1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to transportation; imposing a surcharge on outdoor advertising permits; 
1.3 	appropriating money for removal of dilapidated billboards;proposing coding for 
1.4 	new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 173.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. [173.071] SURCHARGE ON PERMITS; APPROPRIATION.
1.7 	The commissioner of transportation shall collect a $500 surcharge, in addition to any 
1.8 	fee, on a permit or renewal of a permit for the placement and maintenance of advertising 
1.9 	devices. The surcharge money collected is appropriated to the commissioner to acquire 
1.10 	and remove dilapidated advertising devices.