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         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.1.1"></a><var>1.1</var>A bill for an act<br />
            		
         </div><a id="pl.1.2"></a><var>1.2</var>relating to transportation; providing for alternatives for contracting and <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.3"></a><var>1.3</var>procurement, state aid, traffic regulations and reports, vehicles, vehicle <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.4"></a><var>1.4</var>titles, school buses, overweight vehicles, fuel tax and motor vehicle sales <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.5"></a><var>1.5</var>tax exemptions, transit fares, and studies; providing penalties; appropriating <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.6"></a><var>1.6</var>money;amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 13.72, by adding a <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.7"></a><var>1.7</var>subdivision; 161.14, by adding subdivisions; 162.02, subdivisions 2, 3; 162.09, <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.8"></a><var>1.8</var>subdivisions 2, 3, 4; 162.13, subdivision 1; 162.155; 165.01; 165.03; 168.013, <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.9"></a><var>1.9</var>subdivision 3; 168A.01, subdivisions 6a, 8a, 12a; 168A.151, subdivision 1; <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.10"></a><var>1.10</var>169.011, subdivisions 4, 45; 169.06, subdivision 4; 169.09, subdivision 13; <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.11"></a><var>1.11</var>169.222, subdivision 6; 169.223, subdivision 5; 169.79, subdivision 6; 169.86, <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.12"></a><var>1.12</var>by adding a subdivision; 169.865, subdivisions 1, 2, 4; 169.872, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.13"></a><var>1.13</var>1a; 169.98, subdivisions 1, 3; 171.306, subdivisions 1, 4; 174.03, by adding a <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.14"></a><var>1.14</var>subdivision; 221.091, subdivision 2; 222.63, subdivision 9; 296A.07, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.15"></a><var>1.15</var>4; 296A.08, subdivision 3; 297A.68, subdivision 19; 299D.085, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.16"></a><var>1.16</var>2, by adding a subdivision; 299D.09; 325F.6641; 325F.6644, subdivision 1; <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.17"></a><var>1.17</var>Minnesota Statutes 2011 Supplement, sections 169.86, subdivision 5; 297B.03; <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.18"></a><var>1.18</var>proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 161; 171; 174; <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.19"></a><var>1.19</var>repealing Minnesota Rules, parts 8810.9000; 8810.9100; 8810.9200; 8810.9300; <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.20"></a><var>1.20</var>8810.9400; 8810.9500; 8810.9600; 8810.9700.<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.21"></a><var>1.21</var>BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:<br />
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         		<a id="bill.1.0.0"></a><div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.1.22"></a><var>1.22</var><b>ARTICLE 1</b><br />
            		
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         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.1.23"></a><var>1.23</var><b>TRANSPORTATION POLICY</b><br />
            		
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         		<a id="bill.1.1.0"></a><a id="pl.1.24"></a><var>1.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 13.72, is amended by adding a subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.25"></a><var>1.25</var>to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.26"></a><var>1.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 17. <b>Construction manager/general contractor data.</b> When the Department <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.27"></a><var>1.27</var>of Transportation undertakes a construction manager/general contractor contract, as <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.28"></a><var>1.28</var>defined and authorized in sections 161.3207 to 161.3209, the provisions of this subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.29"></a><var>1.29</var>apply.<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.30"></a><var>1.30</var>(a) When the commissioner of transportation solicits a request for qualifications:<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.1"></a><var>2.1</var>(1) the following data are classified as protected nonpublic:<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.2"></a><var>2.2</var>(i) the statement of qualifications scoring evaluation manual; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.3"></a><var>2.3</var>(ii) the statement of qualifications evaluations;<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.4"></a><var>2.4</var>(2) the following data are classified as nonpublic: the statement of qualifications <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.5"></a><var>2.5</var>submitted by a potential construction manager/general contractor; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.6"></a><var>2.6</var>(3) the following data are classified as private data: identifying information <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.7"></a><var>2.7</var>concerning the members of the technical review committee.<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.8"></a><var>2.8</var>(b) When the commissioner of transportation announces the short list of qualified <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.9"></a><var>2.9</var>construction managers/general contractors, the following data become public:<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.10"></a><var>2.10</var>(1) the statement of qualifications scoring evaluation manual; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.11"></a><var>2.11</var>(2) the statement of qualifications evaluations.<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.12"></a><var>2.12</var>(c) When the commissioner of transportation solicits a request for proposals:<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.13"></a><var>2.13</var>(1) the following data are classified as protected nonpublic: the proposal scoring <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.14"></a><var>2.14</var>manual; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.15"></a><var>2.15</var>(2) the following data are classified as nonpublic data:<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.16"></a><var>2.16</var>(i) the proposals submitted by a potential construction manager/general contractor; <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.17"></a><var>2.17</var>and<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.18"></a><var>2.18</var>(ii) the proposal evaluations.<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.19"></a><var>2.19</var>(d) When the commissioner of transportation has completed the ranking of proposals <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.20"></a><var>2.20</var>and announces the selected construction manager/general contractor, the proposal <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.21"></a><var>2.21</var>evaluation score or rank and proposal evaluations become public.<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.22"></a><var>2.22</var>(e) When the commissioner of transportation conducts contract negotiations <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.23"></a><var>2.23</var>with a construction manager/general contractor, government data created, collected, <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.24"></a><var>2.24</var>stored, and maintained during those negotiations are nonpublic data until a construction <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.25"></a><var>2.25</var>manager/general contractor contract is fully executed.<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.26"></a><var>2.26</var>(f) When the construction manager/general contractor contract is fully executed or <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.27"></a><var>2.27</var>when the commissioner of transportation decides to use another contract procurement <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.28"></a><var>2.28</var>process other than construction manager/general contractor authority authorized under <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.29"></a><var>2.29</var>section 161.3209, subdivision 3, paragraph (b), all remaining data not already made public <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.30"></a><var>2.30</var>under this subdivision become public.<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.31"></a><var>2.31</var>(g) If the commissioner of transportation rejects all responses to a request for <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.32"></a><var>2.32</var>proposals before a construction manager/general contractor contract is fully executed, <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.33"></a><var>2.33</var>all data other than that data made public under this subdivision retains its classification <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.34"></a><var>2.34</var>until a resolicitation of the request for proposals results in a fully executed construction <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.35"></a><var>2.35</var>manager/general contractor contract, or a determination is made to abandon the project. If <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.1"></a><var>3.1</var>a resolicitation of proposals does not occur within one year of the announcement of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.2"></a><var>3.2</var>request for proposals, the remaining data become public.<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.3"></a><var>3.3</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.4"></a><var>3.4</var>and expires one year following the acceptance of ten construction manager/general <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.5"></a><var>3.5</var>contractor contracts.<br />
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         		<a id="bill.1.2.0"></a><a id="pl.3.6"></a><var>3.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 161.14, is amended by adding a subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.7"></a><var>3.7</var>to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.8"></a><var>3.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 70. <b>Black and Yellow Trail.</b> Legislative Route No. 7, signed as Trunk <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.9"></a><var>3.9</var>Highway 14 as of the effective date of this section, from the border with South Dakota <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.10"></a><var>3.10</var>to the border with Wisconsin, is designated as the "Black and Yellow Trail." The <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.11"></a><var>3.11</var>commissioner shall adopt a suitable design to mark this highway and erect appropriate <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.12"></a><var>3.12</var>signs, subject to section 161.139.<br />
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         		<a id="bill.1.3.0"></a><a id="pl.3.13"></a><var>3.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 161.14, is amended by adding a subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.14"></a><var>3.14</var>to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.15"></a><var>3.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 71. <b>James W. Swanson Minnesota River Bridge.</b> Notwithstanding section <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.16"></a><var>3.16</var>10.49, the bridge over the Minnesota River on Trunk Highway 169 in the city of Mankato <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.17"></a><var>3.17</var>is designated the "James W. Swanson Minnesota River Bridge." The commissioner of <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.18"></a><var>3.18</var>transportation shall adopt a suitable design to mark this highway and erect appropriate <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.19"></a><var>3.19</var>signs, subject to section 161.139.<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.20"></a><var>3.20</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following notification of <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.21"></a><var>3.21</var>its approval by the District 7 Area Transportation Partnership to the commissioner of <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.22"></a><var>3.22</var>transportation.<br />
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         		<a id="bill.1.4.0"></a><a id="pl.3.23"></a><var>3.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 4. <b>[161.318] CONTINGENT APPROPRIATION TO FUND STATE ROAD </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.3.24"></a><var>3.24</var><b>OPERATION, MAINTENANCE, PLANNING, AND CONSTRUCTION.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.3.25"></a><var>3.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Appropriation for state roads.</b> If, before July 1 of an odd-numbered <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.26"></a><var>3.26</var>year, legislation is not enacted to appropriate money to the commissioner of transportation <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.27"></a><var>3.27</var>for state roads in the next fiscal year, on July 1, an amount sufficient to pay the costs <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.28"></a><var>3.28</var>described in this subdivision is appropriated from the trunk highway fund to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.29"></a><var>3.29</var>commissioner of transportation for costs of contracts relating to state roads operation <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.30"></a><var>3.30</var>and maintenance, program planning and delivery, and state road construction. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.31"></a><var>3.31</var>appropriation must be sufficient to pay both the described contract costs and the costs of <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.32"></a><var>3.32</var>Department of Transportation employees whose work is essential to the administration <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.1"></a><var>4.1</var>and performance of the contracts. This section applies only to those contracts as to which <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.2"></a><var>4.2</var>funds were encumbered before the July 1 appropriation date. The commissioner of <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.3"></a><var>4.3</var>management and budget shall ensure that the commissioner of transportation is able to <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.4"></a><var>4.4</var>access money under this appropriation. Any subsequent appropriation to the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.5"></a><var>4.5</var>of transportation for a biennium in which this subdivision has been applied shall supersede <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.6"></a><var>4.6</var>and replace the funding authorized in this subdivision.<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.7"></a><var>4.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Continued operations.</b> If, by July 1 of an odd-numbered year, legislation <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.8"></a><var>4.8</var>has not been enacted to appropriate money for the next biennium to the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.9"></a><var>4.9</var>of management and budget for central accounting, procurement, payroll, and human <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.10"></a><var>4.10</var>resources functions, amounts necessary to operate those functions stated in subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.11"></a><var>4.11</var>1 are appropriated for the next biennium from the general fund to the commissioner of <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.12"></a><var>4.12</var>management and budget. As necessary, the commissioner may transfer a portion of <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.13"></a><var>4.13</var>this appropriation to other state agencies to support carrying out these functions. Any <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.14"></a><var>4.14</var>subsequent appropriation to the commissioner of management and budget for a biennium <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.15"></a><var>4.15</var>in which this section has been applied shall supersede and replace the funding authorized <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.16"></a><var>4.16</var>in this section.<br />
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         		<a id="bill.1.5.0"></a><a id="pl.4.17"></a><var>4.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 5. <b>[161.3207] CONSTRUCTION MANAGER/GENERAL CONTRACTOR </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.4.18"></a><var>4.18</var><b>CONTRACTS; DEFINITIONS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.4.19"></a><var>4.19</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.4.20"></a><var>4.20</var>meanings given them in this section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.21"></a><var>4.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Acceptance.</b> "Acceptance" means an action of the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.22"></a><var>4.22</var>authorizing the execution of a construction manager/general contractor contract.<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.23"></a><var>4.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Commissioner.</b> "Commissioner" means the commissioner of <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.24"></a><var>4.24</var>transportation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.25"></a><var>4.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Construction manager/general contractor.</b> "Construction <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.26"></a><var>4.26</var>manager/general contractor" means a proprietorship, partnership, limited liability <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.27"></a><var>4.27</var>partnership, joint venture, corporation, any type of limited liability company, professional <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.28"></a><var>4.28</var>corporation, or any legal entity selected by the commissioner to act as a construction <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.29"></a><var>4.29</var>manager to manage the construction process, which includes, but is not limited to, <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.30"></a><var>4.30</var>responsibility for the price, schedule, and execution of preconstruction services or the <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.31"></a><var>4.31</var>workmanship of construction performed according to section 161.3209, or both.<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.32"></a><var>4.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Construction manager/general contractor contract.</b> "Construction <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.33"></a><var>4.33</var>manager/general contractor contract" means a contract for construction of a project <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.34"></a><var>4.34</var>between a construction manager/general contractor and the commissioner, which <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.35"></a><var>4.35</var>must include terms providing for a price, construction schedule, and workmanship of <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.1"></a><var>5.1</var>the construction performed. The construction manager/general contractor contract <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.2"></a><var>5.2</var>may include provisions for incremental price contracts for specific work packages, <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.3"></a><var>5.3</var>additional work performed, contingencies, or other contract provisions that will allow the <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.4"></a><var>5.4</var>commissioner to negotiate time and cost changes to the contract.<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.5"></a><var>5.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6. <b>Past performance; experience.</b> "Past performance" or "experience" does <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.6"></a><var>5.6</var>not include the exercise or assertion of a person's legal rights.<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.7"></a><var>5.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 7. <b>Preconstruction services.</b> "Preconstruction services" means all <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.8"></a><var>5.8</var>non-construction-related services that a construction manager/general contractor is <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.9"></a><var>5.9</var>allowed to perform before execution of a construction manager/general contractor contract <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.10"></a><var>5.10</var>or work package.<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.11"></a><var>5.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 8. <b>Preconstruction services contract.</b> "Preconstruction services contract" <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.12"></a><var>5.12</var>means a contract under which a construction manager/general contractor is paid on the <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.13"></a><var>5.13</var>basis of the actual cost to perform the work specified in the contract plus an amount for <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.14"></a><var>5.14</var>overhead and profit for all preconstruction services.<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.15"></a><var>5.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 9. <b>Project.</b> "Project" means any project selected by the commissioner as a <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.16"></a><var>5.16</var>construction manager/general contractor project under section 161.3208.<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.17"></a><var>5.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 10. <b>Request for proposals; RFP.</b> "Request for proposals" or "RFP" means <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.18"></a><var>5.18</var>the document or publication soliciting proposals for a construction manager/general <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.19"></a><var>5.19</var>contractor contract.<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.20"></a><var>5.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 11. <b>Request for qualifications; RFQ.</b> "Request for qualifications" or "RFQ" <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.21"></a><var>5.21</var>means a document or publication used to prequalify and short-list potential construction <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.22"></a><var>5.22</var>managers/general contractors.<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.23"></a><var>5.23</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.5.24"></a><var>5.24</var>portion of a project. A defined portion includes construction services on any project <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.25"></a><var>5.25</var>aspect, including procuring materials or services.<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.26"></a><var>5.26</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.27"></a><var>5.27</var>and expires one year following the acceptance of ten construction manager/general <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.28"></a><var>5.28</var>contractor contracts.<br />
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         		<a id="bill.1.6.0"></a><a id="pl.5.29"></a><var>5.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 6. <b>[161.3208] CONSTRUCTION MANAGER/GENERAL CONTRACTOR </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.5.30"></a><var>5.30</var><b>AUTHORITY.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.5.31"></a><var>5.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Selection authority; limitation.</b> Notwithstanding sections 16C.25, <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.32"></a><var>5.32</var>161.32, and 161.321, or any other law to the contrary, the commissioner may select a <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.33"></a><var>5.33</var>construction manager/general contractor as provided in section 161.3209, and award a <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.34"></a><var>5.34</var>construction manager/general contractor contract. The number of awarded contracts <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.35"></a><var>5.35</var>shall not exceed four in any calendar year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.1"></a><var>6.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Determination.</b> Final determination to use a construction manager/general <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.2"></a><var>6.2</var>contractor contracting procedure may be made only by the commissioner.<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.3"></a><var>6.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Cancellation.</b> The solicitation of construction manager/general contractor <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.4"></a><var>6.4</var>requests for qualifications or proposals does not obligate the commissioner to enter into a <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.5"></a><var>6.5</var>construction manager/general contractor contract. The commissioner may accept or reject <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.6"></a><var>6.6</var>any or all responses received as a result of the request. The solicitation of proposals may <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.7"></a><var>6.7</var>be canceled at any time at the commissioner's sole discretion if cancellation is considered <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.8"></a><var>6.8</var>to be in the state's best interest. If the commissioner rejects all responses or cancels the <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.9"></a><var>6.9</var>solicitation for proposals, the commissioner may resolicit a request for proposals using the <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.10"></a><var>6.10</var>same or different requirements.<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.11"></a><var>6.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Reporting.</b> The commissioner shall notify the chairs and ranking minority <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.12"></a><var>6.12</var>members of the senate and house of representatives committees with jurisdiction over <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.13"></a><var>6.13</var>transportation policy and transportation finance each time the commissioner decides to <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.14"></a><var>6.14</var>use the construction manager/general contractor method of procurement and explain why <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.15"></a><var>6.15</var>that method was chosen.<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.16"></a><var>6.16</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.17"></a><var>6.17</var>and expires one year following the acceptance of ten construction manager/general <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.18"></a><var>6.18</var>contractor contracts.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.7.0"></a><a id="pl.6.19"></a><var>6.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 7. <b>[161.3209] CONSTRUCTION MANAGER/GENERAL CONTRACTOR; </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.6.20"></a><var>6.20</var><b>PROCEDURES.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.6.21"></a><var>6.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Solicitation of proposals.</b> If the commissioner determines that <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.22"></a><var>6.22</var>a construction manager/general contractor method of procurement is appropriate for <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.23"></a><var>6.23</var>a project, the commissioner shall establish a two-phase procedure for awarding the <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.24"></a><var>6.24</var>construction manager/general contractor contract, as described in subdivisions 2 and 3.<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.25"></a><var>6.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Phase 1 - request for proposals.</b> (a) The commissioner shall prepare <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.26"></a><var>6.26</var>or have prepared an RFP for each construction manager/general contractor contract as <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.27"></a><var>6.27</var>provided in this section. The RFP must contain, at a minimum, the following elements:<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.28"></a><var>6.28</var>(1) the minimum qualifications of the construction manager/general contractor;<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.29"></a><var>6.29</var>(2) the procedures for submitting proposals and the criteria for evaluation of <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.30"></a><var>6.30</var>qualifications and the relative weight for each criteria;<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.31"></a><var>6.31</var>(3) the form of the contract to be awarded;<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.32"></a><var>6.32</var>(4) the scope of intended construction work;<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.33"></a><var>6.33</var>(5) a listing of the types of preconstruction services that will be required;<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.34"></a><var>6.34</var>(6) an anticipated schedule for commencing and completing the project;<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.35"></a><var>6.35</var>(7) any applicable budget limits for the project;<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.1"></a><var>7.1</var>(8) the requirements for insurance, statutorily required performance, and payment <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.2"></a><var>7.2</var>bonds;<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.3"></a><var>7.3</var>(9) the requirements that the construction manager/general contractor provide a <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.4"></a><var>7.4</var>letter from a surety or insurance company stating that the construction manager/general <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.5"></a><var>7.5</var>contractor is capable of obtaining a performance bond and payment bond covering the <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.6"></a><var>7.6</var>estimated contract cost;<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.7"></a><var>7.7</var>(10) the method for how construction manager/general contractor fees for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.8"></a><var>7.8</var>preconstruction services contract will be negotiated;<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.9"></a><var>7.9</var>(11) a statement that past performance or experience does not include the exercise <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.10"></a><var>7.10</var>or assertion of a person's legal rights; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.11"></a><var>7.11</var>(12) any other information desired by the commissioner.<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.12"></a><var>7.12</var>(b) Before receiving any responses to the RFP:<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.13"></a><var>7.13</var>(1) the commissioner shall appoint a technical review committee of at least five <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.14"></a><var>7.14</var>individuals, of which one is a Department of Transportation manager who is also a <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.15"></a><var>7.15</var>licensed professional engineer in Minnesota;<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.16"></a><var>7.16</var>(2) the technical review committee shall evaluate the construction manager/general <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.17"></a><var>7.17</var>contractor proposals according to criteria and subcriteria published in the RFP and <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.18"></a><var>7.18</var>procedures established by the commissioner. The commissioner shall, as designated in <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.19"></a><var>7.19</var>the RFP, evaluate construction manager/general contractor proposals on the basis of best <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.20"></a><var>7.20</var>value as defined in section 16C.05, or using the qualifications-based selection process set <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.21"></a><var>7.21</var>forth in section 16C.095, except that subdivision 1 of section 16C.095 shall not apply. If <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.22"></a><var>7.22</var>the commissioner does not receive at least two proposals from construction managers, <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.23"></a><var>7.23</var>the commissioner may:<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.24"></a><var>7.24</var>(i) solicit new proposals;<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.25"></a><var>7.25</var>(ii) revise the RFP and thereafter solicit new proposals using the revised RFP;<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.26"></a><var>7.26</var>(iii) select another allowed procurement method; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.27"></a><var>7.27</var>(iv) reject the proposals; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.28"></a><var>7.28</var>(3) the technical review committee shall evaluate the responses to the request for <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.29"></a><var>7.29</var>proposals and rank the construction manager/general contractor based on the predefined <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.30"></a><var>7.30</var>criteria set forth in the RFP in accordance with paragraph (a), clause (2).<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.31"></a><var>7.31</var>(c) Unless all proposals are rejected, the commissioner shall conduct contract <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.32"></a><var>7.32</var>negotiations for a preconstruction services contract with the construction manager/general <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.33"></a><var>7.33</var>contractor with the highest ranking. If the construction manager/general contractor with <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.34"></a><var>7.34</var>the highest ranking declines or is unable to reach an agreement, the commissioner may <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.35"></a><var>7.35</var>begin contract negotiations with the next highest ranked construction manager/general <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.36"></a><var>7.36</var>contractor.<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.1"></a><var>8.1</var>(d) Before issuing the RFP, the commissioner may elect to issue a request for <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.2"></a><var>8.2</var>qualifications (RFQ) and short-list the most highly qualified construction managers/general <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.3"></a><var>8.3</var>contractors. The RFQ must include the procedures for submitting statements of <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.4"></a><var>8.4</var>qualification, the criteria for evaluation of qualifications, and the relative weight for each <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.5"></a><var>8.5</var>criterion. The statements of qualifications must be evaluated by the technical review <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.6"></a><var>8.6</var>committee.<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.7"></a><var>8.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Phase 2 - construction manager/general contractor contract.</b> (a) Before <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.8"></a><var>8.8</var>conducting any construction-related services, the commissioner shall:<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.9"></a><var>8.9</var>(1) conduct an independent cost estimate for the project or each work package; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.10"></a><var>8.10</var>(2) conduct contract negotiations with the construction manager/general contractor <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.11"></a><var>8.11</var>to develop a construction manager/general contractor contract. This contract must include <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.12"></a><var>8.12</var>a minimum construction manager/general contractor self-performing requirement of 30 <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.13"></a><var>8.13</var>percent of the negotiated cost. Items designated in the construction manager/general <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.14"></a><var>8.14</var>contractor contract as specialty items may be subcontracted and the cost of any specialty <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.15"></a><var>8.15</var>item performed under the subcontract will be deducted from the cost before computing the <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.16"></a><var>8.16</var>amount of work required to be performed by the contractor.<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.17"></a><var>8.17</var>(b) If the construction manager/general contractor and the commissioner are unable <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.18"></a><var>8.18</var>to negotiate a contract, the commissioner may use other contract procurement processes or <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.19"></a><var>8.19</var>may readvertise the construction manager/general contractor contract. The construction <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.20"></a><var>8.20</var>manager/general contractor may (1) bid or propose on the project if advertised under <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.21"></a><var>8.21</var>section 161.32 or 161.3206 or (2) join a design-build team if advertised under sections <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.22"></a><var>8.22</var>161.3410 to 161.3428.<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.23"></a><var>8.23</var>(c) The commissioner shall provide to all bidders or design-build teams, all data <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.24"></a><var>8.24</var>shared between the commissioner and the construction manager/general contractor during <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.25"></a><var>8.25</var>the contract negotiations under this subdivision.<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.26"></a><var>8.26</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.27"></a><var>8.27</var>and expires one year following the acceptance of ten construction manager/general <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.28"></a><var>8.28</var>contractor contracts.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.8.0"></a><a id="pl.8.29"></a><var>8.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 162.02, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.30"></a><var>8.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Rules; advisory committee.</b> (a) The rules shall be made and promulgated <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.31"></a><var>8.31</var>by the commissioner acting with the advice of a committee selected by the several county <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.32"></a><var>8.32</var>boards acting through the officers of the statewide association of county commissioners. <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.33"></a><var>8.33</var>The committee shall be composed of nine members so selected that each member shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.34"></a><var>8.34</var>be from a different state highway construction district. Not more than five of the nine <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.35"></a><var>8.35</var>members of the committee shall be county commissioners. The remaining members shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.1"></a><var>9.1</var>be county highway engineers. In the event that agreement cannot be reached on any rule, <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.2"></a><var>9.2</var>the commissioner's determination shall be final. The rules shall be printed and copies <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.3"></a><var>9.3</var>forwarded to the county engineers of the several counties. ~~For the purposes of this section,~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.4"></a><var>9.4</var>~~the expedited process for adopting rules established in section~~ 
         <statute_ref>~~14.389~~</statute_ref> ~~may be used.~~<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.5"></a><var>9.5</var>(b) Notwithstanding section 
         <statute_ref>15.059, subdivision 5</statute_ref>, the committee does not expire.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.9.0"></a><a id="pl.9.6"></a><var>9.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 162.02, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.7"></a><var>9.7</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.9.8"></a><var>9.8</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.1.10.0"></a><a id="pl.9.9"></a><var>9.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 162.09, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.10"></a><var>9.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Rules; advisory committee.</b> (a) The rules shall be made and promulgated <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.11"></a><var>9.11</var>by the commissioner acting with the advice of a committee selected by the governing <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.12"></a><var>9.12</var>bodies of such cities, acting through the officers of the statewide association of municipal <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.13"></a><var>9.13</var>officials. The committee shall be composed of 12 members, so selected that there shall be <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.14"></a><var>9.14</var>one member from each state highway construction district and in addition one member <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.15"></a><var>9.15</var>from each city of the first class. Not more than six members of the committee shall be <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.16"></a><var>9.16</var>elected officials of the cities. The remaining members of the committee shall be city <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.17"></a><var>9.17</var>engineers. In the event that agreement cannot be reached on any rule the commissioner's <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.18"></a><var>9.18</var>determination shall be final. The rules shall be printed and copies forwarded to the clerks <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.19"></a><var>9.19</var>and engineers of the cities. ~~For the purposes of this section, the expedited process for~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.20"></a><var>9.20</var>~~adopting rules established in section~~ 
         <statute_ref>~~14.389~~</statute_ref> ~~may be used.~~<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.21"></a><var>9.21</var>(b) Notwithstanding section 
         <statute_ref>15.059, subdivision 5</statute_ref>, the committee does not expire.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.11.0"></a><a id="pl.9.22"></a><var>9.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 162.09, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.23"></a><var>9.23</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.9.24"></a><var>9.24</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.1.12.0"></a><a id="pl.9.25"></a><var>9.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 162.09, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.26"></a><var>9.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Federal census is conclusive.</b> (a) In determining whether any city has <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.27"></a><var>9.27</var>a population of 5,000 or more, the last federal census shall be conclusive, except as <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.28"></a><var>9.28</var>otherwise provided in this subdivision.<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.29"></a><var>9.29</var>(b) The governing body of a city may contract with the United States Bureau of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.30"></a><var>9.30</var>Census to take a special census. A certified copy of the results of the census shall be filed <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.31"></a><var>9.31</var>with the appropriate state authorities by the city. The result of the census shall be the <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.32"></a><var>9.32</var>population of the city for the purposes of any law providing that population is a required <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.1"></a><var>10.1</var>qualification for distribution of highway aids under chapter 162. The special census shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.2"></a><var>10.2</var>remain in effect until the next federal census is completed and filed. The expense of taking <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.3"></a><var>10.3</var>the special census shall be paid by the city.<br />
         		<a id="pl.10.4"></a><var>10.4</var>(c) If an entire area not heretofore incorporated as a city is incorporated as such <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.5"></a><var>10.5</var>during the interval between federal censuses, its population shall be determined by its <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.6"></a><var>10.6</var>incorporation census. The incorporation census shall be determinative of the population of <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.7"></a><var>10.7</var>the city only until the next federal census.<br />
         		<a id="pl.10.8"></a><var>10.8</var>(d) The population of a city created by the consolidation of two or more previously <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.9"></a><var>10.9</var>incorporated cities shall be determined by the most recent population estimate of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.10"></a><var>10.10</var>Metropolitan Council or state demographer, until the first federal decennial census or <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.11"></a><var>10.11</var>special census taken after the consolidation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.10.12"></a><var>10.12</var>(e) The population of a city that is not receiving a municipal state-aid street fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.13"></a><var>10.13</var>apportionment shall be determined, upon request of the city, by the most recent population <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.14"></a><var>10.14</var>estimate of the Metropolitan Council or state demographer. A municipal state-aid street <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.15"></a><var>10.15</var>fund apportionment received by the city must be based on this population estimate until <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.16"></a><var>10.16</var>the next federal decennial census or special census.<br />
         		<a id="pl.10.17"></a><var>10.17</var>(f) A city that is found in the most recent federal decennial census to have fewer <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.18"></a><var>10.18</var>than 5,000 population is deemed for the purposes of this chapter and the Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.19"></a><var>10.19</var>Constitution, article XIV, to have a population of 5,000 or more under the following <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.20"></a><var>10.20</var>circumstances: (1) immediately before the most recent federal decennial census, the city <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.21"></a><var>10.21</var>was receiving municipal state-aid street fund distributions; and (2) the population of <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.22"></a><var>10.22</var>the city was found in the most recent federal decennial census to be fewer than 5,000. <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.23"></a><var>10.23</var>Following the end of the first calendar year that ends in "4" after the decennial census and <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.24"></a><var>10.24</var>until the next decennial census, the population of any city must be determined under <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.25"></a><var>10.25</var>paragraphs (a) to (e).<br />
         		<a id="pl.10.26"></a><var>10.26</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2012.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.13.0"></a><a id="pl.10.27"></a><var>10.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 162.13, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.10.28"></a><var>10.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Factors in formula.</b> After deducting for administrative costs and <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.29"></a><var>10.29</var>for the disaster fund and research account as heretofore provided, and for any allocation <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.30"></a><var>10.30</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.10.31"></a><var>10.31</var>of section 
         <statute_ref>162.12</statute_ref> shall be identified as the apportionment sum, and shall be apportioned <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.32"></a><var>10.32</var>by the commissioner to the cities having a population of 5,000 or more, in accordance <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.33"></a><var>10.33</var>with the following formula:<br />
         		<a id="pl.10.34"></a><var>10.34</var>(1) An amount equal to 50 percent of such apportionment sum shall be apportioned <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.35"></a><var>10.35</var>among the cities having a population of 5,000 or more so that each such city shall receive <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.1"></a><var>11.1</var>of such amount the percentage that its money needs bears to the total money needs of <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.2"></a><var>11.2</var>all such cities.<br />
         		<a id="pl.11.3"></a><var>11.3</var>(2) An amount equal to 50 percent of such apportionment sum shall be apportioned <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.4"></a><var>11.4</var>among the cities having a population of 5,000 or more so that each such city shall receive <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.5"></a><var>11.5</var>of such amount the percentage that its population bears to the total population of all such <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.6"></a><var>11.6</var>cities. For purposes of this subdivision, population of a city is the greater of 5,000 or the <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.7"></a><var>11.7</var>number calculated under section 162.09, subdivision 4, paragraph (a), (b), (c), (d), or (e).<br />
         		<a id="pl.11.8"></a><var>11.8</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2012.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.14.0"></a><a id="pl.11.9"></a><var>11.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 162.155, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.11.10"></a><var>11.10</var><b>162.155 </b>~~<b>RULES FOR VARIANCES</b>~~<b> RULEMAKING</b><b>.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.11.11"></a><var>11.11</var>(a) The commissioner shall adopt rules~~, no later than January 1, 1980, in accordance~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.12"></a><var>11.12</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.11.13"></a><var>11.13</var>commissioner in evaluating requests for variances under sections 
         <statute_ref>162.02, subdivision 3a</statute_ref> <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.14"></a><var>11.14</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.11.15"></a><var>11.15</var>engineering and safety guidelines.<br />
         		<a id="pl.11.16"></a><var>11.16</var>(b) The commissioner shall adopt rules establishing the engineering standards <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.17"></a><var>11.17</var>~~adopted pursuant to section~~ for cost estimation under sections 
         <statute_ref>162.07, subdivision 2</statute_ref>, <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.18"></a><var>11.18</var>~~or~~ and 
         <statute_ref>162.13, subdivision 2</statute_ref>~~, shall be adopted pursuant to the requirements of chapter~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.19"></a><var>11.19</var>~~15 by July 1, 1980~~. <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.20"></a><var>11.20</var>(c) The rules adopted by the commissioner under this section, and sections <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.21"></a><var>11.21</var>162.02; 162.07, subdivision 2; 162.09; and 162.13, subdivision 2, are exempt from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.22"></a><var>11.22</var>rulemaking provisions of chapter 14. The rules are subject to section 14.386, except that, <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.23"></a><var>11.23</var>notwithstanding paragraph (b) of that section, the rules continue in effect until repealed or <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.24"></a><var>11.24</var>superseded by other law or rule.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.15.0"></a><a id="pl.11.25"></a><var>11.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 165.01, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.11.26"></a><var>11.26</var><b>165.01 DEFINITIONS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.11.27"></a><var>11.27</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.11.28"></a><var>11.28</var>section and section 
         <statute_ref>160.02</statute_ref> have the meanings given them.<br />
         		<a id="pl.11.29"></a><var>11.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>AASHTO manual.</b> ~~"AASHTO manual" means the Manual for Condition~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.30"></a><var>11.30</var>~~Evaluation of Bridges, published by the American Association of State Highway and~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.31"></a><var>11.31</var>~~Transportation Officials.~~ "The Manual for Bridge Evaluation," published by the American <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.32"></a><var>11.32</var>Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, is incorporated by reference.<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.1"></a><var>12.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Bridge.</b> "Bridge" is defined as a structure, including supports erected over <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.2"></a><var>12.2</var>a depression or an obstruction, such as water, a highway, or a railway, having a track or <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.3"></a><var>12.3</var>passageway for carrying traffic or other moving loads, and having an opening measured <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.4"></a><var>12.4</var>horizontally along the center of the roadway of ten feet or more between undercopings of <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.5"></a><var>12.5</var>abutments, between the spring line of arches, or between extreme ends of openings for <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.6"></a><var>12.6</var>multiple boxes. Bridge also includes multiple pipes where the clear distance between <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.7"></a><var>12.7</var>openings is less than one-half of the smaller contiguous opening. This definition of a <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.8"></a><var>12.8</var>bridge includes only those railroad and pedestrian bridges over a public highway or street.<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.9"></a><var>12.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>National Bridge Inspection Standards (NBIS).</b> "NBIS" means standards <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.10"></a><var>12.10</var>established by the Federal Highway Administration in Code of Federal Regulations, title <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.11"></a><var>12.11</var>23, part 650, subpart C, incorporated by reference.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.16.0"></a><a id="pl.12.12"></a><var>12.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 165.03, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.13"></a><var>12.13</var><b>165.03 STRENGTH OF BRIDGE; INSPECTION.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.12.14"></a><var>12.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Standards generally.</b> Each bridge, including a privately owned <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.15"></a><var>12.15</var>bridge, must conform to the strength, width, clearance, and safety standards imposed <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.16"></a><var>12.16</var>by the commissioner for the connecting highway or street. This subdivision applies to <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.17"></a><var>12.17</var>a bridge that is constructed after August 1, 1989, on any public highway or street. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.18"></a><var>12.18</var>bridge must have sufficient strength to support with safety the maximum vehicle weights <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.19"></a><var>12.19</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.12.20"></a><var>12.20</var>in section 
         <statute_ref>165.04, subdivision 3</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.21"></a><var>12.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 1a. <b>Inspection.</b> (a) Each bridge must be inspected annually, unless a longer <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.22"></a><var>12.22</var>interval not to exceed ~~two years~~ 24 months for bridges or ~~four years~~ 48 months for bridges <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.23"></a><var>12.23</var>classified as culverts is authorized by the commissioner. The commissioner's authorization <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.24"></a><var>12.24</var>must be based on factors including, but not limited to, the age and condition of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.25"></a><var>12.25</var>bridge, the rate of deterioration of the bridge, the type of structure, the susceptibility of <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.26"></a><var>12.26</var>the bridge to failure, and the characteristics of traffic on the bridge. The commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.27"></a><var>12.27</var>may require interim inspections at intervals of less than one year on bridges that are <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.28"></a><var>12.28</var>posted, bridges subjected to extreme scour conditions, bridges subject to significant <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.29"></a><var>12.29</var>substructure movement or settlement, and for other reasons as specified or inferred in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.30"></a><var>12.30</var>AASHTO manual.<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.31"></a><var>12.31</var>(b) Additional requirements apply to structures meeting the NBIS definition of <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.32"></a><var>12.32</var>a bridge:<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.33"></a><var>12.33</var>(1) Underwater structural elements must be inspected at regular intervals not to <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.34"></a><var>12.34</var>exceed 60 months. The commissioner may require inspections at intervals of less than <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.35"></a><var>12.35</var>60 months on certain underwater structural elements based on factors including, but not <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.1"></a><var>13.1</var>limited to, construction material, the environment, age, the scour characteristics, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.2"></a><var>13.2</var>condition rating from past inspections, and any known deficiencies.<br />
         		<a id="pl.13.3"></a><var>13.3</var>(2) Fracture critical members, or FCMs, must receive a hands-on fracture critical <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.4"></a><var>13.4</var>inspection at intervals not to exceed 24 months. The commissioner may require <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.5"></a><var>13.5</var>inspections at intervals of less than 24 months on certain FCMs based on factors including, <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.6"></a><var>13.6</var>but not limited to, age, the traffic characteristics, and any known deficiencies.<br />
         		<a id="pl.13.7"></a><var>13.7</var>(3) The commissioner may establish criteria to determine the level and frequency of <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.8"></a><var>13.8</var>these inspections. If warranted by special circumstances, the commissioner retains the <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.9"></a><var>13.9</var>authority to determine the inspection type and required inspection frequency for any <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.10"></a><var>13.10</var>bridge on the state inventory.<br />
         		<a id="pl.13.11"></a><var>13.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;~~(b)~~ (c) The thoroughness of each inspection depends on such factors as age, traffic <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.12"></a><var>13.12</var>characteristics, state of maintenance, and known deficiencies. The evaluation of these <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.13"></a><var>13.13</var>factors is the responsibility of the engineer assigned the responsibility for inspection as <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.14"></a><var>13.14</var>defined by ~~rule adopted by~~ the commissioner of transportation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.13.15"></a><var>13.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Inspection and inventory responsibilities; rules; forms.</b> (a) The <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.16"></a><var>13.16</var>commissioner of transportation will adopt the National Bridge Inspection Standards <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.17"></a><var>13.17</var>(NBIS) established by the Federal Highway Administration in Code of Federal <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.18"></a><var>13.18</var>Regulations, title 23, part 650, subpart C, or its successor documents for structures <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.19"></a><var>13.19</var>meeting the NBIS definition of a bridge. The commissioner shall establish inspection and <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.20"></a><var>13.20</var>inventory standards for structures defined as bridges by section 165.01, subdivision 3.<br />
         		<a id="pl.13.21"></a><var>13.21</var>~~(a)~~ (b) The commissioner of transportation shall adopt official inventory and bridge <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.22"></a><var>13.22</var>inspection report forms for use in making bridge inspections by the owners or highway <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.23"></a><var>13.23</var>authorities specified by this subdivision. Inspections must be made at regular intervals, <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.24"></a><var>13.24</var>not to exceed ~~two years for bridges and not to exceed four years for culverts~~ the intervals <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.25"></a><var>13.25</var>outlined in subdivision 1a, by the following owner or official:<br />
         		<a id="pl.13.26"></a><var>13.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) the commissioner of transportation for all bridges located wholly or partially <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.27"></a><var>13.27</var>within or over the right-of-way of a state trunk highway;<br />
         		<a id="pl.13.28"></a><var>13.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) the county highway engineer for all bridges located wholly or partially within or <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.29"></a><var>13.29</var>over the right-of-way of any county or town road, or any street within a municipality that <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.30"></a><var>13.30</var>does not have a city engineer regularly employed;<br />
         		<a id="pl.13.31"></a><var>13.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) the city engineer for all bridges located wholly or partially within or over the <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.32"></a><var>13.32</var>right-of-way of any street located within or along municipal limits;<br />
         		<a id="pl.13.33"></a><var>13.33</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.13.34"></a><var>13.34</var>general public and that is not inspected and certified under subdivision 6; provided, that <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.35"></a><var>13.35</var>the commissioner of transportation may assess the owner for the costs of the inspection;<br />
         		<a id="pl.14.1"></a><var>14.1</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.14.2"></a><var>14.2</var>designated for public use by a public authority, if not required to be inventoried and <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.3"></a><var>14.3</var>inspected under clause (1), (2), (3), or (4).<br />
         		<a id="pl.14.4"></a><var>14.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;~~(b)~~ (c) The commissioner of transportation shall prescribe the ~~standards for bridge~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.5"></a><var>14.5</var>~~inspection and inventory by rules~~ inspection and inventory procedures required to <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.6"></a><var>14.6</var>administer the bridge inspection program in Minnesota and has the authority to establish <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.7"></a><var>14.7</var>and publish standards that describe the inspection and inventory requirements to ensure <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.8"></a><var>14.8</var>compliance with paragraph (a). The owner or highway authority shall inspect and <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.9"></a><var>14.9</var>inventory in accordance with these standards and furnish the commissioner with such data <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.10"></a><var>14.10</var>as may be necessary to maintain a central inventory.<br />
         		<a id="pl.14.11"></a><var>14.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>County inventory and inspection records and reports.</b> The county <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.12"></a><var>14.12</var>engineer shall maintain a complete inventory record of all bridges as set forth in <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.13"></a><var>14.13</var>subdivision 2, paragraph ~~(a)~~ (b), clause (2), with the inspection reports thereof, and shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.14"></a><var>14.14</var>certify annually to the commissioner, as prescribed by the commissioner, that inspections <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.15"></a><var>14.15</var>have been made at regular intervals, not to exceed ~~two years for bridges and not to~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.16"></a><var>14.16</var>~~exceed four years for culverts~~ the intervals outlined in subdivision 1a. A report of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.17"></a><var>14.17</var>inspections must be filed annually, on or before February 15 of each year, with the county <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.18"></a><var>14.18</var>auditor or town clerk, or the governing body of the municipality. The report must contain <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.19"></a><var>14.19</var>recommendations for the correction of or legal posting of load limits on any bridge or <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.20"></a><var>14.20</var>structure that is found to be understrength or unsafe.<br />
         		<a id="pl.14.21"></a><var>14.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Municipal inventory and inspection records and reports.</b> The <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.22"></a><var>14.22</var>city engineer shall maintain a complete inventory record of all bridges as set forth in <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.23"></a><var>14.23</var>subdivision 2, paragraph ~~(a)~~ (b), clause (3), with the inspection reports thereof, and shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.24"></a><var>14.24</var>certify annually to the commissioner, as prescribed by the commissioner, that inspections <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.25"></a><var>14.25</var>have been made at regular intervals, not to exceed ~~two years for bridges and not to exceed~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.26"></a><var>14.26</var>~~four years for culverts~~ the intervals outlined in subdivision 1a. A report of the inspections <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.27"></a><var>14.27</var>must be filed annually, on or before February 15 of each year, with the governing body of <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.28"></a><var>14.28</var>the municipality. The report must contain recommendations for the correction of or legal <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.29"></a><var>14.29</var>posting of load limits on any bridge or structure that is found to be understrength or unsafe.<br />
         		<a id="pl.14.30"></a><var>14.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Agreement.</b> Agreements may be made among the various units of <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.31"></a><var>14.31</var>governments, or between governmental units and qualified engineering personnel to <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.32"></a><var>14.32</var>carry out the responsibilities for the bridge inspections and reports, as established by <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.33"></a><var>14.33</var>subdivision 2.<br />
         		<a id="pl.14.34"></a><var>14.34</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.14.35"></a><var>14.35</var>described in subdivision 2, paragraph ~~(a)~~ (b), clause (5), shall certify to the commissioner, <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.36"></a><var>14.36</var>as prescribed by the commissioner, that inspections of the bridge or culvert have been <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.1"></a><var>15.1</var>made at regular intervals, not to exceed ~~two years for bridges and not to exceed four years~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.2"></a><var>15.2</var>~~for culverts~~ the intervals outlined in subdivision 1a. The certification must be accompanied <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.3"></a><var>15.3</var>by a report of the inspection. The report must contain recommendations for the correction <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.4"></a><var>15.4</var>of or legal posting of load limitations if the bridge is found to be understrength or unsafe.<br />
         		<a id="pl.15.5"></a><var>15.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6a. <b>Bridge load rating and posting.</b> (a) The term "posting" means the <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.6"></a><var>15.6</var>placement of regulatory signs at a bridge indicating the safe load carrying capacity of <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.7"></a><var>15.7</var>the bridge.<br />
         		<a id="pl.15.8"></a><var>15.8</var>(b) Each structure required to be inspected by subdivision 2, paragraph (a), must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.9"></a><var>15.9</var>load rated to determine its safe load carrying capacity, and this rating must be reported <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.10"></a><var>15.10</var>on a structure inventory sheet form provided by the commissioner of transportation. A <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.11"></a><var>15.11</var>structure must be rerated when it is determined that a significant change has occurred in <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.12"></a><var>15.12</var>the condition of the structure or due to additional dead load placed on the structure since <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.13"></a><var>15.13</var>the last load rating. Load ratings must be reviewed and the structure rerated if necessary <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.14"></a><var>15.14</var>when the allowable legal load using the structure is increased. Changes in the load rating <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.15"></a><var>15.15</var>of a bridge must be indicated on the structure inventory sheet form.<br />
         		<a id="pl.15.16"></a><var>15.16</var>(c) Where it is determined that the maximum legal load under state law exceeds <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.17"></a><var>15.17</var>the load permitted on the structure under the operating rating stress level assigned, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.18"></a><var>15.18</var>bridge must be posted. Posting signs as adopted by the commissioner shall be used for <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.19"></a><var>15.19</var>the posting. The owner or highway authority shall post the bridge in accordance with the <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.20"></a><var>15.20</var>posted load assigned by the commissioner.<br />
         		<a id="pl.15.21"></a><var>15.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 7. <b>Department of Natural Resources bridge.</b> (a) Notwithstanding <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.22"></a><var>15.22</var>subdivision 2, the commissioners of transportation and natural resources shall negotiate a <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.23"></a><var>15.23</var>memorandum of understanding that governs the inspection of bridges owned, operated, <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.24"></a><var>15.24</var>or maintained by the commissioner of natural resources.<br />
         		<a id="pl.15.25"></a><var>15.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) The memorandum of understanding must provide for:<br />
         		<a id="pl.15.26"></a><var>15.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) the inspection and inventory of bridges subject to federal law or regulations;<br />
         		<a id="pl.15.27"></a><var>15.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) the frequency of inspection of bridges described in ~~paragraph (a)~~ subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.28"></a><var>15.28</var>1a; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.15.29"></a><var>15.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) who may perform inspections required under the memorandum of understanding.<br />
         		<a id="pl.15.30"></a><var>15.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 8. <b>Biennial report on bridge inspection quality assurance.</b> By February <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.31"></a><var>15.31</var>1 of each odd-numbered year, the commissioner shall submit a report electronically to <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.32"></a><var>15.32</var>the members of the senate and house of representatives committees with jurisdiction over <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.33"></a><var>15.33</var>transportation policy and finance concerning quality assurance for bridge inspections. <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.34"></a><var>15.34</var>At a minimum, the report must:<br />
         		<a id="pl.15.35"></a><var>15.35</var>(1) summarize the bridge inspection quality assurance and quality control procedures <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.36"></a><var>15.36</var>used in Minnesota;<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.1"></a><var>16.1</var>(2) identify any substantive changes to quality assurance and quality control <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.2"></a><var>16.2</var>procedures made in the previous two years;<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.3"></a><var>16.3</var>(3) summarize and provide a briefing on findings from bridge inspection quality <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.4"></a><var>16.4</var>reviews performed in the previous two years;<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.5"></a><var>16.5</var>(4) identify actions taken and planned in response to findings from bridge inspection <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.6"></a><var>16.6</var>quality reviews performed in the previous two years;<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.7"></a><var>16.7</var>(5) summarize the results of any bridge inspection compliance review by the Federal <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.8"></a><var>16.8</var>Highway Administration; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.9"></a><var>16.9</var>(6) identify actions in response to the Federal Highway Administration compliance <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.10"></a><var>16.10</var>review taken by the department in order to reach full compliance.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.17.0"></a><a id="pl.16.11"></a><var>16.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 168.013, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.12"></a><var>16.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Application; cancellation; excessive gross weight forbidden.</b> (a) The <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.13"></a><var>16.13</var>applicant for all licenses based on gross weight shall state the unloaded weight of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.14"></a><var>16.14</var>motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer and the maximum load the applicant proposes to carry <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.15"></a><var>16.15</var>on it, the sum of which constitutes the gross weight upon which the license tax must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.16"></a><var>16.16</var>paid. However, the declared gross weight upon which the tax is paid must not be less than <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.17"></a><var>16.17</var>1-1/4 times the declared unloaded weight of the motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.18"></a><var>16.18</var>to be registered, except recreational vehicles taxed under subdivision 1g, school buses <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.19"></a><var>16.19</var>taxed under subdivision 18, and tow trucks or towing vehicles defined in section 
         <statute_ref>169.011, <br />
            		<a id="pl.16.20"></a><var>16.20</var>subdivision 83
         </statute_ref>. The gross weight of a tow truck or towing vehicle is the actual weight <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.21"></a><var>16.21</var>of the tow truck or towing vehicle fully equipped, but does not include the weight of a <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.22"></a><var>16.22</var>wrecked or disabled vehicle towed or drawn by the tow truck or towing vehicle.<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.23"></a><var>16.23</var>(b) The gross weight of a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer must not exceed <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.24"></a><var>16.24</var>the gross weight upon which the license tax has been paid by more than four percent or <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.25"></a><var>16.25</var>1,000 pounds, whichever is greater; provided that, a vehicle transporting unfinished forest <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.26"></a><var>16.26</var>products on a highway, other than a highway that is part of the system of interstate and <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.27"></a><var>16.27</var>defense highways, unless a federal exemption is granted, in accordance with paragraph <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.28"></a><var>16.28</var>(d)(3):<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.29"></a><var>16.29</var>(1) shall not exceed its gross vehicle weight upon which the license tax has been <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.30"></a><var>16.30</var>paid, or gross axle weight on any axle, by more than five percent and, notwithstanding <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.31"></a><var>16.31</var>other law to the contrary, is not subject to any fee, fine, or other assessment or penalty for <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.32"></a><var>16.32</var>exceeding a gross vehicle or axle weight by up to five percent; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.33"></a><var>16.33</var>(2) between the dates set by the commissioner in accordance with section 
         <statute_ref>169.826, <br />
            		<a id="pl.16.34"></a><var>16.34</var>subdivision 1
         </statute_ref>, is not subject to any provision of paragraph (d) or chapter 169 limiting <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.35"></a><var>16.35</var>the gross axle weight of any individual axle unless the entire vehicle also exceeds its <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.1"></a><var>17.1</var>gross vehicle weight plus its weight allowance allowed in clause (1) and plus any weight <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.2"></a><var>17.2</var>allowance permitted under section 
         <statute_ref>169.826</statute_ref>, in which case the vehicle is subject to all <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.3"></a><var>17.3</var>applicable penalties for excess weight violations.<br />
         		<a id="pl.17.4"></a><var>17.4</var>(c) The gross weight of the motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer for which the <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.5"></a><var>17.5</var>license tax is paid must be indicated by a distinctive character on the license plate or <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.6"></a><var>17.6</var>plates except as provided in subdivision 12 and the plate or plates must be kept clean <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.7"></a><var>17.7</var>and clearly visible at all times.<br />
         		<a id="pl.17.8"></a><var>17.8</var>(d) The owner, driver, or user of a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer, upon <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.9"></a><var>17.9</var>conviction for transporting a gross weight in excess of the gross weight for which it was <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.10"></a><var>17.10</var>registered or for operating a vehicle with an axle weight exceeding the maximum lawful <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.11"></a><var>17.11</var>axle load weight, is guilty of a misdemeanor and subject to increased registration or <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.12"></a><var>17.12</var>reregistration according to the following schedule:<br />
         		<a id="pl.17.13"></a><var>17.13</var>(1) Upon conviction for transporting a gross weight in excess of the gross weight <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.14"></a><var>17.14</var>for which a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer is registered by more than the allowance <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.15"></a><var>17.15</var>set forth in paragraph (b) but less than 25 percent, or for operating or using a motor <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.16"></a><var>17.16</var>vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer with an axle weight exceeding the maximum lawful axle <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.17"></a><var>17.17</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.17.18"></a><var>17.18</var>paragraph (b) but less than 25 percent, the owner, driver, or user of the motor vehicle, <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.19"></a><var>17.19</var>trailer, or semitrailer used to commit the violation, in addition to any penalty imposed for <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.20"></a><var>17.20</var>the misdemeanor, shall apply to the registrar to increase the authorized gross weight to <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.21"></a><var>17.21</var>be carried on the vehicle to a weight equal to or greater than the gross weight the owner, <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.22"></a><var>17.22</var>driver, or user was convicted of carrying. The increase is computed for the balance of <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.23"></a><var>17.23</var>the calendar year on the basis of 1/12 of the annual tax for each month remaining in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.24"></a><var>17.24</var>calendar year beginning with the first day of the month in which the violation occurred. <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.25"></a><var>17.25</var>If the additional registration tax computed upon that weight, plus the tax already paid, <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.26"></a><var>17.26</var>amounts to more than the regular tax for the maximum gross weight permitted for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.27"></a><var>17.27</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.17.28"></a><var>17.28</var>paid into the highway fund, but the additional tax thus paid does not authorize or permit <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.29"></a><var>17.29</var>any person to operate the vehicle with a gross weight in excess of the maximum legal <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.30"></a><var>17.30</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.17.31"></a><var>17.31</var>after a conviction applies to increase the authorized weight and pays the additional tax <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.32"></a><var>17.32</var>as provided in this section, the registrar shall revoke the registration on the vehicle and <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.33"></a><var>17.33</var>demand the return of the registration card and plates issued on that registration.<br />
         		<a id="pl.17.34"></a><var>17.34</var>(2) Upon conviction of an owner, driver, or user of a motor vehicle, trailer, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.35"></a><var>17.35</var>semitrailer for transporting a gross weight in excess of the gross weight for which the <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.36"></a><var>17.36</var>motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer was registered by 25 percent or more or for operating <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.1"></a><var>18.1</var>or using the vehicle or trailer with an axle weight exceeding the maximum lawful axle load <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.2"></a><var>18.2</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.18.3"></a><var>18.3</var>penalty imposed for the misdemeanor, the registrar shall either (i) cancel the reciprocity <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.4"></a><var>18.4</var>privileges on the vehicle involved if the vehicle is being operated under reciprocity <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.5"></a><var>18.5</var>or (ii) if the vehicle is not being operated under reciprocity, cancel the certificate of <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.6"></a><var>18.6</var>registration on the vehicle operated and demand the return of the registration certificate <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.7"></a><var>18.7</var>and registration plates. The registrar may not cancel the registration or reciprocity <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.8"></a><var>18.8</var>privileges for any vehicle found in violation of seasonal load restrictions imposed under <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.9"></a><var>18.9</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.18.10"></a><var>18.10</var>on which the violation occurred. The registrar may investigate any allegation of gross <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.11"></a><var>18.11</var>weight violations and demand that the operator show cause why all future operating <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.12"></a><var>18.12</var>privileges in the state should not be revoked unless the additional tax assessed is paid.<br />
         		<a id="pl.18.13"></a><var>18.13</var>(3) Clause (1) does not apply to the first haul of unprocessed or raw farm products <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.14"></a><var>18.14</var>or unfinished forest products, when the registered gross weight is not exceeded by more <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.15"></a><var>18.15</var>than ten percent. For purposes of this clause, "first haul" means (i) the first, continuous <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.16"></a><var>18.16</var>transportation of unprocessed or raw farm products from the place of production or <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.17"></a><var>18.17</var>on-farm storage site to any other location within ~~50~~ 100 miles of the place of production or <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.18"></a><var>18.18</var>on-farm storage site, or (ii) the continuous or noncontinuous transportation of unfinished <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.19"></a><var>18.19</var>forest products from the place of production to the place of final processing or manufacture <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.20"></a><var>18.20</var>located within 200 miles of the place of production.<br />
         		<a id="pl.18.21"></a><var>18.21</var>(4) When the registration on a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer is revoked by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.22"></a><var>18.22</var>registrar according to this section, the vehicle must not be operated on the highways of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.23"></a><var>18.23</var>state until it is registered or reregistered, as the case may be, and new plates issued, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.24"></a><var>18.24</var>the registration fee is the annual tax for the total gross weight of the vehicle at the time of <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.25"></a><var>18.25</var>violation. The reregistration pursuant to this subdivision of any vehicle operating under <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.26"></a><var>18.26</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.18.27"></a><var>18.27</var>registration fee without regard to the percentage of vehicle miles traveled in this state.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.18.0"></a><a id="pl.18.28"></a><var>18.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 168A.01, subdivision 6a, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.18.29"></a><var>18.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6a. <b>High-value vehicle.</b> "High-value vehicle" means a vehicle ~~manufactured~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.30"></a><var>18.30</var>~~six or more years before the start of the current model year~~ that had an actual cash value in <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.31"></a><var>18.31</var>excess of $5,000 before being damaged, or a vehicle with a manufacturer's rating of over <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.32"></a><var>18.32</var>26,000 pounds gross vehicle weight that is not a late-model vehicle.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.19.0"></a><a id="pl.18.33"></a><var>18.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 168A.01, subdivision 8a, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.19.1"></a><var>19.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 8a. <b>Late-model vehicle.</b> "Late-model vehicle" means a vehicle ~~manufactured~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.2"></a><var>19.2</var>~~in the current model year or the five model years~~ with a manufacturer's designated model <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.3"></a><var>19.3</var>year equal to or greater than the fifth calendar year immediately preceding the current <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.4"></a><var>19.4</var>~~model~~ calendar year.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.20.0"></a><a id="pl.19.5"></a><var>19.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 168A.01, subdivision 12a, is amended to <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.6"></a><var>19.6</var>read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.19.7"></a><var>19.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 12a. <b>Older model vehicle.</b> "Older model vehicle" means a vehicle <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.8"></a><var>19.8</var>~~manufactured in the sixth model year immediately preceding the current model year or~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.9"></a><var>19.9</var>~~earlier that is not a high-value vehicle~~ that is not a late-model vehicle.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.21.0"></a><a id="pl.19.10"></a><var>19.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 168A.151, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.19.11"></a><var>19.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Salvage titles.</b> (a) When an insurer, licensed to conduct business in <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.12"></a><var>19.12</var>Minnesota, acquires ownership of a late-model or high-value vehicle through payment <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.13"></a><var>19.13</var>of damages, the insurer shall immediately apply for a salvage certificate of title or shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.14"></a><var>19.14</var>stamp the existing certificate of title with the legend "SALVAGE CERTIFICATE OF <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.15"></a><var>19.15</var>TITLE" in a manner prescribed by the department. Within ~~48 hours of taking possession~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.16"></a><var>19.16</var>ten days of obtaining the title of a vehicle through payment of damages, an insurer must <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.17"></a><var>19.17</var>notify the department in a manner prescribed by the department.<br />
         		<a id="pl.19.18"></a><var>19.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) A person shall immediately apply for a salvage certificate of title if the person <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.19"></a><var>19.19</var>acquires a damaged late-model or high-value ~~motor~~ vehicle with an out-of-state title <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.20"></a><var>19.20</var>and the vehicle:<br />
         		<a id="pl.19.21"></a><var>19.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) is a vehicle that was acquired by an insurer through payment of damages;<br />
         		<a id="pl.19.22"></a><var>19.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) is a vehicle for which the cost of repairs exceeds the value of the damaged <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.23"></a><var>19.23</var>vehicle; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.19.24"></a><var>19.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) has an out-of-state salvage certificate of title as proof of ownership.<br />
         		<a id="pl.19.25"></a><var>19.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) A self-insured owner of a late-model or high-value vehicle ~~who~~ that sustains <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.26"></a><var>19.26</var>damage by collision or other occurrence which exceeds ~~70~~ 80 percent of its actual cash <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.27"></a><var>19.27</var>value shall immediately apply for a salvage certificate of title. ~~Damage, for the purpose of~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.28"></a><var>19.28</var>~~this calculation, does not include the actual cost incurred to repair, replace, or reinstall~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.29"></a><var>19.29</var>~~inflatable safety restraints and other vehicle components that must be replaced due to the~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.30"></a><var>19.30</var>~~deployment of the inflatable safety restraints.~~<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.22.0"></a><a id="pl.19.31"></a><var>19.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 169.011, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.19.32"></a><var>19.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Bicycle.</b> "Bicycle" means every device propelled solely by human power <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.33"></a><var>19.33</var>upon which any person may ride, having two tandem wheels except scooters and similar <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.1"></a><var>20.1</var>devices and including any device generally recognized as a bicycle though equipped <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.2"></a><var>20.2</var>with two front or rear wheels. Bicycle includes an electric-assisted bicycle as defined <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.3"></a><var>20.3</var>in subdivision 27.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.23.0"></a><a id="pl.20.4"></a><var>20.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 169.011, subdivision 45, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.20.5"></a><var>20.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 45. <b>Motorized bicycle.</b> "Motorized bicycle" means a bicycle that is propelled <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.6"></a><var>20.6</var>by an electric or a liquid fuel motor of a piston displacement capacity of 50 cubic <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.7"></a><var>20.7</var>centimeters or less, and a maximum of two brake horsepower, which is capable of a <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.8"></a><var>20.8</var>maximum speed of not more than 30 miles per hour on a flat surface with not more than <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.9"></a><var>20.9</var>one percent grade in any direction when the motor is engaged. ~~"Motorized bicycle"~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.10"></a><var>20.10</var>~~includes an electric-assisted bicycle as defined in subdivision 27.~~<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.24.0"></a><a id="pl.20.11"></a><var>20.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 169.06, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.20.12"></a><var>20.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Obedience to traffic-control signal or flagger; presumptions.</b> (a) The <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.13"></a><var>20.13</var>driver of any vehicle shall obey the instructions of any official traffic-control device <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.14"></a><var>20.14</var>applicable thereto placed in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, unless <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.15"></a><var>20.15</var>otherwise directed by a police officer or by a ~~certified overdimensional load escort driver~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.16"></a><var>20.16</var>flagger authorized under this subdivision, subject to the exceptions granted the driver of <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.17"></a><var>20.17</var>an authorized emergency vehicle in this chapter.<br />
         		<a id="pl.20.18"></a><var>20.18</var>(b) No provision of this chapter for which official traffic-control devices are required <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.19"></a><var>20.19</var>shall be enforced against an alleged violator if at the time and place of the alleged <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.20"></a><var>20.20</var>violation an official device is not in proper position and sufficiently legible to be seen by <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.21"></a><var>20.21</var>an ordinarily observant person. Whenever a particular section does not state that official <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.22"></a><var>20.22</var>traffic-control devices are required, such section shall be effective even though no devices <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.23"></a><var>20.23</var>are erected or in place.<br />
         		<a id="pl.20.24"></a><var>20.24</var>(c) Whenever official traffic-control devices are placed in position approximately <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.25"></a><var>20.25</var>conforming to the requirements of this chapter, such devices shall be presumed to have <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.26"></a><var>20.26</var>been so placed by the official act or direction of lawful authority, unless the contrary <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.27"></a><var>20.27</var>shall be established by competent evidence.<br />
         		<a id="pl.20.28"></a><var>20.28</var>(d) Any official traffic-control device placed pursuant to the provisions of this <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.29"></a><var>20.29</var>chapter and purporting to conform to the lawful requirements pertaining to such devices <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.30"></a><var>20.30</var>shall be presumed to comply with the requirements of this chapter, unless the contrary <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.31"></a><var>20.31</var>shall be established by competent evidence.<br />
         		<a id="pl.20.32"></a><var>20.32</var>(e) A flagger in a designated work zone may stop vehicles and hold vehicles in place <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.33"></a><var>20.33</var>until it is safe for the vehicles to proceed. A person operating a motor vehicle that has <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.1"></a><var>21.1</var>been stopped by a flagger in a designated work zone may proceed after stopping only on <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.2"></a><var>21.2</var>instruction by the flagger.<br />
         		<a id="pl.21.3"></a><var>21.3</var>(f) An overdimensional load escort driver with a certificate issued under section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.21.4"></a><var>21.4</var>299D.085
         </statute_ref>, while acting as a flagger escorting a legal overdimensional load, may stop <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.5"></a><var>21.5</var>vehicles and hold vehicles in place until it is safe for the vehicles to proceed. A person <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.6"></a><var>21.6</var>operating a motor vehicle that has been stopped by an escort driver acting as a flagger may <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.7"></a><var>21.7</var>proceed only on instruction by the flagger or a police officer.<br />
         		<a id="pl.21.8"></a><var>21.8</var>(g) A person may stop and hold vehicles in place until it is safe for the vehicles to <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.9"></a><var>21.9</var>proceed, if the person: (1) holds a motorcycle road guard certificate issued under section <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.10"></a><var>21.10</var>171.60; (2) meets the safety and equipment standards for operating under the certificate; <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.11"></a><var>21.11</var>(3) is acting as a flagger escorting a motorcycle group ride; (4) has notified each statutory <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.12"></a><var>21.12</var>or home rule charter city through which the motorcycle group is proceeding; and (5) <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.13"></a><var>21.13</var>has obtained consent from the chief of police, or the chief's designee, of any city of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.14"></a><var>21.14</var>first class through which the group is proceeding. A flagger operating as provided under <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.15"></a><var>21.15</var>this paragraph may direct operators of motorcycles within a motorcycle group ride or <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.16"></a><var>21.16</var>other vehicle traffic, notwithstanding any contrary indication of a traffic-control device, <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.17"></a><var>21.17</var>including stop signs or traffic-control signals. A person operating a vehicle that has been <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.18"></a><var>21.18</var>stopped by a flagger under this paragraph may proceed only on instruction by the flagger <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.19"></a><var>21.19</var>or a police officer.<br />
         		<a id="pl.21.20"></a><var>21.20</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective one year after publication in the State <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.21"></a><var>21.21</var>Register of rules adopted under section 171.60, subdivision 5.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.25.0"></a><a id="pl.21.22"></a><var>21.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 169.09, subdivision 13, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.21.23"></a><var>21.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 13. <b>Reports confidential; evidence, fee, penalty, appropriation.</b> (a) All <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.24"></a><var>21.24</var>reports and supplemental information required under this section must be for the use of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.25"></a><var>21.25</var>commissioner of public safety and other appropriate state, federal, county, and municipal <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.26"></a><var>21.26</var>governmental agencies for accident analysis purposes, except:<br />
         		<a id="pl.21.27"></a><var>21.27</var>(1) the commissioner of public safety or any law enforcement agency shall, upon <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.28"></a><var>21.28</var>written request of any individual involved in an accident or upon written request of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.29"></a><var>21.29</var>representative of the individual's estate, surviving spouse, or one or more surviving next <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.30"></a><var>21.30</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.21.31"></a><var>21.31</var>property, or means of support, or who incurs other pecuniary loss by virtue of the accident, <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.32"></a><var>21.32</var>disclose to the requester, the requester's legal counsel, or a representative of the requester's <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.33"></a><var>21.33</var>insurer the report required under subdivision 8;<br />
         		<a id="pl.21.34"></a><var>21.34</var>(2) the commissioner of public safety shall, upon written request, provide the driver <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.35"></a><var>21.35</var>filing a report under subdivision 7 with a copy of the report filed by the driver;<br />
         		<a id="pl.22.1"></a><var>22.1</var>(3) the commissioner of public safety may verify with insurance companies vehicle <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.2"></a><var>22.2</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.22.3"></a><var>22.3</var>169.797
         </statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.22.4"></a><var>22.4</var>(4) the commissioner of public safety shall provide the commissioner of <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.5"></a><var>22.5</var>transportation the information obtained for each traffic accident involving a commercial <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.6"></a><var>22.6</var>motor vehicle, for purposes of administering commercial vehicle safety regulations; ~~and~~<br />
         		<a id="pl.22.7"></a><var>22.7</var>(5) upon request, the commissioner of public safety shall provide the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.8"></a><var>22.8</var>of transportation the information obtained for each traffic accident involving damage <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.9"></a><var>22.9</var>to state-owned infrastructure, for purposes of debt collection under section 161.20, <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.10"></a><var>22.10</var>subdivision 4; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.22.11"></a><var>22.11</var>~~(5)~~ (6) the commissioner of public safety may give to the United States Department <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.12"></a><var>22.12</var>of Transportation commercial vehicle accident information in connection with federal <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.13"></a><var>22.13</var>grant programs relating to safety.<br />
         		<a id="pl.22.14"></a><var>22.14</var>(b) Accident reports and data contained in the reports are not discoverable under any <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.15"></a><var>22.15</var>provision of law or rule of court. No report shall be used as evidence in any trial, civil or <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.16"></a><var>22.16</var>criminal, or any action for damages or criminal proceedings arising out of an accident. <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.17"></a><var>22.17</var>However, the commissioner of public safety shall furnish, upon the demand of any person <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.18"></a><var>22.18</var>who has or claims to have made a report or upon demand of any court, a certificate <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.19"></a><var>22.19</var>showing that a specified accident report has or has not been made to the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.20"></a><var>22.20</var>solely to prove compliance or failure to comply with the requirements that the report be <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.21"></a><var>22.21</var>made to the commissioner.<br />
         		<a id="pl.22.22"></a><var>22.22</var>(c) Nothing in this subdivision prevents any individual who has made a report under <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.23"></a><var>22.23</var>this section from providing information to any individuals involved in an accident or their <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.24"></a><var>22.24</var>representatives or from testifying in any trial, civil or criminal, arising out of an accident, <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.25"></a><var>22.25</var>as to facts within the individual's knowledge. It is intended by this subdivision to render <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.26"></a><var>22.26</var>privileged the reports required, but it is not intended to prohibit proof of the facts to <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.27"></a><var>22.27</var>which the reports relate.<br />
         		<a id="pl.22.28"></a><var>22.28</var>(d) Disclosing any information contained in any accident report, except as provided <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.29"></a><var>22.29</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.22.30"></a><var>22.30</var>(e) The commissioner of public safety shall charge authorized persons as described <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.31"></a><var>22.31</var>in paragraph (a) a $5 fee for a copy of an accident report. Ninety percent of the $5 fee <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.32"></a><var>22.32</var>collected under this paragraph must be deposited in the special revenue fund and credited <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.33"></a><var>22.33</var>to the driver services operating account established in section 
         <statute_ref>299A.705</statute_ref> and ten percent <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.34"></a><var>22.34</var>must be deposited in the general fund. The commissioner may also furnish an electronic <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.35"></a><var>22.35</var>copy of the database of accident records, which must not contain personal or private data <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.1"></a><var>23.1</var>on an individual, to private agencies as provided in paragraph (g), for not less than the cost <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.2"></a><var>23.2</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.23.3"></a><var>23.3</var>(f) The fees specified in paragraph (e) notwithstanding, the commissioner and law <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.4"></a><var>23.4</var>enforcement agencies shall charge commercial users who request access to response or <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.5"></a><var>23.5</var>incident data relating to accidents a fee not to exceed 50 cents per record. "Commercial <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.6"></a><var>23.6</var>user" is a user who in one location requests access to data in more than five accident <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.7"></a><var>23.7</var>reports per month, unless the user establishes that access is not for a commercial purpose. <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.8"></a><var>23.8</var>Of the money collected by the commissioner under this paragraph, 90 percent must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.9"></a><var>23.9</var>deposited in the special revenue fund and credited to the driver services operating account <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.10"></a><var>23.10</var>established in section 
         <statute_ref>299A.705</statute_ref> and ten percent must be deposited in the general fund.<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.11"></a><var>23.11</var>(g) The fees in paragraphs (e) and (f) notwithstanding, the commissioner shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.12"></a><var>23.12</var>provide an electronic copy of the accident records database to the public on a case-by-case <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.13"></a><var>23.13</var>basis using the cost-recovery charges provided for under section 
         <statute_ref>13.03, subdivision <br />
            		<a id="pl.23.14"></a><var>23.14</var>3
         </statute_ref>. The database provided must not contain personal or private data on an individual. <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.15"></a><var>23.15</var>However, unless the accident records database includes the vehicle identification number, <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.16"></a><var>23.16</var>the commissioner shall include the vehicle registration plate number if a private agency <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.17"></a><var>23.17</var>certifies and agrees that the agency:<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.18"></a><var>23.18</var>(1) is in the business of collecting accident and damage information on vehicles;<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.19"></a><var>23.19</var>(2) will use the vehicle registration plate number only for identifying vehicles that <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.20"></a><var>23.20</var>have been involved in accidents or damaged, to provide this information to persons <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.21"></a><var>23.21</var>seeking access to a vehicle's history and not for identifying individuals or for any other <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.22"></a><var>23.22</var>purpose; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.23"></a><var>23.23</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.1.26.0"></a><a id="pl.23.24"></a><var>23.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 169.222, subdivision 6, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.25"></a><var>23.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6. <b>Bicycle equipment.</b> (a) No person shall operate a bicycle at nighttime <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.26"></a><var>23.26</var>unless the bicycle or its operator is equipped with a lamp which shall emit a white light <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.27"></a><var>23.27</var>visible from a distance of at least 500 feet to the front and with a red reflector of a type <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.28"></a><var>23.28</var>approved by the Department of Public Safety which is visible from all distances from 100 <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.29"></a><var>23.29</var>feet to 600 feet to the rear when directly in front of lawful lower beams of headlamps on a <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.30"></a><var>23.30</var>motor vehicle. No person may operate a bicycle at any time when there is not sufficient <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.31"></a><var>23.31</var>light to render persons and vehicles on the highway clearly discernible at a distance of 500 <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.32"></a><var>23.32</var>feet ahead unless the bicycle or its operator is equipped with reflective surfaces that shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.33"></a><var>23.33</var>be visible during the hours of darkness from 600 feet when viewed in front of lawful lower <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.34"></a><var>23.34</var>beams of headlamps on a motor vehicle. The reflective surfaces shall include reflective <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.35"></a><var>23.35</var>materials on each side of each pedal to indicate their presence from the front or the rear <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.1"></a><var>24.1</var>and with a minimum of 20 square inches of reflective material on each side of the bicycle <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.2"></a><var>24.2</var>or its operator. Any bicycle equipped with side reflectors as required by regulations for <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.3"></a><var>24.3</var>new bicycles prescribed by the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.4"></a><var>24.4</var>shall be considered to meet the requirements for side reflectorization contained in this <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.5"></a><var>24.5</var>subdivision. A bicycle may be equipped with a front lamp that emits a white flashing <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.6"></a><var>24.6</var>signal or a rear lamp that emits a red flashing signal.<br />
         		<a id="pl.24.7"></a><var>24.7</var>(b) Bicycle tires may be equipped with studs or other protuberances designed <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.8"></a><var>24.8</var>to increase traction.<br />
         		<a id="pl.24.9"></a><var>24.9</var>(c) No person shall operate a bicycle unless it is equipped with a brake which will <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.10"></a><var>24.10</var>enable the operator to make the braked wheels skid on dry, level, clean pavement.<br />
         		<a id="pl.24.11"></a><var>24.11</var>~~(c)~~ (d) No person shall operate upon a highway any two-wheeled bicycle equipped <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.12"></a><var>24.12</var>with handlebars so raised that the operator must elevate the hands above the level of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.13"></a><var>24.13</var>shoulders in order to grasp the normal steering grip area.<br />
         		<a id="pl.24.14"></a><var>24.14</var>~~(d)~~ (e) No person shall operate upon a highway any bicycle which is of such a size <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.15"></a><var>24.15</var>as to prevent the operator from stopping the bicycle, supporting it with at least one foot <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.16"></a><var>24.16</var>on the highway surface and restarting in a safe manner.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.27.0"></a><a id="pl.24.17"></a><var>24.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 169.223, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.24.18"></a><var>24.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Other operation requirements and prohibitions.</b> (a) A person operating <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.19"></a><var>24.19</var>a motorized bicycle on a roadway shall ride as close as practicable to the right-hand curb <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.20"></a><var>24.20</var>or edge of the roadway except in one of the following situations:<br />
         		<a id="pl.24.21"></a><var>24.21</var>(1) when overtaking and passing another vehicle proceeding in the same direction;<br />
         		<a id="pl.24.22"></a><var>24.22</var>(2) when preparing for a left turn at an intersection or into a private road or <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.23"></a><var>24.23</var>driveway; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.24.24"></a><var>24.24</var>(3) when reasonably necessary to avoid conditions, including fixed or moving <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.25"></a><var>24.25</var>objects, vehicles, pedestrians, animals, surface hazards, or narrow width lanes, that make <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.26"></a><var>24.26</var>it unsafe to continue along the right-hand curb or edge.<br />
         		<a id="pl.24.27"></a><var>24.27</var>(b) Persons operating motorized bicycles on a roadway may not ride more than two <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.28"></a><var>24.28</var>abreast and may not impede the normal and reasonable movement of traffic. On a laned <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.29"></a><var>24.29</var>roadway, a person operating a motorized bicycle shall ride within a single lane.<br />
         		<a id="pl.24.30"></a><var>24.30</var>(c) This section does not permit the operation of a motorized bicycle on a bicycle <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.31"></a><var>24.31</var>path or bicycle lane that is reserved for the exclusive use of nonmotorized traffic.<br />
         		<a id="pl.24.32"></a><var>24.32</var>~~(d) Subject to the provisions of section~~ 
         <statute_ref>~~160.263, subdivision 3~~</statute_ref>~~, a person may operate~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.33"></a><var>24.33</var>~~an electric-assisted bicycle on a bicycle lane. A person may operate an electric-assisted~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.34"></a><var>24.34</var>~~bicycle on the shoulder of a roadway if the electric-assisted bicycle is traveling in the same~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.35"></a><var>24.35</var>~~direction as the adjacent vehicular traffic.~~<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.28.0"></a><a id="pl.25.1"></a><var>25.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 28. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 169.79, subdivision 6, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.25.2"></a><var>25.2</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6. <b>Other motor vehicles.</b> If the motor vehicle is any kind of motor vehicle <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.3"></a><var>25.3</var>other than those provided for in subdivisions 2 to 4, ~~one plate~~ two plates must be displayed <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.4"></a><var>25.4</var>~~on~~. One plate must be displayed at the front ~~and one on the rear~~ of the vehicle and one <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.5"></a><var>25.5</var>at the back. The two plates must either be mounted on the front and rear bumpers of <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.6"></a><var>25.6</var>the vehicle or on the front and back of the vehicle exterior in places designed to hold a <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.7"></a><var>25.7</var>license plate.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.29.0"></a><a id="pl.25.8"></a><var>25.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 29. Minnesota Statutes 2011 Supplement, section 169.86, subdivision 5, is <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.9"></a><var>25.9</var>amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.25.10"></a><var>25.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Fees; proceeds deposited; appropriation.</b> The commissioner, with <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.11"></a><var>25.11</var>respect to highways under the commissioner's jurisdiction, may charge a fee for each <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.12"></a><var>25.12</var>permit issued. Unless otherwise specified, all such fees for permits issued by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.13"></a><var>25.13</var>commissioner of transportation shall be deposited in the state treasury and credited to <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.14"></a><var>25.14</var>the trunk highway fund. Except for those annual permits for which the permit fees are <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.15"></a><var>25.15</var>specified elsewhere in this chapter, the fees shall be:<br />
         		<a id="pl.25.16"></a><var>25.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) $15 for each single trip permit.<br />
         		<a id="pl.25.17"></a><var>25.17</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.25.18"></a><var>25.18</var>a specific route for a period not to exceed two months. "Like loads" means loads of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.19"></a><var>25.19</var>same product, weight, and dimension.<br />
         		<a id="pl.25.20"></a><var>25.20</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.25.21"></a><var>25.21</var>months. Annual permits may be issued for:<br />
         		<a id="pl.25.22"></a><var>25.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) motor vehicles used to alleviate a temporary crisis adversely affecting the safety <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.23"></a><var>25.23</var>or well-being of the public;<br />
         		<a id="pl.25.24"></a><var>25.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) motor vehicles which travel on interstate highways and carry loads authorized <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.25"></a><var>25.25</var>under subdivision 1a;<br />
         		<a id="pl.25.26"></a><var>25.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) motor vehicles operating with gross weights authorized under section 
         <statute_ref>169.826, <br />
            		<a id="pl.25.27"></a><var>25.27</var>subdivision 1a
         </statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.25.28"></a><var>25.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) special pulpwood vehicles described in section 
         <statute_ref>169.863</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.25.29"></a><var>25.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) motor vehicles bearing snowplow blades not exceeding ten feet in width;<br />
         		<a id="pl.25.30"></a><var>25.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) noncommercial transportation of a boat by the owner or user of the boat;<br />
         		<a id="pl.25.31"></a><var>25.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(7) motor vehicles carrying bales of agricultural products authorized under section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.25.32"></a><var>25.32</var>169.862
         </statute_ref>; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.25.33"></a><var>25.33</var>(8) special milk-hauling vehicles authorized under section 
         <statute_ref>169.867</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.25.34"></a><var>25.34</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.25.35"></a><var>25.35</var>consecutive months. Annual permits may be issued for:<br />
         		<a id="pl.26.1"></a><var>26.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) mobile cranes;<br />
         		<a id="pl.26.2"></a><var>26.2</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) construction equipment, machinery, and supplies;<br />
         		<a id="pl.26.3"></a><var>26.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) manufactured homes and manufactured storage buildings;<br />
         		<a id="pl.26.4"></a><var>26.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) implements of husbandry;<br />
         		<a id="pl.26.5"></a><var>26.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) double-deck buses;<br />
         		<a id="pl.26.6"></a><var>26.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) commercial boat hauling and transporting waterfront structures, including, but <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.7"></a><var>26.7</var>not limited to, portable boat docks and boat lifts;<br />
         		<a id="pl.26.8"></a><var>26.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(7) three-vehicle combinations consisting of two empty, newly manufactured trailers <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.9"></a><var>26.9</var>for cargo, horses, or livestock, not to exceed 28-1/2 feet per trailer; provided, however, <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.10"></a><var>26.10</var>the permit allows the vehicles to be moved from a trailer manufacturer to a trailer dealer <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.11"></a><var>26.11</var>only while operating on twin-trailer routes designated under section 
         <statute_ref>169.81, subdivision 3</statute_ref>, <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.12"></a><var>26.12</var>paragraph (c); and<br />
         		<a id="pl.26.13"></a><var>26.13</var>(8) vehicles operating on that portion of marked Trunk Highway 36 described in <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.14"></a><var>26.14</var>section 
         <statute_ref>169.81, subdivision 3</statute_ref>, paragraph (e).<br />
         		<a id="pl.26.15"></a><var>26.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) For vehicles which have axle weights exceeding the weight limitations of <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.16"></a><var>26.16</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.26.17"></a><var>26.17</var>this paragraph applies to any vehicle described in section 
         <statute_ref>168.013, subdivision 3</statute_ref>, <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.18"></a><var>26.18</var>paragraph (b), but only when the vehicle exceeds its gross weight allowance set forth in <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.19"></a><var>26.19</var>that paragraph, and then the additional cost is for all weight, including the allowance <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.20"></a><var>26.20</var>weight, in excess of the permitted maximum axle weight. The additional cost is equal <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.21"></a><var>26.21</var>to the product of the distance traveled times the sum of the overweight axle group cost <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.22"></a><var>26.22</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.26.23"></a><var>26.23</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.26.24"></a><var>26.24</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.26.25"></a><var>26.25</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.26.26"></a><var>26.26</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.26.27"></a><var>26.27</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.26.28"></a><var>26.28</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.26.29"></a><var>26.29</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.26.30"></a><var>26.30</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.26.31"></a><var>26.31</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.26.32"></a><var>26.32</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.26.33"></a><var>26.33</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.26.34"></a><var>26.34</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.26.35"></a><var>26.35</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.26.36"></a><var>26.36</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.26.37"></a><var>26.37</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.26.38"></a><var>26.38</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.26.39"></a><var>26.39</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.27.1"></a><var>27.1</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.27.2"></a><var>27.2</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.27.3"></a><var>27.3</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.27.4"></a><var>27.4</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.27.5"></a><var>27.5</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.27.6"></a><var>27.6</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.27.7"></a><var>27.7</var>The amounts added are rounded to the nearest cent for each axle or axle group. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.8"></a><var>27.8</var>additional cost does not apply to paragraph (c), clauses (1) and (3).<br />
         		<a id="pl.27.9"></a><var>27.9</var>For a vehicle found to exceed the appropriate maximum permitted weight, a cost-per-mile <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.10"></a><var>27.10</var>fee of 22 cents per ton, or fraction of a ton, over the permitted maximum weight is imposed <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.11"></a><var>27.11</var>in addition to the normal permit fee. Miles must be calculated based on the distance <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.12"></a><var>27.12</var>already traveled in the state plus the distance from the point of detection to a transportation <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.13"></a><var>27.13</var>loading site or unloading site within the state or to the point of exit from the state.<br />
         		<a id="pl.27.14"></a><var>27.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(f) As an alternative to paragraph (e), an annual permit may be issued for overweight, <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.15"></a><var>27.15</var>or oversize and overweight, mobile cranes; construction equipment, machinery, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.16"></a><var>27.16</var>supplies; implements of husbandry; and commercial boat hauling. The fees for the permit <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.17"></a><var>27.17</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.27.18"></a><var>27.18</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.27.19"></a><var>27.19</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.27.20"></a><var>27.20</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.27.21"></a><var>27.21</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.27.22"></a><var>27.22</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.27.23"></a><var>27.23</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.27.24"></a><var>27.24</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.27.25"></a><var>27.25</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.27.26"></a><var>27.26</var>If the gross weight of the vehicle is more than 145,000 pounds the permit fee is determined <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.27"></a><var>27.27</var>under paragraph (e).<br />
         		<a id="pl.27.28"></a><var>27.28</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.27.29"></a><var>27.29</var>more than 72 inches, an additional cost equal to $120 added to the amount in paragraph (a) <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.30"></a><var>27.30</var>when the permit is issued while seasonal load restrictions pursuant to section 
         <statute_ref>169.87</statute_ref> are <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.31"></a><var>27.31</var>in effect.<br />
         		<a id="pl.27.32"></a><var>27.32</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.27.33"></a><var>27.33</var>refuse-compactor vehicles that carry a gross weight of not more than: 22,000 pounds on <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.34"></a><var>27.34</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.27.35"></a><var>27.35</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.27.36"></a><var>27.36</var>pounds on a tridem rear axle must limit the gross vehicle weight to not more than 62,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.37"></a><var>27.37</var>pounds.<br />
         		<a id="pl.28.1"></a><var>28.1</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.28.2"></a><var>28.2</var>paragraph must be deposited as follows:<br />
         		<a id="pl.28.3"></a><var>28.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;~~(1) in fiscal years 2005 through 2010:~~<br />
         		<a id="pl.28.4"></a><var>28.4</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.28.5"></a><var>28.5</var>fund for costs related to administering the permit program and inspecting and posting <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.6"></a><var>28.6</var>bridges; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.28.7"></a><var>28.7</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.28.8"></a><var>28.8</var>inspection and signing account ~~in the special revenue fund~~ as provided under subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.9"></a><var>28.9</var>5a. ~~Money in the account is appropriated to the commissioner for:~~<br />
         		<a id="pl.28.10"></a><var>28.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;~~(A) inspection of local bridges and identification of local bridges to be posted,~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.11"></a><var>28.11</var>~~including contracting with a consultant for some or all of these functions; and~~<br />
         		<a id="pl.28.12"></a><var>28.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;~~(B) erection of weight-posting signs on local bridges; and~~<br />
         		<a id="pl.28.13"></a><var>28.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;~~(2) in fiscal year 2011 and subsequent years must be deposited in the trunk highway~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.14"></a><var>28.14</var>~~fund.~~<br />
         		<a id="pl.28.15"></a><var>28.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(j) Beginning August 1, 2006, $200 for an annual permit for a vehicle operating <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.16"></a><var>28.16</var>under authority of section 
         <statute_ref>169.824, subdivision 2</statute_ref>, paragraph (a), clause (2).<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.30.0"></a><a id="pl.28.17"></a><var>28.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 30. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 169.86, is amended by adding a subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.18"></a><var>28.18</var>to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.28.19"></a><var>28.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5a. <b>Bridge inspection and signing account; appropriation.</b> (a) A bridge <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.20"></a><var>28.20</var>inspection and signing account is established in the special revenue fund. The account <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.21"></a><var>28.21</var>consists of fees for special permits as specified under this chapter, and any other money <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.22"></a><var>28.22</var>donated, allotted, transferred, or otherwise provided to the account.<br />
         		<a id="pl.28.23"></a><var>28.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) The revenue in the bridge inspection and signing account under this subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.24"></a><var>28.24</var>is annually appropriated to the commissioner for:<br />
         		<a id="pl.28.25"></a><var>28.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) inspection of local bridges and identification of local bridges to be posted, <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.26"></a><var>28.26</var>including contracting with a consultant for some or all of these functions; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.28.27"></a><var>28.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) erection of weight-posting signs on local bridges.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.31.0"></a><a id="pl.28.28"></a><var>28.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 31. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 169.865, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.28.29"></a><var>28.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Six-axle vehicles.</b> (a) A road authority may issue an annual permit <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.30"></a><var>28.30</var>authorizing a vehicle or combination of vehicles with a total of six or more axles to haul <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.31"></a><var>28.31</var>raw or unprocessed agricultural products, livestock and poultry feed, seed, fertilizer, <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.32"></a><var>28.32</var>potash, and agricultural lime, and be operated with a gross vehicle weight of up to:<br />
         		<a id="pl.28.33"></a><var>28.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) 90,000 pounds; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.29.1"></a><var>29.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) 99,000 pounds during the period set by the commissioner under section 
         <statute_ref>169.826, <br />
            		<a id="pl.29.2"></a><var>29.2</var>subdivision 1
         </statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.29.3"></a><var>29.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) Notwithstanding subdivision 3, paragraph (a), clause (4), a vehicle or <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.4"></a><var>29.4</var>combination of vehicles operated under this subdivision and transporting only sealed <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.5"></a><var>29.5</var>intermodal containers may be operated on an interstate highway if allowed by the United <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.6"></a><var>29.6</var>States Department of Transportation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.29.7"></a><var>29.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) The fee for a permit issued under this subdivision is $300.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.32.0"></a><a id="pl.29.8"></a><var>29.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 32. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 169.865, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.29.9"></a><var>29.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Seven-axle vehicles.</b> (a) A road authority may issue an annual permit <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.10"></a><var>29.10</var>authorizing a vehicle or combination of vehicles with a total of seven or more axles to <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.11"></a><var>29.11</var>haul raw or unprocessed agricultural products, livestock and poultry feed, seed, fertilizer, <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.12"></a><var>29.12</var>potash, and agricultural lime, and be operated with a gross vehicle weight of up to:<br />
         		<a id="pl.29.13"></a><var>29.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) 97,000 pounds; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.29.14"></a><var>29.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) 99,000 pounds during the period set by the commissioner under section 
         <statute_ref>169.826, <br />
            		<a id="pl.29.15"></a><var>29.15</var>subdivision 1
         </statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.29.16"></a><var>29.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) Drivers of vehicles operating under this subdivision must comply with driver <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.17"></a><var>29.17</var>qualification requirements adopted under section 
         <statute_ref>221.0314, subdivisions 2</statute_ref> to 5, and Code <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.18"></a><var>29.18</var>of Federal Regulations, title 49, parts 40 and 382.<br />
         		<a id="pl.29.19"></a><var>29.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) The fee for a permit issued under this subdivision is $500.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.33.0"></a><a id="pl.29.20"></a><var>29.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 33. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 169.865, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.29.21"></a><var>29.21</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.29.22"></a><var>29.22</var>by the commissioner under this section must be deposited~~:~~<br />
         		<a id="pl.29.23"></a><var>29.23</var>~~(1) in fiscal years 2008 through 2011,~~ in the bridge inspection and signing account <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.24"></a><var>29.24</var>~~in the special revenue fund; and~~<br />
         		<a id="pl.29.25"></a><var>29.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;~~(2) in fiscal year 2012 and subsequent years, in the trunk highway fund~~ as provided <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.26"></a><var>29.26</var>under section 169.86, subdivision 5a.<br />
         		<a id="pl.29.27"></a><var>29.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;~~(b) The revenue in the bridge inspection and signing account under this section is~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.28"></a><var>29.28</var>~~annually appropriated to the commissioner for:~~<br />
         		<a id="pl.29.29"></a><var>29.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;~~(1) inspection of local bridges and identification of local bridges to be posted,~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.30"></a><var>29.30</var>~~including contracting with a consultant for some or all of these functions; and~~<br />
         		<a id="pl.29.31"></a><var>29.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;~~(2) erection of weight-posting signs on local bridges.~~<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.34.0"></a><a id="pl.29.32"></a><var>29.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 34. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 169.872, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.30.1"></a><var>30.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 1a. <b>Limit on civil penalties.</b> A civil penalty for excessive weight under <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.2"></a><var>30.2</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.30.3"></a><var>30.3</var>a state law enforcement officer or motor transportation representative: (1)  has inspected <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.4"></a><var>30.4</var>and copied the record within 14 days of the date the shipment was received by the person <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.5"></a><var>30.5</var>keeping the record; and (2) has assessed the penalty within 90 days of the date the officer <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.6"></a><var>30.6</var>or representative inspected and copied the record.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.35.0"></a><a id="pl.30.7"></a><var>30.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 35. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 169.98, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.30.8"></a><var>30.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Colors and markings.</b> (a) Except as provided in subdivisions 2 and <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.9"></a><var>30.9</var>2a, all motor vehicles which are primarily used in the enforcement of highway traffic rules <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.10"></a><var>30.10</var>by the State Patrol or for general uniform patrol assignment by any municipal police <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.11"></a><var>30.11</var>department or other law enforcement agency, except conservation officers, shall have <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.12"></a><var>30.12</var>uniform colors and markings as provided in this subdivision. Motor vehicles of:<br />
         		<a id="pl.30.13"></a><var>30.13</var>(1) municipal police departments, including the University of Minnesota Police <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.14"></a><var>30.14</var>Department and park police units, shall be predominantly blue, brown, green, black, <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.15"></a><var>30.15</var>or white;<br />
         		<a id="pl.30.16"></a><var>30.16</var>(2) the State Patrol shall be predominantly maroon; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.30.17"></a><var>30.17</var>(3) the county sheriff's office shall be predominantly brown, black, gold,  or white.<br />
         		<a id="pl.30.18"></a><var>30.18</var>(b) The identity of the governmental unit operating the vehicle shall be displayed on <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.19"></a><var>30.19</var>both front door panels and on the rear of the vehicle. The identity may be in the form of <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.20"></a><var>30.20</var>a shield or emblem, or may be the word "police," "sheriff," or the words "State Patrol" <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.21"></a><var>30.21</var>or "conservation officer," as appropriate, with letters not less than 2-1/2 inches high, <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.22"></a><var>30.22</var>one-inch wide and of a three-eighths inch brush stroke. The identity shall be of a color <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.23"></a><var>30.23</var>contrasting with the background color so that the motor vehicle is easily identifiable as <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.24"></a><var>30.24</var>belonging to a specific type of law enforcement agency. Each vehicle shall be marked <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.25"></a><var>30.25</var>with its own identifying number on the rear of the vehicle. The number shall be printed <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.26"></a><var>30.26</var>in the same size and color required pursuant to this subdivision for identifying words <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.27"></a><var>30.27</var>which may be displayed on the vehicle.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.36.0"></a><a id="pl.30.28"></a><var>30.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 36. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 169.98, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.30.29"></a><var>30.29</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.30.30"></a><var>30.30</var>guards in the course of their employment may have any color other than those specified in <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.31"></a><var>30.31</var>subdivision 1 for law enforcement vehicles. The identity of the security service shall be <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.32"></a><var>30.32</var>displayed on the motor vehicle as required for law enforcement vehicles.<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.1"></a><var>31.1</var>(b) Notwithstanding subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clause (1), a security guard may <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.2"></a><var>31.2</var>continue to use a motor vehicle that is predominantly black in the course of the guard's <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.3"></a><var>31.3</var>employment if the vehicle was being used in this manner before August 1, 2002.<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.4"></a><var>31.4</var>(c) Notwithstanding subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clause (3), a security guard may <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.5"></a><var>31.5</var>continue to use a motor vehicle that is predominantly gold in the course of the guard's <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.6"></a><var>31.6</var>employment if the vehicle was being used in this manner before August 1, 2012.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.37.0"></a><a id="pl.31.7"></a><var>31.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 37. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 171.306, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.8"></a><var>31.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Definitions.</b> (a) As used in this section, the terms in this subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.9"></a><var>31.9</var>have the meanings given them.<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.10"></a><var>31.10</var>(b) "Ignition interlock device" or "device" means equipment that is designed to <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.11"></a><var>31.11</var>measure breath alcohol concentration and to prevent a motor vehicle's ignition from being <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.12"></a><var>31.12</var>started by a person whose breath alcohol concentration measures 0.02 or higher on the <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.13"></a><var>31.13</var>equipment.<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.14"></a><var>31.14</var>(c) "Program participant" means a person  who has qualified to take part in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.15"></a><var>31.15</var>ignition interlock program under this section and whose driver's license has been:<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.16"></a><var>31.16</var>(1)  revoked, canceled, or denied under section 
         <statute_ref>169A.52</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>169A.54</statute_ref>, or 
         <statute_ref>171.04, <br />
            		<a id="pl.31.17"></a><var>31.17</var>subdivision 1
         </statute_ref>, clause (10)~~, and who has qualified to take part in the ignition interlock~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.18"></a><var>31.18</var>~~program under this section~~;<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.19"></a><var>31.19</var>(2) revoked under section 171.17, subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clause (1), based <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.20"></a><var>31.20</var>on a violation of section 609.21, subdivision 1, clause (2), (3), (4), (5), or (6), resulting <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.21"></a><var>31.21</var>in bodily harm or substantial bodily harm to another; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.22"></a><var>31.22</var>(3) suspended under section 171.18, subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clause (1), based <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.23"></a><var>31.23</var>on a violation of section 609.21, subdivision 1, clause (2), (3), (4), (5), or (6), resulting in <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.24"></a><var>31.24</var>bodily harm or substantial bodily harm to another.<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.25"></a><var>31.25</var>(d) "Qualified prior impaired driving incident" has the meaning given in section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.31.26"></a><var>31.26</var>169A.03, subdivision 22
         </statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.27"></a><var>31.27</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2013.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.38.0"></a><a id="pl.31.28"></a><var>31.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 38. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 171.306, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.29"></a><var>31.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Issuance of restricted license.</b> (a) The commissioner shall issue a class <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.30"></a><var>31.30</var>D driver's license, subject to the applicable limitations and restrictions of this section, <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.31"></a><var>31.31</var>to a program participant who meets the requirements of this section and the program <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.32"></a><var>31.32</var>guidelines. The commissioner shall not issue a license unless the program participant has <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.33"></a><var>31.33</var>provided satisfactory proof that:<br />
         		<a id="pl.32.1"></a><var>32.1</var>(1) a certified ignition interlock device has been installed on the participant's motor <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.2"></a><var>32.2</var>vehicle at an installation service center designated by the device's manufacturer; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.32.3"></a><var>32.3</var>(2) the participant has insurance coverage on the vehicle equipped with the ignition <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.4"></a><var>32.4</var>interlock device. The commissioner shall require the participant to present an insurance <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.5"></a><var>32.5</var>identification card, policy, or written statement as proof of insurance coverage, and may <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.6"></a><var>32.6</var>require the insurance identification card provided be certified by the insurance company to <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.7"></a><var>32.7</var>be noncancelable for a period not to exceed 12 months.<br />
         		<a id="pl.32.8"></a><var>32.8</var>(b) A license issued under authority of this section must contain a restriction <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.9"></a><var>32.9</var>prohibiting the program participant from driving, operating, or being in physical control of <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.10"></a><var>32.10</var>any motor vehicle not equipped with a functioning ignition interlock device certified by <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.11"></a><var>32.11</var>the commissioner. A participant may drive an employer-owned vehicle not equipped with <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.12"></a><var>32.12</var>an interlock device while in the normal course and scope of employment duties pursuant <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.13"></a><var>32.13</var>to the program guidelines established by the commissioner and with the employer's <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.14"></a><var>32.14</var>written consent.<br />
         		<a id="pl.32.15"></a><var>32.15</var>(c) A program participant whose driver's license has been revoked under section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.32.16"></a><var>32.16</var>169A.52, subdivision 3
         </statute_ref>, paragraph (a), clause (1), (2), or (3), or subdivision 4, paragraph <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.17"></a><var>32.17</var>(a), clause (1), (2), or (3), or section 
         <statute_ref>169A.54, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, clause (1), (2), or (3), may <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.18"></a><var>32.18</var>apply for conditional reinstatement of the driver's license, subject to the ignition interlock <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.19"></a><var>32.19</var>restriction.<br />
         		<a id="pl.32.20"></a><var>32.20</var>(d) A program participant whose driver's license has been:<br />
         		<a id="pl.32.21"></a><var>32.21</var>(1) revoked, canceled, or denied under section 
         <statute_ref>169A.52, subdivision 3</statute_ref>, paragraph <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.22"></a><var>32.22</var>(a), clause (4), (5), or (6), or subdivision 4, paragraph (a), clause (4), (5), or (6), or section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.32.23"></a><var>32.23</var>169A.54, subdivision 1
         </statute_ref>, clause ~~(4),~~ (5), ~~or~~ (6), or (7);<br />
         		<a id="pl.32.24"></a><var>32.24</var>(2) revoked under section 171.17, subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clause (1), based <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.25"></a><var>32.25</var>on a violation of section 609.21, subdivision 1, clause (2), (3), (4), (5), or (6), resulting <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.26"></a><var>32.26</var>in bodily harm or substantial bodily harm to another; or <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.27"></a><var>32.27</var>(3) suspended under section 171.18, subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clause (1), based <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.28"></a><var>32.28</var>on a violation of section 609.21, subdivision 1, clause (2), (3), (4), (5), or (6), resulting in <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.29"></a><var>32.29</var>bodily harm or substantial bodily harm to another;<br />
         		<a id="pl.32.30"></a><var>32.30</var>may apply for a limited license, subject to the ignition interlock restriction, if the program <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.31"></a><var>32.31</var>participant is enrolled in a licensed chemical dependency treatment or rehabilitation <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.32"></a><var>32.32</var>program as recommended in a chemical use assessment, and if the participant meets the <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.33"></a><var>32.33</var>other applicable requirements of section 
         <statute_ref>171.30</statute_ref>. After completing a licensed chemical <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.34"></a><var>32.34</var>dependency treatment or rehabilitation program and one year of limited license use <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.35"></a><var>32.35</var>without violating the ignition interlock restriction, the conditions of limited license use, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.36"></a><var>32.36</var>program guidelines, the participant may apply for conditional reinstatement of the driver's <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.1"></a><var>33.1</var>license, subject to the ignition interlock restriction. If the program participant's ignition <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.2"></a><var>33.2</var>interlock device subsequently registers a positive breath alcohol concentration of 0.02 or <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.3"></a><var>33.3</var>higher, the commissioner shall cancel the driver's license, and the program participant may <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.4"></a><var>33.4</var>apply for another limited license according to this paragraph.<br />
         		<a id="pl.33.5"></a><var>33.5</var>(e) A program participant whose driver's license has been:<br />
         		<a id="pl.33.6"></a><var>33.6</var>(1) revoked under section 171.17, subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clause (1), based <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.7"></a><var>33.7</var>on a violation of section 609.21, subdivision 1, clause (2), (3), (4), (5), or (6), resulting <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.8"></a><var>33.8</var>in bodily harm or substantial bodily harm to another; or <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.9"></a><var>33.9</var>(2) suspended under section 171.18, subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clause (1), based <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.10"></a><var>33.10</var>on a violation of section 609.21, subdivision 1, clause (2), (3), (4), (5), or (6), resulting in <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.11"></a><var>33.11</var>bodily harm or substantial bodily harm to another;<br />
         		<a id="pl.33.12"></a><var>33.12</var>may apply for a limited license, subject to the ignition interlock restriction. After <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.13"></a><var>33.13</var>completing one year of limited license use without violating the conditions of limited <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.14"></a><var>33.14</var>license use or program guidelines, the participant may apply for conditional reinstatement <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.15"></a><var>33.15</var>of the driver's license, subject to the ignition interlock restriction.<br />
         		<a id="pl.33.16"></a><var>33.16</var>~~(e)~~ (f) Notwithstanding any statute or rule to the contrary, the commissioner has <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.17"></a><var>33.17</var>authority to determine when a program participant is eligible for restoration of full driving <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.18"></a><var>33.18</var>privileges, except that the commissioner shall not reinstate full driving privileges until the <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.19"></a><var>33.19</var>program participant has met all applicable prerequisites for reinstatement under section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.33.20"></a><var>33.20</var>169A.55
         </statute_ref> and until the program participant's device has registered no positive breath <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.21"></a><var>33.21</var>alcohol concentrations of 0.02 or higher during the preceding 90 days.<br />
         		<a id="pl.33.22"></a><var>33.22</var>(g) A program participant who qualifies for participation in the ignition interlock <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.23"></a><var>33.23</var>program under paragraphs (c) and (e) is subject to paragraph (e). A program participant <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.24"></a><var>33.24</var>who qualifies for participation in the program under paragraphs (d) and (e) is subject to <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.25"></a><var>33.25</var>paragraph (d).<br />
         		<a id="pl.33.26"></a><var>33.26</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2012, except that paragraphs <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.27"></a><var>33.27</var>(e) and (g) and the other provisions relating to driver's license actions based on violations <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.28"></a><var>33.28</var>of section 609.21 are effective July 1, 2013.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.39.0"></a><a id="pl.33.29"></a><var>33.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 39. <b>[171.60] MOTORCYCLE ROAD GUARD CERTIFICATE.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.33.30"></a><var>33.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Certificate required.</b> No person may perform traffic control as a <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.31"></a><var>33.31</var>motorcycle road guard as provided under chapter 169 without a valid motorcycle road <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.32"></a><var>33.32</var>guard certificate issued by the commissioner.<br />
         		<a id="pl.33.33"></a><var>33.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Certification qualifications and standards; fee.</b> Through the Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.34"></a><var>33.34</var>Motorcycle Safety Center, the commissioner of public safety shall:<br />
         		<a id="pl.34.1"></a><var>34.1</var>(1) establish qualifications and requirements for a person to obtain a motorcycle road <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.2"></a><var>34.2</var>guard certificate under this section, which must include:<br />
         		<a id="pl.34.3"></a><var>34.3</var>(i) a minimum 18 years of age;<br />
         		<a id="pl.34.4"></a><var>34.4</var>(ii) possession of a valid driver's license; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.34.5"></a><var>34.5</var>(iii) successful completion of a motorcycle road guard certification course;<br />
         		<a id="pl.34.6"></a><var>34.6</var>(2) develop and offer, whether by the Minnesota Motorcycle Safety Center or <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.7"></a><var>34.7</var>authorized agents, a motorcycle road guard certification course; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.34.8"></a><var>34.8</var>(3) establish safety and equipment standards for a person who operates under a <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.9"></a><var>34.9</var>motorcycle road guard certificate, including but not limited to specifying requirements <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.10"></a><var>34.10</var>for a reflective safety vest.<br />
         		<a id="pl.34.11"></a><var>34.11</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.34.12"></a><var>34.12</var>for a motorcycle road guard certificate, calculated to cover the commissioner's cost of <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.13"></a><var>34.13</var>establishing and administering the program.<br />
         		<a id="pl.34.14"></a><var>34.14</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.34.15"></a><var>34.15</var>of a petty misdemeanor.<br />
         		<a id="pl.34.16"></a><var>34.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Rulemaking.</b> The commissioner of public safety shall adopt rules to carry <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.17"></a><var>34.17</var>out the provisions of this section. Notwithstanding section 16A.1283, the rules must <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.18"></a><var>34.18</var>specify the fee to be assessed under subdivision 3.<br />
         		<a id="pl.34.19"></a><var>34.19</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>Subdivisions 1 to 4 are effective one year after publication <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.20"></a><var>34.20</var>in the State Register of rules adopted under subdivision 5. Subdivision 5 is effective the <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.21"></a><var>34.21</var>day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.40.0"></a><a id="pl.34.22"></a><var>34.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 40. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 174.03, is amended by adding a subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.23"></a><var>34.23</var>to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.34.24"></a><var>34.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 1d. <b>Statewide freight plan.</b> (a) The commissioner of transportation, in <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.25"></a><var>34.25</var>cooperation with the commissioner of the Department of Employment and Economic <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.26"></a><var>34.26</var>Development, shall conduct a freight rail economic development study. The study will <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.27"></a><var>34.27</var>assess the economic impact of freight railroads in the state and identify opportunities to <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.28"></a><var>34.28</var>expand business development and enhance economic competitiveness through improved <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.29"></a><var>34.29</var>utilization of freight rail options. Findings from the study shall be incorporated as an <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.30"></a><var>34.30</var>amendment to the statewide freight and passenger rail plan.<br />
         		<a id="pl.34.31"></a><var>34.31</var>(b) The commissioner of transportation shall provide an interim progress report on <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.32"></a><var>34.32</var>the study by January 15, 2013, and a final report on September 1, 2013, to the chairs <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.33"></a><var>34.33</var>and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.34"></a><var>34.34</var>transportation policy and finance and over employment and economic development. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.35"></a><var>34.35</var>reports shall include any recommended legislative initiatives.<br />
         		<a id="pl.35.1"></a><var>35.1</var>(c) The commissioner of transportation may expend up to $216,000 in fiscal year <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.2"></a><var>35.2</var>2013 under section 222.50, subdivision 7, to pay the costs of this study and report.<br />
         		<a id="pl.35.3"></a><var>35.3</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.41.0"></a><a id="pl.35.4"></a><var>35.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 41. <b>[174.40] SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL PROGRAM.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.35.5"></a><var>35.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Definitions.</b> (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.6"></a><var>35.6</var>have the meanings given them.<br />
         		<a id="pl.35.7"></a><var>35.7</var>(b) "Bond eligible cost" means expenditures under this section for acquisition of <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.8"></a><var>35.8</var>land or permanent easements, predesign, design, preliminary and final engineering, <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.9"></a><var>35.9</var>environmental analysis, construction, and reconstruction of publicly owned infrastructure <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.10"></a><var>35.10</var>in this state with a useful life of at least ten years that provides for nonmotorized <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.11"></a><var>35.11</var>transportation to and from a school; preparation of land for which a route to school <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.12"></a><var>35.12</var>is established, including demolition of structures and remediation of any hazardous <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.13"></a><var>35.13</var>conditions on the land; and the unpaid principal on debt issued by a political subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.14"></a><var>35.14</var>for a safe routes to school project.<br />
         		<a id="pl.35.15"></a><var>35.15</var>(c) "Federal program" means the safe routes to school program under Title I, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.16"></a><var>35.16</var>1404 of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.17"></a><var>35.17</var>for Users (SAFETEA-LU) of 2005, Public Law 109-59.<br />
         		<a id="pl.35.18"></a><var>35.18</var>(d) "School" means a school, as defined in section 120A.22, subdivision 4, excluding <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.19"></a><var>35.19</var>a home school.<br />
         		<a id="pl.35.20"></a><var>35.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Program creation.</b> (a) A safe routes to school program is established <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.21"></a><var>35.21</var>to provide assistance in capital investments for safe and appealing nonmotorized <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.22"></a><var>35.22</var>transportation to and from a school. The commissioner shall develop and implement the <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.23"></a><var>35.23</var>safe routes to school program as provided in this section. Financial assistance under <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.24"></a><var>35.24</var>this section is to supplement or replace aid for infrastructure projects under the federal <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.25"></a><var>35.25</var>program.<br />
         		<a id="pl.35.26"></a><var>35.26</var>(b) The commissioner may provide grants or other financial assistance for a safe <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.27"></a><var>35.27</var>routes to school project at the commissioner's discretion, subject to the requirements <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.28"></a><var>35.28</var>of this section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.35.29"></a><var>35.29</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.35.30"></a><var>35.30</var>established in the bond proceeds fund. The account consists of state bond proceeds <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.31"></a><var>35.31</var>appropriated to the commissioner. Money in the account may only be expended on <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.32"></a><var>35.32</var>bond-eligible costs of a project receiving financial assistance as provided under this <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.33"></a><var>35.33</var>section. All uses of funds from the account must be for publicly owned property.<br />
         		<a id="pl.35.34"></a><var>35.34</var>(b) A safe routes to school account is established in the general fund. The account <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.35"></a><var>35.35</var>consists of funds as provided by law, and any other money donated, allotted, transferred, <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.1"></a><var>36.1</var>or otherwise provided to the account. Money in the account may only be expended on a <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.2"></a><var>36.2</var>project receiving financial assistance as provided under this section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.36.3"></a><var>36.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>State general obligation bond funds.</b> Minnesota Constitution, article XI, <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.4"></a><var>36.4</var>section 5, clause (a), requires that state general obligation bonds be issued to finance only <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.5"></a><var>36.5</var>the acquisition or betterment of public land, buildings, and other public improvements <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.6"></a><var>36.6</var>of a capital nature. The legislature has determined that many school transportation <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.7"></a><var>36.7</var>infrastructure projects will constitute betterments and capital improvements within the <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.8"></a><var>36.8</var>meaning of the Minnesota Constitution and capital expenditures under generally accepted <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.9"></a><var>36.9</var>accounting principles, and will be financed more efficiently and economically under this <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.10"></a><var>36.10</var>section than by direct appropriations for specific projects.<br />
         		<a id="pl.36.11"></a><var>36.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Program administration.</b> (a) The commissioner shall establish general <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.12"></a><var>36.12</var>program requirements and a competitive process for financial assistance, including but <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.13"></a><var>36.13</var>not limited to eligibility requirements for grant recipients and projects; procedures for <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.14"></a><var>36.14</var>solicitation of grants; application requirements; procedures for payment of financial <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.15"></a><var>36.15</var>assistance awards; and a schedule for application, evaluation, and award of financial <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.16"></a><var>36.16</var>assistance.<br />
         		<a id="pl.36.17"></a><var>36.17</var>(b) An application must include:<br />
         		<a id="pl.36.18"></a><var>36.18</var>(1) a detailed and specific description of the project;<br />
         		<a id="pl.36.19"></a><var>36.19</var>(2) an estimate, along with necessary supporting evidence, of the total costs for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.20"></a><var>36.20</var>project and the allocation of identified and proposed funding sources for the project;<br />
         		<a id="pl.36.21"></a><var>36.21</var>(3) an assessment of the need for and benefits of the project;<br />
         		<a id="pl.36.22"></a><var>36.22</var>(4) a resolution adopted by the governing body of the school for which a safe routes <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.23"></a><var>36.23</var>to school grant is requested, certifying that: (i) the governing body of the school supports <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.24"></a><var>36.24</var>the project; and (ii) funds, if any, required to be supplied by the school to complete the <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.25"></a><var>36.25</var>project are available and committed;<br />
         		<a id="pl.36.26"></a><var>36.26</var>(5) a timeline indicating the major milestones of the project and their anticipated <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.27"></a><var>36.27</var>completion dates; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.36.28"></a><var>36.28</var>(6) any additional information or material the commissioner prescribes.<br />
         		<a id="pl.36.29"></a><var>36.29</var>(c) The commissioner shall make reasonable efforts to (1) publicize each solicitation <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.30"></a><var>36.30</var>for applications among all eligible recipients, and (2) provide technical and informational <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.31"></a><var>36.31</var>assistance in creating and submitting applications.<br />
         		<a id="pl.36.32"></a><var>36.32</var>(d) By January 1, 2013, the commissioner of transportation shall publish and <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.33"></a><var>36.33</var>maintain a manual on the safe routes to school program that assists applicants for and <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.34"></a><var>36.34</var>recipients of financial assistance. The manual must include identification of eligibility <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.35"></a><var>36.35</var>and general program requirements, explanation of the application process, and review of <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.36"></a><var>36.36</var>criteria for evaluation of projects.<br />
         		<a id="pl.37.1"></a><var>37.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6. <b>Evaluation criteria.</b> The commissioner shall establish criteria for <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.2"></a><var>37.2</var>evaluation of applications and selection of projects. The criteria must include:<br />
         		<a id="pl.37.3"></a><var>37.3</var>(1) establishment or capital improvement of transportation infrastructure that <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.4"></a><var>37.4</var>improves safety and encourages nonmotorized transportation to and from a school;<br />
         		<a id="pl.37.5"></a><var>37.5</var>(2) compliance with all applicable requirements for capital infrastructure projects <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.6"></a><var>37.6</var>established by the Federal Highway Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation, <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.7"></a><var>37.7</var>for the federal program; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.37.8"></a><var>37.8</var>(3) other components as determined by the commissioner.<br />
         		<a id="pl.37.9"></a><var>37.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 7. <b>Grant cancellation.</b> If, five years after execution of a grant agreement, <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.10"></a><var>37.10</var>the commissioner determines that the grantee has not proceeded in a timely manner <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.11"></a><var>37.11</var>with implementation of the project funded, the commissioner must cancel the grant <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.12"></a><var>37.12</var>and the grantee must repay to the commissioner all grant money paid to the grantee. <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.13"></a><var>37.13</var>Section 16A.642 applies to any appropriations made from the bond proceeds fund to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.14"></a><var>37.14</var>commissioner under this section that have not been awarded as financial assistance.<br />
         		<a id="pl.37.15"></a><var>37.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 8. <b>Legislative report.</b> By November 1 annually, the commissioner shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.16"></a><var>37.16</var>submit a report on the safe routes to school program to the chairs and ranking minority <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.17"></a><var>37.17</var>members of the house of representatives and senate committees with jurisdiction over <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.18"></a><var>37.18</var>transportation policy and finance. The report must at a minimum:<br />
         		<a id="pl.37.19"></a><var>37.19</var>(1) summarize program implementation;<br />
         		<a id="pl.37.20"></a><var>37.20</var>(2) provide an overview of grant evaluation and criteria used in project selection;<br />
         		<a id="pl.37.21"></a><var>37.21</var>(3) provide a brief description of each project funded in the previous fiscal year, <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.22"></a><var>37.22</var>including the amount of money provided from each safe routes to school account under <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.23"></a><var>37.23</var>this section and the amount provided under the federal program;<br />
         		<a id="pl.37.24"></a><var>37.24</var>(4) summarize the status of the federal program or successor legislation; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.37.25"></a><var>37.25</var>(5) identify any recommendations for legislative changes, including proposals to <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.26"></a><var>37.26</var>improve program effectiveness.<br />
         		<a id="pl.37.27"></a><var>37.27</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.42.0"></a><a id="pl.37.28"></a><var>37.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 42. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 221.091, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.37.29"></a><var>37.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Small vehicle passenger service.</b> ~~(a)~~ A city that licenses and regulates <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.30"></a><var>37.30</var>small vehicle passenger service must do so by ordinance. The ordinance must, at a <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.31"></a><var>37.31</var>minimum, provide for driver qualifications, insurance, vehicle safety, and periodic vehicle <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.32"></a><var>37.32</var>inspections. A city that has adopted an ordinance complying with this subdivision may <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.33"></a><var>37.33</var>enforce the registration requirement in section 
         <statute_ref>221.021</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.37.34"></a><var>37.34</var>~~(b) A person who provides small vehicle passenger service to an individual for the~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.35"></a><var>37.35</var>~~purpose of obtaining nonemergency medical care and who receives reimbursement under~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.1"></a><var>38.1</var>~~section~~ 
         <statute_ref>~~256B.0625~~</statute_ref>~~, subdivision 17, for providing the service, must comply with the rules~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.2"></a><var>38.2</var>~~of the commissioner adopted under section~~ 
         <statute_ref>~~174.30~~</statute_ref>~~.~~<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.43.0"></a><a id="pl.38.3"></a><var>38.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 43. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 222.63, subdivision 9, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.38.4"></a><var>38.4</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.38.5"></a><var>38.5</var>for the actions of road authorities and their agents, employees, and contractors, and of <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.6"></a><var>38.6</var>utilities, in carrying out their duties imposed by permit, law, or contract, and except <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.7"></a><var>38.7</var>as otherwise provided in this section, it is unlawful to knowingly perform any of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.8"></a><var>38.8</var>following activities on rail bank property:<br />
         		<a id="pl.38.9"></a><var>38.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) obstruct any trail;<br />
         		<a id="pl.38.10"></a><var>38.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) deposit snow or ice;<br />
         		<a id="pl.38.11"></a><var>38.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) remove or place any earth, vegetation, gravel, or rock without authorization;<br />
         		<a id="pl.38.12"></a><var>38.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) obstruct or remove any ditch-draining device, or drain any harmful or dangerous <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.13"></a><var>38.13</var>materials;<br />
         		<a id="pl.38.14"></a><var>38.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) erect a fence, or place or maintain any advertising, sign, or memorial, except <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.15"></a><var>38.15</var>upon authorization by the commissioner of transportation;<br />
         		<a id="pl.38.16"></a><var>38.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) remove, injure, displace, or destroy right-of-way markers or reference or witness <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.17"></a><var>38.17</var>monuments or markers placed to preserve section or quarter-section corners defining <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.18"></a><var>38.18</var>rail bank property limits;<br />
         		<a id="pl.38.19"></a><var>38.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(7) drive upon any portion of rail bank property, except at approved crossings, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.20"></a><var>38.20</var>except where authorized for snowmobiles, emergency vehicles, maintenance vehicles, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.21"></a><var>38.21</var>other vehicles authorized to use rail bank property;<br />
         		<a id="pl.38.22"></a><var>38.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(8) deface, mar, damage, or tamper with any structure, work, material, sign, marker, <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.23"></a><var>38.23</var>paving, guardrail, drain, or any other rail bank appurtenance; ~~or~~<br />
         		<a id="pl.38.24"></a><var>38.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(9) park, overhang, or abandon any unauthorized vehicle or implement of husbandry <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.25"></a><var>38.25</var>on, across, or over the limits of rail bank property~~.~~;<br />
         		<a id="pl.38.26"></a><var>38.26</var>(10) plow, disc, or perform any other detrimental operation; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.38.27"></a><var>38.27</var>(11) place or maintain any permanent structure.<br />
         		<a id="pl.38.28"></a><var>38.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) Unless a greater penalty is provided elsewhere in statute, ~~any~~ a violation of this <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.29"></a><var>38.29</var>subdivision is a petty misdemeanor. A second or subsequent violation is a misdemeanor.<br />
         		<a id="pl.38.30"></a><var>38.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) The cost to remove, repair, or perform any other corrective action necessitated by <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.31"></a><var>38.31</var>a violation of this subdivision may be charged to the violator.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.44.0"></a><a id="pl.38.32"></a><var>38.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 44. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 296A.07, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.38.33"></a><var>38.33</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.38.34"></a><var>38.34</var>denatured ethanol purchased by:<br />
         		<a id="pl.39.1"></a><var>39.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) a transit system or transit provider receiving financial assistance or <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.2"></a><var>39.2</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.39.3"></a><var>39.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) providers of transportation to recipients of medical assistance home and <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.4"></a><var>39.4</var>community-based services waivers enrolled in day programs, including adult day care, <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.5"></a><var>39.5</var>family adult day care, day treatment and habilitation, prevocational services, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.6"></a><var>39.6</var>structured day services;<br />
         		<a id="pl.39.7"></a><var>39.7</var>(3) an ambulance service licensed under chapter 144E; ~~or~~<br />
         		<a id="pl.39.8"></a><var>39.8</var>(4) providers of medical or dental services by a federally qualified health center, <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.9"></a><var>39.9</var>as defined under title 19 of the Social Security Act, as amended by Section 4161 of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.10"></a><var>39.10</var>Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990 with a motor vehicle used exclusively as a <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.11"></a><var>39.11</var>mobile medical unit; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.39.12"></a><var>39.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;~~(3)~~ (5) a licensed distributor to be delivered to a terminal for use in blending.<br />
         		<a id="pl.39.13"></a><var>39.13</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>Clause (2) is effective retroactively from January 1, 2012, <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.14"></a><var>39.14</var>and clause (4) is effective retroactively from January 1, 2011.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.45.0"></a><a id="pl.39.15"></a><var>39.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 45. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 296A.08, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.39.16"></a><var>39.16</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.39.17"></a><var>39.17</var>special fuel or alternative fuels purchased by:<br />
         		<a id="pl.39.18"></a><var>39.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) a transit system or transit provider receiving financial assistance or <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.19"></a><var>39.19</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.39.20"></a><var>39.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) providers of transportation to recipients of medical assistance home and <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.21"></a><var>39.21</var>community-based services waivers enrolled in day programs, including adult day care, <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.22"></a><var>39.22</var>family adult day care, day treatment and habilitation, prevocational services, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.23"></a><var>39.23</var>structured day services;<br />
         		<a id="pl.39.24"></a><var>39.24</var>(3) an ambulance service licensed under chapter 144E; ~~or~~<br />
         		<a id="pl.39.25"></a><var>39.25</var>(4) providers of medical or dental services by a federally qualified health center, <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.26"></a><var>39.26</var>as defined under title 19 of the Social Security Act, as amended by Section 4161 of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.27"></a><var>39.27</var>Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990 with a motor vehicle used exclusively as a <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.28"></a><var>39.28</var>mobile medical unit; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.39.29"></a><var>39.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;~~(3)~~ (5) a licensed distributor to be delivered to a terminal for use in blending.<br />
         		<a id="pl.39.30"></a><var>39.30</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>Clause (2) is effective retroactively from January 1, 2012, <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.31"></a><var>39.31</var>and clause (4) is effective retroactively from January 1, 2011.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.46.0"></a><a id="pl.39.32"></a><var>39.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 46. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 297A.68, subdivision 19, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.39.33"></a><var>39.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 19. <b>Petroleum products.</b> The following petroleum products are exempt:<br />
         		<a id="pl.40.1"></a><var>40.1</var>(1) products upon which a tax has been imposed and paid under chapter 296A, <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.2"></a><var>40.2</var>and for which no refund has been or will be allowed because the buyer used the fuel <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.3"></a><var>40.3</var>for nonhighway use;<br />
         		<a id="pl.40.4"></a><var>40.4</var>(2) products that are used in the improvement of agricultural land by constructing, <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.5"></a><var>40.5</var>maintaining, and repairing drainage ditches, tile drainage systems, grass waterways, water <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.6"></a><var>40.6</var>impoundment, and other erosion control structures;<br />
         		<a id="pl.40.7"></a><var>40.7</var>(3) products purchased by a transit system receiving financial assistance under <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.8"></a><var>40.8</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.40.9"></a><var>40.9</var>(4) products purchased by an ambulance service licensed under chapter 144E;<br />
         		<a id="pl.40.10"></a><var>40.10</var>(5) products used in a passenger snowmobile, as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>296A.01, <br />
            		<a id="pl.40.11"></a><var>40.11</var>subdivision 39
         </statute_ref>, for off-highway business use as part of the operations of a resort as <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.12"></a><var>40.12</var>provided under section 
         <statute_ref>296A.16, subdivision 2</statute_ref>, clause (2); ~~or~~<br />
         		<a id="pl.40.13"></a><var>40.13</var>(6) products purchased by a state or a political subdivision of a state for use in motor <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.14"></a><var>40.14</var>vehicles exempt from registration under section 
         <statute_ref>168.012, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, paragraph (b);<br />
         		<a id="pl.40.15"></a><var>40.15</var>(7) products purchased by providers of transportation to recipients of medical <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.16"></a><var>40.16</var>assistance home and community-based services waivers enrolled in day programs, <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.17"></a><var>40.17</var>including adult day care, family adult day care, day treatment and habilitation, <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.18"></a><var>40.18</var>prevocational services, and structured day services; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.40.19"></a><var>40.19</var>(8) products used in a motor vehicle used exclusively as a mobile medical unit <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.20"></a><var>40.20</var>for the provision of medical or dental services by a federally qualified health center, as <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.21"></a><var>40.21</var>defined under title 19 of the federal Social Security Act, as amended by Section 4161 of <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.22"></a><var>40.22</var>the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990.<br />
         		<a id="pl.40.23"></a><var>40.23</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>Clause (7) is effective retroactively from January 1, 2012, <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.24"></a><var>40.24</var>and clause (8) is effective retroactively from January 1, 2011.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.47.0"></a><a id="pl.40.25"></a><var>40.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 47. Minnesota Statutes 2011 Supplement, section 297B.03, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.40.26"></a><var>40.26</var><b>297B.03 EXEMPTIONS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.40.27"></a><var>40.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;There is specifically exempted from the provisions of this chapter and from <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.28"></a><var>40.28</var>computation of the amount of tax imposed by it the following:<br />
         		<a id="pl.40.29"></a><var>40.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) purchase or use, including use under a lease purchase agreement or installment <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.30"></a><var>40.30</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.40.31"></a><var>40.31</var>and its agencies and instrumentalities and by any person described in and subject to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.32"></a><var>40.32</var>conditions provided in section 
         <statute_ref>297A.67, subdivision 11</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.40.33"></a><var>40.33</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.40.34"></a><var>40.34</var>another state or country at the time of the purchase and who subsequently becomes a <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.1"></a><var>41.1</var>resident of Minnesota, provided the purchase occurred more than 60 days prior to the date <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.2"></a><var>41.2</var>such person began residing in the state of Minnesota and the motor vehicle was registered <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.3"></a><var>41.3</var>in the person's name in the other state or country;<br />
         		<a id="pl.41.4"></a><var>41.4</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.41.5"></a><var>41.5</var>taxed under the provisions of section 
         <statute_ref>297A.90</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.41.6"></a><var>41.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) purchase or use of any motor vehicle previously registered in the state of <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.7"></a><var>41.7</var>Minnesota when such transfer constitutes a transfer within the meaning of section 118, <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.8"></a><var>41.8</var>331, 332, 336, 337, 338, 351, 355, 368, 721, 731, 1031, 1033, or 1563(a) of the Internal <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.9"></a><var>41.9</var>Revenue Code;<br />
         		<a id="pl.41.10"></a><var>41.10</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.41.11"></a><var>41.11</var>to a Minnesota-based private or for-hire carrier for regular use in the transportation of <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.12"></a><var>41.12</var>persons or property in interstate commerce provided the vehicle is titled in the state of <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.13"></a><var>41.13</var>the owner or secured party, and that state does not impose a sales tax or sales tax on <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.14"></a><var>41.14</var>motor vehicles used in interstate commerce;<br />
         		<a id="pl.41.15"></a><var>41.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) purchase or use of a motor vehicle by a private nonprofit or public educational <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.16"></a><var>41.16</var>institution for use as an instructional aid in automotive training programs operated by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.17"></a><var>41.17</var>institution. "Automotive training programs" includes motor vehicle body and mechanical <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.18"></a><var>41.18</var>repair courses but does not include driver education programs;<br />
         		<a id="pl.41.19"></a><var>41.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(7) purchase of a motor vehicle by an ambulance service licensed under section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.41.20"></a><var>41.20</var>144E.10
         </statute_ref> when that vehicle is equipped and specifically intended for emergency response <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.21"></a><var>41.21</var>or for providing ambulance service;<br />
         		<a id="pl.41.22"></a><var>41.22</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.41.23"></a><var>41.23</var>134.001, subdivision 2
         </statute_ref>, as a bookmobile or library delivery vehicle;<br />
         		<a id="pl.41.24"></a><var>41.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(9) purchase of a ready-mixed concrete truck;<br />
         		<a id="pl.41.25"></a><var>41.25</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.41.26"></a><var>41.26</var>maintenance, including snowplows and dump trucks, but not including automobiles, <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.27"></a><var>41.27</var>vans, or pickup trucks;<br />
         		<a id="pl.41.28"></a><var>41.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(11) purchase or use of a motor vehicle by a corporation, society, association, <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.29"></a><var>41.29</var>foundation, or institution organized and operated exclusively for charitable, religious, <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.30"></a><var>41.30</var>or educational purposes, except a public school, university, or library, but only if the <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.31"></a><var>41.31</var>vehicle is:<br />
         		<a id="pl.41.32"></a><var>41.32</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.41.33"></a><var>41.33</var>passenger automobile, as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>168.002</statute_ref>, if the automobile is designed and <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.34"></a><var>41.34</var>used for carrying more than nine persons including the driver; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.42.1"></a><var>42.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) intended to be used primarily to transport tangible personal property or <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.2"></a><var>42.2</var>individuals, other than employees, to whom the organization provides service in <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.3"></a><var>42.3</var>performing its charitable, religious, or educational purpose;<br />
         		<a id="pl.42.4"></a><var>42.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(12) purchase of a motor vehicle for use by a transit provider exclusively to provide <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.5"></a><var>42.5</var>transit service is exempt if the transit provider is either (i) receiving financial assistance or <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.6"></a><var>42.6</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.42.7"></a><var>42.7</var>473.388
         </statute_ref>, or 
         <statute_ref>473.405</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.42.8"></a><var>42.8</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.42.9"></a><var>42.9</var>469.310
         </statute_ref>, located in a job opportunity building zone, if the motor vehicle is principally <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.10"></a><var>42.10</var>garaged in the job opportunity building zone and is primarily used as part of or in direct <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.11"></a><var>42.11</var>support of the person's operations carried on in the job opportunity building zone. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.12"></a><var>42.12</var>exemption under this clause applies to sales, if the purchase was made and delivery <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.13"></a><var>42.13</var>received during the duration of the job opportunity building zone. The exemption under <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.14"></a><var>42.14</var>this clause also applies to any local sales and use tax; ~~and~~<br />
         		<a id="pl.42.15"></a><var>42.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(14) purchase of a leased vehicle by the lessee who was a participant in a <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.16"></a><var>42.16</var>lease-to-own program from a charitable organization that is:<br />
         		<a id="pl.42.17"></a><var>42.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.42.18"></a><var>42.18</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.42.19"></a><var>42.19</var>(15) purchase of a motor vehicle used exclusively as a mobile medical unit for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.20"></a><var>42.20</var>provision of medical or dental services by a federally qualified health center, as defined <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.21"></a><var>42.21</var>under title 19 of the Social Security Act, as amended by section 4161 of the Omnibus <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.22"></a><var>42.22</var>Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990.<br />
         		<a id="pl.42.23"></a><var>42.23</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective retroactively for sales and purchases <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.24"></a><var>42.24</var>made on and after January 1, 2011.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.48.0"></a><a id="pl.42.25"></a><var>42.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 48. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 299D.085, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.42.26"></a><var>42.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Certificate.</b> Except as provided in subdivision 2a, no person may operate <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.27"></a><var>42.27</var>as an overdimensional load escort driver in this state without a certificate issued by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.28"></a><var>42.28</var>commissioner, or by a state with which the commissioner has entered into a reciprocal <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.29"></a><var>42.29</var>agreement. The commissioner shall assess a fee for each certificate applicant, calculated <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.30"></a><var>42.30</var>to cover the commissioner's cost of establishing and administering the program.<br />
         		<a id="pl.42.31"></a><var>42.31</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.32"></a><var>42.32</var>and expires on the December 31 that occurs immediately after two years following the <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.33"></a><var>42.33</var>publication in the State Register of rules adopted under Laws 2010, chapter 311, section 3, <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.34"></a><var>42.34</var>subdivision 5.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.49.0"></a><a id="pl.43.1"></a><var>43.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 49. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 299D.085, is amended by adding a <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.2"></a><var>43.2</var>subdivision to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.43.3"></a><var>43.3</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.43.4"></a><var>43.4</var>valid operator's license for the type of vehicle being operated, and meets vehicle and safety <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.5"></a><var>43.5</var>equipment standards specified by the commissioner may operate without a certificate as an <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.6"></a><var>43.6</var>overdimensional load escort driver when: (1) the load consists of manufactured homes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.7"></a><var>43.7</var>as defined in section 327.31, subdivision 6, or modular homes, as defined in section <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.8"></a><var>43.8</var>272.02, subdivision 85, paragraph (c); (2) the load does not extend over the centerline of a <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.9"></a><var>43.9</var>roadway; and (3) the vehicle carrying the overdimensional load is not routed to travel the <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.10"></a><var>43.10</var>wrong way on a roadway.<br />
         		<a id="pl.43.11"></a><var>43.11</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.12"></a><var>43.12</var>and expires on the December 31 that occurs immediately after two years following the <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.13"></a><var>43.13</var>publication in the State Register of rules adopted under Laws 2010, chapter 311, section 3, <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.14"></a><var>43.14</var>subdivision 5.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.50.0"></a><a id="pl.43.15"></a><var>43.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 50. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 299D.09, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.43.16"></a><var>43.16</var><b>299D.09 ESCORT SERVICE; APPROPRIATION; RECEIPTS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.43.17"></a><var>43.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Fees charged for escort services provided by the State Patrol are annually <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.18"></a><var>43.18</var>appropriated to the commissioner of public safety to administer and provide these services.<br />
         		<a id="pl.43.19"></a><var>43.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The ~~fees~~ fee charged for services provided by the State Patrol with a vehicle ~~are~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.20"></a><var>43.20</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.43.21"></a><var>43.21</var>~~thereafter~~. The ~~fees~~ fee charged for services provided without a vehicle ~~are $54~~ is $59.28 <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.22"></a><var>43.22</var>an hour ~~in fiscal year 2008 and $56.16 an hour in fiscal year 2009 and thereafter~~.<br />
         		<a id="pl.43.23"></a><var>43.23</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.43.24"></a><var>43.24</var>aircraft, $490 an hour for a helicopter, and $600 an hour for the Queen Air in fiscal year <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.25"></a><var>43.25</var>2012, and $139.64 an hour for a fixed wing aircraft, $560.83 an hour for a helicopter, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.26"></a><var>43.26</var>$454.84 an hour for the Queen Air in fiscal year 2013 and in fiscal year 2014.<br />
         		<a id="pl.43.27"></a><var>43.27</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2012.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.51.0"></a><a id="pl.43.28"></a><var>43.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 51. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 325F.6641, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.43.29"></a><var>43.29</var><b>325F.6641 DISCLOSURE OF MOTOR VEHICLE DAMAGE.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.43.30"></a><var>43.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Damage.</b> (a) If a ~~motor~~ late-model vehicle, as defined in section <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.31"></a><var>43.31</var>168A.01, subdivision 8a, has sustained damage by collision or other occurrence which <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.32"></a><var>43.32</var>exceeds ~~70~~ 80 percent of its actual cash value immediately prior to sustaining damage, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.33"></a><var>43.33</var>seller must disclose that fact to the buyer, if the seller has actual knowledge of the damage. <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.1"></a><var>44.1</var>The amount of damage is determined by the retail cost of repairing the vehicle based on a <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.2"></a><var>44.2</var>complete written retail repair estimate or invoice~~, exclusive of the actual cost incurred to~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.3"></a><var>44.3</var>~~repair, replace, or reinstall inflatable safety restraints and other vehicle components that~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.4"></a><var>44.4</var>~~must be replaced due to the deployment of the inflatable safety restraints~~.<br />
         		<a id="pl.44.5"></a><var>44.5</var>(b) The disclosure required under this subdivision must be made in writing on the <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.6"></a><var>44.6</var>application for title and registration or other transfer document, in a manner prescribed <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.7"></a><var>44.7</var>by the registrar of motor vehicles. The registrar shall revise the certificate of title form, <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.8"></a><var>44.8</var>including the assignment by seller (transferor) and reassignment by licensed dealer <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.9"></a><var>44.9</var>sections of the form, the separate application for title forms, and other transfer documents <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.10"></a><var>44.10</var>to accommodate this disclosure. If the seller is a motor vehicle dealer licensed pursuant to <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.11"></a><var>44.11</var>section 
         <statute_ref>168.27</statute_ref>, the disclosure required by this section must be made orally by the dealer to <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.12"></a><var>44.12</var>the prospective buyer in the course of the sales presentation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.44.13"></a><var>44.13</var>(c) Upon transfer and application for title to a vehicle covered by this subdivision, <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.14"></a><var>44.14</var>the registrar shall record the term "rebuilt" on the first Minnesota certificate of title and all <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.15"></a><var>44.15</var>subsequent Minnesota certificates of title used for that vehicle.<br />
         		<a id="pl.44.16"></a><var>44.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Form of disclosure.</b> The disclosure required in this section must be made <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.17"></a><var>44.17</var>in substantially the following form: "To the best of my knowledge, this vehicle has ..... <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.18"></a><var>44.18</var>has not ..... sustained damage~~, exclusive of any costs to repair, replace, or reinstall air bags~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.19"></a><var>44.19</var>~~and other components that were replaced due to deployment of air bags,~~ in excess of <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.20"></a><var>44.20</var>~~70~~ 80 percent actual cash value."<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.52.0"></a><a id="pl.44.21"></a><var>44.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 52. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 325F.6644, subdivision 1, is amended to <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.22"></a><var>44.22</var>read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.44.23"></a><var>44.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Damage disclosure.</b> Section 
         <statute_ref>325F.6641 </statute_ref>does not apply to ~~vehicles~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.24"></a><var>44.24</var>~~that are six years old or older as calculated from the first day of January of the designated~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.25"></a><var>44.25</var>~~model year or to~~ commercial motor vehicles with a gross vehicle weight rating of 16,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.26"></a><var>44.26</var>pounds or more or to motorcycles.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.53.0"></a><a id="pl.44.27"></a><var>44.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 53. <b>DISTANCE-BASED FARE SURCHARGE; PILOT PROGRAM.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.44.28"></a><var>44.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Pilot program authorized.</b> Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.29"></a><var>44.29</var>section 473.408, subdivision 2a, or any other law to the contrary, replacement service <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.30"></a><var>44.30</var>transit providers operating under Minnesota Statutes, section 473.388, may establish a <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.31"></a><var>44.31</var>pilot program that adds a distance-based surcharge to standard transit fares.<br />
         		<a id="pl.44.32"></a><var>44.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Pilot program restrictions.</b> (a) A replacement service transit provider <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.33"></a><var>44.33</var>exercising its authority under subdivision 1 may only impose a distance-based surcharge <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.34"></a><var>44.34</var>on routes with a total length greater than 15 miles.<br />
         		<a id="pl.45.1"></a><var>45.1</var>(b) Any distance-based surcharge imposed must be prorated on the basis of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.2"></a><var>45.2</var>distance traveled by the rider paying the surcharge.<br />
         		<a id="pl.45.3"></a><var>45.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Reporting requirements.</b> By August 1 of each year a pilot program is <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.4"></a><var>45.4</var>in effect, the replacement service transit provider imposing the distance-based surcharge <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.5"></a><var>45.5</var>shall submit to the chairs and ranking minority members of the house of representatives <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.6"></a><var>45.6</var>and senate committees having jurisdiction over transportation policy and finance a <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.7"></a><var>45.7</var>report detailing the activities of the pilot program. The report shall include information <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.8"></a><var>45.8</var>specifying the total revenue collected from the distance-based surcharge and the average <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.9"></a><var>45.9</var>surcharge collected per rider, analyzing any impact the surcharge has had on the fare <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.10"></a><var>45.10</var>policy considerations under Minnesota Statutes, section 473.408, subdivision 2, and any <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.11"></a><var>45.11</var>other information requested by the chairs of the house of representatives and senate <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.12"></a><var>45.12</var>committees having jurisdiction over transportation policy and finance.<br />
         		<a id="pl.45.13"></a><var>45.13</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.14"></a><var>45.14</var>and expires on January 1, 2016.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.54.0"></a><a id="pl.45.15"></a><var>45.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 54. <b>REPORTS ON USE OF CONSTRUCTION MANAGER/GENERAL </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.45.16"></a><var>45.16</var><b>CONTRACTOR METHOD.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.45.17"></a><var>45.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Submission of reports.</b> The commissioner shall report on experience <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.18"></a><var>45.18</var>with and evaluation of the construction manager/general contractor method of contracting <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.19"></a><var>45.19</var>authorized in Minnesota Statutes, sections 161.3207 to 161.3209. The reports must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.20"></a><var>45.20</var>submitted to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.21"></a><var>45.21</var>jurisdiction over transportation policy or transportation finance and in compliance with <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.22"></a><var>45.22</var>Minnesota Statutes, sections 3.195 and 3.197. An interim report must be submitted <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.23"></a><var>45.23</var>no later than 12 months following the commissioner's acceptance of five construction <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.24"></a><var>45.24</var>manager/general contractor contracts. A final report must be submitted no later than 12 <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.25"></a><var>45.25</var>months following the commissioner's acceptance of ten construction manager/general <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.26"></a><var>45.26</var>contractor contracts. <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.27"></a><var>45.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Content of reports.</b> The reports must include: (1) a description of <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.28"></a><var>45.28</var>circumstances of any projects as to which construction manager/general contractor <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.29"></a><var>45.29</var>requests for qualifications or requests for proposals were solicited, followed by a <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.30"></a><var>45.30</var>cancellation of the solicitation; (2) a description of projects as to which construction <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.31"></a><var>45.31</var>manager/general contractor method was utilized; (3) a comparison of project cost <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.32"></a><var>45.32</var>estimates with final project costs, if available; and (4) evaluation of the construction <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.33"></a><var>45.33</var>manager/general contractor method of procurement with respect to implications for <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.34"></a><var>45.34</var>project cost, use of innovative techniques, completion time, and obtaining maximum <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.35"></a><var>45.35</var>value. The final report must also include recommendations as to continued use of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.1"></a><var>46.1</var>program and desired modifications to the program, and recommended legislation to <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.2"></a><var>46.2</var>continue, discontinue, or modify the program.<br />
         		<a id="pl.46.3"></a><var>46.3</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.4"></a><var>46.4</var>and expires one year following the acceptance of ten construction manager/general <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.5"></a><var>46.5</var>contractor contracts.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.55.0"></a><a id="pl.46.6"></a><var>46.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 55. <b>MUNICIPAL STATE-AID STREET FUND 2013 ALLOCATION.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.46.7"></a><var>46.7</var>(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 162.13, subdivision 1, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.8"></a><var>46.8</var>commissioner of transportation shall allocate the apportionment sum available in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.9"></a><var>46.9</var>municipal state-aid street fund, following the deductions under Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.10"></a><var>46.10</var>162.12, as provided in this section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.46.11"></a><var>46.11</var>(b) The commissioner shall identify a remuneration sum for each city that:<br />
         		<a id="pl.46.12"></a><var>46.12</var>(1) qualifies for municipal state-aid street funds under Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.13"></a><var>46.13</var>162.09, subdivision 4a; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.46.14"></a><var>46.14</var>(2) was not allocated municipal state-aid street funds for calendar year 2012.<br />
         		<a id="pl.46.15"></a><var>46.15</var>(c) The remuneration sum for each city equals the amount the city received under <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.16"></a><var>46.16</var>the allocation of municipal state-aid street funds for calendar year 2011.<br />
         		<a id="pl.46.17"></a><var>46.17</var>(d) For the calendar year 2013 allocation only, the commissioner shall:<br />
         		<a id="pl.46.18"></a><var>46.18</var>(1) allocate to the appropriate city an amount from the apportionment sum equal <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.19"></a><var>46.19</var>to the remuneration sum calculated in paragraph (c); and<br />
         		<a id="pl.46.20"></a><var>46.20</var>(2) allocate the remaining apportionment sum as provided under Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.21"></a><var>46.21</var>section 162.13, subdivision 1.<br />
         		<a id="pl.46.22"></a><var>46.22</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.56.0"></a><a id="pl.46.23"></a><var>46.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 56. <b>TRANSFER OF MONEY FROM MUNICIPAL STATE-AID STREET </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.46.24"></a><var>46.24</var><b>FUND FOR MUNICIPAL BOND DEBT SERVICE.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.46.25"></a><var>46.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Definitions.</b> For purposes of this section, the following definitions <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.26"></a><var>46.26</var>apply:<br />
         		<a id="pl.46.27"></a><var>46.27</var>(1) "bonds" means municipal general obligation bonds dated July 17, 2008, of which <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.28"></a><var>46.28</var>the original principal amount of $1,055,000 applies to state-aid streets; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.46.29"></a><var>46.29</var>(2) "city" means a city that:<br />
         		<a id="pl.46.30"></a><var>46.30</var>(i) issued bonds;<br />
         		<a id="pl.46.31"></a><var>46.31</var>(ii) received municipal state-aid distributions immediately before the 2010 federal <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.32"></a><var>46.32</var>decennial census; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.47.1"></a><var>47.1</var>(iii) was found in the 2010 federal decennial census to have fewer than 5,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.2"></a><var>47.2</var>population.<br />
         		<a id="pl.47.3"></a><var>47.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Population.</b> In any calendar year in which the city is not eligible, other than <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.4"></a><var>47.4</var>as provided by this section, to receive a municipal state-aid street fund apportionment, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.5"></a><var>47.5</var>city is deemed to have a population of 5,000 or more solely for the purposes of Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.6"></a><var>47.6</var>Statutes, section 162.18, and solely with respect to the bonds defined in this section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.47.7"></a><var>47.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Deposit in sinking fund.</b> The commissioner of management and budget <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.8"></a><var>47.8</var>shall, until the bonds are retired, issue a warrant annually in the amount certified by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.9"></a><var>47.9</var>commissioner of transportation as needed by the city for the principal and interest, to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.10"></a><var>47.10</var>fiscal officer of the city, and the amount must be deposited by the fiscal officer in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.11"></a><var>47.11</var>sinking fund from which the principal and interest on the bonds are payable.<br />
         		<a id="pl.47.12"></a><var>47.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Transfer from municipal state-aid street fund.</b> In each year in which <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.13"></a><var>47.13</var>the city is not eligible to receive a municipal state-aid street fund apportionment, other <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.14"></a><var>47.14</var>than as provided by this section, the commissioner of transportation shall, following the <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.15"></a><var>47.15</var>deductions under Minnesota Statutes, section 162.12, transfer from the municipal state-aid <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.16"></a><var>47.16</var>street fund to the city's maintenance account money sufficient to pay the principal and <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.17"></a><var>47.17</var>interest on the bonds as they become due.<br />
         		<a id="pl.47.18"></a><var>47.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Allocation of remaining municipal state-aid apportionment sum.</b><br />
         		 <a id="pl.47.19"></a><var>47.19</var>The commissioner of transportation shall allocate the remaining apportionment sum as <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.20"></a><var>47.20</var>provided under Minnesota Statutes, section 162.13, subdivision 1.<br />
         		<a id="pl.47.21"></a><var>47.21</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.22"></a><var>47.22</var>and expires on the earlier of the day after the bonds are retired or the day after the <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.23"></a><var>47.23</var>commissioner of management and budget has, under this section or under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.24"></a><var>47.24</var>Statutes, section 162.18, transferred to the city's sinking fund an amount that will be <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.25"></a><var>47.25</var>sufficient to retire the bonds.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.57.0"></a><a id="pl.47.26"></a><var>47.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 57. <b>WATER PERMITTING PROCESSES FOR TRANSPORTATION </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.47.27"></a><var>47.27</var><b>PROJECTS; REPORT.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.47.28"></a><var>47.28</var>By November 15, 2012, the commissioners of transportation, natural resources, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.29"></a><var>47.29</var>the Pollution Control Agency, in consultation with local road authorities and the Board of <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.30"></a><var>47.30</var>Water and Soil Resources, shall submit recommendations to the house of representatives <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.31"></a><var>47.31</var>and senate committees and divisions with primary jurisdiction over environment and <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.32"></a><var>47.32</var>natural resources policy and finance and transportation policy and finance on how <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.33"></a><var>47.33</var>water-related permitting for transportation projects can best be streamlined through <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.34"></a><var>47.34</var>creation of a single point of issuance system. The recommendations shall specifically:<br />
         		<a id="pl.48.1"></a><var>48.1</var>(1) outline a single point of issuance system in which road authorities applying <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.2"></a><var>48.2</var>for state water permits would interact with a single state agency serving as the sole <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.3"></a><var>48.3</var>intermediary on behalf of all state agencies with an interest in a road authority's water <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.4"></a><var>48.4</var>permit application;<br />
         		<a id="pl.48.5"></a><var>48.5</var>(2) provide a goal for the maximum number of days that the state believes are <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.6"></a><var>48.6</var>necessary to issue final water permitting decisions; <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.7"></a><var>48.7</var>(3) identify how state entities with current oversight authority over water permitting <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.8"></a><var>48.8</var>decisions would allocate resources to accommodate a single point of issuance system; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.48.9"></a><var>48.9</var>(4) suggest strategies to enhance the coordination of federal and state water <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.10"></a><var>48.10</var>permitting information gathering and decision-making.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.58.0"></a><a id="pl.48.11"></a><var>48.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 58. <b>REVISOR'S INSTRUCTION.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.48.12"></a><var>48.12</var>The revisor of statutes shall renumber the provisions of Minnesota Statutes listed <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.13"></a><var>48.13</var>in column A to the references listed in column B. The revisor shall also make necessary <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.14"></a><var>48.14</var>cross-reference changes in Minnesota Statutes consistent with the renumbering.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="10"></col>
            <col width="27.5"></col>
            <col width="27.5"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.48.15"></a><var>48.15</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>Column A<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Column B<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.48.16"></a><var>48.16</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.48.17"></a><var>48.17</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>169.041<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>168B.035<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.48.18"></a><var>48.18</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>169.64, subdivision 5<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>168B.16<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.48.19"></a><var>48.19</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>169.86, subdivision 8<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>168B.15<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.48.20"></a><var>48.20</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>465.75<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>168B.14<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.48.21"></a><var>48.21</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>514.18, subdivision 1a<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>168B.045<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><br />
         		<a id="bill.1.59.0"></a><a id="pl.48.22"></a><var>48.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 59. <b> REPEALER.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.48.23"></a><var>48.23</var>Minnesota Rules, parts 8810.9000; 8810.9100; 8810.9200; 8810.9300; 8810.9400; <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.24"></a><var>48.24</var>8810.9500; 8810.9600; and 8810.9700, are repealed.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.0.0"></a><div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.48.25"></a><var>48.25</var><b>ARTICLE 2</b><br />
            		
         </div>
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.48.26"></a><var>48.26</var><b>TRUNK HIGHWAY FUND APPROPRIATIONS</b><br />
            		
         </div><br />
         		<a id="bill.2.1.0"></a><table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.48.27"></a><var>48.27</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.48.28"></a><var>48.28</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Section 1. <b><b>TRUNK HIGHWAY </b></b><br />
                  		<b><b>APPROPRIATION</b></b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"><b>17,530,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.48.29"></a><var>48.29</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.48.30"></a><var>48.30</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subdivision 1.<b>Appropriation for </b><br />
                  		<b>Transportation</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.48.31"></a><var>48.31</var>This appropriation is to the commissioner of <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.32"></a><var>48.32</var>transportation for the purposes specified in <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.33"></a><var>48.33</var>this section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.49.1"></a><var>49.1</var>Unless otherwise specified, this appropriation <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.2"></a><var>49.2</var>is for fiscal year 2013 from the trunk highway <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.3"></a><var>49.3</var>fund and is available until expended.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.49.4"></a><var>49.4</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 2.<b>Willmar District Headquarters</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">7,500,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.49.5"></a><var>49.5</var>To design, construct, furnish, and equip a <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.6"></a><var>49.6</var>maintenance facility addition to the existing <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.7"></a><var>49.7</var>Willmar district headquarters building, <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.8"></a><var>49.8</var>and corresponding remodeling of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.9"></a><var>49.9</var>headquarters building.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.49.10"></a><var>49.10</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <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 />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.49.11"></a><var>49.11</var>To construct and equip a new truck station <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.12"></a><var>49.12</var>and bridge crew building in Plymouth.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.49.13"></a><var>49.13</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 4.<b>Cambridge Truck Station</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">3,300,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.49.14"></a><var>49.14</var>To design, construct, furnish, and equip a new <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.15"></a><var>49.15</var>truck station facility in Cambridge, including <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.16"></a><var>49.16</var>ancillary buildings and site improvements.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.49.17"></a><var>49.17</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.49.18"></a><var>49.18</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 5.<b>Crookston, Eden Prairie, and </b><br />
                  		<b>Mendota Truck Station Design</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">1,100,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.49.19"></a><var>49.19</var>To design new additions to the existing truck <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.20"></a><var>49.20</var>station buildings in Crookston, Eden Prairie, <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.21"></a><var>49.21</var>and Mendota.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.49.22"></a><var>49.22</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.49.23"></a><var>49.23</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 6.<b>Overweight Motor Vehicle </b><br />
                  		<b>Registration Collection</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">30,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.49.24"></a><var>49.24</var>To modify Department of Transportation <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.25"></a><var>49.25</var>permit system to allow the department <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.26"></a><var>49.26</var>to collect additional registration taxes for <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.27"></a><var>49.27</var>overweight motor vehicles.<br />
         		<a id="pl.49.28"></a><var>49.28</var>This appropriation is only available if <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.29"></a><var>49.29</var>legislation is enacted in the 2012 legislative <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.30"></a><var>49.30</var>session authorizing the commissioner to <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.31"></a><var>49.31</var>collect a surcharge or additional registration <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.32"></a><var>49.32</var>tax on motor vehicles.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.2.0"></a><a id="pl.49.33"></a><var>49.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 2. <b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.50.1"></a><var>50.1</var>This article is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.0.0"></a><div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.50.2"></a><var>50.2</var><b>ARTICLE 3</b><br />
            		
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         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.50.3"></a><var>50.3</var><b>TRUNK HIGHWAY BONDS</b><br />
            		
         </div><br />
         		<a id="bill.3.1.0"></a><a id="pl.50.4"></a><var>50.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 1. <b>ROCHESTER MAINTENANCE FACILITY.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.50.5"></a><var>50.5</var>$16,100,000 is appropriated to the commissioner of transportation to design, <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.6"></a><var>50.6</var>construct, furnish, and equip the maintenance facility in Rochester and corresponding <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.7"></a><var>50.7</var>remodeling of the existing district headquarters building. This appropriation is from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.8"></a><var>50.8</var>bond proceeds account in the trunk highway fund.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.2.0"></a><a id="pl.50.9"></a><var>50.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 2. <b>FLOOD MITIGATION.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.50.10"></a><var>50.10</var>$10,000,000 is appropriated from the bond proceeds account in the trunk highway <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.11"></a><var>50.11</var>fund to the commissioner of transportation to provide supplemental funds for one project <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.12"></a><var>50.12</var>that, prior to the effective date of this section, has been awarded or allocated funding under <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.13"></a><var>50.13</var>the department's flood mitigation program. Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.14"></a><var>50.14</var>16A.642, this appropriation is available until expended.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.3.0"></a><a id="pl.50.15"></a><var>50.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 3. <b>BOND SALE EXPENSES.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.50.16"></a><var>50.16</var>$30,000 is appropriated from the bond proceeds account in the trunk highway fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.17"></a><var>50.17</var>to the commissioner of management and budget for bond sale expenses under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.18"></a><var>50.18</var>Statutes, section 167.50, subdivision 4.<br />
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         		<a id="bill.3.4.0"></a><a id="pl.50.19"></a><var>50.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 4. <b>TRUNK HIGHWAY FUND BOND PROCEEDS ACCOUNT.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.50.20"></a><var>50.20</var>To provide the money appropriated in this article from the bond proceeds account <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.21"></a><var>50.21</var>in the trunk highway fund, the commissioner of management and budget shall sell and <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.22"></a><var>50.22</var>issue bonds of the state in an amount up to $26,130,000 in the manner, upon the terms, <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.23"></a><var>50.23</var>and with the effect prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, sections 167.50 to 167.52, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.24"></a><var>50.24</var>by the Minnesota Constitution, article XIV, section 11, at the times and in the amounts <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.25"></a><var>50.25</var>requested by the commissioner of transportation. The proceeds of the bonds, except <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.26"></a><var>50.26</var>accrued interest and any premium received from the sale of the bonds, must be credited <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.27"></a><var>50.27</var>to the bond proceeds account in the trunk highway fund.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.5.0"></a><a id="pl.50.28"></a><var>50.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 5. <b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.50.29"></a><var>50.29</var>This article is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		
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