<a id="pl.1.3"></a><var>1.3</var>transportation tax compliance and appropriations, easements, transportation <br/>
<a id="pl.1.4"></a><var>1.4</var>construction impacts on business, rest areas, highways, bridges, pavement, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.5"></a><var>1.5</var>special license plates, deputy registrars, vehicles, impounds, towing, quick <br/>
<a id="pl.1.6"></a><var>1.6</var>clearance of highway obstructions, intersection gridlock, bus operation, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.7"></a><var>1.7</var>various traffic regulations, cargo tank vehicle weight exemptions, driver <br/>
<a id="pl.1.8"></a><var>1.8</var>records, transportation department goals and mission, a Minnesota Council of <br/>
<a id="pl.1.9"></a><var>1.9</var>Transportation Access, a Commuter Rail Corridor Coordinating Committee, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.10"></a><var>1.10</var>railroad track safety, motor carriers, allocation of certain traffic fine proceeds, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.11"></a><var>1.11</var>airport authorities, property acquisition for highways, transit, town road <br/>
<a id="pl.1.12"></a><var>1.12</var>interest extinguishment nullification, roundabouts design, and a pilot program <br/>
<a id="pl.1.13"></a><var>1.13</var>to obtain federal assistance for transportation projects; delaying effective <br/>
<a id="pl.1.14"></a><var>1.14</var>date of amendment to definition of passenger automobile; requiring reports; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.15"></a><var>1.15</var>making technical and clarifying changes; appropriating money;amending <br/>
<a id="pl.1.16"></a><var>1.16</var>Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 117.225; 161.14, by adding subdivisions; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.17"></a><var>1.17</var>161.32, by adding a subdivision; 165.14, subdivisions 4, 5; 168.002, by adding <br/>
<a id="pl.1.18"></a><var>1.18</var>a subdivision; 168.12, subdivision 2b; 168.123, by adding a subdivision; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.19"></a><var>1.19</var>168.1293; 168.33, subdivision 2; 168B.06, subdivision 1; 168B.07, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.1.20"></a><var>1.20</var>3; 169.04; 169.041, subdivision 5, by adding a subdivision; 169.15; 169.306; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.21"></a><var>1.21</var>169.345, subdivision 1; 169.87, by adding a subdivision; 171.12, subdivision 6; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.22"></a><var>1.22</var>174.01, subdivisions 1, 2; 174.02, subdivision 1a; 174.185; 174.22, by adding a <br/>
<a id="pl.1.23"></a><var>1.23</var>subdivision; 174.23, subdivisions 1, 2; 174.24, subdivisions 2, 3b, by adding a <br/>
<a id="pl.1.24"></a><var>1.24</var>subdivision; 174.247; 174.86, subdivision 5; 219.01; 221.012, subdivision 38, by <br/>
<a id="pl.1.25"></a><var>1.25</var>adding a subdivision; 360.061, subdivision 3; 473.167, subdivision 2a; 473.411, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.26"></a><var>1.26</var>subdivision 5; 514.18, subdivision 1a; Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.27"></a><var>1.27</var>sections 160.165; 161.14, subdivision 62; 169.865, subdivision 1; 174.24, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.28"></a><var>1.28</var>subdivisions 1a, 5; 299D.03, subdivision 5; Laws 2008, chapter 287, article 1, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.29"></a><var>1.29</var>section 122; Laws 2008, chapter 350, article 1, section 5; Laws 2009, chapter <br/>
<a id="pl.1.30"></a><var>1.30</var>36, article 1, sections 1; 5, subdivisions 1, 3, 4; proposing coding for new law <br/>
<a id="pl.1.31"></a><var>1.31</var>in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 160; 174; 221; repealing Minnesota Statutes <br/>
<a id="pl.1.32"></a><var>1.32</var>2008, section 169.041, subdivisions 3, 4.<br/>
<a id="pl.1.33"></a><var>1.33</var>BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.0.0"></a>

<a id="bill.1.1.0"></a><a id="pl.2.3"></a><var>2.3</var>    Section 1. Laws 2009, chapter 36, article 1, section 1, is amended to read:<br/>
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<td><a id="pl.2.4"></a><var>2.4</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="7" valign="bottom">Section 1. <b>SUMMARY OF APPROPRIATIONS.</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.2.5"></a><var>2.5</var>    The amounts shown in this section summarize direct appropriations, by fund, made <br/>
<a id="pl.2.6"></a><var>2.6</var>in this article.<br/>
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<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.7"></a><var>2.7</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>2010</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>2011</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>Total</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.8"></a><var>2.8</var><br/>
<a id="pl.2.9"></a><var>2.9</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">General<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">98,385,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">95,885,000<br/>
95,897,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">194,270,000<br/>
194,282,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.10"></a><var>2.10</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Airports<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">21,909,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">19,659,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">41,568,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.11"></a><var>2.11</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">C.S.A.H.<br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">496,786,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">524,478,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">1,021,264,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.12"></a><var>2.12</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">M.S.A.S.<br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">134,003,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">141,400,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">275,403,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.13"></a><var>2.13</var><br/>
<a id="pl.2.14"></a><var>2.14</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Special Revenue<br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">49,038,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">49,038,000<br/>
49,088,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">98,076,000<br/>
98,126,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.15"></a><var>2.15</var><br/>
<a id="pl.2.16"></a><var>2.16</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">H.U.T.D.<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">9,538,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">9,838,000<br/>
9,945,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">19,376,000<br/>
19,483,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.17"></a><var>2.17</var><br/>
<a id="pl.2.18"></a><var>2.18</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Trunk Highway<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">1,264,921,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">1,372,687,000<br/>
 1,372,496,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">2,637,608,000<br/>
 2,637,417,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.19"></a><var>2.19</var><br/>
</td>
<td>Transit Assistance<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">72,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">72,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.20"></a><var>2.20</var><br/>
<a id="pl.2.21"></a><var>2.21</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"><b>Total</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>2,074,580,000</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>2,212,985,000</b><b> </b><br/>
<b>2,213,035,000</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>4,287,565,000</b><b> </b><br/>
<b>4,287,615,000</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.2.22"></a><var>2.22</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2010.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.2.0"></a><a id="pl.2.23"></a><var>2.23</var>    Sec. 2. Laws 2009, chapter 36, article 1, section 5, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
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<td><a id="pl.2.24"></a><var>2.24</var><br/>
<a id="pl.2.25"></a><var>2.25</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subdivision 1.<b>Total Appropriation</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>152,478,000</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>152,578,000</b><b> </b><br/>
<b>152,628,000</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
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<td><a id="pl.2.26"></a><var>2.26</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Appropriations by Fund<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.27"></a><var>2.27</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">2010<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">2011<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.28"></a><var>2.28</var><br/>
<a id="pl.2.29"></a><var>2.29</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">General<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">7,959,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">7,959,000<br/>
7,971,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.30"></a><var>2.30</var><br/>
<a id="pl.2.31"></a><var>2.31</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Special Revenue <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">49,038,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">49,038,000<br/>
49,088,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.32"></a><var>2.32</var><br/>
<a id="pl.2.33"></a><var>2.33</var><br/>
</td>
<td>H.U.T.D.<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">9,413,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">9,713,000<br/>
9,820,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.34"></a><var>2.34</var><br/>
<a id="pl.2.35"></a><var>2.35</var><br/>
</td>
<td>Trunk Highway<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">86,068,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">85,868,000<br/>
 85,677,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.36"></a><var>2.36</var><br/>
</td>
<td>Transit Assistance<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">72,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.3.1"></a><var>3.1</var>The amounts that may be spent for each <br/>
<a id="pl.3.2"></a><var>3.2</var>purpose are specified in the following <br/>
<a id="pl.3.3"></a><var>3.3</var>subdivisions.<br/>
<a id="pl.3.4"></a><var>3.4</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2010.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.3.0"></a><a id="pl.3.5"></a><var>3.5</var>    Sec. 3. Laws 2009, chapter 36, article 1, section 5, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br/>
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<td><a id="pl.3.6"></a><var>3.6</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd.  3.<b>State Patrol</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>
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<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.3.7"></a><var>3.7</var><br/>
<a id="pl.3.8"></a><var>3.8</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">(a) <b>Patrolling Highways</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">71,522,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">71,522,000<br/>
71,331,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
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<col width="126px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
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<td><a id="pl.3.9"></a><var>3.9</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Appropriations by Fund<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.3.10"></a><var>3.10</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">General<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">37,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">37,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.3.11"></a><var>3.11</var><br/>
</td>
<td>H.U.T.D. <br/>
</td>
<td align="right">92,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">92,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.3.12"></a><var>3.12</var><br/>
<a id="pl.3.13"></a><var>3.13</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Trunk Highway<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">71,393,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">71,393,000<br/>
71,202,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.3.14"></a><var>3.14</var>The base appropriation from the trunk <br/>
<a id="pl.3.15"></a><var>3.15</var>highway fund in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 <br/>
<a id="pl.3.16"></a><var>3.16</var>is $71,393,000 for each fiscal year.<br/>
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<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="11.899999999999999"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.3.17"></a><var>3.17</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">(b) <b>Commercial Vehicle Enforcement</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">7,996,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">7,796,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.3.18"></a><var>3.18</var>This appropriation is from the trunk highway <br/>
<a id="pl.3.19"></a><var>3.19</var>fund.<br/>
<a id="pl.3.20"></a><var>3.20</var>$800,000 the first year and $600,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.3.21"></a><var>3.21</var>second year are for the Office of Pupil <br/>
<a id="pl.3.22"></a><var>3.22</var>Transportation Safety.<br/>
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<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="11.899999999999999"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.3.23"></a><var>3.23</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">(c) <b>Capitol Security</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">3,113,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">3,113,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.3.24"></a><var>3.24</var>This appropriation is from the general fund.<br/>
<a id="pl.3.25"></a><var>3.25</var>The commissioner may not: (1) spend <br/>
<a id="pl.3.26"></a><var>3.26</var>any money from the trunk highway fund <br/>
<a id="pl.3.27"></a><var>3.27</var>for capitol security; or (2) permanently <br/>
<a id="pl.3.28"></a><var>3.28</var>transfer any state trooper from the patrolling <br/>
<a id="pl.3.29"></a><var>3.29</var>highways activity to capitol security.<br/>
<a id="pl.3.30"></a><var>3.30</var>The commissioner may not transfer any <br/>
<a id="pl.3.31"></a><var>3.31</var>money: (1) appropriated for Department of <br/>
<a id="pl.3.32"></a><var>3.32</var>Public Safety administration, the patrolling of <br/>
<a id="pl.3.33"></a><var>3.33</var>highways, commercial vehicle enforcement, <br/>
<a id="pl.4.1"></a><var>4.1</var>or driver and vehicle services to capitol <br/>
<a id="pl.4.2"></a><var>4.2</var>security; or (2) from capitol security.<br/>
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<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="11.899999999999999"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.4.3"></a><var>4.3</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">(d) <b>Vehicle Crimes Unit</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">191,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="126px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.4.4"></a><var>4.4</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" colspan="3">Appropriations by Fund<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.4.5"></a><var>4.5</var><br/>
</td>
<td>General<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">12,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.4.6"></a><var>4.6</var><br/>
</td>
<td>Transit Assistance<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">72,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.4.7"></a><var>4.7</var><br/>
</td>
<td>H.U.T.D.<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">107,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.4.8"></a><var>4.8</var>This appropriation is to investigate <br/>
<a id="pl.4.9"></a><var>4.9</var>registration tax and motor vehicle sales tax <br/>
<a id="pl.4.10"></a><var>4.10</var>liabilities from individuals and businesses <br/>
<a id="pl.4.11"></a><var>4.11</var>that currently do not pay all taxes owed <br/>
<a id="pl.4.12"></a><var>4.12</var>and illegal or improper activity related to <br/>
<a id="pl.4.13"></a><var>4.13</var>sale, transfer, titling, and registration of <br/>
<a id="pl.4.14"></a><var>4.14</var>motor vehicles. The commissioner shall <br/>
<a id="pl.4.15"></a><var>4.15</var>staff the Vehicle Crimes Unit in a manner <br/>
<a id="pl.4.16"></a><var>4.16</var>that minimizes overall personnel costs, and <br/>
<a id="pl.4.17"></a><var>4.17</var>assigns all duties and functions as reasonable <br/>
<a id="pl.4.18"></a><var>4.18</var>and appropriate to employees who are not <br/>
<a id="pl.4.19"></a><var>4.19</var>peace officers, as provided in Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.4.20"></a><var>4.20</var>Statutes, section 299D.06. This initiative is <br/>
<a id="pl.4.21"></a><var>4.21</var>expected to result in new revenues for the <br/>
<a id="pl.4.22"></a><var>4.22</var>biennium as follows:<br/>
<a id="pl.4.23"></a><var>4.23</var>(1) $114,000 for the highway user tax <br/>
<a id="pl.4.24"></a><var>4.24</var>distribution fund;<br/>
<a id="pl.4.25"></a><var>4.25</var>(2) $75,000 for the transit assistance fund; <br/>
<a id="pl.4.26"></a><var>4.26</var>and<br/>
<a id="pl.4.27"></a><var>4.27</var>(3) $13,000 for the general fund.<br/>
<a id="pl.4.28"></a><var>4.28</var>The general fund appropriation for fiscal year <br/>
<a id="pl.4.29"></a><var>4.29</var>2011 is a onetime appropriation.<br/>
<a id="pl.4.30"></a><var>4.30</var>Notwithstanding the appropriation under <br/>
<a id="pl.4.31"></a><var>4.31</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.88, <br/>
<a id="pl.4.32"></a><var>4.32</var>subdivision 2, $65,000 of the amount <br/>
<a id="pl.4.33"></a><var>4.33</var>appropriated in fiscal year 2011 is from the <br/>
<a id="pl.4.34"></a><var>4.34</var>metropolitan area transit account in the transit <br/>
<a id="pl.4.35"></a><var>4.35</var>assistance fund. The base appropriation from <br/>
<a id="pl.5.1"></a><var>5.1</var>the metropolitan area transit account in fiscal <br/>
<a id="pl.5.2"></a><var>5.2</var>years 2012 and 2013 is $250,000 for each <br/>
<a id="pl.5.3"></a><var>5.3</var>fiscal year.<br/>
<a id="pl.5.4"></a><var>5.4</var>Notwithstanding the appropriation under <br/>
<a id="pl.5.5"></a><var>5.5</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.88, <br/>
<a id="pl.5.6"></a><var>5.6</var>subdivision 1a, $7,000 of the amount <br/>
<a id="pl.5.7"></a><var>5.7</var>appropriated in fiscal year 2011 is from <br/>
<a id="pl.5.8"></a><var>5.8</var>the greater Minnesota transit account <br/>
<a id="pl.5.9"></a><var>5.9</var>in the transit assistance fund. The base <br/>
<a id="pl.5.10"></a><var>5.10</var>appropriation from the greater Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.5.11"></a><var>5.11</var>transit account in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 <br/>
<a id="pl.5.12"></a><var>5.12</var>is $27,000 for each fiscal year.<br/>
<a id="pl.5.13"></a><var>5.13</var>The base appropriation from the highway <br/>
<a id="pl.5.14"></a><var>5.14</var>user tax distribution fund in fiscal years 2012 <br/>
<a id="pl.5.15"></a><var>5.15</var>and 2013 is $416,000 for each fiscal year.<br/>
<a id="pl.5.16"></a><var>5.16</var>By February 1, 2015, the commissioner shall <br/>
<a id="pl.5.17"></a><var>5.17</var>submit a report to the house of representatives <br/>
<a id="pl.5.18"></a><var>5.18</var>and senate committees having jurisdiction <br/>
<a id="pl.5.19"></a><var>5.19</var>over transportation finance on the revenues <br/>
<a id="pl.5.20"></a><var>5.20</var>generated by the Vehicle Crimes Unit.<br/>
<a id="pl.5.21"></a><var>5.21</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2010.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.4.0"></a><a id="pl.5.22"></a><var>5.22</var>    Sec. 4. Laws 2009, chapter 36, article 1, section 5, subdivision 4, 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.5.23"></a><var>5.23</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 4.<b>Driver and Vehicle Services</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.5.24"></a><var>5.24</var><br/>
<a id="pl.5.25"></a><var>5.25</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">(a) <b>Vehicle Services</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">26,909,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">27,209,000<br/>
27,259,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="126px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<col width="95px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.5.26"></a><var>5.26</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Appropriations by Fund<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.5.27"></a><var>5.27</var><br/>
<a id="pl.5.28"></a><var>5.28</var><br/>
</td>
<td>Special Revenue<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">18,973,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">18,973,000<br/>
19,023,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.5.29"></a><var>5.29</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">H.U.T.D. <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">7,936,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">8,236,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.5.30"></a><var>5.30</var>The special revenue fund appropriation is <br/>
<a id="pl.5.31"></a><var>5.31</var>from the vehicle services operating account.<br/>
<a id="pl.5.32"></a><var>5.32</var>Of the appropriation for fiscal year 2011 <br/>
<a id="pl.5.33"></a><var>5.33</var>from the special revenue fund, $50,000 is <br/>
<a id="pl.5.34"></a><var>5.34</var>for assistance to the Vehicle Crimes Unit in <br/>
<a id="pl.6.1"></a><var>6.1</var>investigations as provided under subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.6.2"></a><var>6.2</var>3, paragraph (d).<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.6.3"></a><var>6.3</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">(b) <b>Driver Services</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">28,712,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">28,712,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="126px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.6.4"></a><var>6.4</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Appropriations by Fund<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.6.5"></a><var>6.5</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Special Revenue<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">28,711,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">28,711,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.6.6"></a><var>6.6</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Trunk Highway<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">1,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">1,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.6.7"></a><var>6.7</var>The special revenue fund appropriation is <br/>
<a id="pl.6.8"></a><var>6.8</var>from the driver services operating account.<br/>
<a id="pl.6.9"></a><var>6.9</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2010.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.0.0"></a>

<a id="bill.2.1.0"></a><a id="pl.6.12"></a><var>6.12</var>    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 117.225, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.6.13"></a><var>6.13</var><b>117.225 EASEMENT DISCHARGE.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.6.14"></a><var>6.14</var>Whenever claiming that an easement or portion of an easement acquired by <br/>
<a id="pl.6.15"></a><var>6.15</var>condemnation is not being used for the purposes for which it was acquired, the underlying <br/>
<a id="pl.6.16"></a><var>6.16</var>fee owner may apply to the district court of the county in which the land is situated for an <br/>
<a id="pl.6.17"></a><var>6.17</var>order discharging the easement or portion of the easement, upon such terms as are just and <br/>
<a id="pl.6.18"></a><var>6.18</var>equitable. Due notice of said application shall be given to all interested parties. Provided, <br/>
<a id="pl.6.19"></a><var>6.19</var>however, this section shall not apply to easements or portions of easements acquired by <br/>
<a id="pl.6.20"></a><var>6.20</var>condemnation by a public service corporation now or hereafter doing business in the <br/>
<a id="pl.6.21"></a><var>6.21</var>state of Minnesota.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.2.0"></a><a id="pl.6.22"></a><var>6.22</var>    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 160.165, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.6.23"></a><var>6.23</var><b>160.165 MITIGATING TRANSPORTATION CONSTRUCTION IMPACTS </b><br/>
<a id="pl.6.24"></a><var>6.24</var><b>ON BUSINESS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.6.25"></a><var>6.25</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Definitions.</b> For the purposes of this section, the following terms <br/>
<a id="pl.6.26"></a><var>6.26</var>have the meanings given:<br/>
<a id="pl.6.27"></a><var>6.27</var>(1) "project" means construction work to maintain, construct, reconstruct, or <br/>
<a id="pl.6.28"></a><var>6.28</var>improve a street or highway or for a rail transit project;<br/>
<a id="pl.6.29"></a><var>6.29</var>(2) "substantial business impacts" means impairment of road access, parking, or <br/>
<a id="pl.6.30"></a><var>6.30</var>visibility for one or more business establishments as a result of a project, for a minimum <br/>
<a id="pl.6.31"></a><var>6.31</var>period of one month; and<br/>
<a id="pl.7.1"></a><var>7.1</var>(3) "transportation authority" means the commissioner, as to trunk highways; the <br/>
<a id="pl.7.2"></a><var>7.2</var>county board, as to county state-aid highways and county highways; the town board, as to <br/>
<a id="pl.7.3"></a><var>7.3</var>town roads; and statutory or home rule charter cities, as to city streets; the Metropolitan <br/>
<a id="pl.7.4"></a><var>7.4</var>Council, for rail transit projects located entirely within the metropolitan area as defined in <br/>
<a id="pl.7.5"></a><var>7.5</var>section 473.121, subdivision 2; and the commissioner, for all other rail transit projects.<br/>
<a id="pl.7.6"></a><var>7.6</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Business liaison.</b> (a) Before beginning construction work on a project, <br/>
<a id="pl.7.7"></a><var>7.7</var>a transportation authority shall identify whether the project is anticipated to include <br/>
<a id="pl.7.8"></a><var>7.8</var>substantial business impacts. For such projects, the transportation authority shall designate <br/>
<a id="pl.7.9"></a><var>7.9</var>an individual to serve as business liaison between the transportation authority and affected <br/>
<a id="pl.7.10"></a><var>7.10</var>businesses.<br/>
<a id="pl.7.11"></a><var>7.11</var>(b) The business liaison shall consult with affected businesses before and <br/>
<a id="pl.7.12"></a><var>7.12</var>during construction to investigate means of mitigating project impacts to businesses. <br/>
<a id="pl.7.13"></a><var>7.13</var>The mitigation considered must include signage. The business liaison shall provide <br/>
<a id="pl.7.14"></a><var>7.14</var>information to the identified businesses before and during construction, concerning project <br/>
<a id="pl.7.15"></a><var>7.15</var>duration and timetables, lane and road closures, detours, access impacts, customer parking <br/>
<a id="pl.7.16"></a><var>7.16</var>impacts, visibility, noise, dust, vibration, and public participation opportunities.<br/>
<a id="pl.7.17"></a><var>7.17</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Exception.</b> This section does not apply to construction work in connection <br/>
<a id="pl.7.18"></a><var>7.18</var>with the Central Corridor light rail transit line that will connect downtown Minneapolis <br/>
<a id="pl.7.19"></a><var>7.19</var>and downtown St. Paul.<br/>
<a id="pl.7.20"></a><var>7.20</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>Subdivision 1 is effective July 1, 2012. Subdivision 3 is <br/>
<a id="pl.7.21"></a><var>7.21</var>effective July 1, 2010.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.3.0"></a><a id="pl.7.22"></a><var>7.22</var>    Sec. 3. <b>[160.2755] PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES AT REST AREAS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.7.23"></a><var>7.23</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Prohibited activities.</b> It is unlawful at rest areas to:<br/>
<a id="pl.7.24"></a><var>7.24</var>(1) dispose of travel-related trash and rubbish, except if depositing it in a designated <br/>
<a id="pl.7.25"></a><var>7.25</var>receptacle;<br/>
<a id="pl.7.26"></a><var>7.26</var>(2) dump household or commercial trash and rubbish into containers or anywhere <br/>
<a id="pl.7.27"></a><var>7.27</var>else on site; or<br/>
<a id="pl.7.28"></a><var>7.28</var>(3) drain or dump refuse or waste from any trailer, recreational vehicle, or other <br/>
<a id="pl.7.29"></a><var>7.29</var>vehicle except where receptacles are provided and designated to receive the refuse or <br/>
<a id="pl.7.30"></a><var>7.30</var>waste.<br/>
<a id="pl.7.31"></a><var>7.31</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Penalty.</b> Violation of this section is a petty misdemeanor.<br/>
<a id="pl.7.32"></a><var>7.32</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective August 1, 2010, and applies to acts <br/>
<a id="pl.7.33"></a><var>7.33</var>committed on or after that date.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.4.0"></a><a id="pl.8.1"></a><var>8.1</var>    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 161.14, subdivision 62, is <br/>
<a id="pl.8.2"></a><var>8.2</var>amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.8.3"></a><var>8.3</var>    Subd. 62. <b>Clearwater County Veterans Memorial Highway.</b> (a) The following <br/>
<a id="pl.8.4"></a><var>8.4</var>described route is designated the "Clearwater County Veterans Memorial Highway": that <br/>
<a id="pl.8.5"></a><var>8.5</var>portion of Legislative Route No. 168, marked on August 1, 2009, as Trunk Highway 200, <br/>
<a id="pl.8.6"></a><var>8.6</var>from its intersection with Clearwater County State-Aid Highway 37 39 to its intersection <br/>
<a id="pl.8.7"></a><var>8.7</var>with Legislative Route No. 169, marked on August 1, 2009, as Trunk Highway 92; and that <br/>
<a id="pl.8.8"></a><var>8.8</var>portion of Route No. 169 to its intersection with Clearwater County State-Aid Highway 5.<br/>
<a id="pl.8.9"></a><var>8.9</var>(b) The commissioner shall adopt a suitable marking design to mark this highway <br/>
<a id="pl.8.10"></a><var>8.10</var>and erect appropriate signs, subject to section 
         <statute_ref>161.139</statute_ref>.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.5.0"></a><a id="pl.8.11"></a><var>8.11</var>    Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 161.14, is amended by adding a subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.8.12"></a><var>8.12</var>to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.8.13"></a><var>8.13</var>    Subd. 64. <b>Veterans Memorial Highway.</b> Legislative Route No. 31, signed as <br/>
<a id="pl.8.14"></a><var>8.14</var>Trunk Highway 200 as of the effective date of this section, from the border with North <br/>
<a id="pl.8.15"></a><var>8.15</var>Dakota to the city of Mahnomen, is designated as the "Veterans Memorial Highway." The <br/>
<a id="pl.8.16"></a><var>8.16</var>commissioner shall adopt a suitable design to mark this highway and erect appropriate <br/>
<a id="pl.8.17"></a><var>8.17</var>signs, subject to section 161.139.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.6.0"></a><a id="pl.8.18"></a><var>8.18</var>    Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 161.14, is amended by adding a subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.8.19"></a><var>8.19</var>to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.8.20"></a><var>8.20</var>    Subd. 65. <b>Becker County Veterans Memorial Highway.</b> Marked Trunk Highway <br/>
<a id="pl.8.21"></a><var>8.21</var>34, from its intersection with Washington Avenue in Detroit Lakes to its intersection with <br/>
<a id="pl.8.22"></a><var>8.22</var>County State-Aid Highway 39; and marked Trunk Highway 87, from its intersection <br/>
<a id="pl.8.23"></a><var>8.23</var>with County State-Aid Highway 33 to its intersection with County State-Aid Highway <br/>
<a id="pl.8.24"></a><var>8.24</var>39, is named and designated the "Becker County Veterans Memorial Highway." Subject <br/>
<a id="pl.8.25"></a><var>8.25</var>to section 161.139, the commissioner shall adopt a suitable marking design to mark this <br/>
<a id="pl.8.26"></a><var>8.26</var>highway and erect appropriate signs.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.7.0"></a><a id="pl.8.27"></a><var>8.27</var>    Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 161.14, is amended by adding a subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.8.28"></a><var>8.28</var>to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.8.29"></a><var>8.29</var>    Subd. 66. <b>Granite City Crossing.</b> The bridge over the Mississippi River on marked <br/>
<a id="pl.8.30"></a><var>8.30</var>Trunk Highway 23 in St. Cloud is designated "Granite City Crossing." The commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.8.31"></a><var>8.31</var>of transportation shall adopt a suitable design to mark this bridge and erect appropriate <br/>
<a id="pl.8.32"></a><var>8.32</var>signs, subject to section 161.139.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.8.0"></a><a id="pl.9.1"></a><var>9.1</var>    Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 161.32, is amended by adding a subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.9.2"></a><var>9.2</var>to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.9.3"></a><var>9.3</var>    Subd. 8. <b>Alternative bidding; paving materials.</b> (a) For purposes of this <br/>
<a id="pl.9.4"></a><var>9.4</var>subdivision, the terms defined in section 174.185, subdivision 1, have the meanings given <br/>
<a id="pl.9.5"></a><var>9.5</var>them.<br/>
<a id="pl.9.6"></a><var>9.6</var>(b) For all contracts for an applicable project entered into on or after January 31, <br/>
<a id="pl.9.7"></a><var>9.7</var>2011, the commissioner shall use the standard for life-cycle cost analysis developed under <br/>
<a id="pl.9.8"></a><var>9.8</var>section 174.185, subdivision 1a, as the basis for alternative bidding in which bidders may <br/>
<a id="pl.9.9"></a><var>9.9</var>select alternative project designs that use alternative paving materials.<br/>
<a id="pl.9.10"></a><var>9.10</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.9.0"></a><a id="pl.9.11"></a><var>9.11</var>    Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 165.14, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.9.12"></a><var>9.12</var>    Subd. 4.  <b>Prioritization of bridge projects.</b> (a) The commissioner shall classify all <br/>
<a id="pl.9.13"></a><var>9.13</var>bridges in the program into tier 1, 2, or 3 bridges, where tier 1 is the highest tier. Unless <br/>
<a id="pl.9.14"></a><var>9.14</var>the commissioner identifies a reason for proceeding otherwise, before commencing bridge <br/>
<a id="pl.9.15"></a><var>9.15</var>projects in a lower tier, all bridge projects within a higher tier must to the extent feasible <br/>
<a id="pl.9.16"></a><var>9.16</var>be selected and funded in the approved state transportation improvement program, at <br/>
<a id="pl.9.17"></a><var>9.17</var>any stage in the project development process, solicited for bids, in contract negotiation, <br/>
<a id="pl.9.18"></a><var>9.18</var>under construction, or completed. <br/>
<a id="pl.9.19"></a><var>9.19</var>    (b) The classification of each tier is as follows: <br/>
<a id="pl.9.20"></a><var>9.20</var>    (1) tier 1 consists of any bridge in the program that (i) has an average daily traffic <br/>
<a id="pl.9.21"></a><var>9.21</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.9.22"></a><var>9.22</var>identified by the commissioner as a priority project; <br/>
<a id="pl.9.23"></a><var>9.23</var>    (2) tier 2 consists of any bridge that is not a tier 1 bridge, and (i) is classified as <br/>
<a id="pl.9.24"></a><var>9.24</var>fracture-critical, or (ii) has a sufficiency rating that is at or below 80; and <br/>
<a id="pl.9.25"></a><var>9.25</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.9.26"></a><var>9.26</var>    (c) By June 30, 2018, all tier 1 and tier 2 bridges originally included in the program <br/>
<a id="pl.9.27"></a><var>9.27</var>must be under contract for repair or replacement with a new bridge that contains a <br/>
<a id="pl.9.28"></a><var>9.28</var>load-path-redundant design, except that a specific bridge may remain in continued service <br/>
<a id="pl.9.29"></a><var>9.29</var>if the reasons are documented in the report required under subdivision 5. <br/>
<a id="pl.9.30"></a><var>9.30</var>    (d) All bridge projects funded under this section in fiscal year 2012 or later must <br/>
<a id="pl.9.31"></a><var>9.31</var>include bicycle and pedestrian accommodations if both sides of the bridge are located in a <br/>
<a id="pl.9.32"></a><var>9.32</var>city or the bridge links a pedestrian way, shared-use path, trail, or scenic bikeway.<br/>
<a id="pl.9.33"></a><var>9.33</var>Bicycle and pedestrian accommodations would not be required if:<br/>
<a id="pl.10.1"></a><var>10.1</var>(1) a comprehensive assessment demonstrates that there is an absence of need for <br/>
<a id="pl.10.2"></a><var>10.2</var>bicycle and pedestrian accommodations for the life of the bridge; or<br/>
<a id="pl.10.3"></a><var>10.3</var>(2) there is a reasonable alternative bicycle and pedestrian crossing within <br/>
<a id="pl.10.4"></a><var>10.4</var>one-quarter mile of the bridge project.<br/>
<a id="pl.10.5"></a><var>10.5</var>All bicycle and pedestrian accommodations should enable a connection to any existing <br/>
<a id="pl.10.6"></a><var>10.6</var>bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure in close proximity to the bridge. All pedestrian <br/>
<a id="pl.10.7"></a><var>10.7</var>facilities must meet or exceed federal accessibility requirements as outlined in Title II of <br/>
<a id="pl.10.8"></a><var>10.8</var>the Americans with Disabilities Act, codified in United States Code, title 42, chapter <br/>
<a id="pl.10.9"></a><var>10.9</var>126, subchapter II, and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, codified in United <br/>
<a id="pl.10.10"></a><var>10.10</var>States Code, title 29, section 794.<br/>
<a id="pl.10.11"></a><var>10.11</var>(e) The commissioner shall establish criteria for determining the priority of bridge <br/>
<a id="pl.10.12"></a><var>10.12</var>projects within each tier, and must include safety considerations as a criterion. <br/>
<a id="pl.10.13"></a><var>10.13</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2010.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.10.0"></a><a id="pl.10.14"></a><var>10.14</var>    Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 165.14, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.10.15"></a><var>10.15</var>    Subd. 5.  <b>Statewide transportation planning report.</b> In conjunction with each <br/>
<a id="pl.10.16"></a><var>10.16</var>update to the Minnesota statewide transportation plan, or at least every six years, the <br/>
<a id="pl.10.17"></a><var>10.17</var>commissioner shall submit a report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the <br/>
<a id="pl.10.18"></a><var>10.18</var>house of representatives and senate committees with jurisdiction over transportation <br/>
<a id="pl.10.19"></a><var>10.19</var>finance. The report must include: <br/>
<a id="pl.10.20"></a><var>10.20</var>    (1) an explanation of the criteria and decision-making processes used to prioritize <br/>
<a id="pl.10.21"></a><var>10.21</var>bridge projects; <br/>
<a id="pl.10.22"></a><var>10.22</var>    (2) a historical and projected analysis of the extent to which all trunk highway <br/>
<a id="pl.10.23"></a><var>10.23</var>bridges meet bridge performance targets and comply with the accessibility requirements <br/>
<a id="pl.10.24"></a><var>10.24</var>of Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, Public Law 101-336; <br/>
<a id="pl.10.25"></a><var>10.25</var>    (3) a summary of bridge projects (i) completed in the previous six years or since the <br/>
<a id="pl.10.26"></a><var>10.26</var>last update to the Minnesota statewide transportation plan, and (ii) currently in progress <br/>
<a id="pl.10.27"></a><var>10.27</var>under the program; <br/>
<a id="pl.10.28"></a><var>10.28</var>    (4) a summary of bridge projects scheduled in the next four fiscal years and included <br/>
<a id="pl.10.29"></a><var>10.29</var>in the state transportation improvement program; <br/>
<a id="pl.10.30"></a><var>10.30</var>    (5) a projection of annual needs over the next 20 years; <br/>
<a id="pl.10.31"></a><var>10.31</var>    (6) a calculation of funding necessary to meet the completion date under subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.10.32"></a><var>10.32</var>4, paragraph (c), compared to the total amount of bridge-related funding available; and <br/>
<a id="pl.10.33"></a><var>10.33</var>    (7) for any tier 1 fracture-critical bridge that is repaired but not replaced, an <br/>
<a id="pl.10.34"></a><var>10.34</var>explanation of the reasons for repair instead of replacement. <br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.11.0"></a><a id="pl.11.1"></a><var>11.1</var>    Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 168.002, is amended by adding a subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.11.2"></a><var>11.2</var>to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.11.3"></a><var>11.3</var>    Subd. 31a. <b>Special plates.</b> Unless otherwise specified, "special plates" or "special <br/>
<a id="pl.11.4"></a><var>11.4</var>plate" means plates, or a single motorcycle plate, that are designed with wording or <br/>
<a id="pl.11.5"></a><var>11.5</var>graphics that differ from a regular Minnesota passenger automobile plate or motorcycle <br/>
<a id="pl.11.6"></a><var>11.6</var>plate.<br/>
<a id="pl.11.7"></a><var>11.7</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.12.0"></a><a id="pl.11.8"></a><var>11.8</var>    Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 168.12, subdivision 2b, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.11.9"></a><var>11.9</var>    Subd. 2b. <b>Firefighters; special plates, rules.</b> (a) The commissioner shall issue <br/>
<a id="pl.11.10"></a><var>11.10</var>special plates, or a single license plate in the case of a motorcycle plate, to any applicant <br/>
<a id="pl.11.11"></a><var>11.11</var>who:<br/>
<a id="pl.11.12"></a><var>11.12</var>    (1) is a member of, or has retired after at least 15 years of service as a member <br/>
<a id="pl.11.13"></a><var>11.13</var>of, a fire department receiving state aid under chapter 69, and has a letter from the fire <br/>
<a id="pl.11.14"></a><var>11.14</var>chief, and;<br/>
<a id="pl.11.15"></a><var>11.15</var>(2) is an owner of a passenger automobile, a truck with a manufacturer's nominal <br/>
<a id="pl.11.16"></a><var>11.16</var>rated capacity of one ton and resembling a pickup truck, or a motorcycle;<br/>
<a id="pl.11.17"></a><var>11.17</var>    (2) (3) pays a fee of $10 and any other fees required by this chapter;<br/>
<a id="pl.11.18"></a><var>11.18</var>    (3) (4) pays the registration tax required by this chapter for the motor vehicle; and<br/>
<a id="pl.11.19"></a><var>11.19</var>    (4) (5) complies with this chapter and rules governing the registration of motor <br/>
<a id="pl.11.20"></a><var>11.20</var>vehicles and licensing of drivers.<br/>
<a id="pl.11.21"></a><var>11.21</var>    (b) In lieu of the identification required under subdivision 1, the special plates must <br/>
<a id="pl.11.22"></a><var>11.22</var>bear an emblem of a Maltese Cross together with any numbers or characters prescribed by <br/>
<a id="pl.11.23"></a><var>11.23</var>the commissioner.<br/>
<a id="pl.11.24"></a><var>11.24</var>    (c) Special plates issued under this subdivision may only be used during the period <br/>
<a id="pl.11.25"></a><var>11.25</var>that the owner of the motor vehicle is a member of a fire department as specified in this <br/>
<a id="pl.11.26"></a><var>11.26</var>subdivision. When the individual to whom the special plates were issued is no longer a <br/>
<a id="pl.11.27"></a><var>11.27</var>member of a fire department or when the motor vehicle ownership is transferred, the <br/>
<a id="pl.11.28"></a><var>11.28</var>owner shall remove the special plates from the motor vehicle. If the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.11.29"></a><var>11.29</var>receives written notification that an individual is no longer qualified for these special <br/>
<a id="pl.11.30"></a><var>11.30</var>plates, the commissioner shall invalidate the plates and notify the individual of this <br/>
<a id="pl.11.31"></a><var>11.31</var>action. The individual may retain the plate only upon demonstrating compliance with the <br/>
<a id="pl.11.32"></a><var>11.32</var>qualifications of this subdivision. Upon removal or invalidation of the special plates, or <br/>
<a id="pl.11.33"></a><var>11.33</var>special motorcycle plate, either the owner or purchaser of the motor vehicle shall obtain <br/>
<a id="pl.11.34"></a><var>11.34</var>regular plates or a regular motorcycle plate for the proper registration classification for <br/>
<a id="pl.11.35"></a><var>11.35</var>the motor vehicle.<br/>
<a id="pl.12.1"></a><var>12.1</var>    (d) A special motorcycle license plate issued under this subdivision must be the <br/>
<a id="pl.12.2"></a><var>12.2</var>same size as a standard motorcycle license plate.<br/>
<a id="pl.12.3"></a><var>12.3</var>    (e) Upon payment of a fee of $5, plates issued under this subdivision for a passenger <br/>
<a id="pl.12.4"></a><var>12.4</var>automobile or truck may be transferred to another passenger automobile or truck owned <br/>
<a id="pl.12.5"></a><var>12.5</var>or jointly owned by the person to whom the plates were issued. On payment of a fee of <br/>
<a id="pl.12.6"></a><var>12.6</var>$5, a plate issued under this subdivision for a motorcycle may be transferred to another <br/>
<a id="pl.12.7"></a><var>12.7</var>motorcycle owned or jointly owned by the person to whom the plate was issued.<br/>
<a id="pl.12.8"></a><var>12.8</var>    (f) The commissioner may adopt rules under the Administrative Procedure Act, <br/>
<a id="pl.12.9"></a><var>12.9</var>sections 
         <statute_ref>14.001</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>14.69</statute_ref>, to govern the issuance and use of the special plates authorized <br/>
<a id="pl.12.10"></a><var>12.10</var>in this subdivision.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.13.0"></a><a id="pl.12.11"></a><var>12.11</var>    Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 168.123, is amended by adding a subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.12.12"></a><var>12.12</var>to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.12.13"></a><var>12.13</var>    Subd. 2b. <b>Eligibility; combat wounded plate.</b> A member of the United States <br/>
<a id="pl.12.14"></a><var>12.14</var>armed forces who is serving actively in the military and who is a recipient of the purple <br/>
<a id="pl.12.15"></a><var>12.15</var>heart medal is also eligible for the license plate under subdivision 2, paragraph (e). The <br/>
<a id="pl.12.16"></a><var>12.16</var>commissioner of public safety shall ensure that information regarding the required proof <br/>
<a id="pl.12.17"></a><var>12.17</var>of eligibility for any applicant under this subdivision who has not yet been issued military <br/>
<a id="pl.12.18"></a><var>12.18</var>discharge papers is distributed to the public officials responsible for administering this <br/>
<a id="pl.12.19"></a><var>12.19</var>section. <br/>
<a id="pl.12.20"></a><var>12.20</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective August 1, 2010.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.14.0"></a><a id="pl.12.21"></a><var>12.21</var>    Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 168.1293, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.12.22"></a><var>12.22</var><b>168.1293 CERTAIN SPECIAL PLATES; AUTHORIZATION, </b><br/>
<a id="pl.12.23"></a><var>12.23</var><b>DISCONTINUANCE.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.12.24"></a><var>12.24</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Definition.</b> For purposes of this section and section 
<statute_ref>168.1297</statute_ref>, the <br/>
<a id="pl.12.25"></a><var>12.25</var>following terms have the meanings given them:<br/>
<a id="pl.12.26"></a><var>12.26</var>(1) "new special plate" or "proposed special plate" means a special plate authorized <br/>
<a id="pl.12.27"></a><var>12.27</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.12.28"></a><var>12.28</var>graphics that differ from a Minnesota passenger vehicle plate. that is not authorized under <br/>
<a id="pl.12.29"></a><var>12.29</var>this chapter and for which legislation authorizing the plate, including but not limited to a <br/>
<a id="pl.12.30"></a><var>12.30</var>bill or amendment, is introduced or presented to the legislature; and<br/>
<a id="pl.12.31"></a><var>12.31</var>(2) "proximate special plate" means a special plate (i) authorized under section <br/>
<a id="pl.12.32"></a><var>12.32</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.12.33"></a><var>12.33</var>after August 1, 2010.<br/>
<a id="pl.13.1"></a><var>13.1</var>    Subd. 1a. <b>Establishment of plate.</b> The commissioner may only establish a special <br/>
<a id="pl.13.2"></a><var>13.2</var>plate as authorized under this chapter. This requirement does not apply to alternative <br/>
<a id="pl.13.3"></a><var>13.3</var>or additional designs for a special plate.<br/>
<a id="pl.13.4"></a><var>13.4</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Submissions to commissioner.</b> (a) A person, legal entity, or other <br/>
<a id="pl.13.5"></a><var>13.5</var>requester, however organized, that plans to seek legislation establishing a new special <br/>
<a id="pl.13.6"></a><var>13.6</var>plate, or is a proponent of a new special plate, shall submit the following information and <br/>
<a id="pl.13.7"></a><var>13.7</var>fee to the commissioner:<br/>
<a id="pl.13.8"></a><var>13.8</var>(1) The requester shall submit a request for the special plate being sought, describing <br/>
<a id="pl.13.9"></a><var>13.9</var>the proposed special plate in general terms, the purpose of the plate, and the proposed fee <br/>
<a id="pl.13.10"></a><var>13.10</var>or minimum contribution required for the plate.<br/>
<a id="pl.13.11"></a><var>13.11</var>(2) The requester shall submit the results of a scientific sample survey of Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.13.12"></a><var>13.12</var>motor vehicle owners that indicates that at least 10,000 motor vehicle owners intend <br/>
<a id="pl.13.13"></a><var>13.13</var>to purchase the proposed plate with the proposed fee or minimum contribution. The <br/>
<a id="pl.13.14"></a><var>13.14</var>requester's plan to undertake the survey must be reported to the commissioner before the <br/>
<a id="pl.13.15"></a><var>13.15</var>survey is undertaken. The survey must be performed independently of the requester by <br/>
<a id="pl.13.16"></a><var>13.16</var>another person or legal entity, however organized, that conducts similar sample surveys <br/>
<a id="pl.13.17"></a><var>13.17</var>in the normal course of business.<br/>
<a id="pl.13.18"></a><var>13.18</var>(3) The requester shall submit an application fee of $20,000, to cover the cost of <br/>
<a id="pl.13.19"></a><var>13.19</var>reviewing the application for a new plate and developing the new special plate if authorized <br/>
<a id="pl.13.20"></a><var>13.20</var>by law. State funds may not be used to pay the application fee. This requirement does not <br/>
<a id="pl.13.21"></a><var>13.21</var>apply if legislation or a bill introduced to the legislature proposing the new special plate <br/>
<a id="pl.13.22"></a><var>13.22</var>contains a mechanism by which all costs incurred by the commissioner for development <br/>
<a id="pl.13.23"></a><var>13.23</var>and implementation of the plate are covered, provided that the application fee subsequently <br/>
<a id="pl.13.24"></a><var>13.24</var>does apply if such a mechanism is not enacted in the law authorizing the new special plate.<br/>
<a id="pl.13.25"></a><var>13.25</var>(4) The requester shall submit a marketing strategy that contains (i) short-term and <br/>
<a id="pl.13.26"></a><var>13.26</var>long-term marketing plans for the requested plate, and (ii) a financial analysis showing <br/>
<a id="pl.13.27"></a><var>13.27</var>the anticipated revenues and the planned expenditures of any fee or contribution derived <br/>
<a id="pl.13.28"></a><var>13.28</var>from the requested plate.<br/>
<a id="pl.13.29"></a><var>13.29</var>(b) The requester shall submit the information required under paragraph (a) to the <br/>
<a id="pl.13.30"></a><var>13.30</var>commissioner at least 120 days before the convening of the next regular legislative session <br/>
<a id="pl.13.31"></a><var>13.31</var>at which the requester will submit the proposal.<br/>
<a id="pl.13.32"></a><var>13.32</var>    Subd. 2a. <b>Information for legislature.</b> (a) Within 15 days of the introduction of a <br/>
<a id="pl.13.33"></a><var>13.33</var>bill proposing a new special plate, the commissioner shall submit a briefing to the chairs <br/>
<a id="pl.13.34"></a><var>13.34</var>and ranking minority members of the house of representatives and senate committees to <br/>
<a id="pl.13.35"></a><var>13.35</var>which the bill was referred. At a minimum, the briefing must:<br/>
<a id="pl.13.36"></a><var>13.36</var>(1) summarize the requirements for a special plate under this section; and<br/>
<a id="pl.14.1"></a><var>14.1</var>(2) identify which of the requirements have been met for the proposed special plate.<br/>
<a id="pl.14.2"></a><var>14.2</var>(b) If a proposed special plate is a topic of discussion at a legislative committee <br/>
<a id="pl.14.3"></a><var>14.3</var>hearing, the commissioner shall make every reasonable effort to provide testimony. The <br/>
<a id="pl.14.4"></a><var>14.4</var>testimony must include the information required in the briefing under paragraph (a).<br/>
<a id="pl.14.5"></a><var>14.5</var>(c) Notwithstanding section 3.195, the commissioner may submit the briefing under <br/>
<a id="pl.14.6"></a><var>14.6</var>paragraph (a) by submitting an electronic version rather than a printed version.<br/>
<a id="pl.14.7"></a><var>14.7</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Design; redesign.</b> (a) If the proposed new special plate sought by the <br/>
<a id="pl.14.8"></a><var>14.8</var>requester is approved by law, the requester shall submit the proposed design for the plate <br/>
<a id="pl.14.9"></a><var>14.9</var>to the commissioner as soon as practicable, but not later than 120 days after the effective <br/>
<a id="pl.14.10"></a><var>14.10</var>date of the law authorizing issuance of the plate. The commissioner is responsible for <br/>
<a id="pl.14.11"></a><var>14.11</var>selecting the final design for the special plate.<br/>
<a id="pl.14.12"></a><var>14.12</var>(b) The requester that originally requested a new special plate subsequently approved <br/>
<a id="pl.14.13"></a><var>14.13</var>by law may not submit a new design for the plate within the five years following the date <br/>
<a id="pl.14.14"></a><var>14.14</var>of first issuance of the plate unless the inventory of those plates has been exhausted. <br/>
<a id="pl.14.15"></a><var>14.15</var>The requester may deplete the remaining inventory of the plates by reimbursing the <br/>
<a id="pl.14.16"></a><var>14.16</var>commissioner for the cost of the plates.<br/>
<a id="pl.14.17"></a><var>14.17</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Refund of fee.</b> If the special plate requested is not authorized in the <br/>
<a id="pl.14.18"></a><var>14.18</var>legislative session at which authorization was sought, the commissioner shall, if <br/>
<a id="pl.14.19"></a><var>14.19</var>applicable, refund $17,500 of the application fee to the requester.<br/>
<a id="pl.14.20"></a><var>14.20</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Discontinuance of plate.</b> (a) The commissioner shall discontinue the <br/>
<a id="pl.14.21"></a><var>14.21</var>issuance or renewal of any proximate special plate authorized by sections 
<statute_ref>168.12, <br/>
<a id="pl.14.22"></a><var>14.22</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.14.23"></a><var>14.23</var>plates are currently registered at the end of the first six years during which the plates are <br/>
<a id="pl.14.24"></a><var>14.24</var>available, or (2) fewer than 1,000 sets of those plates are currently registered at the end of <br/>
<a id="pl.14.25"></a><var>14.25</var>any subsequent two-year period following the first six years of availability.<br/>
<a id="pl.14.26"></a><var>14.26</var>(b) The commissioner shall discontinue the issuance or renewal of any proximate <br/>
<a id="pl.14.27"></a><var>14.27</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.14.28"></a><var>14.28</var>and 
<statute_ref>168.129</statute_ref>, and distribution of any contributions resulting from that plate, if the <br/>
<a id="pl.14.29"></a><var>14.29</var>commissioner determines that (1) the fund or requester receiving the contributions no <br/>
<a id="pl.14.30"></a><var>14.30</var>longer exists, (2) the requester has stopped providing services that are authorized to be <br/>
<a id="pl.14.31"></a><var>14.31</var>funded from the contribution proceeds, (3) the requester has requested discontinuance, or <br/>
<a id="pl.14.32"></a><var>14.32</var>(4) contributions have been used in violation of subdivision 6.<br/>
<a id="pl.14.33"></a><var>14.33</var>(c) Nothing in this subdivision applies to plates issued under section 
         <statute_ref>168.123</statute_ref>, <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.14.34"></a><var>14.34</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.14.35"></a><var>14.35</var>(d) Upon commencing discontinuance of a proximate special plate under this <br/>
<a id="pl.14.36"></a><var>14.36</var>subdivision, the commissioner (1) shall not issue the plate, including as a duplicate; and <br/>
<a id="pl.15.1"></a><var>15.1</var>(2) shall allow retention of any existing plate for the regular period. For purposes of this <br/>
<a id="pl.15.2"></a><var>15.2</var>paragraph, "regular period" may be, as appropriate, the period specified under section <br/>
<a id="pl.15.3"></a><var>15.3</var>168.12, subdivision 1; the time until issuance of a duplicate plate for that vehicle; or as <br/>
<a id="pl.15.4"></a><var>15.4</var>otherwise provided by law.<br/>
<a id="pl.15.5"></a><var>15.5</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Use of contributions.</b> Contributions made as a condition of obtaining a <br/>
<a id="pl.15.6"></a><var>15.6</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.15.7"></a><var>15.7</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.15.8"></a><var>15.8</var>for-profit purposes.<br/>
<a id="pl.15.9"></a><var>15.9</var>    Subd. 7. <b>Deposit of fee; appropriation.</b> The commissioner shall deposit the <br/>
<a id="pl.15.10"></a><var>15.10</var>application fee under subdivision 2, paragraph (a), clause (3), in the vehicle services <br/>
<a id="pl.15.11"></a><var>15.11</var>operating account of the special revenue fund under section 
         <statute_ref>299A.705</statute_ref>. An amount <br/>
<a id="pl.15.12"></a><var>15.12</var>sufficient to pay the department's cost in implementing and administering this section, <br/>
<a id="pl.15.13"></a><var>15.13</var>including payment of refunds under subdivision 4, is appropriated to the commissioner.<br/>
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<a id="bill.2.15.0"></a><a id="pl.15.14"></a><var>15.14</var>    Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 168.33, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.15.15"></a><var>15.15</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Deputy registrars.</b> (a) The commissioner may appoint, and for cause <br/>
<a id="pl.15.16"></a><var>15.16</var>discontinue, a deputy registrar for any statutory or home rule charter city as the public <br/>
<a id="pl.15.17"></a><var>15.17</var>interest and convenience may require, without regard to whether the county auditor of <br/>
<a id="pl.15.18"></a><var>15.18</var>the county in which the city is situated has been appointed as the deputy registrar for the <br/>
<a id="pl.15.19"></a><var>15.19</var>county or has been discontinued as the deputy registrar for the county, and without regard <br/>
<a id="pl.15.20"></a><var>15.20</var>to whether the county in which the city is situated has established a county license bureau <br/>
<a id="pl.15.21"></a><var>15.21</var>that issues motor vehicle licenses as provided in section 
         <statute_ref>373.32</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.15.22"></a><var>15.22</var>(b) The commissioner may appoint, and for cause discontinue, a deputy registrar <br/>
<a id="pl.15.23"></a><var>15.23</var>for any statutory or home rule charter city as the public interest and convenience may <br/>
<a id="pl.15.24"></a><var>15.24</var>require, if the auditor for the county in which the city is situated chooses not to accept <br/>
<a id="pl.15.25"></a><var>15.25</var>appointment as the deputy registrar for the county or is discontinued as a deputy registrar, <br/>
<a id="pl.15.26"></a><var>15.26</var>or if the county in which the city is situated has not established a county license bureau <br/>
<a id="pl.15.27"></a><var>15.27</var>that issues motor vehicle licenses as provided in section 
         <statute_ref>373.32</statute_ref>. The individual appointed <br/>
<a id="pl.15.28"></a><var>15.28</var>by the commissioner as a deputy registrar for any statutory or home rule charter city must <br/>
<a id="pl.15.29"></a><var>15.29</var>be a resident of the county in which the city is situated.<br/>
<a id="pl.15.30"></a><var>15.30</var>(c) The commissioner may appoint, and for cause discontinue, the county auditor of <br/>
<a id="pl.15.31"></a><var>15.31</var>each county as a deputy registrar.<br/>
<a id="pl.15.32"></a><var>15.32</var>(d) Despite any other provision, a person other than a county auditor or a director <br/>
<a id="pl.15.33"></a><var>15.33</var>of a county license bureau, who was appointed by the registrar before August 1, 1976, <br/>
<a id="pl.15.34"></a><var>15.34</var>as a deputy registrar for any statutory or home rule charter city, may continue to serve <br/>
<a id="pl.15.35"></a><var>15.35</var>as deputy registrar and may be discontinued for cause only by the commissioner. The <br/>
<a id="pl.16.1"></a><var>16.1</var>county auditor who appointed the deputy registrars is responsible for the acts of deputy <br/>
<a id="pl.16.2"></a><var>16.2</var>registrars appointed by the auditor.<br/>
<a id="pl.16.3"></a><var>16.3</var>(e) Each deputy, before entering upon the discharge of duties, shall take and <br/>
<a id="pl.16.4"></a><var>16.4</var>subscribe an oath to faithfully discharge the duties and to uphold the laws of the state.<br/>
<a id="pl.16.5"></a><var>16.5</var>(f) If a deputy registrar appointed under this subdivision is not an officer or employee <br/>
<a id="pl.16.6"></a><var>16.6</var>of a county or statutory or home rule charter city, the deputy shall in addition give bond to <br/>
<a id="pl.16.7"></a><var>16.7</var>the state in the sum of $10,000, or a larger sum as may be required by the commissioner, <br/>
<a id="pl.16.8"></a><var>16.8</var>conditioned upon the faithful discharge of duties as deputy registrar.<br/>
<a id="pl.16.9"></a><var>16.9</var>(g) Until January 1, 2012, A corporation governed by chapter 302A or 317A <br/>
<a id="pl.16.10"></a><var>16.10</var>may be appointed a deputy registrar. Upon application by an individual serving as a <br/>
<a id="pl.16.11"></a><var>16.11</var>deputy registrar and the giving of the requisite bond as provided in this subdivision, <br/>
<a id="pl.16.12"></a><var>16.12</var>personally assured by the individual or another individual approved by the commissioner, <br/>
<a id="pl.16.13"></a><var>16.13</var>a corporation named in an application then becomes the duly appointed and qualified <br/>
<a id="pl.16.14"></a><var>16.14</var>successor to the deputy registrar. The appointment of any corporation as a deputy registrar <br/>
<a id="pl.16.15"></a><var>16.15</var>expires January 1,  2012. The commissioner shall appoint an individual as successor to <br/>
<a id="pl.16.16"></a><var>16.16</var>the corporation as a deputy registrar. The commissioner shall appoint as the successor <br/>
<a id="pl.16.17"></a><var>16.17</var>agent to a corporation whose appointment expires under this paragraph an officer of the <br/>
<a id="pl.16.18"></a><var>16.18</var>corporation if the officer applies for appointment before July 1,   2012.<br/>
<a id="pl.16.19"></a><var>16.19</var>(h) Each deputy registrar appointed under this subdivision shall keep and maintain <br/>
<a id="pl.16.20"></a><var>16.20</var>office locations approved by the commissioner for the registration of vehicles and the <br/>
<a id="pl.16.21"></a><var>16.21</var>collection of taxes and fees on vehicles.<br/>
<a id="pl.16.22"></a><var>16.22</var>(i) The deputy registrar shall keep records and make reports to the commissioner as <br/>
<a id="pl.16.23"></a><var>16.23</var>the commissioner requires. The records must be maintained at the offices of the deputy <br/>
<a id="pl.16.24"></a><var>16.24</var>registrar. The records and offices of the deputy registrar must at all times be open to the <br/>
<a id="pl.16.25"></a><var>16.25</var>inspection of the commissioner or the commissioner's agents. The deputy registrar shall <br/>
<a id="pl.16.26"></a><var>16.26</var>report to the commissioner by the next working day following receipt all registrations <br/>
<a id="pl.16.27"></a><var>16.27</var>made and taxes and fees collected by the deputy registrar.<br/>
<a id="pl.16.28"></a><var>16.28</var>(j) The filing fee imposed under subdivision 7 must be deposited in the treasury of <br/>
<a id="pl.16.29"></a><var>16.29</var>the place for which appointed or, if not a public official, a deputy shall retain the filing fee, <br/>
<a id="pl.16.30"></a><var>16.30</var>but the registration tax and any additional fees for delayed registration the deputy registrar <br/>
<a id="pl.16.31"></a><var>16.31</var>has collected the deputy registrar shall deposit by the next working day following receipt <br/>
<a id="pl.16.32"></a><var>16.32</var>in an approved state depository to the credit of the state through the commissioner of <br/>
<a id="pl.16.33"></a><var>16.33</var>management and budget. The place for which the deputy registrar is appointed through its <br/>
<a id="pl.16.34"></a><var>16.34</var>governing body must provide the deputy registrar with facilities and personnel to carry out <br/>
<a id="pl.16.35"></a><var>16.35</var>the duties imposed by this subdivision if the deputy is a public official. In all other cases, <br/>
<a id="pl.16.36"></a><var>16.36</var>the deputy shall maintain a suitable facility for serving the public.<br/>
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<a id="bill.2.16.0"></a><a id="pl.17.1"></a><var>17.1</var>    Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 168B.06, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.17.2"></a><var>17.2</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Written notice of impound.</b> (a) When an impounded vehicle is <br/>
<a id="pl.17.3"></a><var>17.3</var>taken into custody, the unit of government or impound lot operator taking it into custody <br/>
<a id="pl.17.4"></a><var>17.4</var>shall give written notice of the taking within five days to the registered vehicle owner <br/>
<a id="pl.17.5"></a><var>17.5</var>and any lienholders.<br/>
<a id="pl.17.6"></a><var>17.6</var>    (b) The notice must:<br/>
<a id="pl.17.7"></a><var>17.7</var>    (1) set forth the date and place of the taking;<br/>
<a id="pl.17.8"></a><var>17.8</var>    (2) provide the year, make, model, and serial number of the impounded motor <br/>
<a id="pl.17.9"></a><var>17.9</var>vehicle, if such information can be reasonably obtained, and the place where the vehicle <br/>
<a id="pl.17.10"></a><var>17.10</var>is being held;<br/>
<a id="pl.17.11"></a><var>17.11</var>    (3) inform the owner and any lienholders of their right to reclaim the vehicle under <br/>
<a id="pl.17.12"></a><var>17.12</var>section 
         <statute_ref>168B.07</statute_ref>;<br/>
<a id="pl.17.13"></a><var>17.13</var>    (4) state that failure of the owner or lienholders to:<br/>
<a id="pl.17.14"></a><var>17.14</var>    (i) exercise their right to reclaim the vehicle within the appropriate time allowed <br/>
<a id="pl.17.15"></a><var>17.15</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.17.16"></a><var>17.16</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.17.17"></a><var>17.17</var>in the vehicle and a consent to the transfer of title to and disposal or sale of the vehicle <br/>
<a id="pl.17.18"></a><var>17.18</var>pursuant to section 
         <statute_ref>168B.08</statute_ref>; or<br/>
<a id="pl.17.19"></a><var>17.19</var>    (ii) exercise their right to reclaim the contents of the vehicle within the appropriate <br/>
<a id="pl.17.20"></a><var>17.20</var>time allowed and under the conditions set forth in section 
         <statute_ref>168B.07, subdivision 3</statute_ref>, <br/>
<a id="pl.17.21"></a><var>17.21</var>constitutes a waiver by them of all right, title, and interest in the contents and consent to <br/>
<a id="pl.17.22"></a><var>17.22</var>sell or dispose of the contents under section 
         <statute_ref>168B.08</statute_ref>; and<br/>
<a id="pl.17.23"></a><var>17.23</var>    (5) state that a vehicle owner who provides to the impound lot operator <br/>
<a id="pl.17.24"></a><var>17.24</var>documentation from a government or nonprofit agency or legal aid office that the owner <br/>
<a id="pl.17.25"></a><var>17.25</var>is homeless, receives relief based on need, or is eligible for legal aid services, or has a <br/>
<a id="pl.17.26"></a><var>17.26</var>household income at or below 50 percent of state median income has the unencumbered <br/>
<a id="pl.17.27"></a><var>17.27</var>right to retrieve any and all contents without charge.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.17.0"></a><a id="pl.17.28"></a><var>17.28</var>    Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 168B.07, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.17.29"></a><var>17.29</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Retrieval of contents.</b> (a) For purposes of this subdivision:<br/>
<a id="pl.17.30"></a><var>17.30</var>    (1) "contents" does not include any permanently affixed mechanical or <br/>
<a id="pl.17.31"></a><var>17.31</var>nonmechanical automobile parts; automobile body parts; or automobile accessories, <br/>
<a id="pl.17.32"></a><var>17.32</var>including audio or video players; and<br/>
<a id="pl.17.33"></a><var>17.33</var>    (2) "relief based on need" includes, but is not limited to, receipt of MFIP <br/>
<a id="pl.17.34"></a><var>17.34</var>and Diversionary Work Program, medical assistance, general assistance, general <br/>
<a id="pl.17.35"></a><var>17.35</var>assistance medical care, emergency general assistance, Minnesota supplemental aid, <br/>
<a id="pl.18.1"></a><var>18.1</var>MSA-emergency assistance, MinnesotaCare, Supplemental Security Income, energy <br/>
<a id="pl.18.2"></a><var>18.2</var>assistance, emergency assistance, food stamps, earned income tax credit, or Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.18.3"></a><var>18.3</var>working family tax credit.<br/>
<a id="pl.18.4"></a><var>18.4</var>    (b) A unit of government or impound lot operator shall establish reasonable <br/>
<a id="pl.18.5"></a><var>18.5</var>procedures for retrieval of vehicle contents, and may establish reasonable procedures to <br/>
<a id="pl.18.6"></a><var>18.6</var>protect the safety and security of the impound lot and its personnel.<br/>
<a id="pl.18.7"></a><var>18.7</var>    (c) At any time before the expiration of the waiting periods provided in section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.18.8"></a><var>18.8</var>168B.051
         </statute_ref>, a registered owner who provides documentation from a government or <br/>
<a id="pl.18.9"></a><var>18.9</var>nonprofit agency or legal aid office that the registered owner is homeless, receives relief <br/>
<a id="pl.18.10"></a><var>18.10</var>based on need, or is eligible for legal aid services, or has a household income at or below <br/>
<a id="pl.18.11"></a><var>18.11</var>50 percent of state median income has the unencumbered right to retrieve any and all <br/>
<a id="pl.18.12"></a><var>18.12</var>contents without charge and regardless of whether the registered owner pays incurred <br/>
<a id="pl.18.13"></a><var>18.13</var>charges or fees, transfers title, or reclaims the vehicle.<br/>
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<a id="bill.2.18.0"></a><a id="pl.18.14"></a><var>18.14</var>    Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 169.04, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.18.15"></a><var>18.15</var><b>169.04 LOCAL AUTHORITY.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.18.16"></a><var>18.16</var>(a) The provisions of this chapter shall not be deemed to prevent local authorities, <br/>
<a id="pl.18.17"></a><var>18.17</var>with respect to streets and highways under their jurisdiction, and with the consent of <br/>
<a id="pl.18.18"></a><var>18.18</var>the commissioner, with respect to state trunk highways, within the corporate limits of a <br/>
<a id="pl.18.19"></a><var>18.19</var>municipality, or within the limits of a town in a county in this state now having or which <br/>
<a id="pl.18.20"></a><var>18.20</var>may hereafter have, a population of 500,000 or more, and a land area of not more than 600 <br/>
<a id="pl.18.21"></a><var>18.21</var>square miles, and within the reasonable exercise of the police power from:<br/>
<a id="pl.18.22"></a><var>18.22</var>(1) regulating the standing or parking of vehicles;<br/>
<a id="pl.18.23"></a><var>18.23</var>(2) regulating traffic by means of police officers or traffic-control signals;<br/>
<a id="pl.18.24"></a><var>18.24</var>(3) regulating or prohibiting processions or assemblages on the highways;<br/>
<a id="pl.18.25"></a><var>18.25</var>(4) designating particular highways as one-way roadways and requiring that all <br/>
<a id="pl.18.26"></a><var>18.26</var>vehicles, except emergency vehicles, when on an emergency run, thereon be moved in one <br/>
<a id="pl.18.27"></a><var>18.27</var>specific direction;<br/>
<a id="pl.18.28"></a><var>18.28</var>(5) designating any highway as a through highway and requiring that all vehicles stop <br/>
<a id="pl.18.29"></a><var>18.29</var>before entering or crossing the same, or designating any intersection as a stop intersection, <br/>
<a id="pl.18.30"></a><var>18.30</var>and requiring all vehicles to stop at one or more entrances to such intersections;<br/>
<a id="pl.18.31"></a><var>18.31</var>(6) restricting the use of highways as authorized in sections 
         <statute_ref>169.80</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>169.88</statute_ref>.  <br/>
<a id="pl.18.32"></a><var>18.32</var>(b) No ordinance or regulation enacted under paragraph (a), clause (4), (5), or (6), <br/>
<a id="pl.18.33"></a><var>18.33</var>shall be effective until signs giving notice of such local traffic regulations are posted <br/>
<a id="pl.18.34"></a><var>18.34</var>upon and kept posted upon or at the entrance to the highway or part thereof affected as <br/>
<a id="pl.18.35"></a><var>18.35</var>may be most appropriate.<br/>
<a id="pl.19.1"></a><var>19.1</var>(c) No ordinance or regulation enacted under paragraph (a), clause (3), or any other <br/>
<a id="pl.19.2"></a><var>19.2</var>provision of law shall prohibit:<br/>
<a id="pl.19.3"></a><var>19.3</var>(1) the use of motorcycles or vehicles utilizing flashing red lights for the purpose of <br/>
<a id="pl.19.4"></a><var>19.4</var>escorting funeral processions, oversize buildings, heavy equipment, parades or similar <br/>
<a id="pl.19.5"></a><var>19.5</var>processions or assemblages on the highways; or<br/>
<a id="pl.19.6"></a><var>19.6</var>(2) the use of motorcycles or vehicles that are owned by the funeral home and that <br/>
<a id="pl.19.7"></a><var>19.7</var>utilize flashing red lights for the purpose of escorting funeral processions.<br/>
<a id="pl.19.8"></a><var>19.8</var>(d) No ordinance or regulation enacted under paragraph (a), clause (1), or enacted <br/>
<a id="pl.19.9"></a><var>19.9</var>by any other local authority, may hold an owner of a vehicle liable for parking violations <br/>
<a id="pl.19.10"></a><var>19.10</var>committed before the person became the owner of the vehicle. If a vehicle is towed <br/>
<a id="pl.19.11"></a><var>19.11</var>or impounded for failure of a former owner to pay parking fines accrued for parking <br/>
<a id="pl.19.12"></a><var>19.12</var>violations committed by another before the present owner acquired the vehicle, the <br/>
<a id="pl.19.13"></a><var>19.13</var>vehicle must be returned to the present owner, without charge, upon the present owner's <br/>
<a id="pl.19.14"></a><var>19.14</var>submission of documentation showing that the person became the owner after the parking <br/>
<a id="pl.19.15"></a><var>19.15</var>violations were committed. Local authorities must attempt to recover parking fines <br/>
<a id="pl.19.16"></a><var>19.16</var>from the owner of the vehicle at the time the violation occurred. This paragraph does <br/>
<a id="pl.19.17"></a><var>19.17</var>not apply to (1) a co-owner or joint owner of a vehicle also presently owned by another <br/>
<a id="pl.19.18"></a><var>19.18</var>co-owner or joint owner who was an owner when the violations were committed or (2) to <br/>
<a id="pl.19.19"></a><var>19.19</var>a present owner who committed parking violations while operating the subject vehicle <br/>
<a id="pl.19.20"></a><var>19.20</var>before acquiring the vehicle.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.19.0"></a><a id="pl.19.21"></a><var>19.21</var>    Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 169.041, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.19.22"></a><var>19.22</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Towing prohibited.</b> Unless the vehicle is described in subdivision 4, (a) A <br/>
<a id="pl.19.23"></a><var>19.23</var>towing authority may not tow a motor vehicle because:<br/>
<a id="pl.19.24"></a><var>19.24</var>(1) the vehicle has expired registration tabs that have been expired for less than <br/>
<a id="pl.19.25"></a><var>19.25</var>90 days; or<br/>
<a id="pl.19.26"></a><var>19.26</var>(2) the vehicle is at a parking meter on which the time has expired and the vehicle <br/>
<a id="pl.19.27"></a><var>19.27</var>has fewer than five unpaid parking tickets.<br/>
<a id="pl.19.28"></a><var>19.28</var>(b) A towing authority may tow a motor vehicle, notwithstanding paragraph (a), if:<br/>
<a id="pl.19.29"></a><var>19.29</var>(1) the vehicle is parked in violation of snow emergency regulations;<br/>
<a id="pl.19.30"></a><var>19.30</var>(2) the vehicle is parked in a rush-hour restricted parking area;<br/>
<a id="pl.19.31"></a><var>19.31</var>(3) the vehicle is blocking a driveway, alley, or fire hydrant;<br/>
<a id="pl.19.32"></a><var>19.32</var>(4) the vehicle is parked in a bus lane, or at a bus stop, during hours when parking <br/>
<a id="pl.19.33"></a><var>19.33</var>is prohibited;<br/>
<a id="pl.19.34"></a><var>19.34</var>(5) the vehicle is parked within 30 feet of a stop sign and visually blocking the <br/>
<a id="pl.19.35"></a><var>19.35</var>stop sign;<br/>
<a id="pl.20.1"></a><var>20.1</var>(6) the vehicle is parked in a disability transfer zone or disability parking space <br/>
<a id="pl.20.2"></a><var>20.2</var>without a disability parking certificate or disability license plates;<br/>
<a id="pl.20.3"></a><var>20.3</var>(7) the vehicle is parked in an area that has been posted for temporary restricted <br/>
<a id="pl.20.4"></a><var>20.4</var>parking (A) at least 12 hours in advance in a home rule charter or statutory city having <br/>
<a id="pl.20.5"></a><var>20.5</var>a population under 50,000, or (B) at least 24 hours in advance in another political <br/>
<a id="pl.20.6"></a><var>20.6</var>subdivision;<br/>
<a id="pl.20.7"></a><var>20.7</var>(8) the vehicle is parked within the right-of-way of a controlled-access highway or <br/>
<a id="pl.20.8"></a><var>20.8</var>within the traveled portion of a public street when travel is allowed there;<br/>
<a id="pl.20.9"></a><var>20.9</var>(9) the vehicle is unlawfully parked in a zone that is restricted by posted signs to <br/>
<a id="pl.20.10"></a><var>20.10</var>use by fire, police, public safety, or emergency vehicles;<br/>
<a id="pl.20.11"></a><var>20.11</var>(10) the vehicle is unlawfully parked on property at the Minneapolis-St. Paul <br/>
<a id="pl.20.12"></a><var>20.12</var>International Airport owned by the Metropolitan Airports Commission;<br/>
<a id="pl.20.13"></a><var>20.13</var>(11) a law enforcement official has probable cause to believe that the vehicle is <br/>
<a id="pl.20.14"></a><var>20.14</var>stolen, or that the vehicle constitutes or contains evidence of a crime and impoundment is <br/>
<a id="pl.20.15"></a><var>20.15</var>reasonably necessary to obtain or preserve the evidence;<br/>
<a id="pl.20.16"></a><var>20.16</var>(12) the driver, operator, or person in physical control of the vehicle is taken into <br/>
<a id="pl.20.17"></a><var>20.17</var>custody and the vehicle is impounded for safekeeping;<br/>
<a id="pl.20.18"></a><var>20.18</var>(13) a law enforcement official has probable cause to believe that the owner, <br/>
<a id="pl.20.19"></a><var>20.19</var>operator, or person in physical control of the vehicle has failed to respond to five or more <br/>
<a id="pl.20.20"></a><var>20.20</var>citations for parking or traffic offenses;<br/>
<a id="pl.20.21"></a><var>20.21</var>(14) the vehicle is unlawfully parked in a zone that is restricted by posted signs <br/>
<a id="pl.20.22"></a><var>20.22</var>to use by taxicabs;<br/>
<a id="pl.20.23"></a><var>20.23</var>(15) the vehicle is unlawfully parked and prevents egress by a lawfully parked <br/>
<a id="pl.20.24"></a><var>20.24</var>vehicle;<br/>
<a id="pl.20.25"></a><var>20.25</var>(16) the vehicle is parked, on a school day during prohibited hours, in a school zone <br/>
<a id="pl.20.26"></a><var>20.26</var>on a public street where official signs prohibit parking; or<br/>
<a id="pl.20.27"></a><var>20.27</var>(17) the vehicle is a junk, abandoned, or unauthorized vehicle, as defined in section <br/>
<a id="pl.20.28"></a><var>20.28</var><statute_ref>168B.011</statute_ref>, and subject to immediate removal under chapter 168B.<br/>
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<a id="bill.2.20.0"></a><a id="pl.20.29"></a><var>20.29</var>    Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 169.041, is amended by adding a subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.20.30"></a><var>20.30</var>to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.20.31"></a><var>20.31</var>    Subd. 5a. <b>Quick clearance.</b> (a) For purposes of this subdivision:<br/>
<a id="pl.20.32"></a><var>20.32</var>(1) "road" includes the roadway, a lane for vehicular traffic, shoulder, on-ramp, and <br/>
<a id="pl.20.33"></a><var>20.33</var>off-ramp of a street or highway, including a parkway; and<br/>
<a id="pl.20.34"></a><var>20.34</var>(2) "obstructions" includes motor vehicles, debris, personal property, and cargo.<br/>
<a id="pl.21.1"></a><var>21.1</var>(b) Within the Department of Transportation's eight-county metropolitan district, the <br/>
<a id="pl.21.2"></a><var>21.2</var>department may move, remove, or cause to remove obstructions from a road if:<br/>
<a id="pl.21.3"></a><var>21.3</var>(1) there has been a traffic incident involving a collision, accident, or spilled load;<br/>
<a id="pl.21.4"></a><var>21.4</var>(2) the obstructions block a road or aggravate an emergency on a road; and<br/>
<a id="pl.21.5"></a><var>21.5</var>(3) the department cooperates with the State Patrol and private towing or recovery <br/>
<a id="pl.21.6"></a><var>21.6</var>companies authorized by the state concerning towing of the vehicle and removal of <br/>
<a id="pl.21.7"></a><var>21.7</var>other obstructions.<br/>
<a id="pl.21.8"></a><var>21.8</var>(c) The State Patrol shall make a reasonable effort to contact a motor carrier who <br/>
<a id="pl.21.9"></a><var>21.9</var>owns the motor vehicle or other obstructions before undertaking an action under this <br/>
<a id="pl.21.10"></a><var>21.10</var>subdivision.<br/>
<a id="pl.21.11"></a><var>21.11</var>(d) The department shall make a reasonable effort to allow the owner of the motor <br/>
<a id="pl.21.12"></a><var>21.12</var>vehicle to arrange for its removal and shall give due consideration to having the vehicle <br/>
<a id="pl.21.13"></a><var>21.13</var>towed by a licensed towing service capable of safely moving the vehicle.<br/>
<a id="pl.21.14"></a><var>21.14</var>(e) Towing charges accrued by the owner or owners of the vehicle must be <br/>
<a id="pl.21.15"></a><var>21.15</var>reasonable and consistent with customary market prices for the type of vehicle removed <br/>
<a id="pl.21.16"></a><var>21.16</var>and the circumstances giving rise to its removal.<br/>
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<a id="bill.2.21.0"></a><a id="pl.21.17"></a><var>21.17</var>    Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 169.15, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.21.18"></a><var>21.18</var><b>169.15 IMPEDING TRAFFIC</b><b>; INTERSECTION GRIDLOCK</b><b>.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.21.19"></a><var>21.19</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Impeding traffic; drive at slow speed.</b> No person shall drive a <br/>
<a id="pl.21.20"></a><var>21.20</var>motor vehicle at such a slow speed as to impede or block the normal and reasonable <br/>
<a id="pl.21.21"></a><var>21.21</var>movement of traffic except when reduced speed is necessary for safe operation or in <br/>
<a id="pl.21.22"></a><var>21.22</var>compliance with law or except when the vehicle is temporarily unable to maintain a greater <br/>
<a id="pl.21.23"></a><var>21.23</var>speed due to a combination of the weight of the vehicle and the grade of the highway.<br/>
<a id="pl.21.24"></a><var>21.24</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Intersection gridlock; stop or block traffic.</b> (a) Except as provided <br/>
<a id="pl.21.25"></a><var>21.25</var>in paragraph (b), a driver of a vehicle shall not enter an intersection controlled by a <br/>
<a id="pl.21.26"></a><var>21.26</var>traffic-control signal until the driver is able to move the vehicle immediately, continuously, <br/>
<a id="pl.21.27"></a><var>21.27</var>and completely through the intersection without impeding or blocking the subsequent <br/>
<a id="pl.21.28"></a><var>21.28</var>movement of cross traffic.<br/>
<a id="pl.21.29"></a><var>21.29</var>(b) Paragraph (a) does not apply to movement of a vehicle made: <br/>
<a id="pl.21.30"></a><var>21.30</var>(1) at the direction of a city-authorized traffic-control agent or a peace officer;<br/>
<a id="pl.21.31"></a><var>21.31</var>(2) to facilitate passage of an authorized emergency vehicle with its emergency <br/>
<a id="pl.21.32"></a><var>21.32</var>lights activated; or<br/>
<a id="pl.21.33"></a><var>21.33</var>(3) to make a turn, as permitted under section 169.19, that allows the vehicle to <br/>
<a id="pl.21.34"></a><var>21.34</var>safely leave the intersection.<br/>
<a id="pl.22.1"></a><var>22.1</var>(c) A violation of this subdivision does not constitute grounds for suspension or <br/>
<a id="pl.22.2"></a><var>22.2</var>revocation of the violator's driver's license.<br/>
<a id="pl.22.3"></a><var>22.3</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective January 1, 2011, and applies to acts <br/>
<a id="pl.22.4"></a><var>22.4</var>committed on or after that date.<br/>
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<a id="bill.2.22.0"></a><a id="pl.22.5"></a><var>22.5</var>    Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 169.306, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.22.6"></a><var>22.6</var><b>169.306 USE OF SHOULDERS BY BUSES. </b><br/>
<a id="pl.22.7"></a><var>22.7</var>(a) The commissioner of transportation may is authorized to permit the use by transit <br/>
<a id="pl.22.8"></a><var>22.8</var>buses and Metro Mobility buses of a shoulder, as designated by the commissioner, of a <br/>
<a id="pl.22.9"></a><var>22.9</var>freeway or expressway, as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>160.02</statute_ref>, in the seven-county metropolitan <br/>
<a id="pl.22.10"></a><var>22.10</var>area in Minnesota.<br/>
<a id="pl.22.11"></a><var>22.11</var>(b) If the commissioner permits the use of a freeway or expressway shoulder by <br/>
<a id="pl.22.12"></a><var>22.12</var>transit buses, the commissioner shall also permit the use on that shoulder of a bus (1) with <br/>
<a id="pl.22.13"></a><var>22.13</var>a seating capacity of 40 passengers or more operated by a motor carrier of passengers, <br/>
<a id="pl.22.14"></a><var>22.14</var>as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>221.012, subdivision 26</statute_ref>, while operating in intrastate commerce or <br/>
<a id="pl.22.15"></a><var>22.15</var>(2) providing regular route transit service, as defined in section 174.22, subdivision 8, or <br/>
<a id="pl.22.16"></a><var>22.16</var>Metro Mobility services, and operated by or under contract with the Metropolitan Council, <br/>
<a id="pl.22.17"></a><var>22.17</var>a local transit authority, or a transit authority created by the legislature. Drivers of these <br/>
<a id="pl.22.18"></a><var>22.18</var>buses must have adequate training in the requirements of paragraph (c), as determined by <br/>
<a id="pl.22.19"></a><var>22.19</var>the commissioner.<br/>
<a id="pl.22.20"></a><var>22.20</var>(c) Buses authorized to use the shoulder under this section may be operated on the <br/>
<a id="pl.22.21"></a><var>22.21</var>shoulder only when main-line traffic speeds are less than 35 miles per hour. Drivers of <br/>
<a id="pl.22.22"></a><var>22.22</var>buses being operated on the shoulder may not exceed the speed of main-line traffic by <br/>
<a id="pl.22.23"></a><var>22.23</var>more than 15 miles per hour and may never exceed 35 miles per hour. Drivers of buses <br/>
<a id="pl.22.24"></a><var>22.24</var>being operated on the shoulder must yield to merging, entering, and exiting traffic and <br/>
<a id="pl.22.25"></a><var>22.25</var>must yield to other vehicles on the shoulder. Buses operated on the shoulder must be <br/>
<a id="pl.22.26"></a><var>22.26</var>registered with the Department of Transportation.<br/>
<a id="pl.22.27"></a><var>22.27</var>(d) For the purposes of this section, the term "Metro Mobility bus" means a motor <br/>
<a id="pl.22.28"></a><var>22.28</var>vehicle of not less than 20 feet in length engaged in providing special transportation <br/>
<a id="pl.22.29"></a><var>22.29</var>services under section 
         <statute_ref>473.386</statute_ref> that is:<br/>
<a id="pl.22.30"></a><var>22.30</var>(1) operated by the Metropolitan Council, or operated by or under contract with a <br/>
<a id="pl.22.31"></a><var>22.31</var>public or private entity receiving financial assistance to provide transit services from the <br/>
<a id="pl.22.32"></a><var>22.32</var>Metropolitan Council or the commissioner of transportation; and<br/>
<a id="pl.22.33"></a><var>22.33</var>(2) authorized by the council commissioner to use freeway or expressway shoulders.<br/>
<a id="pl.22.34"></a><var>22.34</var>(e) This section does not apply to the operation of buses on dynamic shoulder lanes.<br/>
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<a id="bill.2.23.0"></a><a id="pl.23.1"></a><var>23.1</var>    Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 169.345, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.23.2"></a><var>23.2</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Scope of privilege.</b> (a) A motor vehicle that prominently displays <br/>
<a id="pl.23.3"></a><var>23.3</var>the certificate authorized by this section or that bears disability plates issued under section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.23.4"></a><var>23.4</var>168.021
         </statute_ref> may be parked by or solely for the benefit of a physically disabled person:<br/>
<a id="pl.23.5"></a><var>23.5</var>(1) in a designated parking space for disabled persons, as provided in section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.23.6"></a><var>23.6</var>169.346
         </statute_ref>;<br/>
<a id="pl.23.7"></a><var>23.7</var>(2) in a metered parking space without obligation to pay the meter fee and without <br/>
<a id="pl.23.8"></a><var>23.8</var>time restrictions unless time restrictions are separately posted on official signs; and<br/>
<a id="pl.23.9"></a><var>23.9</var>(3) without time restrictions in a nonmetered space where parking is otherwise <br/>
<a id="pl.23.10"></a><var>23.10</var>allowed for passenger vehicles but restricted to a maximum period of time and that does <br/>
<a id="pl.23.11"></a><var>23.11</var>not specifically prohibit the exercise of disabled parking privileges in that space.<br/>
<a id="pl.23.12"></a><var>23.12</var>A person may park a motor vehicle for a physically disabled person in a parking space <br/>
<a id="pl.23.13"></a><var>23.13</var>described in clause (1) or (2) only when actually transporting the physically disabled <br/>
<a id="pl.23.14"></a><var>23.14</var>person for the sole benefit of that person and when the parking space is within a reasonable <br/>
<a id="pl.23.15"></a><var>23.15</var>distance from the drop-off point.<br/>
<a id="pl.23.16"></a><var>23.16</var>(b) For purposes of this subdivision, a certificate is prominently displayed if:<br/>
<a id="pl.23.17"></a><var>23.17</var>(1) it is displayed:<br/>
<a id="pl.23.18"></a><var>23.18</var>(i)  so that it may be viewed from the front and rear of the motor vehicle by hanging <br/>
<a id="pl.23.19"></a><var>23.19</var>it from the rearview mirror attached to the front windshield of the motor vehicle., so that it <br/>
<a id="pl.23.20"></a><var>23.20</var>may be viewed from the front and rear of the motor vehicle;<br/>
<a id="pl.23.21"></a><var>23.21</var>(ii) by securing it in a holder or display device located on the dashboard at the <br/>
<a id="pl.23.22"></a><var>23.22</var>center or driver's side of the vehicle, so that it may be viewed from the front of the motor <br/>
<a id="pl.23.23"></a><var>23.23</var>vehicle; or<br/>
<a id="pl.23.24"></a><var>23.24</var>(iii) if there is no rearview mirror or if the certificate holder's disability precludes <br/>
<a id="pl.23.25"></a><var>23.25</var>placing the certificate on the mirror, the certificate must be displayed by placing it on the <br/>
<a id="pl.23.26"></a><var>23.26</var>dashboard on the driver's side of the vehicle.; and<br/>
<a id="pl.23.27"></a><var>23.27</var>(2) no part of the symbols, lettering, or other information shown on the certificate <br/>
<a id="pl.23.28"></a><var>23.28</var>may be are obscured.<br/>
<a id="pl.23.29"></a><var>23.29</var>(c) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), clauses (1), (2), and (3), this section does not <br/>
<a id="pl.23.30"></a><var>23.30</var>permit parking in areas prohibited by sections 
         <statute_ref>169.32</statute_ref> and 
         <statute_ref>169.34</statute_ref>, in designated no <br/>
<a id="pl.23.31"></a><var>23.31</var>parking spaces, or in parking spaces reserved for specified purposes or vehicles. A local <br/>
<a id="pl.23.32"></a><var>23.32</var>governmental unit may, by ordinance, prohibit parking on any street or highway to create <br/>
<a id="pl.23.33"></a><var>23.33</var>a fire lane, or to accommodate heavy traffic during morning and afternoon rush hours and <br/>
<a id="pl.23.34"></a><var>23.34</var>these ordinances also apply to physically disabled persons.<br/>
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<a id="bill.2.24.0"></a><a id="pl.24.1"></a><var>24.1</var>    Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 169.865, subdivision 1, is <br/>
<a id="pl.24.2"></a><var>24.2</var>amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.24.3"></a><var>24.3</var>    Subdivision 1.  <b>Six-axle vehicles.</b> (a) A road authority may issue an annual permit <br/>
<a id="pl.24.4"></a><var>24.4</var>authorizing a vehicle or combination of vehicles with a total of six or more axles to haul <br/>
<a id="pl.24.5"></a><var>24.5</var>raw or unprocessed agricultural products and be operated with a gross vehicle weight <br/>
<a id="pl.24.6"></a><var>24.6</var>of up to: <br/>
<a id="pl.24.7"></a><var>24.7</var>    (1) 90,000 pounds; and <br/>
<a id="pl.24.8"></a><var>24.8</var>    (2) 99,000 pounds during the period set by the commissioner under section 
         <statute_ref>169.826, <br/>
<a id="pl.24.9"></a><var>24.9</var>subdivision 1
         </statute_ref>. <br/>
<a id="pl.24.10"></a><var>24.10</var>    (b) Notwithstanding subdivision 4 3, paragraph (a), clause (4), a vehicle or <br/>
<a id="pl.24.11"></a><var>24.11</var>combination of vehicles operated under this subdivision and transporting only sealed <br/>
<a id="pl.24.12"></a><var>24.12</var>intermodal containers may be operated on an interstate highway if allowed by the United <br/>
<a id="pl.24.13"></a><var>24.13</var>States Department of Transportation. <br/>
<a id="pl.24.14"></a><var>24.14</var>    (c) The fee for a permit issued under this subdivision is $300. <br/>
<a id="pl.24.15"></a><var>24.15</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective retroactively from July 1, 2008.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.25.0"></a><a id="pl.24.16"></a><var>24.16</var>    Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 169.87, is amended by adding a subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.24.17"></a><var>24.17</var>to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.24.18"></a><var>24.18</var>    Subd. 7. <b>Cargo tank vehicles.</b> (a) Weight restrictions imposed by the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.24.19"></a><var>24.19</var>under subdivisions 1 and 2 do not apply to cargo tank vehicles with two or three permanent <br/>
<a id="pl.24.20"></a><var>24.20</var>axles when delivering propane for heating or dyed fuel oil on seasonally weight-restricted <br/>
<a id="pl.24.21"></a><var>24.21</var>roads if the vehicle is loaded at no more than 50 percent capacity of the cargo tank.<br/>
<a id="pl.24.22"></a><var>24.22</var>(b) To be exempt from weight restrictions under paragraph (a), a cargo tank vehicle <br/>
<a id="pl.24.23"></a><var>24.23</var>used for propane must have an operating gauge on the cargo tank that shows the amount of <br/>
<a id="pl.24.24"></a><var>24.24</var>propane as a percent of capacity of the cargo tank. Documentation of the capacity of the <br/>
<a id="pl.24.25"></a><var>24.25</var>cargo tank must be available on the cargo tank or in the cab of the vehicle. For purposes of <br/>
<a id="pl.24.26"></a><var>24.26</var>this subdivision, propane weighs 4.2 pounds per gallon.<br/>
<a id="pl.24.27"></a><var>24.27</var>(c) To be exempt from weight restrictions under paragraph (a), a cargo tank vehicle <br/>
<a id="pl.24.28"></a><var>24.28</var>used for dyed fuel oil must utilize the forward two tank compartments and must carry <br/>
<a id="pl.24.29"></a><var>24.29</var>documentation of the empty weight of the cargo tank vehicle from a certified scale in the <br/>
<a id="pl.24.30"></a><var>24.30</var>cab of the vehicle. For purposes of this subdivision, dyed fuel oil weighs seven pounds <br/>
<a id="pl.24.31"></a><var>24.31</var>per gallon.<br/>
<a id="pl.24.32"></a><var>24.32</var>(d) To the extent practicable, cargo tank vehicles that are exempt from weight <br/>
<a id="pl.24.33"></a><var>24.33</var>restrictions under paragraph (a) shall complete deliveries on seasonally weight restricted <br/>
<a id="pl.24.34"></a><var>24.34</var>roads by 12:00 p.m. and before the last week of April.<br/>
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<a id="bill.2.26.0"></a><a id="pl.25.1"></a><var>25.1</var>    Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 171.12, subdivision 6, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.25.2"></a><var>25.2</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Certain convictions not recorded.</b> (a) Except as provided in paragraph <br/>
<a id="pl.25.3"></a><var>25.3</var>(b), the department shall not keep on the record of a driver any conviction for a violation <br/>
<a id="pl.25.4"></a><var>25.4</var>of a speed limit of 55 or 60 miles per hour unless the violation consisted of a speed greater <br/>
<a id="pl.25.5"></a><var>25.5</var>than ten miles per hour in excess of a 55 miles per hour the speed limit, or more than five <br/>
<a id="pl.25.6"></a><var>25.6</var>miles per hour in excess of a 60 miles per hour speed limit.<br/>
<a id="pl.25.7"></a><var>25.7</var>(b) This subdivision does not apply to (1) a violation that occurs in a commercial <br/>
<a id="pl.25.8"></a><var>25.8</var>motor vehicle, or (2) a violation committed by a holder of a class A, B, or C commercial <br/>
<a id="pl.25.9"></a><var>25.9</var>driver's license, without regard to whether the violation was committed in a commercial <br/>
<a id="pl.25.10"></a><var>25.10</var>motor vehicle or another vehicle.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.27.0"></a><a id="pl.25.11"></a><var>25.11</var>    Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 174.01, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.25.12"></a><var>25.12</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Department created.</b> In order to provide a balanced an integrated <br/>
<a id="pl.25.13"></a><var>25.13</var>transportation system, including of aeronautics, highways, motor carriers, ports, public <br/>
<a id="pl.25.14"></a><var>25.14</var>transit, railroads, and pipelines, and including facilities for walking and bicycling, a <br/>
<a id="pl.25.15"></a><var>25.15</var>Department of Transportation is created. The department is the principal agency of the <br/>
<a id="pl.25.16"></a><var>25.16</var>state for development, implementation, administration, consolidation, and coordination of <br/>
<a id="pl.25.17"></a><var>25.17</var>state transportation policies, plans, and programs.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.28.0"></a><a id="pl.25.18"></a><var>25.18</var>    Sec. 28. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 174.01, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.25.19"></a><var>25.19</var>    Subd. 2.  <b>Transportation goals.</b> The goals of the state transportation system are <br/>
<a id="pl.25.20"></a><var>25.20</var>as follows: <br/>
<a id="pl.25.21"></a><var>25.21</var>    (1) to provide safe transportation minimize fatalities and injuries for transportation <br/>
<a id="pl.25.22"></a><var>25.22</var>users throughout the state; <br/>
<a id="pl.25.23"></a><var>25.23</var>    (2) to provide multimodal and intermodal transportation that enhances mobility and <br/>
<a id="pl.25.24"></a><var>25.24</var>economic development and provides access to all persons and businesses in Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.25.25"></a><var>25.25</var>while ensuring that there is no facilities and services to increase access for all persons and <br/>
<a id="pl.25.26"></a><var>25.26</var>businesses and to ensure economic well-being and quality of life without undue burden <br/>
<a id="pl.25.27"></a><var>25.27</var>placed on any community; <br/>
<a id="pl.25.28"></a><var>25.28</var>    (3) to provide a reasonable travel time for commuters; <br/>
<a id="pl.25.29"></a><var>25.29</var>    (4) to enhance economic development and provide for the economical, efficient, and <br/>
<a id="pl.25.30"></a><var>25.30</var>safe movement of goods to and from markets by rail, highway, and waterway; <br/>
<a id="pl.25.31"></a><var>25.31</var>    (5) to encourage tourism by providing appropriate transportation to Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.25.32"></a><var>25.32</var>facilities designed to attract tourists and to enhance the appeal, through transportation <br/>
<a id="pl.25.33"></a><var>25.33</var>investments, of tourist destinations across the state; <br/>
<a id="pl.26.1"></a><var>26.1</var>    (6) to provide transit services throughout to all counties in the state to meet the <br/>
<a id="pl.26.2"></a><var>26.2</var>needs of transit users; <br/>
<a id="pl.26.3"></a><var>26.3</var>    (7) to promote productivity accountability through system systematic management <br/>
<a id="pl.26.4"></a><var>26.4</var>of system performance and productivity through the utilization of technological <br/>
<a id="pl.26.5"></a><var>26.5</var>advancements; <br/>
<a id="pl.26.6"></a><var>26.6</var>    (8) to maximize the long-term benefits received for each state transportation <br/>
<a id="pl.26.7"></a><var>26.7</var>investment; <br/>
<a id="pl.26.8"></a><var>26.8</var>    (9) to provide for and prioritize funding for of transportation investments that, at a <br/>
<a id="pl.26.9"></a><var>26.9</var>minimum, preserves the transportation infrastructure ensures that the state's transportation <br/>
<a id="pl.26.10"></a><var>26.10</var>infrastructure is maintained in a state of good repair; <br/>
<a id="pl.26.11"></a><var>26.11</var>    (10) to ensure that the planning and implementation of all modes of transportation <br/>
<a id="pl.26.12"></a><var>26.12</var>are consistent with the environmental and energy goals of the state; <br/>
<a id="pl.26.13"></a><var>26.13</var>    (11) to promote and increase the use of high-occupancy vehicles and low-emission <br/>
<a id="pl.26.14"></a><var>26.14</var>vehicles; <br/>
<a id="pl.26.15"></a><var>26.15</var>    (12) to provide an air transportation system sufficient to encourage economic growth <br/>
<a id="pl.26.16"></a><var>26.16</var>and allow all regions of the state the ability to participate in the global economy; <br/>
<a id="pl.26.17"></a><var>26.17</var>    (13) to increase transit use of transit as a percentage of all trips statewide by giving <br/>
<a id="pl.26.18"></a><var>26.18</var>highest priority to the transportation modes with the greatest people-moving capacity and <br/>
<a id="pl.26.19"></a><var>26.19</var>lowest long-term economic and environmental cost; <br/>
<a id="pl.26.20"></a><var>26.20</var>    (14) to promote and increase bicycling and walking as a percentage of all trips as an <br/>
<a id="pl.26.21"></a><var>26.21</var>energy-efficient, nonpolluting, and healthful form healthy forms of transportation; <br/>
<a id="pl.26.22"></a><var>26.22</var>    (15) to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the state's transportation sector; and <br/>
<a id="pl.26.23"></a><var>26.23</var>    (16) to accomplish these goals with minimal impact on the environment. <br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.29.0"></a><a id="pl.26.24"></a><var>26.24</var>    Sec. 29. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 174.02, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.26.25"></a><var>26.25</var>    Subd. 1a.  <b>Mission; efficiency; legislative report, recommendations.</b> It is part <br/>
<a id="pl.26.26"></a><var>26.26</var>of the department's mission that within the department's resources the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.26.27"></a><var>26.27</var>shall endeavor to: <br/>
<a id="pl.26.28"></a><var>26.28</var>    (1) prevent the waste or unnecessary spending of public money; <br/>
<a id="pl.26.29"></a><var>26.29</var>    (2) use innovative fiscal and human resource practices to manage the state's <br/>
<a id="pl.26.30"></a><var>26.30</var>resources and operate the department as efficiently as possible; <br/>
<a id="pl.26.31"></a><var>26.31</var>    (3) minimize the degradation of air and, water quality, and the climate, including <br/>
<a id="pl.26.32"></a><var>26.32</var>reduction in greenhouse gas emissions; <br/>
<a id="pl.26.33"></a><var>26.33</var>    (4) coordinate the department's activities wherever appropriate with the activities <br/>
<a id="pl.26.34"></a><var>26.34</var>of other governmental agencies; <br/>
<a id="pl.27.1"></a><var>27.1</var>    (5) use technology where appropriate to increase agency productivity, improve <br/>
<a id="pl.27.2"></a><var>27.2</var>customer service, increase public access to information about government, and increase <br/>
<a id="pl.27.3"></a><var>27.3</var>public participation in the business of government; <br/>
<a id="pl.27.4"></a><var>27.4</var>    (6) utilize constructive and cooperative labor-management practices to the extent <br/>
<a id="pl.27.5"></a><var>27.5</var>otherwise required by chapters 43A and 179A; <br/>
<a id="pl.27.6"></a><var>27.6</var>    (7) report to the legislature on the performance of agency operations and the <br/>
<a id="pl.27.7"></a><var>27.7</var>accomplishment of agency goals in the agency's biennial budget according to section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.27.8"></a><var>27.8</var>16A.10, subdivision 1
         </statute_ref>; and <br/>
<a id="pl.27.9"></a><var>27.9</var>    (8) recommend to the legislature appropriate changes in law necessary to carry out <br/>
<a id="pl.27.10"></a><var>27.10</var>the mission and improve the performance of the department. <br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.30.0"></a><a id="pl.27.11"></a><var>27.11</var>    Sec. 30. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 174.185, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.27.12"></a><var>27.12</var><b>174.185 PAVEMENT LIFE-CYCLE COST ANALYSIS. </b><br/>
<a id="pl.27.13"></a><var>27.13</var>    Subdivision 1.  <b>Definitions.</b> For the purposes of this section, the following <br/>
<a id="pl.27.14"></a><var>27.14</var>definitions apply. <br/>
<a id="pl.27.15"></a><var>27.15</var>    (a) "Applicable project" means a trunk highway project in the statewide <br/>
<a id="pl.27.16"></a><var>27.16</var>transportation improvement program categorized for construction, reconstruction, <br/>
<a id="pl.27.17"></a><var>27.17</var>resurfacing, reconditioning, or road repair. Applicable project does not include (1) on <br/>
<a id="pl.27.18"></a><var>27.18</var>a two-lane road, a main-line project in which there is less than two miles of length of <br/>
<a id="pl.27.19"></a><var>27.19</var>roadway within the construction limits; and (2) on a multilane road, a main-line project in <br/>
<a id="pl.27.20"></a><var>27.20</var>which there is less than 30,000 square yards of paving within the construction limits.<br/>
<a id="pl.27.21"></a><var>27.21</var>(b) "Life-cycle cost" is the sum of the cost of the initial pavement project and <br/>
<a id="pl.27.22"></a><var>27.22</var>all anticipated costs for maintenance, repair, and resurfacing over the life of the <br/>
<a id="pl.27.23"></a><var>27.23</var>pavement. Anticipated costs must be based on Minnesota's actual or reasonably projected <br/>
<a id="pl.27.24"></a><var>27.24</var>maintenance, repair, and resurfacing schedules, and costs determined by the Department <br/>
<a id="pl.27.25"></a><var>27.25</var>of Transportation district personnel based upon recently awarded local projects and <br/>
<a id="pl.27.26"></a><var>27.26</var>experience with local material costs. <br/>
<a id="pl.27.27"></a><var>27.27</var>    (b) (c) "Life-cycle cost analysis" is a comparison of life-cycle costs among <br/>
<a id="pl.27.28"></a><var>27.28</var>competing paving materials using equal design lives and equal comparison periods. <br/>
<a id="pl.27.29"></a><var>27.29</var>    Subd. 1a. <b>Uniform standard.</b>  By January 15, 2011, the commissioner shall develop <br/>
<a id="pl.27.30"></a><var>27.30</var>a statewide uniform standard for life-cycle cost analysis based on the net present value <br/>
<a id="pl.27.31"></a><var>27.31</var>method of comparative analysis of alternate paving materials from the Federal Highway <br/>
<a id="pl.27.32"></a><var>27.32</var>Administration, United States Department of Transportation.<br/>
<a id="pl.27.33"></a><var>27.33</var>    Subd. 2.  <b>Required analysis.</b> For each applicable project in the reconditioning, <br/>
<a id="pl.27.34"></a><var>27.34</var>resurfacing, and road repair funding categories, the commissioner shall perform a <br/>
<a id="pl.27.35"></a><var>27.35</var>life-cycle cost analysis and shall document the lowest life-cycle costs and all alternatives <br/>
<a id="pl.28.1"></a><var>28.1</var>considered. The commissioner shall document the chosen pavement strategy and, if the <br/>
<a id="pl.28.2"></a><var>28.2</var>lowest life cycle is not selected, document the justification for the chosen strategy. A <br/>
<a id="pl.28.3"></a><var>28.3</var>life-cycle cost analysis is required for projects to be constructed after July 1 January 31, <br/>
<a id="pl.28.4"></a><var>28.4</var>2011. For projects to be constructed prior to July before February 1, 2011, when feasible, <br/>
<a id="pl.28.5"></a><var>28.5</var>the department will use its best efforts to perform life-cycle cost analyses. <br/>
<a id="pl.28.6"></a><var>28.6</var>    Subd. 3.  <b>Report.</b> By January 15, 2012, and annually by January 15 thereafter, the <br/>
<a id="pl.28.7"></a><var>28.7</var>commissioner shall report annually to the chairs and ranking minority members of the <br/>
<a id="pl.28.8"></a><var>28.8</var>senate and house of representatives committees with jurisdiction over transportation <br/>
<a id="pl.28.9"></a><var>28.9</var>finance beginning on January 1, 2012, on:<br/>
<a id="pl.28.10"></a><var>28.10</var>(1) the results of the analyses required in subdivision 2; and<br/>
<a id="pl.28.11"></a><var>28.11</var>(2) the results of alternative bidding under section 161.32, subdivision 8, including a <br/>
<a id="pl.28.12"></a><var>28.12</var>listing of projects awarded using alternative bidding and projects identified as unsuitable <br/>
<a id="pl.28.13"></a><var>28.13</var>for alternative bidding. <br/>
<a id="pl.28.14"></a><var>28.14</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.31.0"></a><a id="pl.28.15"></a><var>28.15</var>    Sec. 31. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 174.22, is amended by adding a subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.28.16"></a><var>28.16</var>to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.28.17"></a><var>28.17</var>    Subd. 14a. <b>State sources of funds.</b> "State sources of funds" means funding for the <br/>
<a id="pl.28.18"></a><var>28.18</var>public transit participation program appropriated from (1) the general fund, and (2) the <br/>
<a id="pl.28.19"></a><var>28.19</var>greater Minnesota transit account.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.32.0"></a><a id="pl.28.20"></a><var>28.20</var>    Sec. 32. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 174.23, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.28.21"></a><var>28.21</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>General.</b> (a) The commissioner shall have all powers necessary and <br/>
<a id="pl.28.22"></a><var>28.22</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.28.23"></a><var>28.23</var>(1) review applications for financial assistance, execute contracts, and obligate <br/>
<a id="pl.28.24"></a><var>28.24</var>and expend program funds, upon conditions and limitations as the commissioner deems <br/>
<a id="pl.28.25"></a><var>28.25</var>necessary for purposes of program and project implementation, operation, and evaluation,; <br/>
<a id="pl.28.26"></a><var>28.26</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.28.27"></a><var>28.27</var>174.27
         </statute_ref>, and such funds are appropriated to the commissioner; and<br/>
<a id="pl.28.28"></a><var>28.28</var>(3) act upon request as the designated agent of any eligible person for the receipt and <br/>
<a id="pl.28.29"></a><var>28.29</var>disbursal of federal funds.<br/>
<a id="pl.28.30"></a><var>28.30</var>(b) The commissioner shall perform the duties and exercise the powers under <br/>
<a id="pl.28.31"></a><var>28.31</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.28.32"></a><var>28.32</var>regional, and local transportation plans and transportation development programs. The <br/>
<a id="pl.28.33"></a><var>28.33</var>commissioner shall set guidelines for financial assistance under the public transit subsidy <br/>
<a id="pl.28.34"></a><var>28.34</var>program. The commissioner shall present any proposed guidelines regarding public transit <br/>
<a id="pl.29.1"></a><var>29.1</var>financial assistance to a legislative committee composed of equal numbers appointed by <br/>
<a id="pl.29.2"></a><var>29.2</var>the house of representatives local and urban affairs and senate transportation committees. <br/>
<a id="pl.29.3"></a><var>29.3</var>The commissioner shall not implement any new guidelines regarding public transit <br/>
<a id="pl.29.4"></a><var>29.4</var>financial assistance, between the period January 1, 1981 to April 15, 1982, without the <br/>
<a id="pl.29.5"></a><var>29.5</var>prior approval of that committee. <br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.33.0"></a><a id="pl.29.6"></a><var>29.6</var>    Sec. 33. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 174.23, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.29.7"></a><var>29.7</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Financial assistance</b><b>; application, approval</b><b>.</b> (a) The commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.29.8"></a><var>29.8</var>shall seek out and select eligible recipients of financial assistance under sections 
         <statute_ref>174.21</statute_ref> <br/>
<a id="pl.29.9"></a><var>29.9</var>to 
         <statute_ref>174.27</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.29.10"></a><var>29.10</var>(b) The commissioner shall establish by rule the procedures and standards for review <br/>
<a id="pl.29.11"></a><var>29.11</var>and approval of applications for financial assistance submitted to the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.29.12"></a><var>29.12</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.29.13"></a><var>29.13</var>any financial or other information required by the commissioner to carry out the <br/>
<a id="pl.29.14"></a><var>29.14</var>commissioner's duties. The commissioner may require local contributions from applicants <br/>
<a id="pl.29.15"></a><var>29.15</var>as a condition for receiving financial assistance.<br/>
<a id="pl.29.16"></a><var>29.16</var>(c) Before the commissioner approves any grant, the application for the grant shall <br/>
<a id="pl.29.17"></a><var>29.17</var>may be reviewed and approved by the appropriate regional development commission only <br/>
<a id="pl.29.18"></a><var>29.18</var>for consistency with regional transportation plans and development guides. If an applicant <br/>
<a id="pl.29.19"></a><var>29.19</var>proposes a project within the jurisdiction of a transit authority or commission or a transit <br/>
<a id="pl.29.20"></a><var>29.20</var>system assisted or operated by a city or county, the application shall also be reviewed <br/>
<a id="pl.29.21"></a><var>29.21</var>by that commission, authority, or political subdivision for consistency with its transit <br/>
<a id="pl.29.22"></a><var>29.22</var>programs, policies, and plans. Any regional development commission that has not adopted <br/>
<a id="pl.29.23"></a><var>29.23</var>a transportation plan may review but may not approve or disapprove of any application. <br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.34.0"></a><a id="pl.29.24"></a><var>29.24</var>    Sec. 34. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 174.24, subdivision 1a, is <br/>
<a id="pl.29.25"></a><var>29.25</var>amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.29.26"></a><var>29.26</var>    Subd. 1a. <b>Transit service needs implementation</b><b> Greater Minnesota transit </b><br/>
<a id="pl.29.27"></a><var>29.27</var><b>investment</b><b> plan.</b> (a) The commissioner shall develop a  greater Minnesota transit service <br/>
<a id="pl.29.28"></a><var>29.28</var>needs implementation investment plan that contains a goal of meeting at least 80 percent <br/>
<a id="pl.29.29"></a><var>29.29</var>of unmet total transit service needs in greater Minnesota by July 1, 2015, and meeting at <br/>
<a id="pl.29.30"></a><var>29.30</var>least 90 percent of unmet total transit service needs in greater Minnesota by July 1, 2025.<br/>
<a id="pl.29.31"></a><var>29.31</var>(b) The plan must include, but is not limited to, the following:<br/>
<a id="pl.29.32"></a><var>29.32</var>(1) an analysis of ridership and total transit service needs throughout greater <br/>
<a id="pl.29.33"></a><var>29.33</var>Minnesota;<br/>
<a id="pl.30.1"></a><var>30.1</var>(2) a calculation of unmet needs; an assessment of the level and type of service <br/>
<a id="pl.30.2"></a><var>30.2</var>required to meet unmet total transit service needs, for the transit system classifications <br/>
<a id="pl.30.3"></a><var>30.3</var>as provided under subdivision 3b, paragraph (c), of urbanized area, small urban area, <br/>
<a id="pl.30.4"></a><var>30.4</var>rural area, and elderly and disabled service;<br/>
<a id="pl.30.5"></a><var>30.5</var>(3) an analysis of costs and revenue options; and,<br/>
<a id="pl.30.6"></a><var>30.6</var>(4) a plan to reduce unmet total transit service needs as specified in this subdivision; <br/>
<a id="pl.30.7"></a><var>30.7</var>and<br/>
<a id="pl.30.8"></a><var>30.8</var>(5) identification of the operating and capital costs necessary to meet 100 percent of <br/>
<a id="pl.30.9"></a><var>30.9</var>the greater Minnesota transit targeted and projected bus service hours, as identified in the <br/>
<a id="pl.30.10"></a><var>30.10</var>greater Minnesota transit plan, for 2010, 2015, 2020, 2025, and 2030.<br/>
<a id="pl.30.11"></a><var>30.11</var>(c) The plan must specifically address special transportation service ridership and <br/>
<a id="pl.30.12"></a><var>30.12</var>needs. The plan must also provide that recipients of operating assistance under this <br/>
<a id="pl.30.13"></a><var>30.13</var>section provide fixed route public transit service without charge for disabled veterans in <br/>
<a id="pl.30.14"></a><var>30.14</var>accordance with subdivision 7. The commissioner may amend the plan as necessary, and <br/>
<a id="pl.30.15"></a><var>30.15</var>may use all or part of the 2001 greater Minnesota public transportation plan created by the <br/>
<a id="pl.30.16"></a><var>30.16</var>Minnesota Department of Transportation.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.35.0"></a><a id="pl.30.17"></a><var>30.17</var>    Sec. 35. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 174.24, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.30.18"></a><var>30.18</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Eligibility; application.</b> Any legislatively established public transit <br/>
<a id="pl.30.19"></a><var>30.19</var>commission or authority, any county or statutory or home rule charter city providing <br/>
<a id="pl.30.20"></a><var>30.20</var>financial assistance to or operating public transit, any private operator of public transit, or <br/>
<a id="pl.30.21"></a><var>30.21</var>any combination thereof is eligible to receive financial assistance through the public transit <br/>
<a id="pl.30.22"></a><var>30.22</var>participation program. Except as provided in subdivision 2b for assistance provided from <br/>
<a id="pl.30.23"></a><var>30.23</var>federal funds, eligible recipients must be located outside of the metropolitan area.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.36.0"></a><a id="pl.30.24"></a><var>30.24</var>    Sec. 36. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 174.24, is amended by adding a subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.30.25"></a><var>30.25</var>to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.30.26"></a><var>30.26</var>    Subd. 2b. <b>Federal aid.</b> (a) The commissioner may accept and disburse federal funds <br/>
<a id="pl.30.27"></a><var>30.27</var>received and appropriated under section 174.23, subdivision 1, as an additional source of <br/>
<a id="pl.30.28"></a><var>30.28</var>funds for implementing the public transit participation program established in this section. <br/>
<a id="pl.30.29"></a><var>30.29</var>This authority includes, but is not limited to:<br/>
<a id="pl.30.30"></a><var>30.30</var>(1) adopting administrative rules to establish financial assistance allocation priorities, <br/>
<a id="pl.30.31"></a><var>30.31</var>identify factors to consider in reviewing an applicant's management plan, evaluate a <br/>
<a id="pl.30.32"></a><var>30.32</var>request for financial assistance, and determine the amount of financial assistance to be <br/>
<a id="pl.30.33"></a><var>30.33</var>provided; and<br/>
<a id="pl.31.1"></a><var>31.1</var>(2) establishing project selection criteria under the United States Code, title 49, <br/>
<a id="pl.31.2"></a><var>31.2</var>section 5311, state management plan as approved by the Federal Transit Administration, <br/>
<a id="pl.31.3"></a><var>31.3</var>United States Department of Transportation.<br/>
<a id="pl.31.4"></a><var>31.4</var>(b) If the commissioner accepts and disburses federal funds as provided in paragraph <br/>
<a id="pl.31.5"></a><var>31.5</var>(a), the commissioner shall:<br/>
<a id="pl.31.6"></a><var>31.6</var>(1) maintain separate accounts for (i) state sources of funds, and (ii) federal sources <br/>
<a id="pl.31.7"></a><var>31.7</var>of funding; and<br/>
<a id="pl.31.8"></a><var>31.8</var>(2) ensure that all state sources of funds are only used for assistance to eligible <br/>
<a id="pl.31.9"></a><var>31.9</var>recipients as provided in subdivision 2.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.37.0"></a><a id="pl.31.10"></a><var>31.10</var>    Sec. 37. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 174.24, subdivision 3b, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.31.11"></a><var>31.11</var>    Subd. 3b. <b>Operating assistance; recipient classifications.</b> (a) The commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.31.12"></a><var>31.12</var>shall determine the total operating cost of any public transit system receiving or applying <br/>
<a id="pl.31.13"></a><var>31.13</var>for assistance in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. To be eligible <br/>
<a id="pl.31.14"></a><var>31.14</var>for financial assistance, an applicant or recipient shall provide to the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.31.15"></a><var>31.15</var>all financial records and other information and shall permit any inspection reasonably <br/>
<a id="pl.31.16"></a><var>31.16</var>necessary to determine total operating cost and correspondingly the amount of assistance <br/>
<a id="pl.31.17"></a><var>31.17</var>that may be paid to the applicant or recipient. Where more than one county or municipality <br/>
<a id="pl.31.18"></a><var>31.18</var>contributes assistance to the operation of a public transit system, the commissioner shall <br/>
<a id="pl.31.19"></a><var>31.19</var>identify one as lead agency for the purpose of receiving money under this section.<br/>
<a id="pl.31.20"></a><var>31.20</var>    (b) Prior to distributing operating assistance to eligible recipients for any contract <br/>
<a id="pl.31.21"></a><var>31.21</var>period, the commissioner shall place all recipients into one of the following classifications: <br/>
<a id="pl.31.22"></a><var>31.22</var>urbanized area service, small urban area service, rural area service, and elderly and <br/>
<a id="pl.31.23"></a><var>31.23</var>disabled service.<br/>
<a id="pl.31.24"></a><var>31.24</var>(c) The commissioner shall distribute funds under this section so that the percentage <br/>
<a id="pl.31.25"></a><var>31.25</var>of total contracted operating cost paid by any recipient from local sources will not exceed <br/>
<a id="pl.31.26"></a><var>31.26</var>the percentage for that recipient's classification, except as provided in an undue hardship <br/>
<a id="pl.31.27"></a><var>31.27</var>case this subdivision. The percentages must be:<br/>
<a id="pl.31.28"></a><var>31.28</var>(1) for urbanized area service and small urban area service, 20 percent;<br/>
<a id="pl.31.29"></a><var>31.29</var>(2) for rural area service, 15 percent; and<br/>
<a id="pl.31.30"></a><var>31.30</var>(3) for elderly and disabled service, 15 percent. <br/>
<a id="pl.31.31"></a><var>31.31</var>Except as provided in a United States Department of Transportation program allowing <br/>
<a id="pl.31.32"></a><var>31.32</var>or requiring a lower percentage to be paid from local sources, the remainder of the <br/>
<a id="pl.31.33"></a><var>31.33</var>recipient's total contracted operating cost will be paid from state sources of funds less any <br/>
<a id="pl.31.34"></a><var>31.34</var>assistance received by the recipient from any federal source the United States Department <br/>
<a id="pl.31.35"></a><var>31.35</var>of Transportation.<br/>
<a id="pl.32.1"></a><var>32.1</var>(d) For purposes of this subdivision, "local sources" means all local sources of funds <br/>
<a id="pl.32.2"></a><var>32.2</var>and includes all operating revenue, tax levies, and contributions from public funds, except <br/>
<a id="pl.32.3"></a><var>32.3</var>that the commissioner may exclude from the total assistance contract revenues derived <br/>
<a id="pl.32.4"></a><var>32.4</var>from operations the cost of which is excluded from the computation of total operating <br/>
<a id="pl.32.5"></a><var>32.5</var>cost. Total operating costs of the Duluth Transit Authority or a successor agency does <br/>
<a id="pl.32.6"></a><var>32.6</var>not include costs related to the Superior, Wisconsin service contract and the Independent <br/>
<a id="pl.32.7"></a><var>32.7</var>School District No. 709 service contract. <br/>
<a id="pl.32.8"></a><var>32.8</var>    (c) (e) If a recipient informs the commissioner in writing after the establishment of <br/>
<a id="pl.32.9"></a><var>32.9</var>these percentages but prior to the distribution of financial assistance for any year that <br/>
<a id="pl.32.10"></a><var>32.10</var>paying its designated percentage of total operating cost from local sources will cause <br/>
<a id="pl.32.11"></a><var>32.11</var>undue hardship, the commissioner may reduce the percentage to be paid from local <br/>
<a id="pl.32.12"></a><var>32.12</var>sources by the recipient and increase the percentage to be paid from local sources by one <br/>
<a id="pl.32.13"></a><var>32.13</var>or more other recipients inside or outside the classification. However, the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.32.14"></a><var>32.14</var>may not reduce or increase any recipient's percentage under this paragraph for more than <br/>
<a id="pl.32.15"></a><var>32.15</var>two years successively. If for any year the funds appropriated to the commissioner to carry <br/>
<a id="pl.32.16"></a><var>32.16</var>out the purposes of this section are insufficient to allow the commissioner to pay the state <br/>
<a id="pl.32.17"></a><var>32.17</var>share of total operating cost as provided in this paragraph, the commissioner shall reduce <br/>
<a id="pl.32.18"></a><var>32.18</var>the state share in each classification to the extent necessary.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.38.0"></a><a id="pl.32.19"></a><var>32.19</var>    Sec. 38. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 174.24, subdivision 5, is <br/>
<a id="pl.32.20"></a><var>32.20</var>amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.32.21"></a><var>32.21</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Method of payment, operating assistance.</b> Payments for operating <br/>
<a id="pl.32.22"></a><var>32.22</var>assistance under this section from state sources of funds must be made in the following <br/>
<a id="pl.32.23"></a><var>32.23</var>manner:<br/>
<a id="pl.32.24"></a><var>32.24</var>    (a) For payments made from the general fund:<br/>
<a id="pl.32.25"></a><var>32.25</var>    (1) 50 percent of the total contract amount in or before the first month of operation;<br/>
<a id="pl.32.26"></a><var>32.26</var>    (2) 40 percent of the total contract amount in or before the seventh month of <br/>
<a id="pl.32.27"></a><var>32.27</var>operation;<br/>
<a id="pl.32.28"></a><var>32.28</var>    (3) 9 percent of the total contract amount in or before the 12th month of operation; <br/>
<a id="pl.32.29"></a><var>32.29</var>and<br/>
<a id="pl.32.30"></a><var>32.30</var>    (4) 1 percent of the total contract amount after the final audit.<br/>
<a id="pl.32.31"></a><var>32.31</var>    (b) For payments made from the greater Minnesota transit account:<br/>
<a id="pl.32.32"></a><var>32.32</var>    (1) 50 percent of the total contract amount in or before the seventh month of <br/>
<a id="pl.32.33"></a><var>32.33</var>operation; and<br/>
<a id="pl.32.34"></a><var>32.34</var>    (2) 50 percent of the total contract amount in or before the 11th month of operation.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.39.0"></a><a id="pl.33.1"></a><var>33.1</var>    Sec. 39. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 174.247, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.33.2"></a><var>33.2</var><b>174.247 ANNUAL TRANSIT REPORT.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.33.3"></a><var>33.3</var>    (a) By February 15 annually, the commissioner shall submit a report to the legislature <br/>
<a id="pl.33.4"></a><var>33.4</var>on transit services outside the metropolitan area. The Metropolitan Council and any <br/>
<a id="pl.33.5"></a><var>33.5</var>public transit system receiving assistance under section 
         <statute_ref>174.24</statute_ref> shall provide assistance <br/>
<a id="pl.33.6"></a><var>33.6</var>in creating the report, as requested by the commissioner.<br/>
<a id="pl.33.7"></a><var>33.7</var>    (b) The report must include, at a minimum, the following:<br/>
<a id="pl.33.8"></a><var>33.8</var>    (1) a descriptive overview of public transit in Minnesota;<br/>
<a id="pl.33.9"></a><var>33.9</var>    (2) a descriptive summary of funding sources and assistance programs;<br/>
<a id="pl.33.10"></a><var>33.10</var>    (3) a summary of each public transit system receiving assistance under section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.33.11"></a><var>33.11</var>174.24
         </statute_ref>;<br/>
<a id="pl.33.12"></a><var>33.12</var>    (4) data that identifies use of volunteers in providing transit service;<br/>
<a id="pl.33.13"></a><var>33.13</var>    (5) financial data that identifies operating and capital costs, and funding sources, <br/>
<a id="pl.33.14"></a><var>33.14</var>for each public transit system and for each transit system classification under section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.33.15"></a><var>33.15</var>174.24, subdivision 3b
         </statute_ref>
<statute_ref></statute_ref>:<br/>
<a id="pl.33.16"></a><var>33.16</var>(i) the operating and capital costs;<br/>
<a id="pl.33.17"></a><var>33.17</var>(ii) each of the funding sources used to provide financial assistance; and<br/>
<a id="pl.33.18"></a><var>33.18</var>(iii) for federal funds, the amount from each specific federal program under which <br/>
<a id="pl.33.19"></a><var>33.19</var>funding is provided;<br/>
<a id="pl.33.20"></a><var>33.20</var>    (6) a summary of the differences in program implementation requirements and aid <br/>
<a id="pl.33.21"></a><var>33.21</var>recipient eligibility between federal aid and state sources of funds;<br/>
<a id="pl.33.22"></a><var>33.22</var>(7) in each odd-numbered year, an analysis of public transit system needs and <br/>
<a id="pl.33.23"></a><var>33.23</var>operating expenditures on an annual basis, which must include a methodology for <br/>
<a id="pl.33.24"></a><var>33.24</var>identifying monetary needs, and calculations of:<br/>
<a id="pl.33.25"></a><var>33.25</var>(i) the total monetary needs for all public transit systems, for the year of the report <br/>
<a id="pl.33.26"></a><var>33.26</var>and the ensuing five years;<br/>
<a id="pl.33.27"></a><var>33.27</var>(ii) the total expenditures from local sources for each transit system classification;<br/>
<a id="pl.33.28"></a><var>33.28</var>(iii) the comprehensive transit assistance percentage for each transit system <br/>
<a id="pl.33.29"></a><var>33.29</var>classification, which equals (A) the expenditures identified under clause (7), item (ii), for <br/>
<a id="pl.33.30"></a><var>33.30</var>a transit system classification, divided by (B) the amounts identified under subitem (A), <br/>
<a id="pl.33.31"></a><var>33.31</var>plus the sum of state sources of funds plus federal funds provided to all transit systems <br/>
<a id="pl.33.32"></a><var>33.32</var>in that classification; and<br/>
<a id="pl.33.33"></a><var>33.33</var>(iv) in each odd-numbered year, beginning in 2009, a calculation of the amounts the <br/>
<a id="pl.33.34"></a><var>33.34</var>amount of surplus or insufficient funds available for (i) paying the state share of transit <br/>
<a id="pl.33.35"></a><var>33.35</var>operating costs under section 
<statute_ref>174.24, subdivision 3b</statute_ref>, and (ii) paying capital and operating <br/>
<a id="pl.34.1"></a><var>34.1</var>costs to fully implement the transit service needs implementation greater Minnesota transit <br/>
<a id="pl.34.2"></a><var>34.2</var>investment plan under section 
         <statute_ref>174.24</statute_ref>, subdivision 1a.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.40.0"></a><a id="pl.34.3"></a><var>34.3</var>    Sec. 40. <b>[174.285] MINNESOTA COUNCIL ON TRANSPORTATION ACCESS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.34.4"></a><var>34.4</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Council established.</b> A Minnesota Council on Transportation <br/>
<a id="pl.34.5"></a><var>34.5</var>Access is established to study, evaluate, oversee, and make recommendations to improve <br/>
<a id="pl.34.6"></a><var>34.6</var>the coordination, availability, accessibility, efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and safety of <br/>
<a id="pl.34.7"></a><var>34.7</var>transportation services provided to the transit public. "Transit public" means those persons <br/>
<a id="pl.34.8"></a><var>34.8</var>who utilize public transit and those who, because of mental or physical disability, income <br/>
<a id="pl.34.9"></a><var>34.9</var>status, or age are unable to transport themselves and are dependent upon others for <br/>
<a id="pl.34.10"></a><var>34.10</var>transportation services.<br/>
<a id="pl.34.11"></a><var>34.11</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Duties of council.</b> In order to accomplish the purposes in subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.34.12"></a><var>34.12</var>1, the council, following consultation with the legislative committees or divisions <br/>
<a id="pl.34.13"></a><var>34.13</var>with jurisdiction over transportation policy and budget, or with appropriate legislative <br/>
<a id="pl.34.14"></a><var>34.14</var>transportation subcommittees, shall adopt a biennial work plan that must incorporate <br/>
<a id="pl.34.15"></a><var>34.15</var>the following activities:<br/>
<a id="pl.34.16"></a><var>34.16</var>(1) compile information on existing transportation alternatives for the transit public, <br/>
<a id="pl.34.17"></a><var>34.17</var>and serve as a clearinghouse for information on services, funding sources, innovations, <br/>
<a id="pl.34.18"></a><var>34.18</var>and coordination efforts;<br/>
<a id="pl.34.19"></a><var>34.19</var>(2) identify best practices and strategies that have been successful in Minnesota and <br/>
<a id="pl.34.20"></a><var>34.20</var>in other states for coordination of local, regional, state, and federal funding and services;<br/>
<a id="pl.34.21"></a><var>34.21</var>(3) recommend statewide objectives for providing public transportation services <br/>
<a id="pl.34.22"></a><var>34.22</var>for the transit public;<br/>
<a id="pl.34.23"></a><var>34.23</var>(4) identify barriers prohibiting coordination and accessibility of public <br/>
<a id="pl.34.24"></a><var>34.24</var>transportation services and aggressively pursue the elimination of those barriers;<br/>
<a id="pl.34.25"></a><var>34.25</var>(5) recommend policies and procedures for coordinating local, regional, state, and <br/>
<a id="pl.34.26"></a><var>34.26</var>federal funding and services for the transit public;<br/>
<a id="pl.34.27"></a><var>34.27</var>(6) identify stakeholders in providing services for the transit public, and seek input <br/>
<a id="pl.34.28"></a><var>34.28</var>from them concerning barriers and appropriate strategies;<br/>
<a id="pl.34.29"></a><var>34.29</var>(7) recommend guidelines for developing transportation coordination plans <br/>
<a id="pl.34.30"></a><var>34.30</var>throughout the state;<br/>
<a id="pl.34.31"></a><var>34.31</var>(8) encourage all state agencies participating in the council to purchase trips within <br/>
<a id="pl.34.32"></a><var>34.32</var>the coordinated system;<br/>
<a id="pl.34.33"></a><var>34.33</var>(9) facilitate the creation and operation of transportation brokerages to match <br/>
<a id="pl.34.34"></a><var>34.34</var>riders to the appropriate service, promote shared dispatching, compile and disseminate <br/>
<a id="pl.34.35"></a><var>34.35</var>information on transportation options, and promote regional communication;<br/>
<a id="pl.35.1"></a><var>35.1</var>(10) encourage volunteer driver programs and recommend legislation to address <br/>
<a id="pl.35.2"></a><var>35.2</var>liability and insurance issues;<br/>
<a id="pl.35.3"></a><var>35.3</var>(11) recommend minimum performance standards for delivery of services;<br/>
<a id="pl.35.4"></a><var>35.4</var>(12) identify methods to eliminate fraud and abuse in special transportation services;<br/>
<a id="pl.35.5"></a><var>35.5</var>(13) develop a standard method for addressing liability insurance requirements for <br/>
<a id="pl.35.6"></a><var>35.6</var>transportation services purchased, provided, or coordinated;<br/>
<a id="pl.35.7"></a><var>35.7</var>(14) design and develop a contracting template for providing coordinated <br/>
<a id="pl.35.8"></a><var>35.8</var>transportation services;<br/>
<a id="pl.35.9"></a><var>35.9</var>(15) recommend an interagency uniform contracting and billing and accounting <br/>
<a id="pl.35.10"></a><var>35.10</var>system for providing coordinated transportation services;<br/>
<a id="pl.35.11"></a><var>35.11</var>(16) encourage the design and development of training programs for coordinated <br/>
<a id="pl.35.12"></a><var>35.12</var>transportation services; <br/>
<a id="pl.35.13"></a><var>35.13</var>(17) encourage the use of public school transportation vehicles for the transit public;<br/>
<a id="pl.35.14"></a><var>35.14</var>(18) develop an allocation methodology that equitably distributes transportation <br/>
<a id="pl.35.15"></a><var>35.15</var>funds to compensate units of government and all entities that provide coordinated <br/>
<a id="pl.35.16"></a><var>35.16</var>transportation services;<br/>
<a id="pl.35.17"></a><var>35.17</var>(19) identify policies and necessary legislation to facilitate vehicle sharing; and<br/>
<a id="pl.35.18"></a><var>35.18</var>(20) advocate aggressively for eliminating barriers to coordination, implementing <br/>
<a id="pl.35.19"></a><var>35.19</var>coordination strategies, enacting necessary legislation, and appropriating resources to <br/>
<a id="pl.35.20"></a><var>35.20</var>achieve the council's objectives.<br/>
<a id="pl.35.21"></a><var>35.21</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Coordination with legislative committees.</b> The council shall coordinate <br/>
<a id="pl.35.22"></a><var>35.22</var>its meeting schedule and activities pursuant to its work plan, to the extent practicable, with <br/>
<a id="pl.35.23"></a><var>35.23</var>legislative committees and divisions with jurisdiction over transportation budget and <br/>
<a id="pl.35.24"></a><var>35.24</var>policy, or with appropriate subcommittees. The chairperson of the council shall act as <br/>
<a id="pl.35.25"></a><var>35.25</var>a liaison with the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative transportation <br/>
<a id="pl.35.26"></a><var>35.26</var>committees, divisions, and appropriate subcommittees, in carrying out these duties.<br/>
<a id="pl.35.27"></a><var>35.27</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Membership.</b> (a) The council is composed of the following 13 members:<br/>
<a id="pl.35.28"></a><var>35.28</var>(1) one representative from the Office of the Governor;<br/>
<a id="pl.35.29"></a><var>35.29</var>(2) one representative from the Council on Disability;<br/>
<a id="pl.35.30"></a><var>35.30</var>(3) one representative from the Minnesota Public Transit Association;<br/>
<a id="pl.35.31"></a><var>35.31</var>(4) the commissioner of transportation or a designee;<br/>
<a id="pl.35.32"></a><var>35.32</var>(5) the commissioner of human services or a designee;<br/>
<a id="pl.35.33"></a><var>35.33</var>(6) the commissioner of health or a designee;<br/>
<a id="pl.35.34"></a><var>35.34</var>(7) the chair of the Metropolitan Council or a designee;<br/>
<a id="pl.35.35"></a><var>35.35</var>(8) the commissioner of education or a designee;<br/>
<a id="pl.35.36"></a><var>35.36</var>(9) the commissioner of veterans affairs or a designee;<br/>
<a id="pl.36.1"></a><var>36.1</var>(10) one representative from the Board on Aging;<br/>
<a id="pl.36.2"></a><var>36.2</var>(11) the commissioner of employment and economic development or a designee;<br/>
<a id="pl.36.3"></a><var>36.3</var>(12) the commissioner of commerce or a designee; and<br/>
<a id="pl.36.4"></a><var>36.4</var>(13) the commissioner of management and budget or a designee.<br/>
<a id="pl.36.5"></a><var>36.5</var>(b) All appointments required by paragraph (a) must be completed by August <br/>
<a id="pl.36.6"></a><var>36.6</var>1, 2010.<br/>
<a id="pl.36.7"></a><var>36.7</var>(c) The commissioner of transportation or a designee shall convene the first meeting <br/>
<a id="pl.36.8"></a><var>36.8</var>of the council within two weeks after the members have been appointed to the council. <br/>
<a id="pl.36.9"></a><var>36.9</var>The members shall elect a chairperson from their membership at the first meeting.<br/>
<a id="pl.36.10"></a><var>36.10</var>(d) The Department of Transportation and the Department of Human Services shall <br/>
<a id="pl.36.11"></a><var>36.11</var>provide necessary staff support for the council.<br/>
<a id="pl.36.12"></a><var>36.12</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Report.</b> By January 15 of each year, beginning in 2012, the council shall <br/>
<a id="pl.36.13"></a><var>36.13</var>report its findings, recommendations, and activities to the governor's office and to the <br/>
<a id="pl.36.14"></a><var>36.14</var>chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction <br/>
<a id="pl.36.15"></a><var>36.15</var>over transportation, health, and human services, and to the legislature as provided under <br/>
<a id="pl.36.16"></a><var>36.16</var>section 3.195.<br/>
<a id="pl.36.17"></a><var>36.17</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Reimbursement.</b> Members of the council shall receive reimbursement <br/>
<a id="pl.36.18"></a><var>36.18</var>of expenses as provided in section 15.059, subdivision 3.<br/>
<a id="pl.36.19"></a><var>36.19</var>    Subd. 7. <b>Expiration.</b> This section expires June 30, 2014.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.41.0"></a><a id="pl.36.20"></a><var>36.20</var>    Sec. 41. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 174.86, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.36.21"></a><var>36.21</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Commuter Rail Corridor Coordinating Committee.</b> (a) A Commuter <br/>
<a id="pl.36.22"></a><var>36.22</var>Rail Corridor Coordinating Committee shall be is established to advise the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.36.23"></a><var>36.23</var>on issues relating to the alternatives analysis, environmental review, advanced corridor <br/>
<a id="pl.36.24"></a><var>36.24</var>planning, preliminary engineering, final design, implementation method, construction of <br/>
<a id="pl.36.25"></a><var>36.25</var>commuter rail, public involvement, land use, service, and safety. The Commuter Rail <br/>
<a id="pl.36.26"></a><var>36.26</var>Corridor Coordinating Committee shall consist of:<br/>
<a id="pl.36.27"></a><var>36.27</var>(1) one member representing each significant funding partner in whose jurisdiction <br/>
<a id="pl.36.28"></a><var>36.28</var>the line or lines are located;<br/>
<a id="pl.36.29"></a><var>36.29</var>(2) one member appointed by each county in which the corridors are located;<br/>
<a id="pl.36.30"></a><var>36.30</var>(3) one member appointed by each city in which advanced corridor plans indicate <br/>
<a id="pl.36.31"></a><var>36.31</var>that a station may be located;<br/>
<a id="pl.36.32"></a><var>36.32</var>(4) two members appointed by the commissioner, one of whom shall be designated <br/>
<a id="pl.36.33"></a><var>36.33</var>by the commissioner as the chair of the committee;<br/>
<a id="pl.36.34"></a><var>36.34</var>(5) one member appointed by each metropolitan planning organization through <br/>
<a id="pl.36.35"></a><var>36.35</var>which the commuter rail line may pass; and<br/>
<a id="pl.37.1"></a><var>37.1</var>(6) one member appointed by the president of the University of Minnesota, if a <br/>
<a id="pl.37.2"></a><var>37.2</var>designated corridor provides direct service to the university.; and<br/>
<a id="pl.37.3"></a><var>37.3</var>(7) two ex-officio members who are members of labor organizations operating <br/>
<a id="pl.37.4"></a><var>37.4</var>in, and with authority for, trains or rail yards or stations junctioning with freight and <br/>
<a id="pl.37.5"></a><var>37.5</var>commuter rail lines on corridors, with one member appointed by the speaker of the house <br/>
<a id="pl.37.6"></a><var>37.6</var>and the other member appointed by the senate Rules and Administration Subcommittee <br/>
<a id="pl.37.7"></a><var>37.7</var>on Committees.<br/>
<a id="pl.37.8"></a><var>37.8</var>(b) A joint powers board existing on April 1, 1999, consisting of local governments <br/>
<a id="pl.37.9"></a><var>37.9</var>along a commuter rail corridor, shall perform the functions set forth in paragraph (a) in <br/>
<a id="pl.37.10"></a><var>37.10</var>place of the committee.<br/>
<a id="pl.37.11"></a><var>37.11</var>(c) Notwithstanding section 
         <statute_ref>15.059, subdivision 5</statute_ref>, the committee does not expire.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.42.0"></a><a id="pl.37.12"></a><var>37.12</var>    Sec. 42. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 219.01, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.37.13"></a><var>37.13</var><b>219.01 TRACK SAFETY STANDARDS</b><b>; SAFETY TECHNOLOGY GRANTS</b><b>.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.37.14"></a><var>37.14</var>(a) The track safety standards of the United States Department of Transportation and <br/>
<a id="pl.37.15"></a><var>37.15</var>Federal Railroad Administration apply to railroad trackage and are the standards for the <br/>
<a id="pl.37.16"></a><var>37.16</var>determination of unsafe trackage within the state.<br/>
<a id="pl.37.17"></a><var>37.17</var>(b) The commissioner of transportation shall apply to the Federal Railroad <br/>
<a id="pl.37.18"></a><var>37.18</var>Administration under Public Law 110-432, the Railroad Safety Enhancement Act of <br/>
<a id="pl.37.19"></a><var>37.19</var>2008 (the act), for (1) railroad safety technology grant funding available under section <br/>
<a id="pl.37.20"></a><var>37.20</var>105 of the act and (2) development and installation of rail safety technology, including <br/>
<a id="pl.37.21"></a><var>37.21</var>provision for switch position indicator signals in nonsignalized main track territory, <br/>
<a id="pl.37.22"></a><var>37.22</var>under section 406 of the act. The commissioner shall respond and make application to <br/>
<a id="pl.37.23"></a><var>37.23</var>the Federal Railroad Administration notice of funds availability under the Rail Safety <br/>
<a id="pl.37.24"></a><var>37.24</var>Assurance Act in a timely manner and before the date of the program deadline to assure <br/>
<a id="pl.37.25"></a><var>37.25</var>full consideration of the application. The commissioner shall (i) prioritize grant requests <br/>
<a id="pl.37.26"></a><var>37.26</var>for the installation of switch indicator signals on all segments of nonsignalized track <br/>
<a id="pl.37.27"></a><var>37.27</var>where posted speeds are in excess of 20 miles per hour and (ii) apply for grant funding in <br/>
<a id="pl.37.28"></a><var>37.28</var>each year after 2010 until all nonsignalized track territory in the state has switch indicator <br/>
<a id="pl.37.29"></a><var>37.29</var>signals installed and in operation.<br/>
<a id="pl.37.30"></a><var>37.30</var>(c) Prior to applying for funds under paragraph (b), the commissioner shall solicit <br/>
<a id="pl.37.31"></a><var>37.31</var>grant requests from all eligible railroads. The commissioner shall submit written notice to <br/>
<a id="pl.37.32"></a><var>37.32</var>the chairs of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over transportation policy and <br/>
<a id="pl.37.33"></a><var>37.33</var>finance of an acceptance by a class I or class II railroad of federal grant program funding <br/>
<a id="pl.37.34"></a><var>37.34</var>for switch point indicator monitor systems.<br/>
<a id="pl.38.1"></a><var>38.1</var>(d) Participating railroads shall provide the 20 percent nonfederal match. Railroads <br/>
<a id="pl.38.2"></a><var>38.2</var>shall provide all technical documentation requested by the commissioner and required by <br/>
<a id="pl.38.3"></a><var>38.3</var>the Federal Railroad Administration for the applications under paragraph (b). Railroads <br/>
<a id="pl.38.4"></a><var>38.4</var>are responsible for developing, acquiring, and installing all rail safety technology obtained <br/>
<a id="pl.38.5"></a><var>38.5</var>under this section in accordance with requirements established by the Federal Railroad <br/>
<a id="pl.38.6"></a><var>38.6</var>Administration.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.43.0"></a><a id="pl.38.7"></a><var>38.7</var>    Sec. 43. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 221.012, is amended by adding a subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.38.8"></a><var>38.8</var>to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.38.9"></a><var>38.9</var>    Subd. 27a. <b>Motor carrier of railroad employees.</b> "Motor carrier of railroad <br/>
<a id="pl.38.10"></a><var>38.10</var>employees" means a motor carrier engaged in the for-hire transportation of railroad <br/>
<a id="pl.38.11"></a><var>38.11</var>employees of a class I or II common carrier, as defined in Code of Federal Regulations, <br/>
<a id="pl.38.12"></a><var>38.12</var>title 49, part 1201, general instruction 1-1, under the terms of a contractual agreement with <br/>
<a id="pl.38.13"></a><var>38.13</var>a common carrier, as defined in section 218.011, subdivision 10.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.44.0"></a><a id="pl.38.14"></a><var>38.14</var>    Sec. 44. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 221.012, subdivision 38, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.38.15"></a><var>38.15</var>    Subd. 38. <b>Small vehicle passenger service.</b> (a) "Small vehicle passenger service" <br/>
<a id="pl.38.16"></a><var>38.16</var>means a service provided by a person engaged in the for-hire transportation of passengers <br/>
<a id="pl.38.17"></a><var>38.17</var>in a vehicle designed to transport seven or fewer persons, including the driver.<br/>
<a id="pl.38.18"></a><var>38.18</var>(b) In the metropolitan area as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>473.121, subdivision 2</statute_ref>, "small <br/>
<a id="pl.38.19"></a><var>38.19</var>vehicle passenger service" also includes for-hire transportation of persons who are certified <br/>
<a id="pl.38.20"></a><var>38.20</var>by the Metropolitan Council to use special transportation service provided under section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.38.21"></a><var>38.21</var>473.386
         </statute_ref>, in a vehicle designed to transport not more than 15 persons including the driver, <br/>
<a id="pl.38.22"></a><var>38.22</var>that is equipped with a wheelchair lift and at least three wheelchair securement positions. <br/>
<a id="pl.38.23"></a><var>38.23</var>(c) Small vehicle passenger service does not include a motor carrier of railroad <br/>
<a id="pl.38.24"></a><var>38.24</var>employees.<br/>
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<a id="bill.2.45.0"></a><a id="pl.38.25"></a><var>38.25</var>    Sec. 45. <b>[221.0255] MOTOR CARRIER OF RAILROAD EMPLOYEES.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.38.26"></a><var>38.26</var>(a) A motor carrier of railroad employees must meet the requirements specified in <br/>
<a id="pl.38.27"></a><var>38.27</var>this section, is subject to section 221.291, and is otherwise exempt from the provisions <br/>
<a id="pl.38.28"></a><var>38.28</var>of this chapter.<br/>
<a id="pl.38.29"></a><var>38.29</var>(b) A vehicle operator for a motor carrier of railroad employees who transports <br/>
<a id="pl.38.30"></a><var>38.30</var>passengers must:<br/>
<a id="pl.38.31"></a><var>38.31</var>(1) have a valid driver's license under chapter 171; and<br/>
<a id="pl.38.32"></a><var>38.32</var>(2) submit to a physical examination.<br/>
<a id="pl.39.1"></a><var>39.1</var>(c) The carrier must implement a policy that provides for annual training and <br/>
<a id="pl.39.2"></a><var>39.2</var>certification of the operator in:<br/>
<a id="pl.39.3"></a><var>39.3</var>    (1) safe operation of the vehicle transporting railroad employees;<br/>
<a id="pl.39.4"></a><var>39.4</var>    (2) knowing and understanding relevant laws, rules of the road, and safety policies;<br/>
<a id="pl.39.5"></a><var>39.5</var>    (3) handling emergency situations;<br/>
<a id="pl.39.6"></a><var>39.6</var>(4) proper use of seat belts;<br/>
<a id="pl.39.7"></a><var>39.7</var>    (5) performance of pretrip and posttrip vehicle inspections, and inspection record <br/>
<a id="pl.39.8"></a><var>39.8</var>keeping; and<br/>
<a id="pl.39.9"></a><var>39.9</var>(6) proper maintenance of required records.<br/>
<a id="pl.39.10"></a><var>39.10</var>(d) The carrier must:<br/>
<a id="pl.39.11"></a><var>39.11</var>(1) perform a background check or background investigation of the operator;<br/>
<a id="pl.39.12"></a><var>39.12</var>(2) annually verify the operator's driver's license;<br/>
<a id="pl.39.13"></a><var>39.13</var>(3) document meeting the requirements in this subdivision, and maintain the file <br/>
<a id="pl.39.14"></a><var>39.14</var>at the carrier's business location;<br/>
<a id="pl.39.15"></a><var>39.15</var>(4) maintain liability insurance in a minimum amount of $5,000,000 regardless <br/>
<a id="pl.39.16"></a><var>39.16</var>of the seating capacity of the vehicle; and<br/>
<a id="pl.39.17"></a><var>39.17</var>(5) maintain uninsured and underinsured coverage in a minimum amount of <br/>
<a id="pl.39.18"></a><var>39.18</var>$1,000,000.<br/>
<a id="pl.39.19"></a><var>39.19</var>If a party contracts with the motor carrier on behalf of the railroad to transport the railroad <br/>
<a id="pl.39.20"></a><var>39.20</var>employees, then the insurance requirements may be satisfied by either that party or the <br/>
<a id="pl.39.21"></a><var>39.21</var>motor carrier, so long as the motor carrier is a named insured or additional insured under <br/>
<a id="pl.39.22"></a><var>39.22</var>any policy.<br/>
<a id="pl.39.23"></a><var>39.23</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.39.24"></a><var>39.24</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.39.25"></a><var>39.25</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.39.26"></a><var>39.26</var>revoked under a similar statute or ordinance of another state, may not operate a vehicle <br/>
<a id="pl.39.27"></a><var>39.27</var>under this subdivision for five years from the date of conviction. A person who sustains a <br/>
<a id="pl.39.28"></a><var>39.28</var>conviction of a moving offense in violation of chapter 169 within three years of the first <br/>
<a id="pl.39.29"></a><var>39.29</var>of three other moving offenses may not operate a vehicle under this subdivision for one <br/>
<a id="pl.39.30"></a><var>39.30</var>year from the date of the last conviction. A person who has ever been convicted of a <br/>
<a id="pl.39.31"></a><var>39.31</var>disqualifying offense as defined in section 
<statute_ref>171.3215, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, paragraph (c), may <br/>
<a id="pl.39.32"></a><var>39.32</var>not operate a vehicle under this subdivision.<br/>
<a id="pl.39.33"></a><var>39.33</var>(f) An operator who sustains a conviction as described in paragraph (e) while <br/>
<a id="pl.39.34"></a><var>39.34</var>employed by the carrier shall report the conviction to the carrier within ten days of the <br/>
<a id="pl.39.35"></a><var>39.35</var>date of the conviction.<br/>
<a id="pl.40.1"></a><var>40.1</var>(g) A carrier must implement a mandatory alcohol and controlled substance testing <br/>
<a id="pl.40.2"></a><var>40.2</var>program as provided under sections 181.950 to 181.957 that consists of preemployment <br/>
<a id="pl.40.3"></a><var>40.3</var>testing, postaccident testing, random testing, reasonable suspicion testing, return-to-duty <br/>
<a id="pl.40.4"></a><var>40.4</var>testing, and follow-up testing.<br/>
<a id="pl.40.5"></a><var>40.5</var>(h) A motor carrier of railroad employees shall not allow or require a driver to drive <br/>
<a id="pl.40.6"></a><var>40.6</var>or remain on duty for more than: ten hours after eight consecutive hours off duty; 15 hours <br/>
<a id="pl.40.7"></a><var>40.7</var>of combined on-duty time and drive time since last obtaining eight consecutive hours of <br/>
<a id="pl.40.8"></a><var>40.8</var>off-duty time; or 70 hours of on-duty and drive time in any period of eight consecutive <br/>
<a id="pl.40.9"></a><var>40.9</var>days. After 24 hours off duty, a driver begins a new seven consecutive day period and <br/>
<a id="pl.40.10"></a><var>40.10</var>on-duty time is reset to zero.<br/>
<a id="pl.40.11"></a><var>40.11</var>(i) An operator who encounters an emergency and cannot, because of that <br/>
<a id="pl.40.12"></a><var>40.12</var>emergency, safely complete a transportation assignment within the ten-hour maximum <br/>
<a id="pl.40.13"></a><var>40.13</var>driving time permitted under paragraph (h), may drive for not more than two additional <br/>
<a id="pl.40.14"></a><var>40.14</var>hours in order to complete that transportation assignment or to reach a place offering <br/>
<a id="pl.40.15"></a><var>40.15</var>safety for the occupants of the vehicle and security for the transport motor vehicle, if the <br/>
<a id="pl.40.16"></a><var>40.16</var>transportation assignment reasonably could have been completed within the ten-hour <br/>
<a id="pl.40.17"></a><var>40.17</var>period absent the emergency.<br/>
<a id="pl.40.18"></a><var>40.18</var>(j) A carrier shall maintain and retain for a period of six months accurate time <br/>
<a id="pl.40.19"></a><var>40.19</var>records that show the time the driver reports for duty each day; the total number of hours <br/>
<a id="pl.40.20"></a><var>40.20</var>of on-duty time for each driver for each day; the time the driver is released from duty each <br/>
<a id="pl.40.21"></a><var>40.21</var>day; and the total number of hours driven each day.<br/>
<a id="pl.40.22"></a><var>40.22</var>(k) For purposes of this subdivision, the following terms have the meanings given:<br/>
<a id="pl.40.23"></a><var>40.23</var>(1) "conviction" has the meaning given in section 609.02; and<br/>
<a id="pl.40.24"></a><var>40.24</var>(2) "on-duty time" means all time at a terminal, facility, or other property of a <br/>
<a id="pl.40.25"></a><var>40.25</var>contract carrier or on any public property waiting to be dispatched. On-duty time includes <br/>
<a id="pl.40.26"></a><var>40.26</var>time spent inspecting, servicing, or conditioning the vehicle.<br/>
<a id="pl.40.27"></a><var>40.27</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>Paragraph (d), clause (5), is effective July 1, 2011.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.46.0"></a><a id="pl.40.28"></a><var>40.28</var>    Sec. 46. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 299D.03, subdivision 5, is <br/>
<a id="pl.40.29"></a><var>40.29</var>amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.40.30"></a><var>40.30</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Traffic fines and forfeited bail money.</b> (a) All fines and forfeited bail <br/>
<a id="pl.40.31"></a><var>40.31</var>money collected from persons apprehended or arrested by officers of the State Patrol <br/>
<a id="pl.40.32"></a><var>40.32</var>shall be transmitted by the person or officer collecting the fines, forfeited bail money, <br/>
<a id="pl.40.33"></a><var>40.33</var>or installments thereof, on or before the tenth day after the last day of the month in <br/>
<a id="pl.40.34"></a><var>40.34</var>which these moneys were collected, to the commissioner of management and budget. <br/>
<a id="pl.40.35"></a><var>40.35</var>Except where a different disposition is required in this subdivision or section 
         <statute_ref>387.213</statute_ref>, or <br/>
<a id="pl.41.1"></a><var>41.1</var>otherwise provided by law, three-eighths of these receipts must be deposited in the state <br/>
<a id="pl.41.2"></a><var>41.2</var>treasury and credited to the state general fund. The other five-eighths of these receipts <br/>
<a id="pl.41.3"></a><var>41.3</var>must be deposited in the state treasury and credited as follows: (1) the first $600,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.41.4"></a><var>41.4</var>$1,000,000 in each fiscal year must be credited to the Minnesota grade crossing safety <br/>
<a id="pl.41.5"></a><var>41.5</var>account in the special revenue fund, and (2) remaining receipts must be credited to the state <br/>
<a id="pl.41.6"></a><var>41.6</var>trunk highway fund. If, however, the violation occurs within a municipality and the city <br/>
<a id="pl.41.7"></a><var>41.7</var>attorney prosecutes the offense, and a plea of not guilty is entered, one-third of the receipts <br/>
<a id="pl.41.8"></a><var>41.8</var>shall be deposited in the state treasury and credited to the state general fund, one-third of <br/>
<a id="pl.41.9"></a><var>41.9</var>the receipts shall be paid to the municipality prosecuting the offense, and one-third shall be <br/>
<a id="pl.41.10"></a><var>41.10</var>deposited in the state treasury and credited to the Minnesota grade crossing safety account <br/>
<a id="pl.41.11"></a><var>41.11</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.41.12"></a><var>41.12</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.41.13"></a><var>41.13</var>All costs of participation in a nationwide police communication system chargeable to the <br/>
<a id="pl.41.14"></a><var>41.14</var>state of Minnesota shall be paid from appropriations for that purpose.<br/>
<a id="pl.41.15"></a><var>41.15</var>(b) Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, all fines and forfeited bail money <br/>
<a id="pl.41.16"></a><var>41.16</var>from violations of statutes governing the maximum weight of motor vehicles, collected <br/>
<a id="pl.41.17"></a><var>41.17</var>from persons apprehended or arrested by employees of the state of Minnesota, by means <br/>
<a id="pl.41.18"></a><var>41.18</var>of stationary or portable scales operated by these employees, shall be transmitted by the <br/>
<a id="pl.41.19"></a><var>41.19</var>person or officer collecting the fines or forfeited bail money, on or before the tenth day <br/>
<a id="pl.41.20"></a><var>41.20</var>after the last day of the month in which the collections were made, to the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.41.21"></a><var>41.21</var>of management and budget. Five-eighths of these receipts shall be deposited in the state <br/>
<a id="pl.41.22"></a><var>41.22</var>treasury and credited to the state highway user tax distribution fund. Three-eighths of <br/>
<a id="pl.41.23"></a><var>41.23</var>these receipts shall be deposited in the state treasury and credited to the state general fund.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.47.0"></a><a id="pl.41.24"></a><var>41.24</var>    Sec. 47. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 360.061, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.41.25"></a><var>41.25</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Municipality.</b> "Municipality" does not include a county unless the county <br/>
<a id="pl.41.26"></a><var>41.26</var>owns or controls an airport, in which case such county may exercise all the powers <br/>
<a id="pl.41.27"></a><var>41.27</var>granted by said sections to other municipalities. It specifically includes a town, an airport <br/>
<a id="pl.41.28"></a><var>41.28</var>authority, the Metropolitan Airports Commission established and operated pursuant to <br/>
<a id="pl.41.29"></a><var>41.29</var>chapter 473, and the state of Minnesota.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.48.0"></a><a id="pl.41.30"></a><var>41.30</var>    Sec. 48. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 473.167, subdivision 2a, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.41.31"></a><var>41.31</var>    Subd. 2a. <b>Hardship</b><b> Loans for</b><b> acquisition and relocation.</b> (a) The council may <br/>
<a id="pl.41.32"></a><var>41.32</var>make hardship loans to acquiring authorities within the metropolitan area to purchase <br/>
<a id="pl.41.33"></a><var>41.33</var>homestead property located in a proposed state trunk highway right-of-way or project, <br/>
<a id="pl.41.34"></a><var>41.34</var>and to provide relocation assistance. Acquiring authorities are authorized to accept the <br/>
<a id="pl.42.1"></a><var>42.1</var>loans and to acquire the property. Except as provided in this subdivision, the loans shall <br/>
<a id="pl.42.2"></a><var>42.2</var>be made as provided in subdivision 2. Loans shall be in the amount of the fair market <br/>
<a id="pl.42.3"></a><var>42.3</var>value of the homestead property plus relocation costs and less salvage value. Before <br/>
<a id="pl.42.4"></a><var>42.4</var>construction of the highway begins, the acquiring authority shall convey the property to <br/>
<a id="pl.42.5"></a><var>42.5</var>the commissioner of transportation at the same price it paid, plus relocation costs and less <br/>
<a id="pl.42.6"></a><var>42.6</var>its salvage value. Acquisition and assistance under this subdivision must conform to <br/>
<a id="pl.42.7"></a><var>42.7</var>sections 
         <statute_ref>117.50</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>117.56</statute_ref>.  <br/>
<a id="pl.42.8"></a><var>42.8</var>(b) The council may make hardship loans only when:<br/>
<a id="pl.42.9"></a><var>42.9</var>(1) the owner of affected homestead property requests acquisition and relocation <br/>
<a id="pl.42.10"></a><var>42.10</var>assistance from an acquiring authority;<br/>
<a id="pl.42.11"></a><var>42.11</var>(2) federal or state financial participation is not available;<br/>
<a id="pl.42.12"></a><var>42.12</var>(3) the owner is unable to sell the homestead property at its appraised market <br/>
<a id="pl.42.13"></a><var>42.13</var>value because the property is located in a proposed state trunk highway right-of-way or <br/>
<a id="pl.42.14"></a><var>42.14</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.42.15"></a><var>42.15</var>462.359
         </statute_ref>; and<br/>
<a id="pl.42.16"></a><var>42.16</var>(4) the council agrees to and approves the fair market value of the homestead <br/>
<a id="pl.42.17"></a><var>42.17</var>property, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld; and.<br/>
<a id="pl.42.18"></a><var>42.18</var>(5) the owner of the homestead property is burdened by circumstances that constitute <br/>
<a id="pl.42.19"></a><var>42.19</var>a hardship, such as catastrophic medical expenses; a transfer of the homestead owner by <br/>
<a id="pl.42.20"></a><var>42.20</var>the owner's employer to a distant site of employment; or inability of the owner to maintain <br/>
<a id="pl.42.21"></a><var>42.21</var>the property due to physical or mental disability or the permanent departure of children <br/>
<a id="pl.42.22"></a><var>42.22</var>from the homestead.<br/>
<a id="pl.42.23"></a><var>42.23</var>(c) For purposes of this subdivision, the following terms have the meanings given <br/>
<a id="pl.42.24"></a><var>42.24</var>them.<br/>
<a id="pl.42.25"></a><var>42.25</var>(1) "Acquiring authority" means counties, towns, and statutory and home rule <br/>
<a id="pl.42.26"></a><var>42.26</var>charter cities in the metropolitan area.<br/>
<a id="pl.42.27"></a><var>42.27</var>(2) "Homestead property" means (i) a single-family dwelling occupied by the owner, <br/>
<a id="pl.42.28"></a><var>42.28</var>and the surrounding land, not exceeding a total of ten acres; or (ii) a manufactured home, <br/>
<a id="pl.42.29"></a><var>42.29</var>as defined in section 327B.01, subdivision 13.<br/>
<a id="pl.42.30"></a><var>42.30</var>(3) "Salvage value" means the probable sale price of the dwelling and other property <br/>
<a id="pl.42.31"></a><var>42.31</var>that is severable from the land if offered for sale on the condition that it be removed from <br/>
<a id="pl.42.32"></a><var>42.32</var>the land at the buyer's expense, allowing a reasonable time to find a buyer with knowledge <br/>
<a id="pl.42.33"></a><var>42.33</var>of the possible uses of the property, including separate use of serviceable components and <br/>
<a id="pl.42.34"></a><var>42.34</var>scrap when there is no other reasonable prospect of sale.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.49.0"></a><a id="pl.42.35"></a><var>42.35</var>    Sec. 49. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 473.411, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.43.1"></a><var>43.1</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Use of public roadways and appurtenances.</b> The council may use for the <br/>
<a id="pl.43.2"></a><var>43.2</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.43.3"></a><var>43.3</var>any state highway or other public roadway, parkway, or lane, or any bridge or tunnel or <br/>
<a id="pl.43.4"></a><var>43.4</var>other appurtenance of a roadway, without payment of any compensation, provided the <br/>
<a id="pl.43.5"></a><var>43.5</var>use does not interfere unreasonably with the public use or maintenance of the roadway or <br/>
<a id="pl.43.6"></a><var>43.6</var>appurtenance or entail any substantial additional costs for maintenance. The provisions of <br/>
<a id="pl.43.7"></a><var>43.7</var>this subdivision do not apply to the property of any common carrier railroad or common <br/>
<a id="pl.43.8"></a><var>43.8</var>carrier railroads. The consent of the public agency in charge of such state highway or other <br/>
<a id="pl.43.9"></a><var>43.9</var>public highway or roadway or appurtenance is not required; except that if the council seeks <br/>
<a id="pl.43.10"></a><var>43.10</var>to use a designated parkway for regular route service in the city of Minneapolis, it must <br/>
<a id="pl.43.11"></a><var>43.11</var>obtain permission from and is subject to reasonable limitations imposed by a joint board <br/>
<a id="pl.43.12"></a><var>43.12</var>consisting of two representatives from the council, two members of the board of park <br/>
<a id="pl.43.13"></a><var>43.13</var>commissioners, and a fifth member jointly selected by the representatives of the council <br/>
<a id="pl.43.14"></a><var>43.14</var>and the park other members of the board. If the use is a designated Minneapolis parkway <br/>
<a id="pl.43.15"></a><var>43.15</var>for regular route service adjacent to the city of Minneapolis, it must obtain permission <br/>
<a id="pl.43.16"></a><var>43.16</var>from and is subject to reasonable limitations imposed by a joint board consisting of two <br/>
<a id="pl.43.17"></a><var>43.17</var>representatives from the council, two members of the board of park commissioners, and a <br/>
<a id="pl.43.18"></a><var>43.18</var>fifth member jointly selected by other members of the board. The joint board must include <br/>
<a id="pl.43.19"></a><var>43.19</var>a nonvoting member appointed by the council of the city in which the parkway is located.<br/>
<a id="pl.43.20"></a><var>43.20</var>The board of park commissioners and the council may designate persons to sit on <br/>
<a id="pl.43.21"></a><var>43.21</var>the joint board. In considering a request by the council to use designated parkways for <br/>
<a id="pl.43.22"></a><var>43.22</var>additional routes or trips, the joint board consisting of the council or their designees, <br/>
<a id="pl.43.23"></a><var>43.23</var>the board of park commissioners or their designees, and the fifth member, shall base its <br/>
<a id="pl.43.24"></a><var>43.24</var>decision to grant or deny the request based on the criteria to be established by the joint <br/>
<a id="pl.43.25"></a><var>43.25</var>board. The decision to grant or deny the request must be made within 45 days of the <br/>
<a id="pl.43.26"></a><var>43.26</var>date of the request. The park board must be notified immediately by the council of any <br/>
<a id="pl.43.27"></a><var>43.27</var>temporary route detours. If the park board objects to the temporary route detours within <br/>
<a id="pl.43.28"></a><var>43.28</var>five days of being notified, the joint board must convene and decide whether to grant the <br/>
<a id="pl.43.29"></a><var>43.29</var>request, otherwise the request is deemed granted. If the agency objects to the proposed <br/>
<a id="pl.43.30"></a><var>43.30</var>use or claims reimbursement from the council for additional cost of maintenance, it may <br/>
<a id="pl.43.31"></a><var>43.31</var>commence an action against the council in the district court of the county wherein the <br/>
<a id="pl.43.32"></a><var>43.32</var>highway, roadway, or appurtenance, or major portion thereof, is located. The proceedings <br/>
<a id="pl.43.33"></a><var>43.33</var>in the action must conform to the Rules of Civil Procedure applicable to the district courts. <br/>
<a id="pl.43.34"></a><var>43.34</var>The court shall sit without jury. If the court determines that the use in question interferes <br/>
<a id="pl.43.35"></a><var>43.35</var>unreasonably with the public use or maintenance of the roadway or appurtenance, it shall <br/>
<a id="pl.43.36"></a><var>43.36</var>enjoin the use by the council. If the court determines that the use in question does not <br/>
<a id="pl.44.1"></a><var>44.1</var>interfere unreasonably with the public use or maintenance of the roadway or appurtenance, <br/>
<a id="pl.44.2"></a><var>44.2</var>but that it entails substantial additional maintenance costs, the court shall award judgment <br/>
<a id="pl.44.3"></a><var>44.3</var>to the agency for the amount of the additional costs. Otherwise the court shall award <br/>
<a id="pl.44.4"></a><var>44.4</var>judgment to the council. An aggrieved party may appeal from the judgment of the district <br/>
<a id="pl.44.5"></a><var>44.5</var>court in the same manner as is provided for such appeals in other civil actions. The council <br/>
<a id="pl.44.6"></a><var>44.6</var>may also use land within the right-of-way of any state highway or other public roadway <br/>
<a id="pl.44.7"></a><var>44.7</var>for the erection of traffic control devices, other signs, and passenger shelters upon the <br/>
<a id="pl.44.8"></a><var>44.8</var>conditions stated in this subdivision and subject only to the approval of the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.44.9"></a><var>44.9</var>of transportation where required by statute, and subject to the express provisions of other <br/>
<a id="pl.44.10"></a><var>44.10</var>applicable statutes and to federal requirements where necessary to qualify for federal aid.<br/>
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<a id="bill.2.50.0"></a><a id="pl.44.11"></a><var>44.11</var>    Sec. 50. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 514.18, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.44.12"></a><var>44.12</var>    Subd. 1a. <b>Towed motor vehicles.</b> A person who tows and stores a motor vehicle <br/>
<a id="pl.44.13"></a><var>44.13</var>at the request of a law enforcement officer shall have a lien on the motor vehicle for the <br/>
<a id="pl.44.14"></a><var>44.14</var>value of the storage and towing and the right to retain possession of the motor vehicle <br/>
<a id="pl.44.15"></a><var>44.15</var>until the lien is lawfully discharged. This section does not apply to tows authorized <br/>
<a id="pl.44.16"></a><var>44.16</var>in section 
<statute_ref>169.041, subdivision 4</statute_ref>, clause (1) of vehicles parked in violation of snow <br/>
<a id="pl.44.17"></a><var>44.17</var>emergency regulations.<br/>
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<a id="bill.2.51.0"></a><a id="pl.44.18"></a><var>44.18</var>    Sec. 51. Laws 2008, chapter 287, article 1, section 122, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.44.19"></a><var>44.19</var>    Sec. 122. <b>NULLIFICATION OF EXPEDITED TOWN ROAD </b><br/>
<a id="pl.44.20"></a><var>44.20</var><b>EXTINGUISHMENT.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.44.21"></a><var>44.21</var>    (a) Any extinguishment of town interest in a town road under Minnesota Statutes, <br/>
<a id="pl.44.22"></a><var>44.22</var>section 
         <statute_ref>164.06, subdivision 2</statute_ref>, is hereby nullified if:<br/>
<a id="pl.44.23"></a><var>44.23</var>    (1) the interest was not recorded or filed with the county recorder but was recorded <br/>
<a id="pl.44.24"></a><var>44.24</var>or filed with the county auditor prior to 1972;<br/>
<a id="pl.44.25"></a><var>44.25</var>    (2) the state or a political subdivision has constructed or funded a road or bridge <br/>
<a id="pl.44.26"></a><var>44.26</var>improvement on a right-of-way affected by the interest;<br/>
<a id="pl.44.27"></a><var>44.27</var>    (3) the affected road was the only means of access to a property; <br/>
<a id="pl.44.28"></a><var>44.28</var>    (4) the extinguishment took place within the last ten years; and<br/>
<a id="pl.44.29"></a><var>44.29</var>    (5) a person whose only access to property was lost because of the extinguishment <br/>
<a id="pl.44.30"></a><var>44.30</var>files a petition of a nullification with the town board stating that the person's property <br/>
<a id="pl.44.31"></a><var>44.31</var>became landlocked because of the extinguishment and that the road satisfies all of the <br/>
<a id="pl.44.32"></a><var>44.32</var>requirements of paragraph (a), clauses (1) to (4). A copy of the road order found filed or <br/>
<a id="pl.44.33"></a><var>44.33</var>recorded with the county auditor must be attached to the petition. The town shall file the <br/>
<a id="pl.44.34"></a><var>44.34</var>petition with the county auditor and record it with the county recorder.<br/>
<a id="pl.45.1"></a><var>45.1</var>    (b) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 
         <statute_ref>164.08, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, and <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.45.2"></a><var>45.2</var>541.023
         </statute_ref>, for any nullification under paragraph (a), the affected road is hereby deemed to <br/>
<a id="pl.45.3"></a><var>45.3</var>be a cartway. No additional damages or other payments may be required other than those <br/>
<a id="pl.45.4"></a><var>45.4</var>paid at the time the fee interest was originally acquired and the order filed with the county <br/>
<a id="pl.45.5"></a><var>45.5</var>auditor. A cartway created by this paragraph may be converted to a private driveway <br/>
<a id="pl.45.6"></a><var>45.6</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>164.08, subdivision 2</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.45.7"></a><var>45.7</var>    (c) For purposes of this section, "affected road" means the road in which the town <br/>
<a id="pl.45.8"></a><var>45.8</var>board extinguished its interest.<br/>
<a id="pl.45.9"></a><var>45.9</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
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<a id="bill.2.52.0"></a><a id="pl.45.10"></a><var>45.10</var>    Sec. 52. Laws 2008, chapter 350, article 1, section 5, the effective date, is amended to <br/>
<a id="pl.45.11"></a><var>45.11</var>read:<br/>
<a id="pl.45.12"></a><var>45.12</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>Paragraph (b) and paragraph (c), clause (1), are effective the <br/>
<a id="pl.45.13"></a><var>45.13</var>day following final enactment and apply to any additional tax for a registration period <br/>
<a id="pl.45.14"></a><var>45.14</var>that starts on or after March 1, 2011 2012.<br/>
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<a id="bill.2.53.0"></a><a id="pl.45.15"></a><var>45.15</var>    Sec. 53. <b>ROUNDABOUTS DESIGN.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.45.16"></a><var>45.16</var>(a) The commissioner of transportation shall, as part of the next regular update of <br/>
<a id="pl.45.17"></a><var>45.17</var>appropriate design and highway construction manuals, develop specifications or standards <br/>
<a id="pl.45.18"></a><var>45.18</var>on the design of roundabouts. The specifications or standards must include consideration <br/>
<a id="pl.45.19"></a><var>45.19</var>of the suitability of roundabout designs for commercial motor vehicles, as defined in <br/>
<a id="pl.45.20"></a><var>45.20</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 169.011, subdivision 16, and disabled persons as defined <br/>
<a id="pl.45.21"></a><var>45.21</var>by Minnesota Statutes, section 256.481.<br/>
<a id="pl.45.22"></a><var>45.22</var>(b) In developing the specifications or standards, the commissioner shall consult <br/>
<a id="pl.45.23"></a><var>45.23</var>with:<br/>
<a id="pl.45.24"></a><var>45.24</var>(1) the Minnesota Trucking Association;<br/>
<a id="pl.45.25"></a><var>45.25</var>(2) representatives, as identified by the commissioner, of persons who regularly <br/>
<a id="pl.45.26"></a><var>45.26</var>obtain oversize or overweight permits under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 169, and are <br/>
<a id="pl.45.27"></a><var>45.27</var>reasonably likely to travel on routes that would include a roundabout; and<br/>
<a id="pl.45.28"></a><var>45.28</var>(3) the Council on Disability established under Minnesota Statutes, section 256.482.<br/>
<a id="pl.45.29"></a><var>45.29</var>(c) The commissioner shall distribute the specifications or standards, or a similar <br/>
<a id="pl.45.30"></a><var>45.30</var>advisory guidance document, to local road authorities.<br/>
<a id="pl.45.31"></a><var>45.31</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
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<a id="bill.2.54.0"></a><a id="pl.45.32"></a><var>45.32</var>    Sec. 54. <b>TIFIA PILOT PROGRAM.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.46.1"></a><var>46.1</var>(a) The commissioner of transportation may conduct a pilot program to apply for <br/>
<a id="pl.46.2"></a><var>46.2</var>and receive financial assistance under the Transportation Infrastructure Finance and <br/>
<a id="pl.46.3"></a><var>46.3</var>Innovation Act of 1998 (TIFIA), United States Code, title 23, chapter 6, or through other <br/>
<a id="pl.46.4"></a><var>46.4</var>federal transportation loan, grant, or credit assistance programs. The assistance may <br/>
<a id="pl.46.5"></a><var>46.5</var>include but is not limited to loans, loan guarantees, and lines of credit. The commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.46.6"></a><var>46.6</var>may enter into agreements to repay the financial assistance subject to the availability of <br/>
<a id="pl.46.7"></a><var>46.7</var>state money or other dedicated revenue or resources, with the approval of Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.46.8"></a><var>46.8</var>Management and Budget.<br/>
<a id="pl.46.9"></a><var>46.9</var>(b) The pilot program under this section is available for one transportation project <br/>
<a id="pl.46.10"></a><var>46.10</var>identified by the commissioner.<br/>
<a id="pl.46.11"></a><var>46.11</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
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<a id="bill.2.55.0"></a><a id="pl.46.12"></a><var>46.12</var>    Sec. 55. <b>ADDITIONAL DEPUTY REGISTRAR OF MOTOR VEHICLES FOR </b><br/>
<a id="pl.46.13"></a><var>46.13</var><b>CITY OF FARMINGTON.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.46.14"></a><var>46.14</var>Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 168.33, and rules adopted by the <br/>
<a id="pl.46.15"></a><var>46.15</var>commissioner of public safety, limiting sites for the office of deputy registrar based <br/>
<a id="pl.46.16"></a><var>46.16</var>on either the distance to an existing deputy registrar office or the annual volume of <br/>
<a id="pl.46.17"></a><var>46.17</var>transactions processed by any deputy registrar, the commissioner of public safety shall <br/>
<a id="pl.46.18"></a><var>46.18</var>appoint a municipal deputy registrar of motor vehicles for the city of Farmington to <br/>
<a id="pl.46.19"></a><var>46.19</var>operate a new full-service Office of Deputy Registrar, with full authority to function <br/>
<a id="pl.46.20"></a><var>46.20</var>as a registration and motor vehicle tax collection bureau, at the city hall in the city of <br/>
<a id="pl.46.21"></a><var>46.21</var>Farmington. All other provisions regarding the appointment and operation of a deputy <br/>
<a id="pl.46.22"></a><var>46.22</var>registrar of motor vehicles under Minnesota Statutes, section 168.33, and Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.46.23"></a><var>46.23</var>Rules, chapter 7406, apply to the office.<br/>
<a id="pl.46.24"></a><var>46.24</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE; LOCAL APPROVAL.</b>This section is effective the day after <br/>
<a id="pl.46.25"></a><var>46.25</var>the governing body of the city of Farmington and its chief clerical officer timely complete <br/>
<a id="pl.46.26"></a><var>46.26</var>their compliance with Minnesota Statutes, section 645.021, subdivisions 2 and 3.<br/>
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<a id="bill.2.56.0"></a><a id="pl.46.27"></a><var>46.27</var>    Sec. 56. <b> REPEALER.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.46.28"></a><var>46.28</var>Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 169.041, subdivisions 3 and 4, are repealed.<br/>
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<a id="bill.2.57.0"></a><a id="pl.46.29"></a><var>46.29</var>    Sec. 57. <b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.46.30"></a><var>46.30</var>Except as otherwise provided, this article is effective August 1, 2010.<br/>