<div class="xtend"><a id="pl.1.1"></a><var>1.1</var>CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT ON H. F. No. 2685<br />
         		
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.1.2"></a><var>1.2</var>A bill for an act<br />
            		
         </div><a id="pl.1.3"></a><var>1.3</var>relating to transportation; modifying provisions governing transportation policy <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.4"></a><var>1.4</var>and finance, including trunk highway designation, work and contracting on trunk <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.5"></a><var>1.5</var>highways, motor vehicles, motor vehicle weight limit regulations, motor vehicle <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.6"></a><var>1.6</var>titles, electric-assisted bicycles and related regulations, bridge inspections, <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.7"></a><var>1.7</var>special veterans license plates, pupil transportation, municipal state-aid street <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.8"></a><var>1.8</var>fund eligibility and apportionment, small vehicle passenger service, driver and <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.9"></a><var>1.9</var>vehicle information system, deputy registrars of motor vehicles, civilian escort <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.10"></a><var>1.10</var>drivers, bicycle equipment, school buses, small business contracts, and legislative <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.11"></a><var>1.11</var>reports; making contingent appropriations; setting fees; renumbering statutes; <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.12"></a><var>1.12</var>making technical changes;amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 160.27, <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.13"></a><var>1.13</var>by adding a subdivision; 160.2715; 161.14, by adding a subdivision; 161.20, <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.14"></a><var>1.14</var>subdivision 4; 161.321; 161.3212; 162.09, by adding a subdivision; 165.01; <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.15"></a><var>1.15</var>165.03; 168.002, subdivisions 19, 20; 168.012, by adding a subdivision; 168.013, <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.16"></a><var>1.16</var>subdivision 3, by adding a subdivision; 168.185; 168A.03, subdivision 1; <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.17"></a><var>1.17</var>168A.07, subdivision 1; 169.011, subdivisions 4, 27, 44, 45; 169.06, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.18"></a><var>1.18</var>4; 169.222, subdivisions 4, 6, 7, by adding subdivisions; 169.223, subdivisions <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.19"></a><var>1.19</var>1, 5; 169.72, subdivision 1; 169.86, subdivision 3b; 169.872, subdivision 1a; <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.20"></a><var>1.20</var>169.98, subdivisions 1, 3; 171.01, subdivision 41; 171.02, subdivision 2b; <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.21"></a><var>1.21</var>174.03, subdivision 1b; 221.091, subdivision 2; 299D.085, subdivision 1, by <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.22"></a><var>1.22</var>adding a subdivision; 299D.09; 473.388, subdivisions 2, 4; 604A.21, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.23"></a><var>1.23</var>5; Minnesota Statutes 2011 Supplement, sections 168.12, subdivision 5; 168.123, <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.24"></a><var>1.24</var>subdivision 1; 171.075, subdivision 1; 299A.705, subdivision 3; Laws 2009, <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.25"></a><var>1.25</var>chapter 158, section 10; Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 3, article 1, <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.26"></a><var>1.26</var>section 4; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 161; <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.27"></a><var>1.27</var>171; 375; repealing Minnesota Rules, parts 8810.9000; 8810.9100; 8810.9200; <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.28"></a><var>1.28</var>8810.9300; 8810.9400; 8810.9500; 8810.9600; 8810.9700.<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.29"></a><var>1.29</var>May 5, 2012<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.30"></a><var>1.30</var>The Honorable Kurt Zellers<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.31"></a><var>1.31</var>Speaker of the House of Representatives<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.32"></a><var>1.32</var>The Honorable Michelle L. Fischbach<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.33"></a><var>1.33</var>President of the Senate<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.34"></a><var>1.34</var>We, the undersigned conferees for H. F. No. 2685 report that we have agreed upon <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.35"></a><var>1.35</var>the items in dispute and recommend as follows:<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.36"></a><var>1.36</var>That the Senate recede from its amendments and that H. F. No. 2685 be further <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.37"></a><var>1.37</var>amended as follows:<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.38"></a><var>1.38</var>Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:<br />
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         		<a id="bill.1.0.0"></a><div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.2.1"></a><var>2.1</var>"<b>ARTICLE 1</b><br />
            		
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         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.2.2"></a><var>2.2</var><b>TRUNK HIGHWAY FUND APPROPRIATIONS</b><br />
            		
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         		<a id="bill.1.1.0"></a><table>
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               <td><a id="pl.2.3"></a><var>2.3</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.2.4"></a><var>2.4</var><br />
                  		
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               <td colspan="3">Section 1. <b><b>TRUNK HIGHWAY </b></b><br />
                  		<b><b>APPROPRIATIONS</b></b><br />
                  		
               </td>
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               <td align="center"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
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               <td align="right"><b>17,530,000</b><br />
                  		
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               <td><a id="pl.2.5"></a><var>2.5</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.2.6"></a><var>2.6</var><br />
                  		
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               <td colspan="3">Subdivision 1.<b>Appropriations for </b><br />
                  		<b>Transportation</b><br />
                  		
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         </table><a id="pl.2.7"></a><var>2.7</var>These appropriations are to the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.8"></a><var>2.8</var>of transportation for the purposes specified in <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.9"></a><var>2.9</var>this section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.10"></a><var>2.10</var>Unless otherwise specified, these <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.11"></a><var>2.11</var>appropriations are for fiscal year 2013 from <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.12"></a><var>2.12</var>the trunk highway fund and are available <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.13"></a><var>2.13</var>until expended.<br />
         		
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               <td><a id="pl.2.14"></a><var>2.14</var><br />
                  		
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               <td colspan="3">Subd. 2.<b>Willmar District Headquarters</b><br />
                  		
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               <td align="right">7,500,000<br />
                  		
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         </table><a id="pl.2.15"></a><var>2.15</var>To design, construct, furnish, and equip a <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.16"></a><var>2.16</var>maintenance facility addition to the existing <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.17"></a><var>2.17</var>Willmar district headquarters building, <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.18"></a><var>2.18</var>and corresponding remodeling of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.19"></a><var>2.19</var>headquarters building.<br />
         		
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               <td><a id="pl.2.20"></a><var>2.20</var><br />
                  		
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               <td colspan="3">Subd. 3.<b>Plymouth Truck Station</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">5,600,000<br />
                  		
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         </table><a id="pl.2.21"></a><var>2.21</var>To construct and equip a new truck station <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.22"></a><var>2.22</var>and bridge crew building in Plymouth.<br />
         		
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               <td><a id="pl.2.23"></a><var>2.23</var><br />
                  		
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               <td colspan="3">Subd. 4.<b>Cambridge Truck Station</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
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               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">3,300,000<br />
                  		
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         </table><a id="pl.2.24"></a><var>2.24</var>To design, construct, furnish, and equip a new <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.25"></a><var>2.25</var>truck station facility in Cambridge, including <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.26"></a><var>2.26</var>ancillary buildings and site improvements.<br />
         		
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               <td><a id="pl.2.27"></a><var>2.27</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.2.28"></a><var>2.28</var><br />
                  		
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               <td colspan="3">Subd. 5.<b>Crookston, Eden Prairie, and </b><br />
                  		<b>Mendota Truck Station Design</b><br />
                  		
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               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
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               <td align="right">1,100,000<br />
                  		
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         </table><a id="pl.2.29"></a><var>2.29</var>To design new additions to the existing truck <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.30"></a><var>2.30</var>station buildings in Crookston, Eden Prairie, <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.31"></a><var>2.31</var>and Mendota.<br />
         		
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               <td><a id="pl.2.32"></a><var>2.32</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.2.33"></a><var>2.33</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 6.<b>Overweight Motor Vehicle </b><br />
                  		<b>Registration Collection</b><br />
                  		
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               <td align="right">30,000<br />
                  		
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         </table><a id="pl.3.1"></a><var>3.1</var>To modify Department of Transportation <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.2"></a><var>3.2</var>permit system to allow the department <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.3"></a><var>3.3</var>to collect additional registration taxes for <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.4"></a><var>3.4</var>overweight motor vehicles.<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.5"></a><var>3.5</var>This appropriation is only available if <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.6"></a><var>3.6</var>legislation is enacted in the 2012 legislative <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.7"></a><var>3.7</var>session authorizing the commissioner to <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.8"></a><var>3.8</var>collect a surcharge or additional registration <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.9"></a><var>3.9</var>tax on motor vehicles.<br />
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         		<a id="bill.1.2.0"></a><a id="pl.3.10"></a><var>3.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 2. <b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.3.11"></a><var>3.11</var>This article is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
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         		<a id="bill.2.0.0"></a><div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.3.12"></a><var>3.12</var><b>ARTICLE 2</b><br />
            		
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         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.3.13"></a><var>3.13</var><b>TRUNK HIGHWAY BONDS</b><br />
            		
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         		<a id="bill.2.1.0"></a><a id="pl.3.14"></a><var>3.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 1. <b>ROCHESTER MAINTENANCE FACILITY.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.3.15"></a><var>3.15</var>$16,100,000 is appropriated to the commissioner of transportation to design, <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.16"></a><var>3.16</var>construct, furnish, and equip the maintenance facility in Rochester and corresponding <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.17"></a><var>3.17</var>remodeling of the existing district headquarters building. This appropriation is from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.18"></a><var>3.18</var>bond proceeds account in the trunk highway fund.<br />
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         		<a id="bill.2.2.0"></a><a id="pl.3.19"></a><var>3.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 2. <b>BOND SALE EXPENSES.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.3.20"></a><var>3.20</var>$20,000 is appropriated from the bond proceeds account in the trunk highway fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.21"></a><var>3.21</var>to the commissioner of management and budget for bond sale expenses under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.22"></a><var>3.22</var>Statutes, section 167.50, subdivision 4.<br />
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         		<a id="bill.2.3.0"></a><a id="pl.3.23"></a><var>3.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 3. <b>TRUNK HIGHWAY FUND BOND PROCEEDS ACCOUNT.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.3.24"></a><var>3.24</var>To provide the money appropriated in this article from the bond proceeds account <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.25"></a><var>3.25</var>in the trunk highway fund, the commissioner of management and budget shall sell and <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.26"></a><var>3.26</var>issue bonds of the state in an amount up to $16,120,000 in the manner, upon the terms, <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.27"></a><var>3.27</var>and with the effect prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, sections 167.50 to 167.52, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.28"></a><var>3.28</var>by the Minnesota Constitution, article XIV, section 11, at the times and in the amounts <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.29"></a><var>3.29</var>requested by the commissioner of transportation. The proceeds of the bonds, except <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.30"></a><var>3.30</var>accrued interest and any premium received from the sale of the bonds, must be credited <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.31"></a><var>3.31</var>to the bond proceeds account in the trunk highway fund.<br />
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         		<a id="bill.2.4.0"></a><a id="pl.4.1"></a><var>4.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 4. <b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.4.2"></a><var>4.2</var>This article is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
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         		<a id="bill.3.0.0"></a><div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.4.3"></a><var>4.3</var><b>ARTICLE 3</b><br />
            		
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         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.4.4"></a><var>4.4</var><b>TRANSPORTATION POLICY</b><br />
            		
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         		<a id="bill.3.1.0"></a><a id="pl.4.5"></a><var>4.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 161.14, is amended by adding a <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.6"></a><var>4.6</var>subdivision to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.7"></a><var>4.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 70. <b>Black and Yellow Trail.</b> Trunk Highway signed 14 as of the effective <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.8"></a><var>4.8</var>date of this section, from the border with South Dakota to the border with Wisconsin, is <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.9"></a><var>4.9</var>designated as the "Black and Yellow Trail." The commissioner shall adopt a suitable <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.10"></a><var>4.10</var>design to mark this highway and erect appropriate signs, subject to section 161.139.<br />
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         		<a id="bill.3.2.0"></a><a id="pl.4.11"></a><var>4.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 2. <b>[161.3207] CONSTRUCTION MANAGER/GENERAL CONTRACTOR </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.4.12"></a><var>4.12</var><b>CONTRACTS; DEFINITIONS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.4.13"></a><var>4.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Scope.</b> The terms used in sections 161.3207 to 161.3209 have the <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.14"></a><var>4.14</var>meanings given them in this section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.15"></a><var>4.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Acceptance.</b> "Acceptance" means an action of the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.16"></a><var>4.16</var>authorizing the execution of a construction manager/general contractor contract.<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.17"></a><var>4.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Commissioner.</b> "Commissioner" means the commissioner of <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.18"></a><var>4.18</var>transportation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.19"></a><var>4.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Construction manager/general contractor.</b> "Construction <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.20"></a><var>4.20</var>manager/general contractor" means a proprietorship, partnership, limited liability <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.21"></a><var>4.21</var>partnership, joint venture, corporation, any type of limited liability company, professional <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.22"></a><var>4.22</var>corporation, or any legal entity selected by the commissioner to act as a construction <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.23"></a><var>4.23</var>manager to manage the construction process, which includes, but is not limited to, <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.24"></a><var>4.24</var>responsibility for the price, schedule, and execution of preconstruction services or the <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.25"></a><var>4.25</var>workmanship of construction performed according to section 161.3209, or both.<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.26"></a><var>4.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Construction manager/general contractor contract.</b> "Construction <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.27"></a><var>4.27</var>manager/general contractor contract" means a contract for construction of a project <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.28"></a><var>4.28</var>between a construction manager/general contractor and the commissioner, which <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.29"></a><var>4.29</var>must include terms providing for a price, construction schedule, and workmanship of <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.30"></a><var>4.30</var>the construction performed. The construction manager/general contractor contract <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.31"></a><var>4.31</var>may include provisions for incremental price contracts for specific work packages, <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.32"></a><var>4.32</var>additional work performed, contingencies, or other contract provisions that will allow the <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.33"></a><var>4.33</var>commissioner to negotiate time and cost changes to the contract.<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.1"></a><var>5.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6. <b>Past performance; experience.</b> "Past performance" or "experience" does <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.2"></a><var>5.2</var>not include the exercise or assertion of a person's legal rights.<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.3"></a><var>5.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 7. <b>Preconstruction services.</b> "Preconstruction services" means all <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.4"></a><var>5.4</var>non-construction-related services that a construction manager/general contractor is <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.5"></a><var>5.5</var>allowed to perform before execution of a construction manager/general contractor contract <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.6"></a><var>5.6</var>or work package.<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.7"></a><var>5.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 8. <b>Preconstruction services contract.</b> "Preconstruction services contract" <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.8"></a><var>5.8</var>means a contract under which a construction manager/general contractor is paid on the <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.9"></a><var>5.9</var>basis of the actual cost to perform the work specified in the contract plus an amount for <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.10"></a><var>5.10</var>overhead and profit for all preconstruction services.<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.11"></a><var>5.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 9. <b>Project.</b> "Project" means any project selected by the commissioner as a <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.12"></a><var>5.12</var>construction manager/general contractor project under section 161.3208.<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.13"></a><var>5.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 10. <b>Request for proposals; RFP.</b> "Request for proposals" or "RFP" means <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.14"></a><var>5.14</var>the document or publication soliciting proposals for a construction manager/general <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.15"></a><var>5.15</var>contractor contract.<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.16"></a><var>5.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 11. <b>Request for qualifications; RFQ.</b> "Request for qualifications" or "RFQ" <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.17"></a><var>5.17</var>means a document or publication used to prequalify and short-list potential construction <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.18"></a><var>5.18</var>managers/general contractors.<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.19"></a><var>5.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 12. <b>Work package.</b> "Work package" means the scope of work for a defined <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.20"></a><var>5.20</var>portion of a project. A defined portion includes construction services on any project <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.21"></a><var>5.21</var>aspect, including procuring materials or services.<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.22"></a><var>5.22</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.23"></a><var>5.23</var>and expires one year following the acceptance of ten construction manager/general <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.24"></a><var>5.24</var>contractor contracts.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.3.0"></a><a id="pl.5.25"></a><var>5.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 3. <b>[161.3208] CONSTRUCTION MANAGER/GENERAL CONTRACTOR; </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.5.26"></a><var>5.26</var><b>AUTHORITY.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.5.27"></a><var>5.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Selection authority; limitation.</b> Notwithstanding sections 16C.25, <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.28"></a><var>5.28</var>161.32, and 161.321, or any other law to the contrary, the commissioner may select a <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.29"></a><var>5.29</var>construction manager/general contractor as provided in section 161.3209, and award a <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.30"></a><var>5.30</var>construction manager/general contractor contract. The number of awarded contracts <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.31"></a><var>5.31</var>shall not exceed four in any calendar year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.32"></a><var>5.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Determination.</b> Final determination to use a construction manager/general <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.33"></a><var>5.33</var>contractor contracting procedure may be made only by the commissioner.<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.34"></a><var>5.34</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Cancellation.</b> The solicitation of construction manager/general contractor <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.35"></a><var>5.35</var>requests for qualifications or proposals does not obligate the commissioner to enter into a <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.1"></a><var>6.1</var>construction manager/general contractor contract. The commissioner may accept or reject <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.2"></a><var>6.2</var>any or all responses received as a result of the request. The solicitation of proposals may <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.3"></a><var>6.3</var>be canceled at any time at the commissioner's sole discretion if cancellation is considered <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.4"></a><var>6.4</var>to be in the state's best interest. If the commissioner rejects all responses or cancels the <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.5"></a><var>6.5</var>solicitation for proposals, the commissioner may resolicit a request for proposals using the <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.6"></a><var>6.6</var>same or different requirements.<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.7"></a><var>6.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Reporting.</b> The commissioner shall notify the chairs and ranking minority <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.8"></a><var>6.8</var>members of the senate and house of representatives committees with jurisdiction over <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.9"></a><var>6.9</var>transportation policy and transportation finance each time the commissioner decides to <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.10"></a><var>6.10</var>use the construction manager/general contractor method of procurement and explain why <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.11"></a><var>6.11</var>that method was chosen.<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.12"></a><var>6.12</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.13"></a><var>6.13</var>and expires one year following the acceptance of ten construction manager/general <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.14"></a><var>6.14</var>contractor contracts.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.4.0"></a><a id="pl.6.15"></a><var>6.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 4. <b>[161.3209] CONSTRUCTION MANAGER/GENERAL CONTRACTOR; </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.6.16"></a><var>6.16</var><b>PROCEDURES.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.6.17"></a><var>6.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Solicitation of proposals.</b> If the commissioner determines that <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.18"></a><var>6.18</var>a construction manager/general contractor method of procurement is appropriate for <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.19"></a><var>6.19</var>a project, the commissioner shall establish a two-phase procedure for awarding the <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.20"></a><var>6.20</var>construction manager/general contractor contract, as described in subdivisions 2 and 3.<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.21"></a><var>6.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Phase 1 - request for proposals.</b> (a) The commissioner shall prepare <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.22"></a><var>6.22</var>or have prepared an RFP for each construction manager/general contractor contract as <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.23"></a><var>6.23</var>provided in this section. The RFP must contain, at a minimum, the following elements:<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.24"></a><var>6.24</var>(1) the minimum qualifications of the construction manager/general contractor;<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.25"></a><var>6.25</var>(2) the procedures for submitting proposals and the criteria for evaluation of <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.26"></a><var>6.26</var>qualifications and the relative weight for each criteria;<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.27"></a><var>6.27</var>(3) the form of the contract to be awarded;<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.28"></a><var>6.28</var>(4) the scope of intended construction work;<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.29"></a><var>6.29</var>(5) a listing of the types of preconstruction services that will be required;<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.30"></a><var>6.30</var>(6) an anticipated schedule for commencing and completing the project;<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.31"></a><var>6.31</var>(7) any applicable budget limits for the project;<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.32"></a><var>6.32</var>(8) the requirements for insurance, statutorily required performance, and payment <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.33"></a><var>6.33</var>bonds;<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.34"></a><var>6.34</var>(9) the requirements that the construction manager/general contractor provide a <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.35"></a><var>6.35</var>letter from a surety or insurance company stating that the construction manager/general <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.1"></a><var>7.1</var>contractor is capable of obtaining a performance bond and payment bond covering the <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.2"></a><var>7.2</var>estimated contract cost;<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.3"></a><var>7.3</var>(10) the method for how construction manager/general contractor fees for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.4"></a><var>7.4</var>preconstruction services contract will be negotiated;<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.5"></a><var>7.5</var>(11) a statement that past performance or experience does not include the exercise <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.6"></a><var>7.6</var>or assertion of a person's legal rights; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.7"></a><var>7.7</var>(12) any other information desired by the commissioner.<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.8"></a><var>7.8</var>(b) Before receiving any responses to the RFP:<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.9"></a><var>7.9</var>(1) the commissioner shall appoint a technical review committee of at least five <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.10"></a><var>7.10</var>individuals, of which one is a Department of Transportation manager who is also a <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.11"></a><var>7.11</var>licensed professional engineer in Minnesota;<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.12"></a><var>7.12</var>(2) the technical review committee shall evaluate the construction manager/general <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.13"></a><var>7.13</var>contractor proposals according to criteria and subcriteria published in the RFP and <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.14"></a><var>7.14</var>procedures established by the commissioner. The commissioner shall, as designated in <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.15"></a><var>7.15</var>the RFP, evaluate construction manager/general contractor proposals on the basis of best <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.16"></a><var>7.16</var>value as defined in section 16C.05, or using the qualifications-based selection process set <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.17"></a><var>7.17</var>forth in section 16C.095, except that subdivision 1 of section 16C.095 shall not apply. If <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.18"></a><var>7.18</var>the commissioner does not receive at least two proposals from construction managers, <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.19"></a><var>7.19</var>the commissioner may:<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.20"></a><var>7.20</var>(i) solicit new proposals;<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.21"></a><var>7.21</var>(ii) revise the RFP and thereafter solicit new proposals using the revised RFP;<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.22"></a><var>7.22</var>(iii) select another allowed procurement method; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.23"></a><var>7.23</var>(iv) reject the proposals; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.24"></a><var>7.24</var>(3) the technical review committee shall evaluate the responses to the request for <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.25"></a><var>7.25</var>proposals and rank the construction manager/general contractor based on the predefined <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.26"></a><var>7.26</var>criteria set forth in the RFP in accordance with paragraph (a), clause (2).<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.27"></a><var>7.27</var>(c) Unless all proposals are rejected, the commissioner shall conduct contract <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.28"></a><var>7.28</var>negotiations for a preconstruction services contract with the construction manager/general <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.29"></a><var>7.29</var>contractor with the highest ranking. If the construction manager/general contractor with <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.30"></a><var>7.30</var>the highest ranking declines or is unable to reach an agreement, the commissioner may <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.31"></a><var>7.31</var>begin contract negotiations with the next highest ranked construction manager/general <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.32"></a><var>7.32</var>contractor.<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.33"></a><var>7.33</var>(d) Before issuing the RFP, the commissioner may elect to issue a request for <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.34"></a><var>7.34</var>qualifications (RFQ) and short-list the most highly qualified construction managers/general <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.35"></a><var>7.35</var>contractors. The RFQ must include the procedures for submitting statements of <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.36"></a><var>7.36</var>qualification, the criteria for evaluation of qualifications, and the relative weight for each <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.1"></a><var>8.1</var>criterion. The statements of qualifications must be evaluated by the technical review <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.2"></a><var>8.2</var>committee.<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.3"></a><var>8.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Phase 2 - construction manager/general contractor contract.</b> (a) Before <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.4"></a><var>8.4</var>conducting any construction-related services, the commissioner shall:<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.5"></a><var>8.5</var>(1) conduct an independent cost estimate for the project or each work package; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.6"></a><var>8.6</var>(2) conduct contract negotiations with the construction manager/general contractor <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.7"></a><var>8.7</var>to develop a construction manager/general contractor contract. This contract must include <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.8"></a><var>8.8</var>a minimum construction manager/general contractor self-performing requirement of 30 <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.9"></a><var>8.9</var>percent of the negotiated cost. Items designated in the construction manager/general <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.10"></a><var>8.10</var>contractor contract as specialty items may be subcontracted and the cost of any specialty <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.11"></a><var>8.11</var>item performed under the subcontract will be deducted from the cost before computing the <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.12"></a><var>8.12</var>amount of work required to be performed by the contractor.<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.13"></a><var>8.13</var>(b) If the construction manager/general contractor and the commissioner are unable <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.14"></a><var>8.14</var>to negotiate a contract, the commissioner may use other contract procurement processes or <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.15"></a><var>8.15</var>may readvertise the construction manager/general contractor contract. The construction <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.16"></a><var>8.16</var>manager/general contractor may (1) bid or propose on the project if advertised under <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.17"></a><var>8.17</var>section 161.32 or 161.3206 or (2) join a design-build team if advertised under sections <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.18"></a><var>8.18</var>161.3410 to 161.3428.<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.19"></a><var>8.19</var>(c) The commissioner shall provide to all bidders or design-build teams, all data <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.20"></a><var>8.20</var>shared between the commissioner and the construction manager/general contractor during <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.21"></a><var>8.21</var>the contract negotiations under this subdivision.<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.22"></a><var>8.22</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.23"></a><var>8.23</var>and expires one year following the acceptance of ten construction manager/general <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.24"></a><var>8.24</var>contractor contracts.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.5.0"></a><a id="pl.8.25"></a><var>8.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 161.3212, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.26"></a><var>8.26</var><b>161.3212 WORKING CAPITAL FUND.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.8.27"></a><var>8.27</var>The commissioner, to the extent allowed by other law or contract, may grant <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.28"></a><var>8.28</var>available money that has been appropriated for socially or economically disadvantaged <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.29"></a><var>8.29</var>business programs to a guaranty fund administered by a nonprofit organization that makes <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.30"></a><var>8.30</var>or guarantees working capital loans to ~~businesses~~ small business concerns owned and <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.31"></a><var>8.31</var>operated by socially ~~or~~ and economically disadvantaged ~~persons as defined~~ individuals. <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.32"></a><var>8.32</var>"Small business concern" and "socially and economically disadvantaged individual" have <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.33"></a><var>8.33</var>the meanings given them in Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, section ~~23.5~~ 26.5. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.34"></a><var>8.34</var>purpose of loans made or guaranteed by the organization must be to provide short-term <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.1"></a><var>9.1</var>working capital to enable eligible businesses to be awarded contracts for goods and <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.2"></a><var>9.2</var>services or for construction-related services from government agencies.<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.3"></a><var>9.3</var>Money contributed from a constitutionally or statutorily dedicated fund must be used <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.4"></a><var>9.4</var>only for purposes consistent with the purposes of the dedicated fund.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.6.0"></a><a id="pl.9.5"></a><var>9.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 162.02, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.6"></a><var>9.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Rules; advisory committee.</b> (a) The rules shall be made and promulgated <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.7"></a><var>9.7</var>by the commissioner acting with the advice of a committee selected by the several county <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.8"></a><var>9.8</var>boards acting through the officers of the statewide association of county commissioners. <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.9"></a><var>9.9</var>The committee shall be composed of nine members so selected that each member shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.10"></a><var>9.10</var>be from a different state highway construction district. Not more than five of the nine <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.11"></a><var>9.11</var>members of the committee shall be county commissioners. The remaining members shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.12"></a><var>9.12</var>be county highway engineers. In the event that agreement cannot be reached on any rule, <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.13"></a><var>9.13</var>the commissioner's determination shall be final. The rules shall be printed and copies <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.14"></a><var>9.14</var>forwarded to the county engineers of the several counties. ~~For the purposes of this section,~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.15"></a><var>9.15</var>~~the expedited process for adopting rules established in section~~ 
         <statute_ref>~~14.389~~</statute_ref> ~~may be used.~~<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.16"></a><var>9.16</var>(b) Notwithstanding section 
         <statute_ref>15.059, subdivision 5</statute_ref>, the committee does not expire.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.7.0"></a><a id="pl.9.17"></a><var>9.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 162.02, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.18"></a><var>9.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Rules have force of law.</b> The rules ~~shall~~ have the force and effect of law <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.19"></a><var>9.19</var>~~upon compliance with the provisions of sections~~ 
         <statute_ref>~~14.05~~</statute_ref> ~~to~~ 
         <statute_ref>~~14.28~~</statute_ref> as provided in chapter 14.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.8.0"></a><a id="pl.9.20"></a><var>9.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 162.09, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.21"></a><var>9.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Rules; advisory committee.</b> (a) The rules shall be made and promulgated <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.22"></a><var>9.22</var>by the commissioner acting with the advice of a committee selected by the governing <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.23"></a><var>9.23</var>bodies of such cities, acting through the officers of the statewide association of municipal <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.24"></a><var>9.24</var>officials. The committee shall be composed of 12 members, so selected that there shall be <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.25"></a><var>9.25</var>one member from each state highway construction district and in addition one member <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.26"></a><var>9.26</var>from each city of the first class. Not more than six members of the committee shall be <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.27"></a><var>9.27</var>elected officials of the cities. The remaining members of the committee shall be city <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.28"></a><var>9.28</var>engineers. In the event that agreement cannot be reached on any rule the commissioner's <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.29"></a><var>9.29</var>determination shall be final. The rules shall be printed and copies forwarded to the clerks <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.30"></a><var>9.30</var>and engineers of the cities. ~~For the purposes of this section, the expedited process for~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.31"></a><var>9.31</var>~~adopting rules established in section~~ 
         <statute_ref>~~14.389~~</statute_ref> ~~may be used.~~<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.32"></a><var>9.32</var>(b) Notwithstanding section 
         <statute_ref>15.059, subdivision 5</statute_ref>, the committee does not expire.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.9.0"></a><a id="pl.10.1"></a><var>10.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 162.09, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.10.2"></a><var>10.2</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Rules have force of law.</b> The rules ~~shall~~ have the force and effect of law <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.3"></a><var>10.3</var>~~upon compliance with the provisions of sections~~ 
         <statute_ref>~~14.05~~</statute_ref> ~~to~~ 
         <statute_ref>~~14.28~~</statute_ref> as provided in chapter 14.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.10.0"></a><a id="pl.10.4"></a><var>10.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 162.09, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.10.5"></a><var>10.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Federal census is conclusive.</b> (a) In determining whether any city has <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.6"></a><var>10.6</var>a population of 5,000 or more, the last federal census shall be conclusive, except as <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.7"></a><var>10.7</var>otherwise provided in this subdivision.<br />
         		<a id="pl.10.8"></a><var>10.8</var>(b) The governing body of a city may contract with the United States Bureau of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.9"></a><var>10.9</var>Census to take a special census. A certified copy of the results of the census shall be filed <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.10"></a><var>10.10</var>with the appropriate state authorities by the city. The result of the census shall be the <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.11"></a><var>10.11</var>population of the city for the purposes of any law providing that population is a required <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.12"></a><var>10.12</var>qualification for distribution of highway aids under chapter 162. The special census shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.13"></a><var>10.13</var>remain in effect until the next federal census is completed and filed. The expense of taking <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.14"></a><var>10.14</var>the special census shall be paid by the city.<br />
         		<a id="pl.10.15"></a><var>10.15</var>(c) If an entire area not heretofore incorporated as a city is incorporated as such <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.16"></a><var>10.16</var>during the interval between federal censuses, its population shall be determined by its <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.17"></a><var>10.17</var>incorporation census. The incorporation census shall be determinative of the population of <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.18"></a><var>10.18</var>the city only until the next federal census.<br />
         		<a id="pl.10.19"></a><var>10.19</var>(d) The population of a city created by the consolidation of two or more previously <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.20"></a><var>10.20</var>incorporated cities shall be determined by the most recent population estimate of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.21"></a><var>10.21</var>Metropolitan Council or state demographer, until the first federal decennial census or <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.22"></a><var>10.22</var>special census taken after the consolidation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.10.23"></a><var>10.23</var>(e) The population of a city that is not receiving a municipal state-aid street fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.24"></a><var>10.24</var>apportionment shall be determined, upon request of the city, by the most recent population <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.25"></a><var>10.25</var>estimate of the Metropolitan Council or state demographer. A municipal state-aid street <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.26"></a><var>10.26</var>fund apportionment received by the city must be based on this population estimate until <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.27"></a><var>10.27</var>the next federal decennial census or special census.<br />
         		<a id="pl.10.28"></a><var>10.28</var>(f) A city that is found in the most recent federal decennial census to have a <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.29"></a><var>10.29</var>population of less than 5,000 is deemed for the purposes of this chapter and the Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.30"></a><var>10.30</var>Constitution, article XIV, to have a population of 5,000 or more under the following <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.31"></a><var>10.31</var>circumstances: (1) immediately before the most recent federal decennial census, the city <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.32"></a><var>10.32</var>was receiving municipal state-aid street fund distributions; and (2) the population of <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.33"></a><var>10.33</var>the city was found in the most recent federal decennial census to be less than 5,000. <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.34"></a><var>10.34</var>Following the end of the first calendar year that ends in "5" after the decennial census and <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.1"></a><var>11.1</var>until the next decennial census, the population of any city must be determined under <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.2"></a><var>11.2</var>paragraphs (a) to (e).<br />
         		<a id="pl.11.3"></a><var>11.3</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2012.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.11.0"></a><a id="pl.11.4"></a><var>11.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 162.13, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.11.5"></a><var>11.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Factors in formula.</b> After deducting for administrative costs and <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.6"></a><var>11.6</var>for the disaster fund and research account as heretofore provided, and for any allocation <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.7"></a><var>11.7</var>made under section 
         <statute_ref>162.125</statute_ref>, the remainder of the total sum provided for in subdivision 1 <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.8"></a><var>11.8</var>of section 
         <statute_ref>162.12</statute_ref> shall be identified as the apportionment sum, and shall be apportioned <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.9"></a><var>11.9</var>by the commissioner to the cities having a population of 5,000 or more, in accordance <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.10"></a><var>11.10</var>with the following formula:<br />
         		<a id="pl.11.11"></a><var>11.11</var>(1) An amount equal to 50 percent of such apportionment sum shall be apportioned <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.12"></a><var>11.12</var>among the cities having a population of 5,000 or more so that each such city shall receive <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.13"></a><var>11.13</var>of such amount the percentage that its money needs bears to the total money needs of <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.14"></a><var>11.14</var>all such cities.<br />
         		<a id="pl.11.15"></a><var>11.15</var>(2) An amount equal to 50 percent of such apportionment sum shall be apportioned <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.16"></a><var>11.16</var>among the cities having a population of 5,000 or more so that each such city shall receive <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.17"></a><var>11.17</var>of such amount the percentage that its population bears to the total population of all such <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.18"></a><var>11.18</var>cities. For purposes of this subdivision, the population of a city is the greater of 5,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.19"></a><var>11.19</var>or the number calculated under section 162.09, subdivision 4, paragraph (a), (b), (c), <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.20"></a><var>11.20</var>(d), or (e).<br />
         		<a id="pl.11.21"></a><var>11.21</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2012.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.12.0"></a><a id="pl.11.22"></a><var>11.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 162.155, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.11.23"></a><var>11.23</var><b>162.155 </b>~~<b>RULES FOR VARIANCES</b>~~<b> RULEMAKING</b><b>.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.11.24"></a><var>11.24</var>(a) The commissioner shall adopt rules~~, no later than January 1, 1980, in accordance~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.25"></a><var>11.25</var>~~with sections~~ 
         <statute_ref>~~15.041~~</statute_ref> ~~to~~ 
         <statute_ref>~~15.052~~</statute_ref>~~,~~ setting forth the criteria to be considered by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.26"></a><var>11.26</var>commissioner in evaluating requests for variances under sections 
         <statute_ref>162.02, subdivision 3a</statute_ref> <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.27"></a><var>11.27</var>and 
         <statute_ref>162.09, subdivision 3a</statute_ref>. The rules ~~shall~~ must include, but are not limited to, economic, <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.28"></a><var>11.28</var>engineering and safety guidelines.<br />
         		<a id="pl.11.29"></a><var>11.29</var>(b) The commissioner shall adopt rules establishing the engineering standards <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.30"></a><var>11.30</var>~~adopted pursuant to section~~ for cost estimation under sections 
         <statute_ref>162.07, subdivision 2</statute_ref>, <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.31"></a><var>11.31</var>~~or~~ and 
         <statute_ref>162.13, subdivision 2</statute_ref>~~, shall be adopted pursuant to the requirements of chapter~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.32"></a><var>11.32</var>~~15 by July 1, 1980~~. <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.1"></a><var>12.1</var>(c) The rules adopted by the commissioner under this section, and sections <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.2"></a><var>12.2</var>162.02; 162.07, subdivision 2; 162.09; and 162.13, subdivision 2, are exempt from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.3"></a><var>12.3</var>rulemaking provisions of chapter 14. The rules are subject to section 14.386, except that, <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.4"></a><var>12.4</var>notwithstanding paragraph (b) of that section, the rules continue in effect until repealed or <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.5"></a><var>12.5</var>superseded by other law or rule.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.13.0"></a><a id="pl.12.6"></a><var>12.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 165.01, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.7"></a><var>12.7</var><b>165.01 DEFINITIONS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.12.8"></a><var>12.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Scope.</b> For the purposes of this chapter, the terms defined in this <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.9"></a><var>12.9</var>section and section 
         <statute_ref>160.02</statute_ref> have the meanings given them.<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.10"></a><var>12.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>AASHTO manual.</b> ~~"AASHTO manual" means the Manual for Condition~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.11"></a><var>12.11</var>~~Evaluation of Bridges, published by the American Association of State Highway and~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.12"></a><var>12.12</var>~~Transportation Officials.~~ "The Manual for Bridge Evaluation," published by the American <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.13"></a><var>12.13</var>Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, is incorporated by reference.<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.14"></a><var>12.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Bridge.</b> "Bridge" is defined as a structure, including supports erected over <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.15"></a><var>12.15</var>a depression or an obstruction, such as water, a highway, or a railway, having a track or <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.16"></a><var>12.16</var>passageway for carrying traffic or other moving loads, and having an opening measured <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.17"></a><var>12.17</var>horizontally along the center of the roadway of ten feet or more between undercopings of <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.18"></a><var>12.18</var>abutments, between the spring line of arches, or between the extreme ends of openings <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.19"></a><var>12.19</var>for multiple boxes. Bridge also includes multiple pipes where the clear distance between <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.20"></a><var>12.20</var>openings is less than one-half of the smaller contiguous opening. This definition of a <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.21"></a><var>12.21</var>bridge includes only those railroad and pedestrian bridges over a public highway or street.<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.22"></a><var>12.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>National Bridge Inspection Standards (NBIS).</b> "NBIS" means standards <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.23"></a><var>12.23</var>established by the Federal Highway Administration in Code of Federal Regulations, title <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.24"></a><var>12.24</var>23, part 650, subpart C, incorporated by reference.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.14.0"></a><a id="pl.12.25"></a><var>12.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 165.03, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.26"></a><var>12.26</var><b>165.03 STRENGTH OF BRIDGE; INSPECTION.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.12.27"></a><var>12.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Standards generally.</b> Each bridge, including a privately owned <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.28"></a><var>12.28</var>bridge, must conform to the strength, width, clearance, and safety standards imposed <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.29"></a><var>12.29</var>by the commissioner for the connecting highway or street. This subdivision applies to <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.30"></a><var>12.30</var>a bridge that is constructed after August 1, 1989, on any public highway or street. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.31"></a><var>12.31</var>bridge must have sufficient strength to support with safety the maximum vehicle weights <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.32"></a><var>12.32</var>allowed under sections 
         <statute_ref>169.822</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>169.829</statute_ref> and must have the minimum width specified <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.33"></a><var>12.33</var>in section 
         <statute_ref>165.04, subdivision 3</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.13.1"></a><var>13.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 1a. <b>Inspection.</b> (a) Each bridge must be inspected annually, unless a longer <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.2"></a><var>13.2</var>interval not to exceed ~~two years~~ 24 months for bridges or ~~four years~~ 48 months for bridges <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.3"></a><var>13.3</var>classified as culverts is authorized by the commissioner. The commissioner's authorization <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.4"></a><var>13.4</var>must be based on factors including, but not limited to, the age and condition of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.5"></a><var>13.5</var>bridge, the rate of deterioration of the bridge, the type of structure, the susceptibility of <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.6"></a><var>13.6</var>the bridge to failure, and the characteristics of traffic on the bridge. The commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.7"></a><var>13.7</var>may require interim inspections at intervals of less than one year on bridges that are <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.8"></a><var>13.8</var>posted, bridges subjected to extreme scour conditions, bridges subject to significant <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.9"></a><var>13.9</var>substructure movement or settlement, and for other reasons as specified or inferred in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.10"></a><var>13.10</var>AASHTO manual.<br />
         		<a id="pl.13.11"></a><var>13.11</var>(b) Additional requirements apply to structures meeting the NBIS definition of <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.12"></a><var>13.12</var>a bridge:<br />
         		<a id="pl.13.13"></a><var>13.13</var>(1) Underwater structural elements must be inspected at regular intervals not to <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.14"></a><var>13.14</var>exceed 60 months. The commissioner may require inspections at intervals of less than <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.15"></a><var>13.15</var>60 months on certain underwater structural elements based on factors including, but not <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.16"></a><var>13.16</var>limited to, construction material, environment, age, scour characteristics, the condition <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.17"></a><var>13.17</var>ratings from past inspections, and any known deficiencies.<br />
         		<a id="pl.13.18"></a><var>13.18</var>(2) Fracture critical members, or FCMs, must receive a hands-on fracture critical <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.19"></a><var>13.19</var>inspection at intervals not to exceed 24 months. The commissioner may require <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.20"></a><var>13.20</var>inspections at intervals of less than 24 months on certain FCMs based on factors including, <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.21"></a><var>13.21</var>but not limited to, age, traffic characteristics, and any known deficiencies.<br />
         		<a id="pl.13.22"></a><var>13.22</var>(3) The commissioner may establish criteria to determine the level and frequency of <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.23"></a><var>13.23</var>these inspections. If warranted by special circumstances, the commissioner retains the <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.24"></a><var>13.24</var>authority to determine the inspection type and required inspection frequency for any <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.25"></a><var>13.25</var>bridge on the state inventory.<br />
         		<a id="pl.13.26"></a><var>13.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;~~(b)~~ (c) The thoroughness of each inspection depends on such factors as age, traffic <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.27"></a><var>13.27</var>characteristics, state of maintenance, and known deficiencies. The evaluation of these <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.28"></a><var>13.28</var>factors is the responsibility of the engineer assigned the responsibility for inspection as <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.29"></a><var>13.29</var>defined by ~~rule adopted by~~ the commissioner of transportation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.13.30"></a><var>13.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Inspection and inventory responsibilities; rules; forms.</b> (a) The <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.31"></a><var>13.31</var>commissioner of transportation will adopt the National Bridge Inspection Standards <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.32"></a><var>13.32</var>(NBIS) established by the Federal Highway Administration in Code of Federal <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.33"></a><var>13.33</var>Regulations, title 23, part 650, subpart C, or its successor documents, for structures <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.34"></a><var>13.34</var>meeting the NBIS definition of a bridge. The commissioner shall establish inspection and <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.35"></a><var>13.35</var>inventory standards for structures defined as bridges by section 165.01, subdivision 3.<br />
         		<a id="pl.14.1"></a><var>14.1</var>~~(a)~~ (b) The commissioner of transportation shall adopt official inventory and bridge <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.2"></a><var>14.2</var>inspection report forms for use in making bridge inspections by the owners or highway <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.3"></a><var>14.3</var>authorities specified by this subdivision. Inspections must be made at regular intervals, <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.4"></a><var>14.4</var>not to exceed ~~two years for bridges and not to exceed four years for culverts~~ the intervals <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.5"></a><var>14.5</var>outlined in subdivision 1a, by the following owner or official:<br />
         		<a id="pl.14.6"></a><var>14.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) the commissioner of transportation for all bridges located wholly or partially <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.7"></a><var>14.7</var>within or over the right-of-way of a state trunk highway;<br />
         		<a id="pl.14.8"></a><var>14.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) the county highway engineer for all bridges located wholly or partially within or <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.9"></a><var>14.9</var>over the right-of-way of any county or town road, or any street within a municipality that <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.10"></a><var>14.10</var>does not have a city engineer regularly employed;<br />
         		<a id="pl.14.11"></a><var>14.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) the city engineer for all bridges located wholly or partially within or over the <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.12"></a><var>14.12</var>right-of-way of any street located within or along municipal limits;<br />
         		<a id="pl.14.13"></a><var>14.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) the commissioner of transportation in case of a toll bridge that is used by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.14"></a><var>14.14</var>general public and that is not inspected and certified under subdivision 6; provided, that <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.15"></a><var>14.15</var>the commissioner of transportation may assess the owner for the costs of the inspection;<br />
         		<a id="pl.14.16"></a><var>14.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) the owner of a bridge over a public highway or street or that carries a roadway <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.17"></a><var>14.17</var>designated for public use by a public authority, if not required to be inventoried and <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.18"></a><var>14.18</var>inspected under clause (1), (2), (3), or (4).<br />
         		<a id="pl.14.19"></a><var>14.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;~~(b)~~ (c) The commissioner of transportation shall prescribe the ~~standards for bridge~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.20"></a><var>14.20</var>~~inspection and inventory by rules~~ inspection and inventory procedures required to <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.21"></a><var>14.21</var>administer the bridge inspection program in Minnesota and has the authority to establish <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.22"></a><var>14.22</var>and publish standards that describe the inspection and inventory requirements to ensure <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.23"></a><var>14.23</var>compliance with paragraph (a). The owner or highway authority shall inspect and <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.24"></a><var>14.24</var>inventory in accordance with these standards and furnish the commissioner with such data <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.25"></a><var>14.25</var>as may be necessary to maintain a central inventory.<br />
         		<a id="pl.14.26"></a><var>14.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>County inventory and inspection records and reports.</b> The county <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.27"></a><var>14.27</var>engineer shall maintain a complete inventory record of all bridges as set forth in <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.28"></a><var>14.28</var>subdivision 2, paragraph ~~(a)~~ (b), clause (2), with the inspection reports thereof, and shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.29"></a><var>14.29</var>certify annually to the commissioner, as prescribed by the commissioner, that inspections <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.30"></a><var>14.30</var>have been made at regular intervals, not to exceed ~~two years for bridges and not to~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.31"></a><var>14.31</var>~~exceed four years for culverts~~ the intervals outlined in subdivision 1a. A report of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.32"></a><var>14.32</var>inspections must be filed annually, on or before February 15 of each year, with the county <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.33"></a><var>14.33</var>auditor or town clerk, or the governing body of the municipality. The report must contain <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.34"></a><var>14.34</var>recommendations for the correction of or legal posting of load limits on any bridge or <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.35"></a><var>14.35</var>structure that is found to be understrength or unsafe.<br />
         		<a id="pl.15.1"></a><var>15.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Municipal inventory and inspection records and reports.</b> The <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.2"></a><var>15.2</var>city engineer shall maintain a complete inventory record of all bridges as set forth in <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.3"></a><var>15.3</var>subdivision 2, paragraph ~~(a)~~ (b), clause (3), with the inspection reports thereof, and shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.4"></a><var>15.4</var>certify annually to the commissioner, as prescribed by the commissioner, that inspections <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.5"></a><var>15.5</var>have been made at regular intervals, not to exceed ~~two years for bridges and not to exceed~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.6"></a><var>15.6</var>~~four years for culverts~~ the intervals outlined in subdivision 1a. A report of the inspections <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.7"></a><var>15.7</var>must be filed annually, on or before February 15 of each year, with the governing body of <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.8"></a><var>15.8</var>the municipality. The report must contain recommendations for the correction of or legal <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.9"></a><var>15.9</var>posting of load limits on any bridge or structure that is found to be understrength or unsafe.<br />
         		<a id="pl.15.10"></a><var>15.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Agreement.</b> Agreements may be made among the various units of <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.11"></a><var>15.11</var>governments, or between governmental units and qualified engineering personnel to <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.12"></a><var>15.12</var>carry out the responsibilities for the bridge inspections and reports, as established by <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.13"></a><var>15.13</var>subdivision 2.<br />
         		<a id="pl.15.14"></a><var>15.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6. <b>Other bridges.</b> The owner of a toll bridge and the owner of a bridge <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.15"></a><var>15.15</var>described in subdivision 2, paragraph ~~(a)~~ (b), clause (5), shall certify to the commissioner, <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.16"></a><var>15.16</var>as prescribed by the commissioner, that inspections of the bridge or culvert have been <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.17"></a><var>15.17</var>made at regular intervals, not to exceed ~~two years for bridges and not to exceed four years~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.18"></a><var>15.18</var>~~for culverts~~ the intervals outlined in subdivision 1a. The certification must be accompanied <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.19"></a><var>15.19</var>by a report of the inspection. The report must contain recommendations for the correction <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.20"></a><var>15.20</var>of or legal posting of load limitations if the bridge is found to be understrength or unsafe.<br />
         		<a id="pl.15.21"></a><var>15.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6a. <b>Bridge load rating and posting.</b> (a) The term "posting" means the <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.22"></a><var>15.22</var>placement of regulatory signs at a bridge indicating the safe load carrying capacity of <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.23"></a><var>15.23</var>the bridge.<br />
         		<a id="pl.15.24"></a><var>15.24</var>(b) Each structure required to be inspected under subdivision 2, paragraph (a), must <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.25"></a><var>15.25</var>be load rated to determine its safe load carrying capacity, and this rating must be reported <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.26"></a><var>15.26</var>on a structure inventory sheet form provided by the commissioner of transportation. A <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.27"></a><var>15.27</var>structure must be rerated when it is determined that a significant change has occurred in <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.28"></a><var>15.28</var>the condition of the structure or due to additional dead load placed on the structure since <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.29"></a><var>15.29</var>the last load rating. Load ratings must be reviewed and the structure rerated if necessary <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.30"></a><var>15.30</var>when the allowable legal load using the structure is increased. Changes in the load rating <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.31"></a><var>15.31</var>of a bridge must be indicated on the structure inventory sheet form.<br />
         		<a id="pl.15.32"></a><var>15.32</var>(c) If it is determined that the maximum legal load under state law exceeds the load <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.33"></a><var>15.33</var>permitted on the structure under the operating rating stress level assigned, the bridge must <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.34"></a><var>15.34</var>be posted. Posting signs adopted by the commissioner shall be used for the posting. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.35"></a><var>15.35</var>owner or highway authority shall post the bridge in accordance with the posted load <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.36"></a><var>15.36</var>assigned by the commissioner.<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.1"></a><var>16.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 7. <b>Department of Natural Resources bridge.</b> (a) Notwithstanding <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.2"></a><var>16.2</var>subdivision 2, the commissioners of transportation and natural resources shall negotiate a <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.3"></a><var>16.3</var>memorandum of understanding that governs the inspection of bridges owned, operated, <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.4"></a><var>16.4</var>or maintained by the commissioner of natural resources.<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.5"></a><var>16.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) The memorandum of understanding must provide for:<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.6"></a><var>16.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) the inspection and inventory of bridges subject to federal law or regulations;<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.7"></a><var>16.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) the frequency of inspection of bridges described in ~~paragraph (a)~~ subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.8"></a><var>16.8</var>1a; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.9"></a><var>16.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) who may perform inspections required under the memorandum of understanding.<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.10"></a><var>16.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 8. <b>Biennial report on bridge inspection quality assurance.</b> By February <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.11"></a><var>16.11</var>1 of each odd-numbered year, the commissioner shall submit a report electronically to <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.12"></a><var>16.12</var>the members of the senate and house of representatives committees with jurisdiction over <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.13"></a><var>16.13</var>transportation policy and finance concerning quality assurance for bridge inspections. <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.14"></a><var>16.14</var>At a minimum, the report must:<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.15"></a><var>16.15</var>(1) summarize the bridge inspection quality assurance and quality control procedures <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.16"></a><var>16.16</var>used in Minnesota;<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.17"></a><var>16.17</var>(2) identify any substantive changes to quality assurance and quality control <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.18"></a><var>16.18</var>procedures made in the previous two years;<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.19"></a><var>16.19</var>(3) summarize and provide a briefing on findings from bridge inspection quality <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.20"></a><var>16.20</var>reviews performed in the previous two years;<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.21"></a><var>16.21</var>(4) identify actions taken and planned in response to findings from bridge inspection <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.22"></a><var>16.22</var>quality reviews performed in the previous two years;<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.23"></a><var>16.23</var>(5) summarize the results of any bridge inspection compliance review by the Federal <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.24"></a><var>16.24</var>Highway Administration; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.25"></a><var>16.25</var>(6) identify actions in response to the Federal Highway Administration compliance <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.26"></a><var>16.26</var>review taken by the department in order to reach full compliance.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.15.0"></a><a id="pl.16.27"></a><var>16.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 168.002, subdivision 19, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.28"></a><var>16.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 19. <b>Motorcycle.</b> "Motorcycle" ~~means every motor vehicle having a seat or~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.29"></a><var>16.29</var>~~saddle for the use of the rider and designed to travel on not more than three wheels in~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.30"></a><var>16.30</var>~~contact with the ground, including motor scooters and bicycles with motor attached, other~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.31"></a><var>16.31</var>~~than those vehicles defined as motorized bicycles in subdivision 20, but excluding a tractor~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.32"></a><var>16.32</var>has the meaning given in section 169.011, subdivision 44.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.16.0"></a><a id="pl.16.33"></a><var>16.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 168.002, subdivision 20, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.17.1"></a><var>17.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 20. <b>Motorized bicycle.</b> "Motorized bicycle" ~~means a bicycle that is propelled~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.2"></a><var>17.2</var>~~by an electric or a liquid fuel motor of a piston displacement capacity of 50 cubic~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.3"></a><var>17.3</var>~~centimeters or less, and a maximum of two brake horsepower, which is capable of a~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.4"></a><var>17.4</var>~~maximum speed of not more than 30 miles per hour on a flat surface with not more than~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.5"></a><var>17.5</var>~~one percent grade in any direction when the motor is engaged. "Motorized bicycle"~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.6"></a><var>17.6</var>~~includes an electric-assisted bicycle as defined in section~~ 
         <statute_ref>~~169.011, subdivision 27~~</statute_ref> has the <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.7"></a><var>17.7</var>meaning given in section 169.011, subdivision 45.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.17.0"></a><a id="pl.17.8"></a><var>17.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 168.012, is amended by adding a subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.9"></a><var>17.9</var>to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.17.10"></a><var>17.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2d. <b>Electric-assisted bicycles.</b> Electric-assisted bicycles must not be taxed as <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.11"></a><var>17.11</var>motor vehicles using the public streets and highways, and are exempt from the provisions <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.12"></a><var>17.12</var>of this chapter.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.18.0"></a><a id="pl.17.13"></a><var>17.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 168.013, is amended by adding a subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.14"></a><var>17.14</var>to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.17.15"></a><var>17.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 22. <b>Optional donation for education on anatomical gifts.</b> As part of <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.16"></a><var>17.16</var>procedures for payment of the vehicle registration tax under this section, the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.17"></a><var>17.17</var>shall allow a vehicle owner to add to the tax a $2 donation for the purposes of public <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.18"></a><var>17.18</var>information and education on anatomical gifts under section 171.075, for in-person <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.19"></a><var>17.19</var>transactions conducted by a deputy registrar appointed under section 168.33, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.20"></a><var>17.20</var>2. This subdivision applies to annual renewal registrations only, and does not apply to <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.21"></a><var>17.21</var>registrations authorized under sections 168.053 to 168.057, 168.127, 168.187, and 168.27.<br />
         		<a id="pl.17.22"></a><var>17.22</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective January 1, 2013.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.19.0"></a><a id="pl.17.23"></a><var>17.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2011 Supplement, section 168.12, subdivision 5, is <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.24"></a><var>17.24</var>amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.17.25"></a><var>17.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Additional fee.</b> (a) In addition to any fee otherwise authorized or any tax <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.26"></a><var>17.26</var>otherwise imposed upon any vehicle, the payment of which is required as a condition to <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.27"></a><var>17.27</var>the issuance of any plate or plates, the commissioner shall impose the fee specified in <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.28"></a><var>17.28</var>paragraph (b) that is calculated to cover the cost of manufacturing and issuing the plate <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.29"></a><var>17.29</var>or plates, except for plates issued to disabled veterans as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>168.031</statute_ref> and <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.30"></a><var>17.30</var>plates issued pursuant to section 
         <statute_ref>168.124</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>168.125</statute_ref>, or 
         <statute_ref>168.27, subdivisions 16 and 17</statute_ref>, <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.31"></a><var>17.31</var>for passenger automobiles. The commissioner shall issue graphic design plates only <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.32"></a><var>17.32</var>for vehicles registered pursuant to section 
         <statute_ref>168.017</statute_ref> and recreational vehicles registered <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.33"></a><var>17.33</var>pursuant to section 
         <statute_ref>168.013, subdivision 1g</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.18.1"></a><var>18.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) Unless otherwise specified or exempted by statute, the following plate and <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.2"></a><var>18.2</var>validation sticker fees apply for the original, duplicate, or replacement issuance of a <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.3"></a><var>18.3</var>plate in a plate year:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="3"></col>
            <col width="24"></col>
            <col width="10"></col>
            <col width="3"></col>
            <col width="7.5"></col>
            <col width="5"></col>
            <col width="7.5"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.18.4"></a><var>18.4</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="2">License Plate<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="center">Single<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="center">Double<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.18.5"></a><var>18.5</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>Regular and Disability<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">4.50<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">6.00<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.18.6"></a><var>18.6</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>Special<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">8.50<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">10.00<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.18.7"></a><var>18.7</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>Personalized (Replacement)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">10.00<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">14.00<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.18.8"></a><var>18.8</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>Collector Category<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">13.50<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">15.00<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.18.9"></a><var>18.9</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>Emergency Vehicle Display<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">3.00<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">6.00<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.18.10"></a><var>18.10</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>Utility Trailer Self-Adhesive<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2.50<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.18.11"></a><var>18.11</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>Vertical Motorcycle Plate<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">100.00<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">NA<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.18.12"></a><var>18.12</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="2">Stickers<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td></td>
               <td></td>
               <td></td>
               <td></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.18.13"></a><var>18.13</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>Duplicate year<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">1.00<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">1.00<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.18.14"></a><var>18.14</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>International Fuel Tax Agreement<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2.50<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.18.15"></a><var>18.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) For vehicles that require two of the categories above, the registrar shall only <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.16"></a><var>18.16</var>charge the higher of the two fees and not a combined total.<br />
         		<a id="pl.18.17"></a><var>18.17</var>~~(d) As part of procedures for payment of the fee under paragraph (b), the~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.18"></a><var>18.18</var>~~commissioner shall allow a vehicle owner to add to the fee, a $2 donation for the purposes~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.19"></a><var>18.19</var>~~of public information and education on anatomical gifts under section~~ 
         <statute_ref>~~171.075~~</statute_ref>~~.~~<br />
         		<a id="pl.18.20"></a><var>18.20</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.20.0"></a><a id="pl.18.21"></a><var>18.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2011 Supplement, section 168.123, subdivision 1, is <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.22"></a><var>18.22</var>amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.18.23"></a><var>18.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>General requirements; fees.</b> (a) On payment of a fee of $10 for <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.24"></a><var>18.24</var>each set of two plates, or for a single plate in the case of a motorcycle plate, payment of <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.25"></a><var>18.25</var>the registration tax required by law, and compliance with other applicable laws relating to <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.26"></a><var>18.26</var>vehicle registration and licensing, as applicable, the commissioner shall issue:<br />
         		<a id="pl.18.27"></a><var>18.27</var>(1) special veteran's plates to an applicant who served in the active military service <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.28"></a><var>18.28</var>in a branch of the armed forces of the United States or of a nation or society allied with the <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.29"></a><var>18.29</var>United States in conducting a foreign war, was discharged under honorable conditions, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.30"></a><var>18.30</var>is a registered owner of a passenger automobile as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>168.002</statute_ref>, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.31"></a><var>18.31</var>24, recreational motor vehicle as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>168.002, subdivision 27</statute_ref>, or one-ton <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.32"></a><var>18.32</var>pickup truck as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>168.002, subdivision 21b</statute_ref>, but which is not a commercial <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.33"></a><var>18.33</var>motor vehicle as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>169.011, subdivision 16</statute_ref>; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.18.34"></a><var>18.34</var>(2) a veteran's special motorcycle plate as described in subdivision 2, paragraph (a), <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.35"></a><var>18.35</var>(f), (h), (i), or (j), or another special plate designed by the commissioner to an applicant <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.36"></a><var>18.36</var>who is a registered owner of a motorcycle as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>168.002, subdivision 19</statute_ref>, <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.1"></a><var>19.1</var>and meets the criteria listed in this paragraph and in subdivision 2, paragraph (a), (f), (h), <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.2"></a><var>19.2</var>(i), or (j). Plates issued under this clause must be the same size as regular motorcycle <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.3"></a><var>19.3</var>plates. Special motorcycle license plates issued under this clause are not subject to <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.4"></a><var>19.4</var>section 
         <statute_ref>168.1293</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.19.5"></a><var>19.5</var>(b) The additional fee of $10 is payable for each set of veteran's plates, is payable <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.6"></a><var>19.6</var>only when the plates are issued, and is not payable in a year in which stickers are issued <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.7"></a><var>19.7</var>instead of plates.<br />
         		<a id="pl.19.8"></a><var>19.8</var>(c) The veteran must have a certified copy of the veteran's discharge papers, <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.9"></a><var>19.9</var>indicating character of discharge, at the time of application. If an applicant served in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.10"></a><var>19.10</var>active military service in a branch of the armed forces of a nation or society allied with the <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.11"></a><var>19.11</var>United States in conducting a foreign war and is unable to obtain a record of that service <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.12"></a><var>19.12</var>and discharge status, the commissioner of veterans affairs may certify the applicant as <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.13"></a><var>19.13</var>qualified for the veterans' plates provided under this section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.19.14"></a><var>19.14</var>~~(d) For license plates issued for one-ton trucks described in paragraph (a), clause~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.15"></a><var>19.15</var>~~(1), the commissioner shall collect a surcharge of $5 on each $10 fee collected under~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.16"></a><var>19.16</var>~~paragraph (a). The surcharge must be deposited in the vehicle services operating account~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.17"></a><var>19.17</var>~~in the special revenue fund.~~<br />
         		<a id="pl.19.18"></a><var>19.18</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.21.0"></a><a id="pl.19.19"></a><var>19.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 168A.03, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.19.20"></a><var>19.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>No certificate issued.</b> The registrar shall not issue a certificate of <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.21"></a><var>19.21</var>title for:<br />
         		<a id="pl.19.22"></a><var>19.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) a vehicle owned by the United States;<br />
         		<a id="pl.19.23"></a><var>19.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) a vehicle owned by a nonresident and not required by law to be registered in <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.24"></a><var>19.24</var>this state;<br />
         		<a id="pl.19.25"></a><var>19.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) a vehicle owned by a nonresident and regularly engaged in the interstate <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.26"></a><var>19.26</var>transportation of persons or property for which a currently effective certificate of title <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.27"></a><var>19.27</var>has been issued in another state;<br />
         		<a id="pl.19.28"></a><var>19.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) a vehicle moved solely by animal power;<br />
         		<a id="pl.19.29"></a><var>19.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) an implement of husbandry;<br />
         		<a id="pl.19.30"></a><var>19.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) special mobile equipment;<br />
         		<a id="pl.19.31"></a><var>19.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(7) a self-propelled wheelchair or invalid tricycle;<br />
         		<a id="pl.19.32"></a><var>19.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(8) a trailer (i) having a gross weight of 4,000 pounds or less unless a secured party <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.33"></a><var>19.33</var>holds an interest in the trailer or a certificate of title was previously issued by this state or <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.34"></a><var>19.34</var>any other state or (ii) designed primarily for agricultural purposes except a recreational <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.1"></a><var>20.1</var>vehicle or a manufactured home, both as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>168.002, subdivisions 16 <br />
            		<a id="pl.20.2"></a><var>20.2</var>and 27
         </statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.20.3"></a><var>20.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(9) a snowmobile; ~~and~~<br />
         		<a id="pl.20.4"></a><var>20.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(10) a spotter truck, as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>169.011, subdivision 77</statute_ref>; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.20.5"></a><var>20.5</var>(11) an electric-assisted bicycle, as defined in section 169.011, subdivision 27.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.22.0"></a><a id="pl.20.6"></a><var>20.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 168A.07, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.20.7"></a><var>20.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Ownership at issue; certificate withheld or bond filed.</b> In the event <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.8"></a><var>20.8</var>application is made in this state for a certificate of title on a vehicle and the department is <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.9"></a><var>20.9</var>not satisfied as to the ownership of the vehicle or the existence of security interests therein, <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.10"></a><var>20.10</var>the vehicle may be registered but the department, subject to subdivision 1a, shall either:<br />
         		<a id="pl.20.11"></a><var>20.11</var>(1) withhold issuance of a certificate of title until the applicant shall present <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.12"></a><var>20.12</var>documents reasonably sufficient to satisfy the department of the applicant's ownership of <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.13"></a><var>20.13</var>the vehicle and as to any security interest therein; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.20.14"></a><var>20.14</var>(2) as a condition to issuing a certificate of title, require the applicant to file a bond <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.15"></a><var>20.15</var>in the form and amount provided in subdivision 1b.<br />
         		<a id="pl.20.16"></a><var>20.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 1a. <b>Ownership at issue; requirements for certificate issuance.</b> (a) In the <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.17"></a><var>20.17</var>event application is made in this state for a certificate of title on a vehicle with a model <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.18"></a><var>20.18</var>year designated by the manufacturer of more than five years prior to the year in which <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.19"></a><var>20.19</var>application is made, and the applicant is unable to establish sole ownership of the vehicle <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.20"></a><var>20.20</var>because one or more owners, prior owners, or lienholders cannot be found, the department <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.21"></a><var>20.21</var>shall issue a certificate of title to the applicant if the applicant submits:<br />
         		<a id="pl.20.22"></a><var>20.22</var>(1) the application;<br />
         		<a id="pl.20.23"></a><var>20.23</var>(2) a bond in the form and amount provided in subdivision 1b;<br />
         		<a id="pl.20.24"></a><var>20.24</var>(3) an affidavit that identifies the make, model year, and vehicle identification <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.25"></a><var>20.25</var>number of the vehicle, and includes a statement that:<br />
         		<a id="pl.20.26"></a><var>20.26</var>(i) the applicant is an owner of the vehicle;<br />
         		<a id="pl.20.27"></a><var>20.27</var>(ii) the applicant has physical possession of the vehicle; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.20.28"></a><var>20.28</var>(iii) in attempting to transfer interest in the vehicle or obtain a certificate of title or <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.29"></a><var>20.29</var>lien release, the applicant was unable after using due diligence to (A) determine the names <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.30"></a><var>20.30</var>or locations of one or more owners, prior owners, or lienholders; or (B) successfully <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.31"></a><var>20.31</var>contact one or more owners, prior owners, or lienholders known to the applicant; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.20.32"></a><var>20.32</var>(4) payment for required taxes and fees.<br />
         		<a id="pl.20.33"></a><var>20.33</var>(b) Unless the department has been notified of the pendency of an action to recover <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.34"></a><var>20.34</var>the bond under paragraph (a), clause (2), the department shall allow it to expire at the <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.35"></a><var>20.35</var>end of three years.<br />
         		<a id="pl.21.1"></a><var>21.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 1b. <b>Bond requirements.</b> A bond filed under this section must be in the form <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.2"></a><var>21.2</var>prescribed by the department and executed by the applicant, and either accompanied by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.3"></a><var>21.3</var>deposit of cash or executed by a surety company authorized to do business in this state, in <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.4"></a><var>21.4</var>an amount equal to 1-1/2 times the value of the vehicle as determined by the department. <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.5"></a><var>21.5</var>The bond shall be conditioned to indemnify any prior owner and secured party and any <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.6"></a><var>21.6</var>subsequent purchaser of the vehicle or person acquiring any security interest therein, or the <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.7"></a><var>21.7</var>successor in interest of any said person, against any expense, loss, or damage, including <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.8"></a><var>21.8</var>reasonable attorneys' fees, by reason of the issuance of the certificate of title to the vehicle <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.9"></a><var>21.9</var>or on account of any defect in or undisclosed security interest upon the right, title and <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.10"></a><var>21.10</var>interest of the applicant in and to the vehicle. Any such interested person shall have a right <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.11"></a><var>21.11</var>of action to recover on such bond for any breach of its conditions, but the aggregate <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.12"></a><var>21.12</var>liability of the surety to all such persons shall in no event exceed the amount of the bond. <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.13"></a><var>21.13</var>Unless the department has been notified of the pendency of an action to recover on the <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.14"></a><var>21.14</var>bond and if all questions as to ownership and outstanding security interests have been <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.15"></a><var>21.15</var>resolved to the satisfaction of the department, such bond, and any deposit accompanying <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.16"></a><var>21.16</var>it, shall be returned at the end of three years or prior thereto in the event the vehicle is no <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.17"></a><var>21.17</var>longer registered in this state and the currently valid certificate of title is surrendered.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.23.0"></a><a id="pl.21.18"></a><var>21.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 169.011, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.21.19"></a><var>21.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Bicycle.</b> (a) "Bicycle" means every device capable of being propelled <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.20"></a><var>21.20</var>solely by human power upon which any person may ride, having two tandem wheels <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.21"></a><var>21.21</var>~~except scooters and similar devices~~, and including any device generally recognized <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.22"></a><var>21.22</var>as a bicycle though equipped with two front or rear wheels. Bicycle includes an <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.23"></a><var>21.23</var>electric-assisted bicycle, as defined in subdivision 27.<br />
         		<a id="pl.21.24"></a><var>21.24</var>(b) "Bicycle" does not include scooters, motorized foot scooters, or similar devices.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.24.0"></a><a id="pl.21.25"></a><var>21.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 169.011, subdivision 27, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.21.26"></a><var>21.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 27. <b>Electric-assisted bicycle.</b> "Electric-assisted bicycle" means a ~~motor~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.27"></a><var>21.27</var>~~vehicle~~ bicycle with two or three wheels that:<br />
         		<a id="pl.21.28"></a><var>21.28</var>(1) has a saddle and fully operable pedals for human propulsion;<br />
         		<a id="pl.21.29"></a><var>21.29</var>(2) meets the requirements:<br />
         		<a id="pl.21.30"></a><var>21.30</var>(i) of federal motor vehicle safety standards for a motor-driven cycle in Code of <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.31"></a><var>21.31</var>Federal Regulations, title 49, sections 
         <statute_ref>571.1</statute_ref> et seq.; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.21.32"></a><var>21.32</var>(ii) for bicycles under Code of Federal Regulations, title 16, part 1512, or successor <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.33"></a><var>21.33</var>requirements; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.22.1"></a><var>22.1</var>(3) has an electric motor that (i) has a power output of not more than 1,000 watts, (ii) <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.2"></a><var>22.2</var>is incapable of propelling the vehicle at a speed of more than 20 miles per hour, (iii) is <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.3"></a><var>22.3</var>incapable of further increasing the speed of the device when human power alone is used <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.4"></a><var>22.4</var>to propel the vehicle at a speed of more than 20 miles per hour, and (iv) disengages or <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.5"></a><var>22.5</var>ceases to function when the vehicle's brakes are applied.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.25.0"></a><a id="pl.22.6"></a><var>22.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 169.011, subdivision 44, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.22.7"></a><var>22.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 44. <b>Motorcycle.</b> "Motorcycle" means every motor vehicle having a seat or <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.8"></a><var>22.8</var>saddle for the use of the rider and designed to travel on not more than three wheels in <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.9"></a><var>22.9</var>contact with the ground, including motor scooters ~~and bicycles with motor attached,~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.10"></a><var>22.10</var>~~other than those vehicles defined as~~. Motorcycle does not include (1)  motorized bicycles <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.11"></a><var>22.11</var>as defined in subdivision 45, ~~but excluding~~ (2) electric-assisted bicycles as defined in <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.12"></a><var>22.12</var>subdivision 27, or (3) a tractor.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.26.0"></a><a id="pl.22.13"></a><var>22.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 169.011, subdivision 45, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.22.14"></a><var>22.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 45. <b>Motorized bicycle.</b> "Motorized bicycle" means a bicycle that is propelled <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.15"></a><var>22.15</var>by an electric or a liquid fuel motor of a piston displacement capacity of 50 cubic <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.16"></a><var>22.16</var>centimeters or less, and a maximum of two brake horsepower, which is capable of a <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.17"></a><var>22.17</var>maximum speed of not more than 30 miles per hour on a flat surface with not more than <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.18"></a><var>22.18</var>one percent grade in any direction when the motor is engaged. ~~"~~Motorized bicycle~~"~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.19"></a><var>22.19</var>~~includes~~ does not include an electric-assisted bicycle as defined in subdivision 27.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.27.0"></a><a id="pl.22.20"></a><var>22.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 169.06, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.22.21"></a><var>22.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Obedience to traffic-control signal or flagger; presumptions.</b> (a) The <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.22"></a><var>22.22</var>driver of any vehicle shall obey the instructions of any official traffic-control device <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.23"></a><var>22.23</var>applicable thereto placed in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, unless <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.24"></a><var>22.24</var>otherwise directed by a police officer or by a ~~certified overdimensional load escort driver~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.25"></a><var>22.25</var>flagger authorized under this subdivision, subject to the exceptions granted the driver of <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.26"></a><var>22.26</var>an authorized emergency vehicle in this chapter.<br />
         		<a id="pl.22.27"></a><var>22.27</var>(b) No provision of this chapter for which official traffic-control devices are required <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.28"></a><var>22.28</var>shall be enforced against an alleged violator if at the time and place of the alleged <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.29"></a><var>22.29</var>violation an official device is not in proper position and sufficiently legible to be seen by <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.30"></a><var>22.30</var>an ordinarily observant person. Whenever a particular section does not state that official <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.31"></a><var>22.31</var>traffic-control devices are required, such section shall be effective even though no devices <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.32"></a><var>22.32</var>are erected or in place.<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.1"></a><var>23.1</var>(c) Whenever official traffic-control devices are placed in position approximately <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.2"></a><var>23.2</var>conforming to the requirements of this chapter, such devices shall be presumed to have <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.3"></a><var>23.3</var>been so placed by the official act or direction of lawful authority, unless the contrary <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.4"></a><var>23.4</var>shall be established by competent evidence.<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.5"></a><var>23.5</var>(d) Any official traffic-control device placed pursuant to the provisions of this <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.6"></a><var>23.6</var>chapter and purporting to conform to the lawful requirements pertaining to such devices <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.7"></a><var>23.7</var>shall be presumed to comply with the requirements of this chapter, unless the contrary <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.8"></a><var>23.8</var>shall be established by competent evidence.<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.9"></a><var>23.9</var>(e) A flagger in a designated work zone may stop vehicles and hold vehicles in place <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.10"></a><var>23.10</var>until it is safe for the vehicles to proceed. A person operating a motor vehicle that has <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.11"></a><var>23.11</var>been stopped by a flagger in a designated work zone may proceed after stopping only on <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.12"></a><var>23.12</var>instruction by the flagger.<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.13"></a><var>23.13</var>(f) An overdimensional load escort driver with a certificate issued under section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.23.14"></a><var>23.14</var>299D.085
         </statute_ref>, while acting as a flagger escorting a legal overdimensional load, may stop <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.15"></a><var>23.15</var>vehicles and hold vehicles in place until it is safe for the vehicles to proceed. A person <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.16"></a><var>23.16</var>operating a motor vehicle that has been stopped by an escort driver acting as a flagger may <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.17"></a><var>23.17</var>proceed only on instruction by the flagger or a police officer.<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.18"></a><var>23.18</var>(g) A person may stop and hold vehicles in place until it is safe for the vehicles to <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.19"></a><var>23.19</var>proceed, if the person: (1) holds a motorcycle road guard certificate issued under section <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.20"></a><var>23.20</var>171.60; (2) meets the safety and equipment standards for operating under the certificate; <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.21"></a><var>23.21</var>(3) is acting as a flagger escorting a motorcycle group ride; (4) has notified each statutory <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.22"></a><var>23.22</var>or home rule charter city through which the motorcycle group is proceeding; and (5) <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.23"></a><var>23.23</var>has obtained consent from the chief of police, or the chief's designee, of any city of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.24"></a><var>23.24</var>first class through which the group is proceeding. A flagger operating as provided under <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.25"></a><var>23.25</var>this paragraph may direct operators of motorcycles within a motorcycle group ride or <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.26"></a><var>23.26</var>other vehicle traffic, notwithstanding any contrary indication of a traffic-control device, <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.27"></a><var>23.27</var>including stop signs or traffic-control signals. A person operating a vehicle that has been <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.28"></a><var>23.28</var>stopped by a flagger under this paragraph may proceed only on instruction by the flagger <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.29"></a><var>23.29</var>or a police officer.<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.30"></a><var>23.30</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective one year after publication in the State <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.31"></a><var>23.31</var>Register of rules adopted under section 171.60, subdivision 5.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.28.0"></a><a id="pl.23.32"></a><var>23.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 28. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 169.09, subdivision 13, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.33"></a><var>23.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 13. <b>Reports confidential; evidence, fee, penalty, appropriation.</b> (a) All <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.34"></a><var>23.34</var>reports and supplemental information required under this section must be for the use of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.1"></a><var>24.1</var>commissioner of public safety and other appropriate state, federal, county, and municipal <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.2"></a><var>24.2</var>governmental agencies for accident analysis purposes, except:<br />
         		<a id="pl.24.3"></a><var>24.3</var>(1) the commissioner of public safety or any law enforcement agency shall, upon <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.4"></a><var>24.4</var>written request of any individual involved in an accident or upon written request of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.5"></a><var>24.5</var>representative of the individual's estate, surviving spouse, or one or more surviving next <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.6"></a><var>24.6</var>of kin, or a trustee appointed under section 
         <statute_ref>573.02</statute_ref>, or other person injured in person, <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.7"></a><var>24.7</var>property, or means of support, or who incurs other pecuniary loss by virtue of the accident, <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.8"></a><var>24.8</var>disclose to the requester, the requester's legal counsel, or a representative of the requester's <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.9"></a><var>24.9</var>insurer the report required under subdivision 8;<br />
         		<a id="pl.24.10"></a><var>24.10</var>(2) the commissioner of public safety shall, upon written request, provide the driver <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.11"></a><var>24.11</var>filing a report under subdivision 7 with a copy of the report filed by the driver;<br />
         		<a id="pl.24.12"></a><var>24.12</var>(3) the commissioner of public safety may verify with insurance companies vehicle <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.13"></a><var>24.13</var>insurance information to enforce sections 
         <statute_ref>65B.48</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>169.792</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>169.793</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>169.796</statute_ref>, and <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.24.14"></a><var>24.14</var>169.797
         </statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.24.15"></a><var>24.15</var>(4) the commissioner of public safety shall provide the commissioner of <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.16"></a><var>24.16</var>transportation the information obtained for each traffic accident involving a commercial <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.17"></a><var>24.17</var>motor vehicle, for purposes of administering commercial vehicle safety regulations; ~~and~~<br />
         		<a id="pl.24.18"></a><var>24.18</var>(5) upon specific request, the commissioner of public safety shall provide the <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.19"></a><var>24.19</var>commissioner of transportation the information obtained regarding each traffic accident <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.20"></a><var>24.20</var>involving damage to identified state-owned infrastructure, for purposes of debt collection <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.21"></a><var>24.21</var>under section 161.20, subdivision 4; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.24.22"></a><var>24.22</var>~~(5)~~ (6) the commissioner of public safety may give to the United States Department <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.23"></a><var>24.23</var>of Transportation commercial vehicle accident information in connection with federal <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.24"></a><var>24.24</var>grant programs relating to safety.<br />
         		<a id="pl.24.25"></a><var>24.25</var>(b) Accident reports and data contained in the reports are not discoverable under any <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.26"></a><var>24.26</var>provision of law or rule of court. No report shall be used as evidence in any trial, civil or <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.27"></a><var>24.27</var>criminal, or any action for damages or criminal proceedings arising out of an accident. <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.28"></a><var>24.28</var>However, the commissioner of public safety shall furnish, upon the demand of any person <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.29"></a><var>24.29</var>who has or claims to have made a report or upon demand of any court, a certificate <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.30"></a><var>24.30</var>showing that a specified accident report has or has not been made to the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.31"></a><var>24.31</var>solely to prove compliance or failure to comply with the requirements that the report be <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.32"></a><var>24.32</var>made to the commissioner.<br />
         		<a id="pl.24.33"></a><var>24.33</var>(c) Nothing in this subdivision prevents any individual who has made a report under <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.34"></a><var>24.34</var>this section from providing information to any individuals involved in an accident or their <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.35"></a><var>24.35</var>representatives or from testifying in any trial, civil or criminal, arising out of an accident, <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.36"></a><var>24.36</var>as to facts within the individual's knowledge. It is intended by this subdivision to render <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.1"></a><var>25.1</var>privileged the reports required, but it is not intended to prohibit proof of the facts to <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.2"></a><var>25.2</var>which the reports relate.<br />
         		<a id="pl.25.3"></a><var>25.3</var>(d) Disclosing any information contained in any accident report, except as provided <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.4"></a><var>25.4</var>in this subdivision, section 
         <statute_ref>13.82, subdivision 3 or 6</statute_ref>, or other statutes, is a misdemeanor.<br />
         		<a id="pl.25.5"></a><var>25.5</var>(e) The commissioner of public safety shall charge authorized persons as described <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.6"></a><var>25.6</var>in paragraph (a) a $5 fee for a copy of an accident report. Ninety percent of the $5 fee <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.7"></a><var>25.7</var>collected under this paragraph must be deposited in the special revenue fund and credited <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.8"></a><var>25.8</var>to the driver services operating account established in section 
         <statute_ref>299A.705</statute_ref> and ten percent <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.9"></a><var>25.9</var>must be deposited in the general fund. The commissioner may also furnish an electronic <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.10"></a><var>25.10</var>copy of the database of accident records, which must not contain personal or private data <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.11"></a><var>25.11</var>on an individual, to private agencies as provided in paragraph (g), for not less than the cost <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.12"></a><var>25.12</var>of preparing the copies on a bulk basis as provided in section 
         <statute_ref>13.03, subdivision 3</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.25.13"></a><var>25.13</var>(f) The fees specified in paragraph (e) notwithstanding, the commissioner and law <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.14"></a><var>25.14</var>enforcement agencies shall charge commercial users who request access to response or <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.15"></a><var>25.15</var>incident data relating to accidents a fee not to exceed 50 cents per record. "Commercial <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.16"></a><var>25.16</var>user" is a user who in one location requests access to data in more than five accident <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.17"></a><var>25.17</var>reports per month, unless the user establishes that access is not for a commercial purpose. <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.18"></a><var>25.18</var>Of the money collected by the commissioner under this paragraph, 90 percent must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.19"></a><var>25.19</var>deposited in the special revenue fund and credited to the driver services operating account <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.20"></a><var>25.20</var>established in section 
         <statute_ref>299A.705</statute_ref> and ten percent must be deposited in the general fund.<br />
         		<a id="pl.25.21"></a><var>25.21</var>(g) The fees in paragraphs (e) and (f) notwithstanding, the commissioner shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.22"></a><var>25.22</var>provide an electronic copy of the accident records database to the public on a case-by-case <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.23"></a><var>25.23</var>basis using the cost-recovery charges provided for under section 
         <statute_ref>13.03, subdivision <br />
            		<a id="pl.25.24"></a><var>25.24</var>3
         </statute_ref>. The database provided must not contain personal or private data on an individual. <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.25"></a><var>25.25</var>However, unless the accident records database includes the vehicle identification number, <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.26"></a><var>25.26</var>the commissioner shall include the vehicle registration plate number if a private agency <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.27"></a><var>25.27</var>certifies and agrees that the agency:<br />
         		<a id="pl.25.28"></a><var>25.28</var>(1) is in the business of collecting accident and damage information on vehicles;<br />
         		<a id="pl.25.29"></a><var>25.29</var>(2) will use the vehicle registration plate number only for identifying vehicles that <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.30"></a><var>25.30</var>have been involved in accidents or damaged, to provide this information to persons <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.31"></a><var>25.31</var>seeking access to a vehicle's history and not for identifying individuals or for any other <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.32"></a><var>25.32</var>purpose; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.25.33"></a><var>25.33</var>(3) will be subject to the penalties and remedies under sections 
         <statute_ref>13.08</statute_ref> and 
         <statute_ref>13.09</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.29.0"></a><a id="pl.25.34"></a><var>25.34</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 29. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 169.222, subdivision 6, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.26.1"></a><var>26.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6. <b>Bicycle equipment.</b> (a) No person shall operate a bicycle at nighttime <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.2"></a><var>26.2</var>unless the bicycle or its operator is equipped with (1) a lamp which ~~shall emit~~ emits <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.3"></a><var>26.3</var>a white light visible from a distance of at least 500 feet to the front; and ~~with~~ (2) a red <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.4"></a><var>26.4</var>reflector of a type approved by the Department of Public Safety which is visible from all <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.5"></a><var>26.5</var>distances from 100 feet to 600 feet to the rear when directly in front of lawful lower <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.6"></a><var>26.6</var>beams of headlamps on a motor vehicle.<br />
         		<a id="pl.26.7"></a><var>26.7</var>(b) No person may operate a bicycle at any time when there is not sufficient light to <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.8"></a><var>26.8</var>render persons and vehicles on the highway clearly discernible at a distance of 500 feet <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.9"></a><var>26.9</var>ahead unless the bicycle or its operator is equipped with reflective surfaces that shall be <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.10"></a><var>26.10</var>visible during the hours of darkness from 600 feet when viewed in front of lawful lower <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.11"></a><var>26.11</var>beams of headlamps on a motor vehicle. The reflective surfaces shall include reflective <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.12"></a><var>26.12</var>materials on each side of each pedal to indicate their presence from the front or the rear and <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.13"></a><var>26.13</var>with a minimum of 20 square inches of reflective material on each side of the bicycle or its <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.14"></a><var>26.14</var>operator. Any bicycle equipped with side reflectors as required by regulations for new <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.15"></a><var>26.15</var>bicycles prescribed by the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission shall be <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.16"></a><var>26.16</var>considered to meet the requirements for side reflectorization contained in this subdivision.<br />
         		<a id="pl.26.17"></a><var>26.17</var>(c) A bicycle may be equipped with a front lamp that emits a white flashing signal, <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.18"></a><var>26.18</var>or a rear lamp that emits a red flashing signal, or both.<br />
         		<a id="pl.26.19"></a><var>26.19</var>(d) A bicycle may be equipped with tires having studs, spikes, or other protuberances <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.20"></a><var>26.20</var>designed to increase traction.<br />
         		<a id="pl.26.21"></a><var>26.21</var>~~(b)~~ (e) No person shall operate a bicycle unless it is equipped with a brake which <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.22"></a><var>26.22</var>will enable the operator to make the braked wheels skid on dry, level, clean pavement.<br />
         		<a id="pl.26.23"></a><var>26.23</var>~~(c)~~ (f) No person shall operate upon a highway any two-wheeled bicycle equipped <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.24"></a><var>26.24</var>with handlebars so raised that the operator must elevate the hands above the level of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.25"></a><var>26.25</var>shoulders in order to grasp the normal steering grip area.<br />
         		<a id="pl.26.26"></a><var>26.26</var>~~(d)~~ (g) No person shall operate upon a highway any bicycle which is of such a size <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.27"></a><var>26.27</var>as to prevent the operator from stopping the bicycle, supporting it with at least one foot <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.28"></a><var>26.28</var>on the highway surface and restarting in a safe manner.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.30.0"></a><a id="pl.26.29"></a><var>26.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 30. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 169.222, is amended by adding a subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.30"></a><var>26.30</var>to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.26.31"></a><var>26.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6b. <b>Operator age.</b> No person under the age of 15 shall operate an <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.32"></a><var>26.32</var>electric-assisted bicycle.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.31.0"></a><a id="pl.26.33"></a><var>26.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 31. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 169.222, subdivision 7, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.27.1"></a><var>27.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 7. <b>Sale with reflectors and other equipment.</b> No person shall sell or offer for <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.2"></a><var>27.2</var>sale any new bicycle unless it is equipped with reflectors and other equipment as required <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.3"></a><var>27.3</var>by subdivision 6, ~~clauses (a) and~~ paragraphs (b) and (e) and by ~~the~~ applicable regulations <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.4"></a><var>27.4</var>for new bicycles prescribed by the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.32.0"></a><a id="pl.27.5"></a><var>27.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 32. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 169.223, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.27.6"></a><var>27.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Safety equipment; parking.</b> ~~Except as otherwise provided in this~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.7"></a><var>27.7</var>~~section,~~ Section 
         <statute_ref>169.974</statute_ref> relating to motorcycles is applicable to motorized bicycles, <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.8"></a><var>27.8</var>except as otherwise provided in this section and except that:<br />
         		<a id="pl.27.9"></a><var>27.9</var>(1) protective headgear includes headgear that meets the ~~American National~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.10"></a><var>27.10</var>~~Standard for Protective Headgear for Bicyclists, ANSI Z90.4-1984, approved by the~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.11"></a><var>27.11</var>~~American National Standards Institute, Inc.~~ standards under Code of Federal Regulations, <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.12"></a><var>27.12</var>title 16, part 1203, or successor requirements;<br />
         		<a id="pl.27.13"></a><var>27.13</var>(2) a motorized bicycle equipped with a headlight and taillight meeting the <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.14"></a><var>27.14</var>requirements of lighting for motorcycles may be operated during nighttime hours;<br />
         		<a id="pl.27.15"></a><var>27.15</var>(3) ~~except as provided in clause (5),~~ protective headgear is not required for operators <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.16"></a><var>27.16</var>18 years of age or older; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.27.17"></a><var>27.17</var>(4) the provisions of section 
         <statute_ref>169.222</statute_ref>, subdivision 9, governing the parking of <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.18"></a><var>27.18</var>bicycles apply to motorized bicycles~~;~~.<br />
         		<a id="pl.27.19"></a><var>27.19</var>~~(5) the operator of an electric-assisted bicycle must wear properly fitted and~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.20"></a><var>27.20</var>~~fastened headgear that meets the American National Standard for Protective Headgear for~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.21"></a><var>27.21</var>~~Bicyclists, ANSI Z90.4-1984, approved by the American National Standards Institute,~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.22"></a><var>27.22</var>~~Inc., when operating the electric-assisted bicycle on a street or highway; and~~<br />
         		<a id="pl.27.23"></a><var>27.23</var>~~(6) eye protection devices are not required for operators of electric-assisted bicycles.~~<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.33.0"></a><a id="pl.27.24"></a><var>27.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 33. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 169.223, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.27.25"></a><var>27.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Other operation requirements and prohibitions.</b> (a) A person operating <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.26"></a><var>27.26</var>a motorized bicycle on a roadway shall ride as close as practicable to the right-hand curb <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.27"></a><var>27.27</var>or edge of the roadway except in one of the following situations:<br />
         		<a id="pl.27.28"></a><var>27.28</var>(1) when overtaking and passing another vehicle proceeding in the same direction;<br />
         		<a id="pl.27.29"></a><var>27.29</var>(2) when preparing for a left turn at an intersection or into a private road or <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.30"></a><var>27.30</var>driveway; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.27.31"></a><var>27.31</var>(3) when reasonably necessary to avoid conditions, including fixed or moving <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.32"></a><var>27.32</var>objects, vehicles, pedestrians, animals, surface hazards, or narrow width lanes, that make <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.33"></a><var>27.33</var>it unsafe to continue along the right-hand curb or edge.<br />
         		<a id="pl.28.1"></a><var>28.1</var>(b) Persons operating motorized bicycles on a roadway may not ride more than two <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.2"></a><var>28.2</var>abreast and may not impede the normal and reasonable movement of traffic. On a laned <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.3"></a><var>28.3</var>roadway, a person operating a motorized bicycle shall ride within a single lane.<br />
         		<a id="pl.28.4"></a><var>28.4</var>(c) This section does not permit the operation of a motorized bicycle on a bicycle <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.5"></a><var>28.5</var>path or bicycle lane that is reserved for the exclusive use of nonmotorized traffic.<br />
         		<a id="pl.28.6"></a><var>28.6</var>~~(d) Subject to the provisions of section~~ 
         <statute_ref>~~160.263, subdivision 3~~</statute_ref>~~, a person may operate~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.7"></a><var>28.7</var>~~an electric-assisted bicycle on a bicycle lane. A person may operate an electric-assisted~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.8"></a><var>28.8</var>~~bicycle on the shoulder of a roadway if the electric-assisted bicycle is traveling in the same~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.9"></a><var>28.9</var>~~direction as the adjacent vehicular traffic.~~<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.34.0"></a><a id="pl.28.10"></a><var>28.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 34. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 169.72, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.28.11"></a><var>28.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Solid rubber, metal, and studded tires; exceptions; permits.</b> (a) <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.12"></a><var>28.12</var>Every solid rubber tire on a vehicle ~~shall~~ must have rubber on its entire traction surface at <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.13"></a><var>28.13</var>least one inch thick above the edge of the flange of the entire periphery.<br />
         		<a id="pl.28.14"></a><var>28.14</var>(b) No person shall operate or move on any highway any motor vehicle, trailer, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.15"></a><var>28.15</var>semitrailer, having any metal tire in contact with the roadway, except in case of emergency.<br />
         		<a id="pl.28.16"></a><var>28.16</var>(c) Except as provided in this section, no tire on a vehicle moved on a highway shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.17"></a><var>28.17</var>have on its periphery any block, stud, flange, cleat, or spike or any other protuberances <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.18"></a><var>28.18</var>of any material other than rubber which projects beyond the tread of the traction surface <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.19"></a><var>28.19</var>of the tire.<br />
         		<a id="pl.28.20"></a><var>28.20</var>(d) It ~~shall be~~ is permissible to use any of the following on highways:<br />
         		<a id="pl.28.21"></a><var>28.21</var>(1) implements of husbandry with tires having protuberances which will not injure <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.22"></a><var>28.22</var>the highway~~, and~~;<br />
         		<a id="pl.28.23"></a><var>28.23</var>(2) tire chains of reasonable proportions upon any vehicle when required for safety <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.24"></a><var>28.24</var>because of snow, ice, or other conditions tending to cause a vehicle to skid; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.28.25"></a><var>28.25</var>(3) tires on a bicycle as provided in section 169.222, subdivision 6.<br />
         		<a id="pl.28.26"></a><var>28.26</var>~~(d)~~ (e) The commissioner and local authorities in their respective jurisdictions may, <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.27"></a><var>28.27</var>in their discretion, issue special permits authorizing the operation upon a highway of <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.28"></a><var>28.28</var>traction engines or tractors having movable tracks with transverse corrugations upon the <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.29"></a><var>28.29</var>periphery of such movable tracks or farm tractors or other farm machinery, the operation <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.30"></a><var>28.30</var>of which upon a highway would otherwise be prohibited under this chapter.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.35.0"></a><a id="pl.28.31"></a><var>28.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 35. Minnesota Statutes 2011 Supplement, section 169.86, subdivision 5, is <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.32"></a><var>28.32</var>amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.28.33"></a><var>28.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Fees; proceeds deposited; appropriation.</b> The commissioner, with <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.34"></a><var>28.34</var>respect to highways under the commissioner's jurisdiction, may charge a fee for each <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.1"></a><var>29.1</var>permit issued. Unless otherwise specified, all such fees for permits issued by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.2"></a><var>29.2</var>commissioner of transportation shall be deposited in the state treasury and credited to <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.3"></a><var>29.3</var>the trunk highway fund. Except for those annual permits for which the permit fees are <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.4"></a><var>29.4</var>specified elsewhere in this chapter, the fees shall be:<br />
         		<a id="pl.29.5"></a><var>29.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) $15 for each single trip permit.<br />
         		<a id="pl.29.6"></a><var>29.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) $36 for each job permit. A job permit may be issued for like loads carried on <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.7"></a><var>29.7</var>a specific route for a period not to exceed two months. "Like loads" means loads of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.8"></a><var>29.8</var>same product, weight, and dimension.<br />
         		<a id="pl.29.9"></a><var>29.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) $60 for an annual permit to be issued for a period not to exceed 12 consecutive <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.10"></a><var>29.10</var>months. Annual permits may be issued for:<br />
         		<a id="pl.29.11"></a><var>29.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) motor vehicles used to alleviate a temporary crisis adversely affecting the safety <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.12"></a><var>29.12</var>or well-being of the public;<br />
         		<a id="pl.29.13"></a><var>29.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) motor vehicles which travel on interstate highways and carry loads authorized <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.14"></a><var>29.14</var>under subdivision 1a;<br />
         		<a id="pl.29.15"></a><var>29.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) motor vehicles operating with gross weights authorized under section 
         <statute_ref>169.826, <br />
            		<a id="pl.29.16"></a><var>29.16</var>subdivision 1a
         </statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.29.17"></a><var>29.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) special pulpwood vehicles described in section 
         <statute_ref>169.863</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.29.18"></a><var>29.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) motor vehicles bearing snowplow blades not exceeding ten feet in width;<br />
         		<a id="pl.29.19"></a><var>29.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) noncommercial transportation of a boat by the owner or user of the boat;<br />
         		<a id="pl.29.20"></a><var>29.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(7) motor vehicles carrying bales of agricultural products authorized under section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.29.21"></a><var>29.21</var>169.862
         </statute_ref>; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.29.22"></a><var>29.22</var>(8) special milk-hauling vehicles authorized under section 
         <statute_ref>169.867</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.29.23"></a><var>29.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) $120 for an oversize annual permit to be issued for a period not to exceed 12 <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.24"></a><var>29.24</var>consecutive months. Annual permits may be issued for:<br />
         		<a id="pl.29.25"></a><var>29.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) mobile cranes;<br />
         		<a id="pl.29.26"></a><var>29.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) construction equipment, machinery, and supplies;<br />
         		<a id="pl.29.27"></a><var>29.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) manufactured homes and manufactured storage buildings;<br />
         		<a id="pl.29.28"></a><var>29.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) implements of husbandry;<br />
         		<a id="pl.29.29"></a><var>29.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) double-deck buses;<br />
         		<a id="pl.29.30"></a><var>29.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) commercial boat hauling and transporting waterfront structures, including, but <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.31"></a><var>29.31</var>not limited to, portable boat docks and boat lifts;<br />
         		<a id="pl.29.32"></a><var>29.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(7) three-vehicle combinations consisting of two empty, newly manufactured trailers <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.33"></a><var>29.33</var>for cargo, horses, or livestock, not to exceed 28-1/2 feet per trailer; provided, however, <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.34"></a><var>29.34</var>the permit allows the vehicles to be moved from a trailer manufacturer to a trailer dealer <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.35"></a><var>29.35</var>only while operating on twin-trailer routes designated under section 
         <statute_ref>169.81, subdivision 3</statute_ref>, <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.36"></a><var>29.36</var>paragraph (c); and<br />
         		<a id="pl.30.1"></a><var>30.1</var>(8) vehicles operating on that portion of marked Trunk Highway 36 described in <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.2"></a><var>30.2</var>section 
         <statute_ref>169.81, subdivision 3</statute_ref>, paragraph (e).<br />
         		<a id="pl.30.3"></a><var>30.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) For vehicles which have axle weights exceeding the weight limitations of <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.4"></a><var>30.4</var>sections 
         <statute_ref>169.823</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>169.829</statute_ref>, an additional cost added to the fees listed above. However, <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.5"></a><var>30.5</var>this paragraph applies to any vehicle described in section 
         <statute_ref>168.013, subdivision 3</statute_ref>, <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.6"></a><var>30.6</var>paragraph (b), but only when the vehicle exceeds its gross weight allowance set forth in <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.7"></a><var>30.7</var>that paragraph, and then the additional cost is for all weight, including the allowance <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.8"></a><var>30.8</var>weight, in excess of the permitted maximum axle weight. The additional cost is equal <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.9"></a><var>30.9</var>to the product of the distance traveled times the sum of the overweight axle group cost <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.10"></a><var>30.10</var>factors shown in the following chart:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="15"></col>
            <col width="5"></col>
            <col width="10"></col>
            <col width="5"></col>
            <col width="10"></col>
            <col width="5"></col>
            <col width="15"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.30.11"></a><var>30.11</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td colspan="5" align="center">Overweight Axle Group Cost Factors<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.30.12"></a><var>30.12</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Weight (pounds)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td colspan="5" align="center">Cost Per Mile For Each Group Of:<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.30.13"></a><var>30.13</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.30.14"></a><var>30.14</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.30.15"></a><var>30.15</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.30.16"></a><var>30.16</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.30.17"></a><var>30.17</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td valign="top">exceeding weight <br />
                  		limitations on axles<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>Two <br />
                  		consecutive <br />
                  		axles spaced <br />
                  		within 8 feet <br />
                  		or less<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>Three <br />
                  		consecutive <br />
                  		axles spaced <br />
                  		within 9 feet <br />
                  		or less<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>Four consecutive <br />
                  		axles spaced within <br />
                  		14 feet or less<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.30.18"></a><var>30.18</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">0-2,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>.12<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>.05<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>.04<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.30.19"></a><var>30.19</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2,001-4,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>.14<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>.06<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>.05<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.30.20"></a><var>30.20</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">4,001-6,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>.18<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>.07<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>.06<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.30.21"></a><var>30.21</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">6,001-8,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>.21<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>.09<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>.07<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.30.22"></a><var>30.22</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">8,001-10,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>.26<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>.10<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>.08<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.30.23"></a><var>30.23</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">10,001-12,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>.30<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>.12<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>.09<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.30.24"></a><var>30.24</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.30.25"></a><var>30.25</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">12,001-14,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>Not <br />
                  		permitted<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>.14<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>.11<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.30.26"></a><var>30.26</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.30.27"></a><var>30.27</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">14,001-16,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>Not <br />
                  		permitted<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>.17<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>.12<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.30.28"></a><var>30.28</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.30.29"></a><var>30.29</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">16,001-18,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>Not <br />
                  		permitted<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>.19<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>.15<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.30.30"></a><var>30.30</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.30.31"></a><var>30.31</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">18,001-20,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>Not <br />
                  		permitted<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>Not <br />
                  		permitted<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>.16<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.30.32"></a><var>30.32</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.30.33"></a><var>30.33</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">20,001-22,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>Not <br />
                  		permitted<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>Not <br />
                  		permitted<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>.20<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.30.34"></a><var>30.34</var>The amounts added are rounded to the nearest cent for each axle or axle group. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.35"></a><var>30.35</var>additional cost does not apply to paragraph (c), clauses (1) and (3).<br />
         		<a id="pl.30.36"></a><var>30.36</var>For a vehicle found to exceed the appropriate maximum permitted weight, a cost-per-mile <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.37"></a><var>30.37</var>fee of 22 cents per ton, or fraction of a ton, over the permitted maximum weight is imposed <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.38"></a><var>30.38</var>in addition to the normal permit fee. Miles must be calculated based on the distance <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.39"></a><var>30.39</var>already traveled in the state plus the distance from the point of detection to a transportation <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.40"></a><var>30.40</var>loading site or unloading site within the state or to the point of exit from the state.<br />
         		<a id="pl.30.41"></a><var>30.41</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(f) As an alternative to paragraph (e), an annual permit may be issued for overweight, <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.42"></a><var>30.42</var>or oversize and overweight, mobile cranes; construction equipment, machinery, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.1"></a><var>31.1</var>supplies; implements of husbandry; and commercial boat hauling. The fees for the permit <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.2"></a><var>31.2</var>are as follows:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="20"></col>
            <col width="20"></col>
            <col width="25"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.31.3"></a><var>31.3</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="2" align="center">Gross Weight (pounds) of Vehicle<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center">Annual Permit Fee <br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.31.4"></a><var>31.4</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">90,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>or less <br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center">$200<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.31.5"></a><var>31.5</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">90,001<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>- 100,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center">$300<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.31.6"></a><var>31.6</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">100,001<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>- 110,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center">$400<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.31.7"></a><var>31.7</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">110,001<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>- 120,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center">$500<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.31.8"></a><var>31.8</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">120,001<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>- 130,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center">$600<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.31.9"></a><var>31.9</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">130,001<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>- 140,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center">$700<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.31.10"></a><var>31.10</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">140,001<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>- 145,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center">$800<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.31.11"></a><var>31.11</var>If the gross weight of the vehicle is more than 145,000 pounds the permit fee is determined <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.12"></a><var>31.12</var>under paragraph (e).<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.13"></a><var>31.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(g) For vehicles which exceed the width limitations set forth in section 
         <statute_ref>169.80</statute_ref> by <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.14"></a><var>31.14</var>more than 72 inches, an additional cost equal to $120 added to the amount in paragraph (a) <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.15"></a><var>31.15</var>when the permit is issued while seasonal load restrictions pursuant to section 
         <statute_ref>169.87</statute_ref> are <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.16"></a><var>31.16</var>in effect.<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.17"></a><var>31.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(h) $85 for an annual permit to be issued for a period not to exceed 12 months, for <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.18"></a><var>31.18</var>refuse-compactor vehicles that carry a gross weight of not more than: 22,000 pounds on <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.19"></a><var>31.19</var>a single rear axle; 38,000 pounds on a tandem rear axle; or, subject to section 
         <statute_ref>169.828, <br />
            		<a id="pl.31.20"></a><var>31.20</var>subdivision 2
         </statute_ref>, 46,000 pounds on a tridem rear axle. A permit issued for up to 46,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.21"></a><var>31.21</var>pounds on a tridem rear axle must limit the gross vehicle weight to not more than 62,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.22"></a><var>31.22</var>pounds.<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.23"></a><var>31.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) $300 for a motor vehicle described in section 
         <statute_ref>169.8261</statute_ref>. The fee under this <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.24"></a><var>31.24</var>paragraph must be deposited as follows:<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.25"></a><var>31.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;~~(1) in fiscal years 2005 through 2010:~~<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.26"></a><var>31.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;~~(i)~~ (1) the first $50,000 in each fiscal year must be deposited in the trunk highway <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.27"></a><var>31.27</var>fund for costs related to administering the permit program and inspecting and posting <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.28"></a><var>31.28</var>bridges; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.29"></a><var>31.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;~~(ii)~~ (2) all remaining money in each fiscal year must be deposited in ~~a~~ the bridge <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.30"></a><var>31.30</var>inspection and signing account ~~in the special revenue fund~~ as provided under subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.31"></a><var>31.31</var>5a. ~~Money in the account is appropriated to the commissioner for:~~<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.32"></a><var>31.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;~~(A) inspection of local bridges and identification of local bridges to be posted,~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.33"></a><var>31.33</var>~~including contracting with a consultant for some or all of these functions; and~~<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.34"></a><var>31.34</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;~~(B) erection of weight-posting signs on local bridges; and~~<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.35"></a><var>31.35</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;~~(2) in fiscal year 2011 and subsequent years must be deposited in the trunk highway~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.36"></a><var>31.36</var>~~fund.~~<br />
         		<a id="pl.32.1"></a><var>32.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(j) Beginning August 1, 2006, $200 for an annual permit for a vehicle operating <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.2"></a><var>32.2</var>under authority of section 
         <statute_ref>169.824, subdivision 2</statute_ref>, paragraph (a), clause (2).<br />
         		<a id="pl.32.3"></a><var>32.3</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2012.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.36.0"></a><a id="pl.32.4"></a><var>32.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 36. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 169.86, is amended by adding a subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.5"></a><var>32.5</var>to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.32.6"></a><var>32.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5a. <b>Bridge inspection and signing account; appropriation.</b> (a) A bridge <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.7"></a><var>32.7</var>inspection and signing account is established in the special revenue fund. The account <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.8"></a><var>32.8</var>consists of fees for special permits as specified under this chapter, and any other money <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.9"></a><var>32.9</var>donated, allotted, transferred, or otherwise provided to the account.<br />
         		<a id="pl.32.10"></a><var>32.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) The revenue in the bridge inspection and signing account under this subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.11"></a><var>32.11</var>is annually appropriated to the commissioner for:<br />
         		<a id="pl.32.12"></a><var>32.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) inspection of local bridges and identification of local bridges to be posted, <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.13"></a><var>32.13</var>including contracting with a consultant for some or all of these functions; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.32.14"></a><var>32.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) erection of weight-posting signs on local bridges.<br />
         		<a id="pl.32.15"></a><var>32.15</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2012.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.37.0"></a><a id="pl.32.16"></a><var>32.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 37. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 169.865, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.32.17"></a><var>32.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Deposit of revenues</b>~~<b>; appropriation</b>~~<b>.</b> ~~(a)~~ Revenue from the permits issued <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.18"></a><var>32.18</var>by the commissioner under this section must be deposited~~:~~<br />
         		<a id="pl.32.19"></a><var>32.19</var>~~(1) in fiscal years 2008 through 2011,~~ in the bridge inspection and signing account <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.20"></a><var>32.20</var>~~in the special revenue fund; and~~<br />
         		<a id="pl.32.21"></a><var>32.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;~~(2) in fiscal year 2012 and subsequent years, in the trunk highway fund~~ as provided <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.22"></a><var>32.22</var>under section 169.86, subdivision 5a.<br />
         		<a id="pl.32.23"></a><var>32.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;~~(b) The revenue in the bridge inspection and signing account under this section is~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.24"></a><var>32.24</var>~~annually appropriated to the commissioner for:~~<br />
         		<a id="pl.32.25"></a><var>32.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;~~(1) inspection of local bridges and identification of local bridges to be posted,~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.26"></a><var>32.26</var>~~including contracting with a consultant for some or all of these functions; and~~<br />
         		<a id="pl.32.27"></a><var>32.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;~~(2) erection of weight-posting signs on local bridges.~~<br />
         		<a id="pl.32.28"></a><var>32.28</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2012.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.38.0"></a><a id="pl.32.29"></a><var>32.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 38. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 169.872, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.32.30"></a><var>32.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 1a. <b>Limit on civil penalties.</b> A civil penalty for excessive weight under <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.31"></a><var>32.31</var>section 
         <statute_ref>169.871</statute_ref> may be imposed based on a record of a shipment under this section only if <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.32"></a><var>32.32</var>a state law enforcement officer or motor transportation representative: (1)  has inspected <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.1"></a><var>33.1</var>and copied the record within 14 days of the date the shipment was received by the person <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.2"></a><var>33.2</var>keeping the record; and (2) has assessed the penalty within 90 days of the date the officer <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.3"></a><var>33.3</var>or representative inspected and copied the record.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.39.0"></a><a id="pl.33.4"></a><var>33.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 39. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 169.98, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.33.5"></a><var>33.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Colors and markings.</b> (a) Except as provided in subdivisions 2 and <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.6"></a><var>33.6</var>2a, all motor vehicles which are primarily used in the enforcement of highway traffic rules <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.7"></a><var>33.7</var>by the State Patrol or for general uniform patrol assignment by any municipal police <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.8"></a><var>33.8</var>department or other law enforcement agency, except conservation officers, shall have <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.9"></a><var>33.9</var>uniform colors and markings as provided in this subdivision. Motor vehicles of:<br />
         		<a id="pl.33.10"></a><var>33.10</var>(1) municipal police departments, including the University of Minnesota Police <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.11"></a><var>33.11</var>Department and park police units, shall be predominantly blue, brown, green, black, <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.12"></a><var>33.12</var>or white;<br />
         		<a id="pl.33.13"></a><var>33.13</var>(2) the State Patrol shall be predominantly maroon; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.33.14"></a><var>33.14</var>(3) the county sheriff's office shall be predominantly brown, black, gold,  or white.<br />
         		<a id="pl.33.15"></a><var>33.15</var>(b) The identity of the governmental unit operating the vehicle shall be displayed on <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.16"></a><var>33.16</var>both front door panels and on the rear of the vehicle. The identity may be in the form of <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.17"></a><var>33.17</var>a shield or emblem, or may be the word "police," "sheriff," or the words "State Patrol" <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.18"></a><var>33.18</var>or "conservation officer," as appropriate, with letters not less than 2-1/2 inches high, <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.19"></a><var>33.19</var>one-inch wide and of a three-eighths inch brush stroke. The identity shall be of a color <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.20"></a><var>33.20</var>contrasting with the background color so that the motor vehicle is easily identifiable as <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.21"></a><var>33.21</var>belonging to a specific type of law enforcement agency. Each vehicle shall be marked <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.22"></a><var>33.22</var>with its own identifying number on the rear of the vehicle. The number shall be printed <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.23"></a><var>33.23</var>in the same size and color required pursuant to this subdivision for identifying words <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.24"></a><var>33.24</var>which may be displayed on the vehicle.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.40.0"></a><a id="pl.33.25"></a><var>33.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 40. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 169.98, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.33.26"></a><var>33.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Security guard vehicle.</b> (a) All motor vehicles which are used by security <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.27"></a><var>33.27</var>guards in the course of their employment may have any color other than those specified in <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.28"></a><var>33.28</var>subdivision 1 for law enforcement vehicles. The identity of the security service shall be <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.29"></a><var>33.29</var>displayed on the motor vehicle as required for law enforcement vehicles.<br />
         		<a id="pl.33.30"></a><var>33.30</var>(b) Notwithstanding subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clause (1), a security guard may <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.31"></a><var>33.31</var>continue to use a motor vehicle that is predominantly black in the course of the guard's <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.32"></a><var>33.32</var>employment if the vehicle was being used in this manner before August 1, 2002.<br />
         		<a id="pl.34.1"></a><var>34.1</var>(c) Notwithstanding subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clause (3), a security guard may <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.2"></a><var>34.2</var>continue to use a motor vehicle that is predominantly gold in the course of the guard's <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.3"></a><var>34.3</var>employment if the vehicle was being used in this manner before August 1, 2012.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.41.0"></a><a id="pl.34.4"></a><var>34.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 41. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 171.01, subdivision 41, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.34.5"></a><var>34.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 41. <b>Motorized bicycle.</b> "Motorized bicycle" ~~means a bicycle that is propelled~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.6"></a><var>34.6</var>~~by an electric or a liquid fuel motor of a piston displacement capacity of 50 cubic~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.7"></a><var>34.7</var>~~centimeters or less, and a maximum of two brake horsepower, which is capable of a~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.8"></a><var>34.8</var>~~maximum speed of not more than 30 miles per hour on a flat surface with not more than~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.9"></a><var>34.9</var>~~one percent grade in any direction when the motor is engaged. "Motorized bicycle"~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.10"></a><var>34.10</var>~~includes an electric-assisted bicycle as defined in section~~ 
         <statute_ref>~~169.011, subdivision 27~~</statute_ref> has the <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.11"></a><var>34.11</var>meaning given in section 169.011, subdivision 45.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.42.0"></a><a id="pl.34.12"></a><var>34.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 42. Minnesota Statutes 2011 Supplement, section 171.075, subdivision 1, is <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.13"></a><var>34.13</var>amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.34.14"></a><var>34.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Anatomical gift account.</b> An anatomical gift account is established <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.15"></a><var>34.15</var>in the special revenue fund. The account consist of funds donated under sections 
         <statute_ref>~~168.12~~</statute_ref> <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.16"></a><var>34.16</var>168.013, subdivision ~~5~~ 22, and 
         <statute_ref>171.06, subdivision 2</statute_ref>, and any other money donated, <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.17"></a><var>34.17</var>allotted, transferred, or otherwise provided to the account. Money in the account is <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.18"></a><var>34.18</var>annually appropriated to the commissioner for (1) grants under subdivision 2, and (2) <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.19"></a><var>34.19</var>administrative expenses in implementing the donation and grant program.<br />
         		<a id="pl.34.20"></a><var>34.20</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective January 1, 2013.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.43.0"></a><a id="pl.34.21"></a><var>34.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 43. <b>[171.60] MOTORCYCLE ROAD GUARD CERTIFICATE.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.34.22"></a><var>34.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Certificate required.</b> No person may perform traffic control as a <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.23"></a><var>34.23</var>motorcycle road guard as provided under chapter 169 without a valid motorcycle road <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.24"></a><var>34.24</var>guard certificate issued by the commissioner.<br />
         		<a id="pl.34.25"></a><var>34.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Certification qualifications and standards.</b> Through the Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.26"></a><var>34.26</var>Motorcycle Safety Center, the commissioner of public safety shall:<br />
         		<a id="pl.34.27"></a><var>34.27</var>(1) establish qualifications and requirements for a person to obtain a motorcycle road <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.28"></a><var>34.28</var>guard certificate under this section, which must include:<br />
         		<a id="pl.34.29"></a><var>34.29</var>(i) a minimum 18 years of age;<br />
         		<a id="pl.34.30"></a><var>34.30</var>(ii) possession of a valid driver's license; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.34.31"></a><var>34.31</var>(iii) successful completion of a motorcycle road guard certification course;<br />
         		<a id="pl.34.32"></a><var>34.32</var>(2) develop and offer, whether by the Minnesota Motorcycle Safety Center or <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.33"></a><var>34.33</var>authorized agents, a motorcycle road guard certification course; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.35.1"></a><var>35.1</var>(3) establish safety and equipment standards for a person who operates under a <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.2"></a><var>35.2</var>motorcycle road guard certificate, including but not limited to specifying requirements <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.3"></a><var>35.3</var>for a reflective safety vest.<br />
         		<a id="pl.35.4"></a><var>35.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Fee.</b> The commissioner of public safety shall assess a fee for each applicant <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.5"></a><var>35.5</var>for a motorcycle road guard certificate, calculated to cover the commissioner's cost of <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.6"></a><var>35.6</var>establishing and administering the program.<br />
         		<a id="pl.35.7"></a><var>35.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Penalty.</b> A person who violates any provision of this section is guilty <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.8"></a><var>35.8</var>of a petty misdemeanor.<br />
         		<a id="pl.35.9"></a><var>35.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Rulemaking.</b> The commissioner of public safety shall adopt rules to carry <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.10"></a><var>35.10</var>out the provisions of this section. Notwithstanding section 16A.1283, the rules must <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.11"></a><var>35.11</var>specify the fee to be assessed under subdivision 3.<br />
         		<a id="pl.35.12"></a><var>35.12</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>Subdivisions 1 to 4 are effective one year after publication <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.13"></a><var>35.13</var>in the State Register of rules adopted under subdivision 5. Subdivision 5 is effective the <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.14"></a><var>35.14</var>day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.44.0"></a><a id="pl.35.15"></a><var>35.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 44. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 174.03, is amended by adding a subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.16"></a><var>35.16</var>to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.35.17"></a><var>35.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 1d. <b>Freight rail economic development study.</b> (a) The commissioner of <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.18"></a><var>35.18</var>transportation, in cooperation with the commissioner of the Department of Employment <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.19"></a><var>35.19</var>and Economic Development, shall conduct a freight rail economic development study. <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.20"></a><var>35.20</var>The study will assess the economic impact of freight railroads in the state and identify <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.21"></a><var>35.21</var>opportunities to expand business development and enhance economic competitiveness <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.22"></a><var>35.22</var>through improved utilization of freight rail options. Findings from the study shall be <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.23"></a><var>35.23</var>incorporated as an amendment to the statewide freight and passenger rail plan.<br />
         		<a id="pl.35.24"></a><var>35.24</var>(b) The commissioner of transportation shall provide an interim progress report on <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.25"></a><var>35.25</var>the study by January 15, 2013, and a final report on September 1, 2013, to the chairs <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.26"></a><var>35.26</var>and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.27"></a><var>35.27</var>transportation policy and finance and over employment and economic development. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.28"></a><var>35.28</var>reports shall include any recommended legislative initiatives.<br />
         		<a id="pl.35.29"></a><var>35.29</var>(c) The commissioner of transportation may expend up to $216,000 in fiscal year <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.30"></a><var>35.30</var>2013 under section 222.50, subdivision 7, to pay the costs of this study and report.<br />
         		<a id="pl.35.31"></a><var>35.31</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.45.0"></a><a id="pl.35.32"></a><var>35.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 45. <b>[174.40] SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL PROGRAM.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.36.1"></a><var>36.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Definitions.</b> (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.2"></a><var>36.2</var>have the meanings given them.<br />
         		<a id="pl.36.3"></a><var>36.3</var>(b) "Bond eligible cost" means expenditures under this section for acquisition of <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.4"></a><var>36.4</var>land or permanent easements, predesign, design, preliminary and final engineering, <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.5"></a><var>36.5</var>environmental analysis, construction, and reconstruction of publicly owned infrastructure <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.6"></a><var>36.6</var>in this state with a useful life of at least ten years that provides for nonmotorized <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.7"></a><var>36.7</var>transportation to and from a school; preparation of land for which a route to school <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.8"></a><var>36.8</var>is established, including demolition of structures and remediation of any hazardous <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.9"></a><var>36.9</var>conditions on the land; and the unpaid principal on debt issued by a political subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.10"></a><var>36.10</var>for a safe routes to school project.<br />
         		<a id="pl.36.11"></a><var>36.11</var>(c) "Federal program" means the safe routes to school program under Title I, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.12"></a><var>36.12</var>1404 of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.13"></a><var>36.13</var>for Users (SAFETEA-LU) of 2005, Public Law 109-59.<br />
         		<a id="pl.36.14"></a><var>36.14</var>(d) "School" means a school, as defined in section 120A.22, subdivision 4, excluding <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.15"></a><var>36.15</var>a home school.<br />
         		<a id="pl.36.16"></a><var>36.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Program creation.</b> (a) A safe routes to school program is established <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.17"></a><var>36.17</var>to provide assistance in capital investments for safe and appealing nonmotorized <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.18"></a><var>36.18</var>transportation to and from a school. The commissioner shall develop and implement the <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.19"></a><var>36.19</var>safe routes to school program as provided in this section. Financial assistance under <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.20"></a><var>36.20</var>this section is to supplement or replace aid for infrastructure projects under the federal <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.21"></a><var>36.21</var>program.<br />
         		<a id="pl.36.22"></a><var>36.22</var>(b) The commissioner may provide grants or other financial assistance for a safe <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.23"></a><var>36.23</var>routes to school project at the commissioner's discretion, subject to the requirements <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.24"></a><var>36.24</var>of this section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.36.25"></a><var>36.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Safe routes to school accounts.</b> (a) A safe routes to school account is <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.26"></a><var>36.26</var>established in the bond proceeds fund. The account consists of state bond proceeds <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.27"></a><var>36.27</var>appropriated to the commissioner. Money in the account may only be expended on <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.28"></a><var>36.28</var>bond-eligible costs of a project receiving financial assistance as provided under this <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.29"></a><var>36.29</var>section. All uses of funds from the account must be for publicly owned property.<br />
         		<a id="pl.36.30"></a><var>36.30</var>(b) A safe routes to school account is established in the general fund. The account <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.31"></a><var>36.31</var>consists of funds as provided by law, and any other money donated, allotted, transferred, <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.32"></a><var>36.32</var>or otherwise provided to the account. Money in the account may only be expended on a <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.33"></a><var>36.33</var>project receiving financial assistance as provided under this section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.36.34"></a><var>36.34</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>State general obligation bond funds.</b> Minnesota Constitution, article XI, <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.35"></a><var>36.35</var>section 5, clause (a), requires that state general obligation bonds be issued to finance only <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.36"></a><var>36.36</var>the acquisition or betterment of public land, buildings, and other public improvements <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.1"></a><var>37.1</var>of a capital nature. The legislature has determined that many school transportation <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.2"></a><var>37.2</var>infrastructure projects will constitute betterments and capital improvements within the <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.3"></a><var>37.3</var>meaning of the Minnesota Constitution and capital expenditures under generally accepted <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.4"></a><var>37.4</var>accounting principles, and will be financed more efficiently and economically under this <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.5"></a><var>37.5</var>section than by direct appropriations for specific projects.<br />
         		<a id="pl.37.6"></a><var>37.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Program administration.</b> (a) The commissioner shall establish general <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.7"></a><var>37.7</var>program requirements and a competitive process for financial assistance, including but <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.8"></a><var>37.8</var>not limited to eligibility requirements for grant recipients and projects; procedures for <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.9"></a><var>37.9</var>solicitation of grants; application requirements; procedures for payment of financial <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.10"></a><var>37.10</var>assistance awards; and a schedule for application, evaluation, and award of financial <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.11"></a><var>37.11</var>assistance.<br />
         		<a id="pl.37.12"></a><var>37.12</var>(b) An application must include:<br />
         		<a id="pl.37.13"></a><var>37.13</var>(1) a detailed and specific description of the project;<br />
         		<a id="pl.37.14"></a><var>37.14</var>(2) an estimate, along with necessary supporting evidence, of the total costs for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.15"></a><var>37.15</var>project and the allocation of identified and proposed funding sources for the project;<br />
         		<a id="pl.37.16"></a><var>37.16</var>(3) an assessment of the need for and benefits of the project;<br />
         		<a id="pl.37.17"></a><var>37.17</var>(4) a resolution adopted by the governing body of the school for which a safe routes <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.18"></a><var>37.18</var>to school grant is requested, certifying that: (i) the governing body of the school supports <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.19"></a><var>37.19</var>the project; and (ii) funds, if any, required to be supplied by the school to complete the <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.20"></a><var>37.20</var>project are available and committed;<br />
         		<a id="pl.37.21"></a><var>37.21</var>(5) a timeline indicating the major milestones of the project and their anticipated <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.22"></a><var>37.22</var>completion dates; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.37.23"></a><var>37.23</var>(6) any additional information or material the commissioner prescribes.<br />
         		<a id="pl.37.24"></a><var>37.24</var>(c) The commissioner shall make reasonable efforts to (1) publicize each solicitation <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.25"></a><var>37.25</var>for applications among all eligible recipients, and (2) provide technical and informational <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.26"></a><var>37.26</var>assistance in creating and submitting applications.<br />
         		<a id="pl.37.27"></a><var>37.27</var>(d) By January 1, 2013, the commissioner of transportation shall publish and <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.28"></a><var>37.28</var>maintain a manual on the safe routes to school program that assists applicants for and <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.29"></a><var>37.29</var>recipients of financial assistance. The manual must include a list of eligibility and general <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.30"></a><var>37.30</var>program requirements, an explanation of the application process, and a review of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.31"></a><var>37.31</var>criteria used to evaluate projects.<br />
         		<a id="pl.37.32"></a><var>37.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6. <b>Evaluation criteria.</b> The commissioner shall establish criteria for <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.33"></a><var>37.33</var>evaluation of applications and selection of projects. The criteria must include:<br />
         		<a id="pl.37.34"></a><var>37.34</var>(1) establishment or capital improvement of transportation infrastructure that <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.35"></a><var>37.35</var>improves safety and encourages nonmotorized transportation to and from a school;<br />
         		<a id="pl.38.1"></a><var>38.1</var>(2) compliance with all applicable requirements for capital infrastructure projects <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.2"></a><var>38.2</var>established by the Federal Highway Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation, <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.3"></a><var>38.3</var>for the federal program; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.38.4"></a><var>38.4</var>(3) other components as determined by the commissioner.<br />
         		<a id="pl.38.5"></a><var>38.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 7. <b>Grant cancellation.</b> If, five years after execution of a grant agreement, <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.6"></a><var>38.6</var>the commissioner determines that the grantee has not proceeded in a timely manner <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.7"></a><var>38.7</var>with implementation of the project funded, the commissioner must cancel the grant <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.8"></a><var>38.8</var>and the grantee must repay to the commissioner all grant money paid to the grantee. <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.9"></a><var>38.9</var>Section 16A.642 applies to any appropriations made from the bond proceeds fund to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.10"></a><var>38.10</var>commissioner under this section that have not been awarded as financial assistance.<br />
         		<a id="pl.38.11"></a><var>38.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 8. <b>Legislative report.</b> By November 1 annually, the commissioner shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.12"></a><var>38.12</var>submit a report on the safe routes to school program to the chairs and ranking minority <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.13"></a><var>38.13</var>members of the house of representatives and senate committees with jurisdiction over <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.14"></a><var>38.14</var>transportation policy and finance. The report must at a minimum:<br />
         		<a id="pl.38.15"></a><var>38.15</var>(1) summarize program implementation;<br />
         		<a id="pl.38.16"></a><var>38.16</var>(2) provide an overview of grant evaluation and criteria used in project selection;<br />
         		<a id="pl.38.17"></a><var>38.17</var>(3) provide a brief description of each project funded in the previous fiscal year, <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.18"></a><var>38.18</var>including the amount of money provided from each safe routes to school account under <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.19"></a><var>38.19</var>this section and the amount provided under the federal program;<br />
         		<a id="pl.38.20"></a><var>38.20</var>(4) summarize the status of the federal program or successor legislation; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.38.21"></a><var>38.21</var>(5) identify any recommendations for legislative changes, including proposals to <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.22"></a><var>38.22</var>improve program effectiveness.<br />
         		<a id="pl.38.23"></a><var>38.23</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.46.0"></a><a id="pl.38.24"></a><var>38.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 46. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 221.091, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.38.25"></a><var>38.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Small vehicle passenger service.</b> ~~(a)~~ A city that licenses and regulates <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.26"></a><var>38.26</var>small vehicle passenger service must do so by ordinance. The ordinance must, at a <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.27"></a><var>38.27</var>minimum, provide for driver qualifications, insurance, vehicle safety, and periodic vehicle <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.28"></a><var>38.28</var>inspections. A city that has adopted an ordinance complying with this subdivision may <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.29"></a><var>38.29</var>enforce the registration requirement in section 
         <statute_ref>221.021</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.38.30"></a><var>38.30</var>~~(b) A person who provides small vehicle passenger service to an individual for the~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.31"></a><var>38.31</var>~~purpose of obtaining nonemergency medical care and who receives reimbursement under~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.32"></a><var>38.32</var>~~section~~ 
         <statute_ref>~~256B.0625~~</statute_ref>~~, subdivision 17, for providing the service, must comply with the rules~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.33"></a><var>38.33</var>~~of the commissioner adopted under section~~ 
         <statute_ref>~~174.30~~</statute_ref>~~.~~<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.47.0"></a><a id="pl.38.34"></a><var>38.34</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 47. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 222.63, subdivision 9, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.39.1"></a><var>39.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 9. <b>Rail bank property use; </b>~~<b>petty misdemeanors</b>~~<b> penalties</b><b>.</b> (a) Except <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.2"></a><var>39.2</var>for the actions of road authorities and their agents, employees, and contractors, and of <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.3"></a><var>39.3</var>utilities, in carrying out their duties imposed by permit, law, or contract, and except <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.4"></a><var>39.4</var>as otherwise provided in this section, it is unlawful to knowingly perform any of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.5"></a><var>39.5</var>following activities on rail bank property:<br />
         		<a id="pl.39.6"></a><var>39.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) obstruct any trail;<br />
         		<a id="pl.39.7"></a><var>39.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) deposit snow or ice;<br />
         		<a id="pl.39.8"></a><var>39.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) remove or place any earth, vegetation, gravel, or rock without authorization;<br />
         		<a id="pl.39.9"></a><var>39.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) obstruct or remove any ditch-draining device, or drain any harmful or dangerous <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.10"></a><var>39.10</var>materials;<br />
         		<a id="pl.39.11"></a><var>39.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) erect a fence, or place or maintain any advertising, sign, or memorial, except <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.12"></a><var>39.12</var>upon authorization by the commissioner of transportation;<br />
         		<a id="pl.39.13"></a><var>39.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) remove, injure, displace, or destroy right-of-way markers or reference or witness <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.14"></a><var>39.14</var>monuments or markers placed to preserve section or quarter-section corners defining <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.15"></a><var>39.15</var>rail bank property limits;<br />
         		<a id="pl.39.16"></a><var>39.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(7) drive upon any portion of rail bank property, except at approved crossings, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.17"></a><var>39.17</var>except where authorized for snowmobiles, emergency vehicles, maintenance vehicles, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.18"></a><var>39.18</var>other vehicles authorized to use rail bank property;<br />
         		<a id="pl.39.19"></a><var>39.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(8) deface, mar, damage, or tamper with any structure, work, material, sign, marker, <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.20"></a><var>39.20</var>paving, guardrail, drain, or any other rail bank appurtenance; ~~or~~<br />
         		<a id="pl.39.21"></a><var>39.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(9) park, overhang, or abandon any unauthorized vehicle or implement of husbandry <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.22"></a><var>39.22</var>on, across, or over the limits of rail bank property~~.~~;<br />
         		<a id="pl.39.23"></a><var>39.23</var>(10) plow, disc, or perform any other detrimental operation; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.39.24"></a><var>39.24</var>(11) place or maintain any permanent structure.<br />
         		<a id="pl.39.25"></a><var>39.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) Unless a greater penalty is provided elsewhere in statute, ~~any~~ a violation of this <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.26"></a><var>39.26</var>subdivision is a petty misdemeanor. A second or subsequent violation is a misdemeanor.<br />
         		<a id="pl.39.27"></a><var>39.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) The cost to remove, repair, or perform any other corrective action necessitated by <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.28"></a><var>39.28</var>a violation of this subdivision may be charged to the violator.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.48.0"></a><a id="pl.39.29"></a><var>39.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 48. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 296A.07, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.39.30"></a><var>39.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Exemptions.</b> The provisions of subdivision 1 do not apply to gasoline or <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.31"></a><var>39.31</var>denatured ethanol purchased by:<br />
         		<a id="pl.39.32"></a><var>39.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) a transit system or transit provider receiving financial assistance or <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.33"></a><var>39.33</var>reimbursement under section 
         <statute_ref>174.24</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>256B.0625, subdivision 17</statute_ref>, or 
         <statute_ref>473.384</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.39.34"></a><var>39.34</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) providers of transportation to recipients of medical assistance home and <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.35"></a><var>39.35</var>community-based services waivers enrolled in day programs, including adult day care, <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.1"></a><var>40.1</var>family adult day care, day treatment and habilitation, prevocational services, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.2"></a><var>40.2</var>structured day services;<br />
         		<a id="pl.40.3"></a><var>40.3</var>(3) an ambulance service licensed under chapter 144E; ~~or~~<br />
         		<a id="pl.40.4"></a><var>40.4</var>(4) providers of medical or dental services by a federally qualified health center, <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.5"></a><var>40.5</var>as defined under title 19 of the Social Security Act, as amended by Section 4161 of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.6"></a><var>40.6</var>Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990, with a motor vehicle used exclusively as a <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.7"></a><var>40.7</var>mobile medical unit; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.40.8"></a><var>40.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;~~(3)~~ (5) a licensed distributor to be delivered to a terminal for use in blending.<br />
         		<a id="pl.40.9"></a><var>40.9</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>Clause (2) is effective retroactively from January 1, 2012, <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.10"></a><var>40.10</var>and clause (4) is effective retroactively from January 1, 2011.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.49.0"></a><a id="pl.40.11"></a><var>40.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 49. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 296A.08, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.40.12"></a><var>40.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Exemptions.</b> The provisions of subdivisions 1 and 2 do not apply to <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.13"></a><var>40.13</var>special fuel or alternative fuels purchased by:<br />
         		<a id="pl.40.14"></a><var>40.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) a transit system or transit provider receiving financial assistance or <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.15"></a><var>40.15</var>reimbursement under section 
         <statute_ref>174.24</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>256B.0625, subdivision 17</statute_ref>, or 
         <statute_ref>473.384</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.40.16"></a><var>40.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) providers of transportation to recipients of medical assistance home and <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.17"></a><var>40.17</var>community-based services waivers enrolled in day programs, including adult day care, <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.18"></a><var>40.18</var>family adult day care, day treatment and habilitation, prevocational services, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.19"></a><var>40.19</var>structured day services;<br />
         		<a id="pl.40.20"></a><var>40.20</var>(3) an ambulance service licensed under chapter 144E; ~~or~~<br />
         		<a id="pl.40.21"></a><var>40.21</var>(4) providers of medical or dental services by a federally qualified health center, <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.22"></a><var>40.22</var>as defined under title 19 of the Social Security Act, as amended by Section 4161 of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.23"></a><var>40.23</var>Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990, with a motor vehicle used exclusively as a <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.24"></a><var>40.24</var>mobile medical unit; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.40.25"></a><var>40.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;~~(3)~~ (5) a licensed distributor to be delivered to a terminal for use in blending.<br />
         		<a id="pl.40.26"></a><var>40.26</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>Clause (2) is effective retroactively from January 1, 2012, <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.27"></a><var>40.27</var>and clause (4) is effective retroactively from January 1, 2011.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.50.0"></a><a id="pl.40.28"></a><var>40.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 50. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 297A.68, subdivision 19, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.40.29"></a><var>40.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 19. <b>Petroleum products.</b> The following petroleum products are exempt:<br />
         		<a id="pl.40.30"></a><var>40.30</var>(1) products upon which a tax has been imposed and paid under chapter 296A, <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.31"></a><var>40.31</var>and for which no refund has been or will be allowed because the buyer used the fuel <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.32"></a><var>40.32</var>for nonhighway use;<br />
         		<a id="pl.41.1"></a><var>41.1</var>(2) products that are used in the improvement of agricultural land by constructing, <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.2"></a><var>41.2</var>maintaining, and repairing drainage ditches, tile drainage systems, grass waterways, water <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.3"></a><var>41.3</var>impoundment, and other erosion control structures;<br />
         		<a id="pl.41.4"></a><var>41.4</var>(3) products purchased by a transit system receiving financial assistance under <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.5"></a><var>41.5</var>section 
         <statute_ref>174.24</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>256B.0625, subdivision 17</statute_ref>, or 
         <statute_ref>473.384</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.41.6"></a><var>41.6</var>(4) products purchased by an ambulance service licensed under chapter 144E;<br />
         		<a id="pl.41.7"></a><var>41.7</var>(5) products used in a passenger snowmobile, as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>296A.01, <br />
            		<a id="pl.41.8"></a><var>41.8</var>subdivision 39
         </statute_ref>, for off-highway business use as part of the operations of a resort as <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.9"></a><var>41.9</var>provided under section 
         <statute_ref>296A.16, subdivision 2</statute_ref>, clause (2); ~~or~~<br />
         		<a id="pl.41.10"></a><var>41.10</var>(6) products purchased by a state or a political subdivision of a state for use in motor <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.11"></a><var>41.11</var>vehicles exempt from registration under section 
         <statute_ref>168.012, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, paragraph (b);<br />
         		<a id="pl.41.12"></a><var>41.12</var>(7) products purchased by providers of transportation to recipients of medical <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.13"></a><var>41.13</var>assistance home and community-based services waivers enrolled in day programs, <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.14"></a><var>41.14</var>including adult day care, family adult day care, day treatment and habilitation, <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.15"></a><var>41.15</var>prevocational services, and structured day services; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.41.16"></a><var>41.16</var>(8) products used in a motor vehicle used exclusively as a mobile medical unit <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.17"></a><var>41.17</var>for the provision of medical or dental services by a federally qualified health center, as <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.18"></a><var>41.18</var>defined under title 19 of the federal Social Security Act, as amended by Section 4161 of <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.19"></a><var>41.19</var>the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990.<br />
         		<a id="pl.41.20"></a><var>41.20</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>Clause (7) is effective retroactively from January 1, 2012, <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.21"></a><var>41.21</var>and clause (8) is effective retroactively from January 1, 2011.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.51.0"></a><a id="pl.41.22"></a><var>41.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 51. Minnesota Statutes 2011 Supplement, section 297B.03, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.41.23"></a><var>41.23</var><b>297B.03 EXEMPTIONS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.41.24"></a><var>41.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;There is specifically exempted from the provisions of this chapter and from <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.25"></a><var>41.25</var>computation of the amount of tax imposed by it the following:<br />
         		<a id="pl.41.26"></a><var>41.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) purchase or use, including use under a lease purchase agreement or installment <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.27"></a><var>41.27</var>sales contract made pursuant to section 
         <statute_ref>465.71</statute_ref>, of any motor vehicle by the United States <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.28"></a><var>41.28</var>and its agencies and instrumentalities and by any person described in and subject to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.29"></a><var>41.29</var>conditions provided in section 
         <statute_ref>297A.67, subdivision 11</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.41.30"></a><var>41.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) purchase or use of any motor vehicle by any person who was a resident of <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.31"></a><var>41.31</var>another state or country at the time of the purchase and who subsequently becomes a <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.32"></a><var>41.32</var>resident of Minnesota, provided the purchase occurred more than 60 days prior to the date <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.33"></a><var>41.33</var>such person began residing in the state of Minnesota and the motor vehicle was registered <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.34"></a><var>41.34</var>in the person's name in the other state or country;<br />
         		<a id="pl.42.1"></a><var>42.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) purchase or use of any motor vehicle by any person making a valid election to be <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.2"></a><var>42.2</var>taxed under the provisions of section 
         <statute_ref>297A.90</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.42.3"></a><var>42.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) purchase or use of any motor vehicle previously registered in the state of <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.4"></a><var>42.4</var>Minnesota when such transfer constitutes a transfer within the meaning of section 118, <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.5"></a><var>42.5</var>331, 332, 336, 337, 338, 351, 355, 368, 721, 731, 1031, 1033, or 1563(a) of the Internal <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.6"></a><var>42.6</var>Revenue Code;<br />
         		<a id="pl.42.7"></a><var>42.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) purchase or use of any vehicle owned by a resident of another state and leased <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.8"></a><var>42.8</var>to a Minnesota-based private or for-hire carrier for regular use in the transportation of <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.9"></a><var>42.9</var>persons or property in interstate commerce provided the vehicle is titled in the state of <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.10"></a><var>42.10</var>the owner or secured party, and that state does not impose a sales tax or sales tax on <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.11"></a><var>42.11</var>motor vehicles used in interstate commerce;<br />
         		<a id="pl.42.12"></a><var>42.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) purchase or use of a motor vehicle by a private nonprofit or public educational <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.13"></a><var>42.13</var>institution for use as an instructional aid in automotive training programs operated by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.14"></a><var>42.14</var>institution. "Automotive training programs" includes motor vehicle body and mechanical <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.15"></a><var>42.15</var>repair courses but does not include driver education programs;<br />
         		<a id="pl.42.16"></a><var>42.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(7) purchase of a motor vehicle by an ambulance service licensed under section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.42.17"></a><var>42.17</var>144E.10
         </statute_ref> when that vehicle is equipped and specifically intended for emergency response <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.18"></a><var>42.18</var>or for providing ambulance service;<br />
         		<a id="pl.42.19"></a><var>42.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(8) purchase of a motor vehicle by or for a public library, as defined in section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.42.20"></a><var>42.20</var>134.001, subdivision 2
         </statute_ref>, as a bookmobile or library delivery vehicle;<br />
         		<a id="pl.42.21"></a><var>42.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(9) purchase of a ready-mixed concrete truck;<br />
         		<a id="pl.42.22"></a><var>42.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(10) purchase or use of a motor vehicle by a town for use exclusively for road <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.23"></a><var>42.23</var>maintenance, including snowplows and dump trucks, but not including automobiles, <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.24"></a><var>42.24</var>vans, or pickup trucks;<br />
         		<a id="pl.42.25"></a><var>42.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(11) purchase or use of a motor vehicle by a corporation, society, association, <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.26"></a><var>42.26</var>foundation, or institution organized and operated exclusively for charitable, religious, <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.27"></a><var>42.27</var>or educational purposes, except a public school, university, or library, but only if the <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.28"></a><var>42.28</var>vehicle is:<br />
         		<a id="pl.42.29"></a><var>42.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) a truck, as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>168.002</statute_ref>, a bus, as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>168.002</statute_ref>, or a <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.30"></a><var>42.30</var>passenger automobile, as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>168.002</statute_ref>, if the automobile is designed and <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.31"></a><var>42.31</var>used for carrying more than nine persons including the driver; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.42.32"></a><var>42.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) intended to be used primarily to transport tangible personal property or <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.33"></a><var>42.33</var>individuals, other than employees, to whom the organization provides service in <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.34"></a><var>42.34</var>performing its charitable, religious, or educational purpose;<br />
         		<a id="pl.42.35"></a><var>42.35</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(12) purchase of a motor vehicle for use by a transit provider exclusively to provide <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.36"></a><var>42.36</var>transit service is exempt if the transit provider is either (i) receiving financial assistance or <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.1"></a><var>43.1</var>reimbursement under section 
         <statute_ref>174.24</statute_ref> or 
         <statute_ref>473.384</statute_ref>, or (ii) operating under section 
         <statute_ref>174.29</statute_ref>, <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.43.2"></a><var>43.2</var>473.388
         </statute_ref>, or 
         <statute_ref>473.405</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.43.3"></a><var>43.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(13) purchase or use of a motor vehicle by a qualified business, as defined in section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.43.4"></a><var>43.4</var>469.310
         </statute_ref>, located in a job opportunity building zone, if the motor vehicle is principally <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.5"></a><var>43.5</var>garaged in the job opportunity building zone and is primarily used as part of or in direct <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.6"></a><var>43.6</var>support of the person's operations carried on in the job opportunity building zone. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.7"></a><var>43.7</var>exemption under this clause applies to sales, if the purchase was made and delivery <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.8"></a><var>43.8</var>received during the duration of the job opportunity building zone. The exemption under <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.9"></a><var>43.9</var>this clause also applies to any local sales and use tax; ~~and~~<br />
         		<a id="pl.43.10"></a><var>43.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(14) purchase of a leased vehicle by the lessee who was a participant in a <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.11"></a><var>43.11</var>lease-to-own program from a charitable organization that is:<br />
         		<a id="pl.43.12"></a><var>43.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.43.13"></a><var>43.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) licensed as a motor vehicle lessor under section 
         <statute_ref>168.27, subdivision 4</statute_ref>; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.43.14"></a><var>43.14</var>(15) purchase of a motor vehicle used exclusively as a mobile medical unit for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.15"></a><var>43.15</var>provision of medical or dental services by a federally qualified health center, as defined <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.16"></a><var>43.16</var>under title 19 of the Social Security Act, as amended by section 4161 of the Omnibus <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.17"></a><var>43.17</var>Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990.<br />
         		<a id="pl.43.18"></a><var>43.18</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective retroactively for sales and purchases <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.19"></a><var>43.19</var>made on and after January 1, 2011.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.52.0"></a><a id="pl.43.20"></a><var>43.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 52. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 299D.085, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.43.21"></a><var>43.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Certificate.</b> Except as provided in subdivision 2a, no person may operate <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.22"></a><var>43.22</var>as an overdimensional load escort driver in this state without a certificate issued by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.23"></a><var>43.23</var>commissioner, or by a state with which the commissioner has entered into a reciprocal <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.24"></a><var>43.24</var>agreement. The commissioner shall assess a fee for each certificate applicant, calculated <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.25"></a><var>43.25</var>to cover the commissioner's cost of establishing and administering the program.<br />
         		<a id="pl.43.26"></a><var>43.26</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.27"></a><var>43.27</var>and expires on the December 31 that occurs immediately after two years following the <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.28"></a><var>43.28</var>publication in the State Register of rules adopted under Laws 2010, chapter 311, section 3, <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.29"></a><var>43.29</var>subdivision 5.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.53.0"></a><a id="pl.43.30"></a><var>43.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 53. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 299D.085, is amended by adding a <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.31"></a><var>43.31</var>subdivision to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.43.32"></a><var>43.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2a. <b>Exceptions.</b> A person who is a minimum of 18 years of age, possesses a <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.33"></a><var>43.33</var>valid operator's license for the type of vehicle being operated, and meets vehicle and safety <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.1"></a><var>44.1</var>equipment standards specified by the commissioner may operate without a certificate as an <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.2"></a><var>44.2</var>overdimensional load escort driver when: (1) the load consists of manufactured homes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.3"></a><var>44.3</var>as defined in section 327.31, subdivision 6, or modular homes, as defined in section <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.4"></a><var>44.4</var>272.02, subdivision 85, paragraph (c); (2) the load does not extend over the centerline of a <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.5"></a><var>44.5</var>roadway; and (3) the vehicle carrying the overdimensional load is not routed to travel the <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.6"></a><var>44.6</var>wrong way on a roadway.<br />
         		<a id="pl.44.7"></a><var>44.7</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.8"></a><var>44.8</var>and expires on the December 31 that occurs immediately after two years following the <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.9"></a><var>44.9</var>publication in the State Register of rules adopted under Laws 2010, chapter 311, section 3, <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.10"></a><var>44.10</var>subdivision 5.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.54.0"></a><a id="pl.44.11"></a><var>44.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 54. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 299D.09, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.44.12"></a><var>44.12</var><b>299D.09 ESCORT SERVICE; APPROPRIATION; RECEIPTS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.44.13"></a><var>44.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Fees charged for escort services provided by the State Patrol are annually <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.14"></a><var>44.14</var>appropriated to the commissioner of public safety to administer and provide these services.<br />
         		<a id="pl.44.15"></a><var>44.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The ~~fees~~ fee charged for services provided by the State Patrol with a vehicle ~~are~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.16"></a><var>44.16</var>~~$73.60~~ is $79.28 an hour ~~in fiscal year 2008 and $75.76 an hour in fiscal year 2009 and~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.17"></a><var>44.17</var>~~thereafter~~. The ~~fees~~ fee charged for services provided without a vehicle ~~are $54~~ is $59.28 <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.18"></a><var>44.18</var>an hour ~~in fiscal year 2008 and $56.16 an hour in fiscal year 2009 and thereafter~~.<br />
         		<a id="pl.44.19"></a><var>44.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The fees charged for State Patrol flight services are $140 an hour for a fixed wing <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.20"></a><var>44.20</var>aircraft, $490 an hour for a helicopter, and $600 an hour for the Queen Air in fiscal year <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.21"></a><var>44.21</var>2012; and $139.64 an hour for a fixed wing aircraft, $560.83 an hour for a helicopter, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.22"></a><var>44.22</var>$454.84 an hour for the Queen Air in fiscal year 2013 and thereafter.<br />
         		<a id="pl.44.23"></a><var>44.23</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2012.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.55.0"></a><a id="pl.44.24"></a><var>44.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 55. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 473.39, is amended by adding a subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.25"></a><var>44.25</var>to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.44.26"></a><var>44.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 1r. <b>Obligations.</b> After July 1, 2012, in addition to other authority under this <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.27"></a><var>44.27</var>section, the council may issue certificates of indebtedness, bonds, or other obligations <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.28"></a><var>44.28</var>under this section in an amount not exceeding $39,600,000 for capital expenditures as <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.29"></a><var>44.29</var>prescribed in the council's transit capital improvement program and for related costs, <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.30"></a><var>44.30</var>including the costs of issuance and sale of the obligations. Of this authorization, up to <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.31"></a><var>44.31</var>$4,200,000 may be made available to fund capital projects in amounts that would have <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.32"></a><var>44.32</var>otherwise been funded using replacement transit service provider reserves that were <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.1"></a><var>45.1</var>reduced in 2012 as a result of Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 3, article 1, <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.2"></a><var>45.2</var>section 4.<br />
         		<a id="pl.45.3"></a><var>45.3</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION.</b>This section is effective the day following <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.4"></a><var>45.4</var>final enactment, and applies in the counties of Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.5"></a><var>45.5</var>Scott, and Washington.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.56.0"></a><a id="pl.45.6"></a><var>45.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 56. Laws 2009, chapter 158, section 10, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.45.7"></a><var>45.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 10. <b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.45.8"></a><var>45.8</var>Sections 2 and 3 are effective August 1, 2009, and the amendments made in sections <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.9"></a><var>45.9</var>2 and 3 to Minnesota Statutes, sections 
         <statute_ref>169.011</statute_ref> and 
         <statute_ref>169.045</statute_ref>, expire July 31, ~~2012~~ 2014.<br />
         		<a id="pl.45.10"></a><var>45.10</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.57.0"></a><a id="pl.45.11"></a><var>45.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 57. <b>LEGISLATIVE ROUTE NO. 227 REMOVED.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.45.12"></a><var>45.12</var>(a) Minnesota Statutes, section 161.115, subdivision 158, is repealed effective the <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.13"></a><var>45.13</var>day after the commissioner of transportation receives a copy of the agreement between <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.14"></a><var>45.14</var>the commissioner and the governing body of Wadena County to transfer jurisdiction of <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.15"></a><var>45.15</var>Legislative Route No. 227 and notifies the revisor of statutes under paragraph (b).<br />
         		<a id="pl.45.16"></a><var>45.16</var>(b) The revisor of statutes shall delete the route identified in paragraph (a) from <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.17"></a><var>45.17</var>Minnesota Statutes when the commissioner of transportation sends notice to the revisor <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.18"></a><var>45.18</var>electronically or in writing that the conditions required to transfer the route have been <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.19"></a><var>45.19</var>satisfied.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.58.0"></a><a id="pl.45.20"></a><var>45.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 58. <b>LEGISLATIVE ROUTE NO. 258 REMOVED.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.45.21"></a><var>45.21</var>(a) Minnesota Statutes, section 161.115, subdivision 189, is repealed effective the <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.22"></a><var>45.22</var>day after the commissioner of transportation receives a copy of the agreement between <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.23"></a><var>45.23</var>the commissioner and the governing body of Brown County to transfer jurisdiction of <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.24"></a><var>45.24</var>Legislative Route No. 258 and notifies the revisor of statutes under paragraph (b).<br />
         		<a id="pl.45.25"></a><var>45.25</var>(b) The revisor of statutes shall delete the route identified in paragraph (a) from <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.26"></a><var>45.26</var>Minnesota Statutes when the commissioner of transportation sends notice to the revisor <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.27"></a><var>45.27</var>electronically or in writing that the conditions required to transfer the route have been <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.28"></a><var>45.28</var>satisfied.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.59.0"></a><a id="pl.45.29"></a><var>45.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 59. <b>LEGISLATIVE ROUTE NO. 291 REMOVED.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.45.30"></a><var>45.30</var>(a) Minnesota Statutes, section 161.115, subdivision 222, is repealed effective the <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.31"></a><var>45.31</var>day after the commissioner of transportation receives a copy of the agreement between the <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.1"></a><var>46.1</var>commissioner and the governing body of the city of Hastings to transfer jurisdiction of <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.2"></a><var>46.2</var>Legislative Route No. 291 and notifies the revisor of statutes under paragraph (b).<br />
         		<a id="pl.46.3"></a><var>46.3</var>(b) The revisor of statutes shall delete the route identified in paragraph (a) from <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.4"></a><var>46.4</var>Minnesota Statutes when the commissioner of transportation sends notice to the revisor <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.5"></a><var>46.5</var>electronically or in writing that the conditions required to transfer the route have been <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.6"></a><var>46.6</var>satisfied.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.60.0"></a><a id="pl.46.7"></a><var>46.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 60. <b>I-94 NOISE IMPACTS STAKEHOLDER GROUP.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.46.8"></a><var>46.8</var>(a) The commissioner of transportation shall establish a noise impacts stakeholder <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.9"></a><var>46.9</var>group in conjunction with all trunk highway projects on marked Interstate Highway <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.10"></a><var>46.10</var>94, at or near the interchange with marked Trunk Highway 280 in St. Paul, for which <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.11"></a><var>46.11</var>preliminary engineering or preliminary design commences prior to January 1, 2018. <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.12"></a><var>46.12</var>(b) At a minimum, membership of the stakeholder group consists of Department of <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.13"></a><var>46.13</var>Transportation project team representatives and interested community stakeholders.<br />
         		<a id="pl.46.14"></a><var>46.14</var>(c) As part of the project development process for any project identified under <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.15"></a><var>46.15</var>paragraph (a), the commissioner shall consult with the stakeholder group to provide <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.16"></a><var>46.16</var>background information and data on noise impacts, review practices and evaluation <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.17"></a><var>46.17</var>options for noise mitigation, and obtain recommendations from the stakeholder group for <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.18"></a><var>46.18</var>noise mitigation components of the project design.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.61.0"></a><a id="pl.46.19"></a><var>46.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 61. <b>MUNICIPAL STATE-AID STREET FUND 2013 ALLOCATION.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.46.20"></a><var>46.20</var>(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 162.13, subdivision 1, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.21"></a><var>46.21</var>commissioner of transportation shall allocate the apportionment sum available in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.22"></a><var>46.22</var>municipal state-aid street fund, following the deductions under Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.23"></a><var>46.23</var>162.12, as provided in this section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.46.24"></a><var>46.24</var>(b) The commissioner shall identify a remuneration sum for each city that:<br />
         		<a id="pl.46.25"></a><var>46.25</var>(1) qualifies for municipal state-aid street funds under Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.26"></a><var>46.26</var>162.09, subdivision 4a; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.46.27"></a><var>46.27</var>(2) was not allocated municipal state-aid street funds for calendar year 2012.<br />
         		<a id="pl.46.28"></a><var>46.28</var>(c) The remuneration sum for each city equals the amount the city received under <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.29"></a><var>46.29</var>the allocation of municipal state-aid street funds for calendar year 2011.<br />
         		<a id="pl.46.30"></a><var>46.30</var>(d) For the calendar year 2013 allocation only, the commissioner shall:<br />
         		<a id="pl.46.31"></a><var>46.31</var>(1) allocate to the appropriate city an amount from the apportionment sum equal <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.32"></a><var>46.32</var>to the remuneration sum calculated in paragraph (c); and<br />
         		<a id="pl.46.33"></a><var>46.33</var>(2) allocate the remaining apportionment sum as provided under Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.34"></a><var>46.34</var>section 162.13, subdivision 1.<br />
         		<a id="pl.47.1"></a><var>47.1</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.62.0"></a><a id="pl.47.2"></a><var>47.2</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 62. <b>REPORTS ON USE OF CONSTRUCTION MANAGER/GENERAL </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.47.3"></a><var>47.3</var><b>CONTRACTOR METHOD.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.47.4"></a><var>47.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Submission of reports.</b> The commissioner shall report on experience <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.5"></a><var>47.5</var>with and evaluation of the construction manager/general contractor method of contracting <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.6"></a><var>47.6</var>authorized in Minnesota Statutes, sections 161.3207 to 161.3209. The reports must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.7"></a><var>47.7</var>submitted to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.8"></a><var>47.8</var>jurisdiction over transportation policy or transportation finance and in compliance with <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.9"></a><var>47.9</var>Minnesota Statutes, sections 3.195 and 3.197. An interim report must be submitted <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.10"></a><var>47.10</var>no later than 12 months following the commissioner's acceptance of five construction <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.11"></a><var>47.11</var>manager/general contractor contracts. A final report must be submitted no later than 12 <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.12"></a><var>47.12</var>months following the commissioner's acceptance of ten construction manager/general <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.13"></a><var>47.13</var>contractor contracts. <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.14"></a><var>47.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Content of reports.</b> The reports must include: (1) a description of <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.15"></a><var>47.15</var>circumstances of any projects as to which construction manager/general contractor <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.16"></a><var>47.16</var>requests for qualifications or requests for proposals were solicited, followed by a <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.17"></a><var>47.17</var>cancellation of the solicitation; (2) a description of projects as to which construction <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.18"></a><var>47.18</var>manager/general contractor method was utilized; (3) a comparison of project cost <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.19"></a><var>47.19</var>estimates with final project costs, if available; and (4) evaluation of the construction <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.20"></a><var>47.20</var>manager/general contractor method of procurement with respect to implications for <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.21"></a><var>47.21</var>project cost, use of innovative techniques, completion time, and obtaining maximum <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.22"></a><var>47.22</var>value. The final report must also include recommendations as to continued use of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.23"></a><var>47.23</var>program and desired modifications to the program, and recommended legislation to <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.24"></a><var>47.24</var>continue, discontinue, or modify the program.<br />
         		<a id="pl.47.25"></a><var>47.25</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.26"></a><var>47.26</var>and expires one year following the acceptance of ten construction manager/general <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.27"></a><var>47.27</var>contractor contracts.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.63.0"></a><a id="pl.47.28"></a><var>47.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 63. <b>REPORT ON WATER PERMITTING PROCESSES FOR </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.47.29"></a><var>47.29</var><b>TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.47.30"></a><var>47.30</var>By January 15, 2013, the commissioners of transportation, natural resources, and the <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.31"></a><var>47.31</var>Pollution Control Agency, in consultation with local road authorities and the Board of <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.32"></a><var>47.32</var>Water and Soil Resources, shall submit recommendations to the house of representatives <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.33"></a><var>47.33</var>and senate committees and divisions with primary jurisdiction over environment and <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.1"></a><var>48.1</var>natural resources policy and finance and transportation policy and finance on how <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.2"></a><var>48.2</var>water-related permitting for transportation projects can best be streamlined through <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.3"></a><var>48.3</var>creation of a single point of issuance system. The recommendations shall:<br />
         		<a id="pl.48.4"></a><var>48.4</var>(1) outline a single point of issuance system in which road authorities applying <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.5"></a><var>48.5</var>for state water permits would interact with a single state agency serving as the sole <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.6"></a><var>48.6</var>intermediary on behalf of all state agencies with an interest in a road authority's water <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.7"></a><var>48.7</var>permit application;<br />
         		<a id="pl.48.8"></a><var>48.8</var>(2) provide a goal for the maximum number of days the state believes are necessary <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.9"></a><var>48.9</var>to issue final water permitting decisions; <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.10"></a><var>48.10</var>(3) identify how state entities with current oversight authority over water permitting <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.11"></a><var>48.11</var>decisions would allocate resources to accommodate a single point of issuance system; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.48.12"></a><var>48.12</var>(4) suggest strategies to enhance the coordination of federal and state water <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.13"></a><var>48.13</var>permitting information gathering and decision-making.<br />
         		<a id="pl.48.14"></a><var>48.14</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.64.0"></a><a id="pl.48.15"></a><var>48.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 64. <b>REVISOR'S INSTRUCTION.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.48.16"></a><var>48.16</var>The revisor of statutes shall renumber the provisions of Minnesota Statutes listed <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.17"></a><var>48.17</var>in column A to the references listed in column B. The revisor shall also make necessary <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.18"></a><var>48.18</var>cross-reference changes in Minnesota Statutes consistent with the renumbering.<br />
         		
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               <td>Column A<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Column B<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.48.20"></a><var>48.20</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>169.011, subdivision 83<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>168B.011, subdivision 12a<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.48.21"></a><var>48.21</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>169.041<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>168B.035<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.48.22"></a><var>48.22</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>169.64, subdivision 5<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>168B.16<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.48.23"></a><var>48.23</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>169.86, subdivision 8<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>168B.15<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.48.24"></a><var>48.24</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>465.75<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>168B.14<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.48.25"></a><var>48.25</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>514.18, subdivision 1a<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>168B.045<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><br />
         		<a id="bill.3.65.0"></a><a id="pl.48.26"></a><var>48.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 65. <b> RULES REPEALER.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.48.27"></a><var>48.27</var>Minnesota Rules, parts 8810.9000; 8810.9100; 8810.9200; 8810.9300; 8810.9400; <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.28"></a><var>48.28</var>8810.9500; 8810.9600; and 8810.9700, are repealed.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.66.0"></a><a id="pl.48.29"></a><var>48.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 66. <b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.48.30"></a><var>48.30</var>Unless otherwise specified, this article is effective August 1, 2012.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.0.0"></a><div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.49.1"></a><var>49.1</var><b>ARTICLE 4</b><br />
            		
         </div>
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.49.2"></a><var>49.2</var><b>TRANSPORTATION POLICY</b><br />
            		
         </div><br />
         		<a id="bill.4.1.0"></a><a id="pl.49.3"></a><var>49.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 85.015, is amended by adding a <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.4"></a><var>49.4</var>subdivision to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.49.5"></a><var>49.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 1d. <b>Bicycle use of trails.</b> The commissioner may not prohibit or otherwise <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.6"></a><var>49.6</var>restrict operation of an electric-assisted bicycle, as defined in section 169.011, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.7"></a><var>49.7</var>27, on any trail under this section for which bicycle use is permitted, unless the <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.8"></a><var>49.8</var>commissioner determines that operation of the electric-assisted bicycle is not consistent <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.9"></a><var>49.9</var>with (1) the safety or general welfare of trail users; or (2) the terms of any property <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.10"></a><var>49.10</var>conveyance.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.2.0"></a><a id="pl.49.11"></a><var>49.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 85.018, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.49.12"></a><var>49.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Authority of local government.</b> (a) A local government unit that receives <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.13"></a><var>49.13</var>state grants-in-aid for any trail, with the concurrence of the commissioner, and the <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.14"></a><var>49.14</var>landowner or land lessee, may:<br />
         		<a id="pl.49.15"></a><var>49.15</var>(1) designate the trail for use by snowmobiles or for nonmotorized use from <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.16"></a><var>49.16</var>December 1 to April 1 of any year; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.49.17"></a><var>49.17</var>(2) issue any permit required under subdivisions 3 to 5.<br />
         		<a id="pl.49.18"></a><var>49.18</var>(b) A local government unit that receives state grants-in-aid under section 
         <statute_ref>84.794, <br />
            		<a id="pl.49.19"></a><var>49.19</var>subdivision 2
         </statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>84.803, subdivision 2</statute_ref>, or 
         <statute_ref>84.927, subdivision 2</statute_ref>, for any trail, with the <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.20"></a><var>49.20</var>concurrence of the commissioner, and landowner or land lessee, may:<br />
         		<a id="pl.49.21"></a><var>49.21</var>(1) designate the trail specifically for use at various times of the year by all-terrain or <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.22"></a><var>49.22</var>off-road vehicles or off-highway motorcycles, for nonmotorized use such as ski touring, <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.23"></a><var>49.23</var>snowshoeing, and hiking, and for multiple use, but not for motorized and nonmotorized <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.24"></a><var>49.24</var>use at the same time; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.49.25"></a><var>49.25</var>(2) issue any permit required under subdivisions 3 to 5.<br />
         		<a id="pl.49.26"></a><var>49.26</var>(c) A local unit of government that receives state grants-in-aid for any trail, with the <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.27"></a><var>49.27</var>concurrence of the commissioner and landowner or land lessee, may designate certain <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.28"></a><var>49.28</var>trails for joint use by snowmobiles, off-highway motorcycles, all-terrain vehicles, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.29"></a><var>49.29</var>off-road vehicles.<br />
         		<a id="pl.49.30"></a><var>49.30</var>(d) A local unit of government may not prohibit or otherwise restrict operation of an <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.31"></a><var>49.31</var>electric-assisted bicycle, as defined in section 169.011, subdivision 27, on any trail under <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.32"></a><var>49.32</var>this section designated for bicycle use or nonmotorized use that includes bicycles, unless <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.33"></a><var>49.33</var>the local unit of government determines that operation of the electric-assisted bicycle is <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.34"></a><var>49.34</var>not consistent with (1) the safety or general welfare of trail users; or (2) the terms of <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.35"></a><var>49.35</var>any property conveyance.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.3.0"></a><a id="pl.50.1"></a><var>50.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 85.018, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.50.2"></a><var>50.2</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Nonmotorized use trails.</b> No motorized vehicle shall be operated on a <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.3"></a><var>50.3</var>trail designated for nonmotorized use. This subdivision does not apply to (1) motorized <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.4"></a><var>50.4</var>wheelchairs or other motorized devices operated by an individual who is physically <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.5"></a><var>50.5</var>disabled; or (2) electric-assisted bicycles, as defined in section 169.011, subdivision 27.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.4.0"></a><a id="pl.50.6"></a><var>50.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 160.263, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.50.7"></a><var>50.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Powers of political subdivisions.</b> (a) The governing body of any political <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.8"></a><var>50.8</var>subdivision may by ordinance or resolution:<br />
         		<a id="pl.50.9"></a><var>50.9</var>(1) designate any roadway or shoulder or portion thereof under its jurisdiction as <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.10"></a><var>50.10</var>a bicycle lane or bicycle route;<br />
         		<a id="pl.50.11"></a><var>50.11</var>(2) designate any sidewalk or portion thereof under its jurisdiction as a bicycle path <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.12"></a><var>50.12</var>provided that the designation does not destroy a pedestrian way or pedestrian access;<br />
         		<a id="pl.50.13"></a><var>50.13</var>(3) develop and designate bicycle paths;<br />
         		<a id="pl.50.14"></a><var>50.14</var>(4) designate as bikeways all bicycle lanes, bicycle routes, and bicycle paths.<br />
         		<a id="pl.50.15"></a><var>50.15</var>(b) A governing body may not prohibit or otherwise restrict operation of an <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.16"></a><var>50.16</var>electric-assisted bicycle, as defined in section 169.011, subdivision 27, on any bikeway, <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.17"></a><var>50.17</var>roadway, or shoulder, unless the governing body determines that operation of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.18"></a><var>50.18</var>electric-assisted bicycle is not consistent with (1) the safety or general welfare of bikeway, <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.19"></a><var>50.19</var>roadway, or shoulder users; or (2) the terms of any property conveyance.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.5.0"></a><a id="pl.50.20"></a><var>50.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 5. <b>[160.266] MISSISSIPPI RIVER TRAIL.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.50.21"></a><var>50.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Definitions.</b> For the purposes of this section:<br />
         		<a id="pl.50.22"></a><var>50.22</var>(1) "bicycle path" has the meaning given in section 169.011, subdivision 6; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.50.23"></a><var>50.23</var>(2) "bikeway" has the meaning given in section 169.011, subdivision 9.<br />
         		<a id="pl.50.24"></a><var>50.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Creation.</b> The commissioner, in cooperation with road and trail authorities <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.25"></a><var>50.25</var>including the commissioner of natural resources, shall identify a bikeway that originates at <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.26"></a><var>50.26</var>Itasca State Park in Clearwater, Beltrami, and Hubbard Counties, then generally parallels <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.27"></a><var>50.27</var>the Mississippi River through the cities of Bemidji in Beltrami County, Grand Rapids in <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.28"></a><var>50.28</var>Itasca County, Brainerd in Crow Wing County, Little Falls in Morrison County, Sauk <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.29"></a><var>50.29</var>Rapids in Benton County, St. Cloud in Stearns County, Minneapolis in Hennepin County, <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.30"></a><var>50.30</var>St. Paul in Ramsey County, Hastings in Dakota County, Red Wing in Goodhue County, <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.31"></a><var>50.31</var>Wabasha in Wabasha County, Winona in Winona County, and La Crescent in Houston <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.32"></a><var>50.32</var>County to Minnesota's boundary with Iowa and there terminates. Where opportunities <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.33"></a><var>50.33</var>exist, the bikeway may be designated on both sides of the Mississippi River.<br />
         		<a id="pl.51.1"></a><var>51.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Connections with other bikeways.</b> (a) The commissioner, in cooperation <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.2"></a><var>51.2</var>with road and trail authorities including the commissioner of natural resources, shall:<br />
         		<a id="pl.51.3"></a><var>51.3</var>(1) identify existing bikeways of regional significance that are in reasonable <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.4"></a><var>51.4</var>proximity but not connected to the bikeway established in this section, including but not <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.5"></a><var>51.5</var>limited to the Lake Wobegon Trail in the counties of Stearns and Todd; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.51.6"></a><var>51.6</var>(2) support development of linkages between bikeways identified under clause (1) <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.7"></a><var>51.7</var>and the bikeway established in this section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.51.8"></a><var>51.8</var>(b) The requirements of this subdivision are a secondary priority for use of funds <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.9"></a><var>51.9</var>available under this section following establishment and enhancement of the bikeway <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.10"></a><var>51.10</var>under subdivision 1.<br />
         		<a id="pl.51.11"></a><var>51.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Cooperation with other entities.</b> The commissioner may contract and <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.12"></a><var>51.12</var>enter into agreements with federal agencies, other state agencies, local governments, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.13"></a><var>51.13</var>private entities to establish, develop, maintain, and operate the bikeway and to interpret <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.14"></a><var>51.14</var>associated natural and cultural resources.<br />
         		<a id="pl.51.15"></a><var>51.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Funding.</b> Bicycle paths included within the bikeway and not administered <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.16"></a><var>51.16</var>by the commissioner of natural resources are eligible for funding from the environment <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.17"></a><var>51.17</var>and natural resources trust fund under chapter 116P, from the parks and trails grant <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.18"></a><var>51.18</var>program under section 85.535, from the local recreation grants program under section <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.19"></a><var>51.19</var>85.019, subdivision 4b, and from other sources.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.6.0"></a><a id="pl.51.20"></a><var>51.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 161.14, subdivision 66, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.51.21"></a><var>51.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 66. <b>Veterans Memorial Highway.</b> ~~Legislative Route No. 31, signed as~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.22"></a><var>51.22</var>Trunk Highway marked 200 as of July 1, 2010, from the border with North Dakota to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.23"></a><var>51.23</var>city of Mahnomen, is designated as the "Veterans Memorial Highway." The commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.24"></a><var>51.24</var>shall adopt a suitable design to mark this highway and erect appropriate signs, subject <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.25"></a><var>51.25</var>to section 
         <statute_ref>161.139</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.7.0"></a><a id="pl.51.26"></a><var>51.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 161.14, is amended by adding a subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.27"></a><var>51.27</var>to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.51.28"></a><var>51.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 70. <b>Arianna Celeste Macnamara Memorial Bridge.</b> The pedestrian <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.29"></a><var>51.29</var>bridge over Route No. 7, signed as Trunk Highway 14 on the effective date of this <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.30"></a><var>51.30</var>section, located in the city of Rochester west of Route No. 20, signed as U.S. Highway <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.31"></a><var>51.31</var>52 on the effective date of this section, is designated as "Arianna Celeste Macnamara <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.32"></a><var>51.32</var>Memorial Bridge." Subject to section 161.139, the commissioner shall adopt a suitable <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.33"></a><var>51.33</var>marking design to memorialize the bridge and shall erect the appropriate signs as close as <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.34"></a><var>51.34</var>practicable to the bridge.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.8.0"></a><a id="pl.52.1"></a><var>52.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 161.14, is amended by adding a subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.2"></a><var>52.2</var>to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.52.3"></a><var>52.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 71. <b>Deputy John W. Liebenstein Memorial Highway.</b> (a) That segment of <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.4"></a><var>52.4</var>Route No. 390, signed as Interstate Highway 35 on the effective date of this section and <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.5"></a><var>52.5</var>located in Rice County, is designated as "Deputy John W. Liebenstein Memorial Highway." <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.6"></a><var>52.6</var>Subject to section 161.139, the commissioner shall adopt a suitable marking design to <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.7"></a><var>52.7</var>mark this highway and shall erect the appropriate signs as provided in paragraph (b).<br />
         		<a id="pl.52.8"></a><var>52.8</var>(b) The commissioner of transportation shall erect suitable signs on marked <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.9"></a><var>52.9</var>Interstate Highway 35 as close as practicable to the following locations:<br />
         		<a id="pl.52.10"></a><var>52.10</var>(1) one sign on the southbound entrance ramp of the interchange with Rice County <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.11"></a><var>52.11</var>State-Aid Highway 1; and <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.12"></a><var>52.12</var>(2) one sign on the northbound entrance ramp of the interchange with Rice County <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.13"></a><var>52.13</var>State-Aid Highway 1.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.9.0"></a><a id="pl.52.14"></a><var>52.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 162.081, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.52.15"></a><var>52.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Formula for distribution to towns; purposes.</b> (a) Money apportioned to a <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.16"></a><var>52.16</var>county from the town road account must be distributed to the treasurer of each town within <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.17"></a><var>52.17</var>the county, according to a distribution formula adopted by the county board. The formula <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.18"></a><var>52.18</var>must take into account each town's levy for road and bridge purposes, its population and <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.19"></a><var>52.19</var>town road mileage, and other factors the county board deems advisable in the interests <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.20"></a><var>52.20</var>of achieving equity among the towns. Distribution of town road funds to each town <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.21"></a><var>52.21</var>treasurer must be made by March 1, annually, or within 30 days after receipt of payment <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.22"></a><var>52.22</var>from the commissioner. Distribution of funds to town treasurers in a county which has <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.23"></a><var>52.23</var>not adopted a distribution formula under this subdivision must be made according to a <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.24"></a><var>52.24</var>formula prescribed by the commissioner by rule. ~~A formula adopted by a county board or~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.25"></a><var>52.25</var>~~by the commissioner must provide that a town, in order to be eligible for distribution of~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.26"></a><var>52.26</var>~~funds from the town road account in a calendar year, must have levied for taxes payable in~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.27"></a><var>52.27</var>~~the previous year for road and bridge purposes at least 0.04835 percent of taxable market~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.28"></a><var>52.28</var>~~value. For purposes of this eligibility requirement, taxable market value means taxable~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.29"></a><var>52.29</var>~~market value for taxes payable two years prior to the aid distribution year.~~<br />
         		<a id="pl.52.30"></a><var>52.30</var>(b) Money distributed to a town under this subdivision may be expended by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.31"></a><var>52.31</var>town only for the construction, reconstruction, and gravel maintenance of town roads <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.32"></a><var>52.32</var>within the town.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.10.0"></a><a id="pl.52.33"></a><var>52.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 168.012, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.53.1"></a><var>53.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Vehicles exempt from tax, fees, or plate display.</b> (a) The following <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.2"></a><var>53.2</var>vehicles are exempt from the provisions of this chapter requiring payment of tax and <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.3"></a><var>53.3</var>registration fees, except as provided in subdivision 1c:<br />
         		<a id="pl.53.4"></a><var>53.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) vehicles owned and used solely in the transaction of official business by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.5"></a><var>53.5</var>federal government, the state, or any political subdivision;<br />
         		<a id="pl.53.6"></a><var>53.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) vehicles owned and used exclusively by educational institutions and used solely <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.7"></a><var>53.7</var>in the transportation of pupils to and from those institutions;<br />
         		<a id="pl.53.8"></a><var>53.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) vehicles used solely in driver education programs at nonpublic high schools;<br />
         		<a id="pl.53.9"></a><var>53.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) vehicles owned by nonprofit charities and used exclusively to transport disabled <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.10"></a><var>53.10</var>persons for charitable, religious, or educational purposes;<br />
         		<a id="pl.53.11"></a><var>53.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) vehicles owned by nonprofit charities and used exclusively for disaster response <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.12"></a><var>53.12</var>and related activities;<br />
         		<a id="pl.53.13"></a><var>53.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) vehicles owned by ambulance services licensed under section 
         <statute_ref>144E.10</statute_ref> that <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.14"></a><var>53.14</var>are equipped and specifically intended for emergency response or providing ambulance <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.15"></a><var>53.15</var>services; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.53.16"></a><var>53.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(7) vehicles owned by a commercial driving school licensed under section 
         <statute_ref>171.34</statute_ref>, <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.17"></a><var>53.17</var>or an employee of a commercial driving school licensed under section 
         <statute_ref>171.34</statute_ref>, and the <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.18"></a><var>53.18</var>vehicle is used exclusively for driver education and training.<br />
         		<a id="pl.53.19"></a><var>53.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) Provided the general appearance of the vehicle is unmistakable, the following <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.20"></a><var>53.20</var>vehicles are not required to register or display number plates:<br />
         		<a id="pl.53.21"></a><var>53.21</var>(1) vehicles owned by the federal government;<br />
         		<a id="pl.53.22"></a><var>53.22</var>(2) fire apparatuses, including fire-suppression support vehicles, owned or leased by <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.23"></a><var>53.23</var>the state or a political subdivision;<br />
         		<a id="pl.53.24"></a><var>53.24</var>(3) police patrols owned or leased by the state or a political subdivision; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.53.25"></a><var>53.25</var>(4) ambulances owned or leased by the state or a political subdivision.<br />
         		<a id="pl.53.26"></a><var>53.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) Unmarked vehicles used in general police work, liquor investigations, or arson <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.27"></a><var>53.27</var>investigations, and passenger automobiles, pickup trucks, and buses owned or operated by <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.28"></a><var>53.28</var>the Department of Corrections or by conservation officers of the Division of Enforcement <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.29"></a><var>53.29</var>and Field Service of the Department of Natural Resources, must be registered and must <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.30"></a><var>53.30</var>display appropriate license number plates, furnished by the registrar at cost. Original and <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.31"></a><var>53.31</var>renewal applications for these license plates authorized for use in general police work and <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.32"></a><var>53.32</var>for use by the Department of Corrections or by conservation officers must be accompanied <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.33"></a><var>53.33</var>by a certification signed by the appropriate chief of police if issued to a police vehicle, <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.34"></a><var>53.34</var>the appropriate sheriff if issued to a sheriff's vehicle, the commissioner of corrections if <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.35"></a><var>53.35</var>issued to a Department of Corrections vehicle, or the appropriate officer in charge if <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.36"></a><var>53.36</var>issued to a vehicle of any other law enforcement agency. The certification must be on a <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.1"></a><var>54.1</var>form prescribed by the commissioner and state that the vehicle will be used exclusively <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.2"></a><var>54.2</var>for a purpose authorized by this section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.54.3"></a><var>54.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) Unmarked vehicles used by the Departments of Revenue and Labor and Industry, <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.4"></a><var>54.4</var>fraud unit, in conducting seizures or criminal investigations must be registered and must <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.5"></a><var>54.5</var>display passenger vehicle classification license number plates, furnished at cost by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.6"></a><var>54.6</var>registrar. Original and renewal applications for these passenger vehicle license plates <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.7"></a><var>54.7</var>must be accompanied by a certification signed by the commissioner of revenue or the <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.8"></a><var>54.8</var>commissioner of labor and industry. The certification must be on a form prescribed by <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.9"></a><var>54.9</var>the commissioner and state that the vehicles will be used exclusively for the purposes <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.10"></a><var>54.10</var>authorized by this section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.54.11"></a><var>54.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) Unmarked vehicles used by the Division of Disease Prevention and Control of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.12"></a><var>54.12</var>Department of Health must be registered and must display passenger vehicle classification <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.13"></a><var>54.13</var>license number plates. These plates must be furnished at cost by the registrar. Original <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.14"></a><var>54.14</var>and renewal applications for these passenger vehicle license plates must be accompanied <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.15"></a><var>54.15</var>by a certification signed by the commissioner of health. The certification must be on a <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.16"></a><var>54.16</var>form prescribed by the commissioner and state that the vehicles will be used exclusively <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.17"></a><var>54.17</var>for the official duties of the Division of Disease Prevention and Control.<br />
         		<a id="pl.54.18"></a><var>54.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(f) Unmarked vehicles used by staff of the Gambling Control Board in gambling <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.19"></a><var>54.19</var>investigations and reviews must be registered and must display passenger vehicle <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.20"></a><var>54.20</var>classification license number plates. These plates must be furnished at cost by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.21"></a><var>54.21</var>registrar. Original and renewal applications for these passenger vehicle license plates must <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.22"></a><var>54.22</var>be accompanied by a certification signed by the board chair. The certification must be on a <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.23"></a><var>54.23</var>form prescribed by the commissioner and state that the vehicles will be used exclusively <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.24"></a><var>54.24</var>for the official duties of the Gambling Control Board.<br />
         		<a id="pl.54.25"></a><var>54.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(g) Unmarked vehicles used in general investigation, surveillance, supervision, <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.26"></a><var>54.26</var>and monitoring by the staff of the Department of Human Services Office of Special <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.27"></a><var>54.27</var>Investigations and the executive director of the Minnesota sex offender program must <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.28"></a><var>54.28</var>be registered and must display passenger vehicle classification license number plates, <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.29"></a><var>54.29</var>furnished by the registrar at cost. Original and renewal applications for passenger vehicle <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.30"></a><var>54.30</var>license plates must be accompanied by a certification signed by the commissioner of <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.31"></a><var>54.31</var>human services. The certification must be on a form prescribed by the commissioner and <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.32"></a><var>54.32</var>state that the vehicles must be used exclusively for the official duties of the Office of <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.33"></a><var>54.33</var>Special Investigations and the executive director of the Minnesota sex offender program.<br />
         		<a id="pl.54.34"></a><var>54.34</var>(h) Each state hospital and institution for persons who are mentally ill and <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.35"></a><var>54.35</var>developmentally disabled may have one vehicle without the required identification on <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.36"></a><var>54.36</var>the sides of the vehicle. The vehicle must be registered and must display passenger <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.1"></a><var>55.1</var>vehicle classification license number plates. These plates must be furnished at cost by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.2"></a><var>55.2</var>registrar. Original and renewal applications for these passenger vehicle license plates must <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.3"></a><var>55.3</var>be accompanied by a certification signed by the hospital administrator. The certification <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.4"></a><var>55.4</var>must be on a form prescribed by the commissioner and state that the vehicles will be used <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.5"></a><var>55.5</var>exclusively for the official duties of the state hospital or institution.<br />
         		<a id="pl.55.6"></a><var>55.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) Each county social service agency may have vehicles used for child and <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.7"></a><var>55.7</var>vulnerable adult protective services without the required identification on the sides of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.8"></a><var>55.8</var>vehicle. The vehicles must be registered and must display passenger vehicle classification <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.9"></a><var>55.9</var>license number plates. These plates must be furnished at cost by the registrar. Original <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.10"></a><var>55.10</var>and renewal applications for these passenger vehicle license plates must be accompanied <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.11"></a><var>55.11</var>by a certification signed by the agency administrator. The certification must be on a form <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.12"></a><var>55.12</var>prescribed by the commissioner and state that the vehicles will be used exclusively for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.13"></a><var>55.13</var>official duties of the social service agency.<br />
         		<a id="pl.55.14"></a><var>55.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(j) All other motor vehicles must be registered and display tax-exempt number <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.15"></a><var>55.15</var>plates, furnished by the registrar at cost, except as provided in subdivision 1c. All <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.16"></a><var>55.16</var>vehicles required to display tax-exempt number plates must have the name of the state <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.17"></a><var>55.17</var>department or political subdivision, nonpublic high school operating a driver education <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.18"></a><var>55.18</var>program, licensed commercial driving school, or other qualifying organization or entity, <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.19"></a><var>55.19</var>plainly displayed on both sides of the vehicle. This identification must be in a color <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.20"></a><var>55.20</var>giving contrast with that of the part of the vehicle on which it is placed and must endure <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.21"></a><var>55.21</var>throughout the term of the registration. The identification must not be on a removable <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.22"></a><var>55.22</var>plate or placard and must be kept clean and visible at all times; except that a removable <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.23"></a><var>55.23</var>plate or placard may be utilized on vehicles leased or loaned to a political subdivision or <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.24"></a><var>55.24</var>to a nonpublic high school driver education program.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.11.0"></a><a id="pl.55.25"></a><var>55.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 168.013, subdivision 1e, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.55.26"></a><var>55.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 1e. <b>Truck; tractor; combination; exceptions.</b> (a) On trucks and tractors <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.27"></a><var>55.27</var>except those in this chapter defined as farm trucks, on truck-tractor and semitrailer <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.28"></a><var>55.28</var>combinations except those defined as farm combinations, and on commercial zone <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.29"></a><var>55.29</var>vehicles, the tax based on total gross weight shall be graduated according to the Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.30"></a><var>55.30</var>base rate schedule prescribed in this subdivision, but in no event less than $120.<br />
         		
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.55.31"></a><var>55.31</var>Minnesota Base Rate Schedule<br />
            		
         </div>
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.55.32"></a><var>55.32</var>Scheduled taxes include five percent<br />
            		
         </div>
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.55.33"></a><var>55.33</var>surtax provided for in subdivision 14<br />
            		
         </div>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="5"></col>
            <col width="7"></col>
            <col width="13"></col>
            <col width="4.5"></col>
            <col width="10"></col>
            <col width="13.5"></col>
            <col width="7"></col>
            <col width="5"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.55.34"></a><var>55.34</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td colspan="4" align="right">TOTAL GROSS WEIGHT IN POUNDS<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">TAX<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.55.35"></a><var>55.35</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">A<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">0<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">-<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">1,500<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">15<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.56.1"></a><var>56.1</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">B<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">1,501<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">-<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">3,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">20<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.56.2"></a><var>56.2</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">C<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">3,001<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">-<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">4,500<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">25<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.56.3"></a><var>56.3</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">D<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">4,501<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">-<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">6,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">35<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.56.4"></a><var>56.4</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">E<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">6,001<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">-<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">10,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">45<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.56.5"></a><var>56.5</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">F<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">10,001<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">-<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">12,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">70<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.56.6"></a><var>56.6</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">G<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">12,001<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">-<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">15,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">105<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.56.7"></a><var>56.7</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">H<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">15,001<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">-<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">18,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">145<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.56.8"></a><var>56.8</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">I<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">18,001<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">-<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">21,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">190<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.56.9"></a><var>56.9</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">J<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">21,001<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">-<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">26,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">270<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.56.10"></a><var>56.10</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">K<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">26,001<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">-<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">33,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left"></td>
               <td align="right">360<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.56.11"></a><var>56.11</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">L<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">33,001<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">-<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">39,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">475<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.56.12"></a><var>56.12</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">M<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">39,001<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">-<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">45,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">595<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.56.13"></a><var>56.13</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">N<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">45,001<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">-<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">51,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">715<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.56.14"></a><var>56.14</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">O<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">51,001<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">-<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">57,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">865<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.56.15"></a><var>56.15</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">P<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">57,001<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">-<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">63,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">1015<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.56.16"></a><var>56.16</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">Q<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">63,001<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">-<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">69,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">1185<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.56.17"></a><var>56.17</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">R<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">69,001<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">-<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">73,280<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">1325<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.56.18"></a><var>56.18</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">S<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">73,281<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">-<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">78,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">1595<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.56.19"></a><var>56.19</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">T<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">78,001<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">-<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">80,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">1760<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.56.20"></a><var>56.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) For purposes of the Minnesota base rate schedule, for vehicles with six or more <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.21"></a><var>56.21</var>axles in the "S" and "T" categories, the base rates are $1,520 and $1,620 respectively.<br />
         		<a id="pl.56.22"></a><var>56.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) For each vehicle with a gross weight in excess of 80,000 pounds an additional <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.23"></a><var>56.23</var>tax of $50 is imposed for each ton or fraction thereof in excess of 80,000 pounds, subject <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.24"></a><var>56.24</var>to subdivision 12 or section 169.86, subdivision 5a, as applicable.<br />
         		<a id="pl.56.25"></a><var>56.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) For purposes of registration identification, for vehicles registered in the "O" <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.26"></a><var>56.26</var>category, the owner must declare at the time of registration whether the vehicle will carry <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.27"></a><var>56.27</var>a weight of 55,000 pounds or more and therefore be subject to the federal heavy vehicle <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.28"></a><var>56.28</var>use tax. For those owners who declare a weight less than 55,000 pounds, a distinctive <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.29"></a><var>56.29</var>weight sticker must be issued and the owner is restricted to a gross vehicle weight of <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.30"></a><var>56.30</var>less than 55,000 pounds.<br />
         		<a id="pl.56.31"></a><var>56.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) Truck-tractors except those herein defined as farm and commercial zone vehicles <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.32"></a><var>56.32</var>shall be taxed in accord with the foregoing gross weight tax schedule on the basis of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.33"></a><var>56.33</var>combined gross weight of the truck-tractor and any semitrailer or semitrailers which the <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.34"></a><var>56.34</var>applicant proposes to combine with the truck-tractor.<br />
         		<a id="pl.56.35"></a><var>56.35</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(f) Commercial zone trucks include only trucks, truck-tractors, and semitrailer <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.36"></a><var>56.36</var>combinations which are operated by an interstate carrier registered under section 
         <statute_ref>221.60</statute_ref>, <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.37"></a><var>56.37</var>or by a carrier receiving operating authority under chapter 221, and operated solely within <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.38"></a><var>56.38</var>a zone exempt from regulation pursuant to United States Code, title 49, section 13506.<br />
         		<a id="pl.57.1"></a><var>57.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(g) The license plates issued for commercial zone vehicles shall be plainly marked. <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.2"></a><var>57.2</var>A person operating a commercial zone vehicle outside the zone or area in which its <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.3"></a><var>57.3</var>operation is authorized is guilty of a misdemeanor and, in addition to the misdemeanor <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.4"></a><var>57.4</var>penalty, the registrar shall revoke the registration of the vehicle as a commercial zone <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.5"></a><var>57.5</var>vehicle and shall require that the vehicle be registered at 100 percent of the full annual tax <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.6"></a><var>57.6</var>prescribed in the Minnesota base rate schedule, and no part of this tax may be refunded <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.7"></a><var>57.7</var>during the balance of the registration year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.57.8"></a><var>57.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(h) On commercial zone trucks the tax shall be based on the total gross weight of <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.9"></a><var>57.9</var>the vehicle and during each of the first eight years of vehicle life is 75 percent of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.10"></a><var>57.10</var>Minnesota base rate schedule. During the ninth and succeeding years of vehicle life the <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.11"></a><var>57.11</var>tax is 50 percent of the Minnesota base rate schedule.<br />
         		<a id="pl.57.12"></a><var>57.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) On trucks, truck-tractors and semitrailer combinations, except those defined <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.13"></a><var>57.13</var>as farm trucks and farm combinations, and except for those commercial zone vehicles <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.14"></a><var>57.14</var>specifically provided for in this subdivision, the tax for each of the first eight years of <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.15"></a><var>57.15</var>vehicle life is 100 percent of the tax imposed in the Minnesota base rate schedule, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.16"></a><var>57.16</var>during the ninth and succeeding years of vehicle life, the tax is 75 percent of the Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.17"></a><var>57.17</var>base rate prescribed by this subdivision.<br />
         		<a id="pl.57.18"></a><var>57.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(j) For the purpose of registration, trailers coupled with a truck-tractor, semitrailer <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.19"></a><var>57.19</var>combination are semitrailers.<br />
         		<a id="pl.57.20"></a><var>57.20</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective October 1, 2012, and applies to <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.21"></a><var>57.21</var>all registrations that are effective on or after that date and special permits issued on or <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.22"></a><var>57.22</var>after that date.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.12.0"></a><a id="pl.57.23"></a><var>57.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 168.013, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.57.24"></a><var>57.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Application; cancellation; excessive gross weight forbidden.</b> (a) The <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.25"></a><var>57.25</var>applicant for all licenses based on gross weight shall state the unloaded weight of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.26"></a><var>57.26</var>motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer and the maximum load the applicant proposes to carry <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.27"></a><var>57.27</var>on it, the sum of which constitutes the gross weight upon which the license tax must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.28"></a><var>57.28</var>paid. However, the declared gross weight upon which the tax is paid must not be less than <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.29"></a><var>57.29</var>1-1/4 times the declared unloaded weight of the motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.30"></a><var>57.30</var>to be registered, except recreational vehicles taxed under subdivision 1g, school buses <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.31"></a><var>57.31</var>taxed under subdivision 18, and tow trucks or towing vehicles defined in section 
         <statute_ref>169.011, <br />
            		<a id="pl.57.32"></a><var>57.32</var>subdivision 83
         </statute_ref>. The gross weight of a tow truck or towing vehicle is the actual weight <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.33"></a><var>57.33</var>of the tow truck or towing vehicle fully equipped, but does not include the weight of a <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.34"></a><var>57.34</var>wrecked or disabled vehicle towed or drawn by the tow truck or towing vehicle.<br />
         		<a id="pl.58.1"></a><var>58.1</var>(b) Except as provided by special permit issued under section 169.86, the gross <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.2"></a><var>58.2</var>weight of a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer must not exceed the gross weight upon <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.3"></a><var>58.3</var>which the license tax has been paid by more than four percent or 1,000 pounds, whichever <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.4"></a><var>58.4</var>is greater; provided that, a vehicle transporting unfinished forest products on a highway, <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.5"></a><var>58.5</var>other than a highway that is part of the system of interstate and defense highways, unless a <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.6"></a><var>58.6</var>federal exemption is granted, in accordance with paragraph (d)(3):<br />
         		<a id="pl.58.7"></a><var>58.7</var>(1) shall not exceed its gross vehicle weight upon which the license tax has been <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.8"></a><var>58.8</var>paid, or gross axle weight on any axle, by more than five percent and, notwithstanding <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.9"></a><var>58.9</var>other law to the contrary, is not subject to any fee, fine, or other assessment or penalty for <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.10"></a><var>58.10</var>exceeding a gross vehicle or axle weight by up to five percent; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.58.11"></a><var>58.11</var>(2) between the dates set by the commissioner in accordance with section 
         <statute_ref>169.826, <br />
            		<a id="pl.58.12"></a><var>58.12</var>subdivision 1
         </statute_ref>, is not subject to any provision of paragraph (d) or chapter 169 limiting <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.13"></a><var>58.13</var>the gross axle weight of any individual axle unless the entire vehicle also exceeds its <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.14"></a><var>58.14</var>gross vehicle weight plus its weight allowance allowed in clause (1) and plus any weight <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.15"></a><var>58.15</var>allowance permitted under section 
         <statute_ref>169.826</statute_ref>, in which case the vehicle is subject to all <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.16"></a><var>58.16</var>applicable penalties for excess weight violations.<br />
         		<a id="pl.58.17"></a><var>58.17</var>(c) The gross weight of the motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer for which the license <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.18"></a><var>58.18</var>tax is paid must be indicated by a distinctive character on the license plate or plates except <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.19"></a><var>58.19</var>as provided in subdivision 12 or section 169.86, subdivision 5a, as applicable,  and the <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.20"></a><var>58.20</var>plate or plates must be kept clean and clearly visible at all times.<br />
         		<a id="pl.58.21"></a><var>58.21</var>(d) The owner, driver, or user of a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer, upon <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.22"></a><var>58.22</var>conviction for transporting a gross weight in excess of the gross weight for which it was <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.23"></a><var>58.23</var>registered or for operating a vehicle with an axle weight exceeding the maximum lawful <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.24"></a><var>58.24</var>axle load weight, is guilty of a misdemeanor and subject to increased registration or <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.25"></a><var>58.25</var>reregistration according to the following schedule:<br />
         		<a id="pl.58.26"></a><var>58.26</var>(1) Upon conviction for transporting a gross weight in excess of the gross weight <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.27"></a><var>58.27</var>for which a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer is registered by more than the allowance <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.28"></a><var>58.28</var>set forth in paragraph (b) but less than 25 percent, or for operating or using a motor <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.29"></a><var>58.29</var>vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer with an axle weight exceeding the maximum lawful axle <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.30"></a><var>58.30</var>load as provided in sections 
         <statute_ref>169.822</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>169.829</statute_ref> by more than the allowance set forth in <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.31"></a><var>58.31</var>paragraph (b) but less than 25 percent, the owner, driver, or user of the motor vehicle, <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.32"></a><var>58.32</var>trailer, or semitrailer used to commit the violation, in addition to any penalty imposed for <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.33"></a><var>58.33</var>the misdemeanor, shall apply to the registrar to increase the authorized gross weight to <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.34"></a><var>58.34</var>be carried on the vehicle to a weight equal to or greater than the gross weight the owner, <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.35"></a><var>58.35</var>driver, or user was convicted of carrying. The increase is computed for the balance of <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.36"></a><var>58.36</var>the calendar year on the basis of 1/12 of the annual tax for each month remaining in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.1"></a><var>59.1</var>calendar year beginning with the first day of the month in which the violation occurred. <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.2"></a><var>59.2</var>If the additional registration tax computed upon that weight, plus the tax already paid, <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.3"></a><var>59.3</var>amounts to more than the regular tax for the maximum gross weight permitted for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.4"></a><var>59.4</var>vehicle under sections 
         <statute_ref>169.822</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>169.829</statute_ref>, that additional amount must nevertheless be <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.5"></a><var>59.5</var>paid into the highway fund, but the additional tax thus paid does not authorize or permit <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.6"></a><var>59.6</var>any person to operate the vehicle with a gross weight in excess of the maximum legal <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.7"></a><var>59.7</var>weight as provided by sections 
         <statute_ref>169.822</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>169.829</statute_ref>. Unless the owner within 30 days <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.8"></a><var>59.8</var>after a conviction applies to increase the authorized weight and pays the additional tax <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.9"></a><var>59.9</var>as provided in this section, the registrar shall revoke the registration on the vehicle and <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.10"></a><var>59.10</var>demand the return of the registration card and plates issued on that registration.<br />
         		<a id="pl.59.11"></a><var>59.11</var>(2) Upon conviction of an owner, driver, or user of a motor vehicle, trailer, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.12"></a><var>59.12</var>semitrailer for transporting a gross weight in excess of the gross weight for which the <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.13"></a><var>59.13</var>motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer was registered by 25 percent or more or for operating <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.14"></a><var>59.14</var>or using the vehicle or trailer with an axle weight exceeding the maximum lawful axle load <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.15"></a><var>59.15</var>as provided in sections 
         <statute_ref>169.822</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>169.829</statute_ref> by 25 percent or more, and in addition to any <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.16"></a><var>59.16</var>penalty imposed for the misdemeanor, the registrar shall either (i) cancel the reciprocity <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.17"></a><var>59.17</var>privileges on the vehicle involved if the vehicle is being operated under reciprocity <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.18"></a><var>59.18</var>or (ii) if the vehicle is not being operated under reciprocity, cancel the certificate of <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.19"></a><var>59.19</var>registration on the vehicle operated and demand the return of the registration certificate <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.20"></a><var>59.20</var>and registration plates. The registrar may not cancel the registration or reciprocity <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.21"></a><var>59.21</var>privileges for any vehicle found in violation of seasonal load restrictions imposed under <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.22"></a><var>59.22</var>section 
         <statute_ref>169.87</statute_ref> unless the axle weight exceeds the year-round weight limit for the highway <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.23"></a><var>59.23</var>on which the violation occurred. The registrar may investigate any allegation of gross <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.24"></a><var>59.24</var>weight violations and demand that the operator show cause why all future operating <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.25"></a><var>59.25</var>privileges in the state should not be revoked unless the additional tax assessed is paid.<br />
         		<a id="pl.59.26"></a><var>59.26</var>(3) Clause (1) does not apply to the first haul of unprocessed or raw farm products <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.27"></a><var>59.27</var>or unfinished forest products, when the registered gross weight is not exceeded by more <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.28"></a><var>59.28</var>than ten percent. For purposes of this clause, "first haul" means (i) the first, continuous <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.29"></a><var>59.29</var>transportation of unprocessed or raw farm products from the place of production or <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.30"></a><var>59.30</var>on-farm storage site to any other location within ~~50~~ 100 miles of the place of production or <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.31"></a><var>59.31</var>on-farm storage site, or (ii) the continuous or noncontinuous transportation of unfinished <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.32"></a><var>59.32</var>forest products from the place of production to the place of final processing or manufacture <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.33"></a><var>59.33</var>located within 200 miles of the place of production.<br />
         		<a id="pl.59.34"></a><var>59.34</var>(4) When the registration on a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer is revoked by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.35"></a><var>59.35</var>registrar according to this section, the vehicle must not be operated on the highways of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.36"></a><var>59.36</var>state until it is registered or reregistered, as the case may be, and new plates issued, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.1"></a><var>60.1</var>the registration fee is the annual tax for the total gross weight of the vehicle at the time of <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.2"></a><var>60.2</var>violation. The reregistration pursuant to this subdivision of any vehicle operating under <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.3"></a><var>60.3</var>reciprocity agreements pursuant to section 
         <statute_ref>168.181</statute_ref> or 
         <statute_ref>168.187</statute_ref> must be at the full annual <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.4"></a><var>60.4</var>registration fee without regard to the percentage of vehicle miles traveled in this state.<br />
         		<a id="pl.60.5"></a><var>60.5</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective October 1, 2012, and applies to <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.6"></a><var>60.6</var>all registrations that are effective on or after that date and special permits issued on or <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.7"></a><var>60.7</var>after that date.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.13.0"></a><a id="pl.60.8"></a><var>60.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 168.013, subdivision 12, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.60.9"></a><var>60.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 12. <b>Additional tax for excessive gross weight.</b> (a) Whenever an owner has <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.10"></a><var>60.10</var>registered a vehicle and paid the tax as provided in subdivisions 1 to 1g, on the basis of <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.11"></a><var>60.11</var>a selected gross weight of the vehicle and thereafter such owner desires to operate such <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.12"></a><var>60.12</var>vehicle with a greater gross weight than that for which the tax has been paid, such owner <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.13"></a><var>60.13</var>shall be permitted to reregister such vehicle by paying the additional tax due thereon <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.14"></a><var>60.14</var>for the remainder of the calendar year for which such vehicle has been reregistered, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.15"></a><var>60.15</var>additional tax computed pro rata by the month, 1/12 of the annual tax due for each month <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.16"></a><var>60.16</var>of the year remaining in the calendar year, beginning with the first day of the month in <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.17"></a><var>60.17</var>which such owner desires to operate the vehicle with the greater weight. In computing <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.18"></a><var>60.18</var>the additional tax as aforesaid, the owner shall be given credit for the unused portion of <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.19"></a><var>60.19</var>the tax previously paid computed pro rata by the month, 1/12 of the annual tax paid for <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.20"></a><var>60.20</var>each month of the year remaining in the calendar year beginning with the first day of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.21"></a><var>60.21</var>month in which such owner desires to operate the vehicle with the greater weight. An <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.22"></a><var>60.22</var>owner will be permitted one reduction of gross weight or change of registration per year, <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.23"></a><var>60.23</var>which will result in a refund. This refund will be prorated monthly beginning with the <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.24"></a><var>60.24</var>first day of the month after such owner applies to amend the registration. The application <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.25"></a><var>60.25</var>for amendment shall be accompanied by a fee of $3, and all fees shall be deposited in <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.26"></a><var>60.26</var>the highway user tax distribution fund. Provided, however, the owner of a vehicle may <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.27"></a><var>60.27</var>reregister the vehicle for a weight of more than 81,000 pounds for one or more 30-day <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.28"></a><var>60.28</var>periods. For each 30-day period, the additional tax shall be equal to 1/12 of the difference <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.29"></a><var>60.29</var>between the annual tax for the weight at which the vehicle is registered and reregistered. <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.30"></a><var>60.30</var>~~When a vehicle is reregistered in accordance with this provision, a distinctive windshield~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.31"></a><var>60.31</var>~~sticker provided by the commissioner of public safety shall be permanently displayed.~~<br />
         		<a id="pl.60.32"></a><var>60.32</var>(b) This subdivision does not apply to the owner of a vehicle who pays the additional <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.33"></a><var>60.33</var>tax for excessive gross weight under section 169.86, subdivision 5a, when buying a permit <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.34"></a><var>60.34</var>to operate with the greater gross weight.<br />
         		<a id="pl.61.1"></a><var>61.1</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective with the registration period beginning <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.2"></a><var>61.2</var>October 1, 2012, and applies to all registrations that are effective on or after that date and <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.3"></a><var>61.3</var>special permits issued on or after that date.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.14.0"></a><a id="pl.61.4"></a><var>61.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 168B.011, subdivision 12, is amended to <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.5"></a><var>61.5</var>read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.61.6"></a><var>61.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 12. <b>Public impound lot.</b> "Public impound lot" means an impound lot owned <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.7"></a><var>61.7</var>by or ~~contracting with~~ exclusively contracted solely for public use by a unit of government <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.8"></a><var>61.8</var>under section 
         <statute_ref>168B.09</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.15.0"></a><a id="pl.61.9"></a><var>61.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 169.035, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.61.10"></a><var>61.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Working on highway.</b> (a) The provisions of this chapter shall not <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.11"></a><var>61.11</var>apply to persons, motor vehicles, and other equipment while actually engaged in work <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.12"></a><var>61.12</var>upon the highway, except as provided in paragraphs (b) and (c).<br />
         		<a id="pl.61.13"></a><var>61.13</var>(b) This chapter shall apply to those persons and vehicles when traveling to or <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.14"></a><var>61.14</var>from such work, except that persons operating equipment owned, rented or hired by <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.15"></a><var>61.15</var>road authorities shall be exempt from the width, height and length provisions of sections <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.61.16"></a><var>61.16</var>169.80
         </statute_ref> and 
         <statute_ref>169.81</statute_ref> and shall be exempt from the weight limitations of this chapter while <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.17"></a><var>61.17</var>performing the following actions on behalf of the state or a local governmental unit:<br />
         		<a id="pl.61.18"></a><var>61.18</var>(1) while loading, readying, or moving the vehicles or equipment in preparation for <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.19"></a><var>61.19</var>combating anticipated slippery road conditions or removing snow or ice; <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.20"></a><var>61.20</var>(2) while actually engaged in snow or ice removal ~~and~~ or combating slippery road <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.21"></a><var>61.21</var>conditions, including but not limited to pretreatment and anti-icing activities; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.61.22"></a><var>61.22</var>(3) while engaged in flood control operations ~~on behalf of the state or a local~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.23"></a><var>61.23</var>~~governmental unit~~.<br />
         		<a id="pl.61.24"></a><var>61.24</var>(c) Chapter 169A and section 
         <statute_ref>169.444</statute_ref> apply to persons while actually engaged in <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.25"></a><var>61.25</var>work upon the highway.<br />
         		<a id="pl.61.26"></a><var>61.26</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment. <br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.16.0"></a><a id="pl.61.27"></a><var>61.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 169.035, is amended by adding a subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.28"></a><var>61.28</var>to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.61.29"></a><var>61.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Trains.</b> (a) For purposes of this subdivision, "railroad operator" means <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.30"></a><var>61.30</var>a person who is a locomotive engineer, conductor, member of the crew of a railroad <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.31"></a><var>61.31</var>locomotive or train, or an operator of on-track equipment.<br />
         		<a id="pl.62.1"></a><var>62.1</var>(b) A peace officer may not issue a citation for violation of this chapter or chapter <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.2"></a><var>62.2</var>171 to a railroad operator involving the operation of a railroad locomotive or train, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.3"></a><var>62.3</var>on-track equipment while being operated upon rails.<br />
         		<a id="pl.62.4"></a><var>62.4</var>(c) Notwithstanding section 171.08, a railroad operator is not required to display or <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.5"></a><var>62.5</var>furnish a driver's license to a peace officer in connection with the operation of a railroad <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.6"></a><var>62.6</var>locomotive or train, or on-track equipment while being operated upon rails.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.17.0"></a><a id="pl.62.7"></a><var>62.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 169.06, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.62.8"></a><var>62.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Traffic-control signal.</b> (a) Whenever traffic is controlled by traffic-control <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.9"></a><var>62.9</var>signals exhibiting different colored lights, or colored lighted arrows, successively one at a <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.10"></a><var>62.10</var>time or in combination, only the colors Green, Red, and Yellow shall be used, except for <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.11"></a><var>62.11</var>special pedestrian signals carrying a word or legend. The traffic-control signal lights or <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.12"></a><var>62.12</var>colored lighted arrows indicate and apply to drivers of vehicles and pedestrians as follows:<br />
         		<a id="pl.62.13"></a><var>62.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) Green indication:<br />
         		<a id="pl.62.14"></a><var>62.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) Vehicular traffic facing a circular green signal may proceed straight through or <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.15"></a><var>62.15</var>turn right or left unless a sign ~~at such place~~ prohibits either turn. But vehicular traffic, <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.16"></a><var>62.16</var>including vehicles turning right or left, shall yield the right-of-way to other vehicles and to <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.17"></a><var>62.17</var>pedestrians lawfully within the intersection or adjacent crosswalk at the time this signal <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.18"></a><var>62.18</var>is exhibited. Vehicular traffic turning left or making a U-turn to the left shall yield the <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.19"></a><var>62.19</var>right-of-way to other vehicles approaching from the opposite direction so closely as to <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.20"></a><var>62.20</var>constitute an immediate hazard.<br />
         		<a id="pl.62.21"></a><var>62.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) Vehicular traffic facing a green arrow signal, shown alone or in combination with <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.22"></a><var>62.22</var>another indication, may cautiously enter the intersection only to make the movement <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.23"></a><var>62.23</var>indicated by the arrow, or other movement as permitted by other indications shown at the <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.24"></a><var>62.24</var>same time. ~~Such~~ Vehicular traffic shall yield the right-of-way to pedestrians lawfully <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.25"></a><var>62.25</var>within an adjacent crosswalk and to other traffic lawfully using the intersection.<br />
         		<a id="pl.62.26"></a><var>62.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii) Unless otherwise directed by a pedestrian-control signal as provided in <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.27"></a><var>62.27</var>subdivision 6, pedestrians facing any green signal, except when the sole green signal is a <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.28"></a><var>62.28</var>turn arrow, may proceed across the roadway within any marked or unmarked crosswalk. <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.29"></a><var>62.29</var>Every driver of a vehicle shall yield the right-of-way to such pedestrian, except that the <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.30"></a><var>62.30</var>pedestrian shall yield the right-of-way to vehicles lawfully within the intersection at the <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.31"></a><var>62.31</var>time that the green signal indication is first shown.<br />
         		<a id="pl.62.32"></a><var>62.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) Steady yellow indication:<br />
         		<a id="pl.62.33"></a><var>62.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) Vehicular traffic facing a steady circular yellow or yellow arrow signal is thereby <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.34"></a><var>62.34</var>warned that the related green movement is being terminated or that a red indication will be <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.35"></a><var>62.35</var>exhibited immediately thereafter when vehicular traffic must not enter the intersection, <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.1"></a><var>63.1</var>except for the continued movement allowed by any green arrow indication simultaneously <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.2"></a><var>63.2</var>exhibited.<br />
         		<a id="pl.63.3"></a><var>63.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) Pedestrians facing a circular yellow signal, unless otherwise directed by a <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.4"></a><var>63.4</var>pedestrian-control signal as provided in subdivision 6, are thereby advised that there is <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.5"></a><var>63.5</var>insufficient time to cross the roadway before a red indication is shown and no pedestrian <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.6"></a><var>63.6</var>shall then start to cross the roadway.<br />
         		<a id="pl.63.7"></a><var>63.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) Steady red indication:<br />
         		<a id="pl.63.8"></a><var>63.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) Vehicular traffic facing a circular red signal alone must stop at a clearly marked <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.9"></a><var>63.9</var>stop line but, if none, before entering the crosswalk on the near side of the intersection <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.10"></a><var>63.10</var>or, if none, then before entering the intersection and shall remain standing until a green <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.11"></a><var>63.11</var>indication is shown, except as follows: (A) the driver of a vehicle stopped as close <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.12"></a><var>63.12</var>as practicable at the entrance to the crosswalk on the near side of the intersection or, <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.13"></a><var>63.13</var>if none, then at the entrance to the intersection in obedience to a red or stop signal, <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.14"></a><var>63.14</var>and with the intention of making a right turn may make the right turn, after stopping, <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.15"></a><var>63.15</var>unless an official sign has been erected prohibiting such movement, but shall yield the <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.16"></a><var>63.16</var>right-of-way to pedestrians and other traffic lawfully proceeding as directed by the signal <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.17"></a><var>63.17</var>at that intersection; or (B) the driver of a vehicle on a one-way street intersecting another <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.18"></a><var>63.18</var>one-way street on which traffic moves to the left shall stop in obedience to a red or stop <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.19"></a><var>63.19</var>signal and may then make a left turn into the one-way street, unless an official sign has <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.20"></a><var>63.20</var>been erected prohibiting the movement, but shall yield the right-of-way to pedestrians and <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.21"></a><var>63.21</var>other traffic lawfully proceeding as directed by the signal at that intersection.<br />
         		<a id="pl.63.22"></a><var>63.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) Unless otherwise directed by a pedestrian-control signal as provided in <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.23"></a><var>63.23</var>subdivision 6, pedestrians facing a steady red signal alone shall not enter the roadway.<br />
         		<a id="pl.63.24"></a><var>63.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii) Vehicular traffic facing a steady red arrow signal, with the intention of making a <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.25"></a><var>63.25</var>movement indicated by the arrow, must stop at a clearly marked stop line but, if none, <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.26"></a><var>63.26</var>before entering the crosswalk on the near side of the intersection or, if none, then before <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.27"></a><var>63.27</var>entering the intersection and must remain standing until a permissive signal indication <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.28"></a><var>63.28</var>permitting the movement indicated by the red arrow is displayed, except as follows: when <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.29"></a><var>63.29</var>an official sign has been erected permitting a turn on a red arrow signal, the vehicular <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.30"></a><var>63.30</var>traffic facing a red arrow signal indication is permitted to enter the intersection to turn <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.31"></a><var>63.31</var>right, or to turn left from a one-way street into a one-way street on which traffic moves <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.32"></a><var>63.32</var>to the left, after stopping, but must yield the right-of-way to pedestrians and other traffic <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.33"></a><var>63.33</var>lawfully proceeding as directed by the signal at that intersection.<br />
         		<a id="pl.63.34"></a><var>63.34</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) In the event an official traffic-control signal is erected and maintained at a place <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.35"></a><var>63.35</var>other than an intersection, the provisions of this section are applicable except those which <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.36"></a><var>63.36</var>can have no application. Any stop required must be made at a sign or marking on the <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.1"></a><var>64.1</var>pavement indicating where the stop must be made, but in the absence of any such sign or <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.2"></a><var>64.2</var>marking the stop must be made at the signal.<br />
         		<a id="pl.64.3"></a><var>64.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) When a traffic-control signal indication or indications placed to control a certain <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.4"></a><var>64.4</var>movement or lane are so identified by placing a sign near the indication or indications, <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.5"></a><var>64.5</var>no other traffic-control signal indication or indications within the intersection controls <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.6"></a><var>64.6</var>vehicular traffic for that movement or lane.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.18.0"></a><a id="pl.64.7"></a><var>64.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 169.06, subdivision 7, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.64.8"></a><var>64.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 7. <b>Flashing signal.</b> When flashing red or yellow signals are used they shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.9"></a><var>64.9</var>require obedience by vehicular traffic as follows:<br />
         		<a id="pl.64.10"></a><var>64.10</var>(a) When a circular red lens is illuminated with rapid intermittent flashes, drivers of <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.11"></a><var>64.11</var>vehicles shall stop at a clearly marked stop line, but if none, before entering the crosswalk <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.12"></a><var>64.12</var>on the near side of the intersection, or if none, then at the point nearest the intersecting <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.13"></a><var>64.13</var>roadway where the driver has a view of approaching traffic on the intersecting roadway <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.14"></a><var>64.14</var>before entering the intersection, and the right to proceed shall be subject to the rules <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.15"></a><var>64.15</var>applicable after making a stop at a stop sign.<br />
         		<a id="pl.64.16"></a><var>64.16</var>(b) When a red arrow lens is illuminated with rapid intermittent flashes drivers of <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.17"></a><var>64.17</var>vehicles with the intention of making a movement indicated by the arrow shall stop at a <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.18"></a><var>64.18</var>clearly marked stop line, but if none, before entering the crosswalk on the near side of <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.19"></a><var>64.19</var>the intersection, or if none, then at the point nearest the intersecting roadway where the <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.20"></a><var>64.20</var>driver has a view of approaching traffic on the intersecting roadway before entering the <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.21"></a><var>64.21</var>intersection, and the right to proceed shall be subject to the rules applicable after making a <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.22"></a><var>64.22</var>stop at a stop sign.<br />
         		<a id="pl.64.23"></a><var>64.23</var>(c) When a circular yellow lens is illuminated with rapid intermittent flashes, drivers <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.24"></a><var>64.24</var>of vehicles may proceed through the intersection or past the signals only with caution. <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.25"></a><var>64.25</var>Vehicular traffic, including vehicles turning right or left, shall yield the right-of-way to <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.26"></a><var>64.26</var>other vehicles and to pedestrians lawfully within the intersection or adjacent crosswalk at <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.27"></a><var>64.27</var>the time this signal is exhibited. Vehicular traffic turning left or making a U-turn to the left <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.28"></a><var>64.28</var>shall yield the right-of-way to other vehicles approaching from the opposite direction so <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.29"></a><var>64.29</var>closely as to constitute an immediate hazard.<br />
         		<a id="pl.64.30"></a><var>64.30</var>(d) When a yellow arrow indication is illuminated with rapid intermittent flashes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.31"></a><var>64.31</var>drivers of vehicles with the intention of making a movement indicated by the arrow may <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.32"></a><var>64.32</var>proceed through the intersection or past the signals only with caution~~.~~, but shall yield <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.33"></a><var>64.33</var>the right-of-way to other vehicles and to pedestrians lawfully within the intersection or <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.34"></a><var>64.34</var>adjacent crosswalk at the time this signal is exhibited. Vehicular traffic turning left or <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.1"></a><var>65.1</var>making a U-turn to the left shall yield the right-of-way to other vehicles approaching from <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.2"></a><var>65.2</var>the opposite direction so closely as to constitute an immediate hazard.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.19.0"></a><a id="pl.65.3"></a><var>65.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 169.19, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.65.4"></a><var>65.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Signal to turn.</b> A signal of intention to turn right or left shall be given <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.5"></a><var>65.5</var>continuously during not less than the last 100 feet traveled by the vehicle before turning. <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.6"></a><var>65.6</var>A person whose vehicle is exiting a roundabout is exempt from this subdivision.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.20.0"></a><a id="pl.65.7"></a><var>65.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 169.222, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.65.8"></a><var>65.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Riding </b>~~<b>on roadway or shoulder</b>~~<b> rules</b><b>.</b> (a) Every person operating a <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.9"></a><var>65.9</var>bicycle upon a roadway shall ride as close as practicable to the right-hand curb or edge of <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.10"></a><var>65.10</var>the roadway except under any of the following situations:<br />
         		<a id="pl.65.11"></a><var>65.11</var>(1) when overtaking and passing another vehicle proceeding in the same direction;<br />
         		<a id="pl.65.12"></a><var>65.12</var>(2) when preparing for a left turn at an intersection or into a private road or driveway;<br />
         		<a id="pl.65.13"></a><var>65.13</var>(3) when reasonably necessary to avoid conditions, including fixed or moving <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.14"></a><var>65.14</var>objects, vehicles, pedestrians, animals, surface hazards, or narrow width lanes, that make <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.15"></a><var>65.15</var>it unsafe to continue along the right-hand curb or edge.<br />
         		<a id="pl.65.16"></a><var>65.16</var>(b) If a bicycle is traveling on a shoulder of a roadway, the bicycle shall travel in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.17"></a><var>65.17</var>same direction as adjacent vehicular traffic.<br />
         		<a id="pl.65.18"></a><var>65.18</var>(c) Persons riding bicycles upon a roadway or shoulder shall not ride more than two <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.19"></a><var>65.19</var>abreast and shall not impede the normal and reasonable movement of traffic and, on a <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.20"></a><var>65.20</var>laned roadway, shall ride within a single lane.<br />
         		<a id="pl.65.21"></a><var>65.21</var>(d) A person operating a bicycle upon a sidewalk, or across a roadway or shoulder <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.22"></a><var>65.22</var>on a crosswalk, shall yield the right-of-way to any pedestrian and shall give an audible <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.23"></a><var>65.23</var>signal when necessary before overtaking and passing any pedestrian. No person shall ride <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.24"></a><var>65.24</var>a bicycle upon a sidewalk within a business district unless permitted by local authorities. <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.25"></a><var>65.25</var>Local authorities may prohibit the operation of bicycles on any sidewalk or crosswalk <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.26"></a><var>65.26</var>under their jurisdiction.<br />
         		<a id="pl.65.27"></a><var>65.27</var>(e) An individual operating a bicycle or other vehicle on a bikeway shall leave a safe <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.28"></a><var>65.28</var>distance when overtaking a bicycle or individual proceeding in the same direction on the <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.29"></a><var>65.29</var>bikeway, and shall maintain clearance until safely past the overtaken bicycle or individual.<br />
         		<a id="pl.65.30"></a><var>65.30</var>(f) A person lawfully operating a bicycle on a sidewalk, or across a roadway or <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.31"></a><var>65.31</var>shoulder on a crosswalk, shall have all the rights and duties applicable to a pedestrian <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.32"></a><var>65.32</var>under the same circumstances.<br />
         		<a id="pl.65.33"></a><var>65.33</var>(g) A person may operate an electric-assisted bicycle on the shoulder of a roadway, <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.34"></a><var>65.34</var>on a bikeway, or on a bicycle trail if not otherwise prohibited under section 85.015, <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.1"></a><var>66.1</var>subdivision 1d; 85.018, subdivision 2, paragraph (d); or 160.263, subdivision 2, paragraph <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.2"></a><var>66.2</var>(b), as applicable.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.21.0"></a><a id="pl.66.3"></a><var>66.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 169.306, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.66.4"></a><var>66.4</var><b>169.306 USE OF SHOULDERS BY BUSES.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.66.5"></a><var>66.5</var>(a) ~~The commissioner of transportation~~ A road authority, as defined in section <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.6"></a><var>66.6</var>160.02, subdivision 25, is authorized to permit ~~the use by~~ transit buses and Metro Mobility <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.7"></a><var>66.7</var>buses use of a shoulder, as designated by the ~~commissioner~~ road authority, of a freeway or <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.8"></a><var>66.8</var>expressway, as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>160.02</statute_ref>, in Minnesota.<br />
         		<a id="pl.66.9"></a><var>66.9</var>(b) If ~~the commissioner~~ a road authority permits the use of a freeway or expressway <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.10"></a><var>66.10</var>shoulder by transit buses, the ~~commissioner~~ road authority shall permit the use on that <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.11"></a><var>66.11</var>shoulder of a bus (1) with a seating capacity of 40 passengers or more operated by a motor <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.12"></a><var>66.12</var>carrier of passengers, as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>221.012, subdivision 26</statute_ref>, while operating in <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.13"></a><var>66.13</var>intrastate commerce or (2) providing regular route transit service, as defined in section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.66.14"></a><var>66.14</var>174.22, subdivision 8
         </statute_ref>, or Metro Mobility services, and operated by or under contract <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.15"></a><var>66.15</var>with the Metropolitan Council, a local transit authority, or a transit authority created by <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.16"></a><var>66.16</var>the legislature. Drivers of these buses must have adequate training in the requirements of <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.17"></a><var>66.17</var>paragraph (c), as determined by the commissioner.<br />
         		<a id="pl.66.18"></a><var>66.18</var>(c) Buses authorized to use the shoulder under this section may be operated on <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.19"></a><var>66.19</var>the shoulder only when main-line traffic speeds are less than 35 miles per hour, except <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.20"></a><var>66.20</var>as provided for in paragraph (f). Drivers of buses being operated on the shoulder may <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.21"></a><var>66.21</var>not exceed the speed of main-line traffic by more than 15 miles per hour and may never <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.22"></a><var>66.22</var>exceed 35 miles per hour, except as provided for in paragraph (f). Drivers of buses being <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.23"></a><var>66.23</var>operated on the shoulder must yield to merging, entering, and exiting traffic and must yield <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.24"></a><var>66.24</var>to other vehicles on the shoulder. Buses operated on the shoulder must be registered with <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.25"></a><var>66.25</var>the Department of Transportation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.66.26"></a><var>66.26</var>(d) For the purposes of this section, the term "Metro Mobility bus" means a motor <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.27"></a><var>66.27</var>vehicle of not less than 20 feet in length engaged in providing special transportation <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.28"></a><var>66.28</var>services under section 
         <statute_ref>473.386</statute_ref> that is:<br />
         		<a id="pl.66.29"></a><var>66.29</var>(1) operated by or under contract with a public or private entity receiving financial <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.30"></a><var>66.30</var>assistance to provide transit services from the Metropolitan Council or the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.31"></a><var>66.31</var>of transportation; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.66.32"></a><var>66.32</var>(2) authorized by ~~the commissioner~~ a road authority to use freeway or expressway <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.33"></a><var>66.33</var>shoulders.<br />
         		<a id="pl.66.34"></a><var>66.34</var>(e) This section does not apply to the operation of buses on dynamic shoulder lanes.<br />
         		<a id="pl.67.1"></a><var>67.1</var>(f) The commissioner may authorize different operating conditions and maximum <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.2"></a><var>67.2</var>speeds, not to exceed the posted speed limit, based upon an engineering study and <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.3"></a><var>67.3</var>recommendation by the road authority. The engineering study must be conducted by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.4"></a><var>67.4</var>road authority and must conform with the manual and specifications adopted under section <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.5"></a><var>67.5</var>169.06, subdivision 1, and applicable state and federal standards. The road authority shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.6"></a><var>67.6</var>consult the public transit operator before recommending operating conditions different <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.7"></a><var>67.7</var>from those authorized by law.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.22.0"></a><a id="pl.67.8"></a><var>67.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 169.64, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.67.9"></a><var>67.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Colored light.</b> (a) Unless otherwise authorized by the commissioner of <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.10"></a><var>67.10</var>public safety, no vehicle shall be equipped, nor shall any person drive or move any vehicle <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.11"></a><var>67.11</var>or equipment upon any highway with any lamp or device displaying a red light or any <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.12"></a><var>67.12</var>colored light other than those required or permitted in this chapter.<br />
         		<a id="pl.67.13"></a><var>67.13</var>(b) A vehicle manufactured for use as an emergency vehicle may display and use <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.14"></a><var>67.14</var>colored lights that are not otherwise required or permitted in this chapter, provided that <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.15"></a><var>67.15</var>the vehicle is owned and operated according to section 168.10, is owned and operated <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.16"></a><var>67.16</var>solely as a collector's item and not for general transportation purposes, and is registered <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.17"></a><var>67.17</var>under section 168.10, subdivision 1a, 1b, 1c, 1d, 1g, or 1h. A person may not activate the <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.18"></a><var>67.18</var>colored lights authorized under this paragraph on streets or highways except as part of <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.19"></a><var>67.19</var>a parade or other special event.<br />
         		<a id="pl.67.20"></a><var>67.20</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.23.0"></a><a id="pl.67.21"></a><var>67.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 169.685, subdivision 6, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.67.22"></a><var>67.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6. <b>Exceptions.</b> (a) This section does not apply to:<br />
         		<a id="pl.67.23"></a><var>67.23</var>(1) a person transporting a child in an emergency medical vehicle while in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.24"></a><var>67.24</var>performance of official duties and when the physical or medical needs of the child make <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.25"></a><var>67.25</var>the use of a child passenger restraint system unreasonable or when a child passenger <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.26"></a><var>67.26</var>restraint system is not available;<br />
         		<a id="pl.67.27"></a><var>67.27</var>(2) a peace officer transporting a child while in the performance of official duties <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.28"></a><var>67.28</var>and when a child passenger restraint system is not available, provided that a seat belt <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.29"></a><var>67.29</var>must be substituted;<br />
         		<a id="pl.67.30"></a><var>67.30</var>(3) a person while operating a motor vehicle for hire, including a taxi, airport <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.31"></a><var>67.31</var>limousine, and bus, but excluding a rented, leased, or borrowed motor vehicle; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.67.32"></a><var>67.32</var>(4) a person while operating a school bus~~; and~~ that has a gross vehicle weight rating <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.33"></a><var>67.33</var>of greater than 10,000 pounds.<br />
         		<a id="pl.68.1"></a><var>68.1</var>~~(5) a person while operating a type III vehicle described in section~~ 
         <statute_ref>~~169.011~~</statute_ref>~~,~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.2"></a><var>68.2</var>~~subdivision 71, paragraph (h), if the vehicle meets the seating and crash protection~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.3"></a><var>68.3</var>~~requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 222, Code of Federal Regulations,~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.4"></a><var>68.4</var>~~title 49, part 571.~~<br />
         		<a id="pl.68.5"></a><var>68.5</var>(b) A child passenger restraint system is not required for a child who cannot, in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.6"></a><var>68.6</var>judgment of a licensed physician, be safely transported in a child passenger restraint <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.7"></a><var>68.7</var>system because of a medical condition, body size, or physical disability. A motor vehicle <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.8"></a><var>68.8</var>operator claiming exemption for a child under this paragraph must possess a typewritten <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.9"></a><var>68.9</var>statement from the physician stating that the child cannot be safely transported in a child <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.10"></a><var>68.10</var>passenger restraint system. The statement must give the name and birth date of the child, <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.11"></a><var>68.11</var>be dated within the previous six months, and be made on the physician's letterhead or <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.12"></a><var>68.12</var>contain the physician's name, address, and telephone number. A person charged with <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.13"></a><var>68.13</var>violating subdivision 5 may not be convicted if the person produces the physician's <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.14"></a><var>68.14</var>statement in court or in the office of the arresting officer.<br />
         		<a id="pl.68.15"></a><var>68.15</var>(c) A person offering a motor vehicle for rent or lease shall provide a child passenger <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.16"></a><var>68.16</var>restraint device to a customer renting or leasing the motor vehicle who requests the device. <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.17"></a><var>68.17</var>A reasonable rent or fee may be charged for use of the child passenger restraint device.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.24.0"></a><a id="pl.68.18"></a><var>68.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 169.685, subdivision 7, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.68.19"></a><var>68.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 7. <b>Appropriation; special account; legislative report.</b> The Minnesota child <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.20"></a><var>68.20</var>passenger restraint and education account is created in the state treasury, consisting of <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.21"></a><var>68.21</var>fines collected under subdivision 5 and other money appropriated or donated. The money <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.22"></a><var>68.22</var>in the account is annually appropriated to the commissioner of public safety~~,~~ to be used to <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.23"></a><var>68.23</var>provide child passenger restraint systems to families in financial need ~~and~~, school districts <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.24"></a><var>68.24</var>and child care providers that provide for the transportation of pupils to and from school <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.25"></a><var>68.25</var>using type III vehicles or school buses with a gross vehicle weight rating of 10,000 pounds <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.26"></a><var>68.26</var>or less, and  to provide an educational program on the need for and proper use of child <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.27"></a><var>68.27</var>passenger restraint systems. The commissioner shall report to the legislature by February <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.28"></a><var>68.28</var>1 of each odd-numbered year on the commissioner's activities and expenditure of funds <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.29"></a><var>68.29</var>under this section.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.25.0"></a><a id="pl.68.30"></a><var>68.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 169.85, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.68.31"></a><var>68.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Unloading.</b> (a) Upon weighing a vehicle and load, as provided in this <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.32"></a><var>68.32</var>section, an officer may require the driver to stop the vehicle in a suitable place and remain <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.33"></a><var>68.33</var>standing until a portion of the load is removed that is sufficient to reduce the gross weight <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.34"></a><var>68.34</var>of the vehicle to the limit permitted under either section 
         <statute_ref>168.013, subdivision 3</statute_ref>, paragraph <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.1"></a><var>69.1</var>(b), or sections 
         <statute_ref>169.823</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>169.829</statute_ref>, whichever is the lesser violation, if any. A suitable <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.2"></a><var>69.2</var>place is a location where loading or tampering with the load is not prohibited by federal, <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.3"></a><var>69.3</var>state, or local law, rule, or ordinance.<br />
         		<a id="pl.69.4"></a><var>69.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) Except as provided in paragraph (c), a driver may be required to unload a <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.5"></a><var>69.5</var>vehicle only if the weighing officer determines that (1) on routes subject to the provisions <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.6"></a><var>69.6</var>of sections 
         <statute_ref>169.823</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>169.829</statute_ref>, the weight on an axle exceeds the lawful gross weight <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.7"></a><var>69.7</var>prescribed by sections 
         <statute_ref>169.823</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>169.829</statute_ref>, by 2,000 pounds or more, or the weight on a <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.8"></a><var>69.8</var>group of two or more consecutive axles in cases where the distance between the centers <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.9"></a><var>69.9</var>of the first and last axles of the group under consideration is ten feet or less exceeds the <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.10"></a><var>69.10</var>lawful gross weight prescribed by sections 
         <statute_ref>169.823</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>169.829</statute_ref>, by 4,000 pounds or more; <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.11"></a><var>69.11</var>or (2) the weight is unlawful on an axle or group of consecutive axles on a road restricted <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.12"></a><var>69.12</var>in accordance with section 
         <statute_ref>169.87</statute_ref>. Material unloaded must be cared for by the owner or <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.13"></a><var>69.13</var>driver of the vehicle at the risk of the owner or driver.<br />
         		<a id="pl.69.14"></a><var>69.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) ~~If~~ The driver is not required to unload under paragraph (b) when the gross weight <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.15"></a><var>69.15</var>of the vehicle does not exceed:<br />
         		<a id="pl.69.16"></a><var>69.16</var>(1) the sum of the vehicle's registered gross weight ~~plus~~, the weight allowance set <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.17"></a><var>69.17</var>forth in section 
         <statute_ref>168.013, subdivision 3</statute_ref>, paragraph (b), and ~~plus~~, if applicable, the weight <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.18"></a><var>69.18</var>allowance permitted under section 
         <statute_ref>169.826</statute_ref>~~, then the driver is not required to unload~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.19"></a><var>69.19</var>~~under paragraph (b)~~; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.69.20"></a><var>69.20</var>(2) the weight allowed by special permit issued under section 169.86 for a vehicle <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.21"></a><var>69.21</var>that is operated in conformity with the limitations and conditions of the permit.<br />
         		<a id="pl.69.22"></a><var>69.22</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective October 1, 2012, and applies to <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.23"></a><var>69.23</var>all registrations that are effective on or after that date and special permits issued on or <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.24"></a><var>69.24</var>after that date.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.26.0"></a><a id="pl.69.25"></a><var>69.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 169.86, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.69.26"></a><var>69.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Permit authorities; restrictions.</b> (a) The commissioner, with respect <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.27"></a><var>69.27</var>to highways under the commissioner's jurisdiction, and local authorities, with respect to <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.28"></a><var>69.28</var>highways under their jurisdiction, may, in their discretion, upon application in writing <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.29"></a><var>69.29</var>and good cause being shown therefor, issue a special permit, in writing, authorizing the <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.30"></a><var>69.30</var>applicant to move a vehicle or combination of vehicles of a size or weight of vehicle or <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.31"></a><var>69.31</var>load exceeding the maximum specified in this chapter, exceeding the gross weight for <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.32"></a><var>69.32</var>which the vehicle is registered under chapter 168, or otherwise not in conformity with the <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.33"></a><var>69.33</var>provisions of this chapter, upon any highway under the jurisdiction of the party granting <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.34"></a><var>69.34</var>such permit and for the maintenance of which such party is responsible.<br />
         		<a id="pl.70.1"></a><var>70.1</var>(b) Permits relating to over-width, over-length manufactured homes shall not be <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.2"></a><var>70.2</var>issued to persons other than manufactured home dealers or manufacturers for movement <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.3"></a><var>70.3</var>of new units owned by the manufactured home dealer or manufacturer, until the person <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.4"></a><var>70.4</var>has presented a statement from the county auditor and treasurer where the unit is presently <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.5"></a><var>70.5</var>located, stating that all personal and real property taxes have been paid. Upon payment of <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.6"></a><var>70.6</var>the most recent single year delinquent personal property or current year taxes only, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.7"></a><var>70.7</var>county auditor or treasurer must issue a taxes paid statement to a manufactured home <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.8"></a><var>70.8</var>dealer or a financial institution desiring to relocate a manufactured home that has been <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.9"></a><var>70.9</var>repossessed. This statement must be dated within 30 days of the contemplated move. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.10"></a><var>70.10</var>statement from the county auditor and treasurer where the unit is presently located, stating <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.11"></a><var>70.11</var>that all personal and real property taxes have been paid, may be made by telephone. If <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.12"></a><var>70.12</var>the statement is obtained by telephone, the permit shall contain the date and time of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.13"></a><var>70.13</var>telephone call and the names of the persons in the auditor's office and treasurer's office <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.14"></a><var>70.14</var>who verified that all personal and real property taxes had been paid.<br />
         		<a id="pl.70.15"></a><var>70.15</var>(c) The commissioner may not grant a permit authorizing the movement, in a <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.16"></a><var>70.16</var>three-vehicle combination, of a semitrailer or trailer that exceeds 28-1/2 feet, except that <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.17"></a><var>70.17</var>the commissioner (1) may renew a permit that was granted before April 16, 1984, for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.18"></a><var>70.18</var>movement of a semitrailer or trailer that exceeds the length limitation in section 
         <statute_ref>169.81, <br />
            		<a id="pl.70.19"></a><var>70.19</var>subdivision 2
         </statute_ref>, or (2) may grant a permit authorizing the transportation of empty trailers <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.20"></a><var>70.20</var>that exceed 28-1/2 feet when using a B-train hitching mechanism as defined in Code of <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.21"></a><var>70.21</var>Federal Regulations, title 23, section 658.5, paragraph (o), from a point of manufacture in <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.22"></a><var>70.22</var>the state to the state border.<br />
         		<a id="pl.70.23"></a><var>70.23</var>(d) The state as to state trunk highways, a statutory or home rule charter city as <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.24"></a><var>70.24</var>to streets in the city, or a town as to roads in the town, may issue permits authorizing <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.25"></a><var>70.25</var>the transportation of combinations of vehicles exceeding the limitations in section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.70.26"></a><var>70.26</var>169.81, subdivisions 2a and 3
         </statute_ref>, over highways, streets, or roads within its boundaries. <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.27"></a><var>70.27</var>Combinations of vehicles authorized by this paragraph may be restricted as to the use of <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.28"></a><var>70.28</var>state trunk highways by the commissioner, to the use of streets by the city road authority, <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.29"></a><var>70.29</var>and to the use of roads by the town road authority. Nothing in this paragraph or section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.70.30"></a><var>70.30</var>169.81, subdivisions 2a and 3
         </statute_ref>, alters or changes the authority vested in local authorities <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.31"></a><var>70.31</var>under section 
         <statute_ref>169.04</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.70.32"></a><var>70.32</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective October 1, 2012, and applies to <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.33"></a><var>70.33</var>all registrations that are effective on or after that date and special permits issued on or <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.34"></a><var>70.34</var>after that date.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.27.0"></a><a id="pl.70.35"></a><var>70.35</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 169.86, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.71.1"></a><var>71.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Display and inspection of permit.</b> ~~Every such~~ A permit ~~shall~~ must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.2"></a><var>71.2</var>carried in the vehicle or combination of vehicles to which it refers and ~~shall~~ must be open <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.3"></a><var>71.3</var>to inspection by any ~~police~~ peace officer or authorized agent of any authority granting <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.4"></a><var>71.4</var>~~such~~ the permit~~, and~~. A permit may be carried in electronic format if it is easily read. No <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.5"></a><var>71.5</var>person shall violate any of the terms or conditions of ~~such~~ a special permit.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.28.0"></a><a id="pl.71.6"></a><var>71.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 28. Minnesota Statutes 2011 Supplement, section 169.86, subdivision 5, is <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.7"></a><var>71.7</var>amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.71.8"></a><var>71.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Fees; proceeds deposited; appropriation.</b> The commissioner, with <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.9"></a><var>71.9</var>respect to highways under the commissioner's jurisdiction, may charge a fee for each <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.10"></a><var>71.10</var>permit issued. All ~~such~~ fees for permits issued by the commissioner of transportation ~~shall~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.11"></a><var>71.11</var>must be deposited in the state treasury and credited to the trunk highway fund. Except <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.12"></a><var>71.12</var>for those annual permits for which the permit fees are specified elsewhere in this chapter, <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.13"></a><var>71.13</var>the fees ~~shall be~~ are:<br />
         		<a id="pl.71.14"></a><var>71.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) $15 for each single trip permit.<br />
         		<a id="pl.71.15"></a><var>71.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) $36 for each job permit. A job permit may be issued for like loads carried on <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.16"></a><var>71.16</var>a specific route for a period not to exceed two months. "Like loads" means loads of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.17"></a><var>71.17</var>same product, weight, and dimension.<br />
         		<a id="pl.71.18"></a><var>71.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) $60 for an annual permit to be issued for a period not to exceed 12 consecutive <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.19"></a><var>71.19</var>months. Annual permits may be issued for:<br />
         		<a id="pl.71.20"></a><var>71.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) motor vehicles used to alleviate a temporary crisis adversely affecting the safety <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.21"></a><var>71.21</var>or well-being of the public;<br />
         		<a id="pl.71.22"></a><var>71.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) motor vehicles ~~which~~ that travel on interstate highways and carry loads <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.23"></a><var>71.23</var>authorized under subdivision 1a;<br />
         		<a id="pl.71.24"></a><var>71.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) motor vehicles operating with gross weights authorized under section 
         <statute_ref>169.826, <br />
            		<a id="pl.71.25"></a><var>71.25</var>subdivision 1a
         </statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.71.26"></a><var>71.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) special pulpwood vehicles described in section 
         <statute_ref>169.863</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.71.27"></a><var>71.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) motor vehicles bearing snowplow blades not exceeding ten feet in width;<br />
         		<a id="pl.71.28"></a><var>71.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) noncommercial transportation of a boat by the owner or user of the boat;<br />
         		<a id="pl.71.29"></a><var>71.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(7) motor vehicles carrying bales of agricultural products authorized under section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.71.30"></a><var>71.30</var>169.862
         </statute_ref>; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.71.31"></a><var>71.31</var>(8) special milk-hauling vehicles authorized under section 
         <statute_ref>169.867</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.71.32"></a><var>71.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) $120 for an oversize annual permit to be issued for a period not to exceed 12 <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.33"></a><var>71.33</var>consecutive months. Annual permits may be issued for:<br />
         		<a id="pl.71.34"></a><var>71.34</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) mobile cranes;<br />
         		<a id="pl.71.35"></a><var>71.35</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) construction equipment, machinery, and supplies;<br />
         		<a id="pl.72.1"></a><var>72.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) manufactured homes and manufactured storage buildings;<br />
         		<a id="pl.72.2"></a><var>72.2</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) implements of husbandry;<br />
         		<a id="pl.72.3"></a><var>72.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) double-deck buses;<br />
         		<a id="pl.72.4"></a><var>72.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) commercial boat hauling and transporting waterfront structures, including, but <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.5"></a><var>72.5</var>not limited to, portable boat docks and boat lifts;<br />
         		<a id="pl.72.6"></a><var>72.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(7) three-vehicle combinations consisting of two empty, newly manufactured trailers <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.7"></a><var>72.7</var>for cargo, horses, or livestock, not to exceed 28-1/2 feet per trailer; provided, however, <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.8"></a><var>72.8</var>the permit allows the vehicles to be moved from a trailer manufacturer to a trailer dealer <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.9"></a><var>72.9</var>only while operating on twin-trailer routes designated under section 
         <statute_ref>169.81, subdivision 3</statute_ref>, <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.10"></a><var>72.10</var>paragraph (c); and<br />
         		<a id="pl.72.11"></a><var>72.11</var>(8) vehicles operating on that portion of marked Trunk Highway 36 described in <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.12"></a><var>72.12</var>section 
         <statute_ref>169.81, subdivision 3</statute_ref>, paragraph (e).<br />
         		<a id="pl.72.13"></a><var>72.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) For vehicles ~~which~~ that have axle weights exceeding the weight limitations of <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.14"></a><var>72.14</var>sections 
         <statute_ref>169.823</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>169.829</statute_ref>, an additional cost added to the fees listed above. However, <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.15"></a><var>72.15</var>this paragraph applies to any vehicle described in section 
         <statute_ref>168.013, subdivision 3</statute_ref>, <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.16"></a><var>72.16</var>paragraph (b), but only when the vehicle exceeds its gross weight allowance set forth in <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.17"></a><var>72.17</var>that paragraph, and then the additional cost is for all weight, including the allowance <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.18"></a><var>72.18</var>weight, in excess of the permitted maximum axle weight. The additional cost is equal <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.19"></a><var>72.19</var>to the product of the distance traveled times the sum of the overweight axle group cost <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.20"></a><var>72.20</var>factors shown in the following chart:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="15"></col>
            <col width="5"></col>
            <col width="10"></col>
            <col width="5"></col>
            <col width="10"></col>
            <col width="5"></col>
            <col width="15"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.72.21"></a><var>72.21</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td colspan="5" align="center">Overweight Axle Group Cost Factors<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.72.22"></a><var>72.22</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Weight (pounds)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td colspan="5" align="center">Cost Per Mile For Each Group Of:<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.72.23"></a><var>72.23</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.72.24"></a><var>72.24</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.72.25"></a><var>72.25</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.72.26"></a><var>72.26</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.72.27"></a><var>72.27</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td valign="top">exceeding weight <br />
                  		limitations on axles<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>Two <br />
                  		consecutive <br />
                  		axles spaced <br />
                  		within 8 feet <br />
                  		or less<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>Three <br />
                  		consecutive <br />
                  		axles spaced <br />
                  		within 9 feet <br />
                  		or less<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>Four consecutive <br />
                  		axles spaced within <br />
                  		14 feet or less<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.72.28"></a><var>72.28</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">0-2,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>.12<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>.05<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>.04<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.72.29"></a><var>72.29</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2,001-4,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>.14<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>.06<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>.05<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.72.30"></a><var>72.30</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">4,001-6,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>.18<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>.07<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>.06<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.72.31"></a><var>72.31</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">6,001-8,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>.21<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>.09<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>.07<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.72.32"></a><var>72.32</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">8,001-10,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>.26<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>.10<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>.08<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.72.33"></a><var>72.33</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">10,001-12,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>.30<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>.12<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>.09<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.72.34"></a><var>72.34</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.72.35"></a><var>72.35</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">12,001-14,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>Not <br />
                  		permitted<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>.14<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>.11<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.72.36"></a><var>72.36</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.72.37"></a><var>72.37</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">14,001-16,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>Not <br />
                  		permitted<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>.17<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>.12<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.72.38"></a><var>72.38</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.72.39"></a><var>72.39</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">16,001-18,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>Not <br />
                  		permitted<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>.19<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>.15<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.73.1"></a><var>73.1</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.73.2"></a><var>73.2</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">18,001-20,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>Not <br />
                  		permitted<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>Not <br />
                  		permitted<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>.16<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.73.3"></a><var>73.3</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.73.4"></a><var>73.4</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">20,001-22,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>Not <br />
                  		permitted<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>Not <br />
                  		permitted<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>.20<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.73.5"></a><var>73.5</var>The amounts added are rounded to the nearest cent for each axle or axle group. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.6"></a><var>73.6</var>additional cost does not apply to paragraph (c), clauses (1) and (3).<br />
         		<a id="pl.73.7"></a><var>73.7</var>For a vehicle found to exceed the appropriate maximum permitted weight, a cost-per-mile <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.8"></a><var>73.8</var>fee of 22 cents per ton, or fraction of a ton, over the permitted maximum weight is imposed <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.9"></a><var>73.9</var>in addition to the normal permit fee. Miles must be calculated based on the distance <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.10"></a><var>73.10</var>already traveled in the state plus the distance from the point of detection to a transportation <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.11"></a><var>73.11</var>loading site or unloading site within the state or to the point of exit from the state.<br />
         		<a id="pl.73.12"></a><var>73.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(f) As an alternative to paragraph (e), an annual permit may be issued for overweight, <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.13"></a><var>73.13</var>or oversize and overweight, mobile cranes; construction equipment, machinery, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.14"></a><var>73.14</var>supplies; implements of husbandry; and commercial boat hauling. The fees for the permit <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.15"></a><var>73.15</var>are as follows:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="20"></col>
            <col width="20"></col>
            <col width="25"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.73.16"></a><var>73.16</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="2" align="center">Gross Weight (pounds) of Vehicle<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center">Annual Permit Fee <br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.73.17"></a><var>73.17</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">90,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>or less <br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center">$200<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.73.18"></a><var>73.18</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">90,001<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>- 100,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center">$300<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.73.19"></a><var>73.19</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">100,001<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>- 110,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center">$400<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.73.20"></a><var>73.20</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">110,001<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>- 120,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center">$500<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.73.21"></a><var>73.21</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">120,001<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>- 130,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center">$600<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.73.22"></a><var>73.22</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">130,001<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>- 140,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center">$700<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.73.23"></a><var>73.23</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">140,001<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>- 145,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center">$800<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.73.24"></a><var>73.24</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">145,001<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>- 155,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center">$900<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.73.25"></a><var>73.25</var>If the gross weight of the vehicle is more than ~~145,000~~ 155,000 pounds the permit fee is <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.26"></a><var>73.26</var>determined under paragraph (e).<br />
         		<a id="pl.73.27"></a><var>73.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(g) For vehicles which exceed the width limitations set forth in section 
         <statute_ref>169.80</statute_ref> by <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.28"></a><var>73.28</var>more than 72 inches, an additional cost equal to $120 added to the amount in paragraph (a) <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.29"></a><var>73.29</var>when the permit is issued while seasonal load restrictions pursuant to section 
         <statute_ref>169.87</statute_ref> are <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.30"></a><var>73.30</var>in effect.<br />
         		<a id="pl.73.31"></a><var>73.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(h) $85 for an annual permit to be issued for a period not to exceed 12 months, for <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.32"></a><var>73.32</var>refuse-compactor vehicles that carry a gross weight of not more than: 22,000 pounds on <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.33"></a><var>73.33</var>a single rear axle; 38,000 pounds on a tandem rear axle; or, subject to section 
         <statute_ref>169.828, <br />
            		<a id="pl.73.34"></a><var>73.34</var>subdivision 2
         </statute_ref>, 46,000 pounds on a tridem rear axle. A permit issued for up to 46,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.35"></a><var>73.35</var>pounds on a tridem rear axle must limit the gross vehicle weight to not more than 62,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.36"></a><var>73.36</var>pounds.<br />
         		<a id="pl.73.37"></a><var>73.37</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) $300 for a motor vehicle described in section 
         <statute_ref>169.8261</statute_ref>. The fee under this <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.38"></a><var>73.38</var>paragraph must be deposited as follows:<br />
         		<a id="pl.74.1"></a><var>74.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) in fiscal years 2005 through 2010:<br />
         		<a id="pl.74.2"></a><var>74.2</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) the first $50,000 in each fiscal year must be deposited in the trunk highway fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.3"></a><var>74.3</var>for costs related to administering the permit program and inspecting and posting bridges;<br />
         		<a id="pl.74.4"></a><var>74.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) all remaining money in each fiscal year must be deposited in a bridge inspection <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.5"></a><var>74.5</var>and signing account in the special revenue fund. Money in the account is appropriated <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.6"></a><var>74.6</var>to the commissioner for:<br />
         		<a id="pl.74.7"></a><var>74.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(A) inspection of local bridges and identification of local bridges to be posted, <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.8"></a><var>74.8</var>including contracting with a consultant for some or all of these functions; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.74.9"></a><var>74.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(B) erection of weight-posting signs on local bridges; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.74.10"></a><var>74.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) in fiscal year 2011 and subsequent years must be deposited in the trunk highway <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.11"></a><var>74.11</var>fund.<br />
         		<a id="pl.74.12"></a><var>74.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(j) Beginning August 1, 2006, $200 for an annual permit for a vehicle operating <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.13"></a><var>74.13</var>under authority of section 
         <statute_ref>169.824, subdivision 2</statute_ref>, paragraph (a), clause (2).<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.29.0"></a><a id="pl.74.14"></a><var>74.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 29. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 169.86, is amended by adding a subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.15"></a><var>74.15</var>to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.74.16"></a><var>74.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5a. <b>Additional tax for excessive gross weight.</b> When a special permit is <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.17"></a><var>74.17</var>issued under this chapter, the commissioner shall collect in addition to the permit fee an <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.18"></a><var>74.18</var>additional tax for excessive gross weight, if the weight allowed under the permit is greater <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.19"></a><var>74.19</var>than the gross weight for which the vehicle is registered under section 168.013. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.20"></a><var>74.20</var>tax shall be calculated as the difference between the registration tax paid under section <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.21"></a><var>74.21</var>168.013, subdivision 1e, and the additional tax that would be due under section 168.013, <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.22"></a><var>74.22</var>subdivision 1e, at the gross weight allowed under the permit, prorated by the number of <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.23"></a><var>74.23</var>days for which the permit is effective. Proceeds of the surcharge must be deposited in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.24"></a><var>74.24</var>state treasury and credited to the highway user tax distribution fund.<br />
         		<a id="pl.74.25"></a><var>74.25</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective with the registration period beginning <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.26"></a><var>74.26</var>October 1, 2012, and applies to all registrations that are effective on or after that date and <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.27"></a><var>74.27</var>special permits issued on or after that date.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.30.0"></a><a id="pl.74.28"></a><var>74.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 30. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 169.99, subdivision 1b, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.74.29"></a><var>74.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 1b. <b>Speed.</b> (a) For a citation issued before August 1, 2014, the uniform <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.30"></a><var>74.30</var>traffic ticket must provide a blank or space wherein an officer who issues a citation for a <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.31"></a><var>74.31</var>violation of a speed limit of 55 or 60 miles per hour must specify whether the speed was <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.32"></a><var>74.32</var>greater than ten miles per hour in excess of the speed limit.<br />
         		<a id="pl.74.33"></a><var>74.33</var>(b) For a citation issued on or after August 1, 2014, the uniform traffic ticket must <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.34"></a><var>74.34</var>provide a blank or space wherein an officer who issues a citation for a violation of a speed <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.1"></a><var>75.1</var>limit of 55 or 60 miles per hour must specify whether the speed was greater than ten miles <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.2"></a><var>75.2</var>per hour in excess of a 55 miles per hour speed limit, or more than five miles per hour in <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.3"></a><var>75.3</var>excess of a 60 miles per hour speed limit.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.31.0"></a><a id="pl.75.4"></a><var>75.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 31. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 169A.54, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.75.5"></a><var>75.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Revocation periods for DWI convictions.</b> Except as provided in <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.6"></a><var>75.6</var>subdivision 7, the commissioner shall revoke the driver's license of a person convicted <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.7"></a><var>75.7</var>of violating section 
         <statute_ref>169A.20</statute_ref> (driving while impaired) or an ordinance in conformity <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.8"></a><var>75.8</var>with it, as follows:<br />
         		<a id="pl.75.9"></a><var>75.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) not less than 30 days for an offense under section 
         <statute_ref>169A.20, subdivision 1</statute_ref> <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.10"></a><var>75.10</var>(driving while impaired crime)~~, not less than 30 days~~;<br />
         		<a id="pl.75.11"></a><var>75.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) not less than 90 days for an offense under section 
         <statute_ref>169A.20, subdivision 2</statute_ref> (refusal <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.12"></a><var>75.12</var>to submit to chemical test crime)~~, not less than 90 days~~;<br />
         		<a id="pl.75.13"></a><var>75.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) not less than one year for: <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.14"></a><var>75.14</var>(i)  an offense occurring within ten years of a qualified prior impaired driving <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.15"></a><var>75.15</var>incident~~, or~~;<br />
         		<a id="pl.75.16"></a><var>75.16</var>(ii) an offense occurring after two qualified prior impaired driving incidents~~, not~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.17"></a><var>75.17</var>~~less than one year,~~; or ~~if~~<br />
         		<a id="pl.75.18"></a><var>75.18</var>(iii) an offense occurring when a person has an alcohol concentration of twice the <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.19"></a><var>75.19</var>legal limit or more as measured at the time or within two hours of the time of the offense <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.20"></a><var>75.20</var>and the person has no qualified prior impaired driving incident within ten years;<br />
         		<a id="pl.75.21"></a><var>75.21</var>(4) not less than two years for an offense occurring under clause (3), item (i) <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.22"></a><var>75.22</var>or (ii), and where the test results indicate an alcohol concentration of twice the legal <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.23"></a><var>75.23</var>limit or more, ~~not less than two years~~ and until the court has certified that treatment or <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.24"></a><var>75.24</var>rehabilitation has been successfully completed where prescribed in accordance with <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.25"></a><var>75.25</var>section 
         <statute_ref>169A.70</statute_ref> (chemical use assessments);<br />
         		<a id="pl.75.26"></a><var>75.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;~~(4)~~ (5) not less than three years for an offense occurring within ten years of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.27"></a><var>75.27</var>first of two qualified prior impaired driving incidents or occurring after three qualified <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.28"></a><var>75.28</var>prior impaired driving incidents~~, not less than three years, together~~ and  with denial under <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.29"></a><var>75.29</var>section 
         <statute_ref>171.04, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, clause (10), until rehabilitation is established according to <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.30"></a><var>75.30</var>standards established by the commissioner; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.75.31"></a><var>75.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;~~(5)~~ (6) not less than four years for an offense occurring within ten years of the first of <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.32"></a><var>75.32</var>three qualified prior impaired driving incidents~~, not less than four years, together~~ and with <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.33"></a><var>75.33</var>denial under section 
         <statute_ref>171.04, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, clause (10), until rehabilitation is established <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.34"></a><var>75.34</var>according to standards established by the commissioner; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.76.1"></a><var>76.1</var>~~(6)~~ (7) not less than six years for an offense occurring after four or more qualified <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.2"></a><var>76.2</var>prior impaired driving incidents~~, not less than six years, together~~ and with denial under <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.3"></a><var>76.3</var>section 
         <statute_ref>171.04, subdivision </statute_ref>1, clause (10), until rehabilitation is established according to <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.4"></a><var>76.4</var>standards established by the commissioner.<br />
         		<a id="pl.76.5"></a><var>76.5</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2012.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.32.0"></a><a id="pl.76.6"></a><var>76.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 32. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 169A.54, subdivision 6, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.76.7"></a><var>76.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6. <b>Applicability of implied consent revocation.</b> (a) Any person whose <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.8"></a><var>76.8</var>license has been revoked pursuant to section 
         <statute_ref>169A.52</statute_ref> (license revocation for test failure <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.9"></a><var>76.9</var>or refusal) as the result of the same incident, and who does not have a qualified prior <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.10"></a><var>76.10</var>impaired driving incident, is subject to the mandatory revocation provisions of subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.11"></a><var>76.11</var>1, clause (1) or (2), in lieu of the mandatory revocation provisions of section 
         <statute_ref>169A.52</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.76.12"></a><var>76.12</var>(b) Paragraph (a) does not apply to:<br />
         		<a id="pl.76.13"></a><var>76.13</var>(1) a person whose license has been revoked under subdivision 2 (driving while <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.14"></a><var>76.14</var>impaired by person under age 21); or<br />
         		<a id="pl.76.15"></a><var>76.15</var>(2) a person whose driver's license has been revoked for, or who is charged with~~,~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.16"></a><var>76.16</var>(i) an alcohol concentration of twice the legal limit or more as measured at the time or <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.17"></a><var>76.17</var>within two hours of the time of the offense; or (ii)  a violation of section 
         <statute_ref>169A.20</statute_ref> (driving <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.18"></a><var>76.18</var>while impaired) with an aggravating factor described in section 
         <statute_ref>169A.03, subdivision <br />
            		<a id="pl.76.19"></a><var>76.19</var>3
         </statute_ref>, clause ~~(2) or~~ (3).<br />
         		<a id="pl.76.20"></a><var>76.20</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2012.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.33.0"></a><a id="pl.76.21"></a><var>76.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 33. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 171.03, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.76.22"></a><var>76.22</var><b>171.03 PERSONS EXEMPT.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.76.23"></a><var>76.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following persons are exempt from license hereunder:<br />
         		<a id="pl.76.24"></a><var>76.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) A person in the employ or service of the United States federal government is <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.25"></a><var>76.25</var>exempt while driving or operating a motor vehicle owned by or leased to the United <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.26"></a><var>76.26</var>States federal government.<br />
         		<a id="pl.76.27"></a><var>76.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) A person in the employ or service of the United States federal government is <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.28"></a><var>76.28</var>exempt from the requirement to possess a valid class A, class B, or class C commercial <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.29"></a><var>76.29</var>driver's license while driving or operating for military purposes a commercial motor <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.30"></a><var>76.30</var>vehicle for the United States federal government if the person is:<br />
         		<a id="pl.76.31"></a><var>76.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) on active duty in the U. S. Coast Guard;<br />
         		<a id="pl.76.32"></a><var>76.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) on active duty in a branch of the U. S. armed forces, which includes the Army, <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.33"></a><var>76.33</var>Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps;<br />
         		<a id="pl.77.1"></a><var>77.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) a member of a reserve component of the U. S. armed forces; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.77.2"></a><var>77.2</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) on active duty in the Army National Guard or Air National Guard, which <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.3"></a><var>77.3</var>includes (i) a member on full-time National Guard duty, (ii) a member undergoing <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.4"></a><var>77.4</var>part-time National Guard training, and (iii) a National Guard military technician, who is a <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.5"></a><var>77.5</var>civilian required to wear a military uniform.<br />
         		<a id="pl.77.6"></a><var>77.6</var>The exemption provided under this paragraph does not apply to a U. S. armed forces <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.7"></a><var>77.7</var>reserve technician.<br />
         		<a id="pl.77.8"></a><var>77.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) Any person while driving or operating any farm tractor or implement of <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.9"></a><var>77.9</var>husbandry temporarily on a highway is exempt. For purposes of this section, an all-terrain <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.10"></a><var>77.10</var>vehicle, as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>84.92, subdivision 8</statute_ref>, an off-highway motorcycle, as defined <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.11"></a><var>77.11</var>in section 
         <statute_ref>84.787, subdivision 7</statute_ref>, and an off-road vehicle, as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>84.797, <br />
            		<a id="pl.77.12"></a><var>77.12</var>subdivision 7
         </statute_ref>, are not implements of husbandry.<br />
         		<a id="pl.77.13"></a><var>77.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) A nonresident who is at least 15 years of age and who has in immediate <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.14"></a><var>77.14</var>possession a valid driver's license issued to the nonresident in the home state or country <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.15"></a><var>77.15</var>may operate a motor vehicle in this state only as a driver.<br />
         		<a id="pl.77.16"></a><var>77.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) A nonresident who has in immediate possession a valid commercial driver's <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.17"></a><var>77.17</var>license issued by a state or jurisdiction in accordance with the standards of Code of <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.18"></a><var>77.18</var>Federal Regulations, title 49, part 383, and who is operating in Minnesota the class of <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.19"></a><var>77.19</var>commercial motor vehicle authorized by the issuing state or jurisdiction is exempt.<br />
         		<a id="pl.77.20"></a><var>77.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(f) Any nonresident who is at least 18 years of age, whose home state or country does <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.21"></a><var>77.21</var>not require the licensing of drivers may operate a motor vehicle as a driver, but only for a <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.22"></a><var>77.22</var>period of not more than 90 days in any calendar year, if the motor vehicle so operated is <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.23"></a><var>77.23</var>duly registered for the current calendar year in the home state or country of the nonresident.<br />
         		<a id="pl.77.24"></a><var>77.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(g) Any person who becomes a resident of the state of Minnesota and who has in <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.25"></a><var>77.25</var>possession a valid driver's license issued to the person under and pursuant to the laws of <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.26"></a><var>77.26</var>some other state or jurisdiction or by military authorities of the United States may operate <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.27"></a><var>77.27</var>a motor vehicle as a driver, but only for a period of not more than 60 days after becoming <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.28"></a><var>77.28</var>a resident of this state, without being required to have a Minnesota driver's license as <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.29"></a><var>77.29</var>provided in this chapter.<br />
         		<a id="pl.77.30"></a><var>77.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(h) Any person who becomes a resident of the state of Minnesota and who has in <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.31"></a><var>77.31</var>possession a valid commercial driver's license issued by another state or jurisdiction in <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.32"></a><var>77.32</var>accordance with the standards of Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, part 383, is exempt <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.33"></a><var>77.33</var>for not more than 30 days after becoming a resident of this state.<br />
         		<a id="pl.77.34"></a><var>77.34</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) Any person operating a snowmobile, as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>84.81</statute_ref>, is exempt.<br />
         		<a id="pl.77.35"></a><var>77.35</var>(j) A railroad operator, as defined in section 169.035, subdivision 4, paragraph (a), <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.36"></a><var>77.36</var>is exempt while operating a railroad locomotive or train, or on-track equipment while <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.1"></a><var>78.1</var>being operated upon rails. This exemption includes operation while crossing a street or <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.2"></a><var>78.2</var>highway, whether public or private.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.34.0"></a><a id="pl.78.3"></a><var>78.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 34. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 171.061, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.78.4"></a><var>78.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Fee; equipment.</b> (a) The agent may charge and retain a filing fee of $5 for <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.5"></a><var>78.5</var>each application. Except as provided in paragraph ~~(b)~~ (c), the fee shall cover all expenses <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.6"></a><var>78.6</var>involved in receiving, accepting, or forwarding to the department the applications and <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.7"></a><var>78.7</var>fees required under sections 
         <statute_ref>171.02, subdivision 3</statute_ref>; 
         <statute_ref>171.06</statute_ref>, subdivisions 2 and 2a; and <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.78.8"></a><var>78.8</var>171.07
         </statute_ref>, subdivisions 3 and 3a.<br />
         		<a id="pl.78.9"></a><var>78.9</var>(b) The statutory fees and the filing fees imposed under paragraph (a) may be paid <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.10"></a><var>78.10</var>by credit card or debit card. The driver's license agent may collect a convenience fee on <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.11"></a><var>78.11</var>the statutory fees and filing fees not greater than the cost of processing a credit card or <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.12"></a><var>78.12</var>debit card transaction. The convenience fee must be used to pay the cost of processing <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.13"></a><var>78.13</var>credit card and debit card transactions. The commissioner shall adopt rules to administer <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.14"></a><var>78.14</var>this paragraph using the exempt procedures of section 14.386, except that section 14.386, <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.15"></a><var>78.15</var>paragraph (b), does not apply.<br />
         		<a id="pl.78.16"></a><var>78.16</var>~~(b)~~ (c) The department shall maintain the photo identification equipment for all <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.17"></a><var>78.17</var>agents appointed as of January 1, 2000. Upon the retirement, resignation, death, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.18"></a><var>78.18</var>discontinuance of an existing agent, and if a new agent is appointed in an existing office <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.19"></a><var>78.19</var>pursuant to Minnesota Rules, chapter 7404, and notwithstanding the above or Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.20"></a><var>78.20</var>Rules, part 7404.0400, the department shall provide and maintain photo identification <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.21"></a><var>78.21</var>equipment without additional cost to a newly appointed agent in that office if the office <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.22"></a><var>78.22</var>was provided the equipment by the department before January 1, 2000. All photo <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.23"></a><var>78.23</var>identification equipment must be compatible with standards established by the department.<br />
         		<a id="pl.78.24"></a><var>78.24</var>~~(c)~~ (d) A filing fee retained by the agent employed by a county board must be paid <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.25"></a><var>78.25</var>into the county treasury and credited to the general revenue fund of the county. An <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.26"></a><var>78.26</var>agent who is not an employee of the county shall retain the filing fee in lieu of county <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.27"></a><var>78.27</var>employment or salary and is considered an independent contractor for pension purposes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.28"></a><var>78.28</var>coverage under the Minnesota State Retirement System, or membership in the Public <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.29"></a><var>78.29</var>Employees Retirement Association.<br />
         		<a id="pl.78.30"></a><var>78.30</var>~~(d)~~ (e) Before the end of the first working day following the final day of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.31"></a><var>78.31</var>reporting period established by the department, the agent must forward to the department <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.32"></a><var>78.32</var>all applications and fees collected during the reporting period except as provided in <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.33"></a><var>78.33</var>paragraph ~~(c)~~ (d).<br />
         		<a id="pl.78.34"></a><var>78.34</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.35.0"></a><a id="pl.79.1"></a><var>79.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 35. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 171.12, subdivision 6, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.79.2"></a><var>79.2</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6. <b>Certain convictions not recorded.</b> (a) Except as provided in paragraph ~~(b)~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.3"></a><var>79.3</var>(c), the department shall not keep on the record of a driver any conviction for a violation <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.4"></a><var>79.4</var>of a speed limit of 55 ~~or 60~~ miles per hour unless the violation consisted of a speed greater <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.5"></a><var>79.5</var>than ten miles per hour in excess of ~~a 55 miles per hour~~ the speed limit~~, or more than five~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.6"></a><var>79.6</var>~~miles per hour in excess of a 60 miles per hour speed limit~~.<br />
         		<a id="pl.79.7"></a><var>79.7</var>(b) Except as provided in paragraph (c), the department shall not keep on the record <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.8"></a><var>79.8</var>of a driver any conviction for a violation of a speed limit of 60 miles per hour unless the <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.9"></a><var>79.9</var>violation consisted of a speed greater than:<br />
         		<a id="pl.79.10"></a><var>79.10</var>(1) ten miles per hour in excess of the speed limit, for any violation occurring on or <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.11"></a><var>79.11</var>after August 1, 2012, and before August 1, 2014; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.79.12"></a><var>79.12</var>(2) five miles per hour in excess of the speed limit, for any violation occurring on <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.13"></a><var>79.13</var>or after August 1, 2014.<br />
         		<a id="pl.79.14"></a><var>79.14</var>(c) This subdivision does not apply to (1) a violation that occurs in a commercial <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.15"></a><var>79.15</var>motor vehicle, or (2) a violation committed by a holder of a class A, B, or C commercial <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.16"></a><var>79.16</var>driver's license, without regard to whether the violation was committed in a commercial <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.17"></a><var>79.17</var>motor vehicle or another vehicle.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.36.0"></a><a id="pl.79.18"></a><var>79.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 36. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 171.30, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.79.19"></a><var>79.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Conditions of issuance.</b> (a) The commissioner may issue a limited <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.20"></a><var>79.20</var>license to the driver under the conditions in paragraph (b) in any case where a person's <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.21"></a><var>79.21</var>license has been:<br />
         		<a id="pl.79.22"></a><var>79.22</var>(1) suspended under section 
         <statute_ref>171.18</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>171.173</statute_ref>, or 
         <statute_ref>171.186</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.79.23"></a><var>79.23</var>(2) revoked, canceled, or denied under section:<br />
         		<a id="pl.79.24"></a><var>79.24</var>(i) 
         <statute_ref>169.792</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.79.25"></a><var>79.25</var>(ii) 
         <statute_ref>169.797</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.79.26"></a><var>79.26</var>(iii) 
         <statute_ref>169A.52</statute_ref>:<br />
         		<a id="pl.79.27"></a><var>79.27</var>(A) subdivision 3, paragraph (a), clause (1) or (2);<br />
         		<a id="pl.79.28"></a><var>79.28</var>(B) subdivision 3, paragraph (a), clause (4), (5), or (6), if in compliance with section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.79.29"></a><var>79.29</var>171.306
         </statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.79.30"></a><var>79.30</var>(C) subdivision 4, paragraph (a), clause (1) or (2), if the test results indicate an <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.31"></a><var>79.31</var>alcohol concentration of less than twice the legal limit;<br />
         		<a id="pl.79.32"></a><var>79.32</var>(D) subdivision 4, paragraph (a), clause (4), (5), or (6), if in compliance with section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.79.33"></a><var>79.33</var>171.306
         </statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.79.34"></a><var>79.34</var>(iv) 
         <statute_ref>171.17</statute_ref>; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.79.35"></a><var>79.35</var>(v) 
         <statute_ref>171.172</statute_ref>; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.80.1"></a><var>80.1</var>(3) revoked, canceled, or denied under section 169A.54:<br />
         		<a id="pl.80.2"></a><var>80.2</var>(i) subdivision 1, clause (1), if the test results indicate an alcohol concentration <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.3"></a><var>80.3</var>of less than twice the legal limit;<br />
         		<a id="pl.80.4"></a><var>80.4</var>(ii) subdivision 1, clause (2);<br />
         		<a id="pl.80.5"></a><var>80.5</var>(iii) subdivision 1, clause ~~(4),~~ (5), ~~or~~ (6), or (7), if in compliance with section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.80.6"></a><var>80.6</var>171.306
         </statute_ref>; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.80.7"></a><var>80.7</var>(iv) subdivision 2, if the person does not have a qualified prior impaired driving <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.8"></a><var>80.8</var>incident as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>169A.03, subdivision 22</statute_ref>, on the person's record, and the test <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.9"></a><var>80.9</var>results indicate an alcohol concentration of less than twice the legal limit.<br />
         		<a id="pl.80.10"></a><var>80.10</var>(b) The following conditions for a limited license under paragraph (a) include:<br />
         		<a id="pl.80.11"></a><var>80.11</var>(1) if the driver's livelihood or attendance at a chemical dependency treatment or <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.12"></a><var>80.12</var>counseling program depends upon the use of the driver's license;<br />
         		<a id="pl.80.13"></a><var>80.13</var>(2) if the use of a driver's license by a homemaker is necessary to prevent the <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.14"></a><var>80.14</var>substantial disruption of the education, medical, or nutritional needs of the family of <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.15"></a><var>80.15</var>the homemaker; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.80.16"></a><var>80.16</var>(3) if attendance at a postsecondary institution of education by an enrolled student of <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.17"></a><var>80.17</var>that institution depends upon the use of the driver's license.<br />
         		<a id="pl.80.18"></a><var>80.18</var>(c) The commissioner in issuing a limited license may impose such conditions and <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.19"></a><var>80.19</var>limitations as in the commissioner's judgment are necessary to the interests of the public <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.20"></a><var>80.20</var>safety and welfare including reexamination as to the driver's qualifications. The license <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.21"></a><var>80.21</var>may be limited to the operation of particular vehicles, to particular classes and times of <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.22"></a><var>80.22</var>operation, and to particular conditions of traffic. The commissioner may require that an <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.23"></a><var>80.23</var>applicant for a limited license affirmatively demonstrate that use of public transportation <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.24"></a><var>80.24</var>or carpooling as an alternative to a limited license would be a significant hardship.<br />
         		<a id="pl.80.25"></a><var>80.25</var>(d) For purposes of this subdivision:<br />
         		<a id="pl.80.26"></a><var>80.26</var>(1) "homemaker" refers to the person primarily performing the domestic tasks in a <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.27"></a><var>80.27</var>household of residents consisting of at least the person and the person's dependent child <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.28"></a><var>80.28</var>or other dependents; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.80.29"></a><var>80.29</var>(2) "twice the legal limit" means an alcohol concentration of two times the limit <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.30"></a><var>80.30</var>specified in section 
         <statute_ref>169A.20, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, clause (5).<br />
         		<a id="pl.80.31"></a><var>80.31</var>(e) The limited license issued by the commissioner shall clearly indicate the <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.32"></a><var>80.32</var>limitations imposed and the driver operating under the limited license shall have the <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.33"></a><var>80.33</var>license in possession at all times when operating as a driver.<br />
         		<a id="pl.80.34"></a><var>80.34</var>(f) In determining whether to issue a limited license, the commissioner shall consider <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.35"></a><var>80.35</var>the number and the seriousness of prior convictions and the entire driving record of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.36"></a><var>80.36</var>driver and shall consider the number of miles driven by the driver annually.<br />
         		<a id="pl.81.1"></a><var>81.1</var>(g) If the person's driver's license or permit to drive has been revoked under <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.2"></a><var>81.2</var>section 
         <statute_ref>169.792</statute_ref> or 
         <statute_ref>169.797</statute_ref>, the commissioner may only issue a limited license to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.3"></a><var>81.3</var>person after the person has presented an insurance identification card, policy, or written <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.4"></a><var>81.4</var>statement indicating that the driver or owner has insurance coverage satisfactory to <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.5"></a><var>81.5</var>the commissioner of public safety. The commissioner of public safety may require <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.6"></a><var>81.6</var>the insurance identification card provided to satisfy this subdivision be certified by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.7"></a><var>81.7</var>insurance company to be noncancelable for a period not to exceed 12 months.<br />
         		<a id="pl.81.8"></a><var>81.8</var>(h) The limited license issued by the commissioner to a person under section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.81.9"></a><var>81.9</var>171.186, subdivision 4
         </statute_ref>, must expire 90 days after the date it is issued. The commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.10"></a><var>81.10</var>must not issue a limited license to a person who previously has been issued a limited <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.11"></a><var>81.11</var>license under section 
         <statute_ref>171.186, subdivision 4</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.81.12"></a><var>81.12</var>(i) The commissioner shall not issue a limited driver's license to any person <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.13"></a><var>81.13</var>described in section 
         <statute_ref>171.04, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, clause (6), (7), (8), (11), or (14).<br />
         		<a id="pl.81.14"></a><var>81.14</var>(j) The commissioner shall not issue a class A, class B, or class C limited license.<br />
         		<a id="pl.81.15"></a><var>81.15</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2012.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.37.0"></a><a id="pl.81.16"></a><var>81.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 37. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 171.306, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.81.17"></a><var>81.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Issuance of restricted license.</b> (a) The commissioner shall issue a class <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.18"></a><var>81.18</var>D driver's license, subject to the applicable limitations and restrictions of this section, <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.19"></a><var>81.19</var>to a program participant who meets the requirements of this section and the program <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.20"></a><var>81.20</var>guidelines. The commissioner shall not issue a license unless the program participant has <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.21"></a><var>81.21</var>provided satisfactory proof that:<br />
         		<a id="pl.81.22"></a><var>81.22</var>(1) a certified ignition interlock device has been installed on the participant's motor <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.23"></a><var>81.23</var>vehicle at an installation service center designated by the device's manufacturer; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.81.24"></a><var>81.24</var>(2) the participant has insurance coverage on the vehicle equipped with the ignition <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.25"></a><var>81.25</var>interlock device. The commissioner shall require the participant to present an insurance <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.26"></a><var>81.26</var>identification card, policy, or written statement as proof of insurance coverage, and may <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.27"></a><var>81.27</var>require the insurance identification card provided be certified by the insurance company to <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.28"></a><var>81.28</var>be noncancelable for a period not to exceed 12 months.<br />
         		<a id="pl.81.29"></a><var>81.29</var>(b) A license issued under authority of this section must contain a restriction <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.30"></a><var>81.30</var>prohibiting the program participant from driving, operating, or being in physical control of <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.31"></a><var>81.31</var>any motor vehicle not equipped with a functioning ignition interlock device certified by <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.32"></a><var>81.32</var>the commissioner. A participant may drive an employer-owned vehicle not equipped with <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.33"></a><var>81.33</var>an interlock device while in the normal course and scope of employment duties pursuant <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.34"></a><var>81.34</var>to the program guidelines established by the commissioner and with the employer's <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.35"></a><var>81.35</var>written consent.<br />
         		<a id="pl.82.1"></a><var>82.1</var>(c) A program participant whose driver's license has been revoked under section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.82.2"></a><var>82.2</var>169A.52, subdivision 3
         </statute_ref>, paragraph (a), clause (1), (2), or (3), or subdivision 4, paragraph <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.3"></a><var>82.3</var>(a), clause (1), (2), or (3), or section 
         <statute_ref>169A.54, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, clause (1), (2), ~~or~~ (3), or (4), <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.4"></a><var>82.4</var>may apply for conditional reinstatement of the driver's license, subject to the ignition <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.5"></a><var>82.5</var>interlock restriction.<br />
         		<a id="pl.82.6"></a><var>82.6</var>(d) A program participant whose driver's license has been revoked, canceled, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.7"></a><var>82.7</var>denied under section 
         <statute_ref>169A.52, subdivision 3</statute_ref>, paragraph (a), clause (4), (5), or (6), or <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.8"></a><var>82.8</var>subdivision 4, paragraph (a), clause (4), (5), or (6), or section 
         <statute_ref>169A.54, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.9"></a><var>82.9</var>clause ~~(4),~~ (5), ~~or~~ (6), or (7), may apply for a limited license, subject to the ignition <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.10"></a><var>82.10</var>interlock restriction, if the program participant is enrolled in a licensed chemical <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.11"></a><var>82.11</var>dependency treatment or rehabilitation program as recommended in a chemical use <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.12"></a><var>82.12</var>assessment, and if the participant meets the other applicable requirements of section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.82.13"></a><var>82.13</var>171.30
         </statute_ref>. After completing a licensed chemical dependency treatment or rehabilitation <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.14"></a><var>82.14</var>program and one year of limited license use without violating the ignition interlock <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.15"></a><var>82.15</var>restriction, the conditions of limited license use, or program guidelines, the participant <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.16"></a><var>82.16</var>may apply for conditional reinstatement of the driver's license, subject to the ignition <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.17"></a><var>82.17</var>interlock restriction. If the program participant's ignition interlock device subsequently <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.18"></a><var>82.18</var>registers a positive breath alcohol concentration of 0.02 or higher, the commissioner shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.19"></a><var>82.19</var>cancel the driver's license, and the program participant may apply for another limited <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.20"></a><var>82.20</var>license according to this paragraph.<br />
         		<a id="pl.82.21"></a><var>82.21</var>(e) Notwithstanding any statute or rule to the contrary, the commissioner has <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.22"></a><var>82.22</var>authority to determine when a program participant is eligible for restoration of full driving <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.23"></a><var>82.23</var>privileges, except that the commissioner shall not reinstate full driving privileges until the <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.24"></a><var>82.24</var>program participant has met all applicable prerequisites for reinstatement under section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.82.25"></a><var>82.25</var>169A.55
         </statute_ref> and until the program participant's device has registered no positive breath <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.26"></a><var>82.26</var>alcohol concentrations of 0.02 or higher during the preceding 90 days.<br />
         		<a id="pl.82.27"></a><var>82.27</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2012.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.38.0"></a><a id="pl.82.28"></a><var>82.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 38. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 174.02, is amended by adding a subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.29"></a><var>82.29</var>to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.82.30"></a><var>82.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 9. <b>Pilot transportation project; alternative financing and investment.</b> (a) <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.31"></a><var>82.31</var>The commissioner may select one pilot transportation project on the trunk highway system <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.32"></a><var>82.32</var>to implement the authority granted in this subdivision. In connection with the pilot project, <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.33"></a><var>82.33</var>the commissioner may enter into agreements with governmental or nongovernmental <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.34"></a><var>82.34</var>entities, including private and nonprofit entities, to finance or invest in the transportation <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.35"></a><var>82.35</var>project, including repayment agreements. An agreement under this subdivision is subject <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.1"></a><var>83.1</var>to (1) the availability of state money or other dedicated revenue or resources; and (2) the <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.2"></a><var>83.2</var>approval of the commissioner of management and budget.<br />
         		<a id="pl.83.3"></a><var>83.3</var>(b) The commissioner shall submit to the chairs and ranking minority members of <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.4"></a><var>83.4</var>the house of representatives and senate committees having jurisdiction over transportation <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.5"></a><var>83.5</var>policy and finance a report detailing agreements executed under this subdivision. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.6"></a><var>83.6</var>listing must identify each agreement, the contracting entities, the contract amounts and <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.7"></a><var>83.7</var>duration, and any repayment requirements. The listing may be submitted electronically, <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.8"></a><var>83.8</var>and is subject to section 3.195, subdivision 1.<br />
         		<a id="pl.83.9"></a><var>83.9</var>(c) The pilot project is subject to transportation planning, programming, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.10"></a><var>83.10</var>procurement requirements. Use of this subdivision must not result in the delay of any <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.11"></a><var>83.11</var>project programmed in the statewide transportation improvement program.<br />
         		<a id="pl.83.12"></a><var>83.12</var>(d) This subdivision does not preempt any other statute or provide new toll facility <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.13"></a><var>83.13</var>authority or design-build contracting authority.<br />
         		<a id="pl.83.14"></a><var>83.14</var>(e) Any repayment agreement under this subdivision must comply with all applicable <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.15"></a><var>83.15</var>debt and other financial policies and requirements.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.39.0"></a><a id="pl.83.16"></a><var>83.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 39. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 174.56, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.83.17"></a><var>83.17</var><b>174.56 REPORT ON MAJOR HIGHWAY PROJECTS</b><b> AND TRUNK </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.83.18"></a><var>83.18</var><b>HIGHWAY FUND EXPENDITURES</b><b>.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.83.19"></a><var>83.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Report required.</b> (a) The commissioner of transportation shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.20"></a><var>83.20</var>submit a report ~~on January 15, 2009, and on January~~ by December 15 of each year <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.21"></a><var>83.21</var>~~thereafter~~, on (1)  the status of major highway projects completed during the previous two <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.22"></a><var>83.22</var>years or under construction or planned during the year of the report and for the ensuing 15 <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.23"></a><var>83.23</var>years; and (2) trunk highway fund expenditures.<br />
         		<a id="pl.83.24"></a><var>83.24</var>(b) For purposes of this section, a "major highway project" is a highway project that <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.25"></a><var>83.25</var>has a total cost for all segments that the commissioner estimates at the time of the report to <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.26"></a><var>83.26</var>be at least (1) ~~$25,000,000~~ $15,000,000 in the metropolitan highway construction district, <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.27"></a><var>83.27</var>or (2) ~~$10,000,000~~ $5,000,000 in any nonmetropolitan highway construction district.<br />
         		<a id="pl.83.28"></a><var>83.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Report contents</b><b>; major highway projects</b><b>.</b> For each major highway <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.29"></a><var>83.29</var>project the report must include:<br />
         		<a id="pl.83.30"></a><var>83.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) a description of the project sufficient to specify its scope and location;<br />
         		<a id="pl.83.31"></a><var>83.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) a history of the project, including, but not limited to, previous official actions <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.32"></a><var>83.32</var>by the department or the appropriate area transportation partnership, or both, the date on <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.33"></a><var>83.33</var>which the project was first included in the state transportation improvement plan, the cost <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.34"></a><var>83.34</var>of the project at that time, the planning estimate for the project, the engineer's estimate, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.35"></a><var>83.35</var>award price, the final cost as of six months after substantial completion, including any <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.1"></a><var>84.1</var>supplemental agreements and cost overruns or cost savings, the dates of environmental <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.2"></a><var>84.2</var>approval, the dates of municipal approval, the date of final geometric layout, and the date <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.3"></a><var>84.3</var>of establishment of any construction limits;<br />
         		<a id="pl.84.4"></a><var>84.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) the project's priority listing or rank within its construction district, if any, as <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.5"></a><var>84.5</var>well as the reasons for that listing or rank, the criteria used in prioritization or rank, any <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.6"></a><var>84.6</var>changes in that prioritization or rank since the project was first included in a department <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.7"></a><var>84.7</var>work plan, and the reasons for those changes; ~~and~~<br />
         		<a id="pl.84.8"></a><var>84.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) past and potential future reasons for delay in letting or completing the project, <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.9"></a><var>84.9</var>details of all project cost changes that exceed $500,000, and specific modifications to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.10"></a><var>84.10</var>overall program that are made as a result of delays and project cost changes;<br />
         		<a id="pl.84.11"></a><var>84.11</var>(5) two representative trunk highway construction projects, one each from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.12"></a><var>84.12</var>department's metropolitan district and from greater Minnesota, and for each project report <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.13"></a><var>84.13</var>the cost of environmental mitigation and compliance; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.84.14"></a><var>84.14</var>(6) the annual budget for products and services for each Department of <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.15"></a><var>84.15</var>Transportation district and office, with comparison to actual spending and including <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.16"></a><var>84.16</var>measures of productivity for the previous fiscal year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.84.17"></a><var>84.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2a. <b>Report contents; trunk highway fund expenditures.</b> The commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.18"></a><var>84.18</var>shall include in the report information on the total expenditures from the trunk highway <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.19"></a><var>84.19</var>fund during the previous fiscal year, for each Department of Transportation district, in <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.20"></a><var>84.20</var>the following categories: road construction; planning; design and engineering; labor; <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.21"></a><var>84.21</var>compliance with environmental regulations; administration; acquisition of right-of-way, <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.22"></a><var>84.22</var>including costs for attorney fees and other compensation for property owners; litigation <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.23"></a><var>84.23</var>costs, including payment of claims, settlements, and judgments; maintenance; and road <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.24"></a><var>84.24</var>operations.<br />
         		<a id="pl.84.25"></a><var>84.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Department resources.</b> The commissioner shall prepare and submit the <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.26"></a><var>84.26</var>report with existing department staff and resources.<br />
         		<a id="pl.84.27"></a><var>84.27</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective August 1, 2012, except that (1) the <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.28"></a><var>84.28</var>changes in subdivision 2, clause (2), apply to projects that are substantially completed <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.29"></a><var>84.29</var>on or after July 1, 2012; and (2) subdivision 2, clause (6), is effective beginning with the <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.30"></a><var>84.30</var>report due by December 15, 2013.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.40.0"></a><a id="pl.84.31"></a><var>84.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 40. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 221.0314, subdivision 3a, is amended to <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.32"></a><var>84.32</var>read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.84.33"></a><var>84.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3a. <b>Waiver for other medical condition.</b> (a) The commissioner may grant <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.34"></a><var>84.34</var>a waiver to a person who is not physically qualified to drive under Code of Federal <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.1"></a><var>85.1</var>Regulations, title 49, section 
         <statute_ref>391.41, paragraph (b)(3</statute_ref>) to (b)(13). A waiver granted under <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.2"></a><var>85.2</var>this subdivision applies to intrastate transportation only.<br />
         		<a id="pl.85.3"></a><var>85.3</var>(b) A person who wishes to obtain a waiver under this subdivision must give the <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.4"></a><var>85.4</var>commissioner the following information:<br />
         		<a id="pl.85.5"></a><var>85.5</var>(1) the applicant's name, address, and telephone number;<br />
         		<a id="pl.85.6"></a><var>85.6</var>(2) the name, address, and telephone number of an employer coapplicant, if any;<br />
         		<a id="pl.85.7"></a><var>85.7</var>(3) a description of the applicant's experience in driving the type of vehicle to be <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.8"></a><var>85.8</var>operated under the waiver;<br />
         		<a id="pl.85.9"></a><var>85.9</var>(4) a description of the type of driving to be done under the waiver;<br />
         		<a id="pl.85.10"></a><var>85.10</var>(5) a description of any modifications to the vehicle the applicant intends to drive <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.11"></a><var>85.11</var>under the waiver that are designed to accommodate the applicant's medical condition or <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.12"></a><var>85.12</var>disability;<br />
         		<a id="pl.85.13"></a><var>85.13</var>(6) whether the applicant has been granted another waiver under this subdivision;<br />
         		<a id="pl.85.14"></a><var>85.14</var>(7) a copy of the applicant's current driver's license;<br />
         		<a id="pl.85.15"></a><var>85.15</var>(8) a copy of a medical examiner's certificate showing that the applicant is medically <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.16"></a><var>85.16</var>unqualified to drive unless a waiver is granted;<br />
         		<a id="pl.85.17"></a><var>85.17</var>(9) a statement from the applicant's treating physician that includes:<br />
         		<a id="pl.85.18"></a><var>85.18</var>(i) the extent to which the physician is familiar with the applicant's medical history;<br />
         		<a id="pl.85.19"></a><var>85.19</var>(ii) a description of the applicant's medical condition for which a waiver is necessary;<br />
         		<a id="pl.85.20"></a><var>85.20</var>(iii) assurance that the applicant has the ability and willingness to follow any course <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.21"></a><var>85.21</var>of treatment prescribed by the physician, including the ability to self-monitor or manage <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.22"></a><var>85.22</var>the medical condition; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.85.23"></a><var>85.23</var>(iv) the physician's professional opinion that the applicant's condition will not <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.24"></a><var>85.24</var>adversely affect the applicant's ability to operate a motor vehicle safely; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.85.25"></a><var>85.25</var>(10) any other information considered necessary by the commissioner including <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.26"></a><var>85.26</var>requiring a physical examination or medical report from a physician who specializes <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.27"></a><var>85.27</var>in a particular field of medical practice.<br />
         		<a id="pl.85.28"></a><var>85.28</var>(c) In granting a waiver under this subdivision, the commissioner may impose <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.29"></a><var>85.29</var>conditions the commissioner considers necessary to ensure that an applicant is able to <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.30"></a><var>85.30</var>operate a motor vehicle safely and that the safety of the general public is protected.<br />
         		<a id="pl.85.31"></a><var>85.31</var>(d) A person who is granted a waiver under this subdivision must:<br />
         		<a id="pl.85.32"></a><var>85.32</var>(1) at intervals specified in the waiver, give the commissioner periodic reports from <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.33"></a><var>85.33</var>the person's treating physician, or a medical specialist if the commissioner so requires in <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.34"></a><var>85.34</var>the waiver, that contain the information described in paragraph (b), clause (9), together <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.35"></a><var>85.35</var>with a description of any episode that involved the person's loss of consciousness or loss <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.36"></a><var>85.36</var>of ability to operate a motor vehicle safely; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.86.1"></a><var>86.1</var>(2) immediately report the person's involvement in an accident for which a report is <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.2"></a><var>86.2</var>required under section 
         <statute_ref>169.09, subdivision 7</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.86.3"></a><var>86.3</var>(e) The commissioner shall deny an application if, during the three years preceding <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.4"></a><var>86.4</var>the application:<br />
         		<a id="pl.86.5"></a><var>86.5</var>(1) the applicant's driver's license has been suspended under section 
         <statute_ref>171.18</statute_ref>, <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.6"></a><var>86.6</var>paragraph (a), clauses (1) to (9), (11), and (12), canceled under section 
         <statute_ref>171.14</statute_ref>, or revoked <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.7"></a><var>86.7</var>under section 
         <statute_ref>171.17</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>171.172</statute_ref>, or 
         <statute_ref>171.174</statute_ref>; ~~or~~<br />
         		<a id="pl.86.8"></a><var>86.8</var>(2) the applicant has been convicted of a violation under section 171.24; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.86.9"></a><var>86.9</var>~~(2)~~ (3) the applicant has been convicted of a disqualifying offense, as defined in <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.10"></a><var>86.10</var>Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, section 
         <statute_ref>383.51, paragraph (b)</statute_ref>, which is incorporated <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.11"></a><var>86.11</var>by reference.<br />
         		<a id="pl.86.12"></a><var>86.12</var>(f) The commissioner may deny an application or may immediately revoke a <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.13"></a><var>86.13</var>waiver granted under this subdivision. Notice of the commissioner's reasons for denying <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.14"></a><var>86.14</var>an application or for revoking a waiver must be in writing and must be mailed to <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.15"></a><var>86.15</var>the applicant's or waiver holder's last known address by certified mail, return receipt <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.16"></a><var>86.16</var>requested. A person whose application is denied or whose waiver is revoked is entitled to <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.17"></a><var>86.17</var>a hearing under chapter 14.<br />
         		<a id="pl.86.18"></a><var>86.18</var>(g) A waiver granted under this subdivision expires on the date of expiration shown <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.19"></a><var>86.19</var>on the medical examiner's certificate described in paragraph (b), clause (8).<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.41.0"></a><a id="pl.86.20"></a><var>86.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 41. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 222.50, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.86.21"></a><var>86.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Contract.</b> The commissioner may negotiate and enter into contracts for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.22"></a><var>86.22</var>purpose of rail service improvement and may incorporate funds available from the federal <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.23"></a><var>86.23</var>~~rail service continuation program~~ government. The participants in these contracts shall be <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.24"></a><var>86.24</var>railroads, rail users, and the department, and may be political subdivisions of the state and <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.25"></a><var>86.25</var>the federal government. In such contracts, participation by all parties shall be voluntary. <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.26"></a><var>86.26</var>The commissioner may provide a portion of the money required to carry out the terms of <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.27"></a><var>86.27</var>any such contract by expenditure from the rail service improvement account.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.42.0"></a><a id="pl.86.28"></a><var>86.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 42. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 222.51, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.86.29"></a><var>86.29</var><b>222.51 PARTICIPATION BY POLITICAL SUBDIVISION.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.86.30"></a><var>86.30</var>The governing body of any political subdivision of the state may, with the approval <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.31"></a><var>86.31</var>of the commissioner, appropriate money for rail service improvement and may participate <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.32"></a><var>86.32</var>in the state rail service improvement program and ~~the~~ federal rail ~~service continuation~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.33"></a><var>86.33</var>~~program~~ programs.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.43.0"></a><a id="pl.87.1"></a><var>87.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 43. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 222.53, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.87.2"></a><var>87.2</var><b>222.53 ACCEPTANCE OF FEDERAL MONEY.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.87.3"></a><var>87.3</var>The commissioner may exercise those powers necessary for the state to qualify <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.4"></a><var>87.4</var>for, accept, and disburse any federal money ~~that may be made available pursuant to the~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.5"></a><var>87.5</var>~~provisions of the federal rail service continuation program~~, including the power to:<br />
         		<a id="pl.87.6"></a><var>87.6</var>(1) establish an adequate plan for rail service in the state as part of an overall <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.7"></a><var>87.7</var>planning process for all transportation services in the state, including a suitable process for <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.8"></a><var>87.8</var>updating, revising, and amending the plan;<br />
         		<a id="pl.87.9"></a><var>87.9</var>(2) administer and coordinate the plan with other state agencies, and provide for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.10"></a><var>87.10</var>equitable distribution of resources;<br />
         		<a id="pl.87.11"></a><var>87.11</var>(3) develop, promote, and support safe, adequate, and efficient rail transportation <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.12"></a><var>87.12</var>services; employ qualified personnel; maintain adequate programs of investigation, <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.13"></a><var>87.13</var>research, promotion, and development, with provisions for public participation; and take <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.14"></a><var>87.14</var>all practical steps to improve transportation safety and reduce transportation-related <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.15"></a><var>87.15</var>energy utilization and pollution;<br />
         		<a id="pl.87.16"></a><var>87.16</var>(4) adopt and maintain adequate procedures for financial control, accounting, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.17"></a><var>87.17</var>performance evaluation in order to assure proper use of state and federal money; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.87.18"></a><var>87.18</var>(5) do all things otherwise necessary to maximize federal assistance to the state <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.19"></a><var>87.19</var>~~under the federal rail service continuation program~~.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.44.0"></a><a id="pl.87.20"></a><var>87.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 44. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 574.26, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.87.21"></a><var>87.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 1a. <b>Exemptions: certain manufacturers; commissioner of transportation</b><b>; </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.87.22"></a><var>87.22</var><b>road maintenance</b><b>.</b> (a) Sections 
         <statute_ref>574.26</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>574.32</statute_ref> do not apply to a manufacturer of <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.23"></a><var>87.23</var>public transit buses that manufactures at least 100 public transit buses in a calendar year. <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.24"></a><var>87.24</var>For purposes of this section, "public transit bus" means a motor vehicle designed to <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.25"></a><var>87.25</var>transport people, with a design capacity for carrying more than 40 passengers, including <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.26"></a><var>87.26</var>the driver. The term "public transit bus" does not include a school bus, as defined in <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.27"></a><var>87.27</var>section 
         <statute_ref>169.011, subdivision 71</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.87.28"></a><var>87.28</var>(b) At the discretion of the commissioner of transportation, sections 
         <statute_ref>574.26</statute_ref> to <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.87.29"></a><var>87.29</var>574.32
         </statute_ref> do not apply to any projects of the Department of Transportation (1) costing less <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.30"></a><var>87.30</var>than ~~$75,000~~ the amount in section 471.345, subdivision 3, or (2) involving the permanent <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.31"></a><var>87.31</var>or semipermanent installation of heavy machinery, fixtures, or other capital equipment to <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.32"></a><var>87.32</var>be used primarily for maintenance or repair.<br />
         		<a id="pl.87.33"></a><var>87.33</var>(c) Sections 574.26 to 574.32 do not apply to contracts for snow removal, ice <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.34"></a><var>87.34</var>removal, grading, or other similar routine road maintenance on town roads.<br />
         		<a id="pl.88.1"></a><var>88.1</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.45.0"></a><a id="pl.88.2"></a><var>88.2</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 45. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 574.26, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.88.3"></a><var>88.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Terms.</b> Except as provided in sections 
         <statute_ref>574.263</statute_ref> and 
         <statute_ref>574.264</statute_ref> or if the <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.4"></a><var>88.4</var>amount of the contract is ~~$75,000 or~~ less than the amount in section 471.345, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.5"></a><var>88.5</var>3, a contract with a public body for the doing of any public work is not valid unless the <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.6"></a><var>88.6</var>contractor gives (1) a performance bond to the public body with whom the contractor <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.7"></a><var>88.7</var>entered into the contract, for the use and benefit of the public body to complete the <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.8"></a><var>88.8</var>contract according to its terms, and conditioned on saving the public body harmless from <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.9"></a><var>88.9</var>all costs and charges that may accrue on account of completing the specified work, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.10"></a><var>88.10</var>(2) a payment bond for the use and benefit of all persons furnishing labor and materials <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.11"></a><var>88.11</var>engaged under, or to perform the contract, conditioned for the payment, as they become <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.12"></a><var>88.12</var>due, of all just claims for the labor and materials. Reasonable attorneys' fees, costs, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.13"></a><var>88.13</var>disbursements may be awarded in an action to enforce claims under the act if the action is <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.14"></a><var>88.14</var>successfully maintained or successfully appealed.<br />
         		<a id="pl.88.15"></a><var>88.15</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.46.0"></a><a id="pl.88.16"></a><var>88.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 46. <b>VARIANCE; SEAPLANE BASE.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.88.17"></a><var>88.17</var>The commissioner of transportation shall grant a variance for Elbow Lake <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.18"></a><var>88.18</var>Municipal-Pride of the Prairie Airport, airport code Y63, to be licensed as a public <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.19"></a><var>88.19</var>seaplane base on Flekkefjord Lake. The commissioner shall establish conditions or <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.20"></a><var>88.20</var>limitations as may be necessary.<br />
         		<a id="pl.88.21"></a><var>88.21</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.47.0"></a><a id="pl.88.22"></a><var>88.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 47. <b>PAYNESVILLE AIRPORT.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.88.23"></a><var>88.23</var>(a) Notwithstanding any law, rule, or agreement to the contrary, the commissioner of <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.24"></a><var>88.24</var>transportation may enter into an agreement with the city of Paynesville to allow funds <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.25"></a><var>88.25</var>granted by the state to the city for land acquisition purposes for the marked Trunk <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.26"></a><var>88.26</var>Highway 23 bypass project to instead be used by June 30, 2015, as the state's share of <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.27"></a><var>88.27</var>funds for airport improvements and other aeronautical purposes at the city's airport.<br />
         		<a id="pl.88.28"></a><var>88.28</var>(b) Funds not spent pursuant to paragraph (a) by June 30, 2015, must be paid to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.29"></a><var>88.29</var>commissioner of transportation and deposited in the state airports fund. <br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.48.0"></a><a id="pl.88.30"></a><var>88.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 48. <b>ADDITIONS TO REPORTS ON MAJOR HIGHWAY PROJECTS AND </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.88.31"></a><var>88.31</var><b>TRUNK HIGHWAY FUND EXPENDITURES.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.89.1"></a><var>89.1</var>For 2013 and 2014 reports required under Minnesota Statutes, section 174.56, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.2"></a><var>89.2</var>commissioner of transportation shall include the results of evaluations of management <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.3"></a><var>89.3</var>systems currently used by the Department of Transportation. The evaluations must specify <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.4"></a><var>89.4</var>the extent to which the management of data in these systems is consistent with existing <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.5"></a><var>89.5</var>policies and the need for statewide, reliable, and verifiable information. The evaluations <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.6"></a><var>89.6</var>must be performed either by the department's office of internal audit or by an independent <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.7"></a><var>89.7</var>external auditor. The 2013 report must include the evaluation of construction management <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.8"></a><var>89.8</var>systems and the program and project management system. The 2014 report must include <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.9"></a><var>89.9</var>the evaluation of pavement management systems and bridge management systems.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.49.0"></a><a id="pl.89.10"></a><var>89.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 49. <b>LEGISLATIVE REPORT ON SPEED VIOLATIONS ON DRIVING </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.89.11"></a><var>89.11</var><b>RECORD.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.89.12"></a><var>89.12</var>By January 15, 2015, the commissioners of transportation and public safety shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.13"></a><var>89.13</var>jointly submit a report on recording speed limit violations on a person's driver record to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.14"></a><var>89.14</var>chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.15"></a><var>89.15</var>transportation policy and finance. The report must include analysis based on empirical <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.16"></a><var>89.16</var>data of impacts on public safety, frequency of speeding, crash rates, travel time efficiency, <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.17"></a><var>89.17</var>travel time reliability, and data privacy that are directly or reasonably attributable to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.18"></a><var>89.18</var>change to Minnesota Statutes, section 171.12, subdivision 6, made by this act.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.50.0"></a><a id="pl.89.19"></a><var>89.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 50. <b> REPEALER.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.89.20"></a><var>89.20</var>(a) Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 161.08, subdivision 2; 168.012, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.21"></a><var>89.21</var>1b; and 222.48, subdivision 3a, are repealed.<br />
         		<a id="pl.89.22"></a><var>89.22</var>(b) Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 169A.54, subdivision 5, is repealed effective <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.23"></a><var>89.23</var>July 1, 2012.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.51.0"></a><a id="pl.89.24"></a><var>89.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 51. <b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.89.25"></a><var>89.25</var>Unless otherwise specified, this article is effective August 1, 2012."<br />
         		<a id="pl.89.26"></a><var>89.26</var>Delete the title and insert:<br />
         		
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.89.27"></a><var>89.27</var>"A bill for an act<br />
            		
         </div><a id="pl.89.28"></a><var>89.28</var>relating to transportation; making appropriations; authorizing the sale and <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.29"></a><var>89.29</var>issuance of state bonds; modifying provisions governing transportation and <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.30"></a><var>89.30</var>public safety policies, including bicycles and bikeways, highways and bridges, <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.31"></a><var>89.31</var>motor vehicles, motor vehicle markings and equipment, traffic regulations, <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.32"></a><var>89.32</var>driver education, driver licensing, driver's license exemptions, DWI violations, <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.33"></a><var>89.33</var>alternative financing for transportation projects, contracting requirements, bus <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.34"></a><var>89.34</var>operations, railroads, motor carriers and commercial drivers, aeronautics and <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.35"></a><var>89.35</var>airports, state aid, traffic regulations and reports, vehicle titles, school buses, <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.36"></a><var>89.36</var>overweight vehicles, fuel tax and motor vehicle sales tax exemptions, and agency <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.37"></a><var>89.37</var>reporting and studies; providing for rulemaking; removing obsolete language; <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.1"></a><var>90.1</var>making technical and clarifying changes; repealing certain provisions;amending <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.2"></a><var>90.2</var>Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 85.015, by adding a subdivision; 85.018, <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.3"></a><var>90.3</var>subdivisions 2, 4; 160.263, subdivision 2; 161.14, subdivision 66, by adding <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.4"></a><var>90.4</var>subdivisions; 161.3212; 162.02, subdivisions 2, 3; 162.081, subdivision 4; <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.5"></a><var>90.5</var>162.09, subdivisions 2, 3, 4; 162.13, subdivision 1; 162.155; 165.01; 165.03; <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.6"></a><var>90.6</var>168.002, subdivisions 19, 20; 168.012, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision; <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.7"></a><var>90.7</var>168.013, subdivisions 1e, 3, 12, by adding a subdivision; 168A.03, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.8"></a><var>90.8</var>1; 168A.07, subdivision 1; 168B.011, subdivision 12; 169.011, subdivisions 4, <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.9"></a><var>90.9</var>27, 44, 45; 169.035, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision; 169.06, subdivisions <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.10"></a><var>90.10</var>4, 5, 7; 169.09, subdivision 13; 169.19, subdivision 5; 169.222, subdivisions <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.11"></a><var>90.11</var>4, 6, 7, by adding a subdivision; 169.223, subdivisions 1, 5; 169.306; 169.64, <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.12"></a><var>90.12</var>subdivision 2; 169.685, subdivisions 6, 7; 169.72, subdivision 1; 169.85, <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.13"></a><var>90.13</var>subdivision 2; 169.86, subdivisions 1, 4, by adding a subdivision; 169.865, <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.14"></a><var>90.14</var>subdivision 4; 169.872, subdivision 1a; 169.98, subdivisions 1, 3; 169.99, <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.15"></a><var>90.15</var>subdivision 1b; 169A.54, subdivisions 1, 6; 171.01, subdivision 41; 171.03; <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.16"></a><var>90.16</var>171.061, subdivision 4; 171.12, subdivision 6; 171.30, subdivision 1; 171.306, <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.17"></a><var>90.17</var>subdivision 4; 174.02, by adding a subdivision; 174.03, by adding a subdivision; <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.18"></a><var>90.18</var>174.56; 221.0314, subdivision 3a; 221.091, subdivision 2; 222.50, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.19"></a><var>90.19</var>4; 222.51; 222.53; 222.63, subdivision 9; 296A.07, subdivision 4; 296A.08, <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.20"></a><var>90.20</var>subdivision 3; 297A.68, subdivision 19; 299D.085, subdivision 2, by adding a <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.21"></a><var>90.21</var>subdivision; 299D.09; 473.39, by adding a subdivision; 574.26, subdivisions <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.22"></a><var>90.22</var>1a, 2; Minnesota Statutes 2011 Supplement, sections 168.12, subdivision 5; <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.23"></a><var>90.23</var>168.123, subdivision 1; 169.86, subdivision 5; 171.075, subdivision 1; 297B.03; <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.24"></a><var>90.24</var>Laws 2009, chapter 158, section 10; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.25"></a><var>90.25</var>Statutes, chapters 160; 161; 171; 174; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2010, <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.26"></a><var>90.26</var>sections 161.08, subdivision 2; 168.012, subdivision 1b; 169A.54, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.27"></a><var>90.27</var>5; 222.48, subdivision 3a; Minnesota Rules, parts 8810.9000; 8810.9100; <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.28"></a><var>90.28</var>8810.9200; 8810.9300; 8810.9400; 8810.9500; 8810.9600; 8810.9700."<br />
         		
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               <td><a id="pl.91.1"></a><var>91.1</var><br />
                  		
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               <td colspan="3">We request the adoption of this report and repassage of the bill.<br />
                  		
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               <td><a id="pl.91.2"></a><var>91.2</var><br />
                  		
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               <td>House Conferees:<br />
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               <td><a id="pl.91.3"></a><var>91.3</var><br />
                  		
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               <td><a id="pl.91.4"></a><var>91.4</var><br />
                  		
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               <td>Michael Beard<br />
                  		
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               <td></td>
               <td>Mike Benson<br />
                  		
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               <td><a id="pl.91.5"></a><var>91.5</var><br />
                  		
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               <td><a id="pl.91.6"></a><var>91.6</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Michael V. Nelson<br />
                  		
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               <td></td>
               <td></td>
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               <td><a id="pl.91.7"></a><var>91.7</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Senate Conferees:<br />
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               <td><a id="pl.91.8"></a><var>91.8</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
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               <td><a id="pl.91.9"></a><var>91.9</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Joe Gimse<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>D. Scott Dibble<br />
                  		
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               <td><a id="pl.91.10"></a><var>91.10</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td><span>
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               <td><a id="pl.91.11"></a><var>91.11</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>John Sterling Howe<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td></td>
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