3E Relating to transportation; extending the sunset date for provisions relating to snow removal in uncompleted subdivisions; modifying the sign franchise program; making changes to the trunk highway emergency relief account; modifying legislative route #298 and adding legislative route #339 to the trunk highway system; expanding allowable uses of parking fees relating to the I-394 ramps; encouraging periodic review of property for highway purposes owned or controlled by the department; modifying requirements for variances from rules and engineering standards for the county state-aid highway and municipal state-aid street systems; clarifying motor vehicle registrar registration procedure and drive-away in-transit license plate use; modifying veterans special license plates design; specifying motor vehicle tax payment and charter buses to be excluded from the bus definition; defining occasional basis for trip permits; prohibiting used vehicle parts dealers from selling motor vehicles; specifying requirements for limited use vehicle license holders; removing a dealer license restriction; specifying older and late model vehicle dealer requirements; clarifying certain requirements relating to the purchasing of abandoned vehicles from a dealer; broadening the definition of type III vehicle for school buses; prohibiting motor vehicle drivers from driving in a bicycle lane to pass on the right; allowing motor vehicle in bicycle lanes to perform parking maneuvers; requiring motor vehicle drivers to first signal turns and yield when crossing bicycle lanes; modifying bicycle traffic regulations; prohibiting parking in certain designated bicycle lanes and providing exceptions; clarifying certain disability parking provisions and authorizing disability parking when designated spaces are occupied or unavailable; clarifying school bus drivers personal cellular phone call prohibitions, specifying school bus seat belt use requirements, and clarifying the type of vehicle to carry optional safety equipment; permitting horns on bicycles; modifying weight limits for motor vehicles equipped with idle reduction technology; requiring a valid medical examiner certificate to conform to federal standards; requiring department of public safety employee background investigations and specifying the procedure for criminal history background checks; exempting enhanced identification cards issued to seniors from certain qualifications and expiration provisions; requiring the commissioner of transportation (DOT) to appoint a transportation ombudsperson; changing the due date of the DOT interim progress final report; allowing the commissioner to schedule payments of operating assistance to greater Minnesota transit providers as appropriate; authorizing the commissioner of transportation (DOT) to establish a joint program for public-private partnerships involving public infrastructure investments; defining passenger rail and allowing the commissioner of transportation (DOT) to enter an agreement with Amtrak and to contract with a railroad for joint or shared right-of-way for passenger rail purposes; updating railroad crossing warning sign requirements; making certain federal conforming changes to medical waiver requirements for intrastate motor carrier drivers; exempting certain federal hours of service requirements for drivers transporting certain agricultural commodities under certain conditions; authorizing regional rail authorities to exercise existing powers for bus rapid transit in the seven county metropolitan area; extending the sunset provision of the license reinstatement diversion pilot program; establishing skyway access requirements for the Central station site on the central corridor light rail transit (LRT); authorizing conveyance of certain state lands in Koochiching and Le Sueur counties; directing the commissioner of public safety to make efforts to refrain from enforcing laws conflicting with federal transportation law; specifying the commissioner of transportation requirements for the marked U.S. Highway #53 relocation project; removing legislative route #235 and #256 from the trunk highway system; requiring placement of a specific service sign on a segment of marked trunk highway #52 in Olmsted county; requiring additional intersection signage on marked trunk highway #47 in Anoka; allowing participants in the original ignition interlock device program to drive noninterlock equipped employer-owned vehicles under certain conditions; repealing the issuance of one-way trip permits and the schedule for the commissioner to transmit operating assistance payments for greater Minnesota transit providers
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