1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to transportation; allowing installation and fee collection for electric vehicle 
1.3 	charging stations at interstate rest areas;amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 
1.4 	160.08, subdivision 7.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 160.08, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
1.7 		Subd. 7.No commercial establishment within right-of-way; exceptions. No 
1.8 	commercial establishment, including but not limited to automotive service stations, for 
1.9 	serving motor vehicle users shall be constructed or located within the right-of-way of, or 
1.10 	on publicly owned or publicly leased land acquired or used for or in connection with, a 
1.11 	controlled-access highway; except that:
1.12 	(1) structures may be built within safety rest and travel information center areas;
1.13 	(2) space within state-owned buildings in those areas may be leased for the purpose of 
1.14 	providing information to travelers through advertising as provided in section 160.276;
1.15 	(3) advertising signs may be erected within the right-of-way of interstate or 
1.16 	controlled-access trunk highways by franchise agreements under section 160.80;
1.17 	(4) vending machines may be placed in rest areas, travel information centers, or weigh 
1.18 	stations constructed or located within trunk highway rights-of-way; and
1.19 	(5) acknowledgment signs may be erected under sections 160.272 and 160.2735.; and
1.20 	(6) electric vehicle charging stations may be installed, operated, and maintained in safety 
1.21 	rest areas.

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