1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to transportation; requiring certain government purchases of electric 
1.3 	vehicles; regulating electric vehicle infrastructure; establishing incentives for 
1.4 	adoption and use of electric vehicles;amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, 
1.5 	sections 16C.135, by adding a subdivision; 160.93, subdivisions 4, 5, by adding a 
1.6 	subdivision; 169.011, by adding subdivisions; 216B.02, subdivision 4; 326B.106, 
1.7 	subdivision 4; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 
1.8 	325F; 471.
1.9 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.10 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 16C.135, is amended by adding a 
1.11 	subdivision to read:
1.12 		Subd. 4.Electric vehicle purchases. (a) For purposes of this subdivision, 
1.13 	"governing authority" means the commissioner of administration or another state agency, 
1.14 	as to agencies and departments of the state and the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota 
1.15 	State Colleges and Universities, as to Minnesota State Colleges and Universities.
1.16 	(b) A governing authority shall ensure that electric vehicles, as defined in section 
1.17 	169.011, subdivision 26a, constitute at least 25 percent of all purchases made by the 
1.18 	authority on or after July 1, 2012, of passenger automobiles, as defined in section 168.002, 
1.19 	subdivision 24. This paragraph applies  to all commissioners of a state agency, and to all 
1.20 	passenger automobiles purchased regardless of use, including but not limited to, purchases 
1.21 	for a central motor pool or on behalf of another agency or unit of government.
1.22 	(c) On or after July 1, 2012, until July 1, 2022, when purchasing a vehicle that is a 
1.23 	pickup truck, as defined in section 169.011, subdivision 31, a governing authority shall, to 
1.24 	the extent possible, purchase vehicles manufactured in Minnesota.
1.25 	(d)  In calculating the percentage under paragraph (b), and in meeting the requirement 
1.26 	under paragraph (c), a governing authority may exclude a vehicle purchased if (1) an 
2.1 	electric vehicle is not available at similar cost to a comparable vehicle, or (2) no electric 
2.2 	vehicle is capable of carrying out the purpose for which a vehicle is purchased.
2.3 	(e) In calculating similar cost under this subdivision, a governing authority must 
2.4 	include all expected costs of maintenance and operation of the vehicle, including 
2.5 	anticipated repair and fuel costs, over the expected period of ownership of the vehicle.

2.6 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 160.93, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
2.7 		Subd. 4. Prohibition. No person may operate a single-occupant vehicle in a 
2.8 	designated high-occupancy vehicle lane or dynamic shoulder lane except in compliance 
2.9 	with this section and the requirements of the commissioner. A person who violates 
2.10 	this subdivision is guilty of a petty misdemeanor and is subject to sections 169.89, 
2.11 	subdivisions 1, 2, and 4, and 169.891 and any other provision of chapter 169 applicable 
2.12 	to the commission of a petty misdemeanor traffic offense. 

2.13 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 160.93, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
2.14 		Subd. 5. Dynamic shoulder lanes. (a) The commissioner may designate dynamic 
2.15 	shoulder lanes on freeways. The commissioner may operate dynamic shoulder lanes 
2.16 	as priced lanes, general purpose lanes, high-occupancy vehicle lanes, or as shoulders 
2.17 	as defined in section 169.011, subdivision 74. The commissioner may prescribe the 
2.18 	conditions under which the lanes may be used. 
2.19 	(b) The commissioner may not operate a dynamic shoulder lane on marked Trunk 
2.20 	Highway 35W from its intersection with marked Trunk Highway 94 to its intersection 
2.21 	with marked Trunk Highway 62 as a general purpose lane. A dynamic shoulder lane along 
2.22 	this portion of marked Trunk Highway 35W may only be used by: 
2.23 	(1) a vehicle with more than one occupant; 
2.24 	(2) a single-occupant vehicle if (i) the fee under subdivision 1 is paid, or (ii) the 
2.25 	vehicle is an electric vehicle, as defined in section 169.011, subdivision 26a; 
2.26 	(3) a transit bus providing public transit, as defined in section 174.22, subdivision 
2.27 	7; and 
2.28 	(4) an authorized emergency vehicle, as defined in section 169.011, subdivision 3. 
2.29 	(c) The commissioner shall erect signs to indicate when the lanes may be used. 

2.30 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 160.93, is amended by adding a subdivision 
2.31 	to read:
2.32 		Subd. 6.Electric vehicle exemption. (a) For purposes of this section, "electric 
2.33 	vehicle" has the meaning given in section 169.011, subdivision 26a.
3.1 	(b) Notwithstanding subdivisions 1 and 5, and notwithstanding occupancy 
3.2 	requirements established for other vehicles, the commissioner may allow operators of 
3.3 	electric vehicles that bear decals, labels, or other identifiers under subdivision 7, regardless 
3.4 	of occupancy, to use any high-occupancy vehicle lane or dynamic shoulder lane on the 
3.5 	trunk highway system without payment of a fee.
3.6 	(c) A person may not operate an electric vehicle on any high-occupancy vehicle lane 
3.7 	or dynamic shoulder lane under paragraph (b) in violation of the requirements of the 
3.8 	commissioner, or without properly displaying a decal, label, or other identifier that has 
3.9 	been issued to that vehicle. Violation of this subdivision is a petty misdemeanor.
3.10 	(d) If the commissioner implements the authority under paragraph (b), the 
3.11 	commissioner may subsequently, on a finding that the use of the lanes by single-occupant 
3.12 	electric vehicles significantly increases congestion, violates federal law, or results in a 
3.13 	loss of federal funds: (1) withdraw one or more lanes from the program temporarily or 
3.14 	permanently; or (2) terminate the program.
3.15 		Subd. 7.Distinctive identifiers. (a) If the commissioner of transportation 
3.16 	implements the authority granted in subdivision 6, paragraph (b), the commissioner of 
3.17 	public safety shall design, specify placement of, and make available for issuance, for a fee 
3.18 	determined by the department to be sufficient to reimburse the department for the actual 
3.19 	costs incurred under this subdivision, distinctive decals, labels, or other identifiers that 
3.20 	clearly identify electric vehicles. The identifier must have reflected properties, bear a 
3.21 	unique number, and be visible to law enforcement. The unique number must be noted on 
3.22 	the vehicle's registration.
3.23 	(b) If the commissioner of transportation implements the authority granted in 
3.24 	subdivision 6, paragraph (b), the commissioner of public safety shall include a summary 
3.25 	of the provisions of subdivisions 6 and 7 on each motor vehicle renewal notice.
3.26 	(c) The commissioner of transportation may direct the commissioner of public 
3.27 	safety to discontinue the issuance of the distinctive labels, decals, or identifiers upon a 
3.28 	finding that the high-occupancy vehicle lanes and dynamic shoulder lanes are operating at 
3.29 	capacity or upon termination of the program.

3.30 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 169.011, is amended by adding a subdivision 
3.31 	to read:
3.32 		Subd. 26a.Electric vehicle. (a) "Electric vehicle" means a motor vehicle that is able 
3.33 	to be powered by an electric motor drawing current from rechargeable storage batteries, 
3.34 	fuel cells, or other portable sources of electrical current, and meets or exceeds applicable 
3.35 	regulations in Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, part 571, and successor requirements.
4.1 	(b) "Electric vehicle" includes:
4.2 	(1) a neighborhood electric vehicle;
4.3 	(2) a medium-speed electric vehicle; and
4.4 	(3) a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle.

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

4.6 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 169.011, is amended by adding a subdivision 
4.7 	to read:
4.8 		Subd. 54a.Plug-in hybrid electric vehicle. "Plug-in hybrid electric vehicle" 
4.9 	means an electric vehicle that (1) contains an internal combustion engine, and also allows 
4.10 	power to be delivered to the drive wheels by a battery-powered electric motor, (2) when 
4.11 	connected to the electrical grid via an electrical outlet, is able to recharge its battery, and 
4.12 	(3) has the ability to travel at least 20 miles powered substantially by electricity.

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

4.14 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 216B.02, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
4.15 		Subd. 4.Public utility. "Public utility" means persons, corporations, or other legal 
4.16 	entities, their lessees, trustees, and receivers, now or hereafter operating, maintaining, 
4.17 	or controlling in this state equipment or facilities for furnishing at retail natural, 
4.18 	manufactured, or mixed gas or electric service to or for the public or engaged in the 
4.19 	production and retail sale thereof but does not include (1) a municipality or a cooperative 
4.20 	electric association, organized under the provisions of chapter 308A, producing or 
4.21 	furnishing natural, manufactured, or mixed gas or electric service or; (2) a retail seller of 
4.22 	compressed natural gas used as a vehicular fuel which purchases the gas from a public 
4.23 	utility; or (3) a retail seller of electricity used to recharge a battery that powers an electric 
4.24 	vehicle, as defined in section 169.011, subdivision 26a, and that is not otherwise a public 
4.25 	utility under this chapter. Except as otherwise provided, the provisions of this chapter 
4.26 	shall not be applicable to any sale of natural, manufactured, or mixed gas or electricity 
4.27 	by a public utility to another public utility for resale. In addition, the provisions of this 
4.28 	chapter shall not apply to a public utility whose total natural gas business consists of 
4.29 	supplying natural, manufactured, or mixed gas to not more than 650 customers within a 
4.30 	city pursuant to a franchise granted by the city, provided a resolution of the city council 
4.31 	requesting exemption from regulation is filed with the commission. The city council 
4.32 	may rescind the resolution requesting exemption at any time, and, upon the filing of the 
4.33 	rescinding resolution with the commission, the provisions of this chapter shall apply to the 
5.1 	public utility. No person shall be deemed to be a public utility if it furnishes its services 
5.2 	only to tenants or cooperative or condominium owners in buildings owned, leased, or 
5.3 	operated by such person. No person shall be deemed to be a public utility if it furnishes 
5.4 	service to occupants of a manufactured home or trailer park owned, leased, or operated by 
5.5 	such person. No person shall be deemed to be a public utility if it produces or furnishes 
5.6 	service to less than 25 persons.

5.7 	Sec. 8. [325F.185] ELECTRIC VEHICLE INFRASTRUCTURE.
5.8 	Any electric vehicle infrastructure installed in this state must:
5.9 	(1) allow for utilization of the electric vehicle infrastructure by any make, model, 
5.10 	or type of electric vehicle capable of being charged via a 40-amp, 240-volt electrical 
5.11 	charging circuit; and
5.12 	(2) be capable of providing bidirectional charging, without significant upgrading, 
5.13 	once electrical utilities achieve the capability to draw electricity from electric vehicles 
5.14 	connected to the utility grid.

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

5.16 	Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 326B.106, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
5.17 		Subd. 4.Special requirements. (a) Space for commuter vans. The code must 
5.18 	require that any parking ramp or other parking facility constructed in accordance with the 
5.19 	code include an appropriate number of spaces suitable for the parking of motor vehicles 
5.20 	having a capacity of seven to 16 persons and which are principally used to provide 
5.21 	prearranged commuter transportation of employees to or from their place of employment 
5.22 	or to or from a transit stop authorized by a local transit authority. 
5.23 	(b) Smoke detection devices. The code must require that all dwellings, lodging 
5.24 	houses, apartment houses, and hotels as defined in section 299F.362 comply with the 
5.25 	provisions of section 299F.362. 
5.26 	(c) Doors in nursing homes and hospitals. The State Building Code may not 
5.27 	require that each door entering a sleeping or patient's room from a corridor in a nursing 
5.28 	home or hospital with an approved complete standard automatic fire extinguishing system 
5.29 	be constructed or maintained as self-closing or automatically closing. 
5.30 	(d) Child care facilities in churches; ground level exit. A licensed day care center 
5.31 	serving fewer than 30 preschool age persons and which is located in a belowground space 
5.32 	in a church building is exempt from the State Building Code requirement for a ground 
5.33 	level exit when the center has more than two stairways to the ground level and its exit. 
6.1 	(e) Family and group family day care. Until the legislature enacts legislation 
6.2 	specifying appropriate standards, the definition of dwellings constructed in accordance 
6.3 	with the International Residential Code as adopted as part of the State Building Code 
6.4 	applies to family and group family day care homes licensed by the Department of Human 
6.5 	Services under Minnesota Rules, chapter 9502. 
6.6 	(f) Enclosed stairways. No provision of the code or any appendix chapter of the 
6.7 	code may require stairways of existing multiple dwelling buildings of two stories or 
6.8 	less to be enclosed. 
6.9 	(g) Double cylinder dead bolt locks. No provision of the code or appendix chapter 
6.10 	of the code may prohibit double cylinder dead bolt locks in existing single-family homes, 
6.11 	townhouses, and first floor duplexes used exclusively as a residential dwelling. Any 
6.12 	recommendation or promotion of double cylinder dead bolt locks must include a warning 
6.13 	about their potential fire danger and procedures to minimize the danger. 
6.14 	(h) Relocated residential buildings. A residential building relocated within or 
6.15 	into a political subdivision of the state need not comply with the State Energy Code or 
6.16 	section 326B.439 provided that, where available, an energy audit is conducted on the 
6.17 	relocated building. 
6.18 	(i) Automatic garage door opening systems. The code must require all residential 
6.19 	buildings as defined in section 325F.82 to comply with the provisions of sections 325F.82 
6.20 	and 325F.83. 
6.21 	(j) Exit sign illumination. For a new building on which construction is begun 
6.22 	on or after October 1, 1993, or an existing building on which remodeling affecting 50 
6.23 	percent or more of the enclosed space is begun on or after October 1, 1993, the code must 
6.24 	prohibit the use of internally illuminated exit signs whose electrical consumption during 
6.25 	nonemergency operation exceeds 20 watts of resistive power. All other requirements in 
6.26 	the code for exit signs must be complied with. 
6.27 	(k) Exterior wood decks, patios, and balconies. The code must permit the decking 
6.28 	surface and upper portions of exterior wood decks, patios, and balconies to be constructed 
6.29 	of (1) heartwood from species of wood having natural resistance to decay or termites, 
6.30 	including redwood and cedars, (2) grades of lumber which contain sapwood from species 
6.31 	of wood having natural resistance to decay or termites, including redwood and cedars, or 
6.32 	(3) treated wood. The species and grades of wood products used to construct the decking 
6.33 	surface and upper portions of exterior decks, patios, and balconies must be made available 
6.34 	to the building official on request before final construction approval. 
6.35 	(l) Bioprocess piping and equipment. No permit fee for bioprocess piping may 
6.36 	be imposed by municipalities under the State Building Code, except as required under 
7.1 	section 326B.92 subdivision 1. Permits for bioprocess piping shall be according to section 
7.2 	326B.92 administered by the Department of Labor and Industry. All data regarding the 
7.3 	material production processes, including the bioprocess system's structural design and 
7.4 	layout, are nonpublic data as provided by section 13.7911.
7.5 	(m) Use of ungraded lumber. The code must allow the use of ungraded lumber in 
7.6 	geographic areas of the state where the code did not generally apply as of April 1, 2008, to 
7.7 	the same extent that ungraded lumber could be used in that area before April 1, 2008.
7.8 	(n) Electric vehicle battery charging infrastructure. For a new structure on which 
7.9 	construction is begun on or after January 1, 2012, or an existing structure on which 
7.10 	remodeling affecting 50 percent or more of the enclosed space is begun on or after January 
7.11 	1, 2012, the code must require that:
7.12 	(1) multifamily buildings have electrical vehicle charging systems installed 
7.13 	according to the electrical safety standards in section 326B.35, to the parking garage 
7.14 	sufficient to accommodate a 40-amp, 240-volt electric vehicle charging circuit for at least 
7.15 	ten percent of the individual parking spaces;
7.16 	(2) single family residences have a 40-amp, 240-volt circuit electrical vehicle 
7.17 	charging system installed according to the electrical safety standards in section 326B.35, 
7.18 	in either the garage or car parking area; and
7.19 	(3) parking facilities and commercial structures with integrated parking facilities 
7.20 	have electrical vehicle charging systems installed according to the electrical safety 
7.21 	standards in section 326B.35, sufficient to accommodate a 40-amp, 240-volt electric 
7.22 	charging circuit for at least ten percent of the individual parking spaces. The term "parking 
7.23 	facilities" as used in this paragraph includes lots, lanes, garages, ramps, or other structures 
7.24 	and accessories, including meters and other devices; such facilities may be surface 
7.25 	facilities or located above or under the ground.

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

7.27 	Sec. 10. [471.573] ELECTRIC VEHICLE INFRASTRUCTURE.
7.28 	A home rule charter or statutory city shall, to the extent practicable, expedite 
7.29 	the process of applying for and issuing permits for the installation of electric vehicle 
7.30 	infrastructure.
7.31 	For the purpose of this section, "electric vehicle infrastructure" has the meaning 
7.32 	given in section 116D.04, subdivision 12a.

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