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 
1.5 	various transportation policy provisions relating to drivers' licenses, traffic safety, 
1.6 	speed limits, the Advisory Council on Traffic Safety, cost participation policy 
1.7 	development, commercial drivers' instructional permits, autonomous mower 
1.8 	research, electronic aircraft attestation, pedestrian citations, work zone safety 
1.9 	incorporated into driver's education and driver's examination, reintegration drivers' 
1.10 	licenses, resilient pavement and asset sustainability programming, courtesy use of 
1.11 	dealer plates and extension of expiration for certain temporary license plates, 
1.12 	driver's license agents and deputy registrars, and various project development and 
1.13 	design policies for the Department of Transportation State Aid for Local 
1.14 	Transportation Office; delaying the effective date of when a motorcycle may lane 
1.15 	filter and removing the authorization to split lanes; modifying various transportation 
1.16 	finance policy provisions; increasing the surcharge for all-electric vehicles and 
1.17 	instituting a surcharge for plug-in hybrid vehicles, all-electric motorcycles, and 
1.18 	plug-in hybrid electric vehicles; requiring rulemaking; repealing state-aid design 
1.19 	standards and certain provisions related to state-aid design variances; requiring 
1.20 	reports;amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 4.076, subdivisions 4, 5; 
1.21 	16A.88, subdivision 1a; 160.165; 161.045; 161.088, subdivision 2; 161.115, 
1.22 	subdivision 177; 161.14, by adding a subdivision; 162.02, subdivision 3a, by 
1.23 	adding subdivisions; 162.09, subdivision 3a, by adding subdivisions; 162.155; 
1.24 	168.013, subdivision 1m, by adding subdivisions; 168.091; 168.27, subdivision 
1.25 	16; 168.33, subdivision 7; 168A.10, by adding a subdivision; 168A.11, subdivision 
1.26 	1; 169.011, subdivision 36, by adding subdivisions; 169.06, subdivisions 5, 6; 
1.27 	169.09, subdivision 8; 169.14, by adding subdivisions; 169.21, subdivision 3; 
1.28 	169.71, subdivision 4a; 171.01, by adding a subdivision; 171.05, subdivision 1; 
1.29 	171.0605, subdivision 2, by adding a subdivision; 171.061, subdivision 4; 171.0701, 
1.30 	by adding a subdivision; 171.0705, by adding a subdivision; 171.071, subdivision 
1.31 	2; 171.13, subdivisions 1, 7; 171.17, subdivision 1; 171.301, subdivisions 5, 6; 
1.32 	171.306, subdivision 8; 174.03, by adding subdivisions; 174.53; 174.634, 
1.33 	subdivision 2; 174.75, subdivisions 2, 2a; 297A.94; 299A.55, subdivisions 2, 4; 
1.34 	360.511, by adding subdivisions; 360.55, subdivisions 4, 4a, 8, 9, by adding a 
1.35 	subdivision; 473.129, by adding a subdivision; 473.13, subdivisions 1, 6; 473.142; 
1.36 	473.1425; 473.386, subdivision 10; 473.408, by adding a subdivision; 473.412, 
1.37 	subdivision 3; 473.4465, by adding a subdivision; Laws 2020, Fifth Special Session 
1.38 	chapter 3, article 1, section 16, subdivision 34; Laws 2021, First Special Session 
2.1 	chapter 5, article 1, section 2, subdivision 2, as amended; Laws 2021, First Special 
2.2 	Session chapter 14, article 11, section 45; Laws 2023, chapter 60, article 10, section 
2.3 	9; Laws 2023, chapter 68, article 1, sections 2, subdivisions 2, 3; 4, subdivision 
2.4 	5; article 2, section 2, subdivision 9, as amended; article 4, section 109; Laws 2024, 
2.5 	chapter 127, article 1, sections 2, subdivision 3; 4, subdivision 3; article 3, section 
2.6 	61; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 137; 160; 161; 
2.7 	162; 171; 174; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 473.452; Laws 2019, 
2.8 	First Special Session chapter 3, article 2, section 34, as amended; Minnesota Rules, 
2.9 	parts 8820.2500; 8820.3300, subparts 1, 1a, 3, 4; 8820.3400; 8820.9926, subpart 
2.10 	1; 8820.9936; 8820.9946; 8820.9956; 8820.9995.
2.11 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

2.12 	ARTICLE 1
2.13 	APPROPRIATIONS

2.14	Section 1. TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS.
 	
2.15 	The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the agencies 
2.16 	and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the trunk highway 
2.17 	fund, or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated for each purpose. 
2.18 	Amounts for "Total Appropriation" and sums shown in the corresponding columns marked 
2.19 	"Appropriations by Fund" are summary only and do not have legal effect. Unless specified 
2.20 	otherwise, the amounts in fiscal year 2027 under "Appropriations by Fund" show the base 
2.21 	within the meaning of Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.11, subdivision 3, by fund. The 
2.22 	figures "2026" and "2027" used in this article mean that the appropriations listed under them 
2.23 	are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, or June 30, 2027, respectively. "Each 
2.24 	year" is each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2026 and 2027. 
2.25 	"C.S.A.H." is the county state-aid highway fund. "M.S.A.S." is the municipal state-aid street 
2.26 	fund. "H.U.T.D." is the highway user tax distribution fund. "Staff" means those employees 
2.27 	who are identified in any of the following roles for the legislative committees: committee 
2.28 	administrator, committee legislative assistant, caucus research, fiscal analysis, counsel, or 
2.29 	nonpartisan research.

2.30				APPROPRIATIONS
	
2.31				Available for the Year
	
2.32				Ending June 30
	
2.33					2026
		2027

2.34
2.35	Sec. 2. DEPARTMENT OF 
TRANSPORTATION

2.36	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	4,931,001,000
	$
	4,035,169,000

2.37	Appropriations by Fund
	
2.38		2026
	2027
	
2.39	General
	40,018,000
	39,718,000
	
3.1	Airports
	32,218,000
	29,218,000
	
3.2	C.S.A.H.
	1,110,688,000
	1,142,263,000
	
3.3	M.S.A.S.
	281,906,000
	288,221,000
	
3.4	Trunk Highway
	3,466,171,000
	2,535,749,000
	
3.5 	The appropriations in this section are to the 
3.6 	commissioner of transportation.
3.7 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
3.8 	purpose are specified in the following 
3.9 	subdivisions.

3.10	Subd. 2.Multimodal Systems

3.11	(a) Aeronautics
					
3.12	(1) Airport Development and Assistance
		24,348,000
		21,348,000
	
3.13 	This appropriation is from the state airports 
3.14 	fund and must be spent according to 
3.15 	Minnesota Statutes, section 360.305, 
3.16 	subdivision 4.
3.17 	$150,000 in fiscal year 2026 is for a grant to 
3.18 	the city of McGregor to relocate the automated 
3.19 	weather station at the McGregor Isedor 
3.20 	Iverson Airport.
3.21 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
3.22 	16A.28, subdivision 6, this appropriation is 
3.23 	available for five years after the year of the 
3.24 	appropriation. If the appropriation for either 
3.25 	year is insufficient, the appropriation for the 
3.26 	other year is available for it.
3.27 	If the commissioner of transportation 
3.28 	determines that a balance remains in the state 
3.29 	airports fund following the appropriations 
3.30 	made in this article and that the appropriations 
3.31 	made are insufficient for advancing airport 
3.32 	development and assistance projects, an 
3.33 	amount necessary to advance the projects, not 
3.34 	to exceed the balance in the state airports fund, 
4.1 	is appropriated in each year to the 
4.2 	commissioner and must be spent according to 
4.3 	Minnesota Statutes, section 360.305, 
4.4 	subdivision 4. Within two weeks of a 
4.5 	determination under this contingent 
4.6 	appropriation, the commissioner of 
4.7 	transportation must notify the commissioner 
4.8 	of management and budget and the chairs, 
4.9 	ranking minority members, and staff of the 
4.10 	legislative committees with jurisdiction over 
4.11 	transportation finance concerning the funds 
4.12 	appropriated. Funds appropriated under this 
4.13 	contingent appropriation do not adjust the base 
4.14 	for fiscal years 2028 and 2029.

4.15	(2) Aviation Support Services
		9,533,000
		9,683,000

4.16	Appropriations by Fund
	
4.17	General
	1,843,000
	1,993,000
	
4.18	Airports
	7,690,000
	7,690,000

4.19	(3) Civil Air Patrol
		180,000
		180,000
	
4.20 	This appropriation is from the state airports 
4.21 	fund for the Civil Air Patrol.

4.22	(b) Transit and Active Transportation
		18,376,000
		18,376,000
	
4.23 	This appropriation is from the general fund. 
4.24 	The base is $22,114,000 in fiscal year 2028 
4.25 	and $22,113,000 in fiscal year 2029.

4.26	(c) Safe Routes to School
		1,500,000
		1,500,000
	
4.27 	This appropriation is from the general fund 
4.28 	for the safe routes to school program under 
4.29 	Minnesota Statutes, section 174.40.
4.30 	If the appropriation for either year is 
4.31 	insufficient, the appropriation for the other 
4.32 	year is available for it.

4.33	(d) Passenger Rail
		5,943,000
		5,743,000
	
5.1 	This appropriation is from the general fund 
5.2 	for passenger rail activities under Minnesota 
5.3 	Statutes, sections 174.632 to 174.636.
5.4 	$200,000 in fiscal year 2026 is for a federal 
5.5 	match for a service development plan for the 
5.6 	Big Sky North Coast passenger rail corridor.

5.7	(e) Freight
		9,215,000
		9,284,000

5.8	Appropriations by Fund
	
5.9	General
	2,403,000
	2,403,000
	
5.10	Trunk Highway
	6,812,000
	6,881,000

5.11	Subd. 3.State Roads
 					
5.12	(a) Operations and Maintenance
		441,305,000
		449,274,000
	
5.13 	The base is $455,274,000 in each of fiscal 
5.14 	years 2028 and 2029.

5.15	(b) Program Planning and Delivery
					
5.16	(1) Planning and Research
		37,156,000
		37,244,000
	
5.17 	The commissioner may use any balance 
5.18 	remaining in this appropriation for program 
5.19 	delivery under clause (2).
5.20 	$150,000 in fiscal year 2026 is to conduct 
5.21 	autonomous mowing research and to purchase 
5.22 	an autonomous mower suitable for commercial 
5.23 	mowing operations. The mower must be 
5.24 	purchased from a company based in 
5.25 	Minnesota.
5.26 	$134,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $135,000 in 
5.27 	fiscal year 2027 are available for 
5.28 	administrative costs of the targeted group 
5.29 	business program.
5.30 	$300,000 in each year is available for grants 
5.31 	to metropolitan planning organizations outside 
5.32 	the seven-county metropolitan area.
6.1 	$900,000 in each year is available for grants 
6.2 	for transportation studies outside the 
6.3 	metropolitan area to identify critical concerns, 
6.4 	problems, and issues. These grants are 
6.5 	available: (i) to regional development 
6.6 	commissions; (ii) in regions where no regional 
6.7 	development commission is functioning, to 
6.8 	joint powers boards established under 
6.9 	agreement of two or more political 
6.10 	subdivisions in the region to exercise the 
6.11 	planning functions of a regional development 
6.12 	commission; and (iii) in regions where no 
6.13 	regional development commission or joint 
6.14 	powers board is functioning, to the Department 
6.15 	of Transportation district office for that region.

6.16	(2) Program Delivery
		287,588,000
		288,701,000

6.17	Appropriations by Fund
	
6.18	General
	2,000,000
	2,000,000
	
6.19	Trunk Highway
	285,588,000
	286,701,000
	
6.20 	This appropriation includes use of consultants 
6.21 	to support development and management of 
6.22 	projects.
6.23 	$1,003,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $1,005,000 
6.24 	in fiscal year 2027 are available from the trunk 
6.25 	highway fund for management of 
6.26 	contaminated and regulated material on 
6.27 	property owned by the Department of 
6.28 	Transportation, including mitigation of 
6.29 	property conveyances, facility acquisition or 
6.30 	expansion, chemical release at maintenance 
6.31 	facilities, and spills on the trunk highway 
6.32 	system where there is no known responsible 
6.33 	party. If the appropriation for either year is 
6.34 	insufficient, the appropriation for the other 
6.35 	year is available for it.
7.1 	$2,000,000 in fiscal year 2026 is for project 
7.2 	readiness development activities for a 
7.3 	construction project that is geographically 
7.4 	eligible for project selection under Minnesota 
7.5 	Statutes, section 161.088, subdivision 4a, 
7.6 	paragraph (a), clause (1).
7.7 	$5,000,000 in each of fiscal years 2026 and 
7.8 	2027 is for the resilient pavement program 
7.9 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 174.205. 
7.10 	This is a onetime appropriation.

7.11	(c) State Road Construction
		2,227,557,000
		1,262,157,000
	
7.12 	This appropriation is for the actual 
7.13 	construction, reconstruction, and improvement 
7.14 	of trunk highways, including design-build 
7.15 	contracts, internal department costs associated 
7.16 	with delivering the construction program, 
7.17 	consultant usage to support these activities, 
7.18 	and the cost of actual payments to landowners 
7.19 	for lands acquired for highway rights-of-way, 
7.20 	payment to lessees, interest subsidies, and 
7.21 	relocation expenses.
7.22 	This appropriation includes federal highway 
7.23 	aid. The commissioner of transportation must 
7.24 	notify the chairs, ranking minority members, 
7.25 	and staff of the legislative committees with 
7.26 	jurisdiction over transportation finance of any 
7.27 	significant events that cause the estimates of 
7.28 	federal aid to change.
7.29 	$650,000,000 in fiscal year 2026 is for the 
7.30 	John A. Blatnik Bridge between Duluth, 
7.31 	Minnesota, and Superior, Wisconsin. The 
7.32 	commissioner may use up to 17 percent of the 
7.33 	amount for program delivery. This is a 
8.1 	onetime appropriation and is available until 
8.2 	June 30, 2033.
8.3 	The commissioner may expend up to one-half 
8.4 	of one percent of the federal appropriations 
8.5 	under this paragraph as grants to opportunity 
8.6 	industrialization centers and other nonprofit 
8.7 	job training centers for job training programs 
8.8 	related to highway construction.
8.9 	The commissioner may transfer up to 
8.10 	$15,000,000 in each year to the transportation 
8.11 	revolving loan fund.
8.12 	The commissioner may receive money 
8.13 	covering other shares of the cost of partnership 
8.14 	projects. These receipts are appropriated to 
8.15 	the commissioner for these projects.
8.16 	The base is $1,281,546,000 in each of fiscal 
8.17 	years 2028 and 2029.

8.18	(d) Corridors of Commerce
		30,000,000
		30,000,000
	
8.19 	This appropriation is for the corridors of 
8.20 	commerce program under Minnesota Statutes, 
8.21 	section 161.088. The commissioner may use 
8.22 	up to 17 percent of the amount in each year 
8.23 	for program delivery.

8.24	(e) Highway Debt Service
		300,061,000
		322,048,000
	
8.25 	$297,061,000 in fiscal year 2026 and 
8.26 	$319,048,000 in fiscal year 2027 are for 
8.27 	transfer to the state bond fund. If this 
8.28 	appropriation is insufficient to make all 
8.29 	transfers required in the year for which it is 
8.30 	made, the commissioner of management and 
8.31 	budget must transfer the deficiency amount 
8.32 	as provided under Minnesota Statutes, section 
8.33 	16A.641, and notify the chairs, ranking 
9.1 	minority members, and staff of the legislative 
9.2 	committees with jurisdiction over 
9.3 	transportation finance and the chairs of the 
9.4 	senate Finance Committee and the house of 
9.5 	representatives Ways and Means Committee 
9.6 	of the amount of the deficiency. Any excess 
9.7 	appropriation cancels to the trunk highway 
9.8 	fund.

9.9	(f) Statewide Radio Communications
		7,052,000
		7,121,000

9.10	Appropriations by Fund
	
9.11	General
	3,000
	3,000
	
9.12	Trunk Highway
	7,049,000
	7,118,000
	
9.13 	$3,000 in each year is from the general fund 
9.14 	to equip and operate the Roosevelt signal 
9.15 	tower for Lake of the Woods weather 
9.16 	broadcasting.

9.17	Subd. 4.Local Roads
 					
9.18	(a) County State-Aid Highways
		1,110,688,000
		1,142,263,000
	
9.19 	This appropriation is from the county state-aid 
9.20 	highway fund under Minnesota Statutes, 
9.21 	sections 161.081, 174.49, and 297A.815, 
9.22 	subdivision 3, and chapter 162, and is 
9.23 	available until June 30, 2035.
9.24 	If the commissioner of transportation 
9.25 	determines that a balance remains in the 
9.26 	county state-aid highway fund following the 
9.27 	appropriations and transfers made in this 
9.28 	paragraph and that the appropriations made 
9.29 	are insufficient for advancing county state-aid 
9.30 	highway projects, an amount necessary to 
9.31 	advance the projects, not to exceed the balance 
9.32 	in the county state-aid highway fund, is 
9.33 	appropriated in each year to the commissioner. 
9.34 	Within two weeks of a determination under 
10.1 	this contingent appropriation, the 
10.2 	commissioner of transportation must notify 
10.3 	the commissioner of management and budget 
10.4 	and the chairs, ranking minority members, and 
10.5 	staff of the legislative committees with 
10.6 	jurisdiction over transportation finance 
10.7 	concerning funds appropriated. The governor 
10.8 	must identify in the next budget submission 
10.9 	to the legislature under Minnesota Statutes, 
10.10 	section 16A.11, any amount that is 
10.11 	appropriated under this paragraph.

10.12	(b) Municipal State-Aid Streets
		281,906,000
		288,221,000
	
10.13 	This appropriation is from the municipal 
10.14 	state-aid street fund under Minnesota Statutes, 
10.15 	chapter 162, and is available until June 30, 
10.16 	2035.
10.17 	If the commissioner of transportation 
10.18 	determines that a balance remains in the 
10.19 	municipal state-aid street fund following the 
10.20 	appropriations and transfers made in this 
10.21 	paragraph and that the appropriations made 
10.22 	are insufficient for advancing municipal 
10.23 	state-aid street projects, an amount necessary 
10.24 	to advance the projects, not to exceed the 
10.25 	balance in the municipal state-aid street fund, 
10.26 	is appropriated in each year to the 
10.27 	commissioner. Within two weeks of a 
10.28 	determination under this contingent 
10.29 	appropriation, the commissioner of 
10.30 	transportation must notify the commissioner 
10.31 	of management and budget and the chairs, 
10.32 	ranking minority members, and staff of the 
10.33 	legislative committees with jurisdiction over 
10.34 	transportation finance concerning funds 
10.35 	appropriated. The governor must identify in 
11.1 	the next budget submission to the legislature 
11.2 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.11, any 
11.3 	amount that is appropriated under this 
11.4 	paragraph.

11.5	(c) Other Local Roads
		1,750,000
		1,500,000
	
11.6 	This appropriation is from the general fund.

11.7	(1) Local Transportation Disaster Support
					
11.8 	$1,000,000 in each of fiscal years 2026 and 
11.9 	2027 is to provide a cost-share for federal 
11.10 	assistance from the Federal Highway 
11.11 	Administration for the emergency relief 
11.12 	program under United States Code, title 23, 
11.13 	section 125. If the appropriation for either year 
11.14 	is insufficient, the appropriation for the other 
11.15 	year is available for it.

11.16
11.17	(2) Traffic Calming Infrastructure 
Improvements
					
11.18 	$500,000 in each of fiscal years 2026 and 
11.19 	2027 is for grants to cities of the first class for 
11.20 	traffic calming infrastructure improvements, 
11.21 	including horizontal and vertical deflection 
11.22 	elements, intersection improvements, paint, 
11.23 	curb bump-outs, bollards, raised crosswalks, 
11.24 	or other improvements to improve traffic 
11.25 	safety in the right-of-way. Improvements made 
11.26 	on nonmunicipal state-aid streets do not need 
11.27 	to meet municipal state-aid streets standards. 
11.28 	These are onetime appropriations. 
11.29 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
11.30 	16B.98, subdivision 14, the commissioner 
11.31 	must not use any amount of this appropriation 
11.32 	for administrative costs. The commissioner 
11.33 	must distribute the grant aid as follows:
12.1 	(i) 50 percent of the funds proportionally based 
12.2 	on each city's share of population, according 
12.3 	to the last federal decennial census, compared 
12.4 	to the total population of all cities of the first 
12.5 	class; and
12.6 	(ii) 50 percent of the funds proportionally 
12.7 	based on each city's share of money needs, as 
12.8 	determined under Minnesota Statutes, section 
12.9 	162.13, subdivision 2, compared to the total 
12.10 	money needs of all cities of the first class.

12.11	(3) Empowering Small Minnesota Communities
					
12.12 	$250,000 in fiscal year 2026 is for transfer to 
12.13 	the Board of Regents of the University of 
12.14 	Minnesota for the empowering small 
12.15 	Minnesota communities program under 
12.16 	Minnesota Statutes, section 137.345.

12.17	Subd. 5.Agency Management

12.18	(a) Agency Services
		91,533,000
		95,124,000

12.19	Appropriations by Fund
	
12.20	General
	6,200,000
	6,200,000
	
12.21	Trunk Highway
	85,333,000
	88,924,000

12.22	(b) Buildings
		44,710,000
		44,802,000
	
12.23 	Any money appropriated to the commissioner 
12.24 	of transportation for building construction for 
12.25 	any fiscal year before fiscal year 2026 is 
12.26 	available to the commissioner during the 
12.27 	biennium to the extent that the commissioner 
12.28 	spends the money on the building construction 
12.29 	projects for which the money was originally 
12.30 	encumbered during the fiscal year for which 
12.31 	it was appropriated. If the appropriation for 
12.32 	either year is insufficient, the appropriation 
12.33 	for the other year is available for it.

13.1	(c) Tort Claims
		600,000
		600,000
	
13.2 	If the appropriation for either year is 
13.3 	insufficient, the appropriation for the other 
13.4 	year is available for it.

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

13.29	Subd. 7.Transfers; Flexible Highway Account
 					
13.30 	The commissioner of transportation must 
13.31 	transfer from the flexible highway account in 
13.32 	the county state-aid highway fund:
13.33 	(1) $21,800,000 in fiscal year 2026 to the 
13.34 	trunk highway fund;
14.1 	(2) $22,230,000 in fiscal year 2026 to the 
14.2 	municipal turnback account in the municipal 
14.3 	state-aid street fund; and
14.4 	(3) the remainder in each year to the county 
14.5 	turnback account in the county state-aid 
14.6 	highway fund.
14.7 	The money transferred under clause (1) is 
14.8 	appropriated from the trunk highway fund  for 
14.9 	highway turnback purposes as provided under 
14.10 	Minnesota Statutes, section 161.081, 
14.11 	subdivision 3.

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

15.6	Sec. 3. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL

15.7	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	128,734,000
	$
	134,567,000
	
15.8 	The appropriations in this section are from the 
15.9 	general fund to the Metropolitan Council.

15.10	Subd. 2.Transit System Operations
 		16,227,000
		16,227,000
	
15.11 	This appropriation is for transit system 
15.12 	operations under Minnesota Statutes, sections 
15.13 	473.371 to 473.449.

15.14	Subd. 3.Special Transportation Service
 		112,507,000
		118,340,000
	
15.15 	This appropriation is for special transportation 
15.16 	service under Minnesota Statutes, section 
15.17 	473.386, including Metro Mobility and Metro 
15.18 	Move.

15.19	Sec. 4. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY

15.20	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	316,228,000
	$
	299,658,000

15.21	Appropriations by Fund
	
15.22		2026
	2027
	
15.23	General
	37,529,000
	37,563,000
	
15.24	H.U.T.D.
	1,382,000
	1,395,000
	
15.25	Special Revenue
	80,976,000
	80,443,000
	
15.26	Trunk Highway
	196,341,000
	180,257,000
	
15.27 	The appropriations in this section are to the 
15.28 	commissioner of public safety.
15.29 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
15.30 	purpose are specified in the following 
15.31 	subdivisions. The commissioner must spend 
15.32 	appropriations from the trunk highway fund 
15.33 	in subdivision 3 only for State Patrol purposes.

16.1	Subd. 2.Administration and Related Services

16.2	(a) Office of Communications
		1,198,000
		1,232,000
	
16.3 	This appropriation is from the general fund.

16.4	(b) Public Safety Support
		11,429,000
		11,473,000

16.5	Appropriations by Fund
	
16.6	General
	6,001,000
	6,001,000
	
16.7	Trunk Highway
	5,428,000
	5,472,000

16.8	(c) Public Safety Officer Survivor Benefits
		1,640,000
		1,640,000
	
16.9 	This appropriation is from the general fund 
16.10 	for payment of public safety officer survivor 
16.11 	benefits under Minnesota Statutes, section 
16.12 	299A.44. If the appropriation for either year 
16.13 	is insufficient, the appropriation for the other 
16.14 	year is available for it.

16.15	(d) Public Safety Officer Reimbursements
		1,367,000
		1,367,000
	
16.16 	This appropriation is from the general fund 
16.17 	for transfer to the public safety officer's benefit 
16.18 	account. This appropriation is available for 
16.19 	reimbursements under Minnesota Statutes, 
16.20 	section 299A.465.

16.21	(e) Soft Body Armor Reimbursements
		745,000
		745,000
	
16.22 	This appropriation is from the general fund 
16.23 	for soft body armor reimbursements under 
16.24 	Minnesota Statutes, section 299A.38.

16.25	(f) Technology and Support Services
		7,130,000
		7,130,000

16.26	Appropriations by Fund
	
16.27	General
	1,743,000
	1,743,000
	
16.28	Trunk Highway
	5,387,000
	5,387,000

16.29	Subd. 3.State Patrol

16.30	(a) Patrolling Highways
		165,434,000
		149,300,000

16.31	Appropriations by Fund
	
16.32	General
	37,000
	37,000
	
17.1	H.U.T.D.
	92,000
	92,000
	
17.2	Trunk Highway
	165,305,000
	149,171,000
	
17.3 	$1,045,000 in each year is from the trunk 
17.4 	highway fund for recruitment and hiring 
17.5 	initiatives. The base for this purpose is 
17.6 	$10,365,000 in fiscal year 2028, $10,365,000 
17.7 	in fiscal year 2029, and $1,672,000 in each 
17.8 	subsequent fiscal year. The amounts in fiscal 
17.9 	years 2028 and 2029 include funding to 
17.10 	conduct an additional annual trooper academy.
17.11 	$14,935,000 in fiscal year 2026 is from the 
17.12 	trunk highway fund to purchase and equip a 
17.13 	helicopter. This appropriation is available until 
17.14 	June 30, 2027.
17.15 	$2,996,000 in fiscal year 2026 is from the 
17.16 	trunk highway fund to purchase a Cirrus 
17.17 	single-engine airplane as a replacement for 
17.18 	the current Cessna 182 aircraft. This 
17.19 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2027.
17.20 	$490,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $340,000 in 
17.21 	fiscal year 2027  are from the trunk highway 
17.22 	fund for maintenance staff and aviation 
17.23 	supervisory staff.
17.24 	The base from the trunk highway fund is 
17.25 	$158,491,000 in each of fiscal years 2028 and 
17.26 	2029.

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

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

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

18.18	Subd. 4.Driver and Vehicle Services

18.19	(a) Driver Services
		47,665,000
		47,132,000
	
18.20 	This appropriation is from the driver and 
18.21 	vehicle services operating account under 
18.22 	Minnesota Statutes, section 299A.705.
18.23 	$317,000 in fiscal year 2026 is for rulemaking 
18.24 	costs for the ignition interlock device program 
18.25 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 171.306.
18.26 	$218,000 in fiscal year 2026 is for costs of 
18.27 	adding work zone safety information into the 
18.28 	driver's manual and written examination and 
18.29 	related rulemaking.

18.30	(b) Vehicle Services
		31,868,000
		31,868,000
	
19.1 	This appropriation is from the driver and 
19.2 	vehicle services operating account under 
19.3 	Minnesota Statutes, section 299A.705.
19.4 	$2,189,000 in each year is for payments to 
19.5 	deputy registrars under Minnesota Statutes, 
19.6 	section 168.33, subdivision 7, and to driver's 
19.7 	license agents under Minnesota Statutes, 
19.8 	section 171.061, subdivision 4.

19.9	Subd. 5.Traffic Safety
 		6,355,000
		6,361,000

19.10	Appropriations by Fund
	
19.11	General
	4,995,000
	4,995,000
	
19.12	Trunk Highway
	1,360,000
	1,366,000
	
19.13 	$1,500,000 in each year is from the general 
19.14 	fund for operations and traffic safety projects, 
19.15 	grants, and activities of the Advisory Council 
19.16 	on Traffic Safety under Minnesota Statutes, 
19.17 	section 4.076.
19.18 	The following amounts are for the staff and 
19.19 	operating costs related to a Traffic Safety Data 
19.20 	Analytics Center: (1) $813,000 in each year 
19.21 	from the general fund; and (2) $187,000 in 
19.22 	each year from the trunk highway fund.
19.23 	$2,001,000 in each year is for the drug 
19.24 	evaluation and classification program for drug 
19.25 	recognition evaluator training; phlebotomists; 
19.26 	drug recognition training for peace officers, 
19.27 	as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 
19.28 	626.84, subdivision 1, paragraph (c); required 
19.29 	continuing education training for drug 
19.30 	recognition experts; program administration; 
19.31 	grants to local law enforcement divisions; and 
19.32 	grants to eligible employers for drug 
19.33 	evaluation and classification training costs of 
19.34 	their staff. The commissioner must make 
20.1 	reasonable efforts to reflect the geographic 
20.2 	diversity of the state in making expenditures. 
20.3 	Any balance in the first year does not cancel 
20.4 	but is available in the second year.

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

20.6	Appropriations by Fund
	
20.7	General
	560,000
	560,000
	
20.8	Special Revenue
	1,443,000
	1,443,000
	
20.9 	The appropriation from the special revenue 
20.10 	fund is from the pipeline safety account under 
20.11 	Minnesota Statutes, section 299J.18.

20.12 	Sec. 5. APPROPRIATION CANCELLATIONS; DEPARTMENT OF 
20.13 	TRANSPORTATION.
 20.14 	(a) $185,655,000 of the appropriation in fiscal year 2024 from the general fund for the 
20.15 	Northern Lights Express intercity passenger rail project under Laws 2023, chapter 68, article 
20.16 	1, section 2, subdivision 2, paragraph (d), is canceled to the general fund.
20.17 	(b) $3,130,000 of the appropriation in fiscal year 2023 from the general fund for rail 
20.18 	corridor service analysis under Laws 2023, chapter 68, article 1, section 10, is canceled to 
20.19 	the general fund.

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

20.21 	Sec. 6. TRANSFERS.
 20.22 	(a) $8,155,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $8,284,000 in fiscal year 2027 are transferred 
20.23 	from the general fund to the active transportation account under Minnesota Statutes, section 
20.24 	174.38. For fiscal years 2028 to 2031, the commissioner of management and budget must 
20.25 	include a transfer of $8,284,000 each year from the general fund to the active transportation 
20.26 	account, when preparing each forecast through the February 2027 forecast, under Minnesota 
20.27 	Statutes, section 16A.103.
20.28 	(b) $400,000 in fiscal year 2026 is transferred from the general fund to the local 
20.29 	government road funding gap assistance account under Minnesota Statutes, section 162.175.

21.1 	Sec. 7. Laws 2020, Fifth Special Session chapter 3, article 1, section 16, subdivision 34, 
21.2 	is amended to read:

21.3
21.4	Subd. 34.Chisago County; U.S. Highway 8 
Reconstruction
 				8,000,000
	
21.5 	(a) For a grant to Chisago County to 
21.6 	predesign, design, engineer, and construct a 
21.7 	reconstruction of marked U.S. Highway 8 
21.8 	from Karmel Avenue in Chisago City to 
21.9 	Interstate 35 and pedestrian and bike trails 
21.10 	along and crossings of this portion of U.S. 
21.11 	Highway 8. This reconstruction may include 
21.12 	expanding segments of U.S. Highway 8 to 
21.13 	four lanes, constructing or reconstructing 
21.14 	frontage roads and backage roads, and 
21.15 	realigning local roads to consolidate, remove, 
21.16 	and relocate access onto and off of U.S. 
21.17 	Highway 8. This appropriation is for the 
21.18 	portion of the project that is eligible for use 
21.19 	of proceeds of general obligation bonds. This 
21.20 	appropriation is available until the project is 
21.21 	completed or abandoned Notwithstanding 
21.22 	Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.642, the bond 
21.23 	sale authorization and appropriation of bond 
21.24 	proceeds for the project in this subdivision are 
21.25 	available until December 31, 2029.
21.26 	(b) Amounts planned by the Department of 
21.27 	Transportation for the resurfacing of U.S. 
21.28 	Highway 8, as reflected in MnDOT's Metro 
21.29 	District Ten-Year Capital Highway Investment 
21.30 	Study 2020-2029, shall instead be applied to 
21.31 	the reconstruction of U.S. Highway 8 to 
21.32 	supplement appropriations for that purpose 
21.33 	from any fund in this section.

22.1 	Sec. 8. Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 5, article 1, section 2, subdivision 2, as 
22.2 	amended by Laws 2024, chapter 127, article 1, section 10, is amended to read:

22.3	Subd. 2.Multimodal Systems
 					
22.4 	(a) Aeronautics

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

22.6	Appropriations by Fund
	
22.7		2022
	2023
	
22.8	General
	5,600,000
	-0-
	
22.9	Airports
	18,598,000
	18,598,000
	
22.10 	This appropriation is from the state airports 
22.11 	fund and must be spent according to 
22.12 	Minnesota Statutes, section 360.305, 
22.13 	subdivision 4.
22.14 	$5,600,000 in fiscal year 2022 is from the 
22.15 	general fund for a grant to the city of Karlstad 
22.16 	for the acquisition of land, predesign, design, 
22.17 	engineering, and construction of a primary 
22.18 	airport runway. This appropriation is for Phase 
22.19 	1 of the project.
22.20 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
22.21 	16A.28, subdivision 6, this appropriation is 
22.22 	available for five years after the year of the 
22.23 	appropriation. If the appropriation for either 
22.24 	year is insufficient, the appropriation for the 
22.25 	other year is available for it.
22.26 	If the commissioner of transportation 
22.27 	determines that a balance remains in the state 
22.28 	airports fund following the appropriations 
22.29 	made in this article and that the appropriations 
22.30 	made are insufficient for advancing airport 
22.31 	development and assistance projects, an 
22.32 	amount necessary to advance the projects, not 
22.33 	to exceed the balance in the state airports fund, 
22.34 	is appropriated in each year to the 
23.1 	commissioner and must be spent according to 
23.2 	Minnesota Statutes, section 360.305, 
23.3 	subdivision 4. Within two weeks of a 
23.4 	determination under this contingent 
23.5 	appropriation, the commissioner of 
23.6 	transportation must notify the commissioner 
23.7 	of management and budget and the chairs, 
23.8 	ranking minority members, and staff of the 
23.9 	legislative committees with jurisdiction over 
23.10 	transportation finance concerning the funds 
23.11 	appropriated. Funds appropriated under this 
23.12 	contingent appropriation do not adjust the base 
23.13 	for fiscal years 2024 and 2025.

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

23.15	Appropriations by Fund
	
23.16		2022
	2023
	
23.17	General
	1,650,000
	1,650,000
	
23.18	Airports
	6,682,000
	6,690,000
	
23.19 	$28,000 in fiscal year 2022 and $36,000 in 
23.20 	fiscal year 2023 are from the state airports 
23.21 	fund for costs related to regulating unmanned 
23.22 	aircraft systems.

23.23	(3) Civil Air Patrol
		80,000
		80,000
	
23.24 	This appropriation is from the state airports 
23.25 	fund for the Civil Air Patrol.

23.26	(b) Transit and Active Transportation
		23,501,000
		18,201,000
	
23.27 	This appropriation is from the general fund.
23.28 	$5,000,000 in fiscal year 2022 is for the active 
23.29 	transportation program under Minnesota 
23.30 	Statutes, section 174.38. This is a onetime 
23.31 	appropriation and is available until June 30, 
23.32 	2025.
24.1 	$300,000 in fiscal year 2022 is for a grant to 
24.2 	the 494 Corridor Commission. The 
24.3 	commissioner must not retain any portion of 
24.4 	the funds appropriated under this section. The 
24.5 	commissioner must make grant payments in 
24.6 	full by December 31, 2021. Funds under this 
24.7 	grant are for programming and service 
24.8 	expansion to assist companies and commuters 
24.9 	in telecommuting efforts and promotion of 
24.10 	best practices. A grant recipient must provide 
24.11 	telework resources, assistance, information, 
24.12 	and related activities on a statewide basis. This 
24.13 	is a onetime appropriation.

24.14	(c) Safe Routes to School
		5,500,000
		500,000
	
24.15 	This appropriation is from the general fund 
24.16 	for the safe routes to school program under 
24.17 	Minnesota Statutes, section 174.40.
24.18 	If the appropriation for either year is 
24.19 	insufficient, the appropriation for the other 
24.20 	year is available for it.

24.21	(d) Passenger Rail
		10,500,000
		500,000
	
24.22 	This appropriation is from the general fund 
24.23 	for passenger rail activities under Minnesota 
24.24 	Statutes, sections 174.632 to 174.636.
24.25 	$10,000,000 in fiscal year 2022 is for final 
24.26 	design and construction to provide for a 
24.27 	second daily Amtrak train service between 
24.28 	Minneapolis and St. Paul and Chicago. The 
24.29 	commissioner may expend funds for program 
24.30 	delivery and administration from this amount. 
24.31 	This is a onetime appropriation and is 
24.32 	available until June 30, 2025 2028.

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

25.1	Appropriations by Fund
	
25.2		2022
	2023
	
25.3	General
	2,464,000
	1,445,000
	
25.4	Trunk Highway
	5,878,000
	5,878,000
	
25.5 	$1,000,000 in fiscal year 2022 is from the 
25.6 	general fund for procurement costs of a 
25.7 	statewide freight network optimization tool. 
25.8 	This is a onetime appropriation and is 
25.9 	available until June 30, 2023.
25.10 	$350,000 in fiscal year 2022 and $287,000 in 
25.11 	fiscal year 2023 are from the general fund for 
25.12 	two additional rail safety inspectors in the state 
25.13 	rail safety inspection program under 
25.14 	Minnesota Statutes, section 219.015. In each 
25.15 	year, the commissioner must not increase the 
25.16 	total assessment amount under Minnesota 
25.17 	Statutes, section 219.015, subdivision 2, from 
25.18 	the most recent assessment amount.

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

25.20 	Sec. 9. Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 14, article 11, section 45, is amended to 
25.21 	read:
25.22 	Sec. 45. APPROPRIATION; DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION.
 25.23 	$6,200,000 in fiscal year 2022 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner 
25.24 	of transportation for project development of a land bridge freeway lid over marked Interstate 
25.25 	Highway 94 in a portion of the segment from Lexington Avenue to Rice Street in St. Paul. 
25.26 	This amount is available to match federal funds and for project planning and development, 
25.27 	including area planning, community and land use planning, economic development planning, 
25.28 	design, and project management and analysis. From this amount, the commissioner may 
25.29 	make grants to Reconnect Rondo to perform any eligible project development activities. 
25.30 	This is a onetime appropriation and is available until June 30, 2025 2026.

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

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

26.2
26.3	Sec. 9. DEPARTMENT OF 
TRANSPORTATION
 	$
	310,000
	$
	-0-
	
26.4 	$310,000 the first year is for awarding grants
26.5 	to assist manufacturers to obtain 
26.6 	environmental product declarations for certain 
26.7 	construction materials used to build roads and 
26.8 	other transportation infrastructure under 
26.9 	Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.312. Of this 
26.10 	amount, up to $10,000 is for the reasonable 
26.11 	costs of the department to administer that 
26.12 	section. This appropriation is available until 
26.13 	June 30, 2027.

26.14 	Sec. 11. Laws 2023, chapter 68, article 1, section 2, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

26.15	Subd. 2.Multimodal Systems
 					
26.16 	(a) Aeronautics

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

26.18	Appropriations by Fund
	
26.19		2024
	2025
	
26.20	General
	36,000,000
	-0-
	
26.21	Airports
	33,598,000
	18,598,000
	
26.22 	The appropriation from the state airports fund 
26.23 	must be spent according to Minnesota Statutes, 
26.24 	section 360.305, subdivision 4.
26.25 	$36,000,000 in fiscal year 2024 is from the 
26.26 	general fund for matches to federal aid and 
26.27 	state investments related to airport 
26.28 	infrastructure projects. This is a onetime 
26.29 	appropriation and is available until June 30, 
26.30 	2027.
26.31 	$15,000,000 in fiscal year 2024 is from the 
26.32 	state airports fund for system maintenance of 
27.1 	critical airport safety systems, equipment, and 
27.2 	essential airfield technology.
27.3 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
27.4 	16A.28, subdivision 6, the appropriation from 
27.5 	the state airports fund is available for five 
27.6 	years after the year of the appropriation. If the 
27.7 	appropriation for either year is insufficient, 
27.8 	the appropriation for the other year is available 
27.9 	for it.
27.10 	If the commissioner of transportation 
27.11 	determines that a balance remains in the state 
27.12 	airports fund following the appropriations 
27.13 	made in this article and that the appropriations 
27.14 	made are insufficient for advancing airport 
27.15 	development and assistance projects, an 
27.16 	amount necessary to advance the projects, not 
27.17 	to exceed the balance in the state airports fund, 
27.18 	is appropriated in each year to the 
27.19 	commissioner and must be spent according to 
27.20 	Minnesota Statutes, section 360.305, 
27.21 	subdivision 4. Within two weeks of a 
27.22 	determination under this contingent 
27.23 	appropriation, the commissioner of 
27.24 	transportation must notify the commissioner 
27.25 	of management and budget and the chairs, 
27.26 	ranking minority members, and staff of the 
27.27 	legislative committees with jurisdiction over 
27.28 	transportation finance concerning the funds 
27.29 	appropriated. Funds appropriated under this 
27.30 	contingent appropriation do not adjust the base 
27.31 	for fiscal years 2026 and 2027.

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

27.33	Appropriations by Fund
	
27.34		2024
	2025
	
28.1	General
	8,707,000
	1,741,000
	
28.2	Airports
	6,690,000
	6,690,000
	
28.3 	$7,000,000 in fiscal year 2024 is from the 
28.4 	general fund to purchase two utility aircraft 
28.5 	for the Department of Transportation.

28.6	(3) Civil Air Patrol
		80,000
		80,000
	
28.7 	This appropriation is from the state airports 
28.8 	fund for the Civil Air Patrol.

28.9	(b) Transit and Active Transportation
		58,478,000
		18,374,000
	
28.10 	This appropriation is from the general fund.
28.11 	$200,000 in fiscal year 2024 and $50,000 in 
28.12 	fiscal year 2025 are for a grant to the city of 
28.13 	Rochester to implement demand response 
28.14 	transit service using electric transit vehicles. 
28.15 	The money is available for mobile software 
28.16 	application development; vehicles and 
28.17 	equipment, including accessible vehicles; 
28.18 	associated charging infrastructure; and capital 
28.19 	and operating costs.
28.20 	$40,000,000 in fiscal year 2024 is for matches 
28.21 	to federal aid and state investments related to 
28.22 	transit and active transportation projects. This 
28.23 	is a onetime appropriation and is available 
28.24 	until June 30, 2027.

28.25	(c) Safe Routes to School
		15,297,000
		10,500,000
	
28.26 	This appropriation is from the general fund 
28.27 	for the safe routes to school program under 
28.28 	Minnesota Statutes, section 174.40.
28.29 	If the appropriation for either year is 
28.30 	insufficient, the appropriation for the other 
28.31 	year is available for it. The appropriations in 
28.32 	each year are available until June 30, 2027.
29.1 	The base for this appropriation is $1,500,000 
29.2 	in each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027.

29.3	(d) Passenger Rail
		197,521,000
		4,226,000
	
29.4 	This appropriation is from the general fund 
29.5 	for passenger rail activities under Minnesota 
29.6 	Statutes, sections 174.632 to 174.636.
29.7 	$194,700,000 in fiscal year 2024 is for capital 
29.8 	improvements and betterments for the 
29.9 	Minneapolis-Duluth Northern Lights Express 
29.10 	intercity passenger rail project, including 
29.11 	preliminary engineering, design, engineering, 
29.12 	environmental analysis and mitigation, 
29.13 	acquisition of land and right-of-way, 
29.14 	equipment and rolling stock, and construction. 
29.15 	From this appropriation, the amount necessary 
29.16 	is for: (1) Coon Rapids station improvements 
29.17 	to establish a joint station that provides for 
29.18 	Amtrak train service on the Empire Builder 
29.19 	line between Chicago and Seattle; and (2) 
29.20 	acquisition of equipment and rolling stock for 
29.21 	purposes of participation in the Midwest fleet 
29.22 	pool to provide for service on Northern Lights 
29.23 	Express and expanded Amtrak train service 
29.24 	between Minneapolis and St. Paul and 
29.25 	Chicago. The commissioner of transportation 
29.26 	must not approve additional stops or stations 
29.27 	beyond those included in the Federal Railroad 
29.28 	Administration's January 2018 Finding of No 
29.29 	Significant Impact and Section 4(f) 
29.30 	Determination if the commissioner determines 
29.31 	that the resulting speed reduction would 
29.32 	negatively impact total ridership. This 
29.33 	appropriation is onetime and is available until 
29.34 	June 30, 2028.
30.1 	$1,833,000 in fiscal year 2024 and $3,238,000 
30.2 	in fiscal year 2025 are for a match to federal 
30.3 	aid for capital and operating costs for 
30.4 	expanded Amtrak train service between 
30.5 	Minneapolis and St. Paul and Chicago. These 
30.6 	amounts are available until June 30, 2028.
30.7 	The base from the general fund is $5,742,000 
30.8 	in each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027.

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

30.10	Appropriations by Fund
	
30.11		2024
	2025
	
30.12	General
	8,283,000
	2,400,000
	
30.13	Trunk Highway
	6,367,000
	6,666,000
	
30.14 	$5,000,000 in fiscal year 2024 is from the 
30.15 	general fund for matching federal aid grants 
30.16 	for improvements, engineering, and 
30.17 	administrative costs for the Stone Arch Bridge 
30.18 	in Minneapolis. This is a onetime 
30.19 	appropriation and is available until June 30, 
30.20 	2027.
30.21 	$1,000,000 in each year is from the general 
30.22 	fund for staff, operating costs, and 
30.23 	maintenance related to weight and safety 
30.24 	enforcement systems.
30.25 	$974,000 in fiscal year 2024 is from the 
30.26 	general fund for procurement costs of a 
30.27 	statewide freight network optimization tool 
30.28 	under Laws 2021, First Special Session 
30.29 	chapter 5, article 4, section 133. This is a 
30.30 	onetime appropriation and is available until 
30.31 	June 30, 2025.

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

31.1 	Sec. 12. Laws 2023, chapter 68, article 1, section 2, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

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

31.4	Appropriations by Fund
	
31.5		2024
	2025
	
31.6	General
	2,000,000
	-0-
	
31.7	Trunk Highway
	412,220,000
	425,341,000
	
31.8 	$1,000,000 in fiscal year 2024 is from the 
31.9 	general fund for the highways for habitat 
31.10 	program under Minnesota Statutes, section 
31.11 	160.2325. This amount is available until June 
31.12 	30, 2027.
31.13 	$248,000 in each year is from the trunk 
31.14 	highway fund for living snow fence 
31.15 	implementation and maintenance activities.
31.16 	$1,000,000 in fiscal year 2024 is from the 
31.17 	general fund for safe road zones under 
31.18 	Minnesota Statutes, section 169.065, including 
31.19 	development and delivery of public awareness 
31.20 	and education campaigns about safe road 
31.21 	zones.

31.22	(b) Program Planning and Delivery
					
31.23	(1) Planning and Research
		32,679,000
		33,465,000
	
31.24 	The commissioner may use any balance 
31.25 	remaining in this appropriation for program 
31.26 	delivery under clause (2).
31.27 	$130,000 in each year is available for 
31.28 	administrative costs of the targeted group 
31.29 	business program.
31.30 	$266,000 in each year is available for grants 
31.31 	to metropolitan planning organizations outside 
31.32 	the seven-county metropolitan area.
32.1 	$900,000 in each year is available for grants 
32.2 	for transportation studies outside the 
32.3 	metropolitan area to identify critical concerns, 
32.4 	problems, and issues. These grants are 
32.5 	available: (i) to regional development 
32.6 	commissions; (ii) in regions where no regional 
32.7 	development commission is functioning, to 
32.8 	joint powers boards established under 
32.9 	agreement of two or more political 
32.10 	subdivisions in the region to exercise the 
32.11 	planning functions of a regional development 
32.12 	commission; and (iii) in regions where no 
32.13 	regional development commission or joint 
32.14 	powers board is functioning, to the Department 
32.15 	of Transportation district office for that region.

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

32.17	Appropriations by Fund
	
32.18		2024
	2025
	
32.19	General
	2,250,000
	2,000,000
	
32.20	Trunk Highway
	272,201,000
	271,985,000
	
32.21 	This appropriation includes use of consultants 
32.22 	to support development and management of 
32.23 	projects.
32.24 	$10,000,000 in fiscal year 2024 is from the 
32.25 	trunk highway fund for roadway design and 
32.26 	related improvements that reduce speeds and 
32.27 	eliminate intersection interactions on rural 
32.28 	high-risk roadways. The commissioner must 
32.29 	identify roadways based on crash information 
32.30 	and in consultation with the Advisory Council 
32.31 	on Traffic Safety under Minnesota Statutes, 
32.32 	section 4.076, and local traffic safety partners. 
32.33 	This is a onetime appropriation and is 
32.34 	available until June 30, 2026.
33.1 	$2,000,000 in each year is from the general 
33.2 	fund for implementation of climate-related 
33.3 	programs as provided under the federal 
33.4 	Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, Public 
33.5 	Law 117-58.
33.6 	$1,193,000 in fiscal year 2024 is from the 
33.7 	trunk highway fund for costs related to the 
33.8 	property conveyance to the Upper Sioux 
33.9 	Community of state-owned land within the 
33.10 	boundaries of Upper Sioux Agency State Park, 
33.11 	including fee purchase, property purchase, 
33.12 	appraisals, and road and bridge demolition 
33.13 	and related engineering. This amount is 
33.14 	available until June 30, 2027.
33.15 	$250,000 in fiscal year 2024 is from the 
33.16 	general fund for costs related to the Clean 
33.17 	Transportation Fuel Standard Working Group 
33.18 	established under article 4, section 124.
33.19 	$1,000,000 in each year is available from the 
33.20 	trunk highway fund for management of 
33.21 	contaminated and regulated material on 
33.22 	property owned by the Department of 
33.23 	Transportation, including mitigation of 
33.24 	property conveyances, facility acquisition or 
33.25 	expansion, chemical release at maintenance 
33.26 	facilities, and spills on the trunk highway 
33.27 	system where there is no known responsible 
33.28 	party. If the appropriation for either year is 
33.29 	insufficient, the appropriation for the other 
33.30 	year is available for it.

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

33.32	Appropriations by Fund
	
33.33		2024
	2025
	
33.34	General
	1,800,000
	-0-
	
33.35	Trunk Highway
	1,205,213,000
	1,174,045,000
	
34.1 	This appropriation is for the actual 
34.2 	construction, reconstruction, and improvement 
34.3 	of trunk highways, including design-build 
34.4 	contracts, internal department costs associated 
34.5 	with delivering the construction program, 
34.6 	consultant usage to support these activities, 
34.7 	and the cost of actual payments to landowners 
34.8 	for lands acquired for highway rights-of-way, 
34.9 	payment to lessees, interest subsidies, and 
34.10 	relocation expenses.
34.11 	This appropriation includes federal highway 
34.12 	aid. The commissioner of transportation must 
34.13 	notify the chairs, ranking minority members, 
34.14 	and staff of the legislative committees with 
34.15 	jurisdiction over transportation finance of any 
34.16 	significant events that cause the estimates of 
34.17 	federal aid to change.
34.18 	$1,500,000 in fiscal year 2024 is from the 
34.19 	general fund for living snow fence 
34.20 	implementation, including: acquiring and 
34.21 	planting trees, shrubs, native grasses, and 
34.22 	wildflowers that are climate adaptive to 
34.23 	Minnesota; improvements; contracts; 
34.24 	easements; rental agreements; and program 
34.25 	delivery.
34.26 	$300,000 in fiscal year 2024 is from the 
34.27 	general fund for additions and modifications 
34.28 	to work zone design or layout to reduce 
34.29 	vehicle speeds in a work zone. This 
34.30 	appropriation is available following a 
34.31 	determination by the commissioner that the 
34.32 	initial work zone design or layout 
34.33 	insufficiently provides for reduced vehicle 
34.34 	speeds.
35.1 	The commissioner may expend up to one-half 
35.2 	of one percent of the federal appropriations 
35.3 	under this paragraph as grants to opportunity 
35.4 	industrialization centers and other nonprofit 
35.5 	job training centers for job training programs 
35.6 	related to highway construction.
35.7 	The commissioner may transfer up to 
35.8 	$15,000,000 in each year to the transportation 
35.9 	revolving loan fund.
35.10 	The commissioner may receive money 
35.11 	covering other shares of the cost of partnership 
35.12 	projects. These receipts are appropriated to 
35.13 	the commissioner for these projects.
35.14 	The base from the trunk highway fund is 
35.15 	$1,161,813,000 in each of fiscal years 2026 
35.16 	and 2027.

35.17	(d) Corridors of Commerce
		25,000,000
		25,000,000
	
35.18 	This appropriation is for the corridors of 
35.19 	commerce program under Minnesota Statutes, 
35.20 	section 161.088. The commissioner may use 
35.21 	up to 17 percent of the amount in each year 
35.22 	for program delivery.

35.23	(e) Highway Debt Service
		268,336,000
		291,394,000
	
35.24 	$265,336,000 in fiscal year 2024 and 
35.25 	$288,394,000 in fiscal year 2025 are for 
35.26 	transfer to the state bond fund. If this 
35.27 	appropriation is insufficient to make all 
35.28 	transfers required in the year for which it is 
35.29 	made, the commissioner of management and 
35.30 	budget must transfer the deficiency amount 
35.31 	as provided under Minnesota Statutes, section 
35.32 	16A.641, and notify the chairs, ranking 
35.33 	minority members, and staff of the legislative 
35.34 	committees with jurisdiction over 
36.1 	transportation finance and the chairs of the 
36.2 	senate Finance Committee and the house of 
36.3 	representatives Ways and Means Committee 
36.4 	of the amount of the deficiency. Any excess 
36.5 	appropriation cancels to the trunk highway 
36.6 	fund.

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

36.8	Appropriations by Fund
	
36.9		2024
	2025
	
36.10	General
	2,003,000
	3,000
	
36.11	Trunk Highway
	6,650,000
	6,904,000
	
36.12 	$3,000 in each year is from the general fund 
36.13 	to equip and operate the Roosevelt signal 
36.14 	tower for Lake of the Woods weather 
36.15 	broadcasting.
36.16 	$2,000,000 in fiscal year 2024 is from the 
36.17 	general fund for Allied Radio Matrix for 
36.18 	Emergency Response (ARMER) tower 
36.19 	building improvements and replacement.

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

36.21 	Sec. 13. Laws 2023, chapter 68, article 1, section 4, subdivision 5, is amended to read:

36.22	Subd. 5.Traffic Safety
 		9,504,000
		4,249,000

36.23	Appropriations by Fund
	
36.24		2024
	2025
	
36.25	General
	8,803,000
	3,494,000
	
36.26	Trunk Highway
	701,000
	755,000
	
36.27 	$1,000,000 in fiscal year 2024 is from the 
36.28 	general fund for grants to local units of 
36.29 	government to perform additional traffic safety 
36.30 	enforcement activities in safe road zones under 
36.31 	Minnesota Statutes, section 169.065. In 
36.32 	allocating funds, the commissioner must 
37.1 	account for other sources of funding for 
37.2 	increased traffic enforcement.
37.3 	$2,000,000 in fiscal year 2024 is from the 
37.4 	general fund for grants to local units of 
37.5 	government to increase traffic safety 
37.6 	enforcement activities, including training, 
37.7 	equipment, overtime, and related costs for 
37.8 	peace officers to perform duties that are 
37.9 	specifically related to traffic management and 
37.10 	traffic safety.
37.11 	$2,000,000 in fiscal year 2024 is from the 
37.12 	general fund for grants to law enforcement 
37.13 	agencies to undertake targeted speed reduction 
37.14 	efforts on rural high-risk roadways identified 
37.15 	by the commissioner based on crash 
37.16 	information and consultation with the 
37.17 	Advisory Council on Traffic Safety under 
37.18 	Minnesota Statutes, section 4.076, and local 
37.19 	traffic safety partners.
37.20 	$50,000 in fiscal year 2024 is from the general 
37.21 	fund for an education and awareness campaign 
37.22 	on motor vehicles passing school buses, 
37.23 	designed to: (1) help reduce occurrences of 
37.24 	motor vehicles unlawfully passing school 
37.25 	buses; and (2) inform drivers about the safety 
37.26 	of pupils boarding and unloading from school 
37.27 	buses, including laws requiring a motor 
37.28 	vehicle to stop when a school bus has extended 
37.29 	the stop-signal arm and is flashing red lights 
37.30 	and penalties for violations. The commissioner 
37.31 	must identify best practices, review effective 
37.32 	communication methods to educate drivers, 
37.33 	and consider multiple forms of media to 
37.34 	convey the information.
38.1 	$100,000 in fiscal year 2024 is from the 
38.2 	general fund for a public awareness campaign 
38.3 	to promote understanding and compliance with 
38.4 	laws regarding the passing of parked 
38.5 	authorized vehicles.
38.6 	$350,000 in fiscal year 2024 is from the 
38.7 	general fund for grants to local units of 
38.8 	government for safe ride programs that 
38.9 	provide safe transportation options for patrons 
38.10 	of hospitality and entertainment businesses 
38.11 	within a community.
38.12 	$250,000 in fiscal year 2024 is from the 
38.13 	general fund for the traffic safety violations 
38.14 	disposition analysis under article 4, section 
38.15 	109.
38.16 	$2,000,000 in each year is from the general 
38.17 	fund for operations and traffic safety projects, 
38.18 	grants, and activities of the Advisory Council 
38.19 	on Traffic Safety under Minnesota Statutes, 
38.20 	section 4.076. These amounts are available 
38.21 	until June 30, 2027.
38.22 	$98,000 in each year is from the general fund 
38.23 	to coordinate a statewide traffic safety equity 
38.24 	program, including staff costs.
38.25 	The following amounts are for the staff and 
38.26 	operating costs related to a Traffic Safety Data 
38.27 	Analytics Center: (1) $407,000 in fiscal year 
38.28 	2024 and $813,000 in fiscal year 2025 from 
38.29 	the general fund; and (2) $140,000 in each 
38.30 	year is from the trunk highway fund. The base 
38.31 	from the trunk highway fund is $187,000 in 
38.32 	each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027.

39.1 	Sec. 14. Laws 2023, chapter 68, article 2, section 2, subdivision 9, as amended by Laws 
39.2 	2024, chapter 104, article 1, section 105, is amended to read:

39.3	Subd. 9.U.S. Highway 8; Chisago County
 				42,000,000
	
39.4 	This appropriation is for predesign, design, 
39.5 	engineering, and reconstruction of marked 
39.6 	U.S. Highway 8 from Karmel Avenue in 
39.7 	Chisago City to marked Interstate Highway 
39.8 	35, including pedestrian and bike trails along 
39.9 	and crossings of this segment of marked U.S. 
39.10 	Highway 8. The reconstruction project may 
39.11 	include expanding segments of marked U.S. 
39.12 	Highway 8 to four lanes, constructing or 
39.13 	reconstructing frontage roads and backage 
39.14 	roads, and realigning local roads to 
39.15 	consolidate, remove, and relocate access onto 
39.16 	and off of U.S. Highway 8. This appropriation 
39.17 	is for the portion of the project that is eligible 
39.18 	for use of proceeds of trunk highway bonds. 
39.19 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
39.20 	16A.642, the bond sale authorization and 
39.21 	appropriation of bond sale proceeds for this 
39.22 	project are available until December 31, 2029.

39.23 	Sec. 15. Laws 2024, chapter 127, article 1, section 2, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

39.24	Subd. 3.State Roads

39.25	(a) Operations and Maintenance
		-0-
		2,405,000
	
39.26 	$300,000 in fiscal year 2025 is for rumble 
39.27 	strips under Minnesota Statutes, section 
39.28 	161.1258.
39.29 	$1,000,000 in fiscal year 2025 is for 
39.30 	landscaping improvements located within 
39.31 	trunk highway rights-of-way under the 
39.32 	Department of Transportation's community 
40.1 	roadside landscape partnership program, with 
40.2 	prioritization of tree planting as feasible.
40.3 	$1,000,000 is from the general fund for the 
40.4 	traffic safety camera pilot program under 
40.5 	Minnesota Statutes, section 169.147, and the 
40.6 	evaluation and legislative report under article 
40.7 	3, sections 116 and 117. With the approval of 
40.8 	the commissioner of transportation, any 
40.9 	portion of this appropriation is available to the 
40.10 	commissioner of public safety. This is a 
40.11 	onetime appropriation and is available until 
40.12 	June 30, 2029.
40.13 	$105,000 in fiscal year 2025 is for the cost of 
40.14 	staff time to coordinate with the Public 
40.15 	Utilities Commission relating to placement of 
40.16 	high voltage transmission lines along trunk 
40.17 	highways.

40.18	(b) Program Planning and Delivery
		-0-
		5,800,000
	
40.19 	$3,000,000 in fiscal year 2025 is for 
40.20 	implementation and development of statewide 
40.21 	and regional travel demand modeling related 
40.22 	to the requirements under Minnesota Statutes, 
40.23 	section 161.178. This is a onetime 
40.24 	appropriation and is available until June 30, 
40.25 	2026.
40.26 	$800,000 in fiscal year 2025 is for one or more 
40.27 	grants to metropolitan planning organizations 
40.28 	outside the metropolitan area, as defined in 
40.29 	Minnesota Statutes, section 473.121, 
40.30 	subdivision 2, for modeling activities related 
40.31 	to the requirements under Minnesota Statutes, 
40.32 	section 161.178. Notwithstanding Minnesota 
40.33 	Statutes, section 16B.98, subdivision 14, the 
40.34 	commissioner must not use any amount of this 
41.1 	appropriation for administrative costs. This is 
41.2 	a onetime appropriation and is available until 
41.3 	June 30, 2026.
41.4 	$2,000,000 in fiscal year 2025 is to complete 
41.5 	environmental documentation and for 
41.6 	preliminary engineering and design for the 
41.7 	reconstruction of marked Trunk Highway 55 
41.8 	from Hennepin County State-Aid Highway 
41.9 	19, north of the city of Loretto to Hennepin 
41.10 	County Road 118 near the city of Medina. 
41.11 	This is a onetime appropriation and is 
41.12 	available until June 30, 2027.

41.13	(c) State Road Construction
		-0-
		10,900,000
	
41.14 	$8,900,000 in fiscal year 2025 is for the 
41.15 	acquisition, environmental analysis, predesign, 
41.16 	design, engineering, construction, 
41.17 	reconstruction, and improvement of trunk 
41.18 	highway bridges, including design-build 
41.19 	contracts, program delivery, consultant usage 
41.20 	to support these activities, and the cost of 
41.21 	payments to landowners for lands acquired 
41.22 	for highway rights-of-way. Projects under this 
41.23 	appropriation must follow eligible investment 
41.24 	priorities identified in the Minnesota state 
41.25 	highway investment plan under Minnesota 
41.26 	Statutes, section 174.03, subdivision 1c. The 
41.27 	commissioner may use up to 17 percent of this 
41.28 	appropriation for program delivery. This is a 
41.29 	onetime appropriation and is available until 
41.30 	June 30, 2028.
41.31 	$1,000,000 in fiscal year 2025 is for predesign 
41.32 	and design of intersection safety improvements 
41.33 	along marked Trunk Highway 65 from the 
41.34 	interchange with marked U.S. Highway 10 to 
42.1 	99th Avenue Northeast in the city of Blaine. 
42.2 	This is a onetime appropriation.
42.3 	$1,000,000 in fiscal year 2025 is to design and 
42.4 	construct trunk highway improvements 
42.5 	associated with an interchange at U.S. 
42.6 	Highway 169, marked Trunk Highway 282, 
42.7 	and Scott County State-Aid Highway 9 in the 
42.8 	city of Jordan, including accommodations for 
42.9 	bicycles and pedestrians and for bridge and 
42.10 	road construction. This is a onetime 
42.11 	appropriation and is available until June 30, 
42.12 	2027.

42.13	(d) Highway Debt Service
		-0-
		468,000
	
42.14 	This appropriation is for transfer to the state 
42.15 	bond fund. If this appropriation is insufficient 
42.16 	to make all transfers required in the year for 
42.17 	which it is made, the commissioner of 
42.18 	management and budget must transfer the 
42.19 	deficiency amount as provided under 
42.20 	Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.641, and 
42.21 	notify the chairs and ranking minority 
42.22 	members of the legislative committees with 
42.23 	jurisdiction over transportation finance and 
42.24 	the chairs of the senate Finance Committee 
42.25 	and the house of representatives Ways and 
42.26 	Means Committee of the amount of the 
42.27 	deficiency. Any excess appropriation cancels 
42.28 	to the trunk highway fund.

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

42.30 	Sec. 16. Laws 2024, chapter 127, article 1, section 4, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

42.31	Subd. 3.Traffic Safety
 		-0-
		1,400,000
	
42.32 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
42.33 	299A.705, regarding the use of funds from 
43.1 	this account, $1,200,000 in fiscal year 2025 
43.2 	is from the driver and vehicle services 
43.3 	operating account in the special revenue fund 
43.4 	for the Lights On grant program under 
43.5 	Minnesota Statutes, section 169.515. The 
43.6 	commissioner must contract with the Lights 
43.7 	On! microgrant program to administer and 
43.8 	operate the grant program. Notwithstanding 
43.9 	Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.98, 
43.10 	subdivision 14, the commissioner may use up 
43.11 	to two percent of this appropriation for 
43.12 	administrative costs. This is a onetime 
43.13 	appropriation and is available until June 30, 
43.14 	2026.
43.15 	$200,000 in fiscal year 2025 is from the 
43.16 	motorcycle safety account in the special 
43.17 	revenue fund for the public education 
43.18 	campaign on motorcycle operation under 
43.19 	article 3, section 122. This is a onetime 
43.20 	appropriation and is available until June 30, 
43.21 	2027.

43.22 	Sec. 17. ALLOCATION; METROPOLITAN COUNCIL; WASHINGTON AVENUE 
43.23 	PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE.
 43.24 	(a) Of the revenue collected under Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.9915, and allocated 
43.25 	to the Metropolitan Council under Minnesota Statutes, section 473.4465, subdivision 2, 
43.26 	paragraph (a), clause (1), the Metropolitan Council must provide a grant of $9,000,000 in 
43.27 	fiscal year 2026 to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota to be spent in 
43.28 	accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section 135A.046. This section is notwithstanding the 
43.29 	provisions of Minnesota Statutes, section 473.4465, subdivision 3.
43.30 	(b) This grant must be used to design and construct pedestrian enclosure and suicide 
43.31 	deterrent barriers on the Washington Avenue Pedestrian Bridge on the Twin Cities campus, 
43.32 	including temporary barrier improvements and permanent barriers. The board must consult 
43.33 	with persons affected by suicide at this bridge, suicide prevention organizations, and experts 
43.34 	in the field of suicide prevention in designing the project.
44.1 	(c) Any amount allocated under this section and not used by June 30, 2027, cancels to 
44.2 	the Metropolitan Council for its original purpose.

44.3 	Sec. 18. ALLOCATION; METROPOLITAN COUNCIL; TRANSPORTATION 
44.4 	MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATIONS.
 44.5 	(a) Of the revenue collected under Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.9915, and allocated 
44.6 	to the Metropolitan Council under Minnesota Statutes, section 473.4465, subdivision 2, 
44.7 	paragraph (a), clause (2), the Metropolitan Council must provide grants that total $1,406,000 
44.8 	in fiscal year 2026 to transportation management organizations in the metropolitan area. 
44.9 	This section is notwithstanding the provisions of Minnesota Statutes, section 473.4465, 
44.10 	subdivision 3.
44.11 	(b) The grants must be allocated as follows:
44.12 	(1) $600,000 to the I-494 Corridor Commission;
44.13 	(2) $600,000 to the St. Paul transportation management organization; and
44.14 	(3) $206,000 to the downtown Minneapolis transportation management organization.

44.15 	Sec. 19. MICROTRANSIT SERVICE.
 44.16 	From sales tax revenue, as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 473.4465, subdivision 
44.17 	1, the Metropolitan Council must provide financial assistance to replacement service 
44.18 	providers under Minnesota Statutes, section 473.388, for improvements related to demand 
44.19 	response transit service. The council must make grants in fiscal year 2026 as follows:
44.20 	(1) $2,300,000 to Minnesota Valley Transit Authority for vehicle costs;
44.21 	(2) $3,500,000 to Minnesota Valley Transit Authority for infrastructure and other capital 
44.22 	costs;
44.23 	(3) $3,000,000 to SouthWest Transit for vehicle costs, infrastructure, and other capital 
44.24 	costs; and
44.25 	(4) $200,000 to Maple Grove Transit for vehicle costs.

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

45.1 	ARTICLE 2
45.2 	TRUNK HIGHWAY BONDS

45.3 	Section 1. BOND APPROPRIATIONS.
 45.4 	The sums shown in the column under "Appropriations" are appropriated from the bond 
45.5 	proceeds account in the trunk highway fund to the commissioner of transportation or other 
45.6 	named entity to be spent for public purposes. Appropriations of bond proceeds must be 
45.7 	spent as authorized by the Minnesota Constitution, articles XI and XIV. Unless otherwise 
45.8 	specified, money appropriated in this article for a capital program or project may be used 
45.9 	to pay state agency staff costs that are attributed directly to the capital program or project 
45.10 	in accordance with accounting policies adopted by the commissioner of management and 
45.11 	budget.

45.12	SUMMARY
	
45.13	Department of Transportation
	$
	100,000,000
	
45.14	Department of Management and Budget
	$
	100,000
	
45.15	TOTAL
	$
	100,100,000

45.16						APPROPRIATIONS

45.17	Sec. 2. STATE ROAD CONSTRUCTION
 			$
	100,000,000
	
45.18 	This appropriation is to the commissioner of  
45.19 	transportation for construction, reconstruction, 
45.20 	and  improvement of trunk highways, including  
45.21 	design-build contracts, internal department 
45.22 	costs  associated with delivering the 
45.23 	construction program,  and consultant usage 
45.24 	to support these activities. The  commissioner 
45.25 	may use up to 17 percent of the amount  for 
45.26 	program delivery.

45.27	Sec. 3. BOND SALE EXPENSES
 			$
	100,000
	
45.28 	This appropriation is to the commissioner of 
45.29 	management and budget for bond sale 
45.30 	expenses under Minnesota Statutes, sections 
45.31 	16A.641, subdivision 8, and 167.50, 
45.32 	subdivision 4.

45.33	Sec. 4. BOND SALE AUTHORIZATION.
 					
46.1 	To provide the money appropriated in this article from the bond proceeds account in the 
46.2 	trunk highway fund, the commissioner of management and budget shall sell and issue bonds 
46.3 	of the state in an amount up to $100,100,000 in the manner, upon the terms, and with the 
46.4 	effect prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, sections 167.50 to 167.52, and by the Minnesota 
46.5 	Constitution, article XIV, section 11, at the times and in the amounts requested by the 
46.6 	commissioner of transportation. The proceeds of the bonds, except accrued interest and any 
46.7 	premium received from the sale of the bonds, must be deposited in the bond proceeds account 
46.8 	in the trunk highway fund.

46.9 	ARTICLE 3
46.10 	TRANSPORTATION FINANCE POLICY

46.11 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 4.076, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
46.12 		Subd. 4.Duties. The advisory council must:
46.13 	(1) advise the governor and heads of state departments and agencies on policies, programs, 
46.14 	and services affecting traffic safety;
46.15 	(2) advise the appropriate representatives of state departments on the activities of the 
46.16 	Toward Zero Deaths program, including but not limited to educating the public about traffic 
46.17 	safety;
46.18 	(3) encourage state departments and other agencies to conduct needed research in the 
46.19 	field of traffic safety;
46.20 	(4) review recommendations of the subcommittees and working groups;
46.21 	(5) review and comment on all grants dealing with traffic safety and on the development 
46.22 	and implementation of state and local traffic safety plans; and
46.23 	(6) advise the commissioner of public safety on grant agreements for projects under 
46.24 	subdivision 5, paragraph (g); and
46.25 	(7) make recommendations on safe road zone safety measures under section 169.065.

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

46.27 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 4.076, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
46.28 		Subd. 5.Administration. (a) The Office of Traffic Safety in the Department of Public 
46.29 	Safety, in cooperation with the Departments of Transportation and Health, must serve as 
46.30 	the host agency for the advisory council and must manage the administrative and operational 
47.1 	aspects of the advisory council's activities. The commissioner of public safety must perform 
47.2 	financial management on behalf of the council.
47.3 	(b) The advisory council must meet no less than four times per year, or more frequently 
47.4 	as determined by the chair, a vice chair, or a majority of the council members. The advisory 
47.5 	council is subject to chapter 13D. The advisory council may host an annual state traffic 
47.6 	safety conference.
47.7 	(c) The chair must regularly report to the respective commissioners on the activities of 
47.8 	the advisory council and on the state of traffic safety in Minnesota.
47.9 	(d) The terms, compensation, and appointment of members are governed by section 
47.10 	15.059.
47.11 	(e) The advisory council may appoint subcommittees and working groups. Subcommittees 
47.12 	must consist of council members. Working groups may include nonmembers. Nonmembers 
47.13 	on working groups must be compensated pursuant to section 15.059, subdivision 3, only 
47.14 	for expenses incurred for working group activities.
47.15 	(f) The commissioner of public safety may enter into contracts and interagency 
47.16 	agreements for data, expertise, and research projects to inform the advisory council.
47.17 	(g) The commissioner of public safety may enter into grant agreements for projects that 
47.18 	reduce serious and fatal injury crashes.  Priority for grant awards must be given to local 
47.19 	traffic safety coalitions.  Local units of government, nonprofit organizations, law enforcement 
47.20 	agencies, and educational institutions are also eligible for grant awards.
47.21 	(h)  For purposes of paragraph (g), "projects that reduce serious and fatal injury crashes" 
47.22 	include but are not limited to the following activities:
47.23 	(1) improvements to rural high-risk roads;
47.24 	(2) traffic safety training for law enforcement;
47.25 	(3) safe and sober rides home programming;
47.26 	(4) the study of motorcycle operation under the circumstances specified in section 
47.27 	169.974, subdivision 5, paragraph (g);
47.28 	(5) work zone safety and work zone redesign activities; and
47.29 	(6) safe road zones.

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

48.1 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 16A.88, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:
48.2 		Subd. 1a.Greater Minnesota transit account. The greater Minnesota transit account 
48.3 	is established within the transit assistance fund in the state treasury. Money in the account 
48.4 	is annually appropriated to the commissioner of transportation for assistance to transit 
48.5 	systems outside the metropolitan area under section 174.24. The commissioner may use up 
48.6 	to two percent of the available revenues in the account in each fiscal year for administration 
48.7 	of the transit program. The commissioner shall must use the account for transit operations 
48.8 	as provided in section 174.24 and related program administration. The commissioner may 
48.9 	maintain a reserved balance in the account of no more than five percent of the total annual 
48.10 	transit assistance fund balance forward from the previous fiscal year.

48.11 	Sec. 4. [137.345] EMPOWERING SMALL MINNESOTA COMMUNITIES 
48.12 	PROGRAM.
48.13 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have 
48.14 	the meanings given.
48.15 	(b) "Program" means the empowering small Minnesota communities program established 
48.16 	by the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota.
48.17 	(c) "Small community" means either a local unit of government having a population of 
48.18 	fewer than 15,000 or a collaboration between more than one local unit of government each 
48.19 	having a population of fewer than 15,000.
48.20 		Subd. 2.Program assistance. (a) An empowering small Minnesota communities program 
48.21 	is established to create small community partnerships on infrastructure project analysis and 
48.22 	development and provide support and assistance for small communities. Funds appropriated 
48.23 	to the program must be used as specified in subdivision 3.
48.24 	(b) Support and assistance under the program must be prioritized for a small community 
48.25 	that is a political subdivision or federally recognized Tribal government.  Prioritization must 
48.26 	be based on insufficient capacity to undertake project development and apply for state or 
48.27 	federal infrastructure grants.
48.28 		Subd. 3.Uses. (a) Program activities under the program include:
48.29 	(1) project partnership activities in the Regional Sustainable Development Partnerships, 
48.30 	the Center for Transportation Studies, the Minnesota Design Center, the Humphrey School 
48.31 	of Public Affairs, the Center for Urban and Regional Affairs, or other related entities; and
48.32 	(2) support and assistance to small communities including:
49.1 	(i) methods to incorporate consideration of sustainability, resiliency, and adaptation to 
49.2 	the impacts of climate change; and
49.3 	(ii) identification and cross-sector analysis of any potential associated projects and 
49.4 	efficiencies through coordinated investments in other infrastructure or assets.
49.5 	(b) An agreement with a small community may provide for infrastructure project analysis 
49.6 	and development activities including but not limited to planning, scoping, analysis, predesign, 
49.7 	and design.
49.8 		Subd. 4.Program information. The Board of Regents must maintain information about 
49.9 	the program on a website that includes but is not limited to the following:
49.10 	(1) a review of the program and implementation;
49.11 	(2) a summary of projects under the program;
49.12 	(3) financial information that identifies sources and uses of funds; and
49.13 	(4) direction on applications for partnership assistance.

49.14 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 160.165, is amended to read:
49.15 	160.165 MITIGATING TRANSPORTATION PROJECT IMPACTS ON 
49.16 	BUSINESS.
49.17 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms have 
49.18 	the meanings given:.
49.19 	(b) "Business impairment" has the meaning given in section 160.167, subdivision 1.
49.20 	(1) (c) "Project" means construction work to maintain, construct, reconstruct, or improve 
49.21 	a street or highway or for a rail transit project;.
49.22 	(2) (d) "Substantial business impacts" means business impairment of road access, parking, 
49.23 	or visibility for one or more business establishments as a result of a project, for a minimum
49.24 	period of at least one month; and.
49.25 	(3) (e) "Transportation authority" means the commissioner, as to trunk highways; the 
49.26 	county board, as to county state-aid highways and county highways; the town board, as to 
49.27 	town roads; statutory or home rule charter cities, as to city streets; the Metropolitan Council, 
49.28 	for rail transit projects located entirely within the metropolitan area as defined in section 
49.29 	473.121, subdivision 2; and the commissioner, for all other rail transit projects.
49.30 		Subd. 2.Business liaison. (a) Before beginning construction work on a project, a 
49.31 	transportation authority shall must identify whether the project is anticipated to include 
50.1 	substantial business impacts. For such projects, the transportation authority shall must
50.2 	designate an individual to serve as business liaison between the transportation authority and 
50.3 	affected businesses.
50.4 	(b) The business liaison shall must consult with affected businesses before and during 
50.5 	construction to investigate and recommend means of mitigating project impacts to businesses. 
50.6 	The mitigation considered must include signage. The business liaison shall must provide 
50.7 	information to the identified businesses before and during construction, concerning project 
50.8 	duration and timetables, lane and road closures, detours, access impacts, customer parking 
50.9 	impacts, visibility, noise, dust, vibration, and public participation opportunities.
50.10 	(c) The business liaison must inform affected businesses about potential opportunities 
50.11 	for small business technical and financial assistance, including those available through the 
50.12 	Department of Employment and Economic Development, the Small Business Administration, 
50.13 	and area community development financial institutions. When requested, the business liaison 
50.14 	must assist affected businesses to access and apply for appropriate assistance programs.
50.15 		Subd. 4.Construction communication plan. (a) A transportation authority must 
50.16 	implement a construction communication plan for each project in which a business liaison 
50.17 	is required under subdivision 2. The transportation authority must develop the plan in 
50.18 	consultation with the business liaison during project development.
50.19 	(b) At a minimum, the communication plan must include:
50.20 	(1) identification of methods to distribute project information;
50.21 	(2) procedures to distribute construction-related notices to affected businesses, tenants, 
50.22 	and other property owners;
50.23 	(3) development of information on the project, including but not limited to the information 
50.24 	specified under subdivision 2, paragraph (b); small business and technical assistance 
50.25 	opportunities under subdivision 2, paragraph (c); and, as appropriate, potential financial 
50.26 	assistance under the local business construction impacts assistance program under section 
50.27 	160.167; and
50.28 	(4) a schedule and milestones for issuance of project updates, including but not limited 
50.29 	to immediately prior to commencement of construction work and following any change in 
50.30 	the scheduled date of substantial completion of the project.

50.31 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment and 
50.32 	applies to projects in which construction first commences on or after November 1, 2025.

51.1 	Sec. 6. [160.167] LOCAL BUSINESS CONSTRUCTION IMPACTS ASSISTANCE 
51.2 	PROGRAM.
51.3 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have 
51.4 	the meanings given.
51.5 	(b) "Business entity" includes but is not limited to an individual, partnership, corporation, 
51.6 	joint venture, association, or cooperative.
51.7 	(c) "Business impairment" means impairment to a business establishment or nonprofit 
51.8 	organization of at least one of the following:
51.9 	(1) access to a retail location from:
51.10 	(i) a project that is on a road that abuts the location and includes partial or full closure 
51.11 	of the road within 1,000 feet of the location; or
51.12 	(ii) more than one simultaneous project on a road that abuts the location in which a 
51.13 	portion of each project (A) is within two miles of the location, and (B) includes partial or 
51.14 	full closure of the road; or
51.15 	(2) visibility of the primary identifying signage or entrance.
51.16 	(d) "Covered project" means a project to maintain, construct, reconstruct, or improve a 
51.17 	trunk highway within a statutory or home rule charter city, a county state-aid highway, a 
51.18 	municipal state-aid street, a transitway, or a combination.
51.19 	(e) "Extensive business impacts" means business impairment as a result of a covered 
51.20 	project for a period of at least 60 days.
51.21 	(f) "Program" means the local business construction impacts assistance program 
51.22 	established in this section.
51.23 	(g) "Transportation authority" means either:
51.24 	(1) the commissioner of transportation for a trunk highway within a statutory or home 
51.25 	rule charter city, a county state-aid highway, a municipal state-aid street, or a combination; 
51.26 	or
51.27 	(2) the Metropolitan Council for a transitway located entirely within the metropolitan 
51.28 	area as defined in section 473.121, subdivision 2.
51.29 		Subd. 2.Program established. The commissioner must establish a program for financial 
51.30 	assistance to eligible entities adversely impacted by street, highway, or transitway 
51.31 	construction activity on covered projects.
52.1 		Subd. 3.Administration. The commissioner must establish program requirements, 
52.2 	including application procedures that minimize applicant burdens, eligibility criteria for 
52.3 	recipients, qualifications for determining business impairment, program allocation amounts 
52.4 	from project costs, the distribution amount and formula used to determine the distribution 
52.5 	amount, and procedures for distribution of financial assistance. The commissioner must 
52.6 	implement the program to provide financial assistance payments in a timely manner that 
52.7 	are, to the extent practicable, before or during the time period of the extensive business 
52.8 	impacts.

52.9 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment, and 
52.10 	applies to projects in which construction first commences on or after October 1, 2025.

52.11 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 161.045, is amended to read:
52.12 	161.045 HIGHWAY USER TAX DISTRIBUTION FUND APPROPRIATIONS; 
52.13 	TRUNK HIGHWAY FUND APPROPRIATIONS.
52.14 		Subdivision 1.Definition Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the following 
52.15 	terms have the meanings given.
52.16 	(b) "Commissioner" means any commissioner of a state agency that either proposes to 
52.17 	spend or spends funds out of the highway user tax distribution fund or the trunk highway 
52.18 	fund.
52.19 	(c) "Highway purposes" includes but is not limited to:
52.20 	(1) construction, improvement, maintenance, and operations of a highway;
52.21 	(2) multimodal infrastructure within a highway right-of-way related to any of the 
52.22 	following: (i) transit; (ii) active transportation; and (iii) reduction of greenhouse gas 
52.23 	emissions; and
52.24 	(3) activities directly related to, or necessary to administer or support, the purposes 
52.25 	specified in clauses (1) and (2).
52.26 	(d) "Trunk highway purposes" includes but is not limited to highway purposes for the 
52.27 	trunk highway system.
52.28 		Subd. 2.General expenditure requirements. A commissioner may expend highway 
52.29 	user tax distribution funds only for highway purposes and may expend trunk highway funds 
52.30 	only for trunk highway purposes.
52.31 		Subd. 3.Limitations on spending. (a) A commissioner must not pay for any of the 
52.32 	following with funds from the highway user tax distribution fund or the trunk highway fund:
53.1 	(1) Bureau of Criminal Apprehension laboratory;
53.2 	(2) Explore Minnesota Tourism kiosks;
53.3 	(3) Minnesota Safety Council;
53.4 	(4) driver education programs;
53.5 	(5) (3) Office of Emergency Medical Services;
53.6 	(6) (4) Mississippi River Parkway Commission;
53.7 	(7) (5) payments to the Department of Information Technology Services in excess of 
53.8 	actual costs incurred for trunk highway purposes;
53.9 	(8) (6) personnel costs incurred on behalf of the governor's office;
53.10 	(9) (7) the Office of Aeronautics within the Department of Transportation;
53.11 	(10) the Office of Transit and Active Transportation within the Department of 
53.12 	Transportation;
53.13 	(11) the Office of Passenger Rail;
53.14 	(12) (8) purchase and maintenance of soft body armor under section 299A.38;
53.15 	(13) (9) tourist information centers;
53.16 	(14) (10) parades, events, or sponsorships of events;
53.17 	(15) the installation, construction, expansion, or maintenance of public electric vehicle 
53.18 	infrastructure;
53.19 	(16) (11) the statewide notification center for excavation services pursuant to chapter 
53.20 	216D; and
53.21 	(17) (12) manufacturing license plates.
53.22 	(b) The prohibition in paragraph (a) includes all expenses for the named entity or program, 
53.23 	including but not limited to payroll, purchased services, supplies, repairs, and equipment. 
53.24 	This prohibition on spending applies to any successor entities or programs that are 
53.25 	substantially similar to the entity or program named in this subdivision.

53.26 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 161.088, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
53.27 		Subd. 2.Program authority; funding. (a) As provided in this section, the commissioner 
53.28 	must establish a corridors of commerce program for trunk highway construction, 
54.1 	reconstruction, and improvement, including maintenance operations, that improves commerce 
54.2 	in the state.
54.3 	(b) The commissioner may expend funds under the program from appropriations to the 
54.4 	commissioner that are:
54.5 	(1) made specifically by law for use under this section;
54.6 	(2) reallocated efficiency savings from section 174.53, paragraph (b);
54.7 	(3) at the discretion of the commissioner, made for the budget activities in the state roads 
54.8 	program of operations and maintenance, program planning and delivery, or state road 
54.9 	construction; and
54.10 	(3) (4) made for the corridor investment management strategy program, unless specified 
54.11 	otherwise.
54.12 	(c) The commissioner must include in the program the cost participation policy for local 
54.13 	units of government.
54.14 	(d) The commissioner may use up to 17 percent of any appropriation under this section 
54.15 	for program delivery and for project scoring, ranking, and selection under subdivision 5.

54.16 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2025, and applies to funds 
54.17 	reallocated on or after that date.

54.18 	Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 161.115, subdivision 177, is amended to read:
54.19 		Subd. 177.Route No. 246. Beginning at a point in or adjacent to Nerstrand; thence 
54.20 	extending in a general northerly direction to a point westerly of Dennison; thence continuing 
54.21 	in a general northwesterly direction to a point on Route No. 1 at or near 110th Street East
54.22 	near Northfield.

54.23 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day after the commissioner of 
54.24 	transportation notifies the revisor of statutes electronically or in writing of the effective 
54.25 	date.

54.26 	Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 161.14, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
54.27 	read:
54.28 		Subd. 108.Officer Jason B. Meyer Memorial Highway. The segment of marked U.S. 
54.29 	Highway 63 from the intersection with marked Trunk Highway 16 to the southerly city 
54.30 	limit of Racine is designated as "Officer Jason B. Meyer Memorial Highway." Subject to 
55.1 	section 161.139, the commissioner must adopt a suitable design to mark this highway and 
55.2 	erect appropriate signs.

55.3 	Sec. 11. [161.1611] PURPOSE AND NEED STATEMENT CONTEXTUAL 
55.4 	DEVELOPMENT REQUIREMENTS; SCOPING PROCESS REQUIRED.
55.5 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. For purposes of this section, the following terms have the 
55.6 	meanings given:
55.7 	(1) "planning worksheet scoping guide" means a checklist of considerations developed 
55.8 	by the commissioner to consider with stakeholders for determining a project's scope in the 
55.9 	scoping document;
55.10 	(2) "project" means the scoping, assessment, study, or other analysis activity designed 
55.11 	to identify or provide for development of a trunk highway project;
55.12 	(3) "purpose and need" is a statement by the department to explain why a proposed 
55.13 	action is being undertaken and its objectives by:
55.14 	(i) identifying the need as a transportation problem or deficiency; and
55.15 	(ii) identifying the purpose as a broad statement of the intended transportation result and 
55.16 	other related objectives to be achieved by a proposed transportation improvement; and
55.17 	(4) "scoping document" means a document that identifies a statement of what will be 
55.18 	built as part of the project.
55.19 		Subd. 2.Application. (a) The requirements in this section apply to a project that:
55.20 	(1) involves construction, reconstruction, bridge replacement, increases or reductions 
55.21 	in highway traffic capacity, alteration of access, or acquisitions of permanent right-of-way; 
55.22 	or
55.23 	(2) requires an environmental impact statement under chapter 116D for the project.
55.24 	(b) Except for a project under paragraph (a), clause (1), the requirements in this section 
55.25 	do not apply to reconditioning, resurfacing, milling, overlays, preventive maintenance, other 
55.26 	routine roadway maintenance activities or projects, and associated set-asides.
55.27 		Subd. 3.Purpose and need. (a) A purpose and need statement developed for a project 
55.28 	must not identify a specific improvement as the need to avoid premature determination of 
55.29 	investment approaches available for the project. Purpose and need statements must consider 
55.30 	all possible approaches for a project and address the safety and access of all users of the 
55.31 	transportation system.
56.1 	(b) The commissioner must ensure that a purpose and need statement for a project can 
56.2 	assess whether the need for a project is substantial enough to warrant investment inclusion 
56.3 	in the state transportation improvement program, including relaxing expectations around 
56.4 	the use of level-of-service metrics as the primary need for a project's development.
56.5 	(c) The commissioner must incorporate multidisciplinary review processes under section 
56.6 	174.742 into the development of a context-specific purpose and need statement.
56.7 		Subd. 4.Scope; required before inclusion. (a) The commissioner must require the use 
56.8 	of a context-specific scoping document to identify the needs for a project before the project's 
56.9 	inclusion in the state highway investment program.  The scope document must conform with 
56.10 	any adopted guidance by the commissioner and must:
56.11 	(1) include a checklist of interested stakeholders to engage in the planning, design, and 
56.12 	development of projects;
56.13 	(2) recognize the degrees of variability and complexity across different project types; 
56.14 	and
56.15 	(3) require a context and modal accommodation analysis to:
56.16 	(i) determine what modes of transportation are appropriate for the project corridor;
56.17 	(ii) structure and document discussions around tradeoffs during early project development;
56.18 	(iii) establish a suggested baseline for which modes should be prioritized based on the 
56.19 	roadway type and land use context; and
56.20 	(iv) provide a series of factors and questions to consider that would raise or lower the 
56.21 	priority of each mode.
56.22 	(b) Before finalization of any scoping document or draft scoping document for a project, 
56.23 	the commissioner must require a coordination field visit and walking audit of the project 
56.24 	corridor.  To implement the requirements of this paragraph, the commissioner must develop 
56.25 	guidance on coordinated field visits to:
56.26 	(1) begin the initial engagement process with stakeholders for projects;
56.27 	(2) provide guidance on what staff should identify in observing current conditions for 
56.28 	all modes of travel and the surrounding land use; and
56.29 	(3) coordinate across different jurisdictions to ensure collaboration and field visits at 
56.30 	similar times in the project timeline.
57.1 		Subd. 5.Implementation. The commissioner must implement the requirements of this 
57.2 	section in a manner that does not conflict with the requirements under chapter 116D and 
57.3 	the National Environmental Policy Act under United States Code, title 42, section 4331, et 
57.4 	seq.

57.5 	EFFECTIVE DATE. Subdivisions 1, 2, 3, and 5 are effective March 1, 2027, for 
57.6 	projects on or after that date.  Subdivision 4 is effective July 1, 2025, for projects scoped on 
57.7 	or after that date.

57.8 	Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 162.02, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
57.9 	read:
57.10 		Subd. 1a.State-aid standards. Design and engineering standards for all new construction, 
57.11 	reconstruction, rehabilitation, or resurfacing county state-aid projects approved by the 
57.12 	state-aid engineer are determined and set by the most recent edition of the Facility Design 
57.13 	Guide or successor document established by the commissioner.

57.14 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2025, for county state-aid roadway 
57.15 	projects on or after that date.

57.16 	Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 162.02, subdivision 3a, is amended to read:
57.17 		Subd. 3a.Variances from rules and engineering standards. (a) The commissioner 
57.18 	may grant variances from the rules and from the engineering standards developed pursuant 
57.19 	to section 162.021 or 162.07, subdivision 2. A political subdivision in which a county 
57.20 	state-aid highway is located or is proposed to be located may submit a written request to 
57.21 	the commissioner for a variance for that highway. The commissioner shall must comply 
57.22 	with section 174.75, subdivision 5, in evaluating a variance request related to a complete 
57.23 	streets project.
57.24 	(b) The commissioner may grant or deny the variance within 30 days of receiving the 
57.25 	variance request. If the variance is denied, the political subdivision may request, within 30 
57.26 	days of receiving notice of denial, and shall must be granted a contested case hearing. The 
57.27 	commissioner must use the criteria set forth in subdivision 3c to evaluate the variance 
57.28 	request.
57.29 	(c) If the commissioner denies a variance, the commissioner must notify the chairs and 
57.30 	ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over transportation 
57.31 	and provide justification for denying the variance within 30 days of notifying the political 
57.32 	subdivision of the denial. The justification must include the commissioner's reasoning for 
58.1 	the denial, the recommendation of the advisory committee on variances, and the reasoning 
58.2 	used by the committee to approve or deny the variance.
58.3 	(c) (d) For purposes of this subdivision, "political subdivision" includes (1) an agency 
58.4 	of a political subdivision which has jurisdiction over parks, and (2) a regional park authority.
58.5 	(e) The commissioner must give special consideration to proposed modifications for:
58.6 	(1) narrowing lanes from 11 feet to ten feet for roadways in an urban or suburban context;
58.7 	(2) designs allowed by current Department of Transportation trunk highway standards 
58.8 	for roadways of similar context;
58.9 	(3) a proposed design intended to increase the safety of nonmotorized transportation to 
58.10 	and from a school;
58.11 	(4) any design element in a project funded by the safe routes to school program, except 
58.12 	where specifically prohibited in the current Department of Transportation Facility Design 
58.13 	Guide; or
58.14 	(5) a variance request that specifically states the proposed design modification is based 
58.15 	on the following alternative design manuals:
58.16 	(i) the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials' (AASHTO) 
58.17 	A Policy on Geometric Design Highways and Streets or other AASHTO design guides 
58.18 	formally recognized by the Federal Highway Administration;
58.19 	(ii) the Institute of Transportation Engineers' Designing Walkable Urban Thoroughfares: 
58.20 	A Context Sensitive Approach and Implementing Context Sensitive Design Handbook;
58.21 	(iii) the National Association of City Transportation Officials' (NACTO) Urban Street 
58.22 	Design Guide and other NACTO design guides formally recognized by the Federal Highway 
58.23 	Administration;
58.24 	(iv) the Global Designing Cities Initiative's (GDCI) Global Street Design Guide and 
58.25 	Designing Streets for Kids supplement; or
58.26 	(v) any other design guide recognized or approved by the Federal Highway 
58.27 	Administration in United States Code, title 23, section 109(o)(B).
58.28 	(f) Paragraph (e) does not apply to a natural preservation route established under section 
58.29 	162.021.

58.30 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2025, for county state-aid roadway 
58.31 	projects on or after that date.

59.1 	Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 162.02, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
59.2 	read:
59.3 		Subd. 3c.Variance format. To submit a formal request for a variance from applicable 
59.4 	design standards under subdivision 1a, a political subdivision must submit a written request 
59.5 	to the commissioner. The written request must be in the form of an adopted resolution. The 
59.6 	request must:
59.7 	(1) identify the project by location and termini;
59.8 	(2) cite the specific part or standard for which the variance is requested from county 
59.9 	state-aid design rules;
59.10 	(3) describe the proposed modification and include technical information about the 
59.11 	design, including:
59.12 	(i) an index map; and
59.13 	(ii) a typical section with an inplace section and a proposed section;
59.14 	(4) describe the economic, social, safety, and environmental impacts that may result 
59.15 	from the requested variance;
59.16 	(5) identify the project's effectiveness in eliminating an existing and projected deficiency 
59.17 	in the transportation system, including identifying and citing whether the existing roadway's 
59.18 	design meets a recognized or approved Federal Highway Administration design guide 
59.19 	standard for a similar road context;
59.20 	(6) identify effects on adjacent lands;
59.21 	(7) identify the number of persons affected; and
59.22 	(8) identify relevant safety considerations as they apply to:
59.23 	(i) pedestrians;
59.24 	(ii) bicyclists;
59.25 	(iii) vulnerable road users;
59.26 	(iv) the motoring public; and
59.27 	(v) fire, police, and emergency service providers.

59.28 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2025, for county state-aid roadway 
59.29 	projects on or after that date.

60.1 	Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 162.09, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
60.2 	read:
60.3 		Subd. 1a.State-aid standards. Design and engineering standards for all new construction, 
60.4 	reconstruction, rehabilitation, or resurfacing municipal state-aid projects approved by the 
60.5 	state-aid engineer are determined and set by the most recent edition of the Facility Design 
60.6 	Guide or successor document established by the commissioner.

60.7 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2025, for municipal state-aid 
60.8 	roadway projects on or after that date.

60.9 	Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 162.09, subdivision 3a, is amended to read:
60.10 		Subd. 3a.Variances from rules and engineering standards. (a) The commissioner 
60.11 	may grant variances from the rules and from the engineering standards developed pursuant 
60.12 	to section 162.13, subdivision 2. A political subdivision in which a municipal state-aid street 
60.13 	is located or is proposed to be located may submit a written request to the commissioner 
60.14 	for a variance for that street. The commissioner shall must comply with section 174.75, 
60.15 	subdivision 5, in evaluating a variance request related to a complete streets project.
60.16 	(b) The commissioner may grant or deny the variance within 30 days of receiving the 
60.17 	variance request. If the variance is denied, the political subdivision may request, within 30 
60.18 	days of receiving notice of denial, and shall must be granted a contested case hearing. The 
60.19 	commissioner must use the criteria set forth in subdivision 3b to evaluate the variance 
60.20 	request.
60.21 	(c) If the commissioner denies a variance, the commissioner must notify the chairs and 
60.22 	ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over transportation 
60.23 	and provide justification for denying the variance within 30 days of notifying the political 
60.24 	subdivision of the denial. The justification must include the commissioner's reasoning for 
60.25 	the denial, the recommendation of the advisory committee on variances, and the reasoning 
60.26 	used by the committee to approve or deny the variance.
60.27 	(c) (d) For purposes of this subdivision, "political subdivision" includes (1) an agency 
60.28 	of a political subdivision which has jurisdiction over parks, and (2) a regional park authority.
60.29 	(e) The commissioner must give special consideration to proposed modifications for:
60.30 	(1) narrowing lanes from 11 feet to ten feet for roadways in an urban or suburban context;
60.31 	(2) designs allowed by current Department of Transportation trunk highway standards 
60.32 	for roadways of similar context;
61.1 	(3) a proposed design intended to increase the safety of nonmotorized transportation to 
61.2 	and from a school;
61.3 	(4) any design element in a project funded by the safe routes to school program, except 
61.4 	where specifically prohibited in the current Department of Transportation Facility Design 
61.5 	Guide; or
61.6 	(5) a variance request that specifically states the proposed design modification is based 
61.7 	on the following alternative design manuals:
61.8 	(i) the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials' (AASHTO) 
61.9 	A Policy on Geometric Design Highways and Streets or other AASHTO design guides 
61.10 	formally recognized by the Federal Highway Administration;
61.11 	(ii) the Institute of Transportation Engineers' Designing Walkable Urban Thoroughfares: 
61.12 	A Context Sensitive Approach and Implementing Context Sensitive Design Handbook;
61.13 	(iii) the National Association of City Transportation Officials' (NACTO) Urban Street 
61.14 	Design Guide and other NACTO design guides formally recognized by the Federal Highway 
61.15 	Administration;
61.16 	(iv) the Global Designing Cities Initiative's (GDCI) Global Street Design Guide and 
61.17 	Designing Streets for Kids supplement; or
61.18 	(v) any other design guide recognized or approved by the Federal Highway 
61.19 	Administration in United States Code, title 23, section 109(o)(B).

61.20 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2025, for municipal state-aid 
61.21 	roadway projects on or after that date.

61.22 	Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 162.09, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
61.23 	read:
61.24 		Subd. 3b.Variance format. To submit a formal request for a variance from municipal 
61.25 	state-aid design rules, a political subdivision must submit a written request to the 
61.26 	commissioner. The written request must be in the form of an adopted resolution. The request 
61.27 	must:
61.28 	(1) identify the project by location and termini;
61.29 	(2) cite the specific part or standard for which the variance is requested from municipal 
61.30 	state-aid design rules;
62.1 	(3) describe the proposed modification and include technical information about the 
62.2 	design, including:
62.3 	(i) an index map; and
62.4 	(ii) a typical section with an inplace section and a proposed section;
62.5 	(4) describe the economic, social, safety, and environmental impacts that may result 
62.6 	from the requested variance;
62.7 	(5) identify the effectiveness of the project in eliminating an existing and projected 
62.8 	deficiency in the transportation system, including identifying and citing whether the existing 
62.9 	roadway's design meets a recognized or approved Federal Highway Administration design 
62.10 	guide standard for a similar road context;
62.11 	(6) identify effects on adjacent lands;
62.12 	(7) identify the number of persons affected; and
62.13 	(8) identify relevant safety considerations as they apply to:
62.14 	(i) pedestrians;
62.15 	(ii) bicyclists;
62.16 	(iii) vulnerable road users;
62.17 	(iv) the motoring public; and
62.18 	(v) fire, police, and emergency service providers.

62.19 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2025, for municipal state-aid 
62.20 	roadway projects on or after that date.

62.21 	Sec. 18. [162.095] ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON DESIGN VARIANCES.
62.22 		Subdivision 1.Establishment. An advisory committee on design variances is established 
62.23 	to investigate and determine a recommendation for each variance submitted under sections 
62.24 	162.02, subdivision 3a, and 162.09, subdivision 3a.
62.25 		Subd. 2.Membership. (a) The advisory committee on design variances called by the 
62.26 	commissioner under subdivision 3 must consist of the following members:
62.27 	(1) not more than two county highway engineers, only one of whom may be from a 
62.28 	county containing a city of the first class;
62.29 	(2) not more than two city engineers, only one of whom may be from a city of the first 
62.30 	class;
63.1 	(3) not more than two county officials, only one of whom may be from a county 
63.2 	containing a city of the first class;
63.3 	(4) not more than two officials of an urban municipality, only one of whom may be from 
63.4 	a city of the first class;
63.5 	(5) not more than two representatives of the Office of Transit and Active Transportation 
63.6 	in the Department of Transportation, one of whom must be an engineer; and
63.7 	(6) one representative from the State Aid for Local Transportation Office in the 
63.8 	Department of Transportation with experience in project design and the safety factors 
63.9 	specified in sections 162.02, subdivision 3c, and 162.09, subdivision 3b.
63.10 	(b) No elected or appointed official that represents a political subdivision may serve on 
63.11 	the committee.
63.12 	(c) The committee must have at least one member but not more than 12 members from 
63.13 	a metropolitan area as defined in section 473.121, subdivision 2, as well as cities with a 
63.14 	population over 50,000 according to the most recent federal census.
63.15 		Subd. 3.Operating procedure; open meeting law. (a) The advisory committee must 
63.16 	meet at the call of the commissioner, at which time the committee must be instructed as to 
63.17 	the committee's responsibilities by a designee of the commissioner. The members of the 
63.18 	advisory committee must elect a chair from the members of the group at the initial meeting 
63.19 	and may set bylaws and procedures to investigate the requested variance.
63.20 	(b) An advisory committee organized under this section is subject to the Minnesota Open 
63.21 	Meeting Law under chapter 13D.
63.22 		Subd. 4.Factors considered. The advisory committee must make a recommendation 
63.23 	for a variance based on criteria set forth in sections 162.02, subdivision 3c, and 162.09, 
63.24 	subdivision 3b. The advisory committee must give special consideration to safety if the 
63.25 	proposed project design is intended to increase the safety of nonmotorized transportation 
63.26 	to and from a school.
63.27 		Subd. 5.Recommendation. After considering all data pertinent to the requested variance, 
63.28 	the advisory committee must recommend to the commissioner approval or denial of the 
63.29 	request. If the committee denies the variance, the committee must provide specific reasoning 
63.30 	for the denial and identify the design standard used to evaluate the denial.
63.31 		Subd. 6.Administration. Upon request of the advisory committee, the commissioner 
63.32 	must provide meeting space, technical support, and administrative services for the group.
64.1 		Subd. 7.Legislative report. By January 15 of each even-numbered year, the 
64.2 	commissioner of transportation must submit a report to the chairs and ranking minority 
64.3 	members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over transportation policy and 
64.4 	finance. The report must summarize the activities of any advisory committee on variances 
64.5 	from the prior two years, identify each committee's analysis and findings for each variance 
64.6 	approved or denied, identify whether the commissioner and an advisory committee came 
64.7 	to a different decision on a requested variance and identify the reasons for the difference, 
64.8 	and provide recommendations on improvements to the advisory committee process.

64.9 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2025, for state-aid design variances 
64.10 	sought on or after that date.

64.11 	Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 162.155, is amended to read:
64.12 	162.155 RULEMAKING.
64.13 	(a) The commissioner shall adopt rules setting forth the criteria to be considered by the 
64.14 	commissioner in evaluating requests for variances under sections 162.02, subdivision 3a 
64.15 	and 162.09, subdivision 3a. The rules must include, but are not limited to, economic, 
64.16 	engineering and safety guidelines.
64.17 	(b) (a) The commissioner shall adopt rules establishing the engineering standards for 
64.18 	cost estimation under sections 162.07, subdivision 2, and 162.13, subdivision 2.
64.19 	(c) (b) The rules adopted by the commissioner under this section, and sections 162.02; 
64.20 	162.07, subdivision 2; 162.09; and 162.13, subdivision 2, are exempt from the rulemaking 
64.21 	provisions of chapter 14. The rules are subject to section 14.386, except that, notwithstanding 
64.22 	paragraph (b) of that section, the rules continue in effect until repealed or superseded by 
64.23 	other law or rule.

64.24 	Sec. 20. [162.175] LOCAL GOVERNMENT ROAD FUNDING GAP ASSISTANCE.
64.25 		Subdivision 1.Local government road funding gap assistance account. A local 
64.26 	government road funding gap assistance account is created in the special revenue fund. The 
64.27 	account consists of money donated, allotted, transferred, or otherwise provided to the 
64.28 	account. Money in the account is annually appropriated to the commissioner of transportation 
64.29 	and may only be expended as provided under this section. Notwithstanding  section 16B.98, 
64.30 	subdivision 14, the commissioner must not use any amount of this appropriation for 
64.31 	administrative costs.
65.1 		Subd. 2.Distribution. (a) The commissioner must annually distribute, transfer, or grant 
65.2 	the available money in the local government road funding gap assistance account equally 
65.3 	among all eligible recipients. Money distributed under this section is available only for 
65.4 	design, engineering, construction, reconstruction, and maintenance of roads solely under 
65.5 	the jurisdiction of the recipient.
65.6 	(b) For purposes of this section, "eligible recipient" or "recipient" means a political 
65.7 	subdivision that:
65.8 	(1) has a directly elected governing board;
65.9 	(2) maintains sole jurisdiction over a roadway system;
65.10 	(3) does not receive direct dedicated funding under section 162.07, 162.13, 162.145, 
65.11 	162.146, 297A.815, or 297A.9915; and
65.12 	(4) either:
65.13 	(i) has a population greater than 10,000 according to the last two federal decennial 
65.14 	censuses; or
65.15 	(ii) is contained within a city of the first class.

65.16 	Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 168.013, subdivision 1m, is amended to read:
65.17 		Subd. 1m.Electric vehicle. In addition to the tax under subdivision 1a (a) Subject to 
65.18 	paragraph (b), a surcharge of $75 $200 is imposed for an all-electric vehicle, as defined in 
65.19 	section 169.011, subdivision 1a. The surcharge is in addition to the tax under subdivision 
65.20 	1a.
65.21 	(b) By October 1 annually, the commissioner must calculate and publish an adjusted 
65.22 	surcharge under this subdivision, which applies to taxes payable for a registration period 
65.23 	starting on or after the following January 1. Each adjusted surcharge must:
65.24 	(1) equal:
65.25 	(i) the surcharge under paragraph (a) as previously adjusted under this paragraph; 
65.26 	multiplied by
65.27 	(ii) one plus the percentage increase, if any, in the gasoline excise tax rate under section 
65.28 	296A.07, subdivision 3, as determined from the rate in effect at the time of calculation 
65.29 	compared to the rate to be imposed on the following January 1; and
65.30 	(2) be rounded to the nearest whole dollar.
66.1 	(c) Notwithstanding subdivision 8, revenue from the fee imposed under this subdivision 
66.2 	must be deposited in the highway user tax distribution fund.

66.3 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2025, for surcharges imposed 
66.4 	on or after that date.

66.5 	Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 168.013, is amended by adding a subdivision 
66.6 	to read:
66.7 		Subd. 1n.Plug-in hybrid electric vehicle. (a) Subject to paragraph (b), a surcharge of 
66.8 	$100 is imposed for a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle as defined in section 169.011, 
66.9 	subdivision 54a. The surcharge is in addition to the tax under subdivision 1a.
66.10 	(b) By October 1 annually, the commissioner must calculate and publish an adjusted 
66.11 	surcharge under this subdivision, which applies to taxes payable for a registration period 
66.12 	starting on or after the following January 1. Each adjusted surcharge must:
66.13 	(1) equal:
66.14 	(i) the surcharge under paragraph (a) as previously adjusted under this paragraph; 
66.15 	multiplied by
66.16 	(ii) one plus the percentage increase, if any, in the gasoline excise tax rate under section 
66.17 	296A.07, subdivision 3, as determined from the rate in effect at the time of calculation 
66.18 	compared to the rate to be imposed on the following January 1; and
66.19 	(2) be rounded to the nearest whole dollar.
66.20 	(c) Notwithstanding subdivision 8, revenue from the surcharge imposed under this 
66.21 	subdivision must be deposited in the highway user tax distribution fund.

66.22 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2025, for surcharges imposed 
66.23 	on or after that date.

66.24 	Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 168.013, is amended by adding a subdivision 
66.25 	to read:
66.26 		Subd. 1o.All-electric motorcycle. (a) Subject to paragraph (b), a surcharge of $40 is 
66.27 	imposed for an all-electric motorcycle as defined in section 169.011, subdivision 1b. The 
66.28 	surcharge is in addition to the tax under subdivision 1b.
66.29 	(b) By October 1 annually, the commissioner must calculate and publish an adjusted 
66.30 	surcharge under this subdivision, which applies to taxes payable for a registration period 
66.31 	starting on or after the following January 1. Each adjusted surcharge must:
67.1 	(1) equal:
67.2 	(i) the surcharge under paragraph (a) as previously adjusted under this paragraph; 
67.3 	multiplied by
67.4 	(ii) one plus the percentage increase, if any, in the gasoline excise tax rate under section 
67.5 	296A.07, subdivision 3, as determined from the rate in effect at the time of calculation 
67.6 	compared to the rate to be imposed on the following January 1; and
67.7 	(2) be rounded to the nearest whole dollar.
67.8 	(c) Notwithstanding subdivision 8, revenue from the surcharge imposed under this 
67.9 	subdivision must be deposited in the highway user tax distribution fund.

67.10 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2025, for surcharges imposed 
67.11 	on or after that date.

67.12 	Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 168.013, is amended by adding a subdivision 
67.13 	to read:
67.14 		Subd. 1p.Plug-in hybrid electric motorcycle. (a) Subject to paragraph (b), a surcharge 
67.15 	of $20 is imposed for a plug-in hybrid electric motorcycle as defined in section 169.011, 
67.16 	subdivision 54c. The surcharge is in addition to the tax under subdivision 1b.
67.17 	(b) By October 1 annually, the commissioner must calculate and publish an adjusted 
67.18 	surcharge under this subdivision, which applies to taxes payable for a registration period 
67.19 	starting on or after the following January 1. Each adjusted surcharge must:
67.20 	(1) equal:
67.21 	(i) the surcharge under paragraph (a) as previously adjusted under this paragraph; 
67.22 	multiplied by
67.23 	(ii) one plus the percentage increase, if any, in the gasoline excise tax rate under section 
67.24 	296A.07, subdivision 3, as determined from the rate in effect at the time of calculation 
67.25 	compared to the rate to be imposed on the following January 1; and
67.26 	(2) be rounded to the nearest whole dollar.
67.27 	(c) Notwithstanding subdivision 8, revenue from the surcharge imposed under this 
67.28 	subdivision must be deposited in the highway user tax distribution fund.

67.29 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2025, for surcharges imposed 
67.30 	on or after that date.

68.1 	Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 168.091, is amended to read:
68.2 	168.091 31-DAY 60-DAY TEMPORARY VEHICLE PERMIT.
68.3 		Subdivision 1.Nonresident buyer. (a) Upon payment of a fee of $1, the commissioner 
68.4 	may issue a permit to a nonresident purchasing a vehicle in this state for the sole purpose 
68.5 	of allowing the vehicle to be removed from this state.
68.6 	(b) The permit is in lieu of any other registration or taxation for use of the highways and 
68.7 	is valid for a period of 31 60 days from the date of sale, trade, or gift.
68.8 	(c) The permit must be available in an electronic format as determined by the 
68.9 	commissioner.
68.10 	(d) If the sale, gift, or trade information is electronically transmitted to the commissioner 
68.11 	by a dealer or deputy registrar of motor vehicles, the $1 fee is waived.
68.12 	(e) The permit must be affixed to the rear of the vehicle where it is plainly visible. Each 
68.13 	permit is valid only for the vehicle for which the permit was issued.
68.14 		Subd. 2.Dealer. The registrar may issue permits to licensed dealers upon payment of 
68.15 	the proper fee for each permit.
68.16 		Subd. 3.Proceeds to highway user fund. All payments received for such permits shall 
68.17 	be paid into the state treasury and credited to the highway user tax distribution fund.

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

68.20 	Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 168.27, subdivision 16, is amended to read:
68.21 		Subd. 16.Dealer plates: distinguishing number, fee, tax, use. (a) The registrar shall 
68.22 	issue to every motor vehicle dealer, upon a request from the motor vehicle dealer licensed 
68.23 	as provided in subdivision 2 or 3, one or more plates displaying a general distinguishing 
68.24 	number. This subdivision does not apply to a scrap metal processor, a used vehicle parts 
68.25 	dealer, or a vehicle salvage pool. The fee for each of the first four plates is $75 per registration 
68.26 	year, of which $60 must be paid to the registrar and the remaining $15 is payable as sales 
68.27 	tax on motor vehicles under section 297B.035. For each additional plate, the dealer shall 
68.28 	pay the registrar a fee of $25 and a sales tax on motor vehicles of $15 per registration year. 
68.29 	The registrar shall deposit the tax in the state treasury to be credited as provided in section 
68.30 	297B.09. Replacement plates are subject to the fees in section 168.12. Motor vehicles, new 
68.31 	or used, owned by the motor vehicle dealership and bearing the number plate, except vehicles 
68.32 	leased to the user who is not an employee of the dealer during the term of the lease, held 
69.1 	for hire, or used by the dealer as a tow truck, service truck, or parts vehicle, may be driven 
69.2 	upon the streets and highways of this state:
69.3 	(1) by the motor vehicle dealer or dealer's spouse, or any full-time employee of the motor 
69.4 	vehicle dealer for either private or business purposes;
69.5 	(2) by a part-time employee when the use is directly related to a particular business 
69.6 	transaction of the dealer;
69.7 	(3) for use as a courtesy vehicle provided to a customer of the dealership while the 
69.8 	customer's vehicle is being repaired;
69.9 	(4) for demonstration purposes by any prospective buyer for a period of 48 hours or in 
69.10 	the case of a truck, truck-tractor, or semitrailer, for a period of seven 14 days; or
69.11 	(4) (5) in a promotional event that lasts no longer than four days in which at least three 
69.12 	motor vehicles are involved.
69.13 	(b) A new or used motor vehicle sold by the motor vehicle dealer and bearing the motor 
69.14 	vehicle dealer's number plate may be driven upon the public streets and highways for a 
69.15 	period of 72 hours by the buyer for either of the following purposes: (1) removing the vehicle 
69.16 	from this state for registration in another state, or (2) permitting the buyer to use the motor 
69.17 	vehicle before the buyer receives number plates pursuant to registration. Use of a motor 
69.18 	vehicle by the buyer under clause (2) before the buyer receives number plates pursuant to 
69.19 	registration constitutes a use of the public streets or highways for the purpose of the time 
69.20 	requirements for registration of motor vehicles.
69.21 	(c) All vehicles displaying a dealer plate issued under this subdivision must carry written 
69.22 	documentation within the vehicle that includes:
69.23 	(1) a valid driver's license;
69.24 	(2) proof of insurance;
69.25 	(3) the reason for use; and
69.26 	(4) if the vehicle is for use as a courtesy vehicle under paragraph (a), clause (3), a courtesy 
69.27 	vehicle user agreement that includes a list of authorized drivers for the vehicle and their 
69.28 	driver's license numbers and the start and end dates of use.
69.29 	(d) For purposes of paragraph (a), a "courtesy vehicle" means a passenger-class motor 
69.30 	vehicle that a motor vehicle dealer temporarily provides at no or minimal cost to customers 
69.31 	for customer service or mobility purposes while the customer's vehicle is serviced, repaired, 
70.1 	or maintained.  A courtesy vehicle with a dealer plate meeting the requirements of paragraph 
70.2 	(a) is not subject to the 72-hour restriction specified in paragraph (b).

70.3 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2025.

70.4 	Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 168.33, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
70.5 		Subd. 7.Filing fees; allocations. (a) In addition to all other statutory fees and taxes:
70.6 	(1) an $8 filing fee is imposed on every vehicle registration renewal, excluding pro rate 
70.7 	transactions; and
70.8 	(2) a $12 filing fee is imposed on every other type of vehicle transaction, including motor 
70.9 	carrier fuel licenses under sections 168D.05 and 168D.06, and pro rate transactions.
70.10 	(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a):
70.11 	(1) a filing fee may not be charged for a document returned for a refund or for a correction 
70.12 	of an error made by the Department of Public Safety, a dealer, or a deputy registrar; and
70.13 	(2) no filing fee or other fee may be charged for the permanent surrender of a title for a 
70.14 	vehicle.
70.15 	(c) The filing fee must be shown as a separate item on all registration renewal notices 
70.16 	sent out by the commissioner.
70.17 	(d) The statutory fees and taxes, the filing fees imposed under paragraph (a), and the 
70.18 	surcharge imposed under paragraph (f) may be paid by credit card or debit card. The deputy 
70.19 	registrar may collect a surcharge on the payment made under this paragraph not greater than 
70.20 	the cost of processing a credit card or debit card transaction, in accordance with emergency 
70.21 	rules established by the commissioner of public safety. The surcharge authorized by this 
70.22 	paragraph must be used to pay the cost of processing credit and debit card transactions.
70.23 	(e) The fees collected under paragraph (a) by the department must be allocated as follows:
70.24 	(1) of the fees collected under paragraph (a), clause (1):
70.25 	(i) $6.50 must be deposited in the driver and vehicle services operating account under 
70.26 	section 299A.705, subdivision 1; and
70.27 	(ii) $1.50 must be deposited in the driver and vehicle services technology account under 
70.28 	section 299A.705, subdivision 3; and
70.29 	(2) of the fees collected under paragraph (a), clause (2):
70.30 	(i) $3.50 must be deposited in the general fund;
71.1 	(ii) $7 must be deposited in the driver and vehicle services operating account under 
71.2 	section 299A.705, subdivision 1; and
71.3 	(iii) $1.50 must be deposited in the driver and vehicle services technology account under 
71.4 	section 299A.705, subdivision 3.
71.5 	(f) In addition to all other statutory fees and taxes, a deputy registrar must assess a $1 
71.6 	surcharge on every transaction for which filing fees are collected under this subdivision. 
71.7 	The surcharge authorized by this paragraph must be (1) deposited in the treasury of the 
71.8 	place for which the deputy registrar is appointed, or (2) if the deputy registrar is not a public 
71.9 	official, retained by the deputy registrar. For purposes of this paragraph, a deputy registrar 
71.10 	does not include the commissioner.
71.11 	(g) The commissioner must issue payment to a deputy registrar as follows:
71.12 	(1) $2 for paying an account balance;
71.13 	(2) $4 for the following transactions:
71.14 	(i) updating a vehicle's address or the county in which the vehicle is kept;
71.15 	(ii) changing or verifying an address related to the International Registration Plan or the 
71.16 	International Fuel Tax Agreement;
71.17 	(iii) updating contact information for the International Registration Plan or the 
71.18 	International Fuel Tax Agreement;
71.19 	(iv) processing a vehicle that has been sold, donated, or removed from the state; and
71.20 	(v) marking a vehicle as junked;
71.21 	(3) $8 for the following transactions:
71.22 	(i) changing a customer's personal identification number;
71.23 	(ii) adding or removing liens for veterans with a total service-connected disability;
71.24 	(iii) providing a duplicate title;
71.25 	(iv) issuing International Fuel Tax Agreement decals;
71.26 	(v) managing an International Fuel Tax Agreement license; and
71.27 	(vi) administrative review requests; and
71.28 	(4) the amount of the fee established under paragraph (a), clause (2), for the following 
71.29 	transactions:
71.30 	(i) vehicle renewal for veterans with a total service-connected disability;
72.1 	(ii) plate change for veterans with a total service-connected disability;
72.2 	(iii) correcting or changing title and vehicle details;
72.3 	(iv) issuing a new disability parking certificate;
72.4 	(v) new title and registration for veterans with a total service-connected disability;
72.5 	(vi) transferring title and registration for veterans with a total service-connected disability; 
72.6 	and
72.7 	(vii) replacing plates, stickers, or registration cards.
72.8 	(h) The following transactions for which no filing fee is collected are not eligible for 
72.9 	payment of any kind:
72.10 	(1) collection of another fee type, including but not limited to a record request fee or a 
72.11 	fast track fee;
72.12 	(2) voluntary waiver of a fee by the deputy registrar; and
72.13 	(3) ancillary to a transaction for which a filing fee may be imposed.
72.14 	(i) If the amount appropriated for payments under paragraph (g) is insufficient, the 
72.15 	commissioner must prorate the payments.

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

72.17 	Sec. 28. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 168A.10, is amended by adding a subdivision 
72.18 	to read:
72.19 		Subd. 7.Removal of license plates. If an owner transfers interest in a vehicle other than 
72.20 	by the creation of a security interest or as defined in section 297B.01, subdivision 16, 
72.21 	paragraph (c), clauses (1) to (5), the owner must remove the existing license plates from 
72.22 	the vehicle, and the purchaser must, at the time of transfer, obtain new plates for the vehicle 
72.23 	and pay the fees specified in section 168.12, subdivision 5, paragraph (b).

72.24 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective January 1, 2026, for vehicles transferred 
72.25 	on or after that date.

72.26 	Sec. 29. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 168A.11, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
72.27 		Subdivision 1.Requirements upon subsequent transfer; service fee. (a) A dealer who 
72.28 	buys a vehicle and holds it for resale need not apply for a certificate of title. Upon transferring 
72.29 	the vehicle to another person, other than by the creation of a security interest, the dealer 
72.30 	must promptly execute the assignment and warranty of title by a dealer, showing the names 
73.1 	and addresses of the transferee and of any secured party holding a security interest created 
73.2 	or reserved at the time of the resale, and the date of the security agreement in the spaces 
73.3 	provided on the certificate of title or secure reassignment.
73.4 	(b) If a dealer elects to apply for a certificate of title on a vehicle held for resale, the 
73.5 	dealer need not register the vehicle but must pay one month's registration tax. If a dealer 
73.6 	elects to apply for a certificate of title on a vehicle held for resale, the commissioner must 
73.7 	not place any legend on the title that no motor vehicle sales tax was paid by the dealer but 
73.8 	may indicate on the title whether the vehicle is a new or used vehicle.
73.9 	(c) With respect to motor vehicles subject to the provisions of section 325E.15, the dealer 
73.10 	must also, in the space provided on the certificate of title or secure reassignment, state the 
73.11 	true cumulative mileage registered on the odometer or that the exact mileage is unknown 
73.12 	if the odometer reading is known by the transferor to be different from the true mileage.
73.13 	(d) The transferee must complete the application for title section on the certificate of 
73.14 	title or separate title application form prescribed by the commissioner. The dealer must mail 
73.15 	or deliver the certificate to the commissioner or deputy registrar with the transferee's 
73.16 	application for a new certificate and appropriate taxes and fees, within the period specified 
73.17 	under section 168A.10, subdivision 2.
73.18 	(e) With respect to vehicles sold to buyers who will remove the vehicle from this state, 
73.19 	the dealer must remove any license plates from the vehicle, issue a 31-day 60-day temporary 
73.20 	permit pursuant to section 168.091, and notify the commissioner within 48 hours of the sale 
73.21 	that the vehicle has been removed from this state. The notification must be made in an 
73.22 	electronic format prescribed by the commissioner. The dealer may contract with a deputy 
73.23 	registrar for the notification of sale to an out-of-state buyer. The deputy registrar may charge 
73.24 	a fee of $7 per transaction to provide this service.

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

73.27 	Sec. 30. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 169.011, is amended by adding a subdivision 
73.28 	to read:
73.29 		Subd. 1b.All-electric motorcycle. (a) "All-electric motorcycle" means an electric 
73.30 	motorcycle that is solely able to be powered by an electric motor drawing current from 
73.31 	rechargeable storage batteries, fuel cells, or other portable sources of electrical current.
73.32 	(b) All-electric motorcycle excludes a plug-in hybrid electric motorcycle.

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

74.1 	Sec. 31. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 169.011, subdivision 36, is amended to read:
74.2 		Subd. 36.Intersection. (a) "Intersection" means the area embraced within the 
74.3 	prolongation or connection of the lateral curb lines or, if none, then the lateral boundary 
74.4 	lines of the roadways of two highways which join one another at, or approximately at, right 
74.5 	angles or the area within which vehicles traveling upon different highways joining at any 
74.6 	other angle may come in conflict.
74.7 	(b) Where a highway includes two roadways 30 feet or more apart, then every crossing 
74.8 	of each roadway of such divided highway by an intersecting highway shall be regarded as 
74.9 	a separate intersection. In the event such intersecting highway also includes two roadways 
74.10 	30 feet or more apart, then every crossing of two roadways of such highways shall be 
74.11 	regarded as a separate intersection.

74.12 	Sec. 32. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 169.011, is amended by adding a subdivision 
74.13 	to read:
74.14 		Subd. 54c.Plug-in hybrid electric motorcycle. "Plug-in hybrid electric motorcycle" 
74.15 	means an electric motorcycle that:
74.16 	(1) contains an internal combustion engine and also allows power to be delivered to the 
74.17 	drive wheels by a battery-powered electric motor;
74.18 	(2) when connected to the electrical grid via an electrical outlet, is able to recharge its 
74.19 	battery; and
74.20 	(3) has the ability to travel at least 20 miles powered substantially by electricity.

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

74.22 	Sec. 33. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 169.06, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
74.23 		Subd. 5.Traffic-control signal. (a) Whenever traffic is controlled by traffic-control 
74.24 	signals exhibiting different colored lights, or colored lighted arrows, successively one at a 
74.25 	time or in combination, only the colors Green, Red, and Yellow shall are permitted to be 
74.26 	used, except for special pedestrian signals carrying a word or legend symbol. The 
74.27 	traffic-control signal lights or colored lighted arrows indicate and apply to drivers of vehicles 
74.28 	and pedestrians as follows:
74.29 	(1) Green indication:
74.30 	(i) Vehicular traffic facing a circular green signal may proceed straight through or turn 
74.31 	right or left unless a sign prohibits either turn. But vehicular traffic, including vehicles 
75.1 	turning right or left, shall must yield the right-of-way to other vehicles and to pedestrians 
75.2 	lawfully within the intersection or adjacent crosswalk at the time this signal is exhibited. 
75.3 	Vehicular traffic turning left or making a U-turn to the left shall must yield the right-of-way 
75.4 	to other vehicles approaching from the opposite direction so closely as to constitute an 
75.5 	immediate hazard.
75.6 	(ii) Vehicular traffic facing a green arrow signal, shown alone or in combination with 
75.7 	another indication, may cautiously enter the intersection only to make the movement indicated 
75.8 	by the arrow, or other movement as permitted by other indications shown at the same time. 
75.9 	Vehicular traffic shall must yield the right-of-way to pedestrians lawfully within an adjacent 
75.10 	crosswalk and to other traffic lawfully using the intersection.
75.11 	(iii) Unless otherwise directed by a pedestrian-control signal as provided in subdivision 
75.12 	6, pedestrians facing any green signal, except when the sole green signal is a turn arrow, 
75.13 	may proceed across the roadway within any marked or unmarked crosswalk. Every driver 
75.14 	of a vehicle shall must yield the right-of-way to such pedestrian, except that the pedestrian 
75.15 	shall must yield the right-of-way to vehicles lawfully within the intersection at the time that 
75.16 	the green signal indication is first shown.
75.17 	(2) Steady yellow indication:
75.18 	(i) Vehicular traffic facing a steady circular yellow or yellow arrow signal is thereby 
75.19 	warned that the related green movement or flashing yellow movement is being terminated 
75.20 	or that a red indication will be exhibited immediately thereafter when vehicular traffic must 
75.21 	not enter the intersection, except for the continued movement allowed by any green arrow 
75.22 	indication simultaneously exhibited.
75.23 	(ii) Pedestrians facing a circular yellow signal, unless otherwise directed by a 
75.24 	pedestrian-control signal as provided in subdivision 6, are thereby advised that there is 
75.25 	insufficient time to cross the roadway before a red indication is shown and no a pedestrian 
75.26 	shall must not then start to cross the roadway.
75.27 	(3) Steady red indication:
75.28 	(i) Vehicular traffic facing a circular red signal alone must stop at a clearly marked stop 
75.29 	line but, if none, before entering the crosswalk on the near side of the intersection or, if 
75.30 	none, then before entering the intersection and shall must remain standing until a green 
75.31 	indication is shown, except as follows:
75.32 	(A) the driver of a vehicle stopped as close as practicable at the entrance to the crosswalk 
75.33 	on the near side of the intersection or, if none, then at the entrance to the intersection in 
76.1 	obedience to a red or stop signal, and with the intention of making a right turn may make 
76.2 	the right turn, after stopping, unless an official sign has been erected prohibiting such 
76.3 	movement, but shall must yield the right-of-way to pedestrians and other traffic lawfully 
76.4 	proceeding as directed by the signal at that intersection; or
76.5 	(B) the driver of a vehicle on a one-way street intersecting another one-way street on 
76.6 	which traffic moves to the left shall must stop in obedience to a red or stop signal and may 
76.7 	then make a left turn into the one-way street, unless an official sign has been erected 
76.8 	prohibiting the movement, but shall must yield the right-of-way to pedestrians and other 
76.9 	traffic lawfully proceeding as directed by the signal at that intersection.
76.10 	(ii) Unless otherwise directed by a pedestrian-control signal as provided in subdivision 
76.11 	6, pedestrians facing a steady red signal alone shall must not enter the roadway.
76.12 	(iii) Vehicular traffic facing a steady red arrow signal, with the intention of making a 
76.13 	movement indicated by the arrow, must stop at a clearly marked stop line but, if none, before 
76.14 	entering the crosswalk on the near side of the intersection or, if none, then before entering 
76.15 	the intersection and must remain standing until a permissive signal indication permitting 
76.16 	the movement indicated by the red arrow is displayed, except as follows: when an official 
76.17 	sign has been erected permitting a turn on a red arrow signal, the vehicular traffic facing a 
76.18 	red arrow signal indication is permitted to enter the intersection to turn right, or to turn left 
76.19 	from a one-way street into a one-way street on which traffic moves to the left, after stopping, 
76.20 	but must yield the right-of-way to pedestrians and other traffic lawfully proceeding as 
76.21 	directed by the signal at that intersection.
76.22 	(b) In the event an official traffic-control signal is erected and maintained at a place 
76.23 	other than an intersection, the provisions of this section are applicable except those which 
76.24 	can have no application. Any stop required must be made at a sign or marking on the 
76.25 	pavement indicating where the stop must be made, but in the absence of any such sign or 
76.26 	marking the stop must be made at the signal.
76.27 	(c) When a traffic-control signal indication or indications placed to control a certain 
76.28 	movement or lane are so identified by placing a sign near the indication or indications, no 
76.29 	other traffic-control signal indication or indications within the intersection controls vehicular 
76.30 	traffic for that movement or lane.
76.31 	(d) A peace officer is prohibited from stopping, detaining, or issuing a citation to a 
76.32 	pedestrian for a violation of paragraph (a), clause (2), item (ii), or (3), item (ii), unless:
76.33 	(1) the officer lawfully stops or detains the pedestrian for an unrelated violation or 
76.34 	offense; or
77.1 	(2) at the time of the violation, a vehicle is approaching in a manner that constitutes a 
77.2 	hazard of collision between the vehicle and the pedestrian.

77.3 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2025, and applies to violations 
77.4 	committed on or after that date.

77.5 	Sec. 34. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 169.06, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
77.6 		Subd. 6.Pedestrian control signal. (a) Whenever special pedestrian-control signals 
77.7 	exhibiting the words "Walk" or "Don't Walk" or symbols of a "walking person" or "upraised 
77.8 	hand" are in place, the signals or symbols indicate as follows:
77.9 	(1) A steady "Walk" signal or the symbol of a "walking person" indicates that a pedestrian 
77.10 	facing either of these signals may proceed across the roadway in the direction of the signal, 
77.11 	possibly in conflict with turning vehicles. Every driver of a vehicle shall must yield the 
77.12 	right-of-way to such pedestrian except that the pedestrian shall must yield the right-of-way 
77.13 	to vehicles lawfully within the intersection at the time that either signal indication is first 
77.14 	shown.
77.15 	(2) A "Don't Walk" signal or the symbol of an "upraised hand," flashing or steady, 
77.16 	indicates that a pedestrian shall must not start to cross the roadway in the direction of either 
77.17 	signal, but any pedestrian who has partially crossed on the "Walk" or "walking person" 
77.18 	signal indication shall must proceed to a sidewalk or safety island while the signal is showing.
77.19 	(b) A pedestrian crossing a roadway in conformity with this section is lawfully within 
77.20 	the intersection and, when in a crosswalk, is lawfully within the crosswalk.
77.21 	(c) A peace officer is prohibited from stopping, detaining, or issuing a citation to a 
77.22 	pedestrian for a violation of paragraph (a), clause (2), unless:
77.23 	(1) the officer lawfully stops or detains the pedestrian for an unrelated violation or 
77.24 	offense; or
77.25 	(2) at the time of the violation, a vehicle is approaching in a manner that constitutes a 
77.26 	hazard of collision between the vehicle and the pedestrian.

77.27 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2025, and applies to violations 
77.28 	committed on or after that date.

77.29 	Sec. 35. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 169.09, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
77.30 		Subd. 8.Officer to report accident to commissioner. (a) A peace officer who 
77.31 	investigates in the regular course of duty an accident that is required to be reported under 
78.1 	this section must submit an electronic or written report of the accident to the commissioner 
78.2 	of public safety within ten days after the date of the accident. Within two business days 
78.3 	after identification of a fatality that resulted from an accident, the reporting agency must 
78.4 	notify the commissioner of the basic circumstances of the accident. A report or notification 
78.5 	under this subdivision must be in the format as prescribed in subdivision 9.
78.6 	(b) Accidents on streets, highways, roadways, sidewalks, shoulders, shared use paths, 
78.7 	or any other portion of a public right-of-way must be reported under the requirements of 
78.8 	this section if the accident results in:
78.9 	(1) a fatality;
78.10 	(2) bodily injury to a person who, because of the injury, immediately receives medical 
78.11 	treatment away from or at the scene of the accident;
78.12 	(3) one or more of the motor vehicles incurring disabling damage that requires a vehicle 
78.13 	to be transported away from the scene of the accident by tow truck or other vehicle; or
78.14 	(4) damage to fixtures, infrastructure, or any other property alongside or on a highway.
78.15 	(c) An accident involving a school bus, as defined in section 169.011, subdivision 71, 
78.16 	must be reported under the requirements of this section and section 169.4511.
78.17 	(d) An accident involving a commercial motor vehicle, as defined in section 169.781, 
78.18 	subdivision 1, paragraph (a), must be reported under the requirements of this section and 
78.19 	section 169.783.
78.20 	(e) Accidents occurring on public lands or trail systems that result in the circumstances 
78.21 	specified in paragraph (b) must be reported under the requirements of this section.

78.22 	Sec. 36. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 169.14, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
78.23 	read:
78.24 		Subd. 5k.Speed limit on Steele County State-Aid Highway 12 in the city of 
78.25 	Medford. (a) Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in this section, the speed limit 
78.26 	on Steele County State-Aid Highway 12 is:
78.27 	(1) 45 miles per hour between 6th Street Southeast in the city of Medford and Steele 
78.28 	County State-Aid Highway 1; and
78.29 	(2) 30 miles per hour between 5th Street Southeast and 6th Street Southeast in the city 
78.30 	of Medford.
79.1 	(b) The county engineer must erect appropriate signs displaying the speed limits specified 
79.2 	in this subdivision.

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

79.4 	Sec. 37. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 169.14, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
79.5 	read:
79.6 		Subd. 5l.Beltrami County State-Aid Highway 20. Notwithstanding any provision to 
79.7 	the contrary in this section, the speed limit on Beltrami County State-Aid Highway 20 is 
79.8 	30 miles per hour from the intersection with Beltrami County State-Aid Highway 21 to the 
79.9 	entrance to Lake Bemidji State Park. The county engineer must erect appropriate signs 
79.10 	displaying the speed limit.

79.11 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment. The 
79.12 	new speed limit is effective when the required signs are erected.

79.13 	Sec. 38. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 169.21, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
79.14 		Subd. 3.Crossing between intersections. (a) Every pedestrian crossing a roadway at 
79.15 	any point other than within a marked crosswalk or at an intersection with no marked 
79.16 	crosswalk shall must yield the right-of-way to all vehicles upon the roadway.
79.17 	(b) Any pedestrian crossing a roadway at a point where a pedestrian tunnel or overhead 
79.18 	pedestrian crossing has been provided shall must yield the right-of-way to all vehicles upon 
79.19 	the roadway.
79.20 	(c) Between adjacent intersections at which traffic-control signals are in operation 
79.21 	pedestrians shall must not cross at any place except in a marked crosswalk.
79.22 	(d) Notwithstanding the other provisions of this section, every driver of a vehicle shall
79.23 	must (1) exercise due care to avoid colliding with any bicycle or pedestrian upon any 
79.24 	roadway, and (2) give an audible signal when necessary and exercise proper precaution 
79.25 	upon observing any child or any obviously confused or incapacitated person upon a roadway.
79.26 	(e) A peace officer is prohibited from stopping, detaining, or issuing a citation to a 
79.27 	pedestrian for a violation of paragraph (c), unless:
79.28 	(1) the officer lawfully stops or detains the pedestrian for an unrelated violation or 
79.29 	offense; or
79.30 	(2) at the time of the violation, a vehicle is approaching in a manner that constitutes a 
79.31 	hazard of collision between the vehicle and the pedestrian.

80.1 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2025, and applies to violations 
80.2 	committed on or after that date.

80.3 	Sec. 39. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 169.71, subdivision 4a, is amended to read:
80.4 		Subd. 4a.Glazing material; exceptions. (a) Subdivision 4 does not apply to glazing 
80.5 	materials that:
80.6 	(1) have not been modified since the original installation, nor to original replacement 
80.7 	windows and windshields, that were originally installed or replaced in conformity with 
80.8 	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 205;
80.9 	(2) are required to satisfy prescription or medical needs, provided:
80.10 	(i) the vehicle's driver or a passenger possesses a prescription or a physician's statement 
80.11 	of medical need;
80.12 	(ii) the prescription specifically states whether the medical need is a temporary or 
80.13 	permanent condition;
80.14 	(iii) the prescription or statement specifically states the minimum percentage that light 
80.15 	transmittance may be reduced to satisfy the prescription or medical needs of the patient; 
80.16 	and
80.17 	(iii) (iv) the prescription or statement contains an expiration date provided by the 
80.18 	physician, which must be no more than two years after the date the prescription or statement 
80.19 	was issued, unless an indication is made by the physician that the driver's condition is 
80.20 	permanent and no expiration date is appropriate; or
80.21 	(3) are applied to:
80.22 	(i) the rear windows of a pickup truck as defined in section 168.002, subdivision 26;
80.23 	(ii) the rear windows or the side windows on either side behind the driver's seat of a van 
80.24 	as defined in section 168.002, subdivision 40;
80.25 	(iii) the side and rear windows of a vehicle used to transport human remains by a funeral 
80.26 	establishment holding a license under section 149A.50;
80.27 	(iv) the side and rear windows of a limousine as defined in section 168.002, subdivision 
80.28 	15; or
80.29 	(v) the rear and side windows of a police vehicle.
81.1 	(b) For the purposes of paragraph (a), clause (2), a driver of a vehicle may rely on a 
81.2 	prescription or physician's statement of medical need issued to a person not present in the 
81.3 	vehicle if:
81.4 	(1) the prescription or physician's statement of medical need is issued to (i) the driver's 
81.5 	parent, child, grandparent, grandchild, sibling, or spouse, or (ii) a person for whom the 
81.6 	driver is a personal care attendant;
81.7 	(2) the prescription or physician's statement of medical need specifies the make, model, 
81.8 	and license plate of one or two vehicles that will have tinted windows; and
81.9 	(3) the driver is in possession of the prescription or physician's statement of medical 
81.10 	need.

81.11 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2025, and applies to prescriptions 
81.12 	issued on or after that date.

81.13 	Sec. 40. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 171.01, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
81.14 	read:
81.15 		Subd. 52.Work zone. "Work zone" has the meaning given in section 169.011, 
81.16 	subdivision 95.

81.17 	Sec. 41. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 171.05, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
81.18 		Subdivision 1.Person 18 or more years of age. (a) Any person who is 18 or more years 
81.19 	of age and who, except for a lack of instruction in operating a motor vehicle, would otherwise 
81.20 	be qualified to obtain a class D driver's license under this chapter, may apply for an 
81.21 	instruction permit, and the department shall must issue the permit. The instruction permit 
81.22 	entitles the applicant to drive a motor vehicle for which a class D license is valid upon the 
81.23 	highways for a period of two years if the permit holder:
81.24 	(1) has the permit in immediate possession; and
81.25 	(2) is driving the vehicle while accompanied by an adult licensed driver who is actually 
81.26 	occupying a seat beside the driver.
81.27 	(b) Any license of a lower class may be used as an instruction permit to operate a vehicle 
81.28 	requiring a higher class license for a period of six months one year after passage of the 
81.29 	written test or tests required for the higher class and when the licensee is accompanied by 
81.30 	and receiving instruction from a holder of the appropriate higher class license. A copy of 
82.1 	the record of examination taken for the higher class license must be carried by the driver 
82.2 	while using the lower class license as an instruction permit.

82.3 	Sec. 42. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 171.0605, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
82.4 		Subd. 2.Evidence; identity; date of birth. (a) Only the following is satisfactory evidence 
82.5 	of an applicant's identity and date of birth under section 171.06, subdivision 3, paragraph 
82.6 	(b):
82.7 	(1) a driver's license or identification card that:
82.8 	(i) complies with all requirements of the REAL ID Act;
82.9 	(ii) is not designated as temporary or limited term; and
82.10 	(iii) is current or has been expired for five years or less;
82.11 	(2) a valid, unexpired United States passport, including a passport booklet or passport 
82.12 	card, issued by the United States Department of State;
82.13 	(3) a certified copy of a birth certificate issued by a government bureau of vital statistics 
82.14 	or equivalent agency in the applicant's state of birth, which must bear the raised or authorized 
82.15 	seal of the issuing government entity;
82.16 	(4) a consular report of birth abroad, certification of report of birth, or certification of 
82.17 	birth abroad, issued by the United States Department of State, Form FS-240, Form DS-1350, 
82.18 	or Form FS-545;
82.19 	(5) a valid, unexpired permanent resident card issued by the United States Department 
82.20 	of Homeland Security or the former Immigration and Naturalization Service of the United 
82.21 	States Department of Justice, Form I-551. If the Form I-551 validity period has been 
82.22 	automatically extended by the United States Department of Homeland Security, it is deemed 
82.23 	unexpired, regardless of the expiration date listed;
82.24 	(6) a foreign passport with an unexpired temporary I-551 stamp or a temporary I-551 
82.25 	printed notation on a machine-readable immigrant visa with a United States Department of 
82.26 	Homeland Security admission stamp within the validity period;
82.27 	(7) a United States Department of Homeland Security Form I-94 or Form I-94A with a 
82.28 	photograph and an unexpired temporary I-551 stamp;
82.29 	(8) a United States Department of State Form DS-232 with a United States Department 
82.30 	of Homeland Security admission stamp and validity period;
83.1 	(9) a certificate of naturalization issued by the United States Department of Homeland 
83.2 	Security, Form N-550 or Form N-570;
83.3 	(10) a certificate of citizenship issued by the United States Department of Homeland 
83.4 	Security, Form N-560 or Form N-561;
83.5 	(11) an unexpired employment authorization document issued by the United States 
83.6 	Department of Homeland Security, Form I-766 or Form I-688B. If the Form I-766 validity 
83.7 	period has been automatically extended by the United States Department of Homeland 
83.8 	Security, it is deemed unexpired, regardless of the expiration date listed;
83.9 	(12) a valid, unexpired passport issued by a foreign country and a valid, unexpired United 
83.10 	States visa accompanied by documentation of the applicant's most recent lawful admittance 
83.11 	into the United States; or
83.12 	(13) a document as designated by the United States Department of Homeland Security 
83.13 	under Code of Federal Regulations, title 6, part 37.11 (c)(1)(x);.
83.14 	(14) a copy of the applicant's certificate of marriage certified by the issuing government 
83.15 	jurisdiction;
83.16 	(15) a certified copy of a court order that specifies the applicant's name change; or
83.17 	(16) a certified copy of a divorce decree or dissolution of marriage that specifies the 
83.18 	applicant's name change, issued by a court.
83.19 	(b) A document under paragraph (a) must be legible and unaltered.

83.20 	Sec. 43. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 171.0605, is amended by adding a subdivision 
83.21 	to read:
83.22 		Subd. 7.Evidence of name change. The following is satisfactory evidence of an 
83.23 	applicant's name change:
83.24 	(1) a copy of the applicant's certificate of marriage certified by the issuing government 
83.25 	jurisdiction;
83.26 	(2) a certified copy of a court order that specifies the applicant's name change; or
83.27 	(3) a certified copy of a court-issued divorce decree or dissolution of marriage that 
83.28 	specifies the applicant's name change.

84.1 	Sec. 44. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 171.061, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
84.2 		Subd. 4.Fee; equipment. (a) The agent may charge and retain a filing fee for each 
84.3 	application as follows:

84.484.5	(1)
	New application for a noncompliant, REAL ID-compliant, or 
enhanced driver's license or identification card
	$
	16.00
	
84.684.7	(2)
	Renewal application for a noncompliant, REAL ID-compliant, or 
enhanced driver's license or identification card
	$
	11.00
	
84.8 	Except as provided in paragraph (c), the fee must cover all expenses involved in receiving, 
84.9 	accepting, or forwarding to the department the applications and fees required under sections 
84.10 	171.02, subdivision 3; 171.06, subdivisions 2 and 2a; and 171.07, subdivisions 3 and 3a.
84.11 	(b) The statutory fees and the filing fees imposed under paragraph (a) may be paid by 
84.12 	credit card or debit card. The driver's license agent may collect a convenience fee on the 
84.13 	statutory fees and filing fees not greater than the cost of processing a credit card or debit 
84.14 	card transaction. The convenience fee must be used to pay the cost of processing credit card 
84.15 	and debit card transactions. The commissioner must adopt rules to administer this paragraph 
84.16 	using the exempt procedures of section 14.386, except that section 14.386, paragraph (b), 
84.17 	does not apply.
84.18 	(c) The department must maintain the photo identification and vision examination 
84.19 	equipment for all agents. All photo identification and vision examination equipment must 
84.20 	be compatible with standards established by the department.
84.21 	(d) A filing fee retained by the agent employed by a county board must be paid into the 
84.22 	county treasury and credited to the general revenue fund of the county. An agent who is not 
84.23 	an employee of the county must retain the filing fee in lieu of county employment or salary 
84.24 	and is considered an independent contractor for pension purposes, coverage under the 
84.25 	Minnesota State Retirement System, or membership in the Public Employees Retirement 
84.26 	Association.
84.27 	(e) Before the end of the first working day following the final day of the reporting period 
84.28 	established by the department, the agent must forward to the department all applications 
84.29 	and fees collected during the reporting period except as provided in paragraph (d).
84.30 	(f) The commissioner must issue payment to a driver's license agent as follows:
84.31 	(1) $2 for paying an account balance;
84.32 	(2) $4 for the following transactions:
85.1 	(i) correcting credentials for veterans with a total service-connected disability, homeless 
85.2 	fee, and those with reduced-fee credentials; and
85.3 	(ii) payment of reinstatement fees for veterans with a total service-connected disability 
85.4 	and homeless youth;
85.5 	(3) $8 for the following transactions:
85.6 	(i) changing a customer's personal identification number; and
85.7 	(ii) mail-in application photograph renewal; and
85.8 	(4) the amount of the fee established under section 168.33, subdivision 7, paragraph (a), 
85.9 	clause (2), for the following transactions:
85.10 	(i) addition of court order review;
85.11 	(ii) paper temporary receipt of application permit for veterans with a total 
85.12 	service-connected disability; and
85.13 	(iii) issuing a credential for veterans with a total service-connected disability, homeless 
85.14 	youth, and those with reduced-fee credentials.
85.15 	(g) The following transactions for which no filing fee is collected are not eligible for 
85.16 	payment of any kind:
85.17 	(1) collection of another fee type, including but not limited to a record request fee or a 
85.18 	fast track fee;
85.19 	(2) voluntary waiver of a fee by the driver's license agent; and
85.20 	(3) ancillary to a transaction for which a filing fee may be imposed.
85.21 	(h) If the amount appropriated for payments under paragraph (f) is insufficient, the 
85.22 	commissioner must prorate the payments.

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

85.24 	Sec. 45. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 171.0701, is amended by adding a subdivision 
85.25 	to read:
85.26 		Subd. 1c.Driver education; work zone safety. The commissioner must adopt rules for 
85.27 	persons enrolled in driver education programs offered at public schools, private schools, 
85.28 	and commercial driver training schools to require inclusion of a section on work zone and 
85.29 	road construction worker safety in the course of instruction.  The instruction must include 
85.30 	information on:
86.1 	(1) safe speeds in work zones, including speeds when workers are present;
86.2 	(2) the specific duties of a driver when encountering, entering, traveling through, and 
86.3 	exiting a work zone;
86.4 	(3) the dangers of distracted driving through work zones;
86.5 	(4) the legal markings of a work zone, including flagging, traffic control devices, barrels, 
86.6 	lights, or other signage that indicate the segment of street or highway under construction, 
86.7 	reconstruction, or maintenance; and
86.8 	(5) safely merging into travel lanes when a lane is closed due to construction, 
86.9 	reconstruction, or maintenance.

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

86.11 	Sec. 46. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 171.0705, is amended by adding a subdivision 
86.12 	to read:
86.13 		Subd. 2a.Driver's manual; work zone safety. The commissioner must include in each 
86.14 	edition of the driver's manual published by the department a section relating to work zone 
86.15 	safety and road construction worker safety that, at a minimum, includes:
86.16 	(1) traffic laws related to work zone safety, including work zone speed limits and the 
86.17 	surcharge imposed for a person convicted of speeding in a work zone;
86.18 	(2) commonly used work zone markings and traffic control devices;
86.19 	(3) traffic laws related to distracted driving, with an emphasis on the dangers of distracted 
86.20 	driving in work zones; and
86.21 	(4) lane merger benefits and best practices, including information on motorists safely 
86.22 	merging from two lanes into a single lane of traffic when a lane is closed due to construction, 
86.23 	reconstruction, or maintenance.

86.24 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment and 
86.25 	applies to the next published edition of the driver's manual published on or after that date.

86.26 	Sec. 47. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 171.071, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
86.27 		Subd. 2.Certain head wear permitted. If an accident involving a head injury, serious 
86.28 	illness, or treatment of the illness has resulted in hair loss or the need to maintain continuous 
86.29 	coverage of the head or scalp with a medical covering by an applicant for a driver's license 
86.30 	or identification card, the commissioner shall must permit the applicant to wear a hat or 
87.1 	similar head wear or the  covering in the photograph or electronically produced image. The 
87.2 	hat, medically required covering, or head wear must be of an appropriate size and type to 
87.3 	allow identification of the holder of the license or card and must not obscure the holder's 
87.4 	face.

87.5 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment and 
87.6 	applies to images produced on or after that date.

87.7 	Sec. 48. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 171.13, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
87.8 		Subdivision 1.Examination subjects and locations; provisions for color blindness, 
87.9 	disabled veterans. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the commissioner must 
87.10 	examine each applicant for a driver's license by such agency as the commissioner directs. 
87.11 	This examination must include:
87.12 	(1) a test of the applicant's eyesight, provided that this requirement is met by submission 
87.13 	of a vision examination certificate under section 171.06, subdivision 7;
87.14 	(2) a test of the applicant's ability to read and understand highway signs regulating, 
87.15 	warning, and directing traffic;
87.16 	(3) a test of the applicant's knowledge of (i) traffic laws; (ii) the effects of alcohol and 
87.17 	drugs on a driver's ability to operate a motor vehicle safely and legally, and of the legal 
87.18 	penalties and financial consequences resulting from violations of laws prohibiting the 
87.19 	operation of a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or drugs; (iii) railroad 
87.20 	grade crossing safety; (iv) slow-moving vehicle safety; (v) laws relating to pupil 
87.21 	transportation safety, including the significance of school bus lights, signals, stop arm, and 
87.22 	passing a school bus; (vi) traffic laws related to bicycles; and (vii) the circumstances and 
87.23 	dangers of carbon monoxide poisoning; and (viii) work zone and road construction worker 
87.24 	safety, including work zone speed limits, work zone markings, vehicle operation requirements 
87.25 	in work zones, and the dangers of distracted driving in work zones;
87.26 	(4) an actual demonstration of ability to exercise ordinary and reasonable control in the 
87.27 	operation of a motor vehicle; and
87.28 	(5) other physical and mental examinations as the commissioner finds necessary to 
87.29 	determine the applicant's fitness to operate a motor vehicle safely upon the highways.
87.30 	(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), the commissioner must not deny an application for 
87.31 	a driver's license based on the exclusive grounds that the applicant's eyesight is deficient in 
87.32 	color perception or that the applicant has been diagnosed with diabetes mellitus. War veterans 
88.1 	operating motor vehicles especially equipped for disabled persons, if otherwise entitled to 
88.2 	a license, must be granted such license.
88.3 	(c) The commissioner must ensure that an applicant may take an exam either in the 
88.4 	county where the applicant resides or in an adjacent county at a reasonably convenient 
88.5 	location. The schedule for each exam station must be posted on the department's website.
88.6 	(d) Subject to the requirements of paragraph (e), the commissioner must make class D 
88.7 	road skills examination appointments available six months in advance, with at least 50 
88.8 	percent of projected appointments available to book three months in advance, at least 75 
88.9 	percent of projected appointments available to book two months in advance, and 100 percent 
88.10 	of projected appointments available to book one month in advance.
88.11 	(e) The commissioner must ensure only qualifying applicants may book a class D road 
88.12 	skills examination appointment earlier than one month in advance.  For purposes of this 
88.13 	paragraph, a qualifying applicant means:
88.14 	(1) an applicant who resides in the same county in which an exam station is located; or
88.15 	(2) an applicant who resides in an adjacent county in which an exam station is located.
88.16 	(f) The commissioner shall ensure that an applicant is able to obtain an appointment for 
88.17 	an examination to demonstrate ability under paragraph (a), clause (4), within 14 days of the 
88.18 	applicant's request if, under the applicable statutes and rules of the commissioner, the 
88.19 	applicant is eligible to take the examination.
88.20 	(e) (g) The commissioner must provide real-time information on the department's website 
88.21 	about the availability and location of exam appointments. The website must show the next 
88.22 	available exam dates and times for each exam station. The website must also provide an 
88.23 	option for a person to enter an address to see the date and time of the next available exam 
88.24 	at each exam station sorted by distance from the address provided.

88.25 	EFFECTIVE DATE. Paragraphs (d) and (e) are effective August 1, 2025, for 
88.26 	examinations made on or after that date.  Paragraph (a), clause (3), item (viii), is effective 
88.27 	January 1, 2027, and applies to examinations administered on or after that date.

88.28 	Sec. 49. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 171.13, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
88.29 		Subd. 7. Examination fees. (a) A fee of $10 must be paid by an individual to take a 
88.30 	third and any subsequent knowledge test administered by the department if the individual 
88.31 	has failed two previous consecutive knowledge tests on the subject.
89.1 	(b) A fee of $20 must be paid by an individual to take a third and any subsequent skills 
89.2 	or road test administered by the department if the individual has previously failed two 
89.3 	consecutive skill or road tests in a specified class of motor vehicle.
89.4 	(c) A fee of $20 $50 must be paid by an individual who fails to appear for a scheduled 
89.5 	skills or road test or who cancels a skills or road test within less than 24 hours of before the 
89.6 	appointment time. A fee of $20 must be paid by an individual who cancels a scheduled 
89.7 	skills or road test between 24 hours and 72 hours before the appointment time.
89.8 	(d) All fees received under this subdivision must be paid into the state treasury and 
89.9 	credited to the driver and vehicle services operating account under section 299A.705.

89.10 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2025, and applies to 
89.11 	examinations on or after that date.

89.12 	Sec. 50. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 171.17, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
89.13 		Subdivision 1.Offenses. (a) The department shall immediately revoke the license of a 
89.14 	driver upon receiving a record of the driver's conviction of:
89.15 	(1) manslaughter resulting from the operation of a motor vehicle or under section 609.20 
89.16 	or 609.205;
89.17 	(2) criminal vehicular homicide or injury under section 609.2112, 609.2113, or 609.2114, 
89.18 	or Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 609.21;
89.19 	(2) (3) a violation of section 169A.20 or 609.487;
89.20 	(3) (4) a felony in the commission of which a motor vehicle was used;
89.21 	(4) (5) failure to stop and disclose identity and render aid, as required under section 
89.22 	169.09, in the event of a motor vehicle accident, resulting in the death or personal injury of 
89.23 	another;
89.24 	(5) (6) perjury or the making of a false affidavit or statement to the department under 
89.25 	any law relating to the application, ownership, or operation of a motor vehicle, including 
89.26 	on the certification required under section 171.05, subdivision 2, paragraph (a), clause (1), 
89.27 	item (ii), subitem (C), to issue an instruction permit to a homeschool student;
89.28 	(6) (7) except as this section otherwise provides, three charges of violating within a 
89.29 	period of 12 months any of the provisions of chapter 169 or of the rules or municipal 
89.30 	ordinances enacted in conformance with chapter 169, for which the accused may be punished 
89.31 	upon conviction by imprisonment;
90.1 	(7) (8) two or more violations, within five years, of the misdemeanor offense described 
90.2 	in section 169.444, subdivision 2, paragraph (a);
90.3 	(8) (9) the gross misdemeanor offense described in section 169.444, subdivision 2, 
90.4 	paragraph (b);
90.5 	(9) (10) an offense in another state that, if committed in this state, would be grounds for 
90.6 	revoking the driver's license; or
90.7 	(10) (11) a violation of an applicable speed limit by a person driving in excess of 100 
90.8 	miles per hour. The person's license must be revoked for six months for a violation of this 
90.9 	clause, or for a longer minimum period of time applicable under section 169A.53, 169A.54, 
90.10 	or 171.174.
90.11 	(b) The department shall immediately revoke the school bus endorsement of a driver 
90.12 	upon receiving a record of the driver's conviction of the misdemeanor offense described in 
90.13 	section 169.443, subdivision 7.

90.14 	Sec. 51. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 171.301, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
90.15 		Subd. 5.Expiration. A reintegration driver's license expires 15 24 months from the date 
90.16 	of issuance of the license. A reintegration driver's license may not be renewed.

90.17 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment and 
90.18 	applies to reintegration licenses issued on or after that date.

90.19 	Sec. 52. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 171.301, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
90.20 		Subd. 6.Issuance of regular driver's license. (a) Notwithstanding any statute or rule 
90.21 	to the contrary, the commissioner must issue a REAL ID-compliant or noncompliant license 
90.22 	to a person who possesses a reintegration driver's license if:
90.23 	(1) the person has possessed the reintegration driver's license for at least one full year;
90.24 	(2) the reintegration driver's license has not been canceled under subdivision 4 and has 
90.25 	not been expired for more than 90 days from the date under subdivision 5;
90.26 	(3) the person meets the application requirements under section 171.06, including payment 
90.27 	of the applicable fees, surcharge, and filing fee under sections 171.06, subdivisions 2 and 
90.28 	2a, and 171.061, subdivision 4; and
90.29 	(4) issuance of the license does not conflict with the requirements of the nonresident 
90.30 	violator compact.
91.1 	(b) The commissioner must forgive any outstanding balance due on a reinstatement fee 
91.2 	or surcharge under sections 171.20, subdivision 4, and 171.29, subdivision 2, for a person 
91.3 	who is eligible and applies for a license under paragraph (a).

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

91.5 	Sec. 53. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 171.306, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
91.6 		Subd. 8.Rulemaking. In establishing The commissioner must adopt the performance 
91.7 	standards and certification process of subdivision 2, and the program guidelines of 
91.8 	subdivision 3, as rules and any other rules necessary to implement this section, the 
91.9 	commissioner is subject to chapter 14.

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

91.11 	Sec. 54. [171.397] FLEXIBLE INSTRUCTION PERMITTED.
91.12 	A student may receive a combination of online driver's education instruction under 
91.13 	section 171.396, teleconference driver's education instruction under section 171.395, and 
91.14 	classroom instruction if:
91.15 	(1) the instruction is from a single licensed or authorized driver's education provider;
91.16 	(2) the curriculum content is identical between the online, teleconference, and in-person 
91.17 	settings; and
91.18 	(3) the driver's education provider is authorized by the commissioner to provide students 
91.19 	at least two methods of classroom instruction under the requirements of this chapter and 
91.20 	Minnesota Rules, chapter 7411, or successor rules.

91.21 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2025, for driver's education 
91.22 	instruction commenced on or after that date.

91.23 	Sec. 55. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 174.03, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
91.24 	read:
91.25 		Subd. 1e.Outcome analysis of plan required. Upon subsequent revisions of the 20-year 
91.26 	Minnesota state highway investment plan, the commissioner must analyze all trunk highway 
91.27 	projects included in the statewide multimodal transportation plan based on:
91.28 	(1) the year a project was added to the statewide multimodal transportation plan;
91.29 	(2) an explanation of the project purpose and need and development documentation 
91.30 	requirements under section 161.1611;
92.1 	(3) a timeline that provides any key milestones of the project;
92.2 	(4) project purposes relative to objectives in the statewide multimodal transportation 
92.3 	plan and investment priority areas established in the Minnesota state highway investment 
92.4 	plan;
92.5 	(5) identified links between project implementation processes, including environmental 
92.6 	impact studies, programming, funding, and construction and the priorities identified in the 
92.7 	statewide multimodal transportation plan;
92.8 	(6) identification of the scoping process for the project's inclusion in the statewide 
92.9 	multimodal transportation plan to determine whether the project was prioritized based on 
92.10 	the current condition or output of the roadway rather than expected outcomes or other 
92.11 	practical-based selection criteria; and
92.12 	(7) an explanation of the multidisciplinary project development efforts required by 
92.13 	section 174.742.

92.14 	Sec. 56. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 174.03, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
92.15 	read:
92.16 		Subd. 13.Asset sustainability ratio targets. (a) The commissioner must calculate and 
92.17 	report the asset sustainability ratio (ASR) for pavements for each fiscal year. The ASR must 
92.18 	be based on criteria developed by the commissioner and found in the Pavement Design 
92.19 	Manual. The ASR is calculated as:
92.20 	(1) total mile years added; divided by
92.21 	(2) total system mileage.
92.22 	(b) The department must meet the following pavement system targets for ASR:
92.23 	(1) not less than 0.65 by 2027;
92.24 	(2) not less than 0.75 by 2029; and
92.25 	(3) not less than 0.85 by 2031 and thereafter.
92.26 	(c) The commissioner must report ASR results from projects constructed by the 
92.27 	department for each year and include the results in the annual transportation system 
92.28 	performance report under subdivision 12, paragraph (d).

93.1 	Sec. 57. [174.205] RESILIENT PAVEMENT PROGRAM.
93.2 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have 
93.3 	the meanings given.
93.4 	(b) "Baseline project" means a trunk highway project without revision to pavement 
93.5 	design life.
93.6 	(c) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of transportation.
93.7 	(d) "Modified project" means a project that is revised or under a revision analysis to 
93.8 	contain a modified pavement design life using funds provided under the program.
93.9 	(e) "Pavement cost" means the estimated total cost of pavement items for the project, 
93.10 	including anticipated maintenance, rehabilitation, and resurfacing over a 50-year design 
93.11 	life.
93.12 	(f) "Program" means the resilient pavement program under this section.
93.13 		Subd. 2.Program established. Subject to available funds, the commissioner must 
93.14 	establish a resilient pavement program to provide supplemental funding for revisions to 
93.15 	pavement design of trunk highway projects on the basis of long-term cost effectiveness.
93.16 		Subd. 3.Administration. (a) In implementing the program, the commissioner must:
93.17 	(1) establish procedures for identification, analysis, and selection of projects that receive 
93.18 	funding and are accordingly revised in the pavement design; and
93.19 	(2) specify a pavement design life of at least 50 years for modified projects.
93.20 	(b) The commissioner must determine the pavement design life period using the current 
93.21 	pavement design models and methodologies recognized by the department models used by 
93.22 	the department for pavement design.
93.23 		Subd. 4.Project eligibility; cost effectiveness. (a) To be eligible for funds under the 
93.24 	program, a project must:
93.25 	(1) be for trunk highway construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, maintenance, or 
93.26 	improvement;
93.27 	(2) be included in a prior or current state transportation improvement program or capital 
93.28 	highway investment plan with a proposed design life of less than or equal to 20 years;
93.29 	(3) be a modified project with a pavement design life as specified under subdivision 3, 
93.30 	paragraph (a), clause (2); and
94.1 	(4) have a cost-effectiveness ratio, as calculated under paragraph (b), that equals or is 
94.2 	greater than 1.
94.3 	(b) The cost-effectiveness ratio is calculated as:
94.4 	(1) the pavement cost of the baseline project, divided by the pavement design life of the  
94.5 	baseline project; divided by
94.6 	(2) the pavement cost of the modified project, divided by the modified pavement design  
94.7 	life.
94.8 	(c) All infrastructure projects funded by the program must incorporate research findings 
94.9 	and best practices as developed and validated by the National Road Research Alliance and 
94.10 	its partners.
94.11 		Subd. 5.Use of funds. (a) For a project selected under the program, the commissioner 
94.12 	may expend program funds for up to 110 percent of the difference in anticipated pavement 
94.13 	costs between the modified project and the baseline project.
94.14 	(b) The commissioner may expend up to one-third of the funds on projects located wholly 
94.15 	or substantially inside the Department of Transportation metropolitan district, as calculated 
94.16 	using total funds under the program over (1) the current fiscal year, and (2) the latest prior 
94.17 	two years in which funds are allocated.
94.18 	(c) The commissioner must not expend funds under the program for program delivery.
94.19 		Subd. 6.Public information.  The commissioner must publish information regarding 
94.20 	the program on the department's website. The information must include:
94.21 	(1) a description of program implementation;
94.22 	(2) identification of projects analyzed and selected under the program; and
94.23 	(3) for each project selected, an overview that includes a brief project description, the 
94.24 	pavement design changes, and information on expenditures from program funds.

94.25 	Sec. 58. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 174.53, is amended to read:
94.26 	174.53 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION EFFICIENCIES.
94.27 	(a) Beginning in fiscal years 2018 and 2019, the commissioner of transportation must 
94.28 	implement efficiencies equal to at least 15 percent of the appropriations made annually to 
94.29 	the commissioner from the trunk highway fund that are above base appropriations for fiscal 
94.30 	years 2018 and 2019.
95.1 	(b) The efficiency savings resulting from the requirements in paragraph (a) are must be 
95.2 	used for the construction, maintenance, or rehabilitation of trunk highways, including roads 
95.3 	and bridges under the corridors of commerce program under section 161.088.

95.4 	Sec. 59. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 174.634, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
95.5 		Subd. 2.Passenger rail account; transfers; appropriation. (a) A passenger rail account 
95.6 	is established in the special revenue fund. The account consists of funds as provided in this 
95.7 	subdivision and any other money donated, allotted, transferred, collected, or otherwise 
95.8 	provided to the account.
95.9 	(b) By July 15 annually beginning in calendar year 2027 2029, the commissioner of 
95.10 	revenue must transfer an amount from the general fund to the passenger rail account that 
95.11 	equals 50 percent of the portion of the state general tax under section 275.025 levied on 
95.12 	railroad operating property, as defined under section 273.13, subdivision 24, in the prior 
95.13 	calendar year.
95.14 	(c) Money in the account is annually appropriated to the commissioner of transportation 
95.15 	for the operating and capital maintenance costs of intercity passenger rail, which may include 
95.16 	but are not limited to planning, designing, developing, constructing, equipping, administering, 
95.17 	operating, promoting, maintaining, and improving passenger rail service within the state, 
95.18 	after accounting for operating revenue, federal funds, and other sources.
95.19 	(d) By November 1 each year, the commissioner must report on the passenger rail account 
95.20 	to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction 
95.21 	over transportation policy and finance. The report must, at a minimum, include:
95.22 	(1) the actual revenue and expenditures in each of the previous two fiscal years;
95.23 	(2) the budgeted and forecasted revenue and expenditures in the current fiscal year and 
95.24 	each fiscal year within the state forecast period;
95.25 	(3) the plan for collection of fees and revenue, as defined and authorized under 
95.26 	subdivision 3, in the current fiscal year and each fiscal year within the state forecast period; 
95.27 	and
95.28 	(4) the uses of expenditures or planned expenditures in each fiscal year included under 
95.29 	clauses (1) and (2).

96.1 	Sec. 60. [174.742] MULTIDISCIPLINARY PROJECT DEVELOPMENT 
96.2 	REQUIRED.
96.3 	(a) For purposes of this section, "eligible project" has the meaning given for a capacity 
96.4 	expansion project in section 161.178, subdivision 1.
96.5 	(b) The commissioner must require the use of interdisciplinary planning and 
96.6 	decision-making methods and staff for eligible projects.  Staff must form a core project team 
96.7 	for eligible projects with diverse and multimodal expertise across social science disciplines 
96.8 	to staff a project from planning to final construction.  The core project team must:
96.9 	(1) integrate field visits and walking audits into training, design, development, and 
96.10 	review of eligible projects;
96.11 	(2) include a planner who has experience and familiarity with the project's area or corridor 
96.12 	to bring context in all phases of project delivery;
96.13 	(3) serve as co-reviewers, where applicable, in project purpose and need contextual 
96.14 	development requirements under section 161.1611, planning, design, and budgeting decisions;
96.15 	(4) assess project decisions against statewide multimodal transportation plan priorities; 
96.16 	and
96.17 	(5) analyze projects and project decisions based on alternative transportation metrics to 
96.18 	determine community mobility needs for all users, including but not limited to:
96.19 	(i) economic development and equity outcomes;
96.20 	(ii) transportation insecurity performance metrics;
96.21 	(iii) access to essential services and jobs;
96.22 	(iv) transportation affordability;
96.23 	(v) access for historically underserved communities;
96.24 	(vi) environmental justice concerns; and
96.25 	(vii) public health impacts.

96.26 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective March 1, 2027.

96.27 	Sec. 61. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 174.75, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
96.28 		Subd. 2.Implementation. (a) The commissioner must implement a revised complete 
96.29 	streets policy after consultation with stakeholders, state and regional agencies, local 
97.1 	governments, and road authorities. The commissioner, after such consultation, must address 
97.2 	relevant protocols, guidance, standards, requirements, and training.
97.3 	(b) The complete streets policy must include but is not limited to:
97.4 	(1) integration of related principles of context-sensitive solutions;
97.5 	(2) integration throughout the project development process;
97.6 	(3) integration of multidisciplinary project development resources under section 174.742;
97.7 	(4) integration of purpose and need context development strategies under section 
97.8 	161.1611;
97.9 	(5) methods to evaluate inclusion of active transportation facilities in a project, which 
97.10 	may include but are not limited to sidewalks, crosswalk markings, pedestrian accessibility, 
97.11 	and bikeways; and
97.12 	(4) (6) consideration of consultation with other road authorities regarding existing and 
97.13 	planned active transportation network connections.

97.14 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective March 1, 2027.

97.15 	Sec. 62. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 174.75, subdivision 2a, is amended to read:
97.16 		Subd. 2a.Implementation guidance. The commissioner must maintain guidance that 
97.17 	accompanies the complete streets policy under this section. The guidance must include 
97.18 	sections on:
97.19 	(1) an analysis framework that provides for:
97.20 	(i) identification of characteristics of a project and the required purpose and need context 
97.21 	development strategies;
97.22 	(ii) highway system categorization based on context, including population density, land 
97.23 	use, density and scale of surrounding development, volume of highway use, and the nature 
97.24 	and extent of active transportation; and
97.25 	(iii) relative emphasis for different road system users in each of the categories under 
97.26 	item (ii) in a manner that supports safety and mobility of vulnerable road users, motorcyclists 
97.27 	or other operators of two- or three-wheeled vehicles, and public transit users; and
97.28 	(2) an analysis of speed limit reductions and associated roadway design modifications 
97.29 	to support safety and mobility in active transportation.

97.30 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective March 1, 2027.

98.1 	Sec. 63. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 297A.94, is amended to read:
98.2 	297A.94 DEPOSIT OF REVENUES.
98.3 	(a) Except as provided in this section, the commissioner shall deposit the revenues, 
98.4 	including interest and penalties, derived from the taxes imposed by this chapter in the state 
98.5 	treasury and credit them to the general fund.
98.6 	(b) The commissioner shall deposit taxes in the Minnesota agricultural and economic 
98.7 	account in the special revenue fund if:
98.8 	(1) the taxes are derived from sales and use of property and services purchased for the 
98.9 	construction and operation of an agricultural resource project; and
98.10 	(2) the purchase was made on or after the date on which a conditional commitment was 
98.11 	made for a loan guaranty for the project under section 41A.04, subdivision 3.
98.12 	The commissioner of management and budget shall certify to the commissioner the date on 
98.13 	which the project received the conditional commitment. The amount deposited in the loan 
98.14 	guaranty account must be reduced by any refunds and by the costs incurred by the Department 
98.15 	of Revenue to administer and enforce the assessment and collection of the taxes.
98.16 	(c) The commissioner shall deposit the revenues, including interest and penalties, derived 
98.17 	from the taxes imposed on sales and purchases included in section 297A.61, subdivision 3, 
98.18 	paragraph (g), clauses (1) and (4), in the state treasury, and credit them as follows:
98.19 	(1) first to the general obligation special tax bond debt service account in each fiscal 
98.20 	year the amount required by section 16A.661, subdivision 3, paragraph (b); and
98.21 	(2) after the requirements of clause (1) have been met, the balance to the general fund.
98.22 	(d) Beginning with sales taxes remitted after July 1, 2017, the commissioner shall deposit 
98.23 	in the state treasury the revenues collected under section 297A.64, subdivision 1, including 
98.24 	interest and penalties and minus refunds, and credit them to the highway user tax distribution 
98.25 	fund.
98.26 	(e) The commissioner shall deposit the revenues, including interest and penalties, 
98.27 	collected under section 297A.64, subdivision 5, in the state treasury and credit them to the 
98.28 	general fund. By July 15 of each year the commissioner shall transfer to the highway user 
98.29 	tax distribution fund an amount equal to the excess fees collected under section 297A.64, 
98.30 	subdivision 5, for the previous calendar year.
98.31 	(f) Beginning with sales taxes remitted after July 1, 2017, in conjunction with the deposit 
98.32 	of revenues under paragraph (d), the commissioner shall deposit into the state treasury and 
99.1 	credit to the highway user tax distribution fund an amount equal to the estimated revenues 
99.2 	derived from the tax rate imposed under section 297A.62, subdivision 1, on the lease or 
99.3 	rental for not more than 28 days of rental motor vehicles subject to section 297A.64. The 
99.4 	commissioner shall estimate the amount of sales tax revenue deposited under this paragraph 
99.5 	based on the amount of revenue deposited under paragraph (d).
99.6 	(g) The commissioner must deposit the revenues derived from the taxes imposed under 
99.7 	section 297A.62, subdivision 1, on the sale and purchase of motor vehicle repair and 
99.8 	replacement parts in the state treasury and credit:
99.9 	(1) 43.5 percent in each fiscal year a percentage to the highway user tax distribution 
99.10 	fund as follows:
99.11 	(i) 43.5 percent in each of fiscal years 2024 to 2027;
99.12 	(ii) 36.5 percent in fiscal year 2028;
99.13 	(iii) 29.5 percent in fiscal year 2029; and
99.14 	(iv) 43.5 percent in fiscal year 2030 and thereafter;
99.15 	(2) a percentage to the transportation advancement account under section 174.49 as 
99.16 	follows:
99.17 	(i) 3.5 percent in fiscal year 2024;
99.18 	(ii) 4.5 percent in fiscal year 2025;
99.19 	(iii) 5.5 percent in fiscal year 2026;
99.20 	(iv) 7.5 percent in fiscal year 2027;
99.21 	(v) 14.5 percent in fiscal year 2028;
99.22 	(vi) 21.5 percent in fiscal year 2029;
99.23 	(vii) 28.5 percent in fiscal year 2030;
99.24 	(viii) 36.5 percent in fiscal year 2031;
99.25 	(ix) 44.5 percent in fiscal year 2032; and
99.26 	(x) 56.5 percent in fiscal year 2033 and thereafter; and
99.27 	(3) the remainder in each fiscal year to the general fund.
99.28 	For purposes of this paragraph, "motor vehicle" has the meaning given in section 297B.01, 
99.29 	subdivision 11, and "motor vehicle repair and replacement parts" includes (i) all parts, tires, 
99.30 	accessories, and equipment incorporated into or affixed to the motor vehicle as part of the 
100.1 	motor vehicle maintenance and repair, and (ii) paint, oil, and other fluids that remain on or 
100.2 	in the motor vehicle as part of the motor vehicle maintenance or repair. For purposes of this 
100.3 	paragraph, "tire" means any tire of the type used on highway vehicles, if wholly or partially 
100.4 	made of rubber and if marked according to federal regulations for highway use.
100.5 	(h) 81.56 percent of the revenues, including interest and penalties, transmitted to the 
100.6 	commissioner under section 297A.65, must be deposited by the commissioner in the state 
100.7 	treasury as follows:
100.8 	(1) 47.5 percent of the receipts must be deposited in the heritage enhancement account 
100.9 	in the game and fish fund, and may be spent only on activities that improve, enhance, or 
100.10 	protect fish and wildlife resources, including conservation, restoration, and enhancement 
100.11 	of land, water, and other natural resources of the state;
100.12 	(2) 22.5 percent of the receipts must be deposited in the natural resources fund, and may 
100.13 	be spent only for state parks and trails;
100.14 	(3) 22.5 percent of the receipts must be deposited in the natural resources fund, and may 
100.15 	be spent only on metropolitan park and trail grants;
100.16 	(4) three percent of the receipts must be deposited in the natural resources fund, and 
100.17 	may be spent only on local trail grants;
100.18 	(5) two percent of the receipts must be deposited in the natural resources fund, and may 
100.19 	be spent only for the Minnesota Zoological Garden, the Como Park Zoo and Conservatory, 
100.20 	and the Duluth Zoo; and
100.21 	(6) 2.5 percent of the receipts must be deposited in the pollinator account established in 
100.22 	section 103B.101, subdivision 19.
100.23 	(i) 1.5 percent of the revenues, including interest and penalties, transmitted to the 
100.24 	commissioner under section 297A.65 must be deposited in a regional parks and trails account 
100.25 	in the natural resources fund and may only be spent for parks and trails of regional 
100.26 	significance outside of the seven-county metropolitan area under section 85.535, based on 
100.27 	recommendations from the Greater Minnesota Regional Parks and Trails Commission under 
100.28 	section 85.536.
100.29 	(j) 1.5 percent of the revenues, including interest and penalties, transmitted to the 
100.30 	commissioner under section 297A.65 must be deposited in an outdoor recreational 
100.31 	opportunities for underserved communities account in the natural resources fund and may 
100.32 	only be spent on projects and activities that connect diverse and underserved Minnesotans 
101.1 	through expanding cultural environmental experiences, exploration of their environment, 
101.2 	and outdoor recreational activities.
101.3 	(k) The revenue dedicated under paragraph (h) may not be used as a substitute for 
101.4 	traditional sources of funding for the purposes specified, but the dedicated revenue shall 
101.5 	supplement traditional sources of funding for those purposes. Land acquired with money 
101.6 	deposited in the game and fish fund under paragraph (h) must be open to public hunting 
101.7 	and fishing during the open season, except that in aquatic management areas or on lands 
101.8 	where angling easements have been acquired, fishing may be prohibited during certain times 
101.9 	of the year and hunting may be prohibited. At least 87 percent of the money deposited in 
101.10 	the game and fish fund for improvement, enhancement, or protection of fish and wildlife 
101.11 	resources under paragraph (h) must be allocated for field operations.
101.12 	(l) The commissioner must deposit the revenues, including interest and penalties minus 
101.13 	any refunds, derived from the sale of items regulated under section 624.20, subdivision 1, 
101.14 	that may be sold to persons 18 years old or older and that are not prohibited from use by 
101.15 	the general public under section 624.21, in the state treasury and credit:
101.16 	(1) 25 percent to the volunteer fire assistance grant account established under section 
101.17 	88.068;
101.18 	(2) 25 percent to the fire safety account established under section 297I.06, subdivision 
101.19 	3; and
101.20 	(3) the remainder to the general fund.
101.21 	For purposes of this paragraph, the percentage of total sales and use tax revenue derived 
101.22 	from the sale of items regulated under section 624.20, subdivision 1, that are allowed to be 
101.23 	sold to persons 18 years old or older and are not prohibited from use by the general public 
101.24 	under section 624.21, is a set percentage of the total sales and use tax revenues collected in 
101.25 	the state, with the percentage determined under Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 
101.26 	1, article 3, section 39.
101.27 	(m) The revenues deposited under paragraphs (a) to (l) do not include the revenues, 
101.28 	including interest and penalties, generated by the sales tax imposed under section 297A.62, 
101.29 	subdivision 1a, which must be deposited as provided under the Minnesota Constitution, 
101.30 	article XI, section 15.

102.1 	Sec. 64. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 299A.55, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
102.2 		Subd. 2.Railroad and pipeline safety account. (a) A railroad and pipeline safety 
102.3 	account is created in the special revenue fund. The account consists of funds collected under 
102.4 	subdivision 4 and funds donated, allotted, transferred, or otherwise provided to the account.
102.5 	(b) $560,000 is annually appropriated from the railroad and pipeline safety account to 
102.6 	the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency for environmental protection activities 
102.7 	related to railroad discharge preparedness under chapter 115E.
102.8 	(c) $750,000 in fiscal year 2024 and $1,500,000 in each subsequent fiscal year are 
102.9 	transferred from the railroad and pipeline safety account to the grade crossing safety account 
102.10 	under section 219.1651.
102.11 	(d) Following the appropriation in paragraph (b) and the transfer in paragraph (c), the 
102.12 	remaining money in the account is annually appropriated to the commissioner of public 
102.13 	safety for the purposes specified in subdivision 3.
102.14 	(e) (b) By January 15, 2026, the commissioner of public safety must submit a report on 
102.15 	the railroad and pipeline safety account to the chairs and ranking minority members of the 
102.16 	legislative committees with jurisdiction over transportation policy and finance. The report 
102.17 	must list detailed revenues to and expenditures from the account for the previous two fiscal 
102.18 	years and must include information on the purpose of each expenditure.
102.19 	(f) (c) If the balance of the account at the end of a fiscal biennium is greater than 
102.20 	$2,000,000, the amount above $2,000,000 must be transferred to the grade crossing safety 
102.21 	account under section 219.1651.

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

102.23 	Sec. 65. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 299A.55, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
102.24 		Subd. 4.Assessments. (a) The commissioner of public safety must annually assess 
102.25 	$4,000,000 $3,418,000 to railroad and pipeline companies based on the formula specified 
102.26 	in paragraph (b). The commissioner must deposit funds collected under this subdivision in 
102.27 	the railroad and pipeline safety account under subdivision 2.
102.28 	(b) The assessment for each railroad is 70 percent of the total annual assessment amount, 
102.29 	divided in equal proportion between among applicable rail carriers based on route miles 
102.30 	operated in Minnesota. The assessment for each pipeline company is 30 percent of the total 
102.31 	annual assessment amount Of the amount collected annually under this paragraph:
103.1 	(1) $560,000 is deposited in the railroad and pipeline safety account and appropriated 
103.2 	to the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency for environmental protection activities 
103.3 	related to railroad discharge preparedness under chapter 115E;
103.4 	(2) $1,500,000 is deposited in the grade crossing safety account under section 219.1651; 
103.5 	and
103.6 	(3) the remainder is deposited in the railroad and pipeline safety account and appropriated 
103.7 	to the commissioner of public safety for the purposes specified in subdivision 3.
103.8 	(b) The commissioner of public safety must annually assess $582,000 to pipeline 
103.9 	companies, divided in equal proportion between among companies based on the yearly 
103.10 	aggregate gallons of oil and other hazardous substances transported by pipeline in Minnesota.
103.11 	Money collected under this paragraph is deposited in the railroad and pipeline safety account 
103.12 	and appropriated to the commissioner of public safety for the purposes specified in 
103.13 	subdivision 3.
103.14 	(c) In addition to the amount amounts identified in paragraph paragraphs (a) and (b), 
103.15 	the commissioner must assess the rail carrier or pipeline company involved in an incident 
103.16 	compelling a significant response for all postincident review and analysis costs under 
103.17 	subdivision 5 incurred by the state and local units of government. This paragraph applies 
103.18 	regardless of whether an assessment is imposed under paragraph (a) or (b) in a fiscal year.

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

103.20 	Sec. 66. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 360.511, is amended by adding a subdivision 
103.21 	to read:
103.22 		Subd. 22a.Coordinated unmanned aircraft system fleet event for entertainment 
103.23 	purposes. "Coordinated unmanned aircraft system fleet event for entertainment purposes" 
103.24 	means a one-day event involving a group of unmanned aircraft systems flying together as 
103.25 	a unified and coordinated entity to accomplish a shared entertainment objective, including 
103.26 	but not limited to choreographed flight patterns, synchronized lighting, and music for visual 
103.27 	displays.

103.28 	Sec. 67. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 360.511, is amended by adding a subdivision 
103.29 	to read:
103.30 		Subd. 23a.Electronic attestation. "Electronic attestation" means a statement of fact or 
103.31 	confirmation, submitted by the owner in digital form, regarding the ownership and status 
104.1 	of an aircraft and its compliance with applicable regulations. For purposes of this subdivision, 
104.2 	"aircraft" includes unmanned aircraft systems.

104.3 	Sec. 68. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 360.55, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
104.4 		Subd. 4.Collector's aircraft. (a) For purposes of this subdivision:
104.5 	(1) "antique aircraft" means an aircraft constructed by the original manufacturer, or its 
104.6 	licensee, on or before December 31, 1945, with the exception of certain pre-World War II 
104.7 	aircraft models that had only a small postwar production, such as Beechcraft Staggerwing, 
104.8 	Fairchild 24, and Monocoupe; and
104.9 	(2) "classic aircraft" means an aircraft constructed by the original manufacturer, or its 
104.10 	licensee, on or after January 1, 1946, and has a first year of life that precedes the date of 
104.11 	registration by at least 50 years.
104.12 	(b) If an antique or classic aircraft is owned and operated solely as a collector's item, its 
104.13 	owner may must list it for taxation and registration as follows and execute an electronic 
104.14 	attestation or sworn affidavit stating: A sworn affidavit must be executed stating
104.15 	(1) the name and address of the owner,;
104.16 	(2) the name and address of the person from whom purchased, seller;
104.17 	(3) the aircraft's make, year, model number, federal aircraft registration number, and 
104.18 	manufacturer's identification number,; and
104.19 	(4) that the aircraft is owned and operated solely as a collector's item and not for general 
104.20 	transportation or commercial operations purposes.
104.21 	The electronic attestation or sworn affidavit must be filed with submitted to the commissioner 
104.22 	along with a fee of $25.
104.23 	(c) Upon satisfaction that the electronic attestation or sworn affidavit is true and correct, 
104.24 	the commissioner shall must issue to the applicant a registration certificate to the applicant. 
104.25 	The registration certificate is valid without renewal as long as the owner operates the aircraft 
104.26 	solely as a collector's item.
104.27 	(d) Should If an antique or classic aircraft be is operated other than as a collector's item, 
104.28 	the registration certificate becomes void, and the owner shall must list the aircraft for taxation 
104.29 	and registration in accordance with the other provisions of under sections 360.511 to 360.67.
104.30 	(e) Upon the sale of an antique or classic aircraft, the new owner must list the aircraft 
104.31 	for taxation and registration in accordance with this subdivision, including the payment of 
105.1 	a $5 fee to transfer the registration to the new owner, or the other provisions of under sections 
105.2 	360.511 to 360.67, whichever is applicable.

105.3 	Sec. 69. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 360.55, subdivision 4a, is amended to read:
105.4 		Subd. 4a.Recreational aircraft; classic license. (a) An aircraft that has a base price 
105.5 	for tax purposes under section 360.531 of $10,000 or less, and that is owned and operated 
105.6 	solely for recreational purposes, may be listed for taxation and registration by executing a
105.7 	an electronic attestation or sworn affidavit stating:
105.8 	(1) the name and address of the owner,;
105.9 	(2) the name and address of the person from whom purchased, seller;
105.10 	(3) the aircraft's make, year, model number, federal aircraft registration number, and 
105.11 	manufacturer's identification number,; and
105.12 	(4) that the aircraft is owned and operated solely as a recreational aircraft and not for 
105.13 	commercial operational purposes.
105.14 	The electronic attestation or sworn affidavit must be filed with submitted to the commissioner 
105.15 	along with an annual $25 fee.
105.16 	(b) On being satisfied Upon satisfaction that the electronic attestation or sworn affidavit 
105.17 	is true and correct, the commissioner shall must issue to the applicant a registration certificate
105.18 	to the applicant.
105.19 	(c) Should If the aircraft be is operated other than as a recreational aircraft, the owner 
105.20 	shall must list the aircraft for taxation and registration and pay the appropriate registration 
105.21 	fee under sections 360.511 to 360.67.
105.22 	(d) If the aircraft is sold, the new owner shall must list the aircraft for taxation and 
105.23 	registration under this subdivision, including the payment of the annual $25 fee, or under 
105.24 	sections 360.511 to 360.67, whichever is applicable.

105.25 	Sec. 70. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 360.55, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
105.26 		Subd. 8.Agricultural aircraft. Aircraft registered with the Federal Aviation 
105.27 	Administration as restricted category aircraft used for agricultural purposes must be listed 
105.28 	for taxation and registration upon filing by the owner a sworn affidavit with. The owner 
105.29 	must execute and submit an annual electronic attestation or sworn affidavit to the 
105.30 	commissioner. The electronic attestation or sworn affidavit must state:
105.31 	(1) the name and address of the owner;
106.1 	(2) the name and address of the person from whom purchased seller;
106.2 	(3) the aircraft's make, year, model number, federal registration number, and 
106.3 	manufacturer's identification number; and
106.4 	(4) that the aircraft is owned and operated solely for agricultural operations and purposes.
106.5 	The owner shall file the must submit an electronic attestation or a sworn affidavit to the 
106.6 	commissioner and pay an annual fee established under sections 360.511 to 360.67, which 
106.7 	must not exceed $500. Should If the aircraft be is operated other than for agricultural 
106.8 	purposes, the owner shall must list the aircraft for taxation and registration under sections 
106.9 	360.511 to 360.67. If the aircraft is sold, the new owner shall must list the aircraft for taxation 
106.10 	and registration under this subdivision or under sections 360.511 to 360.67, as applicable.

106.11 	Sec. 71. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 360.55, subdivision 9, is amended to read:
106.12 		Subd. 9.Small unmanned aircraft systems. (a) Any small unmanned aircraft system 
106.13 	in which the unmanned aircraft system weighs less than 55 pounds at takeoff, including 
106.14 	payload and anything affixed to the aircraft system, either:
106.15 	(1) must be registered in the state for an annual fee of $25; or
106.16 	(2) is not subject to registration or an annual fee if the unmanned aircraft system is owned 
106.17 	and operated solely for recreational purposes.
106.18 	(b) An unmanned aircraft system that meets the requirements under paragraph (a) is 
106.19 	exempt from aircraft registration tax under sections 360.511 to 360.67.

106.20 	Sec. 72. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 360.55, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
106.21 	read:
106.22 		Subd. 10.Coordinated unmanned aircraft system fleets. (a) An operator planning to 
106.23 	conduct a coordinated unmanned aircraft system fleet event for entertainment purposes, as 
106.24 	defined in section 360.511, subdivision 22a, must register the fleet at least 15 days before 
106.25 	the event.
106.26 	(b) The registration under this subdivision must include:
106.27 	(1) the name and contact information of the event organizer;
106.28 	(2) the date, time, and location of the event;
106.29 	(3) the number of unmanned aircraft systems to be used;
106.30 	(4) proof of liability insurance for the unmanned aircraft systems;
107.1 	(5) a copy of the operator's unmanned aircraft systems pilot's license; and
107.2 	(6) a copy of the commercial operator's license.
107.3 	(c) A daily registration fee of $2 per unmanned aircraft system used in the fleet applies 
107.4 	to fleets registered under this subdivision. This fee is in lieu of the registration fee in 
107.5 	subdivision 9. Fleets registered under this subdivision are exempt from the aircraft registration 
107.6 	tax under sections 360.511 to 360.67.

107.7 	Sec. 73. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 473.129, is amended by adding a subdivision 
107.8 	to read:
107.9 		Subd. 13.Direct negotiation. Notwithstanding section 471.345, if the estimated total 
107.10 	contractual obligation of the council for a directly negotiated contract or contracts for 
107.11 	construction work or maintenance work on any single project does not exceed the amount 
107.12 	in section 161.32, subdivision 2, the council may enter into a contract by direct negotiation 
107.13 	by obtaining two or more quotations for the work without advertising for bids or otherwise 
107.14 	complying with the requirements of competitive bidding.

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

107.18 	Sec. 74. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 473.13, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
107.19 		Subdivision 1.Budget. (a) On or before December 20 of each year, the council shall 
107.20 	adopt a final budget covering its anticipated receipts and disbursements for the ensuing year 
107.21 	and shall decide upon the total amount necessary to be raised from ad valorem tax levies 
107.22 	to meet its budget. The budget shall state in detail the expenditures for each program to be 
107.23 	undertaken, including the expenses for salaries, consultant services, overhead, travel, printing, 
107.24 	and other items. The budget shall state in detail the capital expenditures of the council for 
107.25 	the budget year, based on a five-year capital program adopted by the council and transmitted 
107.26 	to the legislature. After adoption of the budget and no later than five working days after 
107.27 	December 20, the council shall certify to the auditor of each metropolitan county the share 
107.28 	of the tax to be levied within that county, which must be an amount bearing the same 
107.29 	proportion to the total levy agreed on by the council as the net tax capacity of the county 
107.30 	bears to the net tax capacity of the metropolitan area. The maximum amount of any levy 
107.31 	made for the purpose of this chapter may not exceed the limits set by the statute authorizing 
107.32 	the levy.
108.1 	(b) Each even-numbered year the council shall prepare for its transit programs a financial 
108.2 	plan for the succeeding three calendar years, in half-year segments. The financial plan must 
108.3 	contain schedules of user charges and any changes in user charges planned or anticipated 
108.4 	by the council during the period of the plan. The financial plan must contain a proposed 
108.5 	request for state financial assistance for the succeeding biennium.
108.6 	(c) (b) In addition, the budget must show for each year:
108.7 	(1) the estimated operating revenues from all sources including funds on hand at the 
108.8 	beginning of the year, and estimated expenditures for costs of operation, administration, 
108.9 	maintenance, and debt service;
108.10 	(2) capital improvement funds estimated to be on hand at the beginning of the year and 
108.11 	estimated to be received during the year from all sources and estimated cost of capital 
108.12 	improvements to be paid out or expended during the year, all in such detail and form as the 
108.13 	council may prescribe; and
108.14 	(3) the estimated source and use of pass-through funds.

108.15 	EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION. This section is effective the day following 
108.16 	final enactment and applies in the counties of Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, 
108.17 	and Scott.

108.18 	Sec. 75. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 473.13, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
108.19 		Subd. 6.Transportation financial review. (a) Annually by January 15, the council 
108.20 	must submit a financial review that details revenue and expenditures for the transportation 
108.21 	components under the council's budget, as specified in paragraph (c). A financial review 
108.22 	submitted under this paragraph must provide the information using state fiscal years.
108.23 	(b) Annually by the earlier of the accounting close of a budget year or August 15, the 
108.24 	council must submit a financial review update that provides the following for the most 
108.25 	recent completed budget year: actual revenues; expenditures; transfers; reserves; balances; 
108.26 	and a comparison between the budgeted and actual amounts. A financial review update 
108.27 	under this paragraph must include the information specified in paragraph (d).
108.28 	(c) At a minimum, a financial review must identify:
108.29 	(1) the actual revenues, expenditures, transfers, reserves, and balances in each of the 
108.30 	previous four years;
108.31 	(2) budgeted and forecasted revenues, expenditures, transfers, reserves, and balances in 
108.32 	the current year and each year within the state forecast period;
109.1 	(3) for the most recent completed year, a comparison between the budgeted and actual 
109.2 	amounts under clause (1); and
109.3 	(4) for the most recent completed year, fund balances for each replacement service 
109.4 	provider under section 473.388. By December 15 each year, each replacement service 
109.5 	provider under section 473.388 must report to the council the provider's projected total 
109.6 	operating expenditures and projected operating reserve fund balance as of the previous 
109.7 	December 31.
109.8 	(d) The information under paragraph (c), clauses (1) to (3), must include:
109.9 	(1) a breakdown by each transportation funding source identified by the council, including 
109.10 	but not limited to legislative appropriations; federal funds; fare collections; property tax; 
109.11 	and sales tax, including sales tax used for active transportation under section 473.4465, 
109.12 	subdivision 2, paragraph (a), clause (1);
109.13 	(2) a breakdown by each transportation operating budget category established by the 
109.14 	council, including but not limited to bus, light rail transit, commuter rail, planning, special 
109.15 	transportation service under section 473.386, and assistance to replacement service providers 
109.16 	under section 473.388; and
109.17 	(3) data for operations, capital maintenance, and transit capital.
109.18 	(e) A financial review under paragraph (a) or (b) must provide information or a 
109.19 	methodology sufficient to establish a conversion between state fiscal years and budget years, 
109.20 	summarize reserve policies, identify the methodology for cost allocation, and describe 
109.21 	revenue assumptions and variables affecting the assumptions.
109.22 	(f) The council must submit each financial review to the chairs and ranking minority 
109.23 	members of the legislative committees and divisions with jurisdiction over transportation 
109.24 	policy and finance and to the commissioner of management and budget.

109.25 	EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION. This section is effective the day following 
109.26 	final enactment and applies in the counties of Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, 
109.27 	and Scott.

109.28 	Sec. 76. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 473.142, is amended to read:
109.29 	473.142 SMALL BUSINESSES.
109.30 	(a) The Metropolitan Council and agencies specified in section 473.143, subdivision 1, 
109.31 	may award up to a six percent preference in the amount bid up to the percentage under 
109.32 	section 16C.16, subdivision 6, paragraph (a), for specified goods or services to small targeted 
110.1 	group businesses and veteran-owned small businesses designated under section 16C.16.
110.2 	The council and each agency specified in section 473.143, subdivision 1, may award a 
110.3 	preference up to the percentage under section 161.321, subdivision 2, paragraph (a), in the 
110.4 	amount bid for specified construction work to small targeted group businesses and 
110.5 	veteran-owned small businesses designated under section 16C.16.
110.6 	(b) The council and each agency specified in section 473.143, subdivision 1, may 
110.7 	designate a purchase of contract for construction, goods, or services for award only to small 
110.8 	targeted group businesses designated under section 16C.16 if the council or agency 
110.9 	determines that at least three small targeted group businesses are likely to bid respond to a 
110.10 	solicitation. The council and each agency specified in section 473.143, subdivision 1, may 
110.11 	designate a purchase of contract for construction, goods, or services for award only to 
110.12 	veteran-owned small businesses designated under section 16C.16 if the council or agency 
110.13 	determines that at least three veteran-owned small businesses are likely to bid respond to a 
110.14 	solicitation.
110.15 	(c) The council and each agency specified in section 473.143, subdivision 1, as a condition 
110.16 	of awarding a construction contract or approving a contract for consultant, professional, or 
110.17 	technical services, may set goals that require the prime contractor to subcontract a portion 
110.18 	of the contract to small targeted group businesses and veteran-owned small businesses 
110.19 	designated under section 16C.16. The council or agency must establish a procedure for 
110.20 	granting waivers from the subcontracting requirement when qualified small targeted group 
110.21 	businesses and veteran-owned small businesses are not reasonably available. The council 
110.22 	or agency may establish financial incentives for prime contractors who exceed the goals 
110.23 	for use of subcontractors and financial penalties for prime contractors who fail to meet goals 
110.24 	under this paragraph. The subcontracting requirements of this paragraph do not apply to 
110.25 	prime contractors who are small targeted group businesses and veteran-owned small 
110.26 	businesses. At least 75 percent of the value of the subcontracts awarded to small targeted 
110.27 	group businesses under this paragraph must be performed by the business to which the 
110.28 	subcontract is awarded or by another small targeted group business. At least 75 percent of 
110.29 	the value of the subcontracts awarded to veteran-owned small businesses under this paragraph 
110.30 	must be performed by the business to which the subcontract is awarded or another 
110.31 	veteran-owned small business.
110.32 	(d) The council and each agency listed in section 473.143, subdivision 1, are encouraged 
110.33 	to purchase from may award a contract for construction, goods, or services directly to small 
110.34 	targeted group businesses and or veteran-owned small businesses designated under section 
110.35 	16C.16when making purchases that are not subject to competitive bidding procedures, up 
111.1 	to a total contract award value, including extension options, of the amount specified in 
111.2 	section 16C.16, subdivision 6, paragraph (b), without completing a competitive solicitation 
111.3 	process.
111.4 	(e) The council and each agency may adopt rules to implement this section.
111.5 	(f) Each council or agency contract must require the prime contractor to pay any 
111.6 	subcontractor within ten days of the prime contractor's receipt of payment from the council 
111.7 	or agency for undisputed services provided by the subcontractor. The contract must require 
111.8 	the prime contractor to pay interest of 1-1/2 percent per month or any part of a month to 
111.9 	the subcontractor on any undisputed amount not paid on time to the subcontractor. The 
111.10 	minimum monthly interest penalty payment for an unpaid balance of $100 or more is $10. 
111.11 	For an unpaid balance of less than $100, the prime contractor shall pay the actual penalty 
111.12 	due to the subcontractor. A subcontractor who prevails in a civil action to collect interest 
111.13 	penalties from a prime contractor must be awarded its costs and disbursements, including 
111.14 	attorney fees, incurred in bringing the action.
111.15 	(g) This section does not apply to procurement financed in whole or in part with federal 
111.16 	funds if the procurement is subject to federal disadvantaged, minority, or women business 
111.17 	enterprise regulations. The council and each agency shall report to the commissioner of 
111.18 	administration on compliance with this section. The information must be reported at the 
111.19 	time and in the manner requested by the commissioner.

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

111.23 	Sec. 77. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 473.1425, is amended to read:
111.24 	473.1425 WORKING CAPITAL FUND.
111.25 	The Metropolitan Council or a metropolitan agency defined in section 473.121, 
111.26 	subdivision 5a, to the extent allowed by other law or contract, may grant available money 
111.27 	that has been appropriated for socially or economically disadvantaged business programs 
111.28 	to a guaranty fund administered by a nonprofit organization that makes or guarantees working 
111.29 	capital loans to businesses owned and operated by a socially or and economically 
111.30 	disadvantaged persons individual as defined in Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, section 
111.31 	23.5 26.5. The purpose of loans made or guaranteed by the organization must be to provide 
111.32 	short-term working capital to enable eligible businesses to be awarded participate in contracts 
111.33 	for goods and services or for construction related services from government agencies.

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

112.4 	Sec. 78. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 473.386, subdivision 10, is amended to read:
112.5 		Subd. 10.Forecasted funding. (a) For purposes of this subdivision, "biennium" and 
112.6 	"fiscal year" have the meanings given in section 16A.011, subdivisions 6 and 14, respectively.
112.7 	(b) In each February and November forecast of state revenues and expenditures under 
112.8 	section 16A.103, the commissioner of management and budget must incorporate a state 
112.9 	obligation from the general fund for the annual net costs to the council to implement the 
112.10 	special transportation service under this section. Notwithstanding section 16A.11, subdivision 
112.11 	3, the appropriation base in each fiscal year of the upcoming biennium is as determined in 
112.12 	this subdivision.
112.13 	(c) The commissioner must determine net costs under paragraph (b) as:
112.14 	(1) the amount necessary to:
112.15 	(i) maintain service levels accounting for expected demand, including service area, hours 
112.16 	of service, ride scheduling requirements, and fares per council policy;
112.17 	(ii) maintain the general existing condition of the special transportation service bus fleet, 
112.18 	including bus maintenance and replacement; and
112.19 	(iii) meet the requirements of this section; plus
112.20 	(2) the amount of forecast adjustments, as determined by the commissioner of 
112.21 	management and budget in consultation with the council, necessary to match (i) actual 
112.22 	special transportation service program costs in the prior fiscal year, and (ii) adjusted program 
112.23 	costs forecasted for the second year of the current biennium, for a forecast prepared in the 
112.24 	first year of the biennium; less
112.25 	(3) funds identified for the special transportation service from nonstate sources.
112.26 	(d) In conjunction with each February and November forecast, the council must submit 
112.27 	a financial review of the special transportation service to the chairs and ranking minority 
112.28 	members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over transportation policy and 
112.29 	finance and to the commissioner of management and budget. At a minimum, the financial 
112.30 	review must include:
112.31 	(1) a summary of special transportation service sources of funds and expenditures for 
112.32 	the prior two fiscal years and each fiscal year of the forecast period, which must include:
113.1 	(i) a breakout by expenditures categories; and
113.2 	(ii) information that is sufficient to identify a conversion between state fiscal years and 
113.3 	the fiscal years of the council;
113.4 	(2) details on cost assumptions used in the forecast;
113.5 	(3) information on ridership and farebox recovery rates for the prior two fiscal years 
113.6 	and each fiscal year of the forecast period;
113.7 	(4) identification of the amount of appropriations necessary for any forecast adjustments 
113.8 	as identified under paragraph (c), clause (2); and
113.9 	(5) information as prescribed by the commissioner.

113.10 	EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION. This section is effective the day following 
113.11 	final enactment and applies in the counties of Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, 
113.12 	and Scott.

113.13 	Sec. 79. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 473.408, is amended by adding a subdivision 
113.14 	to read:
113.15 		Subd. 11.Transit service for certified disabled riders. (a) The council must provide 
113.16 	regular route transit, as defined in section 473.385, subdivision 1, free of charge to an 
113.17 	individual who is:
113.18 	(1) certified as disabled under the Americans with Disabilities Act requirements of the 
113.19 	Federal Transit Administration; or
113.20 	(2) certified by the council under section 473.386, subdivision 2a.
113.21 	(b) The requirements under this subdivision apply to operators of regular route transit 
113.22 	receiving financial assistance under section 473.388 or operating under section 473.405, 
113.23 	subdivision 12.

113.24 	EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION. This section is effective July 1, 2025, and 
113.25 	applies in the counties of Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, and Washington.

113.26 	Sec. 80. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 473.412, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
113.27 		Subd. 3.Report required; cleaning standards and expenditures. (a) By October 1, 
113.28 	2024, and every year thereafter, Annually by February 15, the Metropolitan Council must 
113.29 	report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with 
113.30 	jurisdiction over transit policy and finance on transit cleanliness and the ridership experience.
114.1 	(b) The report under paragraph (a) must provide information on the council's cleanliness 
114.2 	standards required under subdivision 2, including whether the council adopted new 
114.3 	cleanliness standards or revisions to current cleanliness standards. A report prepared under 
114.4 	this subdivision must include information gathered from the required public feedback on 
114.5 	cleanliness and rider experience required in subdivision 2, paragraph (b). The council must 
114.6 	consider and recommend revisions to cleanliness standards based on the collection of public 
114.7 	feedback and must summarize feedback received by the council in the report.
114.8 	(c) A report submitted under this subdivision must include:
114.9 	(1) the total expenditures for cleaning and repairing transit stations and transit vehicles;
114.10 	(2) the frequency, type, and location of repairs;
114.11 	(3) whether specific transit stations needed a higher proportion of cleaning or repairs 
114.12 	and detail the council's strategy to resolve identified and persistent concerns at those 
114.13 	locations;
114.14 	(4) recommendations to address workforce challenges for the implementation and 
114.15 	maintenance of cleanliness and repair standards adopted by the council, including whether 
114.16 	the council maintained agreements with third-party services for cleaning and repair; and
114.17 	(5) whether the council has adopted preventative measures against vandalism or graffiti; 
114.18 	and.
114.19 	(6) any recommendations for additions to the transit rider code of conduct under section 
114.20 	473.4065 or the transit rider investment program under section 473.4075.

114.21 	EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION. This section is effective the day following 
114.22 	final enactment and applies in the counties of Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, 
114.23 	and Scott.

114.24 	Sec. 81. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 473.4465, is amended by adding a subdivision 
114.25 	to read:
114.26 		Subd. 2a.Use of funds; Metropolitan Council; loan authorized. From the amounts 
114.27 	in subdivision 2, paragraph (a), clause (2), the council is authorized to loan to the Department 
114.28 	of Transportation up to $250,000,000 to advance and coordinate highway construction with 
114.29 	one major transitway project in the metropolitan area. Funds may be used for any costs 
114.30 	related to the selected project, including but not limited to construction, engineering, and 
114.31 	administration. The loan agreement, including repayment terms, must be mutually agreed 
114.32 	to by the council and the Department of Transportation.

115.1 	Sec. 82. Laws 2023, chapter 68, article 4, section 109, is amended to read:
115.2 	Sec. 109. TRAFFIC SAFETY VIOLATIONS DISPOSITION ANALYSIS.
 115.3 	(a) The commissioner of public safety must enter into an agreement with the Center for 
115.4 	Transportation Studies at the University of Minnesota to conduct an evaluation of the 
115.5 	disposition in recent years of citations for speeding, impairment, distraction, and seatbelt 
115.6 	violations. The evaluation under the agreement must include but is not limited to analysis 
115.7 	of:
115.8 	(1) rates of citations issued compared to rates of citations contested in court and the 
115.9 	outcomes of the cases;
115.10 	(2) amounts of fines imposed compared to counts and amounts of fine payments; and
115.11 	(3) any related changes in patterns of traffic enforcement from 2017 to 2022.
115.12 	(b) The agreement must require the Center for Transportation Studies to submit an 
115.13 	interim progress report by July 1, 2024, and a final report by July 1, 2025 January 15, 2026, 
115.14 	to the commissioner and the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative 
115.15 	committees with jurisdiction over transportation policy and finance and public safety.

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

115.17 	Sec. 83. Laws 2024, chapter 127, article 3, section 61, is amended to read:
115.18 	Sec. 61. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 169.974, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
115.19 		Subd. 5.Driving rules. (a) An operator of a motorcycle must ride only upon a permanent 
115.20 	and regular seat which is attached to the vehicle for that purpose. No other person may ride 
115.21 	on a motorcycle, except that passengers may ride (1) upon a permanent and regular operator's 
115.22 	seat if designed for two persons, (2) upon additional seats attached to or in the vehicle, or 
115.23 	(3) in a sidecar attached to the vehicle. The operator of a motorcycle is prohibited from 
115.24 	carrying passengers in a number in excess of the designed capacity of the motorcycle or 
115.25 	sidecar attached to it. A passenger is prohibited from being carried in a position that interferes 
115.26 	with the safe operation of the motorcycle or the view of the operator.
115.27 	(b) No person may ride upon a motorcycle as a passenger unless the person can reach 
115.28 	the footrests or floorboards with both feet.
115.29 	(c) Except for passengers of sidecars, drivers and passengers of three-wheeled 
115.30 	motorcycles, and persons in an autocycle, no person may operate or ride upon a motorcycle 
116.1 	except while sitting astride the seat, facing forward, with one leg on either side of the 
116.2 	motorcycle.
116.3 	(d) No person may operate a motorcycle while carrying animals, packages, bundles, or 
116.4 	other cargo that prevent the person from keeping both hands on the handlebars.
116.5 	(e) Motorcycles may, with the consent of both drivers, be operated not more than two 
116.6 	abreast in a single traffic lane if the vehicles fit safely within the designated space of the 
116.7 	lane.
116.8 	(f) Except under the conditions specified in paragraph (g), no person may operate a 
116.9 	motorcycle:
116.10 	(1) between lanes of moving or stationary vehicles headed in the same direction of travel;
116.11 	(2) abreast of moving or stationary vehicles within the same traffic lane; or
116.12 	(3) to overtake or pass another vehicle within the same traffic lane.
116.13 	(g) A person may operate a motorcycle and overtake and pass another vehicle in between 
116.14 	lanes of stationary vehicles headed in the same direction of travel and, within the same 
116.15 	traffic lane of a stationary vehicle, or on the shoulder of a highway abreast of stationary 
116.16 	traffic headed in the same direction of travel if the motorcycle is operated:
116.17 	(1) at not more than 25 miles per hour; and
116.18 	(2) no more than 15 miles per hour over the speed of traffic in the relevant traffic lanes.
116.19 	For purposes of this paragraph, "traffic lane" does not include:
116.20 	(1) the approach, drive-through, or exit of a roundabout;
116.21 	(2) a work zone where only a single travel lane is available for use; or
116.22 	(3) a school zone established under section 169.14, subdivision 5a.
116.23 	(h) Motor vehicles including motorcycles are entitled to the full use of a traffic lane and 
116.24 	no motor vehicle may be driven or operated in a manner so as to deprive a motorcycle of 
116.25 	the full use of a traffic lane.
116.26 	(i) A person operating a motorcycle upon a roadway must be granted the rights and is 
116.27 	subject to the duties applicable to a motor vehicle as provided by law, except as to those 
116.28 	provisions which by their nature can have no application.
116.29 	(j) Paragraphs (e) and (f) of this subdivision do not apply to police officers in the 
116.30 	performance of their official duties.
117.1 	(k) No person may operate a motorcycle on a street or highway unless the headlight or 
117.2 	headlights are lighted at all times the motorcycle is so operated.
117.3 	(l) A person parking a motorcycle on the roadway of a street or highway must:
117.4 	(1) if parking in a marked parking space, park the motorcycle completely within the 
117.5 	marked space; and
117.6 	(2) park the motorcycle in such a way that the front of the motorcycle is pointed or 
117.7 	angled toward the nearest lane of traffic to the extent practicable and necessary to allow the 
117.8 	operator to (i) view any traffic in both directions of the street or highway without having 
117.9 	to move the motorcycle into a lane of traffic and without losing balance or control of the 
117.10 	motorcycle, and (ii) ride the motorcycle forward and directly into a lane of traffic when the 
117.11 	lane is sufficiently clear of traffic.

117.12 	Sec. 84. Laws 2024, chapter 127, article 3, section 61, the effective date, is amended to 
117.13 	read:

117.14 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2025 2026.

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

117.16 	Sec. 85. ADDITIONAL FULL-SERVICE PROVIDER FOR CIRCLE PINES.
 117.17 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 168.33 and 171.061, and rules adopted 
117.18 	by the commissioner of public safety limiting sites for the office of deputy registrar or 
117.19 	driver's license agent based on either the distance to an existing deputy registrar or driver's 
117.20 	license agent office or the annual volume of transactions processed by any deputy registrar 
117.21 	or driver's license agent before or after the proposed appointment, the commissioner of 
117.22 	public safety must appoint the deputy registrar of motor vehicles currently at 9201 Lexington 
117.23 	Avenue North in the city of Circle Pines as a driver's license agent to operate as a full-service 
117.24 	office.  The addition of a driver's license agent establishes the location as a full-service office 
117.25 	with full authority to function as a registration and motor vehicle tax collection and driver's 
117.26 	license bureau.  All other provisions regarding the appointment and operation of a deputy 
117.27 	registrar of motor vehicles and driver's license agent under Minnesota Statutes, sections 
117.28 	168.33 and 171.061, and Minnesota Rules, chapters 7404 and 7406, apply to the office.

117.29 	Sec. 86. AUTONOMOUS MOWERS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.
 117.30 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have 
117.31 	the meanings given.
118.1 	(b) "Autonomous mower" means a robotic or automated device designed, programmed, 
118.2 	and operated to cut grass or vegetation with predefined routes to minimize the need for 
118.3 	manual assistance or intervention.
118.4 	(c) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of transportation.
118.5 	(d) "Department" means the Minnesota Department of Transportation.
118.6 		Subd. 2.Research and development authorized. (a) The commissioner must conduct 
118.7 	research on the use of automation and robotics for mowing and vegetation management at 
118.8 	property owned by the department. The research must examine the use of autonomous 
118.9 	mower technology at the following locations:
118.10 	(1) rest areas;
118.11 	(2) highway rights-of-way, including ditches, shoulders, or other varied or sloped terrain; 
118.12 	or
118.13 	(3) other roadside or public-facing property owned by the department.
118.14 	(b) The research must examine the use of autonomous mowing technology for mowing 
118.15 	or vegetation management by other states or government entities. The research conducted 
118.16 	under this section must analyze different configurations and types of autonomous mowers, 
118.17 	including mowers that require different levels of human intervention, to research for future 
118.18 	statewide deployment at rest areas, at or along the trunk highway system, or on other property 
118.19 	owned by the department.
118.20 	(c) The commissioner must research the current and potential commercial availability 
118.21 	of autonomous mowing products used by public or private entities for applications that 
118.22 	include but are not limited to rest area mowing, highway right-of-way ditch mowing, 
118.23 	vegetation management, or other applications related to property or roadside maintenance.
118.24 	(d) The commissioner must include research on Minnesota-based companies engaged 
118.25 	in autonomous mower technology. If the commissioner elects to purchase autonomous 
118.26 	mower technology for research under this section, the commissioner must purchase the 
118.27 	technology from a Minnesota-based company.
118.28 	(e) The research must analyze whether an autonomous mower can operate safely in 
118.29 	varied terrain, including ditches, and navigate obstacles such as culvert ends, guardrails, 
118.30 	signposts, other barriers, and unexpected debris that may be found on or alongside a highway 
118.31 	right-of-way. The research must examine the potential impact of autonomous mowing 
118.32 	technology on worker safety and maintenance staffing needs.
119.1 	(f) The commissioner must propose an autonomous mower pilot project to further study 
119.2 	and examine the challenges to implementing autonomous mower technology into roadside 
119.3 	vegetation management activities. The proposed pilot project must include the proposed 
119.4 	location for the pilot project, the autonomous mower activities examined, and the anticipated 
119.5 	timeline for implementation of the proposed pilot project.
119.6 		Subd. 3.Report. By February 15, 2027, the commissioner must submit a report to the 
119.7 	chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over 
119.8 	transportation finance and policy on the results of the autonomous mower research authorized 
119.9 	in subdivision 2. The report must include:
119.10 	(1) information and analysis of other governmental agencies or private entities using 
119.11 	autonomous mowing operations;
119.12 	(2) the commissioner's detailed plan for conducting a pilot project with autonomous 
119.13 	mowing technology, once available, at rest areas; at or alongside trunk highway 
119.14 	rights-of-way, including ditches, shoulders, and other terrain; and at other properties owned 
119.15 	by the department;
119.16 	(3) the timeline and funding needed to conduct an autonomous mowing pilot project 
119.17 	established in subdivision 2, paragraph (f);
119.18 	(4) a cost-benefit analysis of whether autonomous mowing technology can yield 
119.19 	productivity or efficiency gains in maintenance of department property compared to 
119.20 	traditional methods of mowing;
119.21 	(5) an analysis of whether the operation of autonomous mowing technology by the 
119.22 	department would yield improvements compared to traditional mowing methods in worker 
119.23 	safety, congestion, environmental impact outcomes, cost savings, maintenance scheduling, 
119.24 	or any other factor deemed relevant by the commissioner; and
119.25 	(6) an analysis of the costs and any other short-term or long-term challenges posed by 
119.26 	the pilot project or the future operation of autonomous mowing technology on property 
119.27 	owned by the department.

119.28 	Sec. 87. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION; COST PARTICIPATION 
119.29 	POLICY UPDATE REQUIRED.
 119.30 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. For purposes of this section, the following terms have the 
119.31 	meanings given:
119.32 	(1) "commissioner" means the commissioner of transportation;
120.1 	(2) "cost participation policy" is the policy between the Department of Transportation 
120.2 	and local units of government to determine the potential expenditure of trunk highway funds 
120.3 	on elements of cooperative construction projects and maintenance responsibilities between 
120.4 	the department and local units of government; and
120.5 	(3) "department" means the Department of Transportation.
120.6 		Subd. 2.Policy update. By March 1, 2026, the commissioner, in consultation with 
120.7 	representatives of local units of government, must update and adopt the department's cost 
120.8 	participation policy.  The updated policy must identify the circumstances where local units 
120.9 	of government will not be responsible for any trunk highway fund eligible construction 
120.10 	project costs to deliver the project scope the department deems necessary.  The policy may 
120.11 	consider a local unit of government's ability to pay as a factor in determining the amount 
120.12 	of local contribution, if any.
120.13 		Subd. 3.Report. By February 1, 2026, the commissioner must submit a report to the 
120.14 	chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over 
120.15 	transportation finance and policy.  The report must:
120.16 	(1) contain the department's draft cost participation policy;
120.17 	(2) identify the local units of government consulted in developing the updated cost 
120.18 	participation policy;
120.19 	(3) identify and analyze all cost participation options explored by the commissioner and 
120.20 	local units of government in determining the cost participation policy adopted by the 
120.21 	commissioner; and
120.22 	(4) propose legislation to enable the department to cover the cost of relocating utilities 
120.23 	owned by local units of government with remaining service life when necessitated by a 
120.24 	trunk highway construction project led by the department.

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

120.26 	Sec. 88. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION; PROJECT COMMITTEE 
120.27 	PROCESS; POLICY ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
 120.28 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a)  For purposes of this section, the following terms have 
120.29 	the meanings given.
120.30 	(b) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of transportation.
120.31 	(c) "Department" means the Department of Transportation.
121.1 	(d) "Policy advisory committee" means an established and organized committee consisting 
121.2 	of elected and appointed officials for the following projects:
121.3 	(1) the rethinking I-94 project in the cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul;
121.4 	(2) Trunk Highway 252 and Interstate 94 in the cities of Brooklyn Park, Brooklyn Center, 
121.5 	and Minneapolis; and
121.6 	(3) Trunk Highway 55-Olson Memorial Highway in the city of Minneapolis.
121.7 	(e) "Project website" means a website maintained by the department for the project  for 
121.8 	a policy advisory committee specified under paragraph (d).
121.9 	(f) "Scoping decision document" means the formal documents required by the Minnesota 
121.10 	Environmental Quality Board rules for a state environmental impact statement required 
121.11 	under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 116D.
121.12 		Subd. 2.Policy advisory committee; purpose. The department must provide elected 
121.13 	and appointed members of policy advisory committees the ability to provide input on all 
121.14 	policy and funding decisions relevant to their project and the technical information used by 
121.15 	the department for a scoping decision document. Input under this section includes but is 
121.16 	not limited to:
121.17 	(1) reviewing current public engagement efforts by the department for the project;
121.18 	(2) identifying historically underserved communities for further engagement by the 
121.19 	department;
121.20 	(3) reviewing whether a proposed project design achieves the community's needs for all 
121.21 	modes of travel, land use considerations, and other community-identified implications for 
121.22 	the corridor;
121.23 	(4) reviewing and offering comment on all designs presented by the commissioner;
121.24 	(5) adopting a resolution to recommend the commissioner establish a  
121.25 	community-recommended alternative design process; and
121.26 	(6) adopting a resolution to request additional public meetings for public comment and 
121.27 	feedback:
121.28 	(i)  before the commissioner proceeds with the selection of a project design or preferred 
121.29 	alternative or makes any revision to a project design or preferred alternative; or
122.1 	(ii) in historically underserved communities in the impacted project area if the advisory 
122.2 	committee determines by resolution that previous engagement efforts by the department 
122.3 	were insufficient.
122.4 		Subd. 3.Policy advisory committee; bylaws. The commissioner must draft and propose 
122.5 	to a policy advisory committee, for the committee's approval, bylaws and procedures to 
122.6 	implement the requirements of subdivision 2. Adopted bylaws must include:
122.7 	(1) the establishment of a regular meeting schedule, with a minimum of 30 days of public 
122.8 	notice between meetings;
122.9 	(2) a process by which policy advisory committee members can introduce resolutions 
122.10 	to be voted on by the advisory committee to take formal positions, introduce and approve 
122.11 	new bylaws to govern the operation of the policy advisory committee, and make requests 
122.12 	of the department for the project; and
122.13 	(3) the establishment of procedures for organizing and holding public meetings under 
122.14 	the requirements of subdivision 4.
122.15 		Subd. 4.Policy advisory committee; public meetings; information required; Open 
122.16 	Meeting Law. (a) A policy advisory committee must include a robust and meaningful 
122.17 	process for public participation and community engagement by the impacted community 
122.18 	in project development. The commissioner must conduct, in coordination with the policy 
122.19 	advisory committee, in-person public hearings at different locations and times with 
122.20 	historically underserved communities in the impacted project area. Meetings must:
122.21 	(1) be held with a minimum of 30 days of public notice and notice to elected officials, 
122.22 	with the notice specifying the date, time, and location of the meeting;
122.23 	(2) include a published meeting agenda and post the agenda publicly on the department's 
122.24 	website;
122.25 	(3) mandate at least 15 minutes of a public comment period for members of the public 
122.26 	to testify, provide context, and offer input on the project and development of a preferred 
122.27 	alternative;
122.28 	(4) offer the opportunity for written comment in advance of the hearing which must be 
122.29 	reviewed and included in meeting records; and
122.30 	(5) require the department to respond to public comments submitted in advance and 
122.31 	explain whether and how the input will be used to influence future project decisions.
123.1 	(b) The commissioner must clearly organize and provide all meeting recordings, meeting 
123.2 	information or slides, and any other material from a public meeting on the department's 
123.3 	project website no more than two weeks after the meeting is held.
123.4 	(c) The commissioner must ensure that the department regularly maintains the project 
123.5 	website at a reasonable interval with project documents, data analysis to determine purpose 
123.6 	and need, worksheets to determine context and modal needs, traffic modeling, design and 
123.7 	land use considerations, and any other relevant material to inform policy advisory committee 
123.8 	members and the general public.  A policy advisory committee may adopt a resolution to 
123.9 	request:
123.10 	(1) additional project information from the commissioner; or
123.11 	(2) further explanation and analysis from the commissioner on information produced to 
123.12 	a policy advisory committee.
123.13 	(d) A policy advisory committee is subject to the Minnesota Open Meeting Law under 
123.14 	Minnesota Statutes, chapter 13D.
123.15 		Subd. 5.Policy advisory committee; legislative report. Beginning February 15, 2026, 
123.16 	and each year thereafter, the commissioner must submit a report to the chairs and ranking 
123.17 	minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over transportation policy 
123.18 	and finance. The report must detail the activities of policy advisory committees during the 
123.19 	prior calendar year. The report must also provide a detailed summary of public feedback 
123.20 	and comment on projects specified in subdivision 1, paragraph (d), as well as any resolutions 
123.21 	adopted by the policy advisory committee and the response of the department to the 
123.22 	resolution's contents.

123.23 	Sec. 89. RULEMAKING; LOSS OF VOLUNTARY CONTROL PROVISIONS 
123.24 	MODIFICATION.
 123.25 	(a) By July 1, 2026, the commissioner of public safety must amend Minnesota Rules, 
123.26 	part 7410.2500, subpart 5, by adding an item F, to no longer require an annual physician's 
123.27 	statement from a driver if:
123.28 	(1) a single nonepileptic seizure was responsible for the driver's loss of consciousness 
123.29 	or voluntary control;
123.30 	(2) the driver has been free from episodes of loss of consciousness or voluntary control 
123.31 	for five years from the date of the incident under clause (1);
124.1 	(3) the driver has not been prescribed or taking any antiseizure medication for five years 
124.2 	from the date of the incident under clause (1); and
124.3 	(4) a physician has indicated that no further review of the driver's condition is necessary 
124.4 	due to the driver being in good health and the risk of reoccurrence for the condition 
124.5 	responsible for causing a loss of consciousness or voluntary control is minimal.
124.6 	(b) By July 1, 2026, the commissioner of public safety must amend Minnesota Rules, 
124.7 	part 7410.2500, subpart 5, by adding an item G, to no longer require an annual physician's 
124.8 	statement from a driver if:
124.9 	(1) the driver has been free from episodes of loss of consciousness or voluntary control 
124.10 	for ten years;
124.11 	(2) the driver has not been prescribed or taking any antiseizure medication for ten years; 
124.12 	and
124.13 	(3) a physician has indicated that no further review of the driver's condition is necessary 
124.14 	due to the driver being in good health and the risk of reoccurrence for the condition 
124.15 	responsible for causing a loss of consciousness or voluntary control is minimal.
124.16 	(c) A review by a physician under Minnesota Rules, part 7410.2500, subpart 5, item F 
124.17 	or G, does not apply to a driver who is required to hold a valid medical examiner's certificate 
124.18 	under Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, section 391.43, and does not constitute a 
124.19 	determination of that driver's physical qualifications as required under Code of Federal 
124.20 	Regulations, title 49, section 391.41.
124.21 	(d) The commissioner may use the good cause exemption under Minnesota Statutes, 
124.22 	section 14.388, subdivision 1, clause (3), to adopt rules under this section. Minnesota 
124.23 	Statutes, section 14.386, does not apply except as provided under Minnesota Statutes, section 
124.24 	14.388.

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

124.26 	Sec. 90. STUDY; ACCESSIBLE ON-DEMAND RIDES OPERATED BY STATE 
124.27 	TRANSPORTATION NETWORK COMPANY; SURCHARGE-FUNDED GRANTS 
124.28 	FOR WHEELCHAIR-ACCESSIBLE VEHICLES.
 124.29 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have 
124.30 	the meanings given.
125.1 	(b) "Accessible vehicles" means a vehicle equipped with a ramp or lift capable of 
125.2 	transporting eligible riders and is subject to the requirements of Minnesota Statutes, sections 
125.3 	299A.11 to 299A.17.
125.4 	(c) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of transportation.
125.5 	(d) "Digital network," "prearranged ride," "transportation network company," 
125.6 	"transportation network company driver," and "transportation network company rider" have 
125.7 	the meanings given in Minnesota Statutes, section 65B.472, subdivision 1.
125.8 	(e) "Eligible rider" means an individual who requires the use of a wheelchair, nonfolding 
125.9 	motorized wheelchair, mobility scooter, or other mobility device.
125.10 	(f) "State-operated TNC" means a publicly operated entity that uses a digital network 
125.11 	similar to a transportation network company to connect eligible riders with accessible 
125.12 	vehicles that provides prearranged rides.
125.13 	(g) "Study" means the wheelchair-accessible vehicle transportation network study 
125.14 	required under this section.
125.15 		Subd. 2.Study and legislative report required. (a) The commissioner must conduct 
125.16 	a comprehensive study on:
125.17 	(1) requiring transportation network companies that operate in Minnesota to make 
125.18 	vehicles wheelchair accessible via a per-ride surcharge to fund grants for:
125.19 	(i) the purchase of accessible vehicles by taxicab companies and transportation network 
125.20 	company drivers;
125.21 	(ii) the modification of existing vehicles into accessible vehicles for riders with disabilities 
125.22 	or who require the use of a mobility device;
125.23 	(iii) maintenance expenses for equipment; or
125.24 	(iv) per-ride reimbursement to drivers after providing rides to riders with accessibility 
125.25 	challenges or who require the use of a mobility device; and
125.26 	(2) the creation and management of a state-operated TNC for riders with disabilities or 
125.27 	who require the use of an accessible vehicle, which must include a feasibility study to assess 
125.28 	the demand for the service, the potential market for the service, and financial viability of 
125.29 	creating and maintaining the service.
125.30 	(b) The study required under paragraph (a), clause (1), must:
126.1 	(1) evaluate existing accessibility features and services provided by private transportation 
126.2 	network companies;
126.3 	(2) assess the feasibility of incorporating a per-ride surcharge to fund transportation 
126.4 	accessibility initiatives;
126.5 	(3) compare the proposed per-ride surcharge with the provision in Minnesota Statutes, 
126.6 	section 181C.03, paragraph (a), clause (2);
126.7 	(4) make recommendations on a potential nondiscrimination policy to be adopted by a 
126.8 	transportation network company to ensure services provided by drivers using the digital 
126.9 	network are offered in a nondiscriminatory manner; and
126.10 	(5) propose legislation to administer grants using funds collected from a per-ride 
126.11 	surcharge and identify potential uses of grant funds under the requirements of paragraph 
126.12 	(a), clause (1).
126.13 	(c) The study required under paragraph (a), clause (2), must:
126.14 	(1) evaluate the operational, technical, financial, and legal feasibility of establishing a 
126.15 	state-operated TNC solely for use by people seeking rides in accessible vehicles;
126.16 	(2) conduct a comprehensive analysis of current transportation network providers in 
126.17 	Minnesota, with a focus on the provider's operations and technological infrastructure;
126.18 	(3) develop appropriate regulations and define essential operational standards, driver 
126.19 	qualifications, vehicle requirements, insurance coverage, and other procedures to ensure 
126.20 	safety, reliability, and quality of service;
126.21 	(4) analyze how a state-operated TNC can ensure a sufficient number of accessible 
126.22 	vehicles, in-app accessibility options, driver training on disability awareness, and other 
126.23 	measures to promote inclusivity and nondiscrimination;
126.24 	(5) analyze the compatibility of a state-operated TNC with existing special transportation 
126.25 	service providers; Metro Transit and Metro Mobility; demand response transit service 
126.26 	offerings by replacement service providers under Minnesota Statutes, section 473.388; or 
126.27 	any other public transit provider offering on-demand ride hailing service for first- and 
126.28 	last-mile connections in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, South Dakota, or North Dakota;
126.29 	(6) analyze whether drivers and vehicles providing rides on a state-operated TNC should 
126.30 	be regulated under the same operating standards and requirements for special transportation 
126.31 	services as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 174.30;
127.1 	(7) identify best practices and innovative solutions to ensure that the state-operated TNC 
127.2 	is fully accessible to individuals with disabilities;
127.3 	(8) outline a phased implementation plan, including timelines, key milestones, and 
127.4 	responsible entities for administering a state-operated TNC;
127.5 	(9) propose policies and regulations for drivers on the state-operated TNC, including:
127.6 	(i) whether drivers will have specified hours for rides solely on the state-operated TNC 
127.7 	network or may alternate across transportation network platforms;
127.8 	(ii) the employment classification of drivers on the state-operated TNC, including whether 
127.9 	drivers are eligible for state employee benefits, the selection or hiring of drivers through 
127.10 	the open appointment process, and any other identified employment concern;
127.11 	(iii) whether the state will own or lease accessible vehicles, and if not, the responsible 
127.12 	paying entity for gas, maintenance, storage, and insurance;
127.13 	(iv) whether the state will be responsible for vehicle maintenance costs if the vehicle is 
127.14 	used by a driver to provide rides on a private transportation network company;
127.15 	(v) training standards and certification requirements for assisting people with disabilities, 
127.16 	including continuing education and training requirements; and
127.17 	(vi) standards for employment, including background checks of drivers, the inspection 
127.18 	of vehicles, verification of insurance, or any other requirements of a taxicab driver or a 
127.19 	transportation network driver under either city or state law;
127.20 	(10) determine whether the state could develop the required digital network to host the 
127.21 	state-operated TNC or whether a contract with a third-party would be appropriate to build 
127.22 	and maintain the digital infrastructure necessary to operate the TNC; and
127.23 	(11) highlight key user-friendly features for a state-operated TNC for both passengers 
127.24 	and drivers and develop a plan to promote the availability and accessibility of the 
127.25 	state-operated TNC among individuals with disabilities and their caregivers.
127.26 	(d) The commissioner may conduct the study in coordination with other efforts at the 
127.27 	department to review and analyze special transportation services provided by the Metropolitan 
127.28 	Council. The commissioner must issue a preliminary report on the study upon submission 
127.29 	of the report required in Laws 2024, chapter 127, article 3, section 125, to the chairs and 
127.30 	ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over transportation 
127.31 	finance and policy.
128.1 	(e) Upon request by the commissioner, a transportation network company operating in 
128.2 	Minnesota must provide sufficient information to assist in the preparation of the report.  
128.3 	Information submitted by a transportation network company to the commissioner must 
128.4 	include:
128.5 	(1) the estimated time of arrival for wheelchair-accessible vehicles in Minnesota;
128.6 	(2) the total number of wheelchair-accessible vehicles requested;
128.7 	(3) the total number of rides fulfilled in wheelchair-accessible vehicles;
128.8 	(4) the total number of wheelchair-accessible rides that were denied;
128.9 	(5) the total number of requested wheelchair-accessible rides that were referred to a third 
128.10 	party; and
128.11 	(6) programs and best practices the transportation network company has implemented 
128.12 	to improve the accessibility of service to individuals with disabilities.
128.13 		Subd. 3.Stakeholders. (a) In developing the report and proposed legislation, the 
128.14 	commissioner must consult interested stakeholders to evaluate current accessibility challenges 
128.15 	and constraints for transportation network company riders who use a wheelchair or otherwise 
128.16 	require specialized equipment or service for their prearranged ride.
128.17 	(b) Stakeholders under paragraph (a) must include, but are not limited to:
128.18 	(1) the Minnesota Council on Disability;
128.19 	(2) a driver advocacy organization representing transportation network drivers;
128.20 	(3) providers of nonemergency medical transportation and special transportation services 
128.21 	in Minnesota;
128.22 	(4) the State Patrol;
128.23 	(5) transportation network companies operating in Minnesota;
128.24 	(6) an organization with expertise in transportation and mobility planning or  accessible 
128.25 	transportation design;
128.26 	(7) technology accessibility organizations to ensure a proposed state-operated TNC is 
128.27 	designed and operated with all relevant accessibility features;
128.28 	(8) the Department of Human Services;
128.29 	(9) persons with disabilities and parents and caregivers of people with disabilities; and
128.30 	(10) senior citizens or recipients of Social Security disability benefits.
129.1 	(c) The commissioner must also establish a public notification and comment process on 
129.2 	the department's website on the study required in subdivision 2, paragraph (b).  The public 
129.3 	notification process must attempt to raise public awareness of the potential development of 
129.4 	a state-operated transportation network company among individuals with disabilities and 
129.5 	solicit feedback from the public on technical and service considerations.
129.6 		Subd. 4.Report. By August 15, 2026, the commissioner must submit a final report on 
129.7 	the study to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees having 
129.8 	jurisdiction over transportation finance and policy.  The report must include an identified 
129.9 	amount of funds necessary for initial design and development of the state-operated TNC 
129.10 	by the department.
129.11 		Subd. 5.Expiration. This section expires upon the submission of the report required in 
129.12 	subdivision 4 or June 30, 2027, whichever is earlier.

129.13 	Sec. 91. REVISOR INSTRUCTION.
 129.14 	The revisor of statutes must renumber the subdivisions in Minnesota Statutes, section 
129.15 	169.011, so that the definitions appear in alphabetical order. The revisor must make necessary 
129.16 	cross-reference changes in Minnesota Statutes consistent with the renumbering.

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

129.18 	Sec. 92. REPEALER.
 129.19 	(a) Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 473.452, is repealed.
129.20 	(b) Laws 2019, First Special Session chapter 3, article 2, section 34, as amended by 
129.21 	Laws 2020, chapter 100, section 22, is repealed.
129.22 	(c) Minnesota Rules, parts 8820.2500; 8820.3300, subparts 1, 1a, 3, and 4; 8820.3400; 
129.23 	8820.9926, subpart 1; 8820.9936; 8820.9946; 8820.9956; and 8820.9995, are repealed.

129.24 	EFFECTIVE DATE. Paragraph (c) is effective July 1, 2025, for new state-aid roadway 
129.25 	projects designed, constructed, reconstructed, rehabilitated, or resurfaced on or after that 
129.26 	date.

	ARTICLE 1	APPROPRIATIONS........	Page.Ln 2.12	
	ARTICLE 2	TRUNK HIGHWAY BONDS........	Page.Ln 45.1	
	ARTICLE 3	TRANSPORTATION FINANCE POLICY........	Page.Ln 46.9	

APPENDIX 

Repealed Minnesota Statutes: S2082-1 

473.452 TRANSIT OPERATING RESERVES; REPORT.
(a) By December 15 each year, each replacement service provider under section 473.388 must report to the council its projected total operating expenses for the current state fiscal year and its projected operating reserve fund balance as of the previous July 31. 

(b) By January 15 each year, the council must submit a report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over transportation policy and finance. The report must include: 

(1) the information from each provider received under paragraph (a); and 

(2) the council's projected total operating expenses for the current state fiscal year and its projected operating reserve fund balance as of the previous July 31. 

Repealed Minnesota Session Laws: S2082-1 

Laws 2019, First Special Session chapter 3, article 2, section 34, as amended by Laws 2020, chapter 100, section 22
Sec. 34. DRIVER AND VEHICLE SYSTEMS OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE. Subdivision 1.Definitions. 
The definitions in section 33 apply to this section.  

Subd. 2.Driver and Vehicle Systems Oversight Committee established. 
(a) The Driver and Vehicle Systems Oversight Committee is established and consists of the following members: 

(1) the chair of the senate Finance Committee, or a senator appointed by the chair of the senate Finance Committee; 

(2) the chair and ranking minority member of the senate committee with jurisdiction over transportation finance; 

(3) the chair of the house of representatives Ways and Means Committee, or a member of the house of representatives appointed by the chair of the house of representatives Ways and Means Committee; and 

(4) the chair and ranking minority member of the house of representatives committee with jurisdiction over transportation finance. 

(b) The chair of the Blue Ribbon Council on Information Technology, or the chair's designee, must serve on the committee as a nonvoting member. If the council expires or is dissolved, the chair of the council at the time of expiration or dissolution, or the chair's designee, must continue to serve on the committee as a nonvoting member until the committee expires as provided by subdivision 8. 

Subd. 3.Dissolution of MNLARS Steering Committee. 
The MNLARS Steering Committee is dissolved and is replaced by the Oversight Committee. 

Subd. 4.Duties. 
(a) The Oversight Committee must: 

(1) review progress reports received pursuant to subdivision 5 and reports from the information technology auditor; 

(2) oversee the implementation of the VTRS; 

(3) oversee the decommissioning of MNLARS, including the funds and staff resources spent on the decommissioning; 

(4) oversee the driver's license system; and 

(5) on an annual basis, review the fee and surcharge increases required by this article, and make a recommendation to the legislature on whether the fee and surcharge increases are set of appropriate amounts. 

(b) The Oversight Committee may contract with, hire, or otherwise consult with any individual to assist the committee with its duties. 

Subd. 5.Progress reports. 
(a) Between 20 and 30 days before the start of each quarter, the commissioners of public safety and MN.IT must submit a report to the Oversight Committee and the information technology auditor on the following:  

(1) the status of MNLARS, including a summary of work performed to maintain MNLARS and any work performed to decommission MNLARS; 

(2) the status of the implementation of VTRS; 

(3) a detailed explanation of any funds expended related to MNLARS and the purposes of the expenditures, the number of staff working on MNLARS, and a description of the work performed;  

(4) a list of all requested customizations to VTRS, the purpose for the customization, the cost of the customization, and whether the commissioner approved the customization; and 

(5) the status of the driver's license system. 

(b) Between 20 and 30 days before the start of each quarter, the vendor must submit a report to the Oversight Committee regarding the progress on the implementation of the VTRS. 

(c) Between 20 and 30 days before the start of each quarter, the Minnesota Deputy Registrars Association, the Minnesota Deputy Registrar Business Owners Association, the Minnesota Automobile Dealers Association, and any other stakeholders are each encouraged to submit a report to the Oversight Committee regarding MNLARS, VTRS, or the driver's license system. 

Subd. 6.Meetings. 
(a) The chairs of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over transportation finance serve as cochairs of the Oversight Committee. 

(b) The Oversight Committee must meet at least once each quarter. 

(c) The Oversight Committee is subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 3.055, except that a member may vote by submitting a written statement indicating how the member votes on a motion. The written statement must be treated in the same manner as the votes of the members present at the meeting. The written statement must be submitted to all members prior to the start of the meeting at which the vote will take place. 

Subd. 7.Administration. 
The Legislative Coordinating Commission must provide meeting space and administrative support for the Oversight Committee. 

Subd. 8.Expiration. 
The Oversight Committee expires six months after full implementation of VTRS. After full implementation but prior to the expiration of the Oversight Committee, the Oversight Committee must complete a report that, at a minimum, summarizes the activities of the Oversight Committee and makes recommendations to the legislature on proposed changes to state driver and vehicle laws. The Oversight Committee must submit the report to the legislative auditor. For purposes of this subdivision, "full implementation" means all packaged software solution components are implemented and functioning and all MNLARS and legacy components are decommissioned. 

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

8820.2500MINIMUM STATE-AID STANDARDS. Subpart 1.Applicability of standards.  
The standards in this part apply to all new construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, or resurfacing projects approved by the state-aid engineer on and after November 13, 1995, except as noted or otherwise provided for in law. 

Subp. 1a.Geometric design standards.  
The standards in part 8820.9920 apply to rural design undivided roadways, new or reconstruction. 

The standards in part 8820.9936 apply to urban design roadways, new or reconstruction. 

The requirements in parts 8820.9926 and 8820.9946 apply to reconditioning projects. 

The vertical clearances for underpasses in part 8820.9956 apply. 

The standards in parts 8820.9981 and 8820.9986 apply to designated forest highways within national forests and state park access roads within state parks and to designated natural preservation routes. 

The standards in part 8820.9995 apply to bicycle paths. 

Subp. 2.Specifications.  
Specifications for construction must be the latest approved Minnesota Department of Transportation specifications, except as modified by special provisions which set forth conditions or requirements for work or materials not covered by the approved specifications, or which set forth conditions or requirements to meet exigencies of construction peculiar to the approved project. 

Subp. 3.Right-of-way.  
The minimum widths of right-of-way for state-aid routes must be at least 60 feet within cities and 66 feet in rural areas, except that the right-of-way may be less for routes that are within a city, that were constructed before November 13, 1995, and that can be reconstructed to new construction standards within the previously existing right-of-way. Before construction, the governing body shall acquire control of the additional widths of right-of-way as may be necessary to properly maintain the ditch section, drainage structures, and the clear zone. Permanent easements for highway purposes are considered to be right-of-way for the purposes of this subpart. 

Subp. 4.Parking provisions.  
The criteria in part 8820.9961 must be used in establishing diagonal parking. The criteria in parts 8820.9936 and 8820.9946 must be used where parallel parking is used. 

8820.3300VARIANCE. Subpart 1.Written requests.  
A formal request by a political subdivision for a variance from this chapter must: 

A.
 be submitted to the commissioner in writing in the form of a resolution; 

B.
 identify the project by location and termini; and 

C.
 cite the specific part or standard for which the variance is requested and describe the modification proposed. 

Subp. 1a.Additional information.  
Additional information needed: 

A.
 index map; 

B.
 typical section: 

(1)
 inplace section; 

(2)
 proposed section; 

C.
 reasons for the request; 

D.
 the economic, social, safety, and environmental impacts which may result from the requested variance; 

E.
 effectiveness of the project in eliminating an existing and projected deficiency in the transportation system; 

F.
 effect on adjacent lands; 

G.
 number of persons affected; and 

H.
 safety considerations as they apply to: 

(1)
 pedestrians; 

(2)
 bicyclists; 

(3)
 motoring public; and 

(4)
 fire, police, and emergency units. 

Subp. 3.Decision.  
The commissioner shall base the decision on the criteria in part 8820.3400, subpart 3 and shall notify the political subdivision in writing of the decision. The commissioner may require a resolution by the recipient of the variance that indemnifies, saves, and holds harmless the state and its agents and employees of and from claims, demands, actions, or causes of action arising out of or by reason of the granting of the variance. The recipient of the variance shall further agree to defend at its sole cost and expense any action or proceeding begun for asserting any claim of whatever character arising as a result of the granting of the variance. 

Subp. 4.Contested case hearing.  
Any variance objected to in writing or denied by the commissioner is subject to a contested case hearing as required by law. 

8820.3400ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON VARIANCES. Subpart 1.Appointment.  
The commissioner may appoint a committee to serve as required to investigate and determine a recommendation for each variance. No elected or appointed official that represents a political subdivision requesting a variance may serve on the committee. 

Subp. 2.Membership.  
The committee shall consist of any five of the following persons: not more than two county highway engineers, only one of whom may be from a county containing a city of the first class; not more than two city engineers, only one of whom may be from a city of the first class; not more than two county officials, only one of whom may be from a county containing a city of the first class; and not more than two officials of an urban municipality, only one of whom may be from a city of the first class. The committee must have at least two elected officials as members. The committee shall have at least one member but not more than four members from a metropolitan area, as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 473.121, subdivision 2, as well as cities with a population of over 50,000 according to the most recent census. 

Subp. 3.Operating procedure; factors considered.  
The committee shall meet on call from the commissioner at which time they must be instructed as to their responsibilities by a designee of the commissioner, shall elect a chairperson, and shall establish their own procedure to investigate the requested variance. 

The committee shall consider the: 

A.
 economic, social, safety, and environmental impacts which may result from the requested variance; 

B.
 effectiveness of the project in eliminating an existing and projected deficiency in the transportation system; 

C.
 effect on adjacent lands; 

D.
 number of persons affected; 

E.
 effect on future maintenance; 

F.
 safety considerations as they apply to pedestrians, bicyclists, motoring public, and fire, police, and emergency units; and 

G.
 effect that the rule and standards may have in imposing an undue burden on a political subdivision. 

Subp. 4.Recommendation.  
The committee after considering all data pertinent to the requested variance shall recommend to the commissioner approval or disapproval of the request. 

8820.9926MINIMUM DESIGN STANDARDS: RURAL AND SUBURBAN UNDIVIDED; RECONDITIONING PROJECTS. Subpart 1.Minimum reconditioning standards.  
Reconditioning projects for rural or suburban undivided roadways must meet or exceed the minimum dimensions indicated in the following design chart. See part 8820.0200, subpart 30, for the description of activities allowed. 

	Existing ADT 	Statutory or Regulatory Posted Speed	Lane Width (Paved)	Combined Lane (Paved) and Shoulder Width	
	1-749	45 mph or less	10 feet	11 feet	
	1-749	50 mph or over	10 feet	12 feet	
	750 and over	45 mph or less	10 feet	12 feet	
	750 and over	50 mph  and over	11 feet	14 feet	

When the road authority has determined that the roadway will be specifically designed to include on-road bicycle facilities, and only if the roadway surface is paved, the appropriate design criteria in the current MnDOT Bikeway Facility Design Manual are recommended for design purposes. 

Engineering judgment should be used to choose a lane-width, on-road bicycle facility, or shoulder width dimension other than the widths indicated in the chart. Factors to consider include safety, speed, population/land use, benefit/cost analysis, traffic mix, peak hourly traffic, farm equipment, environmental impacts, terrain limitations, bicycle traffic, pedestrian traffic, on-street parking, intersection and driveway spacing, rights-of-way constraints, vehicle turn lane configuration, sight distance, sight lines, bus routes, other nonmotorized uses, functional classification, or other factors. Dimensions less than those indicated in the chart require a variance in accordance with parts 8820.3300 and 8820.3400. 

Widths of bridges to remain in place must equal roadway pavement width. Bridges narrower than these widths may remain in place provided that the bridge does not qualify for federal-aid bridge funds. Bridges to remain must have a load rating factor of at least 0.75 using the AASHTO Manual for Bridge Evaluation, LRFR (load and resistance factor rating) for inventory level. 

Any highway that was previously built to state-aid or state standards, that was granted a variance to standards in effect at the time of construction or reconstruction, or that is a trunk highway turnback, may be reconditioned. 

The proposed structural design strength must accommodate a minimum of seven tons per axle. 

8820.9936MINIMUM DESIGN STANDARDS, URBAN; NEW OR RECONSTRUCTION PROJECTS. 
New or reconstruction projects for urban roadways without a designated on-road bicycle facility must meet or exceed the minimum dimensions indicated in the following design chart. 

	 Projected Traffic Volume	Design Speed	Lane Width (a)	Curb Reaction Distance  (c)	Parking Lane Width(e)	
		mph	feet	feet	feet	
	 ADT < 10,000	30-45	(b) 10-11	1-2 (d)	7-8	
		50 or over 	11-12	2	8-10	
	 ADT ≥ 10,000 	30-35	(b) 10-11	1-2 (d)	7-10	
		40-45	11-12	1-4	7-10	
		50 or over	11-12	2-4	Not allowed	

Engineering judgment may be used to choose a lane-width dimension other than the widths indicated in the chart for roadways. Factors to consider include safety, speed, population/land use, benefit/cost analysis, traffic mix, peak hourly traffic, farm equipment, environmental impacts, terrain limitations, bicycle traffic, pedestrian traffic, other nonmotorized uses, functional classification, or other factors. Widths less than those indicated in the chart require a variance in accordance with parts 8820.3300 and 8820.3400. 

(a) Twelve feet should be considered in industrial areas. One-way turn lanes must be at least ten feet wide, except 11 feet is required if the design speed is 50 mph or higher. 

(b) Ten feet may be considered where truck or bus volumes are relatively low, rights-of-way are constrained, and design speeds are 35 mph or less. Eleven feet minimum is required on four-lane, undivided facilities. 

(c) Curb reaction must be provided only where parking is not provided. 

(d) The state-aid engineer may approve a zero-foot curb reaction distance where the cross-section is constrained, appropriate curb types are used, and drainage collection is adequate. The curb must be constructed without a gutter or monolithically with the adjacent traveled way. 

(e) The roadway ADT and the vehicle mix must be considered when determining parking lane width. In commercial or industrial areas, the minimum parking lane width is eight feet. 

One-way streets must have at least two through-traffic lanes. 

When a median is included in the design of the two-way roadway, a one-foot minimum curb reaction distance to the median is required on either side of the median. Minimum median width is four feet. 

Urban design roadways must be a minimum nine tons structural axle load design. 

Roadways not on the state-aid system are not subject to the minimum structural design strength requirements. 

The minimum curb-to-curb width of a new bridge must be the required street width, but in no case less than required per Minnesota Statutes, section 165.04. HL-93 loading in the AASHTO LRFD (load and resistance factor design) Specifications is required for new or reconstructed bridges. Rehabilitated bridges must have a load rating factor of at least 0.9 using the AASHTO Manual for Bridge Evaluation, LRFR (load and resistance factor rating) for inventory level. Where the new bridge approach roadway includes elements for the accommodation of pedestrians or bicycles, the new bridge width must also provide for pedestrians or bicycles unless pedestrians or bicycles are otherwise accommodated. 

For ADT less than 150, the widths of bridges to remain must be at least the sum of the lanes. For ADT greater than or equal to 150, the widths of bridges to remain must be at least the sum of the lanes plus half the sum of the shoulders, parking lane, and curb reaction distance. Bridges to remain must have a load rating factor of at least 0.75 using the AASHTO Manual for Bridge Evaluation, LRFR (load and resistance factor rating) for inventory level. 

Clearance of 1.5 feet from the face of the curb to fixed objects must be provided when the design speed is 40 to 45 mph. A ten-foot clear zone measured from the driving lane must be provided when the design speed is 50 mph or higher. 

Unless four lanes are provided, an engineering traffic study is required for traffic volumes greater than 15,000 projected ADT to determine lane configuration and lane use. 

8820.9946MINIMUM DESIGN STANDARDS, URBAN; RECONDITIONING PROJECTS. Subpart 1.Two-way streets.  
In the following design chart, total width is from face-to-face of curbs. 

Reconditioning projects for two-way urban roadways must meet or exceed the minimum dimensions indicated in the chart. 

	Number of Through Lanes and Present Traffic Volume	Total Width with No Parking	Total Width with Parking on One Side	Total Width with Parking on Both Sides	Proposed Structural Design Strength	
		(feet)	(feet)	(feet)	(tons)	
	2-Lane with ADT < 10,000	22	28	34	(b) 9	
	4-Lane with ADT < 10,000	44	51	58	(b) 9	
	2-Lane with ADT ≥ 10,000  (a)	22	28	34	9	
	4-Lane with ADT ≥ 10,000 	44	51	58	9	
	6-Lane 	66	(c)	(c)	9	

Engineering judgment may be used to choose a lane-width or shoulder-width dimension other than the widths indicated in the chart for roadways. Factors to consider include safety, speed, population/land use, benefit/cost analysis, traffic mix, peak hourly traffic, farm equipment, environmental impacts, terrain limitations, bicycle traffic, pedestrian traffic, other nonmotorized uses, functional classification, or other factors. Widths less than those indicated in the chart require a variance in accordance with parts 8820.3300 and 8820.3400. 

(a) Permissible for present traffic volumes less than 15,000 ADT. 

(b) When ADT is less than 5,000, seven tons is allowable. 

(c) No parking is allowed. 

When a median is included in the design of the two-way roadway, a one-foot reaction distance to the median is required on either side of the median. Minimum median width is four feet. 

For ADT less than 150, the widths of bridges to remain must be at least the sum of the lanes. For ADT greater than or equal to 150, the widths of bridges to remain must be at least the sum of the lanes plus half the sum of the shoulders, parking lane, and curb reaction distance. Bridges to remain must have a load rating factor of at least 0.75 using the AASHTO Manual for Bridge Evaluation, LRFR (load and resistance factor rating) for inventory level. 

Subp. 2.One-way streets.  
In the following design chart, total width is from face-to-face of curbs. 

Reconditioning projects for one-way urban roadways must meet or exceed the minimum dimensions indicated in the chart. 

	Number of Through Lanes 	Present ADT	Total Width with No Parking	Total Width with Parking on One Side	Total Width with Parking on Both Sides	Proposed Structural Design Strength	
			(feet)	(feet)	(feet)	(tons)	
	2-Lane 	< 5,000	21	29	37	7	
		5,000-10,000	23	31	39	9	
		10,000-15,000	23	31	39	9	
		≥ 15,000	24	32	40	9	
	3-Lane 	All	34	42	50	9	

For ADT less than 150, the widths of bridges to remain must be at least the sum of the lanes. For ADT greater than or equal to 150, the widths of bridges to remain must be at least the sum of the lanes plus half the sum of the shoulders, parking lane, and curb reaction distance. Bridges to remain must have a load rating factor of at least 0.75 using the AASHTO Manual for Bridge Evaluation, LRFR (load and resistance factor rating) for inventory level. 

Subp. 3.Exception.  
Any street that was previously built to state-aid or state standards, or that was granted a variance to standards in effect at the time of construction or reconstruction, or that is a trunk highway turnback, but does not meet current standards, may be reconditioned regardless of subparts 1 and 2. 

8820.9956MINIMUM VERTICAL CLEARANCES FOR UNDERPASSES. 
Underpass projects must meet or exceed the minimum dimensions indicated in the following design chart. 

		Rural-Suburban Design, Vertical Clearance	Urban Design, Vertical Clearance	
		(feet-inches)	(feet-inches)	
	Highway under Roadway Bridge	16-4	14-6	
	Highway under Railroad Bridge	16-4	14-6	
	Highway under Pedestrian Bridge	17-4	15-6 (a)	
	Highway under Sign Structure	17-4	15-6 (a)	
	Railroad under Roadway Bridge (b)	22-0	22-0	

(a) For replacement of skyway structures, the minimum clearance over traveled way is the existing structure clear height. 

(b) Variances to the required minimum may be granted by the commissioner of transportation. That approval eliminates the need for a state-aid variance. 

8820.9995MINIMUM OFF-ROAD AND SHARED USE PATH STANDARDS. 
	For Off-Road  Shared Use Path Design, the following shall apply:	
	Minimum Surface Width (two-way)	8 ft  (a)	
	Shoulder/Clear Zone	2 ft (b) (c) 	
	Inslope	Maximum 1:2 (rise:run)	
	Design Speed	20 mph  (d)	
	Vertical Clearance over lane and shoulder	10 ft nominal (8 ft nominal if passage of emergency or maintenance vehicles is not required) (e)	

(a) Ten feet is desired for a shared use path. Five feet is required for a one-way shared use path. 

(b) For vehicular roadway bridges or underpasses accommodating an off-road bicycle path or shared use path, the total width (minimum surface width plus shoulder/clear zone) is eight feet minimum, with ten feet being desirable. However, whenever practicable, the shoulder/clear zone of an off-road bike or shared use path should be carried across or under a vehicular bridge. When the clear zone of an off-road bike or shared use path cannot practicably be carried across or under the bridge, a lead-in guardrail must be provided, unless the surface width of the approach path is narrowed at a maximum 1:50 taper while providing the minimum travel lane and shoulder/clear zone widths through the structure. 

For a separate off-road bicycle path or shared use path, the shoulder/clear zone must be carried across bridge or underpass structures. Minimum structure clear width must be 12 feet. When the surface width plus shoulder/clear zone width of the approaching off-road bike or shared use path is greater than the proposed clear width of the structure, then a lead-in bicycle safety railing is required, unless the surface width of the approach path is narrowed at a maximum 1:50 taper while providing the minimum travel lane and shoulder/clear zone widths through the structure. 

(c) Clear zone is measured from the edge of the travel lane. 

(d) Use a 30 mph design speed for grades longer than 500 feet and greater than four percent, from the uphill point where the grade equals four percent to 500 feet beyond the downhill point where the grade becomes less than four percent. The maximum allowable grade is 8.3 percent. 

(e) When an off-road bicycle or shared use path continues through a box culvert structure, up to three inches of bituminous surfacing may be used through the structure. The minimum vertical clearance for box culvert structures is nine feet, nine inches, or seven feet, nine inches if passage of emergency or maintenance vehicles is not necessary.