HF 861

1st Unofficial Engrossment - 90th Legislature (2017 - 2018)

Posted on 04/05/2017 12:12 p.m.

1.1A bill for an act 1.2relating to transportation; authorizing sale and issuance of trunk highway bonds; 1.3redistributing five percent set-aside from highway user tax distribution fund; 1.4rededicating certain tax proceeds; authorizing an additional sales and use tax; 1.5amending various transportation and transit policies; amending policies relating 1.6to the Department of Public Safety; requiring reports; establishing a task force; 1.7appropriating money;amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 85.016; 116.03, 1.8by adding a subdivision; 117.189; 160.02, subdivision 27, by adding subdivisions; 1.9160.262, subdivisions 1, 3, 4; 160.266, subdivisions 3, 4, 5, by adding subdivisions; 1.10161.081, subdivision 1; 161.088, subdivisions 4, 5, 7, by adding a subdivision; 1.11161.115, subdivision 190; 161.14, by adding a subdivision; 161.21, subdivision 1.121; 161.321, subdivision 6; 161.44, subdivisions 5, 6a, by adding a subdivision; 1.13168.013, subdivision 1d; 168.021, subdivisions 1, 2, 2a; 168A.09, subdivision 1; 1.14168A.141; 168A.142; 169.14, by adding a subdivision; 169.345, subdivisions 1, 1.153; 169.80, subdivision 1; 169.829, by adding a subdivision; 169.865, subdivision 1.163; 171.06, subdivision 2a; 171.12, subdivision 6; 174.03, subdivisions 1a, 1c; 1.17221.031, by adding a subdivision; 256B.15, subdivision 1a; 297A.815, subdivision 1.183; 297A.94; 297A.992, subdivision 2; 297B.01, subdivision 16; 473.388, 1.19subdivision 2; 473.4051, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota 1.20Statutes, chapters 168; 168A; 174; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 1.21160.262, subdivision 2; 160.265; 160.266, subdivisions 1, 2; 161.115, subdivision 1.2232; Minnesota Rules, parts 8810.6000; 8810.6100; 8810.6300; 8810.6400; 1.238810.6500; 8810.6600; 8810.6700; 8810.6800; 8810.6900; 8810.7000; 8810.9910; 1.248810.9911; 8810.9912; 8810.9913. 1.25BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 1.26ARTICLE 1 1.27TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS 1.28 Section 1. new text begin TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS. new text end 1.29 new text begin The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the agencies new text end 1.30 new text begin and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the trunk highway new text end 1.31 new text begin fund, or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated for each purpose. new text end 2.1 new text begin The figures "2018" and "2019" used in this article mean that the appropriations listed under new text end 2.2 new text begin them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2018, or June 30, 2019, respectively. new text end 2.3 new text begin "The first year" is fiscal year 2018. "The second year" is fiscal year 2019. "The biennium" new text end 2.4 new text begin is fiscal years 2018 and 2019. new text end 2.5 new text begin APPROPRIATIONS new text end 2.6 new text begin Available for the Year new text end 2.7 new text begin Ending June 30 new text end 2.8 new text begin 2018 new text end new text begin 2019 new text end 2.9 2.10 Sec. 2. new text begin DEPARTMENT OF new text end new text begin TRANSPORTATION new text end 2.11 new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Total Appropriation new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin new text end new text begin 2,928,633,000 new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 2,917,420,000 new text end 2.12 new text begin Appropriations by Fund new text end 2.13 new text begin 2018 new text end new text begin 2019 new text end 2.14 new text begin General new text end new text begin 19,158,000 new text end new text begin 18,058,000 new text end 2.15 new text begin Airports new text end new text begin 31,812,000 new text end new text begin 22,609,000 new text end 2.16 new text begin C.S.A.H. new text end new text begin 769,644,000 new text end new text begin 800,066,000 new text end 2.17 new text begin M.S.A.S. new text end new text begin 195,858,000 new text end new text begin 203,463,000 new text end 2.18 new text begin Special Revenue new text end new text begin 10,000,000 new text end new text begin 0 new text end 2.19 new text begin Trunk Highway new text end new text begin 1,902,161,000 new text end new text begin 1,873,224,000 new text end 2.20 new text begin The amounts that may be spent for each new text end 2.21 new text begin purpose are specified in the following new text end 2.22 new text begin subdivisions. new text end 2.23 new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Multimodal Systems new text end 2.24 new text begin (a) new text end new text begin Aeronautics new text end 2.25 new text begin (1) new text end new text begin Airport Development and Assistance new text end new text begin 26,501,000 new text end new text begin 17,298,000 new text end 2.26 new text begin This appropriation is from the state airports new text end 2.27 new text begin fund and must be spent according to new text end 2.28 new text begin Minnesota Statutes, section new text end new text begin 360.305, new text end 2.29 new text begin subdivision 4 new text end new text begin . new text end 2.30 new text begin $2,334,000 in the first year is for a grant to new text end 2.31 new text begin the city of Rochester to design, rehabilitate, new text end 2.32 new text begin demolish, and expand portions of the existing new text end 2.33 new text begin passenger terminal building at the Rochester new text end 2.34 new text begin International Airport, provided that this new text end 2.35 new text begin amount also includes money to remodel, new text end 3.1 new text begin construct, furnish, and equip the existing new text end 3.2 new text begin passenger terminal building and associated new text end 3.3 new text begin appurtenances to meet the United States new text end 3.4 new text begin Customs and Border Protection and new text end 3.5 new text begin Transportation Security Administration new text end 3.6 new text begin standards for safety, security, and processing new text end 3.7 new text begin time to accommodate domestic and new text end 3.8 new text begin international flights. The capital improvements new text end 3.9 new text begin paid for with this appropriation may be used new text end 3.10 new text begin as the local contribution required by new text end 3.11 new text begin Minnesota Statutes, section 360.305, new text end 3.12 new text begin subdivision 4. This appropriation may be used new text end 3.13 new text begin to reimburse the city for costs incurred after new text end 3.14 new text begin May 1, 2016. This appropriation is not new text end 3.15 new text begin available until the commissioner of new text end 3.16 new text begin management and budget has determined that new text end 3.17 new text begin at least an equal amount has been committed new text end 3.18 new text begin to the project from nonstate sources. Work new text end 3.19 new text begin that may be completed with this appropriation new text end 3.20 new text begin includes but is not limited to (i) site new text end 3.21 new text begin preparation, including utilities, site civil work, new text end 3.22 new text begin testing, and construction administration new text end 3.23 new text begin services, (ii) the relocation, modification, and new text end 3.24 new text begin addition of airline ticket counters, baggage new text end 3.25 new text begin claim devices, public spaces, offices, new text end 3.26 new text begin restrooms, support space, break rooms, new text end 3.27 new text begin lockers, equipment storage, communications, new text end 3.28 new text begin hallways, building signage, medical visitor new text end 3.29 new text begin rooms, special needs accommodations, hold new text end 3.30 new text begin rooms, secure storage, equipment maintenance new text end 3.31 new text begin area, and building engineering and technology new text end 3.32 new text begin systems, (iii) improvements needed outside new text end 3.33 new text begin the terminal to remove, restore, and tie into new text end 3.34 new text begin adjacent utilities, sidewalks, driveways, new text end 3.35 new text begin parking lots, and aircraft aprons, and (iv) the new text end 4.1 new text begin construction of covered exterior equipment new text end 4.2 new text begin storage. This is a onetime appropriation. new text end 4.3 new text begin $6,619,000 in the first year is to provide the new text end 4.4 new text begin federal match to design and construct runway new text end 4.5 new text begin infrastructure at the Duluth International and new text end 4.6 new text begin Sky Harbor Airports in accordance with new text end 4.7 new text begin Minnesota Statutes, section 360.017. For the new text end 4.8 new text begin purposes of this clause, the commissioner may new text end 4.9 new text begin waive the requirements of Minnesota Statutes, new text end 4.10 new text begin section 360.305, subdivision 4, paragraph (b). new text end 4.11 new text begin This appropriation is for costs incurred after new text end 4.12 new text begin March 1, 2016, and is available until and must new text end 4.13 new text begin be encumbered by June 30, 2017. This new text end 4.14 new text begin appropriation is not available until the new text end 4.15 new text begin commissioner of management and budget new text end 4.16 new text begin determines that an equal amount is committed new text end 4.17 new text begin from nonstate sources. This is a onetime new text end 4.18 new text begin appropriation. new text end 4.19 new text begin $250,000 in the first year is for an air transport new text end 4.20 new text begin optimization planning study for the St. Cloud new text end 4.21 new text begin Regional Airport, which must be new text end 4.22 new text begin comprehensive and market-based, using new text end 4.23 new text begin economic development and air service new text end 4.24 new text begin expertise to research, analyze, and develop new text end 4.25 new text begin models and strategies that maximize the return new text end 4.26 new text begin on investments made to enhance the use and new text end 4.27 new text begin impact of the St. Cloud Regional Airport. This new text end 4.28 new text begin is a onetime appropriation. new text end 4.29 new text begin The base appropriation in each of fiscal years new text end 4.30 new text begin 2020 and 2021 is $15,298,000. new text end 4.31 new text begin Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section new text end 4.32 new text begin 16A.28, subdivision 6 new text end new text begin , and unless otherwise new text end 4.33 new text begin stated in this clause for a specific project, this new text end 4.34 new text begin appropriation is available for five years after new text end 4.35 new text begin appropriation. If the appropriation for either new text end 5.1 new text begin year is insufficient, the appropriation for the new text end 5.2 new text begin other year is available for it. new text end 5.3 new text begin (2) new text end new text begin Aviation Support and Services new text end new text begin 6,790,000 new text end new text begin 6,934,000 new text end 5.4 new text begin Appropriations by Fund new text end 5.5 new text begin 2018 new text end new text begin 2019 new text end 5.6 new text begin Airports new text end new text begin 5,311,000 new text end new text begin 5,311,000 new text end 5.7 new text begin Trunk Highway new text end new text begin 1,479,000 new text end new text begin 1,623,000 new text end 5.8 new text begin $80,000 in each year is from the state airports new text end 5.9 new text begin fund for the Civil Air Patrol. new text end 5.10 new text begin (b) new text end new text begin Transit new text end new text begin 18,091,000 new text end new text begin 18,118,000 new text end 5.11 new text begin Appropriations by Fund new text end 5.12 new text begin 2018 new text end new text begin 2019 new text end 5.13 new text begin General new text end new text begin 17,245,000 new text end new text begin 17,245,000 new text end 5.14 new text begin Trunk Highway new text end new text begin 846,000 new text end new text begin 873,000 new text end 5.15 new text begin (c) new text end new text begin Safe Routes to School new text end new text begin 500,000 new text end new text begin 500,000 new text end 5.16 new text begin This appropriation is from the general fund new text end 5.17 new text begin for the safe routes to school program under new text end 5.18 new text begin Minnesota Statutes, section 174.40. new text end 5.19 new text begin (d) new text end new text begin Freight new text end new text begin 6,706,000 new text end new text begin 5,778,000 new text end 5.20 new text begin Appropriations by Fund new text end 5.21 new text begin 2018 new text end new text begin 2019 new text end 5.22 new text begin General new text end new text begin 1,356,000 new text end new text begin 256,000 new text end 5.23 new text begin Trunk Highway new text end new text begin 5,350,000 new text end new text begin 5,522,000 new text end 5.24 new text begin $1,100,000 in the first year is from the general new text end 5.25 new text begin fund for port development assistance program new text end 5.26 new text begin grants under Minnesota Statutes, chapter new text end 5.27 new text begin 457A. Any improvements made with the new text end 5.28 new text begin proceeds of these grants must be publicly new text end 5.29 new text begin owned. This is a onetime appropriation and is new text end 5.30 new text begin available in the second year. new text end 5.31 new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin State Roads new text end 5.32 new text begin (a) new text end new text begin Operations and Maintenance new text end new text begin 332,773,000 new text end new text begin 343,159,000 new text end 5.33 new text begin (b) new text end new text begin Program Planning and Delivery new text end new text begin 257,479,000 new text end new text begin 265,542,000 new text end 6.1 new text begin $130,000 in each year is available for new text end 6.2 new text begin administrative costs of the targeted group new text end 6.3 new text begin business program. new text end 6.4 new text begin $266,000 in each year is available for grants new text end 6.5 new text begin to metropolitan planning organizations outside new text end 6.6 new text begin the seven-county metropolitan area. new text end 6.7 new text begin $900,000 in each year is available for grants new text end 6.8 new text begin for transportation studies outside the new text end 6.9 new text begin metropolitan area to identify critical concerns, new text end 6.10 new text begin problems, and issues. These grants are new text end 6.11 new text begin available: (1) to regional development new text end 6.12 new text begin commissions; (2) in regions where no regional new text end 6.13 new text begin development commission is functioning, to new text end 6.14 new text begin joint powers boards established under new text end 6.15 new text begin agreement of two or more political new text end 6.16 new text begin subdivisions in the region to exercise the new text end 6.17 new text begin planning functions of a regional development new text end 6.18 new text begin commission; and (3) in regions where no new text end 6.19 new text begin regional development commission or joint new text end 6.20 new text begin powers board is functioning, to the new text end 6.21 new text begin department's district office for that region. new text end 6.22 new text begin $1,000,000 in each year is available for new text end 6.23 new text begin management of contaminated and regulated new text end 6.24 new text begin material on property owned by the Department new text end 6.25 new text begin of Transportation, including mitigation of new text end 6.26 new text begin property conveyances, facility acquisition or new text end 6.27 new text begin expansion, chemical release at maintenance new text end 6.28 new text begin facilities, and spills on the trunk highway new text end 6.29 new text begin system where there is no known responsible new text end 6.30 new text begin party. If the appropriation for either year is new text end 6.31 new text begin insufficient, the appropriation for the other new text end 6.32 new text begin year is available for it. new text end 6.33 new text begin (c) new text end new text begin State Road Construction new text end new text begin 1,009,396,000 new text end new text begin 942,268,000 new text end 6.34 new text begin This appropriation is for the actual new text end 6.35 new text begin construction, reconstruction, and improvement new text end 7.1 new text begin of trunk highways, including design-build new text end 7.2 new text begin contracts, internal department costs associated new text end 7.3 new text begin with delivering the construction program, and new text end 7.4 new text begin consultant usage to support these activities. new text end 7.5 new text begin This includes the cost of actual payment to new text end 7.6 new text begin landowners for lands acquired for highway new text end 7.7 new text begin rights-of-way, payment to lessees, interest new text end 7.8 new text begin subsidies, and relocation expenses. new text end 7.9 new text begin This appropriation may be used for the new text end 7.10 new text begin restoration of former trunk highways that have new text end 7.11 new text begin reverted to counties or to statutory or home new text end 7.12 new text begin rule charter cities, or for trunk highways that new text end 7.13 new text begin will be restored and subsequently turned back new text end 7.14 new text begin by agreement between the commissioner and new text end 7.15 new text begin the local road authority, where "restoration" new text end 7.16 new text begin means the level of effort required to improve new text end 7.17 new text begin the route that will be turned back to an new text end 7.18 new text begin acceptable condition as determined by new text end 7.19 new text begin agreement made between the commissioner new text end 7.20 new text begin and the county or city before the route is new text end 7.21 new text begin turned back. new text end 7.22 new text begin The commissioner may expend up to one-half new text end 7.23 new text begin of one percent of the federal appropriations new text end 7.24 new text begin under this paragraph as grants to opportunity new text end 7.25 new text begin industrialization centers and other nonprofit new text end 7.26 new text begin job training centers for job training programs new text end 7.27 new text begin related to highway construction. new text end 7.28 new text begin The commissioner may transfer up to new text end 7.29 new text begin $15,000,000 each year to the transportation new text end 7.30 new text begin revolving loan fund. new text end 7.31 new text begin The commissioner may receive money new text end 7.32 new text begin covering other shares of the cost of partnership new text end 7.33 new text begin projects. These receipts are appropriated to new text end 7.34 new text begin the commissioner for these projects. new text end 7.35 new text begin (d) new text end new text begin Highway Debt Service new text end new text begin new text end new text begin 224,261,000 new text end new text begin new text end new text begin 241,828,000 new text end 8.1 new text begin $214,761,000 the first year and $232,328,000 new text end 8.2 new text begin the second year are for transfer to the state new text end 8.3 new text begin bond fund. If this amount is insufficient to new text end 8.4 new text begin make all transfers required in the year for new text end 8.5 new text begin which it is made, the commissioner of new text end 8.6 new text begin management and budget shall transfer the new text end 8.7 new text begin deficiency amount under the statutory open new text end 8.8 new text begin appropriation, and notify the chairs and new text end 8.9 new text begin ranking minority members of the legislative new text end 8.10 new text begin committees with jurisdiction over new text end 8.11 new text begin transportation finance and the chairs of the new text end 8.12 new text begin senate Committee on Finance and the house new text end 8.13 new text begin of representatives Committee on Ways and new text end 8.14 new text begin Means of the amount of the deficiency. Any new text end 8.15 new text begin excess appropriation cancels to the trunk new text end 8.16 new text begin highway fund. new text end 8.17 new text begin The base appropriations for debt service are new text end 8.18 new text begin $251,367,000 in fiscal year 2020 and new text end 8.19 new text begin $248,616,000 in fiscal year 2021. new text end 8.20 new text begin (e) new text end new text begin Statewide Radio Communications new text end new text begin 5,648,000 new text end new text begin 5,829,000 new text end 8.21 new text begin Appropriations by Fund new text end 8.22 new text begin 2018 new text end new text begin 2019 new text end 8.23 new text begin General new text end new text begin 3,000 new text end new text begin 3,000 new text end 8.24 new text begin Trunk Highway new text end new text begin 5,645,000 new text end new text begin 5,826,000 new text end 8.25 new text begin $3,000 in each year is from the general fund new text end 8.26 new text begin to equip and operate the Roosevelt signal new text end 8.27 new text begin tower for Lake of the Woods weather new text end 8.28 new text begin broadcasting. new text end 8.29 new text begin Subd. 4. new text end new text begin Local Roads new text end 8.30 new text begin (a) new text end new text begin County State-Aid Roads new text end new text begin 769,644,000 new text end new text begin 800,066,000 new text end 8.31 new text begin This appropriation is from the county state-aid new text end 8.32 new text begin highway fund under Minnesota Statutes, new text end 8.33 new text begin section 161.081, and chapter 162, and is new text end 8.34 new text begin available until June 30, 2027. new text end 9.1 new text begin If the commissioner of transportation new text end 9.2 new text begin determines that a balance remains in the new text end 9.3 new text begin county state-aid highway fund following the new text end 9.4 new text begin appropriations and transfers made in this new text end 9.5 new text begin paragraph, and that the appropriations made new text end 9.6 new text begin are insufficient for advancing county state-aid new text end 9.7 new text begin highway projects, an amount necessary to new text end 9.8 new text begin advance the projects, not to exceed the balance new text end 9.9 new text begin in the county state-aid highway fund, is new text end 9.10 new text begin appropriated in each year to the commissioner. new text end 9.11 new text begin Within two weeks of a determination under new text end 9.12 new text begin this contingent appropriation, the new text end 9.13 new text begin commissioner of transportation shall notify new text end 9.14 new text begin the commissioner of management and budget new text end 9.15 new text begin and the chairs and ranking minority members new text end 9.16 new text begin of the legislative committees with jurisdiction new text end 9.17 new text begin over transportation finance concerning funds new text end 9.18 new text begin appropriated. The commissioner shall identify new text end 9.19 new text begin in the next budget submission to the legislature new text end 9.20 new text begin under Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.11, any new text end 9.21 new text begin amount that is appropriated under this new text end 9.22 new text begin paragraph. new text end 9.23 new text begin (b) new text end new text begin Municipal State-Aid Roads new text end new text begin 195,858,000 new text end new text begin 203,463,000 new text end 9.24 new text begin This appropriation is from the municipal new text end 9.25 new text begin state-aid street fund under Minnesota Statutes, new text end 9.26 new text begin chapter 162, and is available until June 30, new text end 9.27 new text begin 2027. new text end 9.28 new text begin If the commissioner of transportation new text end 9.29 new text begin determines that a balance remains in the new text end 9.30 new text begin municipal state-aid street fund following the new text end 9.31 new text begin appropriations and transfers made in this new text end 9.32 new text begin paragraph, and that the appropriations made new text end 9.33 new text begin are insufficient for advancing municipal new text end 9.34 new text begin state-aid street projects, an amount necessary new text end 9.35 new text begin to advance the projects, not to exceed the new text end 10.1 new text begin balance in the municipal state-aid street fund, new text end 10.2 new text begin is appropriated in each year to the new text end 10.3 new text begin commissioner. Within two weeks of a new text end 10.4 new text begin determination under this contingent new text end 10.5 new text begin appropriation, the commissioner of new text end 10.6 new text begin transportation shall notify the commissioner new text end 10.7 new text begin of management and budget and the chairs and new text end 10.8 new text begin ranking minority members of the legislative new text end 10.9 new text begin committees with jurisdiction over new text end 10.10 new text begin transportation finance concerning funds new text end 10.11 new text begin appropriated. The commissioner shall identify new text end 10.12 new text begin in the next budget submission to the legislature new text end 10.13 new text begin under Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.11, any new text end 10.14 new text begin amount that is appropriated under this new text end 10.15 new text begin paragraph. new text end 10.16 new text begin (c) new text end new text begin Small Cities Assistance new text end new text begin 10,000,000 new text end new text begin 0 new text end 10.17 new text begin This appropriation is from the small cities new text end 10.18 new text begin assistance account in the special revenue fund new text end 10.19 new text begin under Minnesota Statutes, section 162.145. new text end 10.20 new text begin This is a onetime appropriation and is new text end 10.21 new text begin available in the second year. new text end new text begin new text end 10.22 new text begin Subd. 5. new text end new text begin Agency Management new text end 10.23 new text begin (a) new text end new text begin Agency Services new text end new text begin 44,316,000 new text end new text begin 45,206,000 new text end 10.24 new text begin (b) new text end new text begin Buildings new text end new text begin 20,085,000 new text end new text begin 20,939,000 new text end 10.25 new text begin Appropriations by Fund new text end 10.26 new text begin 2018 new text end new text begin 2019 new text end 10.27 new text begin General new text end new text begin 54,000 new text end new text begin 54,000 new text end 10.28 new text begin Trunk Highway new text end new text begin 20,031,000 new text end new text begin 20,885,000 new text end 10.29 new text begin Any money appropriated to the commissioner new text end 10.30 new text begin of transportation for building construction for new text end 10.31 new text begin any fiscal year before the first year is available new text end 10.32 new text begin to the commissioner of transportation during new text end 10.33 new text begin the biennium to the extent that the new text end 10.34 new text begin commissioner spends the money on the new text end 10.35 new text begin building construction projects for which the new text end 11.1 new text begin money was originally encumbered during the new text end 11.2 new text begin fiscal year for which it was appropriated. new text end 11.3 new text begin If the appropriation for either year is new text end 11.4 new text begin insufficient, the appropriation for the other new text end 11.5 new text begin year is available for it. new text end 11.6 new text begin (c) new text end new text begin Tort Claims new text end new text begin 600,000 new text end new text begin 600,000 new text end 11.7 new text begin If the appropriation for either year is new text end 11.8 new text begin insufficient, the appropriation for the other new text end 11.9 new text begin year is available for it. new text end 11.10 new text begin Subd. 6. new text end new text begin Transfers new text end 11.11 new text begin With the approval of the commissioner of new text end 11.12 new text begin management and budget, the commissioner new text end 11.13 new text begin of transportation may transfer unencumbered new text end 11.14 new text begin balances among the appropriations from the new text end 11.15 new text begin trunk highway fund and the state airports fund new text end 11.16 new text begin made in this section. No transfer may be made new text end 11.17 new text begin from the appropriations for state road new text end 11.18 new text begin construction or for debt service. Transfers new text end 11.19 new text begin under this subdivision may not be made new text end 11.20 new text begin between funds. Transfers under this new text end 11.21 new text begin subdivision must be reported immediately to new text end 11.22 new text begin the chairs and ranking minority members of new text end 11.23 new text begin the legislative committees with jurisdiction new text end 11.24 new text begin over transportation finance. new text end 11.25 11.26 new text begin Subd. 7. new text end new text begin Previous State Road Construction new text end new text begin Appropriations new text end 11.27 new text begin Any money appropriated to the commissioner new text end 11.28 new text begin of transportation for state road construction new text end 11.29 new text begin for any fiscal year before the first year is new text end 11.30 new text begin available to the commissioner during the new text end 11.31 new text begin biennium to the extent that the commissioner new text end 11.32 new text begin spends the money on the state road new text end 11.33 new text begin construction project for which the money was new text end 11.34 new text begin originally encumbered during the fiscal year new text end 11.35 new text begin for which it was appropriated. new text end 12.1 new text begin Subd. 8. new text end new text begin Contingent Appropriation new text end 12.2 new text begin The commissioner of transportation, with the new text end 12.3 new text begin approval of the governor and the written new text end 12.4 new text begin approval of at least five members of a group new text end 12.5 new text begin consisting of the members of the Legislative new text end 12.6 new text begin Advisory Commission under Minnesota new text end 12.7 new text begin Statutes, section new text end new text begin , and the ranking minority new text end 12.8 new text begin members of the legislative committees with new text end 12.9 new text begin jurisdiction over transportation finance, may new text end 12.10 new text begin transfer all or part of the unappropriated new text end 12.11 new text begin balance in the trunk highway fund to an new text end 12.12 new text begin appropriation: (1) for trunk highway design, new text end 12.13 new text begin construction, or inspection in order to take new text end 12.14 new text begin advantage of an unanticipated receipt of new text end 12.15 new text begin income to the trunk highway fund or to take new text end 12.16 new text begin advantage of federal advanced construction new text end 12.17 new text begin funding; (2) for trunk highway maintenance new text end 12.18 new text begin in order to meet an emergency; or (3) to pay new text end 12.19 new text begin tort or environmental claims. Nothing in this new text end 12.20 new text begin subdivision authorizes the commissioner to new text end 12.21 new text begin increase the use of federal advanced new text end 12.22 new text begin construction funding beyond amounts new text end 12.23 new text begin specifically authorized. Any transfer as a result new text end 12.24 new text begin of the use of federal advanced construction new text end 12.25 new text begin funding must include an analysis of the effects new text end 12.26 new text begin on the long-term trunk highway fund balance. new text end 12.27 new text begin The amount transferred is subject to the new text end 12.28 new text begin purpose of the account to which it is new text end 12.29 new text begin transferred. new text end 12.30 Sec. 3. new text begin METROPOLITAN COUNCIL new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 90,820,000 new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 89,820,000 new text end 12.31 new text begin This appropriation is from the general fund new text end 12.32 new text begin for transit system operations under Minnesota new text end 12.33 new text begin Statutes, sections new text end new text begin to new text end new text begin . new text end 13.1 new text begin $1,000,000 in fiscal year 2018 is for financial new text end 13.2 new text begin assistance to replacement service providers new text end 13.3 new text begin under Minnesota Statutes, section 473.388, new text end 13.4 new text begin for the purposes of the suburb-to-suburb transit new text end 13.5 new text begin demonstration project authorized under Laws new text end 13.6 new text begin 2015, chapter 75, article 1, section 4. The new text end 13.7 new text begin council must not retain any portion of the new text end 13.8 new text begin funds under this appropriation. new text end 13.9 Sec. 4. new text begin DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY new text end 13.10 new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Total Appropriation new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 180,733,000 new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 180,733,000 new text end 13.11 new text begin Appropriations by Fund new text end 13.12 new text begin 2018 new text end new text begin 2019 new text end 13.13 new text begin General new text end new text begin 13,418,000 new text end new text begin 13,418,000 new text end 13.14 new text begin Special Revenue new text end new text begin 54,130,000 new text end new text begin 54,130,000 new text end 13.15 new text begin H.U.T.D. new text end new text begin 10,449,000 new text end new text begin 10,449,000 new text end 13.16 new text begin Trunk Highway new text end new text begin 102,736,000 new text end new text begin 102,736,000 new text end 13.17 new text begin The amounts that may be spent for each new text end 13.18 new text begin purpose are specified in the following new text end 13.19 new text begin subdivisions. new text end 13.20 new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Administration and Related Services new text end new text begin new text end 13.21 new text begin (a) new text end new text begin Office of Communications new text end new text begin 530,000 new text end new text begin 530,000 new text end 13.22 new text begin Appropriations by Fund new text end 13.23 new text begin 2018 new text end new text begin 2019 new text end 13.24 new text begin General new text end new text begin 115,000 new text end new text begin 115,000 new text end 13.25 new text begin Trunk Highway new text end new text begin 415,000 new text end new text begin 415,000 new text end 13.26 new text begin (b) new text end new text begin Public Safety Support new text end new text begin 8,934,000 new text end new text begin 8,934,000 new text end 13.27 new text begin Appropriations by Fund new text end 13.28 new text begin 2018 new text end new text begin 2019 new text end 13.29 new text begin General new text end new text begin 3,797,000 new text end new text begin 3,797,000 new text end 13.30 new text begin H.U.T.D. new text end new text begin 1,366,000 new text end new text begin 1,366,000 new text end 13.31 new text begin Trunk Highway new text end new text begin 3,771,000 new text end new text begin 3,771,000 new text end 13.32 new text begin $640,000 each year is from the general fund new text end 13.33 new text begin for payment of public safety officer survivor new text end 13.34 new text begin benefits under Minnesota Statutes, section new text end 14.1 new text begin 299A.44 new text end new text begin . If the appropriation for either year new text end 14.2 new text begin is insufficient, the appropriation for the other new text end 14.3 new text begin year is available for it. new text end 14.4 new text begin $1,367,000 each year is from the general fund new text end 14.5 new text begin to be deposited in the public safety officer's new text end 14.6 new text begin benefit account. This money is available for new text end 14.7 new text begin reimbursements under Minnesota Statutes, new text end 14.8 new text begin section new text end new text begin . new text end 14.9 new text begin $600,000 each year is from the general fund new text end 14.10 new text begin and $100,000 in each year is from the trunk new text end 14.11 new text begin highway fund for soft body armor new text end 14.12 new text begin reimbursements under Minnesota Statutes, new text end 14.13 new text begin section new text end new text begin . new text end 14.14 new text begin (c) new text end new text begin Technology and Support Service new text end new text begin 3,685,000 new text end new text begin 3,685,000 new text end 14.15 new text begin Appropriations by Fund new text end 14.16 new text begin 2018 new text end new text begin 2019 new text end 14.17 new text begin General new text end new text begin 1,322,000 new text end new text begin 1,322,000 new text end 14.18 new text begin H.U.T.D. new text end new text begin new text end new text begin 19,000 new text end new text begin 19,000 new text end 14.19 new text begin Trunk Highway new text end new text begin 2,344,000 new text end new text begin 2,344,000 new text end 14.20 new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin State Patrol new text end 14.21 new text begin (a) new text end new text begin Patrolling Highways new text end new text begin new text end new text begin 88,357,000 new text end new text begin 88,357,000 new text end 14.22 new text begin Appropriations by Fund new text end 14.23 new text begin 2018 new text end new text begin 2019 new text end 14.24 new text begin General new text end new text begin 37,000 new text end new text begin 37,000 new text end 14.25 new text begin H.U.T.D. new text end new text begin 828,000 new text end new text begin 828,000 new text end 14.26 new text begin Trunk Highway new text end new text begin 87,492,000 new text end new text begin 87,492,000 new text end 14.27 new text begin (b) new text end new text begin Commercial Vehicle Enforcement new text end new text begin 8,257,000 new text end new text begin 8,257,000 new text end 14.28 new text begin (c) new text end new text begin Capitol Security new text end new text begin 8,147,000 new text end new text begin 8,147,000 new text end 14.29 new text begin This appropriation is from the general fund. new text end 14.30 new text begin The commissioner must not: (1) spend any new text end 14.31 new text begin money from the trunk highway fund for new text end 14.32 new text begin capitol security; or (2) permanently transfer new text end 14.33 new text begin any state trooper from the patrolling highways new text end 14.34 new text begin activity to capitol security. new text end 15.1 new text begin The commissioner must not transfer any new text end 15.2 new text begin money appropriated to the commissioner under new text end 15.3 new text begin this section: (1) to capitol security; or (2) from new text end 15.4 new text begin capitol security. new text end 15.5 new text begin Subd. 4. new text end new text begin Driver and Vehicle Services new text end 15.6 new text begin (a) new text end new text begin Vehicle Services new text end new text begin 30,082,000 new text end new text begin 30,082,000 new text end 15.7 new text begin Appropriations by Fund new text end 15.8 new text begin 2018 new text end new text begin 2019 new text end 15.9 new text begin Special Revenue new text end new text begin 21,846,000 new text end new text begin 21,846,000 new text end 15.10 new text begin H.U.T.D. new text end new text begin 8,236,000 new text end new text begin 8,236,000 new text end 15.11 new text begin (b) new text end new text begin Driver Services new text end new text begin new text end new text begin 30,896,000 new text end new text begin 30,896,000 new text end 15.12 new text begin This appropriation is from the driver services new text end 15.13 new text begin operating account in the special revenue fund. new text end 15.14 new text begin $156,000 in each year is appropriated to new text end 15.15 new text begin maintain the automated knowledge test new text end 15.16 new text begin system. new text end 15.17 new text begin Subd. 5. new text end new text begin Traffic Safety new text end new text begin 457,000 new text end new text begin 457,000 new text end 15.18 new text begin Subd. 6. new text end new text begin Pipeline Safety new text end new text begin 1,388,000 new text end new text begin 1,388,000 new text end 15.19 new text begin This appropriation is from the pipeline safety new text end 15.20 new text begin account in the special revenue fund. new text end 15.21    Sec. 5. new text begin APPROPRIATION CANCELLATION. new text end 15.22 new text begin $1,100,000 of the appropriation for port development assistance under Laws 2015, new text end 15.23 new text begin chapter 75, article 1, section 3, subdivision 2, paragraph (e), is canceled to the general fund new text end 15.24 new text begin on June 30, 2017. new text end 15.25    Sec. 6. new text begin DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION; APPROPRIATION. new text end 15.26 new text begin $105,000,000 is appropriated from the trunk highway fund to the commissioner of new text end 15.27 new text begin transportation in fiscal year 2017, as additional federal spending authority for state road new text end 15.28 new text begin construction. new text end 15.29 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end 16.1ARTICLE 2 16.2TRUNK HIGHWAY BONDING 16.3    Section 1. new text begin BOND SALE AUTHORIZATION. new text end 16.4 new text begin To provide the money appropriated in this article from the bond proceeds account in the new text end 16.5 new text begin trunk highway fund, the commissioner of management and budget shall sell and issue bonds new text end 16.6 new text begin of the state in an amount up to $325,325,000 in the manner, upon the terms, and with the new text end 16.7 new text begin effect prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, sections 167.50 to 167.52, and by the Minnesota new text end 16.8 new text begin Constitution, article XIV, section 11, at the times and in the amounts requested by the new text end 16.9 new text begin commissioner of transportation. The proceeds of the bonds, except accrued interest and any new text end 16.10 new text begin premium received from the sale of the bonds, must be deposited in the bond proceeds account new text end 16.11 new text begin in the trunk highway fund. new text end 16.12 Sec. 2. new text begin BOND APPROPRIATIONS. new text end 16.13 new text begin The sums shown in the column under "Appropriations" are appropriated from the bond new text end 16.14 new text begin proceeds account in the trunk highway fund to the state agencies or officials indicated, to new text end 16.15 new text begin be spent for public purposes. Appropriations of bond proceeds must be spent as authorized new text end 16.16 new text begin by the Minnesota Constitution, articles XI and XIV. Unless otherwise specified, money new text end 16.17 new text begin appropriated in this article for a capital program or project may be used to pay state agency new text end 16.18 new text begin staff costs that are attributed directly to the capital program or project in accordance with new text end 16.19 new text begin accounting policies adopted by the commissioner of management and budget. new text end 16.20 new text begin SUMMARY new text end 16.21 new text begin Department of Transportation new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 325,000,000 new text end 16.22 new text begin Department of Management and Budget new text end new text begin 325,000 new text end 16.23 new text begin TOTAL new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 325,325,000 new text end 16.24 new text begin APPROPRIATIONS new text end 16.25 16.26 16.27 Sec. 3. new text begin DEPARTMENT OF new text end new text begin TRANSPORTATION CORRIDORS OF new text end new text begin COMMERCE new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 200,000,000 new text end 16.28 new text begin (a) The appropriation in this section is to the new text end 16.29 new text begin commissioner of transportation for the new text end 16.30 new text begin corridors of commerce program under new text end 16.31 new text begin Minnesota Statutes, section 161.088, and is new text end 16.32 new text begin available in the amounts of $50,000,000 in new text end 16.33 new text begin each fiscal year from 2018 to 2021. The new text end 17.1 new text begin commissioner may use up to 17 percent of the new text end 17.2 new text begin amount each year for program delivery. new text end 17.3 new text begin (b) In any fiscal year covered by this new text end 17.4 new text begin appropriation, the commissioner may identify new text end 17.5 new text begin projects based on previous selection processes new text end 17.6 new text begin or may perform a new selection. new text end 17.7 new text begin (c) The appropriation in this section cancels new text end 17.8 new text begin as specified under Minnesota Statutes, section new text end 17.9 new text begin 16A.642, except that the commissioner of new text end 17.10 new text begin management and budget shall count the start new text end 17.11 new text begin of authorization for issuance of state bonds as new text end 17.12 new text begin the first day of the fiscal year during which new text end 17.13 new text begin the bonds are available to be issued as new text end 17.14 new text begin specified under paragraph (a), and not as the new text end 17.15 new text begin date of enactment of this section. new text end 17.16 Sec. 4. new text begin U.S. HIGHWAY 12 PROJECTS new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 15,000,000 new text end 17.17 new text begin The appropriation in this section is in fiscal new text end 17.18 new text begin year 2018 for projects, including preliminary new text end 17.19 new text begin and final design, engineering, environmental new text end 17.20 new text begin analysis, right-of-way acquisition, new text end 17.21 new text begin construction, and reconstruction, on marked new text end 17.22 new text begin U.S. Highway 12 as follows: new text end 17.23 new text begin (1) realignment at the intersections with new text end 17.24 new text begin Hennepin County State-Aid Highway 92; new text end 17.25 new text begin (2) realignment and safety improvements at new text end 17.26 new text begin the intersection with Hennepin County new text end 17.27 new text begin State-Aid Highway 90; and new text end 17.28 new text begin (3) safety median improvements from the new text end 17.29 new text begin interchange with Wayzata Boulevard in new text end 17.30 new text begin Wayzata to approximately one-half mile east new text end 17.31 new text begin of the interchange with Hennepin County new text end 17.32 new text begin State-Aid Highway 6. new text end 18.1 Sec. 5. new text begin MARKED TRUNK HIGHWAY 212 new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 20,000,000 new text end 18.2 new text begin The appropriation in this section is in fiscal new text end 18.3 new text begin year 2018 for acquisition of right-of-way and new text end 18.4 new text begin construction or reconstruction of marked new text end 18.5 new text begin Trunk Highway 212 as a four-lane divided new text end 18.6 new text begin highway from County Road 11 in Carver new text end 18.7 new text begin County to County Road 43 in Carver County. new text end 18.8 Sec. 6. new text begin MARKED TRUNK HIGHWAY 14 new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 90,000,000 new text end 18.9 new text begin The appropriation in this section is in fiscal new text end 18.10 new text begin year 2018 for acquisition of right-of-way and new text end 18.11 new text begin construction and reconstruction of marked new text end 18.12 new text begin Trunk Highway 14 as a four-lane divided new text end 18.13 new text begin highway from the interchange with marked new text end 18.14 new text begin Interstate Highway 35 near the city of new text end 18.15 new text begin Owatonna to the point near the city of Dodge new text end 18.16 new text begin Center at which marked Trunk Highway 14 new text end 18.17 new text begin constitutes a four-lane divided highway new text end 18.18 new text begin southeast of the intersection with marked new text end 18.19 new text begin Trunk Highway 56. new text end 18.20 Sec. 7. new text begin BOND SALE EXPENSES new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 325,000 new text end 18.21 new text begin This appropriation is to the commissioner of new text end 18.22 new text begin management and budget for bond sale new text end 18.23 new text begin expenses under Minnesota Statutes, sections new text end 18.24 new text begin 16A.641, subdivision 8, and 167.50, new text end 18.25 new text begin subdivision 4, and is available in the amounts new text end 18.26 new text begin of $175,000 in fiscal year 2018 and $50,000 new text end 18.27 new text begin in each fiscal year from 2019 to 2021. new text end 18.28    Sec. 8. new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end 18.29 new text begin This article is effective July 1, 2017. new text end 19.1ARTICLE 3 19.2TRANSPORTATION FINANCE 19.3    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 161.081, subdivision 1, is amended to read: 19.4    Subdivision 1. Distribution of five percent. (a) Pursuant to article 14, section 5, of the 19.5Constitution, five percent of the net highway user tax distribution fund is set aside, and 19.6apportioned to the county state-aid highway fund. 19.7(b) That apportionment is further distributed as follows: 19.8(1) 30.5 percent to the town road account created in section ; 19.9(2) 16 percent to the town bridge account, which is created in the state treasury new text begin 46.5 new text end 19.10 new text begin percent to the county state-aid highway fund, consisting of: (i) 30.5 percent to the town road new text end 19.11 new text begin account created in section 162.081; and (ii) 16 percent to the town bridge account created new text end 19.12 new text begin in the state treasury new text end ; and 19.13(3) 53.5 percent to the flexible highway account created in subdivision 3 new text begin (2) 53.5 percent new text end 19.14 new text begin to the trunk highway fund new text end . 19.15 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2017. new text end 19.16    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 297A.815, subdivision 3, is amended to read: 19.17    Subd. 3. Motor vehicle lease sales tax revenue. (a) For purposes of this subdivision, 19.18"net revenue" means an amount equal to the revenues, including interest and penalties, 19.19collected under this section, during the fiscal year; less $32,000,000 in each fiscal year. 19.20    (b) On or before June 30 of each fiscal year, the commissioner of revenue shall estimate 19.21the amount of the net revenue new text begin revenues, including interest and penalties, collected under new text end 19.22 new text begin this section new text end for the current fiscal year. 19.23    (c) On or after July 1 new text begin (b) By July 15 new text end of the subsequent fiscal year, the commissioner of 19.24management and budget shall new text begin must new text end transfer the net revenue new text begin revenues new text end as estimated in 19.25paragraph (b) new text begin (a) new text end from the general fund, as follows: 19.26    (1) $9,000,000 annually until January 1, 2015, and 50 percent annually thereafter 19.27     new text begin 36 percent new text end to the county state-aid highway fund. Notwithstanding any other law to the 19.28contrary, the commissioner of transportation shall allocate the funds transferred under this 19.29clause to the counties in the metropolitan area, as defined in section 473.121, subdivision 19.304, excluding the counties of Hennepin and Ramsey, so that each county shall receive of 19.31such amount the percentage that its population, as defined in section 477A.011, subdivision 20.13, estimated or established by July 15 of the year prior to the current calendar year, bears 20.2to the total population of the counties receiving funds under this clause; and 20.3    (2) the remainder new text begin 36 percent new text end to the greater Minnesota transit account new text begin ; and new text end 20.4     new text begin (3) the remainder to the highway user tax distribution fund new text end . 20.5     new text begin (c) As part of the transfer that must occur by July 15, 2018, in addition to any amounts new text end 20.6 new text begin transferred under paragraph (b), the commissioner of management and budget must transfer new text end 20.7 new text begin $10,000,000 of the revenues as estimated in paragraph (a) from the general fund to the small new text end 20.8 new text begin cities assistance account under section 162.145. new text end 20.9 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective beginning with the estimate that must new text end 20.10 new text begin be completed on or before June 30, 2018, for a transfer that occurs by July 15, 2018. new text end 20.11    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 297A.94, is amended to read: 20.12297A.94 DEPOSIT OF REVENUES. 20.13(a) Except as provided in this section, the commissioner shall deposit the revenues, 20.14including interest and penalties, derived from the taxes imposed by this chapter in the state 20.15treasury and credit them to the general fund. 20.16(b) The commissioner shall deposit taxes in the Minnesota agricultural and economic 20.17account in the special revenue fund if: 20.18(1) the taxes are derived from sales and use of property and services purchased for the 20.19construction and operation of an agricultural resource project; and 20.20(2) the purchase was made on or after the date on which a conditional commitment was 20.21made for a loan guaranty for the project under section 41A.04, subdivision 3. 20.22The commissioner of management and budget shall certify to the commissioner the date on 20.23which the project received the conditional commitment. The amount deposited in the loan 20.24guaranty account must be reduced by any refunds and by the costs incurred by the Department 20.25of Revenue to administer and enforce the assessment and collection of the taxes. 20.26(c) The commissioner shall deposit the revenues, including interest and penalties, derived 20.27from the taxes imposed on sales and purchases included in section 297A.61, subdivision 3, 20.28paragraph (g), clauses (1) and (4), in the state treasury, and credit them as follows: 20.29(1) first to the general obligation special tax bond debt service account in each fiscal 20.30year the amount required by section 16A.661, subdivision 3, paragraph (b); and 20.31(2) after the requirements of clause (1) have been met, the balance to the general fund. 21.1(d) new text begin Beginning with sales taxes remitted after July 1, 2017, the commissioner shall deposit new text end 21.2 new text begin in the state treasury the revenues collected under section 297A.64, subdivision 1, and credit new text end 21.3 new text begin them to the highway user tax distribution fund. new text end 21.4 new text begin (e) new text end The commissioner shall deposit the revenues, including interest and penalties, 21.5collected under section 297A.64, subdivision 5, in the state treasury and credit them to the 21.6general fund. By July 15 of each year the commissioner shall transfer to the highway user 21.7tax distribution fund an amount equal to the excess fees collected under section 297A.64, 21.8subdivision 5 , for the previous calendar year. 21.9(e) new text begin (f) Beginning with sales taxes remitted after July 1, 2017, in conjunction with the new text end 21.10 new text begin deposit of revenues under paragraph (d), the commissioner shall deposit into the state new text end 21.11 new text begin treasury and credit to the highway user tax distribution fund an amount equal to the estimated new text end 21.12 new text begin revenues derived from the tax rate imposed under section 297A.62, subdivision 1, on the new text end 21.13 new text begin lease or rental for not more than 28 days of rental motor vehicles subject to section 297A.64. new text end 21.14 new text begin The commissioner shall estimate the amount of sales tax revenue deposited under this new text end 21.15 new text begin paragraph based on the amount of revenue deposited under paragraph (d). new text end 21.16 new text begin (g) Starting after July 1, 2017, the commissioner shall deposit an amount of the new text end 21.17 new text begin remittances monthly into the state treasury and credit them to the highway user tax new text end 21.18 new text begin distribution fund as a portion of the estimated amount of taxes collected from the sale and new text end 21.19 new text begin purchase of motor vehicle repair parts in that month. For the remittances between July 1, new text end 21.20 new text begin 2017, and June 30, 2019, the monthly deposit amount is $10,282,000. For remittances in new text end 21.21 new text begin each subsequent fiscal year, the monthly deposit amount is $13,957,000. For purposes of new text end 21.22 new text begin this paragraph, "motor vehicle" has the meaning given in section 297B.01, subdivision 11, new text end 21.23 new text begin and "motor vehicle repair and replacement parts" includes (i) all parts, tires, accessories, new text end 21.24 new text begin and equipment incorporated into or affixed to the motor vehicle as part of the motor vehicle new text end 21.25 new text begin maintenance and repair, and (ii) paint, oil, and other fluids that remain on or in the motor new text end 21.26 new text begin vehicle as part of the motor vehicle maintenance or repair. new text end 21.27 new text begin (h) new text end 72.43 percent of the revenues, including interest and penalties, transmitted to the 21.28commissioner under section 297A.65, must be deposited by the commissioner in the state 21.29treasury as follows: 21.30(1) 50 percent of the receipts must be deposited in the heritage enhancement account in 21.31the game and fish fund, and may be spent only on activities that improve, enhance, or protect 21.32fish and wildlife resources, including conservation, restoration, and enhancement of land, 21.33water, and other natural resources of the state; 22.1(2) 22.5 percent of the receipts must be deposited in the natural resources fund, and may 22.2be spent only for state parks and trails; 22.3(3) 22.5 percent of the receipts must be deposited in the natural resources fund, and may 22.4be spent only on metropolitan park and trail grants; 22.5(4) three percent of the receipts must be deposited in the natural resources fund, and 22.6may be spent only on local trail grants; and 22.7(5) two percent of the receipts must be deposited in the natural resources fund, and may 22.8be spent only for the Minnesota Zoological Garden, the Como Park Zoo and Conservatory, 22.9and the Duluth Zoo. 22.10(f) new text begin (i) new text end The revenue dedicated under paragraph (e) new text begin (h) new text end may not be used as a substitute 22.11for traditional sources of funding for the purposes specified, but the dedicated revenue shall 22.12supplement traditional sources of funding for those purposes. Land acquired with money 22.13deposited in the game and fish fund under paragraph (e) new text begin (h) new text end must be open to public hunting 22.14and fishing during the open season, except that in aquatic management areas or on lands 22.15where angling easements have been acquired, fishing may be prohibited during certain times 22.16of the year and hunting may be prohibited. At least 87 percent of the money deposited in 22.17the game and fish fund for improvement, enhancement, or protection of fish and wildlife 22.18resources under paragraph (e) new text begin (h) new text end must be allocated for field operations. 22.19(g) new text begin (j) new text end The revenues deposited under paragraphs (a) to (f) new text begin (i) new text end do not include the revenues, 22.20including interest and penalties, generated by the sales tax imposed under section 297A.62, 22.21subdivision 1a , which must be deposited as provided under the Minnesota Constitution, 22.22article XI, section 15. 22.23 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2017. new text end 22.24    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 297A.992, subdivision 2, is amended to read: 22.25    Subd. 2. Authorization; rates. (a) Notwithstanding section 297A.99, subdivisions 1, 22.262, and 3, or 477A.016, or any other law, the board of a county participating in a joint powers 22.27agreement as specified in this section shall impose by resolution (1) a transportation sales 22.28and use tax at a rate of one-quarter of one percent on retail sales and uses taxable under this 22.29chapter, and (2) an excise tax of $20 per motor vehicle, as defined in section 297B.01, 22.30subdivision 11 , purchased or acquired from any person engaged in the business of selling 22.31motor vehicles at retail, occurring within the jurisdiction of the taxing authority. The taxes 22.32authorized are to fund transportation improvements as specified in this section, including 22.33debt service on obligations issued to finance such improvements pursuant to subdivision 7. 23.1    (b) The tax imposed under this section is not included in determining if the total tax on 23.2lodging in the city of Minneapolis exceeds the maximum allowed tax under Laws 1986, 23.3chapter 396, section 5, as amended by Laws 2001, First Special Session chapter 5, article 23.412, section 87, or in determining a tax that may be imposed under any other limitations. 23.5 new text begin (c) A county participating in a joint powers agreement as specified in this section may new text end 23.6 new text begin impose an additional transportation sales and use tax at a rate of one-fifth of one percent new text end 23.7 new text begin on retail sales and uses taxable under this chapter. Before imposing a tax authorized by this new text end 23.8 new text begin paragraph, the imposition of the tax must be approved by a majority of voters at a general new text end 23.9 new text begin election. The proceeds of the taxes imposed under this paragraph must be used for the new text end 23.10 new text begin purposes specified in section 297A.993, subdivision 2. new text end 23.11ARTICLE 4 23.12TRANSPORTATION POLICY 23.13    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 85.016, is amended to read: 23.1485.016 BICYCLE TRAIL PROGRAM. 23.15The commissioner of natural resources shall new text begin must new text end establish a program for the development 23.16of bicycle trails utilizing the state trails authorized by section 85.015, other state parks and 23.17recreation land, and state forests. "Bicycle trail," as used in this section, has the meaning 23.18given in section 169.011. The program shall new text begin must new text end be coordinated with the local park trail 23.19grant program established by the commissioner pursuant to section 85.019, with the bikeway 23.20program new text begin state bicycle routes new text end established by the commissioner of transportation pursuant to 23.21section new text begin 160.266 new text end , and with existing and proposed local bikeways. In the metropolitan 23.22area as defined in section 473.121, the program shall new text begin must new text end be developed in accordance with 23.23plans and priorities established by the Metropolitan Council. The commissioner shall new text begin must new text end 23.24provide technical assistance to local units of government in planning and developing bicycle 23.25trails in local parks. The bicycle trail program shall new text begin must new text end , as a minimum, describe the 23.26location, design, construction, maintenance, and land acquisition needs of each component 23.27trail and shall give due consideration to the model standards for the establishment of 23.28recreational vehicle lanes promulgated by the commissioner of transportation pursuant to 23.29section . The program shall new text begin must new text end be developed after consultation with the state trail 23.30council and regional and local units of government and bicyclist organizations. 24.1    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 116.03, is amended by adding a subdivision to 24.2read: 24.3     new text begin Subd. 7. new text end new text begin Clean Air Act settlement money. new text end new text begin "Clean Air Act settlement money" means new text end 24.4 new text begin money required to be paid to the state as a result of litigation or settlements of alleged new text end 24.5 new text begin violations of the federal Clean Air Act, United States Code, title 42, section 7401, et seq., new text end 24.6 new text begin or rules adopted thereunder, by an automobile manufacturer. The commissioner of new text end 24.7 new text begin management and budget must establish the Clean Air Act settlement account in the new text end 24.8 new text begin environmental fund. Notwithstanding sections 16A.013 to 16A.016, the commissioner of new text end 24.9 new text begin management and budget must deposit Clean Air Act settlement money into the Clean Air new text end 24.10 new text begin Act settlement account. Clean Air Act settlement money must not be spent until it is new text end 24.11 new text begin specifically appropriated by law. The commissioner of management and budget must new text end 24.12 new text begin eliminate the Clean Air Act settlement account in the environmental fund after all Clean new text end 24.13 new text begin Air Act settlement money has been expended. new text end 24.14    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 160.02, is amended by adding a subdivision to 24.15read: 24.16     new text begin Subd. 1a. new text end new text begin Bikeway. new text end new text begin "Bikeway" means a bicycle lane, bicycle path, shared use path, new text end 24.17 new text begin bicycle route, or similar bicycle facility, regardless of whether designed for the exclusive new text end 24.18 new text begin use of bicycles or for shared use with other transportation modes. new text end 24.19    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 160.02, subdivision 27, is amended to read: 24.20    Subd. 27. Roadway; bicycle lane; bicycle route; bicycle path; bikeway. The terms 24.21"roadway," "bicycle lane," "bicycle route," new text begin and new text end "bicycle path," and "bikeway" have the 24.22meanings given in section 169.011. 24.23    Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 160.02, is amended by adding a subdivision to 24.24read: 24.25     new text begin Subd. 27a. new text end new text begin Shared use path. new text end new text begin "Shared use path" means a bicycle facility that is (1) new text end 24.26 new text begin physically separated from motorized vehicular traffic by an open space or barrier, (2) located new text end 24.27 new text begin within either the highway right-of-way or an independent right-of-way, and (3) available new text end 24.28 new text begin for use by other nonmotorized users. new text end 24.29    Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 160.262, subdivision 1, is amended to read: 24.30    Subdivision 1. Model standards new text begin Powers new text end . new text begin (a) new text end The legislature determines that it is in the 24.31interests of the public health, safety and welfare, to provide for the addition of bicycle and 25.1recreational vehicle lanes new text begin bikeways new text end to proposed and existing public highways. The 25.2commissioner of transportation shall adopt, in the manner provided in chapter 14, model 25.3standards for the establishment of recreational vehicle lanes on and along proposed and 25.4existing public highways. The model standards shall include but not be limited to the 25.5following: (a) criteria for desirability of a lane in any given location, (b) provision for 25.6maintenance of the lanes, and (c) the placement of the lanes in relation to roads. The model 25.7standards shall govern state trunk highways. new text begin The commissioner of transportation is authorized new text end 25.8 new text begin to plan, design, establish, and maintain bikeways on the right-of-way of any trunk highway. new text end 25.9 new text begin The commissioner is responsible for the design and construction of all bikeway projects new text end 25.10 new text begin within the right-of-way of any trunk highway. The commissioner must consider the new text end 25.11 new text begin development of bikeways during the planning, design, construction, reconstruction, or new text end 25.12 new text begin improvement of any trunk highway, or allow the establishment of such bikeways within new text end 25.13 new text begin trunk highway right-of-way. new text end 25.14 new text begin (b) The commissioner must maintain bikeway design guidelines consistent with the state new text end 25.15 new text begin transportation goals in section 174.01. new text end 25.16 new text begin (c) The commissioner must compile and maintain a map of bikeways in the state and new text end 25.17 new text begin must publish and distribute the map's information at least once every two years in a form new text end 25.18 new text begin and manner suitable to assist persons wishing to use the bikeways. new text end 25.19 new text begin (d) The commissioner must maintain bikeways within the limits of trunk highway new text end 25.20 new text begin right-of-way unless a written agreement or limited use permit provides otherwise. new text end 25.21    Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 160.262, subdivision 3, is amended to read: 25.22    Subd. 3. Cooperation among agencies and governments. The following departments 25.23and agencies shall cooperate in providing new text begin on the nonmotorized transportation advisory new text end 25.24 new text begin committee identified in section 174.37 must provide new text end information and advice for amendments 25.25to the model standards new text begin the bikeway design guidelines maintained new text end by the commissioner of 25.26transportation: the Departments of Agriculture, Transportation, Natural Resources, 25.27Commerce, and Employment and Economic Development, and the Board of Water and Soil 25.28Resources. The commissioner may cooperate with and enter into agreements with the United 25.29States government, any department of the state of Minnesota, any unit of local government 25.30and new text begin , any tribal government, or new text end any public or private corporation in order to effect the purposes 25.31of this section. 26.1    Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 160.262, subdivision 4, is amended to read: 26.2    Subd. 4. Design-build bridges for nonmotorized vehicles. For streets and highways, 26.3the commissioner shall new text begin must new text end allow for the acceptance of performance-specification bids, 26.4made by the lowest responsible bidder, for constructing design-build bridges for bicycle 26.5paths, bicycle trails, new text begin bikeways new text end and pedestrian facilities that are: 26.6(1) designed and used primarily for nonmotorized transportation, but may allow for 26.7motorized wheelchairs, golf carts, necessary maintenance vehicles and, when otherwise 26.8permitted by law, rule, or ordinance, snowmobiles; and 26.9(2) located apart from any road or highway or protected by barriers, provided that a 26.10design-built bridge may cross over and above a road or highway. 26.11    Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 160.266, is amended by adding a subdivision to 26.12read: 26.13     new text begin Subd. 1a. new text end new text begin State bicycle route; definition. new text end new text begin For the purposes of this section, "state bicycle new text end 26.14 new text begin route" means a linear series of one or more roads or bikeways that is designated for bicycle new text end 26.15 new text begin travel, regardless of whether for exclusive use by bicycles or shared use with other modes new text end 26.16 new text begin of transportation. new text end 26.17    Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 160.266, is amended by adding a subdivision 26.18to read: 26.19     new text begin Subd. 1b. new text end new text begin State bicycle routes. new text end new text begin The commissioner of transportation must identify state new text end 26.20 new text begin bicycle routes primarily on existing road right-of-way and trails. State bicycle routes must new text end 26.21 new text begin be identified in cooperation with road and trail authorities, including the commissioner of new text end 26.22 new text begin natural resources, and with the advice of the advisory committee on nonmotorized new text end 26.23 new text begin transportation under section 174.37. In a metropolitan area, state bicycle routes must be new text end 26.24 new text begin identified in coordination with the plans and priorities established by metropolitan planning new text end 26.25 new text begin organizations, as defined in United States Code, title 23, section 134. new text end 26.26    Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 160.266, subdivision 3, is amended to read: 26.27    Subd. 3. Connections with other bikeways. (a) The commissioner, in cooperation with 26.28road and trail authorities including the commissioner of natural resources, shall new text begin must new text end : 26.29(1) identify existing bikeways of regional significance that are in reasonable proximity 26.30but not connected to the bikeway new text begin state bicycle routes new text end established in new text begin under new text end this section, 27.1including but not limited to the Lake Wobegon Trail in the counties of Stearns and Todd; 27.2and 27.3(2) support development of linkages between bikeways identified under clause (1) and 27.4the bikeway new text begin state bicycle routes new text end established in new text begin under new text end this section. 27.5(b) The requirements of this subdivision are a secondary priority for use of funds available 27.6under this section following establishment and enhancement of the bikeway new text begin state bicycle new text end 27.7 new text begin routes new text end under subdivision 1 new text begin this section new text end . 27.8    Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 160.266, subdivision 4, is amended to read: 27.9    Subd. 4. Cooperation with other entities. The commissioner may contract and enter 27.10into agreements with federal agencies, other state agencies, local governments, and new text begin tribal new text end 27.11 new text begin governments, or new text end private entities to establish, develop, maintain, and operate the bikeway new text begin new text end 27.12 new text begin state bicycle routes new text end and to interpret associated natural and cultural resources. 27.13    Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 160.266, subdivision 5, is amended to read: 27.14    Subd. 5. Funding. Bicycle new text begin Shared use new text end paths included within the bikeway new text begin state bicycle new text end 27.15 new text begin routes new text end and not administered by the commissioner of natural resources are eligible for funding 27.16from the environment and natural resources trust fund under chapter 116P, from the parks 27.17and trails grant program under section 85.535, from the local recreation grants program 27.18under section 85.019, subdivision 4b, and from other sources. 27.19    Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 160.266, is amended by adding a subdivision 27.20to read: 27.21     new text begin Subd. 6. new text end new text begin Mississippi River Trail. new text end new text begin The Mississippi River Trail bikeway must originate new text end 27.22 new text begin at Itasca State Park in Clearwater, Beltrami, and Hubbard Counties, then generally parallel new text end 27.23 new text begin the Mississippi River through the cities of Bemidji in Beltrami County, Grand Rapids in new text end 27.24 new text begin Itasca County, Brainerd in Crow Wing County, Little Falls in Morrison County, Sauk Rapids new text end 27.25 new text begin in Benton County, St. Cloud in Stearns County, Minneapolis in Hennepin County, St. Paul new text end 27.26 new text begin in Ramsey County, Hastings in Dakota County, Red Wing in Goodhue County, Wabasha new text end 27.27 new text begin in Wabasha County, Winona in Winona County, and La Crescent in Houston County to new text end 27.28 new text begin Minnesota's boundary with Iowa and there terminate. Where opportunities exist, the bikeway new text end 27.29 new text begin may be designated on both sides of the Mississippi River. new text end 28.1    Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 160.266, is amended by adding a subdivision 28.2to read: 28.3     new text begin Subd. 7. new text end new text begin North Star Bicycle Route. new text end new text begin The North Star Bicycle Route must originate in the new text end 28.4 new text begin city of St. Paul in Ramsey County, then proceed north through the cities of North Branch new text end 28.5 new text begin in Chisago County, Hinckley in Pine County, Carlton in Carlton County, Duluth in St. Louis new text end 28.6 new text begin County, Two Harbors in Lake County, and Grand Marais in Cook County to Minnesota's new text end 28.7 new text begin boundary with Canada and there terminate. Notwithstanding subdivision 5 or any law to new text end 28.8 new text begin the contrary, the commissioner must not spend trunk highway funds on creating, constructing, new text end 28.9 new text begin marking, or maintaining this route. new text end 28.10    Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 161.088, subdivision 4, is amended to read: 28.11    Subd. 4. Project eligibility. (a) The commissioner shall establish eligibility requirements 28.12for projects that can be funded under the program. Eligibility must include new text begin are new text end : 28.13(1) consistency with the statewide multimodal transportation plan under section 174.03; 28.14(2) location of the project on an interregional corridor, for a project located outside of 28.15the Department of Transportation metropolitan district; 28.16(3) placement into at least one project classification under subdivision 3; 28.17(4) a maximum length of time, as determined by the commissioner, until commencement 28.18of construction work on the project; and 28.19(5) for each type of project classification under subdivision 3, a maximum allowable 28.20amount for the total project cost estimate, as determined by the commissioner with available 28.21data. 28.22(b) A project whose construction is programmed in the state transportation improvement 28.23program is not eligible for funding under the program. This paragraph does not apply to a 28.24project that is programmed as result of selection under this section. 28.25(c) A project may be, but is not required to be, identified in the 20-year state highway 28.26capital investment plan under section 174.03. 28.27    Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 161.088, subdivision 5, is amended to read: 28.28    Subd. 5. Project selection process; criteria. (a) The commissioner shall new text begin must new text end establish 28.29a process for identification, evaluation, and selection of new text begin to identify, evaluate, and select new text end 28.30projects under the program. new text begin The process must be consistent with the requirements of this new text end 28.31 new text begin subdivision and must not include any additional evaluation criteria. new text end 29.1(b) As part of the project selection process, the commissioner shall new text begin must new text end annually accept 29.2recommendations on candidate projects from area transportation partnerships and other 29.3interested stakeholders in each Department of Transportation district. new text begin The commissioner new text end 29.4 new text begin must determine the eligibility new text end for each candidate project identified under this paragraph, 29.5the commissioner shall determine eligibility, classify, and if appropriate, evaluate the project 29.6for the program. new text begin For each eligible project, the commissioner must classify and evaluate the new text end 29.7 new text begin project for the program. new text end 29.8(c) Project evaluation and prioritization must be performed on the basis of objective 29.9criteria, which must include new text begin Projects must be evaluated using the following criteria new text end : 29.10(1) a return on investment measure that provides for comparison across eligible projects; 29.11(2) measurable impacts on commerce and economic competitiveness; 29.12(3) efficiency in the movement of freight, including but not limited to: 29.13(i) measures of annual average daily traffic and commercial vehicle miles traveled, which 29.14may include data near the project location on that trunk highway or on connecting trunk 29.15and local highways; and 29.16(ii) measures of congestion or travel time reliability, which may be within or near the 29.17project limits, or both; 29.18(4) improvements to traffic safety; 29.19(5) connections to regional trade centers, local highway systems, and other transportation 29.20modes; 29.21(6) the extent to which the project addresses multiple transportation system policy 29.22objectives and principles; and 29.23(7) support and consensus for the project among members of the surrounding community new text begin ; new text end 29.24 new text begin and new text end 29.25 new text begin (8) regional balance throughout the state new text end . 29.26(d) new text begin The commissioner must adopt a policy that assigns a weight to each criteria under new text end 29.27 new text begin paragraph (c). This policy must be applied consistently to each project evaluated. Each new text end 29.28 new text begin project must be assigned a score based on the evaluation. The projects must be prioritized new text end 29.29 new text begin based on the score. The list of all projects evaluated must be made public and must include new text end 29.30 new text begin the score of each project. new text end 30.1 new text begin (e) new text end As part of the project selection process, the commissioner may divide funding to be 30.2separately available among projects within each classification under subdivision 3, and may 30.3apply separate or modified criteria among those projects falling within each classification. 30.4    Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 161.088, is amended by adding a subdivision 30.5to read: 30.6     new text begin Subd. 6a. new text end new text begin Corridors of commerce long-term plan. new text end new text begin The commissioner must create a new text end 30.7 new text begin corridors of commerce long-term plan that includes all projects deemed eligible for the new text end 30.8 new text begin program. The projects in the long-term plan must be prioritized based on the score assigned new text end 30.9 new text begin under subdivision 5. The commissioner may create a plan for each district or for the entire new text end 30.10 new text begin state. new text end 30.11    Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 161.088, subdivision 7, is amended to read: 30.12    Subd. 7. Legislative report; evaluation. (a) Starting in 2014, annually By November 30.131 new text begin each year new text end , the commissioner shall new text begin must new text end electronically submit a report on the corridors of 30.14commerce program to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees 30.15with jurisdiction over transportation policy and finance. At a minimum, the report must 30.16include: 30.17(1) a summary of the program, including a review of the project selection process, 30.18eligibility and criteria new text begin the policy that provides the weight given each criteria new text end , funds expended 30.19in the previous selection cycle, and total funds expended since program inception; 30.20(2) a listing new text begin list new text end of projects funded under the program in the previous selection cycle, 30.21including: 30.22(i) project classification; 30.23(ii) a breakdown of project costs and funding sources; 30.24(iii) any future operating costs assigned under subdivision 6; and 30.25(iv) a brief description that is comprehensible to a lay audience; 30.26(3) a listing new text begin list new text end of new text begin all new text end candidate project recommendations required under subdivision 5, 30.27paragraph (b), including new text begin the eligibility determination for each project and, for eligible new text end 30.28 new text begin projects, the new text end project classification and disposition in the selection process; and 30.29(4) new text begin a list of all projects evaluated and the score for each project; and new text end 30.30 new text begin (5) new text end any recommendations for changes to statutory requirements of the program. 31.1(b) Starting in 2016, and In every even-numbered year thereafter, the commissioner 31.2shall new text begin must new text end incorporate into the report the results of an independent evaluation of impacts 31.3and effectiveness of the program. The evaluation must be performed by agency staff or a 31.4consultant. The individual or individuals performing the evaluation must have experience 31.5in program evaluation, but must not be regularly involved in the program's implementation. 31.6    Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 161.115, subdivision 190, is amended to read: 31.7    Subd. 190. Route No. 259. Beginning at a point on Statutory Route No. 100, at or near 31.8Henderson; thence extending in a general southeasterly direction to a point on Statutory 31.9Route No. 123, at or near Le Sueur. 31.10 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day after the commissioner of new text end 31.11 new text begin transportation receives a copy of the agreement between the commissioner of transportation new text end 31.12 new text begin and the governing body of Le Sueur County to transfer jurisdiction of Legislative Route new text end 31.13 new text begin No. 123 and after the commissioner notifies the revisor of statutes under section 43, paragraph new text end 31.14 new text begin (b). new text end 31.15    Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 161.14, is amended by adding a subdivision to 31.16read: 31.17     new text begin Subd. 83. new text end new text begin Senator Jim Metzen Memorial Highway. new text end new text begin That segment of marked Trunk new text end 31.18 new text begin Highway 52 located within Dakota County is designated as "Senator Jim Metzen Memorial new text end 31.19 new text begin Highway." Notwithstanding section 161.139, the commissioner shall adopt a suitable design new text end 31.20 new text begin to mark this highway and erect appropriate signs. new text end 31.21    Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 161.21, subdivision 1, is amended to read: 31.22    Subdivision 1. Location and design of highways. The commissioner may make or 31.23cause to be made such studies and investigations as the commissioner deems necessary for 31.24the purpose of determining the most advantageous location and design of trunk highways 31.25from the standpoint of both present and future traffic needs, and in making such 31.26determinations the commissioner may take into consideration the probable future 31.27development of both urban and rural areas and the effect of such development on future 31.28traffic needs as indicated by such studies and investigations and the location and design 31.29with respect to recreational vehicle lane new text begin bikeway new text end establishment. 32.1    Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 161.321, subdivision 6, is amended to read: 32.2    Subd. 6. Rules; eligibility. (a) The rules adopted by the commissioner of administration 32.3to define small businesses and to set time and other eligibility requirements for participation 32.4in programs under sections 16C.16 to 16C.19 apply to this section. The commissioner may 32.5promulgate other rules necessary to carry out this section. 32.6(b) In addition to other eligibility requirements, a small targeted group business or 32.7veteran-owned small business is eligible for the bid preferences under this section only for 32.8eight years following the latest of: 32.9(1) May 1, 2012; 32.10(2) for a targeted group business, the date of initial certification by the commissioner of 32.11administration, as provided under section ; 32.12(3) for a veteran-owned small business, the date of initial certification by the United 32.13States Department of Veterans Affairs, as provided under section , paragraph (d); 32.14or 32.15(4) for a veteran-owned small business, the release or discharge of any one of the owners 32.16from military active service, as defined in section 190.05, subdivision 5, lasting for a period 32.17of 179 days or longer. 32.18    Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 161.44, subdivision 5, is amended to read: 32.19    Subd. 5. Conveyance to highest bidder in certain cases. If the larger tract has been 32.20platted into lots or divided into smaller tracts and the commissioner elects to proceed under 32.21this subdivision, or if the lands constituted an entire tract and the person from whom the 32.22lands were acquired and the person's spouse are deceased, or if the offers as provided for new text begin new text end 32.23 new text begin received new text end are not accepted and the amount of money not tendered within the time prescribed, 32.24the lands may be sold and conveyed to the new text begin owner of the land abutting upon the lands in the new text end 32.25 new text begin same manner and under the same terms provided under subdivision 2, or the commissioner new text end 32.26 new text begin may sell the lands to the new text end highest responsible bidder upon three weeks' published notice of 32.27such sale in a newspaper or other periodical of general circulation in the general area where 32.28the lands are located. All bids may be rejected and new bids received upon like advertisement. 32.29    Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 161.44, subdivision 6a, is amended to read: 32.30    Subd. 6a. Services of licensed real estate broker. If the lands remain unsold after being 32.31offered for sale to the highest bidder new text begin are withdrawn from sale under subdivision 6b new text end , the 32.32commissioner may retain the services of a licensed real estate broker to find a buyer. The 33.1sale price may be negotiated by the broker, but must not be less than 90 percent of the 33.2appraised market value as determined by the commissioner. The broker's fee must be 33.3established by prior agreement between the commissioner and the broker, and must not 33.4exceed ten percent of the sale price for sales of $10,000 or more. The broker's fee must be 33.5paid to the broker from the proceeds of the sale. 33.6    Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 161.44, is amended by adding a subdivision to 33.7read: 33.8     new text begin Subd. 6b. new text end new text begin Unsold lands. new text end new text begin If lands remain unsold after being offered for sale to the highest new text end 33.9 new text begin bidder, the commissioner may offer the remaining lands to any person who agrees to pay new text end 33.10 new text begin the minimum bid established for the public sale. The sale must continue until all eligible new text end 33.11 new text begin lands have been sold or the commissioner withdraws the remaining lands from sale. The new text end 33.12 new text begin lands to be sold must be listed on the department's Unsold Property Inventory list. new text end 33.13    Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 169.14, is amended by adding a subdivision to 33.14read: 33.15     new text begin Subd. 5h. new text end new text begin St. Louis County Road 128. new text end new text begin Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary new text end 33.16 new text begin in this section, the speed limit on St. Louis County Road 128 in Eagles Nest Township new text end 33.17 new text begin between Trunk Highway 169 and County Road 989 is 40 miles per hour. Notwithstanding new text end 33.18 new text begin section 10.49, the segment of County Road 128 described in this subdivision shall be known new text end 33.19 new text begin as the "Senator Scott Newman Scenic Byway." The commissioner must erect appropriate new text end 33.20 new text begin signs displaying the 40 miles per hour speed limit and the designated name. new text end new text begin new text end 33.21 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment and new text end 33.22 new text begin the speed limit shall be effective when the required signs are erected. new text end 33.23    Sec. 28. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 169.80, subdivision 1, is amended to read: 33.24    Subdivision 1. Limitations; misdemeanor. (a) It is a misdemeanor for a person to drive 33.25or move, or for the owner to cause or knowingly permit to be driven or moved, on a highway 33.26a vehicle or vehicles of a size or weight exceeding the limitations stated in sections 169.80 33.27to 169.88, or otherwise in violation of sections 169.80 to 169.88, other than section 169.81, 33.28subdivision 5a , and the maximum size and weight of vehicles as prescribed in sections 33.29169.80 to 169.88 shall be lawful throughout this state, and local authorities shall have no 33.30power or authority to alter these limitations except as express authority may be granted in 33.31sections 169.80 to 169.88. 34.1(b) When all the axles of a vehicle or combination of vehicles are weighed separately 34.2the sum of the weights of the axles so weighed shall be evidence of the total gross weight 34.3of the vehicle or combination of vehicles so weighed. 34.4(c) When each of the axles of any group that contains two or more consecutive axles of 34.5a vehicle or combination of vehicles have been weighed separately the sum of the weights 34.6of the axles so weighed shall be evidence of the total gross weight on the group of axles so 34.7weighed. 34.8(d) When, in any group of three or more consecutive axles of a vehicle or combination 34.9of vehicles any axles have been weighed separately and two or more axles consecutive to 34.10each other in the group have been weighed together, the sum of the weights of the axles 34.11weighed separately and the axles weighed together shall be evidence of the total gross weight 34.12of the group of axles so weighed. 34.13(e) The provisions of sections 169.80 to 169.88 governing size, weight, and load shall new text begin new text end 34.14 new text begin do new text end not apply to a fire apparatus, or to a vehicle operated under the terms of a special permit 34.15issued as provided by law. 34.16 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end 34.17    Sec. 29. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 169.829, is amended by adding a subdivision 34.18to read: 34.19     new text begin Subd. 4. new text end new text begin Certain emergency vehicles. new text end new text begin The provisions of sections 169.80 to 169.88 new text end 34.20 new text begin governing size, weight, and load do not apply to a fire apparatus, a police special response new text end 34.21 new text begin vehicle, or a licensed land emergency ambulance service vehicle. new text end 34.22 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end 34.23    Sec. 30. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 169.865, subdivision 3, is amended to read: 34.24    Subd. 3. Requirements; restrictions. (a) A vehicle or combination of vehicles operating 34.25under this section: 34.26    (1) is subject to axle weight limitations under section 169.824, subdivision 1; 34.27    (2) is subject to seasonal load restrictions under section 169.87; 34.28    (3) is subject to bridge load limits posted under section 169.84; 34.29    (4) may only be operated on paved streets and highways other than interstate highways; 35.1    (5) may not be operated with loads that exceed the manufacturer's gross vehicle weight 35.2rating as affixed to the vehicle, or other certification of gross vehicle weight rating complying 35.3with Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, sections 567.4 to 567.7; 35.4    (6) must be issued a permit from each road authority having jurisdiction over a road on 35.5which the vehicle is operated, if required; 35.6    (7) must comply with the requirements of section 169.851, subdivision 4; and 35.7    (8) must have brakes on all wheels. 35.8    (b) The percentage allowances for exceeding gross weights if transporting unfinished 35.9forest products under section 168.013, subdivision 3, paragraph (b), or for the first haul of 35.10unprocessed or raw farm products or unfinished forest products under section 168.013, 35.11subdivision 3 , paragraph (d), clause (3), do not apply to a vehicle or combination of vehicles 35.12operated under this section. 35.13 new text begin (c) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), clause (4), a vehicle or combination of vehicles new text end 35.14 new text begin hauling fluid milk under a permit issued by the commissioner of transportation may also new text end 35.15 new text begin operate on interstate highways as provided under United States Code, title 23, section 127. new text end 35.16    Sec. 31. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 171.12, subdivision 6, is amended to read: 35.17    Subd. 6. Certain convictions not recorded. (a) Except as provided in paragraph (c) new text begin new text end 35.18 new text begin (d) new text end , the department shall new text begin must new text end not keep on the record of a driver any conviction for a violation 35.19of a speed limit of 55 miles per hour unless the violation consisted of a speed greater than 35.20ten miles per hour in excess of the speed limit. 35.21(b) Except as provided in paragraph (c) new text begin (d) new text end , the department shall not keep on the record 35.22of a driver any conviction for a violation of a speed limit of 60 miles per hour unless the 35.23violation consisted of a speed greater than: 35.24(1) ten miles per hour in excess of the speed limit, for any violation occurring on or after 35.25August 1, 2012, and before August 1, 2014; or 35.26(2) five miles per hour in excess of the speed limit, for any violation occurring on or 35.27after August 1, 2014. 35.28(c) new text begin Except as provided in paragraph (d), the department shall not keep on the record of new text end 35.29 new text begin a driver any conviction for a violation of a speed limit of 45 miles per hour on marked new text end 35.30 new text begin Interstate Highway 35E in the city of St. Paul, from its intersection with West Seventh Street new text end 35.31 new text begin to its intersection with marked Interstate Highway 94, unless the violation consisted of a new text end 35.32 new text begin speed greater than ten miles per hour in excess of the speed limit. new text end new text begin new text end 36.1 new text begin (d) new text end This subdivision does not apply to (1) a violation that occurs in a commercial motor 36.2vehicle, or (2) a violation committed by a holder of a class A, B, or C commercial driver's 36.3license new text begin or commercial driver learner's permit new text end , without regard to whether the violation was 36.4committed in a commercial motor vehicle or another vehicle. 36.5    Sec. 32. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 174.03, subdivision 1a, is amended to read: 36.6    Subd. 1a. Revision of statewide multimodal transportation plan. (a) The commissioner 36.7shall new text begin must new text end revise the statewide multimodal transportation plan by January 15, 2013 new text begin 2022 new text end , 36.8and by January 15 of every four new text begin five new text end years thereafter. Before final adoption of a revised 36.9plan, the commissioner shall new text begin must new text end hold a hearing to receive public comment on the 36.10preliminary draft of the revised plan. 36.11(b) Each revised statewide multimodal transportation plan must: 36.12(1) incorporate the goals of the state transportation system in section 174.01; 36.13(2) establish objectives, policies, and strategies for achieving those goals; and 36.14(3) identify performance targets for measuring progress and achievement of transportation 36.15system goals, objectives, or policies. 36.16    Sec. 33. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 174.03, subdivision 1c, is amended to read: 36.17    Subd. 1c. Statewide highway 20-year capital investment plan. By January 15, 2013, 36.18and In conjunction with new text begin Within one year of new text end each future revision of the statewide multimodal 36.19transportation plan new text begin under subdivision 1a new text end , the commissioner shall new text begin must new text end prepare a 20-year 36.20statewide highway capital investment plan that: 36.21(1) incorporates performance measures and targets for assessing progress and achievement 36.22of the state's transportation goals, objectives, and policies identified in this chapter for the 36.23state trunk highway system, and those goals, objectives, and policies established in the 36.24statewide multimodal transportation plan. Performance targets must be based on objectively 36.25verifiable measures, and address, at a minimum, preservation and maintenance of the 36.26structural condition of state highway bridges and pavements, safety, and mobility; 36.27(2) summarizes trends and impacts for each performance target over the past five years; 36.28(3) summarizes the amount and analyzes the impact of the department's capital 36.29investments and priorities over the past five years on each performance target, including a 36.30comparison of prior plan projected costs with actual costs; 37.1(4) identifies the investments required to meet the established performance targets over 37.2the next 20-year period; 37.3(5) projects available state and federal funding over the 20-year period, including any 37.4unique, competitive, time-limited, or focused funding opportunities; 37.5(6) identifies strategies to ensure the most efficient use of existing transportation 37.6infrastructure, and to maximize the performance benefits of projected available funding; 37.7(7) establishes investment priorities for projected funding, including a schedule of major 37.8projects or improvement programs for the 20-year period together with projected costs and 37.9impact on performance targets; and 37.10(8) identifies those performance targets identified under clause (1) not expected to meet 37.11the target outcome over the 20-year period together with alternative strategies that could 37.12be implemented to meet the targets. 37.13    Sec. 34. new text begin [174.38] ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM. new text end 37.14     new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Definitions. new text end new text begin (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have new text end 37.15 new text begin the meanings given them. new text end 37.16 new text begin (b) "Bond-eligible cost" means: new text end 37.17 new text begin (1) expenditures under this section for acquisition of land or permanent easements, new text end 37.18 new text begin predesign, design, preliminary and final engineering, environmental analysis, construction, new text end 37.19 new text begin and reconstruction of publicly owned infrastructure for nonmotorized transportation in new text end 37.20 new text begin Minnesota with a useful life of at least ten years; new text end 37.21 new text begin (2) preparation of land for which a nonmotorized transportation route is established, new text end 37.22 new text begin including demolition of structures and remediation of any hazardous conditions on the land; new text end 37.23 new text begin and new text end 37.24 new text begin (3) the unpaid principal on debt issued by a political subdivision for a nonmotorized new text end 37.25 new text begin transportation project. new text end 37.26 new text begin (c) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of transportation. new text end 37.27     new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Program established. new text end new text begin The commissioner must establish a program to support new text end 37.28 new text begin bicycling, pedestrian activities, and other forms of nonmotorized transportation. new text end 37.29     new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Active transportation accounts. new text end new text begin (a) An active transportation account is new text end 37.30 new text begin established in the bond proceeds fund. The account consists of state bond proceeds new text end 37.31 new text begin appropriated to the commissioner. Money in the account must be expended only on new text end 38.1 new text begin bond-eligible costs of a project receiving financial assistance under this section. All uses new text end 38.2 new text begin of funds from the account must be for publicly owned property. new text end 38.3 new text begin (b) An active transportation account is established in the special revenue fund. The new text end 38.4 new text begin account consists of funds provided by law and any other money donated, allotted, transferred, new text end 38.5 new text begin or otherwise provided to the account. Money in the account must be expended only on a new text end 38.6 new text begin project that receives financial assistance under this section. new text end 38.7 new text begin (c) In each federal fiscal year, the commissioner must transfer $16,000,000 of the National new text end 38.8 new text begin Highway Performance Program funds to the active transportation account. new text end 38.9     new text begin Subd. 4. new text end new text begin Program administration. new text end new text begin (a) The commissioner must establish program new text end 38.10 new text begin requirements, including: new text end 38.11 new text begin (1) assistance eligibility, subject to the requirements under paragraph (b); new text end 38.12 new text begin (2) a solicitation and application process that minimizes the burden on applicants; and new text end 38.13 new text begin (3) procedures to award and pay financial assistance. new text end 38.14 new text begin (b) Eligible recipients of financial assistance under this section are: new text end 38.15 new text begin (1) a political subdivision; and new text end 38.16 new text begin (2) a tax-exempt organization under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, as new text end 38.17 new text begin amended. new text end 38.18 new text begin (c) The commissioner must make reasonable efforts to publicize each application new text end 38.19 new text begin solicitation among all eligible recipients. The commissioner must assist applicants to create new text end 38.20 new text begin and submit applications, with an emphasis on providing assistance in communities that are new text end 38.21 new text begin historically and currently underrepresented in local or regional planning, including new text end 38.22 new text begin communities of color, low-income households, people with disabilities, and people with new text end 38.23 new text begin limited English proficiency. new text end 38.24 new text begin (d) The commissioner may provide grants or other financial assistance for a project. new text end 38.25 new text begin (e) The commissioner is prohibited from expending more than one percent of available new text end 38.26 new text begin funds in a fiscal year under this section on program administration. new text end 38.27     new text begin Subd. 5. new text end new text begin State general obligation bond funds. new text end new text begin Minnesota Constitution, article XI, new text end 38.28 new text begin section 5, clause (a), requires that state general obligation bonds be issued to finance only new text end 38.29 new text begin the acquisition or betterment of public land, buildings, and other public improvements of a new text end 38.30 new text begin capital nature. The legislature has determined that many nonmotorized transportation new text end 38.31 new text begin infrastructure projects constitute betterments and capital improvements within the meaning new text end 38.32 new text begin of the Minnesota Constitution and capital expenditures under generally accepted accounting new text end 39.1 new text begin principles, and will be financed more efficiently and economically under this section than new text end 39.2 new text begin by direct appropriations for specific projects. new text end 39.3     new text begin Subd. 6. new text end new text begin Use of funds. new text end new text begin (a) For a project funded by state bond proceeds under this section, new text end 39.4 new text begin financial assistance is limited to bond-eligible costs. new text end 39.5 new text begin (b) Subject to paragraph (a), the commissioner must determine permissible uses of new text end 39.6 new text begin financial assistance under this section, which must include: new text end 39.7 new text begin (1) construction and maintenance of bicycle, trail, and pedestrian infrastructure, including new text end 39.8 new text begin but not limited to safe routes to school infrastructure and bicycle facilities and centers; and new text end 39.9 new text begin (2) noninfrastructure programming, including activities as specified in section 174.40, new text end 39.10 new text begin subdivision 7a, paragraph (b). new text end 39.11     new text begin Subd. 7. new text end new text begin Project evaluation and selection. new text end new text begin (a) The commissioner must establish a new text end 39.12 new text begin project evaluation and selection process that is competitive, criteria-based, and objective. new text end 39.13 new text begin (b) The process must include criteria and prioritization of projects based on: new text end 39.14 new text begin (1) the project's inclusion in a municipal or regional nonmotorized transportation system new text end 39.15 new text begin plan; new text end 39.16 new text begin (2) the project's location in a jurisdiction with a complete streets policy, as provided new text end 39.17 new text begin under section 174.75, either in effect or under development with estimated enactment within new text end 39.18 new text begin six months of the grant award date; new text end 39.19 new text begin (3) the extent to which the project supports development of continuous and convenient new text end 39.20 new text begin safe routes to school; new text end 39.21 new text begin (4) the extent to which the project supports development of routes to and connections new text end 39.22 new text begin with educational facilities, centers of employment, governmental services, health care new text end 39.23 new text begin facilities, food sources, transit facilities, and other community destinations; new text end 39.24 new text begin (5) the project's general benefits to public health and safety; new text end 39.25 new text begin (6) geographic equity in project benefits, with an emphasis on communities that are new text end 39.26 new text begin historically and currently underrepresented in local or regional planning, including new text end 39.27 new text begin communities of color, low-income households, people with disabilities, and people with new text end 39.28 new text begin limited English proficiency; and new text end 39.29 new text begin (7) benefits in areas or locations experiencing high rates of pedestrian or bicycle new text end 39.30 new text begin collisions. new text end 40.1     new text begin Subd. 8. new text end new text begin Grant cancellation. new text end new text begin If, five years after execution of a grant agreement, the new text end 40.2 new text begin commissioner determines that the grantee has not proceeded in a timely manner with new text end 40.3 new text begin implementation of the funded project, the commissioner must cancel the grant. The grantee new text end 40.4 new text begin must repay to the commissioner all grant money received under the program. Section new text end 40.5 new text begin 16A.642 applies to any appropriation made from the bond proceeds fund to the commissioner new text end 40.6 new text begin under this section that has not been awarded as financial assistance. new text end 40.7 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end 40.8    Sec. 35. new text begin [174.95] PROJECT SELECTION REQUIREMENTS. new text end 40.9 new text begin (a) The commissioner, after consultation with the Federal Highway Administration, new text end 40.10 new text begin metropolitan planning organizations, regional development commissions, area transportation new text end 40.11 new text begin partnerships, local governments, the Metropolitan Council, and transportation stakeholders, new text end 40.12 new text begin must develop, adopt, and implement a project evaluation and selection policy to apply to new text end 40.13 new text begin the standard project selection process. The commissioner may update the policy only after new text end 40.14 new text begin consultation with the Federal Highway Administration, metropolitan planning organizations, new text end 40.15 new text begin regional development commissions, area transportation partnerships, local governments, new text end 40.16 new text begin the Metropolitan Council, and transportation stakeholders. The commissioner must publicize new text end 40.17 new text begin the policy and updates on the department's Web site and through other effective means new text end 40.18 new text begin selected by the commissioner. new text end 40.19 new text begin (b) The policy adopted under this section must include: new text end 40.20 new text begin (1) a ranking system that assigns scores to each project, the criteria that will be considered, new text end 40.21 new text begin and the weight of each criterion; the ranking system may consider project readiness as a new text end 40.22 new text begin criterion for evaluation, but project readiness must not be a major factor in determining the new text end 40.23 new text begin final score; new text end 40.24 new text begin (2) a process to inform the stakeholders and the general public of the score for each new text end 40.25 new text begin project considered, which projects were selected, and which projects were not selected; and new text end 40.26 new text begin (3) a process that requires the involvement of area transportation partnerships and other new text end 40.27 new text begin local authorities in the process of ranking and scoring projects. new text end 40.28 new text begin (c) The projects in the state transportation improvement program must include the score new text end 40.29 new text begin assigned to the project under this section. The projects must be prioritized based on the new text end 40.30 new text begin score assigned and executed in that priority order. new text end 40.31 new text begin (d) The policy required by this section must be adopted by October 1, 2018, and must new text end 40.32 new text begin be applied to project evaluation and selection that occurs on or after that date. The assigned new text end 41.1 new text begin scores must first appear in the first state transportation improvement program update that new text end 41.2 new text begin is completed on or after October 1, 2018. new text end 41.3 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end 41.4    Sec. 36. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 221.031, is amended by adding a subdivision 41.5to read: 41.6     new text begin Subd. 2e. new text end new text begin Exemptions for pipeline welding trucks. new text end new text begin A pipeline welding truck, as defined new text end 41.7 new text begin in Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, section 390.38, paragraph (b), including an individual new text end 41.8 new text begin operating a pipeline welding truck and the employer of the individual, is exempt from any new text end 41.9 new text begin requirement relating to: new text end 41.10 new text begin (1) registration as a motor carrier, including the requirement to obtain and display a new text end 41.11 new text begin United States Department of Transportation number under subdivision 6 and section 168.185; new text end 41.12 new text begin (2) driver qualifications under section 221.0314, subdivision 2; new text end 41.13 new text begin (3) driving of commercial motor vehicles under section 221.0314, subdivision 6; new text end 41.14 new text begin (4) parts, accessories, and inspection, repair, and maintenance of commercial motor new text end 41.15 new text begin vehicles under section 221.0314, subdivisions 7 and 10; and new text end 41.16 new text begin (5) hours of service of drivers, including maximum driving and on-duty time under new text end 41.17 new text begin section 221.0314, subdivision 9. new text end 41.18    Sec. 37. new text begin ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM RECOMMENDATIONS. new text end 41.19 new text begin (a) By October 1, 2017, the Advisory Committee on Nonmotorized Transportation under new text end 41.20 new text begin Minnesota Statutes, section 174.37, must develop and submit recommendations to the new text end 41.21 new text begin commissioner of transportation regarding the project evaluation and selection processes new text end 41.22 new text begin under Minnesota Statutes, section 174.38, subdivision 7. new text end new text begin new text end 41.23 new text begin (b) The advisory committee is encouraged to consult with representatives from the new text end 41.24 new text begin Bicycle Alliance of Minnesota; Minnesota Chamber of Commerce; Metropolitan Council new text end 41.25 new text begin Transportation Accessibility Advisory Committee; Minnesota Department of Transportation new text end 41.26 new text begin district area transportation partnerships; organizations representing elderly populations; new text end 41.27 new text begin public health organizations with experience in active transportation; the Minnesota State new text end 41.28 new text begin Council on Disability and other Minnesota state councils and commissions, including the new text end 41.29 new text begin Council on Asian-Pacific Minnesotans, the Minnesota Council on Latino Affairs, the Council new text end 41.30 new text begin for Minnesotans of African Heritage, the Minnesota Indian Affairs Council, the Office on new text end 42.1 new text begin the Economic Status of Women, and the Cultural and Ethnic Communities Leadership new text end 42.2 new text begin Council; and other stakeholders with expertise in equitable active transportation. new text end 42.3 new text begin (c) In its next annual report under Minnesota Statutes, section 174.37, subdivision 4, the new text end 42.4 new text begin advisory committee must include a summary of the recommendations under this section new text end 42.5 new text begin and submit a copy of the report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative new text end 42.6 new text begin committees with jurisdiction over transportation policy and finance. The report is subject new text end 42.7 new text begin to Minnesota Statutes, section 3.195. new text end 42.8 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end 42.9    Sec. 38. new text begin CONVEYANCE FOR HISTORICAL PURPOSES; MCKINSTRY SURPLUS new text end 42.10 new text begin LANDS. new text end 42.11 new text begin (a) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the commissioner may convey as new text end 42.12 new text begin provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 161.44, land described in paragraph (b), including new text end 42.13 new text begin any improvements on the lands, owned in fee by the state for trunk highway purposes, but new text end 42.14 new text begin no longer needed, to the Minnesota Historical Society for historical purposes. The conveyance new text end 42.15 new text begin must be without financial consideration. The lands conveyed must become a part of the new text end 42.16 new text begin state's historic sites program under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 138. new text end 42.17 new text begin (b) The lands that may be conveyed are specifically related to the properties of the new text end 42.18 new text begin McKinstry Mounds and portions of the McKinstry Village site owned by the Department new text end 42.19 new text begin of Transportation, located along Trunk Highway 11 in Koochiching County. new text end 42.20    Sec. 39. new text begin HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION COSTS STUDY. new text end 42.21     new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Construction costs study; report. new text end new text begin (a) The commissioner of transportation new text end 42.22 new text begin must enter into an agreement to conduct a study with an organization or entity having new text end 42.23 new text begin relevant expertise. new text end 42.24 new text begin (b) At a minimum, the study must include: new text end 42.25 new text begin (1) an overview of highway construction cost issues; new text end 42.26 new text begin (2) comparison of costs in Minnesota relative to other states and regions; new text end 42.27 new text begin (3) identification of factors specific to Minnesota, if any, that contribute to cost new text end 42.28 new text begin differences; new text end 42.29 new text begin (4) evaluation of the methodology used for highway construction cost calculation and new text end 42.30 new text begin indexing in Minnesota, including review of associated best practices; and new text end 43.1 new text begin (5) specific recommendations for road authorities and legislative changes to reduce new text end 43.2 new text begin highway construction costs. new text end 43.3 new text begin (c) By February 15, 2018, the commissioner must submit a report on the study to the new text end 43.4 new text begin chairs and ranking minority members of the senate and house of representatives committees new text end 43.5 new text begin with jurisdiction over transportation policy and finance. new text end 43.6     new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Project cost comparison report. new text end new text begin By February 15, 2018, the commissioner of new text end 43.7 new text begin transportation must report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the senate and new text end 43.8 new text begin house of representatives committees and divisions with jurisdiction over transportation new text end 43.9 new text begin policy and finance comparing the estimated cost of projects and the actual cost of projects. new text end 43.10 new text begin The report must include all projects completed in whole or in part by MnDOT from July 1, new text end 43.11 new text begin 2007, to July 1, 2017. For each project, the report must list the estimated cost of the project new text end 43.12 new text begin prior to starting the project and the total actual cost for the project after completion. For new text end 43.13 new text begin each project, if the actual cost was less than the estimated cost, the report must explain how new text end 43.14 new text begin the excess funds were expended. new text end 43.15 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end 43.16    Sec. 40. new text begin INTERSTATE 94/494/694 INTERCHANGE SAFETY IMPROVEMENT new text end 43.17 new text begin AND CONGESTION RELIEF STUDY. new text end 43.18 new text begin The commissioner of transportation must conduct a safety improvement and congestion new text end 43.19 new text begin relief study for the interchange of signed Interstate Highways 94, 494, and 694 in the cities new text end 43.20 new text begin of Oakdale and Woodbury. At a minimum, the study must (1) provide specific new text end 43.21 new text begin recommendations to improve the safety of the interchange and reduce congestion at the new text end 43.22 new text begin interchange and on associated arterial roads, and (2) include cost estimates for each new text end 43.23 new text begin recommended improvement. The commissioner must report the findings and new text end 43.24 new text begin recommendations of the study to the chairs and ranking minority members of the senate new text end 43.25 new text begin and house of representatives committees having jurisdiction over transportation policy and new text end 43.26 new text begin finance within 180 days after the effective date of this section. new text end 43.27 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end 43.28    Sec. 41. new text begin LEGISLATIVE ROUTE NO. 123 REMOVED. new text end 43.29 new text begin (a) Minnesota Statutes, section 161.115, subdivision 54, is repealed effective the day new text end 43.30 new text begin after the commissioner of transportation receives a copy of the agreement between the new text end 43.31 new text begin commissioner and the governing body of Le Sueur County to transfer jurisdiction of new text end 44.1 new text begin Legislative Route No. 123 and after the commissioner notifies the revisor of statutes under new text end 44.2 new text begin paragraph (b). new text end 44.3 new text begin (b) The revisor of statutes must delete the route identified in paragraph (a) from Minnesota new text end 44.4 new text begin Statutes when the commissioner of transportation sends notice to the revisor electronically new text end 44.5 new text begin or in writing that the conditions required to transfer the route have been satisfied. new text end 44.6    Sec. 42. new text begin LEGISLATIVE ROUTE NO. 225 REMOVED. new text end 44.7 new text begin (a) Minnesota Statutes, section 161.115, subdivision 156, is repealed effective the day new text end 44.8 new text begin after the commissioner of transportation receives a copy of the agreement between the new text end 44.9 new text begin commissioner and the governing body of Becker County to transfer jurisdiction of Legislative new text end 44.10 new text begin Route No. 225 and after the commissioner notifies the revisor of statutes under paragraph new text end 44.11 new text begin (b). new text end 44.12 new text begin (b) The revisor of statutes must delete the route identified in paragraph (a) from Minnesota new text end 44.13 new text begin Statutes when the commissioner of transportation sends notice to the revisor electronically new text end 44.14 new text begin or in writing that the conditions required to transfer the route have been satisfied. new text end 44.15    Sec. 43. new text begin MARKED TRUNK HIGHWAY 316 SPEED LIMIT IN HASTINGS; new text end 44.16 new text begin MORATORIUM AND REPORT. new text end 44.17     new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Moratorium. new text end new text begin The commissioner of transportation is prohibited from new text end 44.18 new text begin adjusting or requiring adjustment to the speed on marked Trunk Highway 316, known as new text end 44.19 new text begin Red Wing Boulevard, from the intersection with marked U.S. Highway 61 to Tuttle Drive, new text end 44.20 new text begin in the city of Hastings. The prohibition in this subdivision does not apply to (1) a local road new text end 44.21 new text begin authority that is authorized to adjust a speed limit without a traffic and engineering study new text end 44.22 new text begin as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 169.14; or (2) establishment of a work zone speed new text end 44.23 new text begin limit under Minnesota Statutes, section 169.14, subdivision 5d. new text end 44.24     new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Legislative report. new text end new text begin (a) By March 1, 2018, the commissioner of transportation new text end 44.25 new text begin must submit a report on speed limits in the segment of marked Trunk Highway 316 specified new text end 44.26 new text begin in subdivision 1, to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees new text end 44.27 new text begin with jurisdiction over transportation policy and finance. As part of developing the report, new text end 44.28 new text begin the commissioner must hold at least two hearings at a location within the city of Hastings new text end 44.29 new text begin regarding proposed speed limit adjustments. This report shall be made within existing funds. new text end 44.30 new text begin (b) At a minimum, the report must provide details on the decision making process for new text end 44.31 new text begin proposed speed limit adjustments, summarize and respond to comments from the hearings new text end 45.1 new text begin required under paragraph (a), and include copies of recent traffic and engineering studies new text end 45.2 new text begin on adjusting speed limits in Hastings. new text end 45.3 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective retroactively from January 1, 2017. new text end 45.4    Sec. 44. new text begin REPORT TO LEGISLATURE ON PROJECT SELECTION POLICY. new text end 45.5 new text begin By February 15, 2018, the commissioner of transportation must report to the chairs and new text end 45.6 new text begin ranking minority members of the senate and house of representatives committees having new text end 45.7 new text begin jurisdiction over transportation policy and finance concerning the policy adopted pursuant new text end 45.8 new text begin to Minnesota Statutes, section 174.95, and how the policy is anticipated to improve the new text end 45.9 new text begin consistency, objectivity, and transparency of the selection process. The report must include new text end 45.10 new text begin information on input from members of the public and the organizations identified in new text end 45.11 new text begin Minnesota Statutes, section 174.95, paragraph (a). The report must also include proposed new text end 45.12 new text begin legislation to codify the ranking system established in the policy. new text end 45.13 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end 45.14    Sec. 45. new text begin REPORT BY COMMISSIONER OF TRANSPORTATION ON MNPASS new text end 45.15 new text begin LANES. new text end 45.16 new text begin On or before January 2, 2018, the commissioner of transportation must report to the new text end 45.17 new text begin chairs and ranking minority members of the senate and house of representatives committees new text end 45.18 new text begin and divisions with jurisdiction over transportation policy and finance concerning MnPASS new text end 45.19 new text begin lanes to reduce congestion and raise revenue. The report must be prepared with existing new text end 45.20 new text begin appropriations. At a minimum, the report must: new text end 45.21 new text begin (1) for each lane, state the capital costs, maintenance and repair costs, and operation new text end 45.22 new text begin costs; new text end new text begin new text end 45.23 new text begin (2) for each lane, indicate the current condition and the projected life expectancy; new text end new text begin new text end 45.24 new text begin (3) for each lane, list and explain the cost recovery ratio; new text end new text begin new text end 45.25 new text begin (4) list the amounts of the deposit of revenues made each year since pursuant to Minnesota new text end 45.26 new text begin Statutes, section 160.93, subdivisions 2 and 2a, including a breakdown of deposits for each new text end 45.27 new text begin lane for each year the lane has been in existence; new text end 45.28 new text begin (5) list the cost to participate in the MnPASS program, broken down by each year a lane new text end 45.29 new text begin has been in existence; new text end 45.30 new text begin (6) for each lane, list the total number of users, including a breakdown of the total number new text end 45.31 new text begin of each type of user; and new text end 46.1 new text begin (7) provide an explanation of how MnPASS lane regulations are enforced. new text end new text begin new text end 46.2 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end 46.3    Sec. 46. new text begin REPORT BY COMMISSIONER OF TRANSPORTATION ON TOLLING. new text end 46.4 new text begin On or before January 2, 2018, the commissioner of transportation must report to the new text end 46.5 new text begin chairs and ranking minority members of the senate and house of representatives committees new text end 46.6 new text begin and divisions with jurisdiction over transportation policy and finance concerning expanding new text end 46.7 new text begin the use of tolling in Minnesota in order to reduce congestion and raise revenue. The report new text end 46.8 new text begin must be prepared with existing appropriations. At a minimum, the report must: new text end 46.9 new text begin (1) summarize current state and federal laws that affect the use of tolling in this state; new text end 46.10 new text begin (2) identify any federal pilot projects for which this state is eligible to participate; new text end 46.11 new text begin (3) discuss the feasibility and cost of expanding use of tolling, the possibility of private new text end 46.12 new text begin investment in toll roads, and projected costs and cost recovery in establishing, operating, new text end 46.13 new text begin and maintaining toll roads; new text end 46.14 new text begin (4) review tolling models and technology options; new text end 46.15 new text begin (5) summarize the experience of other states that have widely implemented tolling; new text end 46.16 new text begin (6) identify and evaluate the feasibility of toll implementation for specific corridors; new text end 46.17 new text begin (7) project the likely range of revenues that could be generated by wider implementation new text end 46.18 new text begin of tolling and identify the percentage of revenues that are projected to be paid by nonresidents new text end 46.19 new text begin of the state; new text end 46.20 new text begin (8) discuss options for use of tolling revenue and measures to ensure compliance with new text end 46.21 new text begin laws governing operation of toll roads and use of revenues; new text end 46.22 new text begin (9) recommend and discuss possible ways to reduce cost to Minnesotans, such as tax new text end 46.23 new text begin deductions or credits, or types of discounts; and new text end 46.24 new text begin (10) provide recommendations for needed statutory or rule changes that would facilitate new text end 46.25 new text begin wider implementation of tolling and achieve maximum revenues for the state and equity new text end 46.26 new text begin for its residents. new text end 46.27 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end 47.1    Sec. 47. new text begin REPORT BY COMMISSIONER OF TRANSPORTATION ON new text end 47.2 new text begin TURNBACKS. new text end 47.3 new text begin (a) By February 15, 2018, the commissioner of transportation must report to the chairs new text end 47.4 new text begin and ranking minority members of the senate and house of representatives committees having new text end 47.5 new text begin jurisdiction over transportation policy and finance concerning turnbacks. At a minimum, new text end 47.6 new text begin the report must include: new text end 47.7 new text begin (1) a current list of proposed turnback projects, including a description of each segment new text end 47.8 new text begin of highway that is to be turned back; a description of the restoration work to be completed; new text end 47.9 new text begin estimated cost of restoration work; to which entity the highway will be turned back; and new text end 47.10 new text begin the total estimated cost related to all aspects of the turnback; new text end 47.11 new text begin (2) the amount that the commissioner of transportation anticipates will be needed for new text end 47.12 new text begin turnbacks during the next two fiscal years and a list of the turnbacks that will be accomplished new text end 47.13 new text begin with the anticipated funds; new text end 47.14 new text begin (3) a description of the turnback process, including an explanation of how turnback new text end 47.15 new text begin projects are selected; and new text end new text begin new text end 47.16 new text begin (4) for each of the past five years: new text end 47.17 new text begin (i) the amount of money that accrued to the county turnback account and to the municipal new text end 47.18 new text begin turnback account; new text end 47.19 new text begin (ii) a description of each segment of highway that was restored and turned back, including new text end 47.20 new text begin what restoration work was completed; total cost of restoration work; to which entity the new text end 47.21 new text begin highway was turned back; and the total cost related to all aspects of the turnback; and new text end 47.22 new text begin (iii) the amount of surplus funds, if any, that were transferred to the county state-aid new text end 47.23 new text begin highway fund or to the municipal state-aid street fund pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, section new text end 47.24 new text begin 161.084. new text end 47.25 new text begin (b) By February 15, 2019, and each year thereafter, the commissioner of transportation new text end 47.26 new text begin must report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the senate and house of new text end 47.27 new text begin representatives committees having jurisdiction over transportation policy and finance new text end 47.28 new text begin concerning turnbacks. At a minimum, the report must include: new text end 47.29 new text begin (1) a current list of proposed turnback projects, including a description of each segment new text end 47.30 new text begin of highway that is to be turned back; a description of the restoration work to be completed; new text end 47.31 new text begin estimated cost of restoration work; to which entity the highway will be turned back; and new text end 47.32 new text begin the total estimated cost related to all aspects of the turnback; new text end 48.1 new text begin (2) the amount that the commissioner of transportation anticipates will be needed for new text end 48.2 new text begin turnbacks during the next two fiscal years and a list of the turnbacks that will be accomplished new text end 48.3 new text begin with the anticipated funds; and new text end 48.4 new text begin (3) for the past calendar year, a description of each segment of highway that was restored new text end 48.5 new text begin and turned back, including what restoration work was completed; total cost of restoration new text end 48.6 new text begin work; to which entity the highway was turned back; and the total cost related to all aspects new text end 48.7 new text begin of the turnback. new text end 48.8 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end 48.9    Sec. 48. new text begin SAFETY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT AT THE INTERSECTION OF new text end 48.10 new text begin HIGHWAY 55 AND WILKIN COUNTY ROAD 19. new text end 48.11 new text begin (a) By September 1, 2017, the commissioner of transportation must report to the chairs new text end 48.12 new text begin and ranking minority members of the senate and house of representatives committees and new text end 48.13 new text begin divisions with jurisdiction over transportation policy and finance concerning the issue of new text end 48.14 new text begin trucks stopping on Wilkin County Road 19 between Highway 55 and the railroad tracks new text end 48.15 new text begin north of Highway 55. The commissioner must identify project options that would allow new text end 48.16 new text begin trucks to safely stop at this intersection, including an option to add a turn lane on County new text end 48.17 new text begin Road 19. For each identified project, the commissioner must include an estimated cost and new text end 48.18 new text begin the estimated time to complete the project. In preparing the report, the commissioner must new text end 48.19 new text begin consult with the Minn-Dak Farmers Cooperative, the city of Nashua, the town of Champion, new text end 48.20 new text begin and Wilkin County. new text end 48.21 new text begin (b) Within 14 days after submitting the report required in paragraph (a), the commissioner new text end 48.22 new text begin must convene a working group consisting of the commissioner and one representative from new text end 48.23 new text begin each of the following: Minn-Dak Farmers Cooperative, Nashua city council, Champion new text end 48.24 new text begin town board, and Wilkin County board. The working group must consider the options new text end 48.25 new text begin identified in the report submitted pursuant to paragraph (a). If the working group reaches new text end 48.26 new text begin consensus on a proposed option, MnDOT must pursue that option. new text end 48.27 new text begin (c) If the working group does not reach a consensus by January 1, 2018, the commissioner new text end 48.28 new text begin must (1) design and construct a turn lane on the north side of the intersection of Wilkin new text end 48.29 new text begin County Road 19 with Highway 55, or (2) install a four-way traffic light at the intersection. new text end 48.30 new text begin The project must be designed so that a school bus or semitrailer is able to stop at the new text end 48.31 new text begin intersection without extending into cross-traffic or over the railroad tracks. new text end new text begin new text end 49.1 new text begin (d) The commissioner must begin planning and construction of a project required in this new text end 49.2 new text begin section during the 2018 construction season. A project required under this section must be new text end 49.3 new text begin completed with the existing funds allocated for the district. new text end 49.4 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end 49.5    Sec. 49. new text begin REPEALER. new text end 49.6 new text begin (a) new text end new text begin Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 160.262, subdivision 2; 160.265; 160.266, new text end 49.7 new text begin subdivisions 1 and 2; and 161.115, subdivision 32, new text end new text begin are repealed. new text end 49.8 new text begin (b) new text end new text begin Minnesota Rules, parts 8810.6000; 8810.6100; 8810.6300; 8810.6400; 8810.6500; new text end 49.9 new text begin 8810.6600; 8810.6700; 8810.6800; 8810.6900; 8810.7000; 8810.9910; 8810.9911; new text end 49.10 new text begin 8810.9912; and 8810.9913, new text end new text begin are repealed. new text end 49.11ARTICLE 5 49.12TRANSIT 49.13    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 117.189, is amended to read: 49.14117.189 PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATION EXCEPTIONS. 49.15 new text begin (a) new text end Sections 117.031; 117.036; 117.055, subdivision 2, paragraph (b); 117.186; 117.187; 49.16117.188 ; and 117.52, subdivisions 1a and 4, do not apply to the use of eminent domain 49.17authority by public service corporations for any purpose other than construction or expansion 49.18of: 49.19(1) a high-voltage transmission line of 100 kilovolts or more, or ancillary substations; 49.20or 49.21(2) a natural gas, petroleum, or petroleum products pipeline, or ancillary compressor 49.22stations or pumping stations new text begin ; or new text end 49.23 new text begin (3) a light rail transit or bus rapid transit line new text end . 49.24     new text begin (b) new text end For purposes of an award of appraisal fees under section 117.085, the fees awarded 49.25may not exceed $1,500 for all types of property except for a public service corporation's 49.26use of eminent domain for a high-voltage transmission line, where the award may not exceed 49.27$3,000. 49.28 new text begin (c) new text end For purposes of this section, "pipeline" does not include a natural gas distribution 49.29line transporting gas to an end user. 49.30 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective retroactively from January 1, 2017. new text end 50.1    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 473.388, subdivision 2, is amended to read: 50.2    Subd. 2. Replacement service; eligibility. new text begin (a) new text end The council may provide assistance under 50.3the program to a statutory or home rule charter city or town or combination thereof, that: 50.4(a) new text begin (1) new text end is located in the metropolitan transit taxing district; 50.5(b) new text begin (2) new text end is not served by the council bus service or is served only with council bus routes 50.6which begin or end within the applying city or town or combination thereof; and 50.7(c) new text begin (3) new text end has fewer than four scheduled runs of council bus service during off-peak hours 50.8as defined by the Metropolitan Council. 50.9 new text begin (b) new text end Eligible cities or towns or combinations thereof may apply on behalf of a transit 50.10operator with whom they propose to contract for service. 50.11 new text begin (c) new text end The council may not provide assistance under this section to a statutory or home rule 50.12charter city or town unless new text begin : new text end 50.13 new text begin (1) new text end the city or town, new text begin : new text end 50.14(i) was receiving assistance under Minnesota Statutes 1982, section 174.265, by July 1, 50.151984, new text begin ; new text end 50.16(ii) had submitted an application for assistance under that section by July 1, 1984, new text begin ; new text end or 50.17(iii) had submitted a letter of intent to apply for assistance under that section by July 1, 50.181984, and submits an application for assistance under this section by July 1, 1988. A statutory 50.19or home rule charter city or town has an additional 12-month extension if it notified the 50.20former regional transit board before July 1, 1988, that the city or town is in the process of 50.21completing a transportation evaluation study that includes an assessment of the local transit 50.22needs of the city or town new text begin ; or new text end 50.23 new text begin (2) the city or town submits an application for assistance under this section between July new text end 50.24 new text begin 1, 2017, and December 31, 2017 new text end . 50.25    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 473.4051, subdivision 2, is amended to read: 50.26    Subd. 2. Operating costs. new text begin (a) new text end After operating revenue and federal money have been 50.27used to pay for light rail transit operations, 50 percent of the remaining operating costs new text begin for new text end 50.28 new text begin a light rail transit line new text end must be paid by the state new text begin if: new text end 50.29 new text begin (1) the light rail transit line is in revenue operations as of the effective date of this section; new text end 50.30 new text begin or new text end 51.1 new text begin (2) a law is enacted on or after the effective date of this section making an appropriation new text end 51.2 new text begin that (i) is from state sources, (ii) specifies the light rail transit project, and (iii) is for a portion new text end 51.3 new text begin of project capital costs new text end . 51.4 new text begin (b) For a light rail transit line that does not meet the requirements in paragraph (a), all new text end 51.5 new text begin operating and ongoing capital maintenance costs must be paid from nonstate sources. new text end 51.6 new text begin (c) For purposes of this subdivision, a light rail transit extension that adds additional new text end 51.7 new text begin stops is a separate project or light rail transit line. new text end 51.8 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICABILITY. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following new text end 51.9 new text begin final enactment and applies in the counties of Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, new text end 51.10 new text begin Scott, and Washington. new text end 51.11    Sec. 4. new text begin METRO MOBILITY ENHANCEMENT TASK FORCE. new text end 51.12     new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Task force established. new text end new text begin A Metro Mobility Enhancement Task Force is new text end 51.13 new text begin established to examine options to enhance Metro Mobility program service under Minnesota new text end 51.14 new text begin Statutes, section 473.386. The goal of the task force is to partner with taxi services and new text end 51.15 new text begin transportation network companies, as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 65B.472, new text end 51.16 new text begin subdivision 1, paragraph (e), to increase program service levels and efficiency. new text end 51.17     new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Membership. new text end new text begin (a) The task force consists of the following members: new text end 51.18 new text begin (1) one representative from Metro Mobility, appointed by the Metropolitan Council; new text end 51.19 new text begin (2) one elected official from each metropolitan county, as defined in Minnesota Statutes, new text end 51.20 new text begin section 473.121, subdivision 4, each of whom must be from a district or unit of government new text end 51.21 new text begin that is located within the Metro Mobility service area, appointed by the respective county new text end 51.22 new text begin board in consultation with cities in that county; new text end 51.23 new text begin (3) at least one and no more than three individuals representing transportation network new text end 51.24 new text begin companies, as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 65B.472, subdivision 1, appointed as new text end 51.25 new text begin provided under paragraph (b); new text end 51.26 new text begin (4) at least one and no more than three individuals representing taxi service providers, new text end 51.27 new text begin appointed as provided in paragraph (c); new text end 51.28 new text begin (5) one representative appointed by the Transportation Accessibility Advisory Committee new text end 51.29 new text begin established under Minnesota Statutes, section 473.375, subdivision 9a; new text end 51.30 new text begin (6) one representative appointed by the Council on Disability; new text end 51.31 new text begin (7) one individual appointed by the Association of Residential Resources of Minnesota; new text end 52.1 new text begin (8) one individual, who must reside in a metropolitan county, appointed by the Best new text end 52.2 new text begin Choice Alliance; and new text end 52.3 new text begin (9) one individual appointed by the Center for Transportation Studies at the University new text end 52.4 new text begin of Minnesota. new text end 52.5 new text begin (b) An interested transportation network company may appoint no more than one person new text end 52.6 new text begin as a task force member. Appointment under this paragraph is on a first-come, first-appointed new text end 52.7 new text begin basis by written notification to the Metropolitan Council. new text end 52.8 new text begin (c) An interested taxi service provider may appoint no more than one person as a task new text end 52.9 new text begin force number. Appointment under this paragraph is on a first-come, first-appointed basis new text end 52.10 new text begin by written notification to the Metropolitan Council. new text end 52.11     new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Task force duties. new text end new text begin (a) The task force must evaluate the Metro Mobility program, new text end 52.12 new text begin which must include but is not limited to analysis of customer service, program costs and new text end 52.13 new text begin expenditures, service coverage area and hours, reservation and scheduling, and buses and new text end 52.14 new text begin equipment. new text end 52.15 new text begin (b) The task force must analyze approaches to improve Metro Mobility program service new text end 52.16 new text begin by using partnerships with transportation network companies. At a minimum, the analysis new text end 52.17 new text begin must consider: new text end 52.18 new text begin (1) geographic service areas of transportation network companies; new text end 52.19 new text begin (2) demand responsiveness and service levels of transportation network companies; new text end 52.20 new text begin (3) the share of trips in which specially equipped vehicles that comply with the Americans new text end 52.21 new text begin with Disabilities Act are necessary; new text end 52.22 new text begin (4) technology accessibility for Metro Mobility customers; new text end 52.23 new text begin (5) liability considerations; and new text end 52.24 new text begin (6) integration of billing systems of transportation network companies with current Metro new text end 52.25 new text begin Mobility fare collection. new text end 52.26 new text begin (c) The task force must analyze approaches to improve Metro Mobility program service new text end 52.27 new text begin by incorporating the use of taxi service. At a minimum, the analysis must consider: new text end 52.28 new text begin (1) availability of taxi service throughout the Metro Mobility service area; new text end 52.29 new text begin (2) demand responsiveness and service levels of taxi services; new text end 52.30 new text begin (3) the share of trips in which specially equipped vehicles that comply with the Americans new text end 52.31 new text begin with Disabilities Act are necessary; new text end 53.1 new text begin (4) technology accessibility for Metro Mobility customers; new text end 53.2 new text begin (5) liability considerations; new text end 53.3 new text begin (6) options for contracting with taxi providers or other methods of billing for taxi rides; new text end 53.4 new text begin and new text end 53.5 new text begin (7) the potential to use taxi service to provide an enhanced service option where riders new text end 53.6 new text begin pay a higher fare than other users of Metro Mobility Services. new text end 53.7 new text begin (d) The task force must review proposals and models for incorporating transportation new text end 53.8 new text begin network companies and taxi service providers into transit systems in other service areas. new text end 53.9     new text begin Subd. 4. new text end new text begin Administration. new text end new text begin (a) Each appointing entity under subdivision 2 must make new text end 53.10 new text begin appointments and notify the Metropolitan Council by August 1, 2017. new text end 53.11 new text begin (b) The Metropolitan Council representative appointed to the task force must convene new text end 53.12 new text begin the initial meeting of the task force no later than September 1, 2017. At the initial meeting, new text end 53.13 new text begin the members of the task force must elect a chair or cochairs from among the task force new text end 53.14 new text begin members. new text end 53.15 new text begin (c) Upon request of the task force, the council must use existing resources to provide new text end 53.16 new text begin data, information, meeting space, and administrative services. new text end 53.17 new text begin (d) Members of the task force serve without compensation or payment of expenses. new text end 53.18 new text begin (e) The task force may accept gifts and grants, which are accepted on behalf of the state new text end 53.19 new text begin and constitute donations to the Metropolitan Council. Funds received under this paragraph new text end 53.20 new text begin are appropriated to the Metropolitan Council for purposes of the task force. new text end 53.21     new text begin Subd. 5. new text end new text begin Legislative report. new text end new text begin (a) By February 15, 2018, the task force must submit a new text end 53.22 new text begin report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with new text end 53.23 new text begin jurisdiction over transportation policy and finance. new text end 53.24 new text begin (b) At a minimum the report must: new text end 53.25 new text begin (1) summarize the work of the task force and its findings; new text end 53.26 new text begin (2) describe the current Metro Mobility program; new text end 53.27 new text begin (3) identify at least three potential service level approaches that involve partnering with new text end 53.28 new text begin and incorporating transportation network companies, taxi service providers, or both; and new text end 53.29 new text begin (4) provide any recommendations for program and legislative changes. new text end 53.30     new text begin Subd. 6. new text end new text begin Expiration. new text end new text begin The task force under this section expires February 15, 2018, or new text end 53.31 new text begin upon submission of the report required under subdivision 5, whichever is earlier. new text end 54.1    Sec. 5. new text begin VIBRATION SUSCEPTIBILITY STUDY ON CALHOUN ISLES new text end 54.2 new text begin PROPERTY. new text end 54.3 new text begin Within 21 days of the effective date of this act, the Metropolitan Council must enter into new text end 54.4 new text begin a contract with an engineering group for the engineering group to conduct a vibration new text end 54.5 new text begin susceptibility study on Calhoun Isles property, including the high-rise building, townhomes, new text end 54.6 new text begin and parking ramp. The study must: new text end 54.7 new text begin (1) evaluate the susceptibility of the Calhoun Isles property to vibration during new text end 54.8 new text begin construction and during operations of a light rail train; new text end 54.9 new text begin (2) categorize the Calhoun Isles property based on the susceptibility evaluation; and new text end 54.10 new text begin (3) address mitigation measures and operational changes required to protect the Calhoun new text end 54.11 new text begin Isles property from vibratory damage. new text end 54.12 new text begin The Calhoun Isles Condominium Association must select the engineering group and notify new text end 54.13 new text begin the Metropolitan Council of the selection within seven days of the effective date of this act. new text end 54.14 new text begin The Metropolitan Council must bear the entire cost of the study. new text end 54.15 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end 54.16ARTICLE 6 54.17DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY 54.18    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 168.013, subdivision 1d, is amended to read: 54.19    Subd. 1d. Trailer. (a) On trailers registered at a gross vehicle weight of greater than 54.203,000 pounds, the annual tax is based on total gross weight and is 30 percent of the Minnesota 54.21base rate prescribed in subdivision 1e, when the gross weight is 15,000 pounds or less, and 54.22when the gross weight of a trailer is more than 15,000 pounds, the tax for the first eight 54.23years of vehicle life is 100 percent of the tax imposed in the Minnesota base rate schedule, 54.24and during the ninth and succeeding years of vehicle life the tax is 75 percent of the 54.25Minnesota base rate prescribed by subdivision 1e. A trailer registered at a gross vehicle 54.26weight greater than 3,000 pounds but no greater than 7,200 pounds may be taxed either: (1) 54.27annually as provided in this paragraph; or (2) once every three years on the basis of total 54.28gross weight and is 90 percent of the Minnesota base rate prescribed in subdivision 1e, 54.29provided that the filing fee under section 168.33, subdivision 7, paragraph (a), is multiplied 54.30by three, with funds collected by the commissioner allocated proportionally in the same 54.31manner as provided in section 168.33, subdivision 7, paragraph (e). 55.1(b) Farm trailers with a gross weight in excess of 10,000 pounds and as described in 55.2section 168.002, subdivision 8, are taxed as farm trucks as prescribed in subdivision 1c. 55.3(c) Effective on and after July 1, 2001, trailers registered at a gross vehicle weight of 55.43,000 pounds or less must display a distinctive plate. The registration on the license plate 55.5is valid for the life of the trailer only if it remains registered at the same gross vehicle weight. 55.6The onetime registration tax for trailers registered for the first time in Minnesota is $55. 55.7For trailers registered in Minnesota before July 1, 2001, and for which: 55.8(1) registration is desired for the remaining life of the trailer, the registration tax is $25; 55.9or 55.10(2) permanent registration is not desired, the biennial registration tax is $10 for the first 55.11renewal if registration is renewed between and including July 1, 2001, and June 30, 2003. 55.12These trailers must be issued permanent registration at the first renewal on or after July 1, 55.132003, and the registration tax is $20. 55.14    For trailers registered at a gross weight of 3,000 pounds or less before July 1, 2001, but 55.15not renewed until on or after July 1, 2003, the registration tax is $20 and permanent 55.16registration must be issued. 55.17    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 168.021, subdivision 1, is amended to read: 55.18    Subdivision 1. Disability plates; application. (a) When a motor vehicle registered under 55.19section 168.017, a motorcycle, new text begin a motorized bicycle, new text end a one-ton pickup truck, or a self-propelled 55.20recreational vehicle is owned or primarily operated by a permanently physically disabled 55.21person or a custodial parent or guardian of a permanently physically disabled minor, the 55.22owner may apply for and secure from the commissioner (1) immediately, a temporary permit 55.23valid for 30 days if the applicant is eligible for the disability plates issued under this section 55.24and (2) two disability plates with attached emblems, one plate to be attached to the front, 55.25and one to the rear of the motor vehicle, truck, or recreational vehicle, or, in the case of a 55.26motorcycle new text begin or a motorized bicycle new text end , one disability plate the same size as a regular motorcycle 55.27plate. 55.28    (b) The commissioner shall not issue more than one plate to the owner of a motorcycle new text begin new text end 55.29 new text begin or a motorized bicycle new text end and not more than one set of plates to any owner of another vehicle 55.30described in paragraph (a) at the same time unless the state Council on Disability approves 55.31the issuance of a second plate or set of plates to an owner. 56.1    (c) When the owner first applies for the disability plate or plates, the owner must submit 56.2a medical statement in a format approved by the commissioner under section 169.345, or 56.3proof of physical disability provided for in that section. 56.4    (d) No medical statement or proof of disability is required when an owner applies for a 56.5plate or plates for one or more vehicles listed in paragraph (a) that are specially modified 56.6for and used exclusively by permanently physically disabled persons. 56.7    (e) The owner of a vehicle listed in paragraph (a) may apply for and secure (i) 56.8immediately, a permit valid for 30 days, if the applicant is eligible to receive the disability 56.9plate or plates issued under this section, and (ii) a disability plate or plates for the vehicle 56.10if: 56.11    (1) the owner employs a permanently physically disabled person who would qualify for 56.12the disability plate or plates under this section; and 56.13    (2) the owner furnishes the motor vehicle to the physically disabled person for the 56.14exclusive use of that person in the course of employment. 56.15 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective January 1, 2018. new text end 56.16    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 168.021, subdivision 2, is amended to read: 56.17    Subd. 2. Plate design; furnished by commissioner. The commissioner shall design 56.18and furnish two disability plates, or one disability plate for a motorcycle new text begin or a motorized new text end 56.19 new text begin bicycle new text end that is the same size as a regular motorcycle plate, with attached emblem or emblems 56.20to an eligible owner. The emblem must bear the internationally accepted wheelchair symbol, 56.21as designated in section 326B.106, subdivision 9, approximately three inches square. The 56.22emblem must be large enough to be visible plainly from a distance of 50 feet. An applicant 56.23eligible for a disability plate or plates shall pay the motor vehicle registration fee authorized 56.24by sections 168.013 and 168.09. 56.25 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective January 1, 2018. new text end 56.26    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 168.021, subdivision 2a, is amended to read: 56.27    Subd. 2a. Plate transfer. (a) When ownership of a vehicle described in subdivision 1, 56.28is transferred, the owner of the vehicle shall remove the disability plate or plates. The buyer 56.29of the motor vehicle is entitled to receive a regular plate or plates for the vehicle without 56.30further cost for the remainder of the registration period. 57.1(b) Notwithstanding section 168.12, subdivision 1, the disability plate or plates may be 57.2transferred to a replacement vehicle on notification to the commissioner. However, the 57.3disability plate or plates may not be transferred unless the replacement vehicle (1) is listed 57.4under section 168.012, subdivision 1, and, in case of a single plate for a motorcycle new text begin or a new text end 57.5 new text begin motorized bicycle new text end , the replacement vehicle is a motorcycle new text begin or a motorized bicycle new text end , and (2) 57.6is owned or primarily operated by the permanently physically disabled person. 57.7 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective January 1, 2018. new text end 57.8    Sec. 5. new text begin [168.1294] LAW ENFORCEMENT MEMORIAL PLATES. new text end 57.9     new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Issuance of plates. new text end new text begin The commissioner must issue special law enforcement new text end 57.10 new text begin memorial license plates or a single motorcycle plate to an applicant who: new text end 57.11 new text begin (1) is a registered owner of a passenger automobile, noncommercial one-ton pickup new text end 57.12 new text begin truck, motorcycle, or recreational motor vehicle; new text end 57.13 new text begin (2) pays an additional fee of $10 for each set of plates; new text end 57.14 new text begin (3) pays the registration tax as required under section 168.013, along with any other fees new text end 57.15 new text begin required by this chapter; new text end 57.16 new text begin (4) contributes $25 upon initial application and a minimum of $5 annually to the law new text end 57.17 new text begin enforcement memorial account; and new text end 57.18 new text begin (5) complies with this chapter and rules governing registration of motor vehicles and new text end 57.19 new text begin licensing of drivers. new text end 57.20     new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Design. new text end new text begin The commissioner, in consultation with representatives from the new text end 57.21 new text begin Minnesota Law Enforcement Memorial Association, must adopt a suitable design for the new text end 57.22 new text begin plate that must include a blue line with a black line of equal proportion above and below new text end 57.23 new text begin the blue line, representing the thin blue line. new text end 57.24     new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Plates transfer. new text end new text begin On application to the commissioner and payment of a transfer new text end 57.25 new text begin fee of $5, special plates may be transferred to another qualified motor vehicle that is new text end 57.26 new text begin registered to the same individual to whom the special plates were originally issued. new text end 57.27     new text begin Subd. 4. new text end new text begin Exemption. new text end new text begin Special plates issued under this section are not subject to section new text end 57.28 new text begin 168.1293, subdivision 2. new text end 57.29     new text begin Subd. 5. new text end new text begin Fees. new text end new text begin Fees collected under subdivision 1, clauses (2) and (3), and subdivision new text end 57.30 new text begin 3 are credited to the vehicle services operating account in the special revenue fund. new text end 58.1     new text begin Subd. 6. new text end new text begin Contributions; memorial account; appropriation. new text end new text begin Contributions collected new text end 58.2 new text begin under subdivision 1, clause (4), must be deposited in the Minnesota law enforcement new text end 58.3 new text begin memorial account, which is established in the special revenue fund. Money in the account new text end 58.4 new text begin is appropriated to the commissioner of public safety. This appropriation is first for the annual new text end 58.5 new text begin cost of administering the account funds, and the remaining funds are for distribution to the new text end 58.6 new text begin Minnesota Law Enforcement Memorial Association to be used to further the mission of the new text end 58.7 new text begin association in assisting the families and home agencies of Minnesota law enforcement new text end 58.8 new text begin officers who have died in the line of duty. new text end 58.9 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective January 1, 2018, for special law new text end 58.10 new text begin enforcement memorial plates issued on or after that date. new text end 58.11    Sec. 6. new text begin [168.1295] "START SEEING MOTORCYCLES" PLATES. new text end 58.12     new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Issuance of plates. new text end new text begin The commissioner must issue special "Start Seeing new text end 58.13 new text begin Motorcycles" license plates or a single motorcycle plate to an applicant who: new text end 58.14 new text begin (1) is a registered owner of a passenger automobile, noncommercial one-ton pickup new text end 58.15 new text begin truck, motorcycle, or recreational motor vehicle; new text end 58.16 new text begin (2) pays a fee of $10 for each set of plates; new text end 58.17 new text begin (3) pays the registration tax as required under section 168.013, along with any other fees new text end 58.18 new text begin required by this chapter; new text end 58.19 new text begin (4) contributes a minimum of $10 annually to the motorcycle safety fund, created under new text end 58.20 new text begin section 171.06, subdivision 2a, paragraph (a), clause (1); and new text end 58.21 new text begin (5) complies with this chapter and rules governing registration of motor vehicles and new text end 58.22 new text begin licensing of drivers. new text end 58.23     new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Design. new text end new text begin The representatives of American Bikers for Awareness, Training, and new text end 58.24 new text begin Education of Minnesota must design the special plate to contain the inscription "Start Seeing new text end 58.25 new text begin Motorcycles" between the bolt holes on the bottom of the plate with a design area on the new text end 58.26 new text begin left side of the plate, subject to the approval of the commissioner. new text end 58.27     new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Plates transfer. new text end new text begin On application to the commissioner and payment of a transfer new text end 58.28 new text begin fee of $5, special plates issued under this section may be transferred to another motor vehicle new text end 58.29 new text begin if the subsequent vehicle is: new text end 58.30 new text begin (1) qualified under subdivision 1, clause (1), to bear the special plates; and new text end 58.31 new text begin (2) registered to the same individual to whom the special plates were originally issued. new text end 59.1     new text begin Subd. 4. new text end new text begin Exemption. new text end new text begin Special plates issued under this section are not subject to section new text end 59.2 new text begin 168.1293, subdivision 2. new text end 59.3     new text begin Subd. 5. new text end new text begin Fees. new text end new text begin Fees collected under subdivision 1, clause (2), and subdivision 3 are new text end 59.4 new text begin credited to the vehicle services operating account in the special revenue fund. new text end 59.5     new text begin Subd. 6. new text end new text begin No refund. new text end new text begin Contributions under this section must not be refunded. new text end 59.6 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective January 1, 2018, for special "Start Seeing new text end 59.7 new text begin Motorcycles" plates issued on or after that date. new text end 59.8    Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 168A.09, subdivision 1, is amended to read: 59.9    Subdivision 1. Application, issuance, form, bond, and notice. In the event a certificate 59.10of title is lost, stolen, mutilated, or destroyed new text begin , new text end or becomes illegible, the owner or legal 59.11representative of the owner named in the certificate may make new text begin submit an new text end application to the 59.12department or a deputy registrar for a duplicate in a format prescribed by the department. 59.13The department shall new text begin or deputy registrar must new text end issue a duplicate certificate of title if satisfied 59.14that the applicant is entitled thereto new text begin to the duplicate certificate of title new text end . The duplicate certificate 59.15of title shall new text begin must new text end be plainly marked as a duplicate and mailed or delivered to the owner. 59.16The department shall new text begin or deputy registrar must new text end indicate in its new text begin the driver and vehicle information new text end 59.17 new text begin system new text end records that a duplicate new text begin certificate of title new text end has been issued. As a condition to issuing 59.18a duplicate certificate of title, the department may require a bond from the applicant in the 59.19manner and format prescribed in section 168A.07, subdivision 1, clause (2). The duplicate 59.20certificate of title shall new text begin must new text end contain the legend: "This duplicate certificate of title may be 59.21subject to the rights of a person under the original certificate." 59.22    Sec. 8. new text begin [168A.125] TRANSFER-ON-DEATH TITLE TO MOTOR VEHICLE. new text end 59.23     new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Titled as transfer-on-death. new text end new text begin A natural person who is the owner of a new text end 59.24 new text begin motor vehicle may have the motor vehicle titled in transfer-on-death or TOD form by new text end 59.25 new text begin including in the application for the certificate of title a designation of a beneficiary or new text end 59.26 new text begin beneficiaries to whom the motor vehicle must be transferred on death of the owner or the new text end 59.27 new text begin last survivor of joint owners with rights of survivorship, subject to the rights of secured new text end 59.28 new text begin parties. new text end 59.29     new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Designation of beneficiary. new text end new text begin A motor vehicle is registered in transfer-on-death new text end 59.30 new text begin form by designating on the certificate of title the name of the owner and the names of joint new text end 59.31 new text begin owners with identification of rights of survivorship, followed by the words "transfer-on-death new text end 59.32 new text begin to (name of beneficiary or beneficiaries)." The designation "TOD" may be used instead of new text end 60.1 new text begin "transfer-on-death." A title in transfer-on-death form is not required to be supported by new text end 60.2 new text begin consideration, and the certificate of title in which the designation is made is not required to new text end 60.3 new text begin be delivered to the beneficiary or beneficiaries in order for the designation to be effective. new text end 60.4 new text begin If the owner of the motor vehicle is married at the time of the designation, the designation new text end 60.5 new text begin of a beneficiary other than the owner's spouse requires the spouse's written consent. new text end 60.6     new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Interest of beneficiary. new text end new text begin The transfer-on-death beneficiary or beneficiaries have new text end 60.7 new text begin no interest in the motor vehicle until the death of the owner or the last survivor of joint new text end 60.8 new text begin owners with rights of survivorship. A beneficiary designation may be changed at any time new text end 60.9 new text begin by the owner or by all joint owners with rights of survivorship, without the consent of the new text end 60.10 new text begin beneficiary or beneficiaries, by filing an application for a new certificate of title. new text end 60.11     new text begin Subd. 4. new text end new text begin Vesting of ownership in beneficiary. new text end new text begin Ownership of a motor vehicle titled in new text end 60.12 new text begin transfer-on-death form vests in the designated beneficiary or beneficiaries on the death of new text end 60.13 new text begin the owner or the last of the joint owners with rights of survivorship, subject to the rights of new text end 60.14 new text begin secured parties. The transfer-on-death beneficiary or beneficiaries who survive the owner new text end 60.15 new text begin may apply for a new certificate of title to the motor vehicle upon submitting a certified death new text end 60.16 new text begin record of the owner of the motor vehicle. If no transfer-on-death beneficiary or beneficiaries new text end 60.17 new text begin survive the owner of a motor vehicle, the motor vehicle must be included in the probate new text end 60.18 new text begin estate of the deceased owner. A transfer of a motor vehicle to a transfer-on-death beneficiary new text end 60.19 new text begin or beneficiaries is not a testamentary transfer. new text end 60.20     new text begin Subd. 5. new text end new text begin Rights of creditors. new text end new text begin (a) This section does not limit the rights of any secured new text end 60.21 new text begin party or creditor of the owner of a motor vehicle against a transfer-on-death beneficiary or new text end 60.22 new text begin beneficiaries. new text end 60.23 new text begin (b) The state or a county agency with a claim or lien authorized by section 246.53, new text end 60.24 new text begin 256B.15, 261.04, or 270C.63 is a creditor for purposes of this subdivision. A claim authorized new text end 60.25 new text begin by section 256B.15 against the estate of an owner of a motor vehicle titled in new text end 60.26 new text begin transfer-on-death form voids any transfer-on-death conveyance of a motor vehicle as new text end 60.27 new text begin described in this section. A claim or lien under section 246.53, 261.04, or 270C.63 continues new text end 60.28 new text begin to apply against the designated beneficiary or beneficiaries after the transfer under this new text end 60.29 new text begin section if other assets of the deceased owner's estate are insufficient to pay the amount of new text end 60.30 new text begin the claim. The claim or lien continues to apply to the motor vehicle until the designated new text end 60.31 new text begin beneficiary sells or transfers it to a person against whom the claim or lien does not apply new text end 60.32 new text begin and who did not have actual notice or knowledge of the claim or lien. new text end 60.33    Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 168A.141, is amended to read: 60.34168A.141 MANUFACTURED HOME AFFIXED TO REAL PROPERTY. 61.1    Subdivision 1. Certificates surrendered for cancellation. new text begin (a) new text end When a manufactured 61.2home is new text begin to be affixed or is new text end affixed, as defined in section 273.125, subdivision 8, paragraph 61.3(b), to real property, and financed by the giving of a mortgage on the real property, the 61.4owner of the manufactured home shall new text begin may new text end surrender the manufacturer's certificate of origin 61.5or certificate of title to the department for cancellation. The owner of new text begin so that new text end the manufactured 61.6home shall give the department the address and legal description of the new text begin becomes an new text end 61.7 new text begin improvement to new text end real property. The department may require the filing of other information new text begin new text end 61.8 new text begin and is no longer titled as personal property new text end . The department must not issue a certificate of 61.9title for a manufactured home under chapter 168A if the manufacturer's certificate of origin 61.10is or has been surrendered under this subdivision, except as provided in section 168A.142. 61.11Upon surrender of the manufacturer's certificate of origin or the certificate of title, the 61.12department shall issue notice of surrender to the owner, and new text begin upon recording an affidavit of new text end 61.13 new text begin affixation, which the county recorder or registrar of titles, as applicable, shall accept, new text end the 61.14manufactured home is deemed to be an improvement to real property. The notice of surrender 61.15may be recorded in the office of the county recorder or with the registrar of titles if the land 61.16is registered but need not contain an acknowledgment. new text begin An affidavit of affixation by the new text end 61.17 new text begin owner of the manufactured home must include the following information: new text end 61.18 new text begin (1) the name, residence address, and mailing address of owner or owners of the new text end 61.19 new text begin manufactured home; new text end 61.20 new text begin (2) the legal description of the real property in which the manufactured home is, or will new text end 61.21 new text begin be, located; new text end 61.22 new text begin (3) a copy of the surrendered manufacturer's certificate of origin or certificate of title new text end 61.23 new text begin and the notice of surrender; new text end 61.24 new text begin (4) a written statement from the county auditor or county treasurer of the county where new text end 61.25 new text begin the manufactured home is located stating that all property taxes payable in the current year, new text end 61.26 new text begin as provided under section 273.125, subdivision 8, paragraph (b), have been paid, or are not new text end 61.27 new text begin applicable; new text end 61.28 new text begin (5) the name and address of the person designated by the applicant to record the original new text end 61.29 new text begin affidavit of affixation with the county recorder or registrar of titles for the county where the new text end 61.30 new text begin real property is located; new text end 61.31 new text begin (6) the signature of the person who executes the affidavit, properly executed before a new text end 61.32 new text begin person authorized to authenticate an affidavit in this state; new text end 62.1 new text begin (7) the person designated in clause (5) shall record, or arrange for the recording of, the new text end 62.2 new text begin affidavit of affixation, accompanied by the fees for recording and for issuing a certified new text end 62.3 new text begin copy of the notice, including all attachments, showing the recording date; and new text end 62.4 new text begin (8) upon obtaining the certified copy of the notice under clause (7), the person designated new text end 62.5 new text begin in the affidavit shall deliver the certified copy to the county auditor of the county in which new text end 62.6 new text begin the real property to which the manufactured home was affixed is located. new text end 62.7     new text begin (b) The department is not liable for any errors, omissions, misstatements, or other new text end 62.8 new text begin deficiencies or inaccuracies in documents presented to the department under this section, new text end 62.9 new text begin if the documents presented appear to satisfy the requirements of this section. The department new text end 62.10 new text begin has no obligation to investigate the accuracy of statements contained in the documents. new text end 62.11     new text begin Subd. 1a. new text end new text begin Affidavit form. new text end new text begin The affidavit referred to in subdivision 1 shall be in new text end 62.12 new text begin substantially the following form and shall contain the following information. new text end 62.13 new text begin MANUFACTURED HOME AFFIDAVIT OF AFFIXATION new text end 62.14 new text begin PURSUANT TO MINNESOTA STATUTES, SECTION 168A.141 new text end 62.15 new text begin Homeowner, being duly sworn, on his or her oath, states as follows: new text end 62.16 new text begin 1. Homeowner owns the manufactured home ("home") described as follows: new text end 62.17 ..... 62.18 62.19 new text begin New/Used new text end new text begin Year new text end new text begin Manufacturer's new text end new text begin Name new text end new text begin Model Name or new text end new text begin Model No. new text end new text begin Manufacturer's new text end new text begin Serial No. new text end new text begin Length/Width new text end 62.20 new text begin 2. A copy of the surrendered manufacturer's certificate of origin or certificate of title is new text end 62.21 new text begin attached hereto. new text end 62.22 new text begin 3. A copy of the notice of surrender issued from the Minnesota Department of Public Safety new text end 62.23 new text begin Driver and Vehicle Services is attached hereto. new text end 62.24 new text begin 4. The home is or will be located at the following "Property Address": new text end 62.25 ..... 62.26 new text begin Street or Route new text end ..... new text begin City new text end ..... new text begin County new text end ..... new text begin State new text end ..... new text begin Zip Code new text end ..... 62.27 new text begin 5. The legal description of the property address ("land") is as follows or as attached hereto: new text end 62.28 ..... 62.29 ..... 62.30 ..... 62.31 new text begin 6. The homeowner is the owner of the land. new text end 63.1 new text begin 7. The home is, or shall be promptly upon delivery, anchored to the land by attachment to new text end 63.2 new text begin a permanent foundation and connected to appropriate residential utilities (e.g., water, gas, new text end 63.3 new text begin electricity, sewer). new text end 63.4 new text begin 8. The homeowner intends that the home be an immovable permanent improvement to the new text end 63.5 new text begin land, free of any personal property security interest. new text end 63.6 new text begin 9. A copy of the written statement from the county auditor or county treasurer of the county new text end 63.7 new text begin in which the manufactured home is then located, stating that all property taxes payable in new text end 63.8 new text begin the current year (pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, section 273.125, subdivision 8, paragraph new text end 63.9 new text begin (b)), have been paid, or are not applicable, is attached hereto. new text end 63.10 new text begin 10. The home shall be assessed and taxed as an improvement to the land. new text end 63.11 new text begin 11. The name and address of the person designated by the homeowner to record the original new text end 63.12 new text begin affidavit of surrender with the county recorder or registrar of titles of the county in which new text end 63.13 new text begin the real estate is located is: new text end 63.14 new text begin Name new text end ..... 63.15 new text begin Street Address new text end ..... 63.16 new text begin City, State, Zip Code new text end ..... 63.17 new text begin Phone new text end ..... 63.18 new text begin E-mail new text end ..... 63.19 new text begin IN WITNESS WHEREOF, homeowner(s) have executed this affidavit on this ....... day of new text end 63.20 new text begin ......., 20... new text end 63.21 ..... ..... 63.22 new text begin Homeowner Signature new text end new text begin Address new text end 63.23 ..... ..... 63.24 new text begin Printed Name new text end new text begin City, State new text end 63.25 ..... 63.26 new text begin Homeowner Signature (if applicable) new text end 63.27 ..... 63.28 new text begin Printed Name new text end 63.29 new text begin This instrument was drafted by, and when recorded return to: new text end 63.30 ..... 63.31 ..... 63.32 ..... 63.33 new text begin Subscribed and sworn to before me this ....... day of ......., ....... new text end 63.34 new text begin ...................................................................... new text end 64.1 new text begin Signature of Notary Public or Other Official new text end 64.2 new text begin Notary Stamp or Seal new text end 64.3 new text begin (optional) new text end 64.4 new text begin Lender's Statement of Intent: new text end 64.5 new text begin The undersigned ("lender") intends that the home be immovable and a permanent new text end 64.6 new text begin improvement to the land free of any personal property security interest. new text end 64.7 ..... 64.8 new text begin Lender new text end 64.9 new text begin By: new text end ..... 64.10 new text begin Authorized Signature new text end 64.11 new text begin STATE OF new text end ..... new text begin ) new text end 64.12 ..... new text begin ) ss: new text end 64.13 new text begin COUNTY OF new text end ..... new text begin ) new text end 64.14 new text begin On the ....... day of ....... in the year ....... before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public in and new text end 64.15 new text begin for said state, personally appeared new text end 64.16 ..... 64.17 new text begin personally known to me or proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the new text end 64.18 new text begin individual(s) whose name(s) is (are) subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged new text end 64.19 new text begin to me that he/she/they executed the same in his/her/their capacity(ies), and that by new text end 64.20 new text begin his/her/their signature(s) on the instrument, the individual(s), or the person on behalf of new text end 64.21 new text begin which the individual(s) acted, executed the instrument. new text end 64.22 ..... 64.23 new text begin Notary Signature new text end 64.24 ..... 64.25 new text begin Notary Printed Name new text end 64.26 new text begin Notary Public, State of new text end ..... 64.27 new text begin Qualified in the County of new text end ..... 64.28 new text begin My commission expires new text end ..... 64.29 new text begin Official seal: new text end 64.30    Subd. 2. Perfected security interest avoids cancellation new text begin prevents surrender new text end . The 64.31department may not cancel a certificate of title if new text begin , under this chapter, new text end a security interest has 64.32been perfected on the manufactured home. If a security interest has been perfected, the 64.33department shall notify the owner and new text begin that new text end each secured party that the new text begin must release or satisfy new text end 64.34 new text begin the security interest prior to proceeding with surrender of the manufacturer's certificate of new text end 65.1 new text begin origin or new text end certificate of title and a description of the security interest have been surrendered 65.2to the department and that the department will not cancel the certificate of title until the 65.3security interest is satisfied new text begin for cancellation new text end . Permanent attachment to real property new text begin or the new text end 65.4 new text begin recording of an affidavit of affixation new text end does not extinguish an otherwise valid security interest 65.5in or tax lien on the manufactured home new text begin , unless the requirements of section 168A.141, new text end 65.6 new text begin subdivisions 1, 1a, and 2, including the release of any security interest, have been satisfied new text end . 65.7    Subd. 3. Notice of security interest avoids surrender. The manufacturer's certificate 65.8of origin or the certificate of title need not be surrendered to the department under subdivision 65.91 When a perfected security interest exists new text begin , or will exist, new text end on the manufactured home at the 65.10time the manufactured home is affixed to real property, if new text begin and the owner has not satisfied new text end 65.11 new text begin the requirements of section 168A.141, subdivision 1, new text end the owner of the manufactured home 65.12files new text begin , or its secured party, may record new text end a notice with the county recorder, or with the registrar 65.13of titles, if the land is registered, stating that the manufactured home located on the property 65.14is encumbered by a perfected security interest new text begin and is not an improvement to real property new text end . 65.15The notice must state the name and address of the secured party as set forth on the certificate 65.16of title, the legal description of the real property, and the name and address of the record 65.17fee owner of the real property on which the manufactured home is affixed. When the security 65.18interest is released or satisfied, the secured party shall attach a copy of the release or 65.19satisfaction to a notice executed by the secured party containing the county recorder or 65.20registrar of titles document number of the notice of security interest. The notice of release 65.21or satisfaction must be filed new text begin recorded new text end with the county recorder, or registrar of titles, if the 65.22land is registered. Neither the notice described in this subdivision nor the security interest 65.23on the certificate of title is deemed to be an encumbrance on the real property. The notices 65.24provided for in this subdivision need not be acknowledged. 65.25    Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 168A.142, is amended to read: 65.26168A.142 MANUFACTURED HOME UNAFFIXED FROM REALTY. 65.27    Subdivision 1. Certificate of title requirements. The department shall issue an initial 65.28certificate of title or reissue a previously surrendered certificate of title for a manufactured 65.29home to an applicant if: 65.30(1) for the purpose of affixing the manufactured home to real property, the owner of the 65.31manufactured home, or a previous owner, surrendered the manufacturer's certificate of 65.32origin or certificate of title to the department as provided in section 168A.141, subdivision 65.331 or 2; 66.1(2) the applicant provides new text begin the new text end written proof new text begin evidence new text end specified in subdivision 2 that the 66.2applicant owns (i) the manufactured home and (ii) the real property to which the 66.3manufactured home was affixed as provided under section 273.125, subdivision 8, paragraph 66.4(b); 66.5(3) the applicant provides proof that no liens exist on the manufactured home, including 66.6liens on the real property to which it is affixed; and 66.7(4) new text begin (3) new text end the owner of the manufactured home meets new text begin fulfills new text end the new text begin applicable new text end application 66.8requirements of section 168A.04, new text begin ; new text end and 66.9 new text begin (4) new text end the application is accompanied by a written statement from the county auditor or 66.10county treasurer of the county in which the manufactured home is then located and affixed, 66.11stating that all property taxes payable in the current year, as provided under section 273.125, 66.12subdivision 8 , paragraph (b), have been paid. 66.13    Subd. 2. Proof new text begin Evidence new text end of eligibility for reissuance. (a) The proof new text begin evidence new text end required 66.14under subdivision 1, clauses new text begin clause new text end (2) and (3), is as follows: 66.15(1) an affidavit of severance recorded in the office of the county recorder or registrar of 66.16titles, new text begin which they shall accept, and new text end whichever applies to the real property, of the county in 66.17which new text begin where new text end the new text begin affidavit of affixation or new text end notice of surrender was recorded under new text begin as required new text end 66.18 new text begin in new text end section 168A.141, subdivision 1, and the affidavit new text begin of severance new text end contains: 66.19(i) the name, residence address, and mailing address of the owner or owners of the 66.20manufactured home; 66.21(ii) a description of the manufactured home new text begin being severed new text end , including the name of the 66.22manufacturer; the make, model number, model year, new text begin and new text end dimensions, new text begin and if available, the new text end 66.23 new text begin make, model year, new text end and manufacturer's serial number of the manufactured home; and whether 66.24the manufactured home is new or used new text begin , such information as may be available from the new text end 66.25 new text begin previously recorded affidavit of affixation or notice of surrender as required in section new text end 66.26 new text begin 168A.141, subdivision 1 new text end ; and 66.27(iii) a statement of any facts or information known to the person executing the affidavit 66.28that could affect the validity of the title of the manufactured home or new text begin , new text end the existence or 66.29nonexistence of a security interest in the manufactured home or a lien on it, or new text begin , and new text end a 66.30statement that no such facts or information are known to the person executing the affidavit; 66.31(2) as an attachment to the affidavit of severance, an opinion by an attorney admitted to 66.32practice law in this state, stating: 67.1(i) the nature of the examination of title performed prior to giving this opinion by the 67.2person signing the opinion; 67.3(ii) that the manufactured home and the real property on which it is located is not subject 67.4to new text begin , or pending completion of a refinance, purchase, or sale transaction, and will not be new text end 67.5 new text begin subject to new text end any recorded mortgages, security interests, liens, or other encumbrances of any 67.6kind; 67.7(iii) that the person signing the opinion knows of no facts or circumstances that could 67.8affect the validity of the title of the manufactured home or the existence or nonexistence of 67.9any recorded mortgages, security interests, or other encumbrances of any kind, other than 67.10property taxes payable in the year the affidavit is signed; 67.11(iv) the person or persons owning record title to the real property to which the 67.12manufactured home has been affixed and the nature and extent of the title owned by each 67.13of these persons; and 67.14(v) that the person signing the opinion has reviewed all provisions of the affidavit of 67.15severance and certifies that they are correct and complete to the best of the knowledge of 67.16the person signing the opinion; 67.17(3) the name and address of the person or new text begin , new text end persons designated by the applicant to file a 67.18certified copy of the new text begin original new text end affidavit of severance with the county auditor of the county 67.19in which the real estate is located, after the affidavit has been properly recorded in the office 67.20of the county recorder or county registrar of titles, whichever applies to the real property; 67.21and 67.22(4) the signature of the person who executes the affidavit, properly executed before a 67.23person authorized to authenticate an affidavit in this state. 67.24(b) The person designated in paragraph (a), clause (3), shall record, or arrange for the 67.25recording of, the affidavit of severance as referenced in that item, accompanied by the fees 67.26for recording and for issuing a certified copy of the affidavit, including all attachments, 67.27showing the recording date. 67.28(c) Upon obtaining the certified copy under paragraph (b), the person designated in the 67.29affidavit shall deliver the certified copy to the county auditor of the county in which the 67.30real estate to which it was affixed is located. 67.31(d) The department is not liable for any errors, omissions, misstatements, or other 67.32deficiencies or inaccuracies in documents presented to the department under this section, 67.33so long as the documents presented appear to satisfy the requirements of this section. The 68.1department has no obligation to investigate the accuracy of statements contained in the 68.2documents. 68.3     new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Affidavit form. new text end new text begin The affidavit referred to in subdivision 2 shall be in substantially new text end 68.4 new text begin the following form and shall contain the following information. new text end 68.5 new text begin MANUFACTURED HOME AFFIDAVIT OF SEVERANCE new text end 68.6 new text begin PURSUANT TO MINNESOTA STATUTES, SECTION 168A.142 new text end 68.7 new text begin Homeowner, being duly sworn, on his or her oath, states as follows: new text end 68.8 new text begin 1. Homeowner owns the manufactured home ("home") described as follows: new text end 68.9 ..... 68.10 68.11 new text begin New/Used new text end new text begin Year new text end new text begin Manufacturer's new text end new text begin Name new text end new text begin Model Name or new text end new text begin Model No. new text end new text begin Manufacturer's new text end new text begin Serial No. new text end new text begin Length/Width new text end 68.12 new text begin 2. A copy of the previously surrendered manufacturer's certificate of origin or certificate of new text end 68.13 new text begin title is attached hereto (if available). new text end 68.14 new text begin 3. A copy of the notice of surrender issued from the Minnesota Department of Public Safety new text end 68.15 new text begin Driver and Vehicle Services is attached hereto (if available). new text end 68.16 new text begin 4. The home is or will be located at the following "Property Address": new text end 68.17 ..... 68.18 new text begin Street or Route new text end ..... new text begin City new text end ..... new text begin County new text end ..... new text begin State new text end ..... new text begin Zip Code new text end ..... 68.19 new text begin 5. The legal description of the property address ("land") is as follows or as attached hereto: new text end 68.20 ..... 68.21 ..... 68.22 ..... 68.23 new text begin 6. The homeowner does not know of any facts or information that could affect the validity new text end 68.24 new text begin of title of the manufactured home, except: new text end 68.25 ..... 68.26 ..... 68.27 new text begin 7. The homeowner does not know of any such security interest in the manufactured home new text end 68.28 new text begin which has not been satisfied or released. new text end 68.29 new text begin 8. A copy of an opinion by an attorney admitted to practice law in Minnesota is attached, new text end 68.30 new text begin which provides for the required title evidence as set forth in Minnesota Statutes, section new text end 68.31 new text begin 168A.142, subdivision 2, clause (2), items (i) to (v). new text end 69.1 new text begin 9. A copy of the written statement from the county auditor or county treasurer of the county new text end 69.2 new text begin in which the manufactured home is then located, stating that all property taxes payable in new text end 69.3 new text begin the current year (pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, section 273.125, subdivision 8, paragraph new text end 69.4 new text begin (b)), have been paid, or are not applicable, is attached hereto. new text end 69.5 new text begin 10. The name and address of the person designated by the homeowner to record the original new text end 69.6 new text begin affidavit of surrender with the county recorder or registrar of titles of the county in which new text end 69.7 new text begin the real estate is located is: new text end 69.8 new text begin Name new text end ..... 69.9 new text begin Street Address new text end ..... 69.10 new text begin City, State, Zip Code new text end ..... 69.11 new text begin Phone new text end ..... 69.12 new text begin E-mail new text end ..... 69.13 new text begin IN WITNESS WHEREOF, homeowner(s) have executed this affidavit on this ....... day of new text end 69.14 new text begin ......., 20... new text end 69.15 ..... ..... 69.16 new text begin Homeowner Signature new text end new text begin Address new text end 69.17 ..... ..... 69.18 new text begin Printed Name new text end new text begin City, State new text end 69.19 ..... 69.20 new text begin Homeowner Signature (if applicable) new text end 69.21 ..... 69.22 new text begin Printed Name new text end 69.23 new text begin This instrument was drafted by, and when recorded return to: new text end 69.24 ..... 69.25 ..... 69.26 new text begin Subscribed and sworn to before me this ....... day of ......., ....... new text end 69.27 new text begin ...................................................................... new text end 69.28 new text begin Signature of Notary Public or Other Official new text end 69.29 new text begin Notary Stamp or Seal new text end 69.30    Sec. 11. new text begin [168A.143] MANUFACTURED HOMES; OWNERSHIP AT ISSUE. new text end 69.31     new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Requirements for certificate issuance or reissuance. new text end new text begin When an applicant new text end 69.32 new text begin is unable to obtain from or locate previous owners no longer holding an interest in the new text end 69.33 new text begin manufactured home based on a certificate of title, or to locate, obtain, or produce the original new text end 70.1 new text begin certificate of origin or certificate of title for a manufactured home, and there is no evidence new text end 70.2 new text begin of a surrendered certificate of title or manufacturer's statement of origin as provided in new text end 70.3 new text begin section 168A.141, subdivision 1, which has not otherwise been unaffixed or is being new text end 70.4 new text begin unaffixed as provided in section 168A.142, the department must issue or reissue a certificate new text end 70.5 new text begin of title to a manufactured home when the applicant submits: new text end 70.6 new text begin (1) the application, pursuant to the requirements of section 168A.04, in a form prescribed new text end 70.7 new text begin by the department; new text end 70.8 new text begin (2) an affidavit that: new text end 70.9 new text begin (i) identifies the name of the manufacturer and dimensions, and if available, the make, new text end 70.10 new text begin model number, model year, and manufacturer's serial number of the manufactured home; new text end 70.11 new text begin and new text end 70.12 new text begin (ii) certifies the applicant is the owner of the manufactured home, has physical possession new text end 70.13 new text begin of the manufactured home, knows of no facts or circumstances that materially affect the new text end 70.14 new text begin validity of the title of the manufactured home as represented in the application, and provides new text end 70.15 new text begin copies of such ownership documents, so far as the documents exist, including by way of new text end 70.16 new text begin example: new text end 70.17 new text begin (A) bill of sale; new text end 70.18 new text begin (B) financing, replevin, or foreclosure documents; new text end 70.19 new text begin (C) appraisal; new text end 70.20 new text begin (D) insurance certification; new text end 70.21 new text begin (E) personal property tax bill; new text end 70.22 new text begin (F) landlord certification; new text end 70.23 new text begin (G) affidavit of survivorship or estate documents; new text end 70.24 new text begin (H) divorce decree; or new text end 70.25 new text begin (I) court order; new text end 70.26 new text begin (3) an affidavit by an attorney admitted to practice law in this state stating: new text end 70.27 new text begin (i) the attorney has performed a search of the Minnesota Department of Public Safety new text end 70.28 new text begin Driver and Vehicles Services records within 120 days of the date of application to obtain a new text end 70.29 new text begin certificate of origin or certificate of title on behalf of the applicant, but was unable to new text end 70.30 new text begin determine the names or locations of one or more owners or prior owners of the manufactured new text end 70.31 new text begin home; new text end 71.1 new text begin (ii) if applicable, the attorney was unable to successfully contact one or more owners, new text end 71.2 new text begin or prior owners, after providing written notice 45 days prior to the registered and last known new text end 71.3 new text begin owner by certified mail at the address shown on Driver and Vehicles Services records, or new text end 71.4 new text begin if the last known address if different from Driver and Vehicles Services records, then also new text end 71.5 new text begin the last known address as known to the applicant; new text end 71.6 new text begin (iii) if the attorney is unable to contact one or more owners, or previous owners, by new text end 71.7 new text begin sending a letter by certified mail, then the attorney must present to the department, as an new text end 71.8 new text begin attachment to its affidavit, the returned letter as evidence of the attempted contact, or the new text end 71.9 new text begin acknowledgement of receipt of the letter, together with an affidavit of nonresponse; and new text end 71.10 new text begin (iv) the attorney knows of no facts or circumstances that materially affect the validity new text end 71.11 new text begin of the title of the manufactured home as represented in the application, other than property new text end 71.12 new text begin taxes payable in the year the affidavit is signed; and new text end 71.13 new text begin (4) payment for required current year taxes and fees as prescribed by the department. new text end 71.14     new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Satisfaction of manufactured home security lien; release. new text end new text begin A security interest new text end 71.15 new text begin perfected under this chapter may be canceled seven years from the perfection date for a new text end 71.16 new text begin manufactured home, upon the request of the owner of the manufactured home, if the owner new text end 71.17 new text begin has paid the lien in full or the lien has been abandoned and the owner is unable to locate new text end 71.18 new text begin the lienholder to obtain a lien release. The owner must send a letter to the lienholder by new text end 71.19 new text begin certified mail, return receipt requested, stating the reason for the release and requesting a new text end 71.20 new text begin lien release. If the owner is unable to obtain a lien release by sending a letter by certified new text end 71.21 new text begin mail, then the owner must present to the department the returned letter as evidence of the new text end 71.22 new text begin attempted contact, or the acknowledgement of receipt of the letter, together with a copy of new text end 71.23 new text begin the letter and an owner affidavit of nonresponse. new text end 71.24     new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Suspension or revocation of certificate. new text end new text begin (a) Pursuant to section 168A.23, the new text end 71.25 new text begin department may revoke a previously issued certificate of title issued under this section. new text end 71.26 new text begin (b) The department is not liable for any errors, omissions, misstatements, or other new text end 71.27 new text begin deficiencies or inaccuracies in documents submitted to the department under this section, new text end 71.28 new text begin provided the documents submitted appear to satisfy the requirements of this section. The new text end 71.29 new text begin department is not required to investigate the accuracy of statements contained in submitted new text end 71.30 new text begin documents. new text end 71.31    Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 169.345, subdivision 1, is amended to read: 71.32    Subdivision 1. Scope of privilege. (a) A vehicle described in section 168.021, subdivision 71.331, paragraph (a), that prominently displays the certificate authorized by this section or that 72.1bears the disability plate or plates issued under section 168.021 may be parked by or solely 72.2for the benefit of a physically disabled person: 72.3(1) in a designated parking space for disabled persons, as provided in section 169.346; 72.4(2) in a metered parking space without obligation to pay the meter fee and without time 72.5restrictions unless time restrictions are separately posted on official signs; and 72.6(3) without time restrictions in a nonmetered space where parking is otherwise allowed 72.7for passenger vehicles but restricted to a maximum period of time and that does not 72.8specifically prohibit the exercise of disabled parking privileges in that space. 72.9A person may park the vehicle for a physically disabled person in a parking space described 72.10in clause (1) or (2) only when actually transporting the physically disabled person for the 72.11sole benefit of that person and when the parking space is within a reasonable distance from 72.12the drop-off point. 72.13(b) For purposes of this subdivision, a certificate is prominently displayed if it is displayed 72.14so that it may be viewed from the front and rear of the motor vehicle by hanging it from the 72.15rearview mirror attached to the front windshield of the motor vehicle or, in the case of a 72.16motorcycle new text begin or a motorized bicycle new text end , is secured to the vehicle. If there is no rearview mirror 72.17or if the certificate holder's disability precludes placing the certificate on the mirror, the 72.18certificate must be displayed on the dashboard of the vehicle. No part of the certificate may 72.19be obscured. 72.20(c) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), clauses (1), (2), and (3), this section does not permit 72.21parking in areas prohibited by sections 169.32 and 169.34, in designated no parking spaces, 72.22or in parking spaces reserved for specified purposes or vehicles. A local governmental unit 72.23may, by ordinance, prohibit parking on any street or highway to create a fire lane, or to 72.24accommodate heavy traffic during morning and afternoon rush hours and these ordinances 72.25also apply to physically disabled persons. 72.26 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective January 1, 2018. new text end 72.27    Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 169.345, subdivision 3, is amended to read: 72.28    Subd. 3. Identifying certificate. (a) The commissioner shall issue (1) immediately, a 72.29permit valid for 30 days if the person is eligible for the certificate issued under this section 72.30and (2) an identifying certificate for a vehicle described in section 168.021, subdivision 1, 72.31paragraph (a), when a physically disabled applicant submits proof of physical disability 72.32under subdivision 2a. The commissioner shall design separate certificates for persons with 72.33permanent and temporary disabilities that can be readily distinguished from each other from 73.1outside a vehicle at a distance of 25 feet or, in the case of a motorcycle new text begin or a motorized new text end 73.2 new text begin bicycle new text end , can be readily secured to the motorcycle new text begin or motorized bicycle new text end . An applicant may 73.3be issued up to two certificates if the applicant has not been issued disability plates under 73.4section 168.021. 73.5(b) The operator of a vehicle displaying a certificate has the parking privileges provided 73.6in subdivision 1 only while the vehicle is actually parked while transporting a physically 73.7disabled person. 73.8(c) The commissioner shall cancel all certificates issued to an applicant who fails to 73.9comply with the requirements of this subdivision. 73.10 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective January 1, 2018. new text end 73.11    Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 171.06, subdivision 2a, is amended to read: 73.12    Subd. 2a. Two-wheeled vehicle endorsement fee. (a) The fee for any duplicate driver's 73.13license obtained for the purpose of adding a two-wheeled vehicle endorsement is increased 73.14by $18.50 for each first such duplicate license and $13 for each renewal thereof. The 73.15additional fee must be paid into the state treasury and credited as follows: 73.16(1) $11 of the additional fee for each first duplicate license, and $7 of the additional fee 73.17for each renewal, must be credited to the motorcycle safety fund, which is hereby created; 73.18provided that ten percent of fee receipts in excess of $750,000 in a fiscal year must be 73.19credited to the general fund. 73.20(2) The remainder of the additional fee must be credited to the general fund. 73.21(b) All application forms prepared by the commissioner for two-wheeled vehicle 73.22endorsements must clearly state the amount of the total fee that is dedicated to the motorcycle 73.23safety fund. 73.24    Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 256B.15, subdivision 1a, is amended to read: 73.25    Subd. 1a. Estates subject to claims. (a) If a person receives medical assistance hereunder, 73.26on the person's death, if single, or on the death of the survivor of a married couple, either 73.27or both of whom received medical assistance, or as otherwise provided for in this section, 73.28the amount paid for medical assistance as limited under subdivision 2 for the person and 73.29spouse shall be filed as a claim against the estate of the person or the estate of the surviving 73.30spouse in the court having jurisdiction to probate the estate or to issue a decree of descent 73.31according to sections 525.31 to 525.313. 74.1(b) For the purposes of this section, the person's estate must consist of: 74.2(1) the person's probate estate; 74.3(2) all of the person's interests or proceeds of those interests in real property the person 74.4owned as a life tenant or as a joint tenant with a right of survivorship at the time of the 74.5person's death; 74.6(3) all of the person's interests or proceeds of those interests in securities the person 74.7owned in beneficiary form as provided under sections 524.6-301 to 524.6-311 at the time 74.8of the person's death, to the extent the interests or proceeds of those interests become part 74.9of the probate estate under section 524.6-307; 74.10(4) all of the person's interests in joint accounts, multiple-party accounts, and pay-on-death 74.11accounts, brokerage accounts, investment accounts, or the proceeds of those accounts, as 74.12provided under sections 524.6-201 to 524.6-214 at the time of the person's death to the 74.13extent the interests become part of the probate estate under section 524.6-207; and 74.14(5) assets conveyed to a survivor, heir, or assign of the person through survivorship, 74.15living trust, new text begin transfer-on-death of title or deed, new text end or other arrangements. 74.16(c) For the purpose of this section and recovery in a surviving spouse's estate for medical 74.17assistance paid for a predeceased spouse, the estate must consist of all of the legal title and 74.18interests the deceased individual's predeceased spouse had in jointly owned or marital 74.19property at the time of the spouse's death, as defined in subdivision 2b, and the proceeds of 74.20those interests, that passed to the deceased individual or another individual, a survivor, an 74.21heir, or an assign of the predeceased spouse through a joint tenancy, tenancy in common, 74.22survivorship, life estate, living trust, or other arrangement. A deceased recipient who, at 74.23death, owned the property jointly with the surviving spouse shall have an interest in the 74.24entire property. 74.25(d) For the purpose of recovery in a single person's estate or the estate of a survivor of 74.26a married couple, "other arrangement" includes any other means by which title to all or any 74.27part of the jointly owned or marital property or interest passed from the predeceased spouse 74.28to another including, but not limited to, transfers between spouses which are permitted, 74.29prohibited, or penalized for purposes of medical assistance. 74.30(e) A claim shall be filed if medical assistance was rendered for either or both persons 74.31under one of the following circumstances: 74.32(1) the person was over 55 years of age, and received services under this chapter prior 74.33to January 1, 2014; 75.1(2) the person resided in a medical institution for six months or longer, received services 75.2under this chapter, and, at the time of institutionalization or application for medical assistance, 75.3whichever is later, the person could not have reasonably been expected to be discharged 75.4and returned home, as certified in writing by the person's treating physician. For purposes 75.5of this section only, a "medical institution" means a skilled nursing facility, intermediate 75.6care facility, intermediate care facility for persons with developmental disabilities, nursing 75.7facility, or inpatient hospital; 75.8(3) the person received general assistance medical care services under the program 75.9formerly codified under chapter 256D; or 75.10(4) the person was 55 years of age or older and received medical assistance services on 75.11or after January 1, 2014, that consisted of nursing facility services, home and 75.12community-based services, or related hospital and prescription drug benefits. 75.13(f) The claim shall be considered an expense of the last illness of the decedent for the 75.14purpose of section 524.3-805. Notwithstanding any law or rule to the contrary, a state or 75.15county agency with a claim under this section must be a creditor under section 524.6-307. 75.16Any statute of limitations that purports to limit any county agency or the state agency, or 75.17both, to recover for medical assistance granted hereunder shall not apply to any claim made 75.18hereunder for reimbursement for any medical assistance granted hereunder. Notice of the 75.19claim shall be given to all heirs and devisees of the decedent, and to other persons with an 75.20ownership interest in the real property owned by the decedent at the time of the decedent's 75.21death, whose identity can be ascertained with reasonable diligence. The notice must include 75.22procedures and instructions for making an application for a hardship waiver under subdivision 75.235; time frames for submitting an application and determination; and information regarding 75.24appeal rights and procedures. Counties are entitled to one-half of the nonfederal share of 75.25medical assistance collections from estates that are directly attributable to county effort. 75.26Counties are entitled to ten percent of the collections for alternative care directly attributable 75.27to county effort. 75.28    Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 297B.01, subdivision 16, is amended to read: 75.29    Subd. 16. Sale, sells, selling, purchase, purchased, or acquired. (a) "Sale," "sells," 75.30"selling," "purchase," "purchased," or "acquired" means any transfer of title of any motor 75.31vehicle, whether absolutely or conditionally, for a consideration in money or by exchange 75.32or barter for any purpose other than resale in the regular course of business. 75.33    (b) Any motor vehicle utilized by the owner only by leasing such vehicle to others or 75.34by holding it in an effort to so lease it, and which is put to no other use by the owner other 76.1than resale after such lease or effort to lease, shall be considered property purchased for 76.2resale. 76.3    (c) The terms also shall include any transfer of title or ownership of a motor vehicle by 76.4other means, for or without consideration, except that these terms shall not include: 76.5    (1) the acquisition of a motor vehicle by inheritance from or by bequest of new text begin , or new text end 76.6 new text begin transfer-on-death of title by new text end , a decedent who owned it; 76.7    (2) the transfer of a motor vehicle which was previously licensed in the names of two 76.8or more joint tenants and subsequently transferred without monetary consideration to one 76.9or more of the joint tenants; 76.10    (3) the transfer of a motor vehicle by way of gift from a limited used vehicle dealer 76.11licensed under section 168.27, subdivision 4a, to an individual, when the transfer is with 76.12no monetary or other consideration or expectation of consideration and the parties to the 76.13transfer submit an affidavit to that effect at the time the title transfer is recorded; 76.14    (4) the transfer of a motor vehicle by gift between: 76.15(i) spouses; 76.16(ii) parents and a child; or 76.17(iii) grandparents and a grandchild; 76.18(5) the voluntary or involuntary transfer of a motor vehicle between a husband and wife 76.19in a divorce proceeding; or 76.20    (6) the transfer of a motor vehicle by way of a gift to an organization that is exempt from 76.21federal income taxation under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code when the 76.22motor vehicle will be used exclusively for religious, charitable, or educational purposes. 76.23    Sec. 17. new text begin DRIVER'S LICENSE AGENT IN NEW BRIGHTON. new text end 76.24 new text begin (a) The commissioner of public safety must revise the appointment of the city of New new text end 76.25 new text begin Brighton as a driver's license agent to provide authority to operate as a full-service driver new text end 76.26 new text begin licensing office located in New Brighton city hall. This paragraph applies notwithstanding: new text end 76.27 new text begin (1) Minnesota Statutes, section 171.061, subdivision 2; (2) requirements under Minnesota new text end 76.28 new text begin Rules, part 7404.0300, subpart 3; and (3) procedures for county board appointment of a new text end 76.29 new text begin driver's license agent, including under Minnesota Rules, part 7404.0350. All other provisions new text end 76.30 new text begin regarding the appointment and operation of a driver's license agent under Minnesota Statutes, new text end 76.31 new text begin section 171.061, and Minnesota Rules, chapter 7404, apply. new text end 77.1 new text begin (b) The commissioner must make the appointment under this section within two weeks new text end 77.2 new text begin of receipt of an appointment application pursuant to the commissioner's procedures under new text end 77.3 new text begin Minnesota Rules. new text end