list and the number of firms 
7.13 	to be included in the short list, which must be at least two but not more than five;
7.14 	(6) a description of the request for proposals (RFP) requirements;
7.15 	(7) the maximum time allowed for design and construction;
7.16 	(8) the commissioner's estimated cost of design and construction;
7.17 	(9) requirements for construction experience, design experience, financial, 
7.18 	personnel, and equipment resources available from potential design-builders for the 
7.19 	project and experience in other design-build transportation projects or similar projects, 
7.20 	provided that these requirements may not unduly restrict competition; and
7.21 	(10) a statement that "past performance," or "experience," or other criteria used in the 
7.22 	RFQ evaluation process  does not include the exercise or assertion of a person's legal rights.

7.23 	Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 161.3420, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
7.24 		Subd. 4.Evaluation. The selection teamTechnical Review Committee shall 
7.25 	evaluate the design-build qualifications of responding firms and shall compile a short list 
7.26 	of no more than five most highly qualified firms in accordance with qualifications criteria 
7.27 	described in the request for qualifications (RFQ). If only one design-build firm responds 
7.28 	to the RFQ or remains on the short list, the commissioner may readvertise or cancel the 
7.29 	project as the commissioner deems necessary.

7.30 	Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 161.3422, is amended to read:
7.31 	161.3422 RFP FOR DESIGN-BUILD.
7.32 	During phase two, the commissioner shall issue a request for proposals (RFP) to the 
7.33 	design-builders on the short list. The request must include:
8.1 	(1) the scope of work, including (i) performance and technical requirements, (ii) 
8.2 	conceptual design, (iii) specifications, and (iv) functional and operational elements for 
8.3 	the delivery of the completed project, which must be prepared by a registered or licensed 
8.4 	professional engineer;
8.5 	(2) a description of the qualifications required of the design-builder and the selection 
8.6 	criteria, including the weight or relative order, or both, of each criterion and subcriterion;
8.7 	(3) copies of the contract documents that the successful proposer will be expected to 
8.8 	sign;
8.9 	(4) the maximum time allowable for design and construction;
8.10 	(5) the road authority's estimated cost of design and construction;
8.11 	(6) the requirement that a submitted proposal be segmented into two parts, a 
8.12 	technical proposal and a price proposal;
8.13 	(7) the requirement that each proposal be in a separately sealed, clearly identified 
8.14 	package and include the date and time of the submittal deadline;
8.15 	(8) the requirement that the technical proposal include a critical path method; 
8.16 	bar schedule of the work to be performed, or similar schematic; design plans and 
8.17 	specifications; technical reports; calculations; permit requirements; applicable 
8.18 	development fees; and other data requested in the RFP;
8.19 	(9) the requirement that the price proposal contain all design, construction, 
8.20 	engineering, inspection, and construction costs of the proposed project;
8.21 	(10) the date, time, and location of the public opening of the sealed price proposals; 
8.22 	and
8.23 	(11) other information relevant to the project; and
8.24 	(12) a statement that "past performance," "experience," or other criteria used in the 
8.25 	RFP evaluation process does not include the exercise or assertion of a person's legal rights.

8.26 	Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 161.3426, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
8.27 		Subdivision 1.Award; computation; announcement. Except as provided in 
8.28 	subdivision 2, a design-build contract shall be awarded as follows:
8.29 	(a) The Technical Review Committee shall score the technical proposals using the 
8.30 	selection criteria in the request for proposals (RFP). The Technical Review Committee 
8.31 	shall then submit a technical proposal score for each design-builder to the commissioner. 
8.32 	The Technical Review Committee shall reject any proposal it deems nonresponsive
8.33 	proposal.
8.34 	(b) The commissioner shall announce the technical proposal score for each 
8.35 	design-builder and shall publicly open the sealed price proposals and shall divide each 
9.1 	design-builder's price by the technical score that the Technical Review Committee has 
9.2 	given to it to obtain an adjusted score.  For a project with a value in excess of $10,000,000, 
9.3 	as stated in the RFP, the design-builder selected must be that responsive and responsible 
9.4 	design-builder whose adjusted score is the lowest score that does not exceed 120 percent 
9.5 	of the lowest price that is submitted by a responsive, responsible design-builder.
9.6 	(c) If a time factor is included with the selection criteria in the RFP package, the 
9.7 	commissioner may also adjust the bids using ashall include the value of the time factor 
9.8 	established by the commissioner as a criterion within the RFP. The value of the time 
9.9 	factor must be expressed as a value per day. The adjustment must be based on the total 
9.10 	time value. The total time value is the design-builder's total number of days to complete 
9.11 	the project multiplied by the factor. The time-adjusted price is the total time value plus the 
9.12 	bid amount. This time adjustment to the bids must be used for selection purposes only, 
9.13 	and must not affect the Department of Transportation's liquidated damages schedule or 
9.14 	incentive or disincentive program. An adjusted score must then be obtained by dividing 
9.15 	each design-builder's time-adjusted price by the score given by the technical review team. 
9.16 	The commissioner shall select the responsive and responsible design-builder whose 
9.17 	adjusted score is the lowest.
9.18 	(d) Unless all proposals are rejected, the commissioner shall award the contract 
9.19 	to the responsive and responsible design-builder with the lowest adjusted score. The 
9.20 	commissioner shall reserve the right to reject all proposals.
9.21 	(e) The commissioner shall not limit the ability of design-builders that have 
9.22 	submitted proposals to protest a contemplated or actual award by the commissioner by, 
9.23 	among other things, unreasonably restricting the time to protest, restricting the right to 
9.24 	seek judicial review of the commissioner's actions, attempting to change the judicial 
9.25 	standard of review, or attempting to shift the commissioner's costs or damages from a 
9.26 	protest to a protestor. Before executing a contract for the project, the commissioner 
9.27 	shall wait at least seven days after all of the following have occurred: the award of the 
9.28 	project; public disclosure of the Technical Review Committee's scoring data; and public 
9.29 	identification of the successful proposal.

9.30 	Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 161.3426, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
9.31 		Subd. 3.Stipulated fee. The commissioner shall award a stipulated fee not less than 
9.32 	two-tenths of one percent of the department's estimated cost of design and construction 
9.33 	to each short-listed, responsible proposer who provides a responsive but unsuccessful 
9.34 	proposal. Any increases to the stipulated fee must be made only by the commissioner and 
9.35 	the reasons for those changes must be publicly announced at the time of the change. If 
10.1 	the commissioner does not award a contract, all short-listed proposers must receive the 
10.2 	stipulated fee. If the commissioner cancels the contract before reviewing the technical 
10.3 	proposals, the commissioner shall award each design-builder on the short list a stipulated 
10.4 	fee of not less than two-tenths of one percent of the commissioner's estimated cost of 
10.5 	design and construction. The commissioner shall pay the stipulated fee to each proposer 
10.6 	within 90 days after the award of the contract or the decision not to award a contract
10.7 	without conditions other than those stated in this subdivision. In consideration for paying 
10.8 	the stipulated fee, the commissioner may use any ideas or information contained in the 
10.9 	proposals in connection with any contract awarded for the project or in connection with a 
10.10 	subsequent procurement, without any obligation to pay any additional compensation to 
10.11 	the unsuccessful proposers. Notwithstanding the other provisions of this subdivision, an 
10.12 	unsuccessful short-list proposer may elect to waive the stipulated fee. If an unsuccessful 
10.13 	short-list proposer elects to waive the stipulated fee, the commissioner may not use 
10.14 	ideas and information contained in that proposer's proposal. Upon the request of the 
10.15 	commissioner, a proposer who waived a stipulated fee may withdraw the waiver, in which 
10.16 	case the commissioner shall pay the stipulated fee to the proposer and thereafter may use 
10.17 	ideas and information in the proposer's proposal.

10.18 	Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 161.3426, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
10.19 		Subd. 4.Low-bid design-build process. (a) The commissioner may also use 
10.20 	low-bid, design-build procedures to award a design-build contract where the scope of 
10.21 	the work can be clearly defined.
10.22 	(b) Low-bid design-build projects may require a request for qualifications (RFQ) 
10.23 	and short-listing, and must require a request for proposals (RFP).
10.24 	(c) Submitted proposals under this subdivision must include separately a technical 
10.25 	proposal and a price proposal. The low-bid, design-build procedures must follow a 
10.26 	two-step process for review of the responses to the RFP as follows:
10.27 	(1) The first step is the review of the technical proposal by the Technical Review 
10.28 	Committee as provided in section 161.3420, subdivision 2. The Technical Review 
10.29 	Committee must open the technical proposal first and must determine if it complies with 
10.30 	the requirements of the RFP and is responsive. The Technical Review Committee shall 
10.31 	reject any nonresponsive proposal. The Technical Review Committee may not perform 
10.32 	any ranking or scoring of the technical proposals. 
10.33 	(2) The second step is the determination of the low bidder based on the price 
10.34 	proposal. The commissioner may not open the price proposal until the review of the 
10.35 	technical proposal is complete.
11.1 	(d) The contract award under low-bid, design-build procedures must be made to the 
11.2 	proposer whose sealed bid is responsive to the technical requirements as determined by 
11.3 	the Technical Review Committee and that is also the lowest bid.
11.4 	(e) A stipulated fee may be paid for unsuccessful bids on low-bid, design-build 
11.5 	projects only when the commissioner has required an RFQ and short-listed the most 
11.6 	highly qualified responsive bidders.

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

11.8 	Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 162.02, is amended by adding a subdivision 
11.9 	to read:
11.10 		Subd. 3b.Insurance standards. When reviewing data and information for the 
11.11 	development of safety improvements for trunk highways and state-aid projects, the 
11.12 	commissioner of transportation may consider, among other things, the Insurance Institute 
11.13 	for Highway Safety's findings in addition to standards contained in Department of 
11.14 	Transportation manuals, American Association of State Highway and Transportation 
11.15 	Officials manual on design of highways and streets, and other applicable federal 
11.16 	publications.

11.17 	Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 163.051, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
11.18 		Subdivision 1.Tax authorized. (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), the board 
11.19 	of commissioners of each metropolitan county is authorized to levy a wheelage tax of $5 
11.20 	for the year 1972 and each subsequent year thereafter by resolution on each motor vehicle, 
11.21 	except motorcycles as defined in section 169.01, subdivision 4, whichthat is kept in such 
11.22 	county when not in operation and whichthat is subject to annual registration and taxation 
11.23 	under chapter 168. The board may provide by resolution for collection of the wheelage 
11.24 	tax by county officials or it may request that the tax be collected by the state registrar of 
11.25 	motor vehicles, and the state registrar of motor vehicles shall collect such tax on behalf 
11.26 	of the county if requested, as provided in subdivision 2. 
11.27 	(b) The following vehicles are exempt from the wheelage tax: 
11.28 	(1) motorcycles, as defined in section 169.01, subdivision 4; 
11.29 	(2) motorized bicycles, as defined in section 169.01, subdivision 4a; 
11.30 	(3) electric-assisted bicycles, as defined in section 169.01, subdivision 4b; and 
11.31 	(4) motorized foot scooters, as defined in section 169.01, subdivision 4c. 

11.32 	Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 168.011, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
12.1 		Subd. 7.Passenger automobile. (a) "Passenger automobile" means any motor 
12.2 	vehicle designed and used for carrying not more than 15 individuals, including the driver.
12.3 	(b) "Passenger automobile" does not include motorcycles, motor scooters, buses,  
12.4 	school buses, or commuter vans as defined in section 168.126. Except as provided in 
12.5 	paragraph (c), clause (1), a vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating of 9,000 to 13,000 
12.6 	pounds that is a pickup truck or a van is not a passenger automobile. 
12.7 	(c) "Passenger automobile" includes, but is not limited to:
12.8 	(1) pickup trucks and vans, including those vans designed to carry passengers, with 
12.9 	a manufacturer's nominal rated carrying capacity of one ton a vehicle that is: (i) a pickup 
12.10 	truck or a van; (ii) not used in furtherance of a commercial enterprise; and (iii) not subject 
12.11 	to state or federal regulation as a commercial motor vehicle; and
12.12 	(2) neighborhood electric vehicles, as defined in section 169.01, subdivision 91; and
12.13 	(3) medium-speed electric vehicles, as defined in section 169.01, subdivision 94.

12.14 	EFFECTIVE DATE. Paragraph (b) and paragraph (c), clause (1), are effective the 
12.15 	day following final enactment and apply to any additional tax for a registration period that 
12.16 	starts on or after March 1, 2011.

12.17 	Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 168.011, subdivision 22, is amended to read:
12.18 		Subd. 22.Special mobile equipment. (a) "Special mobile equipment" means 
12.19 	every vehicle not designed or used primarily for the transportation of persons or property 
12.20 	and only incidentally operated or moved over a highway, includingexcept vehicles 
12.21 	described in paragraph (b). Special mobile equipment includes, but is not limited to: 
12.22 	ditch-digging apparatuses, moving dollies, pump hoists and other water well-drilling 
12.23 	equipment registered and licensed under chapter 103I, street-sweeping vehicles, and
12.24 	other road construction or road maintenance machinery such as asphalt spreaders, 
12.25 	bituminous mixers, bucket loaders, tractors other than truck-tractors, ditchers, leveling 
12.26 	graders, finishing machines, motor graders, road rollers, scarifiers, truck-mounted log 
12.27 	loaders, earth-moving carryalls, scrapers, power shovels, draglines, self-propelled cranes, 
12.28 	and earth-moving equipment that are used exclusively for commercial logging, and 
12.29 	self-propelled cranes. The term
12.30 	(b) "Special mobile equipment" does not include travel trailers,: (1) machinery that 
12.31 	has been temporarily or permanently mounted on a commercial motor vehicle chassis 
12.32 	that is used only to provide a service and is not able to haul goods for resale; or (2)
12.33 	dump trucks, truck-mounted transit mixers, truck-mounted feed grinders, or other motor 
12.34 	vehicles designed for the transportation of persons or property to which machinery has 
12.35 	been attached.

13.1 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment and 
13.2 	applies to any additional tax for a registration period that starts on or after March 1, 2009.

13.3 	Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 168.012, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
13.4 		Subdivision 1.Vehicles exempt from tax, fees, or plate display. (a) The following 
13.5 	vehicles are exempt from the provisions of this chapter requiring payment of tax and 
13.6 	registration fees, except as provided in subdivision 1c:
13.7 	(1) vehicles owned and used solely in the transaction of official business by the 
13.8 	federal government, the state, or any political subdivision;
13.9 	(2) vehicles owned and used exclusively by educational institutions and used solely 
13.10 	in the transportation of pupils to and from those institutions;
13.11 	(3) vehicles used solely in driver education programs at nonpublic high schools;
13.12 	(4) vehicles owned by nonprofit charities and used exclusively to transport disabled 
13.13 	persons for charitable, religious, or educational purposes;
13.14 	(5) vehicles owned by nonprofit charities and used exclusively for disaster response 
13.15 	and related activities;
13.16 	(6) ambulances owned by ambulance services licensed under section 144E.10, the 
13.17 	general appearance of which is unmistakable; and
13.18 	(6)(7) vehicles owned by a commercial driving school licensed under section 
13.19 	171.34, or an employee of a commercial driving school licensed under section 171.34, and 
13.20 	the vehicle is used exclusively for driver education and training.
13.21 	(b) Vehicles owned by the federal government, municipal fire apparatuses including 
13.22 	fire-suppression support vehicles, police patrols, and ambulances, the general appearance 
13.23 	of which is unmistakable, are not required to register or display number plates.
13.24 	(c) Unmarked vehicles used in general police work, liquor investigations, or arson 
13.25 	investigations, and passenger automobiles, pickup trucks, and buses owned or operated by 
13.26 	the Department of Corrections, must be registered and must display appropriate license 
13.27 	number plates, furnished by the registrar at cost. Original and renewal applications for 
13.28 	these license plates authorized for use in general police work and for use by the Department 
13.29 	of Corrections must be accompanied by a certification signed by the appropriate chief of 
13.30 	police if issued to a police vehicle, the appropriate sheriff if issued to a sheriff's vehicle, 
13.31 	the commissioner of corrections if issued to a Department of Corrections vehicle, or the 
13.32 	appropriate officer in charge if issued to a vehicle of any other law enforcement agency. 
13.33 	The certification must be on a form prescribed by the commissioner and state that the 
13.34 	vehicle will be used exclusively for a purpose authorized by this section.
14.1 	(d) Unmarked vehicles used by the Departments of Revenue and Labor and Industry, 
14.2 	fraud unit, in conducting seizures or criminal investigations must be registered and must 
14.3 	display passenger vehicle classification license number plates, furnished at cost by the 
14.4 	registrar. Original and renewal applications for these passenger vehicle license plates 
14.5 	must be accompanied by a certification signed by the commissioner of revenue or the 
14.6 	commissioner of labor and industry. The certification must be on a form prescribed by 
14.7 	the commissioner and state that the vehicles will be used exclusively for the purposes 
14.8 	authorized by this section.
14.9 	(e) Unmarked vehicles used by the Division of Disease Prevention and Control of the 
14.10 	Department of Health must be registered and must display passenger vehicle classification 
14.11 	license number plates. These plates must be furnished at cost by the registrar. Original 
14.12 	and renewal applications for these passenger vehicle license plates must be accompanied 
14.13 	by a certification signed by the commissioner of health. The certification must be on a 
14.14 	form prescribed by the commissioner and state that the vehicles will be used exclusively 
14.15 	for the official duties of the Division of Disease Prevention and Control.
14.16 	(f) Unmarked vehicles used by staff of the Gambling Control Board in gambling 
14.17 	investigations and reviews must be registered and must display passenger vehicle 
14.18 	classification license number plates. These plates must be furnished at cost by the 
14.19 	registrar. Original and renewal applications for these passenger vehicle license plates must 
14.20 	be accompanied by a certification signed by the board chair. The certification must be on a 
14.21 	form prescribed by the commissioner and state that the vehicles will be used exclusively 
14.22 	for the official duties of the Gambling Control Board.
14.23 	(g) Each state hospital and institution for persons who are mentally ill and 
14.24 	developmentally disabled may have one vehicle without the required identification on 
14.25 	the sides of the vehicle. The vehicle must be registered and must display passenger 
14.26 	vehicle classification license number plates. These plates must be furnished at cost by the 
14.27 	registrar. Original and renewal applications for these passenger vehicle license plates must 
14.28 	be accompanied by a certification signed by the hospital administrator. The certification 
14.29 	must be on a form prescribed by the commissioner and state that the vehicles will be used 
14.30 	exclusively for the official duties of the state hospital or institution.
14.31 	(h) Each county social service agency may have vehicles used for child and 
14.32 	vulnerable adult protective services without the required identification on the sides of the 
14.33 	vehicle. The vehicles must be registered and must display passenger vehicle classification 
14.34 	license number plates. These plates must be furnished at cost by the registrar. Original 
14.35 	and renewal applications for these passenger vehicle license plates must be accompanied 
14.36 	by a certification signed by the agency administrator. The certification must be on a form 
15.1 	prescribed by the commissioner and state that the vehicles will be used exclusively for the 
15.2 	official duties of the social service agency.
15.3 	(i) All other motor vehicles must be registered and display tax-exempt number 
15.4 	plates, furnished by the registrar at cost, except as provided in subdivision 1c. All vehicles 
15.5 	required to display tax-exempt number plates must have the name of the state department 
15.6 	or political subdivision, nonpublic high school operating a driver education program, or
15.7 	licensed commercial driving school, or other qualifying organization or entity, plainly 
15.8 	displayed on both sides of the vehicle; except that each state hospital and institution for 
15.9 	persons who are mentally ill and developmentally disabled may have one vehicle without 
15.10 	the required identification on the sides of the vehicle, and county social service agencies 
15.11 	may have vehicles used for child and vulnerable adult protective services without the 
15.12 	required identification on the sides of the vehicle. This identification must be in a color 
15.13 	giving contrast with that of the part of the vehicle on which it is placed and must endure 
15.14 	throughout the term of the registration. The identification must not be on a removable 
15.15 	plate or placard and must be kept clean and visible at all times; except that a removable 
15.16 	plate or placard may be utilized on vehicles leased or loaned to a political subdivision or 
15.17 	to a nonpublic high school driver education program.

15.18 	Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 168.012, is amended by adding a subdivision 
15.19 	to read:
15.20 		Subd. 2c.Spotter trucks. Spotter trucks, as defined in section 169.01, subdivision 
15.21 	7a, shall not be taxed as motor vehicles using the public streets and highways, and shall be 
15.22 	exempt from the provisions of this chapter.

15.23 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment 
15.24 	and expires June 30, 2013.

15.25 	Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 168.013, is amended by adding a subdivision 
15.26 	to read:
15.27 		Subd. 1l.Concrete pumps and street-sweeping vehicles. The tax on 
15.28 	vehicle-mounted concrete pumps and street-sweeping vehicles that are not registered 
15.29 	under section 168.187 is 15 percent of the Minnesota base rate schedule. Vehicles 
15.30 	registered under this subdivision must display plates from a distinctive series.

15.31 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment and 
15.32 	applies to any additional tax for a registration period that starts on or after March 1, 2009.

16.1 	Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 168.021, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
16.2 		Subdivision 1.Disability plates; application. (a) When a motor vehicle registered 
16.3 	under section 168.017, a motorcycle, a truck having a manufacturer's nominal rated 
16.4 	capacity of one ton and resembling a pickup truck, or a self-propelled recreational vehicle 
16.5 	is owned or primarily operated by a permanently physically disabled person or a custodial 
16.6 	parent or guardian of a permanently physically disabled minor, the owner may apply for 
16.7 	and secure from the commissioner (1) immediately, a temporary permit valid for 30 days 
16.8 	if the applicant is eligible for the disability plates issued under this section, and (2) two 
16.9 	disability plates with attached emblems, one plate to be attached to the front, and one 
16.10 	to the rear of the motor vehicle.
16.11 	(b) The commissioner shall not issue more than one set of plates to any owner of a 
16.12 	motor vehicle at the same time unless all motor vehicles have been specifically modified 
16.13 	for and are used exclusively by a permanently physically disabled personthe state council 
16.14 	on disability approves the issuance of a second set of plates to a motor vehicle owner.
16.15 	(c) When the owner first applies for the disability plates, the owner must submit a 
16.16 	medical statement in a format approved by the commissioner under section 169.345, or 
16.17 	proof of physical disability provided for in that section.
16.18 	(d) No medical statement or proof of disability is required when an owner of a motor 
16.19 	vehicle applies for plates for one or more motor vehicles that are specially modified for 
16.20 	and used exclusively by permanently physically disabled persons.
16.21 	(e) The owner of a motor vehicle may apply for and secure (i) immediately, a permit 
16.22 	valid for 30 days, if the applicant is eligible to receive the disability plates issued under 
16.23 	this section, and (ii) a set of disability plates for a motor vehicle if:
16.24 	(1) the owner employs a permanently physically disabled person who would qualify 
16.25 	for disability plates under this section; and
16.26 	(2) the owner furnishes the motor vehicle to the physically disabled person for the 
16.27 	exclusive use of that person in the course of employment.

16.28 	Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 168.021, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
16.29 		Subd. 2.Plate design; furnished by commissioner. The commissioner shall design 
16.30 	and furnish two disability plates with attached emblems to each an eligible owner. The 
16.31 	emblem must bear the internationally accepted wheelchair symbol, as designated in 
16.32 	section 16B.61, subdivision 5, approximately three inches square. The emblem must 
16.33 	be large enough to be visible plainly from a distance of 50 feet. An applicant eligible 
16.34 	for disability plates shall pay the motor vehicle registration fee authorized by sections 
16.35 	168.013 and 168.09.

17.1 	Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 168.09, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
17.2 		Subd. 7.Display of temporary permit; special plates. (a) A vehicle that displays a 
17.3 	special Minnesota plate issued under section 168.021; 168.12, subdivision 2, 2a, 2b, 2c, or 
17.4 	2d; 168.123; 168.124; 168.125; 168.126; 168.128; or 168.129,chapter 168 may display a 
17.5 	temporary permit in conjunction with expired registration if:
17.6 	(1) the current registration tax and all other fees and taxes have been paid in full; and
17.7 	(2) the plate requires replacement under section 168.12, subdivision 1, paragraph 
17.8 	(d), clause (3) has been applied for.
17.9 	(b) A vehicle that is registered under section 168.10 may display a temporary permit 
17.10 	in conjunction with expired registration, with or without a registration plate, if:
17.11 	(1) the plates have been applied for and the registration tax has and other fees and 
17.12 	taxes have been paid in full, as provided for in section 168.10; and
17.13 	(2) either the vehicle is used solely as a collector vehicle while displaying the 
17.14 	temporary permit and not used for general transportation purposes or the vehicle was 
17.15 	issued a 21-day permit under section 168.092, subdivision 1.
17.16 	(c) The permit is valid for a period of 60 days. The permit must be in a format 
17.17 	prescribed by the commissioner and whenever practicable must be posted upon the 
17.18 	driver's side of the rear window on the inside of the vehicle. The permit is valid only 
17.19 	for the vehicle for which it was issued to allow a reasonable time for the new plates to 
17.20 	be manufactured and delivered to the applicant. The permit may be issued only by the 
17.21 	commissioner or by a deputy registrar under section 168.33.

17.22 	Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 168.123, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
17.23 		Subd. 2.Design. The commissioner of veterans affairs shall design the emblem for 
17.24 	the veterans' special plates, subject to the approval of the commissioner, that satisfy the 
17.25 	following requirements:
17.26 	(a) For a Vietnam veteran who served after July 1, 1961, and before July 1, 1978, 
17.27 	in the active military service in a branch of the armed forces of the United States or a 
17.28 	nation or society allied with the United States the special plates must bear the inscription 
17.29 	"VIETNAM VET" and the letters "V" and "V" with the first letter directly above the 
17.30 	second letter and both letters just preceding the first numeral of the special plate number.
17.31 	(b) For a veteran stationed on the island of Oahu, Hawaii, or offshore, during the 
17.32 	attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, the special plates must bear the inscription 
17.33 	"PEARL HARBOR SURVIVOR" and the letters "P" and "H" with the first letter directly 
17.34 	above the second letter and both letters just preceding the first numeral of the special 
17.35 	plate number.
18.1 	(c) For a veteran who served during World War I or World War II, the plates must 
18.2 	bear the inscription "WORLD WAR VET" and:
18.3 	(1) for a World War I veteran, the characters "W" and "I" with the first character 
18.4 	directly above the second character and both characters just preceding the first numeral 
18.5 	of the special plate number; or
18.6 	(2) for a World War II veteran, the characters "W" and "II" with the first character 
18.7 	directly above the second character and both characters just preceding the first numeral of 
18.8 	the special plate number.
18.9 	(d) For a veteran who served during the Korean Conflict, the special plates must 
18.10 	bear the inscription "KOREAN VET" and the letters "K" and "V" with the first letter 
18.11 	directly above the second letter and both letters just preceding the first numeral of the 
18.12 	special plate number.
18.13 	(e) For a combat wounded veteran who is a recipient of the purple heart medal, the 
18.14 	plates must bear the inscription "COMBAT WOUNDED VET" and have a facsimile on
18.15 	or an emblem of the official purple heart medal and the letters "C" over "W" with the 
18.16 	first letter directly over the second letter just preceding the first numeral of the special 
18.17 	plate number.
18.18 	(f) For a Persian Gulf War veteran, the plates must bear the inscription "GULF 
18.19 	WAR VET" and the letters "G" and "W" with the first letter directly above the second 
18.20 	letter and both letters just preceding the first numeral of the special plate number. For 
18.21 	the purposes of this section, "Persian Gulf War veteran" means a person who served on 
18.22 	active duty after August 1, 1990, in a branch of the armed forces of the United States or 
18.23 	a nation or society allied with the United States or the United Nations during Operation 
18.24 	Desert Shield, Operation Desert Storm, or other military operation in the Persian Gulf 
18.25 	area combat zone as designated in United States Presidential Executive Order No. 12744, 
18.26 	dated January 21, 1991.
18.27 	(g) For a veteran who served in the Laos War after July 1, 1961, and before July 1, 
18.28 	1978, the special plates must bear the inscription "LAOS WAR VET" and the letters "L" 
18.29 	and "V" with the first letter directly above the second letter and both letters just preceding 
18.30 	the first numeral of the special plate number.
18.31 	(h) For a veteran who is the recipient of:
18.32 	(1) the Iraq Campaign Medal, the special plates must be inscribed with a facsimile of 
18.33 	that medal and must bear the inscription "IRAQ WAR VET" directly below the special 
18.34 	plate number;
19.1 	(2) the Afghanistan Campaign Medal, the special plates must be inscribed with a 
19.2 	facsimile of that medal and must bear the inscription "AFGHAN WAR VET" directly 
19.3 	below the special plate number; or
19.4 	(3) the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, the special plates must 
19.5 	be inscribed with a facsimile of that medal and must bear the inscription "GWOT 
19.6 	VETERAN" directly below the special plate number.
19.7 	(i) For a veteran who is the recipient of the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, 
19.8 	the special plates must be inscribed with a facsimile of that medal and must bear the 
19.9 	inscription "GWOT VETERAN" directly below the special plate number. In addition, 
19.10 	any member of the National Guard or other military reserves who has been ordered to 
19.11 	federally funded state active service under United States Code, title 32, as defined in 
19.12 	section 190.05, subdivision 5b, and who is the recipient of the Global War on Terrorism 
19.13 	Service Medal, is eligible for the license plate described in this paragraph, irrespective of 
19.14 	whether that person qualifies as a veteran under section 197.447.
19.15 	(j) For a veteran who is a recipient of the Bronze Star medal, the plates must bear 
19.16 	the inscription "BRONZE STAR VET" and have a facsimile or an emblem of the official 
19.17 	Bronze Star medal and the letters "B" over "S" with the first letter directly over the second 
19.18 	letter just preceding the first numeral of the special plate number. 
19.19 	(k) For a veteran who is a recipient of the Silver Star medal, the plates must bear the 
19.20 	inscription "SILVER STAR VET" and have a facsimile or an emblem of the official Silver 
19.21 	Star medal and the letters "S" over "S" with the first letter directly over the second letter 
19.22 	just preceding the first numeral of the special plate number.

19.23 	Sec. 26. [168.1295] MINNESOTA SESQUICENTENNIAL SPECIAL PLATES.
19.24 		Subdivision 1.Issuance and design. Notwithstanding section 168.1293, the 
19.25 	commissioner shall issue Minnesota sesquicentennial plates or one motorcycle plate to 
19.26 	an applicant who:
19.27 	(1) is a registered owner of a passenger automobile, one-ton pickup truck, 
19.28 	motorcycle, or recreational vehicle;
19.29 	(2) pays a fee of $10 for each set of license plates;
19.30 	(3) contributes a minimum of $25 to the Minnesota Sesquicentennial Commission; 
19.31 	and
19.32 	(4) complies with this chapter and rules governing registration of motor vehicles 
19.33 	and licensing of drivers.
20.1 		Subd. 2.Novelty plates. Notwithstanding subdivision 1, the commissioner may 
20.2 	issue distinctive Minnesota Sesquicentennial novelty plates for a fee of $5 for each plate, 
20.3 	and a minimum contribution of $25 to the Minnesota Sesquicentennial Commission.
20.4 		Subd. 3.Design. After consultation with the Minnesota Sesquicentennial 
20.5 	Commission, the commissioner shall design the special plate.
20.6 		Subd. 4.Plates transfer. On payment of a transfer fee of $5, plates issued under 
20.7 	subdivision 1 may be transferred to another passenger automobile, one-ton pickup truck, 
20.8 	motorcycle, or recreational vehicle registered to the individual to whom the special 
20.9 	plates were issued.
20.10 		Subd. 5.Fees. Fees collected under subdivision 1, clause (2), or under subdivision 
20.11 	2, are credited to the vehicle services operating account in the special revenue fund.
20.12 		Subd. 6.Contributions. Contributions collected under subdivision 1, clause (3), or 
20.13 	under subdivision 2, are credited to the sesquicentennial account, which is established 
20.14 	in the special revenue fund. Money in the account is appropriated to the Minnesota 
20.15 	Sesquicentennial Commission to be used in performance of the commission's powers 
20.16 	and duties. After the commission expires, money in the account is appropriated to the 
20.17 	Capitol Area Architectural and Planning Board for restoration and renovation of the 
20.18 	Capitol Building.

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

20.20 	Sec. 27. [168.1299] AMERICAN RED CROSS SPECIAL PLATES.
20.21 		Subdivision 1.Issuance and design. Notwithstanding section 168.1293, the 
20.22 	commissioner shall issue American Red Cross plates or a single motorcycle plate to 
20.23 	an applicant who:
20.24 	(1) is a registered owner of a passenger automobile, one-ton pickup truck, 
20.25 	motorcycle, or recreational vehicle;
20.26 	(2) pays a fee of $10 for each set of license plates;
20.27 	(3) contributes a minimum of $25 to the American Red Cross disaster preparedness 
20.28 	and relief account; and
20.29 	(4) complies with this chapter and rules governing registration of motor vehicles 
20.30 	and licensing of drivers.
20.31 		Subd. 2.Design. After consultation with the Minnesota chapters of the American 
20.32 	Red Cross, the commissioner shall design the special plate.
20.33 		Subd. 3.Plates transfer. On payment of a transfer fee of $5, plates issued under this 
20.34 	section may be transferred to another passenger automobile registered to the individual 
20.35 	to whom the special plates were issued.
21.1 		Subd. 4.Fees. Fees collected under subdivision 1, clause (2), are credited to the 
21.2 	vehicle services operating account in the special revenue fund.
21.3 		Subd. 5.Contributions. Contributions collected under subdivision 1, clause (3), 
21.4 	are credited to the American Red Cross disaster preparedness and relief account, which 
21.5 	is established in the special revenue fund. Money in the account is appropriated to the 
21.6 	commissioner of public safety for a grant to the Minnesota chapters of the American Red 
21.7 	Cross to be used for disaster preparedness, education, and disaster response.

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

21.9 	Sec. 28. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 168.185, is amended to read:
21.10 	168.185 USDOT NUMBERS.
21.11 	(a) Except as provided in paragraph (d), an owner of a truck or truck-tractor having a 
21.12 	gross vehicle weight of more than 10,000 pounds, as defined in section 169.01, subdivision 
21.13 	46, other than a farm truck that is not used in interstate commerce, shall report to the 
21.14 	registrar commissioner at the time of registration its USDOT carrier number. A person 
21.15 	subject to this paragraph who does not have a USDOT number shall apply for the number 
21.16 	at the time of registration by completing a form MCS-150 Motor Carrier Identification 
21.17 	Report, issued by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, or comparable 
21.18 	document as determined by the registrar commissioner. The registrar commissioner shall 
21.19 	not assign a USDOT carrier number to a vehicle owner who is not subject to this paragraph.
21.20 	(b) Assigned USDOT numbers need not be displayed on the outside of the 
21.21 	vehicle, but must be made available upon request of an authorized agent of the registrar
21.22 	commissioner, peace officer, other employees of the State Patrol authorized in chapter 
21.23 	299D, or employees of the Minnesota Department of Transportation. The vehicle owner 
21.24 	shall notify the registrar commissioner if there is a change to the owner's USDOT number.
21.25 	(c) If an owner fails to report or apply for a USDOT number, the registrar
21.26 	commissioner shall suspend the owner's registration.
21.27 	(d) Until October 1, 2003, paragraphs (a) to (c) do not apply to an agricultural 
21.28 	fertilizer or agricultural chemical retailer while exclusively engaged in delivering fertilizer 
21.29 	or agricultural chemicals to a farmer for on-farm use. This section does not apply to 
21.30 	(1) a farm truck that is not used in interstate commerce, (2) a vehicle that is not used 
21.31 	in intrastate commerce or interstate commerce, or (3) a vehicle that is owned and used 
21.32 	solely in the transaction of official business by the federal government, the state, or any 
21.33 	political subdivision.

22.1 	Sec. 29. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 168.27, is amended by adding a subdivision 
22.2 	to read:
22.3 		Subd. 30.Glazing material. A new motor vehicle dealer, used motor vehicle 
22.4 	dealer, or motor vehicle lessor may not sell or lease a motor vehicle that does not meet the 
22.5 	glazing material requirements under section 169.71, subdivision 4.

22.6 	Sec. 30. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 168.28, is amended to read:
22.7 	168.28 VEHICLES SUBJECT TO TAX; EXCEPTIONS.
22.8 	Every motor vehicle (except those exempted in section 168.012, and except those 
22.9 	which are being towed upon the streets and highways and which shall not be deemed to 
22.10 	be using the streets and highways within the meaning of this section) shall be deemed to 
22.11 	be one using the public streets and highways and hence as such subject to taxation under 
22.12 	this chapter if such motor vehicle has since April 23, 1921, used such public streets or 
22.13 	highways, or shall actually use them, or if it shall come into the possession of an owner 
22.14 	other than as a manufacturer, dealer, warehouse operator, mortgagee or pledgee. New and 
22.15 	unused motor vehicles in the possession of a dealer solely for the purpose of sale, and 
22.16 	used or secondhand motor vehicles which have not theretofore used the public streets or 
22.17 	highways of this state which are in the possession of a dealer solely for the purpose of sale 
22.18 	and which are duly listed as herein provided, shall not be deemed to be vehicles using the 
22.19 	public streets or highways. The driving or operating of a motor vehicle upon the public 
22.20 	streets or highways of this state by a motor vehicle dealer or any employee of such motor 
22.21 	vehicle dealer for demonstration purposes or for any purpose incident to the usual and 
22.22 	customary conduct and operation of the business in which licensed under section 168.27
22.23 	to engage, or solely for the purpose of moving it from points outside or within the state 
22.24 	to the place of business or storage of a licensed dealer within the state or solely for the 
22.25 	purpose of moving it from the place of business of a manufacturer, or licensed dealer 
22.26 	within the state to the place of business or residence of a purchaser outside the state, shall 
22.27 	not be deemed to be using the public streets or highways in the state within the meaning 
22.28 	of this chapter or of the Constitution of the state of Minnesota, article XIV, and shall not 
22.29 	be held to make the motor vehicle subject to taxation under this chapter as one using the 
22.30 	public streets or highways, if during such driving or moving the dealer's plates herein 
22.31 	provided for shall be duly displayed upon such vehicle. Any dealer or distributor may 
22.32 	register a motor vehicle prior to its assessment or taxation as personal property, and pay 
22.33 	the license fee and tax thereon for the full calendar year as one using the public streets and 
22.34 	highways, and thereafter such vehicle shall be deemed to be one using the public streets 
22.35 	and highways and shall not be subject to assessment or taxation as personal property 
23.1 	during the calendar year for which it is so registered, whether or not such vehicle shall 
23.2 	actually have used the streets or highways. Special mobile equipment is subject to a 
23.3 	penalty equal to the tax due under this chapter for the full registration year if it is used to 
23.4 	transport persons or property at any time using the public streets.

23.5 	Sec. 31. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 168A.01, subdivision 21, is amended to read:
23.6 		Subd. 21.Special mobile equipment. "Special mobile equipment" means every 
23.7 	vehicle not designed or used primarily for the transportation of persons or property 
23.8 	and only incidentally operated or moved over a highway, including but not limited to: 
23.9 	ditch-digging apparatuses, well-boring apparatuses, moving dollies, sawing machines, 
23.10 	corn shellers, and road construction and maintenance machinery such as asphalt spreaders, 
23.11 	bituminous mixers, bucket loaders, tractors other than truck-tractors, ditchers, leveling 
23.12 	graders, finishing machines, motor graders, road rollers, scarifiers, earth-moving carryalls 
23.13 	and scrapers, power shovels and draglines, and self-propelled cranes and earth-moving 
23.14 	equipment. The term does not include travel trailers, dump trucks, truck-mounted transit 
23.15 	mixers, truck-mounted feed grinders, or other vehicles designed for the transportation 
23.16 	of persons or property to which machinery has been attached has the meaning given it 
23.17 	in section 168.011.

23.18 	Sec. 32. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 168A.03, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
23.19 		Subdivision 1.No certificate issued. The registrar shall not issue a certificate of 
23.20 	title for:
23.21 	(1) a vehicle owned by the United States;
23.22 	(2) a vehicle owned by a nonresident and not required by law to be registered in 
23.23 	this state;
23.24 	(3) a vehicle owned by a nonresident and regularly engaged in the interstate 
23.25 	transportation of persons or property for which a currently effective certificate of title 
23.26 	has been issued in another state;
23.27 	(4) a vehicle moved solely by animal power;
23.28 	(5) an implement of husbandry;
23.29 	(6) special mobile equipment;
23.30 	(7) a self-propelled wheelchair or invalid tricycle;
23.31 	(8) a trailer (i) having a gross weight of 4,000 pounds or less unless a secured party 
23.32 	holds an interest in the trailer or a certificate of title was previously issued by this state or 
23.33 	any other state or (ii) designed primarily for agricultural purposes except a recreational 
23.34 	vehicle or a manufactured home, both as defined in section 168.011, subdivisions 8 and 25; 
24.1 	(9) a snowmobile; and
24.2 	(10) a spotter truck, as defined in section 169.01, subdivision 7a.

24.3 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment 
24.4 	and expires June 30, 2013.

24.5 	Sec. 33. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 168A.05, subdivision 9, is amended to read:
24.6 		Subd. 9.Neighborhood electric vehicle and medium-speed electric vehicles; 
24.7 	certificate required. Neighborhood electric vehicles and medium-speed electric vehicles, 
24.8 	as defined in section 169.01, subdivisionsubdivisions 91 and 94, must be titled as 
24.9 	specified in section 168A.02. The department shall not issue a title for a neighborhood 
24.10 	electric vehicle or a medium-speed electric vehicle (1) that lacks a vehicle identification 
24.11 	number, and (2) for which a manufacturer's certificate of origin clearly labeling the 
24.12 	vehicle as a neighborhood electric vehicle or similar designation has not been issued. The 
24.13 	department shall not issue a vehicle identification number to a homemade neighborhood 
24.14 	electric or low-speed vehicle or retrofitted golf cart, and such vehicles do not qualify as 
24.15 	neighborhood electric vehicles.

24.16 	Sec. 34. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 168B.051, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
24.17 		Subd. 2.Sale after 45 days or title transfer. An(a) If an unauthorized vehicle is 
24.18 	impounded, other than by the city of Minneapolis or the city of St. Paul, the impounded 
24.19 	vehicle is eligible for disposal or sale under section 168B.08, the earlier of:
24.20 	(1) 45 days after notice to the owner, if the vehicle is determined to be an 
24.21 	unauthorized vehicle that was not impounded by the city of Minneapolis or the city of 
24.22 	St. Paul; or
24.23 	(2) the date of a voluntary written title transfer by the registered owner to the 
24.24 	impound lot operator.
24.25 	(b) A voluntary written title transfer constitutes a waiver by the registered owner of 
24.26 	any right, title, and interest in the vehicle.

24.27 	Sec. 35. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 168B.06, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
24.28 		Subdivision 1.Contents;Waiver of right to reclaim vehicle; written notice given 
24.29 	within five days of impound. (a) When an impounded vehicle is taken into custody, the 
24.30 	unit of government or impound lot operator taking it into custody shall give written notice 
24.31 	of the taking within five days to the registered vehicle owner and any lienholders. The 
24.32 	failure of the registered owner or lienholders to exercise the right to reclaim the vehicle 
24.33 	before the expiration of the waiting periods provided under section 168B.051 constitutes a 
25.1 	waiver of all right, title, and interest in the vehicle and a consent to the transfer of title to, 
25.2 	and disposal or sale of, the vehicle under section 168B.08. The failure of the registered 
25.3 	owner to exercise the right provided under section 168B.07, subdivision 3, constitutes a 
25.4 	waiver of all right, title, and interest in the contents and a consent to the transfer of title to, 
25.5 	and disposal or sale of, the contents under section 168B.08. 
25.6 	(b) The notice shall must:
25.7 	(1) set forth the date and place of the taking,;
25.8 	(2) provide the year, make, model, and serial number of the impounded motor 
25.9 	vehicle, if such information can be reasonably obtained, and the place where the vehicle 
25.10 	is being held,;
25.11 	(2) (3) inform the owner and any lienholders of their right to reclaim the vehicle 
25.12 	under section 168B.07, and;
25.13 	(3) (4) state that failure of the owner or lienholders to:
25.14 	(i)  exercise their right to reclaim the vehicle and contents within the appropriate time 
25.15 	allowed under section 168B.051, subdivision 1, 1a, or 2, shall be deemedand under the 
25.16 	conditions set forth in section 168B.07, subdivision 1, constitutes a waiver by them of all 
25.17 	right, title, and interest in the vehicle and contents and a consent to the transfer of title to 
25.18 	and disposal or sale of the vehicle and contents pursuant to section 168B.08; or
25.19 	(ii) exercise their right to reclaim the contents of the vehicle within the appropriate 
25.20 	time allowed and under the conditions set forth in section 168B.07, subdivision 3, 
25.21 	constitutes a waiver by them of all right, title, and interest in the contents and consent to 
25.22 	sell or dispose of the contents under section 168B.08; and
25.23 	(5) state that a vehicle owner who provides to the impound lot operator 
25.24 	documentation from a government or nonprofit agency or legal aid office that the owner 
25.25 	is homeless, receives relief based on need, is eligible for legal aid services, or has a 
25.26 	household income at or below 50 percent of state median income has the unencumbered 
25.27 	right to retrieve any and all contents without charge. 

25.28 	Sec. 36. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 168B.06, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
25.29 		Subd. 3.Unauthorized vehicle; second notice. If an unauthorized vehicle remains 
25.30 	unclaimed after 30 days from the date the notice was sent under subdivision 2, a second 
25.31 	notice shallmust be sent by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the registered owner, 
25.32 	if any, of the unauthorized vehicle and to all readily identifiable lienholders of record.

25.33 	Sec. 37. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 168B.07, is amended by adding a 
25.34 	subdivision to read:
26.1 		Subd. 3.Retrieval of contents. (a) For purposes of this subdivision:
26.2 	(1) "contents" does not include any permanently affixed mechanical or 
26.3 	nonmechanical automobile parts; automobile body parts; or automobile accessories, 
26.4 	including audio or video players; and
26.5 	(2) "relief based on need" includes, but is not limited to, receipt of MFIP 
26.6 	and Diversionary Work Program, medical assistance, general assistance, general 
26.7 	assistance medical care, emergency general assistance, Minnesota supplemental aid, 
26.8 	MSA-emergency assistance, MinnesotaCare, Supplemental Security Income, energy 
26.9 	assistance, emergency assistance, Food Stamps, earned income tax credit, or Minnesota 
26.10 	working family tax credit.
26.11 	(b) A unit of government or impound lot operator shall establish reasonable 
26.12 	procedures for retrieval of vehicle contents, and may establish reasonable procedures to 
26.13 	protect the safety and security of the impound lot and its personnel.
26.14 	(c) At any time before the expiration of the waiting periods provided in section 
26.15 	168B.051, a registered owner who provides documentation from a government or 
26.16 	nonprofit agency or legal aid office that the registered owner is homeless, receives relief 
26.17 	based on need, is eligible for legal aid services, or has a household income at or below 50 
26.18 	percent of state median income has the unencumbered right to retrieve any and all contents 
26.19 	without charge and regardless of whether the registered owner pays incurred charges or 
26.20 	fees, transfers title, or reclaims the vehicle.
26.21 	(d) At any time before the expiration of the waiting periods provided in section 
26.22 	168B.051, a registered owner other than a registered owner described in paragraph (c) 
26.23 	has the unencumbered right to retrieve the following contents: medicine; medical-related 
26.24 	items and equipment; clothing; eyeglasses; educational materials; and legal documents, 
26.25 	including, but not limited to, a driver's license, identification, passports, insurance 
26.26 	documents, any other documents related to a pending or concluded judicial or 
26.27 	administrative proceeding, tax returns, and documents indicating receipt of or eligibility 
26.28 	for public benefit programs. This provision does not prohibit the return of other contents 
26.29 	at the discretion of the impound lot operator.
26.30 	(e) An impound lot operator is not required to return any contents to a person who is 
26.31 	not the registered owner of the impounded vehicle, other than legal documents. Legal 
26.32 	documents include, but are not limited to, driver's license, identification, passports, 
26.33 	insurance documents, any other documents related to a pending or concluded judicial or 
26.34 	administrative proceeding, and tax returns. An impound lot operator is not required to 
26.35 	return any contents to a person who is not the registered owner after the expiration of 
27.1 	the waiting periods provided in section 168B.051, or if the registered owner voluntarily 
27.2 	transfers title to the impound lot operator under section 168B.051, subdivision 2.

27.3 	Sec. 38. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 168B.08, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
27.4 		Subdivision 1.Auction or sale. (a) If an abandoned or unauthorized vehicle and 
27.5 	contents taken into custody by a unit of government or any impound lot is not reclaimed 
27.6 	under section 168B.07, subdivision 1, it may be disposed of or sold at auction or sale when 
27.7 	eligible pursuant to sections 168B.06 and 168B.07. If the contents of an abandoned or 
27.8 	unauthorized vehicle taken into custody by a unit of government or any impound lot are 
27.9 	not reclaimed under section 168B.07, subdivision 3, they may be disposed of or sold at 
27.10 	auction or sale when eligible pursuant to sections 168B.06 and 168B.07.
27.11 	(b) The purchaser shall be given a receipt in a form prescribed by the registrar of 
27.12 	motor vehicles which shall be sufficient title to dispose of the vehicle. The receipt shall 
27.13 	also entitle the purchaser to register the vehicle and receive a certificate of title, free and 
27.14 	clear of all liens and claims of ownership. Before such a vehicle is issued a new certificate 
27.15 	of title it must receive a motor vehicle safety check.

27.16 	Sec. 39. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 168B.087, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
27.17 		Subdivision 1.Deficiency claim. (a) The nonpublic impound lot operator has a 
27.18 	deficiency claim against the registered owner of the vehicle for the reasonable costs of 
27.19 	services provided in the towing, storage, and inspection of the vehicle minus the proceeds 
27.20 	of the sale or auction, except as provided in paragraph (c).
27.21 	(b) The claim for storage costs may not exceed the costs of:
27.22 	(1) 25 days storage, for a vehicle described in section 168B.051, subdivision 1; and 
27.23 	(2) 15 days storage, for a vehicle described in section 168B.051, subdivision 1a; and
27.24 	(3) 55 days storage, for a vehicle described in section 168B.051, subdivision 2. 
27.25 	(c) A public impound lot operator is prohibited from:
27.26 	(1) filing a deficiency claim against a registered owner whom the operator knows:
27.27 	(i) is homeless;
27.28 	(ii) receives relief based on need, as defined in section 168B.07; or
27.29 	(iii) has a household income at or below 50 percent of state median income; or
27.30 	(2) recovering a deficiency from a registered owner who demonstrates that the 
27.31 	owner, at the time the deficiency claim was filed:
27.32 	(i) was homeless;
27.33 	(ii) received relief based on need, as defined in section 168B.07; or
27.34 	(iii) had a household income at or below 50 percent of state median income.

28.1 	Sec. 40. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 168D.06, is amended to read:
28.2 	168D.06 FUEL LICENSE FEES.
28.3 	License fees paid to the commissioner under the International Fuel Tax Agreement 
28.4 	must be deposited in the highway user tax distribution fund vehicle services operating 
28.5 	account in the special revenue fund under section 299A.705. The commissioner shall 
28.6 	charge an annual fuel license fee of $15, and an annual application filing fee of $13 for 
28.7 	quarterly reporting of fuel tax.

28.8 	Sec. 41. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 168D.07, is amended to read:
28.9 	168D.07 FUEL DECAL FEE.
28.10 	The commissioner shall issue a decal or other identification to indicate compliance 
28.11 	with the International Fuel Tax Agreement. The commissioner shall establish a charge to 
28.12 	cover the cost of issuing the decal or other identification according to section 16A.1285, 
28.13 	subdivision 4a. Decal or other identification charges paid to the commissioner under this 
28.14 	subdivision must be deposited in the highway user tax distribution fund vehicle services 
28.15 	operating account in the special revenue fund under section 299A.705. 

28.16 	Sec. 42. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169.01, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
28.17 		Subd. 6.School bus. "School bus" means a motor vehicle used to transport pupils 
28.18 	to or from a school defined in section 120A.22, or to or from school-related activities, by 
28.19 	the school or a school district, or by someone under an agreement with the school or a 
28.20 	school district. A school bus does not include a motor vehicle transporting children to or 
28.21 	from school for which parents or guardians receive direct compensation from a school 
28.22 	district, a motor coach operating under charter carrier authority, a transit bus providing 
28.23 	services as defined in section 174.22, subdivision 7, a multifunction school activity bus 
28.24 	as defined by federal motor vehicle safety standards, or a vehicle otherwise qualifying 
28.25 	as a type III vehicle under paragraph (5) (6), when the vehicle is properly registered and 
28.26 	insured and being driven by an employee or agent of a school district for nonscheduled or 
28.27 	nonregular transportation. A school bus, including a multifunctional school activity bus,
28.28 	may be type A, type B, type C, or type D, or type III as follows: 
28.29 	(1) A "type A school bus" is a van conversion or bus constructed utilizing a cutaway 
28.30 	front section vehicle with a left-side driver's door. The entrance door is behind the front 
28.31 	wheels. This definition includes two classifications: type A-I, with a gross vehicle weight 
28.32 	rating (GVWR) less than or equal to 10,000 14,500 pounds or less; and type A-II, with a 
28.33 	GVWR greater than 10,000 14,500 pounds and less than or equal to 21,500 pounds.
29.1 	(2) A "type B school bus" is constructed utilizing a stripped chassis. The entrance 
29.2 	door is behind the front wheels. This definition includes two classifications: type B-I, 
29.3 	with a GVWR less than or equal to 10,000 pounds; and type B-II, with a GVWR greater 
29.4 	than 10,000 pounds.
29.5 	(3) A "type C school bus" is constructed utilizing a chassis with a hood and front 
29.6 	fender assembly. The entrance door is behind the front wheels. A type C school bus also 
29.7 	includes a cutaway truck chassis or truck chassis with cab with or without a left side door 
29.8 	and with a GVWR greater than 21,500 pounds.
29.9 	(4) A "type D school bus" is constructed utilizing a stripped chassis. The entrance 
29.10 	door is ahead of the front wheels.
29.11 	(5) A "multifunctional school activity bus" is a school bus that is in conformance 
29.12 	with the federal motor vehicle safety standards, Code of Federal Regulations, title 
29.13 	49, sections 571.3 (definitions), 571.108 (lamps, reflective devices, and associated 
29.14 	equipment), and 571.131 (school bus pedestrian safety devices) and may be painted any 
29.15 	color notwithstanding any law to the contrary, but does not include vehicles classified as 
29.16 	type III school buses according to paragraph (6).
29.17 	(6) Type III school buses and type III Head Start buses are restricted to passenger 
29.18 	cars, station wagons, vans, and buses having a maximum manufacturer's rated seating 
29.19 	capacity of ten or fewer people, including the driver, and a gross vehicle weight rating of 
29.20 	10,000 pounds or less. In this subdivision, "gross vehicle weight rating" means the value 
29.21 	specified by the manufacturer as the loaded weight of a single vehicle. A "type III school 
29.22 	bus" and "type III Head Start bus" must not be outwardly equipped and identified as a type 
29.23 	A, B, C, or D school bus or type A, B, C, or D Head Start bus. A van or bus converted to a 
29.24 	seating capacity of ten or fewer and placed in service on or after August 1, 1999, must 
29.25 	have been originally manufactured to comply with the passenger safety standards.

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

29.27 	Sec. 43. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169.01, is amended by adding a subdivision 
29.28 	to read:
29.29 		Subd. 7a.Spotter truck. "Spotter truck" means a truck-tractor with a manufacturer's 
29.30 	certification of origin "not for on-road use" specification, used exclusively for staging or 
29.31 	shuttling trailers in the course of a truck freight operation or freight shipping operation.

29.32 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment 
29.33 	and expires on June 30, 2013.

30.1 	Sec. 44. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169.01, subdivision 31, is amended to read:
30.2 		Subd. 31.Roadway. "Roadway" means that portion of a highway improved, 
30.3 	designed, or ordinarily used for vehicular travel, exclusive of the sidewalk or shoulder.
30.4 	During periods when the commissioner allows the use of dynamic shoulder lanes as 
30.5 	defined in subdivision 93, roadway includes that shoulder. In the event a highway includes 
30.6 	two or more separate roadways, the term "roadway" as used herein shall refer to any such 
30.7 	roadway separately but not to all such roadways collectively.

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

30.9 	Sec. 45. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169.01, subdivision 55, is amended to read:
30.10 		Subd. 55.Implement of husbandry. "Implement of husbandry" has the meaning 
30.11 	given in section 168A.01, subdivision 8 means a self-propelled or towed vehicle designed 
30.12 	or adapted to be used exclusively for timber-harvesting, agricultural, horticultural, or 
30.13 	livestock-raising operations.

30.14 	Sec. 46. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169.01, subdivision 76, is amended to read:
30.15 		Subd. 76.Hazardous materials. "Hazardous materials" means those materials 
30.16 	found to be hazardous for the purposes of the federal Hazardous Materials Transportation 
30.17 	Act and that require the motor vehicle any material that has been designated as hazardous 
30.18 	under United States Code, title 49, section 5103, and is required to be placarded under 
30.19 	Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, parts 100-185 part 172, subpart F, or any quantity of 
30.20 	a material listed as a select agent or toxin in Code of Federal Regulations, title 42, part 73.

30.21 	Sec. 47. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169.01, is amended by adding a subdivision 
30.22 	to read:
30.23 		Subd. 93.Dynamic shoulder lane. "Dynamic shoulder lane" means the shoulder 
30.24 	of a freeway on which the commissioner may allow the operation of vehicles during 
30.25 	certain periods.

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

30.27 	Sec. 48. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169.01, is amended by adding a subdivision 
30.28 	to read:
30.29 		Subd. 94.Medium-speed electric vehicle. "Medium-speed electric vehicle" 
30.30 	means an electrically powered four-wheeled motor vehicle, equipped with a roll cage 
30.31 	or crushproof body design, that can attain a maximum speed of 35 miles per hour on a 
31.1 	paved level surface, is fully enclosed and has at least one door for entry, has a wheelbase 
31.2 	of 40 inches or greater and a wheel diameter of ten inches or greater, and except with 
31.3 	respect to maximum speed, otherwise meets or exceeds regulations in the Code of Federal 
31.4 	Regulations, title 49, section 571.500, and successor requirements.

31.5 	Sec. 49. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169.18, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
31.6 		Subd. 5.Driving left of roadway center; exception. (a) No vehicle shall be driven 
31.7 	to the left side of the center of the roadway in overtaking and passing another vehicle 
31.8 	proceeding in the same direction unless such left side is clearly visible and is free of 
31.9 	oncoming traffic for a sufficient distance ahead to permit such overtaking and passing to 
31.10 	be completely made without interfering with the safe operation of any vehicle approaching 
31.11 	from the opposite direction or any vehicle overtaken. In every event the overtaking 
31.12 	vehicle must return to the right-hand side of the roadway before coming within 100 feet 
31.13 	of any vehicle approaching from the opposite direction.
31.14 	(b) Except on a one-way roadway or as provided in paragraph (c), no vehicle shall, 
31.15 	in overtaking and passing another vehicle or at any other time, be driven to the left half of 
31.16 	the roadway under the following conditions:
31.17 	(1) when approaching the crest of a grade or upon a curve in the highway where the 
31.18 	driver's view along the highway is obstructed within a distance of 700 feet;
31.19 	(2) when approaching within 100 feet of any underpass or tunnel, railroad grade 
31.20 	crossing, intersection within a city, or intersection outside of a city if the presence of the 
31.21 	intersection is marked by warning signs; or
31.22 	(3) where official signs are in place prohibiting passing, or a distinctive centerline 
31.23 	is marked, which distinctive line also so prohibits passing, as declared in the Manual on 
31.24 	Uniform Traffic Control Devices adopted by the commissioner.
31.25 	(c) Paragraph (b) does not apply to a self-propelled or towed implement of 
31.26 	husbandry that (1) is escorted at the front by a registered motor vehicle that is displaying 
31.27 	vehicular hazard warning lights visible to the front and rear in normal sunlight, and (2) 
31.28 	does not extend into the left half of the roadway to any greater extent than made necessary 
31.29 	by the total width of the right half of the roadway together with any adjacent shoulder 
31.30 	that is suitable for travel.
31.31 	(d) Paragraph (b) does not apply to a self-propelled or towed implement of 
31.32 	husbandry that is operated to the left half of the roadway if such operation is not to a 
31.33 	greater extent than is necessary to avoid collision with a parked vehicle, sign, or other 
31.34 	stationary object located on the highway right-of-way.

32.1 	Sec. 50. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169.21, is amended by adding a subdivision 
32.2 	to read:
32.3 		Subd. 6.Driver education curriculum. The class D curriculum, in addition to 
32.4 	driver education classroom curriculum prescribed in rules of statutes for class D motor 
32.5 	vehicles, must include instruction on the duties of a driver when encountering a bicycle, 
32.6 	other nonmotorized vehicles, or a pedestrian.

32.7 	Sec. 51. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169.224, is amended to read:
32.8 	169.224 NEIGHBORHOOD AND MEDIUM-SPEED ELECTRIC VEHICLES.
32.9 		Subdivision 1.Definition. For purposes of this section, "road authority" means the 
32.10 	commissioner, as to trunk highways; the county board, as to county state-aid highways 
32.11 	and county highways; the town board, as to town roads; and the governing body of 
32.12 	a city, as to city streets. 
32.13 		Subd. 2.Required equipment. Notwithstanding any other law, a neighborhood 
32.14 	electric vehicle or a medium-speed electric vehicle may be operated on public streets and 
32.15 	highways if it meets all equipment and vehicle safety requirements in Code of Federal 
32.16 	Regulations, title 49, section 571.500, and successor requirements. 
32.17 		Subd. 3.Operation. A neighborhood electric vehicle or a medium-speed electric 
32.18 	vehicle may not be operated on a street or highway with a speed limit greater than 35 miles 
32.19 	per hour, except to make a direct crossing of that street or highway. 
32.20 		Subd. 4.Restrictions and prohibitions. (a) A road authority, including the 
32.21 	commissioner of transportation by order, may prohibit or further restrict the operation 
32.22 	of neighborhood electric vehicles and medium-speed electric vehicles on any street or 
32.23 	highway under the road authority's jurisdiction.
32.24 	(b) Neither a neighborhood electric vehicle nor a medium-speed electric vehicle may 
32.25 	not be used to take any examination to demonstrate ability to exercise control in the 
32.26 	operation of a motor vehicle as required under section 171.13.

32.27 	Sec. 52. [169.228] SPOTTER TRUCKS.
32.28 	Notwithstanding any other law, a spotter truck may be operated on public streets 
32.29 	and highways if:
32.30 	(1) the operator has the appropriate class of driver's license;
32.31 	(2) the vehicle complies with the size, weight, and load restrictions under this 
32.32 	chapter;
32.33 	(3) the vehicle meets all inspection requirements under section 169.781; and
33.1 	(4) the vehicle is operated within a zone of two air miles from the truck freight 
33.2 	operation or freight shipping operation where the vehicle is housed.

33.3 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment 
33.4 	and expires June 30, 2013.

33.5 	Sec. 53. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169.306, is amended to read:
33.6 	169.306 USE OF SHOULDERS BY BUSES.
33.7 	(a) The commissioner of transportation may permit the use by transit buses and 
33.8 	metro mobility buses of a shoulder of a freeway or expressway, as defined in section 
33.9 	160.02, in the seven-county metropolitan area.
33.10 	(b) If the commissioner permits the use of a freeway or expressway shoulder by 
33.11 	transit buses, the commissioner shall also permit the use on that shoulder of a bus with a 
33.12 	seating capacity of 40 passengers or more operated by a motor carrier of passengers, as 
33.13 	defined in section 221.011, subdivision 48, while operating in intrastate commerce.
33.14 	(c) Buses authorized to use the shoulder under this section may be operated on the 
33.15 	shoulder only when main line traffic speeds are less than 35 miles per hour. Drivers of 
33.16 	buses being operated on the shoulder may not exceed the speed of main line traffic by 
33.17 	more than 15 miles per hour and may never exceed 35 miles per hour. Drivers of buses 
33.18 	being operated on the shoulder must yield to merging, entering, and exiting traffic and 
33.19 	must yield to other vehicles on the shoulder. Buses operated on the shoulder must be 
33.20 	registered with the Department of Transportation.
33.21 	(d) For the purposes of this section, the term "metro mobility bus" means a motor 
33.22 	vehicle of not less than 20 feet in length engaged in providing special transportation 
33.23 	services under section 473.386 that is:
33.24 	(1) operated by the Metropolitan Council, or operated by a public or private entity 
33.25 	receiving financial assistance from the Metropolitan Council; and
33.26 	(2) authorized by the council to use freeway or expressway shoulders.
33.27 	(e) This section does not apply to the operation of buses on dynamic shoulder lanes.

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

33.29 	Sec. 54. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169.346, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
33.30 		Subd. 5.Local ordinance; long-term parking. A statutory or home rule charter 
33.31 	city may enact an ordinance establishing a permit program for long-term disability 
33.32 	parking. If a city enacts the ordinance, a permit program for long-term disability parking 
33.33 	must establish as a minimum:
34.1 	(1) a limitation on disability parking of a maximum of four hours during the hours of 
34.2 	enforcement, on one-hour, 90-minute, and two-hour parking meters;
34.3 	(2) a requirement for city parking lots and ramps to provide a 50 percent discount 
34.4 	on monthly fees for contracted parkers with disabilities or a 50 percent reduction in the 
34.5 	hourly rate for persons with disabilities, with appropriate vehicle identification, who park 
34.6 	in designated disability parking spaces; and
34.7 	(3) issuance of a special needs permit to an employed person with severe disability 
34.8 	for an all-day, on-street parking permit that will accommodate the person's access needs.

34.9 	Sec. 55. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169.435, is amended to read:
34.10 	169.435 STATE SCHOOL BUS SAFETY ADMINISTRATION OFFICE OF 
34.11 	PUPIL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY.
34.12 		Subdivision 1.Responsibility; Department of Public Safety. The Department of 
34.13 	Public Safety has the primary responsibility for school transportation safety. The Office of 
34.14 	Pupil Transportation Safety is created as a section under the Division of State Patrol. The 
34.15 	commissioner or the commissioner's designee shall serve as statedesignate a director of 
34.16 	pupil transportation according to subdivision 3.
34.17 		Subd. 3.Pupil transportation safety director. (a) The commissioner of public 
34.18 	safety or the commissioner's designee shall serve as pupil transportation safety director.
34.19 	(b) The duties of the pupil transportation safety director shall include:
34.20 	(1) overseeing all department activities related to school bus safety;
34.21 	(2) assisting in the development, interpretation, and implementation of laws and 
34.22 	policies relating to school bus safety;
34.23 	(3) supervising preparation of the School Bus Inspection Manual; and
34.24 	(4) in conjunction with the Department of Education, assisting school districts in 
34.25 	developing and implementing comprehensive transportation policies;
34.26 	(5) developing and maintaining a consistent record-keeping system to document 
34.27 	school bus inspections, out-of-service school transportation vehicles, and driver files; and
34.28 	(6) conducting periodic audits of selected school districts to determine compliance 
34.29 	with statutory requirements concerning: (i) school bus driver employee background and 
34.30 	license checks; and (ii) duty to report violations to the commissioner of public safety. 
34.31 	Audit results must be documented and retained by the Office of Pupil Transportation 
34.32 	Safety, and any statutory violations documented in the audit must be reported to the 
34.33 	commissioners of public safety and education.
34.34 		Subd. 4.Staff. In addition to the pupil transportation safety director, who must be a 
34.35 	state trooper, the Office of Pupil Transportation Safety must be staffed by a minimum of:
35.1 	(1) three state troopers, each of whom must be assigned to the metropolitan area, 
35.2 	northern Minnesota, or southern Minnesota; and
35.3 	(2) 15 school bus vehicle inspectors, one of whom must be designated chief 
35.4 	inspector. The school bus vehicle inspectors shall perform annual and spot inspections 
35.5 	of school buses and Head Start buses as required by law.

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

35.7 	Sec. 56. Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 169.443, subdivision 9, is 
35.8 	amended to read:
35.9 		Subd. 9.Personal cellular phone call prohibition. (a) As used in this subdivision, 
35.10 	"school bus" has the meaning given in section 169.01, subdivision 6. In addition, the term 
35.11 	includes type III school buses as described in section 169.01, subdivision 6, clause (5), 
35.12 	when driven by employees or agents of school districts.
35.13 	(b) A school bus driver may not operate a school bus while communicating over, or 
35.14 	otherwise operating, a cellular phone for personal reasons, whether hand-held or hands 
35.15 	free, when the vehicle is in motion.

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

35.18 	Sec. 57. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169.446, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
35.19 		Subd. 2.Driver training programs. The commissioner of public safety shall 
35.20 	adopt rules requiring a minimum of 30 minutes of thorough instruction concerning 
35.21 	section 169.444 for persons enrolled in driver training programs offered at public, private 
35.22 	and parochial schools, and commercial driver training schools. The instruction must 
35.23 	encompass at least the responsibilities of drivers, the content and requirements of section 
35.24 	169.444, and the penalties for violating that section. 

35.25 	Sec. 58. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169.67, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
35.26 		Subd. 3.Trailer, semitrailer. (a) No trailer or semitrailer with a gross vehicle
35.27 	weight of 3,000 or more pounds, or a gross weight that exceeds the empty weight of the 
35.28 	towing vehicle, may be drawn on a highway unless it is equipped with brakes that are 
35.29 	adequate to control the movement of and to stop and hold the trailer or semitrailer. A 
35.30 	surge brake on a trailer or semitrailer meets the requirement of this paragraph for brakes 
35.31 	adequate to stop and hold the trailer or semitrailer.
36.1 	(b) No trailer or semitrailer that is required to have brakes and that haswith  a gross 
36.2 	vehicle weight of more than 6,0003,000  pounds may be drawn on a highway unless it is 
36.3 	equipped with brakes that are so constructed that they are adequate to stop and hold the 
36.4 	trailer or semitrailer whenever it becomes detached from the towing vehicle.
36.5 	(c) Except as provided in paragraph (d), paragraph (a) does not apply to:
36.6 	(1) a trailer used by a farmer while transporting farm products produced on the user's 
36.7 	farm, or supplies back to the farm of the trailer's user;
36.8 	(2) a towed custom service vehicle drawn by a motor vehicle that is equipped with 
36.9 	brakes that meet the standards of subdivision 5, provided that such a towed custom service 
36.10 	vehicle that exceeds 30,000 pounds gross weight may not be drawn at a speed of more 
36.11 	than 45 miles per hour;
36.12 	(3) a trailer or semitrailer operated or used by retail dealers of implements of 
36.13 	husbandry while engaged exclusively in the delivery of implements of husbandry;
36.14 	(4) (2) a motor vehicle drawn by another motor vehicle that is equipped with brakes 
36.15 	that meet the standards of subdivision 5; and
36.16 	(5) a tank trailer of not more than 12,000 pounds gross weight owned by a distributor 
36.17 	of liquid fertilizer while engaged exclusively in transporting liquid fertilizer, or gaseous 
36.18 	fertilizer under pressure;
36.19 	(6) a trailer of not more than 12,000 pounds gross weight owned by a distributor of 
36.20 	dry fertilizer while engaged exclusively in the transportation of dry fertilizer; and
36.21 	(7) (3) a disabled vehicle while being towed to a place of repair.
36.22 	(d) Vehicles described in paragraph (c), clauses (1), (3), and (4) clause (2), may be 
36.23 	operated without complying with paragraph (a) only if the trailer or semitrailer does 
36.24 	not exceed the following gross weights:
36.25 	(1) 3,000 pounds while being drawn by a vehicle registered as a passenger 
36.26 	automobile, other than a pickup truck as defined in section  168.011, subdivision 29; 
36.27 	(2) 12,000 pounds while being drawn by any other motor vehicle except a 
36.28 	self-propelled implement of husbandry.

36.29 	Sec. 59. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169.685, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
36.30 		Subd. 5.Violation; petty misdemeanor. (a) Every motor vehicle operator, when 
36.31 	transporting a child under the age of foureight on the streets and highways of this state 
36.32 	in a motor vehicle equipped with factory-installed seat belts, shall equip and install for 
36.33 	use in the motor vehicle, according to the manufacturer's instructions, a child passenger 
36.34 	restraint system meeting federal motor vehicle safety standards.
37.1 	(b) No motor vehicle operator who is operating a motor vehicle on the streets and 
37.2 	highways of this state may transport a child under the age of foureight in a seat of a motor 
37.3 	vehicle equipped with a factory-installed seat belt, unless the child is properly fastened 
37.4 	in the child passenger restraint system. Any motor vehicle operator who violates this 
37.5 	subdivision is guilty of a petty misdemeanor and may be sentenced to pay a fine of not 
37.6 	more than $50. The fine maymust be waived or the amount reduced if the motor vehicle 
37.7 	operator produces evidence that within 14 days after the date of the violation a child 
37.8 	passenger restraint system meeting federal motor vehicle safety standards was purchased 
37.9 	or obtained for the exclusive use of the operator.
37.10 	(c) The fines collected for violations of this subdivision must be deposited in the 
37.11 	state treasury and credited to a special account to be known as the Minnesota child 
37.12 	passenger restraint and education account.

37.13 	Sec. 60. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169.685, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
37.14 		Subd. 6.Exceptions. (a) This section does not apply to:
37.15 	(1) a person transporting a child in an emergency medical vehicle while in the 
37.16 	performance of official duties and when the physical or medical needs of the child make 
37.17 	the use of a child passenger restraint system unreasonable or when a child passenger 
37.18 	restraint system is not available; and
37.19 	(2) a peace officer transporting a child while in the performance of official duties 
37.20 	and when a child passenger restraint system is not available, provided that a seat belt 
37.21 	must be substituted; and
37.22 	(3) a person while operating a motor vehicle for hire, including a taxi, airport 
37.23 	limousine, and bus, but excluding a rented, leased, or borrowed motor vehicle.
37.24 	(b) A child passenger restraint system is not required for a child who cannot, in the 
37.25 	judgment of a licensed physician, be safely transported in a child passenger restraint 
37.26 	system because of a medical condition, body size, or physical disability. A motor vehicle 
37.27 	operator claiming exemption for a child under this paragraph must possess a typewritten 
37.28 	statement from the physician stating that the child cannot be safely transported in a child 
37.29 	passenger restraint system. The statement must give the name and birth date of the child, 
37.30 	be dated within the previous six months, and be made on the physician's letterhead or 
37.31 	contain the physician's name, address, and telephone number. A person charged with 
37.32 	violating subdivision 5 may not be convicted if the person produces the physician's 
37.33 	statement in court or in the office of the arresting officer.
38.1 	(c) A person offering a motor vehicle for rent or lease shall provide a child passenger 
38.2 	restraint device to a customer renting or leasing the motor vehicle who requests the device. 
38.3 	A reasonable rent or fee may be charged for use of the child passenger restraint device.

38.4 	Sec. 61. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169.686, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
38.5 		Subdivision 1.Seat belt requirement. (a) A properly adjusted and fastened seat 
38.6 	belt, including both the shoulder and lap belt when the vehicle is so equipped, shall be 
38.7 	worn by:
38.8 	(1) the driver and passengers of a passenger vehicle or commercial motor vehicle;
38.9 	(2) a passenger riding in the front seat of a passenger vehicle or commercial motor 
38.10 	vehicle; and
38.11 	(3) a passenger riding in any seat of a passenger vehicle who is older than three 
38.12 	but younger than 11 years of age.
38.13 	(b) A person who is 15 years of age or older and who violates paragraph (a), clause 
38.14 	(1) or (2), is subject to a fine of $25. The driver of the passenger vehicle or commercial 
38.15 	motor vehicle in which the violation occurred is subject to a $25 fine for a each violation 
38.16 	of paragraph (a), clause (2) or (3), by the driver or by a child of the driver passenger  under 
38.17 	the age of 15 or any child under the age of 11. A peace officer may not issue a citation 
38.18 	for a violation of this section unless the officer lawfully stopped or detained the driver of 
38.19 	the motor vehicle for a moving violation other than a violation involving motor vehicle 
38.20 	equipment, but the court may not impose more than one surcharge under section 357.021, 
38.21 	subdivision 6, on the driver. The Department of Public Safety shall not record a violation 
38.22 	of this subdivision on a person's driving record.

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

38.25 	Sec. 62. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169.71, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
38.26 		Subd. 4.Glazing material; prohibitions and exceptions. (a) No person shall drive 
38.27 	or operate any motor vehicle required to be registered in the state of Minnesota upon any 
38.28 	street or highway under the following conditions:
38.29 	(1) when the windshield is composed of, covered by, or treated with any material 
38.30 	which has the effect of making the windshield more reflective or in any other way reducing 
38.31 	light transmittance through the windshield;
38.32 	(2) when any window on the vehicle is composed of, covered by, or treated with any 
38.33 	material that has a highly reflective or mirrored appearance;
39.1 	(3) when any side window or rear window is composed of or treated with any 
39.2 	material so as to obstruct or substantially reduce the driver's clear view through the 
39.3 	window or has a light transmittance of less than 50 percent plus or minus three percent in 
39.4 	the visible light range or a luminous reflectance of more than 20 percent plus or minus 
39.5 	three percent; or
39.6 	(4) when any material has been applied after August 1, 1985, to any motor vehicle 
39.7 	window without an accompanying permanent marking which indicates the percent of 
39.8 	transmittance and the percent of reflectance afforded by the material. The marking must 
39.9 	be in a manner so as not to obscure vision and be readable when installed on the vehicle.
39.10 	(b) This subdivision does not apply to glazing materials which:
39.11 	(1) have not been modified since the original installation, nor to original replacement 
39.12 	windows and windshields, that were originally installed or replaced or original 
39.13 	replacement if:
39.14 	(i) the original installation was performed by a first-stage manufacturer, as defined in 
39.15 	section 168.011, subdivision 31; or
39.16 	(ii) the original installation or replacement was in conformance with Federal Motor 
39.17 	Vehicle Safety Standard 205;
39.18 	(2) are required to satisfy prescription or medical needs of the driver of the vehicle 
39.19 	or a passenger if:
39.20 	(i) the driver or passenger is in possession of the prescription or a physician's 
39.21 	statement of medical need;
39.22 	(ii) the prescription or statement specifically states the minimum percentage that 
39.23 	light transmittance may be reduced to satisfy the prescription or medical needs of the 
39.24 	patient; and
39.25 	(iii) the prescription or statement contains an expiration date, which must be no more 
39.26 	than two years after the date the prescription or statement was issued; or
39.27 	(3) are applied to:
39.28 	(i) the rear windows of a pickup truck as defined in section 168.011, subdivision 29; 
39.29 	(ii) the rear windows or the side windows on either side behind the driver's seat of a 
39.30 	van as defined in section 168.011, subdivision 28; 
39.31 	(iii) the side and rear windows of a vehicle used to transport human remains by a 
39.32 	funeral establishment holding a license under section 149A.50; or
39.33 	(iv) the side and rear windows of a limousine as defined in section 168.011, 
39.34 	subdivision 35; or
39.35 	(v) the rear and side windows of a police vehicle.

40.1 	Sec. 63. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169.781, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
40.2 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. For purposes of sections 169.781 to 169.783: 
40.3 	(a) "Commercial motor vehicle" means:
40.4 	(1) a commercial motor vehicle as defined in section 169.01, subdivision 75, 
40.5 	paragraph (a); and
40.6 	(2) each vehicle in a combination of more than 26,000 pounds; and
40.7 	(3) a spotter truck.
40.8 	"Commercial motor vehicle" does not include (1) a school bus or Head Start bus 
40.9 	displaying a certificate under section 169.451, (2) a bus operated by the Metropolitan 
40.10 	Council or by a local transit commission created in chapter 458A, or (3) a motor vehicle  
40.11 	that is required to be placarded under Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, parts 100-185. 
40.12 	(b) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of public safety.
40.13 	(c) "Owner" means a person who owns, or has control, under a lease of more than 30 
40.14 	days' duration, of one or more commercial motor vehicles.
40.15 	(d) "Storage semitrailer" means a semitrailer that (1) is used exclusively to store 
40.16 	property at a location not on a street or highway, (2) does not contain any load when 
40.17 	moved on a street or highway, (3) is operated only during daylight hours, and (4) is marked 
40.18 	on each side of the semitrailer "storage only" in letters at least six inches high.
40.19 	(e) "Building mover vehicle" means a vehicle owned or leased by a building mover 
40.20 	as defined in section 221.81, subdivision 1, paragraph (a), and used exclusively for 
40.21 	moving buildings. 

40.22 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment 
40.23 	and expires June 30, 2013.

40.24 	Sec. 64. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169.781, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
40.25 		Subd. 2.Inspection required. It is unlawful for a person to operate or permit 
40.26 	the operation of:
40.27 	(1) a commercial motor vehicle registered in Minnesota or a spotter truck; or
40.28 	(2) special mobile equipment as defined in section 168.011, subdivision 22, and 
40.29 	which is self-propelled, if it is mounted on a commercial motor vehicle chassis, 
40.30 	unless the vehicle displays a valid safety inspection decal issued by an inspector certified 
40.31 	by the commissioner, or the vehicle carries (1) proof that the vehicle complies with 
40.32 	federal motor vehicle inspection requirements for vehicles in interstate commerce, and 
40.33 	(2) a certificate of compliance with federal requirements issued by the commissioner 
40.34 	under subdivision 9.

41.1 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment 
41.2 	and expires June 30, 2013.

41.3 	Sec. 65. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169.79, is amended to read:
41.4 	169.79 VEHICLE REGISTRATION; DISPLAYING LICENSE PLATES.
41.5 		Subdivision 1.Registration required. No person shall operate, drive, or park a 
41.6 	motor vehicle on any highway unless the vehicle is registered in accordance with the laws 
41.7 	of this state and has the number plates or permit confirming that valid registration or 
41.8 	operating authority has been obtained, except as provided in sections 168.10 and 168.12, 
41.9 	subdivision 2f, as assigned to it by the commissioner of public safety, conspicuously 
41.10 	displayed thereon in a manner that the view of any plate or permit is not obstructed. A 
41.11 	plate issued under section 168.27 or a permit issued under chapter 168 may be displayed 
41.12 	on a vehicle in conjunction with expired registration whether or not it displays the license 
41.13 	plate to which the last registration was issued. 
41.14 		Subd. 2.Semitrailer. If the vehicle is a semitrailer, the number plate displayed must 
41.15 	be assigned to the registered owner and correlate to the certificate of title documentation 
41.16 	on file with the department and shall not display a year indicator.
41.17 		Subd. 3.Rear display of single plate. If the vehicle is a motorcycle, motor scooter, 
41.18 	motorized bicycle, motorcycle sidecar, trailer registered at greater than 3,000 pounds 
41.19 	gross vehicle weight (GVW), semitrailer, or vehicle displaying a dealer plate, then one 
41.20 	license plate must be displayed horizontally with the identifying numbers and letters 
41.21 	facing outward from the vehicle and must be mounted in the upright position on the 
41.22 	rear of the vehicle.
41.23 		Subd. 3a.Small trailer. If the vehicle is a trailer with 3,000 pounds or less GVW 
41.24 	with lifetime registration, the numbered plate or sticker must be adhered to the side of the 
41.25 	trailer frame tongue near the hitch.
41.26 		Subd. 4.Collector's vehicle. If the vehicle is (1) a collector's vehicle with a pioneer, 
41.27 	classic car, collector, or street rod license; (2) a vehicle that meets the requirements 
41.28 	of a pioneer, classic, or street rod vehicle except that the vehicle is used for general 
41.29 	transportation purposes; or (3) a vehicle that is of model year 1972 or earlier, not registered 
41.30 	under section 168.10, subdivision 1c, and is used for general transportation purposes, then 
41.31 	one plate must be displayed on the rear of the vehicle, or one plate on the front and one 
41.32 	on the rear, at the discretion of the owner. 
41.33 		Subd. 5.Truck-tractor, road-tractor, or farm truck. If the vehicle is a 
41.34 	truck-tractor, road-tractor, or farm truck, as defined in section 168.011, subdivision 17, but 
42.1 	excluding from that definition semitrailers and trailers, then one plate must be displayed 
42.2 	on the front of the vehicle. 
42.3 		Subd. 6.Other motor vehicles. If the motor vehicle is any kind of motor vehicle 
42.4 	other than those provided for in subdivisions 2 to 4, one plate must be displayed on the 
42.5 	front and one on the rear of the vehicle.
42.6 		Subd. 7.Plate fastened and visible. All plates must be (1) securely fastened so as 
42.7 	to prevent them from swinging, (2) displayed horizontally with the identifying numbers 
42.8 	and letters facing outward from the vehicle, and (3) mounted in the upright position. The 
42.9 	person driving the motor vehicle shall keep the plate legible and unobstructed and free 
42.10 	from grease, dust, or other blurring material so that the lettering is plainly visible at all 
42.11 	times. It is unlawful to cover any assigned letters and numbers or the name of the state 
42.12 	of origin of a license plate with any material whatever, including any clear or colorless 
42.13 	material that affects the plate's visibility or reflectivity.
42.14 		Subd. 8.Plate registration stickers.  As viewed facing the plates:
42.15 	(a) License plates issued to vehicles registered under section 168.017 must display 
42.16 	the month of expiration in the lower left corner as viewed facing the of each plate and the 
42.17 	year of expiration in the lower right corner as viewed facing theof each plate. 
42.18 	(b) License plates issued to vehicles registered under section 168.127 must display 
42.19 	either fleet registration validation stickers in the lower right corner as viewed facing the 
42.20 	plates of each plate or distinctive license plates, issued by the registrar, with "FLEET 
42.21 	REG" displayed on the bottom center portion of theeach plate. 
42.22 	(c) License plates issued after July 1, 2008, requiring validation must display the 
42.23 	month of expiration in the lower left corner of each plate and the year of expiration in the 
42.24 	lower right corner of the plate.
42.25 		Subd. 9.Tax-exempt vehicle marking. Vehicles displaying tax-exempt plates 
42.26 	issued under section 16B.581 or 168.012 must have vehicle markings that comply with 
42.27 	section 168.012, subdivision 1.

42.28 	Sec. 66. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169.801, is amended to read:
42.29 	169.801 IMPLEMENT OF HUSBANDRY.
42.30 		Subdivision 1.Exemption from size, weight, load provisions. Except as provided 
42.31 	in this section and section 169.82, the provisions of sections 169.80 to 169.88 that govern 
42.32 	size, weight, and load do not apply to:
42.33 	(1) a horse-drawn wagon while carrying a load of loose straw or hay;
42.34 	(2) a specialized vehicle resembling a low-slung trailer having a short bed or 
42.35 	platform, while transporting one or more implements of husbandry; or
43.1 	(3) an implement of husbandry while being driven or towed at a speed of not 
43.2 	more than 30 miles per hour; provided that this exemption applies to an implement of 
43.3 	husbandry owned, leased, or under the control of a farmer or implement dealer only 
43.4 	while the implement of husbandry is being operated on noninterstate roads or highways 
43.5 	within 75 miles of any farmland or implement dealership: (i) owned, leased, or operated 
43.6 	by the farmer or implement dealer and (ii) on which the farmer or implement dealer 
43.7 	regularly uses or sells or leases the implement of husbandry while operated in compliance 
43.8 	with this section.
43.9 		Subd. 2.Weight per inch of tire width restrictions. (a) An implement of 
43.10 	husbandry that is not self-propelled and is equipped with pneumatic tires may not be 
43.11 	operated on a public highway with a maximum wheel load that exceeds 600 pounds 
43.12 	per inch of tire width before August 1, 1996, and 500 pounds per inch of tire width on 
43.13 	and after August 1, 1996.
43.14 	(b) After December 31, 2009, a person operating or towing an implement of 
43.15 	husbandry on a bridge must comply with the gross weight limitations provided in section 
43.16 	169.824.
43.17 		Subd. 3.Hitches. A towed implement of husbandry must be equipped with (1) 
43.18 	safety chains that meet the requirements of section 169.82, subdivision 3, paragraph 
43.19 	(b); (2) a regulation fifth wheel and kingpin assembly approved by the commissioner of 
43.20 	public safety; or (3) a hitch pin or other hitching device with a retainer that prevents 
43.21 	accidental unhitching.
43.22 		Subd. 4.Bridge posting. Despite subdivision 2, a person operating or towing 
43.23 	an implement of husbandry must comply with a sign that limits the maximum weight 
43.24 	allowed on a bridge.
43.25 		Subd. 5.Height and width. A person operating, towing, or transporting an 
43.26 	implement of husbandry that is higher than 13 feet six inches or wider than allowed under 
43.27 	section 169.80, subdivision 2, must ensure that the operation or transportation does not 
43.28 	damage a highway structure, utility line or structure, or other fixture adjacent to or over 
43.29 	a public highway.
43.30 		Subd. 6.Speed. No person may operate or tow an implement of husbandry at 
43.31 	a speed of more than 30 miles per hour.
43.32 		Subd. 7.Driving rules. (a) An implement of husbandry may not be operated or 
43.33 	towed on an interstate highway.
43.34 	(b) An implement of husbandry may be operated or towed to the left of the center 
43.35 	of a roadway only if it is escorted at the front by a vehicle displaying hazard warning 
44.1 	lights visible in normal sunlight and the operation does not extend into the left half of the 
44.2 	roadway more than is necessary.
44.3 		Subd. 8.Lights. An implement of husbandry must be equipped with lights that 
44.4 	comply with section 169.55, subdivisions 2 and 3.
44.5 		Subd. 9.Slow moving vehicle emblem. An implement of husbandry must comply 
44.6 	with section 169.522.
44.7 		Subd. 10.Brakes. Notwithstanding section 169.67:
44.8 	(a) A self-propelled implement of husbandry must be equipped with brakes adequate 
44.9 	to control its movement and to stop and hold it and any vehicle it is towing.
44.10 	(b) A towed implement of husbandry must be equipped with brakes adequate to 
44.11 	control its movement and to stop and hold it if:
44.12 	(1) it has a gross vehicle weight of more than 24,000 pounds and was manufactured 
44.13 	and sold after January 1, 1994;
44.14 	(2) it has a gross vehicle weight of more than 12,000 pounds and is towed by a 
44.15 	vehicle other than a self-propelled implement of husbandry; or
44.16 	(3) it has a gross vehicle weight of more than 3,000 pounds and is being towed by a 
44.17 	registered passenger automobile other than a pickup truck as defined in section 168.011, 
44.18 	subdivision 29.
44.19 	(c) If a towed implement of husbandry with a gross vehicle weight of more than 
44.20 	6,000 pounds is required under paragraph (b) to have brakes, it must also have brakes 
44.21 	adequate to stop and hold it if it becomes detached from the towing vehicle.

44.22 	Sec. 67. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169.82, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
44.23 		Subd. 3.Hitch, chain, or cable. (a) Every trailer or semitrailer must be hitched to 
44.24 	the towing motor vehicle by a device approved by the commissioner of public safety.
44.25 	(b) Every trailer and semitrailer must be equipped with safety chains or cables 
44.26 	permanently attached to the trailer except in cases where the coupling device is a 
44.27 	regulation fifth wheel and kingpin assembly approved by the commissioner of public 
44.28 	safety. In towing, the chains or cables must be attached to the vehicles near the points of 
44.29 	bumper attachments to the chassis of each vehicle, and must be of sufficient strength to 
44.30 	control the trailer in the event of failure of the towing device. The length of chain or cable 
44.31 	must be no more than necessary to permit free turning of the vehicles. A minimum fine 
44.32 	of $25 must be imposed for a violation of this paragraph.
44.33 	(c) This subdivision does not apply to towed implements of husbandry.
44.34 	(d) No person may be charged with a violation of this section solely by reason of 
44.35 	violating a maximum speed prescribed in section 169.145 or169.67 or 169.801.

45.1 	Sec. 68. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169.826, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:
45.2 		Subd. 1a.Harvest season increase amount. The limitations provided in sections 
45.3 	169.822 to 169.829 are increased by ten percent from the beginning of harvest to 
45.4 	November 30 each year for the movement of sugar beets, carrots, and potatoes from the 
45.5 	field of harvest to the point of the first unloading. Transfer of the product from a farm 
45.6 	vehicle or small farm trailer, within the meaning of chapter 168, to another vehicle is not 
45.7 	considered to be the first unloading. A permit issued under section 169.86, subdivision 1, 
45.8 	paragraph (a), is required. The commissioner shall not issue permits under this subdivision 
45.9 	if to do so will result in a loss of federal highway funding to the state.

45.10 	Sec. 69. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169.85, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
45.11 		Subdivision 1.Driver to stop for weighing. (a) The driver of a vehicle that has 
45.12 	been lawfully stopped may be required by an officer to submit the vehicle and load to a 
45.13 	weighing by means of portable or stationary scales.
45.14 	(b) In addition, the officer may require that the vehicle be driven to the nearest 
45.15 	available scales, but only if:
45.16 	(1) the distance to the scales is no further than five miles, or if the distance from the 
45.17 	point where the vehicle is stopped to the vehicle's destination is not increased by more 
45.18 	than ten miles as a result of proceeding to the nearest available scales; and
45.19 	(2) if the vehicle is a commercial motor vehicle, no more than two other commercial 
45.20 	motor vehicles are waiting to be inspected at the scale.
45.21 	(c) Official traffic control devices as authorized by section 169.06 may be used to 
45.22 	direct the driver to the nearest scale.
45.23 	(d) When a truck weight enforcement operation is conducted by means of portable or 
45.24 	stationary scales, signs giving notice of the operation must be posted within the highway 
45.25 	right-of-way and adjacent to the roadway within two miles of the operation. The driver of 
45.26 	a truck or combination of vehicles registered for or weighing in excess of 12,000 with a 
45.27 	gross vehicle weight exceeding 10,000 pounds shall proceed to the scale site and submit 
45.28 	the vehicle to weighing and inspection.

45.29 	Sec. 70. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169.86, is amended by adding a subdivision 
45.30 	to read:
45.31 		Subd. 8.Tow truck. The commissioner may issue permits to an applicant who 
45.32 	pays a single $300 annual fee to cover all tow trucks and towing vehicles owned by the 
45.33 	applicant and meets any other conditions prescribed by the commissioner. The permit 
45.34 	authorizes the tow truck or towing vehicle, when towing a disabled or damaged vehicle to 
46.1 	a place of repair or to a place of safekeeping, to exceed the length and weight limitations 
46.2 	of this chapter. 

46.3 	Sec. 71. [169.865] SPECIAL CANOLA HAULING VEHICLE PERMITS.
46.4 		Subdivision 1.Special three-unit vehicle permit. The commissioner may issue a 
46.5 	permit for a vehicle that meets the following requirements:
46.6 	(1) is a combination of vehicles, including a truck-tractor and a semitrailer 
46.7 	drawing one additional trailer or semitrailer, and no semitrailer used in the three-vehicle 
46.8 	combination has an overall length in excess of 28-1/2 feet;
46.9 	(2) has a maximum gross vehicle weight of 105,500 pounds;
46.10 	(3) complies with the axle weight limits in section 169.824, or with the federal 
46.11 	bridge formula for axle groups not described in that section;
46.12 	(4) complies with the tire weight limits in section 169.823, or the tire manufacturers' 
46.13 	recommended load, whichever is less;
46.14 	(5) is operated only in this state on marked Trunk Highway 175 from Hallock to the 
46.15 	North Dakota border, on U.S. Highway 75 from Hallock to Donaldson, and on marked 
46.16 	Trunk Highway 11 from Donaldson to the North Dakota border; and
46.17 	(6) the seasonal weight increases authorized under section 169.826, subdivision 1, 
46.18 	do not apply.
46.19 		Subd. 2.Restrictions. Vehicles issued permits under subdivision 1 must comply 
46.20 	with the following restrictions:
46.21 	(1) the vehicle must be operated in compliance with seasonal load restrictions under 
46.22 	section 169.87;
46.23 	(2) the vehicle may not be operated on the interstate highway system or national 
46.24 	network highways; and
46.25 	(3) the vehicle may be operated on streets or highways under the control of local 
46.26 	authorities only upon the approval of the local authority; however, vehicles may have 
46.27 	reasonable access to terminals and facilities for food, fuel, repairs, and rest, and for 
46.28 	continuity of route within one mile of the national network as provided by section 169.81, 
46.29 	subdivision 3, and by the Code of Federal Regulations, title 23, part 658.19.
46.30 		Subd. 3.Permit fee; appropriation. Vehicle permits issued under subdivision 
46.31 	1 must be annual permits. The fee is $850 for each vehicle and must be deposited 
46.32 	in the trunk highway fund. An amount sufficient to administer the permit program 
46.33 	is appropriated from the trunk highway fund to the commissioner for the costs of 
46.34 	administering the permit program.

47.1 	Sec. 72. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169.87, is amended by adding a subdivision 
47.2 	to read:
47.3 		Subd. 7.Heating fuel vehicles. Weight restrictions imposed by the commissioner 
47.4 	under subdivisions 1 and 2 do not apply to a two-axle or three-axle vehicle that does 
47.5 	not exceed the gross weights allowed in sections 169.823 to 169.824, if the vehicle is 
47.6 	transporting heating oil or liquefied propane gas for heating use only.

47.7 	Sec. 73. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169A.03, subdivision 23, is amended to read:
47.8 		Subd. 23.School bus. "School bus" has the meaning given in section 169.01, 
47.9 	subdivision 6. In addition, the term includes type III school buses as described in section 
47.10 	169.01, subdivision 6, clause (5), when driven by employees or agents of school districts.

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

47.13 	Sec. 74. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 171.01, subdivision 35, is amended to read:
47.14 		Subd. 35.Hazardous materials. "Hazardous materials" means those materials 
47.15 	found to be hazardous for the purposes of the federal Hazardous Materials Transportation 
47.16 	Act and that require the motor vehicleany material that has been designated as hazardous 
47.17 	under United States Code, title 49, section 5103, and is required to be placarded under 
47.18 	Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, parts 100-185 part 172, subpart F, or any quantity of 
47.19 	a material listed as a select agent or toxin in Code of Federal Regulations, title 42, part 73.

47.20 	Sec. 75. Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 171.02, subdivision 2, is 
47.21 	amended to read:
47.22 		Subd. 2.Driver's license classifications, endorsements, exemptions. (a) Drivers' 
47.23 	licenses are classified according to the types of vehicles that may be driven by the holder 
47.24 	of each type or class of license. The commissioner may, as appropriate, subdivide the 
47.25 	classes listed in this subdivision and issue licenses classified accordingly.
47.26 	(b) Except as provided in paragraph (c), clauses (1) and (2), and subdivision 2a, no 
47.27 	class of license is valid to operate a motorcycle, school bus, tank vehicle, double-trailer 
47.28 	or triple-trailer combination, vehicle transporting hazardous materials, or bus, unless 
47.29 	so endorsed. There are four general classes of licenses as described in paragraphs (c) 
47.30 	through (f).
47.31 	(c) Class D drivers' licenses are valid for:
47.32 	(1) operating all farm trucks if the farm truck is:
48.1 	(i) controlled and operated by a farmer, including operation by an immediate family 
48.2 	member or an employee of the farmer;
48.3 	(ii) used to transport agricultural products, farm machinery, or farm supplies, 
48.4 	including hazardous materials, to or from a farm;
48.5 	(iii) not used in the operations of a common or contract motor carrier as governed by 
48.6 	Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, part 365; and
48.7 	(iv) used within 150 miles of the farm;
48.8 	(2) notwithstanding paragraph (b), operating an authorized emergency vehicle, 
48.9 	as defined in section 169.01, subdivision 5, whether or not in excess of 26,000 pounds 
48.10 	gross vehicle weight;
48.11 	(3) operating a recreational vehicle as defined in section 168.011, subdivision 25, 
48.12 	that is operated for personal use;
48.13 	(4) operating all single-unit vehicles except vehicles with a gross vehicle weight of 
48.14 	more than 26,000 pounds, vehicles designed to carry more than 15 passengers including 
48.15 	the driver, and vehicles that carry hazardous materials;
48.16 	(5) notwithstanding paragraph (d), operating a type A A-I  school bus or, including  a 
48.17 	multifunctional school activity bus without a school bus endorsement if:
48.18 	(i) the bus has a gross vehicle weight of 10,000 pounds or less;
48.19 	(ii) the bus is designed to transport 15 or fewer passengers, including the driver; and
48.20 	(iii) (ii) the requirements of subdivision 2a are satisfied, as determined by the 
48.21 	commissioner;
48.22 	(6) operating any vehicle or combination of vehicles when operated by a licensed 
48.23 	peace officer while on duty; and
48.24 	(7) towing vehicles if:
48.25 	(i) the towed vehicles have a gross vehicle weight of 10,000 pounds or less; or
48.26 	(ii) the towed vehicles have a gross vehicle weight of more than 10,000 pounds and 
48.27 	the combination of vehicles has a gross vehicle weight of 26,000 pounds or less.
48.28 	(d) Class C drivers' licenses are valid for:
48.29 	(1) operating class D motor vehicles;
48.30 	(2) with a hazardous materials endorsement, transporting hazardous materials in
48.31 	operating class D vehicles to transport hazardous materials; and
48.32 	(3) with a passenger endorsement, operating buses; and 
48.33 	(4) with a passenger endorsement and school bus endorsement, operating school 
48.34 	buses designed to transport 15 or fewer passengers, including the driver.
48.35 	(e) Class B drivers' licenses are valid for:
49.1 	(1) operating all class C motor vehicles, class D motor vehicles, and all other 
49.2 	single-unit motor vehicles including, with a passenger endorsement, buses; and
49.3 	(2) towing only vehicles with a gross vehicle weight of 10,000 pounds or less.
49.4 	(f) Class A drivers' licenses are valid for operating any vehicle or combination of 
49.5 	vehicles.

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

49.8 	Sec. 76. Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 171.02, subdivision 2a, is 
49.9 	amended to read:
49.10 		Subd. 2a.Exception for certain school bus drivers. Notwithstanding subdivision 
49.11 	2, paragraph (c), the holder of a class D driver's license, without a school bus endorsement, 
49.12 	may operate a type A school bus, including a multifunctional school activity bus,
49.13 	described in subdivision 2, paragraph (b), under the following conditions:
49.14 	(a) The operator is an employee of the entity that owns, leases, or contracts for the 
49.15 	school bus and is not solely hired to provide transportation services under this subdivision.
49.16 	(b) The operator drives the school bus only from points of origin to points of 
49.17 	destination, not including home-to-school trips to pick up or drop off students.
49.18 	(c) The operator is prohibited from using the an eight-light system. Violation of 
49.19 	this paragraph is a misdemeanor.
49.20 	(d) The operator's employer has adopted and implemented a policy that provides for 
49.21 	annual training and certification of the operator in:
49.22 	(1) safe operation of the type of school bus the operator will be driving;
49.23 	(2) understanding student behavior, including issues relating to students with 
49.24 	disabilities;
49.25 	(3) encouraging orderly conduct of students on the bus and handling incidents of 
49.26 	misconduct appropriately;
49.27 	(4) knowing and understanding relevant laws, rules of the road, and local school 
49.28 	bus safety policies;
49.29 	(5) handling emergency situations; and
49.30 	(6) safe loading and unloading of students.
49.31 	(e) A background check or background investigation of the operator has been 
49.32 	conducted that meets the requirements under section 122A.18, subdivision 8, or 123B.03
49.33 	for teachers; section 144.057 or chapter 245C for day care employees; or section 171.321, 
49.34 	subdivision 3, for all other persons operating a type A school bus vehicle under this 
49.35 	subdivision.
50.1 	(f) Operators shall submit to a physical examination as required by section 171.321, 
50.2 	subdivision 2.
50.3 	(g) The operator's driver's license is verified annually by the entity that owns, leases, 
50.4 	or contracts for the school bus vehicle.
50.5 	(h) A person who sustains a conviction, as defined under section 609.02, of violating 
50.6 	section 169A.25, 169A.26, 169A.27, 169A.31, 169A.51, or 169A.52, or a similar statute 
50.7 	or ordinance of another state is precluded from operating a school bus for five years 
50.8 	from the date of conviction.
50.9 	(i) A person who has ever been convicted of a disqualifying offense as defined in 
50.10 	section 171.3215, subdivision 1, paragraph (c), may not operate a school bus under this 
50.11 	subdivision.
50.12 	(j) A person who sustains a conviction, as defined under section 609.02, of a fourth 
50.13 	moving offense in violation of chapter 169 is precluded from operating a school bus for 
50.14 	one year from the date of the last conviction.
50.15 	(k) Students riding the school bus vehicle must have training required under section 
50.16 	123B.90, subdivision 2.
50.17 	(l) An operator must be trained in the proper use of child safety restraints as set 
50.18 	forth in the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's "Guideline for the Safe 
50.19 	Transportation of Pre-school Age Children in School Buses," if child safety restraints are 
50.20 	used by the passengers.
50.21 	(m) Annual certification of the requirements listed in this subdivision must be 
50.22 	maintained under separate file at the business location for each operator licensed under 
50.23 	this subdivision and subdivision 2, paragraph (b), clause (5). The business manager, 
50.24 	school board, governing body of a nonpublic school, or any other entity that owns, 
50.25 	leases, or contracts for the school bus operating under this subdivision is responsible 
50.26 	for maintaining these files for inspection.
50.27 	(n) The school bus vehicle must bear a current certificate of inspection issued under 
50.28 	section 169.451.
50.29 	(o) If the word "School" appears on the front and rear of the bus, the word "School"
50.30 	must be covered by a sign that reads "Activities" when the bus is being operated under 
50.31 	authority of this subdivision.

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

50.33 	Sec. 77. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 171.02, is amended by adding a subdivision 
50.34 	to read:
51.1 		Subd. 2b.Exception for type III school bus drivers. (a) Notwithstanding 
51.2 	subdivision 2, paragraph (c), the holder of a class D driver's license, without a school bus 
51.3 	endorsement, may operate a type III school bus described in section 169.01, subdivision 6, 
51.4 	clause (5), under the conditions in paragraphs (b) through (n).
51.5 	(b) The operator is an employee of the entity that owns, leases, or contracts for 
51.6 	the school bus.
51.7 	(c) The operator's employer has adopted and implemented a policy that provides for 
51.8 	annual training and certification of the operator in:
51.9 	(1) safe operation of a type III school bus;
51.10 	(2) understanding student behavior, including issues relating to students with 
51.11 	disabilities;
51.12 	(3) encouraging orderly conduct of students on the bus and handling incidents of 
51.13 	misconduct appropriately;
51.14 	(4) knowing and understanding relevant laws, rules of the road, and local school 
51.15 	bus safety policies;
51.16 	(5) handling emergency situations;
51.17 	(6) proper use of seat belts and child safety restraints;
51.18 	(7) performance of pretrip vehicle inspections; and
51.19 	(8) safe loading and unloading of students, including, but not limited to:
51.20 	(i) utilizing a safe location for loading and unloading students at the curb, on the 
51.21 	nontraffic side of the roadway, or at off-street loading areas, driveways, yards, and other 
51.22 	areas to enable the student to avoid hazardous conditions;
51.23 	(ii) refraining from loading and unloading students in a vehicular traffic lane, on the 
51.24 	shoulder, in a designated turn lane, or a lane adjacent to a designated turn lane;
51.25 	(iii) avoiding a loading or unloading location that would require a pupil to cross a 
51.26 	road, or ensuring that the driver or an aide personally escort the pupil across the road if 
51.27 	it is not reasonably feasible to avoid such a location; and
51.28 	(iv) placing the type III school bus in "park" during loading and unloading.
51.29 	(d) A background check or background investigation of the operator has been 
51.30 	conducted that meets the requirements under section 122A.18, subdivision 8, or 123B.03
51.31 	for school district employees; section 144.057 or chapter 245C for day care employees; 
51.32 	or section 171.321, subdivision 3, for all other persons operating a type A or type III 
51.33 	school bus under this subdivision.
51.34 	(e) Operators shall submit to a physical examination as required by section 171.321, 
51.35 	subdivision 2.
52.1 	(f) The operator's employer has adopted and implemented a policy that provides 
52.2 	for mandatory drug and alcohol testing of applicants for operator positions and current 
52.3 	operators, in accordance with section 181.951, subdivisions 2, 4, and 5.
52.4 	(g) The operator's driver's license is verified annually by the entity that owns, leases, 
52.5 	or contracts for the school bus.
52.6 	(h) A person who sustains a conviction, as defined under section 609.02, of violating 
52.7 	section 169A.25, 169A.26, 169A.27, or 169A.31, or whose driver's license is revoked 
52.8 	under sections 169A.50 to 169A.53 of the implied consent law, or who is convicted of or 
52.9 	has their driver's license revoked under a similar statute or ordinance of another state, is 
52.10 	precluded from operating a type III school bus for five years from the date of conviction.
52.11 	(i) A person who has ever been convicted of a disqualifying offense as defined in 
52.12 	section 171.3215, subdivision 1, paragraph (c), may not operate a type III school bus 
52.13 	under this subdivision.
52.14 	(j) A person who sustains a conviction, as defined under section 609.02, of a moving 
52.15 	offense in violation of chapter 169 within three years of the first of three other moving 
52.16 	offenses is precluded from operating a type III school bus for one year from the date of 
52.17 	the last conviction.
52.18 	(k) An operator who sustains a conviction as described in paragraph (h), (i), or (j) 
52.19 	while employed by the entity that owns, leases, or contracts for the school bus, shall report 
52.20 	the conviction to the employer within ten days of the date of the conviction.
52.21 	(l) Students riding the type III school bus must have training required under section 
52.22 	123B.90, subdivision 2.
52.23 	(m) Documentation of meeting the requirements listed in this subdivision must 
52.24 	be maintained under separate file at the business location for each type III school bus 
52.25 	operator. The business manager, school board, governing body of a nonpublic school, or 
52.26 	any other entity that owns, leases, or contracts for the type III school bus operating under 
52.27 	this subdivision is responsible for maintaining these files for inspection.
52.28 	(n) The type III school bus must bear a current certificate of inspection issued under 
52.29 	section 169.451.
52.30 	(o) An operator employed by a school or school district, whose normal duties do 
52.31 	not include operating a type III school bus, who holds a class D driver's license without a 
52.32 	school bus endorsement, may operate a type III school bus and is exempt from paragraphs 
52.33 	(d), (e), (f), (g), and (k).

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

53.1 	Sec. 78. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 171.03, is amended to read:
53.2 	171.03 PERSONS EXEMPT.
53.3 	The following persons are exempt from license hereunder:
53.4 	(a) A person in the employ or service of the United States federal government is 
53.5 	exempt while driving or operating a motor vehicle owned by or leased to the United 
53.6 	States federal government.
53.7 	(b) A person in the employ or service of the United States federal government is 
53.8 	exempt from the requirement to possess a valid class A, class B, or class C commercial 
53.9 	driver's license while driving or operating for military purposes a commercial motor 
53.10 	vehicle owned by or leased to for the United States federal government if the person is:
53.11 	(1) on active duty in the U. S. Coast Guard;
53.12 	(2) on active duty in a branch of the U. S. Armed Forces, which includes the Army, 
53.13 	Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps;
53.14 	(3) a member of a reserve component of the U. S. Armed Forces; or
53.15 	(4) on active duty in the Army National Guard or Air National Guard, which 
53.16 	includes (i) a member on full-time National Guard duty, (ii) a member undergoing 
53.17 	part-time National Guard training, and (iii) a National Guard military technician, who is a 
53.18 	civilian required to wear a military uniform.
53.19 	The exemption provided under this paragraph does not apply to a U. S. Armed Forces 
53.20 	Reserve technician.
53.21 	(c) Any person while driving or operating any farm tractor or implement of 
53.22 	husbandry temporarily on a highway is exempt. For purposes of this section, an all-terrain 
53.23 	vehicle, as defined in section 84.92, subdivision 8, an off-highway motorcycle, as defined 
53.24 	in section 84.787, subdivision 7, and an off-road vehicle, as defined in section 84.797, 
53.25 	subdivision 7, are not implements of husbandry.
53.26 	(d) A nonresident who is at least 15 years of age and who has in immediate 
53.27 	possession a valid driver's license issued to the nonresident in the home state or country 
53.28 	may operate a motor vehicle in this state only as a driver.
53.29 	(e) A nonresident who has in immediate possession a valid commercial driver's 
53.30 	license issued by a state or jurisdiction in accordance with the standards of Code of 
53.31 	Federal Regulations, title 49, part 383, and who is operating in Minnesota the class of 
53.32 	commercial motor vehicle authorized by the issuing state or jurisdiction is exempt.
53.33 	(f) Any nonresident who is at least 18 years of age, whose home state or country does 
53.34 	not require the licensing of drivers may operate a motor vehicle as a driver, but only for a 
53.35 	period of not more than 90 days in any calendar year, if the motor vehicle so operated is 
53.36 	duly registered for the current calendar year in the home state or country of the nonresident.
54.1 	(g) Any person who becomes a resident of the state of Minnesota and who has in 
54.2 	possession a valid driver's license issued to the person under and pursuant to the laws of 
54.3 	some other state or jurisdiction or by military authorities of the United States may operate 
54.4 	a motor vehicle as a driver, but only for a period of not more than 60 days after becoming 
54.5 	a resident of this state, without being required to have a Minnesota driver's license as 
54.6 	provided in this chapter.
54.7 	(h) Any person who becomes a resident of the state of Minnesota and who has in 
54.8 	possession a valid commercial driver's license issued by another state or jurisdiction in 
54.9 	accordance with the standards of Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, part 383, is exempt 
54.10 	for not more than 30 days after becoming a resident of this state.
54.11 	(i) Any person operating a snowmobile, as defined in section 84.81, is exempt.

54.12 	Sec. 79. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 171.05, subdivision 2b, is amended to read:
54.13 		Subd. 2b.Instruction permit use by person under age 18. (a) This subdivision 
54.14 	applies to persons who have applied for and received an instruction permit under 
54.15 	subdivision 2.
54.16 	(b) The permit holder may, with the permit in possession, operate a motor vehicle, 
54.17 	but must be accompanied by and be under the supervision of a certified driver education 
54.18 	instructor, the permit holder's parent or guardian, or another licensed driver age 21 or 
54.19 	older. The supervisor must occupy the seat beside the permit holder.
54.20 	(c) The permit holder may operate a motor vehicle only when every occupant under 
54.21 	the age of 18 has a seat belt or child passenger restraint system properly fastened. A 
54.22 	person who violates this paragraph is subject to a fine of $25. A peace officer may 
54.23 	not issue a citation for a violation of this paragraph unless the officer lawfully stopped 
54.24 	or detained the driver of the motor vehicle for a moving violation as defined in section 
54.25 	171.04, subdivision 1. The commissioner shall not record a violation of this paragraph on 
54.26 	a person's driving record.
54.27 	(d) The permit holder may not operate a vehicle while communicating over, or 
54.28 	otherwise operating, a cellular or wireless telephone, whether handheld or hands free, 
54.29 	when the vehicle is in motion. The permit holder may assert as an affirmative defense that 
54.30 	the violation was made for the sole purpose of obtaining emergency assistance to prevent 
54.31 	a crime about to be committed, or in the reasonable belief that a person's life or safety 
54.32 	was in danger. Violation of this paragraph is a petty misdemeanor subject to section 
54.33 	169.89, subdivision 2.
54.34 	(e) (d) The permit holder must maintain a driving record free of convictions for 
54.35 	moving violations, as defined in section 171.04, subdivision 1, and free of convictions 
55.1 	for violation of section 169A.20, 169A.33, 169A.35, or sections 169A.50 to 169A.53. If 
55.2 	the permit holder drives a motor vehicle in violation of the law, the commissioner shall 
55.3 	suspend, cancel, or revoke the permit in accordance with the statutory section violated.

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

55.6 	Sec. 80. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 171.055, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
55.7 		Subd. 2.Use of provisional license. (a) A provisional license holder may operate a 
55.8 	motor vehicle only when every occupant under the age of 18 has a seat belt or child 
55.9 	passenger restraint system properly fastened. A person who violates this paragraph is 
55.10 	subject to a fine of $25. A peace officer may not issue a citation for a violation of this 
55.11 	paragraph unless the officer lawfully stopped or detained the driver of the motor vehicle 
55.12 	for a moving violation as defined in section 171.04. The commissioner shall not record a 
55.13 	violation of this paragraph on a person's driving record.
55.14 	(b) A provisional license holder may not operate a vehicle while communicating 
55.15 	over, or otherwise operating, a cellular or wireless telephone, whether handheld or 
55.16 	hands free, when the vehicle is in motion. The provisional license holder may assert 
55.17 	as an affirmative defense that the violation was made for the sole purpose of obtaining 
55.18 	emergency assistance to prevent a crime about to be committed, or in the reasonable 
55.19 	belief that a person's life or safety was in danger. Violation of this paragraph is a petty 
55.20 	misdemeanor subject to section 169.89, subdivision 2.
55.21 	(c) (b) If the holder of a provisional license during the period of provisional licensing 
55.22 	incurs (1) a conviction for a violation of section 169A.20, 169A.33, 169A.35, or sections 
55.23 	169A.50 to 169A.53, (2) a conviction for a crash-related moving violation, or (3) more 
55.24 	than one conviction for a moving violation that is not crash related, the person may not be 
55.25 	issued a driver's license until 12 consecutive months have expired since the date of the 
55.26 	conviction or until the person reaches the age of 18 years, whichever occurs first.
55.27 	(c)  For the first six months of provisional licensure, a provisional license holder may 
55.28 	not operate a motor vehicle carrying more than one passenger under the age of 20 years 
55.29 	who is not a member of the holder's immediate family. For the second six months, the 
55.30 	holder of the license may not operate a motor vehicle that is carrying more than three 
55.31 	passengers who are under the age of 20 years and who are not members of the holder's 
55.32 	immediate family.
55.33 	(d) For the first six months of provisional licensure, a provisional license holder 
55.34 	may operate a motor vehicle between the hours of midnight and 5:00 a.m. only when 
55.35 	the license holder is:
56.1 	(1) driving between the license holder's home and place of employment;
56.2 	(2) driving between the license holder's home and a school event for which the 
56.3 	school has not provided transportation;
56.4 	(3) driving for employment purposes; or
56.5 	(4) accompanied by a licensed driver at least 25 years of age.

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

56.8 	Sec. 81. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 171.06, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
56.9 		Subd. 3.Contents of application; other information. (a) An application must:
56.10 	(1) state the full name, date of birth, sex, and either (i) the residence address of the 
56.11 	applicant, or (ii) designated address under section 5B.05;
56.12 	(2) as may be required by the commissioner, contain a description of the applicant 
56.13 	and any other facts pertaining to the applicant, the applicant's driving privileges, and the 
56.14 	applicant's ability to operate a motor vehicle with safety;
56.15 	(3) state:
56.16 	(i) the applicant's Social Security number; or
56.17 	(ii) if the applicant does not have a Social Security number and is applying for a 
56.18 	Minnesota identification card, instruction permit, or class D provisional or driver's license, 
56.19 	that the applicant certifies that the applicant does not have a Social Security number;
56.20 	(4) contain a space where the applicant may indicate a desire to make an anatomical 
56.21 	gift according to paragraph (b); and
56.22 	(5) contain a notification to the applicant of the availability of a living will/health 
56.23 	care directive designation on the license under section  171.07, subdivision 7. 
56.24 	(b) If the applicant does not indicate a desire to make an anatomical gift when 
56.25 	the application is made, the applicant must be offered a donor document in accordance 
56.26 	with section  171.07, subdivision 5. The application must contain statements sufficient 
56.27 	to comply with the requirements of the Uniform Anatomical Gift Act (1987), sections  
56.28 	525.921 to  525.9224, so that execution of the application or donor document will make 
56.29 	the anatomical gift as provided in section  171.07, subdivision 5, for those indicating a 
56.30 	desire to make an anatomical gift. The application must be accompanied by information 
56.31 	describing Minnesota laws regarding anatomical gifts and the need for and benefits of 
56.32 	anatomical gifts, and the legal implications of making an anatomical gift, including the 
56.33 	law governing revocation of anatomical gifts. The commissioner shall distribute a notice 
56.34 	that must accompany all applications for and renewals of a driver's license or Minnesota 
56.35 	identification card. The notice must be prepared in conjunction with a Minnesota organ 
57.1 	procurement organization that is certified by the federal Department of Health and Human 
57.2 	Services and must include: 
57.3 	(1) a statement that provides a fair and reasonable description of the organ donation 
57.4 	process, the care of the donor body after death, and the importance of informing family 
57.5 	members of the donation decision; and
57.6 	(2) a telephone number in a certified Minnesota organ procurement organization that 
57.7 	may be called with respect to questions regarding anatomical gifts.
57.8 	(c) The application must be accompanied also by information containing relevant 
57.9 	facts relating to:
57.10 	(1) the effect of alcohol on driving ability;
57.11 	(2) the effect of mixing alcohol with drugs;
57.12 	(3) the laws of Minnesota relating to operation of a motor vehicle while under the 
57.13 	influence of alcohol or a controlled substance; and
57.14 	(4) the levels of alcohol-related fatalities and accidents in Minnesota and of arrests 
57.15 	for alcohol-related violations.

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

57.17 	Sec. 82. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 171.07, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
57.18 		Subdivision 1.License; contents. (a) Upon the payment of the required fee, the 
57.19 	department shall issue to every qualifying applicant a license designating the type or 
57.20 	class of vehicles the applicant is authorized to drive as applied for. This license must 
57.21 	bear a distinguishing number assigned to the licensee; the licensee's full name, and date 
57.22 	of birth, and; either (1) the licensee's residence address, or (2) the designated address 
57.23 	under section 5B.05; a description of the licensee in a manner as the commissioner deems 
57.24 	necessary; and the usual signature of the licensee. No license is valid unless it bears 
57.25 	the usual signature of the licensee. Every license must bear a colored photograph or an 
57.26 	electronically produced image of the licensee.
57.27 	(b) If the United States Postal Service will not deliver mail to the applicant's 
57.28 	residence address as listed on the license, then the applicant shall provide verification from 
57.29 	the United States Postal Service that mail will not be delivered to the applicant's residence 
57.30 	address and that mail will be delivered to a specified alternate mailing address. When an 
57.31 	applicant provides an alternate mailing address under this subdivision, the commissioner 
57.32 	shall use the alternate mailing address in lieu of the applicant's residence address for 
57.33 	all notices and mailings to the applicant.
57.34 	(c) Every license issued to an applicant under the age of 21 must be of a 
57.35 	distinguishing color and plainly marked "Under-21."
58.1 	(d) The department shall use processes in issuing a license that prohibit, as nearly as 
58.2 	possible, the ability to alter or reproduce a license, or prohibit the ability to superimpose a 
58.3 	photograph or electronically produced image on a license, without ready detection.
58.4 	(e) A license issued to an applicant age 65 or over must be plainly marked "senior" if 
58.5 	requested by the applicant.

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

58.7 	Sec. 83. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 171.07, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
58.8 		Subd. 3.Identification card; fee. (a) Upon payment of the required fee, the 
58.9 	department shall issue to every qualifying applicant a Minnesota identification card. The 
58.10 	department may not issue a Minnesota identification card to an individual who has a 
58.11 	driver's license, other than a limited license. The card must bear a distinguishing number 
58.12 	assigned to the applicant; a colored photograph or an electronically produced image of 
58.13 	the applicant; the applicant's full name, and date of birth, and; either (1) the licensee's 
58.14 	 residence address, or (2) the designated address under section 5B.05; a description of the 
58.15 	applicant in the manner as the commissioner deems necessary; and the usual signature of 
58.16 	the applicant.
58.17 	(b) If the United States Postal Service will not deliver mail to the applicant's 
58.18 	residence address as listed on the Minnesota identification card, then the applicant shall 
58.19 	provide verification from the United States Postal Service that mail will not be delivered 
58.20 	to the applicant's residence address and that mail will be delivered to a specified alternate 
58.21 	mailing address. When an applicant provides an alternate mailing address under this 
58.22 	subdivision, the commissioner shall use the alternate mailing address in lieu of the 
58.23 	applicant's residence address for all notices and mailings to the applicant.
58.24 	(c) Each identification card issued to an applicant under the age of 21 must be of a 
58.25 	distinguishing color and plainly marked "Under-21."
58.26 	(d) Each Minnesota identification card must be plainly marked "Minnesota 
58.27 	identification card - not a driver's license."
58.28 	(e) The fee for a Minnesota identification card is 50 cents when issued to a person 
58.29 	who is developmentally disabled, as defined in section 252A.02, subdivision 2; a 
58.30 	physically disabled person, as defined in section 169.345, subdivision 2; or, a person with 
58.31 	mental illness, as described in section 245.462, subdivision 20, paragraph (c).

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

58.33 	Sec. 84. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 171.13, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
59.1 		Subdivision 1.Examination subjects and locations; provisions for color 
59.2 	blindness, disabled veterans. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the 
59.3 	commissioner shall examine each applicant for a driver's license by such agency as the 
59.4 	commissioner directs. This examination must include a test of applicant's eyesight; ability 
59.5 	to read and understand highway signs regulating, warning, and directing traffic; knowledge 
59.6 	of traffic laws; knowledge of the effects of alcohol and drugs on a driver's ability to operate 
59.7 	a motor vehicle safely and legally, and of the legal penalties and financial consequences 
59.8 	resulting from violations of laws prohibiting the operation of a motor vehicle while under 
59.9 	the influence of alcohol or drugs; knowledge of railroad grade crossing safety; knowledge 
59.10 	of slow-moving vehicle safety; knowledge of laws relating to pupil transportation safety, 
59.11 	including the significance of school bus lights, signals, stop arm, and passing a school 
59.12 	bus; knowledge of traffic laws related to bicycles; an actual demonstration of ability to 
59.13 	exercise ordinary and reasonable control in the operation of a motor vehicle; and other 
59.14 	physical and mental examinations as the commissioner finds necessary to determine the 
59.15 	applicant's fitness to operate a motor vehicle safely upon the highways, provided, further 
59.16 	however, no driver's license shall be denied an applicant on the exclusive grounds that the 
59.17 	applicant's eyesight is deficient in color perception. Provided, however, that war veterans 
59.18 	operating motor vehicles especially equipped for disabled persons, shall, if otherwise 
59.19 	entitled to a license, be granted such license. The commissioner shall make provision for 
59.20 	giving these examinations either in the county where the applicant resides or at a place 
59.21 	adjacent thereto reasonably convenient to the applicant.

59.22 	Sec. 85. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 171.13, is amended by adding a subdivision 
59.23 	to read:
59.24 		Subd. 1i.Pupil transportation safety. The commissioner shall include in each 
59.25 	edition of the driver's manual a section relating to pupil transportation safety laws.

59.26 	Sec. 86. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 171.165, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
59.27 		Subd. 2.Implied consent revocation. The commissioner shall disqualify a person 
59.28 	from operating commercial motor vehicles for a revocation under section 169A.52 or a 
59.29 	statute or ordinance from another state or jurisdiction in conformity with it, in accordance 
59.30 	with for a period that is equivalent in duration under the driver disqualifications and 
59.31 	penalties in Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, part 383, subpart D, that pertain to a 
59.32 	conviction of being under the influence of alcohol or refusal to be tested.

60.1 	Sec. 87. [171.168] NOTIFICATION OF CONVICTION FOR VIOLATION BY 
60.2 	COMMERCIAL DRIVER.
60.3 	(a) Each person who operates a commercial motor vehicle, who has a commercial 
60.4 	driver's license issued by this state, and who is convicted of a criminal offense; of a serious 
60.5 	traffic violation, as defined in Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, section 383.5; or of 
60.6 	violating any other state or local law relating to motor vehicle traffic control, other than a 
60.7 	parking violation, in any type of motor vehicle in another state or jurisdiction, shall notify 
60.8 	the department's Division of Driver and Vehicle Services of the conviction. The person 
60.9 	shall notify the division within 30 days after the date that the person was convicted.
60.10 	(b) Each person who operates a commercial motor vehicle, who has a commercial 
60.11 	driver's license issued by this state, and who is convicted of violating, in any type of 
60.12 	motor vehicle, a Minnesota state or local law relating to motor vehicle traffic control, 
60.13 	other than a parking violation, shall notify the person's employer of the conviction. The 
60.14 	person shall notify the person's employer within 30 days after the date that the person was 
60.15 	convicted. If the person is not currently employed, the person shall notify the division 
60.16 	according to paragraph (a).
60.17 	(c) Notification to the division must be made in writing and contain the following 
60.18 	information:
60.19 	(1) the driver's full name; 
60.20 	(2) the driver's license number; 
60.21 	(3) the date of conviction; 
60.22 	(4) the specific criminal or other offense; serious traffic violation, as defined in Code 
60.23 	of Federal Regulations, title 49, section 383.5; and any other violation of state or local 
60.24 	law relating to motor vehicle traffic control, for which the person was convicted and 
60.25 	any suspension, revocation, or cancellation of certain driving privileges that resulted 
60.26 	from the conviction; 
60.27 	(5) an indication whether the violation was in a commercial motor vehicle; 
60.28 	(6) the location of the offense; and 
60.29 	(7) the driver's signature. 

60.30 	Sec. 88. [171.169] NOTIFICATION OF SUSPENSION OF LICENSE OF 
60.31 	COMMERCIAL DRIVER.
60.32 	Each employee, as defined in Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, section 383.5, 
60.33 	who has a Minnesota-issued driver's license suspended, revoked, or canceled by this 
60.34 	state or another state or jurisdiction, who loses the right to operate a commercial motor 
60.35 	vehicle in this state or another state or jurisdiction for any period, or who is disqualified 
61.1 	from operating a commercial motor vehicle for any period, shall notify the person's 
61.2 	employer of the suspension, revocation, cancellation, lost privilege, or disqualification. 
61.3 	The employee shall notify the employer before the end of the business day following 
61.4 	the day the employee received notice of the suspension, revocation, cancellation, lost 
61.5 	privilege, or disqualification. 

61.6 	Sec. 89. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 171.18, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
61.7 		Subdivision 1.Offenses. (a) The commissioner may suspend the license of a driver 
61.8 	without preliminary hearing upon a showing by department records or other sufficient 
61.9 	evidence that the licensee:
61.10 	(1) has committed an offense for which mandatory revocation of license is required 
61.11 	upon conviction;
61.12 	(2) has been convicted by a court for violating a provision of chapter 169 or 
61.13 	an ordinance regulating traffic, other than a conviction for a petty misdemeanor, and 
61.14 	department records show that the violation contributed in causing an accident resulting in 
61.15 	the death or personal injury of another, or serious property damage;
61.16 	(3) is an habitually reckless or negligent driver of a motor vehicle;
61.17 	(4) is an habitual violator of the traffic laws;
61.18 	(5) is incompetent to drive a motor vehicle as determined in a judicial proceeding;
61.19 	(6) has permitted an unlawful or fraudulent use of the license;
61.20 	(7) has committed an offense in another state that, if committed in this state, would 
61.21 	be grounds for suspension;
61.22 	(8) has committed a violation of section 169.444, subdivision 2, paragraph (a), 
61.23 	within five years of a prior conviction under that section;
61.24 	(9) has committed a violation of section 171.22, except that the commissioner may 
61.25 	not suspend a person's driver's license based solely on the fact that the person possessed a 
61.26 	fictitious or fraudulently altered Minnesota identification card;
61.27 	(10) has failed to appear in court as provided in section 169.92, subdivision 4;
61.28 	(11) has failed to report a medical condition that, if reported, would have resulted in 
61.29 	cancellation of driving privileges;
61.30 	(12) has been found to have committed an offense under section 169A.33; or
61.31 	(13) has paid or attempted to pay a fee required under this chapter for a license or 
61.32 	permit by means of a dishonored check issued to the state or a driver's license agent, 
61.33 	which must be continued until the registrar determines or is informed by the agent that the 
61.34 	dishonored check has been paid in full; or
62.1 	(14) who, as owner or owners of a vehicle whose taxes or fees required under 
62.2 	chapter 168, 168A, or 297B, were due, paid or attempted to pay, or had another person pay 
62.3 	or attempt to pay, the vehicle taxes or fees required under chapter 168, 168A, or 297B, 
62.4 	by means of a dishonored personal check issued to the state or a deputy registrar, which 
62.5 	must be continued until the registrar determines or is informed by the deputy registrar that 
62.6 	the dishonored check has been paid in full.
62.7 	However, an action taken by the commissioner under clause (2) or (5) must conform to 
62.8 	the recommendation of the court when made in connection with the prosecution of the 
62.9 	licensee.
62.10 	(b) The commissioner may not suspend the driver's license of an individual under 
62.11 	paragraph (a) who was convicted of a violation of section 171.24, subdivision 1, whose 
62.12 	license was under suspension at the time solely because of the individual's failure to 
62.13 	appear in court or failure to pay a fine.

62.14 	Sec. 90. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 171.24, is amended by adding a subdivision 
62.15 	to read:
62.16 		Subd. 1a.Driving after suspension for failure to appear or pay fines; 
62.17 	misdemeanor. A person is guilty of a misdemeanor if:
62.18 	(1) the person's driver's license or driving privilege has been suspended solely for 
62.19 	the purpose of unpaid fines or failure to appear in court;
62.20 	(2) the person has been given notice of or reasonably should know of the suspension; 
62.21 	and
62.22 	(3) the person disobeys the order by operating in this state any motor vehicle, the 
62.23 	operation of which requires a driver's license, while the person's license or privilege 
62.24 	is suspended.

62.25 	Sec. 91. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 171.29, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
62.26 		Subdivision 1.Examination required. No person whose driver's license has been 
62.27 	revoked by reason of conviction, plea of guilty, or forfeiture of bail not vacated, under 
62.28 	section 169.791, 169.797, or171.17, or 171.172, or revoked under section 169.792
62.29 	or 169A.52 shall be issued another license unless and until that person shall have 
62.30 	successfully passed an examination as required by the commissioner of public safety. 
62.31 	This subdivision does not apply to an applicant for early reinstatement under section 
62.32 	169.792, subdivision 7a.

62.33 	Sec. 92. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 171.321, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
63.1 		Subd. 5.Annual evaluation and license verification. (a) A school district, 
63.2 	nonpublic school, or private contractor shall provide in-service training annually to each 
63.3 	school bus driver.
63.4 	(b) A school district, nonpublic school, or private contractor shall annually verify 
63.5 	the validity of the driver's license of each employee who regularly transports students for 
63.6 	the district in a type A school bus, a type B school bus, a type C school bus, or type D 
63.7 	school bus, whether or not that bus is a multifunctional school activity bus, or regularly 
63.8 	transports students for the district in a type III vehicle with the National Driver Register 
63.9 	or with the Department of Public Safety.

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

63.11 	Sec. 93. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 174.02, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
63.12 		Subd. 2.Unclassified positions. The commissioner shall appoint a deputy 
63.13 	commissioner/chief engineer. The deputy commissioner/chief engineer must be licensed 
63.14 	as a professional engineer under Minnesota Statutes, section 326.02. The commissioner 
63.15 	may establish four three other positions in the unclassified service at the deputy and 
63.16 	assistant commissioner, assistant to commissioner, or personal secretary levels. No more 
63.17 	than two of these positions shall be at the deputy commissioner level.

63.18 	Sec. 94. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 174.03, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
63.19 		Subdivision 1.Statewide transportation plan; priorities; schedule of 
63.20 	expenditures. In order to best meet the present and future transportation needs of 
63.21 	the public, to insure a strong state economy, to make most efficient use of public and 
63.22 	private funds, and to promote the more efficient use of energy and other resources for 
63.23 	transportation purposes, the commissioner shall:
63.24 	(1) three months after notification that the department is ready to commence 
63.25 	operations and prior to the drafting of the statewide transportation plan, hold public 
63.26 	hearings as may be appropriate solely for the purpose of receiving suggestions for future 
63.27 	transportation alternatives and priorities for the state. The Metropolitan Council, regional 
63.28 	development commissions, and port authorities shall appear at the hearings and submit 
63.29 	information concerning transportation-related planning undertaken and accomplished by 
63.30 	these agencies. Other political subdivisions may appear and submit such information at 
63.31 	the hearings. These hearings shall be completed no later than six months from the date of 
63.32 	the commissioner's notification;
63.33 	(2) develop, adopt, revise, and monitor a statewide transportation plan, taking into 
63.34 	account the suggestions and information submitted at the public hearings held pursuant 
64.1 	to clause (1). The plan shall incorporate all modes of transportation and provide for the 
64.2 	interconnection and coordination of different modes of transportation. The commissioner 
64.3 	shall evaluate alternative transportation programs and facilities proposed for inclusion 
64.4 	in the plan in terms of economic costs and benefits, safety aspects, impact on present 
64.5 	and planned land uses, environmental effects, energy efficiency, national transportation 
64.6 	policies and priorities, and availability of federal and other financial assistance;
64.7 	(3) based upon the statewide transportation plan, develop statewide transportation 
64.8 	priorities and schedule authorized public capital improvements and other authorized 
64.9 	public transportation expenditures pursuant to the priorities. As permitted by the federal 
64.10 	surface transportation program and subject to available funding, the commissioner shall 
64.11 	give serious consideration to prioritizing for funding those trunk highway projects in 
64.12 	the metropolitan area, as defined in section 473.121, subdivision 2, that are consistent 
64.13 	with policies included in the Metropolitan Council's metropolitan development guide, 
64.14 	transportation policy plan, and regional development framework, and that have been 
64.15 	awarded funding through the federal surface transportation program. In responding to an 
64.16 	unforeseen, catastrophic event affecting the state transportation system, the commissioner 
64.17 	may, upon written notification to the chairs of the senate and house of representatives 
64.18 	committees with jurisdiction over transportation policy and finance, prioritize projects 
64.19 	without regard to availability of federal funding; and
64.20 	(4) complete the plan and priorities required by this subdivision no later than July 
64.21 	1, 1978. Upon completion of the plan and priorities, the commissioner shall prepare 
64.22 	and periodically revise, as necessary, the schedule of authorized public transportation 
64.23 	expenditures. The plan, priorities, and schedule are exempt from the provisions of the 
64.24 	Administrative Procedure Act.

64.25 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective January 1, 2009.

64.26 	Sec. 95. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 174.24, is amended by adding a subdivision 
64.27 	to read:
64.28 		Subd. 1a.Transit service needs implementation plan. The commissioner shall 
64.29 	develop a transit service needs implementation plan that contains a goal of meeting at 
64.30 	least 80 percent of unmet transit service needs in greater Minnesota by July 1, 2015, 
64.31 	and meeting at least 90 percent of unmet transit service needs in greater Minnesota by 
64.32 	July 1, 2025. The plan must include, but is not limited to, the following: an analysis of 
64.33 	ridership and transit service needs throughout greater Minnesota; a calculation of unmet 
64.34 	needs; an assessment of the level and type of service required to meet unmet needs; an 
64.35 	analysis of costs and revenue options; and, a plan to reduce unmet transit service needs as 
65.1 	specified in this subdivision. The plan must specifically address special transportation 
65.2 	service ridership and needs. The commissioner may amend the plan as necessary, and 
65.3 	may use all or part of the 2001 greater Minnesota public transportation plan created by the 
65.4 	Minnesota Department of Transportation.

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

65.6 	Sec. 96. [174.247] ANNUAL TRANSIT REPORT.
65.7 	(a) By February 15 annually, the commissioner shall submit a report to the legislature 
65.8 	on transit services outside the metropolitan area. The Metropolitan Council and any 
65.9 	public transit system receiving assistance under section 174.24 shall provide assistance 
65.10 	in creating the report, as requested by the commissioner.
65.11 	(b) The report must include, at a minimum, the following:
65.12 	(1) a descriptive overview of public transit in Minnesota;
65.13 	(2) a descriptive summary of funding sources and assistance programs;
65.14 	(3) a summary of each public transit system receiving assistance under section 
65.15 	174.24;
65.16 	(4) data that identifies use of volunteers in providing transit service;
65.17 	(5) financial data that identifies operating and capital costs, and funding sources, 
65.18 	for each public transit system and for each transit system classification under section 
65.19 	174.24, subdivision 3b;
65.20 	(6) a summary of progress with the transit service needs implementation plan under 
65.21 	section 174.24, subdivision 1a, including identification of any adjustments made to the 
65.22 	plan; and
65.23 	(7) a calculation of the amounts of surplus or insufficient funds available for (i) 
65.24 	paying the state share of transit operating costs under section 174.24, subdivision 3b, and 
65.25 	(ii) following the transit service needs implementation plan.

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

65.27 	Sec. 97. [174.37] ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON NONMOTORIZED 
65.28 	TRANSPORTATION.
65.29 		Subdivision 1.Purpose. (a) The commissioner of transportation shall establish 
65.30 	an advisory committee on nonmotorized transportation. The committee shall make 
65.31 	recommendations to the commissioner on items related to nonmotorized transportation, 
65.32 	including safety, education, and development programs. The committee shall review and 
66.1 	analyze issues and needs relating to operating nonmotorized transportation on public 
66.2 	rights-of-way, and identify solutions and goals for addressing identified issues and needs. 
66.3 	(b) For purposes of this section, "nonmotorized transportation" includes bicycling, 
66.4 	pedestrian activities, and other forms of nonmotorized transportation.
66.5 		Subd. 2.Members. The advisory committee must consist of the following members:
66.6 	(a) The commissioner of transportation shall appoint up to 18 public members, as 
66.7 	follows: one member from each of the department's seven greater Minnesota districts; 
66.8 	four members from the department's metropolitan district; and no more than seven 
66.9 	members at large. Each of the members at large must represent nonmotorized interests or 
66.10 	organizations.
66.11 	(b) The commissioners of each of the following state agencies shall appoint 
66.12 	an employee of the agency to serve as a member: administration, education, health, 
66.13 	natural resources, public safety, transportation, and pollution control. The chair of the 
66.14 	Metropolitan Council shall appoint an employee of the council to serve as a member. The 
66.15 	director of Explore Minnesota Tourism shall appoint an employee of the agency to serve 
66.16 	as a member. The division administrator of the Federal Highway Administration may 
66.17 	appoint an employee of the agency to serve as a member.
66.18 	(c) Members of the committee shall serve four-year terms.
66.19 		Subd. 3.Meetings. The commissioner of transportation's designee shall convene the 
66.20 	first meeting by January 15, 2009. The committee shall elect a chair from its membership, 
66.21 	and shall establish a meeting schedule and meet at least annually.
66.22 		Subd. 4.Reports. The committee shall issue an annual report to the commissioner 
66.23 	of transportation.
66.24 		Subd. 5.Expenses. Members of the advisory committee serve without 
66.25 	compensation, but members who are not employees of government agencies must 
66.26 	be reimbursed for expenses in the same manner and amount as authorized by the 
66.27 	commissioner's plan adopted under section 43A.18, subdivision 2. The commissioner of 
66.28 	transportation shall provide department staff support to the committee.
66.29 		Subd. 6.Expiration. Notwithstanding section 15.059, subdivision 5, the committee 
66.30 	expires June 30, 2014.

66.31 	Sec. 98. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 221.011, is amended by adding a subdivision 
66.32 	to read:
66.33 		Subd. 50.Out-of-service order. "Out-of-service order" has the meaning given it in 
66.34 	Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, section 383.5.

67.1 	Sec. 99. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 221.036, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
67.2 		Subdivision 1.Order. The commissioner may issue an order requiring violations 
67.3 	to be corrected and administratively assessing monetary penalties for a violation of 
67.4 	(1) section 221.021; (2) section 221.033, subdivision 2b; (3) section 221.151; (4) 
67.5 	section 221.171; (5) section 221.141; (6) a federal, state, or local law, regulation, rule, 
67.6 	or ordinance pertaining to railroad-highway grade crossings; or (6) (7) rules of the 
67.7 	commissioner relating to the transportation of hazardous waste, motor carrier operations, 
67.8 	insurance, or tariffs and accounting. An order must be issued as provided in this section. 

67.9 	Sec. 100. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 221.036, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
67.10 		Subd. 3.Amount of penalty; considerations. (a) The commissioner may issue an 
67.11 	order assessing a penalty of up to $5,000 for all violations of section 221.021; 221.141; 
67.12 	221.151; or 221.171, or rules of the commissioner relating to motor carrier operations, 
67.13 	insurance, or tariffs and accounting, identified during a single inspection, audit, or 
67.14 	investigation. 
67.15 	(b) The commissioner may issue an order assessing a penalty up to a maximum of 
67.16 	$10,000 for all violations of section 221.033, subdivision 2b, identified during a single 
67.17 	inspection or audit. 
67.18 	(c) In determining the amount of a penalty, the commissioner shall consider:
67.19 	(1) the willfulness of the violation;
67.20 	(2) the gravity of the violation, including damage to humans, animals, air, water, 
67.21 	land, or other natural resources of the state;
67.22 	(3) the history of past violations, including the similarity of the most recent violation 
67.23 	and the violation to be penalized, the time elapsed since the last violation, the number of 
67.24 	previous violations, and the response of the person to the most recent violation identified;
67.25 	(4) the economic benefit gained by the person by allowing or committing the 
67.26 	violation; and
67.27 	(5) other factors as justice may require, if the commissioner specifically identifies 
67.28 	the additional factors in the commissioner's order.
67.29 	(d) The commissioner shall assess a penalty of not less than $1,000 against a driver 
67.30 	who is convicted of a violation of an out-of-service order. The commissioner shall assess 
67.31 	a penalty of not more than $10,000 against an employer who knowingly allows or requires 
67.32 	an employee to operate a commercial motor vehicle in violation of an out-of-service order.
67.33 	in accordance with Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, section 383.53 against:
67.34 	(1) a driver who is convicted of a violation of an out-of-service order; 
68.1 	(2) an employer who knowingly allows or requires an employee to operate a 
68.2 	commercial motor vehicle in violation of an out-of-service order; or
68.3 	(3) an employer who knowingly allows or requires an employee to operate a 
68.4 	commercial motor vehicle in violation of a federal, state, or local law or regulation 
68.5 	pertaining to railroad-highway grade crossings.

68.6 	Sec. 101. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 221.221, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
68.7 		Subd. 2.Enforcement powers. Transportation program specialists and hazardous 
68.8 	material program specialists of the department have the powers conferred by law upon 
68.9 	police officers, only for the purpose purposes of enforcing:
68.10 	(1) enforcing this chapter, sections 169.781 to 169.783 relating to commercial 
68.11 	vehicle inspections, and sections 168D.05 and 168D.12 relating to motor carrier licenses 
68.12 	and trip permits,;
68.13 	(2) enforcing Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, parts 40 and 382, and; 
68.14 	(3) enforcing the applicable rules, orders, or directives of the commissioner of 
68.15 	transportation and the commissioner of revenue, issued under this chapter and chapter 
68.16 	168D or 296A, but for no other purpose, have the powers conferred by law upon police 
68.17 	officers. The powers include the authority to conduct;
68.18 	(4) enforcing the North American uniform out-of-service criteria and issuing 
68.19 	out-of-service orders, as defined in Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, section 383.5; 
68.20 	and
68.21 	(5) conducting  inspections at designated highway weigh stations or under other 
68.22 	appropriate circumstances. 

68.23 	Sec. 102. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 299A.705, subdivision 1, is amended to 
68.24 	read:
68.25 		Subdivision 1.Vehicle services operating account. (a) The vehicle services 
68.26 	operating account is created in the special revenue fund, consisting of all money from the 
68.27 	vehicle services fees specified in chapters 168 and, 168A, and 168D, and any other money 
68.28 	otherwise donated, allotted, appropriated, or legislated to this account.
68.29 	(b) Funds appropriated are available to administer vehicle services as specified in 
68.30 	chapters 168 and, 168A, and 168D, and section 169.345, including:
68.31 	(1) designing, producing, issuing, and mailing vehicle registrations, plates, emblems, 
68.32 	and titles;
68.33 	(2) collecting title and registration taxes and fees;
68.34 	(3) transferring vehicle registration plates and titles;
69.1 	(4) maintaining vehicle records;
69.2 	(5) issuing disability certificates and plates;
69.3 	(6) licensing vehicle dealers;
69.4 	(7) appointing, monitoring, and auditing deputy registrars; and
69.5 	(8) inspecting vehicles when required by law.

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

69.8 	Sec. 103. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 299D.03, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
69.9 		Subdivision 1.Members, powers, and duties. (a) The commissioner is hereby 
69.10 	authorized to employ and designate a chief supervisor, a chief assistant supervisor, and 
69.11 	such assistant supervisors, sergeants and officers as are provided by law, who shall 
69.12 	comprise the Minnesota State Patrol.
69.13 	(b) The members of the Minnesota State Patrol shall have the power and authority:
69.14 	(1) as peace officers to enforce the provisions of the law relating to the protection of 
69.15 	and use of trunk highways;
69.16 	(2) at all times to direct all traffic on trunk highways in conformance with law, and in 
69.17 	the event of a fire or other emergency, or to expedite traffic or to insure safety, to direct 
69.18 	traffic on other roads as conditions may require notwithstanding the provisions of law;
69.19 	(3) to serve search warrants related to criminal motor vehicle and traffic violations 
69.20 	and arrest warrants, and legal documents anywhere in the state;
69.21 	(4) to serve orders of the commissioner of public safety or the commissioner's duly 
69.22 	authorized agents issued under the provisions of the Driver's License Law, the Safety 
69.23 	Responsibility Act, or relating to authorized brake- and light-testing stations, anywhere 
69.24 	in the state and to take possession of any license, permit, or certificate ordered to be 
69.25 	surrendered;
69.26 	(5) to inspect official brake and light adjusting stations;
69.27 	(6) to make appearances anywhere within the state for the purpose of conducting 
69.28 	traffic safety educational programs and school bus clinics;
69.29 	(7) to exercise upon all trunk highways the same powers with respect to the 
69.30 	enforcement of laws relating to crimes, as sheriffs and police officers;
69.31 	(8) to cooperate, under instructions and rules of the commissioner of public 
69.32 	safety, with all sheriffs and other police officers anywhere in the state, provided that 
69.33 	said employees shall have no power or authority in connection with strikes or industrial 
69.34 	disputes;
69.35 	(9) to assist and aid any peace officer whose life or safety is in jeopardy;
70.1 	(10) as peace officers to provide security and protection to the governor, governor 
70.2 	elect, either or both houses of the legislature, and state buildings or property in the manner 
70.3 	and to the extent determined to be necessary after consultation with the governor, or a 
70.4 	designee. Pursuant to this clause, members of the State Patrol, acting as peace officers 
70.5 	have the same powers with respect to the enforcement of laws relating to crimes, as 
70.6 	sheriffs and police officers have within their respective jurisdictions;
70.7 	(11) to inspect school buses anywhere in the state for the purposes of determining 
70.8 	compliance with vehicle equipment, pollution control, and registration requirements;
70.9 	(12) as peace officers to make arrests for public offenses committed in their presence 
70.10 	anywhere within the state. Persons arrested for violations other than traffic violations 
70.11 	shall be referred forthwith to the appropriate local law enforcement agency for further 
70.12 	investigation or disposition.; and
70.13 	(13) to enforce the North American uniform out-of-service criteria and issue 
70.14 	out-of-service orders, as defined in Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, section 383.5.
70.15 	(c) The state may contract for State Patrol members to render the services described 
70.16 	in this section in excess of their regularly scheduled duty hours and patrol members 
70.17 	rendering such services shall be compensated in such amounts, manner and under such 
70.18 	conditions as the agreement provides.
70.19 	(d) Employees thus employed and designated shall subscribe an oath.

70.20 	Sec. 104. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 299D.06, is amended to read:
70.21 	299D.06 PATROL EMPLOYEES WHO ARE NOT TROOPERS.
70.22 	(a) Department personnel must be classified employees assigned to the Division of 
70.23 	State Patrol if they are employed to enforce:
70.24 	(1) laws relating to motor vehicle equipment; school bus equipment; drivers' 
70.25 	licenses; motor vehicle registration; motor vehicle size and weight; motor carrier 
70.26 	insurance, registration, and safety; and motor vehicle petroleum taxes;
70.27 	(2) Pollution Control Agency rules relating to motor vehicle noise abatement; and
70.28 	(3) laws relating to directing the movement of vehicles; and
70.29 	(4) the North American uniform out-of-service criteria and issue out-of-service 
70.30 	orders, as defined in Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, section 383.5.
70.31 	(b) Employees engaged in these duties, while actually on the job during their 
70.32 	working hours only, shall have power to:
70.33 	(1) issue citations in lieu of arrest and continued detention; and
70.34 	(2) prepare notices to appear in court for violation of these laws and rules, in the 
70.35 	manner provided in section 169.91, subdivision 3. 
71.1 	(c) They shall not be armed and, except as provided in this section, shall have none 
71.2 	of the other powers and privileges reserved to peace officers including the power to 
71.3 	enforce traffic laws and regulations.

71.4 	Sec. 105. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 325F.6641, subdivision 1, is amended to 
71.5 	read:
71.6 		Subdivision 1.Damage. (a) If a motor vehicle has sustained damage by collision 
71.7 	or other occurrence which exceeds 7060 percent of its actual cash value immediately 
71.8 	prior to sustaining damage, the seller must disclose that fact to the buyer, if the seller has 
71.9 	actual knowledge of the damage. The amount of damage is determined by the retail cost 
71.10 	of repairing the vehicle based on a complete written retail repair estimate or invoice, 
71.11 	exclusive of the actual cost incurred to repair, replace, or reinstall inflatable safety 
71.12 	restraints and other vehicle components that must be replaced due to the deployment 
71.13 	of the inflatable safety restraints.
71.14 	(b) The disclosure required under this subdivision must be made in writing on the 
71.15 	application for title and registration or other transfer document, in a manner prescribed 
71.16 	by the registrar of motor vehicles. The registrar shall revise the certificate of title form, 
71.17 	including the assignment by seller (transferor) and reassignment by licensed dealer 
71.18 	sections of the form, the separate application for title forms, and other transfer documents 
71.19 	to accommodate this disclosure. If the seller is a motor vehicle dealer licensed pursuant to 
71.20 	section 168.27, the disclosure required by this section must be made orally by the dealer to 
71.21 	the prospective buyer in the course of the sales presentation.
71.22 	(c) Upon transfer and application for title to a vehicle covered by this subdivision, 
71.23 	the registrar shall record the term "rebuilt" on the first Minnesota certificate of title and all 
71.24 	subsequent Minnesota certificates of title used for that vehicle.

71.25 	Sec. 106. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 325F.6641, subdivision 2, is amended to 
71.26 	read:
71.27 		Subd. 2.Form of disclosure. The disclosure required in this section must be made 
71.28 	in substantially the following form: "To the best of my knowledge, this vehicle has ..... 
71.29 	has not ..... sustained damage, exclusive of any costs to repair, replace, or reinstall air bags 
71.30 	and other components that were replaced due to deployment of air bags, in excess of 
71.31 	70 60 percent actual cash value."

71.32 	Sec. 107. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 357.021, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
72.1 		Subd. 6.Surcharges on criminal and traffic offenders. (a) Except as provided 
72.2 	in this paragraph, the court shall impose and the court administrator shall collect a $72 
72.3 	surcharge on every person convicted of any felony, gross misdemeanor, misdemeanor, or 
72.4 	petty misdemeanor offense, other than a violation of a law or ordinance relating to vehicle 
72.5 	parking, for which there shall be a $4 surcharge, and other than a violation of section 
72.6 	169.686, for which there shall be a $25 surcharge. In the Second Judicial District, the 
72.7 	court shall impose, and the court administrator shall collect, an additional $1 surcharge 
72.8 	on every person convicted of any felony, gross misdemeanor, misdemeanor, or petty 
72.9 	misdemeanor offense, including a violation of a law or ordinance relating to vehicle 
72.10 	parking, if the Ramsey County Board of Commissioners authorizes the $1 surcharge. The 
72.11 	surcharge shall be imposed whether or not the person is sentenced to imprisonment or the 
72.12 	sentence is stayed. The surcharge shall not be imposed when a person is convicted of a 
72.13 	petty misdemeanor for which no fine is imposed.
72.14 	(b) If the court fails to impose a surcharge as required by this subdivision, the court 
72.15 	administrator shall show the imposition of the surcharge, collect the surcharge, and 
72.16 	correct the record.
72.17 	(c) The court may not waive payment of the surcharge required under this 
72.18 	subdivision. Upon a showing of indigency or undue hardship upon the convicted person 
72.19 	or the convicted person's immediate family, the sentencing court may authorize payment 
72.20 	of the surcharge in installments.
72.21 	(d) The court administrator or other entity collecting a surcharge shall forward it 
72.22 	to the commissioner of finance.
72.23 	(e) If the convicted person is sentenced to imprisonment and has not paid the 
72.24 	surcharge before the term of imprisonment begins, the chief executive officer of the 
72.25 	correctional facility in which the convicted person is incarcerated shall collect the 
72.26 	surcharge from any earnings the inmate accrues from work performed in the facility 
72.27 	or while on conditional release. The chief executive officer shall forward the amount 
72.28 	collected to the commissioner of finance.

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

72.31 	Sec. 108. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 357.021, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
72.32 		Subd. 7.Disbursement of surcharges by commissioner of finance. (a) Except 
72.33 	as provided in paragraphs (b), (c), and (d), the commissioner of finance shall disburse 
72.34 	surcharges received under subdivision 6 and section 97A.065, subdivision 2, as follows:
73.1 	(1) one percent shall be credited to the game and fish fund to provide peace officer 
73.2 	training for employees of the Department of Natural Resources who are licensed under 
73.3 	sections 626.84 to 626.863, and who possess peace officer authority for the purpose of 
73.4 	enforcing game and fish laws;
73.5 	(2) 39 percent shall be credited to the peace officers training account in the special 
73.6 	revenue fund; and
73.7 	(3) 60 percent shall be credited to the general fund.
73.8 	(b) The commissioner of finance shall credit $3 of each surcharge received under 
73.9 	subdivision 6 and section 97A.065, subdivision 2, to the general fund.
73.10 	(c) In addition to any amounts credited under paragraph (a), the commissioner 
73.11 	of finance shall credit $44 of each surcharge received under subdivision 6 and section 
73.12 	97A.065, subdivision 2, and the $4 parking surcharge, to the general fund.
73.13 	(d) If the Ramsey County Board of Commissioners authorizes imposition of 
73.14 	the additional $1 surcharge provided for in subdivision 6, paragraph (a), the court 
73.15 	administrator in the Second Judicial District shall transmit the surcharge to the 
73.16 	commissioner of finance. The $1 special surcharge is deposited in a Ramsey County 
73.17 	surcharge account in the special revenue fund and amounts in the account are appropriated 
73.18 	to the trial courts for the administration of the petty misdemeanor diversion program 
73.19 	operated by the Second Judicial District Ramsey County Violations Bureau.
73.20 	(e) Notwithstanding paragraphs (b) and (c), the commissioner of finance shall 
73.21 	disburse the entire surcharge received under subdivision 6 for violations of section 
73.22 	169.686 as provided in paragraph (a).

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

73.25 	Sec. 109. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 473.13, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:
73.26 		Subd. 1a.Program evaluation. The budget procedure of the council must include a 
73.27 	substantive assessment and evaluation of the effectiveness of each significant program of 
73.28 	the council, with, to the extent possible, quantitative information on the status, progress, 
73.29 	costs, benefits, and effects of each program.  An assessment of progress towards meeting 
73.30 	transit goals for people with disabilities must be included, with required elements 
73.31 	including, but not limited to:
73.32 	(1) a description of proposed program enhancements;
73.33 	(2) an assessment of progress;
73.34 	(3) identification of the estimated total number of potential and actual riders who are 
73.35 	disabled;
74.1 	(4) an assessment of the level and type of service required to meet unmet ridership 
74.2 	needs; and
74.3 	(5) an analysis of costs and revenue options, including a calculation of the amounts 
74.4 	of surplus or insufficient funds available for achieving paratransit needs.
74.5 	The council shall transmit the evaluation to the legislature annually.

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

74.7 	Sec. 110. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 473.388, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
74.8 		Subd. 2.Replacement service; eligibility.  (a) The council may provide assistance 
74.9 	under the program to a statutory or home rule charter city or town or combination thereof, 
74.10 	that:
74.11 	(a) (1) is located in the metropolitan transit taxing district;
74.12 	(b) (2) is not served by the council bus service or is served only with council bus 
74.13 	routes which begin or end within the applying city or town or combination thereof; and
74.14 	(c) (3) has fewer than four scheduled runs of council bus service during off-peak 
74.15 	hours defined in section 473.408, subdivision 1. 
74.16 	(b) Eligible cities or towns or combinations thereof may apply on behalf of a transit 
74.17 	operator with whom they propose to contract for service.
74.18 	(c) The council may not provide assistance under this section to a statutory or home 
74.19 	rule charter city or town unless the city or town,:
74.20 	(i)(1) was receiving assistance under Minnesota Statutes 1982, section 174.265 by 
74.21 	July 1, 1984,;
74.22 	(ii)(2) had submitted an application for assistance under that section by July 1, 
74.23 	1984,; or
74.24 	(iii)(3) had submitted a letter of intent to apply for assistance under that section by 
74.25 	July 1, 1984, and submits submitted an application for assistance under this section by 
74.26 	July 1, 1988. A statutory or home rule charter city or town has an additional 12-month 
74.27 	extension if it notified the former regional transit board before July 1, 1988, that the city or 
74.28 	town is in the process of completing a transportation evaluation study that includes an 
74.29 	assessment of the local transit needs of the city or town.
74.30 	(d) Nothing in this section prevents a local governmental unit from providing public 
74.31 	transit service that extends outside of the metropolitan transit taxing district.
74.32 	(e) For purposes of this subdivision, "off-peak hours" means the time from 9:00 a.m. 
74.33 	to 3:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. until the last bus on Monday through Friday of each week, and 
74.34 	all day Saturday, Sunday, and holidays designated by the council.

75.1 	Sec. 111. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 473.446, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
75.2 		Subd. 2.Transit taxing district. The metropolitan transit taxing district is hereby 
75.3 	designated as that portion of the metropolitan transit area lying within the following 
75.4 	named cities, towns, or unorganized territory within the counties indicated:
75.5 	(a) Anoka County. Anoka, Blaine, Centerville, Columbia Heights, Coon Rapids, 
75.6 	Fridley, Circle Pines, Hilltop, Lexington, Lino Lakes, Spring Lake Park;
75.7 	(b) Carver County. Chanhassen, the city of Chaska;
75.8 	(c) Dakota County. Apple Valley, Burnsville, Eagan, Inver Grove Heights, Lilydale, 
75.9 	Mendota, Mendota Heights, Rosemount, South St. Paul, Sunfish Lake, West St. Paul;
75.10 	(d) Ramsey County. All of the territory within Ramsey County;
75.11 	(e) Hennepin County. Bloomington, Brooklyn Center, Brooklyn Park, Champlin, 
75.12 	Chanhassen, Crystal, Deephaven, Eden Prairie, Edina, Excelsior, Golden Valley, 
75.13 	Greenwood, Hopkins, Long Lake, Maple Grove, Medicine Lake, Minneapolis, 
75.14 	Minnetonka, Minnetonka Beach, Mound, New Hope, Orono, Osseo, Plymouth, Richfield, 
75.15 	Robbinsdale, St. Anthony, St. Louis Park, Shorewood, Spring Park, Tonka Bay, Wayzata, 
75.16 	Woodland, the unorganized territory of Hennepin County;
75.17 	(f) Scott County. Prior Lake, Savage, Shakopee;
75.18 	(g) Washington County. Baytown, the city of Stillwater, White Bear Lake, Bayport, 
75.19 	Birchwood, Cottage Grove, Dellwood, Lake Elmo, Landfall, Mahtomedi, Newport, 
75.20 	Oakdale, Oak Park Heights, Pine Springs, St. Paul Park, Willernie, Woodbury means the 
75.21 	metropolitan area.
75.22 	The Metropolitan Council in its sole discretion may provide transit service by 
75.23 	contract beyond the boundaries of the metropolitan transit taxing district or to cities and 
75.24 	towns within the taxing district which are receiving financial assistance under section 
75.25 	473.388, upon petition therefor by an interested city, township or political subdivision 
75.26 	within the metropolitan transit area. The Metropolitan Council may establish such 
75.27 	terms and conditions as it deems necessary and advisable for providing the transit 
75.28 	service, including such combination of fares and direct payments by the petitioner as 
75.29 	will compensate the council for the full capital and operating cost of the service and the 
75.30 	related administrative activities of the council. The amount of the levy made by any 
75.31 	municipality to pay for the service shall be disregarded when calculation of levies subject 
75.32 	to limitations is made, provided that cities and towns receiving financial assistance under 
75.33 	section 473.388 shall not make a special levy under this subdivision without having first 
75.34 	exhausted the available local transit funds as defined in section 473.388. The council shall 
75.35 	not be obligated to extend service beyond the boundaries of the taxing district, or to cities 
76.1 	and towns within the taxing district which are receiving financial assistance under section 
76.2 	473.388, under any law or contract unless or until payment therefor is received. 

76.3 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for taxes payable in 2009 and 
76.4 	thereafter.

76.5 	Sec. 112. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 473.446, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
76.6 		Subd. 8.State review. The commissioner of revenue shall certify the council's levy 
76.7 	limitation under this section to the council by August 1 of the levy year. The council 
76.8 	must certify its proposed property tax levy under this section to the commissioner of 
76.9 	revenue by September 1 of the levy year. The commissioner of revenue shall annually 
76.10 	determine whether the property tax for transit purposes certified by the council for levy 
76.11 	following the adoption of its proposed budget is within the levy limitation imposed by 
76.12 	subdivisionssubdivision 1 and 1b. The commissioner shall also annually determine 
76.13 	whether the transit tax imposed on all taxable property within the metropolitan transit area 
76.14 	but outside of the metropolitan transit taxing district is within the levy limitation imposed 
76.15 	by subdivision 1a. The determination must be completed prior to September 10 of each 
76.16 	year. If current information regarding market valuation in any county is not transmitted to 
76.17 	the commissioner in a timely manner, the commissioner may estimate the current market 
76.18 	valuation within that county for purposes of making the calculations.

76.19 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for taxes payable in 2009 and 
76.20 	thereafter.

76.21 	Sec. 113. Laws 1976, chapter 199, section 14, subdivision 1, as amended by Laws 
76.22 	1984, chapter 572, section 3, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
76.23 		Subdivision 1. Safety regulation study. The commissioner of transportation, with 
76.24 	the cooperation of representatives of regional and local units of government and law 
76.25 	enforcement agencies, the state trail council, the Governor's trail advisory committee, the 
76.26 	commissioner of public safety, highway user groups and associations, and cycling groups 
76.27 	and associations shall review and analyze problems relating to the operation of bicycles on 
76.28 	the public roads and ways. 
76.29 	As part of this review and analysis the commissioner shall review the Minnesota 
76.30 	motor vehicle code to identify provisions which give motorists and bicyclists inadequate 
76.31 	guidelines where such traffic conflicts or which may be inconsistent or ambiguous when 
76.32 	applied to traffic situations involving special bicycle facilities within or adjacent to public 
76.33 	streets and highways. 
77.1 	No later than January 15, 1977 the commissioner shall report the results of this 
77.2 	review and analysis and recommendations for any necessary action to the legislative 
77.3 	committees having jurisdiction over the subject. 
77.4 	Following the completion of the study the advisory committee on bicycling formed 
77.5 	by the commissioner under this subdivision shall continue to function under that name in 
77.6 	an advisory capacity to make recommendations to the commissioners of transportation and 
77.7 	public safety and the legislature on bicycle safety and bicycle education and development 
77.8 	programs.

77.9 	Sec. 114. Laws 2002, chapter 393, section 85, is amended to read:
77.10 	Sec. 85. DAN PATCH COMMUTER RAIL LINE; PROHIBITIONS.
 77.11 		Subdivision 1. Definition. For purposes of this section, "Dan Patch commuter rail 
77.12 	line" means the commuter rail line between Northfield and Minneapolis identified in the 
77.13 	metropolitan council's transit 2020 master plan as the Dan Patch line. 
77.14 		Subd. 2. Metropolitan council; prohibitions. The metropolitan council must not 
77.15 	take any action or spend any money for study, planning, preliminary engineering, final 
77.16 	design, or construction for the Dan Patch commuter rail line. The council must remove 
77.17 	all references, other than references for historical purposes, to the Dan Patch commuter 
77.18 	rail line from any future revisions to the council's transportation development guide and 
77.19 	the council's regional transit master plan.
77.20 		Subd. 3. Commissioner of transportation. The commissioner of transportation 
77.21 	must not expend any money for study, planning, preliminary engineering, final design, 
77.22 	or construction for the Dan Patch commuter rail line. The commissioner must remove 
77.23 	all references, other than references for historical purposes, to the Dan Patch commuter 
77.24 	rail line from any future revisions to the state transportation plan and the commissioner's 
77.25 	commuter rail system plan.
77.26 		Subd. 4. Regional rail authorities. No regional rail authority may expend any 
77.27 	money for study, planning, preliminary engineering, final design, or construction for 
77.28 	the Dan Patch commuter rail line.

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

77.30 	Sec. 115. LAFAYETTE BRIDGE.
 77.31 	The commissioner of transportation shall ensure that design, construction, and 
77.32 	environmental documentation of the reconstruction or improvement of the Lafayette 
77.33 	Bridge segment of U.S. Highway 52 include bridge footings that will accommodate future 
77.34 	implementation of transit.

78.1 	Sec. 116. CREATION OF PLAN, REPORTS, AND ASSESSMENTS.
 78.2 	The Department of Transportation and the Metropolitan Council shall create the 
78.3 	plan, reports, and assessments required in Minnesota Statutes, sections 174.24, subdivision 
78.4 	1a; 174.247; and 473.1465 within current appropriation levels.

78.5 	Sec. 117. DEPUTY REGISTRAR OF MOTOR VEHICLES OFFICE MOVE.
 78.6 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 168.33; Minnesota Rules, parts 
78.7 	7406.0350 and 7406.0355, or successor rules; or any other rules adopted by the 
78.8 	commissioner of public safety limiting sites for the office of deputy registrar based on 
78.9 	(1) moving the deputy registrar office to a new location, (2) the distance to an existing 
78.10 	deputy registrar office, or (3) the annual volume of transactions processed by any deputy 
78.11 	registrar, the commissioner of public safety shall by May 31, 2008, grant a variance to the 
78.12 	State Bank of New Prague to move its office of deputy registrar within the limits of the 
78.13 	city of New Prague from Scott County to Le Sueur County, with full authority to function 
78.14 	as a registration and motor vehicle tax collection deputy registrar. All other provisions 
78.15 	regarding the operation of a deputy registrar of motor vehicles under Minnesota Statutes, 
78.16 	section 168.33, and Minnesota Rules, chapter 7406, apply to the office. The office move 
78.17 	must take place by December 31, 2008.

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

78.19 	Sec. 118. REPORT ON URBAN PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT.
 78.20 	By January 15, 2009, and on January 15 each year through 2014, the commissioner 
78.21 	of transportation, in conjunction with the Metropolitan Council, shall report to the chairs 
78.22 	and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over 
78.23 	transportation concerning the status of the state's participation in the urban partnership 
78.24 	agreement. The report must:
78.25 	(1) present the elements of congestion reduction strategies to be implemented under 
78.26 	the urban partnership agreement;
78.27 	(2) summarize average daily traffic and congestion levels on affected roadways;
78.28 	(3) summarize transit usage in affected corridors;
78.29 	(4) identify the costs of participation and the sources of funding secured or to be 
78.30 	secured;
78.31 	(5) include information on revenues and expenditures under the urban partnership 
78.32 	agreement;
78.33 	(6) summarize any user fees collected on I-35W high-occupancy vehicle and 
78.34 	dynamic shoulder lanes; and
79.1 	(7) recommend any further legislative action necessary for the successful 
79.2 	implementation and operation of the urban partnership agreement.

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

79.4 	Sec. 119. HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION IN ROCHESTER.
 79.5 	(a) The commissioner of transportation shall proceed without delay to issue to the 
79.6 	city of Rochester the necessary permits that allow the city to complete the construction 
79.7 	of a new interchange at marked Trunk Highway 52 and 65th Street NW in the city of 
79.8 	Rochester. The commissioner shall review the environmental documentation prepared 
79.9 	by the city in a timely manner and shall issue the necessary construction permits without 
79.10 	delay upon the issuance of a finding of no significant impact. The entire cost of the 65th 
79.11 	Street NW interchange design, right-of-way acquisition, and construction shall be the 
79.12 	responsibility of the city of Rochester.
79.13 	(b) The entire cost of the 55th Street NW interchange design, right-of-way 
79.14 	acquisition, and construction shall be the responsibility of the state.

79.15 	Sec. 120. U.S. OPEN SPECIAL TEMPORARY PERMITS.
 79.16 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) "Committee" means the 2008 U.S. Women's Open 
79.17 	Committee.
79.18 	(b) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of public safety.
79.19 		Subd. 2.Issuance and design. Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
79.20 	168.1293, upon the request of the committee, the commissioner shall issue to the 
79.21 	committee a minimum of 250 special temporary permits for use in connection with 
79.22 	the 2008 United States Golf Association Women's Open Championship. The special 
79.23 	temporary permits must be of a design approved by the commissioner after consultation 
79.24 	with the committee. The permits may be displayed only on a passenger vehicle, the use 
79.25 	of which has been donated for the open championship by the vehicle manufacturer. The 
79.26 	permits are valid from the date of issuance until July 4, 2008.
79.27 		Subd. 3.Fees. The commissioner shall collect a fee of $10 for each pair of special 
79.28 	temporary permits issued under this section. All fees received under this section must 
79.29 	be deposited in the special revenue fund and credited to the vehicle services operating 
79.30 	account.
79.31 		Subd. 4.Application. In requesting special temporary permits under this section, 
79.32 	the committee shall provide the following information to the commissioner at least 60 
79.33 	days before the start of the period for which the permits are requested:
79.34 	(1) the dates of the period for which the permits are requested;
80.1 	(2) the name, address, and telephone number of an authorized representative of 
80.2 	the committee;
80.3 	(3) the quantity of permits requested; and 
80.4 	(4) a certification that the insurance required under Minnesota Statutes, section 
80.5 	65B.49, subdivision 3, will be provided for each vehicle for which special temporary 
80.6 	permits are provided under this section.
80.7 		Subd. 5.Liability. If a parking violation citation is issued for a violation committed 
80.8 	by a driver of a vehicle displaying special temporary permits issued under this section, 
80.9 	the committee is liable for the amount of fine, penalty assessment, late payment penalty, 
80.10 	or cost of warrants issued in connection with the violation unless, within 15 days after 
80.11 	receiving knowledge of the violation, the committee provides to the issuing authority the 
80.12 	following information to the extent available: the driver's full name; home address; local 
80.13 	address, if any; license number; and employer's name and address. If the committee 
80.14 	is relieved of liability under this subdivision, the person who committed the violation 
80.15 	remains liable for the violation.

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

80.17 	Sec. 121. ENGINE BRAKES; REGULATION BY MINNEAPOLIS.
 80.18 	Notwithstanding any other law or charter provision, the governing body of the city 
80.19 	of Minneapolis may by ordinance restrict or prohibit the use of an engine brake on motor 
80.20 	vehicles along Legislative Route No. 107, also known as marked Interstate Highway 394, 
80.21 	beginning at the South Penn Avenue interchange in the city of Minneapolis and thence 
80.22 	extending easterly to the terminus of marked Interstate Highway 394. Upon notification 
80.23 	to the commissioner of transportation by the city of Minneapolis, the commissioner of 
80.24 	transportation shall erect the appropriate signs, with the cost of the signs to be paid by the 
80.25 	city. For purposes of this section, "engine brake" means any device that uses the engine 
80.26 	and transmission to impede the forward motion of the motor vehicle by compression 
80.27 	of the engine.

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

80.29 	Sec. 122. ROAD CONSTRUCTION PROJECT CONTRACT AWARD.
 80.30 		Subdivision 1.Application. This section applies only to a cooperative road 
80.31 	construction project described as state project number 6915-129, located on Trunk 
80.32 	Highway No. 53, and certain intersecting and adjoining local roads.
81.1 		Subd. 2.Federal project funding. The commissioner of transportation shall make 
81.2 	all reasonable efforts, as promptly as possible, to obtain from the Federal Highway 
81.3 	Administration a commitment to provide federal-aid highway funding for the state and 
81.4 	local units of government involved in state project number 6915-129.
81.5 		Subd. 3.Local approval. The county of St. Louis and the cities of Duluth and 
81.6 	Hermantown shall execute all necessary documents, including cooperative construction 
81.7 	agreements.
81.8 		Subd. 4.Contract award. Upon receipt of all necessary documents signifying 
81.9 	participation of affected local government units, and receipt of assurance of federal-aid 
81.10 	highway funding for the project, the commissioner of transportation shall award a contract 
81.11 	for construction of the project to the lowest bidder among the bids that were submitted for 
81.12 	the project as described in the plans, standard specifications for construction, and special 
81.13 	provisions for state project number 6915-129 as represented in the bidding documents on 
81.14 	file in the office of the commissioner of transportation for advertisement for bids on May 
81.15 	16, 2008, and reflecting revised contract time, project staging, and modifications.
81.16 		Subd. 5.Contract execution. The lowest bidder may execute the awarded contract 
81.17 	no later than ten days after the contract is awarded. If the lowest bidder does not execute 
81.18 	the contract within ten days, and waives all claims arising out of any delays connected to 
81.19 	the award of the contract and occurring before execution of the contract, the commissioner 
81.20 	may readvertise for bids and award the contract as provided in Minnesota Statutes, 
81.21 	section 161.32.
81.22 		Subd. 6.Contract terms. The commissioner may amend the contract as provided 
81.23 	in the standard specifications for construction. The contract pay items described in the 
81.24 	awarded contract for state project number 6915-129 must retain the same unit price 
81.25 	specified in the lowest bid received on January 25, 2008, with a contract amount equal 
81.26 	to the product of the specified unit prices as bid on January 25, 2008, and the pay item 
81.27 	quantities. Pay items in the contract for state project number 6915-129 that are described 
81.28 	only in the bidding documents on file in the office of the commissioner of transportation 
81.29 	for advertisement on May 16, 2008, must be paid for as "extra work" as provided by 
81.30 	standard specification for construction number 1403.
81.31 		Subd. 7.Federal funding. The commissioner of transportation shall proceed 
81.32 	with state project number 6915-129, unless a final determination is made by the federal 
81.33 	government that costs of this project will not be reimbursed with federal-aid highway 
81.34 	funds.

81.35 	EFFECTIVE DATE. Subdivision 3 is effective the day after the governing bodies 
81.36 	of St. Louis County, the city of Duluth, and the city of Hermantown and their chief clerical 
82.1 	officers comply with Minnesota Statutes, section 645.021, subdivisions 2 and 3. The 
82.2 	remaining subdivisions in this section are effective the day following final enactment.

82.3 	Sec. 123. HIGHWAY CHANGES; REPEALERS; EFFECTIVE DATES; 
82.4 	REVISOR INSTRUCTIONS.
 82.5 		Subdivision 1.Legislative Route No. 295 removed. (a) Minnesota Statutes, 
82.6 	section 161.115, subdivision 226, is repealed effective the day after the commissioner of 
82.7 	transportation receives a copy of the agreement between the commissioner and the city of 
82.8 	St. Peter to transfer jurisdiction of Legislative Route No. 295 to the city of St. Peter and 
82.9 	notifies the revisor of statutes under paragraph (b).
82.10 	(b) The revisor of statutes shall delete the route identified in paragraph (a) from 
82.11 	Minnesota Statutes when the commissioner of transportation sends notice to the revisor in 
82.12 	writing that the conditions required to transfer the route are satisfied.
82.13 		Subd. 2.Legislative Route No. 335 removed. (a) Minnesota Statutes, section 
82.14 	161.115, subdivision 266, is repealed effective the day after the commissioner of 
82.15 	transportation receives a copy of the agreement between the commissioner and the city of 
82.16 	St. Peter to transfer jurisdiction of Legislative Route No. 335 to the city of St. Peter and 
82.17 	notifies the revisor of statutes under paragraph (b).
82.18 	(b) The revisor of statutes shall delete the route identified in paragraph (a) from 
82.19 	Minnesota Statutes when the commissioner of transportation sends notice to the revisor in 
82.20 	writing that the conditions required to transfer the route are satisfied.

82.21 	Sec. 124. INFRASTRUCTURE ADAPTATIONS.
 82.22 	The commissioner of transportation shall investigate and recommend opportunities 
82.23 	for infrastructure adaptations to accommodate the implementation of manure application 
82.24 	technologies that lessen impacts on roads and bridges.

82.25 	Sec. 125. REPORT ON OFFICE OF PUPIL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY.
 82.26 	By January 15, 2009, the commissioner of pupil transportation safety and the director 
82.27 	of pupil transportation safety must report to the chairs and ranking minority members of 
82.28 	the senate and house of representatives committees with jurisdiction over transportation 
82.29 	and education policy and finance concerning the Office of Pupil Transportation Safety, 
82.30 	including adequacy of funding, staffing levels, available technology to carry out the 
82.31 	requirements of Minnesota Statutes, section 169.435, and any recommended legislation to 
82.32 	improve the ability of the pupil transportation safety director to perform statutory duties.

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

83.1 	Sec. 126. COMPLETE STREETS.
 83.2 	The commissioner of transportation, in cooperation with the Metropolitan Council 
83.3 	and representatives of counties, statutory and home rule charter cities, and towns, shall 
83.4 	study the benefits, feasibility, and cost of adopting a complete streets policy applicable to 
83.5 	plans to construct, reconstruct, and relocate streets and roads that includes the following 
83.6 	elements:
83.7 	(1) safe access for all users, including pedestrians, bicyclists, motorists, and transit 
83.8 	riders;
83.9 	(2) bicycle and pedestrian ways in urbanized areas except where bicyclists and 
83.10 	pedestrians are prohibited by law, where costs would be excessively disproportionate, and 
83.11 	where there is no need for bicycle and pedestrian ways;
83.12 	(3) paved shoulders on rural roads;
83.13 	(4) safe pedestrian travel, including for people with disabilities, on sidewalks and 
83.14 	street crossings;
83.15 	(5) utilization of the latest and best design standards; and
83.16 	(6) consistency of complete streets plan with community context.
83.17 	The commissioner shall report findings, conclusions, and recommendations to 
83.18 	the senate Transportation Budget and Policy Division and the house of representatives 
83.19 	Transportation Finance Division and Transportation and Transit Policy Subcommittee by 
83.20 	December 5, 2008.

83.21 	Sec. 127. RIGHT-OF-WAY TRANSFERRED TO STATE RAIL BANK.
 83.22 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.281, 16B.282, 92.45, or any 
83.23 	other law to the contrary, the trunk highway right-of-way described in paragraph (b) is 
83.24 	hereby transferred to the state rail bank under Minnesota Statutes, section 222.63, being 
83.25 	a certain parcel of land located in the county of Otter Tail, state of Minnesota, being 
83.26 	more particularly described in paragraph (b).
83.27 	(b) All of Tracts A, B, and C described below:
83.28 	TRACT A
83.29 	That part of Government Lot 1 of Section 12, Township 132 North, Range 
83.30 	43 West, Otter Tail County, Minnesota, lying Northeasterly of the former 
83.31 	Southwesterly right-of-way line of the BNSF Railway Company (formerly the 
83.32 	St. Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba Railway Company);
83.33 	TRACT B
83.34 	A strip of land 150 feet in width, being 75 feet on each side of the former 
83.35 	centerline of the BNSF Railway Company (formerly the St. Paul, Minneapolis 
84.1 	and Manitoba Railway Company) across the SW1/4NW1/4 of Section 12, 
84.2 	Township 132 North, Range 43 West, Otter Tail County, Minnesota, said strip 
84.3 	extending from the South line to the West line of said SW1/4NW1/4; together 
84.4 	with that part of said SW1/4NW1/4 adjoining and Westerly of the above 
84.5 	described strip and Easterly of the Easterly right-of-way line of said railroad 
84.6 	company as located prior to 1888;
84.7 	TRACT C
84.8 	A strip of land 100 feet in width, being 50 feet on each side of the former 
84.9 	centerline of the BNSF Railway Company (formerly the St. Paul, Minneapolis 
84.10 	and Manitoba Railway Company) across the E1/2NE1/4 of Section 11, 
84.11 	Township 132 North, Range 43 West, Otter Tail County, Minnesota, said strip 
84.12 	extending from the East to the North line of said E1/2NE1/4;
84.13 	together with that part of Tract D described below:
84.14 	TRACT D
84.15 	A strip of land 100 feet in width, being 50 feet on each side of the former 
84.16 	centerline of the BNSF Railway Company (formerly the St. Paul, Minneapolis 
84.17 	and Manitoba Railway Company) across the E1/2 of Section 2, Township 132 
84.18 	North, Range 43 West, Otter Tail County, Minnesota;
84.19 	which lies Southeasterly of a line run parallel with and distant 135 feet Southeasterly of 
84.20 	Line 1 described below:
84.21 	LINE 1.
84.22 	Beginning at a point on the North and South Quarter line of said Section 2, 
84.23 	distant 1,060.11 feet North of the South Quarter corner thereof; thence run 
84.24 	Northeasterly at an angle of 72Â°36'15" (measured from North to East) from said 
84.25 	North and South Quarter line for 1,600 feet and there terminating;
84.26 	together with all right of access, being the right of ingress to and egress from that part of 
84.27 	Tract D hereinbefore described, not acquired herein, to the above described strip.

84.28 	Sec. 128. APPROPRIATION.
 84.29 	$1,000,000 is appropriated from the trunk highway fund to the commissioner 
84.30 	of public safety in fiscal year 2009 to implement and operate the Office of Pupil 
84.31 	Transportation Safety.

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

85.1 	Sec. 129.  REPEALER.
 85.2 	Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 161.3426, subdivision 2; 168.123, subdivision 2a; 
85.3 	169.145; 169.446, subdivision 3; and 473.4461, are repealed.

85.4 	ARTICLE 2
85.5 	TRANSPORTATION DEVELOPMENT

85.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 161.081, subdivision 3, as amended by 
85.7 	Laws 2008, chapter 152, article 6, section 4, is amended to read:
85.8 		Subd. 3. Flexible highway account; turnback other accounts. (a) The flexible 
85.9 	highway account is created in the state treasury. Money in The account commissioner
85.10 	shall be used: 
85.11 	(1) annually transfer in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 and 2011, 100 percent of the 
85.12 	excess sum, as calculated in paragraph (i), and in fiscal years 2011 2012 and thereafter, 50 
85.13 	percent of the excess sum, as calculated in paragraph (i), for counties in the metropolitan 
85.14 	area, as defined in section 473.121, subdivision 4, but for the purposes of the calculation 
85.15 	cities of the first class will be excluded in the metropolitan area; and to the metropolitan 
85.16 	routes of regional significance account under subdivision 4; and
85.17 	(2) of expend the amount available in the flexible highway account less the amount, 
85.18 	after the transfer under clause (1), as determined by the commissioner under this section
85.19 	subdivision, for: 
85.20 	(i) restoration of former trunk highways that have reverted to counties or to statutory 
85.21 	or home rule charter cities, or for trunk highways that will be restored and subsequently 
85.22 	turned back by agreement between the commissioner and the local road authority; 
85.23 	(ii) safety improvements on county highways, municipal highways, streets, or town 
85.24 	roads; and 
85.25 	(iii) statewide routes of regional significance. 
85.26 	(b) For purposes of this subdivision, "restoration" means the level of effort required 
85.27 	to improve the route that will be turned back to an acceptable condition as determined 
85.28 	by agreement made between the commissioner and the county or city before the route 
85.29 	is turned back. 
85.30 	(c) The commissioner shall review the need for funds to restore highways that have 
85.31 	been or will be turned back. The commissioner shall determine, on a biennial basis, the 
85.32 	percentage of funds in the flexible highway account to be distributed to each district, 
85.33 	and within each district the percentage to be used for each of the purposes specified in 
85.34 	paragraph (a), clause (2). Money in the account may be used for safety improvements 
85.35 	and routes of regional significance only after money is set aside to restore the identified 
86.1 	turnbacks. The commissioner shall make these determinations only after meeting and 
86.2 	holding discussions with committees selected by the statewide associations of both county 
86.3 	commissioners and municipal officials. The commissioner shall, to the extent feasible, 
86.4 	annually allocate 50 percent of the funds in the flexible highway account under paragraph 
86.5 	(a), clause (2), to the department's metropolitan district, and 50 percent to districts in 
86.6 	greater Minnesota. 
86.7 	(d) Money that will be used for the restoration of trunk highways that have reverted 
86.8 	or that will revert to cities must be deposited in the municipal turnback account, which is 
86.9 	created in the state treasury. 
86.10 	(e) Money that will be used for the restoration of trunk highways that have reverted 
86.11 	or that will revert to counties must be deposited in the county turnback account, which is 
86.12 	created in the state treasury. 
86.13 	(f) Money that will be used for safety improvements must be deposited in the 
86.14 	highway safety improvement account, which is created in the state treasury to be used 
86.15 	as grants to statutory or home rule charter cities, towns, and counties to assist in paying 
86.16 	the costs of constructing or reconstructing city streets, county highways, or town roads 
86.17 	to reduce crashes, deaths, injuries, and property damage. 
86.18 	(g) Money that will be used for statewide routes of regional significance must be 
86.19 	deposited in the statewide routes of regional significance account, which is created in 
86.20 	the state treasury, and used as grants to statutory or home rule charter cities, towns, and 
86.21 	counties to assist in paying the costs of constructing or reconstructing city streets, county 
86.22 	highways, or town roads with statewide or regional significance that have not been fully 
86.23 	funded through other state, federal, or local funding sources. 
86.24 	(h) As part of each biennial budget submission to the legislature, the commissioner 
86.25 	shall describe how the money in the flexible highway account will be apportioned among 
86.26 	the county turnback account, the municipal turnback account, the trunk highway fund for 
86.27 	routes turned back to local governments by agreement, the highway safety improvement 
86.28 	account, and the statewide routes of regional significance account. 
86.29 	(i) The excess sum is calculated as the sum of revenue within the flexible highway 
86.30 	account: 
86.31 	(1) attributed to that portion of the gasoline excise tax rate under section 296A.07, 
86.32 	subdivision 3, in excess of 20 cents per gallon, and to that portion of the excise tax rates 
86.33 	in excess of the energy equivalent of a gasoline excise tax rate of 20 cents per gallon 
86.34 	for E85 and M85 under section 296A.07, subdivision 3, and special fuel under section 
86.35 	296A.08, subdivision 2; 
87.1 	(2) attributed to a change in the passenger vehicle registration tax under section 
87.2 	168.013, imposed on or after July 1, 2008, that exceeds (i) the amount collected in fiscal 
87.3 	year 2008, multiplied by (ii) the annual average United States Consumer Price Index for 
87.4 	the calendar year previous to the current calendar year, divided by the annual average 
87.5 	United States Consumer Price Index for calendar year 2007; and 
87.6 	(3) attributed to that portion of the motor vehicle sales tax revenue in excess of the 
87.7 	percentage allocated to the flexible highway account in fiscal year 2007. 
87.8 	(j) For purposes of this subdivision, the United States Consumer Price Index 
87.9 	identified in paragraph (i), clause (2), is for all urban consumers, United States city 
87.10 	average, as determined by the United States Department of Labor. 

87.11 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 161.081, is amended by adding a subdivision 
87.12 	to read:
87.13 		Subd. 4.Metropolitan routes of regional significance account. (a) For purposes 
87.14 	of this subdivision, the following terms have the meanings given them:
87.15 	(1) "metropolitan area" has the meaning given in section 473.121, subdivision 4; and
87.16 	(2) "population" has the meaning given in section 477A.011, subdivision 3, except 
87.17 	that it excludes the three most populous cities in the metropolitan area.
87.18 	(b) The metropolitan routes of regional significance account is created in the state 
87.19 	treasury. Funds in the account are for allocation to metropolitan counties to assist in 
87.20 	paying the costs of construction, reconstruction, or maintenance of county highways with 
87.21 	statewide or regional significance that have not been fully funded through other state, 
87.22 	federal, or local funding sources.
87.23 	(c) The commissioner shall allocate funds in the account to counties in the 
87.24 	metropolitan area so that each county receives an amount proportional to the percentage 
87.25 	that its population, estimated or established by July 15 of the year prior to the current 
87.26 	calendar year, bears to the total population of the counties receiving funds under this 
87.27 	subdivision.

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

87.29 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 161.081, is amended by adding a subdivision 
87.30 	to read:
87.31 		Subd. 5.Excess sum. (a) For purposes of this section, "excess sum" means an 
87.32 	amount calculated by the commissioner as the sum of revenue within the flexible highway 
87.33 	account:
88.1 	(1) attributed to that portion of the gasoline excise tax rate under section 296A.07, 
88.2 	subdivision 3, in excess of 20 cents per gallon, and to that portion of the excise tax rates 
88.3 	in excess of the energy equivalent of a gasoline excise tax rate of 20 cents per gallon 
88.4 	for E85 and M85 under section 296A.07, subdivision 3, and special fuel under section 
88.5 	296A.08, subdivision 2; 
88.6 	(2) attributed to a change in the passenger vehicle registration tax under section 
88.7 	168.013, imposed on or after July 1, 2008, that exceeds (i) the amount collected in fiscal 
88.8 	year 2008, multiplied by (ii) the annual average United States Consumer Price Index for 
88.9 	the calendar year previous to the current calendar year, divided by the annual average 
88.10 	United States Consumer Price Index for calendar year 2007; and 
88.11 	(3) attributed to that portion of the motor vehicle sales tax revenue in excess of the 
88.12 	percentage allocated to the flexible highway account in fiscal year 2007. 
88.13 	(b) For purposes of this subdivision, the United States Consumer Price Index 
88.14 	identified in paragraph (a), clause (2), is for all urban consumers, United States city 
88.15 	average, as determined by the United States Department of Labor.

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

88.17 	Sec. 4. Laws 2008, chapter 152, article 1, section 6, is amended to read:
88.18 	Sec. 6. VALUE CAPTURE STUDY; APPROPRIATION.
 88.19 		Subdivision 1. Findings. The legislature finds that large public investments in state 
88.20 	transportation infrastructure, such as constructing freeway interchanges, new highways, 
88.21 	and rail transit stations, can result in surrounding private land and other property increasing 
88.22 	in value, sometimes by substantial amounts. The special assessment law, Minnesota 
88.23 	Statutes, chapter 429, provides a method for local governments to use similar private or 
88.24 	special benefits to help finance local streets, roads, and other transportation improvements. 
88.25 	However, the law does not provide the state with a similar financing mechanism and 
88.26 	the nature of a large state transportation project may suggest that alternative financing 
88.27 	mechanisms are more appropriate. 
88.28 		Subd. 2. Appropriation; study. $325,000 is appropriated from the general fund to 
88.29 	the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota for the Center for Transportation 
88.30 	Studies to complete a study to assess the public policy implications of financing new and 
88.31 	improved transportation infrastructure in Minnesota through capturing the value of the 
88.32 	benefits created, to prepare a report on its findings, and to conduct a series of workshops. 
88.33 	This is a onetime appropriation and is available in fiscal years 2008 and, 2009, and 2010. 
88.34 		Subd. 3. Report; workshops. The Center for Transportation Studies must report its 
88.35 	preliminary findings to the legislature by March 1, 2009, and must issue its full report 
89.1 	by July 1, 2009. The Center for Transportation must also offer a series of educational 
89.2 	workshops for elected officials during the summer and fall of 2009. 

89.3 	Sec. 5. Laws 2008, chapter 152, article 2, section 1, is amended to read:
89.4 	Section 1. [296A.083] DEBT SERVICE SURCHARGE. 
89.5 		Subdivision 1. Definitions. For purposes of this section, the following terms have 
89.6 	the meanings given them: 
89.7 	(1) "debt service" means the amount of principal and interest in each fiscal year 
89.8 	attributable to the trunk highway bonds authorized in this article; and 
89.9 	(2) "surcharge" means the rate imposed under this section on gasoline taxed under 
89.10 	section 296A.07, subdivision 3, clause (3), and includes a proportional rate for each type 
89.11 	of fuel taxed under sections 296A.07, subdivision 3, clauses (1) and (2), and 296A.08, 
89.12 	subdivision 2. 
89.13 		Subd. 2. Debt service forecast. On June 30, 2008, and each March 1 thereafter, the 
89.14 	commissioner of finance shall report to the commissioner of revenue on trunk highway 
89.15 	debt service. The report must include the annual amount of revenue from the surcharge 
89.16 	previously deposited in transferred to the trunk highway fund, and a forecast of the total 
89.17 	and annual amounts necessary to pay the remaining debt service. 
89.18 		Subd. 3. Surcharge rate. (a) By July 16, 2008, and each April 1 thereafter, the 
89.19 	commissioner of revenue shall calculate and publish a surcharge as provided in paragraphs 
89.20 	(b) and (c). The surcharge is imposed from August 1, 2008, through June 30, 2009, and 
89.21 	each new surcharge thereafter is imposed the following July 1 through June 30. 
89.22 	(b) For fiscal years 2009 through 2012, the commissioner shall set the surcharge as 
89.23 	specified in the following surcharge rate schedule. 

89.24	Surcharge Rate Schedule 
		
89.25
89.26	Fiscal Year 
	Rate (in cents 
per gallon) 
		
89.27	2009 
	0.5 
		
89.28	2010 
	2.1 
		
89.29	2011 
	2.5 
		
89.30	2012 
	3.0 
		
89.31 	(c) For fiscal year 2013 and thereafter, the commissioner shall set the surcharge at 
89.32 	the lesser of (1) 3.5 cents, or (2) an amount calculated so that the total proceeds from the 
89.33 	surcharge deposited in the trunk highway fund from fiscal year 2009 to the upcoming 
89.34 	fiscal year equals the total amount of debt service from fiscal years 2009 to 2039, and the 
89.35 	surcharge is rounded to the nearest 0.1 cent. 
90.1 		Subd. 4.Surcharge administration. The audit, assessment, appeal, collection, 
90.2 	enforcement, penalty, interest, refund and administrative provisions that apply to the taxes 
90.3 	in chapter 296A apply to the surcharge imposed by this section. The surcharge is not to be 
90.4 	used in calculating the credit in section 296A.16, subdivision 5.

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

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

90.7	Subd. 2. State Road Construction
 				1,717,694,000 
	
90.8 	(a) For the actual construction, 
90.9 	reconstruction, and improvement of 
90.10 	trunk highways, including design-build 
90.11 	contracts and consultant usage to support 
90.12 	these activities. This includes the cost 
90.13 	of actual payments to landowners for 
90.14 	lands acquired for highway rights-of-way, 
90.15 	payments to lessees, interest subsidies, and 
90.16 	relocation expenses. This appropriation is in 
90.17 	the following amounts: 
90.18 	(1) $417,694,000 in fiscal year 2009, and the 
90.19 	commissioner may use up to $71,008,000 of 
90.20 	this amount for program delivery; 
90.21 	(2) $500,000,000 in fiscal year 2010, and the 
90.22 	commissioner may use up to $85,000,000 of 
90.23 	this amount for program delivery; and 
90.24 	(3) $100,000,000 in each fiscal year for 
90.25 	fiscal years 2011 through 2018, and the 
90.26 	commissioner may use up to $17,000,000 of 
90.27 	the amount in each fiscal year for program 
90.28 	delivery. 
90.29 	(b) Of the amount in fiscal year 2009, 
90.30 	$40,000,000 is for construction of 
90.31 	interchanges and intersections involving 
90.32 	a trunk highway, where the interchange
90.33 	or intersection will promote economic 
91.1 	development, increase employment, relieve 
91.2 	growing traffic congestion, and promote 
91.3 	traffic safety. The amount under this 
91.4 	paragraph must be allocated 50 percent to 
91.5 	the department's metropolitan district, and 50 
91.6 	percent to districts in greater Minnesota. 
91.7 	(c) Of the amount in fiscal years 2009 
91.8 	and 2010, the commissioner shall use 
91.9 	$300,000,000 each year for predesign, 
91.10 	design, preliminary engineering, 
91.11 	right-of-way acquisition, reasonable 
91.12 	approaches, construction, reconstruction, 
91.13 	and maintenance of bridges in the trunk 
91.14 	highway bridge improvement program under 
91.15 	Minnesota Statutes, section 165.14. 
91.16 	(d) Of the total appropriation under this 
91.17 	subdivision, the commissioner shall use at 
91.18 	least $50,000,000 for accelerating transit 
91.19 	facility improvements on or adjacent to trunk 
91.20 	highways. 
91.21 	(e) Of the total appropriation under this 
91.22 	subdivision provided to the Department of 
91.23 	Transportation's district 7, the commissioner 
91.24 	shall first expend funds as necessary to 
91.25 	accelerate all projects that (1) are on a trunk 
91.26 	highway classified as a medium priority 
91.27 	interregional corridor, (2) are included in the 
91.28 	district's long-range transportation plan, but 
91.29 	are not included in the state transportation 
91.30 	improvement program or the ten-year 
91.31 	highway work plan, and (3) expand capacity 
91.32 	from a two-lane highway to a freeway 
91.33 	or expressway, as defined in Minnesota 
91.34 	Statutes, section 160.02, subdivision 19. The 
91.35 	commissioner shall establish as the highest 
92.1 	priority under this paragraph any project that 
92.2 	currently has a final environmental impact 
92.3 	statement completed. The requirement 
92.4 	under this paragraph does not change the 
92.5 	department's funding allocation process 
92.6 	or the amount otherwise allocated to each 
92.7 	transportation district. 

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

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

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

92.14 	Sec. 8. Laws 2008, chapter 152, article 3, section 8, is amended to read:
92.15 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 297A.815, is amended by adding a 
92.16 	subdivision to read: 
92.17 		Subd. 3. Motor vehicle lease sales tax revenue. (a) For purposes of this 
92.18 	subdivision, "net revenue" means an amount equal to: 
92.19 	(1) the revenues, including interest and penalties, collected under section 297A.815, 
92.20 	during the fiscal year; less 
92.21 	(2) the estimated reduction in individual income tax receipts and the estimated 
92.22 	amount of refunds paid out under section 290.06, subdivision 34, for the fiscal year. 
92.23 	(b) On or before June 30 of each fiscal year, the commissioner of revenue shall 
92.24 	estimate the amount of the revenues and subtraction under paragraph (a) for the current 
92.25 	fiscal year. 
92.26 	(c) On or after July 1 of the subsequent fiscal year, the commissioner of finance shall 
92.27 	transfer the net revenue as estimated in paragraph (b) from the general fund, as follows: 
92.28 	(1) 50 percent to the greater Minnesota transit account; and 
92.29 	(2) 50 percent to the county state-aid highway fund. Notwithstanding any other law 
92.30 	to the contrary, the commissioner of transportation shall allocate the funds transferred 
92.31 	under this clause to the counties in the metropolitan area, as defined in section 473.121, 
92.32 	subdivision 4, excluding the counties of Hennepin and Ramsey, so that each county shall 
92.33 	receive of such amount the percentage that its population, as defined in section 477A.011, 
93.1 	subdivision 3, estimated or established by July 15 of the year prior to the current calendar 
93.2 	year, bears to the total population of the counties receiving funds under this clause
93.3 	metropolitan routes of regional significance account under section 161.081, subdivision 4. 
93.4 	(d) For fiscal years 2010 and 2011, the amount under paragraph (a), clause (1), must 
93.5 	be calculated using the following percentages of the total revenues: 
93.6 	(1) for fiscal year 2010, 83.75 percent; and 
93.7 	(2) for fiscal year 2011, 93.75 percent. 

93.8 	Sec. 9. Laws 2008, chapter 152, article 4, section 2, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
93.9 		Subdivision 1. Definitions. For purposes of this section, the following terms have 
93.10 	the meanings given them: 
93.11 	(1) "metropolitan transportation area" means the counties participating in the joint 
93.12 	powers agreement under subdivision 3; 
93.13 	(2) "eligible county" means the county of Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, 
93.14 	Ramsey, Scott, or Washington; 
93.15 	(3) "committee" means the Grant Evaluation and Ranking System (GEARS) 
93.16 	Committee; 
93.17 	(4) "minimum guarantee county" means any metropolitan county or eligible county 
93.18 	that is participating in the joint powers agreement under subdivision 3, whose proportion 
93.19 	of the annual sales tax revenue under this section collected within that county is less 
93.20 	than or equal to three percent; and 
93.21 	(5) "population" means the population, as defined in section 477A.011, subdivision 
93.22 	3, estimated or established by July 15 of the year prior to the calendar year in which 
93.23 	the representatives will serve on the Grant Evaluation and Ranking System Committee 
93.24 	established under subdivision 5. 

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

93.28 	Sec. 10. Laws 2008, chapter 152, article 6, section 7, is amended to read:
93.29 	Sec. 7. [398A.10] TRANSIT FUNDING.
93.30 		Subdivision 1. Capital costs. A county regional railroad authority may not 
93.31 	contribute more than ten percent of the capital costs of a light rail transit or commuter rail 
93.32 	project. This subdivision does not apply to a light rail transit project for which a county 
93.33 	regional railroad authority commits to providing an amount greater than ten percent of 
93.34 	the capital costs, if the commitment (1) is made before October 2, 2008, (2) is made as 
94.1 	part of an application for federal funds, and (3) is adjusted by the county regional railroad 
94.2 	authority to meet the requirements of this subdivision as part of the next scheduled federal 
94.3 	funding application for the project.
94.4 		Subd. 2. Operating and maintenance costs. A county regional railroad authority 
94.5 	may not contribute any funds to pay the operating and maintenance costs for a light rail 
94.6 	transit or commuter rail project. If a county regional railroad authority is contributing 
94.7 	funds for operating and maintenance costs on a light rail transit or commuter rail project 
94.8 	on the date of the enactment of this act, the authority may continue to contribute funds 
94.9 	for these purposes until January 1, 2009. 
94.10 		Subd. 3. Application. This section only applies if a county has imposed the 
94.11 	metropolitan transportation sales and use tax under section 297A.992. 

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