SF 135

1st Engrossment - 87th Legislature (2011 - 2012) Posted on 03/10/2011 11:17am

A bill for an act
relating to motor vehicles; authorizing special highway 14 plates; appropriating
funds; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 168.

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

Section 1.

new text begin [168.1299] SPECIAL HIGHWAY 14 PLATES.
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new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Plate issuance. new text end

new text begin The commissioner shall issue special highway 14
plates or a single motorcycle plate to an applicant who:
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new text begin (1) is a registered owner of a passenger automobile, one-ton pickup truck,
motorcycle, or recreational motor vehicle;
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new text begin (2) pays the fee as required under section 168.12, subdivision 5;
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new text begin (3) pays the registration tax as required under section 168.013;
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new text begin (4) pays any other fees required under this chapter;
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new text begin (5) complies with this chapter and rules governing the registration of motor vehicles
and licensing of drivers; and
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new text begin (6) makes an additional onetime contribution of at least $30.
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new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Design. new text end

new text begin The commissioner shall create a design or emblem for the special
plate in consultation with the U.S. Highway 14 Partnership. The special plate must bear
the inscription "SUPPORT HIGHWAY 14" at the bottom of the plate.
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new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Compliance with other law. new text end

new text begin License plates issued under this section are
not subject to section 168.1293, subdivision 2.
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new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Contribution funds; Trunk Highway 14 account. new text end

new text begin (a) A Trunk Highway
14 account is created in the special revenue fund. The account consists of money
contributed under subdivision 1, clause (6), and any other money donated, allotted,
transferred, or otherwise provided to the account.
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new text begin (b) Of the first dollars deposited in the account, an amount equal to the total start-up
costs associated with the development and issuance of the special plates is appropriated to
the commissioner of public safety.
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new text begin (c) All money remaining in the account after the appropriation under paragraph (b)
is appropriated to the commissioner of transportation.
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new text begin (d) The appropriation to the commissioner of transportation under paragraph (c) may
be used solely for construction or reconstruction of segments of Legislative Route No. 7,
signed as Trunk Highway 14 on the effective date of this section, as a freeway, as defined
in section 160.02, subdivision 19, with at least two lanes of traffic in each direction.
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new text begin (e) The appropriation to the commissioner of transportation under paragraph (c)
does not change the trunk highway funding allocation process or formula used by the
Minnesota Department of Transportation, or the amount otherwise allocated to each
transportation district.
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new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Transfers; fee. new text end

new text begin On application to the commissioner and payment of
a transfer fee of $5, special plates may be transferred to another motor vehicle if the
subsequent vehicle is (1) eligible for the special plates, and (2) registered to the same
individual to whom the special plates were originally issued. Only a plate originally
issued for a motorcycle may be transferred to a motorcycle.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective January 1, 2012.
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