SF 4919

Introduction - 94th Legislature (2025 - 2026)

Posted on 03/27/2026 09:25 a.m.

A bill for an act
relating to veterans; waiving parking fees at Minneapolis-St. Paul International
Airport for a veteran with a total service-connected disability; proposing coding
for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 473.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

new text begin [473.687] PARKING FEES WAIVED FOR DISABLED VETERANS.
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new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Definition. new text end

new text begin For purposes of this section, "veteran with a total
service-connected disability" means a veteran as defined in section 197.447 who has a
permanent and total service-connected disability as certified by the United States Veterans
Administration.
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new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Parking fees waived for disabled veterans. new text end

new text begin (a) Beginning January 1, 2027,
a veteran with a total service-connected disability may park free of charge for up to ten
consecutive or nonconsecutive days during a 90-day period at all parking facilities at the
Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. A veteran with a total service-connected disability
must be charged the standard rate for parking for any additional days of parking during the
90-day period.
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new text begin (b) On or before December 1, 2026, the commission must establish a process to waive
or abate fees incurred by a veteran with a total service-connected disability at all parking
facilities at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. The commission must conduct
outreach with veterans organizations statewide on the process and must post the process on
the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport website.
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new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Documentation required. new text end

new text begin To qualify for the parking fee waiver or abatement
under this section, a veteran with a total service-connected disability must provide one of
the following forms of documentation at the time and in the form and manner consistent
with the process established by the commission under subdivision 2:
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new text begin (1) a driver's license with a graphic or written designation of "Veteran 100% T&P" under
section 171.07, subdivision 15;
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new text begin (2) a military identification card issued by the United States Department of Defense
indicating a 100 percent disability rating; or
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new text begin (3) a letter from the United States Department of Veteran Affairs confirming the veteran's
100 percent disability rating.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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