Minnesota Legislature
HF 4486
as introduced - 92nd Legislature (2021 - 2022) Posted on 03/21/2022 02:33pm
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A bill for an act
relating to transportation; providing supplemental appropriations for various
transportation-related purposes to the Department of Transportation, Metropolitan
Council, and the Department of Public Safety; providing various policy changes
to transportation-related provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections
13.69, subdivision 1; 161.088, subdivision 1; 219.1651; 299A.41, subdivision 3;
299D.03, subdivision 5; 299F.60, subdivision 1; 299J.16, subdivision 1; Minnesota
Statutes 2021 Supplement, sections 161.088, subdivision 5; 171.06, subdivision
3; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 299A.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
ARTICLE 1
TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS
Section 1. new text begin APPROPRIATIONS.
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The sums shown in the column under "Appropriations" are added to the appropriations
in Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 5, article 1, to the agencies and for the purposes
specified in this article. The appropriations are from the trunk highway fund, or another
named fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated for each purpose. The figures
"2022" and "2023" used in this article mean that the addition to the appropriations listed
under them is available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, or June 30, 2023,
respectively. Supplemental appropriations and reductions to appropriations for the fiscal
year ending June 30, 2022, are effective the day following final enactment.
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APPROPRIATIONS new text end |
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Available for the Year new text end |
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Ending June 30 new text end |
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2022 new text end |
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2023 new text end |
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Sec. 2. new text begin DEPARTMENT OF
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Total Appropriation
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$ new text end |
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268,727,000 new text end |
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$ new text end |
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361,389,000 new text end |
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Appropriations by Fund new text end |
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2022 new text end |
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2023 new text end |
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General new text end |
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40,000,000 new text end |
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51,000,000 new text end |
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C.S.A.H. new text end |
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23,789,000 new text end |
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41,311,000 new text end |
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M.S.A.S. new text end |
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6,249,000 new text end |
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10,851,000 new text end |
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Trunk Highway new text end |
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198,689,000 new text end |
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258,227,000 new text end |
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The appropriations in this section are to the
commissioner of transportation.
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The amounts that may be spent for each
purpose are specified in the following
subdivisions.
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The commissioner must not spend
appropriations from the trunk highway fund
in this section for the Office of Transit and
Active Transportation; Office of Aeronautics;
passenger rail; tourist information centers;
parades, events, or sponsorship of events; or
public electric vehicle infrastructure.
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Multimodal Systems
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(a) Aeronautics
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Aviation Support Services new text end |
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7,000,000 new text end |
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$7,000,000 in fiscal year 2023 is from the
general fund to purchase two utility aircraft
for the Department of Transportation. This is
a onetime appropriation.
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(b)
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Freight new text end |
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27,000 new text end |
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165,000 new text end |
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State Roads
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(a) Operations and Maintenance new text end |
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5,379,000 new text end |
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15,841,000 new text end |
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The base is $383,947,000 in fiscal year 2024
and $384,764,000 in fiscal year 2025.
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(b) Program Planning and Delivery new text end |
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(1) Planning and Research new text end |
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87,000 new text end |
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531,000 new text end |
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(2) Program Delivery new text end |
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1,558,000 new text end |
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19,420,000 new text end |
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The base is $251,538,000 in fiscal year 2024
and $252,719,000 in fiscal year 2025.
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(c) State Road Construction new text end |
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191,223,000 new text end |
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216,019,000 new text end |
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The base is $1,206,856,000 in fiscal year 2024
and $1,224,238,000 in fiscal year 2025.
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(d) Statewide Radio Communications new text end |
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27,000 new text end |
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2,166,000 new text end |
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Appropriations by Fund new text end |
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2022 new text end |
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2023 new text end |
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General new text end |
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2,000,000 new text end |
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Trunk Highway new text end |
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27,000 new text end |
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166,000 new text end |
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$2,000,000 in fiscal year 2023 is from the
general fund to predesign, design, construct,
equip, and furnish the system backbone of the
public safety radio and communication system
plan under Minnesota Statutes, section 403.36.
This is a onetime appropriation and is
available until June 30, 2025.
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Local Roads
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(a) County State-Aid Highways new text end |
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23,789,000 new text end |
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41,311,000 new text end |
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The base from the county state-aid highway
fund is $939,813,000 in fiscal year 2024 and
$972,283,000 in fiscal year 2025.
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(b) Municipal State-Aid Streets new text end |
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6,249,000 new text end |
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10,851,000 new text end |
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The base from the municipal state-aid streets
fund is $235,959,000 in fiscal year 2024 and
$244,001,000 in fiscal year 2025.
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Agency Management
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(a) Agency Services new text end |
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388,000 new text end |
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6,085,000 new text end |
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The base in trunk highway funding is
$69,131,000 in fiscal year 2024 and
$69,539,000 in fiscal year 2025.
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(b) Buildings new text end |
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34,000 new text end |
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207,000 new text end |
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(c) Multimodal Match for Formula and Discretionary Programs Enacted in Federal IIJA new text end |
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40,000,000 new text end |
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40,000,000 new text end |
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$40,000,000 from the general fund in fiscal
years 2022 and 2023 is for the commissioner
of transportation for multimodal match
funding and discretionary funding related to
the federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs
Act (IIJA). Of this amount, the commissioner
of transportation must transfer $10,000,000
each year to the Metropolitan Council for the
match requirement for formula and
discretionary transit grant programs enacted
in the federal IIJA. The remaining portion of
the appropriation is primarily for the match
requirement for formula and discretionary
grant programs enacted in the federal IIJA.
The commissioner may allocate funds as the
match requirement for grants to various
transportation modes outside of the state
highway system, which may be used for but
are not limited to: (1) building alternative fuel
corridors and electric vehicle charging
infrastructure; (2) Federal Transit
Administration formula and competitive grant
programs; and (3) Federal Aviation
Administration formula and competitive grant
programs.
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From this amount, the commissioner may
make grants to local units of government for
the match requirement for discretionary grant
programs enacted in the federal IIJA.
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Any unspent portion of the appropriation
remaining after match requirements are met
for grant programs listed in this paragraph is
available for other competitive grant programs
enacted in the federal IIJA or to fund projects
or programs for any transportation mode
outside of the state highway system.
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This appropriation is available for three years
after the year of the appropriation.
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(d) Federal Transportation Climate Funding Maximization new text end |
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2,000,000 new text end |
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$2,000,000 in fiscal year 2023 is from the
general fund to the commissioner of
transportation to implement climate-related
programs from the federal Infrastructure
Investment and Jobs Act.
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Sec. 3. new text begin METROPOLITAN COUNCIL
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Total Appropriation
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203,200,000 new text end |
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The appropriations in this section are from the
general fund to the Metropolitan Council.
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The amounts that may be spent for each
purpose are specified in the following
subdivision.
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Transit System Operations
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203,200,000 new text end |
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$200,000,000 in fiscal year 2023 is for the
Blue Line light rail transit extension project,
including but not limited to predesign, design,
engineering, environmental analysis and
mitigation, right-of-way acquisition,
construction, and acquisition of rolling stock.
This is a onetime appropriation and is
available until June 30, 2027.
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$3,200,000 in fiscal year 2023 is for the
purchase of electric buses and charging
infrastructure. This is a onetime appropriation
and is available until June 30, 2024.
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Sec. 4. new text begin DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
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Total Appropriation
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$ new text end |
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$ new text end |
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10,852,000 new text end |
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Appropriations by Fund new text end |
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2022 new text end |
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2023 new text end |
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General new text end |
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9,148,000 new text end |
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Special Revenue new text end |
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1,704,000 new text end |
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The appropriations in this section are from the
general fund, or another named fund, to the
commissioner of public safety.
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The amounts that may be spent for each
purpose are specified in the following
subdivisions.
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Administration and Related Services
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8,975,000 new text end |
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(a) Law Enforcement Recruitment new text end |
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$1,975,000 in fiscal year 2023 is from the
general fund for statewide law enforcement
recruitment purposes.
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(b) Body-worn Cameras new text end |
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6,000,000 new text end |
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$6,000,000 in fiscal year 2023 is from the
general fund to reimburse local governments
for the costs to purchase body cameras for law
enforcement officials and to maintain the
necessary hardware, software, and data. The
base is $1,500,000 in fiscal year 2024 and
annually thereafter.
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Driver and Vehicle Services
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1,877,000 new text end |
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(a) Driver Services new text end |
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1,787,000 new text end |
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Appropriations by Fund new text end |
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2022 new text end |
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2023 new text end |
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General new text end |
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-0- new text end |
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173,000 new text end |
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Special Revenue new text end |
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1,614,000 new text end |
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The special revenue fund appropriation is from
the driver services operating account under
Minnesota Statutes, section 299A.705,
subdivision 2.
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$1,029,000 in fiscal year 2023 is from the
driver services operating account in the special
revenue fund for the installation and
maintenance of security cameras at Driver and
Vehicle Services exam sites that are open five
or more days per week and to replace existing
security cameras at the St. Paul examination
station. This is a onetime appropriation.
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$153,000 in fiscal year 2023 is from the driver
services operating account in the special
revenue fund for the ongoing costs, including
information technology operations and staff
costs, of the security cameras installed at
Driver and Vehicle Services examination sites.
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$100,000 in fiscal year 2023 is from the driver
services operating account in the special
revenue fund for reimbursement to deputy
registrars and driver's license agents for the
purchase and installation of security cameras
at deputy registrar or driver's license agent
office locations. Deputy registrars and driver's
license agents may submit an application to
the commissioner for reimbursement of funds
spent to purchase and install security cameras.
Upon approval of an application for
reimbursement, the commissioner must pay
the applicant the lesser of one-half the
purchase and installation price or $5,000.
When approving applications, the
commissioner must prioritize offices that do
not currently have security cameras installed.
This is a onetime appropriation.
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$241,000 in fiscal year 2023 is from the driver
services operating account in the special
revenue fund to collect race and ethnicity data
on all applications for credentials issued by
the Driver and Vehicle Services Division. This
amount is reduced to $68,000 in fiscal year
2024 and annually thereafter.
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$173,000 in fiscal year 2023 is from the
general fund to the commissioner of public
safety to collect race and ethnicity data on all
applications for credentials issued by the
Driver and Vehicle Services Division.
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The base from the driver services operating
account in the special revenue fund is
$36,708,000 in fiscal year 2024 and annually
thereafter.
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(b) Vehicle Services new text end |
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-0- new text end |
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90,000 new text end |
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The base from the vehicle services operating
account in the special revenue fund under
Minnesota Statutes, section 299A.705,
subdivision 1, is $33,876,000 in fiscal year
2024 and annually thereafter.
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Sec. 5. new text begin HIGHWAY USER TAX DISTRIBUTION FUND; TRANSFER.
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The commissioner of revenue must transfer from the general fund to the highway user
tax distribution fund $6,090,333 monthly in fiscal year 2022 and $10,576,333 monthly in
fiscal year 2023. The commissioner must transfer from the general fund to the highway user
tax distribution fund $11,643,833 monthly in fiscal year 2024 and $12,799,667 monthly in
fiscal year 2025 and each fiscal year thereafter.
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ARTICLE 2
TRANSPORTATION POLICY
Section 1.
Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 13.69, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1.
Classifications.
(a) The following government data of the Department
of Public Safety are private data:
(1) medical data on driving instructors, licensed drivers, and applicants for parking
certificates and special license plates issued to physically disabled persons;
(2) other data on holders of a disability certificate under section 169.345, except that (i)
data that are not medical data may be released to law enforcement agencies, and (ii) data
necessary for enforcement of sections 169.345 and 169.346 may be released to parking
enforcement employees or parking enforcement agents of statutory or home rule charter
cities and towns;
(3) Social Security numbers in driver's license and motor vehicle registration records,
except that Social Security numbers must be provided to the Department of Revenue for
purposes of tax administration, the Department of Labor and Industry for purposes of
workers' compensation administration and enforcement, the judicial branch for purposes of
debt collection, and the Department of Natural Resources for purposes of license application
administration, and except that the last four digits of the Social Security number must be
provided to the Department of Human Services for purposes of recovery of Minnesota health
care program benefits paid; deleted text begin and
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(4) data on persons listed as standby or temporary custodians under section 171.07,
subdivision 11, except that the data must be released to:
(i) law enforcement agencies for the purpose of verifying that an individual is a designated
caregiver; or
(ii) law enforcement agencies who state that the license holder is unable to communicate
at that time and that the information is necessary for notifying the designated caregiver of
the need to care for a child of the license holderdeleted text begin .deleted text end new text begin ; and
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(5) race and ethnicity data on driver's license holders and identification card holders
under section 171.06, subdivision 3. The Department of Public Safety's Office of Traffic
Safety is authorized to receive race and ethnicity data from Driver and Vehicle Services for
the purposes of research, evaluation, and public reports only.
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The department may release the Social Security number only as provided in clause (3)
and must not sell or otherwise provide individual Social Security numbers or lists of Social
Security numbers for any other purpose.
(b) The following government data of the Department of Public Safety are confidential
data: data concerning an individual's driving ability when that data is received from a member
of the individual's family.
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This section is effective for driver's license and identification
card applications received on or after January 1, 2023.
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Sec. 2.
Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 161.088, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1.
Definitions.
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the meanings givendeleted text begin :deleted text end new text begin .
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deleted text begin (1)deleted text end new text begin (b)new text end "Beyond the project limits" means any point that is located:
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(d) "Metro ATP" means the Department of Transportation Metro Area Transportation
Partnership.
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deleted text begin (4)deleted text end new text begin (f)new text end "Project limits" means the estimated construction limits of a project for trunk
highway construction, reconstruction, or maintenance, that is a candidate for selection under
the corridors of commerce program.
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(g) "Regional balance throughout the state" means distribution of available funds in a
project selection round that is approximately 50 percent to projects within the eight counties
that make up the Metro ATP and 50 percent to projects within the remaining 79 counties
that make up the department's other area transportation partnerships.
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Sec. 3.
Minnesota Statutes 2021 Supplement, section 161.088, subdivision 5, is amended
to read:
Subd. 5.
Project selection process; criteria.
(a) The commissioner must establish a
process to identify, evaluate, and select projects under the program. The process must be
consistent with the requirements of this subdivision and must not include any additional
deleted text begin evaluationdeleted text end new text begin scoringnew text end criteria.new text begin The process must include the steps as provided in this subdivision.
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(b) As part of the project selection process, the commissioner must annually accept
recommendations on candidate projects from area transportation partnerships and other
interested stakeholders in each Department of Transportation district. The commissioner
must determine the eligibility for each candidate project identified under this paragraph.
For each eligible project, the commissioner must classify and evaluate the project for the
program, using all of the criteria established under paragraph (c).
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(b) Initial project solicitation. Following enactment of each law that makes additional
funds available for the program, the commissioner must undertake a public solicitation of
potential projects for consideration. The solicitation must be performed through an Internet
recommendation process that allows for any interested party, including an individual,
business, local unit of government, corridor group, or interest group, to submit a project for
consideration.
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(c) ATP review and recommendation. The commissioner must distribute the projects
submitted during the open solicitation under paragraph (b) to the department's respective
area transportation partnerships (ATPs) where each project is located. Each ATP must
consider all of the submitted projects for its area and recommend no more than three of the
projects to be advanced for formal scoring by the department. For the Metro ATP, the
Metropolitan Council may recommend up to three of the submitted projects and up to two
additional, alternative projects, and Chisago County may recommend one project. Subject
to the regional balance requirements under paragraph (d), clause (9), the commissioner may
select one or both alternative projects if there are sufficient funds remaining following
selection of at least three other projects for the Metro ATP.
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of the following criteria:
(1) a return on investment measure that provides for comparison across eligible projects;
(2) measurable impacts on commerce and economic competitiveness;
(3) efficiency in the movement of freight, including but not limited to:
(i) measures of annual average daily traffic and commercial vehicle miles traveled, which
may include data near the project location on that trunk highway or on connecting trunk
and local highways; and
(ii) measures of congestion or travel time reliability, which may be within or near the
project limits, or both;
(4) improvements to traffic safety;
(5) connections to regional trade centers, local highway systems, and other transportation
modes;
(6) the extent to which the project addresses multiple transportation system policy
objectives and principles;
(7) support and consensus for the project among members of the surrounding community;
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(10) project deliverability, which must not be given more weight than any of the other
criteria.
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The commissioner must give the criteria in clauses (1) to (8) equal weight in the selection
process.
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(d) The list of all projects evaluated must be made public and must include the score of
each project.
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(e) As part of the project selection process, the commissioner may divide funding to be
separately available among projects within each classification under subdivision 3, and may
apply separate or modified criteria among those projects falling within each classification.
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(e) Legislative review and approval. Upon completion of project scoring and ranking
under paragraph (d), the commissioner must identify the list of projects proposed for selection
under the program and must specify the amounts and sources of funding for each project.
The commissioner must submit the proposed project list, including scores and funding
information, to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with
jurisdiction over transportation policy and finance for review and approval. If, within 30
days of submission, the chairs and ranking minority members do not provide to the
commissioner written approval of the entire proposed project list:
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(1) the commissioner may not undertake the proposed projects under the program; and
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(2) notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the amount proposed for the projects
under the program is instead made available to the commissioner for trunk highway
construction purposes, including program delivery and state road construction.
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(f) Public information. Upon completion of the legislative review and approval process
under paragraph (e), the commissioner must publish information regarding the selection
process on the department's website. The information must include:
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(1) lists of all projects submitted for consideration and all projects advanced by the ATPs
for scoring;
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(2) the scores and ranking for each project;
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(3) the projects proposed to be funded, including amounts and sources of funding; and
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(4) the outcome of the legislative review and approval.
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Sec. 4.
Minnesota Statutes 2021 Supplement, section 171.06, subdivision 3, is amended
to read:
Subd. 3.
Contents of application; other information.
(a) An application must:
(1) state the full name, date of birth, sex, and either (i) the residence address of the
applicant, or (ii) designated address under section 5B.05;
(2) as may be required by the commissioner, contain a description of the applicant and
any other facts pertaining to the applicant, the applicant's driving privileges, and the
applicant's ability to operate a motor vehicle with safety;
(3) state:
(i) the applicant's Social Security number; or
(ii) if the applicant does not have a Social Security number and is applying for a
Minnesota identification card, instruction permit, or class D provisional or driver's license,
that the applicant certifies that the applicant is not eligible for a Social Security number;
(4) contain a notification to the applicant of the availability of a living will/health care
directive designation on the license under section 171.07, subdivision 7; and
(5) include a method for the applicant to:
(i) request a veteran designation on the license under section 171.07, subdivision 15,
and the driving record under section 171.12, subdivision 5a;
(ii) indicate a desire to make an anatomical gift under subdivision 3b, paragraph (e);
(iii) as applicable, designate document retention as provided under section 171.12,
subdivision 3c; deleted text begin and
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(v) indicate the applicant's race and ethnicity.
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(b) Applications must be accompanied by satisfactory evidence demonstrating:
(1) identity, date of birth, and any legal name change if applicable; and
(2) for driver's licenses and Minnesota identification cards that meet all requirements of
the REAL ID Act:
(i) principal residence address in Minnesota, including application for a change of address,
unless the applicant provides a designated address under section 5B.05;
(ii) Social Security number, or related documentation as applicable; and
(iii) lawful status, as defined in Code of Federal Regulations, title 6, section 37.3.
(c) An application for an enhanced driver's license or enhanced identification card must
be accompanied by:
(1) satisfactory evidence demonstrating the applicant's full legal name and United States
citizenship; and
(2) a photographic identity document.
(d) A valid Department of Corrections or Federal Bureau of Prisons identification card
containing the applicant's full name, date of birth, and photograph issued to the applicant
is an acceptable form of proof of identity in an application for an identification card,
instruction permit, or driver's license as a secondary document for purposes of Minnesota
Rules, part 7410.0400, and successor rules.
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This section is effective for all driver's license and identification
card applications submitted on or after January 1, 2023.
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Sec. 5.
Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 219.1651, is amended to read:
219.1651 GRADE CROSSING SAFETY ACCOUNT.
A Minnesota grade crossing safety account is created in the special revenue fund,
consisting of money credited to the account by law. Money in the account is appropriated
to the commissioner of transportation for rail-highway grade crossing safety projects on
public streets and highways, including engineering costsnew text begin and other costs associated with
administration and delivery of grade crossing safety projectsnew text end . At the discretion of the
commissioner of transportation, money in the account at the end of each biennium may
cancel to the trunk highway fund.
Sec. 6.
Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 299A.41, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
Subd. 3.
Killed in the line of duty.
"Killed in the line of duty" does not include deaths
from natural causes, except as provided in this subdivision. In the case of a public safety
officer, killed in the line of duty includes the death of a public safety officer caused by
accidental means while the public safety officer is acting in the course and scope of duties
as a public safety officer. Killed in the line of duty also means if a public safety officer dies
as the direct and proximate result of a heart attack, stroke, or vascular rupture, that officer
shall be presumed to have died as the direct and proximate result of a personal injury
sustained in the line of duty if:
(1) that officer, while on duty:
(i) engaged in a situation, and that engagement involved nonroutine stressful or strenuous
physical law enforcement, fire suppression, rescue, hazardous material response, emergency
medical services, prison security, disaster relief, or other emergency response activity; or
(ii) participated in a training exercise, and that participation involved nonroutine stressful
or strenuous physical activity;
(2) that officer died as a result of a heart attack, stroke, or vascular rupture suffered:
(i) while engaging or participating under clause (1);
(ii) while still on duty after engaging or participating under clause (1); or
(iii) not later than 24 hours after engaging or participating under clause (1); deleted text begin and
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(3) that officer died as a result of a disabling cancer of a type caused by exposure to
heat, radiation, or a known or suspected carcinogen, as defined by the International Agency
for Research on Cancer, and the carcinogen is reasonably linked to the disabling cancer;
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(4) that officer died due to suicide secondary to a diagnosis of post-traumatic stress
disorder as described in the most recently published edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical
Manual of Mental Disorders by the American Psychiatric Association; and
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Sec. 7.
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[299A.88] BODY-WORN CAMERA REIMBURSEMENT.
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For purposes of this section, the following terms have the
meanings given.
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(a) "Body-worn camera" means a device worn by a peace officer that is capable of both
video and audio recording of the officer's activities and interactions with others or collecting
digital multimedia evidence as part of an investigation.
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(b) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of public safety.
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(c) "Peace officer" means a person who is licensed under section 626.84, subdivision 1,
paragraph (c).
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(a) Heads of local law enforcement agencies
who purchase body-worn cameras for the use of peace officer employees may submit an
application to the commissioner for reimbursement of funds spent to purchase the cameras.
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(b) Upon approval of an application for reimbursement, the commissioner must pay the
applicant the lesser of the full purchase price or $1,000.
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(a) Only body-worn cameras on the Minnesota master
contract are eligible for reimbursement. Body-worn cameras are not required to be purchased
off the master contract, but the vendor must be one of the vendors listed on the master
contract.
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(b) Eligibility for reimbursement is limited to body-worn cameras purchased after the
date of enactment of this act.
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(c) The commissioner must give priority to law enforcement agencies that do not currently
have body-worn cameras.
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Sec. 8.
Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 299D.03, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
Subd. 5.
Traffic fines and forfeited bail money.
(a) All fines and forfeited bail money
collected from persons apprehended or arrested by officers of the State Patrol shall be
transmitted by the person or officer collecting the fines, forfeited bail money, or installments
thereof, on or before the tenth day after the last day of the month in which these moneys
were collected, to the commissioner of management and budget. Except where a different
disposition is required in this subdivision or section 387.213, or otherwise provided by law,
three-eighths of these receipts must be deposited in the state treasury and credited to the
state general fund. The other five-eighths of these receipts must be deposited in the state
treasury and credited as follows: (1) the first deleted text begin $1,000,000deleted text end new text begin $2,500,000new text end in each fiscal year must
be credited to the Minnesota grade crossing safety account in the special revenue fund, and
(2) remaining receipts must be credited to the state trunk highway fund. If, however, the
violation occurs within a municipality and the city attorney prosecutes the offense, and a
plea of not guilty is entered, one-third of the receipts shall be deposited in the state treasury
and credited to the state general fund, one-third of the receipts shall be paid to the
municipality prosecuting the offense, and one-third shall be deposited in the state treasury
and credited to the Minnesota grade crossing safety account or the state trunk highway fund
as provided in this paragraph. When section 387.213 also is applicable to the fine, section
387.213 shall be applied before this paragraph is applied. All costs of participation in a
nationwide police communication system chargeable to the state of Minnesota shall be paid
from appropriations for that purpose.
(b) All fines and forfeited bail money from violations of statutes governing the maximum
weight of motor vehicles, collected from persons apprehended or arrested by employees of
the state of Minnesota, by means of stationary or portable scales operated by these employees,
shall be transmitted by the person or officer collecting the fines or forfeited bail money, on
or before the tenth day after the last day of the month in which the collections were made,
to the commissioner of management and budget. Five-eighths of these receipts shall be
deposited in the state treasury and credited to the state highway user tax distribution fund.
Three-eighths of these receipts shall be deposited in the state treasury and credited to the
state general fund.
Sec. 9.
Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 299F.60, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1.
Money penalty.
Any person who violates any provision of sections
299F.56 to 299F.641, or any rule issued thereunder, is subject to a civil penalty to be imposed
by the commissioner not to exceed deleted text begin $100,000 for each violation for each day that the violation
persists, except that the maximum civil penalty must not exceed $1,000,000 for any related
series of violationsdeleted text end new text begin the maximum penalties listed in Code of Federal Regulations, title 49,
part 190new text end .
Sec. 10.
Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 299J.16, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1.
Civil penalty.
(a) A pipeline operator who violates section 299J.07,
subdivision 1, or 299J.15, or the rules of the commissioner implementing those sections,
shall forfeit and pay to the state a civil penalty in an amount to be determined by the court,
up to deleted text begin $100,000 for each day that the operator remains in violation, subject to a maximum
of $1,000,000 for a related series of violationsdeleted text end new text begin the maximum penalties listed in Code of
Federal Regulations, title 49, part 190new text end .
(b) The penalty provided under this subdivision may be recovered by an action brought
by the attorney general at the request of the commissioner, in the name of the state, in
connection with an action to recover expenses of the director under section 299J.13,
subdivision 4:
(1) in the District Court of Ramsey County; or
(2) in the county of the defendant's residence.