1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to transportation; modifying or adding provisions relating to 
1.3 	transportation tax compliance and appropriations, transportation construction 
1.4 	impacts on business, rest areas, highways, bridges, special license plates, deputy 
1.5 	registrars, vehicles, impounds, towing, intersection gridlock, bus operation, 
1.6 	various traffic regulations, cargo tank vehicle weight exemptions, transportation 
1.7 	department goals and mission, a Minnesota Council of Transportation Access, a 
1.8 	Commuter Rail Corridor Coordinating Committee, railroad track safety, motor 
1.9 	carriers of railroad employees, airport authorities, property acquisition for 
1.10 	highways, transit, and town road interest extinguishment nullification; requiring 
1.11 	a report; making technical and clarifying changes; appropriating money;
1.12 	amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 161.14, by adding subdivisions; 
1.13 	165.14, subdivisions 4, 5; 168.002, by adding a subdivision; 168.123, by 
1.14 	adding a subdivision; 168.1293; 168.33, subdivision 2; 168B.06, subdivision 
1.15 	1; 168B.07, subdivision 3; 169.041, subdivision 5; 169.15; 169.306; 169.87, 
1.16 	by adding a subdivision; 174.01, subdivisions 1, 2; 174.02, subdivision 1a; 
1.17 	174.86, subdivision 5; 219.01; 221.012, subdivision 38, by adding a subdivision; 
1.18 	360.061, subdivision 3; 473.167, subdivision 2a; 473.411, subdivision 5; 514.18, 
1.19 	subdivision 1a; Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, sections 160.165; 161.14, 
1.20 	subdivision 62; 169.71, subdivision 1; 169.865, subdivision 1; Laws 2008, 
1.21 	chapter 287, article 1, section 122; Laws 2009, chapter 36, article 1, sections 1; 
1.22 	5, subdivisions 1, 3, 4; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, 
1.23 	chapters 160; 174; 221; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 169.041, 
1.24 	subdivisions 3, 4.
1.25 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.26 	ARTICLE 1
1.27 	TRANSPORTATION TAX COMPLIANCE

1.28 	Section 1. Laws 2009, chapter 36, article 1, section 1, is amended to read:

1.29	Section 1. SUMMARY OF APPROPRIATIONS.
 	
1.30 	The amounts shown in this section summarize direct appropriations, by fund, made 
1.31 	in this article.

2.1			2010
		2011
		Total
	
2.2
2.3	General
	$
	98,385,000
	$
	95,885,000
95,897,000
	$
	194,270,000
194,282,000
	
2.4	Airports
		21,909,000
		19,659,000
		41,568,000
	
2.5	C.S.A.H.
		496,786,000
		524,478,000
		1,021,264,000
	
2.6	M.S.A.S.
		134,003,000
		141,400,000
		275,403,000
	
2.7
2.8	Special Revenue
		49,038,000
		49,038,000
49,088,000
		98,076,000
98,126,000
	
2.92.10
	H.U.T.D.
		9,538,000
		9,838,000
9,945,000
		19,376,000
19,483,000
	
2.11
2.12	Trunk Highway
		1,264,921,000
		1,372,687,000
 1,372,496,000
		2,637,608,000
 2,637,417,000
	
2.13	Transit Assistance
		-0-
		72,000
		72,000
	
2.14
2.15	Total
	$
	2,074,580,000
	$
	2,212,985,000
2,213,035,000
	$
	4,287,565,000
4,287,615,000

2.16 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2010.

2.17 	Sec. 2. Laws 2009, chapter 36, article 1, section 5, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

2.18
2.19	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	152,478,000
	$
	152,578,000
152,628,000

2.20	Appropriations by Fund
	
2.21		2010
	2011
	
2.22
2.23	General
	7,959,000
	7,959,000
7,971,000
	
2.24
2.25	Special Revenue 
	49,038,000
	49,038,000
49,088,000
	
2.26
2.27	H.U.T.D.
	9,413,000
	9,713,000
9,820,000
	
2.28
2.29	Trunk Highway
	86,068,000
	85,868,000
 85,677,000
	
2.30	Transit Assistance
	-0-
	72,000
	
2.31 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
2.32 	purpose are specified in the following 
2.33 	subdivisions.

2.34 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2010.

2.35 	Sec. 3. Laws 2009, chapter 36, article 1, section 5, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

2.36	Subd.  3.State Patrol

2.37
2.38	(a) Patrolling Highways
		71,522,000
		71,522,000
71,331,000

3.1	Appropriations by Fund
	
3.2	General
	37,000
	37,000
	
3.3	H.U.T.D. 
	92,000
	92,000
	
3.4
3.5	Trunk Highway
	71,393,000
	71,393,000
71,202,000
	
3.6 	The base appropriation from the trunk 
3.7 	highway fund in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 
3.8 	is $71,393,000 for each fiscal year.

3.9	(b) Commercial Vehicle Enforcement
		7,996,000
		7,796,000
	
3.10 	This appropriation is from the trunk highway 
3.11 	fund.
3.12 	$800,000 the first year and $600,000 the 
3.13 	second year are for the Office of Pupil 
3.14 	Transportation Safety.

3.15	(c) Capitol Security
		3,113,000
		3,113,000
	
3.16 	This appropriation is from the general fund.
3.17 	The commissioner may not: (1) spend 
3.18 	any money from the trunk highway fund 
3.19 	for capitol security; or (2) permanently 
3.20 	transfer any state trooper from the patrolling 
3.21 	highways activity to capitol security.
3.22 	The commissioner may not transfer any 
3.23 	money: (1) appropriated for Department of 
3.24 	Public Safety administration, the patrolling of 
3.25 	highways, commercial vehicle enforcement, 
3.26 	or driver and vehicle services to capitol 
3.27 	security; or (2) from capitol security.

3.28	(d) Vehicle Crimes Unit
		-0-
		191,000

3.29	Appropriations by Fund
	
3.30	General
	-0-
	12,000
	
3.31	Transit Assistance
	-0-
	72,000
	
3.32	H.U.T.D.
	-0-
	107,000
	
3.33 	This appropriation is to investigate 
3.34 	registration tax and motor vehicle sales tax 
4.1 	liabilities from individuals and businesses 
4.2 	that currently do not pay all taxes owed and 
4.3 	illegal or improper activity related to sale, 
4.4 	transfer, titling, and registration of motor 
4.5 	vehicles. This initiative is expected to result 
4.6 	in new revenues for the biennium as follows:
4.7 	(1) $114,000 for the highway user tax 
4.8 	distribution fund;
4.9 	(2) $75,000 for the transit assistance fund; 
4.10 	and
4.11 	(3) $13,000 for the general fund.
4.12 	The general fund appropriation for fiscal year 
4.13 	2011 is a onetime appropriation.
4.14 	Notwithstanding the appropriation under 
4.15 	Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.88, 
4.16 	subdivision 2, $65,000 of the amount 
4.17 	appropriated in fiscal year 2011 is from the 
4.18 	metropolitan area transit account in the transit 
4.19 	assistance fund. The base appropriation from 
4.20 	the metropolitan area transit account in fiscal 
4.21 	years 2012 and 2013 is $250,000 for each 
4.22 	fiscal year.
4.23 	Notwithstanding the appropriation under 
4.24 	Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.88, 
4.25 	subdivision 1a, $7,000 of the amount 
4.26 	appropriated in fiscal year 2011 is from 
4.27 	the greater Minnesota transit account 
4.28 	in the transit assistance fund. The base 
4.29 	appropriation from the greater Minnesota 
4.30 	transit account in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 
4.31 	is $27,000 for each fiscal year.
4.32 	The base appropriation from the highway 
4.33 	user tax distribution fund in fiscal years 2012 
4.34 	and 2013 is $416,000 for each fiscal year.
5.1 	By February 1, 2015, the commissioner shall 
5.2 	submit a report to the house of representatives 
5.3 	and senate committees having jurisdiction 
5.4 	over transportation finance on the revenues 
5.5 	generated by the Vehicle Crimes Unit.

5.6 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2010.

5.7 	Sec. 4. Laws 2009, chapter 36, article 1, section 5, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

5.8	Subd. 4.Driver and Vehicle Services

5.95.10
	(a) Vehicle Services
		26,909,000
		27,209,000
27,259,000

5.11	Appropriations by Fund
	
5.12
5.13	Special Revenue
	18,973,000
	18,973,000
19,023,000
	
5.14	H.U.T.D. 
	7,936,000
	8,236,000
	
5.15 	The special revenue fund appropriation is 
5.16 	from the vehicle services operating account.
5.17 	Of the appropriation for fiscal year 2011 
5.18 	from the special revenue fund, $50,000 is 
5.19 	for assistance to the Vehicle Crimes Unit in 
5.20 	investigations as provided under subdivision 
5.21 	3, paragraph (d).

5.22	(b) Driver Services
		28,712,000
		28,712,000

5.23	Appropriations by Fund
	
5.24	Special Revenue
	28,711,000
	28,711,000
	
5.25	Trunk Highway
	1,000
	1,000
	
5.26 	The special revenue fund appropriation is 
5.27 	from the driver services operating account.

5.28 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2010.

6.1 	ARTICLE 2
6.2 	TRANSPORTATION POLICY

6.3 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 160.165, is amended to read:
6.4 	160.165 MITIGATING TRANSPORTATION CONSTRUCTION IMPACTS 
6.5 	ON BUSINESS.
6.6 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. For the purposes of this section, the following terms 
6.7 	have the meanings given:
6.8 	(1) "project" means construction work to maintain, construct, reconstruct, or 
6.9 	improve a street or highway or for a rail transit project;
6.10 	(2) "substantial business impacts" means impairment of road access, parking, or 
6.11 	visibility for one or more business establishments as a result of a project, for a minimum 
6.12 	period of one month; and
6.13 	(3) "transportation authority" means the commissioner, as to trunk highways; the 
6.14 	county board, as to county state-aid highways and county highways; the town board, as to 
6.15 	town roads; and statutory or home rule charter cities, as to city streets; the Metropolitan 
6.16 	Council, for rail transit projects located entirely within the metropolitan area as defined in 
6.17 	section 473.121, subdivision 2; and the commissioner, for all other rail transit projects.
6.18 		Subd. 2.Business liaison. (a) Before beginning construction work on a project, 
6.19 	a transportation authority shall identify whether the project is anticipated to include 
6.20 	substantial business impacts. For such projects, the transportation authority shall designate 
6.21 	an individual to serve as business liaison between the transportation authority and affected 
6.22 	businesses.
6.23 	(b) The business liaison shall consult with affected businesses before and 
6.24 	during construction to investigate means of mitigating project impacts to businesses. 
6.25 	The mitigation considered must include signage. The business liaison shall provide 
6.26 	information to the identified businesses before and during construction, concerning project 
6.27 	duration and timetables, lane and road closures, detours, access impacts, customer parking 
6.28 	impacts, visibility, noise, dust, vibration, and public participation opportunities.
6.29 		Subd. 3.Exception. This section does not apply to construction work in connection 
6.30 	with the Central Corridor light rail transit line that will connect downtown Minneapolis 
6.31 	and downtown St. Paul.

6.32 	EFFECTIVE DATE. Subdivision 1 is effective July 1, 2012. Subdivision 3 is 
6.33 	effective July 1, 2010.

7.1 	Sec. 2. [160.2755] PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES AT REST AREAS.
7.2 		Subdivision 1.Prohibited activities. It is unlawful at rest areas to:
7.3 	(1) dispose of travel-related trash and rubbish, except if depositing it in a designated 
7.4 	receptacle;
7.5 	(2) dump household or commercial trash and rubbish into containers or anywhere 
7.6 	else on site; or
7.7 	(3) drain or dump refuse or waste from any trailer, recreational vehicle, or other 
7.8 	vehicle except where receptacles are provided and designated to receive the refuse or 
7.9 	waste.
7.10 		Subd. 2.Penalty. Violation of this section is a petty misdemeanor.

7.11 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2010, and applies to acts 
7.12 	committed on or after that date.

7.13 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 161.14, subdivision 62, is 
7.14 	amended to read:
7.15 		Subd. 62.Clearwater County Veterans Memorial Highway. (a) The following 
7.16 	described route is designated the "Clearwater County Veterans Memorial Highway": that 
7.17 	portion of Legislative Route No. 168, marked on August 1, 2009, as Trunk Highway 200, 
7.18 	from its intersection with Clearwater County State-Aid Highway 37 39 to its intersection 
7.19 	with Legislative Route No. 169, marked on August 1, 2009, as Trunk Highway 92; and that 
7.20 	portion of Route No. 169 to its intersection with Clearwater County State-Aid Highway 5.
7.21 	(b) The commissioner shall adopt a suitable marking design to mark this highway 
7.22 	and erect appropriate signs, subject to section 161.139.

7.23 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 161.14, is amended by adding a subdivision 
7.24 	to read:
7.25 		Subd. 64.Veterans Memorial Highway. Legislative Route No. 31, signed as 
7.26 	Trunk Highway 200 as of the effective date of this section, from the border with North 
7.27 	Dakota to the city of Mahnomen, is designated as the "Veterans Memorial Highway." The 
7.28 	commissioner shall adopt a suitable design to mark this highway and erect appropriate 
7.29 	signs, subject to section 161.139.

7.30 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 161.14, is amended by adding a subdivision 
7.31 	to read:
7.32 		Subd. 65.Becker County Veterans Memorial Highway. Marked Trunk Highway 
7.33 	34, from its intersection with Washington Avenue in Detroit Lakes to its intersection with 
8.1 	County State-Aid Highway 39; and marked Trunk Highway 87, from its intersection 
8.2 	with County State-Aid Highway 33 to its intersection with County State-Aid Highway 
8.3 	39, is named and designated the "Becker County Veterans Memorial Highway." Subject 
8.4 	to section 161.139, the commissioner shall adopt a suitable marking design to mark this 
8.5 	highway and erect appropriate signs.

8.6 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 161.14, is amended by adding a subdivision 
8.7 	to read:
8.8 		Subd. 66.Granite City Crossing. The bridge over the Mississippi River on marked 
8.9 	Trunk Highway 23 in St. Cloud is designated "Granite City Crossing." The commissioner 
8.10 	of transportation shall adopt a suitable design to mark this bridge and erect appropriate 
8.11 	signs, subject to section 161.139.

8.12 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 165.14, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
8.13 		Subd. 4. Prioritization of bridge projects. (a) The commissioner shall classify all 
8.14 	bridges in the program into tier 1, 2, or 3 bridges, where tier 1 is the highest tier. Unless 
8.15 	the commissioner identifies a reason for proceeding otherwise, before commencing bridge 
8.16 	projects in a lower tier, all bridge projects within a higher tier must to the extent feasible 
8.17 	be selected and funded in the approved state transportation improvement program, at 
8.18 	any stage in the project development process, solicited for bids, in contract negotiation, 
8.19 	under construction, or completed. 
8.20 	(b) The classification of each tier is as follows: 
8.21 	(1) tier 1 consists of any bridge in the program that (i) has an average daily traffic 
8.22 	count that is above 1,000 and has a sufficiency rating that is at or below 50, or (ii) is 
8.23 	identified by the commissioner as a priority project; 
8.24 	(2) tier 2 consists of any bridge that is not a tier 1 bridge, and (i) is classified as 
8.25 	fracture-critical, or (ii) has a sufficiency rating that is at or below 80; and 
8.26 	(3) tier 3 consists of any other bridge in the program that is not a tier 1 or tier 2 bridge. 
8.27 	(c) By June 30, 2018, all tier 1 and tier 2 bridges originally included in the program 
8.28 	must be under contract for repair or replacement with a new bridge that contains a 
8.29 	load-path-redundant design, except that a specific bridge may remain in continued service 
8.30 	if the reasons are documented in the report required under subdivision 5. 
8.31 	(d) All bridge projects funded under this section in fiscal year 2012 or later must 
8.32 	include bicycle and pedestrian accommodations if both sides of the bridge are located in a 
8.33 	city or the bridge links a pedestrian way, shared-use path, trail, or scenic bikeway.
8.34 	Bicycle and pedestrian accommodations would not be required if:
9.1 	(1) a comprehensive assessment demonstrates that there is an absence of need for 
9.2 	bicycle and pedestrian accommodations for the life of the bridge; or
9.3 	(2) there is a reasonable alternative bicycle and pedestrian crossing within 
9.4 	one-quarter mile of the bridge project.
9.5 	All bicycle and pedestrian accommodations should enable a connection to any existing 
9.6 	bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure in close proximity to the bridge. All pedestrian 
9.7 	facilities must meet or exceed federal accessibility requirements as outlined in Title II of 
9.8 	the Americans with Disabilities Act, codified in United States Code, title 42, chapter 
9.9 	126, subchapter II, and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, codified in United 
9.10 	States Code, title 29, section 794.
9.11 	(e) The commissioner shall establish criteria for determining the priority of bridge 
9.12 	projects within each tier, and must include safety considerations as a criterion. 

9.13 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2010.

9.14 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 165.14, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
9.15 		Subd. 5. Statewide transportation planning report. In conjunction with each 
9.16 	update to the Minnesota statewide transportation plan, or at least every six years, the 
9.17 	commissioner shall submit a report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the 
9.18 	house of representatives and senate committees with jurisdiction over transportation 
9.19 	finance. The report must include: 
9.20 	(1) an explanation of the criteria and decision-making processes used to prioritize 
9.21 	bridge projects; 
9.22 	(2) a historical and projected analysis of the extent to which all trunk highway 
9.23 	bridges meet bridge performance targets and comply with the accessibility requirements 
9.24 	of Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, Public Law 101-336; 
9.25 	(3) a summary of bridge projects (i) completed in the previous six years or since the 
9.26 	last update to the Minnesota statewide transportation plan, and (ii) currently in progress 
9.27 	under the program; 
9.28 	(4) a summary of bridge projects scheduled in the next four fiscal years and included 
9.29 	in the state transportation improvement program; 
9.30 	(5) a projection of annual needs over the next 20 years; 
9.31 	(6) a calculation of funding necessary to meet the completion date under subdivision 
9.32 	4, paragraph (c), compared to the total amount of bridge-related funding available; and 
9.33 	(7) for any tier 1 fracture-critical bridge that is repaired but not replaced, an 
9.34 	explanation of the reasons for repair instead of replacement. 

10.1 	Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 168.002, is amended by adding a subdivision 
10.2 	to read:
10.3 		Subd. 31a.Special plates. Unless otherwise specified, "special plates" or "special 
10.4 	plate" means plates, or a single motorcycle plate, that are designed with wording or 
10.5 	graphics that differ from a regular Minnesota passenger automobile plate or motorcycle 
10.6 	plate.

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

10.8 	Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 168.123, is amended by adding a subdivision 
10.9 	to read:
10.10 		Subd. 2b.Eligibility; combat wounded plate. A member of the United States 
10.11 	armed forces who is serving actively in the military and who is a recipient of the purple 
10.12 	heart medal is also eligible for the license plate under subdivision 2, paragraph (e). The 
10.13 	commissioner of public safety shall ensure that information regarding the required proof 
10.14 	of eligibility for any applicant under this subdivision who has not yet been issued military 
10.15 	discharge papers is distributed to the public officials responsible for administering this 
10.16 	section. 

10.17 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2010.

10.18 	Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 168.1293, is amended to read:
10.19 	168.1293 CERTAIN SPECIAL PLATES; AUTHORIZATION, 
10.20 	DISCONTINUANCE.
10.21 		Subdivision 1.Definition. For purposes of this section and section 168.1297, the 
10.22 	following terms have the meanings given them:
10.23 	(1) "new special plate" or "proposed special plate" means a special plate authorized 
10.24 	by sections 168.12, subdivisions 2b and 2e; 168.1235; and 168.129, to have wording and 
10.25 	graphics that differ from a Minnesota passenger vehicle plate. that is not authorized under 
10.26 	this chapter and for which legislation authorizing the plate, including but not limited to a 
10.27 	bill or amendment, is introduced or presented to the legislature; and
10.28 	(2) "proximate special plate" means a special plate (i) authorized under section 
10.29 	168.12, subdivisions 2b and 2e; 168.1235; or 168.129; or (ii) authorized in law on or 
10.30 	after August 1, 2010.
10.31 		Subd. 1a.Establishment of plate. The commissioner may only establish a special 
10.32 	plate as authorized under this chapter. This requirement does not apply to alternative 
10.33 	or additional designs for a special plate.
11.1 		Subd. 2.Submissions to commissioner. (a) A person, legal entity, or other 
11.2 	requester, however organized, that plans to seek legislation establishing a new special
11.3 	plate, or is a proponent of a new special plate, shall submit the following information and 
11.4 	fee to the commissioner:
11.5 	(1) The requester shall submit a request for the special plate being sought, describing 
11.6 	the proposed special plate in general terms, the purpose of the plate, and the proposed fee 
11.7 	or minimum contribution required for the plate.
11.8 	(2) The requester shall submit the results of a scientific sample survey of Minnesota 
11.9 	motor vehicle owners that indicates that at least 10,000 motor vehicle owners intend 
11.10 	to purchase the proposed plate with the proposed fee or minimum contribution. The 
11.11 	requester's plan to undertake the survey must be reported to the commissioner before the 
11.12 	survey is undertaken. The survey must be performed independently of the requester by 
11.13 	another person or legal entity, however organized, that conducts similar sample surveys 
11.14 	in the normal course of business.
11.15 	(3) The requester shall submit an application fee of $20,000, to cover the cost of 
11.16 	reviewing the application for a new plate and developing the new special plate if authorized 
11.17 	by law. State funds may not be used to pay the application fee. This requirement does not 
11.18 	apply if legislation or a bill introduced to the legislature proposing the new special plate 
11.19 	contains a mechanism by which all costs incurred by the commissioner for development 
11.20 	and implementation of the plate are covered, provided that the application fee subsequently 
11.21 	does apply if such a mechanism is not enacted in the law authorizing the new special plate.
11.22 	(4) The requester shall submit a marketing strategy that contains (i) short-term and 
11.23 	long-term marketing plans for the requested plate, and (ii) a financial analysis showing 
11.24 	the anticipated revenues and the planned expenditures of any fee or contribution derived 
11.25 	from the requested plate.
11.26 	(b) The requester shall submit the information required under paragraph (a) to the 
11.27 	commissioner at least 120 days before the convening of the next regular legislative session 
11.28 	at which the requester will submit the proposal.
11.29 		Subd. 2a.Information for legislature. (a) Within 15 days of the introduction of a 
11.30 	bill proposing a new special plate, the commissioner shall submit a briefing to the chairs 
11.31 	and ranking minority members of the house of representatives and senate committees to 
11.32 	which the bill was referred. At a minimum, the briefing must:
11.33 	(1) summarize the requirements for a special plate under this section; and
11.34 	(2) identify which of the requirements have been met for the proposed special plate.
12.1 	(b) If a proposed special plate is a topic of discussion at a legislative committee 
12.2 	hearing, the commissioner shall make every reasonable effort to provide testimony. The 
12.3 	testimony must include the information required in the briefing under paragraph (a).
12.4 	(c) Notwithstanding section 3.195, the commissioner may submit the briefing under 
12.5 	paragraph (a) by submitting an electronic version rather than a printed version.
12.6 		Subd. 3.Design; redesign. (a) If the proposed new special plate sought by the 
12.7 	requester is approved by law, the requester shall submit the proposed design for the plate 
12.8 	to the commissioner as soon as practicable, but not later than 120 days after the effective 
12.9 	date of the law authorizing issuance of the plate. The commissioner is responsible for 
12.10 	selecting the final design for the special plate.
12.11 	(b) The requester that originally requested a new special plate subsequently approved 
12.12 	by law may not submit a new design for the plate within the five years following the date 
12.13 	of first issuance of the plate unless the inventory of those plates has been exhausted. 
12.14 	The requester may deplete the remaining inventory of the plates by reimbursing the 
12.15 	commissioner for the cost of the plates.
12.16 		Subd. 4.Refund of fee. If the special plate requested is not authorized in the 
12.17 	legislative session at which authorization was sought, the commissioner shall, if 
12.18 	applicable, refund $17,500 of the application fee to the requester.
12.19 		Subd. 5.Discontinuance of plate. (a) The commissioner shall discontinue the 
12.20 	issuance or renewal of any proximate special plate authorized by sections 168.12, 
12.21 	subdivisions 2b and 2e; 168.1235; and 168.129, if (1) fewer than 1,000 sets of those 
12.22 	plates are currently registered at the end of the first six years during which the plates are 
12.23 	available, or (2) fewer than 1,000 sets of those plates are currently registered at the end of 
12.24 	any subsequent two-year period following the first six years of availability.
12.25 	(b) The commissioner shall discontinue the issuance or renewal of any proximate
12.26 	special plate authorized by sections 168.12, subdivisions 2b and 2e; 168.1235; 
12.27 	and 168.129, and distribution of any contributions resulting from that plate, if the 
12.28 	commissioner determines that (1) the fund or requester receiving the contributions no 
12.29 	longer exists, (2) the requester has stopped providing services that are authorized to be 
12.30 	funded from the contribution proceeds, (3) the requester has requested discontinuance, or 
12.31 	(4) contributions have been used in violation of subdivision 6.
12.32 	(c) Nothing in this subdivision applies to plates issued under section 168.123, 
12.33 	168.124, 168.125, 168.1251, or 168.1255.
12.34 	(d) Upon commencing discontinuance of a proximate special plate under this 
12.35 	subdivision, the commissioner (1) shall not issue the plate, including as a duplicate; and 
12.36 	(2) shall allow retention of any existing plate for the regular period. For purposes of this 
13.1 	paragraph, "regular period" may be, as appropriate, the period specified under section 
13.2 	168.12, subdivision 1; the time until issuance of a duplicate plate for that vehicle; or as 
13.3 	otherwise provided by law.
13.4 		Subd. 6.Use of contributions. Contributions made as a condition of obtaining a
13.5 	proximate special plate authorized by sections 168.12, subdivisions 2b and 2e; 168.1235; 
13.6 	and 168.129, and interest earned on the contributions, may not be spent for commercial or 
13.7 	for-profit purposes.
13.8 		Subd. 7.Deposit of fee; appropriation. The commissioner shall deposit the 
13.9 	application fee under subdivision 2, paragraph (a), clause (3), in the vehicle services 
13.10 	operating account of the special revenue fund under section 299A.705. An amount 
13.11 	sufficient to pay the department's cost in implementing and administering this section, 
13.12 	including payment of refunds under subdivision 4, is appropriated to the commissioner.

13.13 	Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 168.33, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
13.14 		Subd. 2.Deputy registrars. (a) The commissioner may appoint, and for cause 
13.15 	discontinue, a deputy registrar for any statutory or home rule charter city as the public 
13.16 	interest and convenience may require, without regard to whether the county auditor of 
13.17 	the county in which the city is situated has been appointed as the deputy registrar for the 
13.18 	county or has been discontinued as the deputy registrar for the county, and without regard 
13.19 	to whether the county in which the city is situated has established a county license bureau 
13.20 	that issues motor vehicle licenses as provided in section 373.32.
13.21 	(b) The commissioner may appoint, and for cause discontinue, a deputy registrar 
13.22 	for any statutory or home rule charter city as the public interest and convenience may 
13.23 	require, if the auditor for the county in which the city is situated chooses not to accept 
13.24 	appointment as the deputy registrar for the county or is discontinued as a deputy registrar, 
13.25 	or if the county in which the city is situated has not established a county license bureau 
13.26 	that issues motor vehicle licenses as provided in section 373.32. The individual appointed 
13.27 	by the commissioner as a deputy registrar for any statutory or home rule charter city must 
13.28 	be a resident of the county in which the city is situated.
13.29 	(c) The commissioner may appoint, and for cause discontinue, the county auditor of 
13.30 	each county as a deputy registrar.
13.31 	(d) Despite any other provision, a person other than a county auditor or a director 
13.32 	of a county license bureau, who was appointed by the registrar before August 1, 1976, 
13.33 	as a deputy registrar for any statutory or home rule charter city, may continue to serve 
13.34 	as deputy registrar and may be discontinued for cause only by the commissioner. The 
14.1 	county auditor who appointed the deputy registrars is responsible for the acts of deputy 
14.2 	registrars appointed by the auditor.
14.3 	(e) Each deputy, before entering upon the discharge of duties, shall take and 
14.4 	subscribe an oath to faithfully discharge the duties and to uphold the laws of the state.
14.5 	(f) If a deputy registrar appointed under this subdivision is not an officer or employee 
14.6 	of a county or statutory or home rule charter city, the deputy shall in addition give bond to 
14.7 	the state in the sum of $10,000, or a larger sum as may be required by the commissioner, 
14.8 	conditioned upon the faithful discharge of duties as deputy registrar.
14.9 	(g) Until January 1, 2012, A corporation governed by chapter 302A or 317A
14.10 	may be appointed a deputy registrar. Upon application by an individual serving as a 
14.11 	deputy registrar and the giving of the requisite bond as provided in this subdivision, 
14.12 	personally assured by the individual or another individual approved by the commissioner, 
14.13 	a corporation named in an application then becomes the duly appointed and qualified 
14.14 	successor to the deputy registrar. The appointment of any corporation as a deputy registrar 
14.15 	expires January 1,  2012. The commissioner shall appoint an individual as successor to 
14.16 	the corporation as a deputy registrar. The commissioner shall appoint as the successor 
14.17 	agent to a corporation whose appointment expires under this paragraph an officer of the 
14.18 	corporation if the officer applies for appointment before July 1,   2012.
14.19 	(h) Each deputy registrar appointed under this subdivision shall keep and maintain 
14.20 	office locations approved by the commissioner for the registration of vehicles and the 
14.21 	collection of taxes and fees on vehicles.
14.22 	(i) The deputy registrar shall keep records and make reports to the commissioner as 
14.23 	the commissioner requires. The records must be maintained at the offices of the deputy 
14.24 	registrar. The records and offices of the deputy registrar must at all times be open to the 
14.25 	inspection of the commissioner or the commissioner's agents. The deputy registrar shall 
14.26 	report to the commissioner by the next working day following receipt all registrations 
14.27 	made and taxes and fees collected by the deputy registrar.
14.28 	(j) The filing fee imposed under subdivision 7 must be deposited in the treasury of 
14.29 	the place for which appointed or, if not a public official, a deputy shall retain the filing fee, 
14.30 	but the registration tax and any additional fees for delayed registration the deputy registrar 
14.31 	has collected the deputy registrar shall deposit by the next working day following receipt 
14.32 	in an approved state depository to the credit of the state through the commissioner of 
14.33 	management and budget. The place for which the deputy registrar is appointed through its 
14.34 	governing body must provide the deputy registrar with facilities and personnel to carry out 
14.35 	the duties imposed by this subdivision if the deputy is a public official. In all other cases, 
14.36 	the deputy shall maintain a suitable facility for serving the public.

15.1 	Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 168B.06, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
15.2 		Subdivision 1.Written notice of impound. (a) When an impounded vehicle is 
15.3 	taken into custody, the unit of government or impound lot operator taking it into custody 
15.4 	shall give written notice of the taking within five days to the registered vehicle owner 
15.5 	and any lienholders.
15.6 	(b) The notice must:
15.7 	(1) set forth the date and place of the taking;
15.8 	(2) provide the year, make, model, and serial number of the impounded motor 
15.9 	vehicle, if such information can be reasonably obtained, and the place where the vehicle 
15.10 	is being held;
15.11 	(3) inform the owner and any lienholders of their right to reclaim the vehicle under 
15.12 	section 168B.07;
15.13 	(4) state that failure of the owner or lienholders to:
15.14 	(i) exercise their right to reclaim the vehicle within the appropriate time allowed 
15.15 	under section 168B.051, subdivision 1, 1a, or 2, and under the conditions set forth in 
15.16 	section 168B.07, subdivision 1, constitutes a waiver by them of all right, title, and interest 
15.17 	in the vehicle and a consent to the transfer of title to and disposal or sale of the vehicle 
15.18 	pursuant to section 168B.08; or
15.19 	(ii) exercise their right to reclaim the contents of the vehicle within the appropriate 
15.20 	time allowed and under the conditions set forth in section 168B.07, subdivision 3, 
15.21 	constitutes a waiver by them of all right, title, and interest in the contents and consent to 
15.22 	sell or dispose of the contents under section 168B.08; and
15.23 	(5) state that a vehicle owner who provides to the impound lot operator 
15.24 	documentation from a government or nonprofit agency or legal aid office that the owner 
15.25 	is homeless, receives relief based on need, or is eligible for legal aid services, or has a 
15.26 	household income at or below 50 percent of state median income has the unencumbered 
15.27 	right to retrieve any and all contents without charge.

15.28 	Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 168B.07, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
15.29 		Subd. 3.Retrieval of contents. (a) For purposes of this subdivision:
15.30 	(1) "contents" does not include any permanently affixed mechanical or 
15.31 	nonmechanical automobile parts; automobile body parts; or automobile accessories, 
15.32 	including audio or video players; and
15.33 	(2) "relief based on need" includes, but is not limited to, receipt of MFIP 
15.34 	and Diversionary Work Program, medical assistance, general assistance, general 
15.35 	assistance medical care, emergency general assistance, Minnesota supplemental aid, 
16.1 	MSA-emergency assistance, MinnesotaCare, Supplemental Security Income, energy 
16.2 	assistance, emergency assistance, food stamps, earned income tax credit, or Minnesota 
16.3 	working family tax credit.
16.4 	(b) A unit of government or impound lot operator shall establish reasonable 
16.5 	procedures for retrieval of vehicle contents, and may establish reasonable procedures to 
16.6 	protect the safety and security of the impound lot and its personnel.
16.7 	(c) At any time before the expiration of the waiting periods provided in section 
16.8 	168B.051, a registered owner who provides documentation from a government or 
16.9 	nonprofit agency or legal aid office that the registered owner is homeless, receives relief 
16.10 	based on need, or is eligible for legal aid services, or has a household income at or below 
16.11 	50 percent of state median income has the unencumbered right to retrieve any and all 
16.12 	contents without charge and regardless of whether the registered owner pays incurred 
16.13 	charges or fees, transfers title, or reclaims the vehicle.

16.14 	Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 169.041, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
16.15 		Subd. 5.Towing prohibited. Unless the vehicle is described in subdivision 4,(a) A 
16.16 	towing authority may not tow a motor vehicle because:
16.17 	(1) the vehicle has expired registration tabs that have been expired for less than 
16.18 	90 days; or
16.19 	(2) the vehicle is at a parking meter on which the time has expired and the vehicle 
16.20 	has fewer than five unpaid parking tickets.
16.21 	(b) A towing authority may tow a motor vehicle, notwithstanding paragraph (a), if:
16.22 	(1) the vehicle is parked in violation of snow emergency regulations;
16.23 	(2) the vehicle is parked in a rush-hour restricted parking area;
16.24 	(3) the vehicle is blocking a driveway, alley, or fire hydrant;
16.25 	(4) the vehicle is parked in a bus lane, or at a bus stop, during hours when parking 
16.26 	is prohibited;
16.27 	(5) the vehicle is parked within 30 feet of a stop sign and visually blocking the 
16.28 	stop sign;
16.29 	(6) the vehicle is parked in a disability transfer zone or disability parking space 
16.30 	without a disability parking certificate or disability license plates;
16.31 	(7) the vehicle is parked in an area that has been posted for temporary restricted 
16.32 	parking (A) at least 12 hours in advance in a home rule charter or statutory city having 
16.33 	a population under 50,000, or (B) at least 24 hours in advance in another political 
16.34 	subdivision;
17.1 	(8) the vehicle is parked within the right-of-way of a controlled-access highway or 
17.2 	within the traveled portion of a public street when travel is allowed there;
17.3 	(9) the vehicle is unlawfully parked in a zone that is restricted by posted signs to 
17.4 	use by fire, police, public safety, or emergency vehicles;
17.5 	(10) the vehicle is unlawfully parked on property at the Minneapolis-St. Paul 
17.6 	International Airport owned by the Metropolitan Airports Commission;
17.7 	(11) a law enforcement official has probable cause to believe that the vehicle is 
17.8 	stolen, or that the vehicle constitutes or contains evidence of a crime and impoundment is 
17.9 	reasonably necessary to obtain or preserve the evidence;
17.10 	(12) the driver, operator, or person in physical control of the vehicle is taken into 
17.11 	custody and the vehicle is impounded for safekeeping;
17.12 	(13) a law enforcement official has probable cause to believe that the owner, 
17.13 	operator, or person in physical control of the vehicle has failed to respond to five or more 
17.14 	citations for parking or traffic offenses;
17.15 	(14) the vehicle is unlawfully parked in a zone that is restricted by posted signs 
17.16 	to use by taxicabs;
17.17 	(15) the vehicle is unlawfully parked and prevents egress by a lawfully parked 
17.18 	vehicle;
17.19 	(16) the vehicle is parked, on a school day during prohibited hours, in a school zone 
17.20 	on a public street where official signs prohibit parking; or
17.21 	(17) the vehicle is a junk, abandoned, or unauthorized vehicle, as defined in section 
17.22 	168B.011, and subject to immediate removal under chapter 168B.

17.23 	Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 169.15, is amended to read:
17.24 	169.15 IMPEDING TRAFFIC; INTERSECTION GRIDLOCK.
17.25 		Subdivision 1.Impeding traffic; drive at slow speed. No person shall drive a 
17.26 	motor vehicle at such a slow speed as to impede or block the normal and reasonable 
17.27 	movement of traffic except when reduced speed is necessary for safe operation or in 
17.28 	compliance with law or except when the vehicle is temporarily unable to maintain a greater 
17.29 	speed due to a combination of the weight of the vehicle and the grade of the highway.
17.30 		Subd. 2.Intersection gridlock; stop or block traffic. (a) Except as provided 
17.31 	in paragraph (b), a driver of a vehicle shall not enter an intersection controlled by a 
17.32 	traffic-control signal until the driver is able to move the vehicle immediately, continuously, 
17.33 	and completely through the intersection without impeding or blocking the subsequent 
17.34 	movement of cross traffic.
17.35 	(b) Paragraph (a) does not apply to movement of a vehicle made: 
18.1 	(1) at the direction of a city-authorized traffic-control agent or a peace officer;
18.2 	(2) to facilitate passage of an authorized emergency vehicle with its emergency 
18.3 	lights activated; or
18.4 	(3) to make a turn, as permitted under section 169.19, that allows the vehicle to 
18.5 	safely leave the intersection.
18.6 	(c) A violation of this subdivision does not constitute grounds for suspension or 
18.7 	revocation of the violator's driver's license.

18.8 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective January 1, 2011, and applies to acts 
18.9 	committed on or after that date.

18.10 	Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 169.306, is amended to read:
18.11 	169.306 USE OF SHOULDERS BY BUSES. 
18.12 	(a) The commissioner of transportation may is authorized to permit the use by transit 
18.13 	buses and Metro Mobility buses of a shoulder, as designated by the commissioner, of a 
18.14 	freeway or expressway, as defined in section 160.02, in the seven-county metropolitan 
18.15 	area in Minnesota.
18.16 	(b) If the commissioner permits the use of a freeway or expressway shoulder by 
18.17 	transit buses, the commissioner shall also permit the use on that shoulder of a bus (1) with 
18.18 	a seating capacity of 40 passengers or more operated by a motor carrier of passengers, 
18.19 	as defined in section 221.012, subdivision 26, while operating in intrastate commerce or 
18.20 	(2) providing regular route transit service, as defined in section 174.22, subdivision 8, or 
18.21 	Metro Mobility services, and operated by or under contract with the Metropolitan Council, 
18.22 	a local transit authority, or a transit authority created by the legislature. Drivers of these 
18.23 	buses must have adequate training in the requirements of paragraph (c), as determined by 
18.24 	the commissioner.
18.25 	(c) Buses authorized to use the shoulder under this section may be operated on the 
18.26 	shoulder only when main-line traffic speeds are less than 35 miles per hour. Drivers of 
18.27 	buses being operated on the shoulder may not exceed the speed of main-line traffic by 
18.28 	more than 15 miles per hour and may never exceed 35 miles per hour. Drivers of buses 
18.29 	being operated on the shoulder must yield to merging, entering, and exiting traffic and 
18.30 	must yield to other vehicles on the shoulder. Buses operated on the shoulder must be 
18.31 	registered with the Department of Transportation.
18.32 	(d) For the purposes of this section, the term "Metro Mobility bus" means a motor 
18.33 	vehicle of not less than 20 feet in length engaged in providing special transportation 
18.34 	services under section 473.386 that is:
19.1 	(1) operated by the Metropolitan Council, or operated by or under contract with a 
19.2 	public or private entity receiving financial assistance to provide transit services from the 
19.3 	Metropolitan Council or the commissioner of transportation; and
19.4 	(2) authorized by the council commissioner to use freeway or expressway shoulders.
19.5 	(e) This section does not apply to the operation of buses on dynamic shoulder lanes.

19.6 	Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 169.71, subdivision 1, is 
19.7 	amended to read:
19.8 		Subdivision 1.Prohibitions generally; exceptions. (a) A person shall not drive or 
19.9 	operate any motor vehicle with:
19.10 	(1) a windshield cracked or discolored to an extent to limit or obstruct proper vision;
19.11 	(2) any objects suspended between the driver and the windshield, other than:
19.12 	(i) sun visors;
19.13 	(ii) rearview mirrors;
19.14 	(iii) driver feedback and safety-monitoring equipment when mounted immediately 
19.15 	behind, slightly above, or slightly below the rearview mirror;
19.16 	(iii) (iv) global positioning systems or navigation systems when mounted or located 
19.17 	near the bottommost portion of the windshield; and
19.18 	(iv) (v) electronic toll collection devices; or
19.19 	(3) any sign, poster, or other nontransparent material upon the front windshield, 
19.20 	sidewings, or side or rear windows of the vehicle, other than a certificate or other paper 
19.21 	required to be so displayed by law or authorized by the state director of the Division of 
19.22 	Emergency Management or the commissioner of public safety.
19.23 	(b) Paragraph (a), clauses (2) and (3), do not apply to law enforcement vehicles.
19.24 	(c) Paragraph (a), clause (2), does not apply to authorized emergency vehicles.

19.25 	Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 169.865, subdivision 1, is 
19.26 	amended to read:
19.27 		Subdivision 1. Six-axle vehicles. (a) A road authority may issue an annual permit 
19.28 	authorizing a vehicle or combination of vehicles with a total of six or more axles to haul 
19.29 	raw or unprocessed agricultural products and be operated with a gross vehicle weight 
19.30 	of up to: 
19.31 	(1) 90,000 pounds; and 
19.32 	(2) 99,000 pounds during the period set by the commissioner under section 169.826, 
19.33 	subdivision 1. 
20.1 	(b) Notwithstanding subdivision 4 3, paragraph (a), clause (4), a vehicle or 
20.2 	combination of vehicles operated under this subdivision and transporting only sealed 
20.3 	intermodal containers may be operated on an interstate highway if allowed by the United 
20.4 	States Department of Transportation. 
20.5 	(c) The fee for a permit issued under this subdivision is $300. 

20.6 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective retroactively from July 1, 2008.

20.7 	Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 169.87, is amended by adding a subdivision 
20.8 	to read:
20.9 		Subd. 7.Cargo tank vehicles. (a) Weight restrictions imposed by the commissioner 
20.10 	under subdivisions 1 and 2 do not apply to cargo tank vehicles with two or three permanent 
20.11 	axles when delivering propane for heating or dyed fuel oil on seasonally weight-restricted 
20.12 	roads if the vehicle is loaded at no more than 50 percent capacity of the cargo tank.
20.13 	(b) To be exempt from weight restrictions under paragraph (a), a cargo tank vehicle 
20.14 	used for propane must have an operating gauge on the cargo tank that shows the amount of 
20.15 	propane as a percent of capacity of the cargo tank. Documentation of the capacity of the 
20.16 	cargo tank must be available on the cargo tank or in the cab of the vehicle. For purposes of 
20.17 	this subdivision, propane weighs 4.2 pounds per gallon.
20.18 	(c) To be exempt from weight restrictions under paragraph (a), a cargo tank vehicle 
20.19 	used for dyed fuel oil must utilize the forward two tank compartments and must carry 
20.20 	documentation of the empty weight of the cargo tank vehicle from a certified scale in the 
20.21 	cab of the vehicle. For purposes of this subdivision, dyed fuel oil weighs seven pounds 
20.22 	per gallon.
20.23 	(d) To the extent practicable, cargo tank vehicles that are exempt from weight 
20.24 	restrictions under paragraph (a) shall complete deliveries on seasonally weight restricted 
20.25 	roads by 12:00 p.m. and before the last week of April.

20.26 	Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 174.01, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
20.27 		Subdivision 1.Department created. In order to provide a balancedan integrated 
20.28 	transportation system, includingof aeronautics, highways, motor carriers, ports, public 
20.29 	transit, railroads, and pipelines, and including facilities for walking and bicycling, a 
20.30 	Department of Transportation is created. The department is the principal agency of the 
20.31 	state for development, implementation, administration, consolidation, and coordination of 
20.32 	state transportation policies, plans, and programs.

20.33 	Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 174.01, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
21.1 		Subd. 2. Transportation goals. The goals of the state transportation system are 
21.2 	as follows: 
21.3 	(1) to provide safe transportationminimize fatalities and injuries for transportation 
21.4 	users throughout the state; 
21.5 	(2) to provide multimodal and intermodal transportation that enhances mobility and 
21.6 	economic development and provides access to all persons and businesses in Minnesota 
21.7 	while ensuring that there is nofacilities and services to increase access for all persons and 
21.8 	businesses and to ensure economic well-being and quality of life without undue burden 
21.9 	placed on any community; 
21.10 	(3) to provide a reasonable travel time for commuters; 
21.11 	(4) to enhance economic development and provide for the economical, efficient, and 
21.12 	safe movement of goods to and from markets by rail, highway, and waterway; 
21.13 	(5) to encourage tourism by providing appropriate transportation to Minnesota 
21.14 	facilities designed to attract tourists and to enhance the appeal, through transportation 
21.15 	investments, of tourist destinations across the state; 
21.16 	(6) to provide transit services throughoutto all counties in the state to meet the 
21.17 	needs of transit users; 
21.18 	(7) to promote productivityaccountability through systemsystematic management 
21.19 	of system performance and productivity through the utilization of technological 
21.20 	advancements; 
21.21 	(8) to maximize the long-term benefits received for each state transportation 
21.22 	investment; 
21.23 	(9) to provide for and prioritize funding forof transportation investments that, at a 
21.24 	minimum, preserves the transportation infrastructure ensures that the state's transportation 
21.25 	infrastructure is maintained in a state of good repair; 
21.26 	(10) to ensure that the planning and implementation of all modes of transportation 
21.27 	are consistent with the environmental and energy goals of the state; 
21.28 	(11) to promote and increase the use of high-occupancy vehicles and low-emission 
21.29 	vehicles; 
21.30 	(12) to provide an air transportation system sufficient to encourage economic growth 
21.31 	and allow all regions of the state the ability to participate in the global economy; 
21.32 	(13) to increase transit use of transit as a percentage of all trips statewide by giving 
21.33 	highest priority to the transportation modes with the greatest people-moving capacity and 
21.34 	lowest long-term economic and environmental cost; 
21.35 	(14) to promote and increase bicycling and walking as a percentage of all trips as an
21.36 	energy-efficient, nonpolluting, and healthful formhealthy forms of transportation; 
22.1 	(15) to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the state's transportation sector; and 
22.2 	(16) to accomplish these goals with minimal impact on the environment. 

22.3 	Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 174.02, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:
22.4 		Subd. 1a. Mission; efficiency; legislative report, recommendations. It is part 
22.5 	of the department's mission that within the department's resources the commissioner 
22.6 	shall endeavor to: 
22.7 	(1) prevent the waste or unnecessary spending of public money; 
22.8 	(2) use innovative fiscal and human resource practices to manage the state's 
22.9 	resources and operate the department as efficiently as possible; 
22.10 	(3) minimize the degradation of air and, water quality, and the climate, including 
22.11 	reduction in greenhouse gas emissions; 
22.12 	(4) coordinate the department's activities wherever appropriate with the activities 
22.13 	of other governmental agencies; 
22.14 	(5) use technology where appropriate to increase agency productivity, improve 
22.15 	customer service, increase public access to information about government, and increase 
22.16 	public participation in the business of government; 
22.17 	(6) utilize constructive and cooperative labor-management practices to the extent 
22.18 	otherwise required by chapters 43A and 179A; 
22.19 	(7) report to the legislature on the performance of agency operations and the 
22.20 	accomplishment of agency goals in the agency's biennial budget according to section 
22.21 	16A.10, subdivision 1; and 
22.22 	(8) recommend to the legislature appropriate changes in law necessary to carry out 
22.23 	the mission and improve the performance of the department. 

22.24 	Sec. 24. [174.285] MINNESOTA COUNCIL ON TRANSPORTATION ACCESS.
22.25 		Subdivision 1.Council established. A Minnesota Council on Transportation 
22.26 	Access is established to study, evaluate, oversee, and make recommendations to improve 
22.27 	the coordination, availability, accessibility, efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and safety of 
22.28 	transportation services provided to the transit public. "Transit public" means those persons 
22.29 	who utilize public transit and those who, because of mental or physical disability, income 
22.30 	status, or age are unable to transport themselves and are dependent upon others for 
22.31 	transportation services.
22.32 		Subd. 2.Duties of council. In order to accomplish the purposes in subdivision 
22.33 	1, the council, following consultation with the legislative committees or divisions 
22.34 	with jurisdiction over transportation policy and budget, or with appropriate legislative 
23.1 	transportation subcommittees, shall adopt a biennial work plan that must incorporate 
23.2 	the following activities:
23.3 	(1) compile information on existing transportation alternatives for the transit public, 
23.4 	and serve as a clearinghouse for information on services, funding sources, innovations, 
23.5 	and coordination efforts;
23.6 	(2) identify best practices and strategies that have been successful in Minnesota and 
23.7 	in other states for coordination of local, regional, state, and federal funding and services;
23.8 	(3) recommend statewide objectives for providing public transportation services 
23.9 	for the transit public;
23.10 	(4) identify barriers prohibiting coordination and accessibility of public 
23.11 	transportation services and aggressively pursue the elimination of those barriers;
23.12 	(5) recommend policies and procedures for coordinating local, regional, state, and 
23.13 	federal funding and services for the transit public;
23.14 	(6) identify stakeholders in providing services for the transit public, and seek input 
23.15 	from them concerning barriers and appropriate strategies;
23.16 	(7) recommend guidelines for developing transportation coordination plans 
23.17 	throughout the state;
23.18 	(8) encourage all state agencies participating in the council to purchase trips within 
23.19 	the coordinated system;
23.20 	(9) facilitate the creation and operation of transportation brokerages to match 
23.21 	riders to the appropriate service, promote shared dispatching, compile and disseminate 
23.22 	information on transportation options, and promote regional communication;
23.23 	(10) encourage volunteer driver programs and recommend legislation to address 
23.24 	liability and insurance issues;
23.25 	(11) recommend minimum performance standards for delivery of services;
23.26 	(12) identify methods to eliminate fraud and abuse in special transportation services;
23.27 	(13) develop a standard method for addressing liability insurance requirements for 
23.28 	transportation services purchased, provided, or coordinated;
23.29 	(14) design and develop a contracting template for providing coordinated 
23.30 	transportation services;
23.31 	(15) recommend an interagency uniform contracting and billing and accounting 
23.32 	system for providing coordinated transportation services;
23.33 	(16) encourage the design and development of training programs for coordinated 
23.34 	transportation services; 
23.35 	(17) encourage the use of public school transportation vehicles for the transit public;
24.1 	(18) develop an allocation methodology that equitably distributes transportation 
24.2 	funds to compensate units of government and all entities that provide coordinated 
24.3 	transportation services;
24.4 	(19) identify policies and necessary legislation to facilitate vehicle sharing; and
24.5 	(20) advocate aggressively for eliminating barriers to coordination, implementing 
24.6 	coordination strategies, enacting necessary legislation, and appropriating resources to 
24.7 	achieve the council's objectives.
24.8 		Subd. 3.Coordination with legislative committees. The council shall coordinate 
24.9 	its meeting schedule and activities pursuant to its work plan, to the extent practicable, with 
24.10 	legislative committees and divisions with jurisdiction over transportation budget and 
24.11 	policy, or with appropriate subcommittees. The chairperson of the council shall act as 
24.12 	a liaison with the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative transportation 
24.13 	committees, divisions, and appropriate subcommittees, in carrying out these duties.
24.14 		Subd. 4.Membership. (a) The council is composed of the following 13 members:
24.15 	(1) one representative from the Office of the Governor;
24.16 	(2) one representative from the Council on Disability;
24.17 	(3) one representative from the Minnesota Public Transit Association;
24.18 	(4) the commissioner of transportation or a designee;
24.19 	(5) the commissioner of human services or a designee;
24.20 	(6) the commissioner of health or a designee;
24.21 	(7) the chair of the Metropolitan Council or a designee;
24.22 	(8) the commissioner of education or a designee;
24.23 	(9) the commissioner of veterans affairs or a designee;
24.24 	(10) one representative from the Board on Aging;
24.25 	(11) the commissioner of employment and economic development or a designee;
24.26 	(12) the commissioner of commerce or a designee; and
24.27 	(13) the commissioner of management and budget or a designee.
24.28 	(b) All appointments required by paragraph (a) must be completed by August 
24.29 	1, 2010.
24.30 	(c) The commissioner of transportation or a designee shall convene the first meeting 
24.31 	of the council within two weeks after the members have been appointed to the council. 
24.32 	The members shall elect a chairperson from their membership at the first meeting.
24.33 	(d) The Department of Transportation and the Department of Human Services shall 
24.34 	provide necessary staff support for the council.
24.35 		Subd. 5.Report. By January 15 of each year, beginning in 2012, the council shall 
24.36 	report its findings, recommendations, and activities to the governor's office and to the 
25.1 	chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction 
25.2 	over transportation, health, and human services, and to the legislature as provided under 
25.3 	section 3.195.
25.4 		Subd. 6.Reimbursement. Members of the council shall receive reimbursement 
25.5 	of expenses as provided in section 15.059, subdivision 3.
25.6 		Subd. 7.Expiration. This section expires June 30, 2014.

25.7 	Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 174.86, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
25.8 		Subd. 5.Commuter Rail Corridor Coordinating Committee. (a) A Commuter 
25.9 	Rail Corridor Coordinating Committee shall be is established to advise the commissioner 
25.10 	on issues relating to the alternatives analysis, environmental review, advanced corridor 
25.11 	planning, preliminary engineering, final design, implementation method, construction of 
25.12 	commuter rail, public involvement, land use, service, and safety. The Commuter Rail 
25.13 	Corridor Coordinating Committee shall consist of:
25.14 	(1) one member representing each significant funding partner in whose jurisdiction 
25.15 	the line or lines are located;
25.16 	(2) one member appointed by each county in which the corridors are located;
25.17 	(3) one member appointed by each city in which advanced corridor plans indicate 
25.18 	that a station may be located;
25.19 	(4) two members appointed by the commissioner, one of whom shall be designated 
25.20 	by the commissioner as the chair of the committee;
25.21 	(5) one member appointed by each metropolitan planning organization through 
25.22 	which the commuter rail line may pass; and
25.23 	(6) one member appointed by the president of the University of Minnesota, if a 
25.24 	designated corridor provides direct service to the university.; and
25.25 	(7) two ex-officio members who are members of labor organizations operating 
25.26 	in, and with authority for, trains or rail yards or stations junctioning with freight and 
25.27 	commuter rail lines on corridors, with one member appointed by the speaker of the house 
25.28 	and the other member appointed by the senate Rules and Administration Subcommittee 
25.29 	on Committees.
25.30 	(b) A joint powers board existing on April 1, 1999, consisting of local governments 
25.31 	along a commuter rail corridor, shall perform the functions set forth in paragraph (a) in 
25.32 	place of the committee.
25.33 	(c) Notwithstanding section 15.059, subdivision 5, the committee does not expire.

26.1 	Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 219.01, is amended to read:
26.2 	219.01 TRACK SAFETY STANDARDS; SAFETY TECHNOLOGY GRANTS.
26.3 	(a) The track safety standards of the United States Department of Transportation and 
26.4 	Federal Railroad Administration apply to railroad trackage and are the standards for the 
26.5 	determination of unsafe trackage within the state.
26.6 	(b) The commissioner of transportation shall apply to the Federal Railroad 
26.7 	Administration under Public Law 110-432, the Railroad Safety Enhancement Act of 
26.8 	2008 (the act), for (1) railroad safety technology grant funding available under section 
26.9 	105 of the act and (2) development and installation of rail safety technology, including 
26.10 	provision for switch position indicator signals in nonsignalized main track territory, 
26.11 	under section 406 of the act. The commissioner shall respond and make application to 
26.12 	the Federal Railroad Administration notice of funds availability under the Rail Safety 
26.13 	Assurance Act in a timely manner and before the date of the program deadline to assure 
26.14 	full consideration of the application. The commissioner shall (i) prioritize grant requests 
26.15 	for the installation of switch indicator signals on all segments of nonsignalized track 
26.16 	where posted speeds are in excess of 20 miles per hour and (ii) apply for grant funding in 
26.17 	each year after 2010 until all nonsignalized track territory in the state has switch indicator 
26.18 	signals installed and in operation.
26.19 	(c) Prior to applying for funds under paragraph (b), the commissioner shall solicit 
26.20 	grant requests from all eligible railroads. The commissioner shall submit written notice to 
26.21 	the chairs of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over transportation policy and 
26.22 	finance of an acceptance by a class I or class II railroad of federal grant program funding 
26.23 	for switch point indicator monitor systems.
26.24 	(d) Participating railroads shall provide the 20 percent nonfederal match. Railroads 
26.25 	shall provide all technical documentation requested by the commissioner and required by 
26.26 	the Federal Railroad Administration for the applications under paragraph (b). Railroads 
26.27 	are responsible for developing, acquiring, and installing all rail safety technology obtained 
26.28 	under this section in accordance with requirements established by the Federal Railroad 
26.29 	Administration.

26.30 	Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 221.012, is amended by adding a subdivision 
26.31 	to read:
26.32 		Subd. 27a.Motor carrier of railroad employees. "Motor carrier of railroad 
26.33 	employees" means a motor carrier engaged in the for-hire transportation of railroad 
26.34 	employees of a class I or II common carrier, as defined in Code of Federal Regulations, 
27.1 	title 49, part 1201, general instruction 1-1, under the terms of a contractual agreement with 
27.2 	a common carrier, as defined in section 218.011, subdivision 10.

27.3 	Sec. 28. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 221.012, subdivision 38, is amended to read:
27.4 		Subd. 38.Small vehicle passenger service. (a) "Small vehicle passenger service" 
27.5 	means a service provided by a person engaged in the for-hire transportation of passengers 
27.6 	in a vehicle designed to transport seven or fewer persons, including the driver.
27.7 	(b) In the metropolitan area as defined in section 473.121, subdivision 2, "small 
27.8 	vehicle passenger service" also includes for-hire transportation of persons who are certified 
27.9 	by the Metropolitan Council to use special transportation service provided under section 
27.10 	473.386, in a vehicle designed to transport not more than 15 persons including the driver, 
27.11 	that is equipped with a wheelchair lift and at least three wheelchair securement positions. 
27.12 	(c) Small vehicle passenger service does not include a motor carrier of railroad 
27.13 	employees.

27.14 	Sec. 29. [221.0255] MOTOR CARRIER OF RAILROAD EMPLOYEES.
27.15 	(a) A motor carrier of railroad employees must meet the requirements specified in 
27.16 	this section, is subject to section 221.291, and is otherwise exempt from the provisions 
27.17 	of this chapter.
27.18 	(b) A vehicle operator for a motor carrier of railroad employees who transports 
27.19 	passengers must:
27.20 	(1) have a valid driver's license under chapter 171; and
27.21 	(2) submit to a physical examination.
27.22 	(c) The carrier must implement a policy that provides for annual training and 
27.23 	certification of the operator in:
27.24 	(1) safe operation of the vehicle transporting railroad employees;
27.25 	(2) knowing and understanding relevant laws, rules of the road, and safety policies;
27.26 	(3) handling emergency situations;
27.27 	(4) proper use of seat belts;
27.28 	(5) performance of pretrip and posttrip vehicle inspections, and inspection record 
27.29 	keeping; and
27.30 	(6) proper maintenance of required records.
27.31 	(d) The carrier must:
27.32 	(1) perform a background check or background investigation of the operator;
27.33 	(2) annually verify the operator's driver's license;
28.1 	(3) document meeting the requirements in this subdivision, and maintain the file 
28.2 	at the carrier's business location;
28.3 	(4) maintain liability insurance in a minimum amount of $5,000,000 regardless 
28.4 	of the seating capacity of the vehicle; and
28.5 	(5) maintain uninsured and underinsured coverage in a minimum amount of 
28.6 	$1,000,000.
28.7 	If a party contracts with the motor carrier on behalf of the railroad to transport the railroad 
28.8 	employees, then the insurance requirements may be satisfied by either that party or the 
28.9 	motor carrier, so long as the motor carrier is a named insured or additional insured under 
28.10 	any policy.
28.11 	(e) A person who sustains a conviction of violating section 169A.25, 169A.26, 
28.12 	169A.27, or 169A.31, or whose driver's license is revoked under sections 169A.50 to 
28.13 	169A.53 of the implied consent law, or who is convicted of or has their driver's license 
28.14 	revoked under a similar statute or ordinance of another state, may not operate a vehicle 
28.15 	under this subdivision for five years from the date of conviction. A person who sustains a 
28.16 	conviction of a moving offense in violation of chapter 169 within three years of the first 
28.17 	of three other moving offenses may not operate a vehicle under this subdivision for one 
28.18 	year from the date of the last conviction. A person who has ever been convicted of a 
28.19 	disqualifying offense as defined in section 171.3215, subdivision 1, paragraph (c), may 
28.20 	not operate a vehicle under this subdivision.
28.21 	(f) An operator who sustains a conviction as described in paragraph (e) while 
28.22 	employed by the carrier shall report the conviction to the carrier within ten days of the 
28.23 	date of the conviction.
28.24 	(g) A carrier must implement a mandatory alcohol and controlled substance testing 
28.25 	program as provided under sections 181.950 to 181.957 that consists of preemployment 
28.26 	testing, postaccident testing, random testing, reasonable suspicion testing, return-to-duty 
28.27 	testing, and follow-up testing.
28.28 	(h) A motor carrier of railroad employees shall not allow or require a driver to drive 
28.29 	or remain on duty for more than: ten hours after eight consecutive hours off duty; 15 hours 
28.30 	of combined on-duty time and drive time since last obtaining eight consecutive hours of 
28.31 	off-duty time; or 70 hours of on-duty and drive time in any period of eight consecutive 
28.32 	days. After 24 hours off duty, a driver begins a new seven consecutive day period and 
28.33 	on-duty time is reset to zero.
28.34 	(i) An operator who encounters an emergency and cannot, because of that 
28.35 	emergency, safely complete a transportation assignment within the ten-hour maximum 
28.36 	driving time permitted under paragraph (h), may drive for not more than two additional 
29.1 	hours in order to complete that transportation assignment or to reach a place offering 
29.2 	safety for the occupants of the vehicle and security for the transport motor vehicle, if the 
29.3 	transportation assignment reasonably could have been completed within the ten-hour 
29.4 	period absent the emergency.
29.5 	(j) A carrier shall maintain and retain for a period of six months accurate time 
29.6 	records that show the time the driver reports for duty each day; the total number of hours 
29.7 	of on-duty time for each driver for each day; the time the driver is released from duty each 
29.8 	day; and the total number of hours driven each day.
29.9 	(k) For purposes of this subdivision, the following terms have the meanings given:
29.10 	(1) "conviction" has the meaning given in section 609.02; and
29.11 	(2) "on-duty time" means all time at a terminal, facility, or other property of a 
29.12 	contract carrier or on any public property waiting to be dispatched. On-duty time includes 
29.13 	time spent inspecting, servicing, or conditioning the vehicle.

29.14 	EFFECTIVE DATE. Paragraph (d), clause (5), is effective July 1, 2011.

29.15 	Sec. 30. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 360.061, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
29.16 		Subd. 3.Municipality. "Municipality" does not include a county unless the county 
29.17 	owns or controls an airport, in which case such county may exercise all the powers 
29.18 	granted by said sections to other municipalities. It specifically includes a town, an airport 
29.19 	authority, the Metropolitan Airports Commission established and operated pursuant to 
29.20 	chapter 473, and the state of Minnesota.

29.21 	Sec. 31. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 473.167, subdivision 2a, is amended to read:
29.22 		Subd. 2a.Hardship Loans for acquisition and relocation. (a) The council may 
29.23 	make hardship loans to acquiring authorities within the metropolitan area to purchase 
29.24 	homestead property located in a proposed state trunk highway right-of-way or project, 
29.25 	and to provide relocation assistance. Acquiring authorities are authorized to accept the 
29.26 	loans and to acquire the property. Except as provided in this subdivision, the loans shall 
29.27 	be made as provided in subdivision 2. Loans shall be in the amount of the fair market 
29.28 	value of the homestead property plus relocation costs and less salvage value. Before 
29.29 	construction of the highway begins, the acquiring authority shall convey the property to 
29.30 	the commissioner of transportation at the same price it paid, plus relocation costs and less 
29.31 	its salvage value. Acquisition and assistance under this subdivision must conform to 
29.32 	sections 117.50 to 117.56.  
29.33 	(b) The council may make hardship loans only when:
30.1 	(1) the owner of affected homestead property requests acquisition and relocation 
30.2 	assistance from an acquiring authority;
30.3 	(2) federal or state financial participation is not available;
30.4 	(3) the owner is unable to sell the homestead property at its appraised market 
30.5 	value because the property is located in a proposed state trunk highway right-of-way or 
30.6 	project as indicated on an official map or plat adopted under section 160.085, 394.361, or 
30.7 	462.359; and
30.8 	(4) the council agrees to and approves the fair market value of the homestead 
30.9 	property, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld; and.
30.10 	(5) the owner of the homestead property is burdened by circumstances that constitute 
30.11 	a hardship, such as catastrophic medical expenses; a transfer of the homestead owner by 
30.12 	the owner's employer to a distant site of employment; or inability of the owner to maintain 
30.13 	the property due to physical or mental disability or the permanent departure of children 
30.14 	from the homestead.
30.15 	(c) For purposes of this subdivision, the following terms have the meanings given 
30.16 	them.
30.17 	(1) "Acquiring authority" means counties, towns, and statutory and home rule 
30.18 	charter cities in the metropolitan area.
30.19 	(2) "Homestead property" means (i) a single-family dwelling occupied by the owner, 
30.20 	and the surrounding land, not exceeding a total of ten acres; or (ii) a manufactured home, 
30.21 	as defined in section 327B.01, subdivision 13.
30.22 	(3) "Salvage value" means the probable sale price of the dwelling and other property 
30.23 	that is severable from the land if offered for sale on the condition that it be removed from 
30.24 	the land at the buyer's expense, allowing a reasonable time to find a buyer with knowledge 
30.25 	of the possible uses of the property, including separate use of serviceable components and 
30.26 	scrap when there is no other reasonable prospect of sale.

30.27 	Sec. 32. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 473.411, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
30.28 		Subd. 5.Use of public roadways and appurtenances. The council may use for the 
30.29 	purposes of sections 473.405 to 473.449 upon the conditions stated in this subdivision 
30.30 	any state highway or other public roadway, parkway, or lane, or any bridge or tunnel or 
30.31 	other appurtenance of a roadway, without payment of any compensation, provided the 
30.32 	use does not interfere unreasonably with the public use or maintenance of the roadway or 
30.33 	appurtenance or entail any substantial additional costs for maintenance. The provisions of 
30.34 	this subdivision do not apply to the property of any common carrier railroad or common 
30.35 	carrier railroads. The consent of the public agency in charge of such state highway or other 
31.1 	public highway or roadway or appurtenance is not required; except that if the council seeks 
31.2 	to use a designated parkway for regular route service in the city of Minneapolis, it must 
31.3 	obtain permission from and is subject to reasonable limitations imposed by a joint board 
31.4 	consisting of two representatives from the council, two members of the board of park 
31.5 	commissioners, and a fifth member jointly selected by the representatives of the council 
31.6 	and the park other members of the board. If the use is a designated Minneapolis parkway 
31.7 	for regular route service adjacent to the city of Minneapolis, it must obtain permission 
31.8 	from and is subject to reasonable limitations imposed by a joint board consisting of two 
31.9 	representatives from the council, two members of the board of park commissioners, and a 
31.10 	fifth member jointly selected by other members of the board. The joint board must include 
31.11 	a nonvoting member appointed by the council of the city in which the parkway is located.
31.12 	The board of park commissioners and the council may designate persons to sit on 
31.13 	the joint board. In considering a request by the council to use designated parkways for 
31.14 	additional routes or trips, the joint board consisting of the council or their designees, 
31.15 	the board of park commissioners or their designees, and the fifth member, shall base its 
31.16 	decision to grant or deny the request based on the criteria to be established by the joint 
31.17 	board. The decision to grant or deny the request must be made within 45 days of the 
31.18 	date of the request. The park board must be notified immediately by the council of any 
31.19 	temporary route detours. If the park board objects to the temporary route detours within 
31.20 	five days of being notified, the joint board must convene and decide whether to grant the 
31.21 	request, otherwise the request is deemed granted. If the agency objects to the proposed 
31.22 	use or claims reimbursement from the council for additional cost of maintenance, it may 
31.23 	commence an action against the council in the district court of the county wherein the 
31.24 	highway, roadway, or appurtenance, or major portion thereof, is located. The proceedings 
31.25 	in the action must conform to the Rules of Civil Procedure applicable to the district courts. 
31.26 	The court shall sit without jury. If the court determines that the use in question interferes 
31.27 	unreasonably with the public use or maintenance of the roadway or appurtenance, it shall 
31.28 	enjoin the use by the council. If the court determines that the use in question does not 
31.29 	interfere unreasonably with the public use or maintenance of the roadway or appurtenance, 
31.30 	but that it entails substantial additional maintenance costs, the court shall award judgment 
31.31 	to the agency for the amount of the additional costs. Otherwise the court shall award 
31.32 	judgment to the council. An aggrieved party may appeal from the judgment of the district 
31.33 	court in the same manner as is provided for such appeals in other civil actions. The council 
31.34 	may also use land within the right-of-way of any state highway or other public roadway 
31.35 	for the erection of traffic control devices, other signs, and passenger shelters upon the 
31.36 	conditions stated in this subdivision and subject only to the approval of the commissioner 
32.1 	of transportation where required by statute, and subject to the express provisions of other 
32.2 	applicable statutes and to federal requirements where necessary to qualify for federal aid.

32.3 	Sec. 33. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 514.18, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:
32.4 		Subd. 1a.Towed motor vehicles. A person who tows and stores a motor vehicle 
32.5 	at the request of a law enforcement officer shall have a lien on the motor vehicle for the 
32.6 	value of the storage and towing and the right to retain possession of the motor vehicle 
32.7 	until the lien is lawfully discharged. This section does not apply to tows authorized 
32.8 	in section 169.041, subdivision 4, clause (1) of vehicles parked in violation of snow 
32.9 	emergency regulations.

32.10 	Sec. 34. Laws 2008, chapter 287, article 1, section 122, is amended to read:
32.11 	Sec. 122. NULLIFICATION OF EXPEDITED TOWN ROAD 
32.12 	EXTINGUISHMENT.
 32.13 	(a) Any extinguishment of town interest in a town road under Minnesota Statutes, 
32.14 	section 164.06, subdivision 2, is hereby nullified if:
32.15 	(1) the interest was not recorded or filed with the county recorder but was recorded 
32.16 	or filed with the county auditor prior to 1972;
32.17 	(2) the state or a political subdivision has constructed or funded a road or bridge 
32.18 	improvement on a right-of-way affected by the interest;
32.19 	(3) the affected road was the only means of access to a property; 
32.20 	(4) the extinguishment took place within the last ten years; and
32.21 	(5) a person whose only access to property was lost because of the extinguishment 
32.22 	files a petition of a nullification with the town board stating that the person's property 
32.23 	became landlocked because of the extinguishment and that the road satisfies all of the 
32.24 	requirements of paragraph (a), clauses (1) to (4). A copy of the road order found filed or 
32.25 	recorded with the county auditor must be attached to the petition. The town shall file the 
32.26 	petition with the county auditor and record it with the county recorder.
32.27 	(b) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 164.08, subdivision 1, and 
32.28 	541.023, for any nullification under paragraph (a), the affected road is hereby deemed to 
32.29 	be a cartway. No additional damages or other payments may be required other than those 
32.30 	paid at the time the fee interest was originally acquired and the order filed with the county 
32.31 	auditor. A cartway created by this paragraph may be converted to a private driveway 
32.32 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 164.08, subdivision 2.
32.33 	(c) For purposes of this section, "affected road" means the road in which the town 
32.34 	board extinguished its interest.

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

33.2 	Sec. 35. ADDITIONAL DEPUTY REGISTRAR OF MOTOR VEHICLES FOR 
33.3 	CITY OF FARMINGTON.
 33.4 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 168.33, and rules adopted by the 
33.5 	commissioner of public safety, limiting sites for the office of deputy registrar based 
33.6 	on either the distance to an existing deputy registrar office or the annual volume of 
33.7 	transactions processed by any deputy registrar, the commissioner of public safety shall 
33.8 	appoint a municipal deputy registrar of motor vehicles for the city of Farmington to 
33.9 	operate a new full-service Office of Deputy Registrar, with full authority to function 
33.10 	as a registration and motor vehicle tax collection bureau, at the city hall in the city of 
33.11 	Farmington. All other provisions regarding the appointment and operation of a deputy 
33.12 	registrar of motor vehicles under Minnesota Statutes, section 168.33, and Minnesota 
33.13 	Rules, chapter 7406, apply to the office.

33.14 	EFFECTIVE DATE; LOCAL APPROVAL. This section is effective the day after 
33.15 	the governing body of the city of Farmington and its chief clerical officer timely complete 
33.16 	their compliance with Minnesota Statutes, section 645.021, subdivisions 2 and 3.

33.17 	Sec. 36.  REPEALER.
 33.18 	Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 169.041, subdivisions 3 and 4, are repealed.

33.19 	Sec. 37. EFFECTIVE DATE.
 33.20 	Except as otherwise provided, this article is effective August 1, 2010.