1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to transportation; providing for various provisions governing 
1.3 	transportation policy, including traffic regulations, bikeways, motor vehicle 
1.4 	requirements, vehicle registration and license plates; driver's license fee 
1.5 	payments, alternative financing for transportation projects, motor carriers 
1.6 	and commercial drivers, and rail programs; imposing misdemeanor penalty; 
1.7 	establishing certain fees; repealing certain provisions; making technical changes;
1.8 	amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 161.14, subdivision 66; 161.3212; 
1.9 	168.002, subdivisions 24, 26, 40, by adding subdivisions; 168.12, subdivisions 
1.10 	1, 2b; 168.123, subdivision 1; 169.06, subdivisions 5, 7; 169.306; 169.86, 
1.11 	subdivisions 4, 5; 171.061, subdivision 4; 174.02, by adding a subdivision; 
1.12 	221.0314, subdivision 3a; 222.50, subdivision 4; 222.51; 222.53; 222.63, 
1.13 	subdivision 9; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 160; 
1.14 	repealing Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 222.48, subdivision 3a; Laws 2008, 
1.15 	chapter 350, article 1, section 5, as amended.
1.16 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.17 	Section 1. [160.266] MISSISSIPPI RIVER TRAIL.
1.18 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. For the purposes of this section:
1.19 	(1) "bicycle path" has the meaning given in section 169.011, subdivision 6; and
1.20 	(2) "bikeway" has the meaning given in section 169.011, subdivision 9. 
1.21 		Subd. 2.Creation. The commissioner, in cooperation with road and trail authorities 
1.22 	including the commissioner of natural resources, shall identify a bikeway that originates at 
1.23 	Itasca State Park in Clearwater, Beltrami, and Hubbard Counties, then generally parallels 
1.24 	the Mississippi River through the cities of Bemidji in Beltrami County, Grand Rapids in 
1.25 	Itasca County, Brainerd in Crow Wing County, Little Falls in Morrison County, Sauk 
1.26 	Rapids in Benton County, St. Cloud in Stearns County, Minneapolis in Hennepin County, 
1.27 	St. Paul in Ramsey County, Hastings in Dakota County, Red Wing in Goodhue County, 
1.28 	Wabasha in Wabasha County, Winona in Winona County, and La Crescent in Houston 
2.1 	County to Minnesota's boundary with Iowa and there terminates. Where opportunities 
2.2 	exist, the bikeway may be designated on both sides of the Mississippi River.
2.3 		Subd. 3.Connections with other bikeways. (a) The commissioner, in cooperation 
2.4 	with road and trail authorities including the commissioner of natural resources, shall:
2.5 	(1) identify existing bikeways of regional significance that are in reasonable 
2.6 	proximity but not connected to the bikeway established in this section, including but not 
2.7 	limited to the Lake Wobegon Trail in the counties of Stearns and Todd; and
2.8 	(2) support development of linkages between bikeways identified under clause (1) 
2.9 	and the bikeway established in this section.
2.10 	(b) The requirements of this subdivision are a secondary priority for use of funds 
2.11 	available under this section following establishment and enhancement of the bikeway 
2.12 	under subdivision 1.
2.13 		Subd. 4.Cooperation with other entities. The commissioner may contract and 
2.14 	enter into agreements with federal agencies, other state agencies, and local governments to 
2.15 	establish, develop, maintain, and operate the bikeway and to interpret associated natural 
2.16 	and cultural resources.
2.17 		Subd. 5.Funding. Bicycle paths included within the bikeway and not administered 
2.18 	by the commissioner of natural resources are eligible for funding from the environment 
2.19 	and natural resources trust fund under chapter 116P, from the parks and trails grant 
2.20 	program under section 85.535, from the local recreation grants program under section 
2.21 	85.019, subdivision 4b, and from other sources.

2.22 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 161.14, subdivision 66, is amended to read:
2.23 		Subd. 66.Veterans Memorial Highway. Legislative Route No. 31, signed as
2.24 	Trunk Highway marked 200 as of July 1, 2010, from the border with North Dakota to the 
2.25 	city of Mahnomen, is designated as the "Veterans Memorial Highway." The commissioner 
2.26 	shall adopt a suitable design to mark this highway and erect appropriate signs, subject 
2.27 	to section 161.139.

2.28 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 161.3212, is amended to read:
2.29 	161.3212 WORKING CAPITAL FUND.
2.30 	The commissioner, to the extent allowed by other law or contract, may grant 
2.31 	available money that has been appropriated for socially or economically disadvantaged 
2.32 	business programs to a guaranty fund administered by a nonprofit organization that makes 
2.33 	or guarantees working capital loans to businesses small business concerns owned and 
2.34 	operated by socially or and economically disadvantaged persons as defined individuals. 
3.1 	"Small business concern" and "socially and economically disadvantaged individual" have 
3.2 	the meanings given them in Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, section 23.5 26.5. The 
3.3 	purpose of loans made or guaranteed by the organization must be to provide short-term 
3.4 	working capital to enable eligible businesses to be awarded contracts for goods and 
3.5 	services or for construction-related services from government agencies.
3.6 	Money contributed from a constitutionally or statutorily dedicated fund must be used 
3.7 	only for purposes consistent with the purposes of the dedicated fund.

3.8 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 168.002, is amended by adding a subdivision 
3.9 	to read:
3.10 		Subd. 21a.Noncommercial vehicle. "Noncommercial vehicle" means a one-ton 
3.11 	pickup truck registered under section 168.013, subdivision 1e, with a 15,000 pounds or 
3.12 	less gross vehicle weight rating and for which the owner has made a declaration that the 
3.13 	vehicle will be operated exclusively for personal use. The declaration must be based 
3.14 	on one or more of the following:
3.15 	(1) a change of vehicle use;
3.16 	(2) registration of a new vehicle;
3.17 	(3) transfer of vehicle ownership; or
3.18 	(4) registration renewal.

3.19 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 168.002, is amended by adding a subdivision 
3.20 	to read:
3.21 		Subd. 21b.One-ton pickup truck. "One-ton pickup truck" means any truck 
3.22 	resembling a pickup truck with a manufacturer's nominal rated carrying capacity of 
3.23 	one ton. If the manufacturer's nominal rated carrying capacity is not provided or is not 
3.24 	known, then the value specified by the manufacturer as the gross vehicle weight rating as 
3.25 	indicated on the manufacturer's certification label must be 10,001 pounds or more, not 
3.26 	to exceed 15,000 pounds.

3.27 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 168.002, subdivision 24, is amended to read:
3.28 		Subd. 24.Passenger automobile. (a) "Passenger automobile" means any motor 
3.29 	vehicle designed and used for carrying not more than 15 individuals, including the driver.
3.30 	(b) "Passenger automobile" does not include motorcycles, motor scooters, buses, 
3.31 	school buses, or commuter vans as defined in section 168.126. Except as provided in 
3.32 	paragraph (c), clause (1), a vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating of 9,000 to 13,000 
3.33 	pounds that is a pickup truck or a van is not a passenger automobile.
4.1 	(c) "Passenger automobile" includes, but is not limited to:
4.2 	(1) a vehicle that is (i) a pickup truck or a van, (ii) not used in furtherance of a 
4.3 	commercial enterprise, and (iii) not subject to state or federal regulation as a commercial 
4.4 	motor vehicle as defined in subdivisions 26 and 40;
4.5 	(2) neighborhood electric vehicles, as defined in section 169.011, subdivision 47; and
4.6 	(3) medium-speed electric vehicles, as defined in section 169.011, subdivision 39.

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

4.8 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 168.002, subdivision 26, is amended to read:
4.9 		Subd. 26.Pickup truck. "Pickup truck" means any truck with a manufacturer's 
4.10 	nominal rated carrying capacity of three-fourths ton or less and commonly known as a 
4.11 	pickup truck. If the manufacturer's nominal rated carrying capacity is not provided or 
4.12 	cannot be determined, then the value specified by the manufacturer as the gross vehicle 
4.13 	weight rating as indicated on the manufacturer's certification label must be less than 
4.14 	10,000 pounds.

4.15 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 168.002, subdivision 40, is amended to read:
4.16 		Subd. 40.Van. "Van" means any vehicle of box-like design with no barrier or 
4.17 	separation between the operator's area and the remainder of the cargo-carrying area, and 
4.18 	with a manufacturer's nominal rated carrying capacity of three-fourths ton or less. If 
4.19 	the manufacturer's nominal rated carrying capacity is not provided or not known, then 
4.20 	the value specified by the manufacturer as the maximum gross weight or gross vehicle 
4.21 	weight rating as indicated on the manufacturer's certification label must be less than 
4.22 	10,000 pounds.

4.23 	Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 168.12, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
4.24 		Subdivision 1.Plates; design, visibility, periods of issuance. (a) The commissioner, 
4.25 	upon approval and payment, shall issue to the applicant the plates required by this chapter, 
4.26 	bearing the state name and an assigned vehicle registration number. The number assigned 
4.27 	by the commissioner may be a combination of a letter or sign with figures. The color of the 
4.28 	plates and the color of the abbreviation of the state name and the number assigned must 
4.29 	be in marked contrast. The plates must be lettered, spaced, or distinguished to suitably 
4.30 	indicate the registration of the vehicle according to the rules of the commissioner.
4.31 	(b) When a vehicle is registered on the basis of total gross weight, the plates issued 
4.32 	must clearly indicate by letters or other suitable insignia the maximum gross weight 
4.33 	for which the tax has been paid.
5.1 	(c) Plates issued to a noncommercial vehicle must bear the inscription 
5.2 	"noncommercial" unless the vehicle is displaying a special plate authorized and issued 
5.3 	under this chapter.
5.4 	(d) A one-ton pickup truck that is used for commercial purposes and is subject to 
5.5 	section 168.185, is eligible to display special plates as authorized and issued under this 
5.6 	chapter.
5.7 	(c)(e) The plates must be so treated as to be at least 100 times brighter than the 
5.8 	conventional painted number plates. When properly mounted on an unlighted vehicle, the 
5.9 	plates, when viewed from a vehicle equipped with standard headlights, must be visible for 
5.10 	a distance of not less than 1,500 feet and readable for a distance of not less than 110 feet.
5.11 	(d)(f) The commissioner shall issue plates for the following periods:
5.12 	(1) New plates issued pursuant to section 168.012, subdivision 1, must be issued to a 
5.13 	vehicle for as long as the vehicle is owned by the exempt agency and the plate shall not be 
5.14 	transferable from one vehicle to another but the plate may be transferred with the vehicle 
5.15 	from one tax-exempt agency to another.
5.16 	(2) Plates issued for passenger automobiles must be issued for a seven-year period. 
5.17 	All plates issued under this paragraph must be replaced if they are seven years old or older 
5.18 	at the time of registration renewal or will become so during the registration period.
5.19 	(3) Plates issued under sections 168.053 and 168.27, subdivisions 16 and 17, must 
5.20 	be for a seven-year period.
5.21 	(4) Plates issued under subdivisions 2c and 2d and section 168.123 must be issued 
5.22 	for the life of the veteran under section 169.79.
5.23 	(5) Plates for any vehicle not specified in clauses (1) to (3) must be issued for the 
5.24 	life of the vehicle.
5.25 	(e)(g) In a year in which plates are not issued, the commissioner shall issue for each 
5.26 	registration a sticker to designate the year of registration. This sticker must show the year 
5.27 	or years for which the sticker is issued, and is valid only for that period. The plates and 
5.28 	stickers issued for a vehicle may not be transferred to another vehicle during the period 
5.29 	for which the sticker is issued, except when issued for a vehicle registered under section 
5.30 	168.187.
5.31 	(f)(h) Despite any other provision of this subdivision, plates issued to a vehicle 
5.32 	used for behind-the-wheel instruction in a driver education course in a public school 
5.33 	may be transferred to another vehicle used for the same purpose without payment of any 
5.34 	additional fee. The public school shall notify the commissioner of each transfer of plates 
5.35 	under this paragraph. The commissioner may prescribe a format for notification.

6.1 	Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 168.12, subdivision 2b, is amended to read:
6.2 		Subd. 2b.Firefighters; special plates, rules. (a) The commissioner shall issue 
6.3 	special plates, or a single license plate in the case of a motorcycle plate, to any applicant 
6.4 	who:
6.5 	(1) is a member of a fire department receiving state aid under chapter 69, has a 
6.6 	letter from the fire chief, and is an owner of a passenger automobile, a truck with a 
6.7 	manufacturer's nominal rated capacity of one ton and resembling a pickup truck, a one-ton 
6.8 	pickup truck, or a motorcycle;
6.9 	(2) pays a fee of $10 and any other fees required by this chapter;
6.10 	(3) pays the registration tax required by this chapter for the motor vehicle; and
6.11 	(4) complies with this chapter and rules governing the registration of motor vehicles 
6.12 	and licensing of drivers.
6.13 	(b) In lieu of the identification required under subdivision 1, the special plates must 
6.14 	bear an emblem of a Maltese Cross together with any numbers or characters prescribed by 
6.15 	the commissioner.
6.16 	(c) Special plates issued under this subdivision may only be used during the period 
6.17 	that the owner of the motor vehicle is a member of a fire department as specified in this 
6.18 	subdivision. When the individual to whom the special plates were issued is no longer a 
6.19 	member of a fire department or when the motor vehicle ownership is transferred, the 
6.20 	owner shall remove the special plates from the motor vehicle. If the commissioner 
6.21 	receives written notification that an individual is no longer qualified for these special 
6.22 	plates, the commissioner shall invalidate the plates and notify the individual of this 
6.23 	action. The individual may retain the plate only upon demonstrating compliance with the 
6.24 	qualifications of this subdivision. Upon removal or invalidation of the special plates, or 
6.25 	special motorcycle plate, either the owner or purchaser of the motor vehicle shall obtain 
6.26 	regular plates or a regular motorcycle plate for the proper registration classification for 
6.27 	the motor vehicle.
6.28 	(d) A special motorcycle license plate issued under this subdivision must be the 
6.29 	same size as a standard motorcycle license plate.
6.30 	(e) Upon payment of a fee of $5, plates issued under this subdivision for a passenger 
6.31 	automobile or truck may be transferred to another passenger automobile or truck owned 
6.32 	or jointly owned by the person to whom the plates were issued. On payment of a fee of 
6.33 	$5, a plate issued under this subdivision for a motorcycle may be transferred to another 
6.34 	motorcycle owned or jointly owned by the person to whom the plate was issued.
7.1 	(f) The commissioner may adopt rules under the Administrative Procedure Act, 
7.2 	sections 14.001 to 14.69, to govern the issuance and use of the special plates authorized 
7.3 	in this subdivision.

7.4 	Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 168.123, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
7.5 		Subdivision 1.General requirements; fees. (a) On payment of a fee of $10 for 
7.6 	each set of two plates, or for a single plate in the case of a motorcycle plate, payment of 
7.7 	the registration tax required by law, and compliance with other applicable laws relating to 
7.8 	vehicle registration and licensing, as applicable, the commissioner shall issue:
7.9 	(1) special veteran's plates to an applicant who served in the active military service 
7.10 	in a branch of the armed forces of the United States or of a nation or society allied with the 
7.11 	United States in conducting a foreign war, was discharged under honorable conditions, 
7.12 	and is a registered owner of a passenger automobile, recreational motor vehicle, or truck 
7.13 	resembling a pickup truck and having a manufacturer's nominal rated capacity of one ton
7.14 	one-ton pickup truck, but which is not a commercial motor vehicle as defined in section 
7.15 	169.011, subdivision 16; or
7.16 	(2) a veteran's special motorcycle plate as described in subdivision 2, paragraph (a), 
7.17 	(f), (h), (i), or (j), or another special plate designed by the commissioner to an applicant 
7.18 	who is a registered owner of a motorcycle and meets the criteria listed in this paragraph 
7.19 	and in subdivision 2, paragraph (a), (f), (h), (i), or (j). Plates issued under this clause must 
7.20 	be the same size as regular motorcycle plates. Special motorcycle license plates issued 
7.21 	under this clause are not subject to section 168.1293.
7.22 	(b) The additional fee of $10 is payable for each set of veteran's plates, is payable 
7.23 	only when the plates are issued, and is not payable in a year in which stickers are issued 
7.24 	instead of plates.
7.25 	(c) The veteran must have a certified copy of the veteran's discharge papers, 
7.26 	indicating character of discharge, at the time of application. If an applicant served in the 
7.27 	active military service in a branch of the armed forces of a nation or society allied with the 
7.28 	United States in conducting a foreign war and is unable to obtain a record of that service 
7.29 	and discharge status, the commissioner of veterans affairs may certify the applicant as 
7.30 	qualified for the veterans' plates provided under this section.
7.31 	(d) For license plates issued for one-ton trucks described in paragraph (a), clause 
7.32 	(1), the commissioner shall collect a surcharge of $5 on each $10 fee collected under 
7.33 	paragraph (a). The surcharge must be deposited in the vehicle services operating account 
7.34 	in the special revenue fund.

8.1 	Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 169.06, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
8.2 		Subd. 5.Traffic-control signal. (a) Whenever traffic is controlled by traffic-control 
8.3 	signals exhibiting different colored lights, or colored lighted arrows, successively one at a 
8.4 	time or in combination, only the colors Green, Red, and Yellow shall be used, except for 
8.5 	special pedestrian signals carrying a word or legend. The traffic-control signal lights or 
8.6 	colored lighted arrows indicate and apply to drivers of vehicles and pedestrians as follows:
8.7 	(1) Green indication:
8.8 	(i) Vehicular traffic facing a circular green signal may proceed straight through or 
8.9 	turn right or left unless a sign at such place prohibits either turn. But vehicular traffic, 
8.10 	including vehicles turning right or left, shall yield the right-of-way to other vehicles and to 
8.11 	pedestrians lawfully within the intersection or adjacent crosswalk at the time this signal 
8.12 	is exhibited. Vehicular traffic turning left or making a U-turn to the left shall yield the 
8.13 	right-of-way to other vehicles approaching from the opposite direction so closely as to 
8.14 	constitute an immediate hazard.
8.15 	(ii) Vehicular traffic facing a green arrow signal, shown alone or in combination with 
8.16 	another indication, may cautiously enter the intersection only to make the movement 
8.17 	indicated by the arrow, or other movement as permitted by other indications shown at the 
8.18 	same time. Such Vehicular traffic shall yield the right-of-way to pedestrians lawfully 
8.19 	within an adjacent crosswalk and to other traffic lawfully using the intersection.
8.20 	(iii) Unless otherwise directed by a pedestrian-control signal as provided in 
8.21 	subdivision 6, pedestrians facing any green signal, except when the sole green signal is a 
8.22 	turn arrow, may proceed across the roadway within any marked or unmarked crosswalk. 
8.23 	Every driver of a vehicle shall yield the right-of-way to such pedestrian, except that the 
8.24 	pedestrian shall yield the right-of-way to vehicles lawfully within the intersection at the 
8.25 	time that the green signal indication is first shown.
8.26 	(2) Steady yellow indication:
8.27 	(i) Vehicular traffic facing a steady circular yellow or yellow arrow signal is thereby 
8.28 	warned that the related green movement is being terminated or that a red indication will be 
8.29 	exhibited immediately thereafter when vehicular traffic must not enter the intersection, 
8.30 	except for the continued movement allowed by any green arrow indication simultaneously 
8.31 	exhibited.
8.32 	(ii) Pedestrians facing a circular yellow signal, unless otherwise directed by a 
8.33 	pedestrian-control signal as provided in subdivision 6, are thereby advised that there is 
8.34 	insufficient time to cross the roadway before a red indication is shown and no pedestrian 
8.35 	shall then start to cross the roadway.
8.36 	(3) Steady red indication:
9.1 	(i) Vehicular traffic facing a circular red signal alone must stop at a clearly marked 
9.2 	stop line but, if none, before entering the crosswalk on the near side of the intersection 
9.3 	or, if none, then before entering the intersection and shall remain standing until a green 
9.4 	indication is shown, except as follows: (A) the driver of a vehicle stopped as close 
9.5 	as practicable at the entrance to the crosswalk on the near side of the intersection or, 
9.6 	if none, then at the entrance to the intersection in obedience to a red or stop signal, 
9.7 	and with the intention of making a right turn may make the right turn, after stopping, 
9.8 	unless an official sign has been erected prohibiting such movement, but shall yield the 
9.9 	right-of-way to pedestrians and other traffic lawfully proceeding as directed by the signal 
9.10 	at that intersection; or (B) the driver of a vehicle on a one-way street intersecting another 
9.11 	one-way street on which traffic moves to the left shall stop in obedience to a red or stop 
9.12 	signal and may then make a left turn into the one-way street, unless an official sign has 
9.13 	been erected prohibiting the movement, but shall yield the right-of-way to pedestrians and 
9.14 	other traffic lawfully proceeding as directed by the signal at that intersection.
9.15 	(ii) Unless otherwise directed by a pedestrian-control signal as provided in 
9.16 	subdivision 6, pedestrians facing a steady red signal alone shall not enter the roadway.
9.17 	(iii) Vehicular traffic facing a steady red arrow signal, with the intention of making a 
9.18 	movement indicated by the arrow, must stop at a clearly marked stop line but, if none, 
9.19 	before entering the crosswalk on the near side of the intersection or, if none, then before 
9.20 	entering the intersection and must remain standing until a permissive signal indication 
9.21 	permitting the movement indicated by the red arrow is displayed, except as follows: when 
9.22 	an official sign has been erected permitting a turn on a red arrow signal, the vehicular 
9.23 	traffic facing a red arrow signal indication is permitted to enter the intersection to turn 
9.24 	right, or to turn left from a one-way street into a one-way street on which traffic moves 
9.25 	to the left, after stopping, but must yield the right-of-way to pedestrians and other traffic 
9.26 	lawfully proceeding as directed by the signal at that intersection.
9.27 	(b) In the event an official traffic-control signal is erected and maintained at a place 
9.28 	other than an intersection, the provisions of this section are applicable except those which 
9.29 	can have no application. Any stop required must be made at a sign or marking on the 
9.30 	pavement indicating where the stop must be made, but in the absence of any such sign or 
9.31 	marking the stop must be made at the signal.
9.32 	(c) When a traffic-control signal indication or indications placed to control a certain 
9.33 	movement or lane are so identified by placing a sign near the indication or indications, 
9.34 	no other traffic-control signal indication or indications within the intersection controls 
9.35 	vehicular traffic for that movement or lane.

10.1 	Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 169.06, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
10.2 		Subd. 7.Flashing signal. When flashing red or yellow signals are used they shall 
10.3 	require obedience by vehicular traffic as follows:
10.4 	(a) When a circular red lens is illuminated with rapid intermittent flashes, drivers of 
10.5 	vehicles shall stop at a clearly marked stop line, but if none, before entering the crosswalk 
10.6 	on the near side of the intersection, or if none, then at the point nearest the intersecting 
10.7 	roadway where the driver has a view of approaching traffic on the intersecting roadway 
10.8 	before entering the intersection, and the right to proceed shall be subject to the rules 
10.9 	applicable after making a stop at a stop sign.
10.10 	(b) When a red arrow lens is illuminated with rapid intermittent flashes drivers of 
10.11 	vehicles with the intention of making a movement indicated by the arrow shall stop at a 
10.12 	clearly marked stop line, but if none, before entering the crosswalk on the near side of 
10.13 	the intersection, or if none, then at the point nearest the intersecting roadway where the 
10.14 	driver has a view of approaching traffic on the intersecting roadway before entering the 
10.15 	intersection, and the right to proceed shall be subject to the rules applicable after making a 
10.16 	stop at a stop sign.
10.17 	(c) When a circular yellow lens is illuminated with rapid intermittent flashes, drivers 
10.18 	of vehicles may proceed through the intersection or past the signals only with caution. But 
10.19 	vehicular traffic, including vehicles turning right or left, shall yield the right-of-way to 
10.20 	other vehicles and to pedestrians lawfully within the intersection or adjacent crosswalk at 
10.21 	the time this signal is exhibited. Vehicular traffic turning left or making a U-turn to the left 
10.22 	shall yield the right-of-way to other vehicles approaching from the opposite direction so 
10.23 	closely as to constitute an immediate hazard.
10.24 	(d) When a yellow arrow indication is illuminated with rapid intermittent flashes, 
10.25 	drivers of vehicles with the intention of making a movement indicated by the arrow may 
10.26 	proceed through the intersection or past the signals only with caution., but shall yield 
10.27 	the right-of-way to other vehicles and to pedestrians lawfully within the intersection or 
10.28 	adjacent crosswalk at the time this signal is exhibited. Vehicular traffic turning left or 
10.29 	making a U-turn to the left shall yield the right-of-way to other vehicles approaching from 
10.30 	the opposite direction so closely as to constitute an immediate hazard.

10.31 	Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 169.306, is amended to read:
10.32 	169.306 USE OF SHOULDERS BY BUSES.
10.33 	(a) The commissioner of transportationA road authority, as defined in section 
10.34 	160.02, subdivision 25, is authorized to permit the use by transit buses and Metro Mobility 
11.1 	buses the use of a shoulder, as designated by the commissioner road authority, of a 
11.2 	freeway or expressway, as defined in section 160.02, in Minnesota.
11.3 	(b) If the commissionera road authority permits the use of a freeway or expressway 
11.4 	shoulder by transit buses, the commissionerroad authority shall permit the use on that 
11.5 	shoulder of a bus (1) with a seating capacity of 40 passengers or more operated by a motor 
11.6 	carrier of passengers, as defined in section 221.012, subdivision 26, while operating in 
11.7 	intrastate commerce or (2) providing regular route transit service, as defined in section 
11.8 	174.22, subdivision 8, or Metro Mobility services, and operated by or under contract 
11.9 	with the Metropolitan Council, a local transit authority, or a transit authority created by 
11.10 	the legislature. Drivers of these buses must have adequate training in the requirements of 
11.11 	paragraph (c), as determined by the commissioner.
11.12 	(c) Buses authorized to use the shoulder under this section may be operated on 
11.13 	the shoulder only when main-line traffic speeds are less than 35 miles per hour, except 
11.14 	as provided for in paragraph (f). Drivers of buses being operated on the shoulder may 
11.15 	not exceed the speed of main-line traffic by more than 15 miles per hour and may never 
11.16 	exceed 35 miles per hour, except as provided for in paragraph (f). Drivers of buses being 
11.17 	operated on the shoulder must yield to merging, entering, and exiting traffic and must yield 
11.18 	to other vehicles on the shoulder. Buses operated on the shoulder must be registered with 
11.19 	the Department of Transportation.
11.20 	(d) For the purposes of this section, the term "Metro Mobility bus" means a motor 
11.21 	vehicle of not less than 20 feet in length engaged in providing special transportation 
11.22 	services under section 473.386 that is:
11.23 	(1) operated by or under contract with a public or private entity receiving financial 
11.24 	assistance to provide transit services from the Metropolitan Council or the commissioner 
11.25 	of transportation; and
11.26 	(2) authorized by the commissionera road authority to use freeway or expressway 
11.27 	shoulders.
11.28 	(e) This section does not apply to the operation of buses on dynamic shoulder lanes.
11.29 	(f) The commissioner may authorize different operating conditions and maximum 
11.30 	speeds, not to exceed the posted speed limit, based upon an engineering study and 
11.31 	recommendation by the road authority. The engineering study must be conducted by the 
11.32 	road authority and must conform with the manual and specifications adopted under section 
11.33 	169.06, subdivision 1, and applicable state and federal standards. The road authority shall 
11.34 	consult the public transit operator before recommending operating conditions different 
11.35 	from those authorized by law.

12.1 	Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 169.86, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
12.2 		Subd. 4.Display and inspection of permit. Every such A permit shall must be 
12.3 	carried in the vehicle or combination of vehicles to which it refers and shall must be open 
12.4 	to inspection by any police peace officer or authorized agent of any authority granting 
12.5 	such the permit, and. A permit may be carried in electronic format if it is easily read. No 
12.6 	person shall violate any of the terms or conditions of such a special permit.

12.7 	Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 169.86, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
12.8 		Subd. 5.Fees; proceeds deposited; appropriation. The commissioner, with 
12.9 	respect to highways under the commissioner's jurisdiction, may charge a fee for each 
12.10 	permit issued. All such fees for permits issued by the commissioner of transportation shall
12.11 	must be deposited in the state treasury and credited to the trunk highway fund. Except 
12.12 	for those annual permits for which the permit fees are specified elsewhere in this chapter, 
12.13 	the fees shall be are:
12.14 	(a) $15 for each single trip permit.
12.15 	(b) $36 for each job permit. A job permit may be issued for like loads carried on 
12.16 	a specific route for a period not to exceed two months. "Like loads" means loads of the 
12.17 	same product, weight, and dimension.
12.18 	(c) $60 for an annual permit to be issued for a period not to exceed 12 consecutive 
12.19 	months. Annual permits may be issued for:
12.20 	(1) motor vehicles used to alleviate a temporary crisis adversely affecting the safety 
12.21 	or well-being of the public;
12.22 	(2) motor vehicles which that travel on interstate highways and carry loads 
12.23 	authorized under subdivision 1a;
12.24 	(3) motor vehicles operating with gross weights authorized under section 169.826, 
12.25 	subdivision 1a;
12.26 	(4) special pulpwood vehicles described in section 169.863;
12.27 	(5) motor vehicles bearing snowplow blades not exceeding ten feet in width;
12.28 	(6) noncommercial transportation of a boat by the owner or user of the boat;
12.29 	(7) motor vehicles carrying bales of agricultural products authorized under section 
12.30 	169.862; and
12.31 	(8) special milk-hauling vehicles authorized under section 169.867.
12.32 	(d) $120 for an oversize annual permit to be issued for a period not to exceed 12 
12.33 	consecutive months. Annual permits may be issued for:
12.34 	(1) mobile cranes;
12.35 	(2) construction equipment, machinery, and supplies;
13.1 	(3) manufactured homes and manufactured storage buildings;
13.2 	(4) implements of husbandry;
13.3 	(5) double-deck buses;
13.4 	(6) commercial boat hauling;
13.5 	(7) three-vehicle combinations consisting of two empty, newly manufactured trailers 
13.6 	for cargo, horses, or livestock, not to exceed 28-1/2 feet per trailer; provided, however, 
13.7 	the permit allows the vehicles to be moved from a trailer manufacturer to a trailer dealer 
13.8 	only while operating on twin-trailer routes designated under section 169.81, subdivision 3, 
13.9 	paragraph (c); and
13.10 	(8) vehicles operating on that portion of marked Trunk Highway 36 described in 
13.11 	section 169.81, subdivision 3, paragraph (e).
13.12 	(e) For vehicles which that have axle weights exceeding the weight limitations of 
13.13 	sections 169.823 to 169.829, an additional cost added to the fees listed above. However, 
13.14 	this paragraph applies to any vehicle described in section 168.013, subdivision 3, 
13.15 	paragraph (b), but only when the vehicle exceeds its gross weight allowance set forth in 
13.16 	that paragraph, and then the additional cost is for all weight, including the allowance 
13.17 	weight, in excess of the permitted maximum axle weight. The additional cost is equal 
13.18 	to the product of the distance traveled times the sum of the overweight axle group cost 
13.19 	factors shown in the following chart:

13.20		Overweight Axle Group Cost Factors
		
13.21	Weight (pounds)
		Cost Per Mile For Each Group Of:
	
13.22
13.23
13.24
13.25
13.26	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
	
13.27	0-2,000
		.12
		.05
		.04
	
13.28	2,001-4,000
		.14
		.06
		.05
	
13.29	4,001-6,000
		.18
		.07
		.06
	
13.30	6,001-8,000
		.21
		.09
		.07
	
13.31	8,001-10,000
		.26
		.10
		.08
	
13.32	10,001-12,000
		.30
		.12
		.09
	
13.33
13.34	12,001-14,000
		Not 
permitted
		.14
		.11
	
13.35
13.36	14,001-16,000
		Not 
permitted
		.17
		.12
	
13.37
13.38	16,001-18,000
		Not 
permitted
		.19
		.15
	
13.39
13.40	18,001-20,000
		Not 
permitted
		Not 
permitted
		.16
	
13.41
13.42	20,001-22,000
		Not 
permitted
		Not 
permitted
		.20
	
14.1 	The amounts added are rounded to the nearest cent for each axle or axle group. The 
14.2 	additional cost does not apply to paragraph (c), clauses (1) and (3).
14.3 	For a vehicle found to exceed the appropriate maximum permitted weight, a cost-per-mile 
14.4 	fee of 22 cents per ton, or fraction of a ton, over the permitted maximum weight is imposed 
14.5 	in addition to the normal permit fee. Miles must be calculated based on the distance 
14.6 	already traveled in the state plus the distance from the point of detection to a transportation 
14.7 	loading site or unloading site within the state or to the point of exit from the state.
14.8 	(f) As an alternative to paragraph (e), an annual permit may be issued for overweight, 
14.9 	or oversize and overweight, mobile cranes; construction equipment, machinery, and 
14.10 	supplies; implements of husbandry; and commercial boat hauling. The fees for the permit 
14.11 	are as follows:

14.12	Gross Weight (pounds) of Vehicle
	Annual Permit Fee 
	
14.13	90,000
	or less 
	$200
	
14.14	90,001
	- 100,000
	$300
	
14.15	100,001
	- 110,000
	$400
	
14.16	110,001
	- 120,000
	$500
	
14.17	120,001
	- 130,000
	$600
	
14.18	130,001
	- 140,000
	$700
	
14.19	140,001
	- 145,000
	$800
	
14.20	145,001
	- 155,000
	$900
	
14.21 	If the gross weight of the vehicle is more than 145,000 155,000 pounds the permit fee is 
14.22 	determined under paragraph (e).
14.23 	(g) For vehicles which exceed the width limitations set forth in section 169.80 by 
14.24 	more than 72 inches, an additional cost equal to $120 added to the amount in paragraph (a) 
14.25 	when the permit is issued while seasonal load restrictions pursuant to section 169.87 are 
14.26 	in effect.
14.27 	(h) $85 for an annual permit to be issued for a period not to exceed 12 months, for 
14.28 	refuse-compactor vehicles that carry a gross weight of not more than: 22,000 pounds on 
14.29 	a single rear axle; 38,000 pounds on a tandem rear axle; or, subject to section 169.828, 
14.30 	subdivision 2, 46,000 pounds on a tridem rear axle. A permit issued for up to 46,000 
14.31 	pounds on a tridem rear axle must limit the gross vehicle weight to not more than 62,000 
14.32 	pounds.
14.33 	(i) $300 for a motor vehicle described in section 169.8261. The fee under this 
14.34 	paragraph must be deposited as follows:
14.35 	(1) in fiscal years 2005 through 2010:
14.36 	(i) the first $50,000 in each fiscal year must be deposited in the trunk highway fund 
14.37 	for costs related to administering the permit program and inspecting and posting bridges;
15.1 	(ii) all remaining money in each fiscal year must be deposited in a bridge inspection 
15.2 	and signing account in the special revenue fund. Money in the account is appropriated 
15.3 	to the commissioner for:
15.4 	(A) inspection of local bridges and identification of local bridges to be posted, 
15.5 	including contracting with a consultant for some or all of these functions; and
15.6 	(B) erection of weight-posting signs on local bridges; and
15.7 	(2) in fiscal year 2011 and subsequent years must be deposited in the trunk highway 
15.8 	fund.
15.9 	(j) Beginning August 1, 2006, $200 for an annual permit for a vehicle operating 
15.10 	under authority of section 169.824, subdivision 2, paragraph (a), clause (2).

15.11 	Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 171.061, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
15.12 		Subd. 4.Fee; equipment. (a) The agent may charge and retain a filing fee of $5 for 
15.13 	each application. Except as provided in paragraph (b) (c), the fee shall cover all expenses 
15.14 	involved in receiving, accepting, or forwarding to the department the applications and 
15.15 	fees required under sections 171.02, subdivision 3; 171.06, subdivisions 2 and 2a; and 
15.16 	171.07, subdivisions 3 and 3a.
15.17 	(b) The statutory fees and the filing fees imposed under paragraph (a) may be paid 
15.18 	by credit card or debit card. The driver's license agent may collect a convenience fee on 
15.19 	the statutory fees and filing fees not greater than the cost of processing a credit card or 
15.20 	debit card transaction. The convenience fee must be used to pay the cost of processing 
15.21 	credit and debit card transactions. The commissioner shall adopt rules to administer this 
15.22 	paragraph, using the exempt procedures of section 14.386, except that section 14.386, 
15.23 	paragraph (b), does not apply.
15.24 	(b) (c) The department shall maintain the photo identification equipment for all 
15.25 	agents appointed as of January 1, 2000. Upon the retirement, resignation, death, or 
15.26 	discontinuance of an existing agent, and if a new agent is appointed in an existing office 
15.27 	pursuant to Minnesota Rules, chapter 7404, and notwithstanding the above or Minnesota 
15.28 	Rules, part 7404.0400, the department shall provide and maintain photo identification 
15.29 	equipment without additional cost to a newly appointed agent in that office if the office 
15.30 	was provided the equipment by the department before January 1, 2000. All photo 
15.31 	identification equipment must be compatible with standards established by the department.
15.32 	(c) (d) A filing fee retained by the agent employed by a county board must be paid 
15.33 	into the county treasury and credited to the general revenue fund of the county. An 
15.34 	agent who is not an employee of the county shall retain the filing fee in lieu of county 
15.35 	employment or salary and is considered an independent contractor for pension purposes, 
16.1 	coverage under the Minnesota State Retirement System, or membership in the Public 
16.2 	Employees Retirement Association.
16.3 	(d) (e) Before the end of the first working day following the final day of the 
16.4 	reporting period established by the department, the agent must forward to the department 
16.5 	all applications and fees collected during the reporting period except as provided in 
16.6 	paragraph (c) (d).

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

16.8 	Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 174.02, is amended by adding a subdivision 
16.9 	to read:
16.10 		Subd. 9.Alternative financing and investment in transportation projects. (a) 
16.11 	The commissioner may enter into agreements with governmental or nongovernmental 
16.12 	entities, including private and nonprofit entities, to finance or invest in transportation 
16.13 	projects, including repayment agreements, subject to (1) the availability of state money 
16.14 	or other dedicated revenue or resources and (2) the approval of the commissioner of 
16.15 	management and budget.
16.16 	(b) The commissioner shall submit to the chairs and ranking minority members of 
16.17 	the legislative committees having jurisdiction over transportation policy and finance, 
16.18 	a listing of all agreements executed under this subdivision. The listing must identify 
16.19 	each agreement, the contracting entities, contract amount, duration, and any repayment 
16.20 	requirements. The listing may be submitted electronically, and is subject to section 3.195, 
16.21 	subdivision 1.
16.22 	(c) The commissioner may only use the authority granted under this subdivision 
16.23 	for one pilot project.

16.24 	Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 221.0314, subdivision 3a, is amended to 
16.25 	read:
16.26 		Subd. 3a.Waiver for other medical condition. (a) The commissioner may grant 
16.27 	a waiver to a person who is not physically qualified to drive under Code of Federal 
16.28 	Regulations, title 49, section 391.41, paragraph (b)(3) to (b)(13). A waiver granted under 
16.29 	this subdivision applies to intrastate transportation only.
16.30 	(b) A person who wishes to obtain a waiver under this subdivision must give the 
16.31 	commissioner the following information:
16.32 	(1) the applicant's name, address, and telephone number;
16.33 	(2) the name, address, and telephone number of an employer coapplicant, if any;
17.1 	(3) a description of the applicant's experience in driving the type of vehicle to be 
17.2 	operated under the waiver;
17.3 	(4) a description of the type of driving to be done under the waiver;
17.4 	(5) a description of any modifications to the vehicle the applicant intends to drive 
17.5 	under the waiver that are designed to accommodate the applicant's medical condition or 
17.6 	disability;
17.7 	(6) whether the applicant has been granted another waiver under this subdivision;
17.8 	(7) a copy of the applicant's current driver's license;
17.9 	(8) a copy of a medical examiner's certificate showing that the applicant is medically 
17.10 	unqualified to drive unless a waiver is granted;
17.11 	(9) a statement from the applicant's treating physician that includes:
17.12 	(i) the extent to which the physician is familiar with the applicant's medical history;
17.13 	(ii) a description of the applicant's medical condition for which a waiver is necessary;
17.14 	(iii) assurance that the applicant has the ability and willingness to follow any course 
17.15 	of treatment prescribed by the physician, including the ability to self-monitor or manage 
17.16 	the medical condition; and
17.17 	(iv) the physician's professional opinion that the applicant's condition will not 
17.18 	adversely affect the applicant's ability to operate a motor vehicle safely; and
17.19 	(10) any other information considered necessary by the commissioner including 
17.20 	requiring a physical examination or medical report from a physician who specializes 
17.21 	in a particular field of medical practice.
17.22 	(c) In granting a waiver under this subdivision, the commissioner may impose 
17.23 	conditions the commissioner considers necessary to ensure that an applicant is able to 
17.24 	operate a motor vehicle safely and that the safety of the general public is protected.
17.25 	(d) A person who is granted a waiver under this subdivision must:
17.26 	(1) at intervals specified in the waiver, give the commissioner periodic reports from 
17.27 	the person's treating physician, or a medical specialist if the commissioner so requires in 
17.28 	the waiver, that contain the information described in paragraph (b), clause (9), together 
17.29 	with a description of any episode that involved the person's loss of consciousness or loss 
17.30 	of ability to operate a motor vehicle safely; and
17.31 	(2) immediately report the person's involvement in an accident for which a report is 
17.32 	required under section 169.09, subdivision 7.
17.33 	(e) The commissioner shall deny an application if, during the three years preceding 
17.34 	the application:
18.1 	(1) the applicant's driver's license has been suspended under section 171.18, 
18.2 	paragraph (a), clauses (1) to (9), (11), and (12), canceled under section 171.14, or revoked 
18.3 	under section 171.17, 171.172, or 171.174; or
18.4 	(2) the applicant has been convicted of a violation under section 171.24; or
18.5 	(2) (3) the applicant has been convicted of a disqualifying offense, as defined in 
18.6 	Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, section 383.51, paragraph (b), which is incorporated 
18.7 	by reference.
18.8 	(f) The commissioner may deny an application or may immediately revoke a 
18.9 	waiver granted under this subdivision. Notice of the commissioner's reasons for denying 
18.10 	an application or for revoking a waiver must be in writing and must be mailed to 
18.11 	the applicant's or waiver holder's last known address by certified mail, return receipt 
18.12 	requested. A person whose application is denied or whose waiver is revoked is entitled to 
18.13 	a hearing under chapter 14.
18.14 	(g) A waiver granted under this subdivision expires on the date of expiration shown 
18.15 	on the medical examiner's certificate described in paragraph (b), clause (8).

18.16 	Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 222.50, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
18.17 		Subd. 4.Contract. The commissioner may negotiate and enter into contracts for the 
18.18 	purpose of rail service improvement and may incorporate funds available from the federal 
18.19 	rail service continuation program government. The participants in these contracts shall be 
18.20 	railroads, rail users, and the department, and may be political subdivisions of the state and 
18.21 	the federal government. In such contracts, participation by all parties shall be voluntary. 
18.22 	The commissioner may provide a portion of the money required to carry out the terms of 
18.23 	any such contract by expenditure from the rail service improvement account.

18.24 	Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 222.51, is amended to read:
18.25 	222.51 PARTICIPATION BY POLITICAL SUBDIVISION.
18.26 	The governing body of any political subdivision of the state may with the approval 
18.27 	of the commissioner appropriate money for rail service improvement and may participate 
18.28 	in the state rail service improvement program and the federal rail service continuation 
18.29 	program programs.

18.30 	Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 222.53, is amended to read:
18.31 	222.53 ACCEPTANCE OF FEDERAL MONEY.
19.1 	The commissioner may exercise those powers necessary for the state to qualify 
19.2 	for, accept, and disburse any federal money that may be made available pursuant to the 
19.3 	provisions of the federal rail service continuation program, including the power to:
19.4 	(1) establish an adequate plan for rail service in the state as part of an overall 
19.5 	planning process for all transportation services in the state, including a suitable process for 
19.6 	updating, revising, and amending the plan;
19.7 	(2) administer and coordinate the plan with other state agencies, and provide for the 
19.8 	equitable distribution of resources;
19.9 	(3) develop, promote, and support safe, adequate, and efficient rail transportation 
19.10 	services; employ qualified personnel; maintain adequate programs of investigation, 
19.11 	research, promotion, and development, with provisions for public participation; and take 
19.12 	all practical steps to improve transportation safety and reduce transportation-related 
19.13 	energy utilization and pollution;
19.14 	(4) adopt and maintain adequate procedures for financial control, accounting, and 
19.15 	performance evaluation in order to assure proper use of state and federal money;
19.16 	(5) do all things otherwise necessary to maximize federal assistance to the state 
19.17 	under the federal rail service continuation program.

19.18 	Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 222.63, subdivision 9, is amended to read:
19.19 		Subd. 9.Rail bank property use; petty misdemeanors. (a) Except for the actions 
19.20 	of road authorities and their agents, employees, and contractors, and of utilities, in carrying 
19.21 	out their duties imposed by permit, law, or contract, and except as otherwise provided in 
19.22 	this section, it is unlawful to perform any of the following activities on rail bank property:
19.23 	(1) obstruct any trail;
19.24 	(2) deposit snow or ice;
19.25 	(3) remove or place any earth, vegetation, gravel, or rock without authorization;
19.26 	(4) obstruct or remove any ditch-draining device, or drain any harmful or dangerous 
19.27 	materials;
19.28 	(5) erect a fence, or place or maintain any advertising, sign, or memorial, except 
19.29 	upon authorization by the commissioner of transportation;
19.30 	(6) remove, injure, displace, or destroy right-of-way markers or reference or witness 
19.31 	monuments or markers placed to preserve section or quarter-section corners defining 
19.32 	rail bank property limits;
19.33 	(7) drive upon any portion of rail bank property, except at approved crossings, and 
19.34 	except where authorized for snowmobiles, emergency vehicles, maintenance vehicles, or 
19.35 	other vehicles authorized to use rail bank property;
20.1 	(8) deface, mar, damage, or tamper with any structure, work, material, sign, marker, 
20.2 	paving, guardrail, drain, or any other rail bank appurtenance; or
20.3 	(9) park, overhang, or abandon any unauthorized vehicle or implement of husbandry 
20.4 	on, across, or over the limits of rail bank property.;
20.5 	(10) plow, disc, or perform any other detrimental operation; or
20.6 	(11) place or maintain any building or structure.
20.7 	(b) Unless a greater penalty is provided elsewhere in statute, any violation of this 
20.8 	subdivision is a petty misdemeanor.
20.9 	(c) The cost to remove, repair, or perform any other corrective action necessitated by 
20.10 	a violation of this subdivision may be charged to the violator.

20.11 	Sec. 24.  REPEALER.
 20.12 	(a) Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 222.48, subdivision 3a, is repealed.
20.13 	(b) Laws 2008, chapter 350, article 1, section 5, the effective date, as amended by 
20.14 	Laws 2010, chapter 351, section 65, is repealed, effective August 1, 2011.