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HF 3486

1st Unofficial Engrossment - 85th Legislature (2007 - 2008) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

KEY: stricken = removed, old language.
underscored = added, new language.
1.1A bill for an act
1.2relating to transportation; modifying or adding provisions relating to agency
1.3duties and activities, eminent domain, highways and roads, commercial
1.4vehicles, signs, highway construction contracting, transportation research, bridge
1.5inspection, special mobile equipment, motor vehicles, vehicle registration
1.6and title, traffic regulations, towing, commercial motor vehicles, recreational
1.7vehicle combinations, parking violations, vehicle length and weight, vehicle
1.8permits, statewide transportation goals and plan, drivers' licenses, pavement
1.9analysis, certain fees, special transportation services, motor carriers, commercial
1.10vehicles and drivers, light rail transit and other transit services and facilities,
1.11and transit police; creating position of state rail inspector; requiring studies
1.12and reports; providing penalties; appropriating money;amending Minnesota
1.13Statutes 2006, sections 117.041, by adding a subdivision; 117.51; 117.52,
1.14subdivision 1a; 160.02, subdivision 19, by adding a subdivision; 160.80;
1.15161.14, subdivision 18, by adding subdivisions; 161.32, subdivisions 1, 1b,
1.164; 161.53; 164.06, subdivision 2; 165.01; 165.03; 168.011, subdivision 22;
1.17168.013, subdivision 1e; 168.10, subdivisions 1a, 1b, 1c, 1d, 1g, 1h, 1i; 168.12,
1.18subdivisions 1, 2, 2a, 2b, 2c, 2d, 2e; 168.1255, by adding a subdivision; 168A.01,
1.19by adding a subdivision; 168A.05, subdivisions 3, 5; 168A.10, subdivision
1.201; 168A.101; 168A.151, subdivision 1; 168A.153; 168B.04, subdivision 2;
1.21168D.06; 168D.07; 169.01, subdivisions 4c, 19, 20, 78, by adding subdivisions;
1.22169.041, subdivisions 1, 2; 169.06, subdivision 5; 169.14, subdivision 2; 169.34;
1.23169.471; 169.781; 169.782, subdivision 1; 169.783, subdivision 1; 169.81,
1.24subdivisions 2, 3c; 169.823, subdivision 1; 169.824, subdivision 2; 169.8261;
1.25169.829, subdivision 2; 169.86, subdivision 5, by adding a subdivision; 169.862;
1.26169.864, subdivisions 1, 2; 171.01, by adding a subdivision; 171.02, subdivision
1.271; 171.14; 174.01, subdivision 2; 174.02, subdivision 1a; 174.03, subdivision
1.281, by adding subdivisions; 174.30, subdivisions 4, 9; 218.041, subdivision 6;
1.29221.031, subdivision 6; 221.0314, subdivision 9, by adding a subdivision;
1.30221.033, subdivision 2d; 221.037, subdivision 1; 221.091, subdivision 2;
1.31221.141, subdivision 1; 221.231; 221.60, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision;
1.32222.50, subdivision 7; 222.63, subdivision 4, by adding a subdivision; 299A.705,
1.33subdivision 1; 299F.60, subdivision 1; 299J.16, subdivision 1; 325F.665, by
1.34adding a subdivision; 473.1466; 473.166; 473.386, subdivisions 1, 2, 2a, 3;
1.35473.399; 473.3993, subdivisions 1, 3, by adding a subdivision; 473.3994;
1.36473.3997; 473.4051; 473.407, subdivision 1; 473.408, by adding subdivisions;
1.37609.531, subdivision 1; Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 168.12,
1.38subdivision 5; Laws 2005, First Special Session chapter 1, article 4, section 39;
1.39Laws 2008, chapter 152, article 6, section 7; proposing coding for new law in
2.1Minnesota Statutes, chapters 160; 161; 169; 174; 219; 473; repealing Minnesota
2.2Statutes 2006, sections 168A.05, subdivision 5a; 221.60, subdivisions 2, 3, 3a,
2.34, 5, 6; 221.601; 221.602; 325E.0951, subdivision 3a; 473.1465; 473.3994,
2.4subdivision 13.
2.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

2.6ARTICLE 1
2.7TRANSPORTATION POLICY

2.8    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 117.041, is amended by adding a
2.9subdivision to read:
2.10    Subd. 3. Geotechnical investigation before eminent domain proceedings. (a) A
2.11state agency by order of the commissioner or a political subdivision by resolution may
2.12enter property for purposes of investigation, monitoring, testing, surveying, boring, or
2.13other similar activities necessary or appropriate to perform geotechnical investigations.
2.14    (b) At least ten days before entering the property, the state agency or political
2.15subdivision must serve notice on the property owner requesting permission to enter the
2.16property, stating the approximate time and purpose of the entry, and giving the owner the
2.17option of refusing entry. If the property owner refuses to consent to the entry, the state
2.18agency or political subdivision must apply for a court order authorizing the entry and the
2.19removal of any sample or portion from the property, giving notice of the court order to the
2.20property owner. The court shall issue an order if the state agency or political subdivision
2.21meets the standards in paragraph (a). Notices under this paragraph must be served in the
2.22same manner as a summons in a civil action.
2.23    (c) The state agency or political subdivision must not cause any unnecessary damage
2.24to the property and must compensate the property owner for any damages actually incurred
2.25as a result of the geotechnical investigations.

2.26    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 117.51, is amended to read:
2.27117.51 COOPERATION WITH FEDERAL AUTHORITIES;
2.28REESTABLISHMENT COSTS LIMIT.
2.29    Subdivision 1. Cooperation with federal authorities. In all acquisitions
2.30undertaken by any acquiring authority and in all voluntary rehabilitation carried out by a
2.31person pursuant to acquisition or as a consequence thereof, the acquiring authority shall
2.32cooperate to the fullest extent with federal departments and agencies, and it shall take all
2.33necessary action in order to insure, to the maximum extent possible, federal financial
2.34participation in any and all phases of acquisition, including the provision of relocation
2.35assistance, services, payments and benefits to displaced persons.
3.1    Subd. 2. Reestablishment costs limit. For purposes of relocation benefits paid
3.2by the acquiring authority in accordance with this section, the provisions of Code of
3.3Federal Regulations, title 49, part 24, with respect to reimbursement of reestablishment
3.4expenses for nonresidential moves are applicable, except that the acquiring authority shall
3.5reimburse the displaced business for eligible expenses up to a maximum of $50,000.
3.6EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective retroactively from January 16, 2007.

3.7    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 117.52, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:
3.8    Subd. 1a. Reestablishment costs limit. For purposes of relocation benefits paid
3.9by the acquiring authority in accordance with this section, the provisions of Code of
3.10Federal Regulations, title 49, section 24.304 part 24, with respect to reimbursement
3.11of reestablishment expenses for nonresidential moves are applicable, except that the
3.12acquiring authority shall reimburse the displaced business for eligible expenses actually
3.13incurred up to a maximum of $50,000.
3.14EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective retroactively from January 16, 2007.

3.15    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 160.02, is amended by adding a subdivision
3.16to read:
3.17    Subd. 18a. Expressway. "Expressway" means a divided highway with partial
3.18control of access.

3.19    Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 160.02, subdivision 19, is amended to read:
3.20    Subd. 19. Freeway or expressway. "Freeway" or "expressway" means a divided,
3.21controlled-access highway with four or more lanes full control of access.

3.22    Sec. 6. [160.2721] COMMERCIAL VEHICLE DRIVERS AT REST AREAS.
3.23    (a) The commissioner shall allow a commercial motor vehicle operator who is
3.24subject to hours of service regulations under Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, part
3.25395, to stop and park continuously, for a period of up to ten hours as necessary to comply
3.26with the hours of service regulations, at any Department of Transportation safety rest area
3.27or travel information center that has parking stalls designed to accommodate a commercial
3.28motor vehicle, as defined in section 169.01, subdivision 75.
3.29    (b) Any clause or provision in a lease or other agreement for the operation of a
3.30Department of Transportation safety rest area or travel information center that purports to
3.31limit the requirements under paragraph (a) is void and without effect.
4.1EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

4.2    Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 160.80, is amended to read:
4.3160.80 SIGN FRANCHISE PROGRAM.
4.4    Subdivision 1. Commissioner may establish program. (a) The commissioner of
4.5transportation may establish a sign franchise program for the purpose of providing on the
4.6right-of-way of interstate and controlled-access trunk highways specific information on
4.7gas, food, camping, and lodging, and 24-hour pharmacies for the benefit of the motoring
4.8public.
4.9    (b) The sign franchise program must include urban interstate highways.
4.10    Subd. 1a. Eligibility criteria for business panels. (a) To be eligible for a business
4.11panel on a logo sign panel, a business establishment must:
4.12    (1) be open for business;
4.13    (2) have a sign on site that both identifies the business and is visible to motorists;
4.14    (3) be open to everyone, regardless of race, religion, color, age, sex, national origin,
4.15creed, marital status, sexual orientation, or disability;
4.16    (4) not impose a cover charge or otherwise require customers to purchase additional
4.17products or services; and
4.18    (5) meet the appropriate criteria in paragraphs (b) to (e) (f).
4.19    (b) Gas businesses must provide vehicle services including fuel and oil; restroom
4.20facilities and drinking water; continuous, staffed operation at least 12 hours a day, seven
4.21days a week; and public access to a telephone.
4.22    (c) Food businesses must serve at least two meals a day during normal mealtimes
4.23of breakfast, lunch, and dinner; provide a continuous, staffed food service operation at
4.24least ten hours a day, seven days a week except holidays as defined in section 645.44,
4.25subdivision 5
, and except as provided for seasonal food service businesses; provide
4.26seating capacity for at least 20 people; and possess any required state or local licensing or
4.27approval. Seasonal food service businesses must provide a continuous, staffed food service
4.28operation at least ten hours a day, seven days a week, during their months of operation.
4.29    (d) Lodging businesses must include sleeping accommodations, provide public
4.30access to a telephone, and possess any required state or local licensing or approval.
4.31    (e) Camping businesses must include sites for camping, include parking
4.32accommodations for each campsite, provide sanitary facilities and drinking water, and
4.33possess any required state or local licensing or approval.
5.1    (f) 24-hour pharmacy businesses must be continuously operated 24 hours per day,
5.2seven days per week, and must have a state-licensed pharmacist present and on duty at
5.3all times.
5.4    (g) Businesses that do not meet the appropriate criteria in paragraphs (b) to (e)
5.5but that have a signed lease as of January 1, 1998, may retain the business panel until
5.6December 31, 2005, or until they withdraw from the program, whichever occurs first,
5.7provided they continue to meet the criteria in effect in the department's contract with the
5.8logo sign vendor on August 1, 1995. After December 31, 2005, or after withdrawing
5.9from the program, a business must meet the appropriate criteria in paragraphs (a) to (e)
5.10to qualify for a business panel.
5.11    (g) (h) Seasonal businesses must indicate to motorists when they are open for
5.12business by either putting the full months of operation directly on the business panel or
5.13by having a "closed" plaque applied to the business panel when the business is closed
5.14for the season.
5.15    (h) (i) The maximum distance that an eligible business in Anoka, Carver, Dakota,
5.16Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, or Washington County can be located from the interchange is:
5.17for gas businesses, one mile; for food businesses, two miles; for lodging businesses and
5.1824-hour pharmacies, three miles; and for camping businesses, ten miles.
5.19    (i) (j) The maximum distance that an eligible business in any other county can be
5.20located from the interchange shall not exceed 15 miles in either direction, except the
5.21maximum distance that an eligible 24-hour pharmacy business can be located from the
5.22interchange shall not exceed three miles in either direction.
5.23    (j) (k) Logo sign panels must be erected so that motorists approaching an interchange
5.24view the panels in the following order: 24-hour pharmacy, camping, lodging, food, gas.
5.25    (k) (l) If there is insufficient space on a logo sign panel to display all eligible
5.26businesses for a specific type of service, the businesses closest to the interchange have
5.27priority over businesses farther away from the interchange.
5.28    Subd. 2. Franchises. The commissioner may, by public negotiation or bid, grant
5.29one or more franchises to qualified persons to erect and maintain, on the right-of-way of
5.30interstate and controlled-access trunk highways, signs informing the motoring public of
5.31gas, food, lodging, and camping facilities, and 24-hour pharmacies. A franchisee shall
5.32furnish, install, maintain, and replace signs for the benefit of advertisers who provide gas,
5.33food, lodging, and camping facilities, and 24-hour pharmacies for the general public, and
5.34lease advertising space on the signs to operators of these facilities.
5.35    Subd. 3. Costs. All costs incurred under the program established by this section
5.36must be paid under agreements negotiated between a franchisee and an advertiser or
6.1advertisers, unless otherwise provided in the contract between the commissioner and
6.2the franchisee.
6.3    Subd. 4. Contract requirements. (a) All contracts made by the commissioner
6.4with a franchisee must provide for:
6.5    (1) a requirement that the franchisee obtain liability insurance in an amount the
6.6commissioner determines, jointly insuring the state and the franchisee against all liability
6.7for claims for damages occurring wholly or in part because of the franchise; and
6.8    (2) reasonable standards for the size, design, erection, and maintenance of service
6.9information signs and the advertising logos thereon.
6.10    (b) The commissioner may require additional terms and conditions, including but
6.11not limited to provisions on the renewal and termination of the agreement, and in the event
6.12of termination the rights of the state and franchisee relative to the franchisee's advertising
6.13contracts.
6.14    Subd. 5. Restrictions. The commissioner shall take no action under this section
6.15which will result in the loss to the state of any federal highway construction funds.

6.16    Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 161.14, subdivision 18, is amended to read:
6.17    Subd. 18. Voyageur Highway. The following route is named and designated the
6.18"Voyageur Highway":
6.19    (a) Beginning at a point on Trunk Highway No. 26 on the boundary line between
6.20the states of Minnesota and Iowa; thence northerly along Trunk Highway No. 26 to its
6.21junction with Trunk Highway No. 61; thence northwesterly along Trunk Highway No.
6.2261 to its junction with Trunk Highway No. 10 in the city of St. Paul; thence extending
6.23in a general northwesterly direction along Trunk Highway No. 10 to its junction with
6.24Trunk Highway No. 371 at Little Falls; thence extending in a general northerly direction
6.25along Trunk Highway No. 371 to its junction with Trunk Highway No. 210 at Brainerd;
6.26thence northeasterly along Trunk Highway No. 210 to its junction with Trunk Highway
6.27No. 169 at Aitkin; thence in a general northerly direction along Trunk Highway No. 169
6.28to its junction with Trunk Highway No. 2 at Grand Rapids, except that portion that is
6.29designated as the Jim Oberstar Causeway; thence northwesterly along Trunk Highway
6.30No. 2 to its junction with Trunk Highway No. 71 at Bemidji; thence northeasterly along
6.31Trunk Highway No. 71 to its junction with Trunk Highway No. 11 at Pelland; thence
6.32northeasterly along Trunk Highway No. 11 to its junction with Trunk Highway No. 53
6.33at International Falls; thence southeasterly along Trunk Highway No. 53 to its junction
6.34with Trunk Highway No. 61 Central Entrance at Duluth;. Beginning at a point on Trunk
6.35Highway No. 61 at its junction with Interstate Highway 35 and thence northeasterly
7.1along Trunk Highway No. 61 to the boundary line between the state of Minnesota and
7.2the province of Ontario, Canada.
7.3    (b) The route of the Voyageur Highway designated and described in clause (a) is
7.4supplemented by legs or alternative routes described as follows:
7.5    Beginning at a point on Trunk Highway No. 1 at its junction with Trunk Highway
7.6No. 61 northerly of Silver Bay; thence northwesterly along Trunk Highway No. 1 to Ely;
7.7thence southwesterly along Trunk Highway No. 1 to its junction with Trunk Highway No.
7.8169; thence southerly and westerly along Trunk Highway No. 169 to its junction with
7.9Trunk Highway No. 53, and there terminating.
7.10    Beginning at a point on Trunk Highway No. 11 at its junction with Trunk Highway
7.11No. 53 at International Falls; thence easterly along Trunk Highway No. 11 to its easterly
7.12terminus near Island View.
7.13    Beginning at a point on Trunk Highway No. 33 at its junction with Interstate
7.14Highway marked I-35 southerly of Cloquet, thence northerly along Trunk Highway No.
7.1533 to its junction with Trunk Highway No. 53.
7.16    (c) The commissioner of transportation shall:
7.17    (1) adopt a suitable marking design of signs or informational plaques;
7.18    (2) effect the installation of such signs or plaques in public waysides or other public
7.19areas as approved and designated by the commissioner.

7.20    Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 161.14, is amended by adding a subdivision
7.21to read:
7.22    Subd. 57. Purple Heart Trail. Statutory Route No. 392, described in section
7.23161.12 and marked on the effective date of this section as Interstate Highway 94, is
7.24designated in its entirety within Minnesota as the Purple Heart Trail. Subject to section
7.25161.139, the commissioner shall adopt a suitable marking design to mark this highway
7.26and erect appropriate signs at each safety rest area located on the highway.

7.27    Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 161.14, is amended by adding a subdivision
7.28to read:
7.29    Subd. 58. Dallas Sams Memorial Highway. That portion of Legislative Route No.
7.302, signed as Trunk Highway 210 on the date of final enactment of this section, from
7.31the city of Motley to the city of Staples, is designated as the "Dallas Sams Memorial
7.32Highway." The commissioner of transportation shall adopt a suitable design to mark this
7.33highway and erect appropriate signs, subject to section 161.139.

8.1    Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 161.14, is amended by adding a subdivision
8.2to read:
8.3    Subd. 59. Walter F. Mondale Drive. Trunk Highway marked 53 from its
8.4intersection with Superior Street to its intersection with Central Entrance in the city of
8.5Duluth, as signed on the effective date of this section, is designated "Walter F. Mondale
8.6Drive." Subject to section 161.139, the commissioner of transportation shall adopt a
8.7suitable marking design to mark this highway and erect appropriate signs.

8.8    Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 161.14, is amended by adding a subdivision
8.9to read:
8.10    Subd. 60. Jim Oberstar Causeway. The causeway over Pokegama Lake on
8.11Trunk Highway 169 is designated the "Jim Oberstar Causeway." The commissioner of
8.12transportation shall adopt a suitable design to mark this highway and erect appropriate
8.13signs, subject to section 161.139.

8.14    Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 161.32, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
8.15    Subdivision 1. Advertisement for bids. The commissioner may conduct the work
8.16or any part of the work incidental to the construction and maintenance of the trunk
8.17highways by labor employed to do the work or by contract. In cases of construction work,
8.18the commissioner shall first advertise for bids for contracts, and if no satisfactory bids are
8.19received, may either reject all bids and readvertise, or do the work by labor employed to
8.20do the work. Except as provided in subdivision 3 or 4, when work is to be done under
8.21contract, the commissioner shall advertise for bids once each week for three successive
8.22weeks prior to the date the bids are to be received. The advertisement for bids must be
8.23published in a newspaper or other periodical of general circulation in the state and may be
8.24placed on the Internet. The plans and specifications for the proposed work must be on file
8.25in the commissioner's office prior to the first call for bids.

8.26    Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 161.32, subdivision 1b, is amended to read:
8.27    Subd. 1b. Lowest responsible bidder; electronic bids. Bidders may submit
8.28bids electronically in a form and manner required by the commissioner; however, the
8.29commissioner may require that all bids of $5,000,000 and over for trunk highway contracts
8.30must be submitted electronically. Notwithstanding section 13.591, subdivision 3, or any
8.31other law or rule to the contrary, bids are not required to be opened and read in public if
8.32the commissioner publishes the public data specified by section 13.591, subdivision 3,
8.33on a state Web site immediately after the deadline for receipt of bids has passed. Bids
9.1for federal-aid highway projects must be conducted in accordance with Code of Federal
9.2Regulations, title 23, section 635. Trunk highway construction contracts, including
9.3design-build contracts, must be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder, taking into
9.4consideration conformity with the specifications, the purpose for which the contract or
9.5purchase is intended, the status and capability of the vendor, and other considerations
9.6imposed in the call for bids. The commissioner may decide which is the lowest responsible
9.7bidder for all contracts and may use the principles of life-cycle costing, when appropriate,
9.8in determining the lowest overall bid. Any or all bids may be rejected. When competitive
9.9bids are required and all bids are rejected, new bids, if solicited, must be called for as in
9.10the first instance, unless otherwise provided by law.

9.11    Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 161.32, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
9.12    Subd. 4. Trunk highways damaged by spring breakup. Contracts may be
9.13let for the repair and restoration of trunk highways damaged by spring breakup upon
9.14advertisement for bids and publication thereof in a newspaper or periodical of general
9.15circulation for a period of one week prior to the date such bids are to be received, and
9.16upon the mailing of such advertisements to all contractors who have filed a written request
9.17therefor.

9.18    Sec. 16. [161.3203] CONTRACTS FOR WORK FOR TRUNK HIGHWAY.
9.19    Subdivision 1. Privatization transportation contracts. For purposes of this
9.20section, "privatization transportation contract" means an enforceable agreement, or
9.21combination or series of agreements, by which a private contractor agrees with the
9.22commissioner of transportation to provide work (1) that is incidental to the construction
9.23or improvement of trunk highways, or (2) for maintenance of trunk highways. A
9.24privatization transportation contract does not include a design-build contract as defined
9.25in section 161.3410, subdivision 3, contracts awarded pursuant to section 161.32, work
9.26related to utility relocation, utility relocation agreements, state aid agreements, municipal
9.27agreements, interagency agreements, joint powers agreements, partnership agreements,
9.28and grant agreements. Privatization transportation contracts also do not include contracts
9.29related to aerial photos, asbestos investigation or abatement, communications, computer
9.30and information technology, construction contract administration, cultural resource
9.31investigations, electronic communications, environmental investigations, expert witnesses,
9.32contaminated soil investigations and remediation, geographic information systems,
9.33hydraulic and geotechnical studies, intelligent transportation systems, management
9.34support, mapping and photogrammetrics, market research, medical analysis, planning,
10.1public relations, right-of-way appraisals or acquisitions and field title investigations,
10.2research, relocation services, special studies, traffic studies and modeling, and employee
10.3training, and does not include services by persons licensed under sections 326.02 to 326.15.
10.4    Subd. 2. Applicability. This section applies to privatization transportation contracts
10.5in a total amount greater than $100,000. The requirements imposed by this section are in
10.6addition to, and do not supersede, the requirements of any other applicable section of law.
10.7    Subd. 3. Review of contract costs. (a) Before entering into a privatization
10.8transportation contract, the commissioner of transportation shall prepare a comprehensive
10.9written estimate of the cost of having the same work provided in the most cost-effective
10.10manner by agency employees. The cost estimate must include all costs of having agency
10.11employees provide the work, including the cost of pension, insurance, and other employee
10.12benefits. The cost estimate is nonpublic data, as defined in section 13.02, subdivision
10.139, until the day after the deadline for receipt of responses under paragraph (b), when
10.14it becomes public data.
10.15    (b) After soliciting and receiving responses, the commissioner shall publicly
10.16designate the responder to which it proposes to award the privatization contract. The
10.17commissioner shall prepare a comprehensive written estimate of the cost of the proposal
10.18based on the designated responder's bid, including the cost of a transition from public
10.19to private provision of the work, any additional unemployment and retirement benefits
10.20resulting from the transfer, and costs associated with monitoring the proposed contract. If
10.21the designated responder proposes to perform any or all of the desired services outside the
10.22state, the commissioner of transportation shall include in the cost estimate, as nearly as
10.23possible, any loss of sales and income tax revenue to the state. The cost estimate must
10.24not include trade secret data which is classified as nonpublic data under section 13.37,
10.25subdivision 2.
10.26    (c) Before entering into a privatization transportation contract for $250,000 or more,
10.27the commissioner shall determine that:
10.28    (1) the cost estimated under paragraph (b) will be lower than the cost estimated
10.29under paragraph (a);
10.30    (2) the quality of the work to be provided by the designated responder is likely
10.31to equal or exceed the quality of services that could be provided by Department of
10.32Transportation employees;
10.33    (3) the contract, together with other privatization transportation contracts to which
10.34the department is or has been party, will not reduce full-time equivalent positions within
10.35the department or result in layoffs; and
10.36    (4) the proposed privatization contract is in the public interest.
11.1    Subd. 4. Reports. Beginning in 2009, the commissioner shall provide, no later than
11.2September 1, an annual written report to the legislature, in compliance with sections
11.33.195 and 3.197, and shall submit the report to the chairs of the senate and house of
11.4representatives committees having jurisdiction over transportation. The report must list
11.5all privatization transportation contracts within the meaning of this section that were
11.6executed or performed, whether wholly or in part, in the previous fiscal year. The report
11.7must identify, with respect to each contract: the contractor; contract amount; duration;
11.8work, provided or to be provided; the comprehensive estimate derived under subdivision
11.93, paragraph (a); the comprehensive estimate derived under subdivision 3, paragraph
11.10(b); the actual cost to the agency of the contractor's performance of the contract; and for
11.11contracts of at least $250,000, a statement containing the commissioner's determinations
11.12under subdivision 3, paragraph (c).
11.13    Subd. 5. Short title. This section may be cited as the "Taxpayers' Transportation
11.14Accountability Act."

11.15    Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 161.53, is amended to read:
11.16161.53 RESEARCH ACTIVITIES.
11.17    The commissioner may set aside in each fiscal year up to two percent of the
11.18total amount of all funds appropriated to the commissioner other than county state-aid
11.19and municipal state-aid highway funds for transportation research including public and
11.20private research partnerships. The commissioner shall spend this money for (1) research
11.21to improve the design, construction, maintenance, management, and environmental
11.22compatibility of transportation systems; (2) research on transportation policies that
11.23enhance energy efficiency and economic development; (3) programs for implementing
11.24and monitoring research results; and (4) development of transportation education and
11.25outreach activities. Of all funds appropriated to the commissioner other than state-aid
11.26funds, the commissioner shall spend at least 0.1 percent, but not exceeding $800,000
11.27$1,200,000 in any fiscal year, for research and related activities performed by the Center
11.28for Transportation Studies of the University of Minnesota. The center shall establish a
11.29technology transfer and training center for Minnesota transportation professionals.

11.30    Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 164.06, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
11.31    Subd. 2. Extinguishing interest in abandoned road. (a) After providing notice
11.32under section 366.01, subdivision 8 as required in paragraph (c), the town board may by
11.33resolution disclaim and extinguish a town interest in a town road without action under
11.34subdivision 1 if:
12.1    (1) the extinguishment is found by the town board to be in the public interest;
12.2    (2) the interest is not a fee interest;
12.3    (3) the interest was established more than 25 years earlier;
12.4    (4) the interest is not recorded or filed with the county recorder;
12.5    (5) no road improvement has been constructed on a right-of-way affected by the
12.6interest within the last 25 years; and
12.7    (6) no road maintenance on a right-of-way affected by the interest has occurred
12.8within the last 25 years.
12.9    (b) The resolution shall be filed with the county auditor and recorded with the
12.10county recorder.
12.11    (c) Not less than 30 days before the first meeting at which a resolution to disclaim
12.12and extinguish a town interest in a town road under this subdivision is discussed, the
12.13town board shall provide notice of the meeting by certified mail to each property owner
12.14abutting the road to be extinguished. A notice must also be posted as provided under
12.15section 366.01, subdivision 8.
12.16EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

12.17    Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 165.01, is amended to read:
12.18165.01 DEFINITIONS.
12.19    Subdivision 1. Scope. For the purposes of this chapter, the terms defined in this
12.20section and section 160.02 shall have the same meanings given them.
12.21    Subd. 2. AASHTO manual. "AASHTO manual" means the Manual for Condition
12.22Evaluation of Bridges, published by the American Association of State Highway and
12.23Transportation Officials.

12.24    Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 165.03, is amended to read:
12.25165.03 STRENGTH OF BRIDGE; INSPECTION.
12.26    Subdivision 1. Standards generally. Each bridge, including a privately owned
12.27bridge, must conform to the strength, width, clearance, and safety standards imposed
12.28by the commissioner for the connecting highway or street. This subdivision applies to
12.29a bridge that is constructed after August 1, 1989, on any public highway or street. The
12.30bridge must have sufficient strength to support with safety the maximum vehicle weights
12.31allowed under sections 169.822 to 169.829 and must have the minimum width specified
12.32in section 165.04, subdivision 3.
13.1    Subd. 1a. Inspection. (a) Each bridge must be inspected annually, unless a longer
13.2interval not to exceed two years for bridges or four years for bridges classified as culverts
13.3is authorized by the commissioner. The commissioner's authorization must be based
13.4on factors including, but not limited to, the age and condition of the bridge, the rate of
13.5deterioration of the bridge, the type of structure, the susceptibility of the bridge to failure,
13.6and the characteristics of traffic on the bridge. The commissioner may require interim
13.7inspections at intervals of less than one year on bridges that are posted, bridges subjected
13.8to extreme scour conditions, bridges subject to significant substructure movement or
13.9settlement, and for other reasons as specified or inferred in the AASHTO manual.
13.10    (b) The thoroughness of each inspection depends on such factors as age, traffic
13.11characteristics, state of maintenance, and known deficiencies. The evaluation of these
13.12factors is the responsibility of the engineer assigned the responsibility for inspection as
13.13defined by rule adopted by the commissioner of transportation.
13.14    Subd. 2. Inspection and inventory responsibilities; rules; forms. (a) The
13.15commissioner of transportation shall adopt official inventory and bridge inspection report
13.16forms for use in making bridge inspections by the owners or highway authorities specified
13.17by this subdivision. Bridge Inspections shall must be made at regular intervals, not to
13.18exceed two years for bridges and not to exceed four years for culverts, by the following
13.19owner or official:
13.20    (1) the commissioner of transportation for all bridges located wholly or partially
13.21within or over the right-of-way of a state trunk highway;
13.22    (2) the county highway engineer for all bridges located wholly or partially within
13.23or over the right-of-way of any county or township town road, or any street within a
13.24municipality which that does not have a city engineer regularly employed;
13.25    (3) the city engineer for all bridges located wholly or partially within or over the
13.26right-of-way of any street located within or along municipal limits;
13.27    (4) the commissioner of transportation in case of a toll bridge that is used by the
13.28general public and that is not inspected and certified under subdivision 6; provided, that the
13.29commissioner of transportation may assess the owner for the costs of such the inspection;
13.30    (5) the owner of a bridge over a public highway or street or that carries a roadway
13.31designated for public use by a public authority, if not required to be inventoried and
13.32inspected under clause (1), (2), (3), or (4).
13.33    (b) The commissioner of transportation shall prescribe the standards for bridge
13.34inspection and inventory by rules. The owner or highway authority shall inspect and
13.35inventory in accordance with these standards and furnish the commissioner with such data
13.36as may be necessary to maintain a central inventory.
14.1    Subd. 3. County inventory and inspection records and reports. The county
14.2engineer shall maintain a complete inventory record of all bridges as set forth in
14.3subdivision 2, paragraph (a), clause (2), with the inspection reports thereof, and shall
14.4certify annually to the commissioner, as prescribed by the commissioner, that inspections
14.5have been made at regular intervals, not to exceed two years for bridges and not to
14.6exceed four years for culverts. A report of the inspections shall must be filed annually,
14.7on or before February 15 of each year, with the county auditor or town clerk, or the
14.8governing body of the municipality. The report shall must contain recommendations for
14.9the correction of, or legal posting of load limits on any bridge or structure that is found to
14.10be understrength or unsafe.
14.11    Subd. 4. Municipal inventory and inspection records and reports. The
14.12city engineer shall maintain a complete inventory record of all bridges as set forth in
14.13subdivision 2, paragraph (a), clause (3), with the inspection reports thereof, and shall
14.14certify annually to the commissioner, as prescribed by the commissioner, that inspections
14.15have been made at regular intervals, not to exceed two years for bridges and not to exceed
14.16four years for culverts. A report of the inspections shall must be filed annually, on or
14.17before February 15 of each year, with the governing body of the municipality. The report
14.18shall must contain recommendations for the correction of, or legal posting of load limits
14.19on any bridge or structure that is found to be understrength or unsafe.
14.20    Subd. 5. Agreement. Agreements may be made among the various units of
14.21governments, or between governmental units and qualified engineering personnel to
14.22carry out the responsibilities for the bridge inspections and reports, as established by
14.23subdivision 2.
14.24    Subd. 6. Other bridges. The owner of a toll bridge and the owner of a bridge
14.25described in subdivision 2, paragraph (a), clause (5), shall certify to the commissioner, as
14.26prescribed by the commissioner, that inspections of the bridge have been made at regular
14.27intervals, not to exceed two years for bridges and not to exceed four years for culverts.
14.28The certification shall must be accompanied by a report of the inspection. The report shall
14.29must contain recommendations for the correction of or legal posting of load limitations if
14.30the bridge is found to be understrength or unsafe.
14.31    Subd. 7. Department of Natural Resources bridge. (a) Notwithstanding
14.32subdivision 2, the commissioners of transportation and natural resources shall negotiate a
14.33memorandum of understanding that governs the inspection of bridges owned, operated,
14.34or maintained by the commissioner of natural resources.
14.35    (b) The memorandum of understanding must provide for:
14.36    (1) the inspection and inventory of bridges subject to federal law or regulations;
15.1    (2) the frequency of inspection of bridges described in paragraph (a); and
15.2    (3) who may perform inspections required under the memorandum of understanding.

15.3    Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 168.011, subdivision 22, is amended to read:
15.4    Subd. 22. Special mobile equipment. "Special mobile equipment" means every
15.5vehicle not designed or used primarily for the transportation of persons or property
15.6and only incidentally operated or moved over a highway, including but not limited to:
15.7ditch-digging apparatuses, moving dollies, pump hoists and other water well-drilling
15.8equipment registered under chapter 103I, vehicle-mounted concrete pumps with or
15.9without placement booms, street-sweeping vehicles, and other machinery such as
15.10asphalt spreaders, bituminous mixers, bucket loaders, tractors other than truck-tractors,
15.11ditchers, leveling graders, finishing machines, motor graders, road rollers, scarifiers,
15.12truck-mounted log loaders, earth-moving carryalls, scrapers, power shovels, draglines,
15.13self-propelled cranes, and earth-moving equipment. The term does not include travel
15.14trailers, dump trucks, truck-mounted transit mixers, truck-mounted feed grinders, or other
15.15motor vehicles designed for the transportation of persons or property to which machinery
15.16has been attached.
15.17EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective August 1, 2008, and expires
15.18December 31, 2010.

15.19    Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 168.013, subdivision 1e, is amended to read:
15.20    Subd. 1e. Truck; tractor; combination; exceptions. (a) On trucks and tractors
15.21except those in this chapter defined as farm trucks, on truck-tractor and semitrailer
15.22combinations except those defined as farm combinations, and on commercial zone
15.23vehicles, the tax based on total gross weight shall be graduated according to the Minnesota
15.24base rate schedule prescribed in this subdivision, but in no event less than $120.
15.25Minnesota Base Rate Schedule
15.26Scheduled taxes include five percent
15.27surtax provided for in subdivision 14
15.28
TOTAL GROSS WEIGHT
15.29
IN POUNDS
TAX
15.30
A
0
-
1,500
$ 15
15.31
B
1,501
-
3,000
20
15.32
C
3,001
-
4,500
25
15.33
D
4,501
-
6,000
35
15.34
E
6,001
-
9,000 10,000
45
15.35
F
9,001 10,001
-
12,000
70
16.1
G
12,001
-
15,000
105
16.2
H
15,001
-
18,000
145
16.3
I
18,001
-
21,000
190
16.4
J
21,001
-
26,000
270
16.5
K
26,001
-
33,000
360
16.6
L
33,001
-
39,000
475
16.7
M
39,001
-
45,000
595
16.8
N
45,001
-
51,000
715
16.9
O
51,001
-
57,000
865
16.10
P
57,001
-
63,000
1015
16.11
Q
63,001
-
69,000
1185
16.12
R
69,001
-
73,280
1325
16.13
S
73,281
-
78,000
1595
16.14
T
78,001
-
81,00080,000
1760
16.15    (b) For purposes of the Minnesota base rate schedule, for vehicles with six or more
16.16axles in the "S" and "T" categories, the base rates are $1,520 and $1,620 respectively.
16.17    (c) For each vehicle with a gross weight in excess of 81,000 80,000 pounds an
16.18additional tax of $50 is imposed for each ton or fraction thereof in excess of 81,000
16.1980,000 pounds, subject to subdivision 12.
16.20    (d) For purposes of registration identification, for vehicles registered in the "O"
16.21category, the owner must declare at the time of registration whether the vehicle will carry
16.22a weight of 55,000 pounds or more and therefore be subject to the federal heavy vehicle
16.23use tax. For those owners who declare a weight less than 55,000 pounds, a distinctive
16.24weight sticker must be issued and the owner is restricted to a gross vehicle weight of
16.25less than 55,000 pounds.
16.26    (e) Truck-tractors except those herein defined as farm and commercial zone vehicles
16.27shall be taxed in accord with the foregoing gross weight tax schedule on the basis of the
16.28combined gross weight of the truck-tractor and any semitrailer or semitrailers which the
16.29applicant proposes to combine with the truck-tractor.
16.30    (e) (f) Commercial zone trucks include only trucks, truck-tractors, and semitrailer
16.31combinations which are:
16.32    (1) used by an authorized local cartage carrier operating under a permit issued
16.33under section 221.296 and whose gross transportation revenue consists of at least 60
16.34percent obtained solely from local cartage carriage, and are operated solely within an area
16.35composed of two contiguous cities of the first class and municipalities contiguous thereto
16.36as defined by section 221.011, subdivision 17; or
16.37    (2) operated by an interstate carrier registered under section 221.60, or by an
16.38authorized local cartage carrier or other carrier receiving operating authority under chapter
17.1221, and operated solely within a zone exempt from regulation pursuant to United States
17.2Code, title 49, section 13506.
17.3    (f) (g) The license plates issued for commercial zone vehicles shall be plainly
17.4marked. A person operating a commercial zone vehicle outside the zone or area in which
17.5its operation is authorized is guilty of a misdemeanor and, in addition to the misdemeanor
17.6penalty therefor, the registrar shall have revoke the registration of the vehicle as a
17.7commercial zone vehicle revoked by the registrar and shall be required to reregister
17.8require that the vehicle be registered at 100 percent of the full annual tax prescribed in the
17.9Minnesota base rate schedule, and no part of this tax shall may be refunded during the
17.10balance of the registration year.
17.11    (g) (h) On commercial zone trucks the tax shall be based on the total gross weight of
17.12the vehicle and during each of the first eight years of vehicle life shall be is 75 percent of
17.13the Minnesota base rate schedule. During the ninth and succeeding years of vehicle life
17.14the tax shall be is 50 percent of the Minnesota base rate schedule.
17.15    (h) (i) On trucks, truck-tractors and semitrailer combinations, except those defined
17.16as farm trucks and farm combinations, and except for those commercial zone vehicles
17.17specifically provided for in this subdivision, the tax for each of the first eight years of
17.18vehicle life shall be is 100 percent of the tax imposed in the Minnesota base rate schedule,
17.19and during the ninth and succeeding years of vehicle life, the tax shall be is 75 percent
17.20of the Minnesota base rate prescribed by this subdivision.
17.21    (i) (j) For the purpose of registration, trailers coupled with a truck-tractor, semitrailer
17.22combination are semitrailers.

17.23    Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 168.12, subdivision 5, is
17.24amended to read:
17.25    Subd. 5. Additional fee. (a) In addition to any fee otherwise authorized or any tax
17.26otherwise imposed upon any vehicle, the payment of which is required as a condition to
17.27the issuance of any plate or plates, the commissioner shall impose the fee specified in
17.28paragraph (b) that is calculated to cover the cost of manufacturing and issuing the plate
17.29or plates, except for plates issued to disabled veterans as defined in section 168.031 and
17.30plates issued pursuant to section 168.124, 168.125, or 168.27, subdivisions 16 and 17,
17.31for passenger automobiles. The commissioner shall issue graphic design plates only
17.32for vehicles registered pursuant to section 168.017 and recreational vehicles registered
17.33pursuant to section 168.013, subdivision 1g.
18.1    (b) Unless otherwise specified or exempted by statute, the following plate and
18.2validation sticker fees apply for the original, duplicate, or replacement issuance of a
18.3plate in a plate year:
18.4
License Plate
Single
Double
18.5
Regular and Disability
$
4.50
$
6.00
18.6
Special
$
8.50
$
10.00
18.7
Personalized (Replacement)
$
10.00
$
14.00
18.8
Collector Category
$
13.50
$
15.00
18.9
Emergency Vehicle Display
$
3.00
$
6.00
18.10
Utility Trailer Self-Adhesive
$
2.50
18.11
Stickers
18.12
Duplicate year
$
1.00
$
1.00
18.13
18.14
International Fuel Tax
Agreement
$
2.50
$
2.50
18.15    (c) For vehicles that require two of the categories above, the registrar shall only
18.16charge the higher of the two fees and not a combined total.

18.17    Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 168.1255, is amended by adding a
18.18subdivision to read:
18.19    Subd. 6. World War II memorial donation matching account. Money remaining
18.20in the World War II memorial donation matching account after the state share of the
18.21construction costs of the World War II memorial has been paid in full is appropriated to the
18.22commissioner of veterans affairs for services and programs for veterans and their families.

18.23    Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 168A.01, is amended by adding a
18.24subdivision to read:
18.25    Subd. 1a. Commissioner. "Commissioner" means the commissioner of public
18.26safety.

18.27    Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 168A.05, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
18.28    Subd. 3. Content of certificate. Each certificate of title issued by the department
18.29shall contain:
18.30    (1) the date issued;
18.31    (2) the first, middle, and last names, and the dates of birth, and addresses of all
18.32owners who are natural persons, and the full names and addresses of all other owners;
18.33    (3) the residence address of the owner listed first if that owner is a natural person or
18.34the address if that owner is not a natural person;
19.1    (4) the names and addresses of any secured parties, and the address of the first
19.2secured party, listed in the order of priority (i) as shown on the application, or (ii) if the
19.3application is based on a certificate of title, as shown on the certificate, or (iii) as otherwise
19.4determined by the department;
19.5    (4) (5) any liens filed pursuant to a court order or by a public agency responsible for
19.6child support enforcement against the owner;
19.7    (5) (6) the title number assigned to the vehicle;
19.8    (6) (7) a description of the vehicle including, so far as the following data exists, its
19.9make, model, year, identifying number, type of body, whether new or used, and if a new
19.10vehicle, the date of the first sale of the vehicle for use;
19.11    (7) (8) with respect to a motor vehicles vehicle subject to the provisions of section
19.12325E.15 , (i) the true cumulative mileage registered on the odometer or (ii) that the actual
19.13mileage is unknown if the odometer reading is known by the owner to be different from
19.14the true mileage;
19.15    (8) (9) with respect to vehicles a vehicle subject to sections 325F.6641 and
19.16325F.6642 , the appropriate term "flood damaged," "rebuilt," "prior salvage," or
19.17"reconstructed";
19.18    (9) (10) with respect to a vehicle contaminated by methamphetamine production, if
19.19the registrar has received the certificate of title and notice described in section 152.0275,
19.20subdivision 2
, paragraph (g), the term "hazardous waste contaminated vehicle"; and
19.21    (10) (11) with respect to a vehicle subject to section 325F.665, the term "lemon law
19.22vehicle"; and
19.23    (12) any other data the department prescribes.

19.24    Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 168A.05, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
19.25    Subd. 5. Forms. (a) The certificate of title shall contain forms:
19.26    (1) for assignment and warranty of title by the owner;
19.27    (2) for assignment and warranty of title by a dealer;
19.28    (3) to apply for a certificate of title by a transferee;
19.29    (4) to name a secured party; and
19.30    (5) to make the disclosure required by section 325F.6641.
19.31    (b) The certificate of title must also include a separate detachable postcard form
19.32entitled "Notice of Sale" that contains, but is not limited to, the vehicle's title number and
19.33vehicle identification number. The postcard form must include sufficient space for the
19.34owner to record the purchaser's name, address, and driver's license number, if any, and
19.35the date of sale. The notice of sale must include clear instructions regarding the owner's
20.1responsibility to complete and return the form, or to transmit the required information
20.2electronically in a form acceptable to the commissioner, pursuant to section 168A.10,
20.3subdivision 1
.

20.4    Sec. 28. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 168A.10, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
20.5    Subdivision 1. Assignment and warranty of title; mileage; notice of sale. If an
20.6owner transfers interest in a vehicle other than by the creation of a security interest, the
20.7owner shall at the time of the delivery of the vehicle execute an assignment and warranty
20.8of title to the transferee and shall state the actual selling price in the space provided on
20.9the certificate. Within ten days of the date of sale, other than a sale by or to a licensed
20.10motor vehicle dealer, the owner shall: (1) complete, detach, and return to the department
20.11the postcard form on the certificate entitled "Notice of Sale," if one is provided, including
20.12the transferee's name, address, and driver's license number, if any, and the date of sale; or
20.13(2) transmit this information electronically in a form acceptable to the commissioner. With
20.14respect to motor vehicles subject to the provisions of section 325E.15, the transferor shall
20.15also, in the space provided therefor on the certificate, state the true cumulative mileage
20.16registered on the odometer or that the actual mileage is unknown if the odometer reading
20.17is known by the transferor to be different from the true mileage. The transferor shall cause
20.18the certificate and assignment to be delivered to the transferee immediately.

20.19    Sec. 29. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 168A.101, is amended to read:
20.20168A.101 CANCELLATION OF MOTOR VEHICLE SALE.
20.21    Subdivision 1. Required documentation. If the parties cancel a purchase of a
20.22motor vehicle after the transfer of interest, they must submit within 90 days of the original
20.23purchase date the following items:
20.24    (1) the outstanding certificate of title with proper assignment; and a written claim
20.25for refund;
20.26    (2) an affidavit correcting ownership signed by the parties.; and
20.27    (3) the outstanding certificate of title, if available, with proper assignment.
20.28    Subd. 2. Refunds. A party may be eligible for a refund of taxes and fees paid
20.29pursuant to chapter 297B only if the items indicated in subdivision 1 are submitted within
20.30the 90-day time frame unless otherwise provided by law. No other taxes or fees paid may
20.31be refunded due to the cancellation of a motor vehicle sale.

20.32    Sec. 30. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 168A.151, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
21.1    Subdivision 1. Salvage titles. (a) When an insurer, licensed to conduct business in
21.2Minnesota, acquires ownership of a late-model or high-value vehicle through payment
21.3of damages, the insurer shall immediately apply for a salvage certificate of title or shall
21.4stamp the existing certificate of title with the legend "SALVAGE CERTIFICATE OF
21.5TITLE" in a manner prescribed by the department. Within 48 hours of taking possession
21.6of a vehicle through payment of damages, an insurer must notify the department in a
21.7manner prescribed by the department.
21.8    (b) Any person who acquires a damaged motor vehicle with an out-of-state title and
21.9the cost of repairs exceeds the value of the damaged vehicle or a motor vehicle with an
21.10out-of-state salvage title or certificate, as proof of ownership, shall immediately apply for
21.11a salvage certificate of title. A person shall immediately apply for a salvage certificate
21.12of title if the person acquires a damaged late-model or high-value motor vehicle with an
21.13out-of-state title and the vehicle:
21.14    (1) is a vehicle that was acquired by an insurer through payment of damages;
21.15    (2) is a vehicle for which the cost of repairs exceeds the value of the damaged
21.16vehicle; or
21.17    (3) has an out-of-state salvage certificate of title as proof of ownership.
21.18    (c) A self-insured owner of a late-model or high-value vehicle who sustains damage
21.19by collision or other occurrence which exceeds 70 percent of its actual cash value
21.20shall immediately apply for a salvage certificate of title. Damage, for the purpose of
21.21this calculation, does not include the actual cost incurred to repair, replace, or reinstall
21.22inflatable safety restraints and other vehicle components that must be replaced due to the
21.23deployment of the inflatable safety restraints.

21.24    Sec. 31. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 168A.153, is amended to read:
21.25168A.153 REPORT OF VEHICLE RECEIPT; SURRENDER OF
21.26CERTIFICATE.
21.27    Subdivision 1. Older model vehicle. A dealer who buys an older model vehicle
21.28to be dismantled or destroyed shall report to the department within 30 days including
21.29the vehicle's license plate number and identification number, and the seller's name and
21.30driver's license number.
21.31    Subd. 2. Late-model or high-value vehicle. A dealer who buys a late-model or
21.32high-value vehicle to be dismantled or destroyed shall notify the secured party, if any, and
21.33then surrender the certificate of title and a properly completed application for a salvage
21.34certificate of title to the department within ten days the commissioner in the manner
21.35prescribed in subdivision 3. The dealer must then properly destroy the certificate of title.
22.1    Subd. 3. Notification on vehicle to be dismantled or destroyed; service fee.
22.2    Within the time frames prescribed in subdivisions 1 and 2 of acquiring a vehicle titled and
22.3registered in Minnesota, a dealer shall notify the registrar that the dealership purchased the
22.4vehicle to be dismantled or destroyed. The notification must be made electronically as
22.5prescribed by the registrar. The dealer may contract this service to a deputy registrar and
22.6the registrar may charge a fee not to exceed $7 per transaction to provide this service.

22.7    Sec. 32. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 168B.04, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
22.8    Subd. 2. Unauthorized vehicles. (a) Units of government and peace officers may
22.9take into custody and impound any unauthorized vehicle under section 169.041.
22.10    (b) A vehicle may also be impounded after it has been left unattended in one of the
22.11following public or private locations for the indicated period of time:
22.12    (1) in a public location not governed by section 169.041:
22.13    (i) on a highway and properly tagged by a peace officer, four hours;
22.14    (ii) located so as to constitute an accident or traffic hazard to the traveling public, as
22.15determined by a peace officer, immediately; or
22.16    (iii) located so as to constitute an accident or traffic hazard to the traveling public
22.17within the Department of Transportation's eight-county metropolitan district, as determined
22.18by an authorized employee of the department's freeway service patrol, immediately; or
22.19    (iv) that is a parking facility or other public property owned or controlled by a unit
22.20of government, properly posted, four hours; or
22.21    (2) on private property:
22.22    (i) that is single-family or duplex residential property, immediately;
22.23    (ii) that is private, nonresidential property, properly posted, immediately;
22.24    (iii) that is private, nonresidential property, not posted, 24 hours;
22.25    (iv) that is private, nonresidential property of an operator of an establishment for the
22.26servicing, repair, or maintenance of motor vehicles, five business days after notifying the
22.27vehicle owner by certified mail, return receipt requested, of the property owner's intention
22.28to have the vehicle removed from the property; or
22.29    (v) that is any residential property, properly posted, immediately.

22.30    Sec. 33. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 168D.06, is amended to read:
22.31168D.06 FUEL LICENSE FEES.
22.32    License fees paid to the commissioner under the International Fuel Tax Agreement
22.33must be deposited in the highway user tax distribution fund vehicle services operating
22.34account in the special revenue fund under section 299A.705. The commissioner shall
23.1charge an annual fuel license fee of $15, and an annual application filing fee of $13 for
23.2quarterly reporting of fuel tax.
23.3EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective retroactively from August 1, 2005,
23.4for fees collected on or after that date.

23.5    Sec. 34. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 168D.07, is amended to read:
23.6168D.07 FUEL DECAL FEE.
23.7    The commissioner shall issue a decal or other identification to indicate compliance
23.8with the International Fuel Tax Agreement. The commissioner shall establish a charge to
23.9cover the cost of issuing the decal or other identification according to section 16A.1285,
23.10subdivision 4a
. Decal or other identification charges paid to the commissioner under this
23.11subdivision must be deposited in the highway user tax distribution fund vehicle services
23.12operating account in the special revenue fund under section 299A.705.
23.13EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective retroactively from August 1, 2005,
23.14for fees collected on or after that date.

23.15    Sec. 35. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169.01, subdivision 4c, is amended to read:
23.16    Subd. 4c. Motorized foot scooter. "Motorized foot scooter" means a device with
23.17handlebars designed to be stood or sat upon by the operator, and powered by an internal
23.18combustion engine or electric motor that is capable of propelling the device with or without
23.19human propulsion, and that has either (1) no more than two ten-inch 12-inch or smaller
23.20diameter wheels or (2) and has an engine or motor that is capable of a maximum speed of
23.2115 miles per hour on a flat surface with not more than one percent grade in any direction
23.22when the motor is engaged. An electric personal assistive mobility device, a motorized
23.23bicycle, an electric-assisted bicycle, or a motorcycle is not a motorized foot scooter.

23.24    Sec. 36. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169.01, subdivision 19, is amended to read:
23.25    Subd. 19. Explosives. "Explosives" means any chemical compound or mechanical
23.26mixture that is commonly used or intended for the purpose of producing an explosion
23.27and which contains any oxidizing and combustive units or other ingredients in such
23.28proportions, quantities, or packing that an ignition by fire, by friction, by concussion, by
23.29percussion, or by detonator of any part of the compound or mixture may cause such a
23.30sudden generation of highly heated gases that the resultant gaseous pressures are capable
23.31of producing destructible effects on contiguous objects or of destroying life or limb has
23.32the meaning given in Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, section 173.50.

24.1    Sec. 37. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169.01, subdivision 20, is amended to read:
24.2    Subd. 20. Flammable liquid. "Flammable liquid" means any liquid which has a
24.3flash point of 70 degrees Fahrenheit, or less, as determined by a tagliabue or equivalent
24.4closed cup test device has the meaning given in Code of Federal Regulations, title 49,
24.5section 173.120.

24.6    Sec. 38. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169.01, subdivision 78, is amended to read:
24.7    Subd. 78. Recreational vehicle combination. (a) "Recreational vehicle
24.8combination" means a combination of vehicles consisting of a full-size pickup truck
24.9as defined in section 168.011, subdivision 29, or a recreational truck-tractor attached
24.10by means of a kingpin and fifth-wheel coupling to a camper-semitrailer middle vehicle
24.11which has hitched to it a trailer carrying a watercraft as defined in section 86B.005,
24.12subdivision 18
; off-highway motorcycle as defined in section 84.787, subdivision 7;
24.13motorcycle; motorized bicycle; snowmobile as defined in section 84.81, subdivision
24.143
; all-terrain vehicle as defined in section 84.92, subdivision 8; motorized golf cart; or
24.15equestrian equipment or supplies.
24.16    (b) For purposes of this subdivision:,
24.17    (1) a "kingpin and fifth-wheel coupling" is a coupling between a camper-semitrailer
24.18middle vehicle and a towing full-size pickup truck or a recreational truck-tractor in which
24.19a portion of the weight of the camper-semitrailer towed middle vehicle is carried over or
24.20forward of the rear axle of the towing pickup.
24.21    (2) A "camper-semitrailer" is a trailer, other than a manufactured home as defined in
24.22section 327B.01, subdivision 13, designed for human habitation and used for vacation or
24.23recreational purposes for limited periods.

24.24    Sec. 39. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169.01, is amended by adding a subdivision
24.25to read:
24.26    Subd. 93. Full-size pickup truck. "Full-size pickup truck" means any truck with a
24.27manufacturer's nominal rated carrying capacity of one ton or less and commonly known
24.28as or resembling a pickup truck.

24.29    Sec. 40. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169.01, is amended by adding a subdivision
24.30to read:
24.31    Subd. 94. Recreational truck-tractor. "Recreational truck-tractor" means a
24.32truck-tractor with a gross vehicle weight rating of not more than 24,000 pounds, that is
25.1designed exclusively or adapted specifically to tow a semitrailer coupled by means of
25.2a fifth-wheel plate and kingpin assembly.

25.3    Sec. 41. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169.01, is amended by adding a subdivision
25.4to read:
25.5    Subd. 95. Valid license; valid driver's license. "Valid license," "valid driver's
25.6license," "valid Minnesota driver's license," "valid standard driver's license," or other
25.7similar term, has the meaning given in section 171.01, subdivision 49a.

25.8    Sec. 42. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169.041, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
25.9    Subdivision 1. Towing authority. For purposes of this section, "towing authority"
25.10means:
25.11    (1) any local authority authorized by section 169.04 to enforce the traffic laws, and
25.12also includes a private towing company authorized by a local authority to tow vehicles on
25.13behalf of that local authority.; or
25.14    (2) an authorized employee of the Department of Transportation's freeway service
25.15patrol within the department's eight-county metropolitan district.

25.16    Sec. 43. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169.041, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
25.17    Subd. 2. Towing order required. A towing authority may not tow a motor
25.18vehicle from public property unless a peace officer or parking enforcement officer has
25.19prepared, in addition to the parking citation, a written towing report describing the motor
25.20vehicle and the reasons for towing. The report must be signed by the officer and the tow
25.21driver. Within the Department of Transportation's eight-county metropolitan district, an
25.22authorized employee of the department's freeway service patrol may order a tow from a
25.23trunk highway after preparing a written towing report provided by the Minnesota State
25.24Patrol. A citation need not be issued before the employee orders a tow.
25.25    Except in cases where an accident or traffic hazard to the traveling public exists, the
25.26department employee shall ensure that if the tower requested to remove the vehicle by the
25.27owner arrives before the tower requested by the department, the tower requested by the
25.28owner is given the opportunity to actually conduct and complete all towing operations
25.29requested.

25.30    Sec. 44. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169.06, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
25.31    Subd. 5. Traffic-control signal. (a) Whenever traffic is controlled by traffic-control
25.32signals exhibiting different colored lights, or colored lighted arrows, successively one at a
26.1time or in combination, only the colors Green, Red, and Yellow shall be used, except for
26.2special pedestrian signals carrying a word or legend. The traffic-control signal lights or
26.3colored lighted arrows indicate and apply to drivers of vehicles and pedestrians as follows:
26.4    (1) Green indication:
26.5    (i) Vehicular traffic facing a circular green signal may proceed straight through or
26.6turn right or left unless a sign at such place prohibits either turn. But vehicular traffic,
26.7including vehicles turning right or left, shall yield the right-of-way to other vehicles
26.8and to pedestrians lawfully within the intersection or adjacent crosswalk at the time this
26.9signal is exhibited.
26.10    (ii) Vehicular traffic facing a green arrow signal, shown alone or in combination with
26.11another indication, may cautiously enter the intersection only to make the movement
26.12indicated by the arrow, or other movement as permitted by other indications shown at the
26.13same time. Such vehicular traffic shall yield the right-of-way to pedestrians lawfully
26.14within an adjacent crosswalk and to other traffic lawfully using the intersection.
26.15    (iii) Unless otherwise directed by a pedestrian-control signal as provided in
26.16subdivision 6, pedestrians facing any green signal, except when the sole green signal is a
26.17turn arrow, may proceed across the roadway within any marked or unmarked crosswalk.
26.18Every driver of a vehicle shall yield the right-of-way to such pedestrian, except that the
26.19pedestrian shall yield the right-of-way to vehicles lawfully within the intersection at the
26.20time that the green signal indication is first shown.
26.21    (2) Steady yellow indication:
26.22    (i) Vehicular traffic facing a steady circular yellow or yellow arrow signal is thereby
26.23warned that the related green movement is being terminated or that a red indication will be
26.24exhibited immediately thereafter when vehicular traffic must not enter the intersection,
26.25except for the continued movement allowed by any green arrow indication simultaneously
26.26exhibited.
26.27    (ii) Pedestrians facing a circular yellow signal, unless otherwise directed by a
26.28pedestrian-control signal as provided in subdivision 6, are thereby advised that there is
26.29insufficient time to cross the roadway before a red indication is shown and no pedestrian
26.30shall then start to cross the roadway.
26.31    (iii) Vehicular traffic facing a steady yellow arrow signal is thereby warned that
26.32the protected vehicular movement permitted by the corresponding prior green arrow
26.33indication is being terminated.
26.34    (3) Steady red indication:
26.35    (i) Vehicular traffic facing a circular red signal alone must stop at a clearly marked
26.36stop line but, if none, before entering the crosswalk on the near side of the intersection
27.1or, if none, then before entering the intersection and shall remain standing until a green
27.2indication is shown, except as follows: (A) the driver of a vehicle stopped as close
27.3as practicable at the entrance to the crosswalk on the near side of the intersection or,
27.4if none, then at the entrance to the intersection in obedience to a red or stop signal,
27.5and with the intention of making a right turn may make the right turn, after stopping,
27.6unless an official sign has been erected prohibiting such movement, but shall yield the
27.7right-of-way to pedestrians and other traffic lawfully proceeding as directed by the signal
27.8at that intersection; or (B) the driver of a vehicle on a one-way street intersecting another
27.9one-way street on which traffic moves to the left shall stop in obedience to a red or stop
27.10signal and may then make a left turn into the one-way street, unless an official sign has
27.11been erected prohibiting the movement, but shall yield the right-of-way to pedestrians and
27.12other traffic lawfully proceeding as directed by the signal at that intersection.
27.13    (ii) Unless otherwise directed by a pedestrian-control signal as provided in
27.14subdivision 6, pedestrians facing a steady red signal alone shall not enter the roadway.
27.15    (iii) Vehicular traffic facing a steady red arrow signal, with the intention of making a
27.16movement indicated by the arrow, must stop at a clearly marked stop line but, if none,
27.17before entering the crosswalk on the near side of the intersection or, if none, then before
27.18entering the intersection and must remain standing until a permissive signal indication
27.19permitting the movement indicated by the red arrow is displayed, except as follows: when
27.20an official sign has been erected permitting a turn on a red arrow signal, the vehicular
27.21traffic facing a red arrow signal indication is permitted to enter the intersection to turn
27.22right, or to turn left from a one-way street into a one-way street on which traffic moves
27.23to the left, after stopping, but must yield the right-of-way to pedestrians and other traffic
27.24lawfully proceeding as directed by the signal at that intersection.
27.25    (b) In the event an official traffic-control signal is erected and maintained at a place
27.26other than an intersection, the provisions of this section are applicable except those which
27.27can have no application. Any stop required must be made at a sign or marking on the
27.28pavement indicating where the stop must be made, but in the absence of any such sign or
27.29marking the stop must be made at the signal.
27.30    (c) When a traffic-control signal indication or indications placed to control a certain
27.31movement or lane are so identified by placing a sign near the indication or indications,
27.32no other traffic-control signal indication or indications within the intersection controls
27.33vehicular traffic for that movement or lane.

27.34    Sec. 45. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169.14, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
28.1    Subd. 2. Speed limits. (a) Where no special hazard exists the following speeds
28.2shall be lawful, but any speeds in excess of such limits shall be prima facie evidence
28.3that the speed is not reasonable or prudent and that it is unlawful; except that the speed
28.4limit within any municipality shall be a maximum limit and any speed in excess thereof
28.5shall be unlawful:
28.6    (1) 30 miles per hour in an urban district or on a town road in a rural residential
28.7district;
28.8    (2) 65 miles per hour on noninterstate expressways, as defined in section 160.02,
28.9subdivision 18a, and noninterstate freeways and expressways, as defined in section
28.10160.02, subdivision 19 ;
28.11    (3) 55 miles per hour in locations other than those specified in this section;
28.12    (4) 70 miles per hour on interstate highways outside the limits of any urbanized area
28.13with a population of greater than 50,000 as defined by order of the commissioner of
28.14transportation;
28.15    (5) 65 miles per hour on interstate highways inside the limits of any urbanized area
28.16with a population of greater than 50,000 as defined by order of the commissioner of
28.17transportation;
28.18    (6) ten miles per hour in alleys; and
28.19    (7) 25 miles per hour in residential roadways if adopted by the road authority having
28.20jurisdiction over the residential roadway.
28.21    (b) A speed limit adopted under paragraph (a), clause (7), is not effective unless the
28.22road authority has erected signs designating the speed limit and indicating the beginning
28.23and end of the residential roadway on which the speed limit applies.
28.24    (c) For purposes of this subdivision, "rural residential district" means the territory
28.25contiguous to and including any town road within a subdivision or plat of land that is built
28.26up with dwelling houses at intervals of less than 300 feet for a distance of one-quarter
28.27mile or more.
28.28    (d) Notwithstanding section 609.0331 or 609.101 or other law to the contrary,
28.29a person who violates a speed limit established in this subdivision, or a speed limit
28.30designated on an appropriate sign under subdivision 4, 5, 5b, 5c, or 5e, by driving 20 miles
28.31per hour or more in excess of the applicable speed limit, is assessed an additional surcharge
28.32equal to the amount of the fine imposed for the speed violation, but not less than $25.

28.33    Sec. 46. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169.34, is amended to read:
28.34169.34 PROHIBITIONS; STOPPING, PARKING.
29.1    Subdivision 1. Prohibitions. (a) No person shall stop, stand, or park a vehicle,
29.2except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with the
29.3directions of a police officer or traffic-control device, in any of the following places:
29.4    (1) on a sidewalk;
29.5    (2) in front of a public or private driveway;
29.6    (3) within an intersection;
29.7    (4) within ten feet of a fire hydrant;
29.8    (5) on a crosswalk;
29.9    (6) within 20 feet of a crosswalk at an intersection;
29.10    (7) within 30 feet upon the approach to any flashing beacon, stop sign, or
29.11traffic-control signal located at the side of a roadway;
29.12    (8) between a safety zone and the adjacent curb or within 30 feet of points on the
29.13curb immediately opposite the ends of a safety zone, unless a different length is indicated
29.14by signs or markings;
29.15    (9) within 50 feet of the nearest rail of a railroad crossing;
29.16    (10) within 20 feet of the driveway entrance to any fire station and on the side of
29.17a street opposite the entrance to any fire station within 75 feet of said entrance when
29.18properly signposted;
29.19    (11) alongside or opposite any street excavation or obstruction when such stopping,
29.20standing, or parking would obstruct traffic;
29.21    (12) on the roadway side of any vehicle stopped or parked at the edge or curb of a
29.22street;
29.23    (13) upon any bridge or other elevated structure upon a highway or within a highway
29.24tunnel, except as otherwise provided by ordinance;
29.25    (14) at any place where official signs prohibit stopping.
29.26    (b) No person shall move a vehicle not owned by such person into any prohibited
29.27area or away from a curb such distance as is unlawful.
29.28    (c) No person shall, for camping purposes, leave or park a travel trailer on or within
29.29the limits of any highway or on any highway right-of-way, except where signs are erected
29.30designating the place as a campsite.
29.31    (d) No person shall stop or park a vehicle on a street or highway when directed or
29.32ordered to proceed by any peace officer invested by law with authority to direct, control,
29.33or regulate traffic.
29.34    Subd. 2. Violation; penalty for owner or lessee. (a) If a motor vehicle is stopped,
29.35standing, or parked in violation of subdivision 1, the owner of the vehicle, or for a leased
29.36motor vehicle the lessee of the vehicle, is guilty of a petty misdemeanor.
30.1    (b) The owner or lessee may not be fined under paragraph (a) if (1) another person
30.2is convicted for, or pleads guilty to, that violation, or (2) the motor vehicle was stolen at
30.3the time of the violation.
30.4    (c) Paragraph (a) does not apply to a lessor of a motor vehicle if the lessor keeps a
30.5record of the name and address of the lessee.
30.6    (d) Paragraph (a) does not prohibit or limit the prosecution of a motor vehicle
30.7operator for violating subdivision 1.
30.8    (e) A violation under paragraph (a) does not constitute grounds for revocation or
30.9suspension of the owner's or lessee's driver's license.

30.10    Sec. 47. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169.471, is amended to read:
30.11169.471 TELEVISION; HEADPHONES.
30.12    Subdivision 1. Television screen in vehicle. No television screen shall be installed
30.13or used in any motor vehicle where it is images from the screen are visible to the driver
30.14while operating the motor vehicle except:
30.15    (1) video screens installed in law enforcement vehicles;
30.16    (2) closed-circuit video systems used exclusively to aid the driver's visibility to
30.17the front, rear, or sides of the vehicle; and
30.18    (3) video screens installed as part of a vehicle control system or used in intelligent
30.19vehicle highway applications.
30.20    Subd. 2. Use of headphones in vehicle. (a) No person, while operating a motor
30.21vehicle, shall wear headphones or earphones that are used in both ears simultaneously for
30.22purposes of receiving or listening to broadcasts or reproductions from radios, tape decks,
30.23or other sound-producing or transmitting devices.
30.24    (b) Paragraph (a) does not prohibit:
30.25    (1) the use of a hearing aid device by a person who needs the device; or
30.26    (2) the use of a communication headset by a firefighter while operating a fire
30.27department emergency vehicle in response to an emergency; or
30.28    (3) the use of a communication headset by an emergency medical services person
30.29while operating an ambulance subject to section 144E.101.
30.30EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

30.31    Sec. 48. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169.781, is amended to read:
30.32169.781 ANNUAL COMMERCIAL VEHICLE INSPECTION; INSPECTORS,
30.33FEE, PENALTY.
31.1    Subdivision 1. Definitions. For purposes of sections 169.781 to 169.783:
31.2    (a) "Commercial motor vehicle":
31.3    (1) means a motor vehicle or combination of motor vehicles used to transport
31.4passengers or property if the motor vehicle:
31.5    (1) a commercial motor vehicle as defined in section 169.01, subdivision 75,
31.6paragraph (a); and (i) has a gross vehicle weight of more than 26,000 pounds;
31.7    (2) each (ii) is a vehicle in a combination of more than 26,000 pounds.;
31.8    (iii) is a bus; or
31.9    (iv) is of any size and is used in the transportation of hazardous materials that are
31.10required to be placarded under Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, parts 100-185; and
31.11"Commercial motor vehicle"
31.12    (2) does not include (1) (i) a school bus or Head Start bus displaying a certificate
31.13under section 169.451, (2) or (ii) a bus operated by the Metropolitan Council or by a local
31.14transit commission created in chapter 458A, or (3) a motor vehicle that is required to be
31.15placarded under Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, parts 100-185.
31.16    (b) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of public safety.
31.17    (c) "Owner" means a person who owns, or has control, under a lease of more than 30
31.18days' duration, of one or more commercial motor vehicles.
31.19    (d) "Storage semitrailer" means a semitrailer that (1) is used exclusively to store
31.20property at a location not on a street or highway, (2) does not contain any load when
31.21moved on a street or highway, (3) is operated only during daylight hours, and (4) is marked
31.22on each side of the semitrailer "storage only" in letters at least six inches high.
31.23    (e) "Building mover vehicle" means a vehicle owned or leased by a building mover
31.24as defined in section 221.81, subdivision 1, paragraph (a), and used exclusively for
31.25moving buildings.
31.26    Subd. 2. Inspection required. (a) It is unlawful for a person to operate or permit
31.27the operation of:
31.28    (1) a commercial motor vehicle registered in Minnesota; or
31.29    (2) special mobile equipment as defined in section 168.011, subdivision 22, and
31.30which is self-propelled, if it is mounted on a commercial motor vehicle chassis,
31.31unless the in violation of the requirements of paragraph (b).
31.32    (b) A vehicle displays described in paragraph (a):
31.33    (1) must display a valid safety inspection decal issued by an inspector certified by
31.34the commissioner, or the vehicle carries (1); or
32.1    (2) must carry (i) proof that the vehicle complies with federal motor vehicle
32.2inspection requirements for vehicles in interstate commerce, and (2) (ii) a certificate of
32.3compliance with federal requirements issued by the commissioner under subdivision 9.
32.4    Subd. 3. Inspector certification; suspension and revocation; hearing. (a) An
32.5inspection required by this section may be performed only by:
32.6    (1) an employee of the Department of Public Safety or Transportation who has
32.7been certified by the commissioner after having received training provided by the State
32.8Patrol; or
32.9    (2) another person who has been certified by the commissioner after having received
32.10training provided by the State Patrol or other training approved by the commissioner.
32.11    (b) A person who is not an employee of the Department of Public Safety or
32.12Transportation may be certified by the commissioner if the person is:
32.13    (1) an owner, or employee of the owner, of one or more commercial motor vehicles
32.14that are power units;
32.15    (2) a dealer licensed under section 168.27 and engaged in the business of buying and
32.16selling commercial motor vehicles, or an employee of the dealer; or
32.17    (3) engaged in the business of repairing and servicing commercial motor vehicles; or
32.18    (4) employed by a governmental agency that owns commercial vehicles.
32.19    (c) Certification of persons described in paragraph (b), clauses (1) to (3) (4), is
32.20effective for two years from the date of certification. The commissioner may require
32.21biennial retraining of persons holding a certificate under paragraph (b) as a condition of
32.22renewal of the certificate. The commissioner may charge a fee of not more than $10
32.23for each certificate issued and renewed. A certified person described in paragraph (b),
32.24clauses (1) to (3) (4), may charge a reasonable fee for each inspection of a vehicle not
32.25owned by the person or the person's employer.
32.26    (d) Except as otherwise provided in subdivision 5, the standards adopted by the
32.27commissioner for commercial motor vehicle inspections under sections 169.781 to
32.28169.783 shall must be the standards prescribed in Code of Federal Regulations, title 49,
32.29section 396.17, and in chapter III, subchapter B, appendix G.
32.30    (e) The commissioner may classify types of vehicles for inspection purposes and
32.31may issue separate classes of inspector certificates for each class. The commissioner shall
32.32issue separate categories of inspector certificates based on the following classifications:
32.33    (1) a class of certificate that authorizes the certificate holder to inspect commercial
32.34motor vehicles without regard to ownership or lease; and
32.35    (2) a class of certificate that authorizes the certificate holder to inspect only
32.36commercial motor vehicles the certificate holder owns or leases.
33.1The commissioner shall issue a certificate described in clause (1) only to a person
33.2described in paragraph (b), clause (2) or (3).
33.3    (f) The commissioner, after notice and an opportunity for a hearing, may suspend a
33.4certificate issued under paragraph (b) for failure to meet annual certification requirements
33.5prescribed by the commissioner or failure to inspect commercial motor vehicles in
33.6accordance with inspection procedures established by the State Patrol. The commissioner
33.7shall revoke a certificate issued under paragraph (b) if the commissioner determines after
33.8notice and an opportunity for a hearing that the certified person issued an inspection decal
33.9for a commercial motor vehicle when the person knew or reasonably should have known
33.10that the vehicle was in such a state of repair that it would have been declared out of service
33.11if inspected by an employee of the State Patrol. Suspension and revocation of certificates
33.12under this subdivision are not subject to sections 14.57 to 14.69.
33.13    Subd. 4. Inspection report. (a) A person performing an inspection under this
33.14section shall issue an inspection report to the owner of the commercial motor vehicle
33.15inspected. The report must include:
33.16    (1) the full name of the person performing the inspection, and the person's inspector
33.17certification number;
33.18    (2) the name of the owner of the vehicle and, if applicable, the United States
33.19Department of Transportation carrier number issued to the owner of the vehicle, or to the
33.20operator of the vehicle if other than the owner;
33.21    (3) the vehicle identification number and, if applicable, the license plate number
33.22of the vehicle;
33.23    (4) the date and location of the inspection;
33.24    (5) the vehicle components inspected and a description of the findings of the
33.25inspection, including identification of the components not in compliance with federal
33.26motor carrier safety regulations; and
33.27    (6) the inspector's certification that the inspection was complete, accurate, and in
33.28compliance with the requirements of this section.
33.29    (b) The owner must retain a copy of the inspection report for at least 14 months at a
33.30location in the state where the vehicle is domiciled or maintained. The inspector must
33.31maintain a copy of the inspection report for a period of 14 months following the inspection
33.32in a location in the state where the inspector conducts business. During this period the
33.33report must be available for inspection by an authorized federal, state, or local official.
33.34    (c) The commissioner shall prescribe the form of the inspection report and revise it
33.35as necessary to comply with state and federal law and regulations. The adoption of the
33.36report form is not subject to the Administrative Procedure Act.
34.1    Subd. 5. Inspection decal. (a) A person inspecting a commercial motor vehicle
34.2shall issue an inspection decal for the vehicle if each inspected component of the vehicle
34.3complies with federal motor carrier safety regulations. The decal must state that in the
34.4month specified on the decal the vehicle was inspected and each inspected component
34.5complied with federal motor carrier safety regulations. The decal is valid for 12
34.6months after the month specified on the decal. The commissioners of public safety and
34.7transportation shall make decals available, at a fee of not more than $2 for each decal,
34.8to persons certified to perform inspections under subdivision 3, paragraph (b). Decals
34.9are issued to inspectors by serial number and are not transferable unless approved by
34.10the commissioner.
34.11    (b) Minnesota inspection decals may be affixed only to:
34.12    (1) commercial motor vehicles bearing Minnesota-based license plates; or
34.13    (2) special mobile equipment, within the meaning of subdivision 2, clause (2).
34.14    (c) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), a person inspecting (1) a vehicle of less
34.15than 57,000 pounds gross vehicle weight and registered as a farm truck, (2) a storage
34.16semitrailer, or (3) a building mover vehicle must issue an inspection decal to the vehicle
34.17unless the vehicle has one or more defects that would result in the vehicle being declared
34.18out of service under the North American Uniform Driver, Vehicle, and Hazardous
34.19Materials Out-of-Service Criteria issued by the Federal Highway Administration and the
34.20Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance. A decal issued to a vehicle described in clause (1),
34.21(2), or (3) is valid for two years from the date of issuance. A decal issued to such a vehicle
34.22must clearly indicate that it is valid for two years from the date of issuance.
34.23    (d) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), a commercial motor vehicle that (1) is registered
34.24as a farm truck, (2) is not operated more than 75 miles from the owner's home post office,
34.25and (3) was manufactured before 1979 that has a dual transmission system, is not required
34.26to comply with a requirement in an inspection standard that requires that the service brake
34.27system and parking brake system be separate systems in the motor vehicle.
34.28    Subd. 6. Record review; random inspection; audit. Employees of the State Patrol
34.29and motor transportation representatives of the Department of Transportation may review
34.30records required to be kept under subdivision 4, paragraph (b), and conduct random
34.31vehicle inspections and audits at the facility of an owner of a commercial motor vehicle.
34.32    Subd. 7. Disposition of revenues. The commissioner shall pay all revenues received
34.33under this section to the commissioner of finance for deposit in the trunk highway fund.
34.34    Subd. 8. Violation; misdemeanor. A violation of this section is a misdemeanor.
34.35    Subd. 9. Proof of federal inspection. An owner of a commercial motor vehicle
34.36that is subject to and in compliance with federal motor vehicle inspection requirements
35.1for vehicles in interstate commerce may apply to the commissioner for a certificate
35.2of compliance with federal requirements. On payment of a fee equal to the fee for an
35.3inspection decal under subdivision 5, paragraph (a), the commissioner shall issue the
35.4certificate to the applicant. This subdivision only applies to Minnesota-licensed vehicles
35.5that are not housed or maintained in Minnesota.
35.6    Subd. 10. Exemption. This section does not apply to a vehicle operated by a motor
35.7carrier of passengers, as defined in section 221.011, subdivision 48, if the vehicle has
35.8been inspected under section 221.0252, subdivision 3, paragraph (a), clause (2), within
35.9the previous 12 months.

35.10    Sec. 49. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169.782, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
35.11    Subdivision 1. Driver; daily inspection report. (a) The driver of a commercial
35.12motor vehicle shall report in writing at the completion of each day's work on each
35.13commercial motor vehicle the driver has operated. A person who owns one or more
35.14commercial motor vehicles and who employs drivers for those commercial motor vehicles
35.15must require each driver to submit a written report as required in by this section. The
35.16report must cover the following parts and accessories: service brakes, including trailer and
35.17semitrailer brake connections; parking (hand) brake; steering mechanism; lighting devices
35.18and reflectors; tires; horn; windshield wiper or wipers; rear vision mirror or mirrors;
35.19coupling devices; wheels and rims; and emergency equipment.
35.20    (b) The report must identify the vehicle and list any defect or deficiency discovered
35.21by or reported to the driver that would affect the safe operation of the vehicle or result in
35.22its mechanical breakdown. If no defect or deficiency is discovered by or reported to the
35.23driver, the report must so indicate. The driver must sign the report after completing it. In
35.24the case of a commercial motor vehicle operated by two drivers, the signature of one of
35.25the drivers satisfies the requirements of this subdivision if both drivers agree concerning
35.26the defects or deficiencies. If a driver operates more than one commercial motor vehicle
35.27during a day's work, a report must be prepared for each vehicle operated.
35.28    (c) Before operating or allowing the operation of a commercial motor vehicle on
35.29which a report has been prepared under this subdivision, the owner of the vehicle or
35.30the owner's agent must repair defects or deficiencies listed on the report that would be
35.31sufficient under inspection procedures established by the State Patrol to require the vehicle
35.32to be declared out of service likely affect the safe operation of the vehicle. Before allowing
35.33the commercial motor vehicle to be operated again, the owner or the owner's agent must
35.34certify, on the report listing the defect or deficiency, that the defect or deficiency has
35.35been corrected or that correction is unnecessary. A motor carrier must keep the original
36.1vehicle inspection report for at least three months after the date of inspection. The report
36.2must be available for inspection by an authorized federal, state, or local official at any
36.3time during this period.
36.4    (d) A copy of the vehicle inspection report, including a certification of corrections
36.5resulting from the report, must be carried in the commercial motor vehicle, or in the power
36.6unit of a commercial motor vehicle combination, at all times when the vehicle or power
36.7unit is operated until the next inspection report is completed under this subdivision. The
36.8copy must be made available on demand to: (1) a peace officer;, (2) a person authorized
36.9under section 221.221;, and (3) a person described in section 299D.06.

36.10    Sec. 50. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169.783, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
36.11    Subdivision 1. Postcrash inspection. (a) A peace officer responding to an accident
36.12involving a commercial motor vehicle must immediately notify the State Patrol if the
36.13accident results in death, personal injury, or property damage to an apparent extent of
36.14more than $4,400.:
36.15    (1) a fatality;
36.16    (2) bodily injury to a person who, as a result of the injury, immediately receives
36.17medical treatment away from the scene of the accident; or
36.18    (3) one or more motor vehicles incurring disabling damage as a result of the
36.19accident, requiring the motor vehicles to be transported away from the scene by tow
36.20truck or other motor vehicle.
36.21     (b) It is a misdemeanor for a person to drive or cause to be driven a commercial
36.22motor vehicle after such an accident unless the vehicle:
36.23    (1) has been inspected by a state trooper or other person authorized to conduct
36.24inspections under section 169.781, subdivision 3, paragraph (a), who is an employee of
36.25the Department of Public Safety or Transportation, and the person inspecting the vehicle
36.26has determined that the vehicle may safely be operated; or
36.27    (2) a waiver has been granted under subdivision 2.

36.28    Sec. 51. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169.81, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
36.29    Subd. 2. Length of single vehicle; exceptions. (a) Statewide, no single vehicle may
36.30exceed 40 45 feet in overall length, including load and front and rear bumpers, except:
36.31    (1) mobile cranes, which may not exceed 48 feet in overall length;
36.32    (2) buses, which may not exceed 45 feet in overall length; and
36.33    (3) type A, B, or C motor homes as defined in section 168.011, subdivision 25,
36.34paragraph (c), which may not exceed 45 feet in overall length.
37.1    (b) Statewide, no semitrailer may exceed 48 feet in overall length, including bumper
37.2and load, but excluding non-cargo-carrying equipment, such as refrigeration units or air
37.3compressors, necessary for safe and efficient operation and located on the end of the
37.4semitrailer adjacent to the truck-tractor. However, statewide, a single semitrailer may
37.5exceed 48 feet, but not 53 feet, if the distance from the kingpin to the centerline of the
37.6rear axle group of the semitrailer does not exceed 43 feet.
37.7    (c) Statewide, no single trailer may have an overall length exceeding 45 feet,
37.8including the tow bar assembly but exclusive of rear bumpers that do not increase the
37.9overall length by more than six inches.
37.10    (d) For determining compliance with this subdivision, the length of the semitrailer
37.11or trailer must be determined separately from the overall length of the combination of
37.12vehicles.
37.13    (e) No semitrailer or trailer used in a three-vehicle combination may have an overall
37.14length in excess of 28-1/2 feet, exclusive of:
37.15    (1) non-cargo-carrying accessory equipment, including refrigeration units or air
37.16compressors and upper coupler plates, necessary for safe and efficient operation, located
37.17on the end of the semitrailer or trailer adjacent to the truck or truck-tractor;
37.18    (2) the tow bar assembly; and
37.19    (3) lower coupler equipment that is a fixed part of the rear end of the first semitrailer
37.20or trailer.

37.21    Sec. 52. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169.81, subdivision 3c, is amended to read:
37.22    Subd. 3c. Recreational vehicle combination. Notwithstanding subdivision 3, a
37.23recreational vehicle combination may be operated without a permit if:
37.24    (1) the combination does not consist of more than three vehicles, and the towing
37.25rating of the full-size pickup truck or recreational truck-tractor is equal to or greater than
37.26the total weight of all vehicles being towed;
37.27    (2) the combination does not exceed 70 feet in length;
37.28    (3) the middle vehicle in the combination does not exceed 28 feet in length;
37.29    (4) the operator of the combination is at least 18 years of age;
37.30    (5) (4) the trailer is only carrying a watercraft, motorcycle, motorized bicycle,
37.31off-highway motorcycle, snowmobile, all-terrain vehicle, motorized golf cart, watercraft,
37.32motorcycles, motorized bicycles, off-highway motorcycles, snowmobiles, all-terrain
37.33vehicles, motorized golf carts, or equestrian equipment or supplies, and meets all
37.34requirements of law;
38.1    (6) (5) the trailers vehicles in the combination are connected to the full-size pickup
38.2truck or recreational truck-tractor and each other in conformity with section 169.82; and
38.3    (7) (6) the combination is not operated within the seven-county metropolitan area,
38.4as defined in section 473.121, subdivision 2, during the hours of 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.
38.5and 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Mondays through Fridays.
38.6EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

38.7    Sec. 53. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169.823, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
38.8    Subdivision 1. Pneumatic-tired vehicle. No vehicle or combination of vehicles
38.9equipped with pneumatic tires shall be operated upon the highways of this state:
38.10    (1) where the gross weight on any wheel exceeds 9,000 pounds, except that on paved
38.11county state-aid highways, paved county roads, designated local routes, and state trunk
38.12highways the gross weight on any single wheel shall not exceed 10,000 pounds unless
38.13posted to a lesser weight under section 169.87, subdivision 1;
38.14    (2) where the gross weight on any single axle exceeds 18,000 pounds, except that on
38.15 paved county state-aid highways, paved county roads, designated local routes, and state
38.16trunk highways the gross weight on any single axle shall not exceed 20,000 pounds unless
38.17posted to a lesser weight under section 169.87, subdivision 1;
38.18    (3) where the maximum wheel load:
38.19    (i) on the foremost and rearmost steering axles, exceeds 600 pounds per inch of tire
38.20width or the manufacturer's recommended load, whichever is less; or
38.21    (ii) on other axles, exceeds 500 pounds per inch of tire width or the manufacturer's
38.22recommended load, whichever is less. This item applies to new vehicles manufactured
38.23after August 1, 1991. For vehicles manufactured before August 2, 1991, the maximum
38.24weight per inch of tire width is 600 pounds per inch or the manufacturer's recommended
38.25load, whichever is less, until August 1, 1996. After July 31, 1996, this item applies to all
38.26vehicles regardless of date of manufacture;
38.27    (4) where the gross weight on any axle of a tridem exceeds 15,000 pounds, except
38.28that for vehicles to which an additional axle has been added prior to June 1, 1981, the
38.29maximum gross weight on any axle of a tridem may be up to 16,000 pounds provided the
38.30gross weight of the tridem combination does not exceed 39,900 pounds where the first
38.31and third axles of the tridem are spaced nine feet apart;
38.32    (5) where the gross weight on any group of axles exceeds the weights permitted
38.33under sections 169.822 to 169.829 with any or all of the interior axles disregarded, and
38.34with an exterior axle disregarded if the exterior axle is a variable load axle that is not
39.1carrying its intended weight, and their gross weights subtracted from the gross weight of
39.2all axles of the group under consideration.

39.3    Sec. 54. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169.824, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
39.4    Subd. 2. Gross vehicle weight of all axles. (a) Notwithstanding the provisions
39.5of section 169.85, the gross vehicle weight of all axles of a vehicle or combination of
39.6vehicles shall must not exceed:
39.7    (1) 80,000 pounds for any vehicle or combination of vehicles on all state (i) trunk
39.8highways as defined in section 160.02, subdivision 29, and for all (ii) routes designated
39.9under section 169.832, subdivision 11, and (iii) paved nine-ton routes;
39.10    (2) 88,000 pounds for any vehicle or combination of vehicles with six or more
39.11axles while exclusively engaged in hauling livestock on all state trunk highways other
39.12than interstate highways, if the vehicle has a permit under section 169.86, subdivision 5,
39.13paragraph (k); and
39.14    (3) 73,280 pounds for any vehicle or combination of vehicles with five axles or less
39.15on all routes, other than state trunk highways and routes that are designated under section
39.16169.832, subdivision 11, except that a vehicle needing reasonable access to a terminal or
39.17facilities for food, fuel, repairs, and rest, located within three miles of a ten-ton route, may
39.18not exceed 80,000 pounds. "Terminal" means any location where freight either originates,
39.19terminates, or is handled in the transportation process, or where commercial motor carriers
39.20maintain operating facilities; and routes identified in clause (1).
39.21    (4) 80,000 pounds for any vehicle or combination of vehicles with six or more
39.22axles on all routes, other than state trunk highways and routes that are designated under
39.23section 169.832, subdivision 11.
39.24    (b) The maximum weights specified in this section for five consecutive axles shall
39.25not apply to a four-axle ready-mix concrete truck which was equipped with a fifth axle
39.26prior to June 1, 1981. The maximum gross weight on four or fewer consecutive axles of
39.27vehicles excepted by this clause shall not exceed any maximum weight specified for
39.28four or fewer consecutive axles in this section Notwithstanding the maximum weight
39.29provisions of this section and section 169.85, and in order to promote the reduction of
39.30fuel use and emissions because of engine idling, the maximum gross vehicle weight
39.31limits and the axle weight limits for any motor vehicle subject to sections 169.80 to
39.32169.88 and equipped with idle reduction technology must be increased by the amount of
39.33weight necessary to compensate for the weight of the idle reduction technology, not to
39.34exceed 400 pounds. At the request of an authorized representative of the Department of
40.1Transportation or the Department of Public Safety, the vehicle operator shall provide proof
40.2that the vehicle is equipped with this technology through documentation or demonstration.

40.3    Sec. 55. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169.8261, is amended to read:
40.4169.8261 GROSS WEIGHT LIMITATIONS; FOREST PRODUCTS.
40.5    (a) A vehicle or combination of vehicles hauling raw or unfinished forest products,
40.6including wood chips, paper, pulp, oriented strand board, laminated strand lumber,
40.7hardboard, treated lumber, untreated lumber, or barrel staves, by the most direct route to the
40.8nearest highway that has been designated under section 169.832, subdivision 11, may be
40.9operated on any highway with gross weights permitted under sections 169.822 to 169.829
40.10without regard to load restrictions imposed on that highway, except that the vehicles must:
40.11    (1) comply with seasonal load restrictions in effect between the dates set by the
40.12commissioner under section 169.87, subdivision 2;
40.13    (2) comply with bridge load limits posted under section 169.84;
40.14    (3) be equipped and operated with six axles and brakes on all wheels;
40.15    (4) not exceed 90,000 pounds gross weight, or 98,000 99,000 pounds gross weight
40.16during the time when seasonal increases are authorized under section 169.826;
40.17    (5) not be operated on interstate and defense highways;
40.18    (6) obtain an annual permit from the commissioner of transportation;
40.19    (7) obey all road postings; and
40.20    (8) not exceed 20,000 pounds gross weight on any single axle.
40.21    (b) A vehicle operated under this section may exceed the legal axle weight limits
40.22listed in section 169.824 by not more than 12.5 percent; except that, the weight limits may
40.23be exceeded by not more than 22.5 percent during the time when seasonal increases are
40.24authorized under section 169.826, subdivision 1.
40.25EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

40.26    Sec. 56. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169.829, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
40.27    Subd. 2. Tow truck. Sections 169.822 to 169.828 do not apply to a tow truck or
40.28towing vehicle when towing a disabled or damaged vehicle damaged in such manner that
40.29the towed vehicle cannot be towed from the rear and, when the movement is temporary
40.30urgent, and when the movement is for the purpose of taking removing the disabled vehicle
40.31from the roadway to a place of safekeeping or to a place of repair.

40.32    Sec. 57. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169.86, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
41.1    Subd. 5. Fee; proceeds deposited; appropriation. The commissioner, with respect
41.2to highways under the commissioner's jurisdiction, may charge a fee for each permit
41.3issued. All such fees for permits issued by the commissioner of transportation shall be
41.4deposited in the state treasury and credited to the trunk highway fund. Except for those
41.5annual permits for which the permit fees are specified elsewhere in this chapter, the fees
41.6shall be:
41.7    (a) $15 for each single trip permit.
41.8    (b) $36 for each job permit. A job permit may be issued for like loads carried on
41.9a specific route for a period not to exceed two months. "Like loads" means loads of the
41.10same product, weight, and dimension.
41.11    (c) $60 for an annual permit to be issued for a period not to exceed 12 consecutive
41.12months. Annual permits may be issued for:
41.13    (1) motor vehicles used to alleviate a temporary crisis adversely affecting the safety
41.14or well-being of the public;
41.15    (2) motor vehicles which travel on interstate highways and carry loads authorized
41.16under subdivision 1a;
41.17    (3) motor vehicles operating with gross weights authorized under section 169.826,
41.18subdivision 1a
;
41.19    (4) special pulpwood vehicles described in section 169.863;
41.20    (5) motor vehicles bearing snowplow blades not exceeding ten feet in width; and
41.21    (6) noncommercial transportation of a boat by the owner or user of the boat.; and
41.22    (7) motor vehicles carrying bales of agricultural products authorized under section
41.23169.862.
41.24    (d) $120 for an oversize annual permit to be issued for a period not to exceed 12
41.25consecutive months. Annual permits may be issued for:
41.26    (1) mobile cranes;
41.27    (2) construction equipment, machinery, and supplies;
41.28    (3) manufactured homes and manufactured storage buildings;
41.29    (4) implements of husbandry when the movement is not made according to the
41.30provisions of paragraph (i);
41.31    (5) double-deck buses;
41.32    (6) commercial boat hauling; and
41.33    (7) three-vehicle combinations consisting of two empty, newly manufactured trailers
41.34for cargo, horses, or livestock, not to exceed 28-1/2 feet per trailer; provided, however,
41.35the permit allows the vehicles to be moved from a trailer manufacturer to a trailer dealer
42.1only while operating on twin-trailer routes designated under section 169.81, subdivision 3,
42.2paragraph (c).
42.3    (e) For vehicles which have axle weights exceeding the weight limitations of
42.4sections 169.822 to 169.829, an additional cost added to the fees listed above. However,
42.5this paragraph applies to any vehicle described in section 168.013, subdivision 3,
42.6paragraph (b), but only when the vehicle exceeds its gross weight allowance set forth in
42.7that paragraph, and then the additional cost is for all weight, including the allowance
42.8weight, in excess of the permitted maximum axle weight. The additional cost is equal
42.9to the product of the distance traveled times the sum of the overweight axle group cost
42.10factors shown in the following chart:
42.11Overweight Axle Group Cost Factors
42.12
42.13
Weight
(pounds)
Cost Per Mile For Each Group Of:
42.14
42.15
42.16
42.17
42.18
42.19
42.20
exceeding
weight
limitations on
axles
Two
consecutive
axles
spaced
within 8
feet or
less
Three
consecutive
axles
spaced
within 9
feet or
less
Four
consecutive
axles spaced
within 14
feet or less
42.21
0-2,000
.12
.05
.04
42.22
2,001-4,000
.14
.06
.05
42.23
4,001-6,000
.18
.07
.06
42.24
6,001-8,000
.21
.09
.07
42.25
8,001-10,000
.26
.10
.08
42.26
10,001-12,000
.30
.12
.09
42.27
42.28
12,001-14,000
Not
permitted
.14
.11
42.29
42.30
14,001-16,000
Not
permitted
.17
.12
42.31
42.32
16,001-18,000
Not
permitted
.19
.15
42.33
42.34
18,001-20,000
Not
permitted
Not
permitted
.16
42.35
42.36
20,001-22,000
Not
permitted
Not
permitted
.20
42.37The amounts added are rounded to the nearest cent for each axle or axle group. The
42.38additional cost does not apply to paragraph (c), clauses (1) and (3).
42.39For a vehicle found to exceed the appropriate maximum permitted weight, a cost-per-mile
42.40fee of 22 cents per ton, or fraction of a ton, over the permitted maximum weight is imposed
42.41in addition to the normal permit fee. Miles must be calculated based on the distance
43.1already traveled in the state plus the distance from the point of detection to a transportation
43.2loading site or unloading site within the state or to the point of exit from the state.
43.3    (f) As an alternative to paragraph (e), an annual permit may be issued for overweight,
43.4or oversize and overweight, construction equipment, machinery, and supplies. The fees
43.5for the permit are as follows:
43.6
Gross Weight (pounds) of Vehicle
Annual Permit Fee
43.7
90,000
or less
$200
43.8
90,001
- 100,000
$300
43.9
100,001
- 110,000
$400
43.10
110,001
- 120,000
$500
43.11
120,001
- 130,000
$600
43.12
130,001
- 140,000
$700
43.13
140,001
- 145,000
$800
43.14If the gross weight of the vehicle is more than 145,000 pounds the permit fee is determined
43.15under paragraph (e).
43.16    (g) For vehicles which exceed the width limitations set forth in section 169.80 by
43.17more than 72 inches, an additional cost equal to $120 added to the amount in paragraph (a)
43.18when the permit is issued while seasonal load restrictions pursuant to section 169.87 are
43.19in effect.
43.20    (h) $85 for an annual permit to be issued for a period not to exceed 12 months, for
43.21refuse-compactor vehicles that carry a gross weight of not more than: 22,000 pounds on
43.22a single rear axle; 38,000 pounds on a tandem rear axle; or, subject to section 169.828,
43.23subdivision 2
, 46,000 pounds on a tridem rear axle. A permit issued for up to 46,000
43.24pounds on a tridem rear axle must limit the gross vehicle weight to not more than 62,000
43.25pounds.
43.26    (i) For vehicles exclusively transporting implements of husbandry, an annual permit
43.27fee of $24. A vehicle operated under a permit authorized by this paragraph may be moved
43.28at the discretion of the permit holder without prior route approval by the commissioner if:
43.29    (1) the total width of the transporting vehicle, including load, does not exceed 14 feet;
43.30    (2) the vehicle is operated only between sunrise and 30 minutes after sunset, and is
43.31not operated at any time after 12:00 noon on Sundays or holidays;
43.32    (3) the vehicle is not operated when visibility is impaired by weather, fog, or other
43.33conditions that render persons and other vehicles not clearly visible at 500 feet;
43.34    (4) the vehicle displays at the front and rear of the load or vehicle a pair of flashing
43.35amber lights, as provided in section 169.59, subdivision 4, whenever the overall width of
43.36the vehicle exceeds 126 inches; and
44.1    (5) the vehicle is not operated on a trunk highway with a surfaced roadway width of
44.2less than 24 feet unless such operation is authorized by the permit.
44.3A permit under this paragraph authorizes movements of the permitted vehicle on an
44.4interstate highway, and movements of 75 miles or more on other highways.
44.5    (j) $300 for a motor vehicle described in section 169.8261. The fee under this
44.6paragraph must be deposited as follows:
44.7    (1) in fiscal years 2005 through 2010:
44.8    (i) the first $50,000 in each fiscal year must be deposited in the trunk highway fund
44.9for costs related to administering the permit program and inspecting and posting bridges;
44.10    (ii) all remaining money in each fiscal year must be deposited in a bridge inspection
44.11and signing account in the special revenue fund. Money in the account is appropriated
44.12to the commissioner for:
44.13    (A) inspection of local bridges and identification of local bridges to be posted,
44.14including contracting with a consultant for some or all of these functions; and
44.15    (B) erection of weight-posting signs on local bridges; and
44.16    (2) in fiscal year 2011 and subsequent years must be deposited in the trunk highway
44.17fund.
44.18    (k) Beginning August 1, 2006, $200 for an annual permit for a vehicle operating
44.19under authority of section 169.824, subdivision 2, paragraph (a), clause (2).

44.20    Sec. 58. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169.86, is amended by adding a subdivision
44.21to read:
44.22    Subd. 8. Tow truck. A tow truck or towing vehicle, when towing a disabled or
44.23damaged vehicle to a place of repair or to a place of safekeeping, may exceed the length
44.24and weight limitations of this chapter, subject to a $300 annual permit fee and other
44.25conditions the commissioner may prescribe.

44.26    Sec. 59. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169.862, is amended to read:
44.27169.862 PERMIT FOR WIDE LOAD OF BALED AGRICULTURAL
44.28PRODUCT.
44.29    Subdivision 1. Annual permit authority; restrictions. (a) The commissioner of
44.30transportation with respect to highways under the commissioner's jurisdiction, and local
44.31authorities with respect to highways under their jurisdiction, may issue an annual permit
44.32to enable a vehicle carrying round bales of hay, straw, or cornstalks, with a total outside
44.33width of the vehicle or the load not exceeding 11-1/2 12 feet, and a total height of the
44.34loaded vehicle not exceeding 14-1/2 feet, to be operated on public streets and highways.
45.1    (b) The commissioner of transportation and local authorities may issue an annual
45.2permit to enable a vehicle, having a maximum width of 102 inches, carrying a first haul
45.3of square bales of straw, each bale having a minimum size of four feet by four feet by
45.4eight feet, with a total outside width of the load not exceeding 12 feet, to be operated on
45.5public streets and highways between August 1 and March 1 within 35 miles of the border
45.6between this state and the state of North Dakota.
45.7    (c) The commissioner of transportation and local authorities may issue an annual
45.8permit to enable a vehicle carrying square bales of hay, each with an outside dimension of
45.9not less than three feet by four feet by seven feet, with a total height of the loaded vehicle
45.10not exceeding 15 feet, to be operated on those public streets and highways designated
45.11in the permit.
45.12    Subd. 2. Additional restrictions. Permits issued under this section are governed by
45.13the applicable provisions of section 169.86 except as otherwise provided herein and, in
45.14addition, carry the following restrictions:
45.15    (a) The vehicles may not be operated between sunset and sunrise, when visibility is
45.16impaired by weather, fog, or other conditions rendering persons and vehicles not clearly
45.17visible at a distance of 500 feet, or on Sunday from noon until sunset, or on the days the
45.18following holidays are observed: New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day,
45.19Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day.
45.20    (b) The vehicles may not be operated on interstate highways.
45.21    (c) The vehicles may not be operated on a trunk highway with a pavement less
45.22than 24 feet wide.
45.23    (d) A vehicle operated under the permit must be equipped with a retractable or
45.24removable mirror on the left side so located that it will reflect to the driver a clear view of
45.25the highway for a distance of at least 200 feet to the rear of the vehicle.
45.26    (e) A vehicle operated under the permit must display red, orange, or yellow flags, 18
45.27inches square, as markers at the front and rear and on both sides of the load. The load
45.28must be securely bound to the transporting vehicle.
45.29    (f) Farm vehicles not for hire carrying round baled hay less than 20 miles are exempt
45.30from the requirement to obtain a permit. All other requirements of this section apply
45.31to vehicles transporting round baled hay.
45.32    The fee for the permit is $24.

45.33    Sec. 60. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169.864, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
45.34    Subdivision 1. Special three-unit vehicle permit. The commissioner may issue a
45.35permit for a vehicle that meets the following requirements:
46.1    (1) is a combination of vehicles, including a truck-tractor and a semitrailer drawing
46.2one additional semitrailer, which may be equipped with an auxiliary dolly, and no
46.3semitrailer used in the three-vehicle combination has an overall length in excess of 28-1/2
46.4feet;
46.5    (2) has a maximum gross vehicle weight of 108,000 pounds;
46.6    (3) complies with the axle weight limits in section 169.824 or with the federal bridge
46.7formula for axle groups not described in that section;
46.8    (4) complies with the tire weight limits in section 169.823 or the tire manufacturers'
46.9recommended load, whichever is less;
46.10    (5) is operated only in this state on Trunk Highway marked 2 between Grand Rapids
46.11and the port of Duluth; on Trunk Highway marked 169 between Grand Rapids and its
46.12junction with Trunk Highway marked 53; on Trunk Highway marked 194 between Trunk
46.13Highway marked 2 and Trunk Highway marked 53; and on Trunk Highway marked 53
46.14between Virginia and the port of Duluth; and
46.15    (6) the seasonal weight increases authorized under section 169.826, subdivision 1,
46.16do not apply.
46.17EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

46.18    Sec. 61. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169.864, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
46.19    Subd. 2. Special two-unit vehicle permit. The commissioner may issue a permit
46.20for a vehicle that meets the following requirements:
46.21    (1) is a combination of vehicles consisting of a truck-tractor and a single semitrailer
46.22that may exceed 48 feet, but not 53 feet, if the distance from the kingpin to the centerline
46.23of the rear axle group of the semitrailer does not exceed 43 feet;
46.24    (2) has a maximum gross vehicle weight of 90,000 pounds or 97,000 pounds if
46.25the truck has seven axles;
46.26    (3) has a maximum gross vehicle weight of 98,000 pounds during the time when
46.27seasonal weight increases authorized under section 169.826, subdivision 1, are in effect;
46.28    (4) complies with the axle weight limits in section 169.824 or with the federal bridge
46.29formula for axle groups not described in that section;
46.30    (5) complies with the tire weight limits in section 169.823 or the tire manufacturers'
46.31recommended load, whichever is less; and
46.32    (6) is operated only on the highways specified in subdivision 1, clause (5).
46.33EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

47.1    Sec. 62. [169.865] SPECIAL AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS PERMITS.
47.2    Subdivision 1. Six-axle vehicles. (a) A road authority may issue an annual permit
47.3authorizing a vehicle or combination of vehicles with a total of six axles to haul raw or
47.4unprocessed agricultural products and be operated with a gross vehicle weight of up to:
47.5    (1) 90,000 pounds; and
47.6    (2) 99,000 pounds during the period set by the commissioner under section 169.826,
47.7subdivision 1.
47.8    (b) Notwithstanding subdivision 3, paragraph (a), clause (4), a vehicle or
47.9combination of vehicles operated under this subdivision and transporting only sealed
47.10intermodal containers may be operated on an interstate highway if allowed by the United
47.11States Department of Transportation.
47.12    (c) The fee for a permit issued under this subdivision is $300.
47.13    Subd. 2. Seven-axle vehicles. (a) A road authority may issue an annual permit
47.14authorizing a vehicle or combination of vehicles with a total of seven axles to haul raw or
47.15unprocessed agricultural products and be operated with a gross vehicle weight of up to:
47.16    (1) 97,000 pounds; and
47.17    (2) 99,000 pounds during the period set by the commissioner under section 169.826,
47.18subdivision 1.
47.19    (b) Drivers of vehicles operating under this subdivision must comply with driver
47.20qualification requirements adopted under section 221.0314, subdivisions 2 to 5, and Code
47.21of Federal Regulations, title 49, parts 40 and 382.
47.22    (c) The fee for a permit issued under this subdivision is $500.
47.23    Subd. 3. Requirements; restrictions. (a) A vehicle or combination of vehicles
47.24operating under this section:
47.25    (1) is subject to axle weight limitations under section 169.824, subdivision 1;
47.26    (2) is subject to seasonal load restrictions under section 169.87;
47.27    (3) is subject to bridge load limits posted under section 169.84;
47.28    (4) may only be operated on trunk highways other than interstate highways, and on
47.29local roads designated under section 169.832, subdivision 11;
47.30    (5) may not be operated with loads that exceed the manufacturer's gross vehicle
47.31weight rating as affixed to the vehicle, or other certification of gross vehicle weight rating
47.32complying with Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, parts 567.4 to 567.7;
47.33    (6) must be issued a permit from each road authority having jurisdiction over a road
47.34on which the vehicle is operated, if required;
47.35    (7) must comply with the requirements of section 169.851, subdivision 4; and
47.36    (8) must have brakes on all wheels.
48.1    (b) The percentage allowances for exceeding gross weights if transporting unfinished
48.2forest products under section 168.013, subdivision 3, paragraph (b), or for the first haul of
48.3unprocessed or raw farm products or unfinished forest products under section 168.013,
48.4subdivision 3, paragraph (d), clause (3), do not apply to a vehicle or combination of
48.5vehicles operated under this section.
48.6    Subd. 4. Deposit of revenues; appropriation. (a) Revenue from the permits issued
48.7under this section must be deposited:
48.8    (1) in fiscal years 2008 through 2011, in the bridge inspection and signing account
48.9in the special revenue fund; and
48.10    (2) in fiscal year 2012 and subsequent years, in the trunk highway fund.
48.11    (b) The revenue in the bridge inspection and signing account under this section is
48.12annually appropriated to the commissioner for:
48.13    (1) inspection of local bridges and identification of local bridges to be posted,
48.14including contracting with a consultant for some or all of these functions; and
48.15    (2) erection of weight posting signs on local bridges.

48.16    Sec. 63. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 171.01, is amended by adding a subdivision
48.17to read:
48.18    Subd. 49a. Valid license; valid driver's license. "Valid license," "valid driver's
48.19license," "valid Minnesota driver's license," "valid standard driver's license," or other
48.20similar term, means any operator's license, provisional license, temporary license, limited
48.21license, permit, or other license to operate a motor vehicle issued or issuable under the laws
48.22of this state by the commissioner, or by another state or jurisdiction if specified, that is:
48.23    (1) not expired, suspended, revoked, or canceled; and
48.24    (2) not disqualified for the class of vehicle being operated.

48.25    Sec. 64. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 171.02, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
48.26    Subdivision 1. License required; duplicate identification restricted. (a) Except
48.27when expressly exempted, a person shall not drive a motor vehicle upon a street or
48.28highway in this state unless the person has a license valid license under this chapter for
48.29the type or class of vehicle being driven.
48.30    (b) The department shall not issue a driver's license to a person unless and until the
48.31person's license from any jurisdiction has been invalidated. The department shall provide
48.32to the issuing department of any jurisdiction, information that the licensee is now licensed
48.33in Minnesota. A person is not permitted to have more than one valid driver's license
48.34at any time. The department shall not issue to a person to whom a current Minnesota
49.1identification card has been issued a driver's license, other than a limited license, unless
49.2the person's Minnesota identification card has been invalidated. This subdivision does
49.3not require invalidation of a tribal identification card as a condition of receiving a driver's
49.4license.

49.5    Sec. 65. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 171.14, is amended to read:
49.6171.14 CANCELLATION.
49.7    (a) The commissioner shall have authority to may cancel any driver's license upon
49.8determination that (1) the licensee was not entitled to the issuance thereof hereunder, or
49.9that of the license, (2) the licensee failed to give the required or correct information in
49.10the application, or (3) the licensee committed any fraud or deceit in making such the
49.11application. The commissioner may also cancel the driver's license of any, or (4) the
49.12person who, at the time of the cancellation, would not have been entitled to receive a
49.13license under the provisions of section 171.04.
49.14    (b) The commissioner shall cancel the driver's license of a person described in
49.15paragraph (a), clause (3), for 60 days or until the required or correct information has
49.16been provided, whichever is longer.

49.17    Sec. 66. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 174.01, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
49.18    Subd. 2. Transportation goals. The goals of the state transportation system are
49.19as follows:
49.20    (1) to provide safe transportation for users throughout the state;
49.21    (2) to provide multimodal and intermodal transportation that enhances mobility and
49.22economic development and provides access to all persons and businesses in Minnesota
49.23while ensuring that there is no undue burden placed on any community;
49.24    (3) to provide a reasonable travel time for commuters;
49.25    (4) to provide for the economical, efficient, and safe movement of goods to and from
49.26markets by rail, highway, and waterway;
49.27    (5) to encourage tourism by providing appropriate transportation to Minnesota
49.28facilities designed to attract tourists;
49.29    (6) to provide transit services throughout the state to meet the needs of transit users;
49.30    (7) to promote productivity through system management and the utilization of
49.31technological advancements;
49.32    (8) to maximize the long-term benefits received for each state transportation
49.33investment;
50.1    (9) to provide funding for transportation that, at a minimum, preserves the
50.2transportation infrastructure;
50.3    (10) to ensure that the planning and implementation of all modes of transportation
50.4are consistent with the environmental and energy goals of the state;
50.5    (11) to promote and increase the use of high-occupancy vehicle use vehicles and
50.6low-emission vehicles;
50.7    (12) to provide an air transportation system sufficient to encourage economic growth
50.8and allow all regions of the state the ability to participate in the global economy;
50.9    (13) to increase transit use in the urban areas statewide by giving highest priority to
50.10the transportation modes with the greatest people-moving capacity and lowest long-term
50.11economic and environmental cost; and
50.12    (14) to promote and increase bicycling as an energy-efficient, nonpolluting, and
50.13healthful form of transportation alternative.;
50.14    (15) to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the state's transportation sector; and
50.15    (16) accomplish these goals with minimal impact on the environment.
50.16EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

50.17    Sec. 67. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 174.02, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:
50.18    Subd. 1a. Mission; efficiency; legislative report, recommendations. It is part
50.19of the department's mission that within the department's resources the commissioner
50.20shall endeavor to:
50.21    (1) prevent the waste or unnecessary spending of public money;
50.22    (2) use innovative fiscal and human resource practices to manage the state's
50.23resources and operate the department as efficiently as possible;
50.24    (3) minimize the degradation of air and water quality;
50.25    (4) coordinate the department's activities wherever appropriate with the activities
50.26of other governmental agencies;
50.27    (4) (5) use technology where appropriate to increase agency productivity, improve
50.28customer service, increase public access to information about government, and increase
50.29public participation in the business of government;
50.30    (5) (6) utilize constructive and cooperative labor-management practices to the extent
50.31otherwise required by chapters 43A and 179A;
50.32    (6) (7) report to the legislature on the performance of agency operations and the
50.33accomplishment of agency goals in the agency's biennial budget according to section
50.3416A.10, subdivision 1 ; and
51.1    (7) (8) recommend to the legislature appropriate changes in law necessary to carry
51.2out the mission and improve the performance of the department.
51.3EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

51.4    Sec. 68. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 174.03, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
51.5    Subdivision 1. Statewide transportation plan; priorities; schedule of
51.6expenditures. In order to best meet the present and future transportation needs of the
51.7public, to insure a strong state economy, to make most efficient use of public and private
51.8funds, to lessen adverse environmental impacts of the transportation sector, and to
51.9promote the more efficient use of energy and other resources for transportation purposes,
51.10the commissioner shall:
51.11    (1) three months after notification that the department is ready to commence
51.12operations and prior to the drafting of the statewide transportation plan, hold public
51.13hearings as may be appropriate solely for the purpose of receiving suggestions for future
51.14transportation alternatives and priorities for the state. The Metropolitan Council, regional
51.15development commissions, and port authorities shall appear at the hearings and submit
51.16information concerning transportation-related planning undertaken and accomplished by
51.17these agencies. Other political subdivisions may appear and submit such information at
51.18the hearings. These hearings shall be completed no later than six months from the date of
51.19the commissioner's notification;
51.20    (2) develop, adopt, revise, and monitor a statewide transportation plan, taking
51.21into account the suggestions and information submitted at the public hearings held
51.22pursuant to clause (1). The plan shall incorporate all modes of transportation including
51.23bicycle commutation and recreation and provide for the interconnection and coordination
51.24of different modes of transportation. The commissioner shall evaluate alternative all
51.25transportation programs and facilities proposed for inclusion in the plan in terms of
51.26economic costs and benefits, safety aspects, impact on present and planned land uses,
51.27environmental effects, energy efficiency, national transportation policies and priorities,
51.28and availability of federal and other financial assistance;
51.29    (3) based upon the statewide transportation plan, develop statewide transportation
51.30priorities and schedule authorized public capital improvements and other authorized
51.31public transportation expenditures pursuant to the priorities;
51.32    (4) complete the plan and priorities required by this subdivision no later than July
51.331, 1978. Upon completion of the plan and priorities, the commissioner shall prepare
51.34and periodically revise, as necessary, the schedule of authorized public transportation
52.1expenditures. The plan, priorities, and schedule are exempt from the provisions of the
52.2Administrative Procedure Act.
52.3EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

52.4    Sec. 69. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 174.03, is amended by adding a subdivision
52.5to read:
52.6    Subd. 10. Highway construction training. (a) The commissioner of transportation
52.7shall utilize the maximum feasible amount of all federal funds available to this state
52.8under United States Code, title 23, section 140, paragraph (b), to develop, conduct, and
52.9administer highway construction training, including skill improvement programs.
52.10    (b) The commissioner of transportation must report by February 1 of each
52.11odd-numbered year to the house of representatives and senate committees having
52.12jurisdiction over transportation policy and finance concerning the commissioner's
52.13compliance with paragraph (a). The report must, with respect to each of the two previous
52.14calendar years:
52.15    (1) describe the highway construction training and skill improvement programs the
52.16commissioner has conducted and administered;
52.17    (2) analyze the results of the commissioner's training programs;
52.18    (3) state the amount of federal funds available to this state under United States Code,
52.19title 23, section 140, paragraph (b); and
52.20    (4) identify the amount spent by the commissioner in conducting and administering
52.21the programs.

52.22    Sec. 70. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 174.03, is amended by adding a subdivision
52.23to read:
52.24    Subd. 11. Disadvantaged business enterprise program. (a) The commissioner
52.25shall include in each contract that is funded at least in part by federal funds, a sanction
52.26for each contractor who does not meet the established project disadvantaged business
52.27enterprise goal or demonstrate good faith effort to meet the goal.
52.28    (b) The commissioner of transportation shall report by February 1 of each
52.29odd-numbered year to the house of representatives and senate committees having
52.30jurisdiction over transportation policy and finance concerning the commissioner's
52.31disadvantaged business enterprise program. The report must, with respect to each of
52.32the two previous calendar years:
52.33    (1) state the department's annual overall goal, compared with the percentage attained;
53.1    (2) explain the methodology, applicable facts, and public participation used to
53.2establish the overall goal;
53.3    (3) describe good faith efforts to meet the goal, if the goal was not attained;
53.4    (4) describe actions to address overconcentration of disadvantaged business
53.5enterprises in certain types of work;
53.6    (5) state the number of contracts that included disadvantaged business enterprise
53.7goals, the number of contractors that met established disadvantaged business enterprise
53.8goals, and sanctions imposed for lack of good faith effort; and
53.9    (6) describe contracts with no disadvantaged business enterprise goals, and, of
53.10those, state number of contracts and amount of each contract with targeted groups under
53.11section 16C.16.

53.12    Sec. 71. [174.185] PAVEMENT LIFE-CYCLE COST ANALYSIS.
53.13    Subdivision 1. Definitions. For the purposes of this section, the following
53.14definitions apply.
53.15    (a) "Life-cycle cost" is the sum of the cost of the initial pavement project and
53.16all anticipated costs for maintenance, repair, and resurfacing over the life of the
53.17pavement. Anticipated costs must be based on Minnesota's actual or reasonably projected
53.18maintenance, repair, and resurfacing schedules, and costs determined by the Department
53.19of Transportation district personnel based upon recently awarded local projects and
53.20experience with local material costs.
53.21    (b) "Life-cycle cost analysis" is a comparison of life-cycle costs among competing
53.22paving materials using equal design lives and equal comparison periods.
53.23    Subd. 2. Required analysis. For each project in the reconditioning, resurfacing,
53.24and road repair funding categories, the commissioner shall perform a life-cycle cost
53.25analysis and shall document the lowest life-cycle costs and all alternatives considered.
53.26The commissioner shall document the chosen pavement strategy and, if the lowest life
53.27cycle is not selected, document the justification for the chosen strategy. A life-cycle cost
53.28analysis is required for projects to be constructed after July 1, 2011. For projects to be
53.29constructed prior to July 1, 2011, when feasible, the department will use its best efforts to
53.30perform life-cycle cost analyses.
53.31    Subd. 3. Report. The commissioner shall report annually to the chairs and ranking
53.32minority members of the senate and house of representatives committees with jurisdiction
53.33over transportation finance beginning on January 1, 2012, the results of the analyses
53.34required in subdivision 2.

54.1    Sec. 72. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 174.30, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
54.2    Subd. 4. Vehicle and equipment inspection, rules; decal; complaint contact
54.3information. (a) The commissioner shall inspect or provide for the inspection of
54.4vehicles at least annually. In addition to scheduled annual inspections and reinspections
54.5scheduled for the purpose of verifying that deficiencies have been corrected, unannounced
54.6inspections of any vehicle may be conducted.
54.7    (b) On determining that a vehicle or vehicle equipment is in a condition that is likely
54.8to cause an accident or breakdown, the commissioner shall require the vehicle to be taken
54.9out of service immediately. The commissioner shall require that vehicles and equipment
54.10not meeting standards be repaired and brought into conformance with the standards
54.11and shall require written evidence of compliance from the operator before allowing the
54.12operator to return the vehicle to service.
54.13    (c) The commissioner shall provide in the rules procedures for inspecting vehicles,
54.14removing unsafe vehicles from service, determining and requiring compliance, and
54.15reviewing driver qualifications.
54.16    (d) The commissioner shall design a distinctive decal to be issued to special
54.17transportation service providers with a current certificate of compliance under this section.
54.18A decal is valid for one year from the last day of the month in which it is issued. A person
54.19who is subject to the operating standards adopted under this section may not provide
54.20special transportation service in a vehicle that does not conspicuously display a decal
54.21issued by the commissioner.
54.22    (e) Special transportation service providers shall prominently display in each vehicle
54.23all contact information for the submission of complaints regarding the transportation
54.24services provided to that individual. All vehicles providing service under section
54.25473.386 shall display contact information for the Metropolitan Council. All other special
54.26transportation service vehicles shall display contact information for the commissioner of
54.27transportation.
54.28EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective July 1, 2008.

54.29    Sec. 73. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 174.30, subdivision 9, is amended to read:
54.30    Subd. 9. Complaint data; Complaints; report; data classification. (a) The
54.31commissioner shall investigate all complaints over which the commissioner has
54.32jurisdiction regarding special transportation service providers regulated under this section.
54.33    (b) By January 15, 2009, and in every subsequent odd-numbered year by January 15,
54.34the commissioner shall submit a report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the
54.35house of representatives and senate committees having jurisdiction over transportation
55.1policy and finance. The report must identify each complaint investigated by the
55.2commissioner under paragraph (a), including, but not limited to, any findings and steps
55.3taken for resolution of the complaint.
55.4    (c) When information is furnished to the Department of Transportation that alleges
55.5a violation of this section, an operating standard adopted under this section, or section
55.6174.315 , the following data are classified as confidential data or protected nonpublic data:
55.7    (1) names of complainants;
55.8    (2) complaint letters; and
55.9    (3) other unsolicited data when furnished by a person who is not the subject of the
55.10data and who is not a department employee.
55.11EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective July 1, 2008.

55.12    Sec. 74. [174.56] REPORT ON MAJOR HIGHWAY PROJECTS.
55.13    Subdivision 1. Report required. The commissioner of transportation shall submit a
55.14report on January 15, 2009, and on January 15 of each year thereafter, on the status of
55.15major highway projects under construction or planned during the year of the report and for
55.16the ensuing 15 years. For purposes of this section, a "major highway project" is a highway
55.17project that has a total cost for all segments that the commissioner estimates at the time of
55.18the report to be at least (1) $25,000,000 in the metropolitan highway construction district,
55.19or (2) $10,000,000 in any nonmetropolitan highway construction district.
55.20    Subd. 2. Report contents. For each major highway project the report must include:
55.21    (1) a description of the project sufficient to specify its scope and location;
55.22    (2) a history of the project, including, but not limited to, previous official actions
55.23by the department or the appropriate area transportation partnership, or both, the date
55.24on which the project was first included in the state transportation improvement plan,
55.25the cost of the project at that time, the dates of environmental approval, the dates of
55.26municipal approval, the date of final geometric layout, and the date of establishment of
55.27any construction limits;
55.28    (3) the project's priority listing or rank within its construction district, if any, as
55.29well as the reasons for that listing or rank, the criteria used in prioritization or rank, any
55.30changes in that prioritization or rank since the project was first included in a department
55.31work plan, and the reasons for those changes; and
55.32    (4) past and potential future reasons for delay in letting or completing the project.
55.33    Subd. 3. Department resources. The commissioner shall prepare and submit the
55.34report with existing department staff and resources.

56.1    Sec. 75. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 218.041, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
56.2    Subd. 6. Investigative powers. In the exercise of powers granted in this chapter,
56.3the commissioner may:
56.4    (1) subpoena books, papers, or accounts kept by any regulated business within or
56.5without the state, or compel production of verified copies;
56.6    (2) prepare all forms or blanks for obtaining information that the commissioner
56.7may deem necessary or useful for the proper exercise of the authority and duties of the
56.8commissioner in connection with regulated businesses, and prescribe the time and manner
56.9within which the blanks and forms must be completed and filed;
56.10    (3) inspect, at all reasonable times, and copy the books, records, memoranda,
56.11correspondence, or other documents and records of any business under the commissioner's
56.12jurisdiction; and
56.13    (4) examine, under oath, any officer, agent, or employee of a business under the
56.14commissioner's jurisdiction concerning any matter within the commissioner's jurisdiction;
56.15and
56.16    (5) assess common carriers, administer the state rail safety inspection account, and
56.17perform other duties on behalf of the state rail safety inspector under section 219.015.

56.18    Sec. 76. [219.015] STATE RAIL SAFETY INSPECTOR.
56.19    (a) The commissioner of transportation shall establish a position of state rail safety
56.20inspector in the Office of Freight and Commercial Vehicle Operations of the Minnesota
56.21Department of Transportation. The commissioner shall apply to the Federal Railroad
56.22Administration (FRA) of the United States Department of Transportation to participate
56.23in the Federal State Rail Safety Partnership Program for training and certification of
56.24an inspector under authority of United States Code, title 49, sections 20103, 20105,
56.2520106, and 20113, and Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, part 212. The state rail
56.26safety inspector shall inspect mainline track, secondary track, and yard and industry track;
56.27inspect railroad right-of-way, including adjacent or intersecting drainage, culverts, bridges,
56.28overhead structures, and traffic and other public crossings; inspect yards and physical
56.29plants; review and enforce safety requirements; review maintenance and repair records;
56.30and review railroad security measures. To the extent delegated by the commissioner, the
56.31inspector may issue citations for violations of this chapter, or to ensure railroad employee
56.32and public safety and welfare.
56.33    (b) The commissioner shall annually assess railroad companies that are (1) defined
56.34as common carriers under section 218.011, (2) classified by federal law or regulation as
56.35Class I Railroads or Class I Rail Carriers, and (3) operating in this state, by a division of
57.1equal proportion between carriers, assessed in equal amounts for 365 days of the calendar
57.2year. The commissioner shall assess all start-up or re-establishment costs, and all related
57.3costs of initiating the state rail safety inspector program beginning July 1, 2008. The state
57.4rail inspector duties must begin and be assessed on January 1, 2009. The assessments must
57.5be deposited in a special account in the special revenue fund, to be known as the state
57.6rail safety inspection account. Money in the account is appropriated to the commissioner
57.7and may be expended to cover the costs incurred for the establishment and ongoing
57.8responsibilities of the state rail safety inspector.
57.9    (c) The commissioner may exempt a common carrier not federally classified as
57.10Class I from violations for a period of up to two years if the common carrier applies for
57.11participation in a work site safety coaching program, such as the "MNSharp" program
57.12administered by the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry, and the commissioner
57.13determines such participation to be preferred enforcement for safety or security violations.
57.14    (d) Any person aggrieved by an assessment levied under this section may appeal
57.15within 90 days any assessment, violation, or administrative penalty to the Office of
57.16Administrative Hearings, with further appeal and review by the district court.

57.17    Sec. 77. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 221.031, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
57.18    Subd. 6. Vehicle identification rule. (a) The following carriers shall display the
57.19carrier's name and address on the power unit of each vehicle:
57.20    (1) motor carriers, regardless of the weight of the vehicle, except that this
57.21requirement does not apply to a limousine as defined in section 168.011, subdivision 35,
57.22that is equipped with "LM" license plates;
57.23    (2) interstate and intrastate private carriers operating vehicles with a gross vehicle
57.24weight of more than 10,000 pounds; and
57.25    (3) vehicles providing transportation described in section 221.025 with a gross
57.26vehicle weight of more than 10,000 pounds except those providing transportation
57.27described in section 221.025, clauses (1), (3), and (4).
57.28Vehicles described in clauses (2) and (3) that are operated by farmers or farm employees
57.29and have four or fewer axles are not required to comply with the vehicle identification
57.30rule of the commissioner.
57.31    (b) Vehicles subject to this subdivision must show the name or "doing business as"
57.32name of the carrier operating the vehicle and the community and abbreviation of the state
57.33in which the carrier maintains its principal office or in which the vehicle is customarily
57.34based. If the carrier operates a leased vehicle, it may show its name and the name of the
57.35lessor on the vehicle, if the lease relationship is clearly shown. If the name of a person
58.1other than the operating carrier appears on the vehicle, the words "operated by" must
58.2immediately precede the name of the carrier.
58.3    (c) The name and address must be in letters that contrast sharply in color with the
58.4background, be readily legible during daylight hours from a distance of 50 feet while
58.5the vehicle is stationary, and be maintained in a manner that retains the legibility of the
58.6markings. The name and address may be shown by use of a removable device if that
58.7device meets the identification and legibility requirements of this subdivision.

58.8    Sec. 78. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 221.0314, subdivision 9, is amended to read:
58.9    Subd. 9. Hours of service of driver. Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, part
58.10395, is incorporated by reference, except that paragraphs (a), (c), (d), (f), (h), (i), (k), (l),
58.11(m), and (n) of section 395.1 and section 395.13 of that part are not incorporated. In
58.12addition, cross-references to sections or paragraphs not incorporated in this subdivision
58.13are not incorporated by reference. The requirements of Code of Federal Regulations, title
58.1449, part 395, do not apply to drivers of lightweight vehicles.

58.15    Sec. 79. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 221.0314, is amended by adding a
58.16subdivision to read:
58.17    Subd. 12. Hazardous materials safety permits. A person who transports the
58.18hazardous materials designated in Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, section 385.403,
58.19shall comply with this section and with the provisions of Code of Federal Regulations,
58.20title 49, part 385, subpart E, which is incorporated by reference.

58.21    Sec. 80. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 221.033, subdivision 2d, is amended to read:
58.22    Subd. 2d. Age of driver under federal materials-of-trade regulation. A driver
58.23of a self-propelled or towed motor vehicle transporting no hazardous material other than
58.24materials of trade, as defined in Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, section 171.8, when
58.25engaged in intrastate transportation, must be at least 18 years of age. This subdivision
58.26does not apply unless the transportation conforms to the requirements of Code of Federal
58.27Regulations, title 49, section 173.6.

58.28    Sec. 81. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 221.037, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
58.29    Subdivision 1. Required to provide information. A person who generates, stores,
58.30treats, transports, disposes of, or otherwise handles or has handled hazardous materials,
58.31hazardous substances, or hazardous waste shall (1) give to transportation representatives
58.32and hazardous material specialists of the department information relating to the materials,
59.1substances, or waste, or (2) permit them access to and copying of records and safety
59.2permits relating to any or all of the materials, substances, or waste, or both.

59.3    Sec. 82. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 221.091, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
59.4    Subd. 2. Local licensing of small vehicle passenger service. A city that licenses
59.5and regulates small vehicle passenger service must do so by ordinance. The ordinance
59.6must, at a minimum, provide for driver qualifications, insurance, vehicle safety, and
59.7periodic vehicle inspections. A city that has adopted an ordinance complying with this
59.8subdivision may enforce the registration requirement in section 221.021. A person who
59.9provides small vehicle passenger service to an individual for the purpose of obtaining
59.10nonemergency medical care and who receives reimbursement under section 256B.0625,
59.11subdivision 17, for providing the service, must comply with the rules of the commissioner
59.12adopted under section 174.30.
59.13EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective July 1, 2008.

59.14    Sec. 83. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 221.141, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
59.15    Subdivision 1. Financial responsibility of carriers. (a) No motor carrier and no
59.16interstate carrier shall operate a vehicle until it has obtained and has in effect the minimum
59.17amount of financial responsibility required by this section. Policies of insurance, surety
59.18bonds, other types of security, and endorsements must be continuously in effect and must
59.19remain in effect until canceled. Before providing transportation, the motor carrier or
59.20interstate carrier shall secure and cause to be filed with the commissioner and maintain in
59.21full effect, a certificate of insurance in a form required by the commissioner, evidencing
59.22public liability insurance in the amount prescribed. The insurance must cover injuries and
59.23damage to persons or property resulting from the operation or use of motor vehicles,
59.24regardless of whether each vehicle is specifically described in the policy. This insurance
59.25does not apply to injuries or death to the employees of the motor carrier or to property
59.26being transported by the carrier.
59.27    (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the insurance required of
59.28a motor carrier of passengers must be at least that amount required of interstate carriers
59.29under Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, section 387.33, as amended.
59.30    (c) This section does not apply to a charitable organization exempt from taxation
59.31under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code when the transportation furthers
59.32the charitable organization's charitable mission. The charitable organization must comply
59.33with the insurance requirements of section 65B.48.

60.1    Sec. 84. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 221.231, is amended to read:
60.2221.231 RECIPROCAL AGREEMENT.
60.3    The commissioner may enter into reciprocal agreements with the regulatory bodies
60.4of other states and the provinces of the Dominion of Canada, whereby the payment of the
60.5fees provided in section 221.60 may be waived in whole or in part for regarding motor
60.6carriers having an established place of business in that state or province; provided that
60.7reciprocal privileges are extended under the agreement to motor carriers of this state.
60.8EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

60.9    Sec. 85. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 221.60, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
60.10    Subdivision 1. Procedure Registration required. A motor carrier may transport
60.11persons or property for hire in interstate commerce in Minnesota only if it first:
60.12    (1) complies with section 221.141;
60.13    (2) either registers with the commissioner the federal operating authority that it
60.14intends to exercise, or registers and describes the transportation it performs under an
60.15exemption contained in United States Code, title 49; and
60.16    (3) purchases an interstate identification stamp or an interstate registration trip permit
60.17for each vehicle to be used in interstate transportation in Minnesota A foreign or domestic
60.18motor carrier, motor private carrier, leasing company, broker, or freight forwarder, as
60.19defined in United States Code, title 49, section 13102, may operate in interstate commerce
60.20in Minnesota only if it first complies with the Unified Carrier Registration Agreement
60.21authorized by United States Code, title 49, section 14504a, enacted pursuant to the Unified
60.22Carrier Registration Act of 2005, and the rules, regulations, and directives adopted
60.23thereunder, including registering with a base state and paying all required fees.
60.24EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

60.25    Sec. 86. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 221.60, is amended by adding a subdivision
60.26to read:
60.27    Subd. 7. Commissioner's authority. The commissioner of transportation is
60.28authorized to take all necessary actions to enter into the Unified Carrier Registration
60.29Agreement in accordance with United States Code, title 49, section 14504a, and shall
60.30implement and administer the agreement and the rules and regulations adopted thereunder,
60.31including directives of the Unified Carrier Registration Plan board of directors as
60.32authorized by United States Code, title 49, section 14504a, subsection (d)(2).
61.1EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

61.2    Sec. 87. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 222.50, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
61.3    Subd. 7. Expenditures. (a) The commissioner may expend money from the rail
61.4service improvement account for the following purposes:
61.5    (1) to make transfers as provided under section 222.57 or to pay interest adjustments
61.6on loans guaranteed under the state rail user and rail carrier loan guarantee program;
61.7    (2) to pay a portion of the costs of capital improvement projects designed to
61.8improve rail service including construction or improvement of short segments of rail line
61.9such as side track, team track, and connections between existing lines, and construction
61.10and improvement of loading, unloading, storage, and transfer facilities of a rail user or
61.11a rail carrier;
61.12    (3) to pay a portion of the costs of rehabilitation projects designed to improve rail
61.13service of a rail user or a rail carrier;
61.14    (4) to acquire, maintain, manage, and dispose of railroad right-of-way pursuant to
61.15the state rail bank program;
61.16    (4) (5) to provide for aerial photography survey of proposed and abandoned railroad
61.17tracks for the purpose of recording and reestablishing by analytical triangulation the
61.18existing alignment of the inplace track;
61.19    (5) (6) to pay a portion of the costs of acquiring a rail line by a regional railroad
61.20authority established pursuant to chapter 398A;
61.21    (6) (7) to pay the state matching portion of federal grants for rail-highway grade
61.22crossing improvement projects.
61.23    (b) All money derived by the commissioner from the disposition of railroad
61.24right-of-way or of any other property acquired pursuant to sections 222.46 to 222.62 shall
61.25be deposited in the rail service improvement account.

61.26    Sec. 88. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 222.63, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
61.27    Subd. 4. Disposition permitted. (a) The commissioner may lease any rail line or
61.28right-of-way held in the state rail bank or enter into an agreement with any person for the
61.29operation of any rail line or right-of-way for any of the purposes set forth in subdivision 2
61.30in accordance with a fee schedule to be developed by the commissioner.
61.31    (b) The commissioner may convey any rail line or right-of-way, for consideration or
61.32for no consideration and upon other terms as the commissioner may determine to be in
61.33the public interest, to any other state agency or to a governmental subdivision of the state
61.34having power by law to utilize it for any of the purposes set forth in subdivision 2.
62.1    (c) The commissioner may convey a portion of previously acquired rail bank
62.2right-of-way to a state agency or governmental subdivision when the commissioner
62.3determines that:
62.4    (1) the portion to be conveyed is in excess of that needed for the purposes stated in
62.5subdivision 2;
62.6    (2) the conveyance is upon terms and conditions agreed upon by both the
62.7commissioner and the state agency or governmental subdivision;
62.8    (3) after the sale, the rail bank corridor will continue to meet the future public and
62.9commercial transportation and transmission needs of the state; and
62.10    (4) the conveyance will not reduce the width of the rail bank corridor to less than
62.1150 100 feet.
62.12    (d) The commissioner may lease previously acquired state rail bank right-of-way to
62.13a state agency or governmental subdivision or to a private entity for nontransportation
62.14purposes when:
62.15    (1) the portion to be leased is in excess of that needed for the purposes stated in
62.16subdivision 2;
62.17    (2) the lease will not reduce the useable width of the rail bank corridor to less than
62.1850 100 feet;
62.19    (3) the cost of the lease is based on the fair market value of the portion to be leased,
62.20as determined by appraisal;
62.21    (4) the lease allows the commissioner to terminate the lease on 90 days' written
62.22notice to the lessee; and
62.23    (5) the lease prohibits the construction or erection of any permanent structure within
62.24the 50-foot 100-foot rail bank corridor and requires any structure erected on the leased
62.25property to be removed and the land restored to its original condition on 90 days' written
62.26notice to the lessee.
62.27    (e) Proceeds from a sale or lease must be deposited in the rail bank maintenance
62.28account described in subdivision 8.

62.29    Sec. 89. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 222.63, is amended by adding a subdivision
62.30to read:
62.31    Subd. 9. Rail bank property use; petty misdemeanors. (a) Except for the actions
62.32of road authorities and their agents, employees, and contractors, and of utilities, in carrying
62.33out their duties imposed by permit, law, or contract, and except as otherwise provided in
62.34this section, it is unlawful to perform any of the following activities on rail bank property:
62.35    (1) obstruct any trail;
63.1    (2) deposit snow or ice;
63.2    (3) remove or place any earth, gravel, or rock without authorization;
63.3    (4) obstruct or remove any ditch-draining device, or drain any harmful or dangerous
63.4materials;
63.5    (5) erect a fence, or place or maintain any advertising, sign, or memorial;
63.6    (6) remove, injure, displace, or destroy right-of-way markers or reference or witness
63.7monuments or markers placed to preserve section or quarter-section corners defining
63.8rail bank property limits;
63.9    (7) drive upon any portion of rail bank property, except at approved crossings, and
63.10except where authorized for snowmobiles, emergency vehicles, maintenance vehicles, or
63.11other vehicles authorized to use rail bank property;
63.12    (8) deface, mar, damage, or tamper with any structure, work, material, sign, marker,
63.13paving, guardrail, drain, or any other rail bank appurtenance; or
63.14    (9) park, overhang, or abandon any unauthorized vehicle or implement of husbandry
63.15on, across, or over the limits of rail bank property.
63.16    (b) Unless a greater penalty is provided elsewhere in statute, any violation of this
63.17subdivision is a petty misdemeanor.
63.18    (c) The cost to remove, repair, or perform any other corrective action necessitated by
63.19a violation of this subdivision may be charged to the violator.

63.20    Sec. 90. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 299A.705, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
63.21    Subdivision 1. Vehicle services operating account. (a) The vehicle services
63.22operating account is created in the special revenue fund, consisting of all money from the
63.23vehicle services fees specified in chapters 168 and, 168A, and 168D, and any other money
63.24otherwise donated, allotted, appropriated, or legislated to this account.
63.25    (b) Funds appropriated are available to administer vehicle services as specified in
63.26chapters 168 and, 168A, and 168D, and section 169.345, including:
63.27    (1) designing, producing, issuing, and mailing vehicle registrations, plates, emblems,
63.28and titles;
63.29    (2) collecting title and registration taxes and fees;
63.30    (3) transferring vehicle registration plates and titles;
63.31    (4) maintaining vehicle records;
63.32    (5) issuing disability certificates and plates;
63.33    (6) licensing vehicle dealers;
63.34    (7) appointing, monitoring, and auditing deputy registrars; and
63.35    (8) inspecting vehicles when required by law.
64.1EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective retroactively from August 1, 2005,
64.2for fees collected on or after that date.

64.3    Sec. 91. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 299F.60, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
64.4    Subdivision 1. Money penalty. Any person who violates any provision of sections
64.5299F.56 to 299F.641, or any rule issued thereunder, shall be is subject to a civil penalty to
64.6be imposed by the commissioner not to exceed $10,000 $100,000 for each such violation
64.7for each day that such the violation persists, except that the maximum civil penalty shall
64.8must not exceed $500,000 $1,000,000 for any related series of violations.
64.9EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective August 1, 2008, and applies to
64.10violations committed on or after that date.

64.11    Sec. 92. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 299J.16, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
64.12    Subdivision 1. Civil penalty. (a) A pipeline operator who violates section 299J.07,
64.13subdivision 1
, or 299J.15, or the rules of the commissioner implementing those sections,
64.14shall forfeit and pay to the state a civil penalty in an amount to be determined by the court,
64.15up to $10,000 $100,000 for each day that the operator remains in violation, subject to a
64.16maximum of $500,000 $1,000,000 for a related series of violations.
64.17    (b) The penalty provided under this subdivision may be recovered by an action
64.18brought by the attorney general at the request of the commissioner, in the name of the
64.19state, in connection with an action to recover expenses of the director under section
64.20299J.13, subdivision 4 :
64.21    (1) in the District Court of Ramsey County; or
64.22    (2) in the county of the defendant's residence.
64.23EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective August 1, 2008, and applies to
64.24violations committed on or after that date.

64.25    Sec. 93. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 325F.665, is amended by adding a
64.26subdivision to read:
64.27    Subd. 14. Title branding. (a) Upon transfer and application for title of all vehicles
64.28subject to this section, the registrar of motor vehicles shall record the term "lemon law
64.29vehicle" on the certificate of title and all subsequent certificates of title for that vehicle.
64.30    (b) For vehicles with out-of-state titles that bear the term "lemon law vehicle," or
64.31any similar term, the registrar of motor vehicles shall record the term "lemon law vehicle"
65.1on the first Minnesota certificate of title and all subsequent Minnesota certificates of
65.2title issued for that vehicle.
65.3    (c) The designation of "lemon law vehicle" on a certificate of title must be made by
65.4the registrar of motor vehicles in a clear and conspicuous manner, in a color different from
65.5all other writing on the certificate of title.

65.6    Sec. 94. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 473.1466, is amended to read:
65.7473.1466 TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM PERFORMANCE AUDIT;
65.8TRANSIT EVALUATION.
65.9    (a) In 1997 and every four years thereafter, the council shall provide for an
65.10independent entity selected through a request for proposal process conducted nationwide
65.11to do Prior to each major revision of the transportation policy plan, the council must carry
65.12out a performance audit evaluation of the commuting metropolitan area's transportation
65.13system as a whole. The performance audit evaluation must:
65.14    (1) evaluate the commuting area's ability to meet the region's needs need for
65.15effective and efficient transportation of goods and people,;
65.16    (2) evaluate future trends and their impacts on the region's area's transportation
65.17system, and;
65.18    (3) assess the region's success in meeting the currently adopted regional
65.19transportation benchmarks; and
65.20    (4) include an evaluation of the regional transit system, including a comparison with
65.21peer metropolitan regions with regard to key operating and investment measurements.
65.22    (b) The council must update the evaluation of the regional transit system every
65.23two years.
65.24    (c) The council shall use the results of the performance evaluation to make
65.25recommendations for improving the system in each revision of the transportation policy
65.26plan. The performance audit must recommend performance-funding measures.
65.27    (b) In 1999 and every four years thereafter, the council must evaluate the
65.28performance of the metropolitan transit system's operation in relationship to the regional
65.29transit performance standards developed by the council.
65.30    (d) The council must conduct a peer review of the performance evaluation using at
65.31least two nationally recognized transportation and transit consultants.
65.32    (e) The council must submit the performance evaluation to the chairs and ranking
65.33minority members of the house of representatives and senate committees and divisions
65.34with jurisdiction over transportation finance and policy.
66.1EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment
66.2and applies to each revision of the transportation policy plan after the 2008 revision.

66.3    Sec. 95. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 473.166, is amended to read:
66.4473.166 CONTROLLED ACCESS; TRANSIT FIXED-GUIDEWAY;
66.5APPROVAL.
66.6    Before acquiring land for or constructing a controlled access highway or transit
66.7fixed-guideway in the area, the state Transportation Department or local government
66.8unit proposing the acquisition or construction shall submit to the council a statement
66.9describing the proposed project. The statement must be in the form and detail required by
66.10the council. The council shall review the statement to ascertain its consistency with its
66.11policy plan and the development guide. No project may be undertaken unless the council
66.12determines that it is consistent with the policy plan. This approval is in addition to the
66.13requirements of any other statute, ordinance or rule.
66.14EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

66.15    Sec. 96. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 473.386, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
66.16    Subdivision 1. Service objectives. The council shall implement a special
66.17transportation service, as defined in section 174.29, in the metropolitan area. The service
66.18has the following objectives:
66.19    (a) to provide greater access to transportation for the elderly, people with disabilities,
66.20and others with special transportation needs in the metropolitan area;
66.21    (b) to develop an integrated system of special transportation service providing
66.22transportation tailored to meet special individual needs in the most cost-efficient manner;
66.23and
66.24    (c) to use existing public, private, and private nonprofit providers of service
66.25wherever possible when feasible and cost-efficient, to supplement rather than replace
66.26existing service, and to increase the productivity of all special transportation vehicles
66.27available in the area.
66.28EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

66.29    Sec. 97. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 473.386, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
66.30    Subd. 2. Service contracts; management; transportation accessibility advisory
66.31committee. (a) The council may contract for services necessary for the provision of
66.32special transportation. Transportation service provided under a contract must specify the
67.1service to be provided, the standards that must be met, and the rates for operating and
67.2providing special transportation services.
67.3    (b) The council shall establish management policies for the service and may contract
67.4with a service administrator for day-to-day administration and management of the service.
67.5Any contract must delegate to the service administrator clear authority to administer and
67.6manage the delivery of the service pursuant to council management policies and must
67.7establish performance and compliance standards for the service administrator. The council
67.8may provide directly day to day administration and management of the service and may
67.9own or lease vehicles used to provide the service.
67.10    (c) The council shall ensure that the service administrator establishes a system for
67.11registering and expeditiously responding to complaints by users, informing users of how
67.12to register complaints, and requiring providers to report on incidents that impair the safety
67.13and well-being of users or the quality of the service.
67.14    (d) The council shall annually report to the commissioner of transportation and the
67.15legislature on complaints and provider reports, the response of the service administrator,
67.16and steps taken by the council and the service administrator to identify causes and provide
67.17remedies to recurring problems on its special transportation services as part of the program
67.18evaluation provided for in section 473.13, subdivision 1a.
67.19    (d) Each year before renewing contracts with providers and the service administrator,
67.20the council shall provide an opportunity for the transportation accessibility advisory
67.21committee, users, and other interested persons to testify before the council concerning
67.22providers, contract terms, and other matters relating to council policies and procedures for
67.23implementing the service.
67.24    (e) The council shall provide, on an annual basis, an opportunity for users and
67.25other interested persons to provide testimony to the council concerning services provided
67.26under this section.
67.27    (f) The council shall establish a Transportation Accessibility Advisory Committee
67.28consisting of 15 members and a chair to advise the council on management policies for
67.29the council's special transportation service. The Transportation Accessibility Advisory
67.30Committee must include elderly and disabled persons, other users of special transportation
67.31service, representatives of persons contracting to provide special transportation services,
67.32and representatives of appropriate agencies for elderly and disabled persons to advise
67.33the council on management policies for the service. At least half the Transportation
67.34Accessibility Advisory Committee members must be disabled or elderly persons or the
67.35representatives of disabled or elderly persons who are both ADA-certified and users of
67.36public transit in the metropolitan area. Two of the appointments to the Transportation
68.1Accessibility Advisory Committee shall be made by the Council on Disability in
68.2consultation with the chair of the Metropolitan Council.
68.3EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

68.4    Sec. 98. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 473.386, subdivision 2a, is amended to read:
68.5    Subd. 2a. Eligibility application and verification; penalty for fraudulent
68.6certification. If the council requires a person to be certified as eligible for special
68.7transportation services, an applicant for certification must submit an application form
68.8and the applicant's eligibility must be verified by a type of professional specified by the
68.9council. The council shall include the notice of penalty for fraudulent certification, and
68.10require the person certifying the applicant to sign the eligibility certification form and the
68.11applicant to sign the application form, as provided in section 174.295.:
68.12    (1) require the applicant to sign the application form and certify that the application
68.13information is accurate; and
68.14    (2) require the person verifying the applicant's eligibility to sign the eligibility
68.15verification form and certify that the verifying information is accurate.
68.16    The penalty provided for in section 174.295, subdivision 4, applies to the
68.17certifications by the applicant and the person verifying the applicant's eligibility. The
68.18council must include a notice of the penalty for fraudulent certification in the application
68.19form and the eligibility verification form.
68.20EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

68.21    Sec. 99. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 473.386, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
68.22    Subd. 3. Duties of council. In implementing the special transportation service, the
68.23council shall:
68.24    (a) encourage participation in the service by public, private, and private nonprofit
68.25providers of special transportation currently receiving capital or operating assistance
68.26from a public agency;
68.27    (b) when feasible and cost-efficient, contract with public, private, and private
68.28nonprofit providers that have demonstrated their ability to effectively provide service at
68.29a reasonable cost;
68.30    (c) encourage individuals using special transportation to use the type of service
68.31most appropriate to their particular needs;
68.32    (d) ensure that all persons providing special transportation service receive equitable
68.33treatment in the allocation of the ridership;
69.1    (e) encourage shared rides to the greatest extent practicable;
69.2    (f) (e) encourage public agencies that provide transportation to eligible individuals
69.3as a component of human services and educational programs to coordinate with this
69.4service and to allow reimbursement for transportation provided through the service at rates
69.5that reflect the public cost of providing that transportation;
69.6    (g) (f) establish criteria to be used in determining individual eligibility for special
69.7transportation services;
69.8    (h) (g) consult with the Transportation Accessibility Advisory Committee in a
69.9timely manner before changes are made in the provision of special transportation services,
69.10including, but not limited to, changes in policies affecting the matters subject to hearing
69.11under subdivision 2;
69.12    (i) (h) provide for effective administration and enforcement of council policies
69.13and standards;
69.14    (j) annually evaluate providers of special transportation service to ensure compliance
69.15with the standards established for the program; and
69.16    (k) (i) ensure that, taken as a whole including contracts with public, private, and
69.17private nonprofit providers, the geographic coverage area of the special transportation
69.18service is continuous within the boundaries of the transit taxing district, as defined as of
69.19March 1, 2006, in section 473.446, subdivision 2.
69.20EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

69.21    Sec. 100. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 473.399, is amended to read:
69.22473.399 TRANSIT WAYS; LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT AND COMMUTER RAIL
69.23PLANNING IN THE METROPOLITAN AREA.
69.24    Subdivision 1. General requirements. (a) The council must identify in its
69.25transportation policy plan those heavily traveled corridors where development of a transit
69.26way may be feasible and cost-effective. Modes of providing service in a transit way may
69.27include bus rapid transit, light rail transit, commuter rail, or other available systems or
69.28technologies that improve transit service.
69.29    (b) After the completion of environmental studies and receipt of input from the
69.30governing body of each statutory and home rule charter city, county, and town in which a
69.31transit way is proposed to be constructed, the council must designate the locally preferred
69.32alternative transit mode with respect to the corridor.
69.33    (c) The council shall adopt a plan to ensure that any light rail transit facilities
69.34that are designated as the locally preferred alternative and that are to be constructed in
70.1the metropolitan area will be acquired, developed, owned, and capable of operation in
70.2an efficient, cost-effective, and coordinated manner in coordination with buses and other
70.3transportation modes and facilities. The plan may be developed and adopted in phases
70.4corresponding to phasing of construction of light rail. The council may incorporate into its
70.5plan appropriate elements of the plans of regional railroad authorities in order to avoid
70.6duplication of effort.
70.7    (b) The light rail transit plan or first phase of the plan required by this section must
70.8be adopted by the council before the commissioner of transportation may begin
70.9     (d) Construction of light rail transit facilities in a particular transit corridor may not
70.10commence unless and until that mode is designated as the locally preferred alternative
70.11for that corridor by the council. Following adoption of the plan, the commissioner of
70.12transportation shall act in conformity with the plan. The commissioner shall prepare or
70.13amend the final design plans as necessary to make the plans consistent with the light
70.14rail transit plan.
70.15    (c) Throughout the development and implementation of the plan, the council shall
70.16contract for or otherwise obtain engineering services to assure that the plan adequately
70.17addresses the technical aspects of light rail transit.
70.18    Subd. 1a. Integrated transportation system. The commissioner of transportation
70.19and the Metropolitan Council shall ensure that the light rail transit and commuter rail
70.20facilities are planned, designed, and implemented: (1) to move commuters and transit
70.21users into and out of, as well as within, the metropolitan area, and (2) to ensure that rail
70.22transit lines will interface with each other and other transportation facilities and services
70.23so as to provide a unified, integrated, and efficient multimodal transportation system.
70.24    Subd. 4. Expenditure of state funds. No state funds may be expended by the
70.25Metropolitan Council to study a particular light rail transit or commuter rail facility unless
70.26the funds are appropriated in legislation that identifies the route, including the origin
70.27and destination.
70.28EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

70.29    Sec. 101. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 473.3993, subdivision 1, is amended to
70.30read:
70.31    Subdivision 1. Application. The definitions in this section apply to section
70.32473.3994 sections 473.3993 to 473.3997.
70.33EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

71.1    Sec. 102. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 473.3993, subdivision 3, is amended to
71.2read:
71.3    Subd. 3. Final design plan. "Final design plan" means a light rail transit plan that
71.4includes the items in the preliminary design plan and the preliminary engineering plan for
71.5the facilities proposed but with greater detail and specificity needed for construction. The
71.6final design plan must include, at a minimum:
71.7    (1) final plans for the physical design of facilities, including the right-of-way
71.8definition; environmental impacts and mitigation measures; intermodal coordination with
71.9bus operations and routes; and civil engineering plans for vehicles, track, stations, parking,
71.10and access, including disability access; and
71.11    (2) final plans for civil engineering for electrification, communication, and other
71.12similar facilities; operational rules, procedures, and strategies; capital costs; ridership;
71.13operating costs and revenues, and sources of funds for operating subsidies; financing for
71.14construction and operation; an implementation method; and other similar matters.
71.15    The final design plan must be stated with sufficient particularity and detail to
71.16allow the proposer to begin the acquisition and construction of operable facilities. If a
71.17design-build implementation method is proposed, instead of civil engineering plans the
71.18final design plan must state detailed design criteria and performance standards for the
71.19facilities.
71.20    The commissioner of transportation may use a design-build method of project
71.21development and construction for light rail transit. Notwithstanding any law to the
71.22contrary, the commissioner may award a design-build contract on the basis of requests
71.23for proposals or requests for qualifications without bids. "Design-build method of
71.24project development and construction" means a project delivery system in which a single
71.25contractor is responsible for both the design and construction of the project and bids the
71.26design and construction together.
71.27EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

71.28    Sec. 103. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 473.3993, is amended by adding a
71.29subdivision to read:
71.30    Subd. 4. Responsible authority. "Responsible authority" means either the
71.31Metropolitan Council or the state of Minnesota acting through the commissioner of
71.32transportation, as designated by the governor under section 473.3994, subdivision 1a, for a
71.33particular light rail transit facility.
71.34EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

72.1    Sec. 104. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 473.3994, is amended to read:
72.2473.3994 LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT; DESIGN PLANS.
72.3    Subd. 1a. Designation of responsible authority. For each proposed light rail transit
72.4facility in the metropolitan area, the governor must designate either the Metropolitan
72.5Council or the state of Minnesota acting through the commissioner of transportation as
72.6the entity responsible for planning, designing, acquiring, constructing, and equipping
72.7the facility. Notwithstanding such designation, the commissioner and the council may
72.8enter into one or more cooperative agreements with respect to the planning, designing,
72.9acquiring, constructing, or equipping of a particular light rail transit facility that provide
72.10for the parties to exercise their respective authorities in support of the project in a manner
72.11that best serves the project and the public.
72.12    Subd. 2. Preliminary design plans; public hearing. Before final design plans are
72.13prepared for a light rail transit facility in the metropolitan area, the commissioner of
72.14transportation responsible authority and the regional railroad authority or authorities
72.15in whose jurisdiction the line or lines are located must hold a public hearing on the
72.16physical design component of the preliminary design plans. The commissioner of
72.17transportation responsible authority and the regional railroad authority or authorities in
72.18whose jurisdiction the line or lines are located must provide appropriate public notice of
72.19the hearing and publicity to ensure that affected parties have an opportunity to present
72.20their views at the hearing. The commissioner responsible authority shall summarize the
72.21proceedings and testimony and maintain the record of a hearing held under this section,
72.22including any written statements submitted.
72.23    Subd. 3. Preliminary design plans; local approval. At least 30 days before the
72.24hearing under subdivision 2, the commissioner of transportation responsible authority shall
72.25submit the physical design component of the preliminary design plans to the governing
72.26body of each statutory and home rule charter city, county, and town in which the route
72.27is proposed to be located. The city, county, or town shall hold a public hearing. Within
72.2845 days after the hearing under subdivision 2, the city, county, or town shall review and
72.29approve or disapprove the plans for the route to be located in the city, county, or town. A
72.30local unit of government that disapproves the plans shall describe specific amendments to
72.31the plans that, if adopted, would cause the local unit to withdraw its disapproval. Failure
72.32to approve or disapprove the plans in writing within 45 days after the hearing is deemed
72.33to be approval, unless an extension of time is agreed to by the city, county, or town and
72.34the commissioner of transportation responsible authority.
72.35    Subd. 4. Preliminary design plans; council referral. If the governing body of
72.36one or more cities, counties, or towns disapproves the preliminary design plans within
73.1the period allowed under subdivision 3, the commissioner of transportation may refer the
73.2plans, along with any comments of local jurisdictions, to the Metropolitan Council. The
73.3council shall hold a hearing on the plans, giving the commissioner of transportation, if the
73.4responsible authority, any disapproving local governmental units, and other persons an
73.5opportunity to present their views on the plans. The council may conduct independent
73.6study as it deems desirable and may mediate and attempt to resolve disagreements about
73.7the plans. Within 90 60 days after the referral hearing, the council shall review the
73.8plans submitted by the commissioner of transportation and the council and shall decide
73.9what amendments to the plans, if any, must be made to accommodate the objections
73.10presented by the disapproving local governmental units. The commissioner shall make the
73.11Amendments to the plans as decided by the council must be made before continuing the
73.12planning and designing process.
73.13    Subd. 5. Final design plans. (a) If the final design plans incorporate a substantial
73.14change from the preliminary design plans with respect to location, length, or termini
73.15of routes; general dimension, elevation, or alignment of routes and crossings; location
73.16of tracks above ground, below ground, or at ground level; or station locations, before
73.17beginning construction, the commissioner responsible authority shall submit the changed
73.18component of the final design plans to the governing body of each statutory and home
73.19rule city, county, and town in which the changed component is proposed to be located.
73.20Within 60 days after the submission of the plans, the city, county, or town shall review
73.21and approve or disapprove the changed component located in the city, county, or town. A
73.22local unit of government that disapproves the change shall describe specific amendments
73.23to the plans that, if adopted, would cause the local unit to withdraw its disapproval.
73.24Failure to approve or disapprove the changed plans in writing within the time period is
73.25deemed to be approval, unless an extension is agreed to by the city, county, or town and
73.26the commissioner responsible authority.
73.27    (b) If the governing body of one or more cities, counties, or towns disapproves the
73.28changed plans within the period allowed under paragraph (a), the commissioner may refer
73.29the plans, along with any comments of local jurisdictions, to the Metropolitan Council.
73.30The council shall review the final design plans under the same procedure and with the
73.31same effect as provided in subdivision 4 for preliminary design plans.
73.32    Subd. 7. Council review. If the commissioner is the responsible authority, before
73.33proceeding with construction of a light rail transit facility, the commissioner must submit
73.34preliminary and final design plans to the Metropolitan Council. The council must review
73.35the plans for consistency with the council's development guide and approve the plans.
74.1    Subd. 8. Metropolitan significance. This section does not diminish or replace the
74.2authority of the council under section 473.173.
74.3    Subd. 9. Light rail transit operating costs. (a) Before submitting an application for
74.4federal assistance for light rail transit facilities in the metropolitan area, the applicant must
74.5provide to the Metropolitan Council estimates must prepare an estimate of the amount
74.6of operating subsidy which will be required to operate light rail transit in the corridor to
74.7which the federal assistance would be applied. The information provided to the council
74.8estimate must indicate the amount of operating subsidy estimated to be required in each
74.9of the first ten years of operation of the light rail transit facility. If the commissioner of
74.10transportation is the responsible authority, the commissioner must provide information
74.11requested by the council that is necessary to make the estimate.
74.12    (b) The council must review and evaluate the information provided estimate
74.13developed under paragraph (a) with regard to the effect of operating the light rail transit
74.14facility on the currently available mechanisms for financing transit in the metropolitan area.
74.15    Subd. 10. Corridor Management Committee. The responsible authority
74.16must establish a Corridor Management Committee shall be established to advise the
74.17commissioner of transportation responsible authority in the design and construction of
74.18light rail transit in each corridor to be constructed. The Corridor Management Committee
74.19for each corridor shall consist of the following members:
74.20    (1) one member appointed by each city and county in which the corridor is located;
74.21    (2) the commissioner of transportation or a designee of the commissioner;
74.22    (3) two members appointed by the Metropolitan Council, one of whom shall be
74.23designated as the chair of the committee;
74.24    (4) one member appointed by the Metropolitan Airports Commission, if the
74.25designated corridor provides direct service to the Minneapolis-St. Paul International
74.26Airport; and
74.27    (5) one member appointed by the president of the University of Minnesota, if the
74.28designated corridor provides direct service to the university.
74.29    The Corridor Management Committee shall advise the commissioner of
74.30transportation responsible authority on issues relating to the alternatives analysis,
74.31environmental review, preliminary design, preliminary engineering, final design,
74.32implementation method, and construction of light rail transit in the corridor.
74.33    Subd. 13. Dispute resolution. In the event of a dispute between any of the parties
74.34arising from the parties' respective authority and responsibility under this section, the
74.35dispute shall be submitted to the Metropolitan Council for final resolution by any party to
74.36the dispute. The Metropolitan Council shall establish by July 1, 1993, a process to ensure
75.1a prompt and speedy resolution of the dispute. This process shall allow the parties to
75.2provide evidence and testimony in support of their positions.
75.3    Subd. 14. Transfer of facility after construction. If the commissioner of
75.4transportation is the responsible authority for a particular light rail transit facility, the
75.5commissioner must transfer to the Metropolitan Council all facilities constructed and
75.6all equipment and property acquired in developing the facility upon completion of
75.7construction.
75.8EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

75.9    Sec. 105. [473.3995] LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT; DESIGN-BUILD METHOD.
75.10    (a) A responsible authority may use a design-build method of project development
75.11and construction for light rail transit. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, a
75.12responsible authority may award a design-build contract on the basis of requests for
75.13proposals or requests for qualifications without bids. "Design-build method of project
75.14development and construction" means a project delivery system in which a single
75.15contractor is responsible for both the design and construction of the project and bids the
75.16design and construction together.
75.17    (b) If a responsible authority utilizes a design-build method of project development
75.18and construction for light rail transit, the requirements and procedures in sections 161.3410
75.19to 161.3426 apply to the procurement, subject to the following conditions and exceptions:
75.20    (1) if the Metropolitan Council is the responsible authority for a particular light rail
75.21transit project, when used in sections 161.3410 to 161.3426, (i) the terms "commissioner,"
75.22"Minnesota Department of Transportation," "department," "state agencies," and "road
75.23authority" refer to the Metropolitan Council, and (ii) the term "state" refers to the
75.24Metropolitan Council except in references to state law or in references to the state as
75.25a geographical location;
75.26    (2) the provisions of section 161.3412, subdivisions 3 and 4, are not applicable
75.27to the procurement; and
75.28    (3) if any federal funds are used in developing or constructing the light rail transit
75.29project, any provisions in sections 161.3410 to 161.3426 that are inconsistent with, or
75.30prohibited by, any federal law, regulation, or other requirement are not applicable to the
75.31procurement.
75.32EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

76.1    Sec. 106. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 473.3997, is amended to read:
76.2473.3997 FEDERAL FUNDING; LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT.
76.3    (a) Upon completion of the alternatives analysis and draft environmental impact
76.4statement, and selection of the locally preferred alternative, for the central corridor
76.5transit improvement project each light rail transit facility, the council, the commissioner
76.6of transportation, and the affected regional rail authorities responsible authority may
76.7prepare a joint an application for federal assistance for the light rail transit facilities in the
76.8metropolitan area facility. If the commissioner is the responsible authority, the application
76.9must be reviewed and approved by the Metropolitan Council before it is submitted by the
76.10council and the commissioner. In reviewing the application the council must consider the
76.11information submitted to it operating cost estimate developed under section 473.3994,
76.12subdivision 9
.
76.13    (b) Until the application described in paragraph (a) is submitted Except for the
76.14designated responsible authority for a particular light rail transit facility, no political
76.15subdivision in the metropolitan area may on its own apply for federal assistance for light
76.16rail transit planning or construction.
76.17EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

76.18    Sec. 107. [473.3999] LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT CONSTRUCTION IN
76.19METROPOLITAN AREA; COUNCIL AUTHORITY.
76.20    The Metropolitan Council may exercise the powers granted in this chapter and in
76.21other applicable law, as necessary, to plan, design, acquire, construct, and equip light rail
76.22transit facilities in the metropolitan area as defined in section 473.121, subdivision 2.
76.23EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

76.24    Sec. 108. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 473.4051, is amended to read:
76.25473.4051 LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT OPERATION.
76.26    The council shall operate all light rail transit facilities and services located in the
76.27metropolitan area upon completion of construction of the facilities and the commencement
76.28of revenue service using the facilities. The commissioner of transportation and the council
76.29may not allow the commencement of revenue service until after an appropriate period of
76.30acceptance testing to ensure safe and satisfactory performance. In assuming the operation
76.31of the system, the council must comply with section 473.415. The council shall coordinate
76.32operation of the light rail transit system with bus service to avoid duplication of service
77.1on a route served by light rail transit and to ensure the widest possible access to light rail
77.2transit lines in both suburban and urban areas by means of a feeder bus system.
77.3EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

77.4    Sec. 109. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 473.407, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
77.5    Subdivision 1. Authorization. The council may appoint peace officers, as defined
77.6in section 626.84, subdivision 1, paragraph (c), and establish a law enforcement agency,
77.7as defined in section 626.84, subdivision 1, paragraph (f), known as the Metropolitan
77.8Transit Police, to police its transit property and routes, to carry out investigations, and to
77.9make arrests under sections 629.30 and 629.34. The jurisdiction of the law enforcement
77.10agency is limited to offenses relating to council transit property, equipment, employees,
77.11and passengers. The jurisdiction of the Metropolitan Transit Police shall include traffic
77.12lanes designed for bus or transit use, freeway or expressway shoulders in the seven-county
77.13metropolitan area used by authorized transit buses and metro mobility buses under section
77.14169.306, and high-occupancy vehicle lanes used by transit buses. Upon request from, or
77.15under an agreement with, any law enforcement agency and subject to the availability of
77.16its personnel and other resources, the Metropolitan Transit Police may exercise general
77.17law enforcement agency authority to assist any law enforcement agency in implementing
77.18or carrying out law enforcement activities, programs, or initiatives. If the commissioner
77.19of transportation contracts with the Metropolitan Council for operation of commuter rail
77.20facilities under section 174.90, the jurisdiction of the Metropolitan Transit Police extends
77.21to offenses relating to the operation, property, facilities, equipment, employees, and
77.22passengers of the commuter rail facilities located in and outside of the metropolitan area.
77.23EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

77.24    Sec. 110. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 473.408, is amended by adding a
77.25subdivision to read:
77.26    Subd. 8. Charitable organization discount passes. The council may offer passes,
77.27including tokens, for regular route bus service for sale to charitable organizations,
77.28described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, at a special discount.
77.29EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

77.30    Sec. 111. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 473.408, is amended by adding a
77.31subdivision to read:
78.1    Subd. 9. Youth discount passes. (a) The council may offer passes, including
78.2tokens, for regular route bus service to charitable organizations, described in section
78.3501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, free of charge. Any passes provided under this
78.4subdivision must be:
78.5    (1) distributed to and used solely by a person who is under 16 years of age; and
78.6    (2) restricted to use on a bus that is not operating at full capacity at the time of
78.7use of the bus pass.
78.8    (b) The council may establish additional requirements and terms of use of the
78.9passes, including but not limited to charging a fee to the charitable organization for any
78.10printing or production costs, restricting times of bus pass use to certain or nonpeak hours
78.11of operation, and establishing oversight and auditing of the charitable organization with
78.12regard to bus pass distribution and use.
78.13EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

78.14    Sec. 112. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 609.531, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
78.15    Subdivision 1. Definitions. For the purpose of sections 609.531 to 609.5318, the
78.16following terms have the meanings given them.
78.17    (a) "Conveyance device" means a device used for transportation and includes, but
78.18is not limited to, a motor vehicle, trailer, snowmobile, airplane, and vessel and any
78.19equipment attached to it. The term "conveyance device" does not include property which
78.20is, in fact, itself stolen or taken in violation of the law.
78.21    (b) "Weapon used" means a dangerous weapon as defined under section 609.02,
78.22subdivision 6
, that the actor used or had in possession in furtherance of a crime.
78.23    (c) "Property" means property as defined in section 609.52, subdivision 1, clause (1).
78.24    (d) "Contraband" means property which is illegal to possess under Minnesota law.
78.25    (e) "Appropriate agency" means the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, the
78.26Minnesota Division of Driver and Vehicle Services, the Minnesota State Patrol, a
78.27county sheriff's department, the Three Rivers Park District park rangers, the Department
78.28of Natural Resources Division of Enforcement, the University of Minnesota Police
78.29Department, the Department of Corrections' Fugitive Apprehension Unit, or a city,
78.30metropolitan transit, or airport police department.
78.31    (f) "Designated offense" includes:
78.32    (1) for weapons used: any violation of this chapter, chapter 152, or chapter 624;
78.33    (2) for driver's license or identification card transactions: any violation of section
78.34171.22 ; and
79.1    (3) for all other purposes: a felony violation of, or a felony-level attempt or
79.2conspiracy to violate, section 325E.17; 325E.18; 609.185; 609.19; 609.195; 609.21;
79.3609.221 ; 609.222; 609.223; 609.2231; 609.24; 609.245; 609.25; 609.255; 609.282;
79.4609.283 ; 609.322; 609.342, subdivision 1, clauses (a) to (f); 609.343, subdivision 1,
79.5clauses (a) to (f); 609.344, subdivision 1, clauses (a) to (e), and (h) to (j); 609.345,
79.6subdivision 1
, clauses (a) to (e), and (h) to (j); 609.352; 609.42; 609.425; 609.466;
79.7609.485 ; 609.487; 609.52; 609.525; 609.527; 609.528; 609.53; 609.54; 609.551; 609.561;
79.8609.562 ; 609.563; 609.582; 609.59; 609.595; 609.631; 609.66, subdivision 1e; 609.671,
79.9subdivisions 3, 4, 5, 8, and 12
; 609.687; 609.821; 609.825; 609.86; 609.88; 609.89;
79.10609.893 ; 609.895; 617.246; 617.247; or a gross misdemeanor or felony violation of
79.11section 609.891 or 624.7181; or any violation of section 609.324.
79.12    (g) "Controlled substance" has the meaning given in section 152.01, subdivision 4.
79.13EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

79.14    Sec. 113. Laws 2005, First Special Session chapter 1, article 4, section 39, the effective
79.15date, is amended to read:
79.16EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the latter of August 1, 2006, or the
79.17date on which the commissioner determines that building permits have been issued for
79.18the construction of a new pulp and paper manufacturing facility at Grand Rapids on the
79.19effective date of 2007 House File 1351, article 1, sections 60 and 61, as amended.
79.20EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

79.21    Sec. 114. Laws 2008, chapter 152, article 6, section 7, is amended to read:
79.22    Sec. 7. [398A.10] TRANSIT FUNDING.
79.23    Subdivision 1. Capital costs. A county regional railroad authority may not
79.24contribute more than ten percent of the capital costs of a light rail transit or commuter rail
79.25project. This subdivision does not apply to a light rail transit project for which a county
79.26regional railroad authority commits to providing an amount greater than ten percent of
79.27the capital costs, if the commitment (1) is made before October 2, 2008, (2) is made as
79.28part of an application for federal funds, and (3) is adjusted by the county regional railroad
79.29authority to meet the requirements of this subdivision as part of the next scheduled federal
79.30funding application for the project.
79.31    Subd. 2. Operating and maintenance costs. A county regional railroad authority
79.32may not contribute any funds to pay the operating and maintenance costs for a light rail
79.33transit or commuter rail project. If a county regional railroad authority is contributing
80.1funds for operating and maintenance costs on a light rail transit or commuter rail project
80.2on the date of the enactment of this act, the authority may continue to contribute funds
80.3for these purposes until January 1, 2009.
80.4    Subd. 3. Application. This section only applies if to a county that has imposed the
80.5metropolitan transportation sales and use tax under section 297A.992.
80.6EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day after the metropolitan
80.7transportation area sales tax is imposed under Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.992,
80.8subdivision 2
. This section is effective July 1, 2008.
80.9EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

80.10    Sec. 115. LEGISLATIVE INTENT CONCERNING TRUCK WEIGHT
80.11INCREASES.
80.12    It is the intent of the legislature to study, during the 2010 legislative session, the
80.13effects of the sections in this chapter that increase allowable size, weight, or load limits on
80.14state or local roads or bridges, and to modify statutes as necessary to achieve the goals of
80.15promoting mobility while protecting infrastructure.

80.16    Sec. 116. CULKIN SAFETY REST AREA.
80.17    The commissioner of transportation shall reopen without delay the Culkin safety rest
80.18area, located on marked Interstate Highway 35.
80.19EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

80.20    Sec. 117. CREDIT CARD PAYMENT STUDY; PROPOSAL.
80.21    (a) By February 1, 2009, the commissioner of public safety shall submit a proposal
80.22to the chairs and ranking minority members of the senate and house of representatives
80.23committees with jurisdiction over transportation finance. The proposal must identify a
80.24method that allows the Department of Public Safety, its deputy registrars, and driver's
80.25license agents to collect by credit or debit card, motor vehicle registration taxes under
80.26Minnesota Statutes, section 168.013; motor vehicle certificates of title and related
80.27document fees under Minnesota Statutes, section 168A.29; motor vehicle sales tax under
80.28Minnesota Statutes, sections 297B.02 and 297B.025; and driver's license and Minnesota
80.29identification card fees under Minnesota Statutes, section 171.06.
80.30    (b) The proposal must identify the total estimated statewide cost of the processing
80.31fees paid to either a vendor, financial institution, or credit card company. The proposal
80.32must consider options to finance the acceptance fees through either (1) state fee increases
81.1necessary to finance (i) the costs of credit and debit card processing fees paid to a
81.2processing vendor, (ii) the administrative costs of the department to implement the
81.3acceptance of credit and debit cards, including hardware and software costs of the
81.4department, its deputy registrars, and agents, and (iii) associated ongoing administrative
81.5cost increases, or (2) an agreement with a vendor that allows the addition of a convenience
81.6fee to each transaction to be paid directly by customers who choose to utilize credit or
81.7debit cards.
81.8    (c) The commissioner of public safety, with the assistance of the commissioners of
81.9finance and administration, shall develop a request for proposals from vendors, to be
81.10issued by January 1, 2010, to implement the acceptance of credit and debit payments by
81.11the Department of Public Safety, its deputy registrars, and agents. The department shall
81.12consult deputy registrars and driver's license agents in developing the request for proposals.

81.13    Sec. 118. STUDY OF TRANSPORTATION LONG-RANGE SOLUTIONS.
81.14    (a) The commissioner of transportation shall conduct a study in consultation with
81.15other state agencies and key stakeholders to evaluate the current and long-range needs of
81.16the state's transportation system, and investigate possible strategies to meet these needs.
81.17    (b) The study must include, but is not limited to:
81.18    (1) evaluation of the current needs of the state's highway systems, bridges, and
81.19transit;
81.20    (2) analysis and quantification of the needs for the next 20 years of the state's
81.21highway systems, bridges, and transit;
81.22    (3) comparison of estimates of revenues raised by current transportation funding
81.23sources, with long-term needs of the state's transportation system;
81.24    (4) identification of options for maintenance and improvement of the state's
81.25transportation system with specific reference to the effects of potential increases in vehicle
81.26fuel economy, availability of alternative modes of transportation, and extreme fuel price
81.27volatility on future transportation revenues;
81.28    (5) analysis of alternative pricing options utilized in other states and countries,
81.29and their potential for use, public acceptance, alleviation of congestion, and revenue
81.30generation in this state; and
81.31    (6) identification of options for road-use pricing, other alternative financing
81.32mechanisms with particular consideration of key environmental impacts such as air
81.33quality, water quality, and greenhouse gas emissions, and estimates of implementation
81.34costs, user costs, and revenue.
82.1    (c) The commissioner shall report the results of the study to the legislature no later
82.2than November 1, 2009.

82.3    Sec. 119. STUDY AND REPORT ON SPEED LIMITS.
82.4    The commissioner of transportation shall report to the chairs and ranking minority
82.5members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over transportation and local
82.6government by January 30, 2009, on speed limits on local roads. The commissioner shall
82.7consult with local governments and solicit input from local governments before issuing
82.8the report. The report must include, at a minimum:
82.9    (1) whether the current statutory speed limit of 30 miles per hour in urban districts
82.10and rural residential districts is appropriate, or if there are locations where the appropriate
82.11speed limit is 25 miles per hour;
82.12    (2) whether the current statutory speed limit of 55 miles per hour in rural residential
82.13districts within a city is appropriate, or if there are locations where the appropriate speed
82.14limit is 30 miles per hour; and
82.15    (3) whether the current definitions of urban district, rural residential district, and
82.16residential roadway are appropriate, or whether and how they should be changed.

82.17    Sec. 120. RAIL TRANSIT FEASIBILITY STUDY.
82.18    The Metropolitan Council may conduct a study of the feasibility of the use of light
82.19rail or commuter rail transit in a corridor aligned on marked Interstate Highway 394 or
82.20between marked Interstate Highway 394 and marked Trunk Highway 55, from downtown
82.21Minneapolis to Ridgedale Drive in Minnetonka, with the alternative of extending to
82.22Wayzata. The study must include consideration of the feasibility of combining the
82.23Southwest Rail Transit Corridor with the Interstate Highway 394 Corridor between
82.24downtown Minneapolis and a point of divergence west of downtown. The Metropolitan
82.25Council may hire a consultant to assist in the study and report.

82.26    Sec. 121. REPORT ON INTERNET-BASED DRIVER EDUCATION.
82.27    The commissioner of public safety shall submit a report on Internet-based driver
82.28education for the instruction permit component by February 15, 2009, to the chairs and
82.29ranking minority members of the house of representatives and senate committees having
82.30jurisdiction over transportation finance and policy. The report must review and analyze
82.31current findings and studies on the feasibility, effectiveness, and impacts of Internet-based
82.32driver education programs for the instruction permit component, including program
82.33effectiveness for persons under age 18.

83.1    Sec. 122. NULLIFICATION OF EXPEDITED TOWN ROAD
83.2EXTINGUISHMENT.
83.3    (a) Any extinguishment of town interest in a town road under Minnesota Statutes,
83.4section 164.06, subdivision 2, is hereby nullified if:
83.5    (1) the interest was not recorded or filed with the county recorder but was recorded
83.6or filed with the county auditor prior to 1972;
83.7    (2) the state or a political subdivision has constructed a road or bridge improvement
83.8on a right-of-way affected by the interest;
83.9    (3) the affected road was the only means of access to a property;
83.10    (4) the extinguishment took place within the last ten years; and
83.11    (5) a person whose only access to property was lost because of the extinguishment
83.12files a petition of a nullification with the town board stating that the person's property
83.13became landlocked because of the extinguishment and that the road satisfies all of the
83.14requirements of paragraph (a), clauses (1) to (4). A copy of the road order found filed or
83.15recorded with the county auditor must be attached to the petition. The town shall file the
83.16petition with the county auditor and record it with the county recorder.
83.17    (b) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 164.08, subdivision 1, and
83.18541.023, for any nullification under paragraph (a), the affected road is hereby deemed to
83.19be a cartway. No additional damages or other payments may be required other than those
83.20paid at the time the fee interest was originally acquired and the order filed with the county
83.21auditor. A cartway created by this paragraph may be converted to a private driveway
83.22under Minnesota Statutes, section 164.08, subdivision 2.
83.23    (c) For purposes of this section, "affected road" means the road in which the town
83.24board extinguished its interest.
83.25EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

83.26    Sec. 123. WILLMAR AIRPORT.
83.27    (a) Notwithstanding any law, rule, or agreement to the contrary, the commissioner
83.28of transportation may enter into an agreement with the city of Willmar to allow funds
83.29granted by the state to the city for land acquisition purposes at its former airport to instead
83.30be used by June 30, 2012, as the state's share of funds for aeronautical purposes at the
83.31city's new airport.
83.32    (b) Funds not spent pursuant to paragraph (a) by June 30, 2012, must be paid to the
83.33commissioner of transportation and deposited in the state airports fund.

83.34    Sec. 124. AIRPORT ZONING EXCEPTION.
84.1    (a) Notwithstanding any other law, rule, or ordinance to the contrary, the
84.2Eveleth-Virginia Municipal Airport Board of Adjustment must grant a variance to a
84.3property owner who resides in Safety Zone A of the Eveleth-Virginia Municipal Airport
84.4for the construction of, reconstruction of, remodeling of, or expansion of a structure in
84.5accordance with St. Louis County Ordinance 46, provided that the structure must not
84.6exceed the height restrictions imposed by the airport ordinance.
84.7    (b) Notwithstanding any other law, rule, or ordinance to the contrary, Safety Zone A
84.8of the Eveleth-Virginia Municipal Airport shall not include any residential building lot
84.9riparian to the east shore of St. Mary's Lake, St. Louis County provided such residential
84.10building lot was in existence on January 1, 1978.

84.11    Sec. 125. APPLICATION.
84.12    Sections 94 to 111 apply in the counties of Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin,
84.13Ramsey, Scott, and Washington.
84.14EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

84.15    Sec. 126. REPEALER.
84.16(a) Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 221.60, subdivisions 2, 3, 3a, 4, 5, and 6;
84.17221.601; and 221.602, are repealed.
84.18(b) Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 168A.05, subdivision 5a; and 325E.0951,
84.19subdivision 3a, are repealed.
84.20(c) Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 473.1465; and 473.3994, subdivision 13, are
84.21repealed.
84.22EFFECTIVE DATE.Paragraph (a) is effective the day following final enactment.

84.23ARTICLE 2
84.24REGISTRATION PLATES

84.25    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 168.10, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:
84.26    Subd. 1a. Collector's vehicle, pioneer license plate. (a) Any motor vehicle
84.27manufactured prior to 1936 and owned and operated solely as a collector's item shall be
84.28listed for taxation and registration as follows: An affidavit shall be executed stating the
84.29name and address of the owner, the name and address of the person from whom purchased,
84.30the make of the motor vehicle, year and number of the model, the manufacturer's
84.31identification number and that the vehicle is owned and operated solely as a collector's
84.32item and not for general transportation purposes. If the registrar commissioner is satisfied
85.1that the affidavit is true and correct and the owner pays a $25 tax and the plate fee
85.2authorized under section 168.12, the registrar commissioner shall list such vehicle for
85.3taxation and registration and shall issue a single number plate.
85.4    (b) The number plate so issued shall bear the inscription "Pioneer," "Minnesota"
85.5and the registration number or other combination of characters authorized under section
85.6168.12, subdivision 2a , but no date. The number plate is valid without renewal as long
85.7as the vehicle is in existence in Minnesota. The registrar commissioner has the power to
85.8revoke said plate for failure to comply with this subdivision.

85.9    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 168.10, subdivision 1b, is amended to read:
85.10    Subd. 1b. Collector's vehicle, classic car license plate. (a) Any motor vehicle
85.11manufactured between and including the years 1925 and 1948, and designated by the
85.12registrar of motor vehicles commissioner as a classic car because of its fine design, high
85.13engineering standards, and superior workmanship, and owned and operated solely as a
85.14collector's item shall be listed for taxation and registration as follows: An affidavit shall be
85.15executed stating the name and address of the owner, the name and address of the person
85.16from whom purchased, the make of the motor vehicle, year and number of the model, the
85.17manufacturer's identification number and that the vehicle is owned and operated solely as a
85.18collector's item and not for general transportation purposes. If the registrar commissioner
85.19is satisfied that the affidavit is true and correct and that the motor vehicle qualifies to
85.20be classified as a classic car, and the owner pays a $25 tax and the plate fee authorized
85.21under section 168.12, the registrar commissioner shall list such vehicle for taxation and
85.22registration and shall issue a single number plate.
85.23    (b) The number plate so issued shall bear the inscription "Classic Car," "Minnesota,"
85.24and the registration number or other combination of characters authorized under section
85.25168.12, subdivision 2a , but no date. The number plate is valid without renewal as long
85.26as the vehicle is in existence in Minnesota. The registrar commissioner has the power to
85.27revoke said plate for failure to comply with this subdivision.
85.28    (c) The following cars built between and including 1925 and 1948 are classic:
85.29
A.C.
85.30
Adler
85.31
Alfa Romeo
85.32
Alvis
Speed 20, 25, and 4.3 litre.
85.33
Amilcar
85.34
Aston Martin
85.35
Auburn
All 8-cylinder and 12-cylinder models.
85.36
Audi
86.1
Austro-Daimler
86.2
Avions Voisin 12
86.3
Bentley
86.4
Blackhawk
86.5
B.M.W.
Models 327, 328, and 335 only.
86.6
Brewster (Heart-front Ford)
86.7
Bugatti
86.8
Buick
1931 through 1942: series 90 only.
86.9
Cadillac
All 1925 through 1935.
86.10
All 12's and 16's.
86.11
1936-1948: Series 63, 65, 67,
86.12
70, 72, 75, 80, 85 and 90 only.
86.13
1938-1947: 60 special only.
86.14
1940-1947: All 62 Series.
86.15
Chrysler
1926 through 1930: Imperial 80.
86.16
1929: Imperial L.
86.17
1931 through 1937: Imperial Series CG,
86.18
CH, CL, and CW.
86.19
All Newports and Thunderbolts.
86.20
1934 CX.
86.21
1935 C-3.
86.22
1936 C-11.
86.23
1937 through 1948: Custom Imperial,
86.24
Crown Imperial Series C-15, C-20, C-24,
86.25
C-27, C-33, C-37, and C-40.
86.26
Cord
86.27
Cunningham
86.28
Dagmar
Model 25-70 only.
86.29
Daimler
86.30
Delage
86.31
Delahaye
86.32
Doble
86.33
Dorris
86.34
Duesenberg
86.35
du Pont
86.36
Franklin
All models except 1933-34 Olympic Sixes.
86.37
Frazer Nash
86.38
Graham
1930-1931: Series 137.
86.39
Graham-Paige
1929-1930: Series 837.
86.40
Hispano Suiza
86.41
Horch
86.42
Hotchkiss
86.43
Invicta
87.1
Isotta Fraschini
87.2
Jaguar
87.3
Jordan
Speedway Series 'Z' only.
87.4
Kissel
1925, 1926 and 1927: Model 8-75.
87.5
1928: Model 8-90, and 8-90 White Eagle.
87.6
1929: Model 8-126, and 8-90 White Eagle.
87.7
1930: Model 8-126.
87.8
1931: Model 8-126.
87.9
Lagonda
87.10
Lancia
87.11
La Salle
1927 through 1933 only.
87.12
Lincoln
All models K, L, KA, and KB.
87.13
1941: Model 168H.
87.14
1942: Model 268H.
87.15
Lincoln Continental
1939 through 1948.
87.16
Locomobile
All models 48 and 90.
87.17
1927: Model 8-80.
87.18
1928: Model 8-80.
87.19
1929: Models 8-80 and 8-88.
87.20
Marmon
All 16-cylinder models.
87.21
1925: Model 74.
87.22
1926: Model 74.
87.23
1927: Model 75.
87.24
1928: Model E75.
87.25
1931: Model 88, and Big 8.
87.26
Maybach
87.27
McFarlan
87.28
Mercedes Benz
All models 2.2 litres and up.
87.29
Mercer
87.30
M.G.
6-cylinder models only.
87.31
Minerva
87.32
Nash
1931: Series 8-90.
87.33
1932: Series 9-90,
87.34
Advanced 8, and Ambassador 8.
87.35
1933-1934: Ambassador 8.
87.36
Packard
1925 through 1934: All models.
87.37
1935 through 1942: Models 1200,
87.38
1201, 1202, 1203, 1204, 1205, 1207,
87.39
1208, 1400, 1401, 1402, 1403, 1404,
87.40
1405, 1407, 1408, 1500, 1501, 1502,
87.41
1506, 1507, 1508, 1603, 1604, 1605,
87.42
1607, 1608, 1705, 1707, 1708, 1806,
87.43
1807, 1808, 1906, 1907, 1908, 2006,
88.1
2007, and 2008 only.
88.2
1946 and 1947: Models 2106 and
88.3
2126 only.
88.4
Peerless
1926 through 1928: Series 69.
88.5
1930-1931: Custom 8.
88.6
1932: Deluxe Custom 8.
88.7
Pierce Arrow
88.8
Railton
88.9
Renault
Grand Sport model only.
88.10
Reo
1930-1931: Royale Custom 8, and
88.11
Series 8-35 and 8-52 Elite 8.
88.12
1933: Royale Custom 8.
88.13
Revere
88.14
Roamer
1925: Series 8-88, 6-54e, and 4-75.
88.15
1926: Series 4-75e, and 8-88.
88.16
1927-1928: Series 8-88.
88.17
1929: Series 8-88, and 8-125.
88.18
1930: Series 8-125.
88.19
Rohr
88.20
Rolls Royce
88.21
Ruxton
88.22
Salmson
88.23
Squire
88.24
Stearns Knight
88.25
Stevens Duryea
88.26
Steyr
88.27
Studebaker
1929-1933: President, except model 82.
88.28
Stutz
88.29
Sunbeam
88.30
Talbot
88.31
Triumph
Dolomite 8 and Gloria 6.
88.32
Vauxhall
Series 25-70 and 30-98 only.
88.33
Voisin
88.34
Wills Saint Claire
88.35    (d) No commercial vehicles such as hearses, ambulances, or trucks are considered
88.36to be classic cars.

88.37    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 168.10, subdivision 1c, is amended to read:
88.38    Subd. 1c. Collector's vehicle, collector plate. (a) The owner of any self-propelled
88.39motor vehicle, including any truck, (1) that is (i) at least 20 model years old, or (ii) at
88.40least ten model years old and with a body or engine style of which not more than 500
88.41were manufactured in or imported into the United States in any model year, (2) that was
89.1manufactured after 1935, and (3) that is owned and operated solely as a collector's vehicle,
89.2shall list the vehicle for taxation and registration as provided in paragraph (b).
89.3    (b) The owner shall execute an affidavit stating (1) the name and address of the
89.4person from whom purchased and of the new owner, (2) the make of the motor vehicle,
89.5(3) the year and number of the model, (4) the manufacturer's identification number, (5)
89.6in the case of a vehicle described in paragraph (a), clause (1)(ii), that the vehicle has a
89.7body or engine style of which not more than 500 were manufactured or imported into the
89.8United States in any model year, and (6) that the vehicle is owned and operated solely as a
89.9collector's item and not for general transportation purposes.
89.10    (c) The owner shall provide a statement of the manufacturer or importer regarding
89.11the number of vehicles manufactured or imported during the model year.
89.12    (d) The owner shall also prove that the owner also has one or more vehicles with
89.13regular license plates.
89.14If the registrar commissioner is satisfied that the affidavit is true and correct and the
89.15owner pays a $25 tax and the plate fee authorized under section 168.12, the registrar
89.16commissioner shall list the vehicle for taxation and registration and shall issue a single
89.17number plate.
89.18    (e) The number plate issued shall bear the inscription "Collector," "Minnesota,"
89.19and the registration number or other combination of characters authorized under section
89.20168.12, subdivision 2a , but no date. The number plate is valid without renewal as long
89.21as the vehicle is in existence in Minnesota. The registrar commissioner has the power to
89.22revoke the plate for failure to comply with this subdivision.

89.23    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 168.10, subdivision 1d, is amended to read:
89.24    Subd. 1d. Collector's vehicle, street rod license plate. Any modernized motor
89.25vehicle manufactured prior to the year 1949 or designed and manufactured to resemble
89.26such vehicle shall be listed for taxation and registration as follows:
89.27    An affidavit shall be executed stating the name and address of the person from
89.28whom purchased and of the new owner, the make of the motor vehicle, year number of
89.29model, and the manufacturer's identification number. The affidavit shall further state that
89.30the vehicle is owned and operated solely as a street rod and not for general transportation
89.31purposes. The owner must also prove that the owner has one or more vehicles with regular
89.32license plates. If the registrar commissioner is satisfied that the affidavit is true and
89.33correct and the owner pays a $25 tax and the plate fee authorized under section 168.12,
89.34the registrar commissioner shall list such vehicle for taxation and registration and shall
89.35issue a single number plate.
90.1    The number plate issued shall bear the inscription "Street Rod", "Minnesota" and the
90.2registration number or other combination of characters authorized under section 168.12,
90.3subdivision 2a
, but no date. The number plate is valid without renewal as long as the
90.4vehicle is in existence in Minnesota. The registrar commissioner has the power to revoke
90.5such plate for failure to comply with this subdivision.

90.6    Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 168.10, subdivision 1g, is amended to read:
90.7    Subd. 1g. Original plates. A vehicle registered pursuant to subdivision 1a, 1b, 1c
90.8or 1d may in lieu of being issued number plates by the registrar commissioner display
90.9original Minnesota number plates issued in the same year as the model year of the car
90.10on which they are displayed. The number of the original plates must be provided to the
90.11registrar commissioner. The original plates must be in good condition and shall be used in
90.12pairs one to be displayed in the front of the car and one in the rear, except for an original
90.13plate issued in 1911, 1944, 1945, or 1946 which may be used singly and displayed at the
90.14rear of the vehicle. Original Minnesota number plates shall not be used if the number on
90.15the original plate is identical to a number on any current street rod plate or any other plate
90.16in a numbering system used by the registrar commissioner without written authorization
90.17from the commissioner. Any person currently using plates issued pursuant to subdivision
90.181a, 1b, 1c or 1d shall return those plates to the registrar commissioner before substituting
90.19original plates. The registrar may commissioner shall charge a fee of $10 for registering
90.20the number on original plates.

90.21    Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 168.10, subdivision 1h, is amended to read:
90.22    Subd. 1h. Collector military vehicle. (a) A motor vehicle, including a truck, shall
90.23be listed and registered under this section if it meets the following conditions:
90.24    (1) it is at least 20 years old;
90.25    (2) its first owner following its manufacture was a branch of the armed forces of
90.26the United States and it presently conforms to the vehicle specifications required during
90.27the time of military ownership, or it has been restored and presently conforms to the
90.28specifications required by a branch of the armed forces for the model year that the restored
90.29vehicle could have been owned by that branch of the armed forces; and
90.30    (3) it is owned by a nonprofit organization and operated solely as a collector's
90.31vehicle. For purposes of this subdivision, "nonprofit organization" means a corporation,
90.32society, association, foundation, or institution organized and operated exclusively for
90.33historical or educational purposes, no part of the net earnings of which inures to the
90.34benefit of a private individual.
91.1    (b) The owner of the vehicle shall execute an affidavit stating the name and address
91.2of the person from whom purchased and of the new owner; the make, year, and model
91.3number of the motor vehicle; the manufacturer's identification number; and the collector
91.4military vehicle identification number, if any, located on the exterior of the vehicle. The
91.5affidavit must affirm that the vehicle is owned by a nonprofit organization and is operated
91.6solely as a collector's item and not for general transportation purposes. If the registrar
91.7commissioner is satisfied that the affidavit is true and correct and the owner pays a $25
91.8tax and the plate fee authorized under section 168.12, the registrar commissioner shall
91.9list the vehicle for taxation and registration and shall issue number plates. The number
91.10plates shall bear the inscriptions "Collector" and "Minnesota" and the registration number,
91.11but no date. The number plates are valid without renewal as long as the vehicle is in
91.12existence in Minnesota. The registrar commissioner may revoke the plates for failure
91.13to comply with this subdivision.
91.14    (c) Notwithstanding section 168.09, 168.12, or other law to the contrary, the owner
91.15of a registered collector military vehicle is not required to display registration plates on the
91.16exterior of the vehicle if the vehicle has an exterior number identification that conforms to
91.17the identifying system for military vehicles in effect when the vehicle was last owned by
91.18the branch of the armed forces of the United States or in effect in the year to which the
91.19collector military vehicle has been restored. However, the state registration plates must be
91.20carried in or on the collector military vehicle at all times.
91.21    (d) The owner of a registered collector military vehicle that is not required to display
91.22registration plates under paragraph (c) may tow a registered trailer behind it. The trailer
91.23is not required to display registration plates if the trailer:
91.24    (1) does not exceed a gross weight of 15,000 pounds;
91.25    (2) otherwise conforms to registration, licensing, and safety laws and specifications;
91.26    (3) conforms to military specifications for appearance and identification;
91.27    (4) is intended to represent and does represent a military trailer; and
91.28    (5) carries registration plates on or in the trailer or the collector military vehicle
91.29towing the trailer.

91.30    Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 168.10, subdivision 1i, is amended to read:
91.31    Subd. 1i. Collector plate transfer. Notwithstanding section 168.12, subdivision 1,
91.32on payment of a transfer fee of $5, plates issued under this section may be transferred to
91.33another vehicle owned or jointly owned by the person to whom the special plates were
91.34issued or the plate may be assigned to another owner. In addition to the transfer fee a new
91.35owner must pay the $25 plate tax or and any fee required by section 168.12, subdivision
92.12a
. The $5 fee must be paid into the state treasury and credited to the highway user tax
92.2distribution fund. License plates issued under this section may not be transferred to a
92.3vehicle not eligible for the collector's vehicle license plates.

92.4    Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 168.12, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
92.5    Subdivision 1. Plates; design, visibility, periods of issuance. (a) The commissioner,
92.6upon approval and payment, shall issue to the applicant the plates required by this chapter,
92.7bearing the state name and an assigned vehicle registration number. The number assigned
92.8by the commissioner may be a combination of a letter or sign with figures. The color of the
92.9plates and the color of the abbreviation of the state name and the number assigned must
92.10be in marked contrast. The plates must be lettered, spaced, or distinguished to suitably
92.11indicate the registration of the vehicle according to the rules of the commissioner.
92.12    (b) When a vehicle is registered on the basis of total gross weight, the plates issued
92.13must clearly indicate by letters or other suitable insignia the maximum gross weight
92.14for which the tax has been paid.
92.15    (c) The plates must be so treated as to be at least 100 times brighter than the
92.16conventional painted number plates. When properly mounted on an unlighted vehicle, the
92.17plates, when viewed from a vehicle equipped with standard headlights, must be visible for
92.18a distance of not less than 1,500 feet and readable for a distance of not less than 110 feet.
92.19    (d) The commissioner shall issue plates for the following periods:
92.20    (1) New plates issued pursuant to section 168.012, subdivision 1, must be issued to a
92.21vehicle for as long as the vehicle is owned by the exempt agency and the plate shall not be
92.22transferable from one vehicle to another but the plate may be transferred with the vehicle
92.23from one tax-exempt agency to another.
92.24    (2) Plates issued for passenger automobiles must be issued for a seven-year period.
92.25All plates issued under this paragraph must be replaced if they are seven years old or older
92.26at the time of registration renewal or will become so during the registration period.
92.27    (3) Plates issued under sections 168.053 and 168.27, subdivisions 16 and 17, must
92.28be for a seven-year period.
92.29    (4) Plates issued under subdivisions 2c and 2d and section 168.123 must be issued
92.30for the life of the veteran under section 169.79.
92.31    (5) Plates for any vehicle not specified in clauses (1) to (3), except for trailers as
92.32hereafter provided, must be issued for the life of the vehicle. Beginning with plates issued
92.33for the year 1981, plates issued for trailers with a total gross weight of 3,000 pounds or
92.34less must be issued for the life of the trailer and must be not more than seven inches in
92.35length and four inches in width.
93.1    (e) In a year in which plates are not issued, the commissioner shall issue for each
93.2registration a sticker to designate the year of registration. This sticker must show the year
93.3or years for which the sticker is issued, and is valid only for that period. The plates and
93.4stickers issued for a vehicle may not be transferred to another vehicle during the period
93.5for which the sticker is issued, except when issued for a vehicle registered under section
93.6168.187 .
93.7    (f) Despite any other provision of this subdivision, plates issued to a vehicle used
93.8for behind-the-wheel instruction in a driver education course in a public school may
93.9be transferred to another vehicle used for the same purpose without payment of any
93.10additional fee. The public school shall notify the commissioner of each transfer of plates
93.11under this paragraph. The commissioner may prescribe a format for notification.

93.12    Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 168.12, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
93.13    Subd. 2. Amateur radio licensee; special plates, rules. (a) The commissioner shall
93.14issue amateur radio plates to an applicant who:
93.15    (1) is an owner of a passenger automobile or recreational motor vehicle;
93.16    (2) is a resident of this state;
93.17    (3) holds an official amateur radio station license or a citizens radio service class D
93.18license, in good standing, issued by the Federal Communications Commission;
93.19    (4) pays the registration tax required under section 168.013;
93.20    (5) pays a fee of $10 for each set of special plates and any other fees required by
93.21this chapter; and
93.22    (6) complies with this chapter and rules governing the registration of motor vehicles
93.23and licensing of drivers;
93.24    (b) In lieu of the registration number required for identification under subdivision 1,
93.25the plates must indicate the official amateur call letters of the applicant, as assigned by the
93.26Federal Communications Commission, and the words "AMATEUR RADIO."
93.27    (c) This provision for the issue of special plates applies only if the applicant's motor
93.28vehicle is already registered in Minnesota so that the applicant has valid regular Minnesota
93.29plates issued for that motor vehicle under which to operate it during the time that it will
93.30take to have the necessary special plates made.
93.31    (d) If owning more than one motor vehicle of the type specified in this subdivision,
93.32the applicant may apply for special plates for each of not more than two motor vehicles
93.33motor vehicle and, if each application complies with this subdivision, the commissioner
93.34shall furnish the applicant with the special plates, indicating the official amateur call
94.1letters and other distinguishing information as the commissioner considers necessary, for
94.2each of the two motor vehicles.
94.3    (e) The commissioner may make reasonable rules governing the use of the special
94.4plates as will assure the full compliance by the owner of the special plates, with all existing
94.5laws governing the registration of motor vehicles and the transfer and use of the plates.
94.6    (f) Despite any contrary provision of subdivision 1, the special plates issued under
94.7this subdivision may be transferred by an owner to another motor vehicle listed in
94.8paragraph (a) and registered to the same owner, upon the payment of a fee of $5. The
94.9commissioner must be notified before the transfer and may prescribe a format for the
94.10notification.

94.11    Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 168.12, subdivision 2a, is amended to read:
94.12    Subd. 2a. Personalized plates; rules. (a) The commissioner shall may issue
94.13personalized plates or, if requested for special plates issued under section 168.123 for
94.14veterans, 168.124 for medal of honor recipients, or 168.125 for former prisoners of war,
94.15applicable personalized special veterans plates, to an applicant who:
94.16    (1) is an owner of a passenger automobile including a passenger automobile
94.17registered as a classic car, pioneer car, collector car, or street rod; any truck with a
94.18manufacturer's nominal rated capacity of one ton or less and resembling a pickup truck; a
94.19motorcycle, including a classic motorcycle; a motorized bicycle; a commuter van as
94.20defined in section 168.126; or a recreational motor vehicle;
94.21    (2) pays a onetime fee of $100 and any other fees required by this chapter;
94.22    (3) pays the registration tax required by this chapter for the motor vehicle; and
94.23    (4) complies with this chapter and rules governing registration of motor vehicles
94.24and licensing of drivers.
94.25    (b) The commissioner shall charge a replacement fee for personalized license plates
94.26and personalized special veterans plates issued under section 168.123 as specified in
94.27subdivision 5. This fee must be paid by the applicant whenever the personalized plates are
94.28required to be replaced by law, except that as provided in section 168.124, subdivision
94.293
, and 168.125, subdivision 1b, no fee may be charged to replace plates issued under
94.30those sections.
94.31    (c) In lieu of the registration number assigned as provided in subdivision 1,
94.32personalized plates and personalized special veterans plates must have imprinted on them
94.33a series of not more than seven numbers and letters, or five numbers and letters for
94.34personalized special veterans plates, in any combination and, as applicable, satisfy the
94.35design requirements of section 168.123, 168.124, or 168.125. When an applicant has once
95.1obtained personalized plates or personalized special veterans plates, the applicant shall
95.2have a prior claim for similar personalized plates or personalized special veterans plates in
95.3the next succeeding year as long as current motor vehicle registration is maintained.
95.4    (d) The commissioner shall adopt rules in the manner provided by chapter 14,
95.5regulating the issuance and transfer of personalized plates and personalized special
95.6veterans plates. No words or combination of letters placed on these plates may be used
95.7for commercial advertising, be of an obscene, indecent, or immoral nature, or be of a
95.8nature that would offend public morals or decency. The call signals or letters of a radio or
95.9television station are not commercial advertising for the purposes of this subdivision.
95.10    (e) Despite the provisions of subdivision 1, personalized plates and personalized
95.11special veterans plates issued under this subdivision may be transferred to another motor
95.12vehicle listed in paragraph (a) and owned by the applicant, upon the payment of a fee of $5.
95.13    (f) The commissioner may by rule specify the format for notification.
95.14    (g) A personalized plate or personalized special veterans plate issued for a classic
95.15car, pioneer car, collector car, street rod, or classic motorcycle may not be transferred
95.16to a vehicle not eligible for such a plate.
95.17    (h) Despite any law to the contrary, if the personalized license plates are lost, stolen,
95.18or destroyed, the applicant may apply and must be issued duplicate license plates bearing
95.19the same combination of letters and numbers and the same design as (1) the former
95.20personalized plates or personalized special veterans plates under section 168.123 upon
95.21the payment of the fee required by section 168.29 or (2) the former personalized special
95.22veterans plates issued under section 168.124 or 168.125, without charge.

95.23    Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 168.12, subdivision 2b, is amended to read:
95.24    Subd. 2b. Firefighters; special plates, rules. (a) The commissioner shall issue
95.25special plates, or a single license plate in the case of a motorcycle plate, to any applicant
95.26who:
95.27    (1) is both a member of a fire department receiving state aid under chapter 69,
95.28has a letter from the fire chief, and is an owner of a passenger automobile, a truck with
95.29a manufacturer's nominal rated capacity of one ton and resembling a pickup truck, or
95.30a motorcycle;
95.31    (2) pays a fee of $10 and any other fees required by this chapter;
95.32    (3) pays the registration tax required by this chapter for the motor vehicle; and
95.33    (4) complies with this chapter and rules governing the registration of motor vehicles
95.34and licensing of drivers.
96.1    (b) In lieu of the identification required under subdivision 1, the special plates must
96.2bear an emblem of a Maltese Cross together with any numbers or characters prescribed
96.3by the commissioner. No applicant shall receive more than two sets of plates for motor
96.4vehicles owned by the applicant.
96.5    (c) Special plates issued under this subdivision may only be used during the period
96.6that the owner of the motor vehicle is a member of a fire department as specified in this
96.7subdivision. When the individual to whom the special plates were issued is no longer a
96.8member of a fire department or when the motor vehicle ownership is transferred, the
96.9owner shall remove the special plates from the motor vehicle. If the commissioner
96.10receives written notification that an individual is no longer qualified for these special
96.11plates, the commissioner shall invalidate the plates and notify the individual of this
96.12action. The individual may retain the plate only upon demonstrating compliance with the
96.13qualifications of this subdivision. Upon removal or invalidation of the special plates, or
96.14special motorcycle plate, either the owner or purchaser of the motor vehicle is entitled
96.15to receive regular plates or a regular motorcycle plate for the motor vehicle without cost
96.16for the remainder of the registration period for which the special plate or plates were
96.17issued shall obtain regular plates or a regular motorcycle plate for the proper registration
96.18classification for the motor vehicle.
96.19    (d) A special motorcycle license plate issued under this subdivision must be the
96.20same size as a standard motorcycle license plate.
96.21    (e) Upon payment of a fee of $5, plates issued under this subdivision for a passenger
96.22automobile or truck may be transferred to another passenger automobile or truck owned
96.23or jointly owned by the person to whom the plates were issued. On payment of a fee of
96.24$5, a plate issued under this subdivision for a motorcycle may be transferred to another
96.25motorcycle owned or jointly owned by the person to whom the plate was issued.
96.26    (f) The commissioner may adopt rules under the Administrative Procedure Act,
96.27sections 14.001 to 14.69, to govern the issuance and use of the special plates authorized
96.28in this subdivision.

96.29    Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 168.12, subdivision 2c, is amended to read:
96.30    Subd. 2c. National Guard; special plates, rules. (a) The commissioner shall
96.31issue special plates to any applicant who:
96.32    (1) is a regularly enlisted, commissioned, or retired member of the Minnesota
96.33National Guard, other than an inactive member who is not a retired member, and is an
96.34owner of a passenger automobile;
96.35    (2) pays a fee of $10 and any other fees required by this chapter;
97.1    (3) pays the registration tax required by this chapter; and
97.2    (4) complies with this chapter and rules governing the registration of motor vehicles
97.3and licensing of drivers.
97.4    (b) The adjutant general shall design the emblem for these special plates subject to
97.5the approval of the commissioner.
97.6    (c) An applicant must not be issued more than two sets of plates for motor vehicles
97.7registered to the applicant.
97.8    (d) (c) Special plates issued under this subdivision may only be used during the
97.9period that the owner of the motor vehicle is an active or retired member of the Minnesota
97.10National Guard as specified in this subdivision. When the individual to whom the
97.11special plates were issued is no longer an active or retired member of the Minnesota
97.12National Guard, the special plates must be removed from the vehicle by the owner. If the
97.13commissioner receives written notification that an individual is no longer qualified for
97.14these special plates, the commissioner shall invalidate the plates and notify the individual
97.15of this action. The individual may retain the plate only upon demonstrating compliance
97.16with the qualifications of this subdivision. Upon removal or invalidation of the special
97.17plates, either the owner or purchaser of the motor vehicle is entitled to receive regular
97.18plates for the motor vehicle without cost for the remainder of the registration period for
97.19which the special plates were issued shall obtain regular plates for the motor vehicle.
97.20    (e) (d) While the person is an active or retired member of the Minnesota National
97.21Guard, plates issued pursuant to this subdivision may be transferred to another motor
97.22vehicle owned by that individual upon payment of a fee of $5.
97.23    (f) (e) For purposes of this subdivision, "retired member" means an individual
97.24placed on the roll of retired officers or roll of retired enlisted members in the Office of the
97.25Adjutant General under section 192.18 and who is not deceased.
97.26    (g) (f) The commissioner may adopt rules under the Administrative Procedure Act to
97.27govern the issuance and use of the special plates authorized by this subdivision.

97.28    Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 168.12, subdivision 2d, is amended to read:
97.29    Subd. 2d. Ready Reserve; special plates, rules. (a) The commissioner shall issue
97.30special plates to an applicant who:
97.31    (1) is not eligible for special National Guard plates under subdivision 2c, is a
97.32member of the United States armed forces ready reserve as described in United States
97.33Code, title 10, section 10142 or 10143, or a retired reserve as described in United States
97.34Code, title 10, section 10154, and is an owner of a passenger automobile;
97.35    (2) pays a fee of $10 and any other fees required by this chapter;
98.1    (3) pays the registration tax required by this chapter; and
98.2    (4) complies with this chapter and rules governing the registration of motor vehicles
98.3and licensing of drivers.
98.4    (b) The commissioner of veterans affairs shall design the emblem for these special
98.5plates subject to the approval of the commissioner.
98.6    (c) An applicant must not be issued more than two sets of plates for motor vehicles
98.7owned by the applicant.
98.8    (d) (c) Special plates issued under this subdivision may only be used during the
98.9period that the owner of the motor vehicle is a member of the ready reserve. When the
98.10owner is no longer a member, the special plates must be removed from the motor vehicle
98.11by the owner. If the commissioner receives written notification that an individual is no
98.12longer qualified for these special plates, the commissioner shall invalidate the plates
98.13and notify the individual of this action. The individual may retain the plate only upon
98.14demonstrating compliance with the qualifications of this subdivision. On removing
98.15removal or invalidation of the special plates, either the owner or purchaser of the motor
98.16vehicle is entitled to receive regular plates for the motor vehicle without cost for the rest
98.17of the registration period for which the special plates were issued shall obtain regular
98.18plates for the motor vehicle. While the owner is a member of the ready reserve, plates
98.19issued under this subdivision may be transferred to another motor vehicle owned by that
98.20individual on paying a fee of $5.
98.21    (e) (d) The commissioner may adopt rules under the Administrative Procedure Act
98.22to govern the issuance and use of the special plates authorized by this subdivision.

98.23    Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 168.12, subdivision 2e, is amended to read:
98.24    Subd. 2e. Volunteer ambulance attendants; special plates. (a) The commissioner
98.25shall issue special license plates to an applicant who:
98.26    (1) is a volunteer ambulance attendant as defined in section 144E.001, subdivision
98.2715
, and owns a motor vehicle taxed as a passenger automobile;
98.28    (2) pays the registration tax required by this chapter for the motor vehicle;
98.29    (3) pays a fee of $10 and any other fees required by this chapter; and
98.30    (4) complies with this chapter and rules governing the registration of motor vehicles
98.31and licensing of drivers.
98.32    (b) The commissioner shall not issue more than two sets of these plates to each
98.33qualified applicant.
98.34    (c) (b) An individual may use special plates issued under this subdivision only during
98.35the period that the individual is a volunteer ambulance attendant. When the individual to
99.1whom the special plates were issued ceases to be a volunteer ambulance attendant, the
99.2individual shall remove each set of special plates issued. If the commissioner receives
99.3written notification that an individual is no longer qualified for these special plates, the
99.4commissioner shall invalidate the plates and notify the individual of this action. The
99.5individual may retain the plate only upon demonstrating compliance with the qualifications
99.6of this subdivision. When ownership of the motor vehicle is transferred, the individual
99.7shall remove the special plates from that motor vehicle. On removal or invalidation of
99.8each set of the special plates, the owner or purchaser of the motor vehicle, or new owner
99.9in case of a transferred motor vehicle, is entitled to receive regular plates for the motor
99.10vehicle without cost for the rest of the registration period for which the set of special
99.11plates were issued shall obtain regular plates for the motor vehicle. Special plates issued
99.12under this subdivision may be transferred to another motor vehicle owned by the volunteer
99.13ambulance attendant on payment of a fee of $5.
99.14    (d) (c) The commissioner may adopt rules governing the design, issuance, and sale
99.15of the special plates authorized by this subdivision.