SF 957

as introduced - 92nd Legislature (2021 - 2022) Posted on 08/04/2021 09:44am

A bill for an act
relating to transportation; establishing the governor's budget for transportation and
public safety activities; modifying various provisions governing transportation
and public safety policy and finance; appropriating money; amending Minnesota
Statutes 2020, sections 16A.88, subdivision 1a; 161.23, subdivisions 2, 2a; 161.44,
subdivisions 6a, 6b; 168.013, subdivision 1m; 168.12, subdivisions 1, 5; 168.183;
168.327, subdivision 6, by adding subdivisions; 169.035, subdivision 3; 169.18,
subdivision 10; 169.522, subdivision 1; 169.58, by adding a subdivision; 171.29,
subdivision 2; 219.015, subdivisions 1, 2; 219.1651; 299D.03, subdivision 5;
360.012, by adding a subdivision; 360.013, by adding subdivisions; 360.55, by
adding a subdivision; 360.59, subdivision 10; 473.39, by adding a subdivision;
609.855, subdivisions 1, 7, by adding a subdivision; Laws 2012, chapter 287,
article 3, section 4; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters
345; 473; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 168.327, subdivision 5;
169.09, subdivision 7.

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

ARTICLE 1

TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC SAFETY APPROPRIATIONS

Section 1. TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS.

The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated 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.
Amounts for "Total Appropriation" and sums shown in the corresponding columns marked
"Appropriations by Fund" are summary only and do not have legal effect. The figures "2022"
and "2023" used in this article mean that the appropriations listed under them are available
for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, or June 30, 2023, respectively. "The first year" is
fiscal year 2022. "The second year" is fiscal year 2023. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2022
and 2023. "C.S.A.H." is the county state-aid highway fund. "M.S.A.S." is the municipal
state-aid street fund. "H.U.T.D." is the highway user tax distribution fund.

			APPROPRIATIONS
			Available for the Year
			Ending June 30
				2022		2023

Sec. 2. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Subdivision 1. Total Appropriation

$

3,152,187,000

$

3,167,956,000

Appropriations by Fund
	2022	2023
General	19,421,000	19,465,000
Airports	25,360,000	25,368,000
C.S.A.H.	847,944,000	865,480,000
M.S.A.S.	212,480,000	216,993,000
Trunk Highway	2,046,982,000	2,040,650,000

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.

Subd. 2. Multimodal Systems

(a) Aeronautics

(1) Airport Development and Assistance

18,598,000

18,598,000

This appropriation is from the state airports
fund and must be spent according to
Minnesota Statutes, section 360.305,
subdivision 4.

Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
16A.28, subdivision 6, this appropriation is
available for five years after appropriation. If
the appropriation for either year is insufficient,
the appropriation for the other year is available
for it.

If the commissioner of transportation
determines that a balance remains in the state
airports fund following the appropriations
made in this article and that the appropriations
made are insufficient for advancing airport
development and assistance projects, an
amount necessary to advance the projects, not
to exceed the balance in the state airports fund,
is appropriated in each year to the
commissioner and must be spent according to
Minnesota Statutes, section 360.305,
subdivision 4. Within two weeks of a
determination under this contingent
appropriation, the commissioner of
transportation must notify the commissioner
of management and budget and the chairs and
ranking minority members of the legislative
committees with jurisdiction over
transportation finance concerning funds
appropriated. Funds appropriated under this
contingent appropriation do not adjust the base
appropriation for fiscal years 2024 and 2025.

(2) Aviation Support Services

8,332,000

8,340,000

Appropriations by Fund
	2022	2023
Airports	6,682,000	6,690,000
Trunk Highway	1,650,000	1,650,000

(3) Civil Air Patrol

80,000

80,000

This appropriation is from the state airports
fund for the Civil Air Patrol.

(b) Transit and Active Transportation

18,201,000

18,201,000

Appropriations by Fund
	2022	2023
General	17,249,000	17,249,000
Trunk Highway	952,000	952,000

(c) Safe Routes to School

500,000

500,000

This appropriation is from the general fund
for the safe routes to school program under
Minnesota Statutes, section 174.40.

(d) Freight and Rail Safety

7,492,000

7,536,000

Appropriations by Fund
	2022	2023
General	1,614,000	1,658,000
Trunk Highway	5,878,000	5,878,000

Subd. 3. State Roads

(a) Operations and Maintenance

371,325,000

369,831,000

The base appropriation is $367,701,000 in
fiscal year 2024 and $367,701,000 in fiscal
year 2025.

(b) Program Planning and Delivery

(1) Planning and Research

31,190,000

31,190,000

If a balance remains of this appropriation, the
commissioner may transfer up to that amount
for program delivery under clause (2).

$130,000 in each year is available for
administrative costs of the targeted group
business program.

$266,000 in each year is available for grants
to metropolitan planning organizations outside
the seven-county metropolitan area.

$900,000 in each year is available for grants
for transportation studies outside the
metropolitan area to identify critical concerns,
problems, and issues. These grants are
available: (1) to regional development
commissions; (2) in regions where no regional
development commission is functioning, to
joint powers boards established under
agreement of two or more political
subdivisions in the region to exercise the
planning functions of a regional development
commission; and (3) in regions where no
regional development commission or joint
powers board is functioning, to the Department
of Transportation district office for that region.

(2) Program Delivery

233,378,000

233,378,000

This appropriation includes use of consultants
to support development and management of
projects.

$1,000,000 in each year is available for
management of contaminated and regulated
material on property owned by the Department
of Transportation, including mitigation of
property conveyances, facility acquisition or
expansion, chemical release at maintenance
facilities, and spills on the trunk highway
system where there is no known responsible
party. If the appropriation for either year is
insufficient, the appropriation for the other
year is available for it.

(c) State Road Construction

1,041,282,000

1,002,282,000

This appropriation is for the actual
construction, reconstruction, and improvement
of trunk highways, including design-build
contracts, internal department costs associated
with delivering the construction program,
consultant usage to support these activities,
and the cost of actual payments to landowners
for lands acquired for highway rights-of-way,
payment to lessees, interest subsidies, and
relocation expenses.

The commissioner of transportation must
notify the chairs and ranking minority
members of the legislative committees with
jurisdiction over transportation finance of any
significant events that should cause the
estimate of federal aid to change.

This appropriation includes federal highway
aid.

The commissioner may expend up to one-half
of one percent of the federal appropriations
under this paragraph as grants to opportunity
industrialization centers and other nonprofit
job training centers for job training programs
related to highway construction.

The commissioner may transfer up to
$15,000,000 each year to the transportation
revolving loan fund.

The commissioner may receive money
covering other shares of the cost of partnership
projects. These receipts are appropriated to
the commissioner for these projects.

The base appropriation is $944,282,000 in
fiscal year 2024 and $944,282,000 in fiscal
year 2025.

(d) Corridors of Commerce

25,000,000

25,000,000

This appropriation is for the corridors of
commerce program under Minnesota Statutes,
section 161.088. The commissioner may use
up to 17 percent of the amount each year for
program delivery.

(e) Highway Debt Service

225,773,000

259,735,000

$222,773,000 in fiscal year 2022 and
$256,735,000 in fiscal year 2023 are for
transfer to the state bond fund. If this
appropriation is insufficient to make all
transfers required in the year for which it is
made, the commissioner of management and
budget must transfer the deficiency amount
under the statutory open appropriation and
notify the chairs, ranking minority members,
and staff of the legislative committees with
jurisdiction over transportation finance and
the chairs of the senate Finance Committee
and the house of representatives Ways and
Means Committee of the amount of the
deficiency. Any excess appropriation cancels
to the trunk highway fund.

(f) Statewide Radio Communications

6,239,000

6,239,000

Appropriations by Fund
	2022	2023
General	3,000	3,000
Trunk Highway	6,236,000	6,236,000

$3,000 in each year is from the general fund
to equip and operate the Roosevelt signal
tower for Lake of the Woods weather
broadcasting.

Subd. 4. Local Roads

(a) County State-Aid Roads

847,944,000

865,480,000

This appropriation is from the county state-aid
highway fund under Minnesota Statutes,
section 161.081, and Minnesota Statutes,
chapter 162, and is available until June 30,
2031.

If the commissioner of transportation
determines that a balance remains in the
county state-aid highway fund following the
appropriations and transfers made in this
paragraph and that the appropriations made
are insufficient for advancing county state-aid
highway projects, an amount necessary to
advance the projects, not to exceed the balance
in the county state-aid highway fund, is
appropriated in each year to the commissioner.
Within two weeks of a determination under
this contingent appropriation, the
commissioner of transportation must notify
the commissioner of management and budget
and the chairs, ranking minority members, and
staff of the legislative committees with
jurisdiction over transportation finance
concerning funds appropriated. The
commissioner must identify in the next budget
submission to the legislature under Minnesota
Statutes, section 16A.11, any amount that is
appropriated under this paragraph.

(b) Municipal State-Aid Roads

212,480,000

216,993,000

This appropriation is from the municipal
state-aid street fund under Minnesota Statutes,
chapter 162, and is available until June 30,
2031.

If the commissioner of transportation
determines that a balance remains in the
municipal state-aid street fund following the
appropriations and transfers made in this
paragraph and that the appropriations made
are insufficient for advancing municipal
state-aid street projects, an amount necessary
to advance the projects, not to exceed the
balance in the municipal state-aid street fund,
is appropriated in each year to the
commissioner. Within two weeks of a
determination under this contingent
appropriation, the commissioner of
transportation must notify the commissioner
of management and budget and the chairs,
ranking minority members, and staff of the
legislative committees with jurisdiction over
transportation finance concerning funds
appropriated. The commissioner must identify
in the next budget submission to the legislature
under Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.11, any
amount that is appropriated under this
paragraph.

Subd. 5. Agency Management

(a) Agency Services

63,499,000

63,499,000

(b) Buildings

40,274,000

40,474,000

Appropriations by Fund
	2022	2023
General	55,000	55,000
Trunk Highway	40,219,000	40,419,000

Any money appropriated to the commissioner
of transportation for building construction for
any fiscal year before the first year is available
to the commissioner during the biennium to
the extent that the commissioner spends the
money on the building construction projects
for which the money was originally
encumbered during the fiscal year for which
it was appropriated. If the appropriation for
either year is insufficient, the appropriation
for the other year is available for it.

(c) Tort Claims

600,000

600,000

If the appropriation for either year is
insufficient, the appropriation for the other
year is available for it.

Subd. 6. Transfers

(a) With the approval of the commissioner of
management and budget, the commissioner
of transportation may transfer unencumbered
balances among the appropriations from the
trunk highway fund and the state airports fund
made in this section. Transfers under this
paragraph must not be made: (1) between
funds; (2) from the appropriations for state
road construction or debt service; or (3) from
the appropriations for operations and
maintenance or program delivery, except for
a transfer to state road construction or debt
service.

(b) The commissioner of transportation must
immediately report transfers under paragraph
(a) to the chairs, ranking minority members,
and staff of the legislative committees with
jurisdiction over transportation finance. The
authority for the commissioner of
transportation to make transfers under
Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.285, is
superseded by the authority and requirements
under this paragraph.

(c) The commissioner shall transfer from the
flexible highway account in the county
state-aid highway fund: (1) $10,000,000 in
fiscal year 2022 to the trunk highway fund;
(2) $5,000,000 in fiscal year 2022 to the
municipal turnback account in the municipal
state-aid street fund; and (3) the remainder in
fiscal year 2022 to the county turnback
account in the county state-aid highway fund.
The funds transferred are for highway
turnback purposes as provided under
Minnesota Statutes, section 161.081,
subdivision 3.

Subd. 7. Previous State Road Construction Appropriations

Any money appropriated to the commissioner
of transportation for state road construction
for any fiscal year before the first year is
available to the commissioner during the
biennium to the extent that the commissioner
spends the money on the state road
construction project for which the money was
originally encumbered during the fiscal year
for which it was appropriated.

Subd. 8. Contingent Appropriations

The commissioner of transportation, with the
approval of the governor and the written
approval of at least five members of a group
consisting of the members of the Legislative
Advisory Commission under Minnesota
Statutes, section 3.30, and the ranking minority
members of the legislative committees with
jurisdiction over transportation finance, may
transfer all or part of the unappropriated
balance in the trunk highway fund to an
appropriation: (1) for trunk highway design,
construction, or inspection in order to take
advantage of an unanticipated receipt of
income to the trunk highway fund or to take
advantage of federal advanced construction
funding; (2) for trunk highway maintenance
in order to meet an emergency; or (3) to pay
tort or environmental claims. Nothing in this
subdivision authorizes the commissioner to
increase the use of federal advanced
construction funding beyond amounts
specifically authorized. Any transfer as a result
of the use of federal advanced construction
funding must include an analysis of the effects
on the long-term trunk highway fund balance.
The amount transferred is appropriated for the
purpose of the account to which it is
transferred.

Sec. 3. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL

Subdivision 1. Total Appropriation

$

89,070,000

$

88,630,000

The amounts that may be spent for each
purpose are specified in the following
subdivisions.

Subd. 2. Transit

32,654,000

32,654,000

This appropriation is for transit system
operations under Minnesota Statutes, sections
473.371 to 473.449.

Subd. 3. Metro Mobility

56,416,000

55,976,000

This appropriation is for Metro Mobility under
Minnesota Statutes, section 473.386.

Sec. 4. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY

Subdivision 1. Total Appropriation

$

241,000,000

$

229,339,000

Appropriations by Fund
	2022	2023
General	26,571,000	22,668,000
Trunk Highway	132,092,000	131,256,000
H.U.T.D.	1,068,000	1,064,000
Special Revenue	81,269,000	74,351,000

The amounts that may be spent for each
purpose are specified in the following
subdivisions.

Subd. 2. Administration and Related Services

15,435,000

15,472,000

Appropriations by Fund
	2022	2023
General	5,565,000	5,602,000
Trunk Highway	9,851,000	9,851,000
H.U.T.D.	19,000	19,000

(a) Office of Communications

Appropriations by Fund
	2022	2023
General	130,000	130,000
Trunk Highway	445,000	445,000

(b) Public Safety Support

Appropriations by Fund
	2022	2023
General	4,070,000	4,107,000
Trunk Highway	4,491,000	4,491,000

(c) Public Safety Officer Benefits

640,000

640,000

This appropriation is from the general fund
for payment of public safety officer survivor
benefits under Minnesota Statutes, section
299A.44. If the appropriation for either year
is insufficient, the appropriation for the other
year is available for it.

(d) Public Safety Officer Reimbursements

1,367,000

1,367,000

This appropriation is from the general fund
for transfer to the public safety officer's benefit
account. This money is available for
reimbursements under Minnesota Statutes,
section 299A.465.

(e) Soft Body Armor Reimbursements

Appropriations by Fund
	2022	2023
General	645,000	645,000
Trunk Highway	100,000	100,000

These appropriations are for soft body armor
reimbursements under Minnesota Statutes,
section 299A.38.

(f) Technology and Support Service

Appropriations by Fund
	2022	2023
General	1,365,000	1,365,000
H.U.T.D.	19,000	19,000
Trunk Highway	4,915,000	4,915,000

Subd. 3. State Patrol

143,327,000

138,544,000

Appropriations by Fund
	2022	2023
General	20,531,000	16,588,000
Trunk Highway	121,747,000	120,911,000
H.U.T.D.	1,049,000	1,045,000

(a) Patrolling Highways

112,285,000

111,583,000

Appropriations by Fund
	2022	2023
General	37,000	37,000
Trunk Highway	111,199,000	110,497,000
H.U.T.D.	1,049,000	1,045,000

$957,000 in fiscal year 2022 and $953,000 in
fiscal year 2023 are appropriated from the
highway user tax distribution fund to the
vehicle crimes unit to investigate:

(1) registration tax and motor vehicle sales tax
liabilities from individuals and businesses that
currently do not pay all taxes owed; and

(2) illegal or improper activity related to the
sale, transfer, titling, and registration of motor
vehicles.

(b) Commercial Vehicle Enforcement

10,548,000

10,414,000

This appropriation is from the trunk highway
fund.

(c) Capitol Security

20,494,000

16,551,000

This appropriation is from the general fund.

The commissioner must not (1) spend any
money from the trunk highway fund for
capitol security, or (2) permanently transfer
any state trooper from the patrolling highways
activity to capitol security.

Subd. 4. Driver and Vehicle Services

79,826,000

72,908,000

Appropriations by Fund
	2022	2023
Special Revenue	79,826,000	72,908,000

(a) Vehicle Services

37,009,000

35,518,000

This appropriation is from the vehicle services
operating account in the special revenue fund
under Minnesota Statutes, section 299A.705,
subdivision 1.

(b) Driver Services

40,417,000

37,390,000

This appropriation is from the driver services
operating account in the special revenue fund
under Minnesota Statutes, section 299A.705,
subdivision 2. The base is $37,214,000 in
fiscal year 2024 and $37,214,000 in fiscal year
2025.

(c) Temporary Staffing

2,400,000

-0-

$2,400,000 in fiscal year 2022 is appropriated
from the vehicle services operating account
in the special revenue fund for staff and
operating costs to hire temporary or contract
employees to process and issue drivers'
licenses and Minnesota identification cards.
This appropriation must not be spent for
permanent state employees. This is a onetime
appropriation.

Subd. 5. Traffic Safety

969,000

972,000

Appropriations by Fund
	2022	2023
General	475,000	478,000
Trunk Highway	494,000	494,000

The appropriation from the general fund each
year is for maintenance of the crash record
system.

Subd. 6. Pipeline Safety

1,443,000

1,443,000

This appropriation is from the pipeline safety
account in the special revenue fund.

ARTICLE 2

TRANSPORTATION POLICY AND FINANCE

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 16A.88, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:

Subd. 1a.

Greater Minnesota transit account.

The greater Minnesota transit account
is established within the transit assistance fund in the state treasury. Money in the account
is annually appropriated to the commissioner of transportation for assistance to transit
systems outside the metropolitan area under section 174.24. The commissioner may use up
to $408,000 in fiscal year 2008 and $416,000 in fiscal year 2009 and thereafter two percent
of the available revenues in the fund each fiscal year for administration of the transit program.
The commissioner shall use the account for transit operations as provided in section 174.24
and related program administration.

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 161.23, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Conveyance of excess.

(a) On acquiring real estate in excess of what is needed
for trunk highway purposes as authorized in subdivision 1, the commissioner of transportation
shall, within one year after the completion of the construction, reconstruction, or improvement
of the highway for which a portion of the real estate was needed and required, convey and
quitclaim the excess real estate.

(b) The excess real estate may be sold and conveyed to the owner of the land abutting
upon the excess real estate in the same manner and under the same terms provided under
section 161.44, subdivision 2, or to the highest responsible bidder, after receipt of sealed
bids following mailed notice to adjacent landowners and published notice of the sale for
three successive weeks in a newspaper or trade journal of general circulation in the territory
from which bids are likely to be received. All bids may be rejected and new bids received
upon like advertisement.

(c) If the lands remain unsold after being offered for sale, the commissioner may offer
the remaining lands to any person who agrees to pay the minimum bid established for the
public sale. The sale must continue until all eligible lands have been sold or the commissioner
withdraws the remaining lands from the sale. The lands to be sold must be listed on the
department's unsold property inventory list.

(d) The deed may contain restrictive clauses limiting the use of such real estate in the
interests of safety and convenient public travel when the commissioner finds that the
restrictions are reasonably necessary.

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 161.23, subdivision 2a, is amended to read:

Subd. 2a.

Services of licensed real estate broker.

If the lands remain unsold after being
offered for sale to the highest bidder, the commissioner may retain the services of a licensed
real estate broker to find a buyer. The sale price may be negotiated by the broker, but must
not be less than 90 80 percent of the appraised market value as determined by the
commissioner. The broker's fee must be established by prior agreement between the
commissioner and the broker, and must not exceed ten percent of the sale price for sales of
$10,000 or more. The broker's fee must be paid to the broker from the proceeds of the sale.

Sec. 4.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 161.44, subdivision 6a, is amended to read:

Subd. 6a.

Services of licensed real estate broker.

If the lands are withdrawn from sale
under subdivision 6b, the commissioner may retain the services of a licensed real estate
broker to find a buyer. The sale price may be negotiated by the broker, but must not be less
than 90 80 percent of the appraised market value as determined by the commissioner. The
broker's fee must be established by prior agreement between the commissioner and the
broker, and must not exceed ten percent of the sale price for sales of $10,000 or more. The
broker's fee must be paid to the broker from the proceeds of the sale.

Sec. 5.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 161.44, subdivision 6b, is amended to read:

Subd. 6b.

Unsold lands.

If lands remain unsold after being offered for sale to the highest
bidder, the commissioner may offer the remaining lands to any person who agrees to pay
at least 80 percent of the minimum bid established for the public sale. Any offers less than
100 percent of the minimum bid must be approved by the commissioner prior to a sale. The
sale must continue until all eligible lands have been sold or the commissioner withdraws
the remaining lands from sale. The lands to be sold must be listed on the department's Unsold
Property Inventory list.

Sec. 6.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 168.013, subdivision 1m, is amended to read:

Subd. 1m.

Electric vehicle.

In addition to the tax under subdivision 1a, a surcharge of
$75 is imposed for an all-electric vehicle, as defined in section 169.011, subdivision 1a.
Notwithstanding subdivision 8, revenue from the fee imposed under this subdivision must
be deposited in the highway user tax distribution fund. Half of the total annual revenue from
the surcharge, not to exceed $1,000,000, is appropriated to the commissioner of transportation
to provide grants or other financial assistance for electric vehicle charging infrastructure
and costs associated with administration and delivery of electric vehicle charging
infrastructure.

Sec. 7.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 169.035, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3.

Transportation by animal.

Every A person riding an animal or driving any
animal drawing a operating an animal-drawn vehicle upon a roadway shall be is subject to
the provisions of this chapter applicable to the driver of a vehicle, except those provisions
which by their nature can have no application. A person operating an animal-drawn vehicle
must comply with sections 169.18, subdivision 10; 169.522; and 169.58, subdivision 6.

Sec. 8.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 169.18, subdivision 10, is amended to read:

Subd. 10.

Slower vehicles.

(a) Upon a roadway with one lane in the direction of travel,
a person proceeding at a speed that is sufficiently low as to create a traffic hazard, including
when operating an animal-drawn vehicle upon a roadway or shoulder of a roadway, must
operate the vehicle as close as practicable to the right-hand curb or edge of the roadway.

(b) Upon a roadway with more than one lane in the same direction of travel, a person
must move out of the left-most lane to allow another vehicle to pass, when practicable under
existing conditions. A left-most lane under this paragraph is the lane adjacent to one
designated and posted for a specific type of traffic, including as provided under section
160.93. This paragraph does not apply when:

(1) overtaking and passing another vehicle proceeding in the same direction;

(2) preparing for a left turn at an intersection or into a private road or driveway;

(3) preparing to exit a controlled-access highway on the left side of the road;

(4) the lane is designated and posted for a specific type of traffic; or

(5) the vehicle is an authorized emergency vehicle.

Sec. 9.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 169.522, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Displaying emblem; rules.

(a) All animal-drawn vehicles, motorized
golf carts when operated on designated roadways pursuant to section 169.045, implements
of husbandry, and other machinery, including all road construction machinery, which are
designed for operation at a speed of 30 miles per hour or less, must display a triangular
slow-moving vehicle emblem, except (1) when being used in actual construction and
maintenance work and traveling within the limits of a construction area marked in accordance
with the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, as set forth in section 169.06, or (2)
for a towed implement of husbandry that is empty and that is not self-propelled, in which
case it may be towed at lawful speeds greater than 30 miles per hour without removing the
slow-moving vehicle emblem. The emblem must consist of a fluorescent or illuminated
red-orange triangle with a dark red reflective border and be mounted so as to be visible from
a distance of not less than 600 feet to the rear. When a primary power unit towing an
implement of husbandry or other machinery displays a slow-moving vehicle emblem visible
from a distance of 600 feet to the rear, it is not necessary to display a similar emblem on
the secondary unit. All slow-moving vehicle emblems sold in this state must be so designed
that when properly mounted they are visible from a distance of not less than 600 feet to the
rear when directly in front of lawful lower beam of headlamps on a motor vehicle. The
commissioner of public safety shall adopt standards and specifications for the design and
position of mounting the slow-moving vehicle emblem. Such standards and specifications
must be adopted by rule in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act.

(b) An alternate slow-moving vehicle emblem consisting of a dull black triangle with a
white reflective border may be used after obtaining a permit from the commissioner under
rules of the commissioner. A person with a permit to use an alternate slow-moving vehicle
emblem must:

(1) carry in the vehicle a regular slow-moving vehicle emblem and display the emblem
when operating a vehicle between sunset and sunrise, and at any other time when visibility
is impaired by weather, smoke, fog, or other conditions; and

(2) permanently affix to the rear of the slow-moving vehicle at least 72 square inches
of reflective tape that reflects the color red.

(c) In addition to the emblem requirement under this subdivision, an animal-drawn
vehicle must comply with section 169.58, subdivision 6.

Sec. 10.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 169.58, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:

Subd. 6.

Animal-drawn vehicles.

(a) An animal-drawn vehicle must be equipped with
an identification lamp or lamps that indicate the vehicle's presence and are visible from a
distance of at least 500 feet from both the front and the rear. The lighting requirement under
this subdivision may be met using a lamp powered by energy generated from the vehicle's
movement.

(b) This subdivision does not apply to an animal-drawn vehicle that: (1) operates
exclusively between the hours of sunrise and sunset and never during periods of reduced
visibility, inclement weather, or insufficient light; or (2) never operates on a public roadway.

Sec. 11.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 219.015, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Positions Program established; inspector powers and duties.

(a) The
commissioner of transportation shall must establish three a state rail safety inspector positions
in the Office of Freight and Commercial Vehicle Operations of the Minnesota Department
of Transportation. On or after July 1, 2015, the commissioner may establish a fourth state
rail safety inspector position following consultation with railroad companies inspection
program that may include state rail safety inspectors and supervision as determined by the
commissioner. The commissioner shall apply to and enter into agreements with the Federal
Railroad Administration (FRA) of the United States Department of Transportation to
participate in the federal State Rail Safety Participation Program for training and certification
of an inspector to train and certify inspectors under authority of United States Code, title
49, sections 20103, 20105, 20106, and 20113, and Code of Federal Regulations, title 49,
part 212.

(b) A state rail safety inspector shall may:

(1) inspect mainline track, secondary track, and yard and industry track;

(2) inspect railroad right-of-way, including adjacent or intersecting drainage, culverts,
bridges, overhead structures, and traffic and other public crossings;

(3) inspect yards and physical plants;

(4) inspect train equipment;

(5) inspect railroad operations;

(6) inspect railroad-highway grade crossings;

(7) inspect railroad signal and train control systems;

(8) review and enforce safety requirements;

(9) review maintenance and repair records; and

(10) review railroad security measures.

(c) A state rail safety inspector may perform, but is not limited to, the duties described
in the federal State Rail Safety Participation Program. An inspector may train, be certified,
and participate in any of the federal State Rail Safety Participation Program disciplines,
including: track, signal and train control, motive power and equipment, operating practices
compliance, hazardous materials, and highway-rail grade crossings.

(d) To the extent delegated by the Federal Railroad Administration and authorized by
the commissioner, an inspector may issue citations for violations of this chapter, or to ensure
railroad employee and public safety and welfare.

Sec. 12.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 219.015, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Railroad company assessment; account; appropriation.

(a) As provided in
this subdivision, the commissioner shall annually assess railroad companies that are (1)
defined as common carriers under section 218.011; (2) classified by federal law or regulation
as Class I Railroads, Class I Rail Carriers, Class II Railroads, or Class II Carriers; and (3)
operating in this state.

(b) The assessment must be by a division of calculated to allocate state rail safety
inspector inspection program costs in equal proportion between proportionally among
carriers based on route miles operated in Minnesota, assessed in equal amounts for 365 days
of the calendar year at the time of assessment. The commissioner shall assess must include
in the assessment calculation all start-up or re-establishment costs, all related costs of
initiating the state rail safety inspector inspection program costs to support up to six rail
safety inspector positions, including but not limited to salary, administration, supervision,
travel, equipment, training, and ongoing state rail inspector duties.

(c) The assessments collected under this subdivision must be deposited in a special
account in the special revenue fund, to be known as the state rail safety inspection account,
which is established in the special revenue fund. The account consists of funds provided by
this subdivision and any other money donated, allotted, transferred, or otherwise provided
to the account. Money in the account is appropriated to the commissioner for the
establishment and ongoing responsibilities of to administer the state rail safety inspector
inspection program.

Sec. 13.

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 costs and other costs associated with
administration and delivery of grade crossing safety projects. 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. 14.

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 $1,000,000 $2,500,000 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. 15.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 360.012, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:

Subd. 1a.

Ordinances of political subdivisions.

A political subdivision must: (1) allow
the commissioner to review a proposed ordinance affecting the operation of an unmanned
aircraft; and (2) notify the commissioner whenever the political subdivision adopts an
ordinance affecting the operation of unmanned aircraft.

Sec. 16.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 360.013, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:

Subd. 57a.

Small unmanned aircraft.

"Small unmanned aircraft" means an aircraft, as
defined in subdivision 37, that weighs less than 55 pounds and is operated without the
possibility of human intervention from within or on the aircraft.

Sec. 17.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 360.013, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:

Subd. 57b.

Small unmanned aircraft system.

"Small unmanned aircraft system" means
a small unmanned aircraft and all of its associated elements, including components and
communication links, that are required to control and operate the aircraft.

Sec. 18.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 360.55, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:

Subd. 9.

Small unmanned aircraft systems.

(a) Any small unmanned aircraft system
in which the unmanned aircraft weighs less than 55 pounds at takeoff, including payload
and anything affixed to the aircraft, either:

(1) must be registered in the state for an annual fee of $25; or

(2) is not subject to registration or an annual fee if the unmanned aircraft system is owned
and operated solely for recreational purposes.

(b) An unmanned aircraft system that meets the requirements under paragraph (a) is
exempt from aircraft registration tax under sections 360.511 to 360.67.

Sec. 19.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 360.59, subdivision 10, is amended to read:

Subd. 10.

Certificate of insurance.

(a) Every owner of aircraft in this state when applying
for registration, reregistration, or transfer of ownership shall supply any information the
commissioner reasonably requires to determine that the aircraft during the period of its
contemplated operation is covered by an insurance policy with limits of not less than
$100,000 per passenger seat liability both for passenger bodily injury or death and for
property damage; not less than $100,000 for bodily injury or death to each nonpassenger
in any one accident; and not less than $300,000 per occurrence for bodily injury or death
to nonpassengers in any one accident. The insurance must comply with section 60A.081,
unless that section is inapplicable under section 60A.081, subdivision 3.

The information supplied to the commissioner must include but is not limited to the
name and address of the owner, the period of contemplated use or operation, if any, and, if
insurance coverage is then presently required, the name of the insurer, the insurance policy
number, the term of the coverage, policy limits, and any other data the commissioner requires.
No certificate of registration shall be issued pursuant to subdivision 3 in the absence of the
information required by this subdivision.

(b) In the event of cancellation of aircraft insurance by the insurer, the insurer shall
notify the Department of Transportation at least ten days prior to the date on which the
insurance coverage is to be terminated. Unless proof of a new policy of insurance is filed
with the department meeting the requirements of this subdivision during the period of the
aircraft's contemplated use or operation, the registration certificate for the aircraft shall be
revoked forthwith.

(c) Nothing in this subdivision shall be construed to require an owner of aircraft to
maintain passenger seat liability coverage on aircraft for which an experimental certificate
has been issued by the administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration pursuant to
Code of Federal Regulations, title 14, sections 21.191 to 21.195 and 91.42 91.319,
whereunder persons operating the aircraft are prohibited from carrying passengers in the
aircraft or for an unmanned aircraft. Whenever the aircraft becomes certificated to carry
passengers, passenger seat liability coverage shall be required as provided in this subdivision.

(d) The requirements of this subdivision shall not apply to any aircraft built by the
original manufacturer prior to December 31, 1939, and owned and operated solely as a
collector's item, if the owner files an affidavit with the commissioner. The affidavit shall
state the owner's name and address, the name and address of the person from whom the
aircraft was purchased, the make, year, and model number of the aircraft, the federal aircraft
registration number, the manufacturer's identification number, and that the aircraft is owned
and operated solely as a collector's item and not for general transportation purposes.

(e) A small unmanned aircraft system that meets the requirements of section 360.55,
subdivision 9, is not subject to the requirements under paragraphs (a) and (b). Owners of
small unmanned aircraft systems that meet the requirements of section 360.55, subdivision
9, must, at the time of registration, provide proof of insurability in a form acceptable to the
commissioner. Additionally, such operators must maintain records and proof that each flight
was insured for the limits established in paragraph (a).

Sec. 20.

Laws 2012, chapter 287, article 3, section 4, the effective date, is amended to
read:

EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective the day following final enactment and
expires one year following the acceptance of ten construction manager/general contractor
contracts.

Sec. 21. ANIMAL-DRAWN VEHICLES; SAFETY MANUAL.

(a) The commissioner of public safety, in collaboration with the Department of
Transportation, State Patrol, traffic safety organizations, and other interested parties, must
develop and publish an animal-drawn vehicles safety manual. When developing the manual,
the commissioner must evaluate similar manuals already published by other states.

(b) At a minimum, the safety manual must discuss and provide specific guidance with
respect to:

(1) animal-drawn vehicle courtesy and conduct;

(2) relevant traffic regulations, including traffic signs, traffic signals, pavement markings,
driving rules, and equipment requirements;

(3) an overview of how other vehicles and motorists interact with animal-drawn vehicles
on the roadway;

(4) safety best practices;

(5) travel information; and

(6) any other information the commissioner deems necessary.

(c) The commissioner must publish the manual under this section on or before January
1, 2022.

(d) The manual under this section is not an administrative rule under Minnesota Statutes,
chapter 14, including section 14.386. The commissioner is exempt from provisions of that
chapter with respect to any activities taken under this section.

EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective the day following final enactment.

Sec. 22. APPROPRIATION CANCELLATION; PASSENGER RAIL.

Of the funds appropriated in fiscal year 2021 for passenger rail in Laws 2019, First
Special Session chapter 3, article 1, section 2, subdivision 2, paragraph (d), the commissioner
of transportation must cancel $271,000 to the general fund.

EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective the day following final enactment.

ARTICLE 3

METROPOLITAN COUNCIL POLICY AND FINANCE

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 473.39, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:

Subd. 1w.

Obligations.

In addition to other authority in this section, the council may
issue certificates of indebtedness, bonds, or other obligations under this section in an amount
not exceeding $98,400,000 for capital expenditures as prescribed in the council's transit
capital improvement program and for related costs, including the costs of issuance and sale
of the obligations. Of this authorization, after July 1, 2021, the council may issue certificates
of indebtedness, bonds, or other obligations in an amount not exceeding $48,400,000, and
after July 1, 2022, the council may issue certificates of indebtedness, bonds, or other
obligations in an additional amount not exceeding $50,000,000.

Sec. 2.

[473.4487] COUNTY RESPONSIBILITY FOR GUIDEWAY FUNDING.

(a) Counties shall fund guideways, as defined in section 473.4485, subdivision 1,
including current and future guideways pursuant to the requirements in this section.

(b) A host county or counties must fund:

(1) planning, design, engineering, construction, pre-revenue operations, and other costs
associated with guideway development that exceed federal, state, local government, or other
funds dedicated to the guideway. This requirement pertains to all costs associated with
guideway development, including associated costs not eligible for federal funding;

(2) operating costs of guideway services determined by the service operator to be
necessary to meet reasonable standards for access, safety, and reliability and that exceed
fare revenues and federal, state, local government, or other funds dedicated to the guideway;
and

(3) capital maintenance, replacement, and modernization costs determined by the operator
of guideway services to be necessary to meet reasonable standards for access, safety,
reliability, and upkeep of the guideway and that exceed federal, state, local government, or
other funds dedicated to the guideway.

(c) For purposes of this section, "host county or counties" means those counties where
the guideway is located.

(d) The distribution of costs among host counties must be delineated through a
proportional methodology agreed to by the host counties.

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 609.855, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Unlawfully obtaining services; misdemeanor.

(a) A person is guilty
of a misdemeanor who intentionally obtains or attempts to obtain service for himself, herself,
or another person from a provider of public transit or from a public conveyance by doing
any of the following:

(1) occupies or rides in any public transit vehicle without paying the applicable fare or
otherwise obtaining the consent of the transit provider including:

(i) the use of a reduced fare when a person is not eligible for the fare; or

(ii) the use of a fare medium issued solely for the use of a particular individual by another
individual;

(2) presents a falsified, counterfeit, photocopied, or other deceptively manipulated fare
medium as fare payment or proof of fare payment;

(3) sells, provides, copies, reproduces, or creates any version of any fare medium without
the consent of the transit provider; or

(4) puts or attempts to put any of the following into any fare box, pass reader, ticket
vending machine, or other fare collection equipment of a transit provider:

(i) papers, articles, instruments, or items other than fare media or currency; or

(ii) a fare medium that is not valid for the place or time at, or the manner in, which it is
used.

(b) Where self-service barrier-free fare collection is utilized by a public transit provider,
it is a violation of this subdivision to intentionally fail to exhibit proof of fare payment upon
the request of an authorized transit representative when entering, riding upon, or leaving a
transit vehicle or when present in a designated paid fare zone located in a transit facility.

Sec. 4.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 609.855, subdivision 7, is amended to read:

Subd. 7.

Definitions.

(a) The definitions in this subdivision apply in this section.

(b) "Public transit" or "transit" has the meaning given in section 174.22, subdivision 7.

(c) "Public transit vehicle" or "transit vehicle" means any vehicle used for the purpose
of providing public transit, whether or not the vehicle is owned or operated by a public
entity.

(d) "Public transit facilities" or "transit facilities" means any vehicles, equipment,
property, structures, stations, improvements, plants, parking or other facilities, or rights that
are owned, leased, held, or used for the purpose of providing public transit, whether or not
the facility is owned or operated by a public entity.

(e) "Fare medium" means a ticket, smart card, pass, coupon, token, transfer, or other
medium sold or distributed by a public transit provider, or its authorized agents, for use in
gaining entry to or use of the public transit facilities or vehicles of the provider.

(f) "Proof of fare payment" means a fare medium valid for the place or time at, or the
manner in, which it is used. If using a reduced-fare medium, proof of fare payment also
includes proper identification demonstrating a person's eligibility for the reduced fare. If
using a fare medium issued solely for the use of a particular individual, proof of fare payment
also includes an identification document bearing a photographic likeness of the individual
and demonstrating that the individual is the person to whom the fare medium is issued.

(g) "Authorized transit representative" means the person authorized by the transit provider
to operate the transit vehicle, a peace officer, or any other person designated by the transit
provider as an authorized transit provider representative under this section.

Sec. 5.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 609.855, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:

Subd. 8.

Administrative citations.

(a) Subject to requirements established by the
Metropolitan Council, the council may issue an administrative citation to a person who
commits a violation under subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clause (1), if the violation occurs
in a council transit vehicle or transit facility in the metropolitan area, as defined in section
473.121, subdivision 2, or in the case of commuter rail service, the violation occurs in a
council commuter vehicle or commuter facility in any corridor that is located in whole or
in part in the metropolitan area.

(b) Transit fare compliance may be enforced and administrative citations may be issued
by peace officers of the council's Metropolitan Transit Police and by community service
officers or other nonsworn personnel as authorized by the council.

(c) Issuance of an administrative citation prevents imposition of a misdemeanor citation
under subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clause (1).

(d) A person who is issued an administrative citation under this subdivision must, within
90 days of issuance, pay a fine as determined by the council. The council must set the amount
of the fine at no less than $35. The council may establish an escalating fine structure for
persons who fail to pay administrative fines or repeatedly violate subdivision 1, paragraph
(a), clause (1).

(e) The council may adopt an alternative resolution procedure under which a person
may resolve an administrative citation in lieu of paying a fine by complying with terms
established by the council for community service, prepayment of future transit fares, or
both. The alternative resolution procedure must be available only to a person who has
committed a violation under subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clause (1), for the first time, unless
the person demonstrates financial hardship under criteria established by the council.

(f) A person who fails to either pay the fine or contest the citation within the specified
period is considered to have waived the contested citation process and is subject to
collections, including collection costs.

(g) The council must provide a civil process that allows a person to contest an
administrative citation before a neutral third party. The council may employ a person not
associated with its transit operations or enter into an agreement with another unit of
government to hear and rule on challenges to administrative citations.

(h) Fines under this subdivision must be collected by the council and maintained in a
separate account that is only used to cover costs under this section.

(i) An administrative citation must include notification that the person has the right to
contest the citation, basic procedures for contesting the citation, and information on the
timeline and consequences related to the citation.

(j) The council must not mandate or suggest a quota for the issuance of administrative
citations under this section.

EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION.

This section is effective the day following
final enactment and applies to violations committed on or after that date. This act applies
in the counties of Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, and
Washington.

ARTICLE 4

PUBLIC SAFETY POLICY AND FINANCE

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 168.12, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Plates; design, visibility, periods of issuance.

(a) The commissioner,
upon approval and payment, shall issue to the applicant the plates required by this chapter,
bearing the state name and an assigned vehicle registration number. The number assigned
by the commissioner may be a combination of a letter or sign with figures. The color of the
plates and the color of the abbreviation of the state name and the number assigned must be
in marked contrast. The plates must be lettered, spaced, or distinguished to suitably indicate
the registration of the vehicle according to the rules of the commissioner.

(b) When a vehicle is registered on the basis of total gross weight, the plates issued must
clearly indicate by letters or other suitable insignia the maximum gross weight for which
the tax has been paid.

(c) Plates issued to a noncommercial vehicle must bear the inscription "noncommercial"
unless the vehicle is displaying a special plate authorized and issued under this chapter.

(d) A one-ton pickup truck that is used for commercial purposes and is subject to section
168.185, is eligible to display special plates as authorized and issued under this chapter.

(e) The plates must be so treated as to be at least 100 times brighter than the conventional
painted number plates. When properly mounted on an unlighted vehicle, the plates, when
viewed from a vehicle equipped with standard headlights, must be visible for a distance of
not less than 1,500 feet and readable for a distance of not less than 110 feet.

(f) The commissioner shall issue plates for the following periods:

(1) New plates issued pursuant to section 168.012, subdivision 1, must be issued to a
vehicle for as long as the vehicle is owned by the exempt agency and the plate shall not be
transferable from one vehicle to another but the plate may be transferred with the vehicle
from one tax-exempt agency to another.

(2) Plates issued for passenger automobiles must be issued for a seven-year period. All
plates issued under this paragraph must be replaced if they are seven years old or older at
the time of registration renewal or will become so during the registration period.

(3) Plates issued under sections 168.053 and 168.27, subdivisions 16 and 17, must be
for a seven-year period.

(4) Plates issued under subdivisions 2c and 2d and section sections 168.123, 168.1235,
and 168.1255 must be issued for the life of the veteran under section 169.79.

(5) Plates for any vehicle not specified in clauses (1) to (3) must be issued for the life
of the vehicle.

(g) In a year in which plates are not issued, the commissioner shall issue for each
registration a sticker to designate the year of registration. This sticker must show the year
or years for which the sticker is issued, and is valid only for that period. The plates and
stickers issued for a vehicle may not be transferred to another vehicle during the period for
which the sticker is issued, except when issued for a vehicle registered under section 168.187.

(h) Despite any other provision of this subdivision, plates issued to a vehicle used for
behind-the-wheel instruction in a driver education course in a public school may be
transferred to another vehicle used for the same purpose without payment of any additional
fee. The public school shall notify the commissioner of each transfer of plates under this
paragraph. The commissioner may prescribe a format for notification.

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 168.12, subdivision 5, is amended to read:

Subd. 5.

Additional fee.

(a) In addition to any fee otherwise authorized or any tax
otherwise imposed upon any vehicle, the payment of which is required as a condition to the
issuance of any plate or plates, the commissioner shall impose the fee specified in paragraph
(b) that is calculated to cover the cost of manufacturing and issuing the plate or plates,
except for plates issued to disabled veterans as defined in section 168.031 and plates issued
pursuant to section 168.124, 168.125, or 168.27, subdivisions 16 and 17, for passenger
automobiles. The commissioner shall issue graphic design plates only for vehicles registered
pursuant to section 168.017 and recreational vehicles registered pursuant to section 168.013,
subdivision 1g.

(b) Unless otherwise specified or exempted by statute, the following plate and validation
sticker fees apply for the original, duplicate, or replacement issuance of a plate in a plate
year:

License Plate				Single		Double
	Regular and Disability		$	5.25	$	7.00
	Special		$	10.00	$	11.50
	Personalized (Replacement)		$	11.50	$	15.50
	Collector Category		$	15.00	$	16.50
	Emergency Vehicle Display		$	3.00	$	6.00
	Utility Trailer Self-Adhesive		$	2.50
	Vertical Motorcycle Plate		$	100.00		NA
	Replacement Dealer Plates		$	5.25
	Replacement Tax Exempt Plates		$	5.25
Stickers
	Duplicate year		$	1.25	$	1.25
	International Fuel Tax Agreement		$	2.50

(c) Notwithstanding paragraph (b), for plates issued on and after August 1, 2019, and
before July 1, 2022, the following plate and validation sticker fees apply for the original,
duplicate, or replacement issuance of a plate in a plate year:

License Plate				Single		Double
	Regular and Disability		$	6.00 13.50	$	8.00 15.50
	Special		$	11.00 13.50	$	12.50 15.50
	Personalized (Replacement)		$	12.50 13.50	$	16.50 15.50
	Collector Category		$	16.00 13.50	$	17.50 15.50
	Emergency Vehicle Display		$	3.00	$	6.00
	Utility Trailer Self-Adhesive		$	2.50
	Vertical Motorcycle Plate		$	100.00		NA
	Replacement Dealer Plates		$	5.25
	Replacement Tax Exempt Plates		$	5.25
Stickers
	Duplicate year		$	1.50	$	1.50
	International Fuel Tax Agreement		$	2.50

(d) (c) For vehicles that require two of the categories in paragraph (b) or (c), the registrar
shall only charge the higher of the two fees and not a combined total.

EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective July 1, 2022.

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 168.183, is amended to read:

168.183 MOTOR VEHICLES OF CERTAIN NONRESIDENTS.

Subdivision 1.

Payment of taxes.

All trucks, truck-tractors, trucks using combination,
and buses which comply with all of the provisions of section 168.181, subdivision 1, clause
(6), but are excluded from the exemptions solely because of the temporary nature of their
movement in this state, shall be required to comply with all laws and rules as to the payment
of taxes applicable to like vehicles owned by Minnesota residents, except that nonresidents
may make application to pay the tax for each vehicle proportionate to the number of months
or fraction thereof the vehicles are in this state. For the purposes of this subdivision, buses
do not include charter buses that are considered proratable vehicles under section 168.187,
subdivision 4. Fees are determined by section 168.013, subdivision 1e.

Subd. 2.

Contents of application.

The application shall contain such information and
shall be executed in such manner as the registrar may require and shall include a complete
itinerary of the applicant and shall be accompanied by such evidence of ownership as the
registrar shall deem necessary.

Subd. 3.

Permit.

Upon payment of the required tax the registrar shall issue, in lieu of
registration plates, a permit for each vehicle so taxed. The permit shall contain the name
and address of the owner, the make, type, serial number and year model of the vehicle, the
expiration date and any other information deemed necessary by the registrar. The permit
must be carried in the vehicle at all times available in a format prescribed by the registrar
while the vehicle is being operated in this state.

Sec. 4.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 168.327, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:

Subd. 5a.

Vehicle records subscription service.

(a) The commissioner may implement
a vehicle record subscription service to provide information concerning access to motor
vehicle records, including regular notice of records that have changed, to subscribers who:

(1) pay applicable fees; and

(2) are approved by the commissioner in accordance with section 168.346 and United
States Code, title 18, section 2721.

(b) If a vehicle records subscription service is implemented, the commissioner must
establish a fee that does not exceed $3,680 per month for a subscription to the service. Fees
collected under this paragraph must be credited to the vehicle services operating account
under section 299A.705, subdivision 1, and are appropriated to the commissioner for the
purposes in this paragraph and paragraph (a).

(c) If a motor vehicle records subscription service is implemented, the commissioner
must charge a fee of $0.02 per motor vehicle record requested. Of the fees collected, 20
percent must be credited to the vehicle services operating account under section 299A.705,
subdivision 1, and is appropriated to the commissioner for the purposes of this subdivision;
30 percent must be credited to the data security account in the special revenue fund under
section 3.9741, subdivision 5; and 50 percent must be credited to the driver and vehicle
services technology account under section 299A.705, subdivision 3.

Sec. 5.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 168.327, subdivision 6, is amended to read:

Subd. 6.

Review and audit of purchases of bulk driver license and motor vehicle
records subscription service.

Each subscriber and each requester of bulk vehicle records
subscription of vehicle records or driver license records shall annually engage an independent
professional organization to audit its uses of bulk data and its information technology security
procedures, including the methods and practices employed in the processing and use of
driver and vehicle services data. Within 30 days of the date of the audit report, each subscriber
and requester must submit each report to the legislative auditor and the commissioner.

Sec. 6.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 168.327, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:

Subd. 7.

Custom data request record fee.

(a) For purposes of this subdivision, "custom
data request records" means a total of 1,000 or more vehicle title records and vehicle
registration records or a total of 1,000 or more driver's license records.

(b) The commissioner must charge a fee of $0.02 per record for custom data request
vehicle records and custom data request vehicle registration records or custom data request
driver's license records.

(c) Of the vehicle record fees collected, 20 percent must be credited to the vehicle services
operating account under section 299A.705, subdivision 1, and is appropriated to the
commissioner for the purposes of this subdivision; 30 percent must be credited to the data
security account in the special revenue fund under section 3.9741, subdivision 5; and 50
percent must be credited to the driver and vehicle services technology account under section
299A.705, subdivision 3.

(d) Of the driver's license record fees collected, 20 percent must be credited to the driver
services operating account under section 299A.705, subdivision 2 and is appropriated to
the commissioner for the purposes of this subdivision; 30 percent must be credited to the
data security account in the special revenue fund under section 3.9741, subdivision 5; and
50 percent must be credited to the driver and vehicle services technology account under
section 299A.705, subdivision 3.

(e) Additional fees apply for technical staff to create the custom set of data.

Sec. 7.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 171.29, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Reinstatement fees and surcharges allocated and appropriated.

(a) An
individual whose driver's license has been revoked as provided in subdivision 1, except
under section 169A.52, 169A.54, 171.177, 609.2112, 609.2113, or 609.2114, or Minnesota
Statutes 2012, section 609.21, must pay a $30 fee before the driver's license is reinstated.

(b) A person whose driver's license has been revoked as provided in subdivision 1 under
section 169A.52, 169A.54, 171.177, 609.2112, 609.2113, or 609.2114, or Minnesota Statutes
2012, section 609.21, must pay a $250 fee plus a $430 surcharge before the driver's license
is reinstated, except as provided in paragraph (f). The $250 fee is to be credited as follows:

(1) Twenty percent must be credited to the driver services operating account in the
special revenue fund as specified in section 299A.705.

(2) Sixty-seven percent must be credited to the general fund.

(3) Eight percent must be credited to a separate account to be known as the Bureau of
Criminal Apprehension account. Money in this account is annually appropriated to the
commissioner of public safety and the appropriated amount must be apportioned 80 percent
for laboratory costs and 20 percent for carrying out the provisions of section 299C.065.

(4) Five percent must be credited to a separate account to be known as the vehicle
forfeiture account, which is created in the special revenue fund. The money in the account
is annually appropriated to the commissioner for costs of handling vehicle forfeitures.

(c) The revenue from $50 of the surcharge must be credited to a separate account to be
known as the traumatic brain injury and spinal cord injury account. The revenue from $50
of the surcharge on a reinstatement under paragraph (f) is credited from the first installment
payment to the traumatic brain injury and spinal cord injury account. The money in the
account is annually appropriated to the commissioner of health to be used as follows: 83
percent for contracts with a qualified community-based organization to provide information,
resources, and support to assist persons with traumatic brain injury and their families to
access services, and 17 percent to maintain the traumatic brain injury and spinal cord injury
registry created in section 144.662. For the purposes of this paragraph, a "qualified
community-based organization" is a private, not-for-profit organization of consumers of
traumatic brain injury services and their family members. The organization must be registered
with the United States Internal Revenue Service under section 501(c)(3) as a tax-exempt
organization and must have as its purposes:

(1) the promotion of public, family, survivor, and professional awareness of the incidence
and consequences of traumatic brain injury;

(2) the provision of a network of support for persons with traumatic brain injury, their
families, and friends;

(3) the development and support of programs and services to prevent traumatic brain
injury;

(4) the establishment of education programs for persons with traumatic brain injury; and

(5) the empowerment of persons with traumatic brain injury through participation in its
governance.

A patient's name, identifying information, or identifiable medical data must not be disclosed
to the organization without the informed voluntary written consent of the patient or patient's
guardian or, if the patient is a minor, of the parent or guardian of the patient.

(d) The remainder of the surcharge must be credited to a separate account to be known
as the remote electronic alcohol-monitoring program account. The commissioner shall
transfer the balance of this account to the commissioner of management and budget on a
monthly basis for deposit in the general fund.

(e) When these fees are collected by a licensing agent, appointed under section 171.061,
a handling charge is imposed in the amount specified under section 171.061, subdivision
4. The reinstatement fees and surcharge must be deposited in an approved depository as
directed under section 171.061, subdivision 4.

(f) A person whose driver's license has been revoked as provided in subdivision 1 under
section 169A.52, 169A.54, or 171.177 and who the court certifies as being financially
eligible for a public defender under section 611.17, may choose to pay 50 percent and an
additional $25 of the total amount of the surcharge and 50 percent of the fee required under
paragraph (b) to reinstate the person's driver's license, provided the person meets all other
requirements of reinstatement. If a person chooses to pay 50 percent of the total and an
additional $25, the driver's license must expire after two years. The person must pay an
additional 50 percent less $25 of the total to extend the license for an additional two years,
provided the person is otherwise still eligible for the license. After this final payment of the
surcharge and fee, the license may be renewed on a standard schedule, as provided under
section 171.27. A handling charge may be imposed for each installment payment. Revenue
from the handling charge is credited to the driver services operating account in the special
revenue fund and is appropriated to the commissioner.

(g) Any person making installment payments under paragraph (f), whose driver's license
subsequently expires, or is canceled, revoked, or suspended before payment of 100 percent
of the surcharge and fee, must pay the outstanding balance due for the initial reinstatement
before the driver's license is subsequently reinstated. Upon payment of the outstanding
balance due for the initial reinstatement, the person may pay any new surcharge and fee
imposed under paragraph (b) in installment payments as provided under paragraph (f).

Sec. 8.

[345.16] STATE; UNCLAIMED PROPERTY; DISPOSITION; DUTY OF
STATE PATROL.

Subdivision 1.

State Patrol seizure.

A State Patrol trooper may seize and retain any
personal property abandoned upon any public highway right-of-way, other public premises,
or other state-owned property.

Subd. 2.

Notice.

Notice by the State Patrol of lost or abandoned property in its possession
must be made to the rightful owner, if the owner is known, by certified mail. The rightful
owner may reclaim the property within 90 days of notice after paying any expenses incurred
by the agency for processing and retaining such property.

Subd. 3.

Disposal.

Unclaimed property may be sold at public sale, disposed of as state
surplus property, or destroyed based on the agency's judgment of the property's condition
and value.

Subd. 4.

Money.

All lost or abandoned money and the proceeds from the sale of other
abandoned or lost property retained by the State Patrol pursuant to this section must be
deposited into the general fund.

Sec. 9. APPROPRIATION CANCELLATION; PUBLIC SAFETY SUPPORT.

Of the funds appropriated in fiscal year 2021 for public safety support in Laws 2019,
First Special Session chapter 3, article 1, section 4, subdivision 1, paragraph (b), the
commissioner of public safety must cancel $220,000 to the general fund.

EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective the day following final enactment.

Sec. 10. APPROPRIATION AVAILABILITY; PATROLLING HIGHWAYS.

Of the funds appropriated for patrolling highways in Laws 2019, First Special Session
chapter 3, article 1, section 4, subdivision 3, paragraph (a), up to $1,718,000 is available
until December 30, 2021, to pay for costs associated with the 2021 State Patrol Trooper
Academy.

EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective the day following final enactment.

Sec. 11. REPEALER.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 168.327, subdivision 5; and 169.09, subdivision 7,
are repealed.

APPENDIX

Repealed Minnesota Statutes: 21-01975

168.327 DRIVER AND VEHICLE RECORD FEES.

Subd. 5.

Bulk vehicle records requests.

(a) "Bulk vehicle records" in this section is a total of 1,000 or more vehicle title records and vehicle registration records.

(b) The commissioner shall charge a fee of $0.02 per record for a request of bulk vehicle records.

(c) Of the fees collected, 20 percent must be credited to the vehicle services operating account under section 299A.705 and is appropriated to the commissioner for the purposes in this subdivision; 30 percent must be credited to the data security account in the special revenue fund under section 3.9741, subdivision 5; and 50 percent must be credited to the driver and vehicle services technology account under section 299A.705.

169.09 COLLISIONS.

Subd. 7.

Accident report to commissioner.

(a) The driver of a vehicle involved in an accident resulting in bodily injury to or death of any individual or total property damage to an apparent extent of $1,000 or more, shall forward a written report of the accident to the commissioner of public safety within ten days of the accident. On the required report, the driver shall provide the commissioner with the name and policy number of the insurer providing vehicle liability insurance coverage at the time of the accident.

(b) On determining that the original report of any driver of a vehicle involved in an accident of which report must be made as provided in this section is insufficient, the commissioner of public safety may require the driver to file supplementary information.