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HF 4363

as introduced - 90th Legislature (2017 - 2018) Posted on 04/12/2018 02:29pm

KEY: stricken = removed, old language.
underscored = added, new language.

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A bill for an act
relating to transportation finance; providing additional funding for certain
transportation and public safety activities; modifying a fee; appropriating money;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 168.33, subdivision 7; 168A.29,
subdivision 1; 171.06, subdivision 2; 299A.705, subdivision 3; repealing Minnesota
Statutes 2016, section 168.013, subdivision 21.

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

ARTICLE 1

TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC SAFETY APPROPRIATIONS

Section 1. new text beginAPPROPRIATIONS.
new text end

new text begin The sums shown in the column under "Appropriations" are added to the appropriations
in Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 3, article 1, to the agencies and for the purposes
specified in this article. The appropriations are from the general fund, or another named
fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated for each purpose. The figures "2018"
and "2019" used in this article mean that the addition to the appropriation listed under them
is available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2018, or June 30, 2019, respectively.
new text end

new text begin APPROPRIATIONS
new text end
new text begin Available for the Year
new text end
new text begin Ending June 30
new text end
new text begin 2018
new text end
new text begin 2019
new text end

Sec. 2. new text beginDEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Total Appropriation
new text end

new text begin $
new text end
new text begin -0-
new text end
new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 1,051,000
new text end

new text begin The appropriations in this section are to the
commissioner of transportation. The amounts
that may be spent for each purpose are
specified in the following subdivisions.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Passenger Rail
new text end

new text begin -0-
new text end
new text begin 850,000
new text end

new text begin $850,000 in the second year is from the
general fund to study and report on the
extension of the Northstar Commuter Rail line
from Big Lake to St. Cloud. This is a onetime
appropriation.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Agency Services
new text end

new text begin -0-
new text end
new text begin 201,000
new text end

new text begin $201,000 in the second year is from the
general fund to facilitate tribal training for
state agencies. The base from the general fund
is $210,000 in fiscal year 2020 and $235,000
in fiscal year 2021.
new text end

Sec. 3. new text beginDEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Total Appropriation
new text end

new text begin $
new text end
new text begin -0-
new text end
new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 28,059,000
new text end

new text begin The appropriations in this section are to the
commissioner of public safety. The amounts
that may be spent for each purpose are
specified in the following subdivisions.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Driver and Vehicle Services
new text end

new text begin (a) Deputy Registrar Reimbursement
new text end
new text begin -0-
new text end
new text begin 10,000,000
new text end

new text begin $10,000,000 in the second year is from the
general fund to reimburse deputy registrars
for actual additional costs incurred due to the
implementation of the Minnesota Licensing
and Registration System (MNLARS). This is
a onetime appropriation.
new text end

new text begin (b) Public Information Center
new text end
new text begin -0-
new text end
new text begin 7,296,000
new text end

new text begin $7,296,000 in the second year is from the
general fund to support the Driver and Vehicle
Services Public Information Center. The base
is $5,973,000 in fiscal year 2020 and
$4,783,000 in fiscal year 2021 from the driver
and vehicle services accounts in the special
revenue fund. In fiscal year 2020, $3,882,000
is from the driver services account and
$2,091,000 is from the vehicle services
account. In fiscal year 2021, $3,109,000 is
from the driver services account and
$1,674,000 is from the vehicle services
account.
new text end

new text begin (c) Minnesota Licensing and Registration System
(MNLARS)
new text end
new text begin -0-
new text end
new text begin 10,763,000
new text end

new text begin $10,763,000 in the second year is from the
general fund to fix, operate, and maintain the
driver and vehicle information system known
as Minnesota Licensing and Registration
System (MNLARS). This is a onetime
appropriation.
new text end

ARTICLE 2

TRANSPORTATION POLICY AND FINANCE

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 168.33, subdivision 7, is amended to read:


Subd. 7.

Filing fees; allocations.

(a) In addition to all other statutory fees and taxes, a
filing fee of:

(1) $6 is imposed on every vehicle registration renewal, excluding pro rate transactions;
and

(2) $10 is imposed on every other type of vehicle transaction, including motor carrier
fuel licenses under sections 168D.05 and 168D.06, and pro rate transactions.

(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a):

(1) a filing fee may not be charged for a document returned for a refund or for a correction
of an error made by the Department of Public Safety, a dealer, or a deputy registrar; and

(2) no filing fee or other fee may be charged for the permanent surrender of a title for a
vehicle.

(c) The filing fee must be shown as a separate item on all registration renewal notices
sent out by the commissioner.

(d) The statutory fees and taxes, and the filing fees imposed under paragraph (a) may
be paid by credit card or debit card. The deputy registrar may collect a surcharge on the
statutory fees, taxes, and filing fee not greater than the cost of processing a credit card or
debit card transaction, in accordance with emergency rules established by the commissioner
of public safety. The surcharge must be used to pay the cost of processing credit and debit
card transactions.

(e) The fees collected under this subdivision by the department must be allocated as
follows:

(1) of the fees collected under paragraph (a), clause (1):

(i) $4.50 must be deposited in the vehicle services operating account; and

(ii) $1.50 must be deposited:

(A) in the driver and vehicle services technology account until sufficient funds have
been deposited in that account to cover all costs of administration, development, and deleted text begininitialdeleted text end
full deployment of the driver and vehicle services information system; and

(B) after completion of the deposit of funds under subitem (A) in the vehicle services
operating account; and

(2) of the fees collected under paragraph (a), clause (2):

(i) $3.50 must be deposited in the general fund;

(ii) $5.00 must be deposited in the vehicle services operating account; and

(iii) $1.50 must be deposited:

(A) in the driver and vehicle services technology account until sufficient funds have
been deposited in that account to cover all costs of administration, development, and initial
full deployment of the driver and vehicle services information system; and

(B) after completion of the deposit of funds under subitem (A) in the vehicle services
operating account.

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 168A.29, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Amounts.

(a) The department must be paid the following fees:

(1) for filing an application for and the issuance of an original certificate of title, the
sum ofdeleted text begin:
deleted text end

deleted text begin (i) until December 31, 2016, $6.25 of which $3.25 must be paid into the vehicle services
operating account of the special revenue fund under section 299A.705, and from July 1,
2012, to June 30, 2016, a surcharge of $1 must be added to the fee and credited to the driver
and vehicle services technology account; and
deleted text end

deleted text begin (ii) on and after January 1, 2017,deleted text end $8.25 of which $4.15 must be paid into the vehicle
services operating account;

(2) for each security interest when first noted upon a certificate of title, including the
concurrent notation of any assignment thereof and its subsequent release or satisfaction, the
sum of $2, except that no fee is due for a security interest filed by a public authority under
section 168A.05, subdivision 8;

deleted text begin (3) until December 31, 2016, for the transfer of the interest of an owner and the issuance
of a new certificate of title, the sum of $5.50 of which $2.50 must be paid into the vehicle
services operating account of the special revenue fund under section 299A.705, and from
July 1, 2012, to June 30, 2016, a surcharge of $1 must be added to the fee and credited to
the driver and vehicle services technology account;
deleted text end

deleted text begin (4)deleted text endnew text begin (3)new text end for each assignment of a security interest when first noted on a certificate of title,
unless noted concurrently with the security interest, the sum of $1; and

deleted text begin (5)deleted text endnew text begin (4)new text end for issuing a duplicate certificate of title, the sum of $7.25 of which $3.25 must
be paid into the vehicle services operating account of the special revenue fund under section
299A.705deleted text begin; from July 1, 2012, to June 30, 2016, a surcharge of $1 must be added to the fee
and credited to the driver and vehicle services technology account
deleted text end.

(b) In addition to the fee required under paragraph (a), clause (1), the department must
be paid $3.50. The additional $3.50 fee collected under this paragraph must be deposited
in the special revenue fund and credited to the public safety motor vehicle account established
in section 299A.70.

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 171.06, subdivision 2, is amended
to read:


Subd. 2.

Fees.

(a) The fees for a license and Minnesota identification card are as follows:

REAL ID Compliant or
Noncompliant Classified
Driver's License
D-$17.25
C-$21.25
B-$28.25
A-$36.25
REAL ID Compliant or
Noncompliant Classified
Under-21 D.L.
D-$17.25
C-$21.25
B-$28.25
A-$16.25
Enhanced Driver's License
D-$32.25
C-$36.25
B-$43.25
A-$51.25
REAL ID Compliant or
Noncompliant Instruction
Permit
$5.25
Enhanced Instruction
Permit
$20.25
Commercial Learner's
Permit
$2.50
REAL ID Compliant or
Noncompliant Provisional
License
$8.25
Enhanced Provisional
License
$23.25
Duplicate REAL ID
Compliant or Noncompliant
License or duplicate REAL
ID Compliant or
Noncompliant identification
card
$6.75
Enhanced Duplicate
License or enhanced
duplicate identification card
$21.75
REAL ID Compliant or
Noncompliant Minnesota
identification card or REAL
ID Compliant or
Noncompliant Under-21
Minnesota identification
card, other than duplicate,
except as otherwise
provided in section 171.07,
subdivisions 3
and 3a
$11.25
Enhanced Minnesota
identification card
$26.25

deleted text begin In addition to each fee required in this paragraph, the commissioner shall collect a surcharge
of: (1) $1.75 until June 30, 2012; and (2) $1.00 from July 1, 2012, to June 30, 2016.
Surcharges collected under this paragraph must be credited to the driver and vehicle services
technology account in the special revenue fund under section 299A.705.
deleted text end

(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), an individual who holds a provisional license and
has a driving record free of (1) convictions for a violation of section 169A.20, 169A.33,
169A.35, sections 169A.50 to 169A.53, or section 171.177, (2) convictions for crash-related
moving violations, and (3) convictions for moving violations that are not crash related, shall
have a $3.50 credit toward the fee for any classified under-21 driver's license. "Moving
violation" has the meaning given it in section 171.04, subdivision 1.

(c) In addition to the driver's license fee required under paragraph (a), the commissioner
shall collect an additional $4 processing fee from each new applicant or individual renewing
a license with a school bus endorsement to cover the costs for processing an applicant's
initial and biennial physical examination certificate. The department shall not charge these
applicants any other fee to receive or renew the endorsement.

(d) In addition to the fee required under paragraph (a), a driver's license agent may charge
and retain a filing fee as provided under section 171.061, subdivision 4.

(e) In addition to the fee required under paragraph (a), the commissioner shall charge a
filing fee at the same amount as a driver's license agent under section 171.061, subdivision
4. Revenue collected under this paragraph must be deposited in the driver services operating
account.

(f) An application for a Minnesota identification card, instruction permit, provisional
license, or driver's license, including an application for renewal, must contain a provision
that allows the applicant to add to the fee under paragraph (a), a $2 donation for the purposes
of public information and education on anatomical gifts under section 171.075.

Sec. 4.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 299A.705, subdivision 3, is amended to read:


Subd. 3.

Driver and vehicle services technology accountnew text begin; technology surchargenew text end.

(a)
The driver and vehicle services technology account is created in the special revenue funddeleted text begin,
consisting
deleted text endnew text begin. The account consistsnew text end of deleted text beginthedeleted text endnew text begin: (1) anew text end technology surchargenew text begin equaling $2new text end collected
deleted text begin as specified in chaptersdeleted text endnew text begin for each vehicle registration renewal transaction under chapternew text end 168deleted text begin,deleted text end
deleted text begin 168A, and 171deleted text end; new text begin(2) new text endthe filing fee revenue collected new text beginand allocated new text endunder section 168.33,
subdivision 7
;new text begin (3) a technology surcharge equaling $2 for transactions under section 168A.29,
subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clauses (1), (3), and (5); (4) a technology surcharge equaling
$2 for transactions under section 171.06, subdivision 2, paragraph (a);
new text end and new text begin(5) new text endany other
money otherwise donated, allotted, appropriated, or legislated to deleted text beginthisdeleted text endnew text begin thenew text end account.

(b) Money in the account is annually appropriated to the commissioner of public safety
to support the research, development, deployment, and maintenance of a driver and vehicle
services information system.

deleted text begin (c) Following completion of the deposit of filing fee revenue into the driver and vehicle
services technology account as provided under section 168.33, subdivision 7, the
commissioner shall submit a notification to the chairs and ranking minority members of the
legislative committees with jurisdiction over transportation policy and finance concerning
driver and vehicle services information system implementation, which must include
information on (1) total revenue deposited in the driver and vehicle services technology
account, with a breakdown by sources of funds; (2) total project costs incurred, with a
breakdown by key project components; and (3) an estimate of ongoing system maintenance
costs.
deleted text end

Sec. 5. new text begin REPEALER.
new text end

new text begin Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 168.013, subdivision 21, new text end new text begin is repealed.
new text end

APPENDIX

Repealed Minnesota Statutes: 18-7340

168.013 VEHICLE REGISTRATION TAXES.

Subd. 21.

Technology surcharge.

For every vehicle registration renewal required under this chapter, the commissioner shall collect a surcharge of: (1) $1.75 until June 30, 2012; and (2) $1 from July 1, 2012, to June 30, 2016. Surcharges collected under this subdivision must be credited to the driver and vehicle services technology account in the special revenue fund under section 299A.705.