1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to transportation; modifying or adding provisions relating to school 
1.3 	bus transportation, transportation construction impacts on business, rest areas, 
1.4 	highways, bridges, transportation contracts, variances from rules and engineering 
1.5 	standards for local streets and highways, tax-exempt vehicles, license plates, 
1.6 	deputy registrars, impounds, towing, quick clearance of highway obstructions, 
1.7 	pedestrians, intersection gridlock, bus and type III vehicle operation, various 
1.8 	traffic regulations, cargo tank vehicle weight exemptions, drivers' licenses, 
1.9 	transportation department goals and mission, the Disadvantaged Business 
1.10 	Enterprise Collaborative, transit, a Minnesota Council of Transportation Access, 
1.11 	complete streets, a Commuter Rail Corridor Coordinating Committee, railroad 
1.12 	track safety, motor carriers, allocation of traffic fines, airport authorities, property 
1.13 	acquisition for highways, town road interest extinguishment nullification, 
1.14 	Northstar commuter rail, roundabouts design, and a pilot program to obtain 
1.15 	federal assistance for transportation projects; providing for bus service 
1.16 	during Hastings bridge construction; requiring reports; making technical and 
1.17 	clarifying changes; appropriating money;amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, 
1.18 	sections 161.14, by adding subdivisions; 161.3426, subdivision 3, by adding a 
1.19 	subdivision; 162.02, subdivision 3a; 162.09, subdivision 3a; 165.14, subdivisions 
1.20 	4, 5; 168.002, by adding a subdivision; 168.12, subdivision 2a; 168.123, 
1.21 	subdivisions 1, 2, by adding a subdivision; 168.1255, subdivision 1; 168.1293; 
1.22 	168.33, subdivision 2; 168B.06, subdivision 1; 168B.07, subdivision 3; 169.041, 
1.23 	subdivision 5, by adding a subdivision; 169.15; 169.26, by adding a subdivision; 
1.24 	169.306; 169.79, subdivision 3; 169.87, by adding a subdivision; 171.321, 
1.25 	subdivision 2; 174.01, subdivisions 1, 2; 174.02, subdivision 1a; 174.22, by 
1.26 	adding a subdivision; 174.23, subdivisions 1, 2; 174.24, subdivisions 2, 3b, 
1.27 	by adding a subdivision; 174.247; 174.86, subdivision 5; 219.01; 221.012, 
1.28 	subdivision 38, by adding a subdivision; 360.061, subdivision 3; 473.167, 
1.29 	subdivision 2a; 473.411, subdivision 5; 514.18, subdivision 1a; Minnesota 
1.30 	Statutes 2009 Supplement, sections 123B.92, subdivision 1; 160.165; 161.14, 
1.31 	subdivision 62; 168.012, subdivision 1; 168.12, subdivision 5; 169.71, 
1.32 	subdivision 1; 171.02, subdivision 2b; 174.24, subdivisions 1a, 5; 299D.03, 
1.33 	subdivision 5; Laws 2008, chapter 287, article 1, section 122; Laws 2008, chapter 
1.34 	350, article 1, section 5; Laws 2009, chapter 36, article 1, section 3, subdivision 
1.35 	3; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 160; 174; 221; 
1.36 	383D; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 169.041, subdivisions 3, 4.
1.37 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

2.1 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 123B.92, subdivision 1, is 
2.2 	amended to read:
2.3 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. For purposes of this section and section 125A.76, the 
2.4 	terms defined in this subdivision have the meanings given to them.
2.5 	(a) "Actual expenditure per pupil transported in the regular and excess transportation 
2.6 	categories" means the quotient obtained by dividing:
2.7 	(1) the sum of:
2.8 	(i) all expenditures for transportation in the regular category, as defined in paragraph 
2.9 	(b), clause (1), and the excess category, as defined in paragraph (b), clause (2), plus
2.10 	(ii) an amount equal to one year's depreciation on the district's school bus fleet 
2.11 	and mobile units computed on a straight line basis at the rate of 15 percent per year for 
2.12 	districts operating a program under section 124D.128 for grades 1 to 12 for all students in 
2.13 	the district and 12-1/2 percent per year for other districts of the cost of the fleet, plus
2.14 	(iii) an amount equal to one year's depreciation on the district's type III vehicles, as 
2.15 	defined in section 169.011, subdivision 71, which must be used a majority of the time for 
2.16 	pupil transportation purposes, computed on a straight line basis at the rate of 20 percent 
2.17 	per year of the cost of the type three school buses by:
2.18 	(2) the number of pupils eligible for transportation in the regular category, as defined 
2.19 	in paragraph (b), clause (1), and the excess category, as defined in paragraph (b), clause (2).
2.20 	(b) "Transportation category" means a category of transportation service provided to 
2.21 	pupils as follows:
2.22 	(1) Regular transportation is:
2.23 	(i) transportation to and from school during the regular school year for resident 
2.24 	elementary pupils residing one mile or more from the public or nonpublic school they 
2.25 	attend, and resident secondary pupils residing two miles or more from the public 
2.26 	or nonpublic school they attend, excluding desegregation transportation and noon 
2.27 	kindergarten transportation; but with respect to transportation of pupils to and from 
2.28 	nonpublic schools, only to the extent permitted by sections 123B.84 to 123B.87;
2.29 	(ii) transportation of resident pupils to and from language immersion programs;
2.30 	(iii) transportation of a pupil who is a custodial parent and that pupil's child between 
2.31 	the pupil's home and the child care provider and between the provider and the school, if 
2.32 	the home and provider are within the attendance area of the school;
2.33 	(iv) transportation to and from or board and lodging in another district, of resident 
2.34 	pupils of a district without a secondary school; and
2.35 	(v) transportation to and from school during the regular school year required under 
2.36 	subdivision 3 for nonresident elementary pupils when the distance from the attendance 
3.1 	area border to the public school is one mile or more, and for nonresident secondary pupils 
3.2 	when the distance from the attendance area border to the public school is two miles or 
3.3 	more, excluding desegregation transportation and noon kindergarten transportation.
3.4 	For the purposes of this paragraph, a district may designate a licensed day care 
3.5 	facility, school day care facility, respite care facility, the residence of a relative, or the 
3.6 	residence of a person chosen by the pupil's parent or guardian, or an after school program 
3.7 	for children operated by a political subdivision of the state,  as the home of a pupil for part 
3.8 	or all of the day, if requested by the pupil's parent or guardian, and if that facility or,
3.9 	residence, or program  is within the attendance area of the school the pupil attends.
3.10 	(2) Excess transportation is:
3.11 	(i) transportation to and from school during the regular school year for resident 
3.12 	secondary pupils residing at least one mile but less than two miles from the public or 
3.13 	nonpublic school they attend, and transportation to and from school for resident pupils 
3.14 	residing less than one mile from school who are transported because of extraordinary 
3.15 	traffic, drug, or crime hazards; and
3.16 	(ii) transportation to and from school during the regular school year required under 
3.17 	subdivision 3 for nonresident secondary pupils when the distance from the attendance area 
3.18 	border to the school is at least one mile but less than two miles from the public school 
3.19 	they attend, and for nonresident pupils when the distance from the attendance area border 
3.20 	to the school is less than one mile from the school and who are transported because of 
3.21 	extraordinary traffic, drug, or crime hazards.
3.22 	(3) Desegregation transportation is transportation within and outside of the district 
3.23 	during the regular school year of pupils to and from schools located outside their normal 
3.24 	attendance areas under a plan for desegregation mandated by the commissioner or under 
3.25 	court order.
3.26 	(4) "Transportation services for pupils with disabilities" is:
3.27 	(i) transportation of pupils with disabilities who cannot be transported on a regular 
3.28 	school bus between home or a respite care facility and school;
3.29 	(ii) necessary transportation of pupils with disabilities from home or from school to 
3.30 	other buildings, including centers such as developmental achievement centers, hospitals, 
3.31 	and treatment centers where special instruction or services required by sections 125A.03 
3.32 	to 125A.24, 125A.26 to 125A.48, and 125A.65 are provided, within or outside the district 
3.33 	where services are provided;
3.34 	(iii) necessary transportation for resident pupils with disabilities required by sections 
3.35 	125A.12, and 125A.26 to 125A.48;
4.1 	(iv) board and lodging for pupils with disabilities in a district maintaining special 
4.2 	classes;
4.3 	(v) transportation from one educational facility to another within the district for 
4.4 	resident pupils enrolled on a shared-time basis in educational programs, and necessary 
4.5 	transportation required by sections 125A.18, and 125A.26 to 125A.48, for resident pupils 
4.6 	with disabilities who are provided special instruction and services on a shared-time basis 
4.7 	or if resident pupils are not transported, the costs of necessary travel between public 
4.8 	and private schools or neutral instructional sites by essential personnel employed by the 
4.9 	district's program for children with a disability;
4.10 	(vi) transportation for resident pupils with disabilities to and from board and lodging 
4.11 	facilities when the pupil is boarded and lodged for educational purposes; and
4.12 	(vii) services described in clauses (i) to (vi), when provided for pupils with 
4.13 	disabilities in conjunction with a summer instructional program that relates to the pupil's 
4.14 	individual education plan or in conjunction with a learning year program established 
4.15 	under section 124D.128.
4.16 	For purposes of computing special education initial aid under section 125A.76, 
4.17 	subdivision 2, the cost of providing transportation for children with disabilities includes 
4.18 	(A) the additional cost of transporting a homeless student from a temporary nonshelter 
4.19 	home in another district to the school of origin, or a formerly homeless student from a 
4.20 	permanent home in another district to the school of origin but only through the end of the 
4.21 	academic year; and (B) depreciation on district-owned school buses purchased after July 1, 
4.22 	2005, and used primarily for transportation of pupils with disabilities, calculated according 
4.23 	to paragraph (a), clauses (ii) and (iii). Depreciation costs included in the disabled 
4.24 	transportation category must be excluded in calculating the actual expenditure per pupil 
4.25 	transported in the regular and excess transportation categories according to paragraph (a).
4.26 	(5) "Nonpublic nonregular transportation" is:
4.27 	(i) transportation from one educational facility to another within the district for 
4.28 	resident pupils enrolled on a shared-time basis in educational programs, excluding 
4.29 	transportation for nonpublic pupils with disabilities under clause (4);
4.30 	(ii) transportation within district boundaries between a nonpublic school and a 
4.31 	public school or a neutral site for nonpublic school pupils who are provided pupil support 
4.32 	services pursuant to section 123B.44; and
4.33 	(iii) late transportation home from school or between schools within a district for 
4.34 	nonpublic school pupils involved in after-school activities.
4.35 	(c) "Mobile unit" means a vehicle or trailer designed to provide facilities for 
4.36 	educational programs and services, including diagnostic testing, guidance and counseling 
5.1 	services, and health services. A mobile unit located off nonpublic school premises is a 
5.2 	neutral site as defined in section 123B.41, subdivision 13.

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

5.4 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 160.165, is amended to read:
5.5 	160.165 MITIGATING TRANSPORTATION CONSTRUCTION IMPACTS 
5.6 	ON BUSINESS.
5.7 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. For the purposes of this section, the following terms 
5.8 	have the meanings given:
5.9 	(1) "project" means construction work to maintain, construct, reconstruct, or 
5.10 	improve a street or highway or for a rail transit project;
5.11 	(2) "substantial business impacts" means impairment of road access, parking, or 
5.12 	visibility for one or more business establishments as a result of a project, for a minimum 
5.13 	period of one month; and
5.14 	(3) "transportation authority" means the commissioner, as to trunk highways; the 
5.15 	county board, as to county state-aid highways and county highways; the town board, as to 
5.16 	town roads; and statutory or home rule charter cities, as to city streets; the Metropolitan 
5.17 	Council, for rail transit projects located entirely within the metropolitan area as defined in 
5.18 	section 473.121, subdivision 2; and the commissioner, for all other rail transit projects.
5.19 		Subd. 2.Business liaison. (a) Before beginning construction work on a project, 
5.20 	a transportation authority shall identify whether the project is anticipated to include 
5.21 	substantial business impacts. For such projects, the transportation authority shall designate 
5.22 	an individual to serve as business liaison between the transportation authority and affected 
5.23 	businesses.
5.24 	(b) The business liaison shall consult with affected businesses before and 
5.25 	during construction to investigate means of mitigating project impacts to businesses. 
5.26 	The mitigation considered must include signage. The business liaison shall provide 
5.27 	information to the identified businesses before and during construction, concerning project 
5.28 	duration and timetables, lane and road closures, detours, access impacts, customer parking 
5.29 	impacts, visibility, noise, dust, vibration, and public participation opportunities.
5.30 		Subd. 3.Exception. This section does not apply to construction work in connection 
5.31 	with the Central Corridor light rail transit line that will connect downtown Minneapolis 
5.32 	and downtown St. Paul.

5.33 	EFFECTIVE DATE. Subdivision 1 is effective July 1, 2012. Subdivision 3 is 
5.34 	effective July 1, 2010.

6.1 	Sec. 3. [160.2755] PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES AT REST AREAS.
6.2 		Subdivision 1.Prohibited activities. It is unlawful at rest areas to:
6.3 	(1) dispose of travel-related trash and rubbish, except if depositing it in a designated 
6.4 	receptacle;
6.5 	(2) dump household or commercial trash and rubbish into containers or anywhere 
6.6 	else on site; or
6.7 	(3) drain or dump refuse or waste from any trailer, recreational vehicle, or other 
6.8 	vehicle except where receptacles are provided and designated to receive the refuse or 
6.9 	waste.
6.10 		Subd. 2.Penalty. Violation of this section is a petty misdemeanor.

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

6.13 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 161.14, subdivision 62, is 
6.14 	amended to read:
6.15 		Subd. 62.Clearwater County Veterans Memorial Highway. (a) The following 
6.16 	described route is designated the "Clearwater County Veterans Memorial Highway": that 
6.17 	portion of Legislative Route No. 168, marked on August 1, 2009, as Trunk Highway 200, 
6.18 	from its intersection with Clearwater County State-Aid Highway 37 39 to its intersection 
6.19 	with Legislative Route No. 169, marked on August 1, 2009, as Trunk Highway 92; and that 
6.20 	portion of Route No. 169 to its intersection with Clearwater County State-Aid Highway 5.
6.21 	(b) The commissioner shall adopt a suitable marking design to mark this highway 
6.22 	and erect appropriate signs, subject to section 161.139.

6.23 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 161.14, is amended by adding a subdivision 
6.24 	to read:
6.25 		Subd. 64.Veterans Memorial Highway. Legislative Route No. 31, signed as 
6.26 	Trunk Highway 200 as of the effective date of this section, from the border with North 
6.27 	Dakota to the city of Mahnomen, is designated as the "Veterans Memorial Highway." The 
6.28 	commissioner shall adopt a suitable design to mark this highway and erect appropriate 
6.29 	signs, subject to section 161.139.

6.30 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 161.14, is amended by adding a subdivision 
6.31 	to read:
6.32 		Subd. 65.Becker County Veterans Memorial Highway. Marked Trunk Highway 
6.33 	34, from its intersection with Washington Avenue in Detroit Lakes to its intersection with 
7.1 	County State-Aid Highway 39; and marked Trunk Highway 87, from its intersection 
7.2 	with County State-Aid Highway 33 to its intersection with County State-Aid Highway 
7.3 	39, is named and designated the "Becker County Veterans Memorial Highway." Subject 
7.4 	to section 161.139, the commissioner shall adopt a suitable marking design to mark this 
7.5 	highway and erect appropriate signs.

7.6 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 161.14, is amended by adding a subdivision 
7.7 	to read:
7.8 		Subd. 66.Granite City Crossing. The bridge over the Mississippi River on marked 
7.9 	Trunk Highway 23 in St. Cloud is designated "Granite City Crossing." The commissioner 
7.10 	of transportation shall adopt a suitable design to mark this bridge and erect appropriate 
7.11 	signs, subject to section 161.139.

7.12 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 161.14, is amended by adding a subdivision 
7.13 	to read:
7.14 		Subd. 67.Veterans Memorial Highway. Marked Trunk Highway 59 from the city 
7.15 	of Karlstad to the border with Canada is designated as the "Veterans Memorial Highway." 
7.16 	The commissioner shall adopt a suitable design to mark this highway and erect appropriate 
7.17 	signs, subject to section 161.139.

7.18 	Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 161.3426, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
7.19 		Subd. 3.Stipulated fee. The commissioner shall award a stipulated fee not less than 
7.20 	two-tenths of one percent of the department's estimated cost of design and construction 
7.21 	to each short-listed, responsible proposer who provides a responsive but unsuccessful 
7.22 	proposal. When the request for proposals specifies a maximum price, the stipend shall be 
7.23 	awarded if the proposal is responsive in all other aspects but comes in above the maximum 
7.24 	price. If the commissioner does not award a contract, all short-listed proposers must 
7.25 	receive the stipulated fee. If the commissioner cancels the contract before reviewing the 
7.26 	technical proposals, the commissioner shall award each design-builder on the short list a 
7.27 	stipulated fee of not less than two-tenths of one percent of the commissioner's estimated 
7.28 	cost of design and construction. The commissioner shall pay the stipulated fee to each 
7.29 	proposer within 90 days after the award of the contract or the decision not to award a 
7.30 	contract. In consideration for paying the stipulated fee, the commissioner may use any 
7.31 	ideas or information contained in the proposals in connection with any contract awarded 
7.32 	for the project or in connection with a subsequent procurement, without any obligation 
7.33 	to pay any additional compensation to the unsuccessful proposers. Notwithstanding the 
8.1 	other provisions of this subdivision, an unsuccessful short-list proposer may elect to waive 
8.2 	the stipulated fee. If an unsuccessful short-list proposer elects to waive the stipulated 
8.3 	fee, the commissioner may not use ideas and information contained in that proposer's 
8.4 	proposal. Upon the request of the commissioner, a proposer who waived a stipulated fee 
8.5 	may withdraw the waiver, in which case the commissioner shall pay the stipulated fee to 
8.6 	the proposer and thereafter may use ideas and information in the proposer's proposal.

8.7 	Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 161.3426, is amended by adding a 
8.8 	subdivision to read:
8.9 		Subd. 6.Reissue of request for proposals. If the commissioner rejects all bids 
8.10 	or does not execute the contract, the commissioner may reissue the request for proposals 
8.11 	and allow only short-listed teams to resubmit proposals. The commissioner shall then pay 
8.12 	a reasonable stipulated fee to each short-listed, responsible proposer who provides a 
8.13 	responsive but unsuccessful proposal in response to the reissued request for proposals. 
8.14 	When the reissued request for proposals specifies a maximum price, the stipend shall 
8.15 	be awarded if the proposal is responsive in all other aspects but comes in above the 
8.16 	maximum price.

8.17 	Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 162.02, subdivision 3a, is amended to read:
8.18 		Subd. 3a.Variances from rules and engineering standards. (a) The commissioner 
8.19 	may grant variances from the rules and from the engineering standards developed 
8.20 	pursuant to section 162.021 or 162.07, subdivision 2. A political subdivision in which 
8.21 	a county state-aid highway is located or is proposed to be located may submit a written 
8.22 	request to the commissioner for a variance for that highway. The commissioner shall 
8.23 	comply with section 174.75, subdivision 5, in evaluating a variance request related to a 
8.24 	complete streets project.
8.25 	(b) The commissioner shall publish notice of the request in the State Register and 
8.26 	give notice to all persons known to the commissioner to have an interest in the matter. The 
8.27 	commissioner may grant or deny the variance within 30 days of providing notice of the 
8.28 	request. If a written objection to the request is received within seven days of providing 
8.29 	notice, the variance shall be granted or denied only after a contested case hearing has been 
8.30 	held on the request. If no timely objection is received and the variance is denied without 
8.31 	hearing, the political subdivision may request, within 30 days of receiving notice of denial, 
8.32 	and shall be granted a contested case hearing.
8.33 	(c) For purposes of this subdivision, "political subdivision" includes (1) an agency of 
8.34 	a political subdivision which has jurisdiction over parks, and (2) a regional park authority.

9.1 	Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 162.09, subdivision 3a, is amended to read:
9.2 		Subd. 3a.Variances from rules and engineering standards. (a) The commissioner 
9.3 	may grant variances from the rules and from the engineering standards developed 
9.4 	pursuant to section 162.13, subdivision 2. A political subdivision in which a municipal 
9.5 	state-aid street is located or is proposed to be located may submit a written request to the 
9.6 	commissioner for a variance for that street. The commissioner shall comply with section 
9.7 	174.75, subdivision 5, in evaluating a variance request related to a complete streets project.
9.8 	(b) The commissioner shall publish notice of the request in the State Register and 
9.9 	give notice to all persons known to the commissioner to have an interest in the matter. The 
9.10 	commissioner may grant or deny the variance within 30 days of providing notice of the 
9.11 	request. If a written objection to the request is received within seven days of providing 
9.12 	notice, the variance shall be granted or denied only after a contested case hearing has been 
9.13 	held on the request. If no timely objection is received and the variance is denied without 
9.14 	hearing, the political subdivision may request, within 30 days of receiving notice of denial, 
9.15 	and shall be granted a contested case hearing.
9.16 	(c) For purposes of this subdivision, "political subdivision" includes (1) an agency of 
9.17 	a political subdivision which has jurisdiction over parks, and (2) a regional park authority.

9.18 	Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 165.14, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
9.19 		Subd. 4. Prioritization of bridge projects. (a) The commissioner shall classify all 
9.20 	bridges in the program into tier 1, 2, or 3 bridges, where tier 1 is the highest tier. Unless 
9.21 	the commissioner identifies a reason for proceeding otherwise, before commencing bridge 
9.22 	projects in a lower tier, all bridge projects within a higher tier must to the extent feasible 
9.23 	be selected and funded in the approved state transportation improvement program, at 
9.24 	any stage in the project development process, solicited for bids, in contract negotiation, 
9.25 	under construction, or completed. 
9.26 	(b) The classification of each tier is as follows: 
9.27 	(1) tier 1 consists of any bridge in the program that (i) has an average daily traffic 
9.28 	count that is above 1,000 and has a sufficiency rating that is at or below 50, or (ii) is 
9.29 	identified by the commissioner as a priority project; 
9.30 	(2) tier 2 consists of any bridge that is not a tier 1 bridge, and (i) is classified as 
9.31 	fracture-critical, or (ii) has a sufficiency rating that is at or below 80; and 
9.32 	(3) tier 3 consists of any other bridge in the program that is not a tier 1 or tier 2 bridge. 
9.33 	(c) By June 30, 2018, all tier 1 and tier 2 bridges originally included in the program 
9.34 	must be under contract for repair or replacement with a new bridge that contains a 
10.1 	load-path-redundant design, except that a specific bridge may remain in continued service 
10.2 	if the reasons are documented in the report required under subdivision 5. 
10.3 	(d) All bridge projects funded under this section in fiscal year 2012 or later must 
10.4 	include bicycle and pedestrian accommodations if both sides of the bridge are located in a 
10.5 	city or the bridge links a pedestrian way, shared-use path, trail, or scenic bikeway.
10.6 	Bicycle and pedestrian accommodations would not be required if:
10.7 	(1) a comprehensive assessment demonstrates that there is an absence of need for 
10.8 	bicycle and pedestrian accommodations for the life of the bridge; or
10.9 	(2) there is a reasonable alternative bicycle and pedestrian crossing within 
10.10 	one-quarter mile of the bridge project.
10.11 	All bicycle and pedestrian accommodations should enable a connection to any existing 
10.12 	bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure in close proximity to the bridge. All pedestrian 
10.13 	facilities must meet or exceed federal accessibility requirements as outlined in Title II of 
10.14 	the Americans with Disabilities Act, codified in United States Code, title 42, chapter 
10.15 	126, subchapter II, and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, codified in United 
10.16 	States Code, title 29, section 794.
10.17 	(e) The commissioner shall establish criteria for determining the priority of bridge 
10.18 	projects within each tier, and must include safety considerations as a criterion. 

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

10.20 	Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 165.14, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
10.21 		Subd. 5. Statewide transportation planning report. In conjunction with each 
10.22 	update to the Minnesota statewide transportation plan, or at least every six years, the 
10.23 	commissioner shall submit a report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the 
10.24 	house of representatives and senate committees with jurisdiction over transportation 
10.25 	finance. The report must include: 
10.26 	(1) an explanation of the criteria and decision-making processes used to prioritize 
10.27 	bridge projects; 
10.28 	(2) a historical and projected analysis of the extent to which all trunk highway 
10.29 	bridges meet bridge performance targets and comply with the accessibility requirements 
10.30 	of Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, Public Law 101-336; 
10.31 	(3) a summary of bridge projects (i) completed in the previous six years or since the 
10.32 	last update to the Minnesota statewide transportation plan, and (ii) currently in progress 
10.33 	under the program; 
11.1 	(4) a summary of bridge projects scheduled in the next four fiscal years and included 
11.2 	in the state transportation improvement program; 
11.3 	(5) a projection of annual needs over the next 20 years; 
11.4 	(6) a calculation of funding necessary to meet the completion date under subdivision 
11.5 	4, paragraph (c), compared to the total amount of bridge-related funding available; and 
11.6 	(7) for any tier 1 fracture-critical bridge that is repaired but not replaced, an 
11.7 	explanation of the reasons for repair instead of replacement. 

11.8 	Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 168.002, is amended by adding a subdivision 
11.9 	to read:
11.10 		Subd. 31a.Special plates. Unless otherwise specified, "special plates" or "special 
11.11 	plate" means plates, or a single motorcycle plate, that are designed with wording or 
11.12 	graphics that differ from a regular Minnesota passenger automobile plate or motorcycle 
11.13 	plate.

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

11.15 	Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 168.012, subdivision 1, is 
11.16 	amended to read:
11.17 		Subdivision 1.Vehicles exempt from tax, fees, or plate display. (a) The following 
11.18 	vehicles are exempt from the provisions of this chapter requiring payment of tax and 
11.19 	registration fees, except as provided in subdivision 1c:
11.20 	(1) vehicles owned and used solely in the transaction of official business by the 
11.21 	federal government, the state, or any political subdivision;
11.22 	(2) vehicles owned and used exclusively by educational institutions and used solely 
11.23 	in the transportation of pupils to and from those institutions;
11.24 	(3) vehicles used solely in driver education programs at nonpublic high schools;
11.25 	(4) vehicles owned by nonprofit charities and used exclusively to transport disabled 
11.26 	persons for charitable, religious, or educational purposes;
11.27 	(5) vehicles owned by nonprofit charities and used exclusively for disaster response 
11.28 	and related activities;
11.29 	(6) vehicles owned by ambulance services licensed under section 144E.10 that 
11.30 	are equipped and specifically intended for emergency response or providing ambulance 
11.31 	services; and
11.32 	(7) vehicles owned by a commercial driving school licensed under section 171.34, 
11.33 	or an employee of a commercial driving school licensed under section 171.34, and the 
11.34 	vehicle is used exclusively for driver education and training.
12.1 	(b) Provided the general appearance of the vehicle is unmistakable, the following 
12.2 	vehicles are not required to register or display number plates:
12.3 	(1) vehicles owned by the federal government, municipal;
12.4 	(2) fire apparatuses, including fire-suppression support vehicles, owned or leased by 
12.5 	the state or a political subdivision;
12.6 	(3) police patrols, owned or leased by the state or a political subdivision; and 
12.7 	(4) ambulances, the general appearance of which is unmistakable, are not required to 
12.8 	register or display number plates owned or leased by the state or a political subdivision.
12.9 	(c) Unmarked vehicles used in general police work, liquor investigations, or arson 
12.10 	investigations, and passenger automobiles, pickup trucks, and buses owned or operated by 
12.11 	the Department of Corrections, must be registered and must display appropriate license 
12.12 	number plates, furnished by the registrar at cost. Original and renewal applications for 
12.13 	these license plates authorized for use in general police work and for use by the Department 
12.14 	of Corrections must be accompanied by a certification signed by the appropriate chief of 
12.15 	police if issued to a police vehicle, the appropriate sheriff if issued to a sheriff's vehicle, 
12.16 	the commissioner of corrections if issued to a Department of Corrections vehicle, or the 
12.17 	appropriate officer in charge if issued to a vehicle of any other law enforcement agency. 
12.18 	The certification must be on a form prescribed by the commissioner and state that the 
12.19 	vehicle will be used exclusively for a purpose authorized by this section.
12.20 	(d) Unmarked vehicles used by the Departments of Revenue and Labor and Industry, 
12.21 	fraud unit, in conducting seizures or criminal investigations must be registered and must 
12.22 	display passenger vehicle classification license number plates, furnished at cost by the 
12.23 	registrar. Original and renewal applications for these passenger vehicle license plates 
12.24 	must be accompanied by a certification signed by the commissioner of revenue or the 
12.25 	commissioner of labor and industry. The certification must be on a form prescribed by 
12.26 	the commissioner and state that the vehicles will be used exclusively for the purposes 
12.27 	authorized by this section.
12.28 	(e) Unmarked vehicles used by the Division of Disease Prevention and Control of the 
12.29 	Department of Health must be registered and must display passenger vehicle classification 
12.30 	license number plates. These plates must be furnished at cost by the registrar. Original 
12.31 	and renewal applications for these passenger vehicle license plates must be accompanied 
12.32 	by a certification signed by the commissioner of health. The certification must be on a 
12.33 	form prescribed by the commissioner and state that the vehicles will be used exclusively 
12.34 	for the official duties of the Division of Disease Prevention and Control.
12.35 	(f) Unmarked vehicles used by staff of the Gambling Control Board in gambling 
12.36 	investigations and reviews must be registered and must display passenger vehicle 
13.1 	classification license number plates. These plates must be furnished at cost by the 
13.2 	registrar. Original and renewal applications for these passenger vehicle license plates must 
13.3 	be accompanied by a certification signed by the board chair. The certification must be on a 
13.4 	form prescribed by the commissioner and state that the vehicles will be used exclusively 
13.5 	for the official duties of the Gambling Control Board.
13.6 	(g) Unmarked vehicles used in general investigation, surveillance, supervision, 
13.7 	and monitoring by the staff of the Department of Human Services Office of Special 
13.8 	Investigations and the executive director of the Minnesota sex offender program must 
13.9 	be registered and must display passenger vehicle classification license number plates, 
13.10 	furnished by the registrar at cost. Original and renewal applications for passenger vehicle 
13.11 	license plates must be accompanied by a certification signed by the commissioner of 
13.12 	human services. The certification must be on a form prescribed by the commissioner and 
13.13 	state that the vehicles must be used exclusively for the official duties of the Office of 
13.14 	Special Investigations and the executive director of the Minnesota sex offender program. 
13.15 	(h) Each state hospital and institution for persons who are mentally ill and 
13.16 	developmentally disabled may have one vehicle without the required identification on 
13.17 	the sides of the vehicle. The vehicle must be registered and must display passenger 
13.18 	vehicle classification license number plates. These plates must be furnished at cost by the 
13.19 	registrar. Original and renewal applications for these passenger vehicle license plates must 
13.20 	be accompanied by a certification signed by the hospital administrator. The certification 
13.21 	must be on a form prescribed by the commissioner and state that the vehicles will be used 
13.22 	exclusively for the official duties of the state hospital or institution.
13.23 	(i) Each county social service agency may have vehicles used for child and 
13.24 	vulnerable adult protective services without the required identification on the sides of the 
13.25 	vehicle. The vehicles must be registered and must display passenger vehicle classification 
13.26 	license number plates. These plates must be furnished at cost by the registrar. Original 
13.27 	and renewal applications for these passenger vehicle license plates must be accompanied 
13.28 	by a certification signed by the agency administrator. The certification must be on a form 
13.29 	prescribed by the commissioner and state that the vehicles will be used exclusively for the 
13.30 	official duties of the social service agency.
13.31 	(j) All other motor vehicles must be registered and display tax-exempt number 
13.32 	plates, furnished by the registrar at cost, except as provided in subdivision 1c. All 
13.33 	vehicles required to display tax-exempt number plates must have the name of the state 
13.34 	department or political subdivision, nonpublic high school operating a driver education 
13.35 	program, licensed commercial driving school, or other qualifying organization or entity, 
13.36 	plainly displayed on both sides of the vehicle. This identification must be in a color 
14.1 	giving contrast with that of the part of the vehicle on which it is placed and must endure 
14.2 	throughout the term of the registration. The identification must not be on a removable 
14.3 	plate or placard and must be kept clean and visible at all times; except that a removable 
14.4 	plate or placard may be utilized on vehicles leased or loaned to a political subdivision or 
14.5 	to a nonpublic high school driver education program.

14.6 	Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 168.12, subdivision 2a, is amended to read:
14.7 		Subd. 2a.Personalized plates; rules. (a) The commissioner may issue personalized 
14.8 	plates or, if requested for special plates issued under section 168.123 for veterans, 
14.9 	168.124 for medal of honor recipients, or 168.125 for former prisoners of war, applicable 
14.10 	personalized special veterans plates, to an applicant who:
14.11 	(1) is an owner of a passenger automobile including a passenger automobile 
14.12 	registered as a classic car, pioneer car, collector car, or street rod; any truck with a 
14.13 	manufacturer's nominal rated capacity of one ton or less and resembling a pickup truck; a 
14.14 	motorcycle, including a classic motorcycle; a motorized bicycle; a commuter van as 
14.15 	defined in section 168.126; or a recreational vehicle;
14.16 	(2) pays a onetime fee of $100 and any other fees required by this chapter;
14.17 	(3) pays the registration tax required by this chapter for the motor vehicle; and
14.18 	(4) complies with this chapter and rules governing registration of motor vehicles 
14.19 	and licensing of drivers.
14.20 	(b) The commissioner shall charge a replacement fee for personalized license plates 
14.21 	and personalized special veterans plates issued under section 168.123 as specified in 
14.22 	subdivision 5. This fee must be paid by the applicant whenever the personalized plates are 
14.23 	required to be replaced by law, except that as provided in section 168.124, subdivision 
14.24 	3, and 168.125, subdivision 1b, no fee may be charged to replace plates issued under 
14.25 	those sections.
14.26 	(c) In lieu of the registration number assigned as provided in subdivision 1, 
14.27 	personalized plates and personalized special veterans plates must have imprinted on them 
14.28 	a series of not more than seven numbers and letters, or five numbers and letters for 
14.29 	personalized special veterans plates, in any combination and, as applicable, satisfy the 
14.30 	design requirements of section 168.123, 168.124, or 168.125. When an applicant has once 
14.31 	obtained personalized plates or personalized special veterans plates, the applicant shall 
14.32 	have a prior claim for similar personalized plates or personalized special veterans plates in 
14.33 	the next succeeding year as long as current motor vehicle registration is maintained.
14.34 	(d) The commissioner shall adopt rules in the manner provided by chapter 14, 
14.35 	regulating the issuance and transfer of personalized plates and personalized special 
15.1 	veterans plates. No words or combination of letters placed on these plates may be used 
15.2 	for commercial advertising, be of an obscene, indecent, or immoral nature, or be of a 
15.3 	nature that would offend public morals or decency. The call signals or letters of a radio or 
15.4 	television station are not commercial advertising for the purposes of this subdivision.
15.5 	(e) Despite the provisions of subdivision 1, personalized plates and personalized 
15.6 	special veterans plates issued under this subdivision may be transferred to another motor 
15.7 	vehicle listed in paragraph (a) and owned by the applicant, upon the payment of a fee of $5.
15.8 	(f) The commissioner may by rule specify the format for notification.
15.9 	(g) A personalized plate or personalized special veterans plate issued for a classic 
15.10 	car, pioneer car, collector car, street rod, or classic motorcycle may not be transferred 
15.11 	to a vehicle not eligible for such a plate.
15.12 	(h) Despite any law to the contrary, if the personalized license plates are lost, stolen, 
15.13 	or destroyed, the applicant may apply and must be issued duplicate license plates bearing 
15.14 	the same combination of letters and numbers and the same design as (1) the former 
15.15 	personalized plates or personalized special veterans plates under section 168.123 upon 
15.16 	the payment of the fee required by section 168.29 or (2) the former personalized special 
15.17 	veterans plates issued under section 168.124 or 168.125, without charge.
15.18 	(i) A personalized vertical motorcycle plate may be issued upon payment of an 
15.19 	additional payment of $100. The vertical plate must have not more than four identification 
15.20 	characters, cannot be a duplication of any current or reserved license plate, and must 
15.21 	meet the requirements in paragraph (d).

15.22 	Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 168.12, subdivision 5, is 
15.23 	amended to read:
15.24 		Subd. 5.Additional fee. (a) In addition to any fee otherwise authorized or any tax 
15.25 	otherwise imposed upon any vehicle, the payment of which is required as a condition to 
15.26 	the issuance of any plate or plates, the commissioner shall impose the fee specified in 
15.27 	paragraph (b) that is calculated to cover the cost of manufacturing and issuing the plate 
15.28 	or plates, except for plates issued to disabled veterans as defined in section 168.031 and 
15.29 	plates issued pursuant to section 168.124, 168.125, or 168.27, subdivisions 16 and 17, 
15.30 	for passenger automobiles. The commissioner shall issue graphic design plates only 
15.31 	for vehicles registered pursuant to section 168.017 and recreational vehicles registered 
15.32 	pursuant to section 168.013, subdivision 1g.
15.33 	(b) Unless otherwise specified or exempted by statute, the following plate and 
15.34 	validation sticker fees apply for the original, duplicate, or replacement issuance of a 
15.35 	plate in a plate year:

16.1	License Plate
			Single
		Double
	
16.2		Regular and Disability
		$
	4.50
	$
	6.00
	
16.3		Special
		$
	8.50
	$
	10.00
	
16.4		Personalized (Replacement)
		$
	10.00
	$
	14.00
	
16.5		Collector Category
		$
	13.50
	$
	15.00
	
16.6		Emergency Vehicle Display
		$
	3.00
	$
	6.00
	
16.7		Utility Trailer Self-Adhesive
		$
	2.50
			
16.8		Vertical Motorcycle Plate
		$
	100.00
		NA
	
16.9	Stickers
						
16.10		Duplicate year
		$
	1.00
	$
	1.00
	
16.11		International Fuel Tax Agreement
		$
	2.50
			
16.12 	(c) For vehicles that require two of the categories above, the registrar shall only 
16.13 	charge the higher of the two fees and not a combined total.

16.14 	Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 168.123, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
16.15 		Subdivision 1.General requirements; fees. (a) On payment of a fee of $10 for 
16.16 	each set of two plates, or for a single plate in the case of a motorcycle plate, payment of 
16.17 	the registration tax required by law, and compliance with other applicable laws relating to 
16.18 	vehicle registration and licensing, as applicable, the commissioner shall issue:
16.19 	(1) special veteran's plates to an applicant who served in the active military service 
16.20 	in a branch of the armed forces of the United States or of a nation or society allied with the 
16.21 	United States in conducting a foreign war, was discharged under honorable conditions, 
16.22 	and is a registered owner of a passenger automobile, recreational motor vehicle, or 
16.23 	truck resembling a pickup truck and having a manufacturer's nominal rated capacity 
16.24 	of one ton, but which is not a commercial motor vehicle as defined in section 169.011, 
16.25 	subdivision 16; or
16.26 	(2) a veteran's special motorcycle plate as described in subdivision 2, paragraph (a), 
16.27 	(f), (h), or (i), or (j), or another special plate designed by the commissioner to an applicant 
16.28 	who is a registered owner of a motorcycle and meets the criteria listed in this paragraph 
16.29 	and in subdivision 2, paragraph (a), (f), (h), or (i), or (j). Plates issued under this clause 
16.30 	must be the same size as regular motorcycle plates. Special motorcycle license plates 
16.31 	issued under this clause are not subject to section 168.1293.
16.32 	(b) The additional fee of $10 is payable for each set of veteran's plates, is payable 
16.33 	only when the plates are issued, and is not payable in a year in which stickers are issued 
16.34 	instead of plates.
16.35 	(c) The veteran must have a certified copy of the veteran's discharge papers, 
16.36 	indicating character of discharge, at the time of application. If an applicant served in the 
16.37 	active military service in a branch of the armed forces of a nation or society allied with the 
17.1 	United States in conducting a foreign war and is unable to obtain a record of that service 
17.2 	and discharge status, the commissioner of veterans affairs may certify the applicant as 
17.3 	qualified for the veterans' plates provided under this section.
17.4 	(d) For license plates issued for one-ton trucks described in paragraph (a), clause 
17.5 	(1), the commissioner shall collect a surcharge of $5 on each $10 fee collected under 
17.6 	paragraph (a). The surcharge must be deposited in the vehicle services operating account 
17.7 	in the special revenue fund.

17.8 	Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 168.123, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
17.9 		Subd. 2.Design. The commissioner of veterans affairs shall design the emblem for 
17.10 	the veterans' special plates, subject to the approval of the commissioner, that satisfy the 
17.11 	following requirements:
17.12 	(a) For a Vietnam veteran who served after July 1, 1961, and before July 1, 1978, 
17.13 	in the active military service in a branch of the armed forces of the United States or a 
17.14 	nation or society allied with the United States the special plates must bear the inscription 
17.15 	"VIETNAM VET" and the letters "V" and "V" with the first letter directly above the 
17.16 	second letter and both letters just preceding the first numeral of the special plate number.
17.17 	(b) For a veteran stationed on the island of Oahu, Hawaii, or offshore, during the 
17.18 	attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, the special plates must bear the inscription 
17.19 	"PEARL HARBOR SURVIVOR" and the letters "P" and "H" with the first letter directly 
17.20 	above the second letter and both letters just preceding the first numeral of the special 
17.21 	plate number.
17.22 	(c) For a veteran who served during World War I or World War II, the plates must 
17.23 	bear the inscription "WORLD WAR VET" and:
17.24 	(1) for a World War I veteran, the characters "W" and "I" with the first character 
17.25 	directly above the second character and both characters just preceding the first numeral 
17.26 	of the special plate number; or
17.27 	(2) for a World War II veteran, the characters "W" and "II" with the first character 
17.28 	directly above the second character and both characters just preceding the first numeral of 
17.29 	the special plate number.
17.30 	(d) For a veteran who served during the Korean Conflict, the special plates must 
17.31 	bear the inscription "KOREAN VET" and the letters "K" and "V" with the first letter 
17.32 	directly above the second letter and both letters just preceding the first numeral of the 
17.33 	special plate number.
17.34 	(e) For a combat wounded veteran who is a recipient of the purple heart medal, the 
17.35 	plates must bear the inscription "COMBAT WOUNDED VET" and have a facsimile on an 
18.1 	emblem of the official purple heart medal and the letters "C" over "W" with the first letter 
18.2 	directly over the second letter just preceding the first numeral of the special plate number.
18.3 	(f) For a Persian Gulf War veteran, the plates must bear the inscription "GULF 
18.4 	WAR VET" and the letters "G" and "W" with the first letter directly above the second 
18.5 	letter and both letters just preceding the first numeral of the special plate number. For 
18.6 	the purposes of this section, "Persian Gulf War veteran" means a person who served on 
18.7 	active duty after August 1, 1990, in a branch of the armed forces of the United States or 
18.8 	a nation or society allied with the United States or the United Nations during Operation 
18.9 	Desert Shield, Operation Desert Storm, or other military operation in the Persian Gulf 
18.10 	area combat zone as designated in United States Presidential Executive Order No. 12744, 
18.11 	dated January 21, 1991.
18.12 	(g) For a veteran who served in the Laos War after July 1, 1961, and before July 1, 
18.13 	1978, the special plates must bear the inscription "LAOS WAR VET" and the letters "L" 
18.14 	and "V" with the first letter directly above the second letter and both letters just preceding 
18.15 	the first numeral of the special plate number.
18.16 	(h) For a veteran who is the recipient of:
18.17 	(1) the Iraq Campaign Medal, the special plates must be inscribed with a facsimile of 
18.18 	that medal and must bear the inscription "IRAQ WAR VET" directly below the special 
18.19 	plate number;
18.20 	(2) the Afghanistan Campaign Medal, the special plates must be inscribed with a 
18.21 	facsimile of that medal and must bear the inscription "AFGHAN WAR VET" directly 
18.22 	below the special plate number; or
18.23 	(3) the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, the special plates must 
18.24 	be inscribed with a facsimile of that medal and must bear the inscription "GWOT 
18.25 	VETERAN" directly below the special plate number; or
18.26 	(4) the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, the special plates must bear an 
18.27 	appropriate inscription that includes a facsimile of that medal.
18.28 	(i) For a veteran who is the recipient of the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, 
18.29 	the special plates must be inscribed with a facsimile of that medal and must bear the 
18.30 	inscription "GWOT VETERAN" directly below the special plate number. In addition, 
18.31 	any member of the National Guard or other military reserves who has been ordered to 
18.32 	federally funded state active service under United States Code, title 32, as defined in 
18.33 	section 190.05, subdivision 5b, and who is the recipient of the Global War on Terrorism 
18.34 	Service Medal, is eligible for the license plate described in this paragraph, irrespective of 
18.35 	whether that person qualifies as a veteran under section 197.447.
19.1 	(j) For a veteran who is the recipient of the Korean Defense Service Medal, 
19.2 	the special plates must be inscribed with a facsimile of that medal and must bear the 
19.3 	inscription "KOREAN DEFENSE SERVICE" directly below the special plate number.
19.4 	(k) For a veteran who is a recipient of the Bronze Star medal, the plates must bear 
19.5 	the inscription "BRONZE STAR VET" and have a facsimile or an emblem of the official 
19.6 	Bronze Star medal.
19.7 	(l) For a veteran who is a recipient of the Silver Star medal, the plates must bear 
19.8 	the inscription "SILVER STAR VET" and have a facsimile or an emblem of the official 
19.9 	Silver Star medal.

19.10 	Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 168.123, is amended by adding a subdivision 
19.11 	to read:
19.12 		Subd. 2b.Eligibility; combat wounded plate. A member of the United States 
19.13 	armed forces who is serving actively in the military and who is a recipient of the purple 
19.14 	heart medal is also eligible for the license plate under subdivision 2, paragraph (e). The 
19.15 	commissioner of public safety shall ensure that information regarding the required proof 
19.16 	of eligibility for any applicant under this subdivision who has not yet been issued military 
19.17 	discharge papers is distributed to the public officials responsible for administering this 
19.18 	section. 

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

19.20 	Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 168.1255, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
19.21 		Subdivision 1. General requirements and procedures. The commissioner shall 
19.22 	issue special veteran contribution plates or a single motorcycle plate to an applicant who: 
19.23 	(1) is a veteran, as defined in section 197.447; 
19.24 	(2) is a registered owner of a passenger automobile, recreational vehicle, one-ton 
19.25 	pickup truck,  or motorcycle; 
19.26 	(3) pays a fee of $10 to cover the costs of handling and manufacturing the plates; 
19.27 	(4) pays the registration tax required under section 168.013; 
19.28 	(5) pays the fees required under this chapter; 
19.29 	(6) pays an additional onetime World War II memorial contribution of $30, which 
19.30 	the department shall retain until all start-up costs associated with the development and 
19.31 	issuing of the plates have been recovered, after which the commissioner shall deposit 
19.32 	contributions in the World War II donation match account; and 
19.33 	(7) complies with this chapter and rules governing the registration of motor vehicles 
19.34 	and licensing of drivers. 

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

20.2 	Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 168.1293, is amended to read:
20.3 	168.1293 CERTAIN SPECIAL PLATES; AUTHORIZATION, 
20.4 	DISCONTINUANCE.
20.5 		Subdivision 1.Definition. For purposes of this section and section 168.1297, the 
20.6 	following terms have the meanings given them:
20.7 	(1) "new special plate" or "proposed special plate" means a special plate authorized 
20.8 	by sections 168.12, subdivisions 2b and 2e; 168.1235; and 168.129, to have wording and 
20.9 	graphics that differ from a Minnesota passenger vehicle plate. that is not authorized under 
20.10 	this chapter and for which legislation authorizing the plate, including but not limited to a 
20.11 	bill or amendment, is introduced or presented to the legislature; and
20.12 	(2) "proximate special plate" means a special plate (i) authorized under section 
20.13 	168.12, subdivisions 2b and 2e; 168.1235; or 168.129; or (ii) authorized in law on or 
20.14 	after August 1, 2010.
20.15 		Subd. 1a.Establishment of plate. The commissioner may only establish a special 
20.16 	plate as authorized under this chapter. This requirement does not apply to alternative 
20.17 	or additional designs for a special plate.
20.18 		Subd. 2.Submissions to commissioner. (a) A person, legal entity, or other 
20.19 	requester, however organized, that plans to seek legislation establishing a new special
20.20 	plate, or is a proponent of a new special plate, shall submit the following information and 
20.21 	fee to the commissioner:
20.22 	(1) The requester shall submit a request for the special plate being sought, describing 
20.23 	the proposed special plate in general terms, the purpose of the plate, and the proposed fee 
20.24 	or minimum contribution required for the plate.
20.25 	(2) The requester shall submit the results of a scientific sample survey of Minnesota 
20.26 	motor vehicle owners that indicates that at least 10,000 motor vehicle owners intend 
20.27 	to purchase the proposed plate with the proposed fee or minimum contribution. The 
20.28 	requester's plan to undertake the survey must be reported to the commissioner before the 
20.29 	survey is undertaken. The survey must be performed independently of the requester by 
20.30 	another person or legal entity, however organized, that conducts similar sample surveys 
20.31 	in the normal course of business.
20.32 	(3) The requester shall submit an application fee of $20,000, to cover the cost of 
20.33 	reviewing the application for a new plate and developing the new special plate if authorized 
20.34 	by law. State funds may not be used to pay the application fee. This requirement does not 
20.35 	apply if legislation or a bill introduced to the legislature proposing the new special plate 
21.1 	contains a mechanism by which all costs incurred by the commissioner for development 
21.2 	and implementation of the plate are covered, provided that the application fee subsequently 
21.3 	does apply if such a mechanism is not enacted in the law authorizing the new special plate.
21.4 	(4) The requester shall submit a marketing strategy that contains (i) short-term and 
21.5 	long-term marketing plans for the requested plate, and (ii) a financial analysis showing 
21.6 	the anticipated revenues and the planned expenditures of any fee or contribution derived 
21.7 	from the requested plate.
21.8 	(b) The requester shall submit the information required under paragraph (a) to the 
21.9 	commissioner at least 120 days before the convening of the next regular legislative session 
21.10 	at which the requester will submit the proposal.
21.11 		Subd. 2a.Information for legislature. (a) Within 15 days of the introduction of a 
21.12 	bill proposing a new special plate, the commissioner shall submit a briefing to the chairs 
21.13 	and ranking minority members of the house of representatives and senate committees to 
21.14 	which the bill was referred. At a minimum, the briefing must:
21.15 	(1) summarize the requirements for a special plate under this section; and
21.16 	(2) identify which of the requirements have been met for the proposed special plate.
21.17 	(b) If a proposed special plate is a topic of discussion at a legislative committee 
21.18 	hearing, the commissioner shall make every reasonable effort to provide testimony. The 
21.19 	testimony must include the information required in the briefing under paragraph (a).
21.20 	(c) Notwithstanding section 3.195, the commissioner may submit the briefing under 
21.21 	paragraph (a) by submitting an electronic version rather than a printed version.
21.22 		Subd. 3.Design; redesign. (a) If the proposed new special plate sought by the 
21.23 	requester is approved by law, the requester shall submit the proposed design for the plate 
21.24 	to the commissioner as soon as practicable, but not later than 120 days after the effective 
21.25 	date of the law authorizing issuance of the plate. The commissioner is responsible for 
21.26 	selecting the final design for the special plate.
21.27 	(b) The requester that originally requested a new special plate subsequently approved 
21.28 	by law may not submit a new design for the plate within the five years following the date 
21.29 	of first issuance of the plate unless the inventory of those plates has been exhausted. 
21.30 	The requester may deplete the remaining inventory of the plates by reimbursing the 
21.31 	commissioner for the cost of the plates.
21.32 		Subd. 4.Refund of fee. If the special plate requested is not authorized in the 
21.33 	legislative session at which authorization was sought, the commissioner shall, if 
21.34 	applicable, refund $17,500 of the application fee to the requester.
21.35 		Subd. 5.Discontinuance of plate. (a) The commissioner shall discontinue the 
21.36 	issuance or renewal of any proximate special plate authorized by sections 168.12, 
22.1 	subdivisions 2b and 2e; 168.1235; and 168.129, if (1) fewer than 1,000 sets of those 
22.2 	plates are currently registered at the end of the first six years during which the plates are 
22.3 	available, or (2) fewer than 1,000 sets of those plates are currently registered at the end of 
22.4 	any subsequent two-year period following the first six years of availability.
22.5 	(b) The commissioner shall discontinue the issuance or renewal of any proximate
22.6 	special plate authorized by sections 168.12, subdivisions 2b and 2e; 168.1235; 
22.7 	and 168.129, and distribution of any contributions resulting from that plate, if the 
22.8 	commissioner determines that (1) the fund or requester receiving the contributions no 
22.9 	longer exists, (2) the requester has stopped providing services that are authorized to be 
22.10 	funded from the contribution proceeds, (3) the requester has requested discontinuance, or 
22.11 	(4) contributions have been used in violation of subdivision 6.
22.12 	(c) Nothing in this subdivision applies to plates issued under section 168.123, 
22.13 	168.124, 168.125, 168.1251, or 168.1255.
22.14 	(d) Upon commencing discontinuance of a proximate special plate under this 
22.15 	subdivision, the commissioner (1) shall not issue the plate, including as a duplicate; and 
22.16 	(2) shall allow retention of any existing plate for the regular period. For purposes of this 
22.17 	paragraph, "regular period" may be, as appropriate, the period specified under section 
22.18 	168.12, subdivision 1; the time until issuance of a duplicate plate for that vehicle; or as 
22.19 	otherwise provided by law.
22.20 		Subd. 6.Use of contributions. Contributions made as a condition of obtaining a
22.21 	proximate special plate authorized by sections 168.12, subdivisions 2b and 2e; 168.1235; 
22.22 	and 168.129, and interest earned on the contributions, may not be spent for commercial or 
22.23 	for-profit purposes.
22.24 		Subd. 7.Deposit of fee; appropriation. The commissioner shall deposit the 
22.25 	application fee under subdivision 2, paragraph (a), clause (3), in the vehicle services 
22.26 	operating account of the special revenue fund under section 299A.705. An amount 
22.27 	sufficient to pay the department's cost in implementing and administering this section, 
22.28 	including payment of refunds under subdivision 4, is appropriated to the commissioner.

22.29 	Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 168.33, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
22.30 		Subd. 2.Deputy registrars. (a) The commissioner may appoint, and for cause 
22.31 	discontinue, a deputy registrar for any statutory or home rule charter city as the public 
22.32 	interest and convenience may require, without regard to whether the county auditor of 
22.33 	the county in which the city is situated has been appointed as the deputy registrar for the 
22.34 	county or has been discontinued as the deputy registrar for the county, and without regard 
23.1 	to whether the county in which the city is situated has established a county license bureau 
23.2 	that issues motor vehicle licenses as provided in section 373.32.
23.3 	(b) The commissioner may appoint, and for cause discontinue, a deputy registrar 
23.4 	for any statutory or home rule charter city as the public interest and convenience may 
23.5 	require, if the auditor for the county in which the city is situated chooses not to accept 
23.6 	appointment as the deputy registrar for the county or is discontinued as a deputy registrar, 
23.7 	or if the county in which the city is situated has not established a county license bureau 
23.8 	that issues motor vehicle licenses as provided in section 373.32. The individual appointed 
23.9 	by the commissioner as a deputy registrar for any statutory or home rule charter city must 
23.10 	be a resident of the county in which the city is situated.
23.11 	(c) The commissioner may appoint, and for cause discontinue, the county auditor of 
23.12 	each county as a deputy registrar.
23.13 	(d) Despite any other provision, a person other than a county auditor or a director 
23.14 	of a county license bureau, who was appointed by the registrar before August 1, 1976, 
23.15 	as a deputy registrar for any statutory or home rule charter city, may continue to serve 
23.16 	as deputy registrar and may be discontinued for cause only by the commissioner. The 
23.17 	county auditor who appointed the deputy registrars is responsible for the acts of deputy 
23.18 	registrars appointed by the auditor.
23.19 	(e) Each deputy, before entering upon the discharge of duties, shall take and 
23.20 	subscribe an oath to faithfully discharge the duties and to uphold the laws of the state.
23.21 	(f) If a deputy registrar appointed under this subdivision is not an officer or employee 
23.22 	of a county or statutory or home rule charter city, the deputy shall in addition give bond to 
23.23 	the state in the sum of $10,000, or a larger sum as may be required by the commissioner, 
23.24 	conditioned upon the faithful discharge of duties as deputy registrar.
23.25 	(g) Until January 1, 2012, A corporation governed by chapter 302A or 317A
23.26 	may be appointed a deputy registrar. Upon application by an individual serving as a 
23.27 	deputy registrar and the giving of the requisite bond as provided in this subdivision, 
23.28 	personally assured by the individual or another individual approved by the commissioner, 
23.29 	a corporation named in an application then becomes the duly appointed and qualified 
23.30 	successor to the deputy registrar. The appointment of any corporation as a deputy registrar 
23.31 	expires January 1,  2012. The commissioner shall appoint an individual as successor to 
23.32 	the corporation as a deputy registrar. The commissioner shall appoint as the successor 
23.33 	agent to a corporation whose appointment expires under this paragraph an officer of the 
23.34 	corporation if the officer applies for appointment before July 1,   2012.
24.1 	(h) Each deputy registrar appointed under this subdivision shall keep and maintain 
24.2 	office locations approved by the commissioner for the registration of vehicles and the 
24.3 	collection of taxes and fees on vehicles.
24.4 	(i) The deputy registrar shall keep records and make reports to the commissioner as 
24.5 	the commissioner requires. The records must be maintained at the offices of the deputy 
24.6 	registrar. The records and offices of the deputy registrar must at all times be open to the 
24.7 	inspection of the commissioner or the commissioner's agents. The deputy registrar shall 
24.8 	report to the commissioner by the next working day following receipt all registrations 
24.9 	made and taxes and fees collected by the deputy registrar.
24.10 	(j) The filing fee imposed under subdivision 7 must be deposited in the treasury of 
24.11 	the place for which appointed or, if not a public official, a deputy shall retain the filing fee, 
24.12 	but the registration tax and any additional fees for delayed registration the deputy registrar 
24.13 	has collected the deputy registrar shall deposit by the next working day following receipt 
24.14 	in an approved state depository to the credit of the state through the commissioner of 
24.15 	management and budget. The place for which the deputy registrar is appointed through its 
24.16 	governing body must provide the deputy registrar with facilities and personnel to carry out 
24.17 	the duties imposed by this subdivision if the deputy is a public official. In all other cases, 
24.18 	the deputy shall maintain a suitable facility for serving the public.

24.19 	Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 168B.06, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
24.20 		Subdivision 1.Written notice of impound. (a) When an impounded vehicle is 
24.21 	taken into custody, the unit of government or impound lot operator taking it into custody 
24.22 	shall give written notice of the taking within five days to the registered vehicle owner 
24.23 	and any lienholders.
24.24 	(b) The notice must:
24.25 	(1) set forth the date and place of the taking;
24.26 	(2) provide the year, make, model, and serial number of the impounded motor 
24.27 	vehicle, if such information can be reasonably obtained, and the place where the vehicle 
24.28 	is being held;
24.29 	(3) inform the owner and any lienholders of their right to reclaim the vehicle under 
24.30 	section 168B.07;
24.31 	(4) state that failure of the owner or lienholders to:
24.32 	(i) exercise their right to reclaim the vehicle within the appropriate time allowed 
24.33 	under section 168B.051, subdivision 1, 1a, or 2, and under the conditions set forth in 
24.34 	section 168B.07, subdivision 1, constitutes a waiver by them of all right, title, and interest 
25.1 	in the vehicle and a consent to the transfer of title to and disposal or sale of the vehicle 
25.2 	pursuant to section 168B.08; or
25.3 	(ii) exercise their right to reclaim the contents of the vehicle within the appropriate 
25.4 	time allowed and under the conditions set forth in section 168B.07, subdivision 3, 
25.5 	constitutes a waiver by them of all right, title, and interest in the contents and consent to 
25.6 	sell or dispose of the contents under section 168B.08; and
25.7 	(5) state that a vehicle owner who provides to the impound lot operator 
25.8 	documentation from a government or nonprofit agency or legal aid office that the owner 
25.9 	is homeless, receives relief based on need, or is eligible for legal aid services, or has a 
25.10 	household income at or below 50 percent of state median income has the unencumbered 
25.11 	right to retrieve any and all contents without charge.

25.12 	Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 168B.07, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
25.13 		Subd. 3.Retrieval of contents. (a) For purposes of this subdivision:
25.14 	(1) "contents" does not include any permanently affixed mechanical or 
25.15 	nonmechanical automobile parts; automobile body parts; or automobile accessories, 
25.16 	including audio or video players; and
25.17 	(2) "relief based on need" includes, but is not limited to, receipt of MFIP 
25.18 	and Diversionary Work Program, medical assistance, general assistance, general 
25.19 	assistance medical care, emergency general assistance, Minnesota supplemental aid, 
25.20 	MSA-emergency assistance, MinnesotaCare, Supplemental Security Income, energy 
25.21 	assistance, emergency assistance, food stamps, earned income tax credit, or Minnesota 
25.22 	working family tax credit.
25.23 	(b) A unit of government or impound lot operator shall establish reasonable 
25.24 	procedures for retrieval of vehicle contents, and may establish reasonable procedures to 
25.25 	protect the safety and security of the impound lot and its personnel.
25.26 	(c) At any time before the expiration of the waiting periods provided in section 
25.27 	168B.051, a registered owner who provides documentation from a government or 
25.28 	nonprofit agency or legal aid office that the registered owner is homeless, receives relief 
25.29 	based on need, or is eligible for legal aid services, or has a household income at or below 
25.30 	50 percent of state median income has the unencumbered right to retrieve any and all 
25.31 	contents without charge and regardless of whether the registered owner pays incurred 
25.32 	charges or fees, transfers title, or reclaims the vehicle.

25.33 	Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 169.041, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
26.1 		Subd. 5.Towing prohibited. Unless the vehicle is described in subdivision 4,(a) A 
26.2 	towing authority may not tow a motor vehicle because:
26.3 	(1) the vehicle has expired registration tabs that have been expired for less than 
26.4 	90 days; or
26.5 	(2) the vehicle is at a parking meter on which the time has expired and the vehicle 
26.6 	has fewer than five unpaid parking tickets.
26.7 	(b) A towing authority may tow a motor vehicle, notwithstanding paragraph (a), if:
26.8 	(1) the vehicle is parked in violation of snow emergency regulations;
26.9 	(2) the vehicle is parked in a rush-hour restricted parking area;
26.10 	(3) the vehicle is blocking a driveway, alley, or fire hydrant;
26.11 	(4) the vehicle is parked in a bus lane, or at a bus stop, during hours when parking 
26.12 	is prohibited;
26.13 	(5) the vehicle is parked within 30 feet of a stop sign and visually blocking the 
26.14 	stop sign;
26.15 	(6) the vehicle is parked in a disability transfer zone or disability parking space 
26.16 	without a disability parking certificate or disability license plates;
26.17 	(7) the vehicle is parked in an area that has been posted for temporary restricted 
26.18 	parking (A) at least 12 hours in advance in a home rule charter or statutory city having 
26.19 	a population under 50,000, or (B) at least 24 hours in advance in another political 
26.20 	subdivision;
26.21 	(8) the vehicle is parked within the right-of-way of a controlled-access highway or 
26.22 	within the traveled portion of a public street when travel is allowed there;
26.23 	(9) the vehicle is unlawfully parked in a zone that is restricted by posted signs to 
26.24 	use by fire, police, public safety, or emergency vehicles;
26.25 	(10) the vehicle is unlawfully parked on property at the Minneapolis-St. Paul 
26.26 	International Airport owned by the Metropolitan Airports Commission;
26.27 	(11) a law enforcement official has probable cause to believe that the vehicle is 
26.28 	stolen, or that the vehicle constitutes or contains evidence of a crime and impoundment is 
26.29 	reasonably necessary to obtain or preserve the evidence;
26.30 	(12) the driver, operator, or person in physical control of the vehicle is taken into 
26.31 	custody and the vehicle is impounded for safekeeping;
26.32 	(13) a law enforcement official has probable cause to believe that the owner, 
26.33 	operator, or person in physical control of the vehicle has failed to respond to five or more 
26.34 	citations for parking or traffic offenses;
26.35 	(14) the vehicle is unlawfully parked in a zone that is restricted by posted signs 
26.36 	to use by taxicabs;
27.1 	(15) the vehicle is unlawfully parked and prevents egress by a lawfully parked 
27.2 	vehicle;
27.3 	(16) the vehicle is parked, on a school day during prohibited hours, in a school zone 
27.4 	on a public street where official signs prohibit parking; or
27.5 	(17) the vehicle is a junk, abandoned, or unauthorized vehicle, as defined in section 
27.6 	168B.011, and subject to immediate removal under chapter 168B.

27.7 	Sec. 28. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 169.041, is amended by adding a subdivision 
27.8 	to read:
27.9 		Subd. 5a.Quick clearance. (a) For purposes of this subdivision:
27.10 	(1) "road" includes the roadway, a lane for vehicular traffic, shoulder, on-ramp, and 
27.11 	off-ramp of a street or highway, including a parkway; and
27.12 	(2) "obstructions" includes motor vehicles, debris, personal property, and cargo.
27.13 	(b) Within the Department of Transportation's eight-county metropolitan district, 
27.14 	the department and the State Patrol may move, remove, or cause to remove obstructions 
27.15 	from a road if:
27.16 	(1) there has been a traffic incident involving a collision, accident, or spilled load;
27.17 	(2) the obstructions block a road or aggravate an emergency on a road; and
27.18 	(3) the department cooperates with the State Patrol and private towing or recovery 
27.19 	companies authorized by the State Patrol concerning towing of the vehicle and removal of 
27.20 	other obstructions.
27.21 	(c) The State Patrol shall make a reasonable effort to contact the owner of the motor 
27.22 	vehicle or other obstructions before undertaking an action under this subdivision.
27.23 	(d) The department shall make a reasonable effort to allow the owner of the motor 
27.24 	vehicle to arrange for its removal, taking into account any time delay and safety issues, 
27.25 	and shall give due consideration to having the vehicle towed by a licensed towing service 
27.26 	capable of safely moving the vehicle.
27.27 	(e) Towing charges accrued by the owner or owners of the vehicle must be 
27.28 	reasonable for the type of vehicle removed and the circumstances surrounding its removal.

27.29 	Sec. 29. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 169.15, is amended to read:
27.30 	169.15 IMPEDING TRAFFIC; INTERSECTION GRIDLOCK.
27.31 		Subdivision 1.Impeding traffic; drive at slow speed. No person shall drive a 
27.32 	motor vehicle at such a slow speed as to impede or block the normal and reasonable 
27.33 	movement of traffic except when reduced speed is necessary for safe operation or in 
28.1 	compliance with law or except when the vehicle is temporarily unable to maintain a greater 
28.2 	speed due to a combination of the weight of the vehicle and the grade of the highway.
28.3 		Subd. 2.Intersection gridlock; stop or block traffic. (a) Except as provided 
28.4 	in paragraph (b), a driver of a vehicle shall not enter an intersection controlled by a 
28.5 	traffic-control signal until the driver is able to move the vehicle immediately, continuously, 
28.6 	and completely through the intersection without impeding or blocking the subsequent 
28.7 	movement of cross traffic.
28.8 	(b) Paragraph (a) does not apply to movement of a vehicle made: 
28.9 	(1) at the direction of a city-authorized traffic-control agent or a peace officer;
28.10 	(2) to facilitate passage of an authorized emergency vehicle with its emergency 
28.11 	lights activated; or
28.12 	(3) to make a turn, as permitted under section 169.19, that allows the vehicle to 
28.13 	safely leave the intersection.
28.14 	(c) A violation of this subdivision does not constitute grounds for suspension or 
28.15 	revocation of the violator's driver's license.

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

28.18 	Sec. 30. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 169.26, is amended by adding a subdivision 
28.19 	to read:
28.20 		Subd. 4.Pedestrians; penalty. (a) A pedestrian shall not pass through, around, 
28.21 	over, or under any crossing gate or barrier at a railroad grade crossing while the gate or 
28.22 	barrier is closed or is being opened or closed.
28.23 	(b) A pedestrian shall not enter, remain upon, or traverse over a railroad track, grade 
28.24 	crossing, or pedestrian walkway crossing a railroad track when an audible bell or clearly 
28.25 	visible electric or mechanical signal device is operational and warning of the presence, 
28.26 	approach, passage, or departure of a railroad train.
28.27 	(c) A person who violates this subdivision is subject to a fine of up to $100.

28.28 	Sec. 31. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 169.306, is amended to read:
28.29 	169.306 USE OF SHOULDERS BY BUSES. 
28.30 	(a) The commissioner of transportation may is authorized to permit the use by transit 
28.31 	buses and Metro Mobility buses of a shoulder, as designated by the commissioner, of a 
28.32 	freeway or expressway, as defined in section 160.02, in the seven-county metropolitan 
28.33 	area in Minnesota.
29.1 	(b) If the commissioner permits the use of a freeway or expressway shoulder by 
29.2 	transit buses, the commissioner shall also permit the use on that shoulder of a bus (1) with 
29.3 	a seating capacity of 40 passengers or more operated by a motor carrier of passengers, 
29.4 	as defined in section 221.012, subdivision 26, while operating in intrastate commerce or 
29.5 	(2) providing regular route transit service, as defined in section 174.22, subdivision 8, or 
29.6 	Metro Mobility services, and operated by or under contract with the Metropolitan Council, 
29.7 	a local transit authority, or a transit authority created by the legislature. Drivers of these 
29.8 	buses must have adequate training in the requirements of paragraph (c), as determined by 
29.9 	the commissioner.
29.10 	(c) Buses authorized to use the shoulder under this section may be operated on the 
29.11 	shoulder only when main-line traffic speeds are less than 35 miles per hour. Drivers of 
29.12 	buses being operated on the shoulder may not exceed the speed of main-line traffic by 
29.13 	more than 15 miles per hour and may never exceed 35 miles per hour. Drivers of buses 
29.14 	being operated on the shoulder must yield to merging, entering, and exiting traffic and 
29.15 	must yield to other vehicles on the shoulder. Buses operated on the shoulder must be 
29.16 	registered with the Department of Transportation.
29.17 	(d) For the purposes of this section, the term "Metro Mobility bus" means a motor 
29.18 	vehicle of not less than 20 feet in length engaged in providing special transportation 
29.19 	services under section 473.386 that is:
29.20 	(1) operated by the Metropolitan Council, or operated by or under contract with a 
29.21 	public or private entity receiving financial assistance to provide transit services from the 
29.22 	Metropolitan Council or the commissioner of transportation; and
29.23 	(2) authorized by the council commissioner to use freeway or expressway shoulders.
29.24 	(e) This section does not apply to the operation of buses on dynamic shoulder lanes.

29.25 	Sec. 32. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 169.71, subdivision 1, is 
29.26 	amended to read:
29.27 		Subdivision 1.Prohibitions generally; exceptions. (a) A person shall not drive or 
29.28 	operate any motor vehicle with:
29.29 	(1) a windshield cracked or discolored to an extent to limit or obstruct proper vision;
29.30 	(2) any objects suspended between the driver and the windshield, other than:
29.31 	(i) sun visors;
29.32 	(ii) rearview mirrors;
29.33 	(iii) driver feedback and safety-monitoring equipment when mounted immediately 
29.34 	behind, slightly above, or slightly below the rearview mirror;
30.1 	(iii) (iv) global positioning systems or navigation systems when mounted or located 
30.2 	near the bottommost portion of the windshield; and
30.3 	(iv) (v) electronic toll collection devices; or
30.4 	(3) any sign, poster, or other nontransparent material upon the front windshield, 
30.5 	sidewings, or side or rear windows of the vehicle, other than a certificate or other paper 
30.6 	required to be so displayed by law or authorized by the state director of the Division of 
30.7 	Emergency Management or the commissioner of public safety.
30.8 	(b) Paragraph (a), clauses (2) and (3), do not apply to law enforcement vehicles.
30.9 	(c) Paragraph (a), clause (2), does not apply to authorized emergency vehicles.

30.10 	Sec. 33. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 169.79, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
30.11 		Subd. 3.Rear display of single plate. If the vehicle is a motorcycle, motor scooter, 
30.12 	motorized bicycle, motorcycle sidecar, trailer registered at greater than 3,000 pounds gross 
30.13 	vehicle weight (GVW), semitrailer, or vehicle displaying a dealer plate, then one license 
30.14 	plate must be displayed horizontally or vertically, for a motorcycle issued vertical license 
30.15 	plates under section 168.12, subdivision 2a, with the identifying numbers and letters 
30.16 	facing outward from the vehicle and must be mounted in the upright position on the 
30.17 	rear of the vehicle.

30.18 	Sec. 34. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 169.865, subdivision 1, is 
30.19 	amended to read:
30.20 		Subdivision 1. Six-axle vehicles. (a) A road authority may issue an annual permit 
30.21 	authorizing a vehicle or combination of vehicles with a total of six or more axles to haul 
30.22 	raw or unprocessed agricultural products and be operated with a gross vehicle weight 
30.23 	of up to: 
30.24 	(1) 90,000 pounds; and 
30.25 	(2) 99,000 pounds during the period set by the commissioner under section 169.826, 
30.26 	subdivision 1. 
30.27 	(b) Notwithstanding subdivision 4 3, paragraph (a), clause (4), a vehicle or 
30.28 	combination of vehicles operated under this subdivision and transporting only sealed 
30.29 	intermodal containers may be operated on an interstate highway if allowed by the United 
30.30 	States Department of Transportation. 
30.31 	(c) The fee for a permit issued under this subdivision is $300. 

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

31.1 	Sec. 35. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 169.87, is amended by adding a subdivision 
31.2 	to read:
31.3 		Subd. 7.Cargo tank vehicles. (a) Weight restrictions imposed by the commissioner 
31.4 	under subdivisions 1 and 2 do not apply to cargo tank vehicles with two or three permanent 
31.5 	axles when delivering propane for heating or dyed fuel oil on seasonally weight-restricted 
31.6 	roads if the vehicle is loaded at no more than 50 percent capacity of the cargo tank.
31.7 	(b) To be exempt from weight restrictions under paragraph (a), a cargo tank vehicle 
31.8 	used for propane must have an operating gauge on the cargo tank that shows the amount of 
31.9 	propane as a percent of capacity of the cargo tank. Documentation of the capacity of the 
31.10 	cargo tank must be available on the cargo tank or in the cab of the vehicle. For purposes of 
31.11 	this subdivision, propane weighs 4.2 pounds per gallon.
31.12 	(c) To be exempt from weight restrictions under paragraph (a), a cargo tank vehicle 
31.13 	used for dyed fuel oil must utilize the forward two tank compartments and must carry 
31.14 	documentation of the empty weight of the cargo tank vehicle from a certified scale in the 
31.15 	cab of the vehicle. For purposes of this subdivision, dyed fuel oil weighs seven pounds 
31.16 	per gallon.
31.17 	(d) To the extent practicable, cargo tank vehicles that are exempt from weight 
31.18 	restrictions under paragraph (a) shall complete deliveries on seasonally weight restricted 
31.19 	roads by 12:00 p.m. and before the last week of April.

31.20 	Sec. 36. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 171.02, subdivision 2b, is 
31.21 	amended to read:
31.22 		Subd. 2b.Exception for type III vehicle drivers. (a) Notwithstanding subdivision 
31.23 	2, the holder of a class A, B, C, or D driver's license, without a school bus endorsement, 
31.24 	may operate a type III vehicle described in section 169.011, subdivision 71, paragraph (h), 
31.25 	under the conditions in paragraphs (b) through (o).
31.26 	(b) The operator is an employee of the entity that owns, leases, or contracts for 
31.27 	the school bus.
31.28 	(c) The operator's employer has adopted and implemented a policy that provides for 
31.29 	annual training and certification of the operator in:
31.30 	(1) safe operation of a type III vehicle;
31.31 	(2) understanding student behavior, including issues relating to students with 
31.32 	disabilities;
31.33 	(3) encouraging orderly conduct of students on the bus and handling incidents of 
31.34 	misconduct appropriately;
32.1 	(4) knowing and understanding relevant laws, rules of the road, and local school 
32.2 	bus safety policies;
32.3 	(5) handling emergency situations;
32.4 	(6) proper use of seat belts and child safety restraints;
32.5 	(7) performance of pretrip vehicle inspections; 
32.6 	(8) safe loading and unloading of students, including, but not limited to:
32.7 	(i) utilizing a safe location for loading and unloading students at the curb, on the 
32.8 	nontraffic side of the roadway, or at off-street loading areas, driveways, yards, and other 
32.9 	areas to enable the student to avoid hazardous conditions;
32.10 	(ii) refraining from loading and unloading students in a vehicular traffic lane, on the 
32.11 	shoulder, in a designated turn lane, or a lane adjacent to a designated turn lane;
32.12 	(iii) avoiding a loading or unloading location that would require a pupil to cross a 
32.13 	road, or ensuring that the driver or an aide personally escort the pupil across the road if 
32.14 	it is not reasonably feasible to avoid such a location; and
32.15 	(iv) placing the type III vehicle in "park" during loading and unloading; and
32.16 	(v) escorting a pupil across the road under clause (iii) only after the motor is 
32.17 	stopped, the ignition key is removed, the brakes are set, and the vehicle is otherwise 
32.18 	rendered immobile; and
32.19 	(9) compliance with paragraph (k), concerning reporting certain convictions to the 
32.20 	employer within ten days of the date of conviction.
32.21 	(d) A background check or background investigation of the operator has been 
32.22 	conducted that meets the requirements under section 122A.18, subdivision 8, or 123B.03 
32.23 	for school district employees; section 144.057 or chapter 245C for day care employees; 
32.24 	or section 171.321, subdivision 3, for all other persons operating a type A or type III 
32.25 	vehicle under this subdivision.
32.26 	(e) Operators shall submit to a physical examination as required by section 171.321, 
32.27 	subdivision 2.
32.28 	(f) The operator's employer requires preemployment drug and alcohol testing of 
32.29 	applicants for operator positions. Current operators must comply with the employer's 
32.30 	policy under section 181.951, subdivisions 2, 4, and 5. Notwithstanding any law to the 
32.31 	contrary, the operator's employer may use a breathalyzer or similar device to fulfill 
32.32 	random alcohol testing requirements.
32.33 	(g) The operator's driver's license is verified annually by the entity that owns, 
32.34 	leases, or contracts for the school bus type III vehicle as required under section 171.321, 
32.35 	subdivision 5.
33.1 	(h) A person who sustains a conviction, as defined under section 609.02, of violating 
33.2 	section 169A.25, 169A.26, 169A.27, or 169A.31, or whose driver's license is revoked 
33.3 	under sections 169A.50 to 169A.53 of the implied consent law, or who is convicted of 
33.4 	violating or whose driver's license is revoked under a similar statute or ordinance of 
33.5 	another state, is precluded from operating a type III vehicle for five years from the date 
33.6 	of conviction.
33.7 	(i) A person who has ever been convicted of a disqualifying offense as defined in 
33.8 	section 171.3215, subdivision 1, paragraph (c), may not operate a type III vehicle under 
33.9 	this subdivision.
33.10 	(j) A person who sustains a conviction, as defined under section 609.02, of a moving 
33.11 	offense in violation of chapter 169 within three years of the first of three other moving 
33.12 	offenses is precluded from operating a type III vehicle for one year from the date of 
33.13 	the last conviction.
33.14 	(k) An operator who sustains a conviction as described in paragraph (h), (i), or (j) 
33.15 	while employed by the entity that owns, leases, or contracts for the school bus, shall report 
33.16 	the conviction to the employer within ten days of the date of the conviction.
33.17 	(l) Students riding the type III vehicle must have training required under section 
33.18 	123B.90, subdivision 2.
33.19 	(m) Documentation of meeting the requirements listed in this subdivision must be 
33.20 	maintained under separate file at the business location for each type III vehicle operator. 
33.21 	The business manager, school board, governing body of a nonpublic school, or any 
33.22 	other entity that owns, leases, or contracts for the type III vehicle operating under this 
33.23 	subdivision is responsible for maintaining these files for inspection.
33.24 	(n) The type III vehicle must bear a current certificate of inspection issued under 
33.25 	section 169.451.
33.26 	(o) An employee of a school or of a school district, who is not employed for the sole 
33.27 	purpose of operating a type III vehicle, is exempt from paragraphs (e) and (f).

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

33.29 	Sec. 37. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 171.321, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
33.30 		Subd. 2.Rules. (a) The commissioner of public safety shall prescribe rules 
33.31 	governing (1) the physical qualifications of school bus drivers and tests required to obtain 
33.32 	a school bus endorsement, and (2) the physical qualifications of type III vehicle drivers. 
33.33 	(b) The rules under paragraph (a) must provide that an applicant for a school 
33.34 	bus endorsement or renewal is exempt from the physical qualifications and medical 
33.35 	examination required to operate a school bus upon providing evidence of being medically 
34.1 	examined and certified within the preceding 24 months as physically qualified to operate a 
34.2 	commercial motor vehicle, pursuant to Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, part 391, 
34.3 	subpart E, or rules of the commissioner of transportation incorporating those federal 
34.4 	regulations. The commissioner shall accept physical examinations for school bus drivers 
34.5 	conducted by medical examiners authorized as provided by Code of Federal Regulations, 
34.6 	title 49, chapter 3, part 391, subpart E.
34.7 	(b) (c) The commissioner of public safety, in conjunction with the commissioner 
34.8 	of education, shall adopt rules prescribing a training program for Head Start bus drivers. 
34.9 	The program must provide for initial classroom and behind-the-wheel training, and annual 
34.10 	in-service training. The program must provide training in defensive driving, human 
34.11 	relations, emergency and accident procedures, vehicle maintenance, traffic laws, and use 
34.12 	of safety equipment. The program must provide that the training will be conducted by the 
34.13 	contract operator for a Head Start agency, the Head Start grantee, a licensed driver training 
34.14 	school, or by another person or entity approved by both commissioners.
34.15 	(d) The commissioner may exempt a type III vehicle driver from the physical 
34.16 	qualifications required to operate a type III vehicle upon receiving evidence of the 
34.17 	driver having been medically examined and certified within the preceding 24 months as 
34.18 	physically qualified to operate a commercial motor vehicle as provided for applicants for a 
34.19 	school bus endorsement under paragraph (b).

34.20 	Sec. 38. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 174.01, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
34.21 		Subdivision 1.Department created. In order to provide a balancedan integrated 
34.22 	transportation system, includingof aeronautics, highways, motor carriers, ports, public 
34.23 	transit, railroads, and pipelines, and including facilities for walking and bicycling, a 
34.24 	Department of Transportation is created. The department is the principal agency of the 
34.25 	state for development, implementation, administration, consolidation, and coordination of 
34.26 	state transportation policies, plans, and programs.

34.27 	Sec. 39. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 174.01, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
34.28 		Subd. 2. Transportation goals. The goals of the state transportation system are 
34.29 	as follows: 
34.30 	(1) to provide safe transportationminimize fatalities and injuries for transportation 
34.31 	users throughout the state; 
34.32 	(2) to provide multimodal and intermodal transportation that enhances mobility and 
34.33 	economic development and provides access to all persons and businesses in Minnesota 
34.34 	while ensuring that there is nofacilities and services to increase access for all persons and 
35.1 	businesses and to ensure economic well-being and quality of life without undue burden 
35.2 	placed on any community; 
35.3 	(3) to provide a reasonable travel time for commuters; 
35.4 	(4) to enhance economic development and provide for the economical, efficient, and 
35.5 	safe movement of goods to and from markets by rail, highway, and waterway; 
35.6 	(5) to encourage tourism by providing appropriate transportation to Minnesota 
35.7 	facilities designed to attract tourists and to enhance the appeal, through transportation 
35.8 	investments, of tourist destinations across the state; 
35.9 	(6) to provide transit services throughoutto all counties in the state to meet the 
35.10 	needs of transit users; 
35.11 	(7) to promote productivityaccountability through systemsystematic management 
35.12 	of system performance and productivity through the utilization of technological 
35.13 	advancements; 
35.14 	(8) to maximize the long-term benefits received for each state transportation 
35.15 	investment; 
35.16 	(9) to provide for and prioritize funding forof transportation investments that, at a 
35.17 	minimum, preserves the transportation infrastructure ensures that the state's transportation 
35.18 	infrastructure is maintained in a state of good repair; 
35.19 	(10) to ensure that the planning and implementation of all modes of transportation 
35.20 	are consistent with the environmental and energy goals of the state; 
35.21 	(11) to promote and increase the use of high-occupancy vehicles and low-emission 
35.22 	vehicles; 
35.23 	(12) to provide an air transportation system sufficient to encourage economic growth 
35.24 	and allow all regions of the state the ability to participate in the global economy; 
35.25 	(13) to increase transit use of transit as a percentage of all trips statewide by giving 
35.26 	highest priority to the transportation modes with the greatest people-moving capacity and 
35.27 	lowest long-term economic and environmental cost; 
35.28 	(14) to promote and increase bicycling and walking as a percentage of all trips as an
35.29 	energy-efficient, nonpolluting, and healthful formhealthy forms of transportation; 
35.30 	(15) to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the state's transportation sector; and 
35.31 	(16) to accomplish these goals with minimal impact on the environment. 

35.32 	Sec. 40. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 174.02, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:
35.33 		Subd. 1a. Mission; efficiency; legislative report, recommendations. It is part 
35.34 	of the department's mission that within the department's resources the commissioner 
35.35 	shall endeavor to: 
36.1 	(1) prevent the waste or unnecessary spending of public money; 
36.2 	(2) use innovative fiscal and human resource practices to manage the state's 
36.3 	resources and operate the department as efficiently as possible; 
36.4 	(3) minimize the degradation of air and, water quality, and the climate, including 
36.5 	reduction in greenhouse gas emissions; 
36.6 	(4) coordinate the department's activities wherever appropriate with the activities 
36.7 	of other governmental agencies; 
36.8 	(5) use technology where appropriate to increase agency productivity, improve 
36.9 	customer service, increase public access to information about government, and increase 
36.10 	public participation in the business of government; 
36.11 	(6) utilize constructive and cooperative labor-management practices to the extent 
36.12 	otherwise required by chapters 43A and 179A; 
36.13 	(7) report to the legislature on the performance of agency operations and the 
36.14 	accomplishment of agency goals in the agency's biennial budget according to section 
36.15 	16A.10, subdivision 1; and 
36.16 	(8) recommend to the legislature appropriate changes in law necessary to carry out 
36.17 	the mission and improve the performance of the department. 

36.18 	Sec. 41. [174.186] DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS ENTERPRISE 
36.19 	COLLABORATIVE.
 36.20 		Subdivision 1.Establishment; purpose. (a) The commissioner of transportation 
36.21 	shall convene regular meetings of the disadvantaged business enterprise program and 
36.22 	workforce inclusion collaborative, as constituted by the commissioner as of January 
36.23 	1, 2010.
36.24 	(b) The collaborative shall review and evaluate the commissioner's implementation 
36.25 	of the disadvantaged business enterprise program, under Code of Federal Regulations, title 
36.26 	49, and recommend changes, including possible legislation, to improve the effectiveness 
36.27 	of the program in this state. At a minimum, the collaborative shall review, evaluate, and 
36.28 	recommend program changes where necessary in the following areas:
36.29 	(1) an on-the-job training program to increase the diversity of the workforce on 
36.30 	projects;
36.31 	(2) on-the-job trainee tracking and retention;
36.32 	(3) a mentor and protÃ©gÃ© program for small, disadvantaged business entrepreneurs;
36.33 	(4) requirements for participation of disadvantaged business enterprises at the time 
36.34 	of letting bids for contracts;
37.1 	(5) a coordinated access point to recruit disadvantaged business enterprises and a 
37.2 	diverse workforce;
37.3 	(6) objective measures for good-faith efforts to recruit disadvantaged business 
37.4 	enterprises;
37.5 	(7) a working capital fund for small disadvantaged business enterprises;
37.6 	(8) increased transparency for results in the on-the-job training and disadvantaged 
37.7 	business enterprise programs;
37.8 	(9) civil rights program training;
37.9 	(10) a targeted group business program for state-funded projects; and
37.10 	(11) coding systems and dual goals for women and people of color.
37.11 	(c) The commissioner shall provide staff and administrative support for the 
37.12 	collaborative and shall establish policies and procedures for the collaborative, including 
37.13 	quorum requirements and majority decision making.
37.14 	(d) The representatives of the Department of Transportation with responsibility for 
37.15 	civil rights and contracting shall participate in collaborative meetings and deliberations.
37.16 	(e) Members of the collaborative do not receive compensation or reimbursement of 
37.17 	expenses.
37.18 		Subd. 2.Powers and duties; report. (a) The collaborative shall develop 
37.19 	recommendations to the commissioner and to the legislature as provided in paragraph (b) 
37.20 	designed to implement fully the federal Disadvantaged Business Enterprise program in 
37.21 	this state and to improve the effectiveness of the program. These recommendations, 
37.22 	including any draft legislation if the collaborative decides to recommend legislation, may 
37.23 	include, but are not limited to, strategies, policies, and actions focused on:
37.24 	(1) requiring bid proposals to include information on disadvantaged business 
37.25 	enterprise participation;
37.26 	(2) defining and implementing appropriate accountability measures when 
37.27 	disadvantaged business enterprise contract goals are not met in accordance with Code 
37.28 	of Federal Regulations, title 49;
37.29 	(3) sponsoring disadvantaged business enterprise training and development 
37.30 	workshops; and
37.31 	(4) strengthening the content and frequency of department reporting requirements 
37.32 	relating to the disadvantaged business enterprise program.
37.33 	(b) The collaborative shall report its findings and legislative recommendations, 
37.34 	including draft legislation if the collaborative decides to recommend legislation, to the 
37.35 	chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees and divisions with 
38.1 	jurisdiction over transportation policy and finance by February 1, 2011. The report must 
38.2 	be made available electronically and available in print upon request.

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

38.4 	Sec. 42. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 174.22, is amended by adding a subdivision 
38.5 	to read:
38.6 		Subd. 14a.State sources of funds. "State sources of funds" means funding for the 
38.7 	public transit participation program appropriated from (1) the general fund, and (2) the 
38.8 	greater Minnesota transit account.

38.9 	Sec. 43. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 174.23, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
38.10 		Subdivision 1.General. (a) The commissioner shall have all powers necessary and 
38.11 	convenient to carry out the provisions of sections 174.21 to 174.27 including the power to: 
38.12 	(1) review applications for financial assistance, execute contracts, and obligate 
38.13 	and expend program funds, upon conditions and limitations as the commissioner deems 
38.14 	necessary for purposes of program and project implementation, operation, and evaluation,;
38.15 	(2) accept and disburse federal funds available for the purposes of sections 174.21 to 
38.16 	174.27, and such funds are appropriated to the commissioner; and
38.17 	(3) act upon request as the designated agent of any eligible person for the receipt and 
38.18 	disbursal of federal funds.
38.19 	(b) The commissioner shall perform the duties and exercise the powers under 
38.20 	sections 174.21 to 174.27 in coordination with and in furtherance of statewide, 
38.21 	regional, and local transportation plans and transportation development programs. The 
38.22 	commissioner shall set guidelines for financial assistance under the public transit subsidy 
38.23 	program. The commissioner shall present any proposed guidelines regarding public transit 
38.24 	financial assistance to a legislative committee composed of equal numbers appointed by 
38.25 	the house of representatives local and urban affairs and senate transportation committees. 
38.26 	The commissioner shall not implement any new guidelines regarding public transit 
38.27 	financial assistance, between the period January 1, 1981 to April 15, 1982, without the 
38.28 	prior approval of that committee. 

38.29 	Sec. 44. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 174.23, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
38.30 		Subd. 2.Financial assistance; application, approval. (a) The commissioner 
38.31 	shall seek out and select eligible recipients of financial assistance under sections 174.21
38.32 	to 174.27.
39.1 	(b) The commissioner shall establish by rule the procedures and standards for review 
39.2 	and approval of applications for financial assistance submitted to the commissioner 
39.3 	pursuant to sections 174.21 to 174.27. Any applicant shall provide to the commissioner 
39.4 	any financial or other information required by the commissioner to carry out the 
39.5 	commissioner's duties. The commissioner may require local contributions from applicants 
39.6 	as a condition for receiving financial assistance.
39.7 	(c) Before the commissioner approves any grant, the application for the grant shall
39.8 	may be reviewed and approved by the appropriate regional development commission only 
39.9 	for consistency with regional transportation plans and development guides. If an applicant 
39.10 	proposes a project within the jurisdiction of a transit authority or commission or a transit 
39.11 	system assisted or operated by a city or county, the application shall also be reviewed 
39.12 	by that commission, authority, or political subdivision for consistency with its transit 
39.13 	programs, policies, and plans. Any regional development commission that has not adopted 
39.14 	a transportation plan may review but may not approve or disapprove of any application.

39.15 	Sec. 45. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 174.24, subdivision 1a, is 
39.16 	amended to read:
39.17 		Subd. 1a.Transit service needs implementation Greater Minnesota transit 
39.18 	investment plan. (a) The commissioner shall develop a  greater Minnesota transit service 
39.19 	needs implementation investment plan that contains a goal of meeting at least 80 percent 
39.20 	of unmet total transit service needs in greater Minnesota by July 1, 2015, and meeting at 
39.21 	least 90 percent of unmet total transit service needs in greater Minnesota by July 1, 2025.
39.22 	(b) The plan must include, but is not limited to, the following:
39.23 	(1) an analysis of ridership and total transit service needs throughout greater 
39.24 	Minnesota;
39.25 	(2) a calculation of unmet needs; an assessment of the level and type of service 
39.26 	required to meet unmet total transit service needs, for the transit system classifications 
39.27 	as provided under subdivision 3b, paragraph (c), of urbanized area, small urban area, 
39.28 	rural area, and elderly and disabled service;
39.29 	(3) an analysis of costs and revenue options; and,
39.30 	(4) a plan to reduce unmet total transit service needs as specified in this subdivision; 
39.31 	and
39.32 	(5) identification of the operating and capital costs necessary to meet 100 percent of 
39.33 	the greater Minnesota transit targeted and projected bus service hours, as identified in the 
39.34 	greater Minnesota transit plan, for 2010, 2015, 2020, 2025, and 2030.
40.1 	(c) The plan must specifically address special transportation service ridership and 
40.2 	needs. The plan must also provide that recipients of operating assistance under this 
40.3 	section provide fixed route public transit service without charge for disabled veterans in 
40.4 	accordance with subdivision 7. The commissioner may amend the plan as necessary, and 
40.5 	may use all or part of the 2001 greater Minnesota public transportation plan created by the 
40.6 	Minnesota Department of Transportation.

40.7 	Sec. 46. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 174.24, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
40.8 		Subd. 2.Eligibility; application. Any legislatively established public transit 
40.9 	commission or authority, any county or statutory or home rule charter city providing 
40.10 	financial assistance to or operating public transit, any private operator of public transit, or 
40.11 	any combination thereof is eligible to receive financial assistance through the public transit 
40.12 	participation program. Except as provided in subdivision 2b for assistance provided from 
40.13 	federal funds, eligible recipients must be located outside of the metropolitan area.

40.14 	Sec. 47. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 174.24, is amended by adding a subdivision 
40.15 	to read:
40.16 		Subd. 2b.Federal aid. (a) The commissioner may accept and disburse federal funds 
40.17 	received and appropriated under section 174.23, subdivision 1, as an additional source of 
40.18 	funds for implementing the public transit participation program established in this section. 
40.19 	This authority includes, but is not limited to:
40.20 	(1) adopting administrative rules to establish financial assistance allocation priorities, 
40.21 	identify factors to consider in reviewing an applicant's management plan, evaluate a 
40.22 	request for financial assistance, and determine the amount of financial assistance to be 
40.23 	provided; and
40.24 	(2) establishing project selection criteria under the United States Code, title 49, 
40.25 	section 5311, state management plan as approved by the Federal Transit Administration, 
40.26 	United States Department of Transportation.
40.27 	(b) If the commissioner accepts and disburses federal funds as provided in paragraph 
40.28 	(a), the commissioner shall:
40.29 	(1) maintain separate accounts for (i) state sources of funds, and (ii) federal sources 
40.30 	of funding; and
40.31 	(2) ensure that all state sources of funds are only used for assistance to eligible 
40.32 	recipients as provided in subdivision 2.

40.33 	Sec. 48. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 174.24, subdivision 3b, is amended to read:
41.1 		Subd. 3b.Operating assistance; recipient classifications. (a) The commissioner 
41.2 	shall determine the total operating cost of any public transit system receiving or applying 
41.3 	for assistance in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. To be eligible 
41.4 	for financial assistance, an applicant or recipient shall provide to the commissioner 
41.5 	all financial records and other information and shall permit any inspection reasonably 
41.6 	necessary to determine total operating cost and correspondingly the amount of assistance 
41.7 	that may be paid to the applicant or recipient. Where more than one county or municipality 
41.8 	contributes assistance to the operation of a public transit system, the commissioner shall 
41.9 	identify one as lead agency for the purpose of receiving money under this section.
41.10 	(b) Prior to distributing operating assistance to eligible recipients for any contract 
41.11 	period, the commissioner shall place all recipients into one of the following classifications: 
41.12 	urbanized area service, small urban area service, rural area service, and elderly and 
41.13 	disabled service.
41.14 	(c) The commissioner shall distribute funds under this section so that the percentage 
41.15 	of total contracted operating cost paid by any recipient from local sources will not exceed 
41.16 	the percentage for that recipient's classification, except as provided in an undue hardship 
41.17 	case this subdivision. The percentages must be:
41.18 	(1) for urbanized area service and small urban area service, 20 percent;
41.19 	(2) for rural area service, 15 percent; and
41.20 	(3) for elderly and disabled service, 15 percent. 
41.21 	Except as provided in a United States Department of Transportation program allowing 
41.22 	or requiring a lower percentage to be paid from local sources, the remainder of the 
41.23 	recipient's total contracted operating cost will be paid from state sources of funds less any 
41.24 	assistance received by the recipient from any federal source the United States Department 
41.25 	of Transportation.
41.26 	(d) For purposes of this subdivision, "local sources" means all local sources of funds 
41.27 	and includes all operating revenue, tax levies, and contributions from public funds, except 
41.28 	that the commissioner may exclude from the total assistance contract revenues derived 
41.29 	from operations the cost of which is excluded from the computation of total operating 
41.30 	cost. Total operating costs of the Duluth Transit Authority or a successor agency does 
41.31 	not include costs related to the Superior, Wisconsin service contract and the Independent 
41.32 	School District No. 709 service contract.
41.33 	(c) (e) If a recipient informs the commissioner in writing after the establishment of 
41.34 	these percentages but prior to the distribution of financial assistance for any year that 
41.35 	paying its designated percentage of total operating cost from local sources will cause 
41.36 	undue hardship, the commissioner may reduce the percentage to be paid from local 
42.1 	sources by the recipient and increase the percentage to be paid from local sources by one 
42.2 	or more other recipients inside or outside the classification. However, the commissioner 
42.3 	may not reduce or increase any recipient's percentage under this paragraph for more than 
42.4 	two years successively. If for any year the funds appropriated to the commissioner to carry 
42.5 	out the purposes of this section are insufficient to allow the commissioner to pay the state 
42.6 	share of total operating cost as provided in this paragraph, the commissioner shall reduce 
42.7 	the state share in each classification to the extent necessary.

42.8 	Sec. 49. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 174.24, subdivision 5, is 
42.9 	amended to read:
42.10 		Subd. 5.Method of payment, operating assistance. Payments for operating 
42.11 	assistance under this section from state sources of funds must be made in the following 
42.12 	manner:
42.13 	(a) For payments made from the general fund:
42.14 	(1) 50 percent of the total contract amount in or before the first month of operation;
42.15 	(2) 40 percent of the total contract amount in or before the seventh month of 
42.16 	operation;
42.17 	(3) 9 percent of the total contract amount in or before the 12th month of operation; 
42.18 	and
42.19 	(4) 1 percent of the total contract amount after the final audit.
42.20 	(b) For payments made from the greater Minnesota transit account:
42.21 	(1) 50 percent of the total contract amount in or before the seventh month of 
42.22 	operation; and
42.23 	(2) 50 percent of the total contract amount in or before the 11th month of operation.

42.24 	Sec. 50. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 174.247, is amended to read:
42.25 	174.247 ANNUAL TRANSIT REPORT.
42.26 	(a) By February 15 annually, the commissioner shall submit a report to the legislature 
42.27 	on transit services outside the metropolitan area. The Metropolitan Council and any 
42.28 	public transit system receiving assistance under section 174.24 shall provide assistance 
42.29 	in creating the report, as requested by the commissioner.
42.30 	(b) The report must include, at a minimum, the following:
42.31 	(1) a descriptive overview of public transit in Minnesota;
42.32 	(2) a descriptive summary of funding sources and assistance programs;
42.33 	(3) a summary of each public transit system receiving assistance under section 
42.34 	174.24;
43.1 	(4) data that identifies use of volunteers in providing transit service;
43.2 	(5) financial data that identifies operating and capital costs, and funding sources,
43.3 	for each public transit system and for each transit system classification under section 
43.4 	174.24, subdivision 3b:
43.5 	(i) the operating and capital costs;
43.6 	(ii) each of the funding sources used to provide financial assistance; and
43.7 	(iii) for federal funds, the amount from each specific federal program under which 
43.8 	funding is provided;
43.9 	(6) a summary of the differences in program implementation requirements and aid 
43.10 	recipient eligibility between federal aid and state sources of funds;
43.11 	(7) in each odd-numbered year, an analysis of public transit system needs and 
43.12 	operating expenditures on an annual basis, which must include a methodology for 
43.13 	identifying monetary needs, and calculations of:
43.14 	(i) the total monetary needs for all public transit systems, for the year of the report 
43.15 	and the ensuing five years;
43.16 	(ii) the total expenditures from local sources for each transit system classification;
43.17 	(iii) the comprehensive transit assistance percentage for each transit system 
43.18 	classification, which equals (A) the expenditures identified under clause (7), item (ii), for 
43.19 	a transit system classification, divided by (B) the amounts identified under subitem (A), 
43.20 	plus the sum of state sources of funds plus federal funds provided to all transit systems 
43.21 	in that classification; and
43.22 	(iv) in each odd-numbered year, beginning in 2009, a calculation of the amounts the 
43.23 	amount of surplus or insufficient funds available for (i) paying the state share of transit 
43.24 	operating costs under section 174.24, subdivision 3b, and (ii) paying capital and operating 
43.25 	costs to fully implement the transit service needs implementation greater Minnesota transit 
43.26 	investment plan under section 174.24, subdivision 1a.

43.27 	Sec. 51. [174.285] MINNESOTA COUNCIL ON TRANSPORTATION ACCESS.
43.28 		Subdivision 1.Council established. A Minnesota Council on Transportation 
43.29 	Access is established to study, evaluate, oversee, and make recommendations to improve 
43.30 	the coordination, availability, accessibility, efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and safety of 
43.31 	transportation services provided to the transit public. "Transit public" means those persons 
43.32 	who utilize public transit and those who, because of mental or physical disability, income 
43.33 	status, or age are unable to transport themselves and are dependent upon others for 
43.34 	transportation services.
44.1 		Subd. 2.Duties of council. In order to accomplish the purposes in subdivision 
44.2 	1, the council, following consultation with the legislative committees or divisions 
44.3 	with jurisdiction over transportation policy and budget, or with appropriate legislative 
44.4 	transportation subcommittees, shall adopt a biennial work plan that must incorporate 
44.5 	the following activities:
44.6 	(1) compile information on existing transportation alternatives for the transit public, 
44.7 	and serve as a clearinghouse for information on services, funding sources, innovations, 
44.8 	and coordination efforts;
44.9 	(2) identify best practices and strategies that have been successful in Minnesota and 
44.10 	in other states for coordination of local, regional, state, and federal funding and services;
44.11 	(3) recommend statewide objectives for providing public transportation services 
44.12 	for the transit public;
44.13 	(4) identify barriers prohibiting coordination and accessibility of public 
44.14 	transportation services and aggressively pursue the elimination of those barriers;
44.15 	(5) recommend policies and procedures for coordinating local, regional, state, and 
44.16 	federal funding and services for the transit public;
44.17 	(6) identify stakeholders in providing services for the transit public, and seek input 
44.18 	from them concerning barriers and appropriate strategies;
44.19 	(7) recommend guidelines for developing transportation coordination plans 
44.20 	throughout the state;
44.21 	(8) encourage all state agencies participating in the council to purchase trips within 
44.22 	the coordinated system;
44.23 	(9) facilitate the creation and operation of transportation brokerages to match 
44.24 	riders to the appropriate service, promote shared dispatching, compile and disseminate 
44.25 	information on transportation options, and promote regional communication;
44.26 	(10) encourage volunteer driver programs and recommend legislation to address 
44.27 	liability and insurance issues;
44.28 	(11) recommend minimum performance standards for delivery of services;
44.29 	(12) identify methods to eliminate fraud and abuse in special transportation services;
44.30 	(13) develop a standard method for addressing liability insurance requirements for 
44.31 	transportation services purchased, provided, or coordinated;
44.32 	(14) design and develop a contracting template for providing coordinated 
44.33 	transportation services;
44.34 	(15) recommend an interagency uniform contracting and billing and accounting 
44.35 	system for providing coordinated transportation services;
45.1 	(16) encourage the design and development of training programs for coordinated 
45.2 	transportation services; 
45.3 	(17) encourage the use of public school transportation vehicles for the transit public;
45.4 	(18) develop an allocation methodology that equitably distributes transportation 
45.5 	funds to compensate units of government and all entities that provide coordinated 
45.6 	transportation services;
45.7 	(19) identify policies and necessary legislation to facilitate vehicle sharing; and
45.8 	(20) advocate aggressively for eliminating barriers to coordination, implementing 
45.9 	coordination strategies, enacting necessary legislation, and appropriating resources to 
45.10 	achieve the council's objectives.
45.11 		Subd. 3.Coordination with legislative committees. The council shall coordinate 
45.12 	its meeting schedule and activities pursuant to its work plan, to the extent practicable, with 
45.13 	legislative committees and divisions with jurisdiction over transportation budget and 
45.14 	policy, or with appropriate subcommittees. The chairperson of the council shall act as 
45.15 	a liaison with the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative transportation 
45.16 	committees, divisions, and appropriate subcommittees, in carrying out these duties.
45.17 		Subd. 4.Membership. (a) The council is composed of the following 13 members:
45.18 	(1) one representative from the Office of the Governor;
45.19 	(2) one representative from the Council on Disability;
45.20 	(3) one representative from the Minnesota Public Transit Association;
45.21 	(4) the commissioner of transportation or a designee;
45.22 	(5) the commissioner of human services or a designee;
45.23 	(6) the commissioner of health or a designee;
45.24 	(7) the chair of the Metropolitan Council or a designee;
45.25 	(8) the commissioner of education or a designee;
45.26 	(9) the commissioner of veterans affairs or a designee;
45.27 	(10) one representative from the Board on Aging;
45.28 	(11) the commissioner of employment and economic development or a designee;
45.29 	(12) the commissioner of commerce or a designee; and
45.30 	(13) the commissioner of management and budget or a designee.
45.31 	(b) All appointments required by paragraph (a) must be completed by August 
45.32 	1, 2010.
45.33 	(c) The commissioner of transportation or a designee shall convene the first meeting 
45.34 	of the council within two weeks after the members have been appointed to the council. 
45.35 	The members shall elect a chairperson from their membership at the first meeting.
46.1 	(d) The Department of Transportation and the Department of Human Services shall 
46.2 	provide necessary staff support for the council.
46.3 		Subd. 5.Report. By January 15 of each year, beginning in 2012, the council shall 
46.4 	report its findings, recommendations, and activities to the governor's office and to the 
46.5 	chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction 
46.6 	over transportation, health, and human services, and to the legislature as provided under 
46.7 	section 3.195.
46.8 		Subd. 6.Reimbursement. Members of the council shall receive reimbursement 
46.9 	of expenses from the commissioner of transportation as provided in section 15.059, 
46.10 	subdivision 3.
46.11 		Subd. 7.Transfer of appropriation. The amount appropriated to the Metropolitan 
46.12 	Council in Laws 2009, chapter 36, article 1, section 4, subdivision 2, for the administrative 
46.13 	expenses of the Minnesota Council on Transportation Access, and for other costs relating 
46.14 	to the preparation of required reports, including the costs of hiring a consultant, is 
46.15 	transferred to the Department of Transportation for the same purposes.
46.16 		Subd. 8.Expiration. This section expires June 30, 2014.

46.17 	Sec. 52. [174.75] COMPLETE STREETS.
46.18 		Subdivision 1.Definition. "Complete streets" is the planning, scoping, design, 
46.19 	implementation, operation, and maintenance of roads in order to reasonably address the 
46.20 	safety and accessibility needs of users of all ages and abilities. Complete streets considers 
46.21 	the needs of motorists, pedestrians, transit users and vehicles, bicyclists, and commercial 
46.22 	and emergency vehicles moving along and across roads, intersections, and crossings in a 
46.23 	manner that is sensitive to the local context and recognizes that the needs vary in urban, 
46.24 	suburban, and rural settings.
46.25 		Subd. 2.Implementation. The commissioner shall implement a complete streets 
46.26 	policy after consultation with stakeholders, state and regional agencies, local governments, 
46.27 	and road authorities. The commissioner, after such consultation, shall address relevant 
46.28 	protocols, guidance, standards, requirements, and training, and shall integrate related 
46.29 	principles of context-sensitive solutions.
46.30 		Subd. 3.Report. Beginning in 2011, the commissioner shall report on the 
46.31 	implementation of the complete streets policy in the agency's biennial budget submission 
46.32 	under section 174.02.
46.33 		Subd. 4.Local road authorities. Local road authorities are encouraged, but not 
46.34 	required, to create and adopt complete streets policies for their roads that reflect local 
46.35 	context and goals. Nothing in this section may be construed to prohibit a local road 
47.1 	authority from adopting a complete streets policy that incorporates or exceeds statutory 
47.2 	complete streets principles.
47.3 		Subd. 5.Variances from engineering standards. (a) When evaluating a request 
47.4 	for a variance from the engineering standards for state-aid projects under chapter 162 in 
47.5 	which the variance request is related to complete streets, the commissioner shall consider 
47.6 	the latest edition of: 
47.7 	(1) A Policy on Geometric Design of Highways and Streets, from the American 
47.8 	Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials; and
47.9 	(2) for projects in urban areas, the Context Sensitive Solutions in Designing Major 
47.10 	Urban Thoroughfares for Walkable Communities, from the Institute of Transportation 
47.11 	Engineers.
47.12 	(b) If the commissioner denies a variance request related to complete streets, the 
47.13 	commissioner shall provide written reasons for the denial to the political subdivision 
47.14 	that submitted the request.

47.15 	Sec. 53. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 174.86, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
47.16 		Subd. 5.Commuter Rail Corridor Coordinating Committee. (a) A Commuter 
47.17 	Rail Corridor Coordinating Committee shall be is established to advise the commissioner 
47.18 	on issues relating to the alternatives analysis, environmental review, advanced corridor 
47.19 	planning, preliminary engineering, final design, implementation method, construction of 
47.20 	commuter rail, public involvement, land use, service, and safety. The Commuter Rail 
47.21 	Corridor Coordinating Committee shall consist of:
47.22 	(1) one member representing each significant funding partner in whose jurisdiction 
47.23 	the line or lines are located;
47.24 	(2) one member appointed by each county in which the corridors are located;
47.25 	(3) one member appointed by each city in which advanced corridor plans indicate 
47.26 	that a station may be located;
47.27 	(4) two members appointed by the commissioner, one of whom shall be designated 
47.28 	by the commissioner as the chair of the committee;
47.29 	(5) one member appointed by each metropolitan planning organization through 
47.30 	which the commuter rail line may pass; and
47.31 	(6) one member appointed by the president of the University of Minnesota, if a 
47.32 	designated corridor provides direct service to the university.; and
47.33 	(7) two ex-officio members who are members of labor organizations operating 
47.34 	in, and with authority for, trains or rail yards or stations junctioning with freight and 
47.35 	commuter rail lines on corridors, with one member appointed by the speaker of the house 
48.1 	and the other member appointed by the senate Rules and Administration Subcommittee 
48.2 	on Committees.
48.3 	(b) A joint powers board existing on April 1, 1999, consisting of local governments 
48.4 	along a commuter rail corridor, shall perform the functions set forth in paragraph (a) in 
48.5 	place of the committee.
48.6 	(c) Notwithstanding section 15.059, subdivision 5, the committee does not expire.

48.7 	Sec. 54. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 219.01, is amended to read:
48.8 	219.01 TRACK SAFETY STANDARDS; SAFETY TECHNOLOGY GRANTS.
48.9 	(a) The track safety standards of the United States Department of Transportation and 
48.10 	Federal Railroad Administration apply to railroad trackage and are the standards for the 
48.11 	determination of unsafe trackage within the state.
48.12 	(b) The commissioner of transportation shall apply to the Federal Railroad 
48.13 	Administration under Public Law 110-432, the Railroad Safety Enhancement Act of 
48.14 	2008 (the act), for (1) railroad safety technology grant funding available under section 
48.15 	105 of the act and (2) development and installation of rail safety technology, including 
48.16 	provision for switch position indicator signals in nonsignalized main track territory, 
48.17 	under section 406 of the act. The commissioner shall respond and make application to 
48.18 	the Federal Railroad Administration notice of funds availability under the Rail Safety 
48.19 	Assurance Act in a timely manner and before the date of the program deadline to assure 
48.20 	full consideration of the application. The commissioner shall (i) prioritize grant requests 
48.21 	for the installation of switch indicator signals on all segments of nonsignalized track 
48.22 	where posted speeds are in excess of 20 miles per hour and (ii) apply for grant funding in 
48.23 	each year after 2010 until all nonsignalized track territory in the state has switch indicator 
48.24 	signals installed and in operation.
48.25 	(c) Prior to applying for funds under paragraph (b), the commissioner shall solicit 
48.26 	grant requests from all eligible railroads. The commissioner shall submit written notice to 
48.27 	the chairs of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over transportation policy and 
48.28 	finance of an acceptance by a class I or class II railroad of federal grant program funding 
48.29 	for switch point indicator monitor systems.
48.30 	(d) Participating railroads shall provide the 20 percent nonfederal match. Railroads 
48.31 	shall provide all technical documentation requested by the commissioner and required by 
48.32 	the Federal Railroad Administration for the applications under paragraph (b). Railroads 
48.33 	are responsible for developing, acquiring, and installing all rail safety technology obtained 
48.34 	under this section in accordance with requirements established by the Federal Railroad 
48.35 	Administration.

49.1 	Sec. 55. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 221.012, is amended by adding a subdivision 
49.2 	to read:
49.3 		Subd. 27a.Motor carrier of railroad employees. "Motor carrier of railroad 
49.4 	employees" means a motor carrier engaged in the for-hire transportation of railroad 
49.5 	employees of a class I or II common carrier, as defined in Code of Federal Regulations, 
49.6 	title 49, part 1201, general instruction 1-1, under the terms of a contractual agreement with 
49.7 	a common carrier, as defined in section 218.011, subdivision 10.

49.8 	Sec. 56. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 221.012, subdivision 38, is amended to read:
49.9 		Subd. 38.Small vehicle passenger service. (a) "Small vehicle passenger service" 
49.10 	means a service provided by a person engaged in the for-hire transportation of passengers 
49.11 	in a vehicle designed to transport seven or fewer persons, including the driver.
49.12 	(b) In the metropolitan area as defined in section 473.121, subdivision 2, "small 
49.13 	vehicle passenger service" also includes for-hire transportation of persons who are certified 
49.14 	by the Metropolitan Council to use special transportation service provided under section 
49.15 	473.386, in a vehicle designed to transport not more than 15 persons including the driver, 
49.16 	that is equipped with a wheelchair lift and at least three wheelchair securement positions. 
49.17 	(c) Small vehicle passenger service does not include a motor carrier of railroad 
49.18 	employees.

49.19 	Sec. 57. [221.0255] MOTOR CARRIER OF RAILROAD EMPLOYEES.
49.20 	(a) A motor carrier of railroad employees must meet the requirements specified in 
49.21 	this section, is subject to section 221.291, and is otherwise exempt from the provisions 
49.22 	of this chapter.
49.23 	(b) A vehicle operator for a motor carrier of railroad employees who transports 
49.24 	passengers must:
49.25 	(1) have a valid driver's license under chapter 171; and
49.26 	(2) submit to a physical examination.
49.27 	(c) The carrier must implement a policy that provides for annual training and 
49.28 	certification of the operator in:
49.29 	(1) safe operation of the vehicle transporting railroad employees;
49.30 	(2) knowing and understanding relevant laws, rules of the road, and safety policies;
49.31 	(3) handling emergency situations;
49.32 	(4) proper use of seat belts;
49.33 	(5) performance of pretrip and posttrip vehicle inspections, and inspection record 
49.34 	keeping; and
50.1 	(6) proper maintenance of required records.
50.2 	(d) The carrier must:
50.3 	(1) perform a background check or background investigation of the operator;
50.4 	(2) annually verify the operator's driver's license;
50.5 	(3) document meeting the requirements in this subdivision, and maintain the file 
50.6 	at the carrier's business location;
50.7 	(4) maintain liability insurance in a minimum amount of $5,000,000 regardless 
50.8 	of the seating capacity of the vehicle; and
50.9 	(5) maintain uninsured and underinsured coverage in a minimum amount of 
50.10 	$1,000,000.
50.11 	If a party contracts with the motor carrier on behalf of the railroad to transport the railroad 
50.12 	employees, then the insurance requirements may be satisfied by either that party or the 
50.13 	motor carrier, so long as the motor carrier is a named insured or additional insured under 
50.14 	any policy.
50.15 	(e) A person who sustains a conviction of violating section 169A.25, 169A.26, 
50.16 	169A.27, or 169A.31, or whose driver's license is revoked under sections 169A.50 to 
50.17 	169A.53 of the implied consent law, or who is convicted of or has their driver's license 
50.18 	revoked under a similar statute or ordinance of another state, may not operate a vehicle 
50.19 	under this subdivision for five years from the date of conviction. A person who sustains a 
50.20 	conviction of a moving offense in violation of chapter 169 within three years of the first 
50.21 	of three other moving offenses may not operate a vehicle under this subdivision for one 
50.22 	year from the date of the last conviction. A person who has ever been convicted of a 
50.23 	disqualifying offense as defined in section 171.3215, subdivision 1, paragraph (c), may 
50.24 	not operate a vehicle under this subdivision.
50.25 	(f) An operator who sustains a conviction as described in paragraph (e) while 
50.26 	employed by the carrier shall report the conviction to the carrier within ten days of the 
50.27 	date of the conviction.
50.28 	(g) A carrier must implement a mandatory alcohol and controlled substance testing 
50.29 	program as provided under sections 181.950 to 181.957 that consists of preemployment 
50.30 	testing, postaccident testing, random testing, reasonable suspicion testing, return-to-duty 
50.31 	testing, and follow-up testing.
50.32 	(h) A motor carrier of railroad employees shall not allow or require a driver to drive 
50.33 	or remain on duty for more than: ten hours after eight consecutive hours off duty; 15 hours 
50.34 	of combined on-duty time and drive time since last obtaining eight consecutive hours of 
50.35 	off-duty time; or 70 hours of on-duty and drive time in any period of eight consecutive 
51.1 	days. After 24 hours off duty, a driver begins a new seven consecutive day period and 
51.2 	on-duty time is reset to zero.
51.3 	(i) An operator who encounters an emergency and cannot, because of that 
51.4 	emergency, safely complete a transportation assignment within the ten-hour maximum 
51.5 	driving time permitted under paragraph (h), may drive for not more than two additional 
51.6 	hours in order to complete that transportation assignment or to reach a place offering 
51.7 	safety for the occupants of the vehicle and security for the transport motor vehicle, if the 
51.8 	transportation assignment reasonably could have been completed within the ten-hour 
51.9 	period absent the emergency.
51.10 	(j) A carrier shall maintain and retain for a period of six months accurate time 
51.11 	records that show the time the driver reports for duty each day; the total number of hours 
51.12 	of on-duty time for each driver for each day; the time the driver is released from duty each 
51.13 	day; and the total number of hours driven each day.
51.14 	(k) For purposes of this subdivision, the following terms have the meanings given:
51.15 	(1) "conviction" has the meaning given in section 609.02; and
51.16 	(2) "on-duty time" means all time at a terminal, facility, or other property of a 
51.17 	contract carrier or on any public property waiting to be dispatched. On-duty time includes 
51.18 	time spent inspecting, servicing, or conditioning the vehicle.

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

51.20 	Sec. 58. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 299D.03, subdivision 5, is 
51.21 	amended to read:
51.22 		Subd. 5.Traffic fines and forfeited bail money. (a) All fines and forfeited bail 
51.23 	money collected from persons apprehended or arrested by officers of the State Patrol 
51.24 	shall be transmitted by the person or officer collecting the fines, forfeited bail money, 
51.25 	or installments thereof, on or before the tenth day after the last day of the month in 
51.26 	which these moneys were collected, to the commissioner of management and budget. 
51.27 	Except where a different disposition is required in this subdivision or section 387.213, or 
51.28 	otherwise provided by law, three-eighths of these receipts must be deposited in the state 
51.29 	treasury and credited to the state general fund. The other five-eighths of these receipts 
51.30 	must be deposited in the state treasury and credited as follows: (1) the first $600,000
51.31 	$1,000,000 in each fiscal year must be credited to the Minnesota grade crossing safety 
51.32 	account in the special revenue fund, and (2) remaining receipts must be credited to the state 
51.33 	trunk highway fund. If, however, the violation occurs within a municipality and the city 
51.34 	attorney prosecutes the offense, and a plea of not guilty is entered, one-third of the receipts 
51.35 	shall be deposited in the state treasury and credited to the state general fund, one-third of 
52.1 	the receipts shall be paid to the municipality prosecuting the offense, and one-third shall be 
52.2 	deposited in the state treasury and credited to the Minnesota grade crossing safety account 
52.3 	or the state trunk highway fund as provided in this paragraph. When section 387.213 also 
52.4 	is applicable to the fine, section 387.213 shall be applied before this paragraph is applied. 
52.5 	All costs of participation in a nationwide police communication system chargeable to the 
52.6 	state of Minnesota shall be paid from appropriations for that purpose.
52.7 	(b) Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, All fines and forfeited bail money 
52.8 	from violations of statutes governing the maximum weight of motor vehicles, collected 
52.9 	from persons apprehended or arrested by employees of the state of Minnesota, by means 
52.10 	of stationary or portable scales operated by these employees, shall be transmitted by the 
52.11 	person or officer collecting the fines or forfeited bail money, on or before the tenth day 
52.12 	after the last day of the month in which the collections were made, to the commissioner 
52.13 	of management and budget. Five-eighths of these receipts shall be deposited in the state 
52.14 	treasury and credited to the state highway user tax distribution fund. Three-eighths of 
52.15 	these receipts shall be deposited in the state treasury and credited to the state general fund.

52.16 	Sec. 59. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 360.061, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
52.17 		Subd. 3.Municipality. "Municipality" does not include a county unless the county 
52.18 	owns or controls an airport, in which case such county may exercise all the powers 
52.19 	granted by said sections to other municipalities. It specifically includes a town, an airport 
52.20 	authority, the Metropolitan Airports Commission established and operated pursuant to 
52.21 	chapter 473, and the state of Minnesota.

52.22 	Sec. 60. [383D.75] NEW LOCATION FOR DEPUTY REGISTRAR.
52.23 	Notwithstanding section 168.33, and rules adopted by the commissioner of public 
52.24 	safety, limiting sites for the office of deputy registrar based on either the distance to an 
52.25 	existing deputy registrar office or the annual volume of transactions processed by any 
52.26 	deputy registrar, the commissioner of public safety shall permit the deputy registrar of 
52.27 	motor vehicles agent number 128 and driver's license agent number 726 for Dakota County 
52.28 	to move from the existing deputy registrar location in Burnsville to the Dakota County 
52.29 	Burnhaven Library in Burnsville, with full authority to function as a registration and 
52.30 	motor vehicle tax collection and driver's license bureau, at the Dakota County Burnhaven 
52.31 	Library. All other provisions regarding the appointment and operation of a deputy 
52.32 	registrar of motor vehicles and driver's license agent under sections 168.33 and 171.061, 
52.33 	and Minnesota Rules, chapter 7406, not inconsistent with this section, apply to the office.

53.1 	EFFECTIVE DATE; LOCAL APPROVAL. This section is effective the day after 
53.2 	the governing body of the county of Dakota and its chief clerical officer timely complete 
53.3 	their compliance with section 645.021, subdivisions 2 and 3.

53.4 	Sec. 61. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 473.167, subdivision 2a, is amended to read:
53.5 		Subd. 2a.Hardship Loans for acquisition and relocation. (a) The council may 
53.6 	make hardship loans to acquiring authorities within the metropolitan area to purchase 
53.7 	homestead property located in a proposed state trunk highway right-of-way or project, 
53.8 	and to provide relocation assistance. Acquiring authorities are authorized to accept the 
53.9 	loans and to acquire the property. Except as provided in this subdivision, the loans shall 
53.10 	be made as provided in subdivision 2. Loans shall be in the amount of the fair market 
53.11 	value of the homestead property plus relocation costs and less salvage value. Before 
53.12 	construction of the highway begins, the acquiring authority shall convey the property to 
53.13 	the commissioner of transportation at the same price it paid, plus relocation costs and less 
53.14 	its salvage value. Acquisition and assistance under this subdivision must conform to 
53.15 	sections 117.50 to 117.56.  
53.16 	(b) The council may make hardship loans only when:
53.17 	(1) the owner of affected homestead property requests acquisition and relocation 
53.18 	assistance from an acquiring authority;
53.19 	(2) federal or state financial participation is not available;
53.20 	(3) the owner is unable to sell the homestead property at its appraised market 
53.21 	value because the property is located in a proposed state trunk highway right-of-way or 
53.22 	project as indicated on an official map or plat adopted under section 160.085, 394.361, or 
53.23 	462.359; and
53.24 	(4) the council agrees to and approves the fair market value of the homestead 
53.25 	property, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld; and.
53.26 	(5) the owner of the homestead property is burdened by circumstances that constitute 
53.27 	a hardship, such as catastrophic medical expenses; a transfer of the homestead owner by 
53.28 	the owner's employer to a distant site of employment; or inability of the owner to maintain 
53.29 	the property due to physical or mental disability or the permanent departure of children 
53.30 	from the homestead.
53.31 	(c) For purposes of this subdivision, the following terms have the meanings given 
53.32 	them.
53.33 	(1) "Acquiring authority" means counties, towns, and statutory and home rule 
53.34 	charter cities in the metropolitan area.
54.1 	(2) "Homestead property" means: (i) a single-family dwelling occupied by the 
54.2 	owner, and the surrounding land, not exceeding a total of ten acres; or (ii) a manufactured 
54.3 	home, as defined in section 327B.01, subdivision 13.
54.4 	(3) "Salvage value" means the probable sale price of the dwelling and other property 
54.5 	that is severable from the land if offered for sale on the condition that it be removed from 
54.6 	the land at the buyer's expense, allowing a reasonable time to find a buyer with knowledge 
54.7 	of the possible uses of the property, including separate use of serviceable components and 
54.8 	scrap when there is no other reasonable prospect of sale.

54.9 	Sec. 62. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 473.411, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
54.10 		Subd. 5.Use of public roadways and appurtenances. The council may use for the 
54.11 	purposes of sections 473.405 to 473.449 upon the conditions stated in this subdivision 
54.12 	any state highway or other public roadway, parkway, or lane, or any bridge or tunnel or 
54.13 	other appurtenance of a roadway, without payment of any compensation, provided the 
54.14 	use does not interfere unreasonably with the public use or maintenance of the roadway or 
54.15 	appurtenance or entail any substantial additional costs for maintenance. The provisions of 
54.16 	this subdivision do not apply to the property of any common carrier railroad or common 
54.17 	carrier railroads. The consent of the public agency in charge of such state highway or other 
54.18 	public highway or roadway or appurtenance is not required; except that if the council seeks 
54.19 	to use a designated parkway for regular route service in the city of Minneapolis, it must 
54.20 	obtain permission from and is subject to reasonable limitations imposed by a joint board 
54.21 	consisting of two representatives from the council, two members of the board of park 
54.22 	commissioners, and a fifth member jointly selected by the representatives of the council 
54.23 	and the park other members of the board. If the use is a designated Minneapolis parkway 
54.24 	for regular route service adjacent to the city of Minneapolis, it must obtain permission 
54.25 	from and is subject to reasonable limitations imposed by a joint board consisting of two 
54.26 	representatives from the council, two members of the board of park commissioners, and a 
54.27 	fifth member jointly selected by other members of the board. The joint board must include 
54.28 	a nonvoting member appointed by the council of the city in which the parkway is located.
54.29 	The board of park commissioners and the council may designate persons to sit on 
54.30 	the joint board. In considering a request by the council to use designated parkways for 
54.31 	additional routes or trips, the joint board consisting of the council or their designees, 
54.32 	the board of park commissioners or their designees, and the fifth member, shall base its 
54.33 	decision to grant or deny the request based on the criteria to be established by the joint 
54.34 	board. The decision to grant or deny the request must be made within 45 days of the 
54.35 	date of the request. The park board must be notified immediately by the council of any 
55.1 	temporary route detours. If the park board objects to the temporary route detours within 
55.2 	five days of being notified, the joint board must convene and decide whether to grant the 
55.3 	request, otherwise the request is deemed granted. If the agency objects to the proposed 
55.4 	use or claims reimbursement from the council for additional cost of maintenance, it may 
55.5 	commence an action against the council in the district court of the county wherein the 
55.6 	highway, roadway, or appurtenance, or major portion thereof, is located. The proceedings 
55.7 	in the action must conform to the Rules of Civil Procedure applicable to the district courts. 
55.8 	The court shall sit without jury. If the court determines that the use in question interferes 
55.9 	unreasonably with the public use or maintenance of the roadway or appurtenance, it shall 
55.10 	enjoin the use by the council. If the court determines that the use in question does not 
55.11 	interfere unreasonably with the public use or maintenance of the roadway or appurtenance, 
55.12 	but that it entails substantial additional maintenance costs, the court shall award judgment 
55.13 	to the agency for the amount of the additional costs. Otherwise the court shall award 
55.14 	judgment to the council. An aggrieved party may appeal from the judgment of the district 
55.15 	court in the same manner as is provided for such appeals in other civil actions. The council 
55.16 	may also use land within the right-of-way of any state highway or other public roadway 
55.17 	for the erection of traffic control devices, other signs, and passenger shelters upon the 
55.18 	conditions stated in this subdivision and subject only to the approval of the commissioner 
55.19 	of transportation where required by statute, and subject to the express provisions of other 
55.20 	applicable statutes and to federal requirements where necessary to qualify for federal aid.

55.21 	Sec. 63. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 514.18, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:
55.22 		Subd. 1a.Towed motor vehicles. A person who tows and stores a motor vehicle 
55.23 	at the request of a law enforcement officer shall have a lien on the motor vehicle for the 
55.24 	value of the storage and towing and the right to retain possession of the motor vehicle 
55.25 	until the lien is lawfully discharged. This section does not apply to tows authorized 
55.26 	in section 169.041, subdivision 4, clause (1) of vehicles parked in violation of snow 
55.27 	emergency regulations.

55.28 	Sec. 64. Laws 2008, chapter 287, article 1, section 122, is amended to read:
55.29 	Sec. 122. NULLIFICATION OF EXPEDITED TOWN ROAD 
55.30 	EXTINGUISHMENT.
 55.31 	(a) Any extinguishment of town interest in a town road under Minnesota Statutes, 
55.32 	section 164.06, subdivision 2, is hereby nullified if:
55.33 	(1) the interest was not recorded or filed with the county recorder but was recorded 
55.34 	or filed with the county auditor prior to 1972;
56.1 	(2) the state or a political subdivision has constructed or funded a road or bridge 
56.2 	improvement on a right-of-way affected by the interest;
56.3 	(3) the affected road was the only means of access to a property; 
56.4 	(4) the extinguishment took place within the last ten years; and
56.5 	(5) a person whose only access to property was lost because of the extinguishment 
56.6 	files a petition of a nullification with the town board stating that the person's property 
56.7 	became landlocked because of the extinguishment and that the road satisfies all of the 
56.8 	requirements of paragraph (a), clauses (1) to (4). A copy of the road order found filed or 
56.9 	recorded with the county auditor must be attached to the petition. The town shall file the 
56.10 	petition with the county auditor and record it with the county recorder.
56.11 	(b) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 164.08, subdivision 1, and 
56.12 	541.023, for any nullification under paragraph (a), the affected road is hereby deemed to 
56.13 	be a cartway. No additional damages or other payments may be required other than those 
56.14 	paid at the time the fee interest was originally acquired and the order filed with the county 
56.15 	auditor. A cartway created by this paragraph may be converted to a private driveway 
56.16 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 164.08, subdivision 2.
56.17 	(c) For purposes of this section, "affected road" means the road in which the town 
56.18 	board extinguished its interest.

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

56.20 	Sec. 65. Laws 2008, chapter 350, article 1, section 5, the effective date, is amended to 
56.21 	read:

56.22 	EFFECTIVE DATE. Paragraph (b) and paragraph (c), clause (1), are effective the 
56.23 	day following final enactment and apply to any additional tax for a registration period 
56.24 	that starts on or after March 1, 2011 2012.

56.25 	Sec. 66. Laws 2009, chapter 36, article 1, section 3, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

56.26	Subd. 3.State Roads

56.27	(a) Infrastructure Operations and Maintenance
		251,643,000
		245,892,000
	
56.28 	The base appropriation for fiscal years 2012 
56.29 	and 2013 is $257,395,000 for each year.

56.30	(b) Infrastructure Investment and Planning

56.31	(1) Infrastructure Investment Support
		201,461,000
		196,935,000
	
57.1 	The base appropriation for fiscal years 2012 
57.2 	and 2013 is $205,988,000 for each year.
57.3 	$266,000 the first year and $266,000 the 
57.4 	second year are available for grants to 
57.5 	metropolitan planning organizations outside 
57.6 	the seven-county metropolitan area.
57.7 	$75,000 the first year and $75,000 the 
57.8 	second year are for a transportation research 
57.9 	contingent account to finance research 
57.10 	projects that are reimbursable from the 
57.11 	federal government or from other sources. 
57.12 	If the appropriation for either year is 
57.13 	insufficient, the appropriation for the other 
57.14 	year is available for it.
57.15 	$600,000 the first year and $600,000 
57.16 	the second year are available for grants 
57.17 	for transportation studies outside the 
57.18 	metropolitan area to identify critical 
57.19 	concerns, problems, and issues. These 
57.20 	grants are available (1) to regional 
57.21 	development commissions; (2) in regions 
57.22 	where no regional development commission 
57.23 	is functioning, to joint powers boards 
57.24 	established under agreement of two or 
57.25 	more political subdivisions in the region to 
57.26 	exercise the planning functions of a regional 
57.27 	development commission; and (3) in regions 
57.28 	where no regional development commission 
57.29 	or joint powers board is functioning, to the 
57.30 	department's district office for that region.
57.31 	$200,000 the second year is for grants 
57.32 	to nonprofit job training centers for: (1) 
57.33 	job training programs related to highway 
57.34 	construction; and (2) business training for 
58.1 	companies that are certified disadvantaged 
58.2 	business enterprises.

58.3	(2) State Road Construction
		551,300,000
		598,700,000
	
58.4 	The base appropriation for fiscal years 2012 
58.5 	and 2013 is $635,000,000 for each year.
58.6 	It is estimated that these appropriations will 
58.7 	be funded as follows:

58.8	Appropriations by Fund
	
58.958.10
	Federal Highway 
Aid
	301,100,000 
	388,500,000
	
58.11	Highway User Taxes
	250,200,000
	210,200,000
	
58.12 	The commissioner of transportation shall 
58.13 	notify the chairs and ranking minority 
58.14 	members of the senate and house of 
58.15 	representatives committees with jurisdiction 
58.16 	over transportation finance of any significant 
58.17 	events that should cause these estimates to 
58.18 	change.
58.19 	This appropriation is for the actual 
58.20 	construction, reconstruction, and 
58.21 	improvement of trunk highways, including 
58.22 	design-build contracts and consultant usage 
58.23 	to support these activities. This includes the 
58.24 	cost of actual payment to landowners for 
58.25 	lands acquired for highway rights-of-way, 
58.26 	payment to lessees, interest subsidies, and 
58.27 	relocation expenses.
58.28 	The commissioner may spend up to $250,000 
58.29 	of trunk highway funds in fiscal year 2011 
58.30 	to pay the operating costs of bus service 
58.31 	between Hastings and Minneapolis-St. Paul 
58.32 	to mitigate the traffic impacts of the project 
58.33 	involving construction of a bridge crossing 
58.34 	the Mississippi River in the city of Hastings 
58.35 	on marked Trunk Highway 61.
59.1 	The commissioner shall expend up to 
59.2 	one-half of one percent of the federal 
59.3 	appropriations under this paragraph as grants 
59.4 	to opportunity industrialization centers and 
59.5 	other nonprofit job training centers for 
59.6 	job training programs related to highway 
59.7 	construction.
59.8 	The commissioner may transfer up to 
59.9 	$15,000,000 each year to the transportation 
59.10 	revolving loan fund.
59.11 	The commissioner may receive money 
59.12 	covering other shares of the cost of 
59.13 	partnership projects. These receipts are 
59.14 	appropriated to the commissioner for these 
59.15 	projects.

59.16	(3) Highway Debt Service
		101,170,000
		173,400,000
	
59.17 	$86,517,000 the first year and $157,304,000 
59.18 	the second year are for transfer to the state 
59.19 	bond fund. If this appropriation is insufficient 
59.20 	to make all transfers required in the year for 
59.21 	which it is made, the commissioner of finance 
59.22 	shall notify the Committee on Finance of 
59.23 	the senate and the Committee on Ways and 
59.24 	Means of the house of representatives of 
59.25 	the amount of the deficiency and shall then 
59.26 	transfer that amount under the statutory open 
59.27 	appropriation. Any excess appropriation 
59.28 	cancels to the trunk highway fund.

59.29	(c) Electronic Communications
		5,177,000
		5,177,000

59.30	Appropriations by Fund
	
59.31	General
	9,000
	9,000
	
59.32	Trunk Highway
	5,168,000
	5,168,000
	
59.33 	The general fund appropriation is to equip 
59.34 	and operate the Roosevelt signal tower for 
59.35 	Lake of the Woods weather broadcasting.

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

60.2 	Sec. 67. ADDITIONAL DEPUTY REGISTRAR OF MOTOR VEHICLES FOR 
60.3 	CITY OF FARMINGTON.
 60.4 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 168.33, and rules adopted by the 
60.5 	commissioner of public safety, limiting sites for the office of deputy registrar based 
60.6 	on either the distance to an existing deputy registrar office or the annual volume of 
60.7 	transactions processed by any deputy registrar, the commissioner of public safety shall 
60.8 	appoint a municipal deputy registrar of motor vehicles for the city of Farmington to 
60.9 	operate a new full-service Office of Deputy Registrar, with full authority to function 
60.10 	as a registration and motor vehicle tax collection bureau, at the city hall in the city of 
60.11 	Farmington. All other provisions regarding the appointment and operation of a deputy 
60.12 	registrar of motor vehicles under Minnesota Statutes, section 168.33, and Minnesota 
60.13 	Rules, chapter 7406, apply to the office.

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

60.17 	Sec. 68. ROUNDABOUTS DESIGN.
 60.18 	(a) The commissioner of transportation shall, as part of the next regular update of 
60.19 	appropriate design and highway construction manuals, develop specifications or standards 
60.20 	on the design of roundabouts. The specifications or standards must include consideration 
60.21 	of the suitability of roundabout designs for commercial motor vehicles, as defined in 
60.22 	Minnesota Statutes, section 169.011, subdivision 16, and disabled persons as defined 
60.23 	by Minnesota Statutes, section 256.481.
60.24 	(b) In developing the specifications or standards, the commissioner shall consult 
60.25 	with:
60.26 	(1) the Minnesota Trucking Association;
60.27 	(2) representatives, as identified by the commissioner, of persons who regularly 
60.28 	obtain oversize or overweight permits under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 169, and are 
60.29 	reasonably likely to travel on routes that would include a roundabout; and
60.30 	(3) the Council on Disability established under Minnesota Statutes, section 256.482.
60.31 	(c) The commissioner shall distribute the specifications or standards, or a similar 
60.32 	advisory guidance document, to local road authorities.

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

61.1 	Sec. 69. TIFIA PILOT PROGRAM.
 61.2 	(a) The commissioner of transportation may conduct a pilot program to apply for 
61.3 	and receive financial assistance under the Transportation Infrastructure Finance and 
61.4 	Innovation Act of 1998 (TIFIA), United States Code, title 23, chapter 6, or through other 
61.5 	federal transportation loan, grant, or credit assistance programs. The assistance may 
61.6 	include but is not limited to loans, loan guarantees, and lines of credit. The commissioner 
61.7 	may enter into agreements to repay the financial assistance subject to the availability of 
61.8 	state money or other dedicated revenue or resources, with the approval of Minnesota 
61.9 	Management and Budget.
61.10 	(b) The pilot program under this section is available for one transportation project 
61.11 	identified by the commissioner.
61.12 	(c) Upon completion of the transportation project under the pilot program, the 
61.13 	commissioner shall submit a report on the pilot program to the chairs and ranking 
61.14 	minority members of the house of representatives and senate committees having 
61.15 	jurisdiction over transportation policy and finance. At a minimum, the report must: 
61.16 	describe the transportation project undertaken and each financing mechanism utilized; 
61.17 	analyze the effectiveness of each financing mechanism; evaluate the costs, risks, and 
61.18 	benefits of additional participation in federal financial assistance programs; and provide 
61.19 	any recommendations for related legislative changes. The report may be submitted 
61.20 	electronically, and is subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 3.195, subdivision 1.

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

61.22 	Sec. 70. NORTHSTAR COMMUTER RAIL INFILL STATIONS IN CITIES 
61.23 	OF RAMSEY AND COON RAPIDS.
 61.24 	The Metropolitan Council shall consider designating Northstar commuter rail 
61.25 	stations at the city of Ramsey in the vicinity of the city of Ramsey Municipal Center and 
61.26 	in the city of Coon Rapids at Foley Boulevard.

61.27 	Sec. 71. REPORT ON FINANCING OF BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION.
 61.28 	By January 15, 2011, the commissioner of transportation shall report to the chairs 
61.29 	and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over 
61.30 	transportation policy and finance on the feasibility of utilizing any potential value capture 
61.31 	options or potential public-private partnerships, which may include charging tolls, for 
61.32 	construction of a new bridge over the St. Croix River at or near Stillwater. The report 
61.33 	must be submitted electronically.

62.1 	Sec. 72. COMPLETE STREETS REPORTS.
 62.2 	The commissioner of transportation shall submit to the chairs and ranking minority 
62.3 	members of the house of representatives and senate committees with jurisdiction over 
62.4 	transportation policy and finance reports that:
62.5 	(1) by January 15, 2011, summarize the department's complete streets initiatives, 
62.6 	summarize steps taken to expedite and improve the transparency of the state-aid variance 
62.7 	process related to complete streets, outline plans to develop and implement a complete 
62.8 	streets policy, and identify any statutory barriers to complete streets implementation;
62.9 	(2) by January 15, 2012, summarize the results of the collaboration under Minnesota 
62.10 	Statutes, section 174.75, subdivision 3; identify modifications made to or recommended 
62.11 	for protocols, guidance, standards, or other requirements to facilitate complete streets 
62.12 	implementation; report status of development of complete streets performance indicators; 
62.13 	outline other work planned related to the complete streets policy; and identify statutory 
62.14 	recommendations to facilitate complete streets policy implementation; and
62.15 	(3) by January 15, 2014, overview the department's implementation of complete 
62.16 	streets policy; note updates to protocols, guidance, standards, or requirements; identify 
62.17 	any recommendations for supporting local complete streets implementation under the 
62.18 	state-aid standards variance process; and identify statutory recommendations to facilitate 
62.19 	complete streets policy implementation.
62.20 	The reports in clauses (1), (2), and (3) must be made available electronically and 
62.21 	made available in print only upon request.

62.22 	Sec. 73. RULEMAKING EXCEPTION.
 62.23 	The actions of the commissioner of public safety in establishing physical 
62.24 	qualifications for type III vehicle drivers are not rulemaking for purposes of Minnesota 
62.25 	Statutes, chapter 14, are not subject to the Administrative Procedure Act contained in 
62.26 	Minnesota Statutes, chapter 14, and are not subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 14.386.

62.27 	Sec. 74.  REPEALER.
 62.28 	Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 169.041, subdivisions 3 and 4, are repealed.