1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to transportation; establishing a budget for transportation; appropriating 
1.3 	money for transportation purposes, including Department of Transportation, 
1.4 	Metropolitan Council, and Department of Public Safety activities; authorizing the 
1.5 	sale and issuance of state bonds; modifying various provisions governing 
1.6 	transportation finance, including vehicle registration, drivers' licenses, and the 
1.7 	motor vehicle sales tax; authorizing the Metropolitan Council to impose a 
1.8 	metropolitan region sales tax for roads, transit, and active transportation projects; 
1.9 	amending various provisions relating to transportation, motor vehicles, drivers, 
1.10 	driver's education, deputy registrars, bicycle safety, traffic safety, transit safety, 
1.11 	license plates, rail safety, and the Metropolitan Council; requiring reports and 
1.12 	studies; creating an advisory council; establishing a Metropolitan Council 
1.13 	governance commission; making technical changes;amending Minnesota Statutes 
1.14 	2022, sections 3.9741, subdivision 5; 13.69, subdivision 1; 13.6905, by adding a 
1.15 	subdivision; 115E.042, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 5, 6; 123B.90, subdivision 2; 151.37, 
1.16 	subdivision 12; 160.262, subdivision 3; 160.266, subdivisions 1b, 6, by adding a 
1.17 	subdivision; 161.045, subdivision 3; 161.088, subdivisions 1, 2, 4, 5, by adding 
1.18 	subdivisions; 161.45, subdivisions 1, 2; 161.46, subdivision 2; 161.53; 162.145, 
1.19 	subdivisions 2, 3, 4; 168.002, by adding a subdivision; 168.013, subdivisions 1a, 
1.20 	8; 168.1293, subdivision 7; 168.1295, subdivision 5; 168.1296, subdivision 5; 
1.21 	168.1298, subdivision 5; 168.27, subdivisions 11, 31; 168.326; 168.327, 
1.22 	subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 5b, by adding a subdivision; 168.33, subdivision 7; 168.345, 
1.23 	subdivision 2; 168.381, subdivision 4; 168A.152, subdivision 2; 168A.29, 
1.24 	subdivision 1; 168A.31, subdivision 2; 168D.06; 168D.07; 169.011, subdivision 
1.25 	27; 169.09, subdivision 13, by adding a subdivision; 169.14, by adding a 
1.26 	subdivision; 169.18, subdivisions 3, 11; 169.222, subdivision 4, by adding a 
1.27 	subdivision; 169.345, subdivision 2; 169.475, subdivisions 2, 3; 169A.60, 
1.28 	subdivision 16; 171.01, by adding a subdivision; 171.042; 171.05, subdivision 2; 
1.29 	171.06, subdivisions 2, 3, as amended, by adding a subdivision; 171.061, 
1.30 	subdivision 4; 171.07, subdivisions 11, 15; 171.0705, by adding a subdivision; 
1.31 	171.12, subdivision 1a; 171.13, subdivisions 1, 1a, 7; 171.26; 171.29, subdivision 
1.32 	2; 171.36; 174.01, by adding a subdivision; 174.03, subdivision 1c; 174.38, 
1.33 	subdivisions 3, 6; 219.015, subdivision 2; 219.1651; 222.37, subdivision 1; 
1.34 	297A.64, subdivisions 1, 2; 297A.94; 297A.99, subdivision 1; 297B.02, subdivision 
1.35 	1; 297B.09; 299A.01, by adding a subdivision; 299A.55; 299A.705, subdivisions 
1.36 	1, 3, by adding a subdivision; 357.021, subdivisions 6, 7; 360.915, subdivision 6; 
1.37 	473.146, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision; 473.3994, subdivisions 1a, 4, 7, 
1.38 	9, 14; 473.3995; 473.3997; 473.405, subdivision 4; 473.859, by adding a 
2.1 	subdivision; 609.855, subdivisions 1, 3, 7, by adding a subdivision; Laws 2005, 
2.2 	First Special Session chapter 6, article 3, section 103; Laws 2018, chapter 214, 
2.3 	article 1, section 16, subdivision 11, as amended; Laws 2021, First Special Session 
2.4 	chapter 5, article 1, section 4, subdivision 4; article 4, section 143; Laws 2022, 
2.5 	chapter 39, section 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 
2.6 	4; 123B; 160; 161; 162; 168; 169; 171; 174; 219; 290; 297A; 299A; 473; repealing 
2.7 	Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 167.45; 168.121, subdivision 5; 168.1282, 
2.8 	subdivision 5; 168.1294, subdivision 5; 168.1299, subdivision 4; 168B.15; 169.829, 
2.9 	subdivision 2; 299A.705, subdivision 2; 360.915, subdivision 5; Minnesota Rules, 
2.10 	parts 7411.0530; 7411.0535.
2.11 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

2.12 	ARTICLE 1
2.13 	TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS

2.14	Section 1. TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS.
 	
2.15 	The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the agencies 
2.16 	and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the trunk highway 
2.17 	fund, or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated for each purpose. 
2.18 	Amounts for "Total Appropriation" and sums shown in the corresponding columns marked 
2.19 	"Appropriations by Fund" are summary only and do not have legal effect. Unless specified 
2.20 	otherwise, the amounts in fiscal year 2025 under "Appropriations by Fund" show the base 
2.21 	within the meaning of Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.11, subdivision 3, by fund. The 
2.22 	figures "2024" and "2025" used in this article mean that the appropriations listed under them 
2.23 	are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, or June 30, 2025, respectively. "Each 
2.24 	year" is each of fiscal years 2024 and 2025. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2024 and 2025. 
2.25 	"C.S.A.H." is the county state-aid highway fund. "M.S.A.S." is the municipal state-aid street 
2.26 	fund. "H.U.T.D." is the highway user tax distribution fund. "Staff" means those employees 
2.27 	who are identified in any of the following roles for the legislative committees: committee 
2.28 	administrator, committee legislative assistant, caucus research, fiscal analysis, counsel, or 
2.29 	nonpartisan research.

2.30				APPROPRIATIONS
	
2.31				Available for the Year
	
2.32				Ending June 30
	
2.33					2024
		2025

2.34
2.35	Sec. 2. DEPARTMENT OF 
TRANSPORTATION

2.36	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	4,134,629,000
	$
	3,717,819,000

2.37	Appropriations by Fund
	
2.38		2024
	2025
	
2.39	General
	544,689,000
	43,534,000
	
3.1	Airports
	40,368,000
	25,368,000
	
3.2	C.S.A.H.
	969,591,000
	1,037,261,000
	
3.3	M.S.A.S.
	235,757,000
	247,087,000
	
3.4	Trunk Highway
	2,334,224,000
	2,364,569,000
	
3.5 	The appropriations in this section are to the 
3.6 	commissioner of transportation.
3.7 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
3.8 	purpose are specified in the following 
3.9 	subdivisions.

3.10	Subd. 2.Multimodal Systems
 					
3.11 	(a) Aeronautics

3.12	(1) Airport Development and Assistance
		59,598,000
		18,598,000

3.13	Appropriations by Fund
	
3.14		2024
	2025
	
3.15	General
	26,000,000
	-0-
	
3.16	Airports
	33,598,000
	18,598,000
	
3.17 	The appropriation from the state airports fund 
3.18 	must be spent according to Minnesota Statutes, 
3.19 	section 360.305, subdivision 4.
3.20 	$15,000,000 in fiscal year 2024 is from the 
3.21 	state airports fund for significantly delayed 
3.22 	system maintenance of critical airport safety 
3.23 	systems, equipment, and essential airfield 
3.24 	technology.
3.25 	$26,000,000 in fiscal year 2024 is from the 
3.26 	general fund for matching federal aid, related 
3.27 	state investments, and appropriate costs 
3.28 	incurred by the department to carry out the 
3.29 	provisions of this section. This is a onetime 
3.30 	appropriation and is available until June 30, 
3.31 	2027.
3.32 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
3.33 	16A.28, subdivision 6, the appropriation from 
4.1 	the state airports fund is available for five 
4.2 	years after the year of the appropriation. If the 
4.3 	appropriation for either year is insufficient, 
4.4 	the appropriation for the other year is available 
4.5 	for it.
4.6 	If the commissioner of transportation 
4.7 	determines that a balance remains in the state 
4.8 	airports fund following the appropriations 
4.9 	made in this article and that the appropriations 
4.10 	made are insufficient for advancing airport 
4.11 	development and assistance projects, an 
4.12 	amount necessary to advance the projects, not 
4.13 	to exceed the balance in the state airports fund, 
4.14 	is appropriated in each year to the 
4.15 	commissioner and must be spent according to 
4.16 	Minnesota Statutes, section 360.305, 
4.17 	subdivision 4. Within two weeks of a 
4.18 	determination under this contingent 
4.19 	appropriation, the commissioner of 
4.20 	transportation must notify the commissioner 
4.21 	of management and budget and the chairs, 
4.22 	ranking minority members, and staff of the 
4.23 	legislative committees with jurisdiction over 
4.24 	transportation finance concerning the funds 
4.25 	appropriated. Funds appropriated under this 
4.26 	contingent appropriation do not adjust the base 
4.27 	for fiscal years 2026 and 2027.

4.28	(2) Aviation Support Services
		15,397,000
		8,431,000

4.29	Appropriations by Fund
	
4.30		2024
	2025
	
4.31	General
	8,707,000
	1,741,000
	
4.32	Airports
	6,690,000
	6,690,000
	
4.33 	$7,000,000 in fiscal year 2024 is from the 
4.34 	general fund to purchase two utility aircraft  
4.35 	for the Department of Transportation.

5.1	(3) Civil Air Patrol
		80,000
		80,000
	
5.2 	This appropriation is from the state airports 
5.3 	fund for the Civil Air Patrol.

5.4	(b) Transit and Active Transportation
		86,278,000
		18,324,000
	
5.5 	This appropriation is from the general fund.
5.6 	$68,000,000 in fiscal year 2024 is  for 
5.7 	matching federal aid, related state investments, 
5.8 	and appropriate costs incurred by the 
5.9 	department to carry out the provisions of this 
5.10 	section. This is a onetime appropriation and 
5.11 	is available until June 30, 2027.

5.12	(c) Safe Routes to School
		15,297,000
		10,500,000
	
5.13 	This appropriation is from the general fund 
5.14 	for the safe routes to school program under 
5.15 	Minnesota Statutes, section 174.40.
5.16 	If the appropriation for either year is 
5.17 	insufficient, the appropriation for the other 
5.18 	year is available for it. The appropriations in 
5.19 	each year are available until June 30, 2027.
5.20 	The base for this appropriation is $1,345,000 
5.21 	in each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027.

5.22	(d) Passenger Rail
		52,455,000
		3,860,000
	
5.23 	This appropriation is from the general fund 
5.24 	for passenger rail activities under Minnesota 
5.25 	Statutes, sections 174.632 to 174.636.
5.26 	$1,955,000 in fiscal year 2024 and $3,360,000 
5.27 	in fiscal year 2025 are to provide a match to 
5.28 	federal aid for capital and operating costs for 
5.29 	expanded Amtrak service between the Twin 
5.30 	Cities and Chicago. The base for this 
5.31 	appropriation is $4,876,000 in each of fiscal 
5.32 	years 2026 and 2027.
6.1 	$50,000,000 in fiscal year 2024 is  for capital 
6.2 	improvements and betterments, including 
6.3 	preliminary engineering, design, engineering, 
6.4 	environmental analysis and mitigation, 
6.5 	acquisition of land and right-of-way, and 
6.6 	construction of the Minneapolis-Duluth 
6.7 	Northern Lights Express intercity passenger 
6.8 	rail project. This appropriation may be used 
6.9 	to maximize nonstate funding for the purposes 
6.10 	of this paragraph. This is a onetime 
6.11 	appropriation and is available until December 
6.12 	31, 2027.

6.13	(e) Freight
		11,579,000
		8,566,000

6.14	Appropriations by Fund
	
6.15		2024
	2025
	
6.16	General
	5,212,000
	1,900,000
	
6.17	Trunk Highway
	6,367,000
	6,666,000
	
6.18 	$500,000 each year is from the general fund 
6.19 	for weigh station operations and capital 
6.20 	improvements.
6.21 	$2,429,000 in fiscal year 2024 is from the 
6.22 	general fund for matching federal aid grants 
6.23 	for improvements, engineering, and 
6.24 	administrative costs for the Stone Arch Bridge 
6.25 	in Minneapolis. This is a onetime 
6.26 	appropriation and is available until June 30, 
6.27 	2027.
6.28 	$974,000 in fiscal year 2024 is from the 
6.29 	general fund for procurement costs of a 
6.30 	statewide freight network optimization tool 
6.31 	under Laws 2021, First Special Session 
6.32 	chapter 5, article 4, section 133. This is a 
6.33 	onetime appropriation and is available until 
6.34 	June 30, 2025.

7.1	Subd. 3.State Roads
 					
7.2	(a) Operations and Maintenance
		415,137,000
		425,258,000

7.3	Appropriations by Fund
	
7.4		2024
	2025
	
7.5	General
	3,000,000
	-0-
	
7.6	Trunk Highway
	412,137,000
	425,258,000
	
7.7 	$1,000,000 in fiscal year 2024 is from the 
7.8 	general fund for the highways for habitat 
7.9 	program under Minnesota Statutes, section 
7.10 	160.2325.
7.11 	$1,000,000 in fiscal year 2024 is from the 
7.12 	general fund for living snow fence 
7.13 	implementation, including: acquiring and 
7.14 	planting trees, shrubs, native grasses, and 
7.15 	wildflowers that are climate adaptive to 
7.16 	Minnesota; improvements; contracts; 
7.17 	easements; rental agreements; and program 
7.18 	delivery.
7.19 	$165,000 in each year is  for living snow fence 
7.20 	implementation and maintenance activities.
7.21 	$1,000,000 in fiscal year 2024 is from the 
7.22 	general fund for safe road zones under 
7.23 	Minnesota Statutes, section 169.065, including 
7.24 	for development and delivery of public 
7.25 	awareness and education campaigns about safe 
7.26 	road zones.
7.27 	The base for the appropriation from the trunk 
7.28 	highway fund is $436,258,000 in each of fiscal 
7.29 	years 2026 and 2027.

7.30	(b) Program Planning and Delivery
					
7.31	(1) Planning and Research
		32,679,000
		33,465,000
	
7.32 	The commissioner may use any balance 
7.33 	remaining in this appropriation for program 
7.34 	delivery under clause (2).
8.1 	$130,000 in each year is available for 
8.2 	administrative costs of the targeted group 
8.3 	business program.
8.4 	$266,000 in each year is available for grants 
8.5 	to metropolitan planning organizations outside 
8.6 	the seven-county metropolitan area.
8.7 	$900,000 in each year is available for grants 
8.8 	for transportation studies outside the 
8.9 	metropolitan area to identify critical concerns, 
8.10 	problems, and issues. These grants are 
8.11 	available: (i) to regional development 
8.12 	commissions; (ii) in regions where no regional 
8.13 	development commission is functioning, to 
8.14 	joint powers boards established under 
8.15 	agreement of two or more political 
8.16 	subdivisions in the region to exercise the 
8.17 	planning functions of a regional development 
8.18 	commission; and (iii) in regions where no 
8.19 	regional development commission or joint 
8.20 	powers board is functioning, to the Department 
8.21 	of Transportation district office for that region.
8.22 	The base for this appropriation is $34,465,000 
8.23 	in each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027.

8.24	(2) Program Delivery
		284,751,000
		273,985,000

8.25	Appropriations by Fund
	
8.26		2024
	2025
	
8.27	General
	23,743,000
	2,000,000
	
8.28	Trunk Highway
	261,008,000
	271,985,000
	
8.29 	This appropriation includes use of consultants 
8.30 	to support development and management of 
8.31 	projects.
8.32 	$20,000,000 in fiscal year 2024 is from the 
8.33 	general fund for roadway design and related 
8.34 	improvements that reduce speeds and 
9.1 	eliminate intersection interactions on rural 
9.2 	high-risk roadways. The commissioner must 
9.3 	identify roadways based on crash information 
9.4 	and in consultation with Toward Zero Deaths 
9.5 	program representatives and local traffic safety 
9.6 	partners. This is a onetime appropriation and 
9.7 	is available until June 30, 2026.
9.8 	$2,000,000 in each year is from the general 
9.9 	fund for implementation of climate-related 
9.10 	programs as provided under the federal 
9.11 	Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, Public 
9.12 	Law 117-58.
9.13 	$1,193,000 in fiscal year 2024 is from the 
9.14 	general fund for costs related to the property 
9.15 	conveyance to the Upper Sioux Community 
9.16 	of state-owned land within the boundaries of 
9.17 	Upper Sioux Agency State Park, including fee 
9.18 	purchase, property purchase, appraisals, and 
9.19 	road and bridge demolition and related 
9.20 	engineering.
9.21 	$300,000 in fiscal year 2024 is from the 
9.22 	general fund for additions and modifications 
9.23 	to work zone design or layout to reduce 
9.24 	vehicle speeds in a work zone. This 
9.25 	appropriation is available following a 
9.26 	determination by the commissioner that the 
9.27 	initial work zone design or layout 
9.28 	insufficiently provides for reduced vehicle 
9.29 	speeds.
9.30 	$250,000 in fiscal year 2024 is from the 
9.31 	general fund for costs related to the Clean 
9.32 	Transportation Standard and Sustainable 
9.33 	Aviation Fuel Working Group established 
9.34 	under article 8, section 57.
10.1 	$1,000,000 in each year is available for 
10.2 	management of contaminated and regulated 
10.3 	material on property owned by the Department 
10.4 	of Transportation, including mitigation of 
10.5 	property conveyances, facility acquisition or 
10.6 	expansion, chemical release at maintenance 
10.7 	facilities, and spills on the trunk highway 
10.8 	system where there is no known responsible 
10.9 	party. If the appropriation for either year is 
10.10 	insufficient, the appropriation for the other 
10.11 	year is available for it.
10.12 	The base for the appropriation from the trunk 
10.13 	highway fund is $278,985,000 in each of fiscal 
10.14 	years 2026 and 2027.

10.15	(c) State Road Construction
		1,205,213,000
		1,177,795,000
	
10.16 	This appropriation is for the actual 
10.17 	construction, reconstruction, and improvement 
10.18 	of trunk highways, including design-build 
10.19 	contracts, internal department costs associated 
10.20 	with delivering the construction program, 
10.21 	consultant usage to support these activities, 
10.22 	and the cost of actual payments to landowners 
10.23 	for lands acquired for highway rights-of-way, 
10.24 	payment to lessees, interest subsidies, and 
10.25 	relocation expenses.
10.26 	This appropriation includes federal highway 
10.27 	aid. The commissioner of transportation must 
10.28 	notify the chairs, ranking minority members, 
10.29 	and staff of the legislative committees with 
10.30 	jurisdiction over transportation finance of any 
10.31 	significant events that cause the estimates of 
10.32 	federal aid to change.
10.33 	The commissioner may expend up to one-half 
10.34 	of one percent of the federal appropriations 
11.1 	under this paragraph as grants to opportunity 
11.2 	industrialization centers and other nonprofit 
11.3 	job training centers for job training programs 
11.4 	related to highway construction.
11.5 	The commissioner may transfer up to 
11.6 	$15,000,000 in each year to the transportation 
11.7 	revolving loan fund.
11.8 	The commissioner may receive money 
11.9 	covering other shares of the cost of partnership 
11.10 	projects. These receipts are appropriated to 
11.11 	the commissioner for these projects.
11.12 	The base for this appropriation is 
11.13 	$1,165,313,000 in each of fiscal years 2026 
11.14 	and 2027.

11.15	(d) Corridors of Commerce
		25,000,000
		28,750,000
	
11.16 	This appropriation is for the corridors of 
11.17 	commerce program under Minnesota Statutes, 
11.18 	section 161.088. The commissioner may use 
11.19 	up to 17 percent of the amount in each year 
11.20 	for program delivery.
11.21 	The base for this appropriation is $28,500,000 
11.22 	in each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027.

11.23	(e) Highway Debt Service
		267,808,000
		291,004,000
	
11.24 	$264,808,000 in fiscal year 2024 and 
11.25 	$288,004,000 in fiscal year 2025 are for 
11.26 	transfer to the state bond fund. If this 
11.27 	appropriation is insufficient to make all 
11.28 	transfers required in the year for which it is 
11.29 	made, the commissioner of management and 
11.30 	budget must transfer the deficiency amount 
11.31 	as provided under Minnesota Statutes, section 
11.32 	16A.641, and notify the chairs, ranking 
11.33 	minority members, and staff of the legislative 
12.1 	committees with jurisdiction over 
12.2 	transportation finance and the chairs of the 
12.3 	senate Finance Committee and the house of 
12.4 	representatives Ways and Means Committee 
12.5 	of the amount of the deficiency. Any excess 
12.6 	appropriation cancels to the trunk highway 
12.7 	fund.

12.8	(f) Statewide Radio Communications
		8,653,000
		6,907,000

12.9	Appropriations by Fund
	
12.10		2024
	2025
	
12.11	General
	2,003,000
	3,000
	
12.12	Trunk Highway
	6,650,000
	6,904,000
	
12.13 	$3,000 in each year is from the general fund 
12.14 	to equip and operate the Roosevelt signal 
12.15 	tower for Lake of the Woods weather 
12.16 	broadcasting.
12.17 	$2,000,000 in fiscal year 2024 is from the 
12.18 	general fund for Allied Radio Matrix for 
12.19 	Emergency Response (ARMER) tower 
12.20 	building improvements and replacement.

12.21	Subd. 4.Local Roads
 					
12.22	(a) County State-Aid Highways
		969,591,000
		1,037,261,000
	
12.23 	This appropriation is from the county state-aid 
12.24 	highway fund under Minnesota Statutes, 
12.25 	sections 161.081 and 297A.815, subdivision 
12.26 	3, and chapter 162, and is available until June 
12.27 	30, 2033.
12.28 	If the commissioner of transportation 
12.29 	determines that a balance remains in the 
12.30 	county state-aid highway fund following the 
12.31 	appropriations and transfers made in this 
12.32 	paragraph and that the appropriations made 
12.33 	are insufficient for advancing county state-aid 
12.34 	highway projects, an amount necessary to 
13.1 	advance the projects, not to exceed the balance 
13.2 	in the county state-aid highway fund, is 
13.3 	appropriated in each year to the commissioner. 
13.4 	Within two weeks of a determination under 
13.5 	this contingent appropriation, the 
13.6 	commissioner of transportation must notify 
13.7 	the commissioner of management and budget 
13.8 	and the chairs, ranking minority members, and 
13.9 	staff of the legislative committees with 
13.10 	jurisdiction over transportation finance 
13.11 	concerning funds appropriated. The governor 
13.12 	must identify in the next budget submission 
13.13 	to the legislature under Minnesota Statutes, 
13.14 	section 16A.11, any amount that is 
13.15 	appropriated under this paragraph.

13.16	(b) Municipal State-Aid Streets
		235,757,000
		247,087,000
	
13.17 	This appropriation is from the municipal 
13.18 	state-aid street fund under Minnesota Statutes, 
13.19 	chapter 162, and is available until June 30, 
13.20 	2033.
13.21 	If the commissioner of transportation 
13.22 	determines that a balance remains in the 
13.23 	municipal state-aid street fund following the 
13.24 	appropriations and transfers made in this 
13.25 	paragraph and that the appropriations made 
13.26 	are insufficient for advancing municipal 
13.27 	state-aid street projects, an amount necessary 
13.28 	to advance the projects, not to exceed the 
13.29 	balance in the municipal state-aid street fund, 
13.30 	is appropriated in each year to the 
13.31 	commissioner. Within two weeks of a 
13.32 	determination under this contingent 
13.33 	appropriation, the commissioner of 
13.34 	transportation must notify the commissioner 
13.35 	of management and budget and the chairs, 
14.1 	ranking minority members, and staff of the 
14.2 	legislative committees with jurisdiction over 
14.3 	transportation finance concerning funds 
14.4 	appropriated. The governor must identify in 
14.5 	the next budget submission to the legislature 
14.6 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.11, any 
14.7 	amount that is appropriated under this 
14.8 	paragraph.

14.9	(c) Other Local Roads

14.10	(1) Local Bridges
		45,000,000
		-0-
	
14.11 	This appropriation is from the general fund to 
14.12 	replace or rehabilitate local deficient bridges 
14.13 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 174.50. This 
14.14 	is a onetime appropriation and is available 
14.15 	until June 30, 2027.

14.16	(2) Local Road Improvement
		45,000,000
		-0-
	
14.17 	This appropriation is from the general fund 
14.18 	for construction and reconstruction of local 
14.19 	roads under Minnesota Statutes, section 
14.20 	174.52. This is a onetime appropriation and 
14.21 	is available until June 30, 2027.

14.22
14.23	(3) Local Transportation Disaster Support 
Account
		4,300,000
		1,000,000
	
14.24 	This appropriation is from the general fund to 
14.25 	provide a cost-share for federal assistance 
14.26 	from the Federal Highway Administration for 
14.27 	the emergency relief program under United 
14.28 	States Code, title 23, section 125. Of the 
14.29 	appropriation in fiscal year 2024, $3,300,000 
14.30 	is onetime and is available until June 30, 2027.

14.31	Subd. 5.Agency Management

14.32	(a) Agency Services
		313,666,000
		85,228,000

15.1	Appropriations by Fund
	
15.2		2024
	2025
	
15.3	General
	237,639,000
	4,151,000
	
15.4	Trunk Highway
	76,027,000
	81,077,000
	
15.5 	$216,400,000 in fiscal year 2024 is from the 
15.6 	general fund for match requirements for 
15.7 	federal formula and discretionary grant 
15.8 	programs. From this amount, the 
15.9 	commissioner may make grants to any eligible 
15.10 	applicant for match requirements and pay for 
15.11 	costs incurred by the department in providing 
15.12 	technical assistance to eligible applicants for 
15.13 	federal discretionary grant programs. Of this 
15.14 	amount, $100,000,000 is for grants to local 
15.15 	governments to meet federal match 
15.16 	requirements. This is a onetime appropriation 
15.17 	and is available until June 30, 2027.
15.18 	$13,790,000 in fiscal year 2024 and $190,000 
15.19 	in fiscal year 2025 are from the general fund 
15.20 	for matching federal aid, related state 
15.21 	investments, and appropriate costs incurred 
15.22 	by the department, including staff costs, to 
15.23 	carry out the electric vehicle infrastructure 
15.24 	program under Minnesota Statutes, section 
15.25 	174.47. Of this appropriation, $13,600,000 in 
15.26 	fiscal year 2024 is onetime and is available 
15.27 	until June 30, 2027.
15.28 	$900,000 in each year is from the general fund 
15.29 	for the purpose of establishing a Tribal affairs 
15.30 	workforce training program related to the 
15.31 	construction industry. The commissioner may 
15.32 	enter into an agreement with any private, 
15.33 	public, or Tribal entity for the planning, 
15.34 	designing, developing, delivery, and hosting 
15.35 	of the program. The commissioner may use 
16.1 	this appropriation to pay for reasonable 
16.2 	administration costs of the program.
16.3 	$2,000,000 in fiscal year 2024 is from the 
16.4 	general fund for federal transportation grants 
16.5 	technical assistance under article 8, section 
16.6 	59. This is a onetime appropriation and is 
16.7 	available until June 30, 2027.
16.8 	$3,500,000 in fiscal year 2024 and $2,000,000 
16.9 	in fiscal year 2025 are from the general fund 
16.10 	for investments in asset management 
16.11 	technologies, document and data transfer 
16.12 	programs, research project management, and 
16.13 	other information technology projects.

16.14	(b) Buildings
		40,790,000
		41,120,000

16.15	Appropriations by Fund
	
16.16		2024
	2025
	
16.17	General
	55,000
	55,000
	
16.18	Trunk Highway
	40,735,000
	41,065,000
	
16.19 	Any money appropriated to the commissioner 
16.20 	of transportation for building construction for 
16.21 	any fiscal year before fiscal year 2024 is 
16.22 	available to the commissioner during the 
16.23 	biennium to the extent that the commissioner 
16.24 	spends the money on the building construction 
16.25 	projects for which the money was originally 
16.26 	encumbered during the fiscal year for which 
16.27 	it was appropriated. If the appropriation for 
16.28 	either year is insufficient, the appropriation 
16.29 	for the other year is available for it.

16.30	(c) Tort Claims
		600,000
		600,000
	
16.31 	If the appropriation for either year is 
16.32 	insufficient, the appropriation for the other 
16.33 	year is available for it.

17.1	Subd. 6.Transfers
 					
17.2 	(a) With the approval of the commissioner of 
17.3 	management and budget, the commissioner 
17.4 	of transportation may transfer unencumbered 
17.5 	balances among the appropriations from the 
17.6 	trunk highway fund and the state airports fund 
17.7 	made in this section. Transfers under this 
17.8 	paragraph must not be made: (1) between 
17.9 	funds; (2) from the appropriations for state 
17.10 	road construction or debt service; or (3) from 
17.11 	the appropriations for operations and 
17.12 	maintenance or program delivery, except for 
17.13 	a transfer to state road construction or debt 
17.14 	service.
17.15 	(b) The commissioner of transportation must 
17.16 	immediately report transfers under paragraph 
17.17 	(a) to the chairs, ranking minority members, 
17.18 	and staff of the legislative committees with 
17.19 	jurisdiction over transportation finance. The 
17.20 	authority for the commissioner of 
17.21 	transportation to make transfers under 
17.22 	Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.285, is 
17.23 	superseded by the authority and requirements 
17.24 	under this subdivision.
17.25 	(c) The commissioner of transportation must 
17.26 	transfer from the flexible highway account in 
17.27 	the county state-aid highway fund:
17.28 	(1) $1,850,000 in fiscal year 2024 to the trunk 
17.29 	highway fund;
17.30 	(2) $5,000,000 in fiscal year 2024 to the 
17.31 	municipal turnback account in the municipal 
17.32 	state-aid street fund; and
18.1 	(3) the remainder in each year to the county 
18.2 	turnback account in the county state-aid 
18.3 	highway fund.
18.4 	The funds transferred are for highway 
18.5 	turnback purposes as provided under 
18.6 	Minnesota Statutes, section 161.081, 
18.7 	subdivision 3.

18.8	Subd. 7.Contingent Appropriations
 					
18.9 	The commissioner of transportation, with the 
18.10 	approval of the governor and the written 
18.11 	approval of at least five members of a group 
18.12 	consisting of the members of the Legislative 
18.13 	Advisory Commission under Minnesota 
18.14 	Statutes, section 3.30, and the ranking minority 
18.15 	members of the legislative committees with 
18.16 	jurisdiction over transportation finance, may 
18.17 	transfer all or part of the unappropriated 
18.18 	balance in the trunk highway fund to an 
18.19 	appropriation: (1) for trunk highway design, 
18.20 	construction, or inspection in order to take 
18.21 	advantage of an unanticipated receipt of 
18.22 	income to the trunk highway fund or to take 
18.23 	advantage of federal advanced construction 
18.24 	funding; (2) for trunk highway maintenance 
18.25 	in order to meet an emergency; or (3) to pay 
18.26 	tort or environmental claims. Nothing in this 
18.27 	subdivision authorizes the commissioner to 
18.28 	increase the use of federal advanced 
18.29 	construction funding beyond amounts 
18.30 	specifically authorized. Any transfer as a result 
18.31 	of the use of federal advanced construction 
18.32 	funding must include an analysis of the effects 
18.33 	on the long-term trunk highway fund balance. 
18.34 	The amount transferred is appropriated for the 
19.1 	purpose of the account to which it is 
19.2 	transferred.

19.3	Sec. 3. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL

19.4	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	139,630,000
	$
	88,630,000
	
19.5 	The appropriations in this section are from the 
19.6 	general fund to the Metropolitan Council.
19.7 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
19.8 	purpose are specified in the following 
19.9 	subdivisions.

19.10	Subd. 2.Transit System Operations
 		83,654,000
		32,654,000
	
19.11 	This appropriation is for transit system 
19.12 	operations under Minnesota Statutes, sections 
19.13 	473.371 to 473.449.
19.14 	$50,000,000 in fiscal year 2024 is for a grant 
19.15 	to Hennepin County for the Blue Line light 
19.16 	rail transit extension project, including but not 
19.17 	limited to predesign, design, engineering, 
19.18 	environmental analysis and mitigation, 
19.19 	right-of-way acquisition, construction, and 
19.20 	acquisition of rolling stock. This is a onetime 
19.21 	appropriation and is available until June 30, 
19.22 	2030.
19.23 	$1,000,000 in fiscal year 2024 is for the 
19.24 	metropolitan land use and transportation policy 
19.25 	study under article 6, section 37.

19.26	Subd. 3.Metro Mobility
 		55,976,000
		55,976,000
	
19.27 	This appropriation is for Metro Mobility under 
19.28 	Minnesota Statutes, section 473.386.

19.29	Sec. 4. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY

19.30	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	285,693,000
	$
	274,581,000

19.31	Appropriations by Fund
	
19.32		2024
	2025
	
20.1	General
	49,796,000
	31,672,000
	
20.2	H.U.T.D.
	1,336,000
	1,378,000
	
20.3	Special Revenue
	69,495,000
	70,583,000
	
20.4	Trunk Highway
	165,066,000
	170,948,000
	
20.5 	The appropriations in this section are to the 
20.6 	commissioner of public safety.
20.7 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
20.8 	purpose are specified in the following 
20.9 	subdivisions. The commissioner must spend 
20.10 	appropriations from the trunk highway fund 
20.11 	in subdivision 3 only for state patrol purposes.

20.12	Subd. 2.Administration and Related Services

20.13	(a) Office of Communications
		786,000
		928,000
	
20.14 	This appropriation is from the general fund.

20.15	(b) Public Safety Support
		7,684,000
		8,755,000

20.16	Appropriations by Fund
	
20.17		2024
	2025
	
20.18	General
	2,757,000
	3,546,000
	
20.19	Trunk Highway
	4,927,000
	5,209,000

20.20	(c) Public Safety Officer Survivor Benefits
		640,000
		640,000
	
20.21 	This appropriation is from the general fund 
20.22 	for payment of public safety officer survivor 
20.23 	benefits under Minnesota Statutes, section 
20.24 	299A.44. If the appropriation for either year 
20.25 	is insufficient, the appropriation for the other 
20.26 	year is available for it.

20.27	(d) Public Safety Officer Reimbursements
		1,367,000
		1,367,000
	
20.28 	This appropriation is from the general fund 
20.29 	for transfer to the public safety officer's benefit 
20.30 	account. This money is available for 
20.31 	reimbursements under Minnesota Statutes, 
20.32 	section 299A.465.

20.33	(e) Soft Body Armor Reimbursements
		745,000
		745,000
	
21.1 	This appropriation is from the general fund 
21.2 	for soft body armor reimbursements under 
21.3 	Minnesota Statutes, section 299A.38.

21.4	(f) Technology and Support Services
		6,712,000
		6,783,000

21.5	Appropriations by Fund
	
21.6		2024
	2025
	
21.7	General
	1,645,000
	1,684,000
	
21.8	Trunk Highway
	5,067,000
	5,099,000

21.9	Subd. 3.State Patrol

21.10	(a) Patrolling Highways
		154,044,000
		141,731,000

21.11	Appropriations by Fund
	
21.12		2024
	2025
	
21.13	General
	14,887,000
	37,000
	
21.14	H.U.T.D.
	92,000
	92,000
	
21.15	Trunk Highway
	139,065,000
	141,602,000
	
21.16 	$350,000 in fiscal year 2024 is from the 
21.17 	general fund for predesign of a State Patrol 
21.18 	headquarters building and related storage and 
21.19 	training facilities. The commissioner of public 
21.20 	safety must work with the commissioner of 
21.21 	administration to complete the predesign. This 
21.22 	is a onetime appropriation and is available 
21.23 	until June 30, 2027.
21.24 	$14,500,000 in fiscal year 2024 is from the 
21.25 	general fund to purchase a helicopter for the 
21.26 	State Patrol. This is a onetime appropriation 
21.27 	and is available until June 30, 2025.
21.28 	$2,300,000 in fiscal year 2024 is from the 
21.29 	trunk highway fund to purchase a Cirrus single 
21.30 	engine airplane for the State Patrol. This is a 
21.31 	onetime appropriation and is available until 
21.32 	June 30, 2025.
21.33 	$611,000 in fiscal year 2024 and $352,000 in 
21.34 	fiscal year 2025 are from the trunk highway 
22.1 	fund to support the State Patrol's accreditation 
22.2 	process under the Commission on 
22.3 	Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies.

22.4	(b) Commercial Vehicle Enforcement
		15,446,000
		18,423,000
	
22.5 	$2,948,000 in fiscal year 2024 and $5,248,000 
22.6 	in fiscal year 2025 are from the trunk highway 
22.7 	fund to provide the required match for federal 
22.8 	grants for additional troopers and nonsworn 
22.9 	commercial vehicle inspectors.

22.10	(c) Capitol Security
		18,666,000
		19,231,000
	
22.11 	This appropriation is from the general fund.
22.12 	The commissioner must not:
22.13 	(1) spend any money from the trunk highway 
22.14 	fund for capitol security; or
22.15 	(2) permanently transfer any state trooper from 
22.16 	the patrolling highways activity to capitol 
22.17 	security.
22.18 	The commissioner must not transfer any 
22.19 	money appropriated to the commissioner under 
22.20 	this section:
22.21 	(1) to capitol security; or
22.22 	(2) from capitol security.

22.23	(d) Vehicle Crimes Unit
		1,244,000
		1,286,000
	
22.24 	This appropriation is from the highway user 
22.25 	tax distribution fund to investigate:
22.26 	(1) registration tax and motor vehicle sales tax 
22.27 	liabilities from individuals and businesses that 
22.28 	currently do not pay all taxes owed; and
22.29 	(2) illegal or improper activity related to the 
22.30 	sale, transfer, titling, and registration of motor 
22.31 	vehicles.

23.1	Subd. 4.Driver and Vehicle Services

23.2	(a) Driver Services
		39,959,000
		40,544,000
	
23.3 	This appropriation is from the driver and 
23.4 	vehicle services operating account under 
23.5 	Minnesota Statutes, section 299A.705.
23.6 	$750,000 in fiscal year 2024 is for 
23.7 	reimbursement to driver's license agents for 
23.8 	the purchase of equipment necessary for a 
23.9 	full-service provider, as defined in Minnesota 
23.10 	Statutes, section 171.01, subdivision 33a, 
23.11 	following application to the commissioner. 
23.12 	The commissioner may provide no more than 
23.13 	$15,000 to each driver's license agent.
23.14 	$115,000 in fiscal year 2024 and $109,000 in 
23.15 	fiscal year 2025 are for staff costs to manage, 
23.16 	review, and audit online driver education 
23.17 	programs.
23.18 	$262,000 in fiscal year 2024 and $81,000 in 
23.19 	fiscal year 2025 are for implementation of race 
23.20 	and ethnicity information collection from 
23.21 	applicants for drivers' licenses and 
23.22 	identification cards.

23.23	(b) Vehicle Services
		28,093,000
		28,596,000
	
23.24 	This appropriation is from the driver and 
23.25 	vehicle services operating account under 
23.26 	Minnesota Statutes, section 299A.705.
23.27 	$1,600,000 in fiscal year 2024 and $1,300,000 
23.28 	in fiscal year 2025 are for staff and operating 
23.29 	costs related to additional vehicle inspection 
23.30 	sites.
23.31 	$101,000 in fiscal year 2024 and $96,000 in 
23.32 	fiscal year 2025 are for staff costs related to 
24.1 	monitoring and auditing records issued by 
24.2 	full-service providers.
24.3 	$57,000 in fiscal year 2024 and $51,000 in 
24.4 	fiscal year 2025 are for an appeals process for 
24.5 	information technology system data access 
24.6 	revocations, including costs of staff and 
24.7 	equipment.

24.8	Subd. 5.Traffic Safety
 		8,864,000
		4,109,000

24.9	Appropriations by Fund
	
24.10		2024
	2025
	
24.11	General
	8,303,000
	3,494,000
	
24.12	Trunk Highway
	561,000
	615,000
	
24.13 	$2,000,000 in each year is from the general 
24.14 	fund for the administration of the Traffic 
24.15 	Safety Advisory Council under Minnesota 
24.16 	Statutes, section 4.076, including staff costs.
24.17 	$407,000 in fiscal year 2024 and $813,000 in 
24.18 	fiscal year 2025 are from the general fund for 
24.19 	staff and operating costs to create a Traffic 
24.20 	Safety Data Analytics Center.
24.21 	$50,000 in fiscal year 2024 is from the general 
24.22 	fund for an education and awareness campaign 
24.23 	on motor vehicles passing school buses, 
24.24 	designed to: (1) help reduce occurrences of 
24.25 	motor vehicles unlawfully passing school 
24.26 	buses; and (2) inform drivers about the safety 
24.27 	of pupils boarding and unloading from school 
24.28 	buses, including laws requiring a motor 
24.29 	vehicle to stop when a school bus has extended 
24.30 	the stop-signal arm and is flashing red lights 
24.31 	and penalties for violations. The commissioner 
24.32 	must identify best practices, review effective 
24.33 	communication methods to educate drivers, 
25.1 	and consider multiple forms of media to 
25.2 	convey the information.
25.3 	$100,000 in fiscal year 2024 is from the 
25.4 	general fund for a public awareness campaign 
25.5 	to promote understanding and compliance with 
25.6 	laws regarding the passing of parked 
25.7 	authorized vehicles.
25.8 	$98,000 in each year is from the general fund 
25.9 	to coordinate a statewide traffic safety equity 
25.10 	program, including staff costs.
25.11 	$2,000,000 in fiscal year 2024 is from the 
25.12 	general fund for grants to law enforcement 
25.13 	agencies to undertake targeted speed reduction 
25.14 	efforts on rural high-risk roadways.
25.15 	$2,000,000 in fiscal year 2024 is for grants to 
25.16 	local units of government to increase traffic 
25.17 	safety enforcement activities, including for 
25.18 	training, equipment, overtime, and related 
25.19 	costs for peace officers to perform duties that 
25.20 	are specifically related to traffic management 
25.21 	and traffic safety.
25.22 	$350,000 in fiscal year 2024 is from the 
25.23 	general fund for grants to local units of 
25.24 	government for safe ride programs that 
25.25 	provide safe transportation options for patrons 
25.26 	of hospitality and entertainment businesses 
25.27 	within a community.
25.28 	$500,000 in fiscal year 2024 is from the 
25.29 	general fund for grants to local units of 
25.30 	government to perform additional traffic safety 
25.31 	enforcement activities in safe road zones under 
25.32 	Minnesota Statutes, section 169.065.
25.33 	$250,000 in fiscal year 2024 is from the 
25.34 	general fund for the traffic safety violations 
26.1 	disposition analysis under article 8, section 
26.2 	64.

26.3	Subd. 6.Pipeline Safety
 		1,443,000
		1,443,000
	
26.4 	This appropriation is from the pipeline safety 
26.5 	account in the special revenue fund under 
26.6 	Minnesota Statutes, section 299J.18.

26.7 	Sec. 5. APPROPRIATION CANCELLATIONS.
 26.8 	(a) $4,797,000 of the appropriation in fiscal year 2022 for safe routes to school under 
26.9 	Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 5, article 1, section 2, subdivision 2, paragraph 
26.10 	(c), is canceled to the general fund on June 29, 2023.
26.11 	(b) $974,000 of the appropriation from the general fund in fiscal year 2022 for freight 
26.12 	under Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 5, article 1, section 2, subdivision 2, 
26.13 	paragraph (e), is canceled to the general fund on June 29, 2023.
26.14 	(c) $15,000 of the appropriation in fiscal year 2022 and $15,000 of the appropriation in 
26.15 	fiscal year 2023 to the commissioner of employment and economic development from the 
26.16 	general fund under Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 5, article 1, section 7, is canceled 
26.17 	to the general fund on June 29, 2023.

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

26.19 	Sec. 6. APPROPRIATION; SMALL COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS.
 26.20 	(a) $1,000,000 in fiscal year 2024 and $1,000,000 in fiscal year 2025 are appropriated 
26.21 	from the general fund to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota for small 
26.22 	community partnerships on infrastructure project analysis and development as provided in 
26.23 	this section. This is a onetime appropriation and is available until June 30, 2026.
26.24 	(b) The appropriation under this section must be used for:
26.25 	(1) partnership activities in the Regional Sustainable Development Partnerships, the 
26.26 	Center for Transportation Studies, the Minnesota Design Center, the Humphrey School of 
26.27 	Public Affairs, the Center for Urban and Regional Affairs, or other related entities;
26.28 	(2) support and assistance to small communities that includes:
26.29 	(i) methods to incorporate consideration of sustainability, resiliency, and adaptation to 
26.30 	the impacts of climate change; and
27.1 	(ii) identification and cross-sector analysis of any potential associated projects and 
27.2 	efficiencies through coordinated investments in other infrastructure or assets; and
27.3 	(3) prioritization of support and assistance to political subdivisions and federally 
27.4 	recognized Tribal governments based on insufficiency of capacity to undertake project 
27.5 	development and apply for state or federal infrastructure grants.
27.6 	(c) The agreement may provide for project analysis and development activities that 
27.7 	include but are not limited to planning, scoping, analysis, predesign, design, preengineering, 
27.8 	and engineering.

27.9 	Sec. 7. APPROPRIATION; STATE PATROL OPERATING DEFICIENCY.
 27.10 	(a) $6,728,000 in fiscal year 2023 is appropriated from the trunk highway fund to the 
27.11 	commissioner of public safety for State Patrol operating costs. This is a onetime appropriation 
27.12 	and is available until December 31, 2023.
27.13 	(b) $106,000 in fiscal year 2023 is appropriated from the highway user tax distribution 
27.14 	fund to the commissioner of public safety for the State Patrol Vehicle Crimes Unit. This is 
27.15 	a onetime appropriation and is available until December 31, 2023.

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

27.17 	Sec. 8. APPROPRIATION; TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT 
27.18 	ORGANIZATIONS.
 27.19 	(a) $300,000 in fiscal year 2024 and $300,000 in fiscal year 2025 are appropriated from 
27.20 	the general fund to the commissioner of transportation for grants to the I-494 Corridor 
27.21 	Commission to provide telework resources, assistance, information, and related activities 
27.22 	on a statewide basis.
27.23 	(b) $300,000 in fiscal year 2024 and $300,000 in fiscal year 2025 are appropriated from 
27.24 	the general fund to the commissioner of transportation for grants to the St. Paul transportation 
27.25 	management organization. The organization must provide public education and information 
27.26 	to support a reduction in vehicle miles traveled throughout the metropolitan area.
27.27 	(c) $103,000 in fiscal year 2024 and $103,000 in fiscal year 2025 are appropriated from 
27.28 	the general fund to the commissioner of transportation for grants to the downtown 
27.29 	Minneapolis transportation management organization. Programs funded with this 
27.30 	appropriation must include but are not limited to a hybrid commuter education pilot program.
28.1 	(d) $350,000 in fiscal year 2024 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner 
28.2 	of transportation for grants to the city of Chatfield to develop a transportation management 
28.3 	organization in southeastern Minnesota. Funds under this paragraph are available for 
28.4 	developing a comprehensive assessment and financial plan for a transportation management 
28.5 	organization in the counties of Rice, Goodhue, Dodge, Steele, Wabasha, Olmsted, Winona, 
28.6 	Freeborn, Mower, Fillmore, and Houston. The study must assess how the transportation 
28.7 	management organization can develop resources to meet the region's growing and changing 
28.8 	transportation needs and prioritize transportation-related challenges that affect the region's 
28.9 	workforce, access to health care and postsecondary education, and quality of life.
28.10 	(e) Funds under paragraphs (a) to (c) are available for programming and service expansion 
28.11 	to assist companies and commuters with carpool, vanpool, bicycle commuting, telework, 
28.12 	and transit.
28.13 	(f) The commissioner must not retain any portion of the appropriations under this section.

28.14 	Sec. 9. Laws 2018, chapter 214, article 1, section 16, subdivision 11, as amended by Laws 
28.15 	2019, chapter 2, article 2, section 4, is amended to read:

28.16	Subd. 11.Corridors of Commerce
 				400,000,000
	
28.17 	(a) From the bond proceeds account in the 
28.18 	trunk highway fund for the corridors of 
28.19 	commerce program under Minnesota Statutes, 
28.20 	section 161.088.
28.21 	(b) This appropriation is available in the 
28.22 	amounts of:
28.23 	(1) $150,000,000 in fiscal year 2022;
28.24 	(2) $150,000,000 in fiscal year 2023; and
28.25 	(3) $100,000,000 in fiscal year 2024.
28.26 	(c) The commissioner must select projects for 
28.27 	the corridors of commerce program solely 
28.28 	using the results of the spring 2018 evaluation 
28.29 	for the corridors of commerce program, in 
28.30 	order based on total score. In addition to the 
28.31 	projects selected for funding in the first round 
28.32 	from the spring 2018 evaluation, the 
29.1 	commissioner must select at least two projects 
29.2 	located outside the Department of 
29.3 	Transportation metropolitan district. If funds 
29.4 	are insufficient for an identified project, the 
29.5 	commissioner must either select the identified 
29.6 	project, or select one or more alternative 
29.7 	projects that are (1) for a segment within the 
29.8 	project limits of the identified project; and (2) 
29.9 	also identified and scored in the spring 2018 
29.10 	evaluation process. For projects located 
29.11 	outside the Department of Transportation 
29.12 	metropolitan district, the commissioner must 
29.13 	not select a project located in a county within 
29.14 	which a project was selected for funding in 
29.15 	the first round in the spring 2018 evaluation 
29.16 	for the corridors of commerce program.
29.17 	(d) Notwithstanding the project selection 
29.18 	requirements under paragraph (c), any 
29.19 	remaining amount of this appropriation is for 
29.20 	predesign, design, engineering, and 
29.21 	construction of an overpass and associated 
29.22 	safety improvements at the intersection of 
29.23 	marked Trunk Highway 9 and marked Trunk 
29.24 	Highway 23 in the city of New London.
29.25 	(e) The appropriation in Laws 2017, First 
29.26 	Special Session chapter 3, article 2, section 2, 
29.27 	subdivision 1, is available for the projects 
29.28 	selected under paragraph (c) that the 
29.29 	commissioner determines are ready to proceed.
29.30 	(e) (f) The appropriation in this subdivision is 
29.31 	available for any projects selected by the 
29.32 	commissioner using the results of the 
29.33 	evaluation for the corridors of commerce 
29.34 	program conducted in spring 2018.
30.1 	(f) (g) This appropriation cancels as specified 
30.2 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.642, 
30.3 	except that the commissioner of management 
30.4 	and budget shall count the start of 
30.5 	authorization for issuance of state bonds as 
30.6 	the first day of the fiscal year during which 
30.7 	the bonds are available to be issued, and not 
30.8 	as the date of enactment of this section.

30.9 	Sec. 10. Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 5, article 1, section 4, subdivision 4, is 
30.10 	amended to read:

30.11	Subd. 4.Driver and Vehicle Services

30.12	(a) Driver Services
		44,820,000
		39,685,000
	
30.13 	This appropriation is from the driver services 
30.14 	operating account in the special revenue fund 
30.15 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 299A.705, 
30.16 	subdivision 2.
30.17 	$2,598,000 in each year is for costs to reopen 
30.18 	all driver's license examination stations that 
30.19 	were closed in 2020 due to the COVID-19 
30.20 	pandemic. This amount is not available for the 
30.21 	public information center, general 
30.22 	administration, or operational support. This is 
30.23 	a onetime appropriation.
30.24 	$2,229,000 in fiscal year 2022 and $155,000 
30.25 	in fiscal year 2023 are for costs of a pilot 
30.26 	project for same-day issuance of drivers' 
30.27 	licenses and state identification cards.
30.28 	The base is $36,398,000 in each of fiscal years 
30.29 	2024 and 2025. Any unexpended amount of 
30.30 	this appropriation remaining on June 30, 2023, 
30.31 	cancels to the driver and vehicle services 
30.32 	operating account under Minnesota Statutes, 
30.33 	section 299A.705.

31.231.1
	(b) Vehicle Services
		37,418,000
		35,535,000
27,299,000

31.3	Appropriations by Fund
	
31.4		2022
	2023
	
31.5	H.U.T.D.
	686,000
	-0-
	
31.731.6
	Special Revenue
	36,732,000
	35,535,000
27,299,000
	
31.8 	The special revenue fund appropriation is from 
31.9 	the vehicle services operating account under 
31.10 	Minnesota Statutes, section 299A.705, 
31.11 	subdivision 1.
31.12 	$200,000 in fiscal year 2022 is from the 
31.13 	vehicle services operating account for the 
31.14 	independent expert review of MnDRIVE under 
31.15 	article 4, section 144, for expenses of the chair 
31.16 	and the review team related to work completed 
31.17 	pursuant to that section, including any 
31.18 	contracts entered into. This is a onetime 
31.19 	appropriation.
31.20 	$250,000 in fiscal year 2022 is from the 
31.21 	vehicle services operating account for 
31.22 	programming costs related to the 
31.23 	implementation of self-service kiosks for 
31.24 	vehicle registration renewal. This is a onetime 
31.25 	appropriation and is available in fiscal year 
31.26 	2023.
31.27 	The base is $33,788,000 in each of fiscal years 
31.28 	2024 and 2025. Any unexpended amount of 
31.29 	the appropriation from the special revenue 
31.30 	fund remaining on June 30, 2023, cancels to 
31.31 	the driver and vehicle services operating 
31.32 	account under Minnesota Statutes, section 
31.33 	299A.705.

32.1 	Sec. 11. APPROPRIATION; DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT AND 
32.2 	ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
 32.3 	$30,000 in fiscal year 2024 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner 
32.4 	of employment and economic development for temporary staff costs related to the 
32.5 	procurement of a statewide freight optimization tool for the Department of Transportation. 
32.6 	This is a onetime appropriation and is available until June 30, 2025.

32.7 	Sec. 12. APPROPRIATION; TRAFFIC SAFETY.
 32.8 	$2,000,000 in fiscal year 2024 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner 
32.9 	of public safety for grants to school districts, nonpublic schools, charter schools, and 
32.10 	companies that provide school bus services for the purchase and installation of school bus 
32.11 	stop-signal arm camera systems. In awarding grants, the commissioner must follow the 
32.12 	same requirements as under Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 5, article 1, section 
32.13 	4, subdivision 5. This is a onetime appropriation and is available until June 30, 2025.

32.14 	Sec. 13. TRANSFERS.
 32.15 	(a) $323,112,000 in fiscal year 2024 is transferred from the general fund to the trunk 
32.16 	highway fund for the state match for highway formula and discretionary grants under the 
32.17 	federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, Public Law 117-58, and for related state 
32.18 	investments.
32.19 	(b) $25,000,000 in fiscal year 2024 and $25,000,000 in fiscal year 2025 are transferred 
32.20 	from the general fund to the active transportation account under Minnesota Statutes, section 
32.21 	174.38. The base for this transfer is $2,799,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $2,800,000 in fiscal 
32.22 	year 2027.
32.23 	(c) $500,000 in fiscal year 2024 is transferred from the general fund to the disadvantaged 
32.24 	communities carsharing grant account under Minnesota Statutes, section 174.46, for the 
32.25 	purposes of the grant program under that section.
32.26 	(d) $10,000,000 in fiscal year 2024 and $10,000,000 in fiscal year 2025 are transferred 
32.27 	from the general fund to the full-service provider account under Minnesota Statutes, section 
32.28 	299A.705. This is a onetime transfer.
32.29 	(e) By June 30, 2023, the commissioner of management and budget must transfer any 
32.30 	remaining unappropriated balance, estimated to be $232,000, from the driver services 
32.31 	operating account in the special revenue fund to the driver and vehicle services operating 
32.32 	account under Minnesota Statutes, section 299A.705.
33.1 	(f) By June 30, 2023, the commissioner of management and budget must transfer any 
33.2 	remaining unappropriated balance, estimated to be $13,454,000, from the vehicle services 
33.3 	operating account in the special revenue fund to the driver and vehicle services operating 
33.4 	account under Minnesota Statutes, section 299A.705.

33.5 	ARTICLE 2
33.6 	TRUNK HIGHWAY BONDS

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

33.15	SUMMARY
	
33.16	Department of Transportation
	$
	550,000,000
	
33.17	Department of Management and Budget
	$
	550,000
	
33.18	TOTAL
	$
	550,550,000

33.19						APPROPRIATIONS

33.20
33.21	Sec. 2. DEPARTMENT OF 
TRANSPORTATION

33.22	Subdivision 1.Corridors of Commerce
 			$
	350,000,000
	
33.23 	(a) This appropriation is to the commissioner 
33.24 	of  transportation for the corridors of commerce  
33.25 	program under Minnesota Statutes, section  
33.26 	161.088. The commissioner may use up to 17  
33.27 	percent of the amount for program delivery.
33.28 	(b) This appropriation is available in the  
33.29 	amounts of:
33.30 	(1) $175,000,000 in fiscal year 2024; and
33.31 	(2) $175,000,000 in fiscal year 2025.
34.1 	(c) The appropriation in this subdivision  
34.2 	cancels as specified under Minnesota Statutes,  
34.3 	section 16A.642, except that the commissioner  
34.4 	of management and budget must count the  
34.5 	start of authorization for issuance of state  
34.6 	bonds as the first day of the fiscal year during  
34.7 	which the bonds are available to be issued as  
34.8 	specified under paragraph (b), and not as the  
34.9 	date of enactment of this section.

34.10	Subd. 2.State Road Construction
 				200,000,000
	
34.11 	(a) This appropriation is to the commissioner  
34.12 	of transportation for construction,  
34.13 	reconstruction, and improvement of trunk  
34.14 	highways, including design-build contracts,  
34.15 	internal department costs associated with  
34.16 	delivering the construction program, and  
34.17 	consultant usage to support these activities.  
34.18 	The commissioner may use up to 17 percent  
34.19 	of the amount for program delivery.
34.20 	(b) This appropriation is available in the  
34.21 	amounts of:
34.22 	(1) $100,000,000 in fiscal year 2024; and
34.23 	(2) $100,000,000 in fiscal year 2025.
34.24 	(c) The appropriation in this subdivision  
34.25 	cancels as specified under Minnesota Statutes,  
34.26 	section 16A.642, except that the commissioner  
34.27 	of management and budget must count the  
34.28 	start of authorization for issuance of state  
34.29 	bonds as the first day of the fiscal year during  
34.30 	which the bonds are available to be issued as  
34.31 	specified under paragraph (b), and not as the  
34.32 	date of enactment of this section.

34.33	Sec. 3. BOND SALE EXPENSES
 			$
	550,000
	
35.1 	(a) This appropriation is to the commissioner  
35.2 	of management and budget for bond sale  
35.3 	expenses under Minnesota Statutes, sections  
35.4 	16A.641, subdivision 8, and 167.50,  
35.5 	subdivision 4.
35.6 	(b) This appropriation is available in the  
35.7 	amounts of:
35.8 	(1) $275,000 in fiscal year 2024; and
35.9 	(2) $275,000 in fiscal year 2025.

35.10	Sec. 4. BOND SALE AUTHORIZATION.
 					
35.11 	To provide the money appropriated in this article from the bond proceeds account in the 
35.12 	trunk highway fund, the commissioner of management and budget shall sell and issue bonds 
35.13 	of the state in an amount up to $550,550,000 in the manner, upon the terms, and with the 
35.14 	effect prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, sections 167.50 to 167.52, and by the Minnesota 
35.15 	Constitution, article XIV, section 11, at the times and in the amounts requested by the 
35.16 	commissioner of transportation. The proceeds of the bonds, except accrued interest and any 
35.17 	premium received from the sale of the bonds, must be deposited in the bond proceeds account 
35.18 	in the trunk highway fund.

35.19 	ARTICLE 3
35.20 	TRANSPORTATION FINANCE

35.21 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 162.145, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
35.22 		Subd. 2.Small cities assistance account. A small cities assistance account is created 
35.23 	in the special revenue fund. The account consists of funds as provided by law, and any other
35.24 	money donated, allotted, transferred, or otherwise provided to the account. Money in the 
35.25 	account is annually appropriated to the commissioner of transportation and may only be 
35.26 	expended as provided under this section.

35.27 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 162.145, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
35.28 		Subd. 3.Administration. (a) Subject to funds made available by law, The commissioner 
35.29 	must allocate all funds in the small cities assistance account as provided in subdivision 4 
35.30 	and must, by June 1, certify to the commissioner of revenue the amounts to be paid.
36.1 	(b) Following certification from the commissioner, the commissioner of revenue must 
36.2 	distribute the specified funds to cities in the same manner as local government aid under 
36.3 	chapter 477A. An appropriation to the commissioner under this section is available to the 
36.4 	commissioner of revenue for the purposes specified in this paragraph.
36.5 	(c) Notwithstanding other law to the contrary, in order to receive distributions under 
36.6 	this section, a city must conform to the standards in section 477A.017, subdivision 2. A city 
36.7 	that receives funds under this section must make and preserve records necessary to show 
36.8 	that the funds are spent in compliance with subdivision 5.

36.9 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 162.145, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
36.10 		Subd. 4.Distribution formula. (a) In each fiscal year in which funds are available under 
36.11 	this section, the commissioner shall allocate funds to eligible cities.
36.12 	(b)(a) The preliminary aid to each city is calculated as follows:
36.13 	(1) five percent of funds allocated equally among all eligible cities;
36.14 	(2) 35 percent of funds allocated proportionally based on each city's share of lane miles 
36.15 	of municipal streets compared to total lane miles of municipal streets of all eligible cities;
36.16 	(3) 35 percent of funds allocated proportionally based on each city's share of population 
36.17 	compared to total population of all eligible cities; and
36.18 	(4) 25 percent of funds allocated proportionally based on each city's share of state-aid 
36.19 	adjustment factor compared to the sum of state-aid adjustment factors of all eligible cities.
36.20 	(c) (b) The final aid to each city is calculated as the lesser of:
36.21 	(1) the preliminary aid to the city multiplied by an aid factor; or
36.22 	(2) the maximum aid.
36.23 	(d) (c) The commissioner shall set the aid factor under paragraph (c) (b), which must be 
36.24 	the same for all eligible cities, so that the total funds allocated under this subdivision equals 
36.25 	the total amount available for the fiscal year.

36.26 	Sec. 4. [162.146] LARGER CITIES ASSISTANCE ACCOUNT.
36.27 		Subdivision 1.Larger cities assistance account. A larger cities assistance account is 
36.28 	created in the special revenue fund. The account consists of money allotted, appropriated, 
36.29 	or transferred through gift or grant to the account. Money in the account is annually 
37.1 	appropriated to the commissioner of transportation for apportionment among all the cities 
37.2 	that are eligible to receive municipal state aid under sections 162.09 to 162.14.
37.3 		Subd. 2.Distribution formula. The commissioner must apportion: (1) 50 percent of 
37.4 	the money so that of that amount, each city receives the percentage that its population bears 
37.5 	to the total population of all cities that are eligible to receive municipal state aid under 
37.6 	sections 162.09 to 162.14; and (2) 50 percent of the money so that of that amount, each city 
37.7 	receives the percentage that its money needs, as determined by the commissioner under 
37.8 	section 162.13, subdivision 3, bears to the total money needs of all cities that are eligible 
37.9 	to receive municipal state aid under sections 162.09 to 162.14.

37.10 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 168.013, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:
37.11 		Subd. 1a.Passenger automobile; hearse. (a) On passenger automobiles as defined in 
37.12 	section 168.002, subdivision 24, and hearses, except as otherwise provided, the registration 
37.13 	tax is calculated as $10 plus:
37.14 	(1) for a vehicle initially registered in Minnesota prior to November 16, 2020, 1.25 1.54
37.15 	percent of the manufacturer's suggested retail price of the vehicle and the destination charge, 
37.16 	subject to the adjustments in paragraphs (f) and (g); or
37.17 	(2) for a vehicle initially registered in Minnesota on or after November 16, 2020, 1.285
37.18 	1.575 percent of the manufacturer's suggested retail price of the vehicle, subject to the 
37.19 	adjustments in paragraphs (f) and (g).
37.20 	(b) The registration tax calculation must not include the cost of each accessory or item 
37.21 	of optional equipment separately added to the vehicle and the manufacturer's suggested 
37.22 	retail price. The registration tax calculation must not include a destination charge, except 
37.23 	for a vehicle previously registered in Minnesota prior to November 16, 2020.
37.24 	(c) In the case of the first registration of a new vehicle sold or leased by a licensed dealer, 
37.25 	the dealer may elect to individually determine the registration tax on the vehicle using 
37.26 	manufacturer's suggested retail price information provided by the manufacturer. The registrar 
37.27 	must use the manufacturer's suggested retail price determined by the dealer as provided in 
37.28 	paragraph (d). A dealer that elects to make the determination must retain a copy of the 
37.29 	manufacturer's suggested retail price label or other supporting documentation with the 
37.30 	vehicle transaction records maintained under Minnesota Rules, part 7400.5200.
37.31 	(d) The registrar must determine the manufacturer's suggested retail price:
37.32 	(1) using list price information published by the manufacturer or any nationally 
37.33 	recognized firm or association compiling such data for the automotive industry;
38.1 	(2) if the list price information is unavailable, using the amount determined by a licensed 
38.2 	dealer under paragraph (c);
38.3 	(3) if a dealer does not determine the amount, using the retail price label as provided by 
38.4 	the manufacturer under United States Code, title 15, section 1232; or
38.5 	(4) if the retail price label is not available, using the actual sales price of the vehicle.
38.6 	If the registrar is unable to ascertain the manufacturer's suggested retail price of any registered 
38.7 	vehicle in the foregoing manner, the registrar may use any other available source or method.
38.8 	(e) The registrar must calculate the registration tax using information available to dealers 
38.9 	and deputy registrars at the time the initial application for registration is submitted.
38.10 	(f) The amount under paragraph (a), clauses (1) and (2), must be calculated based on a 
38.11 	percentage of the manufacturer's suggested retail price, as follows:
38.12 	(1) during the first year of vehicle life, upon 100 percent of the price;
38.13 	(2) for the second year, 90 95 percent of the price;
38.14 	(3) for the third year, 80 90 percent of the price;
38.15 	(4) for the fourth year, 70 80 percent of the price;
38.16 	(5) for the fifth year, 60 70 percent of the price;
38.17 	(6) for the sixth year, 50 60 percent of the price;
38.18 	(7) for the seventh year, 40 50 percent of the price;
38.19 	(8) for the eighth year, 30 40 percent of the price;
38.20 	(9) for the ninth year, 20 25 percent of the price; and
38.21 	(10) for the tenth year, ten percent of the price.
38.22 	(g) For the 11th and each succeeding year, the amount under paragraph (a), clauses (1) 
38.23 	and (2), must be calculated as $25 $20.
38.24 	(h) Except as provided in subdivision 23, for any vehicle previously registered in 
38.25 	Minnesota and regardless of prior ownership, the total amount due under this subdivision 
38.26 	and subdivision 1m must not exceed the smallest total amount previously paid or due on 
38.27 	the vehicle.

38.28 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment and 
38.29 	applies to taxes payable for a registration period starting on or after January 1, 2024.

39.1 	Sec. 6. [168.1287] MINNESOTA BLACKOUT SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES.
39.2 		Subdivision 1.Issuance of plates. The commissioner must issue blackout special license 
39.3 	plates or a single motorcycle plate to an applicant who:
39.4 	(1) is a registered owner of a passenger automobile, noncommercial one-ton pickup 
39.5 	truck, motorcycle, or recreational vehicle;
39.6 	(2) pays an additional fee in the amount specified for special plates under section 168.12, 
39.7 	subdivision 5;
39.8 	(3) pays the registration tax as required under section 168.013;
39.9 	(4) pays the fees required under this chapter;
39.10 	(5) contributes a minimum of $30 annually to the trunk highway fund; and
39.11 	(6) complies with this chapter and rules governing registration of motor vehicles and 
39.12 	licensing of drivers.
39.13 		Subd. 2.Design. The commissioner must adopt a suitable plate design that includes a 
39.14 	black background with white text.
39.15 		Subd. 3.Plates transfer. On application to the commissioner and payment of a transfer 
39.16 	fee of $5, special plates issued under this section may be transferred to another motor vehicle 
39.17 	if the subsequent vehicle is:
39.18 	(1) qualified under subdivision 1, clause (1), to bear the special plates; and
39.19 	(2) registered to the same individual to whom the special plates were originally issued.
39.20 		Subd. 4.Exemption. Special plates issued under this section are not subject to section 
39.21 	168.1293, subdivision 2.
39.22 		Subd. 5.Contributions; account. Contributions collected under subdivision 1, clause 
39.23 	(5), must be deposited in the trunk highway fund.

39.24 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective January 1, 2024, for blackout special 
39.25 	plates issued on or after that date.

39.26 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 174.38, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
39.27 		Subd. 3.Active transportation account. An active transportation account is established 
39.28 	in the special revenue fund. The account consists of funds provided by law and any other 
39.29 	money donated, allotted, transferred, or otherwise provided to the account. Money in the 
40.1 	account is annually appropriated to the commissioner and must be expended only on a 
40.2 	project projects that receives receive financial assistance under this section.

40.3 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 297A.94, is amended to read:
40.4 	297A.94 DEPOSIT OF REVENUES.
40.5 	(a) Except as provided in this section, the commissioner shall deposit the revenues, 
40.6 	including interest and penalties, derived from the taxes imposed by this chapter in the state 
40.7 	treasury and credit them to the general fund.
40.8 	(b) The commissioner shall deposit taxes in the Minnesota agricultural and economic 
40.9 	account in the special revenue fund if:
40.10 	(1) the taxes are derived from sales and use of property and services purchased for the 
40.11 	construction and operation of an agricultural resource project; and
40.12 	(2) the purchase was made on or after the date on which a conditional commitment was 
40.13 	made for a loan guaranty for the project under section 41A.04, subdivision 3.
40.14 	The commissioner of management and budget shall certify to the commissioner the date on 
40.15 	which the project received the conditional commitment. The amount deposited in the loan 
40.16 	guaranty account must be reduced by any refunds and by the costs incurred by the Department 
40.17 	of Revenue to administer and enforce the assessment and collection of the taxes.
40.18 	(c) The commissioner shall deposit the revenues, including interest and penalties, derived 
40.19 	from the taxes imposed on sales and purchases included in section 297A.61, subdivision 3, 
40.20 	paragraph (g), clauses (1) and (4), in the state treasury, and credit them as follows:
40.21 	(1) first to the general obligation special tax bond debt service account in each fiscal 
40.22 	year the amount required by section 16A.661, subdivision 3, paragraph (b); and
40.23 	(2) after the requirements of clause (1) have been met, the balance to the general fund.
40.24 	(d) Beginning with sales taxes remitted after July 1, 2017, the commissioner shall deposit 
40.25 	in the state treasury the revenues collected under section 297A.64, subdivision 1, including 
40.26 	interest and penalties and minus refunds, and credit them to the highway user tax distribution 
40.27 	fund.
40.28 	(e) The commissioner shall deposit the revenues, including interest and penalties, 
40.29 	collected under section 297A.64, subdivision 5, in the state treasury and credit them to the 
40.30 	general fund. By July 15 of each year the commissioner shall transfer to the highway user 
40.31 	tax distribution fund an amount equal to the excess fees collected under section 297A.64, 
40.32 	subdivision 5, for the previous calendar year.
41.1 	(f) Beginning with sales taxes remitted after July 1, 2017, in conjunction with the deposit 
41.2 	of revenues under paragraph (d), the commissioner shall deposit into the state treasury and 
41.3 	credit to the highway user tax distribution fund an amount equal to the estimated revenues 
41.4 	derived from the tax rate imposed under section 297A.62, subdivision 1, on the lease or 
41.5 	rental for not more than 28 days of rental motor vehicles subject to section 297A.64. The 
41.6 	commissioner shall estimate the amount of sales tax revenue deposited under this paragraph 
41.7 	based on the amount of revenue deposited under paragraph (d).
41.8 	(g) The commissioner shall deposit an amount of the remittances monthly into the state 
41.9 	treasury and credit them to the highway user tax distribution fund as a portion of the estimated 
41.10 	amount of taxes collected from the sale and purchase of motor vehicle repair and replacement 
41.11 	parts in that month. The monthly deposit amount is $12,137,000. For purposes of this 
41.12 	paragraph, "motor vehicle" has the meaning given in section 297B.01, subdivision 11, and 
41.13 	"motor vehicle repair and replacement parts" includes (i) all parts, tires, accessories, and 
41.14 	equipment incorporated into or affixed to the motor vehicle as part of the motor vehicle 
41.15 	maintenance and repair, and (ii) paint, oil, and other fluids that remain on or in the motor 
41.16 	vehicle as part of the motor vehicle maintenance or repair. For purposes of this paragraph, 
41.17 	"tire" means any tire of the type used on highway vehicles, if wholly or partially made of 
41.18 	rubber and if marked according to federal regulations for highway use. The commissioner 
41.19 	must deposit the revenues derived from the taxes imposed on the sale and purchase of motor 
41.20 	vehicle repair and replacement parts in the state treasury and credit:
41.21 	(1) 47.5 percent in each year to the highway user tax distribution fund;
41.22 	(2) to the general fund as follows:
41.23 	(i) in fiscal year 2024, 50 percent;
41.24 	(ii) in fiscal year 2025, 48 percent;
41.25 	(iii) in fiscal year 2026, 46 percent;
41.26 	(iv) in fiscal year 2027, 44 percent;
41.27 	(v) in fiscal year 2028, 35 percent;
41.28 	(vi) in fiscal year 2029, 28 percent;
41.29 	(vii) in fiscal year 2030, 21 percent;
41.30 	(viii) in fiscal year 2031, 14 percent;
41.31 	(ix) in fiscal year 2032, seven percent; and
41.32 	(x) in fiscal year 2033 and thereafter, zero percent; and
42.1 	(3) the remainder in each year as follows:
42.2 	(i) 60 percent to the county state-aid highway fund;
42.3 	(ii) 22 percent to the municipal state-aid street fund;
42.4 	(iii) nine percent to the small cities assistance account under section 162.145; and
42.5 	(iv) nine percent to the larger cities assistance account under section 162.146.
42.6 	(h) 72.43 percent of the revenues, including interest and penalties, transmitted to the 
42.7 	commissioner under section 297A.65, must be deposited by the commissioner in the state 
42.8 	treasury as follows:
42.9 	(1) 50 percent of the receipts must be deposited in the heritage enhancement account in 
42.10 	the game and fish fund, and may be spent only on activities that improve, enhance, or protect 
42.11 	fish and wildlife resources, including conservation, restoration, and enhancement of land, 
42.12 	water, and other natural resources of the state;
42.13 	(2) 22.5 percent of the receipts must be deposited in the natural resources fund, and may 
42.14 	be spent only for state parks and trails;
42.15 	(3) 22.5 percent of the receipts must be deposited in the natural resources fund, and may 
42.16 	be spent only on metropolitan park and trail grants;
42.17 	(4) three percent of the receipts must be deposited in the natural resources fund, and 
42.18 	may be spent only on local trail grants; and
42.19 	(5) two percent of the receipts must be deposited in the natural resources fund, and may 
42.20 	be spent only for the Minnesota Zoological Garden, the Como Park Zoo and Conservatory, 
42.21 	and the Duluth Zoo.
42.22 	(i) The revenue dedicated under paragraph (h) may not be used as a substitute for 
42.23 	traditional sources of funding for the purposes specified, but the dedicated revenue shall 
42.24 	supplement traditional sources of funding for those purposes. Land acquired with money 
42.25 	deposited in the game and fish fund under paragraph (h) must be open to public hunting 
42.26 	and fishing during the open season, except that in aquatic management areas or on lands 
42.27 	where angling easements have been acquired, fishing may be prohibited during certain times 
42.28 	of the year and hunting may be prohibited. At least 87 percent of the money deposited in 
42.29 	the game and fish fund for improvement, enhancement, or protection of fish and wildlife 
42.30 	resources under paragraph (h) must be allocated for field operations.
42.31 	(j) The commissioner must deposit the revenues, including interest and penalties minus 
42.32 	any refunds, derived from the sale of items regulated under section 624.20, subdivision 1, 
43.1 	that may be sold to persons 18 years old or older and that are not prohibited from use by 
43.2 	the general public under section 624.21, in the state treasury and credit:
43.3 	(1) 25 percent to the volunteer fire assistance grant account established under section 
43.4 	88.068;
43.5 	(2) 25 percent to the fire safety account established under section 297I.06, subdivision 
43.6 	3; and
43.7 	(3) the remainder to the general fund.
43.8 	For purposes of this paragraph, the percentage of total sales and use tax revenue derived 
43.9 	from the sale of items regulated under section 624.20, subdivision 1, that are allowed to be 
43.10 	sold to persons 18 years old or older and are not prohibited from use by the general public 
43.11 	under section 624.21, is a set percentage of the total sales and use tax revenues collected in 
43.12 	the state, with the percentage determined under Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 
43.13 	1, article 3, section 39.
43.14 	(k) The revenues deposited under paragraphs (a) to (j) do not include the revenues, 
43.15 	including interest and penalties, generated by the sales tax imposed under section 297A.62, 
43.16 	subdivision 1a, which must be deposited as provided under the Minnesota Constitution, 
43.17 	article XI, section 15.

43.18 	Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 297A.99, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
43.19 		Subdivision 1.Authorization; scope. (a) A political subdivision of this state may impose 
43.20 	a general sales tax (1) under section 297A.992, (2) under section 297A.9925, (3) under 
43.21 	section 297A.993, (3) (4) if permitted by special law, or (4) (5) if the political subdivision 
43.22 	enacted and imposed the tax before January 1, 1982, and its predecessor provision.
43.23 	(b) This section governs the imposition of a general sales tax by the political subdivision. 
43.24 	The provisions of this section preempt the provisions of any special law:
43.25 	(1) enacted before June 2, 1997, or
43.26 	(2) enacted on or after June 2, 1997, that does not explicitly exempt the special law 
43.27 	provision from this section's rules by reference.
43.28 	(c) This section does not apply to or preempt a sales tax on motor vehicles. Beginning 
43.29 	July 1, 2019, no political subdivision may impose a special excise tax on motor vehicles 
43.30 	unless it is imposed under section 297A.993.
44.1 	(d) A political subdivision may not advertise or expend funds for the promotion of a 
44.2 	referendum to support imposing a local sales tax and may only spend funds related to 
44.3 	imposing a local sales tax to:
44.4 	(1) conduct the referendum;
44.5 	(2) disseminate information included in the resolution adopted under subdivision 2, but 
44.6 	only if the disseminated information includes a list of specific projects and the cost of each 
44.7 	individual project;
44.8 	(3) provide notice of, and conduct public forums at which proponents and opponents on 
44.9 	the merits of the referendum are given equal time to express their opinions on the merits of 
44.10 	the referendum;
44.11 	(4) provide facts and data on the impact of the proposed local sales tax on consumer 
44.12 	purchases; and
44.13 	(5) provide facts and data related to the individual programs and projects to be funded 
44.14 	with the local sales tax.

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

44.16 	Sec. 10. [297A.9925] METROPOLITAN REGION SALES AND USE TAX.
44.17 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have 
44.18 	the meanings given.
44.19 	(b) "Metropolitan area" has the meaning given in section 473.121, subdivision 2.
44.20 	(c) "Metropolitan Council" or "council" means the Metropolitan Council established by 
44.21 	section 473.123.
44.22 	(d) "Metropolitan sales tax" means the metropolitan region sales and use tax imposed 
44.23 	under this section.
44.24 		Subd. 2.Sales tax imposition; rate. The Metropolitan Council must impose a 
44.25 	metropolitan region sales and use tax at a rate of one-half of one percent on retail sales and 
44.26 	uses taxable under this chapter made in the metropolitan area or to a destination in the 
44.27 	metropolitan area.
44.28 		Subd. 3.Administration; collection; enforcement. Except as otherwise provided in 
44.29 	this section, the provisions of section 297A.99, subdivisions 4, and 6 to 12a, govern the 
44.30 	administration, collection, and enforcement of the metropolitan sales tax.
44.31 		Subd. 4.Deposit. Proceeds of the metropolitan sales tax must be deposited as follows:
45.1 	(1) 83 percent in the metropolitan area transit account under section 16A.88; and
45.2 	(2) 17 percent in the county state-aid highway fund.
45.3 		Subd. 5.Revenue bonds. (a) In addition to other authority granted in this section, and 
45.4 	notwithstanding section 473.39, subdivision 7, or any other law to the contrary, the council 
45.5 	may, by resolution, authorize the sale and issuance of revenue bonds, notes, or obligations 
45.6 	to provide funds to (1) implement the council's transit capital improvement program, and 
45.7 	(2) refund bonds issued under this subdivision.
45.8 	(b) The bonds are payable from and secured by a pledge of all or part of the revenue 
45.9 	received under subdivision 4, clause (1), and associated investment earnings on debt proceeds. 
45.10 	The council may, by resolution, authorize the issuance of the bonds as general obligations 
45.11 	of the council. The bonds must be sold, issued, and secured in the manner provided in 
45.12 	chapter 475, and the council has the same powers and duties as a municipality and its 
45.13 	governing body in issuing bonds under chapter 475, except that no election is required and 
45.14 	the net debt limitations in chapter 475 do not apply to such bonds. The proceeds of the bonds 
45.15 	may also be used to fund necessary reserves and to pay credit enhancement fees, issuance 
45.16 	costs, and other financing costs during the life of the debt.
45.17 	(c) The bonds may be secured by a bond resolution, or a trust indenture entered into by 
45.18 	the council with a corporate trustee within or outside the state, which must define the 
45.19 	revenues and bond proceeds pledged for the payment and security of the bonds. The pledge 
45.20 	must be a valid charge on the revenues received under section 297A.99, subdivision 11. 
45.21 	Neither the state, nor any municipality or political subdivision except the council, nor any 
45.22 	member or officer or employee of the council, is liable on the obligations. No mortgage or 
45.23 	security interest in any tangible real or personal property is granted to the bondholders or 
45.24 	the trustee, but they have a valid security interest in the revenues and bond proceeds received 
45.25 	by the council and pledged to the payment of the bonds. In the bond resolution or trust 
45.26 	indenture, the council may make such covenants as it determines to be reasonable for the 
45.27 	protection of the bondholders.

45.28 	EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION. This section is effective the day following 
45.29 	final enactment for sales and purchases made after October 1, 2023, and applies in the 
45.30 	counties of Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, and Washington.

46.1 	Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 297B.02, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
46.2 		Subdivision 1.Rate. (a) There is imposed an excise tax of 6.5 6.875 percent on the 
46.3 	purchase price of any motor vehicle purchased or acquired, either in or outside of the state 
46.4 	of Minnesota, which is required to be registered under the laws of this state.
46.5 	(b) The excise tax is also imposed on the purchase price of motor vehicles purchased or 
46.6 	acquired on Indian reservations when the tribal council has entered into a sales tax on motor 
46.7 	vehicles refund agreement with the state of Minnesota.

46.8 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for sales and purchases on or after July 
46.9 	1, 2023.

46.10 	Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 297B.09, is amended to read:
46.11 	297B.09 ALLOCATION OF REVENUE.
46.12 		Subdivision 1.Deposit of revenues. (a) Money collected and received under this chapter 
46.13 	must be deposited as provided in this subdivision. as follows:
46.14 	(b) (1) 60 percent of the money collected and received must be deposited in the highway 
46.15 	user tax distribution fund, 36 percent must be deposited;
46.16 	(2) 34.5 percent in the metropolitan area transit account under section 16A.88,; and four 
46.17 	percent must be deposited
46.18 	(3) 5.5 percent in the greater Minnesota transit account under section 16A.88.
46.19 	(c) (b) It is the intent of the legislature that the allocations under paragraph (b) remain 
46.20 	unchanged for fiscal year 2012 2024 and all subsequent fiscal years.

46.21 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2023.

46.22 	Sec. 13. [473.4465] METROPOLITAN REGION SALES AND USE TAX 
46.23 	ALLOCATION.
46.24 		Subdivision 1.Definition. For purposes of this section, "sales tax revenue" means 
46.25 	revenue from the metropolitan region sales and use tax under section 297A.9925 that is 
46.26 	deposited in the metropolitan area transit account under section 16A.88.
46.27 		Subd. 2.Use of funds; Metropolitan Council. (a) Sales tax revenue  is available as 
46.28 	follows:
46.29 	(1) five percent for the metropolitan area active transportation program under section 
46.30 	473.248; and
47.1 	(2) 95 percent for transit system purposes under sections 473.371 to 473.452, including 
47.2 	but not limited to operations, maintenance, and capital projects.
47.3 	(b) The council must annually expend a portion of sales tax revenue in each of the 
47.4 	following categories:
47.5 	(1) improvements to regular route bus service levels;
47.6 	(2) improvements related to transit safety, including additional transit officials, as defined 
47.7 	under section 473.4075;
47.8 	(3) maintenance and improvements to bus accessibility at transit stops and transit centers;
47.9 	(4) transit shelter replacement and improvements under section 473.41;
47.10 	(5) planning and project development for expansion of arterial bus rapid transit lines;
47.11 	(6) operations and capital maintenance of arterial bus rapid transit;
47.12 	(7) planning and project development for expansion of highway bus rapid transit and 
47.13 	bus guideway lines;
47.14 	(8) operations and capital maintenance of highway bus rapid transit and bus guideways;
47.15 	(9) zero-emission bus procurement and associated costs in conformance with the 
47.16 	zero-emission and electric transit vehicle transition plan under section 473.3927;
47.17 	(10) demand response microtransit service provided by the council;
47.18 	(11) financial assistance to replacement service providers under section 473.388, to 
47.19 	provide for service, vehicle purchases, and capital investments related to demand response 
47.20 	microtransit service;
47.21 	(12) financial assistance to political subdivisions and tax-exempt organizations under 
47.22 	section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code for the metropolitan area active transportation 
47.23 	program established in section 473.248; and
47.24 	(13) cost of living wage adjustments for Metro Transit hourly operations employees.
47.25 	(c) The chair of the Metropolitan Council must annually transfer a portion of sales tax 
47.26 	revenue to the commissioner of transportation for the cost of construction of nonarterial 
47.27 	bus rapid transit facilities under section 174.48 and the cost of construction of light rail 
47.28 	transit facilities under sections 473.3993 to 473.3997. The amount for transfer must be 
47.29 	annually certified by the commissioner of transportation in consultation with the 
47.30 	commissioner of management and budget.
48.1 		Subd. 3.Use of funds; Department of Transportation. (a) Notwithstanding any other 
48.2 	law to the contrary, the commissioner of transportation must allocate the funds deposited 
48.3 	under section 297A.9925, subdivision 4, clause (2), to the metropolitan counties, as defined 
48.4 	in section 473.121, subdivision 4, as follows:
48.5 	(1) 50 percent apportioned among the counties so that each county receives of such 
48.6 	amount the percentage that its population, as defined in section 477A.011, subdivision 3, 
48.7 	bears to the total population of the counties receiving funds under this subdivision; and
48.8 	(2) 50 percent apportioned among the counties so that each county receives of such 
48.9 	amount the percentage that its money needs, as defined under section 162.07, subdivision 
48.10 	2, bears to the sum of the money needs of all of the individual counties receiving funds 
48.11 	under this subdivision.
48.12 		Subd. 4.Tracking and information. (a) The council must maintain separate financial 
48.13 	information on sales tax revenue that includes:
48.14 	(1) a summary of annual revenue and expenditures, including but not limited to balances 
48.15 	and anticipated revenue in the forecast period under section 16A.103; and
48.16 	(2) for each of the categories specified under subdivision 2 in the most recent prior three 
48.17 	fiscal years:
48.18 	(i) specification of annual expenditures; and
48.19 	(ii) an overview of the projects or services.
48.20 	(b) The council must publish the information required under paragraph (a) on the council's 
48.21 	website.

48.22 	EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION. This section is effective October 1, 2023, and 
48.23 	applies in the counties of Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, and Washington.

48.24 	Sec. 14. OPERATING AND CAPITAL ASSISTANCE; GREATER MINNESOTA 
48.25 	TRANSIT.
 48.26 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 174.24, subdivision 3b, the commissioner 
48.27 	of transportation must fund the operating costs of any eligible public transit system under 
48.28 	Minnesota Statutes, section 174.24, subdivision 2, such that the percentage of total contracted 
48.29 	operating costs paid by any recipient from local sources will not exceed five percent.
48.30 	(b) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 174.24, subdivision 3c, and Minnesota 
48.31 	Rules, part 8835.0320, the commissioner of transportation must fund 90 percent of the 
48.32 	capital costs approved by the commissioner under the public transit participation program 
49.1 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 174.24. The recipient must provide the remaining ten 
49.2 	percent of the approved capital costs from local sources.

49.3 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 21, 2023, and expires June 30, 2025.

49.4 	ARTICLE 4
49.5 	DRIVER AND VEHICLE SERVICES, DRIVER'S LICENSE AGENTS, AND DEPUTY 
49.6 	REGISTRARS (INDEPENDENT EXPERT REVIEW PROVISIONS)

49.7 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 168.002, is amended by adding a subdivision 
49.8 	to read:
49.9 		Subd. 12a.Full-service provider. "Full-service provider" means a person who is 
49.10 	appointed by the commissioner as both a deputy registrar under this chapter and a driver's 
49.11 	license agent under chapter 171 who provides all driver services, excluding International 
49.12 	Registration Plan and International Fuel Tax Agreement transactions. The commissioner is 
49.13 	not a full-service provider.

49.14 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 168.327, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
49.15 		Subdivision 1.Records and fees. (a) Upon request by any person authorized in this 
49.16 	section, the commissioner shall or full-service provider must furnish a certified copy of any 
49.17 	driver's license record, instruction permit record, Minnesota identification card record, 
49.18 	vehicle registration record, vehicle title record, or accident record.
49.19 	(b) Except as provided in subdivisions 4, 5a, and 5b, and other than accident records 
49.20 	governed under section 169.09, subdivision 13, the requester shall must pay a fee of $10 
49.21 	for each certified record specified in paragraph (a) or a fee of $9 for each record that is not 
49.22 	certified.
49.23 	(c) Except as provided in subdivisions 4, 5a, and 5b, in addition to the record fee in 
49.24 	paragraph (b), the fee for a copy of the history of any vehicle title not in electronic format 
49.25 	is $1 for each page of the historical record.
49.26 	(d) Fees Of the fee collected by the commissioner under paragraph (b) for driver's license, 
49.27 	instruction permit, and Minnesota identification card records,must be paid into the state 
49.28 	treasury with 50 cents of each fee credited to must be deposited in the general fund., and
49.29 	the remainder of the fees collected must be credited to must be deposited in the driver and 
49.30 	vehicle services operating account in the special revenue fund under section 299A.705. Of 
49.31 	the fee collected by a full-service provider under paragraph (b) for driver's license, instruction 
49.32 	permit, and Minnesota identification card records, the provider must transmit 50 cents to 
50.1 	the commissioner to be deposited in the general fund, and the provider must retain the 
50.2 	remainder.
50.3 	(e) Fees Of the fee collected by the commissioner under paragraphs (b) and (c) for vehicle 
50.4 	registration or title records,must be paid into the state treasury with 50 cents of each fee 
50.5 	credited to must be deposited in the general fund., and the remainder of the fees collected 
50.6 	must be credited to must be deposited in the driver and vehicle services operating account 
50.7 	in the special revenue fund specified in under section 299A.705. Of the fee collected by a 
50.8 	full-service provider under paragraphs (b) and (c) for vehicle registration or title records, 
50.9 	the provider must transmit 50 cents of each fee to the commissioner to be deposited in the 
50.10 	general fund, and the provider must retain the remainder.
50.11 	(f) Except as provided in subdivisions 4, 5a, and 5b, the commissioner shall must permit 
50.12 	a person to inquire into a record by the person's own electronic means for a fee of $4.50 for 
50.13 	each inquiry, except that no fee may be charged when the requester is the subject of the 
50.14 	data. Of the fee collected by the commissioner:
50.15 	(1) $2.70 must be deposited in the general fund;
50.16 	(2) for driver's license, instruction permit, or Minnesota identification card records, the 
50.17 	remainder must be deposited in the driver and vehicle services operating account in the 
50.18 	special revenue fund under section 299A.705; and
50.19 	(3) for vehicle title or registration records, the remainder must be deposited in the driver 
50.20 	and vehicle services operating account in the special revenue fund under section 299A.705.
50.21 	(g) Fees and the deposit of the fees for accident records and reports are governed by 
50.22 	section 169.09, subdivision 13.

50.23 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective January 1, 2024, and applies to record 
50.24 	requests made on or after that date.

50.25 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 168.327, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
50.26 		Subd. 2.Requests for information; surcharge on fee. (a) Except as otherwise provided 
50.27 	in subdivision 3, the commissioner shall or full-service provider must impose a surcharge 
50.28 	of 50 cents on each fee charged by the commissioner or full-service provider under section 
50.29 	13.03, subdivision 3, for copies or electronic transmittals of public information about the 
50.30 	registration of a vehicle or an applicant, or holder of a driver's license, instruction permit, 
50.31 	or Minnesota identification card.
51.1 	(b) The surcharge only applies to a fee imposed in response to a request made in person 
51.2 	or, by mail, or to a request for transmittal through a computer modem online. The surcharge 
51.3 	does not apply to the request of an individual for information about that individual's driver's 
51.4 	license, instruction permit, or Minnesota identification card or about vehicles registered or 
51.5 	titled in the individual's name. The surcharges collected by a full-service provider must be 
51.6 	transmitted to the commissioner to be deposited in the general fund.
51.7 	(c) The surcharges collected by the commissioner under this subdivision must be credited 
51.8 	to the general fund. The surcharges collected by a full-service provider must be transmitted 
51.9 	to the commissioner to be deposited in the general fund.

51.10 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective January 1, 2024, and applies to record 
51.11 	requests made on or after that date.

51.12 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 168.327, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
51.13 		Subd. 3.Exception to fee and surcharge. (a) Notwithstanding subdivision 2 or section 
51.14 	13.03, a fee or surcharge may not be imposed in response to a request for public information 
51.15 	about the registration of a vehicle if the commissioner or full-service provider is satisfied 
51.16 	that:
51.17 	(1) the requester seeks the information on behalf of a community-based, nonprofit 
51.18 	organization designated by a local law enforcement agency to be a requester; and
51.19 	(2) the information is needed to identify suspected prostitution law violators, controlled 
51.20 	substance law violators, or health code violators.
51.21 	(b) The commissioner shall or full-service provider must not require a requester under 
51.22 	paragraph (a) to make a minimum number of data requests or limit the requester to a 
51.23 	maximum number of data requests.

51.24 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective January 1, 2024, and applies to record 
51.25 	requests made on or after that date.

51.26 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 168.327, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
51.27 	read:
51.28 		Subd. 7.Monitoring and auditing. The commissioner must monitor and audit the 
51.29 	furnishing of records by full-service providers under this section to ensure full-service 
51.30 	providers are complying with this section, chapter 13, and United States Code, title 18, 
51.31 	section 2721, et seq.

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

52.2 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 168.33, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
52.3 		Subd. 7.Filing fees and surcharge; allocations. (a) In addition to all other statutory 
52.4 	fees and taxes, a filing fee of:
52.5 	(1) a $7 filing fee is imposed on every vehicle registration renewal, excluding pro rate 
52.6 	transactions; and
52.7 	(2) a $7.50 surcharge is imposed on the fee for every vehicle registration renewal, 
52.8 	excluding pro rate transactions; and
52.9 	(3) an $11 filing fee is imposed on every other type of vehicle transaction, including 
52.10 	motor carrier fuel licenses under sections 168D.05 and 168D.06, and pro rate transactions.
52.11 	(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a):
52.12 	(1) a filing fee may not be charged for a document returned for a refund or for a correction 
52.13 	of an error made by the Department of Public Safety, a dealer, or a deputy registrar; and
52.14 	(2) no filing fee or other fee may be charged for the permanent surrender of a title for a 
52.15 	vehicle.
52.16 	(c) The filing fee and surcharge must be shown as a separate item on all registration 
52.17 	renewal notices sent out by the commissioner.
52.18 	(d) The statutory fees and taxes, and the filing fees and surcharge imposed under 
52.19 	paragraph (a) may be paid by credit card or debit card. The deputy registrar may collect a 
52.20 	surcharge on the statutory fees, taxes, statutory surcharge, and filing fee not greater than 
52.21 	the cost of processing a credit card or debit card transaction, in accordance with emergency 
52.22 	rules established by the commissioner of public safety. The surcharge authorized by this 
52.23 	paragraph must be used to pay the cost of processing credit and debit card transactions.
52.24 	(e) The fees collected under this subdivision paragraph (a) by the department must be 
52.25 	allocated as follows:
52.26 	(1) of the fees collected under paragraph (a), clause (1):
52.27 	(i) $5.50 must be deposited in the driver and vehicle services operating account under 
52.28 	section 299A.705, subdivision 1; and
52.29 	(ii) $1.50 must be deposited in the driver and vehicle services technology account under 
52.30 	section 299A.705, subdivision 3; and
52.31 	(2) of the fees collected under paragraph (a), clause (2) (3):
53.1 	(i) $3.50 must be deposited in the general fund;
53.2 	(ii) $6.00 $6 must be deposited in the driver and vehicle services operating account
53.3 	under section 299A.705, subdivision 1; and
53.4 	(iii) $1.50 must be deposited in the driver and vehicle services technology account under 
53.5 	section 299A.705, subdivision 3.
53.6 	(f) The surcharge collected under paragraph (a), clause (2), must be allocated as follows:
53.7 	(1) one-third of the revenue must be deposited in the small cities assistance account 
53.8 	under section 162.145;
53.9 	(2) one-third of the revenue must be deposited in the larger cities assistance account 
53.10 	under section 162.146; and
53.11 	(3) one-third of the revenue must be deposited in the town road account under section 
53.12 	162.081.
53.13 	(g) Notwithstanding apportionment and distribution requirements under section 162.081, 
53.14 	in fiscal year 2024, $7,000,000 of the revenue deposited in the town road account under 
53.15 	paragraph (f), clause (3), must be allocated to a township with a population greater than 
53.16 	10,000 according to the last two federal decennial censuses.
53.17 	(h) In addition to all other statutory fees and taxes, a $1 surcharge is imposed on every 
53.18 	online transaction for which filing fees are collected under this subdivision. The proceeds 
53.19 	from the surcharge must be deposited in the full-service provider account under section 
53.20 	299A.705, subdivision 5.
53.21 	(i) In addition to all other statutory fees and taxes, a deputy registrar must assess a $0.50 
53.22 	surcharge on every transaction for which filing fees are collected under this subdivision. 
53.23 	The surcharge must be (1) deposited in the treasury of the place for which the deputy registrar 
53.24 	is appointed, or (2) if the deputy registrar is not a public official, retained by the deputy 
53.25 	registrar. For purposes of this paragraph, "deputy registrar" includes a deputy registrar who 
53.26 	is a full-service provider.

53.27 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2023, except that paragraphs (h) 
53.28 	and (i) are effective July 1, 2025.

53.29 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 168.345, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
53.30 		Subd. 2.Lessees; information. The commissioner may not furnish information about 
53.31 	registered owners of passenger automobiles who are lessees under a lease for a term of 180 
53.32 	days or more to any person except the owner of the vehicle, the lessee, personnel of law 
54.1 	enforcement agencies and trade associations performing a member service under section 
54.2 	604.15, subdivision 4a, and federal, state, and local governmental units, and, at the 
54.3 	commissioner's discretion, to persons who use the information to notify lessees of automobile 
54.4 	recalls. The commissioner may release information about lessees in the form of summary 
54.5 	data, as defined in section 13.02, to persons who use the information in conducting statistical 
54.6 	analysis and market research.

54.7 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 169.09, subdivision 13, is amended to read:
54.8 		Subd. 13.Reports confidential; evidence, fee, penalty, appropriation. (a) All reports 
54.9 	and supplemental information required under this section must be for the use of the 
54.10 	commissioner of public safety and other appropriate state, federal, county, and municipal 
54.11 	governmental agencies for accident analysis purposes, except:
54.12 	(1) upon written request, the commissioner of public safety, a full-service provider as 
54.13 	defined in section 171.01, subdivision 33a, or any law enforcement agency shall must
54.14 	disclose the report required under subdivision 8 to:
54.15 	(i) any individual involved in the accident, the representative of the individual's estate, 
54.16 	or the surviving spouse, or one or more surviving next of kin, or a trustee appointed under 
54.17 	section 573.02;
54.18 	(ii) any other person injured in person, property, or means of support, or who incurs 
54.19 	other pecuniary loss by virtue of the accident;
54.20 	(iii) legal counsel of a person described in item (i) or (ii);
54.21 	(iv) a representative of the insurer of any person described in item (i) or (ii); or
54.22 	(v) a city or county attorney or an attorney representing the state in an implied consent 
54.23 	action who is charged with the prosecution of a traffic or criminal offense that is the result 
54.24 	of a traffic crash investigation conducted by law enforcement;
54.25 	(2) the commissioner of public safety shall, upon written request, provide the driver 
54.26 	filing a report under subdivision 7 with a copy of the report filed by the driver;
54.27 	(3) (2) the commissioner of public safety may verify with insurance companies vehicle 
54.28 	insurance information to enforce sections 65B.48, 169.792, 169.793, 169.796, and 169.797;
54.29 	(4) (3) the commissioner of public safety shall must provide the commissioner of 
54.30 	transportation the information obtained for each traffic accident involving a commercial 
54.31 	motor vehicle, for purposes of administering commercial vehicle safety regulations;
55.1 	(5) (4) upon specific request, the commissioner of public safety shall must provide the 
55.2 	commissioner of transportation the information obtained regarding each traffic accident 
55.3 	involving damage to identified state-owned infrastructure, for purposes of debt collection 
55.4 	under section 161.20, subdivision 4; and
55.5 	(6) (5) the commissioner of public safety may give to the United States Department of 
55.6 	Transportation commercial vehicle accident information in connection with federal grant 
55.7 	programs relating to safety.
55.8 	(b) Accident reports and data contained in the reports are not discoverable under any 
55.9 	provision of law or rule of court. No report shall A report must not be used as evidence in 
55.10 	any trial, civil or criminal, or any action for damages or criminal proceedings arising out 
55.11 	of an accident. However, the commissioner of public safety shall must furnish, upon the 
55.12 	demand of any person who has or claims to have made a report or upon demand of any 
55.13 	court, a certificate showing that a specified accident report has or has not been made to the 
55.14 	commissioner solely to prove compliance or failure to comply with the requirements that 
55.15 	the report be made to the commissioner.
55.16 	(c) Nothing in this subdivision prevents any individual who has made a report under 
55.17 	this section from providing information to any individuals involved in an accident or their 
55.18 	representatives or from testifying in any trial, civil or criminal, arising out of an accident, 
55.19 	as to facts within the individual's knowledge. It is intended by this subdivision to render 
55.20 	privileged the reports required, but it is not intended to prohibit proof of the facts to which 
55.21 	the reports relate.
55.22 	(d) Disclosing any information contained in any accident report, except as provided in 
55.23 	this subdivision, section 13.82, subdivision 3 or 6, or other statutes, is a misdemeanor.
55.24 	(e) The commissioner of public safety shall or full-service provider as defined in section 
55.25 	171.01, subdivision 33a, must charge authorized persons as described in paragraph (a) a $5 
55.26 	fee for a copy of an accident report. Ninety percent of the $5 fee collected by the 
55.27 	commissioner under this paragraph must be deposited in the special revenue fund and 
55.28 	credited to the driver and vehicle services operating account established in section 299A.705
55.29 	and ten percent must be deposited in the general fund. Of the $5 fee collected by a full-service 
55.30 	provider, the provider must transmit 50 cents to the commissioner to be deposited into the 
55.31 	general fund, and the provider must retain the remainder.  The commissioner may also furnish 
55.32 	an electronic copy of the database of accident records, which must not contain personal or 
55.33 	private data on an individual, to private agencies as provided in paragraph (g), for not less 
56.1 	than the cost of preparing the copies on a bulk basis as provided in section 13.03, subdivision 
56.2 	3.
56.3 	(f) The fees specified in paragraph (e) notwithstanding, the commissioner and law 
56.4 	enforcement agencies shall must charge commercial users who request access to response 
56.5 	or incident data relating to accidents a fee not to exceed 50 cents per record. "Commercial 
56.6 	user" is a user who in one location requests access to data in more than five accident reports 
56.7 	per month, unless the user establishes that access is not for a commercial purpose. Of the 
56.8 	money collected by the commissioner under this paragraph, 90 percent must be deposited 
56.9 	in the special revenue fund and credited to the driver and vehicle services operating account 
56.10 	established inunder section 299A.705 and ten percent must be deposited in the general 
56.11 	fund.
56.12 	(g) The fees in paragraphs (e) and (f) notwithstanding, the commissioner shall must
56.13 	provide an electronic copy of the accident records database to the public on a case-by-case 
56.14 	basis using the cost-recovery charges provided for under section 13.03, subdivision 3. The 
56.15 	database provided must not contain personal or private data on an individual. However, 
56.16 	unless the accident records database includes the vehicle identification number, the 
56.17 	commissioner shall must include the vehicle registration plate number if a private agency 
56.18 	certifies and agrees that the agency:
56.19 	(1) is in the business of collecting accident and damage information on vehicles;
56.20 	(2) will use the vehicle registration plate number only for identifying vehicles that have 
56.21 	been involved in accidents or damaged, to provide this information to persons seeking access 
56.22 	to a vehicle's history and not for identifying individuals or for any other purpose; and
56.23 	(3) will be subject to the penalties and remedies under sections 13.08 and 13.09.

56.24 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective January 1, 2024, and applies to record 
56.25 	requests made on or after that date.

56.26 	Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 169.09, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
56.27 	read:
56.28 		Subd. 20.Monitoring and auditing. The commissioner must monitor and audit the 
56.29 	furnishing of records by full-service providers under this section to ensure full-service 
56.30 	providers are complying with this section, chapter 13, and United States Code, title 18, 
56.31 	section 2721, et seq.

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

57.1 	Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 171.01, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
57.2 	read:
57.3 		Subd. 33a.Full-service provider. "Full-service provider" has the meaning given in 
57.4 	section 168.002, subdivision 12a.

57.5 	Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 171.06, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
57.6 	read:
57.7 		Subd. 12.Preapplication. (a) The commissioner must establish a process for an applicant 
57.8 	to submit an electronic preapplication for a driver's license or identification card. The 
57.9 	commissioner must design the preapplication so that the applicant must enter information 
57.10 	required for the application. The preapplication process must generate a list of documents 
57.11 	the applicant is required to submit in person at the time of the application. At the time an 
57.12 	individual schedules an appointment to apply for a driver's license or identification card, 
57.13 	the commissioner, full-service provider, or driver's license agent who is scheduling the 
57.14 	appointment must provide to the applicant a link to the preapplication website.
57.15 	(b) An applicant who submitted a preapplication is required to appear in person before 
57.16 	the commissioner, a full-service provider, or a driver's license agent to submit a completed 
57.17 	application for the driver's license or identification card.

57.18 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2023.

57.19 	Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 171.061, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
57.20 		Subd. 4.Fee; equipment. (a) The agent may charge and retain a filing fee of $8 for each 
57.21 	application. as follows:

57.2257.23	(1)
	New application for a noncompliant, REAL ID-compliant, or 
enhanced driver's license or identification card
	$
	16.00
	
57.2457.25	(2)
	Renewal application for a noncompliant, REAL ID-compliant, or 
enhanced driver's license or identification card
	$
	11.00
	
57.26 	Except as provided in paragraph (c), the fee shall must cover all expenses involved in 
57.27 	receiving, accepting, or forwarding to the department the applications and fees required 
57.28 	under sections 171.02, subdivision 3; 171.06, subdivisions 2 and 2a; and 171.07, subdivisions 
57.29 	3 and 3a.
57.30 	(b) The statutory fees and the filing fees imposed under paragraph (a) may be paid by 
57.31 	credit card or debit card. The driver's license agent may collect a convenience fee on the 
57.32 	statutory fees and filing fees not greater than the cost of processing a credit card or debit 
57.33 	card transaction. The convenience fee must be used to pay the cost of processing credit card 
58.1 	and debit card transactions. The commissioner shall must adopt rules to administer this 
58.2 	paragraph using the exempt procedures of section 14.386, except that section 14.386, 
58.3 	paragraph (b), does not apply.
58.4 	(c) The department shall must maintain the photo identification and vision examination 
58.5 	equipment for all agents appointed as of January 1, 2000. Upon the retirement, resignation, 
58.6 	death, or discontinuance of an existing agent, and if a new agent is appointed in an existing 
58.7 	office pursuant to Minnesota Rules, chapter 7404, and notwithstanding the above or 
58.8 	Minnesota Rules, part 7404.0400, the department shall provide and maintain photo 
58.9 	identification equipment without additional cost to a newly appointed agent in that office 
58.10 	if the office was provided the equipment by the department before January 1, 2000. All 
58.11 	photo identification and vision examination equipment must be compatible with standards 
58.12 	established by the department.
58.13 	(d) A filing fee retained by the agent employed by a county board must be paid into the 
58.14 	county treasury and credited to the general revenue fund of the county. An agent who is not 
58.15 	an employee of the county shall must retain the filing fee in lieu of county employment or 
58.16 	salary and is considered an independent contractor for pension purposes, coverage under 
58.17 	the Minnesota State Retirement System, or membership in the Public Employees Retirement 
58.18 	Association.
58.19 	(e) Before the end of the first working day following the final day of the reporting period 
58.20 	established by the department, the agent must forward to the department all applications 
58.21 	and fees collected during the reporting period except as provided in paragraph (d).

58.22 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective October 1, 2023, and applies to 
58.23 	applications made on or after that date.

58.24 	Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 171.0705, is amended by adding a subdivision 
58.25 	to read:
58.26 		Subd. 11.Manual and study material availability. The commissioner must publish 
58.27 	the driver's manual and study support materials for the written exam and skills exam. The 
58.28 	study support materials must focus on the subjects and skills that are most commonly failed 
58.29 	by exam takers. The commissioner must ensure that the driver's manual and study support 
58.30 	materials are easily located and are available for no cost.

58.31 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2023.

59.1 	Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 171.12, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:
59.2 		Subd. 1a.Driver and vehicle services information system; security and auditing. (a) 
59.3 	The commissioner must establish written procedures to ensure that only individuals 
59.4 	authorized by law may enter, update, or access not public data collected, created, or 
59.5 	maintained by the driver and vehicle services information system. An authorized individual's 
59.6 	ability to enter, update, or access data in the system must correspond to the official duties 
59.7 	or training level of the individual and to the statutory authorization granting access for that 
59.8 	purpose. All queries and responses, and all actions in which data are entered, updated, 
59.9 	accessed, shared, or disseminated, must be recorded in a data audit trail. Data contained in 
59.10 	the audit trail are public to the extent the data are not otherwise classified by law.
59.11 	(b) If the commissioner must immediately and permanently revoke the authorization of 
59.12 	any determines that an individual who willfully entered, updated, accessed, shared, or 
59.13 	disseminated data in violation of state or federal law, the commissioner must impose 
59.14 	disciplinary action. If an individual willfully gained access to data without authorization by 
59.15 	law, the commissioner must forward the matter to the appropriate prosecuting authority for 
59.16 	prosecution. The commissioner must not impose disciplinary action against an individual 
59.17 	who properly accessed data to complete an authorized transaction or to resolve an issue that 
59.18 	did not result in a completed authorized transaction.
59.19 	(c) The commissioner must establish a process that allows an individual who was subject 
59.20 	to disciplinary action to appeal the action. If the commissioner imposes disciplinary action, 
59.21 	the commissioner must notify the individual in writing of the action, explain the reason for 
59.22 	the action, and explain how to appeal the action. The commissioner must transmit the 
59.23 	notification within five calendar days of the action.
59.24 	(d) The commissioner must arrange for an independent biennial audit of the driver and 
59.25 	vehicle services information system to determine whether data currently in the system are 
59.26 	classified correctly, how the data are used, and to verify compliance with this subdivision. 
59.27 	The results of the audit are public. No later than 30 days following completion of the audit, 
59.28 	the commissioner must provide a report summarizing the audit results to the commissioner 
59.29 	of administration; the chairs and ranking minority members of the committees of the house 
59.30 	of representatives and the senate with jurisdiction over transportation policy and finance, 
59.31 	public safety, and data practices; and the Legislative Commission on Data Practices and 
59.32 	Personal Data Privacy. The report must be submitted as required under section 3.195, except 
59.33 	that printed copies are not required.
60.1 	(e) For purposes of this subdivision, "disciplinary action" means a formal or informal 
60.2 	disciplinary measure, including but not limited to requiring corrective action or suspending 
60.3 	or revoking the individual's access to the driver and vehicle information system.
60.4 	(f) An individual whose access was permanently revoked under this section between 
60.5 	October 1, 2018, and September 30, 2023, based on the commissioner's determination that 
60.6 	the individual willfully entered, updated, accessed, shared, or disseminated data in violation 
60.7 	of state or federal law, may apply to the commissioner for reinstatement of their access. An 
60.8 	individual convicted of a crime related to the conduct that resulted in permanent revocation 
60.9 	of their access is ineligible to reapply for access under this section. Any individual reapplying 
60.10 	for access must submit the request in writing to the commissioner no later than June 30, 
60.11 	2024, and the request must contain:
60.12 	(1) written documentation that demonstrates the individual is currently employed at an 
60.13 	agency or entity that requires access for the employee to conduct their work duties;
60.14 	(2) written documentation that demonstrates the individual is in compliance with all 
60.15 	existing requirements to be considered eligible for access, including completion of required 
60.16 	background checks;
60.17 	(3) a signed statement from their employer acknowledging the employer is aware that 
60.18 	the individual's access was previously revoked and any future violations of state or federal 
60.19 	law may again result in permanent revocation of access; and
60.20 	(4) a signed statement from the individual describing:
60.21 	(i) their understanding of appropriate use of the system data under state and federal laws; 
60.22 	and
60.23 	(ii) the remedial steps they have taken to ensure no future misuse occurs.
60.24 	The commissioner must respond in writing to the individual's request for access within 90 
60.25 	days of receipt of the request. The commissioner's decision under this section is final and 
60.26 	an individual applying under this section is not entitled to further review.

60.27 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective October 1, 2023. Paragraphs (b), (c), 
60.28 	and (e) apply to audits of data use that are open on or after October 1, 2023. Paragraph (f) 
60.29 	is effective October 1, 2023, and applies to requests made on or after that date.

60.30 	Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 171.13, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
60.31 		Subdivision 1.Examination subjects and locations; provisions for color blindness, 
60.32 	disabled veterans. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the commissioner shall
61.1 	must examine each applicant for a driver's license by such agency as the commissioner 
61.2 	directs. This examination must include:
61.3 	(1) a test of the applicant's eyesight, provided that this requirement is met by submission 
61.4 	of a vision examination certificate under section 171.06, subdivision 7;
61.5 	(2) a test of the applicant's ability to read and understand highway signs regulating, 
61.6 	warning, and directing traffic;
61.7 	(3) a test of the applicant's knowledge of (i) traffic laws; (ii) the effects of alcohol and 
61.8 	drugs on a driver's ability to operate a motor vehicle safely and legally, and of the legal 
61.9 	penalties and financial consequences resulting from violations of laws prohibiting the 
61.10 	operation of a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or drugs; (iii) railroad 
61.11 	grade crossing safety; (iv) slow-moving vehicle safety; (v) laws relating to pupil 
61.12 	transportation safety, including the significance of school bus lights, signals, stop arm, and 
61.13 	passing a school bus; (vi) traffic laws related to bicycles; and (vii) the circumstances and 
61.14 	dangers of carbon monoxide poisoning;
61.15 	(4) an actual demonstration of ability to exercise ordinary and reasonable control in the 
61.16 	operation of a motor vehicle; and
61.17 	(5) other physical and mental examinations as the commissioner finds necessary to 
61.18 	determine the applicant's fitness to operate a motor vehicle safely upon the highways.
61.19 	(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), the commissioner must not deny an application for 
61.20 	a driver's license based on the exclusive grounds that the applicant's eyesight is deficient in 
61.21 	color perception or that the applicant has been diagnosed with diabetes mellitus. War veterans 
61.22 	operating motor vehicles especially equipped for disabled persons, if otherwise entitled to 
61.23 	a license, must be granted such license.
61.24 	(c) The commissioner shall make provision for giving the examinations under this 
61.25 	subdivision either in the county where the applicant resides or at a place adjacent thereto 
61.26 	reasonably convenient to the applicant.
61.27 	(d) The commissioner shall ensure that an applicant is able to obtain an appointment for 
61.28 	an examination to demonstrate ability under paragraph (a), clause (4), within 14 days of the 
61.29 	applicant's request if, under the applicable statutes and rules of the commissioner, the 
61.30 	applicant is eligible to take the examination.
61.31 	(c) The commissioner must ensure that no fewer than the following number of exam 
61.32 	station locations are available:
61.33 	(1) after July 1, 2023, and before July 1, 2024, 93 exam stations;
62.1 	(2) after July 1, 2024, and before July 1, 2025, 83 exam stations;
62.2 	(3) after July 1, 2025, and before July 1, 2026, 73 exam stations; and
62.3 	(4) after July 1, 2026, and thereafter, 60 exam stations.
62.4 	The commissioner must ensure that an applicant may take an exam either in the county 
62.5 	where the applicant resides or in an adjacent county at a reasonably convenient location. 
62.6 	The schedule for each exam station must be posted on the department's website.
62.7 	(d) A located exam station must be open a minimum of one day per week.
62.8 	(e) The commissioner must provide real-time information on the department's website 
62.9 	about the availability and location of exam appointments. The website must show the next 
62.10 	available exam dates and times for each exam station. The website must also provide an 
62.11 	option for a person to enter an address to see the date and time of the next available exam 
62.12 	at each exam station sorted by distance from the address provided. The information must 
62.13 	be easily accessible and must not require a person to sign in or provide any other information, 
62.14 	except an address, in order to see available exam dates.

62.15 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2023. Paragraph (d) is effective 
62.16 	July 1, 2026. Paragraph (e) is effective January 1, 2024.

62.17 	Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 171.13, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:
62.18 		Subd. 1a.Waiver when license issued by another jurisdiction. (a) If the commissioner 
62.19 	determines that an applicant 21 years of age or older possesses a valid driver's license issued 
62.20 	by another state, United States territory, or jurisdiction that requires a comparable 
62.21 	examination for obtaining a driver's license, the commissioner may must waive the 
62.22 	requirement requirements that the applicant pass a written knowledge examination and
62.23 	demonstrate ability to exercise ordinary and reasonable control in the operation of a motor 
62.24 	vehicle on determining that the applicant possesses a valid driver's license issued by a 
62.25 	jurisdiction that requires a comparable demonstration for license issuance.
62.26 	(b) If the commissioner determines that an applicant 21 years of age or older possesses 
62.27 	a valid driver's license with a two-wheeled vehicle endorsement issued by another state, 
62.28 	United States territory, or jurisdiction that requires a comparable examination for obtaining 
62.29 	the endorsement, the commissioner must waive the requirements that the applicant for a 
62.30 	two-wheeled vehicle endorsement pass a written knowledge examination and demonstrate 
62.31 	the ability to exercise ordinary and reasonable control in the operation of a motor vehicle.
63.1 	(c) For purposes of this subdivision, "jurisdiction" includes, but is not limited to, both 
63.2 	the active and reserve components of any branch or unit of the United States armed forces, 
63.3 	and "valid driver's license" includes any driver's license that is recognized by that branch 
63.4 	or unit as currently being valid, or as having been valid at the time of the applicant's 
63.5 	separation or discharge from the military within a period of time deemed reasonable and 
63.6 	fair by the commissioner, up to and including one year past the date of the applicant's 
63.7 	separation or discharge.

63.8 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2023, and applies to applications 
63.9 	made on or after that date.

63.10 	Sec. 17. [171.375] STUDENT PASS RATE.
63.11 	(a) For each driver training school, the commissioner must determine the percentage of 
63.12 	students from that school who pass the written exam or road test on the student's first attempt, 
63.13 	second attempt, or third or subsequent attempt. The commissioner must publicly post the 
63.14 	information collected under this section on the department's website. At a minimum, the 
63.15 	commissioner must update this information on the department's website at least every six 
63.16 	months. The information must be searchable by the name of a school or a location.
63.17 	(b) By January 1 and July 1 of each year, each driver training school must provide to 
63.18 	the commissioner a list of all students who completed coursework at the school during the 
63.19 	previous six months.

63.20 	EFFECTIVE DATE. Paragraph (a) is effective January 1, 2024.  Paragraph (b) is 
63.21 	effective July 1, 2024, and applies to lists submitted on or after that date.

63.22 	Sec. 18. [299A.704] DRIVER AND VEHICLE SERVICES FUND.
63.23 	A driver and vehicle services fund is created in the state treasury. The fund consists of 
63.24 	accounts and money as specified by law and any other money otherwise donated, allotted, 
63.25 	or transferred to the fund.

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

63.27 	Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 299A.705, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
63.28 		Subdivision 1.Driver and vehicle services operating account. (a) The driver and 
63.29 	vehicle services operating account is created in the special revenue driver and vehicle 
63.30 	services fund, consisting of all money from the vehicle services fees specified in chapters 
64.1 	168, 168A, and 168D, all money collected under chapter 171, and any other money donated, 
64.2 	allotted, transferred, or otherwise provided to the account.
64.3 	(b) Funds appropriated from the account must be used by the commissioner of public 
64.4 	safety to administer:
64.5 	(1) the vehicle services specified in chapters 168, 168A, and 168D, and section 169.345, 
64.6 	including:
64.7 	(1) (i) designing, producing, issuing, and mailing vehicle registrations, plates, emblems, 
64.8 	and titles;
64.9 	(2) (ii) collecting title and registration taxes and fees;
64.10 	(3) (iii) transferring vehicle registration plates and titles;
64.11 	(4) (iv) maintaining vehicle records;
64.12 	(5) (v) issuing disability certificates and plates;
64.13 	(6) (vi) licensing vehicle dealers;
64.14 	(7) (vii) appointing, monitoring, and auditing deputy registrars; and
64.15 	(8) (viii) inspecting vehicles when required by law.; and
64.16 	(2) the driver services specified in chapters 169A and 171, including the activities 
64.17 	associated with producing and mailing drivers' licenses and identification cards and notices 
64.18 	relating to issuance, renewal, or withdrawal of driving and identification card privileges for 
64.19 	any fiscal year or years and for the testing and examination of drivers.

64.20 	Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 299A.705, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
64.21 		Subd. 3.Driver and vehicle services technology account. (a) The driver and vehicle 
64.22 	services technology account is created in the special revenue driver and vehicle services
64.23 	fund, consisting of the technology surcharge collected as specified in chapters 168, 168A, 
64.24 	and 171; the filing fee revenue collected under section 168.33, subdivision 7; and any other 
64.25 	money donated, allotted, transferred, or otherwise provided to the account.
64.26 	(b) Money in the account is annually appropriated to the commissioner of public safety 
64.27 	for the development, deployment, and maintenance of the driver and vehicle services 
64.28 	information systems.
64.29 	(c) By January 15 of each year, the commissioner must submit a report to the chairs and 
64.30 	ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over transportation 
64.31 	policy and finance concerning the account, which must include information on (1) total 
65.1 	revenue deposited in the driver and vehicle services technology account, with a breakdown 
65.2 	by sources of funds; and (2) an estimate of ongoing system maintenance costs, including a 
65.3 	breakdown of the amounts spent by category.

65.4 	Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 299A.705, is amended by adding a subdivision 
65.5 	to read:
65.6 		Subd. 5.Full-service provider account. (a) The full-service provider account is created 
65.7 	in the driver and vehicle services fund, consisting of surcharges described in section 168.33, 
65.8 	subdivision 7, and any other money donated, allotted, transferred, or otherwise provided to 
65.9 	the account.
65.10 	(b) Money in the account is annually appropriated to the commissioner of public safety 
65.11 	to distribute to full-service providers, as defined in section 168.002, subdivision 12a, and 
65.12 	deputy registrars. The commissioner must distribute the money in the account as quarterly 
65.13 	payments to each full-service provider and deputy registrar that was in operation during the 
65.14 	previous quarter based proportionally on the total number of transactions completed by each 
65.15 	full-service provider and deputy registrar. For the purposes of the distribution calculation 
65.16 	in this paragraph, the number of transactions completed by a deputy registrar must first be 
65.17 	multiplied by 0.2.

65.18 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2023, and the first quarterly 
65.19 	distribution must be made on or before October 15, 2023.

65.20 	Sec. 22. REPORT; DEPUTY REGISTRAR AND DRIVER'S LICENSE AGENT 
65.21 	FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY.
 65.22 	By July 1, 2024, the commissioner of public safety must report to the chairs and ranking 
65.23 	minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over transportation finance 
65.24 	and policy an evaluation of deputy registrar and driver's license agent operations in the 
65.25 	vehicle registration and driver's licensing system. The commissioner must engage with 
65.26 	stakeholders in preparing and developing the report. The report, at a minimum, must:
65.27 	(1) evaluate the current performance and impact of the quality of services provided by 
65.28 	private deputy registrars and driver's license agents to the residents of Minnesota;
65.29 	(2) evaluate and make recommendations on how to implement financial sustainability 
65.30 	for private deputy registrars;
65.31 	(3) detail the amount of financial assistance necessary to sustain a permanent role for 
65.32 	private deputy registrars and driver's license agents;
66.1 	(4) explain each proposed model of financial assistance or support for deputy registrars;
66.2 	(5) detail a five-, ten-, and 20-year analysis on the role of deputy registrars and driver's 
66.3 	license agents in the vehicle registration and driver's licensing system;
66.4 	(6) evaluate and make recommendations on the long-term and market-rate financial 
66.5 	assistance necessary to transition away from private deputy registrars and driver's license 
66.6 	agents;
66.7 	(7) explain and make recommendations on proposed legislation on the Division of Driver 
66.8 	and Vehicle Services assuming all of the services provided by private deputy registrars and 
66.9 	driver's license agents;
66.10 	(8) identify and evaluate whether the Division of Driver and Vehicle Services has 
66.11 	sufficient financial resources to assume all the services provided by private deputy registrars 
66.12 	and driver's license agents; and
66.13 	(9) propose legislation and make recommendations on fees and appropriations needed 
66.14 	for the Division of Driver and Vehicle Services to assume all services provided by deputy 
66.15 	registrars and driver's license agents.

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

66.17 	Sec. 23. REPORT; DRIVER AND VEHICLE SERVICES RECOMMENDATIONS.
 66.18 	(a) By January 15, 2024, the commissioner of public safety must report to the chairs and 
66.19 	ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over transportation 
66.20 	finance and policy on driver and vehicle services recommendations and operations. The 
66.21 	report must:
66.22 	(1) review recommendations from the independent expert review of driver and vehicle 
66.23 	services issued January 12, 2022, as identified under paragraph (b);
66.24 	(2) review the recommendations made to the commissioner in the legislative auditor's 
66.25 	report on driver examination stations issued in March 2021;
66.26 	(3) provide the commissioner's plan for exam station locations, including how many 
66.27 	exam stations will remain open and the locations of the exam stations;
66.28 	(4) identify whether any limited driver's license agents are unable to become full-service 
66.29 	providers because of the restrictions in Minnesota Statutes, section 171.061, and Minnesota 
66.30 	Rules, chapter 7404, and, if so, whether the commissioner would recommend any exceptions 
66.31 	to allow the limited driver's license agent to participate in the fee-sharing provisions of this 
66.32 	act; and
67.1 	(5) propose any statutory changes necessary or beneficial in implementing 
67.2 	recommendations under clauses (1) and (2).
67.3 	(b) The report must include information on the independent expert review 
67.4 	recommendations to:
67.5 	(1) revise the deputy registrar and driver's license agent contracts to encourage all deputy 
67.6 	registrars and driver's license agents to become or remain full-service providers as defined 
67.7 	in Minnesota Statutes, section 168.002, subdivision 12a;
67.8 	(2) determine how best to utilize certified and impartial third parties for administration 
67.9 	of knowledge and road tests;
67.10 	(3) implement data and reporting practices to assist the commissioner in making decisions 
67.11 	focused on the residents of the state;
67.12 	(4) conduct a staffing review that balances staff quantity and quality, leverages technology 
67.13 	automations and configurations, and establishes performance standards and targets that 
67.14 	meet the needs of the state;
67.15 	(5) identify performance and service standards and create a deputy registrar performance 
67.16 	scorecard and a driver's license agent performance scorecard that monitors user performance 
67.17 	to ensure a consistently positive experience for Minnesotans;
67.18 	(6) provide a rapid response communication method for situations where deputy registrars 
67.19 	or driver's license agents need immediate support;
67.20 	(7) explore ways to speed up background checks of new employees at the Division of 
67.21 	Driver and Vehicle Services offices and deputy registrar offices, including using a police 
67.22 	department or county sheriff;
67.23 	(8) promote the preapplication process and expand the use of preapplications to all 
67.24 	possible, relevant areas;
67.25 	(9) evaluate and make recommendations to the legislature on areas where it is appropriate 
67.26 	to make preapplications mandatory;
67.27 	(10) adjust policies and practices to automate as many approval transactions as possible;
67.28 	(11) determine the proper user level field needed by transaction type and explore 
67.29 	additional differentiated user levels in MNDRIVE;
67.30 	(12) allow deputy registrars to have increased visibility to and influence on the 
67.31 	MNDRIVE enhancement process;
68.1 	(13) engage a learning consultant and create a content strategy and communications 
68.2 	campaign to meet the needs of Minnesota residents, including a feedback loop for continuous 
68.3 	improvement and evolution;
68.4 	(14) provide additional training and clear guidance regarding permissible use of records 
68.5 	and enable in-application notation of usage other than for paid transactions;
68.6 	(15) consider what security measures are appropriate at each deputy registrar or driver's 
68.7 	license agent location, including the possible need for a security officer or for cameras with 
68.8 	recording capabilities;
68.9 	(16) offer training in de-escalation and negotiation techniques to all public-facing staff;
68.10 	(17) examine the potential of allowing online applications for replacement class D drivers' 
68.11 	licenses;
68.12 	(18) conduct an analysis to determine whether extending the validity of a class D driver's 
68.13 	license would benefit the residents of the state and make recommendations to the legislature 
68.14 	on a renewal fee structure for renewal periods longer than four years but not more than nine 
68.15 	years;
68.16 	(19) explore options to encourage people to conduct transactions online or in person 
68.17 	instead of by mail; and
68.18 	(20) study the feasibility of splitting revenue from mail or online vehicle transactions 
68.19 	between the commissioner and deputy registrars and full-service providers.
68.20 	(c) For each of the recommendations under paragraph (a), clauses (1) and (2), and 
68.21 	paragraph (b), the report must specify the status from one of the following categories:
68.22 	(1) the recommendation is under ongoing active consideration or review, including to:
68.23 	(i) describe the current state of the analysis; and
68.24 	(ii) provide the anticipated timeline to conclude the review;
68.25 	(2) the recommendation is in the process of being implemented, including to:
68.26 	(i) describe how the recommendation is being implemented;
68.27 	(ii) provide the anticipated timeline for implementation; and
68.28 	(iii) provide an estimated cost of implementing the recommendation;
68.29 	(3) the recommendation has been implemented, including to:
68.30 	(i) describe when and how the recommendation was implemented;
69.1 	(ii) describe the outcome of implementing the recommendation; and
69.2 	(iii) provide an estimated cost of implementing the recommendation; or
69.3 	(4) the recommendation will not be implemented, including to:
69.4 	(i) provide a detailed explanation of why the recommendation will not be implemented;
69.5 	(ii) provide an estimated cost to implement the recommendation;
69.6 	(iii) provide an estimated timeline to implement the recommendation; and
69.7 	(iv) describe any unmet needs that, if met, would allow the commissioner to implement 
69.8 	the recommendation.

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

69.10 	ARTICLE 5
69.11 	DRIVER AND VEHICLE SERVICES CONFORMING CHANGES

69.12 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 168.013, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
69.13 		Subd. 8.Tax proceeds to highway user fund; fee proceeds to vehicle services 
69.14 	account. (a) Unless otherwise specified in this chapter, the net proceeds of the registration 
69.15 	tax imposed under this chapter must be collected by the commissioner, paid into the state 
69.16 	treasury, and credited to the highway user tax distribution fund.
69.17 	(b) All fees collected under this chapter, unless otherwise specified, must be deposited 
69.18 	in the driver and vehicle services operating account in the special revenue fund under section 
69.19 	299A.705.

69.20 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 168.1293, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
69.21 		Subd. 7.Deposit of fee; appropriation. The commissioner shall deposit the application 
69.22 	fee under subdivision 2, paragraph (a), clause (3), in the driver and vehicle services operating 
69.23 	account of the special revenue fund under section 299A.705. An amount sufficient to pay 
69.24 	the department's cost in implementing and administering this section, including payment 
69.25 	of refunds under subdivision 4, is appropriated to the commissioner from that account.

69.26 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 168.1295, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
69.27 		Subd. 5.Contribution and fees credited. Contributions under subdivision 1, paragraph 
69.28 	(a), clause (5), must be paid to the commissioner and credited to the state parks and trails 
69.29 	donation account established in section 85.056. The other fees collected under this section 
70.1 	must be deposited in the driver and vehicle services operating account of the special revenue 
70.2 	fund under section 299A.705.

70.3 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 168.1296, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
70.4 		Subd. 5.Contribution and fees credited. Contributions under subdivision 1, paragraph 
70.5 	(a), clause (5), must be paid to the commissioner and credited to the Minnesota critical 
70.6 	habitat private sector matching account established in section 84.943. The fees collected 
70.7 	under this section must be deposited in the driver and vehicle services operating account of 
70.8 	the special revenue fund under section 299A.705.

70.9 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 168.1298, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
70.10 		Subd. 5.Contribution and fees credited. Contributions under subdivision 1, paragraph 
70.11 	(a), clause (5), must be paid to the commissioner and credited to the Minnesota "Support 
70.12 	Our Troops" account established in section 190.19. The fees collected under this section 
70.13 	must be deposited in the driver and vehicle services operating account in the special revenue 
70.14 	fund under section 299A.705.

70.15 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 168.27, subdivision 11, is amended to read:
70.16 		Subd. 11.Dealers' licenses; location change notice; fee. (a) Application for a dealer's 
70.17 	license or notification of a change of location of the place of business on a dealer's license 
70.18 	must include a street address, not a post office box, and is subject to the commissioner's 
70.19 	approval.
70.20 	(b) Upon the filing of an application for a dealer's license and the proper fee, unless the 
70.21 	application on its face appears to be invalid, the commissioner shall grant a 90-day temporary 
70.22 	license. During the 90-day period following issuance of the temporary license, the 
70.23 	commissioner shall inspect the place of business site and insure compliance with this section 
70.24 	and rules adopted under this section.
70.25 	(c) The commissioner may extend the temporary license 30 days to allow the temporarily 
70.26 	licensed dealer to come into full compliance with this section and rules adopted under this 
70.27 	section.
70.28 	(d) In no more than 120 days following issuance of the temporary license, the dealer 
70.29 	license must either be granted or denied.
70.30 	(e) A license must be denied under the following conditions:
71.1 	(1) The license must be denied if within the previous ten years the applicant was enjoined 
71.2 	due to a violation of section 325F.69 or convicted of violating section 325E.14, 325E.15, 
71.3 	325E.16, or 325F.69, or convicted under section 609.53 of receiving or selling stolen 
71.4 	vehicles, or convicted of violating United States Code, title 49, sections 32701 to 32711 or 
71.5 	pleaded guilty, entered a plea of nolo contendere or no contest, or has been found guilty in 
71.6 	a court of competent jurisdiction of any charge of failure to pay state or federal income or 
71.7 	sales taxes or felony charge of forgery, embezzlement, obtaining money under false pretenses, 
71.8 	theft by swindle, extortion, conspiracy to defraud, or bribery.
71.9 	(2) A license must be denied if the applicant has had a dealer license revoked within the 
71.10 	previous ten years.
71.11 	(f) If the application is approved, the commissioner shall license the applicant as a dealer 
71.12 	for one year from the date the temporary license is granted and issue a certificate of license 
71.13 	that must include a distinguishing number of identification of the dealer. The license must 
71.14 	be displayed in a prominent place in the dealer's licensed place of business.
71.15 	(g) Each initial application for a license must be accompanied by a fee of $100 in addition 
71.16 	to the annual fee. The annual fee is $150. The initial fees and annual fees must be paid into 
71.17 	the state treasury and credited to the general fund except that $50 of each initial and annual 
71.18 	fee must be paid into the driver and vehicle services operating account in the special revenue 
71.19 	fund under section 299A.705.

71.20 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 168.326, is amended to read:
71.21 	168.326 EXPEDITED DRIVER AND VEHICLE SERVICES; FEE.
71.22 	(a) When an applicant requests and pays an expedited service fee of $20, in addition to 
71.23 	other specified and statutorily mandated fees and taxes, the commissioner shall expedite 
71.24 	the processing of an application for a driver's license, driving instruction permit, Minnesota 
71.25 	identification card, or vehicle title transaction.
71.26 	(b) A driver's license agent or deputy registrar may retain $10 of the expedited service 
71.27 	fee for each expedited service request processed by the licensing agent or deputy registrar.
71.28 	(c) When expedited service is requested, materials must be mailed or delivered to the 
71.29 	requester within three days of receipt of the expedited service fee excluding Saturdays, 
71.30 	Sundays, or the holidays listed in section 645.44, subdivision 5. The requester shall comply 
71.31 	with all relevant requirements of the requested document.
71.32 	(d) The commissioner may decline to accept an expedited service request if it is apparent 
71.33 	at the time it is made that the request cannot be granted.
72.1 	(e) The expedited service fees collected under this section for an application for a driver's 
72.2 	license, driving instruction permit, or Minnesota identification card minus any portion 
72.3 	retained by a licensing agent or deputy registrar under paragraph (b) must be paid into the 
72.4 	driver and vehicle services operating account in the special revenue fund specified under 
72.5 	section 299A.705.
72.6 	(f) The expedited service fees collected under this section for a transaction for a vehicle 
72.7 	service minus any portion retained by a licensing agent or deputy registrar under paragraph 
72.8 	(b) must be paid into the vehicle services operating account in the special revenue fund 
72.9 	specified under section 299A.705.

72.10 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 168.327, subdivision 5b, is amended to read:
72.11 		Subd. 5b.Custom data request record fees. (a) For purposes of this subdivision, 
72.12 	"custom data request records" means a total of 1,000 or more (1) vehicle title records, (2) 
72.13 	vehicle registration records, or (3) driver's license records.
72.14 	(b) The commissioner must charge a fee of $0.02 per record for custom data request 
72.15 	records.
72.16 	(c) Of the fees collected for custom data request records:
72.17 	(1) 20 percent must be credited:
72.18 	(i) for vehicle title or registration records, to the driver and vehicle services operating 
72.19 	account under section 299A.705, subdivision 1, and is appropriated to the commissioner 
72.20 	for the purposes of this subdivision; and
72.21 	(ii) for driver's license records, to the driver services operating account under section 
72.22 	299A.705, subdivision 2, and is appropriated to the commissioner for the purposes of this 
72.23 	subdivision;
72.24 	(2) 30 percent must be credited to the data security account in the special revenue fund 
72.25 	under section 3.9741, subdivision 5; and
72.26 	(3) 50 percent must be credited to the driver and vehicle services technology account 
72.27 	under section 299A.705, subdivision 3.
72.28 	(d) The commissioner may impose an additional fee for technical staff to create a custom 
72.29 	set of data under this subdivision.

73.1 	Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 168.381, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
73.2 		Subd. 4.Appropriations. (a) Money appropriated to the Department of Public Safety 
73.3 	to procure the plates for any fiscal year or years is available for allotment, encumbrance, 
73.4 	and expenditure from and after the date of the enactment of the appropriation. Materials 
73.5 	and equipment used in the manufacture of plates are subject only to the approval of the 
73.6 	commissioner.
73.7 	(b) This section contemplates that money to be appropriated to the Department of Public 
73.8 	Safety to carry out the terms and provisions of this section will be appropriated by the 
73.9 	legislature from the highway user tax distribution fund.
73.10 	(c) A sum sufficient is appropriated annually from the driver and vehicle services 
73.11 	operating account in the special revenue fund under section 299A.705 to the commissioner 
73.12 	to pay the costs of purchasing, delivering, and mailing plates, registration stickers, and 
73.13 	registration notices.

73.14 	Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 168A.152, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
73.15 		Subd. 2.Inspection fee; proceeds allocated. (a) A fee of $35 must be paid to the 
73.16 	department before the department issues a certificate of title for a vehicle that has been 
73.17 	inspected and for which a certificate of inspection has been issued pursuant to subdivision 
73.18 	1. The only additional fee that may be assessed for issuing the certificate of title is the filing 
73.19 	fee imposed under section 168.33, subdivision 7.
73.20 	(b) Of the fee collected by the department under this subdivision, for conducting 
73.21 	inspections under subdivision 1, $20 must be deposited in the general fund and the remainder 
73.22 	of the fee collected must be deposited in the driver and vehicle services operating account 
73.23 	in the special revenue fund as specified in under section 299A.705.

73.24 	Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 168A.29, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
73.25 		Subdivision 1.Amounts. (a) The department must be paid the following fees:
73.26 	(1) for filing an application for and the issuance of an original certificate of title, $8.25, 
73.27 	of which $4.15 must be paid into the driver and vehicle services operating account under 
73.28 	section 299A.705, subdivision 1, and a surcharge of $2.25 must be added to the fee and 
73.29 	credited to the driver and vehicle services technology account under section 299A.705, 
73.30 	subdivision 3;
73.31 	(2) for each security interest when first noted upon a certificate of title, including the 
73.32 	concurrent notation of any assignment thereof and its subsequent release or satisfaction, 
74.1 	$2, except that no fee is due for a security interest filed by a public authority under section 
74.2 	168A.05, subdivision 8;
74.3 	(3) for each assignment of a security interest when first noted on a certificate of title, 
74.4 	unless noted concurrently with the security interest, $1; and
74.5 	(4) for issuing a duplicate certificate of title, $7.25, of which $3.25 must be paid into 
74.6 	the driver and vehicle services operating account under section 299A.705, subdivision 1, 
74.7 	and a surcharge of $2.25 must be added to the fee and credited to the driver and vehicle 
74.8 	services technology account under section 299A.705, subdivision 3.
74.9 	(b) In addition to the fee required under paragraph (a), clause (1), the department must 
74.10 	be paid $3.50. The additional $3.50 fee collected under this paragraph must be deposited 
74.11 	in the special revenue fund and credited to the public safety motor vehicle account established 
74.12 	in section 299A.70.

74.13 	Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 168A.31, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
74.14 		Subd. 2.Expenses; appropriation. All necessary expenses incurred by the department 
74.15 	for the administration of sections 168A.01 to 168A.31 must be paid from money in the 
74.16 	driver and vehicle services operating account of the special revenue fund as specified in
74.17 	under section 299A.705, and such funds are hereby appropriated.

74.18 	Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 168D.06, is amended to read:
74.19 	168D.06 FUEL LICENSE FEES.
74.20 	License fees paid to the commissioner under the International Fuel Tax Agreement must 
74.21 	be deposited in the driver and vehicle services operating account in the special revenue fund
74.22 	under section 299A.705. The commissioner shall charge an annual fuel license fee of $15, 
74.23 	an annual application filing fee of $13 for quarterly reporting of fuel tax, and a reinstatement 
74.24 	fee of $100 to reinstate a revoked International Fuel Tax Agreement license.

74.25 	Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 168D.07, is amended to read:
74.26 	168D.07 FUEL DECAL FEE.
74.27 	The commissioner shall issue a decal or other identification to indicate compliance with 
74.28 	the International Fuel Tax Agreement. The commissioner shall collect a fee for the decal 
74.29 	or other identification in the amount established in section 168.12, subdivision 5. Decal or 
74.30 	other identification fees paid to the commissioner under this section must be deposited in 
75.1 	the driver and vehicle services operating account in the special revenue fund under section 
75.2 	299A.705.

75.3 	Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 169A.60, subdivision 16, is amended to read:
75.4 		Subd. 16.Fees credited. Fees collected from the sale or reinstatement of license plates 
75.5 	under this section must be paid into the state treasury and credited one-half to the driver 
75.6 	and vehicle services operating account in the special revenue fund specified in under section 
75.7 	299A.705 and one-half to the general fund.

75.8 	Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 171.07, subdivision 11, is amended to read:
75.9 		Subd. 11.Standby or temporary custodian. (a) Upon the written request of the applicant 
75.10 	and upon payment of an additional fee of $4.25, the department shall issue a driver's license 
75.11 	or Minnesota identification card bearing a symbol or other appropriate identifier indicating 
75.12 	that the license holder has appointed an individual to serve as a standby or temporary 
75.13 	custodian under chapter 257B.
75.14 	(b) The request must be accompanied by a copy of the designation executed under section 
75.15 	257B.04.
75.16 	(c) The department shall maintain a computerized records system of all individuals listed 
75.17 	as standby or temporary custodians by driver's license and identification card applicants. 
75.18 	This data must be released to appropriate law enforcement agencies under section 13.69. 
75.19 	Upon a parent's request and payment of a fee of $4.25, the department shall revise its list 
75.20 	of standby or temporary custodians to reflect a change in the appointment.
75.21 	(d) At the request of the license or cardholder, the department shall cancel the standby 
75.22 	or temporary custodian indication without additional charge. However, this paragraph does 
75.23 	not prohibit a fee that may be applicable for a duplicate or replacement license or card, 
75.24 	renewal of a license, or other service applicable to a driver's license or identification card.
75.25 	(e) Notwithstanding sections 13.08, subdivision 1, and 13.69, the department and 
75.26 	department employees are conclusively presumed to be acting in good faith when employees 
75.27 	rely on statements made, in person or by telephone, by persons purporting to be law 
75.28 	enforcement and subsequently release information described in paragraph (b). When acting 
75.29 	in good faith, the department and department personnel are immune from civil liability and 
75.30 	not subject to suit for damages resulting from the release of this information.
75.31 	(f) The department and its employees:
76.1 	(1) have no duty to inquire or otherwise determine whether a designation submitted 
76.2 	under this subdivision is legally valid and enforceable; and
76.3 	(2) are immune from all civil liability and not subject to suit for damages resulting from 
76.4 	a claim that the designation was not legally valid and enforceable.
76.5 	(g) Of the fees received by the department under this subdivision:
76.6 	(1) Up to $61,000 received must be deposited in the general fund.
76.7 	(2) All other fees must be deposited in the driver and vehicle services operating account 
76.8 	in the special revenue fund specified in under section 299A.705.

76.9 	Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 171.13, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
76.10 		Subd. 7. Examination fees. (a) A fee of $10 must be paid by an individual to take a 
76.11 	third and any subsequent knowledge test administered by the department if the individual 
76.12 	has failed two previous consecutive knowledge tests on the subject.
76.13 	(b) A fee of $20 must be paid by an individual to take a third and any subsequent skills 
76.14 	or road test administered by the department if the individual has previously failed two 
76.15 	consecutive skill or road tests in a specified class of motor vehicle.
76.16 	(c) A fee of $20 must be paid by an individual who fails to appear for a scheduled skills 
76.17 	or road test or who cancels a skills or road test within 24 hours of the appointment time.
76.18 	(d) All fees received under this subdivision must be paid into the state treasury and 
76.19 	credited to the driver and vehicle services operating account in the special revenue fund 
76.20 	specified under section 299A.705.

76.21 	Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 171.26, is amended to read:
76.22 	171.26 MONEY CREDITED TO FUNDS.
76.23 		Subdivision 1.Driver and vehicle services operating account. Unless otherwise 
76.24 	specified, all money received under this chapter must be paid into the state treasury and 
76.25 	credited to the driver and vehicle services operating account in the special revenue fund 
76.26 	specified under sections section299A.705, except as provided in subdivision 2 of that 
76.27 	section; 171.06, subdivision 2a; 171.07, subdivision 11, paragraph (g); 171.20, subdivision 
76.28 	4, paragraph (d); and 171.29, subdivision 2, paragraph (b).

77.1 	Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 171.29, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
77.2 		Subd. 2.Reinstatement fees and surcharges allocated and appropriated. (a) An 
77.3 	individual whose driver's license has been revoked by reason of one or more convictions, 
77.4 	pleas of guilty, forfeitures of bail not vacated, or mandatory revocations under section 
77.5 	169.791, 169.792, 169.797, 171.17, or 171.172, and who is otherwise eligible for 
77.6 	reinstatement must pay a single $30 fee before the driver's license is reinstated. An individual 
77.7 	whose driver's license has been revoked under provisions specified in both this paragraph 
77.8 	and paragraph (b) must pay the reinstatement fee as provided in paragraph (b).
77.9 	(b) A person whose driver's license has been revoked under section 169A.52, 169A.54, 
77.10 	171.177, 609.2112, 609.2113, or 609.2114, or Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 609.21, 
77.11 	must pay a $250 fee plus a $430 surcharge for each instance of revocation before the driver's 
77.12 	license is reinstated, except as provided in paragraph (f). The $250 fee must be credited as 
77.13 	follows:
77.14 	(1) 20 percent to the driver and vehicle services operating account in the special revenue 
77.15 	fund as specified in under section 299A.705;
77.16 	(2) 67 percent to the general fund;
77.17 	(3) eight percent to a separate account to be known as the Bureau of Criminal 
77.18 	Apprehension account. Money in this account is annually appropriated to the commissioner 
77.19 	of public safety and the appropriated amount must be apportioned 80 percent for laboratory 
77.20 	costs and 20 percent for carrying out the provisions of section 299C.065; and
77.21 	(4) five percent to a separate account to be known as the vehicle forfeiture account, 
77.22 	which is created in the special revenue fund. The money in the account is annually 
77.23 	appropriated to the commissioner for costs of handling vehicle forfeitures.
77.24 	(c) The revenue from $50 of the surcharge must be credited to a separate account to be 
77.25 	known as the traumatic brain injury and spinal cord injury account. The revenue from $50 
77.26 	of the surcharge on a reinstatement under paragraph (f) is credited from the first installment 
77.27 	payment to the traumatic brain injury and spinal cord injury account. The money in the 
77.28 	account is annually appropriated to the commissioner of health to be used as follows: 83 
77.29 	percent for contracts with a qualified community-based organization to provide information, 
77.30 	resources, and support to assist persons with traumatic brain injury and their families to 
77.31 	access services, and 17 percent to maintain the traumatic brain injury and spinal cord injury 
77.32 	registry created in section 144.662. For the purposes of this paragraph, a "qualified 
77.33 	community-based organization" is a private, not-for-profit organization of consumers of 
77.34 	traumatic brain injury services and their family members. The organization must be registered 
78.1 	with the United States Internal Revenue Service under section 501(c)(3) as a tax-exempt 
78.2 	organization and must have as its purposes:
78.3 	(1) the promotion of public, family, survivor, and professional awareness of the incidence 
78.4 	and consequences of traumatic brain injury;
78.5 	(2) the provision of a network of support for persons with traumatic brain injury, their 
78.6 	families, and friends;
78.7 	(3) the development and support of programs and services to prevent traumatic brain 
78.8 	injury;
78.9 	(4) the establishment of education programs for persons with traumatic brain injury; and
78.10 	(5) the empowerment of persons with traumatic brain injury through participation in its 
78.11 	governance.
78.12 	A patient's name, identifying information, or identifiable medical data must not be disclosed 
78.13 	to the organization without the informed voluntary written consent of the patient or patient's 
78.14 	guardian or, if the patient is a minor, of the parent or guardian of the patient.
78.15 	(d) The remainder of the surcharge must be credited to a separate account to be known 
78.16 	as the remote electronic alcohol-monitoring program account. The commissioner shall 
78.17 	transfer the balance of this account to the commissioner of management and budget on a 
78.18 	monthly basis for deposit in the general fund.
78.19 	(e) When these fees are collected by a driver's license agent, appointed under section 
78.20 	171.061, a filing fee is imposed in the amount specified under section 171.061, subdivision 
78.21 	4. The reinstatement fees, surcharge, and filing fee must be deposited in an approved 
78.22 	depository as directed under section 171.061, subdivision 4.
78.23 	(f) A person whose driver's license has been revoked as provided in subdivision 1 under 
78.24 	section 169A.52, 169A.54, or 171.177 may choose to pay 50 percent and an additional $25 
78.25 	of the total amount of the surcharge and 50 percent of the fee required under paragraph (b) 
78.26 	to reinstate the person's driver's license, provided the person meets all other requirements 
78.27 	of reinstatement. If a person chooses to pay 50 percent of the total and an additional $25, 
78.28 	the driver's license must expire after two years. The person must pay an additional 50 percent 
78.29 	less $25 of the total to extend the license for an additional two years, provided the person 
78.30 	is otherwise still eligible for the license. After this final payment of the surcharge and fee, 
78.31 	the license may be renewed on a standard schedule, as provided under section 171.27. A 
78.32 	filing fee may be imposed for each installment payment. Revenue from the filing fee is 
79.1 	credited to the driver and vehicle services operating account in the special revenue fund
79.2 	under section 299A.705 and is appropriated to the commissioner.
79.3 	(g) Any person making installment payments under paragraph (f), whose driver's license 
79.4 	subsequently expires, or is canceled, revoked, or suspended before payment of 100 percent 
79.5 	of the surcharge and fee, must pay the outstanding balance due for the initial reinstatement 
79.6 	before the driver's license is subsequently reinstated. Upon payment of the outstanding 
79.7 	balance due for the initial reinstatement, the person may pay any new surcharge and fee 
79.8 	imposed under paragraph (b) in installment payments as provided under paragraph (f).

79.9 	Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 171.36, is amended to read:
79.10 	171.36 LICENSE FEES; RENEWAL.
79.11 	All licenses expire one year from the date of issuance and may be renewed upon 
79.12 	application to the commissioner. Each application for an original or renewal school license 
79.13 	must be accompanied by a fee of $150 and each application for an original or renewal 
79.14 	instructor's license must be accompanied by a fee of $50. The license fees collected under 
79.15 	sections 171.33 to 171.41 must be paid into the driver and vehicle services operating account 
79.16 	in the special revenue fund specified under section 299A.705. A license fee must not be 
79.17 	refunded in the event that the license is rejected or revoked.

79.18 	Sec. 21. REVISOR INSTRUCTION.
 79.19 	The revisor of statutes must change the terms "driver services operating account" and 
79.20 	"vehicle services operating account" to "driver and vehicle services operating account" 
79.21 	wherever the terms appear in Minnesota Statutes.

79.22 	Sec. 22. REPEALER.
 79.23 	Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 168.121, subdivision 5; 168.1282, subdivision 5; 
79.24 	168.1294, subdivision 5; 168.1299, subdivision 4; and 299A.705, subdivision 2, are repealed.

79.25 	ARTICLE 6
79.26 	METROPOLITAN COUNCIL GOVERNANCE AND OPERATIONS

79.27 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 151.37, subdivision 12, is amended to read:
79.28 		Subd. 12.Administration of opiate antagonists for drug overdose. (a) A licensed 
79.29 	physician, a licensed advanced practice registered nurse authorized to prescribe drugs 
80.1 	pursuant to section 148.235, or a licensed physician assistant may authorize the following 
80.2 	individuals to administer opiate antagonists, as defined in section 604A.04, subdivision 1:
80.3 	(1) an emergency medical responder registered pursuant to section 144E.27;
80.4 	(2) a peace officer as defined in section 626.84, subdivision 1, paragraphs (c) and (d);
80.5 	(3) correctional employees of a state or local political subdivision;
80.6 	(4) staff of community-based health disease prevention or social service programs;
80.7 	(5) a volunteer firefighter; and
80.8 	(6) a licensed school nurse or certified public health nurse employed by, or under contract 
80.9 	with, a school board under section 121A.21; and
80.10 	(7) transit rider investment program personnel authorized under section 473.4075.
80.11 	(b) For the purposes of this subdivision, opiate antagonists may be administered by one 
80.12 	of these individuals only if:
80.13 	(1) the licensed physician, licensed physician assistant, or licensed advanced practice 
80.14 	registered nurse has issued a standing order to, or entered into a protocol with, the individual; 
80.15 	and
80.16 	(2) the individual has training in the recognition of signs of opiate overdose and the use 
80.17 	of opiate antagonists as part of the emergency response to opiate overdose.
80.18 	(c) Nothing in this section prohibits the possession and administration of naloxone 
80.19 	pursuant to section 604A.04.

80.20 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2023.

80.21 	Sec. 2. [174.48] CONSTRUCTION OF NONARTERIAL BUS RAPID TRANSIT 
80.22 	FACILITIES.
80.23 	If a planned bus rapid transit line has either a total estimated construction cost of more 
80.24 	than $100,000,000 or will operate substantially within separated rights-of-way, the 
80.25 	commissioner is the responsible authority and must construct bus rapid transit facilities and 
80.26 	infrastructure in the metropolitan area. The commissioner must ensure any construction 
80.27 	project subject to this section is constructed in compliance with applicable plans and designs 
80.28 	adopted by the Metropolitan Council.

80.29 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment and 
80.30 	applies to all bus rapid transit projects excluding the Gold Line bus rapid transit project.

81.1 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 357.021, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
81.2 		Subd. 6.Surcharges on criminal and traffic offenders. (a) Except as provided in this 
81.3 	subdivision, the court shall impose and the court administrator shall collect a $75 surcharge 
81.4 	on every person convicted of any felony, gross misdemeanor, misdemeanor, or petty 
81.5 	misdemeanor offense, other than a violation of: (1) a law or ordinance relating to vehicle 
81.6 	parking, for which there shall be is a $12 surcharge; and (2) section 609.855, subdivision 
81.7 	1, 3, or 3a, for which there is a $25 surcharge. When a defendant is convicted of more than 
81.8 	one offense in a case, the surcharge shall be imposed only once in that case. In the Second 
81.9 	Judicial District, the court shall impose, and the court administrator shall collect, an additional 
81.10 	$1 surcharge on every person convicted of any felony, gross misdemeanor, misdemeanor, 
81.11 	or petty misdemeanor offense, including a violation of a law or ordinance relating to vehicle 
81.12 	parking, if the Ramsey County Board of Commissioners authorizes the $1 surcharge. The 
81.13 	surcharge shall be imposed whether or not the person is sentenced to imprisonment or the 
81.14 	sentence is stayed. The surcharge shall not be imposed when a person is convicted of a petty 
81.15 	misdemeanor for which no fine is imposed.
81.16 	(b) The court may reduce the amount or waive payment of the surcharge required under 
81.17 	this subdivision on a showing of indigency or undue hardship upon the convicted person 
81.18 	or the convicted person's immediate family. Additionally, the court may permit the defendant 
81.19 	to perform community work service in lieu of a surcharge.
81.20 	(c) The court administrator or other entity collecting a surcharge shall forward it to the 
81.21 	commissioner of management and budget.
81.22 	(d) If the convicted person is sentenced to imprisonment and has not paid the surcharge 
81.23 	before the term of imprisonment begins, the chief executive officer of the correctional 
81.24 	facility in which the convicted person is incarcerated shall collect the surcharge from any 
81.25 	earnings the inmate accrues from work performed in the facility or while on conditional 
81.26 	release. The chief executive officer shall forward the amount collected to the court 
81.27 	administrator or other entity collecting the surcharge imposed by the court.
81.28 	(e) A person who enters a diversion program, continuance without prosecution, 
81.29 	continuance for dismissal, or stay of adjudication for a violation of chapter 169 must pay 
81.30 	the surcharge described in this subdivision. A surcharge imposed under this paragraph shall 
81.31 	be imposed only once per case.
81.32 	(f) The surcharge does not apply to administrative citations issued pursuant to section 
81.33 	169.999.
82.1 	(g) The surcharge does not apply to administrative citations issued by transit rider 
82.2 	investment program personnel pursuant to section 473.4075.

82.3 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2023, and applies to violations 
82.4 	committed on or after that date.

82.5 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 357.021, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
82.6 		Subd. 7.Disbursement of surcharges by commissioner of management and 
82.7 	budget. (a) Except as provided in paragraphs (b) to (d), the commissioner of management 
82.8 	and budget shall disburse surcharges received under subdivision 6 as follows:
82.9 	(1) one percent shall be credited to the peace officer training account in the game and 
82.10 	fish fund to provide peace officer training for employees of the Department of Natural 
82.11 	Resources who are licensed under sections 626.84 to 626.863, and who possess peace officer 
82.12 	authority for the purpose of enforcing game and fish laws; and
82.13 	(2) 99 percent shall be credited to the general fund.
82.14 	(b) The commissioner of management and budget shall credit $3 of each surcharge 
82.15 	received under subdivision 6 to the general fund.
82.16 	(c) In addition to any amounts credited under paragraph (a), the commissioner of 
82.17 	management and budget shall credit the following to the general fund: $47 of each surcharge 
82.18 	received under subdivision 6 and; the $12 parking surcharge, to the general fund; and the 
82.19 	$25 surcharge for a violation of section 609.855, subdivision 1, 3, or 3a.
82.20 	(d) If the Ramsey County Board of Commissioners authorizes imposition of the additional 
82.21 	$1 surcharge provided for in subdivision 6, paragraph (a), the court administrator in the 
82.22 	Second Judicial District shall transmit the surcharge to the commissioner of management 
82.23 	and budget. The $1 special surcharge is deposited in a Ramsey County surcharge account 
82.24 	in the special revenue fund and amounts in the account are appropriated to the trial courts 
82.25 	for the administration of the petty misdemeanor diversion program operated by the Second 
82.26 	Judicial District Ramsey County Violations Bureau.

82.27 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2023, and applies to violations 
82.28 	committed on or after that date.

82.29 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 473.146, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
82.30 		Subdivision 1.Requirement. The council shall adopt a long-range comprehensive policy 
82.31 	plan for transportation, climate action, and wastewater treatment. The plans must substantially 
83.1 	conform to all policy statements, purposes, goals, standards, and maps in the development 
83.2 	guide developed and adopted by the council under this chapter. Each policy plan must 
83.3 	include, to the extent appropriate to the functions, services, and systems covered, the 
83.4 	following:
83.5 	(1) forecasts of changes in the general levels and distribution of population, households, 
83.6 	employment, land uses, and other relevant matters, for the metropolitan area and appropriate 
83.7 	subareas;
83.8 	(2) a statement of issues, problems, needs, and opportunities with respect to the functions, 
83.9 	services, and systems covered;
83.10 	(3) a statement of the council's goals, objectives, and priorities with respect to the 
83.11 	functions, services, and systems covered, addressing areas and populations to be served, 
83.12 	the levels, distribution, and staging of services; a general description of the facility systems 
83.13 	required to support the services; the estimated cost of improvements required to achieve 
83.14 	the council's goals for the regional systems, including an analysis of what portion of the 
83.15 	funding for each improvement is proposed to come from the state, Metropolitan Council 
83.16 	levies, and cities, counties, and towns in the metropolitan area, respectively, and other 
83.17 	similar matters;
83.18 	(4) a statement of policies to effectuate the council's goals, objectives, and priorities;
83.19 	(5) a statement of the fiscal implications of the council's plan, including a statement of: 
83.20 	(i) the resources available under existing fiscal policy; (ii) the adequacy of resources under 
83.21 	existing fiscal policy and any shortfalls and unattended needs; (iii) additional resources, if 
83.22 	any, that are or may be required to effectuate the council's goals, objectives, and priorities; 
83.23 	and (iv) any changes in existing fiscal policy, on regional revenues and intergovernmental 
83.24 	aids respectively, that are expected or that the council has recommended or may recommend;
83.25 	(6) a statement of the relationship of the policy plan to other policy plans and chapters 
83.26 	of the Metropolitan Development Guide;
83.27 	(7) a statement of the relationships to local comprehensive plans prepared under sections 
83.28 	473.851 to 473.871; and
83.29 	(8) additional general information as may be necessary to develop the policy plan or as 
83.30 	may be required by the laws relating to the metropolitan agency and function covered by 
83.31 	the policy plan.; and
83.32 	(9) forecasts pertaining to greenhouse gas emissions that are generated from activity 
83.33 	that occurs within local jurisdictions, including from transportation, land use, energy use, 
84.1 	solid waste, livestock, and agriculture and the estimated impact of strategies that reduce or 
84.2 	naturally sequester greenhouse gas emissions across sectors.

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

84.6 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 473.146, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
84.7 	read:
84.8 		Subd. 5.Development guide; climate action. The climate action chapter must include 
84.9 	policies that describe how metropolitan system plans, as defined under section 473.852, 
84.10 	subdivision 8, meet greenhouse gas emissions reduction goals established by the state under 
84.11 	section 216H.02, subdivision 1, and transportation targets established by the commissioner 
84.12 	of transportation, including vehicle miles traveled reduction targets established in the 
84.13 	statewide multimodal transportation plan under section 174.03, subdivision 1a.

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

84.17 	Sec. 7. [473.248] METROPOLITAN AREA ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION 
84.18 	PROGRAM.
84.19 		Subdivision 1.Definition. For purposes of this section, "active transportation" means 
84.20 	bicycling, pedestrian activities, and other forms of nonmotorized transportation.
84.21 		Subd. 2.Program established. Subject to available funds received under section 
84.22 	473.4465, the council must establish a program to support active transportation within the 
84.23 	metropolitan area.
84.24 		Subd. 3.Program administration. (a) The council must establish active transportation 
84.25 	program requirements, including:
84.26 	(1) assistance eligibility, subject to the requirements under subdivision 4;
84.27 	(2) a solicitation and application process that minimizes the burden on applicants; and
84.28 	(3) procedures to award and pay financial assistance.
84.29 	(b) The council must annually conduct a solicitation for active transportation projects 
84.30 	under this program.
85.1 	(c) The council must make reasonable efforts to publicize each application solicitation 
85.2 	among all eligible recipients. The council must assist applicants to create and submit 
85.3 	applications, with an emphasis on providing assistance in communities that are historically 
85.4 	and currently underrepresented in local or regional planning, including communities of 
85.5 	color, low-income households, people with disabilities, and people with limited English 
85.6 	proficiency.
85.7 	(d) The council may provide grants or other financial assistance for a project.
85.8 	(e) The council is prohibited from expending more than one percent of available funds 
85.9 	in a fiscal year under this section on program administration.
85.10 		Subd. 4.Eligibility. An eligible recipient of financial assistance under this section 
85.11 	includes:
85.12 	(1) a political subdivision; or
85.13 	(2) a tax-exempt organization under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, as 
85.14 	amended.
85.15 		Subd. 5.Use of funds. The council must determine permissible uses of financial 
85.16 	assistance under this section, which are limited to:
85.17 	(1) construction and maintenance of bicycle, trail, and pedestrian infrastructure, including 
85.18 	but not limited to safe routes to school infrastructure and bicycle facilities and centers; and
85.19 	(2) noninfrastructure programming, including activities as specified in section 174.40, 
85.20 	subdivision 7a, paragraph (b).
85.21 		Subd. 6.Project evaluation and selection. The council must establish a project 
85.22 	evaluation and selection committee. The chair of the council must appoint one city council 
85.23 	member or mayor from each council district to serve on the committee. The committee must 
85.24 	establish a process to select projects that are competitive, criteria-based, and objective. The 
85.25 	process must include criteria and prioritization of projects based on:
85.26 	(1) the project's inclusion in a municipal or regional nonmotorized transportation system 
85.27 	plan;
85.28 	(2) the extent to which policies or practices of the political subdivision encourage and 
85.29 	promote complete street planning, design, and construction;
85.30 	(3) the extent to which the project supports connections between communities and to 
85.31 	key destinations within a community;
85.32 	(4) identified barriers or deficiencies in the nonmotorized transportation system;
86.1 	(5) identified safety or health benefits;
86.2 	(6) geographic equity in project benefits, with an emphasis on communities that are 
86.3 	historically and currently underrepresented in local or regional planning; and
86.4 	(7) the ability of a grantee to maintain the active transportation infrastructure following 
86.5 	project completion.

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

86.7 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 473.3994, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:
86.8 		Subd. 1a.Designation of responsible authority. For each proposed light rail transit 
86.9 	facility in the metropolitan area, the governor must designate either the Metropolitan Council 
86.10 	or the state of Minnesota acting through the commissioner of transportation as the entity 
86.11 	responsible for planning, designing, acquiring, constructing, and equipping the facility. 
86.12 	Notwithstanding such designation, The commissioner and the council may enter into one 
86.13 	or more cooperative agreements with the Metropolitan Council with respect to the planning, 
86.14 	designing, acquiring, constructing, or equipping of a particular light rail transit facility that 
86.15 	provide for the parties to exercise their respective authorities in support of the project in a 
86.16 	manner that best serves the project and the public.

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

86.19 	Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 473.3994, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
86.20 		Subd. 4.Preliminary design plans; council hearing. If the governing body of one or 
86.21 	more cities, counties, or towns disapproves the preliminary design plans within the period 
86.22 	allowed under subdivision 3, the council shall hold a hearing on the plans, giving the 
86.23 	commissioner of transportation, if the responsible authority, any disapproving local 
86.24 	governmental units, and other persons an opportunity to present their views on the plans. 
86.25 	The council may conduct independent study as it deems desirable and may mediate and 
86.26 	attempt to resolve disagreements about the plans. Within 60 days after the hearing, the 
86.27 	council shall review the plans and shall decide what amendments to the plans, if any, must 
86.28 	be made to accommodate the objections presented by the disapproving local governmental 
86.29 	units. Amendments to the plans as decided by the council must be made before continuing 
86.30 	the planning and designing process.

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

87.1 	Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 473.3994, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
87.2 		Subd. 7.Council review. If the commissioner is the responsible authority, Before 
87.3 	proceeding with construction of a light rail transit facility, the commissioner must submit 
87.4 	preliminary and final design plans to the Metropolitan Council. The council must review 
87.5 	the plans for consistency with the council's development guide and approve the plans.

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

87.8 	Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 473.3994, subdivision 9, is amended to read:
87.9 		Subd. 9.Light rail transit operating costs. (a) Before submitting an application for 
87.10 	federal assistance for light rail transit facilities in the metropolitan area, the Metropolitan 
87.11 	Council must prepare an estimate of the amount of operating subsidy which will be required 
87.12 	to operate light rail transit in the corridor to which the federal assistance would be applied. 
87.13 	The estimate must indicate the amount of operating subsidy estimated to be required in each 
87.14 	of the first ten years of operation of the light rail transit facility. If the commissioner of 
87.15 	transportation is the responsible authority, The commissioner must provide information 
87.16 	requested by the council that is necessary to make the estimate.
87.17 	(b) The council must review and evaluate the estimate developed under paragraph (a) 
87.18 	with regard to the effect of operating the light rail transit facility on the currently available 
87.19 	mechanisms for financing transit in the metropolitan area.

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

87.22 	Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 473.3994, subdivision 14, is amended to read:
87.23 		Subd. 14.Transfer of facility after construction. If the commissioner of transportation 
87.24 	is the responsible authority for a particular light rail transit facility, The commissioner must 
87.25 	transfer to the Metropolitan Council all facilities constructed and all equipment and property 
87.26 	acquired in developing the a particular light rail transit facility upon completion of 
87.27 	construction.

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

88.1 	Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 473.3995, is amended to read:
88.2 	473.3995 LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT; DESIGN-BUILD METHOD.
88.3 	(a) A responsible authority may use a design-build method of project development and 
88.4 	construction for light rail transit. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, a responsible 
88.5 	authority may award a design-build contract on the basis of requests for proposals or requests 
88.6 	for qualifications without bids. "Design-build method of project development and 
88.7 	construction" means a project delivery system in which a single contractor is responsible 
88.8 	for both the design and construction of the project and bids the design and construction 
88.9 	together.
88.10 	(b) If a responsible authority utilizes a design-build method of project development and 
88.11 	construction for light rail transit, the requirements and procedures in sections 161.3410 to 
88.12 	161.3426 apply to the procurement, subject to the following conditions and exceptions:
88.13 	(1) if the Metropolitan Council is the responsible authority for a particular light rail 
88.14 	transit project, when used in sections 161.3410 to 161.3426, (i) the terms "commissioner," 
88.15 	"Minnesota Department of Transportation," "department," "state agencies," and "road 
88.16 	authority" refer to the Metropolitan Council, and (ii) the term "state" refers to the 
88.17 	Metropolitan Council except in references to state law or in references to the state as a 
88.18 	geographical location;
88.19 	(2) (1) the provisions of section 161.3412, subdivisions 3 and 4, are not applicable to 
88.20 	the procurement; and
88.21 	(3) (2) if any federal funds are used in developing or constructing the light rail transit 
88.22 	project, any provisions in sections 161.3410 to 161.3426 that are inconsistent with, or 
88.23 	prohibited by, any federal law, regulation, or other requirement are not applicable to the 
88.24 	procurement.

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

88.27 	Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 473.3997, is amended to read:
88.28 	473.3997 FEDERAL FUNDING; LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT.
88.29 	(a) Upon completion of the alternatives analysis and draft environmental impact statement, 
88.30 	and selection of the locally preferred alternative, for each light rail transit facility, the 
88.31 	responsible authority may prepare an application for federal assistance for the light rail 
88.32 	transit facility. If the commissioner is the responsible authority, The application must be 
89.1 	reviewed and approved by the Metropolitan Council before it is submitted by the 
89.2 	commissioner. In reviewing the application the council must consider the operating cost 
89.3 	estimate developed under section 473.3994, subdivision 9.
89.4 	(b) Except for the designated responsible authority for a particular light rail transit 
89.5 	facility, no political subdivision in the metropolitan area may on its own apply for federal 
89.6 	assistance for light rail transit planning or construction.

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

89.9 	Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 473.405, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
89.10 		Subd. 4.Transit systems. Except as provided by sections 174.48 and 473.3993 to 
89.11 	473.3997, the council may engineer, construct, equip, and operate transit and paratransit 
89.12 	systems, projects, or any parts thereof, including road lanes or rights-of-way, terminal 
89.13 	facilities, maintenance and garage facilities, ramps, parking areas, and any other facilities 
89.14 	useful for or related to any public transit or paratransit system or project. The council may 
89.15 	sell or lease naming rights with regard to light rail transit stations and apply revenues from 
89.16 	sales or leases to light rail transit operating costs.

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

89.19 	Sec. 16. [473.4065] TRANSIT RIDER ACTIVITY.
89.20 		Subdivision 1.Code of conduct; establishment. (a) The council must adopt a rider 
89.21 	code of conduct for transit passengers. The council must post a copy of the code of conduct 
89.22 	in a prominent location at each light rail transit station, bus rapid transit station, and transit 
89.23 	center.
89.24 	(b) The rider code of conduct must include a prohibition on:
89.25 	(1) operating a radio, television, tape player, electronic musical instrument, or other 
89.26 	electronic device other than a watch, which amplifies music, unless the sound emanates 
89.27 	only from earphones or headphones and except that vehicle operators may operate electronic 
89.28 	equipment for official business;
89.29 	(2) consuming food or beverages, except when authorized by the operator or other 
89.30 	authorized transit official; and
89.31 	(3) carrying or being in control of an animal without the operator's consent.
90.1 	(c) The code of conduct must not prohibit sleeping in a manner that does not otherwise 
90.2 	violate conduct requirements.
90.3 		Subd. 2.Code of conduct; violations. An authorized transit representative, as defined 
90.4 	in section 609.855, subdivision 7, paragraph (g), may order a person to depart a transit 
90.5 	vehicle or transit facility for a violation of the rider code of conduct established under 
90.6 	subdivision 1 if the person continues to act in violation of the code of conduct after being 
90.7 	warned once to stop.
90.8 		Subd. 3.Paid fare zones. The council must establish and clearly designate paid fare 
90.9 	zones at each light rail transit station where the council utilizes self-service barrier-free fare 
90.10 	collection.
90.11 		Subd. 4.Light rail transit facility monitoring. (a) The council must implement and 
90.12 	maintain public safety monitoring and response activities at light rail transit facilities that 
90.13 	include:
90.14 	(1) placement of security cameras and sufficient associated lighting that provide live 
90.15 	coverage for (i) the entire area at each light rail transit station, and (ii) each light rail transit 
90.16 	vehicle;
90.17 	(2) installation of a public address system at each light rail transit station that is capable 
90.18 	of providing information and warnings to passengers; and
90.19 	(3) real-time active monitoring of passenger activity and potential violations throughout 
90.20 	the light rail transit system.
90.21 	(b) The monitoring activities must include timely maintenance or replacement of 
90.22 	malfunctioning cameras or public address systems.

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

90.26 	Sec. 17. [473.4075] TRANSIT RIDER INVESTMENT PROGRAM.
90.27 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms and the 
90.28 	terms defined in section 609.855, subdivision 7, have the meanings given.
90.29 	(b) "Transit official" means an individual who is authorized as TRIP personnel, a 
90.30 	community service officer, or a peace officer as defined in section 626.84, subdivision 1, 
90.31 	paragraph (c).
91.1 	(c) "TRIP personnel" means persons specifically authorized by the council for the transit 
91.2 	rider investment program under this section, including but not limited to fare inspection 
91.3 	and enforcement, who are not peace officers or community service officers.
91.4 	(d) "TRIP" or "program" means the transit rider investment program established in this 
91.5 	section.
91.6 		Subd. 2.Program established. (a) Subject to available funds, the council must implement 
91.7 	a transit rider investment program that provides for TRIP personnel deployment, fare payment 
91.8 	inspection, administrative citation issuance, rider education and assistance, and improvements 
91.9 	to the transit experience.
91.10 	(b) As part of program implementation, the council must:
91.11 	(1) adopt a resolution that establishes the program and establishes fine amounts in 
91.12 	accordance with subdivision 8;
91.13 	(2) establish policies and procedures that govern authorizing and training TRIP personnel, 
91.14 	TRIP personnel uniforms, issuing an administrative citation, and contesting an administrative 
91.15 	citation;
91.16 	(3) consult with stakeholders on the design of the program;
91.17 	(4) develop a TRIP personnel recruitment plan that includes informing and supporting 
91.18 	potential applicants who are:
91.19 	(i) representative of transit users; and
91.20 	(ii) from cultural, ethnic, and racial communities that are historically underrepresented 
91.21 	in state or local public service;
91.22 	(5) develop a TRIP personnel strategic deployment plan that:
91.23 	(i) requires teams of at least two individuals; and
91.24 	(ii) targets deployment to times and locations with identified concentrations of activity 
91.25 	that are subject to administrative citations, other citations, or arrest or that negatively impact 
91.26 	the rider experience; and
91.27 	(6) provide for training to peace officers who provide law enforcement assistance under 
91.28 	an agreement with the council on the program and issuance of administrative citations.
91.29 		Subd. 3.TRIP manager. The council must appoint a TRIP manager to manage the 
91.30 	program. The TRIP manager must have managerial experience in social services, transit 
91.31 	service, or law enforcement. The TRIP manager is a TRIP personnel staff member.
92.1 		Subd. 4.TRIP personnel; duties; requirements. (a) The duties of the TRIP personnel 
92.2 	include:
92.3 	(1) monitoring and responding to passenger activity including:
92.4 	(i) educating passengers and specifying expectations related to the council's rider code 
92.5 	of conduct; and
92.6 	(ii) assisting passengers in obtaining social services, such as through information and 
92.7 	referrals;
92.8 	(2) acting as a liaison to social service agencies;
92.9 	(3) providing information to passengers on using the transit system;
92.10 	(4) providing direct navigation assistance and accompaniment to passengers who have 
92.11 	a disability, are elderly, or request enhanced personal aid;
92.12 	(5) performing fare payment inspections;
92.13 	(6) issuing administrative citations as provided in subdivision 6; and
92.14 	(7) obtaining assistance from peace officers or community service officers as necessary.
92.15 	(b) An individual who is authorized as TRIP personnel must be an employee of the 
92.16 	council and must wear the uniform as established by the council at all times when on duty.
92.17 		Subd. 5.TRIP personnel; training. Training for TRIP personnel must include the 
92.18 	following topics:
92.19 	(1) early warning techniques, crisis intervention, conflict de-escalation, and conflict 
92.20 	resolution;
92.21 	(2) identification of persons likely in need of social services;
92.22 	(3) locally available social service providers, including services for homelessness, mental 
92.23 	health, and addiction;
92.24 	(4) policies and procedures for administrative citations; and
92.25 	(5) administration of opiate antagonists in a manner that meets the requirements under 
92.26 	section 151.37, subdivision 12.
92.27 		Subd. 6.Administrative citations; authority; issuance. (a) A transit official has the 
92.28 	exclusive authority to issue an administrative citation to a person who commits a violation 
92.29 	under section 609.855, subdivision 1 or 3.
93.1 	(b) An administrative citation must include notification that the person has the right to 
93.2 	contest the citation, basic procedures for contesting the citation, and information on the 
93.3 	timeline and consequences for failure to contest the citation or pay the fine.
93.4 	(c) The council must not mandate or suggest a quota for the issuance of administrative 
93.5 	citations under this section.
93.6 	(d) Issuance and resolution of an administrative citation is a bar to prosecution under 
93.7 	section 609.855, subdivision 1 or 3, or for any other violation arising from the same conduct.
93.8 		Subd. 7.Administrative citations; disposition. (a) A person who commits a violation 
93.9 	under section 609.855, subdivision 1 or 3, and is issued an administrative citation under 
93.10 	this section must, within 90 days of issuance, pay the fine as specified or contest the citation. 
93.11 	A person who fails to either pay the fine or contest the citation within the specified period 
93.12 	is considered to have waived the contested citation process and is subject to collections.
93.13 	(b) The council must provide a civil process for a person to contest the administrative 
93.14 	citation before a neutral third party. The council may employ a council employee not 
93.15 	associated with its transit operations to hear and rule on challenges to administrative citations 
93.16 	or may contract with another unit of government or a private entity to provide the service.
93.17 	(c) The council may contract with credit bureaus, public and private collection agencies, 
93.18 	the Department of Revenue, and other public or private entities providing collection services 
93.19 	as necessary for the collection of fine debts under this section. As determined by the council, 
93.20 	collection costs are added to the debts referred to a public or private collection entity for 
93.21 	collection. Collection costs include the fees of the collection entity and may include, if 
93.22 	separately provided, skip tracing fees, credit bureau reporting charges, and fees assessed 
93.23 	by any public entity for obtaining information necessary for debt collection. If the collection 
93.24 	entity collects an amount less than the total due, the payment is applied proportionally to 
93.25 	collection costs and the underlying debt.
93.26 		Subd. 8.Administrative citations; penalties. (a) The amount of a fine under this section 
93.27 	must be set at no less than $35 and no more than $100.
93.28 	(b) Subject to paragraph (a), the council may adopt a graduated structure that increases 
93.29 	the fine amount for second and subsequent violations.
93.30 	(c) The council may adopt an alternative resolution procedure under which a person 
93.31 	may resolve an administrative citation in lieu of paying a fine by complying with terms 
93.32 	established by the council for community service, prepayment of future transit fares, or 
93.33 	both. The alternative resolution procedure must be available only to a person who has 
94.1 	committed a violation under section 609.855, subdivision 1 or 3, for the first time, unless 
94.2 	the person demonstrates financial hardship under criteria established by the council.

94.3 	EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION. This section is effective July 1, 2023, except 
94.4 	that subdivisions 1 and 3 are effective the day following final enactment. This section applies 
94.5 	in the counties of Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, and Washington.

94.6 	Sec. 18. [473.4077] LEGISLATIVE REPORT; TRANSIT SAFETY AND RIDER 
94.7 	EXPERIENCE.
94.8 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. For purposes of this section, the terms defined in section 
94.9 	473.4075 have the meanings given.
94.10 		Subd. 2.Legislative report. (a) Annually by February 15, the council must submit a 
94.11 	report on transit safety and rider experience to the chairs and ranking minority members of 
94.12 	the legislative committees with jurisdiction over transportation policy and finance.
94.13 	(b) At a minimum, the report must:
94.14 	(1) provide an overview of transit safety issues and actions taken by the council to 
94.15 	improve safety, including improvements made to equipment and infrastructure;
94.16 	(2) provide an overview of the rider code of conduct and measures required under section 
94.17 	473.4065;
94.18 	(3) provide an overview of the transit rider investment program under section 473.4075 
94.19 	and the program's structure and implementation;
94.20 	(4) provide an overview of the activities of transit rider investment program personnel, 
94.21 	including specifically describing the activities of uniformed transit safety officials;
94.22 	(5) provide a description of all policies adopted pursuant to section 473.4075, the need 
94.23 	for each policy, and a copy of each policy;
94.24 	(6) if the council adopted an alternative resolution procedure pursuant to section 473.4075, 
94.25 	subdivision 5, provide:
94.26 	(i) a description of that procedure;
94.27 	(ii) the criteria used to determine financial hardship; and
94.28 	(iii) for each of the previous three calendar years, how frequently the procedure was 
94.29 	used, the number of community service hours performed, and the total amount paid as 
94.30 	prepayment of transit fares;
94.31 	(7) for each of the previous three calendar years:
95.1 	(i) identify the number of fare compliance inspections that were completed including 
95.2 	the total number and the number as a percentage of total rides;
95.3 	(ii) state the number of warnings and citations issued by the Metro Transit Police 
95.4 	Department and transit agents, including a breakdown of which type of officer or official 
95.5 	issued the citation, the statutory authority for issuing the warning or citation, the reason 
95.6 	given for each warning or citation issued, and the total number of times each reason was 
95.7 	given;
95.8 	(iii) state the number of administrative citations that were appealed pursuant to section 
95.9 	473.4075, the number of those citations that were dismissed on appeal, and a breakdown 
95.10 	of the reasons for dismissal;
95.11 	(iv) include data and statistics on crime rates occurring on public transit vehicles and 
95.12 	surrounding transit stops and stations;
95.13 	(v) state the number of peace officers employed by the Metro Transit Police Department;
95.14 	(vi) state the average number of peace officers employed by the Metro Transit Police 
95.15 	Department; and
95.16 	(vii) state the number of uniformed transit safety officials and community service officers 
95.17 	who served as transit agents;
95.18 	(8) analyze impacts of the transit rider investment program on fare compliance and 
95.19 	customer experience for riders, including rates of fare violations; and
95.20 	(9) make recommendations on the following:
95.21 	(i) changes to the administrative citation program; and
95.22 	(ii) methods to improve safety on public transit and at transit stops and stations.

95.23 	EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION. This section is effective July 1, 2023, and 
95.24 	applies in the counties of Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, and Washington.

95.25 	Sec. 19. [473.453] COMPLETE BIDDING REQUIREMENTS; LEGISLATIVE 
95.26 	REPORT.
95.27 	Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 471.345 and 473.3994, if the Metropolitan 
95.28 	Council is the responsible authority of a transit project with a total project cost of greater 
95.29 	than $50,000,000, the council must notify the chairs and ranking minority members of the 
95.30 	legislative committees with jurisdiction over transportation finance and policy at least 30 
95.31 	days before bidding commences if the council's project specifications are incomplete or 
96.1 	subject to significant additions.  The notification must include the council's reasons for 
96.2 	incomplete project specifications or the reasons why the significant project additions are 
96.3 	not included in the bidding process.

96.4 	EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION. This section is effective the day following 
96.5 	final enactment and applies to bids made on or after October 1, 2023.  This section applies 
96.6 	in the counties of Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, and Washington.

96.7 	Sec. 20. [473.454] CONTINGENCY PLANS AND RESERVE; REPORT REQUIRED.
96.8 	(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 471.345 and 473.3994, a responsible 
96.9 	authority must establish formal contingency plans for temporarily or permanently stopping 
96.10 	work if:
96.11 	(1) a light rail transit project will not be completed within a year of its scheduled 
96.12 	completion date;
96.13 	(2) total expenditures on the project to date are anticipated to increase by ten percent 
96.14 	above the most recent cost estimate; or
96.15 	(3) any of the responsible authority's civil contractors submits a schedule update with a 
96.16 	delay of greater than six months from the most recent estimated completion date.
96.17 	(b) A contingency plan created under this section must evaluate:
96.18 	(1) how the responsible authority will address any increases to the total project cost;
96.19 	(2) the impact to any delay to the responsible authority's contingency budget reserves;
96.20 	(3) the effect on existing contractual obligations; and
96.21 	(4) a new baseline schedule for completion of the project.
96.22 	Within 30 days of the contingency plan being created, the responsible authority must submit 
96.23 	the contingency plan to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative 
96.24 	committees with jurisdiction over transportation finance and policy.
96.25 	(c) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, if a responsible authority 
96.26 	applies for grants from the Federal Transit Administration totaling more than $50,000,000 
96.27 	and the Federal Transit Administration institutes an evaluation of the responsible party's 
96.28 	financial capacity, the responsible authority must report to the chairs and ranking minority 
96.29 	members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over transportation policy and 
96.30 	finance.  The report must be submitted to the legislature within 30 days of the Federal Transit 
96.31 	Administration initiating the review.  The report must detail how the responsible authority 
97.1 	plans to provide sufficient funding for unexpected cost overruns and which local authority 
97.2 	would be responsible for providing the additional funding if necessary.
97.3 	(d) A responsible authority may not adopt changes to design or construction plans for 
97.4 	a light rail transit project without establishing a contingency plan under this section if the 
97.5 	responsible authority:
97.6 	(1) has insufficient funds to complete the light rail transit project; or
97.7 	(2) has insufficient funds to halt the light rail transit project.

97.8 	EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION. This section is effective the day following 
97.9 	final enactment and applies to bids made on or after October 1, 2023.  This section applies 
97.10 	in the counties of Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, and Washington.

97.11 	Sec. 21. [473.455] CONTRACT SCHEDULE REQUIREMENTS; REPORT 
97.12 	REQUIRED .
97.13 		Subdivision 1.Schedule agreement required. (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of 
97.14 	sections 471.345 and 473.3994, if the council is the responsible authority for a light rail 
97.15 	transit project, any agreement between the council and a contractor with respect to 
97.16 	constructing any portion of a light rail transit project must contain a preliminary construction 
97.17 	schedule agreement and a proposed general baseline schedule.
97.18 	(b)  If the council is the responsible authority, the council must consider whether to 
97.19 	approve a preliminary construction schedule.  A preliminary construction schedule agreement 
97.20 	must contain:
97.21 	(1) contractual milestones needed to complete the project within the required interim 
97.22 	and final completion dates;
97.23 	(2) a schedule for the first 180 days of work under the contract; and
97.24 	(3) an initial draft baseline schedule that forms the basis of a general baseline schedule 
97.25 	proposed in paragraph (c).
97.26 	(c) Upon approval by the council of a preliminary construction schedule, the contractor 
97.27 	and the council must evaluate the initial general baseline schedule set forth in paragraph 
97.28 	(b), clause (3), as the basis for the proposed general baseline schedule.  The proposed general 
97.29 	baseline schedule must establish how the contractor plans to complete all contracted work 
97.30 	for the light rail transit project and include a detailed scope of work that includes but is not 
97.31 	limited to a framework that assigns costs and resources for each specifically scheduled task.
98.1 	(d) If the council is the responsible authority and approves the proposed general baseline 
98.2 	schedule with respect to constructing any portion of a light rail transit project, the contractor 
98.3 	must submit monthly written status reports to the council.  Any late, repeat, or incomplete 
98.4 	submissions by the contractor are considered a nonexcusable delay and entitles the council 
98.5 	to stop completed work payments under subdivision 4.
98.6 		Subd. 2.Prohibition. If the council is the responsible authority for a light rail transit 
98.7 	project, construction cannot begin without an accepted general baseline schedule by both 
98.8 	the council and the contractor under subdivision 1, paragraph (c).  The council and the 
98.9 	contractor must approve the preliminary construction schedule before establishing and 
98.10 	approving a proposed general baseline schedule.
98.11 		Subd. 3.Conditional approval. If the council is the responsible authority for a light 
98.12 	rail transit project and the contractor proposes revision to either an approved preliminary 
98.13 	construction schedule or an accepted general baseline schedule under subdivision 1, paragraph 
98.14 	(d), the council must decide whether to approve the proposed revision before issuing any 
98.15 	further completed work payment to the contractor.  If the council rejects the proposed revision, 
98.16 	the council must immediately suspend payments to the contractor.
98.17 		Subd. 4.Enforcement. An agreement between the council and the contractor with 
98.18 	respect to constructing any portion of a light rail transit project must include provisions to 
98.19 	allow the council to withhold payments for completed work if the contractor is delinquent 
98.20 	under the general baseline schedule requirements in subdivision 1, paragraph (c), and for 
98.21 	conditional approval of construction as provided in subdivision 3.   Withheld payments under 
98.22 	this subdivision must be greater than five percent and less than ten percent of the total 
98.23 	payment requested by the contractor.
98.24 		Subd. 5.Report required. (a) If the council is the responsible authority and a preliminary 
98.25 	construction schedule and a general baseline schedule are approved for constructing a portion 
98.26 	of a light rail project, the council must submit the preliminary construction schedule and 
98.27 	general baseline schedule to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative 
98.28 	committees with jurisdiction over transportation finance and policy within 30 days.
98.29 	(b) If the council is the responsible authority, and no agreement can be reached on a 
98.30 	general baseline schedule under subdivision 1, paragraph (c), the council must submit a 
98.31 	report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with 
98.32 	jurisdiction over transportation finance and policy within 30 days on the barriers facing 
98.33 	approval of the general baseline construction schedule.
99.1 	(c) If the council is the responsible authority and receives notification of a proposed 
99.2 	revision to either the preliminary construction schedule or general baseline schedule under 
99.3 	subdivision 3, the council must report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the 
99.4 	legislative committees with jurisdiction over transportation finance and policy within 14 
99.5 	days of the proposed revision on the estimated impact on the project completion date and 
99.6 	total project cost from the proposed revision.  If the council rejects the proposed revision, 
99.7 	the council must notify the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees 
99.8 	with jurisdiction over transportation finance and policy within seven days of rejection.
99.9 	(d) If the council is the responsible authority and withholds completed work payments 
99.10 	greater than $50,000 from a contractor under subdivision 4, the council must report to the 
99.11 	chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over 
99.12 	transportation finance and policy within 14 days on the amount withheld, the reasons for 
99.13 	withholding payment, and the steps needed to address the delay.

99.14 	EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION. This section is effective the day following 
99.15 	final enactment and applies to bids made on or after October 1, 2023.  This section applies 
99.16 	in the counties of Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, and Washington.

99.17 	Sec. 22. [473.456] PEER REVIEW FOR CERTAIN PROJECT ELEMENTS; 
99.18 	LEGISLATIVE REPORTS.
99.19 	(a) For purposes of this section, the term "value analysis" has the meaning given in 
99.20 	section 174.15, subdivision 3, and the term "value engineering proposal" has the meaning 
99.21 	given in section 174.15, subdivision 4.
99.22 	(b) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, if the Metropolitan Council is the responsible 
99.23 	authority for a light rail transit project, the council must establish a multiparty peer review 
99.24 	application to initiate a multiparty peer review process with the Department of Transportation 
99.25 	and any counties within which a transit project is to be operated. The multiparty peer review 
99.26 	application must be filed within 180 days of the start date of the contract and every 90 days 
99.27 	thereafter until the project is completed.   The commissioner of transportation must review 
99.28 	the multiparty peer review application and determine whether to initiate a multiparty peer 
99.29 	review.  In determining whether to initiate a peer review, the commissioner must apply value 
99.30 	analysis to either (1) the entirety of the light rail transit project, (2) a project element at risk 
99.31 	of delay or high costs, or (3) any new or substantial work proposed after civil construction 
99.32 	bidding was completed.
99.33 	(c) If the commissioner of transportation determines a value analysis is appropriate after 
99.34 	reviewing the multiparty peer review application or if the council estimates a project element 
100.1 	will exceed $20,000,000, the multiparty peer review must convene and produce a value 
100.2 	engineering proposal report. The value engineering proposal report must be issued by the 
100.3 	multiparty peer review within six months after the multiparty peer review is formed.  In 
100.4 	addition to the evaluation under section 174.15, subdivision 4, the report must analyze:
100.5 	(1) improvements or efficiencies in construction methods;
100.6 	(2) improvements to the change order process;
100.7 	(3) an evaluation of contractor oversight and best practices;
100.8 	(4) improvements or efficiencies in the procurement process; and
100.9 	(5) any contractual issues arising from the transit project.
100.10 	(d) With existing resources, the council is responsible for the costs of conducting and 
100.11 	administering the peer review and value engineering proposal.
100.12 	(e) If a value engineering proposal report is submitted under this section, the report must 
100.13 	be submitted within 30 days to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative 
100.14 	committees with jurisdiction over transportation policy and finance.

100.15 	EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION. This section is effective the day following 
100.16 	final enactment and applies to bids made on or after October 1, 2023.  This section applies 
100.17 	in the counties of Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, and Washington.

100.18 	Sec. 23. [473.46] PROJECT COMPLETION DELAY NOTIFICATION 
100.19 	REQUIREMENT.
100.20 	(a) Notwithstanding the requirements in Laws 2022, chapter 39, section 2, the responsible 
100.21 	authority for a light rail transit project must provide status updates on the light rail project 
100.22 	to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction 
100.23 	over transportation policy and finance.  The status reports must be provided biannually by 
100.24 	January 1 and July 1 and must include:
100.25 	(1) total expenditures on the project during the previous three months as compared to 
100.26 	projections;
100.27 	(2) total expenditures on the project during the next three-, six-, and nine-month intervals;
100.28 	(3) total expenditures on the project to date;
100.29 	(4) the total project cost estimate; and
100.30 	(5) any change in the date of anticipated project completion.
101.1 	(b) The responsible authority must notify the chairs and ranking minority members of 
101.2 	the legislative committees with jurisdiction over transportation policy and finance within 
101.3 	seven calendar days when:
101.4 	(1) the authority is deliberating whether a delay in the light rail project completion date 
101.5 	of three months or more beyond the estimated completion date is likely to occur; and
101.6 	(2) the authority is deliberating whether an increase to the total light rail project cost is 
101.7 	anticipated to increase by $50,000,000 or five percent or more above the most recent cost 
101.8 	estimate, whichever is less.
101.9 	(c) A responsible authority providing a status report under this section must initiate a 
101.10 	multiparty peer review as provided under section 473.456 and conduct separate value 
101.11 	engineering studies for individual project elements expected to cause the delay or increase 
101.12 	in project cost within 30 days of filing the status report to the legislature.

101.13 	EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION. This section is effective the day following 
101.14 	final enactment and applies to bids made on or after October 1, 2023.  This section applies 
101.15 	in the counties of Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, and Washington.

101.16 	Sec. 24. [473.461] SETTLEMENT EXPENSES; LEGISLATIVE REPORT.
101.17 	If the council is the responsible authority and enters into a settlement agreement with a 
101.18 	contractor in association with the construction of a light rail transit project, the council must 
101.19 	submit a settlement expenditure notification to the chairs and ranking minority members of 
101.20 	the legislative committees with jurisdiction over transportation policy and finance within 
101.21 	21 calendar days.  The settlement expenditure notification must include:
101.22 	(1) the terms of the settlement agreement;
101.23 	(2) the total expenditure of the settlement agreement;
101.24 	(3) whether the settlement agreement will lengthen the timeline for construction of the 
101.25 	light rail project;
101.26 	(4) whether the settlement agreement resolves all outstanding disputes between the 
101.27 	council and the contractor;
101.28 	(5) whether the settlement agreement increases estimated project expenses and costs; 
101.29 	and
101.30 	(6) whether the settlement agreement requires the council to participate in alternative 
101.31 	dispute resolution.

102.1 	EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION. This section is effective the day following 
102.2 	final enactment and applies to bids made on or after October 1, 2023.  This section applies 
102.3 	in the counties of Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, and Washington.

102.4 	Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 473.859, is amended by adding a subdivision 
102.5 	to read:
102.6 		Subd. 7.Climate action plan. The council must specify how the information in section 
102.7 	473.146, subdivision 5, must be incorporated into comprehensive plan content.

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

102.11 	Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 609.855, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
102.12 		Subdivision 1.Unlawfully obtaining services; petty misdemeanor. (a) A person is 
102.13 	guilty of a petty misdemeanor who intentionally obtains or attempts to obtain service for 
102.14 	himself, herself, or another person from a provider of public transit or from a public 
102.15 	conveyance by doing any of the following:
102.16 	(1) occupies or rides in any public transit vehicle without paying the applicable fare or 
102.17 	otherwise obtaining the consent of the transit provider including:
102.18 	(i) the use of a reduced fare when a person is not eligible for the fare; or
102.19 	(ii) the use of a fare medium issued solely for the use of a particular individual by another 
102.20 	individual;
102.21 	(2) presents a falsified, counterfeit, photocopied, or other deceptively manipulated fare 
102.22 	medium as fare payment or proof of fare payment;
102.23 	(3) sells, provides, copies, reproduces, or creates any version of any fare medium without 
102.24 	the consent of the transit provider; or
102.25 	(4) puts or attempts to put any of the following into any fare box, pass reader, ticket 
102.26 	vending machine, or other fare collection equipment of a transit provider:
102.27 	(i) papers, articles, instruments, or items other than fare media or currency; or
102.28 	(ii) a fare medium that is not valid for the place or time at, or the manner in, which it is 
102.29 	used.
103.1 	(b) Where self-service barrier-free fare collection is utilized by a public transit provider, 
103.2 	it is a violation of this subdivision to intentionally fail to exhibit proof of fare payment upon 
103.3 	the request of an authorized transit representative when entering, riding upon, or leaving a 
103.4 	transit vehicle or when present in a designated paid fare zone located in a transit facility.
103.5 	(c) A person who violates this subdivision must pay a fine of no more than $10.

103.6 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2023, and applies to violations 
103.7 	committed on or after that date.

103.8 	Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 609.855, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
103.9 		Subd. 3.Prohibited activities; petty misdemeanor. (a) A person is guilty of a 
103.10 	misdemeanor who, while riding in a vehicle providing public transit service:
103.11 	(1) operates a radio, television, tape player, electronic musical instrument, or other 
103.12 	electronic device, other than a watch, which amplifies music, unless the sound emanates 
103.13 	only from earphones or headphones and except that vehicle operators may operate electronic 
103.14 	equipment for official business;
103.15 	(2) smokes or carries lighted smoking paraphernalia;
103.16 	(3) consumes food or beverages, except when authorized by the operator or other official 
103.17 	of the transit system;
103.18 	(4) (a) A person who throws or deposits litter; or while riding in a vehicle providing 
103.19 	public transit service is guilty of a petty misdemeanor.
103.20 	(5) carries or is in control of an animal without the operator's consent.
103.21 	(b) A person is guilty of a violation of this subdivision only if the person continues to 
103.22 	act in violation of this subdivision after being warned once by an authorized transit 
103.23 	representative to stop the conduct.

103.24 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2023, and applies to violations 
103.25 	committed on or after that date.

103.26 	Sec. 28. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 609.855, is amended by adding a subdivision 
103.27 	to read:
103.28 		Subd. 3a.Prohibited activities; misdemeanor. (a) A person who performs any of the 
103.29 	following while in a transit vehicle or at a transit facility is guilty of a misdemeanor:
103.30 	(1) smokes, as defined in section 144.413, subdivision 4;
104.1 	(2) urinates or defecates;
104.2 	(3) consumes an alcoholic beverage, as defined in section 340A.101, subdivision 2;
104.3 	(4) damages a transit vehicle or transit facility in a manner that meets the requirements 
104.4 	for criminal damage to property in the fourth degree under section 609.595, subdivision 3, 
104.5 	and is otherwise not in violation of section 609.595, subdivision 1, 1a, or 2;
104.6 	(5) performs vandalism, defacement, and placement of graffiti as defined in section 
104.7 	617.90, subdivision 1; or
104.8 	(6) engages in disorderly conduct as specified in section 609.72, subdivision 1, clause 
104.9 	(3).
104.10 	(b) A peace officer, as defined in section 626.84, subdivision 1, paragraph (c), may order 
104.11 	a person to depart a transit vehicle or transit facility for a violation under paragraph (a).

104.12 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2023, and applies to violations 
104.13 	committed on or after that date.

104.14 	Sec. 29. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 609.855, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
104.15 		Subd. 7.Definitions. (a) The definitions in this subdivision apply in this section.
104.16 	(b) "Public transit" or "transit" has the meaning given in section 174.22, subdivision 7.
104.17 	(c) "Public transit vehicle" or "transit vehicle" means any vehicle used for the purpose 
104.18 	of providing public transit, whether or not the vehicle is owned or operated by a public 
104.19 	entity.
104.20 	(d) "Public transit facilities" or "transit facilities" means any vehicles, equipment, 
104.21 	property, structures, stations, improvements, plants, parking or other facilities, or rights that 
104.22 	are owned, leased, held, or used for the purpose of providing public transit, whether or not 
104.23 	the facility is owned or operated by a public entity.
104.24 	(e) "Fare medium" means a ticket, smart card, pass, coupon, token, transfer, or other 
104.25 	medium sold or distributed by a public transit provider, or its authorized agents, for use in 
104.26 	gaining entry to or use of the public transit facilities or vehicles of the provider.
104.27 	(f) "Proof of fare payment" means a fare medium valid for the place or time at, or the 
104.28 	manner in, which it is used. If using a reduced-fare medium, proof of fare payment also 
104.29 	includes proper identification demonstrating a person's eligibility for the reduced fare. If 
104.30 	using a fare medium issued solely for the use of a particular individual, proof of fare payment 
105.1 	also includes an identification document bearing a photographic likeness of the individual 
105.2 	and demonstrating that the individual is the person to whom the fare medium is issued.
105.3 	(g) "Authorized transit representative" means the person authorized by the transit provider 
105.4 	to operate the transit vehicle, a peace officer, a transit official under section 473.4075, 
105.5 	subdivision 1, or any other person designated by the transit provider as an authorized transit 
105.6 	provider representative under this section.

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

105.8 	Sec. 30. Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 5, article 4, section 143, is amended to 
105.9 	read:
105.10 	Sec. 143. STUDY ON POST-COVID PANDEMIC PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION.
 105.11 	(a) From funds specified under Minnesota Statutes, section 161.53, paragraph (b), the 
105.12 	commissioner of transportation Using existing resources, the Metropolitan Council must 
105.13 	arrange and pay for a study by the Center for Transportation Studies at the University of 
105.14 	Minnesota that examines public transportation after the COVID-19 pandemic is substantially 
105.15 	curtailed in the United States. At a minimum, the study must:
105.16 	(1) focus primarily on transit service for commuters inthroughout the metropolitan area, 
105.17 	as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 473.121, subdivision 2;
105.18 	(2) specifically review Northstar Commuter Rail and commuter-oriented transit service 
105.19 	by the Metropolitan Council and by the suburban transit providers; and
105.20 	(3) provide analysis and projections for the public transit system in the metropolitan 
105.21 	area, as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 473.121, subdivision 2, on anticipated changes 
105.22 	in:
105.23 	(i) ridership;
105.24 	(ii) demand for different modes and forms of active and public transportation;
105.25 	(iii) transit service levels and features;
105.26 	(iv) revenue and expenditures; and
105.27 	(v) long-term impacts.
105.28 	(b) By February October 1, 20232024, the commissioner chair of the Metropolitan 
105.29 	Council must provide a copy of the study to the members of the legislative committees with 
105.30 	jurisdiction over transportation policy and finance.

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

106.4 	Sec. 31. Laws 2022, chapter 39, section 2, is amended to read:
106.5 	Sec. 2. SOUTHWEST LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT; EXPENDITURES AND 
106.6 	SCHEDULE.
 106.7 	(a) Annually by January 1 and July 1, the Metropolitan Council must provide status 
106.8 	updates on the Southwest light rail transit project to the chairs and ranking minority members 
106.9 	of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over transportation policy and finance. Each 
106.10 	status update must include:
106.11 	(1) total expenditures on the project during the previous six months as compared to 
106.12 	projections;
106.13 	(2) total expenditures on the project anticipated over the next six months; and
106.14 	(3) total expenditures on the project to date;
106.15 	(4) the total project cost estimate; and
106.16 	(5) any change in the date of anticipated project completion.
106.17 	(b) The Metropolitan Council must notify the chairs and ranking minority members of 
106.18 	the legislative committees with jurisdiction over transportation policy and finance within 
106.19 	seven calendar days of making a determination that:
106.20 	(1) the anticipated Southwest light rail project completion date is delayed by six months 
106.21 	or more beyond the estimated completion date determined as of the effective date of this 
106.22 	section;
106.23 	(2) the anticipated Southwest light rail project completion date is delayed by six months 
106.24 	or more beyond the most recent estimated completion date;
106.25 	(3) the total Southwest light rail project cost is anticipated to increase by five percent 
106.26 	or more above the project cost estimate determined as of the effective date of this section; 
106.27 	or
106.28 	(4) the total Southwest light rail project cost is anticipated to increase by five percent 
106.29 	or more above the most recent cost estimate.
107.1 	(c) On a monthly basis and at least 30 days prior to making an expenditure for the 
107.2 	Southwest light rail transit project, the Metropolitan Council must submit an expenditure 
107.3 	notification for review and comment to the chairs and ranking minority members of the 
107.4 	legislative committees with jurisdiction over transportation policy and finance and to the 
107.5 	members of the Legislative Commission on Metropolitan Government. A notification must 
107.6 	include the following for each expenditure or for a subtotal of related expenditures:
107.7 	(1) the expenditure or subtotal amount;
107.8 	(2) the specific standard cost category; and
107.9 	(3) identification or a brief summary of the nature of the expenditure.
107.10 	(d) It is the intent of the legislature that the requirements in paragraph (c) are repealed 
107.11 	following enactment of substantive changes to the governance structure of the Metropolitan 
107.12 	Council.

107.13 	EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION. This section is effective the day following 
107.14 	final enactment and applies to expenditures made on or after October 1, 2023. This section 
107.15 	applies in the counties of Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, and Washington.

107.16 	Sec. 32. BLUE LINE LIGHT RAIL EXTENSION ENGAGEMENT MEETINGS.
 107.17 	(a) The Blue Line light rail extension project office must, at least quarterly, organize 
107.18 	and facilitate community engagement meetings in consultation with community groups 
107.19 	located along the Blue Line extension alignment route, including the Lyn Park community.  
107.20 	Information requested by community groups in the meetings or in correspondence to the 
107.21 	project office must be supplied in a timely manner, and, if practicable, before the next 
107.22 	quarterly meeting.  Information, concerns, and requests presented by the community at the 
107.23 	community engagement meetings or provided directly to the extension project office must 
107.24 	be documented in the official meeting minutes and must be provided to the project Corridor 
107.25 	Management Committee and posted on the Blue Line extension project website.
107.26 	(b) Representatives from the Metropolitan Council, Hennepin County, and the Department 
107.27 	of Transportation must participate in the community engagement meetings and all other 
107.28 	meetings relating to antidisplacement initiatives connected to the Blue Line light rail 
107.29 	extension project. Representatives from the cities of Minneapolis, Robbinsdale, Crystal, 
107.30 	and Brooklyn Park must attend meetings that occur in their respective cities, attend all 
107.31 	meetings relating to antidisplacement initiatives, and attend other project-related meetings 
107.32 	as requested.
108.1 	(c) By July 1, 2023, the Blue Line light rail extension project office must coordinate 
108.2 	with community groups to establish a framework for community engagement meetings.  
108.3 	The framework must at a minimum include project information, light rail impacts on and 
108.4 	opportunities for businesses and residents, and business mitigation and antidisplacement 
108.5 	strategies. The framework must also include a process for community feedback on project 
108.6 	design options.
108.7 	(d) State funds for the Blue Line light rail extension project must be available no sooner 
108.8 	than August 1, 2023.

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

108.10 	Sec. 33. BLUE LINE LIGHT RAIL EXTENSION ROUTE ALIGNMENT 
108.11 	CONSULTATION.
 108.12 	The commissioner of transportation and the city of Minneapolis must consult with the 
108.13 	Metropolitan Council and Hennepin County to evaluate the possible redesign of Interstate 
108.14 	Highway 94, 10th Avenue, or Washington Avenue between downtown Minneapolis and 
108.15 	West Broadway Avenue for a possible route of the Blue Line light rail extension project in 
108.16 	the area between Interstate Highway 94 and the Mississippi River.  All cities along the 
108.17 	corridor must have the opportunity to present their concerns and proposals to the Blue Line 
108.18 	extension project's Corridor Management Committee for consideration.

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

108.20 	Sec. 34. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL CHARTER COMMISSION.
108.21 		Subdivision 1.Appointments. Within 30 days of the effective date of this section, the 
108.22 	chief judge of Ramsey County shall appoint 11 individuals from the counties under the 
108.23 	jurisdiction of the Metropolitan Council who have expertise in regional governance and the 
108.24 	law to serve as members of the charter commission.
108.25 		Subd. 2.Terms. Members of the charter commission shall hold office until February 
108.26 	15, 2024. Vacancies shall be filled by the appointing authority. Appointments shall be made 
108.27 	by filing with the Metropolitan Council. An appointee shall file acceptance of the appointment 
108.28 	with the Metropolitan Council within ten days or be considered to have declined the 
108.29 	appointment.
108.30 		Subd. 3.Chair; rules. The charter commission shall meet within 30 days after the initial 
108.31 	appointment, elect a chair, and establish rules, including quorum requirements, for its 
108.32 	operation and procedures.
109.1 		Subd. 4.Expenses and administration. The members of the charter commission shall 
109.2 	receive no compensation except reimbursement for expenses actually incurred in the course 
109.3 	of their duties. The Metropolitan Council shall make an appropriation to the charter 
109.4 	commission to be used to employ research and clerical assistance, for supplies, and to meet 
109.5 	expenses considered necessary by the charter commission. The charter commission shall 
109.6 	have the right to request and receive assistance from the Metropolitan Council staff.
109.7 		Subd. 5.Powers and duties. The charter commission shall frame a proposed charter to 
109.8 	provide for the governance structure of the Metropolitan Council. In framing the proposed 
109.9 	charter, the charter commission may consult with external experts and scholars. The charter 
109.10 	commission shall review and analyze the existing powers, authorities, and responsibilities 
109.11 	of the Metropolitan Council, and notwithstanding any law to the contrary, determine that 
109.12 	the proposed charter provisions include modifications to existing authority and governance, 
109.13 	including the requirement that the Metropolitan Council members be elected. The charter 
109.14 	commission shall determine when and the process by which the proposed charter is submitted 
109.15 	to the voters affected by the charter.
109.16 		Subd. 6.Report. The charter commission shall provide a report to the chairs and ranking 
109.17 	minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over Metropolitan Council 
109.18 	governance by February 15, 2024. The report shall contain the proposed charter, the process 
109.19 	and timing of submitting the proposed charter to the voters, and necessary amendments to 
109.20 	state law to effectuate the proposed charter.

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

109.23 	Sec. 35. MASS TRANSIT REPORTS; RIDERSHIP; CRIME.
 109.24 	(a) The Metropolitan Council must post on the council's website a monthly report, 
109.25 	including ridership statistics for each guideway and busway in revenue operation. In each 
109.26 	report, the council must also include the ridership projections made at the time of the full 
109.27 	funding grant agreement for each guideway and busway. The council must post each monthly 
109.28 	report within 60 days after the end of that month. The council must ensure that a report is 
109.29 	available on the council's website for a minimum of five years after the report is posted.
109.30 	(b) The council must post on the council's website a quarterly report, including crime 
109.31 	statistics for crimes occurring on a light rail transit vehicle, bus, commuter rail car, or at 
109.32 	any transit platform, stop, or facility. The report must break down the data by mode of transit 
109.33 	and type of crime. The council must ensure that a report is available on the council's website 
109.34 	for a minimum of five years after the report is posted.

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

110.2 	Sec. 36. METRO MOBILITY ENHANCEMENT PILOT PROGRAM.
 110.3 		Subdivision 1.Definition. For purposes of this section, "pilot program" means the Metro 
110.4 	Mobility enhancement pilot program established in this section.
110.5 		Subd. 2.Establishment. Subject to available funds, the Metropolitan Council must 
110.6 	implement a pilot program to enhance the existing service levels of Metro Mobility under 
110.7 	Minnesota Statutes, section 473.386.
110.8 		Subd. 3.Requirements. The pilot program must:
110.9 	(1) commence by September 1, 2023, and operate until December 31, 2025;
110.10 	(2) provide for advanced scheduling of enhanced Metro Mobility service;
110.11 	(3) to the extent feasible, provide service outside of the current Metro Mobility hours 
110.12 	of service, as follows:
110.13 	(i) on weekdays from 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.;
110.14 	(ii) on Saturdays from 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.; and
110.15 	(iii) on Sundays from 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.;
110.16 	(4) cover the entirety of the geographic area specified in Minnesota Statutes, section 
110.17 	473.386, subdivision 3, clause (9); and
110.18 	(5) establish rider eligibility and fares in a manner that is substantially comparable to 
110.19 	the requirements under Metro Mobility.
110.20 		Subd. 4.Legislative report. By February 1, 2026, the Metropolitan Council must submit 
110.21 	a report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with 
110.22 	jurisdiction over transportation policy and finance concerning the pilot program. At a 
110.23 	minimum, the report must:
110.24 	(1) summarize pilot program implementation;
110.25 	(2) provide a fiscal review that identifies uses of funds;
110.26 	(3) analyze results under the pilot program, including improvements to service and 
110.27 	customer experience;
110.28 	(4) evaluate accessibility impacts and constraints for riders who use a wheelchair or 
110.29 	otherwise require specialized equipment or service;
111.1 	(5) consider service models, technologies, partnership models, and anticipated industry 
111.2 	changes;
111.3 	(6) identify findings, practices, and considerations for replication in communities 
111.4 	throughout the state;
111.5 	(7) review any modifications under consideration, planned, or implemented for the Metro 
111.6 	Mobility program; and
111.7 	(8) make any recommendations on service improvements related to Metro Mobility, 
111.8 	including fiscal implications.

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

111.12 	Sec. 37. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL; LAND USE STUDY.
 111.13 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. The definitions provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 
111.14 	473.121, apply to this section.
111.15 		Subd. 2.Metropolitan land use study. The Metropolitan Council must conduct and 
111.16 	complete a metropolitan land use and transportation policy study on or before June 30, 
111.17 	2024, that analyzes the degree to which current land use and transportation policies in the 
111.18 	metropolitan area support or hinder state and local governmental unit transportation, 
111.19 	environmental, greenhouse gas emissions, and equity goals. The study must be used to 
111.20 	inform the 2050 comprehensive development guide for the metropolitan area.
111.21 		Subd. 3.Study contents. The study under this section must include:
111.22 	(1) a comparison of current land use policies in the metropolitan area with alternative 
111.23 	growth development scenarios, including efficient land use and compact growth;
111.24 	(2) a determination of the costs to local and regional metropolitan area government 
111.25 	services to implement efficient land use policies, including the costs to construct and maintain 
111.26 	transportation and water infrastructure and emergency services;
111.27 	(3) an analysis of how implementation of efficient land use policies would reduce future 
111.28 	costs to local and regional metropolitan area government with regard to transportation and 
111.29 	water infrastructure and emergency services;
111.30 	(4) an assessment of transportation and related infrastructure necessary to facilitate 
111.31 	efficient land use policies, including but not limited to estimations of road lane miles, utility 
111.32 	miles, and land acreage necessary to facilitate such policies;
112.1 	(5) an analysis of sewer access and water access charges and policies, including an 
112.2 	analysis of the differences in the charges between property classifications and charges in 
112.3 	urban, suburban, and rural areas;
112.4 	(6) the estimated impact implementation of efficient land use policies would have on 
112.5 	vehicle miles traveled, access to jobs in essential services, transit viability, and commute 
112.6 	modal share in the metropolitan area; and
112.7 	(7) any other data or analyses the Metropolitan Council deems relevant.
112.8 		Subd. 4.Report. The Metropolitan Council must submit a copy of the study under this 
112.9 	section to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with 
112.10 	jurisdiction over local government and transportation policy and finance by February 1, 
112.11 	2025.

112.12 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2023.

112.13 	Sec. 38. TRANSIT SERVICE INTERVENTION PROJECT.
 112.14 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have 
112.15 	the meanings given.
112.16 	(b) "Council" means the Metropolitan Council established under Minnesota Statutes, 
112.17 	chapter 473.
112.18 	(c) "Intervention project" means the transit service intervention project established in 
112.19 	this section.
112.20 		Subd. 2.Establishment. A transit service intervention project is established to provide 
112.21 	coordinated, high-visibility interventions on light rail transit lines that provide for enhanced 
112.22 	social services outreach and engagement, code of conduct regulation, and law enforcement.
112.23 		Subd. 3.Project management. The council must implement the intervention project.
112.24 		Subd. 4.Participating organizations. The council must seek the participation of the 
112.25 	following entities to provide for coordination on the intervention project:
112.26 	(1) the Department of Human Services;
112.27 	(2) the Department of Public Safety;
112.28 	(3) the Minnesota State Patrol;
112.29 	(4) the Metropolitan Council;
112.30 	(5) the Metro Transit Police Department;
113.1 	(6) each county within which a light rail transit line operates;
113.2 	(7) each city within which a light rail transit line operates;
113.3 	(8) the Metropolitan Airports Commission;
113.4 	(9) the National Alliance on Mental Illness Minnesota;
113.5 	(10) the exclusive representative of transit vehicle operators; and
113.6 	(11) other interested community-based social service organizations.
113.7 		Subd. 5.Duties. (a) In collaboration with the participating organizations under subdivision 
113.8 	4, the council must:
113.9 	(1) establish social services intervention teams that consist of social services personnel 
113.10 	and personnel from nonprofit organizations having mental health services or support capacity 
113.11 	to perform on-site social services engagement with:
113.12 	(i) transit riders experiencing homelessness;
113.13 	(ii) transit riders with substance use disorders or mental or behavioral health disorders; 
113.14 	or
113.15 	(iii) a combination of items (i) and (ii);
113.16 	(2) establish coordinated intervention teams that consist of personnel under clause (1), 
113.17 	community service officers, and peace officers;
113.18 	(3) implement interventions in two phases as follows:
113.19 	(i) by June 1, 2023, and for a period of three weeks, deploy the social services intervention 
113.20 	teams on a mobile basis on light rail transit lines and facilities; and
113.21 	(ii) beginning at the conclusion of the period under item (i), and for a period of at least 
113.22 	nine weeks, deploy the coordinated intervention teams on a mobile basis on light rail transit 
113.23 	lines and facilities, utilizing both social services and law enforcement partners; and
113.24 	(4) evaluate impacts of the intervention teams related to social services outreach, code 
113.25 	of conduct violations, and rider experience.
113.26 	(b) Social services engagement under paragraph (a) includes but is not limited to 
113.27 	providing outreach, preliminary assessment and screening, information and resource sharing, 
113.28 	referral or connections to service providers, assistance in arranging for services, and precrisis 
113.29 	response.
114.1 		Subd. 6.Administration. Using existing resources, the council must provide staff 
114.2 	assistance and administrative support for the project.
114.3 		Subd. 7.Reports. By the 15th of each month, the council must submit a status report 
114.4 	to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction 
114.5 	over transportation policy and finance. At a minimum, each report must include:
114.6 	(1) a summary of activities under the intervention project;
114.7 	(2) a fiscal review of expenditures; and
114.8 	(3) analysis of impacts and outcomes related to social services outreach, violations under 
114.9 	Minnesota Statutes, sections 473.4065 and 609.855, and rider experience.
114.10 		Subd. 8.Expiration. This section expires June 30, 2024.

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

114.14 	ARTICLE 7
114.15 	NONMOTORIZED AND ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION

114.16 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 123B.90, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
114.17 		Subd. 2.Student training. (a) Each district must provide public school pupils enrolled 
114.18 	in kindergarten through grade 10 with age-appropriate school bus safety training, as described 
114.19 	in this section, of the following concepts:
114.20 	(1) transportation by school bus is a privilege and not a right;
114.21 	(2) district policies for student conduct and school bus safety;
114.22 	(3) appropriate conduct while on the school bus;
114.23 	(4) the danger zones surrounding a school bus;
114.24 	(5) procedures for safely boarding and leaving a school bus;
114.25 	(6) procedures for safe street or road crossing; and
114.26 	(7) school bus evacuation.
114.27 	(b) Each nonpublic school located within the district must provide all nonpublic school 
114.28 	pupils enrolled in kindergarten through grade 10 who are transported by school bus at public 
114.29 	expense and attend school within the district's boundaries with training as required in 
114.30 	paragraph (a).
115.1 	(c) Students enrolled in kindergarten through grade 6 who are transported by school bus 
115.2 	and are enrolled during the first or second week of school must receive the school bus safety 
115.3 	training competencies by the end of the third week of school. Students enrolled in grades 
115.4 	7 through 10 who are transported by school bus and are enrolled during the first or second 
115.5 	week of school and have not previously received school bus safety training must receive 
115.6 	the training or receive bus safety instructional materials by the end of the sixth week of 
115.7 	school. Students taking driver's training instructional classes must receive training in the 
115.8 	laws and proper procedures when operating a motor vehicle in the vicinity of a school bus 
115.9 	as required by section 169.446, subdivisions 2 and 3. Students enrolled in kindergarten 
115.10 	through grade 10 who enroll in a school after the second week of school and are transported 
115.11 	by school bus and have not received training in their previous school district shall undergo 
115.12 	school bus safety training or receive bus safety instructional materials within four weeks 
115.13 	of the first day of attendance. Upon request of the superintendent of schools, the school 
115.14 	transportation safety director in each district must certify to the superintendent that all 
115.15 	students transported by school bus within the district have received the school bus safety 
115.16 	training according to this section. Upon request of the superintendent of the school district 
115.17 	where the nonpublic school is located, the principal or other chief administrator of each 
115.18 	nonpublic school must certify to the school transportation safety director of the district in 
115.19 	which the school is located that the school's students transported by school bus at public 
115.20 	expense have received training according to this section.
115.21 	(d) A district and a nonpublic school with students transported by school bus at public 
115.22 	expense may provide kindergarten pupils with bus safety training before the first day of 
115.23 	school.
115.24 	(e) A district and a nonpublic school with students transported by school bus at public 
115.25 	expense may also provide student safety education for bicycling and pedestrian safety, for 
115.26 	students enrolled in kindergarten through grade 5.
115.27 	(f) (e) A district and a nonpublic school with students transported by school bus at public 
115.28 	expense must make reasonable accommodations for the school bus safety training of pupils 
115.29 	known to speak English as a second language and pupils with disabilities.
115.30 	(g) (f) The district and a nonpublic school with students transported by school bus at 
115.31 	public expense must provide students enrolled in kindergarten through grade 3 school bus 
115.32 	safety training twice during the school year.
115.33 	(h) (g) A district and a nonpublic school with students transported by school bus at public 
115.34 	expense must conduct a school bus evacuation drill at least once during the school year.

116.1 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2023.

116.2 	Sec. 2. [123B.935] ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION SAFETY TRAINING.
116.3 		Subdivision 1.Training required. (a) Each district must provide public school pupils 
116.4 	enrolled in kindergarten through grade 3 with age-appropriate active transportation safety 
116.5 	training. At a minimum, the training must include pedestrian safety, including crossing 
116.6 	roads.
116.7 	(b) Each district must provide public school pupils enrolled in grades 4 through 8 with 
116.8 	age-appropriate active transportation safety training. At a minimum, the training must 
116.9 	include:
116.10 	(1) pedestrian safety, including crossing roads safely using the searching left, right, left 
116.11 	for vehicles in traffic technique; and
116.12 	(2) bicycle safety, including relevant traffic laws, use and proper fit of protective 
116.13 	headgear, bicycle parts and safety features, and safe biking techniques.
116.14 	(c) A nonpublic school may provide nonpublic school pupils enrolled in kindergarten 
116.15 	through grade 8 with training as specified in paragraphs (a) and (b).
116.16 		Subd. 2.Deadlines. (a) Students under subdivision 1, paragraph (a), who are enrolled 
116.17 	during the first or second week of school and have not previously received active 
116.18 	transportation safety training specified in that paragraph must receive the safety training by 
116.19 	the end of the third week of school.
116.20 	(b) Students under subdivision 1, paragraph (b), who are enrolled during the first or 
116.21 	second week of school and have not previously received active transportation safety training 
116.22 	specified in that paragraph must receive the safety training by the end of the sixth week of 
116.23 	school.
116.24 	(c) Students under subdivision 1, paragraph (a) or (b), who enroll in a school after the 
116.25 	second week of school and have not received the appropriate active transportation safety 
116.26 	training in their previous school district must undergo the training or receive active 
116.27 	transportation safety instructional materials within four weeks of the first day of attendance.
116.28 	(d) A district and a nonpublic school may provide kindergarten pupils with active 
116.29 	transportation safety training before the first day of school.
116.30 		Subd. 3.Instruction. (a) A district may provide active transportation safety training 
116.31 	through distance learning.
117.1 	(b) A district and a nonpublic school must make reasonable accommodations for the 
117.2 	active transportation safety training of pupils known to speak English as a second language 
117.3 	and pupils with disabilities.
117.4 		Subd. 4.Model program.  The commissioner of transportation must maintain a 
117.5 	comprehensive collection of active transportation safety training materials that meets the 
117.6 	requirements under this section.

117.7 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2023.

117.8 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 160.262, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
117.9 		Subd. 3.Cooperation among agencies and governments. (a) The departments and 
117.10 	agencies on the active transportation advisory committee identified in section 174.375 must 
117.11 	provide information and advice for the bikeway design guidelines maintained by the 
117.12 	commissioner.
117.13 	(b) The commissioner must provide technical assistance to local units of government 
117.14 	in:
117.15 	(1) local planning and development of bikeways;
117.16 	(2) establishing connections to state bicycle routes; and
117.17 	(3) implementing statewide bicycle plans maintained by the commissioner.
117.18 	(c) The commissioner may cooperate with and enter into agreements with the United 
117.19 	States government, any department of the state of Minnesota, any unit of local government, 
117.20 	any tribal government, or any public or private corporation in order to effect the purposes 
117.21 	of this section.

117.22 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2023.

117.23 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 160.266, subdivision 1b, is amended to read:
117.24 		Subd. 1b.State bicycle routes. The commissioner of transportation must identify state 
117.25 	bicycle routes primarily on existing road right-of-way and trails. State bicycle routes must 
117.26 	be identified in cooperation with road and trail authorities, including the commissioner of 
117.27 	natural resources, and with the advice of the active transportation advisory committee under 
117.28 	section 174.375. In a metropolitan area, state bicycle routes must be identified in coordination 
117.29 	with the plans and priorities established by metropolitan planning organizations, as defined 
117.30 	in United States Code, title 23, section 134.

117.31 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2023.

118.1 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 160.266, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
118.2 		Subd. 6.Mississippi River Trail. The Mississippi River Trail bikeway is designated as 
118.3 	a state bicycle route. It must originate at Itasca State Park in Clearwater, Beltrami, and 
118.4 	Hubbard Counties, then generally parallel the Mississippi River through the cities of Bemidji 
118.5 	in Beltrami County, Grand Rapids in Itasca County, Brainerd in Crow Wing County, Little 
118.6 	Falls in Morrison County, Sauk Rapids in Benton County, St. Cloud in Stearns County, 
118.7 	Minneapolis in Hennepin County, St. Paul in Ramsey County, Hastings in Dakota County, 
118.8 	Red Wing in Goodhue County, Wabasha in Wabasha County, Winona in Winona County, 
118.9 	and La Crescent in Houston County to Minnesota's boundary with Iowa and there terminate. 
118.10 	Where opportunities exist, the bikeway may be designated on both sides of the Mississippi 
118.11 	River.

118.12 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2023.

118.13 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 160.266, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
118.14 	read:
118.15 		Subd. 7.Jim Oberstar Bikeway. The Jim Oberstar Bikeway is designated as a state 
118.16 	bicycle route. It must originate in the city of St. Paul in Ramsey County, then proceed north 
118.17 	and east to Duluth in St. Louis County, then proceed north and east along the shore of Lake 
118.18 	Superior through Grand Marais in Cook County to Minnesota's boundary with Canada, and 
118.19 	there terminate.

118.20 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2023.

118.21 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 169.18, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
118.22 		Subd. 3.Passing. The following rules shall govern the overtaking and passing of vehicles 
118.23 	proceeding in the same direction, subject to the limitations, exceptions, and special rules 
118.24 	hereinafter stated:
118.25 	(1) (a) The driver of a vehicle overtaking another vehicle proceeding in the same direction 
118.26 	shall must pass to the left thereof of the other vehicle at a safe distance and shall not again 
118.27 	drive is prohibited from returning to the right side of the roadway until safely clear of the 
118.28 	overtaken vehicle;.
118.29 	(2) (b) Except when overtaking and passing on the right is permitted, the driver of an 
118.30 	overtaken vehicle shall must give way to the right in favor of the overtaking vehicle on 
118.31 	audible warning, and shall must not increase the speed of the overtaken vehicle until 
118.32 	completely passed by the overtaking vehicle; and.
119.1 	(3) (c) The operator of a motor vehicle overtaking a bicycle or individual proceeding in 
119.2 	the same direction on the roadway shall leave or shoulder must:
119.3 	(1) either:
119.4 	(i) maintain a safe clearance distance while passing, but in no case less than which must 
119.5 	be at least the greater of three feet clearance, when passing the bicycle or individual or 
119.6 	one-half the width of the motor vehicle; or
119.7 	(ii) completely enter another lane of the roadway while passing; and shall
119.8 	(2) maintain clearance until the motor vehicle has safely past passed the overtaken bicycle 
119.9 	or individual.

119.10 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2023.

119.11 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 169.222, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
119.12 		Subd. 4.Riding rules. (a) Every person operating a bicycle upon a roadway shall on a 
119.13 	road must ride as close as practicable to the right-hand curb or edge of the roadway except 
119.14 	under any of the following situations road as the bicycle operator determines is safe. A 
119.15 	person operating a bicycle is not required to ride as close to the right-hand curb or edge 
119.16 	when:
119.17 	(1) when overtaking and passing another vehicle proceeding in the same direction;
119.18 	(2) when preparing for a left turn at an intersection or into a private road or driveway;
119.19 	(3) when reasonably necessary to avoid conditions that make it unsafe to continue along 
119.20 	the right-hand curb or edge, including fixed or moving objects, vehicles, pedestrians, animals, 
119.21 	surface hazards, or narrow widthnarrow-width lanes, that make it unsafe to continue along 
119.22 	the right-hand curb or edge; or;
119.23 	(4) when operating on the shoulder of a roadway or in a bicycle lane.; or
119.24 	(5) operating in a right-hand turn lane before entering an intersection.
119.25 	(b) If a bicycle is traveling on a shoulder of a roadway, the bicycle shall operator must
119.26 	travel in the same direction as adjacent vehicular traffic.
119.27 	(c) Persons riding bicycles upon a roadway or shoulder shall must not ride more than 
119.28 	two abreast and shall not impede the normal and reasonable movement of traffic and, on a 
119.29 	laned roadway, shall ride within a single lane.
119.30 	(d) A person operating a bicycle upon a sidewalk, or across a roadway or shoulder on a 
119.31 	crosswalk, shall must yield the right-of-way to any pedestrian and shall give an audible 
120.1 	signal when necessary before overtaking and passing any pedestrian. No A person shall
120.2 	must not ride a bicycle upon a sidewalk within a business district unless permitted by local 
120.3 	authorities. Local authorities may prohibit the operation of bicycles on any sidewalk or 
120.4 	crosswalk under their jurisdiction.
120.5 	(e) An individual operating a bicycle or other vehicle on a bikeway shall must (1) give 
120.6 	an audible signal a safe distance prior to overtaking a bicycle or individual, (2) leave a safe 
120.7 	clearance distance when overtaking a bicycle or individual proceeding in the same direction 
120.8 	on the bikeway, and shall (3) maintain clearance until safely past the overtaken bicycle or 
120.9 	individual.
120.10 	(f) Notwithstanding section 169.06, subdivision 4, a bicycle operator may cross an 
120.11 	intersection proceeding from the leftmost one-third of a dedicated right-hand turn lane 
120.12 	without turning right.

120.13 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2023.

120.14 	Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 169.222, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
120.15 	read:
120.16 		Subd. 4a.Stopping requirements. (a) For purposes of this subdivision, "in the vicinity" 
120.17 	means located in an intersection or approaching an intersection in a manner that constitutes 
120.18 	a hazard of collision during the time that a bicycle operator would occupy the intersection.
120.19 	(b) A bicycle operator who approaches a stop sign must slow to a speed that allows for 
120.20 	stopping before entering the intersection or the nearest crosswalk. Notwithstanding 
120.21 	subdivision 1 and section 169.06, subdivision 4, if there is not a vehicle in the vicinity, the 
120.22 	operator may make a turn or proceed through the intersection without stopping.
120.23 	(c) A bicycle operator who approaches a traffic-control signal with a steady red indication, 
120.24 	including a circular red signal or red arrow signal, must slow to a speed that allows for 
120.25 	stopping before entering the intersection or the nearest crosswalk. Notwithstanding 
120.26 	subdivision 1 and section 169.06, subdivision 5, if there is not a vehicle in the vicinity, the 
120.27 	operator:
120.28 	(1) may make a right-hand turn, or a left-hand turn onto a one-way roadway, without 
120.29 	stopping; and
120.30 	(2) must otherwise perform a complete stop and then may make a turn or proceed through 
120.31 	the intersection before the traffic-control signal indication changes to green.
121.1 	(d) Nothing in this subdivision alters the right-of-way requirements under section 169.20. 
121.2 	The provisions under this subdivision do not apply when traffic is controlled by a peace 
121.3 	officer or a person authorized to control traffic under section 169.06.

121.4 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2023.

121.5 	Sec. 10. [174.375] ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
121.6 		Subdivision 1.Committee established; duties. (a) The commissioner of transportation 
121.7 	must establish an active transportation advisory committee. The advisory committee must 
121.8 	make recommendations to the commissioner on items related to:
121.9 	(1) active transportation, including safety, education, and development programs;
121.10 	(2) the active transportation program under section 174.38; and
121.11 	(3) the safe routes to school program under section 174.40.
121.12 	(b) The committee must review and analyze issues and needs relating to active 
121.13 	transportation on public rights-of-way and identify solutions and goals for addressing 
121.14 	identified issues and needs.
121.15 	(c) For purposes of this section, "active transportation" includes bicycling, pedestrian 
121.16 	activities, and other forms of nonmotorized transportation.
121.17 		Subd. 2.Membership. (a) The advisory committee consists of the members specified 
121.18 	in this subdivision.
121.19 	(b) The commissioner of transportation must appoint up to 18 public members as follows: 
121.20 	one member from each of the department's seven greater Minnesota districts; four members 
121.21 	from the department's metropolitan district; and no more than seven members at large. Each 
121.22 	of the members at large must represent nonmotorized interests or organizations.
121.23 	(c) The commissioners of each of the following state agencies must appoint an employee 
121.24 	of the agency to serve as a member: administration, education, health, natural resources, 
121.25 	public safety, transportation, and pollution control. The chair of the Metropolitan Council 
121.26 	must appoint an employee of the council to serve as a member. The director of Explore 
121.27 	Minnesota Tourism must appoint an employee of the agency to serve as a member.
121.28 	(d) The division administrator of the Federal Highway Administration may appoint an 
121.29 	employee of the agency to serve as a member.
121.30 	(e) Each member of the committee serves a four-year term at the pleasure of the 
121.31 	appointing authority.
122.1 	(f) The committee must select a chair from its membership.
122.2 		Subd. 3.Meetings; staffing. (a) The advisory committee must establish a meeting 
122.3 	schedule and meet at least annually.
122.4 	(b) The commissioner of transportation must provide department staff support to the 
122.5 	advisory committee.
122.6 		Subd. 4.Expenses. (a) Members of the advisory committee serve without compensation, 
122.7 	but members who are not employees of government agencies must be reimbursed for 
122.8 	expenses in the same manner and amount as authorized by the commissioner's plan adopted 
122.9 	under section 43A.18, subdivision 2.
122.10 	(b) To provide compensation under paragraph (a), the commissioner of transportation 
122.11 	may expend the amount necessary from general fund appropriations.
122.12 		Subd. 5.Reports. The advisory committee must submit an annual report to the 
122.13 	commissioner of transportation.
122.14 		Subd. 6.Expiration. The advisory committee expires June 30, 2033.

122.15 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment. The 
122.16 	commissioner of transportation must convene the first meeting by October 15, 2023.

122.17 	Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 174.38, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
122.18 		Subd. 6.Use of funds. (a) The commissioner must determine permissible uses of financial 
122.19 	assistance under this section, which are limited to:
122.20 	(1) construction and maintenance of bicycle, trail, and pedestrian infrastructure, including 
122.21 	but not limited to safe routes to school infrastructure and bicycle facilities and centers; and
122.22 	(2) noninfrastructure programming, including activities as specified in section 174.40, 
122.23 	subdivision 7a, paragraph (b).
122.24 	(b) Of the amount made available in each fiscal year, the first $500,000 is for grants to 
122.25 	develop, maintain, and implement active transportation safety curriculum for youth ages 
122.26 	five to 14 years old, and if remaining funds are available, for (1) youth ages 15 to 17 years 
122.27 	old, (2) adult active transportation safety programs, and (3) adult learn-to-ride programs. 
122.28 	The curriculum must include resources for teachers and must meet the model training 
122.29 	materials requirements under section 123B.935, subdivision 4.

122.30 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2023.

123.1 	ARTICLE 8
123.2 	MISCELLANEOUS

123.3 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 3.9741, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
123.4 		Subd. 5.State Data security; account,; appropriation. (a) The data security account 
123.5 	is created in the special revenue fund. Receipts credited to the account are appropriated to 
123.6 	the legislative auditor.
123.7 	(b) Subject to available funds appropriated under paragraph (a), the legislative auditor 
123.8 	shall:
123.9 	(1) review and audit the audit reports of subscribers and requesters submitted under 
123.10 	section 168.327, subdivision 6, including producing findings and opinions;
123.11 	(2) in collaboration with the commissioner and affected subscribers and requesters, 
123.12 	recommend corrective action plans to remediate any deficiencies identified under clause 
123.13 	(1); and
123.14 	(3) review and audit driver records subscription services and bulk data practices of the 
123.15 	Department of Public Safety, including identifying any deficiencies and making 
123.16 	recommendations to the commissioner.
123.17 	(c) The legislative auditor shall submit any reports, findings, and recommendations 
123.18 	under this subdivision to the legislative commission on data practices.

123.19 	Sec. 2. [4.076] ADVISORY COUNCIL ON TRAFFIC SAFETY.
123.20 		Subdivision 1.Definition. For purposes of this section, "advisory council" means the 
123.21 	Advisory Council on Traffic Safety established in this section.
123.22 		Subd. 2.Establishment. (a) The Advisory Council on Traffic Safety is established to 
123.23 	advise, consult with, assist in planning coordination, and make program recommendations 
123.24 	to the commissioners of public safety, transportation, and health on the development and 
123.25 	implementation of projects and programs intended to improve traffic safety on all Minnesota 
123.26 	road systems.
123.27 	(b) The advisory council serves as the lead for the state Toward Zero Deaths program.
123.28 		Subd. 3.Membership; chair. (a) The advisory council consists of the following 
123.29 	members:
123.30 	(1) the chair, which is filled on a two-year rotating basis by a designee from:
123.31 	(i) the Office of Traffic Safety in the Department of Public Safety;
124.1 	(ii) the Office of Traffic Engineering in the Department of Transportation; and
124.2 	(iii) the Injury and Violence Prevention Section in the Department of Health;
124.3 	(2) two vice chairs, which must be filled by the two designees who are not currently 
124.4 	serving as chair of the advisory council under clause (1);
124.5 	(3) the statewide Toward Zero Deaths coordinator;
124.6 	(4) a regional coordinator from the Toward Zero Deaths program;
124.7 	(5) the chief of the State Patrol or a designee;
124.8 	(6) the state traffic safety engineer in the Department of Transportation or a designee;
124.9 	(7) a law enforcement liaison from the Department of Public Safety;
124.10 	(8) a representative from the Department of Human Services;
124.11 	(9) a representative from the Department of Education;
124.12 	(10) a representative from the Council on Disability;
124.13 	(11) a representative for Tribal governments;
124.14 	(12) a representative from the Center for Transportation Studies at the University of 
124.15 	Minnesota;
124.16 	(13) a representative from the Minnesota Chiefs of Police Association;
124.17 	(14) a representative from the Minnesota Sheriffs' Association;
124.18 	(15) a representative from the Minnesota Safety Council;
124.19 	(16) a representative from AAA Minnesota;
124.20 	(17) a representative from the Minnesota Trucking Association;
124.21 	(18) a representative from the Insurance Federation of Minnesota;
124.22 	(19) a representative from the Association of Minnesota Counties;
124.23 	(20) a representative from the League of Minnesota Cities;
124.24 	(21) the American Bar Association State Judicial Outreach Liaison;
124.25 	(22) a representative from the City Engineers Association of Minnesota;
124.26 	(23) a representative from the Minnesota County Engineers Association;
124.27 	(24) a representative from the Bicycle Alliance of Minnesota;
125.1 	(25) two individuals representing vulnerable road users, including pedestrians, bicyclists, 
125.2 	and other operators of a personal conveyance;
125.3 	(26) a representative from Minnesota Operation Lifesaver;
125.4 	(27) a representative from the Minnesota Driver and Traffic Safety Education Association;
125.5 	(28) a representative from the Minnesota Association for Pupil Transportation;
125.6 	(29) a representative from the State Trauma Advisory Council;
125.7 	(30) a person representing metropolitan planning organizations; and
125.8 	(31) a person representing contractors engaged in construction and maintenance of 
125.9 	highways and other infrastructure.
125.10 	(b) The commissioners of public safety and transportation must jointly appoint the 
125.11 	advisory council members under paragraph (a), clauses (11), (25), (30), and (31).
125.12 		Subd. 4.Duties. The advisory council must:
125.13 	(1) advise the governor and heads of state departments and agencies on policies, programs, 
125.14 	and services affecting traffic safety;
125.15 	(2) advise the appropriate representatives of state departments on the activities of the 
125.16 	Toward Zero Deaths program, including but not limited to educating the public about traffic 
125.17 	safety;
125.18 	(3) encourage state departments and other agencies to conduct needed research in the 
125.19 	field of traffic safety;
125.20 	(4) review recommendations of the subcommittees and working groups;
125.21 	(5) review and comment on all grants dealing with traffic safety and on the development 
125.22 	and implementation of state and local traffic safety plans; and
125.23 	(6) make recommendations on safe road zone safety measures under section 169.065.
125.24 		Subd. 5.Administration. (a) The Office of Traffic Safety in the Department of Public 
125.25 	Safety, in cooperation with the Departments of Transportation and Health, must serve as 
125.26 	the host agency for the advisory council and must manage the administrative and operational 
125.27 	aspects of the advisory council's activities. The commissioner of public safety must perform 
125.28 	financial management on behalf of the council.
125.29 	(b) The advisory council must meet no less than four times per year, or more frequently 
125.30 	as determined by the chair, a vice chair, or a majority of the council members. The advisory 
125.31 	council is subject to chapter 13D.
126.1 	(c) The chair must regularly report to the respective commissioners on the activities of 
126.2 	the advisory council and on the state of traffic safety in Minnesota.
126.3 	(d) The terms, compensation, and appointment of members are governed by section 
126.4 	15.059.
126.5 	(e) The advisory council may appoint subcommittees and working groups. Subcommittees 
126.6 	must consist of council members. Working groups may include nonmembers. Nonmembers 
126.7 	on working groups must be compensated pursuant to section 15.059, subdivision 3, only 
126.8 	for expenses incurred for working group activities.

126.9 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2023.

126.10 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 13.69, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
126.11 		Subdivision 1.Classifications. (a) The following government data of the Department 
126.12 	of Public Safety are private data:
126.13 	(1) medical data on driving instructors, licensed drivers, and applicants for parking 
126.14 	certificates and special license plates issued to physically disabled persons;
126.15 	(2) other data on holders of a disability certificate under section 169.345, except that (i) 
126.16 	data that are not medical data may be released to law enforcement agencies, and (ii) data 
126.17 	necessary for enforcement of sections 169.345 and 169.346 may be released to parking 
126.18 	enforcement employees or parking enforcement agents of statutory or home rule charter 
126.19 	cities and towns;
126.20 	(3) Social Security numbers in driver's license and motor vehicle registration records, 
126.21 	except that Social Security numbers must be provided to the Department of Revenue for 
126.22 	purposes of debt collection and tax administration, the Department of Labor and Industry 
126.23 	for purposes of workers' compensation administration and enforcement, the judicial branch 
126.24 	for purposes of debt collection, and the Department of Natural Resources for purposes of 
126.25 	license application administration, and except that the last four digits of the Social Security 
126.26 	number must be provided to the Department of Human Services for purposes of recovery 
126.27 	of Minnesota health care program benefits paid; and
126.28 	(4) data on persons listed as standby or temporary custodians under section 171.07, 
126.29 	subdivision 11, except that the data must be released to:
126.30 	(i) law enforcement agencies for the purpose of verifying that an individual is a designated 
126.31 	caregiver; or
127.1 	(ii) law enforcement agencies who state that the license holder is unable to communicate 
127.2 	at that time and that the information is necessary for notifying the designated caregiver of 
127.3 	the need to care for a child of the license holder.; and
127.4 	(5) race and ethnicity data on driver's license holders and identification card holders 
127.5 	under section 171.06, subdivision 3. The Department of Public Safety Office of Traffic 
127.6 	Safety is authorized to receive race and ethnicity data from Driver and Vehicle Services for 
127.7 	only the purposes of research, evaluation, and public reports.
127.8 	The department may release the Social Security number only as provided in clause (3) 
127.9 	and must not sell or otherwise provide individual Social Security numbers or lists of Social 
127.10 	Security numbers for any other purpose.
127.11 	(b) The following government data of the Department of Public Safety are confidential 
127.12 	data: data concerning an individual's driving ability when that data is received from a member 
127.13 	of the individual's family.

127.14 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2023, except that paragraph (a), 
127.15 	clause (5), is effective for driver's license and identification card applications received on 
127.16 	or after January 1, 2024.

127.17 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 13.6905, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
127.18 	read:
127.19 		Subd. 37.Oil and other hazardous substances transportation data. (a) Certain data 
127.20 	on oil and other hazardous substances transported by railroads are governed by section 
127.21 	219.055, subdivision 8.
127.22 	(b) Certain data on oil and other hazardous substances transportation incident reviews 
127.23 	are governed by section 299A.55, subdivision 5.

127.24 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 115E.042, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
127.25 		Subd. 2.Training. (a) Each railroad must offer training to each fire department and 
127.26 	each local organization for emergency management under section 12.25 having jurisdiction 
127.27 	along the route of unit trains. Initial training under this subdivision must be offered to each 
127.28 	fire department by June 30, 2016, and routes over which the railroad transports oil or other 
127.29 	hazardous substances. Refresher training must be offered to each fire department and local 
127.30 	organization for emergency management at least once every three years thereafter after 
127.31 	initial training under this subdivision.
128.1 	(b) The training must address the general hazards of oil and hazardous substances, 
128.2 	techniques to assess hazards to the environment and to the safety of responders and the 
128.3 	public, factors an incident commander must consider in determining whether to attempt to 
128.4 	suppress a fire or to evacuate the public and emergency responders from an area, and other 
128.5 	strategies for initial response by local emergency responders. The training must include 
128.6 	suggested protocol or practices for local responders to safely accomplish these tasks methods 
128.7 	to identify rail cars and hazardous substance contents, responder safety issues, rail response 
128.8 	tactics, public notification and evacuation considerations, environmental contamination 
128.9 	response, railroad response personnel and resources coordination at an incident, and other 
128.10 	protocols and practices for safe initial local response as required under subdivision 4, 
128.11 	including the notification requirements and the responsibilities of an incident commander 
128.12 	during a rail incident involving oil or other hazardous substances, as provided in subdivisions 
128.13 	3 and 4.

128.14 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 115E.042, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
128.15 		Subd. 3.Emergency response planning; coordination. Beginning June 30, 2015, (a)
128.16 	Each railroad must communicate at least annually with each county or city applicable
128.17 	emergency manager, safety representatives of railroad employees governed by the Railway 
128.18 	Labor Act, and a senior each applicable fire department officer of each fire department 
128.19 	having jurisdiction along the route of a unit train routes over which oil or other hazardous 
128.20 	substances are transported, in order to:
128.21 	(1) ensure coordination of emergency response activities between the railroad and local 
128.22 	responders;
128.23 	(2) assist emergency managers in identifying and assessing local rail-specific threats, 
128.24 	hazards, and risks; and
128.25 	(3) assist railroads in obtaining information from emergency managers regarding specific 
128.26 	local natural and technical hazards and threats in the local area that may impact rail operations 
128.27 	or public safety.
128.28 	(b) The coordination under paragraph (a), clauses (2) and (3), must include identification 
128.29 	of increased risks and potential special responses due to high population concentration, 
128.30 	critical local infrastructure, key facilities, significant venues, sensitive natural environments, 
128.31 	and other factors identified by railroads, emergency managers, and fire departments.
128.32 	(c) The commissioner of public safety must compile and make available to railroads a 
128.33 	list of applicable emergency managers and applicable fire chiefs, which must include contact 
129.1 	information. The commissioner must make biennial updates to the list of emergency managers 
129.2 	and fire chiefs and make the list of updated contact information available to railroads.

129.3 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 115E.042, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
129.4 		Subd. 4.Response capabilities; time limits. (a) Following confirmation of a discharge, 
129.5 	a railroad must deliver and deploy sufficient equipment and trained personnel to (1) contain 
129.6 	and recover discharged oil or other hazardous substances and to, (2) protect the environment,
129.7 	and (3) assist local public safety officials. Within 15 minutes of a rail incident involving a 
129.8 	confirmed discharge or release of oil or other hazardous substances, a railroad must contact 
129.9 	the applicable emergency manager and applicable fire chief having jurisdiction along the 
129.10 	route where the incident occurred. After learning of the rail incident involving oil or other 
129.11 	hazardous substances, the applicable emergency manager and applicable fire chief must, 
129.12 	as soon as practicable, identify and provide contact information of the responsible incident 
129.13 	commander to the reporting railroad.
129.14 	(b) Within 15 minutes of local emergency responder arrival on the scene of a rail incident 
129.15 	involving oil or other hazardous substances, a railroad must assist the incident commander 
129.16 	to determine the nature of any hazardous substance known to have been released and 
129.17 	hazardous substance cargo transported on the train. Assistance must include providing 
129.18 	information that identifies the chemical content of the hazardous substance, contact 
129.19 	information for the shipper, and instructions for dealing with the release of the material. A 
129.20 	railroad may provide information on the hazardous substances transported on the train 
129.21 	through the train orders on board the train or by facsimile or electronic transmission.
129.22 	(c) Within one hour of confirmation of a discharge, a railroad must provide a qualified 
129.23 	company employee representative to advise the incident commander, assist in assessing the 
129.24 	situation, initiate railroad response actions as needed, and provide advice and 
129.25 	recommendations to the incident commander regarding the response. The employee
129.26 	representative may be made available by telephone, and must be authorized to deploy all 
129.27 	necessary response resources of the railroad.
129.28 	(c) (d) Within three hours of confirmation of a discharge, a railroad must be capable of 
129.29 	delivering monitoring equipment and a trained operator to assist in protection of responder 
129.30 	and public safety. A plan to ensure delivery of monitoring equipment and an operator to a 
129.31 	discharge site must be provided each year to the commissioner of public safety.
129.32 	(d) (e) Within three hours of confirmation of a discharge, a railroad must provide (1)
129.33 	qualified personnel at a discharge site to assess the discharge and to advise the incident 
130.1 	commander, and (2) resources to assist the incident commander with ongoing public safety 
130.2 	and scene stabilization.
130.3 	(e) (f) A railroad must be capable of deploying containment boom from land across 
130.4 	sewer outfalls, creeks, ditches, and other places where oil or other hazardous substances 
130.5 	may drain, in order to contain leaked material before it reaches those resources. The 
130.6 	arrangement to provide containment boom and staff may be made by:
130.7 	(1) training and caching equipment with local jurisdictions;
130.8 	(2) training and caching equipment with a fire mutual-aid group;
130.9 	(3) means of an industry cooperative or mutual-aid group;
130.10 	(4) deployment of a contractor;
130.11 	(5) deployment of a response organization under state contract; or
130.12 	(6) other dependable means acceptable to the Pollution Control Agency.
130.13 	(f) (g) Each arrangement under paragraph (e) (f) must be confirmed each year. Each 
130.14 	arrangement must be tested by drill at least once every five years.
130.15 	(g) (h) Within eight hours of confirmation of a discharge, a railroad must be capable of 
130.16 	delivering and deploying containment boom, boats, oil recovery equipment, trained staff, 
130.17 	and all other materials needed to provide:
130.18 	(1) on-site containment and recovery of a volume of oil equal to ten percent of the 
130.19 	calculated worst case discharge at any location along the route; and
130.20 	(2) protection of listed sensitive areas and potable water intakes within one mile of a 
130.21 	discharge site and within eight hours of water travel time downstream in any river or stream 
130.22 	that the right-of-way intersects.
130.23 	(h) (i) Within 60 hours of confirmation of a discharge, a railroad must be capable of 
130.24 	delivering and deploying additional containment boom, boats, oil recovery equipment, 
130.25 	trained staff, and all other materials needed to provide containment and recovery of a worst 
130.26 	case discharge and to protect listed sensitive areas and potable water intakes at any location 
130.27 	along the route.

130.28 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 115E.042, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
130.29 		Subd. 5.Railroad drills. (a) Each railroad must conduct at least one oil containment, 
130.30 	recovery, and sensitive area protection drillexercises involving oil or other hazardous 
130.31 	substances as follows: (1) at least one tabletop exercise every year; and (2) at least one 
131.1 	full-scale exercise every three years,. Each exercise must be at a location, date, and time
131.2 	and in the manner chosen by the Pollution Control Agency, and attended by safety 
131.3 	representatives of railroad employees governed by the Railway Labor Act.
131.4 	(b) To the extent feasible, the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency must 
131.5 	coordinate each exercise with exercises required by federal agencies.

131.6 	Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 115E.042, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
131.7 		Subd. 6.Prevention and response plans; requirements; submission. (a) By June 30, 
131.8 	2015, A railroad shall submit the prevention and response plan required under section 
131.9 	115E.04, as necessary to comply with the requirements of this section, to the commissioner 
131.10 	of the Pollution Control Agency on a form designated by the commissioner.
131.11 	(b) By June 30 of Every third year following a plan submission under this subdivision, 
131.12 	or sooner as provided under section 115E.04, subdivision 2, a railroad must update and 
131.13 	resubmit the prevention and response plan to the commissioner.

131.14 	Sec. 10. [160.2325] HIGHWAYS FOR HABITAT PROGRAM.
131.15 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have 
131.16 	the meanings given.
131.17 	(b) "Integrated roadside vegetation management" means an approach to right-of-way 
131.18 	maintenance that combines a variety of techniques with sound ecological principles to 
131.19 	establish and maintain safe, healthy, and functional roadsides. Integrated roadside vegetation 
131.20 	management includes but is not limited to judicious use of herbicides, spot mowing, 
131.21 	biological control, prescribed burning, mechanical tree and brush removal, erosion prevention 
131.22 	and treatment, and prevention and treatment of other right-of-way disturbances.
131.23 	(c) "Program" means the highways for habitat program established in this section.
131.24 		Subd. 2.Program establishment. The commissioner must establish a highways for 
131.25 	habitat program to enhance roadsides with pollinator and other wildlife habitat and vegetative 
131.26 	buffers.
131.27 		Subd. 3.General requirements. In implementing the program, the commissioner must:
131.28 	(1) identify and prioritize highways for habitat installations under an integrated roadside 
131.29 	vegetation management plan with priority given to new construction and reconstruction;
131.30 	(2) develop and erect signage, where appropriate, that identifies highways for habitat 
131.31 	projects and clearly marks the habitat and management restrictions;
132.1 	(3) develop training for department personnel and contractors that apply pesticides and 
132.2 	manage vegetation on the use of integrated roadside vegetation management and native 
132.3 	plant identification;
132.4 	(4) assess, in consultation with the commissioners of natural resources and agriculture, 
132.5 	the categorization and management of noxious weeds to reduce the use of mowing and 
132.6 	pesticides;
132.7 	(5) maintain a website that includes information on program implementation, program 
132.8 	funding and expenditures, integrated roadside vegetation management, and related best 
132.9 	management practices; and
132.10 	(6) identify funding sources and develop proposals for ongoing funding for the program.
132.11 		Subd. 4.Management standards. (a) The commissioner, in consultation with the 
132.12 	commissioner of natural resources and the Board of Water and Soil Resources, must develop 
132.13 	standards and best management practices for integrated roadside vegetation management 
132.14 	plans under the program.
132.15 	(b) To the extent feasible, the standards and best management practices must include:
132.16 	(1) guidance on seed and vegetation selection based on the Board of Water and Soil 
132.17 	Resources' native vegetation establishment and enhancement guidelines;
132.18 	(2) requirements for roadside vegetation management protocols that avoid the use of 
132.19 	pollinator lethal insecticides as defined under section 18H.02, subdivision 28a;
132.20 	(3) practices that are designed to avoid habitat destruction and protect nesting birds, 
132.21 	pollinators, and other wildlife, except as necessary to control noxious weeds; and
132.22 	(4) identification of appropriate right-of-way tracts for wildflower and native habitat 
132.23 	establishment.

132.24 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2023.

132.25 	Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 161.045, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
132.26 		Subd. 3.Limitations on spending. (a) A commissioner must not pay for any of the 
132.27 	following with funds from the highway user tax distribution fund or the trunk highway fund:
132.28 	(1) Bureau of Criminal Apprehension laboratory;
132.29 	(2) Explore Minnesota Tourism kiosks;
132.30 	(3) Minnesota Safety Council;
133.1 	(4) driver education programs;
133.2 	(5) Emergency Medical Services Regulatory Board;
133.3 	(6) Mississippi River Parkway Commission;
133.4 	(7) payments to the Department of Information Technology Services in excess of actual 
133.5 	costs incurred for trunk highway purposes;
133.6 	(8) personnel costs incurred on behalf of the governor's office;
133.7 	(9) the Office of Aeronautics within the Department of Transportation;
133.8 	(10) the Office of Transit and Active Transportation within the Department of 
133.9 	Transportation;
133.10 	(11) the Office of Passenger Rail;
133.11 	(12) purchase and maintenance of soft body armor under section 299A.38;
133.12 	(13) tourist information centers;
133.13 	(14) parades, events, or sponsorships of events;
133.14 	(15) rent and utility expenses for the department's central office building;
133.15 	(16) the installation, construction, expansion, or maintenance of public electric vehicle 
133.16 	infrastructure;
133.17 	(17) (16) the statewide notification center for excavation services pursuant to chapter 
133.18 	216D; and
133.19 	(18) (17) manufacturing license plates.
133.20 	(b) The prohibition in paragraph (a) includes all expenses for the named entity or program, 
133.21 	including but not limited to payroll, purchased services, supplies, repairs, and equipment. 
133.22 	This prohibition on spending applies to any successor entities or programs that are 
133.23 	substantially similar to the entity or program named in this subdivision.

133.24 	Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 161.088, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
133.25 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. For purposes of this section, the following terms have the 
133.26 	meanings given:
133.27 	(1) "beyond the project limits" means any point that is located:
133.28 	(i) outside of the project limits;
133.29 	(ii) along the same trunk highway; and
134.1 	(iii) within the same region of the state;
134.2 	(2) "city" means a statutory or home rule charter city;
134.3 	(3) "greater Minnesota area" means the counties that are not metropolitan counties;
134.4 	(4) "metropolitan area" means Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, 
134.5 	Scott, and Washington counties;
134.6 	(3) (5) "program" means the corridors of commerce program established in this section; 
134.7 	and
134.8 	(4) (6) "project limits" means the estimated construction limits of a project for trunk 
134.9 	highway construction, reconstruction, or maintenance, that is a candidate for selection under 
134.10 	the corridors of commerce program.

134.11 	Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 161.088, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
134.12 		Subd. 2.Program authority; funding. (a) As provided in this section, the commissioner 
134.13 	shall establish a corridors of commerce program for trunk highway construction, 
134.14 	reconstruction, and improvement, including maintenance operations, that improves commerce 
134.15 	in the state.
134.16 	(b) The commissioner may expend funds under the program from appropriations to the 
134.17 	commissioner that are:
134.18 	(1) made specifically by law for use under this section;
134.19 	(2) at the discretion of the commissioner, made for the budget activities in the state roads 
134.20 	program of operations and maintenance, program planning and delivery, or state road 
134.21 	construction; and
134.22 	(3) made for the corridor investment management strategy program, unless specified 
134.23 	otherwise.
134.24 	(c) The commissioner shall must include in the program the cost participation policy 
134.25 	for local units of government.
134.26 	(d) The commissioner may use up to 17 percent of any appropriation to the program
134.27 	under this section for program delivery and for project scoring, ranking, and selection under 
134.28 	subdivision 5.

135.1 	Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 161.088, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
135.2 		Subd. 4.Project eligibility. (a) The eligibility requirements for projects that can be 
135.3 	funded under the program are:
135.4 	(1) consistency with the statewide multimodal transportation plan under section 174.03;
135.5 	(2) location of the project on an interregional corridor, for a project located outside of 
135.6 	the Department of Transportation metropolitan district;
135.7 	(3) placement into at least one project classification under subdivision 3;
135.8 	(4) project construction work will commence within three four years, or a longer length 
135.9 	of time as determined by the commissioner; and
135.10 	(5) for each type of project classification under subdivision 3, a maximum allowable 
135.11 	amount for the total project cost estimate, as determined by the commissioner with available 
135.12 	data.
135.13 	(b) A project whose construction is programmed in the state transportation improvement 
135.14 	program is not eligible for funding under the program. This paragraph does not apply to a 
135.15 	project that is programmed as result of selection under this section.
135.16 	(c) A project may be, but is not required to be, identified in the 20-year state highway 
135.17 	investment plan under section 174.03.
135.18 	(d) For each project, the commissioner must consider all of the eligibility requirements 
135.19 	under paragraph (a). The commissioner is prohibited from considering any eligibility 
135.20 	requirement not specified under paragraph (a).
135.21 	(e) A project in the greater Minnesota area with a total project cost of more than 
135.22 	$10,000,000 is classified as a greater Minnesota large project. A project in the greater 
135.23 	Minnesota area with a total project cost of $10,000,000 or less is classified as a greater 
135.24 	Minnesota small project. All projects in the metropolitan area are classified as metropolitan 
135.25 	projects, regardless of the total project cost.

135.26 	Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 161.088, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
135.27 		Subd. 5.Project selection process; criteria. (a) The commissioner must establish a 
135.28 	process to identify, evaluate, and select projects under the program. The process must be 
135.29 	consistent with the requirements of this subdivision and must not include any additional 
135.30 	evaluation criteria.
136.1 	(b) As part of the project selection process, the commissioner must annually accept 
136.2 	recommendations on candidate projects from area transportation partnerships and other 
136.3 	interested stakeholders in each Department of Transportation district counties in the 
136.4 	metropolitan area as provided by this section. The commissioner must determine the 
136.5 	eligibility for each candidate project identified under this paragraph that is submitted as 
136.6 	provided in this section. For each eligible project, the commissioner must classify and 
136.7 	evaluate the project for the program, using all of the criteria established under paragraph 
136.8 	(c) (d).
136.9 	(c) Before proceeding to the evaluation required under paragraph (d), all project 
136.10 	recommendations submitted for consideration must be screened as follows:
136.11 	(1) for projects in the greater Minnesota area:
136.12 	(i) the area transportation partnership for the area must review all project 
136.13 	recommendations from the partnership's area;
136.14 	(ii) each area transportation partnership must select up to three large projects and three 
136.15 	small projects as defined in subdivision 4 to recommend for advancement to the evaluation 
136.16 	process under paragraph (d). Each area transportation partnership may develop its own 
136.17 	process to determine which projects to recommend. An area transportation partnership must 
136.18 	not include the same segment of road in more than one project; and
136.19 	(iii) only the projects recommended for evaluation may be developed by the department 
136.20 	and scored for selection under paragraph (d). All projects not recommended for evaluation 
136.21 	are disqualified from further consideration and must not be evaluated under paragraph (d); 
136.22 	and
136.23 	(2) for projects located in the metropolitan area:
136.24 	(i) projects located within a county in the metropolitan area must be reviewed by the 
136.25 	county board;
136.26 	(ii) each county board must select up to two projects to recommend for advancement to 
136.27 	the evaluation process under paragraph (d). A board must not include the same segment of 
136.28 	road in more than one project. Each board may develop its own process to determine which 
136.29 	project to recommend; and
136.30 	(iii) only the projects submitted by the county boards as provided in this paragraph may 
136.31 	be developed by the department and scored for selection under paragraph (d). All projects 
136.32 	not recommended for evaluation are disqualified from further consideration and must not 
136.33 	be evaluated under paragraph (d).
137.1 	(c) (d) Projects must be evaluated using all of the following criteria:
137.2 	(1) a return on investment measure that provides for comparison across eligible projects;
137.3 	(2) measurable impacts on commerce and economic competitiveness;
137.4 	(3) efficiency in the movement of freight, including but not limited to:
137.5 	(i) measures of annual average daily traffic and commercial vehicle miles traveled, which 
137.6 	may include data near the project location on that trunk highway or on connecting trunk 
137.7 	and local highways; and
137.8 	(ii) measures of congestion or travel time reliability, which may be within or near the 
137.9 	project limits, or both;
137.10 	(4) improvements to traffic safety;
137.11 	(5) connections to regional trade centers, local highway systems, and other transportation 
137.12 	modes;
137.13 	(6) the extent to which the project addresses multiple transportation system policy 
137.14 	objectives and principles;
137.15 	(7) support and consensus for the project among members of the surrounding community;
137.16 	(8) the time and work needed before construction may begin on the project; and
137.17 	(9) regional balance throughout the state.; and
137.18 	(10) written recommendations submitted as provided by subdivision 5a.
137.19 	The commissioner must give the criteria in clauses (1) to (8) equal weight in assign 100 
137.20 	selection points to each evaluation criterion set forth in clauses (1) to (8) for the selection 
137.21 	process.
137.22 	(e) The commissioner must select projects so that approximately 50 percent of the 
137.23 	available funding is used for projects in the metropolitan area and the other 50 percent is 
137.24 	used for projects in the greater Minnesota area. Of funding for projects in the metropolitan 
137.25 	area, at least 45 percent must be spent for projects in Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Scott, 
137.26 	and Washington Counties. Of the funding for projects in the greater Minnesota area, 
137.27 	approximately 25 percent must be used for projects classified as greater Minnesota small 
137.28 	projects as defined in subdivision 4. When selecting projects in the greater Minnesota area, 
137.29 	the commissioner must select projects so that no district has two or more projects more than 
137.30 	any other district.
138.1 	(d) The list of all projects evaluated must be made public and must include the score of 
138.2 	each project (f) The commissioner must publish information regarding the selection process 
138.3 	on the department's website. The information must include:
138.4 	(1) lists of all projects submitted for consideration and all projects recommended by the 
138.5 	screening entities;
138.6 	(2) the scores and ranking for each project; and
138.7 	(3) an overview of each selected project, with amounts and sources of funding.
138.8 	(e) (g) As part of the project selection process, the commissioner may divide funding to 
138.9 	be separately available among projects within each classification under subdivision 3, and 
138.10 	may apply separate or modified criteria among those projects falling within each 
138.11 	classification.

138.12 	Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 161.088, is amended by adding a subdivision 
138.13 	to read:
138.14 		Subd. 5a.Recommendations. After receiving all projects submitted pursuant to 
138.15 	subdivision 5 but before making final selections, the commissioner must compile a list of 
138.16 	all projects that were submitted and transmit the list to each legislator and to the governor. 
138.17 	The list must include the location of each project and a brief description of the work to be 
138.18 	done. Within 30 days of the date the project list is transmitted, each legislator and the 
138.19 	governor may submit to the commissioner a written recommendation for one project on the 
138.20 	list. The commissioner must award one additional point to a project for each written 
138.21 	recommendation received for that project.

138.22 	Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 161.088, is amended by adding a subdivision 
138.23 	to read:
138.24 		Subd. 5b.Project selection period. Beginning July 1, 2027, and every five years 
138.25 	thereafter, area transportation partnerships and the metropolitan counties must submit 
138.26 	projects to the commissioner of transportation as provided in subdivision 5. The 
138.27 	commissioner must evaluate the projects and select projects by March 1 of the following 
138.28 	year. To the greatest extent possible, the commissioner must select a sufficient number of 
138.29 	projects to ensure that all funds allocated for the five-year period are encumbered or spent 
138.30 	by the end of the period. If all selected projects are funded in the five-year time period  and 
138.31 	there were projects that were identified and not selected, the commissioner must select 
138.32 	additional projects from the original project submissions. If all the projects that were 
139.1 	submitted are funded, the commissioner may authorize an additional project selection period 
139.2 	to select projects for the remainder of the period. Except as authorized by this subdivision, 
139.3 	the project submission and selection process must only occur every five years.

139.4 	Sec. 18. [161.178] TRANSPORTATION GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS IMPACT 
139.5 	ASSESSMENT.
139.6 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have 
139.7 	the meanings given.
139.8 	(b) "Assessment" means the capacity expansion impact assessment under this section.
139.9 	(c) "Capacity expansion project" means a project for trunk highway construction or 
139.10 	reconstruction that:
139.11 	(1) is a major highway project, as defined in section 174.56, subdivision 1, paragraph 
139.12 	(b); and
139.13 	(2) adds highway traffic capacity or provides for grade separation at an intersection, 
139.14 	excluding auxiliary lanes with a length of less than 2,500 feet.
139.15 	(d) "Embodied carbon emissions" means the total carbon dioxide emissions from all 
139.16 	stages of production of a product or material including but not limited to mining, processing 
139.17 	of raw materials, and manufacturing.
139.18 	(e) "Greenhouse gas emissions" includes those emissions described in section 216H.01, 
139.19 	subdivision 2.
139.20 		Subd. 2.Project assessment. (a) Prior to including a capacity expansion project in the 
139.21 	state transportation improvement program, the commissioner must perform a capacity 
139.22 	expansion impact assessment of the project. Following the assessment, the commissioner 
139.23 	must determine if the project conforms with:
139.24 	(1) the greenhouse gas emissions reduction benchmarks under section 174.01, subdivision 
139.25 	3;
139.26 	(2) the vehicle miles traveled reduction targets established in the statewide multimodal 
139.27 	transportation plan under section 174.03, subdivision 1a; and
139.28 	(3) providing neutral or positive environmental effects in areas of persistent poverty or 
139.29 	historically disadvantaged communities disrupted, displaced, or otherwise harmed by past 
139.30 	transportation infrastructure decisions.
140.1 	(b) If the commissioner determines that the capacity expansion project is not in 
140.2 	conformance with paragraph (a), the commissioner must:
140.3 	(1) alter the scope or design of the project and perform a revised assessment that meets 
140.4 	the requirements under this section;
140.5 	(2) interlink sufficient impact mitigation as provided in subdivision 4; or
140.6 	(3) halt project development and disallow inclusion of the project in the state 
140.7 	transportation improvement program.
140.8 		Subd. 3.Assessment requirements. (a) The commissioner must establish a process to 
140.9 	perform capacity expansion impact assessments. An assessment must provide for the 
140.10 	determination under subdivision 2.
140.11 	(b) Analysis under an assessment must include but is not limited to estimates resulting 
140.12 	from the project for the following:
140.13 	(1) total embodied carbon emissions;
140.14 	(2) greenhouse gas emissions over a period of 20 years;
140.15 	(3) change in vehicle miles traveled for the trunk highway segment and in other impacted 
140.16 	areas within the state; and
140.17 	(4) a calculation of positive, neutral, or negative environmental effects based on:
140.18 	(i) air quality and pollution;
140.19 	(ii) noise pollution;
140.20 	(iii) general public health; and
140.21 	(iv) other measures as determined by the commissioner.
140.22 	(c) The commissioner must establish criteria to identify areas of persistent poverty and 
140.23 	historically disadvantaged communities based on measures and definitions in state and 
140.24 	federal law and federal guidance. The criteria must include a consideration of whether a 
140.25 	historically disadvantaged community was disrupted, displaced, or otherwise harmed by 
140.26 	past transportation decisions.
140.27 		Subd. 4.Impact mitigation. (a) To provide for impact mitigation, the commissioner 
140.28 	must interlink the capacity expansion project as provided in this subdivision. Impact 
140.29 	mitigation is sufficient under subdivision 2, paragraph (b), if the capacity expansion project 
140.30 	is interlinked to mitigation actions such that:
141.1 	(1) the total greenhouse gas emissions reduction from the mitigation actions, after 
141.2 	accounting for the greenhouse gas emissions otherwise resulting from the capacity expansion 
141.3 	project, is consistent with meeting the benchmarks and targets specified under subdivision 
141.4 	2, paragraph (a), clauses (1) and (2); and
141.5 	(2) the total positive environmental effects from the actions equals or exceeds the negative 
141.6 	environmental effects, as determined under subdivision 3, paragraph (b), clause (4), otherwise 
141.7 	resulting from the capacity expansion project.
141.8 	(b) Each comparison under paragraph (a), clauses (1) and (2), must be performed over 
141.9 	equal comparison periods.
141.10 	(c) A mitigation action consists of a project, program, or operations modification in one 
141.11 	or more of the following areas:
141.12 	(1) transit expansion, including but not limited to regular route bus, arterial bus rapid 
141.13 	transit, highway bus rapid transit, rail transit, and intercity passenger rail;
141.14 	(2) transit service improvements, including but not limited to increased service level, 
141.15 	transit fare reduction, and transit priority treatments;
141.16 	(3) active transportation infrastructure;
141.17 	(4) micromobility infrastructure and service, including but not limited to shared vehicle 
141.18 	services;
141.19 	(5) transportation demand management, including but not limited to vanpool and shared 
141.20 	vehicle programs, remote work, and broadband access expansion;
141.21 	(6) parking management, including but not limited to parking requirements reduction 
141.22 	or elimination and parking cost adjustments;
141.23 	(7) land use, including but not limited to residential and other density increases, mixed-use 
141.24 	development, and transit-oriented development; and
141.25 	(8) highway construction materials or practices modifications to provide for greenhouse 
141.26 	gas emissions reductions.
141.27 	(d) A mitigation action may be identified as interlinked to the capacity expansion project 
141.28 	if:
141.29 	(1) there is a specified project, program, or modification;
141.30 	(2) the necessary funding sources are identified and sufficient amounts are committed;
141.31 	(3) the mitigation is localized as provided in paragraph (e); and
142.1 	(4) procedures are established to ensure that the mitigation action remains in substantially 
142.2 	the same form or a revised form that continues to meet the calculation under paragraph (a).
142.3 	(e) The area or corridor of a mitigation action must be localized in the following priority 
142.4 	order:
142.5 	(1) within or associated with at least one of the communities impacted by the capacity 
142.6 	expansion project;
142.7 	(2) if there is not a reasonably feasible location under clause (1), in the region of the 
142.8 	capacity expansion project; or
142.9 	(3) if there is not a reasonably feasible location under clauses (1) and (2), on a statewide 
142.10 	basis.
142.11 	(f) The commissioner must include an explanation regarding the feasibility and rationale 
142.12 	for each mitigation action located under paragraph (e), clauses (2) and (3).
142.13 		Subd. 5.Public information. The commissioner must publish information regarding 
142.14 	capacity expansion impact assessments on the department's website. The information must 
142.15 	include:
142.16 	(1) identification of capacity expansion projects; and
142.17 	(2) for each project, a summary that includes an overview of the expansion impact 
142.18 	assessment, the impact determination by the commissioner, and project disposition including 
142.19 	a review of any mitigation actions.

142.20 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective February 1, 2025.

142.21 	Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 161.45, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
142.22 		Subdivision 1.Rules. (a) Electric transmission, telephone, or telegraph lines; pole lines; 
142.23 	community antenna television lines; railways; ditches; sewers; water, heat, or gas mains; 
142.24 	gas and other pipelines; flumes; or other structures which, under the laws of this state or 
142.25 	the ordinance of any city, may be constructed, placed, or maintained across or along any 
142.26 	trunk highway, or the roadway thereof, by any person, persons, corporation, or any 
142.27 	subdivision of the state, may be so maintained or hereafter constructed only in accordance 
142.28 	with such rules as may be prescribed by the commissioner who shall have power to prescribe 
142.29 	and enforce reasonable rules with reference to the placing and maintaining along, across, 
142.30 	or in any such trunk highway of any of the utilities hereinbefore set forth.
142.31 	(b) The rules under paragraph (a) must not prohibit an entity that has a right to use the 
142.32 	public road right-of-way pursuant to section 222.37, subdivision 1, and that has a power 
143.1 	purchase agreement or an agreement to transfer ownership with a Minnesota utility that 
143.2 	directly, or through its members or agents, provides retail electric service in the state from 
143.3 	placing and maintaining electric transmission lines along, across, or in any trunk highway 
143.4 	except as necessary to protect public safety. Nothing herein shall restrict the actions of 
143.5 	public authorities in extraordinary emergencies nor restrict the power and authority of the 
143.6 	commissioner of commerce as provided for in other provisions of law. Provided, however, 
143.7 	that in the event any local subdivision of government has enacted ordinances relating to the 
143.8 	method of installation or requiring underground installation of such community antenna 
143.9 	television lines, the permit granted by the commissioner of transportation shall require 
143.10 	compliance with such local ordinance.

143.11 	Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 161.45, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
143.12 		Subd. 2.Relocation of utility. Whenever the relocation of any utility facility is 
143.13 	necessitated by the construction of a project on a trunk highway routes other than those 
143.14 	described in section 161.46, subdivision 2 route, the relocation work may be made a part 
143.15 	of the state highway construction contract or let as a separate contract as provided by law 
143.16 	if the owner or operator of the facility requests the commissioner to act as its agent for the 
143.17 	purpose of relocating the facilities and if the commissioner determines that such action is 
143.18 	in the best interests of the state. Payment by the utility owner or operator to the state shall 
143.19 	be in accordance with applicable statutes and the rules for utilities on trunk highways.

143.20 	Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 161.46, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
143.21 		Subd. 2.Relocation of facilities; reimbursement. (a) Whenever the commissioner shall 
143.22 	determine the relocation of any utility facility is necessitated by the construction of a project 
143.23 	on the routes of federally aided state trunk highways, including urban extensions thereof, 
143.24 	which routes are included within the National System of Interstate Highways, the owner or 
143.25 	operator of such utility facility shall relocate the same in accordance with the order of the 
143.26 	commissioner. After the completion of such relocation the cost thereof shall be ascertained 
143.27 	and paid by the state out of trunk highway funds; provided, however, the amount to be paid 
143.28 	by the state for such reimbursement shall not exceed the amount on which the federal 
143.29 	government bases its reimbursement for said interstate system.
143.30 	(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), on or after January 1, 2024, any entity that receives 
143.31 	a route permit under chapter 216E for a high-voltage transmission line necessary to 
143.32 	interconnect an electric power generating facility is not eligible for relocation reimbursement 
144.1 	unless the entity directly, or through its members or agents, provides retail electric service 
144.2 	in this state.

144.3 	Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 161.53, is amended to read:
144.4 	161.53 RESEARCH ACTIVITIES.
144.5 	(a) The commissioner may set aside in each fiscal year up to two percent of the total 
144.6 	amount of all funds appropriated to the commissioner other than county state-aid and 
144.7 	municipal state-aid highway funds for transportation research including public and private 
144.8 	research partnerships. The commissioner shall spend this money for (1) research to improve 
144.9 	the design, construction, maintenance, management, and environmental compatibility of 
144.10 	transportation systems, including research into and implementation of innovations in 
144.11 	bridge-monitoring technology and bridge inspection technology; bridge inspection techniques 
144.12 	and best practices; and the cost-effectiveness of deferred or lower cost highway and bridge 
144.13 	design and maintenance activities and their impacts on long-term trunk highway costs and 
144.14 	maintenance needs; (2) research on transportation policies that enhance energy efficiency 
144.15 	and economic development; (3) programs for implementing and monitoring research results; 
144.16 	and (4) development of transportation education and outreach activities.
144.17 	(b) Of all funds appropriated to the commissioner other than state-aid funds, the 
144.18 	commissioner shall spend at least 0.1 percent, but not exceeding $2,000,000 in any fiscal 
144.19 	year, for research and related activities performed by the Center for Transportation Studies 
144.20 	of the University of Minnesota. The center shall establish a technology transfer and training 
144.21 	center for Minnesota transportation professionals.

144.22 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2023.

144.23 	Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 168.27, subdivision 31, is amended to read:
144.24 		Subd. 31.Documentary fee. (a) A motor vehicle dealer may not charge a documentary 
144.25 	fee or document administration fee in excess of the amounts provided under paragraph (b) 
144.26 	for services actually rendered to, for, or on behalf of the retail buyer or lessee to prepare, 
144.27 	handle, and process documents for the closing of a motor vehicle retail sale or lease of a 
144.28 	vehicle being registered in the state of Minnesota. The fee must be separately stated on the 
144.29 	sales agreement maintained under Minnesota Rules, part 7400.5200, and may be excluded 
144.30 	from the dealer's advertised price.
144.31 	(b) For motor vehicle sales or leases made on or after July 1, 2017 2023, through June 
144.32 	30, 2020 2024, the maximum fee is $100 the lesser of $200 or an amount equal to ten percent 
145.1 	of the value of the sale or lease. For motor vehicle sales or leases made on or after July 1, 
145.2 	2020 2024, through June 30, 2025, the maximum fee is $125 the lesser of $275 or an amount 
145.3 	equal to ten percent of the value of the sale or lease. For motor vehicle sales or leases made 
145.4 	on or after July 1, 2025, the maximum fee is the lesser of $350 or an amount equal to ten 
145.5 	percent of the value of the sale or lease.
145.6 	(c) "Documentary fee" and "document administration fee" do not include an optional 
145.7 	electronic transfer fee as defined under section 53C.01, subdivision 14.

145.8 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for motor vehicle sales and leases made 
145.9 	on or after July 1, 2023.

145.10 	Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 169.011, subdivision 27, is amended to read:
145.11 		Subd. 27.Electric-assisted bicycle. "Electric-assisted bicycle" means a bicycle with 
145.12 	two or three wheels that:
145.13 	(1) has a saddle and fully operable pedals for human propulsion;
145.14 	(2) meets the requirements for bicycles under Code of Federal Regulations, title 16, part 
145.15 	1512, or successor requirements;
145.16 	(3) is equipped with an electric motor that has a power output of not more than 750 
145.17 	watts; and
145.18 	(4) meets the requirements of a class 1, class 2, or class 3 electric-assisted bicycle; and
145.19 	(5) has a battery or electric drive system that has been tested to an applicable safety 
145.20 	standard by a third-party testing laboratory.

145.21 	Sec. 25. [169.065] SAFE ROAD ZONES.
145.22 		Subdivision 1.Definition. For purposes of this section, "local request" means a formal 
145.23 	request collectively submitted by the chief law enforcement officer of a political subdivision 
145.24 	serving the proposed safe road zone, the local road authority for the proposed safe road 
145.25 	zone, and the chief executive officer, board, or designee by resolution of the political 
145.26 	subdivision encompassing the proposed safe road zone.
145.27 		Subd. 2.Establishment. (a) The commissioner may designate a safe road zone as 
145.28 	provided in this section.
145.29 	(b) Upon receipt of a local request, the commissioner, in consultation with the 
145.30 	commissioner of public safety, must consider designating a segment of a street or highway 
145.31 	as a safe road zone. In determining the designation of a safe road zone, the commissioner 
146.1 	must evaluate traffic safety concerns for the street or highway, including but not limited to: 
146.2 	excessive speed; crash history; safety of pedestrians, bicyclists, or other vulnerable road 
146.3 	users; intersection risks; and roadway design.
146.4 		Subd. 3.Implementation. The Advisory Council on Traffic Safety under section 4.076 
146.5 	must make recommendations to the commissioners of public safety and transportation on 
146.6 	supporting the local authority with implementation of safety measures for each safe road 
146.7 	zone through education, public awareness, behavior modification, and traffic engineering 
146.8 	efforts. Safety measures for a safe road zone may include:
146.9 	(1) providing safe road zone signs to the local authority for use in the zone;
146.10 	(2) consulting with the local authority on roadway design modifications to improve 
146.11 	safety;
146.12 	(3) performing statewide safe road zone public awareness and educational outreach;
146.13 	(4) providing safe road zone outreach materials to the local authority for distribution to 
146.14 	the general public;
146.15 	(5) working with the local authority to enhance safety conditions in the zone;
146.16 	(6) establishing a speed limit as provided under section 169.14, subdivision 5i, with 
146.17 	supporting speed enforcement and education measures; and
146.18 	(7) evaluating the impacts of safety measures in the zone on: crashes; injuries and 
146.19 	fatalities; property damage; transportation system disruptions; safety for vulnerable roadway 
146.20 	users, including pedestrians and bicyclists; and other measures as identified by the 
146.21 	commissioner.
146.22 		Subd. 4.Traffic enforcement. The commissioner of public safety must coordinate with 
146.23 	local law enforcement agencies to determine implementation of enhanced traffic enforcement 
146.24 	in a safe road zone designated under this section.
146.25 		Subd. 5.Program information. The commissioner of transportation must maintain 
146.26 	information on a website that summarizes safe road zone implementation, including but not 
146.27 	limited to identification of requests for and designations of safe road zones, an overview of 
146.28 	safety measures and traffic enforcement activity, and a review of annual expenditures.

146.29 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2023.

147.1 	Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 169.14, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
147.2 	read:
147.3 		Subd. 5i.Speed limits in safe road zone. (a) Upon request by the local authority, the 
147.4 	commissioner may establish a temporary or permanent speed limit in a safe road zone 
147.5 	designated under section 169.065, other than the limits provided in subdivision 2, based on 
147.6 	an engineering and traffic investigation.
147.7 	(b) The speed limit under this subdivision is effective upon the erection of appropriate 
147.8 	signs designating the speed and indicating the beginning and end of the segment on which 
147.9 	the speed limit is established. Any speed in excess of the posted limit is unlawful.

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

147.11 	Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 169.18, subdivision 11, is amended to read:
147.12 		Subd. 11.Passing parked authorized vehicle; citation; probable cause. (a) For 
147.13 	purposes of this subdivision, "authorized vehicle" means an authorized emergency vehicle, 
147.14 	as defined under section 169.011, subdivision 3; a tow truck or towing vehicle, as defined 
147.15 	under section 168B.011, subdivision 12a; a freeway service patrol vehicle; a road 
147.16 	maintenance vehicle; a utility company vehicle; a construction vehicle; a solid waste vehicle; 
147.17 	or a recycling vehicle.
147.18 	(b)(a) When approaching and before passing an authorized a vehicle with its emergency, 
147.19 	flashing, or warning lights activated that is parked or otherwise stopped on or next to a street 
147.20 	or highway having two lanes in the same direction, the driver of a vehicle shall safely move 
147.21 	the vehicle to the lane farthest away from the authorized vehicle, if it is possible to do so.
147.22 	(c) (b) When approaching and before passing an authorized a vehicle with its emergency, 
147.23 	flashing, or warning lights activated that is parked or otherwise stopped on or next to a street 
147.24 	or highway having more than two lanes in the same direction, the driver of a vehicle shall 
147.25 	safely move the vehicle so as to leave a full lane vacant between the driver and any lane in 
147.26 	which the authorized parked or stopped vehicle is completely or partially parked or otherwise 
147.27 	stopped, if it is possible to do so.
147.28 	(d) (c) If a lane change under paragraph (b) or (c) (a) or (b) is impossible, or when 
147.29 	approaching and before passing an authorized a vehicle with its emergency, flashing, or 
147.30 	warning lights activated that is parked or otherwise stopped on or next to a street or highway 
147.31 	having only one lane in the same direction, the driver of a vehicle must reduce the speed of 
147.32 	the motor vehicle to a speed that is reasonable and prudent under the conditions until the 
148.1 	motor vehicle has completely passed the parked or stopped authorized vehicle, if it is possible 
148.2 	to do so.
148.3 	(e) (d) A peace officer may issue a citation to the driver of a motor vehicle if the peace 
148.4 	officer has probable cause to believe that the driver has operated the vehicle in violation of 
148.5 	this subdivision within the four-hour period following the termination of the incident or a 
148.6 	receipt of a report under paragraph (f) (e). The citation may be issued even though the 
148.7 	violation was not committed in the presence of the peace officer.
148.8 	(f) (e) Although probable cause may be otherwise satisfied by other evidentiary elements 
148.9 	or factors, probable cause is sufficient for purposes of this subdivision when the person 
148.10 	cited is operating the vehicle described by a member of the crew of an authorized emergency 
148.11 	vehicle or a towing vehicle as defined in section 168B.011, subdivision 12a, responding to 
148.12 	an incident in a timely report of the violation of this subdivision, which includes a description 
148.13 	of the vehicle used to commit the offense and the vehicle's license plate number. For the 
148.14 	purposes of issuance of a citation under paragraph (e) (d), "timely" means that the report 
148.15 	must be made within a four-hour period following the termination of the incident.

148.16 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2023, and applies to violations 
148.17 	committed on or after that date.

148.18 	Sec. 28. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 169.345, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
148.19 		Subd. 2.Definitions. (a) For the purpose of section 168.021 and this section, the following 
148.20 	terms have the meanings given them in this subdivision.
148.21 	(b) "Health professional" means a licensed physician, licensed physician assistant, 
148.22 	advanced practice registered nurse, licensed physical therapist, or licensed chiropractor.
148.23 	(c) "Long-term certificate" means a certificate issued for a period greater than 12 months 
148.24 	but not greater than 71 months.
148.25 	(d) "Organization certificate" means a certificate issued to an entity other than a natural 
148.26 	person for a period of three years.
148.27 	(e) "Permit" refers to a permit that is issued for a period of 30 days, in lieu of the 
148.28 	certificate referred to in subdivision 3, while the application is being processed.
148.29 	(f) "Physically disabled person" means a person who:
148.30 	(1) because of disability cannot walk without significant risk of falling;
148.31 	(2) because of disability cannot walk 200 feet without stopping to rest;
149.1 	(3) because of disability cannot walk without the aid of another person, a walker, a cane, 
149.2 	crutches, braces, a prosthetic device, or a wheelchair;
149.3 	(4) is restricted by a respiratory disease to such an extent that the person's forced 
149.4 	(respiratory) expiratory volume for one second, when measured by spirometry, is less than 
149.5 	one liter;
149.6 	(5) has an arterial oxygen tension (PaO2) of less than 60 mm/Hg on room air at rest;
149.7 	(6) uses portable oxygen;
149.8 	(7) has a cardiac condition to the extent that the person's functional limitations are 
149.9 	classified in severity as class III or class IV according to standards set by the American 
149.10 	Heart Association;
149.11 	(8) has lost an arm or a leg and does not have or cannot use an artificial limb; or
149.12 	(9) has a disability that would be aggravated by walking 200 feet under normal 
149.13 	environmental conditions to an extent that would be life threatening.; or
149.14 	(10) is legally blind.
149.15 	(g) "Short-term certificate" means a certificate issued for a period greater than six months 
149.16 	but not greater than 12 months.
149.17 	(h) "Six-year certificate" means a certificate issued for a period of six years.
149.18 	(i) "Temporary certificate" means a certificate issued for a period not greater than six 
149.19 	months.

149.20 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2023.

149.21 	Sec. 29. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 169.475, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
149.22 		Subd. 2.Prohibition on use; penalty. (a) Except as provided in subdivision 3, when a 
149.23 	motor vehicle is in motion or a part of traffic, the person operating the vehicle upon a street 
149.24 	or highway is prohibited from:
149.25 	(1) holding a wireless communications device with one or both hands; or
149.26 	(2) using a wireless communications device to:
149.27 	(1) (i) initiate, compose, send, retrieve, or read an electronic message;
149.28 	(2) (ii) engage in a cellular phone call, including initiating a call, talking or listening, 
149.29 	and participating in video calling; and
150.1 	(3) (iii) access the following types of content stored on the device: video content, audio 
150.2 	content, images, games, or software applications.
150.3 	(b) A person who violates paragraph (a) a second or subsequent time must pay a fine of 
150.4 	$275.

150.5 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2023, and applies to violations 
150.6 	committed on or after that date.

150.7 	Sec. 30. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 169.475, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
150.8 		Subd. 3.Exceptions. (a) The prohibitions in subdivision 2 do not apply if a person uses 
150.9 	a wireless communications device:
150.10 	(1) solely in a voice-activated or hands-free mode to (i) initiate or participate in a cellular 
150.11 	phone call, provided that the person does not hold the device with one or both hands; or to
150.12 	(ii) initiate, compose, send, or listen to an electronic message;
150.13 	(2) to view or operate a global positioning system or navigation system in a manner that 
150.14 	does not require the driver to type while the vehicle is in motion or a part of traffic, provided 
150.15 	that the person does not hold the device with one or both hands;
150.16 	(3) to listen to audio-based content in a manner that does not require the driver to scroll 
150.17 	or type while the vehicle is in motion or a part of traffic, provided that the person does not 
150.18 	hold the device with one or both hands;
150.19 	(4) to obtain emergency assistance to (i) report a traffic accident, medical emergency, 
150.20 	or serious traffic hazard, or (ii) prevent a crime about to be committed;
150.21 	(5) in the reasonable belief that a person's life or safety is in immediate danger; or
150.22 	(6) in an authorized emergency vehicle while in the performance of official duties.
150.23 	(b) The exception in paragraph (a), clause (1), does not apply to accessing nonnavigation 
150.24 	video content, engaging in video calling, engaging in live-streaming, accessing gaming 
150.25 	data, or reading electronic messages.

150.26 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2023, and applies to violations 
150.27 	committed on or after that date.

150.28 	Sec. 31. [169.8296] WEIGHT LIMITS; TOWING AND RECOVERY VEHICLE.
150.29 		Subdivision 1.Annual permit. The commissioner may issue permits to an applicant 
150.30 	who pays a single $300 annual fee to cover all tow trucks and towing vehicles owned by 
151.1 	the applicant and who meets any other conditions prescribed by the commissioner. The 
151.2 	proceeds of this fee must be deposited in the trunk highway fund. The permit authorizes 
151.3 	the tow truck or towing vehicle, when towing a disabled or damaged vehicle to a place of 
151.4 	repair or safekeeping, to exceed the length and weight limitations of this chapter.
151.5 		Subd. 2.Applicability with urgent movement. Sections 169.823 to 169.828 do not 
151.6 	apply to a tow truck or towing vehicle when towing a disabled or damaged vehicle and the 
151.7 	movement is urgent and for the purpose of removing the disabled vehicle from the roadway 
151.8 	to a place of repair or safekeeping. A permit is not required for a vehicle operating under 
151.9 	this subdivision.
151.10 		Subd. 3.Seasonal load restrictions; exemption. (a) For purposes of this subdivision, 
151.11 	"recovery vehicle" means a vehicle equipped with a boom that is used to move or recover 
151.12 	an inoperable vehicle.
151.13 	(b) The seasonal load restrictions under section 169.87, subdivisions 1 and 2, do not 
151.14 	apply to a tow truck, towing vehicle, or a recovery vehicle that does not exceed a weight 
151.15 	of 20,000 pounds per single axle and is being operated for the purpose of towing or 
151.16 	recovering another vehicle that:
151.17 	(1) is involved in a vehicle crash or is inoperable and is located within a public road 
151.18 	right-of-way; or
151.19 	(2) has entered a public body of water adjacent to the roadway.

151.20 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2023.

151.21 	Sec. 32. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 171.042, is amended to read:
151.22 	171.042 DRIVER'S LICENSE FOR MEDICAL REASON.
151.23 	(a) For purposes of this section, "relative" means the applicant's grandparent, parent, 
151.24 	sibling, or legal guardian, including adoptive, half, step, and in-law relationships.
151.25 	(b) Notwithstanding any provisions of section 171.04, relating to the age of an applicant, 
151.26 	the commissioner may issue a driver's license to a person who has attained the age of 15 
151.27 	years but is under the age of 16 years, who, except for age, is qualified to hold a driver's 
151.28 	license and who needs to operate a motor vehicle because of:
151.29 	(1) personal or family medical reasons;
151.30 	(2) medical reasons of a relative; or
152.1 	(3) a disabled relative who has a disability that makes it difficult to drive or who does 
152.2 	not have a driver's license due to a disability.
152.3 	(c) The applicant is not required to comply with the six-month instruction permit 
152.4 	possession provisions of sections 171.04, subdivision 1, clause (2), and 171.05, subdivision 
152.5 	2a, or with the 12-month provisional license possession provision of section 171.04, 
152.6 	subdivision 1, clause (1), item (i).
152.7 	(d) Applicants shall apply to the commissioner for the license on forms prescribed by 
152.8 	the commissioner. The application shall must be accompanied by written verified statements 
152.9 	by from the applicant's parent or guardian and by relative or a doctor setting forth the 
152.10 	necessity reason the applicant is qualified for the license. The commissioner in issuing such 
152.11 	license may impose such conditions and limitations as in the commissioner's judgment are 
152.12 	necessary to the interests of the public safety and welfare.

152.13 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2023, and applies to applications 
152.14 	submitted on or after that date.

152.15 	Sec. 33. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 171.05, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
152.16 		Subd. 2.Person less than 18 years of age. (a) The department may issue an instruction 
152.17 	permit to an applicant who is 15, 16, or 17 years of age and who:
152.18 	(1) has completed a course of driver education in another state, has a previously issued 
152.19 	valid license from another state, or:
152.20 	(i) is enrolled in either: behind-the-wheel training in a driver education program; and
152.21 	(ii) has completed:
152.22 	(i) a public, private, or commercial (A) the classroom phase of instruction in a driver 
152.23 	education program that is approved by the commissioner of public safety and that includes 
152.24 	classroom and behind-the-wheel training; or
152.25 	(B) 15 hours of classroom instruction in a driver education program that presents 
152.26 	classroom and behind-the-wheel instruction concurrently;
152.27 	(ii) an approved behind-the-wheel driver education program (C) home-classroom driver 
152.28 	training, when the student is receiving full-time instruction in a home school within the 
152.29 	meaning of sections 120A.22 and 120A.24, the student is working toward a homeschool
152.30 	home school diploma, the student is taking home-classroom driver training with classroom
152.31 	materials are approved by the commissioner of public safety, and the student's parent has 
153.1 	certified the student's homeschool home school and home-classroom driver training status 
153.2 	on the form approved by the commissioner;
153.3 	(D) a teleconference driver education program authorized by section 171.395; or
153.4 	(E) an online driver education program authorized by section 171.396;
153.5 	(2) has completed the classroom phase of instruction in the driver education program 
153.6 	or has completed 15 hours of classroom instruction in a program that presents classroom 
153.7 	and behind-the-wheel instruction concurrently;
153.8 	(3) (2) has passed a test of the applicant's eyesight;
153.9 	(4) (3) has passed a department-administered test of the applicant's knowledge of traffic 
153.10 	laws;
153.11 	(5) (4) has completed the required application, which must be approved by (i) either 
153.12 	parent when both reside in the same household as the minor applicant or, if otherwise, then 
153.13 	(ii) the parent or spouse of the parent having custody or, in the event there is no court order 
153.14 	for custody, then (iii) the parent or spouse of the parent with whom the minor is living or, 
153.15 	if items (i) to (iii) do not apply, then (iv) the guardian having custody of the minor, (v) the 
153.16 	foster parent or the director of the transitional living program in which the child resides or, 
153.17 	in the event a person under the age of 18 has no living father, mother, or guardian, or is 
153.18 	married or otherwise legally emancipated, then (vi) the applicant's adult spouse, adult close 
153.19 	family member, or adult employer; provided, that the approval required by this clause 
153.20 	contains a verification of the age of the applicant and the identity of the parent, guardian, 
153.21 	adult spouse, adult close family member, or adult employer; and
153.22 	(6) (5) has paid all fees required in section 171.06, subdivision 2.
153.23 	(b) In addition, the applicant may submit a certification stating that a primary driving 
153.24 	supervisor has completed the supplemental parental curriculum under section 171.0701, 
153.25 	subdivision 1a, for the purposes of provisional license requirements under section 171.055, 
153.26 	subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clause (6). The certification must be completed by a driver 
153.27 	education instructor, as defined under section 171.0701, subdivision 1a.
153.28 	(c) For the purposes of determining compliance with the certification of paragraph (a), 
153.29 	clause (1), item (ii), subitem (C), the commissioner may request verification of a student's 
153.30 	homeschool home school status from the superintendent of the school district in which the 
153.31 	student resides and the superintendent shall provide that verification.
153.32 	(d) A driver education program under this subdivision includes a public, private, or 
153.33 	commercial program and must be approved by the commissioner.
154.1 	(d) (e) The instruction permit is valid for two years from the date of application and may 
154.2 	be renewed upon payment of a fee equal to the fee for issuance of an instruction permit 
154.3 	under section 171.06, subdivision 2.

154.4 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2023.

154.5 	Sec. 34. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 171.06, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
154.6 		Subd. 2.Fees. (a) The fees for a license and Minnesota identification card are as follows:

154.7
154.8
154.9	REAL ID Compliant or 
Noncompliant Classified 
Driver's License
		D-$21.00
$27.00
	C-$25.00
$31.00
	B-$32.00
$38.00
	A-$40.00
$46.00
	
154.10
154.11
154.12	REAL ID Compliant or 
Noncompliant Classified 
Under-21 D.L.
		D-$21.00
$27.00
	C-$25.00
$31.00
	B-$32.00
$38.00
	A-$20.00
$26.00
	
154.14154.13
	Enhanced Driver's License
		D-$36.00
$42.00
	C-$40.00
$46.00
	B-$47.00
$53.00
	A-$55.00
$61.00
	
154.15
154.16
154.17	REAL ID Compliant or 
Noncompliant Instruction 
Permit
					$5.25 $11.25
	
154.18
154.19	Enhanced Instruction 
Permit
					$20.25
$26.25
	
154.20
154.21	Commercial Learner's 
Permit
					$2.50 $8.50
	
154.22
154.23
154.24	REAL ID Compliant or 
Noncompliant Provisional 
License
					$8.25 $14.25
	
154.25
154.26	Enhanced Provisional 
License
					$23.25
$29.25
	
154.27
154.28
154.29
154.30
154.31
154.32	Duplicate REAL ID 
Compliant or Noncompliant 
License or duplicate REAL 
ID Compliant or 
Noncompliant 
identification card
					$6.75 $12.75
	
154.33
154.34
154.35	Enhanced Duplicate 
License or enhanced 
duplicate identification card
					$21.75
$27.75
	
155.1
155.2
155.3
155.4
155.5
155.6
155.7
155.8
155.9155.10
	REAL ID Compliant or 
Noncompliant Minnesota 
identification card or REAL 
ID Compliant or 
Noncompliant Under-21 
Minnesota identification 
card, other than duplicate, 
except as otherwise 
provided in section 171.07, 
subdivisions 3 and 3a
					$11.25
$17.25
	
155.11
155.12	Enhanced Minnesota 
identification card
					$26.25
$32.25
	
155.13 	From August 1, 2019, to June 30, 2022, The fee is increased by $0.75 for REAL ID compliant 
155.14 	or noncompliant classified driver's licenses, REAL ID compliant or noncompliant classified 
155.15 	under-21 driver's licenses, and enhanced driver's licenses.
155.16 	(b) In addition to each fee required in paragraph (a), the commissioner shall collect a 
155.17 	surcharge of $2.25. Surcharges collected under this paragraph must be credited to the driver 
155.18 	and vehicle services technology account under section 299A.705.
155.19 	(c) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), an individual who holds a provisional license and 
155.20 	has a driving record free of (1) convictions for a violation of section 169A.20, 169A.33, 
155.21 	169A.35, sections 169A.50 to 169A.53, or section 171.177, (2) convictions for crash-related 
155.22 	moving violations, and (3) convictions for moving violations that are not crash related, shall 
155.23 	have a $3.50 credit toward the fee for any classified under-21 driver's license. "Moving 
155.24 	violation" has the meaning given it in section 171.04, subdivision 1.
155.25 	(d) In addition to the driver's license fee required under paragraph (a), the commissioner 
155.26 	shall collect an additional $4 processing fee from each new applicant or individual renewing 
155.27 	a license with a school bus endorsement to cover the costs for processing an applicant's 
155.28 	initial and biennial physical examination certificate. The department shall not charge these 
155.29 	applicants any other fee to receive or renew the endorsement.
155.30 	(e) In addition to the fee required under paragraph (a), a driver's license agent may charge 
155.31 	and retain a filing fee as provided under section 171.061, subdivision 4.
155.32 	(f) In addition to the fee required under paragraph (a), the commissioner shall charge a 
155.33 	filing fee at the same amount as a driver's license agent under section 171.061, subdivision 
155.34 	4. Revenue collected under this paragraph must be deposited in the driver services operating 
155.35 	account under section 299A.705.
155.36 	(g) An application for a Minnesota identification card, instruction permit, provisional 
155.37 	license, or driver's license, including an application for renewal, must contain a provision 
156.1 	that allows the applicant to add to the fee under paragraph (a), a $2 donation for the purposes 
156.2 	of public information and education on anatomical gifts under section 171.075.

156.3 	Sec. 35. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 171.06, subdivision 3, as amended by Laws 
156.4 	2023, chapter 13, article 1, section 3, is amended to read:
156.5 		Subd. 3.Contents of application; other information. (a) An application must:
156.6 	(1) state the full name, date of birth, sex, and either (i) the residence address of the 
156.7 	applicant, or (ii) designated address under section 5B.05;
156.8 	(2) as may be required by the commissioner, contain a description of the applicant and 
156.9 	any other facts pertaining to the applicant, the applicant's driving privileges, and the 
156.10 	applicant's ability to operate a motor vehicle with safety;
156.11 	(3) state:
156.12 	(i) the applicant's Social Security number; or
156.13 	(ii) if the applicant does not have a Social Security number and is applying for a 
156.14 	Minnesota identification card, instruction permit, or class D provisional or driver's license, 
156.15 	that the applicant elects not to specify a Social Security number;
156.16 	(4) contain a notification to the applicant of the availability of a living will/health care 
156.17 	directive designation on the license under section 171.07, subdivision 7; and
156.18 	(5) include a method for the applicant to:
156.19 	(i) request a veteran designation on the license under section 171.07, subdivision 15, 
156.20 	and the driving record under section 171.12, subdivision 5a;
156.21 	(ii) indicate a desire to make an anatomical gift under subdivision 3b, paragraph (e);
156.22 	(iii) as applicable, designate document retention as provided under section 171.12, 
156.23 	subdivision 3c; and
156.24 	(iv) indicate emergency contacts as provided under section 171.12, subdivision 5b.; and
156.25 	(v) indicate the applicant's race and ethnicity.
156.26 	(b) Applications must be accompanied by satisfactory evidence demonstrating:
156.27 	(1) identity, date of birth, and any legal name change if applicable; and
156.28 	(2) for driver's licenses and Minnesota identification cards that meet all requirements of 
156.29 	the REAL ID Act:
157.1 	(i) principal residence address in Minnesota, including application for a change of address, 
157.2 	unless the applicant provides a designated address under section 5B.05;
157.3 	(ii) Social Security number, or related documentation as applicable; and
157.4 	(iii) lawful status, as defined in Code of Federal Regulations, title 6, section 37.3.
157.5 	(c) An application for an enhanced driver's license or enhanced identification card must 
157.6 	be accompanied by:
157.7 	(1) satisfactory evidence demonstrating the applicant's full legal name and United States 
157.8 	citizenship; and
157.9 	(2) a photographic identity document.
157.10 	(d) A valid Department of Corrections or Federal Bureau of Prisons identification card 
157.11 	containing the applicant's full name, date of birth, and photograph issued to the applicant 
157.12 	is an acceptable form of proof of identity in an application for an identification card, 
157.13 	instruction permit, or driver's license as a secondary document for purposes of Minnesota 
157.14 	Rules, part 7410.0400, and successor rules.
157.15 	(e) An application form must not provide for identification of (1) the accompanying 
157.16 	documents used by an applicant to demonstrate identity, or (2) except as provided in 
157.17 	paragraphs (b) and (c), the applicant's citizenship, immigration status, or lawful presence 
157.18 	in the United States. The commissioner and a driver's license agent must not inquire about 
157.19 	an applicant's citizenship, immigration status, or lawful presence in the United States, except 
157.20 	as provided in paragraphs (b) and (c).

157.21 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for driver's license and identification 
157.22 	card applications submitted on or after January 1, 2024.

157.23 	Sec. 36. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 171.07, subdivision 15, is amended to read:
157.24 		Subd. 15.Veteran designation. (a) At the request of an eligible applicant and on payment 
157.25 	of the required fee, the department shall issue, renew, or reissue to the applicant a driver's 
157.26 	license or Minnesota identification card bearing a graphic or written designation of:
157.27 	(1) Veteran; or
157.28 	(2) Veteran 100% T&P.
157.29 	(b) At the time of the initial application for the designation provided under this 
157.30 	subdivision, the applicant must:
157.31 	(1) be one of the following:
158.1 	(i) a veteran, as defined in section 197.447; or
158.2 	(ii) a retired member of the National Guard or a reserve component of the United States 
158.3 	armed forces;
158.4 	(2) have provide a certified copy of the veteran's applicant's discharge papers that confirms 
158.5 	an honorable or general discharge under honorable conditions status, or a military retiree 
158.6 	identification card, veteran identification card, or veteran health identification card; and
158.7 	(3) if the applicant is seeking the disability designation under paragraph (a), clause (2), 
158.8 	provide satisfactory evidence of a 100 percent total and permanent service-connected 
158.9 	disability as determined by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs.
158.10 	(c) The commissioner of public safety is required to issue drivers' licenses and Minnesota 
158.11 	identification cards with the veteran designation only after entering a new contract or in 
158.12 	coordination with producing a new card design with modifications made as required by 
158.13 	law.

158.14 	EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION. This section is effective August 1, 2023, and 
158.15 	applies to applications submitted on or after that date.

158.16 	Sec. 37. [171.301] REINTEGRATION LICENSE.
158.17 		Subdivision 1.Conditions of issuance. (a) The commissioner may issue a reintegration 
158.18 	driver's license to any person:
158.19 	(1) who is 18 years of age or older;
158.20 	(2) who has been released from a period of at least 180 consecutive days of confinement 
158.21 	or incarceration in:
158.22 	(i) an adult correctional facility under the control of the commissioner of corrections or 
158.23 	licensed by the commissioner of corrections under section 241.021;
158.24 	(ii) a federal correctional facility for adults; or
158.25 	(iii) an adult correctional facility operated under the control or supervision of any other 
158.26 	state; and
158.27 	(3) whose license has been suspended or revoked under the circumstances listed in 
158.28 	section 171.30, subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clauses (1) to (4), for a violation that occurred 
158.29 	before the individual was incarcerated for the period described in clause (2).
158.30 	(b) If the person's driver's license or permit to drive has been revoked under section 
158.31 	169.792 or 169.797, the commissioner may only issue a reintegration driver's license to the 
159.1 	person after the person has presented an insurance identification card, policy, or written 
159.2 	statement indicating that the driver or owner has insurance coverage satisfactory to the 
159.3 	commissioner.
159.4 	(c) If the person's driver's license or permit to drive has been suspended under section 
159.5 	171.186, the commissioner may only issue a reintegration driver's license to the person after 
159.6 	the commissioner receives notice of a court order provided pursuant to section 518A.65, 
159.7 	paragraph (e), showing that the person's driver's license or operating privileges should no 
159.8 	longer be suspended.
159.9 	(d) If the person's driver's license has been revoked under section 171.17, subdivision 
159.10 	1, paragraph (a), clause (1), the commissioner may only issue a reintegration driver's license 
159.11 	to the person after the person has completed the applicable revocation period.
159.12 	(e) The commissioner must not issue a reintegration driver's license:
159.13 	(1) to any person described in section 171.04, subdivision 1, clause (7), (8), (10), or 
159.14 	(11);
159.15 	(2) to any person described in section 169A.55, subdivision 5;
159.16 	(3) if the person has committed a violation after the person was released from custody 
159.17 	that results in the suspension, revocation, or cancellation of a driver's license, including 
159.18 	suspension for nonpayment of child support or maintenance payments as described in section 
159.19 	171.186, subdivision 1; or
159.20 	(4) if the issuance would conflict with the requirements of the nonresident violator 
159.21 	compact.
159.22 	(f) The commissioner must not issue a class A, class B, or class C reintegration driver's 
159.23 	license.
159.24 		Subd. 2.Application. (a) Application for a reintegration driver's license must be made 
159.25 	in the form and manner approved by the commissioner.
159.26 	(b) A person seeking a reintegration driver's license who was released from confinement 
159.27 	or incarceration on or after April 1, 2024, must apply for the license within one year of 
159.28 	release. A person seeking a reintegration driver's license who was released from confinement 
159.29 	or incarceration before April 1, 2024, must apply for the license by April 1, 2025.
159.30 		Subd. 3.Fees prohibited. (a) For a reintegration driver's license under this section:
159.31 	(1) the commissioner must not impose:
159.32 	(i) a fee, surcharge, or filing fee under section 171.06, subdivision 2; or
160.1 	(ii) an endorsement fee under section 171.06, subdivision 2a; and
160.2 	(2) a driver's license agent must not impose a filing fee under section 171.061, subdivision 
160.3 	4.
160.4 	(b) Issuance of a reintegration driver's license does not forgive or otherwise discharge 
160.5 	any unpaid fees or fines.
160.6 		Subd. 4.Cancellation of license. (a) The commissioner must cancel the reintegration 
160.7 	driver's license of any person who commits a violation that would result in the suspension, 
160.8 	revocation, or cancellation of a driver's license, including suspension for nonpayment of 
160.9 	child support or maintenance payments as described in section 171.186, subdivision 1. The 
160.10 	commissioner must not cancel a reintegration driver's license for payment of a fine or 
160.11 	resolution of a criminal charge if the underlying incident occurred before the reintegration 
160.12 	driver's license was issued, unless the conviction would have made the person ineligible to 
160.13 	receive a reintegration driver' s license. Except as described in paragraph (b), a person whose 
160.14 	reintegration driver's license is canceled under this subdivision may not be issued another 
160.15 	reintegration driver's license and may not operate a motor vehicle for the remainder of the 
160.16 	period of suspension or revocation or 30 days, whichever is longer.
160.17 	(b) A person whose reintegration driver's license is canceled under paragraph (a) may 
160.18 	apply for a new reintegration driver's license if the person is incarcerated or confined for a 
160.19 	period of at least 180 consecutive days after the cancellation and the person meets the 
160.20 	conditions described in subdivision 1.
160.21 	(c) Nothing in this section prohibits cancellation and reinstatement of a reintegration 
160.22 	driver's license for any other reason described in section 171.14 provided any factor making 
160.23 	the person not eligible for a driver's license under section 171.04 occurred or became known 
160.24 	to the commissioner after issuance of the reintegration driver's license.
160.25 		Subd. 5.Expiration. A reintegration driver's license expires 15 months from the date 
160.26 	of issuance of the license. A reintegration driver's license may not be renewed.
160.27 		Subd. 6.Issuance of regular driver's license. (a) Notwithstanding any statute or rule 
160.28 	to the contrary, the commissioner must issue a REAL ID-compliant or noncompliant license 
160.29 	to a person who possesses a reintegration driver's license if:
160.30 	(1) the person has possessed the reintegration driver's license for at least one full year;
160.31 	(2) the reintegration driver's license has not been canceled under subdivision 4 and has 
160.32 	not expired under subdivision 5;
161.1 	(3) the person meets the application requirements under section 171.06, including payment 
161.2 	of the applicable fees, surcharge, and filing fee under sections 171.06, subdivisions 2 and 
161.3 	2a, and 171.061, subdivision 4; and
161.4 	(4) issuance of the license does not conflict with the requirements of the nonresident 
161.5 	violator compact.
161.6 	(b) The commissioner must forgive any outstanding balance due on a fee or surcharge 
161.7 	under section 171.29, subdivision 2, for a person who is eligible and applies for a license 
161.8 	under paragraph (a).

161.9 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective April 1, 2024.

161.10 	Sec. 38. [171.395] TELECONFERENCE DRIVER EDUCATION PROGRAM.
161.11 		Subdivision 1.Authorization. A licensed driver education program that provides both 
161.12 	classroom and behind-the-wheel instruction may provide teleconference driver education 
161.13 	as provided in this section. For purposes of this section, the driver education program must 
161.14 	provide both classroom and behind-the-wheel instruction. If a program partners or contracts 
161.15 	with a second program to provide any portion of classroom or behind-the-wheel instruction, 
161.16 	the first program is not eligible to provide teleconference driver education instruction.
161.17 		Subd. 2.Curriculum and instruction requirements. (a) A teleconference driver 
161.18 	education program must:
161.19 	(1) meet the requirements as provided in section 171.0701, subdivision 1, and Minnesota 
161.20 	Rules, chapter 7411, or successor rules;
161.21 	(2) use teleconferencing, or another similar method, that provides live synchronous 
161.22 	distance learning and ensures that student questions and comments can be addressed in real 
161.23 	time;
161.24 	(3) ensure all locations are linked using both picture and sound;
161.25 	(4) use classroom instruction curriculum that is identical to the curriculum used by the 
161.26 	driver education program in an in-person setting;
161.27 	(5) provide teleconference instruction to any student that is enrolled in the approved 
161.28 	driver education program; and
161.29 	(6) provide teleconference interactive supplemental parent curriculum consistent with 
161.30 	section 171.0701, subdivision 1a.
162.1 	(b) A student may receive teleconference instruction only if the driver education instructor 
162.2 	confirms that picture and sound allow the student to interact with the instructor in real time.

162.3 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2023.

162.4 	Sec. 39. [171.396] ONLINE DRIVER EDUCATION PROGRAM.
162.5 	(a) A licensed driver education program may provide online driver education as provided 
162.6 	in this section. The online driver education program must satisfy the requirements for 
162.7 	classroom driver education as provided in section 171.0701, subdivision 1, and Minnesota 
162.8 	Rules, chapter 7411. In addition, an online driver education program must:
162.9 	(1) include a means for the student to measure performance outcomes;
162.10 	(2) use a pool of rotating quiz questions;
162.11 	(3) incorporate accountability features to ensure the identity of the student while engaged 
162.12 	in the course of online study;
162.13 	(4) measure the amount of time that the student spends in the course;
162.14 	(5) provide technical support to customers that is available 24 hours per day, seven days 
162.15 	per week;
162.16 	(6) require a licensed Minnesota driver education instructor to monitor each student's 
162.17 	progress and be available to answer questions in a timely manner, provided that the instructor 
162.18 	is not required to monitor progress or answer questions in real time;
162.19 	(7) store course content and student data on a secure server that is protected against data 
162.20 	breaches and is regularly backed up;
162.21 	(8) incorporate preventive measures in place to protect against the access of private 
162.22 	information;
162.23 	(9) include the ability to update course content uniformly throughout the state; and
162.24 	(10) provide online interactive supplemental parental curriculum consistent with section 
162.25 	171.0701, subdivision 1a.
162.26 	(b) Except as required by this section, the commissioner is prohibited from imposing 
162.27 	requirements on online driver education programs that are not equally applicable to classroom 
162.28 	driver education programs.

162.29 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2023.

163.1 	Sec. 40. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 174.01, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
163.2 	read:
163.3 		Subd. 3.Greenhouse gas emissions benchmarks. (a) In association with the goals 
163.4 	under subdivision 2, clauses (10) and (13) to (16), the commissioner of transportation must 
163.5 	establish benchmarks for the statewide greenhouse gas emissions reduction goal under 
163.6 	section 216H.02, subdivision 1.
163.7 	(b) The benchmarks must include:
163.8 	(1) establishment of proportional emissions reduction performance targets for the 
163.9 	transportation sector;
163.10 	(2) specification of the performance targets on a five-year or more frequent basis; and
163.11 	(3) allocation across the transportation sector, which:
163.12 	(i) must provide for an allocation to the metropolitan area, as defined in section 473.121, 
163.13 	subdivision 2;
163.14 	(ii) must account for differences in the feasibility and extent of emissions reductions 
163.15 	across forms of land use and across regions of the state; and
163.16 	(iii) may include performance targets based on Department of Transportation district, 
163.17 	geographic region, a per capita calculation, or transportation mode, or a combination.

163.18 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective February 1, 2025.

163.19 	Sec. 41. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 174.03, subdivision 1c, is amended to read:
163.20 		Subd. 1c.Minnesota state highway investment plan. Within one year of each revision 
163.21 	of the statewide multimodal transportation plan under subdivision 1a, the commissioner 
163.22 	must prepare a 20-year Minnesota state highway investment plan that:
163.23 	(1) incorporates performance measures and targets for assessing progress and achievement 
163.24 	of the state's transportation goals, objectives, and policies identified in this chapter for the 
163.25 	state trunk highway system, and those goals, objectives, and policies established in the 
163.26 	statewide multimodal transportation plan. Performance targets must be based on objectively 
163.27 	verifiable measures, and address, at a minimum:
163.28 	(i) preservation and maintenance of the structural condition of state highway roadways, 
163.29 	bridges, pavements, roadside infrastructure, and traveler-related facilities;
163.30 	(ii) safety; and
163.31 	(iii) mobility;
164.1 	(2) summarizes trends and impacts for each performance target over the past five years;
164.2 	(3) summarizes the amount and analyzes the impact of the department's capital 
164.3 	investments and priorities over the past five years on each performance target, including a 
164.4 	comparison of prior plan projected costs with actual costs;
164.5 	(4) identifies the investments required to meet the established performance targets over 
164.6 	the next 20-year period;
164.7 	(5) projects available state and federal funding over the 20-year period, including any 
164.8 	unique, competitive, time-limited, or focused funding opportunities;
164.9 	(6) identifies strategies to ensure the most efficient use of existing transportation 
164.10 	infrastructure, and to maximize the performance benefits of projected available funding;
164.11 	(7) establishes investment priorities for projected funding, which must:
164.12 	(i) provide for cost-effective preservation, maintenance, and repair to address the goal 
164.13 	under section 174.01, subdivision 2, clause (9), in a manner that aligns with other goals in 
164.14 	that section;
164.15 	(ii) as appropriate, provide a schedule of major projects or improvement programs for 
164.16 	the 20-year period; and
164.17 	(iii) identify resulting projected costs and impact on performance targets; and
164.18 	(8) identifies those performance targets identified under clause (1) not expected to meet 
164.19 	the target outcome over the 20-year period together with alternative strategies that could 
164.20 	be implemented to meet the targets; and
164.21 	(9) establishes procedures and guidance for capacity expansion project development to 
164.22 	conform with section 161.178, subdivision 2, paragraph (a).

164.23 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment and 
164.24 	applies to plan revisions adopted on or after that date.

164.25 	Sec. 42. [174.46] DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES CARSHARING GRANT 
164.26 	ACCOUNT; GRANTS.
164.27 	(a) The disadvantaged communities carsharing grant account is established in the special 
164.28 	revenue fund. The account consists of funds provided by law and any other money donated, 
164.29 	allotted, transferred, or otherwise provided to the account. Money in the account is annually 
164.30 	appropriated to the commissioner to make grants as provided in paragraph (b).
165.1 	(b) The commissioner must administer a program to provide grants to nonprofit 
165.2 	organizations or carsharing operators to support the growth of carsharing in disadvantaged 
165.3 	communities through programs, marketing, and community engagement. A grant recipient 
165.4 	may use grant proceeds for capital and operational costs of a program. Eligible grant 
165.5 	recipients must be based in Minnesota and be either a nonprofit organization or carsharing 
165.6 	operator, with a preference given to nonprofit carsharing operators. Transportation 
165.7 	management organizations are not eligible to receive grants under this section.

165.8 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2023.

165.9 	Sec. 43. [174.47] ELECTRIC VEHICLE INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM.
165.10 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have 
165.11 	the meanings given.
165.12 	(b) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of transportation.
165.13 	(c) "Program" means the electric vehicle infrastructure program established in this 
165.14 	section.
165.15 	(d) "Project" includes but is not limited to planning, predesign, design, preliminary and 
165.16 	final engineering, environmental analysis, property acquisition, construction, and 
165.17 	maintenance.
165.18 		Subd. 2.Electric vehicle infrastructure program. The commissioner must establish 
165.19 	a statewide electric vehicle infrastructure program for the purpose of implementing the 
165.20 	National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Formula Program and successor programs to 
165.21 	maximize the use of federal funds available to the state.
165.22 		Subd. 3.Authority to contract. The commissioner may enter into an agreement with 
165.23 	any private or public entity to provide financial assistance for, or engage in the planning, 
165.24 	designing, developing, hosting, constructing, equipping, operating, or maintaining of, electric 
165.25 	vehicle infrastructure, including but not limited to environmental studies, preliminary 
165.26 	engineering, final design, construction, and developing financial and operating plans.
165.27 		Subd. 4.Program requirements. (a) The commissioner must require that electric vehicle 
165.28 	infrastructure funded under the program is constructed, installed, and maintained in 
165.29 	conformance with the requirements under Code of Federal Regulations, title 23, section 
165.30 	680.106, paragraph (j), or successor requirements.
165.31 	(b) An electric vehicle infrastructure project that receives funds under the program is 
165.32 	subject to the requirement of paying the prevailing wage rate as defined in section 177.42, 
166.1 	and the requirements and enforcement provisions in sections 177.27, 177.30, 177.32, 177.41 
166.2 	to 177.435, and 177.45.
166.3 		Subd. 5.Report. (a) Every even-numbered year by February 1, the commissioner must 
166.4 	submit a report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees 
166.5 	with jurisdiction over transportation policy and finance regarding the electric vehicle 
166.6 	infrastructure program. At a minimum, the report must include:
166.7 	(1) an itemization of federal funds spent for the program, including the purpose of the 
166.8 	expenditure and the recipient of the expenditure;
166.9 	(2) an itemization of state funds spent for the program, including the purpose of the 
166.10 	expenditure and the recipient of the expenditure;
166.11 	(3) the amount of money, from any source, that was used for department staff related to 
166.12 	the program;
166.13 	(4) any changes to the plan that were made since the previous report was submitted;
166.14 	(5) the locations of electric vehicle infrastructure created with the program, including 
166.15 	the type of infrastructure and whether the infrastructure is on public or private property;
166.16 	(6) a description of how projects were selected; and
166.17 	(7) a description of how the commissioner is ensuring electric vehicle infrastructure is 
166.18 	regionally balanced.
166.19 	(b) The commissioner is not required to submit a report pursuant to this subdivision if, 
166.20 	since the previous report was submitted, no money has been spent pursuant to this section.

166.21 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2023.

166.22 	Sec. 44. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 219.015, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
166.23 		Subd. 2.Railroad company assessment; account; appropriation. (a) As provided in 
166.24 	this subdivision, the commissioner shall annually assess railroad companies that are (1) 
166.25 	defined as common carriers under section 218.011; (2) classified by federal law or regulation 
166.26 	as Class I Railroads, Class I Rail Carriers, Class II Railroads, or Class II Rail Carriers; and 
166.27 	(3) operating in this state.
166.28 	(b) The assessment must be calculated to allocate state rail safety inspection program 
166.29 	costs proportionally among carriers based on route miles operated in Minnesota at the time 
166.30 	of assessment. The commissioner must include in the assessment calculation all state rail 
166.31 	safety inspection program costs to support up to four six rail safety inspector positions, 
167.1 	including but not limited to salary, administration, supervision, travel, equipment, training, 
167.2 	and ongoing state rail inspector duties.
167.3 	(c) The assessments collected under this subdivision must be deposited in a state rail 
167.4 	safety inspection account, which is established in the special revenue fund. The account 
167.5 	consists of funds provided by this subdivision and any other money donated, allotted, 
167.6 	transferred, or otherwise provided to the account. Money in the account is appropriated to 
167.7 	the commissioner to administer the state rail safety inspection program.

167.8 	Sec. 45. [219.055] INCIDENT EMERGENCY RESPONSE; PREPAREDNESS AND 
167.9 	INFORMATION.
167.10 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) The definitions in section 115E.01 apply to this section 
167.11 	except as otherwise provided in this subdivision. For purposes of this section, the following 
167.12 	terms have the meanings given.
167.13 	(b) "Applicable emergency manager" means an emergency manager having jurisdiction 
167.14 	along the routes over which oil or other hazardous substance cargo is transported by a rail 
167.15 	carrier.
167.16 	(c) "Applicable fire department officer" means a fire chief or other senior officer of a 
167.17 	fire department having jurisdiction along the routes over which oil or other hazardous 
167.18 	substance cargo is transported by a rail carrier.
167.19 	(d) "Emergency manager" means the director of a local organization for emergency 
167.20 	management under section 12.25.
167.21 	(e) "Hazardous substance" means any material identified in the definition of hazardous 
167.22 	substance under section 115B.02, subdivision 8, or Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, 
167.23 	section 171.8.
167.24 	(f) "Incident commander" means the official who has responsibility under National 
167.25 	Incident Management System guidelines for all aspects of emergency response operations 
167.26 	at an incident scene, including directing and controlling resources.
167.27 	(g) "Rail carrier" means a railroad company that is:
167.28 	(1) defined as a common carrier under section 218.011, subdivision 10;
167.29 	(2) classified by federal law or regulation as a Class I Railroad, Class I Rail Carrier, 
167.30 	Class II Railroad, Class II Rail Carrier, Class III Railroad, or Class III Rail Carrier; and
167.31 	(3) operating in this state.
168.1 		Subd. 2.Traffic review. Within ten business days of receiving a written request, a rail 
168.2 	carrier must provide a traffic review to the commissioner of public safety, a requesting 
168.3 	emergency manager, or a fire chief having jurisdiction along the routes over which oil or 
168.4 	other hazardous substances are transported. The traffic review under this subdivision must 
168.5 	include information on the types and volumes of oil or other hazardous substances transported 
168.6 	through the requester's jurisdiction during the prior calendar year.
168.7 		Subd. 3.Emergency response planning; information sharing. Upon written request, 
168.8 	a rail carrier must provide to the commissioner of public safety, an emergency manager, or 
168.9 	a fire chief having jurisdiction along the routes over which oil or other hazardous substances 
168.10 	are transported:
168.11 	(1) a complete copy of prevention and response plans submitted under section 115E.042, 
168.12 	subdivision 6; and
168.13 	(2) a copy of the data and information, including risk assessment information, used to 
168.14 	develop the rail carrier's route analysis as required under Code of Federal Regulations, title 
168.15 	49, section 172.820, or successor requirements.
168.16 		Subd. 4.Emergency response planning; coordination meetings. (a) Within 30 days 
168.17 	of receiving a written request, a rail carrier must be available to meet with the commissioner 
168.18 	of public safety, a requesting emergency manager, or a fire chief having jurisdiction along 
168.19 	the routes over which oil or other hazardous substances are transported concerning emergency 
168.20 	response planning and coordination.
168.21 	(b) At a meeting held under this subdivision, a rail carrier must provide:
168.22 	(1) a review of the rail carrier's emergency response planning and capability, including 
168.23 	railroad response timelines and resources to provide:
168.24 	(i) technical advice and recommendations;
168.25 	(ii) trained response personnel;
168.26 	(iii) specialized equipment; and
168.27 	(iv) any other available resources to support an incident commander who conducts a 
168.28 	public safety emergency response under the National Incident Management System; and
168.29 	(2) inventory information on emergency responses involving oil or other hazardous 
168.30 	substances, consisting of:
168.31 	(i) equipment owned by the rail carrier, including equipment type and location;
168.32 	(ii) the rail carrier's response personnel, including contact information and location; and
169.1 	(iii) resources available to the rail carrier through contractual agreements.
169.2 		Subd. 5.Real-time emergency response information. (a) The commissioner of public 
169.3 	safety must, through the Minnesota Fusion Center, receive and disseminate emergency 
169.4 	response information as provided under section 7302 of the FAST Act of 2015, Public Law 
169.5 	114-94, and federal regulations adopted under that section.
169.6 	(b) On and after July 1, 2024, all rail carriers subject to this section and section 115E.042 
169.7 	must collectively provide information on the transportation of oil or other hazardous 
169.8 	substances in a digital format through a wireless communication device application.
169.9 		Subd. 6.Public safety emergency response exercises. (a) Upon request, each rail carrier 
169.10 	must conduct one tabletop public safety emergency response exercise in each emergency 
169.11 	management region where the rail carrier transports oil or other hazardous substances. The 
169.12 	tabletop exercise must be conducted by July 1, 2025, and July 1 every two years thereafter.
169.13 	(b) Each rail carrier must conduct one full-scale public safety emergency response 
169.14 	exercise every four years.
169.15 	(c) In an emergency management region where more than one rail carrier operates, the 
169.16 	rail carriers may conduct the tabletop and full-scale exercises jointly or may alternate among 
169.17 	rail carriers to conduct the exercises.
169.18 	(d) The rail carriers must conduct the tabletop and full-scale exercises in full coordination 
169.19 	with the commissioner of public safety, any interested emergency managers, and fire chiefs 
169.20 	having jurisdiction within the applicable emergency management region along the routes 
169.21 	over which oil or other hazardous substances are transported. Each tabletop and full-scale 
169.22 	exercise conducted under this subdivision must be attended by safety representatives of 
169.23 	railroad employees governed by the Railway Labor Act, United States Code, title 45, section 
169.24 	151, et seq.
169.25 	(e) To the extent feasible, the rail carriers must coordinate the tabletop and full-scale 
169.26 	exercises among each other and with exercises under section 115E.042, subdivision 5.
169.27 		Subd. 7.Incident commander response site exercises. (a) Upon request, each rail 
169.28 	carrier must conduct one tabletop incident commander emergency exercise in each emergency 
169.29 	management region where the rail carrier transports oil or other hazardous substances. The 
169.30 	tabletop exercise must be conducted under the time limits provided in section 115E.042, 
169.31 	subdivision 4, and coordinate the railroad's response actions and recommendations to the 
169.32 	incident commander regarding the response as provided in section 115E.042, subdivision 
169.33 	3.
170.1 	(b) Each rail carrier must conduct one full-scale incident commander response site 
170.2 	exercise every four years.
170.3 	(c) In an emergency management region where more than one rail carrier operates, the 
170.4 	rail carriers may conduct the incident commander response site tabletop and full-scale 
170.5 	exercises jointly or may alternate among rail carriers to conduct the exercises.
170.6 	(d) The rail carriers must conduct the incident commander response site tabletop and 
170.7 	full-scale exercises with the commissioner of public safety, any interested emergency 
170.8 	managers, any interested incident commanders, and fire chiefs having jurisdiction within 
170.9 	the applicable emergency management region along the routes over which oil or other 
170.10 	hazardous substances are transported. Each tabletop and full-scale exercise conducted under 
170.11 	this subdivision must be attended by safety representatives of railroad employees governed 
170.12 	by the Railway Labor Act, United States Code, title 45, section 151, et seq.
170.13 	(e) A rail carrier must provide by telephone a qualified company representative with 
170.14 	knowledge of the rail carrier's response resources during the exercises.
170.15 		Subd. 8.Transportation and response planning data. (a) Any data provided under 
170.16 	subdivisions 2 to 7 to an emergency manager, incident commander, emergency first 
170.17 	responder, fire chief, or the commissioner of public safety are nonpublic data, as defined 
170.18 	under section 13.02, subdivision 9.
170.19 	(b) Any prevention and response plan data created under section 115E.042, subdivision 
170.20 	6, that is in the possession of an emergency manager, incident commander, emergency first 
170.21 	responder, or fire chief are nonpublic data, as defined in section 13.02, subdivision 9.

170.22 	Sec. 46. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 219.1651, is amended to read:
170.23 	219.1651 GRADE CROSSING SAFETY ACCOUNT.
170.24 	A Minnesota grade crossing safety account is created in the special revenue fund, 
170.25 	consisting of money credited to the account by law. Money in the account is appropriated 
170.26 	to the commissioner of transportation for rail-highway grade crossing safety projects on 
170.27 	public streets and highways, including engineering costs and other costs associated with 
170.28 	administration and delivery of grade crossing safety projects. At the discretion of the 
170.29 	commissioner of transportation, money in the account at the end of each biennium may 
170.30 	cancel to the trunk highway fund.

171.1 	Sec. 47. [219.752] MINIMUM CREW SIZE.
171.2 	(a) For purposes of this section, "shared corridor" means a segment of railroad track in 
171.3 	which light rail transit operates within or adjacent to right-of-way used in freight rail 
171.4 	operation.
171.5 	(b) A Class I Railroad, Class II Railroad, or a railroad while operating in a shared corridor 
171.6 	must not operate a train or light engine used in connection with the movement of freight 
171.7 	unless it has a crew of a minimum of two individuals. This section does not apply to hostler 
171.8 	services or utility employees.
171.9 	(c) Any railroad that willfully violates this section must pay a fine of not less than $250 
171.10 	or more than $1,000 for a first offense, not less than $1,000 or more than $5,000 for a second 
171.11 	offense committed within three years of the first offense, and not less than $5,000 nor more 
171.12 	than $10,000 for a third or subsequent offense committed within three years of the first 
171.13 	offense.
171.14 	(d) Fines prescribed in this section must be recovered in a civil action before a judge of 
171.15 	the county in which the violation occurs.

171.16 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective 30 days following final enactment.

171.17 	Sec. 48. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 222.37, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
171.18 		Subdivision 1.Use requirements. Any water power, telegraph, telephone, pneumatic 
171.19 	tube, pipeline, community antenna television, cable communications or electric light, heat, 
171.20 	power company, entity that receives a route permit under chapter 216E for a high-voltage 
171.21 	transmission line necessary to interconnect an electric power generating facility with 
171.22 	transmission lines or associated facilities of an entity that directly, or through its members 
171.23 	or agents, provides retail electric service in the state, or fire department may use public 
171.24 	roads for the purpose of constructing, using, operating, and maintaining lines, subways, 
171.25 	canals, conduits, transmission lines, hydrants, or dry hydrants, for their business, but such 
171.26 	lines shall be so located as in no way to interfere with the safety and convenience of ordinary 
171.27 	travel along or over the same; and, in the construction and maintenance of such line, subway, 
171.28 	canal, conduit, transmission lines, hydrants, or dry hydrants, the company entity shall be 
171.29 	subject to all reasonable regulations imposed by the governing body of any county, town 
171.30 	or city in which such public road may be. If the governing body does not require the company
171.31 	entity to obtain a permit, a company an entity shall notify the governing body of any county, 
171.32 	town, or city having jurisdiction over a public road prior to the construction or major repair, 
171.33 	involving extensive excavation on the road right-of-way, of the company's entity's equipment 
172.1 	along, over, or under the public road, unless the governing body waives the notice 
172.2 	requirement. A waiver of the notice requirement must be renewed on an annual basis. For 
172.3 	emergency repair a company an entity shall notify the governing body as soon as practical 
172.4 	after the repair is made. Nothing herein shall be construed to grant to any person any rights 
172.5 	for the maintenance of a telegraph, telephone, pneumatic tube, community antenna television 
172.6 	system, cable communications system, or light, heat, power system, electric power generating 
172.7 	system, high-voltage transmission line, or hydrant system within the corporate limits of any 
172.8 	city until such person shall have obtained the right to maintain such system within such city 
172.9 	or for a period beyond that for which the right to operate such system is granted by such 
172.10 	city.

172.11 	Sec. 49. [290.0687] ELECTRIC-ASSISTED BICYCLE CREDIT.
172.12 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms have 
172.13 	the meaning given.
172.14 	(b) "Electric-assisted bicycle" has the meaning given in section 169.011, subdivision 
172.15 	27, except that the term is limited to a new electric-assisted bicycle purchased from an 
172.16 	electric-assisted-bicycle retailer.
172.17 	(c) "Qualifying accessories" means a bicycle helmet, lights, lock, luggage rack, basket, 
172.18 	bag or backpack, fenders, or reflective clothing.
172.19 		Subd. 2.Credit allowed. (a) An individual who is a resident of Minnesota is allowed a 
172.20 	credit against the tax imposed by this chapter equal to 75 percent of the amount paid for an 
172.21 	electric-assisted bicycle in the taxable year, including any qualifying accessories. The credit 
172.22 	is limited to $1,500, except for a married taxpayer filing a joint return, the limit is $1,500 
172.23 	per spouse.
172.24 	(b) The credit percentage in paragraph (a) is reduced by one percentage point until the 
172.25 	credit percentage equals 50 percent, for each $4,000 of adjusted gross income for the taxable 
172.26 	year ending in the calendar year prior to the calendar year in excess of:
172.27 	(1) $50,000 for a married taxpayer filing a joint return; and
172.28 	(2) $25,000 for all other filers.
172.29 	A taxpayer may claim the credit under this section only once. For married taxpayers filing 
172.30 	a joint return, each spouse may claim the credit once.
172.31 	(c) For purposes of determining the credit under this section, the commissioner must 
172.32 	use the taxpayer's adjusted gross income for the taxable year ending in the calendar year 
173.1 	prior to the calendar year in which the taxpayer applies for the credit under subdivision 3, 
173.2 	paragraph (a).
173.3 		Subd. 3.Application; administration of credit; transferability. (a) To claim the credit 
173.4 	under this section, a taxpayer must submit to the commissioner an application for the credit 
173.5 	in the form prescribed by the commissioner.
173.6 	(b) Upon approving an application for a credit, the commissioner must issue a credit 
173.7 	certificate to an eligible taxpayer stating the credit percentage, the taxable year for which 
173.8 	the credit is allocated, and maximum credit for which the taxpayer is eligible. For a married 
173.9 	taxpayer filing a joint return, each spouse may apply to the commissioner separately, and 
173.10 	the commissioner must issue each spouse a separate credit certificate.
173.11 	(c) The commissioner must allocate credits on a first-come, first-served basis, except 
173.12 	that the commissioner must reserve 40 percent of the credits for a married taxpayer filing 
173.13 	a joint return with an adjusted gross income of less than $78,000 or any other filer with an 
173.14 	adjusted gross income of less than $41,000. Any portion of a taxable year's allocation under 
173.15 	this paragraph that is not allocated by September 30 of the taxable year is available for 
173.16 	allocation to other credit applications beginning on October 1.
173.17 	(d) The commissioner must not allocate an amount of credits totaling more than 
173.18 	$2,000,000 each year. If the entire annual amount is not allocated in the taxable year 
173.19 	beginning after December 31, 2023, and before January 1, 2025, any remaining amount is 
173.20 	available for the taxable year beginning after December 31, 2024, and before January 1, 
173.21 	2026. The commissioner must not award any credits for taxable years beginning after 
173.22 	December 31, 2025.
173.23 		Subd. 4.Credit refundable; appropriation. If the amount of credit which the taxpayer 
173.24 	is eligible to receive under this section exceeds the taxpayer's tax liability under this chapter, 
173.25 	the commissioner must refund the excess to the taxpayer. An amount sufficient to pay the 
173.26 	refunds allowed under this section is appropriated to the commissioner from the general 
173.27 	fund.

173.28 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for taxable years beginning after December 
173.29 	31, 2023, and before January 1, 2026.

173.30 	Sec. 50. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 297A.64, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
173.31 		Subdivision 1.Tax imposed. (a) A tax is imposed on the lease or rental in this state for 
173.32 	not more than 28 days of a passenger automobile as defined in section 168.002, subdivision 
173.33 	24, a van as defined in section 168.002, subdivision 40, or a pickup truck as defined in 
174.1 	section 168.002, subdivision 26. The rate of tax is 9.2 percent of the sales price. The tax 
174.2 	applies whether or not the vehicle is licensed in the state.
174.3 	(b) The provisions of paragraph (a) do not apply to the vehicles of a nonprofit corporation 
174.4 	or similar entity consisting of individual or group members who pay the organization for 
174.5 	the use of a motor vehicle if the organization:
174.6 	(1) owns, leases, or operates a fleet of vehicles of the type subject to the tax under this 
174.7 	subdivision that are available to its members for use, priced on the basis of intervals of one 
174.8 	hour or less;
174.9 	(2) parks its vehicles in the public right-of-way or at unstaffed, self-service locations 
174.10 	that are accessible at any time of the day; and
174.11 	(3) maintains its vehicles, insures its vehicles on behalf of its members, and purchases 
174.12 	fuel for its fleet.

174.13 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for sales and purchases made after June 
174.14 	30, 2023.

174.15 	Sec. 51. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 297A.64, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
174.16 		Subd. 2.Fee imposed. (a) A fee equal to five percent of the sales price is imposed on 
174.17 	leases or rentals of vehicles subject to the tax under subdivision 1. The lessor on the invoice 
174.18 	to the customer may designate the fee as "a fee imposed by the State of Minnesota for the 
174.19 	registration of rental cars."
174.20 	(b) The provisions of this subdivision do not apply to the vehicles of a nonprofit 
174.21 	corporation or similar entity, consisting of individual or group members who pay the 
174.22 	organization for the use of a motor vehicle, if the organization:
174.23 	(1) owns or leases a fleet of vehicles of the type subject to the tax under subdivision 1 
174.24 	that are available to its members for use, priced on the basis of intervals of one hour or less;
174.25 	(2) parks its vehicles in the public right-of-way or at unstaffed, self-service locations 
174.26 	that are accessible at any time of the day; and
174.27 	(3) maintains its vehicles, insures its vehicles on behalf of its members, and purchases 
174.28 	fuel for its fleet; and.
174.29 	(4) does not charge usage rates that decline on a per unit basis, whether specified based 
174.30 	on distance or time.

175.1 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for sales and purchases made after June 
175.2 	30, 2023.

175.3 	Sec. 52. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 299A.01, is amended by adding a subdivision 
175.4 	to read:
175.5 		Subd. 8.Traffic safety report. Annually by January 2, the commissioner of public 
175.6 	safety must submit a traffic safety report to the governor and the chairs and ranking minority 
175.7 	members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over traffic safety and enforcement. 
175.8 	In preparing the report, the commissioner must seek advice and comments from the Advisory 
175.9 	Council on Traffic Safety under section 4.076. The report must analyze the safety of 
175.10 	Minnesota's roads and transportation system, including but not limited to:
175.11 	(1) injuries and fatalities that occur on or near a roadway or other transportation system 
175.12 	facility;
175.13 	(2) factors that caused crashes resulting in injuries and fatalities;
175.14 	(3) roadway and system improvements broadly and at specific locations that could reduce 
175.15 	injuries and fatalities;
175.16 	(4) enforcement and education efforts that could reduce injuries and fatalities;
175.17 	(5) other safety improvements or programs to improve the quality of the roadway and 
175.18 	transportation use experience; and
175.19 	(6) existing resources and resource gaps for roadway and transportation system safety 
175.20 	improvements.

175.21 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2023.

175.22 	Sec. 53. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 299A.55, is amended to read:
175.23 	299A.55 RAILROAD AND PIPELINE SAFETY; OIL AND OTHER HAZARDOUS 
175.24 	MATERIALS SUBSTANCES.
175.25 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have 
175.26 	the meanings given them.
175.27 	(b) "Applicable rail carrier" means a railroad company that is subject to an assessment 
175.28 	under section 219.015, subdivision 2.
175.29 	(c) "Emergency manager" has the meaning given in section 219.055, subdivision 1.
176.1 	(d) "Hazardous substance" has the meaning given in section 115B.02, subdivision 8
176.2 	means any material identified in the definition of hazardous substance under section 115B.02, 
176.3 	subdivision 8, or Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, section 171.8.
176.4 	(d) (e) "Incident compelling a significant response" means an event involving rail carrier 
176.5 	or pipeline company operations and a derailment, collision, discharge, or other similar 
176.6 	activity resulting in applicable response actions performed by firefighters, peace officers, 
176.7 	incident commanders, emergency managers, or emergency first responders. For purposes 
176.8 	of this paragraph, "applicable response actions" consist of one or more of the following: a 
176.9 	request for mutual aid or special response resources, establishment of an exclusion zone, 
176.10 	an order for evacuation or shelter in place, or emergency notification to the general public.
176.11 	(f) "Oil" has the meaning given in section 115E.01, subdivision 8.
176.12 	(e) (g) "Pipeline company" means any individual, partnership, association, or public or 
176.13 	private corporation who owns and operates pipeline facilities and is required to show specific 
176.14 	preparedness under section 115E.03, subdivision 2.
176.15 		Subd. 2.Railroad and pipeline safety account. (a) A railroad and pipeline safety 
176.16 	account is created in the special revenue fund. The account consists of funds collected under 
176.17 	subdivision 4 and funds donated, allotted, transferred, or otherwise provided to the account.
176.18 	(b) $104,000 $140,000 is annually appropriated from the railroad and pipeline safety 
176.19 	account to the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency for environmental protection 
176.20 	activities related to railroad discharge preparedness under chapter 115E.
176.21 	(c) $600,000 in fiscal year 2018 and $600,000 in fiscal year 2019 are appropriated
176.22 	$750,000 in fiscal year 2024 and $1,500,000 in each subsequent fiscal year are transferred
176.23 	from the railroad and pipeline safety account to the commissioner of transportation for 
176.24 	improving safety at railroad grade crossings grade crossing safety account under section 
176.25 	219.1651.
176.26 	(d) Following the appropriation in paragraphs paragraph (b) and the transfer in paragraph 
176.27 	(c), the remaining money in the account is annually appropriated to the commissioner of 
176.28 	public safety for the purposes specified in subdivision 3.
176.29 		Subd. 3.Allocation of funds. (a) Subject to funding appropriated for this subdivision, 
176.30 	the commissioner shall provide funds for training and response preparedness related to (1) 
176.31 	derailments, discharge incidents, or spills involving trains carrying oil or other hazardous 
176.32 	substances, and (2) pipeline discharge incidents or spills involving oil or other hazardous 
176.33 	substances.
177.1 	(b) The commissioner shall allocate available funds as follows:
177.2 	(1) $100,000 annually for emergency response teams; and
177.3 	(2) the remaining amount to the Board of Firefighter Training and Education under 
177.4 	section 299N.02 and, the Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, and 
177.5 	the State Fire Marshal Division.
177.6 	(c) Prior to making allocations under paragraph (b), the commissioner shall consult with 
177.7 	the Fire Service Advisory Committee under section 299F.012, subdivision 2.
177.8 	(d) The commissioner and the entities identified in paragraph (b), clause (2), shall 
177.9 	prioritize uses of funds based on:
177.10 	(1) firefighter training needs for firefighters, emergency managers, incident commanders, 
177.11 	and emergency first responders;
177.12 	(2) community risk from discharge incidents or spills;
177.13 	(3) geographic balance;
177.14 	(4) risks to the general public; and
177.15 	(5) recommendations of the Fire Service Advisory Committee.
177.16 	(e) The following are permissible uses of funds provided under this subdivision:
177.17 	(1) training costs, which may include, but are not limited to, training curriculum, trainers, 
177.18 	trainee overtime salary, other personnel overtime salary, and tuition;
177.19 	(2) costs of gear and equipment related to hazardous materials readiness, response, and 
177.20 	management, which may include, but are not limited to, original purchase, maintenance, 
177.21 	and replacement;
177.22 	(3) supplies related to the uses under clauses (1) and (2); and
177.23 	(4) emergency preparedness planning and coordination;
177.24 	(5) emergency response team costs;
177.25 	(6) public safety emergency response exercises under section 219.055, subdivision 6;
177.26 	(7) incident commander and response site response exercises under section 219.055, 
177.27 	subdivision 7;
177.28 	(8) postincident review and analysis under subdivision 5, based on costs incurred to state 
177.29 	agencies and local units of government; and
177.30 	(9) public education and outreach, including but not limited to:
178.1 	(i) informing and engaging the public regarding hazards of derailments and discharge 
178.2 	incidents;
178.3 	(ii) assisting the development of evacuation readiness;
178.4 	(iii) undertaking public information campaigns; and
178.5 	(iv) providing accurate information to the media on likelihood and consequences of 
178.6 	derailments and discharge incidents.
178.7 	(f) Notwithstanding paragraph (b), clause (2), from funds in the railroad and pipeline 
178.8 	safety account provided for the purposes under this subdivision, the commissioner may 
178.9 	retain a balance in the account for budgeting in subsequent fiscal years.
178.10 		Subd. 4.Assessments. (a) The commissioner of public safety shall annually assess 
178.11 	$2,500,000 $4,000,000 to railroad and pipeline companies based on the formula specified 
178.12 	in paragraph (b). The commissioner shall deposit funds collected under this subdivision in 
178.13 	the railroad and pipeline safety account under subdivision 2.
178.14 	(b) The assessment for each railroad is 50 70 percent of the total annual assessment 
178.15 	amount, divided in equal proportion between applicable rail carriers based on route miles 
178.16 	operated in Minnesota. The assessment for each pipeline company is 50 30 percent of the 
178.17 	total annual assessment amount, divided in equal proportion between companies based on 
178.18 	the yearly aggregate gallons of oil and other hazardous substance substances transported 
178.19 	by pipeline in Minnesota.
178.20 	(c) The assessments under this subdivision expire July 1, 2017 In addition to the amount 
178.21 	identified in paragraph (a), the commissioner must assess the rail carrier or pipeline company 
178.22 	involved in an incident compelling a significant response for all postincident review and 
178.23 	analysis costs under subdivision 5 incurred by the state and local units of government. This 
178.24 	paragraph applies regardless of whether an assessment is imposed under paragraph (a) in a 
178.25 	fiscal year.
178.26 		Subd. 5.Postincident review and analysis; legislative report; data. (a) After an 
178.27 	incident compelling a significant response, or upon request of a fire chief or emergency 
178.28 	manager after an incident, the commissioner must ensure a postincident review and analysis 
178.29 	is performed in a timely manner. The review and analysis must be undertaken under an 
178.30 	agreement with an entity having relevant knowledge and experience that is fully independent 
178.31 	of the state, any local units of government involved in the incident, rail carriers, and pipeline 
178.32 	companies.
179.1 	(b) The review and analysis process must include an after action review and must 
179.2 	evaluate, at a minimum, processes occurring during the incident for emergency assessment, 
179.3 	hazard operations, population protection, and incident management. The review and analysis 
179.4 	must be designed to minimize duplication of topics and issues addressed in any federal 
179.5 	review of the incident.
179.6 	(c) By March 1 following any calendar year in which one or more postincident reviews 
179.7 	and analyses are performed, the commissioner must submit a report to the chairs and ranking 
179.8 	minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over transportation and 
179.9 	public safety policy and finance. The report must:
179.10 	(1) provide a summary of the incidents;
179.11 	(2) identify findings, lessons learned, and process changes; and
179.12 	(3) make recommendations for legislative changes, if any.
179.13 	(d) Except for the report under paragraph (c), any data under this subdivision are 
179.14 	nonpublic data, as defined under section 13.02, subdivision 9.

179.15 	Sec. 54. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 360.915, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
179.16 		Subd. 6.Administration. (a) The commissioner must maintain records on stand-alone 
179.17 	meteorological towers under this section and must provide information on stand-alone 
179.18 	meteorological tower locations on the department's website.
179.19 	(b) The commissioner must deposit revenue received under this section in the state 
179.20 	airports fund.

179.21 	Sec. 55. Laws 2005, First Special Session chapter 6, article 3, section 103, is amended to 
179.22 	read:
179.23 	Sec. 103. ADDITIONAL DEPUTY REGISTRAR OF MOTOR VEHICLES FOR 
179.24 	HENNEPIN COUNTY.
 179.25 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 168.33, and rules adopted by the 
179.26 	commissioner of public safety, limiting sites for the office of deputy registrar based on 
179.27 	either the distance to an existing deputy registrar office or the annual volume of transactions 
179.28 	processed by any deputy registrar within Hennepin County before or after the proposed 
179.29 	appointment, the commissioner of public safety shall appoint a new deputy registrar of 
179.30 	motor vehicles and driver's license agent for Hennepin County to operate a new full-service 
179.31 	office of deputy registrar, with full authority to function as a registration and motor vehicle 
180.1 	tax collection and driver's license bureau, at the Midtown Exchange Building and the North 
180.2 	Minneapolis Service Center at 1001 Plymouth Avenue North in the city of Minneapolis.
180.3 	The addition of a deputy registrar shall make the North Minneapolis Service Center a 
180.4 	full-service office of deputy registrar with full authority to function as a registration and 
180.5 	motor vehicle tax collection and driver's license bureau. All other provisions regarding the 
180.6 	appointment and operation of a deputy registrar of motor vehicles and driver's license agent 
180.7 	under Minnesota Statutes, sections 168.33 and 171.061, and Minnesota Rules, chapter 7406, 
180.8 	apply to the office.

180.9 	Sec. 56. ADDITIONAL DEPUTY REGISTRAR OF MOTOR VEHICLES FOR 
180.10 	RAMSEY COUNTY.
 180.11 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 168.33, and rules adopted by the 
180.12 	commissioner of public safety limiting sites for the office of deputy registrar based on either 
180.13 	the distance to an existing deputy registrar office or the annual volume of transactions 
180.14 	processed by any deputy registrar within Ramsey County before or after the proposed 
180.15 	appointment, the commissioner of public safety shall appoint a new private deputy registrar 
180.16 	of motor vehicles to operate a new office of deputy registrar, with full authority to function 
180.17 	as a registration and motor vehicle tax collection bureau, at or in the vicinity of the Hmong 
180.18 	Village shopping center at 1001 Johnson Parkway in the city of St. Paul. All other provisions 
180.19 	regarding the appointment and operation of a deputy registrar of motor vehicles under 
180.20 	Minnesota Statutes, section 168.33, and Minnesota Rules, chapter 7406, apply to the office.

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

180.22 	Sec. 57. CLEAN TRANSPORTATION STANDARD AND SUSTAINABLE 
180.23 	AVIATION FUEL WORKING GROUP; REPORT REQUIRED.
 180.24 		Subdivision 1.Creation. By August 1, 2023, the commissioners of the Pollution Control 
180.25 	Agency, transportation, commerce, and agriculture must convene a Clean Transportation 
180.26 	Standard and Sustainable Aviation Fuel Working Group to study and address information 
180.27 	gaps and opportunities related to a clean transportation standard that requires the aggregate 
180.28 	carbon intensity of transportation fuel supplied to Minnesota be reduced to at least 25 percent 
180.29 	below the 2018 baseline level by the end of 2030, by 75 percent by the end of 2040, and by 
180.30 	100 percent by the end of 2050. The task force must also study how to incentivize the 
180.31 	production and use of sustainable aviation fuel and consult with aviation industry 
180.32 	representatives to determine the production levels needed to deliver net-zero emissions in 
180.33 	aviation by 2050.
181.1 		Subd. 2.Membership. Appointments to the working group are made pursuant to 
181.2 	Minnesota Statutes, section 15.0597. Appointments to the working group must attempt to 
181.3 	achieve equitable representation from agricultural interests, renewable fuel producers, 
181.4 	transportation fuel producers, technology providers, Tribal communities, environmental 
181.5 	organizations, science organizations, environmental justice organizations, automotive 
181.6 	manufacturers, forestry interests, electric utilities, electric vehicle charging infrastructure 
181.7 	companies, aviation interests, and water quality interests.
181.8 		Subd. 3.Administration. Appointments and designations to the working group authorized 
181.9 	by this section must be completed by July 1, 2023.  Public members serve without 
181.10 	compensation or payment of expenses.  The members of the working group must select a 
181.11 	chair from its membership who must not be a commissioner or their designee.
181.12 		Subd. 4.Report. By February 1, 2024, the working group must submit its findings and 
181.13 	recommendations to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees 
181.14 	with jurisdiction over transportation and energy policy.
181.15 		Subd. 5.Expiration. The working group expires on January 1, 2025, or upon submission 
181.16 	of the report required under subdivision 4, whichever is earlier.

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

181.18 	Sec. 58. ELECTRIC VEHICLE TAX AND REGISTRATION STUDY REQUIRED.
 181.19 	By January 1, 2024, the commissioners of transportation and management and budget 
181.20 	must submit a report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees 
181.21 	with jurisdiction over transportation and finance policy regarding the equalization of 
181.22 	registration fees imposed on electric vehicles with the gasoline tax revenue generated by 
181.23 	gasoline-powered vehicles. The study must, at a minimum, evaluate proposals and 
181.24 	recommend legislation to determine the amount of revenue needed from registration fees 
181.25 	of electric vehicles, plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, and vehicles with efficient gasoline 
181.26 	consumption characteristics to equalize the revenue lost from the gasoline tax.

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

181.28 	Sec. 59. FEDERAL TRANSPORTATION GRANTS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.
 181.29 		Subdivision 1.Definition. For purposes of this section, "commissioner" means the 
181.30 	commissioner of transportation.
181.31 		Subd. 2.Technical assistance grants. (a) Subject to an appropriation, the commissioner 
181.32 	must establish a process to provide grants for technical assistance to a requesting local unit 
182.1 	of government or Tribal government that seeks to submit an application for a federal 
182.2 	discretionary grant for a transportation-related purpose.
182.3 	(b) A transportation-related purpose includes but is not limited to a project, a program, 
182.4 	planning, program delivery, administrative costs, ongoing operations, and other related 
182.5 	expenditures. Technical assistance includes but is not limited to hiring consultants for 
182.6 	identification of available grants, grant writing, analysis, data collection, technical review, 
182.7 	legal interpretations necessary to complete an application, planning, pre-engineering, 
182.8 	application finalization, and similar activities.
182.9 		Subd. 3.Evaluation criteria. (a) The commissioner must establish a process for 
182.10 	solicitation, submission of requests for technical assistance, screening requests, and award 
182.11 	of technical assistance grants.
182.12 	(b) The process must include criteria for projects or purposes that:
182.13 	(1) address or mitigate the impacts of climate change, including through:
182.14 	(i) reduction in transportation-related pollution or emissions; and
182.15 	(ii) improvements to the resiliency of infrastructure that is subject to long-term risks 
182.16 	from natural disasters, weather events, or changing climate conditions;
182.17 	(2) are located in areas of persistent poverty or historically disadvantaged communities 
182.18 	disrupted, displaced, or otherwise harmed by the past infrastructure decisions as measured 
182.19 	and defined in federal law, guidance, and notices of funding opportunity;
182.20 	(3) improve safety for motorized and nonmotorized users;
182.21 	(4) are located in townships or in cities that are eligible for small cities assistance aid 
182.22 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 162.145;
182.23 	(5) support grants to Tribal governments; and
182.24 	(6) provide for geographic balance of grants throughout the state.
182.25 		Subd. 4.Limitations. (a) A technical assistance grant may not exceed $30,000.
182.26 	(b) The commissioner may not award more than one grant to each unit of government 
182.27 	in a calendar year. The commissioner may award multiple grants to a Tribal government in 
182.28 	a calendar year.
182.29 	(c) Not less than 15 percent of the available funding must be reserved for Tribal 
182.30 	governments. Not less than 15 percent of the available funding must be reserved for 
182.31 	townships and for cities that are eligible for small cities assistance aid under Minnesota 
183.1 	Statutes, section 162.145. Unused reserved funds at the end of a fiscal year may be used 
183.2 	for grants to any eligible recipient in the following fiscal year.

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

183.4 	Sec. 60. FINANCIAL REVIEW OF GRANT AND BUSINESS SUBSIDY 
183.5 	RECIPIENTS.
 183.6 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) As used in this section, the following terms have the 
183.7 	meanings given.
183.8 	(b) "Grant" means a grant or business subsidy funded by an appropriation in this act.
183.9 	(c) "Grantee" means a business entity as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 5.001.
183.10 		Subd. 2.Financial information required; determination of ability to perform. Before 
183.11 	an agency awards a competitive, legislatively named, single source, or sole source grant, 
183.12 	the agency must assess the risk that a grantee cannot or would not perform the required 
183.13 	duties. In making this assessment, the agency must review the following information:
183.14 	(1) the grantee's history of performing duties similar to those required by the grant, 
183.15 	whether the size of the grant requires the grantee to perform services at a significantly 
183.16 	increased scale, and whether the size of the grant will require significant changes to the 
183.17 	operation of the grantee's organization;
183.18 	(2) for a grantee that is a nonprofit organization, the grantee's Form 990 or Form 990-EZ 
183.19 	filed with the Internal Revenue Service in each of the prior three years. If the grantee has 
183.20 	not been in existence long enough or is not required to file Form 990 or Form 990-EZ, the 
183.21 	grantee must demonstrate to the grantor's satisfaction that the grantee is exempt and must 
183.22 	instead submit the grantee's most recent board-reviewed financial statements and 
183.23 	documentation of internal controls;
183.24 	(3) for a for-profit business, three years of federal and state tax returns, current financial 
183.25 	statements, certification that the business is not under bankruptcy proceedings, and disclosure 
183.26 	of any liens on its assets. If a business has not been in business long enough to have three 
183.27 	years of tax returns, the grantee must demonstrate to the grantor's satisfaction that the grantee 
183.28 	has appropriate internal financial controls;
183.29 	(4) evidence of registration and good standing with the secretary of state under Minnesota 
183.30 	Statutes, chapter 317A, or other applicable law;
184.1 	(5) if the grantee's total annual revenue exceeds $750,000, the grantee's most recent 
184.2 	financial audit performed by an independent third party in accordance with generally accepted 
184.3 	accounting principles; and
184.4 	(6) certification, provided by the grantee, that none of its principals have been convicted 
184.5 	of a financial crime.
184.6 		Subd. 3.Additional measures for some grantees. The agency may require additional 
184.7 	information and must provide enhanced oversight for grants that have not previously received 
184.8 	state or federal grants for similar amounts or similar duties and so have not yet demonstrated 
184.9 	the ability to perform the duties required under the grant on the scale required.
184.10 		Subd. 4.Assistance from administration. An agency without adequate resources or 
184.11 	experience to perform obligations under this section may contract with the commissioner 
184.12 	of administration to perform the agency's duties under this section.
184.13 		Subd. 5.Agency authority to not award grant. If an agency determines that there is 
184.14 	an appreciable risk that a grantee receiving a competitive, single source, or sole source grant 
184.15 	cannot or would not perform the required duties under the grant agreement, the agency must 
184.16 	notify the grantee and the commissioner of administration and give the grantee an opportunity 
184.17 	to respond to the agency's concerns. If the grantee does not satisfy the agency's concerns 
184.18 	within 45 days, the agency must not award the grant.
184.19 		Subd. 6.Legislatively named grantees. If an agency determines that there is an 
184.20 	appreciable risk that a grantee receiving a legislatively named grant cannot or would not 
184.21 	perform the required duties under the grant agreement, the agency must notify the grantee, 
184.22 	the commissioner of administration, and the chair and ranking minority members of Ways 
184.23 	and Means Committee in the house of representatives, the chairs and ranking minority 
184.24 	members of the Finance Committee in the senate, and the chairs and ranking minority 
184.25 	members of the committees in the house of representatives and the senate with primary 
184.26 	jurisdiction over the bill in which the money for the grant was appropriated. The agency 
184.27 	must give the grantee an opportunity to respond to the agency's concerns. If the grantee 
184.28 	does not satisfy the agency's concerns within 45 days, the agency must delay award of the 
184.29 	grant until adjournment of the next regular or special legislative session.
184.30 		Subd. 7.Subgrants. If a grantee will disburse the money received from the grant to 
184.31 	other organizations to perform duties required under the grant agreement, the agency must 
184.32 	be a party to agreements between the grantee and a subgrantee. Before entering agreements 
184.33 	for subgrants, the agency must perform the financial review required under this section with 
184.34 	respect to the subgrantees.
185.1 		Subd. 8.Effect. The requirements of this section are in addition to other requirements 
185.2 	imposed by law; the commissioner of administration under Minnesota Statutes, sections 
185.3 	16B.97 to 16B.98; or agency grant policy.

185.4 	Sec. 61. LEGISLATIVE REPORT; SPEED SAFETY CAMERAS.
 185.5 	(a) By January 3, 2024, the commissioner of public safety must submit a report to the 
185.6 	chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over 
185.7 	transportation policy and finance that identifies a process and associated policies for issuance 
185.8 	of a mailed citation to the owner or lessee of a motor vehicle that a speed safety camera 
185.9 	system detects is operated in violation of a speed limit.
185.10 	(b) The commissioner must convene a task force to assist in the development of the 
185.11 	report. The task force must include the Advisory Council on Traffic Safety under Minnesota 
185.12 	Statutes, section 4.076, a representative from the Minnesota County Attorneys Association, 
185.13 	a person with expertise in data privacy, and may include other members as the commissioner 
185.14 	determines are necessary to develop the report.
185.15 	(c) At a minimum, the report must include consideration and analysis of:
185.16 	(1) methods to identify the owner, operator, and any lessee of the motor vehicle;
185.17 	(2) compliance with federal enforcement requirements related to holders of a commercial 
185.18 	driver's license;
185.19 	(3) authority of individuals who are not peace officers to issue citations;
185.20 	(4) data practices, including but not limited to concerns related to data privacy;
185.21 	(5) due process, an appeals process, and the judicial system;
185.22 	(6) technology options, constraints, and factors;
185.23 	(7) other legal issues; and
185.24 	(8) recommendations regarding implementation, including but not limited to any 
185.25 	legislative proposal and information on implementation costs.

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

185.27 	Sec. 62. MIDTOWN GREENWAY BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN TRAIL 
185.28 	EXPANSION PLANNING.
 185.29 	(a) The Metropolitan Council must plan continuous and dedicated bicycle and pedestrian 
185.30 	trails from the current eastern terminus of the Midtown Greenway in Hennepin County to 
186.1 	27th Avenue Southeast in Hennepin County and to Allianz Field in Ramsey County. The 
186.2 	Metropolitan Council may use available funding to support project management and 
186.3 	implementation, data collection, legal analysis, community engagement, and use of 
186.4 	consultants.
186.5 	(b) When planning the trail expansions, the Metropolitan Council must coordinate with 
186.6 	the Hennepin County Regional Railroad Authority, the Ramsey County Regional Railroad 
186.7 	Authority, other local governments, and affected property owners.
186.8 	(c) The bicycle and pedestrian trails to be planned must include the following segments:
186.9 	(1) Segment 1 from the eastern terminus of the Midtown Greenway extending eastward 
186.10 	over the Short Line Bridge on the railroad right-of-way to Cleveland Avenue North in the 
186.11 	city of St. Paul. Segment 1 must include a connection to the existing bicycle facility on 
186.12 	Pelham Boulevard via a new trail on St. Anthony Avenue;
186.13 	(2) Segment 2 from the eastern end of the Short Line Bridge extending over marked 
186.14 	Interstate Highway 94 to the existing bicycle facility on 27th Avenue Southeast in the city 
186.15 	of Minneapolis. Segment 2 must include connections to Franklin Avenue Southeast, Cecil 
186.16 	Street Southeast, Seymour Avenue Southeast, and the existing pedestrian bridge at Seymour 
186.17 	Avenue Southeast over marked Interstate Highway 94;
186.18 	(3) Segment 3 from Cleveland Avenue North extending eastward on Gilbert Avenue to 
186.19 	Prior Avenue North and on Prior Avenue North northward to the intersection of Prior Avenue 
186.20 	North and St. Anthony Avenue;
186.21 	(4) Segment 4 from Prior Avenue North extending eastward on St. Anthony Avenue to 
186.22 	the existing bicycle and pedestrian bridge at Aldine Street over marked Interstate Highway 
186.23 	94; and
186.24 	(5) Segment 5 from the intersection of Aldine Street and St. Anthony Avenue to Allianz 
186.25 	Field on a route to be determined that does not include railroad right-of-way.
186.26 	(d) At a minimum, the developed plans must include:
186.27 	(1) a project layout that provides a safe and consistent two-way, curb-separated trail 
186.28 	protected from motor vehicle traffic wherever possible;
186.29 	(2) features of the existing Midtown Greenway that provide safety and wayfinding, 
186.30 	including but not limited to lighting, signage, and emergency call boxes;
187.1 	(3) an analysis of which portions of the planned trails can be completed independently 
187.2 	of other portions. In completing this analysis, the Metropolitan Council may subdivide the 
187.3 	segments listed in paragraph (c) as needed;
187.4 	(4) an analysis of what portions of the planned trails can be completed either without 
187.5 	using railroad right-of-way or on railroad right-of-way without significantly affecting current 
187.6 	rail operations;
187.7 	(5) a recommendation for a reasonable easement or shared use agreement for the Short 
187.8 	Line Bridge between the railroad and Hennepin County that maintains active rail tracks on 
187.9 	the upstream side of the bridge while accommodating a bicycle and pedestrian trail on the 
187.10 	downstream side of the bridge; and
187.11 	(6) estimates for construction costs broken out by segments and features.
187.12 	(e) The council must allocate revenues collected under Minnesota Statutes, section 
187.13 	297A.9925, for the purpose of the planning activities in paragraphs (a) to (d).

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

187.15 	Sec. 63. RETROACTIVE DRIVER'S LICENSE REINSTATEMENT.
 187.16 	(a) The commissioner of public safety must make an individual's driver's license eligible 
187.17 	for reinstatement if the license is solely suspended pursuant to:
187.18 	(1) Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 169.92, subdivision 4, if the person did not appear 
187.19 	in court (i) in compliance with the terms of a citation for a petty misdemeanor, or (ii) for a 
187.20 	violation of Minnesota Statutes, section 171.24, subdivision 1;
187.21 	(2) Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 171.16, subdivision 2, if the person was convicted 
187.22 	only under Minnesota Statutes, section 171.24, subdivision 1 or 2;
187.23 	(3) Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 171.16, subdivision 3; or
187.24 	(4) any combination of clauses (1), (2), and (3).
187.25 	(b) By December 1, 2023, the commissioner must provide written notice to an individual 
187.26 	whose license has been made eligible for reinstatement under paragraph (a), addressed to 
187.27 	the licensee at the licensee's last known address.
187.28 	(c) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, before the license is reinstated, an individual 
187.29 	whose driver's license is eligible for reinstatement under paragraph (a) must pay a single 
187.30 	reinstatement fee of $20.
188.1 	(d) The following applies for an individual who is eligible for reinstatement under 
188.2 	paragraph (a) and whose license was suspended, revoked, or canceled under any other 
188.3 	provision in Minnesota Statutes:
188.4 	(1) the suspension, revocation, or cancellation under any other provision in Minnesota 
188.5 	Statutes remains in effect;
188.6 	(2) subject to clause (1), the individual may become eligible for reinstatement under 
188.7 	paragraph (a); and
188.8 	(3) the commissioner is not required to send the notice described in paragraph (b).
188.9 	(e) Paragraph (a) applies notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 169.92, 
188.10 	subdivision 4; and 171.16, subdivision 2 or 3; or any other law to the contrary.

188.11 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2023.

188.12 	Sec. 64. TRAFFIC SAFETY VIOLATIONS DISPOSITION ANALYSIS.
 188.13 	(a) The commissioner of public safety must enter into an agreement with the Center for 
188.14 	Transportation Studies at the University of Minnesota to conduct an evaluation of the 
188.15 	disposition in recent years of citations for speeding, impairment, distraction, and seatbelt 
188.16 	violations. The evaluation under the agreement must include but is not limited to analysis 
188.17 	of:
188.18 	(1) rates of citations issued compared to rates of citations contested in court and the 
188.19 	outcomes of the cases;
188.20 	(2) amounts of fines imposed compared to counts and amounts of fine payments; and
188.21 	(3) any related changes in patterns of traffic enforcement from 2017 to 2022.
188.22 	(b) The agreement must require the Center for Transportation Studies to submit an 
188.23 	interim progress report by July 1, 2024, and a final report by July 1, 2025, to the 
188.24 	commissioner and the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees 
188.25 	with jurisdiction over transportation policy and finance and public safety.

188.26 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2023.

188.27 	Sec. 65. VEHICLE REGISTRATION RATES STUDY REQUIRED.
 188.28 	By January 1, 2024, the commissioners of management and budget and public safety, 
188.29 	in consultation with the State Patrol, must report to the chairs and ranking minority members 
188.30 	of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over transportation finance and policy. The 
189.1 	report must examine current and historical vehicle registration rates and provide a projection 
189.2 	about anticipated vehicle registration revenues for the next ten years. The report must analyze 
189.3 	the factors behind declining vehicle registration and vehicle registration renewal rates, 
189.4 	including (1) where Minnesota's vehicle registration fees rank amongst other states and (2) 
189.5 	enforcement of Minnesota Statutes, section 168.36, by local law enforcement.

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

189.7 	Sec. 66. REVISOR INSTRUCTION.
 189.8 	The revisor of statutes shall recodify Minnesota Statutes, section 115E.042, subdivision 
189.9 	2, as Minnesota Statutes, section 219.055, subdivision 2a, and Minnesota Statutes, section 
189.10 	115E.042, subdivision 3, as Minnesota Statutes, section 219.055, subdivision 3a. The revisor 
189.11 	shall correct any cross-references made necessary by this recodification.

189.12 	Sec. 67. REPEALER.
 189.13 	(a) Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 167.45; and 360.915, subdivision 5, are repealed.
189.14 	(b) Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 168B.15; and 169.829, subdivision 2, are repealed.
189.15 	(c) Minnesota Rules, parts 7411.0530; and 7411.0535, are repealed.

189.16 	EFFECTIVE DATE. Paragraph (b) is effective August 1, 2023. Paragraph (c) is effective 
189.17 	July 1, 2023.

APPENDIX 

Repealed Minnesota Statutes: UEH2887-1 

167.45 OPERATION COSTS FOR CENTRAL OFFICE BUILDING, PAYMENT.
The cost of operation and maintenance of the central office building for the Department of Transportation, or so much thereof as is properly attributable to the Department of Transportation, must not be paid out of the trunk highway fund. An amount sufficient to pay these costs is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner for this purpose. 

168.121 SPECIAL PLATES REMEMBERING VICTIMS OF IMPAIRED DRIVERS.Subd. 5.Fees credited. 
Fees collected under this section must be credited to the vehicle services operating account in the special revenue fund. 

168.1282 "START SEEING MOTORCYCLES" SPECIAL PLATES.Subd. 5.Fees. 
Fees collected under subdivision 1, clause (2), and subdivision 3 are credited to the vehicle services operating account in the special revenue fund. 

168.1294 LAW ENFORCEMENT MEMORIAL PLATES.Subd. 5.Fees. 
Fees collected under subdivision 1, clauses (2) and (3), and subdivision 3 are credited to the vehicle services operating account in the special revenue fund. 

168.1299 MINNESOTA GOLF PLATES.Subd. 4.Fees. 
Fees collected under subdivision 1, clause (2), and subdivision 3 are credited to the vehicle services operating account in the special revenue fund. 

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. 

299A.705 DRIVER AND VEHICLE SERVICES ACCOUNTS.Subd. 2.Driver services operating account. 
(a) The driver services operating account is created in the special revenue fund, consisting of all money collected under chapter 171 and any other money donated, allotted, transferred, or otherwise provided to the account. 

(b) Funds appropriated from the account must be used by the commissioner of public safety to administer the driver services specified in chapters 169A and 171, including the activities associated with producing and mailing drivers' licenses and identification cards and notices relating to issuance, renewal, or withdrawal of driving and identification card privileges for any fiscal year or years and for the testing and examination of drivers. 

360.915 METEOROLOGICAL TOWERS.Subd. 5.Fee. 
The owner of a stand-alone meteorological tower who provides notice under subdivision 4, paragraph (a), must pay a fee of $50. A fee is not imposed for a notification provided under subdivision 4, paragraphs (b) and (c). 

7411.0530TELECONFERENCED CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION. 
Teleconferenced classroom instruction for class A, B, C, or D motor vehicles or for a motorcycle endorsement may be used to link multiple classroom locations. 

A.
 The broadcasting location must have a licensed or approved instructor present during classroom instruction. 

B.
 Each location where students receive instruction must be in a classroom that complies with part 7411.0355. 

C.
 If the receiving location has one or more students under the age of 18 receiving program instruction, the location must have a proctor, who is at least 21 years old, within the classroom for control and assistance. 

D.
 Locations must be linked using both picture and sound so that instruction and the ability to interact with students is assured. 

E.
 Identical curriculum materials must be available at all locations. 

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.