Minnesota Session Laws - 1993, Regular Session

  
    Laws of Minnesota 1993 

                        CHAPTER 323-S.F.No. 131 
           An act relating to motor carriers; restricting 
          authority of regular route common carriers of 
          passengers to depart from their authorized routes; 
          authorizing the continued exercise of certain 
          operating authority by such carriers; abolishing 
          certain regulations related to personal transportation 
          service providers; making technical correction; 
          amending Minnesota Statutes 1992, sections 168.1281, 
          by adding a subdivision; 221.051; and 221.091; 
          repealing Minnesota Statutes 1992, sections 168.011, 
          subdivision 36; 168.1281; 221.011, subdivision 34; and 
          221.85. 
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
     Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 1992, section 168.1281, is 
amended by adding a subdivision to read: 
    Subd. 4.  [NEW LICENSE PLATES.] The registrar may not issue 
new license plates under subdivision 1 after the effective date 
of this section. 
    Sec. 2.  Minnesota Statutes 1992, section 221.051, is 
amended to read: 
    221.051 [ABANDONMENT OR DISCONTINUANCE OF SERVICE REGULAR 
ROUTE PASSENGER CARRIERS.] 
    Subdivision 1.  [ABANDONMENT OR DISCONTINUANCE OF SERVICE.] 
No regular route common carrier of passengers or class I carrier 
may abandon or discontinue any service required under its 
certificate without an order of the board therefor, except in 
cases of emergency or conditions beyond its control. 
    A passenger regular route common carrier may depart from 
the route over which it is authorized to operate for the purpose 
of transporting chartered or excursion parties to any point in 
the state of Minnesota on such terms and conditions as the board 
may prescribe. 
     Subd. 2.  [INCIDENTAL CHARTER AUTHORITY.] Notwithstanding 
any other law, a regular route common carrier of passengers that 
was granted incidental charter operating authority by the board 
before August 1, 1993, may continue to exercise that authority. 
    Sec. 3.  Minnesota Statutes 1992, section 221.091, is 
amended to read: 
    221.091 [LIMITATIONS; RELATIONSHIP TO LOCAL REGULATION.] 
    No provision in sections 221.011 to 221.291 and 221.84 to 
221.85 shall authorize the use by any carrier of any public 
highway in any city of the first class in violation of any 
charter provision or ordinance of such city in effect January 1, 
1925, unless and except as such charter provisions or ordinance 
may be repealed after that date; nor shall sections 221.011 to 
221.291 and 221.84 to 221.85 be construed as in any manner 
taking from or curtailing the right of any city to reasonably 
regulate or control the routing, parking, speed or the safety of 
operation of a motor vehicle operated by any carrier under the 
terms of those sections, or the general police power of any such 
city over its highways; nor shall sections 221.011 to 221.291 
and 221.84 to 221.85 be construed as abrogating any provision of 
the charter of any such city requiring certain conditions to be 
complied with before such carrier can use the highways of such 
city and such rights and powers herein stated are hereby 
expressly reserved and granted to such city; but no such city 
shall prohibit or deny the use of the public highways within its 
territorial boundaries by any such carrier for transportation of 
passengers or property received within its boundaries to 
destinations beyond such boundaries, or for transportation of 
passengers or property from points beyond such boundaries to 
destinations within the same, or for transportation of 
passengers or property from points beyond such boundaries 
through such municipality to points beyond the boundaries of 
such municipality, where such operation is pursuant to a 
certificate of convenience and necessity issued by the 
commission or to a permit issued by the commissioner under 
section 221.84 or 221.85. 
    Sec. 4.  [REPEALER.] 
    Minnesota Statutes 1992, sections 168.011, subdivision 36; 
168.1281; 221.011, subdivision 34; and 221.85, are repealed. 
    Sec. 5.  [EFFECTIVE DATE.] 
    Section 1 is effective the day following final enactment.  
Sections 3 and 4 are effective August 1, 1994. 
    Presented to the governor May 17, 1993 
    Signed by the governor May 20, 1993, 3:20 p.m.