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 	Department of Public Safety, and Metropolitan Council activities; modifying prior 
1.5 	appropriations; transferring money; modifying various policy and finance 
1.6 	provisions; modifying and providing for allocation of certain fees; directing certain 
1.7 	rulemaking; requiring studies; modifying and requiring certain legislative reporting;
1.8 	amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 4.076, subdivisions 4, 5; 161.115, 
1.9 	subdivision 177; 161.178, subdivisions 1, 2a, 8, by adding a subdivision; 162.16; 
1.10 	168.002, subdivision 6; 168.013, subdivision 1m; 168.091; 168.1287, subdivisions 
1.11 	1, 5; 168.27, subdivisions 8, 11, 16, 22; 168.33, by adding a subdivision; 168A.11, 
1.12 	subdivision 1; 168E.01, by adding subdivisions; 168E.05, subdivision 1; 169.011, 
1.13 	subdivision 36; 169.06, subdivision 5; 169.09, subdivision 8; 169.14, subdivision 
1.14 	1a; 169.686, subdivision 1; 169.865, subdivisions 1a, 3; 169A.55, subdivision 5; 
1.15 	171.01, by adding a subdivision; 171.05, subdivision 1; 171.06, by adding a 
1.16 	subdivision; 171.0605, subdivision 2, by adding a subdivision; 171.061, by adding 
1.17 	a subdivision; 171.13, subdivisions 7, 8; 171.17, subdivision 1; 171.2405, 
1.18 	subdivision 1; 171.301, subdivision 1; 171.306, subdivisions 1, 4; 174.02, by 
1.19 	adding a subdivision; 174.03, subdivision 12, by adding a subdivision; 174.07, 
1.20 	subdivision 3; 174.38, subdivision 4; 174.49, by adding a subdivision; 174.56; 
1.21 	174.634, subdivision 2; 289A.51, subdivisions 3, 4; 297A.993, subdivision 2a; 
1.22 	299A.01, by adding a subdivision; 360.511, by adding subdivisions; 360.55, 
1.23 	subdivisions 4, 4a, 8, by adding a subdivision; 398A.04, by adding a subdivision; 
1.24 	473.13, by adding a subdivision; 473.39, subdivision 6, by adding subdivisions; 
1.25 	473.408, by adding a subdivision; 473.4465, subdivision 4, by adding a subdivision; 
1.26 	Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 5, article 1, section 2, subdivision 2, as 
1.27 	amended; Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 14, article 11, section 45; Laws 
1.28 	2023, chapter 60, article 10, section 9; Laws 2023, chapter 68, article 1, section 
1.29 	2, subdivisions 2, 3; article 4, section 109; Laws 2024, chapter 127, article 1, 
1.30 	section 2, subdivision 3; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, 
1.31 	chapters 137; 168; 168A; 174.
2.1 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

2.2 	ARTICLE 1
2.3 	APPROPRIATIONS

2.4	Section 1. TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS.
 	
2.5 	The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the agencies 
2.6 	and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the trunk highway 
2.7 	fund, or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated for each purpose. 
2.8 	Amounts for "Total Appropriation" and sums shown in the corresponding columns marked 
2.9 	"Appropriations by Fund" are summary only and do not have legal effect. Unless specified 
2.10 	otherwise, the amounts in fiscal year 2027 under "Appropriations by Fund" show the base 
2.11 	within the meaning of Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.11, subdivision 3, by fund. The 
2.12 	figures "2026" and "2027" used in this article mean that the appropriations listed under them 
2.13 	are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, or June 30, 2027, respectively. "Each 
2.14 	year" is each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2026 and 2027. 
2.15 	"C.S.A.H." is the county state-aid highway fund. "M.S.A.S." is the municipal state-aid street 
2.16 	fund. "H.U.T.D." is the highway user tax distribution fund.

2.17				APPROPRIATIONS
	
2.18				Available for the Year
	
2.19				Ending June 30
	
2.20					2026
		2027

2.21
2.22	Sec. 2. DEPARTMENT OF 
TRANSPORTATION

2.23	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	4,847,522,000
	$
	4,043,100,000

2.24	Appropriations by Fund
	
2.25		2026
	2027
	
2.26	General
	40,694,000
	33,168,000
	
2.27	Airports
	32,368,000
	32,368,000
	
2.28	C.S.A.H.
	1,110,374,000
	1,143,461,000
	
2.29	M.S.A.S.
	282,366,000
	288,795,000
	
2.30	Trunk Highway
	3,381,720,000
	2,545,308,000
	
2.31	911 Fund
	14,000,000
	-0-
	
2.32 	The appropriations in this section are to the 
2.33 	commissioner of transportation.
3.1 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
3.2 	purpose are specified in the following 
3.3 	subdivisions.

3.4	Subd. 2.Multimodal Systems
 					
3.5 	(a) Aeronautics

3.6	(1) Airport Development and Assistance
		19,448,000
		19,448,000
	
3.7 	This appropriation is from the state airports 
3.8 	fund and must be spent according to 
3.9 	Minnesota Statutes, section 360.305, 
3.10 	subdivision 4.
3.11 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
3.12 	16A.28, subdivision 6, this appropriation is 
3.13 	available for five years after the year of the 
3.14 	appropriation. If the appropriation for either 
3.15 	year is insufficient, the appropriation for the 
3.16 	other year is available for it.
3.17 	If the commissioner of transportation 
3.18 	determines that a balance remains in the state 
3.19 	airports fund following the appropriations 
3.20 	made in this article and that the appropriations 
3.21 	made are insufficient for advancing airport 
3.22 	development and assistance projects, an 
3.23 	amount necessary to advance the projects, not 
3.24 	to exceed the balance in the state airports fund, 
3.25 	is appropriated in each year to the 
3.26 	commissioner and must be spent according to 
3.27 	Minnesota Statutes, section 360.305, 
3.28 	subdivision 4. Within two weeks of a 
3.29 	determination under this contingent 
3.30 	appropriation, the commissioner of 
3.31 	transportation must notify the commissioner 
3.32 	of management and budget and the chairs and 
3.33 	ranking minority members of the legislative 
3.34 	committees with jurisdiction over 
4.1 	transportation finance concerning the funds 
4.2 	appropriated. Funds appropriated under this 
4.3 	contingent appropriation do not adjust the base 
4.4 	for fiscal years 2028 and 2029.
4.5 	The base is $19,498,000 in each of fiscal years 
4.6 	2028 and 2029.

4.7	(2) Aviation Support Services
		14,583,000
		14,733,000

4.8	Appropriations by Fund
	
4.9		2026
	2027
	
4.10	General
	1,843,000
	1,993,000
	
4.11	Airports
	12,740,000
	12,740,000
	
4.12 	$5,000,000 in each year from the state airports 
4.13 	fund is for a grant to the Duluth Airport 
4.14 	Authority to design, construct, furnish, and 
4.15 	equip a new air traffic control tower base 
4.16 	building at the Duluth International Airport, 
4.17 	including associated site preparation, building 
4.18 	demolition, and utility and stormwater 
4.19 	retention system improvements. This is a 
4.20 	onetime appropriation and is available until 
4.21 	June 30, 2028.
4.22 	The base from the general fund is $1,993,000 
4.23 	in each of fiscal years 2028 and 2029. The 
4.24 	base from the state airports fund is $7,790,000 
4.25 	in each of fiscal years 2028 and 2029.

4.26	(3) Civil Air Patrol
		180,000
		180,000
	
4.27 	This appropriation is from the state airports 
4.28 	fund for the Civil Air Patrol.

4.29	(b) Transit and Active Transportation
		12,376,000
		12,376,000
	
4.30 	This appropriation is from the general fund.

4.31	(c) Safe Routes to School
		1,500,000
		1,500,000
	
5.1 	This appropriation is from the general fund 
5.2 	for the safe routes to school program under 
5.3 	Minnesota Statutes, section 174.40.
5.4 	If the appropriation for either year is 
5.5 	insufficient, the appropriation for the other 
5.6 	year is available for it.

5.7	(d) Passenger Rail
		5,743,000
		5,743,000
	
5.8 	This appropriation is from the general fund 
5.9 	for passenger rail activities under Minnesota 
5.10 	Statutes, sections 174.632 to 174.636.
5.11 	The base is $1,273,000 in each of fiscal years 
5.12 	2028 and 2029.

5.13	(e) Freight and Rail Safety
		9,165,000
		9,219,000

5.14	Appropriations by Fund
	
5.15		2026
	2027
	
5.16	General
	2,353,000
	2,353,000
	
5.17	Trunk Highway
	6,812,000
	6,866,000

5.18	Subd. 3.State Roads
 					
5.19	(a) Operations and Maintenance
		436,805,000
		439,548,000

5.20	(b) Program Planning and Delivery
					
5.21	(1) Planning and Research
		37,002,000
		37,239,000
	
5.22 	The commissioner may use any balance 
5.23 	remaining in this appropriation for program 
5.24 	delivery under clause (2).
5.25 	$130,000 in each year is available for 
5.26 	administrative costs of the targeted group 
5.27 	business program.
5.28 	$300,000 in each year is available for grants 
5.29 	to metropolitan planning organizations outside 
5.30 	the seven-county metropolitan area.
5.31 	$900,000 in each year is available for grants 
5.32 	for transportation studies outside the 
6.1 	metropolitan area to identify critical concerns, 
6.2 	problems, and issues. These grants are 
6.3 	available: (i) to regional development 
6.4 	commissions; (ii) in regions where no regional 
6.5 	development commission is functioning, to 
6.6 	joint powers boards established under 
6.7 	agreement of two or more political 
6.8 	subdivisions in the region to exercise the 
6.9 	planning functions of a regional development 
6.10 	commission; and (iii) in regions where no 
6.11 	regional development commission or joint 
6.12 	powers board is functioning, to the Department 
6.13 	of Transportation district office for that region.
6.14 	$3,000,000 in each year is for statewide trunk 
6.15 	highway corridor planning.

6.16	(2) Program Delivery
		289,845,000
		287,145,000

6.17	Appropriations by Fund
	
6.18		2026
	2027
	
6.19	General
	2,000,000
	2,000,000
	
6.20	Trunk Highway
	287,845,000
	285,145,000
	
6.21 	This appropriation includes use of consultants 
6.22 	to support development and management of 
6.23 	projects.
6.24 	$7,700,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $5,000,000 
6.25 	in fiscal year 2027 is from the trunk highway 
6.26 	fund for the transportation project activity 
6.27 	portal under Minnesota Statutes, section 
6.28 	174.034. This appropriation is available until 
6.29 	June 30, 2028.
6.30 	$1,000,000 in each year is available from the 
6.31 	trunk highway fund for management of 
6.32 	contaminated and regulated material on 
6.33 	property owned by the Department of 
6.34 	Transportation, including mitigation of 
7.1 	property conveyances, facility acquisition or 
7.2 	expansion, chemical release at maintenance 
7.3 	facilities, and spills on the trunk highway 
7.4 	system where there is no known responsible 
7.5 	party. If the appropriation for either year is 
7.6 	insufficient, the appropriation for the other 
7.7 	year is available for it.

7.8	(c) State Road Construction
		2,141,813,000
		1,281,813,000
	
7.9 	This appropriation is for the actual 
7.10 	construction, reconstruction, and improvement 
7.11 	of trunk highways, including design-build 
7.12 	contracts, internal department costs associated 
7.13 	with delivering the construction program, 
7.14 	consultant usage to support these activities, 
7.15 	and the cost of actual payments to landowners 
7.16 	for lands acquired for highway rights-of-way, 
7.17 	payment to lessees, interest subsidies, and 
7.18 	relocation expenses.
7.19 	This appropriation includes federal highway 
7.20 	aid. The commissioner of transportation must 
7.21 	notify the chairs and ranking minority 
7.22 	members of the legislative committees with 
7.23 	jurisdiction over transportation finance of any 
7.24 	significant events that cause the estimates of 
7.25 	federal aid to change.
7.26 	$650,000,000 in fiscal year 2026 is for the 
7.27 	John A. Blatnik Bridge between Duluth, 
7.28 	Minnesota, and Superior, Wisconsin. The 
7.29 	commissioner may use up to 17 percent of the 
7.30 	amount for program delivery. This is a 
7.31 	onetime appropriation and is available until 
7.32 	June 30, 2033.
7.33 	The commissioner may expend up to one-half 
7.34 	of one percent of the federal appropriations 
8.1 	under this paragraph as grants to opportunity 
8.2 	industrialization centers and other nonprofit 
8.3 	job training centers for job training programs 
8.4 	related to highway construction.
8.5 	The commissioner may transfer up to 
8.6 	$15,000,000 in each year to the transportation 
8.7 	revolving loan fund.
8.8 	The commissioner may receive money 
8.9 	covering other shares of the cost of partnership 
8.10 	projects. These receipts are appropriated to 
8.11 	the commissioner for these projects.
8.12 	The base is $1,331,813,000 in fiscal year 2028 
8.13 	and $1,341,813,000 in fiscal year 2029.

8.14	(d) Corridors of Commerce
		40,000,000
		40,000,000
	
8.15 	This appropriation is for the corridors of 
8.16 	commerce program under Minnesota Statutes, 
8.17 	section 161.088. The commissioner may use 
8.18 	up to 17 percent of the amount in each year 
8.19 	for program delivery.
8.20 	This amount includes funds available as a 
8.21 	result of transportation efficiency savings 
8.22 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 174.53.
8.23 	The base is $25,000,000 in each of fiscal years 
8.24 	2028 and 2029.

8.25	(e) Transportation Economic Development
		15,000,000
		15,000,000
	
8.26 	This appropriation is for the transportation 
8.27 	economic development program under 
8.28 	Minnesota Statutes, section 174.12. This is a 
8.29 	onetime appropriation.

8.30	(f) Resilient Pavement
		25,000,000
		25,000,000
	
8.31 	This appropriation is for the resilient pavement 
8.32 	program under Minnesota Statutes, section 
8.33 	174.205. This is a onetime appropriation.

9.1	(g) Highway Debt Service
		296,575,000
		319,675,000
	
9.2 	$293,575,000 in fiscal year 2026 and 
9.3 	$316,675,000 in fiscal year 2027 are for 
9.4 	transfer to the state bond fund. If this 
9.5 	appropriation is insufficient to make all 
9.6 	transfers required in the year for which it is 
9.7 	made, the commissioner of management and 
9.8 	budget must transfer the deficiency amount 
9.9 	as provided under Minnesota Statutes, section 
9.10 	16A.641, and notify the chairs and ranking 
9.11 	minority members of the legislative 
9.12 	committees with jurisdiction over 
9.13 	transportation finance and the chairs of the 
9.14 	senate Finance Committee and the house of 
9.15 	representatives Ways and Means Committee 
9.16 	of the amount of the deficiency. Any excess 
9.17 	appropriation cancels to the trunk highway 
9.18 	fund.

9.19	(h) Statewide Radio Communications
		21,052,000
		7,114,000

9.20	Appropriations by Fund
	
9.21		2026
	2027
	
9.22	General
	3,000
	3,000
	
9.23	Trunk Highway
	7,049,000
	7,111,000
	
9.24	911 Fund
	14,000,000
	-0-
	
9.25 	$3,000 in each year is from the general fund 
9.26 	to equip and operate the Roosevelt signal 
9.27 	tower for Lake of the Woods weather 
9.28 	broadcasting.
9.29 	$14,000,000 in fiscal year 2026 is from the 
9.30 	911 Fund for capital improvements and 
9.31 	operating expenses related to the statewide 
9.32 	Allied Radio Matrix for Emergency Response 
9.33 	(ARMER) public safety radio communication 
9.34 	system.

10.1	Subd. 4.Local Roads
 					
10.2	(a) County State-Aid Highways
		1,110,374,000
		1,143,461,000
	
10.3 	This appropriation is from the county state-aid 
10.4 	highway fund under Minnesota Statutes, 
10.5 	sections 161.081, 174.49, and 297A.815, 
10.6 	subdivision 3, and chapter 162, and is 
10.7 	available until June 30, 2035.
10.8 	If the commissioner of transportation 
10.9 	determines that a balance remains in the 
10.10 	county state-aid highway fund following the 
10.11 	appropriations and transfers made in this 
10.12 	paragraph and that the appropriations made 
10.13 	are insufficient for advancing county state-aid 
10.14 	highway projects, an amount necessary to 
10.15 	advance the projects, not to exceed the balance 
10.16 	in the county state-aid highway fund, is 
10.17 	appropriated in each year to the commissioner. 
10.18 	Within two weeks of a determination under 
10.19 	this contingent appropriation, the 
10.20 	commissioner of transportation must notify 
10.21 	the commissioner of management and budget 
10.22 	and the chairs and ranking minority members 
10.23 	of the legislative committees with jurisdiction 
10.24 	over transportation finance concerning funds 
10.25 	appropriated. The governor must identify in 
10.26 	the next budget submission to the legislature 
10.27 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.11, any 
10.28 	amount that is appropriated under this 
10.29 	paragraph.

10.30	(b) Municipal State-Aid Streets
		282,366,000
		288,795,000
	
10.31 	This appropriation is from the municipal 
10.32 	state-aid street fund under Minnesota Statutes, 
10.33 	chapter 162, and is available until June 30, 
10.34 	2035.
11.1 	If the commissioner of transportation 
11.2 	determines that a balance remains in the 
11.3 	municipal state-aid street fund following the 
11.4 	appropriations and transfers made in this 
11.5 	paragraph and that the appropriations made 
11.6 	are insufficient for advancing municipal 
11.7 	state-aid street projects, an amount necessary 
11.8 	to advance the projects, not to exceed the 
11.9 	balance in the municipal state-aid street fund, 
11.10 	is appropriated in each year to the 
11.11 	commissioner. Within two weeks of a 
11.12 	determination under this contingent 
11.13 	appropriation, the commissioner of 
11.14 	transportation must notify the commissioner 
11.15 	of management and budget and the chairs and 
11.16 	ranking minority members of the legislative 
11.17 	committees with jurisdiction over 
11.18 	transportation finance concerning funds 
11.19 	appropriated. The governor must identify in 
11.20 	the next budget submission to the legislature 
11.21 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.11, any 
11.22 	amount that is appropriated under this 
11.23 	paragraph.
11.24 	(c) Other Local Roads

11.25	(1) Local Transportation Disaster Support
		1,000,000
		1,000,000
	
11.26 	This appropriation is from the general fund to 
11.27 	provide a cost-share for federal assistance 
11.28 	from the Federal Highway Administration for 
11.29 	the emergency relief program under United 
11.30 	States Code, title 23, section 125.

11.31	(2) Local Road Improvement
		3,838,000
		-0-
	
11.32 	This appropriation is from the general fund 
11.33 	for construction and reconstruction of local 
12.1 	roads under Minnesota Statutes, section 
12.2 	174.52.

12.3	(2) Local Bridges
		3,838,000
		-0-
	
12.4 	This appropriation is from the general fund to 
12.5 	replace or rehabilitate local deficient bridges 
12.6 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 174.50.

12.7	Subd. 5.Agency Management

12.8	(a) Agency Services
		89,709,000
		89,709,000

12.9	Appropriations by Fund
	
12.10		2026
	2027
	
12.11	General
	6,200,000
	6,200,000
	
12.12	Trunk Highway
	83,509,000
	83,509,000

12.13	(b) Buildings
		43,710,000
		43,802,000
	
12.14 	$2,200,000 in each year is for maintenance, 
12.15 	improvements, and modernization of 
12.16 	Department of Transportation facilities, 
12.17 	including truck stations and other buildings 
12.18 	and excluding the central office building.
12.19 	Any money appropriated to the commissioner 
12.20 	of transportation for building construction for 
12.21 	any fiscal year before fiscal year 2026 is 
12.22 	available to the commissioner during the 
12.23 	biennium to the extent that the commissioner 
12.24 	spends the money on the building construction 
12.25 	projects for which the money was originally 
12.26 	encumbered during the fiscal year for which 
12.27 	it was appropriated. If the appropriation for 
12.28 	either year is insufficient, the appropriation 
12.29 	for the other year is available for it.

12.30	(c) Tort Claims
		600,000
		600,000
	
12.31 	If the appropriation for either year is 
12.32 	insufficient, the appropriation for the other 
12.33 	year is available for it.

13.1	Subd. 6.Transfers; General Authority
 					
13.2 	(a) With the approval of the commissioner of 
13.3 	management and budget, the commissioner 
13.4 	of transportation may transfer unencumbered 
13.5 	balances among the appropriations from the 
13.6 	trunk highway fund and the state airports fund 
13.7 	made in this section. Transfers under this 
13.8 	paragraph must not be made: (1) between 
13.9 	funds; (2) from the appropriations for state 
13.10 	road construction or debt service; or (3) from 
13.11 	the appropriations for operations and 
13.12 	maintenance or program delivery, except for 
13.13 	a transfer to state road construction or debt 
13.14 	service.
13.15 	(b) The commissioner of transportation must 
13.16 	immediately report transfers under paragraph 
13.17 	(a) to the chairs and ranking minority members 
13.18 	of the legislative committees with jurisdiction 
13.19 	over transportation finance. The authority for 
13.20 	the commissioner of transportation to make 
13.21 	transfers under Minnesota Statutes, section 
13.22 	16A.285, is superseded by the authority and 
13.23 	requirements under this subdivision.

13.24	Subd. 7.Transfers; Flexible Highway Account
 					
13.25 	The commissioner of transportation must 
13.26 	transfer from the flexible highway account in 
13.27 	the county state-aid highway fund:
13.28 	(1) $21,800,000 in fiscal year 2026 to the 
13.29 	trunk highway fund;
13.30 	(2) $22,230,000 in fiscal year 2026 to the 
13.31 	municipal turnback account in the municipal 
13.32 	state-aid street fund; and
14.1 	(3) the remainder in each year to the county 
14.2 	turnback account in the county state-aid 
14.3 	highway fund.
14.4 	The money transferred under this subdivision 
14.5 	is for highway turnback purposes as provided 
14.6 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 161.081, 
14.7 	subdivision 3.

14.8	Subd. 8.Contingent Appropriations
 					
14.9 	The commissioner of transportation, with the 
14.10 	approval of the governor and the written 
14.11 	approval of at least five members of a group 
14.12 	consisting of the members of the Legislative 
14.13 	Advisory Commission under Minnesota 
14.14 	Statutes, section 3.30, and the ranking minority 
14.15 	members of the legislative committees with 
14.16 	jurisdiction over transportation finance, may 
14.17 	transfer all or part of the unappropriated 
14.18 	balance in the trunk highway fund to an 
14.19 	appropriation: (1) for trunk highway design, 
14.20 	construction, or inspection in order to take 
14.21 	advantage of an unanticipated receipt of 
14.22 	income to the trunk highway fund or to take 
14.23 	advantage of federal advanced construction 
14.24 	funding; (2) for trunk highway maintenance 
14.25 	in order to meet an emergency; or (3) to pay 
14.26 	tort or environmental claims. Nothing in this 
14.27 	subdivision authorizes the commissioner to 
14.28 	increase the use of federal advanced 
14.29 	construction funding beyond amounts 
14.30 	specifically authorized. Any transfer as a result 
14.31 	of the use of federal advanced construction 
14.32 	funding must include an analysis of the effects 
14.33 	on the long-term trunk highway fund balance. 
14.34 	The amount transferred is appropriated for the 
15.1 	purpose of the account to which it is 
15.2 	transferred.

15.3	Sec. 3. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL

15.4	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	124,961,000
	$
	130,794,000
	
15.5 	The appropriations in this section are from the 
15.6 	general fund to the Metropolitan Council.
15.7 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
15.8 	purpose are specified in the following 
15.9 	subdivisions.

15.10	Subd. 2.Transit System Operations
 		12,454,000
		12,454,000
	
15.11 	This appropriation is for transit system 
15.12 	operations under Minnesota Statutes, sections 
15.13 	473.371 to 473.449.
15.14 	The base is $0 in each of fiscal years 2028 and 
15.15 	2029.

15.16	Subd. 3.Special Transportation Service
 		112,507,000
		118,340,000
	
15.17 	This appropriation is for special transportation 
15.18 	service under Minnesota Statutes, section 
15.19 	473.386, including Metro Mobility and Metro 
15.20 	Move.
15.21 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
15.22 	473.386, subdivision 10, the base is 
15.23 	$118,000,000 in fiscal years 2028 and 
15.24 	thereafter.

15.25	Sec. 4. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY

15.26	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	297,071,000
	$
	308,374,000

15.27	Appropriations by Fund
	
15.28		2026
	2027
	
15.29	General
	36,992,000
	37,026,000
	
15.30	Special Revenue
	81,067,000
	81,050,000
	
15.31	H.U.T.D.
	1,290,000
	1,303,000
	
15.32	Trunk Highway
	177,722,000
	188,995,000
	
16.1 	The appropriations in this section are to the 
16.2 	commissioner of public safety.
16.3 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
16.4 	purpose are specified in the following 
16.5 	subdivisions. The commissioner must spend 
16.6 	appropriations from the trunk highway fund 
16.7 	in subdivision 3 only for State Patrol purposes.

16.8	Subd. 2.Administration and Related Services

16.9	(a) Office of Communications
		638,000
		672,000
	
16.10 	This appropriation is from the general fund.

16.11	(b) Public Safety Support
		11,926,000
		11,926,000

16.12	Appropriations by Fund
	
16.13		2026
	2027
	
16.14	General
	6,561,000
	6,561,000
	
16.15	Trunk Highway
	5,365,000
	5,365,000
	
16.16 	The base from the trunk highway fund is 
16.17 	$5,472,000 in each of fiscal years 2028 and 
16.18 	2029.

16.19	(c) Public Safety Officer Survivor Benefits
		1,640,000
		1,640,000
	
16.20 	This appropriation is from the general fund 
16.21 	for payment of public safety officer survivor 
16.22 	benefits under Minnesota Statutes, section 
16.23 	299A.44. If the appropriation for either year 
16.24 	is insufficient, the appropriation for the other 
16.25 	year is available for it.

16.26	(d) Public Safety Officer Reimbursements
		1,367,000
		1,367,000
	
16.27 	This appropriation is from the general fund 
16.28 	for transfer to the public safety officer's benefit 
16.29 	account. This appropriation is available for 
16.30 	reimbursements under Minnesota Statutes, 
16.31 	section 299A.465.

16.32	(e) Soft Body Armor Reimbursements
		745,000
		745,000
	
17.1 	This appropriation is from the general fund 
17.2 	for soft body armor reimbursements under 
17.3 	Minnesota Statutes, section 299A.38.

17.4	(f) Technology and Support Services
		6,995,000
		6,995,000

17.5	Appropriations by Fund
	
17.6		2026
	2027
	
17.7	General
	1,743,000
	1,743,000
	
17.8	Trunk Highway
	5,252,000
	5,252,000
	
17.9 	The base from the trunk highway fund is 
17.10 	$5,387,000 in each of fiscal years 2028 and 
17.11 	2029.

17.12	Subd. 3.State Patrol

17.13	(a) Patrolling Highways
		146,884,000
		158,151,000
	
17.14 	$1,045,000 in fiscal year 2026 is for 
17.15 	recruitment and hiring initiatives.
17.16 	$10,365,000 in fiscal year 2027 is for 
17.17 	recruitment and hiring initiatives, and includes 
17.18 	costs associated with an additional State Patrol 
17.19 	trooper academy. This appropriation is 
17.20 	available until June 30, 2028.
17.21 	The base is $148,831,000 in each of fiscal 
17.22 	years 2028 and 2029.

17.23	(b) Commercial Vehicle Enforcement
		18,861,000
		18,861,000

17.24	(c) Capitol Security
		19,243,000
		19,243,000
	
17.25 	This appropriation is from the general fund.
17.26 	The commissioner must not:
17.27 	(1) spend any money from the trunk highway 
17.28 	fund for capitol security; or
17.29 	(2) permanently transfer any state trooper from 
17.30 	the patrolling highways activity to capitol 
17.31 	security.
18.1 	The commissioner must not transfer any 
18.2 	money appropriated to the commissioner under 
18.3 	this section:
18.4 	(1) to capitol security; or
18.5 	(2) from capitol security.

18.6	(d) Vehicle Crimes Unit
		1,290,000
		1,303,000
	
18.7 	This appropriation is from the highway user 
18.8 	tax distribution fund to investigate:
18.9 	(1) registration tax and motor vehicle sales tax 
18.10 	liabilities from individuals and businesses that 
18.11 	currently do not pay all taxes owed; and
18.12 	(2) illegal or improper activity related to the 
18.13 	sale, transfer, titling, and registration of motor 
18.14 	vehicles.

18.15	Subd. 4.Driver and Vehicle Services

18.16	(a) Driver Services
		47,665,000
		47,647,000
	
18.17 	This appropriation is from the driver and 
18.18 	vehicle services operating account under 
18.19 	Minnesota Statutes, section 299A.705.
18.20 	$133,000 in each year is for implementation 
18.21 	costs for the ignition interlock device program 
18.22 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 171.306.
18.23 	$11,000 in fiscal year 2026 is for costs related 
18.24 	to rulemaking for loss of consciousness or 
18.25 	voluntary control in conformance with article 
18.26 	2, section 73.
18.27 	$9,000 in fiscal year 2027 is for costs related 
18.28 	to appointment of a full-service provider in 
18.29 	Circle Pines in conformance with article 2, 
18.30 	section 74.
18.31 	$382,000 in each year is for costs related to 
18.32 	modification of driver's license revocation and 
19.1 	ignition interlock device program 
19.2 	requirements. This appropriation is only 
19.3 	available if a law is enacted in the 2025 regular 
19.4 	legislative session that amends requirements 
19.5 	governing driver's license revocations in 
19.6 	conjunction with ignition interlock device 
19.7 	program participation. If an appropriation for 
19.8 	this purpose is enacted more than once during 
19.9 	the 2025 regular legislative session, the 
19.10 	appropriation must be given effect once.

19.11	(b) Vehicle Services
		31,959,000
		31,960,000
	
19.12 	This appropriation is from the driver and 
19.13 	vehicle services operating account under 
19.14 	Minnesota Statutes, section 299A.705.
19.15 	$2,189,000 in each year is for reimbursement 
19.16 	payments to deputy registrars under Minnesota 
19.17 	Statutes, section 168.33, subdivision 7a, and 
19.18 	to driver's license agents under Minnesota 
19.19 	Statutes, section 171.061, subdivision 4a.
19.20 	$91,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $92,000 in 
19.21 	fiscal year 2027 is for public information costs 
19.22 	related to modification of the all-electric 
19.23 	vehicle surcharge under Minnesota Statutes, 
19.24 	section 168.013, subdivision 1m.

19.25	Subd. 5.Traffic Safety
 		5,855,000
		5,861,000

19.26	Appropriations by Fund
	
19.27		2026
	2027
	
19.28	General
	4,495,000
	4,495,000
	
19.29	Trunk Highway
	1,360,000
	1,366,000
	
19.30 	$485,000 in each year is from the trunk 
19.31 	highway fund for a federal match related to 
19.32 	planning and administration of highway safety 
19.33 	activities.
20.1 	$1,000,000 in each year is from the general 
20.2 	fund for operations and traffic safety projects, 
20.3 	grants, and other activities of the Advisory 
20.4 	Council on Traffic Safety under Minnesota 
20.5 	Statutes, section 4.076.
20.6 	$2,000,000 in each year is from the general 
20.7 	fund for the drug evaluation and classification 
20.8 	program for drug recognition evaluator 
20.9 	training; phlebotomists; drug recognition 
20.10 	training for peace officers, as defined in 
20.11 	Minnesota Statutes, section 626.84, 
20.12 	subdivision 1, paragraph (c); required 
20.13 	continuing education training for drug 
20.14 	recognition experts; program administration; 
20.15 	grants to local law enforcement divisions; and 
20.16 	grants to eligible employers for drug 
20.17 	evaluation and classification training costs of 
20.18 	their staff. The commissioner must make 
20.19 	reasonable efforts to reflect the geographic 
20.20 	diversity of the state in making expenditures.

20.21	Subd. 6.Pipeline Safety
 		2,003,000
		2,003,000

20.22	Appropriations by Fund
	
20.23		2026
	2027
	
20.24	General
	560,000
	560,000
	
20.25	Special Revenue
	1,443,000
	1,443,000
	
20.26 	The appropriation from the special revenue 
20.27 	fund is from the pipeline safety account under 
20.28 	Minnesota Statutes, section 299J.18.

20.29 	Sec. 5. APPROPRIATION; EMPOWERING SMALL MINNESOTA 
20.30 	COMMUNITIES PROGRAM.
 20.31 	$2,500,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $2,500,000 in fiscal year 2027 is appropriated from 
20.32 	the general fund to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota for the empowering 
20.33 	small Minnesota communities program under Minnesota Statutes, section 137.345. This is 
20.34 	a onetime appropriation.

21.1 	Sec. 6. APPROPRIATION; LOCAL ROAD WETLAND REPLACEMENT 
21.2 	PROGRAM.
 21.3 	$10,000,000 in fiscal year 2026 is appropriated to the Board of Water and Soil Resources 
21.4 	to acquire land or permanent easements and to restore, create, enhance, and preserve wetlands 
21.5 	to replace those wetlands drained or filled as a result of the repair, reconstruction, 
21.6 	replacement, or rehabilitation of existing public roads as required by Minnesota Statutes, 
21.7 	section 103G.222, subdivision 1, paragraphs (l) and (m). The board may vary the priority 
21.8 	order of Minnesota Statutes, section 103G.222, subdivision 3, paragraph (a), to implement 
21.9 	an in-lieu fee agreement approved by the United States Army Corps of Engineers under 
21.10 	section 404 of the federal Clean Water Act. The purchase price paid for acquisition of land 
21.11 	or permanent easement must be a fair market value as determined by the board. The board 
21.12 	may enter into agreements with the federal government, other state agencies, political 
21.13 	subdivisions, nonprofit organizations, fee title owners, or other qualified private entities to 
21.14 	acquire wetland replacement credits in accordance with Minnesota Rules, chapter 8420. 
21.15 	The base is $6,370,000 in fiscal year 2028 and $6,370,000 in fiscal year 2029.

21.16 	Sec. 7. APPROPRIATIONS; PRIORITY LOCAL TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS.
 21.17 		Subdivision 1.Anoka; Rum River Dam pedestrian bridge. $5,469,000 in fiscal year 
21.18 	2026 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of transportation for one 
21.19 	or more grants to the city of Anoka for design, engineering, environmental analysis, 
21.20 	right-of-way acquisition including easements, and construction of a pedestrian bridge over 
21.21 	the Rum River Dam in the city of Anoka, in association with Rum River Dam improvements. 
21.22 	This is a onetime appropriation and is available until June 30, 2029.
21.23 		Subd. 2.Arden Hills; Old Highway 10 Trail. $1,650,000 in fiscal year 2026 is 
21.24 	appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of transportation for a grant to the 
21.25 	city of Arden Hills for right-of-way acquisition including easements and construction of a 
21.26 	pedestrian and bicycle trail along Old Highway 10 North from Lake Valentine Road to 
21.27 	Lakeshore Place in the city of Arden Hills to connect to the existing regional trail along 
21.28 	Ramsey County State-Aid Highway 96. This appropriation is available for a boardwalk 
21.29 	required by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service over a wetland space in the project 
21.30 	area. This is a onetime appropriation and is available until June 30, 2029.
21.31 		Subd. 3.Fairmont; local roads. $5,430,000 in fiscal year 2026 is appropriated from 
21.32 	the general fund to the commissioner of transportation for a grant to the city of Fairmont 
21.33 	for right-of-way acquisition including easements and construction of Kot Street from Charles 
21.34 	Street to South Prairie Avenue, and an extension of Fairlakes Avenue to connect Woodland 
22.1 	Avenue with Lake Avenue, in the city of Fairmont. This appropriation is available for 
22.2 	associated utility and street infrastructure. This is a onetime appropriation and is available 
22.3 	until June 30, 2029.
22.4 		Subd. 4.Minneapolis; traffic calming. $2,500,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $2,500,000 
22.5 	in fiscal year 2027 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of transportation 
22.6 	for one or more grants to the city of Minneapolis for traffic calming infrastructure 
22.7 	improvements in the city of Minneapolis, which may include but are not limited to horizontal 
22.8 	and vertical deflection elements, intersection improvements, paint, curb bump-outs, bollards, 
22.9 	raised crosswalks, and other improvements to improve traffic safety in the road right-of-way. 
22.10 	Improvements made on nonmunicipal state-aid streets do not need to meet municipal state-aid 
22.11 	streets standards. This is a onetime appropriation.
22.12 		Subd. 5.Murray County; highway department maintenance facility. $2,000,000 in 
22.13 	fiscal year 2026 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of transportation 
22.14 	for a grant to Murray County for design, engineering, construction, furnishing, and equipping 
22.15 	Phase 2 of a new highway department maintenance facility for Murray County in the city 
22.16 	of Slayton. This appropriation is available for the construction of facility space to store 
22.17 	equipment, chemicals, and other materials related to highway maintenance; power and fuel 
22.18 	supply systems; and associated improvements to the site to manage traffic safety and 
22.19 	stormwater issues related to the facility. This is a onetime appropriation and is available 
22.20 	until June 30, 2029.
22.21 		Subd. 6.Otter Tail County; Otter Tail CSAH 76 bridge. $270,000 in fiscal year 2026 
22.22 	is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of transportation for a grant to 
22.23 	Otter Tail County for improvements or replacement of the Otter Tail County State-Aid 
22.24 	Highway 76 bridge over Bluff Creek. This is a onetime appropriation and is available until 
22.25 	June 30, 2029.
22.26 		Subd. 7.Rogers; Hennepin CSAH 150. $4,000,000 in fiscal year 2026 is appropriated 
22.27 	from the general fund to the commissioner of transportation for a grant to the city of Rogers 
22.28 	for construction or reconstruction of Hennepin County State-Aid Highway 150 (Main Street) 
22.29 	from Hennepin County State-Aid Highway 116 (Territorial Road) to John Deere Lane in 
22.30 	the city of Rogers. This appropriation is available for replacement of associated utilities, 
22.31 	pedestrian safety improvements, and improvements consistent with the safe routes to school 
22.32 	program under Minnesota Statutes, section 174.40. This is a onetime appropriation and is 
22.33 	available until June 30, 2029.
23.1 		Subd. 8.Shakopee; railroad quiet zones. $6,000,000 in fiscal year 2026 is appropriated 
23.2 	from the general fund to the commissioner of transportation for a grant to the city of Shakopee 
23.3 	for predesign, design, engineering, environmental analysis, right-of-way acquisition including 
23.4 	easements, construction, and equipping new passive and active rail grade crossing warning 
23.5 	safety devices necessary to establish quiet zone areas at grade crossings of railroad tracks 
23.6 	and city streets in the city of Shakopee. This is a onetime appropriation and is available 
23.7 	until June 30, 2029.
23.8 		Subd. 9.Stearns County; 322nd Street. $3,150,000 in fiscal year 2026 is appropriated 
23.9 	from the general fund to the commissioner of transportation for one or more grants to Stearns 
23.10 	County, the city of St. Cloud, or both for design, engineering, environmental analysis, 
23.11 	right-of-way acquisition including easements, and reconstruction of 322nd Street from 
23.12 	Stearns County State-Aid Highway 4 to Stearns County State-Aid Highway 133 in and 
23.13 	adjacent to the city of St. Cloud. This is a onetime appropriation and is available until June 
23.14 	30, 2029.
23.15 		Subd. 10.Stillwater; Myrtle Street. $2,023,000 in fiscal year 2026 is appropriated 
23.16 	from the general fund to the commissioner of transportation for a grant to the city of Stillwater 
23.17 	for design and reconstruction of Myrtle Street from Owens Street to Main Street, and other 
23.18 	associated streets to support the construction, in the city of Stillwater. This appropriation 
23.19 	is available for reconstruction of retaining walls and water and sanitary sewer utilities. This 
23.20 	is a onetime appropriation and is available until June 30, 2029.
23.21 		Subd. 11.Waconia; local roads with Trunk Highway 5. $4,700,000 in fiscal year 
23.22 	2026 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of transportation for a grant 
23.23 	to the city of Waconia for design, engineering, and construction or reconstruction of local 
23.24 	road improvements related to the reconstruction of marked Trunk Highway 5 from the 
23.25 	intersection with marked Trunk Highway 284 and South Olive Street to the intersection 
23.26 	with Carver County State-Aid Highway 59 (Main Street) in the city of Waconia. For the 
23.27 	purposes of this subdivision, "local road improvements" includes but is not limited to 
23.28 	frontage roads, backage roads, connecting local streets, trails, and utility infrastructure. This 
23.29 	is a onetime appropriation and is available until June 30, 2029.

23.30 	Sec. 8. APPROPRIATIONS; PRIORITY TRUNK HIGHWAY PROJECTS.
 23.31 		Subdivision 1.Lakeville; Interstate 35 and Dakota CSAH 50 interchange. $40,800,000 
23.32 	in fiscal year 2026 is appropriated from the trunk highway fund to the commissioner of 
23.33 	transportation for predesign, design, engineering, environmental analysis, right-of-way 
23.34 	acquisition including easements, and construction of bridge and interchange improvements 
24.1 	at marked Interstate Highway 35 and Dakota County State-Aid Highway 50 (Kenwood 
24.2 	Trail) in the city of Lakeville, including bridges over Dakota County State-Aid Highway 
24.3 	50. This is a onetime appropriation and is available until June 30, 2029.
24.4 		Subd. 2.Crookston; U.S. Highway 2 improvements. $2,700,000 in fiscal year 2026 
24.5 	is appropriated from the trunk highway fund to the commissioner of transportation for 
24.6 	predesign, design, engineering, right-of-way acquisition including easements, and 
24.7 	construction of safety improvements along the marked U.S. Highway 2 corridor in the city 
24.8 	of Crookston. This appropriation is available for use on portions of the project eligible for 
24.9 	trunk highway funds. This is a onetime appropriation and is available until June 30, 2029.
24.10 		Subd. 3.Shafer; U.S. Highway 8 roundabout. $3,500,000 in fiscal year 2026 is 
24.11 	appropriated from the trunk highway fund to the commissioner of transportation for 
24.12 	predesign, design, engineering, environmental analysis, right-of-way acquisition including 
24.13 	easements, and construction of a roundabout on marked U.S. Highway 8 at the intersection 
24.14 	with Chisago County State-Aid Highway 21 in the city of Shafer. This appropriation is for 
24.15 	the portion of the project that is eligible for use of trunk highway fund money. This is a 
24.16 	onetime appropriation and is available until June 30, 2029.
24.17 		Subd. 4.Maple Grove; U.S. Highway 169 and Hennepin CSAH 130 
24.18 	interchange. $8,600,000 in fiscal year 2026 is appropriated from the general fund to the 
24.19 	commissioner of transportation for predesign, design, engineering, right-of-way acquisition 
24.20 	including easements, and construction of capacity and safety improvements to the interchange 
24.21 	at marked U.S. Highway 169 and Hennepin County State-Aid Highway 130 in the city of 
24.22 	Maple Grove. This appropriation does not require a nonstate match. This is a onetime 
24.23 	appropriation and is available until June 30, 2029.
24.24 		Subd. 5.Coon Rapids; Trunk Highway 610 and East River Road 
24.25 	interchange. $10,000,000 in fiscal year 2026 is appropriated from the trunk highway fund 
24.26 	to the commissioner of transportation for final design, right-of-way acquisition including 
24.27 	easements, construction, and associated improvements for the interchange at marked Trunk 
24.28 	Highway 610 and Anoka County State-Aid Highway 1 (East River Road) in the city of 
24.29 	Coon Rapids. This appropriation is for the portion of the project that is eligible for use of 
24.30 	trunk highway fund money. This appropriation is in addition to the appropriations for the 
24.31 	same project in Laws 2023, chapter 68, article 1, section 17, subdivision 15, and Laws 2020, 
24.32 	Fifth Special Session chapter 3, article 1, section 16, subdivision 3. This is a onetime 
24.33 	appropriation and is available until June 30, 2029.

25.1 	Sec. 9. APPROPRIATION CANCELLATIONS.
 25.2 	(a) Of the appropriation in fiscal year 2023 under Laws 2023, chapter 68, article 1, 
25.3 	section 10, for a rail corridor service analysis, $3,072,000 is canceled to the general fund 
25.4 	on the effective date of this section.
25.5 	(b) Of the appropriation in fiscal years 2024 and 2025 under Laws 2023, chapter 68, 
25.6 	article 1, section 4, subdivision 5, for projects and activities of the Advisory Council on 
25.7 	Traffic Safety, $3,250,000 is canceled to the general fund on the effective date of this section.

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

25.9 	Sec. 10. TRANSFERS.
 25.10 	(a) $6,155,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $6,284,000 in fiscal year 2027 are transferred 
25.11 	from the general fund to the active transportation account under Minnesota Statutes, section 
25.12 	174.38.
25.13 	(b) In each applicable forecast under Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.103, prepared on 
25.14 	or after the effective date of this section, the commissioner of management and budget must 
25.15 	include transfers of $4,284,000 in fiscal year 2028 and in each fiscal year thereafter from 
25.16 	the general fund to the active transportation account under Minnesota Statutes, section 
25.17 	174.38.
25.18 	(c) In each applicable forecast under Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.103, prepared on 
25.19 	or after the effective date of this section, the commissioner of management and budget must 
25.20 	include transfers of $30,821,000 in fiscal year 2028 and $35,759,000 in fiscal year 2029 
25.21 	from the general fund to the trunk highway fund.
25.22 	(d) In each applicable forecast under Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.103, prepared on 
25.23 	or after the effective date of this section, the commissioner of management and budget must 
25.24 	include transfers of $30,820,000 in fiscal year 2028 and $35,758,000 in fiscal year 2029 
25.25 	from the general fund to the county state-aid highway fund.

25.26 	Sec. 11. Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 5, article 1, section 2, subdivision 2, as 
25.27 	amended by Laws 2024, chapter 127, article 1, section 10, is amended to read:

25.28	Subd. 2.Multimodal Systems
 					
25.29 	(a) Aeronautics

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

26.1	Appropriations by Fund
	
26.2		2022
	2023
	
26.3	General
	5,600,000
	-0-
	
26.4	Airports
	18,598,000
	18,598,000
	
26.5 	This appropriation is from the state airports 
26.6 	fund and must be spent according to 
26.7 	Minnesota Statutes, section 360.305, 
26.8 	subdivision 4.
26.9 	$5,600,000 in fiscal year 2022 is from the 
26.10 	general fund for a grant to the city of Karlstad 
26.11 	for the acquisition of land, predesign, design, 
26.12 	engineering, and construction of a primary 
26.13 	airport runway. This appropriation is for Phase 
26.14 	1 of the project.
26.15 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
26.16 	16A.28, subdivision 6, this appropriation is 
26.17 	available for five years after the year of the 
26.18 	appropriation. If the appropriation for either 
26.19 	year is insufficient, the appropriation for the 
26.20 	other year is available for it.
26.21 	If the commissioner of transportation 
26.22 	determines that a balance remains in the state 
26.23 	airports fund following the appropriations 
26.24 	made in this article and that the appropriations 
26.25 	made are insufficient for advancing airport 
26.26 	development and assistance projects, an 
26.27 	amount necessary to advance the projects, not 
26.28 	to exceed the balance in the state airports fund, 
26.29 	is appropriated in each year to the 
26.30 	commissioner and must be spent according to 
26.31 	Minnesota Statutes, section 360.305, 
26.32 	subdivision 4. Within two weeks of a 
26.33 	determination under this contingent 
26.34 	appropriation, the commissioner of 
26.35 	transportation must notify the commissioner 
27.1 	of management and budget and the chairs, 
27.2 	ranking minority members, and staff of the 
27.3 	legislative committees with jurisdiction over 
27.4 	transportation finance concerning the funds 
27.5 	appropriated. Funds appropriated under this 
27.6 	contingent appropriation do not adjust the base 
27.7 	for fiscal years 2024 and 2025.

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

27.9	Appropriations by Fund
	
27.10		2022
	2023
	
27.11	General
	1,650,000
	1,650,000
	
27.12	Airports
	6,682,000
	6,690,000
	
27.13 	$28,000 in fiscal year 2022 and $36,000 in 
27.14 	fiscal year 2023 are from the state airports 
27.15 	fund for costs related to regulating unmanned 
27.16 	aircraft systems.

27.17	(3) Civil Air Patrol
		80,000
		80,000
	
27.18 	This appropriation is from the state airports 
27.19 	fund for the Civil Air Patrol.

27.20	(b) Transit and Active Transportation
		23,501,000
		18,201,000
	
27.21 	This appropriation is from the general fund.
27.22 	$5,000,000 in fiscal year 2022 is for the active 
27.23 	transportation program under Minnesota 
27.24 	Statutes, section 174.38. This is a onetime 
27.25 	appropriation and is available until June 30, 
27.26 	2025.
27.27 	$300,000 in fiscal year 2022 is for a grant to 
27.28 	the 494 Corridor Commission. The 
27.29 	commissioner must not retain any portion of 
27.30 	the funds appropriated under this section. The 
27.31 	commissioner must make grant payments in 
27.32 	full by December 31, 2021. Funds under this 
27.33 	grant are for programming and service 
28.1 	expansion to assist companies and commuters 
28.2 	in telecommuting efforts and promotion of 
28.3 	best practices. A grant recipient must provide 
28.4 	telework resources, assistance, information, 
28.5 	and related activities on a statewide basis. This 
28.6 	is a onetime appropriation.

28.7	(c) Safe Routes to School
		5,500,000
		500,000
	
28.8 	This appropriation is from the general fund 
28.9 	for the safe routes to school program under 
28.10 	Minnesota Statutes, section 174.40.
28.11 	If the appropriation for either year is 
28.12 	insufficient, the appropriation for the other 
28.13 	year is available for it.

28.14	(d) Passenger Rail
		10,500,000
		500,000
	
28.15 	This appropriation is from the general fund 
28.16 	for passenger rail activities under Minnesota 
28.17 	Statutes, sections 174.632 to 174.636.
28.18 	$10,000,000 in fiscal year 2022 is for final 
28.19 	design and construction to provide for a 
28.20 	second daily Amtrak train service between 
28.21 	Minneapolis and St. Paul and Chicago. The 
28.22 	commissioner may expend funds for program 
28.23 	delivery and administration from this amount. 
28.24 	This is a onetime appropriation and is 
28.25 	available until June 30, 2025 2028.

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

28.27	Appropriations by Fund
	
28.28		2022
	2023
	
28.29	General
	2,464,000
	1,445,000
	
28.30	Trunk Highway
	5,878,000
	5,878,000
	
28.31 	$1,000,000 in fiscal year 2022 is from the 
28.32 	general fund for procurement costs of a 
28.33 	statewide freight network optimization tool. 
29.1 	This is a onetime appropriation and is 
29.2 	available until June 30, 2023.
29.3 	$350,000 in fiscal year 2022 and $287,000 in 
29.4 	fiscal year 2023 are from the general fund for 
29.5 	two additional rail safety inspectors in the state 
29.6 	rail safety inspection program under 
29.7 	Minnesota Statutes, section 219.015. In each 
29.8 	year, the commissioner must not increase the 
29.9 	total assessment amount under Minnesota 
29.10 	Statutes, section 219.015, subdivision 2, from 
29.11 	the most recent assessment amount.

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

29.13 	Sec. 12. Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 14, article 11, section 45, is amended 
29.14 	to read:
29.15 	Sec. 45. APPROPRIATION; DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION.
 29.16 	$6,200,000 in fiscal year 2022 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner 
29.17 	of transportation for project development of a land bridge freeway lid over marked Interstate 
29.18 	Highway 94 in a portion of the segment from Lexington Avenue to Rice Street in St. Paul. 
29.19 	This amount is available to match federal funds and for project planning and development, 
29.20 	including area planning, community and land use planning, economic development planning, 
29.21 	design, and project management and analysis. From this amount, the commissioner may 
29.22 	make grants to Reconnect Rondo to perform any eligible project development activities. 
29.23 	This is a onetime appropriation and is available until June 30, 2025 2026.

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

29.25 	Sec. 13. Laws 2023, chapter 60, article 10, section 9, is amended to read:

29.26
29.27	Sec. 9. DEPARTMENT OF 
TRANSPORTATION
 	$
	310,000
	$
	-0-
	
29.28 	$310,000 the first year is for awarding grants
29.29 	to assist manufacturers to obtain 
29.30 	environmental product declarations for certain 
29.31 	construction materials used to build roads and 
29.32 	other transportation infrastructure under 
30.1 	Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.312. Of this 
30.2 	amount, up to $10,000 is for the reasonable 
30.3 	costs of the department to administer that 
30.4 	section. This appropriation is available until 
30.5 	June 30, 2027.

30.6 	Sec. 14. Laws 2023, chapter 68, article 1, section 2, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

30.7	Subd. 2.Multimodal Systems
 					
30.8 	(a) Aeronautics

30.9	(1) Airport Development and Assistance
		69,598,000
		18,598,000

30.10	Appropriations by Fund
	
30.11		2024
	2025
	
30.12	General
	36,000,000
	-0-
	
30.13	Airports
	33,598,000
	18,598,000
	
30.14 	The appropriation from the state airports fund 
30.15 	must be spent according to Minnesota Statutes, 
30.16 	section 360.305, subdivision 4.
30.17 	$36,000,000 in fiscal year 2024 is from the 
30.18 	general fund for matches to federal aid and 
30.19 	state investments related to airport 
30.20 	infrastructure projects. This is a onetime 
30.21 	appropriation and is available until June 30, 
30.22 	2027.
30.23 	$15,000,000 in fiscal year 2024 is from the 
30.24 	state airports fund for system maintenance of 
30.25 	critical airport safety systems, equipment, and 
30.26 	essential airfield technology.
30.27 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
30.28 	16A.28, subdivision 6, the appropriation from 
30.29 	the state airports fund is available for five 
30.30 	years after the year of the appropriation. If the 
30.31 	appropriation for either year is insufficient, 
30.32 	the appropriation for the other year is available 
30.33 	for it.
31.1 	If the commissioner of transportation 
31.2 	determines that a balance remains in the state 
31.3 	airports fund following the appropriations 
31.4 	made in this article and that the appropriations 
31.5 	made are insufficient for advancing airport 
31.6 	development and assistance projects, an 
31.7 	amount necessary to advance the projects, not 
31.8 	to exceed the balance in the state airports fund, 
31.9 	is appropriated in each year to the 
31.10 	commissioner and must be spent according to 
31.11 	Minnesota Statutes, section 360.305, 
31.12 	subdivision 4. Within two weeks of a 
31.13 	determination under this contingent 
31.14 	appropriation, the commissioner of 
31.15 	transportation must notify the commissioner 
31.16 	of management and budget and the chairs, 
31.17 	ranking minority members, and staff of the 
31.18 	legislative committees with jurisdiction over 
31.19 	transportation finance concerning the funds 
31.20 	appropriated. Funds appropriated under this 
31.21 	contingent appropriation do not adjust the base 
31.22 	for fiscal years 2026 and 2027.

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

31.24	Appropriations by Fund
	
31.25		2024
	2025
	
31.26	General
	8,707,000
	1,741,000
	
31.27	Airports
	6,690,000
	6,690,000
	
31.28 	$7,000,000 in fiscal year 2024 is from the 
31.29 	general fund to purchase two utility aircraft 
31.30 	for the Department of Transportation.

31.31	(3) Civil Air Patrol
		80,000
		80,000
	
31.32 	This appropriation is from the state airports 
31.33 	fund for the Civil Air Patrol.

31.34	(b) Transit and Active Transportation
		58,478,000
		18,374,000
	
32.1 	This appropriation is from the general fund.
32.2 	$200,000 in fiscal year 2024 and $50,000 in 
32.3 	fiscal year 2025 are for a grant to the city of 
32.4 	Rochester to implement demand response 
32.5 	transit service using electric transit vehicles. 
32.6 	The money is available for mobile software 
32.7 	application development; vehicles and 
32.8 	equipment, including accessible vehicles; 
32.9 	associated charging infrastructure; and capital 
32.10 	and operating costs.
32.11 	$40,000,000 in fiscal year 2024 is for matches 
32.12 	to federal aid and state investments related to 
32.13 	transit and active transportation projects. This 
32.14 	is a onetime appropriation and is available 
32.15 	until June 30, 2027.

32.16	(c) Safe Routes to School
		15,297,000
		10,500,000
	
32.17 	This appropriation is from the general fund 
32.18 	for the safe routes to school program under 
32.19 	Minnesota Statutes, section 174.40.
32.20 	If the appropriation for either year is 
32.21 	insufficient, the appropriation for the other 
32.22 	year is available for it. The appropriations in 
32.23 	each year are available until June 30, 2027.
32.24 	The base for this appropriation is $1,500,000 
32.25 	in each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027.

32.26	(d) Passenger Rail
		197,521,000
		4,226,000
	
32.27 	This appropriation is from the general fund 
32.28 	for passenger rail activities under Minnesota 
32.29 	Statutes, sections 174.632 to 174.636.
32.30 	$194,700,000 in fiscal year 2024 is for capital 
32.31 	improvements and betterments for the 
32.32 	Minneapolis-Duluth Northern Lights Express 
32.33 	intercity passenger rail project, including 
33.1 	preliminary engineering, design, engineering, 
33.2 	environmental analysis and mitigation, 
33.3 	acquisition of land and right-of-way, 
33.4 	equipment and rolling stock, and construction. 
33.5 	From this appropriation, the amount necessary 
33.6 	is for: (1) Coon Rapids station improvements 
33.7 	to establish a joint station that provides for 
33.8 	Amtrak train service on the Empire Builder 
33.9 	line between Chicago and Seattle; and (2) 
33.10 	acquisition of equipment and rolling stock for 
33.11 	purposes of participation in the Midwest fleet 
33.12 	pool to provide for service on Northern Lights 
33.13 	Express and expanded Amtrak train service 
33.14 	between Minneapolis and St. Paul and 
33.15 	Chicago. The commissioner of transportation 
33.16 	must not approve additional stops or stations 
33.17 	beyond those included in the Federal Railroad 
33.18 	Administration's January 2018 Finding of No 
33.19 	Significant Impact and Section 4(f) 
33.20 	Determination if the commissioner determines 
33.21 	that the resulting speed reduction would 
33.22 	negatively impact total ridership. This 
33.23 	appropriation is onetime and is available until 
33.24 	June 30, 2028.
33.25 	$1,833,000 in fiscal year 2024 and $3,238,000 
33.26 	in fiscal year 2025 are for a match to federal 
33.27 	aid for capital and operating costs for 
33.28 	expanded Amtrak train service between 
33.29 	Minneapolis and St. Paul and Chicago. These 
33.30 	amounts are available until June 30, 2028.
33.31 	The base from the general fund is $5,742,000 
33.32 	in each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027.

33.33	(e) Freight
		14,650,000
		9,066,000

33.34	Appropriations by Fund
	
33.35		2024
	2025
	
34.1	General
	8,283,000
	2,400,000
	
34.2	Trunk Highway
	6,367,000
	6,666,000
	
34.3 	$5,000,000 in fiscal year 2024 is from the 
34.4 	general fund for matching federal aid grants 
34.5 	for improvements, engineering, and 
34.6 	administrative costs for the Stone Arch Bridge 
34.7 	in Minneapolis. This is a onetime 
34.8 	appropriation and is available until June 30, 
34.9 	2027.
34.10 	$1,000,000 in each year is from the general 
34.11 	fund for staff, operating costs, and 
34.12 	maintenance related to weight and safety 
34.13 	enforcement systems.
34.14 	$974,000 in fiscal year 2024 is from the 
34.15 	general fund for procurement costs of a 
34.16 	statewide freight network optimization tool 
34.17 	under Laws 2021, First Special Session 
34.18 	chapter 5, article 4, section 133. This is a 
34.19 	onetime appropriation and is available until 
34.20 	June 30, 2025.

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

34.22 	Sec. 15. Laws 2023, chapter 68, article 1, section 2, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

34.23	Subd. 3.State Roads
 					
34.24	(a) Operations and Maintenance
		414,220,000
		425,341,000

34.25	Appropriations by Fund
	
34.26		2024
	2025
	
34.27	General
	2,000,000
	-0-
	
34.28	Trunk Highway
	412,220,000
	425,341,000
	
34.29 	$1,000,000 in fiscal year 2024 is from the 
34.30 	general fund for the highways for habitat 
34.31 	program under Minnesota Statutes, section 
34.32 	160.2325. This amount is available until June 
34.33 	30, 2027.
35.1 	$248,000 in each year is from the trunk 
35.2 	highway fund for living snow fence 
35.3 	implementation and maintenance activities.
35.4 	$1,000,000 in fiscal year 2024 is from the 
35.5 	general fund for safe road zones under 
35.6 	Minnesota Statutes, section 169.065, including 
35.7 	development and delivery of public awareness 
35.8 	and education campaigns about safe road 
35.9 	zones.

35.10	(b) Program Planning and Delivery
					
35.11	(1) Planning and Research
		32,679,000
		33,465,000
	
35.12 	The commissioner may use any balance 
35.13 	remaining in this appropriation for program 
35.14 	delivery under clause (2).
35.15 	$130,000 in each year is available for 
35.16 	administrative costs of the targeted group 
35.17 	business program.
35.18 	$266,000 in each year is available for grants 
35.19 	to metropolitan planning organizations outside 
35.20 	the seven-county metropolitan area.
35.21 	$900,000 in each year is available for grants 
35.22 	for transportation studies outside the 
35.23 	metropolitan area to identify critical concerns, 
35.24 	problems, and issues. These grants are 
35.25 	available: (i) to regional development 
35.26 	commissions; (ii) in regions where no regional 
35.27 	development commission is functioning, to 
35.28 	joint powers boards established under 
35.29 	agreement of two or more political 
35.30 	subdivisions in the region to exercise the 
35.31 	planning functions of a regional development 
35.32 	commission; and (iii) in regions where no 
35.33 	regional development commission or joint 
36.1 	powers board is functioning, to the Department 
36.2 	of Transportation district office for that region.

36.3	(2) Program Delivery
		274,451,000
		273,985,000

36.4	Appropriations by Fund
	
36.5		2024
	2025
	
36.6	General
	2,250,000
	2,000,000
	
36.7	Trunk Highway
	272,201,000
	271,985,000
	
36.8 	This appropriation includes use of consultants 
36.9 	to support development and management of 
36.10 	projects.
36.11 	$10,000,000 in fiscal year 2024 is from the 
36.12 	trunk highway fund for roadway design and 
36.13 	related improvements that reduce speeds and 
36.14 	eliminate intersection interactions on rural 
36.15 	high-risk roadways. The commissioner must 
36.16 	identify roadways based on crash information 
36.17 	and in consultation with the Advisory Council 
36.18 	on Traffic Safety under Minnesota Statutes, 
36.19 	section 4.076, and local traffic safety partners. 
36.20 	This is a onetime appropriation and is 
36.21 	available until June 30, 2026.
36.22 	$2,000,000 in each year is from the general 
36.23 	fund for implementation of climate-related 
36.24 	programs as provided under the federal 
36.25 	Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, Public 
36.26 	Law 117-58.
36.27 	$1,193,000 in fiscal year 2024 is from the 
36.28 	trunk highway fund for costs related to the 
36.29 	property conveyance to the Upper Sioux 
36.30 	Community of state-owned land within the 
36.31 	boundaries of Upper Sioux Agency State Park, 
36.32 	including fee purchase, property purchase, 
36.33 	appraisals, and road and bridge demolition 
37.1 	and related engineering. This amount is 
37.2 	available until June 30, 2027.
37.3 	$250,000 in fiscal year 2024 is from the 
37.4 	general fund for costs related to the Clean 
37.5 	Transportation Fuel Standard Working Group 
37.6 	established under article 4, section 124.
37.7 	$1,000,000 in each year is available from the 
37.8 	trunk highway fund for management of 
37.9 	contaminated and regulated material on 
37.10 	property owned by the Department of 
37.11 	Transportation, including mitigation of 
37.12 	property conveyances, facility acquisition or 
37.13 	expansion, chemical release at maintenance 
37.14 	facilities, and spills on the trunk highway 
37.15 	system where there is no known responsible 
37.16 	party. If the appropriation for either year is 
37.17 	insufficient, the appropriation for the other 
37.18 	year is available for it.

37.19	(c) State Road Construction
		1,207,013,000
		1,174,045,000

37.20	Appropriations by Fund
	
37.21		2024
	2025
	
37.22	General
	1,800,000
	-0-
	
37.23	Trunk Highway
	1,205,213,000
	1,174,045,000
	
37.24 	This appropriation is for the actual 
37.25 	construction, reconstruction, and improvement 
37.26 	of trunk highways, including design-build 
37.27 	contracts, internal department costs associated 
37.28 	with delivering the construction program, 
37.29 	consultant usage to support these activities, 
37.30 	and the cost of actual payments to landowners 
37.31 	for lands acquired for highway rights-of-way, 
37.32 	payment to lessees, interest subsidies, and 
37.33 	relocation expenses.
38.1 	This appropriation includes federal highway 
38.2 	aid. The commissioner of transportation must 
38.3 	notify the chairs, ranking minority members, 
38.4 	and staff of the legislative committees with 
38.5 	jurisdiction over transportation finance of any 
38.6 	significant events that cause the estimates of 
38.7 	federal aid to change.
38.8 	$1,500,000 in fiscal year 2024 is from the 
38.9 	general fund for living snow fence 
38.10 	implementation, including: acquiring and 
38.11 	planting trees, shrubs, native grasses, and 
38.12 	wildflowers that are climate adaptive to 
38.13 	Minnesota; improvements; contracts; 
38.14 	easements; rental agreements; and program 
38.15 	delivery.
38.16 	$300,000 in fiscal year 2024 is from the 
38.17 	general fund for additions and modifications 
38.18 	to work zone design or layout to reduce 
38.19 	vehicle speeds in a work zone. This 
38.20 	appropriation is available following a 
38.21 	determination by the commissioner that the 
38.22 	initial work zone design or layout 
38.23 	insufficiently provides for reduced vehicle 
38.24 	speeds.
38.25 	The commissioner may expend up to one-half 
38.26 	of one percent of the federal appropriations 
38.27 	under this paragraph as grants to opportunity 
38.28 	industrialization centers and other nonprofit 
38.29 	job training centers for job training programs 
38.30 	related to highway construction.
38.31 	The commissioner may transfer up to 
38.32 	$15,000,000 in each year to the transportation 
38.33 	revolving loan fund.
39.1 	The commissioner may receive money 
39.2 	covering other shares of the cost of partnership 
39.3 	projects. These receipts are appropriated to 
39.4 	the commissioner for these projects.
39.5 	The base from the trunk highway fund is 
39.6 	$1,161,813,000 in each of fiscal years 2026 
39.7 	and 2027.

39.8	(d) Corridors of Commerce
		25,000,000
		25,000,000
	
39.9 	This appropriation is for the corridors of 
39.10 	commerce program under Minnesota Statutes, 
39.11 	section 161.088. The commissioner may use 
39.12 	up to 17 percent of the amount in each year 
39.13 	for program delivery.

39.14	(e) Highway Debt Service
		268,336,000
		291,394,000
	
39.15 	$265,336,000 in fiscal year 2024 and 
39.16 	$288,394,000 in fiscal year 2025 are for 
39.17 	transfer to the state bond fund. If this 
39.18 	appropriation is insufficient to make all 
39.19 	transfers required in the year for which it is 
39.20 	made, the commissioner of management and 
39.21 	budget must transfer the deficiency amount 
39.22 	as provided under Minnesota Statutes, section 
39.23 	16A.641, and notify the chairs, ranking 
39.24 	minority members, and staff of the legislative 
39.25 	committees with jurisdiction over 
39.26 	transportation finance and the chairs of the 
39.27 	senate Finance Committee and the house of 
39.28 	representatives Ways and Means Committee 
39.29 	of the amount of the deficiency. Any excess 
39.30 	appropriation cancels to the trunk highway 
39.31 	fund.

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

39.33	Appropriations by Fund
	
39.34		2024
	2025
	
40.1	General
	2,003,000
	3,000
	
40.2	Trunk Highway
	6,650,000
	6,904,000
	
40.3 	$3,000 in each year is from the general fund 
40.4 	to equip and operate the Roosevelt signal 
40.5 	tower for Lake of the Woods weather 
40.6 	broadcasting.
40.7 	$2,000,000 in fiscal year 2024 is from the 
40.8 	general fund for Allied Radio Matrix for 
40.9 	Emergency Response (ARMER) tower 
40.10 	building improvements and replacement.

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

40.12 	Sec. 16. Laws 2024, chapter 127, article 1, section 2, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

40.13	Subd. 3.State Roads

40.14	(a) Operations and Maintenance
		-0-
		2,405,000
	
40.15 	$300,000 in fiscal year 2025 is for rumble 
40.16 	strips under Minnesota Statutes, section 
40.17 	161.1258.
40.18 	$1,000,000 in fiscal year 2025 is for 
40.19 	landscaping improvements located within 
40.20 	trunk highway rights-of-way under the 
40.21 	Department of Transportation's community 
40.22 	roadside landscape partnership program, with 
40.23 	prioritization of tree planting as feasible.
40.24 	$1,000,000 is from the general fund for the 
40.25 	traffic safety camera pilot program under 
40.26 	Minnesota Statutes, section 169.147, and the 
40.27 	evaluation and legislative report under article 
40.28 	3, sections 116 and 117. With the approval of 
40.29 	the commissioner of transportation, any 
40.30 	portion of this appropriation is available to the 
40.31 	commissioner of public safety. This is a 
40.32 	onetime appropriation and is available until 
40.33 	June 30, 2029.
41.1 	$105,000 in fiscal year 2025 is for the cost of 
41.2 	staff time to coordinate with the Public 
41.3 	Utilities Commission relating to placement of 
41.4 	high voltage transmission lines along trunk 
41.5 	highways.

41.6	(b) Program Planning and Delivery
		-0-
		5,800,000
	
41.7 	$3,000,000 in fiscal year 2025 is for 
41.8 	implementation and development of statewide 
41.9 	and regional travel demand modeling related 
41.10 	to the requirements under Minnesota Statutes, 
41.11 	section 161.178. This is a onetime 
41.12 	appropriation and is available until June 30, 
41.13 	2026.
41.14 	$800,000 in fiscal year 2025 is for one or more 
41.15 	grants to metropolitan planning organizations 
41.16 	outside the metropolitan area, as defined in 
41.17 	Minnesota Statutes, section 473.121, 
41.18 	subdivision 2, for modeling activities related 
41.19 	to the requirements under Minnesota Statutes, 
41.20 	section 161.178. Notwithstanding Minnesota 
41.21 	Statutes, section 16B.98, subdivision 14, the 
41.22 	commissioner must not use any amount of this 
41.23 	appropriation for administrative costs. This is 
41.24 	a onetime appropriation and is available until 
41.25 	June 30, 2026.
41.26 	$2,000,000 in fiscal year 2025 is to complete 
41.27 	environmental documentation and for 
41.28 	preliminary engineering and design for the 
41.29 	reconstruction of marked Trunk Highway 55 
41.30 	from Hennepin County State-Aid Highway 
41.31 	19, north of the city of Loretto to Hennepin 
41.32 	County Road 118 near the city of Medina. 
41.33 	This is a onetime appropriation and is 
41.34 	available until June 30, 2027.

42.1	(c) State Road Construction
		-0-
		10,900,000
	
42.2 	$8,900,000 in fiscal year 2025 is for the 
42.3 	acquisition, environmental analysis, predesign, 
42.4 	design, engineering, construction, 
42.5 	reconstruction, and improvement of trunk 
42.6 	highway bridges, including design-build 
42.7 	contracts, program delivery, consultant usage 
42.8 	to support these activities, and the cost of 
42.9 	payments to landowners for lands acquired 
42.10 	for highway rights-of-way. Projects under this 
42.11 	appropriation must follow eligible investment 
42.12 	priorities identified in the Minnesota state 
42.13 	highway investment plan under Minnesota 
42.14 	Statutes, section 174.03, subdivision 1c. The 
42.15 	commissioner may use up to 17 percent of this 
42.16 	appropriation for program delivery. This is a 
42.17 	onetime appropriation and is available until 
42.18 	June 30, 2028.
42.19 	$1,000,000 in fiscal year 2025 is for predesign 
42.20 	and design of intersection safety improvements 
42.21 	along marked Trunk Highway 65 from the 
42.22 	interchange with marked U.S. Highway 10 to 
42.23 	99th Avenue Northeast in the city of Blaine. 
42.24 	This is a onetime appropriation.
42.25 	$1,000,000 in fiscal year 2025 is to design and 
42.26 	construct trunk highway improvements 
42.27 	associated with an interchange at U.S. 
42.28 	Highway 169, marked Trunk Highway 282, 
42.29 	and Scott County State-Aid Highway 9 in the 
42.30 	city of Jordan, including accommodations for 
42.31 	bicycles and pedestrians and for bridge and 
42.32 	road construction. This is a onetime 
42.33 	appropriation and is available until June 30, 
42.34 	2027.

42.35	(d) Highway Debt Service
		-0-
		468,000
	
43.1 	This appropriation is for transfer to the state 
43.2 	bond fund. If this appropriation is insufficient 
43.3 	to make all transfers required in the year for 
43.4 	which it is made, the commissioner of 
43.5 	management and budget must transfer the 
43.6 	deficiency amount as provided under 
43.7 	Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.641, and 
43.8 	notify the chairs and ranking minority 
43.9 	members of the legislative committees with 
43.10 	jurisdiction over transportation finance and 
43.11 	the chairs of the senate Finance Committee 
43.12 	and the house of representatives Ways and 
43.13 	Means Committee of the amount of the 
43.14 	deficiency. Any excess appropriation cancels 
43.15 	to the trunk highway fund.

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

43.17 	Sec. 17. ALLOCATION; WASHINGTON AVENUE BRIDGE SUICIDE 
43.18 	PREVENTION.
 43.19 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.993, subdivision 2, from funds 
43.20 	received under Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.993, Hennepin County must award a grant 
43.21 	of $15,000,000 to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota to design and 
43.22 	construct suicide barriers and provide suicide diversion information resources on the 
43.23 	Washington Avenue Bridge in the city of Minneapolis.

43.24 	ARTICLE 2
43.25 	TRANSPORTATION FINANCE AND POLICY

43.26 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 4.076, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
43.27 		Subd. 4.Duties. The advisory council must:
43.28 	(1) advise the governor and heads of state departments and agencies on policies, programs, 
43.29 	and services affecting traffic safety;
43.30 	(2) advise the appropriate representatives of state departments on the activities of the 
43.31 	Toward Zero Deaths program, including but not limited to educating the public about traffic 
43.32 	safety;
44.1 	(3) encourage state departments and other agencies to conduct needed research in the 
44.2 	field of traffic safety;
44.3 	(4) review recommendations of the subcommittees and working groups;
44.4 	(5) review and comment on all grants dealing with traffic safety and on the development 
44.5 	and implementation of state and local traffic safety plans;
44.6 	(6) advise the commissioner of public safety on agreements and grants as provided in 
44.7 	subdivision 5; and
44.8 	(6) (7) make recommendations on safe road zone safety measures under section 169.065.

44.9 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 4.076, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
44.10 		Subd. 5.Administration. (a) The Office of Traffic Safety in the Department of Public 
44.11 	Safety, in cooperation with the Departments of Transportation and Health, must serve as 
44.12 	the host agency for the advisory council and must manage the administrative and operational 
44.13 	aspects of the advisory council's activities. The commissioner of public safety must perform 
44.14 	financial management on behalf of the council.
44.15 	(b) The advisory council must meet no less than four times per year, or more frequently 
44.16 	as determined by the chair, a vice chair, or a majority of the council members. The advisory 
44.17 	council is subject to chapter 13D.
44.18 	(c) The chair must regularly report to the respective commissioners on the activities of 
44.19 	the advisory council and on the state of traffic safety in Minnesota.
44.20 	(d) The terms, compensation, and appointment of members are governed by section 
44.21 	15.059.
44.22 	(e) The advisory council may appoint subcommittees and working groups. Subcommittees 
44.23 	must consist of council members. Working groups may include nonmembers. Nonmembers 
44.24 	on working groups must be compensated pursuant to section 15.059, subdivision 3, only 
44.25 	for expenses incurred for working group activities.
44.26 	(f) The commissioner of public safety may enter into contracts and interagency 
44.27 	agreements for data, expertise, and research projects to provide assistance to the advisory 
44.28 	council.
44.29 	(g) From an appropriation in law to the advisory council, the commissioner of public 
44.30 	safety may enter into grant agreements for projects that reduce serious and fatal injury 
44.31 	crashes. Eligible recipients of funds include but are not limited to a local traffic safety 
45.1 	coalition, local unit of government, nonprofit organization, and law enforcement agency. 
45.2 	The commissioner must give priority to local traffic safety coalitions.

45.3 	Sec. 3. [137.345] EMPOWERING SMALL MINNESOTA COMMUNITIES 
45.4 	PROGRAM.
45.5 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have 
45.6 	the meanings given.
45.7 	(b) "Program" means the empowering small Minnesota communities program established 
45.8 	by the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota.
45.9 	(c) "Small community" means a local unit of government having a population of fewer 
45.10 	than 15,000 or a collaboration of more than one local unit of government each having a 
45.11 	population of fewer than 15,000.
45.12 		Subd. 2.Program assistance. (a) An appropriation under the program is for small 
45.13 	community partnerships on infrastructure project analysis and development as provided in 
45.14 	this section.
45.15 	(b) Support and assistance under the program must be prioritized for political subdivisions 
45.16 	and federally recognized Tribal governments based on insufficient capacity to undertake 
45.17 	project development and apply for state or federal infrastructure grants.
45.18 		Subd. 3.Uses. (a) An appropriation under the program is available for:
45.19 	(1) project partnership activities in the Regional Sustainable Development Partnerships, 
45.20 	the Center for Transportation Studies, the Minnesota Design Center, the Humphrey School 
45.21 	of Public Affairs, the Center for Urban and Regional Affairs, or other related entities; and
45.22 	(2) support and assistance to small communities that includes:
45.23 	(i) methods to incorporate consideration of sustainability, resiliency, and adaptation to 
45.24 	the impacts of climate change; and
45.25 	(ii) identification and cross-sector analysis of any potential associated projects and 
45.26 	efficiencies through coordinated investments in other infrastructure or assets.
45.27 	(b) An agreement with a small community may provide for infrastructure project analysis 
45.28 	and development activities that include but are not limited to planning, scoping, analysis, 
45.29 	predesign, and design.
45.30 		Subd. 4.Program information. From an appropriation under the program, the regents 
45.31 	must maintain information about the program on a website that, at a minimum, must include:
46.1 	(1) a review of the program and implementation;
46.2 	(2) a summary of projects under the program;
46.3 	(3) financial information that identifies sources and uses of funds; and
46.4 	(4) direction on applications for partnership assistance.

46.5 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 161.115, subdivision 177, is amended to read:
46.6 		Subd. 177.Route No. 246. Beginning at a point in or adjacent to Nerstrand; thence 
46.7 	extending in a general northerly direction to a point westerly of Dennison; thence continuing 
46.8 	in a general northwesterly direction to a point on Route No. 1 at or near 110th Street East
46.9 	near Northfield.

46.10 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day after the commissioner of 
46.11 	transportation notifies the revisor of statutes electronically or in writing of the effective 
46.12 	date.

46.13 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 161.178, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
46.14 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have 
46.15 	the meanings given.
46.16 	(b) "Applicable entity" means the commissioner with respect to a project or portfolio 
46.17 	for inclusion in the state transportation improvement program or a metropolitan planning 
46.18 	organization with respect to a project or portfolio for inclusion in the appropriate metropolitan 
46.19 	transportation improvement program.
46.20 	(c) "Assessment" means the impact assessment under this section.
46.21 	(d) "Capacity expansion project" means a project for trunk highway construction or 
46.22 	reconstruction that:
46.23 	(1) is a major highway project, as defined in section 174.56 174.034, subdivision 1, 
46.24 	paragraph (b) (c); and
46.25 	(2) adds highway traffic capacity or provides for grade separation of motor vehicle traffic 
46.26 	at an intersection, excluding auxiliary lanes with a length of less than 2,500 feet.
46.27 	(e) "Greenhouse gas emissions" includes those emissions described in section 216H.01, 
46.28 	subdivision 2.

47.1 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 161.178, subdivision 2a, is amended to read:
47.2 		Subd. 2a.Applicable projects; implementation. (a) For purposes of this section:
47.3 	(1) prior to the date established under paragraph (b), a project or portfolio is a capacity 
47.4 	expansion project the requirements under this section do not apply to any project; and
47.5 	(2) on and after the date established under paragraph (b), a project or portfolio is a 
47.6 	capacity expansion project or a collection of trunk highway and multimodal projects for a 
47.7 	fiscal year and specific region.
47.8 	(b) The commissioner must establish a date to implement impact assessments on the 
47.9 	basis of assessing a portfolio or program of projects instead of or on a project-by-project 
47.10 	basis. The date must be:
47.11 	(1) August 1, 2027 2028, which applies to projects that first enter the appropriate 
47.12 	transportation improvement program for fiscal year 2031 2032 or a subsequent year; or
47.13 	(2) after the date under clause (1) as established by the commissioner, if the 
47.14 	commissioner:
47.15 	(i) consults with metropolitan planning organizations;
47.16 	(ii) prioritizes and makes reasonable efforts to meet the date under clause (1) or an earlier 
47.17 	date;
47.18 	(iii) determines that the date established under this clause is the earliest practicable in 
47.19 	which the necessary models and tools are sufficient for analysis under this section; and
47.20 	(iv) submits a notice to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative 
47.21 	committees and divisions with jurisdiction over transportation policy and finance, which 
47.22 	must identify the date established and summarize the efforts under item (ii) and the 
47.23 	determination under item (iii).

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

47.25 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 161.178, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
47.26 		Subd. 8.Transportation impact assessment and mitigation account. (a) A 
47.27 	transportation impact assessment and mitigation account is established in the special revenue 
47.28 	fund. The account consists of funds provided under section 168.013, subdivision 1m, and
47.29 	by law and any other money donated, allotted, transferred, or otherwise provided to the 
47.30 	account.
48.1 	(b) Money in the account is annually appropriated to the commissioner and must only 
48.2 	be expended on activities described or required under this section. In determining 
48.3 	expenditures from the account, the commissioner must include prioritization for offset 
48.4 	actions interlinked to trunk highway projects that reduce traffic fatalities or severe injuries.

48.5 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 161.178, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
48.6 	read:
48.7 		Subd. 9.Account transfers. (a) For purposes of this subdivision, "account balance" 
48.8 	means the unencumbered balance in the transportation impact assessment and mitigation 
48.9 	account under subdivision 8 on June 30 of a fiscal year.
48.10 	(b) Beginning July 1, 2028, in each fiscal year, if the account balance for the previous 
48.11 	fiscal year exceeds 50 percent of the total deposited during that fiscal year, by November 
48.12 	1, the commissioner must transfer an amount as determined in paragraph (c) from the 
48.13 	transportation impact assessment and mitigation account to the highway user tax distribution 
48.14 	fund.
48.15 	(c) The amount for transfer under paragraph (b) equals 90 percent of the lesser of (1) 
48.16 	the account balance for the previous fiscal year, or (2) the amount of unencumbered funds 
48.17 	in the transportation impact assessment and mitigation account at the time of transfer.

48.18 	Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 162.16, is amended to read:
48.19 	162.16 INVESTMENT OF MONEY IN STATE-AID FUNDS.
48.20 		Subdivision 1.State investment of state-aid funds. Upon the request of the 
48.21 	commissioner, money in the county state-aid highway fund and money in the municipal 
48.22 	state-aid street fund shall must be invested by the State Board of Investment in those 
48.23 	securities authorized for such purpose in section 11A.21. All interest and profits from the 
48.24 	investments shall must be credited to the fund on which the interest or profits are earned. 
48.25 	The commissioner of management and budget shall be is the custodian of all securities 
48.26 	purchased under the provisions of this section.
48.27 		Subd. 2.Use of local investment. (a) For purposes of this subdivision, "transportation 
48.28 	revenue source" includes but is not limited to:
48.29 	(1) funds provided to a local unit of government under section 16A.88 or 297A.815 or 
48.30 	chapters 160 to 174;
48.31 	(2) grants, loans, or other financial assistance provided in law from state sources of funds 
48.32 	for a specified transportation project, program, or purpose;
49.1 	(3) revenue from transportation-related taxes and fees authorized in statutes, including 
49.2 	under sections 163.051, 297A.9915, 297A.992, 297A.993, 473.408, and 473.446, except 
49.3 	for filing fees under sections 168.33 and 171.061;
49.4 	(4) reserves established from a source specified in this paragraph; and
49.5 	(5) certificates of indebtedness, notes, or other obligations secured by a source specified 
49.6 	in this paragraph.
49.7 	(b) A local unit of government must use interest or other investment earnings on a 
49.8 	transportation revenue source only for transportation purposes.

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

49.10 	Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 168.002, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
49.11 		Subd. 6.Dealer. "Dealer" means any person, firm, or corporation regularly engaged in 
49.12 	the business of manufacturing, or selling, purchasing, and generally dealing in new and 
49.13 	unused motor vehicles having an established place of business for the sale, trade, and display 
49.14 	of new and unused motor vehicles and having in possession new and unused motor vehicles 
49.15 	for the purposes of sale or trade. "Dealer" also includes any person, firm or corporation 
49.16 	regularly engaged in the business of manufacturing or selling, purchasing, and generally 
49.17 	dealing in new and unused motor vehicle bodies, chassis mounted or not, and having an 
49.18 	established place of business for the sale, trade and display of such new and unused motor 
49.19 	vehicle bodies, and having in possession new and unused motor vehicle bodies for the 
49.20 	purposes of sale or trade. For the purposes of sections 168.27, subdivision 28; 168.33, 
49.21 	subdivision 8a; 168.345; and 168.346, the commissioner may consider a motor vehicle 
49.22 	dealer licensed under the laws of a contiguous state as a dealer or licensed dealer.

49.23 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective October 1, 2025.

49.24 	Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 168.013, subdivision 1m, is amended to read:
49.25 		Subd. 1m.Electric All-electric vehicle. In addition to the tax under subdivision 1a, (a)
49.26 	A surcharge of $75 $200 is imposed for an all-electric vehicle, as defined in section 169.011, 
49.27 	subdivision 1a. The surcharge is in addition to the tax under subdivision 1a.
49.28 	(b) Notwithstanding subdivision 8, revenue from the fee imposed under this subdivision 
49.29 	must be deposited as follows:
49.30 	(1) 80 percent in the highway user tax distribution fund; and
50.1 	(2) 20 percent in the transportation impact assessment and mitigation account under 
50.2 	section 161.178, subdivision 8.

50.3 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment and 
50.4 	applies to taxes payable for a registration period starting on or after July 1, 2025.

50.5 	Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 168.091, is amended to read:
50.6 	168.091 31-DAY 60-DAY TEMPORARY VEHICLE PERMIT.
50.7 		Subdivision 1.Nonresident buyer. (a) Upon payment of a fee of $1, the commissioner 
50.8 	may issue a permit to a nonresident purchasing a vehicle in this state for the sole purpose 
50.9 	of allowing the vehicle to be removed from this state.
50.10 	(b) The permit is in lieu of any other registration or taxation for use of the highways and 
50.11 	is valid for a period of 31 60 days from the date of sale, trade, or gift.
50.12 	(c) The permit must be available in an electronic format as determined by the 
50.13 	commissioner.
50.14 	(d) If the sale, gift, or trade information is electronically transmitted to the commissioner 
50.15 	by a dealer or deputy registrar of motor vehicles, the $1 fee is waived.
50.16 	(e) The permit must be affixed to the rear of the vehicle where it is plainly visible. Each 
50.17 	permit is valid only for the vehicle for which the permit was issued.
50.18 		Subd. 2.Dealer. The registrar may issue permits to licensed dealers upon payment of 
50.19 	the proper fee for each permit.
50.20 		Subd. 3.Proceeds to highway user fund. All payments received for such permits shall
50.21 	must be paid into the state treasury and credited to the highway user tax distribution fund.

50.22 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective October 1, 2025, for permits issued on 
50.23 	or after that date.

50.24 	Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 168.1287, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
50.25 		Subdivision 1.Issuance of plates. The commissioner must issue blackout special license 
50.26 	plates or a single motorcycle plate to an applicant who:
50.27 	(1) is a registered owner of a passenger automobile, noncommercial one-ton pickup 
50.28 	truck, motorcycle, or recreational vehicle;
50.29 	(2) pays an additional fee in the amount specified for special plates under section 168.12, 
50.30 	subdivision 5;
51.1 	(3) pays the registration tax as required under section 168.013;
51.2 	(4) pays the fees required under this chapter;
51.3 	(5) contributes a minimum of $30 annually to the driver and vehicle services operating 
51.4 	account; and
51.5 	(6) complies with this chapter and rules governing registration of motor vehicles and 
51.6 	licensing of drivers.

51.7 	Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 168.1287, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
51.8 		Subd. 5.Contributions; account. Contributions collected under subdivision 1, clause 
51.9 	(5), must be deposited:
51.10 	(1) 56.25 percent in the driver and vehicle services operating account under section 
51.11 	299A.705; and
51.12 	(2) 43.75 percent in the highway user tax distribution fund.

51.13 	Sec. 15. [168.1289] RENTAL MOTOR VEHICLE PLATES.
51.14 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have 
51.15 	the meanings given.
51.16 	(b) "Auto rental company" means a corporation, partnership, individual, or other person 
51.17 	that is engaged primarily in the renting of at least 50 rental motor vehicles at per diem rates.
51.18 	(c) "Rental motor vehicle" means a passenger automobile, noncommercial one-ton pickup 
51.19 	truck, motorcycle, motorized bicycle, or recreational vehicle made available for rental by 
51.20 	an auto rental company.
51.21 		Subd. 2.Issuance of plates. (a) An auto rental company may, but is not required to, 
51.22 	apply for rental motor vehicle plates under this section.
51.23 	(b) Upon proper application, the commissioner must issue rental motor vehicle plates 
51.24 	or a single motorcycle plate to an auto rental company that:
51.25 	(1) is a registered owner of a rental motor vehicle;
51.26 	(2) pays license plate fees under section 168.12, subdivision 5, for each set of plates for 
51.27 	each rental motor vehicle, along with any other fees required by this chapter;
51.28 	(3) pays the registration tax for each rental motor vehicle as required under section 
51.29 	168.013;
52.1 	(4) pays the fees required under this chapter; and
52.2 	(5) complies with section 168.017 and rules governing registration of rental motor 
52.3 	vehicles.
52.4 	(c) Rental motor vehicle plates issued under this section are issued for a seven-year 
52.5 	period and must be replaced as required under section 168.12, subdivision 1, paragraph (f), 
52.6 	clause (2).
52.7 	(d) Each set of rental motor vehicle plates issued under this section is only valid if the 
52.8 	plates are registered to a single rental motor vehicle.
52.9 		Subd. 3.Design. The commissioner must adopt a suitable plate design that includes the 
52.10 	phrase "RENTAL MOTOR VEHICLE."
52.11 		Subd. 4.Plates transfer. (a) On application to the commissioner and payment of a 
52.12 	transfer fee of $5 for each set of plates, rental motor vehicle plates may be transferred to 
52.13 	another qualified rental motor vehicle that is registered to the same auto rental company to 
52.14 	which the rental motor vehicle plates were originally issued.
52.15 	(b) A deputy registrar who collects the $5 transfer fee under paragraph (a) must retain 
52.16 	the fee.
52.17 	(c) Rental motor vehicle plates issued under this section must be removed from the rental 
52.18 	motor vehicle if the vehicle is held for resale under section 168A.11.
52.19 		Subd. 5.Exemptions. (a) Rental motor vehicle plates issued under this section are not 
52.20 	subject to section 168.1293, subdivision 2.
52.21 	(b) Notwithstanding sections 168.09, subdivision 4, and 169.79, subdivision 8, rental 
52.22 	motor vehicle plates issued under this section are not required to display validation stickers 
52.23 	issued pursuant to section 168.12, subdivision 1.
52.24 		Subd. 6.Application. This section applies on the earlier of July 1, 2026, or the date the 
52.25 	commissioner makes rental motor vehicle plates available.

52.26 	Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 168.27, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
52.27 		Subd. 8.Exemptions. (a) Salespeople and other employees of licensed dealers under 
52.28 	this section are not required to obtain individual licenses. For purposes of this subdivision, 
52.29 	independent contractors are not employees.
52.30 	(b) Isolated or occasional sales or leases of new or used motor vehicles are exempt from 
52.31 	this section. A person who makes only isolated or occasional sales or leases is not required 
53.1 	to be licensed under this section, is not considered to be in the business of selling or leasing 
53.2 	motor vehicles, and does not qualify to receive dealer plates under subdivision 16. "Isolated 
53.3 	or occasional sales or leases" means: (1) the sale or lease of a motor vehicle with an actual 
53.4 	cash value of $1,000 or less made by a charitable organization; (2) the sale, purchase, or 
53.5 	lease of not more than five motor vehicles in a 12-month period, other than pioneer or classic 
53.6 	motor vehicles as defined in section 168.10, subdivisions 1a and 1b,; or (3) sales by a 
53.7 	licensed auctioneer selling motor vehicles at an auction if, in the ordinary course of the 
53.8 	auctioneer's business, the sale of motor vehicles is incidental to the sale of other real or 
53.9 	personal property. For purposes of this subdivision, charitable organization means a nonprofit 
53.10 	charitable organization that qualifies for tax exemption under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal 
53.11 	Revenue Code.
53.12 	(c) A person whose sales of new and used motor vehicles consist solely of sales to 
53.13 	political subdivisions and their agencies of vehicles used solely as firefighting equipment 
53.14 	is not required to obtain a license under this section. The person may apply for and receive 
53.15 	in-transit plates under subdivision 17 in the same manner as licensed motor vehicle dealers 
53.16 	for the purpose of allowing firefighting equipment to be transported from the dealer's source 
53.17 	of supply or other place of storage to the dealer's place of business, to another place of 
53.18 	storage, or directly to the purchaser.

53.19 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective January 1, 2026.

53.20 	Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 168.27, subdivision 11, is amended to read:
53.21 		Subd. 11.Dealers' licenses; location change notice; fee. (a) Application for a dealer's 
53.22 	license or notification of a change of location of the place of business on a dealer's license 
53.23 	must include a street address, not a post office box, and is subject to the commissioner's 
53.24 	approval.
53.25 	(b) Upon the filing of an application for a dealer's license and the proper fee, unless the 
53.26 	application on its face appears to be invalid, the commissioner shall must grant a 90-day 
53.27 	temporary license. During the 90-day period following issuance of the temporary license, 
53.28 	the commissioner shall must inspect the place of business site and insure compliance with 
53.29 	this section and rules adopted under this section.
53.30 	(c) The commissioner may extend the temporary license 30 days to allow the temporarily 
53.31 	licensed dealer to come into full compliance with this section and rules adopted under this 
53.32 	section.
54.1 	(d) In no more than 180 days following issuance of the temporary license, the dealer 
54.2 	license must either be granted or denied.
54.3 	(e) A license must be denied under the following conditions:
54.4 	(1) if within the previous ten years the applicant was enjoined due to a violation of 
54.5 	section 325F.69 or convicted of violating section 325E.14, 325E.15, 325E.16, or 325F.69, 
54.6 	or convicted under section 609.53 of receiving or selling stolen vehicles, or convicted of 
54.7 	violating United States Code, title 49, sections 32701 to 32711 or pleaded guilty, entered a 
54.8 	plea of nolo contendere or no contest, or has been found guilty in a court of competent 
54.9 	jurisdiction of any charge of failure to pay state or federal income or sales taxes or felony 
54.10 	charge of forgery, embezzlement, obtaining money under false pretenses, theft by swindle, 
54.11 	extortion, conspiracy to defraud, or bribery, or similar offenses committed in another state; 
54.12 	or
54.13 	(2) if the applicant has had a dealer license revoked within the previous ten years.
54.14 	(f) A license may be denied if a dealer is not in compliance with location requirements 
54.15 	under subdivision 10 or has intentionally misrepresented any information on the dealer 
54.16 	license application that would be grounds for suspension or revocation under subdivision 
54.17 	12.
54.18 	(g) If the application is approved, the commissioner shall must license the applicant as 
54.19 	a dealer for one year from the date the temporary license is granted and issue a certificate 
54.20 	of license that must include a distinguishing number of identification of the dealer. The 
54.21 	license must be displayed in a prominent place in the dealer's licensed place of business.
54.22 	(h) Each initial application for a license must be accompanied by a fee of $100 in addition 
54.23 	to the annual fee. The annual fee is $150. The initial fees and annual fees must be paid into 
54.24 	the state treasury and credited to the general fund except that $50 of each initial and annual 
54.25 	fee must be paid into the driver and vehicle services operating account under section 
54.26 	299A.705.
54.27 	(i) An applicant for a dealer's license under this section must submit to a criminal history 
54.28 	records check of state data completed by the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension and a national 
54.29 	criminal history records check, including a search of the records of the Federal Bureau of 
54.30 	Investigation. The results of the background check must be returned to the commissioner.
54.31 	(j) An applicant for a dealer's license must consent to a fingerprint-based criminal history 
54.32 	background check as required under paragraph (i), pay all required fees, and cooperate with 
55.1 	all requests for information. An applicant must complete a new criminal history background 
55.2 	check if more than one year has elapsed since the applicant last applied for a license.

55.3 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective January 1, 2026.

55.4 	Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 168.27, subdivision 16, is amended to read:
55.5 		Subd. 16.Dealer plates: distinguishing number; issuance, fee, tax, use. (a) The 
55.6 	registrar shall must issue to every motor vehicle dealer, upon a request from the motor 
55.7 	vehicle dealer licensed as provided in subdivision 2 or 3, one or more plates, not to exceed 
55.8 	50, displaying a general distinguishing number. This subdivision does not apply to a scrap 
55.9 	metal processor, a used vehicle parts dealer, or a vehicle salvage pool.
55.10 	(b) The fee for each of the first four plates plate issued by the registrar is $75 per 
55.11 	registration year, of which $60 must be paid to the registrar and the remaining $15 is payable 
55.12 	as sales tax on motor vehicles under section 297B.035. For each additional plate, the dealer 
55.13 	shall pay the registrar a fee of $25 and a sales tax on motor vehicles of $15 per registration 
55.14 	year. The registrar shall must deposit the tax in the state treasury to be credited as provided 
55.15 	in section 297B.09. Replacement plates are subject to the fees in section 168.12.
55.16 	(c) A trade association exempt from federal taxation under section 501(c)(6) of the 
55.17 	Internal Revenue Code, with a membership of at least 100 licensed new motor vehicle 
55.18 	dealers, is authorized to issue dealer plates and process annual renewals on behalf of the 
55.19 	registrar. A motor vehicle dealer licensed as provided in subdivision 2 or 3 may be issued 
55.20 	up to 50 dealer plates by an authorized trade association and may annually renew plates 
55.21 	previously purchased from the trade association. The fee for each plate issued or renewed 
55.22 	under this paragraph is $60 per registration year, of which $45 must be paid to the registrar 
55.23 	and the remaining $15 is payable as sales tax on motor vehicles under section 297B.035. 
55.24 	A trade association may impose and retain an additional service charge, which must be 
55.25 	designed to cover the association's costs of compliance, distribution, and storage and other 
55.26 	related costs. The total annual amount charged by a trade association for a dealer plate under 
55.27 	this paragraph must not exceed the total imposed under paragraph (b).
55.28 	(d) At any point in time, a dealer must not posses more than 50 plates issued under this 
55.29 	subdivision.
55.30 	(e) Motor vehicles, new or used, owned by the motor vehicle dealership and bearing the 
55.31 	number plate, except vehicles leased to the user who is not an employee of the dealer during 
55.32 	the term of the lease, held for hire, or used by the dealer as a tow truck, service truck, or 
55.33 	parts vehicle, may be driven upon the streets and highways of this state:
56.1 	(1) by the motor vehicle dealer or dealer's spouse, or any full-time employee of the motor 
56.2 	vehicle dealer for either private or business purposes;
56.3 	(2) by a part-time employee when the use is directly related to a particular business 
56.4 	transaction of the dealer;
56.5 	(3) for use on a courtesy vehicle provided to a customer of the dealership while the 
56.6 	customer's vehicle is being repaired;
56.7 	(4) for demonstration purposes by any prospective buyer for a period of 48 hours or in 
56.8 	the case of a truck, truck-tractor, or semitrailer, for a period of seven 14 days; or
56.9 	(4) (5) in a promotional event that lasts no longer than four days in which at least three 
56.10 	motor vehicles are involved.
56.11 	(b) (f) A new or used motor vehicle sold by the motor vehicle dealer and bearing the 
56.12 	motor vehicle dealer's number plate may be driven upon the public streets and highways 
56.13 	for a period of 72 hours by the buyer for either of the following purposes: (1) removing the 
56.14 	vehicle from this state for registration in another state,; or (2) permitting the buyer to use 
56.15 	the motor vehicle before the buyer receives number plates pursuant to registration. Use of 
56.16 	a motor vehicle by the buyer under clause (2) before the buyer receives number plates 
56.17 	pursuant to registration constitutes a use of the public streets or highways for the purpose 
56.18 	of the time requirements for registration of motor vehicles. The requirements under this 
56.19 	paragraph do not apply to a courtesy vehicle used as provided under paragraph (e), clause 
56.20 	(3).
56.21 	(g) A vehicle displaying a dealer plate issued under this subdivision must carry written 
56.22 	documentation within the vehicle that includes:
56.23 	(1) a valid driver's license;
56.24 	(2) proof of insurance;
56.25 	(3) the reason for use; and
56.26 	(4) if the vehicle is for use as a courtesy vehicle under paragraph (e), clause (3), a courtesy 
56.27 	vehicle user agreement that includes a list of authorized drivers for the vehicle and their 
56.28 	driver's license numbers and the start and end dates of use.
56.29 	(h) For purposes of this subdivision, a "courtesy vehicle" means a passenger-class motor 
56.30 	vehicle that a motor vehicle dealer temporarily provides at no or minimal cost to customers 
56.31 	for customer service or mobility purposes while the customer's vehicle is serviced, repaired, 
56.32 	or maintained.

57.1 	Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 168.27, subdivision 22, is amended to read:
57.2 		Subd. 22.Dealer license for trailers, motorized bicycles; plates, fees; exemptions. (a) 
57.3 	Any person, copartnership, or corporation having a permanent enclosed commercial building 
57.4 	or structure either owned in fee or leased and engaged in the business, either exclusively or 
57.5 	in addition to any other occupation, of selling motorized bicycles, boat trailers, horse trailers, 
57.6 	or snowmobile trailers, may apply to the registrar for a dealer's license. Upon payment of 
57.7 	a $10 fee the registrar shall must license the applicant as a dealer for the remainder of the 
57.8 	calendar year in which the application was received. The license may be renewed on or 
57.9 	before the second day of January of each succeeding year by payment of a fee of $10.
57.10 	(b) The registrar shall must issue to each dealer, upon request of the dealer, up to 50
57.11 	dealer plates as on payment of the fee provided in subdivision 16 upon payment of $5 for 
57.12 	each plate, and, paragraph (b). The plates may be used in the same manner and for the same 
57.13 	purposes as is provided in subdivision 16. Except for motorized bicycle dealers, the registrar 
57.14 	shall must also issue to the dealer, upon request of the dealer, "in-transit" plates as provided 
57.15 	in subdivision 17 upon payment of a fee of $5 for each plate.
57.16 	(c) This subdivision does not abrogate any of the provisions of this section relating to 
57.17 	the duties, responsibilities, and requirements of persons, copartnerships, or corporations 
57.18 	engaged in the business, either exclusively or in addition to other occupations, of selling 
57.19 	motor vehicles or manufactured homes, except that a seller of boat trailers, utility trailers, 
57.20 	or snowmobile trailers who is licensed under this subdivision is not required to have a 
57.21 	contract or franchise with a manufacturer or distributor of new boat trailers, utility trailers, 
57.22 	or new snowmobile trailers the seller proposes to sell, broker, wholesale, or auction. This 
57.23 	section does not require a manufacturer of snowmobile trailers whose manufacturing facility 
57.24 	is located outside of the metropolitan area as defined in section 473.121 to have a dealer's 
57.25 	license to transport the snowmobile trailers to dealers or retail outlets in the state.

57.26 	Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 168.33, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
57.27 	read:
57.28 		Subd. 7a.Reimbursements. (a) The commissioner must issue payment to a deputy 
57.29 	registrar as follows:
57.30 	(1) $2 for paying an account balance;
57.31 	(2) $4 for the following transactions:
57.32 	(i) updating a vehicle's address or the county in which the vehicle is kept;
58.1 	(ii) changing or verifying an address related to the International Registration Plan or the 
58.2 	International Fuel Tax Agreement;
58.3 	(iii) updating contact information for the International Registration Plan or the 
58.4 	International Fuel Tax Agreement;
58.5 	(iv) processing a vehicle that has been sold, donated, or removed from the state; and
58.6 	(v) marking a vehicle as junked;
58.7 	(3) $8 for the following transactions:
58.8 	(i) changing a customer's personal identification number;
58.9 	(ii) adding or removing liens for veterans with a total service-connected disability;
58.10 	(iii) providing a duplicate title;
58.11 	(iv) issuing International Fuel Tax Agreement decals;
58.12 	(v) managing an International Fuel Tax Agreement license; and
58.13 	(vi) administrative review requests; and
58.14 	(4) an amount that equals the fee established under subdivision 7, paragraph (a), clause 
58.15 	(2), for the following transactions:
58.16 	(i) vehicle renewal for veterans with a total service-connected disability;
58.17 	(ii) plate change for veterans with a total service-connected disability;
58.18 	(iii) correcting or changing title and vehicle details;
58.19 	(iv) issuing a new disability parking certificate;
58.20 	(v) new title and registration for veterans with a total service-connected disability;
58.21 	(vi) transferring title and registration for veterans with a total service-connected disability; 
58.22 	and
58.23 	(vii) replacing plates, stickers, or registration cards.
58.24 	(b) The following transactions for which no filing fee under subdivision 7 is collected 
58.25 	are not eligible for payment of any kind:
58.26 	(1) collection of another fee type, including but not limited to a record request fee or a 
58.27 	fast track fee;
58.28 	(2) voluntary waiver of a fee by the deputy registrar; and
58.29 	(3) ancillary to a transaction for which a filing fee may be imposed.
59.1 	(c) If the amount appropriated for payments under this subdivision is insufficient, the 
59.2 	commissioner must prorate the payments.

59.3 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2025.

59.4 	Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 168A.11, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
59.5 		Subdivision 1.Requirements upon subsequent transfer; service fee. (a) A dealer who 
59.6 	buys a vehicle and holds it for resale need not apply for a certificate of title. Upon transferring 
59.7 	the vehicle to another person, other than by the creation of a security interest, the dealer 
59.8 	must promptly execute the assignment and warranty of title by a dealer, showing the names 
59.9 	and addresses of the transferee and of any secured party holding a security interest created 
59.10 	or reserved at the time of the resale, and the date of the security agreement in the spaces 
59.11 	provided on the certificate of title or secure reassignment.
59.12 	(b) If a dealer elects to apply for a certificate of title on a vehicle held for resale, the 
59.13 	dealer need not register the vehicle but must pay one month's registration tax. If a dealer 
59.14 	elects to apply for a certificate of title on a vehicle held for resale, the commissioner must 
59.15 	not place any legend on the title that no motor vehicle sales tax was paid by the dealer but 
59.16 	may indicate on the title whether the vehicle is a new or used vehicle.
59.17 	(c) With respect to motor vehicles subject to the provisions of section 325E.15, the dealer 
59.18 	must also, in the space provided on the certificate of title or secure reassignment, state the 
59.19 	true cumulative mileage registered on the odometer or that the exact mileage is unknown 
59.20 	if the odometer reading is known by the transferor to be different from the true mileage.
59.21 	(d) The transferee must complete the application for title section on the certificate of 
59.22 	title or separate title application form prescribed by the commissioner. The dealer must mail 
59.23 	or deliver the certificate to the commissioner or deputy registrar with the transferee's 
59.24 	application for a new certificate and appropriate taxes and fees, within the period specified 
59.25 	under section 168A.10, subdivision 2.
59.26 	(e) With respect to vehicles sold to buyers who will remove the vehicle from this state, 
59.27 	the dealer must remove any license plates from the vehicle, issue a 31-day 60-day temporary 
59.28 	permit pursuant to section 168.091, and notify the commissioner within 48 hours of the sale 
59.29 	that the vehicle has been removed from this state. The notification must be made in an 
59.30 	electronic format prescribed by the commissioner. The dealer may contract with a deputy 
59.31 	registrar for the notification of sale to an out-of-state buyer. The deputy registrar may charge 
59.32 	a fee of $7 per transaction to provide this service.

60.1 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective October 1, 2025, for permits issued on 
60.2 	or after that date.

60.3 	Sec. 22. [168A.1502] INSURER APPLICATION FOR TITLE.
60.4 	(a) When an insurer licensed to conduct business in Minnesota acquires ownership of a 
60.5 	vehicle through payment of damages and the owner fails to deliver the vehicle's title to the 
60.6 	insurer within 15 days of payment of the claim, the insurer or a designated agent may apply 
60.7 	to the commissioner for a certificate of title as provided in this section. This section only 
60.8 	applies to vehicles with a title issued by this state.
60.9 	(b) At least 15 days prior to applying for a certificate of title under this section, the 
60.10 	insurer or a designated agent must notify the owner and any lienholders of record of the 
60.11 	insurer's intent to apply for a title. The notice must be sent to the last known address of the 
60.12 	owner and any lienholders by certified mail or by a commercial delivery service that provides 
60.13 	evidence of delivery.
60.14 	(c) At least 15 days after notifying the owner and any lienholders under paragraph (b), 
60.15 	the insurer may apply for a certificate of title from the commissioner. The application must 
60.16 	attest that the insurer or a designated agent:
60.17 	(1) paid the claim;
60.18 	(2) requested the title or other necessary transfer documents from the owner; and
60.19 	(3) provided notice to the owner and any lienholders as required under paragraph (b).
60.20 	If the insurer or a designated agent does not attest to completing the requirements under 
60.21 	clauses (1) to (3), the commissioner must reject the application.
60.22 	(d) Notwithstanding any outstanding liens, upon proper application, the commissioner 
60.23 	must issue a certificate of title in the name of the insurer. Issuance of a certificate of title 
60.24 	extinguishes all existing liens against the vehicle. If the vehicle is sold, the insurer or a 
60.25 	designated agent must assign the title to the buyer, and the vehicle is transferred without 
60.26 	any liens.

60.27 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2025.

61.1 	Sec. 23. [168A.1503] REQUIREMENTS UPON UNPAID INSURANCE VEHICLE 
61.2 	CLAIM.
61.3 		Subdivision 1.Definition. For purposes of this section, "salvage vehicle auction 
61.4 	company" or "auction company" means a business, organization, or individual that sells 
61.5 	salvage vehicles on behalf of insurers.
61.6 		Subd. 2.Notice to auction company. (a) If an insurance company licensed to conduct 
61.7 	business in Minnesota requests an auction company to take possession of a salvage vehicle 
61.8 	that is subject to an insurance claim and the insurance company does not subsequently take 
61.9 	ownership of the vehicle, the insurance company may direct the auction company to release 
61.10 	the vehicle to the owner or lienholder.
61.11 	(b) The insurance company must provide the auction company notice by commercial 
61.12 	delivery service, email, or a proprietary electronic system accessible by both the insurance 
61.13 	company and the auction company authorizing the auction company to release the vehicle 
61.14 	to the vehicle's owner or lienholder.
61.15 		Subd. 3.Notice to owner or lienholder. (a) Upon receiving notice from an insurance 
61.16 	company under subdivision 2, the auction company must send two notices a minimum of 
61.17 	14 days apart to the owner of the vehicle and any lienholders stating that the vehicle is 
61.18 	available to be recovered from the auction company within 30 days of the date the first 
61.19 	notice was sent. Each notice must include an invoice for any outstanding charges owed to 
61.20 	the auction company that must be paid before the vehicle may be recovered.
61.21 	(b) Notice under this subdivision must be sent to the address of the owner and any 
61.22 	lienholder on record with the commissioner by certified mail or a commercially available 
61.23 	delivery service that provides proof of delivery.
61.24 		Subd. 4.Vehicle deemed abandoned. (a) If the owner or any lienholder does not recover 
61.25 	the vehicle within 30 days of the date on which the first notice was sent under subdivision 
61.26 	3:
61.27 	(1) the vehicle is considered abandoned;
61.28 	(2) the vehicle's certificate of title is deemed assigned to the auction company; and
61.29 	(3) without surrendering the certificate of title, the auction company may request, on a 
61.30 	form provided by the commissioner, that the commissioner issue a certificate of title that 
61.31 	is free of liens.
61.32 	(b) A request under paragraph (a) must be accompanied by a copy of (1) the notice sent 
61.33 	by the insurance company required under subdivision 2, and (2) evidence of delivery of the 
62.1 	notices sent to the owner and any lienholders required under subdivision 3 or evidence that 
62.2 	the notices were undeliverable.
62.3 	(c) Notwithstanding any outstanding liens against the vehicle, upon receipt of any fees 
62.4 	charged under section 168A.29, the commissioner must issue a certificate of title that is 
62.5 	free of liens to the auction company in possession of the vehicle.

62.6 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2025.

62.7 	Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 168E.01, is amended by adding a subdivision 
62.8 	to read:
62.9 		Subd. 8a.Fuel products. "Fuel products" means liquefied natural gas or liquefied 
62.10 	petroleum gas, as defined in section 296A.01, subdivisions 30 and 31.

62.11 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment for 
62.12 	retail deliveries made after June 30, 2025.

62.13 	Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 168E.01, is amended by adding a subdivision 
62.14 	to read:
62.15 		Subd. 15a.Road construction materials. "Road construction materials" has the meaning 
62.16 	given in section 169.869, subdivision 1.

62.17 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment for 
62.18 	retail deliveries made after June 30, 2025.

62.19 	Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 168E.05, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
62.20 		Subdivision 1.Transactions. The following retail deliveries are exempt from the fee 
62.21 	imposed by this chapter:
62.22 	(1) a retail delivery to a purchaser who is exempt from tax under chapter 297A;
62.23 	(2) a retail delivery on a motor vehicle for which a permit issued by the commissioner 
62.24 	of transportation or a road authority is required under chapter 169 or 221 and the retailer 
62.25 	has maintained books and records through reasonable and verifiable standards that the retail 
62.26 	delivery was on a qualifying vehicle;
62.27 	(3) a retail delivery resulting from a retail sale of food and food ingredients or prepared 
62.28 	food;
63.1 	(4) a retail delivery resulting from a retail sale by a food and beverage service 
63.2 	establishment, regardless of whether the retail delivery is made by a third party other than 
63.3 	the food and beverage service establishment; and
63.4 	(5) a retail delivery resulting from a retail sale of drugs and medical devices, accessories 
63.5 	and supplies, or baby products;
63.6 	(6) a retail delivery resulting from a retail sale of fuel products purchased by and delivered 
63.7 	to a political subdivision or a trade or business; and
63.8 	(7) a retail delivery resulting from a retail sale of road construction materials purchased 
63.9 	by and delivered to a political subdivision or a trade or business.

63.10 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment for 
63.11 	retail deliveries made after June 30, 2025.

63.12 	Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 169.011, subdivision 36, is amended to read:
63.13 		Subd. 36.Intersection. (a) "Intersection" means the area embraced within the 
63.14 	prolongation or connection of the lateral curb lines or, if none, then the lateral boundary 
63.15 	lines of the roadways of two highways which join one another at, or approximately at, right 
63.16 	angles or the area within which vehicles traveling upon different highways joining at any 
63.17 	other angle may come in conflict.
63.18 	(b) Where a highway includes two roadways 30 feet or more apart, then every crossing 
63.19 	of each roadway of such divided highway by an intersecting highway shall be regarded as 
63.20 	a separate intersection. In the event such intersecting highway also includes two roadways 
63.21 	30 feet or more apart, then every crossing of two roadways of such highways shall be 
63.22 	regarded as a separate intersection.

63.23 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2025.

63.24 	Sec. 28. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 169.06, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
63.25 		Subd. 5.Traffic-control signal. (a) Whenever traffic is controlled by traffic-control 
63.26 	signals exhibiting different colored lights, or colored lighted arrows, successively one at a 
63.27 	time or in combination, only the colors Green, Red, and Yellow shall be used, except for 
63.28 	special pedestrian signals carrying a word or legend. The traffic-control signal lights or 
63.29 	colored lighted arrows indicate and apply to drivers of vehicles and pedestrians as follows:
63.30 	(1) Green indication:
64.1 	(i) Vehicular traffic facing a circular green signal may proceed straight through or turn 
64.2 	right or left unless a sign prohibits either turn. But vehicular traffic, including vehicles 
64.3 	turning right or left, shall yield the right-of-way to other vehicles and to pedestrians lawfully 
64.4 	within the intersection or adjacent crosswalk at the time this signal is exhibited. Vehicular 
64.5 	traffic turning left or making a U-turn to the left shall yield the right-of-way to other vehicles 
64.6 	approaching from the opposite direction so closely as to constitute an immediate hazard.
64.7 	(ii) Vehicular traffic facing a green arrow signal, shown alone or in combination with 
64.8 	another indication, may cautiously enter the intersection only to make the movement indicated 
64.9 	by the arrow, or other movement as permitted by other indications shown at the same time. 
64.10 	Vehicular traffic shall yield the right-of-way to pedestrians lawfully within an adjacent 
64.11 	crosswalk and to other traffic lawfully using the intersection.
64.12 	(iii) Unless otherwise directed by a pedestrian-control signal as provided in subdivision 
64.13 	6, pedestrians facing any green signal, except when the sole green signal is a turn arrow, 
64.14 	may proceed across the roadway within any marked or unmarked crosswalk. Every driver 
64.15 	of a vehicle shall yield the right-of-way to such pedestrian, except that the pedestrian shall 
64.16 	yield the right-of-way to vehicles lawfully within the intersection at the time that the green 
64.17 	signal indication is first shown.
64.18 	(2) Steady yellow indication:
64.19 	(i) Vehicular traffic facing a steady circular yellow or yellow arrow signal is thereby 
64.20 	warned that the related green movement or flashing yellow movement is being terminated 
64.21 	or that a red indication will be exhibited immediately thereafter when vehicular traffic must 
64.22 	not enter the intersection, except for the continued movement allowed by any green arrow 
64.23 	indication simultaneously exhibited.
64.24 	(ii) Pedestrians facing a circular yellow signal, unless otherwise directed by a 
64.25 	pedestrian-control signal as provided in subdivision 6, are thereby advised that there is 
64.26 	insufficient time to cross the roadway before a red indication is shown and no pedestrian 
64.27 	shall then start to cross the roadway.
64.28 	(3) Steady red indication:
64.29 	(i) Vehicular traffic facing a circular red signal alone must stop at a clearly marked stop 
64.30 	line but, if none, before entering the crosswalk on the near side of the intersection or, if 
64.31 	none, then before entering the intersection and shall remain standing until a green indication 
64.32 	is shown, except as follows: (A) the driver of a vehicle stopped as close as practicable at 
64.33 	the entrance to the crosswalk on the near side of the intersection or, if none, then at the 
64.34 	entrance to the intersection in obedience to a red or stop signal, and with the intention of 
65.1 	making a right turn may make the right turn, after stopping, unless an official sign has been 
65.2 	erected prohibiting such movement, but shall yield the right-of-way to pedestrians and other 
65.3 	traffic lawfully proceeding as directed by the signal at that intersection; or (B) the driver of 
65.4 	a vehicle on a one-way street intersecting another one-way street on which traffic moves 
65.5 	to the left shall stop in obedience to a red or stop signal and may then make a left turn into 
65.6 	the one-way street, unless an official sign has been erected prohibiting the movement, but 
65.7 	shall yield the right-of-way to pedestrians and other traffic lawfully proceeding as directed 
65.8 	by the signal at that intersection.
65.9 	(ii) Unless otherwise directed by a pedestrian-control signal as provided in subdivision 
65.10 	6, pedestrians facing a steady red signal alone shall not enter the roadway.
65.11 	(iii) Vehicular traffic facing a steady red arrow signal, with the intention of making a 
65.12 	movement indicated by the arrow, must stop at a clearly marked stop line but, if none, before 
65.13 	entering the crosswalk on the near side of the intersection or, if none, then before entering 
65.14 	the intersection and must remain standing until a permissive signal indication permitting 
65.15 	the movement indicated by the red arrow is displayed, except as follows: when an official 
65.16 	sign has been erected permitting a turn on a red arrow signal, the vehicular traffic facing a 
65.17 	red arrow signal indication is permitted to enter the intersection to turn right, or to turn left 
65.18 	from a one-way street into a one-way street on which traffic moves to the left, after stopping, 
65.19 	but must yield the right-of-way to pedestrians and other traffic lawfully proceeding as 
65.20 	directed by the signal at that intersection.
65.21 	(b) In the event an official traffic-control signal is erected and maintained at a place 
65.22 	other than an intersection, the provisions of this section are applicable except those which 
65.23 	can have no application. Any stop required must be made at a sign or marking on the 
65.24 	pavement indicating where the stop must be made, but in the absence of any such sign or 
65.25 	marking the stop must be made at the signal.
65.26 	(c) When a traffic-control signal indication or indications placed to control a certain 
65.27 	movement or lane are so identified by placing a sign near the indication or indications, no 
65.28 	other traffic-control signal indication or indications within the intersection controls vehicular 
65.29 	traffic for that movement or lane.

65.30 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2025.

65.31 	Sec. 29. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 169.09, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
65.32 		Subd. 8.Officer to report accident to commissioner. (a) A peace officer who 
65.33 	investigates in the regular course of duty an accident that is required to be reported under 
66.1 	this section must submit an electronic or written report of the accident to the commissioner 
66.2 	of public safety within ten days after the date of the accident. Within two business days 
66.3 	after identification of a fatality that resulted from an accident, the reporting agency must 
66.4 	notify the commissioner of the basic circumstances of the accident. A report or notification 
66.5 	under this subdivision must be in the format as prescribed in subdivision 9.
66.6 	(b) Accidents on streets, highways, roadways, sidewalks, shoulders, shared use paths, 
66.7 	or any other portion of a public right-of-way must be reported under the requirements of 
66.8 	this section if the accident results in:
66.9 	(1) a fatality;
66.10 	(2) bodily injury to a person who, because of the injury, immediately receives medical 
66.11 	treatment away from or at the scene of the accident;
66.12 	(3) one or more of the motor vehicles incurring disabling damage that requires a vehicle 
66.13 	to be transported away from the scene of the accident by tow truck or other vehicle; or
66.14 	(4) damage to fixtures, infrastructure, or any other property alongside or on a highway.
66.15 	(c) An accident involving a school bus, as defined in section 169.011, subdivision 71, 
66.16 	must be reported under the requirements of this section and section 169.4511.
66.17 	(d) An accident involving a commercial motor vehicle, as defined in section 169.781, 
66.18 	subdivision 1, paragraph (a), must be reported under the requirements of this section and 
66.19 	section 169.783.
66.20 	(e) Accidents occurring on public lands or trail systems that result in the circumstances 
66.21 	specified in paragraph (b) must be reported under the requirements of this section.

66.22 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2025.

66.23 	Sec. 30. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 169.14, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:
66.24 		Subd. 1a.License revocation for extreme speed. The driver's license of a person who 
66.25 	violates any speed limit established in this section, by driving in excess of 100 miles per 
66.26 	hour or 35 miles per hour or more over the posted speed limit, is revoked for six months 
66.27 	under section 171.17, or for a longer minimum period of time applicable under section 
66.28 	169A.53, 169A.54, or 171.174.

66.29 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2025, for violations committed 
66.30 	on or after that date.

67.1 	Sec. 31. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 169.686, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
67.2 		Subdivision 1.Seat belt requirement. (a) Except as provided in section 169.685, a 
67.3 	properly adjusted and fastened seat belt, including both the shoulder and lap belt when the 
67.4 	vehicle is so equipped, shall must be worn by the driver and passengers of a passenger 
67.5 	vehicle, commercial motor vehicle, type III vehicle, and type III Head Start vehicle. 
67.6 	Notwithstanding the equipment exemption in section 169.685, subdivision 1, this paragraph 
67.7 	applies to the driver and passengers of an autocycle equipped with seat belts. This paragraph 
67.8 	applies to the operator and passengers of a class 2 all-terrain vehicle, as defined in section 
67.9 	84.92, subdivision 10, when operated on or within the right-of-way of a public road when 
67.10 	the all-terrain vehicle is factory-equipped with seat belts.
67.11 	(b) A person who is 15 years of age or older and who violates paragraph (a) is subject 
67.12 	to a fine of $25. The driver of the vehicle in which a violation occurs is subject to a $25 
67.13 	fine for each violation of paragraph (a) by the driver or by a passenger under the age of 15, 
67.14 	but the court may not impose more than one surcharge under section 357.021, subdivision 
67.15 	6, on the driver. The Department of Public Safety shall must not record a violation of this 
67.16 	subdivision on a person's driving record.
67.17 	(c) The driver of a bus is not subject to the fine under paragraph (b) for a violation of 
67.18 	paragraph (a) by a passenger under the age of 15. This paragraph does not apply to: (1) a 
67.19 	school bus, including a type III vehicle; and (2) a Head Start bus, including a type III Head 
67.20 	Start vehicle.

67.21 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2025, for violations committed 
67.22 	on or after that date.

67.23 	Sec. 32. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 169.865, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:
67.24 		Subd. 1a.Definition. For purposes of this section, "qualifying agricultural products" 
67.25 	means:
67.26 	(1) agricultural crops, including but not limited to corn, soybeans, oats, grain, and 
67.27 	by-products of agricultural crops;
67.28 	(2) livestock, including but not limited to cattle, hogs, and poultry;
67.29 	(3) food crops, including but not limited to sugar beets, potatoes, carrots, and onions;
67.30 	(4) fluid milk;
67.31 	(5) seed and material used for or in livestock and poultry feed;
67.32 	(6) livestock manure; and
68.1 	(7) raw or processed grass seed; and
68.2 	(8) before January 1, 2031, crude soybean oil.

68.3 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective January 1, 2026.

68.4 	Sec. 33. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 169.865, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
68.5 		Subd. 3.Requirements; restrictions. (a) A vehicle or combination of vehicles operating 
68.6 	under this section:
68.7 	(1) is subject to axle weight limitations under section 169.824, subdivision 1;
68.8 	(2) is subject to seasonal load restrictions under section 169.87;
68.9 	(3) is subject to bridge load limits posted under section 169.84;
68.10 	(4) may only be operated on paved streets and highways other than interstate highways;
68.11 	(5) may not be operated with loads that exceed the manufacturer's gross vehicle weight 
68.12 	rating as affixed to the vehicle, or other certification of gross vehicle weight rating complying 
68.13 	with Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, sections 567.4 to 567.7;
68.14 	(6) must be issued a permit from each road authority having jurisdiction over a road on 
68.15 	which the vehicle is operated, if required;
68.16 	(7) must comply with the requirements of section 169.851, subdivision 4; and
68.17 	(8) must have brakes on all wheels.
68.18 	(b) The percentage allowances for exceeding gross weights if transporting unfinished 
68.19 	forest products under section 168.013, subdivision 3, paragraph (b), or for the first haul of 
68.20 	unprocessed or raw farm products or unfinished forest products under section 168.013, 
68.21 	subdivision 3, paragraph (d), clause (3), do not apply to a vehicle or combination of vehicles 
68.22 	operated under this section.
68.23 	(c) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), clause (4), a vehicle or combination of vehicles 
68.24 	hauling fluid milk under a permit issued by the commissioner of transportation may also 
68.25 	operate on interstate highways as provided under United States Code, title 23, section 127.
68.26 	(d) A vehicle or combination of vehicles hauling crude soybean oil under this section 
68.27 	may only be operated in this state to perform transportation between soybean processing 
68.28 	facilities located in Mankato and Fairmont on:
68.29 	(1) a route on a county highway or county state-aid highway as approved by the county;
68.30 	(2) marked Trunk Highways 15, 30, and 60; and
69.1 	(3) marked U.S. Highway 169.

69.2 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective January 1, 2026.

69.3 	Sec. 34. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 171.01, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
69.4 	read:
69.5 		Subd. 45e.Road test. "Road test" means the actual physical demonstration of skills and 
69.6 	ability to exercise ordinary and reasonable control in the operation of a motor vehicle. As 
69.7 	appropriate, a road test includes demonstration of ability to perform an inspection of a 
69.8 	vehicle and equipment.

69.9 	Sec. 35. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 171.05, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
69.10 		Subdivision 1.Person 18 or more years of age. (a) Any person who is 18 or more years 
69.11 	of age and who, except for a lack of instruction in operating a motor vehicle, would otherwise 
69.12 	be qualified to obtain a class D driver's license under this chapter, may apply for an 
69.13 	instruction permit, and the department shall must issue the permit. The instruction permit 
69.14 	entitles the applicant to drive a motor vehicle for which a class D license is valid upon the 
69.15 	highways for a period of two years if the permit holder:
69.16 	(1) has the permit in immediate possession; and
69.17 	(2) is driving the vehicle while accompanied by an adult licensed driver who is actually 
69.18 	occupying a seat beside the driver.
69.19 	(b) Any license of a lower class may be used as an instruction permit to operate a vehicle 
69.20 	requiring a higher class license for a period of six months one year after passage of the 
69.21 	written test or tests required for the higher class and when the licensee is accompanied by 
69.22 	and receiving instruction from a holder of the appropriate higher class license. A copy of 
69.23 	the record of examination taken for the higher class license must be carried by the driver 
69.24 	while using the lower class license as an instruction permit.

69.25 	Sec. 36. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 171.06, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
69.26 	read:
69.27 		Subd. 7a.Online renewal. (a) For purposes of this subdivision, "applicant" means a 
69.28 	person who renews a REAL ID-compliant or noncompliant driver's license or identification 
69.29 	card or applies for a duplicate card through the department's online renewal system 
69.30 	established in this subdivision.
70.1 	(b) The commissioner must establish a process for an applicant to renew or request a 
70.2 	duplicate of a REAL ID-compliant or noncompliant driver's license or identification card, 
70.3 	whether by website or some other means, as provided in this subdivision. Notwithstanding 
70.4 	subdivision 3, an applicant for a renewal or duplicate driver's license or identification card 
70.5 	submitted through the department's online renewal system may not designate a temporary 
70.6 	mailing address for the delivery of the driver's license or identification card.
70.7 	(c) The commissioner may renew or request a duplicate of a REAL ID-compliant or 
70.8 	noncompliant driver's license or identification card for an individual who does not renew 
70.9 	in person if:
70.10 	(1) there is no change in identity, including any change to the applicant's name, address, 
70.11 	signature, and driver's license or identification card number;
70.12 	(2) the renewal application is not for a different type or class of driver's license or 
70.13 	identification card;
70.14 	(3) the renewal or duplicate application is not for an enhanced driver's license or 
70.15 	identification card;
70.16 	(4) the commissioner has a previous photograph of the applicant on file that was taken 
70.17 	within the last five years or in conjunction with the most recent issuance of the applicant's 
70.18 	current credential;
70.19 	(5) the applicant is at least 18 years of age at the time of the application;
70.20 	(6) the applicant's license or identification card is valid or has been expired for less than 
70.21 	one year;
70.22 	(7) the applicant has not obtained a driving credential or identification card from another 
70.23 	state or jurisdiction since the most recent issuance of the applicant's Minnesota credential;
70.24 	(8) no knowledge or road tests are required to maintain the credential;
70.25 	(9) the applicant submits a vision examination certificate as described in subdivision 7; 
70.26 	and
70.27 	(10) the application is in a form prescribed by the commissioner.
70.28 	(d) The commissioner must use the photograph on file as specified in paragraph (c), 
70.29 	clause (4), for the applicant's REAL ID-compliant or noncompliant driver's license or 
70.30 	identification card.

70.31 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2026.

71.1 	Sec. 37. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 171.0605, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
71.2 		Subd. 2.Evidence; identity; date of birth. (a) Only the following is satisfactory evidence 
71.3 	of an applicant's identity and date of birth under section 171.06, subdivision 3, paragraph 
71.4 	(b):
71.5 	(1) a driver's license or identification card that:
71.6 	(i) complies with all requirements of the REAL ID Act;
71.7 	(ii) is not designated as temporary or limited term; and
71.8 	(iii) is current or has been expired for five years or less;
71.9 	(2) a valid, unexpired United States passport, including a passport booklet or passport 
71.10 	card, issued by the United States Department of State;
71.11 	(3) a certified copy of a birth certificate issued by a government bureau of vital statistics 
71.12 	or equivalent agency in the applicant's state of birth, which must bear the raised or authorized 
71.13 	seal of the issuing government entity;
71.14 	(4) a consular report of birth abroad, certification of report of birth, or certification of 
71.15 	birth abroad, issued by the United States Department of State, Form FS-240, Form DS-1350, 
71.16 	or Form FS-545;
71.17 	(5) a valid, unexpired permanent resident card issued by the United States Department 
71.18 	of Homeland Security or the former Immigration and Naturalization Service of the United 
71.19 	States Department of Justice, Form I-551. If the Form I-551 validity period has been 
71.20 	automatically extended by the United States Department of Homeland Security, it is deemed 
71.21 	unexpired, regardless of the expiration date listed;
71.22 	(6) a foreign passport with an unexpired temporary I-551 stamp or a temporary I-551 
71.23 	printed notation on a machine-readable immigrant visa with a United States Department of 
71.24 	Homeland Security admission stamp within the validity period;
71.25 	(7) a United States Department of Homeland Security Form I-94 or Form I-94A with a 
71.26 	photograph and an unexpired temporary I-551 stamp;
71.27 	(8) a United States Department of State Form DS-232 with a United States Department 
71.28 	of Homeland Security admission stamp and validity period;
71.29 	(9) a certificate of naturalization issued by the United States Department of Homeland 
71.30 	Security, Form N-550 or Form N-570;
72.1 	(10) a certificate of citizenship issued by the United States Department of Homeland 
72.2 	Security, Form N-560 or Form N-561;
72.3 	(11) an unexpired employment authorization document issued by the United States 
72.4 	Department of Homeland Security, Form I-766 or Form I-688B. If the Form I-766 validity 
72.5 	period has been automatically extended by the United States Department of Homeland 
72.6 	Security, it is deemed unexpired, regardless of the expiration date listed;
72.7 	(12) a valid, unexpired passport issued by a foreign country and a valid, unexpired United 
72.8 	States visa accompanied by documentation of the applicant's most recent lawful admittance 
72.9 	into the United States; or
72.10 	(13) a document as designated by the United States Department of Homeland Security 
72.11 	under Code of Federal Regulations, title 6, part 37.11 (c)(1)(x);.
72.12 	(14) a copy of the applicant's certificate of marriage certified by the issuing government 
72.13 	jurisdiction;
72.14 	(15) a certified copy of a court order that specifies the applicant's name change; or
72.15 	(16) a certified copy of a divorce decree or dissolution of marriage that specifies the 
72.16 	applicant's name change, issued by a court.
72.17 	(b) A document under paragraph (a) must be legible and unaltered.

72.18 	Sec. 38. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 171.0605, is amended by adding a subdivision 
72.19 	to read:
72.20 		Subd. 7.Evidence of name change. The following is satisfactory evidence of an 
72.21 	applicant's name change:
72.22 	(1) a copy of the applicant's certificate of marriage certified by the issuing government 
72.23 	jurisdiction;
72.24 	(2) a certified copy of a court order that specifies the applicant's name change; or
72.25 	(3) a certified copy of a court-issued divorce decree or dissolution of marriage that 
72.26 	specifies the applicant's name change.

72.27 	Sec. 39. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 171.061, is amended by adding a subdivision 
72.28 	to read:
72.29 		Subd. 4a.Reimbursements. (a) The commissioner must issue payment to a driver's 
72.30 	license agent as follows:
73.1 	(1) $2 for paying an account balance;
73.2 	(2) $4 for the following transactions:
73.3 	(i) correcting credentials for veterans with a total service-connected disability, homeless 
73.4 	fee, and those with reduced-fee credentials; and
73.5 	(ii) payment of reinstatement fees for veterans with a total service-connected disability 
73.6 	and homeless youth;
73.7 	(3) $8 for the following transactions:
73.8 	(i) changing a customer's personal identification number; and
73.9 	(ii) mail-in application photograph renewal; and
73.10 	(4) an amount that equals the fee established under subdivision 4, paragraph (a), clause 
73.11 	(2), for the following transactions:
73.12 	(i) addition of court order review;
73.13 	(ii) paper temporary receipt of application permit for veterans with a total 
73.14 	service-connected disability; and
73.15 	(iii) issuing a credential for veterans with a total service-connected disability, homeless 
73.16 	youth, and those with reduced-fee credentials.
73.17 	(b) The following transactions for which no filing fee under subdivision 4 is collected 
73.18 	are not eligible for payment of any kind:
73.19 	(1) collection of another fee type, including but not limited to a record request fee or a 
73.20 	fast track fee;
73.21 	(2) voluntary waiver of a fee by the driver's license agent; and
73.22 	(3) ancillary to a transaction for which a filing fee may be imposed.
73.23 	(c) If the amount appropriated for payments under this subdivision is insufficient, the 
73.24 	commissioner must prorate the payments.

73.25 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2025.

73.26 	Sec. 40. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 171.13, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
73.27 		Subd. 7. Examination fees. (a) A fee of $10 must be paid by an individual to take a 
73.28 	third and any subsequent knowledge test administered by the department if the individual 
73.29 	has failed two previous consecutive knowledge tests on the subject.
74.1 	(b) A fee of $20 must be paid by an individual to take a third and any subsequent skills 
74.2 	or road test administered by the department if the individual has previously failed two 
74.3 	consecutive skill or road tests in a specified class of motor vehicle.
74.4 	(c) A fee of $20 $40 must be paid by an individual who fails to appear for a scheduled 
74.5 	skills or road test or who cancels a skills or road test within less than 24 hours of before the 
74.6 	appointment time. A fee of $20 must be paid by an individual who cancels a scheduled road 
74.7 	test between 24 hours and 72 hours before the appointment time.
74.8 	(d) All fees received under this subdivision must be paid into the state treasury and 
74.9 	credited to the driver and vehicle services operating account under section 299A.705.

74.10 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2025, and applies to 
74.11 	cancellations and failures to appear on or after that date.

74.12 	Sec. 41. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 171.13, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
74.13 		Subd. 8.Test scheduling. The commissioner must not schedule or reserve recurring 
74.14 	time with a public, private, or commercial driver education program for purposes of 
74.15 	administering skills or road tests to a class D or commercial driver's license applicant.

74.16 	Sec. 42. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 171.17, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
74.17 		Subdivision 1.Offenses. (a) The department shallmust immediately revoke the license 
74.18 	of a driver upon receiving a record of the driver's conviction of:
74.19 	(1) manslaughter resulting from the operation of a motor vehicle or under section 609.20 
74.20 	or 609.205;
74.21 	(2) criminal vehicular homicide or injury under section 609.2112, 609.2113, or 609.2114, 
74.22 	or Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 609.21;
74.23 	(2) (3) a violation of section 169A.20 or 609.487;
74.24 	(3) (4) a felony in the commission of which a motor vehicle was used;
74.25 	(4) (5) failure to stop and disclose identity and render aid, as required under section 
74.26 	169.09, in the event of a motor vehicle accident, resulting in the death or personal injury of 
74.27 	another;
74.28 	(5) (6) perjury or the making of a false affidavit or statement to the department under 
74.29 	any law relating to the application, ownership, or operation of a motor vehicle, including 
74.30 	on the certification required under section 171.05, subdivision 2, paragraph (a), clause (1), 
74.31 	item (ii), subitem (C), to issue an instruction permit to a homeschool student;
75.1 	(6) (7) except as this section otherwise provides, three charges of violating within a 
75.2 	period of 12 months any of the provisions of chapter 169 or of the rules or municipal 
75.3 	ordinances enacted in conformance with chapter 169, for which the accused may be punished 
75.4 	upon conviction by imprisonment;
75.5 	(7) (8) two or more violations, within five years, of the misdemeanor offense described 
75.6 	in section 169.444, subdivision 2, paragraph (a);
75.7 	(8) (9) the gross misdemeanor offense described in section 169.444, subdivision 2, 
75.8 	paragraph (b);
75.9 	(9) (10) an offense in another state that, if committed in this state, would be grounds for 
75.10 	revoking the driver's license; or
75.11 	(10) (11) a violation of an applicable speed limit by a person driving in excess of 100 
75.12 	miles per hour. The person's license must be revoked for six months for a violation of this 
75.13 	clause, or for a longer minimum period of time applicable under section 169A.53, 169A.54, 
75.14 	or 171.174.
75.15 	(b) The department shallmust immediately revoke the school bus endorsement of a 
75.16 	driver upon receiving a record of the driver's conviction of the misdemeanor offense described 
75.17 	in section 169.443, subdivision 7.

75.18 	Sec. 43. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 174.02, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
75.19 	read:
75.20 		Subd. 12.Emissions reduction goals; financial assistance. The commissioner may 
75.21 	provide grants or other financial assistance at the commissioner's discretion pursuant to 
75.22 	grant requirements under state law to meet the state's goals under subdivision 1a, clause 
75.23 	(3), or section 216H.02.

75.24 	Sec. 44. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 174.03, subdivision 12, is amended to read:
75.25 		Subd. 12.Trunk highway performance, resiliency, and sustainability. (a) The 
75.26 	commissioner must implement performance measures and targets for the trunk highway 
75.27 	system in order to construct resilient infrastructure, enhance the project selection for all 
75.28 	transportation modes, improve economic security, and achieve the state transportation goals 
75.29 	established in section 174.01.
75.30 	(b) At a minimum, the transportation planning process must include:
76.1 	(1) an inventory of transportation assets, including but not limited to bridge, pavement, 
76.2 	geotechnical, pedestrian, bicycle, and transit asset categories;
76.3 	(2) establishment of statewide performance measures and targets, reporting of 
76.4 	performance measure results, and where possible, performance forecasts that are:
76.5 	(i) statewide and, where data allow, district-specific;
76.6 	(ii) for assets in each asset category specified in clause (1); and
76.7 	(iii) identified in collaboration with the public;
76.8 	(3) gap identification and an explanation of the difference between performance targets 
76.9 	and current status; and
76.10 	(4) life cycle assessment and corridor risk assessment as part of asset management 
76.11 	programs in each district of the department.
76.12 	(c) At a minimum, the ten-year capital highway investment plan in each district of the 
76.13 	department must:
76.14 	(1) be based on expected funding during the plan period and, to the extent feasible, 
76.15 	maximize long-term benefits;
76.16 	(2) estimate the funding necessary to make optimal life cycle investments;
76.17 	(3) identify investments within each of the asset categories specified in paragraph (b), 
76.18 	clause (1), that are funded through the trunk highway capital program;
76.19 	(4) identify specific trunk highway segments programmed to be removed from the trunk 
76.20 	highway system; and
76.21 	(5) deliver annual progress toward achieving the state transportation goals established 
76.22 	in section 174.01.
76.23 	(d) Annually by December 15, the commissioner must report trunk highway performance 
76.24 	measures and targets and identify gaps, including information detailing the department's 
76.25 	progress on achieving the state transportation goals, to the chairs and ranking minority 
76.26 	members of the legislative committees having jurisdiction over transportation policy and 
76.27 	finance. The report must be signed by the commissioner.

76.28 	Sec. 45. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 174.03, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
76.29 	read:
76.30 		Subd. 13.Asset sustainability ratio targets. (a) The commissioner must calculate and 
76.31 	report the asset sustainability ratio (ASR) for pavements for each fiscal year. The ASR must 
77.1 	be based on criteria developed by the commissioner and found in the Pavement Design 
77.2 	Manual. The ASR is calculated as:
77.3 	(1) total trunk highway system lane-mile years added each year; divided by
77.4 	(2) total trunk highway mileage in that year.
77.5 	(b) The department must meet the following pavement system targets for ASR:
77.6 	(1) not less than 0.65 by 2027;
77.7 	(2) not less than 0.75 by 2029; and
77.8 	(3) not less than 0.85 by 2031 and thereafter.
77.9 	(c) The commissioner must determine ASR results from projects constructed by the 
77.10 	department for each year and include the results in the trunk highway performance report 
77.11 	under section 174.56.

77.12 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2025.

77.13 	Sec. 46. [174.034] TRANSPORTATION PROJECT ACTIVITY PORTAL.
77.14 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have 
77.15 	the meanings given.
77.16 	(b) "Analysis activity" means an undertaking to analyze or study a highway or a corridor 
77.17 	prior to project identification or as part of project development. Analysis activity includes 
77.18 	but is not limited to: (1) planning, assessment, project scoping, project development, land 
77.19 	acquisition, environmental review, and project-related public engagement; and (2) a safety 
77.20 	study or audit, a corridor analysis or study, a planning study, a feasibility analysis, a purpose 
77.21 	and need assessment, or similar assessment or analysis.
77.22 	(c) "Major highway project" means a highway project that has a total cost for all segments 
77.23 	that the commissioner most recently estimates to be at least (1) $15,000,000 in the 
77.24 	metropolitan highway construction district, or (2) $5,000,000 in any nonmetropolitan 
77.25 	highway construction district.
77.26 		Subd. 2.Portal establishment. The commissioner must maintain a centralized portal 
77.27 	on the department's website that provides comprehensive information on highway projects, 
77.28 	project development, studies and assessments, and related activity.
77.29 		Subd. 3.Portal design. The portal must:
77.30 	(1) provide a geographic information system interface that allows for identification of 
77.31 	projects and analysis activity through interactive mapping;
78.1 	(2) identify:
78.2 	(i) each trunk highway project that is specified in the state transportation improvement 
78.3 	program, excluding general or maintenance set-asides; the statewide multimodal 
78.4 	transportation plan; the Minnesota state highway investment plan; or a ten-year capital 
78.5 	highway investment plan in a district;
78.6 	(ii) each trunk highway project that reached substantial completion in the current or 
78.7 	previous two calendar years;
78.8 	(iii) each trunk highway project that is planned for the ensuing ten years; and
78.9 	(iv) each trunk highway segment or corridor for which the commissioner: (A) is 
78.10 	undertaking analysis activity; or (B) has completed an analysis activity under subitem (A) 
78.11 	within the previous five years;
78.12 	(3) identify department districts, jurisdictions of local units of government, state and 
78.13 	local road systems, major geographic features, and relevant local landmarks;
78.14 	(4) provide the ability to search, filter, and apply mapping layer visibility based on 
78.15 	location, dates, status, and common transportation categories;
78.16 	(5) present information in a manner that is readily understood by the general public;
78.17 	(6) allow for future extension to incorporate local road projects; and
78.18 	(7) provide access to the information required under subdivision 4 and the dashboard 
78.19 	required under subdivision 5.
78.20 		Subd. 4.Information contents. (a) The commissioner must provide information on the 
78.21 	department's website for each project or analysis activity identified under subdivision 3, 
78.22 	clause (2). At a minimum, the information must include:
78.23 	(1) a plain language description of the nature and scope of the project or analysis activity;
78.24 	(2) as appropriate, the state project number and bridge number;
78.25 	(3) as appropriate, an explanation of the project purpose and need;
78.26 	(4) at least one map that identifies the project limits, corridor, or general location;
78.27 	(5) a timeline that provides any key milestones;
78.28 	(6) the primary documentation for the project or analysis activity, including but not 
78.29 	limited to project layout and design plans, data and results from relevant modeling, and any 
78.30 	studies or reports;
79.1 	(7) a fiscal overview that includes project or analysis activity cost and funding sources;
79.2 	(8) notice of any scheduled public meetings, and if testimony is being taken, the ability 
79.3 	for an individual to arrange to testify;
79.4 	(9) details on each previous public meeting, including but not limited to meeting minutes, 
79.5 	presentations, associated documents, and recordings;
79.6 	(10) identification of a project or analysis activity contact; and
79.7 	(11) for each major highway project, project details that at a minimum include:
79.8 	(i) project purposes relative to objectives in the statewide multimodal transportation 
79.9 	plan and investment priority areas established in the Minnesota state highway investment 
79.10 	plan;
79.11 	(ii) a history of the project, including but not limited to previous official actions by the 
79.12 	department or the appropriate area transportation partnership, or both; the date on which 
79.13 	the project was first included in the state transportation improvement plan; the cost of the 
79.14 	project at that time; the planning estimate for the project; the engineer's estimate; the award 
79.15 	price; the final cost as of six months after substantial completion, including any supplemental 
79.16 	agreements and cost overruns or cost savings; the dates of environmental approval; the dates 
79.17 	of municipal approval; the date of final geometric layout; and the date of establishment of 
79.18 	any construction limits;
79.19 	(iii) the project's priority listing or rank within its construction district, if any, as well 
79.20 	as the reasons for that listing or rank, the criteria used in prioritization or rank, any changes 
79.21 	in that prioritization or rank since the project was first included in a department work plan, 
79.22 	and the reasons for those changes; and
79.23 	(iv) past and potential future reasons for delay in letting or completing the project, details 
79.24 	of all project cost changes that exceed $500,000, and specific modifications to the overall 
79.25 	program that are made as a result of delays and project cost changes.
79.26 	(b) The commissioner must maintain and revise the information required under this 
79.27 	subdivision in a timely manner, and must publish the public meeting information required 
79.28 	under paragraph (a), clause (8), within two weeks of the meeting.
79.29 		Subd. 5.Fiscal transparency dashboard. The commissioner must provide a fiscal 
79.30 	transparency dashboard on the department's website that summarizes fiscal information for 
79.31 	the current fiscal year and each year in the state transportation improvement program. At a 
79.32 	minimum, the dashboard must include:
80.1 	(1) a summary of total amounts by funding source and for projects;
80.2 	(2) identification of total expenditures associated with each objective in the statewide 
80.3 	multimodal transportation plan under section 174.03, subdivision 1a, and resulting impacts 
80.4 	on associated performance targets; and
80.5 	(3) an overview of expenditures by investment priority area established in the Minnesota 
80.6 	state highway investment plan under section 174.03, subdivision 1c.
80.7 		Subd. 6.Implementation. The commissioner must implement the requirements of this 
80.8 	section by the earlier of January 1, 2028, or the completion of necessary information 
80.9 	technology changes.

80.10 	Sec. 47. [174.065] CONSOLIDATED LOCAL TRANSPORTATION FINANCIALS 
80.11 	REPORT.
80.12 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have 
80.13 	the meanings given.
80.14 	(b) "Funding source" means the relevant tax or revenue source for which financial 
80.15 	reporting information is required.
80.16 	(c) "Reporting unit" means a county, regional railroad authority, or other political 
80.17 	subdivision that is specifically required to submit financial information under this section.
80.18 		Subd. 2.Consolidated report. (a) By March 1 annually, the commissioner must submit 
80.19 	a report on consolidated local transportation financials to the chairs and ranking minority 
80.20 	members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over transportation finance and 
80.21 	policy.
80.22 	(b) At a minimum, the report must include:
80.23 	(1) the information specified under subdivision 3 for each funding source as required 
80.24 	under sections 174.49, subdivision 7; 297A.993, subdivision 2a; and 398A.04, subdivision 
80.25 	12;
80.26 	(2) subtotals for each reporting unit that is required to submit financial information under 
80.27 	this section; and
80.28 	(3) totals for all reporting units.
80.29 	(c) The commissioner may establish submission requirements for the financial 
80.30 	information, which may include but is not limited to a submission deadline and a format 
80.31 	for the fiscal details.
81.1 		Subd. 3.Required financial information. (a) At a minimum, each reporting unit must 
81.2 	submit financial information on the funding source that includes:
81.3 	(1) actual allocations or collections to the reporting unit for each of the previous five 
81.4 	calendar years;
81.5 	(2) balance actuals for each of the previous five calendar years;
81.6 	(3) estimates of the amount that is expected to be allocated to or collected by the reporting 
81.7 	unit in the current year and for the next ten calendar years; and
81.8 	(4) for each of the previous five calendar years, the current calendar year, and for the 
81.9 	next ten calendar years:
81.10 	(i) the amount expended or proposed to be expended for each of the following, as 
81.11 	applicable:
81.12 	(A) planning, project development, construction, operation, or maintenance of guideways, 
81.13 	as defined in section 473.4485, subdivision 1, paragraph (d);
81.14 	(B) nonguideway transit uses;
81.15 	(C) active transportation uses;
81.16 	(D) highway uses; and
81.17 	(E) uses not otherwise specified in subitems (A) to (D);
81.18 	(ii) for each category under item (i), subitems (A) to (D), an accompanying list of 
81.19 	completed, current, planned, and anticipated projects; and
81.20 	(iii) an estimated balance of unspent or undesignated amounts from the funding source.
81.21 	(b) The listing under paragraph (a), clause (4), item (ii), must include a brief identification 
81.22 	or description of each project or program.
81.23 		Subd. 4.Aid withholding. The commissioner must annually withhold payment of 25 
81.24 	percent of the amount apportioned under section 162.07 for a county that (1) is a reporting 
81.25 	unit, and (2) fails to meet financial information submission requirements established by the 
81.26 	commissioner under subdivision 2, paragraph (c). The commissioner may release withheld 
81.27 	funds no sooner than 30 days following acceptance of a submission.

81.28 	Sec. 48. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 174.07, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
81.29 		Subd. 3.Exceptions. This section does not apply to:
82.1 	(1) a law that establishes a requirement with general applicability for an agency or 
82.2 	agencies to submit a report, including but not limited to reports and information under 
82.3 	sections 14.05, subdivision 5, and 14.116;
82.4 	(2) a law that specifies a reporting expiration date or a date for the submission of a final 
82.5 	report;
82.6 	(3) information required by law to be included in a budget submission to the legislature 
82.7 	under section 16A.11;
82.8 	(4) the plans required under section 174.03, subdivisions 1a, 1b, and 1c;
82.9 	(5) the forecast information requirements under section 174.03, subdivision 9; and
82.10 	(6) the reports required under sections 161.088, subdivision 7; 161.089; 161.3203, 
82.11 	subdivision 4; 165.03, subdivision 8; 174.03, subdivision 12 174.065; 174.185, subdivision 
82.12 	3; 174.247; 174.56, subdivisions 1 and 2; and 174.75, subdivision 3.

82.13 	Sec. 49. [174.205] RESILIENT PAVEMENT PROGRAM.
82.14 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have 
82.15 	the meanings given.
82.16 	(b) "Baseline project" means a trunk highway project without revision to pavement 
82.17 	design life.
82.18 	(c) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of transportation.
82.19 	(d) "Modified project" means a project that is revised or under a revision analysis to 
82.20 	contain a modified pavement design life using funds provided under the program.
82.21 	(e) "Pavement cost" means the estimated total cost of pavement items, including pavement 
82.22 	foundation, for the project, in conformance with standard specifications for construction 
82.23 	established by the commissioner.
82.24 	(f) "Program" means the resilient pavement program under this section.
82.25 		Subd. 2.Program established. Subject to available funds, the commissioner must 
82.26 	establish a resilient pavement program to provide supplemental funding for revisions to 
82.27 	pavement design of trunk highway projects on the basis of long-term cost effectiveness.
82.28 		Subd. 3.Administration. (a) In implementing the program, the commissioner must: (1) 
82.29 	establish procedures for identification, analysis, and selection of projects that receive funding 
82.30 	and are accordingly revised in the pavement design; and (2) specify a modified pavement 
83.1 	design life, whether through pavement material, pavement foundation, or a combination, 
83.2 	that is at least 50 years for modified projects.
83.3 	(b) The commissioner must determine pavement design life using the current standard 
83.4 	models used by the department for pavement design.
83.5 		Subd. 4.Project eligibility; cost effectiveness. (a) To be eligible for funds under the 
83.6 	program, a project must:
83.7 	(1) be for trunk highway construction, reconstruction, maintenance, or improvement;
83.8 	(2) be included in a prior or the current state transportation improvement program or 
83.9 	capital highway investment plan with a proposed design life of less than or equal to 20 
83.10 	years;
83.11 	(3) be a modified project with a pavement design life as specified under subdivision 3, 
83.12 	paragraph (a), clause (2); and
83.13 	(4) have a cost-effectiveness ratio, as calculated under paragraph (b), that equals or is 
83.14 	greater than two.
83.15 	(b) The cost-effectiveness ratio is calculated as:
83.16 	(1) the pavement cost of the baseline project, divided by the pavement design life of the 
83.17 	baseline project; divided by
83.18 	(2) the pavement cost of the modified project, divided by the modified pavement design 
83.19 	life.
83.20 		Subd. 5.Use of funds. (a) For a project selected under the program, the commissioner 
83.21 	may expend program funds for up to 110 percent of the difference in anticipated pavement 
83.22 	costs between the modified project and the baseline project.
83.23 	(b) The commissioner may expend up to one-third of the funds on projects located wholly 
83.24 	or substantially inside the Department of Transportation metropolitan district, as calculated 
83.25 	using total funds under the program over (1) the current fiscal year, and (2) the latest prior 
83.26 	two years in which funds are allocated.
83.27 	(c) The commissioner must not expend funds under the program for program delivery.
83.28 		Subd. 6.Public information.  The commissioner must publish information regarding 
83.29 	the program on the department's website. The information must include:
83.30 	(1) a description of program implementation;
83.31 	(2) identification of projects analyzed and selected under the program; and
84.1 	(3) for each project selected, an overview that includes a brief project description, the 
84.2 	pavement design changes, and information on expenditures from program funds.

84.3 	Sec. 50. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 174.38, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
84.4 		Subd. 4.Program administration. (a) The commissioner must establish active 
84.5 	transportation program requirements, including:
84.6 	(1) assistance eligibility, subject to the requirements under subdivision 5;
84.7 	(2) a solicitation and application process that minimizes the burden on applicants; and
84.8 	(3) procedures to award and pay financial assistance.
84.9 	(b) The commissioner must annually conduct a solicitation solicitations for active 
84.10 	transportation projects under the program.
84.11 	(c) The commissioner must make reasonable efforts to publicize each application 
84.12 	solicitation among all eligible recipients. The commissioner must assist applicants to create 
84.13 	and submit applications, with an emphasis on providing assistance in communities that are 
84.14 	historically and currently underrepresented in local or regional planning, including 
84.15 	communities of color, low-income households, people with disabilities, and people with 
84.16 	limited English proficiency.
84.17 	(d) The commissioner may provide grants or other financial assistance for a project.
84.18 	(e) The commissioner is prohibited from expending more than one percent of available 
84.19 	funds in a fiscal year under this section on program administration.

84.20 	Sec. 51. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 174.49, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
84.21 	read:
84.22 		Subd. 7.Metropolitan counties; financial information. (a) A metropolitan county 
84.23 	must annually submit financial information to the commissioner on all sources of funds that 
84.24 	are subject to the requirements under subdivision 6. The financial information must be 
84.25 	submitted as provided under section 174.065 in the manner and by the dates prescribed by 
84.26 	the commissioner.
84.27 	(b) In addition to the requirements under section 174.065, subdivision 3, the submitted 
84.28 	financial information must include the amount expended or proposed to be expended in 
84.29 	each of the allowable uses under subdivision 6 for:
84.30 	(1) each of the previous five calendar years;
85.1 	(2) the current calendar year; and
85.2 	(3) the next ten calendar years.

85.3 	Sec. 52. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 174.56, is amended to read:
85.4 	174.56 REPORT ON MAJOR HIGHWAY PROJECTS, TRUNK HIGHWAY 
85.5 	FUND PERFORMANCE, EXPENDITURES, AND EFFICIENCIES.
85.6 		Subdivision 1.Report required. (a) The commissioner of transportation shall must
85.7 	submit a report by December 15 of each year on (1) the status of major highway projects 
85.8 	completed during the previous two years or under construction or planned during the year 
85.9 	of the report and for the ensuing 15 years, (2) trunk highway fund expenditures, and (3) 
85.10 	efficiencies achieved during the previous two fiscal years trunk highway system performance 
85.11 	and department activity.
85.12 	(b) For purposes of this section, a "major highway project" is a highway project that has 
85.13 	a total cost for all segments that the commissioner estimates at the time of the report to be 
85.14 	at least (1) $15,000,000 in the metropolitan highway construction district, or (2) $5,000,000 
85.15 	in any nonmetropolitan highway construction district.
85.16 		Subd. 2.Report contents; major highway projects. For each major highway project 
85.17 	the report must include:
85.18 	(1) a description of the project sufficient to specify its scope and location;
85.19 	(2) a history of the project, including, but not limited to, previous official actions by the 
85.20 	department or the appropriate area transportation partnership, or both, the date on which 
85.21 	the project was first included in the state transportation improvement plan, the cost of the 
85.22 	project at that time, the planning estimate for the project, the engineer's estimate, the award 
85.23 	price, the final cost as of six months after substantial completion, including any supplemental 
85.24 	agreements and cost overruns or cost savings, the dates of environmental approval, the dates 
85.25 	of municipal approval, the date of final geometric layout, and the date of establishment of 
85.26 	any construction limits;
85.27 	(3) the project's priority listing or rank within its construction district, if any, as well as 
85.28 	the reasons for that listing or rank, the criteria used in prioritization or rank, any changes 
85.29 	in that prioritization or rank since the project was first included in a department work plan, 
85.30 	and the reasons for those changes;
86.1 	(4) past and potential future reasons for delay in letting or completing the project, details 
86.2 	of all project cost changes that exceed $500,000, and specific modifications to the overall 
86.3 	program that are made as a result of delays and project cost changes;
86.4 	(5) two representative trunk highway construction projects, one each from the 
86.5 	department's metropolitan district and from greater Minnesota, and for each project report 
86.6 	the cost of environmental mitigation and compliance; and
86.7 	(6) the annual budget for products and services for each Department of Transportation 
86.8 	district and office, with comparison to actual spending and including measures of productivity 
86.9 	for the previous fiscal year.
86.10 		Subd. 2a.Report contents; trunk highway fund expenditures. The commissioner 
86.11 	shall must include in the report:
86.12 	(1) a review of trunk highway performance measures and targets under section 174.03, 
86.13 	subdivisions 1c and 12, including identification of gaps;
86.14 	(2) details on the department's progress on achieving the state transportation goals under 
86.15 	section 174.01;
86.16 	(3) the annual budget for products and services for each Department of Transportation 
86.17 	district and office, including a comparison to actual spending and measures of productivity 
86.18 	for the previous fiscal year;
86.19 	(4) information on the total expenditures from the trunk highway fund during the previous 
86.20 	fiscal year, which must include:
86.21 	(i) a breakout for each Department of Transportation district, in the following categories: 
86.22 	road construction; planning; design and engineering; labor; compliance with environmental 
86.23 	regulations; administration; acquisition of right-of-way, including costs for attorney fees 
86.24 	and other compensation for property owners; litigation costs, including payment of claims, 
86.25 	settlements, and judgments; maintenance; and road operations.; and
86.26 	(ii) any other categories or information identified by the commissioner to provide for 
86.27 	expenditure overlap across the categories under item (i) and comparison to other fiscal 
86.28 	reporting;
86.29 	(5) asset sustainability ratio results under section 174.03, subdivision 13; and
86.30 	(6) efficiencies achieved during the previous two fiscal years.
86.31 		Subd. 3.Department resources. The commissioner shall must prepare and submit the 
86.32 	report with existing department staff and resources.
87.1 		Subd. 4.Availability of information. The commissioner must maintain an Internet 
87.2 	website that displays information for each major highway project. At a minimum, the 
87.3 	information must include the report contents identified in subdivision 2.

87.4 	Sec. 53. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 174.634, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
87.5 		Subd. 2.Passenger rail account; transfers; appropriation. (a) A passenger rail account 
87.6 	is established in the special revenue fund. The account consists of funds as provided in this 
87.7 	subdivision and any other money donated, allotted, transferred, collected, or otherwise 
87.8 	provided to the account.
87.9 	(b) By July 15 annually beginning in calendar year 2027 2029, the commissioner of 
87.10 	revenue must transfer an amount from the general fund to the passenger rail account that 
87.11 	equals 50 percent of the portion of the state general tax under section 275.025 levied on 
87.12 	railroad operating property, as defined under section 273.13, subdivision 24, in the prior 
87.13 	calendar year.
87.14 	(c) Money in the account is annually appropriated to the commissioner of transportation 
87.15 	for the operating and capital maintenance costs of intercity passenger rail, which may include 
87.16 	but are not limited to planning, designing, developing, constructing, equipping, administering, 
87.17 	operating, promoting, maintaining, and improving passenger rail service within the state, 
87.18 	after accounting for operating revenue, federal funds, and other sources.
87.19 	(d) By November 1 each year beginning in calendar year 2029, the commissioner must 
87.20 	report on the passenger rail account to the chairs and ranking minority members of the 
87.21 	legislative committees with jurisdiction over transportation policy and finance. The report 
87.22 	must, at a minimum, include:
87.23 	(1) the actual revenue and expenditures in each of the previous two fiscal years;
87.24 	(2) the budgeted and forecasted revenue and expenditures in the current fiscal year and 
87.25 	each fiscal year within the state forecast period;
87.26 	(3) the plan for collection of fees and revenue, as defined and authorized under 
87.27 	subdivision 3, in the current fiscal year and each fiscal year within the state forecast period; 
87.28 	and
87.29 	(4) the uses of expenditures or planned expenditures in each fiscal year included under 
87.30 	clauses (1) and (2).

88.1 	Sec. 54. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 289A.51, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
88.2 		Subd. 3.Amount of rebate. (a) The amount of a rebate under this section equals the 
88.3 	lesser of:
88.4 	(1) the applicable percentage, multiplied by the amount 75 percent of eligible expenses 
88.5 	paid by an eligible individual; or
88.6 	(2) $1,500 $750.
88.7 	(b) The applicable percentage equals 75 percent, but is reduced by one percentage point 
88.8 	until the percentage equals 50 percent, for each $4,000 of the eligible individual's adjusted 
88.9 	gross income in excess of:
88.10 	(1) $50,000 for a married taxpayer filing a joint return; and
88.11 	(2) $25,000 for all other filers.
88.12 	(b) Eligibility for a rebate under this section is limited to eligible individuals with adjusted 
88.13 	gross incomes that were not more than:
88.14 	(1) $78,000 in the case of a married eligible individual who filed a joint return; or
88.15 	(2) $41,000 for all other individuals.
88.16 	(c) For the purposes of determining the applicable percentage income limit under 
88.17 	paragraph (b) and subdivision 4, paragraph (a), the commissioner must use the eligible 
88.18 	individual's adjusted gross income for the taxable year ending in the calendar year prior to 
88.19 	the year in which the individual applied for a rebate certificate.

88.20 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for rebates after December 31, 2024.

88.21 	Sec. 55. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 289A.51, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
88.22 		Subd. 4.Commissioner to issue rebate certificates. (a) To qualify for a rebate under 
88.23 	this section, an eligible individual must apply to the commissioner for a rebate certificate 
88.24 	in the manner specified by the commissioner prior to purchasing an electric-assisted bicycle. 
88.25 	As part of the application, the eligible individual must include proof of the individual's 
88.26 	adjusted gross income for the taxable year specified in subdivision 3, paragraph (c). The 
88.27 	commissioner must issue a rebate certificate to an eligible individual stating the issuance 
88.28 	date, the applicable percentage, and the maximum rebate for which the taxpayer is eligible. 
88.29 	For a married taxpayer filing a joint return, each spouse may apply to the commissioner 
88.30 	separately, and the commissioner must issue each spouse a separate rebate certificate.
89.1 	(b) The commissioner of revenue may determine the date on which to open applications 
89.2 	for a rebate certificate, and applications must not be submitted before the date determined 
89.3 	by the commissioner. Beginning July 1, 2024, and July 1 of each subsequent calendar year 
89.4 	for which there is an allocation of rebate certificates, the commissioner must allocate rebate 
89.5 	certificates on a first-come, first-served basis. The commissioner must reserve 40 percent 
89.6 	of the certificates for a married taxpayer filing a joint return with an adjusted gross income 
89.7 	of less than $78,000 or any other filer with an adjusted gross income of less than $41,000. 
89.8 	Any portion of the reserved amount under this paragraph that is not allocated by September 
89.9 	30 is available for allocation to other rebate certificate applications beginning on October 
89.10 	1. to eligible applicants. If the number of eligible applicants exceeds the available allocation 
89.11 	of rebate certificates, the commissioner must allocate certificates through a random lottery.
89.12 	(c) If a random lottery is used to allocate certificates as provided in paragraph (b), the 
89.13 	commissioner must, by August 1, 2025, determine a suitable randomized method to allocate 
89.14 	the certificates and must:
89.15 	(1) detail the department's anticipated timeline for the lottery, including when applications 
89.16 	for the lottery by an eligible individual must be made and when the commissioner anticipates 
89.17 	distributing the certificates;
89.18 	(2) establish a method for an eligible individual to apply for placement into the lottery; 
89.19 	and
89.20 	(3) provide the amount of certificates available to be distributed by the department to 
89.21 	the public.
89.22 	(d) The commissioner must not issue rebate certificates totaling more than $2,000,000 
89.23 	in each of calendar years 2024 and 2025, except any amount authorized but not allocated 
89.24 	in any calendar year does not cancel and is added to the allocation for the next calendar 
89.25 	year. When calculating the amount of remaining allocations, the commissioner must assume 
89.26 	that each allocated but unclaimed certificate reduces the available allocations by $1,500
89.27 	$750.
89.28 	(d) (e) A rebate certificate that is not assigned to a retailer expires two months after the 
89.29 	date the certificate was issued and may not be assigned to a retailer after expiration. The 
89.30 	amount of any expired rebate certificates is added to the available allocation under paragraph 
89.31 	(c) (d).

89.32 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for rebates after December 31, 2024.

90.1 	Sec. 56. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 297A.993, subdivision 2a, is amended to read:
90.2 		Subd. 2a.Uses reporting. By February 15 of each even-numbered year, A metropolitan 
90.3 	county, as defined in section 473.121, subdivision 4, that imposes the taxes under this section 
90.4 	must annually submit a report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative 
90.5 	committees with jurisdiction over transportation policy and finance financial information 
90.6 	to the commissioner of transportation as provided under section 174.065 in the manner and 
90.7 	by the dates prescribed by the commissioner.
90.8 	At a minimum, the report must include:
90.9 	(1) actual transportation sales tax collections by the county over the previous five calendar 
90.10 	years;
90.11 	(2) an estimation of the total sales tax revenue that is estimated to be collected by the 
90.12 	county in the current year and for the next ten calendar years; and
90.13 	(3) for each of the previous five calendar years, the current calendar year, and for the 
90.14 	next ten calendar years:
90.15 	(i) the amount of sales tax revenue expended or proposed to be expended for each of 
90.16 	the following:
90.17 	(A) planning, construction, operation, or maintenance of guideways, as defined in section 
90.18 	473.4485, subdivision 1, paragraph (d);
90.19 	(B) nonguideway transit and active transportation uses;
90.20 	(C) highway uses; and
90.21 	(D) uses not otherwise specified in subitems (A) to (C);
90.22 	(ii) completed, current, planned, and eligible projects for each category under item (i); 
90.23 	and
90.24 	(iii) an estimated balance of unspent or undesignated county sales tax revenue.

90.25 	Sec. 57. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 299A.01, is amended by adding a subdivision 
90.26 	to read:
90.27 		Subd. 9.Grant contracts and programs; administrative costs. (a) Notwithstanding 
90.28 	any other law to the contrary, unless money is otherwise appropriated or a percentage is 
90.29 	specified in law for administrative costs, the department may retain the following percentages 
90.30 	of a grant appropriation for staff and related operating costs for grant administration:
91.1 	(1) five percent for grants enacted by the legislature, single or sole source grants, and 
91.2 	formula grants; and
91.3 	(2) ten percent for competitively awarded grants.
91.4 	(b) This subdivision applies to all new and existing grant programs administered by the 
91.5 	department.
91.6 	(c) This subdivision does not apply to grants funded with an appropriation of proceeds 
91.7 	from the sale of state general obligation bonds.

91.8 	Sec. 58. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 360.511, is amended by adding a subdivision 
91.9 	to read:
91.10 		Subd. 22a.Coordinated unmanned aircraft event. "Coordinated unmanned aircraft 
91.11 	event" means a one-day event involving a group of small unmanned aircraft systems that 
91.12 	fly together as a unified and coordinated entity to accomplish a shared entertainment 
91.13 	objective, which may include but is not limited to choreographed flight patterns, synchronized 
91.14 	lighting, and music for visual displays.

91.15 	Sec. 59. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 360.511, is amended by adding a subdivision 
91.16 	to read:
91.17 		Subd. 23a.Electronic attestation. "Electronic attestation" means a statement of fact or 
91.18 	confirmation, submitted by the owner in digital form, regarding the ownership and status 
91.19 	of an aircraft, including a small unmanned aircraft system, and its compliance with applicable 
91.20 	regulations.

91.21 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2025.

91.22 	Sec. 60. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 360.55, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
91.23 		Subd. 4.Collector's aircraft. (a) For purposes of this subdivision:
91.24 	(1) "antique aircraft" means an aircraft constructed by the original manufacturer, or its 
91.25 	licensee, on or before December 31, 1945, with the exception of certain pre-World War II 
91.26 	aircraft models that had only a small postwar production, such as Beechcraft Staggerwing, 
91.27 	Fairchild 24, and Monocoupe; and
91.28 	(2) "classic aircraft" means an aircraft constructed by the original manufacturer, or its 
91.29 	licensee, on or after January 1, 1946, and has a first year of life that precedes the date of 
91.30 	registration by at least 50 years.
92.1 	(b) If an antique or classic aircraft is owned and operated solely as a collector's item, its 
92.2 	owner may must list it for taxation and registration as follows and execute an electronic 
92.3 	attestation or sworn affidavit stating: A sworn affidavit must be executed stating
92.4 	(1) the name and address of the owner,;
92.5 	(2) the name and address of the person from whom purchased, seller;
92.6 	(3) the aircraft's make, year, model number, federal aircraft registration number, and 
92.7 	manufacturer's identification number,; and
92.8 	(4) that the aircraft is owned and operated solely as a collector's item and not for general 
92.9 	transportation or commercial operations purposes.
92.10 	The electronic attestation or sworn affidavit must be filed with submitted to the commissioner 
92.11 	along with a fee of $25.
92.12 	(c) Upon satisfaction that the electronic attestation or sworn affidavit is true and correct, 
92.13 	the commissioner shall must issue to the applicant a registration certificate to the applicant. 
92.14 	The registration certificate is valid without renewal as long as the owner operates the aircraft 
92.15 	solely as a collector's item.
92.16 	(d) Should If an antique or classic aircraft be is operated other than as a collector's item, 
92.17 	the registration certificate becomes void and the owner shall must list the aircraft for taxation 
92.18 	and registration in accordance with the other provisions of under sections 360.511 to 360.67.
92.19 	(e) Upon the sale of an antique or classic aircraft, the new owner must list the aircraft 
92.20 	for taxation and registration in accordance with this subdivision, including the payment of 
92.21 	a $5 fee to transfer the registration to the new owner, or the other provisions of under sections 
92.22 	360.511 to 360.67, whichever is applicable.

92.23 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2025.

92.24 	Sec. 61. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 360.55, subdivision 4a, is amended to read:
92.25 		Subd. 4a.Recreational aircraft; classic license. (a) An aircraft that has a base price 
92.26 	for tax purposes under section 360.531 of $10,000 or less, and that is owned and operated 
92.27 	solely for recreational purposes, may be listed for taxation and registration by executing a
92.28 	an electronic attestation or sworn affidavit stating:
92.29 	(1) the name and address of the owner,;
92.30 	(2) the name and address of the person from whom purchased, seller;
93.1 	(3) the aircraft's make, year, model number, federal aircraft registration number, and 
93.2 	manufacturer's identification number,; and
93.3 	(4) that the aircraft is owned and operated solely as a recreational aircraft and not for 
93.4 	commercial operational purposes.
93.5 	The electronic attestation or sworn affidavit must be filed with submitted to the commissioner 
93.6 	along with an annual $25 fee.
93.7 	(b) On being satisfied Upon satisfaction that the electronic attestation or sworn affidavit 
93.8 	is true and correct, the commissioner shall must issue to the applicant a registration certificate
93.9 	to the applicant.
93.10 	(c) Should If the aircraft be is operated other than as a recreational aircraft, the owner 
93.11 	shall must list the aircraft for taxation and registration and pay the appropriate registration 
93.12 	fee under sections 360.511 to 360.67.
93.13 	(d) If the aircraft is sold, the new owner shall must list the aircraft for taxation and 
93.14 	registration under this subdivision, including the payment of the annual $25 fee, or under 
93.15 	sections 360.511 to 360.67, whichever is applicable.

93.16 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2025.

93.17 	Sec. 62. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 360.55, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
93.18 		Subd. 8.Agricultural aircraft. Aircraft registered with the Federal Aviation 
93.19 	Administration as restricted category aircraft used for agricultural purposes must be listed 
93.20 	for taxation and registration upon filing by the owner a sworn affidavit with. The owner 
93.21 	must execute and submit an annual electronic attestation or sworn affidavit to the 
93.22 	commissioner. The electronic attestation or sworn affidavit must state:
93.23 	(1) the name and address of the owner;
93.24 	(2) the name and address of the person from whom purchased seller;
93.25 	(3) the aircraft's make, year, model number, federal registration number, and 
93.26 	manufacturer's identification number; and
93.27 	(4) that the aircraft is owned and operated solely for agricultural operations and purposes.
93.28 	The owner shall file the must submit an electronic attestation or a sworn affidavit to the 
93.29 	commissioner and pay an annual fee established under sections 360.511 to 360.67, which 
93.30 	must not exceed $500. Should If the aircraft be is operated other than for agricultural 
93.31 	purposes, the owner shall must list the aircraft for taxation and registration under sections 
94.1 	360.511 to 360.67. If the aircraft is sold, the new owner shall must list the aircraft for taxation 
94.2 	and registration under this subdivision or under sections 360.511 to 360.67, as applicable.

94.3 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2025.

94.4 	Sec. 63. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 360.55, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
94.5 	read:
94.6 		Subd. 10.Coordinated unmanned aircraft system fleets. (a) An operator planning to 
94.7 	conduct a coordinated unmanned aircraft event must register the fleet of small unmanned 
94.8 	aircraft systems at least 15 days before the event. Registration under this subdivision must 
94.9 	be in the manner specified by the commissioner.
94.10 	(b) The registration must include:
94.11 	(1) the name and contact information of the event organizer;
94.12 	(2) the date, time, and location of the event;
94.13 	(3) the number of small unmanned aircraft systems to be used;
94.14 	(4) proof of liability insurance for the small unmanned aircraft systems;
94.15 	(5) a copy of the operator's small unmanned aircraft system pilot's license; and
94.16 	(6) a copy of the commercial operator's license.
94.17 	(c) A daily registration fee of $2 per small unmanned aircraft system used in the fleet 
94.18 	applies to fleets registered under this subdivision. The fee is in lieu of the registration fee 
94.19 	in subdivision 9. A fleet registered under this subdivision is exempt from the aircraft 
94.20 	registration tax under sections 360.511 to 360.67.

94.21 	Sec. 64. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 398A.04, is amended by adding a subdivision 
94.22 	to read:
94.23 		Subd. 12.Financial information. An authority associated with a metropolitan county, 
94.24 	as defined in section 473.121, subdivision 4, must annually submit financial information to 
94.25 	the commissioner of transportation as provided under section 174.065 in the manner and 
94.26 	by the dates prescribed by the commissioner.

94.27 	Sec. 65. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 473.13, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
94.28 	read:
94.29 		Subd. 7.Use of certain investment. The council is subject to the requirements under 
94.30 	section 162.16, subdivision 2.

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

95.4 	Sec. 66. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 473.39, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
95.5 	read:
95.6 		Subd. 1y.Obligations. In addition to other authority in this section, the council may 
95.7 	issue certificates of indebtedness, bonds, or other obligations under this section in an amount 
95.8 	not exceeding $110,800,000 for capital expenditures as prescribed in the council's transit 
95.9 	capital improvement program and for related costs, including the costs of issuance and sale 
95.10 	of the obligations. Of this authorization, after July 1, 2025, the council may issue certificates 
95.11 	of indebtedness, bonds, or other obligations in an amount not exceeding $54,600,000, and 
95.12 	after July 1, 2026, the council may issue certificates of indebtedness, bonds, or other 
95.13 	obligations in an additional amount not exceeding $56,200,000.

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

95.17 	Sec. 67. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 473.39, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
95.18 	read:
95.19 		Subd. 3a.General fund impacts. (a) No later than June 30, 2026, and on June 30 of 
95.20 	each subsequent year, the commissioner of revenue must certify to the council an estimate 
95.21 	of the revenue lost to the state general fund in the following fiscal year as a result of the 
95.22 	increase in the council's debt service levy as a result of the authorization under subdivision 
95.23 	1y. The estimate must include but is not limited to the effect of the levy on the state's property 
95.24 	tax refund programs and individual income tax collections.
95.25 	(b) Beginning in fiscal year 2027, by July 31 in each fiscal year in which the 
95.26 	commissioner of revenue estimates a general fund reduction under paragraph (a), the council 
95.27 	must transfer to the state general fund the amount certified by the commissioner of revenue.

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

96.1 	Sec. 68. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 473.39, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
96.2 		Subd. 6.Limitation; light rail transit. The council is prohibited from expending any 
96.3 	proceeds from certificates of indebtedness, bonds, or other obligations under subdivisions 
96.4 	1u, 1w, and 1x, and 1y for project development, land acquisition, or construction to (1) 
96.5 	establish a light rail transit line; or (2) expand a light rail transit line, including by extending 
96.6 	a line or adding additional stops.

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

96.10 	Sec. 69. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 473.408, is amended by adding a subdivision 
96.11 	to read:
96.12 		Subd. 11.Transit service for certified disabled riders. (a) The council must provide 
96.13 	regular route transit, as defined in section 473.385, subdivision 1, free of charge to an 
96.14 	individual who is:
96.15 	(1) certified as disabled under the Americans with Disabilities Act requirements of the 
96.16 	Federal Transit Administration; or
96.17 	(2) certified by the council under section 473.386, subdivision 2a.
96.18 	(b) The requirements under this subdivision apply to operators of regular route transit 
96.19 	receiving financial assistance under section 473.388 or operating under section 473.405, 
96.20 	subdivision 12.

96.21 	APPLICATION. This section applies in the counties of Anoka, Carver, Dakota, 
96.22 	Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, and Washington.

96.23 	Sec. 70. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 473.4465, is amended by adding a subdivision 
96.24 	to read:
96.25 		Subd. 2a.Use of funds; Metropolitan Council; loan authorized. From the amounts 
96.26 	in subdivision 2, paragraph (a), clause (2), the council is authorized to loan to the Department 
96.27 	of Transportation up to $250,000,000 to advance and coordinate highway construction with 
96.28 	one major transitway project in the metropolitan area. Funds may be used for any costs 
96.29 	related to the selected project, including but not limited to predesign, design, engineering, 
96.30 	environmental analysis, right-of-way acquisition including temporary and permanent 
96.31 	easements, and construction. The loan agreement, including repayment terms, must be 
96.32 	mutually agreed to by the council and the Department of Transportation.

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

97.4 	Sec. 71. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 473.4465, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
97.5 		Subd. 4.Use of funds; metropolitan counties; reporting. (a) A metropolitan county 
97.6 	must use revenue from the regional transportation sales and use tax under section 297A.9915 
97.7 	in conformance with the requirements under section 174.49, subdivision 6.
97.8 	(b) By February 15 of each even-numbered year, a metropolitan county must submit a 
97.9 	report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with 
97.10 	jurisdiction over transportation policy and finance on the use of funds received under section 
97.11 	297A.9915. This report must be submitted in conjunction with the report required under 
97.12 	section 297A.993, subdivision 2a. At a minimum, the report must include:
97.13 	(1) actual sales tax collections allocated to the county over the previous five calendar 
97.14 	years;
97.15 	(2) an estimation of the total sales tax revenue that is estimated to be allocated to the 
97.16 	county in the current year and for the next ten calendar years; and
97.17 	(3) for each of the previous five calendar years, the current calendar year, and for the 
97.18 	next ten calendar years:
97.19 	(i) the amount of sales tax revenue expended or proposed to be expended for each of 
97.20 	the allowable uses under section 174.49, subdivision 6;
97.21 	(ii) completed, current, planned, and eligible projects or programs for each category 
97.22 	under item (i); and
97.23 	(iii) an estimated balance of unspent or undesignated regional transportation sales and 
97.24 	use tax revenue.

97.25 	Sec. 72. Laws 2023, chapter 68, article 4, section 109, is amended to read:
97.26 	Sec. 109. TRAFFIC SAFETY VIOLATIONS DISPOSITION ANALYSIS.
 97.27 	(a) The commissioner of public safety must enter into an agreement with the Center for 
97.28 	Transportation Studies at the University of Minnesota to conduct an evaluation of the 
97.29 	disposition in recent years of citations for speeding, impairment, distraction, and seatbelt 
97.30 	violations. The evaluation under the agreement must include but is not limited to analysis 
97.31 	of:
98.1 	(1) rates of citations issued compared to rates of citations contested in court and the 
98.2 	outcomes of the cases;
98.3 	(2) amounts of fines imposed compared to counts and amounts of fine payments; and
98.4 	(3) any related changes in patterns of traffic enforcement from 2017 to 2022.
98.5 	(b) The agreement must require the Center for Transportation Studies to submit an 
98.6 	interim progress report by July 1, 2024, and a final report by July 1, 2025 January 15, 2026, 
98.7 	to the commissioner and the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative 
98.8 	committees with jurisdiction over transportation policy and finance and public safety.

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

98.10 	Sec. 73. RULEMAKING; LOSS OF VOLUNTARY CONTROL PROVISIONS 
98.11 	MODIFICATION.
 98.12 	(a) By July 1, 2026, the commissioner of public safety must amend Minnesota Rules, 
98.13 	part 7410.2500, subpart 5, by adding an item F, to no longer require an annual physician's 
98.14 	statement from a driver if:
98.15 	(1) a single nonepileptic seizure was responsible for the driver's loss of consciousness 
98.16 	or voluntary control;
98.17 	(2) the driver has been free from episodes of loss of consciousness or voluntary control 
98.18 	for five years from the date of the incident under clause (1);
98.19 	(3) the driver has not been prescribed or taking any antiseizure medication for five years 
98.20 	from the date of the incident under clause (1); and
98.21 	(4) a physician has indicated that no further review of the driver's condition is necessary 
98.22 	due to the driver being in good health and the risk of reoccurrence for the condition 
98.23 	responsible for causing a loss of consciousness or voluntary control is minimal.
98.24 	(b) By July 1, 2026, the commissioner of public safety must amend Minnesota Rules, 
98.25 	part 7410.2500, subpart 5, by adding an item G, to no longer require an annual physician's 
98.26 	statement from a driver if:
98.27 	(1) the driver has been free from episodes of loss of consciousness or voluntary control 
98.28 	for ten years;
98.29 	(2) the driver has not been prescribed or taking any antiseizure medication for ten years; 
98.30 	and
99.1 	(3) a physician has indicated that no further review of the driver's condition is necessary 
99.2 	due to the driver being in good health and the risk of reoccurrence for the condition 
99.3 	responsible for causing a loss of consciousness or voluntary control is minimal.
99.4 	(c) A review by a physician under Minnesota Rules, part 7410.2500, subpart 5, item F 
99.5 	or G, does not apply to a driver who is required to hold a valid medical examiner's certificate 
99.6 	under Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, section 391.43, and does not constitute a 
99.7 	determination of that driver's physical qualifications as required under Code of Federal 
99.8 	Regulations, title 49, section 391.41.
99.9 	(d) The commissioner may use the good cause exemption under Minnesota Statutes, 
99.10 	section 14.388, subdivision 1, clause (3), to adopt rules under this section. Minnesota 
99.11 	Statutes, section 14.386, does not apply except as provided under Minnesota Statutes, section 
99.12 	14.388.

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

99.14 	Sec. 74. ADDITIONAL FULL-SERVICE PROVIDER FOR CIRCLE PINES.
 99.15 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 168.33 and 171.061, and rules adopted 
99.16 	by the commissioner of public safety limiting sites for the office of deputy registrar or 
99.17 	driver's license agent based on either the distance to an existing deputy registrar or driver's 
99.18 	license agent office or the annual volume of transactions processed by any deputy registrar 
99.19 	or driver's license agent before or after the proposed appointment, the commissioner of 
99.20 	public safety must appoint the deputy registrar of motor vehicles currently at 9201 Lexington 
99.21 	Avenue North in the city of Circle Pines as a driver's license agent to operate as a full-service 
99.22 	office. The addition of a driver's license agent establishes the location as a full-service office 
99.23 	with full authority to function as a registration and motor vehicle tax collection and driver's 
99.24 	license bureau. All other provisions regarding the appointment and operation of a deputy 
99.25 	registrar of motor vehicles and driver's license agent under Minnesota Statutes, sections 
99.26 	168.33 and 171.061, and Minnesota Rules, chapters 7404 and 7406, apply to the office.

99.27 	Sec. 75. BUS RAPID TRANSIT ALTERNATE MODE ANALYSIS.
 99.28 	(a) The Metropolitan Council must perform an analysis of alternate transit in the corridor 
99.29 	of the Blue Line light rail transit extension project. At a minimum, the analysis must:
99.30 	(1) evaluate bus rapid transit as an alternative mode of transit service in the corridor;
100.1 	(2) perform a comparison between light rail transit and bus rapid transit alternatives that 
100.2 	includes life cycle fiscal costs, ridership, transit system impacts, project risks, and any other 
100.3 	relevant costs and benefits; and
100.4 	(3) review considerations and develop any recommendations for a project redesign to 
100.5 	implement bus rapid transit in the corridor.
100.6 	(b) By January 15, 2026, the Metropolitan Council must submit a report on the analysis 
100.7 	to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction 
100.8 	over transportation policy and finance and to the Hennepin County Board of Commissioners. 
100.9 	At a minimum, the report must:
100.10 	(1) summarize the analysis; and
100.11 	(2) provide information on each of the requirements under paragraph (a), clauses (1) to 
100.12 	(3).
100.13 	(c) The council must use existing resources to perform the analysis and report under this 
100.14 	section.

100.15 	EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION. This section is effective the day following 
100.16 	final enactment and applies to the counties of Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, 
100.17 	Scott, and Washington.

100.18 	Sec. 76. HIGH-SUBSIDY TRANSIT SERVICE ANALYSIS.
 100.19 	(a) By March 1, 2026, the Metropolitan Council must conduct an analysis of high-subsidy 
100.20 	regional regular route transit service. At a minimum, the analysis must:
100.21 	(1) calculate per-passenger operating subsidies for each route operated, by route type, 
100.22 	as identified in the transportation policy plan under Minnesota Statutes, section 473.146;
100.23 	(2) estimate the capital and operating savings from discontinuing each route in the highest 
100.24 	tier of per-passenger subsidy, as defined in the transportation policy plan; and
100.25 	(3) estimate and evaluate the cost of Metro Mobility rides provided near the highest tier 
100.26 	routes identified under clause (2).
100.27 	(b) Within 60 days of a request, a recipient of financial assistance from the Metropolitan 
100.28 	Council under Minnesota Statutes, section 473.388, must provide data and information as 
100.29 	requested by the council that is necessary for the analysis under this section.
101.1 	(c) Following completion, the Metropolitan Council must submit a copy of the analysis 
101.2 	to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction 
101.3 	over transportation policy and finance.
101.4 	(d) The Metropolitan Council must use sales tax revenue under Minnesota Statutes, 
101.5 	section 473.4465, subdivision 2, paragraph (a), clause (2), for the costs of analysis and 
101.6 	reporting under this section.

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

101.10 	Sec. 77. METRO MOBILITY FORECASTING ANALYSIS.
 101.11 	(a) By February 1, 2026, the commissioner of transportation must conduct an analysis 
101.12 	of Metropolitan Council forecast practices for special transportation service as provided 
101.13 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 473.386, subdivision 10. The commissioner must enter 
101.14 	into an agreement with a third-party entity to perform the forecasting analysis. The third-party 
101.15 	entity must have experience and expertise in transit systems, budgeting, and cost projections 
101.16 	or relevant fiscal modeling.
101.17 	(b) At a minimum, the analysis must:
101.18 	(1) review data, projections, and assumptions used by the Metropolitan Council to 
101.19 	forecast special transportation service costs and revenue;
101.20 	(2) evaluate the forecasting methodology used by the Metropolitan Council;
101.21 	(3) identify factors in the rate of anticipated cost growth;
101.22 	(4) identify and analyze methods to improve efficiency and reduce costs; and
101.23 	(5) develop findings and make recommendations related to the analysis.
101.24 	(c) Following completion, the commissioner must submit a copy of the analysis to the 
101.25 	chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over 
101.26 	transportation policy and finance.
101.27 	(d) The Metropolitan Council must provide data and information as requested by the 
101.28 	commissioner on behalf of the third-party entity that is necessary for the analysis under this 
101.29 	section. In the amount identified by the commissioner, the Metropolitan Council must use 
101.30 	sales tax revenue under Minnesota Statutes, section 473.4465, subdivision 2, paragraph (a), 
101.31 	clause (2), for the costs of the forecasting analysis under this section.

102.1 	EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION. This section is effective the day following 
102.2 	final enactment. Paragraph (d) applies in the counties of Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, 
102.3 	Ramsey, Scott, and Washington.

102.4 	ARTICLE 3
102.5 	CONFORMING CHANGES

102.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 169A.55, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
102.7 		Subd. 5.Reinstatement of driving privileges; certain criminal vehicular operation 
102.8 	offenses. A person whose driver's license has been revoked under section 171.17, subdivision 
102.9 	1, paragraph (a), clause (1) (2) (revocation, criminal vehicular operation), or suspended 
102.10 	under section 171.187 (suspension, criminal vehicular operation), for a violation of section 
102.11 	609.2113, subdivision 1, clause (2), item (i) or (iii), (3), or (4), subdivision 2, clause (2), 
102.12 	item (i) or (iii), (3), or (4), or subdivision 3, clause (2), item (i) or (iii), (3), or (4); or section 
102.13 	609.2114, subdivision 2, clause (2), item (i) or (iii) (criminal vehicular operation, 
102.14 	alcohol-related provisions), resulting in bodily harm, substantial bodily harm, or great bodily 
102.15 	harm, shall not be eligible for reinstatement of driving privileges until the person has 
102.16 	submitted to the commissioner verification of the use of ignition interlock for the applicable 
102.17 	time period specified in those sections. To be eligible for reinstatement under this subdivision, 
102.18 	a person shall utilize an ignition interlock device that meets the performance standards and 
102.19 	certification requirements under subdivision 4, paragraph (c).

102.20 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 171.2405, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
102.21 		Subdivision 1.Establishment. (a) A city or county may establish a license reinstatement 
102.22 	diversion program for holders of class D drivers' licenses who have been charged with 
102.23 	violating section 171.24, subdivision 1 or 2. An individual charged with driving after 
102.24 	revocation under section 171.24, subdivision 2, is eligible for diversion only if the revocation 
102.25 	was due to a violation of section 169.791; 169.797; 169A.52; 169A.54; 171.17, subdivision 
102.26 	1, paragraph (a), clause (6) (7); or 171.177. An individual who is a holder of a commercial 
102.27 	driver's license or who has committed an offense in a commercial motor vehicle is not 
102.28 	eligible to participate in the diversion program. Nothing in this section authorizes the issuance 
102.29 	of a driver's license to a diversion program participant during the underlying suspension or 
102.30 	revocation period at issue in the violation of section 171.24, subdivision 1 or 2.
102.31 	(b) Notwithstanding any law or ordinance to the contrary, a city or county may contract 
102.32 	with a third party to create and administer the diversion program under this section. Any 
102.33 	participating city or county, at its own expense, may request an audit of the administrator.
103.1 	(c) For purposes of this section, "administrator" means the city, county, or administrator 
103.2 	of the program.

103.3 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 171.301, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
103.4 		Subdivision 1.Conditions of issuance. (a) The commissioner may issue a reintegration 
103.5 	driver's license to any person:
103.6 	(1) who is 18 years of age or older;
103.7 	(2) who has been released from a period of at least 180 consecutive days of confinement 
103.8 	or incarceration in:
103.9 	(i) an adult correctional facility under the control of the commissioner of corrections or 
103.10 	licensed by the commissioner of corrections under section 241.021;
103.11 	(ii) a federal correctional facility for adults; or
103.12 	(iii) an adult correctional facility operated under the control or supervision of any other 
103.13 	state; and
103.14 	(3) whose license has been suspended or revoked under the circumstances listed in 
103.15 	section 171.30, subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clauses (1) to (4), for a violation that occurred 
103.16 	before the individual was incarcerated for the period described in clause (2).
103.17 	(b) If the person's driver's license or permit to drive has been revoked under section 
103.18 	169.792 or 169.797, the commissioner may only issue a reintegration driver's license to the 
103.19 	person after the person has presented an insurance identification card, policy, or written 
103.20 	statement indicating that the driver or owner has insurance coverage satisfactory to the 
103.21 	commissioner.
103.22 	(c) If the person's driver's license or permit to drive has been suspended under section 
103.23 	171.186, the commissioner may only issue a reintegration driver's license to the person after 
103.24 	the commissioner receives notice of a court order provided pursuant to section 518A.65, 
103.25 	paragraph (e), showing that the person's driver's license or operating privileges should no 
103.26 	longer be suspended.
103.27 	(d) If the person's driver's license has been revoked under section 171.17, subdivision 
103.28 	1, paragraph (a), clause (1) or (2), the commissioner may only issue a reintegration driver's 
103.29 	license to the person after the person has completed the applicable revocation period.
103.30 	(e) The commissioner must not issue a reintegration driver's license:
104.1 	(1) to any person described in section 171.04, subdivision 1, clause (7), (8), (10), or 
104.2 	(11);
104.3 	(2) to any person described in section 169A.55, subdivision 5;
104.4 	(3) if the person has committed a violation after the person was released from custody 
104.5 	that results in the suspension, revocation, or cancellation of a driver's license, including 
104.6 	suspension for nonpayment of child support or maintenance payments as described in section 
104.7 	171.186, subdivision 1; or
104.8 	(4) if the issuance would conflict with the requirements of the nonresident violator 
104.9 	compact.
104.10 	(f) The commissioner must not issue a class A, class B, or class C reintegration driver's 
104.11 	license.

104.12 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 171.306, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
104.13 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) As used in this section, the terms in this subdivision have 
104.14 	the meanings given them.
104.15 	(b) "Ignition interlock device" or "device" means equipment that is designed to measure 
104.16 	breath alcohol concentration and to prevent a motor vehicle's ignition from being started 
104.17 	by a person whose breath alcohol concentration measures 0.02 or higher on the equipment.
104.18 	(c) "Location tracking capabilities" means the ability of an electronic or wireless device 
104.19 	to identify and transmit its geographic location through the operation of the device.
104.20 	(d) "Program participant" means a person who has qualified to take part in the ignition 
104.21 	interlock program under this section, and whose driver's license has been:
104.22 	(1) revoked, canceled, or denied under section 169A.52; 169A.54; 171.04, subdivision 
104.23 	1, clause (10); or 171.177; or
104.24 	(2) revoked under section 171.17, subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clause (1) (2), or 
104.25 	suspended under section 171.187, for a violation of section 609.2113, subdivision 1, clause 
104.26 	(2), item (i) or (iii), (3), or (4); subdivision 2, clause (2), item (i) or (iii), (3), or (4); or 
104.27 	subdivision 3, clause (2), item (i) or (iii), (3), or (4); or 609.2114, subdivision 2, clause (2), 
104.28 	item (i) or (iii), (3), or (4), resulting in bodily harm, substantial bodily harm, or great bodily 
104.29 	harm.
104.30 	(e) "Qualified prior impaired driving incident" has the meaning given in section 169A.03, 
104.31 	subdivision 22.

105.1 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 171.306, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
105.2 		Subd. 4.Issuance of restricted license. (a) The commissioner shall issue a class D 
105.3 	driver's license, subject to the applicable limitations and restrictions of this section, to a 
105.4 	program participant who meets the requirements of this section and the program guidelines. 
105.5 	The commissioner shall not issue a license unless the program participant has provided 
105.6 	satisfactory proof that:
105.7 	(1) a certified ignition interlock device has been installed on the participant's motor 
105.8 	vehicle at an installation service center designated by the device's manufacturer; and
105.9 	(2) the participant has insurance coverage on the vehicle equipped with the ignition 
105.10 	interlock device. If the participant has previously been convicted of violating section 169.791, 
105.11 	169.793, or 169.797 or the participant's license has previously been suspended, revoked, or 
105.12 	canceled under section 169.792 or 169.797, the commissioner shall require the participant 
105.13 	to present an insurance identification card that is certified by the insurance company to be 
105.14 	noncancelable for a period not to exceed 12 months.
105.15 	(b) A license issued under authority of this section must contain a restriction prohibiting 
105.16 	the program participant from driving, operating, or being in physical control of any motor 
105.17 	vehicle not equipped with a functioning ignition interlock device certified by the 
105.18 	commissioner. A participant may drive an employer-owned vehicle not equipped with an 
105.19 	interlock device while in the normal course and scope of employment duties pursuant to 
105.20 	the program guidelines established by the commissioner and with the employer's written 
105.21 	consent.
105.22 	(c) A program participant whose driver's license has been: (1) revoked under section 
105.23 	169A.52, subdivision 3, paragraph (a), clause (1), (2), or (3), or subdivision 4, paragraph 
105.24 	(a), clause (1), (2), or (3); 169A.54, subdivision 1, clause (1), (2), (3), or (4); or 171.177, 
105.25 	subdivision 4, paragraph (a), clause (1), (2), or (3), or subdivision 5, paragraph (a), clause 
105.26 	(1), (2), or (3); or (2) revoked under section 171.17, subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clause (1)
105.27 	(2), or suspended under section 171.187, for a violation of section 609.2113, subdivision 
105.28 	1, clause (2), item (i) or (iii), (3), or (4); subdivision 2, clause (2), item (i) or (iii), (3), or 
105.29 	(4); or subdivision 3, clause (2), item (i) or (iii), (3), or (4); or 609.2114, subdivision 2, 
105.30 	clause (2), item (i) or (iii), (3), or (4), resulting in bodily harm, substantial bodily harm, or 
105.31 	great bodily harm, where the participant has fewer than two qualified prior impaired driving 
105.32 	incidents within the past ten years or fewer than three qualified prior impaired driving 
105.33 	incidents ever; may apply for conditional reinstatement of the driver's license, subject to 
105.34 	the ignition interlock restriction.
106.1 	(d) A program participant whose driver's license has been: (1) revoked, canceled, or 
106.2 	denied under section 169A.52, subdivision 3, paragraph (a), clause (4), (5), or (6), or 
106.3 	subdivision 4, paragraph (a), clause (4), (5), or (6); 169A.54, subdivision 1, clause (5), (6), 
106.4 	or (7); or 171.177, subdivision 4, paragraph (a), clause (4), (5), or (6), or subdivision 5, 
106.5 	paragraph (a), clause (4), (5), or (6); or (2) revoked under section 171.17, subdivision 1, 
106.6 	paragraph (a), clause (1) (2), or suspended under section 171.187, for a violation of section 
106.7 	609.2113, subdivision 1, clause (2), item (i) or (iii), (3), or (4); subdivision 2, clause (2), 
106.8 	item (i) or (iii), (3), or (4); or subdivision 3, clause (2), item (i) or (iii), (3), or (4); or 
106.9 	609.2114, subdivision 2, clause (2), item (i) or (iii), (3), or (4), resulting in bodily harm, 
106.10 	substantial bodily harm, or great bodily harm, where the participant has two or more qualified 
106.11 	prior impaired driving incidents within the past ten years or three or more qualified prior 
106.12 	impaired driving incidents ever; may apply for conditional reinstatement of the driver's 
106.13 	license, subject to the ignition interlock restriction, if the program participant is enrolled in 
106.14 	a licensed substance use disorder treatment or rehabilitation program as recommended in 
106.15 	a chemical use assessment. As a prerequisite to eligibility for eventual reinstatement of full 
106.16 	driving privileges, a participant whose chemical use assessment recommended treatment 
106.17 	or rehabilitation shall complete a licensed substance use disorder treatment or rehabilitation 
106.18 	program. If the program participant's ignition interlock device subsequently registers a 
106.19 	positive breath alcohol concentration of 0.02 or higher, the commissioner shall extend the 
106.20 	time period that the participant must participate in the program until the participant has 
106.21 	reached the required abstinence period described in section 169A.55, subdivision 4.
106.22 	(e) Notwithstanding any statute or rule to the contrary, the commissioner has authority 
106.23 	to determine when a program participant is eligible for restoration of full driving privileges, 
106.24 	except that the commissioner shall not reinstate full driving privileges until the program 
106.25 	participant has met all applicable prerequisites for reinstatement under section 169A.55 and 
106.26 	until the program participant's device has registered no positive breath alcohol concentrations 
106.27 	of 0.02 or higher during the preceding 90 days.

	ARTICLE 1	APPROPRIATIONS........	Page.Ln 2.2	
	ARTICLE 2	TRANSPORTATION FINANCE AND POLICY........	Page.Ln 43.24	
	ARTICLE 3	CONFORMING CHANGES........	Page.Ln 102.4