1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to state government; providing for funding and modifying certain state 
1.3 	government operations, military and veterans, elections and campaign finance, 
1.4 	transportation, transit, driver, and vehicle provisions; authorizing the sale and 
1.5 	issuance of bonds; classifying data; authorizing and precluding various rulemaking; 
1.6 	establishing task forces; requiring legislative reports; making technical and 
1.7 	conforming changes; modifying prior appropriations; appropriating money; 
1.8 	amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 3.303, subdivision 6; 3.8853, 
1.9 	subdivision 4, by adding a subdivision; 3.9741, subdivision 5; 3.98, subdivision 
1.10 	1; 10A.01, subdivision 10; 10A.105, subdivision 1; 10A.14, subdivision 1; 10A.20, 
1.11 	subdivision 6; 10A.25, subdivision 2; 10A.273, subdivision 1; 13.607, by adding 
1.12 	a subdivision; 13.64, subdivisions 3, 4; 15A.0825, subdivisions 1, 2, 3; 16B.32, 
1.13 	subdivision 1a; 16B.325, subdivision 1; 16B.98, subdivision 8; 43A.17, by adding 
1.14 	a subdivision; 116.07, subdivision 2, by adding a subdivision; 118A.09, 
1.15 	subdivisions 1, 2; 136F.02, subdivision 1; 155A.20; 155A.23, subdivisions 8, 11, 
1.16 	18, by adding a subdivision; 155A.25, subdivision 1a; 155A.27, subdivisions 1, 
1.17 	5a, 6, 7, by adding subdivisions; 155A.271, subdivision 1; 155A.29, subdivisions 
1.18 	1, 4; 155A.30, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 6, 11; 160.27, by adding a subdivision; 161.088, 
1.19 	subdivisions 1, 2, 4, by adding subdivisions; 161.115, by adding a subdivision; 
1.20 	161.1419, subdivision 2; 162.07, subdivision 2; 162.09, subdivision 6; 162.13, 
1.21 	subdivision 2; 162.145, subdivisions 2, 4; 168.002, by adding a subdivision; 
1.22 	168.013, subdivision 1m, by adding subdivisions; 168.123, subdivision 2; 168.1235, 
1.23 	subdivision 1; 168.1253, subdivision 3; 168.27, subdivisions 11, 31; 168.327, 
1.24 	subdivisions 2, 3, by adding a subdivision; 168.33, subdivision 7; 168A.01, 
1.25 	subdivision 17b, by adding a subdivision; 168A.04, subdivisions 1, 4; 168A.05, 
1.26 	subdivision 3; 168A.11, subdivision 3; 168A.151, subdivision 1; 168A.152, 
1.27 	subdivisions 1, 1a; 168B.045; 168B.07, subdivision 1; 169.011, by adding 
1.28 	subdivisions; 169.06, by adding a subdivision; 169.09, by adding a subdivision; 
1.29 	169.14, by adding a subdivision; 169.865, subdivision 1a; 171.01, by adding a 
1.30 	subdivision; 171.02, subdivision 3; 171.05, subdivision 2; 171.06, by adding a 
1.31 	subdivision; 171.061, subdivision 4; 171.07, subdivisions 4, 15; 171.0705, by 
1.32 	adding a subdivision; 171.12, subdivision 1a; 171.13, subdivision 1a; 174.185, as 
1.33 	amended; 174.52, subdivision 3; 201.022, by adding a subdivision; 201.091, 
1.34 	subdivisions 4, 4a, by adding a subdivision; 201.121, subdivision 1; 201.171; 
1.35 	203B.07, subdivisions 1, 2, 3; 203B.081, subdivision 1; 203B.121, subdivision 5, 
1.36 	by adding subdivisions; 203B.21, subdivisions 1, 3; 203B.23, subdivision 2; 
1.37 	204B.19, by adding a subdivision; 204B.32, by adding a subdivision; 204B.36, 
1.38 	subdivision 1; 204C.19, subdivision 3; 204D.16; 206.83; 297A.94; 297A.993, by 
2.1 	adding a subdivision; 299A.705, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision; 299E.04, 
2.2 	subdivision 5; 325F.662, subdivision 3; 325F.6641; 325F.6642; 325F.665, 
2.3 	subdivision 14; 326A.09; 349.151, subdivision 4d; 349.1721, subdivisions 1, 2; 
2.4 	473.375, by adding subdivisions; 473.39, subdivision 7; 473.3993, subdivision 4; 
2.5 	473.3994, subdivision 1a; Minnesota Statutes 2021 Supplement, sections 161.088, 
2.6 	subdivision 5; 162.145, subdivision 3; 168.327, subdivision 1; 169.09, subdivision 
2.7 	13; 171.071, subdivision 4; 171.13, subdivisions 1, 7; 171.27, subdivisions 1, 2; 
2.8 	203B.08, subdivision 1; 203B.082; 203B.121, subdivisions 1, 4; 203B.24, 
2.9 	subdivision 1; 206.805, subdivision 1; 240.131, subdivision 7; 360.55, subdivision 
2.10 	9; 360.59, subdivision 10; Laws 2019, First Special Session chapter 3, article 2, 
2.11 	section 34, subdivision 8; Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 5, article 1, 
2.12 	sections 2, subdivisions 2, 3, 4; 3; 4, subdivisions 3, 4, 5; article 4, sections 131; 
2.13 	143; Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 12, article 1, section 6; proposing 
2.14 	coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 1; 8; 14; 15; 16B; 118A; 155A; 
2.15 	161; 168; 169; 171; 203B; 211B; 415; 473; 645; repealing Minnesota Statutes 
2.16 	2020, sections 13.607, subdivision 6; 136F.03; 155A.27, subdivision 10; 168.345, 
2.17 	subdivision 1; 168A.01, subdivision 17a; 168B.15; 169.829, subdivision 2; 201.091, 
2.18 	subdivision 9; 325F.6644; 326A.04, subdivision 11; 645.071; Laws 2000, chapter 
2.19 	479, article 2, section 1, as amended; Minnesota Rules, parts 2105.0183; 7023.0150; 
2.20 	7023.0200; 7023.0250; 7023.0300; 7410.6180; 7410.6420, subpart 3; 7410.6520, 
2.21 	subpart 3; 7411.0535; 8835.0350, subpart 2.
2.22 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

2.23 	ARTICLE 1
2.24 	STATE GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS

2.25	Section 1. STATE GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS.
 	
2.26 	The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are added to or, if shown in 
2.27 	parentheses, subtracted from the appropriations in Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 
2.28 	12, article 1, to the agencies and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations 
2.29 	are from the general fund, or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years 
2.30 	indicated for each purpose. The figures "2022" and "2023" used in this article mean that 
2.31 	the appropriations listed under them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, 
2.32 	or June 30, 2023, respectively. All base adjustments identified within this article are 
2.33 	adjustments to the base contained in Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 12, article 
2.34 	1.

2.35				APPROPRIATIONS
	
2.36				Available for the Year
	
2.37				Ending June 30
	
2.38					2022
		2023

2.39	Sec. 2. SECRETARY OF STATE
 	$
	-0-
	$
	6,000,000
	
2.40 	$6,000,000 in fiscal year 2023 is to make 
2.41 	grants to local units of government to (1) hire 
2.42 	temporary staff to enter voter registration 
3.1 	applications into the statewide voter 
3.2 	registration system as required under 
3.3 	Minnesota Statutes, section 201.121, 
3.4 	subdivision 1, (2) comply with livestreaming 
3.5 	requirements under Minnesota Statutes, 
3.6 	sections 203B.082, subdivision 2, and 
3.7 	203B.121, subdivision 7, and (3) purchase 
3.8 	ballot paper that conforms to the security 
3.9 	marking requirements in Minnesota Statutes, 
3.10 	section 204B.36, subdivision 1, paragraph (b). 
3.11 	Any amounts under this section not 
3.12 	encumbered by January 1, 2023, are 
3.13 	transferred to the voting equipment grant 
3.14 	account under Minnesota Statutes, section 
3.15 	206.95, and are available until June 30, 2024. 
3.16 	This is a onetime appropriation.

3.17	Sec. 3. MINNESOTA IT SERVICES
 	$
	-0-
	$
	4,000,000
	
3.18 	$4,000,000 in fiscal year 2023 is to livestream 
3.19 	and record election-related activity and to 
3.20 	retain data as required under Minnesota 
3.21 	Statutes, section 203B.155. The base for this 
3.22 	appropriation in fiscal year 2024 and each 
3.23 	fiscal year thereafter is $1,000,000.

3.24	Sec. 4. MILITARY AFFAIRS
 	$
	-0-
	$
	2,000,000
	
3.25 	$2,000,000 in fiscal year 2023 is for 
3.26 	enlistment incentives. The base for this 
3.27 	appropriation is increased by $1,000,000 in 
3.28 	fiscal year 2024 and each fiscal year thereafter.

3.29	Sec. 5. VETERANS AFFAIRS
 	$
	-0-
	$
	16,554,000
	
3.30 	For transfer to the commissioner of 
3.31 	administration for the design, construction, 
3.32 	and equipping of site and building 
3.33 	improvements at the Bemidji, Montevideo, 
3.34 	and Preston state veterans home building 
4.1 	projects. This appropriation may also be 
4.2 	utilized for furniture, fixtures, and equipment. 
4.3 	Of this amount, $4,354,000 is for the Bemidji 
4.4 	state veterans home, $5,272,000 is for the 
4.5 	Montevideo state veterans home, and 
4.6 	$6,928,000 is for the Preston state veterans 
4.7 	home. This is a onetime appropriation and is 
4.8 	available until the project is completed or 
4.9 	abandoned subject to Minnesota Statutes, 
4.10 	section 16A.642.

4.11 	Sec. 6. Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 12, article 1, section 6, is amended to 
4.12 	read:

4.13	Sec. 6. SECRETARY OF STATE
 	$
	9,684,000
	$
	9,152,000
	
4.14 	$750,000 each year is for transfer to the voting 
4.15 	equipment grant account under Minnesota 
4.16 	Statutes, section 206.95.
4.17 	$1,000,000 each year is for grants to local 
4.18 	units of government to implement the 
4.19 	provisions of Minnesota Statutes, section 
4.20 	203B.082. This is a onetime appropriation.

4.21 	Sec. 7. NEW VETERANS HOMES; BEMIDJI, MONTEVIDEO, AND PRESTON; 
4.22 	APPROPRIATION.
 4.23 	(a) $10,329,000 in fiscal year 2022 is appropriated from the general fund to the 
4.24 	commissioner of administration for new veterans homes in Bemidji, Montevideo, and 
4.25 	Preston. This appropriation is in addition to the appropriation for the same purposes in Laws 
4.26 	2018, chapter 214, article 1, section 19, subdivision 3, and is available until the project is 
4.27 	completed or abandoned subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.642.
4.28 	(b) $2,389,000 of this appropriation is to design, construct, furnish, and equip the veterans 
4.29 	home in Bemidji.
4.30 	(c) $6,955,000 of this appropriation is to design, construct, furnish, and equip the veterans 
4.31 	home in Montevideo.
5.1 	(d) $985,000 of this appropriation is to design, construct, furnish, and equip the veterans 
5.2 	home in Preston.

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

5.4 	ARTICLE 2
5.5 	TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC SAFETY APPROPRIATIONS

5.6 	Section 1. Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 5, article 1, section 2, subdivision 2, 
5.7 	is amended to read:

5.8	Subd. 2.Multimodal Systems
 					
5.9 	(a) Aeronautics

5.10	(1) Airport Development and Assistance
		24,198,000
		18,598,000

5.11	Appropriations by Fund
	
5.12		2022
	2023
	
5.13	General
	5,600,000
	-0-
	
5.14	Airports
	18,598,000
	18,598,000
	
5.15 	This appropriation is from the state airports 
5.16 	fund and must be spent according to 
5.17 	Minnesota Statutes, section 360.305, 
5.18 	subdivision 4.
5.19 	$5,600,000 in fiscal year 2022 is from the 
5.20 	general fund for a grant to the city of Karlstad 
5.21 	for the acquisition of land, predesign, design, 
5.22 	engineering, and construction of a primary 
5.23 	airport runway.
5.24 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
5.25 	16A.28, subdivision 6, this appropriation is 
5.26 	available for five years after the year of the 
5.27 	appropriation. If the appropriation for either 
5.28 	year is insufficient, the appropriation for the 
5.29 	other year is available for it.
5.30 	If the commissioner of transportation 
5.31 	determines that a balance remains in the state 
5.32 	airports fund following the appropriations 
6.1 	made in this article and that the appropriations 
6.2 	made are insufficient for advancing airport 
6.3 	development and assistance projects, an 
6.4 	amount necessary to advance the projects, not 
6.5 	to exceed the balance in the state airports fund, 
6.6 	is appropriated in each year to the 
6.7 	commissioner and must be spent according to 
6.8 	Minnesota Statutes, section 360.305, 
6.9 	subdivision 4. Within two weeks of a 
6.10 	determination under this contingent 
6.11 	appropriation, the commissioner of 
6.12 	transportation must notify the commissioner 
6.13 	of management and budget and the chairs, 
6.14 	ranking minority members, and staff of the 
6.15 	legislative committees with jurisdiction over 
6.16 	transportation finance concerning the funds 
6.17 	appropriated. Funds appropriated under this 
6.18 	contingent appropriation do not adjust the base 
6.19 	for fiscal years 2024 and 2025.

6.20	(2) Aviation Support Services
		8,332,000
		8,340,000

6.21	Appropriations by Fund
	
6.22		2022
	2023
	
6.23	General
	1,650,000
	1,650,000
	
6.24	Airports
	6,682,000
	6,690,000
	
6.25 	$28,000 in fiscal year 2022 and $36,000 in 
6.26 	fiscal year 2023 are from the state airports 
6.27 	fund for costs related to regulating unmanned 
6.28 	aircraft systems.

6.306.29
	(3) Civil Air Patrol
		80,000
		80,000
330,000
	
6.31 	This appropriation $80,000 in each year is 
6.32 	from the state airports fund for the Civil Air 
6.33 	Patrol.
6.34 	$250,000 in fiscal year 2023 is from the 
6.35 	general fund for the costs of constructing, 
7.1 	renovating, and equipping a hangar for the 
7.2 	Civil Air Patrol at the Lake Elmo Airport. This 
7.3 	is a onetime appropriation.

7.4	(b) Transit and Active Transportation
		23,501,000
		18,201,000
	
7.5 	This appropriation is from the general fund.
7.6 	$5,000,000 in fiscal year 2022 is for the active 
7.7 	transportation program under Minnesota 
7.8 	Statutes, section 174.38. This is a onetime 
7.9 	appropriation and is available until June 30, 
7.10 	2025.
7.11 	$300,000 in fiscal year 2022 is for a grant to 
7.12 	the 494 Corridor Commission. The 
7.13 	commissioner must not retain any portion of 
7.14 	the funds appropriated under this section. The 
7.15 	commissioner must make grant payments in 
7.16 	full by December 31, 2021. Funds under this 
7.17 	grant are for programming and service 
7.18 	expansion to assist companies and commuters 
7.19 	in telecommuting efforts and promotion of 
7.20 	best practices. A grant recipient must provide 
7.21 	telework resources, assistance, information, 
7.22 	and related activities on a statewide basis. This 
7.23 	is a onetime appropriation.

7.257.24
	(c) Safe Routes to School
		5,500,000
		500,000
1,250,000
	
7.26 	This appropriation is from the general fund 
7.27 	for the safe routes to school program under 
7.28 	Minnesota Statutes, section 174.40.
7.29 	If the appropriation for either year is 
7.30 	insufficient, the appropriation for the other 
7.31 	year is available for it.
7.32 	The base is $3,000,000 in fiscal year 2024 and 
7.33 	$11,000,000 in fiscal year 2025.

7.34	(d) Passenger Rail
		10,500,000
		500,000 -0-
	
8.1 	This appropriation is from the general fund 
8.2 	for passenger rail activities under Minnesota 
8.3 	Statutes, sections 174.632 to 174.636.
8.4 	$10,000,000 in fiscal year 2022 is for final 
8.5 	design and construction to provide for a 
8.6 	second daily Amtrak train service between 
8.7 	Minneapolis and St. Paul and Chicago. The 
8.8 	commissioner may expend funds for program 
8.9 	delivery and administration from this amount. 
8.10 	This is a onetime appropriation and is 
8.11 	available until June 30, 2025.

8.12	(e) Freight
		8,342,000
		7,323,000

8.13	Appropriations by Fund
	
8.14		2022
	2023
	
8.15	General
	2,464,000
	1,445,000
	
8.16	Trunk Highway
	5,878,000
	5,878,000
	
8.17 	$1,000,000 in fiscal year 2022 is from the 
8.18 	general fund for procurement costs of a 
8.19 	statewide freight network optimization tool. 
8.20 	This is a onetime appropriation and is 
8.21 	available until June 30, 2023.
8.22 	$350,000 in fiscal year 2022 and $287,000 in 
8.23 	fiscal year 2023 are from the general fund for 
8.24 	two additional rail safety inspectors in the state 
8.25 	rail safety inspection program under 
8.26 	Minnesota Statutes, section 219.015. In each 
8.27 	year, the commissioner must not increase the 
8.28 	total assessment amount under Minnesota 
8.29 	Statutes, section 219.015, subdivision 2, from 
8.30 	the most recent assessment amount.

9.1 	Sec. 2. Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 5, article 1, section 2, subdivision 3, is 
9.2 	amended to read:

9.3	Subd. 3.State Roads

9.4	(a) Operations and Maintenance
		370,975,000
		369,481,000
	
9.5 	$2,130,000 in each year is for liquid deicing 
9.6 	chemicals and storage and application 
9.7 	equipment to reduce road salt use. This is a 
9.8 	onetime appropriation.
9.9 	The base is $367,351,000 in each of fiscal 
9.10 	years 2024 and 2025.

9.11	(b) Program Planning and Delivery

9.12	(1) Planning and Research
		31,690,000
		31,190,000
	
9.13 	The commissioner may use any balance 
9.14 	remaining in this appropriation for program 
9.15 	delivery under clause (2).
9.16 	Up to $500,000 in fiscal year 2022 is for safety 
9.17 	improvements in Department of 
9.18 	Transportation District 1, to perform cost 
9.19 	estimating, environmental permitting, and 
9.20 	preliminary engineering on trunk highway 
9.21 	segments with a continuous freeway or 
9.22 	expressway gap.
9.23 	$130,000 in each year is available for 
9.24 	administrative costs of the targeted group 
9.25 	business program.
9.26 	$266,000 in each year is available for grants 
9.27 	to metropolitan planning organizations outside 
9.28 	the seven-county metropolitan area.
9.29 	$900,000 in each year is available for grants 
9.30 	for transportation studies outside the 
9.31 	metropolitan area to identify critical concerns, 
9.32 	problems, and issues. These grants are 
9.33 	available: (1) to regional development 
10.1 	commissions; (2) in regions where no regional 
10.2 	development commission is functioning, to 
10.3 	joint powers boards established under 
10.4 	agreement of two or more political 
10.5 	subdivisions in the region to exercise the 
10.6 	planning functions of a regional development 
10.7 	commission; and (3) in regions where no 
10.8 	regional development commission or joint 
10.9 	powers board is functioning, to the Department 
10.10 	of Transportation district office for that region.

10.11	(2) Program Delivery
		231,028,000
		231,028,000
	
10.12 	This appropriation includes use of consultants 
10.13 	to support development and management of 
10.14 	projects.
10.15 	$1,000,000 in each year is available for 
10.16 	management of contaminated and regulated 
10.17 	material on property owned by the Department 
10.18 	of Transportation, including mitigation of 
10.19 	property conveyances, facility acquisition or 
10.20 	expansion, chemical release at maintenance 
10.21 	facilities, and spills on the trunk highway 
10.22 	system where there is no known responsible 
10.23 	party. If the appropriation for either year is 
10.24 	insufficient, the appropriation for the other 
10.25 	year is available for it.

10.2710.26
	(c) State Road Construction
		1,131,925,000
		974,282,000
974,537,000
	
10.28 	This appropriation is for the actual 
10.29 	construction, reconstruction, and improvement 
10.30 	of trunk highways, including design-build 
10.31 	contracts, internal department costs associated 
10.32 	with delivering the construction program, 
10.33 	consultant usage to support these activities, 
10.34 	and the cost of actual payments to landowners 
10.35 	for lands acquired for highway rights-of-way, 
11.1 	payment to lessees, interest subsidies, and 
11.2 	relocation expenses.
11.3 	This appropriation includes federal highway 
11.4 	aid. The commissioner of transportation must 
11.5 	notify the chairs, ranking minority members, 
11.6 	and staff of the legislative committees with 
11.7 	jurisdiction over transportation finance of any 
11.8 	significant events that cause the estimates of 
11.9 	federal aid to change.
11.10 	The commissioner may expend up to one-half 
11.11 	of one percent of the federal appropriations 
11.12 	under this paragraph as grants to opportunity 
11.13 	industrialization centers and other nonprofit 
11.14 	job training centers for job training programs 
11.15 	related to highway construction.
11.16 	The commissioner may transfer up to 
11.17 	$15,000,000 in each year to the transportation 
11.18 	revolving loan fund.
11.19 	The commissioner may receive money 
11.20 	covering other shares of the cost of partnership 
11.21 	projects. These receipts are appropriated to 
11.22 	the commissioner for these projects.

11.2411.23
	(d) Corridors of Commerce
		25,000,000
		25,000,000
25,255,000
	
11.25 	This appropriation is for the corridors of 
11.26 	commerce program under Minnesota Statutes, 
11.27 	section 161.088. The commissioner may use 
11.28 	up to 17 percent of the amount in each year 
11.29 	for program delivery.

11.30	(e) Highway Debt Service
		235,849,000
		281,064,000
	
11.31 	$232,849,000 in fiscal year 2022 and 
11.32 	$278,064,000 in fiscal year 2023 are for 
11.33 	transfer to the state bond fund. If this 
11.34 	appropriation is insufficient to make all 
12.1 	transfers required in the year for which it is 
12.2 	made, the commissioner of management and 
12.3 	budget must transfer the deficiency amount 
12.4 	as provided under Minnesota Statutes, section 
12.5 	16A.641, and notify the chairs, ranking 
12.6 	minority members, and staff of the legislative 
12.7 	committees with jurisdiction over 
12.8 	transportation finance and the chairs of the 
12.9 	senate Finance Committee and the house of 
12.10 	representatives Ways and Means Committee 
12.11 	of the amount of the deficiency. Any excess 
12.12 	appropriation cancels to the trunk highway 
12.13 	fund.
12.14 	The base is $293,444,000 in fiscal year 2024 
12.15 	and $323,116,000 in fiscal year 2025.

12.16	(f) Statewide Radio Communications
		6,239,000
		6,239,000

12.17	Appropriations by Fund
	
12.18		2022
	2023
	
12.19	General
	3,000
	3,000
	
12.20	Trunk Highway
	6,236,000
	6,236,000
	
12.21 	$3,000 in each year is from the general fund 
12.22 	to equip and operate the Roosevelt signal 
12.23 	tower for Lake of the Woods weather 
12.24 	broadcasting.

12.25 	Sec. 3. Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 5, article 1, section 2, subdivision 4, is 
12.26 	amended to read:

12.27	Subd. 4.Local Roads

12.2912.28
	(a) County State-Aid Highways
		862,542,000
		871,591,000
937,385,000

12.30	Appropriations by Fund
	
12.31		2022
	2023
	
12.32	General
	12,000,000
	-0-
	
12.3412.33
	C.S.A.H.
	850,542,000
	871,591,000
937,385,000
	
13.1 	This appropriation from the county state-aid 
13.2 	highway fund is under Minnesota Statutes, 
13.3 	sections 161.081 and 297A.815, subdivision 
13.4 	3, and chapter 162, and is available until June 
13.5 	30, 2031.
13.6 	$12,000,000 in fiscal year 2022 is from the 
13.7 	general fund for town roads, to be distributed 
13.8 	in the manner provided under Minnesota 
13.9 	Statutes, section 162.081. This is a onetime 
13.10 	appropriation and is available until June 30, 
13.11 	2023.
13.12 	If the commissioner of transportation 
13.13 	determines that a balance remains in the 
13.14 	county state-aid highway fund following the 
13.15 	appropriations and transfers made in this 
13.16 	paragraph and that the appropriations made 
13.17 	are insufficient for advancing county state-aid 
13.18 	highway projects, an amount necessary to 
13.19 	advance the projects, not to exceed the balance 
13.20 	in the county state-aid highway fund, is 
13.21 	appropriated in each year to the commissioner. 
13.22 	Within two weeks of a determination under 
13.23 	this contingent appropriation, the 
13.24 	commissioner of transportation must notify 
13.25 	the commissioner of management and budget 
13.26 	and the chairs, ranking minority members, and 
13.27 	staff of the legislative committees with 
13.28 	jurisdiction over transportation finance 
13.29 	concerning funds appropriated. The 
13.30 	commissioner must identify in the next budget 
13.31 	submission to the legislature under Minnesota 
13.32 	Statutes, section 16A.11, any amount that is 
13.33 	appropriated under this paragraph.

13.3513.34
	(b) Municipal State-Aid Streets
		212,677,000
		218,139,000
229,540,000
	
14.1 	This appropriation is from the municipal 
14.2 	state-aid street fund under Minnesota Statutes, 
14.3 	chapter 162, and is available until June 30, 
14.4 	2031.
14.5 	If the commissioner of transportation 
14.6 	determines that a balance remains in the 
14.7 	municipal state-aid street fund following the 
14.8 	appropriations and transfers made in this 
14.9 	paragraph and that the appropriations made 
14.10 	are insufficient for advancing municipal 
14.11 	state-aid street projects, an amount necessary 
14.12 	to advance the projects, not to exceed the 
14.13 	balance in the municipal state-aid street fund, 
14.14 	is appropriated in each year to the 
14.15 	commissioner. Within two weeks of a 
14.16 	determination under this contingent 
14.17 	appropriation, the commissioner of 
14.18 	transportation must notify the commissioner 
14.19 	of management and budget and the chairs, 
14.20 	ranking minority members, and staff of the 
14.21 	legislative committees with jurisdiction over 
14.22 	transportation finance concerning funds 
14.23 	appropriated. The commissioner must identify 
14.24 	in the next budget submission to the legislature 
14.25 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.11, any 
14.26 	amount that is appropriated under this 
14.27 	paragraph.

14.28	(c) Other Local Roads

14.29	(1) Local Bridges
		14,000,000
		-0-
	
14.30 	This appropriation is from the general fund to 
14.31 	replace or rehabilitate local deficient bridges 
14.32 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 174.50. This 
14.33 	is a onetime appropriation and is available 
14.34 	until June 30, 2025.

14.35	(2) Local Road Improvement
		5,500,000
		-0-
	
15.1 	This appropriation is from the general fund 
15.2 	for construction and reconstruction of local 
15.3 	roads under Minnesota Statutes, section 
15.4 	174.52. This is a onetime appropriation and 
15.5 	is available until June 30, 2025.

15.6	(3) Small Cities Assistance
		18,000,000
		-0-
	
15.7 	This appropriation is from the general fund 
15.8 	for the small cities assistance program under 
15.9 	Minnesota Statutes, section 162.145. This is 
15.10 	a onetime appropriation and is available until 
15.11 	June 30, 2023.

15.12 	Sec. 4. Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 5, article 1, section 3, is amended to read:

15.13	Sec. 3. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL

15.1515.14
	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	147,070,000
	$
	88,630,000
78,630,000
	
15.16 	The appropriations in this section are from the 
15.17 	general fund to the Metropolitan Council.
15.18 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
15.19 	purpose are specified in the following 
15.20 	subdivisions.

15.2215.21
	Subd. 2.Transit System Operations
 		90,654,000
		32,654,000
22,654,000
	
15.23 	This appropriation is for transit system 
15.24 	operations under Minnesota Statutes, sections 
15.25 	473.371 to 473.449.
15.26 	$250,000 in fiscal year 2022 is for the 
15.27 	zero-emission transit vehicle transition plan 
15.28 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 473.3927.
15.29 	$250,000 in fiscal year 2022 is for an analysis 
15.30 	of transit service improvements in the marked 
15.31 	Trunk Highway 55 corridor from Medina to 
15.32 	downtown Minneapolis. At a minimum, the 
15.33 	analysis must include options for highway bus 
16.1 	rapid transit service. The council must ensure 
16.2 	that the analysis is performed in a manner that 
16.3 	does not conflict with requirements for federal 
16.4 	transit or transitway grants. The council may 
16.5 	provide a grant to a local unit of government 
16.6 	to perform the analysis. This appropriation is 
16.7 	not available until the council determines that 
16.8 	at least an equal amount is committed from 
16.9 	nonstate sources.
16.10 	$57,500,000 in fiscal year 2022 is for arterial 
16.11 	bus rapid transit projects, including but not 
16.12 	limited to predesign, design, engineering, 
16.13 	environmental analysis and mitigation, 
16.14 	right-of-way acquisition, construction, and 
16.15 	acquisition of rolling stock. This is a onetime 
16.16 	appropriation and is available until June 30, 
16.17 	2025.

16.18	Subd. 3.Metro Mobility
 		56,416,000
		55,976,000
	
16.19 	This appropriation is for Metro Mobility under 
16.20 	Minnesota Statutes, section 473.386.

16.21 	Sec. 5. Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 5, article 1, section 4, subdivision 3, is 
16.22 	amended to read:

16.23	Subd. 3.State Patrol

16.2516.24
	(a) Patrolling Highways
		113,823,000
		112,170,000
112,535,000

16.26	Appropriations by Fund
	
16.27		2022
	2023
	
16.28	General
	37,000
	37,000
	
16.29	H.U.T.D.
	92,000
	92,000
	
16.3116.30
	Trunk Highway
	113,694,000
	112,041,000
112,406,000
	
16.32 	$3,524,000 in fiscal year 2022 and $2,822,000 
16.33 	in fiscal year 2023 are from the trunk highway 
17.1 	fund for the purchase, deployment, and 
17.2 	management of body-worn cameras.
17.3 	$7,718,000 in fiscal year 2022 and $6,767,000 
17.4 	in fiscal year 2023 are from the trunk highway 
17.5 	fund for staff and equipment costs of 
17.6 	additional patrol troopers.
17.7 	$365,000 in fiscal year 2023 is for increased 
17.8 	maintenance and other costs related to the 
17.9 	purchase of additional and replacement state 
17.10 	patrol aircraft.

17.11	(b) Commercial Vehicle Enforcement
		10,180,000
		10,046,000
	
17.12 	$494,000 in fiscal year 2022 and $360,000 in 
17.13 	fiscal year 2023 are for the purchase, 
17.14 	deployment, and management of body-worn 
17.15 	cameras.

17.16	(c) Capitol Security
		20,610,000
		16,667,000
	
17.17 	This appropriation is from the general fund.
17.18 	$449,000 in fiscal year 2022 and $395,000 in 
17.19 	fiscal year 2023 are for the purchase, 
17.20 	deployment, and management of body-worn 
17.21 	cameras.
17.22 	$8,863,000 in fiscal year 2022 and $4,420,000 
17.23 	in fiscal year 2023 are for staff and equipment 
17.24 	costs of additional troopers and nonsworn 
17.25 	officers.
17.26 	The commissioner must not:
17.27 	(1) spend any money from the trunk highway 
17.28 	fund for capitol security; or
17.29 	(2) permanently transfer any state trooper from 
17.30 	the patrolling highways activity to capitol 
17.31 	security.
18.1 	The commissioner must not transfer any 
18.2 	money appropriated to the commissioner under 
18.3 	this section:
18.4 	(1) to capitol security; or
18.5 	(2) from capitol security.

18.6	(d) Vehicle Crimes Unit
		888,000
		884,000
	
18.7 	This appropriation is from the highway user 
18.8 	tax distribution fund to investigate:
18.9 	(1) registration tax and motor vehicle sales tax 
18.10 	liabilities from individuals and businesses that 
18.11 	currently do not pay all taxes owed; and
18.12 	(2) illegal or improper activity related to the 
18.13 	sale, transfer, titling, and registration of motor 
18.14 	vehicles.
18.15 	$22,000 in fiscal year 2022 and $18,000 in 
18.16 	fiscal year 2023 are for the purchase, 
18.17 	deployment, and management of body-worn 
18.18 	cameras.

18.19 	Sec. 6. Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 5, article 1, section 4, subdivision 4, is 
18.20 	amended to read:

18.21	Subd. 4.Driver and Vehicle Services

18.2318.22
	(a) Driver Services
		44,820,000
		39,685,000
42,017,000
	
18.24 	This appropriation is from the driver services 
18.25 	operating account in the special revenue fund 
18.26 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 299A.705, 
18.27 	subdivision 2.
18.28 	$2,598,000 in each year is for costs to reopen 
18.29 	all driver's license examination stations that 
18.30 	were closed in 2020 due to the COVID-19 
18.31 	pandemic. This amount is not available for the 
18.32 	public information center, general 
19.1 	administration, or operational support. This is 
19.2 	a onetime appropriation.
19.3 	$2,229,000 in fiscal year 2022 and $155,000 
19.4 	in fiscal year 2023 are for costs of a pilot 
19.5 	project for same-day issuance of drivers' 
19.6 	licenses and state identification cards.
19.7 	$500,000 is for the installation and 
19.8 	maintenance of security cameras at Driver and 
19.9 	Vehicle Services exam sites. This is a onetime 
19.10 	appropriation.
19.11 	$1,250,000 is for reimbursement to deputy 
19.12 	registrars and driver's license agents for the 
19.13 	purchase and installation of security cameras 
19.14 	at deputy registrar or driver's license agent 
19.15 	office locations. Deputy registrars and driver's 
19.16 	license agents may submit applications to the 
19.17 	commissioner for reimbursement of funds 
19.18 	spent to purchase and install security cameras. 
19.19 	When approving applications, the 
19.20 	commissioner must prioritize offices that do 
19.21 	not currently have security cameras installed. 
19.22 	This is a onetime appropriation.
19.23 	$45,000 is for costs related to applications for 
19.24 	veteran designations on drivers' licenses and 
19.25 	identification cards. This is a onetime 
19.26 	appropriation.
19.27 	$108,000 is for administration and oversight 
19.28 	costs related to online driver's education under 
19.29 	Minnesota Statutes, section 171.395. The base 
19.30 	for this appropriation is $49,000 in each of 
19.31 	fiscal years 2024 and 2025.
19.32 	$429,000 is for administration and oversight 
19.33 	costs of the third-party road testing program 
19.34 	for commercial drivers' licenses under 
20.1 	Minnesota Statutes, section 171.135. The base 
20.2 	for this appropriation is $390,000 in each of 
20.3 	fiscal years 2024 and 2025.
20.4 	The base is $36,398,000 $36,837,000 in each 
20.5 	of fiscal years 2024 and 2025.

20.720.6
	(b) Vehicle Services
		37,418,000
		35,535,000
31,334,000

20.8	Appropriations by Fund
	
20.9		2022
	2023
	
20.10	H.U.T.D.
	686,000
	-0-
	
20.1220.11
	Special Revenue
	36,732,000
	35,535,000
31,334,000
	
20.13 	The special revenue fund appropriation is from 
20.14 	the vehicle services operating account under 
20.15 	Minnesota Statutes, section 299A.705, 
20.16 	subdivision 1.
20.17 	$200,000 in fiscal year 2022 is from the 
20.18 	vehicle services operating account for the 
20.19 	independent expert review of MnDRIVE under 
20.20 	article 4, section 144, for expenses of the chair 
20.21 	and the review team related to work completed 
20.22 	pursuant to that section, including any 
20.23 	contracts entered into. This is a onetime 
20.24 	appropriation.
20.25 	$250,000 in fiscal year 2022 is from the 
20.26 	vehicle services operating account for 
20.27 	programming costs related to the 
20.28 	implementation of self-service kiosks for 
20.29 	vehicle registration renewal. This is a onetime 
20.30 	appropriation and is available in fiscal year 
20.31 	2023.
20.32 	The base is $33,788,000 $29,587,000 in each 
20.33 	of fiscal years 2024 and 2025.

21.1 	Sec. 7. Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 5, article 1, section 4, subdivision 5, is 
21.2 	amended to read:

21.421.3
	Subd. 5.Traffic Safety
 		8,477,000
		8,464,000
12,464,000

21.5	Appropriations by Fund
	
21.6		2022
	2023
	
21.821.7
	General
	7,983,000
	7,970,000
11,970,000
	
21.9	Trunk Highway
	494,000
	494,000
	
21.10 	$7,398,000 in fiscal year 2022 and $7,398,000
21.11 	$11,398,000 in fiscal year 2023 are from the 
21.12 	general fund for grants to school districts, 
21.13 	nonpublic schools, charter schools, and 
21.14 	companies that provide school bus services, 
21.15 	for the purchase and installation of school bus 
21.16 	stop-signal arm camera systems. In awarding 
21.17 	grants, the commissioner must prioritize: 
21.18 	regular route type A, B, C, and D buses; newer 
21.19 	buses; and buses that do not already have a 
21.20 	stop-signal arm or forward-facing camera. 
21.21 	Cameras purchased with grants awarded 
21.22 	pursuant to this section must be used within 
21.23 	the state. When implementing the grant 
21.24 	program, the commissioner must require grant 
21.25 	recipients to submit an estimate of the 
21.26 	recipient's anticipated ongoing costs associated 
21.27 	with the use of the cameras, including but not 
21.28 	limited to costs for operating and maintaining 
21.29 	the cameras, identifying violations, and 
21.30 	methods for compiling video evidence of 
21.31 	violations and providing the evidence to law 
21.32 	enforcement. If the money in the account is 
21.33 	sufficient to fund all requests, the 
21.34 	commissioner must not require a local match. 
21.35 	The commissioner may seek assistance from 
21.36 	the commissioner of education in 
22.1 	administering the grants. The base for this 
22.2 	appropriation from the general fund is 
22.3 	$8,000,000 in fiscal year 2024 and $0 in fiscal 
22.4 	year 2025. This is a onetime appropriation and
22.5 	is available until June 30, 2025.
22.6 	$110,000 in fiscal year 2022 and $94,000 in 
22.7 	fiscal year 2023 are from the general fund for 
22.8 	staff costs to administer grants for school bus 
22.9 	stop-signal arm cameras. This is a onetime 
22.10 	appropriation and is available until June 30, 
22.11 	2025.
22.12 	The base for the general fund is $478,000 in 
22.13 	each of fiscal years 2024 and 2025.

22.14 	Sec. 8. APPROPRIATION; COON RAPIDS; TRUNK HIGHWAY 610.
 22.15 	$3,600,000 in fiscal year 2023 is appropriated from the trunk highway fund to the 
22.16 	commissioner of transportation for one or more grants to the city of Coon Rapids or Anoka 
22.17 	County for interchange improvements, including right-of-way acquisition and construction, 
22.18 	at marked Trunk Highway 610 and County State-Aid Highway 1, East River Road, and the 
22.19 	associated frontage roads, backage roads, connecting local streets, and any associated water 
22.20 	and sanitary sewer infrastructure improvements if necessary or required for the construction 
22.21 	of the interchange improvements. This appropriation is for the portion of the project that is 
22.22 	eligible for use of trunk highway funds. This appropriation does not require a nonstate 
22.23 	contribution. This is a onetime appropriation and is available until June 30, 2025.

22.24 	Sec. 9. APPROPRIATION; FREIGHT RAIL CAR STORAGE FACILITY.
 22.25 	$750,000 in fiscal year 2023 is appropriated from the rail service improvement account 
22.26 	in the special revenue fund under Minnesota Statutes, section 222.49, to the commissioner 
22.27 	of transportation for a grant to the city of Lakeville for planning, preliminary engineering, 
22.28 	and environmental analysis of a freight rail car storage facility in Lakeville. This is a onetime 
22.29 	appropriation.

23.1 	Sec. 10. APPROPRIATION; INTERSTATE 35 AND DAKOTA COUNTY 
23.2 	STATE-AID HIGHWAY 50 INTERCHANGE.
 23.3 	$42,000,000 in fiscal year 2023 is appropriated from the trunk highway fund to the 
23.4 	commissioner of transportation for predesign, design, engineering, and construction of the 
23.5 	interchange at marked Interstate 35 and Dakota County State-Aid Highway 50 in Lakeville. 
23.6 	This appropriation is for the portion of the project that is eligible for use of trunk highway 
23.7 	funds. This appropriation does not require a nonstate contribution. This is a onetime 
23.8 	appropriation and is available until June 30, 2025.

23.9 	Sec. 11. APPROPRIATION; INTERSTATE HIGHWAY 35 AND 400TH STREET 
23.10 	INTERCHANGE, NORTH BRANCH.
 23.11 	$1,500,000 in fiscal year 2023 is appropriated from the trunk highway fund to the 
23.12 	commissioner  of transportation for a grant to the city of North Branch for predesign, design, 
23.13 	and  right-of-way acquisition to construct an interchange at Interstate Highway 35 and 400th  
23.14 	Street in the city of North Branch. This appropriation is for the portion of the project that 
23.15 	is eligible for use of trunk highway funds. This is a onetime appropriation and is available 
23.16 	until June 30, 2025.

23.17 	Sec. 12. APPROPRIATION; INTERSTATE 94 EXPANSION.
 23.18 	$33,000,000 in fiscal year 2023 is appropriated from the trunk highway fund to the 
23.19 	commissioner of transportation to construct a third travel lane in each direction of marked 
23.20 	Interstate Highway 94 from the interchange with County State-Aid Highway 19 in the city 
23.21 	of Albertville to the interchange with marked Trunk Highway 25 in the city of Monticello. 
23.22 	This is a onetime appropriation and is available until June 30, 2025.

23.23 	Sec. 13. APPROPRIATION; OAKDALE NOISE BARRIER.
 23.24 	$5,500,000 in fiscal year 2023 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner 
23.25 	of transportation to design and construct a noise barrier on the east side of marked Interstate 
23.26 	Highway 694 in Oakdale between the intersection with 15th Street North and the intersection 
23.27 	with Stillwater Boulevard North. Where there are existing berms or other noise barriers on 
23.28 	this segment of road, no additional noise barrier is required. This is a onetime appropriation.

23.29 	Sec. 14. APPROPRIATION; OFFICE OF TRAFFIC SAFETY.
 23.30 	$19,000 in fiscal year 2023 is appropriated from the driver and vehicle services 
23.31 	technology account in the special revenue fund to the commissioner of public safety for the 
24.1 	cost of records access enhancements to the MNCrash information technology system. This 
24.2 	is a onetime appropriation.

24.3 	Sec. 15. APPROPRIATION; STATE PATROL AIRCRAFT.
 24.4 	(a) $38,000,000 is appropriated in fiscal year 2023 from the general fund to the 
24.5 	commissioner of public safety to purchase three twin-engine helicopters for the State Patrol. 
24.6 	This is a onetime appropriation and is available until June 30, 2024.
24.7 	(b) $7,100,000 is appropriated in fiscal year 2023 from the general fund to the 
24.8 	commissioner of public safety to purchase three airplanes for the State Patrol. This is a 
24.9 	onetime appropriation and is available until June 30, 2024.
24.10 	(c) The proceeds from the sale of an aircraft purchased under paragraph (a) or (b) must 
24.11 	be credited to the general fund.

24.12 	Sec. 16. APPROPRIATION; TRUNK HIGHWAY 23 INTERCHANGE.
 24.13 	(a) $500,000 in fiscal year 2023 is appropriated from the trunk highway fund to the 
24.14 	commissioner of transportation to study options for the intersection of marked Trunk 
24.15 	Highway 9 and marked Trunk Highway 23 in the city of New London. The study must 
24.16 	determine if an underpass, overpass, or tunnel is the best option for improving the safety 
24.17 	of the intersection. The study must not consider a J-turn as an option. This is a onetime 
24.18 	appropriation.
24.19 	(b) $29,100,000 in fiscal year 2023 is appropriated from the trunk highway fund to the 
24.20 	commissioner of transportation to make safety improvements to the intersection of marked 
24.21 	Trunk Highway 9 and marked Trunk Highway 23, including predesign, design, engineering, 
24.22 	and construction of an underpass, overpass, or tunnel as determined by the study in paragraph 
24.23 	(a). This appropriation must not be used for a J-turn at the intersection. This is a onetime 
24.24 	appropriation and is available until June 30, 2025.

24.25 	Sec. 17. APPROPRIATION; TRUNK HIGHWAY 23 INTERSECTION 
24.26 	IMPROVEMENTS.
 24.27 	(a) $1,120,000 in fiscal year 2023 is appropriated from the trunk highway fund to the 
24.28 	commissioner of transportation for the construction of acceleration lanes in each direction 
24.29 	of marked Trunk Highway 23 at the intersection of Stearns County State-Aid Highway 47, 
24.30 	including preliminary and final design, construction engineering services, and all construction 
24.31 	and associated project costs. This is a onetime appropriation and is available until June 30, 
24.32 	2025.
25.1 	(b) $1,120,000 in fiscal year 2023 is appropriated from the trunk highway fund to the 
25.2 	commissioner of transportation for the construction of acceleration lanes in each direction 
25.3 	of marked Trunk Highway 23 at the intersection of Stearns County Road 140 and Stearns 
25.4 	County State-Aid Highway 82, including preliminary and final design, construction 
25.5 	engineering services, and all construction and associated project costs. This is a onetime 
25.6 	appropriation and is available until June 30, 2025.

25.7 	Sec. 18. APPROPRIATION; TRUNK HIGHWAY 50 SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS.
 25.8 	$10,000,000 in fiscal year 2023 is appropriated from the trunk highway fund to the 
25.9 	commissioner of transportation for a grant to Dakota County for predesign, design, 
25.10 	engineering, and construction of safety improvements on marked Trunk Highway 50 between 
25.11 	U.S. Highway 52 and U.S. Highway 61. This project includes improvement and restoration 
25.12 	of pavement structure, drainage improvements, culvert replacement, ensuring a traversable 
25.13 	safety slope, and reconstructing the intersections with County State-Aid Highway 85 and 
25.14 	Hogan Avenue for pedestrian safety and compliance with the Americans with Disabilities 
25.15 	Act. This appropriation is for the portions of the project that are eligible for use of trunk  
25.16 	highway funds. This appropriation does not require a nonstate contribution. This is a onetime 
25.17 	appropriation and is available until June 30, 2025.

25.18 	Sec. 19. APPROPRIATION; U.S. HIGHWAY 52, COUNTY STATE-AID HIGHWAY 
25.19 	66, AND COUNTY ROAD 62 SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS.
 25.20 	$15,000,000 in fiscal year 2023 is appropriated from the trunk highway fund to the 
25.21 	commissioner of transportation for a grant to Dakota County to construct an interchange in 
25.22 	the vicinity of County State-Aid Highway 66 and County Road 62 to eliminate the current 
25.23 	intersections and improve safety and to construct a bridge at marked U.S. Highway 52 with 
25.24 	ramps connecting the county road and additional highway improvements to address changes 
25.25 	to property access and meet current design standards to improve safety at the intersection 
25.26 	of County State-Aid Highway 66 and marked U.S. Highway 52 in Vermillion Township. 
25.27 	This project is  proposed in collaboration with the Minnesota Department of Transportation. 
25.28 	This is a onetime appropriation and is available until June 30, 2025.

25.29 	Sec. 20. APPROPRIATION; TRUNK HIGHWAY 65 IMPROVEMENTS.
 25.30 	$15,000,000 in fiscal year 2023 is appropriated from the trunk highway fund to the 
25.31 	commissioner of transportation for one or more grants to the city of Blaine for the predesign, 
25.32 	right-of-way acquisition, design, engineering, and construction of intersection improvements 
25.33 	along Trunk Highway 65 at 99th Avenue Northeast and the associated frontage roads and 
26.1 	backage roads within the trunk highway system. This appropriation is for the portion of the 
26.2 	project that is eligible for use of trunk highway funds. This appropriation does not require 
26.3 	a nonstate contribution. This is a onetime appropriation and is available until June 30, 2025.

26.4 	Sec. 21. APPROPRIATION; TRUNK HIGHWAY 73.
 26.5 	$43,000,000 in fiscal year 2023 is appropriated from the trunk highway fund to the 
26.6 	commissioner of transportation for engineering, right-of-way acquisition, and construction 
26.7 	to realign portions of marked Trunk Highway 73 south of the city of Cromwell. This is a 
26.8 	onetime appropriation and is available until June 30, 2025.

26.9 	Sec. 22. APPROPRIATION; TRUNK HIGHWAY 74.
 26.10 	$488,000 in fiscal year 2023 is appropriated from the trunk highway fund to the 
26.11 	commissioner of transportation to use Otta seal to regrade 3.9 miles of marked Trunk 
26.12 	Highway 74 north of Elba to Winona County State-Aid Highway 30 in Winona County, 
26.13 	including design, engineering, construction, and acquisition of right-of-way. This is a onetime 
26.14 	appropriation and is available until June 30, 2025.

26.15 	Sec. 23. APPROPRIATION; U.S. HIGHWAY 169 AND SCOTT COUNTY 
26.16 	STATE-AID HIGHWAY 9 INTERCHANGE.
 26.17 	$4,200,000 in fiscal year 2023 is appropriated from the trunk highway fund to the 
26.18 	commissioner of transportation for a grant to Scott County, the city of Jordan, or both to 
26.19 	design and construct trunk highway improvements associated with an interchange at U.S. 
26.20 	Highway 169, marked Trunk Highway 282, and Scott County State-Aid Highway 9, including 
26.21 	bicycle and pedestrian accommodations, bridge construction, and road construction. This 
26.22 	appropriation is for the portion of the project that is eligible for use of trunk highway funds. 
26.23 	This is a onetime appropriation and is available until June 30, 2025.

26.24 	Sec. 24. APPROPRIATION; TRUNK HIGHWAY 610 AND INTERSTATE 
26.25 	HIGHWAY 94 INTERCHANGE.
 26.26 	$22,000,000 in fiscal year 2023 is appropriated from the trunk highway fund to the 
26.27 	commissioner of transportation to acquire right-of-way, design, engineer, and construct 
26.28 	roadway connections for the interchange at marked Trunk Highway 610 and marked Interstate 
26.29 	Highway 94 in Maple Grove. This appropriation does not require a nonstate match. This is 
26.30 	a onetime appropriation and is available until June 30, 2025.

27.1 	Sec. 25. APPROPRIATION; WATER AND LIGHTING INFRASTRUCTURE; 
27.2 	MADISON LAKE.
 27.3 	$510,000 in fiscal year 2023 is appropriated from the trunk highway fund to the 
27.4 	commissioner of transportation to predesign, design, construct, furnish, and equip water 
27.5 	infrastructure and lighting along the Trunk Highway 60 corridor in the city of Madison 
27.6 	Lake. This appropriation does not require a nonstate match.

27.7 	Sec. 26. ESTABLISHMENT OF BASE; STATE AND LOCAL ROADS.
 27.8 	(a) The base from the trunk highway fund for state road construction in the Department 
27.9 	of Transportation is $1,377,641,000 in fiscal year 2024 and $1,408,325,000 in fiscal year 
27.10 	2025.
27.11 	(b) The base from the trunk highway fund for corridors of commerce in the Department 
27.12 	of Transportation is $87,500,000 in fiscal year 2024 and $115,000,000 in fiscal year 2025.
27.13 	(c) The base from the county state-aid highway fund for county state-aid highways in 
27.14 	the Department of Transportation is $1,010,019,000 in fiscal year 2024 and $1,046,194,000 
27.15 	in fiscal year 2025.
27.16 	(d) The base from the municipal state-aid street fund for municipal state-aid streets in 
27.17 	the Department of Transportation is $248,357,000 in fiscal year 2024 and $257,192,000 in 
27.18 	fiscal year 2025

27.19 	ARTICLE 3
27.20 	FEDERAL TRANSPORTATION FUNDING

27.21 	Section 1. APPROPRIATIONS.
 27.22 	The sums shown in the column under "Appropriations" are added to the appropriations 
27.23 	in Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 5, article 1, and to the appropriations in article 
27.24 	1 to the agencies and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from 
27.25 	the trunk highway fund, or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated 
27.26 	for each purpose. The figures "2022" and "2023" used in this article mean that the addition 
27.27 	to the appropriations listed under them is available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, 
27.28 	or June 30, 2023, respectively. Supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 
27.29 	30, 2022, are effective the day following final enactment.

27.30				APPROPRIATIONS
	
27.31				Available for the Year
	
27.32				Ending June 30
	
27.33					2022
		2023

28.1
28.2	Sec. 2. DEPARTMENT OF 
TRANSPORTATION

28.3	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	265,262,000
	$
	330,197,000

28.4	Appropriations by Fund
	
28.5		2022
	2023
	
28.6	General
	36,600,000
	36,600,000
	
28.7	C.S.A.H.
	24,896,000
	42,418,000
	
28.8	M.S.A.S.
	6,540,000
	11,142,000
	
28.9	Trunk Highway
	197,226,000
	240,037,000
	
28.10 	The appropriations in this section are to the 
28.11 	commissioner of transportation for the match 
28.12 	requirement for formula and discretionary 
28.13 	grant programs enacted in the federal 
28.14 	Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA).
28.15 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
28.16 	purpose are specified in the following 
28.17 	subdivisions.
28.18 	The commissioner must not spend 
28.19 	appropriations from the trunk highway fund 
28.20 	in this section for the Office of Transit and 
28.21 	Active Transportation; Office of Aeronautics; 
28.22 	passenger rail; tourist information centers; 
28.23 	parades, events, or sponsorship of events; or 
28.24 	public electric vehicle infrastructure.

28.25	Subd. 2.State Roads

28.26	(a) Operations and Maintenance
		4,000,000
		7,475,000
	
28.27 	The base is $375,581,000 in fiscal year 2024 
28.28 	and $376,398,000 in fiscal year 2025.

28.29	(b) State Road Construction
		193,226,000
		232,562,000

28.30	Subd. 3.Local Roads

28.31	(a) County State-Aid Highways
		24,896,000
		42,418,000

28.32	(b) Municipal State-Aid Streets
		6,540,000
		11,142,000

29.1
29.2	Subd. 4.Multimodal Match for Formula and 
Discretionary Programs Enacted in Federal IIJA
 					
29.3 	The appropriations in this subdivision are for 
29.4 	multimodal match funding and discretionary 
29.5 	funding related to the federal Infrastructure 
29.6 	Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA).
29.7 	From these amounts, the commissioner may 
29.8 	make grants to local units of government for 
29.9 	the match requirement for IIJA discretionary 
29.10 	grant programs.
29.11 	Any unspent portion of the appropriations 
29.12 	remaining after match requirements are met 
29.13 	for grant programs listed in this subdivision 
29.14 	must be transferred to the highway user tax 
29.15 	distribution fund.
29.16 	These appropriations are available for three 
29.17 	years after the year of the appropriation.

29.18	(a) Greater Minnesota Transit
		7,000,000
		7,000,000
	
29.19 	This appropriation is from the general fund 
29.20 	for the match requirement for Federal Transit 
29.21 	Administration formula and discretionary 
29.22 	transit grant programs under the IIJA. This 
29.23 	appropriation must not be used for guideway 
29.24 	projects, as defined in Minnesota Statutes, 
29.25 	section 473.4485.

29.26	(b) Metropolitan Area Transit
		10,000,000
		10,000,000
	
29.27 	$10,000,000 in each year is from the general 
29.28 	fund for transfer to the Metropolitan Council 
29.29 	for the match requirement for Federal Transit 
29.30 	Administration formula and discretionary 
29.31 	transit grant programs under the IIJA. The 
29.32 	amount transferred to the Metropolitan 
29.33 	Council must not be used for guideway 
30.1 	projects, as defined in Minnesota Statutes, 
30.2 	section 473.4485.

30.3	(c) Aeronautics
		6,500,000
		6,500,000
	
30.4 	This appropriation is from the general fund 
30.5 	for the match requirement for Federal Aviation 
30.6 	Administration formula and discretionary 
30.7 	grant programs under the IIJA.

30.8	(d) Other Multimodal Grant Programs
		13,100,000
		13,100,000
	
30.9 	This appropriation is from the general fund 
30.10 	and must not be used as match funding for 
30.11 	grants under the following discretionary grant 
30.12 	programs: the Federal-State Partnership for 
30.13 	Intercity Passenger Rail Grant Program; the 
30.14 	Restoration and Enhancement Grant Program; 
30.15 	the Capital Investment Grants Program; 
30.16 	Research, Development, Demonstration and 
30.17 	Deployment Projects; the Pilot Program for 
30.18 	Transit-Oriented Development Planning; the 
30.19 	Electric or Low-Emitting Ferry Pilot Program; 
30.20 	the Reconnecting Communities Pilot Program; 
30.21 	and the Wildlife Crossings Pilot Program. This 
30.22 	appropriation must not be used as match 
30.23 	funding for guideway projects as defined in 
30.24 	Minnesota Statutes, section 473.4485, or for 
30.25 	passenger rail projects. The commissioner of 
30.26 	transportation must immediately report to the 
30.27 	chairs and ranking minority members of the 
30.28 	legislative committees with jurisdiction over 
30.29 	transportation finance when an application is 
30.30 	submitted to the United States Department of 
30.31 	Transportation for IIJA-related discretionary 
30.32 	grant funding.

31.1 	Sec. 3. ELECTRIC VEHICLE INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.
 31.2 		Subdivision 1.Match requirements. The required match funding for electric vehicle 
31.3 	infrastructure formula or discretionary grant programs related to the federal Infrastructure 
31.4 	Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) must be committed only from nonstate sources.
31.5 		Subd. 2.Location. The commissioner must not spend federal funds from IIJA-related 
31.6 	electric vehicle infrastructure formula or discretionary grant programs for projects located 
31.7 	on public land.
31.8 		Subd. 3.Regional balance. Projects funded through IIJA-related electric vehicle 
31.9 	infrastructure formula or discretionary grant programs must be regionally balanced throughout 
31.10 	the state as much as allowable under federal law.
31.11 		Subd. 4.Alternative fuel corridors. By November 1, 2023, the commissioner of 
31.12 	transportation must request that the United States Federal Highway Administration certify 
31.13 	that the designated alternative fuel corridors for electric vehicles in Minnesota are fully 
31.14 	built out as of that date.

31.15 	Sec. 4. FEDERAL FUNDS REPORTING.
 31.16 		Subdivision 1.Federal document submission. Within 30 days of submission to a federal 
31.17 	agency of a required report or plan under the federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs 
31.18 	Act, the commissioner of transportation or the chair of the Metropolitan Council must submit 
31.19 	the report or plan to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees 
31.20 	with jurisdiction over transportation finance and policy.
31.21 		Subd. 2.Report on use of federal funds. By February 1 and September 1 of each year, 
31.22 	the commissioner of transportation and chair of the Metropolitan Council must report all 
31.23 	expenditures made related to the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to the chairs and 
31.24 	ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over transportation 
31.25 	finance and policy. The report must include the total amount of each expenditure, the purpose 
31.26 	of each expenditure, and any additional information the commissioner and chair determine 
31.27 	is necessary to properly document each expenditure. The report must also include information 
31.28 	on expenditures that are planned or anticipated before the submission of the next semiannual 
31.29 	report under this subdivision. The report requirement under this subdivision expires June 
31.30 	30, 2027.

32.1 	Sec. 5. HIGHWAY USER TAX DISTRIBUTION FUND; TRANSFER.
 32.2 	The commissioner of revenue must transfer from the general fund to the highway user 
32.3 	tax distribution fund $6,373,667 monthly in fiscal year 2022 and $10,859,667 monthly in 
32.4 	fiscal year 2023. The commissioner must transfer from the general fund to the highway user 
32.5 	tax distribution fund $11,927,167 monthly in fiscal year 2024 and $13,083,000 monthly in 
32.6 	fiscal year 2025 and each fiscal year thereafter.

32.7 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective retroactively from July 1, 2021.

32.8 	Sec. 6. RECONNECT RONDO PROJECT; PROHIBITION.
 32.9 		Subdivision 1.Definition. For purposes of this section, "ReConnect Rondo project" 
32.10 	means the proposed land bridge or freeway cap over Interstate 94 between Chatsworth Street 
32.11 	and Grotto Street in the city of Saint Paul.
32.12 		Subd. 2.Commissioner of transportation. The commissioner of transportation must 
32.13 	not expend any money for study, planning, preliminary engineering, final design, or 
32.14 	construction for the ReConnect Rondo project. This prohibition includes grants to other 
32.15 	entities, the expenditure of federal money, and any previous unexpended appropriations 
32.16 	made for this purpose.
32.17 		Subd. 3.Metropolitan Council. The Metropolitan Council must not expend any money 
32.18 	for study, planning, preliminary engineering, final design, or construction for the ReConnect 
32.19 	Rondo project. This prohibition includes grants to other entities, the expenditure of federal 
32.20 	money, and any previous unexpended appropriations made for this purpose.

32.21 	Sec. 7. SOURCE OF FEDERAL MATCH FUNDING; INFRASTRUCTURE 
32.22 	INVESTMENT AND JOBS ACT.
 32.23 	The commissioner of transportation must not expend money for federal match funding 
32.24 	related to formula and discretionary grant programs under Public Law 117-58, otherwise 
32.25 	known as the federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, except pursuant to a direct 
32.26 	appropriation specifically for this purpose.

32.27 	Sec. 8. SUSPENSION OF STATUTORY APPROPRIATION; INFRASTRUCTURE 
32.28 	INVESTMENT AND JOBS ACT.
 32.29 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 3.3005 and 4.07, federal funds received 
32.30 	by the state of Minnesota from its allocations or grant awards administered by the United 
33.1 	States Department of Transportation under Public Law 117-58 must not be spent except 
33.2 	pursuant to a direct appropriation by law.

33.3 	Sec. 9. EFFECTIVE DATE.
 33.4 	Except where otherwise specified, this article is effective the day following final 
33.5 	enactment.

33.6 	ARTICLE 4
33.7 	BOND APPROPRIATIONS

33.8 	Section 1. BOND APPROPRIATIONS.
 33.9 	The sums shown in the column under "Appropriations" are appropriated from the bond 
33.10 	proceeds account in the trunk highway fund to the state agencies or officials indicated to 
33.11 	be spent for public purposes. Appropriations of bond proceeds must be spent as authorized 
33.12 	by the Minnesota Constitution, articles XI and XIV. Unless otherwise specified, money 
33.13 	appropriated in this article for a capital program or project may be used to pay state agency 
33.14 	staff costs that are attributed directly to the capital program or project in accordance with 
33.15 	accounting policies adopted by the commissioner of management and budget.

33.16	SUMMARY
	
33.17	Department of Transportation
	$
	299,349,000
	
33.18	Department of Management and Budget
	$
	300,000
	
33.19	TOTAL
	$
	299,649,000

33.20						APPROPRIATIONS

33.21
33.22	Sec. 2. DEPARTMENT OF 
TRANSPORTATION

33.23	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 			$
	299,349,000
	
33.24 	(a) This appropriation is to the commissioner 
33.25 	of transportation for the purposes specified in 
33.26 	this section.
33.27 	(b) This appropriation is available in the 
33.28 	amounts of:
33.29 	(1) $149,349,000 in fiscal year 2024; and
33.30 	(2) $150,000,000 in fiscal year 2025.
34.1 	(c) The commissioner may use up to 17 
34.2 	percent of the amount for program delivery.
34.3 	(d) The appropriation in this subdivision 
34.4 	cancels as specified under Minnesota Statutes, 
34.5 	section 16A.642, except that the commissioner 
34.6 	of management and budget must count the 
34.7 	start of authorization for issuance of state 
34.8 	bonds as the first day of the fiscal year during 
34.9 	which the bonds are available to be issued as 
34.10 	specified under paragraph (b), and not as the 
34.11 	date of enactment of this section.

34.12	Subd. 2.Oslo Area Flood Mitigation
 			$
	20,000,000
	
34.13 	(a) This appropriation is available in fiscal 
34.14 	year 2024 for phase 1 of the Oslo area flood 
34.15 	mitigation project as follows:
34.16 	(1) $17,450,000 for reconstruction or 
34.17 	replacement of the marked Trunk Highway 1 
34.18 	bridge over the Red River at Oslo and the 
34.19 	border with North Dakota, which may include 
34.20 	approach work on marked Trunk Highway 1; 
34.21 	and
34.22 	(2) $2,550,000 for reconstruction or 
34.23 	replacement of the marked Trunk Highway 
34.24 	317 bridge over the Red River in Marshall 
34.25 	County at the border with North Dakota.
34.26 	(b) The appropriation under this subdivision 
34.27 	is available for predesign, design, preliminary 
34.28 	and final engineering, environmental analysis, 
34.29 	right-of-way acquisition, and construction, 
34.30 	including demolition.
34.31 	(c) The appropriation under this subdivision 
34.32 	is for the Minnesota share of project costs and 
34.33 	must only be used for acquisition, betterment, 
34.34 	and improvement within Minnesota.

35.1
35.2	Subd. 3.Olmsted County; U.S. Highway 14 and 
County State-Aid Highway 44
 			$
	17,460,000
	
35.3 	This appropriation is available in fiscal year 
35.4 	2024 to acquire property and to conduct 
35.5 	environmental analysis, predesign, design, 
35.6 	engineer, acquire right-of-way, construct, 
35.7 	furnish, and equip an interchange at marked 
35.8 	U.S. Highway 14 and County State-Aid 
35.9 	Highway 44, including the flyover at 7th Street 
35.10 	NW, in Olmsted County and associated 
35.11 	infrastructure and road work to accommodate 
35.12 	the interchange.

35.13
35.14	Subd. 4.Marked Trunk Highway 95 
Improvements
 			$
	6,200,000
	
35.15 	This appropriation is available in fiscal year 
35.16 	2024 for a grant to the city of Cambridge for 
35.17 	land acquisition, demolition, predesign, 
35.18 	design, engineering, and construction of 
35.19 	improvements to marked Trunk Highway 95, 
35.20 	including but not limited to expansion to a 
35.21 	four-lane at-grade segment from 
35.22 	approximately Fillmore Street to Birch Street 
35.23 	in the city of Cambridge. This appropriation 
35.24 	is for the portion of the project that is eligible 
35.25 	for use of proceeds of trunk highway bonds.

35.26	Subd. 5.Becker Interchange Project
 			$
	1,869,000
	
35.27 	This appropriation is available in fiscal year 
35.28 	2024 to prepare final design, conduct site 
35.29 	preparation work, and acquire right-of-way 
35.30 	for an interchange to be constructed at marked 
35.31 	U.S. Highway 10, marked Trunk Highway 25, 
35.32 	Sherburne County State-Aid Highway 8, and 
35.33 	Sherburne County Road 52 in the city of 
35.34 	Becker and Becker Township. This 
36.1 	appropriation is for expenses eligible to be 
36.2 	paid from trunk highway bond proceeds.

36.3
36.4	Subd. 6.Trunk Highway 24 Intersection 
Improvements
 			$
	2,420,000
	
36.5 	This appropriation is available in fiscal year 
36.6 	2024  for intersection improvements at marked 
36.7 	Trunk Highway 24 in the city of Annandale 
36.8 	and for a grant to the city of Annandale, 
36.9 	Corinna Township, or both for road 
36.10 	improvements on Hemlock Street from marked 
36.11 	Trunk Highway 24 to Wright County 
36.12 	State-Aid Highway 6 in the city of Annandale 
36.13 	and Corinna Township. This appropriation 
36.14 	may be used by the commissioner, city, or 
36.15 	township for acquisition of right-of-way, 
36.16 	design, engineering, and construction of 
36.17 	roadway improvements.

36.18
36.19	Subd. 7.Sherburne County; Zimmerman 
Interchange
 			$
	16,400,000
	
36.20 	This appropriation is available in fiscal year 
36.21 	2024 for property acquisition, engineering, 
36.22 	and construction of the trunk highway portions 
36.23 	of an interchange at marked U.S. Highway 
36.24 	169 and Sherburne County State-Aid Highway 
36.25 	4 in the city of Zimmerman.

36.26	Subd. 8.Trunk Highway 23 Reconstruction
 			$
	85,000,000
	
36.27 	This appropriation is available in fiscal year 
36.28 	2024 for predesign, design, engineering, and 
36.29 	reconstruction of marked Trunk Highway 23 
36.30 	from U.S. Highway 75 in the city of Pipestone 
36.31 	to 1.8 miles north of marked Trunk Highway 
36.32 	91 in the city of Russell.

37.1	Subd. 9.U.S. Highway 169 Safety Improvements
 			$
	150,000,000
	
37.2 	This appropriation is available in fiscal year 
37.3 	2025 for improvement and expansion of 
37.4 	marked U.S. Highway 169 between Taconite 
37.5 	and Pengilly. This appropriation may be used 
37.6 	by the commissioner to conduct environmental 
37.7 	analysis, planning, predesign, design, 
37.8 	engineering, right-of-way acquisition, and 
37.9 	construction of the roadway.

37.10	Sec. 3. BOND SALE EXPENSES
 			$
	300,000
	
37.11 	(a) This appropriation is to the commissioner 
37.12 	of management and budget for bond sale 
37.13 	expenses under Minnesota Statutes, sections 
37.14 	16A.641, subdivision 8, and 167.50, 
37.15 	subdivision 4.
37.16 	(b) This appropriation is available in the 
37.17 	amounts of:
37.18 	(1) $150,000 in fiscal year 2024; and
37.19 	(2) $150,000 in fiscal year 2025.

37.20 	Sec. 4. BOND SALE AUTHORIZATION.
 37.21 	To provide the money appropriated in this article from the bond proceeds account in the 
37.22 	trunk highway fund, the commissioner of management and budget shall sell and issue bonds 
37.23 	of the state in an amount up to $299,649,000 in the manner, upon the terms, and with the 
37.24 	effect prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, sections 167.50 to 167.52, and by the Minnesota 
37.25 	Constitution, article XIV, section 11, at the times and in the amounts requested by the 
37.26 	commissioner of transportation. The proceeds of the bonds, except accrued interest and any 
37.27 	premium received from the sale of the bonds, must be deposited in the bond proceeds account 
37.28 	in the trunk highway fund.

38.1 	ARTICLE 5
38.2 	STATE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

38.3 	Section 1. [1.1466] STATE FOSSIL.
38.4 		Subdivision 1.Designation. Castoroides ohioensis, commonly known as the giant 
38.5 	beaver, is designated as the official state fossil of the state of Minnesota.
38.6 		Subd. 2.Photograph. A photograph of the giant beaver, approved by the commissioner 
38.7 	of natural resources, shall be preserved and may be displayed in the Office of the Secretary 
38.8 	of State.

38.9 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 3.303, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
38.10 		Subd. 6.Grants; staff; space; equipment; contracts. (a) The commission may make 
38.11 	grants, employ an executive director and other staff, and obtain office space, equipment, 
38.12 	and supplies necessary to perform its duties.
38.13 	(b) The executive director may enter into contracts in compliance with section 3.225 to 
38.14 	provide necessary services and supplies for the house of representatives and the senate, and 
38.15 	for legislative commissions and joint legislative offices. A contract for professional or 
38.16 	technical services that is valued at more than $50,000 may be made only after the executive 
38.17 	director has received written approval from the chair and vice-chair of the commission.

38.18 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 3.8853, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
38.19 		Subd. 4.Access to data; treatment. Upon request of the director of the Legislative 
38.20 	Budget Office, the head or chief administrative officer of each department or agency of 
38.21 	state government, including the supreme court, must promptly supply data that are used to
38.22 	used by the agency to prepare or necessary for the Legislative Budget Office to review or 
38.23 	prepare a fiscal note, including data that are not public data under section 13.64 or other 
38.24 	applicable law, unless there are federal laws or regulations that prohibit the provision of the 
38.25 	not public data for this purpose. Not public data supplied under this subdivision may only 
38.26 	be used by the Legislative Budget Office to review a department or agency's work in 
38.27 	preparing a fiscal note and may not be used or disseminated for any other purpose, including 
38.28 	use by or dissemination to a legislator or to any officer, department, agency, or committee 
38.29 	within the legislative branch. Violation of this subdivision by the director or other staff of 
38.30 	the Legislative Budget Office is cause for removal, suspension without pay, or immediate 
38.31 	dismissal at the direction of the oversight commission.

39.1 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 3.8853, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
39.2 	read:
39.3 		Subd. 4a.Access to employees. Upon request of the director of the Legislative Budget 
39.4 	Office, the head or chief administrative officer of each department or agency of state 
39.5 	government, including the supreme court, must permit reasonable access to employees with 
39.6 	subject matter expertise to assist the Legislative Budget Office prepare and review fiscal 
39.7 	notes or enacted legislation.

39.8 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 3.98, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
39.9 		Subdivision 1.Preparation; duties. (a) The head or chief administrative officer of each 
39.10 	department or agency of the state government, including the supreme court, shall prepare 
39.11 	a fiscal note consistent with the standards and procedures adopted under section 3.8853, at 
39.12 	the request of the chair of the standing committee to which a bill has been referred, or the 
39.13 	chair of the house of representatives Ways and Means Committee, or the chair of the senate 
39.14 	Committee on Finance, and as assigned by the director of the Legislative Budget Office. 
39.15 	The Legislative Budget Office may prepare a fiscal note if an agency does not comply with 
39.16 	this subdivision.
39.17 	(b) For purposes of this subdivision, "supreme court" includes all agencies, committees, 
39.18 	and commissions supervised or appointed by the state supreme court or the state court 
39.19 	administrator.

39.20 	Sec. 6. [8.011] PERFORMANCE OF LEGAL SERVICES.
39.21 	(a) Except as otherwise provided by law, all legal services of the Office of the Attorney 
39.22 	General shall be performed exclusively by:
39.23 	(1) an employee of the office;
39.24 	(2) an employee of another Minnesota governmental entity as may be provided by law; 
39.25 	or
39.26 	(3) an employee of a federal governmental entity pursuant to an agreement between the 
39.27 	attorney general and the federal governmental entity.
39.28 	Except as otherwise provided under this section, the sole source of compensation paid to 
39.29 	employees of the Office of the Attorney General for performing legal services on behalf of 
39.30 	the state shall be from the appropriations provided under this chapter or from an appropriation 
39.31 	by law. In a case in which the attorney general is authorized under law to contract with, 
39.32 	hire, or engage a person other than a person described in clauses (1), (2), or (3) to perform 
40.1 	legal services on behalf of the state, the sole consideration for the legal services shall be a 
40.2 	monetary amount bargained for in an arm's length transaction with the person and the 
40.3 	attorney general  or another Minnesota governmental entity, and must state under what 
40.4 	authority the attorney general enters the contract.
40.5 	(b) Only persons described in paragraph (a), clause (1), (2), or (3), shall perform legal 
40.6 	services on premises leased by the attorney general.
40.7 	(c) Nothing in this section prohibits the attorney general from entering into a settlement 
40.8 	agreement with a defendant arising from a case litigated or prosecuted by a federal 
40.9 	governmental entity, local governmental entity, or an attorney general's office in another 
40.10 	state or a United States territory. Nothing in this section prohibits the attorney general from 
40.11 	employing and providing office space to an unpaid intern assisting in performing legal 
40.12 	services, provided that the intern does not possess a current license to practice law in 
40.13 	Minnesota, any other state or commonwealth, or any United States territory.

40.14 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 13.64, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
40.15 		Subd. 3.Unofficial fiscal note. (a) For purposes of this subdivision, "unofficial fiscal 
40.16 	note" means a fiscal note requested by or on behalf of a member of the legislature on draft 
40.17 	language for a bill that has not been introduced. Unofficial fiscal notes are public data unless 
40.18 	a classification under paragraph (b) applies.
40.19 	(b) This paragraph applies if a request for an unofficial fiscal note is accompanied by a 
40.20 	directive from the requester that the data be classified under this paragraph subdivision. 
40.21 	Government data on the request, the bill draft, and the unofficial fiscal note are private data 
40.22 	on individuals or nonpublic data, provided except that the data are accessible to, and may 
40.23 	be disclosed by, the requester. If the proposed bill draft used to develop the unofficial fiscal 
40.24 	note or an updated version is subsequently used for an introduced bill, or any legislation, 
40.25 	including an amendment or a proposed bill, that any member of the legislature offers for 
40.26 	consideration by a legislative committee introduced as a bill, included in an introduced bill, 
40.27 	offered as an amendment, or otherwise distributed by the requester at a public meeting or 
40.28 	event, or if an unofficial fiscal note is distributed by the requester at a public meeting or 
40.29 	event, the fiscal note becomes public data.
40.30 	(c) An agency must not share data that is classified under this subdivision as nonpublic 
40.31 	data or private data on individuals with another agency without authorization from the bill 
40.32 	author, as obtained from the director of the Legislative Budget Office. This paragraph 
40.33 	supersedes any authorization to share data with the commissioner of management and budget 
40.34 	under section 15.08 or 16A.06, subdivision 7, or other applicable law.

41.1 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 13.64, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
41.2 		Subd. 4.Fiscal note data must be shared with Legislative Budget Office. A head or 
41.3 	chief administrative officer of a department or agency of the state government, including 
41.4 	the supreme court, must provide data that are used to prepare a fiscal note or for the 
41.5 	Legislative Budget Office to review the accuracy of fiscal notes on enacted legislation, 
41.6 	including data that are not public data under this section to the director of the Legislative 
41.7 	Budget Office upon the director's request and consistent with section 3.8853, subdivision 
41.8 	4, unless there are federal laws or regulations that prohibit the provision of the not public 
41.9 	data for this purpose. The data must be supplied according to any standards and procedures 
41.10 	adopted under section 3.8853, subdivision 3, including any standards and procedures 
41.11 	governing timeliness. Notwithstanding section 13.05, subdivision 9, a responsible authority 
41.12 	may not require the Legislative Budget Office to pay a cost for supplying data requested 
41.13 	under this subdivision.

41.14 	Sec. 9. [14.1271] LEGISLATIVE APPROVAL OF RULES BY REFERENCE TO 
41.15 	ANOTHER STATE.
41.16 	A proposed rule that includes or incorporates by reference a statute or rule of another 
41.17 	state must be submitted to the standing committee of the house of representatives and 
41.18 	standing committee of the senate with jurisdiction over the subject matter of the rule at least 
41.19 	90 days prior to the publication of the notice of intent to adopt the rule under section 14.22, 
41.20 	subdivision 1a; 14.389, subdivision 2; or 14.3895, subdivision 3; publication of a dual notice 
41.21 	under section 14.22, subdivision 2; or publication of a notice of hearing on a proposed rule 
41.22 	under section 14.14. The proposed rule may not be adopted until the rule is approved by a 
41.23 	law enacted during the legislative session that began after or is meeting when the proposed 
41.24 	rule is received.

41.25 	Sec. 10. [15.0561] CONSUMER CHOICE OF FUEL; RESTRICTIONS 
41.26 	PROHIBITED.
41.27 	(a) A state agency may not adopt rules that:
41.28 	(1) restrict consumer choice in purchasing motorized equipment based on the equipment's 
41.29 	fuel source; or
41.30 	(2) mandate retailer inventory of motorized equipment based on the equipment's fuel 
41.31 	source.
41.32 	(b) For purposes of this section, "motorized equipment" means:
42.1 	(1) tools, including but not limited to generators, lawn mowers, pressure washers, chain 
42.2 	saws, leaf blowers, and weed trimmers;
42.3 	(2) recreational vehicles, including but not limited to golf carts, motorcycles, off-highway 
42.4 	vehicles, snowmobiles, and watercraft;
42.5 	(3) new or used passenger automobiles;
42.6 	(4) farm equipment, as defined in section 325E.061; and
42.7 	(5) medium and heavy duty trucks.

42.8 	Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 15A.0825, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
42.9 		Subdivision 1.Membership. (a) The Legislative Salary Council consists of the following 
42.10 	members:
42.11 	(1) one person, who is not a judge, from each congressional district, appointed by the 
42.12 	chief justice of the supreme court; and
42.13 	(2) one person from each congressional district, appointed by the governor.
42.14 	(b) If Minnesota has an odd number of congressional districts, the governor and the chief 
42.15 	justice must each appoint an at-large member, in addition to a member from each 
42.16 	congressional district.
42.17 	(c) One-half of the members appointed by the governor and one-half of the members 
42.18 	appointed by the chief justice must belong to the political party that has the most members 
42.19 	in the legislature. One-half of the members appointed by the governor and one-half of the 
42.20 	members appointed by the chief justice must belong to the political party that has the second 
42.21 	most members in the legislature.
42.22 	(d) None of the members of the council may be:
42.23 	(1) a current or former legislator, or the spouse of a current legislator;
42.24 	(2) a current or former lobbyist registered under Minnesota law;
42.25 	(3) a current employee of the legislature;
42.26 	(4) a current or former judge; or
42.27 	(5) a current or former governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, secretary of state, 
42.28 	or state auditor; or
42.29 	(6) a current employee of an entity in the executive or judicial branch.

43.1 	Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 15A.0825, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
43.2 		Subd. 2.Initial appointment; convening authority; first meeting in odd-numbered 
43.3 	year. Appointing authorities must make their initial appointments by January 2, 2017 after 
43.4 	the first Monday in January and before January 15 in each odd-numbered year. The governor 
43.5 	shall designate one member to convene and chair the first meeting of the council. The first 
43.6 	meeting must be before January 15, 2017 25 of that year. At its first meeting, the council 
43.7 	must elect a chair from among its members. Members that reside in an even-numbered 
43.8 	congressional district serve a first term ending January 15, 2019. Members residing in an 
43.9 	odd-numbered congressional district serve a first term ending January 15, 2021.

43.10 	Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 15A.0825, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
43.11 		Subd. 3.Terms. (a) Except for initial terms and for the first term following redistricting, 
43.12 	a term is four years or until new appointments are made after congressional redistricting as 
43.13 	provided in subdivision 4. Members may serve no more than two full terms or portions of 
43.14 	two consecutive terms.
43.15 	(b) If a member ceases to reside in the congressional district that the member resided in 
43.16 	at the time of appointment as a result of moving or redistricting, the appointing authority 
43.17 	who appointed the member must appoint a replacement who resides in the congressional 
43.18 	district to serve the unexpired term.

43.19 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective January 1, 2023.

43.20 	Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 16B.32, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:
43.21 		Subd. 1a.Onsite energy generation from renewable sources. A state agency that 
43.22 	prepares a predesign for a new building must consider meeting at least two percent of the 
43.23 	energy needs of the building from renewable sources located on the building site. For 
43.24 	purposes of this subdivision, "renewable sources" are limited to wind and the sun. The 
43.25 	predesign must include an explicit cost and price analysis of complying with the two-percent 
43.26 	requirement compared with the present and future costs of energy supplied by a public 
43.27 	utility from a location away from the building site and the present and future costs of 
43.28 	controlling carbon emissions. If the analysis concludes that the building should not meet at 
43.29 	least two percent of its energy needs from renewable sources located on the building site, 
43.30 	the analysis must provide explicit reasons why not. The building may not receive further 
43.31 	state appropriations for design or construction unless at least two percent of its energy needs 
43.32 	are designed to be met from renewable sources, unless the commissioner finds that the 
44.1 	reasons given by the agency for not meeting the two-percent requirement were supported 
44.2 	by evidence in the record.

44.3 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment and 
44.4 	applies to any new building project for which the predesign work is completed after the day 
44.5 	of enactment.

44.6 	Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 16B.325, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
44.7 		Subdivision 1.Development of sustainable building guidelines. The Department of 
44.8 	Administration and the Department of Commerce, with the assistance of other agencies, 
44.9 	shall develop sustainable building design guidelines for all new state buildings by January 
44.10 	15, 2003, and for all major renovations of state buildings by February 1, 2009. The primary 
44.11 	objectives of these guidelines are to ensure that all new state buildings, and major renovations 
44.12 	of state buildings, initially exceed the state energy code, as established in Minnesota Rules, 
44.13 	chapter 7676, by at least 30 percent. The guidelines shall not require that renewable energy 
44.14 	sources be located on the building site.

44.15 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment and 
44.16 	applies to any new building project for which the predesign work is completed after the day 
44.17 	of enactment.

44.18 	Sec. 16. [16B.971] GRANTS TO NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS.
44.19 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) As used in this section, the following terms have the 
44.20 	meanings given.
44.21 	(b) "Certified financial audit" means a review of an organization's financial statements, 
44.22 	fiscal policies, and control procedures by an independent third party to determine if the 
44.23 	statements fairly represent the organization's financial position and if organizational 
44.24 	procedures are in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.
44.25 	(c) "Fiscal agent" means the commissioner or head of the state agency responsible for 
44.26 	administering a grant.
44.27 	(d) "Grant" means a grant or aid of state money from any source. This section does not 
44.28 	apply to:
44.29 	(1) grants or aid to hospitals under chapter 144, nursing facilities under chapter 144A, 
44.30 	or assisted living facilities under chapter 144G;
44.31 	(2) medical assistance and MinnesotaCare payments; or
45.1 	(3) grants of general obligation proceeds for capital projects subject to section 16A.695, 
45.2 	and capital project grants to political subdivisions subject to section 16A.86.
45.3 	(e) "Organization" means a nongovernmental organization that is tax exempt under the 
45.4 	Internal Revenue Code and is not a hospital licensed under chapter 144.
45.5 		Subd. 2.Requirements for eligibility. For an organization to be eligible to receive a 
45.6 	grant, the organization that received more than 50 percent of revenue from state funds in 
45.7 	the fiscal year preceding the organization's grant application to be eligible to receive a grant 
45.8 	must meet the following criteria:
45.9 	(1) the organization must submit to the fiscal agent the relevant series Internal Revenue 
45.10 	Service Form 990 in each of the two years preceding the execution of a grant agreement;
45.11 	(2) the organization must not have on its governing board a voting member who is an 
45.12 	employee of a state agency;
45.13 	(3) the organization must submit to the fiscal agent certified financial audits of the most 
45.14 	recent two fiscal years preceding the grant application;
45.15 	(4) officers and members of the governing board of the organization must not have been 
45.16 	convicted of any offense involving theft, fraud, embezzlement, or other misuse or 
45.17 	misappropriation of funds or property. The organization must submit to the agency results 
45.18 	of completed background checks on officers and members of the governing body of the 
45.19 	organization before an agency may enter into a grant agreement with the organization; and
45.20 	(5) the organization must not compensate an officer or employee in an amount greater 
45.21 	than the governor's annual compensation in a 12-month period during the first fiscal year 
45.22 	beginning, during, or after the 12-month period or in the following fiscal year. Compensation 
45.23 	for purposes of this section includes salary, bonuses, the present value of stock options, the 
45.24 	value of employment benefits, employer contributions to retirement or deferred compensation 
45.25 	plans on behalf of the officer or employee, and any other compensation or benefit of value.
45.26 		Subd. 3.Notice to legislature of ineligibility. If a grant has been awarded by law to a 
45.27 	specified organization that the commissioner determines is ineligible to receive the grant 
45.28 	under subdivision 2, the commissioner must promptly report that determination to the chair 
45.29 	of the committee on finance in the senate and the chair of the committee on ways and means 
45.30 	in the house of representatives.
45.31 		Subd. 4.Grant application. (a) A fiscal agent administering a grant program must 
45.32 	require the following information as part of a grant application:
45.33 	(1) the purpose of the grant, including goals, priorities, and measurable outcomes;
46.1 	(2) eligibility requirements for individuals who will be served by the grant program;
46.2 	(3) the proposed geographic service areas for individuals served by the grant;
46.3 	(4) the reporting requirements; and
46.4 	(5) certification that the applicant is eligible under subdivisions 2 and 3 to receive a 
46.5 	grant.
46.6 	These requirements are in addition to any requirements under existing laws and policies.
46.7 	(b) An organization that is specifically identified in law to receive a grant must provide 
46.8 	the information in paragraph (a) to the commissioner of the fiscal agent for the grant before 
46.9 	the commissioner may execute the grant agreement.
46.10 		Subd. 5.Reporting on use of funds.  (a) Organizations must provide the following 
46.11 	information to the fiscal agent:
46.12 	(1) a detailed accounting of the use of any grant proceeds;
46.13 	(2) a description of program outcomes to date, including performance measured against 
46.14 	indicators specified in the grant agreement, including but not limited to job creation, 
46.15 	employment activity, wage information, business formation or expansion, and academic 
46.16 	performance; and
46.17 	(3) the portion of the grant, if any, spent on the recipient's operating expenses.
46.18 	Grant recipients must report the information required under this paragraph to the fiscal agent 
46.19 	within one year after receiving any portion of the grant, and annually thereafter, and within 
46.20 	30 days following the use of all funds provided under the grant.
46.21 	(b) The fiscal agent for a grant to an organization must submit a report containing the 
46.22 	information provided by the grant recipients to the chairs and ranking minority members 
46.23 	of the legislative committees and budget divisions with jurisdiction over the agency serving 
46.24 	as fiscal agent for the grant. The report submitted under this section must also include the 
46.25 	commissioner's summary of the use of grant proceeds and an analysis of the grant recipients' 
46.26 	success in meeting the goals, priorities, and measurable outcomes specified for the grant. 
46.27 	An updated version of this report must be submitted on January 15 of each succeeding year 
46.28 	until January 15 in the year following the date when all of the grant funds have been spent.
46.29 		Subd. 6.Notice to legislature of fraud or abuse claims. If the fiscal agent receives a 
46.30 	comment or concern about fraud or waste for a grant made by law to a specified organization, 
46.31 	the commissioner must promptly report the comment or concern to the chair of the committee 
47.1 	on finance in the senate and the chair of the committee on ways and means in the house of 
47.2 	representatives.

47.3 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment and 
47.4 	applies to grants appropriated by law after the effective date and to grant agreements executed 
47.5 	after the effective date.

47.6 	Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 16B.98, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
47.7 		Subd. 8.Audit. (a) A grant agreement made by an executive agency must include an 
47.8 	audit clause that provides:
47.9 	(1) that the books, records, documents, and accounting procedures and practices of the 
47.10 	grantee receiving a grant of more than $500,000 are subject to examination by the granting 
47.11 	agency and either the legislative auditor or the state auditor, as appropriate, for a period of 
47.12 	two years prior to the execution of the grant agreement for a grant and during the term of 
47.13 	the grant agreement; and
47.14 	(2) that the books, records, documents, and accounting procedures and practices of the 
47.15 	grantee or other party that are relevant to the grant or transaction are subject to examination 
47.16 	by the granting agency and either the legislative auditor or the state auditor, as appropriate, 
47.17 	for a minimum of six years from the grant agreement end date, receipt and approval of all 
47.18 	final reports, or the required period of time to satisfy all state and program retention 
47.19 	requirements, whichever is later. If a grant agreement does not include an express audit 
47.20 	clause, the audit authority under this subdivision is implied.
47.21 	(b) If a grant agreement does not include an express audit clause, the audit authority 
47.22 	under this subdivision is implied.
47.23 	(b) (c) If the granting agency is a local unit of government, and the governing body of 
47.24 	the local unit of government requests that the state auditor examine the books, records, 
47.25 	documents, and accounting procedures and practices of the grantee or other party according 
47.26 	to this subdivision, the granting agency shall be liable for the cost of the examination. If 
47.27 	the granting agency is a local unit of government, and the grantee or other party requests 
47.28 	that the state auditor examine all books, records, documents, and accounting procedures 
47.29 	and practices related to the grant, the grantee or other party that requested the examination 
47.30 	shall be liable for the cost of the examination.

47.31 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment and 
47.32 	applies to grants appropriated by law after the effective date and to grant agreements executed 
47.33 	after the effective date.

48.1 	Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 43A.17, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
48.2 	read:
48.3 		Subd. 13.Compensation for law enforcement officers. (a) For purposes of this 
48.4 	subdivision, the term "law enforcement officers" means Minnesota State Patrol troopers, 
48.5 	Bureau of Criminal Apprehension agents, special agents in the gambling enforcement 
48.6 	division of the Department of Public Safety, conservation officers, Department of Corrections 
48.7 	fugitive specialists, and Department of Commerce insurance fraud specialists.
48.8 	(b) When the commissioner of management and budget negotiates a collective bargaining 
48.9 	agreement establishing compensation for law enforcement officers, the commissioner must 
48.10 	consider compensation based on compensation data from the most recent salary and benefits 
48.11 	survey conducted pursuant to section 299D.03, subdivision 2a. Use of pattern bargaining 
48.12 	or suggesting compensation based on internal equity data constitutes bad faith in negotiations.

48.13 	EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION. This section is effective the day following 
48.14 	final enactment and expires January 1, 2032. This section applies to contracts entered into 
48.15 	on or after the effective date but before January 1, 2032.

48.16 	Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 116.07, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
48.17 		Subd. 2.Adopting standards. (a) The Pollution Control Agency shall improve air 
48.18 	quality by promoting, in the most practicable way possible, the use of energy sources and 
48.19 	waste disposal methods which produce or emit the least air contaminants consistent with 
48.20 	the agency's overall goal of reducing all forms of pollution. The agency shall also adopt 
48.21 	standards of air quality, not including maximum allowable standards of emission of air 
48.22 	contaminants from motor vehicles, recognizing that due to variable factors, no single standard 
48.23 	of purity of air is applicable to all areas of the state. In adopting standards the Pollution 
48.24 	Control Agency shall give due recognition to the fact that the quantity or characteristics of 
48.25 	air contaminants or the duration of their presence in the atmosphere, which may cause air 
48.26 	pollution in one area of the state, may cause less or not cause any air pollution in another 
48.27 	area of the state, and it shall take into consideration in this connection such factors, including 
48.28 	others which it may deem proper, as existing physical conditions, zoning classifications, 
48.29 	topography, prevailing wind directions and velocities, and the fact that a standard of air 
48.30 	quality which may be proper as to an essentially residential area of the state, may not be 
48.31 	proper as to a highly developed industrial area of the state. Such standards of air quality 
48.32 	shall be premised upon scientific knowledge of causes as well as effects based on technically 
48.33 	substantiated criteria and commonly accepted practices. No local government unit shall set 
49.1 	standards of air quality which are more stringent than those set by the Pollution Control 
49.2 	Agency.
49.3 	(b) The Pollution Control Agency shall promote solid waste disposal control by 
49.4 	encouraging the updating of collection systems, elimination of open dumps, and 
49.5 	improvements in incinerator practices. The agency shall also adopt standards for the control 
49.6 	of the collection, transportation, storage, processing, and disposal of solid waste and sewage 
49.7 	sludge for the prevention and abatement of water, air, and land pollution, recognizing that 
49.8 	due to variable factors, no single standard of control is applicable to all areas of the state. 
49.9 	In adopting standards, the Pollution Control Agency shall give due recognition to the fact 
49.10 	that elements of control which may be reasonable and proper in densely populated areas of 
49.11 	the state may be unreasonable and improper in sparsely populated or remote areas of the 
49.12 	state, and it shall take into consideration in this connection such factors, including others 
49.13 	which it may deem proper, as existing physical conditions, topography, soils and geology, 
49.14 	climate, transportation, and land use. Such standards of control shall be premised on technical 
49.15 	criteria and commonly accepted practices.
49.16 	(c) The Pollution Control Agency shall also adopt standards describing the maximum 
49.17 	levels of noise in terms of sound pressure level which may occur in the outdoor atmosphere, 
49.18 	recognizing that due to variable factors no single standard of sound pressure is applicable 
49.19 	to all areas of the state. Such standards shall give due consideration to such factors as the 
49.20 	intensity of noises, the types of noises, the frequency with which noises recur, the time 
49.21 	period for which noises continue, the times of day during which noises occur, and such 
49.22 	other factors as could affect the extent to which noises may be injurious to human health 
49.23 	or welfare, animal or plant life, or property, or could interfere unreasonably with the 
49.24 	enjoyment of life or property. In adopting standards, the Pollution Control Agency shall 
49.25 	give due recognition to the fact that the quantity or characteristics of noise or the duration 
49.26 	of its presence in the outdoor atmosphere, which may cause noise pollution in one area of 
49.27 	the state, may cause less or not cause any noise pollution in another area of the state, and 
49.28 	it shall take into consideration in this connection such factors, including others which it 
49.29 	may deem proper, as existing physical conditions, zoning classifications, topography, 
49.30 	meteorological conditions and the fact that a standard which may be proper in an essentially 
49.31 	residential area of the state, may not be proper as to a highly developed industrial area of 
49.32 	the state. Such noise standards shall be premised upon scientific knowledge as well as effects 
49.33 	based on technically substantiated criteria and commonly accepted practices. No local 
49.34 	governing unit shall set standards describing the maximum levels of sound pressure which 
49.35 	are more stringent than those set by the Pollution Control Agency.
50.1 	(d) The Pollution Control Agency shall adopt standards for the identification of hazardous 
50.2 	waste and for the management, identification, labeling, classification, storage, collection, 
50.3 	transportation, processing, and disposal of hazardous waste, recognizing that due to variable 
50.4 	factors, a single standard of hazardous waste control may not be applicable to all areas of 
50.5 	the state. In adopting standards, the Pollution Control Agency shall recognize that elements 
50.6 	of control which may be reasonable and proper in densely populated areas of the state may 
50.7 	be unreasonable and improper in sparsely populated or remote areas of the state. The agency 
50.8 	shall consider existing physical conditions, topography, soils, and geology, climate, 
50.9 	transportation and land use. Standards of hazardous waste control shall be premised on 
50.10 	technical knowledge, and commonly accepted practices. Hazardous waste generator licenses 
50.11 	may be issued for a term not to exceed five years. No local government unit shall set 
50.12 	standards of hazardous waste control which are in conflict or inconsistent with those set by 
50.13 	the Pollution Control Agency.
50.14 	(e) A person who generates less than 100 kilograms of hazardous waste per month is 
50.15 	exempt from the following agency hazardous waste rules:
50.16 	(1) rules relating to transportation, manifesting, storage, and labeling for photographic 
50.17 	fixer and x-ray negative wastes that are hazardous solely because of silver content; and
50.18 	(2) any rule requiring the generator to send to the agency or commissioner a copy of 
50.19 	each manifest for the transportation of hazardous waste for off-site treatment, storage, or 
50.20 	disposal, except that counties within the metropolitan area may require generators to provide 
50.21 	manifests.
50.22 	Nothing in this paragraph exempts the generator from the agency's rules relating to on-site 
50.23 	accumulation or outdoor storage. A political subdivision or other local unit of government 
50.24 	may not adopt management requirements that are more restrictive than this paragraph.
50.25 	(f) In any rulemaking proceeding under chapter 14 to adopt standards for air quality, 
50.26 	solid waste, or hazardous waste under this chapter, or standards for water quality under 
50.27 	chapter 115, the statement of need and reasonableness must include:
50.28 	(1) an assessment of any differences between the proposed rule and:
50.29 	(i) existing federal standards adopted under the Clean Air Act, United States Code, title 
50.30 	42, section 7412(b)(2); the Clean Water Act, United States Code, title 33, sections 1312(a) 
50.31 	and 1313(c)(4); and the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, United States Code, title 
50.32 	42, section 6921(b)(1);
50.33 	(ii) similar standards in states bordering Minnesota; and
51.1 	(iii) similar standards in states within the Environmental Protection Agency Region 5; 
51.2 	and
51.3 	(2) a specific analysis of the need and reasonableness of each difference.

51.4 	Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 116.07, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
51.5 	read:
51.6 		Subd. 13.Unadopted rules. The commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency must 
51.7 	not enforce or attempt to enforce an unadopted rule. For purposes of this subdivision, 
51.8 	"unadopted rule" means a guideline, bulletin, criterion, manual standard, interpretive 
51.9 	statement, policy plan, or similar pronouncement if the guideline, bulletin, criterion, manual 
51.10 	standard, interpretive statement, policy plan, or similar pronouncement has not been adopted 
51.11 	according to the rulemaking process provided under chapter 14. If an unadopted rule is 
51.12 	challenged under section 14.381, the commissioner must cease enforcement of the unadopted 
51.13 	rule and overcome a presumption that the unadopted rule must be adopted according to the 
51.14 	rulemaking process provided under chapter 14.

51.15 	Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 118A.09, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
51.16 		Subdivision 1.Definition; qualifying government. "Qualifying government" means:
51.17 	(1) a county or statutory or home rule charter city with a population of more than 100,000;
51.18 	(2) a county or statutory or home rule charter city which had its most recently issued 
51.19 	general obligation bonds rated in the highest category by a national bond rating agency
51.20 	whose most recent long-term, senior, general obligation rating by one or more national 
51.21 	rating organizations in the prior 18-month period is AA or higher; or
51.22 	(3) a self-insurance pool listed in section 471.982, subdivision 3.
51.23 	A county or statutory or home rule charter city with a population of 100,000 or less that is 
51.24 	a qualifying government, but is subsequently rated less than the highest category by a 
51.25 	national bond rating agency on a general obligation bond issue does not meet the threshold 
51.26 	under clause (2), may not invest additional funds under this section but may continue to 
51.27 	manage funds previously invested under subdivision 2.

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

51.29 	Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 118A.09, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
51.30 		Subd. 2.Additional investment authority. Qualifying governments may invest the 
51.31 	amount described in subdivision 3:
52.1 	(1) in index mutual funds based in the United States and indexed to a broad market 
52.2 	United States equity index, on the condition that index mutual fund investments must be 
52.3 	made directly with the main sales office of the fund; or
52.4 	(2) with the Minnesota State Board of Investment subject to such terms and minimum 
52.5 	amounts as may be adopted by the board. Index mutual fund investments must be made 
52.6 	directly with the main sales office of the fund.

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

52.8 	Sec. 23. [118A.10] SELF-INSURANCE POOLS; ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT 
52.9 	AUTHORITY.
52.10 		Subdivision 1.Definition. For the purposes of this section, "qualifying government" 
52.11 	means a self-insurance pool formed under section 471.982.
52.12 		Subd. 2.Additional investment authority. A qualifying government may invest in the 
52.13 	securities specified in section 11A.24.
52.14 		Subd. 3.Approval. Before investing pursuant to this section, the governing body of a 
52.15 	qualifying government must adopt an investment policy pursuant to a resolution that includes 
52.16 	both of the following statements:
52.17 	(1) the governing body understands that investments under this section have a risk of 
52.18 	loss; and
52.19 	(2) the governing body understands the type of funds that are being invested and the 
52.20 	specific investment itself.

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

52.22 	Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 136F.02, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
52.23 		Subdivision 1.Membership. The board consists of 15 members appointed by the 
52.24 	governor, including three members who are students who have attended an institution for 
52.25 	at least one year and are enrolled at the time of appointment at least half time in a degree, 
52.26 	diploma, or certificate program in an institution governed by the board. The student members 
52.27 	shall include one member from a community college, one member from a state university, 
52.28 	and one member from a technical college. One member representing labor must be appointed 
52.29 	after considering the recommendations made under section 136F.045. The governor is not 
52.30 	bound by the recommendations. Appointments to the board are with the advice and consent 
52.31 	of the senate. At least one member of the board must be a resident of each congressional 
53.1 	district. All other members must be appointed to represent the state at large. In selecting 
53.2 	appointees, the governor must consider the needs of the board and the balance of the board 
53.3 	membership with respect to labor and business representation and; racial, gender, geographic, 
53.4 	and ethnic composition; and occupation and experience. In selecting appointees, the governor 
53.5 	must consider the needs of the board for skills relevant to the governance of the Minnesota 
53.6 	State Colleges and Universities and the candidate's ability to discharge the responsibilities 
53.7 	of the board.
53.8 	A commissioner of a state agency may not serve as a member of the board.

53.9 	Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 155A.20, is amended to read:
53.10 	155A.20 BOARD OF COSMETOLOGIST EXAMINERS CREATED; TERMS.
53.11 	(a) A Board of Cosmetologist Examiners is established to consist of seven 11 members, 
53.12 	appointed by the governor as follows:
53.13 	(1) two cosmetologists, one of whom is recommended by a professional association of 
53.14 	cosmetologists, nail technicians, and estheticians;
53.15 	(2) two school instructors, one of whom is teaching at a public cosmetology school in 
53.16 	the state and one of whom is teaching at a private cosmetology school in the state;
53.17 	(3) one esthetician;
53.18 	(4) one advanced practice esthetician;
53.19 	(4) (5) one nail technician; and
53.20 	(6) one hair technician; and
53.21 	(5) one (7) three public member members, as defined in section 214.02.
53.22 	(b) All cosmetologist, esthetician, advanced practice esthetician, hair technician, and 
53.23 	nail technician members must be currently licensed in the field of cosmetology, advanced 
53.24 	practice esthiology, hair technology, nail technology, or esthetology, esthiology in Minnesota, 
53.25 	have practiced in the licensed occupation for at least five years immediately prior to their 
53.26 	appointment, be graduates from grade 12 of high school or have equivalent education, and 
53.27 	have knowledge of sections 155A.21 to 155A.36 and Minnesota Rules, chapters 2105 and 
53.28 	2110.
53.29 	(c) Membership terms, compensation of members, removal of members, the filling of 
53.30 	membership vacancies, and fiscal year and reporting requirements shall be as provided in 
53.31 	sections 214.07 to 214.09. The provision of staff, administrative services, and office space; 
54.1 	the review and processing of complaints; the setting of board fees; and other provisions 
54.2 	relating to board operations shall be as provided in chapter 214.
54.3 	(d) Members appointed to fill vacancies caused by death, resignation, or removal shall 
54.4 	serve during the unexpired term of their predecessors.

54.5 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective January 1, 2023.

54.6 	Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 155A.23, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
54.7 		Subd. 8.Manager. A "manager" is any person who is a cosmetologist, esthetician, 
54.8 	advanced practice esthetician, hair technician, nail technician practitioner, or eyelash 
54.9 	technician practitioner, and who has a manager license and provides any services under that 
54.10 	license, as defined in subdivision 3.

54.11 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective January 1, 2023.

54.12 	Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 155A.23, subdivision 11, is amended to read:
54.13 		Subd. 11.Instructor. An "instructor" is any person employed by a school to prepare 
54.14 	and present the theoretical and practical education of cosmetology to persons who seek to 
54.15 	practice cosmetology. An instructor must maintain an active operator or manager's license 
54.16 	in the area in which the instructor holds an instructor's license.While an instructor holds an 
54.17 	active instructor license, the instructor's license as an operator or a salon manager in the 
54.18 	same field is automatically renewed without fees with a term ending when the instructor 
54.19 	license expires.

54.20 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective January 1, 2024.

54.21 	Sec. 28. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 155A.23, subdivision 18, is amended to read:
54.22 		Subd. 18.Practitioner. A "practitioner" is any person licensed as an operator or manager 
54.23 	in the practice of cosmetology, esthiology, advanced practice esthiology, hair technology 
54.24 	services, nail technology services, or eyelash technology services.

54.25 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective January 1, 2024.

54.26 	Sec. 29. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 155A.23, is amended by adding a subdivision 
54.27 	to read:
54.28 		Subd. 21.Hair technician. A "hair technician" is any person who, for compensation, 
54.29 	performs personal services for the cosmetic care of hair on the scalp. Hair technician services 
54.30 	include cutting  hair and the application of dyes, bleach, reactive chemicals, keratin, or other 
55.1 	preparations to color or alter the structure of  hair. A person who only performs hairstyling 
55.2 	as defined by subdivision 19 is not a hair technician.

55.3 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective January 1, 2023.

55.4 	Sec. 30. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 155A.25, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:
55.5 		Subd. 1a.Schedule. (a) The schedule for fees and penalties is as provided in this 
55.6 	subdivision.
55.7 	(b) Three-year Four-year license fees are as follows:
55.8 	(1) $195 initial practitioner, manager, or instructor license, divided as follows:
55.9 	(i) $155 for each initial license; and
55.10 	(ii) $40 for each initial license application fee;
55.11 	(2) $115 renewal of practitioner license, divided as follows:
55.12 	(i) $100 for each renewal license; and
55.13 	(ii) $15 for each renewal application fee;
55.14 	(3) $145 renewal of manager or instructor license, divided as follows:
55.15 	(i) $130 for each renewal license; and
55.16 	(ii) $15 for each renewal application fee;
55.17 	(4) $350 initial salon license, divided as follows:
55.18 	(i) $250 for each initial license; and
55.19 	(ii) $100 for each initial license application fee;
55.20 	(5) $225 renewal of salon license, divided as follows:
55.21 	(i) $175 for each renewal; and
55.22 	(ii) $50 for each renewal application fee;
55.23 	(6) $4,000 initial school license, divided as follows:
55.24 	(i) $3,000 for each initial license; and
55.25 	(ii) $1,000 for each initial license application fee; and
55.26 	(7) $2,500 renewal of school license, divided as follows:
55.27 	(i) $2,000 for each renewal; and
56.1 	(ii) $500 for each renewal application fee.
56.2 	(c) Penalties may be assessed in amounts up to the following:
56.3 	(1) reinspection fee, $150;
56.4 	(2) manager and owner with expired practitioner found on inspection, $150 each;
56.5 	(3) expired practitioner or instructor found on inspection, $200;
56.6 	(4) expired salon found on inspection, $500;
56.7 	(5) expired school found on inspection, $1,000;
56.8 	(6) failure to display current license, $100;
56.9 	(7) failure to dispose of single-use equipment, implements, or materials as provided 
56.10 	under section 155A.355, subdivision 1, $500;
56.11 	(8) use of prohibited razor-type callus shavers, rasps, or graters under section 155A.355, 
56.12 	subdivision 2, $500;
56.13 	(9) performing nail or cosmetology services in esthetician salon, or performing esthetician 
56.14 	or cosmetology services in a nail salon, $500;
56.15 	(10) owner and manager allowing an operator to work as an independent contractor, 
56.16 	$200;
56.17 	(11) operator working as an independent contractor, $100;
56.18 	(12) refusal or failure to cooperate with an inspection, $500;
56.19 	(13) practitioner late renewal fee, $45; and
56.20 	(14) salon or school late renewal fee, $50.
56.21 	(d) Administrative fees are as follows:
56.22 	(1) homebound service permit, $50 three-year four-year fee;
56.23 	(2) name change, $20;
56.24 	(3) certification of licensure, $30 each;
56.25 	(4) duplicate license, $20;
56.26 	(5) special event permit, $75 per year;
56.27 	(6) $100 for each temporary military license for a cosmetologist, nail technician, 
56.28 	esthetician, or advanced practice esthetician one-year fee;
57.1 	(7) (6) expedited initial individual license, $150;
57.2 	(8) (7) expedited initial salon license, $300;
57.3 	(9) (8) instructor continuing education provider approval, $150 each year; and
57.4 	(10) (9) practitioner continuing education provider approval, $150 each year.

57.5 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective January 1, 2023, and applies to licenses 
57.6 	issued or renewed on or after that date.

57.7 	Sec. 31. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 155A.27, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
57.8 		Subdivision 1.Licensing. A person must hold an individual license to practice in the 
57.9 	state as a cosmetologist, esthetician, hair technician, nail technician, eyelash technician, 
57.10 	advanced practice esthetician, manager, or instructor.

57.11 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective January 1, 2023.

57.12 	Sec. 32. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 155A.27, subdivision 5a, is amended to read:
57.13 		Subd. 5a.Temporary military license. The board shall establish temporary licenses 
57.14 	for a cosmetologist, hair technician, nail technician, and esthetician in accordance with 
57.15 	section 197.4552. A temporary license is valid for a four-year license cycle. The board may 
57.16 	only issue one temporary license to an applicant.

57.17 	EFFECTIVE DATE. The addition of "hair technician" to the list of temporary licenses 
57.18 	is effective January 1, 2023. The setting of the temporary license for a four-year license 
57.19 	cycle and the preclusion on issuing more than one temporary license to an applicant is 
57.20 	effective January 1, 2024.

57.21 	Sec. 33. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 155A.27, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
57.22 		Subd. 6.Duration of license. Licensing in each classification shall be for a period of 
57.23 	three four years. The board may extend a licensee's operator or salon manager license when 
57.24 	issuing a new instructor license to the licensee so that the operator or salon manager license 
57.25 	expires on the same date as the instructor license.

57.26 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective January 1, 2024, and applies to licenses 
57.27 	issued or renewed on or after that date.

58.1 	Sec. 34. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 155A.27, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
58.2 		Subd. 7.Renewals. Renewal of license shall be for a period of three four years under 
58.3 	the conditions and process established by rule and subject to continuing education 
58.4 	requirements of section 155A.271.

58.5 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective January 1, 2024, and applies to licenses 
58.6 	issued or renewed on or after that date.

58.7 	Sec. 35. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 155A.27, is amended by adding a subdivision 
58.8 	to read:
58.9 		Subd. 11.Reciprocity for barbers. A barber who has a currently active registration 
58.10 	under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 154, may be granted credit, as determined by rule, toward 
58.11 	the required hours of study required for licensure in cosmetology or hair technology.

58.12 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective January 1, 2024.

58.13 	Sec. 36. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 155A.27, is amended by adding a subdivision 
58.14 	to read:
58.15 		Subd. 12.Licenses issued by other United States jurisdictions. The board shall issue 
58.16 	a practitioner license in cosmetology, nail technology, or esthiology to a person upon 
58.17 	application if the applicant meets the following criteria:
58.18 	(1) the applicant holds a current and valid occupational license in cosmetology, nail 
58.19 	technology, or esthiology issued by another state or territory of the United States;
58.20 	(2) the applicant has held the occupational license for at least one year;
58.21 	(3) the applicant affirms:
58.22 	(i) the board in the other state or territory holds the applicant in good standing;
58.23 	(ii) the applicant does not have a disqualifying criminal record under the laws of the 
58.24 	state of Minnesota;
58.25 	(iii) the board in no other state or territory revoked the applicant's occupational license 
58.26 	because of negligence or intentional misconduct related to the applicant's work in the 
58.27 	occupation;
58.28 	(iv) the applicant did not surrender an occupational license because of negligence or 
58.29 	intentional misconduct related to the applicant's work in the occupation in another state or 
58.30 	territory; and
59.1 	(v) the applicant does not have a complaint, allegation, or investigation pending before 
59.2 	a regulatory board in another state or territory which relates to unprofessional conduct or 
59.3 	an alleged crime. If the applicant has a complaint, allegation, or investigation pending, the 
59.4 	board in Minnesota shall not issue or deny an occupational license to the applicant until the 
59.5 	complaint, allegation, or investigation is resolved or the applicant otherwise meets the 
59.6 	criteria for an occupational license in Minnesota to the satisfaction of the board in Minnesota; 
59.7 	and
59.8 	(4) the applicant pays all applicable fees.

59.9 	Sec. 37. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 155A.27, is amended by adding a subdivision 
59.10 	to read:
59.11 		Subd. 13.Notice of decision on application. The board will provide an applicant with 
59.12 	a written decision on an application for a practitioner license within 30 days after receiving 
59.13 	a complete application.

59.14 	Sec. 38. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 155A.27, is amended by adding a subdivision 
59.15 	to read:
59.16 		Subd. 14.False statements. The board may reject an application for a practitioner license 
59.17 	or revoke a practitioner license for a false statement in an application.

59.18 	Sec. 39. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 155A.27, is amended by adding a subdivision 
59.19 	to read:
59.20 		Subd. 15.Other licenses allowed. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit 
59.21 	an applicant from applying for an occupational license under another statute.

59.22 	Sec. 40. [155A.2705] HAIR TECHNICIAN REQUIREMENTS.
59.23 		Subdivision 1.Application. A complete application for a hair technician license must 
59.24 	include the following:
59.25 	(1) a completed application form;
59.26 	(2) payment of the fees required by section 155A.25;
59.27 	(3) passing test results no more than one year before submission of the application of 
59.28 	the following board-approved tests for the license for a hair technician:
59.29 	(i) general theory test;
60.1 	(ii) written practical test; and
60.2 	(iii) test on Minnesota Laws and Rules related to providing hair technician services; and
60.3 	(4) proof of completion of training, as required under subdivision 2.
60.4 		Subd. 2.Training. (a) Training required for a hair technician license must be completed 
60.5 	at a Minnesota-licensed cosmetology school including an original course completion 
60.6 	certificate with the notarized signatures of the school manager or owner documenting the 
60.7 	successful completion of the curriculum of 600 hours of training as a hair technician.
60.8 	(b) Training in general theory must consist of 100 hours of preclinical instruction in the 
60.9 	theory of sciences of anatomy, trichology, and chemistry as related to services provided by 
60.10 	hair technicians; electricity and light; infection control; and safety procedures related to 
60.11 	services provided by hair technicians. Additional training may include clinical instruction 
60.12 	and experience in the applied sciences, as determined by each provider.

60.13 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective January 1, 2023.

60.14 	Sec. 41. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 155A.271, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
60.15 		Subdivision 1.Continuing education requirements. (a) To qualify for license renewal 
60.16 	under this chapter as an individual cosmetologist, hair technician, nail technician, esthetician, 
60.17 	advanced practice esthetician, eyelash technician, or salon manager, the applicant must 
60.18 	complete four hours of continuing education credits from a board-approved continuing 
60.19 	education provider during the three four years prior to the applicant's renewal date. One 
60.20 	credit hour of the requirement must include instruction pertaining to state laws and rules 
60.21 	governing the practice of cosmetology. Three credit hours must include instruction pertaining 
60.22 	to health, safety, and infection control matters consistent with the United States Department 
60.23 	of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration standards applicable to the 
60.24 	practice of cosmetology, or other applicable federal health, infection control, and safety 
60.25 	standards, and must be regularly updated so as to incorporate newly developed standards 
60.26 	and accepted professional best practices. Credit hours earned are valid for three four years 
60.27 	and may be applied simultaneously to all individual licenses held by a licensee under this 
60.28 	chapter.
60.29 	(b) Effective August 1, 2017, In addition to the hours of continuing education credits 
60.30 	required under paragraph (a), to qualify for license renewal under this chapter as an individual 
60.31 	cosmetologist, hair technician, nail technician, esthetician, advanced practice esthetician, 
60.32 	or salon manager, the applicant must also complete a four credit hour continuing education 
61.1 	course from a board-approved continuing education provider based on any of the following 
61.2 	within the licensee's scope of practice:
61.3 	(1) product chemistry and chemical interaction;
61.4 	(2) proper use and maintenance of machines and instruments;
61.5 	(3) business management, professional ethics, and human relations; or
61.6 	(4) techniques relevant to the type of license held.
61.7 	Credits are valid for three four years and must be completed with a board-approved provider 
61.8 	of continuing education during the three four years prior to the applicant's renewal date and 
61.9 	may be applied simultaneously to other individual licenses held as applicable, except that 
61.10 	credits completed under this paragraph must not duplicate credits completed under paragraph 
61.11 	(a).
61.12 	(c) Paragraphs (a) and (b) do not apply to an instructor license, a school manager license, 
61.13 	or an inactive license.

61.14 	EFFECTIVE DATE. The addition of "hair technician" to the list of practitioners 
61.15 	requiring continuing education credits is effective January 1, 2023. The change to the period 
61.16 	of validity for credit hours earned and the period in which the credits must have been earned 
61.17 	from three to four years is effective January 1, 2024.

61.18 	Sec. 42. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 155A.29, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
61.19 		Subdivision 1.Licensing. A person must not offer cosmetology services for compensation 
61.20 	unless the services are provided by a licensee in a licensed salon or as otherwise provided 
61.21 	in this section. Each salon must be licensed as a cosmetology salon, a nail salon, esthetician 
61.22 	salon, advanced practice esthetician salon, or eyelash extension salon. A salon may hold 
61.23 	more than one type of salon license.

61.24 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2024.

61.25 	Sec. 43. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 155A.29, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
61.26 		Subd. 4.Renewal. Licenses shall be renewed every three four years by a process 
61.27 	established by rule.

61.28 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective January 1, 2024, and applies to licenses 
61.29 	issued or renewed on or after that date.

62.1 	Sec. 44. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 155A.30, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
62.2 		Subd. 2.Standards. The board shall by rule establish minimum standards of course 
62.3 	content and length specific to the educational preparation prerequisite to testing and licensing 
62.4 	as cosmetologist, esthetician, and advanced practice esthetician, nail technician, and eyelash 
62.5 	technician.

62.6 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective January 1, 2024.

62.7 	Sec. 45. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 155A.30, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
62.8 		Subd. 3.Applications. Application for a license shall be prepared on forms furnished 
62.9 	by the board and shall contain the following and such other information as may be required:
62.10 	(1) the name of the school, together with ownership and controlling officers, members, 
62.11 	and managing employees;
62.12 	(2) the specific fields of instruction which will be offered and reconciliation of the course 
62.13 	content and length to meet the minimum standards, as prescribed in subdivision 2;
62.14 	(3) the place or places where instruction will be given;
62.15 	(4) a listing of the equipment available for instruction in each course offered;
62.16 	(5) the maximum enrollment to be accommodated;
62.17 	(6) a listing of instructors, all of whom shall be licensed as provided in section 155A.27, 
62.18 	subdivision 2, except that any school may use occasional instructors or lecturers who would 
62.19 	add to the general or specialized knowledge of the students but who need not be licensed;
62.20 	(7) a current balance sheet, income statement or documentation to show sufficient 
62.21 	financial worth and responsibility to properly conduct a school and to assure financial 
62.22 	resources ample to meet the school's financial obligations;
62.23 	(8) other financial guarantees which would assure protection of the public as determined 
62.24 	by rule; and
62.25 	(9) a copy of all written material which the school uses to solicit prospective students, 
62.26 	including but not limited to a tuition and fee schedule, and all catalogues, brochures and 
62.27 	other recruitment advertisements. Each school shall annually, on a date determined by the 
62.28 	board, file with the board any new or amended materials which it has distributed during the 
62.29 	past year. written materials that the school will use for prospective student enrollment, 
62.30 	including the enrollment contract, student handbook, and tuition and fee information.

62.31 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective January 1, 2024.

63.1 	Sec. 46. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 155A.30, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
63.2 		Subd. 4.Verification of application. Each application shall be signed and certified to 
63.3 	under oath by the proprietor if the applicant is a proprietorship, by the managing partner if 
63.4 	the applicant is a partnership, or by the authorized officers of the applicant if the applicant 
63.5 	is a corporation, association, company, firm, society or trust. the school administrator. For 
63.6 	purposes of this section, "school administrator" means the proprietor, if the applicant is a 
63.7 	proprietorship; the managing partner, if the applicant is a partnership; the authorized officers, 
63.8 	if the applicant is a corporation, association, company, firm, society, or trust; or, the dean, 
63.9 	principal, or other authorized signatory, if the applicant is a school in the Minnesota State 
63.10 	Colleges and Universities system or a secondary school.

63.11 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective January 1, 2024.

63.12 	Sec. 47. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 155A.30, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
63.13 		Subd. 6.Fees; renewals. (a) Applications for initial license under sections 155A.21 to 
63.14 	155A.36 shall be accompanied by a nonrefundable application fee set forth in section 
63.15 	155A.25.
63.16 	(b) License duration shall be three four years. Each renewal application shall be 
63.17 	accompanied by a nonrefundable renewal fee set forth in section 155A.25.
63.18 	(c) Application for renewal of license shall be made as provided in rules adopted by the 
63.19 	board and on forms supplied by the board.

63.20 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective January 1, 2024, and applies to licenses 
63.21 	issued or renewed on or after that date.

63.22 	Sec. 48. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 155A.30, subdivision 11, is amended to read:
63.23 		Subd. 11.Instruction requirements. (a) Instruction may be offered for no more than 
63.24 	ten hours per day per student.
63.25 	(b) Instruction must be given within a licensed school building except as provided for 
63.26 	in paragraph (c). Online instruction is permitted for board-approved theory-based classes.
63.27 	Instruction may be given online for theory-based portions of a board-approved curriculum.
63.28 	Practice-based classes portions of a board-approved curriculum must not be given online.
63.29 	(c) Schools may offer field trips outside of a licensed school building if the field trips 
63.30 	are related to the course curriculum for industry educational purposes.

63.31 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2024.

64.1 	Sec. 49. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 161.1419, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
64.2 		Subd. 2.Members. (a) The commission shall be composed of 15 members of whom:
64.3 	(1) one shall be appointed by the commissioner of transportation;
64.4 	(2) one shall be appointed by the commissioner of natural resources;
64.5 	(3) one shall be appointed by the director of Explore Minnesota Tourism;
64.6 	(4) one shall be appointed by the commissioner of agriculture;
64.7 	(5) one shall be appointed by the director of the Minnesota Historical Society State 
64.8 	Historic Preservation Office;
64.9 	(6) two shall be members of the senate to be appointed by the Committee on Committees;
64.10 	(7) two shall be members of the house of representatives to be appointed by the speaker;
64.11 	(8) one shall be the secretary appointed pursuant to subdivision 3; and
64.12 	(9) five shall be citizen members appointed to staggered four-year terms by the members 
64.13 	appointed under clauses (1) to (8) after receiving recommendations from five citizen 
64.14 	committees established by the members appointed under clauses (1) to (8), with each citizen 
64.15 	committee established within and representing each of the following geographic segments 
64.16 	along the Mississippi River:
64.17 	(i) Lake Itasca to but not including the city of Grand Rapids;
64.18 	(ii) Grand Rapids to but not including the city of Brainerd;
64.19 	(iii) Brainerd to but not including the city of Elk River;
64.20 	(iv) Elk River to but not including the city of Hastings; and
64.21 	(v) Hastings to the Iowa border.
64.22 	Each citizen committee member shall be a resident of the geographic segment that the 
64.23 	committee and member represents.
64.24 	(b) The members of the commission appointed in paragraph (a), clauses (1) to (8), shall 
64.25 	serve for a term expiring at the close of each regular session of the legislature and until their 
64.26 	successors are appointed.
64.27 	(c) Successor members shall be appointed by the same appointing authorities. Members 
64.28 	may be reappointed. Any vacancy shall be filled by the appointing authority. The 
64.29 	commissioner of transportation, the commissioner of natural resources, and the director of 
64.30 	the Minnesota Historical Society shall be ex officio members, and shall be in addition to 
65.1 	the 15 members heretofore provided for. Immediately upon making the appointments to the 
65.2 	commission the appointing authorities shall so notify the Mississippi River Parkway 
65.3 	Commission, hereinafter called the National Commission, giving the names and addresses 
65.4 	of the members so appointed.

65.5 	Sec. 50. Minnesota Statutes 2021 Supplement, section 240.131, subdivision 7, is amended 
65.6 	to read:
65.7 		Subd. 7.Payments to state. (a) A regulatory fee is imposed at the rate of one percent 
65.8 	of all amounts wagered by Minnesota residents with an authorized advance deposit wagering 
65.9 	provider. The fee shall be declared on a form prescribed by the commission. The ADW 
65.10 	provider must pay the fee to the commission no more than 15 days after the end of the month 
65.11 	in which the wager was made. Fees collected under this paragraph must be deposited in the 
65.12 	state treasury and credited to a racing and card-playing regulation account in the special 
65.13 	revenue fund and are appropriated to the commission to offset the costs incurred by the 
65.14 	commission as described in section 240.30, subdivision 9, or the costs associated with 
65.15 	regulating horse racing and pari-mutuel wagering in Minnesota.
65.16 	(b) A breeders fund fee is imposed in the amount of one-quarter of one percent of all 
65.17 	amounts wagered by Minnesota residents with an authorized advance deposit wagering 
65.18 	provider. The fee shall be declared on a form prescribed by the commission. The ADW 
65.19 	provider must pay the fee to the commission no more than 15 days after the end of the month 
65.20 	in which the wager was made. Fees collected under this paragraph must be deposited in the 
65.21 	state treasury and credited to a racing and card-playing regulation account in the special 
65.22 	revenue fund and are appropriated to the commission to offset the cost of administering the 
65.23 	breeders fund, to support racehorse adoption, retirement, and repurposing, and promote 
65.24 	horse breeding in Minnesota.

65.25 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2022.

65.26 	Sec. 51. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 299E.04, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
65.27 		Subd. 5.Expiration.  The advisory committee on Capitol Area Security expires June 
65.28 	30, 2022 2036.

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

66.1 	Sec. 52. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 326A.09, is amended to read:
66.2 	326A.09 REINSTATEMENT.
66.3 	The board may reinstate a suspended, revoked, expired, or surrendered certificate, 
66.4 	registration, or permit or suspended, revoked, expired, or surrendered practice privileges 
66.5 	upon petition of the person or firm holding or formerly holding the registration, permit, or 
66.6 	certificate, or practice privileges. The board may, in its sole discretion, require that the 
66.7 	person or firm submit to the board evidence of having obtained up to 120 hours of continuing 
66.8 	professional education credits that would have been required had the person or firm held a 
66.9 	registration, certificate, permit, or practice privileges continuously. The board may, in its 
66.10 	sole discretion, place any other conditions upon reinstatement of a suspended, revoked,
66.11 	expired, or surrendered certificate, permit, registration, or of practice privileges that it finds 
66.12 	appropriate and necessary to ensure that the purposes of this chapter are met. No suspended 
66.13 	certificate, registration, permit, or practice privileges may be reinstated until the former 
66.14 	holder, or person with practice privileges has completed one-half of the suspension.

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

66.16 	Sec. 53. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 349.151, subdivision 4d, is amended to read:
66.17 		Subd. 4d.Electronic pull-tab devices and electronic pull-tab game system. (a) The 
66.18 	board may adopt rules it deems necessary to ensure the integrity of electronic pull-tab 
66.19 	devices, the electronic pull-tab games played on the devices, and the electronic pull-tab 
66.20 	game system necessary to operate them.
66.21 	(b) The board may not require an organization to use electronic pull-tab devices.
66.22 	(c) Before authorizing the lease or sale of electronic pull-tab devices and the electronic 
66.23 	pull-tab game system, the board shall examine electronic pull-tab devices allowed under 
66.24 	section 349.12, subdivision 12b. The board may contract for the examination of the game 
66.25 	system and electronic pull-tab devices and may require a working model to be transported 
66.26 	to locations the board designates for testing, examination, and analysis. The manufacturer 
66.27 	must pay all costs of any testing, examination, analysis, and transportation of the model. 
66.28 	The system must be approved by the board before its use in the state and must have the 
66.29 	capability to permit the board to electronically monitor its operation and internal accounting 
66.30 	systems.
66.31 	(d) The board may require a manufacturer to submit a certificate from an independent 
66.32 	testing laboratory approved by the board to perform testing services, stating that the 
67.1 	equipment has been tested, analyzed, and meets the standards required in this chapter and 
67.2 	any applicable board rules.
67.3 	(e) The board, or the director if authorized by the board, may require the deactivation 
67.4 	of an electronic pull-tab device for violation of a law or rule and to implement any other 
67.5 	controls deemed necessary to ensure and maintain the integrity of electronic pull-tab devices 
67.6 	and the electronic pull-tab games played on the devices.
67.7 	(f) The board may not deactivate or prohibit the use, lease, or sale of an authorized or 
67.8 	approved electronic pull-tab device, electronic pull-tab game, or electronic pull-tab game 
67.9 	system provided the electronic pull-tab device, electronic pull-tab game, or electronic pull-tab 
67.10 	game system continues to meet the standards required in this chapter and any applicable 
67.11 	board rules that were in effect at the time of approval or authorization unless a later enacted 
67.12 	law, passed by the legislature and signed by the governor, requires that an electronic pull-tab 
67.13 	device, electronic pull-tab game, or electronic pull-tab game system comply with rules 
67.14 	adopted after the date of approval or authorization.

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

67.16 	Sec. 54. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 349.1721, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
67.17 		Subdivision 1.Cumulative or carryover games. The board shall by rule permit pull-tab 
67.18 	games with multiple seals. The board shall also adopt rules for pull-tab games with 
67.19 	cumulative or carryover prizes. The rules shall also apply to electronic pull-tab games.
67.20 	Electronic pull-tab games are subject to the rules in effect at the time the electronic pull-tab 
67.21 	game was approved or authorized unless a later enacted law, passed by the legislature and 
67.22 	signed by the governor, requires that an electronic pull-tab game comply with rules adopted 
67.23 	after the date of approval or authorization.

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

67.25 	Sec. 55. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 349.1721, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
67.26 		Subd. 2.Event games. The board shall by rule permit pull-tab games in which certain 
67.27 	winners are determined by the random selection of one or more bingo numbers or by another 
67.28 	method approved by the board. The rules shall also apply to electronic pull-tab games.
67.29 	Electronic pull-tab games are subject to the rules in effect at the time the electronic pull-tab 
67.30 	game was approved or authorized unless a later enacted law, passed by the legislature and 
67.31 	signed by the governor, requires that an electronic pull-tab game comply with rules adopted 
67.32 	after the date of approval or authorization.

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

68.2 	Sec. 56. [415.20] MUNICIPAL IDS; LIMITATION.
68.3 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms have 
68.4 	the meanings given.
68.5 	(b) "Municipal ID" means a photographic identification card in physical or electronic 
68.6 	form created and provided by a municipality to a resident of the municipality that includes 
68.7 	the individual's name, date of birth, residential address, and any other identifying information 
68.8 	as required or authorized by the municipal ordinance.
68.9 	(c) "Municipality" means a statutory or home rule charter city.
68.10 	(d) "Resident" means a person who resides within the municipality's corporate boundaries 
68.11 	for a minimum of 30 continuous days immediately prior to application for a municipal ID 
68.12 	and who submits documentation demonstrating identity and residency as required in this 
68.13 	section.
68.14 		Subd. 2.Municipal ID; acceptance limited. Notwithstanding any law or rule to the 
68.15 	contrary, a municipal ID does not qualify as proof of identification required for the receipt 
68.16 	of one or more services provided by the state or through a federal program administered by 
68.17 	the state or a political subdivision thereof.

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

68.19 	Sec. 57. [645.0711] STANDARD OF TIME.
68.20 	Every mention of, or reference to, any hour or time in any law, during any period of the 
68.21 	year, is to be construed with reference to and in accordance with the standard time provided 
68.22 	by federal law. No department of the state government and no county, city, or town shall 
68.23 	employ, during any period of the year, any other time, or adopt any ordinance or order 
68.24 	providing for the use, during any period of the year, of any other time than the federal 
68.25 	standard time.

68.26 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective January 2, 2030, if an amendment to 
68.27 	United States Code, title 15, section 260a, or other applicable law that authorizes states to 
68.28 	observe advance standard time year-round is not enacted before that date.

69.1 	Sec. 58. BOARD OF COSMETOLOGIST EXAMINERS LICENSING WORKING 
69.2 	GROUP.
 69.3 		Subdivision 1.Membership. The board of cosmetologist examiners licensing working 
69.4 	group consists of the following 13 members:
69.5 	(1) the executive director of the Minnesota Board of Barber Examiners;
69.6 	(2) the executive director of the Minnesota Board of Cosmetologist Examiners;
69.7 	(3) one licensed salon owner, appointed by the Salon and Spa Professional Association;
69.8 	(4) one representative of a cosmetology school, appointed by Education Exchange of 
69.9 	Minnesota;
69.10 	(5) a representative of practitioners regulated by the Board of Cosmetologist Examiners, 
69.11 	appointed by the Beauty Certified Educator Association;
69.12 	(6) one state employee from another state agency that works with health and safety 
69.13 	issues, appointed by the governor;
69.14 	(7) two members of the public who use cosmetology services, appointed by the governor;
69.15 	(8) one member of the public who is a stakeholder with respect to cosmetology services;
69.16 	(9) two senators, one appointed by the majority leader and one appointed by the minority 
69.17 	leader; and
69.18 	(10) two members of the house of representatives, one appointed by the speaker of the 
69.19 	house and one appointed by the minority leader.
69.20 		Subd. 2.Duties; report. (a) The working group must submit a report to the chairs and 
69.21 	ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over state 
69.22 	government finance and policy by February 15, 2023. The report must:
69.23 	(1) evaluate the recommendations in the 2021 Office of the Legislative Auditor program 
69.24 	evaluation titled Board of Cosmetology Licensing and recommend whether and how to 
69.25 	adopt the recommendations;
69.26 	(2) evaluate the salon manager license and school manager license;
69.27 	(3) evaluate the scope and requirements for special event services and homebound 
69.28 	services permits and considering merging both permits; and
69.29 	(4) evaluate an endorsement-based licensing structure.
70.1 	(b) The report must include draft legislation to implement the recommendations of the 
70.2 	working group.
70.3 		Subd. 3.Meetings; chair. (a) The executive director of the board of cosmetologist 
70.4 	examiners must convene the first meeting of the working group by September 15, 2022. At 
70.5 	the first meeting, the members must elect a chair. Subsequent meetings of the working group 
70.6 	must be convened by the chair or the chair's designee.
70.7 	(b) The working group may conduct meetings remotely.
70.8 	(c) The chair shall be responsible for document management of materials for the working 
70.9 	group.
70.10 		Subd. 4.Compensation; reimbursement. Members appointed under subdivision 1, 
70.11 	clauses (2) through (6) may be compensated and reimbursed for expenses as provided in 
70.12 	Minnesota Statutes, section 15.0575, subdivision 3.
70.13 		Subd. 5.Administrative support. The Board of Cosmetologist Examiners must provide 
70.14 	administrative support and meeting space to the working group.
70.15 		Subd. 6.Expiration. The working group expires February 16, 2023, or the day after 
70.16 	submitting the report required in subdivision 2, whichever occurs earlier.

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

70.18 	Sec. 59. MISSISSIPPI RIVER PARKWAY COMMISSION; CITIZEN MEMBERS.
 70.19 	Citizens currently appointed to the Mississippi River Parkway Commission under 
70.20 	Minnesota Statutes, section 161.1419, subdivision 2, serve terms as follows:
70.21 	(1) Lake Itasca, to but not including the city of Grand Rapids, for a term ending December 
70.22 	31, 2026;
70.23 	(2) Grand Rapids, to but not including the city of Brainerd, for a term ending December 
70.24 	31, 2026; and
70.25 	(3) Brainerd, to but not including the city of Elk River, for a term ending December 31, 
70.26 	2026.

71.1 	Sec. 60. UNITED STATES AMATEUR SPORTS AND TRAINING CENTER IN 
71.2 	DAKOTA COUNTY; REPORT.
 71.3 		Subdivision 1.Study required. (a) The Minnesota Amateur Sports Commission must 
71.4 	partner with the city of Eagan and the city of Inver Grove Heights to study the development 
71.5 	of the United States Amateur Sports and Training Center in Dakota County.
71.6 	(b) The study must:
71.7 	(1) identify potential users of the training facility including youth and adult sport activities 
71.8 	from diverse populations to be served by the training center;
71.9 	(2) address possible sites of the training center and the proximity to other existing training 
71.10 	facilities;
71.11 	(3) address costs of construction for the training center based on needs identified in the 
71.12 	study;
71.13 	(4) address ongoing operational costs of the training center once completed;
71.14 	(5) determine if the estimated training facility rental rates and user fees, and sponsorship 
71.15 	fees are adequate to support the training center's ongoing operations; and
71.16 	(6) evaluate the potential for local, nonstate resources to support the training facility 
71.17 	operations to maintain the training facility, if necessary without regard to any debt service 
71.18 	for capital improvements.
71.19 		Subd. 2.Study requirements. (a) The commission's market analysis of user rental rates 
71.20 	and user fees to determine potential revenues for the facility must consider the impacts on 
71.21 	or duplication of existing private or government-sponsored facilities.
71.22 	(b) The commission must analyze the state and local economic impacts of the proposed 
71.23 	facility once fully operational including sales tax revenue increases and local venue and 
71.24 	revenue impacts from sports tourism.
71.25 	(c) The study must address the training center's ability to provide opportunities to 
71.26 	underserved populations including culturally and economically diverse users and possible 
71.27 	training center needs and uses for specific age and gender participants.
71.28 		Subd. 3.Legislative report. The commission must submit a report describing its work 
71.29 	and findings to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees 
71.30 	responsible for capital investment and state government finance no later than January 15, 
71.31 	2023.

72.1 	Sec. 61. DEPARTMENT OF IRON RANGE RESOURCES AND 
72.2 	REHABILITATION; SEPARATION AND RETENTION INCENTIVE PROGRAM 
72.3 	AUTHORIZATION.
 72.4 	The commissioner of Iron Range resources and rehabilitation may provide separation 
72.5 	and retention incentive programs for employees of the department that are consistent with 
72.6 	the provisions of Laws 2009, chapter 78, article 7, section 2, as amended by Laws 2010, 
72.7 	chapter 215, article 9, section 2, and Laws 2010, chapter 216, section 53. The cost of such 
72.8 	incentives are payable solely by funds made available to the commissioner under Minnesota 
72.9 	Statutes, chapter 298. Employees are not required to participate in the programs.

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

72.11 	Sec. 62. PUBLIC LAND SURVEY MONUMENT RESTORATION.
 72.12 	The chief geospatial information officer, in consultation with the Geospatial Advisory 
72.13 	Council and Minnesota Association of County Surveyors, must submit a report by January 
72.14 	1, 2023, to the chairs and ranking minority members of the committees in the house of 
72.15 	representatives and the senate with jurisdiction over local government detailing the status 
72.16 	of the monuments that mark public land survey corners, the work needed by each county 
72.17 	to restore missing or mislocated monuments so that all public land survey corners are 
72.18 	documented and marked with monuments, and the estimated costs for each county to 
72.19 	complete the work. The report must describe the state's interest in the restoration of missing 
72.20 	or mislocated monuments; propose a schedule for state funding, if warranted, for grants to 
72.21 	counties to complete the work; whether the county has used or plans to use taxing authority 
72.22 	in Minnesota Statutes, section 381.12, subdivision 2, to defray the expenses for the work; 
72.23 	identify federal money that may be available for this work; or propose another manner of 
72.24 	funding the work.

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

72.26 	Sec. 63. CONSUMER CHOICE OF FUEL ACT.
 72.27 	This section and sections 9, 10, and 19 are known as the Consumer Choice of Fuel Act.

72.28 	Sec. 64. VETERANS HOMES; REPORT.
 72.29 	By February 15, 2023, the commissioner of administration must report to the legislative 
72.30 	committees with jurisdiction over veterans affairs on the use of the money appropriated 
72.31 	under article 1, section 5, including information on the status of the Bemidji, Montevideo, 
72.32 	and Preston state veterans homes building projects. By February 15, 2026, the commissioner 
73.1 	of administration must submit a final report to the legislative committees with jurisdiction 
73.2 	over veterans affairs on how the total appropriations were spent.

73.3 	Sec. 65. REVISOR INSTRUCTION.
 73.4 	(a) The revisor of statutes must change "Board of Cosmetologist Examiners" to "Board 
73.5 	of Cosmetology" wherever it appears in Minnesota Statutes.
73.6 	(b) The revisor is directed to change all cross-references to Minnesota Statutes, section 
73.7 	645.071, to cross-references to Minnesota Statutes, section 645.0711, throughout the statutes.
73.8 	(c) The revisor of statutes is directed to change all cross-references to Minnesota Statutes, 
73.9 	section 155A.27, subdivision 10, to Minnesota Statutes, section 155A.28, subdivision 12.

73.10 	EFFECTIVE DATE. Paragraph (b) is effective January 2, 2030, if an amendment to 
73.11 	United States Code, title 15, section 260a, or other applicable law that authorizes states to 
73.12 	observe advance standard time year-round is not enacted before that date.

73.13 	Sec. 66. REPEALER.
 73.14 	(a) Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 136F.03; and 326A.04, subdivision 11, are repealed.
73.15 	(b) Minnesota Rules, parts 7023.0150; 7023.0200; 7023.0250; and 7023.0300, are 
73.16 	repealed.
73.17 	(c) Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 645.071, is repealed.
73.18 	(d) Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 155A.27, subdivision 10, is repealed.
73.19 	(e) Minnesota Rules, part 2105.0183, is repealed.

73.20 	EFFECTIVE DATE. Paragraph (c) is effective January 1, 2030, if an amendment to 
73.21 	United States Code, title 15, section 260a, or other applicable law that authorizes states to 
73.22 	observe advance standard time year-round is not enacted before that date. This section 
73.23 	expires the day after an amendment to the United States Code, title 15, section 260a, or 
73.24 	other applicable law is enacted that authorizes states to observe advance standard time 
73.25 	year-round.

74.1 	ARTICLE 6
74.2 	ELECTIONS & CAMPAIGN FINANCE

74.3 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 10A.01, subdivision 10, is amended to read:
74.4 		Subd. 10.Candidate. "Candidate" means an individual who seeks nomination or election 
74.5 	as a state constitutional officer, legislator, or judge. An individual is deemed to seek 
74.6 	nomination or election if the individual has taken the action necessary under the law of this 
74.7 	state to qualify for nomination or election, has received contributions or made expenditures 
74.8 	in excess of $750 $200, or has given implicit or explicit consent for any other person to 
74.9 	receive contributions or make expenditures in excess of $750 $200, for the purpose of 
74.10 	bringing about the individual's nomination or election. A candidate remains a candidate 
74.11 	until the candidate's principal campaign committee is dissolved as provided in section 
74.12 	10A.243.

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

74.14 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 10A.105, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
74.15 		Subdivision 1.Single committee. A candidate must not accept contributions from a 
74.16 	source, other than self, in aggregate in excess of $750 $200 or accept a public subsidy unless 
74.17 	the candidate designates and causes to be formed a single principal campaign committee 
74.18 	for each office sought. A candidate may not authorize, designate, or cause to be formed any 
74.19 	other political committee bearing the candidate's name or title or otherwise operating under 
74.20 	the direct or indirect control of the candidate. However, a candidate may be involved in the 
74.21 	direct or indirect control of a party unit.

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

74.23 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 10A.14, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
74.24 		Subdivision 1.First registration. (a) The treasurer of a political committee, political 
74.25 	fund, principal campaign committee, or party unit must register with the board by filing a 
74.26 	registration statement. The registration statement must be filed by the earliest of the following 
74.27 	dates:
74.28 	(1) no later than 14 days after the committee, fund, or party unit has made a contribution, 
74.29 	received contributions, or made expenditures in excess of $750 $200;
74.30 	(2) no later than the next report of receipts and expenditures filing date applicable to the 
74.31 	committee, fund, or party unit if the committee, fund, or party unit reached the threshold in 
74.32 	clause (1) before the end of the reporting period covered by that report; or
75.1 	(3) by the end of the next business day after it has received a loan or contribution that 
75.2 	must be reported under section 10A.20, subdivision 5.
75.3 	(b) This subdivision does not apply to ballot question or independent expenditure political 
75.4 	committees or funds, which are subject to subdivision 1a.

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

75.6 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 10A.20, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
75.7 		Subd. 6.Report when no committee. (a) A candidate who does not designate and cause 
75.8 	to be formed a principal campaign committee and who makes campaign expenditures in 
75.9 	aggregate in excess of $750 $200 in a year must file with the board a report containing the 
75.10 	information required by subdivision 3. Reports required by this subdivision must be filed 
75.11 	by the dates on which reports by principal campaign committees must be filed.
75.12 	(b) An individual who makes independent expenditures that aggregate more than $1,500 
75.13 	in a calendar year or expenditures to promote or defeat a ballot question that aggregate more 
75.14 	than $5,000 in a calendar year must file with the board a report containing the information 
75.15 	required by subdivision 3. A report required by this subdivision must be filed by the date 
75.16 	on which the next report by political committees and political funds must be filed.

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

75.18 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 10A.25, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
75.19 		Subd. 2.Amounts. (a) In a segment of an election cycle, the principal campaign 
75.20 	committee of the candidate must not make campaign expenditures nor permit approved 
75.21 	expenditures to be made on behalf of the candidate that result in aggregate expenditures in 
75.22 	excess of the following:
75.23 	(1) for governor and lieutenant governor, running together, $3,817,700 in the election 
75.24 	segment and $1,697,400 in the nonelection segment;
75.25 	(2) for attorney general, $654,600 in the election segment and $226,400 in the nonelection 
75.26 	segment;
75.27 	(3) for secretary of state and state auditor, separately, $436,400 in the election segment 
75.28 	and $113,300 in the nonelection segment;
75.29 	(4) for state senator, $102,800 in the election segment and $32,800 in a nonelection 
75.30 	segment;
75.31 	(5) for state representative, $68,500 in the election segment.
76.1 	(b) In addition to the amount in paragraph (a), clause (1), a candidate for endorsement 
76.2 	for the office of lieutenant governor at the convention of a political party may make campaign 
76.3 	expenditures and approved expenditures of five percent of that amount to seek endorsement.
76.4 	(c) If a special election cycle occurs during a general election cycle, expenditures by or 
76.5 	on behalf of a candidate in the special election do not count as expenditures by or on behalf 
76.6 	of the candidate in the general election.
76.7 	(d) The expenditure limits in this subdivision for an office are increased by ten percent 
76.8 	for a candidate who has not previously held the same office, whose name has not previously 
76.9 	been on the primary or general election ballot for that office, and who has not in the past 
76.10 	ten years raised or spent more than $750 $200 in a run for any other office whose territory 
76.11 	now includes a population that is more than one-third of the population in the territory of 
76.12 	the new office. Candidates who qualify for first-time candidate status receive a ten percent 
76.13 	increase in the campaign expenditure limit in all segments of the applicable election cycle. 
76.14 	In the case of a legislative candidate, the office is that of a member of the house of 
76.15 	representatives or senate without regard to any specific district.

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

76.17 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 10A.273, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
76.18 		Subdivision 1.Contributions during legislative session. (a) A candidate for the 
76.19 	legislature or for constitutional office, the candidate's principal campaign committee, or a 
76.20 	political committee or party unit established by all or a part of the party organization within 
76.21 	a house of the legislature, must not solicit or accept a contribution from a registered lobbyist, 
76.22 	political committee, political fund, or an association not registered with the board during a 
76.23 	regular session of the legislature.
76.24 	(b) A registered lobbyist, political committee, political fund, or an association not 
76.25 	registered with the board must not make a contribution to a candidate for the legislature or 
76.26 	for constitutional office, the candidate's principal campaign committee, or a political 
76.27 	committee or party unit established by all or a part of the party organization within a house 
76.28 	of the legislature during a regular session of the legislature.
76.29 	(c) A lobbyist, political committee, or political fund must not make a contribution at 
76.30 	any time for membership in, or access to, a facility during a regular legislative session if 
76.31 	the facility is operated by the principal campaign committee of a candidate for the legislature 
76.32 	or constitutional office, or by a political party organization within a house of the legislature.

77.1 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 13.607, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
77.2 	read:
77.3 		Subd. 6a.Registered voter lists. Data on registered voters is governed by section 
77.4 	201.022, subdivision 4.

77.5 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment and 
77.6 	applies to requests for data made on or after that date.

77.7 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 201.022, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
77.8 	read:
77.9 		Subd. 4.Data. (a) Except as provided in this subdivision, all data in the statewide voter 
77.10 	registration system is public data on individuals, as defined in section 13.02, subdivision 
77.11 	15.
77.12 	(b) The following data is private data on individuals, as defined in section 13.02, 
77.13 	subdivision 12: any identifying information related to a minor, a voter's date of birth, driver's 
77.14 	license number, identification card number, military identification card number, passport 
77.15 	number, or any part of a voter's Social Security number.
77.16 	(c) Information maintained on the presidential primary political party list required by 
77.17 	section 201.091, subdivision 4a, is private data on individuals as defined under section 
77.18 	13.02, subdivision 12, except that the secretary of state must provide the list to the chair of 
77.19 	each major political party.
77.20 	(d) Upon receipt of a statement signed by the voter that withholding the voter's name 
77.21 	from the public is required for the safety of the voter or the voter's family, the secretary of 
77.22 	state and county auditor must withhold from the public the name of the registered voter. 
77.23 	Data withheld pursuant to this paragraph is private data on individuals, as defined in section 
77.24 	13.02, subdivision 12.
77.25 	(e) Any person requesting public data must state in writing that any information obtained 
77.26 	from the statewide voter registration system will not be used for purposes unrelated to 
77.27 	elections, political activities, or law enforcement.

77.28 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment and 
77.29 	applies to requests for data made on or after that date.

78.1 	Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 201.091, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
78.2 		Subd. 4.Public information lists. The county auditor shall make available for inspection 
78.3 	a public information list which must contain the name, address, year of birth, and voting 
78.4 	history of each registered voter in the county. The list must not include the party choice of 
78.5 	any voter who voted in a presidential nomination primary. data classified as private data on 
78.6 	individuals pursuant to section 201.022, subdivision 4. The telephone number must be 
78.7 	included on the list if provided by the voter. The public information list may also include 
78.8 	information on voting districts. The county auditor may adopt reasonable rules governing 
78.9 	access to the list. No individual inspecting the public information list shall tamper with or 
78.10 	alter it in any manner. No individual who inspects the public information list or who acquires 
78.11 	a list of registered voters prepared from the public information list may use any information 
78.12 	contained in the list for purposes unrelated to elections, political activities, or law 
78.13 	enforcement. The secretary of state may provide copies of the public information lists and 
78.14 	other information from the statewide registration system for uses related to elections, political 
78.15 	activities, or in response to a law enforcement inquiry from a public official concerning a 
78.16 	failure to comply with any criminal statute or any state or local tax statute.
78.17 	Before inspecting the public information list or obtaining a list of voters or other 
78.18 	information from the list, the individual shall provide identification to the public official 
78.19 	having custody of the public information list and shall state in writing that any information 
78.20 	obtained from the list will not be used for purposes unrelated to elections, political activities, 
78.21 	or law enforcement. Requests to examine or obtain information from the public information 
78.22 	lists or the statewide registration system must be made and processed in the manner provided 
78.23 	in the rules of the secretary of state.
78.24 	Upon receipt of a statement signed by the voter that withholding the voter's name from 
78.25 	the public information list is required for the safety of the voter or the voter's family, the 
78.26 	secretary of state and county auditor must withhold from the public information list the 
78.27 	name of a registered voter.

78.28 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment and 
78.29 	applies to requests for data made on or after that date.

78.30 	Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 201.091, subdivision 4a, is amended to read:
78.31 		Subd. 4a.Presidential nomination primary political party list. The secretary of state 
78.32 	must maintain a list of the voters who voted in a presidential nomination primary and the 
78.33 	political party each voter selected. Information maintained on the list is private data on 
79.1 	individuals as defined under section 13.02, subdivision 12, except that the secretary of state 
79.2 	must provide the list to the chair of each major political party.

79.3 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment and 
79.4 	applies to requests for data made on or after that date.

79.5 	Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 201.091, is amended by adding a subdivision 
79.6 	to read:
79.7 		Subd. 10.Requests for data. Nothing in this section prevents a person from requesting 
79.8 	public data as described in section 201.022, subdivision 4.

79.9 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment and 
79.10 	applies to requests for data made on or after that date.

79.11 	Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 201.121, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
79.12 		Subdivision 1.Entry of registration information. (a) At the time a voter registration 
79.13 	application is properly completed, submitted, and received in accordance with sections 
79.14 	201.061 and 201.071, the county auditor shall enter the information contained on it into the 
79.15 	statewide voter registration system. Voter registration applications completed before election 
79.16 	day must be entered into the statewide voter registration system within ten days after they 
79.17 	have been submitted to the county auditor. Voter registration applications completed on 
79.18 	election day must be entered into the statewide voter registration system within 42 days 
79.19 	after the election, unless the county auditor notifies the secretary of state before the deadline 
79.20 	has expired that the deadline will not be met. Upon receipt of a notification under this 
79.21 	paragraph, the secretary of state must extend the deadline for that county auditor by an 
79.22 	additional 28 days. The secretary of state may waive a county's obligations under this 
79.23 	paragraph if, on good cause shown, the county demonstrates its permanent inability to 
79.24 	comply before the canvass of that election is started.
79.25 	The secretary of state must post data on each county's compliance with this paragraph on 
79.26 	the secretary of state's website including, as applicable, the date each county fully complied 
79.27 	or the deadline by which a county's compliance must be complete.
79.28 	(b) Upon receiving a completed voter registration application, the secretary of state may
79.29 	must electronically transmit the information on the application to the appropriate county 
79.30 	auditor as soon as possible for review by the county auditor before final entry into the 
79.31 	statewide voter registration system. The secretary of state may mail the voter registration 
79.32 	application to the county auditor.
80.1 	(c) Within ten days after the county auditor has entered information from a voter 
80.2 	registration application into the statewide voter registration system, the secretary of state 
80.3 	shall compare the voter's name, date of birth, and driver's license number, state identification 
80.4 	number, or the last four digits of the Social Security number with the same information 
80.5 	contained in the Department of Public Safety database.
80.6 	(d) The secretary of state shall provide a report to the county auditor on a weekly basis 
80.7 	that includes a list of voters whose name, date of birth, or identification number have been 
80.8 	compared with the same information in the Department of Public Safety database and cannot 
80.9 	be verified as provided in this subdivision. The report must list separately those voters who 
80.10 	have submitted a voter registration application by mail and have not voted in a federal 
80.11 	election in this state.
80.12 	(e) The county auditor shall compile a list of voters for whom the county auditor and 
80.13 	the secretary of state are unable to conclude that information on the voter registration 
80.14 	application and the corresponding information in the Department of Public Safety database 
80.15 	relate to the same person.
80.16 	(f) The county auditor shall send a notice of incomplete registration to any voter whose 
80.17 	name appears on the list and change the voter's status to "incomplete." A voter who receives 
80.18 	a notice of incomplete registration from the county auditor may either provide the information 
80.19 	required to complete the registration at least 21 days before the next election or at the polling 
80.20 	place on election day.

80.21 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective September 1, 2022,  and applies to 
80.22 	elections on or after that date.

80.23 	Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 201.171, is amended to read:
80.24 	201.171 POSTING VOTING HISTORY; FAILURE TO VOTE; REGISTRATION 
80.25 	REMOVED.
80.26 	Within six weeks after every Prior to the canvass of an election, the county auditor shall
80.27 	must post the voting history for every person who voted in the election. After the close of 
80.28 	the calendar year, the secretary of state shall must determine if any registrants have not 
80.29 	voted during the preceding four years. The secretary of state shall must perform list 
80.30 	maintenance by changing the status of those registrants to "inactive" in the statewide 
80.31 	registration system. The list maintenance performed must be conducted in a manner that 
80.32 	ensures that the name of each registered voter appears in the official list of eligible voters 
80.33 	in the statewide registration system. A voter must not be removed from the official list of 
81.1 	eligible voters unless the voter is not eligible or is not registered to vote. List maintenance 
81.2 	must include procedures for eliminating duplicate names from the official list of eligible 
81.3 	voters.
81.4 	The secretary of state shall also prepare a report to the county auditor containing the 
81.5 	names of all registrants whose status was changed to "inactive."
81.6 	Registrants whose status was changed to "inactive" must register in the manner specified 
81.7 	in section 201.054 before voting in any primary, special primary, general, school district, 
81.8 	or special election, as required by section 201.018.
81.9 	Although not counted in an election, a late or rejected absentee or mail ballot must be 
81.10 	considered a vote for the purpose of continuing registration under this section, but is not 
81.11 	considered voting history for the purpose of public information lists available under section 
81.12 	201.091, subdivision 4.

81.13 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective September 1, 2022, and applies to 
81.14 	elections on or after that date.

81.15 	Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 203B.07, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
81.16 		Subdivision 1.Delivery of envelopes, directions. The county auditor or the municipal 
81.17 	clerk shall prepare, print, and transmit a return envelope, a signature envelope, a ballot
81.18 	secrecy envelope, and a copy of the directions for casting an absentee ballot to each applicant 
81.19 	whose application for absentee ballots is accepted pursuant to section 203B.04. The county 
81.20 	auditor or municipal clerk shall provide first class postage for the return envelope. The 
81.21 	directions for casting an absentee ballot shall be printed in at least 14-point bold type with 
81.22 	heavy leading and may be printed on the ballot secrecy envelope. When a person requests 
81.23 	the directions in Braille or on audio file, the county auditor or municipal clerk shall provide 
81.24 	them in the form requested. The secretary of state shall prepare Braille and audio file copies 
81.25 	and make them available.
81.26 	When a voter registration application is sent to the applicant as provided in section 
81.27 	203B.06, subdivision 4, the directions or registration application shall include instructions 
81.28 	for registering to vote.

81.29 	Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 203B.07, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
81.30 		Subd. 2.Design of envelopes. (a) The return signature envelope shall be of sufficient 
81.31 	size to conveniently enclose and contain the ballot secrecy envelope and a folded voter 
82.1 	registration application. The return signature envelope shall be designed to open on the 
82.2 	left-hand end.
82.3 	(b) The return envelope must be designed in one of the following ways:
82.4 	(1) it must be of sufficient size to contain an additional a signature envelope that when
82.5 	and when the return envelope is sealed, it conceals the signature, identification, and other 
82.6 	information; or
82.7 	(2) it must be the signature envelope and provide an additional flap that when sealed, 
82.8 	conceals the signature, identification, and other information.
82.9 	(c) Election officials may open the flap or the additional return envelope at any time 
82.10 	after receiving the returned ballot to inspect the returned certificate for completeness or to 
82.11 	ascertain other information.

82.12 	Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 203B.07, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
82.13 		Subd. 3.Eligibility certificate. A certificate of eligibility to vote by absentee ballot 
82.14 	shall be printed on the back of the return signature envelope. The certificate shall contain 
82.15 	space for the voter's Minnesota driver's license number, state identification number, or the 
82.16 	last four digits of the voter's Social Security number, or to indicate that the voter does not 
82.17 	have one of these numbers. The space must be designed to ensure that the voter provides 
82.18 	the same type of identification as provided on the voter's absentee ballot application for 
82.19 	purposes of comparison. The certificate must also contain a statement to be signed and 
82.20 	sworn by the voter indicating that the voter meets all of the requirements established by law 
82.21 	for voting by absentee ballot and space for a statement signed by a person who is registered 
82.22 	to vote in Minnesota or by a notary public or other individual authorized to administer oaths 
82.23 	stating that:
82.24 	(1) the ballots were displayed to that individual unmarked;
82.25 	(2) the voter marked the ballots in that individual's presence without showing how they 
82.26 	were marked, or, if the voter was physically unable to mark them, that the voter directed 
82.27 	another individual to mark them; and
82.28 	(3) if the voter was not previously registered, the voter has provided proof of residence 
82.29 	as required by section 201.061, subdivision 3.

83.1 	Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2021 Supplement, section 203B.08, subdivision 1, is amended 
83.2 	to read:
83.3 		Subdivision 1.Marking and return by voter. (a) An eligible voter who receives absentee 
83.4 	ballots as provided in this chapter shall mark them in the manner specified in the directions 
83.5 	for casting the absentee ballots. The return envelope containing marked ballots may be 
83.6 	mailed as provided in the directions for casting the absentee ballots, may be left with
83.7 	personally delivered to the office of the county auditor or municipal clerk who transmitted 
83.8 	the absentee ballots to the voter, or may be left in a drop box as provided in section 203B.082. 
83.9 	If delivered in person, the return envelope must be submitted to the county auditor or 
83.10 	municipal clerk by 3:00 p.m. on election day.
83.11 	(b) The voter may designate an agent to deliver in person the sealed absentee ballot 
83.12 	return envelope to the county auditor or municipal clerk or to deposit the return envelope 
83.13 	in the mail. An agent may deliver or mail the return envelopes of not more than three voters 
83.14 	in any election. An agent must not deposit the absentee ballot return envelope of another 
83.15 	person in a drop box. Any person designated as an agent who tampers with either the return 
83.16 	envelope or the voted ballots or does not immediately mail or deliver the return envelope 
83.17 	to the county auditor or municipal clerk is guilty of a misdemeanor.

83.18 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment and 
83.19 	applies to elections conducted on or after that date.

83.20 	Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 203B.081, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
83.21 		Subdivision 1.Location; timing. An eligible voter may vote by absentee ballot in the 
83.22 	office of the county auditor and at any other additional polling place designated by the 
83.23 	county auditor during the 46 days before the election, except as provided in this section.
83.24 	An additional polling place designated by the county auditor pursuant to this section must 
83.25 	be at a precinct polling place designated pursuant to section 204B.16. Where the county 
83.26 	auditor administers absentee voting, each additional polling place must be open for in-person 
83.27 	absentee voting for the entire absentee voting period during the same days and hours as the 
83.28 	office of the county auditor is open for in-person absentee voting. Where a municipal clerk 
83.29 	has been designated to administer absentee voting pursuant to section 203B.05, each 
83.30 	additional polling place designated within the municipality must be open for in-person 
83.31 	absentee voting for the entire absentee voting period during the regular business hours for 
83.32 	the municipal clerk's office.

84.1 	Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2021 Supplement, section 203B.082, is amended to read:
84.2 	203B.082 ABSENTEE BALLOT DROP BOXES; SECURITY AND INTEGRITY.
84.3 		Subdivision 1.Definition. As used in this section, "drop box" means a secure receptacle 
84.4 	or container established to receive completed absentee ballots 24 hours per day. Drop box 
84.5 	does not include a receptacle or container maintained by the United States Postal Service, 
84.6 	or a location at which a voter or an agent may return a completed absentee ballot by providing 
84.7 	it directly to an employee of the county auditor or municipal clerk.
84.8 		Subd. 2.Minimum security and integrity standards. The county auditor or municipal 
84.9 	clerk may provide locations at which a voter may deposit a completed absentee ballot 
84.10 	enclosed in the completed signature envelope in a secure drop box, consistent with the 
84.11 	following security and integrity standards:
84.12 	(1) each drop box must be continually recorded livestreamed during the absentee voting 
84.13 	period as provided in section 203B.155  and on election day;
84.14 	(2) each drop box must be located within 100 feet of a door of the building where the 
84.15 	county auditor or municipal clerk's office is located;
84.16 	(3) each drop box must be available for use during the entire absentee voting period;
84.17 	(4) each drop box must be assigned an identification number that is unique to that drop 
84.18 	box;
84.19 	(2) (5) each drop box must be designed to prevent an unauthorized person from moving, 
84.20 	removing, or tampering with the drop box;
84.21 	(3) (6) each drop box placed in an outdoor location must be fastened to a building, bolted 
84.22 	to a concrete pad, or otherwise attached to a similarly secure structure;
84.23 	(4) (7) ballots deposited in a drop box must be secured against access by any unauthorized 
84.24 	person, and in the case of a drop box located in an outdoor location, the drop box must be 
84.25 	secured against damage due to weather or other natural conditions;
84.26 	(5) (8) each drop box must contain signage or markings that:
84.27 	(i) clearly identifies the drop box as an official absentee ballot return location; and
84.28 	(ii) include the location and hours where an agent may return an absentee ballot;
84.29 	(iii) include the statement: "STOP! You can only return your own ballot in this drop 
84.30 	box."; and
84.31 	(iv) the identification number assigned to the drop box;
85.1 	(6) (9) deposited ballots must be collected at least once per business day during the 
85.2 	absentee voting period by the county auditor, municipal clerk, or an elections official trained 
85.3 	by the county auditor or municipal clerk in the proper maintenance and handling of absentee 
85.4 	ballots and absentee ballot drop boxes, and in the security measures used to protect absentee 
85.5 	ballots; and
85.6 	(7) (10) ballots collected from each drop box must be properly date-stamped and stored 
85.7 	in a locked ballot container or other secured and locked space consistent with any applicable 
85.8 	laws governing the collection and storage of absentee ballots.
85.9 		Subd. 3.Publication of locations required. (a) The county auditor or municipal clerk 
85.10 	must provide a list of designated absentee ballot drop box locations to the secretary of state 
85.11 	no later than 40 days prior to the start of the absentee voting period at every regularly 
85.12 	scheduled primary or general election. The list must be published on the website of the 
85.13 	county or municipality and on the website of the secretary of state at least 35 days prior to 
85.14 	the start of the absentee voting period.
85.15 	(b) The county auditor or municipal clerk must provide an updated list of designated 
85.16 	absentee ballot drop box locations to the secretary of state no later than 20 days prior to the 
85.17 	start of the absentee voting period at every regularly scheduled primary or general election, 
85.18 	if any locations have changed or been added since submission of the list under paragraph 
85.19 	(a). The list must be published on the website of the county or municipality and on the 
85.20 	website of the secretary of state at least 15 days prior to the start of the absentee voting 
85.21 	period.
85.22 		Subd. 4.Electioneering prohibited. Section 211B.11 applies to conduct within 100 
85.23 	feet of an absentee ballot drop box established under this section.
85.24 		Subd. 5.Ballot collection log and report. (a) The county auditor or municipal clerk 
85.25 	must maintain a log for each drop box. The log must include the unique identification number 
85.26 	assigned to the drop box. The log must include the following information for each day 
85.27 	during the absentee voting period:
85.28 	(1) the date and time of each ballot collection;
85.29 	(2) the person who collected the ballots; and
85.30 	(3) the number of ballots collected.
85.31 	(b) Before the meeting of the local canvassing board, each county auditor and municipal 
85.32 	clerk must total the number of ballots collected from each drop box for each day during the 
85.33 	absentee voting period and submit the totals to the local ballot board and the secretary of 
86.1 	state. Before the meeting of the state canvassing board  for an election, the secretary of state 
86.2 	must compile the totals, broken down by county. Prior to the state canvassing board beginning 
86.3 	the state canvass, the secretary of state must submit the totals to the state canvassing board 
86.4 	and the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees having jurisdiction 
86.5 	over election policy.
86.6 		Subd. 6.Rulemaking prohibited. The secretary of state is not authorized to adopt rules 
86.7 	to implement or supplement the provisions of this section.

86.8 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective September 1, 2022, and applies to 
86.9 	elections conducted on or after that date, except that subdivision 6 is effective the day 
86.10 	following final enactment.

86.11 	Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2021 Supplement, section 203B.121, subdivision 1, is amended 
86.12 	to read:
86.13 		Subdivision 1.Establishment; applicable laws. (a) The governing body of each county, 
86.14 	municipality, and school district with responsibility to accept and reject absentee ballots 
86.15 	must, by ordinance or resolution, establish a ballot board. The board must consist of a 
86.16 	sufficient number of election judges appointed as provided in sections 204B.19 to 204B.22. 
86.17 	The board may must not include deputy county auditors or deputy city clerks who have 
86.18 	received training in the processing and counting of absentee ballots, unless the deputy county 
86.19 	auditor or deputy city clerk has been appointed an election judge as provided in sections 
86.20 	204B.19 to 204B.22. Each member of the ballot board must be provided adequate training 
86.21 	on the processing and counting of absentee ballots, including but not limited to instruction 
86.22 	on accepting and rejecting absentee ballots, storage of absentee ballots, timelines and 
86.23 	deadlines, the role of the ballot board, procedures for opening absentee ballot envelopes, 
86.24 	procedures for counting absentee ballots, and procedures for reporting absentee ballot totals.
86.25 	(b) Each jurisdiction must pay a reasonable compensation to each member of that 
86.26 	jurisdiction's ballot board for services rendered during an election.
86.27 	(c) Except as otherwise provided by this section, all provisions of the Minnesota Election 
86.28 	Law apply to a ballot board.

86.29 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment and 
86.30 	applies to elections on or after that date.

87.1 	Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2021 Supplement, section 203B.121, subdivision 4, is amended 
87.2 	to read:
87.3 		Subd. 4.Opening of envelopes. After the close of business on the seventh day before 
87.4 	the election, the ballots from secrecy envelopes within the signature envelopes marked 
87.5 	"Accepted" may be opened, duplicated as needed in the manner provided in section 206.86, 
87.6 	subdivision 5, initialed by the members of the ballot board, and deposited in the appropriate 
87.7 	ballot box. Prior to depositing a ballot into the appropriate ballot box, the members of the 
87.8 	ballot board must verify that the ballot contains the security marking required by section 
87.9 	204B.36, subdivision 1. If more than one voted ballot is enclosed in the ballot secrecy
87.10 	envelope, or if a ballot does not contain the required security marking, the ballots must be 
87.11 	returned in the manner provided by section 204C.25 for return of spoiled ballots, and may 
87.12 	not be counted.

87.13 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective September 1, 2022, and applies to 
87.14 	elections conducted on or after that date.

87.15 	Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 203B.121, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
87.16 		Subd. 5.Storage and counting of absentee ballots. (a) On a day on which absentee 
87.17 	ballots are inserted into a ballot box, two members of the ballot board must:
87.18 	(1) remove the ballots from the ballot box at the end of the day;
87.19 	(2) without inspecting the ballots, ensure that the number of ballots removed from the 
87.20 	ballot box is equal to the number of voters whose absentee ballots were accepted that day; 
87.21 	and
87.22 	(3) seal and secure all voted and unvoted ballots present in that location at the end of 
87.23 	the day.
87.24 	(b) After the polls have closed on election day, two members of the ballot board must 
87.25 	count the ballots, tabulating the vote in a manner that indicates each vote of the voter and 
87.26 	the total votes cast for each candidate or question. In state primary and state general elections, 
87.27 	the results must indicate the total votes cast for each candidate or question in each precinct 
87.28 	and report the vote totals tabulated for each precinct. The count must be recorded on a 
87.29 	summary statement in substantially the same format as provided in section 204C.26. The 
87.30 	ballot board shall submit at least one completed summary statement to the county auditor 
87.31 	or municipal clerk. The county auditor or municipal clerk may require the ballot board to 
87.32 	submit a sufficient number of completed summary statements to comply with the provisions 
87.33 	of section 204C.27, or the county auditor or municipal clerk may certify reports containing 
88.1 	the details of the ballot board summary statement to the recipients of the summary statements 
88.2 	designated in section 204C.27.
88.3 	In state primary and state general elections, these vote totals shall be added to the vote 
88.4 	totals on the summary statements of the returns for the appropriate precinct. In other elections, 
88.5 	these vote totals may be added to the vote totals on the summary statement of returns for 
88.6 	the appropriate precinct or may be reported as a separate total.
88.7 	The count shall counting of ballots must be public. No vote totals from ballots may be 
88.8 	made public before the close of voting on election day. Vote totals must only be disclosed 
88.9 	in accordance with section 204C.19.
88.10 	(c) In addition to the requirements of paragraphs (a) and (b), if the task has not been 
88.11 	completed previously, the members of the ballot board must verify as soon as possible, but 
88.12 	no later than 24 hours after the end of the hours for voting, that voters whose absentee ballots 
88.13 	arrived after the rosters were marked or supplemental reports were generated and whose 
88.14 	ballots were accepted did not vote in person on election day. An absentee ballot submitted 
88.15 	by a voter who has voted in person on election day must be rejected. All other accepted 
88.16 	absentee ballots must be opened, duplicated if necessary, and counted by members of the 
88.17 	ballot board. The vote totals from these ballots must be incorporated into the totals with the 
88.18 	other absentee ballots and handled according to paragraph (b).

88.19 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment and 
88.20 	applies to elections on or after that date.

88.21 	Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 203B.121, is amended by adding a subdivision 
88.22 	to read:
88.23 		Subd. 6.Ballot board observers. (a) For an election where a partisan office appears on 
88.24 	the ballot, a major or minor political party  may appoint a person to serve as an absentee 
88.25 	ballot board observer. For an election where only nonpartisan offices are on the ballot, a 
88.26 	candidate appearing on the ballot may appoint a person to serve as an absentee ballot board 
88.27 	observer. All appointments must be made at least 30 days prior to the start of the absentee 
88.28 	voting period, except that if an observer is unable to perform the required duties the observer 
88.29 	may be replaced by the appointing political party or candidate. The political party or 
88.30 	candidate must notify the county auditor, city clerk, or school district clerk if a ballot board 
88.31 	observer is appointed and provide the observer's name, address, phone number, and e-mail 
88.32 	address. A ballot board observer must complete election judge training as described in 
88.33 	section 204B.25, including training on the processing and handling of absentee ballots. The 
88.34 	following individuals are not eligible to serve as absentee ballot board observers: members 
89.1 	of the ballot board, candidates on the ballot, and immediate family members of candidates 
89.2 	on the ballot.
89.3 	(b) A ballot board observer must be allowed to observe the following activities of the 
89.4 	ballot board that take place during the absentee voting period, on election day, or after 
89.5 	election day:
89.6 	(1) examining envelopes and accepting or rejecting envelopes as required by subdivision 
89.7 	2;
89.8 	(2) opening envelopes and duplicating ballots, if necessary, as required by subdivision 
89.9 	4;
89.10 	(3) depositing absentee ballots into a ballot box as required by subdivision 5, paragraph 
89.11 	(a); and
89.12 	(4) counting and tabulating the ballots as required by subdivision 5, paragraph (b).
89.13 	(c) A ballot board observer must be allowed to be within four feet of the ballots or 
89.14 	envelopes being handled. A ballot board observer must not handle any absentee ballots, 
89.15 	envelopes, or other election documents. A ballot board observer must not prepare in any 
89.16 	manner any lists of individuals who have or have not voted. A ballot board observer must 
89.17 	not interfere with the conduct of the ballot board. The ballot board may have a ballot board 
89.18 	observer removed if the observer is disrupting the activities of the ballot board.
89.19 	(d) The county auditor, municipal clerk, or school district clerk must notify each ballot 
89.20 	board observer of the date, time, and location any time the activities in paragraph (b) will 
89.21 	take place. The notice must be in writing and mailed to the ballot board observer at least 
89.22 	seven days before the activity is to take place.

89.23 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective May 15, 2022, and applies to absentee 
89.24 	voting periods beginning on or after June 24, 2022.

89.25 	Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 203B.121, is amended by adding a subdivision 
89.26 	to read:
89.27 		Subd. 7.Livestreaming. (a) The county auditor, municipal clerk, or school district clerk 
89.28 	must ensure that all ballot board activity is livestreamed as provided by this subdivision 
89.29 	and section 203B.155.  This requirement applies during the absentee voting period, on 
89.30 	election day, and on the day following the election day if absentee ballots are being processed. 
89.31 	At a minimum, the following activities must be recorded:
90.1 	(1) examining envelopes and accepting or rejecting envelopes as required by subdivision 
90.2 	2;
90.3 	(2) opening envelopes and duplicating ballots, if necessary, as required by subdivision 
90.4 	4;
90.5 	(3) depositing absentee ballots into a ballot box as required by subdivision 5, paragraph 
90.6 	(a); and
90.7 	(4) counting and tabulating the ballots as required by subdivision 5, paragraph (b).
90.8 	(b) The county auditor, municipal clerk, or school district clerk must position one or 
90.9 	more cameras so as to record the following:
90.10 	(1) the ballot board members performing the activities described in paragraph (a);
90.11 	(2) all ballots in the room where the activities in paragraph (a) are taking place; and
90.12 	(3) all doors in the room where the activities in paragraph (a) are taking place.
90.13 	To the extent possible while complying with clauses 1 to 3, the cameras must be positioned 
90.14 	so as to avoid recording private data included on absentee ballot envelopes or other 
90.15 	documents.

90.16 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective September 1, 2022, and applies to 
90.17 	elections conducted on or after that date.

90.18 	Sec. 25. [203B.155] LIVESTREAMING REQUIREMENTS.
90.19 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) The following terms have the meanings given for purposes 
90.20 	of this section.
90.21 	(b) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of information technology services.
90.22 	(c) "Department" means the Department of Information Technology Services.
90.23 		Subd. 2.Livestreaming. (a) Where livestreaming is required by sections 203B.082, 
90.24 	subdivision 2, clause (1), and 203B.121, the commissioner must ensure the livestream is 
90.25 	available on the department's website in a manner that allows members of the public to 
90.26 	easily access and view the livestream. The commissioner must record all livestreamed video 
90.27 	and retain the recording for at least 22 months after the date of the recording. Notwithstanding 
90.28 	chapter 13 or any other law to the contrary, the county auditor, city clerk, or school board 
90.29 	clerk is not required to maintain any livestreamed or recorded data or provide access to the 
90.30 	data. The commissioner must not charge any fee to the public or to the county, municipality, 
90.31 	or school district for providing this service.
91.1 	(b) The secretary of state must include information on the office's website on how to 
91.2 	find and access videos on the department's website. Each county auditor, municipal clerk, 
91.3 	and school district clerk must post the same information on their respective local 
91.4 	government's website, if there is one.
91.5 		Subd. 3.Data. The commissioner must retain video recordings of livestreamed activities 
91.6 	required by sections 203B.082, subdivision 2, clause (1), and 203B.121, as provided by this 
91.7 	section. The recordings are public data, except that the commissioner may obscure private 
91.8 	data on individuals that is visible on a recording.
91.9 		Subd. 4.Livestream disruptions. If a livestream is disrupted or disabled, the 
91.10 	commissioner, county auditor, municipal clerk, or school district clerk is not liable if the 
91.11 	disruption is due to a cause outside of the control of the commissioner, county auditor, 
91.12 	municipal clerk, or school district clerk. If there is a disruption, the commissioner must 
91.13 	work with the county auditor, municipal clerk, or school district clerk to reinstate video 
91.14 	coverage as soon as possible. If appointed ballot board observers are present and there is a 
91.15 	disruption in livestreaming, the activities of the ballot board may continue. If appointed 
91.16 	ballot board observers are not present and there is a disruption in livestreaming, the ballot 
91.17 	board must stop all activities until one of the following occurs:
91.18 	(1) the livestream is reinstated;
91.19 	(2) ballot board observers are present; or
91.20 	(3) the county auditor, municipal clerk, or school district clerk arranges the activities to 
91.21 	be recorded in a manner that substantially complies with the requirements of this section 
91.22 	and section 203B.121, subdivision 7.
91.23 	Within 24 hours of the livestream being reinstated, the county auditor, municipal clerk, or 
91.24 	school district clerk must transmit any recordings made pursuant to clause (3) to the 
91.25 	commissioner to be posted on the department's website.

91.26 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective September 1, 2022, and applies to 
91.27 	elections conducted on or after that date.

91.28 	Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 203B.21, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
91.29 		Subdivision 1.Form. Absentee ballots under sections 203B.16 to 203B.27 shall conform 
91.30 	to the requirements of the Minnesota Election Law, except that modifications in the size or 
91.31 	form of ballots or envelopes may be made if necessary to satisfy the requirements of the 
91.32 	United States postal service. The return envelope must be designed in one of the following 
91.33 	ways:
92.1 	(1) it must be of sufficient size to contain an additional a signature envelope that when
92.2 	and when the return envelope is sealed, it conceals the signature, identification, and other 
92.3 	information; or
92.4 	(2) it must be the signature envelope and provide an additional flap that when sealed, 
92.5 	conceals the signature, identification, and other information.
92.6 	The flap or the additional return envelope must be perforated to permit election officials to 
92.7 	inspect the returned certificate for completeness or to ascertain other information at any 
92.8 	time after receiving the returned ballot without opening the return signature envelope.

92.9 	Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 203B.21, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
92.10 		Subd. 3.Back of return signature envelope. On the back of the return signature envelope 
92.11 	a certificate shall appear with space for:
92.12 	(1) the voter's address of present or former residence in Minnesota;
92.13 	(2) the voter's current e-mail address, if the voter has one;
92.14 	(3) a statement indicating the category described in section 203B.16 to which the voter 
92.15 	belongs;
92.16 	(4) a statement that the voter has not cast and will not cast another absentee ballot in the 
92.17 	same election or elections;
92.18 	(5) a statement that the voter personally marked the ballots without showing them to 
92.19 	anyone, or if physically unable to mark them, that the voter directed another individual to 
92.20 	mark them; and
92.21 	(6) the same voter's passport number, Minnesota driver's license or state identification 
92.22 	card number, or the last four digits of the voter's Social Security number as provided on the 
92.23 	absentee ballot application; if the voter does not have access to any of these documents, the 
92.24 	voter may attest to the truthfulness of the contents of the certificate under penalty of perjury.
92.25 	The certificate shall also contain a signed oath in the form required by section 705 of 
92.26 	the Help America Vote Act, Public Law 107-252, which must read:
92.27 	"I swear or affirm, under penalty of perjury, that:
92.28 	I am a member of the uniformed services or merchant marine on active duty or an eligible 
92.29 	spouse or dependent of such a member; a United States citizen temporarily residing outside 
92.30 	the United States; or other United States citizen residing outside the United States; and I 
92.31 	am a United States citizen, at least 18 years of age (or will be by the date of the election), 
93.1 	and I am eligible to vote in the requested jurisdiction; I have not been convicted of a felony, 
93.2 	or other disqualifying offense, or been adjudicated mentally incompetent, or, if so, my voting 
93.3 	rights have been reinstated; and I am not registering, requesting a ballot, or voting in any 
93.4 	other jurisdiction in the United States except the jurisdiction cited in this voting form. In 
93.5 	voting, I have marked and sealed my ballot in private and have not allowed any person to 
93.6 	observe the marking of the ballot, except for those authorized to assist voters under state or 
93.7 	federal law. I have not been influenced.
93.8 	The information on this form is true, accurate, and complete to the best of my knowledge. 
93.9 	I understand that a material misstatement of fact in completion of this document may 
93.10 	constitute grounds for a conviction for perjury."

93.11 	Sec. 28. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 203B.23, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
93.12 		Subd. 2.Duties. (a) The absentee ballot board must examine all returned absentee ballot 
93.13 	envelopes for ballots issued under sections 203B.16 to 203B.27 and accept or reject the 
93.14 	absentee ballots in the manner provided in section 203B.24. If the certificate of voter 
93.15 	eligibility is not printed on the return or administrative signature envelope, the certificate 
93.16 	must be attached to the ballot secrecy envelope.
93.17 	(b) The absentee ballot board must immediately examine the return signature envelopes 
93.18 	or certificates of voter eligibility that are attached to the secrecy envelopes and mark them 
93.19 	"accepted" or "rejected" during the 45 days before the election. If an envelope has been 
93.20 	rejected at least five days before the election, the ballots in the envelope must be considered 
93.21 	spoiled ballots and the official in charge of the absentee ballot board must provide the voter 
93.22 	with a replacement absentee ballot and return envelope envelopes in place of the spoiled 
93.23 	ballot.
93.24 	(c) If a county has delegated the responsibility for administering absentee balloting to 
93.25 	a municipality under section 203B.05, accepted absentee ballots must be delivered to the 
93.26 	appropriate municipality's absentee ballot board. The absentee ballot board with the authority 
93.27 	to open and count the ballots must do so in accordance with section 203B.121, subdivisions 
93.28 	4 and 5.

93.29 	Sec. 29. Minnesota Statutes 2021 Supplement, section 203B.24, subdivision 1, is amended 
93.30 	to read:
93.31 		Subdivision 1.Check of voter eligibility; proper execution of certificate. Upon receipt 
93.32 	of an absentee ballot returned as provided in sections 203B.16 to 203B.27, the election 
93.33 	judges shall compare the voter's name with the names recorded under section 203B.19 in 
94.1 	the statewide registration system to insure that the ballot is from a voter eligible to cast an 
94.2 	absentee ballot under sections 203B.16 to 203B.27. The election judges shall mark the 
94.3 	signature envelope "Accepted" and initial or sign the signature envelope below the word 
94.4 	"Accepted" if the election judges are satisfied that:
94.5 	(1) the voter's name and address on the signature envelope appears in substantially the 
94.6 	same form as on the application records provided to the election judges by the county auditor;
94.7 	(2) the voter has signed the federal oath prescribed pursuant to section 705(b)(2) of the 
94.8 	Help America Vote Act, Public Law 107-252;
94.9 	(3) the voter has set forth the same voter's passport number, or Minnesota driver's license 
94.10 	or state identification card number, or the last four digits of the voter's Social Security 
94.11 	number as submitted on the application, if the voter has one of these documents;
94.12 	(4) the voter is not known to have died; and
94.13 	(5) the voter has not already voted at that election, either in person or by absentee ballot.
94.14 	If the identification number described in clause (3) does not match the number as 
94.15 	submitted on the application, the election judges must make a reasonable effort to satisfy 
94.16 	themselves through other information provided by the applicant, or by an individual 
94.17 	authorized to apply on behalf of the voter, that the ballots were returned by the same person 
94.18 	to whom the ballots were transmitted.
94.19 	An absentee ballot cast pursuant to sections 203B.16 to 203B.27 may only be rejected 
94.20 	for the lack of one of clauses (1) to (5). In particular, failure to place the ballot within the 
94.21 	secrecy envelope before placing it in the outer white signature envelope is not a reason to 
94.22 	reject an absentee ballot.
94.23 	Election judges must note the reason for rejection on the back of the envelope in the 
94.24 	space provided for that purpose.
94.25 	Failure to return unused ballots shall not invalidate a marked ballot, but a ballot shall 
94.26 	not be counted if the certificate on the return signature envelope is not properly executed. 
94.27 	In all other respects the provisions of the Minnesota Election Law governing deposit and 
94.28 	counting of ballots shall apply. Notwithstanding other provisions of this section, the counting 
94.29 	of the absentee ballot of a deceased voter does not invalidate the election.

95.1 	Sec. 30. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 204B.19, is amended by adding a subdivision 
95.2 	to read:
95.3 		Subd. 4a.Vaccine requirements prohibited. No appointing authority may adopt or 
95.4 	enforce a law, rule, policy, order, resolution, ordinance, charter provision, or other regulation 
95.5 	requiring an individual appointed as an election judge or a member of a ballot board to be 
95.6 	vaccinated against a communicable disease or to show proof of vaccination against a 
95.7 	communicable disease. For the purposes of this subdivision, "communicable disease" has 
95.8 	the meaning given in section 144.419, subdivision 1, clause (2).

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

95.10 	Sec. 31. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 204B.32, is amended by adding a subdivision 
95.11 	to read:
95.12 		Subd. 3.Contributions for election expenses prohibited. Notwithstanding any home 
95.13 	rule charter or local ordinance to the contrary, a county, municipality, or school district may 
95.14 	not accept a contribution, in any form, from a for-profit business or a nonprofit organization 
95.15 	made for the purpose of paying expenses associated with conducting a federal, state, or 
95.16 	local election.

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

95.18 	Sec. 32. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 204B.36, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
95.19 		Subdivision 1.Type. (a) All ballots shall be printed with black ink on paper of sufficient 
95.20 	thickness to prevent the printing from being discernible from the back. All ballots shall be 
95.21 	printed in easily readable type with suitable lines dividing candidates, offices, instructions 
95.22 	and other matter printed on ballots. The same type shall be used for the names of all 
95.23 	candidates on the same ballot.
95.24 	(b) Except for ballots prepared and distributed under sections 203B.16 to 203B.27, all 
95.25 	ballots must be printed on paper that contains a security marking designed to allow 
95.26 	verification of the ballot's authenticity. The security marking must be designed so that it 
95.27 	does not interfere with a tabulator's ability to accurately read the ballot. At a federal or state 
95.28 	election, the form of the security marking must be prescribed by the secretary of state. At 
95.29 	a local election, the form of the security marking must be prescribed by the county auditor 
95.30 	or municipal clerk. For purposes of this paragraph, a security marking is a watermark, 
95.31 	ultraviolet light marking, or other substantially equivalent marking.

96.1 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective September 1, 2022, and applies to 
96.2 	elections conducted on or after that date.

96.3 	Sec. 33. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 204C.19, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
96.4 		Subd. 3.Premature disclosure of count results. No The county auditor, municipal 
96.5 	clerk, school district clerk, election judge, or any other person must not disclose count results 
96.6 	from any precinct shall be disclosed by any election judge or other individual until all count 
96.7 	results from that precinct are available, nor shall have been counted and totaled, including 
96.8 	absentee votes  received and processed by 8 p.m. on election day. Absentee ballots may 
96.9 	continue to be processed and counted after 8 p.m. on election day as provided in section 
96.10 	203B.121, subdivision 5, paragraph (c). The public media must not disclose any count 
96.11 	results from any precinct before the time when voting is scheduled to end in the state.

96.12 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment and 
96.13 	applies to elections on or after that date.

96.14 	Sec. 34. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 204D.16, is amended to read:
96.15 	204D.16 SAMPLE GENERAL ELECTION BALLOTS; POSTING; 
96.16 	PUBLICATION.
96.17 	(a) At least 46 days before the state general election, the county auditor shall must post 
96.18 	sample ballots for each precinct in the auditor's office for public inspection and transmit an 
96.19 	electronic copy of these sample ballots to the secretary of state.
96.20 	(b) No earlier than 15 days and no later than two days before the state general election 
96.21 	the county auditor shall must cause a sample generic state general election ballot to be 
96.22 	published in at least one newspaper of general circulation in the county. The generic ballot 
96.23 	must include only the races and candidates that will appear on the ballot for every precinct 
96.24 	in the county. The secretary of state, in collaboration with local government election officials  
96.25 	and the Minnesota Newspaper Association, must design the generic ballot to be used by 
96.26 	local election officials. When printed in the newspaper, the generic ballot must be sized so 
96.27 	that it comprises a minimum of 75 percent of one page. The generic ballot must include the 
96.28 	following statement:
96.29 	"This ballot only includes the races and candidates that will appear on the ballot for 
96.30 	every precinct in the county. Your ballot will have the names of all candidates for whom 
96.31 	you can vote in your precinct. To view a sample ballot reflecting your specific address, 
96.32 	please enter your address information on this website: [link to appropriate page on the 
97.1 	secretary of state's website]. You may also view a list of sample ballots for each county 
97.2 	precinct on [link to appropriate page on the county's website]. If you would like a copy of 
97.3 	a sample ballot specific to your address sent to you, please contact [insert the name of the 
97.4 	appropriate election official, phone number, and e-mail address] and the county will mail 
97.5 	you a sample at no charge."

97.6 	Sec. 35. Minnesota Statutes 2021 Supplement, section 206.805, subdivision 1, is amended 
97.7 	to read:
97.8 		Subdivision 1.Contracts required. (a) The secretary of state, with the assistance of the 
97.9 	commissioner of administration, must establish one or more state voting systems contracts. 
97.10 	The contracts should, if practical, include provisions for maintenance of the equipment 
97.11 	purchased. The voting systems contracts must address precinct-based optical scan voting 
97.12 	equipment, assistive voting technology, automatic tabulating equipment, and electronic 
97.13 	roster equipment. The contracts must give the state a perpetual license to use and modify 
97.14 	the software. The contracts must include provisions to escrow the software source code. 
97.15 	Bids for voting systems and related election services must be solicited from each vendor 
97.16 	selling or leasing voting systems that have been certified for use by the secretary of state. 
97.17 	Bids for electronic roster equipment, software, and related services must be solicited from 
97.18 	each vendor selling or leasing electronic roster equipment that meets the requirements of 
97.19 	section 201.225, subdivision 2. The contracts must be renewed from time to time.
97.20 	(b) The secretary of state, with the assistance of the commissioner of administration, 
97.21 	must establish one or more contracts for ballot paper bearing a security marking as described 
97.22 	in section 204B.36, subdivision 1. The contracts must be renewed from time to time.
97.23 	(c) Counties and municipalities may purchase or lease voting systems and obtain related 
97.24 	election services from the state contracts. All counties and municipalities are members of 
97.25 	the cooperative purchasing venture of the Department of Administration for the purpose of 
97.26 	this section. For the purpose of township elections, counties must aggregate orders under 
97.27 	contracts negotiated under this section for products and services and may apportion the 
97.28 	costs of those products and services proportionally among the townships receiving the 
97.29 	products and services. The county is not liable for the timely or accurate delivery of those 
97.30 	products or services.

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

98.1 	Sec. 36. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 206.83, is amended to read:
98.2 	206.83 TESTING OF VOTING SYSTEMS.
98.3 	(a) Within 14 days before election day, the official in charge of elections shall have the 
98.4 	voting system tested to ascertain that the system will correctly mark ballots using all methods 
98.5 	supported by the system, including through assistive technology, and count the votes cast 
98.6 	for all candidates and on all questions. Public notice of the time and place of the test must 
98.7 	be given at least two days in advance by publication once in official newspapers. The test 
98.8 	must be observed by at least two election judges, who are not of the same major political 
98.9 	party, and must be open to representatives of the political parties, candidates, the press, and 
98.10 	the public. The test must be conducted by (1) processing a preaudited group of ballots 
98.11 	punched or marked to record a predetermined number of valid votes for each candidate and 
98.12 	on each question, and must include for each office one or more ballot cards which have 
98.13 	votes in excess of the number allowed by law in order to test the ability of the voting system 
98.14 	tabulator and electronic ballot marker to reject those votes; and (2) processing an additional 
98.15 	test deck of ballots marked using the electronic ballot marker for the precinct, including 
98.16 	ballots marked using the electronic ballot display, audio ballot reader, and any assistive 
98.17 	voting technology used with the electronic ballot marker. If any error is detected, the cause 
98.18 	must be ascertained and corrected and an errorless count must be made before the voting 
98.19 	system may be used in the election. After the completion of the test, the programs used and 
98.20 	ballot cards must be sealed, retained, and disposed of as provided for paper ballots.
98.21 	(b) At least 14 days before conducting the testing required by paragraph (a), the official 
98.22 	in charge of elections must give notice of the date, time, and location of the testing in the 
98.23 	following manner:
98.24 	(1) by publishing the notice once in the official newspaper;
98.25 	(2) by prominently posting the notice on the applicable county, municipal, or school 
98.26 	district website, if there is one; and
98.27 	(3) by sending the notice to the secretary of state. The secretary of state must prominently 
98.28 	publish the notices on the secretary's website. The secretary of state must notify the chairs 
98.29 	of each major and minor political party when notices are posted and where to find them.

98.30 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment and 
98.31 	applies to elections on or after that date.

99.1 	Sec. 37. [211B.075] DISTRIBUTION OF ABSENTEE BALLOT APPLICATIONS 
99.2 	AND SAMPLE BALLOTS.
99.3 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) The following terms have the meanings given for the 
99.4 	purpose of this section.
99.5 	(b) "Person or entity" means any individual, committee, or association as defined by 
99.6 	section 10A.01, subdivision 6.
99.7 	(c) "Sample ballot" means a document that is formatted and printed in a manner that so 
99.8 	closely resembles an official ballot that it could lead a reasonable person to believe the 
99.9 	document is an official ballot. A document that contains the names of particular candidates 
99.10 	or ballot questions alongside illustrations of a generic ballot or common ballot markings is 
99.11 	not a sample ballot as long as the document does not closely resemble an official ballot and 
99.12 	would not lead a reasonable person to believe the document is an official ballot.
99.13 		Subd. 2.Requirements. (a) A person or entity that mails an absentee ballot application 
99.14 	or sample ballot to anyone in the state must comply with this section.
99.15 	(b) In addition to the absentee ballot application or sample ballot, the person or entity 
99.16 	must include a statement that says:
99.17 	(1) the mailing is not an official election communication from a unit of government;
99.18 	(2) the application or ballot has not been included at the request of a government official; 
99.19 	and
99.20 	(3) if a sample ballot is enclosed, that the sample ballot is not an official ballot and the 
99.21 	voter must not cast the ballot.
99.22 	(c) The statement required by paragraph (b) must be printed in a typeface and format 
99.23 	designed to be clearly visible at the time the mailing is opened. The mailing envelope must 
99.24 	include markings to clearly distinguish it from official election mail sent by a unit of 
99.25 	government.
99.26 	(d) If an absentee ballot application is included, the application must be blank and must 
99.27 	not include the voter's name, address, or any other required information.
99.28 	(e) This section does not apply to a unit of government or employee of that unit of 
99.29 	government when discharging official election duties.

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

100.1 	Sec. 38. SECRETARY OF STATE; REPORTS.
 100.2 	(a) No later than January 15, 2024, the secretary of state must submit a report to the 
100.3 	chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees having jurisdiction over 
100.4 	elections on grants awarded under Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 12, article 1, 
100.5 	section 6, for ballot dropbox security and integrity. The report must detail each grant awarded 
100.6 	including the jurisdiction, the amount of the grant, and what the grant money is intended to 
100.7 	purchase.
100.8 	(b) No later than January 15, 2024, the secretary of state must submit a report to the 
100.9 	chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees having jurisdiction over 
100.10 	elections on grants awarded under article 1, section 2 for temporary staffing, livestreaming 
100.11 	of election-related activity, and purchasing ballot paper with security markings. The report 
100.12 	must detail each grant awarded including the jurisdiction, the amount of the grant, and what 
100.13 	the grant money is intended to purchase.

100.14 	Sec. 39. REPEALER.
 100.15 	Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 13.607, subdivision 6; and 201.091, subdivision 9,
100.16 	are repealed.

100.17 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment and 
100.18 	applies to requests for data made on or after that date.

100.19 	Sec. 40. EFFECTIVE DATE.
 100.20 	Except as otherwise provided, this article is effective July 1, 2022, and applies to elections 
100.21 	conducted on or after that date.

100.22 	ARTICLE 7
100.23 	DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY

100.24 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 3.9741, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
100.25 		Subd. 5.State Data security; account,; appropriation. (a) The data security account 
100.26 	is created in the special revenue fund. Receipts credited to the account are appropriated to 
100.27 	the legislative auditor for the purpose of oversight relating to security of data stored and 
100.28 	transmitted by state systems.
100.29 	(b) Subject to available funds appropriated under paragraph (a), the legislative auditor 
100.30 	shall:
101.1 	(1) review and audit the audit reports of subscribers and requesters submitted under 
101.2 	section 168.327, subdivision 6, including producing findings and opinions;
101.3 	(2) in collaboration with the commissioner and affected subscribers and requesters, 
101.4 	recommend corrective action plans to remediate any deficiencies identified under clause 
101.5 	(1); and
101.6 	(3) review and audit driver records subscription services and bulk data practices of the 
101.7 	Department of Public Safety, including identifying any deficiencies and making 
101.8 	recommendations to the commissioner.
101.9 	(c) The legislative auditor shall submit any reports, findings, and recommendations 
101.10 	under this subdivision to the legislative commission on data practices.

101.11 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 168.013, subdivision 1m, is amended to read:
101.12 		Subd. 1m.Electric All-electric vehicle. (a) In addition to the tax under subdivision 1a, 
101.13 	a surcharge of $75 $229 is imposed for an all-electric vehicle, as defined in section 169.011, 
101.14 	subdivision 1a. Notwithstanding subdivision 8, revenue from the fee imposed under this 
101.15 	subdivision must be deposited in the highway user tax distribution fund.
101.16 	(b) If the gasoline excise tax imposed by section 296A.07, subdivision 3, clause (3), is 
101.17 	increased or decreased, the surcharge under paragraph (a) must be increased or decreased, 
101.18 	respectively, by a corresponding percentage. The commissioner must collect the adjusted 
101.19 	surcharge amount under this paragraph on vehicle registrations occurring on or after the 
101.20 	effective date of the gasoline excise tax adjustment.

101.21 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 168.013, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
101.22 	read:
101.23 		Subd. 1n.Plug-in hybrid electric vehicle. (a) In addition to the tax under subdivision 
101.24 	1a, a surcharge of $114.50 is imposed for a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle as defined in 
101.25 	section 169.011, subdivision 54a. Notwithstanding subdivision 8, revenue from the fee 
101.26 	imposed under this subdivision must be deposited in the highway user tax distribution fund.
101.27 	(b) If the gasoline excise tax imposed by section 296A.07, subdivision 3, clause (3), is 
101.28 	increased or decreased, the surcharge under paragraph (a) must be increased or decreased, 
101.29 	respectively, by a corresponding percentage. The commissioner must collect the adjusted 
101.30 	surcharge amount under this paragraph on vehicle registrations occurring on or after the 
101.31 	effective date of the gasoline excise tax adjustment.

102.1 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 168.013, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
102.2 	read:
102.3 		Subd. 1o.All-electric motorcycle. (a) In addition to the tax under subdivision 1b, a 
102.4 	surcharge of $46 is imposed for an all-electric motorcycle as defined in section 169.011, 
102.5 	subdivision 1b. Notwithstanding subdivision 8, revenue from the fee imposed under this 
102.6 	subdivision must be deposited in the highway user tax distribution fund.
102.7 	(b) If the gasoline excise tax imposed by section 296A.07, subdivision 3, clause (3), is 
102.8 	increased or decreased, the surcharge under paragraph (a) must be increased or decreased, 
102.9 	respectively, by a corresponding percentage. The commissioner must collect the adjusted 
102.10 	surcharge amount under this paragraph on motorcycle registrations occurring on or after 
102.11 	the effective date of the gasoline excise tax adjustment.

102.12 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 168.013, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
102.13 	read:
102.14 		Subd. 1p.Plug-in hybrid electric motorcycle. (a) In addition to the tax under subdivision 
102.15 	1b, a surcharge of $23 is imposed for a plug-in hybrid electric motorcycle as defined in 
102.16 	section 169.011, subdivision 54c. Notwithstanding subdivision 8, revenue from the fee 
102.17 	imposed under this subdivision must be deposited in the highway user tax distribution fund.
102.18 	(b) If the gasoline excise tax imposed by section 296A.07, subdivision 3, clause (3), is 
102.19 	increased or decreased, the surcharge under paragraph (a) must be increased or decreased, 
102.20 	respectively, by a corresponding percentage. The commissioner must collect the adjusted 
102.21 	surcharge amount under this paragraph on motorcycle registrations occurring on or after 
102.22 	the effective date of the gasoline excise tax adjustment.

102.23 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 168.123, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
102.24 		Subd. 2.Design. The commissioner of veterans affairs shall must design the emblem 
102.25 	for the veterans' special plates, subject to the approval of the commissioner, that satisfy the 
102.26 	following requirements:
102.27 	(a) For a Vietnam veteran who served after July 1, 1961, and before July 1, 1978, in the 
102.28 	active military service in a branch of the armed forces of the United States or a nation or 
102.29 	society allied with the United States the special plates must bear the inscription "VIETNAM 
102.30 	VET."
103.1 	(b) For a veteran stationed on the island of Oahu, Hawaii, or offshore, during the attack 
103.2 	on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, the special plates must bear the inscription "PEARL 
103.3 	HARBOR SURVIVOR."
103.4 	(c) For a veteran who served during World War II, the plates must bear the inscription 
103.5 	"WORLD WAR VET."
103.6 	(d) For a veteran who served during the Korean Conflict, the special plates must bear 
103.7 	the inscription "KOREAN VET."
103.8 	(e) For a combat wounded veteran who is a recipient of the Purple Heart medal, the 
103.9 	plates must bear the inscription "COMBAT WOUNDED VET" and have a facsimile or an 
103.10 	emblem of the official Purple Heart medal.
103.11 	A member of the United States armed forces who is serving actively in the military and 
103.12 	who is a recipient of the Purple Heart medal is also eligible for this license plate. The 
103.13 	commissioner of public safety shall must ensure that information regarding the required 
103.14 	proof of eligibility for any applicant under this paragraph who has not yet been issued 
103.15 	military discharge papers is distributed to the public officials responsible for administering 
103.16 	this section.
103.17 	(f) For a Persian Gulf War veteran, the plates must bear the inscription "GULF WAR 
103.18 	VET." For the purposes of this section, "Persian Gulf War veteran" means a person who 
103.19 	served on active duty after August 1, 1990, in a branch of the armed forces of the United 
103.20 	States or a nation or society allied with the United States or the United Nations during 
103.21 	Operation Desert Shield, Operation Desert Storm, or other military operation in the Persian 
103.22 	Gulf area combat zone as designated in United States Presidential Executive Order No. 
103.23 	12744, dated January 21, 1991.
103.24 	(g) For a veteran who served in the Laos War after July 1, 1961, and before July 1, 1978, 
103.25 	the special plates must bear the inscription "LAOS WAR VET."
103.26 	(h) For a veteran who is the recipient of:
103.27 	(1) the Iraq Campaign Medal, the special plates must be inscribed with a facsimile of 
103.28 	that medal and must bear the inscription "IRAQ WAR VET" directly below the special 
103.29 	plate number;
103.30 	(2) the Afghanistan Campaign Medal, the special plates must be inscribed with a facsimile 
103.31 	of that medal and must bear the inscription "AFGHAN WAR VET" directly below the 
103.32 	special plate number;
104.1 	(3) the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, the special plates must be 
104.2 	inscribed with a facsimile of that medal and must bear the inscription "GWOT VETERAN" 
104.3 	directly below the special plate number; or
104.4 	(4) the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, the special plates must bear an appropriate 
104.5 	inscription that includes a facsimile of that medal.
104.6 	(i) For a veteran who is the recipient of the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, 
104.7 	the special plates must be inscribed with a facsimile of that medal and must bear the 
104.8 	inscription "GWOT VETERAN" directly below the special plate number. In addition, any 
104.9 	member of the National Guard or other military reserves who has been ordered to federally 
104.10 	funded state active service under United States Code, title 32, as defined in section 190.05, 
104.11 	subdivision 5b, and who is the recipient of the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, is 
104.12 	eligible for the license plate described in this paragraph, irrespective of whether that person 
104.13 	qualifies as a veteran under section 197.447.
104.14 	(j) For a veteran who is the recipient of the Korean Defense Service Medal, the special 
104.15 	plates must be inscribed with a facsimile of that medal and must bear the inscription 
104.16 	"KOREAN DEFENSE SERVICE" directly below the special plate number.
104.17 	(k) For a veteran who is a recipient of the Bronze Star medal, the plates must bear the 
104.18 	inscription "BRONZE STAR VET" and have a facsimile or an emblem of the official Bronze 
104.19 	Star medal.
104.20 	(l) For a veteran who is a recipient of the Silver Star medal, the plates must bear the 
104.21 	inscription "SILVER STAR VET" and have a facsimile or an emblem of the official Silver 
104.22 	Star medal.
104.23 	(m) For a veteran who is the recipient of the Air Medal, the special plates must be 
104.24 	inscribed with a facsimile of that medal and must bear the inscription "AIR MEDAL 
104.25 	VETERAN" directly below the special plate number.
104.26 	(m) (n) For a woman veteran, the plates must bear the inscription "WOMAN VETERAN" 
104.27 	and have a facsimile or an emblem as designated by the commissioners of veterans affairs 
104.28 	and public safety.

104.29 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective January 1, 2023, and applies to Air Medal 
104.30 	veteran special license plates issued on or after that date.

105.1 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 168.1235, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
105.2 		Subdivision 1.General requirements; fees. (a) The commissioner shall must issue a 
105.3 	special plate emblem for each plate to an applicant who:
105.4 	(1) is a member of a congressionally chartered veterans service organization and is a 
105.5 	registered owner of a passenger automobile, pickup truck, van, or self-propelled recreational 
105.6 	vehicle;
105.7 	(2) pays the registration tax required by law;
105.8 	(3) pays a fee in the amount specified for special plates under section 168.12, subdivision 
105.9 	5, for each set of two plates, and any other fees required by this chapter; and
105.10 	(4) complies with this chapter and rules governing the registration of motor vehicles and 
105.11 	licensing of drivers.
105.12 	(b) The additional fee is payable at the time of initial application for the special plate 
105.13 	emblem and when the plates must be replaced or renewed. An applicant must not be issued 
105.14 	more than two sets of special plate emblems for motor vehicles listed in paragraph (a) and 
105.15 	registered to the applicant.
105.16 	(c) The applicant must present a valid card indicating membership in the American 
105.17 	Legion or, Veterans of Foreign Wars, or Disabled American Veterans.

105.18 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 168.1253, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
105.19 		Subd. 3.No fee. The commissioner shall must issue a set of Gold Star plates, or a single 
105.20 	plate for a motorcycle, to an eligible person free of charge, and shall must replace the plate 
105.21 	or plates without charge if they become damaged. If the eligible person requests personalized 
105.22 	Gold Star plates, the commissioner must not charge the fees listed in section 168.12, 
105.23 	subdivision 2a.

105.24 	Sec. 9. [168.1258] MINNESOTA VIKINGS FOUNDATION SPECIAL PLATES.
105.25 		Subdivision 1.Issuance of plates. The commissioner must issue Minnesota Vikings 
105.26 	Foundation special plates or a single motorcycle plate to an applicant who:
105.27 	(1) is a registered owner of a passenger automobile, noncommercial one-ton pickup 
105.28 	truck, motorcycle, or recreational vehicle;
105.29 	(2) pays an additional fee in the amount specified for special plates under section 168.12, 
105.30 	subdivision 5;
106.1 	(3) pays the registration tax as required under section 168.013;
106.2 	(4) pays the fees required under this chapter;
106.3 	(5) contributes a minimum of $30 annually to the Minnesota Vikings Foundation account; 
106.4 	and
106.5 	(6) complies with this chapter and rules governing registration of motor vehicles and 
106.6 	licensing of drivers.
106.7 		Subd. 2.Design. In consultation with the Minnesota Vikings Foundation, the 
106.8 	commissioner must adopt a suitable plate design that includes the Minnesota Vikings 
106.9 	Foundation's marks and colors.
106.10 		Subd. 3.Plates transfer. On application to the commissioner and payment of a transfer 
106.11 	fee of $5, special plates issued under this section may be transferred to another motor vehicle 
106.12 	if the subsequent vehicle is:
106.13 	(1) qualified under subdivision 1, clause (1), to bear the special plates; and
106.14 	(2) registered to the same individual to whom the special plates were originally issued.
106.15 		Subd. 4.Contributions; account; appropriation. Contributions collected under 
106.16 	subdivision 1, clause (5), must be deposited in the Minnesota Vikings Foundation account, 
106.17 	which is established in the special revenue fund. Money in the account is appropriated to 
106.18 	the commissioner of public safety. This appropriation is first for the annual cost of 
106.19 	administering the account funds, and the remaining funds are for distribution to the Minnesota 
106.20 	Vikings Foundation to advance the well-being of youth through engaging health and 
106.21 	education initiatives.

106.22 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective January 1, 2023, for Minnesota Vikings 
106.23 	Foundation special plates issued on or after that date.

106.24 	Sec. 10. [168.1259] MINNESOTA PROFESSIONAL SPORTS TEAM FOUNDATION 
106.25 	PLATES.
106.26 		Subdivision 1.Definition. For purposes of this section, "Minnesota professional sports 
106.27 	team" means one of the following teams while its home stadium is located in Minnesota: 
106.28 	Minnesota Vikings, Minnesota Timberwolves, Minnesota Lynx, Minnesota Wild, Minnesota 
106.29 	Twins, or Minnesota United.
106.30 		Subd. 2.General requirements and procedures. (a) The commissioner must issue 
106.31 	Minnesota professional sports team foundation plates to an applicant who:
107.1 	(1) is a registered owner of a passenger automobile, noncommercial one-ton pickup 
107.2 	truck, motorcycle, or recreational vehicle;
107.3 	(2) pays an additional fee in the amount specified for special plates under section 168.12, 
107.4 	subdivision 5;
107.5 	(3) pays the registration tax required under section 168.013;
107.6 	(4) pays the fees required under this chapter;
107.7 	(5) contributes a minimum of $30 annually to the professional sports team foundations 
107.8 	account; and
107.9 	(6) complies with this chapter and rules governing registration of motor vehicles and 
107.10 	licensing of drivers.
107.11 	(b) Minnesota professional sports team foundation plates may be personalized according 
107.12 	to section 168.12, subdivision 2a.
107.13 		Subd. 3.Design. At the request of a Minnesota professional sports team's foundation, 
107.14 	the commissioner must, in consultation with the foundation, adopt a suitable plate design 
107.15 	incorporating the foundation's marks and colors. The commissioner may design a single 
107.16 	plate that incorporates the marks and colors of all foundations that have requested a plate.
107.17 		Subd. 4.Plate transfers. On application to the commissioner and payment of a transfer 
107.18 	fee of $5, special plates issued under this section may be transferred to another motor vehicle 
107.19 	if the subsequent vehicle is:
107.20 	(1) qualified under subdivision 2, clause (1), to bear the special plates; and
107.21 	(2) registered to the same individual to whom the special plates were originally issued.
107.22 		Subd. 5.Contribution and fees credited. Contributions collected under subdivision 2, 
107.23 	clause (5), must be deposited in the Minnesota professional sports team foundations account, 
107.24 	which is established in the special revenue fund. Money in the account is appropriated to 
107.25 	the commissioner of public safety. This appropriation is first for the annual cost of 
107.26 	administering the account funds, and the remaining funds are for distribution to the 
107.27 	foundations in proportion to the total number of Minnesota professional sports team 
107.28 	foundation plates issued for that year. Proceeds from a plate that includes the marks and 
107.29 	colors of all foundations must be divided evenly between all foundations. The foundations 
107.30 	must only use the proceeds for philanthropic or charitable purposes.

107.31 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective January 1, 2023, for  Minnesota 
107.32 	professional sports team foundation special plates issued on or after that date.

108.1 	Sec. 11. [168.1287] MINNESOTA MISSING AND MURDERED INDIGENOUS 
108.2 	RELATIVES SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES.
108.3 		Subdivision 1.Issuance of plates. The commissioner must issue Minnesota missing 
108.4 	and murdered Indigenous relatives special license plates or a single motorcycle plate to an 
108.5 	applicant who:
108.6 	(1) is a registered owner of a passenger automobile, noncommercial one-ton pickup 
108.7 	truck, motorcycle, or recreational vehicle;
108.8 	(2) pays an additional fee in the amount specified for special plates under section 168.12, 
108.9 	subdivision 5;
108.10 	(3) pays the registration tax as required under section 168.013;
108.11 	(4) pays the fees required under this chapter;
108.12 	(5) contributes a minimum of $20 annually to the Minnesota missing and murdered 
108.13 	Indigenous relatives account; and
108.14 	(6) complies with this chapter and rules governing registration of motor vehicles and 
108.15 	licensing of drivers.
108.16 		Subd. 2.Design. In consultation with the Office of Missing and Murdered Indigenous 
108.17 	Relatives, the commissioner must adopt a suitable plate design that includes a red handprint 
108.18 	to one side, a partial ribbon skirt toward the bottom corner, and reads "Missing and Murdered 
108.19 	Indigenous Relatives" or "MMIR."
108.20 		Subd. 3.Plates transfer. On application to the commissioner and payment of a transfer 
108.21 	fee of $5, special plates issued under this section may be transferred to another motor vehicle 
108.22 	if the subsequent vehicle is:
108.23 	(1) qualified under subdivision 1, clause (1), to bear the special plates; and
108.24 	(2) registered to the same individual to whom the special plates were originally issued.
108.25 		Subd. 4.Exemption. Special plates issued under this section are not subject to section 
108.26 	168.1293, subdivision 2.
108.27 		Subd. 5.Contributions; account; appropriation. Contributions collected under 
108.28 	subdivision 1, clause (5), must be deposited in the Minnesota missing and murdered 
108.29 	Indigenous relatives account, which is established in the special revenue fund. Money in 
108.30 	the account is appropriated to the commissioner of public safety. This appropriation is first 
108.31 	for the annual cost of administering the account funds, and the remaining funds are for 
108.32 	distribution to the Office of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives for investigation 
109.1 	of unsolved cases and to establish a reward fund for information relating to missing and 
109.2 	murdered Indigenous relatives.

109.3 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective January 1, 2023, for Minnesota missing 
109.4 	and murdered Indigenous relatives special plates issued on or after that date.

109.5 	Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 168.27, subdivision 11, is amended to read:
109.6 		Subd. 11.Dealers' licenses; location change notice; fee. (a) Application for a dealer's 
109.7 	license or notification of a change of location of the place of business on a dealer's license 
109.8 	must include a street address, not a post office box, and is subject to the commissioner's 
109.9 	approval.
109.10 	(b) Upon the filing of an application for a dealer's license and the proper fee, unless the 
109.11 	application on its face appears to be invalid, the commissioner shall must grant a 90-day 
109.12 	temporary license. During the 90-day period following issuance of the temporary license, 
109.13 	the commissioner shall must inspect the place of business site and insure compliance with 
109.14 	this section and rules adopted under this section.
109.15 	(c) The commissioner may extend the temporary license 30 days to allow the temporarily 
109.16 	licensed dealer to come into full compliance with this section and rules adopted under this 
109.17 	section.
109.18 	(d) In no more than 120 days following issuance of the temporary license, the dealer 
109.19 	license must either be granted or denied.
109.20 	(e) A license must be denied under the following conditions:
109.21 	(1) The license must be denied if within the previous ten years the applicant was enjoined 
109.22 	due to a violation of section 325F.69 or convicted of violating section 325E.14, 325E.15, 
109.23 	325E.16, or 325F.69, or convicted under section 609.53 of receiving or selling stolen 
109.24 	vehicles, or convicted of violating United States Code, title 15, sections 1981 to 1991 49, 
109.25 	sections 32701 to 32711, or pleaded guilty, entered a plea of nolo contendere or no contest, 
109.26 	or has been found guilty in a court of competent jurisdiction of any charge of failure to pay 
109.27 	state or federal income or sales taxes or felony charge of forgery, embezzlement, obtaining 
109.28 	money under false pretenses, theft by swindle, extortion, conspiracy to defraud, or bribery.;
109.29 	(2) A license must be denied if the applicant has had a dealer license revoked within the 
109.30 	previous ten years.; or
110.1 	(3) if, at the time of inspection, the applicant is not in compliance with location 
110.2 	requirements or has intentionally misrepresented any information on the application that 
110.3 	would be grounds for suspension or revocation under subdivision 12.
110.4 	(f) If the application is approved, the commissioner shall must license the applicant as 
110.5 	a dealer for one year from the date the temporary license is granted and issue a certificate 
110.6 	of license that must include a distinguishing number of identification of the dealer. The 
110.7 	license must be displayed in a prominent place in the dealer's licensed place of business.
110.8 	(g) Each initial application for a license must be accompanied by a fee of $100 in addition 
110.9 	to the annual fee. The annual fee is $150. The initial fees and annual fees must be paid into 
110.10 	the state treasury and credited to the general fund except that $50 of each initial and annual 
110.11 	fee must be paid into the vehicle services operating account in the special revenue fund 
110.12 	under section 299A.705.

110.13 	Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 168.27, subdivision 31, is amended to read:
110.14 		Subd. 31.Documentary fee. (a) A motor vehicle dealer may not charge a documentary 
110.15 	fee or document administration fee in excess of the amounts provided under paragraph (b) 
110.16 	for services actually rendered to, for, or on behalf of the retail buyer or lessee to prepare, 
110.17 	handle, and process documents for the closing of a motor vehicle retail sale or lease of a 
110.18 	vehicle being registered in the state of Minnesota. The fee must be separately stated on the 
110.19 	sales agreement maintained under Minnesota Rules, part 7400.5200, and may be excluded 
110.20 	from the dealer's advertised price.
110.21 	(b) For motor vehicle sales or leases made on or after July 1, 2017 2022, through June 
110.22 	30, 2020 2023, the maximum fee is $100 the lesser of $200 or an amount equal to ten percent 
110.23 	of the value of the sale or lease. For motor vehicle sales or leases made on or after July 1, 
110.24 	2020, 2023, through June 30, 2024, the maximum fee is $125 the lesser of $275 or an amount 
110.25 	equal to ten percent of the value of the sale or lease. For motor vehicle sales or leases made 
110.26 	on or after July 1, 2024, the maximum fee is the lesser of $350 or an amount equal to ten 
110.27 	percent of the value of the sale or lease.
110.28 	(c) "Documentary fee" and "document administration fee" do not include an optional 
110.29 	electronic transfer fee as defined under section 53C.01, subdivision 14.

110.30 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for motor vehicle sales and leases made 
110.31 	on or after July 1, 2022.

111.1 	Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 168A.11, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
111.2 		Subd. 3.Records. Every dealer shall must maintain for three years at an established 
111.3 	place of business a record in the form the department prescribes of every vehicle bought, 
111.4 	sold, or exchanged, or received for sale or exchange, which shall must be open to inspection 
111.5 	by a representative of the department or peace officer during reasonable business hours
111.6 	inspection hours as listed on the initial dealer license application or as noted on the dealer 
111.7 	record. With respect to motor vehicles subject to the provisions of section 325E.15, the 
111.8 	record shall must include either the true mileage as stated by the previous owner or the fact 
111.9 	that the previous owner stated the actual cumulative mileage was unknown; the record also 
111.10 	shall must include either the true mileage the dealer stated upon transferring the vehicle or 
111.11 	the fact the dealer stated the mileage was unknown.

111.12 	Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 168B.045, is amended to read:
111.13 	168B.045 TOWED MOTOR VEHICLES.
111.14 	A person who tows and stores a motor vehicle at the request of a law enforcement officer 
111.15 	shall must have a lien on the motor vehicle for the value of the storage and towing and 
111.16 	recovery of the vehicle and cargo, storage of the vehicle and cargo, and accident site cleanup 
111.17 	and  must have the right to retain possession of the motor vehicle and cargo, subject to the 
111.18 	right to retrieve contents under section 168B.07, subdivision 3, until the lien is lawfully 
111.19 	discharged. This section does not apply to tows of vehicles parked in violation of snow 
111.20 	emergency regulations.

111.21 	Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 168B.07, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
111.22 		Subdivision 1.Payment of charges. The owner or any lienholder of an impounded 
111.23 	vehicle shall must have a right to reclaim such vehicle from the unit of government or 
111.24 	impound lot operator taking it into custody upon payment of all charges for towing and 
111.25 	storage charges recovery of the vehicle and cargo, storage of the vehicle and cargo, and 
111.26 	accident site cleanup resulting from taking the vehicle and cargo into custody within 15 or 
111.27 	45 days, as applicable under section 168B.051, subdivision 1, 1a, or 2, after the date of the 
111.28 	notice required by section 168B.06.

112.1 	Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 169.011, is amended by adding a subdivision 
112.2 	to read:
112.3 		Subd. 1b.All-electric motorcycle. (a) "All-electric motorcycle" means an electric 
112.4 	motorcycle that is solely able to be powered by an electric motor drawing current from 
112.5 	rechargeable storage batteries, fuel cells, or other portable sources of electrical current.
112.6 	(b) All-electric motorcycle excludes a plug-in hybrid electric motorcycle.

112.7 	Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 169.011, is amended by adding a subdivision 
112.8 	to read:
112.9 		Subd. 40b.Micromobility device. (a) "Micromobility device" means a vehicle that:
112.10 	(1) is capable of:
112.11 	(i) being propelled solely by human power;
112.12 	(ii) being powered solely by an electric motor drawing current from rechargeable storage 
112.13 	batteries, fuel cells, or other portable sources of electrical current; or
112.14 	(iii) both items (i) and (ii);
112.15 	(2) when solely powered by an electric motor, is not capable of propelling the vehicle 
112.16 	at a speed greater than 30 miles per hour on a paved level surface; and
112.17 	(3) has an unloaded weight of up to 500 pounds.
112.18 	(b) Micromobility device includes a bicycle, a motorized foot scooter, and an electric 
112.19 	personal assistive mobility device. Micromobility device includes a motorized bicycle that 
112.20 	meets the requirements under paragraph (a).

112.21 	Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 169.011, is amended by adding a subdivision 
112.22 	to read:
112.23 		Subd. 54c.Plug-in hybrid electric motorcycle. "Plug-in hybrid electric motorcycle" 
112.24 	means an electric motorcycle that:
112.25 	(1) contains an internal combustion engine and also allows power to be delivered to the 
112.26 	drive wheels by a battery-powered electric motor;
112.27 	(2) when connected to the electrical grid via an electrical outlet, is able to recharge its 
112.28 	battery; and
112.29 	(3) has the ability to travel at least 20 miles powered substantially by electricity.

113.1 	Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 171.05, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
113.2 		Subd. 2.Person less than 18 years of age. (a) The department may issue an instruction 
113.3 	permit to an applicant who is 15, 16, or 17 years of age and who:
113.4 	(1) has completed a course of driver education in another state, has a previously issued 
113.5 	valid license from another state, or:
113.6 	(i) is enrolled in either: behind-the-wheel training in a driver education program; and
113.7 	(ii) has completed:
113.8 	(i) a public, private, or commercial (A) the classroom phase of instruction in a driver 
113.9 	education program that is approved by the commissioner of public safety and that includes 
113.10 	classroom and behind-the-wheel training; or
113.11 	(B) 15 hours of classroom instruction in a driver education program that presents 
113.12 	classroom and behind-the-wheel instruction concurrently;
113.13 	(ii) an approved behind-the-wheel driver education program (C) home-classroom driver 
113.14 	training, when the student is receiving full-time instruction in a home school within the 
113.15 	meaning of sections 120A.22 and 120A.24, the student is working toward a homeschool
113.16 	home school diploma, the student is taking home-classroom driver training with classroom
113.17 	materials are approved by the commissioner of public safety, and the student's parent has 
113.18 	certified the student's homeschool home school and home-classroom driver training status 
113.19 	on the form approved by the commissioner; or
113.20 	(D) an online driver education program authorized by section 171.395;
113.21 	(2) has completed the classroom phase of instruction in the driver education program 
113.22 	or has completed 15 hours of classroom instruction in a program that presents classroom 
113.23 	and behind-the-wheel instruction concurrently;
113.24 	(3) (2) has passed a test of the applicant's eyesight;
113.25 	(4) (3) has passed a department-administered test of the applicant's knowledge of traffic 
113.26 	laws;
113.27 	(5) (4) has completed the required application, which must be approved by (i) either 
113.28 	parent when both reside in the same household as the minor applicant or, if otherwise, then 
113.29 	(ii) the parent or spouse of the parent having custody or, in the event there is no court order 
113.30 	for custody, then (iii) the parent or spouse of the parent with whom the minor is living or, 
113.31 	if items (i) to (iii) do not apply, then (iv) the guardian having custody of the minor, (v) the 
113.32 	foster parent or the director of the transitional living program in which the child resides or, 
114.1 	in the event a person under the age of 18 has no living father, mother, or guardian, or is 
114.2 	married or otherwise legally emancipated, then (vi) the applicant's adult spouse, adult close 
114.3 	family member, or adult employer; provided, that the approval required by this clause 
114.4 	contains a verification of the age of the applicant and the identity of the parent, guardian, 
114.5 	adult spouse, adult close family member, or adult employer; and
114.6 	(6) (5) has paid all fees required in section 171.06, subdivision 2.
114.7 	(b) In addition, the applicant may submit a certification stating that a primary driving 
114.8 	supervisor has completed the supplemental parental curriculum under section 171.0701, 
114.9 	subdivision 1a, for the purposes of provisional license requirements under section 171.055, 
114.10 	subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clause (6). The certification must be completed by a driver 
114.11 	education instructor, as defined under section 171.0701, subdivision 1a.
114.12 	(c) For the purposes of determining compliance with the certification of paragraph (a), 
114.13 	clause (1), item (ii), subitem (C), the commissioner may request verification of a student's 
114.14 	homeschool home school status from the superintendent of the school district in which the 
114.15 	student resides and the superintendent shall must provide that verification.
114.16 	(d) A driver education program under this subdivision includes a public, private, or 
114.17 	commercial program, and must be approved by the commissioner.
114.18 	(d) (e) The instruction permit is valid for two years from the date of application and may 
114.19 	be renewed upon payment of a fee equal to the fee for issuance of an instruction permit 
114.20 	under section 171.06, subdivision 2.

114.21 	Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 171.07, subdivision 15, is amended to read:
114.22 		Subd. 15.Veteran designation. (a) At the request of an eligible applicant and on payment 
114.23 	of the required fee, the department shall must issue, renew, or reissue to the applicant a 
114.24 	driver's license or Minnesota identification card bearing a graphic or written designation 
114.25 	of:
114.26 	(1) Veteran; or
114.27 	(2) Veteran 100% T&P.
114.28 	(b) At the time of the initial application for the designation provided under this 
114.29 	subdivision, the applicant must:
114.30 	(1) be one of the following:
114.31 	(i) a veteran, as defined in section 197.447; or
115.1 	(ii) a retired member of the National Guard or a reserve component of the United States 
115.2 	armed forces;
115.3 	(2) have provide a certified copy of the veteran's applicant's discharge papers that confirms 
115.4 	an honorable or general discharge under honorable conditions status or a military retiree 
115.5 	identification card, Veteran Identification Card, or Veteran Health Identification Card; and
115.6 	(3) if the applicant is seeking the disability designation under paragraph (a), clause (2), 
115.7 	provide satisfactory evidence of a 100 percent total and permanent service-connected 
115.8 	disability as determined by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs.
115.9 	(c) The commissioner of public safety is required to issue drivers' licenses and Minnesota 
115.10 	identification cards with the veteran designation only after entering a new contract or in 
115.11 	coordination with producing a new card design with modifications made as required by 
115.12 	law.

115.13 	EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION. This section is effective August 1, 2022, and 
115.14 	applies to applications submitted on or after that date.

115.15 	Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2021 Supplement, section 171.13, subdivision 1, is amended 
115.16 	to read:
115.17 		Subdivision 1.Examination subjects and locations; provisions for color blindness, 
115.18 	disabled veterans. (a) An applicant for a driver's license must pass the examination required 
115.19 	by this section before being issued a driver's license. Except as otherwise provided in this
115.20 	section 171.135, the commissioner shall examine each applicant for a driver's license by 
115.21 	such agency as the commissioner directs must conduct the examination. This examination 
115.22 	must include:
115.23 	(1) a test of the applicant's eyesight, provided that this requirement is met by submission 
115.24 	of a vision examination certificate under section 171.06, subdivision 7;
115.25 	(2) a test of the applicant's ability to read and understand highway signs regulating, 
115.26 	warning, and directing traffic;
115.27 	(3) a test of the applicant's knowledge of (i) traffic laws; (ii) the effects of alcohol and 
115.28 	drugs on a driver's ability to operate a motor vehicle safely and legally, and of the legal 
115.29 	penalties and financial consequences resulting from violations of laws prohibiting the 
115.30 	operation of a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or drugs; (iii) railroad 
115.31 	grade crossing safety; (iv) slow-moving vehicle safety; (v) laws relating to pupil 
115.32 	transportation safety, including the significance of school bus lights, signals, stop arm, and 
116.1 	passing a school bus; (vi) traffic laws related to bicycles; and (vii) the circumstances and 
116.2 	dangers of carbon monoxide poisoning;
116.3 	(4) an actual demonstration of ability to exercise ordinary and reasonable control in the 
116.4 	operation of a motor vehicle; and
116.5 	(5) other physical and mental examinations as the commissioner finds necessary to 
116.6 	determine the applicant's fitness to operate a motor vehicle safely upon the highways.
116.7 	(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), the commissioner must not deny an application for 
116.8 	a driver's license based on the exclusive grounds that the applicant's eyesight is deficient in 
116.9 	color perception or that the applicant has been diagnosed with diabetes mellitus. War veterans 
116.10 	operating motor vehicles especially equipped for disabled persons, if otherwise entitled to 
116.11 	a license, must be granted such license.
116.12 	(c) The commissioner shall must make provision for giving the examinations under this 
116.13 	subdivision either in the county where the applicant resides or at a place adjacent thereto 
116.14 	reasonably convenient to the applicant.
116.15 	(d) The commissioner shall must ensure that an applicant is able to obtain an appointment 
116.16 	for an examination to demonstrate ability under paragraph (a), clause (4), within 14 days 
116.17 	of the applicant's request if, under the applicable statutes and rules of the commissioner, 
116.18 	the applicant is eligible to take the examination.

116.19 	Sec. 23. [171.135] THIRD-PARTY COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE ROAD 
116.20 	TESTS.
116.21 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have 
116.22 	the meanings given.
116.23 	(b) "Applicant" means the individual or entity applying to be a third-party tester program 
116.24 	or a third-party tester.
116.25 	(c) "Road test" means the physical demonstration of ability to exercise ordinary and 
116.26 	reasonable control in the operation of a motor vehicle as required in section 171.13, 
116.27 	subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clause (4).
116.28 	(d) "Third-party tester" or "tester" means an employee of a third-party testing program 
116.29 	who is authorized by the commissioner to conduct the road test for a commercial driver's 
116.30 	license.
116.31 	(e) "Third-party testing program" or "program" means a program approved by the 
116.32 	commissioner to administer the road test conducted by a third-party tester.
117.1 		Subd. 2.Third-party testing program; application. (a) An applicant must apply in 
117.2 	the manner specified by the commissioner for approval to administer the road test. A 
117.3 	third-party testing program may administer the road test under this section if the program 
117.4 	is approved by the commissioner.
117.5 	(b) A program application to the commissioner must include:
117.6 	(1) the business or entity name;
117.7 	(2) a business registration number or a business or tax identification number if a nonprofit 
117.8 	entity;
117.9 	(3) mailing address, telephone number, and e-mail address of the administrative office;
117.10 	(4) the name of an authorized official responsible for the program and application and 
117.11 	the official's title and telephone number;
117.12 	(5) a map, drawing, or written description of each test route to be used for road tests;
117.13 	(6) the name, birth date, home address, and driver's license number of all individuals 
117.14 	the applicant wants to employ as a certified third-party tester;
117.15 	(7) the amount for fees, if any, that will be charged; and
117.16 	(8) a surety bond, in the amount prescribed by the commissioner.
117.17 		Subd. 3.Third-party testing program; office location. To qualify as a third-party 
117.18 	testing program, the applicant must be located in Minnesota and must maintain an 
117.19 	administrative office in at least one permanent, regularly occupied building with a permanent 
117.20 	address.
117.21 		Subd. 4.Third-party testing program; evaluation and approval. (a) The commissioner 
117.22 	must evaluate each application submitted by a third-party testing program applicant. If the 
117.23 	application is satisfactory, the commissioner must approve the application.
117.24 	(b) Upon approval of a third-party testing program application, the commissioner must 
117.25 	issue a letter of approval designating the third-party testing program. The letter of approval 
117.26 	constitutes an agreement between the state and the third-party testing program that authorizes 
117.27 	the program to administer the road test for a commercial driver's license.
117.28 	(c) A letter of approval to operate a third-party testing program is not transferable.
117.29 		Subd. 5.Third-party tester; authority. (a) An individual may conduct the road test 
117.30 	for a commercial driver's license under this section if the person:
117.31 	(1) possesses a valid third-party tester certificate, as provided in subdivision 6; and
118.1 	(2) meets the requirements under Minnesota Rules, chapter 7410, and Code of Federal 
118.2 	Regulations, title 49, part 380, section 605, and part 383.
118.3 	(b) A third-party tester is subject to the same requirements as examiners employed by 
118.4 	the state, including but not limited to background checks. The third-party tester must pay 
118.5 	the cost for a required background check.
118.6 		Subd. 6.Third-party tester; certificates. (a) The commissioner must issue a third-party 
118.7 	tester certificate to an individual who satisfactorily completes the required training and is 
118.8 	authorized as a third-party tester.
118.9 	(b) A third-party tester certificate is effective on the date of issuance and expires four 
118.10 	years after issuance. A third-party tester must submit an application for renewal of the 
118.11 	certificate to the commissioner no less than 30 days before the date the previously issued 
118.12 	certificate expires.
118.13 	(c) The third-party testing program must keep a copy of the certificate of each third-party 
118.14 	tester employed by the program on file in the administrative office of the program.
118.15 	(d) A third-party tester certificate is not transferable.
118.16 		Subd. 7.Training and information. (a) The commissioner must provide a training 
118.17 	process that allows an individual to become authorized as a third-party tester.
118.18 	(b) The commissioner must provide to each third-party tester all relevant information 
118.19 	on how to conduct the road test. At a minimum, the commissioner must provide:
118.20 	(1) the criteria on which applicants for a commercial driver's license must be tested 
118.21 	during the road test;
118.22 	(2) the method of scoring and evaluating the applicant for a commercial driver's license;
118.23 	(3) the method and criteria for determining test routes; and
118.24 	(4) the necessary documentation to conduct the road test.
118.25 		Subd. 8.Road tests. (a) A third-party tester must conduct the commercial driver's license 
118.26 	road test in the manner and subject to the requirements of this section; section 171.131; 
118.27 	Minnesota Rules, chapter 7410; and Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, part 383.
118.28 	(b) If the third-party tester also provides behind-the-wheel instruction for student drivers 
118.29 	or employees, the third-party tester must not use the same routes for training and conducting 
118.30 	the road test.
119.1 	(c) Upon passage of the road test, the third-party tester must provide the person with 
119.2 	certification of passage of the road test. The certification must be in a form prescribed by 
119.3 	the commissioner.
119.4 		Subd. 9.Prohibited road tests. (a) A third-party tester must not conduct a road test for 
119.5 	a person who is required to be examined by the commissioner under section 171.13, 
119.6 	subdivision 3, and Minnesota Rules, part 7410.2400.
119.7 	(b) A third-party tester must not conduct a fourth or subsequent road test for a person.
119.8 		Subd. 10.Immunity. The department must be held harmless for any claims, losses, 
119.9 	damages, costs, and other proceedings made, sustained, brought, or prosecuted in any manner 
119.10 	based on or occasioned by or attributive to any injury, infringement, or damage rising from 
119.11 	any act or omission of the third-party tester or the third-party testing program in the 
119.12 	performance of testing duties.
119.13 		Subd. 11.Application. This section does not apply to employees of the state that conduct 
119.14 	the road test.
119.15 		Subd. 12.Oversight; investigations. (a) The commissioner must monitor and audit the 
119.16 	road tests conducted by third-party testers. The commissioner reserves the right to cancel 
119.17 	the delegation of third-party testing in its entirety or an individual program if a federal audit 
119.18 	indicates that continuation of the general delegation or individual program will jeopardize 
119.19 	the receipt of federal funds or the state's ability to issue commercial drivers' licenses.
119.20 	(b) The commissioner must establish a process to investigate alleged violations of the 
119.21 	law and complaints made against third-party testers or programs. The third-party tester or 
119.22 	program must be given notice of an investigation and be allowed to participate in the 
119.23 	investigation. The commissioner must provide the results of an audit or investigation to the 
119.24 	third-party program and any third-party testers.
119.25 		Subd. 13.Denial; cancellation; suspension.  (a) The commissioner may deny an 
119.26 	application for a third-party testing program or third-party tester if the applicant does not 
119.27 	qualify for approval or certification under this section or Minnesota Rules, parts 7410.6000 
119.28 	to 7410.6540. In addition, a misstatement or misrepresentation is grounds for denying a 
119.29 	letter of approval for a third-party program or a third-party tester certificate.
119.30 	(b) The commissioner may cancel the approval of a third-party testing program or 
119.31 	third-party tester or may suspend a program or tester for:
119.32 	(1) failure to comply with or satisfy any provision of this section or Minnesota Rules, 
119.33 	parts 7410.6000 to 7410.6540;
120.1 	(2) falsification of any records or information relating to the third-party testing program;
120.2 	(3) performance in a manner that compromises the integrity of the third-party testing 
120.3 	program. The commissioner must use the same standards of integrity for state-employed 
120.4 	testers and third-party testers; or
120.5 	(4) the withdrawal of a third-party tester's driving privileges.
120.6 		Subd. 14.Commissioner's discretion. (a) The existence of grounds for cancellation or 
120.7 	suspension under subdivision 13 is determined at the sole discretion of the commissioner. 
120.8 	If the commissioner determines that grounds for cancellation or suspension exist for failure 
120.9 	to comply with or satisfy any requirement in this section or Minnesota Rules, parts 7410.6000 
120.10 	to 7410.6540, the commissioner may immediately cancel or suspend the third-party testing 
120.11 	program or third-party tester from administering any further tests.
120.12 	(b) When an application to be a third-party testing program or third-party tester 
120.13 	application is denied, or when individual program approval or a tester's certificate is canceled, 
120.14 	a notice must be mailed to the subject indicating the reasons for the denial or cancellation 
120.15 	and that the third-party testing program or third-party tester may appeal the decision as 
120.16 	provided in subdivision 16.
120.17 		Subd. 15.Correction order. If an audit by the commissioner identifies a situation that 
120.18 	needs correction but does not merit suspension or cancellation, the commissioner may issue 
120.19 	a correction order to a third-party tester or program for 30 days to correct a deficiency before 
120.20 	the program or tester becomes subject to suspension or cancellation. The notice must include 
120.21 	the basis for requiring the correction. The notice must notify the individual of the ability to 
120.22 	appeal the correction order as provided in subdivision 16. The third-party testing program 
120.23 	or third-party tester is permitted 30 days to correct the deficiency without having to reapply.
120.24 		Subd. 16.Notice of denial or cancellation; request for reconsideration and 
120.25 	hearing. (a) Within 20 calendar days of the mailing date of a notice of cancellation or denial 
120.26 	issued pursuant to subdivision 14 or correction order issued pursuant to subdivision 15, the 
120.27 	third-party testing program or third-party tester may submit a request for reconsideration 
120.28 	in writing to the commissioner. The commissioner must review the request for reconsideration 
120.29 	and issue a decision within 30 days of the mailing date of the request. The third-party testing 
120.30 	program or third-party tester may request a contested case hearing under chapter 14 within 
120.31 	20 days of receipt of the commissioner's decision.
120.32 	(b) As an alternative to the process in paragraph (a), the third-party testing program or 
120.33 	third-party tester may initiate a contested case proceeding within 20 calendar days of the 
121.1 	mailing date of a notice of cancellation or denial issued pursuant to subdivision 14 or a 
121.2 	correction order issued pursuant to subdivision 15.
121.3 	(c) If a correction order issued pursuant to subdivision 15 is appealed under paragraph 
121.4 	(a) or (b), the commissioner must not enforce the correction order until the appeal is complete.
121.5 		Subd. 17.Rulemaking. (a) Except where otherwise provided by this section, the 
121.6 	commissioner must apply applicable provisions from Minnesota Rules, parts 7410.6000 to 
121.7 	7410.6540, to third-party testing of commercial drivers' licenses. The provisions in Minnesota 
121.8 	Rules, parts 7410.6160, 7410.6180, 7410.6280, 7410.6290, 7410.6520, subpart 2, and 
121.9 	7410.6540, do not apply to third-party testing for commercial drivers' licenses.
121.10 	(b) To the extent that Minnesota Rules, parts 7410.6000 to 7410.6540, or other laws do 
121.11 	not prescribe requirements on the following topics, the commissioner may adopt rules on 
121.12 	these topics as they pertain to third-party testing programs and testers:
121.13 	(1) criteria for approval of an application of a third-party testing program or tester;
121.14 	(2) requirements for training to become a third-party testing program or tester;
121.15 	(3) the method of scoring and evaluating an applicant for a commercial driver's license;
121.16 	(4) the method and criteria for determining test routes;
121.17 	(5) documentation necessary to conduct a road test;
121.18 	(6) the manner of conducting a road test for a commercial driver's license; and
121.19 	(7) a process to investigate alleged violations of law and complaints made against 
121.20 	third-party testing programs and testers.
121.21 	(c) The commissioner must not adopt rules that create standards for third-party testing 
121.22 	programs and third-party testers to provide road tests for a commercial driver's license that 
121.23 	are higher than standards required for the state or state employees who perform road tests 
121.24 	for commercial drivers' licenses.
121.25 	(d) If the commissioner does not adopt rules by June 1, 2024, rulemaking authority under 
121.26 	this section is repealed. Rulemaking authority under this section is not continuing authority 
121.27 	to amend or repeal rules. Notwithstanding section 14.125, any additional action on rules 
121.28 	after adoption must be under specific statutory authority to take the additional action.

121.29 	Sec. 24. [171.395] ONLINE DRIVER EDUCATION PROGRAM.
121.30 	(a) A licensed driver education program may provide online driver education as provided 
121.31 	in this section. The online driver education program must satisfy the requirements for 
122.1 	classroom driver education as provided in section 171.0701, subdivision 1, and Minnesota 
122.2 	Rules, chapter 7411. In addition, an online driver education program must:
122.3 	(1) include a means for the student to measure performance outcomes;
122.4 	(2) use a pool of rotating quiz questions;
122.5 	(3) incorporate accountability features to ensure the identity of the student while engaged 
122.6 	in the course of online study;
122.7 	(4) measure the amount of time that the student spends in the course;
122.8 	(5) provide technical support to customers that is available 24 hours per day, seven days 
122.9 	per week;
122.10 	(6) require a licensed Minnesota driver education instructor to monitor each student's 
122.11 	progress and be available to answer questions in a timely manner, provided that the instructor 
122.12 	is not required to monitor progress or answer questions in real time;
122.13 	(7) store course content and student data on a secure server that is protected against data 
122.14 	breaches and is regularly backed up;
122.15 	(8) incorporate preventive measures in place to protect against the access of private 
122.16 	information;
122.17 	(9) include the ability to update course content uniformly throughout the state; and
122.18 	(10) provide online interactive supplemental parental curriculum consistent with section 
122.19 	171.0701, subdivision 1a.
122.20 	(b) Except as required by this section, the commissioner is prohibited from imposing 
122.21 	requirements on online driver education programs that are not equally applicable to classroom 
122.22 	driver education programs.

122.23 	Sec. 25. Laws 2019, First Special Session chapter 3, article 2, section 34, subdivision 8, 
122.24 	is amended to read:
122.25 		Subd. 8.Expiration. The Oversight Committee expires six months after full 
122.26 	implementation of VTRS. After full implementation but prior to the expiration of the 
122.27 	Oversight Committee, the Oversight Committee must complete a report that, at a minimum, 
122.28 	summarizes the activities of the Oversight Committee and makes recommendations to the 
122.29 	legislature on proposed changes to state driver and vehicle laws. The Oversight Committee 
122.30 	must submit the report to the legislative auditor. For purposes of this subdivision, "full 
123.1 	implementation" means all packaged software solution components are implemented and 
123.2 	functioning and all MNLARS and legacy components are decommissioned.

123.3 	Sec. 26. Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 5, article 4, section 131, is amended to 
123.4 	read:
123.5 	Sec. 131. SCHOOL BUS AGE EXEMPTION.
 123.6 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 169.454, subdivision 2, type III vehicles 
123.7 	that are 12 years or older may remain in service until August 31, 2022 2023, if the following 
123.8 	conditions are met:
123.9 	(1) the vehicle would otherwise be required to leave service between March 1, 2021, 
123.10 	and June 30, 2022 2023, because of the vehicle's age; and
123.11 	(2) the vehicle passes all required state inspections.

123.12 	Sec. 27. Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 5, article 4, section 131, the effective 
123.13 	date, is amended to read:

123.14 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment and 
123.15 	expires on August 31, 2022 2023.

123.16 	Sec. 28. REQUIRED RULEMAKING.
 123.17 	(a) The commissioner of public safety must amend Minnesota Rules as follows:
123.18 	(1) part 7410.6100, subpart 2, by striking item D;
123.19 	(2) part 7410.6160, by striking "50" and inserting "30";
123.20 	(3) part 7410.6420, subpart 6, item A, by striking "12" and inserting "10"; and
123.21 	(4) part 7411.0630, subpart 6, by striking subitem (7) and renumbering the remaining 
123.22 	subitems.
123.23 	(b) The commissioner may use the good-cause exemption under Minnesota Statutes, 
123.24 	section 14.388, subdivision 1, clause (3), to adopt rules under this section, and Minnesota 
123.25 	Statutes, section 14.386, does not apply except as provided under Minnesota Statutes, section 
123.26 	14.388.

124.1 	Sec. 29. RULES.
 124.2 	If the commissioner of public safety determines that any additional rules, beyond those 
124.3 	authorized to be adopted under Minnesota Statutes, section 171.135, are required to 
124.4 	implement this article, the commissioner must report to the chairs and ranking minority 
124.5 	members of the committees in the senate and house of representatives with jurisdiction over 
124.6 	transportation by January 15, 2023, describing topics on which additional rulemaking is 
124.7 	required. The report must include draft legislation to authorize the necessary rulemaking.

124.8 	Sec. 30. REVISOR INSTRUCTION.
 124.9 	The revisor of statutes must renumber the subdivisions in Minnesota Statutes, section 
124.10 	169.011. The revisor must make necessary cross-reference changes in Minnesota Statutes 
124.11 	consistent with the renumbering.

124.12 	Sec. 31. REPEALER.
 124.13 	Minnesota Rules, parts 7410.6180; 7410.6420, subpart 3; 7410.6520, subpart 3; and 
124.14 	7411.0535, are repealed.

124.15 	ARTICLE 8
124.16 	INDEPENDENT EXPERT REVIEW PROVISIONS

124.17 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 168.002, is amended by adding a subdivision 
124.18 	to read:
124.19 		Subd. 12a.Full-service provider. "Full-service provider" means a person who is 
124.20 	appointed by the commissioner as both a deputy registrar under this chapter and a driver's 
124.21 	license agent under chapter 171 who provides all driver services, excluding International 
124.22 	Registration Plan and International Fuel Tax Agreement transactions. The commissioner is 
124.23 	not a full-service provider.

124.24 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2021 Supplement, section 168.327, subdivision 1, is amended 
124.25 	to read:
124.26 		Subdivision 1.Records and fees. (a) Upon request by any person authorized in this 
124.27 	section, the commissioner shall or full-service provider must furnish a certified copy of any 
124.28 	driver's license record, instruction permit record, Minnesota identification card record, 
124.29 	vehicle registration record, vehicle title record, or accident record.
125.1 	(b) Except as provided in subdivisions 4, 5a, and 5b, and other than accident records 
125.2 	governed under section 169.09, subdivision 13, the requester shall must pay a fee of $10 
125.3 	for each certified record specified in paragraph (a) or a fee of $9 for each record that is not 
125.4 	certified.
125.5 	(c) Except as provided in subdivisions 4, 5a, and 5b, in addition to the record fee in 
125.6 	paragraph (b), the fee for a copy of the history of any vehicle title not in electronic format 
125.7 	is $1 for each page of the historical record.
125.8 	(d) Fees collected by the commissioner under paragraph (b) for driver's license, instruction 
125.9 	permit, and Minnesota identification card records must be paid into the state treasury with 
125.10 	50 cents of each fee credited to the general fund. The remainder of the fees collected by the 
125.11 	commissioner must be credited to the driver services operating account in the special revenue 
125.12 	fund under section 299A.705. Of the fees collected by a full-service provider under paragraph 
125.13 	(b) for driver's license, instruction permit, and Minnesota identification card records, the 
125.14 	provider must transmit 50 cents to the commissioner to be deposited into the general fund, 
125.15 	and the provider must retain the remainder.
125.16 	(e) Fees collected by the commissioner under paragraphs (b) and (c) for vehicle 
125.17 	registration or title records must be paid into the state treasury with 50 cents of each fee 
125.18 	credited to the general fund. The remainder of the fees collected by the commissioner must 
125.19 	be credited to the vehicle services operating account in the special revenue fund specified 
125.20 	in section 299A.705. Of the fees collected by a full-service provider under paragraphs (b) 
125.21 	and (c) for vehicle registration or title records, the provider must transmit 50 cents of each 
125.22 	fee to the commissioner to be deposited into the general fund, and the provider must retain 
125.23 	the remainder.
125.24 	(f) Except as provided in subdivisions 4, 5a, and 5b, the commissioner shall must permit 
125.25 	a person to inquire into a record by the person's own electronic means for a fee of $4.50 for 
125.26 	each inquiry, except that no fee may be charged when the requester is the subject of the 
125.27 	data. Of the fee collected by the commissioner:
125.28 	(1) $2.70 must be deposited in the general fund;
125.29 	(2) for driver's license, instruction permit, or Minnesota identification card records, the 
125.30 	remainder must be deposited in the driver services operating account in the special revenue 
125.31 	fund under section 299A.705; and
125.32 	(3) for vehicle title or registration records, the remainder must be deposited in the vehicle 
125.33 	services operating account in the special revenue fund under section 299A.705.
126.1 	(g) Fees and the deposit of the fees for accident records and reports are governed by 
126.2 	section 169.09, subdivision 13.

126.3 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective January 1, 2023, and applies to requests 
126.4 	for records made on or after that date.

126.5 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 168.327, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
126.6 		Subd. 2.Requests for information; surcharge on fee. (a) Except as otherwise provided 
126.7 	in subdivision 3, the commissioner shall or full-service provider must impose a surcharge 
126.8 	of 50 cents on each fee charged by the commissioner or full-service provider under section 
126.9 	13.03, subdivision 3, for copies or electronic transmittals of public information about the 
126.10 	registration of a vehicle or an applicant, or holder of a driver's license, instruction permit, 
126.11 	or Minnesota identification card.
126.12 	(b) The surcharge only applies to a fee imposed in response to a request made in person,
126.13 	or by mail, or to a request for transmittal through a computer modem online. The surcharge 
126.14 	does not apply to the request of an individual for information about that individual's driver's 
126.15 	license, instruction permit, or Minnesota identification card or about vehicles registered or 
126.16 	titled in the individual's name.
126.17 	(c) The surcharges collected by the commissioner under this subdivision must be credited 
126.18 	to the general fund. The surcharges collected by a full-service provider must be transmitted 
126.19 	to the commissioner to be deposited into the general fund.

126.20 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective January 1, 2023, and applies to requests 
126.21 	for records made on or after that date.

126.22 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 168.327, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
126.23 		Subd. 3.Exception to fee and surcharge. (a) Notwithstanding subdivision 2 or section 
126.24 	13.03, a fee or surcharge may not be imposed in response to a request for public information 
126.25 	about the registration of a vehicle if the commissioner or full-service provider is satisfied 
126.26 	that:
126.27 	(1) the requester seeks the information on behalf of a community-based, nonprofit 
126.28 	organization designated by a local law enforcement agency to be a requester; and
126.29 	(2) the information is needed to identify suspected prostitution law violators, controlled 
126.30 	substance law violators, or health code violators.
127.1 	(b) The commissioner shall or full-service provider must not require a requester under 
127.2 	paragraph (a) to make a minimum number of data requests or limit the requester to a 
127.3 	maximum number of data requests.

127.4 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective January 1, 2023, and applies to requests 
127.5 	for records made on or after that date.

127.6 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 168.327, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
127.7 	read:
127.8 		Subd. 7.Monitoring and auditing. The commissioner must monitor and audit the 
127.9 	furnishing of records by full-service providers under this section to ensure full-service 
127.10 	providers are complying with this section, chapter 13, and United States Code, title 18, 
127.11 	section 2721, et seq.

127.12 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective January 1, 2023.

127.13 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 168.33, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
127.14 		Subd. 7.Filing fees; allocations. (a) In addition to all other statutory fees and taxes, a 
127.15 	filing fee of:
127.16 	(1) $7 is imposed on every vehicle registration renewal, excluding pro rate transactions; 
127.17 	and
127.18 	(2) $11 is imposed on every other type of vehicle transaction, including motor carrier 
127.19 	fuel licenses under sections 168D.05 and 168D.06, and pro rate transactions.
127.20 	(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a):
127.21 	(1) a filing fee may not be charged for a document returned for a refund or for a correction 
127.22 	of an error made by the Department of Public Safety, a dealer, or a deputy registrar; and
127.23 	(2) no filing fee or other fee may be charged for the permanent surrender of a title for a 
127.24 	vehicle.
127.25 	(c) The filing fee must be shown as a separate item on all registration renewal notices 
127.26 	sent out by the commissioner.
127.27 	(d) The statutory fees and taxes, and the filing fees imposed under paragraph (a) may 
127.28 	be paid by credit card or debit card. The deputy registrar may collect a surcharge on the 
127.29 	statutory fees, taxes, and filing fee not greater than the cost of processing a credit card or 
127.30 	debit card transaction, in accordance with emergency rules established by the commissioner 
128.1 	of public safety. The surcharge must be used to pay the cost of processing credit and debit 
128.2 	card transactions.
128.3 	(e) The fees collected under this subdivision by the department for in-person transactions 
128.4 	must be allocated as follows:
128.5 	(1) of the fees collected under paragraph (a), clause (1):
128.6 	(i) $5.50 must be deposited in the vehicle services operating account; and
128.7 	(ii) $1.50 must be deposited in the driver and vehicle services technology account; and
128.8 	(2) of the fees collected under paragraph (a), clause (2):
128.9 	(i) $3.50 must be deposited in the general fund;
128.10 	(ii) $6.00 must be deposited in the vehicle services operating account; and
128.11 	(iii) $1.50 must be deposited in the driver and vehicle services technology account.
128.12 	(f) The fees collected under this subdivision by the department for mail or online 
128.13 	transactions must be allocated as follows:
128.14 	(1) of the fees collected under paragraph (a), clause (1):
128.15 	(i) $2.75 must be deposited in the vehicle services operating account;
128.16 	(ii) $0.75 must be deposited in the driver and vehicle services technology account; and
128.17 	(iii) $3.50 must be deposited in the full-service provider account; and
128.18 	(2) of the fees collected under paragraph (a), clause (2):
128.19 	(i) $3.50 must be deposited in the general fund;
128.20 	(ii) $3.00 must be deposited in the vehicle services operating account;
128.21 	(iii) $0.75 must be deposited in the driver and vehicle services technology account; and
128.22 	(iv) $3.75 must be deposited in the full-service provider account.
128.23 	(g) In addition to all other statutory fees and taxes, a $5.00 surcharge is imposed on 
128.24 	every vehicle registration renewal, excluding pro rate transactions, that is submitted by mail. 
128.25 	Of the $5.00 surcharge, $2.50 must be deposited in the vehicle services operating account 
128.26 	and $2.50 must be deposited in the full-service provider account.

128.27 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective October 1, 2022.

129.1 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 169.06, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
129.2 	read:
129.3 		Subd. 10.Electronic sign message. The commissioner must ensure that each electronic 
129.4 	sign on the trunk highway system continuously displays a message designated by the 
129.5 	commissioner. Except when the commissioner designates a different message, an electronic 
129.6 	sign must display the message "SLOWER TRAFFIC MOVE RIGHT."

129.7 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2021 Supplement, section 169.09, subdivision 13, is amended 
129.8 	to read:
129.9 		Subd. 13.Reports confidential; evidence, fee, penalty, appropriation. (a) All reports 
129.10 	and supplemental information required under this section must be for the use of the 
129.11 	commissioner of public safety and other appropriate state, federal, county, and municipal 
129.12 	governmental agencies for accident analysis purposes, except:
129.13 	(1) upon written request, the commissioner of public safety, a full-service provider as 
129.14 	defined in section 171.01, subdivision 33a, or any law enforcement agency shall must
129.15 	disclose the report required under subdivision 8 to:
129.16 	(i) any individual involved in the accident, the representative of the individual's estate, 
129.17 	or the surviving spouse, or one or more surviving next of kin, or a trustee appointed under 
129.18 	section 573.02;
129.19 	(ii) any other person injured in person, property, or means of support, or who incurs 
129.20 	other pecuniary loss by virtue of the accident;
129.21 	(iii) legal counsel of a person described in item (i) or (ii);
129.22 	(iv) a representative of the insurer of any person described in item (i) or (ii); or
129.23 	(v) a city or county attorney or an attorney representing the state in an implied consent 
129.24 	action who is charged with the prosecution of a traffic or criminal offense that is the result 
129.25 	of a traffic crash investigation conducted by law enforcement;
129.26 	(2) the commissioner of public safety shall, upon written request, provide the driver 
129.27 	filing a report under subdivision 7 with a copy of the report filed by the driver;
129.28 	(3) (2) the commissioner of public safety may verify with insurance companies vehicle 
129.29 	insurance information to enforce sections 65B.48, 169.792, 169.793, 169.796, and 169.797;
129.30 	(4) (3) the commissioner of public safety shall must provide the commissioner of 
129.31 	transportation the information obtained for each traffic accident involving a commercial 
129.32 	motor vehicle, for purposes of administering commercial vehicle safety regulations;
130.1 	(5) (4) upon specific request, the commissioner of public safety shall must provide the 
130.2 	commissioner of transportation the information obtained regarding each traffic accident 
130.3 	involving damage to identified state-owned infrastructure, for purposes of debt collection 
130.4 	under section 161.20, subdivision 4; and
130.5 	(6) (5) the commissioner of public safety may give to the United States Department of 
130.6 	Transportation commercial vehicle accident information in connection with federal grant 
130.7 	programs relating to safety.
130.8 	(b) Accident reports and data contained in the reports are not discoverable under any 
130.9 	provision of law or rule of court. No report shall A report must not be used as evidence in 
130.10 	any trial, civil or criminal, or any action for damages or criminal proceedings arising out 
130.11 	of an accident. However, the commissioner of public safety shall must furnish, upon the 
130.12 	demand of any person who has or claims to have made a report or upon demand of any 
130.13 	court, a certificate showing that a specified accident report has or has not been made to the 
130.14 	commissioner solely to prove compliance or failure to comply with the requirements that 
130.15 	the report be made to the commissioner.
130.16 	(c) Nothing in this subdivision prevents any individual who has made a report under 
130.17 	this section from providing information to any individuals involved in an accident or their 
130.18 	representatives or from testifying in any trial, civil or criminal, arising out of an accident, 
130.19 	as to facts within the individual's knowledge. It is intended by this subdivision to render 
130.20 	privileged the reports required, but it is not intended to prohibit proof of the facts to which 
130.21 	the reports relate.
130.22 	(d) Disclosing any information contained in any accident report, except as provided in 
130.23 	this subdivision, section 13.82, subdivision 3 or 6, or other statutes, is a misdemeanor.
130.24 	(e) The commissioner of public safety shall or full-service provider as defined in section 
130.25 	171.01, subdivision 33a, must charge authorized persons as described in paragraph (a) a $5 
130.26 	fee for a copy of an accident report. Ninety percent of the $5 fee collected by the 
130.27 	commissioner under this paragraph must be deposited in the special revenue fund and 
130.28 	credited to the driver services operating account established in section 299A.705 and ten 
130.29 	percent must be deposited in the general fund. Of the $5 fee collected by a full-service 
130.30 	provider, the provider must transmit 50 cents to the commissioner to be deposited into the 
130.31 	general fund, and the provider must retain the remainder.  The commissioner may also furnish 
130.32 	an electronic copy of the database of accident records, which must not contain personal or 
130.33 	private data on an individual, to private agencies as provided in paragraph (g), for not less 
131.1 	than the cost of preparing the copies on a bulk basis as provided in section 13.03, subdivision 
131.2 	3.
131.3 	(f) The fees specified in paragraph (e) notwithstanding, the commissioner and law 
131.4 	enforcement agencies shall must charge commercial users who request access to response 
131.5 	or incident data relating to accidents a fee not to exceed 50 cents per record. "Commercial 
131.6 	user" is a user who in one location requests access to data in more than five accident reports 
131.7 	per month, unless the user establishes that access is not for a commercial purpose. Of the 
131.8 	money collected by the commissioner under this paragraph, 90 percent must be deposited 
131.9 	in the special revenue fund and credited to the driver services operating account established 
131.10 	in section 299A.705 and ten percent must be deposited in the general fund.
131.11 	(g) The fees in paragraphs (e) and (f) notwithstanding, the commissioner shall must
131.12 	provide an electronic copy of the accident records database to the public on a case-by-case 
131.13 	basis using the cost-recovery charges provided for under section 13.03, subdivision 3. The 
131.14 	database provided must not contain personal or private data on an individual. However, 
131.15 	unless the accident records database includes the vehicle identification number, the 
131.16 	commissioner shall must include the vehicle registration plate number if a private agency 
131.17 	certifies and agrees that the agency:
131.18 	(1) is in the business of collecting accident and damage information on vehicles;
131.19 	(2) will use the vehicle registration plate number only for identifying vehicles that have 
131.20 	been involved in accidents or damaged, to provide this information to persons seeking access 
131.21 	to a vehicle's history and not for identifying individuals or for any other purpose; and
131.22 	(3) will be subject to the penalties and remedies under sections 13.08 and 13.09.

131.23 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective January 1, 2023, and applies to requests 
131.24 	for records made on or after that date.

131.25 	Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 169.09, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
131.26 	read:
131.27 		Subd. 20.Monitoring and auditing. The commissioner must monitor and audit the 
131.28 	furnishing of records by full-service providers under this section to ensure full-service 
131.29 	providers are complying with this section, chapter 13, and United States Code, title 18, 
131.30 	section 2721, et seq.

131.31 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective January 1, 2023.

132.1 	Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 169.14, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
132.2 	read:
132.3 		Subd. 5i.Interstate Highway 35E. The commissioner must designate the maximum 
132.4 	speed limit on marked Interstate Highway 35E in the city of St. Paul, from its intersection 
132.5 	with West Seventh Street to its intersection with marked Interstate Highway 94, as 55 miles 
132.6 	per hour. Any speed in excess of the speed designated in this subdivision is unlawful.

132.7 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective on the date the commissioner erects 
132.8 	appropriate signs designating the speed limit, which must occur on or before August 1, 
132.9 	2022.

132.10 	Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 171.01, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
132.11 	read:
132.12 		Subd. 33a.Full-service provider. "Full-service provider" has the meaning given in 
132.13 	section 168.002, subdivision 12a.

132.14 	Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 171.02, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
132.15 		Subd. 3.Motorized bicycle. (a) A motorized bicycle may not be operated on any public 
132.16 	roadway by any person who does not possess a valid driver's license, unless the person has 
132.17 	obtained a motorized bicycle operator's permit or motorized bicycle instruction permit from 
132.18 	the commissioner of public safety. The operator's permit may be issued to any person who 
132.19 	has attained the age of 15 years and who has passed the examination prescribed by the 
132.20 	commissioner. The instruction permit may be issued to any person who has attained the age 
132.21 	of 15 years and who has successfully completed an approved safety course and passed the 
132.22 	written portion of the examination prescribed by the commissioner.
132.23 	(b) This course must consist of, but is not limited to, a basic understanding of:
132.24 	(1) motorized bicycles and their limitations;
132.25 	(2) motorized bicycle laws and rules;
132.26 	(3) safe operating practices and basic operating techniques;
132.27 	(4) helmets and protective clothing;
132.28 	(5) motorized bicycle traffic strategies; and
132.29 	(6) effects of alcohol and drugs on motorized bicycle operators.
133.1 	(c) The commissioner may adopt rules prescribing the content of the safety course, 
133.2 	examination, and the information to be contained on the permits. A person operating a 
133.3 	motorized bicycle under a motorized bicycle permit is subject to the restrictions imposed 
133.4 	by section 169.974, subdivision 2, on operation of a motorcycle under a two-wheel instruction 
133.5 	permit.
133.6 	(d) The fees for motorized bicycle operator's permits are as follows:

133.7133.8	(1)
	Motorized bicycle operator's permit before age 21 and valid until 
age 21
	$
	9.75
	
133.9133.10
	(2)
	Renewal permit age 21 or older and valid for four eight years
	$
	15.75
23.75
	
133.11	(3)
	Duplicate of any renewal permit
	$
	5.25
	
133.12	(4)
	Written examination and instruction permit, valid for 30 days
	$
	6.75

133.13 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective October 1, 2022, and applies to new or 
133.14 	renewal applications for drivers' licenses or identification cards submitted on or after that 
133.15 	date.

133.16 	Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 171.06, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
133.17 	read:
133.18 		Subd. 8.Preapplication. The commissioner must establish a process for an applicant 
133.19 	to complete an online preapplication for a driver's license or identification card. The 
133.20 	preapplication must require the applicant to enter information required for an application 
133.21 	for the desired type of driver's license or identification card. The preapplication process 
133.22 	must generate a list of documents the applicant is required to submit in person at the time 
133.23 	of the application. An applicant who submitted a preapplication is required to appear in 
133.24 	person before the commissioner, a full-service provider, or a driver's license agent to submit 
133.25 	a completed application for the driver's license or identification card. At the time an individual 
133.26 	schedules an appointment to apply for a driver's license or identification card, the 
133.27 	commissioner, full-service provider, or driver's license agent who is scheduling the 
133.28 	appointment must provide to the applicant a link to the preapplication website.

133.29 	Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 171.061, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
133.30 		Subd. 4.Fee; equipment. (a) The agent may charge and retain a filing fee of $8 for each 
133.31 	application. as follows:

134.1134.2	(1)
	New application for a noncompliant, REAL ID-compliant, or 
enhanced driver's license or identification card
	$
	24.00
	
134.3134.4	(2)
	Renewal application for a noncompliant, REAL ID-compliant, or 
enhanced driver's license or identification card
	$
	16.50
	
134.5 	Except as provided in paragraph (c), the fee shall must cover all expenses involved in 
134.6 	receiving, accepting, or forwarding to the department the applications and fees required 
134.7 	under sections 171.02, subdivision 3; 171.06, subdivisions 2 and 2a; and 171.07, subdivisions 
134.8 	3 and 3a.
134.9 	(b) The statutory fees and the filing fees imposed under paragraph (a) may be paid by 
134.10 	credit card or debit card. The driver's license agent may collect a convenience fee on the 
134.11 	statutory fees and filing fees not greater than the cost of processing a credit card or debit 
134.12 	card transaction. The convenience fee must be used to pay the cost of processing credit card 
134.13 	and debit card transactions. The commissioner shall must adopt rules to administer this 
134.14 	paragraph using the exempt procedures of section 14.386, except that section 14.386, 
134.15 	paragraph (b), does not apply.
134.16 	(c) The department shall must maintain the photo identification and vision examination 
134.17 	equipment for all agents appointed as of January 1, 2000. Upon the retirement, resignation, 
134.18 	death, or discontinuance of an existing agent, and if a new agent is appointed in an existing 
134.19 	office pursuant to Minnesota Rules, chapter 7404, and notwithstanding the above or 
134.20 	Minnesota Rules, part 7404.0400, the department shall provide and maintain photo 
134.21 	identification equipment without additional cost to a newly appointed agent in that office 
134.22 	if the office was provided the equipment by the department before January 1, 2000. All 
134.23 	photo identification and vision examination equipment must be compatible with standards 
134.24 	established by the department.
134.25 	(d) A filing fee retained by the agent employed by a county board must be paid into the 
134.26 	county treasury and credited to the general revenue fund of the county. An agent who is not 
134.27 	an employee of the county shall must retain the filing fee in lieu of county employment or 
134.28 	salary and is considered an independent contractor for pension purposes, coverage under 
134.29 	the Minnesota State Retirement System, or membership in the Public Employees Retirement 
134.30 	Association.
134.31 	(e) Before the end of the first working day following the final day of the reporting period 
134.32 	established by the department, the agent must forward to the department all applications 
134.33 	and fees collected during the reporting period except as provided in paragraph (d).

134.34 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective October 1, 2022, and applies to 
134.35 	applications made on or after that date.

135.1 	Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 171.07, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
135.2 		Subd. 4.Identification card expiration. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this 
135.3 	subdivision, the expiration date of a Minnesota identification card is the birthday of the 
135.4 	applicant in the fourth eighth year following the date of issuance of the card.
135.5 	(b) For an applicant age 65 or older:,
135.6 	(1) the expiration date of a Minnesota identification card is the birthday of the applicant 
135.7 	in the eighth year following the date of issuance of the card; or
135.8 	(2) a noncompliant identification card is valid for the lifetime of the applicant.
135.9 	(c) For the purposes of paragraph (b), "Minnesota identification card" does not include 
135.10 	an enhanced identification card issued to an applicant age 65 or older.
135.11 	(d) (b) The expiration date for an Under-21 identification card is the cardholder's 21st 
135.12 	birthday. The commissioner shall must issue an identification card to a holder of an Under-21 
135.13 	identification card who applies for the card, pays the required fee, and presents proof of 
135.14 	identity and age, unless the commissioner determines that the applicant is not qualified for 
135.15 	the identification card.
135.16 	(e) (c) Notwithstanding paragraphs (a) to (d) and (b), the expiration date for an 
135.17 	identification card issued to a person with temporary lawful status is the last day of the 
135.18 	person's legal stay in the United States, or one year after issuance if the last day of the 
135.19 	person's legal stay is not identified.

135.20 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective October 1, 2022, and applies to new or 
135.21 	renewal applications for drivers' licenses or identification cards submitted on or after that 
135.22 	date.

135.23 	Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 171.0705, is amended by adding a subdivision 
135.24 	to read:
135.25 		Subd. 11.Manual and study material availability. The commissioner must publish 
135.26 	the driver's manual and study support materials for the written exam and skills exam. The 
135.27 	study support materials must focus on the subjects and skills that are most commonly failed 
135.28 	by exam takers. The commissioner must ensure that the driver's manual and study support 
135.29 	materials are easily located and are available for no cost.

136.1 	Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2021 Supplement, section 171.071, subdivision 4, is amended 
136.2 	to read:
136.3 		Subd. 4.Variance for homebound individuals. (a) Notwithstanding section 171.07 or 
136.4 	Minnesota Rules, part 7410.1810, the commissioner may grant a variance from the 
136.5 	photograph requirements for a noncompliant identification card if: (1) the individual is 
136.6 	homebound as defined in paragraph (b); (2) the individual has submitted proof of homebound 
136.7 	status; and (3) the department has a photograph of the applicant on file that was taken within 
136.8 	the last four eight years or during the most recent renewal cycle or the applicant has submitted 
136.9 	a photograph to the department that meets the requirements of section 171.07, Minnesota 
136.10 	Rules, part 7410.1810, subpart 1, and other technical requirements established by the 
136.11 	commissioner, such as background color and electronic file size, to ensure the image can 
136.12 	be used on a credential and conforms with images taken by the department. Applicants 
136.13 	granted a photograph variance under this subdivision are not required to appear in person 
136.14 	to have a new photograph taken.
136.15 	(b) For purposes of this subdivision, "homebound" means the individual is unable to 
136.16 	leave the individual's residence due to a medical, physical, or mental health condition or 
136.17 	infirmity as documented in writing by a physician, case worker, or social worker.

136.18 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective October 1, 2022, and applies to new or 
136.19 	renewal applications for drivers' licenses or identification cards submitted on or after that 
136.20 	date.

136.21 	Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 171.12, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:
136.22 		Subd. 1a.Driver and vehicle services information system; security and auditing. (a) 
136.23 	The commissioner must establish written procedures to ensure that only individuals 
136.24 	authorized by law may enter, update, or access not public data collected, created, or 
136.25 	maintained by the driver and vehicle services information system. An authorized individual's 
136.26 	ability to enter, update, or access data in the system must correspond to the official duties 
136.27 	or training level of the individual and to the statutory authorization granting access for that 
136.28 	purpose. All queries and responses, and all actions in which data are entered, updated, 
136.29 	accessed, shared, or disseminated, must be recorded in a data audit trail. If an authorized 
136.30 	individual accesses data to resolve an issue and the access does not result in a completed 
136.31 	transaction, the individual must include a notation on the record for the transaction explaining 
136.32 	the business need for accessing the data. Data contained in the audit trail are public to the 
136.33 	extent the data are not otherwise classified by law.
137.1 	(b) If the commissioner must immediately and permanently revoke the authorization of 
137.2 	any determines that an individual who willfully entered, updated, accessed, shared, or 
137.3 	disseminated data in violation of state or federal law, the commissioner must impose 
137.4 	disciplinary action. If an individual willfully gained access to data without authorization by 
137.5 	law, the commissioner must forward the matter to the appropriate prosecuting authority for 
137.6 	prosecution. The commissioner must not impose disciplinary action against an individual 
137.7 	who properly accessed data to complete an authorized transaction or to resolve an issue that 
137.8 	did not result in a completed authorized transaction.
137.9 	(c) If the commissioner imposes disciplinary action, the commissioner must notify the 
137.10 	individual in writing, of the action explain the reason for the action, and explain how to 
137.11 	appeal the action. The commissioner must transmit the notification within five calendar 
137.12 	days of the action.
137.13 	(d) The commissioner must arrange for an independent biennial audit of the driver and 
137.14 	vehicle services information system to determine whether data currently in the system are 
137.15 	classified correctly, how the data are used, and to verify compliance with this subdivision. 
137.16 	The results of the audit are public. No later than 30 days following completion of the audit, 
137.17 	the commissioner must provide a report summarizing the audit results to the commissioner 
137.18 	of administration; the chairs and ranking minority members of the committees of the house 
137.19 	of representatives and the senate with jurisdiction over transportation policy and finance, 
137.20 	public safety, and data practices; and the Legislative Commission on Data Practices and 
137.21 	Personal Data Privacy. The report must be submitted as required under section 3.195, except 
137.22 	that printed copies are not required.
137.23 	(e) For purposes of this subdivision, "disciplinary action" means a formal or informal 
137.24 	disciplinary measure, including but not limited to requiring corrective action or suspending 
137.25 	or revoking the individual's access to the driver and vehicle information system.

137.26 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective October 1, 2022. Paragraphs (b),(c), and 
137.27 	(e) apply to audits of data use that are open on or after October 1, 2022.

137.28 	Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2021 Supplement, section 171.13, subdivision 1, is amended 
137.29 	to read:
137.30 		Subdivision 1.Examination subjects and locations; provisions for color blindness, 
137.31 	disabled veterans. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the commissioner shall
137.32 	must examine each applicant for a driver's license by such agency as the commissioner 
137.33 	directs. This examination must include:
138.1 	(1) a test of the applicant's eyesight, provided that this requirement is met by submission 
138.2 	of a vision examination certificate under section 171.06, subdivision 7;
138.3 	(2) a test of the applicant's ability to read and understand highway signs regulating, 
138.4 	warning, and directing traffic;
138.5 	(3) a test of the applicant's knowledge of (i) traffic laws; (ii) the effects of alcohol and 
138.6 	drugs on a driver's ability to operate a motor vehicle safely and legally, and of the legal 
138.7 	penalties and financial consequences resulting from violations of laws prohibiting the 
138.8 	operation of a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or drugs; (iii) railroad 
138.9 	grade crossing safety; (iv) slow-moving vehicle safety; (v) laws relating to pupil 
138.10 	transportation safety, including the significance of school bus lights, signals, stop arm, and 
138.11 	passing a school bus; (vi) traffic laws related to bicycles; and (vii) the circumstances and 
138.12 	dangers of carbon monoxide poisoning;
138.13 	(4) an actual demonstration of ability to exercise ordinary and reasonable control in the 
138.14 	operation of a motor vehicle; and
138.15 	(5) other physical and mental examinations as the commissioner finds necessary to 
138.16 	determine the applicant's fitness to operate a motor vehicle safely upon the highways.
138.17 	(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), the commissioner must not deny an application for 
138.18 	a driver's license based on the exclusive grounds that the applicant's eyesight is deficient in 
138.19 	color perception or that the applicant has been diagnosed with diabetes mellitus. War veterans 
138.20 	operating motor vehicles especially equipped for disabled persons, if otherwise entitled to 
138.21 	a license, must be granted such license.
138.22 	(c) The commissioner shall make provision for giving the examinations under this 
138.23 	subdivision either in the county where the applicant resides or at a place adjacent thereto 
138.24 	reasonably convenient to the applicant.
138.25 	(d) The commissioner shall ensure that an applicant is able to obtain an appointment for 
138.26 	an examination to demonstrate ability under paragraph (a), clause (4), within 14 days of the 
138.27 	applicant's request if, under the applicable statutes and rules of the commissioner, the 
138.28 	applicant is eligible to take the examination.
138.29 	(c) The commissioner must ensure there are 40 or more exam stations located so that 
138.30 	an applicant may take an exam either in the county where the applicant resides or in an 
138.31 	adjacent county at a reasonably convenient location. One or more exam stations must be 
138.32 	located in each county with a population of 130,000 or more, as determined by the 2020 
138.33 	decennial census, that is located outside of the metropolitan area as defined in section 
139.1 	473.121, subdivision 2. Each exam station must be open a minimum of one day per week. 
139.2 	The schedule for each exam station must be posted on the department's website.
139.3 	(d) The commissioner must provide real-time information on the department's website 
139.4 	about the availability and location of exam appointments, including the next available exam 
139.5 	dates and times for each exam station. The website must also provide an option for a person 
139.6 	to enter an address to review the date and time of the next available exam at each exam 
139.7 	station sorted by distance from the address provided. The information must be easily 
139.8 	accessible and must not require a person to sign in or provide any information, except an 
139.9 	address, in order to see available exam dates.

139.10 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2023, except that paragraph (d) 
139.11 	is effective January 1, 2023.

139.12 	Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 171.13, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:
139.13 		Subd. 1a.Waiver when license issued by another jurisdiction. (a) If the commissioner 
139.14 	determines that an applicant 21 years of age or older possesses a valid driver's license issued 
139.15 	by another state or jurisdiction that requires a comparable examination for obtaining a 
139.16 	driver's license, the commissioner may must waive the requirement requirements that the 
139.17 	applicant pass a written knowledge examination and demonstrate ability to exercise ordinary 
139.18 	and reasonable control in the operation of a motor vehicle on determining that the applicant 
139.19 	possesses a valid driver's license issued by a jurisdiction that requires a comparable 
139.20 	demonstration for license issuance.
139.21 	(b) If the commissioner determines that an applicant 21 years of age or older possesses 
139.22 	a valid driver's license with a two-wheeled vehicle endorsement issued by another state or 
139.23 	jurisdiction that requires a comparable examination for obtaining the endorsement, the 
139.24 	commissioner must waive the requirements that the applicant for a two-wheeled vehicle 
139.25 	endorsement pass a written knowledge examination and demonstrate the ability to exercise 
139.26 	ordinary and reasonable control in the operation of a motor vehicle.
139.27 	(c) For purposes of this subdivision, "jurisdiction" includes, but is not limited to, both 
139.28 	the active and reserve components of any branch or unit of the United States armed forces, 
139.29 	and "valid driver's license" includes any driver's license that is recognized by that branch 
139.30 	or unit as currently being valid, or as having been valid at the time of the applicant's 
139.31 	separation or discharge from the military within a period of time deemed reasonable and 
139.32 	fair by the commissioner, up to and including one year past the date of the applicant's 
139.33 	separation or discharge.

140.1 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2022, and applies to applications 
140.2 	made on or after that date.

140.3 	Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2021 Supplement, section 171.13, subdivision 7, is amended 
140.4 	to read:
140.5 		Subd. 7. Examination fees. (a) A fee of $10 $20 must be paid by an individual to take 
140.6 	a third and any subsequent knowledge test administered by the department if the individual 
140.7 	has failed two previous consecutive knowledge tests on the subject.
140.8 	(b) A fee of $20 $30 must be paid by an individual to take a third and any subsequent 
140.9 	skills or road test administered by the department if the individual has previously failed two 
140.10 	consecutive skill or road tests in a specified class of motor vehicle.
140.11 	(c) A fee of $20 must be paid by an individual who fails to appear for a scheduled skills 
140.12 	or road test or who cancels a skills or road test within 24 hours of the appointment time.
140.13 	(d) All fees received under this subdivision must be paid into the state treasury and 
140.14 	credited to the driver services operating account in the special revenue fund specified under 
140.15 	section 299A.705.

140.16 	Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2021 Supplement, section 171.27, subdivision 1, is amended 
140.17 	to read:
140.18 		Subdivision 1.Expiration. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the expiration 
140.19 	date for each driver's license is the birthday of the driver in the fourth eighth year following 
140.20 	the date of issuance of the license. The birthday of the driver shall must be as indicated on 
140.21 	the application for a driver's license. A license may be renewed on or before expiration or 
140.22 	within one year after expiration upon application, payment of the required fee, and passing 
140.23 	the examination required of all drivers for renewal. Driving privileges shall must be extended 
140.24 	or renewed on or preceding the expiration date of an existing driver's license unless the 
140.25 	commissioner believes that the licensee is no longer qualified as a driver.
140.26 	(b) The expiration date for each under-21 license shall must be the 21st birthday of the 
140.27 	licensee. Upon the licensee attaining the age of 21 and upon the application, payment of 
140.28 	the required fee, and passing the examination required of all drivers for renewal, a driver's 
140.29 	license shall must be issued unless the commissioner determines that the licensee is no 
140.30 	longer qualified as a driver.
140.31 	(c) The expiration date for each provisional license is two years after the date of 
140.32 	application for the provisional license.
141.1 	(d) Notwithstanding paragraphs (a) to (c), the expiration date for a license issued to a 
141.2 	person with temporary lawful status is the last day of the person's legal stay in the United 
141.3 	States, or one year after issuance if the last day of the person's legal stay is not identified.

141.4 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective October 1, 2022, and applies to new or 
141.5 	renewal applications for drivers' licenses or identification cards submitted on or after that 
141.6 	date.

141.7 	Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2021 Supplement, section 171.27, subdivision 2, is amended 
141.8 	to read:
141.9 		Subd. 2.Extension of expiration. (a) For purposes of this subdivision, "eligible 
141.10 	individual" means:
141.11 	(1) a person then or subsequently serving outside Minnesota in active military service, 
141.12 	as defined in section 190.05, subdivision 5, in any branch or unit of the armed forces of the 
141.13 	United States;
141.14 	(2) a person then or subsequently serving outside Minnesota as a volunteer in the Peace 
141.15 	Corps;
141.16 	(3) a person who is an employee of a federal department or agency and is assigned to 
141.17 	foreign service outside of the United States; or
141.18 	(4) a person residing outside of Minnesota because the person is a spouse, domestic 
141.19 	partner, or dependent under age 26 of a person in clause (1), (2), or (3).
141.20 	(b) A valid Minnesota driver's license issued to an eligible individual continues in full 
141.21 	force and effect without requirement for renewal until the date one year following the 
141.22 	person's separation or discharge from active military or volunteer service, or following the 
141.23 	conclusion of assignment to foreign service outside the United States, and until the license 
141.24 	holder's birthday in the fourth eighth full year following the person's most recent license 
141.25 	renewal or, in the case of a provisional license, until the person's birthday in the third full 
141.26 	year following the renewal.

141.27 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective October 1, 2022, and applies to new or 
141.28 	renewal applications for drivers' licenses or identification cards submitted on or after that 
141.29 	date.

142.1 	Sec. 24. [171.375] STUDENT PASS RATE.
142.2 	(a) For each driver training school, the commissioner must determine the percentage of 
142.3 	students from that school who pass the written exam or road test on the student's first attempt, 
142.4 	second attempt, or third or subsequent attempt. The commissioner must publicly post the 
142.5 	information collected under this section on the department's website. At a minimum, the 
142.6 	commissioner must update this information on the department's website at least every six 
142.7 	months. The information must be searchable by the name of a school or a location.
142.8 	(b) By January 1 and July 1 of each year, each driver training school must provide to 
142.9 	the commissioner a list of all students who completed coursework at the school during the 
142.10 	previous six months.

142.11 	Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 299A.705, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
142.12 		Subdivision 1.Vehicle services operating account. (a) The vehicle services operating 
142.13 	account is created in the special revenue fund, consisting of all money from the vehicle 
142.14 	services fees specified in chapters 168, 168A, and 168D, and any other money donated, 
142.15 	allotted, transferred, or otherwise provided to the account.
142.16 	(b) Funds appropriated from the account must be used by the commissioner of public 
142.17 	safety to administer the vehicle services specified in chapters 168, 168A, and 168D, and 
142.18 	section 169.345, including:
142.19 	(1) designing, producing, issuing, and mailing vehicle registrations, plates, emblems, 
142.20 	and titles;
142.21 	(2) collecting title and registration taxes and fees;
142.22 	(3) transferring vehicle registration plates and titles;
142.23 	(4) maintaining vehicle records;
142.24 	(5) issuing disability certificates and plates;
142.25 	(6) licensing vehicle dealers;
142.26 	(7) appointing, monitoring, and auditing deputy registrars; and
142.27 	(8) inspecting vehicles when required by law.
142.28 	(c) The following amounts are appropriated monthly from the account to the 
142.29 	commissioner for the expense of fulfilling the renewal submissions from the previous 
142.30 	calendar month:
143.1 	(1)$1.43 per motor vehicle registration renewal submitted by mail where license plates 
143.2 	are not issued;
143.3 	(2) $11.84 per motor vehicle registration renewal submitted by mail where license plates 
143.4 	are issued;
143.5 	(3)$1.16 per motor vehicle registration renewal submitted online where license plates 
143.6 	are not issued; and
143.7 	(4) $11.28 per motor vehicle registration renewal submitted online where license plates 
143.8 	are issued.

143.9 	EFFECTIVE DATE.  This section is effective July 1, 2022, and the first quarterly 
143.10 	distribution shall be made on or before October 15, 2022.

143.11 	Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 299A.705, is amended by adding a subdivision 
143.12 	to read:
143.13 		Subd. 3a.Full-service provider account. (a) The full-service provider account is created 
143.14 	in the special revenue fund, consisting of fees described in sections 168.33, subdivision 7, 
143.15 	and 171.06, subdivision 2, and any other money donated, allotted, transferred, or otherwise 
143.16 	provided to the account.
143.17 	(b) Money in the account is annually appropriated to the commissioner of public safety 
143.18 	to distribute to full-service providers, as defined in section 168.002, subdivision 12a. At 
143.19 	least quarterly, the commissioner must distribute the money in the account to each full-service 
143.20 	provider that was in operation during that quarter based proportionally on the total number 
143.21 	of transactions completed by each full-service provider.

143.22 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective October 1, 2022, and the first quarterly 
143.23 	distribution shall be made on or before January 15, 2023.

143.24 	Sec. 27. REPORT; IMPLEMENTATION OF DRIVER AND VEHICLE SERVICES 
143.25 	RECOMMENDATIONS.
 143.26 	(a) The legislature encourages the commissioner of public safety, in conjunction with 
143.27 	appropriate stakeholders, to implement the following recommendations included in 
143.28 	independent expert review of driver and vehicle services issued January 12, 2022:
143.29 	(1) revise the deputy registrar and driver's license agent contracts to encourage all deputy 
143.30 	registrars and driver's license agents to become or remain full-service providers as defined 
143.31 	in Minnesota Statutes, section 168.002, subdivision 12a;
144.1 	(2) determine how best to utilize certified and impartial third parties for administration 
144.2 	of knowledge and road tests;
144.3 	(3) implement data and reporting practices to assist the commissioner in making decisions 
144.4 	focused on the residents of the state;
144.5 	(4) conduct a staffing review that balances staff quantity and quality, leverages technology 
144.6 	automations and configurations, and establishes performance standards and targets that 
144.7 	meet the needs of the state;
144.8 	(5) identify performance and service standards and create a deputy registrar performance 
144.9 	scorecard and a driver's license agent performance scorecard that monitors user performance 
144.10 	to ensure a consistently positive experience for Minnesotans;
144.11 	(6) provide a rapid response communication method for situations where deputy registrars 
144.12 	or driver's license agents need immediate support;
144.13 	(7) explore ways to speed up background checks of new employees at the division of 
144.14 	driver and vehicle services offices and deputy registrar offices, including using a police 
144.15 	department or county sheriff;
144.16 	(8) promote the preapplication process and expand the use of preapplications to all 
144.17 	possible, relevant areas;
144.18 	(9) evaluate and make recommendations to the legislature on areas where it is appropriate 
144.19 	to make preapplications mandatory;
144.20 	(10) adjust policies and practices to automate as many approval transactions as possible;
144.21 	(11) determine the proper user level field needed by transaction type and explore 
144.22 	additional differentiated user levels in MnDRIVE;
144.23 	(12) allow deputy registrars to have increased visibility to and influence on the MnDRIVE 
144.24 	enhancement process;
144.25 	(13) engage a learning consultant and create a content strategy and communications 
144.26 	campaign to meet the needs of Minnesota residents, including a feedback loop for continuous 
144.27 	improvement and evolution;
144.28 	(14) provide additional training and clear guidance regarding permissible use of records 
144.29 	and enable in-application notation of usage other than for paid transactions;
144.30 	(15) consider what security measures are appropriate at each deputy registrar or driver's 
144.31 	license agent location, including the possible need for a security officer or for cameras with 
144.32 	recording capabilities;
145.1 	(16) offer training in deescalation and negotiation techniques to all public-facing staff; 
145.2 	and
145.3 	(17) examine the potential of allowing online applications for replacement class D drivers' 
145.4 	licenses.
145.5 	(b) By December 15, 2022, the commissioner must report to the chairs and ranking 
145.6 	minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over transportation finance 
145.7 	and policy on whether the recommendations in paragraph (a) and the recommendations 
145.8 	included in the March 2021 legislative auditor's report on driver examination stations have 
145.9 	been implemented, are in the process of being implemented, or will not be implemented.
145.10 	(1) For each recommendation that has been implemented, the commissioner must:
145.11 	(i) describe when and how the recommendation was implemented;
145.12 	(ii) describe the outcome of implementing the recommendation; and
145.13 	(iii) provide an estimated cost of implementing the recommendation.
145.14 	(2) For each recommendation that is in the process of being implemented, the 
145.15 	commissioner must:
145.16 	(i) describe how the recommendation is being implemented;
145.17 	(ii) provide the anticipated timeline for implementation; and
145.18 	(iii) provide an estimated cost of implementing the recommendation.
145.19 	(3) For each recommendation that will not be implemented, the commissioner must:
145.20 	(i) provide a detailed explanation of why the recommendation will not be implemented;
145.21 	(ii) provide an estimated cost to implement the recommendation;
145.22 	(iii) provide an estimated timeline to implement the recommendation; and
145.23 	(iv) describe any unmet needs that, if met, would allow the commissioner to implement 
145.24 	the recommendation.
145.25 	In addition, the commissioner must include recommendations on any further changes to 
145.26 	statutes necessary or beneficial for implementing the recommendations.
145.27 	(c) The report required by paragraph (b) must also include:
145.28 	(1) the commissioner's plan for exam station locations, including how many exam stations 
145.29 	will remain open and the locations of the exam stations; and
146.1 	(2) whether any limited driver's license agents are unable to become full-service providers 
146.2 	because of the restrictions in Minnesota Statutes, section 171.061, and Minnesota Rules, 
146.3 	chapter 7404, and, if so, whether the commissioner would recommend any exceptions to 
146.4 	allow the limited driver's license agent to participate in the fee-sharing provisions of this 
146.5 	article.

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

146.7 	Sec. 28. REPEALER.
 146.8 	Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 168.345, subdivision 1, is repealed.

146.9 	Sec. 29. EFFECTIVE DATE.
 146.10 	Except where otherwise specified, this article is effective August 1, 2022.

146.11 	ARTICLE 9
146.12 	SALVAGE AND PRIOR SALVAGE TITLE BRANDS

146.13 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 168A.01, is amended by adding a subdivision 
146.14 	to read:
146.15 		Subd. 16b.Recovered intact vehicle. "Recovered intact vehicle" means a vehicle that 
146.16 	was:
146.17 	(1) verified by the vehicle insurer to be stolen and declared a total loss; and
146.18 	(2) subsequently recovered with damage that is not in excess of 80 percent of its value 
146.19 	immediately before it was stolen.

146.20 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 168A.01, subdivision 17b, is amended to read:
146.21 		Subd. 17b.Salvage vehicle. (a) "Salvage vehicle" means a vehicle that has a salvage 
146.22 	certificate of title (1) for which an insurance company has declared a total loss or paid a 
146.23 	total loss claim, or (2) that has been involved in a collision or other event in which the cost 
146.24 	of repairs exceeds 80 percent of the value of the vehicle immediately before the damage 
146.25 	occurred.
146.26 	(b) Salvage vehicle does not include a recovered intact vehicle.

147.1 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 168A.04, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
147.2 		Subdivision 1.Contents. The application for the first certificate of title of a vehicle or 
147.3 	manufactured home in this state, or for reissuance of a certificate of title for a manufactured 
147.4 	home under section 168A.142, shall must be made by the owner to the department on the 
147.5 	form prescribed by the department and shall must contain:
147.6 	(1) the first, middle, and last names, the dates of birth, and addresses of all owners who 
147.7 	are natural persons, the full names and addresses of all other owners;
147.8 	(2) a description of the vehicle or manufactured home including, so far as the following 
147.9 	data exists, its make, model, year, identifying number in the case of a vehicle or serial 
147.10 	number in the case of a manufactured home, type of body, and whether new or used;
147.11 	(3) the date of purchase by applicant, the name and address of the person from whom 
147.12 	the vehicle or manufactured home was acquired, the names and addresses of any secured 
147.13 	parties in the order of their priority, and the dates of their respective security agreements;
147.14 	(4) with respect to motor vehicles subject to the provisions of section 325E.15, the true 
147.15 	cumulative mileage registered on the odometer or that the actual mileage is unknown if the 
147.16 	odometer reading is known by the owner to be different from the true mileage;
147.17 	(5) with respect to vehicles subject to section 325F.6641, whether the vehicle sustained 
147.18 	damage by collision or other occurrence which exceeded 70 percent of the actual cash value
147.19 	that meets the disclosure requirements under section 325F.6641, subdivision 1; and
147.20 	(6) any further information the department reasonably requires to identify the vehicle 
147.21 	or manufactured home and to enable it to determine whether the owner is entitled to a 
147.22 	certificate of title, and the existence or nonexistence and priority of any security interest in 
147.23 	the vehicle or manufactured home.

147.24 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 168A.04, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
147.25 		Subd. 4.Vehicle last registered out of state. If the application refers to a vehicle last 
147.26 	previously registered in another state or country, the application shall must contain or be 
147.27 	accompanied by:
147.28 	(1) any certificate of title issued by the other state or country;
147.29 	(2) any other information and documents the department reasonably requires to establish 
147.30 	the ownership of the vehicle and the existence or nonexistence and priority of any security 
147.31 	interest in it;
148.1 	(3) the certificate of a person authorized by the department that the identifying number 
148.2 	of the vehicle has been inspected and found to conform to the description given in the 
148.3 	application, or any other proof of the identity of the vehicle the department reasonably 
148.4 	requires; and
148.5 	(4) with respect to vehicles subject to section 325F.6641, whether the vehicle sustained 
148.6 	damage by collision or other occurrence which exceeded 70 percent of actual cash value
148.7 	that meets the disclosure requirements under section 325F.6641, subdivision 1. Damage, 
148.8 	for the purpose of this the calculation under this clause, does not include the actual cost 
148.9 	incurred to repair, replace, or reinstall inflatable safety restraints and other vehicle 
148.10 	components that must be replaced due to the deployment of the inflatable safety restraints.

148.11 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 168A.05, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
148.12 		Subd. 3.Content of certificate. (a) Each certificate of title issued by the department 
148.13 	shall must contain:
148.14 	(1) the date issued;
148.15 	(2) the first, middle, and last names and the dates of birth of all owners who are natural 
148.16 	persons, and the full names of all other owners;
148.17 	(3) the residence address of the owner listed first if that owner is a natural person or the 
148.18 	address if that owner is not a natural person;
148.19 	(4) the names of any secured parties, and the address of the first secured party, listed in 
148.20 	the order of priority (i) as shown on the application, or (ii) if the application is based on a 
148.21 	certificate of title, as shown on the certificate, or (iii) as otherwise determined by the 
148.22 	department;
148.23 	(5) any liens filed pursuant to a court order or by a public agency responsible for child 
148.24 	support enforcement against the owner;
148.25 	(6) the title number assigned to the vehicle;
148.26 	(7) a description of the vehicle including, so far as the following data exists, its make, 
148.27 	model, year, identifying number, type of body, whether new or used, and if a new vehicle, 
148.28 	the date of the first sale of the vehicle for use;
148.29 	(8) with respect to a motor vehicle subject to section 325E.15, (i) the true cumulative 
148.30 	mileage registered on the odometer or (ii) that the actual mileage is unknown if the odometer 
148.31 	reading is known by the owner to be different from the true mileage;
148.32 	(9) if applicable, one or more of the following:
149.1 	(i) with respect to a vehicle subject to sections 325F.6641 168A.151 and 325F.6642, the 
149.2 	appropriate term brand "flood damaged," "rebuilt," "salvage," "prior salvage," or 
149.3 	"reconstructed";
149.4 	(10) (ii) with respect to a vehicle contaminated by methamphetamine production, if the 
149.5 	registrar has received the certificate of title and notice described in section 152.0275, 
149.6 	subdivision 2, paragraph (g), the term brand "hazardous waste contaminated vehicle"; and
149.7 	(11) (iii) with respect to a vehicle subject to section 325F.665, the term brand "lemon 
149.8 	law vehicle"; and
149.9 	(12) (10) any other data the department prescribes.
149.10 	(b) For a certificate of title on a vehicle that is a restored pioneer vehicle:
149.11 	(1) the identifying number must be the valid identifying number as provided under 
149.12 	section 168A.04, subdivision 5;
149.13 	(2) the year of the vehicle must be the year of original vehicle manufacture and not the 
149.14 	year of restoration; and
149.15 	(3) the title must not bear a "reconstructed vehicle" brand.

149.16 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 168A.151, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
149.17 		Subdivision 1.Salvage titles and prior salvage brands. (a) When an insurer, licensed 
149.18 	to conduct business in Minnesota, acquires ownership of a late-model or high-value vehicle, 
149.19 	excluding a recovered intact vehicle, through payment of damages, the insurer shall must:
149.20 	(1) for a late-model or high-value vehicle, immediately apply for a salvage certificate 
149.21 	of title that bears a "salvage" brand or shall stamp the existing certificate of title with the 
149.22 	legend "SALVAGEsalvageCERTIFICATE OF TITLE" in a manner prescribed by the 
149.23 	department; or
149.24 	(2) for a vehicle that is not subject to clause (1), immediately apply for a certificate of 
149.25 	title that bears a "prior salvage" brand or stamp the existing certificate of title with "prior 
149.26 	salvage" in a manner prescribed by the department.
149.27 	(b) Within ten days of obtaining the title of a vehicle through payment of damages, an 
149.28 	insurer must notify the department in a manner prescribed by the department.
149.29 	(b) (c) Except as provided in section 168A.11, subdivision 1, a person shall must
149.30 	immediately apply for a salvage certificate of title that bears a "salvage" brand if the person 
150.1 	acquires a damaged late-model or high-value vehicle with an out-of-state title and the vehicle
150.2 	that:
150.3 	(1) is a vehicle that was acquired by an insurer through payment of damages;
150.4 	(2) is a vehicle for which the will incur a cost of repairs that exceeds the value of the 
150.5 	damaged vehicle; or
150.6 	(3) has an out-of-state salvage certificate of title as proof of ownership.; or
150.7 	(4) bears the brand "damaged," "repairable," "salvage," or any similar term on the 
150.8 	certificate of title.
150.9 	(d) Except as provided in section 168A.11, subdivision 1, a person must immediately 
150.10 	apply for a certificate of title that bears a "prior salvage" brand if the person acquires a 
150.11 	damaged vehicle and:
150.12 	(1) a "salvage" brand is not required under paragraph (c); and
150.13 	(2) the vehicle:
150.14 	(i) bears the brand "damaged," "repairable," "salvage," "rebuilt," "reconditioned," or 
150.15 	any similar term on the certificate of title; or
150.16 	(ii) had a salvage certificate of title or brand issued at any time in the vehicle's history 
150.17 	by any other jurisdiction.
150.18 	(c) (e) A self-insured owner of a late-model or high-value vehicle that sustains damage 
150.19 	by collision or other occurrence which exceeds 80 percent of its actual cash value shall
150.20 	must:
150.21 	(1) for a late-model or high-value vehicle, immediately apply for a salvage certificate 
150.22 	of title. that bears a "salvage" brand; or
150.23 	(2) for a vehicle that is not subject to clause (1), immediately apply for a certificate of 
150.24 	title that bears a "prior salvage" brand.

150.25 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 168A.152, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
150.26 		Subdivision 1.Certificate of inspection. (a) A salvage certificate of title that bears a 
150.27 	"salvage" brand or stamp authorizes the holder to possess, transport, and transfer ownership 
150.28 	in a vehicle. A salvage certificate of title that bears a "salvage" brand or stamp does not 
150.29 	authorize the holder to register a vehicle. A certificate of title must not be issued for a vehicle 
150.30 	for which a salvage certificate of title has been issued unless
151.1 	(b) For a late-model or high-value vehicle with a certificate of title that bears a "salvage" 
151.2 	brand or stamp, the commissioner must not issue a certificate of title that bears a "prior 
151.3 	salvage" brand or stamp unless the application for title is accompanied by a certification of 
151.4 	inspection in the form and content specified by the department accompanies the application 
151.5 	for a certificate of title.

151.6 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 168A.152, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:
151.7 		Subd. 1a.Duties of salvage vehicle purchaser. No salvage vehicle purchaser shall 
151.8 	possess or retain a salvage vehicle which does not have a salvage certificate of title that 
151.9 	bears a "salvage" or "prior salvage" brand or stamp. The salvage vehicle purchaser shall
151.10 	must display the salvage certificate of title upon the request of any appropriate public 
151.11 	authority.

151.12 	Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 325F.662, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
151.13 		Subd. 3.Exclusions. Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision 2, a dealer is not 
151.14 	required to provide an express warranty for a used motor vehicle:
151.15 	(1) sold for a total cash sale price of less than $3,000, including the trade-in value of 
151.16 	any vehicle traded in by the consumer, but excluding tax, license fees, registration fees, and 
151.17 	finance charges;
151.18 	(2) with an engine designed to use diesel fuel;
151.19 	(3) with a gross weight, as defined in section 168.002, subdivision 13, in excess of 9,000 
151.20 	pounds;
151.21 	(4) that has been custom-built or modified for show or for racing;
151.22 	(5) that is eight years of age or older, as calculated from the first day in January of the 
151.23 	designated model year of the vehicle;
151.24 	(6) that has been produced by a manufacturer which has never manufactured more than 
151.25 	10,000 motor vehicles in any one year;
151.26 	(7) that has 75,000 miles or more at time of sale;
151.27 	(8) that has not been manufactured in compliance with applicable federal emission 
151.28 	standards in force at the time of manufacture as provided by the Clean Air Act, United 
151.29 	States Code, title 42, sections 7401 through 7642, and regulations adopted pursuant thereto, 
151.30 	and safety standards as provided by the National Traffic and Motor Safety Act, United 
152.1 	States Code, title 15, sections 1381 through 1431, and regulations adopted pursuant thereto; 
152.2 	or
152.3 	(9) that has been issued a salvage certificate of title that bears a "salvage" brand or stamp
152.4 	under section 168A.151.

152.5 	Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 325F.6641, is amended to read:
152.6 	325F.6641 DISCLOSURE OF VEHICLE DAMAGE.
152.7 		Subdivision 1.Prior damage disclosure. (a) If a late-model vehicle, as defined in section 
152.8 	168A.01, subdivision 8a, has sustained damage by collision or other occurrence which 
152.9 	exceeds 80 percent of its actual cash value immediately prior to sustaining damage, the 
152.10 	seller must disclose that fact to the buyer, if the seller has actual knowledge of the damage. 
152.11 	The amount of damage is determined by the retail cost of repairing the vehicle based on a 
152.12 	complete written retail repair estimate or invoice.
152.13 	(b) The disclosure required under this subdivision must be made in writing on the 
152.14 	application for title and registration or other transfer document, in a manner prescribed by 
152.15 	the registrar of motor vehicles. The registrar shall revise must design the certificate of title 
152.16 	form, including the assignment by seller (transferor) and reassignment by licensed dealer 
152.17 	sections of the form, the separate application for title forms, and other transfer documents 
152.18 	to accommodate this disclosure. If the seller is a motor vehicle dealer licensed pursuant to 
152.19 	section 168.27, the disclosure required by this section must be made orally by the dealer to 
152.20 	the prospective buyer in the course of the sales presentation.
152.21 	(c) Upon transfer and application for title to a vehicle covered by this subdivision, the 
152.22 	registrar shall record the term "rebuilt" on the first Minnesota certificate of title and all 
152.23 	subsequent Minnesota certificates of title used for that vehicle.
152.24 		Subd. 2.Form of Disclosure requirements. (a) If a motor vehicle dealer licensed under 
152.25 	section 168.27 offers a vehicle for sale in the course of a sales presentation to any prospective 
152.26 	buyer, the dealer must provide a written disclosure and,  except for sales performed online, 
152.27 	an oral disclosure of:
152.28 	(1) prior vehicle damage as required under subdivision 1;
152.29 	(2) the existence or requirement of any title brand under sections 168A.05, subdivision 
152.30 	3, 168A.151, 325F.6642, or 325F.665, subdivision 14, if the dealer has actual knowledge 
152.31 	of the brand; and
153.1 	(3) if a motor vehicle, which is part of a licensed motor vehicle dealer's inventory, has 
153.2 	been submerged or flooded above the bottom dashboard while parked on the dealer's lot.
153.3 	(b) If a person receives a flood disclosure as described in paragraph (a), clause (3), 
153.4 	whether from a motor vehicle dealer or another seller, and subsequently offers that vehicle 
153.5 	for sale, the person must provide the same disclosure to any prospective subsequent buyer.
153.6 	(c) Written disclosure under this subdivision must be signed by the buyer and maintained 
153.7 	in the motor vehicle dealer's sales file in the manner prescribed by the registrar of motor 
153.8 	vehicles.
153.9 	(d) The disclosure required in this section subdivision 1 must be made in substantially 
153.10 	the following form: "To the best of my knowledge, this vehicle has ..... has not ..... sustained 
153.11 	damage in excess of 80 percent actual cash value."

153.12 	Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 325F.6642, is amended to read:
153.13 	325F.6642 TITLE BRANDING.
153.14 		Subdivision 1.Flood damage. If the application for title and registration indicates that 
153.15 	the vehicle has been classified as a total loss vehicle because of water or flood damage, or 
153.16 	that the vehicle bears a "flood damaged" or similar brand, the registrar of motor vehicles 
153.17 	shall must record the term brand "flood damaged" on the certificate of title and all subsequent 
153.18 	certificates of title issued for that vehicle.
153.19 		Subd. 2.Total loss Salvage vehicles. (a) Upon transfer and application for title to all 
153.20 	total loss vehicles for which the "salvage" brand is required under section 168A.151, 
153.21 	subdivision 1, the registrar of motor vehicles shall must (1) record the term brand "prior
153.22 	salvage" on the first Minnesota certificate of title, and (2) subject to section 168A.152, 
153.23 	record the brand "prior salvage" on all subsequent Minnesota certificates of title used issued
153.24 	for that vehicle.
153.25 	(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), a "prior salvage" brand is not required for a recovered 
153.26 	intact vehicle, as defined in section 168A.01, subdivision 16b.
153.27 		Subd. 2a.Prior salvage. Upon application for title to all vehicles for which the "prior 
153.28 	salvage" brand is required under section 168A.151, subdivision 1, the registrar of motor 
153.29 	vehicles must record the brand "prior salvage" on the certificate of title and all subsequent 
153.30 	certificates of title issued for that vehicle.
153.31 		Subd. 2b.Certain damaged vehicles. Upon transfer and application for title to a vehicle 
153.32 	that is subject to section 325F.6641, subdivision 1, the registrar of motor vehicles must (1) 
154.1 	record the brand "salvage" on the first certificate of title, and (2) subject to section 168A.152, 
154.2 	record the brand "prior salvage" on all subsequent certificates of title issued for that vehicle.
154.3 		Subd. 3.Out-of-state vehicles. (a) Upon transfer and application for title of all repaired 
154.4 	vehicles with out-of-state titles that bear the term "damaged," "salvage," "rebuilt," 
154.5 	"reconditioned," or any similar term, the registrar of motor vehicles shall record the term 
154.6 	"prior salvage" on the first Minnesota certificate of title and all subsequent Minnesota 
154.7 	certificates of title used for that vehicle.
154.8 	(b) The registrar shall mark "prior salvage" on the first Minnesota certificate of title and 
154.9 	all subsequent certificates of title issued for any vehicle which came into the state unrepaired 
154.10 	and for which a salvage certificate of title was issued.
154.11 	(c) For vehicles with out-of-state titles which bear the term "flood damaged," the registrar 
154.12 	of motor vehicles shall record the term "flood damaged" on the first Minnesota certificate 
154.13 	of title and all subsequent Minnesota certificates of title issued for that vehicle.
154.14 	(d) the registrar shall mark "prior salvage" on the first Minnesota certificate of title and 
154.15 	all subsequent certificates of title issued for any vehicle that had a salvage certificate of title 
154.16 	issued at any time in the vehicle's history by any other jurisdiction.
154.17 		Subd. 4.Reconstructed vehicles. For vehicles that are reconstructed within the meaning 
154.18 	of section 168A.15, the registrar shall must record the term brand "reconstructed" on the 
154.19 	certificate of title and all subsequent certificates of title.
154.20 		Subd. 5.Manner of branding. The Each brand designation of "flood damaged," "rebuilt," 
154.21 	"prior salvage," or "reconstructed" under this section or section 168A.05, subdivision 3, 
154.22 	168A.151, or 325F.665, subdivision 14, required on a certificate of title shall must be made 
154.23 	by the registrar of motor vehicles in a clear and conspicuous manner, in a color format
154.24 	different from all other writing on the certificate of title.
154.25 		Subd. 6.Total loss vehicle; definition. For the purposes of this section, "total loss 
154.26 	vehicle" means a vehicle damaged by collision or other occurrence, for which a salvage 
154.27 	certificate of title has been issued. Total loss vehicle does not include a stolen and recovered 
154.28 	vehicle verified by the insurer who declared the vehicle to be a total loss vehicle unless 
154.29 	there is more than minimal damage to the vehicle as determined by the registrar.
154.30 		Subd. 7.Dealer disclosure. If a licensed motor vehicle dealer offers for sale a vehicle 
154.31 	with a branded title, the dealer shall orally disclose the existence of the brand in the course 
154.32 	of the sales presentation.
155.1 		Subd. 8.Flood damage; dealer lots. If a motor vehicle, which is part of a licensed motor 
155.2 	vehicle dealer's inventory, has been submerged or flooded above the bottom of the dashboard 
155.3 	while parked on the dealer's lot, the dealer must disclose that fact in writing to any buyer 
155.4 	and must orally disclose that fact in the course of a sales presentation to any prospective 
155.5 	buyer. The buyer must also disclose the existence of the flood damage in writing to any 
155.6 	subsequent buyer.

155.7 	Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 325F.665, subdivision 14, is amended to read:
155.8 		Subd. 14.Title branding. (a) Upon transfer and application for title of all vehicles 
155.9 	subject to this section, the registrar of motor vehicles shall record the term "lemon law 
155.10 	vehicle" on the certificate of title and all subsequent certificates of title for that vehicle.
155.11 	(b) For vehicles with out-of-state titles that bear the term "lemon law vehicle," or any 
155.12 	similar term, the registrar of motor vehicles shall record the term "lemon law vehicle" on 
155.13 	the first Minnesota certificate of title and all subsequent Minnesota certificates of title issued 
155.14 	for that vehicle.
155.15 	(c) The designation of "lemon law vehicle" on a certificate of title must be made by the 
155.16 	registrar of motor vehicles in a clear and conspicuous manner, in a color different from all 
155.17 	other writing on the certificate of title.

155.18 	Sec. 13. REPEALER.
 155.19 	Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 168A.01, subdivision 17a; and 325F.6644, are repealed.

155.20 	Sec. 14. EFFECTIVE DATE.
 155.21 	This article is effective January 1, 2023.

155.22 	ARTICLE 10
155.23 	DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

155.24 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 160.27, is amended by adding a subdivision 
155.25 	to read:
155.26 		Subd. 7a.Micromobility facilities. (a) For purposes of this subdivision, "micromobility 
155.27 	facility" means an installation for micromobility devices as defined in section 169.011, 
155.28 	subdivision 40b, whether for personal use or shared mobility services, that provides one or 
155.29 	more of the following: a rack or docking station, a battery charging or swapping station, or 
155.30 	a storage facility.
156.1 	(b) In a statutory or home rule charter city, advertisements, public art, and informational 
156.2 	signs may be placed and maintained on micromobility facilities if:
156.3 	(1) a road authority has issued a permit to the city authorizing the micromobility facilities 
156.4 	to be placed within the right-of-way of a public highway, except that micromobility facilities 
156.5 	must not be located in a manner that:
156.6 	(i) eliminates or reduces parking spaces; or
156.7 	(ii) restricts or eliminates any portion of a vehicle travel lane;
156.8 	(2) the city has recommended and the road authority has authorized in the permit the 
156.9 	placement of advertisements, public art, and informational signs on the micromobility 
156.10 	facilities; and
156.11 	(3) the placement does not create an unsafe situation.
156.12 	(c) Advertisements, public art, and information signs authorized under this subdivision 
156.13 	are subject to the terms and conditions imposed by the road authority authorizing their 
156.14 	placement.

156.15 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 161.088, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
156.16 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. For purposes of this section, the following terms have the 
156.17 	meanings given:
156.18 	(1) "beyond the project limits" means any point that is located:
156.19 	(i) outside of the project limits;
156.20 	(ii) along the same trunk highway; and
156.21 	(iii) within the same region of the state;
156.22 	(2) "city" means a statutory or home rule charter city;
156.23 	(3) "greater Minnesota area" means the counties that are not metropolitan counties;
156.24 	(4) "metropolitan area" means Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, 
156.25 	Scott, and Washington Counties;
156.26 	(3) (5) "program" means the corridors of commerce program established in this section; 
156.27 	and
156.28 	(4) (6) "project limits" means the estimated construction limits of a project for trunk 
156.29 	highway construction, reconstruction, or maintenance, that is a candidate for selection under 
156.30 	the corridors of commerce program.

157.1 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 161.088, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
157.2 		Subd. 2.Program authority; funding. (a) As provided in this section, the commissioner 
157.3 	shall establish a corridors of commerce program for trunk highway construction, 
157.4 	reconstruction, and improvement, including maintenance operations, that improves commerce 
157.5 	in the state.
157.6 	(b) The commissioner may expend funds under the program from appropriations to the 
157.7 	commissioner that are:
157.8 	(1) made specifically by law for use under this section;
157.9 	(2) at the discretion of the commissioner, made for the budget activities in the state roads 
157.10 	program of operations and maintenance, program planning and delivery, or state road 
157.11 	construction; and
157.12 	(3) made for the corridor investment management strategy program, unless specified 
157.13 	otherwise.
157.14 	(c) The commissioner shall must include in the program the cost participation policy 
157.15 	for local units of government.
157.16 	(d) The commissioner may use up to 17 percent of any appropriation to the program
157.17 	under this section for program delivery and for project scoring, ranking, and selection under 
157.18 	subdivision 5.

157.19 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 161.088, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
157.20 		Subd. 4.Project eligibility. (a) The eligibility requirements for projects that can be 
157.21 	funded under the program are:
157.22 	(1) consistency with the statewide multimodal transportation plan under section 174.03;
157.23 	(2) location of the project on an interregional corridor, for a project located outside of 
157.24 	the Department of Transportation metropolitan district;
157.25 	(3) placement into at least one project classification under subdivision 3;
157.26 	(4) project construction work will commence within three four years, or a longer length 
157.27 	of time as determined by the commissioner; and
157.28 	(5) for each type of project classification under subdivision 3, a maximum allowable 
157.29 	amount for the total project cost estimate, as determined by the commissioner with available 
157.30 	data.
158.1 	(b) A project whose construction is programmed in the state transportation improvement 
158.2 	program is not eligible for funding under the program. This paragraph does not apply to a 
158.3 	project that is programmed as result of selection under this section.
158.4 	(c) A project may be, but is not required to be, identified in the 20-year state highway 
158.5 	investment plan under section 174.03.
158.6 	(d) For each project, the commissioner must consider all of the eligibility requirements 
158.7 	under paragraph (a). The commissioner is prohibited from considering any eligibility 
158.8 	requirement not specified under paragraph (a).
158.9 	(e) A project in the greater Minnesota area with a total project cost of more than 
158.10 	$10,000,000 is classified as a greater Minnesota large project. A project in the greater 
158.11 	Minnesota area with a total project cost of $10,000,000 or less is classified as a greater 
158.12 	Minnesota small project. All projects in the metropolitan area are classified as metropolitan 
158.13 	projects, regardless of the total project cost.

158.14 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2021 Supplement, section 161.088, subdivision 5, is amended 
158.15 	to read:
158.16 		Subd. 5.Project selection process; criteria. (a) The commissioner must establish a 
158.17 	process to identify, evaluate, and select projects under the program. The process must be 
158.18 	consistent with the requirements of this subdivision and must not include any additional 
158.19 	evaluation criteria.
158.20 	(b) As part of the project selection process, the commissioner must annually accept 
158.21 	recommendations on candidate projects from area transportation partnerships and other 
158.22 	interested stakeholders in each Department of Transportation district counties in the 
158.23 	metropolitan area as provided by this section. The commissioner must determine the 
158.24 	eligibility for each candidate project identified under this paragraph that is submitted as 
158.25 	provided in this section. For each eligible project, the commissioner must classify and 
158.26 	evaluate the project for the program, using all of the criteria established under paragraph 
158.27 	(c) (d).
158.28 	(c) Before proceeding to the evaluation required under paragraph (d), all project 
158.29 	recommendations submitted for consideration must be screened as follows:
158.30 	(1) for projects in the greater Minnesota area:
158.31 	(i) the area transportation partnership for the area must review all project 
158.32 	recommendations from its area;
159.1 	(ii) each area transportation partnership must select up to three large projects and three 
159.2 	small projects as defined in subdivision 4 to recommend for advancement to the evaluation 
159.3 	process under paragraph (d). Each area transportation partnership may develop its own 
159.4 	process to determine which projects to recommend. An area transportation partnership must 
159.5 	not include the same segment of road in more than one project; and
159.6 	(iii) only the projects recommended for evaluation may be developed by the department 
159.7 	and scored for selection under paragraph (d). All projects not recommended for evaluation 
159.8 	are disqualified from further consideration and must not be evaluated under paragraph (d);
159.9 	(2) for projects located in the metropolitan area:
159.10 	(i) projects located within a county in the metropolitan area must be reviewed by the 
159.11 	county board;
159.12 	(ii) each county board must select up to two projects to recommend for advancement to 
159.13 	the evaluation process under paragraph (d). A board must not include the same segment of 
159.14 	road in more than one project. Each board may develop its own process to determine which 
159.15 	project to recommend; and
159.16 	(iii) only the projects submitted by the county boards as provided in this paragraph may 
159.17 	be developed by the department and scored for selection under paragraph (d). All projects 
159.18 	not recommended for evaluation are disqualified from further consideration and must not 
159.19 	be evaluated under paragraph (d).
159.20 	(c) (d) Projects must be evaluated using all of the following criteria:
159.21 	(1) a return on investment measure that provides for comparison across eligible projects;
159.22 	(2) measurable impacts on commerce and economic competitiveness;
159.23 	(3) efficiency in the movement of freight, including but not limited to:
159.24 	(i) measures of annual average daily traffic and commercial vehicle miles traveled, which 
159.25 	may include data near the project location on that trunk highway or on connecting trunk 
159.26 	and local highways; and
159.27 	(ii) measures of congestion or travel time reliability, which may be within or near the 
159.28 	project limits, or both;
159.29 	(4) improvements to traffic safety;
159.30 	(5) connections to regional trade centers, local highway systems, and other transportation 
159.31 	modes;
160.1 	(6) the extent to which the project addresses multiple transportation system policy 
160.2 	objectives and principles;
160.3 	(7) support and consensus for the project among members of the surrounding community;
160.4 	(8) the time and work needed before construction may begin on the project; and
160.5 	(9) regional balance throughout the state; and
160.6 	(10) written recommendations submitted as provided by subdivision 5a.
160.7 	The commissioner must give the criteria in clauses (1) to (8) equal weight in the selection 
160.8 	process.
160.9 	(e) The commissioner must select projects so that approximately 50 percent of the 
160.10 	available funding must be used for projects in the metro area and the other 50 percent must 
160.11 	be used for projects in the greater Minnesota area. Of funding for projects in the metropolitan 
160.12 	area, at least 55 percent must be spent for projects in Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Scott, 
160.13 	and Washington Counties. Of the funding for projects in the greater Minnesota area, 
160.14 	approximately 25 percent must be used for projects classified as greater Minnesota small 
160.15 	projects as defined in subdivision 4. When selecting projects in the greater Minnesota area, 
160.16 	the commissioner must select projects so that no district has more than one project more 
160.17 	than any other district.
160.18 	(d) (f) The list of all projects evaluated must be made public and must include the score 
160.19 	of each project.
160.20 	(e) (g) As part of the project selection process, the commissioner may divide funding to 
160.21 	be separately available among projects within each classification under subdivision 3, and 
160.22 	may apply separate or modified criteria among those projects falling within each 
160.23 	classification.

160.24 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 161.088, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
160.25 	read:
160.26 		Subd. 5a.Recommendations. After receiving all projects submitted pursuant to 
160.27 	subdivision 5 but before making final selections, the commissioner must compile a list of 
160.28 	all projects that were submitted and transmit the list to each legislator and to the governor. 
160.29 	The list must include the location of each project and a brief description of the work to be 
160.30 	done. Within 30 days of the date the project list is transmitted, each legislator and the 
160.31 	governor may submit to the commissioner a written recommendation for one project on the 
161.1 	list. The commissioner must award one additional point to a project for each written 
161.2 	recommendation received for that project.

161.3 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 161.088, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
161.4 	read:
161.5 		Subd. 5b.Project selection period. Between October 1, 2022, and November 1, 2022, 
161.6 	and every four years thereafter, area transportation partnerships and the metropolitan counties 
161.7 	must submit projects to the commissioner of transportation as provided in subdivision 5. 
161.8 	The commissioner must evaluate the projects and select projects by March 1 of the following 
161.9 	year. To the greatest extent possible, the commissioner must select a sufficient number of 
161.10 	projects to ensure that all funds allocated for the four-year period are encumbered or spent 
161.11 	by the end of the period. If all selected projects are funded in the four-year time period  and 
161.12 	there were projects that were identified and not selected, the commissioner must select 
161.13 	additional projects from the original project submissions. If all the projects that were 
161.14 	submitted are funded, the commissioner may authorize an additional project selection period 
161.15 	to select projects for the remainder of the period. Except as authorized by this subdivision, 
161.16 	the project submission and selection process must only occur every four years.

161.17 	Sec. 8. [161.0895] HIGHWAY PURPOSE; REPORT.
161.18 	(a) To ensure compliance with the Minnesota Constitution, article XIV, sections 2, 5, 
161.19 	and 6, commissioners of state agencies must not include in a biennial budget any expenditures 
161.20 	from the trunk highway fund or the highway user tax distribution fund for a nonhighway 
161.21 	purpose or for any purpose prohibited by section 161.20.
161.22 	(b) No later than 45 days following the submission of the governor's biennial budget to 
161.23 	the legislature under section 16A.11, the commissioner of management and budget and the 
161.24 	attorney general must jointly submit a report to the chairs and ranking minority members 
161.25 	of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over transportation policy and finance. The 
161.26 	report must examine proposed appropriations from the trunk highway fund and the highway 
161.27 	user tax distribution fund, explain the highway purpose of the proposed appropriations, 
161.28 	determine if any proposed appropriation is for a nonhighway purpose, and, for nonhighway 
161.29 	purposes, recommend the fund to be used.
161.30 	(c) For the purposes of this section, an appropriation for a nonhighway purpose is any 
161.31 	appropriation not for construction, improvement, or maintenance of highways or for any 
161.32 	purpose prohibited by section 161.20.

162.1 	Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 161.115, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
162.2 	read:
162.3 		Subd. 271.Route No. 340. Beginning at a point in or adjacent to Upper Sioux Agency 
162.4 	State Park; thence extending in a general northwesterly direction to a point on Route No. 
162.5 	67 at or near Granite Falls.

162.6 	Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 162.07, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
162.7 		Subd. 2.Money needs defined. For the purpose of this section, money needs of each 
162.8 	county are defined as the estimated total annual costs of constructing, over a period of 25 
162.9 	years, the county state-aid highway system in located and established by that county. Costs 
162.10 	incidental to construction, or a specified portion thereof as set forth in the commissioner's 
162.11 	rules may be included in determining money needs. To avoid variances in costs due to 
162.12 	differences in construction policy, construction costs shall be estimated on the basis of the 
162.13 	engineering standards developed cooperatively by the commissioner and the county engineers 
162.14 	of the several counties.

162.15 	Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 162.09, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
162.16 		Subd. 6.Location and establishment; commissioner's review. (a) The governing 
162.17 	bodies of such cities shall by resolution and subject to the concurrence of the commissioner 
162.18 	locate and establish a system of municipal state-aid streets in accordance with the rules of 
162.19 	the commissioner. A certified copy of the resolution shall be transmitted to the commissioner. 
162.20 	Upon receipt of the resolution it shall be the duty of the commissioner to review each system, 
162.21 	considering the availability of funds and the desirability of each system in relation to an 
162.22 	integrated and coordinated system of highways. After review, the commissioner shall, by 
162.23 	written order, approve each system or any portion thereof which in the commissioner's 
162.24 	judgment is feasible and desirable. A certified copy of the order shall be filed with the clerk 
162.25 	and the engineer of the city.
162.26 	(b) If a municipal state-aid street with two or more lanes in each direction is reduced to 
162.27 	one lane in each direction, the governing body of the city must remove that street from the 
162.28 	municipal state-aid system. The city must adopt a new resolution reflecting the change and 
162.29 	submit the resolution to the commissioner for review and approval. The commissioner must 
162.30 	not approve any resolution that includes a municipal state-aid street if the number of lanes 
162.31 	on that street have been reduced as described in this paragraph.
163.1 	(c) If the commissioner determines that the number of lanes on a municipal state-aid 
163.2 	street have been reduced as described in paragraph (b) and the city has not removed that 
163.3 	street from the city's municipal state-aid system, the commissioner must:
163.4 	(1) notify the city of the requirement to remove the street from the city's municipal 
163.5 	state-aid system; and
163.6 	(2) reduce the aid amount to the city in an amount proportionate to the street at issue.

163.7 	Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 162.13, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
163.8 		Subd. 2.Money needs defined. For the purpose of this section money needs of each 
163.9 	city having a population of 5,000 or more are defined as the estimated cost of constructing 
163.10 	and maintaining over a period of 25 years the municipal state-aid street system in located 
163.11 	and established by such city. Right-of-way costs and drainage shall be included in money 
163.12 	needs. Lighting costs and other costs incidental to construction and maintenance, or a 
163.13 	specified portion of such costs, as set forth in the commissioner's rules, may be included in 
163.14 	determining money needs. To avoid variances in costs due to differences in construction 
163.15 	and maintenance policy, construction and maintenance costs shall be estimated on the basis 
163.16 	of the engineering standards developed cooperatively by the commissioner and the engineers, 
163.17 	or a committee thereof, of the cities.

163.18 	Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 162.145, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
163.19 		Subd. 2.Small cities assistance account. A small cities assistance account is created 
163.20 	in the special revenue fund. The account consists of funds as provided by law, and any other 
163.21 	money donated, allotted, transferred, or otherwise provided to the account. Money in the 
163.22 	account is annually appropriated to the commissioner of transportation and may only be 
163.23 	expended as provided under this section.

163.24 	Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2021 Supplement, section 162.145, subdivision 3, is amended 
163.25 	to read:
163.26 		Subd. 3.Administration. (a) Subject to funds made available by law, The commissioner 
163.27 	must allocate all funds as provided in subdivision 4 and must, by June 1, certify to the 
163.28 	commissioner of revenue the amounts to be paid.
163.29 	(b) Following certification from the commissioner, the commissioner of revenue must 
163.30 	distribute the specified funds to cities in the same manner as local government aid under 
163.31 	chapter 477A. An appropriation to the commissioner under this section is available to the 
163.32 	commissioner of revenue for the purposes specified in this paragraph.
164.1 	(c) Notwithstanding other law to the contrary, in order to receive distributions under 
164.2 	this section, a city must conform to the standards in section 477A.017, subdivision 2. A city 
164.3 	that receives funds under this section must make and preserve records necessary to show 
164.4 	that the funds are spent in compliance with subdivision 5.

164.5 	Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 162.145, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
164.6 		Subd. 4.Distribution formula. (a) In each fiscal year in which funds are available under 
164.7 	this section, the commissioner shall allocate funds to eligible cities.
164.8 	(b) The preliminary aid to each city is calculated as follows:
164.9 	(1) five percent of funds allocated equally among all eligible cities;
164.10 	(2) 35 percent of funds allocated proportionally based on each city's share of lane miles 
164.11 	of municipal streets compared to total lane miles of municipal streets of all eligible cities;
164.12 	(3) 35 percent of funds allocated proportionally based on each city's share of population 
164.13 	compared to total population of all eligible cities; and
164.14 	(4) 25 percent of funds allocated proportionally based on each city's share of state-aid 
164.15 	adjustment factor compared to the sum of state-aid adjustment factors of all eligible cities.
164.16 	(c) The final aid to each city is calculated as the lesser of:
164.17 	(1) the preliminary aid to the city multiplied by an aid factor; or
164.18 	(2) the maximum aid.
164.19 	(d) The commissioner shall set the aid factor under paragraph (c), which must be the 
164.20 	same for all eligible cities, so that the total funds allocated under this subdivision equals 
164.21 	the total amount available for the fiscal year.

164.22 	Sec. 16. [169.8296] WEIGHT LIMITS; TOWING AND RECOVERY VEHICLE.
164.23 		Subdivision 1.Annual permit. The commissioner may issue permits to an applicant 
164.24 	who pays a single $300 annual fee to cover all tow trucks and towing vehicles owned by 
164.25 	the applicant and meets any other conditions prescribed by the commissioner. The permit 
164.26 	authorizes the tow truck or towing vehicle, when towing a disabled or damaged vehicle to 
164.27 	a place of repair or to a place of safekeeping, to exceed the length and weight limitations 
164.28 	of this chapter.
164.29 		Subd. 2.Certain weight limits not applicable when movement is urgent. Sections 
164.30 	169.823 to 169.828 do not apply to a tow truck or towing vehicle when towing a disabled 
165.1 	or damaged vehicle, when the movement is urgent, and when the movement is for the 
165.2 	purpose of removing the disabled vehicle from the roadway to a place of safekeeping or to 
165.3 	a place of repair. A permit is not required for a vehicle operating under this subdivision.
165.4 		Subd. 3.Seasonal load restrictions; exemption. (a) The seasonal load restrictions under 
165.5 	section 169.87, subdivisions 1 and 2, do not apply to a towing or recovery vehicle that does 
165.6 	not exceed a weight of 20,000 pounds per single axle and is being operated for the purpose 
165.7 	of towing or recovering another vehicle that:
165.8 	(1) is involved in a vehicle crash or is inoperable and is located within a public road 
165.9 	right-of-way; or
165.10 	(2) has entered a public body of water adjacent to the roadway.
165.11 	(b) The exemption under this subdivision only applies when a request has been made 
165.12 	by a federal, state, or local law enforcement agency for a tow truck or recovery vehicle to 
165.13 	move a vehicle specified in paragraph (a).
165.14 	(c) As used in this section,"recovery vehicle" means a vehicle equipped with a boom 
165.15 	that is used to move or recover an inoperable vehicle. A recovery vehicle also includes a 
165.16 	tow truck as defined in section 168B.011, subdivision 12a.

165.17 	Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 169.865, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:
165.18 		Subd. 1a.Definition. For purposes of this section, "qualifying agricultural products" 
165.19 	means:
165.20 	(1) agricultural crops, including but not limited to corn, soybeans, oats, grain, and 
165.21 	by-products of agricultural crops;
165.22 	(2) livestock, including but not limited to cattle, hogs, and poultry;
165.23 	(3) food crops, including but not limited to sugar beets, potatoes, carrots, and onions;
165.24 	(4) fluid milk;
165.25 	(5) seed and material used for or in livestock and poultry feed; and
165.26 	(6) livestock manure.; and
165.27 	(7) raw or processed grass seed.

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

166.1 	Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 174.185, as amended by Laws 2021, First Special 
166.2 	Session chapter 5, article 4, section 90, is amended to read:
166.3 	174.185 PAVEMENT LIFE-CYCLE COST ANALYSIS.
166.4 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. For the purposes of this section, the following definitions 
166.5 	apply.
166.6 	(a) "Life-cycle cost" is the sum of the cost of the initial pavement project and all 
166.7 	anticipated costs for maintenance, repair, and resurfacing over the life of the pavement. 
166.8 	Anticipated costs must be based on Minnesota's actual or reasonably projected maintenance, 
166.9 	repair, and resurfacing schedules, and costs determined by the Department of Transportation 
166.10 	district personnel based upon recently awarded local projects and experience with local 
166.11 	material costs.
166.12 	(b) (a) "Life-cycle cost analysis" or "analysis" is a comparison of life-cycle costs among 
166.13 	competing paving materials using equal design lives and equal comparison periods. process 
166.14 	for evaluating the total economic worth of a usable project segment by analyzing initial 
166.15 	costs and discounted future costs, such as maintenance, user costs, reconstruction, 
166.16 	rehabilitation, restoring, and resurfacing costs, over the life of the project segment.
166.17 	(b) "Minimum requirements" is a combination of pavement, base, and subbase materials 
166.18 	that minimizes the total system cost to achieve the specified design performance 
166.19 	requirements.  Design performance requirements are based on design traffic volumes, 
166.20 	reliability, standard deviation, pavement structural characteristics, and various material 
166.21 	properties for structural design.
166.22 	(c) "Pavement" is any material used for paved traffic lanes, typically asphalt or concrete, 
166.23 	including the underlying materials inherent to each pavement alternative considered.
166.24 	(d) "Rounded value" means a measurement that is rounded to the nearest half-inch 
166.25 	increment.
166.26 	(e) "Shoulder" is the portion of the roadway contiguous with the traveled way, outside 
166.27 	of the edge of the pavement for accommodation of stopped vehicles, emergency use, and 
166.28 	lateral support of base and surface courses.
166.29 	(f) "Substantial plan development" is the point in time during the plan development 
166.30 	process after which any further activities would preclude any of the feasible alternatives 
166.31 	from being selected or constructed.
166.32 	(g) "Superfluous materials" are materials that are in excess of rounded values and that 
166.33 	are not necessary to meet the minimum requirements for a feasible alternative.
167.1 		Subd. 2.Required analysis. (a) For each project in the reconditioning, resurfacing, and 
167.2 	road repair funding categories any project with 15,000 or more square yards of paving, the 
167.3 	commissioner shall must perform a life-cycle cost analysis and shall document the lowest 
167.4 	life-cycle costs and all alternatives considered. The commissioner shall document the chosen 
167.5 	pavement strategy and, if the lowest life cycle is not selected, document the justification 
167.6 	for the chosen strategy. A life-cycle cost analysis is required for projects to be constructed 
167.7 	after July 1, 2011. For projects to be constructed prior to July 1, 2011, when feasible, the 
167.8 	department will use its best efforts to perform life-cycle cost analyses. and document the 
167.9 	chosen pavement strategy as provided by this section.  The commissioner must perform the 
167.10 	life-cycle cost analysis prior to substantial plan development.
167.11 	(b) When conducting a life-cycle cost analysis, the commissioner must:
167.12 	(1) derive initial and future costs from Minnesota-based historical data of roadways with 
167.13 	similar characteristics, including but not limited to similar geographical location, rural or 
167.14 	urban classification, traffic volumes, construction practices, staging, and vehicle classification 
167.15 	percentages;
167.16 	(2) determine the analysis period based on the longest design life of all feasible 
167.17 	alternatives or 60 years, whichever is longer;
167.18 	(3) compensate for any life added or lost due to rounding if pavement thickness is rounded 
167.19 	up or down;
167.20 	(4) ensure that each feasible alternative being considered in the analysis meets the 
167.21 	minimum requirements for that alternative and must consider only the pavement, base, and 
167.22 	subbase materials that are required to meet the minimum criteria for that alternative;
167.23 	(5) identify all feasible alternatives, including a full range of rehabilitation strategies for 
167.24 	both rigid and flexible pavements, which must, at a minimum, include thin asphalt overlay 
167.25 	of less than four inches, thin concrete overlay of four inches to six inches, thick asphalt  of 
167.26 	greater than or equal to four inches, and thick concrete options greater than six inches;
167.27 	(6) include agency costs, including but not limited to initial pavement, future rehabilitation 
167.28 	and maintenance projects, overhead, design, contract administration, and routine maintenance;
167.29 	(7) mobilization costs related to construction, maintenance, or rehabilitation;
167.30 	(8) costs for traffic control to protect workers and the public during each construction, 
167.31 	maintenance, or rehabilitation activity in the analysis;
167.32 	(9) add the annual excess fuel consumption costs, as calculated in subdivision 2a, as an 
167.33 	annual pavement cost;
168.1 	(10) identify and use realistic timing of future maintenance and construction practices 
168.2 	using similar characteristics, including but not limited to similar geographical location, rural 
168.3 	or urban classification, traffic volumes, construction practices, staging, and vehicle 
168.4 	classification percentages;
168.5 	(11) for each feasible alternative with residual service life at the end of the analysis 
168.6 	period, calculate the value of any residual service life and include it as a credit in the final 
168.7 	year of the analysis period;
168.8 	(12) include an explanation of the methodology used to produce the cost estimate and 
168.9 	why that method was selected; and
168.10 	(13) include an explanation of the timing selected of rehabilitation and maintenance and 
168.11 	why that timing was selected.
168.12 	(c) The commissioner must not include the following in a life-cycle cost analysis:
168.13 	(1) elements that are the same for all alternatives;
168.14 	(2) life-cycle calculations for shoulder pavement, shoulder base, or shoulder subbase; 
168.15 	and
168.16 	(3) any superfluous material that is included as part of the feasible alternative but is not 
168.17 	required to meet the minimum requirements of the feasible alternative, including any material 
168.18 	that may be included due to the designer's preference or recommendation in the department's 
168.19 	Pavement Design Manual. This clause does not preclude the commissioner from selecting 
168.20 	a pavement strategy that uses superfluous materials, but the superfluous materials must not 
168.21 	be a factor in making the selection.
168.22 		Subd. 2a.Excess fuel consumption calculation. (a) For purposes of this subdivision, 
168.23 	the following terms have the meanings given:
168.24 	(1) "diesel fuel price" means the Midwest nonhighway diesel fuel price effective for the 
168.25 	date the calculation is performed as provided by the United States Energy Information 
168.26 	Administration;
168.27 	(2) "gasoline fuel price" means the Midwest regular gasoline price effective for the date 
168.28 	that calculation is performed as provided by the United States Energy Information 
168.29 	Administration;
168.30 	(3) "heavy commercial annual average daily traffic (HCAADT)" means the heavy 
168.31 	commercial annual average daily traffic provided by the department's data and based on the 
168.32 	traffic forecasting and analysis system;
169.1 	(4) "heavy-duty MPG" means the latest fleet average miles per gallon of heavy-duty, 
169.2 	short-wheelbase vehicles as provided by the United States Energy Information 
169.3 	Administration;
169.4 	(5) "heavy-duty fuel savings factor" means the percentage of rigid pavement savings 
169.5 	anticipated for heavy commercial vehicles as provided by department research, state or 
169.6 	federal agencies, or relevant  academic research projects;
169.7 	(6) "light-duty fuel savings factor" is the percentage of rigid pavement savings anticipated 
169.8 	for passenger vehicles as provided by department research, state or federal agencies, or 
169.9 	relevant  academic research projects;
169.10 	(7) "light-duty MPG" means the latest fleet average for miles per gallon of light-duty, 
169.11 	short-wheelbase vehicles as provided by the United States Energy Information 
169.12 	Administration;
169.13 	(8) "passenger annual average daily traffic (PAADT)" means the passenger annual 
169.14 	average daily traffic provided by the department's data and based on the traffic forecasting 
169.15 	and analysis system; and
169.16 	(9) "project length" means the centerline miles for the project.
169.17 	(b) The commissioner must determine the annual excess fuel consumption cost as 
169.18 	provided in this subdivision. The commissioner must use the same HCAADT or PAADT 
169.19 	for the duration of each analysis period.
169.20 	(c) The passenger excess cost is equal to the product of PAADT, gasoline fuel price, 
169.21 	light-duty fuel savings factor, project length, and 365 divided by light-duty MPG.
169.22 	(d) The heavy commercial excess cost is equal to the product of PAADT, gasoline fuel 
169.23 	price, heavy-duty fuel savings factor, project length, and 365 divided by heavy-duty MPG.
169.24 	(e) The annual excess fuel consumption cost is the sum of passenger excess cost and 
169.25 	heavy commercial excess cost.
169.26 		Subd. 2b.Review and collaboration. (a) Before finalizing a pavement selection, the 
169.27 	commissioner must post a draft of the life-cycle cost analysis and the draft pavement selection 
169.28 	on the department's Office of Materials and Road Research website for 21 days. During 
169.29 	this period, the commissioner must allow industry association representatives to submit 
169.30 	questions and comments. The commissioner must collaborate with the person who submitted 
169.31 	the question or comment, where necessary, to ensure the commissioner fully understands 
169.32 	the question or comment. The commissioner must respond to each comment or question in 
170.1 	writing, which must include a description of any associated changes that will be made to 
170.2 	the life-cycle cost analysis.
170.3 	(b) After the review period closes, the commissioner must make revisions to the life-cycle 
170.4 	cost analysis in response to questions or comments received. If the commissioner revises 
170.5 	the type of pavement from concrete to asphalt or from asphalt to concrete, the commissioner 
170.6 	must post the revised life-cycle cost analysis for review in accordance with paragraph (a).
170.7 		Subd. 2c.Selection. (a) After the review period required in subdivision 2b and any 
170.8 	subsequent changes to the analysis, the commissioner must select the pavement strategy 
170.9 	and prepare a document of justification. At a minimum, the document of justification must:
170.10 	(1) include all comments and questions received during the review and the commissioner's 
170.11 	responses to each;
170.12 	(2) explain why the pavement strategy was selected;
170.13 	(3) if the lowest life-cycle cost is not selected, justify why a strategy with a higher 
170.14 	life-cycle cost was selected; and
170.15 	(4) identify any superfluous materials, quantify the superfluous materials' associated 
170.16 	costs, and provide the rationale for the superfluous materials' inclusion.
170.17 	(b) The commissioner must submit the analysis and document of justification to a licensed 
170.18 	professional engineer for review. A life-cycle cost analysis is not considered final until it 
170.19 	is certified and signed by a licensed professional engineer as provided by Minnesota Rules, 
170.20 	part 1800.4200.
170.21 	(c) For all projects that began construction on or after January 1, 2022, the commissioner 
170.22 	must store all life-cycle cost analyses and documents of justification on the department's 
170.23 	website in a manner that allows the public to easily access the documents.
170.24 	(d) After completing the certification and signature requirements of paragraph (b) and 
170.25 	the posting requirements of paragraph (c), the commissioner may advance the project to 
170.26 	substantial plan development.
170.27 		Subd. 3.Report. The commissioner shall must report annually to the chairs and ranking 
170.28 	minority members of the senate and house of representatives committees with jurisdiction 
170.29 	over transportation finance on the results of the analyses required in subdivision 2, the public 
170.30 	review required by subdivision 2b, and the final selection and document of justification 
170.31 	required by subdivision 2c.

171.1 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2022, and applies to life-cycle 
171.2 	cost analyses that are started on or after that date, except that subdivision 2b and any 
171.3 	references to subdivision 2b are not effective until July 1, 2023.

171.4 	Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 174.52, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
171.5 		Subd. 3.Advisory committee. (a) The commissioner shall must establish a local road 
171.6 	improvement program advisory committee consisting of five the following members, 
171.7 	including:
171.8 	(1) one county commissioner;
171.9 	(2) one county engineer;
171.10 	(3) one city engineer;
171.11 	(4) one city council member or city administrator representing a city with a population 
171.12 	over 5,000; and
171.13 	(5) one city council member or city administrator representing a city with a population 
171.14 	under 5,000; and
171.15 	(6) one town board member appointed by the Minnesota Association of Townships.
171.16 	(b) The advisory committee shall must provide recommendations to the commissioner 
171.17 	regarding expenditures from the accounts established in this section.

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

171.19 	Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 297A.94, is amended to read:
171.20 	297A.94 DEPOSIT OF REVENUES.
171.21 	(a) Except as provided in this section, the commissioner shall deposit the revenues, 
171.22 	including interest and penalties, derived from the taxes imposed by this chapter in the state 
171.23 	treasury and credit them to the general fund.
171.24 	(b) The commissioner shall deposit taxes in the Minnesota agricultural and economic 
171.25 	account in the special revenue fund if:
171.26 	(1) the taxes are derived from sales and use of property and services purchased for the 
171.27 	construction and operation of an agricultural resource project; and
171.28 	(2) the purchase was made on or after the date on which a conditional commitment was 
171.29 	made for a loan guaranty for the project under section 41A.04, subdivision 3.
172.1 	The commissioner of management and budget shall certify to the commissioner the date on 
172.2 	which the project received the conditional commitment. The amount deposited in the loan 
172.3 	guaranty account must be reduced by any refunds and by the costs incurred by the Department 
172.4 	of Revenue to administer and enforce the assessment and collection of the taxes.
172.5 	(c) The commissioner shall deposit the revenues, including interest and penalties, derived 
172.6 	from the taxes imposed on sales and purchases included in section 297A.61, subdivision 3, 
172.7 	paragraph (g), clauses (1) and (4), in the state treasury, and credit them as follows:
172.8 	(1) first to the general obligation special tax bond debt service account in each fiscal 
172.9 	year the amount required by section 16A.661, subdivision 3, paragraph (b); and
172.10 	(2) after the requirements of clause (1) have been met, the balance to the general fund.
172.11 	(d) Beginning with sales taxes remitted after July 1, 2017, the commissioner shall deposit 
172.12 	in the state treasury the revenues collected under section 297A.64, subdivision 1, including 
172.13 	interest and penalties and minus refunds, and credit them to the highway user tax distribution 
172.14 	fund.
172.15 	(e) The commissioner shall deposit the revenues, including interest and penalties, 
172.16 	collected under section 297A.64, subdivision 5, in the state treasury and credit them to the 
172.17 	general fund. By July 15 of each year the commissioner shall transfer to the highway user 
172.18 	tax distribution fund an amount equal to the excess fees collected under section 297A.64, 
172.19 	subdivision 5, for the previous calendar year.
172.20 	(f) Beginning with sales taxes remitted after July 1, 2017, in conjunction with the deposit 
172.21 	of revenues under paragraph (d), the commissioner shall deposit into the state treasury and 
172.22 	credit to the highway user tax distribution fund an amount equal to the estimated revenues 
172.23 	derived from the tax rate imposed under section 297A.62, subdivision 1, on the lease or 
172.24 	rental for not more than 28 days of rental motor vehicles subject to section 297A.64. The 
172.25 	commissioner shall estimate the amount of sales tax revenue deposited under this paragraph 
172.26 	based on the amount of revenue deposited under paragraph (d).
172.27 	(g) Starting after July 1, 2017, the commissioner shall deposit an amount of the 
172.28 	remittances monthly into the state treasury and credit them to the highway user tax 
172.29 	distribution fund as a portion of the estimated amount of taxes collected from the sale and 
172.30 	purchase of motor vehicle repair parts in that month. For the remittances between July 1, 
172.31 	2017, and June 30, 2019, the monthly deposit amount is $2,628,000. For remittances in 
172.32 	each subsequent fiscal year, the monthly deposit amount is $12,137,000. The commissioner 
172.33 	must deposit on a monthly basis the revenue derived from the tax rate imposed under section 
173.1 	297A.62, subdivision 1, on the sale and purchase of motor vehicle repair and replacement 
173.2 	parts into the state treasury and credit:
173.3 	(1) 86 percent to the highway user tax distribution fund;
173.4 	(2) seven percent to the small cities assistance account in the special revenue fund 
173.5 	established under section 162.145; and
173.6 	(3) seven percent to the town road account in the county state-aid highway fund 
173.7 	established under section 162.081.
173.8 	Between July 1, 2022, and June 30, 2023, the monthly deposit amount is $26,655,000. In 
173.9 	each subsequent fiscal year, the commissioner must adjust the monthly deposit amount by 
173.10 	the percentage change in the total amount of sales tax revenue collected for all sales and 
173.11 	purchases between the two preceding fiscal years. The amount as adjusted must be rounded 
173.12 	to the nearest $1,000 amount. For purposes of this paragraph, "motor vehicle" has the 
173.13 	meaning given in section 297B.01, subdivision 11, and "motor vehicle repair and replacement 
173.14 	parts" includes (i) all parts, tires, accessories, and equipment incorporated into or affixed 
173.15 	to the motor vehicle as part of the motor vehicle maintenance and repair, and (ii) paint, oil, 
173.16 	and other fluids that remain on or in the motor vehicle as part of the motor vehicle 
173.17 	maintenance or repair. For purposes of this paragraph, "tire" means any tire of the type used 
173.18 	on highway vehicles, if wholly or partially made of rubber and if marked according to 
173.19 	federal regulations for highway use.
173.20 	(h) 72.43 percent of the revenues, including interest and penalties, transmitted to the 
173.21 	commissioner under section 297A.65, must be deposited by the commissioner in the state 
173.22 	treasury as follows:
173.23 	(1) 50 percent of the receipts must be deposited in the heritage enhancement account in 
173.24 	the game and fish fund, and may be spent only on activities that improve, enhance, or protect 
173.25 	fish and wildlife resources, including conservation, restoration, and enhancement of land, 
173.26 	water, and other natural resources of the state;
173.27 	(2) 22.5 percent of the receipts must be deposited in the natural resources fund, and may 
173.28 	be spent only for state parks and trails;
173.29 	(3) 22.5 percent of the receipts must be deposited in the natural resources fund, and may 
173.30 	be spent only on metropolitan park and trail grants;
173.31 	(4) three percent of the receipts must be deposited in the natural resources fund, and 
173.32 	may be spent only on local trail grants; and
174.1 	(5) two percent of the receipts must be deposited in the natural resources fund, and may 
174.2 	be spent only for the Minnesota Zoological Garden, the Como Park Zoo and Conservatory, 
174.3 	and the Duluth Zoo.
174.4 	(i) The revenue dedicated under paragraph (h) may not be used as a substitute for 
174.5 	traditional sources of funding for the purposes specified, but the dedicated revenue shall 
174.6 	supplement traditional sources of funding for those purposes. Land acquired with money 
174.7 	deposited in the game and fish fund under paragraph (h) must be open to public hunting 
174.8 	and fishing during the open season, except that in aquatic management areas or on lands 
174.9 	where angling easements have been acquired, fishing may be prohibited during certain times 
174.10 	of the year and hunting may be prohibited. At least 87 percent of the money deposited in 
174.11 	the game and fish fund for improvement, enhancement, or protection of fish and wildlife 
174.12 	resources under paragraph (h) must be allocated for field operations.
174.13 	(j) The commissioner must deposit the revenues, including interest and penalties minus 
174.14 	any refunds, derived from the sale of items regulated under section 624.20, subdivision 1, 
174.15 	that may be sold to persons 18 years old or older and that are not prohibited from use by 
174.16 	the general public under section 624.21, in the state treasury and credit:
174.17 	(1) 25 percent to the volunteer fire assistance grant account established under section 
174.18 	88.068;
174.19 	(2) 25 percent to the fire safety account established under section 297I.06, subdivision 
174.20 	3; and
174.21 	(3) the remainder to the general fund.
174.22 	For purposes of this paragraph, the percentage of total sales and use tax revenue derived 
174.23 	from the sale of items regulated under section 624.20, subdivision 1, that are allowed to be 
174.24 	sold to persons 18 years old or older and are not prohibited from use by the general public 
174.25 	under section 624.21, is a set percentage of the total sales and use tax revenues collected in 
174.26 	the state, with the percentage determined under Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 
174.27 	1, article 3, section 39.
174.28 	(k) The revenues deposited under paragraphs (a) to (j) do not include the revenues, 
174.29 	including interest and penalties, generated by the sales tax imposed under section 297A.62, 
174.30 	subdivision 1a, which must be deposited as provided under the Minnesota Constitution, 
174.31 	article XI, section 15.

174.32 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2022.

175.1 	Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2021 Supplement, section 360.55, subdivision 9, is amended 
175.2 	to read:
175.3 		Subd. 9.Small unmanned aircraft systems. (a) Any small unmanned aircraft system 
175.4 	in which the unmanned aircraft weighs less than 55 pounds at takeoff, including payload 
175.5 	and anything affixed to the aircraft, either, as defined in section 360.013, subdivision 57b:
175.6 	(1) must be registered in the state for an annual fee of $25; or
175.7 	(2) is not subject to registration or an annual fee if the unmanned aircraft system is owned 
175.8 	and operated solely for recreational purposes.
175.9 	(b) An unmanned aircraft system that meets the requirements under paragraph (a) is 
175.10 	exempt from aircraft registration tax under sections 360.511 to 360.67.
175.11 	(c) Owners must, at the time of registration, provide proof of insurability in a form 
175.12 	acceptable to the commissioner. Additionally, owners must maintain records and proof that 
175.13 	each flight was covered by an insurance policy with limits of not less than $300,000 per 
175.14 	occurrence for bodily injury or death to nonpassengers in any one accident. The insurance 
175.15 	must comply with section 60A.081, unless that section is inapplicable under section 60A.081, 
175.16 	subdivision 3.

175.17 	Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2021 Supplement, section 360.59, subdivision 10, is amended 
175.18 	to read:
175.19 		Subd. 10.Certificate of insurance. (a) Every owner of aircraft in this state when applying 
175.20 	for registration, reregistration, or transfer of ownership shall supply any information the 
175.21 	commissioner reasonably requires to determine that the aircraft during the period of its 
175.22 	contemplated operation is covered by an insurance policy with limits of not less than 
175.23 	$100,000 per passenger seat liability both for passenger bodily injury or death and for 
175.24 	property damage; not less than $100,000 for bodily injury or death to each nonpassenger 
175.25 	in any one accident; and not less than $300,000 per occurrence for bodily injury or death 
175.26 	to nonpassengers in any one accident. The insurance must comply with section 60A.081, 
175.27 	unless that section is inapplicable under section 60A.081, subdivision 3.
175.28 	The information supplied to the commissioner must include but is not limited to the 
175.29 	name and address of the owner, the period of contemplated use or operation, if any, and, if 
175.30 	insurance coverage is then presently required, the name of the insurer, the insurance policy 
175.31 	number, the term of the coverage, policy limits, and any other data the commissioner requires. 
175.32 	No certificate of registration shall be issued pursuant to subdivision 3 in the absence of the 
175.33 	information required by this subdivision.
176.1 	(b) In the event of cancellation of aircraft insurance by the insurer, the insurer shall 
176.2 	notify the Department of Transportation at least ten days prior to the date on which the 
176.3 	insurance coverage is to be terminated. Unless proof of a new policy of insurance is filed 
176.4 	with the department meeting the requirements of this subdivision during the period of the 
176.5 	aircraft's contemplated use or operation, the registration certificate for the aircraft shall be 
176.6 	revoked forthwith.
176.7 	(c) Nothing in this subdivision shall be construed to require an owner of aircraft to 
176.8 	maintain passenger seat liability coverage on aircraft for which an experimental certificate 
176.9 	has been issued by the administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration pursuant to 
176.10 	Code of Federal Regulations, title 14, sections 21.191 to 21.195 and 91.319, whereunder 
176.11 	persons operating the aircraft are prohibited from carrying passengers in the aircraft or for 
176.12 	an unmanned aircraft. Whenever the aircraft becomes certificated to carry passengers, 
176.13 	passenger seat liability coverage shall be required as provided in this subdivision.
176.14 	(d) The requirements of this subdivision shall not apply to any aircraft built by the 
176.15 	original manufacturer prior to December 31, 1939, and owned and operated solely as a 
176.16 	collector's item, if the owner files an affidavit with the commissioner. The affidavit shall 
176.17 	state the owner's name and address, the name and address of the person from whom the 
176.18 	aircraft was purchased, the make, year, and model number of the aircraft, the federal aircraft 
176.19 	registration number, the manufacturer's identification number, and that the aircraft is owned 
176.20 	and operated solely as a collector's item and not for general transportation purposes.
176.21 	(e) A small unmanned aircraft system that meets the requirements of section 360.55, 
176.22 	subdivision 9, is not subject to the requirements under paragraphs (a) and (b). Owners of 
176.23 	small unmanned aircraft systems that meet the requirements of section 360.55, subdivision 
176.24 	9, must, at the time of registration, provide proof of insurability in a form acceptable to the 
176.25 	commissioner. Additionally, such operators must maintain records and proof that each flight 
176.26 	was insured for the limits established in paragraph (a).

176.27 	Sec. 23. LEGISLATIVE ROUTE NO. 274 REMOVED.
 176.28 	(a) Minnesota Statutes, section 161.115, subdivision 205, is repealed effective the day 
176.29 	after the commissioner of transportation receives a copy of the agreement between the 
176.30 	commissioner and the governing body of Yellow Medicine County to transfer jurisdiction 
176.31 	of Legislative Route No. 274 and notifies the revisor of statutes under paragraph (b).
176.32 	(b) The revisor of statutes shall delete the route identified in paragraph (a) from Minnesota 
176.33 	Statutes when the commissioner of transportation sends notice to the revisor electronically 
176.34 	or in writing that the conditions required to transfer the route have been satisfied.

177.1 	Sec. 24. LEGISLATIVE ROUTE NO. 301 REMOVED.
 177.2 	(a) Minnesota Statutes, section 161.115, subdivision 232, is repealed effective the day 
177.3 	after the commissioner of transportation receives a copy of the agreement between the 
177.4 	commissioner and the governing body of the city of St. Cloud to transfer jurisdiction of 
177.5 	Legislative Route No. 301 and notifies the revisor of statutes under paragraph (b).
177.6 	(b) The revisor of statutes shall delete the route identified in paragraph (a) from Minnesota 
177.7 	Statutes when the commissioner of transportation sends notice to the revisor electronically 
177.8 	or in writing that the conditions required to transfer the route have been satisfied.

177.9 	Sec. 25. NORTHERN LIGHTS PASSENGER RAIL; PROHIBITION.
 177.10 		Subdivision 1.Definition. For purposes of this section, "Northern Lights Express project" 
177.11 	means the proposed high-speed passenger rail project between the cities of Minneapolis 
177.12 	and Duluth.
177.13 		Subd. 2.Commissioner of transportation. The commissioner of transportation must 
177.14 	not expend any money for study, planning, preliminary engineering, final design, or 
177.15 	construction for the Northern Lights Express project. This prohibition includes grants to 
177.16 	other entities and the expenditure of federal money for this purpose.
177.17 		Subd. 3.Metropolitan Council. The Metropolitan Council must not expend any money 
177.18 	for study, planning, preliminary engineering, final design, or construction for the Northern 
177.19 	Lights Express project. This prohibition includes grants to other entities and the expenditure 
177.20 	of federal money for this purpose.

177.21 	Sec. 26. REPEALER.
 177.22 	(a) Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 168B.15; and 169.829, subdivision 2, are repealed.
177.23 	(b) Minnesota Rules, part 8835.0350, subpart 2, is repealed.
177.24 	(c) Laws 2000, chapter 479, article 2, section 1, as amended by Laws 2000, chapter 499, 
177.25 	section 41, and by Laws 2001, First Special Session chapter 5, article 20, section 20, is 
177.26 	repealed.

178.1 	ARTICLE 11
178.2 	METROPOLITAN COUNCIL

178.3 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 297A.993, is amended by adding a subdivision 
178.4 	to read:
178.5 		Subd. 2a.Guideway uses, reporting. By August 15 of each even-numbered year, a 
178.6 	metropolitan area county that uses, or proposes to use, the proceeds of the transportation 
178.7 	sales taxes to fund the planning, construction, operation, or maintenance of guideways as 
178.8 	defined in section 473.4485, subdivision 1, must submit a report to the legislative committees 
178.9 	with jurisdiction over transportation policy and finance. At a minimum, the report must 
178.10 	include:
178.11 	(1) actual transportation sales tax collections by the county over the previous five calendar 
178.12 	years;
178.13 	(2) an estimation of the total sales tax revenues that will be collected by the county in 
178.14 	the current year and estimated collections for the next ten calendar years;
178.15 	(3) for each of the previous five calendar years, the current calendar year, and for the 
178.16 	next ten calendar years:
178.17 	(i) the amount of sales tax revenues expended or proposed to be expended for guideway 
178.18 	planning, construction, operation, or maintenance;
178.19 	(ii) the total expenditures or proposed expenditures of sales tax revenues for nonguideway 
178.20 	uses; and
178.21 	(iii) an estimated balance of unspent or undesignated county sales tax revenues.

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

178.23 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 473.375, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
178.24 	read:
178.25 		Subd. 9b.Safe accessibility training. (a) The council must ensure that vehicle operators 
178.26 	who provide bus service receive training on assisting persons with disabilities and mobility 
178.27 	limitations to enter and leave the vehicle. The training must cover assistance in circumstances 
178.28 	where regular access to or from the vehicle is unsafe due to snow, ice, or other obstructions. 
178.29 	This subdivision applies to vehicle operators employed by the Metropolitan Council or by 
178.30 	a replacement service provider.
179.1 	(b) The council must consult with the Transportation Accessibility Advisory Committee 
179.2 	on the training.

179.3 	EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION. This section is effective the day following 
179.4 	final enactment and applies in the counties of Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, 
179.5 	Scott, and Washington.

179.6 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 473.375, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
179.7 	read:
179.8 		Subd. 19.Statistics; reports. (a) The Metropolitan Council must post on the council's 
179.9 	website a monthly report including ridership statistics for each guideway and busway in 
179.10 	revenue operation. In each report, the council must also include the ridership projections 
179.11 	made at the time of the full funding grant agreement for each guideway and busway. Within 
179.12 	60 days after the end of a month, the council must post the report for that month. The council 
179.13 	must ensure that a report is available on the council's website for a minimum of five years 
179.14 	after the report is posted.
179.15 	(b) The council must post on the council's website a quarterly report including crime 
179.16 	statistics for crimes occurring on a light rail transit vehicle, bus, commuter rail car, or at 
179.17 	any transit platform, stop, or facility. The report must break down the data by type of crime. 
179.18 	The council must ensure that a report is available on the council's website for a minimum 
179.19 	of five years after the report is posted.

179.20 	EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION. This section is effective July 1, 2022, and 
179.21 	applies in the counties of Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, and Washington.

179.22 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 473.39, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
179.23 		Subd. 7.Limitation on certain debt obligations. The council is prohibited from issuing 
179.24 	certificates of participation for light rail transit guideways secured in whole or in part by 
179.25 	(1) a pledge of motor vehicle sales tax revenue received under sections 16A.88 and 297B.09, 
179.26 	or (2) a pledge of any earnings from the council's investment of motor vehicle sales tax 
179.27 	revenues.

179.28 	EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION. This section is effective July 1, 2022, and 
179.29 	applies in the counties of Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, and Washington.

180.1 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 473.3993, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
180.2 		Subd. 4.Responsible authority. "Responsible authority" means either the Metropolitan 
180.3 	Council or, the state of Minnesota acting through the commissioner of transportation, or a 
180.4 	county board of a metropolitan county as designated by the governor under section 473.3994, 
180.5 	subdivision 1a, for a particular light rail transit facility.

180.6 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment and 
180.7 	applies to projects that enter into full funding grant agreements on or after that date.

180.8 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 473.3994, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:
180.9 		Subd. 1a.Designation of responsible authority. For each proposed light rail transit 
180.10 	facility in the metropolitan area, the governor must designate either the Metropolitan Council 
180.11 	or, the state of Minnesota acting through the commissioner of transportation, or a county 
180.12 	board of a metropolitan county as the entity responsible for planning, designing, acquiring, 
180.13 	constructing, and equipping the facility. If a proposed light rail transit facility will be entirely 
180.14 	located within a single metropolitan area county, the governor must designate the county 
180.15 	board of that county as the entity responsible for planning, designing, acquiring, constructing, 
180.16 	and equipping the facility. Notwithstanding such designation, the commissioner and, the 
180.17 	council, and the county board may enter into one or more cooperative agreements with 
180.18 	respect to the planning, designing, acquiring, constructing, or equipping of a particular light 
180.19 	rail transit facility that provide for the parties to exercise their respective authorities in 
180.20 	support of the project in a manner that best serves the project and the public.

180.21 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment and 
180.22 	applies to projects that enter into full funding grant agreements on or after that date.

180.23 	Sec. 7. [473.4486] MUNICIPAL APPROVAL OF GUIDEWAY PLANS.
180.24 		Subdivision 1.Application. "Guideway" has the meaning given in section 473.4485, 
180.25 	subdivision 1, paragraph (d), except that this section does not apply to light rail transit.
180.26 		Subd. 2.Preliminary design plans; public hearing. Before final design plans are 
180.27 	prepared for a guideway in the metropolitan area, the council must hold a public hearing 
180.28 	on the physical design component of the preliminary design plans. The council must provide 
180.29 	appropriate public notice of the hearing and publicity to ensure that affected parties have 
180.30 	an opportunity to present their views at the hearing. The council must summarize the 
180.31 	proceedings and testimony and maintain the record of a hearing held under this section, 
180.32 	including any written statements submitted.
181.1 		Subd. 3.Preliminary design plans; local approval. At least 30 days before the hearing 
181.2 	under subdivision 2, the council must submit the physical design component of the 
181.3 	preliminary design plans to the governing body of each statutory and home rule charter city, 
181.4 	county, and town in which the route is proposed to be located. The city, county, or town 
181.5 	must hold a public hearing. Within 45 days after the hearing under subdivision 2, the city, 
181.6 	county, or town must review and approve or disapprove the plans for the route to be located 
181.7 	in the city, county, or town. A local unit of government that disapproves the plans must 
181.8 	describe specific amendments to the plans that, if adopted, would cause the local unit to 
181.9 	withdraw its disapproval. Failure to approve or disapprove the plans in writing within 45 
181.10 	days after the hearing is deemed to be an approval unless an extension of time is agreed to 
181.11 	by the city, county, or town and the council.
181.12 		Subd. 4.Preliminary design plans; council hearing. If the governing body of one or 
181.13 	more cities, counties, or towns disapproves the preliminary design plans within the period 
181.14 	allowed under subdivision 3, the council must hold a hearing on the plans, giving any 
181.15 	disapproving local governmental units and other persons an opportunity to present their 
181.16 	views on the plans. The council may conduct an independent study as it deems desirable 
181.17 	and may mediate and attempt to resolve disagreements about the plans. Within 60 days after 
181.18 	the hearing, the council must review the plans and must decide what amendments to the 
181.19 	plans, if any, must be made to accommodate the objections presented by the disapproving 
181.20 	local governmental units. Amendments to the plans as decided by the council must be made 
181.21 	before continuing the planning and designing process.
181.22 		Subd. 5.Final design plans. (a) If the final design plans incorporate a substantial change 
181.23 	from the preliminary design plans with respect to location, length, or termini of routes; 
181.24 	general dimension, elevation, or alignment of routes and crossings; or shelters or stops, 
181.25 	before beginning construction, the council must submit the changed component of the final 
181.26 	design plans to the governing body of each statutory and home rule charter city, county, 
181.27 	and town in which the changed component is proposed to be located. Within 60 days after 
181.28 	the submission of the plans, the city, county, or town must review and approve or disapprove 
181.29 	the changed component located in the city, county, or town. A local unit of government that 
181.30 	disapproves the change must describe specific amendments to the plans that, if adopted, 
181.31 	would cause the local unit to withdraw its disapproval. Failure to approve or disapprove the 
181.32 	changed plans in writing within the time period is deemed to be an approval, unless an 
181.33 	extension is agreed to by the city, county, or town.
181.34 	(b) If the governing body of one or more cities, counties, or towns disapproves the 
181.35 	changed plans within the period allowed under paragraph (a), the council must review the 
182.1 	final design plans under the same procedure and with the same effect as provided in 
182.2 	subdivision 4 for preliminary design plans.
182.3 		Subd. 6.Revocation. A city, county, or town that has approved the plan as provided by 
182.4 	this section may revoke its approval of the plan at any point prior to the council securing 
182.5 	federal funding for the project. The city, county, or town must notify the council of the 
182.6 	revocation. Upon receipt of the notification, the council must review the final design plans 
182.7 	under the same procedure and with the same effect as provided in subdivision 4 for 
182.8 	preliminary design plans.
182.9 		Subd. 7.Prohibition. The council must not apply for or request any federal funds for a 
182.10 	guideway project until each city, county, or town in which the route is proposed to be located 
182.11 	has approved of the plan as provided by this section.

182.12 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment and 
182.13 	applies to all current and future guideways excluding the Gold Line bus rapid transit project.

182.14 	Sec. 8. [473.4487] GUIDEWAY COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS.
182.15 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have 
182.16 	the meanings given.
182.17 	(b) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of transportation.
182.18 	(c) "Project options" means the proposed guideway and each alternative identified 
182.19 	pursuant to subdivision 2, paragraph (b).
182.20 	(d) "Responsible governmental unit" means the unit of government responsible for the 
182.21 	environmental analysis of the project.
182.22 		Subd. 2.Analysis required. (a) Prior to the selection of  a locally preferred alternative, 
182.23 	the responsible governmental unit must perform a cost-benefit analysis as described by this 
182.24 	section. The responsible governmental unit must submit the analysis to the commissioner 
182.25 	and the Metropolitan Council within 30 days of completing the analysis. The commissioner 
182.26 	must post the final analysis on the Department of Transportation website. The chair of the 
182.27 	Metropolitan Council must post the final analysis on the council's website. The commissioner 
182.28 	and the chair must jointly submit a copy of the final report to the legislative auditor and to 
182.29 	the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction 
182.30 	over transportation finance and policy.
182.31 	(b) The responsible governmental unit must determine alternatives that would serve 
182.32 	substantially the same area as the proposed guideway but would provide service in a different 
183.1 	manner. At a minimum, the alternatives must include an arterial bus rapid transit line, a 
183.2 	regular route bus service line, and a nontransit option that expands capacity of the road.
183.3 	(c) At a minimum, the analysis must include the following information:
183.4 	(1) for guideway and busway project options, the estimated ridership numbers;
183.5 	(2) for the capacity expansion option, the number of additional vehicles accommodated 
183.6 	by the expansion;
183.7 	(3) for each project option, an estimate of the increase or decrease of the number of 
183.8 	vehicles on the road;
183.9 	(4) the amount of revenue derived from or attributable to each project option, including 
183.10 	but not limited to fares, tax on gasoline, and motor vehicle sales tax;
183.11 	(5) for each project option, the estimated ongoing maintenance costs, which entity will 
183.12 	pay for the costs, and the percentage of the costs to be paid by each entity;
183.13 	(6) for each project option, the estimated future capital costs, which entity will pay for 
183.14 	the costs, and the percentage of the costs to be paid by each entity;
183.15 	(7) the estimated economic benefit attributable to each project option, including but not 
183.16 	limited to new or expanded housing units or businesses, increased freight movement, and 
183.17 	reduction of supply chain issues;
183.18 	(8) for each project option, the estimated timeline for construction, road closures, and 
183.19 	detours and an estimate on how that timeline affects the surrounding areas;
183.20 	(9) for each project option, an estimate of whether vehicle collisions will increase or 
183.21 	decrease due to a change in the projected number of vehicles on the road;
183.22 	(10) for each project option, an analysis of whether each project option could be altered 
183.23 	or stopped once construction is started and the estimated costs related to alteration or 
183.24 	stopping;
183.25 	(11) for each project option, travel time along the route from end to end and for various 
183.26 	points of interest in between, including time spent waiting for transit, changing modes of 
183.27 	transportation, and other time spent directly related to travel but not inside of a vehicle;
183.28 	(12) for busway and guideway project options, how travel time for vehicles would be 
183.29 	affected by any estimated reduction in vehicle traffic; and
183.30 	(13) for each project option, the estimated increase or decrease in carbon emissions or 
183.31 	other environmental pollutants.
184.1 	(d) The analysis must also determine how many miles of arterial bus rapid transit, regular 
184.2 	route bus service, or congestion mitigation construction could be funded for the amount 
184.3 	proposed to be spent on the guideway.
184.4 	(e) A responsible governmental unit may request assistance from the commissioner or 
184.5 	Metropolitan Council. The commissioner or Metropolitan Council must provide the requested 
184.6 	assistance and may bill the responsible governmental unit for reasonable expenses incurred 
184.7 	in providing the assistance.

184.8 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment and 
184.9 	applies to all guideways seeking state or federal funding on or after that date, except this 
184.10 	section does not apply to the Gold Line bus rapid transit project. This section applies in the 
184.11 	counties of Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, and Washington.

184.12 	Sec. 9. [473.4488] COUNTY RESPONSIBILITY FOR GUIDEWAY FUNDING.
184.13 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) The following terms have the meanings given for purposes 
184.14 	of this section.
184.15 	(b) "Guideway" has the meaning given in section 473.4485, subdivision 1, paragraph 
184.16 	(d).
184.17 	(c) "Host county" means the county where the guideway is located.
184.18 		Subd. 2.Host county responsibility. A host county is responsible for funding all aspects 
184.19 	of guideways using nonstate sources. This includes but is not limited to costs for:
184.20 	(1) planning, design, engineering, construction, prerevenue operations, and other costs 
184.21 	associated with guideway development that exceed federal, state, local government, or other 
184.22 	funds dedicated to the guideway. This requirement pertains to all costs associated with 
184.23 	guideway development, including associated costs not eligible for federal funding;
184.24 	(2) operating costs of guideway services determined by the service operator to be 
184.25 	necessary to meet reasonable standards for access, safety, and reliability and that exceed 
184.26 	fare revenues and federal, state, local government, or other funds dedicated to the guideway; 
184.27 	and
184.28 	(3) capital maintenance, replacement, and modernization costs determined by the operator 
184.29 	of guideway services to be necessary to meet reasonable standards for access, safety, 
184.30 	reliability, and upkeep of the guideway and that exceed federal, state, local government, or 
184.31 	other funds dedicated to the guideway.
185.1 		Subd. 3.Prohibition. (a) The state must not provide any funding for guideways or 
185.2 	contribute in any manner to any costs related to guideways.
185.3 	(b) The council must not impose any tax or fee to pay for any costs related to guideways, 
185.4 	including any costs for which a host county is responsible pursuant to subdivision 2.

185.5 	EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION. This section is effective July 1, 2022, and 
185.6 	applies to existing and future guideways in the counties of Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, 
185.7 	Ramsey, Scott, and Washington, except this section does not apply to the Gold Line bus 
185.8 	rapid transit project.

185.9 	Sec. 10. Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 5, article 4, section 143, is amended to 
185.10 	read:
185.11 	Sec. 143. STUDY ON POST-COVID PANDEMIC PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION.
 185.12 	(a) From funds specified under Minnesota Statutes, section 161.53, paragraph (b), the 
185.13 	commissioner of transportation Using existing resources, the Metropolitan Council must 
185.14 	arrange and pay for a study by the Center for Transportation Studies at the University of 
185.15 	Minnesota that examines public transportation after the COVID-19 pandemic is substantially 
185.16 	curtailed in the United States. At a minimum, the study must:
185.17 	(1) focus primarily on transit service for commuters in the metropolitan area, as defined 
185.18 	in Minnesota Statutes, section 473.121, subdivision 2;
185.19 	(2) specifically review Northstar Commuter Rail and commuter-oriented transit service 
185.20 	by the Metropolitan Council and by the suburban transit providers; and
185.21 	(3) provide analysis and projections on anticipated changes in:
185.22 	(i) ridership;
185.23 	(ii) demand for different modes and forms of active and public transportation;
185.24 	(iii) transit service levels and features;
185.25 	(iv) revenue and expenditures; and
185.26 	(v) long-term impacts.
185.27 	(b) By February October 1, 2023, the commissioner chair of the Metropolitan Council
185.28 	must provide a copy of the study to the members of the legislative committees with 
185.29 	jurisdiction over transportation policy and finance.

186.1 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment. This 
186.2 	section applies in the counties of Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, and 
186.3 	Washington.

186.4 	Sec. 11. ASSESSMENT YEAR 2022; REASSESSMENT OF CERTAIN PROPERTY.
 186.5 	(a) By January 1, 2023, the Minneapolis City Assessor or the Hennepin County Assessor 
186.6 	shall reassess property identified as the Cedar Isles Condominium buildings, located at 3141 
186.7 	and 3151 Dean Court, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, including each individual unit within 
186.8 	the property. The reassessment shall take into consideration any valuation change resulting 
186.9 	from damage to the property and each individual unit attributable to or related to the 
186.10 	construction of the Green Line Extension light rail transit line, also known as Southwest 
186.11 	Light Rail.
186.12 	(b) By January 1, 2023, the city or county assessor shall mail to each property owner an 
186.13 	updated valuation notice, as required under Minnesota Statutes, section 273.121.

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

186.15 	Sec. 12. CEDAR ISLES CONDOMINIUM DAMAGES.
 186.16 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) The following terms have the meanings given for purposes 
186.17 	of this section.
186.18 	(b) "Cedar Isles Condominiums" are the condominium buildings located at 3141 and 
186.19 	3151 Dean Court, Minneapolis, Hennepin County.
186.20 	(c) "Council" means the Metropolitan Council.
186.21 	(d) "Southwest Light Rail" means the Green Line Extension light rail transit line.
186.22 		Subd. 2.Requirements. (a) The council must ensure that Southwest Light Rail 
186.23 	construction will not cause further damages to Cedar Isles Condominium and that each unit 
186.24 	continues to be safe for occupancy. The council must provide to the Cedar Isles 
186.25 	Condominium Association, in writing, a plan for ensuring no future damages will occur to 
186.26 	the property. The plan must include a process for residents of the Cedar Isles Condominiums 
186.27 	to raise issues related to property damage or safety and the plan for the council to address 
186.28 	the issues.
186.29 	(b) The council must repair all existing and future damage to the Cedar Isles 
186.30 	Condominiums that is attributable to or caused by construction of the Southwest Light Rail. 
187.1 	The council must enter into a contract with a third party to provide the repairs. The council 
187.2 	must consult with the Cedar Isles Condominiums Association when selecting the third party.
187.3 	(c) The council must provide compensation to the owner or owners of each unit of the 
187.4 	Cedar Isles Condominiums for the devaluation of their property. The Cedar Isles 
187.5 	Condominium Association must determine an amount for each unit that is equal to the loss 
187.6 	in value of the unit based on damage attributable to or caused by construction of the 
187.7 	Southwest Light Rail.
187.8 	(d) The council must reimburse the Cedar Isles Condominium Association for all 
187.9 	engineering and legal costs incurred by the association in engaging a peer review of the 
187.10 	council's findings related to damages of the condominiums.
187.11 	(e) The council must provide office space for any resident of the Cedar Isles 
187.12 	Condominiums who would work from home if not for interruptions from Southwest Light 
187.13 	Rail construction. The council must provide office space to any resident who requests an 
187.14 	off-site office. The office space must be located within one mile of the condominium 
187.15 	buildings and must provide individual office space equipped with furniture and access to 
187.16 	telephone and Internet services. The council must not impose any fee.
187.17 	(f) The council must pay for all costs incurred pursuant to this section from the Southwest 
187.18 	Light Rail project budget. State funds must not be used to pay for any costs incurred pursuant 
187.19 	to this section.

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

187.21 	Sec. 13. GUIDEWAY COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; TRANSITION.
 187.22 	(a) This section applies to a guideway for which a locally preferred alternative has been 
187.23 	selected prior to the effective date of this section but is not in revenue operation on the 
187.24 	effective date of this section, except this section does not apply to the Gold Line bus rapid 
187.25 	transit project.
187.26 	(b) For each guideway subject to this section, the commissioner of transportation and 
187.27 	the Metropolitan Council must perform a cost-benefit analysis as required by Minnesota 
187.28 	Statutes, section 473.4487, subdivision 2, paragraphs (b), (c), and (d). Within 30 days of 
187.29 	completing a cost-benefit analysis required by this section, the commissioner must post the 
187.30 	final analysis on the Department of Transportation's website and the Metropolitan Council 
187.31 	must post the final analysis on the council's website. The commissioner and the council 
187.32 	must jointly submit a copy of the final report to the legislative auditor and to the chairs and 
188.1 	ranking minority members of legislative committees with jurisdiction over transportation 
188.2 	finance and policy.

188.3 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment and 
188.4 	applies in the counties of Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, and Washington.

188.5 	Sec. 14. REQUEST TO TERMINATE NORTHSTAR COMMUTER RAIL 
188.6 	OPERATIONS.
 188.7 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have  
188.8 	the meanings given.
188.9 	(b) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of transportation.
188.10 	(c) "Council" means the Metropolitan Council.
188.11 	(d) "FTA" means the Federal Transit Administration.
188.12 	(e) "Northstar" means the Northstar Commuter Rail line that provides rail passenger 
188.13 	service between downtown Minneapolis and Big Lake, including stops in Fridley, Coon 
188.14 	Rapids, Anoka, Ramsey, and Elk River.
188.15 		Subd. 2.Federal approval. Within 30 days of the enactment of this section, the council 
188.16 	and the commissioner must request approval from the FTA to discontinue Northstar 
188.17 	operations. As part of the request, the council and commissioner must specify that the state 
188.18 	will not reimburse the FTA or any other federal agency for federal funds spent on Northstar. 
188.19 	Within seven days of receiving a response to the request, the council and commissioner 
188.20 	must report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with 
188.21 	jurisdiction over transportation policy and finance on the outcome of the request. The report 
188.22 	must include a copy of the request submitted to the FTA and a copy of the FTA's response. 
188.23 	If the FTA grants the request, the commissioner and council must submit to the chairs and 
188.24 	ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over transportation 
188.25 	policy and finance a proposed plan to terminate Northstar operations. The plan must be 
188.26 	submitted within 90 days after the FTA grants the request.

188.27 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment. This 
188.28 	section applies in the counties of Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, and 
188.29 	Washington.

189.1 	Sec. 15. SUSPENSION OF GUIDEWAY ACTIVITIES.
 189.2 	The Metropolitan Council must not take any action or spend any money for study, 
189.3 	planning, preliminary engineering, final design, or construction for any proposed guideway. 
189.4 	This does not apply to the Gold Line bus rapid transit project or the Green Line Extension 
189.5 	light rail transit line, also known as the Southwest Light Rail project. This section expires 
189.6 	when the Green Line Extension light rail transit line begins revenue operations.

189.7 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment. This 
189.8 	section applies in the counties of Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, and 
189.9 	Washington.

189.10 	Sec. 16. MET COUNCIL STUDY.
 189.11 	By January 15, 2023, the commissioner of management and budget must submit a report 
189.12 	to the legislative committees with jurisdiction over local government policy, elections policy, 
189.13 	and transportation policy regarding alternative methods of selecting members of the 
189.14 	Metropolitan Council. At a minimum, the report must examine methods of  selecting members 
189.15 	of the Metropolitan Council, including directly electing members. The report must include 
189.16 	anticipated costs of each selection method.

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

APPENDIX 

Repealed Minnesota Statutes: UEH4293-1 

13.607 CAMPAIGN FINANCE, PUBLIC DISCLOSURE, AND ELECTION DATA CODED ELSEWHERE.Subd. 6.Registered voter lists. 
Access to registered voter lists is governed by section 201.091. 

136F.03 CANDIDATE ADVISORY COUNCIL.Subdivision 1.Purpose. 
A Candidate Advisory Council for the board shall assist the governor in determining criteria for, and identifying and recruiting qualified candidates for, nonstudent membership on the board. 

Subd. 2.Membership. 
The advisory council consists of 24 members. Twelve members are appointed by the Subcommittee on Committees of the Committee on Rules and Administration of the senate. Twelve members are appointed by the speaker of the house. No more than one-third of the members appointed by each appointing authority may be current or former legislators. No more than two-thirds of the members appointed by each appointing authority may belong to the same political party; however, political activity or affiliation is not required for the appointment of a member. Geographical representation must be taken into consideration when making appointments. Section 15.0575 governs the advisory council, except that the members must be appointed to six-year terms. 

Subd. 3.Duties. 
(a) The advisory council shall: 

(1) develop a statement of the selection criteria to be applied and a description of the responsibilities and duties of a member of the board and shall distribute this to potential candidates; and 

(2) for each position on the board, identify and recruit qualified candidates for the board, based on the background and experience of the candidates, and their potential for discharging the responsibilities of a member of the board. 

(b) Selection criteria developed under this section must include the requirement that trustees represent diversity in geography, gender, race, occupation, and experience. 

(c) Selection criteria developed under this section must also include the identification of the membership needs of the board for individual skills relevant to the governance of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities and the needs for certain individual characteristics that include geographic location, gender, race, occupation, and experience. 

Subd. 4.Recommendations. 
Except for seats filled under sections 136F.04 and 136F.045, the advisory council shall recommend at least two and not more than four candidates for each seat. By April 15 of each even-numbered year in which the governor makes appointments to the board, the advisory council shall submit its recommendations to the governor and to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with primary jurisdiction over higher education policy and finance. The governor is not bound by these recommendations. 

Subd. 5.Support services. 
The Legislative Coordinating Commission shall provide administrative and support services for the advisory council. 

155A.27 PRACTITIONER.Subd. 10.Nonresident licenses. 
(a) A nonresident cosmetologist, nail technician, or esthetician may be licensed in Minnesota if the individual has completed cosmetology school in a state or country with the same or greater school hour requirements, has an active license in that state or country, and has passed a board-approved theory and practice-based examination, the Minnesota-specific written operator examination for cosmetologist, nail technician, or esthetician. If a test is used to verify the qualifications of trained cosmetologists, the test should be translated into the nonresident's native language within the limits of available resources. Licenses shall not be issued under this subdivision for managers or instructors. 

(b) If an individual has less than the required number of school hours, the individual must have had a current active license in another state or country for at least three years and have passed a board-approved theory and practice-based examination, and the Minnesota-specific written operator examination for cosmetologist, nail technician, or esthetician. If a test is used to verify the qualifications of trained cosmetologists, the test should be translated into the nonresident's native language within the limits of available resources. Licenses must not be issued under this subdivision for managers or instructors. 

(c) Applicants claiming training and experience in a foreign country shall supply official English-language translations of all required documents from a board-approved source. 

168.345 USE OF VEHICLE REGISTRATION INFORMATION.Subdivision 1.Information by telephone. 
Information about vehicle registrations shall not be furnished on the telephone to any person except the personnel of law enforcement agencies and the personnel of governmental motor vehicle and registration offices. 

168A.01 DEFINITIONS.Subd. 17a.Salvage title. 
"Salvage title" means a certificate of title that is issued to a vehicle declared a repairable total loss vehicle under section 168A.151 and includes an existing certificate of title that has been stamped with the legend "salvage certificate of title" in accordance with section 168A.151. 

168B.15 TOW TRUCK PERMIT.
The commissioner of transportation may issue permits to an applicant who pays a single $300 annual fee to cover all tow trucks and towing vehicles owned by the applicant and meets any other conditions prescribed by the commissioner. The permit authorizes the tow truck or towing vehicle, when towing a disabled or damaged vehicle to a place of repair or to a place of safekeeping, to exceed the length and weight limitations of chapter 169. 

169.829 WEIGHT LIMITS NOT APPLICABLE TO CERTAIN VEHICLES.Subd. 2.Tow truck. 
Sections 169.823 to 169.828 do not apply to a tow truck or towing vehicle when towing a disabled or damaged vehicle, when the movement is urgent, and when the movement is for the purpose of removing the disabled vehicle from the roadway to a place of safekeeping or to a place of repair. 

201.091 REGISTERED VOTER LISTS; REPORTS; REGISTRATION PLACES.Subd. 9.Restricted data. 
A list provided for public inspection or purchase, or in response to a law enforcement inquiry, must not include a voter's date of birth or any part of a voter's Social Security number, driver's license number, identification card number, military identification card number, or passport number. 

325F.6644 APPLICATION.Subdivision 1.Damage disclosure. 
Section 325F.6641 does not apply to commercial motor vehicles with a gross vehicle weight rating of 16,000 pounds or more or to motorcycles. 

Subd. 2.Title branding. 
Section 325F.6642 does not apply to (1) commercial motor vehicles with a gross vehicle weight rating of 16,000 pounds or more or to motorcycles, other than reconstructed vehicles, as defined in section 168A.01, subdivision 16; and (2) restored pioneer vehicles, as defined in section 168A.01, subdivision 16a. 

326A.04 CERTIFICATE ISSUANCE AND RENEWAL; COMPETENCY STANDARD.Subd. 11.Automatic revocation. 
The certificate of a person who fails to renew a certificate for more than two years after expiration or the certificate of a person who had not reported required experience to the board by January 1, 2003, and who fails to report the required experience under Minnesota Rules shall be automatically revoked by order of the board. The orders may be issued by the board without following the procedures of chapter 14, provided the board notifies each affected person by mail at the person's last known address on file with the board at least three days prior to the issuance of any order. No notice is required if the last communication sent by the board to a licensee was returned to the board by the United States Postal Service as undeliverable and with no forwarding address. Certificates revoked by the board may be reinstated, if at all, under section 326A.09. This subdivision does not apply to certified public accountants who have notified the board, according to requirements prescribed by board rule, that they will not use the CPA designation in any manner and will not provide professional services. 

645.071 STANDARD OF TIME.
Every mention of, or reference to, any hour or time in any law is to be construed with reference to and in accordance with the standard time or advanced standard time provided by federal law. No department of the state government and no county, city or town shall employ any other time or adopt any ordinance or order providing for the use of any other time than the federal standard time or advanced standard time. 

Repealed Minnesota Session Laws: UEH4293-1 

Laws 2000, chapter 479, article 2, section 1, as amended by Laws 2000, chapter 499, section 41; as amended by Laws 2001, First Special Session chapter 5, article 20, section 20
Sec. 41. [CORRECTION 27A.] Laws 2000, chapter 479, article 2, section 1, is amended to read:Section 1. PROHIBITION AGAINST APPROPRIATIONS FROM TRUNK HIGHWAY FUND. 
To ensure compliance with the Minnesota Constitution, article XIV, sections 2, 5, and 6, the commissioner of finance, agency directors, and legislative commission personnel may not include in the biennial budget for fiscal years 2002 and 2003, or in any budget thereafter, expenditures from the trunk highway fund for a nonhighway purpose as jointly determined by the commissioner of finance and the attorney general. For purposes of this section, an expenditure for a nonhighway purpose is any expenditure not for construction, improvement, or maintenance of highways. At the time of submission of the biennial budget proposal to the legislature, the commissioner of finance and the attorney general shall report to the senate and house of representatives transportation committees concerning any expenditure that is proposed to be appropriated from the trunk highway fund, if that expenditure is similar to those reduced or eliminated in sections 5 to 20. The report must explain the highway purpose of, and recommend a fund to be charged for, the proposed expenditure. 

2105.0183TRANSFER OF LICENSES FROM OTHER STATES OR COUNTRIES. Subpart 1.Applicants with required training who are licensed in another state.  
Applicants for a cosmetologist, esthetician, nail technician, or eyelash technician operator license who have completed or exceeded the required number of hours of training: 1,550 hours for a cosmetologist; 600 hours for an esthetician; 350 hours for a nail technician; and 38 hours for an eyelash technician and are licensed in another state must be at least 17 years of age and must provide the following: 

A. 
a completed application form; 

B. 
certification of licensure no more than 90 days old sent to the board directly from each state where the applicant has been licensed. A license certification must verify the current status and history of licensure, discipline history, hours of training, and whether or not the licensee has passed a general theory and practical test. If a state does not issue certification of licensure, the applicant must submit a copy of the most recent license and a completed supplemental verification form; 

C. 
if the out-of-state license is not active, an original board-approved skills course certificate no more than one year old; 

D. 
original passing test results no more than one year old of a board-approved general theory test. If a certification of licensure from a state in which the applicant has been licensed attests that the applicant has passed such a test, this requirement is met and the general theory does not have to be retaken; 

E. 
original passing test results no more than one year old of a board-approved written practical test. If a certification of licensure from a state in which the applicant has been licensed attests that the applicant has passed such a test, this requirement is met and the written practical test does not have to be retaken; 

F. 
original passing test results of the Minnesota state laws and rules test no more than one year old; and 

G. 
payment of the fees required by Minnesota Statutes, section 155A.25. 

Subp. 2.Applicants with less than the required training who are licensed in another state.  
Applicants for a cosmetologist, esthetician, nail technician, or eyelash technician operator license who have not completed the required number of hours of training: 1,550 hours for a cosmetologist; 600 hours for an esthetician; 350 hours for a nail technician; and 38 hours for an eyelash technician, and who are licensed in another state must be at least 17 years old and must provide the following: 

A. 
a completed application form; 

B. 
evidence of an active license for at least three years in another state, or an original course completion certificate from a Minnesota-licensed cosmetology school no more than one year old with notarized signatures of the school manager or owner documenting the completion as a transfer student under part 2110.0705 of additional training hours and the practical skills test; 

C. 
certification of licensure no more than 90 days old sent directly to the board from each state where the applicant has been licensed. The license certification must verify the current status and history of licensure, discipline history, hours of training, and whether or not the licensee has passed a general theory and practical test. If a state does not issue license certifications, the applicant must submit a copy of the most recent license and a completed supplemental verification form; 

D. 
if the out-of-state license is not active, the applicant must provide an original board-approved skills course certificate no more than one year old; 

E. 
original passing test results no more than one year old of a board-approved general theory test. If a certification of licensure from a state in which the applicant has been licensed attests that the applicant has passed such a test, this requirement is met and the general theory test does not have to be retaken; 

F. 
original passing test results no more than one year old of a board-approved written practical test. If a certification of licensure from a state in which the applicant has been licensed attests that the applicant has passed such a test, this requirement is met and the written practical test does not have to be retaken; 

G. 
original passing test results no more than one year old of the Minnesota state laws and rules test; and 

H. 
payment of the fees required by Minnesota Statutes, section 155A.25. 

Subp. 3.Applicants with training and experience in another country who have not been licensed in another state.  
Applicants for a cosmetologist, esthetician, nail technician, or eyelash technician operator license whose training was outside the United States and have not been licensed by another state must be at least 17 years old and must: 

A. 
apply to a board-licensed school as a transfer student for an evaluation of training, school records, and work experience under part 2110.0705, rectify any deficiencies noted in the evaluation results, and provide the original course completion certificate; and 

B. 
complete an application and submit the following items: 

(1) 
original passing test results of a board-approved general theory test no more than one year old; 

(2) 
original passing test results of a board-approved written practical test no more than one year old; 

(3) 
original passing test results of the Minnesota state laws and rules test no more than one year old; and 

(4) 
payment of the fees required by Minnesota Statutes, section 155A.25. 

Subp. 4.Applicants with an instructor license from another state.  
Applicants who hold an active instructor license issued from another state may apply for an instructor license. Applicants must provide the following: 

A. 
a completed application form; 

B. 
an active Minnesota operator or salon manager license; 

C. 
documentation of at least 2,700 hours of licensed practice as an operator, salon manager, or instructor within the three years prior to the application; 

D. 
certification of licensure no more than 90 days old sent to the board directly from each state where the applicant has held an instructor license. An instructor license certification must verify the current status and history of license, discipline history, hours of training, and whether or not the instructor has passed an instructor general theory test and an instructor practical test. If a state does not issue certification of licensure, the applicant must submit a copy of the most recent license and a completed supplemental verification form; 

E. 
an original course completion certificate of a board-approved instructor course not more than one year old. If a certification of licensure from a state where the applicant holds an active instructor license attests that the applicant successfully completed comparable instructor training, this requirement is met and the instructor course does not have to be retaken; 

F. 
original passing test results no more than one year old of a board-approved instructor general theory test. If a certification of licensure from a state where the applicant holds an active instructor license attests that the applicant passed a comparable instructor theory test, this requirement is met and the instructor theory test does not have to be retaken; 

G. 
original passing test results no more than one year old of a board-approved instructor practical test. If a certification of licensure from a state where the applicant holds an active instructor license attests that the applicant has passed such a test, this requirement is met and the instructor practical test does not have to be retaken; 

H. 
original passing test results of the Minnesota instructor laws and rules test no more than one year old; and 

I. 
payment of the fees required by Minnesota Statutes, section 155A.25. 

Subp. 4a.Applicants with an advanced practice or master esthetician training or license from another state or country.  
An applicant for an advanced practice esthetician operator license whose training or licensure is from another state or country must be at least 17 years old and must: 

A. 
apply to a board-licensed school as a transfer student for an evaluation of applicable esthetician and advanced practice (AP) esthetician training, school records, and work experience under part 2110.0705; rectify any deficiencies noted in the evaluation results; and provide the original esthetician course completion certificate and the original AP esthetician course completion certificate; and 

B. 
complete an application and submit the following items: 

(1) 
if applicant has held a cosmetologist, esthetician, or AP esthetician license in another state, a certification of licensure no more than 90 days old sent to the board directly from each state where the applicant has been licensed. A license certification must verify the current status and history of licensure, discipline history, hours of training, and whether or not the licensee has passed the general theory and practical tests. If a state does not issue certification of licensure, the applicant must submit a copy of the most recent license and a completed supplemental verification form; 

(2) 
original passing test results no more than one year old of a board-approved esthetician or cosmetology general theory test. If a certification of licensure from a state in which the applicant has been licensed attests that the applicant has passed such a test, this requirement is met and the general theory test does not have to be retaken; 

(3) 
original passing test results no more than one year old of a board-approved esthetician or cosmetology written practical test. If a certification of licensure from a state in which the applicant has been licensed attests that the applicant has passed such a test, this requirement is met and the written practical test does not have to be retaken; 

(4) 
original passing test results of a board-approved theory AP esthetician test no more than one year old; 

(5) 
original passing test results of a board-approved written practical AP esthetician test no more than one year old; 

(6) 
original passing test results of the Minnesota state laws and rules test no more than one year old; and 

(7) 
payment of the fees required by Minnesota Statutes, section 155A.25. 

Subp. 5.Foreign documents.  
All foreign documents from another country, including records in English, must be evaluated by a board-approved credentialing agency at the applicant's expense. 

7023.0150SCOPE AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE. Subpart 1.Scope.  
To reduce air pollution from vehicles in the state, parts 7023.0150 to 7023.0300 establish standards for low-emission vehicles and zero-emission vehicles. 

Subp. 2.Incorporation by reference.  
California Code of Regulations, title 13, sections 1900, 1956.8(h) (medium-duty vehicle greenhouse gas emission standards only), 1961.2, 1961.3, 1962.2, 1962.3, 1965, 1968.2, 1976, 1978, 2035, 2037 to 2041, 2046, 2062, 2109, 2111 to 2121, 2122 to 2135, 2139, and 2141 to 2149, as amended, are incorporated by reference. The regulations are not subject to frequent change and are available online at https://oal.ca.gov/publications/ccr/. 

Subp. 3.Term substitutions.  
In applying the incorporated sections of the California Code of Regulations, unless the context requires otherwise: 

A. 
"California" means "Minnesota"; 

B. 
"CARB," "ARB," or "Air Resources Board" means the agency; and 

C. 
"Executive Officer" means the commissioner. 

Subp. 4.Effective date.  
Parts 7023.0150 to 7023.0300, except part 7023.0300, subpart 4, are effective on the date given in a commissioner's notice published in the State Register after the standards incorporated by reference in subpart 2 are granted a waiver by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency under United States Code, title 42, section 7543. The commissioner's notice must also designate the first effective model year in accordance with United States Code, title 42, section 7507. 

7023.0200DEFINITIONS. Subpart 1.Applicability. 
For parts 7023.0150 to 7023.0300, the terms in this part have the meanings given. The definitions in parts 7000.0100 and 7005.0100 and California Code of Regulations, title 13, section 1900, apply to parts 7023.0150 to 7023.0300 unless the terms are otherwise defined in this part. 

Subp. 2.Authorized emergency vehicle.  
"Authorized emergency vehicle" has the meaning given in Minnesota Statutes, section 169.011. 

Subp. 3.CARB.  
"CARB" means the California State Air Resources Board as defined in California Health and Safety Code, division 26, part 1, chapter 1, section 39003. 

Subp. 4.First effective model year.  
"First effective model year" means the first model year for which the standards adopted in parts 7023.0150 to 7023.0300 are effective according to the commissioner's notice under part 7023.0150, subpart 4. 

Subp. 5.Light-duty truck.  
"Light-duty truck" has the meaning given under California Code of Regulations, title 13, section 1900(b)(11). 

Subp. 6.Medium-duty passenger vehicle.  
"Medium-duty passenger vehicle" has the meaning given under California Code of Regulations, title 13, section 1900(b)(12). 

Subp. 7.Medium-duty vehicle.  
"Medium-duty vehicle" has the meaning given under California Code of Regulations, title 13, section 1900(b)(13). 

Subp. 8.Military tactical vehicle.  
"Military tactical vehicle" means a land combat or transportation vehicle, excluding a rail-based vehicle, that is designed for and used by a branch of the United States armed forces or used as an authorized emergency vehicle by or for a governmental agency. 

Subp. 9.Model year.  
"Model year" means the manufacturer's annual production period that includes January 1 of a calendar year or, if the manufacturer has no annual production period, the calendar year. The model year for a motor vehicle manufactured in two or more stages is the model year in which the chassis is completed. 

Subp. 10.Motor vehicle manufacturer.  
"Motor vehicle manufacturer" means a small, independent low, intermediate, or large volume manufacturer as defined under California Code of Regulations, title 13, section 1900(b)(8), (9), (10), and (22). 

Subp. 11.New motor vehicle.  
"New motor vehicle" means a first effective model year or later model year motor vehicle with less than 7,500 miles of use accumulated as of the date of sale or lease. 

Subp. 12.Passenger car.  
"Passenger car" has the meaning given under California Code of Regulations, title 13, section 1900(b)(17). 

Subp. 13.Transitional zero-emission vehicle or TZEV.  
"Transitional zero-emission vehicle" or "TZEV" has the meaning given under California Code of Regulations, title 13, section 1962.2(c). 

Subp. 14.Used motor vehicle.  
"Used motor vehicle" means a first effective model year or later model year motor vehicle with 7,500 miles or more of use accumulated as of the date of sale or lease. 

Subp. 15.Zero-emission vehicle or ZEV.  
"Zero-emission vehicle" or "ZEV" has the meaning given under California Code of Regulations, title 13, section 1962.2(a). 

7023.0250LOW-EMISSION VEHICLE STANDARDS. Subpart 1.Requirement.  
Beginning with the first effective model year, all of the following that are produced by a motor vehicle manufacturer and delivered for sale or lease in the state must be certified to the standards incorporated by reference under part 7023.0150, subpart 2, except as provided under subpart 2: 

A. 
new motor vehicles that are passenger cars, light-duty trucks, medium-duty passenger vehicles, and medium-duty vehicles; 

B. 
new light- or medium-duty motor vehicle engines; and 

C. 
motor vehicles with a new motor vehicle engine. 

Subp. 2.Exceptions.  
This part does not apply to: 

A. 
a used motor vehicle; 

B. 
a new motor vehicle sold to another dealer; 

C. 
a new motor vehicle sold to be wrecked or dismantled; 

D. 
a new motor vehicle sold exclusively for off-highway use; 

E. 
a new motor vehicle sold for registration out-of-state; 

F. 
a new motor vehicle that has been certified to standards adopted under authority granted in United States Code, title 42, section 7521, and that is in the possession of a rental agency in the state and that is next rented with a final destination outside of the state; 

G. 
an authorized emergency vehicle; 

H. 
a military tactical vehicle; 

I. 
a new motor vehicle transferred by inheritance; 

J. 
a new motor vehicle transferred by court decree; 

K. 
a new motor vehicle acquired by a state resident to replace a motor vehicle that was registered to the resident and that, while out of state, was damaged, became inoperative beyond reasonable repair, or was stolen if the replacement motor vehicle is acquired out of state at the time the previously owned vehicle was damaged, became inoperative, or was stolen; or 

L. 
a new motor vehicle purchased and registered in another state by a person who is a resident of that state and who subsequently establishes residency in Minnesota. Upon registering the new motor vehicle in Minnesota, the person must provide evidence to the commissioner of the previous residence and registration. 

Subp. 3.Fleet average emissions.  A. 
For first effective model year motor vehicles and all subsequent model year motor vehicles to which this part applies, a motor vehicle manufacturer must not exceed the fleet average nonmethane organic gas plus oxides of nitrogen emission values under California Code of Regulations, title 13, section 1961.2. Credits and debits may be accrued and used based on a manufacturer's sales in the state of motor vehicles subject to this part according to California Code of Regulations, title 13, section 1961.2(c). 

B. 
For first effective model year motor vehicles and all subsequent model year motor vehicles to which this part applies, a motor vehicle manufacturer must not exceed the fleet average greenhouse gas exhaust emission values under California Code of Regulations, title 13, section 1961.3. For first effective model year motor vehicles and all subsequent model year motor vehicles, manufacturers of medium-duty vehicles produced by a motor vehicle manufacturer and delivered for sale or lease in the state must not exceed the greenhouse gas emission standards under California Code of Regulations, title 13, section 1956.8(h)(6). Credits and debits may be accrued and used based on a manufacturer's sales in the state of motor vehicles subject to this part according to California Code of Regulations, title 13, section 1961.3. 

Subp. 4.Environmental performance labels.  
Beginning with the first effective model year and all subsequent model years, all new motor vehicles subject to this part produced by a motor vehicle manufacturer and delivered for sale or lease in the state must be affixed with emission control labels and environmental performance labels according to California Code of Regulations, title 13, section 1965. 

Subp. 5.Warranty requirements.  
For all motor vehicles subject to this part, the motor vehicle manufacturer must provide defect warranty coverage that complies with California Code of Regulations, title 13, sections 2035, 2037 to 2041, and 2046. 

Subp. 6.Recall requirements.  
For all motor vehicles subject to this part and subject to recall in California, the motor vehicle manufacturer must undertake a recall campaign in this state according to California Code of Regulations, title 13, sections 2111 to 2121 and 2122 to 2135, unless the manufacturer demonstrates to the commissioner that the recall is not applicable to motor vehicles registered in Minnesota. 

Subp. 7.Reporting requirements.  A. 
By May 1 of the calendar year after the end of the model year, a motor vehicle manufacturer must annually submit to the commissioner a report demonstrating that the motor vehicle manufacturer has met the requirements of subpart 3, item A, for its fleet delivered for sale in the state. 

B. 
By May 1 of the calendar year after the end of the model year, a motor vehicle manufacturer must annually submit to the commissioner a report demonstrating that the motor vehicle manufacturer has met the requirements of subpart 3, item B, for its fleet delivered for sale in the state. 

C. 
If requested by the commissioner, a motor vehicle manufacturer must provide reports in the same format as provided to CARB on all assembly-line emission testing and functional test results collected as a result of compliance with this part, warranty claim reports, recall reports, and any other reports required by CARB under the regulations incorporated by reference under part 7023.0150. The reports must be supplemented with data on motor vehicles delivered for sale or registered in Minnesota. 

D. 
If the commissioner deems it necessary to administer and enforce this part, the commissioner must require a motor vehicle manufacturer subject to this part to submit additional documentation, including all certification materials submitted to CARB. 

Subp. 8.Record availability and retention; reporting noncompliance.  A. 
Upon oral or written request of the commissioner, a person subject to this part must furnish to the commissioner or allow the commissioner to access and copy all records that relate to the motor vehicles that are subject to this part and that are relevant for determining compliance with this part. Unless otherwise specified, a person subject to this part must retain all relevant records for at least five years after creating the records. 

B. 
If a report issued by a motor vehicle manufacturer under subpart 7 demonstrates noncompliance with the fleet average under subpart 3 for a model year, the manufacturer must, within 60 days, file a report with the commissioner to document the noncompliance. The report must identify all motor vehicle models delivered for sale or lease in the state, the models' corresponding certification standards, and the percentage of each model delivered for sale in this state and California in relation to total fleet sales in the respective state. 

7023.0300ZERO-EMISSION VEHICLE STANDARDS. Subpart 1.Requirement.  
Beginning with the first effective model year, a motor vehicle manufacturer's sales fleet of passenger cars and light-duty trucks produced by motor vehicle manufacturers and delivered for sale or lease in the state must contain at least the same applicable percentage of ZEVs required under California Code of Regulations, title 13, section 1962.2. 

Subp. 2.Credit bank; reporting requirements; record availability and retention.  A. 
Beginning in the first effective model year, a motor vehicle manufacturer subject to this part must open an account in the California ZEV credit system for banking credits earned in Minnesota. The account must be opened no later than March 1 of the calendar year after the end of the first effective model year. A motor vehicle manufacturer must notify the commissioner within 30 days of opening an account in the California ZEV credit system for the manufacturer's Minnesota ZEV credits. 

B. 
At least annually by May 1 of the calendar year after the close of a model year, a motor vehicle manufacturer must submit a report to the commissioner that identifies the necessary delivery and placement data of all motor vehicles generating ZEV credits and all transfers and acquisitions of ZEV credits, according to California Code of Regulations, title 13, section 1962.2. The report may be amended based on late sales. 

C. 
Upon oral or written request of the commissioner, a person subject to this part must furnish to the commissioner or allow the commissioner to access and copy all records that relate to the motor vehicles that are subject to this part and that are relevant for determining compliance with this part. Unless otherwise specified, a person subject to this part must retain all relevant records for at least five years after creating the records. 

Subp. 3.Requirement to make up ZEV deficit.  
A motor vehicle manufacturer that delivers for sale in the state fewer ZEVs or TZEVs than required to meet its ZEV credit obligation in a given model year must make up the deficit by submitting a commensurate amount of ZEV credits to the commissioner according to California Code of Regulations, title 13, section 1962.2(g)(7). The number of motor vehicles not meeting the ZEV credit obligation must be equal to the manufacturer's credit deficit, rounded to the nearest 1/100th and calculated according to the equation in California Code of Regulations, title 13, section 1962.2(g)(8). 

Subp. 4.Early-action credits.  A. 
Beginning with model year 2022 and ending at the beginning of the first effective model year, a motor vehicle manufacturer may earn early-action ZEV credits for delivering ZEVs for sale in the state. A motor vehicle manufacturer choosing to earn early-action ZEV credits under this subpart must notify the commissioner to open an account to track early-action ZEV credits in Minnesota no later than March 1 of the calendar year after the close of the first model year for which the manufacturer intends to accrue early-action credits. 

B. 
New motor vehicles delivered for sale in the state under this subpart earn early-action ZEV credits with the same values established in California Code of Regulations, title 13, section 1962.2. 

C. 
A motor vehicle manufacturer that notifies the commissioner under item A must submit a report to the commissioner at least annually by May 1 of the calendar year after the close of the model year that identifies the necessary delivery and placement data of all motor vehicles generating early-action ZEV credits under this subpart, according to California Code of Regulations, title 13, section 1962.2. The report may be amended based on late sales. 

D. 
After the reporting deadline under item C during the first effective model year and after receiving notice from a motor vehicle manufacturer under subpart 2, item A, the commissioner must load the ZEV credits earned by the motor vehicle manufacturer under this subpart into the manufacturer's California ZEV credit system account. 

E. 
This subpart is effective beginning with a motor vehicle manufacturer's model year 2022. 

Subp. 5.Onetime credit allotment.  A. 
For the first effective model year, the commissioner must deposit into each motor vehicle manufacturer's account a credit allotment equivalent to the first effective model year's ZEV credit requirement for that motor vehicle manufacturer. 

B. 
The credit amount under item A must be calculated for the first effective model year according to California Code of Regulations, title 13, section 1962.2(b)(1)(A) and (B). 

C. 
The commissioner must deposit the onetime credit allotment at the same time that the commissioner loads the ZEV credits earned by the motor vehicle manufacturer under subpart 4, item D, into the manufacturer's California ZEV credit system account. 

7410.6180COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE TESTING PROGRAM. 
A public, postsecondary educational institution or school as described in part 7410.6100 applying to be a third-party testing program for commercial motor vehicles shall offer a training course for commercial motor vehicle operation that consists of at least 180 hours of training. 

7410.6420THIRD-PARTY TESTER QUALIFICATIONS. Subp. 3.Driver education instructor.  
Except for an instructor in a licensed or approved motorcycle driver education program, a third-party tester may not simultaneously be an instructor in a licensed or approved driver education program. 

7410.6520DENIAL, CANCELLATION, OR SUSPENSION OF PROGRAM OR TESTER CERTIFICATE. Subp. 3.Commissioner's discretion.  
The existence of grounds for cancellation or suspension under subpart 2 is determined at the sole discretion of the commissioner. If the commissioner determines that grounds for cancellation or suspension exist for failure to comply with or satisfy any requirement in parts 7410.6000 to 7410.6520, the commissioner may immediately cancel or suspend the third-party testing program or third-party tester from administering any further tests. 

7411.0535ONLINE CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION; ADULT ONLY. 
Classroom instruction via the Internet may be provided by a program to any student who is at least 18 years old. 

A.
 The course of study must provide a means for the student to measure performance outcomes. 

B.
 There must be a pool of rotating quiz questions. 

C.
 The course must have accountability features to ensure the age and identity of the student taking the course. 

D.
 Technical designs must have features that measure the amount of time a student spends on each section of the course. 

E.
 Customer support access must be made available through a toll-free telephone number. 

F.
 The course must have a secure server and be backed up by a second unit. 

G.
 The program must have preventives in place to protect against the access of private information. 

H.
 The course must have the ability to update course content uniformly throughout the state. 

I.
 The course must have a location in Minnesota where program and student records are accessible. 

8835.0350FINANCIAL RECORDS. Subp. 2.Reports.  
At the end of each month of operation, a recipient shall provide the department with a report summarizing cost allocations and operating statistics for the period. Reports must be completed on forms provided or approved by the department and must be submitted no later than the last day of the month following the reporting period. The recipient shall submit to the department the final report for the contract period no later than 90 days after the contract period ends.