3rd Engrossment - 92nd Legislature (2021 - 2022) Posted on 02/11/2022 11:45am
A bill for an act
relating to transportation; establishing a budget for transportation; appropriating
money for transportation purposes, including Department of Transportation,
Metropolitan Council, and Department of Public Safety activities; authorizing the
sale and issuance of state bonds; modifying prior appropriations; modifying various
fees and surcharges; modifying various transportation-related tax provisions;
establishing a transit sales and use tax; providing for noncompliant drivers' licenses
and identification cards; establishing advisory committees; establishing accounts;
modifying various provisions governing transportation policy and finance; making
technical changes; requiring reports; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections
13.6905, by adding a subdivision; 16A.88, subdivision 1a; 84.787, subdivision 7;
84.797, subdivision 7; 84.92, subdivision 8; 97A.055, subdivision 2; 117.075,
subdivisions 2, 3; 160.02, subdivision 1a; 160.262, subdivision 3; 160.266,
subdivisions 1b, as amended, 6, by adding a subdivision; 161.115, subdivision 27;
161.14, by adding subdivisions; 161.23, subdivisions 2, 2a; 161.44, subdivisions
6a, 6b; 162.145, subdivision 3; 163.07, subdivision 2; 168.002, subdivisions 10,
18; 168.013, subdivisions 1a, 1m; 168.12, subdivision 1; 168.183; 168.301,
subdivision 1; 168.31, subdivision 4; 168.327, subdivisions 1, 6, by adding
subdivisions; 168A.11, subdivisions 1, 2; 169.011, subdivisions 5, 9, 27, 42, by
adding subdivisions; 169.035, subdivision 3; 169.09, subdivision 13; 169.18,
subdivisions 3, 10; 169.222, subdivisions 1, 4, 6a, by adding a subdivision; 169.451,
subdivision 3, by adding a subdivision; 169.522, subdivision 1; 169.58, by adding
a subdivision; 169.812, subdivision 2; 169.92, subdivision 4; 171.04, subdivision
5; 171.06, subdivisions 2a, 3, by adding subdivisions; 171.07, subdivisions 1, 3,
4, 15; 171.071, by adding a subdivision; 171.12, subdivisions 7a, 7b, 9, by adding
a subdivision; 171.13, subdivisions 1, 6, 9; 171.16, subdivisions 2, 3, by adding a
subdivision; 171.18, subdivision 1; 171.20, subdivision 4; 171.27; 171.29,
subdivision 2; 174.01, by adding a subdivision; 174.03, subdivisions 1c, 12;
174.185, subdivision 3; 174.24, subdivision 7; 174.285, subdivision 5; 174.40,
subdivision 5; 174.42, subdivision 2; 174.50, subdivisions 6d, 7, by adding a
subdivision; 174.56, subdivision 1; 219.015, subdivisions 1, 2; 219.1651; 296A.07,
subdivision 3; 296A.08, subdivision 2; 296A.083, subdivision 2; 297A.64,
subdivision 5; 297A.94; 297A.99, subdivision 1; 297B.02, subdivision 1; 299A.55,
subdivision 3, by adding a subdivision; 299D.03, subdivision 5; 325E.15; 360.012,
by adding a subdivision; 360.013, by adding subdivisions; 360.55, by adding a
subdivision; 360.59, subdivision 10; 473.386, by adding a subdivision; 473.39,
by adding a subdivision; 473.391, by adding a subdivision; 480.15, by adding a
subdivision; 609.855, subdivisions 1, 7, by adding a subdivision; Laws 2012,
chapter 287, article 3, sections 2; 3; 4; Laws 2013, chapter 143, article 9, section
20; Laws 2019, First Special Session chapter 3, article 1, section 4, subdivision 3;
proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 161; 168; 169; 171;
174; 297A; 345; 473; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 168.327,
subdivision 5; 169.09, subdivision 7; 171.015, subdivision 7; Minnesota Rules,
parts 7410.2610, subparts 1, 2, 3, 3a, 5a, 5b, 6; 7414.1490; 7470.0300; 7470.0400;
7470.0500; 7470.0600; 7470.0700.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1. new text begin TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS.
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The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the agencies
and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the trunk highway
fund, or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated for each purpose.
Amounts for "Total Appropriation" and sums shown in the corresponding columns marked
"Appropriations by Fund" are summary only and do not have legal effect. Unless specified
otherwise, the amounts in the second year under "Appropriations by Fund" show the base
within the meaning of Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.11, subdivision 3, by fund. The
figures "2022" and "2023" used in this article mean that the appropriations listed under them
are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, or June 30, 2023, respectively. "The
first year" is fiscal year 2022. "The second year" is fiscal year 2023. "The biennium" is
fiscal years 2022 and 2023. "C.S.A.H." is the county state-aid highway fund. "M.S.A.S."
is the municipal state-aid street fund. "H.U.T.D." is the highway user tax distribution fund.
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APPROPRIATIONS new text end |
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Available for the Year new text end |
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Ending June 30 new text end |
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2022 new text end |
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2023 new text end |
Sec. 2. new text begin DEPARTMENT OF
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Total Appropriation
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$ new text end |
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3,171,073,000 new text end |
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$ new text end |
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3,078,802,000 new text end |
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Appropriations by Fund new text end |
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2022 new text end |
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2023 new text end |
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General new text end |
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33,621,000 new text end |
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19,565,000 new text end |
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Airports new text end |
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25,360,000 new text end |
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25,368,000 new text end |
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C.S.A.H. new text end |
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866,037,000 new text end |
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905,575,000 new text end |
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M.S.A.S. new text end |
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216,747,000 new text end |
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227,067,000 new text end |
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Special Revenue new text end |
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11,937,000 new text end |
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20,006,000 new text end |
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Trunk Highway new text end |
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2,017,371,000 new text end |
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1,881,221,000 new text end |
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The appropriations in this section are to the
commissioner of transportation.
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The amounts that may be spent for each
purpose are specified in the following
subdivisions.
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Multimodal Systems
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(a) Aeronautics
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(1) Airport Development and Assistance new text end |
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18,598,000 new text end |
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18,598,000 new text end |
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This appropriation is from the state airports
fund and must be spent according to
Minnesota Statutes, section 360.305,
subdivision 4.
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Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
16A.28, subdivision 6, this appropriation is
available for five years after appropriation. If
the appropriation for either year is insufficient,
the appropriation for the other year is available
for it.
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If the commissioner of transportation
determines that a balance remains in the state
airports fund following the appropriations
made in this article and that the appropriations
made are insufficient for advancing airport
development and assistance projects, an
amount necessary to advance the projects, not
to exceed the balance in the state airports fund,
is appropriated in each year to the
commissioner and must be spent according to
Minnesota Statutes, section 360.305,
subdivision 4. Within two weeks of a
determination under this contingent
appropriation, the commissioner of
transportation must notify the commissioner
of management and budget and the chairs and
ranking minority members of the legislative
committees with jurisdiction over
transportation finance concerning funds
appropriated. Funds appropriated under this
contingent appropriation do not adjust the base
for fiscal years 2024 and 2025.
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(2) Aviation Support Services new text end |
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8,332,000 new text end |
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8,340,000 new text end |
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2022 new text end |
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2023 new text end |
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Airports new text end |
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6,682,000 new text end |
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6,690,000 new text end |
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Trunk Highway new text end |
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1,650,000 new text end |
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1,650,000 new text end |
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(3) Civil Air Patrol new text end |
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80,000 new text end |
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80,000 new text end |
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This appropriation is from the state airports
fund for the Civil Air Patrol.
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(b) Transit and Active Transportation new text end |
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21,601,000 new text end |
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18,201,000 new text end |
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Appropriations by Fund new text end |
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2022 new text end |
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2023 new text end |
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General new text end |
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20,649,000 new text end |
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17,249,000 new text end |
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Trunk Highway new text end |
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952,000 new text end |
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952,000 new text end |
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$3,400,000 in fiscal year 2022 from the
general fund is for the active transportation
program under Minnesota Statutes, section
174.38.
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(c) Safe Routes to School new text end |
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2,500,000 new text end |
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500,000 new text end |
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This appropriation is from the general fund
for the safe routes to school program under
Minnesota Statutes, section 174.40.
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(d) Passenger Rail new text end |
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3,000,000 new text end |
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500,000 new text end |
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This appropriation is from the general fund
for passenger rail activities under Minnesota
Statutes, sections 174.632 to 174.636.
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$2,500,000 in fiscal year 2022 is for final
design and construction to provide for a
second daily Amtrak train service between
Minneapolis and St. Paul and Chicago.
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(e) Freight new text end |
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6,992,000 new text end |
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7,036,000 new text end |
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2022 new text end |
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2023 new text end |
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General new text end |
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1,114,000 new text end |
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1,158,000 new text end |
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Trunk Highway new text end |
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5,878,000 new text end |
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5,878,000 new text end |
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(f) Electric Vehicle Infrastructure new text end |
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2,470,000 new text end |
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344,000 new text end |
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This appropriation is from the electric vehicle
infrastructure account in the special revenue
fund under section 174.48, subdivision 3, for
the electric vehicle infrastructure development
program under that section.
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The base is $340,000 in fiscal year 2024 and
$537,000 in fiscal year 2025.
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State Roads
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(a) Operations and Maintenance new text end |
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389,478,000 new text end |
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399,645,000 new text end |
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The base is $392,533,000 in fiscal year 2024
and $405,602,000 in fiscal year 2025.
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(b) Program Planning and Delivery new text end |
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(1) Planning and Research new text end |
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37,890,000 new text end |
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31,190,000 new text end |
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2022 new text end |
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2023 new text end |
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General new text end |
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6,200,000 new text end |
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Trunk Highway new text end |
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31,690,000 new text end |
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31,190,000 new text end |
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If a balance remains of this appropriation, the
commissioner may transfer up to that amount
for program delivery under clause (2).
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$6,200,000 in fiscal year 2022 from the
general fund is for a grant to ReConnect
Rondo for project development of the Rondo
Land Bridge freeway lid over marked
Interstate Highway 94 in a portion of the
segment from Lexington Avenue to Rice
Street in St. Paul. Eligible uses of funds
include but are not limited to project
management, area planning and design, project
assessment and analysis, market research,
financial evaluation, community outreach,
fund-raising, redevelopment programming,
and organizational capacity activities. This is
a onetime appropriation and is available until
June 30, 2023. The commissioner must not
require an expenditure prior to making grant
funds available.
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Up to $500,000 in fiscal year 2022 from the
trunk highway fund is for safety improvements
in Department of Transportation District 1, to
perform cost estimating, environmental
permitting, and preliminary engineering on
trunk highway segments with a continuous
freeway or expressway gap.
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$130,000 in each year from the trunk highway
fund is available for administrative costs of
the targeted group business program.
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$266,000 in each year from the trunk highway
fund is available for grants to metropolitan
planning organizations outside the
seven-county metropolitan area.
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$900,000 in each year from the trunk highway
fund is available for grants for transportation
studies outside the metropolitan area to
identify critical concerns, problems, and
issues. These grants are available: (1) to
regional development commissions; (2) in
regions where no regional development
commission is functioning, to joint powers
boards established under agreement of two or
more political subdivisions in the region to
exercise the planning functions of a regional
development commission; and (3) in regions
where no regional development commission
or joint powers board is functioning, to the
Department of Transportation district office
for that region.
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(2) Program Delivery new text end |
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244,480,000 new text end |
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251,476,000 new text end |
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This appropriation includes use of consultants
to support development and management of
projects.
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$1,000,000 in each year is available for
management of contaminated and regulated
material on property owned by the Department
of Transportation, including mitigation of
property conveyances, facility acquisition or
expansion, chemical release at maintenance
facilities, and spills on the trunk highway
system where there is no known responsible
party. If the appropriation for either year is
insufficient, the appropriation for the other
year is available for it.
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The base is $247,209,000 in fiscal year 2024
and $255,050,000 in fiscal year 2025.
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(c) State Road Construction new text end |
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1,207,689,000 new text end |
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1,054,676,000 new text end |
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This appropriation is for the actual
construction, reconstruction, and improvement
of trunk highways, including design-build
contracts, internal department costs associated
with delivering the construction program,
consultant usage to support these activities,
and the cost of actual payments to landowners
for lands acquired for highway rights-of-way,
payment to lessees, interest subsidies, and
relocation expenses.
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The commissioner of transportation must
notify the chairs and ranking minority
members of the legislative committees with
jurisdiction over transportation finance of any
significant events that should cause the
estimate of federal aid to change.
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This appropriation includes federal highway
aid.
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The commissioner may expend up to one-half
of one percent of the federal appropriations
under this paragraph as grants to opportunity
industrialization centers and other nonprofit
job training centers for job training programs
related to highway construction.
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The commissioner may transfer up to
$15,000,000 in each year to the transportation
revolving loan fund.
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The commissioner may receive money
covering other shares of the cost of partnership
projects. These receipts are appropriated to
the commissioner for these projects.
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The base is $1,004,607,000 in fiscal year 2024
and $1,035,972,000 in fiscal year 2025.
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(d) Corridors of Commerce new text end |
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25,000,000 new text end |
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25,000,000 new text end |
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This appropriation is for the corridors of
commerce program under Minnesota Statutes,
section 161.088. The commissioner may use
up to 17 percent of the amount in each year
for program delivery.
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(e) Highway Debt Service new text end |
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225,773,000 new text end |
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259,735,000 new text end |
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$222,773,000 in fiscal year 2022 and
$256,735,000 in fiscal year 2023 are for
transfer to the state bond fund. If this
appropriation is insufficient to make all
transfers required in the year for which it is
made, the commissioner of management and
budget must transfer the deficiency amount
under the statutory open appropriation and
notify the chairs, ranking minority members,
and staff of the legislative committees with
jurisdiction over transportation finance and
the chairs of the senate Finance Committee
and the house of representatives Ways and
Means Committee of the amount of the
deficiency. Any excess appropriation cancels
to the trunk highway fund.
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(f) Statewide Radio Communications new text end |
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6,236,000 new text end |
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6,236,000 new text end |
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(g) Roosevelt Signal Tower new text end |
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3,000 new text end |
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3,000 new text end |
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This appropriation is from the general fund to
equip and operate the Roosevelt signal tower
for Lake of the Woods weather broadcasting.
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Local Roads
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(a) County State-Aid Highways new text end |
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866,037,000 new text end |
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905,575,000 new text end |
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This appropriation is from the county state-aid
highway fund under Minnesota Statutes,
section 161.081, and Minnesota Statutes,
chapter 162, and is available until June 30,
2031.
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If the commissioner of transportation
determines that a balance remains in the
county state-aid highway fund following the
appropriations and transfers made in this
paragraph and that the appropriations made
are insufficient for advancing county state-aid
highway projects, an amount necessary to
advance the projects, not to exceed the balance
in the county state-aid highway fund, is
appropriated in each year to the commissioner.
Within two weeks of a determination under
this contingent appropriation, the
commissioner of transportation must notify
the commissioner of management and budget
and the chairs, ranking minority members, and
staff of the legislative committees with
jurisdiction over transportation finance
concerning funds appropriated. The
commissioner must identify in the next budget
submission to the legislature under Minnesota
Statutes, section 16A.11, any amount that is
appropriated under this paragraph.
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(b) Municipal State-Aid Streets new text end |
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216,747,000 new text end |
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227,067,000 new text end |
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This appropriation is from the municipal
state-aid street fund under Minnesota Statutes,
chapter 162, and is available until June 30,
2031.
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If the commissioner of transportation
determines that a balance remains in the
municipal state-aid street fund following the
appropriations and transfers made in this
paragraph and that the appropriations made
are insufficient for advancing municipal
state-aid street projects, an amount necessary
to advance the projects, not to exceed the
balance in the municipal state-aid street fund,
is appropriated in each year to the
commissioner. Within two weeks of a
determination under this contingent
appropriation, the commissioner of
transportation must notify the commissioner
of management and budget and the chairs,
ranking minority members, and staff of the
legislative committees with jurisdiction over
transportation finance concerning funds
appropriated. The commissioner must identify
in the next budget submission to the legislature
under Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.11, any
amount that is appropriated under this
paragraph.
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(c) Small Cities Assistance new text end |
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9,467,000 new text end |
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19,662,000 new text end |
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This appropriation is from the small cities
assistance account in the special revenue fund
under Minnesota Statutes, section 162.145,
subdivision 2, for the small cities assistance
program under that section.
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Agency Management
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(a) Agency Services new text end |
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63,599,000 new text end |
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63,599,000 new text end |
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2022 new text end |
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2023 new text end |
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General new text end |
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100,000 new text end |
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Trunk Highway new text end |
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63,499,000 new text end |
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63,499,000 new text end |
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$100,000 in each year from the general fund
is for facilitation of Tribal training for state
agencies.
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(b) Buildings new text end |
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40,274,000 new text end |
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40,474,000 new text end |
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Appropriations by Fund new text end |
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2022 new text end |
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2023 new text end |
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General new text end |
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55,000 new text end |
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55,000 new text end |
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Trunk Highway new text end |
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40,219,000 new text end |
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40,419,000 new text end |
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Any money appropriated to the commissioner
of transportation for building construction for
any fiscal year before fiscal year 2022 is
available to the commissioner during the
biennium to the extent that the commissioner
spends the money on the building construction
projects for which the money was originally
encumbered during the fiscal year for which
it was appropriated. If the appropriation for
either year is insufficient, the appropriation
for the other year is available for it.
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(c) Tort Claims new text end |
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600,000 new text end |
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600,000 new text end |
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If the appropriation for either year is
insufficient, the appropriation for the other
year is available for it.
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Transfers
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(a) With the approval of the commissioner of
management and budget, the commissioner
of transportation may transfer unencumbered
balances among the appropriations from the
trunk highway fund and the state airports fund
made in this section. Transfers under this
paragraph must not be made: (1) between
funds; (2) from the appropriations for state
road construction or debt service; or (3) from
the appropriations for operations and
maintenance or program delivery, except for
a transfer to state road construction or debt
service.
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(b) The commissioner of transportation must
immediately report transfers under paragraph
(a) to the chairs, ranking minority members,
and staff of the legislative committees with
jurisdiction over transportation finance. The
authority for the commissioner of
transportation to make transfers under
Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.285, is
superseded by the authority and requirements
under this paragraph.
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(c) The commissioner shall transfer from the
flexible highway account in the county
state-aid highway fund: (1) $10,000,000 in
fiscal year 2022 to the trunk highway fund;
(2) $5,000,000 in fiscal year 2022 to the
municipal turnback account in the municipal
state-aid street fund; and (3) the remainder in
fiscal year 2022 to the county turnback
account in the county state-aid highway fund.
The funds transferred are for highway
turnback purposes as provided under
Minnesota Statutes, section 161.081,
subdivision 3.
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Contingent Appropriations
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The commissioner of transportation, with the
approval of the governor and the written
approval of at least five members of a group
consisting of the members of the Legislative
Advisory Commission under Minnesota
Statutes, section 3.30, and the ranking minority
members of the legislative committees with
jurisdiction over transportation finance, may
transfer all or part of the unappropriated
balance in the trunk highway fund to an
appropriation: (1) for trunk highway design,
construction, or inspection in order to take
advantage of an unanticipated receipt of
income to the trunk highway fund or to take
advantage of federal advanced construction
funding; (2) for trunk highway maintenance
in order to meet an emergency; or (3) to pay
tort or environmental claims. Nothing in this
subdivision authorizes the commissioner to
increase the use of federal advanced
construction funding beyond amounts
specifically authorized. Any transfer as a result
of the use of federal advanced construction
funding must include an analysis of the effects
on the long-term trunk highway fund balance.
The amount transferred is appropriated for the
purpose of the account to which it is
transferred.
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Total Appropriation
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$ new text end |
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90,152,000 new text end |
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88,662,000 new text end |
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The appropriations in this section are from the
general fund to the Metropolitan Council.
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The amounts that may be spent for each
purpose are specified in the following
subdivisions.
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Transit
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33,736,000 new text end |
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32,686,000 new text end |
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This appropriation is for transit system
operations under Minnesota Statutes, sections
473.371 to 473.449.
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$32,000 in each year is for the bus deployment
analysis requirements under Minnesota
Statutes, section 473.391, subdivision 3.
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$500,000 in fiscal year 2022 is for the
zero-emission transit vehicle transition plan
under Minnesota Statutes, section 473.3927.
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$250,000 in fiscal year 2022 is for an analysis
of transit service improvements in the marked
Trunk Highway 55 corridor from Medina to
downtown Minneapolis. At a minimum, the
analysis must include options for highway bus
rapid transit service. The council must ensure
that the analysis is performed in a manner that
does not conflict with requirements for federal
transit or transitway grants. The council may
provide a grant to a local unit of government
to perform the analysis. This appropriation is
not available until the council determines that
at least an equal amount is committed from
nonstate sources.
new text end
new text begin
$300,000 in fiscal year 2022 is for a grant to
transportation management organizations that
provide services exclusively or primarily in
the city located along the marked Interstate
Highway 494 corridor having the highest
population as of July 1, 2021. The council
must not retain any portion of the funds under
this rider and must make grant payments in
full by July 31, 2021. Funds under this grant
are for programming and service expansion
to assist companies and commuters in
telecommuting efforts and promotion of best
practices. A grant recipient must provide
telework resources, assistance, information,
and related activities on a statewide basis.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 3. new text end
new text begin
Metro Mobility
|
new text begin
56,416,000 new text end |
new text begin
55,976,000 new text end |
new text begin
This appropriation is for Metro Mobility under
Minnesota Statutes, section 473.386.
new text end
Sec. 4. new text begin DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
|
new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end
new text begin
Total Appropriation
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
254,010,000 new text end |
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
236,476,000 new text end |
new text begin
Appropriations by Fund new text end |
|||
new text begin
2021 new text end |
new text begin
2022 new text end |
new text begin
2023 new text end |
|
new text begin
General new text end |
new text begin
1,512,000 new text end |
new text begin
30,067,000 new text end |
new text begin
22,969,000 new text end |
new text begin
H.U.T.D. new text end |
new text begin
11,000 new text end |
new text begin
9,304,000 new text end |
new text begin
9,300,000 new text end |
new text begin
Special Revenue new text end |
new text begin
-0- new text end |
new text begin
74,830,000 new text end |
new text begin
66,415,000 new text end |
new text begin
Trunk Highway new text end |
new text begin
1,166,000 new text end |
new text begin
139,809,000 new text end |
new text begin
137,792,000 new text end |
new text begin
The appropriations in this section are to the
commissioner of public safety.
new text end
new text begin
The amounts that may be spent for each
purpose are specified in the following
subdivisions.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 2. new text end
new text begin
Administration and Related Services
|
new text begin
(a) Office of Communications new text end |
new text begin
575,000 new text end |
new text begin
575,000 new text end |
new text begin
Appropriations by Fund new text end |
||
new text begin
2022 new text end |
new text begin
2023 new text end |
|
new text begin
General new text end |
new text begin
130,000 new text end |
new text begin
130,000 new text end |
new text begin
Trunk Highway new text end |
new text begin
445,000 new text end |
new text begin
445,000 new text end |
new text begin
(b) Public Safety Support new text end |
new text begin
5,809,000 new text end |
new text begin
5,846,000 new text end |
new text begin
Appropriations by Fund new text end |
||
new text begin
2022 new text end |
new text begin
2023 new text end |
|
new text begin
General new text end |
new text begin
1,418,000 new text end |
new text begin
1,455,000 new text end |
new text begin
Trunk Highway new text end |
new text begin
4,391,000 new text end |
new text begin
4,391,000 new text end |
new text begin
(c) Public Safety Officer Benefits new text end |
new text begin
640,000 new text end |
new text begin
640,000 new text end |
new text begin
This appropriation is from the general fund
for payment of public safety officer survivor
benefits under Minnesota Statutes, section
299A.44. If the appropriation for either year
is insufficient, the appropriation for the other
year is available for it.
new text end
new text begin
(d) Public Safety Officer Reimbursements new text end |
new text begin
1,367,000 new text end |
new text begin
1,367,000 new text end |
new text begin
This appropriation is from the general fund
for transfer to the public safety officer's benefit
account. This money is available for
reimbursements under Minnesota Statutes,
section 299A.465.
new text end
new text begin
(e) Soft Body Armor Reimbursements new text end |
new text begin
745,000 new text end |
new text begin
745,000 new text end |
new text begin
Appropriations by Fund new text end |
||
new text begin
2022 new text end |
new text begin
2023 new text end |
|
new text begin
General new text end |
new text begin
645,000 new text end |
new text begin
645,000 new text end |
new text begin
Trunk Highway new text end |
new text begin
100,000 new text end |
new text begin
100,000 new text end |
new text begin
This appropriation is for soft body armor
reimbursements under Minnesota Statutes,
section 299A.38.
new text end
new text begin
(f) Technology and Support Services new text end |
new text begin
6,299,000 new text end |
new text begin
6,299,000 new text end |
new text begin
Appropriations by Fund new text end |
||
new text begin
2022 new text end |
new text begin
2023 new text end |
|
new text begin
General new text end |
new text begin
1,365,000 new text end |
new text begin
1,365,000 new text end |
new text begin
H.U.T.D. new text end |
new text begin
19,000 new text end |
new text begin
19,000 new text end |
new text begin
Trunk Highway new text end |
new text begin
4,915,000 new text end |
new text begin
4,915,000 new text end |
new text begin Subd. 3. new text end
new text begin
State Patrol
|
new text begin
(a) Patrolling Highways new text end |
new text begin
119,045,000 new text end |
new text begin
117,162,000 new text end |
new text begin
Appropriations by Fund new text end |
|||
new text begin
2021 new text end |
new text begin
2022 new text end |
new text begin
2023 new text end |
|
new text begin
General new text end |
new text begin
-0- new text end |
new text begin
37,000 new text end |
new text begin
37,000 new text end |
new text begin
H.U.T.D. new text end |
new text begin
-0- new text end |
new text begin
92,000 new text end |
new text begin
92,000 new text end |
new text begin
Trunk Highway new text end |
new text begin
1,166,000 new text end |
new text begin
118,916,000 new text end |
new text begin
117,033,000 new text end |
new text begin
$1,166,000 in fiscal year 2021 is appropriated
from the trunk highway fund to the
commissioner of public safety for patrolling
highways. This amount is in addition to the
appropriation under Laws 2019, First Special
Session chapter 3, article 1, section 4,
subdivision 3, paragraph (a).
new text end
new text begin
(b) Commercial Vehicle Enforcement new text end |
new text begin
10,548,000 new text end |
new text begin
10,414,000 new text end |
new text begin
(c) Capitol Security new text end |
new text begin
20,795,000 new text end |
new text begin
16,852,000 new text end |
new text begin
This appropriation is from the general fund.
new text end
new text begin
$1,512,000 in fiscal year 2021 is appropriated
from the general fund to the commissioner of
public safety for capitol security. This amount
is in addition to the appropriation under Laws
2019, First Special Session chapter 3, article
1, section 4, subdivision 3, paragraph (c).
new text end
new text begin
The commissioner must not (1) spend any
money from the trunk highway fund for
capitol security, or (2) permanently transfer
any state trooper from the patrolling highways
activity to capitol security.
new text end
new text begin
(d) Vehicle Crimes Unit new text end |
new text begin
957,000 new text end |
new text begin
953,000 new text end |
new text begin
This appropriation is from the highway user
tax distribution fund for the vehicle crimes
unit to investigate:
new text end
new text begin
(1) registration tax and motor vehicle sales tax
liabilities from individuals and businesses that
currently do not pay all taxes owed; and
new text end
new text begin
(2) illegal or improper activity related to the
sale, transfer, titling, and registration of motor
vehicles.
new text end
new text begin
$11,000 in fiscal year 2021 is appropriated
from the highway user tax distribution fund
to the commissioner of public safety for the
vehicle crimes unit.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 4. new text end
new text begin
Driver and Vehicle Services
|
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new text begin
(a) Driver Services new text end |
new text begin
41,964,000 new text end |
new text begin
37,690,000 new text end |
new text begin
This appropriation is from the driver services
operating account in the special revenue fund
under Minnesota Statutes, section 299A.705,
subdivision 2.
new text end
new text begin
$1,140,000 in fiscal year 2022 is for temporary
staff to implement the requirements under
article 4.
new text end
new text begin
The commissioner must maintain driver's
license examination stations so that, at a
minimum, an exam station is located in each
county or an adjacent county.
new text end
new text begin
The base is $37,964,000 in each of fiscal years
2024 and 2025.
new text end
new text begin
(b) Vehicle Services new text end |
new text begin
37,259,000 new text end |
new text begin
35,518,000 new text end |
new text begin
Appropriations by Fund new text end |
||
new text begin
2022 new text end |
new text begin
2023 new text end |
|
new text begin
Special Revenue new text end |
new text begin
29,023,000 new text end |
new text begin
27,282,000 new text end |
new text begin
H.U.T.D. new text end |
new text begin
8,236,000 new text end |
new text begin
8,236,000 new text end |
new text begin
The special revenue fund appropriation is from
the vehicle services operating account under
Minnesota Statutes, section 299A.705,
subdivision 1.
new text end
new text begin
(c) Temporary Staffing new text end |
new text begin
2,400,000 new text end |
new text begin
-0- new text end |
new text begin
This appropriation is from the vehicle services
operating account in the special revenue fund
for staff and operating costs to hire temporary
or contract employees to process and issue
drivers' licenses and Minnesota identification
cards. This appropriation must not be spent
for permanent state employees.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 5. new text end
new text begin
Traffic Safety
|
new text begin
969,000 new text end |
new text begin
972,000 new text end |
new text begin
Appropriations by Fund new text end |
||
new text begin
2022 new text end |
new text begin
2023 new text end |
|
new text begin
General new text end |
new text begin
475,000 new text end |
new text begin
478,000 new text end |
new text begin
Trunk Highway new text end |
new text begin
494,000 new text end |
new text begin
494,000 new text end |
new text begin
The appropriation from the general fund each
year is for maintenance of the crash record
system.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 6. new text end
new text begin
Pipeline Safety
|
new text begin
1,443,000 new text end |
new text begin
1,443,000 new text end |
new text begin
This appropriation is from the pipeline safety
account in the special revenue fund.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 7. new text end
new text begin
Hazardous Substances Transportation
|
new text begin
3,195,000 new text end |
new text begin
-0- new text end |
new text begin
This appropriation is from the general fund
for hazardous substances transportation
incident response preparedness under
Minnesota Statutes, section 299A.55,
subdivisions 3 and 3a.
new text end
new text begin
This section is effective July 1, 2021, except that subdivision 3
is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end
new text begin
The commissioner of public safety
must transfer $2,000,000 in fiscal year 2021 from the vehicle services operating account in
the special revenue fund to the driver services operating account in the special revenue fund.
new text end
new text begin
The commissioner of
transportation must transfer $2,195,000 in fiscal year 2022 from the general fund to the
electric vehicle infrastructure account under Minnesota Statutes, section 174.48, subdivision
3.
new text end
new text begin
The commissioner of public safety must transfer
$1,600,000 in fiscal year 2024 from the vehicle services operating account in the special
revenue fund to the general fund.
new text end
new text begin
Subdivision 1 is effective the day following final enactment.
Subdivisions 2 and 3 are effective July 1, 2021.
new text end
new text begin
(a) $271,000 of the fiscal year 2021 general fund appropriation under Laws 2019, First
Special Session chapter 3, article 1, section 2, is canceled.
new text end
new text begin
(b) $220,000 of the fiscal year 2021 general fund appropriation under Laws 2019, First
Special Session chapter 3, article 1, section 4, subdivision 2, paragraph (b), is canceled.
new text end
new text begin
This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end
new text begin
(a) In the budget submission to the legislature under Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.11,
for fiscal years 2024 and 2025, the commissioner of transportation, and the commissioner
of public safety with respect to the transportation portion of the public safety budget, must
present budget narratives and proposed appropriations for each appropriation established
in sections 2 and 4.
new text end
new text begin
(b) In the budget submission to the legislature under Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.11,
for fiscal years 2024 and 2025, the Metropolitan Council must present budget narratives
and the proposed appropriations for each appropriation established in section 3, and proposed
appropriations, if any, for each of the following categories: metro mobility, contracted bus
service, regular route bus service, light rail transit, commuter rail, transportation planning,
and allocation to the regional administration.
new text end
Laws 2019, First Special Session chapter 3, article 1, section 4, subdivision 3, is
amended to read:
Subd. 3.State Patrol
|
(a) Patrolling Highways |
95,252,000 |
96,083,000 |
Appropriations by Fund |
||
2020 |
2021 |
|
General |
37,000 |
37,000 |
H.U.T.D. |
92,000 |
92,000 |
Trunk Highway |
95,123,000 |
95,954,000 |
To account for base adjustments provided in
Laws 2018, chapter 211, article 21, section 2,
paragraph (a), the base from the trunk highway
fund for fiscal years 2022 and 2023 is
$96,784,000.
new text begin
Of the appropriation from the trunk highway
fund in fiscal year 2021, up to $1,718,000 is
available until December 30, 2021, for costs
associated with the 2021 State Patrol Trooper
Academy.
new text end
(b) Commercial Vehicle Enforcement |
8,948,000 |
8,993,000 |
To account for base adjustments provided in
Laws 2018, chapter 211, article 21, section 2,
paragraph (a), the base from the trunk highway
fund for fiscal years 2022 and 2023 is
$9,038,000.
(c) Capitol Security |
9,164,000 |
9,207,000 |
This appropriation is from the general fund.
To account for base adjustments provided in
Laws 2018, chapter 211, article 21, section 2,
paragraph (a), the base from the general fund
for fiscal years 2022 and 2023 is $9,250,000.
The commissioner must not:
(1) spend any money from the trunk highway
fund for capitol security; or
(2) permanently transfer any state trooper from
the patrolling highways activity to capitol
security.
The commissioner must not transfer any
money appropriated to the commissioner under
this section:
(1) to capitol security; or
(2) from capitol security.
(d) Vehicle Crimes Unit |
832,000 |
866,000 |
This appropriation is from the highway user
tax distribution fund to investigate:
(1) registration tax and motor vehicle sales tax
liabilities from individuals and businesses that
currently do not pay all taxes owed; and
(2) illegal or improper activity related to the
sale, transfer, titling, and registration of motor
vehicles.
new text begin
This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end
new text begin
The sums shown in the column under "Appropriations" are appropriated from the bond
proceeds account in the trunk highway fund to the state agencies or officials indicated to
be spent for public purposes. Appropriations of bond proceeds must be spent as authorized
by the Minnesota Constitution, articles XI and XIV. Unless otherwise specified, money
appropriated in this article for a capital program or project may be used to pay state agency
staff costs that are attributed directly to the capital program or project in accordance with
accounting policies adopted by the commissioner of management and budget.
new text end
new text begin
SUMMARY new text end |
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new text begin
Department of Transportation new text end |
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
400,000,000 new text end |
new text begin
Department of Management and Budget new text end |
new text begin
400,000 new text end |
|
new text begin
TOTAL new text end |
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
400,400,000 new text end |
new text begin
APPROPRIATIONS new text end |
Sec. 2. new text begin DEPARTMENT OF
|
new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end
new text begin
Corridors of Commerce
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
175,000,000 new text end |
new text begin
(a) This appropriation is in fiscal year 2024 to
the commissioner of transportation for the
corridors of commerce program under
Minnesota Statutes, section 161.088.
new text end
new text begin
(b) The commissioner may use up to 17
percent of the amount for program delivery.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 2. new text end
new text begin
State Road Construction
|
new text begin
225,000,000 new text end |
new text begin
(a) This appropriation is in fiscal year 2024 to
the commissioner of transportation for
construction, reconstruction, and improvement
of trunk highways, including design-build
contracts and use of consultants to support
these activities. This includes the cost of actual
payment to landowners for lands acquired for
highway rights-of-way, payment to lessees,
interest subsidies, and relocation expenses.
new text end
new text begin
(b) The commissioner may use up to 17
percent of the amount for program delivery.
new text end
Sec. 3. new text begin BOND SALE EXPENSES
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
400,000 new text end |
new text begin
This appropriation is in fiscal year 2024 to the
commissioner of management and budget for
bond sale expenses under Minnesota Statutes,
sections 16A.641, subdivision 8, and 167.50,
subdivision 4.
new text end
Sec. 4. new text begin BOND SALE AUTHORIZATION.
|
new text begin
To provide the money appropriated in this article from the bond proceeds account in the
trunk highway fund, the commissioner of management and budget shall sell and issue bonds
of the state in an amount up to $400,400,000 in the manner, upon the terms, and with the
effect prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, sections 167.50 to 167.52, and by the Minnesota
Constitution, article XIV, section 11, at the times and in the amounts requested by the
commissioner of transportation. The proceeds of the bonds, except accrued interest and any
premium received from the sale of the bonds, must be deposited in the bond proceeds account
in the trunk highway fund.
new text end
Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 97A.055, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
The commissioner of management and budget shall credit to the
game and fish fund all money received under the game and fish laws and all income from
state lands acquired by purchase or gift for game or fish purposes, including receipts from:
(1) licenses and permits issued;
(2) fines and forfeited bail;
(3) sales of contraband, wild animals, and other property under the control of the division,
except as provided in section 97A.225, subdivision 8, clause (2);
(4) fees from advanced education courses for hunters and trappers;
(5) reimbursements of expenditures by the division;
(6) contributions to the division; and
(7) revenue credited to the game and fish fund under section 297A.94,new text begin subdivision 2,new text end
paragraph (h), clause (1).
Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 168.002, subdivision 10, is amended to read:
"First year of life"new text begin or "first year of vehicle life"new text end means the
year of model designation of the vehicle, or, if there be no year of model designation, it
deleted text begin shall meandeleted text end new text begin meansnew text end the year of manufacture.
new text begin
This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end
Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 168.013, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:
(a) On passenger automobiles as defined in
section 168.002, subdivision 24, and hearses, except as otherwise provided, the registration
tax is calculated as $10 plus:
(1) for a vehicle initially registered in Minnesota prior to November 16, 2020, 1.25
percent of the manufacturer's suggested retail price of the vehicle and the destination charge,
subject to the adjustments in paragraphs (f) and (g); or
(2) for a vehicle initially registered in Minnesota on or after November 16, 2020, 1.285
percent of the manufacturer's suggested retail price of the vehicle, subject to the adjustments
in paragraphs (f) and (g).
(b) The registration tax calculation must not include the cost of each accessory or item
of optional equipment separately added to the vehicle and the manufacturer's suggested
retail price. The registration tax calculation must not include a destination charge, except
for a vehicle previously registered in Minnesota prior to November 16, 2020.
(c) In the case of the first registration of a new vehicle sold or leased by a licensed dealer,
the dealer may elect to individually determine the registration tax on the vehicle using
manufacturer's suggested retail price information provided by the manufacturer. The registrar
must use the manufacturer's suggested retail price determined by the dealer as provided in
paragraph (d). A dealer that elects to make the determination must retain a copy of the
manufacturer's suggested retail price label or other supporting documentation with the
vehicle transaction records maintained under Minnesota Rules, part 7400.5200.
(d) The registrar must determine the manufacturer's suggested retail price:
(1) using list price information published by the manufacturer or any nationally
recognized firm or association compiling such data for the automotive industry;
(2) if the list price information is unavailable, using the amount determined by a licensed
dealer under paragraph (c);
(3) if a dealer does not determine the amount, using the retail price label as provided by
the manufacturer under United States Code, title 15, section 1232; or
(4) if the retail price label is not available, using the actual sales price of the vehicle.
If the registrar is unable to ascertain the manufacturer's suggested retail price of any registered
vehicle in the foregoing manner, the registrar may use any other available source or method.
(e) The registrar must calculate the registration tax using information available to dealers
and deputy registrars at the time the initial application for registration is submitted.
(f) The amount under paragraph (a), clauses (1) and (2), must be calculated based on a
percentage of the manufacturer's suggested retail price, as follows: during the first year of
vehicle life, upon 100 percent of the price; for the second year, deleted text begin 90deleted text end new text begin 95new text end percent of the price;
for the third year, deleted text begin 80deleted text end new text begin 90new text end percent of the price; for the fourth year, deleted text begin 70deleted text end new text begin 84new text end percent of the price;
for the fifth year, deleted text begin 60deleted text end new text begin 68new text end percent of the price; for the sixth year, 50 percent of the price; for
the seventh year, 40 percent of the price; for the eighth year, 30 percent of the price; for the
ninth year, 20 percent of the price; and for the tenth year, ten percent of the price.
(g) For the 11th and each succeeding year, the amount under paragraph (a), clauses (1)
and (2), must be calculated as $25.
(h) Except as provided in subdivision 23, for any vehicle previously registered in
Minnesota and regardless of prior ownership, the total amount due under this subdivision
and subdivision 1m must not exceed the smallest total amount previously paid or due on
the vehicle.
new text begin
This section is effective the day following final enactment and
applies to taxes payable for a registration period starting on or after October 1, 2021.
new text end
Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 168.013, subdivision 1m, is amended to read:
In addition to the tax under subdivision 1a, a surcharge of
$75 is imposed for an all-electric vehicle, as defined in section 169.011, subdivision 1a.
Notwithstanding subdivision 8, revenue from the fee imposed under this subdivision must
be depositednew text begin :
new text end
new text begin
(1) the lesser of 50 percent or $1,000,000, in the electric vehicle infrastructure account
under section 174.48; and
new text end
new text begin (2) the remaindernew text end in the highway user tax distribution fund.
Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 296A.07, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
new text begin (a) new text end The gasoline excise tax is imposed at the following rates:
(1) E85 is taxed at the rate of 17.75 cents per gallon;
(2) M85 is taxed at the rate of 14.25 cents per gallon; and
(3) all other gasoline is taxed at the rate of 25 cents per gallon.
new text begin
(b) On or before September 1 annually, the commissioner must determine the tax rate
applicable to the sale of E85, M85, and all other gasoline subject to tax under this section
for the upcoming 12-month period, beginning October 1, by adding to the current fiscal
year tax rate the percentage increase, if any, in the National Highway Construction Cost
Index for the previous calendar year. The tax rate must be rounded to the nearest tenth of
a cent. The tax rates for E85, M85, and all other gasoline must not be lower than the
respective rates specified in paragraph (a).
new text end
new text begin
(c) For purposes of this subdivision, the National Highway Construction Cost Index is
as determined by the United States Department of Transportation.
new text end
new text begin
This section is effective July 1, 2021, and applies for taxes imposed
on or after October 1, 2021.
new text end
Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 296A.08, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
new text begin (a) new text end The special fuel excise tax is imposed at the following rates:
deleted text begin (a)deleted text end new text begin (1)new text end liquefied petroleum gas or propane is taxed at the rate of 18.75 cents per gallondeleted text begin .deleted text end new text begin ;
new text end
deleted text begin (b)deleted text end new text begin (2)new text end liquefied natural gas is taxed at the rate of 15 cents per gallondeleted text begin .deleted text end new text begin ;
new text end
deleted text begin (c)deleted text end new text begin (3)new text end compressed natural gas is taxed at the rate of $1.974 per thousand cubic feet; or
25 cents per gasoline equivalentdeleted text begin . For purposes of this paragraph, "gasoline equivalent," as
defined by the National Conference on Weights and Measures, is 5.66 pounds of natural
gas or 126.67 cubic feet.deleted text end new text begin ; and
new text end
deleted text begin (d)deleted text end new text begin (4)new text end all other special fuel is taxed at the same rate as the gasoline excise tax as specified
in section 296A.07, subdivision 2.
new text begin
(b) On or before September 1 annually, the commissioner must determine the tax rate
applicable to the sale of special fuels subject to tax under this section for the upcoming
12-month period, beginning October 1, by adding to the current fiscal year tax rate the
percentage increase, if any, calculated under section 296A.07, subdivision 3, paragraph (b).
The tax rate must be rounded to the nearest tenth of a cent. The tax rates for liquefied natural
gas or propane, liquefied natural gas, compressed natural gas, and all other special fuel must
not be lower than the respective rates specified in paragraph (a).
new text end
new text begin (c)new text end The tax is payable in the form and manner prescribed by the commissioner.
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(d) For purposes of this paragraph, "gasoline equivalent," as defined by the National
Conference on Weights and Measures, is 5.66 pounds of natural gas or 126.67 cubic feet.
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This section is effective July 1, 2021, and applies for taxes imposed
on or after October 1, 2021.
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Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 297A.94, is amended to read:
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(a) For purposes of this section, "motor vehicle repair and
replacement parts" includes: (1) all parts, tires, accessories, and equipment incorporated
into or affixed to the motor vehicle as part of the motor vehicle maintenance and repair;
and (2) paint, oil, and other fluids that remain on or in the motor vehicle as part of the motor
vehicle maintenance or repair.
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(b) For purposes of paragraph (a), "motor vehicle" has the meaning given in section
297B.01, subdivision 11; and "tire" means any tire of the type used on highway vehicles,
if wholly or partially made of rubber and if marked according to federal regulations for
highway use.
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(a) Except as provided in this section, the commissioner shall deposit
the revenues, including interest and penalties, derived from the taxes imposed by this chapter
in the state treasury and credit them to the general fund.
(b) The commissioner shall deposit taxes in the Minnesota agricultural and economic
account in the special revenue fund if:
(1) the taxes are derived from sales and use of property and services purchased for the
construction and operation of an agricultural resource project; and
(2) the purchase was made on or after the date on which a conditional commitment was
made for a loan guaranty for the project under section 41A.04, subdivision 3.
The commissioner of management and budget shall certify to the commissioner the date on
which the project received the conditional commitment. The amount deposited in the loan
guaranty account must be reduced by any refunds and by the costs incurred by the Department
of Revenue to administer and enforce the assessment and collection of the taxes.
(c) The commissioner shall deposit the revenues, including interest and penalties, derived
from the taxes imposed on sales and purchases included in section 297A.61, subdivision 3,
paragraph (g), clauses (1) and (4), in the state treasury, and credit them as follows:
(1) first to the general obligation special tax bond debt service account in each fiscal
year the amount required by section 16A.661, subdivision 3, paragraph (b); and
(2) after the requirements of clause (1) have been met, the balance to the general fund.
(d) Beginning with sales taxes remitted after July 1, 2017, the commissioner shall deposit
in the state treasury the revenues collected under section 297A.64, subdivision 1, including
interest and penalties and minus refunds, and credit them to the highway user tax distribution
fund.
(e) The commissioner shall deposit the revenues, including interest and penalties,
collected under section 297A.64, subdivision 5, in the state treasury and credit them to the
general fund. By July 15 of each year the commissioner shall transfer to the highway user
tax distribution fund an amount equal to the excess fees collected under section 297A.64,
subdivision 5, for the previous calendar year.
(f) Beginning with sales taxes remitted after July 1, 2017, in conjunction with the deposit
of revenues under paragraph (d), the commissioner shall deposit into the state treasury and
credit to the highway user tax distribution fund an amount equal to the estimated revenues
derived from the tax rate imposed under section 297A.62, subdivision 1, on the lease or
rental for not more than 28 days of rental motor vehicles subject to section 297A.64. The
commissioner shall estimate the amount of sales tax revenue deposited under this paragraph
based on the amount of revenue deposited under paragraph (d).
(g) deleted text begin Starting after July 1, 2017,deleted text end The commissioner shall deposit deleted text begin an amount of the
remittancesdeleted text end monthly into the state treasury deleted text begin and credit them to the highway user tax
distribution fund as a portion ofdeleted text end new text begin an amount related tonew text end the estimated deleted text begin amount ofdeleted text end taxes collected
from the sale and purchase of motor vehicle repairnew text begin and replacementnew text end parts deleted text begin in that monthdeleted text end . deleted text begin For
the remittances Between July 1, 2017, and June 30, 2019, the monthly deposit amount is
$2,628,000. For remittancesdeleted text end In each deleted text begin subsequentdeleted text end fiscal year, the monthly deposit amount is
$12,137,000new text begin , which must be credited:
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(1) 74 percent to the highway user tax distribution fund;
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(2) 13.5 percent to the small cities assistance account under section 162.145, subdivision
2;
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(3) 7.5 percent to the town road account in the county state-aid highway fund under
section 162.081; and
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new text begin (4) 5 percent to the greater Minnesota transit account in the transit assistance fund under
section 16A.88new text end .
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For purposes of this paragraph, "motor vehicle" has the meaning given in section 297B.01,
subdivision 11, and "motor vehicle repair and replacement parts" includes (i) all parts, tires,
accessories, and equipment incorporated into or affixed to the motor vehicle as part of the
motor vehicle maintenance and repair, and (ii) paint, oil, and other fluids that remain on or
in the motor vehicle as part of the motor vehicle maintenance or repair. For purposes of this
paragraph, "tire" means any tire of the type used on highway vehicles, if wholly or partially
made of rubber and if marked according to federal regulations for highway use.
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(h) 72.43 percent of the revenues, including interest and penalties, transmitted to the
commissioner under section 297A.65, must be deposited by the commissioner in the state
treasury as follows:
(1) 50 percent of the receipts must be deposited in the heritage enhancement account in
the game and fish fund, and may be spent only on activities that improve, enhance, or protect
fish and wildlife resources, including conservation, restoration, and enhancement of land,
water, and other natural resources of the state;
(2) 22.5 percent of the receipts must be deposited in the natural resources fund, and may
be spent only for state parks and trails;
(3) 22.5 percent of the receipts must be deposited in the natural resources fund, and may
be spent only on metropolitan park and trail grants;
(4) three percent of the receipts must be deposited in the natural resources fund, and
may be spent only on local trail grants; and
(5) two percent of the receipts must be deposited in the natural resources fund, and may
be spent only for the Minnesota Zoological Garden, the Como Park Zoo and Conservatory,
and the Duluth Zoo.
(i) The revenue dedicated under paragraph (h) may not be used as a substitute for
traditional sources of funding for the purposes specified, but the dedicated revenue shall
supplement traditional sources of funding for those purposes. Land acquired with money
deposited in the game and fish fund under paragraph (h) must be open to public hunting
and fishing during the open season, except that in aquatic management areas or on lands
where angling easements have been acquired, fishing may be prohibited during certain times
of the year and hunting may be prohibited. At least 87 percent of the money deposited in
the game and fish fund for improvement, enhancement, or protection of fish and wildlife
resources under paragraph (h) must be allocated for field operations.
(j) The commissioner must deposit the revenues, including interest and penalties minus
any refunds, derived from the sale of items regulated under section 624.20, subdivision 1,
that may be sold to persons 18 years old or older and that are not prohibited from use by
the general public under section 624.21, in the state treasury and credit:
(1) 25 percent to the volunteer fire assistance grant account established under section
88.068;
(2) 25 percent to the fire safety account established under section 297I.06, subdivision
3; and
(3) the remainder to the general fund.
For purposes of this paragraph, the percentage of total sales and use tax revenue derived
from the sale of items regulated under section 624.20, subdivision 1, that are allowed to be
sold to persons 18 years old or older and are not prohibited from use by the general public
under section 624.21, is a set percentage of the total sales and use tax revenues collected in
the state, with the percentage determined under Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter
1, article 3, section 39.
deleted text begin (k)deleted text end The revenues deposited under deleted text begin paragraphs (a) to (j)deleted text end new text begin this sectionnew text end
do not include the revenues, including interest and penalties, generated by the sales tax
imposed under section 297A.62, subdivision 1a, which must be deposited as provided under
the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 15.
Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 297A.99, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
(a) A political subdivision of this state may impose
a general sales tax (1) under section 297A.992, (2)new text begin under section 297A.9925, (3)new text end under
section 297A.993, deleted text begin (3)deleted text end new text begin (4)new text end if permitted by special law, or deleted text begin (4)deleted text end new text begin (5)new text end if the political subdivision
enacted and imposed the tax before January 1, 1982, and its predecessor provision.
(b) This section governs the imposition of a general sales tax by the political subdivision.
The provisions of this section preempt the provisions of any special law:
(1) enacted before June 2, 1997, or
(2) enacted on or after June 2, 1997, that does not explicitly exempt the special law
provision from this section's rules by reference.
(c) This section does not apply to or preempt a sales tax on motor vehicles. Beginning
July 1, 2019, no political subdivision may impose a special excise tax on motor vehicles
unless it is imposed under section 297A.993.
(d) A political subdivision may not advertise or expend funds for the promotion of a
referendum to support imposing a local sales tax and may only spend funds related to
imposing a local sales tax to:
(1) conduct the referendum;
(2) disseminate information included in the resolution adopted under subdivision 2, but
only if the disseminated information includes a list of specific projects and the cost of each
individual project;
(3) provide notice of, and conduct public forums at which proponents and opponents on
the merits of the referendum are given equal time to express their opinions on the merits of
the referendum;
(4) provide facts and data on the impact of the proposed local sales tax on consumer
purchases; and
(5) provide facts and data related to the individual programs and projects to be funded
with the local sales tax.
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This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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(a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have
the meanings given.
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(b) "Metropolitan area" has the meaning given in section 473.121, subdivision 2.
new text end
new text begin
(c) "Metropolitan Council" or "council" means the Metropolitan Council established
under section 473.123.
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(d) "Transit sales tax" means the sales and use tax imposed under this section.
new text end
new text begin
(e) "Transit taxing district" means the transit taxing district as determined under sections
473.446, subdivision 2, and 473.4461.
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(a) Notwithstanding sections 297A.99,
subdivisions 2 and 3, and 477A.016, or any other law to the contrary, the Metropolitan
Council must impose a transit sales and use tax at a rate of one-half of one percent on retail
sales and uses taxable under this chapter occurring within the transit taxing district.
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(b) The tax imposed under this section is not included in determining if the total tax on
lodging in the city of Minneapolis exceeds the maximum allowed tax under Laws 1986,
chapter 396, section 5, as amended by Laws 2001, First Special Session chapter 5, article
12, section 87, and Laws 2012, chapter 299, article 3, section 3, or in determining a tax that
may be imposed under any other limitations.
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Except as otherwise provided
in this section, the provisions of section 297A.99, subdivisions 4 and 6 to 12a, govern the
administration, collection, and enforcement of the tax imposed under this section.
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(a) The council may use the transit sales tax proceeds for transit
system operations, maintenance, development, and improvements, including but not limited
to expansion of arterial bus rapid transit.
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(b) Transit operations and projects funded with transit sales tax proceeds must be
consistent with the long-range transportation policy plan under section 473.146 and the
transit capital improvement program under section 473.39.
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(a) The council must establish policies that
govern allocation of a portion of transit sales tax revenue to replacement service providers.
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(b) The council must maintain an overview of the transit sales tax on a website, including
information that identifies annual transit sales tax revenue, details on uses of funds, and the
policies under paragraph (a).
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(a) Notwithstanding section 473.39, subdivision 7, or any
other law to the contrary, the council may, by resolution, authorize the sale and issuance of
revenue bonds, notes, or other obligations to provide funds (1) for the purposes specified
in subdivision 4, and (2) to refund bonds issued under this subdivision.
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(b) The bonds are payable from and secured by a pledge of the revenues received under
this section, and associated investment earnings on debt proceeds. The council may, by
resolution, authorize the issuance of the bonds as general obligations of the council. The
bonds must be sold, issued, and secured in the manner provided in chapter 475, and the
council has the same powers and duties as a municipality and its governing body in issuing
bonds under chapter 475, except that no election is required and the net debt limitations in
chapter 475 do not apply to such bonds. The proceeds of the bonds may also be used to
fund necessary reserves and to pay credit enhancement fees, issuance costs, and other
financing costs during the life of the debt.
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(c) The bonds may be secured by a bond resolution, or a trust indenture entered into by
the council with a corporate trustee within or outside the state, which must define the
revenues and bond proceeds pledged for the payment and security of the bonds. The pledge
must be a valid charge on the revenues received under section 297A.99, subdivision 11.
Neither the state, nor any municipality or political subdivision except the council, nor any
member or officer or employee of the council, is liable on the obligations. No mortgage or
security interest in any tangible real or personal property is granted to the bondholders or
the trustee, but they shall have a valid security interest in the revenues and bond proceeds
received by the council and pledged to the payment of the bonds. In the bond resolution or
trust indenture, the council may make such covenants as it determines to be reasonable for
the protection of the bondholders.
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new text begin
This section is effective the day following
final enactment for sales and purchases made on or after January 1, 2022, and applies in
the counties of Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, and Washington.
new text end
Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 297B.02, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
There is imposed an excise tax of deleted text begin 6.5deleted text end new text begin 6.875new text end percent on the purchase
price of any motor vehicle purchased or acquired, either in or outside of the state of
Minnesota, which is required to be registered under the laws of this state.
The excise tax is also imposed on the purchase price of motor vehicles purchased or
acquired on Indian reservations when the tribal council has entered into a sales tax on motor
vehicles refund agreement with the state of Minnesota.
new text begin
This section is effective for sales and purchases on or after January
1, 2022.
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new text begin
Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94, subdivision 2, paragraph (g), the
monthly deposit under that paragraph is as follows:
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(1) from July 1, 2021, to June 30, 2022:
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(i) 91 percent to the highway user tax distribution fund;
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(ii) 6.5 percent to the small cities assistance account under Minnesota Statutes, section
162.145, subdivision 2;
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(iii) 2 percent to the town road account in the county state-aid highway fund under
Minnesota Statutes, section 162.081; and
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(iv) 0.5 percent to the greater Minnesota transit account in the transit assistance fund
under Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.88; and
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(2) from July 1, 2022, to June 30, 2023:
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(i) 80.5 percent to the highway user tax distribution fund;
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(ii) 13.5 percent to the small cities assistance account;
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(iii) 5.5 percent to the town road account; and
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(iv) 0.5 percent to the greater Minnesota transit account.
new text end
Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 13.6905, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:
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Data on certain
noncompliant drivers' licenses or identification cards are governed by section 171.12,
subdivision 11.
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Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 171.04, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
The commissioner is prohibited from issuing
a driver's license or Minnesota identification card to an applicant deleted text begin whosedeleted text end new text begin having anew text end lawful
temporary admission period, as demonstrated under section 171.06, subdivision 3, paragraph
(b),new text begin clause (2), thatnew text end expires within 30 days of the date of the application.
Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 171.06, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
(a) An application must:
(1) state the full name, date of birth, sex, and either (i) the residence address of the
applicant, or (ii) designated address under section 5B.05;
(2) as may be required by the commissioner, contain a description of the applicant and
any other facts pertaining to the applicant, the applicant's driving privileges, and the
applicant's ability to operate a motor vehicle with safety;
(3) state:
(i) the applicant's Social Security number; or
(ii) if the applicant does not have a Social Security number and is applying for a
Minnesota identification card, instruction permit, or class D provisional or driver's license,
that the applicant deleted text begin certifies that the applicantdeleted text end is not eligible for a Social Security number;
(4) contain a notification to the applicant of the availability of a living will/health care
directive designation on the license under section 171.07, subdivision 7; and
(5) include a method for the applicant to:
(i) request a veteran designation on the license under section 171.07, subdivision 15,
and the driving record under section 171.12, subdivision 5a;
(ii) indicate a desire to make an anatomical gift under paragraph (d);
(iii) as applicable, designate document retention as provided under section 171.12,
subdivision 3c; and
(iv) indicate emergency contacts as provided under section 171.12, subdivision 5b.
(b) Applications must be accompanied by satisfactory evidence demonstrating:
(1) identity, date of birth, and any legal name change if applicable; and
(2) for driver's licenses and Minnesota identification cards that meet all requirements of
the REAL ID Act:
(i) principal residence address in Minnesota, including application for a change of address,
unless the applicant provides a designated address under section 5B.05;
(ii) Social Security number, or related documentation as applicable; and
(iii) lawful status, as defined in Code of Federal Regulations, title 6, section 37.3.
(c) An application for an enhanced driver's license or enhanced identification card must
be accompanied by:
(1) satisfactory evidence demonstrating the applicant's full legal name and United States
citizenship; and
(2) a photographic identity document.
Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 171.06, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:
new text begin
(a) A person is
not required to demonstrate United States citizenship or lawful presence in the United States
in order to obtain a noncompliant driver's license or identification card.
new text end
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(b) Minnesota Rules, part 7410.0410, or any successor rule, does not apply for a
noncompliant driver's license or identification card.
new text end
Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 171.06, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:
new text begin
(a) A
document submitted under this subdivision or subdivision 9 or 10 must include the applicant's
name and must be:
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(1) issued to or provided for the applicant;
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(2) legible and unaltered;
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(3) an original or a copy certified by the issuing agency; and
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(4) accompanied by a certified translation or an affidavit of translation into English, if
the document is not in English.
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(b) If the applicant's current legal name is different from the name on a document
submitted under subdivision 9 or 10, the applicant must submit:
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(1) a certified copy of a court order that specifies the applicant's name change;
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(2) a certified copy of the applicant's certificate of marriage;
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(3) a certified copy of a divorce decree or dissolution of marriage that specifies the
applicant's name change, issued by a court; or
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(4) similar documentation of a lawful change of name, as determined by the
commissioner.
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(c) The commissioner must establish a process to grant a waiver from the requirements
under this subdivision and subdivisions 9 and 10.
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(d) The same document must not be submitted as both a primary document under
subdivision 9 and a secondary document under subdivision 10.
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Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 171.06, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:
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(a) For
a noncompliant driver's license or identification card, primary documents under Minnesota
Rules, part 7410.0400, subpart 2, or successor rules, include the following:
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(1) a noncompliant driver's license or identification card that is current or has been
expired for five years or less;
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new text begin
(2) an unexpired foreign passport or a foreign consular identification document that
bears a photograph of the applicant; and
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(3) a certified birth certificate issued by a foreign jurisdiction.
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(b) A document submitted under this subdivision must contain security features that
make the document as impervious to alteration as is reasonably practicable in its design and
quality of material and technology.
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(c) For purposes of this subdivision and subdivision 10, "foreign" means a jurisdiction
that is not, and is not within, the United States, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana
Islands, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the United States Virgin Islands, or a
territory of the United States.
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(d) Submission of more than one primary document is not required under this subdivision.
new text end
Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 171.06, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:
new text begin
(a)
For a noncompliant driver's license or identification card, secondary documents under
Minnesota Rules, part 7410.0400, subpart 3, or successor rules, include the following:
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(1) a second document listed under subdivision 9, paragraph (a);
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(2) a notice of action on or proof of submission of a completed Application for Asylum
and for Withholding of Removal issued by the United States Department of Homeland
Security, Form I-589;
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(3) a Certificate of Eligibility for Nonimmigrant Student Status issued by the United
States Department of Homeland Security, Form I-20;
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(4) a Certificate of Eligibility for Exchange Visitor Status issued by the United States
Department of State, Form DS-2019;
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(5) a Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival approval notice issued by the United States
Department of Homeland Security;
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(6) an employment authorization document issued by the United States Department of
Homeland Security, Form I-688, Form I-688A, Form I-688B, or Form I-766;
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(7) a document issued by the Social Security Administration with an individual taxpayer
identification number;
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(8) mortgage documents for the applicant's residence;
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(9) a filed property deed or title for the applicant's residence;
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(10) a United States high school student identification card with a certified transcript
from the school;
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(11) a Minnesota college or university identification card with a certified transcript from
the college or university;
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(12) a Social Security card;
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(13) a Minnesota unemployment insurance benefit statement issued no more than 90
days before the application;
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(14) a valid identification card for health benefits or an assistance or social services
program;
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(15) a Minnesota vehicle certificate of title issued no more than 12 months before the
application;
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(16) an unexpired Selective Service card;
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(17) military orders that are still in effect at the time of application;
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(18) a certified copy of the applicant's certificate of marriage;
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(19) a certified copy of a court order that specifies the applicant's name change;
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(20) a certified copy of a divorce decree or dissolution of marriage that specifies the
applicant's name change, issued by a court;
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(21) any of the following documents issued by a foreign jurisdiction:
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(i) a driver's license that is current or has been expired for five years or less;
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(ii) a high school, college, or university student identification card with a certified
transcript from the school;
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(iii) an official high school, college, or university transcript that includes the applicant's
date of birth and a photograph of the applicant at the age the record was issued; and
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(iv) a federal electoral photographic card issued on or after January 1, 1991; and
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(22) additional documents as determined by the commissioner.
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(b) Submission of more than one secondary document is not required under this
subdivision.
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Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 171.07, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
(a) Upon the payment of the required fee,
the department shall issue to every qualifying applicant a license designating the type or
class of vehicles the applicant is authorized to drive as applied for. This license must bear:
(1) a distinguishing number assigned to the licensee; (2) the licensee's full name and date
of birth; (3) either (i) the licensee's residence address, or (ii) the designated address under
section 5B.05; (4) a description of the licensee in a manner as the commissioner deems
necessary; (5) the usual signature of the licensee; and (6) designations and markings as
provided in this section. No license is valid unless it bears the usual signature of the licensee.
Every license must bear a colored photograph or an electronically produced image of the
licensee.
(b) If the United States Postal Service will not deliver mail to the applicant's residence
address as listed on the license, then the applicant shall provide verification from the United
States Postal Service that mail will not be delivered to the applicant's residence address and
that mail will be delivered to a specified alternate mailing address. When an applicant
provides an alternate mailing address under this subdivision, the commissioner shall use
the alternate mailing address in lieu of the applicant's residence address for all notices and
mailings to the applicant.
(c) Every license issued to an applicant under the age of 21 must be of a distinguishing
color and plainly marked "Under-21."
(d) A license issued to an applicant age 65 or over must be plainly marked "senior" if
requested by the applicant.
(e) Except for a noncompliant license, a license must bear a distinguishing indicator for
compliance with requirements of the REAL ID Act.
(f) A noncompliant license must:
(1) be marked "not for federal identification" on the face and in the machine-readable
portion; and
(2) have a unique design or color indicatornew text begin for purposes of the REAL ID Actnew text end .
(g)new text begin A license must be designed with a vertical orientation and marked "not for federal
purposes or voting" on the front side in a manner commensurate with other text, if it is
issued under any of the following circumstances:
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new text begin
(1) the application is for first-time issuance of a license in Minnesota, and the applicant
has not demonstrated United States citizenship;
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new text begin
(2) the applicant's most recently issued license or Minnesota identification card is marked
as required under this paragraph or subdivision 3, paragraph (g), and the applicant has not
demonstrated United States citizenship; or
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(3) the applicant submits a document that identifies a temporary lawful status or admission
period.
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new text begin (h)new text end Anew text begin REAL ID compliantnew text end license issued to a person with temporary lawful statusnew text begin or
admission periodnew text end must be marked "temporary" on the face and in the machine-readable
portion.
deleted text begin (h)deleted text end new text begin (i)new text end A license must display the licensee's full name or no fewer than 39 characters of
the name. Any necessary truncation must begin with the last character of the middle name
and proceed through the second letter of the middle name, followed by the last character of
the first name and proceeding through the second letter of the first name.
Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 171.07, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
(a) Upon payment of the required
fee, the department shall issue to every qualifying applicant a Minnesota identification card.
The department may not issue a Minnesota identification card to an individual who has a
driver's license, other than a limited license. The department may not issue an enhanced
identification card to an individual who is under 16 years of age, not a resident of this state,
or not a citizen of the United States of America. The card must bear: (1) a distinguishing
number assigned to the applicant; (2) a colored photograph or an electronically produced
image of the applicant; (3) the applicant's full name and date of birth; (4) either (i) the
licensee's residence address, or (ii) the designated address under section 5B.05; (5) a
description of the applicant in the manner as the commissioner deems necessary; (6) the
usual signature of the applicant; and (7) designations and markings provided under this
section.
(b) If the United States Postal Service will not deliver mail to the applicant's residence
address as listed on the Minnesota identification card, then the applicant shall provide
verification from the United States Postal Service that mail will not be delivered to the
applicant's residence address and that mail will be delivered to a specified alternate mailing
address. When an applicant provides an alternate mailing address under this subdivision,
the commissioner shall use the alternate mailing address in lieu of the applicant's residence
address for all notices and mailings to the applicant.
(c) Each identification card issued to an applicant under the age of 21 must be of a
distinguishing color and plainly marked "Under-21."
(d) Each Minnesota identification card must be plainly marked "Minnesota identification
card - not a driver's license."
(e) Except for a noncompliant identification card, a Minnesota identification card must
bear a distinguishing indicator for compliance with requirements of the REAL ID Act.
(f) A noncompliant identification card must:
(1) be marked "not for federal identification" on the face and in the machine-readable
portion; and
(2) have a unique design or color indicatornew text begin for purposes of the REAL ID Actnew text end .
(g)new text begin A Minnesota identification card must be designed with a vertical orientation and
marked "not for federal purposes or voting" on the front side in a manner commensurate
with other text, if it is issued under any of the following circumstances:
new text end
new text begin
(1) the application is for first-time issuance of a Minnesota identification card, and the
applicant has not demonstrated United States citizenship;
new text end
new text begin
(2) the applicant's most recently issued noncompliant license or identification card is
marked as required under this paragraph or subdivision 1, paragraph (g), and the applicant
has not demonstrated United States citizenship; or
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new text begin
(3) the applicant submits a document that identifies a temporary lawful status or admission
period.
new text end
new text begin (h)new text end A deleted text begin Minnesotadeleted text end new text begin REAL ID compliantnew text end identification card issued to a person with temporary
lawful statusnew text begin or admission periodnew text end must be marked "temporary" on the face and in the
machine-readable portion.
deleted text begin (h)deleted text end new text begin (i)new text end A Minnesota identification card must display the cardholder's full name or no
fewer than 39 characters of the name. Any necessary truncation must begin with the last
character of the middle name and proceed through the second letter of the middle name,
followed by the last character of the first name and proceeding through the second letter of
the first name.
deleted text begin (i)deleted text end new text begin (j)new text end The fee for a Minnesota identification card is 50 cents when issued to a person
who is developmentally disabled, as defined in section 252A.02, subdivision 2; a physically
disabled person, as defined in section 169.345, subdivision 2; or, a person with mental
illness, as described in section 245.462, subdivision 20, paragraph (c).
Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 171.07, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this
subdivision, the expiration date of a Minnesota identification card is the birthday of the
applicant in the fourth year following the date of issuance of the card.
(b) For an applicant age 65 or older:
(1) the expiration date of a Minnesota identification card is the birthday of the applicant
in the eighth year following the date of issuance of the card; or
(2) a noncompliant identification card is valid for the lifetime of the applicant.
(c) For the purposes of paragraph (b), "Minnesota identification card" does not include
an enhanced identification card issued to an applicant age 65 or older.
(d) The expiration date for an Under-21 identification card is the cardholder's 21st
birthday. The commissioner shall issue an identification card to a holder of an Under-21
identification card who applies for the card, pays the required fee, and presents proof of
identity and age, unless the commissioner determines that the applicant is not qualified for
the identification card.
(e) Notwithstanding paragraphs (a) to (d), the expiration date for deleted text begin andeleted text end new text begin a REAL ID compliantnew text end
identification card issued to a person with temporary lawful status isnew text begin (1)new text end the last day of the
person's legal stay in the United States, ornew text begin (2)new text end one year after issuance if the last day of the
person's legal stay is not identified.
new text begin
(f) Notwithstanding paragraphs (a) and (b), the expiration date for a noncompliant
identification card that must be marked as provided in subdivision 3, paragraph (g), is the
earlier of (1) the birthday of the applicant in the second year following the date of issuance
of the card, or (2) as provided in paragraph (d).
new text end
Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 171.12, subdivision 7a, is amended to read:
new text begin (a) new text end The commissioner shall disclose
personal information where the use is related to the operation of a motor vehicle or to public
safety. The use of personal information is related to public safety if it concerns the physical
safety or security of drivers, vehicles, pedestrians, or property. The commissioner may
refuse to disclose data under this subdivision when the commissioner concludes that the
requester is likely to use the data for illegal, improper, or noninvestigative purposes.new text begin Nothing
in this paragraph authorizes disclosure of data restricted under subdivision 11.
new text end
new text begin (b)new text end The commissioner shall disclose personal information to the secretary of state for
the purpose of increasing voter registration and improving the accuracy of voter registration
records in the statewide voter registration system. The secretary of state may not retain data
provided by the commissioner under this subdivision for more than 60 days.
Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 171.12, subdivision 9, is amended to read:
new text begin Except as restricted under
subdivision 11, new text end the commissioner shall also furnish driving records, without charge, to
chiefs of police, county sheriffs, prosecuting attorneys, and other law enforcement agencies
with the power to arrest.
Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 171.12, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:
new text begin
(a) The commissioner must not share or disseminate outside of the division of
the department administering driver licensing any data on individuals indicating or otherwise
having the effect of identifying that the individual applied for, was denied, or was issued a
noncompliant driver's license or identification card without demonstrating United States
citizenship or lawful presence in the United States.
new text end
new text begin
(b) A driver's license agent must not share or disseminate, other than to the division of
the department administering driver licensing, any data on individuals indicating or otherwise
having the effect of identifying that the individual applied for, was denied, or was issued a
noncompliant driver's license or identification card without demonstrating United States
citizenship or lawful presence in the United States.
new text end
new text begin
(c) Data under paragraphs (a) and (b) include but are not limited to information related
to documents submitted under section 171.06, subdivision 8, 9, or 10.
new text end
new text begin
(d) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, this subdivision prohibits the commissioner
and a driver's license agent from sharing or disseminating the data described in paragraphs
(a) to (c) with any entity otherwise authorized to obtain data under subdivision 7; any
political subdivision; any state agency as defined in section 13.02, subdivision 17; or any
federal entity.
new text end
Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 171.27, is amended to read:
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the expiration
date for each driver's license is the birthday of the driver in the fourth year following the
date of issuance of the license. The birthday of the driver shall be as indicated on the
application for a driver's license. A license may be renewed on or before expiration or within
one year after expiration upon application, payment of the required fee, and passing the
examination required of all drivers for renewal. Driving privileges shall be extended or
renewed on or preceding the expiration date of an existing driver's license unless the
commissioner believes that the licensee is no longer qualified as a driver.
(b) The expiration date for each under-21 license shall be the 21st birthday of the licensee.
Upon the licensee attaining the age of 21 and upon the application, payment of the required
fee, and passing the examination required of all drivers for renewal, a driver's license shall
be issued unless the commissioner determines that the licensee is no longer qualified as a
driver.
(c) The expiration date for each provisional license is two years after the date of
application for the provisional license.
(d) Notwithstanding paragraphs (a) to (c), the expiration date for anew text begin REAL ID compliantnew text end
license issued to a person with temporary lawful status isnew text begin (1)new text end the last day of the person's
legal stay in the United States, ornew text begin (2)new text end one year after issuance if the last day of the person's
legal stay is not identified.
new text begin
(e) Notwithstanding paragraphs (a) to (c), the expiration date for a license that must be
marked as provided in section 171.07, subdivision 1, paragraph (g), is the earlier of (1) the
birthday of the applicant in the second year following the date of issuance of the license,
or (2) as provided in paragraph (b).
new text end
deleted text begin (e)deleted text end Any valid Minnesota driver's license issued to a
person then or subsequently serving outside Minnesota in active military service, as defined
in section 190.05, subdivision 5, in any branch or unit of the armed forces of the United
States, or the person's spouse, shall continue in full force and effect without requirement
for renewal until the date one year following the service member's separation or discharge
from active military service, and until the license holder's birthday in the fourth full year
following the person's most recent license renewal or, in the case of a provisional license,
until the person's birthday in the third full year following the renewal.
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Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 171.015, subdivision 7,
new text end
new text begin
is repealed.
new text end
new text begin
Unless provided otherwise, this article is effective October 1, 2021, for driver's license
and Minnesota identification card applications and issuance on or after that date.
new text end
Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 84.787, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
new text begin (a) new text end "Off-highway motorcycle" means a motorized,
off-highway vehicle traveling on two wheels and having a seat or saddle designed to be
straddled by the operator and handlebars for steering control, including a vehicle that is
registered under chapter 168 for highway use if it is also used for off-highway operation on
trails or unimproved terrain.
new text begin
(b) Off-highway motorcycle does not include an electric-assisted bicycle as defined in
section 169.011, subdivision 27.
new text end
Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 84.797, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
new text begin (a) new text end "Off-road vehicle" or "vehicle" means a motor-driven
recreational vehicle capable of cross-country travel on natural terrain without benefit of a
road or trail.
new text begin (b)new text end Off-road vehicle does not include a snowmobile; an all-terrain vehicle; a motorcycle;new text begin
an electric-assisted bicycle as defined in section 169.011, subdivision 27;new text end a watercraft; a
farm vehicle being used for farming; a vehicle used for military, fire, emergency, or law
enforcement purposes; a construction or logging vehicle used in the performance of its
common function; a motor vehicle owned by or operated under contract with a utility,
whether publicly or privately owned, when used for work on utilities; a commercial vehicle
being used for its intended purpose; snow-grooming equipment when used for its intended
purpose; or an aircraft.
Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 84.92, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
new text begin (a)new text end "All-terrain vehicle" or "vehicle" means a
motorized vehicle with: (1) not less than three, but not more than six low pressure or
non-pneumatic tires; (2) a total dry weight of 2,000 pounds or less; and (3) a total width
from outside of tire rim to outside of tire rim that is 65 inches or less. All-terrain vehicle
includes a class 1 all-terrain vehicle and class 2 all-terrain vehicle.
new text begin (b)new text end All-terrain vehicle does not include deleted text begin adeleted text end new text begin an electric-assisted bicycle as defined in section
169.011, subdivision 27, new text end golf cart, mini-truck, dune buggy, or go-cart or a vehicle designed
and used specifically for lawn maintenance, agriculture, logging, or mining purposes.
Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 160.02, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:
"Bikeway" deleted text begin means a bicycle lane, bicycle path, shared use path,
bicycle route, or similar bicycle facility, regardless of whether designed for the exclusive
use of bicycles or for shared use with other transportation modesdeleted text end new text begin has the meaning given in
section 169.011, subdivision 9new text end .
Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 160.262, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
new text begin
(a) The departments and
agencies on the active transportation advisory committee identified in section 174.375 must
provide information and advice for the bikeway design guidelines maintained by the
commissioner.
new text end
new text begin
(b) The commissioner must provide technical assistance to local units of government
in:
new text end
new text begin
(1) local planning and development of bikeways;
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(2) establishing connections to state bicycle routes; and
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new text begin
(3) implementing statewide bicycle plans maintained by the commissioner.
new text end
new text begin (c)new text end The commissioner may cooperate with and enter into agreements with the United
States government, any department of the state of Minnesota, any unit of local government,
any tribal government, or any public or private corporation in order to effect the purposes
of this section.
Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 160.266, subdivision 1b, is amended to read:
The commissioner of transportation must identify state
bicycle routes primarily on existing road right-of-way and trails. State bicycle routes must
be identified in cooperation with road and trail authorities, including the commissioner of
natural resourcesnew text begin , and with the advice of the active transportation advisory committee under
section 174.375new text end . In a metropolitan area, state bicycle routes must be identified in coordination
with the plans and priorities established by metropolitan planning organizations, as defined
in United States Code, title 23, section 134.
Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 160.266, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
The Mississippi River Trail bikewaynew text begin is designated as
a state bicycle route. Itnew text end must originate at Itasca State Park in Clearwater, Beltrami, and
Hubbard Counties, then generally parallel the Mississippi River through the cities of Bemidji
in Beltrami County, Grand Rapids in Itasca County, Brainerd in Crow Wing County, Little
Falls in Morrison County, Sauk Rapids in Benton County, St. Cloud in Stearns County,
Minneapolis in Hennepin County, St. Paul in Ramsey County, Hastings in Dakota County,
Red Wing in Goodhue County, Wabasha in Wabasha County, Winona in Winona County,
and La Crescent in Houston County to Minnesota's boundary with Iowa and there terminate.
Where opportunities exist, the bikeway may be designated on both sides of the Mississippi
River.
Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 160.266, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:
new text begin
The Jim Oberstar Bikeway is designated as a state
bicycle route. It must originate in the city of St. Paul in Ramsey County, then proceed north
and east to Duluth in St. Louis County, then proceed north and east along the shore of Lake
Superior through Grand Marais in Cook County to Minnesota's boundary with Canada, and
there terminate.
new text end
Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 168.002, subdivision 18, is amended to read:
(a) "Motor vehicle" means any self-propelled vehicle designed
and originally manufactured to operate primarily on highways, and not operated exclusively
upon railroad tracks. It includes any vehicle propelled or drawn by a self-propelled vehicle
and includes vehicles known as trackless trolleys that are propelled by electric power obtained
from overhead trolley wires but not operated upon rails. deleted text begin It does not include snowmobiles,
manufactured homes, or park trailers.
deleted text end
(b) "Motor vehicle" includes an all-terrain vehicle only if the all-terrain vehicle (1) has
at least four wheels, (2) is owned and operated by a physically disabled person, and (3)
displays both disability plates and a physically disabled certificate issued under section
169.345.
(c) "Motor vehicle" does not include an all-terrain vehicle except (1) an all-terrain vehicle
described in paragraph (b), or (2) an all-terrain vehicle licensed as a motor vehicle before
August 1, 1985. The owner may continue to license an all-terrain vehicle described in clause
(2) as a motor vehicle until it is conveyed or otherwise transferred to another owner, is
destroyed, or fails to comply with the registration and licensing requirements of this chapter.
(d) "Motor vehicle" does not includenew text begin a snowmobile; a manufactured home; a park trailer;new text end
an electric personal assistive mobility device as defined in section 169.011, subdivision 26deleted text begin .deleted text end new text begin ;
new text end
deleted text begin (e) "Motor vehicle" does not includedeleted text end a motorized foot scooter as defined in section
169.011, subdivision 46new text begin ; or an electric-assisted bicycle as defined in section 169.011,
subdivision 27new text end .
deleted text begin (f)deleted text end new text begin (e)new text end "Motor vehicle" includes an off-highway motorcycle modified to meet the
requirements of chapter 169 according to section 84.788, subdivision 12.
new text begin
The commissioner must issue Pedal Minnesota special plates
or a single motorcycle plate to an applicant who:
new text end
new text begin
(1) is a registered owner of a passenger automobile, noncommercial one-ton pickup
truck, motorcycle, or recreational vehicle;
new text end
new text begin
(2) pays an additional fee in the amount specified under section 168.12, subdivision 5,
for each set of plates;
new text end
new text begin
(3) pays the registration tax as required under section 168.013, along with any other fees
required by this chapter;
new text end
new text begin
(4) contributes a minimum of $20 annually to the active transportation account; and
new text end
new text begin
(5) complies with this chapter and rules governing registration of motor vehicles and
licensing of drivers.
new text end
new text begin
In consultation with interested groups, the commissioner must adopt
a suitable plate design that includes the inscription "Pedal Minnesota."
new text end
new text begin
On application to the commissioner and payment of a transfer
fee of $5, special plates under this section may be transferred to another qualified motor
vehicle that is registered to the same individual to whom the special plates were originally
issued.
new text end
new text begin
Special plates issued under this section are not subject to section
168.1293, subdivision 2.
new text end
new text begin
(a) The application for a special plate under
this section must indicate that the contribution specified under subdivision 1, clause (4), is
a minimum annual contribution to receive the plates and that the applicant may make
additional contributions.
new text end
new text begin
(b) Funds from the contribution under subdivision 1, clause (4), must be deposited in
the active transportation account in section 174.38, subdivision 3.
new text end
new text begin
(c) The amount necessary for costs of administering the special plate is annually
appropriated from the active transportation account to the commissioner.
new text end
new text begin
This section is effective January 1, 2022, for Pedal Minnesota
special plates issued on or after that date.
new text end
Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 169.011, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
"Bicycle lane" means a portion of a roadway deleted text begin or shoulderdeleted text end designed
for exclusive or preferential use by persons using bicycles. Bicycle lanes are to be
distinguished from the portion of the roadway deleted text begin or shoulderdeleted text end used for motor vehicle traffic by
physical barrier, striping, marking, or other similar device.
Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 169.011, subdivision 9, is amended to read:
"Bikeway" means a bicycle lane, bicycle path, deleted text begin ordeleted text end bicycle route,new text begin shared
use path, or similar bicycle facility,new text end regardless of whether it is designed for the exclusive
use of bicycles or deleted text begin is to bedeleted text end new text begin fornew text end sharednew text begin usenew text end with other transportation modes.
Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 169.011, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:
new text begin
"Class 1 electric-assisted bicycle" means
an electric-assisted bicycle equipped with an electric motor that provides assistance only
when the rider is pedaling and ceases to provide assistance when the bicycle reaches the
speed of 20 miles per hour.
new text end
Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 169.011, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:
new text begin
"Class 2 electric-assisted bicycle" means
an electric-assisted bicycle equipped with an electric motor that is capable of propelling the
bicycle without the rider pedaling and ceases to provide assistance when the bicycle reaches
the speed of 20 miles per hour.
new text end
Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 169.011, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:
new text begin
"Class 3 electric-assisted bicycle" means
an electric-assisted bicycle equipped with an electric motor that provides assistance only
when the rider is pedaling and ceases to provide assistance when the bicycle reaches the
speed of 28 miles per hour.
new text end
Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 169.011, subdivision 27, is amended to read:
"Electric-assisted bicycle" means a bicycle with
two or three wheels that:
(1) has a saddle and fully operable pedals for human propulsion;
(2) meets the requirementsdeleted text begin :
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deleted text begin
(i) of federal motor vehicle safety standards for a motor-driven cycle in Code of Federal
Regulations, title 49, sections 571.1 et seq.; or
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deleted text begin (ii)deleted text end for bicycles under Code of Federal Regulations, title 16, part 1512, or successor
requirements; deleted text begin and
deleted text end
(3) deleted text begin hasdeleted text end new text begin is equipped withnew text end an electric motor that deleted text begin (i)deleted text end has a power output of not more than
deleted text begin 1,000deleted text end new text begin 750new text end wattsdeleted text begin , (ii) is incapable of propelling the vehicle at a speed of more than 20 miles
per hour, (iii) is incapable of further increasing the speed of the device when human power
alone is used to propel the vehicle at a speed of more than 20 miles per hour, and (iv)
disengages or ceases to function when the vehicle's brakes are applieddeleted text end new text begin ; and
new text end
new text begin (4) meets the requirements of a class 1, class 2, or class 3 electric-assisted bicyclenew text end .
Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 169.011, subdivision 42, is amended to read:
new text begin (a) new text end "Motor vehicle" means every vehicle which is self-propelled
and every vehicle which is propelled by electric power obtained from overhead trolley wires.
new text begin (b)new text end Motor vehicle does not includenew text begin an electric-assisted bicycle;new text end an electric personal
assistive mobility devicenew text begin ;new text end or a vehicle moved solely by human power.
Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 169.011, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:
new text begin
"Narrow-width lane" means a traffic lane that is too
narrow to allow persons operating a bicycle and persons operating a motor vehicle within
the same lane to operate side-by-side in compliance with the minimum safe passing clearance
set forth in section 169.18.
new text end
Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 169.18, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
deleted text begin
The following rules shall govern the overtaking and passing of vehicles
proceeding in the same direction, subject to the limitations, exceptions, and special rules
hereinafter stated:
deleted text end
deleted text begin (1)deleted text end new text begin (a)new text end The driver of a vehicle overtaking another vehicle proceeding in the same direction
deleted text begin shalldeleted text end new text begin mustnew text end pass to the left deleted text begin thereofdeleted text end new text begin of the other vehiclenew text end at a safe distance and deleted text begin shall not again
drivedeleted text end new text begin is prohibited from returningnew text end to the right side of the roadway until safely clear of the
overtaken vehicledeleted text begin ;deleted text end new text begin .
new text end
deleted text begin (2)deleted text end new text begin (b)new text end Except when overtaking and passing on the right is permitted, the driver of an
overtaken vehicle deleted text begin shalldeleted text end new text begin mustnew text end give way to the right in favor of the overtaking vehicle deleted text begin on
audible warning,deleted text end and deleted text begin shalldeleted text end new text begin mustnew text end not increase deleted text begin thedeleted text end speed deleted text begin of the overtaken vehicledeleted text end until
completely passed by the overtaking vehicledeleted text begin ; anddeleted text end new text begin .
new text end
deleted text begin (3)deleted text end new text begin (c)new text end The operator of a motor vehicle overtaking a bicycle or individual proceeding in
the same direction on the roadway deleted text begin shall leavedeleted text end new text begin or shoulder must:
new text end
new text begin
(1) either:
new text end
new text begin (i) maintainnew text end a safenew text begin clearancenew text end distancenew text begin while passingnew text end , deleted text begin but in no case less thandeleted text end new text begin which must
be at least the greater ofnew text end three feet deleted text begin clearance, when passing the bicycle or individualdeleted text end new text begin or
one-half the width of the motor vehicle; or
new text end
new text begin (ii) completely enter another lane of the roadway while passing;new text end and deleted text begin shall
deleted text end
new text begin (2)new text end maintain clearance untilnew text begin the motor vehicle hasnew text end safely deleted text begin pastdeleted text end new text begin passednew text end the overtaken bicycle
or individual.
Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 169.222, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
new text begin (a) new text end Every person operating a bicycle deleted text begin shall havedeleted text end new text begin hasnew text end
all of the rights and duties applicable to the driver of any other vehicle by this chapter,
except in respect to those provisions in this chapter relating expressly to bicycles and in
respect to those provisions of this chapter which by their nature cannot reasonably be applied
to bicycles.new text begin This subdivision applies to a bicycle operating on the shoulder of a roadway.
new text end
new text begin
(b) A person lawfully operating a bicycle (1) on a sidewalk, or (2) across a roadway or
shoulder while using a crosswalk, has all the rights and duties applicable to a pedestrian
under the same circumstances.
new text end
Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 169.222, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
(a) Every person operating a bicycle deleted text begin upon a roadway shalldeleted text end new text begin on a
road mustnew text end ride as close deleted text begin as practicabledeleted text end to the right-hand curb or edge of the deleted text begin roadway except
under any of the following situationsdeleted text end new text begin road as the bicycle operator determines is safe. A
person operating a bicycle is not required to ride as close to the right-hand curb or edge
whennew text end :
(1) deleted text begin whendeleted text end overtaking and passing another vehicle proceeding in the same direction;
(2) deleted text begin whendeleted text end preparing for a left turn at an intersection or into a private road or driveway;
(3) deleted text begin whendeleted text end reasonably necessary to avoid conditionsnew text begin that make it unsafe to continue along
the right-hand curb or edgenew text end , including fixed or moving objects, vehicles, pedestrians, animals,
surface hazards, or deleted text begin narrow widthdeleted text end new text begin narrow-widthnew text end lanesdeleted text begin , that make it unsafe to continue along
the right-hand curb or edge; ordeleted text end new text begin ;
new text end
(4) deleted text begin whendeleted text end operating on the shoulder of a roadway or in a bicycle lanedeleted text begin .deleted text end new text begin ; or
new text end
new text begin
(5) operating in a right-hand turn lane before entering an intersection.
new text end
(b) If a bicycle is traveling on a shoulder of a roadway, the bicycle deleted text begin shalldeleted text end new text begin operator mustnew text end
travel in the same direction as adjacent vehicular traffic.
(c) Persons riding bicycles upon a roadway or shoulder deleted text begin shalldeleted text end new text begin mustnew text end not ride more than
two abreast and deleted text begin shall not impede the normal and reasonable movement of traffic anddeleted text end , on a
laned roadway, shall ride within a single lane.
(d) A person operating a bicycle upon a sidewalk, or across a roadway or shoulder on a
crosswalk, deleted text begin shalldeleted text end new text begin mustnew text end yield the right-of-way to any pedestrian and deleted text begin shalldeleted text end give an audible
signal when necessary before overtaking and passing any pedestrian. deleted text begin Nodeleted text end new text begin Anew text end person deleted text begin shalldeleted text end new text begin
must notnew text end ride a bicycle upon a sidewalk within a business district unless permitted by local
authorities. Local authorities may prohibit the operation of bicycles on any sidewalk or
crosswalk under their jurisdiction.
(e) An individual operating a bicycle or other vehicle on a bikeway deleted text begin shalldeleted text end new text begin must (1) give
an audible signal a safe distance prior to overtaking a bicycle or individual, (2)new text end leave a safe
new text begin clearancenew text end distance when overtaking a bicycle or individual proceeding in the same direction
deleted text begin on the bikewaydeleted text end , and deleted text begin shalldeleted text end new text begin (3)new text end maintain clearance until safely past the overtaken bicycle or
individual.
(f) deleted text begin A person lawfully operating a bicycle on a sidewalk, or across a roadway or shoulder
on a crosswalk, shall have all the rights and duties applicable to a pedestrian under the same
circumstances.deleted text end new text begin Notwithstanding section 169.06, subdivision 4, a bicycle operator may cross
an intersection proceeding from the leftmost one-third of a dedicated right-hand turn lane
without turning right.
new text end
deleted text begin
(g) A person may operate an electric-assisted bicycle on the shoulder of a roadway, on
a bikeway, or on a bicycle trail if not otherwise prohibited under section 85.015, subdivision
1d; 85.018, subdivision 2, paragraph (d); or 160.263, subdivision 2, paragraph (b), as
applicable.
deleted text end
Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 169.222, subdivision 6a, is amended to read:
new text begin
(a) A person may
operate an electric-assisted bicycle in the same manner as provided for operation of other
bicycles, including but not limited to operation on the shoulder of a roadway, a bicycle lane,
and a bicycle route, and operation without the motor engaged on a bikeway or bicycle trail.
new text end
new text begin
(b) A person may operate a class 1 or class 2 electric-assisted bicycle with the motor
engaged on a bicycle path, bicycle trail, or shared use path unless prohibited under section
85.015, subdivision 1d; 85.018, subdivision 2, paragraph (d); or 160.263, subdivision 2,
paragraph (b), as applicable.
new text end
new text begin
(c) A person may operate a class 3 electric-assisted bicycle with the motor engaged on
a bicycle path, bicycle trail, or shared use path unless the local authority or state agency
having jurisdiction over the bicycle path or trail prohibits the operation.
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(d) The local authority or state agency having jurisdiction over a trail that is designated
as nonmotorized, and that has a natural surface tread made by clearing and grading the
native soil with no added surfacing materials, may regulate the operation of an
electric-assisted bicycle.
new text end
new text begin (e) new text end No person under the age of 15 shall operate an electric-assisted bicycle.
Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 169.222, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:
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(a) The manufacturer or distributor of
an electric-assisted bicycle must apply a label to the bicycle that is permanently affixed in
a prominent location. The label must contain the classification number, top assisted speed,
and motor wattage of the electric-assisted bicycle, and must be printed in a legible font with
at least 9-point type.
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(b) A person must not modify an electric-assisted bicycle to change the motor-powered
speed capability or motor engagement unless the person replaces the label required in
paragraph (a) with revised information.
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(c) An electric-assisted bicycle must operate in a manner so that the electric motor is
disengaged or ceases to function when the rider stops pedaling or when the brakes are
applied.
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(d) A class 3 electric-assisted bicycle must be equipped with a speedometer that displays
the speed at which the bicycle is traveling in miles per hour.
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Paragraph (a) is effective January 1, 2022. Paragraphs (b) to (d)
are effective August 1, 2021.
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(a) The commissioner of transportation
must establish an active transportation advisory committee. The advisory committee must
make recommendations to the commissioner on items related to:
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(1) active transportation, including safety, education, and development programs;
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(2) the active transportation program under section 174.38; and
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(3) the safe routes to school program under section 174.40.
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(b) The committee must review and analyze issues and needs relating to active
transportation on public rights-of-way and identify solutions and goals for addressing
identified issues and needs.
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(c) For purposes of this section, "active transportation" includes bicycling, pedestrian
activities, and other forms of nonmotorized transportation.
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(a) The advisory committee consists of the members specified
in this subdivision.
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(b) The commissioner of transportation must appoint up to 18 public members, as follows:
one member from each of the department's seven greater Minnesota districts; four members
from the department's metropolitan district; and no more than seven members at large. Each
of the members at large must represent nonmotorized interests or organizations.
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(c) The commissioners of each of the following state agencies must appoint an employee
of the agency to serve as a member: administration, education, health, natural resources,
public safety, transportation, and pollution control. The chair of the Metropolitan Council
must appoint an employee of the council to serve as a member. The director of Explore
Minnesota Tourism must appoint an employee of the agency to serve as a member.
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(d) The division administrator of the Federal Highway Administration may appoint an
employee of the agency to serve as a member.
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(e) Each member of the committee serves a four-year term at the pleasure of the
appointing authority.
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(f) The committee must select a chair from its membership.
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(a) The advisory committee must establish a meeting
schedule and meet at least annually.
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(b) The commissioner of transportation must provide department staff support to the
advisory committee.
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(a) Members of the advisory committee serve without compensation,
but members who are not employees of government agencies must be reimbursed for
expenses in the same manner and amount as authorized by the commissioner's plan adopted
under section 43A.18, subdivision 2.
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(b) To provide compensation under paragraph (a), the commissioner of transportation
may expend the amount necessary from general fund appropriations.
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The advisory committee must submit an annual report to the
commissioner of transportation.
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The advisory committee expires June 30, 2031.
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new text begin
This section is effective the day following final enactment. The
commissioner of transportation must convene the first meeting by October 15, 2021.
new text end
Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 174.42, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
In each federal fiscal year, the commissioner shall
obtain a total amount in federal authorizations for reimbursement on transportation
alternatives projects that is equal to or greater thannew text begin 110 percent ofnew text end the annual average of
federal authorizations on transportation alternatives projects calculated over federal fiscal
years deleted text begin 2010 to 2012deleted text end new text begin 2017 to 2020new text end .
new text begin
This section is effective October 1, 2022.
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new text begin
The revisor of statutes must renumber Minnesota Statutes, section 160.02, subdivision
27a, as Minnesota Statutes, section 169.011, subdivision 73a. The revisor must correct any
cross-references made necessary by this renumbering.
new text end
new text begin
Unless otherwise specified, this article is effective August 1, 2021.
new text end
Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 16A.88, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:
The greater Minnesota transit account
is established within the transit assistance fund in the state treasury. Money in the account
is annually appropriated to the commissioner of transportation for assistance to transit
systems outside the metropolitan area under section 174.24. The commissioner may use up
to deleted text begin $408,000 in fiscal year 2008 and $416,000 in fiscal year 2009 and thereafterdeleted text end new text begin two percent
of the available revenues in the account in each fiscal yearnew text end for administration of the transit
program. The commissioner shall use the account for transit operations as provided in section
174.24 and related program administration.
Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 117.075, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
new text begin (a) new text end If the proposed taking shall appear
to be necessary and such as is authorized by law, the court by an order shall appoint three
disinterested commissioners, and at least two alternates, to ascertain and report the amount
of damages that will be sustained by the several owners on account of such taking.
new text begin
(b) All disinterested commissioners or alternates appointed under this subdivision must
reside in Minnesota.
new text end
Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 117.075, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
deleted text begin Before appointing a commissioner,deleted text end The court
shall inquire whether each prospective commissioner has any relationship, business or
otherwise, to any of the parties in the proceeding, or any interest in the proceeding which
may constitute a conflict of interest, or which may create the appearance of impropriety
should that person be appointed. Responses to this inquiry must be either written or on the
record and made available by the court to any party in the proceeding deleted text begin before and after
appointmentdeleted text end . No person who might have difficulty in rendering an unbiased decision may
be appointed to serve. The court, in its discretion, may appoint one registered, practicing
attorney to the commission who is knowledgeable in eminent domain matters. All other
commissioners appointed must be persons actively engaged in the occupation of real estate
sales or real estate appraising or persons knowledgeable in real estate values.
Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 161.115, subdivision 27, is amended to read:
Beginning at a point on Route No. deleted text begin 95deleted text end new text begin 244new text end as herein established
at or near deleted text begin Stillwaterdeleted text end new text begin Dellwood Citynew text end , thence extending in a westerly direction to a point on
Route No. deleted text begin 63deleted text end new text begin 1new text end at or near deleted text begin New Brightondeleted text end new text begin White Bear Lakenew text end .
new text begin
This section is effective the day after the commissioner of
transportation receives a copy of the agreement between the commissioner and the governing
body of Washington County to transfer jurisdiction of Legislative Route No. 96 and after
the commissioner sends notice to the revisor of statutes electronically or in writing that the
conditions required to transfer the route have been satisfied.
new text end
Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 161.14, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:
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That segment of marked
Trunk Highway 13 in Waseca County from the southern border of Woodville Township to
the northern border of Blooming Grove Township is designated as "Corporal Caleb L.
Erickson Memorial Highway." Subject to section 161.139, the commissioner must adopt a
suitable design to mark this highway and erect appropriate signs.
new text end
Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 161.14, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:
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The bridge on marked U.S.
Highway 52 over Dakota County State-Aid Highway 8, known as Wentworth Avenue, in
the city of West Saint Paul, is designated as "Private Joseph Marthaler Memorial Bridge."
Subject to section 161.139, the commissioner must adopt a suitable design to mark the
bridge and erect appropriate signs.
new text end
Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 161.14, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:
new text begin
The segment of
marked Trunk Highway 11 from Roseau to Warroad is designated as "Patrol Inspector
Robert H. Lobdell Memorial Highway." Subject to section 161.139, the commissioner must
adopt a suitable design to mark this highway and erect appropriate signs.
new text end
Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 161.14, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:
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The segment of marked
Trunk Highway 310 from Roseau to the border with Canada is designated as "Deputy
Richard K. Magnuson Memorial Highway." Subject to section 161.139, the commissioner
must adopt a suitable design to mark this highway and erect appropriate signs.
new text end
Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 161.23, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
new text begin (a) new text end On acquiring real estate in excess of what is needed
for trunk highway purposes as authorized in subdivision 1, the commissioner of transportation
shall, within one year after the completion of the construction, reconstruction, or improvement
of the highway for which a portion of the real estate was needed and required, convey and
quitclaim the excess real estatenew text begin .
new text end
new text begin (b) The excess real estate may be sold and conveyed to the owner of the land abutting
upon the excess real estate in the same manner and under the same terms provided under
section 161.44, subdivision 2, ornew text end to the highest responsible bidder, after receipt of sealed
bids following mailed notice to adjacent landowners and published notice of the sale for
three successive weeks in a newspaper or trade journal of general circulation in the territory
from which bids are likely to be received. All bids may be rejected and new bids received
upon like advertisement.
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(c) If the lands remain unsold after being offered for sale, the commissioner may offer
the remaining lands to any person who agrees to pay the minimum bid established for the
public sale. The sale must continue until all eligible lands have been sold or the commissioner
withdraws the remaining lands from the sale. The lands to be sold must be listed on the
department's unsold property inventory list.
new text end
new text begin (d)new text end The deed may contain restrictive clauses limiting the use of such real estate in the
interests of safety and convenient public travel when the commissioner finds that the
restrictions are reasonably necessary.
Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 161.23, subdivision 2a, is amended to read:
If the lands remain unsold after being
offered for sale to the highest bidder, the commissioner may retain the services of a licensed
real estate broker to find a buyer. The sale price may be negotiated by the broker, but must
not be less than deleted text begin 90deleted text end new text begin 80new text end percent of the appraised market value as determined by the
commissioner. The broker's fee must be established by prior agreement between the
commissioner and the broker, and must not exceed ten percent of the sale price for sales of
$10,000 or more. The broker's fee must be paid to the broker from the proceeds of the sale.
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As authorized by United States Code, title 23, section 140, paragraph (d), the
commissioner may implement an Indian employment preference for members of federally
recognized Tribes on projects carried out under United States Code, title 23, within 60 miles
of an Indian reservation.
new text end
Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 161.44, subdivision 6a, is amended to read:
If the lands are withdrawn from sale
under subdivision 6b, the commissioner may retain the services of a licensed real estate
broker to find a buyer. The sale price may be negotiated by the broker, but must not be less
than deleted text begin 90deleted text end new text begin 80new text end percent of the appraised market value as determined by the commissioner. The
broker's fee must be established by prior agreement between the commissioner and the
broker, and must not exceed ten percent of the sale price for sales of $10,000 or more. The
broker's fee must be paid to the broker from the proceeds of the sale.
Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 161.44, subdivision 6b, is amended to read:
If lands remain unsold after being offered for sale to the highest
bidder, the commissioner may offer the remaining lands to any person who agrees to paynew text begin
at least 80 percent ofnew text end the minimum bid established for the public sale. new text begin Any offers less than
100 percent of the minimum bid must be approved by the commissioner prior to a sale. new text end The
sale must continue until all eligible lands have been sold or the commissioner withdraws
the remaining lands from sale. The lands to be sold must be listed on the department's Unsold
Property Inventory list.
Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 162.145, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
(a) Subject to funds made available by law, the commissioner
shall allocate all funds as provided in subdivision 4 and shall, by June 1, certify to the
commissioner of revenue the amounts to be paid.
(b) Following certification from the commissioner, the commissioner of revenue shall
distribute the specified funds to cities in the same manner as local government aid under
chapter 477A. An appropriation to the commissioner under this section is available to the
commissioner of revenue for the purposes specified in this paragraph.
(c) Notwithstanding other law to the contrary, in order to receive distributions under
this section, a city must conform to the standards in section 477A.017, subdivision 2. A city
that receives funds under this section must make and preserve records necessary to show
that the funds are spent in compliance with subdivision deleted text begin 4deleted text end new text begin 5new text end .
Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 163.07, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
The county highway engineer shall be a
registered highway or civil engineer, registered under the laws of the state of Minnesota.
The county board may appoint a new county engineer for a term of only one year. All
reappointments shall be for a term of four years, and shall be made in May of the year in
which the term expires. deleted text begin The county highway engineer shall be a citizen and resident of this
state.deleted text end The county highway engineer's salary shall be fixed by the county board and shall be
payable the same as other county officers are paid. The salary shall not be reduced during
the county highway engineer's term of office.
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(a) The commissioner, in consultation with deputy
registrars, must establish a process to implement, locate, and install self-service kiosks that
may be used for motor vehicle registration renewals. The commissioner must establish
reasonable performance, security, technical, and financial standards to approve a vendor.
Self-service kiosks authorized by this section must:
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(1) allow a customer to renew a motor vehicle registration pursuant to section 168.013,
without assistance of a deputy registrar;
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(2) dispense license plate tabs to the applicant at the time of the application; and
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(3) display the contact phone number and e-mail address of the deputy registrar's office
that is responsible for the self-service kiosk.
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new text begin
(b) This section only applies to deputy registrars appointed pursuant to section 168.33,
subdivision 2.
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new text begin
(a) The commissioner must contract with a vendor to provide
the hardware and software necessary to implement the self-service kiosk program. The
commissioner must provide fair and reasonable access to department facilities, staff, and
technology. The vendor is responsible for the maintenance and installation of all self-service
kiosks. The vendor must provide training to deputy registrars on how to operate and
troubleshoot issues with a self-service kiosk.
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new text begin
(b) A deputy registrar must make a request to the commissioner to have a self-service
kiosk placed in the deputy registrar's service area. The commissioner may approve the
placement.
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new text begin
(c) The deputy registrar that requested the placement of the self-service kiosk is
responsible for the kiosk. The deputy registrar may coordinate with the vendor for
administration and to ensure that all registration materials contained within the self-service
kiosks are properly handled and accounted for.
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new text begin
(a) The commissioner may assess a convenience fee of $5 or less for each
transaction completed using a self-service kiosk. The vendor must retain the revenue from
any convenience fee that is assessed.
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new text begin
(b) The filing fees in section 168.33, subdivision 7, apply to transactions conducted at
a self-service kiosk. The deputy registrar must retain the filing fees.
new text end
new text begin
(c) The fees authorized in this subdivision are in addition to any transaction fees,
convenience fees, or other fees charged by a financial institution for use of a debit or credit
card.
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This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 168.12, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
(a) The commissioner,
upon approval and payment, shall issue to the applicant the plates required by this chapter,
bearing the state name and an assigned vehicle registration number. The number assigned
by the commissioner may be a combination of a letter or sign with figures. The color of the
plates and the color of the abbreviation of the state name and the number assigned must be
in marked contrast. The plates must be lettered, spaced, or distinguished to suitably indicate
the registration of the vehicle according to the rules of the commissioner.
(b) When a vehicle is registered on the basis of total gross weight, the plates issued must
clearly indicate by letters or other suitable insignia the maximum gross weight for which
the tax has been paid.
(c) Plates issued to a noncommercial vehicle must bear the inscription "noncommercial"
unless the vehicle is displaying a special plate authorized and issued under this chapter.
(d) A one-ton pickup truck that is used for commercial purposes and is subject to section
168.185, is eligible to display special plates as authorized and issued under this chapter.
(e) The plates must be so treated as to be at least 100 times brighter than the conventional
painted number plates. When properly mounted on an unlighted vehicle, the plates, when
viewed from a vehicle equipped with standard headlights, must be visible for a distance of
not less than 1,500 feet and readable for a distance of not less than 110 feet.
(f) The commissioner shall issue plates for the following periods:
(1) New plates issued pursuant to section 168.012, subdivision 1, must be issued to a
vehicle for as long as the vehicle is owned by the exempt agency and the plate shall not be
transferable from one vehicle to another but the plate may be transferred with the vehicle
from one tax-exempt agency to another.
(2) Plates issued for passenger automobiles must be issued for a seven-year period. All
plates issued under this paragraph must be replaced if they are seven years old or older at
the time of registration renewal or will become so during the registration period.
(3) Plates issued under sections 168.053 and 168.27, subdivisions 16 and 17, must be
for a seven-year period.
(4) Plates issued under subdivisions 2c and 2d and deleted text begin sectiondeleted text end new text begin sectionsnew text end 168.123new text begin , 168.1235,
and 168.1255new text end must be issued for the life of the veteran under section 169.79.
(5) Plates for any vehicle not specified in clauses (1) to (3) must be issued for the life
of the vehicle.
(g) In a year in which plates are not issued, the commissioner shall issue for each
registration a sticker to designate the year of registration. This sticker must show the year
or years for which the sticker is issued, and is valid only for that period. The plates and
stickers issued for a vehicle may not be transferred to another vehicle during the period for
which the sticker is issued, except when issued for a vehicle registered under section 168.187.
(h) Despite any other provision of this subdivision, plates issued to a vehicle used for
behind-the-wheel instruction in a driver education course in a public school may be
transferred to another vehicle used for the same purpose without payment of any additional
fee. The public school shall notify the commissioner of each transfer of plates under this
paragraph. The commissioner may prescribe a format for notification.
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The commissioner must issue Minnesota 100 Club
special plates or a single motorcycle plate to an applicant who:
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new text begin
(1) is a registered owner of a passenger automobile, noncommercial one-ton pickup
truck, motorcycle, or recreational vehicle;
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(2) pays the registration tax as required under section 168.013;
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new text begin
(3) pays a fee in the amount specified under section 168.12, subdivision 5, for each set
of plates, along with any other fees required by this chapter;
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(4) contributes a minimum of $40 annually to the Minnesota 100 Club account; and
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new text begin
(5) complies with this chapter and rules governing registration of motor vehicles and
licensing of drivers.
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new text begin
The commissioner must adopt a suitable design for the plate in
consultation with representatives from the Minnesota 100 Club.
new text end
new text begin
On application to the commissioner and payment of a transfer
fee of $5, special plates issued under this section may be transferred to another motor vehicle
if the subsequent vehicle is:
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(1) qualified under subdivision 1, clause (1), to bear the special plates; and
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(2) registered to the same individual to whom the special plates were originally issued.
new text end
new text begin
Special plates issued under this section are not subject to section
168.1293, subdivision 2.
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new text begin
Contributions collected under
subdivision 1, clause (4), must be deposited in the Minnesota 100 Club account, which is
established in the special revenue fund. Money in the account is annually appropriated to
the commissioner. This appropriation is first for the annual cost of administering the account
funds, and the remaining funds are for distribution to the Minnesota 100 Club to further the
organization's mission and purpose of providing charitable gifts and contributions.
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new text begin
This section is effective January 1, 2022, for Minnesota 100 Club
special plates issued on or after that date.
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new text begin
The commissioner must issue Minnesota agriculture
special plates or a single motorcycle plate to an applicant who:
new text end
new text begin
(1) is a registered owner of a passenger automobile, noncommercial one-ton pickup
truck, motorcycle, or recreational vehicle;
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new text begin
(2) pays a fee in the amount specified under section 168.12, subdivision 5, for each set
of plates, along with any other fees required by this chapter;
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new text begin
(3) pays the registration tax as required under section 168.013;
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new text begin
(4) contributes a minimum of $20 annually to the Minnesota agriculture account; and
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new text begin
(5) complies with this chapter and rules governing registration of motor vehicles and
licensing of drivers.
new text end
new text begin
In consultation with the commissioner of agriculture, the commissioner
must adopt a suitable plate design that includes a depiction of lands and activity related to
agriculture.
new text end
new text begin
On application to the commissioner and payment of a transfer
fee of $5, special plates issued under this section may be transferred to another motor vehicle
if the subsequent vehicle is:
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(1) qualified under subdivision 1, clause (1), to bear the special plates; and
new text end
new text begin
(2) registered to the same individual to whom the special plates were originally issued.
new text end
new text begin
Special plates issued under this section are not subject to section
168.1293, subdivision 2.
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new text begin
Contributions collected under
subdivision 1, clause (4), must be deposited in the Minnesota agriculture account, which is
established in the special revenue fund. Money in the account is appropriated to the
commissioner of public safety. This appropriation is first for the annual cost of administering
the account funds, and the remaining funds are for distribution to (1) the Minnesota FFA
Foundation to support the mission of the foundation, and (2) the University of Minnesota
Extension Service to support Minnesota 4-H programming and activities. The commissioner
must annually consult with the Minnesota FFA Foundation and the University of Minnesota
Extension Service for recommendations regarding how to allocate funds.
new text end
new text begin
This section is effective January 1, 2022, for Minnesota agriculture
special plates issued on or after that date.
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new text begin
The commissioner must issue honorary consul special
plates or a single motorcycle plate to an applicant who:
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new text begin
(1) is a registered owner of a passenger automobile, noncommercial one-ton pickup
truck, motorcycle, or recreational vehicle;
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new text begin
(2) is recognized as an honorary consular official appointed by the respective government
to serve in Minnesota, and who provides a letter from the Minnesota Consular Corps;
new text end
new text begin
(3) pays a fee in the amount specified for special plates under section 168.12, subdivision
5, for each set of plates, along with any other fees required by this chapter;
new text end
new text begin
(4) pays the registration tax as required under section 168.013; and
new text end
new text begin
(5) complies with this chapter and rules governing registration of motor vehicles and
licensing of drivers.
new text end
new text begin
In consultation with the Minnesota Consular Corps, the commissioner
must adopt a suitable plate design that includes an emblem and the inscription "Honorary
Consul." The unique registration number for each set of special plates issued must contain
the International Olympic Committee three-letter country code for the represented country
followed by the lowest available sequential number.
new text end
new text begin
On application to the commissioner and payment of a transfer
fee of $5, special plates issued under this section may be transferred to another motor vehicle
if the subsequent vehicle is:
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(1) qualified under subdivision 1, clause (1), to bear the special plates; and
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(2) registered to the same individual to whom the special plates were originally issued.
new text end
new text begin
A person must return to the commissioner special plates
issued under this section if (1) the plates are no longer in use, or (2) the person is no longer
recognized as an honorary consular official by the appointing government.
new text end
new text begin
Special plates issued under this section are not subject to section
168.1293, subdivision 2.
new text end
new text begin
This section is effective January 1, 2022, for honorary consul
special plates issued on or after that date.
new text end
Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 168.183, is amended to read:
All trucks, truck-tractors, trucks using combination,
and buses which comply with all of the provisions of section 168.181, subdivision 1, clause
(6), but are excluded from the exemptions solely because of the temporary nature of their
movement in this state, shall be required to comply with all laws and rules as to the payment
of taxes applicable to like vehicles owned by Minnesota residents, except that nonresidents
may make application to pay the tax for each vehicle proportionate to the number of months
or fraction thereof the vehicles are in this state. For the purposes of this subdivision, buses
do not include charter buses that are considered proratable vehicles under section 168.187,
subdivision 4.new text begin Fees are determined by section 168.013, subdivision 1e.
new text end
The application shall contain such information and
shall be executed in such manner as the registrar may require and shall include a complete
itinerary of the applicant and shall be accompanied by such evidence of ownership as the
registrar shall deem necessary.
Upon payment of the required tax the registrar shall issue, in lieu of
registration plates, a permit for each vehicle so taxed. The permit shall contain the name
and address of the owner, the make, type, serial number and year model of the vehicle, the
expiration date and any other information deemed necessary by the registrar. The permit
must be deleted text begin carried in the vehicle at all timesdeleted text end new text begin available in a format prescribed by the registrar
new text end while new text begin the vehicle is new text end being operated in this state.
Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 168.301, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
new text begin (a) new text end On transferring a motor
vehicle, the transferor shall surrender the registration plates and assign the registration tax
paid to the credit of the transferee.
new text begin
(b) As specified in section 115A.908, the commissioner must impose a $10 fee on each
transfer of title within the state, other than transfers for resale purposes, of every motor
vehicle weighing more than 1,000 pounds.
new text end
Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 168.31, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
new text begin (a) new text end If the tax for a vehicle assessed under
section 168.013, subdivision 1c, 1d, 1e, or 1g, amounts to more than $400, the owner may
pay the tax by installments.
new text begin (b)new text end The owner shall tender with the application for registration one-third of the annual
tax due or $400, whichever is greater, plus any penalties or arrears, plus a fee of $10. Instead
of this fee, the applicant may furnish a bond, bank letter of credit, or certificate of deposit
approved by the registrar of motor vehicles, for the total of the tax still due. The amount of
the bond, letter of credit, or certificate of deposit may include any penalties assessed. The
bond, letter of credit, or certificate of deposit must be for the benefit of the state for monetary
loss caused by failure of the vehicle owner to pay delinquent license fees and penalties.
new text begin (c)new text end The remainder of the tax due must be paid in two equal installmentsdeleted text begin ;deleted text end new text begin .new text end The due date
of the first installment is deleted text begin the first day of the fifth month of the registration period for whichdeleted text end
deleted text begin the tax is assesseddeleted text end new text begin July 1,new text end and the second installment is due deleted text begin on the first day of the ninth
month of the registration period for which the tax is assesseddeleted text end new text begin November 1new text end .
new text begin (d)new text end When the applicant elects to pay the administrative fee, the registrar shall issue to
the applicant validation stickers indicating the expiration date of a registration. When the
applicant elects to furnish a bond, bank letter, or letter of deposit, the registrar shall issue
regular validation stickers for the registration year.
new text begin (e)new text end If an owner of a vehicle fails to pay an installment on or before its due date, the
vehicle must not be used on the public streets or highways in this state until the installment
or installments of the tax remaining due on the vehicle have been paid in full for the licensed
year together with a penalty at the rate of $1 per day for the remainder of the month in which
the balance of the tax becomes due and $4 a month for each succeeding month or fraction
of a month during which the balance of the tax remains unpaid. Upon the payment of the
balance of the tax and the penalties, the registrar shall issue a registration certificate to the
owner of the vehicle in the manner provided by law. The registrar shall deny installment
payment privileges provided in this subdivision in the subsequent year to any owner on any
or all vehicles of the owner who during the current year fails to pay any installment due
within one month after the due date.
Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 168.327, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
(a) Upon request by any person authorized in this
section, the commissioner shall furnish a certified copy of any driver's license record,
instruction permit record, Minnesota identification card record, vehicle registration record,
vehicle title record, or accident record.
(b) Except as provided in subdivisions 4new text begin , 5a,new text end and deleted text begin 5deleted text end new text begin 5bnew text end , and other than accident records
governed under section 169.09, subdivision 13, the requester shall pay a fee of $10 for each
certified record specified in paragraph (a) or a fee of $9 for each record that is not certified.
(c) Except as provided in subdivisions 4new text begin , 5a,new text end and deleted text begin 5deleted text end new text begin 5bnew text end , in addition to the record fee in
paragraph (b), the fee for a copy of the history of any vehicle title not in electronic format
is $1 for each page of the historical record.
(d) Fees collected under paragraph (b) for driver's license, instruction permit, and
Minnesota identification card records must be paid into the state treasury with 50 cents of
each fee credited to the general fund. The remainder of the fees collected must be credited
to the driver services operating account in the special revenue fund under section 299A.705.
(e) Fees collected under paragraphs (b) and (c) for vehicle registration or title records
must be paid into the state treasury with 50 cents of each fee credited to the general fund.
The remainder of the fees collected must be credited to the vehicle services operating account
in the special revenue fund specified in section 299A.705.
(f) Except as provided in subdivisions 4new text begin , 5a,new text end and deleted text begin 5deleted text end new text begin 5bnew text end , the commissioner shall permit a
person to inquire into a record by the person's own electronic means for a fee of $4.50 for
each inquiry, except that no fee may be charged when the requester is the subject of the
data.new text begin Of the fee:
new text end
(1) deleted text begin Of the $4.50 fee,deleted text end $2.70 must be deposited in the general funddeleted text begin .deleted text end new text begin ;
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(2) for driver's license, instruction permit, or Minnesota identification card records, the
remainder must be deposited in the driver services operating account in the special revenue
fund under section 299A.705deleted text begin .deleted text end new text begin ; and
new text end
(3) for vehicle title or registration records, the remainder must be deposited in the vehicle
services operating account in the special revenue fund under section 299A.705.
(g) Fees and the deposit of the fees for accident records and reports are governed by
section 169.09, subdivision 13.
Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 168.327, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:
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(a) The commissioner may implement
a vehicle records subscription service to provide information concerning access to motor
vehicle records, including regular notice of records that have changed, to subscribers who:
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(1) pay applicable fees; and
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(2) are approved by the commissioner in accordance with section 168.346 and United
States Code, title 18, section 2721.
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(b) If a vehicle records subscription service is implemented, the commissioner must
establish a fee that does not exceed $3,680 per month for a subscription to the service. Fees
collected under this paragraph must be credited to the vehicle services operating account
under section 299A.705, subdivision 1, and are appropriated to the commissioner for the
purposes in this paragraph and paragraph (a).
new text end
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(c) If a motor vehicle records subscription service is implemented, the commissioner
must charge a fee of $0.02 per motor vehicle record requested. Of the fees collected, 20
percent must be credited to the vehicle services operating account under section 299A.705,
subdivision 1, and is appropriated to the commissioner for the purposes of this subdivision;
30 percent must be credited to the data security account in the special revenue fund under
section 3.9741, subdivision 5; and 50 percent must be credited to the driver and vehicle
services technology account under section 299A.705, subdivision 3.
new text end
Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 168.327, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:
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(a) For purposes of this subdivision,
"custom data request records" means a total of 1,000 or more (1) vehicle title records, (2)
vehicle registration records, or (3) driver's license records.
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(b) The commissioner must charge a fee of $0.02 per record for custom data request
records.
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(c) Of the fees collected for custom data request records:
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(1) 20 percent must be credited:
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(i) for vehicle title or registration records, to the vehicle services operating account under
section 299A.705, subdivision 1, and is appropriated to the commissioner for the purposes
of this subdivision; and
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(ii) for driver's license records, to the driver services operating account under section
299A.705, subdivision 2, and is appropriated to the commissioner for the purposes of this
subdivision;
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(2) 30 percent must be credited to the data security account in the special revenue fund
under section 3.9741, subdivision 5; and
new text end
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(3) 50 percent must be credited to the driver and vehicle services technology account
under section 299A.705, subdivision 3.
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(d) The commissioner may impose an additional fee for technical staff to create a custom
set of data under this subdivision.
new text end
Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 168.327, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
Each subscriber deleted text begin and each requester of bulk vehicle records shalldeleted text end new text begin
under subdivision 4 or 5a must annuallynew text end engage an independent professional organization
to audit its uses of deleted text begin bulkdeleted text end data and its information technology security procedures, including
the methods and practices employed in the processing and use of driver and vehicle services
data. Within 30 days of the date of the audit report, each subscriber deleted text begin and requesterdeleted text end must
submit each report to the legislative auditor and the commissioner.
Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 168A.11, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
(a) A dealer who
buys a vehicle and holds it for resale need not apply for a certificate of title. Upon transferring
the vehicle to another person, other than by the creation of a security interest, the dealer
shall promptly execute the assignment and warranty of title by a dealer, showing the names
and addresses of the transferee and of any secured party holding a security interest created
or reserved at the time of the resale, and the date of the security agreement in the spaces
provided therefor on the certificate of title or secure reassignment.
(b) If a dealer elects to apply for a certificate of title on a vehicle held for resale, the
dealer need not register the vehicle but shall pay one month's registration tax. If a dealer
elects to apply for a certificate of title on a vehicle held for resale, the department shall not
place any legend on the title that no motor vehicle sales tax was paid by the dealer, but may
indicate on the title whether the vehicle is a new or used vehicle.
(c) With respect to motor vehicles subject to the provisions of section 325E.15, the dealer
shall also, in the space provided therefor on the certificate of title or secure reassignment,
state the true cumulative mileage registered on the odometer or that the exact mileage is
unknown if the odometer reading is known by the transferor to be different from the true
mileage.
(d) The transferee shall complete the application for title section on the certificate of
title or separate title application form prescribed by the department. The dealer shall mail
or deliver the certificate to the registrar or deputy registrar with the transferee's application
for a new certificate and appropriate taxes and fees, within ten business days.
(e) With respect to vehicles sold to buyers who will remove the vehicle from this state,
the dealer shall remove any license plates from the vehicle, issue a 31-day temporary permit
pursuant to section 168.091, and notify the registrar within 48 hours of the sale that the
vehicle has been removed from this state. The notification must be made in an electronic
format prescribed by the registrar. The dealer may contract with a deputy registrar for the
notification of sale to an out-of-state buyer. The deputy registrar may charge a fee deleted text begin not to
exceeddeleted text end new text begin ofnew text end $7 per transaction to provide this service.
Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 168A.11, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Within 48 hours of
acquiring a vehicle titled and registered in Minnesota, a dealer shall notify the registrar that
the dealership is holding the vehicle for resale. The notification must be made electronically
as prescribed by the registrar. The dealer may contract this service to a deputy registrar and
the registrar may charge a fee deleted text begin not to exceeddeleted text end new text begin ofnew text end $7 per transaction to provide this service.
Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 169.035, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
deleted text begin Everydeleted text end new text begin (a) Anew text end person riding an animal or deleted text begin driving
any animal drawing adeleted text end new text begin operating an animal-drawnnew text end vehicle upon a roadway deleted text begin shall bedeleted text end new text begin isnew text end subject
to the provisions of this chapter applicable to the driver of a vehicle, except those provisions
which by their nature can have no application.
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(b) A person operating an animal-drawn vehicle must comply with sections 169.18,
subdivision 10; 169.522; and 169.58, subdivision 6.
new text end
Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 169.09, subdivision 13, is amended to read:
(a) All reports
and supplemental information required under this section must be for the use of the
commissioner of public safety and other appropriate state, federal, county, and municipal
governmental agencies for accident analysis purposes, except:
(1) upon written request, the commissioner of public safety or any law enforcement
agency shall disclose the report required under subdivision 8 to:
(i) any individual involved in the accident, the representative of the individual's estate,
or the surviving spouse, or one or more surviving next of kin, or a trustee appointed under
section 573.02;
(ii) any other person injured in person, property, or means of support, or who incurs
other pecuniary loss by virtue of the accident;
(iii) legal counsel of a person described in item (i) or (ii); deleted text begin or
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(iv) a representative of the insurer of any person described in item (i) or (ii);new text begin or
new text end
new text begin
(v) a city or county attorney or an attorney representing the state in an implied consent
action who is charged with the prosecution of a traffic or criminal offense that is the result
of a traffic crash investigation conducted by law enforcement;
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(2) the commissioner of public safety shall, upon written request, provide the driver
filing a report under subdivision 7 with a copy of the report filed by the driver;
(3) the commissioner of public safety may verify with insurance companies vehicle
insurance information to enforce sections 65B.48, 169.792, 169.793, 169.796, and 169.797;
(4) the commissioner of public safety shall provide the commissioner of transportation
the information obtained for each traffic accident involving a commercial motor vehicle,
for purposes of administering commercial vehicle safety regulations;
(5) upon specific request, the commissioner of public safety shall provide the
commissioner of transportation the information obtained regarding each traffic accident
involving damage to identified state-owned infrastructure, for purposes of debt collection
under section 161.20, subdivision 4; and
(6) the commissioner of public safety may give to the United States Department of
Transportation commercial vehicle accident information in connection with federal grant
programs relating to safety.
(b) Accident reports and data contained in the reports are not discoverable under any
provision of law or rule of court. No report shall be used as evidence in any trial, civil or
criminal, or any action for damages or criminal proceedings arising out of an accident.
However, the commissioner of public safety shall furnish, upon the demand of any person
who has or claims to have made a report or upon demand of any court, a certificate showing
that a specified accident report has or has not been made to the commissioner solely to prove
compliance or failure to comply with the requirements that the report be made to the
commissioner.
(c) Nothing in this subdivision prevents any individual who has made a report under
this section from providing information to any individuals involved in an accident or their
representatives or from testifying in any trial, civil or criminal, arising out of an accident,
as to facts within the individual's knowledge. It is intended by this subdivision to render
privileged the reports required, but it is not intended to prohibit proof of the facts to which
the reports relate.
(d) Disclosing any information contained in any accident report, except as provided in
this subdivision, section 13.82, subdivision 3 or 6, or other statutes, is a misdemeanor.
(e) The commissioner of public safety shall charge authorized persons as described in
paragraph (a) a $5 fee for a copy of an accident report. Ninety percent of the $5 fee collected
under this paragraph must be deposited in the special revenue fund and credited to the driver
services operating account established in section 299A.705 and ten percent must be deposited
in the general fund. The commissioner may also furnish an electronic copy of the database
of accident records, which must not contain personal or private data on an individual, to
private agencies as provided in paragraph (g), for not less than the cost of preparing the
copies on a bulk basis as provided in section 13.03, subdivision 3.
(f) The fees specified in paragraph (e) notwithstanding, the commissioner and law
enforcement agencies shall charge commercial users who request access to response or
incident data relating to accidents a fee not to exceed 50 cents per record. "Commercial
user" is a user who in one location requests access to data in more than five accident reports
per month, unless the user establishes that access is not for a commercial purpose. Of the
money collected by the commissioner under this paragraph, 90 percent must be deposited
in the special revenue fund and credited to the driver services operating account established
in section 299A.705 and ten percent must be deposited in the general fund.
(g) The fees in paragraphs (e) and (f) notwithstanding, the commissioner shall provide
an electronic copy of the accident records database to the public on a case-by-case basis
using the cost-recovery charges provided for under section 13.03, subdivision 3. The database
provided must not contain personal or private data on an individual. However, unless the
accident records database includes the vehicle identification number, the commissioner
shall include the vehicle registration plate number if a private agency certifies and agrees
that the agency:
(1) is in the business of collecting accident and damage information on vehicles;
(2) will use the vehicle registration plate number only for identifying vehicles that have
been involved in accidents or damaged, to provide this information to persons seeking access
to a vehicle's history and not for identifying individuals or for any other purpose; and
(3) will be subject to the penalties and remedies under sections 13.08 and 13.09.
Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 169.18, subdivision 10, is amended to read:
(a) Upon a roadway with one lane in the direction of travel,
a person proceeding at a speed that is sufficiently low as to create a traffic hazardnew text begin , including
when operating an animal-drawn vehicle upon a roadway or shoulder of a roadway,new text end must
operate the vehicle as close as practicable to the right-hand curb or edge of the roadway.
(b) Upon a roadway with more than one lane in the same direction of travel, a person
must move out of the left-most lane to allow another vehicle to pass, when practicable under
existing conditions. A left-most lane under this paragraph is the lane adjacent to one
designated and posted for a specific type of traffic, including as provided under section
160.93. This paragraph does not apply when:
(1) overtaking and passing another vehicle proceeding in the same direction;
(2) preparing for a left turn at an intersection or into a private road or driveway;
(3) preparing to exit a controlled-access highway on the left side of the road;
(4) the lane is designated and posted for a specific type of traffic; or
(5) the vehicle is an authorized emergency vehicle.
Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 169.451, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
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(a) The commissioner of public
safety shall provide by rule for the issuance and display of distinctive inspection certificates.
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(b) The commissioner of public safety shall provide by rule a point system for evaluating
the effect on safety operation of any variance from law detected during inspections conducted
pursuant to subdivision 1.
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(a) The commissioner of public safety must inspect school buses in accordance with the
School Bus Inspection Manual as prescribed in section 169.4501, subdivision 3. Upon
completion of an inspection, the commissioner must provide a printed or electronic vehicle
examination report to the carrier or school district.
new text end
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(b) A school bus displaying a defect as defined in the "School Bus Recommended
Out-of-Service Criteria" in the most recent edition of the "National School Transportation
Specification and Procedures" adopted by the National Congress on School Transportation
is deemed unsafe for student transportation. A member of the State Patrol must affix a
rejection sticker to the lower left corner of the windshield. A person may remove the rejection
sticker only upon authorization from a member of the State Patrol who has determined that
all defects have been corrected. Pending reinspection and certification of the vehicle by a
member of the State Patrol, a bus bearing a rejection sticker may be used to transport students
if the defects have been corrected and the vehicle examination report is signed by the owner
or a designee certifying that all defects have been corrected. The signed report must be
carried in the first aid kit on the bus.
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(c) A school bus that has had an inspection completed in which no out-of-service defects
were identified has passed the inspection and a member of the State Patrol must affix an
inspection certificate to the lower left corner of the windshield. All defects identified must
be repaired within 14 days of the inspection. The person completing the repairs must sign
and date the inspection report indicating the repairs were made. The inspection report must
be retained at the principal place of business of the carrier or school district for 12 months
following the inspection and must be available for review by a representative of the
commissioner of public safety.
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(d) A defect discovered during an inspection that was identified by a member of the
State Patrol during a previous inspection but has not been corrected results in a failed
inspection. A member of the State Patrol must affix a rejection sticker to the lower left
corner of the windshield.
new text end
Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 169.451, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:
new text begin
For purposes of this section, a member of the
State Patrol includes an employee of the Department of Public Safety described in section
299D.06.
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Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 169.522, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
(a) All animal-drawn vehicles, motorized
golf carts when operated on designated roadways pursuant to section 169.045, implements
of husbandry, and other machinery, including all road construction machinery, which are
designed for operation at a speed of 30 miles per hour or less, must display a triangular
slow-moving vehicle emblem, except (1) when being used in actual construction and
maintenance work and traveling within the limits of a construction area marked in accordance
with the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, as set forth in section 169.06, or (2)
for a towed implement of husbandry that is empty and that is not self-propelled, in which
case it may be towed at lawful speeds greater than 30 miles per hour without removing the
slow-moving vehicle emblem. The emblem must consist of a fluorescent or illuminated
red-orange triangle with a dark red reflective border and be mounted so as to be visible from
a distance of not less than 600 feet to the rear. When a primary power unit towing an
implement of husbandry or other machinery displays a slow-moving vehicle emblem visible
from a distance of 600 feet to the rear, it is not necessary to display a similar emblem on
the secondary unit. All slow-moving vehicle emblems sold in this state must be so designed
that when properly mounted they are visible from a distance of not less than 600 feet to the
rear when directly in front of lawful lower beam of headlamps on a motor vehicle. The
commissioner of public safety shall adopt standards and specifications for the design and
position of mounting the slow-moving vehicle emblem. Such standards and specifications
must be adopted by rule in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act.
(b) An alternate slow-moving vehicle emblem consisting of a dull black triangle with a
white reflective border may be used after obtaining a permit from the commissioner under
rules of the commissioner. A person with a permit to use an alternate slow-moving vehicle
emblem must:
(1) carry in the vehicle a regular slow-moving vehicle emblem and display the emblem
when operating a vehicle between sunset and sunrise, and at any other time when visibility
is impaired by weather, smoke, fog, or other conditions; and
(2) permanently affix to the rear of the slow-moving vehicle at least 72 square inches
of reflective tape that reflects the color red.
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(c) In addition to the emblem requirement under this subdivision, an animal-drawn
vehicle must comply with section 169.58, subdivision 6.
new text end
Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 169.58, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:
new text begin
(a) An animal-drawn vehicle must be equipped with
an identification lamp or lamps that indicate the vehicle's presence and are visible from a
distance of at least 500 feet from both the front and the rear. The lighting requirement under
this subdivision may be met using a lamp powered by energy generated from the vehicle's
movement.
new text end
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(b) This subdivision does not apply to an animal-drawn vehicle that: (1) operates
exclusively between the hours of sunrise and sunset and never during periods of reduced
visibility, inclement weather, or insufficient light; or (2) never operates on a public roadway.
new text end
Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 169.812, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
(a) Except as provided in paragraphs (d) and
(e), no escort vehicle is required if the width of an overdimensional load is 15 feet or less
as measured at the bottom of the load or is 16 feet or less as measured at the top of the load.
(b) Only one rear escort vehicle is required on a multilane divided roadway if the width
of an overdimensional load is more than 15 feet as measured at the bottom of the load or is
more than 16 feet as measured at the top of the load.
(c) Only one lead escort vehicle and one rear escort vehicle is required on any undivided
roadway if the width of an overdimensional load is more than 15 feet as measured at the
bottom of the load or is more than 16 feet as measured at the top of the load.
(d) deleted text begin Onlydeleted text end new text begin One lead escort vehicle, one rear escort vehicle, andnew text end one lead licensed peace
officer is required when any part of an overdimensional load or a vehicle transporting an
overdimensional load extends beyond the left of the centerline on an undivided roadway.
(e) The commissioner may require additional escorts when deemed necessary to protect
public safety or to ensure against undue damage to the road foundations, surfaces, or
structures. The commissioner must specify in the permit (1) the number of additional escorts
required; and (2) whether the operators of the escort vehicles must be licensed peace officers
or may be escort drivers, as defined in subdivision 1.
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This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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The commissioner may issue a permit
for a vehicle that transports soybean meal and meets the following requirements:
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(1) is a combination of vehicles, including a truck-tractor and a semitrailer drawing one
additional semitrailer, and no semitrailer used in the three-vehicle combination has an overall
length in excess of 28-1/2 feet;
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(2) does not exceed a maximum gross vehicle weight of 106,000 pounds; and
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(3) is operated only in this state on marked U.S. Highway 75 in Crookston to marked
U.S. Highway 2, and on marked U.S. Highway 2 from Crookston to the North Dakota
border.
new text end
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The commissioner may issue a permit for a
vehicle that transports soybean meal and meets the following requirements:
new text end
new text begin
(1) is a combination of vehicles consisting of a truck-tractor and a single semitrailer that
may exceed 48 feet, but not 53 feet, if the distance from the kingpin to the centerline of the
rear axle group of the semitrailer does not exceed 43 feet;
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(2) does not exceed a maximum gross vehicle weight of 106,000 pounds; and
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(3) is operated only on the highways specified in subdivision 1, clause (3).
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(a) A vehicle issued a permit under subdivision 1 or 2:
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(1) is subject to the axle weight limits in section 169.824;
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(2) is subject to bridge load limits posted pursuant to section 169.84;
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(3) is subject to seasonal load restrictions under section 169.87;
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(4) may not be operated with a load that exceeds the tire manufacturer's recommended
load under section 169.823, the manufacturer's gross vehicle weight rating as affixed to the
vehicle, or other certification of gross weight rating under Code of Federal Regulations,
title 49, sections 567.4 to 567.7;
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(5) may not be operated on the interstate highway system; and
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(6) may be operated on streets or highways under the control of a local authority only
upon the approval of the local authority. However, vehicles may have reasonable access to
terminals and facilities for food, fuel, repairs, and rest, and for continuity of route within
one mile of the national network as provided by section 169.81, subdivision 3, and Code
of Federal Regulations, title 23, section 658.19.
new text end
new text begin
(b) The seasonal weight increases authorized under section 169.829 do not apply to
permits issued under this section.
new text end
new text begin
Vehicle permits issued under subdivision 1 must
be annual permits. The fee is $850 for each vehicle, or a proportional amount as provided
in section 169.86, subdivision 5, and must be deposited in the trunk highway fund. An
amount sufficient to administer the permit program is appropriated from the trunk highway
fund to the commissioner for the costs of administering the permit program.
new text end
new text begin
Upon request of the permit applicant, the expiration date for
a permit issued under this section must be the same as the expiration date of the permitted
vehicle's registration.
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Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 169.92, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
(a) Upon receiving a report
from the court, or from the driver licensing authority of a state, district, territory, or
possession of the United States or a province of a foreign country which has an agreement
in effect with this state pursuant to section 169.91, that a resident of this state or a person
licensed as a driver in this state did not appear in court in compliance with the terms of a
citation, the commissioner of public safety shall notify the driver that the driver's license
will be suspended unless the commissioner receives notice within 30 days that the driver
has appeared in the appropriate court deleted text begin or, if the offense is a petty misdemeanor for which a
guilty plea was entered under section 609.491, that the person has paid any fine imposed
by the courtdeleted text end . If the commissioner does not receive notice of the appearance in the appropriate
court or payment of the fine within 30 days of the date of the commissioner's notice to the
driver, the commissioner may suspend the driver's license, subject to the notice requirements
of section 171.18, subdivision 2.new text begin Notwithstanding the requirements in this subdivision, the
commissioner is prohibited from suspending the driver's license of a person based solely
on the fact that the person did not appear in court (1) in compliance with the terms of a
citation for a petty misdemeanor, or (2) for a violation of section 171.24, subdivision 1.
new text end
(b) The order of suspension shall indicate the reason for the order and shall notify the
driver that the driver's license deleted text begin shall remaindeleted text end new text begin remainsnew text end suspended until the driver has furnished
evidence, satisfactory to the commissioner, of compliance with any order entered by the
court.
(c) Suspension shall be ordered under this subdivision only when the report clearly
identifies the person arrested; describes the violation, specifying the section of the traffic
law, ordinance or rule violated; indicates the location and date of the offense; and describes
the vehicle involved and its registration number.
Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 171.06, subdivision 2a, is amended to read:
(a)new text begin In addition to the appropriate fee
under subdivision 2,new text end the fee for deleted text begin any duplicate driver's license obtained for the purpose of
addingdeleted text end a two-wheeled vehicle endorsementnew text begin on a driver's licensenew text end is deleted text begin increased by $18.50deleted text end new text begin :
new text end
new text begin (1) $26.50new text end for deleted text begin each first suchdeleted text end new text begin an initial endorsement or anew text end duplicate licensenew text begin obtained for
the purpose of adding the endorsement;new text end and
deleted text begin $13deleted text end new text begin (2) $17new text end for eachnew text begin licensenew text end renewal deleted text begin thereofdeleted text end new text begin with the endorsementnew text end .
new text begin (b)new text end The additional fee must be paid into the state treasury and credited as follows:
(1) deleted text begin $11deleted text end new text begin $19new text end of the additional fee deleted text begin for each first duplicate licensedeleted text end new text begin under paragraph (a),
clause (1)new text end , and deleted text begin $7deleted text end new text begin $11new text end of the additional fee deleted text begin for each renewaldeleted text end new text begin under paragraph (a), clause
(2)new text end , deleted text begin must be crediteddeleted text end to the motorcycle safety fund, which is hereby created; and
(2) the remainder deleted text begin of the additional fee must be crediteddeleted text end to the general fund.
deleted text begin (b)deleted text end new text begin (c)new text end All application forms prepared by the commissioner for two-wheeled vehicle
endorsements must clearly state the amount of the total fee that is dedicated to the motorcycle
safety fund.
new text begin
This section is effective August 1, 2021, for driver's license
application and issuance on or after that date.
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Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 171.06, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
(a) An application must:
(1) state the full name, date of birth, sex, and either (i) the residence address of the
applicant, or (ii) designated address under section 5B.05;
(2) as may be required by the commissioner, contain a description of the applicant and
any other facts pertaining to the applicant, the applicant's driving privileges, and the
applicant's ability to operate a motor vehicle with safety;
(3) state:
(i) the applicant's Social Security number; or
(ii) if the applicant does not have a Social Security number and is applying for a
Minnesota identification card, instruction permit, or class D provisional or driver's license,
that the applicant certifies that the applicant is not eligible for a Social Security number;
(4) contain a notification to the applicant of the availability of a living will/health care
directive designation on the license under section 171.07, subdivision 7; and
(5) include a method for the applicant to:
(i) request a veteran designation on the license under section 171.07, subdivision 15,
and the driving record under section 171.12, subdivision 5a;
(ii) indicate a desire to make an anatomical gift under deleted text begin paragraph (d)deleted text end new text begin subdivision 3b,
paragraph (e)new text end ;
(iii) as applicable, designate document retention as provided under section 171.12,
subdivision 3c; and
(iv) indicate emergency contacts as provided under section 171.12, subdivision 5b.
(b) Applications must be accompanied by satisfactory evidence demonstrating:
(1) identity, date of birth, and any legal name change if applicable; and
(2) for driver's licenses and Minnesota identification cards that meet all requirements of
the REAL ID Act:
(i) principal residence address in Minnesota, including application for a change of address,
unless the applicant provides a designated address under section 5B.05;
(ii) Social Security number, or related documentation as applicable; and
(iii) lawful status, as defined in Code of Federal Regulations, title 6, section 37.3.
(c) An application for an enhanced driver's license or enhanced identification card must
be accompanied by:
(1) satisfactory evidence demonstrating the applicant's full legal name and United States
citizenship; and
(2) a photographic identity document.
Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 171.06, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:
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(a) The commissioner must establish a process for a
person to apply remotely for a driver's license or Minnesota identification card, whether
through a website or other means, as provided in this subdivision.
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(b) The commissioner may issue or reinstate an expired driver's license or Minnesota
identification card and may renew a driver's license or Minnesota identification card for a
person who does not apply in-person if:
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(1) the applicant submits documentation, as prescribed by the commissioner, that an
eligible family member is an employee of a federal department or agency who is assigned
to foreign service outside of the United States;
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(2) there is not a material change to the applicant's name, date of birth, signature, and
driver's license or identification number since the most recent driver's license or Minnesota
identification card issuance;
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(3) the application is not for a different type or class of driver's license or Minnesota
identification card, as identified in sections 171.019, subdivision 2, and 171.02, subdivision
2;
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(4) one of the following requirements is met:
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(i) the commissioner has a previous photograph of the applicant on file that was taken
within the last five years or in conjunction with the most recent issuance; or
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(ii) for a noncompliant license or identification card, the applicant submits a photograph
that meets the requirements of sections 171.07 and 171.071, Minnesota Rules, part
7410.1810, subpart 1, and any other technical requirements established by the commissioner,
which may include but are not limited to background color, lighting and visibility standards,
and electronic file size;
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(5) for a driver's license, the commissioner has a record that the applicant has undergone
an examination of the applicant's eyesight within the last two years, or the applicant submits
a vision examination certificate that:
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(i) has been completed within the last two years;
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(ii) is signed by a licensed physician or an optometrist, including one who holds a similar
license in a jurisdiction outside the United States; and
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(iii) is in a form as prescribed by the commissioner;
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(6) for an expired driver's license or Minnesota identification card:
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(i) expiration was within the past five years;
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(ii) expiration was due to driver's license or identification card issuance by another
jurisdiction; and
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(iii) the application includes surrender or invalidation of a valid driver's license or
identification card issued by another jurisdiction; and
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(7) the most recent issuance, reinstatement, or renewal was not performed under this
subdivision.
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(c) A person who applies for a driver's license or Minnesota identification card under
this subdivision is not required to:
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(1) take a knowledge examination;
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(2) take a road examination to demonstrate ability to exercise ordinary and reasonable
control in the operation of a motor vehicle; and
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(3) appear in-person for an updated photograph upon return to Minnesota.
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(d) For purposes of this subdivision, "eligible family member" means the applicant for
a driver's license or Minnesota identification card under this subdivision, the applicant's
spouse or domestic partner, and the applicant's parent or guardian if the applicant is a
dependent under age 26.
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Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 171.07, subdivision 15, is amended to read:
(a) At the request of an eligible applicant and on payment
of the required fee, the department shall issue, renew, or reissue to the applicant a driver's
license or Minnesota identification card bearing a graphic or written designation of:
(1) Veteran; or
(2) Veteran 100% T&P.
(b) At the time of the initial application for the designation provided under this
subdivision, the applicant must:
(1)new text begin either:
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new text begin (i)new text end be a veteran, as defined in section 197.447deleted text begin ;
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deleted text begin (2) havedeleted text end new text begin , who providesnew text end a certified copy of the veteran'snew text begin federal form DD-214 or other
officialnew text end discharge papersnew text begin that describes the honorable service of the veteran; or
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new text begin (ii) be a current or former member of the National Guard or a reserve component of the
United States armed forces, who provides a certified copy of the person's federal form
DD-214, form NGB-22, or official orders, showing that the person has honorably completed
the first full term of servicenew text end ; and
deleted text begin (3)deleted text end new text begin (2) new text end if the applicant is seeking the disability designation under paragraph (a), clause
(2), provide satisfactory evidence of a 100 percent total and permanent service-connected
disability as determined by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs.
(c) deleted text begin The commissioner of public safety is required to issue drivers' licenses and Minnesota
identification cards with the veteran designation only after entering a new contract or in
coordination with producing a new card design with modifications made as required by
law.deleted text end new text begin A driver's license or Minnesota identification card bearing the graphic or written
designation under paragraph (a) does not entitle the license or identification card holder to
state benefits not otherwise afforded under section 197.447.
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Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 171.071, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:
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(a) Notwithstanding section 171.07 or
Minnesota Rules, part 7410.1810, the commissioner may grant a variance from the
photograph requirements for a noncompliant identification card if: (1) the individual is
homebound as defined in paragraph (b); (2) the individual has submitted proof of homebound
status; and (3) the department has a photograph of the applicant on file that was taken within
the last four years or during the most recent renewal cycle or the applicant has submitted a
photograph to the department that meets the requirements of section 171.07, Minnesota
Rules, part 7410.1810, subpart 1, and other technical requirements established by the
commissioner, such as background color and electronic file size, to ensure the image can
be used on a credential and conforms with images taken by the department. Applicants
granted a photograph variance under this subdivision are not required to appear in person
to have a new photograph taken.
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(b) For purposes of this subdivision, "homebound" means the individual is unable to
leave the individual's residence due to a medical, physical, or mental health condition or
infirmity as documented in writing by a physician, case worker, or social worker.
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Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 171.12, subdivision 7b, is amended to read:
(a) With respect
to noncompliant licenses or identification cards, the commissioner is prohibited from:
(1) electronically disseminating outside the state data that is not disseminated as of May
19, 2017; or
(2) utilizing any electronic validation or verification system accessible from or maintained
outside the state that is not in use as of May 19, 2017.
(b) The limitations in paragraph (a) do not apply to the extent necessary tonew text begin : (1)new text end maintain
compliance with the driver's license compact under section 171.50 and applicable federal
law governing commercial driver's licensesnew text begin ; and (2) perform identity verification as part of
an application for a replacement Social Security card issued by the Social Security
Administrationnew text end .
(c) For purposes of this subdivision, "outside the state" includes federal agencies, states
other than Minnesota, organizations operating under agreement among the states, and private
entities.
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This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 171.13, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the commissioner shall
examine each applicant for a driver's license by such agency as the commissioner directs.
This examination must include:
(1) a test of the applicant's eyesightnew text begin , provided that this requirement is met by submission
of a vision examination certificate under section 171.06, subdivision 11new text end ;
(2) a test of the applicant's ability to read and understand highway signs regulating,
warning, and directing traffic;
(3) a test of the applicant's knowledge of (i) traffic laws; (ii) the effects of alcohol and
drugs on a driver's ability to operate a motor vehicle safely and legally, and of the legal
penalties and financial consequences resulting from violations of laws prohibiting the
operation of a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or drugs; (iii) railroad
grade crossing safety; (iv) slow-moving vehicle safety; (v) laws relating to pupil
transportation safety, including the significance of school bus lights, signals, stop arm, and
passing a school bus; (vi) traffic laws related to bicycles; and (vii) the circumstances and
dangers of carbon monoxide poisoning;
(4) an actual demonstration of ability to exercise ordinary and reasonable control in the
operation of a motor vehicle; and
(5) other physical and mental examinations as the commissioner finds necessary to
determine the applicant's fitness to operate a motor vehicle safely upon the highways.
(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), no driver's license may be denied an applicant on
the exclusive grounds that the applicant's eyesight is deficient in color perception. War
veterans operating motor vehicles especially equipped for disabled persons, if otherwise
entitled to a license, must be granted such license.
(c) The commissioner shall make provision for giving the examinations under this
subdivision either in the county where the applicant resides or at a place adjacent thereto
reasonably convenient to the applicant.
(d) The commissioner shall ensure that an applicant is able to obtain an appointment for
an examination to demonstrate ability under paragraph (a), clause (4), within 14 days of the
applicant's request if, under the applicable statutes and rules of the commissioner, the
applicant is eligible to take the examination.
Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 171.13, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
A
person applying for an initial deleted text begin motorcycledeleted text end new text begin two-wheeled vehiclenew text end endorsement on a driver's
license shall pay at the place of examination deleted text begin a total fee of $21, which includes thedeleted text end new text begin a $2.50new text end
examination fee deleted text begin anddeleted text end new text begin , annew text end endorsement feedeleted text begin , but does not include the fee for a duplicate driver's
licensedeleted text end new text begin as prescribed in section 171.06, subdivision 2a, and the appropriate driver's license
fee asnew text end prescribed in section 171.06, subdivision 2. deleted text begin Of this amount, $11 must be credited as
provided in section 171.06, subdivision 2a, paragraph (a), clause (1), $2.50 must be credited
to the driver services operating account in the special revenue fund specified under section
299A.705, and the remainder must be credited to the general fund.
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This section is effective August 1, 2021, for driver's license
application and issuance on or after that date.
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Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 171.13, subdivision 9, is amended to read:
(a) The commissioner
must implement online knowledge testing as provided in this subdivision. The commissioner
must not charge a fee to a driver education program or an authorized entity for access to
the online knowledge testing system or for administering the online knowledge test. The
commissioner must administer the fourth or subsequent knowledge test for a person.
(b) Upon written request from a driver education program licensed by the department,
the commissioner must grant access to the department's web-based knowledge testing system
to the driver education program. Once granted access to the online knowledge testing system,
a driver education program may administer the online knowledge test to a student of the
program.
(c) An entity other than a driver education program may apply to the commissioner for
authority to administer online knowledge tests. The commissioner may approve or disapprove
an application for administering the online knowledge tests under this paragraph. Upon
approving an application of an entity, the commissioner must grant access to the department's
web-based knowledge testing system to that authorized entity. Once granted access to the
online knowledge testing system, the authorized entity may administer the online knowledge
test.
(d) A driver education program or authorized entity:
(1) must provide all computers and equipment for persons that take the online knowledge
test;
(2) must provide appropriate proctors to monitor persons taking the online knowledge
test; and
(3) may charge a fee of no more than $10 for administering the online knowledge test.
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(e) For purposes of paragraph (d), clause (2), a proctor must be an employee of the driver
education program, authorized entity, school, charter school, or state or local government.
The proctor must be physically present at the location where the test is being administered.
A proctor must not be a relative of the person taking the test. For purposes of this paragraph,
a relative is a spouse, fiancee, fiance, grandparent, parent, child, sibling, or legal guardian,
including adoptive, half, step, and in-law relationships.
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This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 171.16, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
new text begin (a) new text end The court may
recommend the suspension of the driver's license of the person so convicted, andnew text begin , subject
to the limitations in this section,new text end the commissioner shall suspend such license as
recommended by the court, without a hearing as provided herein.
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(b) The commissioner is prohibited from suspending a person's driver's license if the
person was convicted only under section 171.24, subdivision 1 or 2.
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Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 171.16, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
deleted text begin When any court reports todeleted text end The
commissionernew text begin is prohibited from suspending a person's driver's license based solely on the
factnew text end that a person: (1) has been convicted of violating a law of this state or an ordinance of
a political subdivision which regulates the operation or parking of motor vehicles, (2) has
been sentenced to the payment of a fine or had a surcharge levied against that person, or
sentenced to a fine upon which a surcharge was levied, and (3) has refused or failed to
comply with that sentence or to pay the surchargedeleted text begin , notwithstanding the fact that the court
has determined that the person has the ability to pay the fine or surcharge, the commissioner
shall suspend the driver's license of such person for 30 days for a refusal or failure to pay
or until notified by the court that the fine or surcharge, or both if a fine and surcharge were
not paid, has been paiddeleted text end .
Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 171.16, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:
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(a) For purposes of this subdivision:
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(1) "issuing jurisdiction" means a state, district, territory, or possession of the United
States or a province of a foreign country which has an agreement in effect with this state
pursuant to the nonresident violator compact; and
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(2) "traffic violation" means a violation of a traffic regulation relating to the operation
of a motor vehicle and excludes a parking, vehicle equipment, or vehicle weight limit
violation.
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(b) Notwithstanding subdivisions 3 and 3a, the commissioner may suspend the driver's
license of a person licensed in this state upon receiving a report from an issuing jurisdiction
that the person:
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(1) did not appear in court in compliance with the terms of a citation for a traffic violation
that, if committed in this state, is a petty misdemeanor or a violation under section 171.24,
subdivision 1; or
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(2) is convicted of a traffic violation, is subject to a fine or surcharge, and has failed to
pay the fine or surcharge.
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(c) A suspension is authorized under this subdivision only as necessary to conform with
the requirements of the nonresident violator compact.
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(d) A suspension under this subdivision is subject to the notice requirements under
section 171.18, subdivision 2.
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Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 171.18, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
(a) new text begin Subject to section 171.16,new text end the commissioner may suspend
the license of a driver without preliminary hearing upon a showing by department records
or other sufficient evidence that the licensee:
(1) has committed an offense for which mandatory revocation of license is required upon
conviction;
(2) has been convicted by a court for violating a provision of chapter 169 or an ordinance
regulating traffic, other than a conviction for a petty misdemeanor, and department records
show that the violation contributed in causing an accident resulting in the death or personal
injury of another, or serious property damage;
(3) is an habitually reckless or negligent driver of a motor vehicle;
(4) is an habitual violator of the traffic laws;
(5) is incompetent to drive a motor vehicle as determined in a judicial proceeding;
(6) has permitted an unlawful or fraudulent use of the license;
(7) has committed an offense in another state that, if committed in this state, would be
grounds for suspension;
(8) has committed a violation of section 169.444, subdivision 2, paragraph (a), within
five years of a prior conviction under that section;
(9) has committed a violation of section 171.22, except that the commissioner may not
suspend a person's driver's license based solely on the fact that the person possessed a
fictitious or fraudulently altered Minnesota identification card;
(10) has failed to appear in court as provided in section 169.92, subdivision 4;
(11) has failed to report a medical condition that, if reported, would have resulted in
cancellation of driving privileges;
(12) has been found to have committed an offense under section 169A.33; or
(13) has paid or attempted to pay a fee required under this chapter for a license or permit
by means of a dishonored check issued to the state or a driver's license agent, which must
be continued until the registrar determines or is informed by the agent that the dishonored
check has been paid in full.
However, an action taken by the commissioner under clause (2) or (5) must conform to the
recommendation of the court when made in connection with the prosecution of the licensee.
(b) The commissioner deleted text begin may not suspenddeleted text end new text begin is prohibited from suspendingnew text end the driver's license
of an individual deleted text begin under paragraph (a) who was convicted ofdeleted text end new text begin who meets any of the conditions
described in paragraph (a) due to a conviction fornew text end a violation of section 171.24, subdivision
1deleted text begin , whose license was under suspension at the time solely because of the individual's failure
to appear in court or failure to pay a finedeleted text end new text begin or 2new text end .
Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 171.20, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
(a) Before the license is reinstated,new text begin a single $20 reinstatement
fee is imposed for:
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(1) an individual whose driver's license has been suspended under section 171.16,
deleted text begin subdivisionsdeleted text end new text begin subdivisionnew text end 2 deleted text begin and 3deleted text end ; 171.175; 171.18; or 171.182, or who has been disqualified
from holding a commercial driver's license under section 171.165deleted text begin , anddeleted text end new text begin ;
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(2) an individual whose driver's license has been suspended under section 171.186 and
who is not exempt from such a feedeleted text begin , must pay a fee of $20.deleted text end new text begin ; and
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deleted text begin (b) Before the license is reinstated,deleted text end new text begin (3)new text end an individual whose license has been suspended
under sections 169.791 to 169.798 deleted text begin must pay a $20 reinstatement feedeleted text end .
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(b) An individual whose driver's license is subject to more than one suspension and who
is otherwise eligible for reinstatement must pay a single reinstatement fee and a single filing
fee. An individual whose driver's license has been suspended and revoked and who is
otherwise eligible for reinstatement must pay a single reinstatement fee as provided in
section 171.29.
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(c) When fees are collected by a deleted text begin licensingdeleted text end new text begin driver's licensenew text end agent appointed under section
171.061, a deleted text begin handling chargedeleted text end new text begin filing feenew text end is imposed in the amount specified under section
171.061, subdivision 4. The reinstatement fee and deleted text begin surchargedeleted text end new text begin filing feenew text end must be deposited
in an approved state depository as directed under section 171.061, subdivision 4.
(d) Reinstatement fees collected under paragraph (a) for suspensions under deleted text begin sections
171.16, subdivision 3, anddeleted text end new text begin sectionnew text end 171.18, subdivision 1, clause (10), must be deposited in
the general fund.
(e) A suspension may be rescinded without fee for good cause.
Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 171.27, is amended to read:
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the expiration
date for each driver's license is the birthday of the driver in the fourth year following the
date of issuance of the license. The birthday of the driver shall be as indicated on the
application for a driver's license. A license may be renewed on or before expiration or within
one year after expiration upon application, payment of the required fee, and passing the
examination required of all drivers for renewal. Driving privileges shall be extended or
renewed on or preceding the expiration date of an existing driver's license unless the
commissioner believes that the licensee is no longer qualified as a driver.
(b) The expiration date for each under-21 license shall be the 21st birthday of the licensee.
Upon the licensee attaining the age of 21 and upon the application, payment of the required
fee, and passing the examination required of all drivers for renewal, a driver's license shall
be issued unless the commissioner determines that the licensee is no longer qualified as a
driver.
(c) The expiration date for each provisional license is two years after the date of
application for the provisional license.
(d) Notwithstanding paragraphs (a) to (c), the expiration date for a license issued to a
person with temporary lawful status is the last day of the person's legal stay in the United
States, or one year after issuance if the last day of the person's legal stay is not identified.
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(e) Any valid Minnesota driver's license issued to
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(a)
For purposes of this subdivision, "eligible individual" means:
new text end
new text begin (1)new text end a person then or subsequently serving outside Minnesota in active military service,
as defined in section 190.05, subdivision 5, in any branch or unit of the armed forces of the
United Statesdeleted text begin ,deleted text end new text begin ;
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(2) a person then or subsequently serving outside Minnesota as a volunteer in the Peace
Corps;
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new text begin (3) a person who is an employee of a federal department or agency and is assigned to
foreign service outside of the United States;new text end or
new text begin (4)new text end the deleted text begin person'sdeleted text end spouse, deleted text begin shall continuedeleted text end new text begin domestic partner, or dependent under age 26 of
a person in clause (1), (2), or (3).
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new text begin (b) A valid Minnesota driver's license issued to an eligible individual continuesnew text end in full
force and effect without requirement for renewal until the date one year following the deleted text begin service
member'sdeleted text end new text begin person'snew text end separation or discharge from active militarynew text begin or volunteernew text end servicenew text begin , or
following the conclusion of assignment to foreign service outside the United Statesnew text end , and
until the license holder's birthday in the fourth full year following the person's most recent
license renewal or, in the case of a provisional license, until the person's birthday in the
third full year following the renewal.
Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 171.29, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
(a) An
individual whose driver's license has been revoked deleted text begin as provided in subdivision 1, except
under section 169A.52, 169A.54, 171.177, 609.2112, 609.2113, or 609.2114, or Minnesota
Statutes 2012, section 609.21,deleted text end new text begin by reason of one or more convictions, pleas of guilty,
forfeitures of bail not vacated, or mandatory revocations under section 169.791, 169.792,
169.797, 171.17, or 171.172, and who is otherwise eligible for reinstatementnew text end must pay a
new text begin single new text end $30 fee before the driver's license is reinstated.new text begin An individual whose driver's license
has been revoked under provisions specified in both this paragraph and paragraph (b) must
pay a single reinstatement fee as provided in paragraph (b).
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(b) A person whose driver's license has been revoked deleted text begin as provided in subdivision 1deleted text end undernew text begin
one or more provisions ofnew text end section 169A.52, 169A.54, 171.177, 609.2112, 609.2113, or
609.2114, or Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 609.21, must pay anew text begin singlenew text end $250 fee plus anew text begin
singlenew text end $430 surcharge before the driver's license is reinstated, except as provided in paragraph
(f). The $250 fee deleted text begin is todeleted text end new text begin mustnew text end be credited as follows:
(1) deleted text begin twentydeleted text end new text begin 20new text end percent deleted text begin must be crediteddeleted text end to the driver services operating account in the
special revenue fund as specified in section 299A.705deleted text begin .deleted text end new text begin ;
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(2) deleted text begin sixty-sevendeleted text end new text begin 67new text end percent deleted text begin must be crediteddeleted text end to the general funddeleted text begin .deleted text end new text begin ;
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(3) eight percent deleted text begin must be crediteddeleted text end to a separate account to be known as the Bureau of
Criminal Apprehension account. Money in this account is annually appropriated to the
commissioner of public safety and the appropriated amount must be apportioned 80 percent
for laboratory costs and 20 percent for carrying out the provisions of section 299C.065deleted text begin .deleted text end new text begin ;
and
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(4) five percent deleted text begin must be crediteddeleted text end to a separate account to be known as the vehicle
forfeiture account, which is created in the special revenue fund. The money in the account
is annually appropriated to the commissioner for costs of handling vehicle forfeitures.
(c) The revenue from $50 of the surcharge must be credited to a separate account to be
known as the traumatic brain injury and spinal cord injury account. The revenue from $50
of the surcharge on a reinstatement under paragraph (f) is credited from the first installment
payment to the traumatic brain injury and spinal cord injury account. The money in the
account is annually appropriated to the commissioner of health to be used as follows: 83
percent for contracts with a qualified community-based organization to provide information,
resources, and support to assist persons with traumatic brain injury and their families to
access services, and 17 percent to maintain the traumatic brain injury and spinal cord injury
registry created in section 144.662. For the purposes of this paragraph, a "qualified
community-based organization" is a private, not-for-profit organization of consumers of
traumatic brain injury services and their family members. The organization must be registered
with the United States Internal Revenue Service under section 501(c)(3) as a tax-exempt
organization and must have as its purposes:
(1) the promotion of public, family, survivor, and professional awareness of the incidence
and consequences of traumatic brain injury;
(2) the provision of a network of support for persons with traumatic brain injury, their
families, and friends;
(3) the development and support of programs and services to prevent traumatic brain
injury;
(4) the establishment of education programs for persons with traumatic brain injury; and
(5) the empowerment of persons with traumatic brain injury through participation in its
governance.
A patient's name, identifying information, or identifiable medical data must not be disclosed
to the organization without the informed voluntary written consent of the patient or patient's
guardian or, if the patient is a minor, of the parent or guardian of the patient.
(d) The remainder of the surcharge must be credited to a separate account to be known
as the remote electronic alcohol-monitoring program account. The commissioner shall
transfer the balance of this account to the commissioner of management and budget on a
monthly basis for deposit in the general fund.
(e) When these fees are collected by a deleted text begin licensingdeleted text end new text begin driver's licensenew text end agent, appointed under
section 171.061, a deleted text begin handling chargedeleted text end new text begin filing feenew text end is imposed in the amount specified under
section 171.061, subdivision 4. The reinstatement fees deleted text begin anddeleted text end new text begin ,new text end surchargenew text begin , and filing feenew text end must
be deposited in an approved depository as directed under section 171.061, subdivision 4.
(f) A person whose driver's license has been revoked as provided in subdivision 1 under
section 169A.52, 169A.54, or 171.177 deleted text begin and who the court certifies as being financially
eligible for a public defender under section 611.17,deleted text end may choose to pay 50 percent and an
additional $25 of the total amount of the surcharge and 50 percent of the fee required under
paragraph (b) to reinstate the person's driver's license, provided the person meets all other
requirements of reinstatement. If a person chooses to pay 50 percent of the total and an
additional $25, the driver's license must expire after two years. The person must pay an
additional 50 percent less $25 of the total to extend the license for an additional two years,
provided the person is otherwise still eligible for the license. After this final payment of the
surcharge and fee, the license may be renewed on a standard schedule, as provided under
section 171.27. A deleted text begin handling chargedeleted text end new text begin filing feenew text end may be imposed for each installment payment.
Revenue from the deleted text begin handling chargedeleted text end new text begin filing feenew text end is credited to the driver services operating
account in the special revenue fund and is appropriated to the commissioner.
(g) Any person making installment payments under paragraph (f), whose driver's license
subsequently expires, or is canceled, revoked, or suspended before payment of 100 percent
of the surcharge and fee, must pay the outstanding balance due for the initial reinstatement
before the driver's license is subsequently reinstated. Upon payment of the outstanding
balance due for the initial reinstatement, the person may pay any new surcharge and fee
imposed under paragraph (b) in installment payments as provided under paragraph (f).
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(a) Annually by February 15,
the commissioner of public safety must report to the chairs and ranking minority members
of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over public safety and transportation on the
status of drivers' licenses issued, suspended, and revoked. The commissioner must make
the report available on the department's website.
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(b) At a minimum, the report must include:
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(1) the total number of drivers' licenses issued, suspended, and revoked as of January 1
of the year the report is submitted, broken down by county;
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(2) for each of the previous eight calendar years, the total number of drivers' licenses
suspended and the number of suspended licenses reinstated; and
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(3) for each of the previous eight calendar years, the total number of drivers' licenses
revoked and the number of revoked licenses reinstated.
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(c) For purposes of paragraph (b), clauses (1), (2), and (3), the report must identify each
type of suspension or revocation authorized by statute or rule and include the number of
licenses suspended or revoked for each type.
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(a) Annually by February 15, the state court
administrator must report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative
committees with jurisdiction over public safety and transportation on (1) charges and
convictions for driving after suspension or revocation, and (2) payment of fines for violations
related to operation of a motor vehicle. The administrator must make the report available
on the state court's website.
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(b) At a minimum, the report must include:
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(1) for each of the previous eight calendar years, the number of charges under section
171.24, subdivisions 1 and 2, broken down by the charges for each subdivision and indicating
whether the court appointed the public defender to represent the defendant;
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(2) for each of the previous eight calendar years, the number of convictions under section
171.24, subdivisions 1 and 2, broken down by the convictions for each subdivision and
indicating whether the court appointed the public defender to represent the defendant; and
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(3) for the past calendar year, for all charges on violations related to the operation of a
motor vehicle and included on the uniform fine schedule authorized under section 609.101,
subdivision 4, the percentage of fines, broken down by whether the court appointed the
public defender to represent the defendant, that:
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(i) were paid in full by the due date on the citation;
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(ii) were paid in full through a payment plan;
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(iii) accrued late charges;
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(iv) were sent to court collections; and
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(v) were sent to the Department of Revenue for collection.
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Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 174.01, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:
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(a) It is the goal of the state to reduce
vehicle miles traveled by at least 20 percent by 2050 on a statewide basis.
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(b) For the goal specified in paragraph (a), the commissioner must:
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(1) establish a baseline amount or year;
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(2) establish separate goals for metropolitan and rural areas of the state in a manner that
accounts for differences in transportation options and patterns;
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(3) analyze establishment of goal components for regions of the state, per capita vehicle
miles traveled, interim years, or a combination;
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(4) incorporate the goal as appropriate into the department's planning and project
development activities;
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(5) perform annual tracking and analysis; and
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(6) provide information to the general public regarding each of the requirements specified
in this subdivision, which may be in the form of reporting on sustainability, inclusion in the
statewide multimodal transportation plan under section 174.03, subdivision 1a, or other
means.
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Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 174.03, subdivision 1c, is amended to read:
Within one year of
each revision of the statewide multimodal transportation plan under subdivision 1a, the
commissioner must prepare a 20-year deleted text begin statewidedeleted text end new text begin Minnesota statenew text end highway investment plan
that:
(1) incorporates performance measures and targets for assessing progress and achievement
of the state's transportation goals, objectives, and policies identified in this chapter for the
state trunk highway system, and those goals, objectives, and policies established in the
statewide multimodal transportation plan. Performance targets must be based on objectively
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new text begin (i)new text end preservation and maintenance of the structural condition of state highwaynew text begin roadways,new text end
bridges deleted text begin anddeleted text end new text begin ,new text end pavements,new text begin roadside infrastructure, and traveler-related facilities;
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new text begin (ii)new text end safetydeleted text begin ,deleted text end new text begin ;new text end and
new text begin (iii)new text end mobility;
(2) summarizes trends and impacts for each performance target over the past five years;
(3) summarizes the amount and analyzes the impact of the department's capital
investments and priorities over the past five years on each performance target, including a
comparison of prior plan projected costs with actual costs;
(4) identifies the investments required to meet the established performance targets over
the next 20-year period;
(5) projects available state and federal funding over the 20-year period, including any
unique, competitive, time-limited, or focused funding opportunities;
(6) identifies strategies to ensure the most efficient use of existing transportation
infrastructure, and to maximize the performance benefits of projected available funding;
(7) establishes investment priorities for projected funding, deleted text begin includingdeleted text end new text begin which must:
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(i) provide for cost-effective preservation, maintenance, and repair to address the goal
under section 174.01, subdivision 2, clause (9), in a manner that aligns with other goals in
that section;
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new text begin (iii) identify resultingnew text end projected costs and impact on performance targets; and
(8) identifies those performance targets identified under clause (1) not expected to meet
the target outcome over the 20-year period together with alternative strategies that could
be implemented to meet the targets.
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This section is effective the day following final enactment and
applies starting with the next update to the plan under this section.
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Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 174.03, subdivision 12, is amended to read:
new text begin (a) new text end The commissioner must deleted text begin maintaindeleted text end new text begin implement performance measures and
annual targets for the trunk highway system in order to construct resilient infrastructure,
enhance the project selection for all transportation modes, improve economic security, and
achieve the state transportation goals established in section 174.01.
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(b) At a minimum, the transportation planning process must include:
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new text begin (1)new text end an inventory of transportation assets, including but not limited to bridge, pavement,
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(2) lag (resulting), and where practicable lead (predictive), performance measures and
annual targets that are:
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(i) statewide and district-specific;
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(ii) for assets in each asset category specified in clause (1) for a period of up to 60 years;
and
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(iii) identified in collaboration with the public;
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(3) gap identification and an explanation of the difference between performance targets
and current status; and
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new text begin (4) life cycle assessment and corridor risk assessment as part of asset management
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(c) At a minimum, the ten-year capital highway investment plan in each district of the
department must:
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(1) be based on expected funding during the plan period;
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(2) identify investments within each of the asset categories specified in paragraph (b),
clause (1);
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(3) recommend specific trunk highway segments to be removed from the trunk highway
system; and
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(4) deliver annual progress toward achieving the state transportation goals established
in section 174.01.
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(d) Annually by December 15, the commissioner must report trunk highway performance
measures and annual targets and identify gaps, including information detailing the
department's progress on achieving the state transportation goals, to the chairs and ranking
minority members of the legislative committees having jurisdiction over transportation
policy and finance. The report must be signed by the department's chief engineer.
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This section is effective July 1, 2021. The initial performance
implementation report under this section is due December 15, 2022.
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Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 174.185, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
The commissioner shall report annually to the chairs and ranking
minority members of the senate and house of representatives committees with jurisdiction
over transportation finance deleted text begin beginningdeleted text end on deleted text begin January 1, 2012,deleted text end the results of the analyses required
in subdivision 2.
Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 174.24, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
deleted text begin On and after July 1, 2009,deleted text end An eligible
recipient of operating assistance under this section, who contracts or has contracted to
provide fixed route public transit, shall provide fixed route public transit service free of
charge for veterans, as defined in section 197.447, certified as disabled. For purposes of
this section, "certified as disabled" means certified in writing by the United States Department
of Veterans Affairs or the state commissioner of veterans affairs as having a permanent
service-connected disability.
Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 174.285, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
By January 15 of each year, deleted text begin beginning in 2012,deleted text end the council shall report
its findings, recommendations, and activities to the governor's office and to the chairs and
ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over transportation,
health, and human services, and to the legislature as provided under section 3.195.
Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 174.40, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
(a) The commissioner shall establish general program
requirements and a competitive process for financial assistance, including but not limited
to eligibility requirements for grant recipients and projects; procedures for solicitation of
grants; application requirements; procedures for payment of financial assistance awards;
and a schedule for application, evaluation, and award of financial assistance.
(b) An application must include:
(1) a detailed and specific description of the project;
(2) an estimate, along with necessary supporting evidence, of the total costs for the
project and the allocation of identified and proposed funding sources for the project;
(3) an assessment of the need for and benefits of the project;
(4) a resolution adopted by the governing body of the school for which a safe routes to
school grant is requested, certifying that: (i) the governing body of the school supports the
project; and (ii) funds, if any, required to be supplied by the school to complete the project
are available and committed;
(5) a timeline indicating the major milestones of the project and their anticipated
completion dates; and
(6) any additional information or material the commissioner prescribes.
(c) The commissioner shall make reasonable efforts to (1) publicize each solicitation
for applications among all eligible recipients, and (2) provide technical and informational
assistance in creating and submitting applications.
(d) deleted text begin By January 1, 2013,deleted text end The commissioner of transportation shall publish and maintain
a manual on the safe routes to school program that assists applicants for and recipients of
financial assistance. The manual must include a list of eligibility and general program
requirements, an explanation of the application process, and a review of the criteria used
to evaluate projects.
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(a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have
the meanings given.
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(b) "Battery exchange station" means infrastructure that enables a used electric vehicle