1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to transportation; making appropriations for the Minnesota Licensing and 
1.3 	Registration System (MNLARS) and certain reimbursements to deputy registrars.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. MINNESOTA LICENSING AND REGISTRATION SYSTEM (MNLARS) 
1.6 	APPROPRIATION.
 1.7 	(a) $11,734,000 in fiscal year 2019 is appropriated from the general fund to the 
1.8 	commissioner of public safety for the continued development, improvement, operations, 
1.9 	and deployment of the Minnesota Licensing and Registration System (MNLARS).
1.10 	(b) This appropriation is not subject to the procedures under Laws 2018, chapter 101, 
1.11 	section 4, subdivision 5.
1.12 	(c) This is a onetime appropriation and is available until June 30, 2020.

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

1.14 	Sec. 2. DEPUTY REGISTRAR REIMBURSEMENTS.
 1.15 		Subdivision 1.Appropriation. (a) $11,734,000 in fiscal year 2019 is appropriated from 
1.16 	the general fund to the commissioner of management and budget for reimbursement grants 
1.17 	to deputy registrars as provided in this section. The commissioner must provide the grants 
1.18 	by June 30, 2019. This is a onetime appropriation.
1.19 	(b) The commissioner must use existing resources to administer the reimbursements.
2.1 		Subd. 2.Eligibility. A deputy registrar office operated by the state is not eligible to 
2.2 	receive funds under this section.
2.3 		Subd. 3.Aid distribution. (a) The reimbursement grant to each deputy registrar, as 
2.4 	identified by the Driver and Vehicle Services-designated office location number, is calculated 
2.5 	as follows:
2.6 	(1) ten percent of available funds allocated equally among all deputy registrars;
2.7 	(2) 45 percent of available funds allocated proportionally based on (i) the number of 
2.8 	transactions where a filing fee under Minnesota Statutes, section 168.33, subdivision 7, is 
2.9 	retained by each deputy registrar from August 1, 2017, through December 31, 2018, 
2.10 	compared to (ii) the total number of transactions where a filing fee is retained by all deputy 
2.11 	registrars during that time period; and
2.12 	(3) 45 percent of available funds allocated proportionally based on (i) the number of 
2.13 	transactions where a filing fee is retained by each deputy registrar from July 1, 2014, through 
2.14 	June 30, 2017, compared to (ii) the total number of transactions where a filing fee is retained 
2.15 	by all deputy registrars during that time period.
2.16 	(b) For a deputy registrar appointed after July 1, 2014, the commissioner of management 
2.17 	and budget must identify whether a corresponding discontinued deputy registrar appointment 
2.18 	exists. If a corresponding discontinued deputy registrar is identified, the commissioner must 
2.19 	include the transactions of the discontinued deputy registrar in the calculations under 
2.20 	paragraph (a) for the deputy registrar appointed after July 1, 2014.
2.21 	(c) For a deputy registrar appointed after July 1, 2014, to which paragraph (b) does not 
2.22 	apply, the commissioner of management and budget must calculate the deputy registrar's 
2.23 	proportional share under paragraph (a), clause (3), based on the average number of 
2.24 	transactions where a filing fee is retained among the deputy registrars, as calculated excluding 
2.25 	any deputy registrars for which this paragraph applies.
2.26 	(d) In the calculations under paragraph (a), the commissioner of management and budget 
2.27 	must exclude transactions for (1) a deputy registrar office operated by the state, and (2) a 
2.28 	discontinued deputy registrar for which paragraph (b) does not apply.

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