Legislative Session number- 89

Bill Name: SF0087

1E Relating to transportation

ARTICLE 1 - TRUNK HIGHWAY
BONDING

Appropriating money to the department of transportation (DOT) for the
corridors of commerce program and the transportation economic development
program; authorizing and providing for the sale of state bonds

ARTICLE 2 -
GROSS RECEIPTS TAX

Imposing a motor fuels gross receipts tax, specifying
exemptions; making conforming amendments

ARTICLE 3 - VEHICLE REGISTRATION
TAX

Increasing the motor vehicle registration tax

ARTICLE 4 - METROPOLITAN
TRANSIT IMPROVEMENT AREA SALES TAX

Imposing a local sales and use tax in the
metropolitan transit improvement area; specifying administration, collection and
enforcement; establishing the distribution of net revenues, priorities and the
use of tax proceeds; repealing a light rail transit construction and operation
costs provision

ARTICLE 5 - OTHER TAXES, FEES, AND TRANSFERS

Establishing
a surcharge for the transfer of certain vehicles, specifying the distribution of
the surcharge proceeds; modifying the highway user fund distribution and county
state-aid funding; creating county and municipal turnback accounts, requiring
county and municipal turnback account request in biennial budget proposal;
creating a small city streets and bridges account and a larger city streets and
bridges account; appropriating money to the commissioner of transportation (DOT)
for transit systems assistance; repealing the flexible highway account turnback
accounts

ARTICLE 6 - RAILROAD RECODIFICATION

Recodifying railroad
provisions; modifying definitions; providing a deduction for nonoperating and
exempt property; modifying reporting, valuation of operating property and
allocation; modifying the state general levy base amount and apportionment;
appropriating money to the commissioner of revenue; repealing railroad
nontaxable property and failure to file report


ARTICLE 7 - EFFICIENCY
MEASURES

Providing for appropriations transfers; creating the state
right-of-way acquisition loan account for land acquisition for highway projects
and authorizing the commissioner to make loans; modifying the use of certain
proceeds from state property; clarifying the reimbursement process for
relocation of public utilities establishing a penalty surcharge for vehicle
registration late payment; requiring the commissioner to establish the federal
fund flexibility program for greater efficiency for federal funds allocation;
modifying recovery for state patrol escort service costs and airport
transportation service charge; allowing the metropolitan council to make
transit-related loans for property acquisition for capital improvements;
modifying commissioner reporting requirements; appropriating money to the
commissioner for deposit in the state right-of-way acquisition loan
account

ARTICLE 8 - TRANSPORTATION POLICY

Modifying certain provisions
relating to the corridors for commerce program; specifying the commissioner of
transportation should try to use highway construction and maintenance materials
made in America; modifying certain license fee provisions and certain duties of
the commissioner of transportation; clarifying certain provisions of the
transportation economic development program; establishing and providing for
active transportation programs to support bicycle, pedestrian, and other
nonmotorized transportation activities; defining certain terms; specifying
authority powers and duties, program requirements and bond eligible costs;
dedicating revenues from the sales tax on bicycles to the active transportation
program; requiring the development of an project evaluation and selection
process; report requirement; requiring funding for greater Minnesota for an
active transportation competitive grant program; modifying certain local road
improvement projects; requiring the commissioner of transportation (DOT) to
annually assess certain railroad companies; specifying a total assessment
maximum amount allowing expenditures from the rail service improvement program
improved rail yards safety; requiring the board of peace officer standards and
training to develop a statewide model training policy designed to eliminate
motorcycle profiling from law enforcement in the state; modifying certain duties
of the commissioner of management and budget relating to disbursement of court
surcharges on vehicle parking violations; requiring crediting to the highway
user tax distribution fund; modifying certain local contribution provisions for
airport expenditures; requiring the metropolitan council to consult with the
transportation accessibility advisory committee on transit vehicles procurement;
requiring a cost share policy; authorizing the commissioner and the metropolitan
council to use public-private partnership initiatives for pilot projects and
specifying pilot project restrictions; providing for the purchase of certain
parcels of land in St. Louis county by the department of transportation (DOT);
requiring a proposed transportation project data-driven evaluation process for
analysis; requiring a report on dedicated fund expenditures; directing the
commissioner of transportation to establish and adopt road design standards and
guidelines to be applied consistently to trunk highways, county state-aid
highways, and municipal state-aid streets with similar
characteristics; report
requirement
(me)