1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to transportation; modifying various provisions governing transportation 
1.3 	and public safety policy and finance; modifying Metropolitan Council budgeting 
1.4 	requirements; appropriating money related to MNLARS; making appropriations; 
1.5 	amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 16A.88, subdivision 2; 80E.13; 
1.6 	161.088, subdivision 2; 161.115, subdivision 111; 161.14, by adding subdivisions; 
1.7 	161.32, subdivision 2; 168.013, subdivision 6; 168.101, subdivision 2a; 168.127, 
1.8 	subdivisions 4, 6; 168.27, by adding subdivisions; 168.301, subdivision 3; 168.326; 
1.9 	168.33, subdivision 8a, by adding a subdivision; 168.346, subdivision 1; 168A.05, 
1.10 	by adding a subdivision; 168A.12, subdivision 2; 168A.151, subdivision 1; 
1.11 	168A.17, by adding a subdivision; 168A.29, subdivision 1; 169.011, subdivision 
1.12 	60; 169.14, subdivision 5; 169.18, subdivisions 10, 11, 12; 169.20, by adding a 
1.13 	subdivision; 169.26, subdivision 1; 169.28; 169.29; 169.71, subdivision 4; 169.81, 
1.14 	subdivision 5, by adding a subdivision; 169.8261, subdivision 2; 169.974, 
1.15 	subdivision 2; 171.041; 174.12, subdivision 8; 174.37, subdivision 6; 174.66; 
1.16 	221.031, subdivision 2d; 221.0314, subdivision 9; 221.036, subdivisions 1, 3; 
1.17 	221.122, subdivision 1; 221.161, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision; 221.171, 
1.18 	subdivision 1; 299A.01, by adding a subdivision; 299A.705; 360.013, by adding 
1.19 	a subdivision; 360.017, subdivision 1; 360.021, subdivision 1; 360.062; 360.063, 
1.20 	subdivisions 1, 3; 360.064, subdivision 1; 360.065, subdivision 1; 360.066, 
1.21 	subdivision 1; 360.067, by adding a subdivision; 360.071, subdivision 2; 360.305, 
1.22 	subdivision 6; 394.22, by adding a subdivision; 394.23; 394.231; 394.25, 
1.23 	subdivision 3; 462.352, by adding a subdivision; 462.355, subdivision 1; 462.357, 
1.24 	subdivision 9, by adding a subdivision; 473.13, subdivisions 1, 4, by adding 
1.25 	subdivisions; 473.146, subdivisions 1, 3; 473.3994, by adding a subdivision; 
1.26 	574.26, subdivision 1a; Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, sections 3.972, 
1.27 	subdivision 4; 168.013, subdivision 1a; 169.18, subdivision 7; 169.829, subdivision 
1.28 	4; 171.06, subdivision 2; 473.4051, subdivision 2; 473.4485, subdivision 2; Laws 
1.29 	2017, First Special Session chapter 3, article 1, section 4, subdivision 2; proposing 
1.30 	coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 161; 168A; 299A; 360; 
1.31 	repealing Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 168.013, subdivision 21; 221.161, 
1.32 	subdivisions 2, 3, 4; 360.063, subdivision 4; 360.065, subdivision 2; 360.066, 
1.33 	subdivisions 1a, 1b.
1.34 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

2.1 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 3.972, subdivision 4, is amended 
2.2 	to read:
2.3 		Subd. 4.Certain transit financial activity reporting. (a) The legislative auditor must 
2.4 	perform a transit financial activity review of financial information for the Metropolitan 
2.5 	Council's Transportation Division and the joint powers board under section 297A.992. 
2.6 	Within 14 days of the end of each fiscal quarter,two times each year. The first report, due 
2.7 	April 1, must include the quarters ending on September 30 and December 31 of the previous 
2.8 	calendar year. The second report, due October 1, must include the quarters ending on March 
2.9 	31 and June 30 of the current year. The legislative auditor must submit the review to the 
2.10 	Legislative Audit Commission and the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative 
2.11 	committees with jurisdiction over transportation policy and finance, finance, and ways and 
2.12 	means.
2.13 	(b) At a minimum, each transit financial activity review must include:
2.14 	(1) a summary of monthly financial statements, including balance sheets and operating 
2.15 	statements, that shows income, expenditures, and fund balance;
2.16 	(2) a list of any obligations and agreements entered into related to transit purposes, 
2.17 	whether for capital or operating, including but not limited to bonds, notes, grants, and future 
2.18 	funding commitments;
2.19 	(3) the amount of funds in clause (2) that has been committed;
2.20 	(4) independent analysis by the fiscal oversight officer of the fiscal viability of revenues 
2.21 	and fund balance compared to expenditures, taking into account:
2.22 	(i) all expenditure commitments;
2.23 	(ii) cash flow;
2.24 	(iii) sufficiency of estimated funds; and
2.25 	(iv) financial solvency of anticipated transit projects; and
2.26 	(5) a notification concerning whether the requirements under paragraph (c) have been 
2.27 	met.
2.28 	(c) The Metropolitan Council and the joint powers board under section 297A.992 must 
2.29 	produce monthly financial statements as necessary for the review under paragraph (b), 
2.30 	clause (1), and provide timely information as requested by the legislative auditor.
2.31 	(d) This subdivision expires on April 15, 2023.

3.1 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective June 1, 2018.

3.2 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 16A.88, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
3.3 		Subd. 2.Metropolitan area transit account. The metropolitan area transit account is 
3.4 	established within the transit assistance fund in the state treasury. All money in the account 
3.5 	is annually appropriated to the Metropolitan Council for the funding of transit systems
3.6 	system operating expenditures within the metropolitan area under sections 473.384, 473.386,
3.7 	473.387, 473.388, and 473.405 to 473.449.

3.8 	EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION. This section is effective June 1, 2018, and 
3.9 	applies in the counties of Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, and Washington.

3.10 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 80E.13, is amended to read:
3.11 	80E.13 UNFAIR PRACTICES BY MANUFACTURERS, DISTRIBUTORS, 
3.12 	FACTORY BRANCHES.
3.13 	It is unlawful and an unfair practice for a manufacturer, distributor, or factory branch 
3.14 	to engage in any of the following practices:
3.15 	(a) delay, refuse, or fail to deliver new motor vehicles or new motor vehicle parts or 
3.16 	accessories in reasonable time and in reasonable quantity relative to the new motor vehicle 
3.17 	dealer's facilities and sales potential in the dealer's relevant market area, after having accepted 
3.18 	an order from a new motor vehicle dealer having a franchise for the retail sale of any new 
3.19 	motor vehicle sold or distributed by the manufacturer or distributor, if the new motor vehicle 
3.20 	or new motor vehicle parts or accessories are publicly advertised as being available for 
3.21 	delivery or actually being delivered. This clause is not violated, however, if the failure is 
3.22 	caused by acts or causes beyond the control of the manufacturer;
3.23 	(b) refuse to disclose to any new motor vehicle dealer handling the same line make, the 
3.24 	manner and mode of distribution of that line make within the relevant market area;
3.25 	(c) obtain money, goods, service, or any other benefit from any other person with whom 
3.26 	the dealer does business, on account of, or in relation to, the transaction between the dealer 
3.27 	and the other person, other than for compensation for services rendered, unless the benefit 
3.28 	is promptly accounted for, and transmitted to, the new motor vehicle dealer;
3.29 	(d) increase prices of new motor vehicles which the new motor vehicle dealer had ordered 
3.30 	for private retail consumers prior to the dealer's receiving the written official price increase 
3.31 	notification. A sales contract signed by a private retail consumer shall constitute evidence 
3.32 	of each order if the vehicle is in fact delivered to that customer. In the event of manufacturer 
4.1 	price reductions, the amount of any reduction received by a dealer shall be passed on to the 
4.2 	private retail consumer by the dealer if the retail price was negotiated on the basis of the 
4.3 	previous higher price to the dealer;
4.4 	(e) offer any refunds or other types of inducements to any new motor vehicle dealer for 
4.5 	the purchase of new motor vehicles of a certain line make without making the same offer 
4.6 	to all other new motor vehicle dealers in the same line make within geographic areas 
4.7 	reasonably determined by the manufacturer;
4.8 	(f) release to any outside party, except under subpoena or in an administrative or judicial 
4.9 	proceeding involving the manufacturer or dealer, any business, financial, or personal 
4.10 	information which may be provided by the dealer to the manufacturer, without the express 
4.11 	written consent of the dealer or unless pertinent to judicial or governmental administrative 
4.12 	proceedings or to arbitration proceedings of any kind;
4.13 	(g) deny any new motor vehicle dealer the right of free association with any other new 
4.14 	motor vehicle dealer for any lawful purpose;
4.15 	(h) unfairly discriminate among its new motor vehicle dealers with respect to warranty 
4.16 	reimbursement or authority granted its new vehicle dealers to make warranty adjustments 
4.17 	with retail customers;
4.18 	(i) compete with a new motor vehicle dealer in the same line make operating under an 
4.19 	agreement or franchise from the same manufacturer, distributor, or factory branch. A 
4.20 	manufacturer, distributor, or factory branch is considered to be competing when it has an 
4.21 	ownership interest, other than a passive interest held for investment purposes, in a dealership 
4.22 	of its line make located within the state. A manufacturer, distributor, or factory branch shall 
4.23 	not, however, be deemed to be competing when operating a dealership, either temporarily 
4.24 	or for a reasonable period, which is for sale to any qualified independent person at a fair 
4.25 	and reasonable price, or when involved in a bona fide relationship in which an independent 
4.26 	person has made a significant investment subject to loss in the dealership and can reasonably 
4.27 	expect to acquire full ownership and full management and operational control of the 
4.28 	dealership within a reasonable time on reasonable terms and conditions;
4.29 	(j) prevent a new motor vehicle dealer from transferring or assigning a new motor vehicle 
4.30 	dealership to a qualified transferee. There shall be no transfer, assignment of the franchise, 
4.31 	or major change in the executive management of the dealership, except as is otherwise 
4.32 	provided in sections 80E.01 to 80E.17, without consent of the manufacturer, which shall 
4.33 	not be withheld without good cause. In determining whether good cause exists for 
4.34 	withholding consent to a transfer or assignment, the manufacturer, distributor, factory 
5.1 	branch, or importer has the burden of proving that the transferee is a person who is not of 
5.2 	good moral character or does not meet the franchisor's existing and reasonable capital 
5.3 	standards and, considering the volume of sales and service of the new motor vehicle dealer, 
5.4 	reasonable business experience standards in the market area. Denial of the request must be 
5.5 	in writing and delivered to the new motor vehicle dealer within 60 days after the manufacturer 
5.6 	receives the completed application customarily used by the manufacturer, distributor, factory 
5.7 	branch, or importer for dealer appointments. If a denial is not sent within this period, the 
5.8 	manufacturer shall be deemed to have given its consent to the proposed transfer or change. 
5.9 	In the event of a proposed sale or transfer of a franchise, the manufacturer, distributor, 
5.10 	factory branch, or importer shall be permitted to exercise a right of first refusal to acquire 
5.11 	the franchisee's assets or ownership if:
5.12 	(1) the franchise agreement permits the manufacturer, distributor, factory branch, or 
5.13 	importer to exercise a right of first refusal to acquire the franchisee's assets or ownership 
5.14 	in the event of a proposed sale or transfer;
5.15 	(2) the proposed transfer of the dealership or its assets is of more than 50 percent of the 
5.16 	ownership or assets;
5.17 	(3) the manufacturer, distributor, factory branch, or importer notifies the dealer in writing 
5.18 	within 60 days of its receipt of the complete written proposal for the proposed sale or transfer 
5.19 	on forms generally utilized by the manufacturer, distributor, factory branch, or importer for 
5.20 	such purposes and containing the information required therein and all documents and 
5.21 	agreements relating to the proposed sale or transfer;
5.22 	(4) the exercise of the right of first refusal will result in the dealer and dealer's owners 
5.23 	receiving the same or greater consideration with equivalent terms of sale as is provided in 
5.24 	the documents and agreements submitted to the manufacturer, distributor, factory branch, 
5.25 	or importer under clause (3);
5.26 	(5) the proposed change of 50 percent or more of the ownership or of the dealership 
5.27 	assets does not involve the transfer or sale of assets or the transfer or issuance of stock by 
5.28 	the dealer or one or more dealer owners to a family member, including a spouse, child, 
5.29 	stepchild, grandchild, spouse of a child or grandchild, brother, sister, or parent of the dealer 
5.30 	owner; to a manager who has been employed in the dealership for at least four years and is 
5.31 	otherwise qualified as a dealer operator; or to a partnership or corporation owned and 
5.32 	controlled by one or more of such persons; and
5.33 	(6) the manufacturer, distributor, factory branch, or importer agrees to pay the reasonable 
5.34 	expenses, including reasonable attorney fees, which do not exceed the usual customary and 
6.1 	reasonable fees charged for similar work done for other clients incurred by the proposed 
6.2 	new owner and transferee before the manufacturer, distributor, factory branch, or importer 
6.3 	exercises its right of first refusal, in negotiating and implementing the contract for the 
6.4 	proposed change of ownership or transfer of dealership assets. However, payment of such 
6.5 	expenses and attorney fees shall not be required if the dealer has not submitted or caused 
6.6 	to be submitted an accounting of those expenses within 20 days after the dealer's receipt of 
6.7 	the manufacturer, distributor, factory branch, or importer's written request for such an 
6.8 	accounting. The manufacturer, distributor, factory branch, or importer may request such an 
6.9 	accounting before exercising its right of first refusal. The obligation created under this clause 
6.10 	is enforceable by the transferee;
6.11 	(k) threaten to modify or replace or modify or replace a franchise with a succeeding 
6.12 	franchise that would adversely alter the rights or obligations of a new motor vehicle dealer 
6.13 	under an existing franchise or that substantially impairs the sales or service obligations or 
6.14 	investments of the motor vehicle dealer;
6.15 	(l) unreasonably deny the right to acquire factory program vehicles to any dealer holding 
6.16 	a valid franchise from the manufacturer to sell the same line make of vehicles, provided 
6.17 	that the manufacturer may impose reasonable restrictions and limitations on the purchase 
6.18 	or resale of program vehicles to be applied equitably to all of its franchised dealers. For the 
6.19 	purposes of this paragraph, "factory program vehicle" has the meaning given the term in 
6.20 	section 80E.06, subdivision 2;
6.21 	(m) fail or refuse to offer to its same line make franchised dealers all models manufactured 
6.22 	for that line make, other than alternative fuel vehicles as defined in section 216C.01, 
6.23 	subdivision 1b. Failure to offer a model is not a violation of this section if the failure is not 
6.24 	arbitrary and is due to a lack of manufacturing capacity, a strike, labor difficulty, or other 
6.25 	cause over which the manufacturer, distributor, or factory branch has no control;
6.26 	(n) require a dealer to pay an extra fee, or remodel, renovate, or recondition the dealer's 
6.27 	existing facilities, or purchase unreasonable advertising displays, training, tools, or other 
6.28 	materials, or to require the dealer to establish exclusive facilities or dedicated personnel as 
6.29 	a prerequisite to receiving a model or a series of vehicles;
6.30 	(o) require a dealer to adhere to performance standards that are not applied uniformly 
6.31 	to other similarly situated dealers.
6.32 	A performance standard, sales objective, or program for measuring dealership performance 
6.33 	that may have a material effect on a dealer, including the dealer's right to payment under 
6.34 	any incentive or reimbursement program, and the application of the standard or program 
7.1 	by a manufacturer, distributor, or factory branch must be fair, reasonable, equitable, and 
7.2 	based on accurate information.
7.3 	A manufacturer, distributor, or factory branch has the burden of proving that the performance 
7.4 	standard, sales objective, or program for measuring dealership performance is fair and 
7.5 	reasonable under this subdivision;
7.6 	(p) unreasonably reduce a dealer's area of sales effectiveness without giving at least 90 
7.7 	days' notice of the proposed reduction. The change may not take effect if the dealer 
7.8 	commences a civil action to determine whether there is good cause for the change within 
7.9 	the 90 days' notice period. The burden of proof in such an action shall be on the manufacturer 
7.10 	or distributor; or
7.11 	(q) to charge back, withhold payment, deny vehicle allocation, or take any other adverse 
7.12 	action against a dealer when a new vehicle sold by the dealer has been exported to a foreign 
7.13 	country, unless the manufacturer, distributor, or factory branch can show that at the time 
7.14 	of sale, the customer's information was listed on a known or suspected exporter list made 
7.15 	available to the dealer, or the dealer knew or reasonably should have known of the purchaser's 
7.16 	intention to export or resell the motor vehicle in violation of the manufacturer's export 
7.17 	policy. There is a rebuttable presumption that the dealer did not know or should not have 
7.18 	reasonably known that the vehicle would be exported or resold in violation of the 
7.19 	manufacturer's export policy if the vehicle is titled and registered in any state of the United 
7.20 	States.; or
7.21 	(r) to implement a charge back or withhold payment to a dealer that is solely due to an 
7.22 	unreasonable delay by the registrar, as defined in section 168.002, subdivision 29, in the 
7.23 	transfer or registration of a new motor vehicle. The dealer must give the manufacturer notice 
7.24 	of the state's delay in writing. Within 30 days of any notice of a charge back, withholding 
7.25 	of payments, or denial of a claim, the dealer must transmit to the manufacturer (1) 
7.26 	documentation to demonstrate the vehicle sale and delivery as reported; and (2) a written 
7.27 	attestation signed by the dealer operator or general manager stating that the delay is 
7.28 	attributable to the state. This clause expires on June 30, 2021.

7.29 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 161.088, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
7.30 		Subd. 2.Program authority; funding. (a) As provided in this section, the commissioner 
7.31 	shall establish a corridors of commerce program for trunk highway construction, 
7.32 	reconstruction, and improvement, including maintenance operations, that improves commerce 
7.33 	in the state.
8.1 	(b) The commissioner may expend funds under the program from appropriations to the 
8.2 	commissioner that are:
8.3 	(1) made specifically by law for use under this section;
8.4 	(2) at the discretion of the commissioner, made for the budget activities in the state roads 
8.5 	program of operations and maintenance, program planning and delivery, or state road 
8.6 	construction; and
8.7 	(3) made for the corridor investment management strategy program, unless specified 
8.8 	otherwise.
8.9 	(c) The commissioner shall include in the program the cost participation policy for local 
8.10 	units of government.
8.11 	(d) Program funds must be allocated so that no less than 49 percent are for projects 
8.12 	within the metropolitan area, as defined in section 473.121, subdivision 2, and no less than 
8.13 	49 percent are for projects outside the metropolitan area, as defined in section 473.121, 
8.14 	subdivision 2. Up to two percent of program funds may be allocated without regard to the 
8.15 	project's geographic location.

8.16 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 161.115, subdivision 111, is amended to read:
8.17 		Subd. 111.Route No. 180. Beginning at a point on Route No. 392 southwest or west 
8.18 	of Ashby 3 at or near Erdahl, thence extending in a general northerly or northeasterly 
8.19 	direction to a point on Route No. 153 as herein established at or near Ashby, thence extending 
8.20 	in a northeasterly direction to a point on Route No. 181 as herein established at or near 
8.21 	Ottertail.

8.22 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 161.14, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
8.23 	read:
8.24 		Subd. 87.Officer Bill Mathews Memorial Highway. That segment of marked U.S. 
8.25 	Highway 12 within the city limits of Wayzata is designated as "Officer Bill Mathews 
8.26 	Memorial Highway." Subject to section 161.139, the commissioner shall adopt a suitable 
8.27 	design to mark this highway and erect appropriate signs.

8.28 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 161.14, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
8.29 	read:
8.30 		Subd. 88.Trooper Ray Krueger Memorial Highway. That segment of marked Trunk 
8.31 	Highway 210 within Cass County is designated as "Trooper Ray Krueger Memorial 
9.1 	Highway." Subject to section 161.139, the commissioner shall adopt a suitable design to 
9.2 	mark this highway and erect appropriate signs in the vicinity of the location where Trooper 
9.3 	Krueger died.

9.4 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 161.14, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
9.5 	read:
9.6 		Subd. 89.Trooper Dale G. Roehrich Memorial Highway. That segment of marked 
9.7 	U.S. Highway 61 from Lake City to Wabasha is designated as "Trooper Dale G. Roehrich 
9.8 	Memorial Highway." Subject to section 161.139, the commissioner shall adopt a suitable 
9.9 	design to mark this highway and erect appropriate signs.

9.10 	Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 161.14, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
9.11 	read:
9.12 		Subd. 90.Warrant Officer Dennis A. Groth Memorial Bridge. The bridge on marked 
9.13 	U.S. Highway 52 over Dakota County State-Aid Highway 42, known as 145th Street within 
9.14 	the city of Rosemount, is designated as "Warrant Officer Dennis A. Groth Memorial Bridge." 
9.15 	Subject to section 161.139, the commissioner shall adopt a suitable design to mark the 
9.16 	bridge and erect appropriate signs.

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

9.18 	Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 161.14, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
9.19 	read:
9.20 		Subd. 91.Specialist Noah Pierce Bridge. The bridge on marked U.S. Highway 53 over 
9.21 	marked Trunk Highway 37 in the city of Eveleth is designated as "Specialist Noah Pierce 
9.22 	Bridge." Subject to section 161.139, the commissioner shall adopt a suitable design to mark 
9.23 	this bridge and erect appropriate signs.

9.24 	Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 161.32, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
9.25 		Subd. 2.Direct negotiation. In cases where the estimated cost of construction work or 
9.26 	maintenance work does not exceed $150,000 $250,000, the commissioner may enter into 
9.27 	a contract for the work by direct negotiation, by obtaining two or more quotations for the 
9.28 	work, and without advertising for bids or otherwise complying with the requirements of 
9.29 	competitive bidding if the total contractual obligation of the state for the directly negotiated 
9.30 	contract or contracts on any single project does not exceed $150,000 $250,000. All quotations 
9.31 	obtained shall be kept on file for a period of at least one year after receipt of the quotation.

10.1 	Sec. 12. [161.369] INDIAN EMPLOYMENT PREFERENCE.
10.2 	As authorized by United States Code, title 23, section 140(d), the commissioner of 
10.3 	transportation may implement an Indian employment preference for members of federally 
10.4 	recognized tribes on projects carried out under United States Code, title 23, on or near an 
10.5 	Indian reservation. For purposes of this section, a project is on or near a reservation if: (1) 
10.6 	the project is within the distance a person seeking employment could reasonably be expected 
10.7 	to commute to and from each work day; or (2) the commissioner, in consultation with 
10.8 	federally recognized Minnesota tribes, determines a project is near an Indian reservation.

10.9 	Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 168.013, subdivision 1a, is amended 
10.10 	to read:
10.11 		Subd. 1a.Passenger automobile; hearse. (a) On passenger automobiles as defined in 
10.12 	section 168.002, subdivision 24, and hearses, except as otherwise provided, the tax is $10 
10.13 	plus an additional tax equal to 1.25 percent of the base value.
10.14 	(b) Subject to the classification provisions herein, "base value" means the manufacturer's 
10.15 	suggested retail price of the vehicle including destination charge using list price information 
10.16 	published by the manufacturer or determined by the registrar if no suggested retail price 
10.17 	exists, and shall not include the cost of each accessory or item of optional equipment 
10.18 	separately added to the vehicle and the suggested retail price. In the case of the first 
10.19 	registration of a new vehicle sold or leased by a licensed dealer, the dealer may elect to 
10.20 	individually determine the base value of the vehicle using suggested retail price information 
10.21 	provided by the manufacturer.  The registrar must use the base value determined by the 
10.22 	dealer to properly classify the vehicle. A dealer that elects to make the determination must 
10.23 	retain a copy of the suggested retail price label or other supporting documentation with the 
10.24 	vehicle transaction records maintained under Minnesota Rules, part 7400.5200.
10.25 	(c) If the manufacturer's list price information contains a single vehicle identification 
10.26 	number followed by various descriptions and suggested retail prices, the registrar shall 
10.27 	select from those listings only the lowest price for determining base value.
10.28 	(d) If unable to determine the base value because the vehicle is specially constructed, 
10.29 	or for any other reason, the registrar may establish such value upon the cost price to the 
10.30 	purchaser or owner as evidenced by a certificate of cost but not including Minnesota sales 
10.31 	or use tax or any local sales or other local tax.
10.32 	(e) The registrar shall classify every vehicle in its proper base value class as follows:

10.33	FROM
		TO
	
11.1	$
	0
		$ 199.99
	
11.2	$
	200
		$ 399.99
	
11.3 	and thereafter a series of classes successively set in brackets having a spread of $200 
11.4 	consisting of such number of classes as will permit classification of all vehicles.
11.5 	(f) The base value for purposes of this section shall be the middle point between the 
11.6 	extremes of its class.
11.7 	(g) The registrar shall establish the base value, when new, of every passenger automobile 
11.8 	and hearse registered prior to the effective date of Extra Session Laws 1971, chapter 31, 
11.9 	using list price information published by the manufacturer or any nationally recognized 
11.10 	firm or association compiling such data for the automotive industry. If unable to ascertain 
11.11 	the base value of any registered vehicle in the foregoing manner, the registrar may use any 
11.12 	other available source or method. The registrar shall calculate tax using base value 
11.13 	information available to dealers and deputy registrars at the time the application for 
11.14 	registration is submitted. The tax on all previously registered vehicles shall be computed 
11.15 	upon the base value thus determined taking into account the depreciation provisions of 
11.16 	paragraph (h).
11.17 	(h) The annual additional tax must be computed upon a percentage of the base value as 
11.18 	follows: during the first year of vehicle life, upon 100 percent of the base value; for the 
11.19 	second year, 90 percent of such value; for the third year, 80 percent of such value; for the 
11.20 	fourth year, 70 percent of such value; for the fifth year, 60 percent of such value; for the 
11.21 	sixth year, 50 percent of such value; for the seventh year, 40 percent of such value; for the 
11.22 	eighth year, 30 percent of such value; for the ninth year, 20 percent of such value; for the 
11.23 	tenth year, ten percent of such value; for the 11th and each succeeding year, the sum of $25.
11.24 	(i) In no event shall the annual additional tax be less than $25.
11.25 	(j) For any vehicle previously registered in Minnesota and regardless of prior ownership, 
11.26 	the total amount due under this subdivision and subdivision 1m must not exceed the smallest 
11.27 	total amount previously paid or due on the vehicle.

11.28 	Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 168.013, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
11.29 		Subd. 6.Listing by dealers. The owner of every motor vehicle not exempted by section 
11.30 	168.012 or 168.28, shall must, so long as it is subject to taxation within the state, annually 
11.31 	list and register the same and pay the tax herein provided annually under this section; 
11.32 	provided, however, that any dealer in motor vehicles, to whom dealer's plates have been 
11.33 	issued as provided in this chapter, coming into the possession of any such a motor vehicle 
12.1 	to be held solely for the purpose of sale or demonstration or both, shall be is entitled to 
12.2 	withhold the tax due on the vehicle from the prior registration period or becoming due on 
12.3 	such vehicle for the following year and no lien for registration tax as provided in section 
12.4 	168.31, subdivision 6, shall attach. When, thereafter, such the vehicle is otherwise used or 
12.5 	is sold, leased, or rented to another person, firm, corporation, or association, the tax for the 
12.6 	remainder of the year, prorated on a monthly basis, shall become becomes payable 
12.7 	immediately.

12.8 	Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 168.101, subdivision 2a, is amended to read:
12.9 		Subd. 2a.Failure to send to registrar submit within ten days. Any person who fails 
12.10 	to mail in the application for registration or transfer with appropriate taxes and fees to the
12.11 	commissioner or a deputy registrar of motor vehicles, or otherwise fails to submit said the
12.12 	forms and remittance to the registrar, within ten days following date of sale shall be is guilty 
12.13 	of a misdemeanor.

12.14 	Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 168.127, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
12.15 		Subd. 4.Filing registration applications. Initial fleet applications for registration and 
12.16 	renewals must be filed with the registrar or authorizeda deputy registrar.

12.17 	Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 168.127, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
12.18 		Subd. 6.Fee. Instead of the filing fee described in section 168.33, subdivision 7, For 
12.19 	each vehicle in the fleet, the applicant for fleet registration shall pay:
12.20 	(1) the filing fee in section 168.33, subdivision 7, for transactions processed by a deputy 
12.21 	registrar; or
12.22 	(2) an equivalent administrative fee to the for transactions processed by the commissioner 
12.23 	for each vehicle in the fleet, which is imposed instead of the filing fee in section 168.33, 
12.24 	subdivision 7.

12.25 	Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 168.27, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
12.26 	read:
12.27 		Subd. 32.Multiple licenses. If a single legal entity holds more than one new or used 
12.28 	vehicle dealer license, new and used vehicles owned by the entity may be held and offered 
12.29 	for sale at any of the licensed dealership locations without assigning vehicle ownership or 
12.30 	title from one licensee to another. This subdivision does not authorize the sale or offering 
12.31 	for sale of new vehicles by a licensee without a franchise described in subdivision 10.

13.1 	Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 168.27, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
13.2 	read:
13.3 		Subd. 33.Designated dealer title and registration liaison. The registrar must designate 
13.4 	by name and provide contact information for one or more registrar employees as needed to 
13.5 	(1) promptly and effectively respond to questions from licensed dealers, and (2) troubleshoot 
13.6 	dealer issues related to vehicle titling and registration.

13.7 	Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 168.301, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
13.8 		Subd. 3.Late fee. In addition to any fee or tax otherwise authorized or imposed upon 
13.9 	the transfer of title for a motor vehicle, the commissioner of public safety shall impose a 
13.10 	$2 additional fee for failure to deliver a title transfer within ten business days. This 
13.11 	subdivision does not apply to transfers from licensed vehicle dealers.

13.12 	Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 168.326, is amended to read:
13.13 	168.326 EXPEDITED DRIVER AND VEHICLE SERVICES; FEE.
13.14 	(a) When an applicant requests and pays an expedited service fee of $20, in addition to 
13.15 	other specified and statutorily mandated fees and taxes, the commissioner or, if appropriate, 
13.16 	a driver's license agent or deputy registrar, shall expedite the processing of an application 
13.17 	for a driver's license, driving instruction permit, Minnesota identification card, or vehicle 
13.18 	title transaction.
13.19 	(b) A driver's license agent or deputy registrar may retain $10 of the expedited service 
13.20 	fee for each expedited service request processed by the licensing agent or deputy registrar.
13.21 	(c) When expedited service is requested, materials must be mailed or delivered to the 
13.22 	requester within three days of receipt of the expedited service fee excluding Saturdays, 
13.23 	Sundays, or the holidays listed in section 645.44, subdivision 5. The requester shall comply 
13.24 	with all relevant requirements of the requested document.
13.25 	(d) The commissioner may decline to accept an expedited service request if it is apparent 
13.26 	at the time it is made that the request cannot be granted. The commissioner must not decline 
13.27 	an expedited service request and must not prevent a driver's license agent or deputy from 
13.28 	accepting an expedited service request solely on the basis of limitations of the driver and 
13.29 	vehicle services information technology system.
13.30 	(e) The expedited service fees collected under this section for an application for a driver's 
13.31 	license, driving instruction permit, or Minnesota identification card minus any portion 
13.32 	retained by a licensing agent or deputy registrar under paragraph (b) must be paid into the 
14.1 	driver services operating account in the special revenue fund specified under section 
14.2 	299A.705.
14.3 	(f) The expedited service fees collected under this section for a transaction for a vehicle 
14.4 	service minus any portion retained by a licensing agent or deputy registrar under paragraph 
14.5 	(b) must be paid into the vehicle services operating account in the special revenue fund 
14.6 	specified under section 299A.705.

14.7 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective November 1, 2018.

14.8 	Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 168.33, subdivision 8a, is amended to read:
14.9 		Subd. 8a.Electronic transmission. (a) If the commissioner accepts electronic 
14.10 	transmission of a motor vehicle transfer and registration by a new or used motor vehicle 
14.11 	dealer, a deputy registrar who is equipped with electronic transmission technology and 
14.12 	trained in its use shall receive the filing fee provided for in subdivision 7 and review the 
14.13 	transfer of each new or used motor vehicle to determine its genuineness and regularity 
14.14 	before issuance of a certificate of title, and shall receive and retain the filing fee under 
14.15 	subdivision 7, paragraph (a), clause (ii) (2).
14.16 	(b) The commissioner must establish reasonable performance, security, technical, and 
14.17 	financial standards to approve and allow companies that provide computer software and 
14.18 	services to motor vehicle dealers to electronically transmit vehicle title transfer and 
14.19 	registration information. An approved company must be offered access to department 
14.20 	facilities, staff, and technology on a fair and reasonable basis.

14.21 	Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 168.33, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
14.22 	read:
14.23 		Subd. 8b.Transactions by mail. A deputy registrar may receive motor vehicle 
14.24 	applications and submissions under this chapter and chapter 168A by mail and may process 
14.25 	the transactions including retention of the appropriate filing fee under subdivision 7.

14.26 	Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 168.346, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
14.27 		Subdivision 1.Vehicle registration data; federal compliance. (a) Data on an individual 
14.28 	provided to register a vehicle shall be treated as provided by United States Code, title 18, 
14.29 	section 2721, as in effect on May 23, 2005, and shall be disclosed as required or permitted 
14.30 	by that section. The commissioner is prohibited from restricting the uses for which a licensed 
14.31 	dealer may obtain data as permitted by United States Code, title 18, section 2721, subsections 
14.32 	(b)(2), (3), (7), and (13). The commissioner shall disclose the data in bulk form to an 
15.1 	authorized recipient upon request for any of the permissible uses described in United States 
15.2 	Code, title 18, section 2721.
15.3 	(b) The registered owner of a vehicle who is an individual may consent in writing to the 
15.4 	commissioner to disclose the individual's personal information exempted by United States 
15.5 	Code, title 18, section 2721, to any person who makes a written request for the personal 
15.6 	information. If the registered owner is an individual and so authorizes disclosure, the 
15.7 	commissioner shall implement the request.
15.8 	(c) If authorized by the registered owner as indicated in paragraph (b), the registered 
15.9 	owner's personal information may be used, rented, or sold solely for bulk distribution by 
15.10 	organizations for business purposes including surveys, marketing, or solicitation.

15.11 	Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 168A.05, is amended by adding a subdivision 
15.12 	to read:
15.13 		Subd. 1d.Issuance of certificate by deputy registrar. (a) If an application for a vehicle's 
15.14 	certificate of title is received by a deputy registrar and the deputy registrar is satisfied as to 
15.15 	its genuineness and regularity and that the applicant is entitled to the issuance of a certificate 
15.16 	of title, the deputy registrar may issue a certificate of title for the vehicle.
15.17 	(b) On or before August 1, 2019, the commissioner must authorize a deputy registrar to 
15.18 	issue a certificate of title, subject to procedures established by the commissioner.

15.19 	Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 168A.12, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
15.20 		Subd. 2.Owner's interest terminated or vehicle sold by secured party. If the interest 
15.21 	of the owner is terminated or the vehicle is sold under a security agreement by a secured 
15.22 	party named in the certificate of title or an assignee of the secured party, the transferee shall 
15.23 	promptly mail or deliver to the department the last certificate of title, if available, an 
15.24 	application for a new certificate in the format the department prescribes, and an affidavit 
15.25 	made by or on behalf of the secured party or assignee that the interest of the owner was 
15.26 	lawfully terminated or the vehicle sold pursuant to the terms of the security agreement. If 
15.27 	the secured party or assignee succeeds to the interest of the owner and holds the vehicle for 
15.28 	resale, the secured party or assignee need not secure a new certificate of title; provided that 
15.29 	a notice thereof in a format designated by the department is mailed or delivered by the 
15.30 	secured party or assignee to the department in duplicate within 48 hours, but upon transfer 
15.31 	to another person the secured party or assignee shall promptly execute assignment and 
15.32 	warranty of title and mail or deliver to the transferee or the department the certificate, if 
16.1 	available, the affidavit, and other documents required to be sent to the department by the 
16.2 	transferee.

16.3 	Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 168A.151, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
16.4 		Subdivision 1.Salvage titles. (a) When an insurer, licensed to conduct business in 
16.5 	Minnesota, acquires ownership of a late-model or high-value vehicle through payment of 
16.6 	damages, the insurer shall immediately apply for a salvage certificate of title or shall stamp 
16.7 	the existing certificate of title with the legend "SALVAGE CERTIFICATE OF TITLE" in 
16.8 	a manner prescribed by the department. Within ten days of obtaining the title of a vehicle 
16.9 	through payment of damages, an insurer must notify the department in a manner prescribed 
16.10 	by the department.
16.11 	(b) A person shall immediately apply for a salvage certificate of title if the person acquires 
16.12 	a damaged late-model or high-value vehicle with an out-of-state title and the vehicle:
16.13 	(1) is a vehicle that was acquired by an insurer through payment of damages;
16.14 	(2) is a vehicle for which the cost of repairs exceeds the value of the damaged vehicle; 
16.15 	or
16.16 	(3) has an out-of-state salvage certificate of title as proof of ownership.
16.17 	(c) A self-insured owner of a late-model or high-value vehicle that sustains damage by 
16.18 	collision or other occurrence which exceeds 80 percent of its actual cash value shall 
16.19 	immediately apply for a salvage certificate of title.

16.20 	Sec. 28. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 168A.17, is amended by adding a subdivision 
16.21 	to read:
16.22 		Subd. 4.Notice of perfection by dealer. When a security interest in a vehicle sold by 
16.23 	a dealer licensed under section 168.27 is perfected under subdivision 2, the dealer may 
16.24 	provide a statement of perfection to the secured party on a form provided by the department. 
16.25 	The statement must certify compliance with subdivision 2 and contain the date of delivery 
16.26 	to the department. The information provided in the dealer's statement is considered prima 
16.27 	facie evidence of the facts contained in it.

16.28 	Sec. 29. [168A.241] MOTOR VEHICLE TITLE TRANSFER AND REGISTRATION 
16.29 	ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
16.30 		Subdivision 1.Members. (a) The Motor Vehicle Title and Registration Advisory 
16.31 	Committee consists of the following 13 members:
17.1 	(1) two members of the house of representatives, one appointed by the speaker of the 
17.2 	house and one appointed by the minority leader;
17.3 	(2) two members of the senate, one appointed by the majority leader and one appointed 
17.4 	by the minority leader;
17.5 	(3) one representative from the Minnesota Deputy Registrar's Association;
17.6 	(4) one representative from the Minnesota Automobile Dealers Association;
17.7 	(5) one representative from the Northland Independent Automobile Dealers Association;
17.8 	(6) one staff member from the Department of Public Safety Driver and Vehicle Services 
17.9 	Division;
17.10 	(7) two representatives from deputy registrars, appointed by the commissioner;
17.11 	(8) two representatives from dealers licensed under section 168.27, appointed by the 
17.12 	commissioner; and
17.13 	(9) one representative who performs auctions exclusively for dealers licensed under 
17.14 	section 168.27 and not for the general public, appointed by the commissioner following 
17.15 	consultation with eligible auto auction businesses.
17.16 	(b) Section 15.059 governs the Motor Vehicle Title and Registration Advisory Committee.
17.17 	(c) Members of the advisory committee must be compensated and reimbursed for 
17.18 	expenses as provided in section 15.059, subdivision 3.
17.19 		Subd. 2.Organization. (a) The members of the advisory committee must annually elect 
17.20 	a chair and other officers as the members deem necessary.
17.21 	(b) The advisory committee must meet at least two times per year.
17.22 		Subd. 3.Open meetings. The advisory committee is subject to chapter 13D. An advisory 
17.23 	committee meeting occurs when a quorum is present and the members receive information, 
17.24 	discuss, or take action on any matter relating to the advisory committee's duties . The advisory 
17.25 	committee may conduct meetings as provided in section 13D.015 or 13D.02. The advisory 
17.26 	committee may conduct meetings at any location in the state that is appropriate for the 
17.27 	purposes of the advisory committee, provided the location is open and accessible to the 
17.28 	public. For legislative members of the advisory committee, enforcement of this subdivision 
17.29 	is governed by section 3.055, subdivision 2. For nonlegislative members of the advisory 
17.30 	committee, enforcement of this subdivision is governed by section 13D.06, subdivisions 1 
17.31 	and 2.
18.1 		Subd. 4.Staff. The commissioner must provide support staff, office space, and 
18.2 	administrative services to the advisory committee.
18.3 		Subd. 5.Duties. The advisory committee's duties include but are not limited to:
18.4 	(1) serving in an advisory capacity to the commissioner of public safety and the director 
18.5 	of driver and vehicle services on matters relevant to:
18.6 	(i) effective and efficient systems relating to the ownership, transfer, and registration of 
18.7 	motor vehicles; and
18.8 	(ii) planning and implementing future changes and enhancements to vehicle registration 
18.9 	systems; and
18.10 	(2) reviewing and making recommendations with respect to work plans, policy initiatives, 
18.11 	major activities, and strategic planning.
18.12 		Subd. 6.Report and recommendations. Beginning February 15, 2019, and annually 
18.13 	thereafter, the commissioner must prepare and submit to the chairs and ranking minority 
18.14 	members of the committees of the house of representatives and the senate with jurisdiction 
18.15 	over motor vehicle title and registration a report that summarizes the advisory committee's 
18.16 	activities, issues identified by the advisory committee, methods taken to address the issues, 
18.17 	and recommendations for legislative action, if needed.
18.18 		Subd. 7.Expiration. The advisory committee expires June 30, 2021.

18.19 	Sec. 30. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 168A.29, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
18.20 		Subdivision 1.Amounts. (a) The department must be paid the following fees:
18.21 	(1) for filing an application for and the issuance of an original certificate of title, the 
18.22 	sum of:
18.23 	(i) until December 31, 2016, $6.25 of which $3.25 must be paid into the vehicle services 
18.24 	operating account of the special revenue fund under section 299A.705, and from July 1, 
18.25 	2012, to June 30, 2016, a surcharge of $1 must be added to the fee and credited to the driver 
18.26 	and vehicle services technology account; and
18.27 	(ii) on and after January 1, 2017, $8.25, of which $4.15 must be paid into the vehicle 
18.28 	services operating account under section 299A.705;
18.29 	(2) for each security interest when first noted upon a certificate of title, including the 
18.30 	concurrent notation of any assignment thereof and its subsequent release or satisfaction, the 
19.1 	sum of $2, except that no fee is due for a security interest filed by a public authority under 
19.2 	section 168A.05, subdivision 8;
19.3 	(3) until December 31, 2016, for the transfer of the interest of an owner and the issuance 
19.4 	of a new certificate of title, the sum of $5.50 of which $2.50 must be paid into the vehicle 
19.5 	services operating account of the special revenue fund under section 299A.705, and from 
19.6 	July 1, 2012, to June 30, 2016, a surcharge of $1 must be added to the fee and credited to 
19.7 	the driver and vehicle services technology account;
19.8 	(4)(3) for each assignment of a security interest when first noted on a certificate of title, 
19.9 	unless noted concurrently with the security interest, the sum of $1; and
19.10 	(5) (4) for issuing a duplicate certificate of title, the sum of $7.25, of which $3.25 must 
19.11 	be paid into the vehicle services operating account of the special revenue fund under section 
19.12 	299A.705; from July 1, 2012, to June 30, 2016, a surcharge of $1 must be added to the fee 
19.13 	and credited to the driver and vehicle services technology account.
19.14 	(b) In addition to the fee required under paragraph (a), clause (1), the department must 
19.15 	be paid $3.50. The additional $3.50 fee collected under this paragraph must be deposited 
19.16 	in the special revenue fund and credited to the public safety motor vehicle account established 
19.17 	in section 299A.70.

19.18 	Sec. 31. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 169.011, subdivision 60, is amended to read:
19.19 		Subd. 60.Railroad train. "Railroad train" means a steam engine, electric or other motor, 
19.20 	with or without cars coupled thereto, operated upon rails, except streetcars. Railroad train 
19.21 	includes on-track equipment or other rolling stock operated upon rails, whether self-propelled 
19.22 	or coupled to another device.

19.23 	Sec. 32. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 169.14, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
19.24 		Subd. 5.Zoning within local area. (a) When local authorities believe that the existing 
19.25 	speed limit upon any street or highway, or part thereof, within their respective jurisdictions 
19.26 	and not a part of the trunk highway system is greater or less than is reasonable or safe under 
19.27 	existing conditions, they may request the commissioner to authorize, upon the basis of an 
19.28 	engineering and traffic investigation, the erection of appropriate signs designating what 
19.29 	speed is reasonable and safe, and the commissioner may authorize the erection of appropriate 
19.30 	signs designating a reasonable and safe speed limit thereat, which speed limit shall be 
19.31 	effective when such signs are erected. Any speeds in excess of these speed limits shall be 
19.32 	prima facie evidence that the speed is not reasonable or prudent and that it is unlawful; 
20.1 	except that any speed limit within any municipality shall be a maximum limit and any speed 
20.2 	in excess thereof shall be unlawful. Alteration of speed limits on streets and highways shall 
20.3 	be made only upon authority of the commissioner except as provided in subdivision 5a.
20.4 	(b) At the request of a county board, the commissioner may establish a speed limit in 
20.5 	excess of 55 miles per hour on a county road or county engineer state-aid highway upon 
20.6 	the basis of an engineering and traffic investigation. The county engineer must erect 
20.7 	appropriate signs and the increased speed limit is effective when the signs are erected.
20.8 	(c) Notwithstanding paragraphs (a) and (b), a county board may by resolution increase 
20.9 	or decrease the speed limit of any street or highway within the county's jurisdiction by five 
20.10 	or ten miles per hour. The county engineer must erect appropriate signs to display the new 
20.11 	speed limit.

20.12 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective June 1, 2018.

20.13 	Sec. 33. Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 169.18, subdivision 7, is amended 
20.14 	to read:
20.15 		Subd. 7.Laned highway. When any roadway has been divided into two or more clearly 
20.16 	marked lanes for traffic, the following rules, in addition to all others consistent herewith
20.17 	with this subdivision, shall apply:
20.18 	(a) (1) A vehicle shall be driven as nearly as practicable entirely within a single lane 
20.19 	and shall not be moved from such the lane until the driver has first ascertained that such the
20.20 	movement can be made with safety.;
20.21 	(b) (2) Upon a roadway which is not a one-way roadway and which is divided into three 
20.22 	lanes, a vehicle shall not be driven in the center lane except when overtaking and passing 
20.23 	another vehicle where the roadway is clearly visible and such the center lane is clear of 
20.24 	traffic within a safe distance, or in preparation for a left turn or where such the center lane 
20.25 	is at the time allocated exclusively to traffic moving in the direction the vehicle is proceeding, 
20.26 	and is signposted to give notice of such the allocation. The left lane of a three-lane roadway 
20.27 	which is not a one-way roadway shall not be used for overtaking and passing another vehicle.;
20.28 	(c) (3) Official signs may be erected directing slow-moving traffic to use a designated 
20.29 	lane or allocating specified lanes to traffic moving in the same direction, and drivers of 
20.30 	vehicles shall obey the directions of every such sign.;
20.31 	(d) (4) Whenever a bicycle lane has been established on a roadway, any person operating 
20.32 	a motor vehicle on such the roadway shall not drive in the bicycle lane except to perform 
20.33 	parking maneuvers in order to park where parking is permitted, to enter or leave the highway, 
21.1 	to prepare for a turn as provided in section 169.19, subdivision 1, or to stop a school bus 
21.2 	for the purpose of receiving or discharging any person provided the school bus is equipped 
21.3 	and identified as provided in sections 169.441 and 169.442, subdivision 1, and the flashing 
21.4 	red signals are activated and stop-signal arm is extended.; and
21.5 	(5) notwithstanding clause (1), the operator of a vehicle or combination of vehicles with 
21.6 	a total length in excess of 40 feet or a total width exceeding ten feet may, with due regard 
21.7 	for all other traffic, deviate from the lane in which the operator is driving to the extent 
21.8 	necessary to approach and drive through a roundabout.

21.9 	Sec. 34. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 169.18, subdivision 10, is amended to read:
21.10 		Subd. 10.Slow-moving vehicle. Upon all roadways any(a) A person operating a vehicle 
21.11 	proceeding at less than the normal speed of traffic at the time and place and under the 
21.12 	existing conditions then existing shall be drivenmust drive in the right-hand lane then 
21.13 	available for traffic, or as close as practicable to the right-hand curb or edge of the roadway, 
21.14 	except when. A person who violates this paragraph must pay a fine of not less than $100.
21.15 	(b) Paragraph (a) does not apply if:
21.16 	(1) the vehicle is overtaking and passing another vehicle proceeding in the same direction, 
21.17 	or when;
21.18 	(2) the vehicle is preparing for a left to turn left at an intersection or into a private road 
21.19 	or driveway, or when;
21.20 	(3) a specific lane is designated and posted for a specific type of traffic.; or
21.21 	(4) the vehicle is preparing to exit a controlled access highway by using an exit on the 
21.22 	left side of the road.

21.23 	Sec. 35. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 169.18, subdivision 11, is amended to read:
21.24 		Subd. 11.Passing parked emergency vehicle; citation; probable cause. (a) When 
21.25 	approaching and before passing an authorized emergency vehicle with its emergency lights 
21.26 	activated that is parked or otherwise stopped on or next to a street or highway having two 
21.27 	lanes in the same direction, the driver of a vehicle shall safely move the vehicle to the lane 
21.28 	farthest away from the emergency vehicle, if it is possible to do so.
21.29 	(b) When approaching and before passing an authorized emergency vehicle with its 
21.30 	emergency lights activated that is parked or otherwise stopped on or next to a street or 
21.31 	highway having more than two lanes in the same direction, the driver of a vehicle shall 
22.1 	safely move the vehicle so as to leave a full lane vacant between the driver and any lane in 
22.2 	which the emergency vehicle is completely or partially parked or otherwise stopped, if it is 
22.3 	possible to do so.
22.4 	(c) If a lane change under paragraph (a) or (b) is impossible, or when approaching and 
22.5 	before passing an authorized emergency vehicle with its emergency lights activated that is 
22.6 	parked or otherwise stopped on or next to a street or highway having only one lane in the 
22.7 	same direction, the driver of a vehicle must reduce the speed of the motor vehicle to a speed 
22.8 	that is reasonable and prudent under the conditions until the motor vehicle has completely 
22.9 	passed the parked or stopped emergency vehicle, if it is possible to do so.
22.10 	(c) (d) A peace officer may issue a citation to the driver of a motor vehicle if the peace 
22.11 	officer has probable cause to believe that the driver has operated the vehicle in violation of 
22.12 	this subdivision within the four-hour period following the termination of the incident or a 
22.13 	receipt of a report under paragraph (d) (e). The citation may be issued even though the 
22.14 	violation was not committed in the presence of the peace officer.
22.15 	(d) (e) Although probable cause may be otherwise satisfied by other evidentiary elements 
22.16 	or factors, probable cause is sufficient for purposes of this subdivision when the person 
22.17 	cited is operating the vehicle described by a member of the crew of an authorized emergency 
22.18 	vehicle responding to an incident in a timely report of the violation of this subdivision, 
22.19 	which includes a description of the vehicle used to commit the offense and the vehicle's 
22.20 	license plate number. For the purposes of issuance of a citation under paragraph (c)(d), 
22.21 	"timely" means that the report must be made within a four-hour period following the 
22.22 	termination of the incident.
22.23 	(e) (f) For purposes of paragraphs (a) and (b)to (c) only, the terms "authorized emergency 
22.24 	vehicle" and "emergency vehicle" include a towing vehicle defined in section 168B.011, 
22.25 	subdivision 12a, that has activated flashing lights authorized under section 169.64, 
22.26 	subdivision 3, in addition to the vehicles described in the definition for "authorized 
22.27 	emergency vehicle" in section 169.011, subdivision 3.

22.28 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2018, and applies to offenses 
22.29 	committed on or after that date.

22.30 	Sec. 36. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 169.18, subdivision 12, is amended to read:
22.31 		Subd. 12.Passing certain parked vehicles. (a) When approaching and before passing 
22.32 	a freeway service patrol vehicle, road maintenance vehicle, utility company vehicle, or 
22.33 	construction vehicle with its warning lights activated that is parked or otherwise stopped 
23.1 	on or next to a street or highway having two lanes in the same direction, the driver of a 
23.2 	vehicle shall safely move the vehicle to the lane farthest away from the parked or stopped 
23.3 	vehicle, if it is possible to do so.
23.4 	(b) When approaching and before passing a freeway service patrol vehicle, road 
23.5 	maintenance vehicle, utility company vehicle, or construction vehicle with its warning lights 
23.6 	activated that is parked or otherwise stopped on or next to a street or highway having more 
23.7 	than two lanes in the same direction, the driver of a vehicle shall safely move the vehicle 
23.8 	so as to leave a full lane vacant between the driver and any lane in which the vehicle is 
23.9 	completely or partially parked or otherwise stopped, if it is possible to do so.
23.10 	(c) If a lane change under paragraph (a) or (b) is impossible, or when approaching and 
23.11 	before passing a freeway service patrol vehicle, road maintenance vehicle, utility company 
23.12 	vehicle, or construction vehicle with its warning lights activated that is parked or otherwise 
23.13 	stopped on or next to a street or highway having only one lane in the same direction, the 
23.14 	driver of a vehicle must reduce the speed of the motor vehicle to a speed that is reasonable 
23.15 	and prudent under the  conditions until the motor vehicle has completely passed the parked 
23.16 	or stopped freeway service patrol vehicle, road maintenance vehicle, utility company vehicle, 
23.17 	or construction vehicle, if it is possible to do so.

23.18 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2018, and applies to crimes 
23.19 	committed on or after that date.

23.20 	Sec. 37. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 169.20, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
23.21 	read:
23.22 		Subd. 8.Roundabouts. If two vehicles or combinations of vehicles each having a total 
23.23 	length in excess of 40 feet or a total width in excess of ten feet approach or drive through 
23.24 	a roundabout at approximately the same time or so closely as to constitute a hazard of 
23.25 	collision, the operator of the vehicle or combination of vehicles on the right must yield the 
23.26 	right-of-way to the vehicle or combination of vehicles on the left and, if necessary, must 
23.27 	reduce speed or stop in order to so yield.

23.28 	Sec. 38. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 169.26, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
23.29 		Subdivision 1.Requirements. (a) Except as provided in section 169.28, subdivision 1, 
23.30 	when any person driving a vehicle approaches a railroad grade crossing under any of the 
23.31 	circumstances stated in this paragraph, the driver shall stop the vehicle not less than ten feet 
23.32 	from the nearest railroad track and shall not proceed until safe to do so and until the roadway 
24.1 	is clear of traffic so that the vehicle can proceed without stopping until the rear of the vehicle 
24.2 	is at least ten feet past the farthest railroad track. These requirements apply when:
24.3 	(1) a clearly visible electric or mechanical signal device warns of the immediate approach 
24.4 	of a railroad train; or
24.5 	(2) an approaching railroad train is plainly visible and is in hazardous proximity.
24.6 	(b) The fact that a moving railroad train approaching a railroad grade crossing is visible 
24.7 	from the crossing is prima facie evidence that it is not safe to proceed.
24.8 	(c) The driver of a vehicle shall stop and remain stopped and not traverse the grade 
24.9 	crossing when a human flagger signals the approach or passage of a railroad train or when 
24.10 	a crossing gate is lowered warning of the immediate approach or passage of a railroad train. 
24.11 	No person may drive a vehicle past a flagger at a railroad crossing until the flagger signals 
24.12 	that the way is clear to proceed or drive a vehicle past a lowered crossing gate.

24.13 	Sec. 39. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 169.28, is amended to read:
24.14 	169.28 CERTAIN VEHICLES TO STOP AT RAILROAD CROSSING.
24.15 		Subdivision 1.Requirements. (a) The driver of any motor vehicle carrying passengers 
24.16 	for hire, or of any school bus whether carrying passengers or not, or of any Head Start bus 
24.17 	whether carrying passengers or not, or of any vehicle that is required to stop at railroad 
24.18 	grade crossings under Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, section 392.10, before crossing 
24.19 	at grade any track or tracks of a railroad, shall stop the vehicle not less than 15 feet nor more 
24.20 	than 50 feet from the nearest rail of the railroad and while so stopped shall listen and look 
24.21 	in both directions along the track for any approaching railroad train, and for signals indicating 
24.22 	the approach of a railroad train, except as hereinafter otherwise provided, and in this section. 
24.23 	The driver shall not proceed until safe to do so and until the roadway is clear of traffic so 
24.24 	that the vehicle can proceed without stopping until the rear of the vehicle is at least ten feet 
24.25 	past the farthest railroad track. The driver must not shift gears while crossing the railroad 
24.26 	tracks.
24.27 	(b) A school bus or Head Start bus shall not be flagged across railroad grade crossings 
24.28 	except at those railroad grade crossings that the local school administrative officer may 
24.29 	designate.
24.30 	(c) A type III vehicle, as defined in section 169.011, is exempt from the requirement of 
24.31 	school buses to stop at railroad grade crossings.
25.1 	(d) The requirements of this subdivision do not apply to the crossing of light rail vehicle 
25.2 	track or tracks that are located in a public street when:
25.3 	(1) the crossing occurs within the intersection of two or more public streets;
25.4 	(2) the intersection is controlled by a traffic-control signal; and
25.5 	(3) the intersection is marked with signs indicating to drivers that the requirements of 
25.6 	this subdivision do not apply. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the owner or 
25.7 	operator of the track or tracks is authorized to place, maintain, and display the signs upon 
25.8 	and in the view of the public street or streets.
25.9 		Subd. 2.Exempt crossing. (a) The commissioner may designate a crossing as an exempt 
25.10 	crossing:
25.11 	(1) if the crossing is on a rail line on which service has been abandoned;
25.12 	(2) if the crossing is on a rail line that carries fewer than five trains each year, traveling 
25.13 	at speeds of ten miles per hour or less; or
25.14 	(3) as agreed to by the operating railroad and the Department of Transportation, following 
25.15 	a diagnostic review of the crossing.
25.16 	(b) The commissioner shall direct the railroad to erect at the crossing signs bearing the 
25.17 	word "Exempt" that conform to section 169.06. The installation or presence of an exempt 
25.18 	sign does not relieve a driver of the duty to use due care.
25.19 	(c) A railroad train must not proceed across an exempt crossing unless a police officer 
25.20 	is present to direct traffic or a railroad employee is on the ground to warn traffic until the
25.21 	railroad train enters the crossing.
25.22 	(c) (d) A vehicle that must stop at grade crossings under subdivision 1 is not required 
25.23 	to stop at a marked exempt crossing unless directed otherwise by a police officer or a railroad 
25.24 	employee.

25.25 	Sec. 40. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 169.29, is amended to read:
25.26 	169.29 CROSSING RAILROAD TRACKS WITH CERTAIN EQUIPMENT.
25.27 	(a) No person shall operate or move any caterpillar tractor, steam shovel, derrick, roller, 
25.28 	or any equipment or structure having a normal operating speed of six or less miles per hour 
25.29 	or a vertical body or load clearance of less than nine inches above the level surface of a 
25.30 	roadway upon or across any tracks at a railroad grade crossing without first complying with 
25.31 	this section.
26.1 	(b) Before making any crossing, the person operating or moving any vehicle or equipment 
26.2 	set forth in this section shall first stop the same not less than ten, nor more than 50, feet 
26.3 	from the nearest rail of the railway, and while so stopped shall listen and look in both 
26.4 	directions along the track for any approaching railroad train and for signals indicating the 
26.5 	approach of a railroad train, and shall not proceed until the crossing can be made safely.
26.6 	(c) No crossing shall be made when warning is given by automatic signal or crossing 
26.7 	gates or a flagger or otherwise of the immediate approach of a railroad train or car.
26.8 	(d) No stop need be made at a crossing on a rail line on which service has been abandoned 
26.9 	and where a sign erected in conformance with section 169.06 and bearing the word "Exempt" 
26.10 	has been installed, unless directed otherwise by a flagger. The installation or presence of 
26.11 	an exempt sign shall not relieve any driver of the duty to use due care.

26.12 	Sec. 41. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 169.71, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
26.13 		Subd. 4.Glazing material; prohibitions and exceptions. (a) No person shall drive or 
26.14 	operate any motor vehicle required to be registered in the state of Minnesota upon any street 
26.15 	or highway under the following conditions:
26.16 	(1) when the windshield is composed of, covered by, or treated with any material which 
26.17 	has the effect of making the windshield more reflective or in any other way reducing light 
26.18 	transmittance through the windshield;
26.19 	(2) when any window on the vehicle is composed of, covered by, or treated with any 
26.20 	material that has a highly reflective or mirrored appearance;
26.21 	(3) when any side window or rear window is composed of or treated with any material 
26.22 	so as to obstruct or substantially reduce the driver's clear view through the window or has 
26.23 	a light transmittance of less than 50 percent plus or minus three percent in the visible light 
26.24 	range or a luminous reflectance of more than 20 percent plus or minus three percent; or
26.25 	(4) when any material has been applied after August 1, 1985, to any motor vehicle 
26.26 	window without an accompanying permanent marking which indicates the percent of 
26.27 	transmittance and the percent of reflectance afforded by the material. The marking must be 
26.28 	in a manner so as not to obscure vision and be readable when installed on the vehicle.
26.29 	(b) This subdivision does not apply to glazing materials which:
26.30 	(1) have not been modified since the original installation, nor to original replacement 
26.31 	windows and windshields, that were originally installed or replaced in conformance with 
26.32 	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 205;
27.1 	(2) are required to satisfy prescription or medical needs of the driver of the vehicle or a 
27.2 	passenger if:
27.3 	(i) the driver or passenger is in possession of the prescription or a physician's statement 
27.4 	of medical need;
27.5 	(ii) the prescription or statement specifically states the minimum percentage that light 
27.6 	transmittance may be reduced to satisfy the prescription or medical needs of the patient; 
27.7 	and
27.8 	(iii) the prescription or statement contains an expiration date, which must be no more 
27.9 	than two years after the date the prescription or statement was issued; or
27.10 	(3) are applied to:
27.11 	(i) the rear windows of a pickup truck as defined in section 168.002, subdivision 26;
27.12 	(ii) the rear windows or the side windows on either side behind the driver's seat of a van 
27.13 	as defined in section 168.002, subdivision 40;
27.14 	(iii) the side and rear windows of a vehicle used to transport human remains by a funeral 
27.15 	establishment holding a license under section 149A.50;
27.16 	(iv) the side and rear windows of a limousine as defined in section 168.002, subdivision 
27.17 	15, that is registered in compliance with the requirements of section 168.128; or
27.18 	(v) the rear and side windows of a police vehicle.

27.19 	Sec. 42. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 169.81, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
27.20 		Subd. 5.Manner of loading. No (a) A vehicle shall must not be driven or moved on 
27.21 	any highway unless such the vehicle is so constructed, loaded, or the load securely covered 
27.22 	as to prevent any of its load from dropping, sifting, leaking, blowing, or otherwise escaping 
27.23 	therefrom, except that.
27.24 	(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), a vehicle or combination of vehicles may:
27.25 	(1) drop sand may be dropped for the purpose of securing to secure traction, or;
27.26 	(2) sprinkle water or other substances may be sprinkled on a roadway in cleaning or 
27.27 	maintaining such to clean or maintain the roadway; or
27.28 	(3) leak liquid if transporting sugar beets.
27.29 	(c) This subdivision shall does not apply to motor vehicles operated by a farmer or the 
27.30 	farmer's agent when transporting produce such as small grains, shelled corn, soybeans, or 
28.1 	other farm produce of a size and density not likely to cause injury to persons or damage to 
28.2 	property on escaping in small amounts from a vehicle.
28.3 	(d) A violation of this subdivision by a vehicle that is carrying farm produce and that is 
28.4 	not exempted by the preceding sentence under paragraph (c) is a petty misdemeanor.

28.5 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective June 1, 2018.

28.6 	Sec. 43. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 169.81, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
28.7 	read:
28.8 		Subd. 11.Automobile transporter. (a) For purposes of this subdivision, the following 
28.9 	terms have the meanings given them:
28.10 	(1) "automobile transporter" means any vehicle combination designed and used to 
28.11 	transport assembled highway vehicles, including truck camper units;
28.12 	(2) "stinger-steered automobile transporter" means a truck tractor semitrailer having the 
28.13 	fifth wheel located on a drop frame located behind and below the rear-most axle of the 
28.14 	power unit; and
28.15 	(3) "backhaul" means the return trip of a vehicle transporting cargo or general freight, 
28.16 	especially when carrying goods back over all or part of the same route.
28.17 	(b) Stinger-steered combination automobile transporters having a length of 80 feet or 
28.18 	less may be operated on interstate highways and other highways designated in this section, 
28.19 	and may carry a load that extends four feet or less in the front of the vehicle and six feet or 
28.20 	less in the rear of the vehicle.
28.21 	(c) An automobile transporter may transport cargo or general freight on a backhaul, 
28.22 	provided it complies with weight limitations for a truck tractor and semitrailer combination 
28.23 	under section 169.824.

28.24 	Sec. 44. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 169.8261, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
28.25 		Subd. 2.Conditions. (a) A vehicle or combination of vehicles described in subdivision 
28.26 	1 must:
28.27 	(1) comply with seasonal load restrictions in effect between the dates set by the 
28.28 	commissioner under section 169.87, subdivision 2;
28.29 	(2) comply with bridge load limits posted under section 169.84;
28.30 	(3) be equipped and operated with six or more axles and brakes on all wheels;
29.1 	(4) not exceed 90,000 pounds gross vehicle weight, or 99,000 pounds gross vehicle 
29.2 	weight during the time when seasonal increases are authorized under section 169.826;
29.3 	(5) not be operated on interstate highways;
29.4 	(6) obtain an annual permit from the commissioner of transportation;
29.5 	(7) obey all road postings; and
29.6 	(8) not exceed 20,000 pounds gross weight on any single axle.
29.7 	(b) A vehicle operated under this section may exceed the legal axle weight limits listed 
29.8 	in section 169.824 by not more than 12.5 percent; except that, the weight limits may be 
29.9 	exceeded by not more than 23.75 percent during the time when seasonal increases are 
29.10 	authorized under section 169.826, subdivision 1.
29.11 	(c) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), clause (5), a vehicle or combination of vehicles 
29.12 	hauling raw or unfinished forest products may also operate on the segment of Interstate 
29.13 	Route 35 provided under United States Code, title 23, section 127.

29.14 	Sec. 45. Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 169.829, subdivision 4, is amended 
29.15 	to read:
29.16 		Subd. 4.Certain emergency vehicles. (a) The provisions of sections 169.80 to 169.88 
29.17 	governing size, weight, and load do not apply to a fire apparatus, a law enforcement special 
29.18 	response vehicle, or a licensed land emergency ambulance service vehicle.
29.19 	(b) Emergency vehicles designed to transport personnel and equipment to support the 
29.20 	suppression of fires and to mitigate other hazardous situations are subject to the following 
29.21 	weight limitations when operated on an interstate highway: (1) 24,000 pounds on a single 
29.22 	steering axle; (2) 33,500 pounds on a single drive axle; (3) 52,000 pounds on a tandem rear 
29.23 	drive steer axle; and (4) 62,000 pounds on a tandem axle. The gross weight of an emergency 
29.24 	vehicle operating on an interstate highway must not exceed 86,000 pounds.

29.25 	Sec. 46. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 169.974, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
29.26 		Subd. 2.License endorsement and permit requirements. (a) No person shall operate 
29.27 	a motorcycle on any street or highway without having a valid driver's license with a 
29.28 	two-wheeled vehicle endorsement as provided by law. A person may operate an autocycle 
29.29 	without a two-wheeled vehicle endorsement, provided the person has a valid driver's license 
29.30 	issued under section 171.02.
30.1 	(b) The commissioner of public safety shall issue a two-wheeled vehicle endorsement 
30.2 	only if the applicant (1) has in possession a valid two-wheeled vehicle instruction permit 
30.3 	as provided in paragraph (c), (2) has passed a written examination and road test administered 
30.4 	by the Department of Public Safety for the endorsement, and (3) in the case of applicants 
30.5 	under 18 years of age, presents a certificate or other evidence of having successfully 
30.6 	completed an approved two-wheeled vehicle driver's safety course in this or another state, 
30.7 	in accordance with rules adopted by the commissioner of public safety for courses offered 
30.8 	by a public, private, or commercial school or institute. The commissioner of public safety 
30.9 	may waive the road test for any applicant on determining that the applicant possesses a valid 
30.10 	license to operate a two-wheeled vehicle issued by a jurisdiction that requires a comparable 
30.11 	road test for license issuance.
30.12 	(c) The commissioner of public safety shall issue a two-wheeled vehicle instruction 
30.13 	permit to any person over 16 years of age who (1) is in possession of a valid driver's license, 
30.14 	(2) is enrolled in an approved two-wheeled vehicle driver's safety course, and (3) has passed 
30.15 	a written examination for the permit and paid a fee prescribed by the commissioner of public 
30.16 	safety. A two-wheeled vehicle instruction permit is effective for one year and may be 
30.17 	renewed under rules prescribed by the commissioner of public safety.
30.18 	(d) No person who is operating by virtue of a two-wheeled vehicle instruction permit 
30.19 	shall:
30.20 	(1) carry any passengers on the streets and highways of this state on the motorcycle 
30.21 	while the person is operating the motorcycle;
30.22 	(2) drive the motorcycle at night; or
30.23 	(3) drive the motorcycle on any highway marked as an interstate highway pursuant to 
30.24 	title 23 of the United States Code; or
30.25 	(4) (3) drive the motorcycle without wearing protective headgear that complies with 
30.26 	standards established by the commissioner of public safety.
30.27 	(e) Notwithstanding paragraphs (a) to (d), the commissioner of public safety may issue 
30.28 	a special motorcycle permit, restricted or qualified as the commissioner of public safety 
30.29 	deems proper, to any person demonstrating a need for the permit and unable to qualify for 
30.30 	a driver's license.

30.31 	Sec. 47. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 171.041, is amended to read:
30.32 	171.041 RESTRICTED LICENSE FOR FARM WORK.
31.1 	(a) Notwithstanding any provisions of section 171.04 relating to the age of an applicant 
31.2 	to the contrary, the commissioner may issue a restricted farm work license to operate a 
31.3 	motor vehicle to a person who has attained the age of 15 years and who, except for age, is 
31.4 	qualified to hold a driver's license. The applicant is not required to comply with the six-month 
31.5 	instruction permit possession provisions of sections 171.04, subdivision 1, clause (2), and 
31.6 	171.05, subdivision 2a, or with the 12-month provisional license possession provision of 
31.7 	section 171.04, subdivision 1, clause (1), item (i).
31.8 	(b) The restricted license shall must be issued solely for the purpose of authorizing the 
31.9 	person to whom the restricted license is issued to assist the person's parents or guardians 
31.10 	with farm work. An individual may perform farm work under the restricted license for any 
31.11 	entity authorized to farm under section 500.24. A person holding this restricted license may 
31.12 	operate a motor vehicle only during daylight hours and only within a radius of 20 40 miles 
31.13 	of the parent's or guardian's farmhouse; however, in no case may a person holding the 
31.14 	restricted license operate a motor vehicle in a city of the first class.
31.15 	(c) An applicant for a restricted license shall apply to the commissioner for the license 
31.16 	on forms prescribed by the commissioner. The application shall be accompanied by:
31.17 	(1) a copy of a property tax statement showing that the applicant's parent or guardian 
31.18 	owns land that is classified as agricultural land or a copy of a rental statement or agreement 
31.19 	showing that the applicant's parent or guardian rents land classified as agricultural land; and
31.20 	(2) a written verified statement by the applicant's parent or guardian setting forth the 
31.21 	necessity for the license.

31.22 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective June 1, 2018.

31.23 	Sec. 48. Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 171.06, subdivision 2, is amended 
31.24 	to read:
31.25 		Subd. 2.Fees. (a) The fees for a license and Minnesota identification card are as follows:

31.26
31.27
31.28	REAL ID Compliant or 
Noncompliant Classified 
Driver's License
		D-$17.25
	C-$21.25
	B-$28.25
	A-$36.25
	
31.29
31.30
31.31	REAL ID Compliant or 
Noncompliant Classified 
Under-21 D.L.
		D-$17.25
	C-$21.25
	B-$28.25
	A-$16.25
	
31.32	Enhanced Driver's License
		D-$32.25
	C-$36.25
	B-$43.25
	A-$51.25
	
31.33
31.34
31.35	REAL ID Compliant or 
Noncompliant Instruction 
Permit
					$5.25
	
32.1
32.2	Enhanced Instruction 
Permit
					$20.25
	
32.3
32.4	Commercial Learner's 
Permit
					$2.50
	
32.5
32.6
32.7	REAL ID Compliant or 
Noncompliant Provisional 
License
					$8.25
	
32.8
32.9	Enhanced Provisional 
License
					$23.25
	
32.10
32.11
32.12
32.13
32.14
32.15	Duplicate REAL ID 
Compliant or Noncompliant 
License or duplicate REAL 
ID Compliant or 
Noncompliant identification 
card
					$6.75
	
32.16
32.17
32.18	Enhanced Duplicate 
License or enhanced 
duplicate identification card
					$21.75
	
32.19
32.20
32.21
32.22
32.23
32.24
32.25
32.26
32.27
32.28	REAL ID Compliant or 
Noncompliant Minnesota 
identification card or REAL 
ID Compliant or 
Noncompliant Under-21 
Minnesota identification 
card, other than duplicate, 
except as otherwise 
provided in section 171.07, 
subdivisions 3 and 3a
					$11.25
	
32.29
32.30	Enhanced Minnesota 
identification card
					$26.25
	
32.31 	In addition to each fee required in this paragraph, the commissioner shall collect a surcharge 
32.32 	of: (1) $1.75 until June 30, 2012; and (2) $1.00 from July 1, 2012, to June 30, 2016. 
32.33 	Surcharges collected under this paragraph must be credited to the driver and vehicle services 
32.34 	technology account in the special revenue fund under section 299A.705.
32.35 	(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), an individual who holds a provisional license and 
32.36 	has a driving record free of (1) convictions for a violation of section 169A.20, 169A.33, 
32.37 	169A.35, sections 169A.50 to 169A.53, or section 171.177, (2) convictions for crash-related 
32.38 	moving violations, and (3) convictions for moving violations that are not crash related, shall 
32.39 	have a $3.50 credit toward the fee for any classified under-21 driver's license. "Moving 
32.40 	violation" has the meaning given it in section 171.04, subdivision 1.
32.41 	(c) In addition to the driver's license fee required under paragraph (a), the commissioner 
32.42 	shall collect an additional $4 processing fee from each new applicant or individual renewing 
32.43 	a license with a school bus endorsement to cover the costs for processing an applicant's 
33.1 	initial and biennial physical examination certificate. The department shall not charge these 
33.2 	applicants any other fee to receive or renew the endorsement.
33.3 	(d) In addition to the fee required under paragraph (a), a driver's license agent may charge 
33.4 	and retain a filing fee as provided under section 171.061, subdivision 4.
33.5 	(e) In addition to the fee required under paragraph (a), the commissioner shall charge a 
33.6 	filing fee at the same amount as a driver's license agent under section 171.061, subdivision 
33.7 	4. Revenue collected under this paragraph must be deposited in the driver services operating 
33.8 	account.
33.9 	(f) An application for a Minnesota identification card, instruction permit, provisional 
33.10 	license, or driver's license, including an application for renewal, must contain a provision 
33.11 	that allows the applicant to add to the fee under paragraph (a), a $2 donation for the purposes 
33.12 	of public information and education on anatomical gifts under section 171.075.

33.13 	Sec. 49. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 174.12, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
33.14 		Subd. 8.Legislative report. (a) By February 1 of each odd-numbered year, the 
33.15 	commissioner of transportation, with assistance from the commissioner of employment and 
33.16 	economic development, shall submit a report on the transportation economic development 
33.17 	program to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with 
33.18 	jurisdiction over transportation policy and finance and economic development policy and 
33.19 	finance.
33.20 	(b) At a minimum, the report must:
33.21 	(1) summarize the requirements and implementation of the transportation economic 
33.22 	development program established in this section;
33.23 	(2) review the criteria and economic impact performance measures used for evaluation, 
33.24 	prioritization, and selection of projects;
33.25 	(3) provide a brief overview of each project that received financial assistance under the 
33.26 	program, which must at a minimum identify:
33.27 	(i) basic project characteristics, such as funding recipient, geographic location, and type 
33.28 	of transportation modes served;
33.29 	(ii) sources and respective amounts of project funding; and
33.30 	(iii) the degree of economic benefit anticipated or observed, following the economic 
33.31 	impact performance measures established under subdivision 4;
34.1 	(4) identify the allocation of funds, including but not limited to a breakdown of total 
34.2 	project funds by transportation mode, the amount expended for administrative costs, and 
34.3 	the amount transferred to the transportation economic development assistance account;
34.4 	(5) evaluate the overall economic impact of the program; and
34.5 	(6) provide recommendations for any legislative changes related to the program.
34.6 	(c) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), a report is not required in an odd-numbered year if 
34.7 	no project received financial assistance during the preceding 24 months.

34.8 	Sec. 50. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 174.37, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
34.9 		Subd. 6.Expiration.  The committee expires June 30, 2018 2022.

34.10 	Sec. 51. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 174.66, is amended to read:
34.11 	174.66 CONTINUATION OF CARRIER RULES.
34.12 	(a) Orders and directives in force, issued, or promulgated under authority of chapters 
34.13 	174A, 216A, 218, 219, 221, and 222 remain and continue in force and effect until repealed, 
34.14 	modified, or superseded by duly authorized orders or directives of the commissioner of 
34.15 	transportation. To the extent allowed under federal law or regulation, rules adopted under 
34.16 	authority of the following sections are transferred to the commissioner of transportation 
34.17 	and continue in force and effect until repealed, modified, or superseded by duly authorized 
34.18 	rules of the commissioner:
34.19 	(1) section 218.041 except rules related to the form and manner of filing railroad rates, 
34.20 	railroad accounting rules, and safety rules;
34.21 	(2) section 219.40;
34.22 	(3) rules relating to rates or tariffs, or the granting, limiting, or modifying of permits 
34.23 	under section 221.031, subdivision 1; and
34.24 	(4) rules relating to rates, charges, and practices under section 221.161, subdivision 4; 
34.25 	and
34.26 	(5) rules relating to rates, tariffs, or the granting, limiting, or modifying of permits under 
34.27 	section 221.121.
34.28 	(b) The commissioner shall review the transferred rules, orders, and directives and, when 
34.29 	appropriate, develop and adopt new rules, orders, or directives.

35.1 	Sec. 52. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 221.031, subdivision 2d, is amended to read:
35.2 		Subd. 2d.Hours of service exemptions. The federal regulations incorporated in section 
35.3 	221.0314, subdivision 9, for maximum driving and on-duty time, hours of service do not 
35.4 	apply to drivers engaged in intrastate transportation within a 150-air-mile radius from the 
35.5 	source of the commodities, or from the retail or wholesale distribution point of the farm 
35.6 	supplies, for:
35.7 	(1) agricultural commodities; or
35.8 	(2) farm supplies for agricultural purposes from March 15 to December 15 of each year; 
35.9 	or.
35.10 	(2) sugar beets from September 1 to May 15 of each year.

35.11 	Sec. 53. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 221.0314, subdivision 9, is amended to read:
35.12 		Subd. 9.Hours of service of driver. (a) Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, part 395, 
35.13 	is incorporated by reference, except that paragraphs (a), (c), (d), (f), (h), (i), (k), (m), and 
35.14 	(n) of section 395.1 of that part are not incorporated. In addition, cross-references to sections 
35.15 	or paragraphs not incorporated in this subdivision are not incorporated by reference.
35.16 	(b) For purposes of Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, part 395.1, paragraph (k), the 
35.17 	planting and harvest period for Minnesota is from January 1 through December 31 of each 
35.18 	year.
35.19 	(c) The requirements of Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, part 395, do not apply to 
35.20 	drivers of lightweight vehicles.

35.21 	Sec. 54. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 221.036, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
35.22 		Subdivision 1.Order. The commissioner may issue an order requiring violations to be 
35.23 	corrected and administratively assessing monetary penalties for a violation of (1) section 
35.24 	221.021; (2) section 221.033, subdivision 2b; (3) section 221.171; (4) section 221.141; (5) 
35.25 	a federal, state, or local law, regulation, rule, or ordinance pertaining to railroad-highway 
35.26 	grade crossings; or (6) rules of the commissioner relating to the transportation of hazardous 
35.27 	waste, motor carrier operations, or insurance, or tariffs and accounting. An order must be 
35.28 	issued as provided in this section.

35.29 	Sec. 55. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 221.036, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
35.30 		Subd. 3.Amount of penalty; considerations. (a) The commissioner may issue an order 
35.31 	assessing a penalty of up to $5,000 for all violations identified during a single audit or 
36.1 	investigation of (1) section 221.021;,221.141;, or 221.171, or (2) rules of the commissioner 
36.2 	relating to motor carrier operations,or insurance, or tariffs and accounting, identified during 
36.3 	a single inspection, audit, or investigation.
36.4 	(b) The commissioner may issue an order assessing a penalty up to a maximum of 
36.5 	$10,000 for all violations of section 221.033, subdivision 2b, identified during a single 
36.6 	inspection or audit.
36.7 	(c) In determining the amount of a penalty, the commissioner shall consider:
36.8 	(1) the willfulness of the violation;
36.9 	(2) the gravity of the violation, including damage to humans, animals, air, water, land, 
36.10 	or other natural resources of the state;
36.11 	(3) the history of past violations, including the similarity of the most recent violation 
36.12 	and the violation to be penalized, the time elapsed since the last violation, the number of 
36.13 	previous violations, and the response of the person to the most recent violation identified;
36.14 	(4) the economic benefit gained by the person by allowing or committing the violation; 
36.15 	and
36.16 	(5) other factors as justice may require, if the commissioner specifically identifies the 
36.17 	additional factors in the commissioner's order.
36.18 	(d) The commissioner shall assess a penalty in accordance with Code of Federal 
36.19 	Regulations, title 49, section 383.53, against:
36.20 	(1) a driver who is convicted of a violation of an out-of-service order;
36.21 	(2) an employer who knowingly allows or requires an employee to operate a commercial 
36.22 	motor vehicle in violation of an out-of-service order; or
36.23 	(3) an employer who knowingly allows or requires an employee to operate a commercial 
36.24 	motor vehicle in violation of a federal, state, or local law or regulation pertaining to 
36.25 	railroad-highway grade crossings.

36.26 	Sec. 56. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 221.122, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
36.27 		Subdivision 1.Registration, insurance, and filing requirements. (a) An order issued 
36.28 	by the commissioner which grants a certificate or permit must contain a service date.
36.29 	(b) The person to whom the order granting the certificate or permit is issued shall do 
36.30 	the following within 45 days from the service date of the order:
37.1 	(1) register vehicles which will be used to provide transportation under the permit or 
37.2 	certificate with the commissioner and pay the vehicle registration fees required by law; and
37.3 	(2) file and maintain insurance or bond as required by section 221.141 and rules of the 
37.4 	commissioner; and.
37.5 	(3) file rates and tariffs as required by section 221.161 and rules of the commissioner.

37.6 	Sec. 57. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 221.161, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
37.7 		Subdivision 1.Filing; hearing upon commissioner initiative Tariff maintenance and 
37.8 	contents.  A household goods carrier mover shall file and maintain with the commissioner
37.9 	a tariff showing rates and charges for transporting household goods. Tariffs must be prepared 
37.10 	and filed in accordance with the rules of the commissioner. When tariffs are filed in 
37.11 	accordance with the rules and accepted by the commissioner, the filing constitutes notice 
37.12 	to the public and interested parties of the contents of the tariffs. The commissioner shall not 
37.13 	accept for filing tariffs that are unjust, unreasonable, unjustly discriminatory, unduly 
37.14 	preferential or prejudicial, or otherwise in violation of this section or rules adopted under 
37.15 	this section. If the tariffs appear to be unjust, unreasonable, unjustly discriminatory, unduly 
37.16 	preferential or prejudicial, or otherwise in violation of this section or rules adopted under 
37.17 	this section, after notification and investigation by the department, the commissioner may 
37.18 	suspend and postpone the effective date of the tariffs and assign the tariffs for hearing upon 
37.19 	notice to the household goods carrier filing the proposed tariffs and to other interested 
37.20 	parties, including users of the service and competitive carriers by motor vehicle and rail. 
37.21 	At the hearing, the burden of proof is on the household goods carrier filing the proposed 
37.22 	tariff to sustain the validity of the proposed schedule of rates and charges. The tariffs and 
37.23 	subsequent supplements to them or reissues of them must state the effective date, which 
37.24 	may not be less than ten days following the date of filing, unless the period of time is reduced 
37.25 	by special permission of the commissioner. A household goods mover must prepare a tariff 
37.26 	under this section in accordance with Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, part 1310.3, 
37.27 	which is incorporated by reference.

37.28 	Sec. 58. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 221.161, is amended by adding a subdivision 
37.29 	to read:
37.30 		Subd. 5.Tariff availability. (a) A household goods mover subject to this section must 
37.31 	maintain all of its effective tariffs at its principal place of business and at each of its terminal 
37.32 	locations, and must make the tariffs available to the public for inspection at all times the 
38.1 	household goods mover is open for business. Any publication referred to in a tariff must be 
38.2 	maintained with that tariff.
38.3 	(b) Upon request, a household goods mover must provide copies of tariffs, specific tariff 
38.4 	provisions, or tariff subscriptions to the commissioner or any interested person.

38.5 	Sec. 59. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 221.171, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
38.6 		Subdivision 1.Compensation fixed by schedule on file. No A household goods carrier 
38.7 	shall mover must not charge or receive a greater, lesser, or different compensation for the 
38.8 	transportation of persons or property or for related service,provided than the rates and 
38.9 	charges named in the carrier's schedule on file and in effect with the commissioner including 
38.10 	any rate fixed by the commissioner specified in the tariff under section 221.161; nor shall.
38.11 	A household goods carrier mover must not refund or remit in any manner or by any device, 
38.12 	directly or indirectly, the rates and charges required to be collected by the carrier mover
38.13 	under the carrier's mover's schedules or under the rates, if any, fixed by the commissioner.

38.14 	Sec. 60. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 299A.01, is amended by adding a subdivision 
38.15 	to read:
38.16 		Subd. 8.Highway user tax distribution fund use limitation. The commissioner must 
38.17 	not spend any money from the highway user tax distribution fund for employees working 
38.18 	in the public information center or comparable customer service positions elsewhere in the 
38.19 	department.

38.20 	Sec. 61. [299A.704] DRIVER AND VEHICLE SERVICES FUND.
38.21 	A driver and vehicle services fund is established within the state treasury. The fund 
38.22 	consists of accounts and money as specified by law, and any other money otherwise donated, 
38.23 	allotted, appropriated, or legislated to the fund.

38.24 	Sec. 62. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 299A.705, is amended to read:
38.25 	299A.705 DRIVER AND VEHICLE SERVICES ACCOUNTS.
38.26 		Subdivision 1.Vehicle services operating account. (a) The vehicle services operating 
38.27 	account is created in the special revenue driver and vehicle services fund, consisting of all 
38.28 	money from the vehicle services fees specified in chapters 168, 168A, and 168D, and any 
38.29 	other money otherwise donated, allotted, appropriated, or legislated to this the account.
39.1 	(b) Funds appropriated are available from this account must be used by the commissioner 
39.2 	of public safety to administer the vehicle services as specified in chapters 168, 168A, and 
39.3 	168D, and section 169.345, including:
39.4 	(1) designing, producing, issuing, and mailing vehicle registrations, plates, emblems, 
39.5 	and titles;
39.6 	(2) collecting title and registration taxes and fees;
39.7 	(3) transferring vehicle registration plates and titles;
39.8 	(4) maintaining vehicle records;
39.9 	(5) issuing disability certificates and plates;
39.10 	(6) licensing vehicle dealers;
39.11 	(7) appointing, monitoring, and auditing deputy registrars; and
39.12 	(8) inspecting vehicles when required by law.
39.13 		Subd. 2.Driver services operating account. (a) The driver services operating account 
39.14 	is created in the special revenue driver and vehicle services fund, consisting of all money 
39.15 	collected under chapter 171 and any other money otherwise donated, allotted, appropriated, 
39.16 	or legislated to the account.
39.17 	(b) Money in the Funds appropriated from this account must be used by the commissioner 
39.18 	of public safety to administer the driver services specified in chapters 169A and 171, 
39.19 	including the activities associated with producing and mailing drivers' licenses and 
39.20 	identification cards and notices relating to issuance, renewal, or withdrawal of driving and 
39.21 	identification card privileges for any fiscal year or years and for the testing and examination 
39.22 	of drivers.
39.23 		Subd. 3.Driver and vehicle services technology account. (a) The driver and vehicle 
39.24 	services technology account is created in the special revenue driver and vehicle services
39.25 	fund, consisting of the technology surcharge collected as specified in chapters 168, 168A, 
39.26 	and 171; the filing fee revenue collected under section 168.33, subdivision 7; section 168.33
39.27 	and any other money otherwise donated, allotted, appropriated, or legislated to this account.
39.28 	(b) Money in the account is annually appropriated to the commissioner of public safety 
39.29 	to support the research, development, deployment, and maintenance of a driver and vehicle 
39.30 	services information system.
39.31 	(c) Following completion of the deposit of filing fee revenue into the driver and vehicle 
39.32 	services technology account as provided under section 168.33, subdivision 7 Annually by 
40.1 	February 1, the commissioner shall must  submit a notificationreport to the chairs and 
40.2 	ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over transportation 
40.3 	policy and finance concerning driver and vehicle services information system implementation, 
40.4 	which must include information on (1) total revenue deposited in the driver and vehicle 
40.5 	services technology account for the previous calendar year, with a breakdown by sources 
40.6 	of funds; (2) total project costs incurred through December 31 of the previous calendar year, 
40.7 	with a breakdown by key project components; and (3) an estimate of ongoing system 
40.8 	maintenance costs.
40.9 		Subd. 4.Prohibited expenditures. The commissioner is prohibited from expending 
40.10 	money from driver and vehicle services accounts created in the special revenue driver and 
40.11 	vehicle services fund for any purpose that is not specifically authorized in this section or in 
40.12 	the chapters specified in this section.

40.13 	Sec. 63. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 360.013, is amended by adding a subdivision 
40.14 	to read:
40.15 		Subd. 46a.Comprehensive plan. "Comprehensive plan" has the meaning given in 
40.16 	section 394.22, subdivision 9, or 462.352, subdivision 5.

40.17 	Sec. 64. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 360.017, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
40.18 		Subdivision 1.Creation; authorized disbursements.  (a) There is hereby created a 
40.19 	fund to be known as the state airports fund. The fund shall consist of all money appropriated 
40.20 	to it, or directed to be paid into it, by the legislature.
40.21 	(b) The state airports fund shall be paid out on authorization of the commissioner and 
40.22 	shall be used:
40.23 	(1) to acquire, construct, improve, maintain, and operate airports and other air navigation 
40.24 	facilities;
40.25 	(2) to assist municipalities in the planning, acquisition, construction, improvement, and 
40.26 	maintenance of airports and other air navigation facilities;
40.27 	(3) to assist municipalities to initiate, enhance, and market scheduled air service at their 
40.28 	airports;
40.29 	(4) to promote interest and safety in aeronautics through education and information; and
40.30 	(5) to pay the salaries and expenses of the Department of Transportation related to 
40.31 	aeronautic planning, administration, and operation. All allotments of money from the state 
41.1 	airports fund for salaries and expenses shall be approved by the commissioner of management 
41.2 	and budget.
41.3 	(c) A municipality that adopts a comprehensive plan that the commissioner finds is 
41.4 	incompatible with the state aviation plan is not eligible for assistance from the state airports 
41.5 	fund.

41.6 	Sec. 65. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 360.021, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
41.7 		Subdivision 1.Authority to establish. The commissioner is authorized and empowered, 
41.8 	on behalf of and in the name of this state, within the limitation of available appropriations, 
41.9 	to acquire, by purchase, gift, devise, lease, condemnation proceedings, or otherwise, property, 
41.10 	real or personal, for the purpose of establishing and constructing restricted landing areas 
41.11 	and other air navigation facilities and to acquire in like manner, own, control, establish, 
41.12 	construct, enlarge, improve, maintain, equip, operate, regulate, and police such restricted 
41.13 	landing areas and other air navigation facilities, either within or without this state; and to 
41.14 	make, prior to any such acquisition, investigations, surveys, and plans. The commissioner 
41.15 	may maintain, equip, operate, regulate, and police airports, either within or without this 
41.16 	state. The operation and maintenance of airports is an essential public service. The 
41.17 	commissioner may maintain at such airports facilities for the servicing of aircraft and for 
41.18 	the comfort and accommodation of air travelers. The commissioner may dispose of any 
41.19 	such property, airport, restricted landing area, or any other air navigation facility, by sale, 
41.20 	lease, or otherwise, in accordance with the laws of this state governing the disposition of 
41.21 	other like property of the state. The commissioner may not acquire or take over any restricted 
41.22 	landing area, or other air navigation facility without the consent of the owner. The 
41.23 	commissioner shall not acquire any additional state airports nor establish any additional 
41.24 	state-owned airports. The commissioner may erect, equip, operate, and maintain on any 
41.25 	airport buildings and equipment necessary and proper to maintain, and conduct such airport 
41.26 	and air navigation facilities connected therewith. The commissioner shall not expend money 
41.27 	for land acquisition, or for the construction, improvement, or maintenance of airports, or 
41.28 	for air navigation facilities for an airport, unless the governmental unit municipality, county, 
41.29 	or joint airport zoning board involved has or is establishing a zoning authority for that 
41.30 	airport, and the authority has made a good-faith showing that it is in the process of and will 
41.31 	complete with due diligence, an airport zoning ordinance in accordance with sections 360.061
41.32 	to 360.074. The commissioner may provide funds to support airport safety projects that 
41.33 	maintain existing infrastructure, regardless of a zoning authority's efforts to complete a 
41.34 	zoning regulation. The commissioner may withhold funding from only the airport subject 
42.1 	to the proposed zoning ordinance. Notwithstanding the foregoing prohibition, the 
42.2 	commissioner may continue to maintain the state-owned airport at Pine Creek.

42.3 	Sec. 66. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 360.062, is amended to read:
42.4 	360.062 AIRPORT HAZARD PREVENTION; PROTECTING EXISTING 
42.5 	NEIGHBORHOOD LAND USES.
42.6 	(a) It is hereby found that an airport hazard endangers the lives and property of users of 
42.7 	the airport and of occupants of land in its vicinity, and may reduce the size of the area 
42.8 	available for the landing, takeoff, and maneuvering of aircraft, thereby impairing the utility 
42.9 	of the airport and the public investment therein. It is also found that the social and financial 
42.10 	costs of disrupting existing land uses around airports in built up urban areas, particularly 
42.11 	established residential neighborhoods, often outweigh the benefits of a reduction in airport 
42.12 	hazards that might result from the elimination or removal of those uses.
42.13 	(b) Accordingly, it is hereby declared: (1) that the creation or establishment of an airport 
42.14 	hazard is a public nuisance and an injury to the community served by the airport in question; 
42.15 	(2) that it is therefor necessary in the interest of the public health, public safety, and general 
42.16 	welfare that the creation or establishment of airport hazards be prevented and that this should 
42.17 	be accomplished to the extent legally possible, by exercise of the police power, without 
42.18 	compensation; and (3) that the elimination or removal of existing land uses, particularly 
42.19 	established residential neighborhoods in built-up urban areas, or their designation as 
42.20 	nonconforming uses is not in the public interest and should be avoided whenever possible 
42.21 	consistent with reasonable standards of safety.
42.22 	(c) It is further declared that the prevention of the creation or establishment of airport 
42.23 	hazards and the elimination, removal, alteration, mitigation, or marking and lighting of 
42.24 	existing airport hazards are essential public purposes services for which political subdivisions 
42.25 	may raise and expend public funds and acquire land or property interests therein.

42.26 	Sec. 67. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 360.063, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
42.27 		Subdivision 1.Enforcement under police power. (a) In order to prevent the creation 
42.28 	or establishment of airport hazards, every municipality having an airport hazard area within 
42.29 	its territorial limits may, unless a joint airport zoning board is permitted under subdivision 
42.30 	3, adopt, amend from time to time, administer, and enforce, under the police power and in 
42.31 	the manner and upon the conditions hereinafter prescribed, airport zoning regulations for 
42.32 	such airport hazard area, which regulations may divide such area into zones, and, within 
43.1 	such zones, specify the land uses permitted and regulate and restrict the height to which 
43.2 	structures and trees may be erected or allowed to grow.
43.3 	(b) For the purpose of promoting In order to promote health, safety, order, convenience, 
43.4 	prosperity, general welfare and for conserving to conserve property values and encouraging
43.5 	encourage the most appropriate use of land, the municipality may regulate the location, size 
43.6 	and use of buildings and the density of population in that portion of an airport hazard area 
43.7 	under approach zones for a distance not to exceed two miles from the airport boundary and 
43.8 	in other portions of an in airport hazard area may regulate by land use zoning for a distance 
43.9 	not to exceed one mile from the airport boundary, and by height-restriction zoning for a 
43.10 	distance not to exceed 1-1/2 miles from the airport boundary areas: (1) land use; (2) height 
43.11 	restrictions; (3) the location, size, and use of buildings; and (4) the density of population.
43.12 	(c) The powers granted by this subdivision may be exercised by metropolitan airports 
43.13 	commissions in contiguous cities of the first class in and for which they have been created.
43.14 	(d) In the case of airports owned or operated by the state of Minnesota such powers shall 
43.15 	be exercised by the state airport zoning boards or by the commissioner of transportation as 
43.16 	authorized herein.

43.17 	Sec. 68. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 360.063, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
43.18 		Subd. 3.Joint airport zoning board. (a) Where an airport is owned or controlled by a 
43.19 	municipality and an airport hazard area appertaining to the airport is located within the 
43.20 	territorial limits of another county or municipality, the municipality owning or controlling 
43.21 	the airport may request a county or municipality in which an airport hazard area is located:
43.22 	(1) to adopt and enforce airport zoning regulations for the area in question that conform 
43.23 	to standards prescribed by the commissioner pursuant to subdivision 4 under sections 
43.24 	360.0655 and 360.0656; or
43.25 	(2) to join in creating a joint airport zoning board pursuant to paragraph (b). The owning 
43.26 	or controlling municipality shall determine which of these actions it shall request, except 
43.27 	as provided in paragraph (e) for the Metropolitan Airports Commission. The request shall 
43.28 	be made by certified mail to the governing body of each county and municipality in which 
43.29 	an airport hazard area is located.
43.30 	(b) Where an airport is owned or controlled by a municipality and an airport hazard area 
43.31 	appertaining to the airport is located within the territorial limits of another county or 
43.32 	municipality, the municipality owning or controlling the airport and the county or other 
43.33 	municipality within which the airport hazard area is located may, by ordinance or resolution 
44.1 	duly adopted, create a joint airport zoning board, which board shall have the same power 
44.2 	to adopt, administer, and enforce airport zoning regulations applicable to the airport hazard 
44.3 	area in question as that vested by subdivision 1 in the municipality within which the area 
44.4 	is located. A joint board shall have as members two representatives appointed by the 
44.5 	municipality owning or controlling the airport and two from the county or municipality, or 
44.6 	in case more than one county or municipality is involved two from each county or 
44.7 	municipality, in which the airport hazard is located, and in addition a chair elected by a 
44.8 	majority of the members so appointed. All members shall serve at the pleasure of their 
44.9 	respective appointing authority. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, 
44.10 	if the owning and controlling municipality is a city of the first class it shall appoint four 
44.11 	members to the board, and the chair of the board shall be elected from the membership of 
44.12 	the board.
44.13 	(c) If a county or municipality, within 60 days of receiving a request from an owning 
44.14 	or controlling municipality pursuant to paragraph (a), fails to adopt, or thereafter fails to 
44.15 	enforce, the zoning regulations or fails to join in creating a joint airport zoning board, the 
44.16 	owning or controlling municipality, or a joint airport zoning board created without 
44.17 	participation by the subdivisions which fail to join the board, may itself adopt, administer, 
44.18 	and enforce airport zoning regulations for the airport hazard area in question. In the event 
44.19 	of conflict between the regulations and airport zoning regulations adopted by the county or 
44.20 	municipality within which the airport hazard area is located, section 360.064, subdivision 
44.21 	2, applies.
44.22 	(d) "Owning or controlling municipality," as used in this subdivision, includes:
44.23 	(1) a joint airport operating board created pursuant to section 360.042 that has been 
44.24 	granted all the powers of a municipality in zoning matters under the agreement creating the 
44.25 	board;
44.26 	(2) a joint airport operating board created pursuant to section 360.042 that has not been 
44.27 	granted zoning powers under the agreement creating the board; provided that the board shall 
44.28 	not itself adopt zoning regulations nor shall a joint airport zoning board created at its request 
44.29 	adopt zoning regulations unless all municipalities that created the joint operating board join 
44.30 	to create the joint zoning board; and
44.31 	(3) the Metropolitan Airports Commission established and operated pursuant to chapter 
44.32 	473.
44.33 	(e) The Metropolitan Airports Commission shall request creation of one joint airport 
44.34 	zoning board for each airport operated under its authority.

45.1 	Sec. 69. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 360.064, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
45.2 		Subdivision 1.Comprehensive regulations. In the event that a municipality has adopted, 
45.3 	or hereafter adopts, a comprehensive zoning ordinance regulating, among other things the 
45.4 	height of buildings, any airport zoning regulations applicable to the same area or portion 
45.5 	thereof may must be incorporated by reference or incorporated in and made a part of such 
45.6 	comprehensive zoning regulations and be administered and enforced in connection therewith.

45.7 	Sec. 70. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 360.065, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
45.8 		Subdivision 1.Notice of proposed zoning regulations, hearing. (a) No airport zoning 
45.9 	regulations shall be adopted, amended, or changed under sections 360.011 to 360.076, 
45.10 	except by action of the governing body of the municipality or, county in question, or joint 
45.11 	airport zoning board under section 360.0655 or 360.0656, or the boards provided for in 
45.12 	section 360.063, subdivisions 3 and 7, or by the commissioner as provided in subdivisions 
45.13 	6 and 8, after public hearings, at which parties in interest and citizens shall have an 
45.14 	opportunity to be heard.
45.15 	(b) A public hearing shall must be held on the proposed airport zoning regulations 
45.16 	proposed by a municipality, county, or joint airport zoning board before they are submitted 
45.17 	for approval to the commissioner and after that approval but before final adoption by the 
45.18 	local zoning authority for approval. If any changes that alter the regulations placed on a 
45.19 	parcel of land are made to the proposed airport zoning regulations after the initial public 
45.20 	hearing, the municipality, county, or joint airport zoning board must hold a second public 
45.21 	hearing before final adoption of the regulation. The commissioner may require a second 
45.22 	hearing as determined necessary.
45.23 	(c) Notice of a hearing required pursuant to this subdivision shall must be published by 
45.24 	the local zoning authority municipality, county, or joint airport zoning board at least three 
45.25 	times during the period between 15 days and five days before the hearing in an official 
45.26 	newspaper and in a second newspaper designated by that authority which has a wide general 
45.27 	circulation in the area affected by the proposed regulations and posted on the municipality's, 
45.28 	county's, or joint airport zoning board's Web site. If there is not a second newspaper of wide 
45.29 	general circulation in the area that the municipality, county, or joint airport zoning board 
45.30 	can designate for the notice, the municipality, county, or joint airport zoning board is only 
45.31 	required to publish the notice one in the official newspaper of the jurisdiction. The notice 
45.32 	shall not be published in the legal notice section of a newspaper. The notice must specify 
45.33 	the time, location, and purpose of the hearing, and must identify any additional location and 
46.1 	time the proposed regulations will be available for public inspection. A copy of the published 
46.2 	notice must be added to the record of the proceedings.
46.3 	(d) Notice of a hearing shall also be mailed to the governing body of each political 
46.4 	subdivision in which property affected by the regulations is located. Notice shall must be 
46.5 	given by mail at least 15 ten days before each hearing to any persons in municipalities that 
46.6 	own land proposed to be included in safety zone A or B as provided in the rules of the 
46.7 	Department of Transportation and landowners where the location or size of a building, or 
46.8 	the density of population, will be regulated. Mailed notice must also be provided at least 
46.9 	ten days before each hearing to persons or municipalities that have previously requested 
46.10 	such notice from the authority municipality, county, or joint airport zoning board. The notice 
46.11 	must specify the time, location, and purpose of the hearing, and must identify any additional 
46.12 	location and time the proposed regulations will be made available for public inspection. 
46.13 	Mailed notice must also identify the property affected by the regulations. For the purpose 
46.14 	of giving providing mailed notice, the authority municipality, county, or joint airport zoning 
46.15 	board may use any appropriate records to determine the names and addresses of owners. A 
46.16 	copy of the notice and a list of the owners and addresses to which the notice was sent shall 
46.17 	be attested to by the responsible person and shall must be made a part of added to the records 
46.18 	of the proceedings. The Failure to give provide mailed notice to individual property owners,
46.19 	or defects a defect in the notice, shall does not invalidate the proceedings; provided if a 
46.20 	bona fide attempt to comply with this subdivision has been was made. A notice shall describe 
46.21 	the property affected by the proposed regulations and the restrictions to be imposed on the 
46.22 	property by the regulations and shall state the place and time at which the proposed 
46.23 	regulations are available for public inspection.

46.24 	Sec. 71. [360.0655] AIRPORT ZONING REGULATIONS BASED ON 
46.25 	COMMISSIONER'S STANDARDS; SUBMISSION PROCESS.
46.26 		Subdivision 1.Submission to commissioner; review. (a) Except as provided in section 
46.27 	360.0656, prior to adopting zoning regulations, the municipality, county, or joint airport 
46.28 	zoning board must submit the proposed regulations to the commissioner for the commissioner 
46.29 	to determine whether the regulations conform to the standards prescribed by the 
46.30 	commissioner. The municipality, county, or joint airport zoning board may elect to complete 
46.31 	custom airport zoning under section 360.0656 instead of using the commissioner's standard, 
46.32 	but only after providing written notice to the commissioner.
46.33 	(b) Notwithstanding section 15.99, the commissioner must examine the proposed 
46.34 	regulations within 90 days of receipt of the regulations and report to the municipality, county, 
47.1 	or joint airport zoning board the commissioner's approval or objections, if any. Failure to 
47.2 	respond within 90 days is deemed an approval. The commissioner may request additional 
47.3 	information from the municipality, county, or joint airport zoning board within the 90-day 
47.4 	review period. If the commissioner requests additional information, the 90-day review period 
47.5 	is tolled until the commissioner receives information and deems the information satisfactory.
47.6 	(c) If the commissioner objects on the grounds that the regulations do not conform to 
47.7 	the standards prescribed by the commissioner, the municipality, county, or joint airport 
47.8 	zoning board must make amendments necessary to resolve the objections or provide written 
47.9 	notice to the commissioner that the municipality, county, or joint airport zoning board will 
47.10 	proceed with zoning under section 360.0656.
47.11 	(d) If the municipality, county, or joint airport zoning board makes revisions to the 
47.12 	proposed regulations after its initial public hearing, the municipality, county, or joint airport 
47.13 	zoning board must conduct a second public hearing on the revisions and resubmit the revised 
47.14 	proposed regulations to the commissioner for review. The commissioner must examine the 
47.15 	revised proposed regulations within 90 days of receipt to determine whether the revised 
47.16 	proposed regulations conform to the standards prescribed by the commissioner.
47.17 	(e) If, after a second review period, the commissioner determines that the municipality, 
47.18 	county, or joint airport zoning board failed to submit proposed regulations that conform to 
47.19 	the commissioner's standards, the commissioner must provide a final written decision to 
47.20 	the municipality, county, or joint airport zoning board.
47.21 	(f) The municipality, county, or joint airport zoning board must not adopt regulations 
47.22 	or take other action until the proposed regulations are approved by the commissioner.
47.23 	(g) The commissioner may approve local zoning ordinances that are more stringent than 
47.24 	the commissioner's standards.
47.25 	(h) If the commissioner approves the proposed regulations, the municipality, county, or 
47.26 	joint airport zoning board may adopt the regulations.
47.27 	(i) A copy of the adopted regulations must be filed with the county recorder in each 
47.28 	county that contains a zoned area subject to the regulations.
47.29 	(j) Substantive rights that existed and had been exercised prior to August 1, 2018, are 
47.30 	not affected by the filing of the regulations.
47.31 		Subd. 2.Protection of existing land uses. (a) In order to ensure minimum disruption 
47.32 	of existing land uses, the commissioner's airport zoning standards and local airport zoning 
47.33 	ordinances or regulations adopted under section 360.0655 must distinguish between the 
48.1 	creation or establishment of a use and the elimination of an existing use, and must avoid 
48.2 	the elimination, removal, or reclassification of existing uses to the extent consistent with 
48.3 	reasonable safety standards. The commissioner's standards must include criteria for 
48.4 	determining when an existing land use may constitute an airport hazard so severe that public 
48.5 	safety considerations outweigh the public interest in preventing disruption to that land use.
48.6 	(b) Airport zoning regulations that classify as a nonconforming use or require 
48.7 	nonconforming use classification with respect to any existing low-density structure or 
48.8 	existing isolated low-density building lots must be adopted under sections 360.061 to 
48.9 	360.074.
48.10 	(c) A local airport zoning authority may classify a land use described in paragraph (b) 
48.11 	as an airport hazard if the authority finds that the classification is justified by public safety 
48.12 	considerations and is consistent with the commissioner's airport zoning standards. Any land 
48.13 	use described in paragraph (b) that is classified as an airport hazard must be acquired, altered, 
48.14 	or removed at public expense.
48.15 	(d) This subdivision must not be construed to affect the classification of any land use 
48.16 	under any zoning ordinances or regulations not adopted under sections 360.061 to 360.074.

48.17 	Sec. 72. [360.0656] CUSTOM AIRPORT ZONING STANDARDS.
48.18 		Subdivision 1.Custom airport zoning standards; factors. (a) Notwithstanding section 
48.19 	360.0655, a municipality, county, or joint airport zoning board must provide notice to the 
48.20 	commissioner when the municipality, county, or joint airport zoning board intends to establish 
48.21 	and adopt custom airport zoning regulations under this section.
48.22 	(b) Airport zoning regulations submitted to the commissioner under this subdivision are 
48.23 	not subject to the commissioner's zoning regulations under section 360.0655 or Minnesota 
48.24 	Rules, part 8800.2400.
48.25 	(c) When developing and adopting custom airport zoning regulations under this section, 
48.26 	the municipality, county, or joint airport zoning board must include in the record a detailed 
48.27 	analysis that explains how the proposed custom airport zoning regulations addressed the 
48.28 	following factors to ensure a reasonable level of safety:
48.29 	(1) the location of the airport, the surrounding land uses, and the character of 
48.30 	neighborhoods in the vicinity of the airport, including:
48.31 	(i) the location of vulnerable populations, including schools, hospitals, and nursing 
48.32 	homes, in the airport hazard area;
49.1 	(ii) the location of land uses that attract large assemblies of people in the airport hazard 
49.2 	area;
49.3 	(iii) the availability of contiguous open spaces in the airport hazard area;
49.4 	(iv) the location of wildlife attractants in the airport hazard area;
49.5 	(v) airport ownership or control of the federal Runway Protection Zone and the 
49.6 	department's Clear Zone;
49.7 	(vi) land uses that create or cause interference with the operation of radio or electronic 
49.8 	facilities used by the airport or aircraft;
49.9 	(vii) land uses that make it difficult for pilots to distinguish between airport lights and 
49.10 	other lights, result in glare in the eyes of pilots using the airport, or impair visibility in the 
49.11 	vicinity of the airport;
49.12 	(viii) land uses that otherwise inhibit a pilot's ability to land, take off, or maneuver the 
49.13 	aircraft;
49.14 	(ix) airspace protection to prevent the creation of air navigation hazards in the airport 
49.15 	hazard area; and
49.16 	(x) the social and economic costs of restricting land uses;
49.17 	(2) the airport's type of operations and how the operations affect safety surrounding the 
49.18 	airport;
49.19 	(3) the accident rate at the airport compared to a statistically significant sample, including 
49.20 	an analysis of accident distribution based on the rate with a higher accident incidence;
49.21 	(4) the planned land uses within an airport hazard area, including any applicable platting, 
49.22 	zoning, comprehensive plan, or transportation plan; and
49.23 	(5) any other information relevant to safety or the airport.
49.24 		Subd. 2.Submission to commissioner; review. (a) Except as provided in section 
49.25 	360.0655, prior to adopting zoning regulations, the municipality, county, or joint airport 
49.26 	zoning board must submit its proposed regulations and the supporting record to the 
49.27 	commissioner for review. The commissioner must determine whether the proposed custom 
49.28 	airport zoning regulations and supporting record (1) evaluate the criteria under subdivision 
49.29 	1, and (2) provide a reasonable level of safety.
49.30 	(b) Notwithstanding section 15.99, the commissioner must examine the proposed 
49.31 	regulations within 90 days of receipt of the regulations and report to the municipality, county, 
50.1 	or joint airport zoning board the commissioner's approval or objections, if any. Failure to 
50.2 	respond within 90 days is deemed an approval. The commissioner may request additional 
50.3 	information from the municipality, county, or joint airport zoning board within the 90-day 
50.4 	review period.
50.5 	(c) If the commissioner objects on the grounds that the regulations do not provide a 
50.6 	reasonable level of safety, the municipality, county, or joint airport zoning board must 
50.7 	review, consider, and provide a detailed explanation demonstrating how it evaluated the 
50.8 	objections and what action it took or did not take in response to the objections. If the 
50.9 	municipality, county, or joint airport zoning board submits amended regulations after its 
50.10 	initial public hearing, the municipality, county, or joint airport zoning board must conduct 
50.11 	a second public hearing on the revisions and resubmit the revised proposed regulations to 
50.12 	the commissioner for review. The commissioner must examine the revised proposed 
50.13 	regulations within 90 days of receipt of the regulations. If the commissioner requests 
50.14 	additional information, the 90-day review period is tolled until satisfactory information is 
50.15 	received by the commissioner. Failure to respond within 90 days is deemed an approval.
50.16 	(d) If, after the second review period, the commissioner determines that the municipality, 
50.17 	county, or joint airport zoning board failed to submit proposed regulations that provide a 
50.18 	reasonable safety level, the commissioner must provide a final written decision to the 
50.19 	municipality, county, or joint airport zoning board.
50.20 	(e) A municipality, county, or joint airport zoning board is prohibited from adopting 
50.21 	custom regulations or taking other action until the proposed regulations are approved by 
50.22 	the commissioner.
50.23 	(f) If the commissioner approves the proposed regulations, the municipality, county, or 
50.24 	joint airport zoning board may adopt the regulations.
50.25 	(g) A copy of the adopted regulations must be filed with the county recorder in each 
50.26 	county that contains a zoned area subject to the regulations.
50.27 	(h) Substantive rights that existed and had been exercised prior to August 1, 2018, are 
50.28 	not affected by the filing of the regulations.

50.29 	Sec. 73. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 360.066, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
50.30 		Subdivision 1.Reasonableness. Standards of the commissioner Zoning standards defining 
50.31 	airport hazard areas and the categories of uses permitted and airport zoning regulations 
50.32 	adopted under sections 360.011 to 360.076, shall be reasonable, and none shall impose a 
50.33 	requirement or restriction which is not reasonably necessary to effectuate the purposes of 
51.1 	sections 360.011 to 360.076. In determining what minimum airport zoning regulations may 
51.2 	be adopted, the commissioner and a local airport zoning authority shall consider, among 
51.3 	other things, the character of the flying operations expected to be conducted at the airport, 
51.4 	the location of the airport, the nature of the terrain within the airport hazard area, the existing 
51.5 	land uses and character of the neighborhood around the airport, the uses to which the property 
51.6 	to be zoned are planned and adaptable, and the social and economic costs of restricting land 
51.7 	uses versus the benefits derived from a strict application of the standards of the commissioner.

51.8 	Sec. 74. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 360.067, is amended by adding a subdivision 
51.9 	to read:
51.10 		Subd. 5.Federal no hazard determination. (a) Notwithstanding subdivisions 1 and 2, 
51.11 	a municipality, county, or joint airport zoning board may include in its custom airport zoning 
51.12 	regulations adopted under section 360.0656 an option to permit construction of a structure, 
51.13 	an increase or alteration of the height of a structure, or the growth of an existing tree without 
51.14 	a variance from height restrictions if the Federal Aviation Administration has analyzed the 
51.15 	proposed construction, alteration, or growth under Code of Federal Regulations, title 14, 
51.16 	part 77, and has determined the proposed construction, alteration, or growth does not:
51.17 	(1) pose a hazard to air navigation;
51.18 	(2) require changes to airport or aircraft operations; or
51.19 	(3) require any mitigation conditions by the Federal Aviation Administration that cannot 
51.20 	be satisfied by the landowner.
51.21 	(b) A municipality, county, or joint airport zoning board that permits an exception to 
51.22 	height restrictions under this subdivision must require the applicant to file the Federal 
51.23 	Aviation Administration's no hazard determination with the applicable zoning administrator. 
51.24 	The applicant must obtain written approval of the zoning administrator before construction, 
51.25 	alteration, or growth may occur. Failure of the administrator to respond within 60 days to 
51.26 	a filing under this subdivision is deemed a denial. The Federal Aviation Administration's 
51.27 	no hazard determination does not apply to requests for variation from land use, density, or 
51.28 	any other requirement unrelated to the height of structures or the growth of trees.

51.29 	Sec. 75. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 360.071, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
51.30 		Subd. 2.Membership. (a) Where a zoning board of appeals or adjustment already exists, 
51.31 	it may be appointed as the board of adjustment. Otherwise, the board of adjustment shall 
51.32 	consist of five members, each to be appointed for a term of three years by the authority 
52.1 	adopting the regulations and to be removable by the appointing authority for cause, upon 
52.2 	written charges and after public hearing. The length of initial appointments may be staggered.
52.3 	(b) In the case of a Metropolitan Airports Commission, five members shall be appointed 
52.4 	by the commission chair from the area in and for which the commission was created, any 
52.5 	of whom may be members of the commission. In the case of an airport owned or operated 
52.6 	by the state of Minnesota, the board of commissioners of the county, or counties, in which 
52.7 	the airport hazard area is located shall constitute the airport board of adjustment and shall 
52.8 	exercise the powers and duties of such board as provided herein.

52.9 	Sec. 76. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 360.305, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
52.10 		Subd. 6.Zoning required. The commissioner shall must not expend money for planning 
52.11 	or land acquisition, or for the construction, improvement, or maintenance of airports, or for 
52.12 	air navigation facilities for an airport, unless the governmental unit municipality, county, 
52.13 	or joint airport zoning board involved has or is establishing a zoning authority for that 
52.14 	airport, and the authority has made a good-faith showing that it is in the process of and will 
52.15 	complete with due diligence, an airport zoning ordinance in accordance with sections 360.061
52.16 	to 360.074. The commissioner may provide funds to support airport safety projects that 
52.17 	maintain existing infrastructure, regardless of a zoning authority's efforts to complete a 
52.18 	zoning regulation. The commissioner shall must make maximum use of zoning and easements 
52.19 	to eliminate runway and other potential airport hazards rather than land acquisition in fee.

52.20 	Sec. 77. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 394.22, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
52.21 	read:
52.22 		Subd. 1a.Airport safety zone. "Airport safety zone" means an area subject to land use 
52.23 	zoning controls adopted under sections 360.061 to 360.074 if the zoning controls regulate 
52.24 	(1) the size or location of buildings, or (2) the density of population.

52.25 	Sec. 78. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 394.23, is amended to read:
52.26 	394.23 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
52.27 	The board has the power and authority to prepare and adopt by ordinance, a 
52.28 	comprehensive plan. A comprehensive plan or plans when adopted by ordinance must be 
52.29 	the basis for official controls adopted under the provisions of sections 394.21 to 394.37. 
52.30 	The commissioner of natural resources must provide the natural heritage data from the 
52.31 	county biological survey, if available, to each county for use in the comprehensive plan. 
52.32 	When adopting or updating the comprehensive plan, the board must, if the data is available 
53.1 	to the county, consider natural heritage data resulting from the county biological survey. In 
53.2 	a county that is not a greater than 80 percent area, as defined in section 103G.005, subdivision 
53.3 	10b, the board must consider adopting goals and objectives that will protect open space and 
53.4 	the environment. The board must consider the location and dimensions of airport safety 
53.5 	zones in any portion of the county, and of any airport improvements, identified in the airport's 
53.6 	most recent approved airport layout plan.

53.7 	Sec. 79. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 394.231, is amended to read:
53.8 	394.231 COMPREHENSIVE PLANS IN GREATER MINNESOTA; OPEN SPACE.
53.9 	A county adopting or updating a comprehensive plan in a county outside the metropolitan 
53.10 	area as defined by section 473.121, subdivision 2, and that is not a greater than 80 percent 
53.11 	area, as defined in section 103G.005, subdivision 10b, shall consider adopting goals and 
53.12 	objectives for the preservation of agricultural, forest, wildlife, and open space land, and 
53.13 	minimizing development in sensitive shoreland areas. Within three years of updating the 
53.14 	comprehensive plan, the county shall consider adopting ordinances as part of the county's 
53.15 	official controls that encourage the implementation of the goals and objectives. The county 
53.16 	shall consider the following goals and objectives:
53.17 	(1) minimizing the fragmentation and development of agricultural, forest, wildlife, and 
53.18 	open space lands, including consideration of appropriate minimum lot sizes;
53.19 	(2) minimizing further development in sensitive shoreland areas;
53.20 	(3) minimizing development near wildlife management areas, scientific and natural 
53.21 	areas, and nature centers;
53.22 	(4) encouraging land uses in airport safety zones that are compatible with the safe 
53.23 	operation of the airport and the safety of people in the vicinity of the airport;
53.24 	(4) (5) identification of areas of preference for higher density, including consideration 
53.25 	of existing and necessary water and wastewater services, infrastructure, other services, and 
53.26 	to the extent feasible, encouraging full development of areas previously zoned for 
53.27 	nonagricultural uses;
53.28 	(5) (6) encouraging development close to places of employment, shopping centers, 
53.29 	schools, mass transit, and other public and private service centers;
53.30 	(6) (7) identification of areas where other developments are appropriate; and
53.31 	(7) (8) other goals and objectives a county may identify.

54.1 	Sec. 80. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 394.25, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
54.2 		Subd. 3.In district zoning, maps. Within each such district zoning ordinances or maps 
54.3 	may also be adopted designating or limiting the location, height, width, bulk, type of 
54.4 	foundation, number of stories, size of, and the specific uses for which dwellings, buildings, 
54.5 	and structures may be erected or altered; the minimum and maximum size of yards, courts, 
54.6 	or other open spaces; setback from existing roads and highways and roads and highways 
54.7 	designated on an official map; protective measures necessary to protect the public interest 
54.8 	including but not limited to controls relating to appearance, signs, lighting, hours of operation 
54.9 	and other aesthetic performance characteristics including but not limited to noise, heat, 
54.10 	glare, vibrations and smoke; the area required to provide for off street loading and parking 
54.11 	facilities; heights of trees and structures near airports; and to avoid too great concentration 
54.12 	or scattering of the population. All such provisions shall be uniform for each class of land 
54.13 	or building throughout each district, but the provisions in one district may differ from those 
54.14 	in other districts. No provision may prohibit earth sheltered construction as defined in section 
54.15 	216C.06, subdivision 14, or manufactured homes built in conformance with sections 327.31
54.16 	to 327.35 that comply with all other zoning ordinances promulgated pursuant to this section.
54.17 	Airport safety zones must be included on maps that illustrate boundaries of zoning districts 
54.18 	and that are adopted as official controls.

54.19 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2018, and applies to maps 
54.20 	created or updated under this section on or after that date.

54.21 	Sec. 81. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 462.352, is amended by adding a subdivision 
54.22 	to read:
54.23 		Subd. 1a.Airport safety zone. "Airport safety zone" has the meaning given in section 
54.24 	394.22, subdivision 1a.

54.25 	Sec. 82. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 462.355, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
54.26 		Subdivision 1.Preparation and review. The planning agency shall prepare the 
54.27 	comprehensive municipal plan. In discharging this duty the planning agency shall consult 
54.28 	with and coordinate the planning activities of other departments and agencies of the 
54.29 	municipality to insure conformity with and to assist in the development of the comprehensive 
54.30 	municipal plan. In its planning activities the planning agency shall take due cognizance of 
54.31 	the planning activities of adjacent units of government and other affected public agencies. 
54.32 	The planning agency shall periodically review the plan and recommend amendments 
54.33 	whenever necessary. When preparing or recommending amendments to the comprehensive 
55.1 	plan, the planning agency of a municipality located within a county that is not a greater than 
55.2 	80 percent area, as defined in section 103G.005, subdivision 10b, must consider adopting 
55.3 	goals and objectives that will protect open space and the environment. When preparing or 
55.4 	recommending amendments to the comprehensive plan, the planning agency must consider 
55.5 	(1) the location and dimensions of airport safety zones in any portion of the municipality, 
55.6 	and (2) any airport improvements identified in the airport's most recent approved airport 
55.7 	layout plan.

55.8 	Sec. 83. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 462.357, is amended by adding a subdivision 
55.9 	to read:
55.10 		Subd. 1i.Airport safety zones on zoning maps. Airport safety zones must be included 
55.11 	on maps that illustrate boundaries of zoning districts and that are adopted as official controls.

55.12 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2018, and applies to maps 
55.13 	created or updated under this section on or after that date.

55.14 	Sec. 84. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 462.357, subdivision 9, is amended to read:
55.15 		Subd. 9.Development goals and objectives. In adopting official controls after July 1, 
55.16 	2008, in a municipality outside the metropolitan area, as defined by section 473.121, 
55.17 	subdivision 2, the municipality shall consider restricting new residential, commercial, and 
55.18 	industrial development so that the new development takes place in areas subject to the 
55.19 	following goals and objectives:
55.20 	(1) minimizing the fragmentation and development of agricultural, forest, wildlife, and 
55.21 	open space lands, including consideration of appropriate minimum lot sizes;
55.22 	(2) minimizing further development in sensitive shoreland areas;
55.23 	(3) minimizing development near wildlife management areas, scientific and natural 
55.24 	areas, and nature centers;
55.25 	(4) encouraging land uses in airport safety zones that are compatible with the safe 
55.26 	operation of the airport and the safety of people in the vicinity of the airport;
55.27 	(4) (5) identification of areas of preference for higher density, including consideration 
55.28 	of existing and necessary water and wastewater services, infrastructure, other services, and 
55.29 	to the extent feasible, encouraging full development of areas previously zoned for 
55.30 	nonagricultural uses;
56.1 	(5) (6) encouraging development close to places of employment, shopping centers, 
56.2 	schools, mass transit, and other public and private service centers;
56.3 	(6) (7) identification of areas where other developments are appropriate; and
56.4 	(7) (8) other goals and objectives a municipality may identify.

56.5 	Sec. 85. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 473.13, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
56.6 		Subdivision 1.Budget. (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), on or before December 
56.7 	20 of each year, the council shall adopt a final budget covering its anticipated receipts and 
56.8 	disbursements for the ensuing year and shall decide upon the total amount necessary to be 
56.9 	raised from ad valorem tax levies to meet its budget. The budget shall must state in detail 
56.10 	the expenditures for each program to be undertaken, including the expenses for salaries, 
56.11 	consultant services, overhead, travel, printing, and other items. The budget shall must state 
56.12 	in detail the council's nontransportation capital expenditures of the council for the budget 
56.13 	year, based on a five-year capital program adopted by the council and transmitted to the 
56.14 	legislature. After adoption of the budget and no later than five working days after December 
56.15 	20, the council shall certify to the auditor of each metropolitan county the share of the tax 
56.16 	to be levied within that county, which must be an amount bearing the same proportion to 
56.17 	the total levy agreed on by the council as the net tax capacity of the county bears to the net 
56.18 	tax capacity of the metropolitan area. The maximum amount of any levy made for the 
56.19 	purpose of this chapter may not exceed the limits set by the statute authorizing the levy.
56.20 	(b) For the transportation components of the council's budgeting, each fiscal year starts 
56.21 	July 1 and ends the following June 30. On or before June 15 of each year, the council must 
56.22 	adopt a final budget for the transportation components that identifies its anticipated receipts 
56.23 	and disbursements for the next fiscal year. The budget must state in detail the expenditures 
56.24 	to be undertaken for each program, including the expenses for salaries, consultant services, 
56.25 	overhead, travel, and other items. The budget must state in detail the council's transportation 
56.26 	capital expenditures for the budget year, based on a five-year capital program adopted by 
56.27 	the council and transmitted to the legislature.
56.28 	(b) (c) As part of the budget under paragraph (b) in each even-numbered year, the council 
56.29 	shall must prepare for its transit programs a financial plan for the succeeding three calendar
56.30 	fiscal years, in half-year segments. The financial plan must contain schedules of user charges 
56.31 	and any changes in user charges planned or anticipated by the council during the period of 
56.32 	the plan. The financial plan must contain a proposed request for state financial assistance 
56.33 	for the succeeding biennium.
57.1 	(c) (d) In addition, the each budget under paragraphs (a) and (b) must show for each 
57.2 	year:
57.3 	(1) the estimated operating revenues from all sources including funds on hand at the 
57.4 	beginning of the year, and estimated expenditures for costs of operation, administration, 
57.5 	maintenance, and debt service;
57.6 	(2) capital improvement funds estimated to be on hand at the beginning of the year and 
57.7 	estimated to be received during the year from all sources and estimated cost of capital 
57.8 	improvements to be paid out or expended during the year, all in such detail and form as the 
57.9 	council may prescribe; and
57.10 	(3) the estimated source and use of pass-through funds.

57.11 	EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION. This section is effective beginning with the 
57.12 	transportation budget period under paragraph (b) that starts July 1, 2019, and applies in the 
57.13 	counties of Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, and Washington.

57.14 	Sec. 86. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 473.13, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
57.15 	read:
57.16 		Subd. 1d.Budget changes or variances; reports. At least quarterly by January 1, April 
57.17 	1, July 1, and October 1, the council must submit a summary to the chairs and ranking 
57.18 	minority members of the house of representatives and senate committees with jurisdiction 
57.19 	over transportation policy and finance and to the Legislative Commission on Metropolitan 
57.20 	Government on any changes to or variances from the budget adopted under subdivision 1.

57.21 	EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION. This section is effective June 1, 2018, and 
57.22 	applies in the counties of Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, and Washington.

57.23 	Sec. 87. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 473.13, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
57.24 		Subd. 4.Accounts; accounting system; controls; audits. (a) The council shall keep 
57.25 	an accurate account of its receipts and disbursements. For the transportation and transit 
57.26 	components of the council's financial activity, the council must use the state accounting 
57.27 	system maintained by the commissioner of management and budget under sections 16A.14 
57.28 	and 16A.15.
57.29 	(b) Disbursements of council money must be made by check or by electronic funds 
57.30 	transfer, signed or authorized by the chair or vice-chair of the council, and countersigned 
57.31 	or authorized by its regional administrator or designee after whatever auditing and approval 
57.32 	of the expenditure may be required by the council.
58.1 	(c) The state auditor shall audit the books and accounts of the council once each year, 
58.2 	or as often as funds and personnel of the state auditor permit. The council shall pay to the 
58.3 	state the total cost and expenses of the examination, including the salaries paid to the auditors 
58.4 	while actually engaged in making the examination. The general fund must be credited with 
58.5 	all collections made for any examination.

58.6 	EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION. This section is effective July 1, 2019, for the 
58.7 	transportation budget period that starts on that date and applies in the counties of Anoka, 
58.8 	Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, and Washington.

58.9 	Sec. 88. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 473.13, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
58.10 	read:
58.11 		Subd. 6.Overview of revenues and expenditures; forecast. (a) In cooperation with 
58.12 	the commissioner of management and budget and as required by section 16A.103, the 
58.13 	council must prepare in February and November of each year a financial overview and 
58.14 	forecast of revenues and expenditures for the transportation components of the council's 
58.15 	budget.
58.16 	(b) At a minimum, the financial overview and forecast must identify:
58.17 	(1) actual revenues, expenditures, transfers, reserves, and balances for each of the previous 
58.18 	four budget years;
58.19 	(2) budgeted and forecasted revenues, expenditures, transfers, reserves, and balances 
58.20 	for each year within the state forecast period; and
58.21 	(3) a comparison of the information under clause (2) to the prior forecast, including any 
58.22 	changes made.
58.23 	(c) The information under paragraph (b), clauses (1) and (2), must include:
58.24 	(1) a breakdown for each transportation operating budget category established by the 
58.25 	council, including but not limited to bus, light rail transit, commuter rail, planning, special 
58.26 	transportation service under section 473.386, and assistance to replacement service providers 
58.27 	under section 473.388;
58.28 	(2) data for both transportation operating and capital expenditures; and
58.29 	(3) fund balances for each replacement service provider under section 473.388.
58.30 	(d) The financial overview and forecast must summarize reserve policies, identify the 
58.31 	methodology for cost allocation, and review revenue assumptions and variables affecting 
58.32 	the assumptions.
59.1 	(e) The council must review the financial overview and forecast information with the 
59.2 	chairs and legislative staff of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over finance, ways 
59.3 	and means, and transportation finance no later than two weeks following the release of the 
59.4 	forecast.

59.5 	EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION. This section is effective June 1, 2018, and 
59.6 	applies in the counties of Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, and Washington.

59.7 	Sec. 89. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 473.13, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
59.8 	read:
59.9 		Subd. 7.Budget assumptions. (a) As part of the budget submission to the legislature 
59.10 	under section 16A.11, the council must explicitly identify the assumptions used (1) to prepare 
59.11 	the budget submission, and (2) for any underlying documentation or plans regarding 
59.12 	transportation and transit.
59.13 	(b) As part of the budget submission to the legislature under section 16A.11, the council 
59.14 	must include copies of any report, application, or related document submitted to the Federal 
59.15 	Transit Administration since the previous budget submission was provided to the legislature. 
59.16 	In the budget submission, the council must explicitly identify the assumptions used to 
59.17 	prepare each of the reports, applications, or related documents.
59.18 	(c) In the budget submission to the legislature under section 16A.11, the council must 
59.19 	include a section that provides a detailed explanation of the impact each assumption identified 
59.20 	in paragraphs (a) and (b) has on the council's financial forecast.

59.21 	Sec. 90. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 473.146, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
59.22 		Subdivision 1.Requirement. The council shall must adopt a long-range comprehensive 
59.23 	policy plan plans for transportation and wastewater treatment. The plans Each policy plan
59.24 	must substantially conform to all policy statements, purposes, goals, standards, and maps 
59.25 	in the development guide developed and adopted by the council under section 473.145 and
59.26 	this chapter. Each policy plan must include, to the extent appropriate to the functions, 
59.27 	services, and systems covered, the following:
59.28 	(1) forecasts of changes in the general levels and distribution of population, households, 
59.29 	employment, land uses, and other relevant matters, for the metropolitan area and appropriate 
59.30 	subareas;
59.31 	(2) a statement of issues, problems, needs, and opportunities with respect to the functions, 
59.32 	services, and systems covered;
60.1 	(3) a statement of the council's goals, objectives, and priorities with respect to the 
60.2 	functions, services, and systems covered, addressing areas and populations to be served, 
60.3 	the levels, distribution, and staging of services; a general description of the facility systems 
60.4 	required to support the services; the estimated cost of improvements required to achieve 
60.5 	the council's goals for the regional systems, including an analysis of what portion of the 
60.6 	funding for each improvement is proposed to come from the state, Metropolitan Council 
60.7 	levies, and cities, counties, and towns in the metropolitan area, respectively, and other 
60.8 	similar matters;
60.9 	(4) a statement of policies to effectuate the council's goals, objectives, and priorities;
60.10 	(5) a statement of the fiscal implications of the council's plan, including a statement of: 
60.11 	(i) the resources available under existing fiscal policy; (ii) the adequacy of resources under 
60.12 	existing fiscal policy and any shortfalls and unattended needs; (iii) additional resources, if 
60.13 	any, that are or may be required to effectuate the council's goals, objectives, and priorities; 
60.14 	and (iv) any changes in existing fiscal policy, on regional revenues and intergovernmental 
60.15 	aids respectively, that are expected or that the council has recommended or may recommend;
60.16 	(6) a statement of the relationship of the policy plan to other policy plans and chapters
60.17 	relevant portions of the Metropolitan development guide;
60.18 	(7) a statement of the relationships to local comprehensive plans prepared under sections 
60.19 	473.851 to 473.871; and
60.20 	(8) additional general information as may be necessary to develop the policy plan or as 
60.21 	may be required by the laws relating to the metropolitan agency and function covered by 
60.22 	the policy plan.

60.23 	EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION. This section is effective June 1, 2018, and 
60.24 	applies in the counties of Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, and Washington.

60.25 	Sec. 91. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 473.146, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
60.26 		Subd. 3.Development guide: Transportation policy plan. (a) The transportation 
60.27 	chapter policy plan must include policies relating to all transportation forms and be designed 
60.28 	to promote the legislative determinations, policies, and goals set forth in section 473.371.
60.29 	(b) In addition to the requirements regarding the contents of the policy plan under 
60.30 	subdivision 1, the plan must include:
60.31 	(1) a fully constrained scenario that assumes no revenue increase from current law and 
60.32 	no inflationary increases;
61.1 	(2) a partially constrained scenario that assumes no revenue increase from current law 
61.2 	but includes reasonable inflationary increases; and
61.3 	(3) an envisioned revenue scenario that identifies a revenue increase in an amount that 
61.4 	accommodates transportation system maintenance, improvements, and expansion, including 
61.5 	for state and local roads, regular route bus service, busways, and guideways.
61.6 	(c) The estimates under each scenario in paragraph (b) must identify anticipated long-term 
61.7 	transit system impacts, including unfunded costs for each transit mode and any reductions 
61.8 	in regular route bus service hours.
61.9 	(d) In addition to the requirements of subdivision 1 regarding the contents of the policy 
61.10 	plan, the nontransit element portion of the transportation chapter plan must include the 
61.11 	following:
61.12 	(1) a statement of the needs and problems of the metropolitan area with respect to the 
61.13 	functions covered, including the present and prospective demand for and constraints on 
61.14 	access to regional business concentrations and other major activity centers and the constraints 
61.15 	on and acceptable levels of development and vehicular trip generation at such centers;
61.16 	(2) the objectives of and the policies to be forwarded by the policy plan;
61.17 	(3) a general description of the physical facilities and services to be developed;
61.18 	(4) a statement as to the general location of physical facilities and service areas;
61.19 	(5) a general statement of timing and priorities in the development of those physical 
61.20 	facilities and service areas;
61.21 	(6) a detailed statement, updated every two years, of timing and priorities for 
61.22 	improvements and expenditures needed on the metropolitan highway system;
61.23 	(7) a general statement on the level of public expenditure appropriate to the facilities; 
61.24 	and
61.25 	(8) a long-range assessment of air transportation trends and factors that may affect airport 
61.26 	development in the metropolitan area and policies and strategies that will ensure a 
61.27 	comprehensive, coordinated, and timely investigation and evaluation of alternatives for 
61.28 	airport development.
61.29 	(e) The council shall develop the nontransit element portion in consultation with the 
61.30 	transportation advisory board and the Metropolitan Airports Commission and cities having 
61.31 	an airport located within or adjacent to its corporate boundaries. The council shall also take 
62.1 	into consideration the airport development and operations plans and activities of the 
62.2 	commission. The council shall transmit the results to the state Department of Transportation.

62.3 	EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION. This section is effective June 1, 2018, applies 
62.4 	for the next regular update to the transportation policy plan, and applies in the counties of 
62.5 	Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, and Washington.

62.6 	Sec. 92. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 473.3994, is amended by adding a subdivision 
62.7 	to read:
62.8 		Subd. 15.Rail colocation prohibition. The responsible authority is prohibited from 
62.9 	constructing a light rail transit line or extension in a shared use rail corridor for freight rail 
62.10 	and light rail transit.

62.11 	EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION. This section is effective June 1, 2018. The 
62.12 	portion of this section applicable to the Metropolitan Council applies in the counties of 
62.13 	Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, and Washington.

62.14 	Sec. 93. Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 473.4051, subdivision 2, is amended 
62.15 	to read:
62.16 		Subd. 2.Operating costs. (a) After operating revenue and federal money have been 
62.17 	used to pay for light rail transit operations, 50 percent of the remaining operating costs must 
62.18 	be paid by the state.
62.19 	(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), all operating and ongoing capital maintenance costs 
62.20 	must be paid from nonstate sources for a segment of a light rail transit line or line extension 
62.21 	project that formally entered the engineering phase of the Federal Transit Administration's 
62.22 	"New Starts" capital investment grant program between August 1, 2016, and December 31, 
62.23 	2016.
62.24 	(c) For purposes of this subdivision, operating costs consist of the costs associated with 
62.25 	light rail system daily operations and the maintenance costs associated with keeping light 
62.26 	rail services and facilities operating. Operating costs do not include costs incurred to enhance 
62.27 	or expand the existing system, construct new buildings or facilities, purchase new vehicles, 
62.28 	or make technology improvements.

63.1 	Sec. 94. Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 473.4485, subdivision 2, is amended 
63.2 	to read:
63.3 		Subd. 2.Legislative report. (a) By October 15 in every even-numbered year, the council 
63.4 	must prepare, in collaboration with the commissioner, a report on comprehensive transit 
63.5 	finance in the metropolitan area. The council must submit the report electronically to the 
63.6 	chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over 
63.7 	transportation policy and finance.
63.8 	(b) The report must be structured to provide financial information in six-month increments 
63.9 	corresponding to state and local fiscal years, and must use consistent assumptions and 
63.10 	methodologies. The report must explicitly identify and explain the assumptions and 
63.11 	methodologies used to prepare the report. The report must comprehensively identify all 
63.12 	funding sources and expenditures related to transit in the metropolitan area, including but 
63.13 	not limited to:
63.14 	(1) sources and uses of funds from regional railroad authorities, joint powers agreements, 
63.15 	counties, and cities;
63.16 	(2) expenditures for transit planning, feasibility studies, alternatives analysis, and other 
63.17 	transit project development; and
63.18 	(3) expenditures for guideways, busways, regular route bus service, demand-response 
63.19 	service, and special transportation service under section 473.386.
63.20 	(c) The report must include a section that summarizes the status of (1) guideways in 
63.21 	revenue operation, and (2) guideway projects (i) currently in study, planning, development, 
63.22 	or construction; (ii) identified in the transportation policy plan under section 473.146; or 
63.23 	(iii) identified in the comprehensive statewide freight and passenger rail plan under section 
63.24 	174.03, subdivision 1b.
63.25 	(d) At a minimum, the guideways status section of the report must provide for each 
63.26 	guideway project wholly or partially in the metropolitan area:
63.27 	(1) a brief description of the project, including projected ridership;
63.28 	(2) a summary of the overall status and current phase of the project;
63.29 	(3) a timeline that includes (i) project phases or milestones, including any federal 
63.30 	approvals; (ii) expected and known dates of commencement of each phase or milestone; 
63.31 	and (iii) expected and known dates of completion of each phase or milestone;
64.1 	(4) a brief progress update on specific project phases or milestones completed since the 
64.2 	last previous submission of a report under this subdivision; and
64.3 	(5) a summary financial plan that identifies, as reflected by the data and level of detail 
64.4 	available in the latest phase of project development and to the extent available:
64.5 	(i) capital expenditures, including expenditures to date and total projected expenditures, 
64.6 	with a breakdown by committed and proposed sources of funds for the project;
64.7 	(ii) estimated annual operations and maintenance expenditures reflecting the level of 
64.8 	detail available in the current phase of the project development, with a breakdown by 
64.9 	committed and proposed sources of funds for the project; and
64.10 	(iii) if feasible, project expenditures by budget activity.
64.11 	(e) The report must include a section that summarizes the status of (1) busways in revenue 
64.12 	operation, and (2) busway projects currently in study, planning, development, or construction.
64.13 	(f) The report must include a section that identifies the total ridership, farebox recovery 
64.14 	ratio, and per-passenger operating subsidy for (1) each route and line in revenue operation 
64.15 	by a transit provider, including guideways, busways, and regular route bus service; and (2) 
64.16 	demand-response service and special transportation service. The section must provide data, 
64.17 	as available on a per-passenger mile basis and must provide information for at least the 
64.18 	previous three years. The section must identify performance standards for farebox recovery 
64.19 	and identify each route and line that does not meet the standards.
64.20 	(g) The report must also include a systemwide capacity analysis for transit operations 
64.21 	and investment in expansion and maintenance that:
64.22 	(1) provides a funding projection, annually over the ensuing ten years, and with a 
64.23 	breakdown by committed and proposed sources of funds, of:
64.24 	(i) total capital expenditures for guideways and for busways;
64.25 	(ii) total operations and maintenance expenditures for guideways and for busways;
64.26 	(iii) total funding available for guideways and for busways, including from projected or 
64.27 	estimated farebox recovery; and
64.28 	(iv) total funding available for transit service in the metropolitan area; and
64.29 	(2) evaluates the availability of funds and distribution of sources of funds for guideway 
64.30 	and for busway investments.
65.1 	(h) The capacity analysis under paragraph (g) must include all guideway and busway 
65.2 	lines for which public funds are reasonably expected to be expended in planning, 
65.3 	development, construction, revenue operation, or capital maintenance during the ensuing 
65.4 	ten years.
65.5 	(i) Local units of government must provide assistance and information in a timely manner 
65.6 	as requested by the commissioner or council for completion of the report.

65.7 	Sec. 95. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 574.26, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:
65.8 		Subd. 1a.Exemptions: certain manufacturers; commissioner of transportation; 
65.9 	road maintenance. (a) Sections 574.26 to 574.32 do not apply to a manufacturer of public 
65.10 	transit buses that manufactures at least 100 public transit buses in a calendar year. For 
65.11 	purposes of this section, "public transit bus" means a motor vehicle designed to transport 
65.12 	people, with a design capacity for carrying more than 40 passengers, including the driver. 
65.13 	The term "public transit bus" does not include a school bus, as defined in section 169.011, 
65.14 	subdivision 71.
65.15 	(b) At the discretion of the commissioner of transportation, sections 574.26 to 574.32
65.16 	do not apply to any projects of the Department of Transportation (1) costing less than the 
65.17 	amount in section 471.345, subdivision 3, or (2) involving the permanent or semipermanent 
65.18 	installation of heavy machinery, fixtures, or other capital equipment to be used primarily 
65.19 	for maintenance or repair, or (3) awarded under section 161.32, subdivision 2.
65.20 	(c) Sections 574.26 to 574.32 do not apply to contracts for snow removal, ice removal, 
65.21 	grading, or other similar routine road maintenance on town roads.

65.22 	Sec. 96. Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 3, article 1, section 4, subdivision 2, is 
65.23 	amended to read:

65.24	Subd. 2.Administration and Related Services

65.25	(a) Office of Communications
		553,000
		573,000

65.26	Appropriations by Fund
	
65.27		2018
	2019
	
65.28	General
	127,000
	130,000
	
65.29	Trunk Highway
	426,000
	443,000

65.30	(b) Public Safety Support
		6,372,000
		6,569,000

65.31	Appropriations by Fund
	
65.32		2018
	2019
	
66.1	General
	1,225,000
	1,235,000
	
66.2	H.U.T.D.
	1,366,000
	1,366,000
	
66.3	Trunk Highway
	3,781,000
	3,968,000
	
66.4 	The commissioner must not spend any money 
66.5 	from the highway user tax distribution fund 
66.6 	for employees working at the public 
66.7 	information center or comparable customer 
66.8 	service positions elsewhere in the department.

66.9	(c) Public Safety Officer Survivor Benefits
		640,000
		640,000
	
66.10 	This appropriation is from the general fund 
66.11 	for payment of public safety officer survivor 
66.12 	benefits under Minnesota Statutes, section 
66.13 	299A.44.
66.14 	If the appropriation for either year is 
66.15 	insufficient, the appropriation for the other 
66.16 	year is available for it.

66.17	(d) Public Safety Officer Reimbursements
		1,367,000
		1,367,000
	
66.18 	This appropriation is from the general fund to 
66.19 	be deposited in the public safety officer's 
66.20 	benefit account. This money is available for 
66.21 	reimbursements under Minnesota Statutes, 
66.22 	section 299A.465.

66.23	(e) Soft Body Armor Reimbursements
		700,000
		700,000

66.24	Appropriations by Fund
	
66.25		2018
	2019
	
66.26	General
	600,000
	600,000
	
66.27	Trunk Highway
	100,000
	100,000
	
66.28 	This appropriation is for soft body armor 
66.29 	reimbursements under Minnesota Statutes, 
66.30 	section 299A.38.

66.31	(f) Technology and Support Service
		3,777,000
		3,814,000

66.32	Appropriations by Fund
	
66.33		2018
	2019
	
66.34	General
	1,353,000
	1,365,000
	
67.1	H.U.T.D.
	19,000
	19,000
	
67.2	Trunk Highway
	2,405,000
	2,430,000

67.3 	Sec. 97. EDITING MNLARS TRANSACTIONS.
 67.4 	(a) The commissioner of public safety must ensure deputy registrars are able to edit, at 
67.5 	a minimum, the following information as part of a Minnesota Licensing and Registration 
67.6 	System (MNLARS) transaction:
67.7 	(1) personal information of the applicant;
67.8 	(2) vehicle classification and information about a vehicle or trailer;
67.9 	(3) sale price of a vehicle or trailer;
67.10 	(4) the amount of taxes and fees; and
67.11 	(5) the base value of a vehicle or trailer.
67.12 	The ability to edit the transactions in this paragraph must be available until the end of the 
67.13 	business day following the day the transaction was initially completed.
67.14 	(b) For each transaction edited, MNLARS must record which individual edited the 
67.15 	record, the date and time the record was edited, what information was edited, and include 
67.16 	a notation that the transaction was edited.

67.17 	Sec. 98. ENGINE BRAKES; REGULATION BY MINNEAPOLIS.
 67.18 	Notwithstanding any other law or charter provision, the governing body of the city of 
67.19 	Minneapolis may by ordinance restrict or prohibit the use of an engine brake on motor 
67.20 	vehicles along Legislative Route No. 392, also known as marked Interstate Highway 94, in 
67.21 	the westbound lane beginning at LaSalle Avenue and extending west to the Lowry Tunnel. 
67.22 	Upon notification by the city of Minneapolis to the commissioner of transportation of the 
67.23 	city's adoption of the ordinance, the commissioner of transportation shall erect the appropriate 
67.24 	signs, with the cost of the signs to be paid by the city. For purposes of this section, "engine 
67.25 	brake" means any device that uses the engine and transmission to impede the forward motion 
67.26 	of the motor vehicle by compression of the engine.

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

68.1 	Sec. 99. LEGISLATIVE ROUTE NO. 180 TURNBACK; SPEED LIMIT.
 68.2 	If the commissioner of transportation turns back any portion of Legislative Route No. 
68.3 	180 to Grant County, the speed limit on that portion of the road after it is turned back must 
68.4 	remain 60 miles per hour.

68.5 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective June 1, 2018.

68.6 	Sec. 100. LEGISLATIVE ROUTE NO. 222 REMOVED.
 68.7 	(a) Minnesota Statutes, section 161.115, subdivision 153, is repealed effective the day 
68.8 	after the commissioner of transportation receives a copy of the agreement between the 
68.9 	commissioner and the governing body of Red Lake County to transfer jurisdiction of 
68.10 	Legislative Route No. 222 and after the commissioner notifies the revisor of statutes under 
68.11 	paragraph (b).
68.12 	(b) The revisor of statutes shall delete the route identified in paragraph (a) from Minnesota 
68.13 	Statutes when the commissioner of transportation sends notice to the revisor electronically 
68.14 	or in writing that the conditions required to transfer the route have been satisfied.

68.15 	Sec. 101. LEGISLATIVE ROUTE NO. 253 REMOVED.
 68.16 	(a) Minnesota Statutes, section 161.115, subdivision 184, is repealed effective the day 
68.17 	after the commissioner of transportation receives a copy of the agreement between the 
68.18 	commissioner and the governing body of Faribault County to transfer jurisdiction of 
68.19 	Legislative Route No. 253 and after the commissioner notifies the revisor of statutes under 
68.20 	paragraph (b).
68.21 	(b) The revisor of statutes shall delete the route identified in paragraph (a) from Minnesota 
68.22 	Statutes when the commissioner of transportation sends notice to the revisor electronically 
68.23 	or in writing that the conditions required to transfer the route have been satisfied.

68.24 	Sec. 102. LEGISLATIVE ROUTE NO. 254 REMOVED.
 68.25 	(a) Minnesota Statutes, section 161.115, subdivision 185, is repealed effective the day 
68.26 	after the commissioner of transportation receives a copy of the agreement between the 
68.27 	commissioner and the governing body of Faribault County to transfer jurisdiction of 
68.28 	Legislative Route No. 254 and after the commissioner notifies the revisor of statutes under 
68.29 	paragraph (b).
69.1 	(b) The revisor of statutes shall delete the route identified in paragraph (a) from Minnesota 
69.2 	Statutes when the commissioner of transportation sends notice to the revisor electronically 
69.3 	or in writing that the conditions required to transfer the route have been satisfied.

69.4 	Sec. 103. LEGISLATIVE ROUTE NO. 277 REMOVED.
 69.5 	(a) Minnesota Statutes, section 161.115, subdivision 208, is repealed effective the day 
69.6 	after the commissioner of transportation receives a copy of the agreement between the 
69.7 	commissioner and the governing body of Chippewa County to transfer jurisdiction of 
69.8 	Legislative Route No. 277 and after the commissioner notifies the revisor of statutes under 
69.9 	paragraph (b).
69.10 	(b) The revisor of statutes shall delete the route identified in paragraph (a) from Minnesota 
69.11 	Statutes when the commissioner of transportation sends notice to the revisor electronically 
69.12 	or in writing that the conditions required to transfer the route have been satisfied.

69.13 	Sec. 104. LEGISLATIVE ROUTE NO. 298 REMOVED.
 69.14 	(a) Minnesota Statutes, section 161.115, subdivision 229, is repealed effective the day 
69.15 	after the commissioner of transportation receives a copy of the agreement between the 
69.16 	commissioner and the governing body of the city of Faribault to transfer jurisdiction of 
69.17 	Legislative Route No. 298 and after the commissioner notifies the revisor of statutes under 
69.18 	paragraph (b).
69.19 	(b) The revisor of statutes shall delete the route identified in paragraph (a) from Minnesota 
69.20 	Statutes when the commissioner of transportation sends notice to the revisor electronically 
69.21 	or in writing that the conditions required to transfer the route have been satisfied.

69.22 	Sec. 105. LEGISLATIVE ROUTE NO. 299 REMOVED.
 69.23 	(a) Minnesota Statutes, section 161.115, subdivision 230, is repealed effective the day 
69.24 	after the commissioner of transportation receives a copy of the agreement between the 
69.25 	commissioner and the governing body of the city of Faribault to transfer jurisdiction of 
69.26 	Legislative Route No. 299 and after the commissioner notifies the revisor of statutes under 
69.27 	paragraph (b).
69.28 	(b) The revisor of statutes shall delete the route identified in paragraph (a) from Minnesota 
69.29 	Statutes when the commissioner of transportation sends notice to the revisor electronically 
69.30 	or in writing that the conditions required to transfer the route have been satisfied.

70.1 	Sec. 106. LEGISLATIVE ROUTE NO. 323 REMOVED.
 70.2 	(a) Minnesota Statutes, section 161.115, subdivision 254, is repealed effective the day 
70.3 	after the commissioner of transportation receives a copy of the agreement between the 
70.4 	commissioner and the governing body of the city of Faribault to transfer jurisdiction of 
70.5 	Legislative Route No. 323 and after the commissioner notifies the revisor of statutes under 
70.6 	paragraph (b).
70.7 	(b) The revisor of statutes shall delete the route identified in paragraph (a) from Minnesota 
70.8 	Statutes when the commissioner of transportation sends notice to the revisor electronically 
70.9 	or in writing that the conditions required to transfer the route have been satisfied.

70.10 	Sec. 107. MARKED INTERSTATE HIGHWAY 35 SIGNS.
 70.11 	The commissioner of transportation must erect signs that identify and direct motorists 
70.12 	to the campuses of Minnesota State Academy for the Deaf and Minnesota State Academy 
70.13 	for the Blind under Minnesota Statutes, sections 125A.61 to 125A.73. At least one sign in 
70.14 	each direction of travel must be placed on marked Interstate Highway 35, located as near 
70.15 	as practical to exits that reasonably access the campuses. The commissioner is prohibited 
70.16 	from removing signs for the campuses posted on marked Trunk Highway 60.

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

70.18 	Sec. 108. MNLARS REIMBURSEMENT FROM THE JOINT HOUSE AND SENATE 
70.19 	SUBCOMMITTEE ON CLAIMS.
 70.20 	Any person may seek reimbursement from the joint house and senate Subcommittee on 
70.21 	Claims for any personal or business costs that would not have been incurred but for an 
70.22 	unreasonable delay caused by the Minnesota Licensing and Registration System (MNLARS) 
70.23 	or improper functioning of MNLARS. The subcommittee must determine whether a delay 
70.24 	is unreasonable compared to the length of time it took to complete a similar transaction 
70.25 	prior to the use of MNLARS.

70.26 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective June 1, 2018.

70.27 	Sec. 109. MOTOR VEHICLE TITLE TRANSFER AND REGISTRATION 
70.28 	ADVISORY COMMITTEE; FIRST APPOINTMENTS; FIRST MEETING.
 70.29 		Subdivision 1.First appointments. Appointment authorities must make first 
70.30 	appointments to the Motor Vehicle Title Transfer and Registration Advisory Committee by 
70.31 	September 15, 2018.
71.1 		Subd. 2.First meeting. The commissioner of  public safety or a designee shall convene 
71.2 	the first meeting of the advisory committee by November 1, 2018.

71.3 	Sec. 110. PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGN.
 71.4 	The commissioner of public safety shall conduct a public awareness campaign to increase 
71.5 	public knowledge about Minnesota Statutes, section 169.18, subdivision 10.

71.6 	Sec. 111. MARKED INTERSTATE HIGHWAY 94 STUDY; APPROPRIATION.
 71.7 	$500,000 in fiscal year 2019 is appropriated from the trunk highway fund to the 
71.8 	commissioner of transportation to conduct a study on the feasibility of expanding or 
71.9 	reconstructing marked Interstate Highway 94 from the city of St. Michael to the city of St. 
71.10 	Cloud. At a minimum, the commissioner's study must include traffic modeling and an 
71.11 	environmental analysis. This is a onetime appropriation.

71.12 	Sec. 112. INTERSTATE HIGHWAY 35 AT COUNTY ROAD 9 IN RICE COUNTY 
71.13 	INTERCHANGE FEASIBILITY STUDY; APPROPRIATION.
 71.14 	$500,000 in fiscal year 2019 is appropriated from the trunk highway fund to the 
71.15 	commissioner of transportation to conduct a study on the feasibility of an interchange at 
71.16 	marked Interstate Highway 35 and County Road 9 in Rice County. At a minimum, the 
71.17 	commissioner's study must include estimated construction costs, traffic modeling, an 
71.18 	environmental analysis, and a potential design layout for an interchange. This is a onetime 
71.19 	appropriation.

71.20 	Sec. 113. APPROPRIATION; DEPUTY REGISTRAR REIMBURSEMENTS.
 71.21 	(a) $9,000,000 in fiscal year 2018 is appropriated from the special revenue fund to the 
71.22 	commissioner of management and budget for grants to deputy registrars under Minnesota 
71.23 	Statutes, section 168.33. Of this amount, $3,000,000 is from the vehicle services operating 
71.24 	account and $6,000,000 is from the driver services operating account. This is a onetime 
71.25 	appropriation and is available in fiscal year 2019.
71.26 	(b) The reimbursement to each deputy registrar is calculated as follows:
71.27 	(1) 50 percent of available funds allocated proportionally based on (i) the number of 
71.28 	transactions where a filing fee under Minnesota Statutes, section 168.33, subdivision 7, is 
71.29 	retained by each deputy registrar from August 1, 2017, through January 31, 2018, compared 
71.30 	to (ii) the total number of transactions where a filing fee is retained by all deputy registrars 
71.31 	during that time period; and
72.1 	(2) 50 percent of available funds, or 100 percent of available funds if there is insufficient 
72.2 	data to perform the calculation under clause (1), allocated proportionally based on (i) the 
72.3 	number of transactions where a filing fee is retained by each deputy registrar from July 1, 
72.4 	2014, through June 30, 2017, compared to (ii) the total number of transactions where a filing 
72.5 	fee is retained by all deputy registrars during that time period.
72.6 	(c) For a deputy registrar appointed after July 1, 2014, the commissioner of management 
72.7 	and budget must identify whether a corresponding discontinued deputy registrar appointment 
72.8 	exists. If a corresponding discontinued deputy registrar is identified, the commissioner must 
72.9 	include the transactions of the discontinued deputy registrar in the calculations under 
72.10 	paragraph (b) for the deputy registrar appointed after July 1, 2014.
72.11 	(d) For a deputy registrar appointed after July 1, 2014, for which paragraph (c) does not 
72.12 	apply, the commissioner of management and budget must calculate that deputy registrar's 
72.13 	proportional share under paragraph (b), clause (1), based on the average number of 
72.14 	transactions where a filing fee is retained among the deputy registrars, as calculated excluding 
72.15 	any deputy registrars for which this paragraph applies.
72.16 	(e) Except as provided in paragraph (c), in the calculations under paragraph (b) the 
72.17 	commissioner of management and budget must exclude transactions for (1) a deputy registrar 
72.18 	that is no longer operating as of the effective date of this section, and (2) a deputy registrar 
72.19 	office operated by the state.
72.20 	(f) A deputy registrar office operated by the state is not eligible to receive funds under 
72.21 	this section.
72.22 	(g) The commissioner of management and budget must make efforts to reimburse deputy 
72.23 	registrars within 30 days of the effective date of this section. The commissioner must use 
72.24 	existing resources to administer the reimbursements.

72.25 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective June 1, 2018.

72.26 	Sec. 114. APPROPRIATION; MNLARS FUNDING.
 72.27 		Subdivision 1.Appropriations. $15,100,000 in fiscal year 2019 is appropriated from 
72.28 	the general fund to the commissioner of public safety for contracted technical staff and 
72.29 	technical costs related to continued development, improvement, operations, and deployment 
72.30 	of MNLARS. The base for this appropriation is $5,500,000 in fiscal year 2020 and $0 in 
72.31 	fiscal year 2021. The planning estimate in fiscal year 2020 may only be used for a FAST 
72.32 	enterprise contract payment relating to the driver licensing system.
73.1 		Subd. 2.Quarterly funding review. The appropriations in this section are subject to 
73.2 	the quarterly review process established in Laws 2018, chapter 101, section 5, subdivision 
73.3 	5.
73.4 		Subd. 3.Use of funds. The appropriation in subdivision 1 for fiscal year 2019 may be 
73.5 	expended only for:
73.6 	(1) contracting to perform software development on the vehicle services component of 
73.7 	MNLARS; and
73.8 	(2) technology costs.
73.9 	The appropriation in this paragraph must not be expended on additional full or part-time 
73.10 	employees employed by the Department of Public Safety.

73.11 	Sec. 115. APPROPRIATION; CAT II APPROACH SYSTEM; ROCHESTER.
 73.12 	(a) $900,000 in fiscal year 2019 is appropriated from the state airport fund to the 
73.13 	commissioner of transportation for a grant to the city of Rochester to acquire and install a 
73.14 	CAT II approach system at the Rochester International Airport. This is a onetime 
73.15 	appropriation.
73.16 	(b) This appropriation is available when the commissioner of management and budget 
73.17 	determines that sufficient resources have been committed to complete the project, as required 
73.18 	by Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.502, and is available until the project is completed or 
73.19 	abandoned, subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.642.

73.20 	Sec. 116. REVISOR'S INSTRUCTION.
 73.21 	The revisor of statutes shall change the term "special revenue fund" to "driver and vehicle 
73.22 	services fund" wherever the term appears in Minnesota Statutes when referring to the 
73.23 	accounts under Minnesota Statutes, section 299A.705.

73.24 	Sec. 117.  REPEALER.
 73.25 	(a) Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 168.013, subdivision 21; and 221.161, subdivisions 
73.26 	2, 3, and 4, are repealed.
73.27 	(b) Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 360.063, subdivision 4; 360.065, subdivision 2; 
73.28 	and 360.066, subdivisions 1a and 1b, are repealed.

74.1 	Sec. 118. APPLICATION.
 74.2 	(a) Sections 63 to 84 and section 117, paragraph (b), are effective August 1, 2018, and 
74.3 	apply to airport sponsors that make or plan to make changes to runway lengths or 
74.4 	configurations on or after that date.
74.5 	(b) Sections 63 to 84 and section 117, paragraph (b), do not apply to airports that (1) 
74.6 	have airport safety zoning ordinances approved by this commissioner in effect on August 
74.7 	1, 2018; (2) have not made and are not planning to make changes to runway lengths or 
74.8 	configurations; and (3) are not required to update airport safety zoning ordinances.

APPENDIX 

Repealed Minnesota Statutes: S3806-1 

168.013 VEHICLE REGISTRATION TAXES.Subd. 21.Technology surcharge. 
For every vehicle registration renewal required under this chapter, the commissioner shall collect a surcharge of: (1) $1.75 until June 30, 2012; and (2) $1 from July 1, 2012, to June 30, 2016. Surcharges collected under this subdivision must be credited to the driver and vehicle services technology account in the special revenue fund under section 299A.705. 

221.161 SCHEDULE OF RATES AND CHARGES.Subd. 2.Hearing upon complaint. 
Tariffs, supplements, and reissues must be prepared and filed in accordance with rules of the commissioner. Rates or charges, including pickup charges named therein, are subject to complaint to the commissioner by an interested party. The commissioner, after investigation by the department, by order on not less than ten days' notice, may assign the complaint for hearing, and if at the hearing, the complainant submits facts and evidence sufficient to establish proof that the rates or charges complained of are excessive or noncompensatory, the commissioner may order the rates or charges canceled, and require the filing of alternative and reasonable rates and charges, the reasonable level of which at that time must be indicated by the commissioner in the order. 

Subd. 3.Hearing upon petition by another carrier. 
Upon the filing of a tariff or subsequent supplement or reissue, any other carrier has the right to petition the commissioner to suspend it from taking effect until opportunity is had for a hearing on the reasonableness of the rates or charges, and the commissioner may suspend the rates or charges if in its judgment the rates or charges complained of are so unreasonably low as to create destructive competitive practices among or jeopardize the economic position of competing carriers. In determining whether the rates or charges are excessive or noncompensatory, the commissioner shall include in consideration, among other things, the reasonable cost of the services rendered for the transportation, including a reasonable return on the money invested in the business and an adequate sum for maintenance and depreciation of the property used. 

Subd. 4.Hearing on merits of rates and charges. 
The commissioner, (1) after a suspension and hearing upon a schedule of rates and charges, or upon complaint, or upon the commissioner's own initiative, either in extension of an existing complaint or without a complaint whatever, (2) after department investigation and petition, (3) upon notice to the permit carrier or tariff agent proposing, maintaining, or charging a schedule of rates and charges on a single group of related commodities, and (4) upon notice to the users of the service and competitive carriers by motor vehicle and rail, may assign for hearing the schedule of rates and charges proposed, maintained, or charged by any or all permit carriers. Upon a finding, after a hearing, that the schedule of rates and charges are unjust or unreasonable or unjustly discriminatory or unduly preferential or prejudicial or otherwise in violation of this section, the commissioner may prescribe minimum rates and charges and the rates, rules, and practices thereafter to be maintained and applied by the permit carrier or tariff agent. In the hearing the burden of proof is upon the permit carrier or tariff agent whose schedules of rates and charges are under investigation to show that the schedules are not below a minimum reasonable level or are not noncompensatory. 

360.063 AIRPORT ZONING; AUTHORITY, PROCEDURE.Subd. 4.Airport approach. 
The commissioner may recommend an airport approach plan for each publicly owned airport in the state and for each privately owned airport of the publicly owned class and from time to time recommend revisions of the plan. A plan shall indicate the circumstances in which structures or trees are or would be airport hazards, the airport hazard area, and what measures should be taken to eliminate airport hazards. The commissioner shall prescribe airport approach and turning standards for airports of various classes, and airport zoning regulations adopted by a municipality, county, or joint airport zoning board shall conform to the standards, except as provided in sections 360.065 and 360.066. 

360.065 AIRPORT ZONING; ADOPTION AND APPROVAL OF PROPOSED REGULATIONS.Subd. 2.Regulations submitted to commissioner. 
Prior to adopting zoning regulations for an airport hazard area under sections 360.011 to 360.076, the municipality, county, or joint airport zoning board which is to adopt the regulations shall submit its proposed regulations to the commissioner in order that the commissioner may determine whether it conforms to the standards prescribed by the commissioner. The commissioner shall immediately examine the proposed regulations and report to the municipality, county, or joint airport zoning board the commissioner's approval, or objections, if any. If objections are made by the commissioner on the ground that the regulations do not conform to the standards prescribed by the commissioner for the class of airport involved, the municipality, county, or joint zoning board shall make amendments as are necessary to meet the objections unless it demonstrates that the social and economic costs of restricting land uses in accordance with the standards outweigh the benefits of a strict application of the standards. The governing body of the municipality or county or the joint airport zoning board shall not adopt the regulations or take other action until the proposed regulations are approved by the commissioner. The commissioner may approve local zoning ordinances that are more stringent than the standards. A copy of the regulations as adopted shall be filed with the county recorder in each county in which the zoned area is located. 

Substantive rights existing prior to the passage of this subdivision and previously exercised are not affected by the filing of the regulations. 

360.066 AIRPORT ZONING; MINIMUM STANDARDS, LAND USES.Subd. 1a.Protection of existing neighborhood. 
(a) In order to ensure the minimum disruption of existing land uses, particularly established residential neighborhoods in built-up urban areas, the airport zoning standards of the commissioner and the local airport zoning ordinances or regulations adopted under sections 360.061 to 360.074 shall distinguish between the creation or establishment of a use and the elimination of an existing use, and shall avoid the elimination, removal, or reclassification of existing uses to the extent consistent with reasonable standards of safety. The standards of the commissioner shall include criteria for determining when an existing land use may constitute an airport hazard so severe that considerations of public safety outweigh the public interest in preventing disruption to that land use. 

(b) No airport zoning standards or local airport zoning ordinances or regulations shall be adopted pursuant to sections 360.061 to 360.074 that classify as a nonconforming use or require such classification with respect to any low-density residential structure or isolated low-density residential building lots existing on January 1, 1978 in an established residential neighborhood. 

(c) A local airport zoning authority may classify a land use described in paragraph (b) as an airport hazard if that authority finds that this classification is justified by considerations of public safety and is consistent with the airport zoning standards of the commissioner. Any land use described in paragraph (b) which is classified as an airport hazard shall be acquired, altered, or removed at public expense. 

(d) The provisions of this subdivision shall not be construed to affect the classification of any land use under any zoning ordinances or regulations not adopted pursuant to sections 360.061 to 360.074. 

Subd. 1b.Amendment of standards. 
Within nine months after March 29, 1978, the commissioner shall amend the standards defining airport hazard areas and categories of uses permitted therein to conform with the requirements of Laws 1978, chapter 654. Until the commissioner adopts amended standards as required by this subdivision the unamended standards, insofar as they require classification of any residential property as a nonconforming use contrary to the provisions of subdivision 1a, paragraph (b), shall be without force or effect.