Session Year 2003, Special Session 1

Bill Name: SF0029

Providing for the organization, operation and financing of state +government;
appropriating money for transportation, public safety and certain +other
purposesARTICLE 1 � TRANSPORTATION AND OTHER AGENCIES
APPROPRIATIONSAppropriating money to the commissioner of transportation (DOT)
for +multimodal systems including aeronautics, transit, freight and commercial
+vehicles, for state and local roads and for general support and services, to
the +metropolitan council for bus transit and rail operations including the
Hiawatha +light rail transit line and to the commissioner of public safety for
+administration and related services including public safety officer survivor
benefits +and soft body armor (bullet proof vests) reimbursements, for the state
patrol +including capitol security, for driver and vehicle services and for
traffic and+ pipeline safety; providing grants for metropolitan planning and
transportation+ studies outside the metropolitan area; providing for the
continued +availability of certain appropriations and for certain fund
transfers; requiring +budget base reduction reports to the legislature by the
commissioners of +transportation and public safety and the chair of the
metropolitan council and requiring+ the commissioners of public safety and
transportation to jointly annually+ report to the legislature on the expenditure
of federal funds available under +the repeat offender transfer program; limiting
reverse auctions for highway +construction projects; requiring the metropolitan
council to submit to the +Hennepin county regional rail authority a proposed
operations management plan for the+ Hiawatha LRT; providing for the financing of
general contingent accounts and +for the payment of tort claimsARTICLE 2 �
OTHER CHANGES RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC SAFETYRequiring the
commissioner of transportation (DOT) to use the greater+ Minnesota transit fund
for transit operations and related administration under+ the public transit
subsidy program; specifying certain appraisal and +negotiation requirements for
the acquisition of property for transportation +facilities or purposes under
eminent domain, classifying the data provided to the +property owner as public;
increasing the limit on reimbursement to private +property owners for appraisal
fees relating to direct purchase under eminent +domain; restricting the
involvement of the state archaeologist with +archaeological or historic sites
to existing sites; authorizing the commissioner to +charge user fees to single
occupant vehicle owners or operators using designated +trunk highway high
occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes, penalty provision, +requiring use of certain fee
proceeds for transportation capital improvements and for +the metropolitan
council for expansion and improvement of bus transit +services within the
corridor; requiring commissioner biennial reports to the +legislature on the
total expenditures from the trunk highway fund in certain +categories;
eliminating the prohibition on payment of sales tax expenses from the+ trunk
highway fund; authorizing the commissioner to enter into agreements +with Indian
tribal authorities to provide maintenance, design and construction to+ highways
on tribal lands; authorizing county boards vacating county highways +to
designate the former highway as a county cartway and restricting +expenditures
on the cartways from road and bridge funds, prohibiting the reversion+ to towns
of county highway rights-of-way removed from the county highway +system without
a hearing, authorizing transfer of jurisdiction over county highways +upon
agreement between the county and the authority, agency or tribe of +transfer;
providing for mediation or arbitration in the settlement of disputes +between
adjoining towns over the division of responsibilities for +establishing,
altering, vacating or maintaining town line roads; expanding the +definition of
special mobile equipment for motor vehicle registration purposes to +truck
mounted log loaders; modifying certain seasonal highway weight +limits;
authorizing the issuance of more than one set of special license +plates to
volunteer ambulance attendants, requiring return upon termination of +status;
imposing certain license plate and sticker issuance fees; +establishing
procedures for authorization and issuance of new special motor +vehicle license
plates to certain requesting entities; providing for the issuance of +special
Rotary member license plates to members of Rotary international; +increasing the
motor vehicle transfer and title issuance fees; modifying the speed +limit for
school zones; requiring and providing for the commissioner of public +safety to
implement a monthly sampling program to verify automobile insurance +coverage;
requiring commissioner suspension of drivers licenses for failure to +provide
vehicle insurance, imposing a reinstatement fee and requiring +attestation of
insurance; modifying certain highway weight limit increases and +increasing the
weight limit for vehicles and vehicle combinations on nine ton county+ roads
during the winter season; increasing the surcharge for reinstatement +of drivers
licenses after revocation for driving while impaired (DWI) offenses +and
requiring a certain percentage of the surcharge to be used for +vehicle
forfeiture costs and modifying certain other allocation requirements;+ requiring
and providing for the commissioner of transportation to biannually +prepare
highway user tax distribution and trunk highway fund revenues and +expenditures
forecasts; reducing the operating assistance percentages under the +public
transit subsidy program, authorizing certain commissioner payment +adjustments
to certain recipients and providing for payments from the greater +Minnesota
transit fund; sunsetting the major transportation projects +commission;
modifying the allocation of revenue from the sales tax on motor +vehicles;
modifying certain conditions for reimbursement to public employers +for the
costs of complying with certain health insurance continuation +coverage
requirements for certain retired or separated peace officers and +firefighters
suffering disabling injuries in the line of duty; granting the +commissioner of
public safety certain administrative and enforcement powers relating +to motor
vehicle registration and drivers license issuance, creating an +education and
compliance account for the deposit of administrative penalty order +receipts;
requiring towing policy and practice for vehicles in capitol complex +public
parking spaces to conform to certain towing regulation provisions; +sunsetting
the capitol complex security oversight committee; providing for web +site
publication of local transportation project requests for proposals; +providing
for the effect of annexation on township roads and easements; +extending the
availability of certain funds appropriated to the commissioner of transportation
for airport development and assistance; eliminating +the expiration date for a
certain provision exempting certain utility and+ recycling vehicles from certain
highway weight restrictions; requiring the +commissioner of finance to transfer
certain funds from the transportation +revolving loan fund and the remaining
balances in the alcohol impaired driver +education account in the special
revenue fund and greater Minnesota transit +fund to the general fund; requiring
the commissioner of transportation to study +the status of the highway rest area
program and the feasibility of using +centerline rumble strips during highway
construction, requiring a rest area program +study report to the legislature by
a certain date; prohibiting the metropolitan +council from reducing public
access to services and facilities at the Hubbard +marketplace transit station;
authorizing Itasca county to exchange certain land +to acquire real property for
county highway maintenance facilities; prohibiting +the commissioner, the
metropolitan council or the Hennepin county +regional rail authority from taking
action or spending money for preliminary +engineering, final design or
construction of light or commuter rail transit in the+ southwest transit way
corridor between the cities of Minneapolis and Eden +Prairie; requiring the
metropolitan airports commission (MAC) to allow public participation in the
taxicab advisory committee; repealing a certain +provision exempting drivers
license revocation for failure to provide +automobile insurance from certain
department of commerce investigation +procedures, the requirement for insurer
notice to the commissioner of public safety +of lapse in insurance coverage,
property tax replacement aid and certain rules +setting license plate and
validation sticker fees and requiring the provision+ of certain insurance
information upon vehicle transfer (je)