as introduced - 83rd Legislature (2003 - 2004) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am
1.1 A bill for an act 1.2 relating to highways; repealing authorization for 1.3 construction of toll roads; repealing authorization 1.4 for collecting tolls for single-occupant vehicle use 1.5 of high-occupancy vehicle lanes; prohibiting 1.6 imposition of tolls on existing roads or construction 1.7 of new toll roads; proposing coding for new law in 1.8 Minnesota Statutes, chapter 160; repealing Minnesota 1.9 Statutes 2002, sections 160.84; 160.85; 160.86; 1.10 160.87; 160.88; 160.89; 160.90; 160.91; 160.92; 1.11 Minnesota Statutes 2003 Supplement, section 160.93. 1.12 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 1.13 Section 1. [160.94] [TOLL FACILITIES PROHIBITED.] 1.14 Neither the commissioner nor a local road authority may 1.15 impose or authorize the imposition of a toll for the use of a 1.16 bridge, a highway, or a highway lane. This section does not 1.17 apply to any toll that was being collected on January 1, 2004. 1.18 Sec. 2. [REPEALER.] 1.19 Minnesota Statutes 2002, sections 160.84; 160.85; 160.86; 1.20 160.87; 160.88; 160.89; 160.90; 160.91; and 160.92; and 1.21 Minnesota Statutes 2003 Supplement, section 160.93, are repealed.