1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to government finance; appropriating money for transportation, 
1.3 	Metropolitan Council, and public safety activities and programs; providing for 
1.4 	fund transfers, tort claims, and certain contingent appropriations; modifying 
1.5 	various provisions related to transportation finance and policy; making technical 
1.6 	and clarifying changes;amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 161.20, 
1.7 	subdivision 3; 161.44, by adding a subdivision; 163.051; 168A.01, subdivision 
1.8 	6a; 171.05, subdivision 2, by adding a subdivision; 171.061, subdivision 4; 
1.9 	174.40, by adding a subdivision; 219.1651; 297A.993, subdivisions 1, 2; 
1.10 	299E.01, subdivisions 2, 3; 398A.10, by adding a subdivision; Laws 2009, 
1.11 	chapter 9, section 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, 
1.12 	chapters 161; 174; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 161.04, 
1.13 	subdivision 6; 174.285, subdivision 8.
1.14 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.15 	ARTICLE 1
1.16 	APPROPRIATIONS

1.17	Section 1. TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS.
 	
1.18 	The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to 
1.19 	the agencies and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from 
1.20 	the trunk highway fund, or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years 
1.21 	indicated for each purpose. The figures "2014" and "2015" used in this article mean that 
1.22 	the appropriations listed under them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2014, 
1.23 	or June 30, 2015, respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 2014. "The second year" is 
1.24 	fiscal year 2015. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2014 and 2015. Appropriations for the 
1.25 	fiscal year ending June 30, 2013, are effective the day following final enactment.

1.26				APPROPRIATIONS
	
1.27				Available for the Year
	
2.1				Ending June 30
	
2.2					2014
		2015

2.3	Sec. 2.  SUMMARY OF APPROPRIATIONS.
 	
2.4 	The amounts shown in this section summarize direct appropriations, by fund, made 
2.5 	in this article.

2.6			2014
		2015
		Total
	
2.7	General
	$
	104,061,000
	$
	102,714,000
	$
	206,675,000
	
2.8	Airports
		18,959,000
		18,959,000
		37,918,000
	
2.9	C.S.A.H.
		593,022,000
		603,850,000
		1,196,872,000
	
2.10	M.S.A.S.
		152,173,000
		154,491,000
		306,664,000
	
2.11	Special Revenue
		49,753,000
		49,959,000
		99,712,000
	
2.12	H.U.T.D.
		10,456,000
		10,406,000
		20,862,000
	
2.13	Trunk Highway
		1,692,746,000
		1,630,450,000
		3,323,196,000
	
2.14	Total
	$
	2,621,170,000
	$
	2,570,829,000
	$
	5,191,999,000

2.15
2.16	Sec. 3. DEPARTMENT OF 
TRANSPORTATION

2.17	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	2,401,382,000
	$
	2,350,854,000

2.18	Appropriations by Fund
	
2.19		2014
	2015
	
2.20	General
	29,500,000
	28,172,000
	
2.21	Airports
	18,959,000
	18,959,000
	
2.22	C.S.A.H.
	593,022,000
	603,850,000
	
2.23	M.S.A.S.
	152,173,000
	154,491,000
	
2.24	Special Revenue
	2,500,000
	2,500,000
	
2.25	H.U.T.D.
	50,000
	0
	
2.26	Trunk Highway
	1,605,178,000
	1,542,882,000
	
2.27 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
2.28 	purpose are specified in the following 
2.29 	subdivisions.

2.30	Subd. 2.Multimodal Systems
 					
2.31 	(a) Aeronautics

2.32	(1) Airport Development and Assistance
		13,648,000
		13,648,000
	
2.33 	This appropriation is from the state 
2.34 	airports fund and must be spent according 
2.35 	to Minnesota Statutes, section 360.305, 
2.36 	subdivision 4.
3.1 	The base appropriation is $14,298,000 in 
3.2 	each year for fiscal years 2016 and 2017.
3.3 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
3.4 	16A.28, subdivision 6, this appropriation 
3.5 	is available until expended. If the 
3.6 	appropriation for either year is insufficient, 
3.7 	the appropriation for the other year is 
3.8 	available for it.

3.9	(2) Aviation Support and Services
		6,123,000
		6,123,000

3.10	Appropriations by Fund
	
3.11		2014
	2015
	
3.12	Airports
	5,286,000
	5,286,000
	
3.13	Trunk Highway
	837,000
	837,000
	
3.14 	$65,000 in each year is from the state airports 
3.15 	fund for the Civil Air Patrol.

3.16	(b) Transit
		25,462,000
		25,384,000

3.17	Appropriations by Fund
	
3.18		2014
	2015
	
3.19	General
	22,187,000
	22,109,000
	
3.20	Special Revenue
	2,500,000
	2,500,000
	
3.21	Trunk Highway
	775,000
	775,000
	
3.22 	The special revenue fund appropriation is 
3.23 	from the vehicle services operating account. 
3.24 	This is a onetime appropriation.
3.25 	The base appropriation from the general fund 
3.26 	is $22,908,000 in each year for fiscal years 
3.27 	2016 and 2017.
3.28 	$100,000 each year is from the general 
3.29 	fund for the administrative expenses of the 
3.30 	Minnesota Council on Transportation Access 
3.31 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 174.285.

3.32	(c) Safe Routes to School
		250,000
		250,000
	
3.33 	This appropriation is from the general fund 
3.34 	for non-infrastructure activities in the safe 
4.1 	routes to school program under Minnesota 
4.2 	Statutes, section 174.40, subdivision 7a.

4.3	(d) Passenger Rail
		500,000
		500,000
	
4.4 	This appropriation is from the general 
4.5 	fund for passenger rail system planning, 
4.6 	alternatives analysis, environmental analysis, 
4.7 	design, and preliminary engineering under 
4.8 	Minnesota Statutes, sections 174.632 to 
4.9 	174.636.

4.10	(e) Freight
		6,153,000
		5,153,000

4.11	Appropriations by Fund
	
4.12		2014
	2015
	
4.13	General
	1,256,000
	256,000
	
4.14	Trunk Highway
	4,897,000
	4,897,000
	
4.15 	$1,000,000 from the general fund in 
4.16 	fiscal year 2014 is for the department's 
4.17 	share of costs associated with cleanup of 
4.18 	contaminated state rail bank property. This 
4.19 	is a onetime appropriation and is available 
4.20 	until expended.

4.21	Subd. 3.State Roads

4.22	(a) Operations and Maintenance
		262,395,000
		262,395,000

4.23	(b) Program Planning and Delivery Activity

4.24	(1) Program Planning and Delivery
		206,883,000
		206,733,000

4.25	Appropriations by Fund
	
4.26		2014
	2015
	
4.27	General
	100,000
	0
	
4.28	H.U.T.D.
	50,000
	0
	
4.29	Trunk Highway
	206,733,000
	206,733,000
	
4.30 	$130,000 each year is available for 
4.31 	administrative costs of the department's 
4.32 	targeted group business program.
5.1 	$266,000 each year is available for grants to 
5.2 	metropolitan planning organizations outside 
5.3 	the seven-county metropolitan area.
5.4 	$75,000 each year is available for a 
5.5 	transportation research contingent account 
5.6 	to finance research projects that are 
5.7 	reimbursable from the federal government or 
5.8 	from other sources. If the appropriation for 
5.9 	either year is insufficient, the appropriation 
5.10 	for the other year is available for it.
5.11 	$100,000 the first year is from the 
5.12 	general fund for development and initial 
5.13 	implementation of the corridors of commerce 
5.14 	program established under Minnesota 
5.15 	Statutes, section 161.088, including but 
5.16 	not limited to establishment of program 
5.17 	requirements, identification and analysis of 
5.18 	candidate projects, and legislative reporting. 
5.19 	This is a onetime appropriation.
5.20 	$50,000 the first year is from the highway 
5.21 	user tax distribution fund to the commissioner 
5.22 	for a grant to the Humphrey School of Public 
5.23 	Affairs at the University of Minnesota for 
5.24 	WorkPlace Telework program congestion 
5.25 	relief efforts consisting of maintenance of 
5.26 	Web site tools and content. This is a onetime 
5.27 	appropriation and is available in the second 
5.28 	year.

5.29	(2) Transportation Research
		150,000
		150,000
	
5.30 	This appropriation is from the general fund 
5.31 	for grants to the Humphrey School of Public 
5.32 	Affairs at the University of Minnesota 
5.33 	for research on transportation policy and 
5.34 	economic competitiveness, including but 
5.35 	not limited to innovative transportation 
6.1 	finance options and economic development, 
6.2 	transportation impacts of industry clusters 
6.3 	and freight, and transportation technology 
6.4 	impacts on economic competitiveness.
6.5 	The base appropriation is $150,000 each year 
6.6 	for fiscal years 2016 to 2018 and $0 each 
6.7 	fiscal year thereafter.

6.8	(3) Transportation Planning
		900,000
		900,000
	
6.9 	This appropriation is for grants for 
6.10 	transportation studies outside the 
6.11 	metropolitan area to identify critical 
6.12 	concerns, problems, and issues. These 
6.13 	grants are available: (i) to regional 
6.14 	development commissions; (ii) in regions 
6.15 	where no regional development commission 
6.16 	is functioning, to joint powers boards 
6.17 	established under agreement of two or 
6.18 	more political subdivisions in the region to 
6.19 	exercise the planning functions of a regional 
6.20 	development commission; and (iii) in regions 
6.21 	where no regional development commission 
6.22 	or joint powers board is functioning, to the 
6.23 	department's district office for that region.

6.24	(c) State Road Construction Activity

6.25	(1) State Road Construction
		899,400,000
		805,600,000
	
6.26 	It is estimated that these appropriations will 
6.27 	be funded as follows:

6.28	Appropriations by Fund
	
6.29		2014
	2015
	
6.30
6.31	Federal Highway 
Aid
	489,200,000
	482,200,000
	
6.32	Highway User Taxes
	410,200,000
	323,400,000
	
6.33 	The commissioner of transportation shall 
6.34 	notify the chairs and ranking minority 
6.35 	members of the legislative committees with 
7.1 	jurisdiction over transportation finance of 
7.2 	any significant events that should cause these 
7.3 	estimates to change.
7.4 	This appropriation is for the actual 
7.5 	construction, reconstruction, and 
7.6 	improvement of trunk highways, including 
7.7 	design-build contracts and consultant usage 
7.8 	to support these activities. This includes the 
7.9 	cost of actual payment to landowners for 
7.10 	lands acquired for highway rights-of-way, 
7.11 	payment to lessees, interest subsidies, and 
7.12 	relocation expenses.
7.13 	The base appropriation is $668,000,000 each 
7.14 	year for fiscal years 2016 and 2017.
7.15 	The commissioner may expend up to one-half 
7.16 	of one percent of the federal appropriations 
7.17 	under this clause as grants to opportunity 
7.18 	industrialization centers and other nonprofit 
7.19 	job training centers for job training programs 
7.20 	related to highway construction.
7.21 	The commissioner may transfer up to 
7.22 	$15,000,000 each year to the transportation 
7.23 	revolving loan fund.
7.24 	The commissioner may receive money 
7.25 	covering other shares of the cost of 
7.26 	partnership projects. These receipts are 
7.27 	appropriated to the commissioner for these 
7.28 	projects.

7.29
7.30	(2) Economic Recovery Funds - Federal 
Highway Aid
		1,000,000
		1,000,000
	
7.31 	This appropriation is to complete projects 
7.32 	using funds made available to the 
7.33 	commissioner of transportation under 
7.34 	title XII of the American Recovery and 
7.35 	Reinvestment Act of 2009, Public Law 
8.1 	111-5, and implemented under Minnesota 
8.2 	Statutes, section 161.36, subdivision 7. The 
8.3 	base appropriation is $1,000,000 in fiscal 
8.4 	year 2016 and $0 each fiscal year thereafter.

8.5
8.6	(3) Transportation Economic Development 
(TED)
		10,000,000
		10,000,000

8.7	Appropriations by Fund
	
8.8		2014
	2015
	
8.9	General
	5,000,000
	5,000,000
	
8.10	Trunk Highway
	5,000,000
	5,000,000
	
8.11 	This appropriation is for the transportation 
8.12 	economic development program under 
8.13 	Minnesota Statutes, section 174.12.

8.14	(d) Highway Debt Service
		158,417,000
		189,821,000
	
8.15 	$148,917,000 the first year and $180,321,000 
8.16 	the second year are for transfer to the state 
8.17 	bond fund. If an appropriation is insufficient 
8.18 	to make all transfers required in the year 
8.19 	for which it is made, the commissioner of 
8.20 	management and budget shall notify the 
8.21 	senate Committee on Finance and the house 
8.22 	of representatives Committee on Ways and 
8.23 	Means of the amount of the deficiency and 
8.24 	shall then transfer that amount under the 
8.25 	statutory open appropriation. Any excess 
8.26 	appropriation cancels to the trunk highway 
8.27 	fund.

8.28	(e) Electronic Communications
		5,171,000
		5,171,000

8.29	Appropriations by Fund
	
8.30		2014
	2015
	
8.31	General
	3,000
	3,000
	
8.32	Trunk Highway
	5,168,000
	5,168,000
	
8.33 	The general fund appropriation is to equip 
8.34 	and operate the Roosevelt signal tower for 
8.35 	Lake of the Woods weather broadcasting.

9.1	Subd. 4.Local Roads

9.2	(a) County State-Aid Roads
		593,022,000
		603,850,000
	
9.3 	This appropriation is from the county 
9.4 	state-aid highway fund under Minnesota 
9.5 	Statutes, sections 161.082 to 161.085, and 
9.6 	chapter 162, and is available until spent.
9.7 	If the commissioner of transportation 
9.8 	determines that a balance remains in the 
9.9 	county state-aid highway fund following 
9.10 	the appropriations and transfers made in 
9.11 	this subdivision, and that the appropriations 
9.12 	made are insufficient for advancing county 
9.13 	state-aid highway projects, an amount 
9.14 	necessary to advance the projects, not to 
9.15 	exceed the balance in the county state-aid 
9.16 	highway fund, is appropriated in each year 
9.17 	to the commissioner. Within two weeks 
9.18 	of a determination under this contingent 
9.19 	appropriation, the commissioner of 
9.20 	transportation shall notify the commissioner 
9.21 	of management and budget and the chairs 
9.22 	and ranking minority members of the 
9.23 	legislative committees with jurisdiction over 
9.24 	transportation finance concerning funds 
9.25 	appropriated.

9.26	(b) Municipal State-Aid Roads
		152,173,000
		154,491,000
	
9.27 	This appropriation is from the municipal 
9.28 	state-aid street fund for the purposes under 
9.29 	Minnesota Statutes, chapter 162, and is 
9.30 	available until spent.
9.31 	If the commissioner of transportation 
9.32 	determines that a balance remains in the 
9.33 	municipal state-aid street fund following 
9.34 	the appropriations made in this subdivision, 
10.1 	and that the appropriations made are 
10.2 	insufficient for advancing municipal state-aid 
10.3 	street projects, an amount necessary to 
10.4 	advance the projects, not to exceed the 
10.5 	balance in the municipal state-aid street 
10.6 	fund, is appropriated in each year to 
10.7 	the commissioner. Within two weeks 
10.8 	of a determination under this contingent 
10.9 	appropriation, the commissioner of 
10.10 	transportation shall notify the commissioner 
10.11 	of management and budget and the chairs 
10.12 	and ranking minority members of the 
10.13 	legislative committees with jurisdiction over 
10.14 	transportation finance concerning funds 
10.15 	appropriated.

10.16	Subd. 5.Agency Management

10.17	(a) Agency Services
		41,997,000
		41,997,000

10.18	Appropriations by Fund
	
10.19		2014
	2015
	
10.20	Airports
	25,000
	25,000
	
10.21	Trunk Highway
	41,972,000
	41,972,000

10.22	(b) Buildings
		17,838,000
		17,838,000

10.23	Appropriations by Fund
	
10.24		2014
	2015
	
10.25	General
	54,000
	54,000
	
10.26	Trunk Highway
	17,784,000
	17,784,000
	
10.27 	If the appropriation for either year is 
10.28 	insufficient, the appropriation for the other 
10.29 	year is available for it.

10.30	Subd. 6.Transfers
 					
10.31 	(a) With the approval of the commissioner of 
10.32 	management and budget, the commissioner 
10.33 	of transportation may transfer unencumbered 
10.34 	balances among the appropriations from the 
10.35 	trunk highway fund and the state airports 
11.1 	fund made in this section. No transfer 
11.2 	may be made from the appropriation for 
11.3 	state road construction. No transfer may 
11.4 	be made from the appropriations for debt 
11.5 	service to any other appropriation. Transfers 
11.6 	under this subdivision may not be made 
11.7 	between funds. Transfers between programs 
11.8 	must be reported immediately to the chairs 
11.9 	and ranking minority members of the 
11.10 	legislative committees with jurisdiction over 
11.11 	transportation finance.
11.12 	(b) The commissioner shall transfer from 
11.13 	the flexible highway account in the county 
11.14 	state-aid highway fund: (1) $3,700,000 in 
11.15 	the first year to the trunk highway fund; and 
11.16 	(2) the remainder in each year to the county 
11.17 	turnback account in the county state-aid 
11.18 	highway fund. The funds transferred are 
11.19 	for highway turnback purposes as provided 
11.20 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 161.081, 
11.21 	subdivision 3.

11.22
11.23	Subd. 7.Previous State Road Construction 
Appropriations
 					
11.24 	Any money appropriated to the commissioner 
11.25 	of transportation for state road construction 
11.26 	for any fiscal year before the first year is 
11.27 	available to the commissioner during the 
11.28 	biennium to the extent that the commissioner 
11.29 	spends the money on the state road 
11.30 	construction project for which the money 
11.31 	was originally encumbered during the fiscal 
11.32 	year for which it was appropriated. The 
11.33 	commissioner of transportation shall report to 
11.34 	the commissioner of management and budget 
11.35 	by August 1, 2013, and August 1, 2014, on 
11.36 	a form the commissioner of management 
12.1 	and budget provides, on expenditures made 
12.2 	during the previous fiscal year that are 
12.3 	authorized by this subdivision.

12.4	Subd. 8.Contingent Appropriation
 					
12.5 	The commissioner of transportation, with 
12.6 	the approval of the governor and the 
12.7 	written approval of at least five members 
12.8 	of a group consisting of the members of 
12.9 	the Legislative Advisory Commission 
12.10 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 3.30, 
12.11 	and the ranking minority members of the 
12.12 	legislative committees with jurisdiction over 
12.13 	transportation finance, may transfer all or 
12.14 	part of the unappropriated balance in the 
12.15 	trunk highway fund to an appropriation: 
12.16 	(1) for trunk highway design, construction, 
12.17 	or inspection in order to take advantage of 
12.18 	an unanticipated receipt of income to the 
12.19 	trunk highway fund or to take advantage 
12.20 	of federal advanced construction funding; 
12.21 	(2) for trunk highway maintenance in order 
12.22 	to meet an emergency; or (3) to pay tort 
12.23 	or environmental claims. Nothing in this 
12.24 	subdivision authorizes the commissioner 
12.25 	to increase the use of federal advanced 
12.26 	construction funding beyond amounts 
12.27 	specifically authorized. Any transfer as 
12.28 	a result of the use of federal advanced 
12.29 	construction funding must include an 
12.30 	analysis of the effects on the long-term 
12.31 	trunk highway fund balance. The amount 
12.32 	transferred is appropriated for the purpose of 
12.33 	the account to which it is transferred.

12.34	Sec. 4. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL
 	$
	64,989,000
	$
	64,970,000
	
13.1 	This appropriation is from the general fund 
13.2 	for transit system operations under Minnesota 
13.3 	Statutes, sections 473.371 to 473.449.
13.4 	$100,000 the first year is for a transitway 
13.5 	expansion implementation plan as specified 
13.6 	in article 2, section 19. This is a onetime 
13.7 	appropriation.

13.8	Sec. 5. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY

13.9	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	156,669,000
	$
	156,875,000

13.10	Appropriations by Fund
	
13.11		2014
	2015
	
13.12	General
	9,542,000
	9,542,000
	
13.13	Special Revenue 
	49,753,000
	49,959,000
	
13.14	H.U.T.D.
	10,406,000
	10,406,000
	
13.15	Trunk Highway
	86,968,000
	86,968,000
	
13.16 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
13.17 	purpose are specified in the following 
13.18 	subdivisions.

13.19	Subd. 2.Administration and Related Services 

13.20	(a) Office of Communications
		434,000
		434,000

13.21	Appropriations by Fund
	
13.22		2014
	2015
	
13.23	General
	41,000
	41,000
	
13.24	Trunk Highway
	393,000
	393,000

13.25	(b) Public Safety Support Activity

13.26	(1) Public Safety Support
		7,660,000
		7,660,000

13.27	Appropriations by Fund
	
13.28		2014
	2015
	
13.29	General
	2,788,000
	2,788,000
	
13.30	H.U.T.D.
	1,366,000
	1,366,000
	
13.31	Trunk Highway
	3,506,000
	3,506,000
	
13.32 	$380,000 each year is from the general fund 
13.33 	for payment of public safety officer survivor 
13.34 	benefits under Minnesota Statutes, section 
14.1 	299A.44. If the appropriation for either year 
14.2 	is insufficient, the appropriation for the other 
14.3 	year is available for it.
14.4 	$1,367,000 each year is from the general fund 
14.5 	to be deposited in the public safety officer's 
14.6 	benefit account. This money is available for 
14.7 	reimbursements under Minnesota Statutes, 
14.8 	section 299A.465.
14.9 	$792,000 each year is from the general 
14.10 	fund for transfer by the commissioner of 
14.11 	management and budget to the trunk highway 
14.12 	fund on December 31, 2013, and December 
14.13 	31, 2014, respectively, in order to reimburse 
14.14 	the trunk highway fund for expenses not 
14.15 	related to the fund. These represent amounts 
14.16 	appropriated out of the trunk highway 
14.17 	fund for general fund purposes in the 
14.18 	administration and related services program.
14.19 	$610,000 each year is from the highway 
14.20 	user tax distribution fund for transfer by the 
14.21 	commissioner of management and budget 
14.22 	to the trunk highway fund on December 31, 
14.23 	2013, and December 31, 2014, respectively, 
14.24 	in order to reimburse the trunk highway 
14.25 	fund for expenses not related to the fund. 
14.26 	These represent amounts appropriated out 
14.27 	of the trunk highway fund for highway 
14.28 	user tax distribution fund purposes in the 
14.29 	administration and related services program.
14.30 	$716,000 each year is from the highway 
14.31 	user tax distribution fund for transfer by the 
14.32 	commissioner of management and budget to 
14.33 	the general fund on December 31, 2013, and 
14.34 	December 31, 2014, respectively, in order to 
14.35 	reimburse the general fund for expenses not 
15.1 	related to the fund. These represent amounts 
15.2 	appropriated out of the general fund for 
15.3 	operation of the criminal justice data network 
15.4 	related to driver and motor vehicle licensing.

15.5	(2) Soft Body Armor
		700,000
		700,000

15.6	Appropriations by Fund
	
15.7		2014
	2015
	
15.8	General
	600,000
	600,000
	
15.9	Trunk Highway
	100,000
	100,000
	
15.10 	This appropriation is for soft body armor 
15.11 	reimbursements under Minnesota Statutes, 
15.12 	section 299A.38.

15.13	(c) Technical Support Services
		3,834,000
		3,834,000

15.14	Appropriations by Fund
	
15.15		2014
	2015
	
15.16	General
	1,471,000
	1,471,000
	
15.17	H.U.T.D. 
	19,000
	19,000
	
15.18	Trunk Highway
	2,344,000
	2,344,000

15.19	Subd. 3.State Patrol

15.20	(a) Patrolling Highways
		72,522,000
		72,522,000

15.21	Appropriations by Fund
	
15.22		2014
	2015
	
15.23	General
	37,000
	37,000
	
15.24	H.U.T.D. 
	92,000
	92,000
	
15.25	Trunk Highway
	72,393,000
	72,393,000

15.26	(b) Commercial Vehicle Enforcement
		7,796,000
		7,796,000

15.27	(c) Capitol Security
		4,605,000
		4,605,000
	
15.28 	This appropriation is from the general fund.
15.29 	$1,500,000 each year is to implement the 
15.30 	recommendations of the advisory committee 
15.31 	on Capitol Area Security under Minnesota 
15.32 	Statutes, section 299E.04.
15.33 	The commissioner may not: (1) spend any 
15.34 	money from the trunk highway fund for 
16.1 	Capitol security; or (2) permanently transfer 
16.2 	any state trooper from patrolling highways 
16.3 	activity to Capitol security.
16.4 	The commissioner may not transfer any 
16.5 	money appropriated to the commissioner 
16.6 	under this section: (1) to Capitol security; or 
16.7 	(2) from Capitol security.

16.8	(d) Vehicle Crimes Unit
		693,000
		693,000
	
16.9 	This appropriation is from the highway user 
16.10 	tax distribution fund.
16.11 	This appropriation is to investigate: (1) 
16.12 	registration tax and motor vehicle sales tax 
16.13 	liabilities from individuals and businesses 
16.14 	that currently do not pay all taxes owed; 
16.15 	and (2) illegal or improper activity related 
16.16 	to sale, transfer, titling, and registration of 
16.17 	motor vehicles.

16.18	Subd. 4.Driver and Vehicle Services

16.19	(a) Vehicle Services
		27,909,000
		28,007,000

16.20	Appropriations by Fund
	
16.21		2014
	2015
	
16.22	Special Revenue
	19,673,000
	19,771,000
	
16.23	H.U.T.D. 
	8,236,000
	8,236,000
	
16.24 	The special revenue fund appropriation is 
16.25 	from the vehicle services operating account.
16.26 	$650,000 each year is from the special 
16.27 	revenue fund for seven additional positions 
16.28 	to enhance customer service related to 
16.29 	vehicle title issuance.
16.30 	$98,000 the second year is from the special 
16.31 	revenue fund for the vehicle services portion 
16.32 	of a new telephone system and is for transfer 
16.33 	to the Office of Enterprise Technology for 
16.34 	construction and development of the system. 
17.1 	This is a onetime appropriation and is 
17.2 	available until expended.
17.3 	The base appropriation from the special 
17.4 	revenue fund is $19,933,000 for fiscal year 
17.5 	2016 and $19,836,000 for fiscal year 2017.

17.6	(b) Driver Services
		28,742,000
		28,835,000

17.7	Appropriations by Fund
	
17.8		2014
	2015
	
17.9	Special Revenue
	28,741,000
	28,834,000
	
17.10	Trunk Highway
	1,000
	1,000
	
17.11 	The special revenue fund appropriation is 
17.12 	from the driver services operating account.
17.13 	$71,000 the second year is from the special 
17.14 	revenue fund for one additional position 
17.15 	related to facial recognition.
17.16 	$52,000 the second year is from the special 
17.17 	revenue fund for the driver services portion 
17.18 	of a new telephone system and is for transfer 
17.19 	to the Office of Enterprise Technology for 
17.20 	construction and development of the system. 
17.21 	This is a onetime appropriation and is 
17.22 	available until expended.
17.23 	$15,000 the first year is for the costs of 
17.24 	rulemaking related to concurrent driver 
17.25 	education under Minnesota Statutes, section 
17.26 	171.05. This is a onetime appropriation and 
17.27 	is available for two years after the year of 
17.28 	appropriation.
17.29 	The base appropriation from the special 
17.30 	revenue fund is $28,923,000 for fiscal year 
17.31 	2016 and $28,870,00 for fiscal year 2017.

17.32	Subd. 5.Traffic Safety
 		435,000
		435,000
	
17.33 	The commissioner of public safety shall 
17.34 	spend 50 percent of the money available to 
18.1 	the state under United States Code, title 23, 
18.2 	section 164, and the remaining 50 percent 
18.3 	must be transferred to the commissioner 
18.4 	of transportation for hazard elimination 
18.5 	activities under United States Code, title 23, 
18.6 	section 152.

18.7	Subd. 6.Pipeline Safety
 		1,354,000
		1,354,000
	
18.8 	This appropriation is from the pipeline safety 
18.9 	account in the special revenue fund.

18.10	Sec. 6. TORT CLAIMS
 	$
	600,000
	$
	600,000
	
18.11 	This appropriation is to the commissioner of 
18.12 	management and budget.
18.13 	If the appropriation for either year is 
18.14 	insufficient, the appropriation for the other 
18.15 	year is available for it.

18.16 	Sec. 7. REAUTHORIZATION; 2008 BOND SALE EXPENSES FOR TRUNK 
18.17 	HIGHWAY BONDS.
 18.18 	$1,414,600 of the amount appropriated in Laws 2008, chapter 152, article 2, section 
18.19 	6, for trunk highway bond sale expenses, which was reported to the legislature according 
18.20 	to Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.642, subdivision 1, is reauthorized and does not cancel 
18.21 	under the terms of that subdivision. This appropriation for the bond sale expenses and the 
18.22 	bond sale authorization in Laws 2008, chapter 152, article 2, section 7, subdivision 1, as 
18.23 	amended, are available until December 31, 2019.

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

18.25 	ARTICLE 2
18.26 	TRANSPORTATION FINANCE AND POLICY

18.27 	Section 1. [161.088] CORRIDORS OF COMMERCE PROGRAM.
18.28 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. For purposes of this section, the following terms have 
18.29 	the meanings given:
18.30 	(1) "beyond the project limits" means any point that is located outside of the project 
18.31 	limits and along the same trunk highway, and is located within the same region of the state;
19.1 	(2) "city" means a statutory or home rule charter city;
19.2 	(3) "program" means the corridors of commerce program established in this section; 
19.3 	and
19.4 	(4) "project limits" means the estimated construction limits of a project for trunk 
19.5 	highway construction, reconstruction, or maintenance that is a candidate for selection 
19.6 	under the corridors of commerce program.
19.7 		Subd. 2.Program authority; funding. (a) As provided in this section and subject 
19.8 	to available funds, the commissioner shall establish a corridors of commerce program for 
19.9 	trunk highway construction, reconstruction, and improvement, including maintenance 
19.10 	operations, that improves commerce in the state.
19.11 	(b) The commissioner may expend funds under the program from appropriations 
19.12 	to the commissioner that are: (1) made specifically by law for use under this section; 
19.13 	(2) at the discretion of the commissioner, made for the budget activities in the state 
19.14 	roads operations and maintenance program, program planning and delivery, or state road 
19.15 	construction; and (3) made for the corridor investment management strategy program, 
19.16 	unless otherwise specified.
19.17 	(c) The commissioner shall include in the program the cost participation policy for 
19.18 	local units of government.
19.19 		Subd. 3.Project classification. The commissioner shall determine whether each 
19.20 	candidate project can be classified into at least one of the following classifications:
19.21 	(1) capacity development, for a project on a segment of a trunk highway where the 
19.22 	segment:
19.23 	(i) is not a divided highway and that highway is an expressway or freeway beyond 
19.24 	the project limits;
19.25 	(ii) contains a highway terminus that lacks an intersection or interchange with 
19.26 	another trunk highway;
19.27 	(iii) contains fewer lanes of travel compared to that highway beyond the project 
19.28 	limits; or
19.29 	(iv) contains a location that is proposed as construction of a new interchange or 
19.30 	reconstruction of an intersection to an interchange; or
19.31 	(2) freight improvement, for an asset preservation or replacement project that can 
19.32 	result in:
19.33 	(i) removing or reducing barriers to commerce;
19.34 	(ii) easing or preserving freight movement;
19.35 	(iii) supporting emerging industries; or
20.1 	(iv) providing connections between the trunk highway system and other 
20.2 	transportation modes for the movement of freight.
20.3 		Subd. 4.Project eligibility. (a) The commissioner shall establish eligibility 
20.4 	requirements for projects that can be funded under the program. Eligibility must include:
20.5 	(1) consistency with the statewide multimodal transportation plan under section 
20.6 	174.03;
20.7 	(2) location of the project on an interregional corridor, for a project located outside 
20.8 	of the Department of Transportation metropolitan district;
20.9 	(3) placement into at least one project classification under subdivision 3;
20.10 	(4) a maximum length of time, as determined by the commissioner, until 
20.11 	commencement of construction work on the project; and
20.12 	(5) for each type of project classification under subdivision 3, a maximum allowable 
20.13 	amount for the total project cost estimate, as determined by the commissioner with 
20.14 	available data.
20.15 	(b) A project involving construction that is already programmed in the state 
20.16 	transportation improvement program is not eligible for funding under the program. This 
20.17 	paragraph does not apply to a project that is programmed as result of selection under 
20.18 	this section.
20.19 	(c) A project may be, but is not required to be, identified in the 20-year state highway 
20.20 	capital investment plan under section 174.03.
20.21 		Subd. 5.Project selection process; criteria. (a) The commissioner shall establish a 
20.22 	process for identification, evaluation, and selection of projects under the program.
20.23 	(b) As part of the project selection process, the commissioner shall annually accept 
20.24 	recommendations on candidate projects from area transportation partnerships and other 
20.25 	interested stakeholders in each Department of Transportation district. For each candidate 
20.26 	project identified under this paragraph, the commissioner shall determine the project's 
20.27 	eligibility, classify the project, and, if appropriate, evaluate the project for the program.
20.28 	(c) Project evaluation and prioritization must be performed on the basis of objective 
20.29 	criteria, which must include:
20.30 	(1) a return on investment measure that provides for comparison across eligible 
20.31 	projects;
20.32 	(2) measurable impacts on commerce and economic competitiveness;
20.33 	(3) efficiency in the movement of freight, including but not limited to:
20.34 	(i) measures of annual average daily traffic and commercial vehicle miles traveled, 
20.35 	which may include data near the project location on that trunk highway or on connecting 
20.36 	trunk and local highways; and
21.1 	(ii) measures of congestion or travel time reliability, which may be within or near 
21.2 	the project limits, or both;
21.3 	(4) improvements to traffic safety;
21.4 	(5) connections to regional trade centers, local highway systems, and other 
21.5 	transportation modes;
21.6 	(6) the extent to which the project addresses multiple transportation system policy 
21.7 	objectives and principles; and
21.8 	(7) support and consensus for the project among members of the surrounding 
21.9 	community.
21.10 	(d) As part of the project selection process, the commissioner may divide funding 
21.11 	to be separately available among projects within each classification under subdivision 3 
21.12 	and may apply separate or modified criteria among those projects falling within each 
21.13 	classification.
21.14 		Subd. 6.Funding allocations; operations and maintenance. In identifying the 
21.15 	amount of funding allocated to a project under the program, the commissioner may 
21.16 	include allocations of funds for operations and maintenance resulting from that project 
21.17 	that are assigned in future years following completion of the project, subject to available 
21.18 	funds for the program in those years from eligible sources.
21.19 		Subd. 7.Legislative report; evaluation. (a) By January 15, 2014, and annually 
21.20 	by November 1 starting in 2015, the commissioner shall electronically submit a report 
21.21 	on the corridors of commerce program to the chairs and ranking minority members of 
21.22 	the legislative committees with jurisdiction over transportation policy and finance. At a 
21.23 	minimum, the report must include:
21.24 	(1) a summary of program implementation, including a review of the project 
21.25 	selection process, eligibility and criteria, funds expended in the previous selection cycle, 
21.26 	and total funds expended since program inception;
21.27 	(2) a listing of projects funded under the program in the previous selection cycle, 
21.28 	including: (i) project classification; (ii) a breakdown of project costs and funding sources; 
21.29 	(iii) any future operating costs assigned under subdivision 6; and (iv) a brief description 
21.30 	that is comprehensible to a lay audience;
21.31 	(3) a listing of candidate project recommendations required under subdivision 5, 
21.32 	paragraph (b), including project classification and disposition in the selection process;
21.33 	(4) financial analysis of unfunded candidate projects; and
21.34 	(5) any recommendations for changes to statutory requirements of the program.
21.35 	(b) Starting in 2017 and in every odd-numbered year thereafter, the commissioner 
21.36 	shall incorporate into the report the results of an independent evaluation of impacts and 
22.1 	effectiveness of the program. The evaluation must be performed by agency staff or a 
22.2 	consultant. The individual or individuals performing the evaluation must have experience 
22.3 	in program evaluation, but must not be regularly involved in the program's implementation.

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

22.5 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 161.20, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
22.6 		Subd. 3.Trunk highway fund appropriations. The commissioner may expend 
22.7 	trunk highway funds only for trunk highway purposes. Payment of expenses related 
22.8 	to Bureau of Criminal Apprehension laboratory, Explore Minnesota Tourism kiosks, 
22.9 	Minnesota Safety Council, tort claims, driver education programs, Emergency Medical 
22.10 	Services Board, Mississippi River Parkway Commission, payments to MN.IT Services in 
22.11 	excess of actual costs incurred for trunk highway purposes, and personnel costs incurred 
22.12 	on behalf of the Governor's Office do not further a highway purpose and do not aid in the 
22.13 	construction, improvement, or maintenance of the highway system.

22.14 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 161.44, is amended by adding a subdivision 
22.15 	to read:
22.16 		Subd. 12.Periodic review; appropriation. (a) The commissioner shall examine 
22.17 	all real property owned by the state and under the custodial control of the department 
22.18 	to identify whether any may be (1) no longer needed, and (2) suitable for sale or some 
22.19 	other means of disposal.
22.20 	(b) From the proceeds of the sale of land under this subdivision, there is annually 
22.21 	appropriated from the trunk highway fund to the commissioner an amount sufficient to 
22.22 	carry out the requirements of this subdivision and related activities under this section and 
22.23 	sections 117.135, 117.226, 161.16, 161.23, 161.43, 161.431, 161.433, 161.442, and 272.68.
22.24 	(c) The commissioner shall report the findings under paragraph (a), and on revenues 
22.25 	and expenditures under this subdivision, to the legislative committees with jurisdiction 
22.26 	over transportation policy and finance by March 1, 2015, and March 1, 2017. The report 
22.27 	may be submitted electronically. 

22.28 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 163.051, is amended to read:
22.29 	163.051 METROPOLITAN COUNTY WHEELAGE TAX.
22.30 		Subdivision 1.Tax authorized. (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) (c), the 
22.31 	board of commissioners of each metropolitan county is authorized to levy by resolution a 
22.32 	wheelage tax of $5 for the year 1972 and each subsequent year thereafter by resolution
23.1 	 at the rate specified in paragraph (b), on each motor vehicle that is kept in such county 
23.2 	when not in operation and that is subject to annual registration and taxation under chapter 
23.3 	168. The board may provide by resolution for collection of the wheelage tax by county 
23.4 	officials or it may request that the tax be collected by the state registrar of motor vehicles, 
23.5 	and. The state registrar of motor vehicles shall collect such tax on behalf of the county if 
23.6 	requested, as provided in subdivision 2.
23.7 	(b) The wheelage tax under this section is at the rate of:
23.8 	(1) from January 1, 2014, through December 31, 2017, $10 per year for each county 
23.9 	that authorizes the tax; and
23.10 	(2) on and after January 1, 2018, up to $20 per year, in any increment of a whole 
23.11 	dollar, as specified by each county that authorizes the tax.
23.12 	(c) The following vehicles are exempt from the wheelage tax:
23.13 	(1) motorcycles, as defined in section 169.011, subdivision 44;
23.14 	(2) motorized bicycles, as defined in section 169.011, subdivision 45; and
23.15 	(3) electric-assisted bicycles, as defined in section 169.011, subdivision 27; and
23.16 	(4) (3) motorized foot scooters, as defined in section 169.011, subdivision 46.
23.17 	(d) For any county that authorized the tax prior to the effective date of this section, 
23.18 	the wheelage tax continues at the rate provided under paragraph (b).
23.19 		Subd. 2.Collection by registrar of motor vehicles. The wheelage tax levied by 
23.20 	any metropolitan county, if made collectible by the state registrar of motor vehicles, 
23.21 	shall be certified by the county auditor to the registrar not later than August 1 in the year 
23.22 	before the calendar year or years for which the tax is levied, and the registrar shall collect 
23.23 	such tax with the motor vehicle taxes on the affected vehicles for such year or years. 
23.24 	Every owner and every operator of such a motor vehicle shall furnish to the registrar all 
23.25 	information requested by the registrar. No state motor vehicle tax on any such motor 
23.26 	vehicle for any such year shall be received or deemed paid unless the applicable wheelage 
23.27 	tax is paid therewith. The proceeds of the wheelage tax levied by any metropolitan county, 
23.28 	less any amount retained by the registrar to pay costs of collection of the wheelage tax, 
23.29 	shall be paid to the commissioner of management and budget and deposited in the state 
23.30 	treasury to the credit of the county wheelage tax fund of each metropolitan county.
23.31 		Subd. 2a.Tax proceeds deposited; costs of collection; appropriation.
 23.32 	Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, the state registrar of motor vehicles shall 
23.33 	deposit the proceeds of the wheelage tax imposed by subdivision 2, to the credit of the 
23.34 	county wheelage tax fund account of each metropolitan county. The amount necessary to 
23.35 	pay the costs of collection of said tax is appropriated from the county wheelage tax fund
23.36 	 account of each metropolitan county to the state registrar of motor vehicles.
24.1 		Subd. 3.Distribution to metropolitan county; appropriation. On or before 
24.2 	April 1 in 1972 and each subsequent year, the commissioner of management and budget
24.3 	 On a monthly basis, the registrar of motor vehicles shall issue a warrant in favor of the 
24.4 	treasurer of each metropolitan county for which the registrar has collected a wheelage tax 
24.5 	in the amount of such tax then on hand in the county wheelage tax fund account. There 
24.6 	is hereby appropriated from the county wheelage tax fund account each year, to each 
24.7 	metropolitan county entitled to payments authorized by this section, sufficient moneys 
24.8 	to make such payments.
24.9 		Subd. 4.Use of tax. The treasurer of each metropolitan county receiving moneys
24.10 	 payments under subdivision 3 shall deposit such moneys payments in the county road and 
24.11 	bridge fund. The moneys shall be used for purposes authorized by law which are highway 
24.12 	purposes within the meaning of the Minnesota Constitution, article 14.
24.13 		Subd. 6.Metropolitan county defined. "Metropolitan county" means any of the 
24.14 	counties of Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, and Washington.
24.15 		Subd. 7.Offenses; penalties; application of other laws. (a) Any owner or operator 
24.16 	of a motor vehicle who shall willfully give gives any false information relative to the tax 
24.17 	herein authorized by this section to the registrar of motor vehicles or any metropolitan
24.18 	 county, or who shall willfully fail or refuse fails or refuses to furnish any such information, 
24.19 	shall be is guilty of a misdemeanor.
24.20 	(b) Except as otherwise herein provided in this section, the collection and payment 
24.21 	of a wheelage tax and all matters relating thereto shall be are subject to all provisions of 
24.22 	law relating to collection and payment of motor vehicle taxes so far as applicable.

24.23 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment 
24.24 	and applies to a registration period under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 168, starting on 
24.25 	or after January 1, 2014.

24.26 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 168A.01, subdivision 6a, is amended to read:
24.27 		Subd. 6a.High-value vehicle. "High-value vehicle" means a vehicle that had an 
24.28 	actual cash value in excess of $5,000 $9,000 before being damaged, or a vehicle with a 
24.29 	manufacturer's rating of over 26,000 pounds gross vehicle weight that is not a late-model 
24.30 	vehicle.

24.31 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 171.05, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
24.32 		Subd. 2.Person less than 18 years of age. (a) Notwithstanding any provision 
24.33 	in subdivision 1 to the contrary, the department may issue an instruction permit to an 
24.34 	applicant who is 15, 16, or 17 years of age and who:
25.1 	(1) has completed a course of driver education in another state, has a previously 
25.2 	issued valid license from another state, or is enrolled in either:
25.3 	(i) a public, private, or commercial driver education program that is approved by 
25.4 	the commissioner of public safety and that includes classroom and behind-the-wheel 
25.5 	training; or
25.6 	(ii) an approved behind-the-wheel driver education program when the student is 
25.7 	receiving full-time instruction in a home school within the meaning of sections 120A.22 
25.8 	and 120A.24, the student is working toward a homeschool diploma, the student is taking 
25.9 	home-classroom driver training with classroom materials approved by the commissioner 
25.10 	of public safety, and the student's parent has certified the student's homeschool and 
25.11 	home-classroom driver training status on the form approved by the commissioner;
25.12 	(2) has completed the classroom phase of instruction in the driver education program
25.13 	 or has completed 15 hours of classroom instruction in a program that presents classroom 
25.14 	and behind-the-wheel instruction concurrently;
25.15 	(3) has passed a test of the applicant's eyesight;
25.16 	(4) has passed a department-administered test of the applicant's knowledge of traffic 
25.17 	laws;
25.18 	(5) has completed the required application, which must be approved by (i) either 
25.19 	parent when both reside in the same household as the minor applicant or, if otherwise, 
25.20 	then (ii) the parent or spouse of the parent having custody or, in the event there is no 
25.21 	court order for custody, then (iii) the parent or spouse of the parent with whom the minor 
25.22 	is living or, if items (i) to (iii) do not apply, then (iv) the guardian having custody of the 
25.23 	minor, (v) the foster parent or the director of the transitional living program in which the 
25.24 	child resides or, in the event a person under the age of 18 has no living father, mother, 
25.25 	or guardian, or is married or otherwise legally emancipated, then (vi) the applicant's 
25.26 	adult spouse, adult close family member, or adult employer; provided, that the approval 
25.27 	required by this clause contains a verification of the age of the applicant and the identity of 
25.28 	the parent, guardian, adult spouse, adult close family member, or adult employer; and
25.29 	(6) has paid the feeall fees required in section 171.06, subdivision 2.
25.30 	(b) For the purposes of determining compliance with the certification of paragraph 
25.31 	(a), clause (1), item (ii), the commissioner may request verification of a student's 
25.32 	homeschool status from the superintendent of the school district in which the student 
25.33 	resides and the superintendent shall provide that verification.
25.34 	(c) The instruction permit is valid for two years from the date of application and 
25.35 	may be renewed upon payment of a fee equal to the fee for issuance of an instruction 
25.36 	permit under section 171.06, subdivision 2.

26.1 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective June 1, 2013.

26.2 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 171.05, is amended by adding a subdivision 
26.3 	to read:
26.4 		Subd. 4.Rulemaking. The commissioner shall adopt rules to carry out the 
26.5 	provisions of subdivision 2.

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

26.7 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 171.061, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
26.8 		Subd. 4.Fee; equipment. (a) The agent may charge and retain a filing fee of $5 $8
26.9 	 for each application. Except as provided in paragraph (c), the fee shall cover all expenses 
26.10 	involved in receiving, accepting, or forwarding to the department the applications and 
26.11 	fees required under sections 171.02, subdivision 3; 171.06, subdivisions 2 and 2a; and 
26.12 	171.07, subdivisions 3 and 3a.
26.13 	(b) The statutory fees and the filing fees imposed under paragraph (a) may be paid 
26.14 	by credit card or debit card. The driver's license agent may collect a convenience fee on 
26.15 	the statutory fees and filing fees not greater than the cost of processing a credit card or 
26.16 	debit card transaction. The convenience fee must be used to pay the cost of processing 
26.17 	credit card and debit card transactions. The commissioner shall adopt rules to administer 
26.18 	this paragraph using the exempt procedures of section 14.386, except that section 14.386, 
26.19 	paragraph (b), does not apply.
26.20 	(c) The department shall maintain the photo identification equipment for all 
26.21 	agents appointed as of January 1, 2000. Upon the retirement, resignation, death, or 
26.22 	discontinuance of an existing agent, and if a new agent is appointed in an existing office 
26.23 	pursuant to Minnesota Rules, chapter 7404, and notwithstanding the above or Minnesota 
26.24 	Rules, part 7404.0400, the department shall provide and maintain photo identification 
26.25 	equipment without additional cost to a newly appointed agent in that office if the office 
26.26 	was provided the equipment by the department before January 1, 2000. All photo 
26.27 	identification equipment must be compatible with standards established by the department.
26.28 	(d) A filing fee retained by the agent employed by a county board must be paid into 
26.29 	the county treasury and credited to the general revenue fund of the county. An agent who 
26.30 	is not an employee of the county shall retain the filing fee in lieu of county employment 
26.31 	or salary and is considered an independent contractor for pension purposes, coverage 
26.32 	under the Minnesota State Retirement System, or membership in the Public Employees 
26.33 	Retirement Association.
27.1 	(e) Before the end of the first working day following the final day of the reporting 
27.2 	period established by the department, the agent must forward to the department all 
27.3 	applications and fees collected during the reporting period except as provided in paragraph 
27.4 	(d).

27.5 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective January 1, 2014.

27.6 	Sec. 9. [174.12] TRANSPORTATION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 
27.7 	PROGRAM.
27.8 		Subdivision 1.Program established. (a) The commissioners of transportation and 
27.9 	employment and economic development shall develop and implement a transportation 
27.10 	economic development program as provided in this section that provides financial 
27.11 	assistance on a geographically balanced basis through competitive grants for projects in 
27.12 	all modes of transportation that provide measurable local, regional, or statewide economic 
27.13 	benefit.
27.14 	(b) The commissioners of transportation and employment and economic 
27.15 	development may provide financial assistance for a transportation project at their 
27.16 	discretion, subject to the requirements of this section.
27.17 		Subd. 2.Transportation economic development accounts. (a) A transportation 
27.18 	economic development account is established in the special revenue fund under the 
27.19 	budgetary jurisdiction of the legislative committees having jurisdiction over transportation 
27.20 	finance. Money in the account may be expended only as appropriated by law. The account 
27.21 	may not contain money transferred or otherwise provided from the trunk highway fund.
27.22 	(b) A transportation economic development account is established in the trunk 
27.23 	highway fund. The account consists of funds donated, allotted, transferred, or otherwise 
27.24 	provided to the account.
27.25 		Subd. 3.Program administration. In implementing the transportation economic 
27.26 	development program, the commissioners of transportation and employment and 
27.27 	economic development shall make reasonable efforts to (1) publicize each solicitation for 
27.28 	applications among all eligible recipients, and (2) provide technical and informational 
27.29 	assistance in creating and submitting applications.
27.30 		Subd. 4.Economic impact performance measures. The commissioner of 
27.31 	employment and economic development shall develop economic impact performance 
27.32 	measures to analyze projects for which financial assistance under this section is being 
27.33 	applied for or has been previously provided.
27.34 		Subd. 5.Financial assistance; criteria. The commissioners of transportation and 
27.35 	employment and economic development shall establish criteria for evaluating projects 
28.1 	for financial assistance under this section. At a minimum, the criteria must provide an 
28.2 	objective method to prioritize and select projects on the basis of:
28.3 	(1) the extent to which the project provides measurable economic benefit;
28.4 	(2) consistency with relevant state and local transportation plans;
28.5 	(3) the availability and commitment of funding or in-kind assistance for the project 
28.6 	from nonpublic sources;
28.7 	(4) the need for the project as part of the overall transportation system;
28.8 	(5) the extent to which completion of the project will improve the movement of 
28.9 	people and freight; and
28.10 	(6) geographic balance as required under subdivision 7, paragraph (b).
28.11 		Subd. 6.Financial assistance; project evaluation process. (a) Following the 
28.12 	criteria established under subdivision 5, the commissioner of employment and economic 
28.13 	development shall (1) evaluate proposed projects, and (2) certify those that may receive 
28.14 	financial assistance.
28.15 	(b) As part of the project evaluation process, the commissioner of transportation 
28.16 	shall certify that a project constitutes an eligible and appropriate transportation project.
28.17 		Subd. 7.Financial assistance; awards. (a) The financial assistance awarded by the 
28.18 	commissioners of transportation and employment and economic development may not 
28.19 	exceed 70 percent of a project's total costs.
28.20 	(b) The commissioners of transportation and employment and economic development 
28.21 	shall ensure that financial assistance is provided in a manner that is balanced throughout 
28.22 	the state, including with respect to (1) the number of projects receiving funding in a 
28.23 	particular geographic location or region of the state, and (2) the total amount of financial 
28.24 	assistance provided for projects in a particular geographic location or region of the state.
28.25 		Subd. 8.Legislative report. (a) By February 1 of each odd-numbered year, the 
28.26 	commissioner of transportation, with assistance from the commissioner of employment 
28.27 	and economic development, shall submit a report on the transportation economic 
28.28 	development program to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative 
28.29 	committees with jurisdiction over transportation policy and finance and economic 
28.30 	development policy and finance.
28.31 	(b) At a minimum, the report must:
28.32 	(1) summarize the requirements and implementation of the transportation economic 
28.33 	development program established in this section;
28.34 	(2) review the criteria and economic impact performance measures used for 
28.35 	evaluation, prioritization, and selection of projects;
29.1 	(3) provide a brief overview of each project that received financial assistance under 
29.2 	the program, which must at a minimum identify:
29.3 	(i) basic project characteristics, such as funding recipient, geographic location, 
29.4 	and type of transportation modes served;
29.5 	(ii) sources and respective amounts of project funding; and
29.6 	(iii) the degree of economic benefit anticipated or observed, following the economic 
29.7 	impact performance measures established under subdivision 4;
29.8 	(4) identify the allocation of funds, including but not limited to a breakdown of total 
29.9 	project funds by transportation mode, the amount expended for administrative costs, and 
29.10 	the amount transferred to the transportation economic development assistance account;
29.11 	(5) evaluate the overall economic impact of the program consistent with the 
29.12 	accountability measurement requirements under section 116J.997; and
29.13 	(6) provide recommendations for any legislative changes related to the program.

29.14 	Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 174.40, is amended by adding a subdivision 
29.15 	to read:
29.16 		Subd. 7a.Related non-infrastructure activities. (a) The commissioner may not 
29.17 	expend an appropriation from the bond proceeds fund, or provide financial assistance from 
29.18 	an appropriation from the bond proceeds fund, for the purposes specified in this subdivision.
29.19 	(b) Subject to appropriations made specifically for the purposes of this subdivision, 
29.20 	the commissioner may expend funds for non-infrastructure activities to encourage walking 
29.21 	and bicycling to school, including:
29.22 	(1) planning activities;
29.23 	(2) public awareness campaigns and outreach to press and community leaders;
29.24 	(3) traffic education and enforcement in the vicinity of schools;
29.25 	(4) student sessions on bicycle and pedestrian safety, health, and the environment; and
29.26 	(5) financial assistance for training, volunteers, and managers of safe routes to 
29.27 	school programs.

29.28 	Sec. 11. [174.42] TRANSPORTATION ALTERNATIVES PROJECTS.
29.29 		Subdivision 1.Definition. For purposes of this section, "transportation alternatives" 
29.30 	means those projects identified in the state transportation improvement program having 
29.31 	(1) a program category of bike trail, enhancement, or recreational trail; (2) any program 
29.32 	category that is substantially similar to a category identified in clause (1); or (3) a route 
29.33 	system category of ped/bike.
30.1 		Subd. 2.Funding requirement. In each federal fiscal year, the commissioner 
30.2 	shall obtain a total amount in federal authorizations for reimbursement on transportation 
30.3 	alternatives projects that is equal to or greater than the annual average of federal 
30.4 	authorizations on transportation alternatives projects calculated over the preceding four 
30.5 	federal fiscal years.

30.6 	Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 219.1651, is amended to read:
30.7 	219.1651 GRADE CROSSING SAFETY ACCOUNT.
30.8 	A Minnesota grade crossing safety account is created in the special revenue fund, 
30.9 	consisting of money credited to the account by law. Money in the account is appropriated 
30.10 	to the commissioner of transportation for rail-highway grade crossing safety projects 
30.11 	on public streets and highways, including engineering costs. At the discretion of the 
30.12 	commissioner of transportation, money in the account at the end of each fiscal year cancels
30.13 	 biennium may cancel to the trunk highway fund.

30.14 	Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 297A.993, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
30.15 		Subdivision 1.Authorization; rates. Notwithstanding section 297A.99, 
30.16 	subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 5, and 13, or 477A.016, or any other law, the board of a county outside 
30.17 	the metropolitan transportation area, as defined under section 297A.992, subdivision 1, or 
30.18 	more than one county outside the metropolitan transportation area acting under a joint 
30.19 	powers agreement, may by resolution of the county board, or each of the county boards, 
30.20 	following a public hearing impose (1) a transportation sales tax at a rate of up to one-half 
30.21 	of one percent on retail sales and uses taxable under this chapter, and (2) an excise tax 
30.22 	of $20 per motor vehicle, as defined in section 297B.01, subdivision 11, purchased or 
30.23 	acquired from any person engaged in the business of selling motor vehicles at retail, 
30.24 	occurring within the jurisdiction of the taxing authority. The taxes imposed under this 
30.25 	section are subject to approval by a majority of the voters in each of the counties affected 
30.26 	at a general election who vote on the question to impose the taxes.

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

30.28 	Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 297A.993, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
30.29 		Subd. 2.Allocation; termination. The proceeds of the taxes must be dedicated 
30.30 	exclusively to: (1) payment of the capital cost of a specific transportation project or 
30.31 	improvement; (2) payments of the costs, which may include both capital and operating 
30.32 	costs, of a specific transit project or improvement; or (3) payment of transit operating 
31.1 	costs. The transportation project or improvement must be designated by the board of the 
31.2 	county, or more than one county acting under a joint powers agreement. Except for taxes 
31.3 	for operating costs of a transit project or improvement, or for transit operations, the taxes 
31.4 	must terminate after the project or improvement has been completed when revenues 
31.5 	raised are sufficient to finance the project.

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

31.7 	Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 299E.01, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
31.8 		Subd. 2.Responsibilities. (a) The division shall be responsible and shall utilize 
31.9 	state employees for security and public information services in state-owned buildings and 
31.10 	state leased-to-own buildings in the Capitol area, as described in section 15B.02;. It shall 
31.11 	provide such personnel as are required by the circumstances to insure the orderly conduct 
31.12 	of state business and the convenience of the public.
31.13 	(b) As part of the division permanent staff, the director must establish the position of 
31.14 	emergency manager that includes, at a minimum, the following duties:
31.15 	(1) oversight of the consolidation, development, and maintenance of plans and 
31.16 	procedures that provide continuity of security operations;
31.17 	(2) the development and implementation of tenant training that addresses threats 
31.18 	and emergency procedures; and
31.19 	(3) the development and implementation of threat and emergency exercises.
31.20 	(c) The director must provide a minimum of one state trooper assigned to the Capitol 
31.21 	complex at all times.
31.22 	(d) The director, in consultation with the advisory committee under section 299E.04, 
31.23 	shall, at least annually, hold a meeting or meetings to discuss, among other issues, Capitol 
31.24 	complex security, emergency planning, public safety, and public access to the Capitol 
31.25 	complex. The meetings must include, at a minimum:
31.26 	(1) Capitol complex tenants and state employees;
31.27 	(2) nongovernmental entities, such as lobbyists, vendors, and the media; and
31.28 	(3) the public and public advocacy groups.

31.29 	Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 299E.01, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
31.30 		Subd. 3.Powers and duties transferred. All powers, duties and responsibilities 
31.31 	heretofore assigned by law to the commissioner of administration relating to the general 
31.32 	function of security in suchCapitol complex state-owned buildings are hereby transferred 
31.33 	to the commissioner of public safety. The commissioner of public safety shall have 
31.34 	the final authority regarding public safety and security in the Capitol complex. The 
32.1 	commissioner of administration shall have the powers, duties, and responsibilities relating 
32.2 	to the Capitol complex state-owned buildings as provided under chapter 16B.

32.3 	Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 398A.10, is amended by adding a 
32.4 	subdivision to read:
32.5 		Subd. 4.Definition. For purposes of this section, "project" means the initial 
32.6 	construction of a minimum operable segment of a new light rail transit or commuter rail 
32.7 	line, but does not include infill stations, project enhancements, extensions, or supportive 
32.8 	infrastructure constructed after the rail transit line is operational.

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

32.10 	Sec. 18. Laws 2009, chapter 9, section 1, the effective date, is amended to read:

32.11 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment, 
32.12 	and expires on June 30, 2013 2016.

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

32.14 	Sec. 19. CENTRAL CORRIDOR LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT; CENTRAL 
32.15 	STATION ACCESSIBILITY.
 32.16 	(a) For purposes of this section:
32.17 	(1) "city" means the city of St. Paul;
32.18 	(2) "council" has the meaning given in Minnesota Statutes, section 473.121, 
32.19 	subdivision 3; and
32.20 	(3) "pedestrian skyway system" has the meaning given in Minnesota Statutes, 
32.21 	section 469.125, subdivision 4.
32.22 	(b) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, for the Central Station on the 
32.23 	Central Corridor light rail transit line, the council and city shall include construction or 
32.24 	establishment of access to a pedestrian skyway system as part of the initial transit line 
32.25 	construction project. The council and city shall ensure that public access to the pedestrian 
32.26 	skyway system is provided by an elevator located at the site of the station.
32.27 	(c) The council and city shall meet the requirements under this section at the time of 
32.28 	initial construction of the Central Corridor light rail transit line and the Central Station.

32.29 	EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION. As to the Metropolitan Council, this 
32.30 	section is effective the day following final enactment and applies in the counties of 
32.31 	Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, and Washington. As to the city of St. 
33.1 	Paul, this section is effective the day after the city council of the city of St. Paul and its 
33.2 	chief clerical officer timely complete their compliance with Minnesota Statutes, section 
33.3 	645.021, subdivisions 2 and 3.

33.4 	Sec. 20. BUS RAPID TRANSIT DEVELOPMENT AUTHORIZED.
 33.5 	Washington County Regional Rail Authority may exercise the powers conferred 
33.6 	by Minnesota Statutes, section 398A.04, to plan, establish, acquire, develop, construct, 
33.7 	purchase, enlarge, extend, improve, maintain, equip, operate, regulate, and protect a bus 
33.8 	rapid transit system located within Washington County on transitways included in and 
33.9 	approved by the Metropolitan Council's 2030 Transportation Policy Plan, including the 
33.10 	Rush Line, Highway 36, Gateway, and Red Rock transit corridors.

33.11 	EFFECTIVE DATE. Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, section 645.023, subdivision 
33.12 	1, paragraph (a), this section is effective without local approval the day following final 
33.13 	enactment.

33.14 	Sec. 21. MARKED INTERSTATE HIGHWAY 35E PROJECTS; TRAIL 
33.15 	MITIGATION.
 33.16 	(a) For purposes of this section, "35E corridor projects" means those projects for 
33.17 	construction or reconstruction of marked Interstate Highway 35E between downtown 
33.18 	St. Paul and the vicinity of marked Interstate Highway 694, that are under design, 
33.19 	engineering, or construction on the effective date of this act or within the subsequent three 
33.20 	years. The term includes but is not limited to the projects identified by the commissioner 
33.21 	of transportation as the Cayuga project and the MnPASS project.
33.22 	(b) The commissioner of transportation shall include in the 35E corridor projects 
33.23 	the following components:
33.24 	(1) creation of a continuous separated bicycle and pedestrian path within the 
33.25 	right-of-way of the projects, located on the east side of marked Interstate Highway 35E, 
33.26 	from Cayuga Street to Arlington Avenue;
33.27 	(2) retention, at a minimum, of the same number of trail connector facilities designed 
33.28 	for exclusive use of bicyclists and pedestrians between the Gateway State Trail and the 
33.29 	east side of marked Interstate Highway 35E over the length of the 35E corridor projects;
33.30 	(3) establishment of reasonable access points to the facilities identified in clauses (1) 
33.31 	and (2) over the length of the 35E corridor projects; and
33.32 	(4) retention or reconstruction of any portion of the Gateway State Trail impacted by 
33.33 	the 35E corridor projects.
34.1 	(c) In implementing the requirements under this section, the commissioner shall 
34.2 	conform with a bicycle master plan developed by the city of St. Paul.

34.3 	Sec. 22. TRANSITWAY EXPANSION IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.
 34.4 	(a) For purposes of this section, "transitway" includes but is not limited to light rail 
34.5 	transit; commuter rail; bus rapid transit, whether arterial or highway; and streetcars.
34.6 	(b) From funds appropriated by law for the purposes of this section, the Metropolitan 
34.7 	Council shall, in consultation with interested stakeholders, develop an implementation 
34.8 	plan for accelerated development of transitways in the metropolitan area.
34.9 	(c) At a minimum, the plan must:
34.10 	(1) address implementation management issues and identify roles, responsibilities, 
34.11 	and lead agencies for each component of the plan;
34.12 	(2) create a program of transitway projects to develop and construct in a concurrent 
34.13 	manner under the plan;
34.14 	(3) establish a timeline and preliminary schedule for coordinated and accelerated 
34.15 	project development of the transitways;
34.16 	(4) establish a financial plan that includes but is not limited to:
34.17 	(i) identification of capital and operating costs for each transitway;
34.18 	(ii) allocation of cost shares; and
34.19 	(iii) a proposal for fully funding the plan; and
34.20 	(5) identify any legislative changes relevant to the plan.
34.21 	(d) By January 15, 2014, the Metropolitan Council shall submit an electronic copy 
34.22 	of the implementation plan to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative 
34.23 	committees with jurisdiction over transportation policy and finance, as provided under 
34.24 	Minnesota Statutes, section 3.195, subdivision 1.

34.25 	Sec. 23.  REPEALER.
 34.26 	(a) Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 161.04, subdivision 6, is repealed.
34.27 	(b) Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 174.285, subdivision 8, is repealed.