HF 1444

1st Unofficial Engrossment - 88th Legislature (2013 - 2014)

Posted on 05/08/2013 06:14 p.m.

1.1A bill for an act 1.2relating to government finance; appropriating money for transportation, 1.3Metropolitan Council, and public safety activities and programs; providing for 1.4fund transfers, tort claims, and contingent appropriations; modifying policy 1.5relating to transportation, transit, and public safety;amending Minnesota Statutes 1.62012, sections 161.20, subdivision 3; 161.53; 168A.29, subdivision 1; 171.05, 1.7subdivision 2; 171.061, subdivision 4; 174.40, by adding a subdivision; 299A.73, 1.8subdivision 3; 299E.01, subdivision 3; 398A.04, by adding a subdivision; 1.9398A.10, by adding a subdivision; 473.39, by adding a subdivision; Laws 1.102009, chapter 9, section 1; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 174.285, 1.11subdivision 8. 1.12BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 1.13ARTICLE 1 1.14TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC SAFETY APPROPRIATIONS 1.15 Section 1. new text begin SUMMARY OF APPROPRIATIONS. new text end 1.16 new text begin The amounts shown in this section summarize direct appropriations, by fund, made new text end 1.17 new text begin in this article. new text end 1.18 new text begin 2014 new text end new text begin 2015 new text end new text begin Total new text end 1.19 new text begin General new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 171,020,000 new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 171,149,000 new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 342,169,000 new text end 1.20 new text begin Airports new text end new text begin 18,959,000 new text end new text begin 18,959,000 new text end new text begin 37,918,000 new text end 1.21 new text begin C.S.A.H. new text end new text begin 594,883,000 new text end new text begin 607,505,000 new text end new text begin 1,202,388,000 new text end 1.22 new text begin M.S.A.S. new text end new text begin 152,219,000 new text end new text begin 155,060,000 new text end new text begin 307,279,000 new text end 1.23 new text begin Special Revenue new text end new text begin 60,937,000 new text end new text begin 61,233,000 new text end new text begin 122,170,000 new text end 1.24 new text begin H.U.T.D. new text end new text begin 10,406,000 new text end new text begin 10,406,000 new text end new text begin 20,812,000 new text end 1.25 1.26 new text begin State Government Special new text end new text begin Revenue new text end new text begin 59,841,000 new text end new text begin 64,742,000 new text end new text begin 124,583,000 new text end 1.27 new text begin Environmental new text end new text begin 69,000 new text end new text begin 69,000 new text end new text begin 138,000 new text end 2.1 new text begin Trunk Highway new text end new text begin 1,588,887,000 new text end new text begin 1,621,491,000 new text end new text begin 3,210,378,000 new text end 2.2 new text begin Total new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 2,657,221,000 new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 2,710,614,000 new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 5,367,835,000 new text end 2.3 Sec. 2. new text begin TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS. new text end 2.4 new text begin The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to new text end 2.5 new text begin the agencies and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from new text end 2.6 new text begin the trunk highway fund, or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years new text end 2.7 new text begin indicated for each purpose. The figures "2014" and "2015" used in this article mean that new text end 2.8 new text begin the appropriations listed under them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2014, new text end 2.9 new text begin or June 30, 2015, respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 2014. "The second year" is new text end 2.10 new text begin fiscal year 2015. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2014 and 2015. new text end 2.11 new text begin APPROPRIATIONS new text end 2.12 new text begin Available for the Year new text end 2.13 new text begin Ending June 30 new text end 2.14 new text begin 2014 new text end new text begin 2015 new text end 2.15 2.16 Sec. 3. new text begin DEPARTMENT OF new text end new text begin TRANSPORTATION new text end 2.17 new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Total Appropriation new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 2,282,625,000 new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 2,330,711,000 new text end 2.18 new text begin Appropriations by Fund new text end 2.19 new text begin 2014 new text end new text begin 2015 new text end 2.20 new text begin General new text end new text begin 17,186,000 new text end new text begin 17,205,000 new text end 2.21 new text begin Airports new text end new text begin 18,959,000 new text end new text begin 18,959,000 new text end 2.22 new text begin C.S.A.H. new text end new text begin 594,883,000 new text end new text begin 607,505,000 new text end 2.23 new text begin M.S.A.S new text end new text begin 152,219,000 new text end new text begin 155,060,000 new text end 2.24 new text begin Trunk Highway new text end new text begin 1,499,378,000 new text end new text begin 1,531,982,000 new text end 2.25 new text begin The amounts that may be spent for each new text end 2.26 new text begin purpose are specified in the following new text end 2.27 new text begin subdivisions. new text end 2.28 new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Multimodal Systems new text end 2.29 new text begin (a) new text end new text begin Aeronautics new text end 2.30 new text begin (1) new text end new text begin Airport Development and Assistance new text end new text begin 13,648,000 new text end new text begin 13,648,000 new text end 2.31 new text begin This appropriation is from the state new text end 2.32 new text begin airports fund and must be spent according new text end 2.33 new text begin to Minnesota Statutes, section 360.305, new text end 2.34 new text begin subdivision 4. new text end 3.1 new text begin The base appropriation for fiscal years 2016 new text end 3.2 new text begin and 2017 is $14,298,000 for each year. new text end 3.3 new text begin Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section new text end 3.4 new text begin 16A.28, subdivision 6, this appropriation is new text end 3.5 new text begin available for five years after appropriation. new text end 3.6 new text begin If the appropriation for either year is new text end 3.7 new text begin insufficient, the appropriation for the other new text end 3.8 new text begin year is available for it. new text end 3.9 new text begin (2) new text end new text begin Aviation Support and Services new text end new text begin 6,386,000 new text end new text begin 6,386,000 new text end 3.10 new text begin Appropriations by Fund new text end 3.11 new text begin Airports new text end new text begin 5,286,000 new text end new text begin 5,286,000 new text end 3.12 new text begin Trunk Highway new text end new text begin 1,100,000 new text end new text begin 1,100,000 new text end 3.13 new text begin $65,000 in each year is from the state airports new text end 3.14 new text begin fund for the Civil Air Patrol. new text end 3.15 new text begin (b) new text end new text begin Transit new text end new text begin 17,148,000 new text end new text begin 17,167,000 new text end 3.16 new text begin Appropriations by Fund new text end 3.17 new text begin General new text end new text begin 16,373,000 new text end new text begin 16,392,000 new text end 3.18 new text begin Trunk Highway new text end new text begin 775,000 new text end new text begin 775,000 new text end 3.19 new text begin $100,000 in each year is from the general new text end 3.20 new text begin fund for the administrative expenses of the new text end 3.21 new text begin Minnesota Council on Transportation Access new text end 3.22 new text begin under Minnesota Statutes, section 174.285. new text end 3.23 new text begin (c) new text end new text begin Passenger Rail new text end new text begin 500,000 new text end new text begin 500,000 new text end 3.24 new text begin This appropriation is from the general new text end 3.25 new text begin fund for passenger rail system planning, new text end 3.26 new text begin alternatives analysis, environmental analysis, new text end 3.27 new text begin design, and preliminary engineering under new text end 3.28 new text begin Minnesota Statutes, sections 174.632 to new text end 3.29 new text begin 174.636. new text end 3.30 new text begin (d) new text end new text begin Freight new text end new text begin 5,153,000 new text end new text begin 5,153,000 new text end 3.31 new text begin Appropriations by Fund new text end 3.32 new text begin General new text end new text begin 256,000 new text end new text begin 256,000 new text end 3.33 new text begin Trunk Highway new text end new text begin 4,897,000 new text end new text begin 4,897,000 new text end 3.34 new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin State Roads new text end 4.1 new text begin (a) new text end new text begin Operations and Maintenance new text end new text begin 257,395,000 new text end new text begin 257,395,000 new text end 4.2 new text begin (b) new text end new text begin Program Planning and Delivery new text end new text begin 206,470,000 new text end new text begin 206,470,000 new text end 4.3 new text begin $130,000 in each year is available for new text end 4.4 new text begin administrative costs of the targeted group new text end 4.5 new text begin business program. new text end 4.6 new text begin $266,000 in each year is available for grants new text end 4.7 new text begin to metropolitan planning organizations new text end 4.8 new text begin outside the seven-county metropolitan area. new text end 4.9 new text begin $75,000 in each year is available for a new text end 4.10 new text begin transportation research contingent account new text end 4.11 new text begin to finance research projects that are new text end 4.12 new text begin reimbursable from the federal government or new text end 4.13 new text begin from other sources. If the appropriation for new text end 4.14 new text begin either year is insufficient, the appropriation new text end 4.15 new text begin for the other year is available for it. new text end 4.16 new text begin $600,000 in each year is available for new text end 4.17 new text begin grants for transportation studies outside new text end 4.18 new text begin the metropolitan area to identify critical new text end 4.19 new text begin concerns, problems, and issues. These new text end 4.20 new text begin grants are available: (1) to regional new text end 4.21 new text begin development commissions; (2) in regions new text end 4.22 new text begin where no regional development commission new text end 4.23 new text begin is functioning, to joint powers boards new text end 4.24 new text begin established under agreement of two or new text end 4.25 new text begin more political subdivisions in the region to new text end 4.26 new text begin exercise the planning functions of a regional new text end 4.27 new text begin development commission; and (3) in regions new text end 4.28 new text begin where no regional development commission new text end 4.29 new text begin or joint powers board is functioning, to the new text end 4.30 new text begin department's district office for that region. new text end 4.31 new text begin (c) new text end new text begin State Road Construction Total new text end new text begin 805,400,000 new text end new text begin 806,600,000 new text end 4.32 4.33 new text begin (1) new text end new text begin Economic Recovery Funds - Federal new text end new text begin Highway Aid new text end new text begin 1,000,000 new text end new text begin 1,000,000 new text end 5.1 new text begin This appropriation is to complete projects new text end 5.2 new text begin using funds made available to the new text end 5.3 new text begin commissioner of transportation under new text end 5.4 new text begin title XII of the American Recovery and new text end 5.5 new text begin Reinvestment Act of 2009, Public Law new text end 5.6 new text begin 111-5, and implemented under Minnesota new text end 5.7 new text begin Statutes, section 161.36, subdivision 7. The new text end 5.8 new text begin base appropriation is $1,000,000 in fiscal new text end 5.9 new text begin year 2016 and $0 in fiscal year 2017. new text end 5.10 new text begin (2) new text end new text begin State Road Construction new text end new text begin 804,400,000 new text end new text begin 805,600,000 new text end 5.11 new text begin It is estimated that these appropriations will new text end 5.12 new text begin be funded as follows: new text end 5.13 new text begin Appropriations by Fund new text end 5.14 5.15 new text begin Federal Highway new text end new text begin Aid new text end new text begin 489,200,000 new text end new text begin 482,200,000 new text end 5.16 new text begin Highway User Taxes new text end new text begin 315,200,000 new text end new text begin 323,400,000 new text end 5.17 new text begin The commissioner of transportation shall new text end 5.18 new text begin notify the chairs and ranking minority new text end 5.19 new text begin members of the legislative committees with new text end 5.20 new text begin jurisdiction over transportation finance of new text end 5.21 new text begin any significant events that should cause these new text end 5.22 new text begin estimates to change. new text end 5.23 new text begin This appropriation is for the actual new text end 5.24 new text begin construction, reconstruction, and new text end 5.25 new text begin improvement of trunk highways, including new text end 5.26 new text begin design-build contracts and consultant usage new text end 5.27 new text begin to support these activities. This includes the new text end 5.28 new text begin cost of actual payment to landowners for new text end 5.29 new text begin lands acquired for highway rights-of-way, new text end 5.30 new text begin payment to lessees, interest subsidies, and new text end 5.31 new text begin relocation expenses. new text end 5.32 new text begin The base appropriation for state road new text end 5.33 new text begin construction for fiscal years 2016 and 2017 new text end 5.34 new text begin is $635,000,000 in each year. new text end 6.1 new text begin The commissioner may expend up to one-half new text end 6.2 new text begin of one percent of the federal appropriations new text end 6.3 new text begin under this paragraph as grants to opportunity new text end 6.4 new text begin industrialization centers and other nonprofit new text end 6.5 new text begin job training centers for job training programs new text end 6.6 new text begin related to highway construction. new text end 6.7 new text begin The commissioner may transfer up to new text end 6.8 new text begin $15,000,000 each year to the transportation new text end 6.9 new text begin revolving loan fund. new text end 6.10 new text begin The commissioner may receive money new text end 6.11 new text begin covering other shares of the cost of new text end 6.12 new text begin partnership projects. These receipts are new text end 6.13 new text begin appropriated to the commissioner for these new text end 6.14 new text begin projects. new text end 6.15 new text begin (d) new text end new text begin Highway Debt Service new text end new text begin 158,417,000 new text end new text begin 189,821,000 new text end 6.16 new text begin $148,917,000 the first year and $180,321,000 new text end 6.17 new text begin the second year are for transfer to the state new text end 6.18 new text begin bond fund. If an appropriation is insufficient new text end 6.19 new text begin to make all transfers required in the year new text end 6.20 new text begin for which it is made, the commissioner of new text end 6.21 new text begin management and budget shall notify the new text end 6.22 new text begin Committee on Finance of the senate and new text end 6.23 new text begin the Committee on Ways and Means of the new text end 6.24 new text begin house of representatives of the amount of the new text end 6.25 new text begin deficiency and shall then transfer that amount new text end 6.26 new text begin under the statutory open appropriation. Any new text end 6.27 new text begin excess appropriation cancels to the trunk new text end 6.28 new text begin highway fund. new text end 6.29 new text begin (e) new text end new text begin Electronic Communications new text end new text begin 5,171,000 new text end new text begin 5,171,000 new text end 6.30 new text begin Appropriations by Fund new text end 6.31 new text begin General new text end new text begin 3,000 new text end new text begin 3,000 new text end 6.32 new text begin Trunk Highway new text end new text begin 5,168,000 new text end new text begin 5,168,000 new text end 6.33 new text begin The general fund appropriation is to equip new text end 6.34 new text begin and operate the Roosevelt signal tower for new text end 6.35 new text begin Lake of the Woods weather broadcasting. new text end 7.1 new text begin Subd. 4. new text end new text begin Local Roads new text end 7.2 new text begin (a) new text end new text begin County State Aids new text end new text begin 594,883,000 new text end new text begin 607,505,000 new text end 7.3 new text begin This appropriation is from the county new text end 7.4 new text begin state-aid highway fund under Minnesota new text end 7.5 new text begin Statutes, sections 161.082 to 161.085, and new text end 7.6 new text begin Minnesota Statutes, chapter 162. This new text end 7.7 new text begin appropriation is available until spent. new text end 7.8 new text begin If the commissioner of transportation new text end 7.9 new text begin determines that a balance remains in the new text end 7.10 new text begin county state-aid highway fund following new text end 7.11 new text begin the appropriations and transfers made in new text end 7.12 new text begin this subdivision, and that the appropriations new text end 7.13 new text begin made are insufficient for advancing county new text end 7.14 new text begin state-aid highway projects, an amount new text end 7.15 new text begin necessary to advance the projects, not to new text end 7.16 new text begin exceed the balance in the county state-aid new text end 7.17 new text begin highway fund, is appropriated in each year new text end 7.18 new text begin to the commissioner. Within two weeks new text end 7.19 new text begin of a determination under this contingent new text end 7.20 new text begin appropriation, the commissioner of new text end 7.21 new text begin transportation shall notify the commissioner new text end 7.22 new text begin of management and budget and the chairs new text end 7.23 new text begin and ranking minority members of the new text end 7.24 new text begin legislative committees with jurisdiction over new text end 7.25 new text begin transportation finance concerning funds new text end 7.26 new text begin appropriated. new text end 7.27 new text begin (b) new text end new text begin Municipal State Aids new text end new text begin 152,219,000 new text end new text begin 155,060,000 new text end 7.28 new text begin This appropriation is from the municipal new text end 7.29 new text begin state-aid street fund for municipal state-aid new text end 7.30 new text begin streets under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 162. new text end 7.31 new text begin This appropriation is available until spent. new text end 7.32 new text begin If the commissioner of transportation new text end 7.33 new text begin determines that a balance remains in the new text end 7.34 new text begin municipal state-aid street fund following new text end 8.1 new text begin the appropriations made in this subdivision, new text end 8.2 new text begin and that the appropriations made are new text end 8.3 new text begin insufficient for advancing municipal state-aid new text end 8.4 new text begin street projects, an amount necessary to new text end 8.5 new text begin advance the projects, not to exceed the new text end 8.6 new text begin balance in the municipal state-aid street new text end 8.7 new text begin fund, is appropriated in each year to new text end 8.8 new text begin the commissioner. Within two weeks new text end 8.9 new text begin of a determination under this contingent new text end 8.10 new text begin appropriation, the commissioner of new text end 8.11 new text begin transportation shall notify the commissioner new text end 8.12 new text begin of management and budget and the chairs new text end 8.13 new text begin and ranking minority members of the new text end 8.14 new text begin legislative committees with jurisdiction over new text end 8.15 new text begin transportation finance concerning funds new text end 8.16 new text begin appropriated. new text end 8.17 new text begin Subd. 5. new text end new text begin Agency Management new text end 8.18 new text begin (a) new text end new text begin Agency Services new text end new text begin 41,997,000 new text end new text begin 41,997,000 new text end 8.19 new text begin Appropriations by Fund new text end 8.20 new text begin Airports new text end new text begin 25,000 new text end new text begin 25,000 new text end 8.21 new text begin Trunk Highway new text end new text begin 41,972,000 new text end new text begin 41,972,000 new text end 8.22 new text begin (b) new text end new text begin Buildings new text end new text begin 17,838,000 new text end new text begin 17,838,000 new text end 8.23 new text begin Appropriations by Fund new text end 8.24 new text begin General new text end new text begin 54,000 new text end new text begin 54,000 new text end 8.25 new text begin Trunk Highway new text end new text begin 17,784,000 new text end new text begin 17,784,000 new text end 8.26 new text begin If the appropriation for either year is new text end 8.27 new text begin insufficient, the appropriation for the other new text end 8.28 new text begin year is available for it. new text end 8.29 new text begin Subd. 6. new text end new text begin Transfers new text end 8.30 new text begin (a) With the approval of the commissioner of new text end 8.31 new text begin management and budget, the commissioner new text end 8.32 new text begin of transportation may transfer unencumbered new text end 8.33 new text begin balances among the appropriations from the new text end 8.34 new text begin trunk highway fund and the state airports new text end 9.1 new text begin fund made in this section. No transfer new text end 9.2 new text begin may be made from the appropriations for new text end 9.3 new text begin state road construction or for debt service. new text end 9.4 new text begin Transfers under this paragraph may not be new text end 9.5 new text begin made between funds. Transfers under this new text end 9.6 new text begin paragraph must be reported immediately to new text end 9.7 new text begin the chairs and ranking minority members of new text end 9.8 new text begin the legislative committees with jurisdiction new text end 9.9 new text begin over transportation finance. new text end 9.10 new text begin (b) The commissioner shall transfer from new text end 9.11 new text begin the flexible highway account in the county new text end 9.12 new text begin state-aid highway fund: (1) $3,700,000 in new text end 9.13 new text begin the first year to the trunk highway fund; and new text end 9.14 new text begin (2) the remainder in each year to the county new text end 9.15 new text begin turnback account in the county state-aid new text end 9.16 new text begin highway fund. The funds transferred are new text end 9.17 new text begin for highway turnback purposes as provided new text end 9.18 new text begin under Minnesota Statutes, section 161.081, new text end 9.19 new text begin subdivision 3. new text end 9.20 9.21 new text begin Subd. 7. new text end new text begin Use of State Road Construction new text end new text begin Appropriations new text end 9.22 new text begin Any money appropriated to the commissioner new text end 9.23 new text begin of transportation for state road construction new text end 9.24 new text begin for any fiscal year before the first year is new text end 9.25 new text begin available to the commissioner during the new text end 9.26 new text begin biennium to the extent that the commissioner new text end 9.27 new text begin spends the money on the state road new text end 9.28 new text begin construction project for which the money new text end 9.29 new text begin was originally encumbered during the fiscal new text end 9.30 new text begin year for which it was appropriated. The new text end 9.31 new text begin commissioner of transportation shall report to new text end 9.32 new text begin the commissioner of management and budget new text end 9.33 new text begin by August 1, 2013, and August 1, 2014, on new text end 9.34 new text begin a form the commissioner of management new text end 9.35 new text begin and budget provides, on expenditures made new text end 10.1 new text begin during the previous fiscal year that are new text end 10.2 new text begin authorized by this subdivision. new text end 10.3 new text begin Subd. 8. new text end new text begin Contingent Appropriation new text end 10.4 new text begin The commissioner of transportation, with new text end 10.5 new text begin the approval of the governor and the new text end 10.6 new text begin written approval of at least five members new text end 10.7 new text begin of a group consisting of the members of new text end 10.8 new text begin the Legislative Advisory Commission new text end 10.9 new text begin under Minnesota Statutes, section 3.30, new text end 10.10 new text begin and the ranking minority members of the new text end 10.11 new text begin legislative committees with jurisdiction over new text end 10.12 new text begin transportation finance, may transfer all or new text end 10.13 new text begin part of the unappropriated balance in the new text end 10.14 new text begin trunk highway fund to an appropriation: new text end 10.15 new text begin (1) for trunk highway design, construction, new text end 10.16 new text begin or inspection in order to take advantage of new text end 10.17 new text begin an unanticipated receipt of income to the new text end 10.18 new text begin trunk highway fund or to take advantage new text end 10.19 new text begin of federal advanced construction funding; new text end 10.20 new text begin (2) for trunk highway maintenance in order new text end 10.21 new text begin to meet an emergency; or (3) to pay tort new text end 10.22 new text begin or environmental claims. Nothing in this new text end 10.23 new text begin subdivision authorizes the commissioner new text end 10.24 new text begin to increase the use of federal advanced new text end 10.25 new text begin construction funding beyond amounts new text end 10.26 new text begin specifically authorized. Any transfer as new text end 10.27 new text begin a result of the use of federal advanced new text end 10.28 new text begin construction funding must include an new text end 10.29 new text begin analysis of the effects on the long-term new text end 10.30 new text begin trunk highway fund balance. The amount new text end 10.31 new text begin transferred is appropriated for the purpose of new text end 10.32 new text begin the account to which it is transferred. new text end 10.33 Sec. 4. new text begin METROPOLITAN COUNCIL new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 64,889,000 new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 64,970,000 new text end 11.1 new text begin This appropriation is from the general fund new text end 11.2 new text begin for transit system operations under Minnesota new text end 11.3 new text begin Statutes, sections 473.371 to 473.449. new text end 11.4 Sec. 5. new text begin DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY new text end 11.5 new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Total Appropriation new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 309,107,000 new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 314,333,000 new text end 11.6 new text begin Appropriations by Fund new text end 11.7 new text begin 2014 new text end new text begin 2015 new text end 11.8 new text begin General new text end new text begin 88,945,000 new text end new text begin 88,974,000 new text end 11.9 new text begin Special Revenue new text end new text begin 60,937,000 new text end new text begin 61,233,000 new text end 11.10 new text begin H.U.T.D. new text end new text begin 10,406,000 new text end new text begin 10,406,000 new text end 11.11 new text begin Trunk Highway new text end new text begin 88,909,000 new text end new text begin 88,909,000 new text end 11.12 11.13 new text begin State Government new text end new text begin Special Revenue new text end new text begin 59,841,000 new text end new text begin 64,742,000 new text end 11.14 new text begin Environmental new text end new text begin 69,000 new text end new text begin 69,000 new text end 11.15 new text begin The amounts that may be spent for each new text end 11.16 new text begin purpose are specified in the following new text end 11.17 new text begin subdivisions. new text end 11.18 new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Administration and Related Services new text end 11.19 new text begin (a) new text end new text begin Office of Communications new text end new text begin 504,000 new text end new text begin 504,000 new text end 11.20 new text begin Appropriations by Fund new text end 11.21 new text begin General new text end new text begin 111,000 new text end new text begin 111,000 new text end 11.22 new text begin Trunk Highway new text end new text begin 393,000 new text end new text begin 393,000 new text end 11.23 new text begin (b) new text end new text begin Public Safety Support new text end new text begin 8,439,000 new text end new text begin 8,439,000 new text end 11.24 new text begin Appropriations by Fund new text end 11.25 new text begin General new text end new text begin 3,467,000 new text end new text begin 3,467,000 new text end 11.26 new text begin H.U.T.D. new text end new text begin 1,366,000 new text end new text begin 1,366,000 new text end 11.27 new text begin Trunk Highway new text end new text begin 3,606,000 new text end new text begin 3,606,000 new text end 11.28 new text begin $380,000 in each year is from the general new text end 11.29 new text begin fund for payment of public safety officer new text end 11.30 new text begin survivor benefits under Minnesota Statutes, new text end 11.31 new text begin section 299A.44. If the appropriation for new text end 11.32 new text begin either year is insufficient, the appropriation new text end 11.33 new text begin for the other year is available for it. new text end 11.34 new text begin $1,367,000 in each year is from the general new text end 11.35 new text begin fund to be deposited in the public safety new text end 12.1 new text begin officer's benefit account. This money new text end 12.2 new text begin is available for reimbursements under new text end 12.3 new text begin Minnesota Statutes, section new text end new text begin . new text end 12.4 new text begin $600,000 in each year is from the general new text end 12.5 new text begin fund and $100,000 in each year is from the new text end 12.6 new text begin trunk highway fund for soft body armor new text end 12.7 new text begin reimbursements under Minnesota Statutes, new text end 12.8 new text begin section new text end new text begin . new text end 12.9 new text begin $792,000 in each year is from the general new text end 12.10 new text begin fund for transfer by the commissioner of new text end 12.11 new text begin management and budget to the trunk highway new text end 12.12 new text begin fund on December 31, 2013, and December new text end 12.13 new text begin 31, 2014, respectively, in order to reimburse new text end 12.14 new text begin the trunk highway fund for expenses not new text end 12.15 new text begin related to the fund. These represent amounts new text end 12.16 new text begin appropriated out of the trunk highway new text end 12.17 new text begin fund for general fund purposes in the new text end 12.18 new text begin administration and related services program. new text end 12.19 new text begin $610,000 in each year is from the highway new text end 12.20 new text begin user tax distribution fund for transfer by the new text end 12.21 new text begin commissioner of management and budget new text end 12.22 new text begin to the trunk highway fund on December 31, new text end 12.23 new text begin 2013, and December 31, 2014, respectively, new text end 12.24 new text begin in order to reimburse the trunk highway new text end 12.25 new text begin fund for expenses not related to the fund. new text end 12.26 new text begin These represent amounts appropriated out new text end 12.27 new text begin of the trunk highway fund for highway new text end 12.28 new text begin user tax distribution fund purposes in the new text end 12.29 new text begin administration and related services program. new text end 12.30 new text begin $716,000 in each year is from the highway new text end 12.31 new text begin user tax distribution fund for transfer by the new text end 12.32 new text begin commissioner of management and budget to new text end 12.33 new text begin the general fund on December 31, 2013, and new text end 12.34 new text begin December 31, 2014, respectively, in order to new text end 12.35 new text begin reimburse the general fund for expenses not new text end 13.1 new text begin related to the fund. These represent amounts new text end 13.2 new text begin appropriated out of the general fund for new text end 13.3 new text begin operation of the criminal justice data network new text end 13.4 new text begin related to driver and motor vehicle licensing. new text end 13.5 new text begin Before January 15, 2015, the commissioner new text end 13.6 new text begin of public safety shall review the amounts and new text end 13.7 new text begin purposes of the transfers under this paragraph new text end 13.8 new text begin and shall recommend necessary changes to new text end 13.9 new text begin the legislative committees with jurisdiction new text end 13.10 new text begin over transportation finance. new text end 13.11 new text begin (c) new text end new text begin Technology and Support Service new text end new text begin 3,685,000 new text end new text begin 3,685,000 new text end 13.12 new text begin Appropriations by Fund new text end 13.13 new text begin General new text end new text begin 1,322,000 new text end new text begin 1,322,000 new text end 13.14 new text begin H.U.T.D. new text end new text begin 19,000 new text end new text begin 19,000 new text end 13.15 new text begin Trunk Highway new text end new text begin 2,344,000 new text end new text begin 2,344,000 new text end 13.16 new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin State Patrol new text end 13.17 new text begin (a) new text end new text begin Patrolling Highways new text end new text begin 72,522,000 new text end new text begin 72,522,000 new text end 13.18 new text begin Appropriations by Fund new text end 13.19 new text begin General new text end new text begin 37,000 new text end new text begin 37,000 new text end 13.20 new text begin H.U.T.D. new text end new text begin 92,000 new text end new text begin 92,000 new text end 13.21 new text begin Trunk Highway new text end new text begin 72,393,000 new text end new text begin 72,393,000 new text end 13.22 new text begin (b) new text end new text begin Commercial Vehicle Enforcement new text end new text begin 7,796,000 new text end new text begin 7,796,000 new text end 13.23 new text begin (c) new text end new text begin Capitol Security new text end new text begin 3,105,000 new text end new text begin 3,105,000 new text end 13.24 new text begin This appropriation is from the general fund. new text end 13.25 new text begin The commissioner may not: (1) spend new text end 13.26 new text begin any money from the trunk highway fund new text end 13.27 new text begin for capitol security; or (2) permanently new text end 13.28 new text begin transfer any state trooper from the patrolling new text end 13.29 new text begin highways activity to capitol security. new text end 13.30 new text begin The commissioner may not transfer any new text end 13.31 new text begin money appropriated to the commissioner new text end 13.32 new text begin under this section: (1) to capitol security; or new text end 13.33 new text begin (2) from capitol security. new text end 13.34 new text begin (d) new text end new text begin Vehicle Crimes Unit new text end new text begin 693,000 new text end new text begin 693,000 new text end 14.1 new text begin This appropriation is from the highway user new text end 14.2 new text begin tax distribution fund. new text end 14.3 new text begin This appropriation is to investigate: (1) new text end 14.4 new text begin registration tax and motor vehicle sales tax new text end 14.5 new text begin liabilities from individuals and businesses new text end 14.6 new text begin that currently do not pay all taxes owed; new text end 14.7 new text begin and (2) illegal or improper activity related new text end 14.8 new text begin to sale, transfer, titling, and registration of new text end 14.9 new text begin motor vehicles. new text end 14.10 new text begin Subd. 4. new text end new text begin Driver and Vehicle Services new text end 14.11 new text begin (a) new text end new text begin Vehicle Services new text end new text begin 28,259,000 new text end new text begin 28,357,000 new text end 14.12 new text begin Appropriations by Fund new text end 14.13 new text begin Special Revenue new text end new text begin 20,023,000 new text end new text begin 20,121,000 new text end 14.14 new text begin H.U.T.D. new text end new text begin 8,236,000 new text end new text begin 8,236,000 new text end 14.15 new text begin The special revenue fund appropriation is new text end 14.16 new text begin from the vehicle services operating account. new text end 14.17 new text begin $1,000,000 in each year is from the special new text end 14.18 new text begin revenue fund for ten additional positions to new text end 14.19 new text begin enhance customer service related to vehicle new text end 14.20 new text begin title issuance. new text end 14.21 new text begin $98,000 the second year is from the special new text end 14.22 new text begin revenue fund for the vehicle services portion new text end 14.23 new text begin of a new telephone system. This amount new text end 14.24 new text begin is for transfer to the Office of Enterprise new text end 14.25 new text begin Technology for initial construction and new text end 14.26 new text begin development of the system. This is a onetime new text end 14.27 new text begin appropriation and is available until expended. new text end 14.28 new text begin (b) new text end new text begin Driver Services new text end new text begin 28,749,000 new text end new text begin 28,947,000 new text end 14.29 new text begin Appropriations by Fund new text end 14.30 new text begin Special Revenue new text end new text begin 28,748,000 new text end new text begin 28,946,000 new text end 14.31 new text begin Trunk Highway new text end new text begin 1,000 new text end new text begin 1,000 new text end 14.32 new text begin The special revenue fund appropriation is new text end 14.33 new text begin from the driver services operating account. new text end 15.1 new text begin $150,000 in the second year is from the new text end 15.2 new text begin special revenue fund for two new positions new text end 15.3 new text begin to implement facial recognition. new text end 15.4 new text begin $52,000 the second year is from the special new text end 15.5 new text begin revenue fund for the driver services portion new text end 15.6 new text begin of a new telephone system. This amount new text end 15.7 new text begin is for transfer to the Office of Enterprise new text end 15.8 new text begin Technology for initial construction and new text end 15.9 new text begin development of the system. This is a onetime new text end 15.10 new text begin appropriation and is available until expended. new text end 15.11 new text begin $37,000 in the first year and $33,000 in the new text end 15.12 new text begin second year are from the special revenue new text end 15.13 new text begin fund for one half-time position to assist with new text end 15.14 new text begin the Novice Driver Improvement Task Force new text end 15.15 new text begin under Minnesota Statutes, section 171.0701, new text end 15.16 new text begin subdivision 1a. The base appropriation for new text end 15.17 new text begin this position is $6,000 in fiscal year 2016 and new text end 15.18 new text begin $0 in fiscal year 2017. new text end 15.19 new text begin Subd. 5. new text end new text begin Traffic Safety new text end new text begin 435,000 new text end new text begin 435,000 new text end 15.20 new text begin The commissioner of public safety shall new text end 15.21 new text begin spend 50 percent of the money available to new text end 15.22 new text begin the state under United States Code, title 23, new text end 15.23 new text begin section 164, and the remaining 50 percent new text end 15.24 new text begin must be transferred to the commissioner new text end 15.25 new text begin of transportation for hazard elimination new text end 15.26 new text begin activities under United States Code, title 23, new text end 15.27 new text begin section 152. new text end 15.28 new text begin Subd. 6. new text end new text begin Pipeline Safety new text end new text begin 1,354,000 new text end new text begin 1,354,000 new text end 15.29 new text begin This appropriation is from the pipeline safety new text end 15.30 new text begin account in the special revenue fund. new text end 15.31 new text begin Subd. 7. new text end new text begin Emergency Management new text end new text begin 3,079,000 new text end new text begin 3,029,000 new text end 15.32 new text begin Appropriations by Fund new text end 15.33 new text begin General new text end new text begin 2,406,000 new text end new text begin 2,356,000 new text end 16.1 new text begin Special Revenue new text end new text begin 604,000 new text end new text begin 604,000 new text end 16.2 new text begin Environmental new text end new text begin 69,000 new text end new text begin 69,000 new text end 16.3 new text begin $604,000 each year is appropriated from the new text end 16.4 new text begin fire safety account in the special revenue new text end 16.5 new text begin fund. These amounts must be used to new text end 16.6 new text begin fund the hazardous materials and chemical new text end 16.7 new text begin assessment teams. new text end 16.8 new text begin $555,000 the first year and $505,000 the new text end 16.9 new text begin second year are from the general fund to new text end 16.10 new text begin reinstate the school safety center and to new text end 16.11 new text begin provide for school safety. The commissioner new text end 16.12 new text begin of public safety shall work collaboratively new text end 16.13 new text begin with the School Climate Council and the new text end 16.14 new text begin school climate center established under new text end 16.15 new text begin Minnesota Statutes, sections 121A.07 and new text end 16.16 new text begin 127A.052. new text end 16.17 new text begin Subd. 8. new text end new text begin Criminal Apprehension new text end new text begin 42,853,000 new text end new text begin 42,932,000 new text end 16.18 new text begin Appropriations by Fund new text end 16.19 new text begin General new text end new text begin 40,905,000 new text end new text begin 40,984,000 new text end 16.20 16.21 new text begin State Government new text end new text begin Special Revenue new text end new text begin 7,000 new text end new text begin 7,000 new text end 16.22 new text begin Trunk Highway new text end new text begin 1,941,000 new text end new text begin 1,941,000 new text end 16.23 new text begin Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section new text end 16.24 new text begin 161.20, subdivision 3 new text end new text begin , $1,941,000 each year new text end 16.25 new text begin is appropriated from the trunk highway fund new text end 16.26 new text begin for laboratory analysis related to driving new text end 16.27 new text begin while impaired cases. new text end 16.28 new text begin $125,000 in each year is from the general new text end 16.29 new text begin fund to replace forensic laboratory equipment new text end 16.30 new text begin at the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension. new text end 16.31 new text begin $200,000 in each year is from the general new text end 16.32 new text begin fund to improve forensic laboratory staffing new text end 16.33 new text begin at the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension. new text end 17.1 new text begin $310,000 the first year and $389,000 the new text end 17.2 new text begin second year are from the general fund to new text end 17.3 new text begin maintain Livescan fingerprinting machines. new text end 17.4 new text begin Subd. 9. new text end new text begin Fire Marshal new text end new text begin 9,555,000 new text end new text begin 9,555,000 new text end 17.5 new text begin This appropriation is from the fire safety new text end 17.6 new text begin account in the special revenue fund and is for new text end 17.7 new text begin activities under Minnesota Statutes, section new text end 17.8 new text begin . new text end 17.9 new text begin Of this amount: (1) $7,187,000 each year new text end 17.10 new text begin is for activities under Minnesota Statutes, new text end 17.11 new text begin section new text end new text begin ; and (2) $2,368,000 the first new text end 17.12 new text begin year and $2,368,000 the second year are for new text end 17.13 new text begin transfers to the general fund under Minnesota new text end 17.14 new text begin Statutes, section new text end new text begin 297I.06, subdivision 3 new text end new text begin . new text end 17.15 new text begin Subd. 10. new text end new text begin Alcohol and Gambling Enforcement new text end new text begin 2,235,000 new text end new text begin 2,235,000 new text end 17.16 new text begin Appropriations by Fund new text end 17.17 new text begin General new text end new text begin 1,582,000 new text end new text begin 1,582,000 new text end 17.18 new text begin Special Revenue new text end new text begin 653,000 new text end new text begin 653,000 new text end 17.19 new text begin This appropriation is from the alcohol new text end 17.20 new text begin enforcement account in the special revenue new text end 17.21 new text begin fund. Of this appropriation, $500,000 each new text end 17.22 new text begin year shall be transferred to the general fund. new text end 17.23 new text begin Subd. 11. new text end new text begin Office of Justice Programs new text end new text begin 36,106,000 new text end new text begin 36,106,000 new text end 17.24 new text begin Appropriations by Fund new text end 17.25 new text begin General new text end new text begin 36,010,000 new text end new text begin 36,010,000 new text end 17.26 17.27 new text begin State Government new text end new text begin Special Revenue new text end new text begin 96,000 new text end new text begin 96,000 new text end 17.28 new text begin Up to 2.5 percent of the grant money new text end 17.29 new text begin appropriated in this subdivision may be used new text end 17.30 new text begin to administer the grant program. new text end 17.31 new text begin $1,500,000 in each year is from the general new text end 17.32 new text begin fund for victim assistance grants. The funds new text end 17.33 new text begin must be distributed through an open and new text end 17.34 new text begin competitive grant process for existing crime new text end 18.1 new text begin victim programs. The funds must be used to new text end 18.2 new text begin meet the needs of underserved and unserved new text end 18.3 new text begin areas and populations. new text end 18.4 new text begin $1,500,000 in each year is from the general new text end 18.5 new text begin fund for youth intervention programs under new text end 18.6 new text begin Minnesota Statutes, section 299A.73. The new text end 18.7 new text begin appropriations must be used to create new new text end 18.8 new text begin programs statewide in underserved areas and new text end 18.9 new text begin to help existing programs serve unmet needs new text end 18.10 new text begin in the program's communities. new text end 18.11 new text begin $50,000 in each year is from the general new text end 18.12 new text begin fund for a grant to the Upper Midwest new text end 18.13 new text begin Community Policing Institute for use new text end 18.14 new text begin in training community safety personnel new text end 18.15 new text begin about the use of de-escalation strategies new text end 18.16 new text begin for handling returning veterans in crisis. new text end 18.17 new text begin This is a onetime appropriation, and the new text end 18.18 new text begin unencumbered balance in the first year does new text end 18.19 new text begin not cancel but is available for the second new text end 18.20 new text begin year. The commissioner shall consult with new text end 18.21 new text begin the Peace Officers Standards and Training new text end 18.22 new text begin (POST) Board regarding the design and new text end 18.23 new text begin content of the course, and must also ensure new text end 18.24 new text begin that the training opportunities are reasonably new text end 18.25 new text begin distributed throughout the state. new text end 18.26 18.27 new text begin Subd. 12. new text end new text begin Emergency Communication new text end new text begin Networks new text end new text begin 59,738,000 new text end new text begin 64,639,000 new text end 18.28 new text begin This appropriation is from the state new text end 18.29 new text begin government special revenue fund for 911 new text end 18.30 new text begin emergency telecommunications services. new text end 18.31 new text begin (a) new text end new text begin Public Safety Answering Points new text end 18.32 new text begin $13,664,000 each year is to be distributed new text end 18.33 new text begin as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section new text end 18.34 new text begin 403.113, subdivision 2 new text end new text begin . new text end 19.1 new text begin (b) new text end new text begin Medical Resource Communication new text end 19.2 new text begin Centers new text end 19.3 new text begin $683,000 each year is for grants to the new text end 19.4 new text begin Minnesota Emergency Medical Services new text end 19.5 new text begin Regulatory Board for the Metro East new text end 19.6 new text begin and Metro West Medical Resource new text end 19.7 new text begin Communication Centers that were in new text end 19.8 new text begin operation before January 1, 2000. new text end 19.9 new text begin (c) new text end new text begin ARMER Debt Service new text end 19.10 new text begin $23,261,000 each year is to the commissioner new text end 19.11 new text begin of management and budget to pay debt new text end 19.12 new text begin service on revenue bonds issued under new text end 19.13 new text begin Minnesota Statutes, section new text end new text begin . new text end 19.14 new text begin Any portion of this appropriation not needed new text end 19.15 new text begin to pay debt service in a fiscal year may be new text end 19.16 new text begin used by the commissioner of public safety to new text end 19.17 new text begin pay cash for any of the capital improvements new text end 19.18 new text begin for which bond proceeds were appropriated new text end 19.19 new text begin by Laws 2005, chapter 136, article 1, section new text end 19.20 new text begin 9, subdivision 8, or Laws 2007, chapter 54, new text end 19.21 new text begin article 1, section 10, subdivision 8. new text end 19.22 new text begin (d) new text end new text begin ARMER State Backbone Operating new text end 19.23 new text begin Costs new text end 19.24 new text begin $9,250,000 the first year and $9,650,000 new text end 19.25 new text begin the second year are to the commissioner of new text end 19.26 new text begin transportation for costs of maintaining and new text end 19.27 new text begin operating the first and third phases of the new text end 19.28 new text begin statewide radio system backbone. new text end 19.29 new text begin (e) new text end new text begin ARMER Improvements new text end 19.30 new text begin $1,000,000 each year is for the Statewide new text end 19.31 new text begin Radio Board for costs of design, construction, new text end 19.32 new text begin maintenance of, and improvements to those new text end 19.33 new text begin elements of the statewide public safety radio new text end 19.34 new text begin and communication system that support new text end 20.1 new text begin mutual aid communications and emergency new text end 20.2 new text begin medical services or provide enhancement of new text end 20.3 new text begin public safety communication interoperability. new text end 20.4 new text begin $600,000 the first year and $1,000,000 new text end 20.5 new text begin the second year are for transfer to the new text end 20.6 new text begin commissioner of transportation for new text end 20.7 new text begin maintenance of the Allied Radio Matrix for new text end 20.8 new text begin Emergency Response. new text end 20.9 Sec. 6. new text begin TORT CLAIMS new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 600,000 new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 600,000 new text end 20.10 new text begin This appropriation is to the commissioner of new text end 20.11 new text begin management and budget. new text end 20.12 new text begin If the appropriation for either year is new text end 20.13 new text begin insufficient, the appropriation for the other new text end 20.14 new text begin year is available for it. new text end 20.15    Sec. 7. new text begin REAUTHORIZATION; 2008 BOND SALE EXPENSES FOR TRUNK new text end 20.16 new text begin HIGHWAY BONDS. new text end 20.17 new text begin $1,414,600 of the amount appropriated in Laws 2008, chapter 152, article 2, section new text end 20.18 new text begin 6, for trunk highway bond sale expenses, which was reported to the legislature according new text end 20.19 new text begin to Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.642, subdivision 1, is reauthorized and does not cancel new text end 20.20 new text begin under the terms of that subdivision. This appropriation for the bond sale expenses and the new text end 20.21 new text begin bond sale authorization in Laws 2008, chapter 152, article 2, section 7, subdivision 1, as new text end 20.22 new text begin amended, are available until December 31, 2019. new text end 20.23 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end 20.24ARTICLE 2 20.25TRANSPORTATION POLICY AND FINANCE 20.26    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 161.20, subdivision 3, is amended to read: 20.27    Subd. 3. Trunk highway fund appropriations. The commissioner may expend 20.28trunk highway funds only for trunk highway purposes. Payment of expenses related 20.29to Bureau of Criminal Apprehension laboratory, Explore Minnesota Tourism kiosks, 20.30Minnesota Safety Council, tort claims, driver education programs, Emergency Medical 20.31Services Board, Mississippi River Parkway Commission, new text begin payments to MN.IT Services in new text end 20.32 new text begin excess of actual costs incurred for trunk highway purposes, new text end and personnel costs incurred 21.1on behalf of the Governor's Office do not further a highway purpose and do not aid in the 21.2construction, improvement, or maintenance of the highway system. 21.3    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 161.53, is amended to read: 21.4161.53 RESEARCH ACTIVITIES. 21.5    (a) The commissioner may set aside in each fiscal year up to two percent of the total 21.6amount of all funds appropriated to the commissioner other than county state-aid and 21.7municipal state-aid highway funds for transportation research including public and private 21.8research partnerships. The commissioner shall spend this money for (1) research to improve 21.9the design, construction, maintenance, management, and environmental compatibility 21.10of transportation systems, including research into and implementation of innovations 21.11in bridge-monitoring technology and bridge inspection technology; bridge inspection 21.12techniques and best practices; and the cost-effectiveness of deferred or lower cost highway 21.13and bridge design and maintenance activities and their impacts on long-term trunk highway 21.14costs and maintenance needs; (2) research on transportation policies that enhance energy 21.15efficiency and economic development; (3) programs for implementing and monitoring 21.16research results; and (4) development of transportation education and outreach activities. 21.17(b) Of all funds appropriated to the commissioner other than state-aid funds, the 21.18commissioner shall spend at least 0.1 percent, but not exceeding $1,200,000 new text begin $2,000,000 new text end 21.19in any fiscal year, for research and related activities performed by the Center for 21.20Transportation Studies of the University of Minnesota. The center shall establish a 21.21technology transfer and training center for Minnesota transportation professionals. new text begin By new text end 21.22 new text begin June 30, 2018, the center shall conduct research on transportation policy and economic new text end 21.23 new text begin competitiveness, including, but not limited to, innovative transportation finance options new text end 21.24 new text begin and economic development, transportation impacts of industry clusters and freight, and new text end 21.25 new text begin transportation technology impacts on economic competitiveness. new text end 21.26    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 168A.29, subdivision 1, is amended to read: 21.27    Subdivision 1. Amounts. (a) The department must be paid the following fees: 21.28    (1) for filing an application for and the issuance of an original certificate of title, 21.29the sum of new text begin : new text end 21.30     new text begin (i) until December 31, 2016, new text end $6.25 of which $3.25 must be paid into the vehicle 21.31services operating account of the special revenue fund under section 299A.705; until 21.32June 30, 2012, a surcharge of $1.75 must be added to the fee and credited to the driver 21.33and vehicle services technology account; new text begin , and new text end from July 1, 2012, to June 30, 2016, a 22.1surcharge of $1 must be added to the fee and credited to the driver and vehicle services 22.2technology account; new text begin and new text end 22.3 new text begin (ii) on and after January 1, 2017, $8.25 of which $4.15 must be paid into the vehicle new text end 22.4 new text begin services operating account; new text end 22.5    (2) for each security interest when first noted upon a certificate of title, including the 22.6concurrent notation of any assignment thereof and its subsequent release or satisfaction, 22.7the sum of $2, except that no fee is due for a security interest filed by a public authority 22.8under section 168A.05, subdivision 8; 22.9    (3) new text begin until December 31, 2016, new text end for the transfer of the interest of an owner and the 22.10issuance of a new certificate of title, the sum of $5.50 of which $2.50 must be paid into the 22.11vehicle services operating account of the special revenue fund under section 299A.705; 22.12until June 30, 2012, a surcharge of $1.75 must be added to the fee and credited to the 22.13driver and vehicle services technology account; new text begin , and new text end from July 1, 2012, to June 30, 2016, 22.14a surcharge of $1 must be added to the fee and credited to the driver and vehicle services 22.15technology account; 22.16    (4) for each assignment of a security interest when first noted on a certificate of title, 22.17unless noted concurrently with the security interest, the sum of $1; new text begin and new text end 22.18    (5) for issuing a duplicate certificate of title, the sum of $7.25 of which $3.25 must 22.19be paid into the vehicle services operating account of the special revenue fund under 22.20section 299A.705; until June 30, 2012, a surcharge of $1.75 must be added to the fee 22.21and credited to the driver and vehicle services technology account; from July 1, 2012, 22.22to June 30, 2016, a surcharge of $1 must be added to the fee and credited to the driver 22.23and vehicle services technology account. 22.24    (b) After June 30, 1994, In addition to each of the fees new text begin the fee new text end required under 22.25paragraph (a), clauses new text begin clause new text end (1) and (3), the department must be paid $3.50. The additional 22.26$3.50 fee collected under this paragraph must be deposited in the special revenue fund and 22.27credited to the public safety motor vehicle account established in section 299A.70. 22.28    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 171.05, subdivision 2, is amended to read: 22.29    Subd. 2. Person less than 18 years of age. (a) Notwithstanding any provision 22.30in subdivision 1 to the contrary, the department may issue an instruction permit to an 22.31applicant who is 15, 16, or 17 years of age and who: 22.32(1) has completed a course of driver education in another state, has a previously 22.33issued valid license from another state, or is enrolled in either: 23.1(i) a public, private, or commercial driver education program that is approved by 23.2the commissioner of public safety and that includes classroom and behind-the-wheel 23.3training; or 23.4(ii) an approved behind-the-wheel driver education program when the student is 23.5receiving full-time instruction in a home school within the meaning of sections 120A.22 23.6and 120A.24, the student is working toward a homeschool diploma, the student is taking 23.7home-classroom driver training with classroom materials approved by the commissioner 23.8of public safety, and the student's parent has certified the student's homeschool and 23.9home-classroom driver training status on the form approved by the commissioner; 23.10(2) has completed the classroom phase of instruction in the driver education program 23.11 new text begin or has completed 15 hours of classroom instruction in a program that presents classroom new text end 23.12 new text begin and behind-the-wheel instruction concurrently new text end ; 23.13(3) has passed a test of the applicant's eyesight; 23.14(4) has passed a department-administered test of the applicant's knowledge of traffic 23.15laws; 23.16(5) has completed the required application, which must be approved by (i) either 23.17parent when both reside in the same household as the minor applicant or, if otherwise, 23.18then (ii) the parent or spouse of the parent having custody or, in the event there is no 23.19court order for custody, then (iii) the parent or spouse of the parent with whom the minor 23.20is living or, if items (i) to (iii) do not apply, then (iv) the guardian having custody of the 23.21minor, (v) the foster parent or the director of the transitional living program in which the 23.22child resides or, in the event a person under the age of 18 has no living father, mother, 23.23or guardian, or is married or otherwise legally emancipated, then (vi) the applicant's 23.24adult spouse, adult close family member, or adult employer; provided, that the approval 23.25required by this clause contains a verification of the age of the applicant and the identity of 23.26the parent, guardian, adult spouse, adult close family member, or adult employer; and 23.27(6) has paid the fee new text begin all fees new text end required in section 171.06, subdivision 2. 23.28(b) For the purposes of determining compliance with the certification of paragraph 23.29(a), clause (1), item (ii), the commissioner may request verification of a student's 23.30homeschool status from the superintendent of the school district in which the student 23.31resides and the superintendent shall provide that verification. 23.32(c) The instruction permit is valid for two years from the date of application and 23.33may be renewed upon payment of a fee equal to the fee for issuance of an instruction 23.34permit under section 171.06, subdivision 2. 23.35 new text begin (d) The commissioner of public safety shall adopt rules to carry out the provisions new text end 23.36 new text begin of this section. The rules adopted under this section are exempt from the rulemaking new text end 24.1 new text begin provisions of chapter 14. The rules are subject to section 14.386, except that section new text end 24.2 new text begin 14.386, paragraph (b), does not apply. new text end 24.3 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin Paragraph (a) is effective June 1, 2014. Paragraph (d) is new text end 24.4 new text begin effective the day following final enactment. new text end 24.5    Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 171.061, subdivision 4, is amended to read: 24.6    Subd. 4. Fee; equipment. (a) The agent may charge and retain a filing fee of $5 new text begin $8 new text end 24.7 for each application. Except as provided in paragraph (c), the fee shall cover all expenses 24.8involved in receiving, accepting, or forwarding to the department the applications and 24.9fees required under sections 171.02, subdivision 3; 171.06, subdivisions 2 and 2a; and 24.10171.07 , subdivisions 3 and 3a. 24.11(b) The statutory fees and the filing fees imposed under paragraph (a) may be paid 24.12by credit card or debit card. The driver's license agent may collect a convenience fee on 24.13the statutory fees and filing fees not greater than the cost of processing a credit card or 24.14debit card transaction. The convenience fee must be used to pay the cost of processing 24.15credit card and debit card transactions. The commissioner shall adopt rules to administer 24.16this paragraph using the exempt procedures of section 14.386, except that section 14.386, 24.17paragraph (b), does not apply. 24.18(c) The department shall maintain the photo identification equipment for all 24.19agents appointed as of January 1, 2000. Upon the retirement, resignation, death, or 24.20discontinuance of an existing agent, and if a new agent is appointed in an existing office 24.21pursuant to Minnesota Rules, chapter 7404, and notwithstanding the above or Minnesota 24.22Rules, part 7404.0400, the department shall provide and maintain photo identification 24.23equipment without additional cost to a newly appointed agent in that office if the office 24.24was provided the equipment by the department before January 1, 2000. All photo 24.25identification equipment must be compatible with standards established by the department. 24.26(d) A filing fee retained by the agent employed by a county board must be paid into 24.27the county treasury and credited to the general revenue fund of the county. An agent who 24.28is not an employee of the county shall retain the filing fee in lieu of county employment 24.29or salary and is considered an independent contractor for pension purposes, coverage 24.30under the Minnesota State Retirement System, or membership in the Public Employees 24.31Retirement Association. 24.32(e) Before the end of the first working day following the final day of the reporting 24.33period established by the department, the agent must forward to the department all 24.34applications and fees collected during the reporting period except as provided in paragraph 24.35(d). 25.1    Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 174.40, is amended by adding a subdivision 25.2to read: 25.3     new text begin Subd. 7a. new text end new text begin Related non-infrastructure activities. new text end new text begin (a) The commissioner may not new text end 25.4 new text begin expend an appropriation from the bond proceeds fund, or provide financial assistance from new text end 25.5 new text begin such appropriations, for the purposes specified in this subdivision. new text end 25.6 new text begin (b) Subject to appropriations made specifically for the purposes of this subdivision, new text end 25.7 new text begin the commissioner may expend funds for non-infrastructure activities to encourage walking new text end 25.8 new text begin and bicycling to school, including: new text end 25.9 new text begin (1) planning activities; new text end 25.10 new text begin (2) public awareness campaigns and outreach to press and community leaders; new text end 25.11 new text begin (3) traffic education and enforcement in the vicinity of schools; new text end 25.12 new text begin (4) student sessions on bicycle and pedestrian safety, health, and the environment; and new text end 25.13 new text begin (5) financial assistance for training, volunteers, and managers of safe routes to new text end 25.14 new text begin school programs. new text end 25.15    Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 299A.73, subdivision 3, is amended to read: 25.16    Subd. 3. Grant allocation formula. Up to one new text begin five new text end percent of the appropriations 25.17to the grants-in-aid to the youth intervention program may be used for a grant to 25.18the Minnesota Youth Intervention Programs Association for expenses in providing 25.19collaborative new text begin collaboration, program development, professional development new text end training 25.20and new text begin , new text end technical assistance to new text begin , tracking, and analyzing and reporting outcome data for the new text end 25.21 community-based grantees of the program. new text begin The Minnesota Youth Intervention Programs new text end 25.22 new text begin Association is not required to meet the match obligation under subdivision 2. new text end 25.23    Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 299E.01, subdivision 3, is amended to read: 25.24    Subd. 3. Powers and duties transferred. All powers, duties and responsibilities 25.25heretofore assigned by law to the commissioner of administration relating to the general 25.26function of security in such new text begin Capitol complex new text end state-owned buildings are hereby transferred 25.27to the commissioner of public safety. new text begin The commissioner of public safety shall have new text end 25.28 new text begin the final authority regarding public safety and security in the Capitol complex. The new text end 25.29 new text begin commissioner of administration shall have the powers, duties, and responsibilities relating new text end 25.30 new text begin to the Capitol complex of state-owned buildings as provided under chapter 16B. new text end 25.31    Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 398A.04, is amended by adding a subdivision 25.32to read: 26.1     new text begin Subd. 2a. new text end new text begin Bus rapid transit development. new text end new text begin A regional rail authority may exercise new text end 26.2 new text begin the powers conferred under this section to: plan, establish, acquire, develop, purchase, new text end 26.3 new text begin enlarge, extend, improve, maintain, equip, regulate, and protect; and pay costs of new text end 26.4 new text begin construction and operation of a bus rapid transit system located within its county on transit new text end 26.5 new text begin ways included in and approved by the Metropolitan Council's 2030 Transportation Policy new text end 26.6 new text begin Plan. This subdivision applies only to the counties of Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, new text end 26.7 new text begin Ramsey, Scott, and Washington. new text end 26.8 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment new text end 26.9 new text begin and applies only to the counties of Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, new text end 26.10 new text begin and Washington. new text end 26.11    Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 398A.10, is amended by adding a 26.12subdivision to read: 26.13     new text begin Subd. 4. new text end new text begin Definition. new text end new text begin For purposes of this section, "project" means the initial new text end 26.14 new text begin construction of a minimum operable segment of a new light rail transit or commuter rail new text end 26.15 new text begin line, but does not include infill stations, project enhancements, extensions, or supportive new text end 26.16 new text begin infrastructure, constructed after the rail transit is operational. new text end 26.17 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end 26.18    Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 473.39, is amended by adding a subdivision 26.19to read: 26.20     new text begin Subd. 1s. new text end new text begin Obligations. new text end new text begin After July 1, 2013, in addition to other authority in this new text end 26.21 new text begin section, the council may issue certificates of indebtedness, bonds, or other obligations new text end 26.22 new text begin under this section in an amount not exceeding $35,800,000 for capital expenditures as new text end 26.23 new text begin prescribed in the council's transit capital improvement program and for related costs, new text end 26.24 new text begin including the costs of issuance and sale of the obligations. new text end 26.25 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment new text end 26.26 new text begin and applies in the counties of Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, and new text end 26.27 new text begin Washington. new text end 26.28    Sec. 12. Laws 2009, chapter 9, section 1, the effective date, is amended to read: 26.29EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment, 26.30and expires on June 30, 2013 new text begin 2016 new text end . 26.31 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end 27.1    Sec. 13. new text begin FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR NORTHSTAR COMMUTER RAIL new text end 27.2 new text begin EXPENSES; GREATER MINNESOTA. new text end 27.3 new text begin The portion of the cost to provide financial assistance for the Greater Minnesota new text end 27.4 new text begin Transit component of the Northstar Commuter Rail is exempt from the requirements in new text end 27.5 new text begin Minnesota Statutes, section 174.24, subdivision 1. new text end 27.6    Sec. 14. new text begin MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT 1 new text end 27.7 new text begin CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS. new text end 27.8 new text begin (a) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the commissioner of transportation new text end 27.9 new text begin must select and implement either the M-1 or the E-2 layout, as identified in the alternatives new text end 27.10 new text begin analysis conducted by the Department of Transportation, or variations of the M-1 or E-2 new text end 27.11 new text begin layouts, for the project involving the relocation of marked U.S. Highway 53 between new text end 27.12 new text begin Eveleth and Virginia. new text end 27.13 new text begin (b) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the commissioner of transportation new text end 27.14 new text begin must select and implement the South Route layout, as identified and selected in 2010 as new text end 27.15 new text begin the preferred alternative, for the project involving marked U.S. Highway 169 between new text end 27.16 new text begin Tower and Ely. new text end 27.17 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end 27.18    Sec. 15. new text begin NOVICE DRIVER EDUCATION IMPROVEMENT TASK FORCE. new text end 27.19 new text begin (a) The Novice Driver Education Improvement Task Force is established to ensure new text end 27.20 new text begin driver education programs in Minnesota meet the Novice Teen Driver Education and new text end 27.21 new text begin Training Administrative Standards published by the United States Department of new text end 27.22 new text begin Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. new text end 27.23 new text begin (b) The task force consists of 21 members: new text end 27.24 new text begin (1) the commissioner of public safety or the commissioner's designee; new text end 27.25 new text begin (2) two representatives from and designated by the Minnesota Association of new text end 27.26 new text begin Student Councils; new text end 27.27 new text begin (3) one representative from and designated by Mothers Against Drunk Driving; new text end 27.28 new text begin (4) one representative from and designated by Minnesotans for Safe Driving; new text end 27.29 new text begin (5) two representatives from law enforcement organizations, such as the Minnesota new text end 27.30 new text begin Chiefs of Police Association and the Minnesota Sheriffs' Association, appointed by the new text end 27.31 new text begin commissioner; new text end 27.32 new text begin (6) one representative from and designated by the American Automobile Association; new text end 27.33 new text begin (7) one representative from and designated by the Minnesota Safety Council; new text end 27.34 new text begin (8) two representatives from and designated by the Minnesota PTA; new text end 28.1 new text begin (9) five driver educators from the Minnesota Driver and Traffic Safety Education new text end 28.2 new text begin Association designated by the commissioner; and new text end 28.3 new text begin (10) five driver educators from commercial driving schools, designated by the new text end 28.4 new text begin commissioner. new text end 28.5 new text begin (c) Any vacancies shall be filled by the appointing or designating authorities. new text end 28.6 new text begin (d) Members shall serve without compensation. new text end 28.7 new text begin (e) Members shall be appointed or designated by August 1, 2013. new text end 28.8 new text begin (f) The commissioner or the commissioner's designee shall convene the first meeting new text end 28.9 new text begin of the task force after all appointments have been made. At the first meeting, the task new text end 28.10 new text begin force shall elect a chair from among its members by majority vote. The first meeting must new text end 28.11 new text begin take place by September 1, 2013. new text end 28.12 new text begin (g) The duties of the task force are to examine and compare Minnesota law and new text end 28.13 new text begin rules concerning driver education with the Novice Teen Driver Education and Training new text end 28.14 new text begin Administrative Standards, identify discrepancies, and determine to what extent, if any, new text end 28.15 new text begin state law should be modified to conform with federal standards. new text end 28.16 new text begin (h) The commissioner shall provide support staff and administrative services for new text end 28.17 new text begin the task force. new text end 28.18 new text begin (i) The task force shall submit a report no later than August 31, 2015, to the new text end 28.19 new text begin chairs and ranking minority members of the committees in the house of representatives new text end 28.20 new text begin and senate having jurisdiction over transportation policy and finance, containing its new text end 28.21 new text begin recommendation as to whether or to what extent Minnesota's driver education programs new text end 28.22 new text begin should conform to national standards referenced in paragraph (a), and if so, providing draft new text end 28.23 new text begin legislation necessary or desirable to achieve the recommended level of federal conformity. new text end 28.24 new text begin The report may present recommendations for improving Minnesota's driver education new text end 28.25 new text begin curriculum and identify associated costs. new text end 28.26 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment new text end 28.27 new text begin and is repealed September 1, 2015, or the day after the task force submits its report, as new text end 28.28 new text begin required in paragraph (i), whichever occurs first. new text end 28.29    Sec. 16. new text begin TRANSIT WAY COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. new text end 28.30 new text begin (a) In all phases of a transit way project in which the Metropolitan Council is the new text end 28.31 new text begin lead transportation authority, the council may partner and contract for services with local new text end 28.32 new text begin community-based organizations to promote community engagement activities along the new text end 28.33 new text begin project corridor. The community-based organizations may include those organizations new text end 28.34 new text begin representative of low-income people, people of color, people with disabilities, other new text end 28.35 new text begin cultural constituencies, or small businesses. new text end 29.1 new text begin (b) For purposes of this section, project phases may include, but are not limited to: new text end 29.2 new text begin (1) feasibility studies, alternatives analysis, preplanning, environmental analysis, new text end 29.3 new text begin land acquisition, easements, design, preliminary and final engineering, construction, new text end 29.4 new text begin and station development; new text end 29.5 new text begin (2) review of existing public transit service along the corridor; and new text end 29.6 new text begin (3) pedestrian, bicycle, or nonmotorized improvement projects associated with the new text end 29.7 new text begin corridor. new text end 29.8 new text begin (c) Any community engagement activities conducted under this section shall be new text end 29.9 new text begin reported to the senate and house of representatives chairs and ranking minority members new text end 29.10 new text begin of the committees and divisions with primary jurisdiction over transportation policy and new text end 29.11 new text begin finance. new text end 29.12    Sec. 17. new text begin TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE HIRING AND new text end 29.13 new text begin RECRUITMENT. new text end 29.14 new text begin (a) In the construction, maintenance, replacement, and improvement of transit and new text end 29.15 new text begin transportation infrastructure, the lead transportation authority is encouraged to: (1) make new text end 29.16 new text begin every effort to employ, and encourage the construction manager and other subcontractors new text end 29.17 new text begin and vendors to employ, women and members of minority communities; (2) make every new text end 29.18 new text begin effort to contract with women-owned and minority-owned small businesses designated as new text end 29.19 new text begin small targeted group businesses under Minnesota Statutes, section 16C.16; and (3) may new text end 29.20 new text begin contract with a community-based employment assistance firm to create an employment new text end 29.21 new text begin program to recruit, hire, and retain women and minorities for the project construction new text end 29.22 new text begin workforce. In monitoring progress on meeting these goals, reports may track workers new text end 29.23 new text begin from zip codes that have high rates of poverty and unemployment. new text end 29.24 new text begin (b) The commissioner of transportation shall make all reasonable efforts to increase new text end 29.25 new text begin participation in Department of Transportation highway projects of small businesses new text end 29.26 new text begin located in economically disadvantaged areas of Minnesota, within the meaning of new text end 29.27 new text begin Minnesota Statutes, section 16C.16, subdivision 7. new text end 29.28    Sec. 18. new text begin REPEALER. new text end 29.29 new text begin Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 174.285, subdivision 8, new text end new text begin is repealed. new text end