1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to veterans; waiving parking fees at Minneapolis-St. Paul International 
1.3 	Airport for a veteran with a total service-connected disability;proposing coding 
1.4 	for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 473.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. [473.687] PARKING FEES WAIVED FOR DISABLED VETERANS.
1.7 		Subdivision 1.Definition. For purposes of this section, "veteran with a total 
1.8 	service-connected disability" means a veteran as defined in section 197.447 who has a 
1.9 	permanent and total service-connected disability as certified by the United States Veterans 
1.10 	Administration.
1.11 		Subd. 2.Parking fees waived for disabled veterans. (a) Beginning January 1, 2027, 
1.12 	a veteran with a total service-connected disability may park free of charge for up to ten 
1.13 	consecutive or nonconsecutive days during a 90-day period at all parking facilities at the 
1.14 	Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. A veteran with a total service-connected disability 
1.15 	must be charged the standard rate for parking for any additional days of parking during the 
1.16 	90-day period.
1.17 	(b) On or before December 1, 2026, the commission must establish a process to waive 
1.18 	or abate fees incurred by a veteran with a total service-connected disability at all parking 
1.19 	facilities at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. The commission must conduct 
1.20 	outreach with veterans organizations statewide on the process and must post the process on 
1.21 	the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport website.
1.22 		Subd. 3.Documentation required. To qualify for the parking fee waiver or abatement 
1.23 	under this section, a veteran with a total service-connected disability must provide one of 
2.1 	the following forms of documentation at the time and in the form and manner consistent 
2.2 	with the process established by the commission under subdivision 2:
2.3 	(1) a driver's license with a graphic or written designation of "Veteran 100% T&P" under 
2.4 	section 171.07, subdivision 15;
2.5 	(2) a military identification card issued by the United States Department of Defense 
2.6 	indicating a 100 percent disability rating; or
2.7 	(3) a letter from the United States Department of Veteran Affairs confirming the veteran's 
2.8 	100 percent disability rating.

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