as introduced - 79th Legislature (1995 - 1996) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am
1.1 A bill for an act 1.2 relating to highways; requiring commissioner of 1.3 transportation's rules for operation of I-394 parking 1.4 ramp in Minneapolis to provide incentives for use of 1.5 the ramp by high-occupancy vehicles that use highways 1.6 other than I-394; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, 1.7 section 161.1231, subdivision 2, and by adding a 1.8 subdivision. 1.9 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 1.10 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 161.1231, 1.11 subdivision 2, is amended to read: 1.12 Subd. 2. [RULES AND PROCEDURES.] The commissioner shall 1.13 adopt rules and establish procedures for the operation and use 1.14 of the parking facilities. The rules are exempt from the 1.15 requirements of chapter 14. A copy of the rules that regulate 1.16 use of the facilities by drivers must be posted in each parking 1.17 facility. The rules must: 1.18 (1) establish incentives, which must include preferential 1.19 parking locations, to encourage drivers of high-occupancy 1.20 vehicles that travel I-394and that are occupied by two or more1.21persons to use the facilities; 1.22 (2) establish incentives, which must include preferential 1.23 parking locations to the extent feasible after satisfying the 1.24 requirement of clause (1), to encourage drivers of 1.25 high-occupancy vehicles that travel highways other than I-394; 1.26 (3) define peak travel hours and provide that during peak 1.27 travel hours single-occupant vehicles be charged a surcharge to 2.1 bring the parking fee for those vehicles to approximately the 2.2 same level as parking fees charged in the private parking ramps 2.3 located in Minneapolis; 2.4(3)(4) provide preferential parking locations, to the 2.5 extent feasible after satisfying the requirements of clause (1), 2.6 for vehicles licensed and operated under section 168.021; 2.7(4)(5) establish application, permit, and use 2.8 requirements; and 2.9(5)(6) provide for removal and impoundment of vehicles and 2.10 assessment of a service fee on vehicles parked in violation of 2.11 this section and the rules adopted under it. 2.12 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 161.1231, is 2.13 amended by adding a subdivision to read: 2.14 Subd. 9a. [HIGH-OCCUPANCY VEHICLE.] For purposes of this 2.15 section "high-occupancy vehicle" means a motor vehicle that is 2.16 occupied by two or more persons. 2.17 Sec. 3. [EFFECTIVE DATE.] 2.18 Sections 1 and 2 are effective the day following final 2.19 enactment.