Office of the Revisor of Statutes
SF 1904
Introduction - 94th Legislature (2025 - 2026)
Posted on 03/04/2025 09:11 a.m.
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A bill for an act
relating to transportation; authorizing electric vehicles to use high-occupancy and
dynamic shoulder lanes without a fee; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section
160.93, subdivision 2, by adding a subdivision.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 160.93, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Subd. 2.
Deposit of revenues; appropriation.
(a) Except as provided in subdivision
2a, money collected from fees authorized under deleted text begin subdivisiondeleted text end new text begin subdivisionsnew text end 1 new text begin and 6 new text end must be
deposited in a high-occupancy vehicle lane user fee account in the special revenue fund. A
separate account must be established for each trunk highway corridor. Money in the account
is appropriated to the commissioner.
(b) From this appropriation the commissioner deleted text begin shalldeleted text end new text begin mustnew text end first repay the trunk highway
fund and any other fund source for money spent to install, equip, or modify the corridor for
the purposes of subdivision 1, and then deleted text begin shalldeleted text end new text begin mustnew text end pay all the costs of implementing and
administering the fee collection system for that corridornew text begin , including the public notification
and information requirements under subdivision 6, paragraph (e)new text end .
(c) The commissioner deleted text begin shalldeleted text end new text begin mustnew text end spend remaining money in the account as follows:
(1) one-half must be spent for transportation capital improvements within the corridor;
and
(2) one-half must be transferred to the Metropolitan Council for expansion and
improvement of bus transit services within the corridor beyond the level of service provided
on the date of implementation of subdivision 1.
Sec. 2.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 160.93, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:
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new text begin All-electric vehicles. new text end
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(a) For purposes of this subdivision, "all-electric vehicle"
has the meaning given in section 169.011, subdivision 1a.
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(b) Notwithstanding subdivision 1, 4, or 5, the driver of a single-occupant all-electric
vehicle that displays the decal described in paragraph (c) may use a dynamic shoulder lane
or designated high-occupancy vehicle lane without a fee or charge.
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(c) The commissioner must create a decal for all-electric vehicles that may be affixed
to the vehicle and is easily visible to law enforcement officials. The commissioner may
regulate the number of decals required to be displayed on a vehicle and the location where
the decals must be displayed.
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(d) The owner of an all-electric vehicle must submit an application for the decals to the
commissioner along with a fee of $24. If the commissioner is satisfied that the vehicle is
an eligible all-electric vehicle, the commissioner must issue the decals to the owner of the
eligible vehicle. Decals expire four years from the month of issuance. Decals issued to an
eligible vehicle are not transferable to another vehicle.
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(e) Using existing revenue from the high-occupancy vehicle lane user fee account, the
commissioner, in coordination with the commissioners of commerce and public safety, must
publicize and make publicly available information about all-electric vehicles' use of a
dynamic shoulder or designated high-occupancy vehicle lane, including but not limited to:
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(1) highway signage and electronic billboards;
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(2) accessible information on the department's website about qualifying vehicles, the
application process, and other relevant and easily understandable information for prospective
users;
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(3) notification to all certified auto dealers of electric vehicles in Minnesota about the
eligibility of all-electric vehicles and information for distribution to purchasers of all-electric
vehicles at the point of sale; and
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(4) information to be included with a vehicle's registration renewal and all-electric vehicle
surcharge notice for owners of those vehicles.
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(f) The commissioner of public safety must include information to the owner about the
application process under this section for every vehicle assessed the surcharge under section
168.013, subdivision 1m.
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