SF 1980

3rd Engrossment - 84th Legislature (2005 - 2006) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

A bill for an act
relating to appropriations; appropriating money for
transportation, Metropolitan Council, and public
safety activities; providing for general contingent
accounts and tort claims; authorizing issuance of
trunk highway bonds; modifying provision for handling
state mail; modifying vehicle registration tax and fee
provisions; increasing fees for motor vehicle
transfers and driver and vehicle services;
establishing and modifying accounts; abolishing
statewide bicycle registration program; exempting
certain projects from competitive bidding; authorizing
agreements between the Metropolitan Council and cities
to join the transit taxing district; modifying the
insurance verification program; authorizing issuance
of special license plates; providing for road signs;
establishing multimodal transportation fund;
increasing tax on motor fuels and allocating proceeds
of the increase; reapportioning highway state-aid
money to counties; changing vehicle registration tax
rates; allocating proceeds of sales tax on motor
vehicles; requiring studies and reports; making
technical and clarifying revisions; amending Minnesota
Statutes 2004, sections 16B.49; 115A.908, subdivision
1; 160.294, subdivision 1a; 161.081, subdivision 3;
161.14, by adding a subdivision; 162.06, subdivision
2; 162.07, subdivision 1, by adding subdivisions;
168.011, by adding a subdivision; 168.013,
subdivisions 1a, 8; 168.09, subdivision 7; 168.105,
subdivisions 2, 3, 5; 168.12; 168.123; 168.1235;
168.124; 168.125; 168.1255; 168.127, subdivision 6;
168.128; 168.129; 168.1291; 168.1293; 168.1296;
168.1297; 168.27, subdivision 11; 168.33; 168.345,
subdivisions 1, 2; 168.381; 168.54, subdivisions 4, 5;
168A.152, subdivision 2; 168A.29; 168A.31; 169.01,
subdivision 78; 169.09, subdivision 13; 169.81,
subdivision 3c; 169.8261; 169.851, subdivision 5;
169.86, subdivision 5; 169A.60, subdivision 16;
171.06, subdivisions 2, 2a; 171.061, subdivision 4;
171.07, subdivision 11; 171.13, subdivision 6, by
adding a subdivision; 171.20, subdivision 4; 171.26;
171.29, subdivision 2; 171.36; 296A.07, subdivision 3;
296A.08, subdivision 2; 297B.09, subdivision 1;
446A.085, subdivisions 3, 8, by adding a subdivision;
469.015, subdivision 4; 473.446, subdivision 3;
473.4461; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota
Statutes, chapters 16A; 160; 161; 168; 169; 299A;
repealing Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 168.012,
subdivision 12; 168.041, subdivision 11; 168.105,
subdivision 6; 168.231; 168.345, subdivisions 3, 4;
168C.01; 168C.02; 168C.03; 168C.04; 168C.05; 168C.06;
168C.07; 168C.08; 168C.09; 168C.10; 168C.11; 168C.12;
168C.13; 170.23; 171.12, subdivision 8; 171.185;
473.408, subdivision 1; Minnesota Rules, parts
7407.0100; 7407.0200; 7407.0300; 7407.0400; 7407.0500;
7407.0600; 7407.0700; 7407.0800; 7407.0900; 7407.1000;
7407.1100; 7407.1200; 7407.1300; 7800.0600; 7800.3200,
subpart 1; 7805.0700; 8850.6900, subpart 20;
8855.0500, subpart 1.

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

ARTICLE 1

APPROPRIATIONS
TRANSPORTATION AND OTHER AGENCIES

Section 1. new text begin APPROPRIATIONS.
new text end

The sums shown in the columns marked "APPROPRIATIONS" are
added to, or, if shown in parentheses, are subtracted from the
appropriations to the specified agencies in 2005 S.F. No. 1879,
article 8, if enacted. The appropriations are available for the
fiscal year indicated for each purpose. The figures "2006" and
"2007," where used in this article, mean that the additions to
or subtractions from the appropriations listed under them are
for the year ending June 30, 2006, or June 30, 2007,
respectively. The "first year" is fiscal year 2006. The
"second year" is fiscal year 2007.
SUMMARY BY FUND

2006 2007 TOTAL

Trunk Highway $ 785,000 $ -0- $ 785,000

Special Revenue $ 746,000 $ 1,396,000 $ 2,142,000

TOTAL $ 1,531,000 $ 1,396,000 $ 2,927,000

APPROPRIATIONS
Available for the Year
Ending June 30
2006 2007

Sec. 2. TRANSPORTATION

Subdivision 1.

State Roads -0- -0-

This appropriation is from the trunk
highway fund.

(a) Infrastructure Investment Support

50,000,000 50,000,000

(b) State Road Construction

(50,000,000) (50,000,000)

This reduction reduces the amount of
highway user tax revenues necessary to
fund the state road construction
appropriation.

$1,000,000 of the appropriation for
fiscal year 2006 contained in 2005 S.F.
No. 1879, article 8, section 2,
subdivision 3, paragraph (a), clause
(2), if enacted, must be used to
construct concrete or cable median
safety barriers on interstate or trunk
highways within the metropolitan area
that do not have existing safety
barriers.

Subd. 2.

Transfers

The commissioner of finance shall
transfer from the flexible account in
the county state-aid highway fund
$7,429,000 the first year and
$5,277,000 the second year to the
county principal arterial account in
the county state-aid highway fund; and
$2,961,000 the first year and
$2,103,000 the second year to the
municipal principal arterial account in
the municipal state-aid street fund.

Sec. 3. PUBLIC SAFETY 1,531,000 1,396,000

Summary by Fund

Trunk Highway 785,000 -0-

Special Revenue 746,000 1,396,000

(a) State Patrol, Patrolling Highways

785,000 -0-

Of this amount, $785,000 in the first
year is for the purchase of automated
external defibrillators for state
patrol vehicles.

(b) Driver and Vehicle Services

246,000 196,000

This appropriation is from the vehicle
services operating account in the
special revenue fund.

These amounts must be used for plate
production, postage costs, and
administration of the Support Our
Troops special license plates.

(c) Traffic Safety

500,000 1,200,000

This appropriation is from the driver
services operating account in the
special revenue fund for traffic safety.

$1,200,000 is added to the budget base
for each of fiscal years 2008 and 2009
for this appropriation.

These amounts must be used for traffic
and pedestrian safety, including, but
not limited to, producing educational
and informational materials on
pedestrian crosswalk safety, impaired
driving, seat belt usage, speeding, and
driver distraction. The commissioner
of public safety may make grants to
local units of government or use the
funds for research related to traffic
and pedestrian safety. As part of the
next biennial budget submission, the
commissioner shall report on the
expenditure of these funds and make
recommendations regarding the need for
continued funding of traffic and
pedestrian safety initiatives.

ARTICLE 2

CAPITAL PROJECTS

Section 1. new text begin TRUNK HIGHWAY BOND PROCEEDS ACCOUNT
APPROPRIATIONS.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Exterior repair of transportation
building. new text end

new text begin $9,342,000 is appropriated to the commissioner of
transportation from the trunk highway bond proceeds account to
repair and renovate the exterior of the Department of
Transportation building at 395 John Ireland Boulevard in St.
Paul. This appropriation is available until expended.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Mankato headquarters building. new text end

new text begin $16,620,000 is
appropriated to the commissioner of transportation from the
trunk highway bond proceeds account to design, construct,
furnish, and equip a new district headquarters facility in
Mankato. This appropriation is available until expended.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Small capital projects. new text end

new text begin $4,728,000 is
appropriated to the commissioner of transportation from the
trunk highway bond proceeds account to design, construct,
furnish, and equip statewide building projects, consisting of
truck stations, salt storage facilities, cold storage
facilities, and Mankato headquarters site work. Of this amount,
$600,000 is for the department's share of the feasibility
studies, design, site preparation, and upgrade of common utility
services for a joint use truck station and public works facility
with Pope County. This appropriation is available until
expended.
new text end

Sec. 2. new text begin BOND SALE.
new text end

new text begin To provide the money appropriated by section 1 from the
bond proceeds account in the trunk highway fund, the
commissioner of finance shall sell and issue bonds of the state
in an amount up to $30,690,000 in the manner, on the terms, and
with the effect prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, sections
167.50 to 167.52, and by the Minnesota Constitution, article
XIV, section 11.
new text end

ARTICLE 3

PUBLIC SAFETY ACTIVITIES, FEES, ACCOUNTS

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 16B.49, is
amended to read:

16B.49 CENTRAL MAILING SYSTEM.

new text begin (a) new text end The commissioner shall maintain and operate for state
agencies, departments, institutions, and offices a central mail
handling unit. Official, outgoing mail for units in St. Paul
must be delivered unstamped to the unit. The unit shall also
operate an interoffice mail distribution system. The department
may add personnel and acquire equipment that may be necessary to
operate the unit efficiently and cost-effectively. Account must
be kept of the postage required on that mail, which is then a
proper charge against the agency delivering the mail. To
provide funds for the payment of postage, each agency shall make
advance payments to the commissioner sufficient to cover its
postage obligations for at least 60 days. For purposes of this
section, the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities is a
state agency.

new text begin (b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a) or section 16C.09, the
commissioner may approve the performance of mail-related
functions by an agency outside the state's central mail-handling
unit if the agency demonstrates it furthers program
effectiveness, better use of services, greater efficiency, or
greater economy in state government.
new text end

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 115A.908,
subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Fee charged.

A fee of deleted text begin $4 deleted text end new text begin $10 new text end shall be
charged on the initial registration and each subsequent transfer
of title within the state, other than transfers for resale
purposes, of every motor vehicle weighing more than 1,000
pounds. The fee shall be collected deleted text begin in an appropriate manner deleted text end by
the deleted text begin motor vehicle registrar deleted text end new text begin commissioner of public safety new text end .
Registration plates or certificates new text begin of title new text end may not be issued
by the deleted text begin motor vehicle registrar deleted text end new text begin commissioner of public safety new text end for
the ownership or operation of a motor vehicle subject to the
transfer fee unless the fee is paid. The fee may not be charged
on the transfer of:

(1) previously registered vehicles if the transfer is to
the same person;

(2) vehicles subject to the conditions specified in section
297A.70, subdivision 2; or

(3) vehicles purchased in another state by a resident of
another state if more than 60 days have elapsed after the date
of purchase and the purchaser is transferring title to this
state and has become a resident of this state after the purchase.

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.011, is
amended by adding a subdivision to read:

new text begin Subd. 2a. new text end

new text begin Commissioner. new text end

new text begin "Commissioner" means the
commissioner of the Department of Public Safety.
new text end

Sec. 4.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.013,
subdivision 8, is amended to read:

Subd. 8.

Proceeds to highway user fund new text begin ; vehicle services
operating account new text end .

new text begin (a) Unless otherwise specified in this
chapter, new text end the new text begin net new text end proceeds of the new text begin registration new text end tax imposed deleted text begin on
motor vehicles deleted text end under this chapter deleted text begin shall deleted text end new text begin must new text end be collected by the
deleted text begin registrar of motor vehicles and deleted text end new text begin commissioner, new text end paid into the
state treasury new text begin , new text end and credited to the highway user tax
distribution fund.

new text begin (b) All fees collected under this chapter, unless otherwise
specified, must be deposited in the vehicle services operating
account in the special revenue fund under section 299A.705.
new text end

Sec. 5.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.09,
subdivision 7, is amended to read:

Subd. 7.

Display of temporary permit; special plates.

(a) A vehicle that displays a special plate issued under section
168.021; 168.12, subdivision 2, 2a, 2b, 2c, or 2d; 168.123;
168.124; 168.125; 168.126; 168.128; or 168.129 new text begin , new text end may display a
temporary permit in conjunction with expired registration if:

(1) the current registration tax and all other fees have
been paid in full; and

(2) the plate requires replacement under section 168.12,
subdivision 1, paragraph deleted text begin (b) deleted text end new text begin (d) new text end , clause (3).

(b) A vehicle that is registered under section 168.10 may
display a temporary permit in conjunction with expired
registration, with or without a registration deleted text begin license deleted text end plate, if:

(1) the deleted text begin license deleted text end plates have been applied for and the
registration tax has been paid in full, as provided for in
section 168.10; and

(2) the vehicle is used solely as a collector vehicle while
displaying the temporary permit and not used for general
transportation purposes.

(c) The permit is valid for a period of 60 days. The
permit must be in a deleted text begin form deleted text end new text begin format new text end prescribed by the commissioner
deleted text begin of public safety deleted text end and whenever practicable must be posted upon
the driver's side of the rear window on the inside of the
vehicle. The permit is valid only for the vehicle for which it
was issued to allow a reasonable time for the new deleted text begin license deleted text end plates
to be manufactured and delivered to the applicant.

Sec. 6.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.105,
subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Affidavit for registration and taxation.

(a) A
classic motorcycle must be deleted text begin listed for taxation deleted text end new text begin taxed new text end and
deleted text begin registration deleted text end new text begin registered new text end by deleted text begin executed deleted text end new text begin the vehicle owner submitting
an new text end affidavit new text begin to the commissioner new text end stating (1) the name and
address of the owner, (2) the name and address of the person
from whom purchased, (3) the make of the classic motorcycle, (4)
the year and number of the model, (5) the manufacturer's new text begin vehicle
new text end identification number, (6) that the motorcycle is owned and
operated solely as a collector's item and new text begin will new text end not new text begin be new text end used for
general transportation purposes, and (7) that the owner has one
or more motor vehicles with regular deleted text begin license deleted text end plates.

(b) When the deleted text begin registrar deleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end is satisfied that the
affidavit is true, correct, and complete and deleted text begin that deleted text end the owner has
paid a $10 new text begin registration new text end tax, the deleted text begin registrar deleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end shall
deleted text begin list the vehicle for taxation and registration deleted text end new text begin register the
vehicle new text end and deleted text begin shall deleted text end issue special deleted text begin number deleted text end plates.

Sec. 7.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.105,
subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3.

deleted text begin special deleted text end new text begin classic new text end plates.

The deleted text begin registrar
deleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end shall issue deleted text begin number deleted text end plates of the same size as
standard motorcycle deleted text begin license deleted text end plates and inscribed "collector" and
"Minnesota" with the registration number or other combination of
characters authorized under section 168.12, subdivision 2a, but
without a date. The plates are valid without renewal as long as
the classic motorcycle exists and may be issued for the
applicant's use only for the classic motorcycle. The deleted text begin registrar
deleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end may revoke the plates for noncompliance with this
subdivision.

Sec. 8.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.105,
subdivision 5, is amended to read:

Subd. 5.

Original plates.

(a) Instead of being
issued deleted text begin special deleted text end classic motorcycle plates, a classic motorcycle
registered under this section may display original Minnesota
deleted text begin number deleted text end plates issued in the same year as the model year of the
motorcycle on which they are displayed. The number deleted text begin of deleted text end new text begin on new text end the
original plates must be provided to the deleted text begin registrar deleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end .

(b) Original Minnesota deleted text begin number deleted text end plates may not be used if the
number on the original plate is identical to the number on a
current collector's plate issued by the deleted text begin registrar deleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end .

(c) deleted text begin A person currently using classic motorcycle plates
issued under this section, shall return those plates to the
registrar before substituting original plates.
deleted text end

deleted text begin (d) deleted text end new text begin If the vehicle is not registered as a collector
vehicle, new text end the deleted text begin registrar may deleted text end new text begin commissioner shall new text end charge a fee new text begin of
$10 new text end for registering the number on new text begin the new text end original plates.

Sec. 9.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.12, is
amended to read:

168.12 deleted text begin LICENSE deleted text end PLATES.

Subdivision 1.

deleted text begin number deleted text end plates; design, visibility, periods
of issuance.

(a) The deleted text begin registrar deleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end , upon deleted text begin the deleted text end approval
and payment, shall issue to the applicant the deleted text begin number deleted text end plates
required by deleted text begin law deleted text end new text begin this chapter new text end , bearing the state name and deleted text begin the deleted text end new text begin an
assigned vehicle registration new text end number deleted text begin assigned deleted text end . The number
assigned new text begin by the commissioner new text end 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 deleted text begin shall
deleted text end new text begin must new text end be in marked contrast. The plates deleted text begin shall deleted text end new text begin must new text end be lettered,
spaced, or distinguished to suitably indicate the registration
of the vehicle according to the rules of the deleted text begin registrar, and
deleted text end new text begin commissioner.
new text end

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

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

deleted text begin (b) deleted text end new text begin (d) new text end The deleted text begin registrar deleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end shall issue deleted text begin these
number deleted text end plates for the following periods:

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

(2) Plates issued for passenger automobiles deleted text begin as defined in
section 168.011, subdivision 7, shall deleted text end new text begin must new text end 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 deleted text begin annual deleted text end registration new text begin renewal new text end or will become so during the
registration period.

(3) deleted text begin Number deleted text end Plates issued under sections 168.053 and 168.27,
subdivisions 16 and 17, deleted text begin shall deleted text end new text begin must new text end be for a seven-year period.

(4) deleted text begin Number deleted text end Plates issued under subdivisions 2c and 2d and
section 168.123 deleted text begin shall deleted text end new text begin must new text end be issued for the life of the veteran
under section 169.79.

(5) Plates for any vehicle not specified in clauses (1) to
(3), except for trailers as hereafter provided, deleted text begin shall deleted text end new text begin must new text end be
issued for the life of the vehicle. Beginning with deleted text begin number
deleted text end plates issued for the year 1981, plates issued for trailers with
a total gross weight of 3,000 pounds or less deleted text begin shall deleted text end new text begin must new text end be
issued for the life of the trailer and deleted text begin shall deleted text end new text begin must new text end be not more
than seven inches in length and four inches in width.

deleted text begin (c) deleted text end new text begin (e) new text end In a year in which plates are not issued, the
deleted text begin registrar deleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end shall issue for each registration a deleted text begin tab
or deleted text end sticker to designate the year of registration. This deleted text begin tab or
deleted text end sticker deleted text begin shall deleted text end new text begin must new text end show the deleted text begin calendar deleted text end year or years for which new text begin the
sticker is new text end issued, and is valid only for that period.
The deleted text begin number deleted text end plates, deleted text begin number tabs, or deleted text end new text begin and new text end stickers issued for a
deleted text begin motor deleted text end vehicle may not be transferred to another deleted text begin motor deleted text end vehicle
during the period for which deleted text begin it deleted text end new text begin the sticker new text end is issued, except
new text begin when issued for new text end a deleted text begin motor deleted text end vehicle registered under section 168.187.

deleted text begin (d) Notwithstanding deleted text end new text begin (f) Despite new text end any other provision of this
subdivision, deleted text begin number deleted text end plates issued to a vehicle deleted text begin which is deleted text end 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
deleted text begin registrar shall be notified deleted text end new text begin public school shall notify the
commissioner new text end of each transfer of deleted text begin number deleted text end plates under this
paragraph deleted text begin and deleted text end new text begin . The commissioner new text end may prescribe a deleted text begin form deleted text end new text begin format new text end for
notification.

Subd. 2.

Amateur radio licensee; special plates.

(a) deleted text begin Any
deleted text end new text begin The commissioner shall issue amateur radio plates to an
new text end applicant who new text begin :
new text end

new text begin (1) new text end is an owner deleted text begin or joint owner deleted text end of a passenger automobile deleted text begin ,
van or pickup truck, deleted text end or deleted text begin a self-propelled deleted text end recreational new text begin motor
new text end vehicle deleted text begin , and deleted text end new text begin ;
new text end

new text begin (2) is new text end a resident of this state deleted text begin , and who deleted text end new text begin ;
new text end

new text begin (3) new text end holds an official amateur radio station license deleted text begin , deleted text end or a
citizens radio service class D license, in good standing, issued
by the Federal Communications Commission deleted text begin shall upon compliance deleted text end new text begin ;
new text end

new text begin (4) pays the registration tax required under section
168.013;
new text end

new text begin (5) pays a fee of $10 for each set of special plates and
any other fees required by this chapter; and
new text end

new text begin (6) complies new text end with deleted text begin all laws of this state relating to deleted text end new text begin this
chapter and rules governing the new text end registration new text begin of motor vehicles
new text end and deleted text begin the deleted text end licensing of deleted text begin motor vehicles and deleted text end drivers deleted text begin , be furnished
with license plates for the motor vehicle, as prescribed by law,
upon which, deleted text end new text begin ;
new text end

new text begin (b) new text end In lieu of the deleted text begin numbers deleted text end new text begin registration number new text end required for
identification under subdivision 1, deleted text begin shall be inscribed deleted text end new text begin the
plates must indicate new text end the official amateur call letters of the
applicant, as assigned by the Federal Communications Commission,
and the words "AMATEUR RADIO."

deleted text begin The applicant shall pay in addition to the registration tax
required by law, the sum of $10 for the special license plates,
and at the time of delivery of the special license plates the
applicant shall surrender to the registrar the current license
plates issued for the motor vehicle.
deleted text end

new text begin (c) new text end This provision for the issue of special deleted text begin license deleted text end plates
deleted text begin shall apply deleted text end new text begin applies new text end only if the applicant's new text begin motor new text end vehicle is
already registered in Minnesota so that the applicant has valid
regular Minnesota plates issued for that new text begin motor new text end vehicle under
which to operate it during the time that it will take to have
the necessary special deleted text begin license deleted text end plates made.

new text begin (d) new text end If owning deleted text begin or jointly owning deleted text end more than one motor vehicle
of the type specified in this subdivision, the applicant may
apply for special plates for each of not more than two new text begin motor
new text end vehicles deleted text begin , deleted text end and, if each application complies with this
subdivision, the deleted text begin registrar deleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end shall furnish the
applicant with the special plates, deleted text begin inscribed with deleted text end new text begin indicating new text end the
official amateur call letters and other distinguishing
information as the deleted text begin registrar deleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end considers necessary,
for each of the two new text begin motor new text end vehicles.

new text begin (e) new text end deleted text begin And deleted text end The deleted text begin registrar deleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end may make reasonable
rules governing the use of the special deleted text begin license deleted text end plates as will
assure the full compliance by the owner deleted text begin and holder deleted text end of the
special plates, with all existing laws governing the
registration of motor vehicles deleted text begin , deleted text end new text begin and new text end the transfer and deleted text begin the deleted text end use
deleted text begin thereof deleted text end new text begin of the plates new text end .

deleted text begin (b) deleted text end new text begin (f) new text end Despite any contrary provision of subdivision 1,
the special deleted text begin license deleted text end plates issued under this subdivision may be
transferred new text begin by an owner new text end to another motor vehicle new text begin listed in
paragraph (a) and registered to the same owner, new text end upon the payment
of a fee of $5. The deleted text begin registrar deleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end must be notified deleted text begin of
deleted text end new text begin before new text end the transfer and may prescribe a deleted text begin form deleted text end new text begin format new text end for the
notification.

deleted text begin (c) Fees collected under this subdivision must be paid into
the state treasury and credited to the highway user tax
distribution fund.
deleted text end

Subd. 2a.

Personalized plates; rules.

(a) new text begin The
commissioner shall issue new text end personalized deleted text begin license deleted text end plates deleted text begin must be
issued deleted text end to an applicant deleted text begin for registration of deleted text end new text begin who:
new text end

new text begin (1) is an owner of new text end a passenger automobile including a
passenger automobile registered as a classic car, pioneer car,
collector car, or street rod; deleted text begin van; pickup truck as defined in
section 168.011, subdivision 29, and deleted text end any deleted text begin other deleted text end truck with a
manufacturer's nominal rated capacity of one ton or less and
resembling a pickup truck; new text begin a new text end motorcycle new text begin , new text end including a classic
motorcycle; or deleted text begin self-propelled deleted text end new text begin a new text end recreational new text begin motor new text end vehicle deleted text begin , upon
compliance with the laws of this state relating to registration
of the vehicle and upon payment of deleted text end new text begin ;
new text end

new text begin (2) pays new text end a onetime fee of $100 deleted text begin in addition to deleted text end new text begin and any other
fees required by this chapter;
new text end

new text begin (3) pays new text end the registration tax required by deleted text begin law deleted text end new text begin this chapter
new text end for the new text begin motor new text end vehicle new text begin ; and
new text end

new text begin (4) complies with this chapter and rules governing
registration of motor vehicles and licensing of drivers new text end .

new text begin (b) new text end The deleted text begin registrar deleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end shall deleted text begin designate deleted text end new text begin charge new text end a
replacement fee for personalized license plates deleted text begin that is
calculated to cover the cost of replacement deleted text end new text begin as specified in
subdivision 5 new text end . This fee must be paid by the applicant whenever
the personalized deleted text begin license deleted text end plates are required to be replaced by
law.

new text begin (c) new text end In lieu of the deleted text begin numbers deleted text end new text begin registration number new text end assigned as
provided in subdivision 1, personalized deleted text begin license deleted text end plates must have
imprinted on them a series of not more than seven numbers and
letters in any combination. When an applicant has once obtained
personalized plates, the applicant shall have a prior claim for
similar personalized plates in the next succeeding year as long
as current new text begin motor vehicle new text end registration is maintained.

new text begin (d) new text end The commissioner deleted text begin of public safety deleted text end shall adopt rules in
the manner provided by chapter 14, regulating the issuance and
transfer of personalized deleted text begin license deleted text end plates. No words or
combination of letters placed on personalized deleted text begin license deleted text end plates may
be used for commercial advertising, be of an obscene, indecent,
or immoral nature, or be of a nature that would offend public
morals or decency. The call signals or letters of a radio or
television station are not commercial advertising for the
purposes of this subdivision.

deleted text begin (b) Notwithstanding deleted text end new text begin (e) Despite new text end the provisions of
subdivision 1, personalized deleted text begin license deleted text end plates issued under this
subdivision may be transferred to another motor vehicle deleted text begin owned or
jointly deleted text end new text begin listed in paragraph (a) and new text end owned by the applicant, upon
the payment of a fee of $5 deleted text begin , which must be paid into the state
treasury and credited to the highway user tax distribution fund deleted text end .

new text begin (f) new text end The deleted text begin registrar deleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end may by rule deleted text begin provide a form
deleted text end new text begin specify the format new text end for notification.

new text begin (g) new text end A personalized deleted text begin license deleted text end plate issued for a classic car,
pioneer car, collector car, street rod, or classic motorcycle
may not be transferred to a vehicle not eligible for such
a deleted text begin license deleted text end plate.

deleted text begin (c) Notwithstanding deleted text end new text begin (h) Despite new text end any law to the contrary, if
the personalized license plates are lost, stolen, or destroyed,
the applicant may apply and deleted text begin shall receive deleted text end new text begin must be issued
new text end duplicate license plates bearing the same combination of letters
and numbers as the former personalized plates upon the payment
of the fee required by section 168.29.

deleted text begin (d) Fees from the sale of permanent and duplicate
personalized license plates must be paid into the state treasury
and credited to the highway user tax distribution fund.
deleted text end

Subd. 2b.

Firefighters; special plates.

(a) The
deleted text begin registrar deleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end shall issue special deleted text begin license deleted text end plates to any
applicant who new text begin :
new text end

new text begin (1) new text end is both a member of a fire department receiving state
aid under chapter 69 and an owner deleted text begin or joint owner deleted text end of a passenger
automobile, or truck with a manufacturer's nominal rated
capacity of one ton and resembling a pickup truck deleted text begin , upon payment
of deleted text end new text begin ;
new text end

new text begin (2) pays new text end a fee of $10 and deleted text begin upon payment of deleted text end new text begin any other fees
required by this chapter;
new text end

new text begin (3) pays new text end the registration tax required by deleted text begin law deleted text end new text begin this chapter
new text end for the new text begin motor new text end vehicle deleted text begin and compliance with other laws of this
state relating to deleted text end new text begin ; and
new text end

new text begin (4) complies with this chapter and rules governing the
new text end registration new text begin of motor vehicles new text end and licensing of deleted text begin motor vehicles
and deleted text end drivers.

new text begin (b) new text end In lieu of the identification required under
subdivision 1, the special deleted text begin license deleted text end plates deleted text begin shall be inscribed
with a symbol deleted text end new text begin must bear an emblem new text end of a Maltese Cross together
with deleted text begin five deleted text end new text begin any new text end numbers new text begin or characters prescribed by the
commissioner new text end . No applicant shall receive more than two sets of
plates for new text begin motor new text end vehicles deleted text begin owned or jointly deleted text end owned by the
applicant.

deleted text begin (b) deleted text end new text begin (c) new text end Special plates issued under this subdivision may
only be used during the period that the owner deleted text begin or joint owner deleted text end of
the new text begin motor new text end vehicle is a member of a fire department as specified
in this subdivision. When the deleted text begin person deleted text end new text begin individual new text end to whom the
special plates were issued is no longer a member of a fire
department or when the new text begin motor new text end vehicle ownership is transferred,
the new text begin owner shall remove the new text end special deleted text begin license deleted text end plates deleted text begin shall be
removed deleted text end from the new text begin motor new text end vehicle deleted text begin and returned to the registrar deleted text end .
Upon deleted text begin return deleted text end new text begin removal new text end of the special plates, new text begin either new text end the owner or
purchaser of the new text begin motor new text end vehicle is entitled to receive regular
plates for the new text begin motor new text end vehicle without cost for the remainder of
the registration period for which the special plates were issued.

new text begin (d) new text end Firefighter license plates issued pursuant to this
subdivision may be transferred to another motor vehicle upon
payment of new text begin a new text end $5 deleted text begin , which deleted text end fee deleted text begin shall be paid into the state treasury
and credited to the highway user tax distribution fund deleted text end .

deleted text begin (c) deleted text end new text begin (e) new text end The commissioner deleted text begin of public safety deleted text end may adopt rules
under the Administrative Procedure Act, sections 14.001 to
14.69, to govern the issuance and use of the special plates
authorized in this subdivision. deleted text begin All fees from the sale of
special license plates for firefighters shall be paid into the
state treasury and credited to the highway user tax distribution
fund.
deleted text end

Subd. 2c.

National guard; special plates.

(a) The
deleted text begin registrar deleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end shall issue special deleted text begin license deleted text end plates to any
applicant who new text begin :
new text end

new text begin (1) new text end is a regularly enlisted, commissioned, or retired
member of the Minnesota National Guard, other than an inactive
member who is not a retired member, and is an owner deleted text begin or joint
owner deleted text end of a passenger automobile deleted text begin , van, or pickup truck included
within the definition of a passenger automobile upon payment of deleted text end new text begin ;
new text end

new text begin (2) pays new text end a fee of $10 deleted text begin , payment of deleted text end new text begin and any other fees
required by this chapter;
new text end

new text begin (3) pays new text end the registration tax required by deleted text begin law, and
compliance with other laws of this state relating to deleted text end new text begin this
chapter; and
new text end

new text begin (4) complies with this chapter and rules governing the
new text end registration new text begin of motor vehicles new text end and licensing of deleted text begin motor vehicles
and deleted text end drivers.

new text begin (b) new text end The adjutant general shall design new text begin the emblem for new text end these
special plates subject to the approval of the deleted text begin registrar
deleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end . deleted text begin No
deleted text end

new text begin (c) An new text end applicant deleted text begin shall deleted text end new text begin must not new text end be issued more than two
sets of plates for new text begin motor new text end vehicles deleted text begin owned or jointly owned by
deleted text end new text begin registered to new text end the applicant. deleted text begin The adjutant general shall
estimate the number of special plates that will be required and
submit the estimate to the registrar.
deleted text end

deleted text begin (b) deleted text end new text begin (d) new text end Special plates issued under this subdivision may
only be used during the period that the owner deleted text begin or joint owner deleted text end of
the new text begin motor new text end vehicle is an active or retired member of the
Minnesota National Guard as specified in this subdivision. When
the deleted text begin person deleted text end new text begin individual new text end to whom the special plates were issued is
no longer an active or retired member of the Minnesota National
Guard, the special plates must be removed from the vehicle deleted text begin and
returned to deleted text end new text begin by new text end the deleted text begin registrar deleted text end new text begin owner new text end . Upon deleted text begin return deleted text end new text begin removal new text end of
the special plates, new text begin either new text end the owner or purchaser of the new text begin motor
new text end vehicle is entitled to receive regular plates for the new text begin motor
new text end vehicle without cost for the remainder of the registration
period for which the special plates were issued.

new text begin (e) new text end While the person is an active or retired member of the
Minnesota National Guard, plates issued pursuant to this
subdivision may be transferred to another motor vehicle owned deleted text begin or
jointly owned deleted text end by that deleted text begin person deleted text end new text begin individual new text end upon payment of a fee of
$5.

deleted text begin (c) deleted text end new text begin (f) new text end For purposes of this subdivision, "retired member"
means deleted text begin a person deleted text end new text begin an individual new text end placed on the roll of retired
officers or roll of retired enlisted members in the Office of
the Adjutant General under section 192.18 and who is not
deceased.

deleted text begin (d) All fees collected under the provisions of this
subdivision shall be paid into the state treasury and credited
to the highway user tax distribution fund.
deleted text end

deleted text begin (e) deleted text end new text begin (g) new text end The deleted text begin registrar deleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end may adopt rules under
the Administrative Procedure Act to govern the issuance and use
of the special plates authorized by this subdivision.

Subd. 2d.

Ready reserve; special plates.

(a) The
deleted text begin registrar deleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end shall issue special deleted text begin license deleted text end plates to an
applicant who new text begin :
new text end

new text begin (1) new text end is not eligible for special deleted text begin license deleted text end new text begin National Guard
new text end plates under subdivision 2c, deleted text begin who deleted text end is a member of the United
States Armed Forces Ready Reserve as described in United States
Code, title 10, section 10142 or 10143, and is an owner deleted text begin or joint
owner deleted text end of a passenger automobile deleted text begin , van, or pickup truck, on
paying deleted text end new text begin ;
new text end

new text begin (2) pays new text end a fee of $10 deleted text begin , paying deleted text end new text begin and any other fees required
by this chapter;
new text end

new text begin (3) pays new text end the registration tax required by deleted text begin law, and
complying with other laws of this state relating to deleted text end new text begin this
chapter; and
new text end

new text begin (4) complies with this chapter and rules governing the
new text end registration new text begin of motor vehicles new text end and licensing of deleted text begin motor vehicles
and deleted text end drivers.

new text begin (b) new text end The commissioner of veterans affairs shall design new text begin the
emblem for new text end these special plates subject to the approval of the
deleted text begin registrar deleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end . deleted text begin No
deleted text end

new text begin (c) An new text end applicant deleted text begin may deleted text end new text begin must not new text end be issued more than two sets
of plates for new text begin motor new text end vehicles owned deleted text begin or jointly owned deleted text end by the
applicant. deleted text begin The commissioner of veterans affairs shall estimate
the number of special plates that will be required and submit
the estimate to the registrar.
deleted text end

deleted text begin (b) deleted text end new text begin (d) new text end Special plates issued under this subdivision may
only be used during the period that the owner deleted text begin or joint owner deleted text end of
the new text begin motor new text end vehicle is a member of the ready reserve. When the
deleted text begin person deleted text end new text begin owner new text end is no longer a member, the special plates must be
removed from the new text begin motor new text end vehicle deleted text begin and returned to the registrar deleted text end new text begin by
the owner new text end . On deleted text begin returning deleted text end new text begin removing new text end the special plates, new text begin either new text end the
owner or purchaser of the new text begin motor new text end vehicle is entitled to receive
regular plates for the new text begin motor new text end vehicle without cost for the rest
of the registration period for which the special plates were
issued. While the deleted text begin person deleted text end new text begin owner new text end is a member of the ready
reserve, plates issued under this subdivision may be transferred
to another motor vehicle owned deleted text begin or jointly owned deleted text end by that deleted text begin person
deleted text end new text begin individual new text end on paying a fee of $5.

deleted text begin (c) The fees collected under this subdivision must be paid
into the state treasury and credited to the highway user tax
distribution fund.
deleted text end

deleted text begin (d) deleted text end new text begin (e) new text end The deleted text begin registrar deleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end may adopt rules under
the Administrative Procedure Act to govern the issuance and use
of the special plates authorized by this subdivision.

Subd. 2e.

Volunteer ambulance attendants; special
plates.

(a) The deleted text begin registrar deleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end shall issue special
license plates to an applicant who new text begin :
new text end

new text begin (1) new text end is a volunteer ambulance attendant as defined in
section 144E.001, subdivision 15, and deleted text begin who owns or jointly deleted text end owns a
motor vehicle taxed as a passenger automobile deleted text begin . The registrar
shall issue the special plates on payment of deleted text end new text begin ;
new text end

new text begin (2) pays new text end the registration tax required by deleted text begin law deleted text end new text begin this chapter
new text end for the new text begin motor new text end vehicle deleted text begin , compliance with all other applicable laws
relating to deleted text end new text begin ;
new text end

new text begin (3) pays a fee of $10 and any other fees required by this
chapter; and
new text end

new text begin (4) complies with this chapter and rules governing the
new text end registration new text begin of motor vehicles new text end and licensing of deleted text begin motor vehicles
and deleted text end drivers deleted text begin , and payment of an additional fee of $10 deleted text end .

new text begin (b) new text end The deleted text begin registrar deleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end shall not issue more than
two sets of these plates to each qualified applicant.

deleted text begin (b) A person deleted text end new text begin (c) An individual new text end may use special plates
issued under this subdivision only during the period that
the deleted text begin person deleted text end new text begin individual new text end is a volunteer ambulance attendant. When
the deleted text begin person deleted text end new text begin individual new text end to whom the special plates were issued
ceases to be a volunteer ambulance attendant, the deleted text begin person
deleted text end new text begin individual new text end shall deleted text begin return deleted text end new text begin remove new text end each set of special plates issued
deleted text begin to that person deleted text end . When ownership of deleted text begin a deleted text end new text begin the motor new text end vehicle is
transferred, the deleted text begin person deleted text end new text begin individual new text end shall remove the special
plates from that new text begin motor new text end vehicle deleted text begin and return them to the
registrar deleted text end . On deleted text begin return deleted text end new text begin removal new text end of each set of plates, the owner
of the new text begin motor new text end vehicle, or new owner in case of a
transferred new text begin motor new text end vehicle, is entitled to receive
regular deleted text begin license deleted text end plates for the new text begin motor new text end vehicle without cost for
the rest of the registration period for which the set of special
plates were issued. Special plates issued under this
subdivision may be transferred to another new text begin motor new text end vehicle owned by
the volunteer ambulance attendant on payment of a fee of $5.

deleted text begin (c) The fees specified in this subdivision must be paid
into the state treasury and deposited in the highway user tax
distribution fund.
deleted text end

(d) The commissioner may adopt rules governing the design,
issuance, and sale of the special plates authorized by this
subdivision.

Subd. 2f.

Original license plates.

(a) On application of
the owner and in lieu of issuing deleted text begin license deleted text end plates under
subdivision 1 to a new text begin motor new text end vehicle registered and taxed as a
passenger automobile, the deleted text begin registrar deleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end may assign to
the new text begin motor new text end vehicle original Minnesota deleted text begin number deleted text end new text begin registration new text end plates
issued in the same year as the model year of the new text begin motor new text end vehicle,
if (1) the original deleted text begin license deleted text end plates are at least 20 years old,
(2) the owner of the new text begin motor new text end vehicle has the original deleted text begin license
deleted text end plates in possession at the time of the application, and (3) the
owner provides the deleted text begin license deleted text end plate number to the deleted text begin registrar
deleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end .

(b) deleted text begin License deleted text end Plates displayed under this subdivision,
including deleted text begin tabs and deleted text end stickers applied to the plates, must be
clearly legible and must be displayed deleted text begin at the front and rear of
deleted text end new text begin on new text end the new text begin motor new text end vehicle.

(c) The deleted text begin registrar deleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end shall not assign the
new text begin registration new text end number on the original deleted text begin license deleted text end plates to the new text begin motor
new text end vehicle if the deleted text begin registrar deleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end determines that the number
on the original plate is identical to the number on any deleted text begin current
license deleted text end plate in the new text begin current or reserved new text end numbering system used
by the deleted text begin registrar deleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end . deleted text begin A person currently using license
plates issued by the registrar on the vehicle shall return those
license plates to the registrar before displaying original
license plates under this subdivision.
deleted text end

(d) deleted text begin Notwithstanding deleted text end new text begin Despite new text end subdivision 1, an original
deleted text begin license deleted text end plate whose number has been assigned under this
subdivision may be displayed for as long as the deleted text begin license deleted text end plates,
including tabs and stickers on the plates, are clearly
legible new text begin and the number is not subsequently used by the
commissioner as a plate number in a registration numbering
system new text end .

(e) deleted text begin Notwithstanding deleted text end new text begin Despite new text end subdivision 1, original deleted text begin license
deleted text end plates assigned under this subdivision need not bear a tab or
sticker to indicate the month or year of registration if
the new text begin motor new text end vehicle carries the registration certificate issued
under section 168.11 at all times when the new text begin motor new text end vehicle is
operated on the public highways.

(f) The deleted text begin registrar deleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end may charge a fee for
receiving an application and assigning original deleted text begin license deleted text end plate
numbers.

Subd. 5.

Additional fee.

(a) In addition to any fee
otherwise authorized or any tax otherwise imposed upon any deleted text begin motor
deleted text end vehicle, the payment of which is required as a condition to the
issuance of any deleted text begin number license deleted text end plate or plates, the commissioner
deleted text begin of public safety deleted text end shall impose the fee specified in paragraph (b)
that is calculated to cover the cost of manufacturing and
issuing the deleted text begin license deleted text end plate or plates, except for deleted text begin license deleted text end plates
issued to disabled veterans as defined in section 168.031 and
deleted text begin license deleted text end plates issued pursuant to section 168.124, 168.125, or
168.27, subdivisions 16 and 17, for passenger automobiles. new text begin The
commissioner shall issue new text end graphic design deleted text begin license deleted text end plates deleted text begin shall
deleted text end only deleted text begin be issued deleted text end 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:

Sequential new text begin Regular new text end Double Plate $ 4.25

Sequential Special Plate-Double $ 7.00

Sequential new text begin Regular new text end Single Plate $ 3.00

Sequential Special Plate-Single $ 5.50

new text begin Utility Trailer new text end Self-Adhesive Plate $ 2.50

Nonsequential Double Plate $14.00

Nonsequential Single Plate $10.00

Duplicate Sticker $ 1.00

deleted text begin (c) Fees collected under this subdivision must be paid into
the state treasury and credited to the highway user tax
distribution fund.
deleted text end

Sec. 10.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.123, is
amended to read:

168.123 VETERANS; SPECIAL deleted text begin LICENSE deleted text end PLATES.

Subdivision 1.

General requirements; fees.

(a) On
payment of a fee of $10 for each set of two plates, or for a
single plate in the case of a motorcycle plate, payment of the
registration tax required by law, and compliance with other laws
relating to the registration and licensing of a passenger
automobile, deleted text begin pickup truck, van, self-propelled deleted text end recreational
deleted text begin equipment deleted text end new text begin motor vehicle new text end , or motorcycle, as applicable,
the deleted text begin registrar deleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end shall issue:

(1) special deleted text begin license deleted text end new text begin veteran's new text end plates to an applicant who
served in the active military service in a branch of the armed
forces of the United States or of a nation or society allied
with the United States in conducting a foreign war, was
discharged under honorable conditions, and is deleted text begin an owner or joint
deleted text end new text begin a registered new text end owner of a passenger automobile deleted text begin , pickup truck, van,
deleted text end or deleted text begin self-propelled deleted text end recreational deleted text begin equipment deleted text end new text begin motor vehicle new text end ; or

(2) a new text begin veteran's new text end special motorcycle deleted text begin license deleted text end plate as
described in subdivision 2, paragraph (a), or another
special deleted text begin license deleted text end plate designed by the commissioner deleted text begin of public
safety deleted text end to an applicant who is a Vietnam veteran who served after
July 1, 1961, and before July 1, 1978, and who served in the
active military service in a branch of the armed forces of the
United States in conducting a foreign war, was discharged under
honorable conditions, and is deleted text begin an owner or joint deleted text end new text begin a registered
new text end owner of a motorcycle. Plates issued under this clause must be
the same size as deleted text begin standard deleted text end new text begin regular new text end motorcycle deleted text begin license deleted text end plates.

(b) The additional fee of $10 is payable for each set
of new text begin veteran's new text end plates, is payable only when the plates are issued,
and is not payable in a year in which deleted text begin tabs or deleted text end stickers are
issued instead of deleted text begin number deleted text end plates. An applicant must not be
issued deleted text begin more than two sets of deleted text end plates for new text begin more than two motor
new text end vehicles listed in paragraph (a) and deleted text begin owned or jointly owned by
deleted text end new text begin registered to new text end the applicant.

(c) The veteran deleted text begin shall deleted text end new text begin must new text end have a certified copy of the
veteran's discharge papers, indicating character of discharge,
at the time of application. If an applicant served in the
active military service in a branch of the armed forces of a
nation or society allied with the United States in conducting a
foreign war and is unable to obtain a record of that service and
discharge status, the commissioner of veterans affairs may
certify the applicant as qualified for the veterans' deleted text begin license
deleted text end plates provided under this section.

Subd. 2.

Design.

The commissioner of veterans affairs
shall design the new text begin emblem for the veterans' new text end special plates,
subject to the approval of the deleted text begin registrar deleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end , that
satisfy the following requirements:

(a) For a Vietnam veteran who served after July 1, 1961,
and before July 1, 1978, the special plates must bear the
inscription "VIETNAM VET" and the letters "V" and "V" with the
first letter directly above the second letter and both letters
just preceding the first numeral of the special deleted text begin license deleted text end plate
number.

(b) For a veteran stationed on the island of Oahu, Hawaii,
or offshore, during the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7,
1941, the special plates must bear the inscription "PEARL HARBOR
SURVIVOR" and the letters "P" and "H" with the first letter
directly above the second letter and both letters just preceding
the first numeral of the special deleted text begin license deleted text end plate number.

(c) For a veteran who served during World War I or World
War II, the deleted text begin special deleted text end plates must bear the inscription "WORLD WAR
VET" and:

(1) for a World War I veteran, the characters "W" and "I"
with the first character directly above the second character and
both characters just preceding the first numeral of the special
deleted text begin license deleted text end plate number; or

(2) for a World War II veteran, the characters "W" and "II"
with the first character directly above the second character and
both characters just preceding the first numeral of the special
deleted text begin license deleted text end plate number.

(d) For a veteran who served during the Korean Conflict,
the special plates must bear the inscription "KOREAN VET" and
the letters "K" and "V" with the first letter directly above the
second letter and both letters just preceding the first numeral
of the special deleted text begin license deleted text end plate number.

(e) For a combat wounded veteran who is a recipient of the
purple heart medal, the deleted text begin special deleted text end plates must bear the inscription
"COMBAT WOUNDED VET" and deleted text begin inscribed with deleted text end new text begin have new text end a facsimile new text begin on an
emblem new text end of the official purple heart medal and the letters "C"
over "W" with the first letter directly over the second letter
just preceding the first numeral of the special deleted text begin license deleted text end plate
number.

(f) For a Persian Gulf War veteran, the deleted text begin special deleted text end plates must
bear the inscription "GULF WAR VET" and the letters "G" and "W"
with the first letter directly above the second letter and both
letters just preceding the first numeral of the special deleted text begin license
deleted text end plate number. For the purposes of this section, "Persian Gulf
War veteran" means a person who served on active duty after
August 1, 1990, in a branch of the armed forces of the United
States or United Nations during Operation Desert Shield,
Operation Desert Storm, or other military operation in the
Persian Gulf area combat zone as designated in United States
Presidential Executive Order No. 12744, dated January 21, 1991.

(g) For a veteran who served in the Laos War after July 1,
1961, and before July 1, 1978, the special plates must bear the
inscription "LAOS WAR VET" and the letters "L" and "V" with the
first letter directly above the second letter and both letters
just preceding the first numeral of the special deleted text begin license deleted text end plate
number.

deleted text begin Subd. 3. deleted text end

deleted text begin Number estimated. deleted text end

deleted text begin The commissioner of veterans
affairs shall estimate the number of special plates that will be
required and submit the estimate to the registrar.
deleted text end

Subd. 4.

Plates transfer.

(a) On payment of a fee of $5,
plates issued under subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clause (1),
may be transferred to another passenger automobile deleted text begin , pickup
truck, van, deleted text end or deleted text begin self-propelled deleted text end recreational deleted text begin equipment owned or
jointly owned by deleted text end new text begin motor vehicle registered to new text end the deleted text begin person
deleted text end new text begin individual new text end to whom the plates were issued.

(b) On payment of a fee of $5, a plate issued under
subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clause (2), may be transferred to
another motorcycle deleted text begin owned or jointly owned by deleted text end new text begin registered to new text end the
deleted text begin person deleted text end new text begin individual new text end to whom the plate was issued.

deleted text begin Subd. 5. deleted text end

deleted text begin Fees credited. deleted text end

deleted text begin Fees collected under this
section must be paid into the state treasury and credited to the
highway user tax distribution fund.
deleted text end

Subd. 6.

Rules.

The deleted text begin registrar deleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end may adopt
rules under the Administrative Procedure Act to govern the
issuance and use of the special plates authorized by this
section.

Sec. 11.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.1235, is
amended to read:

168.1235 VETERANS SERVICE deleted text begin GROUPS; SPECIAL STICKERS deleted text end new text begin GROUP
EMBLEMS new text end .

Subdivision 1.

General requirements; fees.

(a) deleted text begin On
payment of a fee of $10 for each set of two license plates,
payment of the registration tax required by law, and compliance
with other laws relating to the registration and licensing of a
passenger automobile, pickup truck, van, or self-propelled
recreational vehicle, as applicable, deleted text end The deleted text begin registrar deleted text end new text begin commissioner
new text end shall issue a special deleted text begin license deleted text end plate deleted text begin sticker deleted text end new text begin emblem new text end for each
plate to an applicant who new text begin :
new text end

new text begin (1) new text end is a member of a congressionally chartered veterans
service organization and is deleted text begin an owner or joint deleted text end new text begin a registered new text end owner
of a passenger automobile, pickup truck, van, or self-propelled
recreational vehicle new text begin ;
new text end

new text begin (2) pays the registration tax required by law;
new text end

new text begin (3) pays a fee of $10 for each set of two plates, and any
other fees required by this chapter; and
new text end

new text begin (4) complies with this chapter and rules governing the
registration of motor vehicles and licensing of drivers new text end .

(b) The additional fee of $10 is payable at the time of
initial application for the special deleted text begin license deleted text end plate deleted text begin stickers
deleted text end new text begin emblem new text end and when the deleted text begin license deleted text end plates must be replaced or renewed.
An applicant must not be issued more than two sets of special
deleted text begin license deleted text end plate deleted text begin stickers deleted text end new text begin emblems new text end for new text begin motor new text end vehicles listed in
paragraph (a) and deleted text begin owned or jointly owned by deleted text end new text begin registered to new text end the
applicant.

(c) The deleted text begin commissioner of veterans affairs shall determine
what documentation is required by each applicant to show that
the applicant is a member of a congressionally chartered
veterans service organization and is entitled to the special
license plate stickers deleted text end new text begin applicant must present a valid card
indicating membership in the American Legion or Veterans of
Foreign Wars new text end .

Subd. 2.

Design.

(a) The commissioner of veterans
affairs, after consultation with each of the congressionally
chartered veterans service organizations, shall design the
special deleted text begin license deleted text end plate deleted text begin stickers deleted text end new text begin emblems new text end , subject to the approval
of the deleted text begin registrar deleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end . The emblem deleted text begin , symbol, or other
pictorial representation on the sticker deleted text end must be at least as
large as the letters and numerals on the plate and the deleted text begin registrar
deleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end shall allow for plates with spaces for the deleted text begin stickers
deleted text end new text begin emblem new text end in place of a numeral or letter.

(b) Each congressionally chartered veterans service
organization must arrange for any applicable rules of the
national organization to be changed or copyrights to be released
before the commissioner may issue special deleted text begin license plate stickers
deleted text end new text begin emblems new text end to members of any particular service organization under
this section.

deleted text begin Subd. 3. deleted text end

deleted text begin Number estimated. deleted text end

deleted text begin The commissioner of veterans
affairs shall estimate the number of special plate stickers that
will be required and submit the estimate to the registrar.
deleted text end

Subd. 4.

Plate deleted text begin stickers deleted text end new text begin emblem new text end transfer.

deleted text begin Notwithstanding
deleted text end new text begin Despite new text end section 168.12 or other law to the contrary, on payment
of a fee of $5, the new text begin veterans service organization new text end special plate
deleted text begin stickers deleted text end new text begin emblems new text end issued under subdivision 1, may be transferred
new text begin by the owner new text end to other deleted text begin license deleted text end plates on a passenger automobile,
pickup truck, van, or self-propelled recreational vehicle deleted text begin owned
or jointly owned by deleted text end new text begin registered to new text end the person to whom the
deleted text begin stickers deleted text end new text begin emblems new text end were issued.

deleted text begin Subd. 5. deleted text end

deleted text begin Fees credited. deleted text end

deleted text begin Fees collected under this
section must be paid into the state treasury and credited to the
highway user tax distribution fund.
deleted text end

Sec. 12.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.124, is
amended to read:

168.124 SPECIAL PLATES FOR MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENTS.

Subdivision 1.

Issuance and design.

new text begin (a) new text end The deleted text begin registrar of
motor vehicles deleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end shall issue special deleted text begin license deleted text end plates
bearing the inscription "MEDAL OF HONOR" to an applicant who new text begin :
new text end

new text begin (1) new text end is a recipient of the Congressional Medal of Honor deleted text begin and
upon the applicant's compliance with the laws of this state
relating to deleted text end new text begin ;
new text end

new text begin (2) is a registered owner of a passenger automobile,
motorcycle, or recreational motor vehicle; and
new text end

new text begin (3) complies with this chapter and rules governing new text end the
registration new text begin of motor vehicles new text end and licensing of deleted text begin motor vehicles
and deleted text end drivers.

new text begin (b) new text end The special deleted text begin license deleted text end plates must be of a design and size
determined by the deleted text begin registrar deleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end . Only one set of
plates new text begin , or a single plate in the case of a motorcycle, new text end bearing
the inscription "MEDAL OF HONOR" may be issued for each
qualified applicant.

Subd. 2.

Application.

Application for issuance of these
plates may be made only at the time of renewal or first
application for registration.

Subd. 3.

No fee.

The deleted text begin registrar deleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end shall issue
a set of medal of honor plates to qualified applicants free of
charge and the plates must be replaced deleted text begin by the department deleted text end without
charge if they become damaged. In addition, no fee may be
charged for a subsequent year when deleted text begin tabs or deleted text end stickers are issued
for deleted text begin that deleted text end new text begin a new text end motor vehicle new text begin listed in subdivision 1 new text end on which the
deleted text begin special deleted text end medal of honor plates are placed. new text begin The motor vehicle
must be for personal use, not commercial purposes.
new text end

Subd. 4.

Transfer.

Despite the provisions of section
168.12, subdivision 1, medal of honor plates issued under this
section may be transferred to another personal motor vehicle
deleted text begin owned or jointly owned by deleted text end new text begin registered to new text end the medal of honor
recipient upon notification to the deleted text begin registrar of motor vehicles
deleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end .

deleted text begin Subd. 5. deleted text end

deleted text begin Motor vehicle; special definition. deleted text end

deleted text begin For purposes
of this section, "motor vehicle" means a vehicle for personal
use, not used for commercial purposes, and may include a
passenger automobile, van, pickup truck, motorcycle, or
recreational vehicle.
deleted text end

deleted text begin Subd. 6. deleted text end

deleted text begin When issued. deleted text end

deleted text begin The registrar of motor vehicles
shall begin issuing medal of honor plates for the calendar year
1984 and thereafter.
deleted text end

Sec. 13.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.125, is
amended to read:

168.125 SPECIAL deleted text begin LICENSE deleted text end PLATES FOR FORMER PRISONERS OF
WAR.

Subdivision 1.

Issuance and design.

new text begin (a) new text end The deleted text begin registrar
deleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end shall issue special deleted text begin license deleted text end plates bearing the
inscription "EX-POW" to any applicant who new text begin :
new text end

new text begin (1) new text end is both a former prisoner of war and deleted text begin an owner or joint
deleted text end new text begin a registered new text end owner of a new text begin passenger automobile, motorcycle, or
recreational new text end motor vehicle deleted text begin upon the applicant's compliance with
all the laws of this state relating to deleted text end new text begin ; and
new text end

new text begin (2) complies with this chapter and rules governing new text end the
registration new text begin of motor vehicles new text end and licensing of deleted text begin motor vehicles
and deleted text end drivers.

new text begin (b) new text end The special deleted text begin license deleted text end plates deleted text begin shall deleted text end new text begin must new text end be of a design
and size to be determined by the commissioner. new text begin Only one set of
new text end plates new text begin , or a single plate in the case of a motorcycle, new text end bearing
the "EX-POW" inscription may be issued for deleted text begin only one motor
vehicle per deleted text end new text begin each qualified new text end applicant.

Subd. 1a.

Application.

Application for issuance of these
plates deleted text begin shall deleted text end new text begin must new text end be made at the time of renewal or first
application for registration. The application deleted text begin shall deleted text end new text begin must
new text end include a certification by the commissioner of veterans affairs
that the applicant was a member of the military forces of the
United States who was captured, separated, and incarcerated by
an enemy of the United States during a period of armed conflict.

Subd. 1b.

No fee.

The deleted text begin registrar deleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end shall issue
a set of EX-POW plates new text begin , or a single plate for a motorcycle, new text end to
qualified applicants, free of charge deleted text begin for the cost of the plates deleted text end ,
and shall replace them without charge if they become damaged.
In addition, no fee may be charged for a subsequent year
when deleted text begin tabs or deleted text end stickers are issued for that motor vehicle on which
the deleted text begin special deleted text end EX-POW plates are placed.

Subd. 1c.

Plates transfer.

deleted text begin Notwithstanding deleted text end new text begin Despite new text end the
provisions of section 168.12, subdivision 1, the special deleted text begin license
deleted text end plates issued under this section may be transferred to another
motor vehicle deleted text begin owned or jointly owned by deleted text end new text begin registered to new text end the former
prisoner of war upon notification to the deleted text begin registrar of motor
vehicles deleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end .

Subd. 1d.

Surviving spouse.

Upon the death of a former
prisoner of war, the deleted text begin registrar deleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end shall continue to
issue free of charge, upon renewal, the special deleted text begin license deleted text end plates
to a new text begin motor new text end vehicle owned by the surviving spouse of the former
prisoner of war. Special deleted text begin license deleted text end plates issued to a surviving
spouse may be transferred to another new text begin motor new text end vehicle deleted text begin owned by
deleted text end new text begin registered to new text end the surviving spouse as provided in subdivision
1c. No fee may be charged for replacement plates issued to a
surviving spouse or for deleted text begin tabs or deleted text end stickers issued for the motor
vehicle on which the special "EX-POW" plates are placed. A
surviving spouse is not exempt from the motor vehicle
registration tax.

deleted text begin Subd. 1e. deleted text end

deleted text begin Motor vehicle; special definition. deleted text end

deleted text begin For
purposes of this section, "motor vehicle" means a passenger
automobile, van, pickup truck, motorcycle, or recreational
vehicle.
deleted text end

Subd. 2.

deleted text begin special deleted text end plates; ex-pow and disability
deleted text begin insignia deleted text end new text begin emblems new text end .

The deleted text begin registrar deleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end shall issue
special deleted text begin license deleted text end plates bearing both the "EX-POW" and
disability deleted text begin insignia deleted text end new text begin emblem new text end to any applicant who is entitled to
the special deleted text begin license deleted text end plates provided under this section and who
is also entitled to special deleted text begin license deleted text end plates for the physically
disabled under section 168.021 upon compliance with the
provisions of both sections. The deleted text begin special license deleted text end plates deleted text begin shall
deleted text end new text begin must new text end be of a design and size deleted text begin to be deleted text end determined by the
commissioner.

Subd. 3.

Rules; commissioner of public safety.

The
commissioner of public safety may deleted text begin promulgate deleted text end new text begin adopt new text end by rule, in
accordance with deleted text begin the provisions of deleted text end chapter 14, the procedures for
issuance or transfer of the special deleted text begin license deleted text end plates authorized
under this section.

Subd. 4.

Rules; commissioner of veterans affairs.

The
commissioner of veterans affairs shall establish the procedure
for obtaining the certification of former prisoner of war status.

Subd. 5.

Savings provision.

Nothing in this section
deleted text begin shall alter deleted text end new text begin alters new text end the exemption for disabled war veterans
provided for in section 168.031.

Sec. 14.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.1255, is
amended to read:

168.1255 deleted text begin SPECIAL deleted text end VETERAN CONTRIBUTION deleted text begin LICENSE deleted text end PLATES.

Subdivision 1.

General requirements and procedures.

The deleted text begin registrar deleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end shall issue special veteran
contribution deleted text begin license deleted text end plates to an applicant who:

(1) is a veteran, as defined in section 197.447;

(2) is deleted text begin an owner or joint deleted text end new text begin a registered new text end owner of a passenger
automobile deleted text begin , pickup truck, or van deleted text end ;

(3) pays a fee of $10 to cover the costs of handling and
manufacturing the plates;

(4) pays the registration tax required under section
168.013;

(5) pays the fees required under this chapter;

(6) pays an additional onetime World War II memorial
contribution of $30, which the department shall retain until all
start-up costs associated with the development and issuing of
the plates have been recovered, after which the commissioner
shall deposit contributions in the World War II donation match
account; and

(7) complies with deleted text begin laws deleted text end new text begin this chapter new text end and rules governing new text begin the
new text end registration new text begin of motor vehicles new text end and licensing of deleted text begin vehicles and
deleted text end drivers.

Subd. 2.

Design.

The commissioner of veterans affairs
shall design new text begin an emblem for new text end the special plates, subject to the
approval of the deleted text begin registrar deleted text end new text begin commissioner of public safety new text end ,
that deleted text begin satisfy deleted text end new text begin satisfies new text end the deleted text begin following deleted text end requirements new text begin in this
subdivision new text end :

(1) the special veteran contribution plates must bear the
inscription "PROUD TO BE A VETERAN" on the bottom of the plate;
and

(2) the flag of the United States of America must appear on
the left side of the plate just preceding the first letter or
numeral of the special deleted text begin license deleted text end plate number.

Subd. 3.

Plate transfers.

deleted text begin Notwithstanding deleted text end new text begin Despite
new text end section 168.12, subdivision 1, on payment of a transfer fee of
$5, plates issued under this section may be transferred to
another passenger automobile deleted text begin , pickup truck, or van owned or
jointly owned by deleted text end new text begin registered to new text end the deleted text begin person deleted text end new text begin individual new text end to whom the
deleted text begin special deleted text end new text begin veteran contribution new text end plates were issued.

Subd. 4.

Fees credited.

deleted text begin The fees collected under this
section must be deposited in the state treasury and credited to
the highway user tax distribution fund. deleted text end Fees collected under
this section do not include the contributions collected for the
World War II memorial donation match account.

Subd. 5.

Record.

The deleted text begin registrar deleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end shall
maintain a record of the number of special plates issued under
this section.

Sec. 15.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.127,
subdivision 6, is amended to read:

Subd. 6.

Fees.

Instead of the filing fee described in
section 168.33, subdivision 7, the applicant new text begin for fleet
registration new text end shall pay an equivalent administrative fee new text begin to the
commissioner new text end for each vehicle in the fleet. deleted text begin The administrative
fee must be deposited in the state treasury and credited to the
highway user tax distribution fund.
deleted text end

Sec. 16.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.128, is
amended to read:

168.128 LIMOUSINE deleted text begin REGISTRATION, LICENSE deleted text end PLATES.

Subdivision 1.

deleted text begin unique deleted text end new text begin limousine new text end registration deleted text begin category deleted text end .

A
unique vehicle registration category is established for
limousines deleted text begin as defined in section 168.011, subdivision 35 deleted text end .

Subd. 2.

deleted text begin license deleted text end plates.

new text begin (a) new text end A person who operates a
limousine for other than personal use shall deleted text begin apply to deleted text end register
the new text begin motor new text end vehicle as provided in this section.

new text begin (b) new text end A person who operates a limousine for personal use may
apply. The deleted text begin registrar deleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end shall issue limousine deleted text begin license
deleted text end plates deleted text begin upon the applicant's compliance with laws relating to
registration and licensing of motor vehicles and drivers and
certification by deleted text end new text begin to new text end the new text begin registered new text end owner new text begin of a limousine who:
new text end

new text begin (1) certifies new text end that an insurance policy new text begin under section 65B.13
new text end in an aggregate amount of $300,000 per accident is in effect for
the entire period of the registration deleted text begin under section 65B.135.
The applicant must provide the registrar deleted text end new text begin ;
new text end

new text begin (2) provides the commissioner new text end with proof that the passenger
automobile license tax and a $10 fee have been paid for each
limousine receiving limousine deleted text begin license deleted text end plates new text begin ; and
new text end

new text begin (3) complies with this chapter and rules governing the
registration of motor vehicles and licensing of drivers new text end .

new text begin (c) new text end The limousine deleted text begin license deleted text end plates must be designed to
specifically identify the vehicle as a limousine and must be
clearly marked with the letters "LM." Limousine deleted text begin license deleted text end plates
may not be transferred upon sale of the limousine, but may be
transferred to another limousine owned by the same person upon
notifying the deleted text begin registrar deleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end and paying a $5 transfer
fee.

Subd. 3.

Insurance.

(a) The application must include a
certificate of insurance verifying that a valid commercial
insurance policy is in effect and giving the name of the
insurance company and the number of the insurance policy. The
policy must provide stated limits of liability, exclusive of
interest and costs, with respect to each new text begin motor new text end vehicle for which
coverage is granted, of not less than $100,000 because of bodily
injury to one person in any one accident and, subject to deleted text begin said
deleted text end new text begin that new text end limit for one person, of not less than $300,000 because of
injury to two or more persons in any one accident and of not
less than $100,000 because of injury to or destruction of
property. The insurance company must notify the commissioner if
the policy is canceled or if the policy no longer provides the
coverage required by this subdivision.

(b) The commissioner shall immediately notify the
commissioner of transportation if the policy of a person
required to have a permit under section 221.84 is canceled or no
longer provides the coverage required by this subdivision.

deleted text begin Subd. 4. deleted text end

deleted text begin Fees credited to highway user fund. deleted text end

deleted text begin Fees
collected from the sale of license plates under this section
must be paid into the state treasury and credited to the highway
user tax distribution fund.
deleted text end

Sec. 17.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.129, is
amended to read:

168.129 SPECIAL COLLEGIATE deleted text begin LICENSE deleted text end PLATES.

Subdivision 1.

General requirements and procedures.

The
commissioner deleted text begin of public safety deleted text end shall issue special collegiate
deleted text begin license deleted text end plates to an applicant who:

(1) is deleted text begin an owner or joint deleted text end new text begin a registered new text end owner of a passenger
automobile deleted text begin , pickup truck, or van deleted text end ;

(2) pays a fee deleted text begin determined by the commissioner deleted text end new text begin as specified
in section 168.12, subdivision 5, new text end to cover the costs of handling
and manufacturing the plates;

(3) pays the registration tax required under section
168.013;

(4) pays the fees required under this chapter;

(5) contributes at least $25 annually to the scholarship
account established in subdivision 6; and

(6) complies with deleted text begin laws deleted text end new text begin this chapter new text end and rules governing
registration new text begin of motor vehicles new text end and licensing of deleted text begin vehicles and
deleted text end drivers.

Subd. 2.

Design.

new text begin (a) new text end After consultation with each
participating college, university new text begin , new text end or postsecondary system, the
commissioner shall design deleted text begin the deleted text end new text begin an emblem for each new text end special
collegiate deleted text begin plates deleted text end new text begin plate new text end .

new text begin (b) new text end In consultation with the commissioner, a participating
college or university annually shall indicate the anticipated
number of plates needed.

Subd. 3.

No refund.

Contributions under this section
must not be refunded.

Subd. 4.

Plates transfer.

deleted text begin Notwithstanding deleted text end new text begin Despite
new text end section 168.12, subdivision 1, on payment of a transfer fee of
$5, plates issued under this section may be transferred to
another passenger deleted text begin vehicle, pickup, or van owned or jointly owned
by deleted text end new text begin automobile registered to new text end the deleted text begin person deleted text end new text begin individual new text end to whom the
special new text begin collegiate new text end plates were issued.

Subd. 5.

Fees credited.

deleted text begin The fees collected under this
section must be deposited in the state treasury and credited to
the highway user tax distribution fund. deleted text end Fees collected under
this section do not include the contributions collected for the
scholarship account.

Subd. 6.

Scholarship account.

A scholarship account is
created in the state treasury. Except for one percent that may
be retained by the commissioner deleted text begin of public safety deleted text end for
administrative costs, all contributions received under this
section must be deposited by the commissioner in the scholarship
account. Money in the scholarship account is appropriated to
the governing board of the institution to which it is
attributable, as provided in subdivision 7.

Subd. 7.

Record.

The commissioner shall maintain a
record of the number of deleted text begin license deleted text end plates issued for each
postsecondary institution or system deleted text begin in order deleted text end to determine the
amount of scholarship funds available to that institution or
system.

Sec. 18.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.1291, is
amended to read:

168.1291 SPECIAL deleted text begin LICENSE deleted text end PLATES; new text begin UNIFORM new text end DESIGN new text begin , UNIQUE
EMBLEMS new text end .

Subdivision 1.

Definition.

For purposes of this section
"special deleted text begin license deleted text end plates" means deleted text begin license deleted text end plates issued under
sections 168.12, subdivisions 2b and 2e; 168.1235; and 168.129.

Subd. 2.

new text begin uniform new text end design of special plates.

new text begin (a) new text end The
commissioner shall design a single special deleted text begin license deleted text end plate that
will contain a unique number and a space for a unique deleted text begin symbol
deleted text end new text begin emblem for plates issued under sections 168.12, subdivisions 2b
and 2e; 168.1235; and 168.129 new text end . The commissioner shall design a
unique deleted text begin symbol deleted text end new text begin emblem new text end related to the purpose of each
special deleted text begin license deleted text end plate.

new text begin (b) new text end Any provision of sections 168.12, subdivisions 2b to
2e; 168.123; and 168.129 new text begin , new text end that requires the placement of a
specified letter or letters on a special deleted text begin license deleted text end plate applies
to those deleted text begin license deleted text end plates only to the extent that the commissioner
includes the letter or letters in the design. deleted text begin Where
deleted text end

new text begin (c) If new text end a law authorizing a special deleted text begin license deleted text end plate contains a
specific requirement for graphic design of that deleted text begin license deleted text end plate,
that requirement applies to the appropriate unique deleted text begin symbol the
commissioner designs deleted text end new text begin emblem new text end .

Subd. 3.

Issuance of special plates with unique
deleted text begin symbols deleted text end new text begin emblems new text end .

deleted text begin Notwithstanding deleted text end new text begin Despite new text end section 168.12,
subdivisions 2b to 2e; 168.123; or 168.129, beginning with
special deleted text begin license deleted text end plates issued in calendar year 1996 new text begin , new text end the
commissioner shall issue each class of special deleted text begin license deleted text end plates
permanently marked with specific designs under those laws only
until the commissioner's supply of those deleted text begin license deleted text end plates is
exhausted. Thereafter the commissioner shall issue under those
laws only the deleted text begin license deleted text end plate authorized under subdivision 2, with
the appropriate unique deleted text begin symbol deleted text end new text begin emblem new text end attached.

Subd. 4.

Fees.

deleted text begin Notwithstanding deleted text end new text begin Despite new text end section 168.12,
subdivisions 2b to 2e; 168.123; or 168.129, the commissioner
shall charge a fee of $10 for each set of deleted text begin license deleted text end plates issued
under this section.

Subd. 5.

deleted text begin application deleted text end new text begin applicability new text end .

This section does
not apply to a special motorcycle deleted text begin license deleted text end plate designed by the
deleted text begin registrar deleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end under section 168.123, subdivision 1,
clause (2).

Sec. 19.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.1293, is
amended to read:

168.1293 SPECIAL deleted text begin LICENSE deleted text end PLATES; AUTHORIZATION;
DISCONTINUANCE.

Subdivision 1.

Definition.

For purposes of this section
and section 168.1297, "special deleted text begin license deleted text end plate" means a deleted text begin license
deleted text end plate deleted text begin that is deleted text end authorized by deleted text begin law deleted text end new text begin sections 168.12, subdivisions 2b
and 2e; 168.1235; and 168.129, new text end to have wording and graphics that
differ from a Minnesota passenger vehicle deleted text begin license deleted text end plate.

Subd. 2.

Submissions to deleted text begin department deleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end .

(a) A
person, legal entity, or other requester, however organized,
that plans to seek legislation establishing a new deleted text begin special
license deleted text end plate shall submit the following information and fee to
the deleted text begin Department of Public Safety deleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end :

(1) The requester shall submit a request for the special
deleted text begin license deleted text end plate being sought, describing the proposed deleted text begin license
deleted text end plate in general terms, the purpose of the plate, and the
proposed fee or minimum contribution required for the plate.

(2) The requester shall submit the results of a scientific
sample survey of Minnesota motor vehicle owners that indicates
that at least 10,000 motor vehicle owners intend to purchase the
proposed plate with the proposed fee or minimum contribution.
The requester's plan to undertake the survey must be reported to
the deleted text begin department deleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end before the survey is undertaken.
The survey must be performed independently of the requester by
another person or legal entity, however organized, that conducts
similar sample surveys in the normal course of business.

(3) The requester shall submit an application fee of
$20,000, to cover the deleted text begin department's deleted text end cost of reviewing the
application new text begin for a new plate new text end and developing the new text begin new new text end special
deleted text begin license deleted text end plate if authorized new text begin by law new text end . State funds may not be used
to pay the application fee.

(4) The requester shall submit a marketing strategy that
contains (i) short-term and long-term marketing plans for the
requested plate, and (ii) a financial analysis showing the
anticipated revenues and the planned expenditures of any fee or
contribution derived from the requested plate.

(b) The requester shall submit the information required
under paragraph (a) to the deleted text begin department deleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end at least 120
days before the convening of the next regular legislative
session at which the requester will submit the proposal.

Subd. 3.

Design; redesign.

(a) If the new text begin proposed new
new text end special deleted text begin license deleted text end plate sought by the requester is approved by
law, the requester shall submit the proposed design for the
plate to the deleted text begin department deleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end as soon as practicable, but
not later than 120 days after the effective date of the law
authorizing issuance of the plate. The deleted text begin department deleted text end new text begin commissioner
new text end is responsible for selecting the final design for the
special deleted text begin license deleted text end plate.

(b) The requester that originally requested a special
deleted text begin license deleted text end plate subsequently approved by law may not submit a new
design for the plate within the five years following the date of
first issuance of the plate unless the inventory of those plates
has been exhausted. The requester may deplete the remaining
inventory of the plates by reimbursing the deleted text begin department
deleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end for the cost of the plates.

Subd. 4.

Refund of fee.

If the special deleted text begin license deleted text end plate
requested is not authorized in the legislative session at which
authorization was sought, the deleted text begin department deleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end shall
refund $17,500 of the application fee to the requester.

Subd. 5.

Discontinuance of plate.

(a) The
deleted text begin department deleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end shall discontinue the issuance or
renewal of any special deleted text begin license deleted text end plate new text begin authorized by sections
168.12, subdivisions 2b and 2e; 168.1235; and 168.129, new text end if (1)
fewer than 1,000 sets of those plates are currently registered
at the end of the first six years during which the plates are
available, or (2) fewer than 1,000 sets of those plates are
currently registered at the end of any subsequent two-year
period following the first six years of availability.

(b) The deleted text begin department may deleted text end new text begin commissioner shall new text end discontinue the
issuance or renewal of any special deleted text begin license deleted text end plate new text begin authorized by
sections 168.12, subdivisions 2b and 2e; 168.1235; and 168.129 new text end ,
and distribution of any contributions resulting from that plate,
if the deleted text begin department deleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end determines that (1) the fund or
requester receiving the contributions no longer exists, (2) the
requester has stopped providing services that are authorized to
be funded from the contribution proceeds, (3) the requester has
requested discontinuance, or (4) contributions have been used in
violation of subdivision 6.

(c) Nothing in this subdivision applies to deleted text begin license deleted text end plates
issued under section 168.123, 168.124, 168.125, or 168.1255.

Subd. 6.

Use of contributions.

Contributions made as a
condition of obtaining a special deleted text begin license deleted text end plate new text begin authorized by
sections 168.12, subdivisions 2b and 2e; 168.1235; and 168.129 new text end ,
and interest earned on the contributions, may not be spent for
commercial or for-profit purposes.

Subd. 7.

Deposit of fee; appropriation.

The commissioner
shall deposit the application fee under subdivision 2, paragraph
(a), clause (3), in the deleted text begin highway user tax distribution fund
deleted text end new text begin vehicle services operating account of the special revenue fund
under section 299A.705 new text end . An amount sufficient to pay the
department's cost in implementing and administering this
section, including payment of refunds under subdivision 4, is
appropriated to the commissioner.

Sec. 20.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.1296, is
amended to read:

168.1296 deleted text begin SPECIAL deleted text end CRITICAL HABITAT deleted text begin LICENSE deleted text end PLATES.

Subdivision 1.

General requirements and procedures.

(a)
The deleted text begin registrar deleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end shall issue deleted text begin special deleted text end critical
habitat deleted text begin license deleted text end plates to an applicant who:

(1) is deleted text begin an owner or joint deleted text end new text begin a registered new text end owner of a passenger
automobile deleted text begin , pickup truck, or van deleted text end ;

(2) pays a fee of $10 to cover the costs of handling and
manufacturing the plates;

(3) pays the registration tax required under section
168.013;

(4) pays the fees required under this chapter;

(5) contributes a minimum of $30 annually to the Minnesota
critical habitat private sector matching account established in
section 84.943; and

(6) complies with deleted text begin laws deleted text end new text begin this chapter new text end and rules governing
registration new text begin of motor vehicles new text end and licensing of deleted text begin vehicles and
deleted text end drivers.

(b) The critical habitat deleted text begin license deleted text end new text begin plate new text end application deleted text begin form
deleted text end must deleted text begin clearly deleted text end indicate that the annual contribution specified
under paragraph (a), clause (5), is a minimum contribution to
receive the deleted text begin license deleted text end plate and that the applicant may make an
additional contribution to the account.

Subd. 2.

Design.

After consultation with interested
groups, the commissioner of natural resources and the
deleted text begin registrar deleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end shall jointly select a suitable symbol
for use by the deleted text begin registrar deleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end to design the deleted text begin special
deleted text end plates.

Subd. 3.

No refund.

Contributions under this section
must not be refunded.

Subd. 4.

Plate transfers.

Notwithstanding section
168.12, subdivision 1, on payment of a transfer fee of $5,
plates issued under this section may be transferred to another
passenger automobile deleted text begin , pickup truck, or van owned or jointly
owned by deleted text end new text begin registered to new text end the person to whom the deleted text begin special deleted text end plates
were issued.

Subd. 5.

Contribution and fees credited.

Contributions
under subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clause (5), must be paid to
the deleted text begin registrar deleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end and credited to the Minnesota
critical habitat private sector matching account established in
section 84.943. The fees collected under this section must be
deposited in the deleted text begin highway user tax distribution fund deleted text end new text begin vehicle
services operating account of the special revenue fund under
section 299A.705 new text end .

Subd. 6.

Record.

The deleted text begin registrar deleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end shall
maintain a record of the number of deleted text begin special deleted text end plates issued under
this section.

Sec. 21.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.1297, is
amended to read:

168.1297 SPECIAL "ROTARY MEMBER" deleted text begin LICENSE deleted text end PLATES.

Subdivision 1.

General requirements and procedures.

The deleted text begin registrar deleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end shall issue special "Rotary member"
deleted text begin license deleted text end plates to an applicant who:

(1) is deleted text begin an owner or joint deleted text end new text begin a registered new text end owner of a passenger
automobile deleted text begin , pickup truck, or van deleted text end ;

(2) pays a fee of $10 to cover the costs of handling and
manufacturing the plates;

(3) pays the registration tax required under section
168.013;

(4) pays the fees required under this chapter;

(5) submits proof to the deleted text begin registrar deleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end that the
applicant is a member of Rotary International; and

(6) complies with deleted text begin laws deleted text end new text begin this chapter new text end and rules governing
registration new text begin of motor vehicles new text end and licensing of deleted text begin vehicles and
deleted text end drivers.

Subd. 2.

Design.

A special deleted text begin license deleted text end plate under this
section consists of a deleted text begin special license deleted text end plate as described in
section 168.1291 with a unique deleted text begin symbol deleted text end new text begin emblem new text end that is the
recognized emblem of Rotary International.

Subd. 3.

Compliance with other law.

The commissioner
shall take no action under this section unless the commissioner
determines that Rotary International, or one or more districts
of Rotary International, has complied with section 168.1293,
subdivision 2, paragraph (a). Issuance and renewal of deleted text begin license
deleted text end plates under this section are subject to section 168.1293,
subdivisions 3 to 6.

Sec. 22.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.27,
subdivision 11, is amended to read:

Subd. 11.

new text begin dealer's new text end licenses; new text begin location change notice;
new text end fee.

new text begin (a) new text end Application for new text begin a dealer's new text end license or notification of
a change of location of new text begin the place of business on new text end a new text begin dealer's
new text end license must include a street address, not a post office box,
and is subject to the deleted text begin registrar's deleted text end new text begin commissioner's new text end approval.

new text begin (b) new text end Upon the filing of an application for a new text begin dealer's
new text end license and the proper fee, deleted text begin the registrar is authorized, deleted text end unless
the application on its face appears to be invalid, deleted text begin to deleted text end new text begin the
commissioner shall new text end grant a 90-day temporary license. During the
90-day period following issuance of new text begin the new text end temporary license,
the deleted text begin registrar deleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end shall deleted text begin investigate the fitness of the
applicant, deleted text end inspect the new text begin place of business new text end site deleted text begin , deleted text end and deleted text begin make other
investigation as necessary to deleted text end insure compliance with deleted text begin the
licensing law deleted text end new text begin this section and rules adopted under this section new text end .

new text begin (c) new text end The deleted text begin registrar deleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end may extend the temporary
license 30 days new text begin to allow the temporarily licensed dealer to come
into full compliance with this section and rules adopted under
this section new text end .

deleted text begin At the end of the period of investigation deleted text end new text begin (d) In no more
than 120 days following issuance of new text end the new text begin temporary new text end license new text begin , the
dealer license new text end must either be granted or denied.

new text begin (e) A license must be denied under the following conditions:
new text end

new text begin (1) new text end The license must be denied if within the previous ten
years the applicant was enjoined due to a violation of section
325F.69 or convicted of violating section 325E.14, 325E.15,
325E.16, or 325F.69, or convicted under section 609.53 of
receiving or selling stolen vehicles, or convicted of violating
United States Code, title 15, sections 1981 to 1991 deleted text begin , as amended
through December 31, 1984, deleted text end or pleaded guilty, entered a plea of
nolo contendere or no contest, or has been found guilty in a
court of competent jurisdiction of any charge of failure to pay
state or federal income or sales taxes or felony charge of
forgery, embezzlement, obtaining money under false pretenses,
theft by swindle, extortion, conspiracy to defraud, or bribery.

new text begin (2) new text end The license must also be denied if within the previous
year the applicant has been denied a new text begin dealer new text end license.

new text begin (3) new text end A license must also be denied if the applicant has had
a dealer license revoked within the previous ten years.

new text begin (f) new text end If the application is approved, the deleted text begin registrar
deleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end shall license the applicant as a deleted text begin motor vehicle
deleted text end dealer for one year from the date the temporary license is
granted and issue a certificate of license that must include a
distinguishing number of identification of the dealer. The
license must be displayed in a prominent place in the new text begin dealer's
new text end licensed deleted text begin location deleted text end new text begin place of business new text end .

new text begin (g) new text end Each initial application for a license must be
accompanied by a fee of deleted text begin $50 deleted text end new text begin $100 new text end in addition to the annual fee.
The annual fee deleted text begin shall be $100 deleted text end new text begin is $150 new text end . deleted text begin All deleted text end new text begin The new text end initial fees and
annual fees must be paid into the state treasury and credited to
the general fund new text begin except that $50 of each initial and annual fee
must be paid into the vehicle services operating account in the
special revenue fund under section 299A.705 new text end .

Sec. 23.

new text begin [168.326] EXPEDITED DRIVER AND VEHICLES
SERVICES; FEE.
new text end

new text begin (a) When an applicant requests and pays an expedited
service fee of $20, in addition to other specified and
statutorily mandated fees and taxes, the commissioner shall
expedite the processing of an application for a driver's
license, driving instruction permit, Minnesota identification
card, or vehicle title transaction.
new text end

new text begin (b) A driver's license agent or deputy registrar may retain
$10 of the expedited service fee for each expedited service
request processed by the licensing agent or deputy registrar.
new text end

new text begin (c) When expedited service is requested, materials must be
mailed or delivered to the requestor within three days of
receipt of the expedited service fee excluding Saturdays,
Sundays, or the holidays listed in section 645.44, subdivision
5. The requestor shall comply with all relevant requirements of
the requested document.
new text end

new text begin (d) The commissioner may decline to accept an expedited
service request if it is apparent at the time it is made that
the request cannot be granted.
new text end

new text begin (e) The expedited service fees collected under this section
for an application for a driver's license, driving instruction
permit, or Minnesota identification card minus any portion
retained by a licensing agent or deputy registrar under
paragraph (b) must be paid into the driver services operating
account in the special revenue fund specified under section
299A.705.
new text end

new text begin (f) The expedited service fees collected under this section
for a transaction for a vehicle service minus any portion
retained by a licensing agent or deputy registrar under
paragraph (b) must be paid into the vehicle services operating
account in the special revenue fund specified under section
299A.705.
new text end

Sec. 24.

new text begin [168.327] DRIVER AND VEHICLE RECORD FEES.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Records and fees. new text end

new text begin (a) Upon request by any
person authorized in this section, the commissioner shall
furnish a certified copy of any driver's license record,
instruction permit record, Minnesota identification card record,
vehicle registration record, vehicle title record, or accident
record.
new text end

new text begin (b) Other than accident records governed under section
169.09, subdivision 13, the requester shall pay a fee of $10 for
each certified record specified in paragraph (a) or a fee of $9
for each record that is not certified.
new text end

new text begin (c) In addition to the record fee in paragraph (b), the fee
for a copy of the history of any vehicle title not in electronic
format is $1 for each page of the historical record.
new text end

new text begin (d) Fees collected under paragraph (b) for driver's
license, instruction permit, and Minnesota identification card
records must be paid into the state treasury with 50 cents of
each fee credited to the general fund. The remainder of the
fees collected must be credited to the driver services operating
account in the special revenue fund under section 299A.705.
new text end

new text begin (e) Fees collected under paragraphs (b) and (c) for vehicle
registration or title records must be paid into the state
treasury with 50 cents of each fee credited to the general
fund. The remainder of the fees collected must be credited to
the vehicle services operating account in the special revenue
fund specified in section 299A.705.
new text end

new text begin (f) The commissioner shall permit a person to inquire into
a record by the person's own electronic means for a fee of $4.50
for each inquiry, except that no fee may be charged when the
requester is the subject of the data.
new text end

new text begin (1) Of the $4.50 fee, $2.70 must be deposited in the
general fund.
new text end

new text begin (2) For driver's license, instruction permit, or Minnesota
identification card records, the remainder must be deposited in
the driver services operating account in the special revenue
fund under section 299A.705.
new text end

new text begin (3) For vehicle title or registration records, the
remainder must be deposited in the vehicle services operating
account in the special revenue fund under section 299A.705.
new text end

new text begin (g) Fees and the deposit of the fees for accident records
and reports are governed by section 169.09, subdivision 13.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Requests for information; surcharge on fee. new text end

new text begin (a)
Except as otherwise provided in subdivision 3, the commissioner
shall impose a surcharge of 50 cents on each fee charged by the
commissioner under section 13.03, subdivision 3, for copies or
electronic transmittals of public information about the
registration of a vehicle or an applicant, or holder of a
driver's license, instruction permit, or Minnesota
identification card.
new text end

new text begin (b) The surcharge only applies to a fee imposed in response
to a request made in person or by mail, or to a request for
transmittal through a computer modem. The surcharge does not
apply to the request of an individual for information about that
individual's driver's license, instruction permit, or Minnesota
identification card or about vehicles registered or titled in
the individual's name.
new text end

new text begin (c) The surcharges collected under this subdivision must be
credited to the general fund.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Exception to fee and surcharge. new text end

new text begin (a)
Notwithstanding subdivision 2 or section 13.03, a fee or
surcharge may not be imposed in response to a request for public
information about the registration of a vehicle if the
commissioner is satisfied that:
new text end

new text begin (1) the requester seeks the information on behalf of a
community-based, nonprofit organization designated by a local
law enforcement agency to be a requester; and
new text end

new text begin (2) the information is needed to identify suspected
prostitution law violators, controlled substance law violators,
or health code violators.
new text end

new text begin (b) The commissioner shall not require a requester under
paragraph (a) to make a minimum number of data requests or limit
the requester to a maximum number of data requests.
new text end

Sec. 25.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.33, is
amended to read:

168.33 new text begin COMMISSIONER AS new text end REGISTRAR OF deleted text begin MOTOR deleted text end VEHICLES; DEPUTY
REGISTRARS.

Subdivision 1. [ deleted text begin REGISTRAR deleted text end new text begin COMMISSIONER'S new text end DUTIES AND
POWERS, GENERALLY.] The commissioner of public safety deleted text begin shall be
deleted text end new text begin is new text end the registrar of deleted text begin motor deleted text end vehicles of the state of Minnesota,
and shall exercise all the powers granted to and perform all the
duties imposed by this chapter. The commissioner of public
safety deleted text begin may employ not to exceed eight persons as inspectors, deleted text end new text begin is
authorized new text end to obtain information deleted text begin and report to the registrar
regarding motor deleted text end new text begin about all new text end vehicles subject to taxation under
this chapter upon which the tax has not been paid, and to
present suitable complaints to courts of competent jurisdiction.

Subd. 2.

Deputy registrars.

(a) deleted text begin The registrar may
appoint, hire, and discharge and fix the compensation of the
necessary employees, in the manner provided by law, as may be
required to enable the registrar to properly carry out the
duties imposed by this chapter. deleted text end The deleted text begin registrar deleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end may
appoint, and for cause discontinue, a deputy registrar for any
statutory or home rule charter city as the public interest and
convenience may require, without regard to whether the county
auditor of the county in which the city is situated has been
appointed as the deputy registrar for the county or has been
discontinued as the deputy registrar for the county, and without
regard to whether the county in which the city is situated has
established a county license bureau deleted text begin which deleted text end new text begin that new text end issues motor
vehicle licenses as provided in section 373.32.

(b) The deleted text begin registrar deleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end may appoint, and for cause
discontinue, a deputy registrar for any statutory or home rule
charter city as the public interest and convenience may require,
if the auditor for the county in which the city is situated
chooses not to accept appointment as the deputy registrar for
the county or is discontinued as a deputy registrar, or if the
county in which the city is situated has not established a
county license bureau deleted text begin which deleted text end new text begin that new text end issues motor vehicle licenses
as provided in section 373.32. deleted text begin A person deleted text end new text begin The individual
new text end appointed by the deleted text begin registrar deleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end as a deputy registrar
for any statutory or home rule charter city must be a resident
of the county in which the city is situated.

(c) The deleted text begin registrar deleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end may appoint, and for cause
discontinue, the county auditor of each county as a deputy
registrar. deleted text begin Upon approval of the county board, the auditor, with
the approval of the director of motor vehicles, may appoint, and
for cause discontinue, the clerk or equivalent officer of each
statutory or home rule charter city or any other person as a
deputy registrar as public interest and convenience may require,
regardless of the appointee's county of residence. At the
request of the governing body of a statutory or home rule
charter city, the auditor shall appoint, and may for cause
discontinue, the clerk or equivalent officer of a city, or
another officer or employee of the city designated by the
governing body, as a deputy registrar:
deleted text end

deleted text begin (1) if the city is a county seat or, if not, is larger than
the seat of the county in which it is situated; and
deleted text end

deleted text begin (2) no office of a deputy registrar is situated within the
city or within 15 miles of the city by the most direct public
route.
deleted text end

(d) deleted text begin Notwithstanding deleted text end new text begin Despite new text end any other provision, a person
other than a county auditor or a director of a county license
bureau, who was appointed by the registrar before August 1,
1976, as a deputy registrar for any statutory or home rule
charter city, may continue to serve as deputy registrar and may
be discontinued for cause only by the deleted text begin registrar deleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end .
The county auditor who appointed the deputy registrars is
responsible for the acts of deputy registrars appointed by the
auditor.

new text begin (e) new text end Each deputy, before entering upon the discharge of
duties, shall take and subscribe an oath to faithfully discharge
the duties and to uphold the laws of the state.

new text begin (f) new text end If a deputy registrar appointed under this subdivision
is not an officer or employee of a county or statutory or home
rule charter city, the deputy shall in addition give bond to the
state in the sum of $10,000, or a larger sum as may be required
by the deleted text begin registrar deleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end , conditioned upon the faithful
discharge of duties as deputy registrar.

deleted text begin (e) deleted text end new text begin (g) new text end Until January 1, 2009, a corporation governed by
chapter 302A may be appointed a deputy registrar. Upon
application by an individual serving as a deputy registrar and
the giving of the requisite bond as provided in this
subdivision, personally assured by the individual or another
individual approved by the commissioner deleted text begin of public safety deleted text end , a
corporation named in an application deleted text begin shall become deleted text end new text begin then becomes
new text end the duly appointed and qualified successor to the deputy
registrar. The appointment of any corporation as a deputy
registrar expires January 1, 2009. deleted text begin A county board shall
appoint, or deleted text end The commissioner shall appoint deleted text begin if the county board
declines to do so, deleted text end an individual as successor to the corporation
as a deputy registrar. The deleted text begin county board or deleted text end commissioner shall
appoint as the successor agent to a corporation whose
appointment expires under this paragraph an officer of the
corporation if the officer applies for appointment before July
1, 2009.

deleted text begin (f) deleted text end new text begin (h) new text end Each deputy registrar appointed under this
subdivision shall keep and maintain deleted text begin , in a convenient public
place within or in close proximity to the place for which
appointed, a registration and motor vehicle tax collection
bureau, to be approved by the registrar, deleted text end new text begin office locations
approved by the commissioner new text end for the registration of deleted text begin motor
deleted text end vehicles and the collection of taxes new text begin and fees new text end on deleted text begin motor deleted text end vehicles.

new text begin (i) new text end The deputy registrar shall keep records and make
reports to the deleted text begin registrar deleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end as the deleted text begin registrar, from
time to time, may require deleted text end new text begin commissioner requires new text end . The records
must be maintained at the deleted text begin facility deleted text end new text begin offices new text end of the deputy
registrar. The records and deleted text begin facilities deleted text end new text begin offices new text end of the deputy
registrar must at all times be open to the inspection of
the deleted text begin registrar deleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end or the deleted text begin registrar's deleted text end new text begin commissioner's
new text end agents. The deputy registrar shall report to the deleted text begin registrar
deleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end by the next working day following receipt all
registrations made and taxes and fees collected by the deputy
registrar.

new text begin (j) new text end The filing fee imposed under subdivision 7 must be
deposited in the treasury of the place for which appointed or,
if not a public official, a deputy shall retain the filing fee,
but the registration tax and any additional fees for delayed
registration the deputy registrar has collected the deputy
registrar shall deposit by the next working day following
receipt in an approved state depository to the credit of the
state through the commissioner of finance. The place for which
the deputy registrar is appointed through its governing body
must provide the deputy registrar with facilities and personnel
to carry out the duties imposed by this subdivision if the
deputy is a public official. In all other cases, the deputy
shall maintain a suitable facility for serving the public.

Subd. 2a.

Deputy registrars, continuation in office.

Persons serving as deputy registrars on deleted text begin the effective date of
this act shall deleted text end new text begin July 1, 1970, new text end continue to hold deleted text begin such deleted text end office until
a successor is duly appointed and qualifies.

Subd. 2b.

Deputy registrars, employment status.

(a)
Deputy registrars, and their employees, who retain the filing
fee in lieu of a salary, shall, after July 1, 1971, be
considered as independent contractors for pension purposes, and
ineligible because of such service for coverage under the
Minnesota State Retirement System or membership in the Public
Employees Retirement Association.

(b) Those deputy registrars as defined in this subdivision
who are covered by the Minnesota State Retirement System on June
30, 1971, deleted text begin shall have the option of terminating said deleted text end new text begin may
terminate new text end coverage on July 1, 1971, or deleted text begin of continuing said
deleted text end new text begin continue new text end coverage until termination of state service. The form
of deleted text begin the deleted text end new text begin this new text end option and the time for filing deleted text begin shall deleted text end new text begin must new text end be as
prescribed by the board of directors of the system. Those
choosing to continue deleted text begin said deleted text end coverage deleted text begin , deleted text end shall provide from the
filing fees retained the employee and employer contributions as
required by chapter 352.

Subd. 3.

Record of vehicle registration new text begin ; disclosure new text end .

new text begin (a)
new text end The deleted text begin registrar deleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end shall keep a deleted text begin suitable deleted text end record of all
deleted text begin motor deleted text end new text begin registered new text end vehicles deleted text begin registered in the registrar's office,
indexed, deleted text end according to new text begin (1) new text end registration new text begin plate new text end number, deleted text begin according
to deleted text end new text begin (2) new text end name of the registered owner, deleted text begin according to deleted text end new text begin (3) new text end make of
deleted text begin motor deleted text end vehicle and the deleted text begin factory deleted text end new text begin vehicle's new text end identification number new text begin ,
new text end for deleted text begin such makes as are deleted text end new text begin a vehicle new text end so identified new text begin , new text end or deleted text begin according
to deleted text end new text begin , if none, new text end the new text begin vehicle's new text end serial number deleted text begin of such makes as are so
identified deleted text end until the deleted text begin manufacturers thereof adopt and use
an deleted text end new text begin manufacturer adopts and uses a vehicle new text end identification number deleted text begin ,
and according to such other information as the registrar shall
deem advisable deleted text end . deleted text begin Duplicates of the certificate of registration
shall be used, until a more efficient system is evolved, to make
the registration number and registered owner's indexes herein
required, and such other copies as are desirable. The registrar
may furnish to any one applying therefor transcripts of such
records for not less than the cost of preparing the same;
provided, that any sums in excess of such cost received by the
registrar for furnishing such transcripts shall be paid by the
registrar into the state treasury.
deleted text end

new text begin (b) The commissioner shall furnish to any person applying
for a copy of the registration, a copy as specified in section
168.327.
new text end

new text begin (c) new text end The deleted text begin registrar deleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end shall also furnish deleted text begin copies
thereof deleted text end new text begin vehicle registration records new text end , without charge, to deleted text begin the
deleted text end chiefs of police deleted text begin of the cities of Minneapolis, St. Paul, and
Duluth deleted text end new text begin , county sheriffs, prosecuting attorneys, and other law
enforcement agencies with the power to arrest new text end .

Subd. 6.

Application deleted text begin forms deleted text end .

deleted text begin The deleted text end new text begin Every deputy new text end registrar
shall deleted text begin provide, in a manner and format prescribed by the
registrar, necessary forms and information to deputy
registrars. The registrar and deputy registrars shall
immediately destroy all number plates surrendered and shall
cancel all certificates surrendered deleted text end new text begin use application forms or
formats as prescribed by or approved by the commissioner new text end .

Subd. 7.

Filing fee.

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

deleted text begin (i) deleted text end new text begin (1) new text end $4.50 is imposed on every deleted text begin motor deleted text end vehicle
registration renewal, excluding pro rate transactions; and

deleted text begin (ii) $7 deleted text end new text begin (2) $8.50 new text end is imposed on every other type of vehicle
transaction, including pro rate transactions new text begin , through June 30,
2007, and then $10 thereafter new text end ;

except that a filing fee may not be charged for a document
returned for a refund or for a correction of an error made by
the Department of Public Safety, a deleted text begin licensed auto deleted text end dealer, or a
deputy registrar. The filing fee must be shown as a separate
item on all registration renewal notices sent out by the
deleted text begin department deleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end . No filing fee or other fee may be
charged for the permanent surrender of a deleted text begin certificate of deleted text end title
deleted text begin and license plates deleted text end for a deleted text begin motor deleted text end vehicle.

(b) deleted text begin Filing deleted text end new text begin All of the new text end fees collected new text begin by the commissioner
new text end under deleted text begin this subdivision by the department deleted text end new text begin paragraph (a), clause
(1), new text end must be paid into the deleted text begin state treasury and credited to the
highway user tax distribution fund, except fees for
registrations of motor vehicles. Filing fees collected for
registrations of motor vehicles in conjunction with a title
transfer or first application in this state must be paid into
the state treasury with 50 percent of the money credited to the
general fund and 50 percent credited to the highway user tax
distribution fund deleted text end new text begin vehicle services operating account in the
special revenue fund under section 299A.705. Of the fee
collected under paragraph (a), clause (2), $3.50 must be paid
into the general fund with the remainder of the fee collected by
the commissioner deposited into the vehicle services operating
account in the special revenue fund under section 299A.705 new text end .

(c) A deleted text begin motor vehicle deleted text end dealer shall retain $2.50 of each
filing fee imposed under this subdivision for a completed
transaction involving the sale of a deleted text begin motor deleted text end vehicle to or by a
deleted text begin licensed deleted text end dealer, if the dealer electronically transmits the
transaction to the deleted text begin department deleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end or new text begin a new text end deputy registrar.
The deleted text begin department deleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end shall develop procedures to
implement this subdivision in consultation with the Minnesota
Deputy Registrar Association and the Minnesota Automobile
Dealers Association. Deputy registrars deleted text begin shall deleted text end new text begin must new text end not be
prohibited from receiving and processing required documents
supporting an electronic transaction.

Subd. 8.

Temporary disability permit and fee.

The
deleted text begin registrar deleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end shall allow deputy registrars to
implement and follow procedures for processing applications and
accepting and remitting fee payments for 30-day temporary
disability permits issued under section 169.345, subdivision 3,
paragraph (c), that are identical or substantially similar to
the procedures required by new text begin law or new text end rule for deleted text begin motor deleted text end vehicle
registration and titling transactions.

Subd. 9.

Rules.

The commissioner deleted text begin of public safety deleted text end may
adopt rules for administering and enforcing this section.

Sec. 26.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.345,
subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Information by telephone.

Information
deleted text begin concerning motor deleted text end new text begin about new text end vehicle registrations shall not be
furnished on the telephone to any person except the personnel of
law enforcement agencies and the personnel of governmental motor
vehicle and registration offices.

Sec. 27.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.345,
subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Lessees; information.

The deleted text begin registrar
deleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end may not furnish information deleted text begin concerning deleted text end new text begin about
new text end registered owners of passenger automobiles who are lessees under
a lease for a term of 180 days or more to any person except the
personnel of law enforcement agencies and federal, state, and
local governmental units, and, at the deleted text begin registrar's deleted text end new text begin commissioner's
new text end discretion, to persons who use the information to notify lessees
of automobile recalls. The deleted text begin registrar deleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end may release
information about lessees in the form of summary data, as
defined in section 13.02, to persons who use the information in
conducting statistical analysis and market research.

Sec. 28.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.381, is
amended to read:

168.381 MANUFACTURE OF VEHICLE LICENSE PLATES;
APPROPRIATIONS.

Subdivision 1.

Correctional facilities; other
manufacturers.

(a) deleted text begin License number deleted text end Plates required by deleted text begin law deleted text end new text begin this
chapter new text end may be manufactured by the Minnesota Correctional
Facility-St. Cloud, the Minnesota Correctional
Facility-Stillwater, or other facility established by law for
the confinement of persons convicted of felony, upon order from
the deleted text begin registrar of motor vehicles deleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end . The order must
state the quality of material desired in the plates, the plate
specifications, and the amount or number desired.

(b) Should the commissioner of corrections decide not to
supply the required quantity of deleted text begin license deleted text end plates, or discontinue
the manufacture of plates, the commissioner of public safety is
authorized to seek other suppliers on a competitive basis.

Subd. 2.

Laboratory testing; costs.

(a) Materials
purchased to be used in the manufacture of deleted text begin motor vehicle number
deleted text end plates must be tested as to conformance with specifications
established by the commissioner deleted text begin of public safety deleted text end in a privately
operated laboratory service to be designated by the
commissioner. The cost of the laboratory must be included in
the cost of materials purchased.

(b) The cost of delivery of deleted text begin number deleted text end plates to the
commissioner deleted text begin of public safety deleted text end at places designated by the
commissioner must be included in the expenses incurred in their
manufacture.

Subd. 3.

Specifications.

The commissioner deleted text begin of public
safety deleted text end shall establish new or revised specifications for the
material and equipment used in the manufacture of deleted text begin number deleted text end plates
ordered for manufacture after August 1, 1975, and may from time
to time revise the specifications; provided that the
specifications conform to the requirements of section 168.12.
In establishing new or revised specifications, the commissioner
shall consult with and give consideration to the advice and
recommendations of representatives of the Minnesota State
Patrol, local police officers' associations, and the county
sheriffs' association.

Subd. 4.

Appropriations.

(a) Money appropriated to the
Department of Public Safety to procure the plates for any fiscal
year or years deleted text begin are deleted text end new text begin is new text end available for allotment, encumbrance, and
expenditure from and after the date of the enactment of the
appropriation. Materials and equipment used in the manufacture
of deleted text begin number deleted text end plates are subject only to the approval of the
commissioner deleted text begin of public safety deleted text end .

(b) This section contemplates that money to be appropriated
to the Department of Public Safety deleted text begin in order deleted text end to carry out the
terms and provisions of this section will be appropriated by the
legislature from the deleted text begin highway user tax distribution deleted text end new text begin vehicle
services operating account in the special revenue new text end fund.

deleted text begin (c) A sum sufficient is appropriated annually from the
highway user tax distribution fund to the commissioner of public
safety to pay the costs of purchasing, delivering, and mailing
motor vehicle license number plates, license plate registration
tabs or stickers, and license plate registration notices.
deleted text end

Sec. 29.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.54,
subdivision 4, is amended to read:

Subd. 4.

Transfer fee.

A fee of $3 is imposed upon every
transfer of ownership by the commissioner deleted text begin of public safety deleted text end of
any deleted text begin motor deleted text end vehicle for which a registration certificate has
heretofore been issued under this chapter, except vehicles sold
for the purposes of salvage deleted text begin or deleted text end new text begin , new text end dismantling new text begin , new text end or permanent
removal from the state.

Sec. 30.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.54,
subdivision 5, is amended to read:

Subd. 5.

Proceeds to general fund.

The
deleted text begin registrar deleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end shall collect the proceeds of the fee
imposed under this section and deposit them in the general fund
pursuant to section 168A.31.

Sec. 31.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168A.152,
subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Inspection fee; proceeds to deleted text begin general fund deleted text end new text begin vehicle
services operating account new text end .

(a) A fee of deleted text begin $20 deleted text end new text begin $35 new text end must be paid
to the department before the department issues a certificate of
title for a vehicle that has been inspected and for which a
certificate of inspection has been issued pursuant to
subdivision 1. The only additional fee that may be assessed for
issuing the certificate of title is the filing fee imposed under
section 168.33, subdivision 7.

(b) deleted text begin Fees deleted text end new text begin Of the fee new text end collected by the department under this
subdivision, for conducting inspections under subdivision 1, new text begin $20
new text end must be deposited in the general fund new text begin and the remainder of the
fee collected must be deposited in the vehicle services
operating account in the special revenue fund as specified in
section 299A.705 new text end .

Sec. 32.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168A.29, is
amended to read:

168A.29 FEES.

Subdivision 1.

Amounts.

(a) The department deleted text begin shall deleted text end new text begin must new text end be
paid the following fees:

(1) for filing an application for and the issuance of an
original certificate of title, the sum of deleted text begin $3 deleted text end new text begin $5.50 of which
$2.50 must be paid into the vehicle services operating account
of the special revenue fund under section 299A.705 new text end ;

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

(3) for the transfer of the interest of an owner and the
issuance of a new certificate of title, the sum of deleted text begin $3 deleted text end new text begin $5.50 of
which $2.50 must be paid into the vehicle services operating
account of the special revenue fund under section 299A.705 new text end ;

(4) for each assignment of a security interest when first
noted on a certificate of title, unless noted concurrently with
the security interest, the sum of $1;

(5) for issuing a duplicate certificate of title, the sum
of deleted text begin $4 deleted text end new text begin $6.50 of which $2.50 must be paid into the vehicle
services operating account of the special revenue fund under
section 299A.705 new text end .

(b) After June 30, 1994, in addition to each of the fees
required under paragraph (a), clauses (1) and (3), the
department deleted text begin shall deleted text end new text begin must new text end be paid $3.50. The additional new text begin $3.50 new text end fee
collected under this paragraph must be deposited in the special
revenue fund and credited to the public safety motor vehicle
account established in section 299A.70.

Subd. 2.

Fee in lieu of other fee.

If a person applies
for an original or a new certificate of title to a vehicle,
concurrently with an application, as transferee, of registration
of the vehicle, the fee prescribed in subdivision 1 deleted text begin shall deleted text end new text begin must
new text end be in lieu of the fee prescribed by section 168.54, with respect
to any transfer of ownership or registration of the vehicle to
the applicant.

Subd. 3.

No certificate issued until fees paid.

Subject
to subdivision 2, the department shall not issue a certificate
of title to a vehicle until all fees prescribed by sections
168.54 and 168A.10, subdivision 6, with respect to any prior
transfer of ownership or registration of the vehicle deleted text begin shall deleted text end have
been paid.

Sec. 33.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168A.31, is
amended to read:

168A.31 DISPOSITION OF FEES; PAYMENT OF EXPENSES.

Subdivision 1.

deleted text begin paid to general deleted text end fund new text begin distribution new text end .

All
fees prescribed by sections 168A.01 to 168A.31 and 168.54
collected by the department must be paid into the general fund new text begin ,
unless otherwise specified in chapter 168A new text end .

Subd. 2.

Expenses; appropriation.

All necessary expenses
incurred by the department for the administration of sections
168A.01 to 168A.31 deleted text begin shall deleted text end new text begin must new text end be paid from deleted text begin moneys deleted text end new text begin money new text end in the
deleted text begin transfer of ownership revolving deleted text end new text begin vehicle services operating
account of the special revenue new text end fund deleted text begin , and such funds are hereby
appropriated deleted text end new text begin as specified in section 299A.705 new text end .

Sec. 34.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 169.09,
subdivision 13, is amended to read:

Subd. 13.

Reports confidential; evidence, fee, penalty,
appropriation.

(a) All deleted text begin written deleted text end reports and supplemental deleted text begin reports
deleted text end new text begin information new text end required under this section deleted text begin shall deleted text end new text begin must new text end be for the
use of the commissioner of public safety and other appropriate
state, federal, county, and municipal governmental agencies for
accident analysis purposes, except:

(1) the commissioner of public safety or any law
enforcement agency shall, upon written request of any deleted text begin person
deleted text end new text begin individual new text end involved in an accident or upon written request of
the representative of the deleted text begin person's deleted text end new text begin individual's new text end estate,
surviving spouse, or one or more surviving next of kin, or a
trustee appointed deleted text begin pursuant to deleted text end new text begin under new text end section 573.02, disclose to
the requester, the requester's legal counsel, or a
representative of the requester's insurer the report required
under subdivision 8;

(2) the commissioner of public safety shall, upon written
request, provide the driver filing a report under subdivision 7
with a copy of the report filed by the driver;

(3) the commissioner of public safety may verify with
insurance companies vehicle insurance information to enforce
sections 65B.48, 169.792, 169.793, 169.796, and 169.797;

(4) the commissioner of public safety shall provide the
commissioner of transportation the information obtained for each
traffic accident involving a commercial motor vehicle, for
purposes of administering commercial vehicle safety regulations;
and

(5) the commissioner of public safety may give to the
United States Department of Transportation commercial vehicle
accident information in connection with federal grant programs
relating to safety.

(b) Accident reports and data contained in the reports
deleted text begin shall deleted text end new text begin are new text end not deleted text begin be deleted text end discoverable under any provision of law or rule
of court. No report shall be used as evidence in any trial,
civil or criminal, new text begin or any action for damages or criminal
proceedings new text end arising out of an accident deleted text begin , except that deleted text end new text begin . However,
new text end the commissioner of public safety shall furnish new text begin , new text end upon the demand
of any person who has deleted text begin , deleted text end or claims to have deleted text begin , deleted text end made a report deleted text begin , deleted text end or deleted text begin ,
deleted text end upon demand of any court, a certificate showing that a specified
accident report has or has not been made to the commissioner
solely to prove compliance or failure to comply with the
requirements that the report be made to the commissioner.

(c) Nothing in this subdivision prevents any deleted text begin person
deleted text end new text begin individual new text end who has made a report deleted text begin pursuant to deleted text end new text begin under new text end this section
from providing information to any deleted text begin persons deleted text end new text begin individuals new text end involved
in an accident or their representatives or from testifying in
any trial, civil or criminal, arising out of an accident, as to
facts within the deleted text begin person's deleted text end new text begin individual's new text end knowledge. It is
intended by this subdivision to render privileged the reports
required, but it is not intended to prohibit proof of the facts
to which the reports relate.

(d) Disclosing any information contained in any accident
report, except as provided in this subdivision, section 13.82,
subdivision 3 or 6, or other statutes, is a misdemeanor.

(e) The commissioner of public safety deleted text begin may deleted text end new text begin shall new text end charge
authorized persons new text begin as described in paragraph (a) new text end a $5 fee for a
copy of an accident report. new text begin Ninety percent of the $5 fee
collected under this paragraph must be deposited in the special
revenue fund and credited to the driver services operating
account established in section 299A.705 and ten percent must be
deposited in the general fund. new text end The commissioner may also
furnish deleted text begin copies of the modified accident records deleted text end new text begin an electronic
copy of the new text end database new text begin of accident records, which must not contain
personal or private data on an individual, new text end to private agencies
as provided in paragraph (g), for not less than the cost of
preparing the copies on a bulk basis new text begin as provided in section
13.03, subdivision 3 new text end .

(f) new text begin The fees specified in paragraph (e) notwithstanding,
new text end the commissioner and law enforcement agencies deleted text begin may deleted text end new text begin shall new text end charge
commercial users who request access to response or incident data
relating to accidents a fee not to exceed 50 cents per
deleted text begin report deleted text end new text begin record new text end . "Commercial user" is a user who in one location
requests access to data in more than five accident reports per
month, unless the user establishes that access is not for a
commercial purpose. new text begin Of the new text end money collected by the commissioner
under this paragraph deleted text begin is appropriated to the commissioner deleted text end new text begin , 90
percent must be deposited in the special revenue fund and
credited to the driver services operating account established in
section 299A.705 and ten percent must be deposited in the
general fund.
new text end

(g) new text begin The fees in paragraphs (e) and (f) notwithstanding, new text end the
commissioner deleted text begin may deleted text end new text begin shall new text end provide deleted text begin a modified deleted text end new text begin an electronic new text end copy of
the accident records database deleted text begin that does deleted text end new text begin to the public on a
case-by-case basis using the cost-recovery charges provided for
under section 13.03, subdivision 3. The database provided must
new text end not contain deleted text begin names, driver's license numbers, vehicle license
plate numbers, addresses, or other identifying data to the
public upon request deleted text end new text begin personal or private data on an individual new text end .
However, unless the accident records data base includes
the deleted text begin motor deleted text end vehicle identification number, the commissioner shall
include the vehicle deleted text begin license deleted text end new text begin registration new text end plate number if a
private agency certifies and agrees that the agency:

(1) is in the business of collecting accident and damage
information on vehicles;

(2) will use the vehicle deleted text begin license deleted text end new text begin registration new text end plate number
only for deleted text begin the purpose of deleted text end identifying vehicles that have been
involved in accidents or damaged deleted text begin in order deleted text end new text begin , new text end to provide this
information to persons seeking access to a vehicle's history and
not for deleted text begin the purpose of deleted text end identifying individuals or for any other
purpose; and

(3) will be subject to the penalties and remedies under
sections 13.08 and 13.09.

Sec. 35.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 169A.60,
subdivision 16, is amended to read:

Subd. 16.

Fees credited deleted text begin to highway user fund deleted text end .

Fees
collected from the sale or reinstatement of license plates under
this section must be paid into the state treasury and credited
one-half to the deleted text begin highway user tax distribution fund deleted text end new text begin vehicle
services operating account in the special revenue fund specified
in section 299A.705 new text end and one-half to the general fund.

Sec. 36.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 171.06,
subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Fees.

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

Classified Driver's License D- deleted text begin $18.50 deleted text end new text begin $16.50 new text end C- deleted text begin $22.50 deleted text end new text begin $20.50
new text end B- deleted text begin $29.50 deleted text end new text begin $27.50 new text end A- deleted text begin $37.50 deleted text end new text begin $35.50
new text end Classified Under-21 D.L. D- deleted text begin $18.50 deleted text end new text begin $16.50 new text end C- deleted text begin $22.50 deleted text end new text begin $20.50
new text end B- deleted text begin $29.50 deleted text end new text begin $27.50 new text end A- deleted text begin $17.50 deleted text end new text begin $15.50
new text end Instruction Permit deleted text begin $ 9.50 deleted text end new text begin $6
new text end Provisional License deleted text begin $ 9.50 deleted text end new text begin $7.50
new text end Duplicate License or
duplicate identification card deleted text begin $ 8.00 deleted text end new text begin $6
new text end Minnesota identification card or Under-21 Minnesota
identification card, other than duplicate,
except as otherwise provided in section 171.07,
subdivisions 3 and 3a deleted text begin $12.50 deleted text end new text begin $10.50
new text end

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

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

new text begin (d) In addition to the fees required under this section,
the commissioner shall collect an additional filing fee for each
application for a driver's license, provisional license,
restricted license, duplicate license, instruction permit,
Minnesota identification card, or motorized bicycle operator's
permit in the amount of $5 through June 30, 2007, and then a
filing fee of $6.50 thereafter.
new text end

Sec. 37.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 171.06,
subdivision 2a, is amended to read:

Subd. 2a.

Two-wheeled vehicle endorsement fee increased.

(a) The fee for any duplicate driver's license deleted text begin which is deleted text end obtained
for the purpose of adding a two-wheeled vehicle endorsement is
increased by $18.50 for each first such duplicate license and
$13 for each renewal thereof. The additional fee deleted text begin shall deleted text end new text begin must new text end be
paid into the state treasury and credited as follows:

(1) $11 of the additional fee for each first duplicate
license, and $7 of the additional fee for each renewal, must be
credited to the motorcycle safety fund new text begin , new text end which is hereby created;
provided new text begin , new text end that deleted text begin any deleted text end new text begin ten percent of new text end fee receipts in excess of
$750,000 in a fiscal year deleted text begin shall deleted text end new text begin must new text end be credited deleted text begin 90 percent to
the trunk highway fund and ten percent deleted text end to the general fund deleted text begin , as
provided in section 171.26 deleted text end .

(2) The remainder of the additional fee must be credited to
the general fund.

(b) All application forms prepared by the commissioner for
two-wheeled vehicle endorsements deleted text begin shall deleted text end new text begin must new text end clearly state the
amount of the total fee that is dedicated to the motorcycle
safety fund.

Sec. 38.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 171.061,
subdivision 4, is amended to read:

Subd. 4.

Fee; equipment.

(a) The agent may charge and
retain a filing fee deleted text begin of $3.50 for each application deleted text end new text begin under section
171.06, subdivision 2, paragraph (d) new text end . Except as provided in
paragraph (b), the fee shall cover all expenses involved in
receiving, accepting, or forwarding to the department the
applications and fees required under sections 171.02,
subdivision 3; 171.06, subdivisions 2 and 2a; and 171.07,
subdivisions 3 and 3a.

(b) The department shall maintain the photo identification
equipment for all agents appointed as of January 1, 2000. Upon
the retirement, resignation, death, or discontinuance of an
existing agent, and if a new agent is appointed in an existing
office pursuant to Minnesota Rules, chapter 7404, and
notwithstanding the above or Minnesota Rules, part 7404.0400,
the department shall provide and maintain photo identification
equipment without additional cost to a newly appointed agent in
that office if the office was provided the equipment by the
department before January 1, 2000. All photo identification
equipment must be compatible with standards established by the
department.

(c) A filing fee retained by the agent employed by a county
board must be paid into the county treasury and credited to the
general revenue fund of the county. An agent who is not an
employee of the county shall retain the filing fee in lieu of
county employment or salary and is considered an independent
contractor for pension purposes, coverage under the Minnesota
State Retirement System, or membership in the Public Employees
Retirement Association.

(d) Before the end of the first working day following the
final day of the reporting period established by the department,
the agent must forward to the department all applications and
fees collected during the reporting period except as provided in
paragraph (c).

Sec. 39.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 171.07,
subdivision 11, is amended to read:

Subd. 11.

Standby or temporary custodian.

(a) Upon the
written request of the applicant and upon payment of an
additional fee of $3.50, the department shall issue a driver's
license or Minnesota identification card bearing a symbol or
other appropriate identifier indicating that the license holder
has appointed an individual to serve as a standby or temporary
custodian under chapter 257B.

(b) The request must be accompanied by a copy of the
designation executed under section 257B.04.

(c) The department shall maintain a computerized records
system of all deleted text begin persons deleted text end new text begin individuals new text end listed as standby or temporary
custodians by driver's license and identification card
applicants. This data deleted text begin shall deleted text end new text begin must new text end be released to appropriate law
enforcement agencies under section 13.69. Upon a parent's
request and payment of a fee of $3.50, the department shall
revise its list of standby or temporary custodians to reflect a
change in the appointment.

(d) At the request of the license or cardholder, the
department shall cancel the standby or temporary custodian
indication without additional charge. However, this paragraph
does not prohibit a fee that may be applicable for a duplicate
or replacement license or card, renewal of a license, or other
service applicable to a driver's license or identification card.

(e) Notwithstanding sections 13.08, subdivision 1, and
13.69, the department and department employees are conclusively
presumed to be acting in good faith when employees rely on
statements made, in person or by telephone, by persons
purporting to be law enforcement and subsequently release
information described in paragraph (b). When acting in good
faith, the department and department personnel are immune from
civil liability and not subject to suit for damages resulting
from the release of this information.

(f) The department and its employees:

(1) have no duty to inquire or otherwise determine whether
a designation submitted under this subdivision is legally valid
and enforceable; and

(2) are immune from all civil liability and not subject to
suit for damages resulting from a claim that the designation was
not legally valid and enforceable.

(g) Of the fees received by the department under this
subdivision:

(1) Up to deleted text begin $111,000 received in fiscal year 1997 and up to
deleted text end $61,000 received deleted text begin in subsequent fiscal years deleted text end must be deposited in
the general fund.

(2) All other fees must be deposited in the deleted text begin trunk highway
deleted text end new text begin driver services operating account in the special revenue new text end fund
new text begin specified in section 299A.705 new text end .

Sec. 40.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 171.13,
subdivision 6, is amended to read:

Subd. 6.

Initial motorcycle endorsement fee.

A person
applying for an initial motorcycle endorsement on a driver's
license shall pay at the place of examination a total fee of
$21, which includes the examination fee and endorsement fee, but
does not include the fee for a duplicate driver's license
prescribed in section 171.06, subdivision 2. Of this amount,
$11 must be credited as provided in section 171.06, subdivision
2a, paragraph (a), clause (1), $2.50 must be credited to
the deleted text begin trunk highway deleted text end new text begin driver services operating account in the
special revenue new text end fund new text begin specified under section 299A.705 new text end , and the
remainder must be credited to the general fund.

Sec. 41.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 171.13, is
amended by adding a subdivision to read:

new text begin Subd. 7. new text end

new text begin Repeat examination fee. new text end

new text begin (a) A fee of $10 must
be paid by an individual to take a third and any subsequent
knowledge test administered by the department if the individual
has failed two previous consecutive knowledge tests on the
subject.
new text end

new text begin (b) A fee of $20 must be paid by an individual to take a
third and any subsequent skills or road test administered by the
department if the individual has previously failed two
consecutive skill or road tests in a specified class of motor
vehicle.
new text end

new text begin (c) All fees received under this subdivision must be paid
into the state treasury and credited to the driver services
operating account in the special revenue fund specified under
section 299A.705.
new text end

Sec. 42.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 171.20,
subdivision 4, is amended to read:

Subd. 4.

Reinstatement fee.

(a) Before the license is
reinstated, (1) deleted text begin a person deleted text end new text begin an individual new text end whose driver's license
has been suspended under section 171.16, subdivision 2; 171.18,
except subdivision 1, clause (10); or 171.182, or who has been
disqualified from holding a commercial driver's license under
section 171.165, and (2) deleted text begin a person deleted text end new text begin an individual new text end whose driver's
license has been suspended under section 171.186 and who is not
exempt from such a fee, must pay a fee of $20.

(b) Before the license is reinstated, deleted text begin a person deleted text end new text begin an
individual new text end whose license has been suspended under sections
169.791 to 169.798 must pay a $20 reinstatement fee.

(c) When 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 fee and surcharge must be deposited in an approved
state depository as directed under section 171.061, subdivision
4.

(d) A suspension may be rescinded without fee for good
cause.

Sec. 43.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 171.26, is
amended to read:

171.26 MONEY CREDITED TO FUNDS.

All money received under this chapter must be paid into the
state treasury and credited to the deleted text begin trunk highway deleted text end new text begin driver services
operating account in the special revenue new text end fund new text begin specified under
section 299A.705 new text end , except as provided in sections 171.06,
subdivision 2a; 171.07, subdivision 11, paragraph (g); deleted text begin 171.12,
subdivision 8; deleted text end and 171.29, subdivision 2, paragraph (b).

Sec. 44.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 171.29,
subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Reinstatement fees and surcharges allocated and
appropriated.

(a) deleted text begin A person deleted text end new text begin An individual new text end whose driver's license
has been revoked as provided in subdivision 1, except under
section 169A.52, 169A.54, or 609.21, deleted text begin shall deleted text end new text begin must new text end 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, or
609.21, deleted text begin shall deleted text end new text begin must new text end pay a $250 fee plus a $40 surcharge before
the driver's license is reinstated. Beginning July 1, 2002, the
surcharge is $145. Beginning July 1, 2003, the surcharge is
$430. The $250 fee is to be credited as follows:

(1) Twenty percent must be credited to the deleted text begin trunk highway
deleted text end new text begin driver services operating account in the special revenue new text end fund new text begin as
specified in section 299A.705 new text end .

(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 may be 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 each surcharge must be credited
to a separate account to be known as 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
deleted text begin clause deleted text end new text begin paragraph new text end , 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:

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

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

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

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

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

deleted text begin No deleted text end new text begin A new text end patient's name, identifying information, or identifiable
medical data deleted text begin will deleted text end new text begin must not new text end 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
finance 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 deleted text begin state deleted text end depository as directed under section 171.061,
subdivision 4.

Sec. 45.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 171.36, is
amended to read:

171.36 LICENSE RENEWAL; FEES; PROCEEDS TO deleted text begin TRUNK HIGHWAY
FUND deleted text end new text begin DRIVER SERVICES OPERATING ACCOUNT new text end .

All licenses deleted text begin shall deleted text end expire one year from new text begin the new text end date of
issuance and may be renewed upon application to the
commissioner. Each application for an original or renewal
school license deleted text begin shall deleted text end new text begin must new text end be accompanied by a fee of $150 and
each application for an original or renewal instructor's license
deleted text begin shall deleted text end new text begin must new text end be accompanied by a fee of $50. The license fees
collected under sections 171.33 to 171.41 deleted text begin shall deleted text end new text begin must new text end be paid
into the deleted text begin trunk highway deleted text end new text begin driver services operating account in the
special revenue new text end fund new text begin specified under section 299A.705 new text end . deleted text begin No deleted text end new text begin A
new text end license fee deleted text begin shall deleted text end new text begin must not new text end be refunded in the event that the
license is rejected or revoked.

Sec. 46.

new text begin [299A.705] DRIVER AND VEHICLE SERVICES OPERATING
ACCOUNTS.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Vehicle services operating account. new text end

new text begin (a)
The vehicle services operating account is created in the special
revenue fund, consisting of all money from the vehicle services
fees specified in chapters 168 and 168A and any other money
otherwise donated, allotted, appropriated, or legislated to this
account.
new text end

new text begin (b) Funds appropriated are available to administer vehicle
services as specified in chapters 168 and 168A and section
169.345, including:
new text end

new text begin (1) designing, producing, issuing, and mailing vehicle
registrations, plates, emblems, and titles;
new text end

new text begin (2) collecting title and registration taxes and fees;
new text end

new text begin (3) transferring vehicle registration plates and titles;
new text end

new text begin (4) maintaining vehicle records;
new text end

new text begin (5) issuing disability certificates and plates;
new text end

new text begin (6) licensing vehicle dealers;
new text end

new text begin (7) appointing, monitoring, and auditing deputy registrars;
and
new text end

new text begin (8) inspecting vehicles when required by law.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Driver services operating account. new text end

new text begin (a) The
driver services operating account is created in the special
revenue fund, consisting of all money collected under chapter
171 and any other money otherwise donated, allotted,
appropriated, or legislated to the account.
new text end

new text begin (b) Money in the account must be used by the commissioner
of public safety to administer the driver services specified in
chapters 169A and 171, including the activities associated with
producing and mailing drivers' licenses and identification cards
and notices relating to issuance, renewal, or withdrawal of
driving and identification card privileges for any fiscal year
or years and for the testing and examination of drivers. Money
in the account may also be used for driver and traffic safety
activities.
new text end

Sec. 47. new text begin INSTRUCTION TO REVISOR.
new text end

new text begin (a) In the statute listed in column A, the revisor shall
change the reference in column B to the reference shown in
column C:
new text end

new text begin A new text end new text begin B new text end new text begin C
new text end

new text begin 168.181, new text end new text begin sections 168.181 new text end new text begin this section and
new text end

new text begin subdivision 1 new text end new text begin to 168.231 new text end new text begin sections 168.183
new text end

new text begin to 168.221
new text end

new text begin 168.211 new text end new text begin 168.231 new text end new text begin 168.221
new text end

new text begin 168.221 new text end new text begin 168.231 new text end new text begin 168.211 and this
new text end

new text begin section
new text end

new text begin 168.346 new text end new text begin 168.345, new text end new text begin 168.327,
new text end

new text begin subdivision 4 new text end new text begin subdivision 3
new text end

new text begin (b) The revisor of statutes shall renumber Minnesota
Statutes, section 168.33, subdivision 3, as section 168.0185.
new text end

new text begin (c) The revisor of statutes shall also correct any
references in Minnesota Rules to the rules repealed or
renumbered by this act, as appropriate.
new text end

Sec. 48. new text begin REPEALER.
new text end

new text begin (a) Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 168.012, subdivision
12; 168.041, subdivision 11; 168.105, subdivision 6; 168.231;
168.345, subdivisions 3 and 4; 170.23; 171.12, subdivision 8;
171.185; and 473.408, subdivision 1, are repealed.
new text end

new text begin (b) Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 168C.01; 168C.02;
168C.03; 168C.04; 168C.05; 168C.06; 168C.07; 168C.08; 168C.09;
168C.10; 168C.11; 168C.12; and 168C.13, are repealed.
new text end

new text begin (c) Minnesota Rules, parts 7407.0100; 7407.0200; 7407.0300;
7407.0400; 7407.0500; 7407.0600; 7407.0700; 7407.0800;
7407.0900; 7407.1000; 7407.1100; 7407.1200; and 7407.1300, are
repealed.
new text end

ARTICLE 4

MISCELLANEOUS FINANCE POLICY

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 160.294,
subdivision 1a, is amended to read:

Subd. 1a.

Business panels.

new text begin (a) new text end Business panels shall be
made of reflective sheeting and shall not resemble a traffic
sign, signal, or device. The business' trademark, symbol, or
logo shall be consistent on all business panels for a specific
business. new text begin Except as provided in paragraph (b), new text end the business
panel shall not include any supplemental messages or additional
verbiage.

new text begin (b) The Department of Transportation shall include on the
business panel of a business that sells E85, as defined in
section 296A.01, subdivision 19, at retail, a symbol or logo
indicating that E85 is available at the business. The
department shall not charge the business any additional fee for
this symbol or logo.
new text end

Sec. 2.

new text begin [160.298] HIGHWAY SIGN PROGRAM; BILLING, ACCOUNT,
APPROPRIATION.
new text end

new text begin The commissioner of transportation may bill highway
operations units of the department and local road authorities
for the costs of a centrally managed highway sign program.
These costs may include equipment acquisition and rental, labor,
materials, and other costs as determined by the commissioner.
Receipts must be credited to a special account, which is
established in the trunk highway fund, and are appropriated to
the commissioner to pay the costs for which the billings are
made. Amounts credited to the account are exempt from statewide
and agency indirect costs payments.
new text end

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 161.081,
subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3.

Flexible highway account; turnback accounts.

(a) The flexible highway account is created in the state
treasury. Money in the account may be used deleted text begin either deleted text end for the
restoration of former trunk highways that have reverted to
counties or to statutory or home rule charter cities new text begin , for grants
to counties for rural road safety under section 161.088, new text end or
for deleted text begin regular trunk highway purposes deleted text end new text begin construction, reconstruction,
and maintenance of local roads functionally classified as
principal arterial roads under section 161.087 new text end .

(b) For purposes of this subdivision, "restoration" means
the level of effort required to improve the route that will be
turned back to an acceptable condition as determined by
agreement made between the commissioner and the county or city
before the route is turned back.

(c) The commissioner shall review the need for funds to
restore highways that have been or will be turned back and the
need for funds for deleted text begin the trunk highway system deleted text end new text begin rural road safety
and local principal arterials new text end . The commissioner
shall deleted text begin determine, on a deleted text end new text begin recommend as part of the new text end biennial deleted text begin basis
deleted text end new text begin budget new text end , the percentage of this flexible account to be used for
county turnbacks, for municipal turnbacks, deleted text begin and deleted text end for deleted text begin regular trunk
highway projects deleted text end new text begin rural road safety grants, and for construction,
reconstruction, and maintenance of local principal arterials new text end .
The commissioner shall make this deleted text begin determination deleted text end new text begin recommendation
new text end only after meeting and holding discussions with committees
selected by the statewide associations of both county
commissioners and municipal officials.

(d) Money that will be used for the restoration of trunk
highways that have reverted or that will revert to cities must
be deposited in the municipal turnback account, which is created
in the state treasury.

(e) Money that will be used for the restoration of trunk
highways that have reverted or that will revert to counties must
be deposited in the county turnback account, which is created in
the state treasury.

(f) new text begin Money that will be used for grants to counties for
rural road safety must be deposited in the rural road safety
account under section 161.088.
new text end

new text begin (g) Money that will be used for the construction and
maintenance of county principal arterials must be deposited in
the county principal arterial account under section 161.087.
new text end

new text begin (h) Money that will be used for the construction,
reconstruction, and maintenance of municipal principal arterials
must be deposited in the municipal principal arterial account
under section 161.087.
new text end

new text begin (i) new text end As part of each biennial budget submission to the
legislature, the commissioner shall describe how the money in
the flexible highway account will be apportioned among the
county turnback account, deleted text begin the deleted text end municipal turnback account, deleted text begin and the
trunk highway fund deleted text end new text begin rural road safety account, county principal
arterial account, and municipal principal arterial account new text end .

deleted text begin (g) Money apportioned from the flexible highway account to
the trunk highway fund must be used for state road construction
and engineering costs.
deleted text end

Sec. 4.

new text begin [161.087] PRINCIPAL ARTERIAL ACCOUNTS.
new text end

new text begin (a) A county principal arterial account is established in
the county state-aid highway fund. Money in the account is
annually appropriated to the commissioner of transportation for
expenditure as specified in this subdivision. Money in the
account must be used as grants to counties to assist in paying
the costs of capital improvement projects on county state-aid
highways that are functionally classified as principal arterials.
new text end

new text begin (b) A municipal principal arterial account is established
in the municipal state-aid street fund. Money in the account is
annually appropriated to the commissioner of transportation for
expenditure as specified in this subdivision. Money in the
account must be used as grants to cities to assist in paying the
costs of capital improvement projects on municipal state-aid
streets that are functionally classified as principal arterials.
new text end

new text begin (c) The commissioner shall establish procedures for
counties and cities to apply for grants from the principal
arterial accounts and criteria to be used to select projects for
funding. The commissioner shall establish these procedures in
consultation with representatives appointed by the Association
of Minnesota Counties and the League of Minnesota Cities.
Project selection must be based on the ability of each project
to improve traffic flow in the principal arterial corridor and
improve safety.
new text end

Sec. 5.

new text begin [161.088] RURAL ROAD SAFETY ACCOUNT.
new text end

new text begin (a) A rural road safety account is established in the
county state-aid highway fund. Money in the account is annually
appropriated to the commissioner of transportation for
expenditure as specified in this subdivision. Money in the
account must be used as grants to counties to assist in paying
the costs of capital improvement projects on county state-aid
highways that are intended primarily to reduce traffic crashes,
deaths, injuries, and property damage.
new text end

new text begin (b) The commissioner shall establish procedures for
counties to apply for grants from the rural road safety account
and criteria to be used to select projects for funding. The
commissioner shall establish these procedures and criteria in
consultation with representatives appointed by the Association
of Minnesota Counties. Eligibility for project selection must
be based on the ability of each proposed project to reduce the
frequency and severity of crashes.
new text end

new text begin (c) Money in the account must be allocated in each fiscal
year as follows:
new text end

new text begin (1) one-half of money in the account must be used for
projects in the counties of Anoka, Chisago, Carver, Dakota,
Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, and Washington; and
new text end

new text begin (2) the remainder must be used for projects elsewhere in
the state.
new text end

Sec. 6.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 161.14, is
amended by adding a subdivision to read:

new text begin Subd. 51. new text end

new text begin Veterans memorial bridge. new text end

new text begin The interstate
bridge on marked Trunk Highway 10 connecting the city of
Moorhead with the city of Fargo, North Dakota, is named and
designated as the Veterans Memorial Bridge. The commissioner of
transportation shall adopt a suitable marking design to mark
this bridge and erect appropriate signs, subject to section
161.139.
new text end

Sec. 7.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 162.06,
subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Administrative costs of department.

deleted text begin A sum of
1-1/2 deleted text end new text begin Two new text end percent deleted text begin shall deleted text end new text begin must new text end be deducted from the total amount
available in the county state-aid highway fund, set aside in a
separate account, and used for administrative costs incurred by
the state Transportation Department in carrying out the
provisions relating to the county state-aid highway system.

Sec. 8.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 169.01,
subdivision 78, is amended to read:

Subd. 78.

Recreational vehicle combination.

"Recreational vehicle combination" means a combination of
vehicles consisting of a pickup truck as defined in section
168.011, subdivision 29, attached by means of a fifth-wheel
coupling to a camper-semitrailer which has hitched to it a
trailer carrying a watercraft as defined in section 86B.005,
subdivision 18; off-highway motorcycle as defined in section
84.787, subdivision 7; motorcycle; motorized bicycle; snowmobile
as defined in section 84.81, subdivision 3; deleted text begin or deleted text end all-terrain
vehicle as defined in section 84.92, subdivision 8 new text begin ; or
equestrian equipment and supplies new text end . For purposes of this
subdivision:

(a) A "fifth-wheel coupling" is a coupling between a
camper-semitrailer and a towing pickup truck in which a portion
of the weight of the camper-semitrailer is carried over or
forward of the rear axle of the towing pickup.

(b) A "camper-semitrailer" is a trailer, other than a
manufactured home as defined in section 327B.01, subdivision 13,
designed for human habitation and used for vacation or
recreational purposes for limited periods.

Sec. 9.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 169.81,
subdivision 3c, is amended to read:

Subd. 3c.

Recreational vehicle combination.

Notwithstanding subdivision 3, a recreational vehicle
combination may be operated without a permit if:

(1) the combination does not consist of more than three
vehicles, and the towing rating of the pickup truck is equal to
or greater than the total weight of all vehicles being towed;

(2) the combination does not exceed 60 feet in length;

(3) the camper-semitrailer in the combination does not
exceed 28 feet in length;

(4) the operator of the combination is at least 18 years of
age;

(5) the trailer carrying a watercraft, motorcycle,
motorized bicycle, off-highway motorcycle, snowmobile, deleted text begin or
deleted text end all-terrain vehicle new text begin , or equestrian equipment and supplies new text end meets
all requirements of law;

(6) the trailers in the combination are connected to the
pickup truck and each other in conformity with section 169.82;
and

(7) the combination is not operated within the seven-county
metropolitan area, as defined in section 473.121, subdivision 2,
during the hours of 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. to 7:00
p.m. on Mondays through Fridays.

Sec. 10.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 169.8261, is
amended to read:

169.8261 GROSS WEIGHT LIMITATIONS; FOREST PRODUCTS.

new text begin (a) new text end A vehicle or combination of vehicles hauling raw or
unfinished forest products, including wood chips, by the most
direct route to the nearest highway that has been designated
under section 169.832, subdivision 11, may be operated on any
highway with gross weights permitted under sections 169.822 to
169.829 without regard to load restrictions imposed on that
highway, except that deleted text begin such deleted text end new text begin the new text end vehicles must:

(1) comply with seasonal load restrictions in effect
between the dates set by the commissioner under section 169.87,
subdivision 2;

(2) comply with bridge load limits posted under section
169.84;

(3) be equipped and operated with six axles and brakes;

(4) not exceed 90,000 pounds gross weight, or 98,000 pounds
gross weight during the time when seasonal increases are
authorized under section 169.826;

(5) not be operated on interstate and defense highways;

(6) obtain an annual permit from the commissioner of
transportation; deleted text begin and
deleted text end

(7) obey all road postings new text begin ; and
new text end

new text begin (8) not exceed 20,000 pounds gross weight on any single
axle new text end .

new text begin (b) A vehicle operated under this section may exceed the
legal axle weight limits listed in section 169.824 by not more
than 12.5 percent; except that, the weight limits may be
exceeded by not more than 22.5 percent during the time when
seasonal increases are authorized under section 169.826,
subdivision 1.
new text end

Sec. 11.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 169.851,
subdivision 5, is amended to read:

Subd. 5.

Exception for farm and forest products.

deleted text begin The
maximum weight provisions of this section do deleted text end new text begin Subdivision 4 of
this section does new text end not apply to the first haul of unprocessed or
raw farm products and the transportation of raw and unfinished
forest products new text begin , including wood chips, new text end when the deleted text begin prescribed
deleted text end maximum weight deleted text begin limitation is deleted text end new text begin limitations permitted under
sections 169.822 to 169.829 are new text end not exceeded by more than ten
percent.

Sec. 12.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 169.86,
subdivision 5, is amended to read:

Subd. 5.

Fee; proceeds deposited; appropriation.

The
commissioner, with respect to highways under the commissioner's
jurisdiction, may charge a fee for each permit issued. All such
fees for permits issued by the commissioner of transportation
shall be deposited in the state treasury and credited to the
trunk highway fund. Except for those annual permits for which
the permit fees are specified elsewhere in this chapter, the
fees shall be:

(a) $15 for each single trip permit.

(b) $36 for each job permit. A job permit may be issued
for like loads carried on a specific route for a period not to
exceed two months. "Like loads" means loads of the same
product, weight, and dimension.

(c) $60 for an annual permit to be issued for a period not
to exceed 12 consecutive months. Annual permits may be issued
for:

(1) motor vehicles used to alleviate a temporary crisis
adversely affecting the safety or well-being of the public;

(2) motor vehicles which travel on interstate highways and
carry loads authorized under subdivision 1a;

(3) motor vehicles operating with gross weights authorized
under section 169.826, subdivision 1a;

(4) special pulpwood vehicles described in section 169.863;

(5) motor vehicles bearing snowplow blades not exceeding
ten feet in width; and

(6) noncommercial transportation of a boat by the owner or
user of the boat.

(d) $120 for an oversize annual permit to be issued for a
period not to exceed 12 consecutive months. Annual permits may
be issued for:

(1) mobile cranes;

(2) construction equipment, machinery, and supplies;

(3) manufactured homes new text begin and manufactured storage buildings new text end ;

(4) implements of husbandry when the movement is not made
according to the provisions of paragraph (i);

(5) double-deck buses;

(6) commercial boat hauling; and

(7) three-vehicle combinations consisting of two empty,
newly manufactured trailers for cargo, horses, or livestock, not
to exceed 28-1/2 feet per trailer; provided, however, the permit
allows the vehicles to be moved from a trailer manufacturer to a
trailer dealer only while operating on twin-trailer routes
designated under section 169.81, subdivision 3, paragraph (c).

(e) For vehicles which have axle weights exceeding the
weight limitations of sections 169.822 to 169.829, an additional
cost added to the fees listed above. However, this paragraph
applies to any vehicle described in section 168.013, subdivision
3, paragraph (b), but only when the vehicle exceeds its gross
weight allowance set forth in that paragraph, and then the
additional cost is for all weight, including the allowance
weight, in excess of the permitted maximum axle weight. The
additional cost is equal to the product of the distance traveled
times the sum of the overweight axle group cost factors shown in
the following chart:
Overweight Axle Group Cost Factors

Weight (pounds) Cost Per Mile For Each Group Of:
exceeding Two consec- Three consec- Four consec-
weight utive axles utive axles utive axles
limitations spaced within spaced within spaced within
on axles 8 feet or less 9 feet or less 14 feet or less
0-2,000 .12 .05 .04
2,001-4,000 .14 .06 .05
4,001-6,000 .18 .07 .06
6,001-8,000 .21 .09 .07
8,001-10,000 .26 .10 .08
10,001-12,000 .30 .12 .09
12,001-14,000 Not permitted .14 .11
14,001-16,000 Not permitted .17 .12
16,001-18,000 Not permitted .19 .15
18,001-20,000 Not permitted Not permitted .16
20,001-22,000 Not permitted Not permitted .20

The amounts added are rounded to the nearest cent for each axle
or axle group. The additional cost does not apply to paragraph
(c), clauses (1) and (3).

For a vehicle found to exceed the appropriate maximum permitted
weight, a cost-per-mile fee of 22 cents per ton, or fraction of
a ton, over the permitted maximum weight is imposed in addition
to the normal permit fee. Miles must be calculated based on the
distance already traveled in the state plus the distance from
the point of detection to a transportation loading site or
unloading site within the state or to the point of exit from the
state.

(f) As an alternative to paragraph (e), an annual permit
may be issued for overweight, or oversize and overweight,
construction equipment, machinery, and supplies. The fees for
the permit are as follows:

Gross Weight (pounds) of Vehicle Annual Permit Fee
90,000 or less $200
90,001 - 100,000 $300
100,001 - 110,000 $400
110,001 - 120,000 $500
120,001 - 130,000 $600
130,001 - 140,000 $700
140,001 - 145,000 $800

If the gross weight of the vehicle is more than 145,000 pounds
the permit fee is determined under paragraph (e).

(g) For vehicles which exceed the width limitations set
forth in section 169.80 by more than 72 inches, an additional
cost equal to $120 added to the amount in paragraph (a) when the
permit is issued while seasonal load restrictions pursuant to
section 169.87 are in effect.

(h) $85 for an annual permit to be issued for a period not
to exceed 12 months, for refuse-compactor vehicles that carry a
gross weight of not more than: 22,000 pounds on a single rear
axle; 38,000 pounds on a tandem rear axle; or, subject to
section 169.828, subdivision 2, 46,000 pounds on a tridem rear
axle. A permit issued for up to 46,000 pounds on a tridem rear
axle must limit the gross vehicle weight to not more than 62,000
pounds.

(i) For vehicles exclusively transporting implements of
husbandry, an annual permit fee of $24. A vehicle operated
under a permit authorized by this paragraph may be moved at the
discretion of the permit holder without prior route approval by
the commissioner if:

(1) the total width of the transporting vehicle, including
load, does not exceed 14 feet;

(2) the vehicle is operated only between sunrise and 30
minutes after sunset, and is not operated at any time after
12:00 noon on Sundays or holidays;

(3) the vehicle is not operated when visibility is impaired
by weather, fog, or other conditions that render persons and
other vehicles not clearly visible at 500 feet;

(4) the vehicle displays at the front and rear of the load
or vehicle a pair of flashing amber lights, as provided in
section 169.59, subdivision 4, whenever the overall width of the
vehicle exceeds 126 inches; and

(5) the vehicle is not operated on a trunk highway with a
surfaced roadway width of less than 24 feet unless such
operation is authorized by the permit.

A permit under this paragraph authorizes movements of the
permitted vehicle on an interstate highway, and movements of 75
miles or more on other highways.

(j) $300 for a motor vehicle described in section
169.8261. The fee under this paragraph must be deposited as
follows:

(1) in fiscal years 2005 through 2010:

(i) the first $50,000 in each fiscal year must be deposited
in the trunk highway fund for costs related to administering the
permit program and inspecting and posting bridges;

(ii) all remaining money in each fiscal year must be
deposited in a bridge inspection and signing account in the
special revenue fund. Money in the account is appropriated to
the commissioner for:

(A) inspection of local bridges and identification of local
bridges to be posted, including contracting with a consultant
for some or all of these functions; and

(B) erection of weight-posting signs on local bridges; and

(2) in fiscal year 2011 and subsequent years must be
deposited in the trunk highway fund.

Sec. 13.

new text begin [169.864] SPECIAL PAPER PRODUCTS VEHICLE
PERMIT.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Three-unit vehicle. new text end

new text begin The commissioner may
issue a permit for a vehicle that meets the following
requirements:
new text end

new text begin (1) is a combination of vehicles, including a truck-tractor
and a semitrailer drawing one additional semitrailer, which may
be equipped with an auxiliary dolly. No semitrailer used in a
three-vehicle combination may have an overall length in excess
of 28-1/2 feet;
new text end

new text begin (2) has a maximum gross vehicle weight of 108,000 pounds;
new text end

new text begin (3) complies with the axle weight limits in section 169.824
or with the federal bridge formula for axle groups not described
in that section;
new text end

new text begin (4) complies with the tire weight limits in section 169.823
or the tire manufacturers' recommended load, whichever is less;
new text end

new text begin (5) is operated only in this state on Trunk Highway marked
2 between Grand Rapids and the port of Duluth; on Trunk Highway
marked 169 between Grand Rapids and its junction with Trunk
Highway marked 53; and on Trunk Highway marked 53 between
Virginia and the port of Duluth; and
new text end

new text begin (6) the seasonal weight increases authorized under section
169.826, subdivision 1, do not apply.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Two-unit vehicle. new text end

new text begin The commissioner may issue a
permit for a vehicle that meets the following requirements:
new text end

new text begin (1) is a combination of vehicles consisting of a
truck-tractor and a single semitrailer that may exceed 48 feet,
but not 53 feet if the distance from the kingpin to the
centerline of the rear axle group of the semitrailer does not
exceed 43 feet;
new text end

new text begin (2) has a maximum gross vehicle weight of 90,000 pounds;
new text end

new text begin (3) has a maximum gross vehicle weight of 98,000 pounds
during the time when seasonal weight increases authorized under
section 169.826, subdivision 1, are in effect;
new text end

new text begin (4) complies with the axle weight limits in section 169.824
or with the federal bridge formula for axle groups not described
in that section;
new text end

new text begin (5) complies with the tire weight limits in section 169.823
or the tire manufacturers' recommended load, whichever is less;
and
new text end

new text begin (6) is operated only on the highways specified in
subdivision 1, clause (5).
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Restrictions. new text end

new text begin Vehicles issued permits under
subdivisions 1 and 2 must comply with the following restrictions:
new text end

new text begin (1) the vehicle must be operated in compliance with
seasonal load restrictions under section 169.87;
new text end

new text begin (2) the vehicle may not be operated on the interstate
highway system; and
new text end

new text begin (3) the vehicle may be operated on streets or highways
under the control of local authorities only upon the approval of
the local authority; however, vehicles may have reasonable
access to terminals and facilities for food, fuel, repairs, and
rest and for continuity of route within one mile of the national
network as provided by section 169.81, subdivision 3, and by
Code of Federal Regulations, title 23, part 658.19.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Permit fee. new text end

new text begin Vehicle permits issued under
subdivision 1, clause (1), must be annual permits. The fee is
$850 for each vehicle and must be deposited in the trunk highway
fund. An amount sufficient to administer the permit program is
appropriated to the commissioner for the costs of administering
the permit program.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the later of
August 1, 2006, or the date on which the commissioner determines
that building permits have been issued for the construction of a
new pulp and paper manufacturing facility at Grand Rapids.
new text end

Sec. 14.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 469.015,
subdivision 4, is amended to read:

Subd. 4.

Exceptions.

(a) An authority need not require
competitive bidding in the following circumstances:

(1) in the case of a contract for the acquisition of a
low-rent housing project:

(i) for which financial assistance is provided by the
federal government;

(ii) which does not require any direct loan or grant of
money from the municipality as a condition of the federal
financial assistance; and

(iii) for which the contract provides for the construction
of the project upon land that is either owned by the authority
for redevelopment purposes or not owned by the authority at the
time of the contract but the contract provides for the
conveyance or lease to the authority of the project or
improvements upon completion of construction;

(2) with respect to a structured parking facility:

(i) constructed in conjunction with, and directly above or
below, a development; and

(ii) financed with the proceeds of tax increment or parking
ramp general obligation or revenue bonds; deleted text begin and
deleted text end

(3) new text begin until August 1, 2009, with respect to a facility built
for the purpose of facilitating the operation of public transit
or encouraging its use:
new text end

new text begin (i) constructed in conjunction with, and directly above or
below, a development; and
new text end

new text begin (ii) financed with the proceeds of parking ramp general
obligation or revenue bonds or with at least 60 percent of the
construction cost being financed with funding provided by the
federal government; and
new text end

new text begin (4) new text end in the case of any building in which at least 75
percent of the usable square footage constitutes a housing
development project if:

(i) the project is financed with the proceeds of bonds
issued under section 469.034 or from nongovernmental sources;

(ii) the project is either located on land that is owned or
is being acquired by the authority only for development
purposes, or is not owned by the authority at the time the
contract is entered into but the contract provides for
conveyance or lease to the authority of the project or
improvements upon completion of construction; and

(iii) the authority finds and determines that elimination
of the public bidding requirements is necessary in order for the
housing development project to be economical and feasible.

(b) An authority need not require a performance bond for
the following projects:

(1) a contract described in paragraph (a), clause (1);

(2) a construction change order for a housing project in
which 30 percent of the construction has been completed;

(3) a construction contract for a single-family housing
project in which the authority acts as the general construction
contractor; or

(4) a services or materials contract for a housing project.

For purposes of this paragraph, "services or materials
contract" does not include construction contracts.

Sec. 15.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 473.446,
subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3.

Certification and collection.

Each county
treasurer shall collect and make settlement of the taxes levied
under subdivisions 1 and 1a new text begin and section 473.4461, subdivision 2,
new text end with the treasurer of the council. The levy of transit taxes
pursuant to this section shall not affect the amount or rate of
taxes which may be levied by any county or municipality or by
the council for other purposes authorized by law and shall be in
addition to any other property tax authorized by law.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for taxes
payable in 2006 and thereafter.
new text end

Sec. 16.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 473.4461, is
amended to read:

473.4461 ADDITIONS TO TRANSIT TAXING DISTRICT.

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Service expansion plan required.
new text end

Notwithstanding any provision of section 473.446 or any other
law, the Metropolitan Council may not levy a tax under section
473.446, subdivision 1, in any city or town not included in the
transit taxing district as it existed on January 1, 2001, unless
the council and the governing body of that city or town have
agreed on a service expansion plan.

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Contractual agreement; property tax levy.
new text end

new text begin Notwithstanding section 473.446, subdivision 2, the Metropolitan
Council may enter into an agreement with a city or a town to
join the transit taxing district. The agreement shall describe
the types and levels of transit services to be provided within
the area comprising the city or town. The agreement must
provide that the area comprising the city or town shall be
subject to the levy under section 473.446, subdivision 1. If a
city or town enters into an agreement to join the transit taxing
district, a copy of that portion of the agreement must be filed
with the auditor or auditors of the county or counties
containing the city or town.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Property tax levy allowed for operations. new text end

new text begin A tax
levied in a city or town pursuant to an agreement under
subdivision 2 may be used to fund transit operations or to pay
the costs of principal and interest for transit-related bonded
debt for a period of time not to exceed four years. After the
four-year period, the tax levied in the city or town may be used
only as provided under section 473.446, subdivision 1.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day
following final enactment, for taxes payable in 2006 and
thereafter.
new text end

Sec. 17. new text begin FEDERAL FUNDS FORMULA.
new text end

new text begin The commissioner of transportation may not implement a new
formula for allocating federal transportation funds that results
in any construction district receiving an annual amount of
federal funds that is less than the annual average amount of
federal funding that district received in the previous three
years.
new text end

Sec. 18. new text begin STUDY AND REPORT ON LOCAL ROAD FUNDING
ALTERNATIVES.
new text end

new text begin (a) The commissioner of transportation shall study and
report on alternative methods of funding local road maintenance
and reconstruction.
new text end

new text begin (b) The study must include an identification and analysis
of alternatives to existing methods of collecting revenues,
including, but not limited to, a street utility fee.
new text end

new text begin (c) The study must focus on roads that are not on the
county state-aid highway system or municipal state-aid street
system, although state-aid streets and highways may be included
in any alternative included in the study. The study shall be
completed by November 15, 2005.
new text end

new text begin (d) By February 15, 2006, the commissioner shall report the
study results and recommendations to the chairs of the
legislative committees having jurisdiction over transportation
finance and to the governor. The commissioner shall also
present the study results to representatives of local
government, city and county highway engineers, and highway users.
new text end

Sec. 19. new text begin TOWN ROAD SIGN REPLACEMENT PROGRAM.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Scope of program. new text end

new text begin The commissioner of
transportation shall develop and implement a town road sign
replacement program to:
new text end

new text begin (1) inventory all county and town road signs;
new text end

new text begin (2) evaluate town road signs for compliance with applicable
sign standards;
new text end

new text begin (3) remove and replace town road signs as the commissioner
deems necessary; and
new text end

new text begin (4) establish an ongoing sign maintenance program.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Sign standards. new text end

new text begin Standards for sign removal,
replacement, and installation must conform to applicable
federal, state, and local safety standards, including
retroreflectivity standards and other provisions of the Manual
on Uniform Traffic Control Devices adopted by the commissioner.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Local government participation. new text end

new text begin The
commissioner may establish conditions for local government
participation in the town road sign replacement program,
including, but not limited to, involvement of county engineers,
and establishment and maintenance by the local government of a
database of county and town road signs.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Use of appropriations. new text end

new text begin The commissioner may
utilize the proceeds of state appropriations for the town road
sign replacement program to match federal funds. The
commissioner may establish a pilot program in consultation with
the Minnesota Association of Townships.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section takes effect on the
effective date of a state or federal appropriation for the town
road sign replacement program.
new text end

Sec. 20. new text begin HIGHWAY SIGNS FOR NORTHWESTERN HEALTH SCIENCES
UNIVERSITY.
new text end

new text begin Notwithstanding any contrary law, rule, or agency order,
the commissioner of transportation shall place directional signs
displaying the name Northwestern Health Sciences University, in
appropriate locations approaching the Penn Avenue exit on
eastbound marked Interstate Highway 494 and approaching the 90th
Street exit on northbound marked Interstate Highway 35W and
southbound marked Interstate Highway 35W. The commissioner
shall erect the signs after being assured of the availability of
funds from nonstate sources sufficient to pay all costs of
producing, erecting, and maintaining the signs.
new text end

Sec. 21. new text begin SPECIFIC SERVICE SIGN.
new text end

new text begin Notwithstanding any other law or administrative rule or
order, the commissioner of transportation, after being assured
of adequate funding from nonstate sources, shall erect a
specific service sign on the east side of Trunk Highway 52, near
its intersection with 37th Street NW in Olmsted County. The
sign must display the name or business panel or both, of a
retail establishment on the east side of Trunk Highway 52 that
began operation before construction of the noise wall on the
east side of Trunk Highway 52, and the premises of which is
blocked by the noise wall from view from Trunk Highway 52.
new text end

Sec. 22. new text begin FORMER AIRPORT PROPERTY.
new text end

new text begin Notwithstanding any other law, the commissioner of
transportation shall not require the city of Willmar to repay
the state airports fund for acquisition costs of land that was
previously used for aviation purposes.
new text end

Sec. 23. new text begin SUSPENSION OF PROGRAM TO VERIFY INSURANCE
COVERAGE THROUGH SAMPLING.
new text end

new text begin The commissioner of public safety shall take no action
under Minnesota Statutes, section 169.796, subdivision 3, and
shall discontinue all activities related to the program to
verify insurance coverage through sampling, except as provided
in sections 24 to 30.
new text end

Sec. 24. new text begin REINSTATEMENT OF SUSPENDED LICENSES.
new text end

new text begin The commissioner, without requiring proof of insurance or
payment of a reinstatement fee, shall reinstate the driver's
license of every vehicle owner whose license is suspended under
Minnesota Statutes, section 169.796, subdivision 3, retroactive
to the date of the suspension. The commissioner shall promptly
refund any such reinstatement fees previously paid.
new text end

Sec. 25. new text begin DISMISSAL OF CHARGES.
new text end

new text begin All charges, complaints, and citations issued for a
violation of Minnesota Statutes, section 169.796, subdivision 3,
or a related violation, including driving after a license
suspension imposed for failure to comply with the provisions of
Minnesota Statutes, section 169.796, subdivision 3, are void and
must be dismissed.
new text end

Sec. 26. new text begin REMOVAL OF PREVIOUS VIOLATIONS.
new text end

new text begin The commissioner shall purge from a person's driving record
any notation of a violation of Minnesota Statutes, section
169.796, subdivision 3, and any notation of a related suspension
or violation, including driving after a license suspension
imposed for failure to comply with the provisions of Minnesota
Statutes, section 169.796, subdivision 3. An insurer may not
increase a premium for a policy of vehicle insurance on the
basis of a violation described in this section by a named
insured if the violation occurred before the effective date of
this section, and any such increase previously imposed must be
rescinded and any related premium increase promptly refunded.
new text end

Sec. 27. new text begin REMEDIATION FOR CONVICTIONS.
new text end

new text begin A court in which a conviction for an offense referred to in
section 25 occurred, must vacate the conviction, on its own
motion, without cost to the person convicted, and must
immediately notify the person that the conviction has been
vacated.
new text end

Sec. 28. new text begin REMEDIATION BY INSURERS.
new text end

new text begin (a) Insurers that issue or renew motor vehicle insurance in
this state shall, within 60 days after the effective date of
this section, inform the commissioner of commerce as to whether
it has canceled, failed to renew, denied an application for
coverage, or imposed a surcharge on any motor vehicle insurance
due to a suspension or conviction as a result of Minnesota
Statutes, section 169.796, subdivision 3, provide a list of any
such persons, and indicate for each person the remediation the
insurer intends to provide.
new text end

new text begin (b) Remediation under paragraph (a) must compensate the
victim by providing refunds and reinstatements of coverage.
new text end

new text begin (c) Insurers shall provide the remediation without
requiring that the person make a request for remediation.
new text end

new text begin (d) The commissioner of commerce shall enforce this section
under its general enforcement powers under Minnesota Statutes,
chapter 45.
new text end

Sec. 29. new text begin REPORT.
new text end

new text begin The commissioner of public safety shall report to the
chairs of the house of representatives and senate committees
with jurisdiction over transportation policy and finance by
March 15, 2006, recommendations for a vehicle insurance
verification program that would identify and reduce the number
of uninsured motorists.
new text end

Sec. 30. new text begin PUBLIC SAFETY FUNDING.
new text end

new text begin The commissioner of public safety shall use unspent funds
appropriated for purposes of administering Minnesota Statutes,
section 169.796, subdivision 3, to carry out the provisions of
sections 24 and 26. Funds remaining at the conclusion of fiscal
year 2005 may be carried over to fiscal year 2006 until
expended, to complete the required provisions of sections 24 and
26, including the payment of refunds of reinstatement fees.
new text end

Sec. 31. new text begin REPEALER.
new text end

new text begin Minnesota Rules, parts 7800.0600; 7800.3200, subpart 1;
7805.0700; 8850.6900, subpart 20; and 8855.0500, subpart 1, are
repealed.
new text end

ARTICLE 5

SPECIAL PLATES

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.12,
subdivision 2a, is amended to read:

Subd. 2a.

Personalized plates; rules.

(a) Personalized
license plates new text begin or, if requested for special plates issued under
section 168.123 for veterans, 168.124 for medal of honor
recipients, or 168.125 for former prisoners of war, applicable
personalized special veterans license plates new text end must be issued to
an applicant for registration of a passenger automobile
including a passenger automobile registered as a classic car,
pioneer car, collector car, or street rod; van; pickup truck as
defined in section 168.011, subdivision 29, and any other truck
with a manufacturer's nominal rated capacity of one ton or less
and resembling a pickup truck; motorcycle including a classic
motorcycle; or self-propelled recreational vehicle, upon
compliance with the laws of this state relating to registration
of the vehicle and upon payment of a onetime fee of $100 in
addition to the registration tax required by law for the
vehicle. The registrar shall designate deleted text begin a deleted text end replacement deleted text begin fee deleted text end new text begin fees
new text end for personalized license plates new text begin and personalized special
veterans license plates issued according to section 168.123 new text end that
deleted text begin is deleted text end new text begin are new text end calculated to cover the cost of replacement. deleted text begin This fee
deleted text end new text begin These fees new text end must be paid by the applicant whenever
the deleted text begin personalized license deleted text end plates are required to be replaced by
law. new text begin Fees may not be charged to replace personalized special
veterans license plates issued under section 168.124 or
168.125. new text end In lieu of the numbers assigned as provided in
subdivision 1, personalized license plates new text begin and personalized
special veterans license plates new text end must have imprinted on them a
series of not more than seven numbers and letters in any
combination new text begin and, as applicable, satisfy the design requirements
of section 168.123, 168.124, or 168.125 new text end . When an applicant has
once obtained personalized new text begin license new text end plates new text begin or personalized
special veterans license plates new text end , the applicant deleted text begin shall have deleted text end new text begin has new text end a
prior claim for similar personalized plates in the next
succeeding year as long as current registration is maintained.
The commissioner of public safety shall adopt rules in the
manner provided by chapter 14, regulating the issuance and
transfer of personalized license plates new text begin and personalized special
veterans license plates new text end . No words or combination of letters
placed on deleted text begin personalized license deleted text end new text begin these new text end plates may be used for
commercial advertising, be of an obscene, indecent, or immoral
nature, or be of a nature that would offend public morals or
decency. The call signals or letters of a radio or television
station are not commercial advertising for the purposes of this
subdivision.

(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision 1,
personalized license plates new text begin and personalized special veterans
license plates new text end issued under this subdivision may be transferred
to another motor vehicle new text begin described in paragraph (a) and new text end owned or
jointly owned by the applicant, upon the payment of a fee of $5,
which must be paid into the state treasury and credited to the
highway user tax distribution fund. The registrar may by rule
provide a form for notification. A personalized license
plate new text begin or personalized special veterans license plate new text end issued for
a classic car, pioneer car, collector car, street rod, or
classic motorcycle may not be transferred to a vehicle not
eligible for such a license plate.

(c) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, if the
deleted text begin personalized license deleted text end plates are lost, stolen, or destroyed, the
applicant may apply and shall receive duplicate license plates
bearing the same combination of letters and numbers new text begin and the same
design new text end as new text begin :
new text end

new text begin (1) new text end the former personalized new text begin license new text end plates new text begin or personalized
special veterans license plates issued according to section
168.123, new text end upon the payment of the fee required by section 168.29 new text begin ;
or
new text end

new text begin (2) the former personalized special veterans license plates
issued according to section 168.124 or 168.125, without charge new text end .

(d) Fees from the sale of permanent and duplicate
personalized deleted text begin license deleted text end plates must be paid into the state treasury
and credited to the highway user tax distribution fund.

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.12,
subdivision 2b, is amended to read:

Subd. 2b.

Firefighters; special plates.

(a) The
registrar shall issue special license plates new text begin , or a single plate
in the case of a motorcycle plate, new text end to any applicant who is both
a member of a fire department receiving state aid under chapter
69 and an owner or joint owner of a passenger automobile, deleted text begin or deleted text end new text begin a
new text end truck with a manufacturer's nominal rated capacity of one ton
and resembling a pickup truck, new text begin or a motorcycle, new text end upon payment of
a fee of $10 and upon payment of the registration tax required
by law for the vehicle and compliance with other laws of this
state relating to registration and licensing of motor vehicles
and drivers. In lieu of the identification required under
subdivision 1, the special license plates deleted text begin shall deleted text end new text begin must new text end be
inscribed with a symbol of a Maltese Cross together with five
numbers. No applicant shall receive new text begin special plates for new text end more
than two deleted text begin sets of plates for deleted text end vehicles owned or jointly owned by
the applicant.

(b) Special plates issued under this subdivision may only
be used during the period that the owner or joint owner of the
vehicle is a member of a fire department as specified in this
subdivision. When the person to whom the special plates were
issued is no longer a member of a fire department or when the
vehicle ownership is transferred, the special license plates
deleted text begin shall deleted text end new text begin must new text end be removed from the vehicle and returned to the
registrar. Upon return of the special plates, new text begin or special
motorcycle plate, new text end the owner or purchaser of the vehicle is
entitled to receive regular plates new text begin , or a regular motorcycle
plate, new text end for the vehicle new text begin , as applicable, new text end without cost for the
remainder of the registration period for which the special new text begin plate
or new text end plates were issued. deleted text begin Firefighter license plates issued
pursuant to this subdivision may be transferred to another motor
vehicle upon payment of $5, which fee shall be paid into the
state treasury and credited to the highway user tax distribution
fund.
deleted text end

new text begin (c) A special motorcycle license plate issued under this
subdivision must be the same size as a standard motorcycle
license plate.
new text end

new text begin (d) Upon payment of a fee of $5, plates issued under this
subdivision for a passenger automobile or truck may be
transferred to another passenger automobile or truck owned or
jointly owned by the person to whom the plates were issued. On
payment of a fee of $5, a plate issued under this subdivision
for a motorcycle may be transferred to another motorcycle owned
or jointly owned by the person to whom the plate was issued.
new text end

deleted text begin (c) deleted text end new text begin (e) new text end The commissioner of public safety may adopt rules
under the Administrative Procedure Act, sections 14.001 to
14.69, to govern the issuance and use of the special plates
authorized in this subdivision.

new text begin (f) new text end All fees from the sale new text begin or transfer new text end of special license
plates for firefighters deleted text begin shall deleted text end new text begin must new text end be paid into the state
treasury and credited to the highway user tax distribution fund.

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.123,
subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

General requirements; fees.

(a) On
payment of a fee of $10 for each set of two plates, or for a
single plate in the case of a motorcycle plate, payment of the
registration tax required by law, and compliance with
other new text begin applicable new text end laws relating to deleted text begin the deleted text end new text begin vehicle new text end registration and
licensing deleted text begin of a passenger automobile, pickup truck, van,
self-propelled recreational equipment, or motorcycle deleted text end , as
applicable, the registrar shall issue:

(1) special license plates to an applicant who served in
the active military service in a branch of the armed forces of
the United States or of a nation or society allied with the
United States in conducting a foreign war, was discharged under
honorable conditions, and is an owner or joint owner of a
passenger automobile, pickup truck, van, deleted text begin or deleted text end self-propelled
recreational equipment new text begin , or truck resembling a pickup truck and
having a manufacturer's nominal rated capacity of one ton, but
which is not a commercial motor vehicle as defined in section
169.01, subdivision 75 new text end ; or

(2) a special motorcycle license plate as described in
subdivision 2, paragraph (a), deleted text begin or another special license plate
designed by the commissioner of public safety to an applicant
who is a Vietnam veteran who served after July 1, 1961, and
before July 1, 1978, and deleted text end new text begin (f), (h), or (i). A plate may be
issued under this clause only to a person new text end who served in the
active military service in a branch of the armed forces of the
United States new text begin or a nation or society allied with the United
States new text end in conducting a foreign war, was discharged under
honorable conditions, deleted text begin and deleted text end is an owner or joint owner of a
motorcycle new text begin , and meets the criteria listed in this paragraph and
in subdivision 2, paragraph (a), (f), (h), or (i) new text end . Plates
issued under this clause must be the same size as standard
motorcycle license plates. new text begin Special motorcycle license plates
issued under this clause are not subject to section 168.1293.
new text end

(b) The additional fee of $10 is payable for each set of
plates, is payable only when the plates are issued, and is not
payable in a year in which tabs or stickers are issued instead
of number plates. An applicant must not be issued new text begin plates for
new text end more than two deleted text begin sets of plates for deleted text end vehicles listed in paragraph
(a) and owned or jointly owned by the applicant.

(c) The veteran deleted text begin shall deleted text end new text begin must new text end have a certified copy of the
veteran's discharge papers, indicating character of discharge,
at the time of application. If an applicant served in the
active military service in a branch of the armed forces of a
nation or society allied with the United States in conducting a
foreign war and is unable to obtain a record of that service and
discharge status, the commissioner of veterans affairs may
certify the applicant as qualified for the veterans' license
plates provided under this section.

new text begin (d) When issuing a set of license plates, or for a
motorcycle a single license plate, under subdivision 2,
paragraph (h) or (i), the commissioner shall assess a $5
surcharge to the applicant, in addition to the fee required
under this section and the registration tax required by law.
The revenue from the surcharge must be deposited in the highway
user tax distribution fund. The commissioner shall cease to
collect the surcharge when total collections from the surcharge
since its inception exceed $3,500.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day
following final enactment.
new text end

Sec. 4.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.123,
subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Design.

The commissioner of veterans affairs
shall design the special plates, subject to the approval of the
registrar, that satisfy the following requirements:

(a) For a Vietnam veteran who served after July 1, 1961,
and before July 1, 1978, the special plates must bear the
inscription "VIETNAM VET" and the letters "V" and "V" with the
first letter directly above the second letter and both letters
just preceding the first numeral of the special license plate
number.

(b) For a veteran stationed on the island of Oahu, Hawaii,
or offshore, during the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7,
1941, the special plates must bear the inscription "PEARL HARBOR
SURVIVOR" and the letters "P" and "H" with the first letter
directly above the second letter and both letters just preceding
the first numeral of the special license plate number.

(c) For a veteran who served during World War I or World
War II, the special plates must bear the inscription "WORLD WAR
VET" and:

(1) for a World War I veteran, the characters "W" and "I"
with the first character directly above the second character and
both characters just preceding the first numeral of the special
license plate number; or

(2) for a World War II veteran, the characters "W" and "II"
with the first character directly above the second character and
both characters just preceding the first numeral of the special
license plate number.

(d) For a veteran who served during the Korean Conflict,
the special plates must bear the inscription "KOREAN VET" and
the letters "K" and "V" with the first letter directly above the
second letter and both letters just preceding the first numeral
of the special license plate number.

(e) For a combat wounded veteran who is a recipient of the
purple heart medal, the special plates must bear the inscription
"COMBAT WOUNDED VET" and inscribed with a facsimile of the
official purple heart medal and the letters "C" over "W" with
the first letter directly over the second letter just preceding
the first numeral of the special license plate number.

(f) For a Persian Gulf war veteran, the special plates must
bear the inscription "GULF WAR VET" and the letters "G" and "W"
with the first letter directly above the second letter and both
letters just preceding the first numeral of the special license
plate number. For the purposes of this section, "Persian Gulf
war veteran" means a person who served on active duty after
August 1, 1990, in a branch of the armed forces of the United
States or United Nations during Operation Desert Shield,
Operation Desert Storm, or other military operation in the
Persian Gulf area combat zone as designated in United States
Presidential Executive Order No. 12744, dated January 21, 1991.

(g) For a veteran who served in the Laos War after July 1,
1961, and before July 1, 1978, the special plates must bear the
inscription "LAOS WAR VET" and the letters "L" and "V" with the
first letter directly above the second letter and both letters
just preceding the first numeral of the special license plate
number.

new text begin (h) For a veteran who is the recipient of:
new text end

new text begin (1) the Iraq Campaign Medal, the special plates must be
inscribed with a facsimile of that medal and must bear the
inscription "IRAQ WAR VET" directly below the special license
plate number;
new text end

new text begin (2) the Afghanistan Campaign Medal, the special plates must
be inscribed with a facsimile of that medal and must bear the
inscription "AFGHAN WAR VET" directly below the special license
plate number; or
new text end

new text begin (3) the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, the
special plates must be inscribed with a facsimile of that medal
and must bear the inscription "GWOT VETERAN" directly below the
special license plate number.
new text end

new text begin (i) For a veteran who is the recipient of the Global War on
Terrorism Service Medal, the special plates must be inscribed
with a facsimile of that medal and must bear the inscription
"GWOT VETERAN" directly below the special license plate number.
In addition, any member of the National Guard or other military
reserves who has been ordered to federally funded state active
service under United States Code, title 32, as defined in
section 190.05, subdivision 5b, and who is the recipient of the
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, is eligible for the
license plate described in this paragraph, irrespective of
whether that person qualifies as a veteran under section 197.447.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day
following final enactment.
new text end

Sec. 5.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.123,
subdivision 4, is amended to read:

Subd. 4.

Plates transfer.

(a) On payment of a fee of $5,
plates issued under subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clause (1),
may be transferred to another new text begin vehicle, but only if the vehicle:
new text end

new text begin (1) is a new text end passenger automobile, pickup truck, van, deleted text begin or
deleted text end self-propelled recreational equipment new text begin , or one-ton truck
described in subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clause (1); and
new text end

new text begin (2) is new text end owned or jointly owned by the person to whom the
plates were issued.

(b) On payment of a fee of $5, a plate issued under
subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clause (2), may be transferred to
another motorcycle owned or jointly owned by the person to whom
the plate was issued.

Sec. 6.

new text begin [168.1251] DISABLED VETERANS OF AMERICA PLATES.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Issuance and design. new text end

new text begin The registrar of
motor vehicles shall issue special license plates bearing the
inscription "DISABLED AMERICAN VETERAN" to an applicant who is
certified in writing by the United States Department of Veterans
Affairs or the state commissioner of veterans affairs as having
a permanent and total service-connected disability, who complies
with all laws relating to the registration and licensing of
motor vehicles and drivers, and who pays a fee of $10 for each
set of license plates applied for. The special license plates
must be of a design and size determined by the registrar.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Application. new text end

new text begin Application for issuance of these
plates may be made only at the time of renewal or first
application for registration.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Transfer. new text end

new text begin On payment of a fee of $5, special
plates issued under this section may be transferred to another
motor vehicle owned or jointly owned by the disabled veteran
upon notification to the registrar of motor vehicles.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Motor vehicle; special definition. new text end

new text begin For purposes
of this section, "motor vehicle" means a vehicle for personal
use, not used for commercial purposes, and may include a
passenger automobile, van, pickup truck, motorcycle, or
recreational vehicle.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Fees credited. new text end

new text begin Fees paid under this section
must be credited to the highway user tax distribution fund.
new text end

Sec. 7.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.1293,
subdivision 5, is amended to read:

Subd. 5.

Discontinuance of plate.

(a) The department
shall discontinue the issuance or renewal of any special license
plate if (1) fewer than 1,000 sets of those plates are currently
registered at the end of the first six years during which the
plates are available, or (2) fewer than 1,000 sets of those
plates are currently registered at the end of any subsequent
two-year period following the first six years of availability.

(b) The department may discontinue the issuance or renewal
of any special license plate, and distribution of any
contributions resulting from that plate, if the department
determines that (1) the fund or requester receiving the
contributions no longer exists, (2) the requester has stopped
providing services that are authorized to be funded from the
contribution proceeds, (3) the requester has requested
discontinuance, or (4) contributions have been used in violation
of subdivision 6.

(c) Nothing in this subdivision applies to license plates
issued under section 168.123, 168.124, 168.125, new text begin 168.1251, new text end or
168.1255.

Sec. 8.

new text begin [168.1298] SPECIAL "SUPPORT OUR TROOPS" LICENSE
PLATES.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin General requirements and procedures. new text end

new text begin (a)
The commissioner shall issue special "Support Our Troops"
license plates to an applicant who:
new text end

new text begin (1) is an owner of a passenger automobile, one-ton pickup
truck, recreational vehicle, or motorcycle;
new text end

new text begin (2) pays a fee of $10 to cover the costs of handling and
manufacturing the plates;
new text end

new text begin (3) pays the registration tax required under section
168.013;
new text end

new text begin (4) pays the fees required under this chapter;
new text end

new text begin (5) contributes a minimum of $30 annually to the Minnesota
"Support Our Troops" account established in section 190.19; and
new text end

new text begin (6) complies with laws and rules governing registration and
licensing of vehicles and drivers.
new text end

new text begin (b) The license application under this section must
indicate that the annual contribution specified under paragraph
(a), clause (5), is a minimum contribution to receive the plate
and that the applicant may make an additional contribution to
the account.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Design. new text end

new text begin After consultation with interested
groups, the adjutant general and the commissioner of veterans
affairs shall design the special plate, subject to the approval
of the commissioner.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin No refund. new text end

new text begin Contributions under this section
must not be refunded.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Plate transfers. new text end

new text begin Notwithstanding section
168.12, subdivision 1, on payment of a transfer fee of $5,
plates issued under this section may be transferred to another
passenger automobile, one-ton pickup truck, recreational
vehicle, or motorcycle owned by the individual to whom the
special plates were issued.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Contribution and fees credited. new text end

new text begin Contributions
under subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clause (5), must be paid to
the commissioner and credited to the Minnesota "Support Our
Troops" account established in section 190.19. The fees
collected under this section must be deposited in the vehicle
services operating account in the special revenue fund.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Record. new text end

new text begin The commissioner shall maintain a
record of the number of plates issued under this section.
new text end

Sec. 9.

new text begin [168.1299] SPECIAL "KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS MEMBER"
LICENSE PLATES.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin General requirements and procedures. new text end

new text begin The
registrar shall issue special "Knights of Columbus member"
license plates to an applicant who:
new text end

new text begin (1) is an owner or joint owner of a passenger automobile,
pickup truck, or van;
new text end

new text begin (2) pays a fee of $10 to cover the costs of handling and
manufacturing the plates;
new text end

new text begin (3) pays the registration tax required under section
168.013;
new text end

new text begin (4) pays the fees required under this chapter; and
new text end

new text begin (5) complies with laws and rules governing registration and
licensing of vehicles and drivers.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Design. new text end

new text begin A special license plate under this
section consists of a license plate with a unique symbol that is
the recognized emblem of the Knights of Columbus. The symbol
must be designed by the Knights of Columbus or a council
thereof, with the approval of the commissioner. The license
plate may be an embossed license plate or a generic license
plate with attached decal.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Applicability of other law. new text end

new text begin Section 168.1293
does not apply to license plates authorized under this section.
new text end

ARTICLE 6

TRANSPORTATION FINANCE

Section 1.

new text begin [16A.89] MULTIMODAL TRANSPORTATION FUND.
new text end

new text begin A multimodal transportation fund is established in the
state treasury. The fund consists of money credited under
section 297B.09, subdivision 1, and other money credited to the
fund by law. Money in the fund must be appropriated for
multimodal surface transportation purposes. Of the money
available in the fund each year, a minimum of 25 percent must be
expended on highways and a minimum of 25 percent must be
expended on transit purposes. Highway expenditures may include,
but are not limited to, state road construction and related
sales tax charges whether incurred by the department or by
persons who contract with the department, state patrol
operations, local road construction and maintenance,
transportation safety and research activities, Department of
Transportation tort claims, and government agency indirect costs
assessed against the Department of Transportation or the trunk
highway fund.
new text end

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 162.07,
subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Formula.

After deducting for
administrative costs and for the disaster account and research
account and state park roads as deleted text begin heretofore deleted text end provided new text begin in section
162.06, subdivisions 2 to 5 new text end , the remainder of the total sum
provided for in section 162.06, subdivision 1, deleted text begin shall be deleted text end new text begin is
new text end identified as the apportionment sum and deleted text begin shall be apportioned by
the commissioner to the several counties on the basis of the
needs of the counties as determined in accordance with the
following formula:
deleted text end

deleted text begin (a) An amount equal to ten percent of the apportionment sum
shall be apportioned equally among the 87 counties.
deleted text end

deleted text begin (b) An amount equal to ten percent of the apportionment sum
shall be apportioned among the several counties so that each
county shall receive of such amount the percentage that its
motor vehicle registration for the calendar year preceding the
one last past, determined by residence of registrants, bears to
the total statewide motor vehicle registration.
deleted text end

deleted text begin (c) An amount equal to 30 percent of the apportionment sum
shall be apportioned among the several counties so that each
county shall receive of such amount the percentage that its
total lane-miles of approved county state-aid highways bears to
the total lane-miles of approved statewide county state-aid
highways. In 1997 and subsequent years no county may receive,
as a result of an apportionment under this clause based on
lane-miles rather than miles of approved county state-aid
highways, an apportionment that is less than its apportionment
in 1996.
deleted text end

deleted text begin (d) An amount equal to 50 percent of the apportionment sum
shall be apportioned among the several counties so that each
county shall receive of such amount the percentage that its
money needs bears to the sum of the money needs of all of the
individual counties; provided, that the percentage of such
amount that each county is to receive shall be adjusted so that
each county shall receive in 1958 a total apportionment at least
ten percent greater than its total 1956 apportionments from the
state road and bridge fund; and provided further that those
counties whose money needs are thus adjusted shall never receive
a percentage of the apportionment sum less than the percentage
that such county received in 1958 deleted text end new text begin the excess sum new text end .

new text begin (a) The excess sum is calculated as the sum of the amounts
described in clauses (1) and (2), reduced by a proportionate
share of the deductions for administrative costs and for the
disaster account and research account, as follows:
new text end

new text begin (1) on or after July 1, 2005, the amount due to an increase
imposed in the gasoline excise tax rate above a rate of 20 cents
per gallon; or in the excise tax rate for E85, M85, and special
fuels above the energy equivalent of a gasoline tax rate of 20
cents per gallon; and
new text end

new text begin (2) the amount due to a change in the passenger vehicle
registration tax under section 168.013, imposed on or after July
1, 2005, that exceeds the amount collected in fiscal year 2005
multiplied by the annual average United States Consumer Price
Index for all urban consumers, United States city average, as
determined by the United States Department of Labor for the
previous year, divided by that annual average for calendar year
2004.
new text end

new text begin (b) The apportionment sum is calculated by subtracting the
excess sum from the remainder of the total sum.
new text end

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 162.07, is
amended by adding a subdivision to read:

new text begin Subd. 1a. new text end

new text begin Apportionment sum. new text end

new text begin The commissioner shall
apportion the apportionment sum among the several counties on
the basis of the needs of the counties as determined in
accordance with the following formula:
new text end

new text begin (a) An amount equal to ten percent of the apportionment sum
must be apportioned equally among the 87 counties.
new text end

new text begin (b) An amount equal to ten percent of the apportionment sum
must be apportioned among the several counties so that each
county receives of that amount the percentage that its motor
vehicle registration for the calendar year preceding the one
last past, determined by residence of registrants, bears to the
total statewide motor vehicle registration.
new text end

new text begin (c) An amount equal to 30 percent of the apportionment sum
must be apportioned among the several counties so that each
county receives of that amount the percentage that its total
lane-miles of approved county state-aid highways bears to the
total lane-miles of approved statewide county state-aid
highways. In 1997 and subsequent years, no county may receive,
as a result of an apportionment under this paragraph based on
lane-miles rather than miles of approved county state-aid
highways, an apportionment that is less than its apportionment
in 1996.
new text end

new text begin (d) An amount equal to 50 percent of the apportionment sum
must be apportioned among the several counties so that each
county receives of that amount the percentage that its money
needs bears to the sum of the money needs of all of the
individual counties; provided that the percentage of the amount
that each county is to receive must be adjusted so that each
county receives in 1958 a total apportionment at least ten
percent greater than its total 1956 apportionments from the
state road and bridge fund; and provided, further, that those
counties whose money needs are thus adjusted shall never receive
a percentage of the apportionment sum less than the percentage
that such county received in 1958.
new text end

Sec. 4.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 162.07, is
amended by adding a subdivision to read:

new text begin Subd. 1b. new text end

new text begin Excess sum. new text end

new text begin The commissioner shall apportion
the excess sum to the several counties on the basis of the needs
of the counties as determined in accordance with the following
formula:
new text end

new text begin (a) An amount equal to 40 percent of the excess sum must be
apportioned among the several counties so that each county
receives of that amount the percentage that its motor vehicle
registration for the calendar year preceding the one last past,
determined by residence of registrants, bears to the total
statewide motor vehicle registration.
new text end

new text begin (b) An amount equal to 60 percent of the excess sum must be
apportioned among the several counties so that each county
receives of that amount the percentage that its money needs
bears to the sum of the money needs of all of the individual
counties.
new text end

Sec. 5.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.013,
subdivision 1a, is amended to read:

Subd. 1a.

Passenger automobile; hearse.

(a) On passenger
automobiles as defined in section 168.011, subdivision 7, and
hearses, except as otherwise provided, the tax shall be $10 plus
an additional tax equal to 1.25 percent of the base value.

(b) Subject to the classification provisions herein, "base
value" means the manufacturer's suggested retail price of the
vehicle including destination charge using list price
information published by the manufacturer or determined by the
registrar if no suggested retail price exists, and shall not
include the cost of each accessory or item of optional equipment
separately added to the vehicle and the suggested retail price.

(c) If the manufacturer's list price information contains a
single vehicle identification number followed by various
descriptions and suggested retail prices, the registrar shall
select from those listings only the lowest price for determining
base value.

(d) If unable to determine the base value because the
vehicle is specially constructed, or for any other reason, the
registrar may establish such value upon the cost price to the
purchaser or owner as evidenced by a certificate of cost but not
including Minnesota sales or use tax or any local sales or other
local tax.

(e) The registrar shall classify every vehicle in its
proper base value class as follows:

FROM TO
$ 0 $199.99
200 399.99

and thereafter a series of classes successively set in brackets
having a spread of $200 consisting of such number of classes as
will permit classification of all vehicles.

(f) The base value for purposes of this section shall be
the middle point between the extremes of its class.

(g) The registrar shall establish the base value, when new,
of every passenger automobile and hearse registered prior to the
effective date of Extra Session Laws 1971, chapter 31, using
list price information published by the manufacturer or any
nationally recognized firm or association compiling such data
for the automotive industry. If unable to ascertain the base
value of any registered vehicle in the foregoing manner, the
registrar may use any other available source or method. The
registrar shall calculate tax using base value information
available to dealers and deputy registrars at the time the
application for registration is submitted. The tax on all
previously registered vehicles shall be computed upon the base
value thus determined taking into account the depreciation
provisions of paragraph (h).

(h) The annual additional tax computed upon the base value
as provided herein, during the first deleted text begin and second years deleted text end new text begin year new text end of
vehicle life shall be computed upon 100 percent of the base
value; new text begin for the second year, 80 percent of such value; new text end for the
third deleted text begin and fourth years, 90 deleted text end new text begin year, 70 new text end percent of such value; new text begin for
the fourth year, 60 percent of such value; new text end for the fifth deleted text begin and
sixth years, 75 deleted text end new text begin year, 50 new text end percent of such value; new text begin for the sixth
year, 40 percent of such value; new text end for the seventh year, deleted text begin 60 deleted text end new text begin 35
new text end percent of such value; for the eighth year, deleted text begin 40 deleted text end new text begin 30 new text end percent of
such value; for the ninth year, deleted text begin 30 deleted text end new text begin 20 new text end percent of such value; for
the tenth year, ten percent of such value; for the 11th and each
succeeding year, the sum of $25.

In no event shall the annual additional tax be less than
$25. deleted text begin The total tax under this subdivision shall not exceed $189
for the first renewal period and shall not exceed $99 for
subsequent renewal periods. The total tax under this
subdivision on any vehicle filing its initial registration in
Minnesota in the second year of vehicle life shall not exceed
$189 and shall not exceed $99 for subsequent renewal periods.
The total tax under this subdivision on any vehicle filing its
initial registration in Minnesota in the third or subsequent
year of vehicle life shall not exceed $99 and shall not exceed
$99 in any subsequent renewal period.
deleted text end

(i) deleted text begin As used in this subdivision and section 168.017, the
following terms have the meanings given: "initial registration"
means the 12 consecutive months calendar period from the day of
first registration of a vehicle in Minnesota; and "renewal
periods" means the 12 consecutive calendar months periods
following the initial registration period deleted text end new text begin The annual additional
tax under paragraph (h) must not exceed the annual additional
tax that was previously paid or due on that vehicle new text end .

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for first
registration periods in which the tax is first due on or after
July 1, 2005, and for renewals of registrations on those
vehicles assigned registration periods of July 1, 2005, through
June 30, 2006, or later.
new text end

Sec. 6.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 296A.07,
subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3.

Rate of tax.

The gasoline excise tax is imposed
at the following rates:

deleted text begin (1) deleted text end new text begin (a) From July 1, 2005, to June 30, 2007, new text end E85 is taxed
at the rate of deleted text begin 14.2 deleted text end new text begin 17.0 new text end cents per gallon;

deleted text begin (2) deleted text end M85 is taxed at the rate of deleted text begin 11.4 deleted text end new text begin 13.7 new text end cents per gallon;
and

deleted text begin (3) deleted text end all other gasoline is taxed at the rate of deleted text begin 20 deleted text end new text begin 24 new text end cents
per gallon.

new text begin (b) On and after July 1, 2007, E85 is taxed at the rate of
19.2 cents per gallon; M85 is taxed at the rate of 15.4 cents
per gallon; and all other gasoline is taxed at the rate of 27
cents per gallon.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2005,
and applies to all gasoline, undyed diesel fuel, and special
fuel in distributor storage on July 1, 2005.
new text end

Sec. 7.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 296A.08,
subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Rate of tax.

The special fuel excise tax is
imposed at the following rates:

(a) new text begin From July 1, 2005, to June 30, 2007, new text end liquefied
petroleum gas or propane is taxed at the rate of deleted text begin 15 deleted text end new text begin 18 new text end cents per
gallon deleted text begin . deleted text end new text begin ;
new text end

deleted text begin (b) deleted text end liquefied natural gas is taxed at the rate of deleted text begin 12 deleted text end new text begin 14.4
new text end cents per gallon deleted text begin . deleted text end new text begin ; and
new text end

deleted text begin (c) deleted text end compressed natural gas is taxed at the rate
of deleted text begin $1.739 deleted text end new text begin $2.087 new text end per thousand cubic feet; or deleted text begin 20 deleted text end new text begin 24 new text end cents per
gasoline equivalent, as defined by the National Conference on
Weights and Measures, which is 5.66 pounds of natural gas.

new text begin (b) On and after July 1, 2007, liquefied petroleum gas or
propane is taxed at the rate of 20.3 cents per gallon; liquefied
natural gas is taxed at the rate of 16.2 cents per gallon; and
compressed natural gas is taxed at the rate of $2.348 per
thousand cubic feet; or 27 cents per gasoline equivalent, as
defined by the National Conference on Weights and Measures,
which is 5.66 pounds of natural gas.
new text end

deleted text begin (d) deleted text end new text begin (c) new text end All other special fuel is taxed at the same rate as
the gasoline excise tax as specified in section 296A.07,
subdivision 2. The tax is payable in the form and manner
prescribed by the commissioner.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2005,
and applies to all gasoline, undyed diesel fuel, and special
fuel in distributor storage on July 1, 2005.
new text end

Sec. 8.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 297B.09,
subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Deposit of revenues.

(a) Money collected
and received under this chapter must be deposited as provided in
this subdivision.

(b) deleted text begin From July 1, 2002, to June 30, 2003, 32 percent of the
money collected and received must be deposited in the highway
user tax distribution fund, 20.5 percent must be deposited in
the metropolitan area transit fund under section 16A.88, and
1.25 percent must be deposited in the greater Minnesota transit
fund under section 16A.88. The remaining money must be
deposited in the general fund.
deleted text end

deleted text begin (c) deleted text end From July 1, 2003, to June 30, deleted text begin 2007 deleted text end new text begin 2005 new text end , 30 percent of
the money collected and received must be deposited in the
highway user tax distribution fund, 21.5 percent must be
deposited in the metropolitan area transit fund under section
16A.88, 1.43 percent must be deposited in the greater Minnesota
transit fund under section 16A.88, 0.65 percent must be
deposited in the county state-aid highway fund, and 0.17 percent
must be deposited in the municipal state-aid street fund. The
remaining money must be deposited in the general fund.

new text begin (c) From July 1, 2005, to June 30, 2006, 20.82 percent of
the money collected and received must be deposited in the
highway user tax distribution fund, one percent must be
deposited in the right-of-way advance acquisition loan account
established under section 446A.085, subdivision 3, 29.60 percent
must be deposited in the metropolitan area transit fund under
section 16A.88, and 2.33 percent must be deposited in the
greater Minnesota transit fund under section 16A.88. The
remaining money must be deposited in the general fund.
new text end

new text begin (d) From July 1, 2006, to June 30, 2007, 19.82 percent of
the money collected and received must be deposited in the
highway user tax distribution fund, one percent must be
deposited in the right-of-way advance acquisition loan account
under section 446A.085, subdivision 3, 30.50 percent must be
deposited in the metropolitan area transit fund under section
16A.88, and 2.43 percent must be deposited in the greater
Minnesota transit fund under section 16A.88. The remaining
money must be deposited in the general fund.
new text end

new text begin (e) From July 1, 2007, to June 30, 2008, 17.37 percent of
the money collected and received must be deposited in the
highway user tax distribution fund, 43.30 percent must be
deposited in the metropolitan area transit fund under section
16A.88, 5.33 percent must be deposited in the greater Minnesota
transit fund under section 16A.88, and ten percent must be
deposited in the multimodal transportation fund under section
16A.89. The remaining money must be deposited in the general
fund.
new text end

new text begin (f) From July 1, 2008, to June 30, 2009, 16.57 percent of
the money collected and received must be deposited in the
highway user tax distribution fund, 44.03 percent must be
deposited in the metropolitan area transit fund under section
16A.88, 5.40 percent must be deposited in the greater Minnesota
transit fund under section 16A.88, and 20 percent must be
deposited in the multimodal transportation fund under section
16A.89. The remaining money must be deposited in the general
fund.
new text end

new text begin (g) From July 1, 2009, to June 30, 2010, 15.94 percent of
the money collected and received must be deposited in the
highway user tax distribution fund, 44.59 percent must be
deposited in the metropolitan area transit fund under section
16A.88, 5.47 percent must be deposited in the greater Minnesota
transit fund under section 16A.88, and 30 percent must be
deposited in the multimodal transportation fund under section
16A.89. The remaining money must be deposited in the general
fund.
new text end

deleted text begin (d) deleted text end new text begin (h) new text end On and after July 1, deleted text begin 2007 deleted text end new text begin 2010 new text end , deleted text begin 32 deleted text end new text begin 15.5 new text end percent
of the money collected and received must be deposited in the
highway user tax distribution fund, deleted text begin 20.5 deleted text end new text begin 45 new text end percent must be
deposited in the metropolitan area transit fund under section
16A.88, deleted text begin and 1.25 deleted text end new text begin 5.5 new text end percent must be deposited in the greater
Minnesota transit fund under section 16A.88 new text begin , and 34 percent must
be deposited in the multimodal transportation fund under section
16A.89 new text end . deleted text begin The remaining money must be deposited in the general
fund.
deleted text end

Sec. 9.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 446A.085,
subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3.

Establishment of fund new text begin ; accounts new text end .

new text begin (a) new text end A
transportation revolving loan fund is established to make loans
for the purposes described in subdivision 2. A highway account
is established in the fund for highway projects eligible under
United States Code, title 23. A transit account is established
in the fund for transit capital projects eligible under United
States Code, title 49. A state funds general loan account is
established in the fund for transportation projects eligible
under state law. new text begin A right-of-way advance acquisition loan
account is established in the fund for projects described in
subdivision 10a. new text end Other accounts may be established in the fund
as necessary for its management and administration.

new text begin (b) new text end The transportation revolving loan fund receives federal
money under the act and money from any source. Money received
under this section must be paid to the commissioner of finance
and credited to the transportation revolving loan fund. Money
in the fund is annually appropriated to the authority and does
not lapse. The fund must be credited with investment income,
and with repayments of principal and interest, except for
servicing fees assessed under sections 446A.04, subdivision 5,
and 446A.11, subdivision 8.

Sec. 10.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 446A.085,
subdivision 8, is amended to read:

Subd. 8.

Certification of projects.

new text begin (a) Except as
provided in paragraph (b), new text end the commissioner of transportation
shall consider the following information when evaluating
projects to certify for funding to the Transportation Committee:

(1) a description of the nature and purpose of the proposed
transportation project including an explanation of the need for
the project and the reasons why it is in the public interest;

(2) the relationship of the project to the area
transportation improvement program, the approved statewide
transportation improvement program, and to any transportation
plans required under state or federal law;

(3) the estimated cost of the project and the amount of
loans sought;

(4) proposed sources of funding in addition to loans sought
from the transportation revolving loan fund;

(5) the need for the project as part of the overall
transportation system;

(6) the overall economic impact of the project; and

(7) the extent to which completion of the project will
improve the movement of people and freight.

new text begin (b) For loans made from the right-of-way advance
acquisition loan account, the commissioner of transportation
shall consider the following information when evaluating
projects to certify for funding to the transportation committee:
new text end

new text begin (1) a description of the highway project, including
estimated schedules and costs, for which advance acquisition of
right-of-way is sought;
new text end

new text begin (2) the importance of the project as measured by the
criteria in paragraph (a), clauses (2) and (5) to (7);
new text end

new text begin (3) other sources of funding available for the acquisition;
new text end

new text begin (4) the necessity of preserving right-of-way for the
project as a means of reducing overall project costs and
preventing incompatible land uses;
new text end

new text begin (5) other options available for right-of-way preservation;
and
new text end

new text begin (6) the overall cost-effectiveness of advance right-of-way
acquisition for the project.
new text end

Sec. 11.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 446A.085, is
amended by adding a subdivision to read:

new text begin Subd. 10a. new text end

new text begin Right-of-way advance acquisition loans. new text end

new text begin (a)
Loans from the right-of-way advance acquisition loan account may
be made to the state, counties, towns, and statutory or home
rule charter cities for purchasing property within the
right-of-way of a state trunk highway shown on an official map
adopted under section 394.361 or 462.359.
new text end

new text begin (b) Loans under this subdivision may be made only:
new text end

new text begin (1) to accelerate the acquisition of primarily undeveloped
property when there is a reasonable probability that the
property will increase in value before highway construction, and
to update an expired environmental impact statement on a project
for which the right-of-way is being purchased;
new text end

new text begin (2) to avert the imminent conversion or the granting of
approvals that would allow the conversion of property to uses
that would jeopardize its availability for highway construction;
or
new text end

new text begin (3) to take advantage of open market opportunities when
developed properties become available for sale, provided all
parties involved are agreeable to the sale and funds are
available.
new text end

new text begin (c) A private property owner whose property is purchased
with proceeds of a loan under this subdivision may elect to
receive the purchase price either in a lump sum or in not more
than four annual installments without interest on the deferred
installments. If the purchase agreement provides for
installment payments, the loan may be made in installments
corresponding to those in the purchase agreement. The recipient
of an acquisition loan shall convey the property for the
construction of the highway at the same price the recipient paid
for the property. The price may include the costs of preparing
environmental documents that were required for the acquisition
and that were paid for with money that the recipient received
from the account. Upon notification by the commissioner to the
loan recipient that the plan to construct the highway has been
abandoned or the anticipated location of the highway changed,
the recipient shall sell the property at market value in
accordance with the procedures required for the disposition of
the property.
new text end

new text begin (d) All rents and other money received by the loan
recipient because of the recipient's ownership of the property
and all proceeds from the conveyance or sale of the property
must be paid to the commissioner for deposit in the account.
Amounts so received may be applied to repayment of the loan.
new text end

Sec. 12. new text begin TRUNK HIGHWAY BONDS; ISSUANCE.
new text end

new text begin The commissioner of finance shall, on recommendation of the
commissioner of transportation, sell and issue Minnesota trunk
highway bonds under Minnesota Statutes, sections 167.50 to
167.52, and the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, sections 4
to 7, and article XIV, section 11, at times and in amounts
determined by the commissioner of transportation. Bonds issued
under this section are authorized in an aggregate principal
amount of $1,000,000,000 over a ten-year period. The proceeds
of the bonds, except accrued interest and any premium received
on the sale of the bonds, must be credited to the bond proceeds
account in the trunk highway fund. Notwithstanding Minnesota
Statutes, section 16A.642, this authorization must not be
canceled before February 1, 2017.
new text end

Sec. 13. new text begin TRUNK HIGHWAY BOND PROCEEDS APPROPRIATION.
new text end

new text begin $1,000,000,000 is appropriated to the commissioner of
transportation from the separate bond proceeds account in the
trunk highway fund for the construction, reconstruction, and
improvement of trunk highways, including acquisition of real
property. No more than $100,000,000 of this appropriation may
be encumbered in each of fiscal years 2006 to 2015. Up to 17
percent of the appropriation each year may be used by the
department for program delivery. A minimum of ten percent of
this appropriation each year must be used for transit capital
improvements on trunk highways.
new text end

Sec. 14. new text begin ROAD CONSTRUCTION APPROPRIATIONS.
new text end

new text begin (a) $55,800,000 in fiscal year 2006 and $65,700,000 in
fiscal year 2007 are appropriated from the trunk highway fund to
the commissioner of transportation for state road construction.
Up to 17 percent of the appropriation each year may be used by
the department for program delivery.
new text end

new text begin (b) $23,700,000 in fiscal year 2006 and $32,600,000 in
fiscal year 2007 is appropriated to the commissioner from the
county state-aid highway fund for county state aid.
new text end

new text begin (c) $7,700,000 in fiscal year 2006 and $10,300,000 in
fiscal year 2007 is appropriated to the commissioner from the
municipal state-aid street fund for municipal state aid.
new text end

new text begin (d) $1,800,000 in fiscal year 2006 and $11,300,000 in
fiscal year 2007, are appropriated to the commissioner from the
trunk highway fund for transfer to the state bond fund for
highway debt service.
new text end

new text begin (e) These appropriations are in addition to any other
appropriation made for fiscal years 2006 and 2007 for the same
purposes.
new text end

Sec. 15. new text begin TRANSIT BUDGET BASE.
new text end

new text begin The general fund budget base for metropolitan transit and
greater Minnesota transit for fiscal years 2008 and 2009 is zero.
new text end