Minnesota Legislature
SF 807
1st Engrossment - 86th Legislature (2009 - 2010) Posted on 02/09/2010 02:16am
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A bill for an act
relating to transportation; modifying transportation goals; providing for reduction
of vehicle miles traveled and greenhouse gas emissions; amending Minnesota
Statutes 2008, sections 174.01, subdivisions 1, 2; 174.02, subdivision 1a;
proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 174.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1.
Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 174.01, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1.
Department created.
In order to provide deleted text begin a balanceddeleted text end new text begin an integratednew text end
transportation systemdeleted text begin , includingdeleted text end new text begin ofnew text end aeronautics, highways, motor carriers, ports, public
transit, railroads, and pipelinesnew text begin , and including facilities for walking and bicyclingnew text end , a
Department of Transportation is created. The department is the principal agency of the
state for development, implementation, administration, consolidation, and coordination of
state transportation policies, plans, and programs.
Sec. 2.
Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 174.01, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Subd. 2.
Transportation goals.
The goals of the state transportation system are
as follows:
(1) to deleted text begin provide safe transportationdeleted text end new text begin minimize fatalities and injuriesnew text end fornew text begin transportationnew text end
users throughout the state;
(2) to provide multimodal and intermodal transportation deleted text begin that enhances mobility and
economic development and provides access to all persons and businesses in Minnesota
while ensuring that there is nodeleted text end new text begin facilities and services to increase access for all persons and
businesses and to ensure economic well-being and quality of life withoutnew text end undue burden
placed on any community;
(3) to provide a reasonable travel time for commuters;
(4) tonew text begin enhance economic development andnew text end provide for the economical, efficient, and
safe movement of goods to and from markets by rail, highway, and waterway;
(5) to encourage tourism by providing appropriate transportation to Minnesota
facilities designed to attract touristsnew text begin and to enhance the appeal, through transportation
investments, of tourist destinations across the statenew text end ;
(6) to provide transit services deleted text begin throughoutdeleted text end new text begin to all counties innew text end the state to meet the
needs of transit users;
(7) to promote deleted text begin productivitydeleted text end new text begin accountabilitynew text end through deleted text begin systemdeleted text end new text begin systematicnew text end managementnew text begin
of system performancenew text end andnew text begin productivity throughnew text end the utilization of technological
advancements;
(8) to maximize the long-term benefits received for each state transportation
investment;
(9) to providenew text begin for and prioritizenew text end funding deleted text begin fordeleted text end new text begin ofnew text end transportationnew text begin investmentsnew text end thatdeleted text begin , at a
minimum, preserves the transportation infrastructuredeleted text end new text begin ensures that the state's transportation
infrastructure is maintained in a state of good repairnew text end ;
(10) to ensure that the planning and implementation of all modes of transportation
are consistent with the environmental and energy goals of the state;
(11) to promote and increase the use of high-occupancy vehicles and low-emission
vehicles;
(12) to provide an air transportation system sufficient to encourage economic growth
and allow all regions of the state the ability to participate in the global economy;
(13) to increase deleted text begin transitdeleted text end usenew text begin of transit as a percentage of all tripsnew text end statewide by giving
highest priority to the transportation modes with the greatest people-moving capacity and
lowest long-term economic and environmental cost;
(14) to promote and increase bicyclingnew text begin and walking as a percentage of all tripsnew text end as deleted text begin andeleted text end
energy-efficient, nonpolluting, and deleted text begin healthful formdeleted text end new text begin healthy formsnew text end of transportation;
(15) to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the state's transportation sector; and
(16) to accomplish these goals with minimal impact on the environment.
Sec. 3.
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[174.015] REDUCING VEHICLE MILES DRIVEN.
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new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end
new text begin Definition. new text end
new text begin
"Per capita vehicle miles driven" means nonfreight motor
vehicle miles traveled per person per calendar year.
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new text begin Subd. 2. new text end
new text begin Reduction goal. new text end
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In order to help achieve an overall reduction in
greenhouse gas emissions in Minnesota, the commissioner of transportation shall
implement, and facilitate the implementation by other public and private entities, policies
that will have the goal of achieving by 2025 at least a 15 percent reduction from 2005
levels of per capita vehicle miles driven. The implemented policies shall not mandate that
persons within the meaning of section 645.44 reduce their vehicle miles traveled.
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Sec. 4.
Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 174.02, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:
Subd. 1a.
Mission; efficiency; legislative report, recommendations.
It is part
of the department's mission that within the department's resources the commissioner
shall endeavor to:
(1) prevent the waste or unnecessary spending of public money;
(2) use innovative fiscal and human resource practices to manage the state's
resources and operate the department as efficiently as possible;
(3) minimize the degradation of air deleted text begin anddeleted text end new text begin ,new text end water qualitynew text begin , and the climate including
reduction in greenhouse gas emissionsnew text end ;
(4) coordinate the department's activities wherever appropriate with the activities
of other governmental agencies;
(5) use technology where appropriate to increase agency productivity, improve
customer service, increase public access to information about government, and increase
public participation in the business of government;
(6) utilize constructive and cooperative labor-management practices to the extent
otherwise required by chapters 43A and 179A;
(7) report to the legislature on the performance of agency operations and the
accomplishment of agency goals in the agency's biennial budget according to section
16A.10, subdivision 1; and
(8) recommend to the legislature appropriate changes in law necessary to carry out
the mission and improve the performance of the department.