1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to transportation; providing for various provisions governing 
1.3 	transportation and public safety policies, including data practices, bicycles and 
1.4 	bikeways, highways and bridges, transportation construction contracts, motor 
1.5 	vehicles, traffic regulations, driver licensing and training, alternative financing 
1.6 	for transportation projects, railroads, motor carriers and commercial drivers, and 
1.7 	agency reporting; establishing certain fees and an account; expanding a pilot 
1.8 	program; providing variance for seaplane base; repealing certain provisions; 
1.9 	making technical changes; appropriating money;amending Minnesota Statutes 
1.10 	2010, sections 85.015, by adding a subdivision; 85.018, subdivisions 2, 4; 
1.11 	160.263, subdivision 2; 161.14, subdivision 66, by adding a subdivision; 
1.12 	161.321; 161.3212; 162.081, subdivision 4; 162.09, by adding a subdivision; 
1.13 	168.002, subdivisions 24, 26, 40, by adding subdivisions; 168.012, subdivision 
1.14 	1; 168.017, subdivision 3; 168.021; 168.12, subdivisions 1, 2b, 5; 168.123, 
1.15 	subdivision 1; 168A.11, subdivision 4; 168B.011, subdivision 12; 169.011, 
1.16 	subdivision 27; 169.035, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision; 169.06, 
1.17 	subdivisions 5, 7; 169.19, subdivision 5; 169.223, subdivision 5; 169.306; 
1.18 	169.345, subdivisions 1, 3; 169.346, subdivision 3; 169.4503, by adding a 
1.19 	subdivision; 169.64, subdivision 2; 169.685, subdivision 6; 169.86, subdivisions 
1.20 	4, 5; 169.99, subdivision 1b; 169A.54, subdivisions 1, 6; 171.03; 171.05, 
1.21 	subdivision 2; 171.06, subdivision 2; 171.061, subdivision 4; 171.0701; 171.12, 
1.22 	subdivision 6; 171.13, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision; 171.27; 171.30, 
1.23 	subdivision 1; 171.306, subdivision 4; 174.02, by adding a subdivision; 174.56; 
1.24 	174.632; 174.80, by adding a subdivision; 174.88, by adding a subdivision; 
1.25 	221.0314, subdivision 3a; 222.50, subdivision 4; 222.51; 222.53; 222.63, 
1.26 	subdivision 9; Laws 2009, chapter 59, article 3, section 4, as amended; proposing 
1.27 	coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 160; 161; 171; repealing 
1.28 	Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 161.08, subdivision 2; 161.115, subdivision 
1.29 	263; 168.012, subdivision 1b; 169A.54, subdivision 5; 222.48, subdivision 3a; 
1.30 	Laws 2002, chapter 393, section 85; Laws 2008, chapter 350, article 1, section 5, 
1.31 	as amended.
1.32 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.33 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 85.015, is amended by adding a 
1.34 	subdivision to read:
2.1 		Subd. 1d.Bicycle use of trails. The commissioner may not prohibit operation of an 
2.2 	electric-assisted bicycle, as defined in section 169.011, subdivision 27, on any trail under 
2.3 	this section for which bicycle use is permitted, unless the commissioner determines that 
2.4 	operation of the electric-assisted bicycle is not consistent with safe use and enjoyment of 
2.5 	the trail.

2.6 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 85.018, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
2.7 		Subd. 2.Authority of local government. (a) A local government unit that receives 
2.8 	state grants-in-aid for any trail, with the concurrence of the commissioner, and the 
2.9 	landowner or land lessee, may:
2.10 	(1) designate the trail for use by snowmobiles or for nonmotorized use from 
2.11 	December 1 to April 1 of any year; and
2.12 	(2) issue any permit required under subdivisions 3 to 5.
2.13 	(b) A local government unit that receives state grants-in-aid under section 84.794, 
2.14 	subdivision 2, 84.803, subdivision 2, or 84.927, subdivision 2, for any trail, with the 
2.15 	concurrence of the commissioner, and landowner or land lessee, may:
2.16 	(1) designate the trail specifically for use at various times of the year by all-terrain or 
2.17 	off-road vehicles or off-highway motorcycles, for nonmotorized use such as ski touring, 
2.18 	snowshoeing, and hiking, and for multiple use, but not for motorized and nonmotorized 
2.19 	use at the same time; and
2.20 	(2) issue any permit required under subdivisions 3 to 5.
2.21 	(c) A local unit of government that receives state grants-in-aid for any trail, with the 
2.22 	concurrence of the commissioner and landowner or land lessee, may designate certain 
2.23 	trails for joint use by snowmobiles, off-highway motorcycles, all-terrain vehicles, and 
2.24 	off-road vehicles.
2.25 	(d) A local unit of government may not prohibit operation of an electric-assisted 
2.26 	bicycle, as defined in section 169.011, subdivision 27, on any trail under this section 
2.27 	designated for bicycle use or nonmotorized use that includes bicycles, unless the local unit 
2.28 	of government determines that operation of the electric-assisted bicycle is not consistent 
2.29 	with safe use and enjoyment of the trail.

2.30 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 85.018, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
2.31 		Subd. 4.Nonmotorized use trails. (a) No motorized vehicle shall be operated on a 
2.32 	trail designated for nonmotorized use. This subdivision does not apply to (1) motorized 
2.33 	wheelchairs or other motorized devices operated by an individual who is physically 
2.34 	disabled and (2) electric-assisted bicycles, as defined in section 169.011, subdivision 27.

3.1 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 160.263, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
3.2 		Subd. 2.Powers of political subdivisions. (a) The governing body of any political 
3.3 	subdivision may by ordinance or resolution:
3.4 	(1) designate any roadway or shoulder or portion thereof under its jurisdiction as 
3.5 	a bicycle lane or bicycle route;
3.6 	(2) designate any sidewalk or portion thereof under its jurisdiction as a bicycle path 
3.7 	provided that the designation does not destroy a pedestrian way or pedestrian access;
3.8 	(3) develop and designate bicycle paths;
3.9 	(4) designate as bikeways all bicycle lanes, bicycle routes, and bicycle paths.
3.10 	(b) A governing body may not prohibit operation of an electric-assisted bicycle, 
3.11 	as defined in section 169.011, subdivision 27, on any bikeway, roadway, or shoulder, 
3.12 	unless the governing body determines that operation of the electric-assisted bicycle is not 
3.13 	consistent with safe use and enjoyment of the bikeway, roadway, or shoulder.

3.14 	Sec. 5. [160.266] MISSISSIPPI RIVER TRAIL.
3.15 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. For the purposes of this section:
3.16 	(1) "bicycle path" has the meaning given in section 169.011, subdivision 6; and
3.17 	(2) "bikeway" has the meaning given in section 169.011, subdivision 9. 
3.18 		Subd. 2.Creation. The commissioner, in cooperation with road and trail authorities 
3.19 	including the commissioner of natural resources, shall identify a bikeway that originates at 
3.20 	Itasca State Park in Clearwater, Beltrami, and Hubbard Counties, then generally parallels 
3.21 	the Mississippi River through the cities of Bemidji in Beltrami County, Grand Rapids in 
3.22 	Itasca County, Brainerd in Crow Wing County, Little Falls in Morrison County, Sauk 
3.23 	Rapids in Benton County, St. Cloud in Stearns County, Minneapolis in Hennepin County, 
3.24 	St. Paul in Ramsey County, Hastings in Dakota County, Red Wing in Goodhue County, 
3.25 	Wabasha in Wabasha County, Winona in Winona County, and La Crescent in Houston 
3.26 	County to Minnesota's boundary with Iowa and there terminates. Where opportunities 
3.27 	exist, the bikeway may be designated on both sides of the Mississippi River.
3.28 		Subd. 3.Connections with other bikeways. (a) The commissioner, in cooperation 
3.29 	with road and trail authorities including the commissioner of natural resources, shall:
3.30 	(1) identify existing bikeways of regional significance that are in reasonable 
3.31 	proximity but not connected to the bikeway established in this section, including but not 
3.32 	limited to the Lake Wobegon Trail in the counties of Stearns and Todd; and
3.33 	(2) support development of linkages between bikeways identified under clause (1) 
3.34 	and the bikeway established in this section.
4.1 	(b) The requirements of this subdivision are a secondary priority for use of funds 
4.2 	available under this section following establishment and enhancement of the bikeway 
4.3 	under subdivision 1.
4.4 		Subd. 4.Cooperation with other entities. The commissioner may contract and 
4.5 	enter into agreements with federal agencies, other state agencies, and local governments to 
4.6 	establish, develop, maintain, and operate the bikeway and to interpret associated natural 
4.7 	and cultural resources.
4.8 		Subd. 5.Funding. Bicycle paths included within the bikeway and not administered 
4.9 	by the commissioner of natural resources are eligible for funding from the environment 
4.10 	and natural resources trust fund under chapter 116P, from the parks and trails grant 
4.11 	program under section 85.535, from the local recreation grants program under section 
4.12 	85.019, subdivision 4b, and from other sources.

4.13 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 161.14, subdivision 66, is amended to read:
4.14 		Subd. 66.Veterans Memorial Highway. Legislative Route No. 31, signed as
4.15 	Trunk Highway marked 200 as of July 1, 2010, from the border with North Dakota to the 
4.16 	city of Mahnomen, is designated as the "Veterans Memorial Highway." The commissioner 
4.17 	shall adopt a suitable design to mark this highway and erect appropriate signs, subject 
4.18 	to section 161.139.

4.19 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 161.14, is amended by adding a subdivision 
4.20 	to read:
4.21 		Subd. 70.Arianna Celeste Macnamara Memorial Bridge. The pedestrian 
4.22 	bridge over Route No. 7, signed as Trunk Highway 14 on the effective date of this 
4.23 	section, located in the city of Rochester west of Route No. 20, signed as U.S. Highway 
4.24 	52 on the effective date of this section, is designated as "Arianna Celeste Macnamara 
4.25 	Memorial Bridge." Subject to section 161.139, the commissioner shall adopt a suitable 
4.26 	marking design to memorialize the bridge and shall erect the appropriate signs as close as 
4.27 	practicable to the bridge.

4.28 	Sec. 8. [161.3207] CONSTRUCTION MANAGER/GENERAL CONTRACTOR 
4.29 	CONTRACTS; DEFINITIONS.
4.30 		Subdivision 1.Scope. The terms used in sections 161.3207 to 161.3209 have the 
4.31 	meanings given them in this section.
4.32 		Subd. 2.Acceptance. "Acceptance" means an action of the commissioner 
4.33 	authorizing the execution of a construction manager/general contractor contract.
5.1 		Subd. 3.Commissioner. "Commissioner" means the commissioner of 
5.2 	transportation.
5.3 		Subd. 4.Construction manager/general contractor. "Construction 
5.4 	manager/general contractor" means a proprietorship, partnership, limited liability 
5.5 	partnership, joint venture, corporation, any type of limited liability company, professional 
5.6 	corporation, or any legal entity selected by the commissioner to act as a construction 
5.7 	manager to manage the construction process, which includes, but is not limited to, 
5.8 	responsibility for the price, schedule, and workmanship of preconstruction services or the 
5.9 	construction performed according to section 161.3209, or both.
5.10 		Subd. 5.Construction manager/general contractor contract. "Construction 
5.11 	manager/general contractor contract" means a contract for construction of a project 
5.12 	between a construction manager/general contractor and the commissioner, which 
5.13 	must include terms providing for a price, construction schedule, and workmanship of 
5.14 	the construction performed. The construction manager/general contractor contract 
5.15 	may include provisions for incremental price contracts for specific work packages, 
5.16 	additional work performed, contingencies, or other contract provisions that will allow the 
5.17 	commissioner to negotiate time and cost changes to the contract.
5.18 		Subd. 6.Past performance; experience. "Past performance" or "experience" does 
5.19 	not include the exercise or assertion of a person's legal rights.
5.20 		Subd. 7.Preconstruction services. "Preconstruction services" means all 
5.21 	non-construction-related services that a construction manager/general contractor is 
5.22 	allowed to perform before execution of a construction manager/general contractor contract 
5.23 	or work package.
5.24 		Subd. 8.Preconstruction services contract. "Preconstruction services contract" 
5.25 	means a contract under which a construction manager/general contractor is paid on the 
5.26 	basis of the actual cost to perform the work specified in the contract plus an amount for 
5.27 	overhead and profit for all preconstruction services.
5.28 		Subd. 9.Project. "Project" means any project selected by the commissioner as a 
5.29 	construction manager/general contractor project under section 161.3208.
5.30 		Subd. 10.Request for proposals; RFP. "Request for proposals" or "RFP" means 
5.31 	the document or publication soliciting proposals for a construction manager/general 
5.32 	contractor contract.
5.33 		Subd. 11.Request for qualifications; RFQ. "Request for qualifications" or "RFQ" 
5.34 	means a document or publication used to prequalify and short-list potential construction 
5.35 	managers/general contractors.
6.1 		Subd. 12.Work package. "Work package" means the scope of work for a defined 
6.2 	portion of a project. A defined portion includes construction services on any project 
6.3 	aspect, including procuring materials or services.

6.4 	Sec. 9. [161.3208] CONSTRUCTION MANAGER/GENERAL CONTRACTOR 
6.5 	AUTHORITY.
6.6 		Subdivision 1.Selection authority; limitation. Notwithstanding sections 16C.25, 
6.7 	161.32, and 161.321, or any other law to the contrary, the commissioner may select a 
6.8 	construction manager/general contractor as provided in section 161.3209, and award a 
6.9 	construction manager/general contractor contract. The commissioner may not award more 
6.10 	than two construction manager/general contractor projects during any fiscal year.
6.11 		Subd. 2.Determination. Final determination to use a construction manager/general 
6.12 	contractor contracting procedure may be made only by the commissioner.
6.13 		Subd. 3.Cancellation. The solicitation of construction manager/general contractor 
6.14 	requests for qualifications or proposals does not obligate the commissioner to enter into a 
6.15 	construction manager/general contractor contract. In accordance with the stated criteria 
6.16 	and subcriteria for evaluating qualifications or proposals, the commissioner may accept 
6.17 	or reject any or all responses received as a result of the request. The solicitation of 
6.18 	proposals may be canceled at any time at the commissioner's sole discretion if cancellation 
6.19 	is considered to be in the public's best interest. If the commissioner rejects all responses 
6.20 	or cancels the solicitation for proposals, the commissioner may resolicit a request for 
6.21 	proposals using the same or different requirements.
6.22 		Subd. 4.Reporting. The commissioner shall notify the chairs and ranking minority 
6.23 	members of the senate and house of representatives committees with jurisdiction over 
6.24 	transportation policy and transportation finance each time the commissioner decides to 
6.25 	use the construction manager/general contractor method of procurement and explain why 
6.26 	that method was chosen.

6.27 	Sec. 10. [161.3209] CONSTRUCTION MANAGER/GENERAL CONTRACTOR; 
6.28 	PROCEDURES.
6.29 		Subdivision 1.Solicitation of proposals. If the commissioner determines that 
6.30 	a construction manager/general contractor method of procurement is appropriate for 
6.31 	a project, the commissioner shall establish a two-phase procedure for awarding the 
6.32 	construction manager/general contractor contract, as described in subdivisions 2 and 3.
7.1 		Subd. 2.Phase 1 - request for proposals. (a) The commissioner shall prepare 
7.2 	or have prepared an RFP for each construction manager/general contractor contract as 
7.3 	provided in this section. The RFP must contain, at a minimum, the following elements:
7.4 	(1) the minimum qualifications of the construction manager/general contractor;
7.5 	(2) the procedures for submitting proposals and the criteria for evaluation of 
7.6 	qualifications and the relative weight for each criteria;
7.7 	(3) the form of the contract to be awarded;
7.8 	(4) the scope of intended construction work;
7.9 	(5) a listing of the types of preconstruction services that will be required;
7.10 	(6) an anticipated schedule for commencing and completing the project;
7.11 	(7) any applicable budget limits for the project;
7.12 	(8) the requirements for insurance, statutorily required performance, and payment 
7.13 	bonds;
7.14 	(9) the requirements that the construction manager/general contractor provide a 
7.15 	letter from a surety or insurance company stating that the construction manager/general 
7.16 	contractor is capable of obtaining a performance bond and payment bond covering the 
7.17 	estimated contract cost;
7.18 	(10) the method for how construction manager/general contractor fees for the 
7.19 	preconstruction services contract will be negotiated;
7.20 	(11) a statement that past performance or experience does not include the exercise 
7.21 	or assertion of a person's legal rights; and
7.22 	(12) any other information desired by the commissioner.
7.23 	(b) Before receiving any responses to the RFP, the commissioner shall appoint a 
7.24 	technical review committee of at least five individuals, of which one is a Department of 
7.25 	Transportation manager who is also a licensed professional engineer in Minnesota.
7.26 	(c) The technical review committee shall evaluate the construction manager/general 
7.27 	contractor proposals according to criteria and subcriteria published in the RFP and 
7.28 	procedures established by the commissioner, and rank each construction manager/general 
7.29 	contractor using the elements described in paragraph (a). If the commissioner does 
7.30 	not receive at least two proposals from construction managers/general contractors, the 
7.31 	commissioner may:
7.32 	(1) solicit new proposals;
7.33 	(2) revise the RFP and thereafter solicit new proposals using the revised RFP;
7.34 	(3) select another allowed procurement method; or
7.35 	(4) reject all proposals.
8.1 	(d) Unless all proposals are rejected, the commissioner shall conduct contract 
8.2 	negotiations for a preconstruction services contract with the construction manager/general 
8.3 	contractor with the highest ranking. If the construction manager/general contractor with 
8.4 	the highest ranking declines or is unable to reach an agreement, the commissioner may 
8.5 	begin contract negotiations with the next highest ranked construction manager/general 
8.6 	contractor.
8.7 	(e) Before issuing the RFP, the commissioner may elect to issue a request for 
8.8 	qualifications (RFQ) and short-list the most highly qualified construction managers/general 
8.9 	contractors. The RFQ must include the procedures for submitting statements of 
8.10 	qualification, the criteria for evaluation of qualifications, and the relative weight for each 
8.11 	criterion. The statements of qualifications must be evaluated by the technical review 
8.12 	committee.
8.13 		Subd. 3.Phase 2 - construction manager/general contractor contract. (a) Before 
8.14 	conducting any construction-related services, the commissioner shall:
8.15 	(1) conduct an independent cost estimate for the project or each work package; and
8.16 	(2) conduct contract negotiations with the construction manager/general contractor 
8.17 	to develop a construction manager/general contractor contract.
8.18 	(b) If the construction manager/general contractor and the commissioner are unable 
8.19 	to negotiate a contract, the commissioner may use other contract procurement processes or 
8.20 	may readvertise the construction manager/general contractor contract. The construction 
8.21 	manager/general contractor may not (1) bid on the project if advertised under section 
8.22 	161.32 or (2) join a design-build team if advertised under sections 161.3410 to 161.3428.

8.23 	Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 161.321, is amended to read:
8.24 	161.321 SMALL BUSINESS CONTRACTS.
8.25 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. For purposes of this section the following terms have 
8.26 	the meanings given them, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning is 
8.27 	intended.
8.28 	(a) "Award" means the granting of a contract in accordance with all applicable laws 
8.29 	and rules governing competitive bidding except as otherwise provided in this section.
8.30 	(b) "Contract" means an agreement entered into between a business entity and the 
8.31 	state of Minnesota for the construction of transportation improvements.
8.32 	(c) "Subcontractor" means a business entity which enters into a legally binding 
8.33 	agreement with another business entity which is a party to a contract as defined in 
8.34 	paragraph (b).
9.1 	(d) "Targeted group business" means a business designated under section 16C.16, 
9.2 	subdivision 5.
9.3 	(e) "Veteran-owned small business" means a business designated under section 
9.4 	16C.16, subdivision 6a.
9.5 		Subd. 2.Small business set-asides; procurement and construction contract 
9.6 	preferences. (a) The commissioner may award up to a six percent preference in the 
9.7 	amount bid for specified construction work to small targeted group businesses and 
9.8 	veteran-owned small businesses.
9.9 	(b) The commissioner may designate a contract for construction work for award only 
9.10 	to small targeted group businesses if the commissioner determines that at least three small 
9.11 	targeted group businesses are likely to bid. The commissioner may designate a contract for 
9.12 	construction work for award only to veteran-owned small businesses if the commissioner 
9.13 	determines that at least three veteran-owned small businesses are likely to bid.
9.14 	(c) The commissioner, as a condition of awarding a construction contract, may 
9.15 	set goals that require the prime contractor to subcontract a portion of the contract to 
9.16 	small targeted group businesses and veteran-owned small businesses. The commissioner 
9.17 	must establish a procedure for granting waivers from the subcontracting requirement 
9.18 	when qualified small targeted group businesses and veteran-owned small businesses 
9.19 	are not reasonably available. The commissioner may establish financial incentives for 
9.20 	prime contractors who exceed the goals for use of subcontractors and financial penalties 
9.21 	for prime contractors who fail to meet goals under this paragraph. The subcontracting 
9.22 	requirements of this paragraph do not apply to prime contractors who are small targeted 
9.23 	group businesses or veteran-owned small businesses.
9.24 	(d) The commissioner may award up to a four percent preference in the amount 
9.25 	bid on procurement for specified construction work to small businesses located in an 
9.26 	economically disadvantaged area as defined in section 16C.16, subdivision 7.
9.27 		Subd. 2a.Subcontracting goals. (a) The commissioner, as a condition of awarding 
9.28 	a construction contract, may set goals that require the prime contractor to subcontract 
9.29 	portions of the contract to small targeted group businesses and veteran-owned small 
9.30 	businesses. Prime contractors must demonstrate good faith efforts to meet the project 
9.31 	goals. The commissioner shall establish a procedure for granting waivers from the 
9.32 	subcontracting requirement when either qualified small targeted group businesses or 
9.33 	veteran-owned small businesses, or both, are not reasonably available. The commissioner 
9.34 	may establish (1) financial incentives for prime contractors who exceed the goals set for 
9.35 	the use of subcontractors under this subdivision and (2) sanctions for prime contractors 
9.36 	who fail to make good faith efforts to meet the goals set under this subdivision.
10.1 	(b) The small targeted group business subcontracting requirements of this 
10.2 	subdivision do not apply to prime contractors who are small targeted group businesses. 
10.3 	The veteran-owned small business subcontracting requirements of this subdivision do not 
10.4 	apply to prime contractors who are veteran-owned small businesses.
10.5 		Subd. 3.Subcontract awards to small businesses. At least 75 percent of 
10.6 	subcontracts awarded to small targeted group businesses must be performed by the 
10.7 	business to which the subcontract is awarded or another small targeted group business. 
10.8 	At least 75 percent of subcontracts awarded to veteran-owned small businesses must be 
10.9 	performed by the business to which the subcontract is awarded or another veteran-owned 
10.10 	small business.
10.11 		Subd. 4.Contract awards, limitations. Contracts awarded pursuant to this 
10.12 	section are subject to all limitations contained in rules adopted by the commissioner 
10.13 	of administration.
10.14 		Subd. 4a.Limited duration and reevaluation. The commissioner shall cooperate 
10.15 	with the commissioner of administration to periodically reevaluate the targeted group 
10.16 	businesses to determine that there is a statistical disparity between the percentage of 
10.17 	construction contracts awarded to businesses owned by targeted group members and the 
10.18 	representation of businesses owned by targeted group members among all businesses in 
10.19 	the state in the construction category. The commissioner of administration shall designate 
10.20 	targeted groups pursuant to section 16C.16, subdivision 5.
10.21 		Subd. 5.Recourse to other businesses. If the commissioner is unable to award 
10.22 	a contract pursuant to the provisions of subdivisions 2 and 3 to 4a, the award may be 
10.23 	placed pursuant to the normal solicitation and award provisions set forth in this chapter 
10.24 	and chapter 16C.
10.25 		Subd. 6.Rules; eligibility. (a) The rules adopted by the commissioner of 
10.26 	administration to define small businesses and to set time and other eligibility requirements 
10.27 	for participation in programs under sections 16C.16 to 16C.19 apply to this section. The 
10.28 	commissioner may promulgate other rules necessary to carry out this section.
10.29 	(b) In addition to other eligibility requirements, a small targeted group business or 
10.30 	veteran-owned small business is eligible for the bid preferences under this section only 
10.31 	for eight years following the later of (1) the effective date of this act, or (2) the date of 
10.32 	initial designation as a small targeted group business or veteran-owned small business by 
10.33 	the commissioner of administration under section 16C.16.
10.34 		Subd. 7.Noncompetitive bids. The commissioner is encouraged to purchase 
10.35 	from small targeted group businesses and veteran-owned small businesses designated 
11.1 	under section 16C.16 when making purchases that are not subject to competitive bidding 
11.2 	procedures.
11.3 		Subd. 8.Report by commissioner Reporting. (a) The commissioner of 
11.4 	transportation shall report to the commissioner of administration on compliance with this 
11.5 	section. The information must be reported at the time and in the manner requested by the 
11.6 	commissioner of administration.
11.7 	(b) By February 1 of each even-numbered year, the commissioner shall submit a 
11.8 	report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with 
11.9 	jurisdiction over transportation policy and finance concerning contract awards under this 
11.10 	section. At a minimum, the report must include:
11.11 	(1) a summary of the program;
11.12 	(2) a review of the use of preferences for contracting, including frequency of 
11.13 	establishment of a preference and frequency of contract award to a small targeted group 
11.14 	business or veteran-owned small business;
11.15 	(3) a review of goals and good faith efforts to use small targeted group businesses 
11.16 	and veteran-owned small businesses in subcontracts, including analysis of methods used 
11.17 	for, and effectiveness of, good faith efforts;
11.18 	(4) a summary of any financial incentives or sanctions imposed;
11.19 	(5) information on each reevaluation under subdivision 4a, including details on the 
11.20 	methodology for reevaluation; and
11.21 	(6) any recommendations for legislative or programmatic changes.

11.22 	Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 161.3212, is amended to read:
11.23 	161.3212 WORKING CAPITAL FUND.
11.24 	The commissioner, to the extent allowed by other law or contract, may grant 
11.25 	available money that has been appropriated for socially or economically disadvantaged 
11.26 	business programs to a guaranty fund administered by a nonprofit organization that makes 
11.27 	or guarantees working capital loans to businesses small business concerns owned and 
11.28 	operated by socially or and economically disadvantaged persons as defined individuals. 
11.29 	"Small business concern" and "socially and economically disadvantaged individual" have 
11.30 	the meanings given them in Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, section 23.5 26.5. The 
11.31 	purpose of loans made or guaranteed by the organization must be to provide short-term 
11.32 	working capital to enable eligible businesses to be awarded contracts for goods and 
11.33 	services or for construction-related services from government agencies.
11.34 	Money contributed from a constitutionally or statutorily dedicated fund must be used 
11.35 	only for purposes consistent with the purposes of the dedicated fund.

12.1 	Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 162.081, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
12.2 		Subd. 4.Formula for distribution to towns; purposes. (a) Money apportioned to a 
12.3 	county from the town road account must be distributed to the treasurer of each town within 
12.4 	the county, according to a distribution formula adopted by the county board. The formula 
12.5 	must take into account each town's levy for road and bridge purposes, its population and 
12.6 	town road mileage, and other factors the county board deems advisable in the interests 
12.7 	of achieving equity among the towns. Distribution of town road funds to each town 
12.8 	treasurer must be made by March 1, annually, or within 30 days after receipt of payment 
12.9 	from the commissioner. Distribution of funds to town treasurers in a county which has 
12.10 	not adopted a distribution formula under this subdivision must be made according to a 
12.11 	formula prescribed by the commissioner by rule. A formula adopted by a county board or 
12.12 	by the commissioner must provide that a town, in order to be eligible for distribution of 
12.13 	funds from the town road account in a calendar year, must have levied for taxes payable in 
12.14 	the previous year for road and bridge purposes at least 0.04835 percent of taxable market 
12.15 	value. For purposes of this eligibility requirement, taxable market value means taxable 
12.16 	market value for taxes payable two years prior to the aid distribution year.
12.17 	(b) Money distributed to a town under this subdivision may be expended by the 
12.18 	town only for the construction, reconstruction, and gravel maintenance of town roads 
12.19 	within the town.

12.20 	Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 162.09, is amended by adding a subdivision 
12.21 	to read:
12.22 		Subd. 4a.Municipal state-aid transition. (a) Notwithstanding subdivision 4, a city 
12.23 	that has a population of less than 5,000 according to a federal decennial census, and that 
12.24 	has a population of 5,000 or more as determined by the most recent population estimate 
12.25 	of the Metropolitan Council or state demographer made prior to the census, is deemed 
12.26 	for purposes of this chapter to have a population that is the greater of (1) 5,000, or (2) as 
12.27 	otherwise determined under subdivision 4, paragraph (b), (c), or (d).
12.28 	(b) This subdivision applies only to the first four calendar years for which population 
12.29 	is determined for purposes of this chapter on the basis of a federal decennial census.

12.30 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2011.

12.31 	Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 168.002, is amended by adding a subdivision 
12.32 	to read:
12.33 		Subd. 21a.Noncommercial vehicle. "Noncommercial vehicle" means a one-ton 
12.34 	pickup truck registered under section 168.013, subdivision 1e, with a 15,000 pounds or 
13.1 	less gross vehicle weight rating and for which the owner has made a declaration that the 
13.2 	vehicle will be operated exclusively for personal use. The declaration must be based 
13.3 	on one or more of the following:
13.4 	(1) a change of vehicle use;
13.5 	(2) registration of a new vehicle;
13.6 	(3) transfer of vehicle ownership; or
13.7 	(4) registration renewal.

13.8 	Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 168.002, is amended by adding a subdivision 
13.9 	to read:
13.10 		Subd. 21b.One-ton pickup truck. "One-ton pickup truck" means any truck 
13.11 	resembling a pickup truck with a manufacturer's nominal rated carrying capacity of 
13.12 	one ton. If the manufacturer's nominal rated carrying capacity is not provided or is not 
13.13 	known, then the value specified by the manufacturer as the gross vehicle weight rating as 
13.14 	indicated on the manufacturer's certification label must be 10,001 pounds or more, not 
13.15 	to exceed 15,000 pounds.

13.16 	Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 168.002, subdivision 24, is amended to read:
13.17 		Subd. 24.Passenger automobile. (a) "Passenger automobile" means any motor 
13.18 	vehicle designed and used for carrying not more than 15 individuals, including the driver.
13.19 	(b) "Passenger automobile" does not include motorcycles, motor scooters, buses, 
13.20 	school buses, or commuter vans as defined in section 168.126. Except as provided in 
13.21 	paragraph (c), clause (1), a vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating of 9,000 to 13,000 
13.22 	pounds that is a pickup truck or a van is not a passenger automobile.
13.23 	(c) "Passenger automobile" includes, but is not limited to:
13.24 	(1) a vehicle that is (i) a pickup truck or a van, (ii) not used in furtherance of a 
13.25 	commercial enterprise, and (iii) not subject to state or federal regulation as a commercial 
13.26 	motor vehicle as defined in subdivisions 26 and 40;
13.27 	(2) neighborhood electric vehicles, as defined in section 169.011, subdivision 47; and
13.28 	(3) medium-speed electric vehicles, as defined in section 169.011, subdivision 39.

13.29 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2011.

13.30 	Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 168.002, subdivision 26, is amended to read:
13.31 		Subd. 26.Pickup truck. "Pickup truck" means any truck with a manufacturer's 
13.32 	nominal rated carrying capacity of three-fourths ton or less and commonly known as a 
13.33 	pickup truck. If the manufacturer's nominal rated carrying capacity is not provided or 
14.1 	cannot be determined, then the value specified by the manufacturer as the gross vehicle 
14.2 	weight rating as indicated on the manufacturer's certification label must be less than 
14.3 	10,000 pounds.

14.4 	Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 168.002, subdivision 40, is amended to read:
14.5 		Subd. 40.Van. "Van" means any vehicle of box-like design with no barrier or 
14.6 	separation between the operator's area and the remainder of the cargo-carrying area, and 
14.7 	with a manufacturer's nominal rated carrying capacity of three-fourths ton or less. If 
14.8 	the manufacturer's nominal rated carrying capacity is not provided or not known, then 
14.9 	the value specified by the manufacturer as the maximum gross weight or gross vehicle 
14.10 	weight rating as indicated on the manufacturer's certification label must be less than 
14.11 	10,000 pounds.

14.12 	Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 168.012, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
14.13 		Subdivision 1.Vehicles exempt from tax, fees, or plate display. (a) The following 
14.14 	vehicles are exempt from the provisions of this chapter requiring payment of tax and 
14.15 	registration fees, except as provided in subdivision 1c:
14.16 	(1) vehicles owned and used solely in the transaction of official business by the 
14.17 	federal government, the state, or any political subdivision;
14.18 	(2) vehicles owned and used exclusively by educational institutions and used solely 
14.19 	in the transportation of pupils to and from those institutions;
14.20 	(3) vehicles used solely in driver education programs at nonpublic high schools;
14.21 	(4) vehicles owned by nonprofit charities and used exclusively to transport disabled 
14.22 	persons for charitable, religious, or educational purposes;
14.23 	(5) vehicles owned by nonprofit charities and used exclusively for disaster response 
14.24 	and related activities;
14.25 	(6) vehicles owned by ambulance services licensed under section 144E.10 that 
14.26 	are equipped and specifically intended for emergency response or providing ambulance 
14.27 	services; and
14.28 	(7) vehicles owned by a commercial driving school licensed under section 171.34, 
14.29 	or an employee of a commercial driving school licensed under section 171.34, and the 
14.30 	vehicle is used exclusively for driver education and training.
14.31 	(b) Provided the general appearance of the vehicle is unmistakable, the following 
14.32 	vehicles are not required to register or display number plates:
14.33 	(1) vehicles owned by the federal government;
15.1 	(2) fire apparatuses, including fire-suppression support vehicles, owned or leased by 
15.2 	the state or a political subdivision;
15.3 	(3) police patrols owned or leased by the state or a political subdivision; and
15.4 	(4) ambulances owned or leased by the state or a political subdivision.
15.5 	(c) Unmarked vehicles used in general police work, liquor investigations, or arson 
15.6 	investigations, and passenger automobiles, pickup trucks, and buses owned or operated by 
15.7 	the Department of Corrections or by conservation officers of the Division of Enforcement 
15.8 	and Field Service of the Department of Natural Resources, must be registered and must 
15.9 	display appropriate license number plates, furnished by the registrar at cost. Original and 
15.10 	renewal applications for these license plates authorized for use in general police work and 
15.11 	for use by the Department of Corrections or by conservation officers must be accompanied 
15.12 	by a certification signed by the appropriate chief of police if issued to a police vehicle, 
15.13 	the appropriate sheriff if issued to a sheriff's vehicle, the commissioner of corrections if 
15.14 	issued to a Department of Corrections vehicle, or the appropriate officer in charge if 
15.15 	issued to a vehicle of any other law enforcement agency. The certification must be on a 
15.16 	form prescribed by the commissioner and state that the vehicle will be used exclusively 
15.17 	for a purpose authorized by this section.
15.18 	(d) Unmarked vehicles used by the Departments of Revenue and Labor and Industry, 
15.19 	fraud unit, in conducting seizures or criminal investigations must be registered and must 
15.20 	display passenger vehicle classification license number plates, furnished at cost by the 
15.21 	registrar. Original and renewal applications for these passenger vehicle license plates 
15.22 	must be accompanied by a certification signed by the commissioner of revenue or the 
15.23 	commissioner of labor and industry. The certification must be on a form prescribed by 
15.24 	the commissioner and state that the vehicles will be used exclusively for the purposes 
15.25 	authorized by this section.
15.26 	(e) Unmarked vehicles used by the Division of Disease Prevention and Control of the 
15.27 	Department of Health must be registered and must display passenger vehicle classification 
15.28 	license number plates. These plates must be furnished at cost by the registrar. Original 
15.29 	and renewal applications for these passenger vehicle license plates must be accompanied 
15.30 	by a certification signed by the commissioner of health. The certification must be on a 
15.31 	form prescribed by the commissioner and state that the vehicles will be used exclusively 
15.32 	for the official duties of the Division of Disease Prevention and Control.
15.33 	(f) Unmarked vehicles used by staff of the Gambling Control Board in gambling 
15.34 	investigations and reviews must be registered and must display passenger vehicle 
15.35 	classification license number plates. These plates must be furnished at cost by the 
15.36 	registrar. Original and renewal applications for these passenger vehicle license plates must 
16.1 	be accompanied by a certification signed by the board chair. The certification must be on a 
16.2 	form prescribed by the commissioner and state that the vehicles will be used exclusively 
16.3 	for the official duties of the Gambling Control Board.
16.4 	(g) Unmarked vehicles used in general investigation, surveillance, supervision, 
16.5 	and monitoring by the staff of the Department of Human Services Office of Special 
16.6 	Investigations and the executive director of the Minnesota sex offender program must 
16.7 	be registered and must display passenger vehicle classification license number plates, 
16.8 	furnished by the registrar at cost. Original and renewal applications for passenger vehicle 
16.9 	license plates must be accompanied by a certification signed by the commissioner of 
16.10 	human services. The certification must be on a form prescribed by the commissioner and 
16.11 	state that the vehicles must be used exclusively for the official duties of the Office of 
16.12 	Special Investigations and the executive director of the Minnesota sex offender program.
16.13 	(h) Each state hospital and institution for persons who are mentally ill and 
16.14 	developmentally disabled may have one vehicle without the required identification on 
16.15 	the sides of the vehicle. The vehicle must be registered and must display passenger 
16.16 	vehicle classification license number plates. These plates must be furnished at cost by the 
16.17 	registrar. Original and renewal applications for these passenger vehicle license plates must 
16.18 	be accompanied by a certification signed by the hospital administrator. The certification 
16.19 	must be on a form prescribed by the commissioner and state that the vehicles will be used 
16.20 	exclusively for the official duties of the state hospital or institution.
16.21 	(i) Each county social service agency may have vehicles used for child and 
16.22 	vulnerable adult protective services without the required identification on the sides of the 
16.23 	vehicle. The vehicles must be registered and must display passenger vehicle classification 
16.24 	license number plates. These plates must be furnished at cost by the registrar. Original 
16.25 	and renewal applications for these passenger vehicle license plates must be accompanied 
16.26 	by a certification signed by the agency administrator. The certification must be on a form 
16.27 	prescribed by the commissioner and state that the vehicles will be used exclusively for the 
16.28 	official duties of the social service agency.
16.29 	(j) All other motor vehicles must be registered and display tax-exempt number 
16.30 	plates, furnished by the registrar at cost, except as provided in subdivision 1c. All 
16.31 	vehicles required to display tax-exempt number plates must have the name of the state 
16.32 	department or political subdivision, nonpublic high school operating a driver education 
16.33 	program, licensed commercial driving school, or other qualifying organization or entity, 
16.34 	plainly displayed on both sides of the vehicle. This identification must be in a color 
16.35 	giving contrast with that of the part of the vehicle on which it is placed and must endure 
16.36 	throughout the term of the registration. The identification must not be on a removable 
17.1 	plate or placard and must be kept clean and visible at all times; except that a removable 
17.2 	plate or placard may be utilized on vehicles leased or loaned to a political subdivision or 
17.3 	to a nonpublic high school driver education program.

17.4 	Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 168.017, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
17.5 		Subd. 3.Exceptions. (a) The registrar shall register all vehicles subject to 
17.6 	registration under the monthly series system for a period of 12 consecutive calendar 
17.7 	months, unless:
17.8 	(1) the application is an original rather than renewal application; or
17.9 	(2) the applicant is a licensed motor vehicle lessor under section 168.27 and the 
17.10 	vehicle is leased or rented for periods of time of not more than 28 days, in which case the 
17.11 	applicant may apply for initial or renewed registration of a vehicle for a period of four 
17.12 	or more months, the month of expiration to be designated by the applicant at the time of 
17.13 	registration. However, To qualify for this exemption, the applicant must (1) present the 
17.14 	application to the registrar at St. Paul, or a designated deputy registrar office, and (2) 
17.15 	stamp in red, on the certificate of title, the phrase "The expiration month of this vehicle 
17.16 	is ....." with the blank filled in with the month of expiration as if the vehicle is being 
17.17 	registered for a period of 12 calendar months. Subsequent registration periods when the 
17.18 	applicant is not a qualified motor vehicle lessor under this subdivision must be for a period 
17.19 	of 12 months commencing from the last month for which registration was issued.
17.20 	(b) In any instance except that of a licensed motor vehicle lessor, the registrar shall 
17.21 	not approve registering the vehicle subject to the application for a period of less than three 
17.22 	months, except when the registrar determines that to do otherwise will help to equalize 
17.23 	the registration and renewal work load of the department.

17.24 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2011, and applies to all 
17.25 	applications for registration filed on or after that date.

17.26 	Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 168.021, is amended to read:
17.27 	168.021 PLATES FOR PHYSICALLY DISABLED PERSONS.
17.28 		Subdivision 1.Disability plates; application. (a) When a motor vehicle registered 
17.29 	under section 168.017, a motorcycle, a truck having a manufacturer's nominal rated 
17.30 	capacity of one ton and resembling a one-ton pickup truck, or a self-propelled recreational 
17.31 	vehicle is owned or primarily operated by a permanently physically disabled person or a 
17.32 	custodial parent or guardian of a permanently physically disabled minor, the owner may 
17.33 	apply for and secure from the commissioner (1) immediately, a temporary permit valid 
18.1 	for 30 days if the applicant is eligible for the disability plates issued under this section 
18.2 	and (2) two disability plates with attached emblems, one plate to be attached to the front, 
18.3 	and one to the rear of the motor vehicle, truck, or recreational vehicle, or, in the case of a 
18.4 	motorcycle, one disability plate the same size as a regular motorcycle plate.
18.5 	(b) The commissioner shall not issue more than one plate to the owner of a 
18.6 	motorcycle and not more than one set of plates to any owner of a motor another vehicle 
18.7 	described in paragraph (a) at the same time unless the state Council on Disability approves 
18.8 	the issuance of a second plate or set of plates to a motor vehicle an owner.
18.9 	(c) When the owner first applies for the disability plate or plates, the owner must 
18.10 	submit a medical statement in a format approved by the commissioner under section 
18.11 	169.345, or proof of physical disability provided for in that section.
18.12 	(d) No medical statement or proof of disability is required when an owner of a motor 
18.13 	vehicle applies for a plate or plates for one or more motor vehicles listed in paragraph (a) 
18.14 	that are specially modified for and used exclusively by permanently physically disabled 
18.15 	persons.
18.16 	(e) The owner of a motor vehicle listed in paragraph (a) may apply for and secure 
18.17 	(i) immediately, a permit valid for 30 days, if the applicant is eligible to receive the 
18.18 	disability plate or plates issued under this section, and (ii) a set of disability plate or plates 
18.19 	for a motorthe vehicle if:
18.20 	(1) the owner employs a permanently physically disabled person who would qualify 
18.21 	for the disability plate or plates under this section; and
18.22 	(2) the owner furnishes the motor vehicle to the physically disabled person for the 
18.23 	exclusive use of that person in the course of employment.
18.24 		Subd. 1a.Scope of privilege. If a physically disabled person parks a motor
18.25 	vehicle described in subdivision 1, displaying the disability plate or plates described in 
18.26 	this section, or a permit valid for 30 days and issued to an eligible person awaiting receipt 
18.27 	of the disability plate or plates described in this section, or any person parks the motor 
18.28 	vehicle for a physically disabled person, that person is entitled to park the motor vehicle 
18.29 	as provided in section 169.345.
18.30 		Subd. 2.Plate design; furnished by commissioner. The commissioner shall design 
18.31 	and furnish two disability plates, or one disability plate for a motorcycle that is the same 
18.32 	size as a regular motorcycle plate, with attached emblem or emblems to an eligible owner. 
18.33 	The emblem must bear the internationally accepted wheelchair symbol, as designated in 
18.34 	section 326B.106, subdivision 9, approximately three inches square. The emblem must 
18.35 	be large enough to be visible plainly from a distance of 50 feet. An applicant eligible 
19.1 	for a disability plate or plates shall pay the motor vehicle registration fee authorized 
19.2 	by sections 168.013 and 168.09.
19.3 		Subd. 2a.Plate transfer. (a) When motor vehicle ownership of a vehicle described 
19.4 	in subdivision 1, is transferred, the owner of the motor vehicle shall remove the disability 
19.5 	plate or plates. The buyer of the motor vehicle is entitled to receive a regular plate or plates 
19.6 	for the motor vehicle without further cost for the remainder of the registration period.
19.7 	(b) Notwithstanding section 168.12, subdivision 1, the disability plate or plates 
19.8 	may be transferred to a replacement motor vehicle on notification to the commissioner. 
19.9 	However, the disability plate or plates may not be transferred unless the replacement 
19.10 	motor vehicle (1) is listed under section 168.012, subdivision 1, and, in case of a single 
19.11 	plate for a motorcycle, the replacement vehicle is a motorcycle, and (2) is owned or 
19.12 	primarily operated by the permanently physically disabled person.
19.13 		Subd. 2b.When not eligible. On becoming ineligible for the disability plate 
19.14 	or plates, the owner of the motor vehicle shall remove the disability plate or plates. 
19.15 	The owner may receive regular plates for the motor vehicle without further cost for the 
19.16 	remainder of the registration period.
19.17 		Subd. 3.Penalties for unauthorized use of plates. (a) A person who uses the 
19.18 	disability plate or plates or permit provided under this section on a motor vehicle in 
19.19 	violation of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor, and is subject to a fine of $500. This 
19.20 	subdivision does not preclude a person who is not physically disabled from operating a 
19.21 	motor vehicle bearing the disability plates or permit if:
19.22 	(1) the person is the owner of the motor vehicle described in subdivision 1 and 
19.23 	permits its operation by a physically disabled person;
19.24 	(2) the person operates the motor vehicle with the consent of the owner who is 
19.25 	physically disabled; or
19.26 	(3) the person is the owner of the motor vehicle, is the custodial parent or guardian 
19.27 	of a permanently physically disabled minor, and operates the motor vehicle to transport 
19.28 	the minor.
19.29 	(b) A driver who is not disabled is not entitled to the parking privileges provided 
19.30 	in this section and in section 169.346 unless parking the motor vehicle for a physically 
19.31 	disabled person.
19.32 		Subd. 4.Fees; disposition. All fees collected from the sale of a disability plate or 
19.33 	plates under this section must be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the vehicle 
19.34 	services operating account under section 299A.705, subdivision 1.
19.35 		Subd. 5.Definitions. For the purposes of this section, the term "physically disabled 
19.36 	person" has the meaning given it in section 169.345, subdivision 2.
20.1 		Subd. 6.Driver's license law not affected. This section must not be construed to 
20.2 	revoke, limit, or amend chapter 171.

20.3 	Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 168.12, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
20.4 		Subdivision 1.Plates; design, visibility, periods of issuance. (a) The commissioner, 
20.5 	upon approval and payment, shall issue to the applicant the plates required by this chapter, 
20.6 	bearing the state name and an assigned vehicle registration number. The number assigned 
20.7 	by the commissioner may be a combination of a letter or sign with figures. The color of the 
20.8 	plates and the color of the abbreviation of the state name and the number assigned must 
20.9 	be in marked contrast. The plates must be lettered, spaced, or distinguished to suitably 
20.10 	indicate the registration of the vehicle according to the rules of the commissioner.
20.11 	(b) When a vehicle is registered on the basis of total gross weight, the plates issued 
20.12 	must clearly indicate by letters or other suitable insignia the maximum gross weight 
20.13 	for which the tax has been paid.
20.14 	(c) Plates issued to a noncommercial vehicle must bear the inscription 
20.15 	"noncommercial" unless the vehicle is displaying a special plate authorized and issued 
20.16 	under this chapter.
20.17 	(d) A one-ton pickup truck that is used for commercial purposes and is subject to 
20.18 	section 168.185, is eligible to display special plates as authorized and issued under this 
20.19 	chapter.
20.20 	(c)(e) The plates must be so treated as to be at least 100 times brighter than the 
20.21 	conventional painted number plates. When properly mounted on an unlighted vehicle, the 
20.22 	plates, when viewed from a vehicle equipped with standard headlights, must be visible for 
20.23 	a distance of not less than 1,500 feet and readable for a distance of not less than 110 feet.
20.24 	(d)(f) The commissioner shall issue plates for the following periods:
20.25 	(1) New plates issued pursuant to section 168.012, subdivision 1, must be issued to a 
20.26 	vehicle for as long as the vehicle is owned by the exempt agency and the plate shall not be 
20.27 	transferable from one vehicle to another but the plate may be transferred with the vehicle 
20.28 	from one tax-exempt agency to another.
20.29 	(2) Plates issued for passenger automobiles must be issued for a seven-year period. 
20.30 	All plates issued under this paragraph must be replaced if they are seven years old or older 
20.31 	at the time of registration renewal or will become so during the registration period.
20.32 	(3) Plates issued under sections 168.053 and 168.27, subdivisions 16 and 17, must 
20.33 	be for a seven-year period.
20.34 	(4) Plates issued under subdivisions 2c and 2d and section 168.123 must be issued 
20.35 	for the life of the veteran under section 169.79.
21.1 	(5) Plates for any vehicle not specified in clauses (1) to (3) must be issued for the 
21.2 	life of the vehicle.
21.3 	(e)(g) In a year in which plates are not issued, the commissioner shall issue for each 
21.4 	registration a sticker to designate the year of registration. This sticker must show the year 
21.5 	or years for which the sticker is issued, and is valid only for that period. The plates and 
21.6 	stickers issued for a vehicle may not be transferred to another vehicle during the period 
21.7 	for which the sticker is issued, except when issued for a vehicle registered under section 
21.8 	168.187.
21.9 	(f)(h) Despite any other provision of this subdivision, plates issued to a vehicle 
21.10 	used for behind-the-wheel instruction in a driver education course in a public school 
21.11 	may be transferred to another vehicle used for the same purpose without payment of any 
21.12 	additional fee. The public school shall notify the commissioner of each transfer of plates 
21.13 	under this paragraph. The commissioner may prescribe a format for notification.

21.14 	Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 168.12, subdivision 2b, is amended to read:
21.15 		Subd. 2b.Firefighters; special plates, rules. (a) The commissioner shall issue 
21.16 	special plates, or a single license plate in the case of a motorcycle plate, to any applicant 
21.17 	who:
21.18 	(1) is a member of a fire department receiving state aid under chapter 69, has a 
21.19 	letter from the fire chief, and is an owner of a passenger automobile, a truck with a 
21.20 	manufacturer's nominal rated capacity of one ton and resembling a pickup truck, a one-ton 
21.21 	pickup truck, or a motorcycle;
21.22 	(2) pays a fee of $10 and any other fees required by this chapter;
21.23 	(3) pays the registration tax required by this chapter for the motor vehicle; and
21.24 	(4) complies with this chapter and rules governing the registration of motor vehicles 
21.25 	and licensing of drivers.
21.26 	(b) In lieu of the identification required under subdivision 1, the special plates must 
21.27 	bear an emblem of a Maltese Cross together with any numbers or characters prescribed by 
21.28 	the commissioner.
21.29 	(c) Special plates issued under this subdivision may only be used during the period 
21.30 	that the owner of the motor vehicle is a member of a fire department as specified in this 
21.31 	subdivision. When the individual to whom the special plates were issued is no longer a 
21.32 	member of a fire department or when the motor vehicle ownership is transferred, the 
21.33 	owner shall remove the special plates from the motor vehicle. If the commissioner 
21.34 	receives written notification that an individual is no longer qualified for these special 
21.35 	plates, the commissioner shall invalidate the plates and notify the individual of this 
22.1 	action. The individual may retain the plate only upon demonstrating compliance with the 
22.2 	qualifications of this subdivision. Upon removal or invalidation of the special plates, or 
22.3 	special motorcycle plate, either the owner or purchaser of the motor vehicle shall obtain 
22.4 	regular plates or a regular motorcycle plate for the proper registration classification for 
22.5 	the motor vehicle.
22.6 	(d) A special motorcycle license plate issued under this subdivision must be the 
22.7 	same size as a standard motorcycle license plate.
22.8 	(e) Upon payment of a fee of $5, plates issued under this subdivision for a passenger 
22.9 	automobile or truck may be transferred to another passenger automobile or truck owned 
22.10 	or jointly owned by the person to whom the plates were issued. On payment of a fee of 
22.11 	$5, a plate issued under this subdivision for a motorcycle may be transferred to another 
22.12 	motorcycle owned or jointly owned by the person to whom the plate was issued.
22.13 	(f) The commissioner may adopt rules under the Administrative Procedure Act, 
22.14 	sections 14.001 to 14.69, to govern the issuance and use of the special plates authorized 
22.15 	in this subdivision.

22.16 	Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 168.12, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
22.17 		Subd. 5.Additional fee. (a) In addition to any fee otherwise authorized or any tax 
22.18 	otherwise imposed upon any vehicle, the payment of which is required as a condition to 
22.19 	the issuance of any plate or plates, the commissioner shall impose the fee specified in 
22.20 	paragraph (b) that is calculated to cover the cost of manufacturing and issuing the plate 
22.21 	or plates, except for plates issued to disabled veterans as defined in section 168.031 and 
22.22 	plates issued pursuant to section 168.124, 168.125, or 168.27, subdivisions 16 and 17, 
22.23 	for passenger automobiles. The commissioner shall issue graphic design plates only 
22.24 	for vehicles registered pursuant to section 168.017 and recreational vehicles registered 
22.25 	pursuant to section 168.013, subdivision 1g.
22.26 	(b) Unless otherwise specified or exempted by statute, the following plate and 
22.27 	validation sticker fees apply for the original, duplicate, or replacement issuance of a 
22.28 	plate in a plate year:

22.29	License Plate
			Single
		Double
	
22.30		Regular and Disability
		$
	4.50
	$
	6.00
	
22.31		Special
		$
	8.50
	$
	10.00
	
22.32		Personalized (Replacement)
		$
	10.00
	$
	14.00
	
22.33		Collector Category
		$
	13.50
	$
	15.00
	
22.34		Emergency Vehicle Display
		$
	3.00
	$
	6.00
	
22.35		Utility Trailer Self-Adhesive
		$
	2.50
			
22.36		Vertical Motorcycle Plate
		$
	100.00
		NA
	
23.1	Stickers
						
23.2		Duplicate year
		$
	1.00
	$
	1.00
	
23.3		International Fuel Tax Agreement
		$
	2.50
			
23.4 	(c) For vehicles that require two of the categories above, the registrar shall only 
23.5 	charge the higher of the two fees and not a combined total.
23.6 	(d) As part of procedures for payment of the fee under paragraph (b), the 
23.7 	commissioner shall allow a vehicle owner to add to the fee a $2 donation for the purposes 
23.8 	of public information and education on anatomical gifts under section 171.075.

23.9 	Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 168.123, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
23.10 		Subdivision 1.General requirements; fees. (a) On payment of a fee of $10 for 
23.11 	each set of two plates, or for a single plate in the case of a motorcycle plate, payment of 
23.12 	the registration tax required by law, and compliance with other applicable laws relating to 
23.13 	vehicle registration and licensing, as applicable, the commissioner shall issue:
23.14 	(1) special veteran's plates to an applicant who served in the active military service 
23.15 	in a branch of the armed forces of the United States or of a nation or society allied with the 
23.16 	United States in conducting a foreign war, was discharged under honorable conditions, 
23.17 	and is a registered owner of a passenger automobile, recreational motor vehicle, or truck 
23.18 	resembling a pickup truck and having a manufacturer's nominal rated capacity of one ton
23.19 	one-ton pickup truck, but which is not a commercial motor vehicle as defined in section 
23.20 	169.011, subdivision 16; or
23.21 	(2) a veteran's special motorcycle plate as described in subdivision 2, paragraph (a), 
23.22 	(f), (h), (i), or (j), or another special plate designed by the commissioner to an applicant 
23.23 	who is a registered owner of a motorcycle and meets the criteria listed in this paragraph 
23.24 	and in subdivision 2, paragraph (a), (f), (h), (i), or (j). Plates issued under this clause must 
23.25 	be the same size as regular motorcycle plates. Special motorcycle license plates issued 
23.26 	under this clause are not subject to section 168.1293.
23.27 	(b) The additional fee of $10 is payable for each set of veteran's plates, is payable 
23.28 	only when the plates are issued, and is not payable in a year in which stickers are issued 
23.29 	instead of plates.
23.30 	(c) The veteran must have a certified copy of the veteran's discharge papers, 
23.31 	indicating character of discharge, at the time of application. If an applicant served in the 
23.32 	active military service in a branch of the armed forces of a nation or society allied with the 
23.33 	United States in conducting a foreign war and is unable to obtain a record of that service 
23.34 	and discharge status, the commissioner of veterans affairs may certify the applicant as 
23.35 	qualified for the veterans' plates provided under this section.
24.1 	(d) For license plates issued for one-ton trucks described in paragraph (a), clause 
24.2 	(1), the commissioner shall collect a surcharge of $5 on each $10 fee collected under 
24.3 	paragraph (a). The surcharge must be deposited in the vehicle services operating account 
24.4 	in the special revenue fund.

24.5 	Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 168A.11, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
24.6 		Subd. 4.Centralized record keeping. Three Two or more new motor vehicle 
24.7 	dealers under common management or control may designate apply to the department 
24.8 	in writing a single location for maintaining for permission to maintain the records 
24.9 	required by this section that are more than 12 months old and section 168.27, subdivision 
24.10 	10, paragraph (a), clause (1), item (i), at a single location. The department shall not 
24.11 	unreasonably withhold its consent to the application. The records must be open to 
24.12 	inspection by a representative of the department or a peace officer during reasonable 
24.13 	business hours. The location must be at the established place of business of one of the 
24.14 	affiliated dealers or at a location within Minnesota not further than 25 miles from the 
24.15 	established place of business of one of the affiliated dealers.

24.16 	Sec. 28. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 168B.011, subdivision 12, is amended to 
24.17 	read:
24.18 		Subd. 12.Public impound lot. "Public impound lot" means an impound lot owned 
24.19 	by or contracting with exclusively contracted solely for public use by a unit of government 
24.20 	under section 168B.09.

24.21 	Sec. 29. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 169.011, subdivision 27, is amended to read:
24.22 		Subd. 27.Electric-assisted bicycle. "Electric-assisted bicycle" means a motor 
24.23 	vehicle bicycle with two or three wheels that:
24.24 	(1) has a saddle and fully operable pedals for human propulsion;
24.25 	(2) meets the requirements:
24.26 	(i) of federal motor vehicle safety standards in Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, 
24.27 	sections 571.1 et seq.; or
24.28 	(ii) for bicycles under Code of Federal Regulations, title 15, part 1512, and successor 
24.29 	requirements; and
24.30 	(3) has an electric motor that (i) has a power output of not more than 1,000 watts, (ii) 
24.31 	is incapable of propelling the vehicle at a speed of more than 20 miles per hour, (iii) is 
24.32 	incapable of further increasing the speed of the device when human power alone is used 
25.1 	to propel the vehicle at a speed of more than 20 miles per hour, and (iv) disengages or 
25.2 	ceases to function when the vehicle's brakes are applied.

25.3 	Sec. 30. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 169.035, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
25.4 		Subdivision 1.Working on highway. (a) The provisions of this chapter shall not 
25.5 	apply to persons, motor vehicles, and other equipment while actually engaged in work 
25.6 	upon the highway, except as provided in paragraphs (b) and (c).
25.7 	(b) This chapter shall apply to those persons and vehicles when traveling to or 
25.8 	from such work, except that persons operating equipment owned, rented or hired by 
25.9 	road authorities shall be exempt from the width, height and length provisions of sections 
25.10 	169.80 and 169.81 and shall be exempt from the weight limitations of this chapter while 
25.11 	performing the following actions on behalf of the state or a local governmental unit:
25.12 	(1) while loading, readying, or moving the vehicles or equipment in preparation for 
25.13 	combating anticipated slippery road conditions or removing snow or ice; 
25.14 	(2) while actually engaged in snow or ice removal and or combating slippery road 
25.15 	conditions, including but not limited to pretreatment and anti-icing activities; or
25.16 	(3) while engaged in flood control operations on behalf of the state or a local 
25.17 	governmental unit.
25.18 	(c) Chapter 169A and section 169.444 apply to persons while actually engaged in 
25.19 	work upon the highway.

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

25.21 	Sec. 31. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 169.035, is amended by adding a subdivision 
25.22 	to read:
25.23 		Subd. 4.Trains. (a) For purposes of this subdivision, "railroad operator" means 
25.24 	a person who is a locomotive engineer, conductor, member of the crew of a railroad 
25.25 	locomotive or train, or an operator of on-track equipment.
25.26 	(b) A peace officer may not issue a citation for violation of this chapter or chapter 
25.27 	171 to a railroad operator involving the operation of a railroad locomotive or train, or 
25.28 	on-track equipment while being operated upon rails.
25.29 	(c) Notwithstanding section 171.08, a railroad operator is not required to display or 
25.30 	furnish a driver's license to a peace officer in connection with the operation of a railroad 
25.31 	locomotive or train, or on-track equipment while being operated upon rails.

25.32 	Sec. 32. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 169.06, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
26.1 		Subd. 5.Traffic-control signal. (a) Whenever traffic is controlled by traffic-control 
26.2 	signals exhibiting different colored lights, or colored lighted arrows, successively one at a 
26.3 	time or in combination, only the colors Green, Red, and Yellow shall be used, except for 
26.4 	special pedestrian signals carrying a word or legend. The traffic-control signal lights or 
26.5 	colored lighted arrows indicate and apply to drivers of vehicles and pedestrians as follows:
26.6 	(1) Green indication:
26.7 	(i) Vehicular traffic facing a circular green signal may proceed straight through or 
26.8 	turn right or left unless a sign at such place prohibits either turn. But vehicular traffic, 
26.9 	including vehicles turning right or left, shall yield the right-of-way to other vehicles and to 
26.10 	pedestrians lawfully within the intersection or adjacent crosswalk at the time this signal 
26.11 	is exhibited. Vehicular traffic turning left or making a U-turn to the left shall yield the 
26.12 	right-of-way to other vehicles approaching from the opposite direction so closely as to 
26.13 	constitute an immediate hazard.
26.14 	(ii) Vehicular traffic facing a green arrow signal, shown alone or in combination with 
26.15 	another indication, may cautiously enter the intersection only to make the movement 
26.16 	indicated by the arrow, or other movement as permitted by other indications shown at the 
26.17 	same time. Such Vehicular traffic shall yield the right-of-way to pedestrians lawfully 
26.18 	within an adjacent crosswalk and to other traffic lawfully using the intersection.
26.19 	(iii) Unless otherwise directed by a pedestrian-control signal as provided in 
26.20 	subdivision 6, pedestrians facing any green signal, except when the sole green signal is a 
26.21 	turn arrow, may proceed across the roadway within any marked or unmarked crosswalk. 
26.22 	Every driver of a vehicle shall yield the right-of-way to such pedestrian, except that the 
26.23 	pedestrian shall yield the right-of-way to vehicles lawfully within the intersection at the 
26.24 	time that the green signal indication is first shown.
26.25 	(2) Steady yellow indication:
26.26 	(i) Vehicular traffic facing a steady circular yellow or yellow arrow signal is thereby 
26.27 	warned that the related green movement is being terminated or that a red indication will be 
26.28 	exhibited immediately thereafter when vehicular traffic must not enter the intersection, 
26.29 	except for the continued movement allowed by any green arrow indication simultaneously 
26.30 	exhibited.
26.31 	(ii) Pedestrians facing a circular yellow signal, unless otherwise directed by a 
26.32 	pedestrian-control signal as provided in subdivision 6, are thereby advised that there is 
26.33 	insufficient time to cross the roadway before a red indication is shown and no pedestrian 
26.34 	shall then start to cross the roadway.
26.35 	(3) Steady red indication:
27.1 	(i) Vehicular traffic facing a circular red signal alone must stop at a clearly marked 
27.2 	stop line but, if none, before entering the crosswalk on the near side of the intersection 
27.3 	or, if none, then before entering the intersection and shall remain standing until a green 
27.4 	indication is shown, except as follows: (A) the driver of a vehicle stopped as close 
27.5 	as practicable at the entrance to the crosswalk on the near side of the intersection or, 
27.6 	if none, then at the entrance to the intersection in obedience to a red or stop signal, 
27.7 	and with the intention of making a right turn may make the right turn, after stopping, 
27.8 	unless an official sign has been erected prohibiting such movement, but shall yield the 
27.9 	right-of-way to pedestrians and other traffic lawfully proceeding as directed by the signal 
27.10 	at that intersection; or (B) the driver of a vehicle on a one-way street intersecting another 
27.11 	one-way street on which traffic moves to the left shall stop in obedience to a red or stop 
27.12 	signal and may then make a left turn into the one-way street, unless an official sign has 
27.13 	been erected prohibiting the movement, but shall yield the right-of-way to pedestrians and 
27.14 	other traffic lawfully proceeding as directed by the signal at that intersection.
27.15 	(ii) Unless otherwise directed by a pedestrian-control signal as provided in 
27.16 	subdivision 6, pedestrians facing a steady red signal alone shall not enter the roadway.
27.17 	(iii) Vehicular traffic facing a steady red arrow signal, with the intention of making a 
27.18 	movement indicated by the arrow, must stop at a clearly marked stop line but, if none, 
27.19 	before entering the crosswalk on the near side of the intersection or, if none, then before 
27.20 	entering the intersection and must remain standing until a permissive signal indication 
27.21 	permitting the movement indicated by the red arrow is displayed, except as follows: when 
27.22 	an official sign has been erected permitting a turn on a red arrow signal, the vehicular 
27.23 	traffic facing a red arrow signal indication is permitted to enter the intersection to turn 
27.24 	right, or to turn left from a one-way street into a one-way street on which traffic moves 
27.25 	to the left, after stopping, but must yield the right-of-way to pedestrians and other traffic 
27.26 	lawfully proceeding as directed by the signal at that intersection.
27.27 	(b) In the event an official traffic-control signal is erected and maintained at a place 
27.28 	other than an intersection, the provisions of this section are applicable except those which 
27.29 	can have no application. Any stop required must be made at a sign or marking on the 
27.30 	pavement indicating where the stop must be made, but in the absence of any such sign or 
27.31 	marking the stop must be made at the signal.
27.32 	(c) When a traffic-control signal indication or indications placed to control a certain 
27.33 	movement or lane are so identified by placing a sign near the indication or indications, 
27.34 	no other traffic-control signal indication or indications within the intersection controls 
27.35 	vehicular traffic for that movement or lane.

28.1 	Sec. 33. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 169.06, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
28.2 		Subd. 7.Flashing signal. When flashing red or yellow signals are used they shall 
28.3 	require obedience by vehicular traffic as follows:
28.4 	(a) When a circular red lens is illuminated with rapid intermittent flashes, drivers of 
28.5 	vehicles shall stop at a clearly marked stop line, but if none, before entering the crosswalk 
28.6 	on the near side of the intersection, or if none, then at the point nearest the intersecting 
28.7 	roadway where the driver has a view of approaching traffic on the intersecting roadway 
28.8 	before entering the intersection, and the right to proceed shall be subject to the rules 
28.9 	applicable after making a stop at a stop sign.
28.10 	(b) When a red arrow lens is illuminated with rapid intermittent flashes drivers of 
28.11 	vehicles with the intention of making a movement indicated by the arrow shall stop at a 
28.12 	clearly marked stop line, but if none, before entering the crosswalk on the near side of 
28.13 	the intersection, or if none, then at the point nearest the intersecting roadway where the 
28.14 	driver has a view of approaching traffic on the intersecting roadway before entering the 
28.15 	intersection, and the right to proceed shall be subject to the rules applicable after making a 
28.16 	stop at a stop sign.
28.17 	(c) When a circular yellow lens is illuminated with rapid intermittent flashes, drivers 
28.18 	of vehicles may proceed through the intersection or past the signals only with caution. But 
28.19 	vehicular traffic, including vehicles turning right or left, shall yield the right-of-way to 
28.20 	other vehicles and to pedestrians lawfully within the intersection or adjacent crosswalk at 
28.21 	the time this signal is exhibited. Vehicular traffic turning left or making a U-turn to the left 
28.22 	shall yield the right-of-way to other vehicles approaching from the opposite direction so 
28.23 	closely as to constitute an immediate hazard.
28.24 	(d) When a yellow arrow indication is illuminated with rapid intermittent flashes, 
28.25 	drivers of vehicles with the intention of making a movement indicated by the arrow may 
28.26 	proceed through the intersection or past the signals only with caution., but shall yield 
28.27 	the right-of-way to other vehicles and to pedestrians lawfully within the intersection or 
28.28 	adjacent crosswalk at the time this signal is exhibited. Vehicular traffic turning left or 
28.29 	making a U-turn to the left shall yield the right-of-way to other vehicles approaching from 
28.30 	the opposite direction so closely as to constitute an immediate hazard.

28.31 	Sec. 34. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 169.19, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
28.32 		Subd. 5.Signal to turn. A signal of intention to turn right or left shall be given 
28.33 	continuously during not less than the last 100 feet traveled by the vehicle before turning.
28.34 	A person whose vehicle is exiting a roundabout is exempt from the requirement in this 
28.35 	subdivision.

29.1 	Sec. 35. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 169.223, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
29.2 		Subd. 5.Other operation requirements and prohibitions. (a) A person operating 
29.3 	a motorized bicycle on a roadway shall ride as close as practicable to the right-hand curb 
29.4 	or edge of the roadway except in one of the following situations:
29.5 	(1) when overtaking and passing another vehicle proceeding in the same direction;
29.6 	(2) when preparing for a left turn at an intersection or into a private road or 
29.7 	driveway; or
29.8 	(3) when reasonably necessary to avoid conditions, including fixed or moving 
29.9 	objects, vehicles, pedestrians, animals, surface hazards, or narrow width lanes, that make 
29.10 	it unsafe to continue along the right-hand curb or edge.
29.11 	(b) Persons operating motorized bicycles on a roadway may not ride more than two 
29.12 	abreast and may not impede the normal and reasonable movement of traffic. On a laned 
29.13 	roadway, a person operating a motorized bicycle shall ride within a single lane.
29.14 	(c) This section does not permit the operation of a motorized bicycle on a bicycle 
29.15 	path or bicycle lane that is reserved for the exclusive use of nonmotorized traffic, except 
29.16 	that an electric-assisted bicycle may be operated on the path or lane if not otherwise 
29.17 	prohibited under section 85.015, subdivision 1d; 85.018, subdivision 2, paragraph (d); 
29.18 	or 160.263, subdivision 2, paragraph (b), as applicable.
29.19 	(d) Subject to the provisions of section 160.263, subdivision 3, A person may 
29.20 	operate an electric-assisted bicycle on a bikeway or bicycle lane trail. A person may 
29.21 	operate an electric-assisted bicycle on the shoulder of a roadway if the electric-assisted 
29.22 	bicycle is traveling in the same direction as the adjacent vehicular traffic. 

29.23 	Sec. 36. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 169.306, is amended to read:
29.24 	169.306 USE OF SHOULDERS BY BUSES.
29.25 	(a) The commissioner of transportationA road authority, as defined in section 
29.26 	160.02, subdivision 25, is authorized to permit the use by transit buses and Metro Mobility 
29.27 	buses the use of a shoulder, as designated by the commissioner road authority, of a 
29.28 	freeway or expressway, as defined in section 160.02, in Minnesota.
29.29 	(b) If the commissionera road authority permits the use of a freeway or expressway 
29.30 	shoulder by transit buses, the commissionerroad authority shall permit the use on that 
29.31 	shoulder of a bus (1) with a seating capacity of 40 passengers or more operated by a motor 
29.32 	carrier of passengers, as defined in section 221.012, subdivision 26, while operating in 
29.33 	intrastate commerce or (2) providing regular route transit service, as defined in section 
29.34 	174.22, subdivision 8, or Metro Mobility services, and operated by or under contract 
29.35 	with the Metropolitan Council, a local transit authority, or a transit authority created by 
30.1 	the legislature. Drivers of these buses must have adequate training in the requirements of 
30.2 	paragraph (c), as determined by the commissioner.
30.3 	(c) Buses authorized to use the shoulder under this section may be operated on 
30.4 	the shoulder only when main-line traffic speeds are less than 35 miles per hour, except 
30.5 	as provided for in paragraph (f). Drivers of buses being operated on the shoulder may 
30.6 	not exceed the speed of main-line traffic by more than 15 miles per hour and may never 
30.7 	exceed 35 miles per hour, except as provided for in paragraph (f). Drivers of buses being 
30.8 	operated on the shoulder must yield to merging, entering, and exiting traffic and must yield 
30.9 	to other vehicles on the shoulder. Buses operated on the shoulder must be registered with 
30.10 	the Department of Transportation.
30.11 	(d) For the purposes of this section, the term "Metro Mobility bus" means a motor 
30.12 	vehicle of not less than 20 feet in length engaged in providing special transportation 
30.13 	services under section 473.386 that is:
30.14 	(1) operated by or under contract with a public or private entity receiving financial 
30.15 	assistance to provide transit services from the Metropolitan Council or the commissioner 
30.16 	of transportation; and
30.17 	(2) authorized by the commissionera road authority to use freeway or expressway 
30.18 	shoulders.
30.19 	(e) This section does not apply to the operation of buses on dynamic shoulder lanes.
30.20 	(f) The commissioner may authorize different operating conditions and maximum 
30.21 	speeds, not to exceed the posted speed limit, based upon an engineering study and 
30.22 	recommendation by the road authority. The engineering study must be conducted by the 
30.23 	road authority and must conform with the manual and specifications adopted under section 
30.24 	169.06, subdivision 1, and applicable state and federal standards. The road authority shall 
30.25 	consult the public transit operator before recommending operating conditions different 
30.26 	from those authorized by law.

30.27 	Sec. 37. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 169.345, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
30.28 		Subdivision 1.Scope of privilege. (a) A motor vehicle described in section 168.021, 
30.29 	subdivision 1, paragraph (a), that prominently displays the certificate authorized by this 
30.30 	section or that bears the disability plate or plates issued under section 168.021 may be 
30.31 	parked by or solely for the benefit of a physically disabled person:
30.32 	(1) in a designated parking space for disabled persons, as provided in section 
30.33 	169.346;
30.34 	(2) in a metered parking space without obligation to pay the meter fee and without 
30.35 	time restrictions unless time restrictions are separately posted on official signs; and
31.1 	(3) without time restrictions in a nonmetered space where parking is otherwise 
31.2 	allowed for passenger vehicles but restricted to a maximum period of time and that does 
31.3 	not specifically prohibit the exercise of disabled parking privileges in that space.
31.4 	A person may park a motor the vehicle for a physically disabled person in a parking space 
31.5 	described in clause (1) or (2) only when actually transporting the physically disabled 
31.6 	person for the sole benefit of that person and when the parking space is within a reasonable 
31.7 	distance from the drop-off point.
31.8 	(b) For purposes of this subdivision, a certificate is prominently displayed if it is 
31.9 	displayed so that it may be viewed from the front and rear of the motor vehicle by hanging 
31.10 	it from the rearview mirror attached to the front windshield of the motor vehicle or, in 
31.11 	the case of a motorcycle, is secured to the vehicle. If there is no rearview mirror or if the 
31.12 	certificate holder's disability precludes placing the certificate on the mirror, the certificate 
31.13 	must be displayed on the dashboard on the driver's side of the vehicle. No part of the 
31.14 	certificate may be obscured.
31.15 	(c) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), clauses (1), (2), and (3), this section does not 
31.16 	permit parking in areas prohibited by sections 169.32 and 169.34, in designated no 
31.17 	parking spaces, or in parking spaces reserved for specified purposes or vehicles. A local 
31.18 	governmental unit may, by ordinance, prohibit parking on any street or highway to create 
31.19 	a fire lane, or to accommodate heavy traffic during morning and afternoon rush hours and 
31.20 	these ordinances also apply to physically disabled persons.

31.21 	Sec. 38. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 169.345, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
31.22 		Subd. 3.Identifying certificate. (a) The commissioner shall issue (1) immediately, 
31.23 	a permit valid for 30 days if the person is eligible for the certificate issued under this 
31.24 	section and (2) an identifying certificate for a motor vehicle described in section 168.021, 
31.25 	subdivision 1, paragraph (a), when a physically disabled applicant submits proof of 
31.26 	physical disability under subdivision 2a. The commissioner shall design separate 
31.27 	certificates for persons with permanent and temporary disabilities that can be readily 
31.28 	distinguished from each other from outside a motor vehicle at a distance of 25 feet or, in 
31.29 	the case of a motorcycle, can be readily secured to the motorcycle. An applicant may be 
31.30 	issued up to two certificates if the applicant has not been issued disability plates under 
31.31 	section 168.021.
31.32 	(b) The operator of a motor vehicle displaying a certificate has the parking 
31.33 	privileges provided in subdivision 1 only while the motor vehicle is actually parked while 
31.34 	transporting a physically disabled person.
32.1 	(c) The commissioner shall cancel all certificates issued to an applicant who fails to 
32.2 	comply with the requirements of this subdivision.

32.3 	Sec. 39. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 169.346, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
32.4 		Subd. 3.Misdemeanor; enforcement. A person who violates subdivision 1 is 
32.5 	guilty of a misdemeanor and must be fined not less than $100 and not more than $200. This 
32.6 	subdivision must be enforced in the same manner as parking ordinances or regulations in 
32.7 	the governmental subdivision in which the violation occurs. Law enforcement officers 
32.8 	may tag motor vehicles parked on either private or public property in violation of 
32.9 	subdivision 1. Parking enforcement employees or agents of statutory or home rule charter 
32.10 	cities or towns may tag or otherwise issue citations for motor vehicles parked on public 
32.11 	property in violation of subdivision 1. If a holder of a disability certificate or disability 
32.12 	plates allows a person who is not otherwise eligible to use the certificate or plates, then 
32.13 	the holder is not eligible to be issued or to use a disability certificate or plates for 12 
32.14 	months after the date of violation. Except when the permit or certificate is expired by, or is 
32.15 	otherwise invalid for, more than 90 days, a physically disabled person, or a person parking 
32.16 	a motor vehicle for a disabled person, who is charged with violating subdivision 1 because 
32.17 	the person parked in a parking space for physically disabled persons without the required 
32.18 	certificate, license plates, or permit must not be convicted if the person (1) produces in 
32.19 	court or before the court appearance the required certificate, permit, or evidence that the 
32.20 	person has been issued plates under section 168.021, (2) surrenders the expired permit or 
32.21 	certificate, and (3) demonstrates entitlement to the certificate, plates, or permit at the time 
32.22 	of arrest or tagging. To be valid, the certificate or permit must show that it is owned by the 
32.23 	same person that owned the expired certificate or permit displayed at the time the tag was 
32.24 	issued. The registered vehicle owner is subject to the provisions of this subdivision.

32.25 	Sec. 40. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 169.4503, is amended by adding a 
32.26 	subdivision to read:
32.27 		Subd. 28.Crossing control arm. All buses manufactured for use in Minnesota after 
32.28 	January 1, 2012, must be equipped with a crossing control arm mounted at the right front 
32.29 	corner of the front bumper. The crossing control arm must be automatically activated 
32.30 	whenever the bus is stopped with the flashing red signals in use.

32.31 	Sec. 41. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 169.64, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
32.32 		Subd. 2.Colored light. (a) Unless otherwise authorized by the commissioner of 
32.33 	public safety, no vehicle shall be equipped, nor shall any person drive or move any vehicle 
33.1 	or equipment upon any highway with any lamp or device displaying a red light or any 
33.2 	colored light other than those required or permitted in this chapter.
33.3 	(b) A vehicle manufactured for use as an emergency vehicle may display and use 
33.4 	colored lights that are not otherwise required or permitted in this chapter, provided that 
33.5 	the vehicle is owned and operated according to section 168.10, is owned and operated 
33.6 	solely as a collector's item and not for general transportation purposes, and is registered 
33.7 	under section 168.10, subdivision 1a, 1b, 1c, 1d, 1g, or 1h. A person may not activate the 
33.8 	colored lights authorized under this paragraph on streets or highways except as part of 
33.9 	a parade or other special event.

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

33.11 	Sec. 42. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 169.685, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
33.12 		Subd. 6.Exceptions. (a) This section does not apply to:
33.13 	(1) a person transporting a child in an emergency medical vehicle while in the 
33.14 	performance of official duties and when the physical or medical needs of the child make 
33.15 	the use of a child passenger restraint system unreasonable or when a child passenger 
33.16 	restraint system is not available;
33.17 	(2) a peace officer transporting a child while in the performance of official duties 
33.18 	and when a child passenger restraint system is not available, provided that a seat belt 
33.19 	must be substituted;
33.20 	(3) a person while operating a motor vehicle for hire, including a taxi, airport 
33.21 	limousine, and bus, but excluding a rented, leased, or borrowed motor vehicle; and
33.22 	(4) a person while operating a school bus; and that has a gross vehicle weight rating 
33.23 	of greater than 10,000 pounds.
33.24 	(5) a person while operating a type III vehicle described in section 169.011, 
33.25 	subdivision 71, paragraph (h), if the vehicle meets the seating and crash protection 
33.26 	requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 222, Code of Federal Regulations, 
33.27 	title 49, part 571.
33.28 	(b) A child passenger restraint system is not required for a child who cannot, in the 
33.29 	judgment of a licensed physician, be safely transported in a child passenger restraint 
33.30 	system because of a medical condition, body size, or physical disability. A motor vehicle 
33.31 	operator claiming exemption for a child under this paragraph must possess a typewritten 
33.32 	statement from the physician stating that the child cannot be safely transported in a child 
33.33 	passenger restraint system. The statement must give the name and birth date of the child, 
33.34 	be dated within the previous six months, and be made on the physician's letterhead or 
33.35 	contain the physician's name, address, and telephone number. A person charged with 
34.1 	violating subdivision 5 may not be convicted if the person produces the physician's 
34.2 	statement in court or in the office of the arresting officer.
34.3 	(c) A person offering a motor vehicle for rent or lease shall provide a child passenger 
34.4 	restraint device to a customer renting or leasing the motor vehicle who requests the device. 
34.5 	A reasonable rent or fee may be charged for use of the child passenger restraint device.

34.6 	Sec. 43. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 169.86, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
34.7 		Subd. 4.Display and inspection of permit. Every such A permit shall must be 
34.8 	carried in the vehicle or combination of vehicles to which it refers and shall must be open 
34.9 	to inspection by any police peace officer or authorized agent of any authority granting 
34.10 	such the permit, and. A permit may be carried in electronic format if it is easily read. No 
34.11 	person shall violate any of the terms or conditions of such a special permit.

34.12 	Sec. 44. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 169.86, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
34.13 		Subd. 5.Fees; proceeds deposited; appropriation. The commissioner, with 
34.14 	respect to highways under the commissioner's jurisdiction, may charge a fee for each 
34.15 	permit issued. All such fees for permits issued by the commissioner of transportation shall
34.16 	must be deposited in the state treasury and credited to the trunk highway fund. Except 
34.17 	for those annual permits for which the permit fees are specified elsewhere in this chapter, 
34.18 	the fees shall be are:
34.19 	(a) $15 for each single trip permit.
34.20 	(b) $36 for each job permit. A job permit may be issued for like loads carried on 
34.21 	a specific route for a period not to exceed two months. "Like loads" means loads of the 
34.22 	same product, weight, and dimension.
34.23 	(c) $60 for an annual permit to be issued for a period not to exceed 12 consecutive 
34.24 	months. Annual permits may be issued for:
34.25 	(1) motor vehicles used to alleviate a temporary crisis adversely affecting the safety 
34.26 	or well-being of the public;
34.27 	(2) motor vehicles which that travel on interstate highways and carry loads 
34.28 	authorized under subdivision 1a;
34.29 	(3) motor vehicles operating with gross weights authorized under section 169.826, 
34.30 	subdivision 1a;
34.31 	(4) special pulpwood vehicles described in section 169.863;
34.32 	(5) motor vehicles bearing snowplow blades not exceeding ten feet in width;
34.33 	(6) noncommercial transportation of a boat by the owner or user of the boat;
35.1 	(7) motor vehicles carrying bales of agricultural products authorized under section 
35.2 	169.862; and
35.3 	(8) special milk-hauling vehicles authorized under section 169.867.
35.4 	(d) $120 for an oversize annual permit to be issued for a period not to exceed 12 
35.5 	consecutive months. Annual permits may be issued for:
35.6 	(1) mobile cranes;
35.7 	(2) construction equipment, machinery, and supplies;
35.8 	(3) manufactured homes and manufactured storage buildings;
35.9 	(4) implements of husbandry;
35.10 	(5) double-deck buses;
35.11 	(6) commercial boat hauling and transporting waterfront structures, including but 
35.12 	not limited to portable boat docks and boat lifts;
35.13 	(7) three-vehicle combinations consisting of two empty, newly manufactured trailers 
35.14 	for cargo, horses, or livestock, not to exceed 28-1/2 feet per trailer; provided, however, 
35.15 	the permit allows the vehicles to be moved from a trailer manufacturer to a trailer dealer 
35.16 	only while operating on twin-trailer routes designated under section 169.81, subdivision 3, 
35.17 	paragraph (c); and
35.18 	(8) vehicles operating on that portion of marked Trunk Highway 36 described in 
35.19 	section 169.81, subdivision 3, paragraph (e).
35.20 	(e) For vehicles which that have axle weights exceeding the weight limitations of 
35.21 	sections 169.823 to 169.829, an additional cost added to the fees listed above. However, 
35.22 	this paragraph applies to any vehicle described in section 168.013, subdivision 3, 
35.23 	paragraph (b), but only when the vehicle exceeds its gross weight allowance set forth in 
35.24 	that paragraph, and then the additional cost is for all weight, including the allowance 
35.25 	weight, in excess of the permitted maximum axle weight. The additional cost is equal 
35.26 	to the product of the distance traveled times the sum of the overweight axle group cost 
35.27 	factors shown in the following chart:

35.28		Overweight Axle Group Cost Factors
		
35.29	Weight (pounds)
		Cost Per Mile For Each Group Of:
	
35.30
35.31
35.32
35.33
35.34	exceeding weight 
limitations on axles
		Two 
consecutive 
axles spaced 
within 8 feet 
or less
		Three 
consecutive 
axles spaced 
within 9 feet 
or less
		Four consecutive 
axles spaced within 
14 feet or less
	
35.35	0-2,000
		.12
		.05
		.04
	
35.36	2,001-4,000
		.14
		.06
		.05
	
35.37	4,001-6,000
		.18
		.07
		.06
	
35.38	6,001-8,000
		.21
		.09
		.07
	
35.39	8,001-10,000
		.26
		.10
		.08
	
36.1	10,001-12,000
		.30
		.12
		.09
	
36.2
36.3	12,001-14,000
		Not 
permitted
		.14
		.11
	
36.4
36.5	14,001-16,000
		Not 
permitted
		.17
		.12
	
36.6
36.7	16,001-18,000
		Not 
permitted
		.19
		.15
	
36.8
36.9	18,001-20,000
		Not 
permitted
		Not 
permitted
		.16
	
36.10
36.11	20,001-22,000
		Not 
permitted
		Not 
permitted
		.20
	
36.12 	The amounts added are rounded to the nearest cent for each axle or axle group. The 
36.13 	additional cost does not apply to paragraph (c), clauses (1) and (3).
36.14 	For a vehicle found to exceed the appropriate maximum permitted weight, a cost-per-mile 
36.15 	fee of 22 cents per ton, or fraction of a ton, over the permitted maximum weight is imposed 
36.16 	in addition to the normal permit fee. Miles must be calculated based on the distance 
36.17 	already traveled in the state plus the distance from the point of detection to a transportation 
36.18 	loading site or unloading site within the state or to the point of exit from the state.
36.19 	(f) As an alternative to paragraph (e), an annual permit may be issued for overweight, 
36.20 	or oversize and overweight, mobile cranes; construction equipment, machinery, and 
36.21 	supplies; implements of husbandry; and commercial boat hauling. The fees for the permit 
36.22 	are as follows:

36.23	Gross Weight (pounds) of Vehicle
	Annual Permit Fee 
	
36.24	90,000
	or less 
	$200
	
36.25	90,001
	- 100,000
	$300
	
36.26	100,001
	- 110,000
	$400
	
36.27	110,001
	- 120,000
	$500
	
36.28	120,001
	- 130,000
	$600
	
36.29	130,001
	- 140,000
	$700
	
36.30	140,001
	- 145,000
	$800
	
36.31	145,001
	- 155,000
	$900
	
36.32 	If the gross weight of the vehicle is more than 145,000 155,000 pounds the permit fee is 
36.33 	determined under paragraph (e).
36.34 	(g) For vehicles which exceed the width limitations set forth in section 169.80 by 
36.35 	more than 72 inches, an additional cost equal to $120 added to the amount in paragraph (a) 
36.36 	when the permit is issued while seasonal load restrictions pursuant to section 169.87 are 
36.37 	in effect.
36.38 	(h) $85 for an annual permit to be issued for a period not to exceed 12 months, for 
36.39 	refuse-compactor vehicles that carry a gross weight of not more than: 22,000 pounds on 
37.1 	a single rear axle; 38,000 pounds on a tandem rear axle; or, subject to section 169.828, 
37.2 	subdivision 2, 46,000 pounds on a tridem rear axle. A permit issued for up to 46,000 
37.3 	pounds on a tridem rear axle must limit the gross vehicle weight to not more than 62,000 
37.4 	pounds.
37.5 	(i) $300 for a motor vehicle described in section 169.8261. The fee under this 
37.6 	paragraph must be deposited as follows:
37.7 	(1) in fiscal years 2005 through 2010:
37.8 	(i) the first $50,000 in each fiscal year must be deposited in the trunk highway fund 
37.9 	for costs related to administering the permit program and inspecting and posting bridges;
37.10 	(ii) all remaining money in each fiscal year must be deposited in a bridge inspection 
37.11 	and signing account in the special revenue fund. Money in the account is appropriated 
37.12 	to the commissioner for:
37.13 	(A) inspection of local bridges and identification of local bridges to be posted, 
37.14 	including contracting with a consultant for some or all of these functions; and
37.15 	(B) erection of weight-posting signs on local bridges; and
37.16 	(2) in fiscal year 2011 and subsequent years must be deposited in the trunk highway 
37.17 	fund.
37.18 	(j) Beginning August 1, 2006, $200 for an annual permit for a vehicle operating 
37.19 	under authority of section 169.824, subdivision 2, paragraph (a), clause (2).

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

37.21 	Sec. 45. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 169.99, subdivision 1b, is amended to read:
37.22 		Subd. 1b.Speed. The uniform traffic ticket must provide a blank or space wherein 
37.23 	an officer who issues a citation for a violation of a speed limit of 55 or 60 miles per 
37.24 	hour must specify whether the speed was greater than ten miles per hour in excess of a 
37.25 	55 miles per hour speed limit, or more than five miles per hour in excess of a 60 miles 
37.26 	per hour the speed limit.

37.27 	Sec. 46. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 169A.54, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
37.28 		Subdivision 1.Revocation periods for DWI convictions. Except as provided in 
37.29 	subdivision 7, the commissioner shall revoke the driver's license of a person convicted 
37.30 	of violating section 169A.20 (driving while impaired) or an ordinance in conformity 
37.31 	with it, as follows:
37.32 	(1) not less than 30 days for an offense under section 169A.20, subdivision 1
37.33 	(driving while impaired crime), not less than 30 days;
38.1 	(2) not less than 90 days for an offense under section 169A.20, subdivision 2 (refusal 
38.2 	to submit to chemical test crime), not less than 90 days;
38.3 	(3) not less than one year for: 
38.4 	(i)  an offense occurring within ten years of a qualified prior impaired driving 
38.5 	incident, or;
38.6 	(ii) an offense occurring after two qualified prior impaired driving incidents, not 
38.7 	less than one year,; or if
38.8 	(iii) an offense occurring when a person has an alcohol concentration of twice the 
38.9 	legal limit or more as measured at the time, or within two hours of the time, of the offense 
38.10 	and the person has no qualified prior impaired driving incident within ten years;
38.11 	(4) not less than two years for an offense occurring under clause (3), item (i) or (ii), 
38.12 	and  the test results indicate an alcohol concentration of twice the legal limit or more, 
38.13 	not less than two years and until the court has certified that treatment or rehabilitation 
38.14 	has been successfully completed where prescribed in accordance with section 169A.70
38.15 	(chemical use assessments);
38.16 	(4) (5) not less than three years for an offense occurring within ten years of the 
38.17 	first of two qualified prior impaired driving incidents or occurring after three qualified 
38.18 	prior impaired driving incidents, not less than three years, together and  with denial under 
38.19 	section 171.04, subdivision 1, clause (10), until rehabilitation is established according to 
38.20 	standards established by the commissioner; and
38.21 	(5) (6) not less than four years for an offense occurring within ten years of the first of 
38.22 	three qualified prior impaired driving incidents, not less than four years, together and with 
38.23 	denial under section 171.04, subdivision 1, clause (10), until rehabilitation is established 
38.24 	according to standards established by the commissioner; or
38.25 	(6) (7) not less than six years for an offense occurring after four or more qualified 
38.26 	prior impaired driving incidents, not less than six years, together and with denial under 
38.27 	section 171.04, subdivision 1, clause (10), until rehabilitation is established according to 
38.28 	standards established by the commissioner.

38.29 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2011.

38.30 	Sec. 47. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 169A.54, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
38.31 		Subd. 6.Applicability of implied consent revocation. (a) Any person whose 
38.32 	license has been revoked pursuant to section 169A.52 (license revocation for test failure 
38.33 	or refusal) as the result of the same incident, and who does not have a qualified prior 
38.34 	impaired driving incident, is subject to the mandatory revocation provisions of subdivision 
38.35 	1, clause (1) or (2), in lieu of the mandatory revocation provisions of section 169A.52.
39.1 	(b) Paragraph (a) does not apply to:
39.2 	(1) a person whose license has been revoked under subdivision 2 (driving while 
39.3 	impaired by person under age 21); or
39.4 	(2) a person whose driver's license has been revoked for, or who is charged with,
39.5 	(i) an alcohol concentration of twice the legal limit or more as measured at the time, or 
39.6 	within two hours, of the time of the offense; or (ii)  a violation of section 169A.20 (driving 
39.7 	while impaired) with an aggravating factor described in section 169A.03, subdivision 
39.8 	3, clause (2) or (3).

39.9 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2011.

39.10 	Sec. 48. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 171.03, is amended to read:
39.11 	171.03 PERSONS EXEMPT.
39.12 	The following persons are exempt from license hereunder:
39.13 	(a) A person in the employ or service of the United States federal government is 
39.14 	exempt while driving or operating a motor vehicle owned by or leased to the United 
39.15 	States federal government.
39.16 	(b) A person in the employ or service of the United States federal government is 
39.17 	exempt from the requirement to possess a valid class A, class B, or class C commercial 
39.18 	driver's license while driving or operating for military purposes a commercial motor 
39.19 	vehicle for the United States federal government if the person is:
39.20 	(1) on active duty in the U. S. Coast Guard;
39.21 	(2) on active duty in a branch of the U. S. armed forces, which includes the Army, 
39.22 	Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps;
39.23 	(3) a member of a reserve component of the U. S. armed forces; or
39.24 	(4) on active duty in the Army National Guard or Air National Guard, which 
39.25 	includes (i) a member on full-time National Guard duty, (ii) a member undergoing 
39.26 	part-time National Guard training, and (iii) a National Guard military technician, who is a 
39.27 	civilian required to wear a military uniform.
39.28 	The exemption provided under this paragraph does not apply to a U. S. armed forces 
39.29 	reserve technician.
39.30 	(c) Any person while driving or operating any farm tractor or implement of 
39.31 	husbandry temporarily on a highway is exempt. For purposes of this section, an all-terrain 
39.32 	vehicle, as defined in section 84.92, subdivision 8, an off-highway motorcycle, as defined 
39.33 	in section 84.787, subdivision 7, and an off-road vehicle, as defined in section 84.797, 
39.34 	subdivision 7, are not implements of husbandry.
40.1 	(d) A nonresident who is at least 15 years of age and who has in immediate 
40.2 	possession a valid driver's license issued to the nonresident in the home state or country 
40.3 	may operate a motor vehicle in this state only as a driver.
40.4 	(e) A nonresident who has in immediate possession a valid commercial driver's 
40.5 	license issued by a state or jurisdiction in accordance with the standards of Code of 
40.6 	Federal Regulations, title 49, part 383, and who is operating in Minnesota the class of 
40.7 	commercial motor vehicle authorized by the issuing state or jurisdiction is exempt.
40.8 	(f) Any nonresident who is at least 18 years of age, whose home state or country does 
40.9 	not require the licensing of drivers may operate a motor vehicle as a driver, but only for a 
40.10 	period of not more than 90 days in any calendar year, if the motor vehicle so operated is 
40.11 	duly registered for the current calendar year in the home state or country of the nonresident.
40.12 	(g) Any person who becomes a resident of the state of Minnesota and who has in 
40.13 	possession a valid driver's license issued to the person under and pursuant to the laws of 
40.14 	some other state or jurisdiction or by military authorities of the United States may operate 
40.15 	a motor vehicle as a driver, but only for a period of not more than 60 days after becoming 
40.16 	a resident of this state, without being required to have a Minnesota driver's license as 
40.17 	provided in this chapter.
40.18 	(h) Any person who becomes a resident of the state of Minnesota and who has in 
40.19 	possession a valid commercial driver's license issued by another state or jurisdiction in 
40.20 	accordance with the standards of Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, part 383, is exempt 
40.21 	for not more than 30 days after becoming a resident of this state.
40.22 	(i) Any person operating a snowmobile, as defined in section 84.81, is exempt.
40.23 	(j) A railroad operator, as defined in section 169.035, subdivision 4, paragraph (a), 
40.24 	is exempt while operating a railroad locomotive or train, or on-track equipment while 
40.25 	being operated upon rails. This exemption includes operation while crossing a street or 
40.26 	highway, whether public or private.

40.27 	Sec. 49. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 171.05, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
40.28 		Subd. 2.Person less than 18 years of age. (a) Notwithstanding any provision 
40.29 	in subdivision 1 to the contrary, the department may issue an instruction permit to an 
40.30 	applicant who is 15, 16, or 17 years of age and who:
40.31 	(1) has completed a course of driver education in another state, has a previously 
40.32 	issued valid license from another state, or is enrolled in either:
40.33 	(i) the applicant is enrolled in behind-the-wheel training in a public, private, or 
40.34 	commercial driver education program that utilizes simulation or behind-the-wheel 
40.35 	instruction and that is approved by the commissioner of public safety; and
41.1 	(ii) the applicant:
41.2 	(A) has successfully completed the classroom phase of instruction in a public, 
41.3 	private, or commercial driver education program that is approved by the commissioner of 
41.4 	public safety and that includes classroom and behind-the-wheel training; or
41.5 	(ii) an approved behind-the-wheel driver education program;
41.6 	(B) has successfully completed home-school driver training, when the student is 
41.7 	receiving full-time instruction in a home school within the meaning of sections 120A.22 
41.8 	and 120A.24, the student is working toward a homeschool home-school diploma, 
41.9 	the student's status as a homeschool home-school student has been certified by the 
41.10 	superintendent of the school district in which the student resides, and the student is 
41.11 	taking home-classroom driver training with classroom materials are approved by the 
41.12 	commissioner of public safety;
41.13 	(C) has completed an Internet-based theory driver education program that is 
41.14 	approved by the commissioner of public safety; or
41.15 	(D) concurrent to the instruction under item (i), is enrolled in the classroom phase of 
41.16 	instruction in a public, private, or commercial driver education program that is approved 
41.17 	by the commissioner of public safety, and completes 15 hours of classroom instruction and 
41.18 	one behind-the-wheel lesson with an instructor;
41.19 	(2) has completed the classroom phase of instruction in the driver education program;
41.20 	(3)(2) has passed a test of the applicant's eyesight;
41.21 	(4)(3) has passed a department-administered test of the applicant's knowledge 
41.22 	of traffic laws;
41.23 	(5) (4) has completed the required application, which must be approved by (i) either 
41.24 	parent when both reside in the same household as the minor applicant or, if otherwise, 
41.25 	then (ii) the parent or spouse of the parent having custody or, in the event there is no court 
41.26 	order for custody, then (iii) the parent or spouse of the parent with whom the minor is 
41.27 	living or, if items (i) to through (iii) do not apply, then (iv) the guardian having custody of 
41.28 	the minor, (v) the foster parent or the director of the transitional living program in which 
41.29 	the child resides or, in the event a person under the age of 18 has no living father, mother, 
41.30 	or guardian, then (v) the foster parent or the director of the transitional living program 
41.31 	in which the child resides or, if items (i) through (v) do not apply or the minor applicant
41.32 	is married or otherwise legally emancipated, then (vi) the applicant's adult spouse, adult 
41.33 	close family member, or adult employer; provided, that the approval required by this 
41.34 	clause contains a verification of the age of the applicant and the identity of the parent, 
41.35 	guardian, foster parent, program director, adult spouse, adult close family member, or 
41.36 	adult employer; and
42.1 	(6) (5) has paid the fee all fees required in section 171.06, subdivision 2.
42.2 	(b) The instruction permit is valid for two years from the date of application and 
42.3 	may be renewed upon payment of a fee equal to the fee for issuance of an instruction 
42.4 	permit under section 171.06, subdivision 2.
42.5 	(c) A provider of an Internet-based theory driver education program approved by 
42.6 	the commissioner shall issue a certificate of completion to each person who successfully 
42.7 	completes the program. The commissioner shall furnish numbered certificate forms to 
42.8 	approved providers who shall pay the commissioner a fee of $2 for each certificate. The 
42.9 	commissioner shall deposit proceeds of the fee in the driver services operating account in 
42.10 	the special revenue fund. The commissioner shall terminate the fee when the department 
42.11 	has fully recovered its costs to implement Internet driver education under this section. 
42.12 	Proceeds from the fee under this paragraph are annually appropriated to the commissioner 
42.13 	from the driver services operating account for administrative costs to implement Internet 
42.14 	driver education.

42.15 	Sec. 50. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 171.06, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
42.16 		Subd. 2.Fees. (a) The fees for a license and Minnesota identification card are 
42.17 	as follows:

42.18	Classified Driver's License
		D-$22.25
	C-$26.25
	B-$33.25
	A-$41.25
	
42.19	Classified Under-21 D.L.
		D-$22.25
	C-$26.25
	B-$33.25
	A-$21.25
	
42.20	Enhanced Driver's License
		D-$37.25
	C-$41.25
	B-$48.25
	A-$56.25
	
42.21	Instruction Permit
					$10.25
	
42.22
42.23	Enhanced Instruction 
Permit
					$25.25
	
42.24	Provisional License
					$13.25
	
42.25
42.26	Enhanced Provisional 
License
					$28.25
	
42.27
42.28
42.29	Duplicate License or 
duplicate identification 
card
					$11.75
	
42.30
42.31
42.32
42.33	Enhanced Duplicate 
License or enhanced 
duplicate identification 
card
					$26.75
	
42.34
42.35
42.36
42.37
42.38
42.39
42.40	Minnesota identification 
card or Under-21 
Minnesota identification 
card, other than duplicate, 
except as otherwise 
provided in section 171.07, 
subdivisions 3 and 3a
					$16.25
	
42.41
42.42	Enhanced Minnesota 
identification card
					$31.25
	
43.1 	In addition to each fee required in this paragraph, the commissioner shall collect a 
43.2 	surcharge of $1.75 until June 30, 2012. Surcharges collected under this paragraph must be 
43.3 	credited to the driver and vehicle services technology account in the special revenue fund 
43.4 	under section 299A.705.
43.5 	(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), an individual who holds a provisional license and 
43.6 	has a driving record free of (1) convictions for a violation of section 169A.20, 169A.33, 
43.7 	169A.35, or sections 169A.50 to 169A.53, (2) convictions for crash-related moving 
43.8 	violations, and (3) convictions for moving violations that are not crash related, shall have a 
43.9 	$3.50 credit toward the fee for any classified under-21 driver's license. "Moving violation" 
43.10 	has the meaning given it in section 171.04, subdivision 1.
43.11 	(c) In addition to the driver's license fee required under paragraph (a), the 
43.12 	commissioner shall collect an additional $4 processing fee from each new applicant 
43.13 	or individual renewing a license with a school bus endorsement to cover the costs for 
43.14 	processing an applicant's initial and biennial physical examination certificate. The 
43.15 	department shall not charge these applicants any other fee to receive or renew the 
43.16 	endorsement.
43.17 	(d) In addition to the instruction permit fee required under paragraph (a), the 
43.18 	commissioner shall collect an additional $5 program implementation fee from an applicant 
43.19 	who is enrolled in concurrent driver education instruction as provided in section 171.05, 
43.20 	subdivision 2, paragraph (a), clause (1)(ii)(D). The commissioner shall terminate the fee 
43.21 	under this paragraph when the department has fully recovered its costs to implement 
43.22 	concurrent classroom phase and behind-the-wheel instruction under section 171.05. 
43.23 	The commissioner shall deposit proceeds of the fee in the driver services operating 
43.24 	account in the special revenue fund. Proceeds from the fee under this paragraph are 
43.25 	annually appropriated to the commissioner from the driver services operating account for 
43.26 	administrative costs to implement concurrent driver education.
43.27 	(e) An application for a Minnesota identification card, instruction permit, provisional 
43.28 	license, or driver's license, including an application for renewal, must contain a provision 
43.29 	that allows the applicant to add to the fee under paragraph (a), a $2 donation for the 
43.30 	purposes of public information and education on anatomical gifts under section 171.075.

43.31 	Sec. 51. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 171.061, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
43.32 		Subd. 4.Fee; equipment. (a) The agent may charge and retain a filing fee of $5 for 
43.33 	each application. Except as provided in paragraph (b) (c), the fee shall cover all expenses 
43.34 	involved in receiving, accepting, or forwarding to the department the applications and 
44.1 	fees required under sections 171.02, subdivision 3; 171.06, subdivisions 2 and 2a; and 
44.2 	171.07, subdivisions 3 and 3a.
44.3 	(b) The statutory fees and the filing fees imposed under paragraph (a) may be paid 
44.4 	by credit card or debit card. The driver's license agent may collect a convenience fee on 
44.5 	the statutory fees and filing fees not greater than the cost of processing a credit card or 
44.6 	debit card transaction. The convenience fee must be used to pay the cost of processing 
44.7 	credit card and debit card transactions. The commissioner shall adopt rules to administer 
44.8 	this paragraph, using the exempt procedures of section 14.386, except that section 14.386, 
44.9 	paragraph (b), does not apply.
44.10 	(b) (c) The department shall maintain the photo identification equipment for all 
44.11 	agents appointed as of January 1, 2000. Upon the retirement, resignation, death, or 
44.12 	discontinuance of an existing agent, and if a new agent is appointed in an existing office 
44.13 	pursuant to Minnesota Rules, chapter 7404, and notwithstanding the above or Minnesota 
44.14 	Rules, part 7404.0400, the department shall provide and maintain photo identification 
44.15 	equipment without additional cost to a newly appointed agent in that office if the office 
44.16 	was provided the equipment by the department before January 1, 2000. All photo 
44.17 	identification equipment must be compatible with standards established by the department.
44.18 	(c) (d) A filing fee retained by the agent employed by a county board must be paid 
44.19 	into the county treasury and credited to the general revenue fund of the county. An 
44.20 	agent who is not an employee of the county shall retain the filing fee in lieu of county 
44.21 	employment or salary and is considered an independent contractor for pension purposes, 
44.22 	coverage under the Minnesota State Retirement System, or membership in the Public 
44.23 	Employees Retirement Association.
44.24 	(d) (e) Before the end of the first working day following the final day of the 
44.25 	reporting period established by the department, the agent must forward to the department 
44.26 	all applications and fees collected during the reporting period except as provided in 
44.27 	paragraph (c) (d).

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

44.29 	Sec. 52. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 171.0701, is amended to read:
44.30 	171.0701 DRIVER EDUCATION CONTENT.
44.31 		Subdivision 1.Driver education requirements. (a) The commissioner shall adopt 
44.32 	rules requiring a minimum of 30 minutes of instruction, beginning January 1, 2007, 
44.33 	relating to organ and tissue donations and the provisions of section 171.07, subdivision 
45.1 	5, for persons enrolled in driver education programs offered at public schools, private 
45.2 	schools, and commercial driver training schools.
45.3 	(b) The commissioner shall adopt rules for persons enrolled in driver education 
45.4 	programs offered at public schools, private schools, and commercial driver training 
45.5 	schools, requiring inclusion in the course of instruction, by January 1, 2009, a section on 
45.6 	awareness and safe interaction with commercial motor vehicle traffic. The rules must 
45.7 	require classroom instruction and behind-the-wheel training that includes, but is not 
45.8 	limited to, truck stopping distances, proper distances for following trucks, identification of 
45.9 	truck blind spots, and avoidance of driving in truck blind spots.
45.10 	(c) By January 1, 2012, the commissioner shall adopt rules for persons enrolled in 
45.11 	driver education programs offered at public schools, private schools, and commercial 
45.12 	driver training schools, requiring inclusion in the course of instruction of a section on 
45.13 	carbon monoxide poisoning. The instruction must include but is not limited to (1) 
45.14 	a description of the characteristics of carbon monoxide, (2) a review of the risks and 
45.15 	potential speed of death from carbon monoxide poisoning, and (3) specific suggestions 
45.16 	regarding vehicle idling practices.
45.17 		Subd. 2.Rulemaking. The rules adopted by the commissioner under paragraph 
45.18 	(b) this section are exempt from the rulemaking provisions of chapter 14. The rules are 
45.19 	subject to section 14.386, except that notwithstanding paragraph (b) of section 14.386, the 
45.20 	rules continue in effect until repealed or superseded by other law or rule.

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

45.22 	Sec. 53. [171.0703] INTERNET-BASED DRIVER EDUCATION.
45.23 	The commissioner shall include in administrative rules on Internet-based theory 
45.24 	driver education programs, a requirement that a program may offer no more than three 
45.25 	hours of instruction per day to a student.

45.26 	Sec. 54. [171.075] ANATOMICAL GIFTS.
45.27 		Subdivision 1.Anatomical gift account. An anatomical gift account is established 
45.28 	in the special revenue fund. The account consist of funds donated under sections 168.12, 
45.29 	subdivision 5, and 171.06, subdivision 2, and any other money donated, allotted, 
45.30 	transferred, or otherwise provided to the account. Money in the account is annually 
45.31 	appropriated to the commissioner for (1) grants under subdivision 2, and (2) administrative 
45.32 	expenses in implementing the donation and grant program.
45.33 		Subd. 2.Anatomical gift education grants. (a) The commissioner shall make 
45.34 	grants to (1) a Minnesota organ procurement organization that is certified by the federal 
46.1 	Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services; or (2) an entity that is a charitable entity 
46.2 	under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, as defined in section 289A.02, 
46.3 	subdivision 7, and is dedicated to advocacy for organ, tissue, and eye donation.
46.4 	(b) From a grant under this section, the recipient shall provide resources and 
46.5 	implement programs designed to increase the number of Minnesotans who register to 
46.6 	be organ, tissue, and eye donors.

46.7 	Sec. 55. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 171.12, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
46.8 		Subd. 6.Certain convictions not recorded. (a) Except as provided in paragraph 
46.9 	(b), the department shall not keep on the record of a driver any conviction for a violation 
46.10 	of a speed limit of 55 or 60 miles per hour unless the violation consisted of a speed greater 
46.11 	than ten miles per hour in excess of a 55 miles per hour the speed limit, or more than five 
46.12 	miles per hour in excess of a 60 miles per hour speed limit.
46.13 	(b) This subdivision does not apply to (1) a violation that occurs in a commercial 
46.14 	motor vehicle, or (2) a violation committed by a holder of a class A, B, or C commercial 
46.15 	driver's license, without regard to whether the violation was committed in a commercial 
46.16 	motor vehicle or another vehicle.

46.17 	Sec. 56. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 171.13, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
46.18 		Subdivision 1.Examination subjects and locations; provisions for color 
46.19 	blindness, disabled veterans. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the 
46.20 	commissioner shall examine each applicant for a driver's license by such agency as the 
46.21 	commissioner directs. This examination must include:
46.22 	(1) a test of the applicant's eyesight;
46.23 	(2) a test of the applicant's ability to read and understand highway signs regulating, 
46.24 	warning, and directing traffic;
46.25 	(3) a test of the applicant's knowledge of (i) traffic laws; knowledge of(ii) the effects 
46.26 	of alcohol and drugs on a driver's ability to operate a motor vehicle safely and legally, 
46.27 	and of the legal penalties and financial consequences resulting from violations of laws 
46.28 	prohibiting the operation of a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or 
46.29 	drugs; knowledge of(iii) railroad grade crossing safety; knowledge of(iv) slow-moving 
46.30 	vehicle safety; knowledge of(v) laws relating to pupil transportation safety, including the 
46.31 	significance of school bus lights, signals, stop arm, and passing a school bus; knowledge 
46.32 	of(vi) traffic laws related to bicycles; and (vii) the circumstances and dangers of carbon 
46.33 	monoxide poisoning;
47.1 	(4) an actual demonstration of ability to exercise ordinary and reasonable control 
47.2 	in the operation of a motor vehicle; and
47.3 	(5) other physical and mental examinations as the commissioner finds necessary to 
47.4 	determine the applicant's fitness to operate a motor vehicle safely upon the highways, 
47.5 	provided, further however,.
47.6 	(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), no driver's license shall may be denied an 
47.7 	applicant on the exclusive grounds that the applicant's eyesight is deficient in color 
47.8 	perception. Provided, however, that War veterans operating motor vehicles especially 
47.9 	equipped for disabled persons, shall, if otherwise entitled to a license, must be granted 
47.10 	such license.
47.11 	(c) The commissioner shall make provision for giving these the examinations under 
47.12 	this subdivision either in the county where the applicant resides or at a place adjacent 
47.13 	thereto reasonably convenient to the applicant.

47.14 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective January 1, 2012.

47.15 	Sec. 57. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 171.13, is amended by adding a subdivision 
47.16 	to read:
47.17 		Subd. 1l.Driver's manual; carbon monoxide. The commissioner shall include in 
47.18 	each edition of the driver's manual published by the department after August 1, 2011, a 
47.19 	section that includes up-to-date lifesaving information on carbon monoxide poisoning.

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

47.21 	Sec. 58. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 171.27, is amended to read:
47.22 	171.27 EXPIRATION OF LICENSE; MILITARY EXCEPTION.
47.23 	(a) The expiration date for each driver's license, other than under-21 licenses, is the 
47.24 	birthday of the driver in the fourth year following the date of issuance of the license. The 
47.25 	birthday of the driver shall be as indicated on the application for a driver's license. A 
47.26 	license may be renewed on or before expiration or within one year after expiration upon 
47.27 	application, payment of the required fee, and passing the examination required of all 
47.28 	drivers for renewal. Driving privileges shall be extended or renewed on or preceding the 
47.29 	expiration date of an existing driver's license unless the commissioner believes that the 
47.30 	licensee is no longer qualified as a driver.
47.31 	(b) The expiration date for each under-21 license shall be the 21st birthday of the 
47.32 	licensee. Upon the licensee attaining the age of 21 and upon the application, payment 
47.33 	of the required fee, and passing the examination required of all drivers for renewal, a 
48.1 	driver's license shall be issued unless the commissioner determines that the licensee is 
48.2 	no longer qualified as a driver.
48.3 	(c) The expiration date for each provisional license is two years after the date of 
48.4 	application for the provisional license.
48.5 	(d) Any valid Minnesota driver's license issued to a person then or subsequently on 
48.6 	active duty withserving outside Minnesota in active military service, as defined in section 
48.7 	190.05, subdivision 5, in any branch or unit of the armed forces of the United States, or 
48.8 	the person's spouse, shall continue in full force and effect without requirement for renewal 
48.9 	until 90 days after the date of the person's discharge from such service, provided that a 
48.10 	spouse's license must be renewed if the spouse is residing within the state at the time 
48.11 	the license expires or within 90 days after the spouse returns to Minnesota and resides 
48.12 	within the state. the date one year following the service member's separation or discharge 
48.13 	from active military service, and until the license holder's birthday in the fourth full year 
48.14 	following the person's most recent license renewal or, in the case of a provisional license, 
48.15 	until the person's birthday in the third full year following the renewal.

48.16 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2011, and applies to 
48.17 	Minnesota drivers' licenses that are valid on or after that date.

48.18 	Sec. 59. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 171.30, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
48.19 		Subdivision 1.Conditions of issuance. (a) The commissioner may issue a limited 
48.20 	license to the driver under the conditions in paragraph (b) in any case where a person's 
48.21 	license has been:
48.22 	(1) suspended under section 171.18, 171.173, or 171.186;
48.23 	(2) revoked, canceled, or denied under section:
48.24 	(i) 169.792;
48.25 	(ii) 169.797;
48.26 	(iii) 169A.52:
48.27 	(A) subdivision 3, paragraph (a), clause (1) or (2);
48.28 	(B) subdivision 3, paragraph (a), clause (4), (5), or (6), if in compliance with section 
48.29 	171.306;
48.30 	(C) subdivision 4, paragraph (a), clause (1) or (2), if the test results indicate an 
48.31 	alcohol concentration of less than twice the legal limit;
48.32 	(D) subdivision 4, paragraph (a), clause (4), (5), or (6), if in compliance with section 
48.33 	171.306;
48.34 	(iv) 171.17; or
48.35 	(v) 171.172; or
49.1 	(3) revoked, canceled, or denied under section 169A.54:
49.2 	(i) subdivision 1, clause (1), if the test results indicate an alcohol concentration 
49.3 	of less than twice the legal limit;
49.4 	(ii) subdivision 1, clause (2);
49.5 	(iii) subdivision 1, clause (4), (5), or (6), or (7), if in compliance with section 
49.6 	171.306; or
49.7 	(iv) subdivision 2, if the person does not have a qualified prior impaired driving 
49.8 	incident as defined in section 169A.03, subdivision 22, on the person's record, and the test 
49.9 	results indicate an alcohol concentration of less than twice the legal limit.
49.10 	(b) The following conditions for a limited license under paragraph (a) include:
49.11 	(1) if the driver's livelihood or attendance at a chemical dependency treatment or 
49.12 	counseling program depends upon the use of the driver's license;
49.13 	(2) if the use of a driver's license by a homemaker is necessary to prevent the 
49.14 	substantial disruption of the education, medical, or nutritional needs of the family of 
49.15 	the homemaker; or
49.16 	(3) if attendance at a postsecondary institution of education by an enrolled student of 
49.17 	that institution depends upon the use of the driver's license.
49.18 	(c) The commissioner in issuing a limited license may impose such conditions and 
49.19 	limitations as in the commissioner's judgment are necessary to the interests of the public 
49.20 	safety and welfare including reexamination as to the driver's qualifications. The license 
49.21 	may be limited to the operation of particular vehicles, to particular classes and times of 
49.22 	operation, and to particular conditions of traffic. The commissioner may require that an 
49.23 	applicant for a limited license affirmatively demonstrate that use of public transportation 
49.24 	or carpooling as an alternative to a limited license would be a significant hardship.
49.25 	(d) For purposes of this subdivision:
49.26 	(1) "homemaker" refers to the person primarily performing the domestic tasks in a 
49.27 	household of residents consisting of at least the person and the person's dependent child 
49.28 	or other dependents; and
49.29 	(2) "twice the legal limit" means an alcohol concentration of two times the limit 
49.30 	specified in section 169A.20, subdivision 1, clause (5).
49.31 	(e) The limited license issued by the commissioner shall clearly indicate the 
49.32 	limitations imposed and the driver operating under the limited license shall have the 
49.33 	license in possession at all times when operating as a driver.
49.34 	(f) In determining whether to issue a limited license, the commissioner shall consider 
49.35 	the number and the seriousness of prior convictions and the entire driving record of the 
49.36 	driver and shall consider the number of miles driven by the driver annually.
50.1 	(g) If the person's driver's license or permit to drive has been revoked under 
50.2 	section 169.792 or 169.797, the commissioner may only issue a limited license to the 
50.3 	person after the person has presented an insurance identification card, policy, or written 
50.4 	statement indicating that the driver or owner has insurance coverage satisfactory to 
50.5 	the commissioner of public safety. The commissioner of public safety may require 
50.6 	the insurance identification card provided to satisfy this subdivision be certified by the 
50.7 	insurance company to be noncancelable for a period not to exceed 12 months.
50.8 	(h) The limited license issued by the commissioner to a person under section 
50.9 	171.186, subdivision 4, must expire 90 days after the date it is issued. The commissioner 
50.10 	must not issue a limited license to a person who previously has been issued a limited 
50.11 	license under section 171.186, subdivision 4.
50.12 	(i) The commissioner shall not issue a limited driver's license to any person 
50.13 	described in section 171.04, subdivision 1, clause (6), (7), (8), (11), or (14).
50.14 	(j) The commissioner shall not issue a class A, class B, or class C limited license.

50.15 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2011.

50.16 	Sec. 60. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 171.306, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
50.17 		Subd. 4.Issuance of restricted license. (a) The commissioner shall issue a class 
50.18 	D driver's license, subject to the applicable limitations and restrictions of this section, 
50.19 	to a program participant who meets the requirements of this section and the program 
50.20 	guidelines. The commissioner shall not issue a license unless the program participant has 
50.21 	provided satisfactory proof that:
50.22 	(1) a certified ignition interlock device has been installed on the participant's motor 
50.23 	vehicle at an installation service center designated by the device's manufacturer; and
50.24 	(2) the participant has insurance coverage on the vehicle equipped with the ignition 
50.25 	interlock device. The commissioner shall require the participant to present an insurance 
50.26 	identification card, policy, or written statement as proof of insurance coverage, and may 
50.27 	require the insurance identification card provided be certified by the insurance company to 
50.28 	be noncancelable for a period not to exceed 12 months.
50.29 	(b) A license issued under authority of this section must contain a restriction 
50.30 	prohibiting the program participant from driving, operating, or being in physical control of 
50.31 	any motor vehicle not equipped with a functioning ignition interlock device certified by 
50.32 	the commissioner. A participant may drive an employer-owned vehicle not equipped with 
50.33 	an interlock device while in the normal course and scope of employment duties pursuant 
50.34 	to the program guidelines established by the commissioner and with the employer's 
50.35 	written consent.
51.1 	(c) A program participant whose driver's license has been revoked under section 
51.2 	169A.52, subdivision 3, paragraph (a), clause (1), (2), or (3), or subdivision 4, paragraph 
51.3 	(a), clause (1), (2), or (3), or section 169A.54, subdivision 1, clause (1), (2), or (3), or (4), 
51.4 	may apply for conditional reinstatement of the driver's license, subject to the ignition 
51.5 	interlock restriction.
51.6 	(d) A program participant whose driver's license has been revoked, canceled, or 
51.7 	denied under section 169A.52, subdivision 3, paragraph (a), clause (4), (5), or (6), or 
51.8 	subdivision 4, paragraph (a), clause (4), (5), or (6), or section 169A.54, subdivision 1, 
51.9 	clause (4), (5), or (6), or (7), may apply for a limited license, subject to the ignition 
51.10 	interlock restriction, if the program participant is enrolled in a licensed chemical 
51.11 	dependency treatment or rehabilitation program as recommended in a chemical use 
51.12 	assessment, and if the participant meets the other applicable requirements of section 
51.13 	171.30. After completing a licensed chemical dependency treatment or rehabilitation 
51.14 	program and one year of limited license use without violating the ignition interlock 
51.15 	restriction, the conditions of limited license use, or program guidelines, the participant 
51.16 	may apply for conditional reinstatement of the driver's license, subject to the ignition 
51.17 	interlock restriction. If the program participant's ignition interlock device subsequently 
51.18 	registers a positive breath alcohol concentration of 0.02 or higher, the commissioner shall 
51.19 	cancel the driver's license, and the program participant may apply for another limited 
51.20 	license according to this paragraph.
51.21 	(e) Notwithstanding any statute or rule to the contrary, the commissioner has 
51.22 	authority to determine when a program participant is eligible for restoration of full driving 
51.23 	privileges, except that the commissioner shall not reinstate full driving privileges until the 
51.24 	program participant has met all applicable prerequisites for reinstatement under section 
51.25 	169A.55 and until the program participant's device has registered no positive breath 
51.26 	alcohol concentrations of 0.02 or higher during the preceding 90 days.

51.27 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2011.

51.28 	Sec. 61. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 174.02, is amended by adding a subdivision 
51.29 	to read:
51.30 		Subd. 9.Alternative financing and investment in transportation projects. (a) 
51.31 	The commissioner may enter into agreements with governmental or nongovernmental 
51.32 	entities, including private and nonprofit entities, to finance or invest in transportation 
51.33 	projects, including repayment agreements, subject to (1) the availability of state money 
51.34 	or other dedicated revenue or resources and (2) the approval of the commissioner of 
51.35 	management and budget.
52.1 	(b) The commissioner shall submit to the chairs and ranking minority members of 
52.2 	the legislative committees having jurisdiction over transportation policy and finance, 
52.3 	a listing of all agreements executed under this subdivision. The listing must identify 
52.4 	each agreement, the contracting entities, contract amount, duration, and any repayment 
52.5 	requirements. The listing may be submitted electronically, and is subject to section 3.195, 
52.6 	subdivision 1.
52.7 	(c) The commissioner may only use the authority granted under this subdivision 
52.8 	for one pilot project.

52.9 	Sec. 62. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 174.56, is amended to read:
52.10 	174.56 REPORT ON MAJOR HIGHWAY PROJECTS AND TRUNK 
52.11 	HIGHWAY FUND EXPENDITURES.
52.12 		Subdivision 1.Report required. (a) The commissioner of transportation shall 
52.13 	submit a report on January 15, 2009, and on Januaryby December 15 of each year 
52.14 	thereafter, on (1)  the status of major highway projects completed during the previous two 
52.15 	years or under construction or planned during the year of the report and for the ensuing 15 
52.16 	years; and (2) trunk highway fund expenditures.
52.17 	(b) For purposes of this section, a "major highway project" is a highway project that 
52.18 	has a total cost for all segments that the commissioner estimates at the time of the report to 
52.19 	be at least (1) $25,000,000$15,000,000 in the metropolitan highway construction district, 
52.20 	or (2) $10,000,000$5,000,000 in any nonmetropolitan highway construction district.
52.21 		Subd. 2.Report contents; major highway projects. For each major highway 
52.22 	project the report must include:
52.23 	(1) a description of the project sufficient to specify its scope and location;
52.24 	(2) a history of the project, including, but not limited to, previous official actions 
52.25 	by the department or the appropriate area transportation partnership, or both, the date on 
52.26 	which the project was first included in the state transportation improvement plan, the cost 
52.27 	of the project at that time, the planning estimate for the project, the engineer's estimate, the 
52.28 	award price, the final cost as of six months after substantial completion, including any 
52.29 	supplemental agreements and cost overruns or cost savings, the dates of environmental 
52.30 	approval, the dates of municipal approval, the date of final geometric layout, and the date 
52.31 	of establishment of any construction limits;
52.32 	(3) the project's priority listing or rank within its construction district, if any, as 
52.33 	well as the reasons for that listing or rank, the criteria used in prioritization or rank, any 
52.34 	changes in that prioritization or rank since the project was first included in a department 
52.35 	work plan, and the reasons for those changes; and
53.1 	(4) past and potential future reasons for delay in letting or completing the project, 
53.2 	details of all project cost changes that exceed $500,000, and specific modifications to the 
53.3 	overall program that are made as a result of delays and project cost changes;
53.4 	(5) two representative trunk highway construction projects, one each from the 
53.5 	department's metropolitan district and from greater Minnesota, and for each project report 
53.6 	the cost of environmental mitigation and compliance; and
53.7 	(6) the annual budget for products and services for each Department of 
53.8 	Transportation district and office, with comparison to actual spending and including 
53.9 	measures of productivity for the previous fiscal year.
53.10 		Subd. 2a.Report contents; trunk highway fund expenditures. The commissioner 
53.11 	shall include in the report information on the total expenditures from the trunk highway 
53.12 	fund during the previous fiscal year, for each Department of Transportation district, in 
53.13 	the following categories: road construction; planning; design and engineering; labor; 
53.14 	compliance with environmental regulations; administration; acquisition of right-of-way, 
53.15 	including costs for attorney fees and other compensation for property owners; litigation 
53.16 	costs, including payment of claims, settlements, and judgments; maintenance; and road 
53.17 	operations.
53.18 		Subd. 3.Department resources. The commissioner shall prepare and submit the 
53.19 	report with existing department staff and resources.

53.20 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2011, except that (1) the 
53.21 	changes in subdivision 2, clause (2), apply to projects that are substantially completed 
53.22 	on or after July 1, 2011; and (2) subdivision 2, clause (6), is effective beginning with the 
53.23 	report due by December 15, 2012.

53.24 	Sec. 63. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 174.632, is amended to read:
53.25 	174.632 PASSENGER RAIL; COMMISSIONER'S DUTIES.
53.26 	(a) The planning, design, development, construction, operation, and maintenance of 
53.27 	passenger rail track, facilities, and services are governmental functions, serve a public 
53.28 	purpose, and are a matter of public necessity.
53.29 	(b) The commissioner is responsible for all aspects of planning, designing, 
53.30 	developing, constructing, equipping, operating, and maintaining passenger rail, including 
53.31 	system planning, alternatives analysis, environmental studies, preliminary engineering, 
53.32 	final design, construction, negotiating with railroads, and developing financial and 
53.33 	operating plans.
54.1 	(c) The commissioner may enter into a memorandum of understanding or agreement 
54.2 	with a public or private entity, including a regional railroad authority, a joint powers board, 
54.3 	and a railroad, to carry out these activities.
54.4 	(d) A contract entered into under this section does not affect rights of employees 
54.5 	under the Federal Employers' Liability Act (Railroads), United States Code, title 45, 
54.6 	chapter 2, or the federal Railway Labor Act, United States Code, title 45, chapter 8.

54.7 	Sec. 64. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 174.80, is amended by adding a subdivision 
54.8 	to read:
54.9 		Subd. 5.Dan Patch line. "Dan Patch line" means the commuter rail line between 
54.10 	Northfield and Minneapolis identified in the Metropolitan Council's transit 2020 master 
54.11 	plan as the Dan Patch line.

54.12 	Sec. 65. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 174.88, is amended by adding a subdivision 
54.13 	to read:
54.14 		Subd. 3.Dan Patch line. The commissioner and a political subdivision, including 
54.15 	but not limited to the Metropolitan Council and regional rail authorities, may not expend 
54.16 	funds for specific study, planning, preliminary engineering, final design, or construction of 
54.17 	the Dan Patch line.

54.18 	Sec. 66. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 221.0314, subdivision 3a, is amended to 
54.19 	read:
54.20 		Subd. 3a.Waiver for other medical condition. (a) The commissioner may grant 
54.21 	a waiver to a person who is not physically qualified to drive under Code of Federal 
54.22 	Regulations, title 49, section 391.41, paragraph (b)(3) to (b)(13). A waiver granted under 
54.23 	this subdivision applies to intrastate transportation only.
54.24 	(b) A person who wishes to obtain a waiver under this subdivision must give the 
54.25 	commissioner the following information:
54.26 	(1) the applicant's name, address, and telephone number;
54.27 	(2) the name, address, and telephone number of an employer coapplicant, if any;
54.28 	(3) a description of the applicant's experience in driving the type of vehicle to be 
54.29 	operated under the waiver;
54.30 	(4) a description of the type of driving to be done under the waiver;
54.31 	(5) a description of any modifications to the vehicle the applicant intends to drive 
54.32 	under the waiver that are designed to accommodate the applicant's medical condition or 
54.33 	disability;
55.1 	(6) whether the applicant has been granted another waiver under this subdivision;
55.2 	(7) a copy of the applicant's current driver's license;
55.3 	(8) a copy of a medical examiner's certificate showing that the applicant is medically 
55.4 	unqualified to drive unless a waiver is granted;
55.5 	(9) a statement from the applicant's treating physician that includes:
55.6 	(i) the extent to which the physician is familiar with the applicant's medical history;
55.7 	(ii) a description of the applicant's medical condition for which a waiver is necessary;
55.8 	(iii) assurance that the applicant has the ability and willingness to follow any course 
55.9 	of treatment prescribed by the physician, including the ability to self-monitor or manage 
55.10 	the medical condition; and
55.11 	(iv) the physician's professional opinion that the applicant's condition will not 
55.12 	adversely affect the applicant's ability to operate a motor vehicle safely; and
55.13 	(10) any other information considered necessary by the commissioner including 
55.14 	requiring a physical examination or medical report from a physician who specializes 
55.15 	in a particular field of medical practice.
55.16 	(c) In granting a waiver under this subdivision, the commissioner may impose 
55.17 	conditions the commissioner considers necessary to ensure that an applicant is able to 
55.18 	operate a motor vehicle safely and that the safety of the general public is protected.
55.19 	(d) A person who is granted a waiver under this subdivision must:
55.20 	(1) at intervals specified in the waiver, give the commissioner periodic reports from 
55.21 	the person's treating physician, or a medical specialist if the commissioner so requires in 
55.22 	the waiver, that contain the information described in paragraph (b), clause (9), together 
55.23 	with a description of any episode that involved the person's loss of consciousness or loss 
55.24 	of ability to operate a motor vehicle safely; and
55.25 	(2) immediately report the person's involvement in an accident for which a report is 
55.26 	required under section 169.09, subdivision 7.
55.27 	(e) The commissioner shall deny an application if, during the three years preceding 
55.28 	the application:
55.29 	(1) the applicant's driver's license has been suspended under section 171.18, 
55.30 	paragraph (a), clauses (1) to (9), (11), and (12), canceled under section 171.14, or revoked 
55.31 	under section 171.17, 171.172, or 171.174; or
55.32 	(2) the applicant has been convicted of a violation under section 171.24; or
55.33 	(2) (3) the applicant has been convicted of a disqualifying offense, as defined in 
55.34 	Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, section 383.51, paragraph (b), which is incorporated 
55.35 	by reference.
56.1 	(f) The commissioner may deny an application or may immediately revoke a 
56.2 	waiver granted under this subdivision. Notice of the commissioner's reasons for denying 
56.3 	an application or for revoking a waiver must be in writing and must be mailed to 
56.4 	the applicant's or waiver holder's last known address by certified mail, return receipt 
56.5 	requested. A person whose application is denied or whose waiver is revoked is entitled to 
56.6 	a hearing under chapter 14.
56.7 	(g) A waiver granted under this subdivision expires on the date of expiration shown 
56.8 	on the medical examiner's certificate described in paragraph (b), clause (8).

56.9 	Sec. 67. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 222.50, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
56.10 		Subd. 4.Contract. The commissioner may negotiate and enter into contracts for the 
56.11 	purpose of rail service improvement and may incorporate funds available from the federal 
56.12 	rail service continuation program government. The participants in these contracts shall be 
56.13 	railroads, rail users, and the department, and may be political subdivisions of the state and 
56.14 	the federal government. In such contracts, participation by all parties shall be voluntary. 
56.15 	The commissioner may provide a portion of the money required to carry out the terms of 
56.16 	any such contract by expenditure from the rail service improvement account.

56.17 	Sec. 68. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 222.51, is amended to read:
56.18 	222.51 PARTICIPATION BY POLITICAL SUBDIVISION.
56.19 	The governing body of any political subdivision of the state may with the approval 
56.20 	of the commissioner appropriate money for rail service improvement and may participate 
56.21 	in the state rail service improvement program and the federal rail service continuation 
56.22 	program programs.

56.23 	Sec. 69. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 222.53, is amended to read:
56.24 	222.53 ACCEPTANCE OF FEDERAL MONEY.
56.25 	The commissioner may exercise those powers necessary for the state to qualify 
56.26 	for, accept, and disburse any federal money that may be made available pursuant to the 
56.27 	provisions of the federal rail service continuation program, including the power to:
56.28 	(1) establish an adequate plan for rail service in the state as part of an overall 
56.29 	planning process for all transportation services in the state, including a suitable process for 
56.30 	updating, revising, and amending the plan;
56.31 	(2) administer and coordinate the plan with other state agencies, and provide for the 
56.32 	equitable distribution of resources;
57.1 	(3) develop, promote, and support safe, adequate, and efficient rail transportation 
57.2 	services; employ qualified personnel; maintain adequate programs of investigation, 
57.3 	research, promotion, and development, with provisions for public participation; and take 
57.4 	all practical steps to improve transportation safety and reduce transportation-related 
57.5 	energy utilization and pollution;
57.6 	(4) adopt and maintain adequate procedures for financial control, accounting, and 
57.7 	performance evaluation in order to assure proper use of state and federal money;
57.8 	(5) do all things otherwise necessary to maximize federal assistance to the state 
57.9 	under the federal rail service continuation program.

57.10 	Sec. 70. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 222.63, subdivision 9, is amended to read:
57.11 		Subd. 9.Rail bank property use; petty misdemeanors. (a) Except for the actions 
57.12 	of road authorities and their agents, employees, and contractors, and of utilities, in carrying 
57.13 	out their duties imposed by permit, law, or contract, and except as otherwise provided in 
57.14 	this section, it is unlawful to perform any of the following activities on rail bank property:
57.15 	(1) obstruct any trail;
57.16 	(2) deposit snow or ice;
57.17 	(3) remove or place any earth, vegetation, gravel, or rock without authorization;
57.18 	(4) obstruct or remove any ditch-draining device, or drain any harmful or dangerous 
57.19 	materials;
57.20 	(5) erect a fence, or place or maintain any advertising, sign, or memorial, except 
57.21 	upon authorization by the commissioner of transportation;
57.22 	(6) remove, injure, displace, or destroy right-of-way markers or reference or witness 
57.23 	monuments or markers placed to preserve section or quarter-section corners defining 
57.24 	rail bank property limits;
57.25 	(7) drive upon any portion of rail bank property, except at approved crossings, and 
57.26 	except where authorized for snowmobiles, emergency vehicles, maintenance vehicles, or 
57.27 	other vehicles authorized to use rail bank property;
57.28 	(8) deface, mar, damage, or tamper with any structure, work, material, sign, marker, 
57.29 	paving, guardrail, drain, or any other rail bank appurtenance; or
57.30 	(9) park, overhang, or abandon any unauthorized vehicle or implement of husbandry 
57.31 	on, across, or over the limits of rail bank property.;
57.32 	(10) plow, disc, or perform any other detrimental operation; or
57.33 	(11) place or maintain any building or structure.
57.34 	(b) Unless a greater penalty is provided elsewhere in statute, any violation of this 
57.35 	subdivision is a petty misdemeanor.
58.1 	(c) The cost to remove, repair, or perform any other corrective action necessitated by 
58.2 	a violation of this subdivision may be charged to the violator.

58.3 	Sec. 71. Laws 2009, chapter 59, article 3, section 4, as amended by Laws 2010, chapter 
58.4 	197, section 1, is amended to read:
58.5 	Sec. 4. LICENSE REINSTATEMENT DIVERSION PILOT PROGRAM.
 58.6 		Subdivision 1.Establishment. An eligible city or county may establish a license 
58.7 	reinstatement diversion pilot program for holders of class D drivers' licenses who have 
58.8 	been charged with violating Minnesota Statutes, section 171.24, subdivision 1 or 2, but 
58.9 	have not yet entered a plea in the proceedings. An individual charged with driving 
58.10 	after revocation under Minnesota Statutes, section 171.24, subdivision 2, is eligible for 
58.11 	diversion only if the revocation was due to a violation of Minnesota Statutes, section 
58.12 	169.791; 169.797; 169A.52; 169A.54; or 171.17, subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clause (6). 
58.13 	An individual who is a holder of a commercial driver's license or who has committed an 
58.14 	offense in a commercial motor vehicle is ineligible for participation in the diversion 
58.15 	pilot program.
58.16 		Subd. 2.Eligible cities. Each of the cities of Duluth, St. Paul, South St. Paul, 
58.17 	West St. Paul, and Inver Grove Heights is eligible to establish the license reinstatement 
58.18 	diversion pilot program within its city. The commissioner of public safety may permit 
58.19 	other cities or counties to establish license reinstatement diversion pilot programs within 
58.20 	their cities jurisdiction.
58.21 		Subd. 3.Contract. Notwithstanding any law or ordinance to the contrary, an 
58.22 	eligible city or county may contract with a third party to create and administer the 
58.23 	diversion program.
58.24 		Subd. 4.Diversion of individual. A prosecutor for a participating city or county 
58.25 	may determine whether to accept an individual for diversion, and in doing so shall 
58.26 	consider:
58.27 	(1) whether the individual has a record of driving without a valid license or other 
58.28 	criminal record, or has previously participated in a diversion program;
58.29 	(2) the strength of the evidence against the individual, along with any mitigating 
58.30 	factors; and
58.31 	(3) the apparent ability and willingness of the individual to participate in the 
58.32 	diversion program and comply with its requirements.
58.33 		Subd. 5.Diversion driver's license. (a) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, 
58.34 	the commissioner of public safety may issue a diversion driver's license to a person who 
59.1 	is a participant in a pilot program for diversion, following receipt of an application and 
59.2 	payment of:
59.3 	(1) the reinstatement fee under Minnesota Statutes, section 171.20, subdivision 4, by 
59.4 	a participant whose driver's license has been suspended;
59.5 	(2) the reinstatement fee under Minnesota Statutes, section 171.29, subdivision 2, 
59.6 	paragraph (a), by a participant whose driver's license has been revoked under Minnesota 
59.7 	Statutes, section 169.791; 169.797; or 171.17, subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clause (6); or
59.8 	(3) the reinstatement fee under Minnesota Statutes, section 171.29, subdivision 2, 
59.9 	paragraph (a), by a participant whose driver's license has been revoked under Minnesota 
59.10 	Statutes, section 169A.52 or 169A.54. The reinstatement fee and surcharge, both of which 
59.11 	are provided under Minnesota Statutes, section 171.29, subdivision 2, paragraph (b), also 
59.12 	must be paid during the course of, and as a condition of, the diversion program.
59.13 	The diversion driver's license may bear restrictions imposed by the commissioner suitable 
59.14 	to the licensee's driving ability or other restrictions applicable to the licensee as the 
59.15 	commissioner may determine to be appropriate to assure the safe operation of a motor 
59.16 	vehicle by the licensee.
59.17 	(b) Payments by participants in the diversion program of the reinstatement fee and 
59.18 	surcharge under Minnesota Statutes, section 171.29, subdivision 2, paragraph (b), must be 
59.19 	applied first toward payment of the reinstatement fee, and after the reinstatement fee has 
59.20 	been fully paid, toward payment of the surcharge. Each payment that is applied toward 
59.21 	the reinstatement fee must be credited as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 171.29, 
59.22 	subdivision 2, paragraph (b), and each payment that is applied toward the surcharge must 
59.23 	be credited as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 171.29, subdivision 2, paragraphs 
59.24 	(c) and (d). After the reinstatement fee and surcharge are satisfied, the participant must 
59.25 	pay the program participation fee.
59.26 		Subd. 6.Components of program. (a) At a minimum, the diversion program 
59.27 	must require individuals to:
59.28 	(1) successfully attend and complete, at the individual's expense, educational classes 
59.29 	that provide, among other things, information on drivers' licensure;
59.30 	(2) pay, according to a schedule approved by the prosecutor, all required fees, fines, 
59.31 	and charges affecting the individual's driver's license status, including applicable statutory 
59.32 	license reinstatement fees and costs of participation in the program;
59.33 	(3) comply with all traffic laws; and
59.34 	(4) demonstrate compliance with vehicle insurance requirements.
59.35 	(b) An individual who is accepted into the pilot program is eligible to apply for a 
59.36 	diversion driver's license.
60.1 		Subd. 7.Termination of participation in diversion program. (a) An individual's 
60.2 	participation in the diversion program may terminate when:
60.3 	(1) during participation in the program, the individual is guilty of a moving traffic 
60.4 	violation or failure to provide vehicle insurance;
60.5 	(2) the third-party administrator of the diversion program informs the court and the 
60.6 	commissioner of public safety that the individual is no longer satisfying the conditions 
60.7 	of the diversion; or
60.8 	(3) the third-party administrator informs the court, the prosecutor, and the 
60.9 	commissioner of public safety that the individual has met all conditions of the diversion 
60.10 	program, including, at a minimum, satisfactory fulfillment of the components in 
60.11 	subdivision 6, whereupon the court shall dismiss the charge or the prosecutor shall decline 
60.12 	to prosecute.
60.13 	(b) Upon termination of an individual's participation in the diversion program, the 
60.14 	commissioner shall cancel the individual's diversion driver's license.
60.15 	(c) The original charge against the individual of violation of Minnesota Statutes, 
60.16 	section 171.24, may be reinstated against an individual whose participation in the 
60.17 	diversion program terminates under paragraph (a), clause (1) or (2).
60.18 	(d) The commissioner shall reinstate the driver's license of an individual whose 
60.19 	participation in the diversion program terminates under paragraph (a), clause (3).
60.20 		Subd. 8.Report. (a) By February 1, 2011 2013, the commissioner of public 
60.21 	safety and each eligible city and county that participates in the diversion program shall 
60.22 	report to the legislative committees with jurisdiction over transportation and the judiciary 
60.23 	concerning the results of the program. The report must be made electronically and 
60.24 	available in print only upon request. The report must include, without limitation, the 
60.25 	effect of the program on:
60.26 	(1) recidivism rates for participants in the diversion pilot program;
60.27 	(2) the number of unlicensed drivers who continue to drive in violation of Minnesota 
60.28 	Statutes, section 171.24;
60.29 	(3) (2) payment of the fees and fines collected in the diversion pilot program to 
60.30 	cities, counties, and the state;
60.31 	(4) (3) educational support provided to participants in the diversion pilot program; 
60.32 	and 
60.33 	(5) (4) the total number of participants in the diversion pilot program and the 
60.34 	number of participants who have terminated from the pilot program under subdivision 7, 
60.35 	paragraph (a), clauses (1) to (3).
61.1 	(b) The report must include recommendations regarding the future of the program 
61.2 	and any necessary legislative changes.
61.3 		Subd. 9.Sunset.  A city or county participating in this pilot program may accept an 
61.4 	individual for diversion into the pilot program until June 30, 2011 2013. The third party 
61.5 	administering the diversion program may collect and disburse fees collected pursuant to 
61.6 	subdivision 6, paragraph (a), clause (2), through December 31, 20122014, at which time 
61.7 	the pilot program under this section expires.

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

61.9 	Sec. 72. ALTERNATIVE ROUTE ELECTION FOR HIGHWAY 53.
 61.10 	By March 15, 2015, the commissioner of transportation, in consultation with the 
61.11 	commissioner of natural resources and Cleveland Cliffs Mining Company or its successor, 
61.12 	shall designate a route for that portion of marked Trunk Highway 53 in St. Louis County 
61.13 	near the city of Virginia by electing either the route designated as "Alt. M-1" or the route 
61.14 	designated as "Alt. M-2." Construction must begin no later than June 1, 2015. 

61.15 	Sec. 73. VARIANCE; SEAPLANE BASE.
 61.16 	The commissioner of transportation shall grant a variance for Elbow Lake 
61.17 	Municipal-Pride of the Prairie Airport, airport code Y63, to be licensed as a public 
61.18 	seaplane base on Flekkefjord Lake. The commissioner may establish conditions or 
61.19 	limitations as may be necessary, except that the variance must be provided notwithstanding 
61.20 	the requirements of any rule to the contrary.

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

61.22 	Sec. 74. REPORT ON ANATOMICAL GIFT ACCOUNT.
 61.23 	The commissioner of public safety shall report to the chairs of the legislative 
61.24 	committees having jurisdiction over transportation policy and finance on the receipts and 
61.25 	expenditures under Minnesota Statutes, section 171.075. The commissioner shall submit 
61.26 	the report by February 1, 2013.

61.27 	Sec. 75. 2012 AND 2013 REPORTS ON MAJOR HIGHWAY PROJECTS AND 
61.28 	TRUNK HIGHWAY FUND EXPENDITURES.
 61.29 	For 2012 and 2013 reports required under Minnesota Statutes, section 174.56, the 
61.30 	commissioner shall include the results of evaluations of management systems currently 
61.31 	used by the Department of Transportation. The evaluations must specify the extent to 
62.1 	which the management of data in these systems is consistent with existing policies and 
62.2 	the need for statewide, reliable, and verifiable information. The evaluations must be 
62.3 	performed either by the department's office of internal audit or by an independent external 
62.4 	auditor. The 2012 report must include the evaluation of construction management systems 
62.5 	and the program and project management system. The 2013 report must include the 
62.6 	evaluation of pavement management systems and bridge management systems.

62.7 	Sec. 76. REVISOR'S INSTRUCTION.
 62.8 	The revisor of statutes shall recodify Minnesota Statutes, section 171.13, 
62.9 	subdivisions 1b, 1c, 1d, 1e, 1f, 1g, 1h, 1i, 1j, 1k, and 1l, as Minnesota Statutes, section 
62.10 	171.0705. The revisor shall correct any cross-references made necessary by this 
62.11 	recodification.

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

62.13 	Sec. 77.  REPEALER.
 62.14 	(a) Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 161.115, subdivision 263, is repealed.
62.15 	(b) Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 222.48, subdivision 3a, is repealed.
62.16 	(c) Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 161.08, subdivision 2, is repealed.
62.17 	(d) Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 168.012, subdivision 1b, is repealed.
62.18 	(e) Laws 2002, chapter 393, section 85, is repealed.
62.19 	(f) Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 169A.54, subdivision 5, is repealed.
62.20 	(g) Laws 2008, chapter 350, article 1, section 5, the effective date, as amended by 
62.21 	Laws 2010, chapter 351, section 65, is repealed.

62.22 	EFFECTIVE DATE. Paragraph (a) is effective the day after the commissioner of 
62.23 	transportation sends notice to the revisor of statutes electronically or in writing that the 
62.24 	conditions required to transfer the route have been satisfied. Paragraph (g) is effective 
62.25 	August 1, 2011.