HF 298

1st Engrossment - 84th Legislature (2005 - 2006) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

A bill for an act
relating to motor carriers; exempting household goods
movers from fixed compensation requirement when doing
certain charitable work; amending Minnesota Statutes
2004, section 221.171, subdivision 2.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 221.171,
subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

exception exemptions; household goods.

(a) A
person engaged in the transportation of household goods for the
federal government or an agency of the federal government or the
transportation of household goods for the state government or an
agency of the state government where competitive bids are
required by law is exempt from subdivision 1.

(b) A person engaged in the transportation of household
goods at the request of a nonprofit charitable organization that
qualifies for tax exemption under section 501(c)(3) of the
Internal Revenue Code is exempt from subdivision 1 when the
transportation is in furtherance of the organization's
charitable purpose. A person engaged in the transportation of
household goods for a charitable organization may conduct the
transportation without restriction to the geographic area the
carrier is authorized to serve under section 221.121.

EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective the day
following final enactment.