1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to transportation; modifying provisions governing transportation and 
1.3 	public safety policies, including highway signs, highway jurisdictions, accounts, 
1.4 	state-aid definitions and variances, vehicle registration and license plates, record 
1.5 	retention, conformance with federal law, motor vehicle dealers, type III vehicles, 
1.6 	bicycle lanes, speed limit, disability parking, school bus safety, vehicle weights, 
1.7 	background checks, senior identification cards, Department of Transportation 
1.8 	offices and ombudsperson and surplus land, railroad crossing signs, bus rapid 
1.9 	transit, transit planning, operations, and accessibility, and land conveyance;
1.10 	amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 160.80, subdivisions 1, 1a, 2; 
1.11 	161.04, subdivision 5; 161.115, subdivision 229, by adding a subdivision; 
1.12 	161.1231, subdivision 8; 161.44, by adding a subdivision; 162.02, subdivision 
1.13 	3a; 162.09, subdivision 3a; 162.13, subdivision 2; 168.017, subdivisions 2, 3; 
1.14 	168.053, subdivision 1; 168.123, subdivision 2; 168.183, subdivision 1; 168.187, 
1.15 	subdivision 17; 168.27, subdivisions 10, 11, by adding a subdivision; 168A.153, 
1.16 	subdivisions 1, 2, 3, by adding a subdivision; 168B.15; 169.011, subdivision 
1.17 	71; 169.14, subdivision 2; 169.18, subdivisions 4, 7; 169.19, subdivision 
1.18 	1; 169.34, subdivision 1; 169.346, subdivision 2, by adding a subdivision; 
1.19 	169.443, subdivision 9; 169.447, subdivision 2; 169.454, subdivision 12; 
1.20 	169.824, subdivision 2; 171.01, subdivision 49b; 171.07, subdivisions 3a, 4; 
1.21 	171.12, subdivision 6; 174.02, by adding a subdivision; 174.24, subdivision 5a; 
1.22 	219.17; 219.18; 219.20; 221.0314, subdivisions 2, 3a, 9a; 398A.04, by adding 
1.23 	a subdivision; Laws 2002, chapter 393, section 85; Laws 2009, chapter 59, 
1.24 	article 3, section 4, subdivision 9, as amended; proposing coding for new law 
1.25 	in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 171; 174; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2012, 
1.26 	sections 168.094; 174.24, subdivision 5; Minnesota Rules, parts 8820.3300, 
1.27 	subpart 2; 8835.0330, subpart 2.
1.28 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.29 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 160.80, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
1.30 		Subdivision 1.Commissioner may establish program. (a) The commissioner of 
1.31 	transportation may establish a sign franchise program for the purpose of providing on the 
1.32 	right-of-way of interstate and controlled-access trunk highways specific information on 
2.1 	gas, food, camping, lodging, attractions, and 24-hour pharmacies for the benefit of the 
2.2 	motoring public.
2.3 	(b) The sign franchise program must include urban interstate highways.

2.4 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 160.80, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:
2.5 		Subd. 1a.Eligibility criteria for business panels. (a) To be eligible for a business 
2.6 	panel on a logo sign panel, a business establishment must:
2.7 	(1) be open for business;
2.8 	(2) have a sign on site that both identifies the business and is visible to motorists;
2.9 	(3) be open to everyone, regardless of race, religion, color, age, sex, national origin, 
2.10 	creed, marital status, sexual orientation, or disability; and
2.11 	(4) not impose a cover charge or otherwise require customers to purchase additional 
2.12 	products or services; and
2.13 	(5) meet the appropriate criteria in paragraphs (b) to (f) (k).
2.14 	(b) Gas businesses must provide vehicle services including fuel gas or alternative 
2.15 	fuels and oil; restroom facilities and drinking water; continuous, staffed operation at least 
2.16 	12 hours a day, seven days a week; and public access to a telephone.
2.17 	(c) Food businesses must serve at least two meals a day during normal mealtimes 
2.18 	of breakfast, lunch, and dinner; provide a continuous, staffed food service operation at 
2.19 	least ten hours a day, seven days a six days per week except holidays as defined in section 
2.20 	645.44, subdivision 5, and except as provided for seasonal food service businesses; 
2.21 	provide seating capacity for at least 20 people; provide restroom facilities; provide public 
2.22 	access to a telephone; and possess any required state or local licensing or approval. 
2.23 	Seasonal food service businesses must provide a continuous, staffed food service operation 
2.24 	at least ten hours a day serving at least two meals per day six days per week, seven days a 
2.25 	week, during their months of operation.
2.26 	(d) Lodging businesses must include sleeping accommodations, provide public 
2.27 	access to a telephone, provide restroom facilities, and possess any required state or local 
2.28 	licensing or approval.
2.29 	(e) Camping businesses must include sites for camping, include parking 
2.30 	accommodations for each campsite, provide sanitary facilities and drinking water, and 
2.31 	possess any required state or local licensing or approval.
2.32 	(f) 24-hour pharmacy businesses must be continuously operated 24 hours per day, 
2.33 	seven days per week, and must have a state-licensed pharmacist present and on duty at 
2.34 	all times.
3.1 	(g) Attractions businesses must have regional significance with the primary purpose 
3.2 	of providing amusement, historical, cultural, or leisure activities to the public; provide 
3.3 	restroom facilities and drinking water; possess any required state or local licensing 
3.4 	approval; and provide adequate bus and vehicle parking accommodations for normal 
3.5 	attendance.
3.6 	(g) (h) Seasonal businesses must indicate to motorists when they are open for business 
3.7 	by either putting the full months of operation directly on the business panel or by having a 
3.8 	"closed" plaque applied to the business panel when the business is closed for the season.
3.9 	(h) (i) The maximum distance that an eligible business in Anoka, Carver, Dakota, 
3.10 	Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, or Washington County an urban area can be located from the 
3.11 	interchange is: for gas, food, lodging, attraction, and 24-hour pharmacy businesses, one 
3.12 	mile three miles; for food businesses, two miles; for lodging businesses and 24-hour 
3.13 	pharmacies, three miles; and for camping businesses, ten miles.
3.14 	(i) (j) The maximum distance that an eligible business in any other county a rural 
3.15 	area can be located from the interchange shall not exceed 15 miles in either direction, 
3.16 	except the maximum distance that an eligible 24-hour pharmacy business can be located 
3.17 	from the interchange shall not exceed three miles in either direction.
3.18 	(j) Logo sign panels must be erected so that motorists approaching an interchange 
3.19 	view the panels in the following order: 24-hour pharmacy, camping, lodging, food, gas.
3.20 	(k) If there is insufficient space on a logo sign panel to display all eligible businesses 
3.21 	for a specific type of service, the businesses closest to the interchange have priority over 
3.22 	businesses farther away from the interchange.
3.23 	(k) If there is available space on a logo sign panel and no application has been 
3.24 	received by the franchise from a fully eligible business, a substantially eligible business 
3.25 	may be allowed the space.

3.26 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 160.80, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
3.27 		Subd. 2.Franchises. The commissioner may, by public negotiation or bid, grant 
3.28 	one or more franchises to qualified persons to erect and maintain, on the right-of-way of 
3.29 	interstate and controlled-access trunk highways, signs informing the motoring public of 
3.30 	gas, food, lodging, camping facilities, attractions, and 24-hour pharmacies. A franchisee 
3.31 	shall furnish, install, maintain, and replace signs for the benefit of advertisers who provide 
3.32 	gas, food, lodging, camping facilities, attractions, and 24-hour pharmacies for the general 
3.33 	public, and lease advertising space on the signs to operators of these facilities.

3.34 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 161.04, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
4.1 		Subd. 5.Trunk highway emergency relief account. (a) The trunk highway 
4.2 	emergency relief account is created in the trunk highway fund. Money in the account is 
4.3 	appropriated to the commissioner to be used to fund relief activities related to an emergency, 
4.4 	as defined in section 161.32, subdivision 3, or under section 12A.16, subdivision 1.
4.5 	(b) Reimbursements by the Federal Highway Administration for emergency relief 
4.6 	payments made from the trunk highway emergency relief account must be credited to the 
4.7 	account. Interest accrued on the account must be credited to the account. Notwithstanding 
4.8 	section 16A.28, money in the account is available until spent. If the balance of the account 
4.9 	at the end of a fiscal year is greater than $10,000,000, the amount above $10,000,000 
4.10 	must be canceled to the trunk highway fund.
4.11 	(c) By September 1, 2012, and in every subsequent even-numbered year by 
4.12 	September 1, the commissioner shall submit a report to the chairs and ranking minority 
4.13 	members of the senate and house of representatives committees having jurisdiction over 
4.14 	transportation policy and finance. The report must include the balance, as well as details 
4.15 	of payments made from and deposits made to the trunk highway emergency relief account 
4.16 	since the last report.

4.17 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 161.115, subdivision 229, is amended to read:
4.18 		Subd. 229.Route No. 298. Beginning at a point on Route No. 21 in the city of 
4.19 	Faribault; thence extending in a southerly and easterly direction through the grounds of 
4.20 	the Minnesota State Academy for the Blind, the Faribault Regional Treatment Center, and 
4.21 	the Minnesota Correctional Facility - Faribault to a point on Route No. 323.

4.22 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 161.115, is amended by adding a subdivision 
4.23 	to read:
4.24 		Subd. 270.Route No. 339. Beginning at a point on Route No. 45, thence extending 
4.25 	easterly to a point on the boundary line between the states of Minnesota and Wisconsin.

4.26 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 161.1231, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
4.27 		Subd. 8.Special account. Fees collected by the commissioner under this section 
4.28 	must be deposited in the state treasury and credited to a special account. Money in the 
4.29 	account is appropriated to the commissioner to construct, operate, repair, and maintain the 
4.30 	parking facilities and the high-occupancy vehicle, managed lanes on I-394, and related 
4.31 	multimodal and technology improvements that serve users of the parking facilities.

5.1 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 161.44, is amended by adding a subdivision 
5.2 	to read:
5.3 		Subd. 1a.Periodic review. (a) The commissioner is encouraged to examine all real 
5.4 	property owned by the state and under the custodial control of the department to decide 
5.5 	whether any real property may be declared as surplus and suitable for sale or some other 
5.6 	means of disposal.
5.7 	(b) The commissioner shall report the findings under paragraph (a) to the house 
5.8 	of representatives and senate committees with jurisdiction over transportation policy 
5.9 	and finance by March 1 of each odd-numbered year. The report may be submitted 
5.10 	electronically, and is subject to section 3.195, subdivision 1.
5.11 	(c) For purposes of this subdivision, "surplus" means real property that is no longer 
5.12 	needed for state highway purposes, and that has not been used for state highway purposes 
5.13 	for the previous five years.

5.14 	Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 162.02, subdivision 3a, is amended to read:
5.15 		Subd. 3a.Variances from rules and engineering standards. (a) The commissioner 
5.16 	may grant variances from the rules and from the engineering standards developed pursuant 
5.17 	to section 162.021 or 162.07, subdivision 2. A political subdivision in which a county 
5.18 	state-aid highway is located or is proposed to be located may submit a written request to the 
5.19 	commissioner for a variance for that highway. The commissioner shall comply with section 
5.20 	174.75, subdivision 5, in evaluating a variance request related to a complete streets project.
5.21 	(b) The commissioner shall publish notice of the request in the State Register and 
5.22 	give notice to all persons known to the commissioner to have an interest in the matter.
5.23 	 The commissioner may grant or deny the variance within 30 days of providing notice of
5.24 	 receiving the variance request. If a written objection to the request is received within 
5.25 	seven days of providing notice, the variance shall be granted or denied only after a 
5.26 	contested case hearing has been held on the request. If no timely objection is received and
5.27 	 the variance is denied without hearing, the political subdivision may request, within 30 
5.28 	days of receiving notice of denial, and shall be granted a contested case hearing.
5.29 	(c) For purposes of this subdivision, "political subdivision" includes (1) an agency of 
5.30 	a political subdivision which has jurisdiction over parks, and (2) a regional park authority.

5.31 	Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 162.09, subdivision 3a, is amended to read:
5.32 		Subd. 3a.Variances from rules and engineering standards. (a) The commissioner 
5.33 	may grant variances from the rules and from the engineering standards developed 
5.34 	pursuant to section 162.13, subdivision 2. A political subdivision in which a municipal 
6.1 	state-aid street is located or is proposed to be located may submit a written request to the 
6.2 	commissioner for a variance for that street. The commissioner shall comply with section 
6.3 	174.75, subdivision 5, in evaluating a variance request related to a complete streets project.
6.4 	(b) The commissioner shall publish notice of the request in the State Register and 
6.5 	give notice to all persons known to the commissioner to have an interest in the matter.
6.6 	 The commissioner may grant or deny the variance within 30 days of providing notice of
6.7 	 receiving the variance request. If a written objection to the request is received within 
6.8 	seven days of providing notice, the variance shall be granted or denied only after a 
6.9 	contested case hearing has been held on the request. If no timely objection is received and
6.10 	 the variance is denied without hearing, the political subdivision may request, within 30 
6.11 	days of receiving notice of denial, and shall be granted a contested case hearing.
6.12 	(c) For purposes of this subdivision, "political subdivision" includes (1) an agency of 
6.13 	a political subdivision which has jurisdiction over parks, and (2) a regional park authority.

6.14 	Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 162.13, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
6.15 		Subd. 2.Money needs defined. For the purpose of this section money needs of each 
6.16 	city having a population of 5,000 or more are defined as the estimated cost of constructing 
6.17 	and maintaining over a period of 25 years the municipal state-aid street system in such 
6.18 	city. Right-of-way costs and drainage shall be included in money needs. Lighting costs 
6.19 	and other costs incidental to construction and maintenance, or a specified portion of such 
6.20 	costs, as set forth in the commissioner's rules, may be included in determining money 
6.21 	needs. When a county locates a county state-aid highway over a portion of a street in any 
6.22 	such city and the remaining portion is designated as a municipal state-aid street only the 
6.23 	construction and maintenance costs of the portion of the street other than the portions taken 
6.24 	over by the county shall be included in the money needs of the city. To avoid variances 
6.25 	in costs due to differences in construction and maintenance policy, construction and 
6.26 	maintenance costs shall be estimated on the basis of the engineering standards developed 
6.27 	cooperatively by the commissioner and the engineers, or a committee thereof, of the cities.

6.28 	Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 168.017, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
6.29 		Subd. 2.12 uniform registration periods. There are established 12 registration 
6.30 	periods, each to be designated by a calendar month and to start on the first day of such 
6.31 	month and end on the last day of the 12th month from the date of commencing. The 
6.32 	registrar shall administer the monthly series system of registration to distribute the work 
6.33 	of registering vehicles described in subdivision 1 as uniformly as practicable through the 
7.1 	calendar year. The registrar shall register all vehicles subject to registration under the 
7.2 	monthly series system for a minimum period of 12 consecutive calendar months.

7.3 	Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 168.017, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
7.4 		Subd. 3.Exceptions. (a) The registrar shall register all vehicles subject to registration 
7.5 	under the monthly series system for a period of 12 consecutive calendar months, unless:
7.6 	(1) the application is an original rather than renewal application under section 
7.7 	168.127; or
7.8 	(2) the applicant is a licensed motor vehicle lessor under section 168.27 and the 
7.9 	vehicle is leased or rented for periods of time of not more than 28 days, in which case the 
7.10 	applicant may apply for initial or renewed registration of a vehicle for a period of four 
7.11 	or more months, the month of expiration to be designated by the applicant at the time of 
7.12 	registration. To qualify for this exemption, the applicant must present the application to the 
7.13 	registrar at St. Paul, or a designated deputy registrar office. Subsequent registration periods 
7.14 	when the applicant is not a qualified motor vehicle lessor under this subdivision must be for 
7.15 	a period of 12 months commencing from the last month for which registration was issued.
7.16 	(b) In any instance except that of a licensed motor vehicle lessor, the registrar shall 
7.17 	not approve registering the vehicle subject to the application for a period of less than three 
7.18 	months, except when the registrar determines that to do otherwise will help to equalize 
7.19 	the registration and renewal work load of the department.

7.20 	Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 168.053, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
7.21 		Subdivision 1.Application; fee; penalty. Any person, firm, or corporation engaged 
7.22 	in the business of transporting motor vehicles owned by another, by delivering, by 
7.23 	drive-away or towing methods, either singly or by means of the full mount method, the 
7.24 	saddle mount method, the tow bar method, or any other combination thereof, and under 
7.25 	their own power, vehicles over the highways of the state from the manufacturer or any 
7.26 	other point of origin, to any point of destination, within or without the state, shall make 
7.27 	application to the registrar for a drive-away in-transit license. This application for annual 
7.28 	license shall be accompanied by a registration fee of $250 and contain such information as
7.29 	 the registrar may require. Upon the filing of the application and the payment of the fee, 
7.30 	the registrar shall issue to each drive-away operator a drive-away in-transit license plate, 
7.31 	which must be carried and displayed on the power unit consistent with section 169.79 and 
7.32 	the plate shall remain on the vehicle while being operated within the state Minnesota. 
7.33 	The license plate issued under this subdivision is not valid for the purpose of permanent 
7.34 	vehicle registration and is not valid outside Minnesota. Additional drive-away in-transit 
8.1 	license plates desired by any drive-away operator may be secured from the registrar of 
8.2 	motor vehicles upon the payment of a fee of $5 for each set of additional license plates. 
8.3 	Any person, firm, or corporation engaging in the business as a drive-away operator, of 
8.4 	transporting and delivering by means of full mount method, the saddle mount method, the 
8.5 	tow bar method, or any combination thereof, and under their own power, motor vehicles, 
8.6 	who fails or refuses to file or cause to be filed an application, as is required by law, and to 
8.7 	pay the fees therefor as the law requires, shall be found guilty of violating the provisions of 
8.8 	sections 168.053 to 168.057; and, upon conviction, fined not less than $50, and not more 
8.9 	than $100, and all costs of court. Each day so operating without securing the license and 
8.10 	plates as required therein shall constitute a separate offense within the meaning thereof.

8.11 	Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 168.123, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
8.12 		Subd. 2.Design. The commissioner of veterans affairs shall design the emblem for 
8.13 	the veterans' special plates, subject to the approval of the commissioner, that satisfy the 
8.14 	following requirements:
8.15 	(a) For a Vietnam veteran who served after July 1, 1961, and before July 1, 1978, 
8.16 	in the active military service in a branch of the armed forces of the United States or a 
8.17 	nation or society allied with the United States the special plates must bear the inscription 
8.18 	"VIETNAM VET." and the letters "V" and "V" with the first letter directly above the 
8.19 	second letter and both letters just preceding the first numeral of the special plate number.
8.20 	(b) For a veteran stationed on the island of Oahu, Hawaii, or offshore, during the 
8.21 	attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, the special plates must bear the inscription 
8.22 	"PEARL HARBOR SURVIVOR." and the letters "P" and "H" with the first letter directly 
8.23 	above the second letter and both letters just preceding the first numeral of the special 
8.24 	plate number.
8.25 	(c) For a veteran who served during World War I or World War II, the plates must 
8.26 	bear the inscription "WORLD WAR VET." and:
8.27 	(1) for a World War I veteran, the characters "W" and "I" with the first character 
8.28 	directly above the second character and both characters just preceding the first numeral 
8.29 	of the special plate number; or
8.30 	(2) for a World War II veteran, the characters "W" and "II" with the first character 
8.31 	directly above the second character and both characters just preceding the first numeral of 
8.32 	the special plate number.
8.33 	(d) For a veteran who served during the Korean Conflict, the special plates must 
8.34 	bear the inscription "KOREAN VET." and the letters "K" and "V" with the first letter 
9.1 	directly above the second letter and both letters just preceding the first numeral of the 
9.2 	special plate number.
9.3 	(e) For a combat wounded veteran who is a recipient of the Purple Heart medal, the 
9.4 	plates must bear the inscription "COMBAT WOUNDED VET" and have a facsimile or an 
9.5 	emblem of the official Purple Heart medal and the letters "C" over "W" with the first letter 
9.6 	directly over the second letter just preceding the first numeral of the special plate number.
9.7 	A member of the United States armed forces who is serving actively in the military 
9.8 	and who is a recipient of the Purple Heart medal is also eligible for this license plate. 
9.9 	The commissioner of public safety shall ensure that information regarding the required 
9.10 	proof of eligibility for any applicant under this paragraph who has not yet been issued 
9.11 	military discharge papers is distributed to the public officials responsible for administering 
9.12 	this section.
9.13 	(f) For a Persian Gulf War veteran, the plates must bear the inscription "GULF 
9.14 	WAR VET." and the letters "G" and "W" with the first letter directly above the second 
9.15 	letter and both letters just preceding the first numeral of the special plate number. For 
9.16 	the purposes of this section, "Persian Gulf War veteran" means a person who served on 
9.17 	active duty after August 1, 1990, in a branch of the armed forces of the United States or 
9.18 	a nation or society allied with the United States or the United Nations during Operation 
9.19 	Desert Shield, Operation Desert Storm, or other military operation in the Persian Gulf 
9.20 	area combat zone as designated in United States Presidential Executive Order No. 12744, 
9.21 	dated January 21, 1991.
9.22 	(g) For a veteran who served in the Laos War after July 1, 1961, and before July 1, 
9.23 	1978, the special plates must bear the inscription "LAOS WAR VET." and the letters "L" 
9.24 	and "V" with the first letter directly above the second letter and both letters just preceding 
9.25 	the first numeral of the special plate number.
9.26 	(h) For a veteran who is the recipient of:
9.27 	(1) the Iraq Campaign Medal, the special plates must be inscribed with a facsimile of 
9.28 	that medal and must bear the inscription "IRAQ WAR VET" directly below the special 
9.29 	plate number;
9.30 	(2) the Afghanistan Campaign Medal, the special plates must be inscribed with a 
9.31 	facsimile of that medal and must bear the inscription "AFGHAN WAR VET" directly 
9.32 	below the special plate number;
9.33 	(3) the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, the special plates must 
9.34 	be inscribed with a facsimile of that medal and must bear the inscription "GWOT 
9.35 	VETERAN" directly below the special plate number; or
10.1 	(4) the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, the special plates must bear an 
10.2 	appropriate inscription that includes a facsimile of that medal.
10.3 	(i) For a veteran who is the recipient of the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, 
10.4 	the special plates must be inscribed with a facsimile of that medal and must bear the 
10.5 	inscription "GWOT VETERAN" directly below the special plate number. In addition, 
10.6 	any member of the National Guard or other military reserves who has been ordered to 
10.7 	federally funded state active service under United States Code, title 32, as defined in 
10.8 	section 190.05, subdivision 5b, and who is the recipient of the Global War on Terrorism 
10.9 	Service Medal, is eligible for the license plate described in this paragraph, irrespective of 
10.10 	whether that person qualifies as a veteran under section 197.447.
10.11 	(j) For a veteran who is the recipient of the Korean Defense Service Medal, 
10.12 	the special plates must be inscribed with a facsimile of that medal and must bear the 
10.13 	inscription "KOREAN DEFENSE SERVICE" directly below the special plate number.
10.14 	(k) For a veteran who is a recipient of the Bronze Star medal, the plates must bear 
10.15 	the inscription "BRONZE STAR VET" and have a facsimile or an emblem of the official 
10.16 	Bronze Star medal.
10.17 	(l) For a veteran who is a recipient of the Silver Star medal, the plates must bear 
10.18 	the inscription "SILVER STAR VET" and have a facsimile or an emblem of the official 
10.19 	Silver Star medal.

10.20 	Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 168.183, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
10.21 		Subdivision 1.Payment of taxes. All trucks, truck-tractors, trailers and semitrailers,
10.22 	 trucks using combination, and buses which comply with all of the provisions of section 
10.23 	168.181, subdivision 1, clause (6), but are excluded from the exemptions provided therein
10.24 	 solely because of the intrastate temporary nature of their movement in this state, owned 
10.25 	by nonresidents owning or operating circuses, carnivals or similar amusement attractions 
10.26 	or concessions shall be required to comply with all laws and rules as to the payment of 
10.27 	taxes applicable to like vehicles owned by Minnesota residents but such, except that
10.28 	 nonresidents may make application to pay such the tax for each vehicle proportionate 
10.29 	to the number of months or fraction thereof such the vehicles are in this state. For the 
10.30 	purposes of this subdivision, buses do not include charter buses that are considered 
10.31 	proratable vehicles under section 168.187, subdivision 4.

10.32 	Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 168.187, subdivision 17, is amended to read:
10.33 		Subd. 17.Trip permit. Subject to agreements or arrangements made or entered into 
10.34 	pursuant to subdivision 7, the commissioner may issue trip permits for use of Minnesota 
11.1 	highways by individual vehicles, on an occasional basis, for periods not to exceed 120 
11.2 	hours in compliance with rules promulgated pursuant to subdivision 23 and upon payment 
11.3 	of a fee of $15. For the purposes of this subdivision, "on an occasional basis" means 
11.4 	no more than one permit per vehicle within a 30-day period, which begins the day a 
11.5 	permit is effective.

11.6 	Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 168.27, is amended by adding a subdivision 
11.7 	to read:
11.8 		Subd. 3d.Used vehicle parts dealer. A used vehicle parts dealer licensee may sell, 
11.9 	solicit, or advertise the sale of used parts and the remaining scrap metals, but is prohibited 
11.10 	from selling any new or used motor vehicles for use at retail or for resale to a dealer.

11.11 	Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 168.27, subdivision 10, is amended to read:
11.12 		Subd. 10.Place of business. (a) All licensees under this section shall have an 
11.13 	established place of business which shall include as a minimum:
11.14 	(1) For a new motor vehicle dealer, the following:
11.15 	(i) a commercial building owned or under lease by the licensee. The lease must 
11.16 	be for a minimum term of one year. The building must contain office space where the 
11.17 	books, records, and files necessary to conduct the business are kept and maintained with 
11.18 	personnel available during normal business hours. Dealership business hours must be 
11.19 	conspicuously posted on the place of doing business and readily viewable by the public;
11.20 	(ii) a bona fide contract or franchise (A) in effect with a manufacturer or distributor 
11.21 	of the new motor vehicles the dealer proposes to sell, broker, wholesale, or auction, or (B) 
11.22 	in effect with the first-stage manufacturer or distributor of new motor vehicles purchased 
11.23 	from a van converter or modifier which the dealer proposes to sell, broker, wholesale, or 
11.24 	auction, or (C) in effect with the final-stage manufacturer of the new type A, B, or C motor 
11.25 	homes which the dealer proposes to sell, broker, wholesale, or auction;
11.26 	(iii) a facility for the repair and servicing of motor vehicles and the storage of parts 
11.27 	and accessories, not to exceed ten miles distance from the principal place of business. The 
11.28 	service may be provided through contract with bona fide operators actually engaged 
11.29 	in the services;
11.30 	(iv) an area either indoors or outdoors to display motor vehicles that is owned or 
11.31 	under lease by the licensee; and
11.32 	(v) a sign readily viewable by the public that clearly identifies the dealership by name.
11.33 	(2) For a used motor vehicle dealer, the following:
12.1 	(i) a commercial building owned or under lease by the licensee. The lease must 
12.2 	be for a minimum term of one year. The building must contain office space where the 
12.3 	books, records, and files necessary to conduct the business are kept and maintained with 
12.4 	personnel available during normal business hours or automatic telephone answering 
12.5 	service during normal business hours. Dealership business hours must be conspicuously 
12.6 	posted on the place of doing business and readily viewable by the public;
12.7 	(ii) an area either indoors or outdoors to display motor vehicles which is owned or 
12.8 	under lease by the licensee; and
12.9 	(iii) a sign readily viewable by the public that clearly identifies the dealership by 
12.10 	name.
12.11 	(3) For a motor vehicle lessor, the following: a commercial office space where the 
12.12 	books, records, and files necessary to conduct the business are kept and maintained with 
12.13 	personnel available during normal business hours or an automatic telephone answering 
12.14 	service during normal business hours. Business hours must be conspicuously posted on 
12.15 	the place of doing business and readily viewable by the public. The office space must be 
12.16 	owned or under lease for a minimum term of one year by the licensee.
12.17 	(4) For a motor vehicle wholesaler, the following: a commercial office space where 
12.18 	the books, records, and files necessary to conduct the business are kept and maintained 
12.19 	with personnel available during normal business hours or an automatic telephone 
12.20 	answering service during normal business hours. The office space must be owned or under 
12.21 	lease for a minimum term of one year by the licensee.
12.22 	(5) For a motor vehicle auctioneer, the following: a permanent enclosed commercial 
12.23 	building, within or without the state, on a permanent foundation, owned or under lease 
12.24 	by the licensee. The lease must be for a minimum term of one year. The building must 
12.25 	contain office space where the books, records, and files necessary to conduct the business 
12.26 	are kept and maintained with personnel available during normal business hours or an 
12.27 	automatic telephone answering service during normal business hours.
12.28 	(6) For a motor vehicle broker, the following: a commercial office space where 
12.29 	books, records, and files necessary to conduct business are kept and maintained with 
12.30 	personnel available during normal business hours, or an automatic telephone answering 
12.31 	service available during normal business hours. A sign, clearly identifying the motor 
12.32 	vehicle broker by name and listing the broker's business hours, must be posted in a location 
12.33 	and manner readily viewable by a member of the public visiting the office space. The 
12.34 	office space must be owned or under lease for a minimum term of one year by the licensee.
12.35 	(7) For a limited use vehicle license holder, the following: a commercial office space 
12.36 	where books, records, and files necessary to conduct nonprofit charitable activities are kept 
13.1 	and maintained with personnel available during normal business hours, or an automatic 
13.2 	telephonic answering service available during normal business hours. The office space 
13.3 	must be owned or under lease for a minimum term of one year by the licensee.
13.4 	(b) If a new or used motor vehicle dealer maintains more than one place of doing 
13.5 	business in a county, the separate places must be listed on the application. If additional 
13.6 	places of business are maintained outside of one county, separate licenses must be 
13.7 	obtained for each county.
13.8 	(c) If a motor vehicle lessor, wholesaler, auctioneer, or motor vehicle broker 
13.9 	maintains more than one permanent place of doing business, either in one or more 
13.10 	counties, the separate places must be listed in the application, but only one license is 
13.11 	required. If a lessor proposes to sell previously leased or rented vehicles or if a broker 
13.12 	proposes to establish an office at a location outside the seven-county metropolitan area, as 
13.13 	defined in section 473.121, subdivision 2, other than cities of the first class, the lessor or 
13.14 	broker must obtain a license for each nonmetropolitan area county in which the lessor's 
13.15 	sales are to take place or where the broker proposes to locate an office.
13.16 	(d) If a motor vehicle dealer, lessor, wholesaler, or motor vehicle broker does not 
13.17 	have direct access to a public road or street, any privately owned roadway providing 
13.18 	access to a public road or street must be clearly identified and adequately maintained.
13.19 	(e) A new or used motor vehicle dealer may establish a temporary place of business 
13.20 	outside the county where it maintains its licensed location to sell horse trailers exclusively 
13.21 	without obtaining an additional license.
13.22 	(f) A new or used motor vehicle dealer may establish a temporary place of business 
13.23 	outside the county where it maintains its licensed location to sell recreational vehicles 
13.24 	exclusively without obtaining an additional license if:
13.25 	(1) the dealer establishes a temporary place of business for the sale of recreational 
13.26 	vehicles not more than four times during any calendar year;
13.27 	(2) each temporary place of business other than an official county fair or the 
13.28 	Minnesota State Fair within the seven-county metropolitan area, as defined in section 
13.29 	473.121, subdivision 2, is established jointly with at least four other recreational vehicle 
13.30 	dealers;
13.31 	(3) each temporary place of business other than an official county fair outside 
13.32 	the seven-county metropolitan area, as defined in section 473.121, subdivision 2, is 
13.33 	established jointly with at least one other recreational vehicle dealer;
13.34 	(4) each establishment of a temporary place of business for the sale of recreational 
13.35 	vehicles is for no more than 12 consecutive days; and
14.1 	(5) the dealer notifies the registrar of motor vehicles of each temporary place of 
14.2 	business for the sale of recreational vehicles.

14.3 	Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 168.27, subdivision 11, is amended to read:
14.4 		Subd. 11.Dealers' licenses; location change notice; fee. (a) Application for 
14.5 	a dealer's license or notification of a change of location of the place of business on a 
14.6 	dealer's license must include a street address, not a post office box, and is subject to the 
14.7 	commissioner's approval.
14.8 	(b) Upon the filing of an application for a dealer's license and the proper fee, unless 
14.9 	the application on its face appears to be invalid, the commissioner shall grant a 90-day 
14.10 	temporary license. During the 90-day period following issuance of the temporary license, 
14.11 	the commissioner shall inspect the place of business site and insure compliance with this 
14.12 	section and rules adopted under this section.
14.13 	(c) The commissioner may extend the temporary license 30 days to allow the 
14.14 	temporarily licensed dealer to come into full compliance with this section and rules 
14.15 	adopted under this section.
14.16 	(d) In no more than 120 days following issuance of the temporary license, the dealer 
14.17 	license must either be granted or denied.
14.18 	(e) A license must be denied under the following conditions:
14.19 	(1) The license must be denied if within the previous ten years the applicant was 
14.20 	enjoined due to a violation of section 325F.69 or convicted of violating section 325E.14, 
14.21 	325E.15, 325E.16, or 325F.69, or convicted under section 609.53 of receiving or selling 
14.22 	stolen vehicles, or convicted of violating United States Code, title 15, sections 1981 to 
14.23 	1991 or pleaded guilty, entered a plea of nolo contendere or no contest, or has been found 
14.24 	guilty in a court of competent jurisdiction of any charge of failure to pay state or federal 
14.25 	income or sales taxes or felony charge of forgery, embezzlement, obtaining money under 
14.26 	false pretenses, theft by swindle, extortion, conspiracy to defraud, or bribery.
14.27 	(2) The license must also be denied if within the previous year the applicant has been 
14.28 	denied a dealer license.
14.29 	(3) (2) A license must also be denied if the applicant has had a dealer license 
14.30 	revoked within the previous ten years.
14.31 	(f) If the application is approved, the commissioner shall license the applicant as a 
14.32 	dealer for one year from the date the temporary license is granted and issue a certificate 
14.33 	of license that must include a distinguishing number of identification of the dealer. The 
14.34 	license must be displayed in a prominent place in the dealer's licensed place of business.
15.1 	(g) Each initial application for a license must be accompanied by a fee of $100 in 
15.2 	addition to the annual fee. The annual fee is $150. The initial fees and annual fees must 
15.3 	be paid into the state treasury and credited to the general fund except that $50 of each 
15.4 	initial and annual fee must be paid into the vehicle services operating account in the 
15.5 	special revenue fund under section 299A.705.

15.6 	Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 168A.153, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
15.7 		Subdivision 1.Older model vehicle. (a) A dealer who buys an older model vehicle 
15.8 	to dismantle or destroy must:
15.9 	(1) obtain the certificate of title or verify ownership on the department's electronic 
15.10 	record;
15.11 	(2) notify any secured parties; and
15.12 	(3) retain the certificate of title or a copy of the motor vehicle record.
15.13 	(b) A dealer who buys an older model vehicle to be dismantled dismantle or 
15.14 	destroyed shall report to destroy must notify the department within 30 ten days including. 
15.15 	The notification must be made electronically as prescribed by the registrar, and must 
15.16 	include the vehicle's license plate number and identification number, and the seller's 
15.17 	name and driver's license number.
15.18 	(c) The records and information retained or submitted under paragraphs (a) and (b) 
15.19 	shall be kept and maintained in a manner consistent with the requirements of section 
15.20 	168A.11, subdivision 3.

15.21 	Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 168A.153, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
15.22 		Subd. 2.Late-model or high-value vehicle. (a) A dealer who buys a late-model or 
15.23 	high-value vehicle to be dismantled dismantle or destroyed shall destroy must:
15.24 	(1) obtain the certificate of title;
15.25 	(2) notify the any secured party parties, if any, and the commissioner in the manner 
15.26 	prescribed in subdivision 3. The dealer must then properly destroy the certificate of 
15.27 	title; and
15.28 	(3) retain the certificate of title or a copy of the motor vehicle record.
15.29 	(b) A dealer who buys a late-model or high-value vehicle to dismantle or destroy 
15.30 	must notify the department within ten days. The notification must be made electronically 
15.31 	as prescribed by the registrar, must include the vehicle's license plate number and 
15.32 	identification number, and must include the seller's name and driver's license number.
16.1 	(c) The records and information retained or submitted under paragraphs (a) and (b) 
16.2 	shall be kept and maintained in a manner consistent with the requirements of section 
16.3 	168A.11, subdivision 3.

16.4 	Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 168A.153, is amended by adding a 
16.5 	subdivision to read:
16.6 		Subd. 2a.Purchase of abandoned vehicles from a dealer. (a) Subdivision 1 does 
16.7 	not apply to purchase of a scrap vehicle as an abandoned vehicle from a license holder 
16.8 	under section 168.27 who is in possession of the vehicle for service or repair.
16.9 	(b) A scrap vehicle dealer acquiring a scrap vehicle under this subdivision shall 
16.10 	obtain the selling dealer's business name and address, a copy of the repair order, and, 
16.11 	if available, a bill of sale or other evidence of open or legitimate purchase. The scrap 
16.12 	vehicle dealer must notify the department within ten days. The notification must be made 
16.13 	electronically as prescribed by the registrar, must include the vehicle's license plate 
16.14 	number and identification number, and must include the seller's name.
16.15 	(c) The records and information obtained or submitted under paragraph (b) shall be 
16.16 	maintained in a manner consistent with the requirements of section 168A.11, subdivision 3.

16.17 	Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 168A.153, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
16.18 		Subd. 3.Notification on vehicle to be dismantled or destroyed; service fee. Within 
16.19 	the time frames prescribed in subdivisions 1 and,  2, and 2a  of acquiring a vehicle titled and 
16.20 	registered in Minnesota, a dealer shall notify the registrar that the dealership purchased the 
16.21 	vehicle to be dismantled or destroyed. The notification must be made electronically as 
16.22 	prescribed by the registrar. The dealer may contract this service to a deputy registrar and 
16.23 	the registrar may charge a fee not to exceed $7 per transaction to provide this service.

16.24 	Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 168B.15, is amended to read:
16.25 	168B.15 TOW TRUCK PERMIT.
16.26 	The commissioner of transportation may issue permits to an applicant who pays a 
16.27 	single $300 annual fee to cover all tow trucks and towing vehicles owned by the applicant 
16.28 	and meets any other conditions prescribed by the commissioner. The permit authorizes the 
16.29 	tow truck or towing vehicle, when towing a disabled or damaged vehicle to a place of repair 
16.30 	or to a place of safekeeping, to exceed the length and weight limitations of this chapter 169.

16.31 	Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 169.011, subdivision 71, is amended to read:
17.1 		Subd. 71.School bus. (a) "School bus" means a motor vehicle used to transport 
17.2 	pupils to or from a school defined in section 120A.22, or to or from school-related 
17.3 	activities, by the school or a school district, or by someone under an agreement with the 
17.4 	school or a school district. A school bus does not include a motor vehicle transporting 
17.5 	children to or from school for which parents or guardians receive direct compensation 
17.6 	from a school district, a motor coach operating under charter carrier authority, a transit 
17.7 	bus providing services as defined in section 174.22, subdivision 7, or a vehicle otherwise 
17.8 	qualifying as a type III vehicle under paragraph (h), when the vehicle is properly 
17.9 	registered and insured and being driven by an employee or agent of a school district for 
17.10 	nonscheduled or nonregular transportation.
17.11 	(b) A school bus may be type A, type B, type C, or type D, multifunction school 
17.12 	activity bus, or type III as provided in paragraphs (c) to (h).
17.13 	(c) A "type A school bus" is a van conversion or bus constructed utilizing a 
17.14 	cutaway front section vehicle with a left-side driver's door. This definition includes two 
17.15 	classifications: type A-I, with a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) less than or equal 
17.16 	to 14,500 pounds; and type A-II, with a GVWR greater than 14,500 pounds and less 
17.17 	than or equal to 21,500 pounds.
17.18 	(d) A "type B school bus" is constructed utilizing a stripped chassis. The entrance 
17.19 	door is behind the front wheels. This definition includes two classifications: type B-I, 
17.20 	with a GVWR less than or equal to 10,000 pounds; and type B-II, with a GVWR greater 
17.21 	than 10,000 pounds.
17.22 	(e) A "type C school bus" is constructed utilizing a chassis with a hood and front 
17.23 	fender assembly. The entrance door is behind the front wheels. A "type C school bus" also 
17.24 	includes a cutaway truck chassis or truck chassis with cab, with or without a left side door, 
17.25 	and with a GVWR greater than 21,500 pounds.
17.26 	(f) A "type D school bus" is constructed utilizing a stripped chassis. The entrance 
17.27 	door is ahead of the front wheels.
17.28 	(g) A "multifunction school activity bus" is a school bus that meets the definition 
17.29 	of a multifunction school activity bus in Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, section 
17.30 	571.3. A vehicle that meets the definition of a type III vehicle is not a multifunction 
17.31 	school activity bus.
17.32 	(h) A "type III vehicle" is restricted to passenger cars, station wagons, vans, vehicles
17.33 	 and buses having a maximum manufacturer's rated seating capacity of ten or fewer people, 
17.34 	including the driver, and a gross vehicle weight rating of 10,000 pounds or less. A "type 
17.35 	III vehicle" must not be outwardly equipped and identified as a type A, B, C, or D school 
17.36 	bus or type A, B, C, or D Head Start bus. A van or bus converted to a seating capacity of 
18.1 	ten or fewer and placed in service on or after August 1, 1999, must have been originally 
18.2 	manufactured to comply with the passenger safety standards.
18.3 	(i) In this subdivision, "gross vehicle weight rating" means the value specified by 
18.4 	the manufacturer as the loaded weight of a single vehicle.

18.5 	Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 169.14, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
18.6 		Subd. 2.Speed limits. (a) Where no special hazard exists the following speeds 
18.7 	shall be lawful, but any speeds in excess of such limits shall be prima facie evidence 
18.8 	that the speed is not reasonable or prudent and that it is unlawful; except that the speed 
18.9 	limit within any municipality shall be a maximum limit and any speed in excess thereof 
18.10 	shall be unlawful:
18.11 	(1) 30 miles per hour in an urban district;
18.12 	(2) 65 miles per hour on noninterstate expressways, as defined in section 160.02, 
18.13 	subdivision 18b, and noninterstate freeways, as defined in section 160.02, subdivision 19;
18.14 	(3) 5560 miles per hour in locations other than those specified in this section;
18.15 	(4) 70 miles per hour on interstate highways outside the limits of any urbanized area 
18.16 	with a population of greater than 50,000 as defined by order of the commissioner of 
18.17 	transportation;
18.18 	(5) 65 miles per hour on interstate highways inside the limits of any urbanized area 
18.19 	with a population of greater than 50,000 as defined by order of the commissioner of 
18.20 	transportation;
18.21 	(6) ten miles per hour in alleys;
18.22 	(7) 25 miles per hour in residential roadways if adopted by the road authority having 
18.23 	jurisdiction over the residential roadway; and
18.24 	(8) 35 miles per hour in a rural residential district if adopted by the road authority 
18.25 	having jurisdiction over the rural residential district.
18.26 	(b) A speed limit adopted under paragraph (a), clause (7), is not effective unless the 
18.27 	road authority has erected signs designating the speed limit and indicating the beginning 
18.28 	and end of the residential roadway on which the speed limit applies.
18.29 	(c) A speed limit adopted under paragraph (a), clause (8), is not effective unless the 
18.30 	road authority has erected signs designating the speed limit and indicating the beginning 
18.31 	and end of the rural residential district for the roadway on which the speed limit applies.
18.32 	(d) Notwithstanding section 609.0331 or 609.101 or other law to the contrary, 
18.33 	a person who violates a speed limit established in this subdivision, or a speed limit 
18.34 	designated on an appropriate sign under subdivision 4, 5, 5b, 5c, or 5e, by driving 20 miles 
19.1 	per hour or more in excess of the applicable speed limit, is assessed an additional surcharge 
19.2 	equal to the amount of the fine imposed for the speed violation, but not less than $25.

19.3 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective upon the placement of conforming 
19.4 	signs designating the speed specified in this section by the commissioner of transportation 
19.5 	on affected trunk highways and by local authorities on affected streets and highways under 
19.6 	their jurisdictions. The placement of conforming signs must occur during the ordinary 
19.7 	course of placement and replacement of signs, but must be completed before January 
19.8 	1, 2025.

19.9 	Sec. 28. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 169.18, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
19.10 		Subd. 4.Passing on the right. The driver of a vehicle may overtake and pass upon 
19.11 	the right of another vehicle only upon the following conditions:
19.12 	(1) when the vehicle overtaken is making or about to make a left turn;
19.13 	(2) upon a street or highway with unobstructed pavement not occupied by parked 
19.14 	vehicles of sufficient width for two or more lines of moving vehicles in each direction;
19.15 	(3) upon a one-way street, or upon any roadway on which traffic is restricted to one 
19.16 	direction of movement, where the roadway is free from obstructions and of sufficient 
19.17 	width for two or more lines of moving vehicles;
19.18 	(4) when the driver of a vehicle may overtake and pass another vehicle upon the 
19.19 	right only under conditions permitting such movement in safety. In no event shall such 
19.20 	movement be made by driving in a bicycle lane or onto the shoulder, whether paved or 
19.21 	unpaved, or off the pavement or main-traveled portion of the roadway.

19.22 	Sec. 29. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 169.18, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
19.23 		Subd. 7.Laned highway. When any roadway has been divided into two or more 
19.24 	clearly marked lanes for traffic, the following rules, in addition to all others consistent 
19.25 	herewith, shall apply:
19.26 	(a) A vehicle shall be driven as nearly as practicable entirely within a single lane 
19.27 	and shall not be moved from such lane until the driver has first ascertained that such 
19.28 	movement can be made with safety.
19.29 	(b) Upon a roadway which is not a one-way roadway and which is divided into three 
19.30 	lanes, a vehicle shall not be driven in the center lane except when overtaking and passing 
19.31 	another vehicle where the roadway is clearly visible and such center lane is clear of traffic 
19.32 	within a safe distance, or in preparation for a left turn or where such center lane is at the 
19.33 	time allocated exclusively to traffic moving in the direction the vehicle is proceeding, and 
20.1 	is signposted to give notice of such allocation. The left lane of a three-lane roadway which 
20.2 	is not a one-way roadway shall not be used for overtaking and passing another vehicle.
20.3 	(c) Official signs may be erected directing slow-moving traffic to use a designated 
20.4 	lane or allocating specified lanes to traffic moving in the same direction, and drivers of 
20.5 	vehicles shall obey the directions of every such sign.
20.6 	(d) Whenever a bicycle lane has been established on a roadway, any person 
20.7 	operating a motor vehicle on such roadway shall not drive in the bicycle lane except to
20.8 	 perform parking maneuvers in order to park where parking is permitted, to enter or leave 
20.9 	the highway, or to prepare for a turn as provided in section 169.19, subdivision 1.

20.10 	Sec. 30. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 169.19, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
20.11 		Subdivision 1.Turning at intersection. The driver of a vehicle intending to turn 
20.12 	at an intersection shall do so as follows:
20.13 	(a) Both the approach for a right turn and a right turn shall be made as close as 
20.14 	practicable to the right-hand curb or edge of the roadway.
20.15 	(b) Approach for a left turn on other than one-way roadways shall be made in that 
20.16 	portion of the right half of the roadway nearest the centerline thereof, and after entering 
20.17 	the intersection the left turn shall be made so as to leave the intersection to the right of the 
20.18 	centerline of the roadway being entered. Whenever practicable the left turn shall be made 
20.19 	in that portion of the intersection to the left of the center of the intersection.
20.20 	(c) Approach for a left turn from a two-way roadway into a one-way roadway shall 
20.21 	be made in that portion of the right half of the roadway nearest the centerline thereof and 
20.22 	by passing to the right of such centerline where it enters the intersection.
20.23 	(d) A left turn from a one-way roadway into a two-way roadway shall be made 
20.24 	from the left-hand lane and by passing to the right of the centerline of the roadway being 
20.25 	entered upon leaving the intersection.
20.26 	(e) Where both streets or roadways are one way, both the approach for a left turn and 
20.27 	a left turn shall be made as close as practicable to the left-hand curb or edge of the roadway.
20.28 	(f) Local authorities in their respective jurisdictions may cause markers, buttons, or 
20.29 	signs to be placed within or adjacent to intersections and thereby require and direct that a 
20.30 	different course from that specified in this section be traveled by vehicles turning at an 
20.31 	intersection, and when markers, buttons, or signs are so placed no driver of a vehicle shall 
20.32 	turn a vehicle at an intersection other than as directed and required by such markers, 
20.33 	buttons, or signs.
20.34 	(g) Whenever it is necessary for the driver of a motor vehicle to cross a bicycle 
20.35 	lane adjacent to the driver's lane of travel to make a turn, the driver shall first signal the 
21.1 	movement, then drive the motor vehicle into the bicycle lane prior to making the turn, 
21.2 	and shall make the turn, but only after it is safe to do so. The driver shall then make the 
21.3 	turn consistent with any traffic markers, buttons, or signs, yielding the right-of-way to any 
21.4 	vehicles or bicycles approaching so close thereto as to constitute an immediate hazard.

21.5 	Sec. 31. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 169.34, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
21.6 		Subdivision 1.Prohibitions. (a) No person shall stop, stand, or park a vehicle, 
21.7 	except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with the 
21.8 	directions of a police officer or traffic-control device, in any of the following places:
21.9 	(1) on a sidewalk;
21.10 	(2) in front of a public or private driveway;
21.11 	(3) within an intersection;
21.12 	(4) within ten feet of a fire hydrant;
21.13 	(5) on a crosswalk;
21.14 	(6) within 20 feet of a crosswalk at an intersection;
21.15 	(7) within 30 feet upon the approach to any flashing beacon, stop sign, or 
21.16 	traffic-control signal located at the side of a roadway;
21.17 	(8) between a safety zone and the adjacent curb or within 30 feet of points on the 
21.18 	curb immediately opposite the ends of a safety zone, unless a different length is indicated 
21.19 	by signs or markings;
21.20 	(9) within 50 feet of the nearest rail of a railroad crossing;
21.21 	(10) within 20 feet of the driveway entrance to any fire station and on the side of 
21.22 	a street opposite the entrance to any fire station within 75 feet of said entrance when 
21.23 	properly signposted;
21.24 	(11) alongside or opposite any street excavation or obstruction when such stopping, 
21.25 	standing, or parking would obstruct traffic;
21.26 	(12) on the roadway side of any vehicle stopped or parked at the edge or curb of a 
21.27 	street;
21.28 	(13) upon any bridge or other elevated structure upon a highway or within a highway 
21.29 	tunnel, except as otherwise provided by ordinance;
21.30 	(14) within a designated bicycle lane, except when posted signs permit parking; or
21.31 	(14) (15) at any place where official signs prohibit stopping.
21.32 	(b) No person shall move a vehicle not owned by such person into any prohibited 
21.33 	area or away from a curb such distance as is unlawful.
22.1 	(c) No person shall, for camping purposes, leave or park a travel trailer on or within 
22.2 	the limits of any highway or on any highway right-of-way, except where signs are erected 
22.3 	designating the place as a campsite.
22.4 	(d) No person shall stop or park a vehicle on a street or highway when directed or 
22.5 	ordered to proceed by any peace officer invested by law with authority to direct, control, 
22.6 	or regulate traffic.

22.7 	Sec. 32. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 169.346, is amended by adding a subdivision 
22.8 	to read:
22.9 		Subd. 1a.Disability parking when designated spaces occupied or unavailable.
 22.10 	In the event the designated disability parking spaces are either occupied or unavailable, 
22.11 	a vehicle bearing a valid disability parking certificate issued under section 169.345 or 
22.12 	license plates for physically disabled persons under section 168.021 may park at an angle 
22.13 	and occupy two standard parking spaces.

22.14 	Sec. 33. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 169.346, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
22.15 		Subd. 2.Disability parking space signs. (a) Parking spaces reserved for physically 
22.16 	disabled persons must be designated and identified by the posting of signs incorporating 
22.17 	the international symbol of access in white on blue and indicating that violators are subject 
22.18 	to a fine of up to $200. These parking spaces are reserved for disabled persons with motor 
22.19 	vehicles displaying the required certificate, plates, permit valid for 30 days, or insignia.
22.20 	(b) For purposes of this subdivision, a parking space that is clearly identified as 
22.21 	reserved for physically disabled persons by a permanently posted sign that does not 
22.22 	meet all design standards, is considered designated and reserved for physically disabled 
22.23 	persons. A sign posted for the purpose of this section must be visible from inside a motor 
22.24 	vehicle parked in the space, be kept clear of snow or other obstructions which block its 
22.25 	visibility, and be nonmovable or only movable by authorized persons.

22.26 	Sec. 34. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 169.443, subdivision 9, is amended to read:
22.27 		Subd. 9.Personal cellular phone call prohibition. (a) As used in this subdivision, 
22.28 	"school bus" has the meaning given in section 169.011, subdivision 71. In addition, the 
22.29 	term includes type III vehicles as defined in section 169.011, subdivision 71, when driven 
22.30 	by employees or agents of school districts.
22.31 	(b) A school bus driver may not operate a school bus while communicating over, or 
22.32 	otherwise operating, a cellular phone for personal reasons, whether handheld or hands 
22.33 	free, when the vehicle is in motion or a part of traffic.

23.1 	Sec. 35. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 169.447, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
23.2 		Subd. 2.Driver seat belt.  School buses and Head Start buses must be equipped 
23.3 	with driver seat belts and seat belt assemblies of the type described in section 169.685, 
23.4 	subdivision 3. School bus drivers and Head Start bus drivers must use these seat belts. A 
23.5 	properly adjusted and fastened seat belt, including both the shoulder and lap belt when the 
23.6 	vehicle is so equipped, shall be worn by the driver.

23.7 	Sec. 36. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 169.454, subdivision 12, is amended to read:
23.8 		Subd. 12.Option. Passenger cars and station wagons Type III vehicles may carry 
23.9 	fire extinguisher, first aid kit, and warning triangles in the trunk or trunk area of the vehicle, 
23.10 	if a label in the driver and front passenger area clearly indicates the location of these items.

23.11 	Sec. 37.  Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 169.824, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
23.12 		Subd. 2.Gross vehicle weight of all axles; credit for idle reduction technology.
 23.13 	(a) The gross vehicle weight of all axles of a vehicle or combination of vehicles must 
23.14 	not exceed:
23.15 	(1) 80,000 pounds for any vehicle or combination of vehicles on all streets and 
23.16 	highways, unless posted at a lower axle weight under section 169.87, subdivision 1; and
23.17 	(2) 88,000 pounds for any vehicle or combination of vehicles with six or more 
23.18 	axles while exclusively engaged in hauling livestock on all state trunk highways other 
23.19 	than interstate highways, if the vehicle has a permit under section 169.86, subdivision 5, 
23.20 	paragraph (j).
23.21 	(b) Notwithstanding the maximum weight provisions of this section, and in order to 
23.22 	promote the reduction of fuel use and emissions, the maximum gross vehicle weight limits 
23.23 	and the axle weight limits for any motor vehicle subject to sections 169.80 to 169.88 and 
23.24 	equipped with idle reduction technology or emissions-reduction technology must be 
23.25 	increased by the amount of weight necessary to compensate for the weight of the idle 
23.26 	reduction technology or emissions-reduction technology, not to exceed 400 550 pounds. 
23.27 	At the request of an authorized representative of the Department of Transportation or the 
23.28 	Department of Public Safety, the vehicle operator shall provide proof that the vehicle is 
23.29 	equipped with this technology through documentation or demonstration.

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

23.31 	Sec. 38. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 171.01, subdivision 49b, is amended to read:
23.32 		Subd. 49b.Valid medical examiner's certificate. (a) "Valid medical examiner's 
23.33 	certificate" means a record, on a form prescribed by the department:
24.1 	(1) of a medical examiner's examination of a person who holds or is applying for a 
24.2 	class A, class B, or class C commercial driver's license;
24.3 	(2) upon which the medical examiner attests that the applicant or license holder is 
24.4 	physically qualified to drive a commercial motor vehicle; and
24.5 	(3) that is not expired.
24.6 	(b) A valid medical examiner's certificate must be issued by a medical examiner 
24.7 	who is certified by the Federal Motor Carrier Administration and listed on the National 
24.8 	Registry of Certified Medical Examiners.

24.9 	EFFECTIVE DATE. The section is effective May 1, 2014.

24.10 	Sec. 39. [171.017] BACKGROUND INVESTIGATIONS; DEPARTMENT 
24.11 	EMPLOYEES.
24.12 		Subdivision 1.Background checks authorized. The commissioner shall 
24.13 	investigate the criminal history background of any current or prospective employees of the 
24.14 	department being considered for any position with the department that has or will have:
24.15 	(1) the ability to create or modify records of applicants for enhanced drivers' licenses 
24.16 	under section 171.01, subdivision 31a, or enhanced identification cards under section 
24.17 	171.01, subdivision 31b;
24.18 	(2) the ability to issue enhanced drivers' licenses under section 171.01, subdivision 
24.19 	31a, or enhanced identification cards under section 171.01, subdivision 31b; or
24.20 	(3) the ability to administer knowledge or skills tests under section 171.13 to an 
24.21 	applicant for a commercial driver's license.
24.22 		Subd. 2.Procedure. (a) The commissioner must request a criminal history 
24.23 	background check from the superintendent of the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension on all 
24.24 	individuals specified in subdivision 1. A request under this section must be accompanied 
24.25 	by an executed criminal history consent form, including fingerprints, signed by the current 
24.26 	or prospective employee being investigated.
24.27 	(b) After receiving a request under paragraph (a), the superintendent of the Bureau 
24.28 	of Criminal Apprehension shall perform the background check required under subdivision 
24.29 	1. The superintendent shall retrieve criminal history data as defined in section 13.87, 
24.30 	conduct a search of the national criminal records repository, and provide wants and 
24.31 	warrant information from federal and state repositories. The superintendent is authorized 
24.32 	to exchange fingerprints with the Federal Bureau of Investigation for purposes of the 
24.33 	criminal history check. The superintendent shall return the results of the background 
24.34 	checks to the commissioner to determine whether:
25.1 	(1) the employee or applicant for employment specified in subdivision 1, clause (1) 
25.2 	or (2), has committed a disqualifying crime under Code of Federal Regulations, title 
25.3 	49, section 1572.103; or
25.4 	(2) the employee or applicant for employment specified in subdivision 1, clause (3), 
25.5 	has a conviction of the type specified by Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, section 
25.6 	384.228(j).
25.7 	(c) The superintendent shall recover the cost to the bureau of a background check 
25.8 	through a fee charged to the commissioner.
25.9 		Subd. 3.Notification by other criminal justice agencies. Criminal justice 
25.10 	agencies, as defined by section 13.02, subdivision 3a, shall provide the commissioner 
25.11 	with information they possess and that the commissioner requires for the purposes of 
25.12 	determining the employment suitability of current or prospective employees subject to 
25.13 	this section.
25.14 		Subd. 4.Annual background checks in certain instances. Consistent with Code 
25.15 	of Federal Regulations, title 49, section 384.228, the commissioner shall request and the 
25.16 	superintendent shall conduct annual background checks for the department employees 
25.17 	specified in subdivision 1, clause (3). Annual background checks under this subdivision 
25.18 	shall be performed in a manner consistent with subdivisions 2 and 3.

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

25.20 	Sec. 40. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 171.07, subdivision 3a, is amended to read:
25.21 		Subd. 3a.Identification cards for seniors. A Minnesota identification card issued 
25.22 	to an applicant 65 years of age or over shall be of a distinguishing color and plainly 
25.23 	marked "senior." The fee for the card issued to an applicant 65 years of age or over shall 
25.24 	be one-half the required fee for a class D driver's license rounded down to the nearest 
25.25 	quarter dollar. A Minnesota identification card or a Minnesota driver's license issued to a 
25.26 	person 65 years of age or over shall be valid identification for the purpose of qualifying 
25.27 	for reduced rates, free licenses or services provided by any board, commission, agency or 
25.28 	institution that is wholly or partially funded by state appropriations. This subdivision does 
25.29 	not apply to an enhanced identification card issued to an applicant age 65 or older.

25.30 	Sec. 41. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 171.07, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
25.31 		Subd. 4.Expiration. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this subdivision, the 
25.32 	expiration date of Minnesota identification cards of applicants under the age of 65 shall be 
25.33 	the birthday of the applicant in the fourth year following the date of issuance of the card.
26.1 	(b) A Minnesota identification cards card issued to applicants an applicant age 65 or 
26.2 	over older shall be valid for the lifetime of the applicant, except that for the purposes of 
26.3 	this paragraph, "Minnesota identification card" does not include an enhanced identification 
26.4 	card issued to an applicant age 65 or older.
26.5 	(c) The expiration date for an Under-21 identification card is the cardholder's 21st 
26.6 	birthday. The commissioner shall issue an identification card to a holder of an Under-21 
26.7 	identification card who applies for the card, pays the required fee, and presents proof of 
26.8 	identity and age, unless the commissioner determines that the applicant is not qualified 
26.9 	for the identification card.

26.10 	Sec. 42. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 171.12, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
26.11 		Subd. 6.Certain convictions not recorded. (a) Except as provided in paragraph 
26.12 	(c), the department shall not keep on the record of a driver any conviction for a violation 
26.13 	of a speed limit of 55 miles per hour unless the violation consisted of a speed greater than 
26.14 	ten miles per hour in excess of the speed limit.
26.15 	(b) Except as provided in paragraph (c), the department shall not keep on the record 
26.16 	of a driver any conviction for a violation of a speed limit of 60 miles per hour unless the 
26.17 	violation consisted of a speed greater than:
26.18 	(1) ten miles per hour in excess of the speed limit, for any violation occurring on or 
26.19 	after August 1, 2012, and before August 1, 2014; or
26.20 	(2) five miles per hour in excess of the speed limit, for any violation occurring on 
26.21 	or after August 1, 2014.
26.22 	(c) This subdivision does not apply to (1) a violation that occurs in a commercial 
26.23 	motor vehicle, or (2) a violation committed by a holder of a class A, B, or C commercial 
26.24 	driver's license, without regard to whether the violation was committed in a commercial 
26.25 	motor vehicle or another vehicle.
26.26 	(d) Except as provided in paragraph (c), the department shall not keep on the record 
26.27 	of a driver any conviction for a violation of a speed limit on marked Interstate 35E in the 
26.28 	city of St. Paul, from its intersection with West Seventh Street to its intersection with 
26.29 	marked Interstate Highway 94, unless the violation consists of a speed greater than ten 
26.30 	miles per hour in excess of the speed limit.

26.31 	Sec. 43. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 174.02, is amended by adding a subdivision 
26.32 	to read:
26.33 		Subd. 2a.Transportation ombudsperson. (a) The commissioner shall appoint a 
26.34 	person to the position of transportation ombudsperson. The transportation ombudsperson 
27.1 	reports directly to the commissioner. The ombudsperson must be selected without regard to 
27.2 	political affiliation and must be qualified to perform the duties specified in this subdivision.
27.3 	(b) Powers and duties of the transportation ombudsperson include, but are not 
27.4 	limited to:
27.5 	(1) providing a neutral, independent resource for dispute and issue resolution between 
27.6 	the department and the general public where another mechanism or forum is not available;
27.7 	(2) gathering information about decisions, acts, and other matters of the department;
27.8 	(3) providing information to the general public;
27.9 	(4) facilitating discussions or arranging mediation when appropriate; and
27.10 	(5) maintaining and monitoring performance measures for the ombudsperson 
27.11 	program.
27.12 	(c) The transportation ombudsperson may not hold another formal position within 
27.13 	the department. The transportation ombudsperson may not impose a complaint fee.
27.14 	(d) Amounts that may be spent to pay the costs of the transportation ombudsperson 
27.15 	program must be specifically appropriated by law and may not be transferred from any 
27.16 	other appropriation. Any excess appropriation cancels at the end of the year to the fund 
27.17 	from which it was appropriated.

27.18 	Sec. 44. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 174.24, subdivision 5a, is amended to read:
27.19 		Subd. 5a.Method of payment, nonoperating assistance. Payments for planning 
27.20 	and engineering design, eligible capital assistance, operating assistance, and other eligible 
27.21 	assistance for public transit services furthering the purposes of section 174.21, excluding 
27.22 	operating assistance, shall be made in an appropriate manner as determined by the 
27.23 	commissioner, except that payments for operating assistance shall be made quarterly. 
27.24 	The first quarterly payment for operating assistance shall be made no later than the last 
27.25 	business day of the first month of the contract.

27.26 	Sec. 45. [174.45] PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS INVOLVING PUBLIC 
27.27 	INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS; JOINT PROGRAM OFFICE.
27.28 	The commissioner may establish a joint program office to oversee and coordinate 
27.29 	activities to develop, evaluate, and implement public-private partnerships involving public 
27.30 	infrastructure investments. At the request of the commissioner of transportation, the 
27.31 	commissioner of Minnesota Management and Budget, the commissioner of employment 
27.32 	and economic development, the executive director of the Public Facilities Authority, and 
27.33 	other state agencies shall cooperate with and provide assistance to the commissioner 
28.1 	of transportation for activities related to public-private partnerships involving public 
28.2 	infrastructure investments.

28.3 	Sec. 46. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 219.17, is amended to read:
28.4 	219.17 UNIFORM WARNING SIGNS.
28.5 	The commissioner by rule shall require that uniform warning signs be placed at 
28.6 	grade crossings. There must be at least three are four distinct types of uniform warning 
28.7 	signs: a home crossing crossbuck sign, for use in the immediate vicinity of the crossing; 
28.8 	an approach crossing advance warning sign, to indicate the approach to a grade crossing; a 
28.9 	yield sign with the word "yield" plainly appearing on it; and, when deemed necessary and 
28.10 	instead of a yield sign, a stop sign with the word "stop" plainly appearing on it, to indicate 
28.11 	that persons on the highway approaching the crossing, whether in vehicles or otherwise, 
28.12 	must come to a stop before proceeding over the grade crossing.

28.13 	Sec. 47. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 219.18, is amended to read:
28.14 	219.18 RAILROAD TO ERECT SIGN.
28.15 	At each grade crossing established after April 23, 1925 and where and when crossing 
28.16 	signs existing as of April 24, 1925 are replaced, the railway company operating the railroad 
28.17 	at that crossing shall erect and maintain one or more uniform home crossing crossbuck
28.18 	 signs. The signs must be on each side of the railroad tracks and within 75 50 feet from the 
28.19 	nearest rail, or at a distance greater than 50 feet as determined by the commissioner.

28.20 	Sec. 48. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 219.20, is amended to read:
28.21 	219.20 STOP SIGN; YIELD SIGN.
28.22 		Subdivision 1.When installation required; procedure. At each grade crossing not 
28.23 	equipped with flashing lights or flashing lights and gates where, because of the dangers 
28.24 	attendant upon its use, the reasonable protection of life and property makes it necessary 
28.25 	for persons approaching the crossing to stop or yield before crossing the railroad tracks, 
28.26 	stop signs or yield signs must be installed. When the government entity responsible for a 
28.27 	road that crosses a railroad track deems it necessary to install stop signs or yield signs
28.28 	 at that crossing, it shall petition the commissioner to order the installation of the stop 
28.29 	signs or yield signs. The commissioner shall respond to the petition by investigating 
28.30 	the conditions at the crossing to determine whether stop signs or yield signs should be 
28.31 	installed at the crossing. On determining, after an investigation following a petition from 
28.32 	a governmental agency or subdivision or on the commissioner's own motion, that stop 
29.1 	signs or yield signs should be installed at a crossing, the commissioner shall designate 
29.2 	the crossing as a stop crossing or yield crossing and shall notify the railway company 
29.3 	operating the railroad at the crossing of this designation. Within 30 days after notification, 
29.4 	the railway company shall erect the uniform stop crossing signs or yield crossing signs in 
29.5 	accordance with the commissioner's order.
29.6 		Subd. 2.Stopping distances. When a stop sign or a yield sign has been erected at 
29.7 	a railroad crossing, the driver of a vehicle approaching a railroad crossing shall stop or 
29.8 	yield within 50 feet, but not less than ten feet, from the nearest track of the crossing and 
29.9 	shall proceed only upon exercising due care.

29.10 	Sec. 49. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 221.0314, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
29.11 		Subd. 2.Qualification of driver. Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, part 
29.12 	391 and appendixes D and E, are incorporated by reference except for sections 391.2; 
29.13 	391.11, paragraph (b)(1); 391.47; 391.49; 391.62; 391.64; 391.67; 391.68; and 391.69. In 
29.14 	addition, cross-references to sections or paragraphs not incorporated in this subdivision 
29.15 	are not incorporated by reference. For medical examinations conducted on and after May 
29.16 	21, 2014, the term "medical examiner" as used in this section and in the rules promulgated 
29.17 	under this section means an individual certified by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety 
29.18 	Administration and listed on the National Registry of Certified Medical Examiners.

29.19 	Sec. 50. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 221.0314, subdivision 3a, is amended to read:
29.20 		Subd. 3a.Waiver for other medical condition. (a) The commissioner may grant 
29.21 	a waiver to a person who is not physically qualified to drive under Code of Federal 
29.22 	Regulations, title 49, section 391.41, paragraph (b)(3) to (b)(13) paragraph (b)(3), (b)(10), 
29.23 	or (b)(11). A waiver granted under this subdivision applies to intrastate transportation only.
29.24 	(b) A person who wishes to obtain a waiver under this subdivision must give the 
29.25 	commissioner the following information:
29.26 	(1) the applicant's name, address, and telephone number;
29.27 	(2) the name, address, and telephone number of an employer coapplicant, if any;
29.28 	(3) a description of the applicant's experience in driving the type of vehicle to be 
29.29 	operated under the waiver;
29.30 	(4) a description of the type of driving to be done under the waiver;
29.31 	(5) a description of any modifications to the vehicle the applicant intends to drive 
29.32 	under the waiver that are designed to accommodate the applicant's medical condition or 
29.33 	disability;
29.34 	(6) whether the applicant has been granted another waiver under this subdivision;
30.1 	(7) a copy of the applicant's current driver's license;
30.2 	(8) a copy of a medical examiner's report and medical examiner's certificate showing 
30.3 	that the applicant is medically unqualified to drive unless a waiver is granted;
30.4 	(9) a statement from the applicant's treating physician that includes:
30.5 	(i) the extent to which the physician is familiar with the applicant's medical history;
30.6 	(ii) a description of the applicant's medical condition for which a waiver is necessary;
30.7 	(iii) assurance that the applicant has the ability and willingness to follow any course 
30.8 	of treatment prescribed by the physician, including the ability to self-monitor or manage 
30.9 	the medical condition; and
30.10 	(iv) the physician's professional opinion that the applicant's condition will not 
30.11 	adversely affect the applicant's ability to operate a commercial motor vehicle safely; and
30.12 	(10) any other information considered necessary by the commissioner including 
30.13 	requiring a physical examination or medical report from a physician who specializes 
30.14 	in a particular field of medical practice.
30.15 	(c) In granting a waiver under this subdivision, the commissioner may impose 
30.16 	conditions the commissioner considers necessary to ensure that an applicant is able to 
30.17 	operate a motor vehicle safely and that the safety of the general public is protected.
30.18 	(d) A person who is granted a waiver under this subdivision must:
30.19 	(1) at intervals specified in the waiver, give the commissioner periodic reports from 
30.20 	the person's treating physician, or a medical specialist if the commissioner so requires in 
30.21 	the waiver, that contain the information described in paragraph (b), clause (9), together 
30.22 	with a description of any episode that involved the person's loss of consciousness or loss 
30.23 	of ability to operate a motor vehicle safely; and
30.24 	(2) immediately report the person's involvement in an accident for which a report is 
30.25 	required under section 169.09, subdivision 7.
30.26 	(e) The commissioner shall deny an application if, during the three years preceding 
30.27 	the application:
30.28 	(1) the applicant's driver's license has been suspended under section 171.18, 
30.29 	paragraph (a), clauses (1) to (9), (11), and (12), canceled under section 171.14, or revoked 
30.30 	under section 171.17, 171.172, or 171.174;
30.31 	(2) the applicant has been convicted of a violation under section 171.24; or
30.32 	(3) the applicant has been convicted of a disqualifying offense, as defined in Code 
30.33 	of Federal Regulations, title 49, section 383.51, paragraph (b), which is incorporated 
30.34 	by reference.
30.35 	(f) (e) The commissioner may deny an application or may immediately revoke 
30.36 	a waiver granted under this subdivision. Notice of the commissioner's reasons for 
31.1 	denying an application or for revoking a waiver must be in writing and must be mailed 
31.2 	to the applicant's or waiver holder's last known address by certified mail, return receipt 
31.3 	requested. A person whose application is denied or whose waiver is revoked is entitled to 
31.4 	a hearing under chapter 14.
31.5 	(g) (f) A waiver granted under this subdivision expires on the date of expiration 
31.6 	shown on the medical examiner's certificate described in paragraph (b), clause (8).

31.7 	Sec. 51. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 221.0314, subdivision 9a, is amended to read:
31.8 		Subd. 9a.Hours of service exemptions. The federal regulations incorporated in 
31.9 	subdivision 9 for maximum driving and on-duty time do not apply to drivers engaged in 
31.10 	the interstate or intrastate transportation of:
31.11 	(1) agricultural commodities or farm supplies for agricultural purposes in Minnesota 
31.12 	during the planting and harvesting seasons from March 15 to December 15 of each year; or
31.13 	(2) sugar beets during the harvesting season for sugar beets from September 1 to 
31.14 	May 15 of each year;
31.15 	if the transportation is limited to an area within a 100-air-mile150-air-mile radius from 
31.16 	the source of the commodities or from the retail or wholesale distribution point forof 
31.17 	the farm supplies.

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

31.19 	Sec. 52. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 398A.04, is amended by adding a 
31.20 	subdivision to read:
31.21 		Subd. 2a.Bus rapid transit development. A regional rail authority may exercise 
31.22 	the powers conferred under this section to: plan, establish, acquire, develop, purchase, 
31.23 	enlarge, extend, improve, maintain, equip, regulate, and protect; and pay costs of 
31.24 	construction and operation of a bus rapid transit system located within its county on transit 
31.25 	ways included in and approved by the Metropolitan Council's 2030 Transportation Policy 
31.26 	Plan. This subdivision applies only to the counties of Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, 
31.27 	Ramsey, Scott, and Washington.

31.28 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment 
31.29 	and applies only to the counties of Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, 
31.30 	and Washington.

31.31 	Sec. 53. Laws 2002, chapter 393, section 85, is amended to read:
31.32 	Sec. 85. DAN PATCH COMMUTER RAIL LINE; PROHIBITIONS.
 32.1 		Subdivision 1.Definition. For purposes of this section, "Dan Patch commuter rail 
32.2 	line" means the commuter rail line between Northfield and Minneapolis identified in the 
32.3 	metropolitan council's transit 2020 master plan as the Dan Patch line.
32.4 		Subd. 2.Metropolitan council; prohibitions. The metropolitan council must not 
32.5 	take any action or spend any money for study, planning, preliminary engineering, final 
32.6 	design, or construction for the Dan Patch commuter rail line. The council must remove 
32.7 	all references, other than references for historical purposes, to the Dan Patch commuter 
32.8 	rail line from any future revisions to the council's transportation development guide and 
32.9 	the council's regional transit master plan.
32.10 		Subd. 3.Commissioner of transportation. The commissioner of transportation 
32.11 	must not expend any money for study, planning, preliminary engineering, final design, 
32.12 	or construction for the Dan Patch commuter rail line. The commissioner must remove 
32.13 	all references, other than references for historical purposes, to the Dan Patch commuter 
32.14 	rail line from any future revisions to the state transportation plan and the commissioner's 
32.15 	commuter rail system plan.
32.16 		Subd. 4.Regional rail authorities. No regional rail authority may expend any 
32.17 	money for study, planning, preliminary engineering, final design, or construction for 
32.18 	the Dan Patch commuter rail line.

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

32.20 	Sec. 54. Laws 2009, chapter 59, article 3, section 4, subdivision 9, as amended by 
32.21 	Laws 2010, chapter 197, section 1, and Laws 2011, chapter 87, section 1, subdivision 9, 
32.22 	is amended to read:
32.23 		Subd. 9.Sunset.  A city or county participating in this pilot program may accept an 
32.24 	individual for diversion into the pilot program until June 30, 2013 2017. The third party 
32.25 	administering the diversion program may collect and disburse fees collected pursuant to 
32.26 	subdivision 6, paragraph (a), clause (2), through December 31, 2014 2018, at which time 
32.27 	the pilot program under this section expires.

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

32.29 	Sec. 55. CENTRAL CORRIDOR LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT; CENTRAL 
32.30 	STATION ACCESSIBILITY.
 32.31 	(a) For purposes of this section:
32.32 	(1) "city" means the city of St. Paul;
33.1 	(2) "council" has the meaning given in Minnesota Statutes, section 473.121, 
33.2 	subdivision 3; and
33.3 	(3) "pedestrian skyway system" has the meaning given in Minnesota Statutes, 
33.4 	section 469.125, subdivision 4.
33.5 	(b) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, for the Central Station on the 
33.6 	Central Corridor light rail transit line, the council and city shall include construction or 
33.7 	establishment of access to a pedestrian skyway system as part of the initial transit line 
33.8 	construction project. The council and city shall ensure that public access to the pedestrian 
33.9 	skyway system is provided by an elevator located at the site of the station.
33.10 	(c) The council and city shall meet the requirements under this section at the time of 
33.11 	initial construction of the Central Corridor light rail transit line and the Central Station.

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

33.13 	Sec. 56. CONVEYANCE OF STATE LAND; LE SUEUR COUNTY.
 33.14 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 16B.281 to 16B.287, 92.45, 
33.15 	161.43, and 161.44, or any other law to the contrary, the commissioner of transportation 
33.16 	may convey and quitclaim to a private party all right, title, and interest of the state of 
33.17 	Minnesota, in the land described in paragraph (e). The consideration for a conveyance 
33.18 	shall be the cost of planning, designing, acquiring, constructing, and equipping a 
33.19 	comparable rest area facility.
33.20 	(b) Proceeds from the sale of real estate or buildings under this section shall be 
33.21 	deposited in the safety rest area account established in Minnesota Statutes, section 
33.22 	160.2745.
33.23 	(c) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The 
33.24 	attorney general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure 
33.25 	accuracy. The conveyance may take place only upon conditions determined by the 
33.26 	commissioner of transportation.
33.27 	(d) No direct access shall be permitted between marked Trunk Highway 169 and the 
33.28 	land conveyed under this section.
33.29 	(e) The land to be conveyed is located in Le Sueur County and is described as 
33.30 	tracts A, B, and C:
33.31 	Tract A consists of that part of the West Half of the Southeast Quarter of Section 19, 
33.32 	Township 112 North, Range 25 West, Le Sueur County, Minnesota, lying southeasterly of 
33.33 	the southeasterly right-of-way line of marked Trunk Highway 169 as the same was located 
33.34 	prior to January 1, 1990, and northerly of the northerly right-of-way line of old marked 
33.35 	Trunk Highway 169 (now known as County State-Aid Highway 28); excepting therefrom 
34.1 	that part thereof lying southwesterly of the following described line: From a point on the 
34.2 	east line of said Section 19, distant 1273 feet north of the east quarter corner thereof, run 
34.3 	southwesterly at an angle of 37 degrees 47 minutes 00 seconds from said east section line 
34.4 	(measured from south to west) for 3332.5 feet; thence deflect to the right on a 01 degree 
34.5 	00 minute 00 second curve (delta angle 40 degrees 11 minutes 00 seconds) having a length 
34.6 	of 4018.3 feet for 133.6 feet to the point of beginning of the line to be described; thence 
34.7 	deflect to the left at an angle of 90 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds to the tangent of said 
34.8 	curve at said point for 1000 feet and there terminating.
34.9 	Tract B consists of that part of the East Half of the Southeast Quarter of Section 19, 
34.10 	Township 112 North, Range 25 West, Le Sueur County, Minnesota, lying southerly of the 
34.11 	southeasterly right-of-way line of marked Trunk Highway 169 as located prior to January 
34.12 	1, 1990, northerly of the northerly right-of-way line of old marked Trunk Highway 169 
34.13 	(now known as County State-Aid Highway 28) and westerly of the following described 
34.14 	line: From a point on the east line of said Section 19, distant 1273 feet north of the East 
34.15 	Quarter corner thereof, run southwesterly at an angle of 37 degrees 47 minutes 00 seconds 
34.16 	from said east section line (measured from south to west) for 2318 feet to the point of 
34.17 	beginning of the line to be described; thence deflect to the left at an angle of 90 degrees 00 
34.18 	minutes 00 seconds for 400 feet; thence deflect to the right at an angle of 43 degrees 00 
34.19 	minutes 00 seconds for 1100 feet and there terminating.
34.20 	Tract C consists of that part of the Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of 
34.21 	Section 19, Township 112 North, Range 25 West, Le Sueur County, Minnesota, lying 
34.22 	southeasterly of marked Trunk Highway 169 as located prior to January 1, 1971, and 
34.23 	northwesterly of old marked Trunk Highway 169 (now known as County State-Aid 
34.24 	Highway 28) and southwesterly of the following described line: From a point on the east 
34.25 	line of said Section 19, distant 1273 feet north of the East Quarter corner thereof, run 
34.26 	southwesterly at an angle of 37 degrees 47 minutes 00 seconds with said east section line 
34.27 	for 3332.5 feet; thence deflect to the right on a 01 degree 00 minute 00 second curve 
34.28 	(delta angle 40 degrees 11 minutes 00 seconds) having a length of 4018.3 feet for 133.6 
34.29 	feet to the point of beginning of the line to be described; thence deflect to the left at an 
34.30 	angle of 90 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds with the tangent of said curve at said point for 
34.31 	1000 feet and there terminating.

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

34.33 	Sec. 57. COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL TRANSPORTATION LAW.
 35.1 	The commissioner of public safety shall make all reasonable efforts to refrain from 
35.2 	enforcing state laws that are in conflict with provisions enacted in Public Law 112-141, 
35.3 	Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21).

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

35.5 	Sec. 58. MARKED U.S. HIGHWAY 53 RELOCATION PROJECT.
 35.6 	Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the commissioner of transportation must 
35.7 	select and implement either the M-1 or the E-2 layout, as identified in the alternatives 
35.8 	analysis conducted by the Department of Transportation, or variations of the M-1 or E-2 
35.9 	layouts, for the project involving the relocation of marked U.S. Highway 53 between 
35.10 	Eveleth and Virginia.

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

35.12 	Sec. 59. LEGISLATIVE ROUTE NO. 235 REMOVED.
 35.13 	(a) Minnesota Statutes, section 161.115, subdivision 166, is repealed effective the 
35.14 	day after the commissioner of transportation receives a copy of the agreement between 
35.15 	the commissioner and the governing body of Otter Tail County to transfer jurisdiction of 
35.16 	Legislative Route No. 235 and notifies the revisor of statutes under paragraph (b).
35.17 	(b) The revisor of statutes shall delete the route identified in paragraph (a) from 
35.18 	Minnesota Statutes when the commissioner of transportation sends notice to the revisor 
35.19 	electronically or in writing that the conditions required to transfer the route have been 
35.20 	satisfied.

35.21 	Sec. 60. LEGISLATIVE ROUTE NO. 256 REMOVED.
 35.22 	(a) Minnesota Statutes, section 161.115, subdivision 187, is repealed effective the 
35.23 	day after the commissioner of transportation receives a copy of the agreement between the 
35.24 	commissioner and the governing body of Blue Earth County to transfer jurisdiction of 
35.25 	Legislative Route No. 256 and notifies the revisor of statutes under paragraph (b).
35.26 	(b) The revisor of statutes shall delete the route identified in paragraph (a) from 
35.27 	Minnesota Statutes when the commissioner of transportation sends notice to the revisor 
35.28 	electronically or in writing that the conditions required to transfer the route have been 
35.29 	satisfied.

35.30 	Sec. 61. SPECIFIC SERVICE SIGN.
 36.1 	Notwithstanding any other law or administrative rule or order, the commissioner of 
36.2 	transportation, after being assured of adequate funding from nonstate sources, shall erect a 
36.3 	specific service sign on the east side of marked Trunk Highway 52, near its intersection 
36.4 	with 37th Street NW in Olmsted County. The sign must display the name or business 
36.5 	panel, or both, of a retail establishment on the east side of marked Trunk Highway 52 that 
36.6 	began operation before construction of the noise wall on the east side of marked Trunk 
36.7 	Highway 52, and the premises of which is blocked from view by the noise wall.

36.8 	Sec. 62.  REPEALER.
 36.9 	(a) Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 168.094; and 174.24, subdivision 5, are 
36.10 	repealed.
36.11 	(b) Minnesota Rules, parts 8820.3300, subpart 2; and 8835.0330, subpart 2, are 
36.12 	repealed.