SF 2597

as introduced - 87th Legislature (2011 - 2012) Posted on 04/19/2012 09:05am

A bill for an act
relating to transportation; authorizing toll facility on segment of Interstate
Highway 35E; redirecting MnPASS revenues; amending Minnesota Statutes
2010, sections 160.845; 160.93, subdivisions 1, 2; repealing Minnesota Statutes
2010, section 160.93, subdivision 2a.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 160.845, is amended to read:

160.845 RESTRICTIONS ON TOLL FACILITY.

(a) A road authority, including the governing body of a city, or a private operator
may not convert, transfer, or utilize any portion of a highway to impose tolls or for use
as a toll facility. A road authority, including the governing body of a city, or a private
operator may not limit operation of a commercial motor vehicle, as defined in section
169.011, subdivision 16, to a toll facility or otherwise require that a commercial motor
vehicle use the tolled portion of a highway.

(b) This section does not apply to (1) any toll facility or high-occupancy vehicle lane
constructed, converted, or established before September 1, 2007, (2) any additional lane,
including a priced dynamic shoulder lane, high-occupancy vehicle lane, or high-occupancy
toll lane, added to a highway after September 1, 2007, deleted text begin and deleted text end (3) any other general purpose
lane that adds capacity new text begin , or (4) an additional lane on each side of that segment of Interstate
Highway 35E between its intersection with Interstate Highway 94 and its intersection with
Interstate Highway 694 new text end .

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 160.93, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Fees authorized.

To improve efficiency and provide more options
to individuals traveling in a trunk highway corridor, the commissioner of transportation
may charge user fees to owners or operators of single-occupant vehicles using dynamic
shoulder lanes as designated by the commissioner deleted text begin and deleted text end new text begin , new text end any designated high-occupancy
vehicle lanes new text begin , and any other high-occupancy toll lanes new text end . The fees may be collected using
electronic or other toll-collection methods and may vary in amount with the time of day
and level of traffic congestion within the corridor. The commissioner shall consult with
the Metropolitan Council and obtain necessary federal authorizations before implementing
user fees on a high-occupancy vehicle lane or dynamic shoulder lane. Fees under this
section are not subject to section 16A.1283.

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 160.93, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Deposit of revenues; appropriation.

(a) deleted text begin Except as provided in subdivision
2a, deleted text end Money collected from fees authorized under subdivision 1 must be deposited in a
high-occupancy vehicle lane user fee account in the special revenue fund. deleted text begin A separate
account must be established for each trunk highway corridor. deleted text end Money in the account is
appropriated to the commissioner.

(b) From this appropriation the commissioner shall deleted text begin first repay the trunk highway
fund and any other fund source for money spent to install, equip, or modify the corridor
for the purposes of subdivision 1, and then shall deleted text end pay all the costs deleted text begin of implementing and deleted text end
new text begin for new text end administering new text begin and operating new text end the fee collection system deleted text begin for that corridor deleted text end new text begin , including
payments for operating the fee collection system, and for maintaining and operating
tolling and related equipment new text end .

(c) The commissioner shall spend remaining money in the account deleted text begin as follows:
deleted text end

deleted text begin (1) one-half must be spent deleted text end for transportation capital improvements within the
deleted text begin corridor; and deleted text end new text begin MnPASS system, including the replacement of tolling and related equipment.
new text end

deleted text begin (2) one-half must be transferred to the Metropolitan Council for expansion and
improvement of bus transit services within the corridor beyond the level of service
provided on the date of implementation of subdivision 1.
deleted text end

Sec. 4. new text begin REPEALER.
new text end

new text begin Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 160.93, subdivision 2a, new text end new text begin is repealed.
new text end