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SF 2323

1st Engrossment - 93rd Legislature (2023 - 2024) Posted on 03/06/2024 04:15pm

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A bill for an act
relating to transportation; modifying allowed uses for various accounts; establishing
a bikeway; establishing an Indian employment preference; removing certain
legislative routes; authorizing direct negotiation for small construction projects;
amending appropriations; making technical and clarifying corrections; amending
Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 160.266, by adding a subdivision; 161.082,
subdivision 2a; 161.115, subdivision 265, by adding a subdivision; 161.32,
subdivision 2; 161.41; 162.07, subdivision 2; 162.13, subdivisions 2, 3; 174.38,
subdivision 5; 174.40, subdivision 4a; 174.50, subdivision 7; 174.52, subdivisions
2, 4, 5; 222.50, subdivision 7; 360.55, subdivision 9; 360.59, subdivision 10;
proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 161; repealing
Minnesota Rules, part 8835.0350, subpart 2.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 160.266, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:


new text begin Subd. 7. new text end

new text begin Jim Oberstar Bikeway. new text end

new text begin The Jim Oberstar Bikeway is designated as a state
bicycle route. It must originate in the city of St. Paul in Ramsey County, then proceed north
and east to Duluth in St. Louis County, then proceed north and east along the shore of Lake
Superior through Grand Marais in Cook County to Minnesota's boundary with Canada, and
there terminate.
new text end

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 161.082, subdivision 2a, is amended to read:


Subd. 2a.

Town bridges and culverts; town road account.

(a) Money in the town
bridge account must be expended onnew text begin replacement or rehabilitation ofnew text end town road bridge
structures that are ten feet or more in length and on town road culverts that replace existing
town road bridges. In addition, if the present bridge structure is less than ten feet in length
but a hydrological survey indicates that the replacement bridge structure or culvert must be
ten feet or more in length, then the bridge or culvert is eligible for replacement funds.

(b) The town bridge account may be used to pay the costs to abandon an existing bridge
that is deficient and in need of replacementdeleted text begin ,deleted text end but where no replacement will be made. It may
also be used to pay the costs to construct a road or street to facilitate the abandonment of
an existing bridge determined by the commissioner to be deficientdeleted text begin ,deleted text end if the commissioner
determines that construction of the road or street is more cost-efficient than replacing the
existing bridge.new text begin It may also be used to pay the costs for environmental documentation,
preliminary design, and final design of historic bridges and for repurposing and restoring
salvageable components of historic bridges, including disassembly, transportation to a new
location, construction, and other associated costs.
new text end

(c) When bridge approach construction work exceeds $10,000 in costs, or when the
county engineer determines that the cost of the replacement culverts alone will not exceed
$20,000, or engineering costs exceed $10,000, the town shall be eligible for financial
assistance from the town bridge account. Financial assistance shall be requested by resolution
of the county board and shall be limited to:

(1) 100 percent of the cost of the bridge approach work that is in excess of $10,000;

(2) 100 percent of the cost of the replacement culverts when the cost does not exceed
$20,000 and the town board agrees to be responsible for all the other costs, which may
include costs for structural removal, installation, and permitting. The replacement structure
design and costs shall be approved and certified by the county engineerdeleted text begin ,deleted text end but need not be
subsequently approved by the Department of Transportation; or

(3) 100 percent of all related engineering costs that exceed $10,000, or in the case of
towns with a net tax capacity of less than $300,000, 100 percent of the engineering costs.

(d) Money in the town road account must be distributed as provided in section 162.081.

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 161.115, subdivision 265, is amended to read:


Subd. 265.

Route No. 334.

Beginning at a point on Route No. 116 at or near Inver Grove
Heights; thence extending in a general northerly direction to a point deleted text begin on Route No. 102 at
or
deleted text end nearnew text begin Kellogg Boulevard East innew text end St. Paul.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day after the commissioner of
transportation receives a copy of the agreement between the commissioner and the governing
body of the city of St. Paul to transfer jurisdiction of a portion of Legislative Route No. 334
and notifies the revisor of statutes electronically or in writing that the conditions required
to transfer the route have been satisfied.
new text end

Sec. 4.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 161.115, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:


new text begin Subd. 271. new text end

new text begin Route No. 340. new text end

new text begin Beginning at a point at or near the entrance of the Upper
Sioux Agency State Park; thence extending in a generally northwesterly direction to a point
on Route No. 67 at or near Granite Falls.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day after the commissioner of
transportation notifies the revisor of statutes electronically or in writing of the effective
date.
new text end

Sec. 5.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 161.32, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Direct negotiation.

In cases where the estimated cost of construction work or
maintenance work does not exceed $250,000, the commissioner may enter into a contract
for the work by direct negotiationdeleted text begin ,deleted text end by obtaining two or more quotations for the workdeleted text begin ,deleted text end and
without advertising for bids or otherwise complying with the requirements of competitive
bidding if the total contractual obligation of the state for the directly negotiated contract or
contracts on any single project does not exceed $250,000. All quotations obtained shall be
kept on file for a period of at least one year after receipt of the quotation.new text begin For purposes of
this subdivision only, "construction work or maintenance work" includes work on
department-owned buildings or property.
new text end

Sec. 6.

new text begin [161.369] INDIAN EMPLOYMENT PREFERENCE.
new text end

new text begin As authorized by United States Code, title 23, section 140, paragraph (d), the
commissioner may implement an Indian employment preference for members of federally
recognized Tribes on projects carried out under United States Code, title 23, on or near an
Indian reservation. For purposes of this section, a project is near an Indian reservation if
the project is within the distance a person seeking employment could reasonably be expected
to commute to and from each workday. The commissioner, in consultation with federally
recognized Minnesota Tribes, may determine when a project is near an Indian reservation.
new text end

Sec. 7.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 161.41, is amended to read:


161.41 SURPLUS PROPERTY NOT NEEDED FOR HIGHWAY PURPOSES.

Subdivision 1.

Commissioner may declare surplus.

The commissioner is authorized
to declare as surplus any property acquired by the state for highway purposes, excluding
deleted text begin real estatedeleted text end new text begin landnew text end , which the commissioner determines to be no longer needed or necessary
for state highway purposes.

Subd. 2.

Determination of value; disposition.

The commissioner shall administer all
aspects of the disposition of property declared to be surplus under this sectionnew text begin , including
buildings used for trunk highway purposes
new text end . The commissioner shall first determine the
value of the surplus property. The commissioner may then transfer the possession of the
surplus property to any state agency or political subdivision of this state or to the United
States government upon receipt of payment in an amount equal to the value of the surplus
property.

The commissioner may also sell the surplus property under the competitive bidding
provisions of chapter 16C if no state agency or political subdivision of this state offers to
purchase the surplus property for its determined value.

Subd. 3.

Money credited to trunk highway fund.

The commissioner shall deposit all
money received under this section with the commissioner of management and budget to be
credited to the trunk highway fund.

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Disposal of obsolete or unsafe buildings. new text end

new text begin If the commissioner determines that
the department is no longer using a building for trunk highway purposes or that the building
is a safety or fire hazard, the commissioner may demolish the building.
new text end

Sec. 8.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 162.07, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Money needs defined.

For the purpose of this section, money needs of each
county are defined as the estimated total annual costs of constructing, over a period of 25
years, the county state-aid highway system deleted text begin indeleted text end new text begin located and established bynew text end that county. Costs
incidental to construction, or a specified portion deleted text begin thereofdeleted text end new text begin of those costs,new text end as set forth in the
commissioner's rulesnew text begin ,new text end may be included in determining money needs. To avoid variances in
costs due to differences in construction policy, construction costs shall be estimated on the
basis of the engineering standards developed cooperatively by the commissioner and the
county engineers of the several counties.

Sec. 9.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 162.13, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Money needs defined.

For the purpose of this sectionnew text begin ,new text end money needs of each
city having a population of 5,000 or more are defined as the estimated cost of constructing
and maintaining over a period of 25 years the municipal state-aid street system deleted text begin indeleted text end new text begin located
and established by
new text end such city. Right-of-way costs and drainage shall be included in money
needs. Lighting costs and other costs incidental to construction and maintenance, or a
specified portion of deleted text begin suchdeleted text end new text begin thosenew text end costs, as set forth in the commissioner's rules, may be included
in determining money needs. To avoid variances in costs due to differences in construction
and maintenance policy, construction and maintenance costs shall be estimated on the basis
of the engineering standards developed cooperatively by the commissioner and the engineers,
or a committee thereof, of the cities.

Sec. 10.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 162.13, subdivision 3, is amended to read:


Subd. 3.

Screening board.

On or before September 1 of each year, the engineer of each
city having a population of 5,000 or more shallnew text begin update the city's data andnew text end forward to the
commissioner deleted text begin on forms prepared by the commissioner,deleted text end all information relating to the money
needs of the city that the commissioner deems necessary in order to apportion the municipal
state-aid street fund in accordance with the apportionment formula deleted text begin heretofore set forthdeleted text end new text begin under
this section
new text end . Upon receipt of the informationnew text begin ,new text end the commissioner shall appoint a board of city
engineers. The board shall be composed ofnew text begin the following:
new text end

new text begin (1) two city engineers from the metropolitan district;
new text end

new text begin (2)new text end onenew text begin citynew text end engineer from each deleted text begin state highway construction district, and in addition
thereto,
deleted text end new text begin nonmetropolitan district; and
new text end

new text begin (3)new text end onenew text begin citynew text end engineer from each city of the first class.

The board shall investigate and review the information submitted by each city. On or before
November 1 of each year, the board shall submit its findings and recommendations in writing
as to each city's money needs to the commissioner on a form prepared by the commissioner.
Final determination of the money needs of each city shall be made by the commissioner.
In the event that any city shall fail to submit thenew text begin requirednew text end information deleted text begin provided for hereindeleted text end ,
the commissioner shall estimate the money needs of the city. The estimate shall be used in
solving the apportionment formula. The commissioner may withhold payment of the amount
apportioned to the city until the information is submitted.

Sec. 11.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 174.38, subdivision 5, is amended to read:


Subd. 5.

Eligibility.

Eligible recipients of financial assistance under this section are:

(1) a political subdivision; deleted text begin and
deleted text end

(2) a tax-exempt organization under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, as
amendeddeleted text begin .deleted text end new text begin ; and
new text end

new text begin (3) a federally recognized Indian Tribe.
new text end

Sec. 12.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 174.40, subdivision 4a, is amended to read:


Subd. 4a.

Eligibility.

A statutory or home rule charter city, county, deleted text begin ordeleted text end townnew text begin , or federally
recognized Indian Tribe
new text end is eligible to receive funding under this section only if it has adopted
subdivision regulations that require safe routes to school infrastructure in developments
authorized on or after June 1, 2016.

Sec. 13.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 174.50, subdivision 7, is amended to read:


Subd. 7.

Bridge grant program; rulemaking.

(a) The commissioner of transportation
shall develop rules, procedures for application for grants, conditions of grant administration,
standards, and criteria as provided under subdivision 6, including bridge specifications, in
cooperation with road authorities of political subdivisions, for use in the administration of
funds appropriated to the commissioner and for the administration of grants to subdivisions.
The commissioner must publish all rules, procedures, conditions, standards, and criteria on
the department's website. Grants under this section are subject to the procedures and criteria
established in this subdivision and in subdivisions 5 and 6.

(b) The maximum use of standardized bridges is encouraged. Regardless of the size of
the existing bridge, a bridge or replacement bridge is eligible for assistance from the state
transportation fund if a hydrological survey indicates that the bridge or replacement bridge
must be ten feet or more in length.

(c) As part of the standards or rules, the commissioner shall, in consultation with local
road authorities, establish a minimum distance between any two bridges that cross over the
same river, stream, or waterway, so that only one of the bridges is eligible for a grant under
this section. As appropriate, the commissioner may establish exceptions from the minimum
distance requirement or procedures for obtaining a variance.

(d) Political subdivisions may use grants made under this section tonew text begin rehabilitate,new text end constructnew text begin ,new text end
or reconstruct bridges, including but not limited to:

(1) matching federal aid grants to construct or reconstruct key bridges;

(2) paying the costs to abandon an existing bridge that is deficient and in need of
replacement but where no replacement will be made; deleted text begin and
deleted text end

(3) paying the costs to construct a road or street to facilitate the abandonment of an
existing bridge if the commissioner determines that the bridge is deficient, and that
construction of the road or street is more economical than replacement of the existing bridgedeleted text begin .deleted text end new text begin ;
and
new text end

new text begin (4) paying the costs of acquiring and rehabilitating and reconstructing historic bridges,
including the costs of: (i) acquiring salvageable components from historic bridges and the
disassembly, repurposing, restoring, and transportation to a new location of the salvageable
components for the construction, rehabilitation, or reconstruction of a bridge; and (ii) related
environmental documentation, preliminary design, and final design associated with the
reconstruction of historic bridges.
new text end

(e) Funds appropriated to the commissioner from the Minnesota state transportation
fund shall be segregated from the highway tax user distribution fund and other funds created
by article XIV of the Minnesota Constitution.

(f) The commissioner must maintain a local bridge project list that includes every local
bridge replacement or rehabilitation project which has approved plans. The list must include
the total bridge cost estimate for each project. The commissioner must update this list
annually. The commissioner must publish the list on the department's website.

(g) The commissioner is prohibited from awarding a grant of $7,000,000 or more under
this section for a local bridge replacement or rehabilitation project, except:

(1) for major local bridges as provided in subdivision 6d; or

(2) if every other local bridge replacement or rehabilitation project with a total bridge
cost estimate of $7,000,000 or less on the local bridge project list required by paragraph (f)
has been fully funded.

(h) The commissioner must publish on the department's website a list of all projects that
were considered for funding. The list must identify the projects that were selected and the
projects that were not selected. For each project that was not selected, the commissioner
must include the reason it was not selected. This paragraph does not apply when there is no
funding from any source for the program in a fiscal year.

new text begin (i) Notwithstanding subdivision 1, grants for costs under paragraph (d), clause (2), are
limited to general fund appropriations that must be segregated from all funds authorized
under articles XI and XIV of the Minnesota Constitution.
new text end

Sec. 14.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 174.52, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Trunk highway corridor projects account.

A trunk highway corridor projects
account is established in the local road improvement fund. Money in the account is annually
appropriated to the commissioner of transportation for expenditure as specified in this
section. Money in the account must be used as grants or loans to statutory or home rule
charter cities, towns, deleted text begin anddeleted text end countiesnew text begin , and federally recognized Indian Tribesnew text end to assist in paying
the localnew text begin or Tribalnew text end share of trunk highway projects that have localnew text begin or Tribalnew text end costs that are
directly or partially related to the trunk highway improvement and that are not funded or
are only partially funded with other state and federal funds. The commissioner shall determine
the amount of the localnew text begin or Tribalnew text end share of costs eligible for assistance from the account.

Sec. 15.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 174.52, subdivision 4, is amended to read:


Subd. 4.

Local road account for routes of regional significance.

A local road account
for routes of regional significance is established in the local road improvement fund. Money
in the account is annually appropriated to the commissioner of transportation for expenditure
as specified in this section. Money in the account must be used as grants or loans to statutory
or home rule charter cities, towns, deleted text begin anddeleted text end countiesnew text begin , and federally recognized Indian Tribesnew text end to
assist in paying the costs of constructing or reconstructing city streets, county highways, deleted text begin ordeleted text end
town roadsnew text begin , or Tribal roadsnew text end with statewide or regional significance that have not been fully
funded through other state, federal, deleted text begin ordeleted text end localnew text begin , or Tribalnew text end funding sources.

Sec. 16.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 174.52, subdivision 5, is amended to read:


Subd. 5.

Grant procedures and criteria.

(a) The commissioner shall establish procedures
for statutory or home rule charter cities, towns, deleted text begin anddeleted text end countiesnew text begin , and federally recognized Indian
Tribes
new text end to apply for grants or loans from the fund and criteria to be used to select projects
for funding. The commissioner must publish the procedures on the department's website.
The commissioner shall establish these procedures and criteria in consultation with
representatives appointed by the Association of Minnesota Counties, League of Minnesota
Cities, Minnesota Association of Townships, deleted text begin anddeleted text end the appropriate state agency as needednew text begin ,
and Tribal representatives under section 10.65
new text end . The criteria for determining project priority
and the amount of a grant or loan must be based upon consideration of:

(1) the availability of other state, federal, deleted text begin anddeleted text end localnew text begin , and Tribalnew text end funds;

(2) the regional significance of the route;

(3) effectiveness of the proposed project in eliminating a transportation system deficiency;

(4) the number of persons who will be positively impacted by the project;

(5) the project's contribution to other local, regional, deleted text begin ordeleted text end statenew text begin , or Tribalnew text end economic
development or redevelopment efforts including livestock and other agricultural operations
permitted after July 1, 2005; and

(6) ability of the local unit of governmentnew text begin or federally recognized Indian Tribenew text end to
adequately provide for the safe operation and maintenance of the facility upon project
completion.

(b) The commissioner must publish on the department's website a list of all projects that
were considered for funding. The list must identify the projects that were selected and the
projects that were not selected. For each project that was not selected, the commissioner
must include the reason it was not selected. This paragraph does not apply when there is no
funding from any source for the program in a fiscal year.

Sec. 17.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 222.50, subdivision 7, is amended to read:


Subd. 7.

Expenditures.

(a) The commissioner may expend money from the rail service
improvement account for the following purposes:

(1) to make transfers as provided under section 222.57 or to pay interest adjustments on
loans guaranteed under the state rail user and rail carrier loan guarantee program;

(2) to pay a portion of the costs of capital improvement projects designed to improve
rail service of a rail user or a rail carrier;

(3) to pay a portion of the costs of rehabilitation projects designed to improve rail service
of a rail user or a rail carrier;

(4) to acquire, maintain, manage, and dispose of railroad right-of-way pursuant to the
state rail bank program;

(5) to provide for aerial photography survey of proposed and abandoned railroad tracks
for the purpose of recording and reestablishing by analytical triangulation the existing
alignment of the inplace track;

(6) to pay a portion of the costs of acquiring a rail line by a regional railroad authority
established pursuant to chapter 398A;

(7) to pay the state matching portion of federal grants for rail-highway grade crossing
improvement projects;

new text begin (8) to pay the nonfederal matching portion of federal grants for freight rail projects that
support economic development;
new text end

deleted text begin (8)deleted text end new text begin (9)new text end to fund rail planning studies; and

deleted text begin (9)deleted text end new text begin (10)new text end to pay a portion of the costs of capital improvement projects designed to improve
capacity or safety at rail yards.

(b) All money derived by the commissioner from the disposition of railroad right-of-way
or of any other property acquired pursuant to sections 222.46 to 222.62 shall be deposited
in the rail service improvement account.

Sec. 18.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 360.55, subdivision 9, is amended to read:


Subd. 9.

Small unmanned aircraft deleted text begin systemsdeleted text end .

(a) Any small unmanned aircraft deleted text begin system
in which the unmanned aircraft weighs less than 55 pounds at takeoff, including payload
and anything affixed to the aircraft
deleted text end ,new text begin as defined in section 360.013,new text end either:

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

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

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

new text begin (c) Owners must, at the time of registration, provide proof of insurability in a form
acceptable to the commissioner. Additionally, operators must maintain records and proof
that each flight was covered by an insurance policy with limits of not less than $300,000
per occurrence for bodily injury or death to nonpassengers in any one accident. The insurance
must comply with section 60A.081 unless that section is inapplicable under section 60A.081,
subdivision 3.
new text end

Sec. 19.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 360.59, subdivision 10, is amended to read:


Subd. 10.

Certificate of insurance.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Sec. 20. new text begin LEGISLATIVE ROUTE NO. 264 REMOVED.
new text end

new text begin (a) Minnesota Statutes, section 161.115, subdivision 195, is repealed effective the day
after the commissioner of transportation receives a copy of the agreement between the
commissioner and the governing bodies of Jackson County and Nobles County to transfer
jurisdiction of Legislative Route No. 264 and notifies the revisor of statutes under paragraph
(b).
new text end

new text begin (b) The revisor of statutes shall delete the route identified in paragraph (a) from Minnesota
Statutes when the commissioner of transportation sends notice to the revisor electronically
or in writing that the conditions required to transfer the route have been satisfied.
new text end

Sec. 21. new text begin LEGISLATIVE ROUTE NO. 274 REMOVED.
new text end

new text begin (a) Minnesota Statutes, section 161.115, subdivision 205, is repealed effective the day
after the commissioner of transportation receives a copy of the agreement between the
commissioner and the governing body of Yellow Medicine County to transfer jurisdiction
of Legislative Route No. 274 and notifies the revisor of statutes under paragraph (b).
new text end

new text begin (b) The revisor of statutes shall delete the route identified in paragraph (a) from Minnesota
Statutes when the commissioner of transportation sends notice to the revisor electronically
or in writing that the conditions required to transfer the route have been satisfied.
new text end

Sec. 22. new text begin LEGISLATIVE ROUTE NO. 301 REMOVED.
new text end

new text begin (a) Minnesota Statutes, section 161.115, subdivision 232, is repealed effective the day
after the commissioner of transportation receives a copy of the agreement between the
commissioner and the governing body of the city of St. Cloud to transfer jurisdiction of
Legislative Route No. 301 and notifies the revisor of statutes under paragraph (b).
new text end

new text begin (b) The revisor of statutes shall delete the route identified in paragraph (a) from Minnesota
Statutes when the commissioner of transportation sends notice to the revisor electronically
or in writing that the conditions required to transfer the route have been satisfied.
new text end

Sec. 23. new text begin REPEALER.
new text end

new text begin Minnesota Rules, part 8835.0350, subpart 2, new text end new text begin is repealed.
new text end

APPENDIX

Repealed Minnesota Rule: S2323-1

8835.0350 FINANCIAL RECORDS.

Subp. 2.

[Repealed, L 2023 c 68 art 5 s 55]