<a id="pl.1.4"></a><var>1.4</var>insurance, school bus transportation, transportation construction impacts on <br/>
<a id="pl.1.5"></a><var>1.5</var>business, rest areas, highways, bridges, transportation contracts, variances <br/>
<a id="pl.1.6"></a><var>1.6</var>from rules and engineering standards for local streets and highways, the state <br/>
<a id="pl.1.7"></a><var>1.7</var>park road account, tax-exempt vehicles, license plates, deputy registrars, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.8"></a><var>1.8</var>vehicles and drivers, impounds, towing, pedestrians, intersection gridlock, bus <br/>
<a id="pl.1.9"></a><var>1.9</var>and type III vehicle operation, various traffic regulations, cargo tank vehicle <br/>
<a id="pl.1.10"></a><var>1.10</var>weight exemptions, drivers' licenses, transportation department goals and <br/>
<a id="pl.1.11"></a><var>1.11</var>mission, the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Collaborative, a Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.1.12"></a><var>1.12</var>Council of Transportation Access, complete streets, a Commuter Rail Corridor <br/>
<a id="pl.1.13"></a><var>1.13</var>Coordinating Committee, railroad track safety, motor carriers, allocation of <br/>
<a id="pl.1.14"></a><var>1.14</var>traffic fines, airport authorities, property acquisition for highways, transit, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.15"></a><var>1.15</var>town road interest extinguishment nullification, Northstar commuter rail, and <br/>
<a id="pl.1.16"></a><var>1.16</var>roundabouts design; providing for State Patrol tax compliance and vehicle <br/>
<a id="pl.1.17"></a><var>1.17</var>crimes investigations; providing for issuance and sale of trunk highway bonds; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.18"></a><var>1.18</var>requiring reports; making technical and clarifying changes; appropriating money;<br/>
<a id="pl.1.19"></a><var>1.19</var>amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 65B.43, subdivision 2; 161.14, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.20"></a><var>1.20</var>by adding subdivisions; 161.3426, subdivision 3, by adding a subdivision; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.21"></a><var>1.21</var>162.02, subdivision 3a; 162.09, subdivision 3a; 165.14, subdivisions 4, 5; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.22"></a><var>1.22</var>168.12, subdivisions 2a, 2b, by adding a subdivision; 168.123, subdivisions 1, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.23"></a><var>1.23</var>2; 168.1255, subdivision 1; 168.1291, subdivisions 1, 2; 168.33, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.1.24"></a><var>1.24</var>2; 168B.04, subdivision 2; 168B.06, subdivision 1; 168B.07, subdivision 3; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.25"></a><var>1.25</var>169.041, subdivision 5; 169.09, subdivision 5a; 169.15; 169.26, by adding a <br/>
<a id="pl.1.26"></a><var>1.26</var>subdivision; 169.306; 169.79, subdivision 3; 169.87, by adding a subdivision; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.27"></a><var>1.27</var>169.92, subdivision 4; 171.321, subdivision 2; 174.01, subdivisions 1, 2; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.28"></a><var>1.28</var>174.02, subdivision 1a; 174.86, subdivision 5; 219.01; 221.012, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.1.29"></a><var>1.29</var>38, by adding a subdivision; 221.0252, subdivision 7; 221.036, subdivisions <br/>
<a id="pl.1.30"></a><var>1.30</var>1, 3; 221.221, subdivision 3; 221.251, subdivision 1; 360.061, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.1.31"></a><var>1.31</var>3; 473.167, subdivision 2a; 473.411, subdivision 5; 514.18, subdivision 1a; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.32"></a><var>1.32</var>Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, sections 123B.92, subdivision 1; 160.165; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.33"></a><var>1.33</var>161.14, subdivision 62; 162.06, subdivision 5; 168.012, subdivision 1; 168.12, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.34"></a><var>1.34</var>subdivision 5; 169.71, subdivision 1; 169.865, subdivision 1; 171.02, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.1.35"></a><var>1.35</var>2b; 174.66; 221.026, subdivision 2; 221.031, subdivision 1; 221.122, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.1.36"></a><var>1.36</var>1; 299D.03, subdivision 5; Laws 2008, chapter 287, article 1, section 122; Laws <br/>
<a id="pl.1.37"></a><var>1.37</var>2009, chapter 36, article 1, sections 1; 3, subdivisions 1, 2, 3; 5, subdivisions 1, 3, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.38"></a><var>1.38</var>4; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 160; 168; 174; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.39"></a><var>1.39</var>221; 383D; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 169.041, subdivisions 3, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.40"></a><var>1.40</var>4; 221.161, subdivisions 2, 3; 221.291, subdivision 5; Minnesota Statutes 2009 <br/>
<a id="pl.1.41"></a><var>1.41</var>Supplement, sections 221.161, subdivisions 1, 4; 221.171; Minnesota Rules, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.42"></a><var>1.42</var>parts 7805.0300; 7805.0400.<br/>
<a id="pl.2.1"></a><var>2.1</var>May 8, 2010<br/>
<a id="pl.2.2"></a><var>2.2</var>The Honorable James P. Metzen<br/>
<a id="pl.2.3"></a><var>2.3</var>President of the Senate<br/>
<a id="pl.2.4"></a><var>2.4</var>The Honorable Margaret Anderson Kelliher<br/>
<a id="pl.2.5"></a><var>2.5</var>Speaker of the House of Representatives<br/>
<a id="pl.2.6"></a><var>2.6</var>We, the undersigned conferees for S.F. No. 2540 report that we have agreed upon <br/>
<a id="pl.2.7"></a><var>2.7</var>the items in dispute and recommend as follows:<br/>
<a id="pl.2.8"></a><var>2.8</var>That the House recede from its amendments and that S.F. No. 2540 be further <br/>
<a id="pl.2.9"></a><var>2.9</var>amended as follows:<br/>
<a id="pl.2.10"></a><var>2.10</var>Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.1.0"></a><a id="pl.2.11"></a><var>2.11</var>    "Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 123B.92, subdivision 1, <br/>
<a id="pl.2.12"></a><var>2.12</var>is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.2.13"></a><var>2.13</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Definitions.</b> For purposes of this section and section 
         <statute_ref>125A.76</statute_ref>, the <br/>
<a id="pl.2.14"></a><var>2.14</var>terms defined in this subdivision have the meanings given to them.<br/>
<a id="pl.2.15"></a><var>2.15</var>    (a) "Actual expenditure per pupil transported in the regular and excess transportation <br/>
<a id="pl.2.16"></a><var>2.16</var>categories" means the quotient obtained by dividing:<br/>
<a id="pl.2.17"></a><var>2.17</var>    (1) the sum of:<br/>
<a id="pl.2.18"></a><var>2.18</var>    (i) all expenditures for transportation in the regular category, as defined in paragraph <br/>
<a id="pl.2.19"></a><var>2.19</var>(b), clause (1), and the excess category, as defined in paragraph (b), clause (2), plus<br/>
<a id="pl.2.20"></a><var>2.20</var>    (ii) an amount equal to one year's depreciation on the district's school bus fleet <br/>
<a id="pl.2.21"></a><var>2.21</var>and mobile units computed on a straight line basis at the rate of 15 percent per year for <br/>
<a id="pl.2.22"></a><var>2.22</var>districts operating a program under section 
         <statute_ref>124D.128</statute_ref> for grades 1 to 12 for all students in <br/>
<a id="pl.2.23"></a><var>2.23</var>the district and 12-1/2 percent per year for other districts of the cost of the fleet, plus<br/>
<a id="pl.2.24"></a><var>2.24</var>    (iii) an amount equal to one year's depreciation on the district's type III vehicles, as <br/>
<a id="pl.2.25"></a><var>2.25</var>defined in section 
         <statute_ref>169.011, subdivision 71</statute_ref>, which must be used a majority of the time for <br/>
<a id="pl.2.26"></a><var>2.26</var>pupil transportation purposes, computed on a straight line basis at the rate of 20 percent <br/>
<a id="pl.2.27"></a><var>2.27</var>per year of the cost of the type three school buses by:<br/>
<a id="pl.2.28"></a><var>2.28</var>    (2) the number of pupils eligible for transportation in the regular category, as defined <br/>
<a id="pl.2.29"></a><var>2.29</var>in paragraph (b), clause (1), and the excess category, as defined in paragraph (b), clause (2).<br/>
<a id="pl.2.30"></a><var>2.30</var>    (b) "Transportation category" means a category of transportation service provided to <br/>
<a id="pl.2.31"></a><var>2.31</var>pupils as follows:<br/>
<a id="pl.2.32"></a><var>2.32</var>    (1) Regular transportation is:<br/>
<a id="pl.2.33"></a><var>2.33</var>    (i) transportation to and from school during the regular school year for resident <br/>
<a id="pl.2.34"></a><var>2.34</var>elementary pupils residing one mile or more from the public or nonpublic school they <br/>
<a id="pl.2.35"></a><var>2.35</var>attend, and resident secondary pupils residing two miles or more from the public <br/>
<a id="pl.2.36"></a><var>2.36</var>or nonpublic school they attend, excluding desegregation transportation and noon <br/>
<a id="pl.3.1"></a><var>3.1</var>kindergarten transportation; but with respect to transportation of pupils to and from <br/>
<a id="pl.3.2"></a><var>3.2</var>nonpublic schools, only to the extent permitted by sections 
         <statute_ref>123B.84</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>123B.87</statute_ref>;<br/>
<a id="pl.3.3"></a><var>3.3</var>    (ii) transportation of resident pupils to and from language immersion programs;<br/>
<a id="pl.3.4"></a><var>3.4</var>    (iii) transportation of a pupil who is a custodial parent and that pupil's child between <br/>
<a id="pl.3.5"></a><var>3.5</var>the pupil's home and the child care provider and between the provider and the school, if <br/>
<a id="pl.3.6"></a><var>3.6</var>the home and provider are within the attendance area of the school;<br/>
<a id="pl.3.7"></a><var>3.7</var>    (iv) transportation to and from or board and lodging in another district, of resident <br/>
<a id="pl.3.8"></a><var>3.8</var>pupils of a district without a secondary school; and<br/>
<a id="pl.3.9"></a><var>3.9</var>    (v) transportation to and from school during the regular school year required under <br/>
<a id="pl.3.10"></a><var>3.10</var>subdivision 3 for nonresident elementary pupils when the distance from the attendance <br/>
<a id="pl.3.11"></a><var>3.11</var>area border to the public school is one mile or more, and for nonresident secondary pupils <br/>
<a id="pl.3.12"></a><var>3.12</var>when the distance from the attendance area border to the public school is two miles or <br/>
<a id="pl.3.13"></a><var>3.13</var>more, excluding desegregation transportation and noon kindergarten transportation.<br/>
<a id="pl.3.14"></a><var>3.14</var>    For the purposes of this paragraph, a district may designate a licensed day care <br/>
<a id="pl.3.15"></a><var>3.15</var>facility, school day care facility, respite care facility, the residence of a relative, or the <br/>
<a id="pl.3.16"></a><var>3.16</var>residence of a person chosen by the pupil's parent or guardian, or an after school program <br/>
<a id="pl.3.17"></a><var>3.17</var>for children operated by a political subdivision of the state,  as the home of a pupil for part <br/>
<a id="pl.3.18"></a><var>3.18</var>or all of the day, if requested by the pupil's parent or guardian, and if that facility or, <br/>
<a id="pl.3.19"></a><var>3.19</var>residence, or program  is within the attendance area of the school the pupil attends.<br/>
<a id="pl.3.20"></a><var>3.20</var>    (2) Excess transportation is:<br/>
<a id="pl.3.21"></a><var>3.21</var>    (i) transportation to and from school during the regular school year for resident <br/>
<a id="pl.3.22"></a><var>3.22</var>secondary pupils residing at least one mile but less than two miles from the public or <br/>
<a id="pl.3.23"></a><var>3.23</var>nonpublic school they attend, and transportation to and from school for resident pupils <br/>
<a id="pl.3.24"></a><var>3.24</var>residing less than one mile from school who are transported because of extraordinary <br/>
<a id="pl.3.25"></a><var>3.25</var>traffic, drug, or crime hazards; and<br/>
<a id="pl.3.26"></a><var>3.26</var>    (ii) transportation to and from school during the regular school year required under <br/>
<a id="pl.3.27"></a><var>3.27</var>subdivision 3 for nonresident secondary pupils when the distance from the attendance area <br/>
<a id="pl.3.28"></a><var>3.28</var>border to the school is at least one mile but less than two miles from the public school <br/>
<a id="pl.3.29"></a><var>3.29</var>they attend, and for nonresident pupils when the distance from the attendance area border <br/>
<a id="pl.3.30"></a><var>3.30</var>to the school is less than one mile from the school and who are transported because of <br/>
<a id="pl.3.31"></a><var>3.31</var>extraordinary traffic, drug, or crime hazards.<br/>
<a id="pl.3.32"></a><var>3.32</var>    (3) Desegregation transportation is transportation within and outside of the district <br/>
<a id="pl.3.33"></a><var>3.33</var>during the regular school year of pupils to and from schools located outside their normal <br/>
<a id="pl.3.34"></a><var>3.34</var>attendance areas under a plan for desegregation mandated by the commissioner or under <br/>
<a id="pl.3.35"></a><var>3.35</var>court order.<br/>
<a id="pl.3.36"></a><var>3.36</var>    (4) "Transportation services for pupils with disabilities" is:<br/>
<a id="pl.4.1"></a><var>4.1</var>    (i) transportation of pupils with disabilities who cannot be transported on a regular <br/>
<a id="pl.4.2"></a><var>4.2</var>school bus between home or a respite care facility and school;<br/>
<a id="pl.4.3"></a><var>4.3</var>    (ii) necessary transportation of pupils with disabilities from home or from school to <br/>
<a id="pl.4.4"></a><var>4.4</var>other buildings, including centers such as developmental achievement centers, hospitals, <br/>
<a id="pl.4.5"></a><var>4.5</var>and treatment centers where special instruction or services required by sections 
         <statute_ref>125A.03 <br/>
</statute_ref><a id="pl.4.6"></a><var>4.6</var>to 
         <statute_ref>125A.24</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>125A.26</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>125A.48</statute_ref>, and 
         <statute_ref>125A.65</statute_ref> are provided, within or outside the district <br/>
<a id="pl.4.7"></a><var>4.7</var>where services are provided;<br/>
<a id="pl.4.8"></a><var>4.8</var>    (iii) necessary transportation for resident pupils with disabilities required by sections <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.4.9"></a><var>4.9</var>125A.12
         </statute_ref>, and 
         <statute_ref>125A.26</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>125A.48</statute_ref>;<br/>
<a id="pl.4.10"></a><var>4.10</var>    (iv) board and lodging for pupils with disabilities in a district maintaining special <br/>
<a id="pl.4.11"></a><var>4.11</var>classes;<br/>
<a id="pl.4.12"></a><var>4.12</var>    (v) transportation from one educational facility to another within the district for <br/>
<a id="pl.4.13"></a><var>4.13</var>resident pupils enrolled on a shared-time basis in educational programs, and necessary <br/>
<a id="pl.4.14"></a><var>4.14</var>transportation required by sections 
         <statute_ref>125A.18</statute_ref>, and 
         <statute_ref>125A.26</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>125A.48</statute_ref>, for resident pupils <br/>
<a id="pl.4.15"></a><var>4.15</var>with disabilities who are provided special instruction and services on a shared-time basis <br/>
<a id="pl.4.16"></a><var>4.16</var>or if resident pupils are not transported, the costs of necessary travel between public <br/>
<a id="pl.4.17"></a><var>4.17</var>and private schools or neutral instructional sites by essential personnel employed by the <br/>
<a id="pl.4.18"></a><var>4.18</var>district's program for children with a disability;<br/>
<a id="pl.4.19"></a><var>4.19</var>    (vi) transportation for resident pupils with disabilities to and from board and lodging <br/>
<a id="pl.4.20"></a><var>4.20</var>facilities when the pupil is boarded and lodged for educational purposes; and<br/>
<a id="pl.4.21"></a><var>4.21</var>(vii) services described in clauses (i) to (vi), when provided for pupils with <br/>
<a id="pl.4.22"></a><var>4.22</var>disabilities in conjunction with a summer instructional program that relates to the pupil's <br/>
<a id="pl.4.23"></a><var>4.23</var>individual education plan or in conjunction with a learning year program established <br/>
<a id="pl.4.24"></a><var>4.24</var>under section 
         <statute_ref>124D.128</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.4.25"></a><var>4.25</var>    For purposes of computing special education initial aid under section 
         <statute_ref>125A.76, <br/>
<a id="pl.4.26"></a><var>4.26</var>subdivision 2
         </statute_ref>, the cost of providing transportation for children with disabilities includes <br/>
<a id="pl.4.27"></a><var>4.27</var>(A) the additional cost of transporting a homeless student from a temporary nonshelter <br/>
<a id="pl.4.28"></a><var>4.28</var>home in another district to the school of origin, or a formerly homeless student from a <br/>
<a id="pl.4.29"></a><var>4.29</var>permanent home in another district to the school of origin but only through the end of the <br/>
<a id="pl.4.30"></a><var>4.30</var>academic year; and (B) depreciation on district-owned school buses purchased after July 1, <br/>
<a id="pl.4.31"></a><var>4.31</var>2005, and used primarily for transportation of pupils with disabilities, calculated according <br/>
<a id="pl.4.32"></a><var>4.32</var>to paragraph (a), clauses (ii) and (iii). Depreciation costs included in the disabled <br/>
<a id="pl.4.33"></a><var>4.33</var>transportation category must be excluded in calculating the actual expenditure per pupil <br/>
<a id="pl.4.34"></a><var>4.34</var>transported in the regular and excess transportation categories according to paragraph (a).<br/>
<a id="pl.4.35"></a><var>4.35</var>    (5) "Nonpublic nonregular transportation" is:<br/>
<a id="pl.5.1"></a><var>5.1</var>    (i) transportation from one educational facility to another within the district for <br/>
<a id="pl.5.2"></a><var>5.2</var>resident pupils enrolled on a shared-time basis in educational programs, excluding <br/>
<a id="pl.5.3"></a><var>5.3</var>transportation for nonpublic pupils with disabilities under clause (4);<br/>
<a id="pl.5.4"></a><var>5.4</var>    (ii) transportation within district boundaries between a nonpublic school and a <br/>
<a id="pl.5.5"></a><var>5.5</var>public school or a neutral site for nonpublic school pupils who are provided pupil support <br/>
<a id="pl.5.6"></a><var>5.6</var>services pursuant to section 
         <statute_ref>123B.44</statute_ref>; and<br/>
<a id="pl.5.7"></a><var>5.7</var>    (iii) late transportation home from school or between schools within a district for <br/>
<a id="pl.5.8"></a><var>5.8</var>nonpublic school pupils involved in after-school activities.<br/>
<a id="pl.5.9"></a><var>5.9</var>    (c) "Mobile unit" means a vehicle or trailer designed to provide facilities for <br/>
<a id="pl.5.10"></a><var>5.10</var>educational programs and services, including diagnostic testing, guidance and counseling <br/>
<a id="pl.5.11"></a><var>5.11</var>services, and health services. A mobile unit located off nonpublic school premises is a <br/>
<a id="pl.5.12"></a><var>5.12</var>neutral site as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>123B.41, subdivision 13</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.5.13"></a><var>5.13</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.2.0"></a><a id="pl.5.14"></a><var>5.14</var>    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 160.165, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.5.15"></a><var>5.15</var><b>160.165 MITIGATING TRANSPORTATION CONSTRUCTION IMPACTS </b><br/>
<a id="pl.5.16"></a><var>5.16</var><b>ON BUSINESS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.5.17"></a><var>5.17</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Definitions.</b> For the purposes of this section, the following terms <br/>
<a id="pl.5.18"></a><var>5.18</var>have the meanings given:<br/>
<a id="pl.5.19"></a><var>5.19</var>(1) "project" means construction work to maintain, construct, reconstruct, or <br/>
<a id="pl.5.20"></a><var>5.20</var>improve a street or highway or for a rail transit project;<br/>
<a id="pl.5.21"></a><var>5.21</var>(2) "substantial business impacts" means impairment of road access, parking, or <br/>
<a id="pl.5.22"></a><var>5.22</var>visibility for one or more business establishments as a result of a project, for a minimum <br/>
<a id="pl.5.23"></a><var>5.23</var>period of one month; and<br/>
<a id="pl.5.24"></a><var>5.24</var>(3) "transportation authority" means the commissioner, as to trunk highways; the <br/>
<a id="pl.5.25"></a><var>5.25</var>county board, as to county state-aid highways and county highways; the town board, as to <br/>
<a id="pl.5.26"></a><var>5.26</var>town roads; and statutory or home rule charter cities, as to city streets; the Metropolitan <br/>
<a id="pl.5.27"></a><var>5.27</var>Council, for rail transit projects located entirely within the metropolitan area as defined in <br/>
<a id="pl.5.28"></a><var>5.28</var>section 473.121, subdivision 2; and the commissioner, for all other rail transit projects.<br/>
<a id="pl.5.29"></a><var>5.29</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Business liaison.</b> (a) Before beginning construction work on a project, <br/>
<a id="pl.5.30"></a><var>5.30</var>a transportation authority shall identify whether the project is anticipated to include <br/>
<a id="pl.5.31"></a><var>5.31</var>substantial business impacts. For such projects, the transportation authority shall designate <br/>
<a id="pl.5.32"></a><var>5.32</var>an individual to serve as business liaison between the transportation authority and affected <br/>
<a id="pl.5.33"></a><var>5.33</var>businesses.<br/>
<a id="pl.6.1"></a><var>6.1</var>(b) The business liaison shall consult with affected businesses before and <br/>
<a id="pl.6.2"></a><var>6.2</var>during construction to investigate means of mitigating project impacts to businesses. <br/>
<a id="pl.6.3"></a><var>6.3</var>The mitigation considered must include signage. The business liaison shall provide <br/>
<a id="pl.6.4"></a><var>6.4</var>information to the identified businesses before and during construction, concerning project <br/>
<a id="pl.6.5"></a><var>6.5</var>duration and timetables, lane and road closures, detours, access impacts, customer parking <br/>
<a id="pl.6.6"></a><var>6.6</var>impacts, visibility, noise, dust, vibration, and public participation opportunities.<br/>
<a id="pl.6.7"></a><var>6.7</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Exception.</b> This section does not apply to construction work in connection <br/>
<a id="pl.6.8"></a><var>6.8</var>with the Central Corridor light rail transit line that will connect downtown Minneapolis <br/>
<a id="pl.6.9"></a><var>6.9</var>and downtown St. Paul.<br/>
<a id="pl.6.10"></a><var>6.10</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>Subdivision 1 is effective July 1, 2012. Subdivision 3 is <br/>
<a id="pl.6.11"></a><var>6.11</var>effective July 1, 2010.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.3.0"></a><a id="pl.6.12"></a><var>6.12</var>    Sec. 3. <b>[160.2755] PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES AT REST AREAS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.6.13"></a><var>6.13</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Prohibited activities.</b> It is unlawful at rest areas to:<br/>
<a id="pl.6.14"></a><var>6.14</var>(1) dispose of travel-related trash and rubbish, except if depositing it in a designated <br/>
<a id="pl.6.15"></a><var>6.15</var>receptacle;<br/>
<a id="pl.6.16"></a><var>6.16</var>(2) dump household or commercial trash and rubbish into containers or anywhere <br/>
<a id="pl.6.17"></a><var>6.17</var>else on site; or<br/>
<a id="pl.6.18"></a><var>6.18</var>(3) drain or dump refuse or waste from any trailer, recreational vehicle, or other <br/>
<a id="pl.6.19"></a><var>6.19</var>vehicle except where receptacles are provided and designated to receive the refuse or <br/>
<a id="pl.6.20"></a><var>6.20</var>waste.<br/>
<a id="pl.6.21"></a><var>6.21</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Penalty.</b> Violation of this section is a petty misdemeanor.<br/>
<a id="pl.6.22"></a><var>6.22</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective August 1, 2010, and applies to acts <br/>
<a id="pl.6.23"></a><var>6.23</var>committed on or after that date.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.4.0"></a><a id="pl.6.24"></a><var>6.24</var>    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 161.14, subdivision 62, is <br/>
<a id="pl.6.25"></a><var>6.25</var>amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.6.26"></a><var>6.26</var>    Subd. 62. <b>Clearwater County Veterans Memorial Highway.</b> (a) The following <br/>
<a id="pl.6.27"></a><var>6.27</var>described route is designated the "Clearwater County Veterans Memorial Highway": that <br/>
<a id="pl.6.28"></a><var>6.28</var>portion of Legislative Route No. 168, marked on August 1, 2009, as Trunk Highway 200, <br/>
<a id="pl.6.29"></a><var>6.29</var>from its intersection with Clearwater County State-Aid Highway 37 39 to its intersection <br/>
<a id="pl.6.30"></a><var>6.30</var>with Legislative Route No. 169, marked on August 1, 2009, as Trunk Highway 92; and that <br/>
<a id="pl.6.31"></a><var>6.31</var>portion of Route No. 169 to its intersection with Clearwater County State-Aid Highway 5.<br/>
<a id="pl.6.32"></a><var>6.32</var>(b) The commissioner shall adopt a suitable marking design to mark this highway <br/>
<a id="pl.6.33"></a><var>6.33</var>and erect appropriate signs, subject to section 
         <statute_ref>161.139</statute_ref>.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.5.0"></a><a id="pl.7.1"></a><var>7.1</var>    Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 161.14, is amended by adding a subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.7.2"></a><var>7.2</var>to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.7.3"></a><var>7.3</var>    Subd. 64. <b>Veterans Memorial Highway.</b> Legislative Route No. 31, signed as <br/>
<a id="pl.7.4"></a><var>7.4</var>Trunk Highway 200 as of the effective date of this section, from the border with North <br/>
<a id="pl.7.5"></a><var>7.5</var>Dakota to the city of Mahnomen, is designated as the "Veterans Memorial Highway." The <br/>
<a id="pl.7.6"></a><var>7.6</var>commissioner shall adopt a suitable design to mark this highway and erect appropriate <br/>
<a id="pl.7.7"></a><var>7.7</var>signs, subject to section 161.139.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.6.0"></a><a id="pl.7.8"></a><var>7.8</var>    Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 161.14, is amended by adding a subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.7.9"></a><var>7.9</var>to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.7.10"></a><var>7.10</var>    Subd. 65. <b>Becker County Veterans Memorial Highway.</b> Marked Trunk Highway <br/>
<a id="pl.7.11"></a><var>7.11</var>34, from its intersection with Washington Avenue in Detroit Lakes to its intersection with <br/>
<a id="pl.7.12"></a><var>7.12</var>County State-Aid Highway 39; and marked Trunk Highway 87, from its intersection <br/>
<a id="pl.7.13"></a><var>7.13</var>with County State-Aid Highway 33 to its intersection with County State-Aid Highway <br/>
<a id="pl.7.14"></a><var>7.14</var>39, is named and designated the "Becker County Veterans Memorial Highway." Subject <br/>
<a id="pl.7.15"></a><var>7.15</var>to section 161.139, the commissioner shall adopt a suitable marking design to mark this <br/>
<a id="pl.7.16"></a><var>7.16</var>highway and erect appropriate signs.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.7.0"></a><a id="pl.7.17"></a><var>7.17</var>    Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 161.14, is amended by adding a subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.7.18"></a><var>7.18</var>to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.7.19"></a><var>7.19</var>    Subd. 66. <b>Granite City Crossing.</b> The bridge over the Mississippi River on marked <br/>
<a id="pl.7.20"></a><var>7.20</var>Trunk Highway 23 in St. Cloud is designated "Granite City Crossing." The commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.7.21"></a><var>7.21</var>of transportation shall adopt a suitable design to mark this bridge and erect appropriate <br/>
<a id="pl.7.22"></a><var>7.22</var>signs, subject to section 161.139.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.8.0"></a><a id="pl.7.23"></a><var>7.23</var>    Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 161.14, is amended by adding a subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.7.24"></a><var>7.24</var>to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.7.25"></a><var>7.25</var>    Subd. 67. <b>Veterans Memorial Highway.</b> Marked Trunk Highway 59 from the city <br/>
<a id="pl.7.26"></a><var>7.26</var>of Karlstad to the border with Canada is designated as the "Veterans Memorial Highway." <br/>
<a id="pl.7.27"></a><var>7.27</var>The commissioner shall adopt a suitable design to mark this highway and erect appropriate <br/>
<a id="pl.7.28"></a><var>7.28</var>signs, subject to section 161.139.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.9.0"></a><a id="pl.7.29"></a><var>7.29</var>    Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 161.3426, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.7.30"></a><var>7.30</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Stipulated fee.</b> The commissioner shall award a stipulated fee not less than <br/>
<a id="pl.7.31"></a><var>7.31</var>two-tenths of one percent of the department's estimated cost of design and construction <br/>
<a id="pl.7.32"></a><var>7.32</var>to each short-listed, responsible proposer who provides a responsive but unsuccessful <br/>
<a id="pl.8.1"></a><var>8.1</var>proposal. When the request for proposals specifies a maximum price, the stipend shall be <br/>
<a id="pl.8.2"></a><var>8.2</var>awarded if the proposal is responsive in all other aspects but comes in above the maximum <br/>
<a id="pl.8.3"></a><var>8.3</var>price. If the commissioner does not award a contract, all short-listed proposers must <br/>
<a id="pl.8.4"></a><var>8.4</var>receive the stipulated fee. If the commissioner cancels the contract before reviewing the <br/>
<a id="pl.8.5"></a><var>8.5</var>technical proposals, the commissioner shall award each design-builder on the short list a <br/>
<a id="pl.8.6"></a><var>8.6</var>stipulated fee of not less than two-tenths of one percent of the commissioner's estimated <br/>
<a id="pl.8.7"></a><var>8.7</var>cost of design and construction. The commissioner shall pay the stipulated fee to each <br/>
<a id="pl.8.8"></a><var>8.8</var>proposer within 90 days after the award of the contract or the decision not to award a <br/>
<a id="pl.8.9"></a><var>8.9</var>contract. In consideration for paying the stipulated fee, the commissioner may use any <br/>
<a id="pl.8.10"></a><var>8.10</var>ideas or information contained in the proposals in connection with any contract awarded <br/>
<a id="pl.8.11"></a><var>8.11</var>for the project or in connection with a subsequent procurement, without any obligation <br/>
<a id="pl.8.12"></a><var>8.12</var>to pay any additional compensation to the unsuccessful proposers. Notwithstanding the <br/>
<a id="pl.8.13"></a><var>8.13</var>other provisions of this subdivision, an unsuccessful short-list proposer may elect to waive <br/>
<a id="pl.8.14"></a><var>8.14</var>the stipulated fee. If an unsuccessful short-list proposer elects to waive the stipulated <br/>
<a id="pl.8.15"></a><var>8.15</var>fee, the commissioner may not use ideas and information contained in that proposer's <br/>
<a id="pl.8.16"></a><var>8.16</var>proposal. Upon the request of the commissioner, a proposer who waived a stipulated fee <br/>
<a id="pl.8.17"></a><var>8.17</var>may withdraw the waiver, in which case the commissioner shall pay the stipulated fee to <br/>
<a id="pl.8.18"></a><var>8.18</var>the proposer and thereafter may use ideas and information in the proposer's proposal.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.10.0"></a><a id="pl.8.19"></a><var>8.19</var>    Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 161.3426, is amended by adding a <br/>
<a id="pl.8.20"></a><var>8.20</var>subdivision to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.8.21"></a><var>8.21</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Reissue of request for proposals.</b> If the commissioner rejects all bids <br/>
<a id="pl.8.22"></a><var>8.22</var>or does not execute the contract, the commissioner may reissue the request for proposals <br/>
<a id="pl.8.23"></a><var>8.23</var>and allow only short-listed teams to resubmit proposals. The commissioner shall then pay <br/>
<a id="pl.8.24"></a><var>8.24</var>a reasonable stipulated fee to each short-listed, responsible proposer who provides a <br/>
<a id="pl.8.25"></a><var>8.25</var>responsive but unsuccessful proposal in response to the reissued request for proposals. <br/>
<a id="pl.8.26"></a><var>8.26</var>When the reissued request for proposals specifies a maximum price, the stipend shall <br/>
<a id="pl.8.27"></a><var>8.27</var>be awarded if the proposal is responsive in all other aspects but comes in above the <br/>
<a id="pl.8.28"></a><var>8.28</var>maximum price.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.11.0"></a><a id="pl.8.29"></a><var>8.29</var>    Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 162.02, subdivision 3a, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.8.30"></a><var>8.30</var>    Subd. 3a. <b>Variances from rules and engineering standards.</b> (a) The commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.8.31"></a><var>8.31</var>may grant variances from the rules and from the engineering standards developed <br/>
<a id="pl.8.32"></a><var>8.32</var>pursuant to section 
         <statute_ref>162.021</statute_ref> or 
         <statute_ref>162.07, subdivision 2</statute_ref>. A political subdivision in which <br/>
<a id="pl.8.33"></a><var>8.33</var>a county state-aid highway is located or is proposed to be located may submit a written <br/>
<a id="pl.8.34"></a><var>8.34</var>request to the commissioner for a variance for that highway. The commissioner shall <br/>
<a id="pl.9.1"></a><var>9.1</var>comply with section 174.75, subdivision 5, in evaluating a variance request related to a <br/>
<a id="pl.9.2"></a><var>9.2</var>complete streets project.<br/>
<a id="pl.9.3"></a><var>9.3</var>(b) The commissioner shall publish notice of the request in the State Register and <br/>
<a id="pl.9.4"></a><var>9.4</var>give notice to all persons known to the commissioner to have an interest in the matter. The <br/>
<a id="pl.9.5"></a><var>9.5</var>commissioner may grant or deny the variance within 30 days of providing notice of the <br/>
<a id="pl.9.6"></a><var>9.6</var>request. If a written objection to the request is received within seven days of providing <br/>
<a id="pl.9.7"></a><var>9.7</var>notice, the variance shall be granted or denied only after a contested case hearing has been <br/>
<a id="pl.9.8"></a><var>9.8</var>held on the request. If no timely objection is received and the variance is denied without <br/>
<a id="pl.9.9"></a><var>9.9</var>hearing, the political subdivision may request, within 30 days of receiving notice of denial, <br/>
<a id="pl.9.10"></a><var>9.10</var>and shall be granted a contested case hearing.<br/>
<a id="pl.9.11"></a><var>9.11</var>(c) For purposes of this subdivision, "political subdivision" includes (1) an agency of <br/>
<a id="pl.9.12"></a><var>9.12</var>a political subdivision which has jurisdiction over parks, and (2) a regional park authority.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.12.0"></a><a id="pl.9.13"></a><var>9.13</var>    Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 162.09, subdivision 3a, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.9.14"></a><var>9.14</var>    Subd. 3a. <b>Variances from rules and engineering standards.</b> (a) The commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.9.15"></a><var>9.15</var>may grant variances from the rules and from the engineering standards developed <br/>
<a id="pl.9.16"></a><var>9.16</var>pursuant to section 
         <statute_ref>162.13, subdivision 2</statute_ref>. A political subdivision in which a municipal <br/>
<a id="pl.9.17"></a><var>9.17</var>state-aid street is located or is proposed to be located may submit a written request to the <br/>
<a id="pl.9.18"></a><var>9.18</var>commissioner for a variance for that street. The commissioner shall comply with section <br/>
<a id="pl.9.19"></a><var>9.19</var>174.75, subdivision 5, in evaluating a variance request related to a complete streets project.<br/>
<a id="pl.9.20"></a><var>9.20</var>(b) The commissioner shall publish notice of the request in the State Register and <br/>
<a id="pl.9.21"></a><var>9.21</var>give notice to all persons known to the commissioner to have an interest in the matter. The <br/>
<a id="pl.9.22"></a><var>9.22</var>commissioner may grant or deny the variance within 30 days of providing notice of the <br/>
<a id="pl.9.23"></a><var>9.23</var>request. If a written objection to the request is received within seven days of providing <br/>
<a id="pl.9.24"></a><var>9.24</var>notice, the variance shall be granted or denied only after a contested case hearing has been <br/>
<a id="pl.9.25"></a><var>9.25</var>held on the request. If no timely objection is received and the variance is denied without <br/>
<a id="pl.9.26"></a><var>9.26</var>hearing, the political subdivision may request, within 30 days of receiving notice of denial, <br/>
<a id="pl.9.27"></a><var>9.27</var>and shall be granted a contested case hearing.<br/>
<a id="pl.9.28"></a><var>9.28</var>(c) For purposes of this subdivision, "political subdivision" includes (1) an agency of <br/>
<a id="pl.9.29"></a><var>9.29</var>a political subdivision which has jurisdiction over parks, and (2) a regional park authority.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.13.0"></a><a id="pl.9.30"></a><var>9.30</var>    Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 165.14, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.9.31"></a><var>9.31</var>    Subd. 4.  <b>Prioritization of bridge projects.</b> (a) The commissioner shall classify all <br/>
<a id="pl.9.32"></a><var>9.32</var>bridges in the program into tier 1, 2, or 3 bridges, where tier 1 is the highest tier. Unless <br/>
<a id="pl.9.33"></a><var>9.33</var>the commissioner identifies a reason for proceeding otherwise, before commencing bridge <br/>
<a id="pl.9.34"></a><var>9.34</var>projects in a lower tier, all bridge projects within a higher tier must to the extent feasible <br/>
<a id="pl.10.1"></a><var>10.1</var>be selected and funded in the approved state transportation improvement program, at <br/>
<a id="pl.10.2"></a><var>10.2</var>any stage in the project development process, solicited for bids, in contract negotiation, <br/>
<a id="pl.10.3"></a><var>10.3</var>under construction, or completed. <br/>
<a id="pl.10.4"></a><var>10.4</var>    (b) The classification of each tier is as follows: <br/>
<a id="pl.10.5"></a><var>10.5</var>    (1) tier 1 consists of any bridge in the program that (i) has an average daily traffic <br/>
<a id="pl.10.6"></a><var>10.6</var>count that is above 1,000 and has a sufficiency rating that is at or below 50, or (ii) is <br/>
<a id="pl.10.7"></a><var>10.7</var>identified by the commissioner as a priority project; <br/>
<a id="pl.10.8"></a><var>10.8</var>    (2) tier 2 consists of any bridge that is not a tier 1 bridge, and (i) is classified as <br/>
<a id="pl.10.9"></a><var>10.9</var>fracture-critical, or (ii) has a sufficiency rating that is at or below 80; and <br/>
<a id="pl.10.10"></a><var>10.10</var>    (3) tier 3 consists of any other bridge in the program that is not a tier 1 or tier 2 bridge. <br/>
<a id="pl.10.11"></a><var>10.11</var>    (c) By June 30, 2018, all tier 1 and tier 2 bridges originally included in the program <br/>
<a id="pl.10.12"></a><var>10.12</var>must be under contract for repair or replacement with a new bridge that contains a <br/>
<a id="pl.10.13"></a><var>10.13</var>load-path-redundant design, except that a specific bridge may remain in continued service <br/>
<a id="pl.10.14"></a><var>10.14</var>if the reasons are documented in the report required under subdivision 5. <br/>
<a id="pl.10.15"></a><var>10.15</var>    (d) All bridge projects funded under this section in fiscal year 2012 or later must <br/>
<a id="pl.10.16"></a><var>10.16</var>include bicycle and pedestrian accommodations if both sides of the bridge are located in a <br/>
<a id="pl.10.17"></a><var>10.17</var>city or the bridge links a pedestrian way, shared-use path, trail, or scenic bikeway.<br/>
<a id="pl.10.18"></a><var>10.18</var>Bicycle and pedestrian accommodations would not be required if:<br/>
<a id="pl.10.19"></a><var>10.19</var>(1) a comprehensive assessment demonstrates that there is an absence of need for <br/>
<a id="pl.10.20"></a><var>10.20</var>bicycle and pedestrian accommodations for the life of the bridge; or<br/>
<a id="pl.10.21"></a><var>10.21</var>(2) there is a reasonable alternative bicycle and pedestrian crossing within <br/>
<a id="pl.10.22"></a><var>10.22</var>one-quarter mile of the bridge project.<br/>
<a id="pl.10.23"></a><var>10.23</var>All bicycle and pedestrian accommodations should enable a connection to any existing <br/>
<a id="pl.10.24"></a><var>10.24</var>bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure in close proximity to the bridge. All pedestrian <br/>
<a id="pl.10.25"></a><var>10.25</var>facilities must meet or exceed federal accessibility requirements as outlined in Title II of <br/>
<a id="pl.10.26"></a><var>10.26</var>the Americans with Disabilities Act, codified in United States Code, title 42, chapter <br/>
<a id="pl.10.27"></a><var>10.27</var>126, subchapter II, and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, codified in United <br/>
<a id="pl.10.28"></a><var>10.28</var>States Code, title 29, section 794.<br/>
<a id="pl.10.29"></a><var>10.29</var>(e) The commissioner shall establish criteria for determining the priority of bridge <br/>
<a id="pl.10.30"></a><var>10.30</var>projects within each tier, and must include safety considerations as a criterion. <br/>
<a id="pl.10.31"></a><var>10.31</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2010.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.14.0"></a><a id="pl.10.32"></a><var>10.32</var>    Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 165.14, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.10.33"></a><var>10.33</var>    Subd. 5.  <b>Statewide transportation planning report.</b> In conjunction with each <br/>
<a id="pl.10.34"></a><var>10.34</var>update to the Minnesota statewide transportation plan, or at least every six years, the <br/>
<a id="pl.10.35"></a><var>10.35</var>commissioner shall submit a report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the <br/>
<a id="pl.11.1"></a><var>11.1</var>house of representatives and senate committees with jurisdiction over transportation <br/>
<a id="pl.11.2"></a><var>11.2</var>finance. The report must include: <br/>
<a id="pl.11.3"></a><var>11.3</var>    (1) an explanation of the criteria and decision-making processes used to prioritize <br/>
<a id="pl.11.4"></a><var>11.4</var>bridge projects; <br/>
<a id="pl.11.5"></a><var>11.5</var>    (2) a historical and projected analysis of the extent to which all trunk highway <br/>
<a id="pl.11.6"></a><var>11.6</var>bridges meet bridge performance targets and comply with the accessibility requirements <br/>
<a id="pl.11.7"></a><var>11.7</var>of Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, Public Law 101-336; <br/>
<a id="pl.11.8"></a><var>11.8</var>    (3) a summary of bridge projects (i) completed in the previous six years or since the <br/>
<a id="pl.11.9"></a><var>11.9</var>last update to the Minnesota statewide transportation plan, and (ii) currently in progress <br/>
<a id="pl.11.10"></a><var>11.10</var>under the program; <br/>
<a id="pl.11.11"></a><var>11.11</var>    (4) a summary of bridge projects scheduled in the next four fiscal years and included <br/>
<a id="pl.11.12"></a><var>11.12</var>in the state transportation improvement program; <br/>
<a id="pl.11.13"></a><var>11.13</var>    (5) a projection of annual needs over the next 20 years; <br/>
<a id="pl.11.14"></a><var>11.14</var>    (6) a calculation of funding necessary to meet the completion date under subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.11.15"></a><var>11.15</var>4, paragraph (c), compared to the total amount of bridge-related funding available; and <br/>
<a id="pl.11.16"></a><var>11.16</var>    (7) for any tier 1 fracture-critical bridge that is repaired but not replaced, an <br/>
<a id="pl.11.17"></a><var>11.17</var>explanation of the reasons for repair instead of replacement. <br/>
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<a id="bill.0.15.0"></a><a id="pl.11.18"></a><var>11.18</var>    Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 168.002, is amended by adding a subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.11.19"></a><var>11.19</var>to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.11.20"></a><var>11.20</var>    Subd. 31a. <b>Special plates.</b> Unless otherwise specified, "special plates" or "special <br/>
<a id="pl.11.21"></a><var>11.21</var>plate" means plates, or a single motorcycle plate, that are designed with wording or <br/>
<a id="pl.11.22"></a><var>11.22</var>graphics that differ from a regular Minnesota passenger automobile plate or motorcycle <br/>
<a id="pl.11.23"></a><var>11.23</var>plate.<br/>
<a id="pl.11.24"></a><var>11.24</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.16.0"></a><a id="pl.11.25"></a><var>11.25</var>    Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 168.012, subdivision 1, is <br/>
<a id="pl.11.26"></a><var>11.26</var>amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.11.27"></a><var>11.27</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Vehicles exempt from tax, fees, or plate display.</b> (a) The following <br/>
<a id="pl.11.28"></a><var>11.28</var>vehicles are exempt from the provisions of this chapter requiring payment of tax and <br/>
<a id="pl.11.29"></a><var>11.29</var>registration fees, except as provided in subdivision 1c:<br/>
<a id="pl.11.30"></a><var>11.30</var>    (1) vehicles owned and used solely in the transaction of official business by the <br/>
<a id="pl.11.31"></a><var>11.31</var>federal government, the state, or any political subdivision;<br/>
<a id="pl.11.32"></a><var>11.32</var>    (2) vehicles owned and used exclusively by educational institutions and used solely <br/>
<a id="pl.11.33"></a><var>11.33</var>in the transportation of pupils to and from those institutions;<br/>
<a id="pl.11.34"></a><var>11.34</var>    (3) vehicles used solely in driver education programs at nonpublic high schools;<br/>
<a id="pl.12.1"></a><var>12.1</var>    (4) vehicles owned by nonprofit charities and used exclusively to transport disabled <br/>
<a id="pl.12.2"></a><var>12.2</var>persons for charitable, religious, or educational purposes;<br/>
<a id="pl.12.3"></a><var>12.3</var>    (5) vehicles owned by nonprofit charities and used exclusively for disaster response <br/>
<a id="pl.12.4"></a><var>12.4</var>and related activities;<br/>
<a id="pl.12.5"></a><var>12.5</var>    (6) vehicles owned by ambulance services licensed under section 
         <statute_ref>144E.10</statute_ref> that <br/>
<a id="pl.12.6"></a><var>12.6</var>are equipped and specifically intended for emergency response or providing ambulance <br/>
<a id="pl.12.7"></a><var>12.7</var>services; and<br/>
<a id="pl.12.8"></a><var>12.8</var>    (7) vehicles owned by a commercial driving school licensed under section 
         <statute_ref>171.34</statute_ref>, <br/>
<a id="pl.12.9"></a><var>12.9</var>or an employee of a commercial driving school licensed under section 
         <statute_ref>171.34</statute_ref>, and the <br/>
<a id="pl.12.10"></a><var>12.10</var>vehicle is used exclusively for driver education and training.<br/>
<a id="pl.12.11"></a><var>12.11</var>    (b) Provided the general appearance of the vehicle is unmistakable, the following <br/>
<a id="pl.12.12"></a><var>12.12</var>vehicles are not required to register or display number plates:<br/>
<a id="pl.12.13"></a><var>12.13</var>(1) vehicles owned by the federal government, municipal;<br/>
<a id="pl.12.14"></a><var>12.14</var>(2) fire apparatuses, including fire-suppression support vehicles, owned or leased by <br/>
<a id="pl.12.15"></a><var>12.15</var>the state or a political subdivision;<br/>
<a id="pl.12.16"></a><var>12.16</var>(3) police patrols, owned or leased by the state or a political subdivision; and <br/>
<a id="pl.12.17"></a><var>12.17</var>(4) ambulances, the general appearance of which is unmistakable, are not required to <br/>
<a id="pl.12.18"></a><var>12.18</var>register or display number plates owned or leased by the state or a political subdivision.<br/>
<a id="pl.12.19"></a><var>12.19</var>    (c) Unmarked vehicles used in general police work, liquor investigations, or arson <br/>
<a id="pl.12.20"></a><var>12.20</var>investigations, and passenger automobiles, pickup trucks, and buses owned or operated by <br/>
<a id="pl.12.21"></a><var>12.21</var>the Department of Corrections, must be registered and must display appropriate license <br/>
<a id="pl.12.22"></a><var>12.22</var>number plates, furnished by the registrar at cost. Original and renewal applications for <br/>
<a id="pl.12.23"></a><var>12.23</var>these license plates authorized for use in general police work and for use by the Department <br/>
<a id="pl.12.24"></a><var>12.24</var>of Corrections must be accompanied by a certification signed by the appropriate chief of <br/>
<a id="pl.12.25"></a><var>12.25</var>police if issued to a police vehicle, the appropriate sheriff if issued to a sheriff's vehicle, <br/>
<a id="pl.12.26"></a><var>12.26</var>the commissioner of corrections if issued to a Department of Corrections vehicle, or the <br/>
<a id="pl.12.27"></a><var>12.27</var>appropriate officer in charge if issued to a vehicle of any other law enforcement agency. <br/>
<a id="pl.12.28"></a><var>12.28</var>The certification must be on a form prescribed by the commissioner and state that the <br/>
<a id="pl.12.29"></a><var>12.29</var>vehicle will be used exclusively for a purpose authorized by this section.<br/>
<a id="pl.12.30"></a><var>12.30</var>    (d) Unmarked vehicles used by the Departments of Revenue and Labor and Industry, <br/>
<a id="pl.12.31"></a><var>12.31</var>fraud unit, in conducting seizures or criminal investigations must be registered and must <br/>
<a id="pl.12.32"></a><var>12.32</var>display passenger vehicle classification license number plates, furnished at cost by the <br/>
<a id="pl.12.33"></a><var>12.33</var>registrar. Original and renewal applications for these passenger vehicle license plates <br/>
<a id="pl.12.34"></a><var>12.34</var>must be accompanied by a certification signed by the commissioner of revenue or the <br/>
<a id="pl.12.35"></a><var>12.35</var>commissioner of labor and industry. The certification must be on a form prescribed by <br/>
<a id="pl.13.1"></a><var>13.1</var>the commissioner and state that the vehicles will be used exclusively for the purposes <br/>
<a id="pl.13.2"></a><var>13.2</var>authorized by this section.<br/>
<a id="pl.13.3"></a><var>13.3</var>    (e) Unmarked vehicles used by the Division of Disease Prevention and Control of the <br/>
<a id="pl.13.4"></a><var>13.4</var>Department of Health must be registered and must display passenger vehicle classification <br/>
<a id="pl.13.5"></a><var>13.5</var>license number plates. These plates must be furnished at cost by the registrar. Original <br/>
<a id="pl.13.6"></a><var>13.6</var>and renewal applications for these passenger vehicle license plates must be accompanied <br/>
<a id="pl.13.7"></a><var>13.7</var>by a certification signed by the commissioner of health. The certification must be on a <br/>
<a id="pl.13.8"></a><var>13.8</var>form prescribed by the commissioner and state that the vehicles will be used exclusively <br/>
<a id="pl.13.9"></a><var>13.9</var>for the official duties of the Division of Disease Prevention and Control.<br/>
<a id="pl.13.10"></a><var>13.10</var>    (f) Unmarked vehicles used by staff of the Gambling Control Board in gambling <br/>
<a id="pl.13.11"></a><var>13.11</var>investigations and reviews must be registered and must display passenger vehicle <br/>
<a id="pl.13.12"></a><var>13.12</var>classification license number plates. These plates must be furnished at cost by the <br/>
<a id="pl.13.13"></a><var>13.13</var>registrar. Original and renewal applications for these passenger vehicle license plates must <br/>
<a id="pl.13.14"></a><var>13.14</var>be accompanied by a certification signed by the board chair. The certification must be on a <br/>
<a id="pl.13.15"></a><var>13.15</var>form prescribed by the commissioner and state that the vehicles will be used exclusively <br/>
<a id="pl.13.16"></a><var>13.16</var>for the official duties of the Gambling Control Board.<br/>
<a id="pl.13.17"></a><var>13.17</var>    (g) Unmarked vehicles used in general investigation, surveillance, supervision, <br/>
<a id="pl.13.18"></a><var>13.18</var>and monitoring by the staff of the Department of Human Services Office of Special <br/>
<a id="pl.13.19"></a><var>13.19</var>Investigations and the executive director of the Minnesota sex offender program must <br/>
<a id="pl.13.20"></a><var>13.20</var>be registered and must display passenger vehicle classification license number plates, <br/>
<a id="pl.13.21"></a><var>13.21</var>furnished by the registrar at cost. Original and renewal applications for passenger vehicle <br/>
<a id="pl.13.22"></a><var>13.22</var>license plates must be accompanied by a certification signed by the commissioner of <br/>
<a id="pl.13.23"></a><var>13.23</var>human services. The certification must be on a form prescribed by the commissioner and <br/>
<a id="pl.13.24"></a><var>13.24</var>state that the vehicles must be used exclusively for the official duties of the Office of <br/>
<a id="pl.13.25"></a><var>13.25</var>Special Investigations and the executive director of the Minnesota sex offender program. <br/>
<a id="pl.13.26"></a><var>13.26</var>(h) Each state hospital and institution for persons who are mentally ill and <br/>
<a id="pl.13.27"></a><var>13.27</var>developmentally disabled may have one vehicle without the required identification on <br/>
<a id="pl.13.28"></a><var>13.28</var>the sides of the vehicle. The vehicle must be registered and must display passenger <br/>
<a id="pl.13.29"></a><var>13.29</var>vehicle classification license number plates. These plates must be furnished at cost by the <br/>
<a id="pl.13.30"></a><var>13.30</var>registrar. Original and renewal applications for these passenger vehicle license plates must <br/>
<a id="pl.13.31"></a><var>13.31</var>be accompanied by a certification signed by the hospital administrator. The certification <br/>
<a id="pl.13.32"></a><var>13.32</var>must be on a form prescribed by the commissioner and state that the vehicles will be used <br/>
<a id="pl.13.33"></a><var>13.33</var>exclusively for the official duties of the state hospital or institution.<br/>
<a id="pl.13.34"></a><var>13.34</var>    (i) Each county social service agency may have vehicles used for child and <br/>
<a id="pl.13.35"></a><var>13.35</var>vulnerable adult protective services without the required identification on the sides of the <br/>
<a id="pl.13.36"></a><var>13.36</var>vehicle. The vehicles must be registered and must display passenger vehicle classification <br/>
<a id="pl.14.1"></a><var>14.1</var>license number plates. These plates must be furnished at cost by the registrar. Original <br/>
<a id="pl.14.2"></a><var>14.2</var>and renewal applications for these passenger vehicle license plates must be accompanied <br/>
<a id="pl.14.3"></a><var>14.3</var>by a certification signed by the agency administrator. The certification must be on a form <br/>
<a id="pl.14.4"></a><var>14.4</var>prescribed by the commissioner and state that the vehicles will be used exclusively for the <br/>
<a id="pl.14.5"></a><var>14.5</var>official duties of the social service agency.<br/>
<a id="pl.14.6"></a><var>14.6</var>    (j) All other motor vehicles must be registered and display tax-exempt number <br/>
<a id="pl.14.7"></a><var>14.7</var>plates, furnished by the registrar at cost, except as provided in subdivision 1c. All <br/>
<a id="pl.14.8"></a><var>14.8</var>vehicles required to display tax-exempt number plates must have the name of the state <br/>
<a id="pl.14.9"></a><var>14.9</var>department or political subdivision, nonpublic high school operating a driver education <br/>
<a id="pl.14.10"></a><var>14.10</var>program, licensed commercial driving school, or other qualifying organization or entity, <br/>
<a id="pl.14.11"></a><var>14.11</var>plainly displayed on both sides of the vehicle. This identification must be in a color <br/>
<a id="pl.14.12"></a><var>14.12</var>giving contrast with that of the part of the vehicle on which it is placed and must endure <br/>
<a id="pl.14.13"></a><var>14.13</var>throughout the term of the registration. The identification must not be on a removable <br/>
<a id="pl.14.14"></a><var>14.14</var>plate or placard and must be kept clean and visible at all times; except that a removable <br/>
<a id="pl.14.15"></a><var>14.15</var>plate or placard may be utilized on vehicles leased or loaned to a political subdivision or <br/>
<a id="pl.14.16"></a><var>14.16</var>to a nonpublic high school driver education program.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.17.0"></a><a id="pl.14.17"></a><var>14.17</var>    Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 168.12, subdivision 2a, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.14.18"></a><var>14.18</var>    Subd. 2a. <b>Personalized plates; rules.</b> (a) The commissioner may issue personalized <br/>
<a id="pl.14.19"></a><var>14.19</var>plates or, if requested for special plates issued under section 
         <statute_ref>168.123</statute_ref> for veterans, <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.14.20"></a><var>14.20</var>168.124
         </statute_ref> for medal of honor recipients, or 
         <statute_ref>168.125</statute_ref> for former prisoners of war, applicable <br/>
<a id="pl.14.21"></a><var>14.21</var>personalized special veterans plates, to an applicant who:<br/>
<a id="pl.14.22"></a><var>14.22</var>    (1) is an owner of a passenger automobile including a passenger automobile <br/>
<a id="pl.14.23"></a><var>14.23</var>registered as a classic car, pioneer car, collector car, or street rod; any truck with a <br/>
<a id="pl.14.24"></a><var>14.24</var>manufacturer's nominal rated capacity of one ton or less and resembling a pickup truck; a <br/>
<a id="pl.14.25"></a><var>14.25</var>motorcycle, including a classic motorcycle; a motorized bicycle; a commuter van as <br/>
<a id="pl.14.26"></a><var>14.26</var>defined in section 
         <statute_ref>168.126</statute_ref>; or a recreational vehicle;<br/>
<a id="pl.14.27"></a><var>14.27</var>    (2) pays a onetime fee of $100 and any other fees required by this chapter;<br/>
<a id="pl.14.28"></a><var>14.28</var>    (3) pays the registration tax required by this chapter for the motor vehicle; and<br/>
<a id="pl.14.29"></a><var>14.29</var>    (4) complies with this chapter and rules governing registration of motor vehicles <br/>
<a id="pl.14.30"></a><var>14.30</var>and licensing of drivers.<br/>
<a id="pl.14.31"></a><var>14.31</var>    (b) The commissioner shall charge a replacement fee for personalized license plates <br/>
<a id="pl.14.32"></a><var>14.32</var>and personalized special veterans plates issued under section 
         <statute_ref>168.123</statute_ref> as specified in <br/>
<a id="pl.14.33"></a><var>14.33</var>subdivision 5. This fee must be paid by the applicant whenever the personalized plates are <br/>
<a id="pl.14.34"></a><var>14.34</var>required to be replaced by law, except that as provided in section 
         <statute_ref>168.124, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.15.1"></a><var>15.1</var>3
         </statute_ref>, and 
         <statute_ref>168.125, subdivision 1b</statute_ref>, no fee may be charged to replace plates issued under <br/>
<a id="pl.15.2"></a><var>15.2</var>those sections.<br/>
<a id="pl.15.3"></a><var>15.3</var>    (c) In lieu of the registration number assigned as provided in subdivision 1, <br/>
<a id="pl.15.4"></a><var>15.4</var>personalized plates and personalized special veterans plates must have imprinted on them <br/>
<a id="pl.15.5"></a><var>15.5</var>a series of not more than seven numbers and letters, or five numbers and letters for <br/>
<a id="pl.15.6"></a><var>15.6</var>personalized special veterans plates, in any combination and, as applicable, satisfy the <br/>
<a id="pl.15.7"></a><var>15.7</var>design requirements of section 
         <statute_ref>168.123</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>168.124</statute_ref>, or 
         <statute_ref>168.125</statute_ref>. When an applicant has once <br/>
<a id="pl.15.8"></a><var>15.8</var>obtained personalized plates or personalized special veterans plates, the applicant shall <br/>
<a id="pl.15.9"></a><var>15.9</var>have a prior claim for similar personalized plates or personalized special veterans plates in <br/>
<a id="pl.15.10"></a><var>15.10</var>the next succeeding year as long as current motor vehicle registration is maintained.<br/>
<a id="pl.15.11"></a><var>15.11</var>    (d) The commissioner shall adopt rules in the manner provided by chapter 14, <br/>
<a id="pl.15.12"></a><var>15.12</var>regulating the issuance and transfer of personalized plates and personalized special <br/>
<a id="pl.15.13"></a><var>15.13</var>veterans plates. No words or combination of letters placed on these plates may be used <br/>
<a id="pl.15.14"></a><var>15.14</var>for commercial advertising, be of an obscene, indecent, or immoral nature, or be of a <br/>
<a id="pl.15.15"></a><var>15.15</var>nature that would offend public morals or decency. The call signals or letters of a radio or <br/>
<a id="pl.15.16"></a><var>15.16</var>television station are not commercial advertising for the purposes of this subdivision.<br/>
<a id="pl.15.17"></a><var>15.17</var>    (e) Despite the provisions of subdivision 1, personalized plates and personalized <br/>
<a id="pl.15.18"></a><var>15.18</var>special veterans plates issued under this subdivision may be transferred to another motor <br/>
<a id="pl.15.19"></a><var>15.19</var>vehicle listed in paragraph (a) and owned by the applicant, upon the payment of a fee of $5.<br/>
<a id="pl.15.20"></a><var>15.20</var>    (f) The commissioner may by rule specify the format for notification.<br/>
<a id="pl.15.21"></a><var>15.21</var>    (g) A personalized plate or personalized special veterans plate issued for a classic <br/>
<a id="pl.15.22"></a><var>15.22</var>car, pioneer car, collector car, street rod, or classic motorcycle may not be transferred <br/>
<a id="pl.15.23"></a><var>15.23</var>to a vehicle not eligible for such a plate.<br/>
<a id="pl.15.24"></a><var>15.24</var>    (h) Despite any law to the contrary, if the personalized license plates are lost, stolen, <br/>
<a id="pl.15.25"></a><var>15.25</var>or destroyed, the applicant may apply and must be issued duplicate license plates bearing <br/>
<a id="pl.15.26"></a><var>15.26</var>the same combination of letters and numbers and the same design as (1) the former <br/>
<a id="pl.15.27"></a><var>15.27</var>personalized plates or personalized special veterans plates under section 
         <statute_ref>168.123</statute_ref> upon <br/>
<a id="pl.15.28"></a><var>15.28</var>the payment of the fee required by section 
         <statute_ref>168.29</statute_ref> or (2) the former personalized special <br/>
<a id="pl.15.29"></a><var>15.29</var>veterans plates issued under section 
         <statute_ref>168.124</statute_ref> or 
         <statute_ref>168.125</statute_ref>, without charge.<br/>
<a id="pl.15.30"></a><var>15.30</var>(i) A personalized vertical motorcycle plate may be issued upon payment of an <br/>
<a id="pl.15.31"></a><var>15.31</var>additional payment of $100. The vertical plate must have not more than four identification <br/>
<a id="pl.15.32"></a><var>15.32</var>characters, cannot be a duplication of any current or reserved license plate, and must <br/>
<a id="pl.15.33"></a><var>15.33</var>meet the requirements in paragraph (d).<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.18.0"></a><a id="pl.15.34"></a><var>15.34</var>    Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 168.12, subdivision 5, is <br/>
<a id="pl.15.35"></a><var>15.35</var>amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.16.1"></a><var>16.1</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Additional fee.</b> (a) In addition to any fee otherwise authorized or any tax <br/>
<a id="pl.16.2"></a><var>16.2</var>otherwise imposed upon any vehicle, the payment of which is required as a condition to <br/>
<a id="pl.16.3"></a><var>16.3</var>the issuance of any plate or plates, the commissioner shall impose the fee specified in <br/>
<a id="pl.16.4"></a><var>16.4</var>paragraph (b) that is calculated to cover the cost of manufacturing and issuing the plate <br/>
<a id="pl.16.5"></a><var>16.5</var>or plates, except for plates issued to disabled veterans as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>168.031</statute_ref> and <br/>
<a id="pl.16.6"></a><var>16.6</var>plates issued pursuant to section 
         <statute_ref>168.124</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>168.125</statute_ref>, or 
         <statute_ref>168.27, subdivisions 16 and 17</statute_ref>, <br/>
<a id="pl.16.7"></a><var>16.7</var>for passenger automobiles. The commissioner shall issue graphic design plates only <br/>
<a id="pl.16.8"></a><var>16.8</var>for vehicles registered pursuant to section 
         <statute_ref>168.017</statute_ref> and recreational vehicles registered <br/>
<a id="pl.16.9"></a><var>16.9</var>pursuant to section 
         <statute_ref>168.013, subdivision 1g</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.16.10"></a><var>16.10</var>    (b) Unless otherwise specified or exempted by statute, the following plate and <br/>
<a id="pl.16.11"></a><var>16.11</var>validation sticker fees apply for the original, duplicate, or replacement issuance of a <br/>
<a id="pl.16.12"></a><var>16.12</var>plate in a plate year:<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="3"/>
<col width="24"/>
<col width="10"/>
<col width="3"/>
<col width="7.5"/>
<col width="5"/>
<col width="7.5"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.16.13"></a><var>16.13</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="2">License Plate<br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="center">Single<br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="center">Double<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.16.14"></a><var>16.14</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td>Regular and Disability<br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">4.50<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">6.00<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.16.15"></a><var>16.15</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td>Special<br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">8.50<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">10.00<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.16.16"></a><var>16.16</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td>Personalized (Replacement)<br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">10.00<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">14.00<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.16.17"></a><var>16.17</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td>Collector Category<br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">13.50<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">15.00<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.16.18"></a><var>16.18</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td>Emergency Vehicle Display<br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">3.00<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">6.00<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.16.19"></a><var>16.19</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td>Utility Trailer Self-Adhesive<br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">2.50<br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.16.20"></a><var>16.20</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td>Vertical Motorcycle Plate<br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">100.00<br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">NA<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.16.21"></a><var>16.21</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="2">Stickers<br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.16.22"></a><var>16.22</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td>Duplicate year<br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">1.00<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">1.00<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.16.23"></a><var>16.23</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td>International Fuel Tax Agreement<br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">2.50<br/>
</td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.16.24"></a><var>16.24</var>    (c) For vehicles that require two of the categories above, the registrar shall only <br/>
<a id="pl.16.25"></a><var>16.25</var>charge the higher of the two fees and not a combined total.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.19.0"></a><a id="pl.16.26"></a><var>16.26</var>    Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 168.123, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.16.27"></a><var>16.27</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>General requirements; fees.</b> (a) On payment of a fee of $10 for <br/>
<a id="pl.16.28"></a><var>16.28</var>each set of two plates, or for a single plate in the case of a motorcycle plate, payment of <br/>
<a id="pl.16.29"></a><var>16.29</var>the registration tax required by law, and compliance with other applicable laws relating to <br/>
<a id="pl.16.30"></a><var>16.30</var>vehicle registration and licensing, as applicable, the commissioner shall issue:<br/>
<a id="pl.16.31"></a><var>16.31</var>(1) special veteran's plates to an applicant who served in the active military service <br/>
<a id="pl.16.32"></a><var>16.32</var>in a branch of the armed forces of the United States or of a nation or society allied with the <br/>
<a id="pl.16.33"></a><var>16.33</var>United States in conducting a foreign war, was discharged under honorable conditions, <br/>
<a id="pl.16.34"></a><var>16.34</var>and is a registered owner of a passenger automobile, recreational motor vehicle, or <br/>
<a id="pl.16.35"></a><var>16.35</var>truck resembling a pickup truck and having a manufacturer's nominal rated capacity <br/>
<a id="pl.16.36"></a><var>16.36</var>of one ton, but which is not a commercial motor vehicle as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>169.011, <br/>
<a id="pl.16.37"></a><var>16.37</var>subdivision 16
         </statute_ref>; or<br/>
<a id="pl.17.1"></a><var>17.1</var>(2) a veteran's special motorcycle plate as described in subdivision 2, paragraph (a), <br/>
<a id="pl.17.2"></a><var>17.2</var>(f), (h), or (i), or (j), or another special plate designed by the commissioner to an applicant <br/>
<a id="pl.17.3"></a><var>17.3</var>who is a registered owner of a motorcycle and meets the criteria listed in this paragraph <br/>
<a id="pl.17.4"></a><var>17.4</var>and in subdivision 2, paragraph (a), (f), (h), or (i), or (j). Plates issued under this clause <br/>
<a id="pl.17.5"></a><var>17.5</var>must be the same size as regular motorcycle plates. Special motorcycle license plates <br/>
<a id="pl.17.6"></a><var>17.6</var>issued under this clause are not subject to section 
         <statute_ref>168.1293</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.17.7"></a><var>17.7</var>(b) The additional fee of $10 is payable for each set of veteran's plates, is payable <br/>
<a id="pl.17.8"></a><var>17.8</var>only when the plates are issued, and is not payable in a year in which stickers are issued <br/>
<a id="pl.17.9"></a><var>17.9</var>instead of plates.<br/>
<a id="pl.17.10"></a><var>17.10</var>(c) The veteran must have a certified copy of the veteran's discharge papers, <br/>
<a id="pl.17.11"></a><var>17.11</var>indicating character of discharge, at the time of application. If an applicant served in the <br/>
<a id="pl.17.12"></a><var>17.12</var>active military service in a branch of the armed forces of a nation or society allied with the <br/>
<a id="pl.17.13"></a><var>17.13</var>United States in conducting a foreign war and is unable to obtain a record of that service <br/>
<a id="pl.17.14"></a><var>17.14</var>and discharge status, the commissioner of veterans affairs may certify the applicant as <br/>
<a id="pl.17.15"></a><var>17.15</var>qualified for the veterans' plates provided under this section.<br/>
<a id="pl.17.16"></a><var>17.16</var>(d) For license plates issued for one-ton trucks described in paragraph (a), clause <br/>
<a id="pl.17.17"></a><var>17.17</var>(1), the commissioner shall collect a surcharge of $5 on each $10 fee collected under <br/>
<a id="pl.17.18"></a><var>17.18</var>paragraph (a). The surcharge must be deposited in the vehicle services operating account <br/>
<a id="pl.17.19"></a><var>17.19</var>in the special revenue fund.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.20.0"></a><a id="pl.17.20"></a><var>17.20</var>    Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 168.123, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.17.21"></a><var>17.21</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Design.</b> The commissioner of veterans affairs shall design the emblem for <br/>
<a id="pl.17.22"></a><var>17.22</var>the veterans' special plates, subject to the approval of the commissioner, that satisfy the <br/>
<a id="pl.17.23"></a><var>17.23</var>following requirements:<br/>
<a id="pl.17.24"></a><var>17.24</var>(a) For a Vietnam veteran who served after July 1, 1961, and before July 1, 1978, <br/>
<a id="pl.17.25"></a><var>17.25</var>in the active military service in a branch of the armed forces of the United States or a <br/>
<a id="pl.17.26"></a><var>17.26</var>nation or society allied with the United States the special plates must bear the inscription <br/>
<a id="pl.17.27"></a><var>17.27</var>"VIETNAM VET" and the letters "V" and "V" with the first letter directly above the <br/>
<a id="pl.17.28"></a><var>17.28</var>second letter and both letters just preceding the first numeral of the special plate number.<br/>
<a id="pl.17.29"></a><var>17.29</var>(b) For a veteran stationed on the island of Oahu, Hawaii, or offshore, during the <br/>
<a id="pl.17.30"></a><var>17.30</var>attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, the special plates must bear the inscription <br/>
<a id="pl.17.31"></a><var>17.31</var>"PEARL HARBOR SURVIVOR" and the letters "P" and "H" with the first letter directly <br/>
<a id="pl.17.32"></a><var>17.32</var>above the second letter and both letters just preceding the first numeral of the special <br/>
<a id="pl.17.33"></a><var>17.33</var>plate number.<br/>
<a id="pl.17.34"></a><var>17.34</var>(c) For a veteran who served during World War I or World War II, the plates must <br/>
<a id="pl.17.35"></a><var>17.35</var>bear the inscription "WORLD WAR VET" and:<br/>
<a id="pl.18.1"></a><var>18.1</var>(1) for a World War I veteran, the characters "W" and "I" with the first character <br/>
<a id="pl.18.2"></a><var>18.2</var>directly above the second character and both characters just preceding the first numeral <br/>
<a id="pl.18.3"></a><var>18.3</var>of the special plate number; or<br/>
<a id="pl.18.4"></a><var>18.4</var>(2) for a World War II veteran, the characters "W" and "II" with the first character <br/>
<a id="pl.18.5"></a><var>18.5</var>directly above the second character and both characters just preceding the first numeral of <br/>
<a id="pl.18.6"></a><var>18.6</var>the special plate number.<br/>
<a id="pl.18.7"></a><var>18.7</var>(d) For a veteran who served during the Korean Conflict, the special plates must <br/>
<a id="pl.18.8"></a><var>18.8</var>bear the inscription "KOREAN VET" and the letters "K" and "V" with the first letter <br/>
<a id="pl.18.9"></a><var>18.9</var>directly above the second letter and both letters just preceding the first numeral of the <br/>
<a id="pl.18.10"></a><var>18.10</var>special plate number.<br/>
<a id="pl.18.11"></a><var>18.11</var>(e) For a combat wounded veteran who is a recipient of the purple heart medal, the <br/>
<a id="pl.18.12"></a><var>18.12</var>plates must bear the inscription "COMBAT WOUNDED VET" and have a facsimile on an <br/>
<a id="pl.18.13"></a><var>18.13</var>emblem of the official purple heart medal and the letters "C" over "W" with the first letter <br/>
<a id="pl.18.14"></a><var>18.14</var>directly over the second letter just preceding the first numeral of the special plate number.<br/>
<a id="pl.18.15"></a><var>18.15</var>(f) For a Persian Gulf War veteran, the plates must bear the inscription "GULF <br/>
<a id="pl.18.16"></a><var>18.16</var>WAR VET" and the letters "G" and "W" with the first letter directly above the second <br/>
<a id="pl.18.17"></a><var>18.17</var>letter and both letters just preceding the first numeral of the special plate number. For <br/>
<a id="pl.18.18"></a><var>18.18</var>the purposes of this section, "Persian Gulf War veteran" means a person who served on <br/>
<a id="pl.18.19"></a><var>18.19</var>active duty after August 1, 1990, in a branch of the armed forces of the United States or <br/>
<a id="pl.18.20"></a><var>18.20</var>a nation or society allied with the United States or the United Nations during Operation <br/>
<a id="pl.18.21"></a><var>18.21</var>Desert Shield, Operation Desert Storm, or other military operation in the Persian Gulf <br/>
<a id="pl.18.22"></a><var>18.22</var>area combat zone as designated in United States Presidential Executive Order No. 12744, <br/>
<a id="pl.18.23"></a><var>18.23</var>dated January 21, 1991.<br/>
<a id="pl.18.24"></a><var>18.24</var>(g) For a veteran who served in the Laos War after July 1, 1961, and before July 1, <br/>
<a id="pl.18.25"></a><var>18.25</var>1978, the special plates must bear the inscription "LAOS WAR VET" and the letters "L" <br/>
<a id="pl.18.26"></a><var>18.26</var>and "V" with the first letter directly above the second letter and both letters just preceding <br/>
<a id="pl.18.27"></a><var>18.27</var>the first numeral of the special plate number.<br/>
<a id="pl.18.28"></a><var>18.28</var>(h) For a veteran who is the recipient of:<br/>
<a id="pl.18.29"></a><var>18.29</var>(1) the Iraq Campaign Medal, the special plates must be inscribed with a facsimile of <br/>
<a id="pl.18.30"></a><var>18.30</var>that medal and must bear the inscription "IRAQ WAR VET" directly below the special <br/>
<a id="pl.18.31"></a><var>18.31</var>plate number;<br/>
<a id="pl.18.32"></a><var>18.32</var>(2) the Afghanistan Campaign Medal, the special plates must be inscribed with a <br/>
<a id="pl.18.33"></a><var>18.33</var>facsimile of that medal and must bear the inscription "AFGHAN WAR VET" directly <br/>
<a id="pl.18.34"></a><var>18.34</var>below the special plate number; or<br/>
<a id="pl.19.1"></a><var>19.1</var>(3) the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, the special plates must <br/>
<a id="pl.19.2"></a><var>19.2</var>be inscribed with a facsimile of that medal and must bear the inscription "GWOT <br/>
<a id="pl.19.3"></a><var>19.3</var>VETERAN" directly below the special plate number; or<br/>
<a id="pl.19.4"></a><var>19.4</var>(4) the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, the special plates must bear an <br/>
<a id="pl.19.5"></a><var>19.5</var>appropriate inscription that includes a facsimile of that medal.<br/>
<a id="pl.19.6"></a><var>19.6</var>(i) For a veteran who is the recipient of the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, <br/>
<a id="pl.19.7"></a><var>19.7</var>the special plates must be inscribed with a facsimile of that medal and must bear the <br/>
<a id="pl.19.8"></a><var>19.8</var>inscription "GWOT VETERAN" directly below the special plate number. In addition, <br/>
<a id="pl.19.9"></a><var>19.9</var>any member of the National Guard or other military reserves who has been ordered to <br/>
<a id="pl.19.10"></a><var>19.10</var>federally funded state active service under United States Code, title 32, as defined in <br/>
<a id="pl.19.11"></a><var>19.11</var>section 
         <statute_ref>190.05, subdivision 5b</statute_ref>, and who is the recipient of the Global War on Terrorism <br/>
<a id="pl.19.12"></a><var>19.12</var>Service Medal, is eligible for the license plate described in this paragraph, irrespective of <br/>
<a id="pl.19.13"></a><var>19.13</var>whether that person qualifies as a veteran under section 
         <statute_ref>197.447</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.19.14"></a><var>19.14</var>(j) For a veteran who is the recipient of the Korean Defense Service Medal, <br/>
<a id="pl.19.15"></a><var>19.15</var>the special plates must be inscribed with a facsimile of that medal and must bear the <br/>
<a id="pl.19.16"></a><var>19.16</var>inscription "KOREAN DEFENSE SERVICE" directly below the special plate number.<br/>
<a id="pl.19.17"></a><var>19.17</var>(k) For a veteran who is a recipient of the Bronze Star medal, the plates must bear <br/>
<a id="pl.19.18"></a><var>19.18</var>the inscription "BRONZE STAR VET" and have a facsimile or an emblem of the official <br/>
<a id="pl.19.19"></a><var>19.19</var>Bronze Star medal.<br/>
<a id="pl.19.20"></a><var>19.20</var>(l) For a veteran who is a recipient of the Silver Star medal, the plates must bear <br/>
<a id="pl.19.21"></a><var>19.21</var>the inscription "SILVER STAR VET" and have a facsimile or an emblem of the official <br/>
<a id="pl.19.22"></a><var>19.22</var>Silver Star medal.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.21.0"></a><a id="pl.19.23"></a><var>19.23</var>    Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 168.123, is amended by adding a subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.19.24"></a><var>19.24</var>to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.19.25"></a><var>19.25</var>    Subd. 2b. <b>Eligibility; combat wounded plate.</b> A member of the United States <br/>
<a id="pl.19.26"></a><var>19.26</var>armed forces who is serving actively in the military and who is a recipient of the purple <br/>
<a id="pl.19.27"></a><var>19.27</var>heart medal is also eligible for the license plate under subdivision 2, paragraph (e). The <br/>
<a id="pl.19.28"></a><var>19.28</var>commissioner of public safety shall ensure that information regarding the required proof <br/>
<a id="pl.19.29"></a><var>19.29</var>of eligibility for any applicant under this subdivision who has not yet been issued military <br/>
<a id="pl.19.30"></a><var>19.30</var>discharge papers is distributed to the public officials responsible for administering this <br/>
<a id="pl.19.31"></a><var>19.31</var>section. <br/>
<a id="pl.19.32"></a><var>19.32</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective August 1, 2010.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.22.0"></a><a id="pl.19.33"></a><var>19.33</var>    Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 168.1255, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.20.1"></a><var>20.1</var>    Subdivision 1.  <b>General requirements and procedures.</b> The commissioner shall <br/>
<a id="pl.20.2"></a><var>20.2</var>issue special veteran contribution plates or a single motorcycle plate to an applicant who: <br/>
<a id="pl.20.3"></a><var>20.3</var>    (1) is a veteran, as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>197.447</statute_ref>; <br/>
<a id="pl.20.4"></a><var>20.4</var>    (2) is a registered owner of a passenger automobile, recreational vehicle, one-ton <br/>
<a id="pl.20.5"></a><var>20.5</var>pickup truck,  or motorcycle; <br/>
<a id="pl.20.6"></a><var>20.6</var>    (3) pays a fee of $10 to cover the costs of handling and manufacturing the plates; <br/>
<a id="pl.20.7"></a><var>20.7</var>    (4) pays the registration tax required under section 
         <statute_ref>168.013</statute_ref>; <br/>
<a id="pl.20.8"></a><var>20.8</var>    (5) pays the fees required under this chapter; <br/>
<a id="pl.20.9"></a><var>20.9</var>    (6) pays an additional onetime World War II memorial contribution of $30, which <br/>
<a id="pl.20.10"></a><var>20.10</var>the department shall retain until all start-up costs associated with the development and <br/>
<a id="pl.20.11"></a><var>20.11</var>issuing of the plates have been recovered, after which the commissioner shall deposit <br/>
<a id="pl.20.12"></a><var>20.12</var>contributions in the World War II donation match account; and <br/>
<a id="pl.20.13"></a><var>20.13</var>    (7) complies with this chapter and rules governing the registration of motor vehicles <br/>
<a id="pl.20.14"></a><var>20.14</var>and licensing of drivers. <br/>
<a id="pl.20.15"></a><var>20.15</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective August 1, 2010.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.23.0"></a><a id="pl.20.16"></a><var>20.16</var>    Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 168.1293, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.20.17"></a><var>20.17</var><b>168.1293 CERTAIN SPECIAL PLATES; AUTHORIZATION, </b><br/>
<a id="pl.20.18"></a><var>20.18</var><b>DISCONTINUANCE.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.20.19"></a><var>20.19</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Definition.</b> For purposes of this section and section 
<statute_ref>168.1297</statute_ref>, the <br/>
<a id="pl.20.20"></a><var>20.20</var>following terms have the meanings given them:<br/>
<a id="pl.20.21"></a><var>20.21</var>(1) "new special plate" or "proposed special plate" means a special plate authorized <br/>
<a id="pl.20.22"></a><var>20.22</var>by sections 
<statute_ref>168.12, subdivisions 2b and 2e</statute_ref>; 
<statute_ref>168.1235</statute_ref>; and 
<statute_ref>168.129</statute_ref>, to have wording and <br/>
<a id="pl.20.23"></a><var>20.23</var>graphics that differ from a Minnesota passenger vehicle plate. that is not authorized under <br/>
<a id="pl.20.24"></a><var>20.24</var>this chapter and for which legislation authorizing the plate, including but not limited to a <br/>
<a id="pl.20.25"></a><var>20.25</var>bill or amendment, is introduced or presented to the legislature; and<br/>
<a id="pl.20.26"></a><var>20.26</var>(2) "proximate special plate" means a special plate (i) authorized under section <br/>
<a id="pl.20.27"></a><var>20.27</var><statute_ref>168.12, subdivisions 2b and 2e</statute_ref>; 
<statute_ref>168.1235</statute_ref>; or 
<statute_ref>168.129</statute_ref>; or (ii) authorized in law on or <br/>
<a id="pl.20.28"></a><var>20.28</var>after August 1, 2010.<br/>
<a id="pl.20.29"></a><var>20.29</var>    Subd. 1a. <b>Establishment of plate.</b> The commissioner may only establish a special <br/>
<a id="pl.20.30"></a><var>20.30</var>plate as authorized under this chapter. This requirement does not apply to alternative <br/>
<a id="pl.20.31"></a><var>20.31</var>or additional designs for a special plate.<br/>
<a id="pl.20.32"></a><var>20.32</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Submissions to commissioner.</b> (a) A person, legal entity, or other <br/>
<a id="pl.20.33"></a><var>20.33</var>requester, however organized, that plans to seek legislation establishing a new special <br/>
<a id="pl.21.1"></a><var>21.1</var>plate, or is a proponent of a new special plate, shall submit the following information and <br/>
<a id="pl.21.2"></a><var>21.2</var>fee to the commissioner:<br/>
<a id="pl.21.3"></a><var>21.3</var>(1) The requester shall submit a request for the special plate being sought, describing <br/>
<a id="pl.21.4"></a><var>21.4</var>the proposed special plate in general terms, the purpose of the plate, and the proposed fee <br/>
<a id="pl.21.5"></a><var>21.5</var>or minimum contribution required for the plate.<br/>
<a id="pl.21.6"></a><var>21.6</var>(2) The requester shall submit the results of a scientific sample survey of Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.21.7"></a><var>21.7</var>motor vehicle owners that indicates that at least 10,000 motor vehicle owners intend <br/>
<a id="pl.21.8"></a><var>21.8</var>to purchase the proposed plate with the proposed fee or minimum contribution. The <br/>
<a id="pl.21.9"></a><var>21.9</var>requester's plan to undertake the survey must be reported to the commissioner before the <br/>
<a id="pl.21.10"></a><var>21.10</var>survey is undertaken. The survey must be performed independently of the requester by <br/>
<a id="pl.21.11"></a><var>21.11</var>another person or legal entity, however organized, that conducts similar sample surveys <br/>
<a id="pl.21.12"></a><var>21.12</var>in the normal course of business.<br/>
<a id="pl.21.13"></a><var>21.13</var>(3) The requester shall submit an application fee of $20,000, to cover the cost of <br/>
<a id="pl.21.14"></a><var>21.14</var>reviewing the application for a new plate and developing the new special plate if authorized <br/>
<a id="pl.21.15"></a><var>21.15</var>by law. State funds may not be used to pay the application fee. This requirement does not <br/>
<a id="pl.21.16"></a><var>21.16</var>apply if legislation or a bill introduced to the legislature proposing the new special plate <br/>
<a id="pl.21.17"></a><var>21.17</var>contains a mechanism by which all costs incurred by the commissioner for development <br/>
<a id="pl.21.18"></a><var>21.18</var>and implementation of the plate are covered, provided that the application fee subsequently <br/>
<a id="pl.21.19"></a><var>21.19</var>does apply if such a mechanism is not enacted in the law authorizing the new special plate.<br/>
<a id="pl.21.20"></a><var>21.20</var>(4) The requester shall submit a marketing strategy that contains (i) short-term and <br/>
<a id="pl.21.21"></a><var>21.21</var>long-term marketing plans for the requested plate, and (ii) a financial analysis showing <br/>
<a id="pl.21.22"></a><var>21.22</var>the anticipated revenues and the planned expenditures of any fee or contribution derived <br/>
<a id="pl.21.23"></a><var>21.23</var>from the requested plate.<br/>
<a id="pl.21.24"></a><var>21.24</var>(b) The requester shall submit the information required under paragraph (a) to the <br/>
<a id="pl.21.25"></a><var>21.25</var>commissioner at least 120 days before the convening of the next regular legislative session <br/>
<a id="pl.21.26"></a><var>21.26</var>at which the requester will submit the proposal.<br/>
<a id="pl.21.27"></a><var>21.27</var>    Subd. 2a. <b>Information for legislature.</b> (a) Within 15 days of the introduction of a <br/>
<a id="pl.21.28"></a><var>21.28</var>bill proposing a new special plate, the commissioner shall submit a briefing to the chairs <br/>
<a id="pl.21.29"></a><var>21.29</var>and ranking minority members of the house of representatives and senate committees to <br/>
<a id="pl.21.30"></a><var>21.30</var>which the bill was referred. At a minimum, the briefing must:<br/>
<a id="pl.21.31"></a><var>21.31</var>(1) summarize the requirements for a special plate under this section; and<br/>
<a id="pl.21.32"></a><var>21.32</var>(2) identify which of the requirements have been met for the proposed special plate.<br/>
<a id="pl.21.33"></a><var>21.33</var>(b) If a proposed special plate is a topic of discussion at a legislative committee <br/>
<a id="pl.21.34"></a><var>21.34</var>hearing, the commissioner shall make every reasonable effort to provide testimony. The <br/>
<a id="pl.21.35"></a><var>21.35</var>testimony must include the information required in the briefing under paragraph (a).<br/>
<a id="pl.22.1"></a><var>22.1</var>(c) Notwithstanding section 3.195, the commissioner may submit the briefing under <br/>
<a id="pl.22.2"></a><var>22.2</var>paragraph (a) by submitting an electronic version rather than a printed version.<br/>
<a id="pl.22.3"></a><var>22.3</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Design; redesign.</b> (a) If the proposed new special plate sought by the <br/>
<a id="pl.22.4"></a><var>22.4</var>requester is approved by law, the requester shall submit the proposed design for the plate <br/>
<a id="pl.22.5"></a><var>22.5</var>to the commissioner as soon as practicable, but not later than 120 days after the effective <br/>
<a id="pl.22.6"></a><var>22.6</var>date of the law authorizing issuance of the plate. The commissioner is responsible for <br/>
<a id="pl.22.7"></a><var>22.7</var>selecting the final design for the special plate.<br/>
<a id="pl.22.8"></a><var>22.8</var>(b) The requester that originally requested a new special plate subsequently approved <br/>
<a id="pl.22.9"></a><var>22.9</var>by law may not submit a new design for the plate within the five years following the date <br/>
<a id="pl.22.10"></a><var>22.10</var>of first issuance of the plate unless the inventory of those plates has been exhausted. <br/>
<a id="pl.22.11"></a><var>22.11</var>The requester may deplete the remaining inventory of the plates by reimbursing the <br/>
<a id="pl.22.12"></a><var>22.12</var>commissioner for the cost of the plates.<br/>
<a id="pl.22.13"></a><var>22.13</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Refund of fee.</b> If the special plate requested is not authorized in the <br/>
<a id="pl.22.14"></a><var>22.14</var>legislative session at which authorization was sought, the commissioner shall, if <br/>
<a id="pl.22.15"></a><var>22.15</var>applicable, refund $17,500 of the application fee to the requester.<br/>
<a id="pl.22.16"></a><var>22.16</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Discontinuance of plate.</b> (a) The commissioner shall discontinue the <br/>
<a id="pl.22.17"></a><var>22.17</var>issuance or renewal of any proximate special plate authorized by sections 
<statute_ref>168.12, <br/>
<a id="pl.22.18"></a><var>22.18</var>subdivisions 2b and 2e
</statute_ref>; 
<statute_ref>168.1235</statute_ref>; and 
<statute_ref>168.129</statute_ref>, if (1) fewer than 1,000 sets of those <br/>
<a id="pl.22.19"></a><var>22.19</var>plates are currently registered at the end of the first six years during which the plates are <br/>
<a id="pl.22.20"></a><var>22.20</var>available, or (2) fewer than 1,000 sets of those plates are currently registered at the end of <br/>
<a id="pl.22.21"></a><var>22.21</var>any subsequent two-year period following the first six years of availability.<br/>
<a id="pl.22.22"></a><var>22.22</var>(b) The commissioner shall discontinue the issuance or renewal of any proximate <br/>
<a id="pl.22.23"></a><var>22.23</var>special plate authorized by sections 
<statute_ref>168.12, subdivisions 2b and 2e</statute_ref>; 
<statute_ref>168.1235</statute_ref>; <br/>
<a id="pl.22.24"></a><var>22.24</var>and 
<statute_ref>168.129</statute_ref>, and distribution of any contributions resulting from that plate, if the <br/>
<a id="pl.22.25"></a><var>22.25</var>commissioner determines that (1) the fund or requester receiving the contributions no <br/>
<a id="pl.22.26"></a><var>22.26</var>longer exists, (2) the requester has stopped providing services that are authorized to be <br/>
<a id="pl.22.27"></a><var>22.27</var>funded from the contribution proceeds, (3) the requester has requested discontinuance, or <br/>
<a id="pl.22.28"></a><var>22.28</var>(4) contributions have been used in violation of subdivision 6.<br/>
<a id="pl.22.29"></a><var>22.29</var>(c) Nothing in this subdivision applies to plates issued under section 
         <statute_ref>168.123</statute_ref>, <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.22.30"></a><var>22.30</var>168.124
         </statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>168.125</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>168.1251</statute_ref>, or 
         <statute_ref>168.1255</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.22.31"></a><var>22.31</var>(d) Upon commencing discontinuance of a proximate special plate under this <br/>
<a id="pl.22.32"></a><var>22.32</var>subdivision, the commissioner (1) shall not issue the plate, including as a duplicate; and <br/>
<a id="pl.22.33"></a><var>22.33</var>(2) shall allow retention of any existing plate for the regular period. For purposes of this <br/>
<a id="pl.22.34"></a><var>22.34</var>paragraph, "regular period" may be, as appropriate, the period specified under section <br/>
<a id="pl.22.35"></a><var>22.35</var>168.12, subdivision 1; the time until issuance of a duplicate plate for that vehicle; or as <br/>
<a id="pl.22.36"></a><var>22.36</var>otherwise provided by law.<br/>
<a id="pl.23.1"></a><var>23.1</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Use of contributions.</b> Contributions made as a condition of obtaining a <br/>
<a id="pl.23.2"></a><var>23.2</var>proximate special plate authorized by sections 
<statute_ref>168.12, subdivisions 2b and 2e</statute_ref>; 
<statute_ref>168.1235</statute_ref>; <br/>
<a id="pl.23.3"></a><var>23.3</var>and 
<statute_ref>168.129</statute_ref>, and interest earned on the contributions, may not be spent for commercial or <br/>
<a id="pl.23.4"></a><var>23.4</var>for-profit purposes.<br/>
<a id="pl.23.5"></a><var>23.5</var>    Subd. 7. <b>Deposit of fee; appropriation.</b> The commissioner shall deposit the <br/>
<a id="pl.23.6"></a><var>23.6</var>application fee under subdivision 2, paragraph (a), clause (3), in the vehicle services <br/>
<a id="pl.23.7"></a><var>23.7</var>operating account of the special revenue fund under section 
         <statute_ref>299A.705</statute_ref>. An amount <br/>
<a id="pl.23.8"></a><var>23.8</var>sufficient to pay the department's cost in implementing and administering this section, <br/>
<a id="pl.23.9"></a><var>23.9</var>including payment of refunds under subdivision 4, is appropriated to the commissioner.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.24.0"></a><a id="pl.23.10"></a><var>23.10</var>    Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 168.33, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.23.11"></a><var>23.11</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Deputy registrars.</b> (a) The commissioner may appoint, and for cause <br/>
<a id="pl.23.12"></a><var>23.12</var>discontinue, a deputy registrar for any statutory or home rule charter city as the public <br/>
<a id="pl.23.13"></a><var>23.13</var>interest and convenience may require, without regard to whether the county auditor of <br/>
<a id="pl.23.14"></a><var>23.14</var>the county in which the city is situated has been appointed as the deputy registrar for the <br/>
<a id="pl.23.15"></a><var>23.15</var>county or has been discontinued as the deputy registrar for the county, and without regard <br/>
<a id="pl.23.16"></a><var>23.16</var>to whether the county in which the city is situated has established a county license bureau <br/>
<a id="pl.23.17"></a><var>23.17</var>that issues motor vehicle licenses as provided in section 
         <statute_ref>373.32</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.23.18"></a><var>23.18</var>(b) The commissioner may appoint, and for cause discontinue, a deputy registrar <br/>
<a id="pl.23.19"></a><var>23.19</var>for any statutory or home rule charter city as the public interest and convenience may <br/>
<a id="pl.23.20"></a><var>23.20</var>require, if the auditor for the county in which the city is situated chooses not to accept <br/>
<a id="pl.23.21"></a><var>23.21</var>appointment as the deputy registrar for the county or is discontinued as a deputy registrar, <br/>
<a id="pl.23.22"></a><var>23.22</var>or if the county in which the city is situated has not established a county license bureau <br/>
<a id="pl.23.23"></a><var>23.23</var>that issues motor vehicle licenses as provided in section 
         <statute_ref>373.32</statute_ref>. The individual appointed <br/>
<a id="pl.23.24"></a><var>23.24</var>by the commissioner as a deputy registrar for any statutory or home rule charter city must <br/>
<a id="pl.23.25"></a><var>23.25</var>be a resident of the county in which the city is situated.<br/>
<a id="pl.23.26"></a><var>23.26</var>(c) The commissioner may appoint, and for cause discontinue, the county auditor of <br/>
<a id="pl.23.27"></a><var>23.27</var>each county as a deputy registrar.<br/>
<a id="pl.23.28"></a><var>23.28</var>(d) Despite any other provision, a person other than a county auditor or a director <br/>
<a id="pl.23.29"></a><var>23.29</var>of a county license bureau, who was appointed by the registrar before August 1, 1976, <br/>
<a id="pl.23.30"></a><var>23.30</var>as a deputy registrar for any statutory or home rule charter city, may continue to serve <br/>
<a id="pl.23.31"></a><var>23.31</var>as deputy registrar and may be discontinued for cause only by the commissioner. The <br/>
<a id="pl.23.32"></a><var>23.32</var>county auditor who appointed the deputy registrars is responsible for the acts of deputy <br/>
<a id="pl.23.33"></a><var>23.33</var>registrars appointed by the auditor.<br/>
<a id="pl.23.34"></a><var>23.34</var>(e) Each deputy, before entering upon the discharge of duties, shall take and <br/>
<a id="pl.23.35"></a><var>23.35</var>subscribe an oath to faithfully discharge the duties and to uphold the laws of the state.<br/>
<a id="pl.24.1"></a><var>24.1</var>(f) If a deputy registrar appointed under this subdivision is not an officer or employee <br/>
<a id="pl.24.2"></a><var>24.2</var>of a county or statutory or home rule charter city, the deputy shall in addition give bond to <br/>
<a id="pl.24.3"></a><var>24.3</var>the state in the sum of $10,000, or a larger sum as may be required by the commissioner, <br/>
<a id="pl.24.4"></a><var>24.4</var>conditioned upon the faithful discharge of duties as deputy registrar.<br/>
<a id="pl.24.5"></a><var>24.5</var>(g) Until January 1, 2012, A corporation governed by chapter 302A or 317A <br/>
<a id="pl.24.6"></a><var>24.6</var>may be appointed a deputy registrar. Upon application by an individual serving as a <br/>
<a id="pl.24.7"></a><var>24.7</var>deputy registrar and the giving of the requisite bond as provided in this subdivision, <br/>
<a id="pl.24.8"></a><var>24.8</var>personally assured by the individual or another individual approved by the commissioner, <br/>
<a id="pl.24.9"></a><var>24.9</var>a corporation named in an application then becomes the duly appointed and qualified <br/>
<a id="pl.24.10"></a><var>24.10</var>successor to the deputy registrar. The appointment of any corporation as a deputy registrar <br/>
<a id="pl.24.11"></a><var>24.11</var>expires January 1,  2012. The commissioner shall appoint an individual as successor to <br/>
<a id="pl.24.12"></a><var>24.12</var>the corporation as a deputy registrar. The commissioner shall appoint as the successor <br/>
<a id="pl.24.13"></a><var>24.13</var>agent to a corporation whose appointment expires under this paragraph an officer of the <br/>
<a id="pl.24.14"></a><var>24.14</var>corporation if the officer applies for appointment before July 1,   2012.<br/>
<a id="pl.24.15"></a><var>24.15</var>(h) Each deputy registrar appointed under this subdivision shall keep and maintain <br/>
<a id="pl.24.16"></a><var>24.16</var>office locations approved by the commissioner for the registration of vehicles and the <br/>
<a id="pl.24.17"></a><var>24.17</var>collection of taxes and fees on vehicles.<br/>
<a id="pl.24.18"></a><var>24.18</var>(i) The deputy registrar shall keep records and make reports to the commissioner as <br/>
<a id="pl.24.19"></a><var>24.19</var>the commissioner requires. The records must be maintained at the offices of the deputy <br/>
<a id="pl.24.20"></a><var>24.20</var>registrar. The records and offices of the deputy registrar must at all times be open to the <br/>
<a id="pl.24.21"></a><var>24.21</var>inspection of the commissioner or the commissioner's agents. The deputy registrar shall <br/>
<a id="pl.24.22"></a><var>24.22</var>report to the commissioner by the next working day following receipt all registrations <br/>
<a id="pl.24.23"></a><var>24.23</var>made and taxes and fees collected by the deputy registrar.<br/>
<a id="pl.24.24"></a><var>24.24</var>(j) The filing fee imposed under subdivision 7 must be deposited in the treasury of <br/>
<a id="pl.24.25"></a><var>24.25</var>the place for which appointed or, if not a public official, a deputy shall retain the filing fee, <br/>
<a id="pl.24.26"></a><var>24.26</var>but the registration tax and any additional fees for delayed registration the deputy registrar <br/>
<a id="pl.24.27"></a><var>24.27</var>has collected the deputy registrar shall deposit by the next working day following receipt <br/>
<a id="pl.24.28"></a><var>24.28</var>in an approved state depository to the credit of the state through the commissioner of <br/>
<a id="pl.24.29"></a><var>24.29</var>management and budget. The place for which the deputy registrar is appointed through its <br/>
<a id="pl.24.30"></a><var>24.30</var>governing body must provide the deputy registrar with facilities and personnel to carry out <br/>
<a id="pl.24.31"></a><var>24.31</var>the duties imposed by this subdivision if the deputy is a public official. In all other cases, <br/>
<a id="pl.24.32"></a><var>24.32</var>the deputy shall maintain a suitable facility for serving the public.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.25.0"></a><a id="pl.24.33"></a><var>24.33</var>    Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 168B.06, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.24.34"></a><var>24.34</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Written notice of impound.</b> (a) When an impounded vehicle is <br/>
<a id="pl.24.35"></a><var>24.35</var>taken into custody, the unit of government or impound lot operator taking it into custody <br/>
<a id="pl.25.1"></a><var>25.1</var>shall give written notice of the taking within five days to the registered vehicle owner <br/>
<a id="pl.25.2"></a><var>25.2</var>and any lienholders.<br/>
<a id="pl.25.3"></a><var>25.3</var>    (b) The notice must:<br/>
<a id="pl.25.4"></a><var>25.4</var>    (1) set forth the date and place of the taking;<br/>
<a id="pl.25.5"></a><var>25.5</var>    (2) provide the year, make, model, and serial number of the impounded motor <br/>
<a id="pl.25.6"></a><var>25.6</var>vehicle, if such information can be reasonably obtained, and the place where the vehicle <br/>
<a id="pl.25.7"></a><var>25.7</var>is being held;<br/>
<a id="pl.25.8"></a><var>25.8</var>    (3) inform the owner and any lienholders of their right to reclaim the vehicle under <br/>
<a id="pl.25.9"></a><var>25.9</var>section 
         <statute_ref>168B.07</statute_ref>;<br/>
<a id="pl.25.10"></a><var>25.10</var>    (4) state that failure of the owner or lienholders to:<br/>
<a id="pl.25.11"></a><var>25.11</var>    (i) exercise their right to reclaim the vehicle within the appropriate time allowed <br/>
<a id="pl.25.12"></a><var>25.12</var>under section 
         <statute_ref>168B.051, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, 1a, or 2, and under the conditions set forth in <br/>
<a id="pl.25.13"></a><var>25.13</var>section 
         <statute_ref>168B.07, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, constitutes a waiver by them of all right, title, and interest <br/>
<a id="pl.25.14"></a><var>25.14</var>in the vehicle and a consent to the transfer of title to and disposal or sale of the vehicle <br/>
<a id="pl.25.15"></a><var>25.15</var>pursuant to section 
         <statute_ref>168B.08</statute_ref>; or<br/>
<a id="pl.25.16"></a><var>25.16</var>    (ii) exercise their right to reclaim the contents of the vehicle within the appropriate <br/>
<a id="pl.25.17"></a><var>25.17</var>time allowed and under the conditions set forth in section 
         <statute_ref>168B.07, subdivision 3</statute_ref>, <br/>
<a id="pl.25.18"></a><var>25.18</var>constitutes a waiver by them of all right, title, and interest in the contents and consent to <br/>
<a id="pl.25.19"></a><var>25.19</var>sell or dispose of the contents under section 
         <statute_ref>168B.08</statute_ref>; and<br/>
<a id="pl.25.20"></a><var>25.20</var>    (5) state that a vehicle owner who provides to the impound lot operator <br/>
<a id="pl.25.21"></a><var>25.21</var>documentation from a government or nonprofit agency or legal aid office that the owner <br/>
<a id="pl.25.22"></a><var>25.22</var>is homeless, receives relief based on need, or is eligible for legal aid services, or has a <br/>
<a id="pl.25.23"></a><var>25.23</var>household income at or below 50 percent of state median income has the unencumbered <br/>
<a id="pl.25.24"></a><var>25.24</var>right to retrieve any and all contents without charge.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.26.0"></a><a id="pl.25.25"></a><var>25.25</var>    Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 168B.07, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.25.26"></a><var>25.26</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Retrieval of contents.</b> (a) For purposes of this subdivision:<br/>
<a id="pl.25.27"></a><var>25.27</var>    (1) "contents" does not include any permanently affixed mechanical or <br/>
<a id="pl.25.28"></a><var>25.28</var>nonmechanical automobile parts; automobile body parts; or automobile accessories, <br/>
<a id="pl.25.29"></a><var>25.29</var>including audio or video players; and<br/>
<a id="pl.25.30"></a><var>25.30</var>    (2) "relief based on need" includes, but is not limited to, receipt of MFIP <br/>
<a id="pl.25.31"></a><var>25.31</var>and Diversionary Work Program, medical assistance, general assistance, general <br/>
<a id="pl.25.32"></a><var>25.32</var>assistance medical care, emergency general assistance, Minnesota supplemental aid, <br/>
<a id="pl.25.33"></a><var>25.33</var>MSA-emergency assistance, MinnesotaCare, Supplemental Security Income, energy <br/>
<a id="pl.25.34"></a><var>25.34</var>assistance, emergency assistance, food stamps, earned income tax credit, or Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.25.35"></a><var>25.35</var>working family tax credit.<br/>
<a id="pl.26.1"></a><var>26.1</var>    (b) A unit of government or impound lot operator shall establish reasonable <br/>
<a id="pl.26.2"></a><var>26.2</var>procedures for retrieval of vehicle contents, and may establish reasonable procedures to <br/>
<a id="pl.26.3"></a><var>26.3</var>protect the safety and security of the impound lot and its personnel.<br/>
<a id="pl.26.4"></a><var>26.4</var>    (c) At any time before the expiration of the waiting periods provided in section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.26.5"></a><var>26.5</var>168B.051
         </statute_ref>, a registered owner who provides documentation from a government or <br/>
<a id="pl.26.6"></a><var>26.6</var>nonprofit agency or legal aid office that the registered owner is homeless, receives relief <br/>
<a id="pl.26.7"></a><var>26.7</var>based on need, or is eligible for legal aid services, or has a household income at or below <br/>
<a id="pl.26.8"></a><var>26.8</var>50 percent of state median income has the unencumbered right to retrieve any and all <br/>
<a id="pl.26.9"></a><var>26.9</var>contents without charge and regardless of whether the registered owner pays incurred <br/>
<a id="pl.26.10"></a><var>26.10</var>charges or fees, transfers title, or reclaims the vehicle.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.27.0"></a><a id="pl.26.11"></a><var>26.11</var>    Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 169.041, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.26.12"></a><var>26.12</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Towing prohibited.</b> Unless the vehicle is described in subdivision 4, (a) A <br/>
<a id="pl.26.13"></a><var>26.13</var>towing authority may not tow a motor vehicle because:<br/>
<a id="pl.26.14"></a><var>26.14</var>(1) the vehicle has expired registration tabs that have been expired for less than <br/>
<a id="pl.26.15"></a><var>26.15</var>90 days; or<br/>
<a id="pl.26.16"></a><var>26.16</var>(2) the vehicle is at a parking meter on which the time has expired and the vehicle <br/>
<a id="pl.26.17"></a><var>26.17</var>has fewer than five unpaid parking tickets.<br/>
<a id="pl.26.18"></a><var>26.18</var>(b) A towing authority may tow a motor vehicle, notwithstanding paragraph (a), if:<br/>
<a id="pl.26.19"></a><var>26.19</var>(1) the vehicle is parked in violation of snow emergency regulations;<br/>
<a id="pl.26.20"></a><var>26.20</var>(2) the vehicle is parked in a rush-hour restricted parking area;<br/>
<a id="pl.26.21"></a><var>26.21</var>(3) the vehicle is blocking a driveway, alley, or fire hydrant;<br/>
<a id="pl.26.22"></a><var>26.22</var>(4) the vehicle is parked in a bus lane, or at a bus stop, during hours when parking <br/>
<a id="pl.26.23"></a><var>26.23</var>is prohibited;<br/>
<a id="pl.26.24"></a><var>26.24</var>(5) the vehicle is parked within 30 feet of a stop sign and visually blocking the <br/>
<a id="pl.26.25"></a><var>26.25</var>stop sign;<br/>
<a id="pl.26.26"></a><var>26.26</var>(6) the vehicle is parked in a disability transfer zone or disability parking space <br/>
<a id="pl.26.27"></a><var>26.27</var>without a disability parking certificate or disability license plates;<br/>
<a id="pl.26.28"></a><var>26.28</var>(7) the vehicle is parked in an area that has been posted for temporary restricted <br/>
<a id="pl.26.29"></a><var>26.29</var>parking (A) at least 12 hours in advance in a home rule charter or statutory city having <br/>
<a id="pl.26.30"></a><var>26.30</var>a population under 50,000, or (B) at least 24 hours in advance in another political <br/>
<a id="pl.26.31"></a><var>26.31</var>subdivision;<br/>
<a id="pl.26.32"></a><var>26.32</var>(8) the vehicle is parked within the right-of-way of a controlled-access highway or <br/>
<a id="pl.26.33"></a><var>26.33</var>within the traveled portion of a public street when travel is allowed there;<br/>
<a id="pl.26.34"></a><var>26.34</var>(9) the vehicle is unlawfully parked in a zone that is restricted by posted signs to <br/>
<a id="pl.26.35"></a><var>26.35</var>use by fire, police, public safety, or emergency vehicles;<br/>
<a id="pl.27.1"></a><var>27.1</var>(10) the vehicle is unlawfully parked on property at the Minneapolis-St. Paul <br/>
<a id="pl.27.2"></a><var>27.2</var>International Airport owned by the Metropolitan Airports Commission;<br/>
<a id="pl.27.3"></a><var>27.3</var>(11) a law enforcement official has probable cause to believe that the vehicle is <br/>
<a id="pl.27.4"></a><var>27.4</var>stolen, or that the vehicle constitutes or contains evidence of a crime and impoundment is <br/>
<a id="pl.27.5"></a><var>27.5</var>reasonably necessary to obtain or preserve the evidence;<br/>
<a id="pl.27.6"></a><var>27.6</var>(12) the driver, operator, or person in physical control of the vehicle is taken into <br/>
<a id="pl.27.7"></a><var>27.7</var>custody and the vehicle is impounded for safekeeping;<br/>
<a id="pl.27.8"></a><var>27.8</var>(13) a law enforcement official has probable cause to believe that the owner, <br/>
<a id="pl.27.9"></a><var>27.9</var>operator, or person in physical control of the vehicle has failed to respond to five or more <br/>
<a id="pl.27.10"></a><var>27.10</var>citations for parking or traffic offenses;<br/>
<a id="pl.27.11"></a><var>27.11</var>(14) the vehicle is unlawfully parked in a zone that is restricted by posted signs <br/>
<a id="pl.27.12"></a><var>27.12</var>to use by taxicabs;<br/>
<a id="pl.27.13"></a><var>27.13</var>(15) the vehicle is unlawfully parked and prevents egress by a lawfully parked <br/>
<a id="pl.27.14"></a><var>27.14</var>vehicle;<br/>
<a id="pl.27.15"></a><var>27.15</var>(16) the vehicle is parked, on a school day during prohibited hours, in a school zone <br/>
<a id="pl.27.16"></a><var>27.16</var>on a public street where official signs prohibit parking; or<br/>
<a id="pl.27.17"></a><var>27.17</var>(17) the vehicle is a junk, abandoned, or unauthorized vehicle, as defined in section <br/>
<a id="pl.27.18"></a><var>27.18</var><statute_ref>168B.011</statute_ref>, and subject to immediate removal under chapter 168B.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.28.0"></a><a id="pl.27.19"></a><var>27.19</var>    Sec. 28. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 169.041, is amended by adding a subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.27.20"></a><var>27.20</var>to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.27.21"></a><var>27.21</var>    Subd. 5a. <b>Quick clearance.</b> (a) For purposes of this subdivision:<br/>
<a id="pl.27.22"></a><var>27.22</var>(1) "road" includes the roadway, a lane for vehicular traffic, shoulder, on-ramp, and <br/>
<a id="pl.27.23"></a><var>27.23</var>off-ramp of a street or highway, including a parkway; and<br/>
<a id="pl.27.24"></a><var>27.24</var>(2) "obstructions" includes motor vehicles, debris, personal property, and cargo.<br/>
<a id="pl.27.25"></a><var>27.25</var>(b) Within the Department of Transportation's eight-county metropolitan district, <br/>
<a id="pl.27.26"></a><var>27.26</var>the department and the State Patrol may move, remove, or cause to remove obstructions <br/>
<a id="pl.27.27"></a><var>27.27</var>from a road if:<br/>
<a id="pl.27.28"></a><var>27.28</var>(1) there has been a traffic incident involving a collision, accident, or spilled load;<br/>
<a id="pl.27.29"></a><var>27.29</var>(2) the obstructions block a road or aggravate an emergency on a road; and<br/>
<a id="pl.27.30"></a><var>27.30</var>(3) the department cooperates with the State Patrol and private towing or recovery <br/>
<a id="pl.27.31"></a><var>27.31</var>companies authorized by the State Patrol concerning towing of the vehicle and removal of <br/>
<a id="pl.27.32"></a><var>27.32</var>other obstructions.<br/>
<a id="pl.27.33"></a><var>27.33</var>(c) The State Patrol shall make a reasonable effort to contact the owner of the motor <br/>
<a id="pl.27.34"></a><var>27.34</var>vehicle or other obstructions before undertaking an action under this subdivision.<br/>
<a id="pl.28.1"></a><var>28.1</var>(d) The department shall make a reasonable effort to allow the owner of the motor <br/>
<a id="pl.28.2"></a><var>28.2</var>vehicle to arrange for its removal, taking into account any time delay and safety issues, <br/>
<a id="pl.28.3"></a><var>28.3</var>and shall give due consideration to having the vehicle towed by a licensed towing service <br/>
<a id="pl.28.4"></a><var>28.4</var>capable of safely moving the vehicle.<br/>
<a id="pl.28.5"></a><var>28.5</var>(e) Towing charges accrued by the owner or owners of the vehicle must be <br/>
<a id="pl.28.6"></a><var>28.6</var>reasonable for the type of vehicle removed and the circumstances surrounding its removal.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.29.0"></a><a id="pl.28.7"></a><var>28.7</var>    Sec. 29. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 169.15, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.28.8"></a><var>28.8</var><b>169.15 IMPEDING TRAFFIC</b><b>; INTERSECTION GRIDLOCK</b><b>.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.28.9"></a><var>28.9</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Impeding traffic; drive at slow speed.</b> No person shall drive a <br/>
<a id="pl.28.10"></a><var>28.10</var>motor vehicle at such a slow speed as to impede or block the normal and reasonable <br/>
<a id="pl.28.11"></a><var>28.11</var>movement of traffic except when reduced speed is necessary for safe operation or in <br/>
<a id="pl.28.12"></a><var>28.12</var>compliance with law or except when the vehicle is temporarily unable to maintain a greater <br/>
<a id="pl.28.13"></a><var>28.13</var>speed due to a combination of the weight of the vehicle and the grade of the highway.<br/>
<a id="pl.28.14"></a><var>28.14</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Intersection gridlock; stop or block traffic.</b> (a) Except as provided <br/>
<a id="pl.28.15"></a><var>28.15</var>in paragraph (b), a driver of a vehicle shall not enter an intersection controlled by a <br/>
<a id="pl.28.16"></a><var>28.16</var>traffic-control signal until the driver is able to move the vehicle immediately, continuously, <br/>
<a id="pl.28.17"></a><var>28.17</var>and completely through the intersection without impeding or blocking the subsequent <br/>
<a id="pl.28.18"></a><var>28.18</var>movement of cross traffic.<br/>
<a id="pl.28.19"></a><var>28.19</var>(b) Paragraph (a) does not apply to movement of a vehicle made: <br/>
<a id="pl.28.20"></a><var>28.20</var>(1) at the direction of a city-authorized traffic-control agent or a peace officer;<br/>
<a id="pl.28.21"></a><var>28.21</var>(2) to facilitate passage of an authorized emergency vehicle with its emergency <br/>
<a id="pl.28.22"></a><var>28.22</var>lights activated; or<br/>
<a id="pl.28.23"></a><var>28.23</var>(3) to make a turn, as permitted under section 169.19, that allows the vehicle to <br/>
<a id="pl.28.24"></a><var>28.24</var>safely leave the intersection.<br/>
<a id="pl.28.25"></a><var>28.25</var>(c) A violation of this subdivision does not constitute grounds for suspension or <br/>
<a id="pl.28.26"></a><var>28.26</var>revocation of the violator's driver's license.<br/>
<a id="pl.28.27"></a><var>28.27</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective January 1, 2011, and applies to acts <br/>
<a id="pl.28.28"></a><var>28.28</var>committed on or after that date.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.30.0"></a><a id="pl.28.29"></a><var>28.29</var>    Sec. 30. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 169.26, is amended by adding a subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.28.30"></a><var>28.30</var>to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.28.31"></a><var>28.31</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Pedestrians; penalty.</b> (a) A pedestrian shall not pass through, around, <br/>
<a id="pl.28.32"></a><var>28.32</var>over, or under any crossing gate or barrier at a railroad grade crossing while the gate or <br/>
<a id="pl.28.33"></a><var>28.33</var>barrier is closed or is being opened or closed.<br/>
<a id="pl.29.1"></a><var>29.1</var>    (b) A pedestrian shall not enter, remain upon, or traverse over a railroad track, grade <br/>
<a id="pl.29.2"></a><var>29.2</var>crossing, or pedestrian walkway crossing a railroad track when an audible bell or clearly <br/>
<a id="pl.29.3"></a><var>29.3</var>visible electric or mechanical signal device is operational and warning of the presence, <br/>
<a id="pl.29.4"></a><var>29.4</var>approach, passage, or departure of a railroad train.<br/>
<a id="pl.29.5"></a><var>29.5</var>    (c) A person who violates this subdivision is subject to a fine of up to $100.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.31.0"></a><a id="pl.29.6"></a><var>29.6</var>    Sec. 31. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 169.306, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.29.7"></a><var>29.7</var><b>169.306 USE OF SHOULDERS BY BUSES. </b><br/>
<a id="pl.29.8"></a><var>29.8</var>(a) The commissioner of transportation may is authorized to permit the use by transit <br/>
<a id="pl.29.9"></a><var>29.9</var>buses and Metro Mobility buses of a shoulder, as designated by the commissioner, of a <br/>
<a id="pl.29.10"></a><var>29.10</var>freeway or expressway, as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>160.02</statute_ref>, in the seven-county metropolitan <br/>
<a id="pl.29.11"></a><var>29.11</var>area in Minnesota.<br/>
<a id="pl.29.12"></a><var>29.12</var>(b) If the commissioner permits the use of a freeway or expressway shoulder by <br/>
<a id="pl.29.13"></a><var>29.13</var>transit buses, the commissioner shall also permit the use on that shoulder of a bus (1) with <br/>
<a id="pl.29.14"></a><var>29.14</var>a seating capacity of 40 passengers or more operated by a motor carrier of passengers, <br/>
<a id="pl.29.15"></a><var>29.15</var>as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>221.012, subdivision 26</statute_ref>, while operating in intrastate commerce or <br/>
<a id="pl.29.16"></a><var>29.16</var>(2) providing regular route transit service, as defined in section 174.22, subdivision 8, or <br/>
<a id="pl.29.17"></a><var>29.17</var>Metro Mobility services, and operated by or under contract with the Metropolitan Council, <br/>
<a id="pl.29.18"></a><var>29.18</var>a local transit authority, or a transit authority created by the legislature. Drivers of these <br/>
<a id="pl.29.19"></a><var>29.19</var>buses must have adequate training in the requirements of paragraph (c), as determined by <br/>
<a id="pl.29.20"></a><var>29.20</var>the commissioner.<br/>
<a id="pl.29.21"></a><var>29.21</var>(c) Buses authorized to use the shoulder under this section may be operated on the <br/>
<a id="pl.29.22"></a><var>29.22</var>shoulder only when main-line traffic speeds are less than 35 miles per hour. Drivers of <br/>
<a id="pl.29.23"></a><var>29.23</var>buses being operated on the shoulder may not exceed the speed of main-line traffic by <br/>
<a id="pl.29.24"></a><var>29.24</var>more than 15 miles per hour and may never exceed 35 miles per hour. Drivers of buses <br/>
<a id="pl.29.25"></a><var>29.25</var>being operated on the shoulder must yield to merging, entering, and exiting traffic and <br/>
<a id="pl.29.26"></a><var>29.26</var>must yield to other vehicles on the shoulder. Buses operated on the shoulder must be <br/>
<a id="pl.29.27"></a><var>29.27</var>registered with the Department of Transportation.<br/>
<a id="pl.29.28"></a><var>29.28</var>(d) For the purposes of this section, the term "Metro Mobility bus" means a motor <br/>
<a id="pl.29.29"></a><var>29.29</var>vehicle of not less than 20 feet in length engaged in providing special transportation <br/>
<a id="pl.29.30"></a><var>29.30</var>services under section 
         <statute_ref>473.386</statute_ref> that is:<br/>
<a id="pl.29.31"></a><var>29.31</var>(1) operated by the Metropolitan Council, or operated by or under contract with a <br/>
<a id="pl.29.32"></a><var>29.32</var>public or private entity receiving financial assistance to provide transit services from the <br/>
<a id="pl.29.33"></a><var>29.33</var>Metropolitan Council or the commissioner of transportation; and<br/>
<a id="pl.29.34"></a><var>29.34</var>(2) authorized by the council commissioner to use freeway or expressway shoulders.<br/>
<a id="pl.29.35"></a><var>29.35</var>(e) This section does not apply to the operation of buses on dynamic shoulder lanes.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.32.0"></a><a id="pl.30.1"></a><var>30.1</var>    Sec. 32. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 169.71, subdivision 1, is <br/>
<a id="pl.30.2"></a><var>30.2</var>amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.30.3"></a><var>30.3</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Prohibitions generally; exceptions.</b> (a) A person shall not drive or <br/>
<a id="pl.30.4"></a><var>30.4</var>operate any motor vehicle with:<br/>
<a id="pl.30.5"></a><var>30.5</var>(1) a windshield cracked or discolored to an extent to limit or obstruct proper vision;<br/>
<a id="pl.30.6"></a><var>30.6</var>(2) any objects suspended between the driver and the windshield, other than:<br/>
<a id="pl.30.7"></a><var>30.7</var>(i) sun visors;<br/>
<a id="pl.30.8"></a><var>30.8</var>(ii) rearview mirrors;<br/>
<a id="pl.30.9"></a><var>30.9</var>(iii) driver feedback and safety-monitoring equipment when mounted immediately <br/>
<a id="pl.30.10"></a><var>30.10</var>behind, slightly above, or slightly below the rearview mirror;<br/>
<a id="pl.30.11"></a><var>30.11</var>(iii) (iv) global positioning systems or navigation systems when mounted or located <br/>
<a id="pl.30.12"></a><var>30.12</var>near the bottommost portion of the windshield; and<br/>
<a id="pl.30.13"></a><var>30.13</var>(iv) (v) electronic toll collection devices; or<br/>
<a id="pl.30.14"></a><var>30.14</var>(3) any sign, poster, or other nontransparent material upon the front windshield, <br/>
<a id="pl.30.15"></a><var>30.15</var>sidewings, or side or rear windows of the vehicle, other than a certificate or other paper <br/>
<a id="pl.30.16"></a><var>30.16</var>required to be so displayed by law or authorized by the state director of the Division of <br/>
<a id="pl.30.17"></a><var>30.17</var>Emergency Management or the commissioner of public safety.<br/>
<a id="pl.30.18"></a><var>30.18</var>(b) Paragraph (a), clauses (2) and (3), do not apply to law enforcement vehicles.<br/>
<a id="pl.30.19"></a><var>30.19</var>(c) Paragraph (a), clause (2), does not apply to authorized emergency vehicles.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.33.0"></a><a id="pl.30.20"></a><var>30.20</var>    Sec. 33. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 169.79, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.30.21"></a><var>30.21</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Rear display of single plate.</b> If the vehicle is a motorcycle, motor scooter, <br/>
<a id="pl.30.22"></a><var>30.22</var>motorized bicycle, motorcycle sidecar, trailer registered at greater than 3,000 pounds gross <br/>
<a id="pl.30.23"></a><var>30.23</var>vehicle weight (GVW), semitrailer, or vehicle displaying a dealer plate, then one license <br/>
<a id="pl.30.24"></a><var>30.24</var>plate must be displayed horizontally or vertically, for a motorcycle issued vertical license <br/>
<a id="pl.30.25"></a><var>30.25</var>plates under section 168.12, subdivision 2a, with the identifying numbers and letters <br/>
<a id="pl.30.26"></a><var>30.26</var>facing outward from the vehicle and must be mounted in the upright position on the <br/>
<a id="pl.30.27"></a><var>30.27</var>rear of the vehicle.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.34.0"></a><a id="pl.30.28"></a><var>30.28</var>    Sec. 34. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 169.865, subdivision 1, is <br/>
<a id="pl.30.29"></a><var>30.29</var>amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.30.30"></a><var>30.30</var>    Subdivision 1.  <b>Six-axle vehicles.</b> (a) A road authority may issue an annual permit <br/>
<a id="pl.30.31"></a><var>30.31</var>authorizing a vehicle or combination of vehicles with a total of six or more axles to haul <br/>
<a id="pl.30.32"></a><var>30.32</var>raw or unprocessed agricultural products and be operated with a gross vehicle weight <br/>
<a id="pl.30.33"></a><var>30.33</var>of up to: <br/>
<a id="pl.30.34"></a><var>30.34</var>    (1) 90,000 pounds; and <br/>
<a id="pl.31.1"></a><var>31.1</var>    (2) 99,000 pounds during the period set by the commissioner under section 
         <statute_ref>169.826, <br/>
<a id="pl.31.2"></a><var>31.2</var>subdivision 1
         </statute_ref>. <br/>
<a id="pl.31.3"></a><var>31.3</var>    (b) Notwithstanding subdivision 4 3, paragraph (a), clause (4), a vehicle or <br/>
<a id="pl.31.4"></a><var>31.4</var>combination of vehicles operated under this subdivision and transporting only sealed <br/>
<a id="pl.31.5"></a><var>31.5</var>intermodal containers may be operated on an interstate highway if allowed by the United <br/>
<a id="pl.31.6"></a><var>31.6</var>States Department of Transportation. <br/>
<a id="pl.31.7"></a><var>31.7</var>    (c) The fee for a permit issued under this subdivision is $300. <br/>
<a id="pl.31.8"></a><var>31.8</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective retroactively from July 1, 2008.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.35.0"></a><a id="pl.31.9"></a><var>31.9</var>    Sec. 35. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 169.87, is amended by adding a subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.31.10"></a><var>31.10</var>to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.31.11"></a><var>31.11</var>    Subd. 7. <b>Cargo tank vehicles.</b> (a) Weight restrictions imposed by the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.31.12"></a><var>31.12</var>under subdivisions 1 and 2 do not apply to cargo tank vehicles with two or three permanent <br/>
<a id="pl.31.13"></a><var>31.13</var>axles when delivering propane for heating or dyed fuel oil on seasonally weight-restricted <br/>
<a id="pl.31.14"></a><var>31.14</var>roads if the vehicle is loaded at no more than 50 percent capacity of the cargo tank.<br/>
<a id="pl.31.15"></a><var>31.15</var>(b) To be exempt from weight restrictions under paragraph (a), a cargo tank vehicle <br/>
<a id="pl.31.16"></a><var>31.16</var>used for propane must have an operating gauge on the cargo tank that shows the amount of <br/>
<a id="pl.31.17"></a><var>31.17</var>propane as a percent of capacity of the cargo tank. Documentation of the capacity of the <br/>
<a id="pl.31.18"></a><var>31.18</var>cargo tank must be available on the cargo tank or in the cab of the vehicle. For purposes of <br/>
<a id="pl.31.19"></a><var>31.19</var>this subdivision, propane weighs 4.2 pounds per gallon.<br/>
<a id="pl.31.20"></a><var>31.20</var>(c) To be exempt from weight restrictions under paragraph (a), a cargo tank vehicle <br/>
<a id="pl.31.21"></a><var>31.21</var>used for dyed fuel oil must utilize the forward two tank compartments and must carry <br/>
<a id="pl.31.22"></a><var>31.22</var>documentation of the empty weight of the cargo tank vehicle from a certified scale in the <br/>
<a id="pl.31.23"></a><var>31.23</var>cab of the vehicle. For purposes of this subdivision, dyed fuel oil weighs seven pounds <br/>
<a id="pl.31.24"></a><var>31.24</var>per gallon.<br/>
<a id="pl.31.25"></a><var>31.25</var>(d) To the extent practicable, cargo tank vehicles that are exempt from weight <br/>
<a id="pl.31.26"></a><var>31.26</var>restrictions under paragraph (a) shall complete deliveries on seasonally weight restricted <br/>
<a id="pl.31.27"></a><var>31.27</var>roads by 12:00 p.m. and before the last week of April.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.36.0"></a><a id="pl.31.28"></a><var>31.28</var>    Sec. 36. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 171.02, subdivision 2b, is <br/>
<a id="pl.31.29"></a><var>31.29</var>amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.31.30"></a><var>31.30</var>    Subd. 2b. <b>Exception for type III vehicle drivers.</b> (a) Notwithstanding subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.31.31"></a><var>31.31</var>2, the holder of a class A, B, C, or D driver's license, without a school bus endorsement, <br/>
<a id="pl.31.32"></a><var>31.32</var>may operate a type III vehicle described in section 
         <statute_ref>169.011, subdivision 71</statute_ref>, paragraph (h), <br/>
<a id="pl.31.33"></a><var>31.33</var>under the conditions in paragraphs (b) through (o).<br/>
<a id="pl.32.1"></a><var>32.1</var>    (b) The operator is an employee of the entity that owns, leases, or contracts for <br/>
<a id="pl.32.2"></a><var>32.2</var>the school bus.<br/>
<a id="pl.32.3"></a><var>32.3</var>    (c) The operator's employer has adopted and implemented a policy that provides for <br/>
<a id="pl.32.4"></a><var>32.4</var>annual training and certification of the operator in:<br/>
<a id="pl.32.5"></a><var>32.5</var>    (1) safe operation of a type III vehicle;<br/>
<a id="pl.32.6"></a><var>32.6</var>    (2) understanding student behavior, including issues relating to students with <br/>
<a id="pl.32.7"></a><var>32.7</var>disabilities;<br/>
<a id="pl.32.8"></a><var>32.8</var>    (3) encouraging orderly conduct of students on the bus and handling incidents of <br/>
<a id="pl.32.9"></a><var>32.9</var>misconduct appropriately;<br/>
<a id="pl.32.10"></a><var>32.10</var>    (4) knowing and understanding relevant laws, rules of the road, and local school <br/>
<a id="pl.32.11"></a><var>32.11</var>bus safety policies;<br/>
<a id="pl.32.12"></a><var>32.12</var>    (5) handling emergency situations;<br/>
<a id="pl.32.13"></a><var>32.13</var>    (6) proper use of seat belts and child safety restraints;<br/>
<a id="pl.32.14"></a><var>32.14</var>    (7) performance of pretrip vehicle inspections; <br/>
<a id="pl.32.15"></a><var>32.15</var>    (8) safe loading and unloading of students, including, but not limited to:<br/>
<a id="pl.32.16"></a><var>32.16</var>    (i) utilizing a safe location for loading and unloading students at the curb, on the <br/>
<a id="pl.32.17"></a><var>32.17</var>nontraffic side of the roadway, or at off-street loading areas, driveways, yards, and other <br/>
<a id="pl.32.18"></a><var>32.18</var>areas to enable the student to avoid hazardous conditions;<br/>
<a id="pl.32.19"></a><var>32.19</var>    (ii) refraining from loading and unloading students in a vehicular traffic lane, on the <br/>
<a id="pl.32.20"></a><var>32.20</var>shoulder, in a designated turn lane, or a lane adjacent to a designated turn lane;<br/>
<a id="pl.32.21"></a><var>32.21</var>    (iii) avoiding a loading or unloading location that would require a pupil to cross a <br/>
<a id="pl.32.22"></a><var>32.22</var>road, or ensuring that the driver or an aide personally escort the pupil across the road if <br/>
<a id="pl.32.23"></a><var>32.23</var>it is not reasonably feasible to avoid such a location; and<br/>
<a id="pl.32.24"></a><var>32.24</var>    (iv) placing the type III vehicle in "park" during loading and unloading; and<br/>
<a id="pl.32.25"></a><var>32.25</var>    (v) escorting a pupil across the road under clause (iii) only after the motor is <br/>
<a id="pl.32.26"></a><var>32.26</var>stopped, the ignition key is removed, the brakes are set, and the vehicle is otherwise <br/>
<a id="pl.32.27"></a><var>32.27</var>rendered immobile; and<br/>
<a id="pl.32.28"></a><var>32.28</var>    (9) compliance with paragraph (k), concerning reporting certain convictions to the <br/>
<a id="pl.32.29"></a><var>32.29</var>employer within ten days of the date of conviction.<br/>
<a id="pl.32.30"></a><var>32.30</var>    (d) A background check or background investigation of the operator has been <br/>
<a id="pl.32.31"></a><var>32.31</var>conducted that meets the requirements under section 
         <statute_ref>122A.18, subdivision 8</statute_ref>, or 
         <statute_ref>123B.03 <br/>
</statute_ref><a id="pl.32.32"></a><var>32.32</var>for school district employees; section 
         <statute_ref>144.057</statute_ref> or chapter 245C for day care employees; <br/>
<a id="pl.32.33"></a><var>32.33</var>or section 
         <statute_ref>171.321, subdivision 3</statute_ref>, for all other persons operating a type A or type III <br/>
<a id="pl.32.34"></a><var>32.34</var>vehicle under this subdivision.<br/>
<a id="pl.32.35"></a><var>32.35</var>    (e) Operators shall submit to a physical examination as required by section 
         <statute_ref>171.321, <br/>
<a id="pl.32.36"></a><var>32.36</var>subdivision 2
         </statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.33.1"></a><var>33.1</var>    (f) The operator's employer requires preemployment drug and alcohol testing of <br/>
<a id="pl.33.2"></a><var>33.2</var>applicants for operator positions. Current operators must comply with the employer's <br/>
<a id="pl.33.3"></a><var>33.3</var>policy under section 
         <statute_ref>181.951, subdivisions 2</statute_ref>, 4, and 5. Notwithstanding any law to the <br/>
<a id="pl.33.4"></a><var>33.4</var>contrary, the operator's employer may use a breathalyzer or similar device to fulfill <br/>
<a id="pl.33.5"></a><var>33.5</var>random alcohol testing requirements.<br/>
<a id="pl.33.6"></a><var>33.6</var>    (g) The operator's driver's license is verified annually by the entity that owns, <br/>
<a id="pl.33.7"></a><var>33.7</var>leases, or contracts for the school bus type III vehicle as required under section 171.321, <br/>
<a id="pl.33.8"></a><var>33.8</var>subdivision 5.<br/>
<a id="pl.33.9"></a><var>33.9</var>    (h) A person who sustains a conviction, as defined under section 
         <statute_ref>609.02</statute_ref>, of violating <br/>
<a id="pl.33.10"></a><var>33.10</var>section 
         <statute_ref>169A.25</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>169A.26</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>169A.27</statute_ref>, or 
         <statute_ref>169A.31</statute_ref>, or whose driver's license is revoked <br/>
<a id="pl.33.11"></a><var>33.11</var>under sections 
         <statute_ref>169A.50</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>169A.53</statute_ref> of the implied consent law, or who is convicted of <br/>
<a id="pl.33.12"></a><var>33.12</var>violating or whose driver's license is revoked under a similar statute or ordinance of <br/>
<a id="pl.33.13"></a><var>33.13</var>another state, is precluded from operating a type III vehicle for five years from the date <br/>
<a id="pl.33.14"></a><var>33.14</var>of conviction.<br/>
<a id="pl.33.15"></a><var>33.15</var>    (i) A person who has ever been convicted of a disqualifying offense as defined in <br/>
<a id="pl.33.16"></a><var>33.16</var>section 
         <statute_ref>171.3215, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, paragraph (c), may not operate a type III vehicle under <br/>
<a id="pl.33.17"></a><var>33.17</var>this subdivision.<br/>
<a id="pl.33.18"></a><var>33.18</var>    (j) A person who sustains a conviction, as defined under section 
         <statute_ref>609.02</statute_ref>, of a moving <br/>
<a id="pl.33.19"></a><var>33.19</var>offense in violation of chapter 169 within three years of the first of three other moving <br/>
<a id="pl.33.20"></a><var>33.20</var>offenses is precluded from operating a type III vehicle for one year from the date of <br/>
<a id="pl.33.21"></a><var>33.21</var>the last conviction.<br/>
<a id="pl.33.22"></a><var>33.22</var>    (k) An operator who sustains a conviction as described in paragraph (h), (i), or (j) <br/>
<a id="pl.33.23"></a><var>33.23</var>while employed by the entity that owns, leases, or contracts for the school bus, shall report <br/>
<a id="pl.33.24"></a><var>33.24</var>the conviction to the employer within ten days of the date of the conviction.<br/>
<a id="pl.33.25"></a><var>33.25</var>    (l) Students riding the type III vehicle must have training required under section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.33.26"></a><var>33.26</var>123B.90, subdivision 2
         </statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.33.27"></a><var>33.27</var>    (m) Documentation of meeting the requirements listed in this subdivision must be <br/>
<a id="pl.33.28"></a><var>33.28</var>maintained under separate file at the business location for each type III vehicle operator. <br/>
<a id="pl.33.29"></a><var>33.29</var>The business manager, school board, governing body of a nonpublic school, or any <br/>
<a id="pl.33.30"></a><var>33.30</var>other entity that owns, leases, or contracts for the type III vehicle operating under this <br/>
<a id="pl.33.31"></a><var>33.31</var>subdivision is responsible for maintaining these files for inspection.<br/>
<a id="pl.33.32"></a><var>33.32</var>    (n) The type III vehicle must bear a current certificate of inspection issued under <br/>
<a id="pl.33.33"></a><var>33.33</var>section 
         <statute_ref>169.451</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.33.34"></a><var>33.34</var>    (o) An employee of a school or of a school district, who is not employed for the sole <br/>
<a id="pl.33.35"></a><var>33.35</var>purpose of operating a type III vehicle, is exempt from paragraphs (e) and (f).<br/>
<a id="pl.33.36"></a><var>33.36</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2010.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.37.0"></a><a id="pl.34.1"></a><var>34.1</var>    Sec. 37. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 171.321, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.34.2"></a><var>34.2</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Rules.</b> (a) The commissioner of public safety shall prescribe rules <br/>
<a id="pl.34.3"></a><var>34.3</var>governing (1) the physical qualifications of school bus drivers and tests required to obtain <br/>
<a id="pl.34.4"></a><var>34.4</var>a school bus endorsement, and (2) the physical qualifications of type III vehicle drivers. <br/>
<a id="pl.34.5"></a><var>34.5</var>    (b) The rules under paragraph (a) must provide that an applicant for a school <br/>
<a id="pl.34.6"></a><var>34.6</var>bus endorsement or renewal is exempt from the physical qualifications and medical <br/>
<a id="pl.34.7"></a><var>34.7</var>examination required to operate a school bus upon providing evidence of being medically <br/>
<a id="pl.34.8"></a><var>34.8</var>examined and certified within the preceding 24 months as physically qualified to operate a <br/>
<a id="pl.34.9"></a><var>34.9</var>commercial motor vehicle, pursuant to Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, part 391, <br/>
<a id="pl.34.10"></a><var>34.10</var>subpart E, or rules of the commissioner of transportation incorporating those federal <br/>
<a id="pl.34.11"></a><var>34.11</var>regulations. The commissioner shall accept physical examinations for school bus drivers <br/>
<a id="pl.34.12"></a><var>34.12</var>conducted by medical examiners authorized as provided by Code of Federal Regulations, <br/>
<a id="pl.34.13"></a><var>34.13</var>title 49, chapter 3, part 391, subpart E.<br/>
<a id="pl.34.14"></a><var>34.14</var>    (b) (c) The commissioner of public safety, in conjunction with the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.34.15"></a><var>34.15</var>of education, shall adopt rules prescribing a training program for Head Start bus drivers. <br/>
<a id="pl.34.16"></a><var>34.16</var>The program must provide for initial classroom and behind-the-wheel training, and annual <br/>
<a id="pl.34.17"></a><var>34.17</var>in-service training. The program must provide training in defensive driving, human <br/>
<a id="pl.34.18"></a><var>34.18</var>relations, emergency and accident procedures, vehicle maintenance, traffic laws, and use <br/>
<a id="pl.34.19"></a><var>34.19</var>of safety equipment. The program must provide that the training will be conducted by the <br/>
<a id="pl.34.20"></a><var>34.20</var>contract operator for a Head Start agency, the Head Start grantee, a licensed driver training <br/>
<a id="pl.34.21"></a><var>34.21</var>school, or by another person or entity approved by both commissioners.<br/>
<a id="pl.34.22"></a><var>34.22</var>    (d) The commissioner may exempt a type III vehicle driver from the physical <br/>
<a id="pl.34.23"></a><var>34.23</var>qualifications required to operate a type III vehicle upon receiving evidence of the <br/>
<a id="pl.34.24"></a><var>34.24</var>driver having been medically examined and certified within the preceding 24 months as <br/>
<a id="pl.34.25"></a><var>34.25</var>physically qualified to operate a commercial motor vehicle as provided for applicants for a <br/>
<a id="pl.34.26"></a><var>34.26</var>school bus endorsement under paragraph (b).<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.38.0"></a><a id="pl.34.27"></a><var>34.27</var>    Sec. 38. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 174.01, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.34.28"></a><var>34.28</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Department created.</b> In order to provide a balanced an integrated <br/>
<a id="pl.34.29"></a><var>34.29</var>transportation system, including of aeronautics, highways, motor carriers, ports, public <br/>
<a id="pl.34.30"></a><var>34.30</var>transit, railroads, and pipelines, and including facilities for walking and bicycling, a <br/>
<a id="pl.34.31"></a><var>34.31</var>Department of Transportation is created. The department is the principal agency of the <br/>
<a id="pl.34.32"></a><var>34.32</var>state for development, implementation, administration, consolidation, and coordination of <br/>
<a id="pl.34.33"></a><var>34.33</var>state transportation policies, plans, and programs.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.39.0"></a><a id="pl.34.34"></a><var>34.34</var>    Sec. 39. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 174.01, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.35.1"></a><var>35.1</var>    Subd. 2.  <b>Transportation goals.</b> The goals of the state transportation system are <br/>
<a id="pl.35.2"></a><var>35.2</var>as follows: <br/>
<a id="pl.35.3"></a><var>35.3</var>    (1) to provide safe transportation minimize fatalities and injuries for transportation <br/>
<a id="pl.35.4"></a><var>35.4</var>users throughout the state; <br/>
<a id="pl.35.5"></a><var>35.5</var>    (2) to provide multimodal and intermodal transportation that enhances mobility and <br/>
<a id="pl.35.6"></a><var>35.6</var>economic development and provides access to all persons and businesses in Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.35.7"></a><var>35.7</var>while ensuring that there is no facilities and services to increase access for all persons and <br/>
<a id="pl.35.8"></a><var>35.8</var>businesses and to ensure economic well-being and quality of life without undue burden <br/>
<a id="pl.35.9"></a><var>35.9</var>placed on any community; <br/>
<a id="pl.35.10"></a><var>35.10</var>    (3) to provide a reasonable travel time for commuters; <br/>
<a id="pl.35.11"></a><var>35.11</var>    (4) to enhance economic development and provide for the economical, efficient, and <br/>
<a id="pl.35.12"></a><var>35.12</var>safe movement of goods to and from markets by rail, highway, and waterway; <br/>
<a id="pl.35.13"></a><var>35.13</var>    (5) to encourage tourism by providing appropriate transportation to Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.35.14"></a><var>35.14</var>facilities designed to attract tourists and to enhance the appeal, through transportation <br/>
<a id="pl.35.15"></a><var>35.15</var>investments, of tourist destinations across the state; <br/>
<a id="pl.35.16"></a><var>35.16</var>    (6) to provide transit services throughout to all counties in the state to meet the <br/>
<a id="pl.35.17"></a><var>35.17</var>needs of transit users; <br/>
<a id="pl.35.18"></a><var>35.18</var>    (7) to promote productivity accountability through system systematic management <br/>
<a id="pl.35.19"></a><var>35.19</var>of system performance and productivity through the utilization of technological <br/>
<a id="pl.35.20"></a><var>35.20</var>advancements; <br/>
<a id="pl.35.21"></a><var>35.21</var>    (8) to maximize the long-term benefits received for each state transportation <br/>
<a id="pl.35.22"></a><var>35.22</var>investment; <br/>
<a id="pl.35.23"></a><var>35.23</var>    (9) to provide for and prioritize funding for of transportation investments that, at a <br/>
<a id="pl.35.24"></a><var>35.24</var>minimum, preserves the transportation infrastructure ensures that the state's transportation <br/>
<a id="pl.35.25"></a><var>35.25</var>infrastructure is maintained in a state of good repair; <br/>
<a id="pl.35.26"></a><var>35.26</var>    (10) to ensure that the planning and implementation of all modes of transportation <br/>
<a id="pl.35.27"></a><var>35.27</var>are consistent with the environmental and energy goals of the state; <br/>
<a id="pl.35.28"></a><var>35.28</var>    (11) to promote and increase the use of high-occupancy vehicles and low-emission <br/>
<a id="pl.35.29"></a><var>35.29</var>vehicles; <br/>
<a id="pl.35.30"></a><var>35.30</var>    (12) to provide an air transportation system sufficient to encourage economic growth <br/>
<a id="pl.35.31"></a><var>35.31</var>and allow all regions of the state the ability to participate in the global economy; <br/>
<a id="pl.35.32"></a><var>35.32</var>    (13) to increase transit use of transit as a percentage of all trips statewide by giving <br/>
<a id="pl.35.33"></a><var>35.33</var>highest priority to the transportation modes with the greatest people-moving capacity and <br/>
<a id="pl.35.34"></a><var>35.34</var>lowest long-term economic and environmental cost; <br/>
<a id="pl.35.35"></a><var>35.35</var>    (14) to promote and increase bicycling and walking as a percentage of all trips as an <br/>
<a id="pl.35.36"></a><var>35.36</var>energy-efficient, nonpolluting, and healthful form healthy forms of transportation; <br/>
<a id="pl.36.1"></a><var>36.1</var>    (15) to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the state's transportation sector; and <br/>
<a id="pl.36.2"></a><var>36.2</var>    (16) to accomplish these goals with minimal impact on the environment. <br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.40.0"></a><a id="pl.36.3"></a><var>36.3</var>    Sec. 40. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 174.02, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.36.4"></a><var>36.4</var>    Subd. 1a.  <b>Mission; efficiency; legislative report, recommendations.</b> It is part <br/>
<a id="pl.36.5"></a><var>36.5</var>of the department's mission that within the department's resources the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.36.6"></a><var>36.6</var>shall endeavor to: <br/>
<a id="pl.36.7"></a><var>36.7</var>    (1) prevent the waste or unnecessary spending of public money; <br/>
<a id="pl.36.8"></a><var>36.8</var>    (2) use innovative fiscal and human resource practices to manage the state's <br/>
<a id="pl.36.9"></a><var>36.9</var>resources and operate the department as efficiently as possible; <br/>
<a id="pl.36.10"></a><var>36.10</var>    (3) minimize the degradation of air and, water quality, and the climate, including <br/>
<a id="pl.36.11"></a><var>36.11</var>reduction in greenhouse gas emissions; <br/>
<a id="pl.36.12"></a><var>36.12</var>    (4) coordinate the department's activities wherever appropriate with the activities <br/>
<a id="pl.36.13"></a><var>36.13</var>of other governmental agencies; <br/>
<a id="pl.36.14"></a><var>36.14</var>    (5) use technology where appropriate to increase agency productivity, improve <br/>
<a id="pl.36.15"></a><var>36.15</var>customer service, increase public access to information about government, and increase <br/>
<a id="pl.36.16"></a><var>36.16</var>public participation in the business of government; <br/>
<a id="pl.36.17"></a><var>36.17</var>    (6) utilize constructive and cooperative labor-management practices to the extent <br/>
<a id="pl.36.18"></a><var>36.18</var>otherwise required by chapters 43A and 179A; <br/>
<a id="pl.36.19"></a><var>36.19</var>    (7) report to the legislature on the performance of agency operations and the <br/>
<a id="pl.36.20"></a><var>36.20</var>accomplishment of agency goals in the agency's biennial budget according to section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.36.21"></a><var>36.21</var>16A.10, subdivision 1
         </statute_ref>; and <br/>
<a id="pl.36.22"></a><var>36.22</var>    (8) recommend to the legislature appropriate changes in law necessary to carry out <br/>
<a id="pl.36.23"></a><var>36.23</var>the mission and improve the performance of the department. <br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.41.0"></a><a id="pl.36.24"></a><var>36.24</var>    Sec. 41. <b>[174.186] DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS ENTERPRISE </b><br/>
<a id="pl.36.25"></a><var>36.25</var><b>COLLABORATIVE.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.36.26"></a><var>36.26</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Establishment; purpose.</b> (a) The commissioner of transportation <br/>
<a id="pl.36.27"></a><var>36.27</var>shall convene regular meetings of the disadvantaged business enterprise program and <br/>
<a id="pl.36.28"></a><var>36.28</var>workforce inclusion collaborative, as constituted by the commissioner as of January <br/>
<a id="pl.36.29"></a><var>36.29</var>1, 2010.<br/>
<a id="pl.36.30"></a><var>36.30</var>(b) The collaborative shall review and evaluate the commissioner's implementation <br/>
<a id="pl.36.31"></a><var>36.31</var>of the disadvantaged business enterprise program, under Code of Federal Regulations, title <br/>
<a id="pl.36.32"></a><var>36.32</var>49, and recommend changes, including possible legislation, to improve the effectiveness <br/>
<a id="pl.36.33"></a><var>36.33</var>of the program in this state. At a minimum, the collaborative shall review, evaluate, and <br/>
<a id="pl.36.34"></a><var>36.34</var>recommend program changes where necessary in the following areas:<br/>
<a id="pl.37.1"></a><var>37.1</var>(1) an on-the-job training program to increase the diversity of the workforce on <br/>
<a id="pl.37.2"></a><var>37.2</var>projects;<br/>
<a id="pl.37.3"></a><var>37.3</var>(2) on-the-job trainee tracking and retention;<br/>
<a id="pl.37.4"></a><var>37.4</var>(3) a mentor and protégé program for small, disadvantaged business entrepreneurs;<br/>
<a id="pl.37.5"></a><var>37.5</var>(4) requirements for participation of disadvantaged business enterprises at the time <br/>
<a id="pl.37.6"></a><var>37.6</var>of letting bids for contracts;<br/>
<a id="pl.37.7"></a><var>37.7</var>(5) a coordinated access point to recruit disadvantaged business enterprises and a <br/>
<a id="pl.37.8"></a><var>37.8</var>diverse workforce;<br/>
<a id="pl.37.9"></a><var>37.9</var>(6) objective measures for good-faith efforts to recruit disadvantaged business <br/>
<a id="pl.37.10"></a><var>37.10</var>enterprises;<br/>
<a id="pl.37.11"></a><var>37.11</var>(7) a working capital fund for small disadvantaged business enterprises;<br/>
<a id="pl.37.12"></a><var>37.12</var>(8) increased transparency for results in the on-the-job training and disadvantaged <br/>
<a id="pl.37.13"></a><var>37.13</var>business enterprise programs;<br/>
<a id="pl.37.14"></a><var>37.14</var>(9) civil rights program training;<br/>
<a id="pl.37.15"></a><var>37.15</var>(10) a targeted group business program for state-funded projects; and<br/>
<a id="pl.37.16"></a><var>37.16</var>(11) coding systems and dual goals for women and people of color.<br/>
<a id="pl.37.17"></a><var>37.17</var>(c) The commissioner shall provide staff and administrative support for the <br/>
<a id="pl.37.18"></a><var>37.18</var>collaborative and shall establish policies and procedures for the collaborative, including <br/>
<a id="pl.37.19"></a><var>37.19</var>quorum requirements and majority decision making.<br/>
<a id="pl.37.20"></a><var>37.20</var>(d) The representatives of the Department of Transportation with responsibility for <br/>
<a id="pl.37.21"></a><var>37.21</var>civil rights and contracting shall participate in collaborative meetings and deliberations.<br/>
<a id="pl.37.22"></a><var>37.22</var>(e) Members of the collaborative do not receive compensation or reimbursement of <br/>
<a id="pl.37.23"></a><var>37.23</var>expenses.<br/>
<a id="pl.37.24"></a><var>37.24</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Powers and duties; report.</b> (a) The collaborative shall develop <br/>
<a id="pl.37.25"></a><var>37.25</var>recommendations to the commissioner and to the legislature as provided in paragraph (b) <br/>
<a id="pl.37.26"></a><var>37.26</var>designed to implement fully the federal Disadvantaged Business Enterprise program in <br/>
<a id="pl.37.27"></a><var>37.27</var>this state and to improve the effectiveness of the program. These recommendations, <br/>
<a id="pl.37.28"></a><var>37.28</var>including any draft legislation if the collaborative decides to recommend legislation, may <br/>
<a id="pl.37.29"></a><var>37.29</var>include, but are not limited to, strategies, policies, and actions focused on:<br/>
<a id="pl.37.30"></a><var>37.30</var>(1) requiring bid proposals to include information on disadvantaged business <br/>
<a id="pl.37.31"></a><var>37.31</var>enterprise participation;<br/>
<a id="pl.37.32"></a><var>37.32</var>(2) defining and implementing appropriate accountability measures when <br/>
<a id="pl.37.33"></a><var>37.33</var>disadvantaged business enterprise contract goals are not met in accordance with Code <br/>
<a id="pl.37.34"></a><var>37.34</var>of Federal Regulations, title 49;<br/>
<a id="pl.37.35"></a><var>37.35</var>(3) sponsoring disadvantaged business enterprise training and development <br/>
<a id="pl.37.36"></a><var>37.36</var>workshops; and<br/>
<a id="pl.38.1"></a><var>38.1</var>(4) strengthening the content and frequency of department reporting requirements <br/>
<a id="pl.38.2"></a><var>38.2</var>relating to the disadvantaged business enterprise program.<br/>
<a id="pl.38.3"></a><var>38.3</var>(b) The collaborative shall report its findings and legislative recommendations, <br/>
<a id="pl.38.4"></a><var>38.4</var>including draft legislation if the collaborative decides to recommend legislation, to the <br/>
<a id="pl.38.5"></a><var>38.5</var>chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees and divisions with <br/>
<a id="pl.38.6"></a><var>38.6</var>jurisdiction over transportation policy and finance by February 1, 2011. The report must <br/>
<a id="pl.38.7"></a><var>38.7</var>be made available electronically and available in print upon request.<br/>
<a id="pl.38.8"></a><var>38.8</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.42.0"></a><a id="pl.38.9"></a><var>38.9</var>    Sec. 42. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 174.22, is amended by adding a subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.38.10"></a><var>38.10</var>to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.38.11"></a><var>38.11</var>    Subd. 14a. <b>State sources of funds.</b> "State sources of funds" means funding for the <br/>
<a id="pl.38.12"></a><var>38.12</var>public transit participation program appropriated from (1) the general fund, and (2) the <br/>
<a id="pl.38.13"></a><var>38.13</var>greater Minnesota transit account.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.43.0"></a><a id="pl.38.14"></a><var>38.14</var>    Sec. 43. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 174.23, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.38.15"></a><var>38.15</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>General.</b> (a) The commissioner shall have all powers necessary and <br/>
<a id="pl.38.16"></a><var>38.16</var>convenient to carry out the provisions of sections 
         <statute_ref>174.21</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>174.27</statute_ref> including the power to: <br/>
<a id="pl.38.17"></a><var>38.17</var>(1) review applications for financial assistance, execute contracts, and obligate <br/>
<a id="pl.38.18"></a><var>38.18</var>and expend program funds, upon conditions and limitations as the commissioner deems <br/>
<a id="pl.38.19"></a><var>38.19</var>necessary for purposes of program and project implementation, operation, and evaluation,; <br/>
<a id="pl.38.20"></a><var>38.20</var>(2) accept and disburse federal funds available for the purposes of sections 
         <statute_ref>174.21</statute_ref> to <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.38.21"></a><var>38.21</var>174.27
         </statute_ref>, and such funds are appropriated to the commissioner; and<br/>
<a id="pl.38.22"></a><var>38.22</var>(3) act upon request as the designated agent of any eligible person for the receipt and <br/>
<a id="pl.38.23"></a><var>38.23</var>disbursal of federal funds.<br/>
<a id="pl.38.24"></a><var>38.24</var>(b) The commissioner shall perform the duties and exercise the powers under <br/>
<a id="pl.38.25"></a><var>38.25</var>sections 
         <statute_ref>174.21</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>174.27</statute_ref> in coordination with and in furtherance of statewide, <br/>
<a id="pl.38.26"></a><var>38.26</var>regional, and local transportation plans and transportation development programs. The <br/>
<a id="pl.38.27"></a><var>38.27</var>commissioner shall set guidelines for financial assistance under the public transit subsidy <br/>
<a id="pl.38.28"></a><var>38.28</var>program. The commissioner shall present any proposed guidelines regarding public transit <br/>
<a id="pl.38.29"></a><var>38.29</var>financial assistance to a legislative committee composed of equal numbers appointed by <br/>
<a id="pl.38.30"></a><var>38.30</var>the house of representatives local and urban affairs and senate transportation committees. <br/>
<a id="pl.38.31"></a><var>38.31</var>The commissioner shall not implement any new guidelines regarding public transit <br/>
<a id="pl.38.32"></a><var>38.32</var>financial assistance, between the period January 1, 1981 to April 15, 1982, without the <br/>
<a id="pl.38.33"></a><var>38.33</var>prior approval of that committee. <br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.44.0"></a><a id="pl.39.1"></a><var>39.1</var>    Sec. 44. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 174.23, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.39.2"></a><var>39.2</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Financial assistance</b><b>; application, approval</b><b>.</b> (a) The commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.39.3"></a><var>39.3</var>shall seek out and select eligible recipients of financial assistance under sections 
         <statute_ref>174.21</statute_ref> <br/>
<a id="pl.39.4"></a><var>39.4</var>to 
         <statute_ref>174.27</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.39.5"></a><var>39.5</var>(b) The commissioner shall establish by rule the procedures and standards for review <br/>
<a id="pl.39.6"></a><var>39.6</var>and approval of applications for financial assistance submitted to the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.39.7"></a><var>39.7</var>pursuant to sections 
         <statute_ref>174.21</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>174.27</statute_ref>. Any applicant shall provide to the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.39.8"></a><var>39.8</var>any financial or other information required by the commissioner to carry out the <br/>
<a id="pl.39.9"></a><var>39.9</var>commissioner's duties. The commissioner may require local contributions from applicants <br/>
<a id="pl.39.10"></a><var>39.10</var>as a condition for receiving financial assistance.<br/>
<a id="pl.39.11"></a><var>39.11</var>(c) Before the commissioner approves any grant, the application for the grant shall <br/>
<a id="pl.39.12"></a><var>39.12</var>may be reviewed and approved by the appropriate regional development commission only <br/>
<a id="pl.39.13"></a><var>39.13</var>for consistency with regional transportation plans and development guides. If an applicant <br/>
<a id="pl.39.14"></a><var>39.14</var>proposes a project within the jurisdiction of a transit authority or commission or a transit <br/>
<a id="pl.39.15"></a><var>39.15</var>system assisted or operated by a city or county, the application shall also be reviewed <br/>
<a id="pl.39.16"></a><var>39.16</var>by that commission, authority, or political subdivision for consistency with its transit <br/>
<a id="pl.39.17"></a><var>39.17</var>programs, policies, and plans. Any regional development commission that has not adopted <br/>
<a id="pl.39.18"></a><var>39.18</var>a transportation plan may review but may not approve or disapprove of any application. <br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.45.0"></a><a id="pl.39.19"></a><var>39.19</var>    Sec. 45. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 174.24, subdivision 1a, is <br/>
<a id="pl.39.20"></a><var>39.20</var>amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.39.21"></a><var>39.21</var>    Subd. 1a. <b>Transit service needs implementation</b><b> Greater Minnesota transit </b><br/>
<a id="pl.39.22"></a><var>39.22</var><b>investment</b><b> plan.</b> (a) The commissioner shall develop a  greater Minnesota transit service <br/>
<a id="pl.39.23"></a><var>39.23</var>needs implementation investment plan that contains a goal of meeting at least 80 percent <br/>
<a id="pl.39.24"></a><var>39.24</var>of unmet total transit service needs in greater Minnesota by July 1, 2015, and meeting at <br/>
<a id="pl.39.25"></a><var>39.25</var>least 90 percent of unmet total transit service needs in greater Minnesota by July 1, 2025.<br/>
<a id="pl.39.26"></a><var>39.26</var>(b) The plan must include, but is not limited to, the following:<br/>
<a id="pl.39.27"></a><var>39.27</var>(1) an analysis of ridership and total transit service needs throughout greater <br/>
<a id="pl.39.28"></a><var>39.28</var>Minnesota;<br/>
<a id="pl.39.29"></a><var>39.29</var>(2) a calculation of unmet needs; an assessment of the level and type of service <br/>
<a id="pl.39.30"></a><var>39.30</var>required to meet unmet total transit service needs, for the transit system classifications <br/>
<a id="pl.39.31"></a><var>39.31</var>as provided under subdivision 3b, paragraph (c), of urbanized area, small urban area, <br/>
<a id="pl.39.32"></a><var>39.32</var>rural area, and elderly and disabled service;<br/>
<a id="pl.39.33"></a><var>39.33</var>(3) an analysis of costs and revenue options; and,<br/>
<a id="pl.39.34"></a><var>39.34</var>(4) a plan to reduce unmet total transit service needs as specified in this subdivision; <br/>
<a id="pl.39.35"></a><var>39.35</var>and<br/>
<a id="pl.40.1"></a><var>40.1</var>(5) identification of the operating and capital costs necessary to meet 100 percent of <br/>
<a id="pl.40.2"></a><var>40.2</var>the greater Minnesota transit targeted and projected bus service hours, as identified in the <br/>
<a id="pl.40.3"></a><var>40.3</var>greater Minnesota transit plan, for 2010, 2015, 2020, 2025, and 2030.<br/>
<a id="pl.40.4"></a><var>40.4</var>(c) The plan must specifically address special transportation service ridership and <br/>
<a id="pl.40.5"></a><var>40.5</var>needs. The plan must also provide that recipients of operating assistance under this <br/>
<a id="pl.40.6"></a><var>40.6</var>section provide fixed route public transit service without charge for disabled veterans in <br/>
<a id="pl.40.7"></a><var>40.7</var>accordance with subdivision 7. The commissioner may amend the plan as necessary, and <br/>
<a id="pl.40.8"></a><var>40.8</var>may use all or part of the 2001 greater Minnesota public transportation plan created by the <br/>
<a id="pl.40.9"></a><var>40.9</var>Minnesota Department of Transportation.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.46.0"></a><a id="pl.40.10"></a><var>40.10</var>    Sec. 46. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 174.24, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.40.11"></a><var>40.11</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Eligibility; application.</b> Any legislatively established public transit <br/>
<a id="pl.40.12"></a><var>40.12</var>commission or authority, any county or statutory or home rule charter city providing <br/>
<a id="pl.40.13"></a><var>40.13</var>financial assistance to or operating public transit, any private operator of public transit, or <br/>
<a id="pl.40.14"></a><var>40.14</var>any combination thereof is eligible to receive financial assistance through the public transit <br/>
<a id="pl.40.15"></a><var>40.15</var>participation program. Except as provided in subdivision 2b for assistance provided from <br/>
<a id="pl.40.16"></a><var>40.16</var>federal funds, eligible recipients must be located outside of the metropolitan area.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.47.0"></a><a id="pl.40.17"></a><var>40.17</var>    Sec. 47. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 174.24, is amended by adding a subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.40.18"></a><var>40.18</var>to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.40.19"></a><var>40.19</var>    Subd. 2b. <b>Federal aid.</b> (a) The commissioner may accept and disburse federal funds <br/>
<a id="pl.40.20"></a><var>40.20</var>received and appropriated under section 174.23, subdivision 1, as an additional source of <br/>
<a id="pl.40.21"></a><var>40.21</var>funds for implementing the public transit participation program established in this section. <br/>
<a id="pl.40.22"></a><var>40.22</var>This authority includes, but is not limited to:<br/>
<a id="pl.40.23"></a><var>40.23</var>(1) adopting administrative rules to establish financial assistance allocation priorities, <br/>
<a id="pl.40.24"></a><var>40.24</var>identify factors to consider in reviewing an applicant's management plan, evaluate a <br/>
<a id="pl.40.25"></a><var>40.25</var>request for financial assistance, and determine the amount of financial assistance to be <br/>
<a id="pl.40.26"></a><var>40.26</var>provided; and<br/>
<a id="pl.40.27"></a><var>40.27</var>(2) establishing project selection criteria under the United States Code, title 49, <br/>
<a id="pl.40.28"></a><var>40.28</var>section 5311, state management plan as approved by the Federal Transit Administration, <br/>
<a id="pl.40.29"></a><var>40.29</var>United States Department of Transportation.<br/>
<a id="pl.40.30"></a><var>40.30</var>(b) If the commissioner accepts and disburses federal funds as provided in paragraph <br/>
<a id="pl.40.31"></a><var>40.31</var>(a), the commissioner shall:<br/>
<a id="pl.40.32"></a><var>40.32</var>(1) maintain separate accounts for (i) state sources of funds, and (ii) federal sources <br/>
<a id="pl.40.33"></a><var>40.33</var>of funding; and<br/>
<a id="pl.41.1"></a><var>41.1</var>(2) ensure that all state sources of funds are only used for assistance to eligible <br/>
<a id="pl.41.2"></a><var>41.2</var>recipients as provided in subdivision 2.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.48.0"></a><a id="pl.41.3"></a><var>41.3</var>    Sec. 48. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 174.24, subdivision 3b, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.41.4"></a><var>41.4</var>    Subd. 3b. <b>Operating assistance; recipient classifications.</b> (a) The commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.41.5"></a><var>41.5</var>shall determine the total operating cost of any public transit system receiving or applying <br/>
<a id="pl.41.6"></a><var>41.6</var>for assistance in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. To be eligible <br/>
<a id="pl.41.7"></a><var>41.7</var>for financial assistance, an applicant or recipient shall provide to the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.41.8"></a><var>41.8</var>all financial records and other information and shall permit any inspection reasonably <br/>
<a id="pl.41.9"></a><var>41.9</var>necessary to determine total operating cost and correspondingly the amount of assistance <br/>
<a id="pl.41.10"></a><var>41.10</var>that may be paid to the applicant or recipient. Where more than one county or municipality <br/>
<a id="pl.41.11"></a><var>41.11</var>contributes assistance to the operation of a public transit system, the commissioner shall <br/>
<a id="pl.41.12"></a><var>41.12</var>identify one as lead agency for the purpose of receiving money under this section.<br/>
<a id="pl.41.13"></a><var>41.13</var>    (b) Prior to distributing operating assistance to eligible recipients for any contract <br/>
<a id="pl.41.14"></a><var>41.14</var>period, the commissioner shall place all recipients into one of the following classifications: <br/>
<a id="pl.41.15"></a><var>41.15</var>urbanized area service, small urban area service, rural area service, and elderly and <br/>
<a id="pl.41.16"></a><var>41.16</var>disabled service.<br/>
<a id="pl.41.17"></a><var>41.17</var>(c) The commissioner shall distribute funds under this section so that the percentage <br/>
<a id="pl.41.18"></a><var>41.18</var>of total contracted operating cost paid by any recipient from local sources will not exceed <br/>
<a id="pl.41.19"></a><var>41.19</var>the percentage for that recipient's classification, except as provided in an undue hardship <br/>
<a id="pl.41.20"></a><var>41.20</var>case this subdivision. The percentages must be:<br/>
<a id="pl.41.21"></a><var>41.21</var>(1) for urbanized area service and small urban area service, 20 percent;<br/>
<a id="pl.41.22"></a><var>41.22</var>(2) for rural area service, 15 percent; and<br/>
<a id="pl.41.23"></a><var>41.23</var>(3) for elderly and disabled service, 15 percent. <br/>
<a id="pl.41.24"></a><var>41.24</var>Except as provided in a United States Department of Transportation program allowing <br/>
<a id="pl.41.25"></a><var>41.25</var>or requiring a lower percentage to be paid from local sources, the remainder of the <br/>
<a id="pl.41.26"></a><var>41.26</var>recipient's total contracted operating cost will be paid from state sources of funds less any <br/>
<a id="pl.41.27"></a><var>41.27</var>assistance received by the recipient from any federal source the United States Department <br/>
<a id="pl.41.28"></a><var>41.28</var>of Transportation.<br/>
<a id="pl.41.29"></a><var>41.29</var>(d) For purposes of this subdivision, "local sources" means all local sources of funds <br/>
<a id="pl.41.30"></a><var>41.30</var>and includes all operating revenue, tax levies, and contributions from public funds, except <br/>
<a id="pl.41.31"></a><var>41.31</var>that the commissioner may exclude from the total assistance contract revenues derived <br/>
<a id="pl.41.32"></a><var>41.32</var>from operations the cost of which is excluded from the computation of total operating <br/>
<a id="pl.41.33"></a><var>41.33</var>cost. Total operating costs of the Duluth Transit Authority or a successor agency does <br/>
<a id="pl.41.34"></a><var>41.34</var>not include costs related to the Superior, Wisconsin service contract and the Independent <br/>
<a id="pl.41.35"></a><var>41.35</var>School District No. 709 service contract. <br/>
<a id="pl.42.1"></a><var>42.1</var>    (c) (e) If a recipient informs the commissioner in writing after the establishment of <br/>
<a id="pl.42.2"></a><var>42.2</var>these percentages but prior to the distribution of financial assistance for any year that <br/>
<a id="pl.42.3"></a><var>42.3</var>paying its designated percentage of total operating cost from local sources will cause <br/>
<a id="pl.42.4"></a><var>42.4</var>undue hardship, the commissioner may reduce the percentage to be paid from local <br/>
<a id="pl.42.5"></a><var>42.5</var>sources by the recipient and increase the percentage to be paid from local sources by one <br/>
<a id="pl.42.6"></a><var>42.6</var>or more other recipients inside or outside the classification. However, the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.42.7"></a><var>42.7</var>may not reduce or increase any recipient's percentage under this paragraph for more than <br/>
<a id="pl.42.8"></a><var>42.8</var>two years successively. If for any year the funds appropriated to the commissioner to carry <br/>
<a id="pl.42.9"></a><var>42.9</var>out the purposes of this section are insufficient to allow the commissioner to pay the state <br/>
<a id="pl.42.10"></a><var>42.10</var>share of total operating cost as provided in this paragraph, the commissioner shall reduce <br/>
<a id="pl.42.11"></a><var>42.11</var>the state share in each classification to the extent necessary.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.49.0"></a><a id="pl.42.12"></a><var>42.12</var>    Sec. 49. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 174.24, subdivision 5, is <br/>
<a id="pl.42.13"></a><var>42.13</var>amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.42.14"></a><var>42.14</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Method of payment, operating assistance.</b> Payments for operating <br/>
<a id="pl.42.15"></a><var>42.15</var>assistance under this section from state sources of funds must be made in the following <br/>
<a id="pl.42.16"></a><var>42.16</var>manner:<br/>
<a id="pl.42.17"></a><var>42.17</var>    (a) For payments made from the general fund:<br/>
<a id="pl.42.18"></a><var>42.18</var>    (1) 50 percent of the total contract amount in or before the first month of operation;<br/>
<a id="pl.42.19"></a><var>42.19</var>    (2) 40 percent of the total contract amount in or before the seventh month of <br/>
<a id="pl.42.20"></a><var>42.20</var>operation;<br/>
<a id="pl.42.21"></a><var>42.21</var>    (3) 9 percent of the total contract amount in or before the 12th month of operation; <br/>
<a id="pl.42.22"></a><var>42.22</var>and<br/>
<a id="pl.42.23"></a><var>42.23</var>    (4) 1 percent of the total contract amount after the final audit.<br/>
<a id="pl.42.24"></a><var>42.24</var>    (b) For payments made from the greater Minnesota transit account:<br/>
<a id="pl.42.25"></a><var>42.25</var>    (1) 50 percent of the total contract amount in or before the seventh month of <br/>
<a id="pl.42.26"></a><var>42.26</var>operation; and<br/>
<a id="pl.42.27"></a><var>42.27</var>    (2) 50 percent of the total contract amount in or before the 11th month of operation.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.50.0"></a><a id="pl.42.28"></a><var>42.28</var>    Sec. 50. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 174.247, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.42.29"></a><var>42.29</var><b>174.247 ANNUAL TRANSIT REPORT.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.42.30"></a><var>42.30</var>    (a) By February 15 annually, the commissioner shall submit a report to the legislature <br/>
<a id="pl.42.31"></a><var>42.31</var>on transit services outside the metropolitan area. The Metropolitan Council and any <br/>
<a id="pl.42.32"></a><var>42.32</var>public transit system receiving assistance under section 
         <statute_ref>174.24</statute_ref> shall provide assistance <br/>
<a id="pl.42.33"></a><var>42.33</var>in creating the report, as requested by the commissioner.<br/>
<a id="pl.42.34"></a><var>42.34</var>    (b) The report must include, at a minimum, the following:<br/>
<a id="pl.43.1"></a><var>43.1</var>    (1) a descriptive overview of public transit in Minnesota;<br/>
<a id="pl.43.2"></a><var>43.2</var>    (2) a descriptive summary of funding sources and assistance programs;<br/>
<a id="pl.43.3"></a><var>43.3</var>    (3) a summary of each public transit system receiving assistance under section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.43.4"></a><var>43.4</var>174.24
         </statute_ref>;<br/>
<a id="pl.43.5"></a><var>43.5</var>    (4) data that identifies use of volunteers in providing transit service;<br/>
<a id="pl.43.6"></a><var>43.6</var>    (5) financial data that identifies operating and capital costs, and funding sources, <br/>
<a id="pl.43.7"></a><var>43.7</var>for each public transit system and for each transit system classification under section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.43.8"></a><var>43.8</var>174.24, subdivision 3b
         </statute_ref>
<statute_ref></statute_ref>:<br/>
<a id="pl.43.9"></a><var>43.9</var>(i) the operating and capital costs;<br/>
<a id="pl.43.10"></a><var>43.10</var>(ii) each of the funding sources used to provide financial assistance; and<br/>
<a id="pl.43.11"></a><var>43.11</var>(iii) for federal funds, the amount from each specific federal program under which <br/>
<a id="pl.43.12"></a><var>43.12</var>funding is provided;<br/>
<a id="pl.43.13"></a><var>43.13</var>    (6) a summary of the differences in program implementation requirements and aid <br/>
<a id="pl.43.14"></a><var>43.14</var>recipient eligibility between federal aid and state sources of funds;<br/>
<a id="pl.43.15"></a><var>43.15</var>(7) in each odd-numbered year, an analysis of public transit system needs and <br/>
<a id="pl.43.16"></a><var>43.16</var>operating expenditures on an annual basis, which must include a methodology for <br/>
<a id="pl.43.17"></a><var>43.17</var>identifying monetary needs, and calculations of:<br/>
<a id="pl.43.18"></a><var>43.18</var>(i) the total monetary needs for all public transit systems, for the year of the report <br/>
<a id="pl.43.19"></a><var>43.19</var>and the ensuing five years;<br/>
<a id="pl.43.20"></a><var>43.20</var>(ii) the total expenditures from local sources for each transit system classification;<br/>
<a id="pl.43.21"></a><var>43.21</var>(iii) the comprehensive transit assistance percentage for each transit system <br/>
<a id="pl.43.22"></a><var>43.22</var>classification, which equals (A) the expenditures identified under clause (7), item (ii), for <br/>
<a id="pl.43.23"></a><var>43.23</var>a transit system classification, divided by (B) the amounts identified under subitem (A), <br/>
<a id="pl.43.24"></a><var>43.24</var>plus the sum of state sources of funds plus federal funds provided to all transit systems <br/>
<a id="pl.43.25"></a><var>43.25</var>in that classification; and<br/>
<a id="pl.43.26"></a><var>43.26</var>(iv) in each odd-numbered year, beginning in 2009, a calculation of the amounts the <br/>
<a id="pl.43.27"></a><var>43.27</var>amount of surplus or insufficient funds available for (i) paying the state share of transit <br/>
<a id="pl.43.28"></a><var>43.28</var>operating costs under section 
<statute_ref>174.24, subdivision 3b</statute_ref>, and (ii) paying capital and operating <br/>
<a id="pl.43.29"></a><var>43.29</var>costs to fully implement the transit service needs implementation greater Minnesota transit <br/>
<a id="pl.43.30"></a><var>43.30</var>investment plan under section 
         <statute_ref>174.24</statute_ref>, subdivision 1a.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.51.0"></a><a id="pl.43.31"></a><var>43.31</var>    Sec. 51. <b>[174.285] MINNESOTA COUNCIL ON TRANSPORTATION ACCESS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.43.32"></a><var>43.32</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Council established.</b> A Minnesota Council on Transportation <br/>
<a id="pl.43.33"></a><var>43.33</var>Access is established to study, evaluate, oversee, and make recommendations to improve <br/>
<a id="pl.43.34"></a><var>43.34</var>the coordination, availability, accessibility, efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and safety of <br/>
<a id="pl.43.35"></a><var>43.35</var>transportation services provided to the transit public. "Transit public" means those persons <br/>
<a id="pl.44.1"></a><var>44.1</var>who utilize public transit and those who, because of mental or physical disability, income <br/>
<a id="pl.44.2"></a><var>44.2</var>status, or age are unable to transport themselves and are dependent upon others for <br/>
<a id="pl.44.3"></a><var>44.3</var>transportation services.<br/>
<a id="pl.44.4"></a><var>44.4</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Duties of council.</b> In order to accomplish the purposes in subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.44.5"></a><var>44.5</var>1, the council, following consultation with the legislative committees or divisions <br/>
<a id="pl.44.6"></a><var>44.6</var>with jurisdiction over transportation policy and budget, or with appropriate legislative <br/>
<a id="pl.44.7"></a><var>44.7</var>transportation subcommittees, shall adopt a biennial work plan that must incorporate <br/>
<a id="pl.44.8"></a><var>44.8</var>the following activities:<br/>
<a id="pl.44.9"></a><var>44.9</var>(1) compile information on existing transportation alternatives for the transit public, <br/>
<a id="pl.44.10"></a><var>44.10</var>and serve as a clearinghouse for information on services, funding sources, innovations, <br/>
<a id="pl.44.11"></a><var>44.11</var>and coordination efforts;<br/>
<a id="pl.44.12"></a><var>44.12</var>(2) identify best practices and strategies that have been successful in Minnesota and <br/>
<a id="pl.44.13"></a><var>44.13</var>in other states for coordination of local, regional, state, and federal funding and services;<br/>
<a id="pl.44.14"></a><var>44.14</var>(3) recommend statewide objectives for providing public transportation services <br/>
<a id="pl.44.15"></a><var>44.15</var>for the transit public;<br/>
<a id="pl.44.16"></a><var>44.16</var>(4) identify barriers prohibiting coordination and accessibility of public <br/>
<a id="pl.44.17"></a><var>44.17</var>transportation services and aggressively pursue the elimination of those barriers;<br/>
<a id="pl.44.18"></a><var>44.18</var>(5) recommend policies and procedures for coordinating local, regional, state, and <br/>
<a id="pl.44.19"></a><var>44.19</var>federal funding and services for the transit public;<br/>
<a id="pl.44.20"></a><var>44.20</var>(6) identify stakeholders in providing services for the transit public, and seek input <br/>
<a id="pl.44.21"></a><var>44.21</var>from them concerning barriers and appropriate strategies;<br/>
<a id="pl.44.22"></a><var>44.22</var>(7) recommend guidelines for developing transportation coordination plans <br/>
<a id="pl.44.23"></a><var>44.23</var>throughout the state;<br/>
<a id="pl.44.24"></a><var>44.24</var>(8) encourage all state agencies participating in the council to purchase trips within <br/>
<a id="pl.44.25"></a><var>44.25</var>the coordinated system;<br/>
<a id="pl.44.26"></a><var>44.26</var>(9) facilitate the creation and operation of transportation brokerages to match <br/>
<a id="pl.44.27"></a><var>44.27</var>riders to the appropriate service, promote shared dispatching, compile and disseminate <br/>
<a id="pl.44.28"></a><var>44.28</var>information on transportation options, and promote regional communication;<br/>
<a id="pl.44.29"></a><var>44.29</var>(10) encourage volunteer driver programs and recommend legislation to address <br/>
<a id="pl.44.30"></a><var>44.30</var>liability and insurance issues;<br/>
<a id="pl.44.31"></a><var>44.31</var>(11) recommend minimum performance standards for delivery of services;<br/>
<a id="pl.44.32"></a><var>44.32</var>(12) identify methods to eliminate fraud and abuse in special transportation services;<br/>
<a id="pl.44.33"></a><var>44.33</var>(13) develop a standard method for addressing liability insurance requirements for <br/>
<a id="pl.44.34"></a><var>44.34</var>transportation services purchased, provided, or coordinated;<br/>
<a id="pl.44.35"></a><var>44.35</var>(14) design and develop a contracting template for providing coordinated <br/>
<a id="pl.44.36"></a><var>44.36</var>transportation services;<br/>
<a id="pl.45.1"></a><var>45.1</var>(15) recommend an interagency uniform contracting and billing and accounting <br/>
<a id="pl.45.2"></a><var>45.2</var>system for providing coordinated transportation services;<br/>
<a id="pl.45.3"></a><var>45.3</var>(16) encourage the design and development of training programs for coordinated <br/>
<a id="pl.45.4"></a><var>45.4</var>transportation services; <br/>
<a id="pl.45.5"></a><var>45.5</var>(17) encourage the use of public school transportation vehicles for the transit public;<br/>
<a id="pl.45.6"></a><var>45.6</var>(18) develop an allocation methodology that equitably distributes transportation <br/>
<a id="pl.45.7"></a><var>45.7</var>funds to compensate units of government and all entities that provide coordinated <br/>
<a id="pl.45.8"></a><var>45.8</var>transportation services;<br/>
<a id="pl.45.9"></a><var>45.9</var>(19) identify policies and necessary legislation to facilitate vehicle sharing; and<br/>
<a id="pl.45.10"></a><var>45.10</var>(20) advocate aggressively for eliminating barriers to coordination, implementing <br/>
<a id="pl.45.11"></a><var>45.11</var>coordination strategies, enacting necessary legislation, and appropriating resources to <br/>
<a id="pl.45.12"></a><var>45.12</var>achieve the council's objectives.<br/>
<a id="pl.45.13"></a><var>45.13</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Coordination with legislative committees.</b> The council shall coordinate <br/>
<a id="pl.45.14"></a><var>45.14</var>its meeting schedule and activities pursuant to its work plan, to the extent practicable, with <br/>
<a id="pl.45.15"></a><var>45.15</var>legislative committees and divisions with jurisdiction over transportation budget and <br/>
<a id="pl.45.16"></a><var>45.16</var>policy, or with appropriate subcommittees. The chairperson of the council shall act as <br/>
<a id="pl.45.17"></a><var>45.17</var>a liaison with the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative transportation <br/>
<a id="pl.45.18"></a><var>45.18</var>committees, divisions, and appropriate subcommittees, in carrying out these duties.<br/>
<a id="pl.45.19"></a><var>45.19</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Membership.</b> (a) The council is composed of the following 13 members:<br/>
<a id="pl.45.20"></a><var>45.20</var>(1) one representative from the Office of the Governor;<br/>
<a id="pl.45.21"></a><var>45.21</var>(2) one representative from the Council on Disability;<br/>
<a id="pl.45.22"></a><var>45.22</var>(3) one representative from the Minnesota Public Transit Association;<br/>
<a id="pl.45.23"></a><var>45.23</var>(4) the commissioner of transportation or a designee;<br/>
<a id="pl.45.24"></a><var>45.24</var>(5) the commissioner of human services or a designee;<br/>
<a id="pl.45.25"></a><var>45.25</var>(6) the commissioner of health or a designee;<br/>
<a id="pl.45.26"></a><var>45.26</var>(7) the chair of the Metropolitan Council or a designee;<br/>
<a id="pl.45.27"></a><var>45.27</var>(8) the commissioner of education or a designee;<br/>
<a id="pl.45.28"></a><var>45.28</var>(9) the commissioner of veterans affairs or a designee;<br/>
<a id="pl.45.29"></a><var>45.29</var>(10) one representative from the Board on Aging;<br/>
<a id="pl.45.30"></a><var>45.30</var>(11) the commissioner of employment and economic development or a designee;<br/>
<a id="pl.45.31"></a><var>45.31</var>(12) the commissioner of commerce or a designee; and<br/>
<a id="pl.45.32"></a><var>45.32</var>(13) the commissioner of management and budget or a designee.<br/>
<a id="pl.45.33"></a><var>45.33</var>(b) All appointments required by paragraph (a) must be completed by August <br/>
<a id="pl.45.34"></a><var>45.34</var>1, 2010.<br/>
<a id="pl.46.1"></a><var>46.1</var>(c) The commissioner of transportation or a designee shall convene the first meeting <br/>
<a id="pl.46.2"></a><var>46.2</var>of the council within two weeks after the members have been appointed to the council. <br/>
<a id="pl.46.3"></a><var>46.3</var>The members shall elect a chairperson from their membership at the first meeting.<br/>
<a id="pl.46.4"></a><var>46.4</var>(d) The Department of Transportation and the Department of Human Services shall <br/>
<a id="pl.46.5"></a><var>46.5</var>provide necessary staff support for the council.<br/>
<a id="pl.46.6"></a><var>46.6</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Report.</b> By January 15 of each year, beginning in 2012, the council shall <br/>
<a id="pl.46.7"></a><var>46.7</var>report its findings, recommendations, and activities to the governor's office and to the <br/>
<a id="pl.46.8"></a><var>46.8</var>chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction <br/>
<a id="pl.46.9"></a><var>46.9</var>over transportation, health, and human services, and to the legislature as provided under <br/>
<a id="pl.46.10"></a><var>46.10</var>section 3.195.<br/>
<a id="pl.46.11"></a><var>46.11</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Reimbursement.</b> Members of the council shall receive reimbursement <br/>
<a id="pl.46.12"></a><var>46.12</var>of expenses from the commissioner of transportation as provided in section 15.059, <br/>
<a id="pl.46.13"></a><var>46.13</var>subdivision 3.<br/>
<a id="pl.46.14"></a><var>46.14</var>    Subd. 7. <b>Transfer of appropriation.</b> The amount appropriated to the Metropolitan <br/>
<a id="pl.46.15"></a><var>46.15</var>Council in Laws 2009, chapter 36, article 1, section 4, subdivision 2, for the administrative <br/>
<a id="pl.46.16"></a><var>46.16</var>expenses of the Minnesota Council on Transportation Access, and for other costs relating <br/>
<a id="pl.46.17"></a><var>46.17</var>to the preparation of required reports, including the costs of hiring a consultant, is <br/>
<a id="pl.46.18"></a><var>46.18</var>transferred to the Department of Transportation for the same purposes.<br/>
<a id="pl.46.19"></a><var>46.19</var>    Subd. 8. <b>Expiration.</b> This section expires June 30, 2014.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.52.0"></a><a id="pl.46.20"></a><var>46.20</var>    Sec. 52. <b>[174.75] COMPLETE STREETS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.46.21"></a><var>46.21</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Definition.</b> "Complete streets" is the planning, scoping, design, <br/>
<a id="pl.46.22"></a><var>46.22</var>implementation, operation, and maintenance of roads in order to reasonably address the <br/>
<a id="pl.46.23"></a><var>46.23</var>safety and accessibility needs of users of all ages and abilities. Complete streets considers <br/>
<a id="pl.46.24"></a><var>46.24</var>the needs of motorists, pedestrians, transit users and vehicles, bicyclists, and commercial <br/>
<a id="pl.46.25"></a><var>46.25</var>and emergency vehicles moving along and across roads, intersections, and crossings in a <br/>
<a id="pl.46.26"></a><var>46.26</var>manner that is sensitive to the local context and recognizes that the needs vary in urban, <br/>
<a id="pl.46.27"></a><var>46.27</var>suburban, and rural settings.<br/>
<a id="pl.46.28"></a><var>46.28</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Implementation.</b> The commissioner shall implement a complete streets <br/>
<a id="pl.46.29"></a><var>46.29</var>policy after consultation with stakeholders, state and regional agencies, local governments, <br/>
<a id="pl.46.30"></a><var>46.30</var>and road authorities. The commissioner, after such consultation, shall address relevant <br/>
<a id="pl.46.31"></a><var>46.31</var>protocols, guidance, standards, requirements, and training, and shall integrate related <br/>
<a id="pl.46.32"></a><var>46.32</var>principles of context-sensitive solutions.<br/>
<a id="pl.46.33"></a><var>46.33</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Report.</b> Beginning in 2011, the commissioner shall report on the <br/>
<a id="pl.46.34"></a><var>46.34</var>implementation of the complete streets policy in the agency's biennial budget submission <br/>
<a id="pl.46.35"></a><var>46.35</var>under section 174.02.<br/>
<a id="pl.47.1"></a><var>47.1</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Local road authorities.</b> Local road authorities are encouraged, but not <br/>
<a id="pl.47.2"></a><var>47.2</var>required, to create and adopt complete streets policies for their roads that reflect local <br/>
<a id="pl.47.3"></a><var>47.3</var>context and goals. Nothing in this section may be construed to prohibit a local road <br/>
<a id="pl.47.4"></a><var>47.4</var>authority from adopting a complete streets policy that incorporates or exceeds statutory <br/>
<a id="pl.47.5"></a><var>47.5</var>complete streets principles.<br/>
<a id="pl.47.6"></a><var>47.6</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Variances from engineering standards.</b> (a) When evaluating a request <br/>
<a id="pl.47.7"></a><var>47.7</var>for a variance from the engineering standards for state-aid projects under chapter 162 in <br/>
<a id="pl.47.8"></a><var>47.8</var>which the variance request is related to complete streets, the commissioner shall consider <br/>
<a id="pl.47.9"></a><var>47.9</var>the latest edition of: <br/>
<a id="pl.47.10"></a><var>47.10</var>(1) A Policy on Geometric Design of Highways and Streets, from the American <br/>
<a id="pl.47.11"></a><var>47.11</var>Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials; and<br/>
<a id="pl.47.12"></a><var>47.12</var>(2) for projects in urban areas, the Context Sensitive Solutions in Designing Major <br/>
<a id="pl.47.13"></a><var>47.13</var>Urban Thoroughfares for Walkable Communities, from the Institute of Transportation <br/>
<a id="pl.47.14"></a><var>47.14</var>Engineers.<br/>
<a id="pl.47.15"></a><var>47.15</var>(b) If the commissioner denies a variance request related to complete streets, the <br/>
<a id="pl.47.16"></a><var>47.16</var>commissioner shall provide written reasons for the denial to the political subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.47.17"></a><var>47.17</var>that submitted the request.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.53.0"></a><a id="pl.47.18"></a><var>47.18</var>    Sec. 53. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 174.86, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.47.19"></a><var>47.19</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Commuter Rail Corridor Coordinating Committee.</b> (a) A Commuter <br/>
<a id="pl.47.20"></a><var>47.20</var>Rail Corridor Coordinating Committee shall be is established to advise the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.47.21"></a><var>47.21</var>on issues relating to the alternatives analysis, environmental review, advanced corridor <br/>
<a id="pl.47.22"></a><var>47.22</var>planning, preliminary engineering, final design, implementation method, construction of <br/>
<a id="pl.47.23"></a><var>47.23</var>commuter rail, public involvement, land use, service, and safety. The Commuter Rail <br/>
<a id="pl.47.24"></a><var>47.24</var>Corridor Coordinating Committee shall consist of:<br/>
<a id="pl.47.25"></a><var>47.25</var>(1) one member representing each significant funding partner in whose jurisdiction <br/>
<a id="pl.47.26"></a><var>47.26</var>the line or lines are located;<br/>
<a id="pl.47.27"></a><var>47.27</var>(2) one member appointed by each county in which the corridors are located;<br/>
<a id="pl.47.28"></a><var>47.28</var>(3) one member appointed by each city in which advanced corridor plans indicate <br/>
<a id="pl.47.29"></a><var>47.29</var>that a station may be located;<br/>
<a id="pl.47.30"></a><var>47.30</var>(4) two members appointed by the commissioner, one of whom shall be designated <br/>
<a id="pl.47.31"></a><var>47.31</var>by the commissioner as the chair of the committee;<br/>
<a id="pl.47.32"></a><var>47.32</var>(5) one member appointed by each metropolitan planning organization through <br/>
<a id="pl.47.33"></a><var>47.33</var>which the commuter rail line may pass; and<br/>
<a id="pl.47.34"></a><var>47.34</var>(6) one member appointed by the president of the University of Minnesota, if a <br/>
<a id="pl.47.35"></a><var>47.35</var>designated corridor provides direct service to the university.; and<br/>
<a id="pl.48.1"></a><var>48.1</var>(7) two ex-officio members who are members of labor organizations operating <br/>
<a id="pl.48.2"></a><var>48.2</var>in, and with authority for, trains or rail yards or stations junctioning with freight and <br/>
<a id="pl.48.3"></a><var>48.3</var>commuter rail lines on corridors, with one member appointed by the speaker of the house <br/>
<a id="pl.48.4"></a><var>48.4</var>and the other member appointed by the senate Rules and Administration Subcommittee <br/>
<a id="pl.48.5"></a><var>48.5</var>on Committees.<br/>
<a id="pl.48.6"></a><var>48.6</var>(b) A joint powers board existing on April 1, 1999, consisting of local governments <br/>
<a id="pl.48.7"></a><var>48.7</var>along a commuter rail corridor, shall perform the functions set forth in paragraph (a) in <br/>
<a id="pl.48.8"></a><var>48.8</var>place of the committee.<br/>
<a id="pl.48.9"></a><var>48.9</var>(c) Notwithstanding section 
         <statute_ref>15.059, subdivision 5</statute_ref>, the committee does not expire.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.54.0"></a><a id="pl.48.10"></a><var>48.10</var>    Sec. 54. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 219.01, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.48.11"></a><var>48.11</var><b>219.01 TRACK SAFETY STANDARDS</b><b>; SAFETY TECHNOLOGY GRANTS</b><b>.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.48.12"></a><var>48.12</var>(a) The track safety standards of the United States Department of Transportation and <br/>
<a id="pl.48.13"></a><var>48.13</var>Federal Railroad Administration apply to railroad trackage and are the standards for the <br/>
<a id="pl.48.14"></a><var>48.14</var>determination of unsafe trackage within the state.<br/>
<a id="pl.48.15"></a><var>48.15</var>(b) The commissioner of transportation shall apply to the Federal Railroad <br/>
<a id="pl.48.16"></a><var>48.16</var>Administration under Public Law 110-432, the Railroad Safety Enhancement Act of <br/>
<a id="pl.48.17"></a><var>48.17</var>2008 (the act), for (1) railroad safety technology grant funding available under section <br/>
<a id="pl.48.18"></a><var>48.18</var>105 of the act and (2) development and installation of rail safety technology, including <br/>
<a id="pl.48.19"></a><var>48.19</var>provision for switch position indicator signals in nonsignalized main track territory, <br/>
<a id="pl.48.20"></a><var>48.20</var>under section 406 of the act. The commissioner shall respond and make application to <br/>
<a id="pl.48.21"></a><var>48.21</var>the Federal Railroad Administration notice of funds availability under the Rail Safety <br/>
<a id="pl.48.22"></a><var>48.22</var>Assurance Act in a timely manner and before the date of the program deadline to assure <br/>
<a id="pl.48.23"></a><var>48.23</var>full consideration of the application. The commissioner shall (i) prioritize grant requests <br/>
<a id="pl.48.24"></a><var>48.24</var>for the installation of switch indicator signals on all segments of nonsignalized track <br/>
<a id="pl.48.25"></a><var>48.25</var>where posted speeds are in excess of 20 miles per hour and (ii) apply for grant funding in <br/>
<a id="pl.48.26"></a><var>48.26</var>each year after 2010 until all nonsignalized track territory in the state has switch indicator <br/>
<a id="pl.48.27"></a><var>48.27</var>signals installed and in operation.<br/>
<a id="pl.48.28"></a><var>48.28</var>(c) Prior to applying for funds under paragraph (b), the commissioner shall solicit <br/>
<a id="pl.48.29"></a><var>48.29</var>grant requests from all eligible railroads. The commissioner shall submit written notice to <br/>
<a id="pl.48.30"></a><var>48.30</var>the chairs of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over transportation policy and <br/>
<a id="pl.48.31"></a><var>48.31</var>finance of an acceptance by a class I or class II railroad of federal grant program funding <br/>
<a id="pl.48.32"></a><var>48.32</var>for switch point indicator monitor systems.<br/>
<a id="pl.48.33"></a><var>48.33</var>(d) Participating railroads shall provide the 20 percent nonfederal match. Railroads <br/>
<a id="pl.48.34"></a><var>48.34</var>shall provide all technical documentation requested by the commissioner and required by <br/>
<a id="pl.48.35"></a><var>48.35</var>the Federal Railroad Administration for the applications under paragraph (b). Railroads <br/>
<a id="pl.49.1"></a><var>49.1</var>are responsible for developing, acquiring, and installing all rail safety technology obtained <br/>
<a id="pl.49.2"></a><var>49.2</var>under this section in accordance with requirements established by the Federal Railroad <br/>
<a id="pl.49.3"></a><var>49.3</var>Administration.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.55.0"></a><a id="pl.49.4"></a><var>49.4</var>    Sec. 55. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 221.012, is amended by adding a subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.49.5"></a><var>49.5</var>to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.49.6"></a><var>49.6</var>    Subd. 27a. <b>Motor carrier of railroad employees.</b> "Motor carrier of railroad <br/>
<a id="pl.49.7"></a><var>49.7</var>employees" means a motor carrier engaged in the for-hire transportation of railroad <br/>
<a id="pl.49.8"></a><var>49.8</var>employees of a class I or II common carrier, as defined in Code of Federal Regulations, <br/>
<a id="pl.49.9"></a><var>49.9</var>title 49, part 1201, general instruction 1-1, under the terms of a contractual agreement with <br/>
<a id="pl.49.10"></a><var>49.10</var>a common carrier, as defined in section 218.011, subdivision 10.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.56.0"></a><a id="pl.49.11"></a><var>49.11</var>    Sec. 56. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 221.012, subdivision 38, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.49.12"></a><var>49.12</var>    Subd. 38. <b>Small vehicle passenger service.</b> (a) "Small vehicle passenger service" <br/>
<a id="pl.49.13"></a><var>49.13</var>means a service provided by a person engaged in the for-hire transportation of passengers <br/>
<a id="pl.49.14"></a><var>49.14</var>in a vehicle designed to transport seven or fewer persons, including the driver.<br/>
<a id="pl.49.15"></a><var>49.15</var>(b) In the metropolitan area as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>473.121, subdivision 2</statute_ref>, "small <br/>
<a id="pl.49.16"></a><var>49.16</var>vehicle passenger service" also includes for-hire transportation of persons who are certified <br/>
<a id="pl.49.17"></a><var>49.17</var>by the Metropolitan Council to use special transportation service provided under section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.49.18"></a><var>49.18</var>473.386
         </statute_ref>, in a vehicle designed to transport not more than 15 persons including the driver, <br/>
<a id="pl.49.19"></a><var>49.19</var>that is equipped with a wheelchair lift and at least three wheelchair securement positions. <br/>
<a id="pl.49.20"></a><var>49.20</var>(c) Small vehicle passenger service does not include a motor carrier of railroad <br/>
<a id="pl.49.21"></a><var>49.21</var>employees.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.57.0"></a><a id="pl.49.22"></a><var>49.22</var>    Sec. 57. <b>[221.0255] MOTOR CARRIER OF RAILROAD EMPLOYEES.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.49.23"></a><var>49.23</var>(a) A motor carrier of railroad employees must meet the requirements specified in <br/>
<a id="pl.49.24"></a><var>49.24</var>this section, is subject to section 221.291, and is otherwise exempt from the provisions <br/>
<a id="pl.49.25"></a><var>49.25</var>of this chapter.<br/>
<a id="pl.49.26"></a><var>49.26</var>(b) A vehicle operator for a motor carrier of railroad employees who transports <br/>
<a id="pl.49.27"></a><var>49.27</var>passengers must:<br/>
<a id="pl.49.28"></a><var>49.28</var>(1) have a valid driver's license under chapter 171; and<br/>
<a id="pl.49.29"></a><var>49.29</var>(2) submit to a physical examination.<br/>
<a id="pl.49.30"></a><var>49.30</var>(c) The carrier must implement a policy that provides for annual training and <br/>
<a id="pl.49.31"></a><var>49.31</var>certification of the operator in:<br/>
<a id="pl.49.32"></a><var>49.32</var>    (1) safe operation of the vehicle transporting railroad employees;<br/>
<a id="pl.49.33"></a><var>49.33</var>    (2) knowing and understanding relevant laws, rules of the road, and safety policies;<br/>
<a id="pl.50.1"></a><var>50.1</var>    (3) handling emergency situations;<br/>
<a id="pl.50.2"></a><var>50.2</var>(4) proper use of seat belts;<br/>
<a id="pl.50.3"></a><var>50.3</var>    (5) performance of pretrip and posttrip vehicle inspections, and inspection record <br/>
<a id="pl.50.4"></a><var>50.4</var>keeping; and<br/>
<a id="pl.50.5"></a><var>50.5</var>(6) proper maintenance of required records.<br/>
<a id="pl.50.6"></a><var>50.6</var>(d) The carrier must:<br/>
<a id="pl.50.7"></a><var>50.7</var>(1) perform a background check or background investigation of the operator;<br/>
<a id="pl.50.8"></a><var>50.8</var>(2) annually verify the operator's driver's license;<br/>
<a id="pl.50.9"></a><var>50.9</var>(3) document meeting the requirements in this subdivision, and maintain the file <br/>
<a id="pl.50.10"></a><var>50.10</var>at the carrier's business location;<br/>
<a id="pl.50.11"></a><var>50.11</var>(4) maintain liability insurance in a minimum amount of $5,000,000 regardless <br/>
<a id="pl.50.12"></a><var>50.12</var>of the seating capacity of the vehicle; and<br/>
<a id="pl.50.13"></a><var>50.13</var>(5) maintain uninsured and underinsured coverage in a minimum amount of <br/>
<a id="pl.50.14"></a><var>50.14</var>$1,000,000.<br/>
<a id="pl.50.15"></a><var>50.15</var>If a party contracts with the motor carrier on behalf of the railroad to transport the railroad <br/>
<a id="pl.50.16"></a><var>50.16</var>employees, then the insurance requirements may be satisfied by either that party or the <br/>
<a id="pl.50.17"></a><var>50.17</var>motor carrier, so long as the motor carrier is a named insured or additional insured under <br/>
<a id="pl.50.18"></a><var>50.18</var>any policy.<br/>
<a id="pl.50.19"></a><var>50.19</var>    (e) A person who sustains a conviction of violating section 
<statute_ref>169A.25</statute_ref>, 
<statute_ref>169A.26</statute_ref>, <br/>
<a id="pl.50.20"></a><var>50.20</var><statute_ref>169A.27</statute_ref>, or 
<statute_ref>169A.31</statute_ref>, or whose driver's license is revoked under sections 
<statute_ref>169A.50</statute_ref> to <br/>
<a id="pl.50.21"></a><var>50.21</var><statute_ref>169A.53</statute_ref> of the implied consent law, or who is convicted of or has their driver's license <br/>
<a id="pl.50.22"></a><var>50.22</var>revoked under a similar statute or ordinance of another state, may not operate a vehicle <br/>
<a id="pl.50.23"></a><var>50.23</var>under this subdivision for five years from the date of conviction. A person who sustains a <br/>
<a id="pl.50.24"></a><var>50.24</var>conviction of a moving offense in violation of chapter 169 within three years of the first <br/>
<a id="pl.50.25"></a><var>50.25</var>of three other moving offenses may not operate a vehicle under this subdivision for one <br/>
<a id="pl.50.26"></a><var>50.26</var>year from the date of the last conviction. A person who has ever been convicted of a <br/>
<a id="pl.50.27"></a><var>50.27</var>disqualifying offense as defined in section 
<statute_ref>171.3215, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, paragraph (c), may <br/>
<a id="pl.50.28"></a><var>50.28</var>not operate a vehicle under this subdivision.<br/>
<a id="pl.50.29"></a><var>50.29</var>(f) An operator who sustains a conviction as described in paragraph (e) while <br/>
<a id="pl.50.30"></a><var>50.30</var>employed by the carrier shall report the conviction to the carrier within ten days of the <br/>
<a id="pl.50.31"></a><var>50.31</var>date of the conviction.<br/>
<a id="pl.50.32"></a><var>50.32</var>(g) A carrier must implement a mandatory alcohol and controlled substance testing <br/>
<a id="pl.50.33"></a><var>50.33</var>program as provided under sections 181.950 to 181.957 that consists of preemployment <br/>
<a id="pl.50.34"></a><var>50.34</var>testing, postaccident testing, random testing, reasonable suspicion testing, return-to-duty <br/>
<a id="pl.50.35"></a><var>50.35</var>testing, and follow-up testing.<br/>
<a id="pl.51.1"></a><var>51.1</var>(h) A motor carrier of railroad employees shall not allow or require a driver to drive <br/>
<a id="pl.51.2"></a><var>51.2</var>or remain on duty for more than: ten hours after eight consecutive hours off duty; 15 hours <br/>
<a id="pl.51.3"></a><var>51.3</var>of combined on-duty time and drive time since last obtaining eight consecutive hours of <br/>
<a id="pl.51.4"></a><var>51.4</var>off-duty time; or 70 hours of on-duty and drive time in any period of eight consecutive <br/>
<a id="pl.51.5"></a><var>51.5</var>days. After 24 hours off duty, a driver begins a new seven consecutive day period and <br/>
<a id="pl.51.6"></a><var>51.6</var>on-duty time is reset to zero.<br/>
<a id="pl.51.7"></a><var>51.7</var>(i) An operator who encounters an emergency and cannot, because of that <br/>
<a id="pl.51.8"></a><var>51.8</var>emergency, safely complete a transportation assignment within the ten-hour maximum <br/>
<a id="pl.51.9"></a><var>51.9</var>driving time permitted under paragraph (h), may drive for not more than two additional <br/>
<a id="pl.51.10"></a><var>51.10</var>hours in order to complete that transportation assignment or to reach a place offering <br/>
<a id="pl.51.11"></a><var>51.11</var>safety for the occupants of the vehicle and security for the transport motor vehicle, if the <br/>
<a id="pl.51.12"></a><var>51.12</var>transportation assignment reasonably could have been completed within the ten-hour <br/>
<a id="pl.51.13"></a><var>51.13</var>period absent the emergency.<br/>
<a id="pl.51.14"></a><var>51.14</var>(j) A carrier shall maintain and retain for a period of six months accurate time <br/>
<a id="pl.51.15"></a><var>51.15</var>records that show the time the driver reports for duty each day; the total number of hours <br/>
<a id="pl.51.16"></a><var>51.16</var>of on-duty time for each driver for each day; the time the driver is released from duty each <br/>
<a id="pl.51.17"></a><var>51.17</var>day; and the total number of hours driven each day.<br/>
<a id="pl.51.18"></a><var>51.18</var>(k) For purposes of this subdivision, the following terms have the meanings given:<br/>
<a id="pl.51.19"></a><var>51.19</var>(1) "conviction" has the meaning given in section 609.02; and<br/>
<a id="pl.51.20"></a><var>51.20</var>(2) "on-duty time" means all time at a terminal, facility, or other property of a <br/>
<a id="pl.51.21"></a><var>51.21</var>contract carrier or on any public property waiting to be dispatched. On-duty time includes <br/>
<a id="pl.51.22"></a><var>51.22</var>time spent inspecting, servicing, or conditioning the vehicle.<br/>
<a id="pl.51.23"></a><var>51.23</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>Paragraph (d), clause (5), is effective July 1, 2011.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.58.0"></a><a id="pl.51.24"></a><var>51.24</var>    Sec. 58. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 299D.03, subdivision 5, is <br/>
<a id="pl.51.25"></a><var>51.25</var>amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.51.26"></a><var>51.26</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Traffic fines and forfeited bail money.</b> (a) All fines and forfeited bail <br/>
<a id="pl.51.27"></a><var>51.27</var>money collected from persons apprehended or arrested by officers of the State Patrol <br/>
<a id="pl.51.28"></a><var>51.28</var>shall be transmitted by the person or officer collecting the fines, forfeited bail money, <br/>
<a id="pl.51.29"></a><var>51.29</var>or installments thereof, on or before the tenth day after the last day of the month in <br/>
<a id="pl.51.30"></a><var>51.30</var>which these moneys were collected, to the commissioner of management and budget. <br/>
<a id="pl.51.31"></a><var>51.31</var>Except where a different disposition is required in this subdivision or section 
         <statute_ref>387.213</statute_ref>, or <br/>
<a id="pl.51.32"></a><var>51.32</var>otherwise provided by law, three-eighths of these receipts must be deposited in the state <br/>
<a id="pl.51.33"></a><var>51.33</var>treasury and credited to the state general fund. The other five-eighths of these receipts <br/>
<a id="pl.51.34"></a><var>51.34</var>must be deposited in the state treasury and credited as follows: (1) the first $600,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.51.35"></a><var>51.35</var>$1,000,000 in each fiscal year must be credited to the Minnesota grade crossing safety <br/>
<a id="pl.52.1"></a><var>52.1</var>account in the special revenue fund, and (2) remaining receipts must be credited to the state <br/>
<a id="pl.52.2"></a><var>52.2</var>trunk highway fund. If, however, the violation occurs within a municipality and the city <br/>
<a id="pl.52.3"></a><var>52.3</var>attorney prosecutes the offense, and a plea of not guilty is entered, one-third of the receipts <br/>
<a id="pl.52.4"></a><var>52.4</var>shall be deposited in the state treasury and credited to the state general fund, one-third of <br/>
<a id="pl.52.5"></a><var>52.5</var>the receipts shall be paid to the municipality prosecuting the offense, and one-third shall be <br/>
<a id="pl.52.6"></a><var>52.6</var>deposited in the state treasury and credited to the Minnesota grade crossing safety account <br/>
<a id="pl.52.7"></a><var>52.7</var>or the state trunk highway fund as provided in this paragraph. When section 
         <statute_ref>387.213</statute_ref> also <br/>
<a id="pl.52.8"></a><var>52.8</var>is applicable to the fine, section 
         <statute_ref>387.213</statute_ref> shall be applied before this paragraph is applied. <br/>
<a id="pl.52.9"></a><var>52.9</var>All costs of participation in a nationwide police communication system chargeable to the <br/>
<a id="pl.52.10"></a><var>52.10</var>state of Minnesota shall be paid from appropriations for that purpose.<br/>
<a id="pl.52.11"></a><var>52.11</var>(b) Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, All fines and forfeited bail money <br/>
<a id="pl.52.12"></a><var>52.12</var>from violations of statutes governing the maximum weight of motor vehicles, collected <br/>
<a id="pl.52.13"></a><var>52.13</var>from persons apprehended or arrested by employees of the state of Minnesota, by means <br/>
<a id="pl.52.14"></a><var>52.14</var>of stationary or portable scales operated by these employees, shall be transmitted by the <br/>
<a id="pl.52.15"></a><var>52.15</var>person or officer collecting the fines or forfeited bail money, on or before the tenth day <br/>
<a id="pl.52.16"></a><var>52.16</var>after the last day of the month in which the collections were made, to the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.52.17"></a><var>52.17</var>of management and budget. Five-eighths of these receipts shall be deposited in the state <br/>
<a id="pl.52.18"></a><var>52.18</var>treasury and credited to the state highway user tax distribution fund. Three-eighths of <br/>
<a id="pl.52.19"></a><var>52.19</var>these receipts shall be deposited in the state treasury and credited to the state general fund.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.59.0"></a><a id="pl.52.20"></a><var>52.20</var>    Sec. 59. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 360.061, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.52.21"></a><var>52.21</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Municipality.</b> "Municipality" does not include a county unless the county <br/>
<a id="pl.52.22"></a><var>52.22</var>owns or controls an airport, in which case such county may exercise all the powers <br/>
<a id="pl.52.23"></a><var>52.23</var>granted by said sections to other municipalities. It specifically includes a town, an airport <br/>
<a id="pl.52.24"></a><var>52.24</var>authority, the Metropolitan Airports Commission established and operated pursuant to <br/>
<a id="pl.52.25"></a><var>52.25</var>chapter 473, and the state of Minnesota.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.60.0"></a><a id="pl.52.26"></a><var>52.26</var>    Sec. 60. <b>[383D.75] NEW LOCATION FOR DEPUTY REGISTRAR.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.52.27"></a><var>52.27</var>Notwithstanding section 168.33, and rules adopted by the commissioner of public <br/>
<a id="pl.52.28"></a><var>52.28</var>safety, limiting sites for the office of deputy registrar based on either the distance to an <br/>
<a id="pl.52.29"></a><var>52.29</var>existing deputy registrar office or the annual volume of transactions processed by any <br/>
<a id="pl.52.30"></a><var>52.30</var>deputy registrar, the commissioner of public safety shall permit the deputy registrar of <br/>
<a id="pl.52.31"></a><var>52.31</var>motor vehicles agent number 128 and driver's license agent number 726 for Dakota County <br/>
<a id="pl.52.32"></a><var>52.32</var>to move from the existing deputy registrar location in Burnsville to the Dakota County <br/>
<a id="pl.52.33"></a><var>52.33</var>Burnhaven Library in Burnsville, with full authority to function as a registration and <br/>
<a id="pl.52.34"></a><var>52.34</var>motor vehicle tax collection and driver's license bureau, at the Dakota County Burnhaven <br/>
<a id="pl.53.1"></a><var>53.1</var>Library. All other provisions regarding the appointment and operation of a deputy <br/>
<a id="pl.53.2"></a><var>53.2</var>registrar of motor vehicles and driver's license agent under sections 168.33 and 171.061, <br/>
<a id="pl.53.3"></a><var>53.3</var>and Minnesota Rules, chapter 7406, not inconsistent with this section, apply to the office.<br/>
<a id="pl.53.4"></a><var>53.4</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE; LOCAL APPROVAL.</b>This section is effective the day after <br/>
<a id="pl.53.5"></a><var>53.5</var>the governing body of the county of Dakota and its chief clerical officer timely complete <br/>
<a id="pl.53.6"></a><var>53.6</var>their compliance with section 645.021, subdivisions 2 and 3.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.61.0"></a><a id="pl.53.7"></a><var>53.7</var>    Sec. 61. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 473.167, subdivision 2a, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.53.8"></a><var>53.8</var>    Subd. 2a. <b>Hardship</b><b> Loans for</b><b> acquisition and relocation.</b> (a) The council may <br/>
<a id="pl.53.9"></a><var>53.9</var>make hardship loans to acquiring authorities within the metropolitan area to purchase <br/>
<a id="pl.53.10"></a><var>53.10</var>homestead property located in a proposed state trunk highway right-of-way or project, <br/>
<a id="pl.53.11"></a><var>53.11</var>and to provide relocation assistance. Acquiring authorities are authorized to accept the <br/>
<a id="pl.53.12"></a><var>53.12</var>loans and to acquire the property. Except as provided in this subdivision, the loans shall <br/>
<a id="pl.53.13"></a><var>53.13</var>be made as provided in subdivision 2. Loans shall be in the amount of the fair market <br/>
<a id="pl.53.14"></a><var>53.14</var>value of the homestead property plus relocation costs and less salvage value. Before <br/>
<a id="pl.53.15"></a><var>53.15</var>construction of the highway begins, the acquiring authority shall convey the property to <br/>
<a id="pl.53.16"></a><var>53.16</var>the commissioner of transportation at the same price it paid, plus relocation costs and less <br/>
<a id="pl.53.17"></a><var>53.17</var>its salvage value. Acquisition and assistance under this subdivision must conform to <br/>
<a id="pl.53.18"></a><var>53.18</var>sections 
         <statute_ref>117.50</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>117.56</statute_ref>.  <br/>
<a id="pl.53.19"></a><var>53.19</var>(b) The council may make hardship loans only when:<br/>
<a id="pl.53.20"></a><var>53.20</var>(1) the owner of affected homestead property requests acquisition and relocation <br/>
<a id="pl.53.21"></a><var>53.21</var>assistance from an acquiring authority;<br/>
<a id="pl.53.22"></a><var>53.22</var>(2) federal or state financial participation is not available;<br/>
<a id="pl.53.23"></a><var>53.23</var>(3) the owner is unable to sell the homestead property at its appraised market <br/>
<a id="pl.53.24"></a><var>53.24</var>value because the property is located in a proposed state trunk highway right-of-way or <br/>
<a id="pl.53.25"></a><var>53.25</var>project as indicated on an official map or plat adopted under section 
         <statute_ref>160.085</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>394.361</statute_ref>, or <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.53.26"></a><var>53.26</var>462.359
         </statute_ref>; and<br/>
<a id="pl.53.27"></a><var>53.27</var>(4) the council agrees to and approves the fair market value of the homestead <br/>
<a id="pl.53.28"></a><var>53.28</var>property, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld; and.<br/>
<a id="pl.53.29"></a><var>53.29</var>(5) the owner of the homestead property is burdened by circumstances that constitute <br/>
<a id="pl.53.30"></a><var>53.30</var>a hardship, such as catastrophic medical expenses; a transfer of the homestead owner by <br/>
<a id="pl.53.31"></a><var>53.31</var>the owner's employer to a distant site of employment; or inability of the owner to maintain <br/>
<a id="pl.53.32"></a><var>53.32</var>the property due to physical or mental disability or the permanent departure of children <br/>
<a id="pl.53.33"></a><var>53.33</var>from the homestead.<br/>
<a id="pl.53.34"></a><var>53.34</var>(c) For purposes of this subdivision, the following terms have the meanings given <br/>
<a id="pl.53.35"></a><var>53.35</var>them.<br/>
<a id="pl.54.1"></a><var>54.1</var>(1) "Acquiring authority" means counties, towns, and statutory and home rule <br/>
<a id="pl.54.2"></a><var>54.2</var>charter cities in the metropolitan area.<br/>
<a id="pl.54.3"></a><var>54.3</var>(2) "Homestead property" means: (i) a single-family dwelling occupied by the <br/>
<a id="pl.54.4"></a><var>54.4</var>owner, and the surrounding land, not exceeding a total of ten acres; or (ii) a manufactured <br/>
<a id="pl.54.5"></a><var>54.5</var>home, as defined in section 327B.01, subdivision 13.<br/>
<a id="pl.54.6"></a><var>54.6</var>(3) "Salvage value" means the probable sale price of the dwelling and other property <br/>
<a id="pl.54.7"></a><var>54.7</var>that is severable from the land if offered for sale on the condition that it be removed from <br/>
<a id="pl.54.8"></a><var>54.8</var>the land at the buyer's expense, allowing a reasonable time to find a buyer with knowledge <br/>
<a id="pl.54.9"></a><var>54.9</var>of the possible uses of the property, including separate use of serviceable components and <br/>
<a id="pl.54.10"></a><var>54.10</var>scrap when there is no other reasonable prospect of sale.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.62.0"></a><a id="pl.54.11"></a><var>54.11</var>    Sec. 62. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 473.411, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.54.12"></a><var>54.12</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Use of public roadways and appurtenances.</b> The council may use for the <br/>
<a id="pl.54.13"></a><var>54.13</var>purposes of sections 
         <statute_ref>473.405</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>473.449</statute_ref> upon the conditions stated in this subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.54.14"></a><var>54.14</var>any state highway or other public roadway, parkway, or lane, or any bridge or tunnel or <br/>
<a id="pl.54.15"></a><var>54.15</var>other appurtenance of a roadway, without payment of any compensation, provided the <br/>
<a id="pl.54.16"></a><var>54.16</var>use does not interfere unreasonably with the public use or maintenance of the roadway or <br/>
<a id="pl.54.17"></a><var>54.17</var>appurtenance or entail any substantial additional costs for maintenance. The provisions of <br/>
<a id="pl.54.18"></a><var>54.18</var>this subdivision do not apply to the property of any common carrier railroad or common <br/>
<a id="pl.54.19"></a><var>54.19</var>carrier railroads. The consent of the public agency in charge of such state highway or other <br/>
<a id="pl.54.20"></a><var>54.20</var>public highway or roadway or appurtenance is not required; except that if the council seeks <br/>
<a id="pl.54.21"></a><var>54.21</var>to use a designated parkway for regular route service in the city of Minneapolis, it must <br/>
<a id="pl.54.22"></a><var>54.22</var>obtain permission from and is subject to reasonable limitations imposed by a joint board <br/>
<a id="pl.54.23"></a><var>54.23</var>consisting of two representatives from the council, two members of the board of park <br/>
<a id="pl.54.24"></a><var>54.24</var>commissioners, and a fifth member jointly selected by the representatives of the council <br/>
<a id="pl.54.25"></a><var>54.25</var>and the park other members of the board. If the use is a designated Minneapolis parkway <br/>
<a id="pl.54.26"></a><var>54.26</var>for regular route service adjacent to the city of Minneapolis, it must obtain permission <br/>
<a id="pl.54.27"></a><var>54.27</var>from and is subject to reasonable limitations imposed by a joint board consisting of two <br/>
<a id="pl.54.28"></a><var>54.28</var>representatives from the council, two members of the board of park commissioners, and a <br/>
<a id="pl.54.29"></a><var>54.29</var>fifth member jointly selected by other members of the board. The joint board must include <br/>
<a id="pl.54.30"></a><var>54.30</var>a nonvoting member appointed by the council of the city in which the parkway is located.<br/>
<a id="pl.54.31"></a><var>54.31</var>The board of park commissioners and the council may designate persons to sit on <br/>
<a id="pl.54.32"></a><var>54.32</var>the joint board. In considering a request by the council to use designated parkways for <br/>
<a id="pl.54.33"></a><var>54.33</var>additional routes or trips, the joint board consisting of the council or their designees, <br/>
<a id="pl.54.34"></a><var>54.34</var>the board of park commissioners or their designees, and the fifth member, shall base its <br/>
<a id="pl.54.35"></a><var>54.35</var>decision to grant or deny the request based on the criteria to be established by the joint <br/>
<a id="pl.55.1"></a><var>55.1</var>board. The decision to grant or deny the request must be made within 45 days of the <br/>
<a id="pl.55.2"></a><var>55.2</var>date of the request. The park board must be notified immediately by the council of any <br/>
<a id="pl.55.3"></a><var>55.3</var>temporary route detours. If the park board objects to the temporary route detours within <br/>
<a id="pl.55.4"></a><var>55.4</var>five days of being notified, the joint board must convene and decide whether to grant the <br/>
<a id="pl.55.5"></a><var>55.5</var>request, otherwise the request is deemed granted. If the agency objects to the proposed <br/>
<a id="pl.55.6"></a><var>55.6</var>use or claims reimbursement from the council for additional cost of maintenance, it may <br/>
<a id="pl.55.7"></a><var>55.7</var>commence an action against the council in the district court of the county wherein the <br/>
<a id="pl.55.8"></a><var>55.8</var>highway, roadway, or appurtenance, or major portion thereof, is located. The proceedings <br/>
<a id="pl.55.9"></a><var>55.9</var>in the action must conform to the Rules of Civil Procedure applicable to the district courts. <br/>
<a id="pl.55.10"></a><var>55.10</var>The court shall sit without jury. If the court determines that the use in question interferes <br/>
<a id="pl.55.11"></a><var>55.11</var>unreasonably with the public use or maintenance of the roadway or appurtenance, it shall <br/>
<a id="pl.55.12"></a><var>55.12</var>enjoin the use by the council. If the court determines that the use in question does not <br/>
<a id="pl.55.13"></a><var>55.13</var>interfere unreasonably with the public use or maintenance of the roadway or appurtenance, <br/>
<a id="pl.55.14"></a><var>55.14</var>but that it entails substantial additional maintenance costs, the court shall award judgment <br/>
<a id="pl.55.15"></a><var>55.15</var>to the agency for the amount of the additional costs. Otherwise the court shall award <br/>
<a id="pl.55.16"></a><var>55.16</var>judgment to the council. An aggrieved party may appeal from the judgment of the district <br/>
<a id="pl.55.17"></a><var>55.17</var>court in the same manner as is provided for such appeals in other civil actions. The council <br/>
<a id="pl.55.18"></a><var>55.18</var>may also use land within the right-of-way of any state highway or other public roadway <br/>
<a id="pl.55.19"></a><var>55.19</var>for the erection of traffic control devices, other signs, and passenger shelters upon the <br/>
<a id="pl.55.20"></a><var>55.20</var>conditions stated in this subdivision and subject only to the approval of the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.55.21"></a><var>55.21</var>of transportation where required by statute, and subject to the express provisions of other <br/>
<a id="pl.55.22"></a><var>55.22</var>applicable statutes and to federal requirements where necessary to qualify for federal aid.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.63.0"></a><a id="pl.55.23"></a><var>55.23</var>    Sec. 63. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 514.18, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.55.24"></a><var>55.24</var>    Subd. 1a. <b>Towed motor vehicles.</b> A person who tows and stores a motor vehicle <br/>
<a id="pl.55.25"></a><var>55.25</var>at the request of a law enforcement officer shall have a lien on the motor vehicle for the <br/>
<a id="pl.55.26"></a><var>55.26</var>value of the storage and towing and the right to retain possession of the motor vehicle <br/>
<a id="pl.55.27"></a><var>55.27</var>until the lien is lawfully discharged. This section does not apply to tows authorized <br/>
<a id="pl.55.28"></a><var>55.28</var>in section 
<statute_ref>169.041, subdivision 4</statute_ref>, clause (1) of vehicles parked in violation of snow <br/>
<a id="pl.55.29"></a><var>55.29</var>emergency regulations.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.64.0"></a><a id="pl.55.30"></a><var>55.30</var>    Sec. 64. Laws 2008, chapter 287, article 1, section 122, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.55.31"></a><var>55.31</var>    Sec. 122. <b>NULLIFICATION OF EXPEDITED TOWN ROAD </b><br/>
<a id="pl.55.32"></a><var>55.32</var><b>EXTINGUISHMENT.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.55.33"></a><var>55.33</var>    (a) Any extinguishment of town interest in a town road under Minnesota Statutes, <br/>
<a id="pl.55.34"></a><var>55.34</var>section 
         <statute_ref>164.06, subdivision 2</statute_ref>, is hereby nullified if:<br/>
<a id="pl.56.1"></a><var>56.1</var>    (1) the interest was not recorded or filed with the county recorder but was recorded <br/>
<a id="pl.56.2"></a><var>56.2</var>or filed with the county auditor prior to 1972;<br/>
<a id="pl.56.3"></a><var>56.3</var>    (2) the state or a political subdivision has constructed or funded a road or bridge <br/>
<a id="pl.56.4"></a><var>56.4</var>improvement on a right-of-way affected by the interest;<br/>
<a id="pl.56.5"></a><var>56.5</var>    (3) the affected road was the only means of access to a property; <br/>
<a id="pl.56.6"></a><var>56.6</var>    (4) the extinguishment took place within the last ten years; and<br/>
<a id="pl.56.7"></a><var>56.7</var>    (5) a person whose only access to property was lost because of the extinguishment <br/>
<a id="pl.56.8"></a><var>56.8</var>files a petition of a nullification with the town board stating that the person's property <br/>
<a id="pl.56.9"></a><var>56.9</var>became landlocked because of the extinguishment and that the road satisfies all of the <br/>
<a id="pl.56.10"></a><var>56.10</var>requirements of paragraph (a), clauses (1) to (4). A copy of the road order found filed or <br/>
<a id="pl.56.11"></a><var>56.11</var>recorded with the county auditor must be attached to the petition. The town shall file the <br/>
<a id="pl.56.12"></a><var>56.12</var>petition with the county auditor and record it with the county recorder.<br/>
<a id="pl.56.13"></a><var>56.13</var>    (b) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 
         <statute_ref>164.08, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, and <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.56.14"></a><var>56.14</var>541.023
         </statute_ref>, for any nullification under paragraph (a), the affected road is hereby deemed to <br/>
<a id="pl.56.15"></a><var>56.15</var>be a cartway. No additional damages or other payments may be required other than those <br/>
<a id="pl.56.16"></a><var>56.16</var>paid at the time the fee interest was originally acquired and the order filed with the county <br/>
<a id="pl.56.17"></a><var>56.17</var>auditor. A cartway created by this paragraph may be converted to a private driveway <br/>
<a id="pl.56.18"></a><var>56.18</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>164.08, subdivision 2</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.56.19"></a><var>56.19</var>    (c) For purposes of this section, "affected road" means the road in which the town <br/>
<a id="pl.56.20"></a><var>56.20</var>board extinguished its interest.<br/>
<a id="pl.56.21"></a><var>56.21</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.65.0"></a><a id="pl.56.22"></a><var>56.22</var>    Sec. 65. Laws 2008, chapter 350, article 1, section 5, the effective date, is amended to <br/>
<a id="pl.56.23"></a><var>56.23</var>read:<br/>
<a id="pl.56.24"></a><var>56.24</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>Paragraph (b) and paragraph (c), clause (1), are effective the <br/>
<a id="pl.56.25"></a><var>56.25</var>day following final enactment and apply to any additional tax for a registration period <br/>
<a id="pl.56.26"></a><var>56.26</var>that starts on or after March 1, 2011 2012.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.66.0"></a><a id="pl.56.27"></a><var>56.27</var>    Sec. 66. Laws 2009, chapter 36, article 1, section 3, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.56.28"></a><var>56.28</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 3.<b>State Roads</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="11.899999999999999"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.56.29"></a><var>56.29</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">(a) <b>Infrastructure Operations and Maintenance</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">251,643,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">245,892,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.56.30"></a><var>56.30</var>The base appropriation for fiscal years 2012 <br/>
<a id="pl.56.31"></a><var>56.31</var>and 2013 is $257,395,000 for each year.<br/>
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<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="11.899999999999999"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.56.32"></a><var>56.32</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">(b) <b>Infrastructure Investment and Planning</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="11.899999999999999"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.57.1"></a><var>57.1</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">(1)<b> Infrastructure Investment Support</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">201,461,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">196,935,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.57.2"></a><var>57.2</var>The base appropriation for fiscal years 2012 <br/>
<a id="pl.57.3"></a><var>57.3</var>and 2013 is $205,988,000 for each year.<br/>
<a id="pl.57.4"></a><var>57.4</var>$266,000 the first year and $266,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.57.5"></a><var>57.5</var>second year are available for grants to <br/>
<a id="pl.57.6"></a><var>57.6</var>metropolitan planning organizations outside <br/>
<a id="pl.57.7"></a><var>57.7</var>the seven-county metropolitan area.<br/>
<a id="pl.57.8"></a><var>57.8</var>$75,000 the first year and $75,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.57.9"></a><var>57.9</var>second year are for a transportation research <br/>
<a id="pl.57.10"></a><var>57.10</var>contingent account to finance research <br/>
<a id="pl.57.11"></a><var>57.11</var>projects that are reimbursable from the <br/>
<a id="pl.57.12"></a><var>57.12</var>federal government or from other sources. <br/>
<a id="pl.57.13"></a><var>57.13</var>If the appropriation for either year is <br/>
<a id="pl.57.14"></a><var>57.14</var>insufficient, the appropriation for the other <br/>
<a id="pl.57.15"></a><var>57.15</var>year is available for it.<br/>
<a id="pl.57.16"></a><var>57.16</var>$600,000 the first year and $600,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.57.17"></a><var>57.17</var>the second year are available for grants <br/>
<a id="pl.57.18"></a><var>57.18</var>for transportation studies outside the <br/>
<a id="pl.57.19"></a><var>57.19</var>metropolitan area to identify critical <br/>
<a id="pl.57.20"></a><var>57.20</var>concerns, problems, and issues. These <br/>
<a id="pl.57.21"></a><var>57.21</var>grants are available (1) to regional <br/>
<a id="pl.57.22"></a><var>57.22</var>development commissions; (2) in regions <br/>
<a id="pl.57.23"></a><var>57.23</var>where no regional development commission <br/>
<a id="pl.57.24"></a><var>57.24</var>is functioning, to joint powers boards <br/>
<a id="pl.57.25"></a><var>57.25</var>established under agreement of two or <br/>
<a id="pl.57.26"></a><var>57.26</var>more political subdivisions in the region to <br/>
<a id="pl.57.27"></a><var>57.27</var>exercise the planning functions of a regional <br/>
<a id="pl.57.28"></a><var>57.28</var>development commission; and (3) in regions <br/>
<a id="pl.57.29"></a><var>57.29</var>where no regional development commission <br/>
<a id="pl.57.30"></a><var>57.30</var>or joint powers board is functioning, to the <br/>
<a id="pl.57.31"></a><var>57.31</var>department's district office for that region.<br/>
<a id="pl.57.32"></a><var>57.32</var>$200,000 the second year is for grants <br/>
<a id="pl.57.33"></a><var>57.33</var>to nonprofit job training centers for: (1) <br/>
<a id="pl.57.34"></a><var>57.34</var>job training programs related to highway <br/>
<a id="pl.58.1"></a><var>58.1</var>construction; and (2) business training for <br/>
<a id="pl.58.2"></a><var>58.2</var>companies that are certified disadvantaged <br/>
<a id="pl.58.3"></a><var>58.3</var>business enterprises.<br/>
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<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="11.899999999999999"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.58.4"></a><var>58.4</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">(2)<b> State Road Construction</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">551,300,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">598,700,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.58.5"></a><var>58.5</var>The base appropriation for fiscal years 2012 <br/>
<a id="pl.58.6"></a><var>58.6</var>and 2013 is $635,000,000 for each year.<br/>
<a id="pl.58.7"></a><var>58.7</var>It is estimated that these appropriations will <br/>
<a id="pl.58.8"></a><var>58.8</var>be funded as follows:<br/>
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<col width="126px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.58.9"></a><var>58.9</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Appropriations by Fund<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.58.10"></a><var>58.10</var><br/>
<a id="pl.58.11"></a><var>58.11</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Federal Highway <br/>
                  		Aid<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">301,100,000 <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">388,500,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.58.12"></a><var>58.12</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Highway User Taxes<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">250,200,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">210,200,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.58.13"></a><var>58.13</var>The commissioner of transportation shall <br/>
<a id="pl.58.14"></a><var>58.14</var>notify the chairs and ranking minority <br/>
<a id="pl.58.15"></a><var>58.15</var>members of the senate and house of <br/>
<a id="pl.58.16"></a><var>58.16</var>representatives committees with jurisdiction <br/>
<a id="pl.58.17"></a><var>58.17</var>over transportation finance of any significant <br/>
<a id="pl.58.18"></a><var>58.18</var>events that should cause these estimates to <br/>
<a id="pl.58.19"></a><var>58.19</var>change.<br/>
<a id="pl.58.20"></a><var>58.20</var>This appropriation is for the actual <br/>
<a id="pl.58.21"></a><var>58.21</var>construction, reconstruction, and <br/>
<a id="pl.58.22"></a><var>58.22</var>improvement of trunk highways, including <br/>
<a id="pl.58.23"></a><var>58.23</var>design-build contracts and consultant usage <br/>
<a id="pl.58.24"></a><var>58.24</var>to support these activities. This includes the <br/>
<a id="pl.58.25"></a><var>58.25</var>cost of actual payment to landowners for <br/>
<a id="pl.58.26"></a><var>58.26</var>lands acquired for highway rights-of-way, <br/>
<a id="pl.58.27"></a><var>58.27</var>payment to lessees, interest subsidies, and <br/>
<a id="pl.58.28"></a><var>58.28</var>relocation expenses.<br/>
<a id="pl.58.29"></a><var>58.29</var>The commissioner may spend up to $250,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.58.30"></a><var>58.30</var>of trunk highway funds in fiscal year 2011 <br/>
<a id="pl.58.31"></a><var>58.31</var>to pay the operating costs of bus service <br/>
<a id="pl.58.32"></a><var>58.32</var>between Hastings and Minneapolis-St. Paul <br/>
<a id="pl.58.33"></a><var>58.33</var>to mitigate the traffic impacts of the project <br/>
<a id="pl.58.34"></a><var>58.34</var>involving construction of a bridge crossing <br/>
<a id="pl.59.1"></a><var>59.1</var>the Mississippi River in the city of Hastings <br/>
<a id="pl.59.2"></a><var>59.2</var>on marked Trunk Highway 61.<br/>
<a id="pl.59.3"></a><var>59.3</var>The commissioner shall expend up to <br/>
<a id="pl.59.4"></a><var>59.4</var>one-half of one percent of the federal <br/>
<a id="pl.59.5"></a><var>59.5</var>appropriations under this paragraph as grants <br/>
<a id="pl.59.6"></a><var>59.6</var>to opportunity industrialization centers and <br/>
<a id="pl.59.7"></a><var>59.7</var>other nonprofit job training centers for <br/>
<a id="pl.59.8"></a><var>59.8</var>job training programs related to highway <br/>
<a id="pl.59.9"></a><var>59.9</var>construction.<br/>
<a id="pl.59.10"></a><var>59.10</var>The commissioner may transfer up to <br/>
<a id="pl.59.11"></a><var>59.11</var>$15,000,000 each year to the transportation <br/>
<a id="pl.59.12"></a><var>59.12</var>revolving loan fund.<br/>
<a id="pl.59.13"></a><var>59.13</var>The commissioner may receive money <br/>
<a id="pl.59.14"></a><var>59.14</var>covering other shares of the cost of <br/>
<a id="pl.59.15"></a><var>59.15</var>partnership projects. These receipts are <br/>
<a id="pl.59.16"></a><var>59.16</var>appropriated to the commissioner for these <br/>
<a id="pl.59.17"></a><var>59.17</var>projects.<br/>
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<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="11.899999999999999"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.59.18"></a><var>59.18</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">(3)<b> Highway Debt Service</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">101,170,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">173,400,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.59.19"></a><var>59.19</var>$86,517,000 the first year and $157,304,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.59.20"></a><var>59.20</var>the second year are for transfer to the state <br/>
<a id="pl.59.21"></a><var>59.21</var>bond fund. If this appropriation is insufficient <br/>
<a id="pl.59.22"></a><var>59.22</var>to make all transfers required in the year for <br/>
<a id="pl.59.23"></a><var>59.23</var>which it is made, the commissioner of finance <br/>
<a id="pl.59.24"></a><var>59.24</var>shall notify the Committee on Finance of <br/>
<a id="pl.59.25"></a><var>59.25</var>the senate and the Committee on Ways and <br/>
<a id="pl.59.26"></a><var>59.26</var>Means of the house of representatives of <br/>
<a id="pl.59.27"></a><var>59.27</var>the amount of the deficiency and shall then <br/>
<a id="pl.59.28"></a><var>59.28</var>transfer that amount under the statutory open <br/>
<a id="pl.59.29"></a><var>59.29</var>appropriation. Any excess appropriation <br/>
<a id="pl.59.30"></a><var>59.30</var>cancels to the trunk highway fund.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="11.899999999999999"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12.1"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="11.899999999999999"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.59.31"></a><var>59.31</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">(c) <b>Electronic Communications</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">5,177,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">5,177,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="126px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.59.32"></a><var>59.32</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Appropriations by Fund<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.59.33"></a><var>59.33</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">General<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">9,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">9,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.59.34"></a><var>59.34</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Trunk Highway<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">5,168,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">5,168,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.60.1"></a><var>60.1</var>The general fund appropriation is to equip <br/>
<a id="pl.60.2"></a><var>60.2</var>and operate the Roosevelt signal tower for <br/>
<a id="pl.60.3"></a><var>60.3</var>Lake of the Woods weather broadcasting.<br/>
<a id="pl.60.4"></a><var>60.4</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2010.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.67.0"></a><a id="pl.60.5"></a><var>60.5</var>    Sec. 67. <b>ADDITIONAL DEPUTY REGISTRAR OF MOTOR VEHICLES FOR </b><br/>
<a id="pl.60.6"></a><var>60.6</var><b>CITY OF FARMINGTON.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.60.7"></a><var>60.7</var>Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 168.33, and rules adopted by the <br/>
<a id="pl.60.8"></a><var>60.8</var>commissioner of public safety, limiting sites for the office of deputy registrar based <br/>
<a id="pl.60.9"></a><var>60.9</var>on either the distance to an existing deputy registrar office or the annual volume of <br/>
<a id="pl.60.10"></a><var>60.10</var>transactions processed by any deputy registrar, the commissioner of public safety shall <br/>
<a id="pl.60.11"></a><var>60.11</var>appoint a municipal deputy registrar of motor vehicles for the city of Farmington to <br/>
<a id="pl.60.12"></a><var>60.12</var>operate a new full-service Office of Deputy Registrar, with full authority to function <br/>
<a id="pl.60.13"></a><var>60.13</var>as a registration and motor vehicle tax collection bureau, at the city hall in the city of <br/>
<a id="pl.60.14"></a><var>60.14</var>Farmington. All other provisions regarding the appointment and operation of a deputy <br/>
<a id="pl.60.15"></a><var>60.15</var>registrar of motor vehicles under Minnesota Statutes, section 168.33, and Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.60.16"></a><var>60.16</var>Rules, chapter 7406, apply to the office.<br/>
<a id="pl.60.17"></a><var>60.17</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE; LOCAL APPROVAL.</b>This section is effective the day after <br/>
<a id="pl.60.18"></a><var>60.18</var>the governing body of the city of Farmington and its chief clerical officer timely complete <br/>
<a id="pl.60.19"></a><var>60.19</var>their compliance with Minnesota Statutes, section 645.021, subdivisions 2 and 3.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.68.0"></a><a id="pl.60.20"></a><var>60.20</var>    Sec. 68. <b>ROUNDABOUTS DESIGN.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.60.21"></a><var>60.21</var>(a) The commissioner of transportation shall, as part of the next regular update of <br/>
<a id="pl.60.22"></a><var>60.22</var>appropriate design and highway construction manuals, develop specifications or standards <br/>
<a id="pl.60.23"></a><var>60.23</var>on the design of roundabouts. The specifications or standards must include consideration <br/>
<a id="pl.60.24"></a><var>60.24</var>of the suitability of roundabout designs for commercial motor vehicles, as defined in <br/>
<a id="pl.60.25"></a><var>60.25</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 169.011, subdivision 16, and disabled persons as defined <br/>
<a id="pl.60.26"></a><var>60.26</var>by Minnesota Statutes, section 256.481.<br/>
<a id="pl.60.27"></a><var>60.27</var>(b) In developing the specifications or standards, the commissioner shall consult <br/>
<a id="pl.60.28"></a><var>60.28</var>with:<br/>
<a id="pl.60.29"></a><var>60.29</var>(1) the Minnesota Trucking Association;<br/>
<a id="pl.60.30"></a><var>60.30</var>(2) representatives, as identified by the commissioner, of persons who regularly <br/>
<a id="pl.60.31"></a><var>60.31</var>obtain oversize or overweight permits under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 169, and are <br/>
<a id="pl.60.32"></a><var>60.32</var>reasonably likely to travel on routes that would include a roundabout; and<br/>
<a id="pl.60.33"></a><var>60.33</var>(3) the Council on Disability established under Minnesota Statutes, section 256.482.<br/>
<a id="pl.61.1"></a><var>61.1</var>(c) The commissioner shall distribute the specifications or standards, or a similar <br/>
<a id="pl.61.2"></a><var>61.2</var>advisory guidance document, to local road authorities.<br/>
<a id="pl.61.3"></a><var>61.3</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.69.0"></a><a id="pl.61.4"></a><var>61.4</var>    Sec. 69. <b>TIFIA PILOT PROGRAM.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.61.5"></a><var>61.5</var>(a) The commissioner of transportation may conduct a pilot program to apply for <br/>
<a id="pl.61.6"></a><var>61.6</var>and receive financial assistance under the Transportation Infrastructure Finance and <br/>
<a id="pl.61.7"></a><var>61.7</var>Innovation Act of 1998 (TIFIA), United States Code, title 23, chapter 6, or through other <br/>
<a id="pl.61.8"></a><var>61.8</var>federal transportation loan, grant, or credit assistance programs. The assistance may <br/>
<a id="pl.61.9"></a><var>61.9</var>include but is not limited to loans, loan guarantees, and lines of credit. The commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.61.10"></a><var>61.10</var>may enter into agreements to repay the financial assistance subject to the availability of <br/>
<a id="pl.61.11"></a><var>61.11</var>state money or other dedicated revenue or resources, with the approval of Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.61.12"></a><var>61.12</var>Management and Budget.<br/>
<a id="pl.61.13"></a><var>61.13</var>(b) The pilot program under this section is available for one transportation project <br/>
<a id="pl.61.14"></a><var>61.14</var>identified by the commissioner.<br/>
<a id="pl.61.15"></a><var>61.15</var>(c) Upon completion of the transportation project under the pilot program, the <br/>
<a id="pl.61.16"></a><var>61.16</var>commissioner shall submit a report on the pilot program to the chairs and ranking <br/>
<a id="pl.61.17"></a><var>61.17</var>minority members of the house of representatives and senate committees having <br/>
<a id="pl.61.18"></a><var>61.18</var>jurisdiction over transportation policy and finance. At a minimum, the report must: <br/>
<a id="pl.61.19"></a><var>61.19</var>describe the transportation project undertaken and each financing mechanism utilized; <br/>
<a id="pl.61.20"></a><var>61.20</var>analyze the effectiveness of each financing mechanism; evaluate the costs, risks, and <br/>
<a id="pl.61.21"></a><var>61.21</var>benefits of additional participation in federal financial assistance programs; and provide <br/>
<a id="pl.61.22"></a><var>61.22</var>any recommendations for related legislative changes. The report may be submitted <br/>
<a id="pl.61.23"></a><var>61.23</var>electronically, and is subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 3.195, subdivision 1.<br/>
<a id="pl.61.24"></a><var>61.24</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.70.0"></a><a id="pl.61.25"></a><var>61.25</var>    Sec. 70. <b>NORTHSTAR COMMUTER RAIL INFILL STATIONS IN CITIES </b><br/>
<a id="pl.61.26"></a><var>61.26</var><b>OF RAMSEY AND COON RAPIDS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.61.27"></a><var>61.27</var>The Metropolitan Council shall consider designating Northstar commuter rail <br/>
<a id="pl.61.28"></a><var>61.28</var>stations at the city of Ramsey in the vicinity of the city of Ramsey Municipal Center and <br/>
<a id="pl.61.29"></a><var>61.29</var>in the city of Coon Rapids at Foley Boulevard.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.71.0"></a><a id="pl.61.30"></a><var>61.30</var>    Sec. 71. <b>REPORT ON FINANCING OF BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.61.31"></a><var>61.31</var>By January 15, 2011, the commissioner of transportation shall report to the chairs <br/>
<a id="pl.61.32"></a><var>61.32</var>and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over <br/>
<a id="pl.62.1"></a><var>62.1</var>transportation policy and finance on the feasibility of utilizing any potential value capture <br/>
<a id="pl.62.2"></a><var>62.2</var>options or potential public-private partnerships, which may include charging tolls, for <br/>
<a id="pl.62.3"></a><var>62.3</var>construction of a new bridge over the St. Croix River at or near Stillwater. The report <br/>
<a id="pl.62.4"></a><var>62.4</var>must be submitted electronically.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.72.0"></a><a id="pl.62.5"></a><var>62.5</var>    Sec. 72. <b>COMPLETE STREETS REPORTS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.62.6"></a><var>62.6</var>The commissioner of transportation shall submit to the chairs and ranking minority <br/>
<a id="pl.62.7"></a><var>62.7</var>members of the house of representatives and senate committees with jurisdiction over <br/>
<a id="pl.62.8"></a><var>62.8</var>transportation policy and finance reports that:<br/>
<a id="pl.62.9"></a><var>62.9</var>(1) by January 15, 2011, summarize the department's complete streets initiatives, <br/>
<a id="pl.62.10"></a><var>62.10</var>summarize steps taken to expedite and improve the transparency of the state-aid variance <br/>
<a id="pl.62.11"></a><var>62.11</var>process related to complete streets, outline plans to develop and implement a complete <br/>
<a id="pl.62.12"></a><var>62.12</var>streets policy, and identify any statutory barriers to complete streets implementation;<br/>
<a id="pl.62.13"></a><var>62.13</var>(2) by January 15, 2012, summarize the results of the collaboration under Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.62.14"></a><var>62.14</var>Statutes, section 174.75, subdivision 3; identify modifications made to or recommended <br/>
<a id="pl.62.15"></a><var>62.15</var>for protocols, guidance, standards, or other requirements to facilitate complete streets <br/>
<a id="pl.62.16"></a><var>62.16</var>implementation; report status of development of complete streets performance indicators; <br/>
<a id="pl.62.17"></a><var>62.17</var>outline other work planned related to the complete streets policy; and identify statutory <br/>
<a id="pl.62.18"></a><var>62.18</var>recommendations to facilitate complete streets policy implementation; and<br/>
<a id="pl.62.19"></a><var>62.19</var>(3) by January 15, 2014, overview the department's implementation of complete <br/>
<a id="pl.62.20"></a><var>62.20</var>streets policy; note updates to protocols, guidance, standards, or requirements; identify <br/>
<a id="pl.62.21"></a><var>62.21</var>any recommendations for supporting local complete streets implementation under the <br/>
<a id="pl.62.22"></a><var>62.22</var>state-aid standards variance process; and identify statutory recommendations to facilitate <br/>
<a id="pl.62.23"></a><var>62.23</var>complete streets policy implementation.<br/>
<a id="pl.62.24"></a><var>62.24</var>The reports in clauses (1), (2), and (3) must be made available electronically and <br/>
<a id="pl.62.25"></a><var>62.25</var>made available in print only upon request.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.73.0"></a><a id="pl.62.26"></a><var>62.26</var>    Sec. 73. <b>RULEMAKING EXCEPTION.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.62.27"></a><var>62.27</var>    The actions of the commissioner of public safety in establishing physical <br/>
<a id="pl.62.28"></a><var>62.28</var>qualifications for type III vehicle drivers are not rulemaking for purposes of Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.62.29"></a><var>62.29</var>Statutes, chapter 14, are not subject to the Administrative Procedure Act contained in <br/>
<a id="pl.62.30"></a><var>62.30</var>Minnesota Statutes, chapter 14, and are not subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 14.386.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.74.0"></a><a id="pl.62.31"></a><var>62.31</var>    Sec. 74. <b> REPEALER.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.62.32"></a><var>62.32</var>Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 169.041, subdivisions 3 and 4, are repealed."<br/>
<a id="pl.62.33"></a><var>62.33</var>Delete the title and insert:<br/>

<a id="pl.63.3"></a><var>63.3</var>bus transportation, transportation construction impacts on business, rest areas, <br/>
<a id="pl.63.4"></a><var>63.4</var>highways, bridges, transportation contracts, variances from rules and engineering <br/>
<a id="pl.63.5"></a><var>63.5</var>standards for local streets and highways, tax-exempt vehicles, license plates, <br/>
<a id="pl.63.6"></a><var>63.6</var>deputy registrars, impounds, towing, quick clearance of highway obstructions, <br/>
<a id="pl.63.7"></a><var>63.7</var>pedestrians, intersection gridlock, bus and type III vehicle operation, various <br/>
<a id="pl.63.8"></a><var>63.8</var>traffic regulations, cargo tank vehicle weight exemptions, drivers' licenses, <br/>
<a id="pl.63.9"></a><var>63.9</var>transportation department goals and mission, the Disadvantaged Business <br/>
<a id="pl.63.10"></a><var>63.10</var>Enterprise Collaborative, transit, a Minnesota Council of Transportation Access, <br/>
<a id="pl.63.11"></a><var>63.11</var>complete streets, a Commuter Rail Corridor Coordinating Committee, railroad <br/>
<a id="pl.63.12"></a><var>63.12</var>track safety, motor carriers, allocation of traffic fines, airport authorities, property <br/>
<a id="pl.63.13"></a><var>63.13</var>acquisition for highways, town road interest extinguishment nullification, <br/>
<a id="pl.63.14"></a><var>63.14</var>Northstar commuter rail, roundabouts design, and a pilot program to obtain <br/>
<a id="pl.63.15"></a><var>63.15</var>federal assistance for transportation projects; providing for bus service <br/>
<a id="pl.63.16"></a><var>63.16</var>during Hastings bridge construction; requiring reports; making technical and <br/>
<a id="pl.63.17"></a><var>63.17</var>clarifying changes; appropriating money;amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, <br/>
<a id="pl.63.18"></a><var>63.18</var>sections 161.14, by adding subdivisions; 161.3426, subdivision 3, by adding a <br/>
<a id="pl.63.19"></a><var>63.19</var>subdivision; 162.02, subdivision 3a; 162.09, subdivision 3a; 165.14, subdivisions <br/>
<a id="pl.63.20"></a><var>63.20</var>4, 5; 168.002, by adding a subdivision; 168.12, subdivision 2a; 168.123, <br/>
<a id="pl.63.21"></a><var>63.21</var>subdivisions 1, 2, by adding a subdivision; 168.1255, subdivision 1; 168.1293; <br/>
<a id="pl.63.22"></a><var>63.22</var>168.33, subdivision 2; 168B.06, subdivision 1; 168B.07, subdivision 3; 169.041, <br/>
<a id="pl.63.23"></a><var>63.23</var>subdivision 5, by adding a subdivision; 169.15; 169.26, by adding a subdivision; <br/>
<a id="pl.63.24"></a><var>63.24</var>169.306; 169.79, subdivision 3; 169.87, by adding a subdivision; 171.321, <br/>
<a id="pl.63.25"></a><var>63.25</var>subdivision 2; 174.01, subdivisions 1, 2; 174.02, subdivision 1a; 174.22, by <br/>
<a id="pl.63.26"></a><var>63.26</var>adding a subdivision; 174.23, subdivisions 1, 2; 174.24, subdivisions 2, 3b, <br/>
<a id="pl.63.27"></a><var>63.27</var>by adding a subdivision; 174.247; 174.86, subdivision 5; 219.01; 221.012, <br/>
<a id="pl.63.28"></a><var>63.28</var>subdivision 38, by adding a subdivision; 360.061, subdivision 3; 473.167, <br/>
<a id="pl.63.29"></a><var>63.29</var>subdivision 2a; 473.411, subdivision 5; 514.18, subdivision 1a; Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.63.30"></a><var>63.30</var>Statutes 2009 Supplement, sections 123B.92, subdivision 1; 160.165; 161.14, <br/>
<a id="pl.63.31"></a><var>63.31</var>subdivision 62; 168.012, subdivision 1; 168.12, subdivision 5; 169.71, <br/>
<a id="pl.63.32"></a><var>63.32</var>subdivision 1; 171.02, subdivision 2b; 174.24, subdivisions 1a, 5; 299D.03, <br/>
<a id="pl.63.33"></a><var>63.33</var>subdivision 5; Laws 2008, chapter 287, article 1, section 122; Laws 2008, chapter <br/>
<a id="pl.63.34"></a><var>63.34</var>350, article 1, section 5; Laws 2009, chapter 36, article 1, section 3, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.63.35"></a><var>63.35</var>3; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 160; 174; 221; <br/>
<a id="pl.63.36"></a><var>63.36</var>383D; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 169.041, subdivisions 3, 4."<br/>
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<td><a id="pl.64.1"></a><var>64.1</var><br/>
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<td colspan="3">We request the adoption of this report and repassage of the bill.<br/>
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<td><a id="pl.64.2"></a><var>64.2</var><br/>
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<td>Senate Conferees:<br/>
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<td><a id="pl.64.3"></a><var>64.3</var><br/>
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<td><a id="pl.64.4"></a><var>64.4</var><br/>
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<td>Steve Murphy<br/>
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<td>D. Scott Dibble<br/>
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<td><a id="pl.64.5"></a><var>64.5</var><br/>
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<td><a id="pl.64.6"></a><var>64.6</var><br/>
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<td>Michael Jungbauer<br/>
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<td>Kathy Saltzman<br/>
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<td><a id="pl.64.7"></a><var>64.7</var><br/>
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<td><a id="pl.64.8"></a><var>64.8</var><br/>
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<td>Katie Sieben<br/>
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<td><a id="pl.64.9"></a><var>64.9</var><br/>
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<td>House Conferees:<br/>
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<td><a id="pl.64.10"></a><var>64.10</var><br/>
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<td><a id="pl.64.11"></a><var>64.11</var><br/>
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<td>Frank Hornstein<br/>
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<td>Melissa Hortman<br/>
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<td><a id="pl.64.12"></a><var>64.12</var><br/>
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<td><a id="pl.64.13"></a><var>64.13</var><br/>
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<td>Terry Morrow<br/>
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<td>Bernard Lieder<br/>
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<td><a id="pl.64.14"></a><var>64.14</var><br/>
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<td><a id="pl.64.15"></a><var>64.15</var><br/>
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<td>Dean Urdahl<br/>
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