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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; modifying or adding provisions relating to <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.3"></a><var>1.3</var>transportation construction impacts on business, rest areas, highways, bridges, <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.4"></a><var>1.4</var>deputy registrars, vehicles, impounds, towing, intersection gridlock, bus <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.5"></a><var>1.5</var>operation, various traffic regulations, cargo tank vehicle weight exemptions, <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.6"></a><var>1.6</var>transportation department goals and mission, a Minnesota Council of <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.7"></a><var>1.7</var>Transportation Access, a Commuter Rail Corridor Coordinating Committee, <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.8"></a><var>1.8</var>railroad track safety, motor carriers of railroad employees, airport authorities, <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.9"></a><var>1.9</var>property acquisition for highways, transit, and town road interest extinguishment <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.10"></a><var>1.10</var>nullification; requiring a report; making technical and clarifying changes;<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.11"></a><var>1.11</var>amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 161.14, by adding subdivisions; <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.12"></a><var>1.12</var>165.14, subdivisions 4, 5; 168.33, subdivision 2; 168B.06, subdivision 1; <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.13"></a><var>1.13</var>168B.07, subdivision 3; 169.041, subdivision 5; 169.15; 169.306; 169.87, <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.14"></a><var>1.14</var>by adding a subdivision; 174.01, subdivisions 1, 2; 174.02, subdivision 1a; <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.15"></a><var>1.15</var>174.86, subdivision 5; 219.01; 221.012, subdivision 38, by adding a subdivision; <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.16"></a><var>1.16</var>360.061, subdivision 3; 473.167, subdivision 2a; 473.411, subdivision 5; 514.18, <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.17"></a><var>1.17</var>subdivision 1a; Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, sections 160.165; 161.14, <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.18"></a><var>1.18</var>subdivision 62; 169.71, subdivision 1; 169.865, subdivision 1; Laws 2008, <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.19"></a><var>1.19</var>chapter 287, article 1, section 122; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.20"></a><var>1.20</var>Statutes, chapters 160; 174; 221; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.21"></a><var>1.21</var>13.721, subdivision 4; 169.041, subdivisions 3, 4; 221.0355, subdivisions 1, 2, <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.22"></a><var>1.22</var>3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 7a, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18.<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.23"></a><var>1.23</var>BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:<br />
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         		<a id="bill.0.1.0"></a><a id="pl.1.24"></a><var>1.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 160.165, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.25"></a><var>1.25</var><b>160.165 MITIGATING TRANSPORTATION CONSTRUCTION IMPACTS </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.1.26"></a><var>1.26</var><b>ON BUSINESS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.1.27"></a><var>1.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Definitions.</b> For the purposes of this section, the following terms <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.28"></a><var>1.28</var>have the meanings given:<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.29"></a><var>1.29</var>(1) "project" means construction work to maintain, construct, reconstruct, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.30"></a><var>1.30</var>improve a street or highway or for a rail transit project;<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.1"></a><var>2.1</var>(2) "substantial business impacts" means impairment of road access, parking, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.2"></a><var>2.2</var>visibility for one or more business establishments as a result of a project, for a minimum <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.3"></a><var>2.3</var>period of one month; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.4"></a><var>2.4</var>(3) "transportation authority" means the commissioner, as to trunk highways; the <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.5"></a><var>2.5</var>county board, as to county state-aid highways and county highways; the town board, as to <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.6"></a><var>2.6</var>town roads; ~~and~~ statutory or home rule charter cities, as to city streets; the Metropolitan <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.7"></a><var>2.7</var>Council, for rail transit projects located entirely within the metropolitan area as defined in <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.8"></a><var>2.8</var>section 473.121, subdivision 2; and the commissioner, for all other rail transit projects.<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.9"></a><var>2.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Business liaison.</b> (a) Before beginning construction work on a project, <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.10"></a><var>2.10</var>a transportation authority shall identify whether the project is anticipated to include <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.11"></a><var>2.11</var>substantial business impacts. For such projects, the transportation authority shall designate <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.12"></a><var>2.12</var>an individual to serve as business liaison between the transportation authority and affected <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.13"></a><var>2.13</var>businesses.<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.14"></a><var>2.14</var>(b) The business liaison shall consult with affected businesses before and <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.15"></a><var>2.15</var>during construction to investigate means of mitigating project impacts to businesses. <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.16"></a><var>2.16</var>The mitigation considered must include signage. The business liaison shall provide <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.17"></a><var>2.17</var>information to the identified businesses before and during construction, concerning project <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.18"></a><var>2.18</var>duration and timetables, lane and road closures, detours, access impacts, customer parking <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.19"></a><var>2.19</var>impacts, visibility, noise, dust, vibration, and public participation opportunities.<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.20"></a><var>2.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Exception.</b> This section does not apply to construction work in connection <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.21"></a><var>2.21</var>with the Central Corridor light rail transit line that will connect downtown Minneapolis <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.22"></a><var>2.22</var>and downtown St. Paul.<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.23"></a><var>2.23</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>Subdivision 1 is effective July 1, 2012. Subdivision 3 is <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.24"></a><var>2.24</var>effective July 1, 2010.<br />
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         		<a id="bill.0.2.0"></a><a id="pl.2.25"></a><var>2.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 2. <b>[160.2755] PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES AT REST AREAS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.2.26"></a><var>2.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Prohibited activities.</b> It is unlawful at rest areas to:<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.27"></a><var>2.27</var>(1) dispose of travel-related trash and rubbish, except if depositing it in a designated <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.28"></a><var>2.28</var>receptacle;<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.29"></a><var>2.29</var>(2) dump household or commercial trash and rubbish into containers or anywhere <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.30"></a><var>2.30</var>else on site;<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.31"></a><var>2.31</var>(3) drain or dump refuse or waste from any trailer, recreational vehicle, or other <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.32"></a><var>2.32</var>vehicle except where receptacles are provided and designated to receive the refuse or <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.33"></a><var>2.33</var>waste;<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.34"></a><var>2.34</var>(4) stop and park continuously for a period in excess of six hours, except for:<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.35"></a><var>2.35</var>(i) commercial motor vehicle operators as provided for under section 160.2721; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.1"></a><var>3.1</var>(ii) employees on duty at the rest area;<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.2"></a><var>3.2</var>(5) pitch tents or sleep overnight outside a vehicle; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.3"></a><var>3.3</var>(6) allow a motor vehicle to remain unattended when no member of a party or group <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.4"></a><var>3.4</var>traveling in association with the motor vehicle or trailer is present at the rest area.<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.5"></a><var>3.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Penalty.</b> Violation of this section is a petty misdemeanor.<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.6"></a><var>3.6</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective August 1, 2010, and applies to acts <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.7"></a><var>3.7</var>committed on or after that date.<br />
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         		<a id="bill.0.3.0"></a><a id="pl.3.8"></a><var>3.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 161.14, subdivision 62, is <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.9"></a><var>3.9</var>amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.10"></a><var>3.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 62. <b>Clearwater County Veterans Memorial Highway.</b> (a) The following <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.11"></a><var>3.11</var>described route is designated the "Clearwater County Veterans Memorial Highway": that <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.12"></a><var>3.12</var>portion of Legislative Route No. 168, marked on August 1, 2009, as Trunk Highway 200, <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.13"></a><var>3.13</var>from its intersection with Clearwater County State-Aid Highway ~~37~~ 39 to its intersection <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.14"></a><var>3.14</var>with Legislative Route No. 169, marked on August 1, 2009, as Trunk Highway 92; and that <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.15"></a><var>3.15</var>portion of Route No. 169 to its intersection with Clearwater County State-Aid Highway 5.<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.16"></a><var>3.16</var>(b) The commissioner shall adopt a suitable marking design to mark this highway <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.17"></a><var>3.17</var>and erect appropriate signs, subject to section 
         <statute_ref>161.139</statute_ref>.<br />
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         		<a id="bill.0.4.0"></a><a id="pl.3.18"></a><var>3.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 161.14, is amended by adding a subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.19"></a><var>3.19</var>to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.20"></a><var>3.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 64. <b>Veterans Memorial Highway.</b> Legislative Route No. 31, signed as <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.21"></a><var>3.21</var>Trunk Highway 200 as of the effective date of this section, from the border with North <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.22"></a><var>3.22</var>Dakota to the city of Mahnomen, is designated as the "Veterans Memorial Highway." The <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.23"></a><var>3.23</var>commissioner shall adopt a suitable design to mark this highway and erect appropriate <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.24"></a><var>3.24</var>signs, subject to section 161.139.<br />
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         		<a id="bill.0.5.0"></a><a id="pl.3.25"></a><var>3.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 161.14, is amended by adding a subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.26"></a><var>3.26</var>to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.27"></a><var>3.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 65. <b>Becker County Veterans Memorial Highway.</b> Marked Trunk Highway <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.28"></a><var>3.28</var>34, from its intersection with Washington Avenue in Detroit Lakes to its intersection with <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.29"></a><var>3.29</var>County State-Aid Highway 39; and marked Trunk Highway 87, from its intersection <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.30"></a><var>3.30</var>with County State-Aid Highway 33 to its intersection with County State-Aid Highway <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.31"></a><var>3.31</var>39, is named and designated the "Becker County Veterans Memorial Highway." Subject <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.32"></a><var>3.32</var>to section 161.139, the commissioner shall adopt a suitable marking design to mark this <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.33"></a><var>3.33</var>highway and erect appropriate signs.<br />
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         		<a id="bill.0.6.0"></a><a id="pl.4.1"></a><var>4.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 161.14, is amended by adding a subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.2"></a><var>4.2</var>to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.3"></a><var>4.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 66. <b>Granite City Crossing.</b> The bridge over the Mississippi River on marked <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.4"></a><var>4.4</var>Trunk Highway 23 in St. Cloud is designated "Granite City Crossing." The commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.5"></a><var>4.5</var>of transportation shall adopt a suitable design to mark this bridge and erect appropriate <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.6"></a><var>4.6</var>signs, subject to section 161.139.<br />
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         		<a id="bill.0.7.0"></a><a id="pl.4.7"></a><var>4.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 165.14, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.8"></a><var>4.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4.  <b>Prioritization of bridge projects.</b> (a) The commissioner shall classify all <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.9"></a><var>4.9</var>bridges in the program into tier 1, 2, or 3 bridges, where tier 1 is the highest tier. Unless <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.10"></a><var>4.10</var>the commissioner identifies a reason for proceeding otherwise, before commencing bridge <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.11"></a><var>4.11</var>projects in a lower tier, all bridge projects within a higher tier must to the extent feasible <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.12"></a><var>4.12</var>be selected and funded in the approved state transportation improvement program, at <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.13"></a><var>4.13</var>any stage in the project development process, solicited for bids, in contract negotiation, <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.14"></a><var>4.14</var>under construction, or completed. <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.15"></a><var>4.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) The classification of each tier is as follows: <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.16"></a><var>4.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) tier 1 consists of any bridge in the program that (i) has an average daily traffic <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.17"></a><var>4.17</var>count that is above 1,000 and has a sufficiency rating that is at or below 50, or (ii) is <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.18"></a><var>4.18</var>identified by the commissioner as a priority project; <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.19"></a><var>4.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) tier 2 consists of any bridge that is not a tier 1 bridge, and (i) is classified as <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.20"></a><var>4.20</var>fracture-critical, or (ii) has a sufficiency rating that is at or below 80; and <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.21"></a><var>4.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) tier 3 consists of any other bridge in the program that is not a tier 1 or tier 2 bridge. <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.22"></a><var>4.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) By June 30, 2018, all tier 1 and tier 2 bridges originally included in the program <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.23"></a><var>4.23</var>must be under contract for repair or replacement with a new bridge that contains a <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.24"></a><var>4.24</var>load-path-redundant design, except that a specific bridge may remain in continued service <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.25"></a><var>4.25</var>if the reasons are documented in the report required under subdivision 5. <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.26"></a><var>4.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) All bridge projects funded under this section in fiscal year 2012 or later must <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.27"></a><var>4.27</var>include bicycle and pedestrian accommodations if both sides of the bridge are located in a <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.28"></a><var>4.28</var>city or the bridge links a pedestrian way, shared-use path, trail, or scenic bikeway.<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.29"></a><var>4.29</var>Bicycle and pedestrian accommodations would not be required if:<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.30"></a><var>4.30</var>(1) a comprehensive assessment demonstrates that there is an absence of need for <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.31"></a><var>4.31</var>bicycle and pedestrian accommodations for the life of the bridge; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.32"></a><var>4.32</var>(2) there is a reasonable alternative bicycle and pedestrian crossing within <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.33"></a><var>4.33</var>one-quarter mile of the bridge project.<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.34"></a><var>4.34</var>All bicycle and pedestrian accommodations should enable a connection to any existing <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.35"></a><var>4.35</var>bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure in close proximity to the bridge. All pedestrian <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.1"></a><var>5.1</var>facilities must meet or exceed federal accessibility requirements as outlined in Title II of <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.2"></a><var>5.2</var>the Americans with Disabilities Act, codified in United States Code, title 42, chapter <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.3"></a><var>5.3</var>126, subchapter II, and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, codified in United <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.4"></a><var>5.4</var>States Code, title 29, section 794.<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.5"></a><var>5.5</var>(e) The commissioner shall establish criteria for determining the priority of bridge <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.6"></a><var>5.6</var>projects within each tier, and must include safety considerations as a criterion. <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.7"></a><var>5.7</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2010.<br />
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         		<a id="bill.0.8.0"></a><a id="pl.5.8"></a><var>5.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 165.14, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.9"></a><var>5.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5.  <b>Statewide transportation planning report.</b> In conjunction with each <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.10"></a><var>5.10</var>update to the Minnesota statewide transportation plan, or at least every six years, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.11"></a><var>5.11</var>commissioner shall submit a report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.12"></a><var>5.12</var>house of representatives and senate committees with jurisdiction over transportation <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.13"></a><var>5.13</var>finance. The report must include: <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.14"></a><var>5.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) an explanation of the criteria and decision-making processes used to prioritize <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.15"></a><var>5.15</var>bridge projects; <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.16"></a><var>5.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) a historical and projected analysis of the extent to which all trunk highway <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.17"></a><var>5.17</var>bridges meet bridge performance targets and comply with the accessibility requirements <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.18"></a><var>5.18</var>of Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, Public Law 101-336; <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.19"></a><var>5.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) a summary of bridge projects (i) completed in the previous six years or since the <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.20"></a><var>5.20</var>last update to the Minnesota statewide transportation plan, and (ii) currently in progress <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.21"></a><var>5.21</var>under the program; <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.22"></a><var>5.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) a summary of bridge projects scheduled in the next four fiscal years and included <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.23"></a><var>5.23</var>in the state transportation improvement program; <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.24"></a><var>5.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) a projection of annual needs over the next 20 years; <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.25"></a><var>5.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) a calculation of funding necessary to meet the completion date under subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.26"></a><var>5.26</var>4, paragraph (c), compared to the total amount of bridge-related funding available; and <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.27"></a><var>5.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(7) for any tier 1 fracture-critical bridge that is repaired but not replaced, an <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.28"></a><var>5.28</var>explanation of the reasons for repair instead of replacement. <br />
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         		<a id="bill.0.9.0"></a><a id="pl.5.29"></a><var>5.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 168.33, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.30"></a><var>5.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Deputy registrars.</b> (a) The commissioner may appoint, and for cause <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.31"></a><var>5.31</var>discontinue, a deputy registrar for any statutory or home rule charter city as the public <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.32"></a><var>5.32</var>interest and convenience may require, without regard to whether the county auditor of <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.33"></a><var>5.33</var>the county in which the city is situated has been appointed as the deputy registrar for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.34"></a><var>5.34</var>county or has been discontinued as the deputy registrar for the county, and without regard <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.1"></a><var>6.1</var>to whether the county in which the city is situated has established a county license bureau <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.2"></a><var>6.2</var>that issues motor vehicle licenses as provided in section 
         <statute_ref>373.32</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.3"></a><var>6.3</var>(b) The commissioner may appoint, and for cause discontinue, a deputy registrar <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.4"></a><var>6.4</var>for any statutory or home rule charter city as the public interest and convenience may <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.5"></a><var>6.5</var>require, if the auditor for the county in which the city is situated chooses not to accept <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.6"></a><var>6.6</var>appointment as the deputy registrar for the county or is discontinued as a deputy registrar, <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.7"></a><var>6.7</var>or if the county in which the city is situated has not established a county license bureau <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.8"></a><var>6.8</var>that issues motor vehicle licenses as provided in section 
         <statute_ref>373.32</statute_ref>. The individual appointed <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.9"></a><var>6.9</var>by the commissioner as a deputy registrar for any statutory or home rule charter city must <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.10"></a><var>6.10</var>be a resident of the county in which the city is situated.<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.11"></a><var>6.11</var>(c) The commissioner may appoint, and for cause discontinue, the county auditor of <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.12"></a><var>6.12</var>each county as a deputy registrar.<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.13"></a><var>6.13</var>(d) Despite any other provision, a person other than a county auditor or a director <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.14"></a><var>6.14</var>of a county license bureau, who was appointed by the registrar before August 1, 1976, <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.15"></a><var>6.15</var>as a deputy registrar for any statutory or home rule charter city, may continue to serve <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.16"></a><var>6.16</var>as deputy registrar and may be discontinued for cause only by the commissioner. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.17"></a><var>6.17</var>county auditor who appointed the deputy registrars is responsible for the acts of deputy <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.18"></a><var>6.18</var>registrars appointed by the auditor.<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.19"></a><var>6.19</var>(e) Each deputy, before entering upon the discharge of duties, shall take and <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.20"></a><var>6.20</var>subscribe an oath to faithfully discharge the duties and to uphold the laws of the state.<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.21"></a><var>6.21</var>(f) If a deputy registrar appointed under this subdivision is not an officer or employee <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.22"></a><var>6.22</var>of a county or statutory or home rule charter city, the deputy shall in addition give bond to <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.23"></a><var>6.23</var>the state in the sum of $10,000, or a larger sum as may be required by the commissioner, <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.24"></a><var>6.24</var>conditioned upon the faithful discharge of duties as deputy registrar.<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.25"></a><var>6.25</var>(g) ~~Until January 1, 2012,~~ A corporation governed by chapter 302A or 317A <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.26"></a><var>6.26</var>may be appointed a deputy registrar. Upon application by an individual serving as a <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.27"></a><var>6.27</var>deputy registrar and the giving of the requisite bond as provided in this subdivision, <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.28"></a><var>6.28</var>personally assured by the individual or another individual approved by the commissioner, <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.29"></a><var>6.29</var>a corporation named in an application then becomes the duly appointed and qualified <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.30"></a><var>6.30</var>successor to the deputy registrar. ~~The appointment of any corporation as a deputy registrar~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.31"></a><var>6.31</var>~~expires January 1,  2012. The commissioner shall appoint an individual as successor to~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.32"></a><var>6.32</var>~~the corporation as a deputy registrar. The commissioner shall appoint as the successor~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.33"></a><var>6.33</var>~~agent to a corporation whose appointment expires under this paragraph an officer of the~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.34"></a><var>6.34</var>~~corporation if the officer applies for appointment before July 1,   2012.~~<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.1"></a><var>7.1</var>(h) Each deputy registrar appointed under this subdivision shall keep and maintain <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.2"></a><var>7.2</var>office locations approved by the commissioner for the registration of vehicles and the <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.3"></a><var>7.3</var>collection of taxes and fees on vehicles.<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.4"></a><var>7.4</var>(i) The deputy registrar shall keep records and make reports to the commissioner as <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.5"></a><var>7.5</var>the commissioner requires. The records must be maintained at the offices of the deputy <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.6"></a><var>7.6</var>registrar. The records and offices of the deputy registrar must at all times be open to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.7"></a><var>7.7</var>inspection of the commissioner or the commissioner's agents. The deputy registrar shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.8"></a><var>7.8</var>report to the commissioner by the next working day following receipt all registrations <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.9"></a><var>7.9</var>made and taxes and fees collected by the deputy registrar.<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.10"></a><var>7.10</var>(j) The filing fee imposed under subdivision 7 must be deposited in the treasury of <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.11"></a><var>7.11</var>the place for which appointed or, if not a public official, a deputy shall retain the filing fee, <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.12"></a><var>7.12</var>but the registration tax and any additional fees for delayed registration the deputy registrar <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.13"></a><var>7.13</var>has collected the deputy registrar shall deposit by the next working day following receipt <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.14"></a><var>7.14</var>in an approved state depository to the credit of the state through the commissioner of <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.15"></a><var>7.15</var>management and budget. The place for which the deputy registrar is appointed through its <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.16"></a><var>7.16</var>governing body must provide the deputy registrar with facilities and personnel to carry out <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.17"></a><var>7.17</var>the duties imposed by this subdivision if the deputy is a public official. In all other cases, <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.18"></a><var>7.18</var>the deputy shall maintain a suitable facility for serving the public.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.10.0"></a><a id="pl.7.19"></a><var>7.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 168B.06, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.20"></a><var>7.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Written notice of impound.</b> (a) When an impounded vehicle is <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.21"></a><var>7.21</var>taken into custody, the unit of government or impound lot operator taking it into custody <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.22"></a><var>7.22</var>shall give written notice of the taking within five days to the registered vehicle owner <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.23"></a><var>7.23</var>and any lienholders.<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.24"></a><var>7.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) The notice must:<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.25"></a><var>7.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) set forth the date and place of the taking;<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.26"></a><var>7.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) provide the year, make, model, and serial number of the impounded motor <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.27"></a><var>7.27</var>vehicle, if such information can be reasonably obtained, and the place where the vehicle <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.28"></a><var>7.28</var>is being held;<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.29"></a><var>7.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) inform the owner and any lienholders of their right to reclaim the vehicle under <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.30"></a><var>7.30</var>section 
         <statute_ref>168B.07</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.31"></a><var>7.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) state that failure of the owner or lienholders to:<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.32"></a><var>7.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) exercise their right to reclaim the vehicle within the appropriate time allowed <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.33"></a><var>7.33</var>under section 
         <statute_ref>168B.051, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, 1a, or 2, and under the conditions set forth in <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.34"></a><var>7.34</var>section 
         <statute_ref>168B.07, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, constitutes a waiver by them of all right, title, and interest <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.1"></a><var>8.1</var>in the vehicle and a consent to the transfer of title to and disposal or sale of the vehicle <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.2"></a><var>8.2</var>pursuant to section 
         <statute_ref>168B.08</statute_ref>; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.3"></a><var>8.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) exercise their right to reclaim the contents of the vehicle within the appropriate <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.4"></a><var>8.4</var>time allowed and under the conditions set forth in section 
         <statute_ref>168B.07, subdivision 3</statute_ref>, <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.5"></a><var>8.5</var>constitutes a waiver by them of all right, title, and interest in the contents and consent to <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.6"></a><var>8.6</var>sell or dispose of the contents under section 
         <statute_ref>168B.08</statute_ref>; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.7"></a><var>8.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) state that a vehicle owner who provides to the impound lot operator <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.8"></a><var>8.8</var>documentation from a government or nonprofit agency or legal aid office that the owner <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.9"></a><var>8.9</var>is homeless, receives relief based on need, or is eligible for legal aid services, ~~or has a~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.10"></a><var>8.10</var>~~household income at or below 50 percent of state median income~~ has the unencumbered <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.11"></a><var>8.11</var>right to retrieve any and all contents without charge.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.11.0"></a><a id="pl.8.12"></a><var>8.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 168B.07, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.13"></a><var>8.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Retrieval of contents.</b> (a) For purposes of this subdivision:<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.14"></a><var>8.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) "contents" does not include any permanently affixed mechanical or <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.15"></a><var>8.15</var>nonmechanical automobile parts; automobile body parts; or automobile accessories, <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.16"></a><var>8.16</var>including audio or video players; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.17"></a><var>8.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) "relief based on need" includes, but is not limited to, receipt of MFIP <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.18"></a><var>8.18</var>and Diversionary Work Program, medical assistance, general assistance, general <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.19"></a><var>8.19</var>assistance medical care, emergency general assistance, Minnesota supplemental aid, <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.20"></a><var>8.20</var>MSA-emergency assistance, MinnesotaCare, Supplemental Security Income, energy <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.21"></a><var>8.21</var>assistance, emergency assistance, food stamps, earned income tax credit, or Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.22"></a><var>8.22</var>working family tax credit.<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.23"></a><var>8.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) A unit of government or impound lot operator shall establish reasonable <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.24"></a><var>8.24</var>procedures for retrieval of vehicle contents, and may establish reasonable procedures to <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.25"></a><var>8.25</var>protect the safety and security of the impound lot and its personnel.<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.26"></a><var>8.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) At any time before the expiration of the waiting periods provided in section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.8.27"></a><var>8.27</var>168B.051
         </statute_ref>, a registered owner who provides documentation from a government or <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.28"></a><var>8.28</var>nonprofit agency or legal aid office that the registered owner is homeless, receives relief <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.29"></a><var>8.29</var>based on need, or is eligible for legal aid services, ~~or has a household income at or below~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.30"></a><var>8.30</var>~~50 percent of state median income~~ has the unencumbered right to retrieve any and all <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.31"></a><var>8.31</var>contents without charge and regardless of whether the registered owner pays incurred <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.32"></a><var>8.32</var>charges or fees, transfers title, or reclaims the vehicle.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.12.0"></a><a id="pl.8.33"></a><var>8.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 169.041, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.1"></a><var>9.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Towing prohibited.</b> ~~Unless the vehicle is described in subdivision 4,~~ (a) A <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.2"></a><var>9.2</var>towing authority may not tow a motor vehicle because:<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.3"></a><var>9.3</var>(1) the vehicle has expired registration tabs that have been expired for less than <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.4"></a><var>9.4</var>90 days; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.5"></a><var>9.5</var>(2) the vehicle is at a parking meter on which the time has expired and the vehicle <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.6"></a><var>9.6</var>has fewer than five unpaid parking tickets.<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.7"></a><var>9.7</var>(b) A towing authority may tow a motor vehicle, notwithstanding paragraph (a), if:<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.8"></a><var>9.8</var>(1) the vehicle is parked in violation of snow emergency regulations;<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.9"></a><var>9.9</var>(2) the vehicle is parked in a rush-hour restricted parking area;<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.10"></a><var>9.10</var>(3) the vehicle is blocking a driveway, alley, or fire hydrant;<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.11"></a><var>9.11</var>(4) the vehicle is parked in a bus lane, or at a bus stop, during hours when parking <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.12"></a><var>9.12</var>is prohibited;<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.13"></a><var>9.13</var>(5) the vehicle is parked within 30 feet of a stop sign and visually blocking the <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.14"></a><var>9.14</var>stop sign;<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.15"></a><var>9.15</var>(6) the vehicle is parked in a disability transfer zone or disability parking space <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.16"></a><var>9.16</var>without a disability parking certificate or disability license plates;<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.17"></a><var>9.17</var>(7) the vehicle is parked in an area that has been posted for temporary restricted <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.18"></a><var>9.18</var>parking (A) at least 12 hours in advance in a home rule charter or statutory city having <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.19"></a><var>9.19</var>a population under 50,000, or (B) at least 24 hours in advance in another political <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.20"></a><var>9.20</var>subdivision;<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.21"></a><var>9.21</var>(8) the vehicle is parked within the right-of-way of a controlled-access highway or <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.22"></a><var>9.22</var>within the traveled portion of a public street when travel is allowed there;<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.23"></a><var>9.23</var>(9) the vehicle is unlawfully parked in a zone that is restricted by posted signs to <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.24"></a><var>9.24</var>use by fire, police, public safety, or emergency vehicles;<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.25"></a><var>9.25</var>(10) the vehicle is unlawfully parked on property at the Minneapolis-St. Paul <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.26"></a><var>9.26</var>International Airport owned by the Metropolitan Airports Commission;<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.27"></a><var>9.27</var>(11) a law enforcement official has probable cause to believe that the vehicle is <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.28"></a><var>9.28</var>stolen, or that the vehicle constitutes or contains evidence of a crime and impoundment is <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.29"></a><var>9.29</var>reasonably necessary to obtain or preserve the evidence;<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.30"></a><var>9.30</var>(12) the driver, operator, or person in physical control of the vehicle is taken into <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.31"></a><var>9.31</var>custody and the vehicle is impounded for safekeeping;<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.32"></a><var>9.32</var>(13) a law enforcement official has probable cause to believe that the owner, <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.33"></a><var>9.33</var>operator, or person in physical control of the vehicle has failed to respond to five or more <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.34"></a><var>9.34</var>citations for parking or traffic offenses;<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.35"></a><var>9.35</var>(14) the vehicle is unlawfully parked in a zone that is restricted by posted signs <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.36"></a><var>9.36</var>to use by taxicabs;<br />
         		<a id="pl.10.1"></a><var>10.1</var>(15) the vehicle is unlawfully parked and prevents egress by a lawfully parked <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.2"></a><var>10.2</var>vehicle;<br />
         		<a id="pl.10.3"></a><var>10.3</var>(16) the vehicle is parked, on a school day during prohibited hours, in a school zone <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.4"></a><var>10.4</var>on a public street where official signs prohibit parking; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.10.5"></a><var>10.5</var>(17) the vehicle is a junk, abandoned, or unauthorized vehicle, as defined in section <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.6"></a><var>10.6</var><statute_ref>168B.011</statute_ref>, and subject to immediate removal under chapter 168B.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.13.0"></a><a id="pl.10.7"></a><var>10.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 169.15, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.10.8"></a><var>10.8</var><b>169.15 IMPEDING TRAFFIC</b><b>; INTERSECTION GRIDLOCK</b><b>.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.10.9"></a><var>10.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Impeding traffic; drive at slow speed.</b> No person shall drive a <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.10"></a><var>10.10</var>motor vehicle at such a slow speed as to impede or block the normal and reasonable <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.11"></a><var>10.11</var>movement of traffic except when reduced speed is necessary for safe operation or in <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.12"></a><var>10.12</var>compliance with law or except when the vehicle is temporarily unable to maintain a greater <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.13"></a><var>10.13</var>speed due to a combination of the weight of the vehicle and the grade of the highway.<br />
         		<a id="pl.10.14"></a><var>10.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Intersection gridlock; stop or block traffic.</b> (a) Except as provided <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.15"></a><var>10.15</var>in paragraph (b), a driver of a vehicle shall not enter an intersection controlled by a <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.16"></a><var>10.16</var>traffic-control signal until the driver is able to move the vehicle immediately, continuously, <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.17"></a><var>10.17</var>and completely through the intersection without impeding or blocking the subsequent <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.18"></a><var>10.18</var>movement of cross traffic.<br />
         		<a id="pl.10.19"></a><var>10.19</var>(b) Paragraph (a) does not apply to movement of a vehicle made: <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.20"></a><var>10.20</var>(1) at the direction of a city-authorized traffic-control agent or a peace officer;<br />
         		<a id="pl.10.21"></a><var>10.21</var>(2) to facilitate passage of an authorized emergency vehicle with its emergency <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.22"></a><var>10.22</var>lights activated; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.10.23"></a><var>10.23</var>(3) to make a turn, as permitted under section 169.19, that allows the vehicle to <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.24"></a><var>10.24</var>safely leave the intersection.<br />
         		<a id="pl.10.25"></a><var>10.25</var>(c) A violation of this subdivision does not constitute grounds for suspension or <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.26"></a><var>10.26</var>revocation of the violator's driver's license.<br />
         		<a id="pl.10.27"></a><var>10.27</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective January 1, 2011, and applies to acts <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.28"></a><var>10.28</var>committed on or after that date.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.14.0"></a><a id="pl.10.29"></a><var>10.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 169.306, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.10.30"></a><var>10.30</var><b>169.306 USE OF SHOULDERS BY BUSES. </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.10.31"></a><var>10.31</var>(a) The commissioner of transportation ~~may~~ is authorized to permit the use by transit <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.32"></a><var>10.32</var>buses and Metro Mobility buses of a shoulder, as designated by the commissioner, of a <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.1"></a><var>11.1</var>freeway or expressway, as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>160.02</statute_ref>, ~~in the seven-county metropolitan~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.2"></a><var>11.2</var>~~area~~ in Minnesota.<br />
         		<a id="pl.11.3"></a><var>11.3</var>(b) If the commissioner permits the use of a freeway or expressway shoulder by <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.4"></a><var>11.4</var>transit buses, the commissioner shall ~~also~~ permit the use on that shoulder of a bus (1) with <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.5"></a><var>11.5</var>a seating capacity of 40 passengers or more operated by a motor carrier of passengers, <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.6"></a><var>11.6</var>as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>221.012, subdivision 26</statute_ref>, while operating in intrastate commerce or <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.7"></a><var>11.7</var>(2) providing regular route transit service, as defined in section 174.22, subdivision 8, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.8"></a><var>11.8</var>Metro Mobility services, and operated by or under contract with the Metropolitan Council, <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.9"></a><var>11.9</var>a local transit authority, or a transit authority created by the legislature. Drivers of these <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.10"></a><var>11.10</var>buses must have adequate training in the requirements of paragraph (c), as determined by <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.11"></a><var>11.11</var>the commissioner.<br />
         		<a id="pl.11.12"></a><var>11.12</var>(c) Buses authorized to use the shoulder under this section may be operated on the <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.13"></a><var>11.13</var>shoulder only when main-line traffic speeds are less than 35 miles per hour. Drivers of <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.14"></a><var>11.14</var>buses being operated on the shoulder may not exceed the speed of main-line traffic by <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.15"></a><var>11.15</var>more than 15 miles per hour and may never exceed 35 miles per hour. Drivers of buses <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.16"></a><var>11.16</var>being operated on the shoulder must yield to merging, entering, and exiting traffic and <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.17"></a><var>11.17</var>must yield to other vehicles on the shoulder. Buses operated on the shoulder must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.18"></a><var>11.18</var>registered with the Department of Transportation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.11.19"></a><var>11.19</var>(d) For the purposes of this section, the term "Metro Mobility bus" means a motor <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.20"></a><var>11.20</var>vehicle of not less than 20 feet in length engaged in providing special transportation <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.21"></a><var>11.21</var>services under section 
         <statute_ref>473.386</statute_ref> that is:<br />
         		<a id="pl.11.22"></a><var>11.22</var>(1) operated by ~~the Metropolitan Council, or operated by~~ or under contract with a <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.23"></a><var>11.23</var>public or private entity receiving financial assistance to provide transit services from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.24"></a><var>11.24</var>Metropolitan Council or the commissioner of transportation; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.11.25"></a><var>11.25</var>(2) authorized by the ~~council~~ commissioner to use freeway or expressway shoulders.<br />
         		<a id="pl.11.26"></a><var>11.26</var>(e) This section does not apply to the operation of buses on dynamic shoulder lanes.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.15.0"></a><a id="pl.11.27"></a><var>11.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 169.71, subdivision 1, is <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.28"></a><var>11.28</var>amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.11.29"></a><var>11.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Prohibitions generally; exceptions.</b> (a) A person shall not drive or <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.30"></a><var>11.30</var>operate any motor vehicle with:<br />
         		<a id="pl.11.31"></a><var>11.31</var>(1) a windshield cracked or discolored to an extent to limit or obstruct proper vision;<br />
         		<a id="pl.11.32"></a><var>11.32</var>(2) any objects suspended between the driver and the windshield, other than:<br />
         		<a id="pl.11.33"></a><var>11.33</var>(i) sun visors;<br />
         		<a id="pl.11.34"></a><var>11.34</var>(ii) rearview mirrors;<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.1"></a><var>12.1</var>(iii) driver feedback and safety-monitoring equipment when mounted immediately <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.2"></a><var>12.2</var>behind, slightly above, or slightly below the rearview mirror;<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.3"></a><var>12.3</var>~~(iii)~~ (iv) global positioning systems or navigation systems when mounted or located <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.4"></a><var>12.4</var>near the bottommost portion of the windshield; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.5"></a><var>12.5</var>~~(iv)~~ (v) electronic toll collection devices; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.6"></a><var>12.6</var>(3) any sign, poster, or other nontransparent material upon the front windshield, <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.7"></a><var>12.7</var>sidewings, or side or rear windows of the vehicle, other than a certificate or other paper <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.8"></a><var>12.8</var>required to be so displayed by law or authorized by the state director of the Division of <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.9"></a><var>12.9</var>Emergency Management or the commissioner of public safety.<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.10"></a><var>12.10</var>(b) Paragraph (a), clauses (2) and (3), do not apply to law enforcement vehicles.<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.11"></a><var>12.11</var>(c) Paragraph (a), clause (2), does not apply to authorized emergency vehicles.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.16.0"></a><a id="pl.12.12"></a><var>12.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 169.865, subdivision 1, is <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.13"></a><var>12.13</var>amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.14"></a><var>12.14</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.12.15"></a><var>12.15</var>authorizing a vehicle or combination of vehicles with a total of six or more axles to haul <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.16"></a><var>12.16</var>raw or unprocessed agricultural products and be operated with a gross vehicle weight <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.17"></a><var>12.17</var>of up to: <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.18"></a><var>12.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) 90,000 pounds; and <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.19"></a><var>12.19</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.12.20"></a><var>12.20</var>subdivision 1
         </statute_ref>. <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.21"></a><var>12.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) Notwithstanding subdivision ~~4~~ 3, paragraph (a), clause (4), a vehicle or <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.22"></a><var>12.22</var>combination of vehicles operated under this subdivision and transporting only sealed <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.23"></a><var>12.23</var>intermodal containers may be operated on an interstate highway if allowed by the United <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.24"></a><var>12.24</var>States Department of Transportation. <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.25"></a><var>12.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) The fee for a permit issued under this subdivision is $300. <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.26"></a><var>12.26</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective retroactively from July 1, 2008.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.17.0"></a><a id="pl.12.27"></a><var>12.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 169.87, is amended by adding a subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.28"></a><var>12.28</var>to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.29"></a><var>12.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 7. <b>Cargo tank vehicles.</b> (a) Weight restrictions imposed by the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.30"></a><var>12.30</var>under subdivisions 1 and 2 do not apply to cargo tank vehicles with two or three permanent <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.31"></a><var>12.31</var>axles when delivering propane for heating or dyed fuel oil on seasonally weight-restricted <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.32"></a><var>12.32</var>roads if the vehicle is loaded at no more than 50 percent capacity of the cargo tank.<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.33"></a><var>12.33</var>(b) To be exempt from weight restrictions under paragraph (a), a cargo tank vehicle <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.34"></a><var>12.34</var>used for propane must have an operating gauge on the cargo tank that shows the amount of <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.1"></a><var>13.1</var>propane as a percent of capacity of the cargo tank. Documentation of the capacity of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.2"></a><var>13.2</var>cargo tank must be available on the cargo tank or in the cab of the vehicle. For purposes of <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.3"></a><var>13.3</var>this subdivision, propane weighs 4.2 pounds per gallon.<br />
         		<a id="pl.13.4"></a><var>13.4</var>(c) To be exempt from weight restrictions under paragraph (a), a cargo tank vehicle <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.5"></a><var>13.5</var>used for dyed fuel oil must utilize the forward two tank compartments and must carry <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.6"></a><var>13.6</var>documentation of the empty weight of the cargo tank vehicle from a certified scale in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.7"></a><var>13.7</var>cab of the vehicle. For purposes of this subdivision, dyed fuel oil weighs seven pounds <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.8"></a><var>13.8</var>per gallon.<br />
         		<a id="pl.13.9"></a><var>13.9</var>(d) To the extent practicable, cargo tank vehicles that are exempt from weight <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.10"></a><var>13.10</var>restrictions under paragraph (a) shall complete deliveries on seasonally weight restricted <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.11"></a><var>13.11</var>roads by 12:00 p.m. and before the last week of April.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.18.0"></a><a id="pl.13.12"></a><var>13.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 174.01, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.13.13"></a><var>13.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Department created.</b> In order to provide ~~a balanced~~ an integrated <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.14"></a><var>13.14</var>transportation system~~, including~~ of aeronautics, highways, motor carriers, ports, public <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.15"></a><var>13.15</var>transit, railroads, and pipelines, and including facilities for walking and bicycling, a <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.16"></a><var>13.16</var>Department of Transportation is created. The department is the principal agency of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.17"></a><var>13.17</var>state for development, implementation, administration, consolidation, and coordination of <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.18"></a><var>13.18</var>state transportation policies, plans, and programs.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.19.0"></a><a id="pl.13.19"></a><var>13.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 174.01, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.13.20"></a><var>13.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2.  <b>Transportation goals.</b> The goals of the state transportation system are <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.21"></a><var>13.21</var>as follows: <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.22"></a><var>13.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) to ~~provide safe transportation~~ minimize fatalities and injuries for transportation <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.23"></a><var>13.23</var>users throughout the state; <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.24"></a><var>13.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) to provide multimodal and intermodal transportation ~~that enhances mobility and~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.25"></a><var>13.25</var>~~economic development and provides access to all persons and businesses in Minnesota~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.26"></a><var>13.26</var>~~while ensuring that there is no~~ facilities and services to increase access for all persons and <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.27"></a><var>13.27</var>businesses and to ensure economic well-being and quality of life without undue burden <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.28"></a><var>13.28</var>placed on any community; <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.29"></a><var>13.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) to provide a reasonable travel time for commuters; <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.30"></a><var>13.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) to enhance economic development and provide for the economical, efficient, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.31"></a><var>13.31</var>safe movement of goods to and from markets by rail, highway, and waterway; <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.32"></a><var>13.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) to encourage tourism by providing appropriate transportation to Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.33"></a><var>13.33</var>facilities designed to attract tourists and to enhance the appeal, through transportation <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.34"></a><var>13.34</var>investments, of tourist destinations across the state; <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.1"></a><var>14.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) to provide transit services ~~throughout~~ to all counties in the state to meet the <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.2"></a><var>14.2</var>needs of transit users; <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.3"></a><var>14.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(7) to promote ~~productivity~~ accountability through ~~system~~ systematic management <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.4"></a><var>14.4</var>of system performance and productivity through the utilization of technological <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.5"></a><var>14.5</var>advancements; <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.6"></a><var>14.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(8) to maximize the long-term benefits received for each state transportation <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.7"></a><var>14.7</var>investment; <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.8"></a><var>14.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(9) to provide for and prioritize funding ~~for~~ of transportation investments that~~, at a~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.9"></a><var>14.9</var>~~minimum, preserves the transportation infrastructure~~ ensures that the state's transportation <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.10"></a><var>14.10</var>infrastructure is maintained in a state of good repair; <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.11"></a><var>14.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(10) to ensure that the planning and implementation of all modes of transportation <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.12"></a><var>14.12</var>are consistent with the environmental and energy goals of the state; <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.13"></a><var>14.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(11) to promote and increase the use of high-occupancy vehicles and low-emission <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.14"></a><var>14.14</var>vehicles; <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.15"></a><var>14.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(12) to provide an air transportation system sufficient to encourage economic growth <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.16"></a><var>14.16</var>and allow all regions of the state the ability to participate in the global economy; <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.17"></a><var>14.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(13) to increase ~~transit~~ use of transit as a percentage of all trips statewide by giving <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.18"></a><var>14.18</var>highest priority to the transportation modes with the greatest people-moving capacity and <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.19"></a><var>14.19</var>lowest long-term economic and environmental cost; <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.20"></a><var>14.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(14) to promote and increase bicycling and walking as a percentage of all trips as ~~an~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.21"></a><var>14.21</var>energy-efficient, nonpolluting, and ~~healthful form~~ healthy forms of transportation; <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.22"></a><var>14.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(15) to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the state's transportation sector; and <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.23"></a><var>14.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(16) to accomplish these goals with minimal impact on the environment. <br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.20.0"></a><a id="pl.14.24"></a><var>14.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 174.02, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.14.25"></a><var>14.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 1a.  <b>Mission; efficiency; legislative report, recommendations.</b> It is part <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.26"></a><var>14.26</var>of the department's mission that within the department's resources the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.27"></a><var>14.27</var>shall endeavor to: <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.28"></a><var>14.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) prevent the waste or unnecessary spending of public money; <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.29"></a><var>14.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) use innovative fiscal and human resource practices to manage the state's <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.30"></a><var>14.30</var>resources and operate the department as efficiently as possible; <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.31"></a><var>14.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) minimize the degradation of air ~~and~~, water quality, and the climate, including <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.32"></a><var>14.32</var>reduction in greenhouse gas emissions; <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.33"></a><var>14.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) coordinate the department's activities wherever appropriate with the activities <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.34"></a><var>14.34</var>of other governmental agencies; <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.1"></a><var>15.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) use technology where appropriate to increase agency productivity, improve <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.2"></a><var>15.2</var>customer service, increase public access to information about government, and increase <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.3"></a><var>15.3</var>public participation in the business of government; <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.4"></a><var>15.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) utilize constructive and cooperative labor-management practices to the extent <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.5"></a><var>15.5</var>otherwise required by chapters 43A and 179A; <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.6"></a><var>15.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(7) report to the legislature on the performance of agency operations and the <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.7"></a><var>15.7</var>accomplishment of agency goals in the agency's biennial budget according to section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.15.8"></a><var>15.8</var>16A.10, subdivision 1
         </statute_ref>; and <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.9"></a><var>15.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(8) recommend to the legislature appropriate changes in law necessary to carry out <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.10"></a><var>15.10</var>the mission and improve the performance of the department. <br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.21.0"></a><a id="pl.15.11"></a><var>15.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 21. <b>[174.285] MINNESOTA COUNCIL ON TRANSPORTATION ACCESS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.15.12"></a><var>15.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Council established.</b> A Minnesota Council on Transportation <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.13"></a><var>15.13</var>Access is established to study, evaluate, oversee, and make recommendations to improve <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.14"></a><var>15.14</var>the coordination, availability, accessibility, efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and safety of <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.15"></a><var>15.15</var>transportation services provided to the transit public. "Transit public" means those persons <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.16"></a><var>15.16</var>who utilize public transit and those who, because of mental or physical disability, income <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.17"></a><var>15.17</var>status, or age are unable to transport themselves and are dependent upon others for <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.18"></a><var>15.18</var>transportation services.<br />
         		<a id="pl.15.19"></a><var>15.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Duties of council.</b> In order to accomplish the purposes in subdivision 1, <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.20"></a><var>15.20</var>the council shall adopt a biennial work plan that must incorporate the following activities:<br />
         		<a id="pl.15.21"></a><var>15.21</var>(1) compile information on existing transportation alternatives for the transit public, <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.22"></a><var>15.22</var>and serve as a clearinghouse for information on services, funding sources, innovations, <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.23"></a><var>15.23</var>and coordination efforts;<br />
         		<a id="pl.15.24"></a><var>15.24</var>(2) identify best practices and strategies that have been successful in Minnesota and <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.25"></a><var>15.25</var>in other states for coordination of local, regional, state, and federal funding and services;<br />
         		<a id="pl.15.26"></a><var>15.26</var>(3) recommend statewide objectives for providing public transportation services <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.27"></a><var>15.27</var>for the transit public;<br />
         		<a id="pl.15.28"></a><var>15.28</var>(4) identify barriers prohibiting coordination and accessibility of public <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.29"></a><var>15.29</var>transportation services and aggressively pursue the elimination of those barriers;<br />
         		<a id="pl.15.30"></a><var>15.30</var>(5) recommend policies and procedures for coordinating local, regional, state, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.31"></a><var>15.31</var>federal funding and services for the transit public;<br />
         		<a id="pl.15.32"></a><var>15.32</var>(6) identify stakeholders in providing services for the transit public, and seek input <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.33"></a><var>15.33</var>from them concerning barriers and appropriate strategies;<br />
         		<a id="pl.15.34"></a><var>15.34</var>(7) recommend guidelines for developing transportation coordination plans <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.35"></a><var>15.35</var>throughout the state;<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.1"></a><var>16.1</var>(8) encourage all state agencies participating in the council to purchase trips within <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.2"></a><var>16.2</var>the coordinated system;<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.3"></a><var>16.3</var>(9) facilitate the creation and operation of transportation brokerages to match <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.4"></a><var>16.4</var>riders to the appropriate service, promote shared dispatching, compile and disseminate <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.5"></a><var>16.5</var>information on transportation options, and promote regional communication;<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.6"></a><var>16.6</var>(10) encourage volunteer driver programs and recommend legislation to address <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.7"></a><var>16.7</var>liability and insurance issues;<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.8"></a><var>16.8</var>(11) recommend minimum performance standards for delivery of services;<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.9"></a><var>16.9</var>(12) identify methods to eliminate fraud and abuse in special transportation services;<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.10"></a><var>16.10</var>(13) develop a standard method for addressing liability insurance requirements for <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.11"></a><var>16.11</var>transportation services purchased, provided, or coordinated;<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.12"></a><var>16.12</var>(14) design and develop a contracting template for providing coordinated <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.13"></a><var>16.13</var>transportation services;<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.14"></a><var>16.14</var>(15) recommend an interagency uniform contracting and billing and accounting <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.15"></a><var>16.15</var>system for providing coordinated transportation services;<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.16"></a><var>16.16</var>(16) encourage the design and development of training programs for coordinated <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.17"></a><var>16.17</var>transportation services; <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.18"></a><var>16.18</var>(17) encourage the use of public school transportation vehicles for the transit public;<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.19"></a><var>16.19</var>(18) develop an allocation methodology that equitably distributes transportation <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.20"></a><var>16.20</var>funds to compensate units of government and all entities that provide coordinated <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.21"></a><var>16.21</var>transportation services;<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.22"></a><var>16.22</var>(19) identify policies and necessary legislation to facilitate vehicle sharing; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.23"></a><var>16.23</var>(20) advocate aggressively for eliminating barriers to coordination, implementing <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.24"></a><var>16.24</var>coordination strategies, enacting necessary legislation, and appropriating resources to <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.25"></a><var>16.25</var>achieve the council's objectives.<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.26"></a><var>16.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Membership.</b> (a) The council is comprised of the following 17 members:<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.27"></a><var>16.27</var>(1) two members of the senate appointed by the Subcommittee on Committees of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.28"></a><var>16.28</var>Committee on Rules and Administration, one of whom must be a member of the minority;<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.29"></a><var>16.29</var>(2) two members of the house of representatives, one appointed by the speaker of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.30"></a><var>16.30</var>house and one appointed by the minority leader;<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.31"></a><var>16.31</var>(3) one representative from the Office of the Governor;<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.32"></a><var>16.32</var>(4) one representative from the Council on Disability;<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.33"></a><var>16.33</var>(5) one representative from the Minnesota Public Transit Association;<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.34"></a><var>16.34</var>(6) the commissioner of transportation or a designee;<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.35"></a><var>16.35</var>(7) the commissioner of human services or a designee;<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.36"></a><var>16.36</var>(8) the commissioner of health or a designee;<br />
         		<a id="pl.17.1"></a><var>17.1</var>(9) the chair of the Metropolitan Council or a designee;<br />
         		<a id="pl.17.2"></a><var>17.2</var>(10) the commissioner of education or a designee;<br />
         		<a id="pl.17.3"></a><var>17.3</var>(11) the commissioner of veterans affairs or a designee;<br />
         		<a id="pl.17.4"></a><var>17.4</var>(12) one representative from the Board on Aging;<br />
         		<a id="pl.17.5"></a><var>17.5</var>(13) the commissioner of employment and economic development or a designee;<br />
         		<a id="pl.17.6"></a><var>17.6</var>(14) the commissioner of commerce or a designee; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.17.7"></a><var>17.7</var>(15) the commissioner of finance or a designee.<br />
         		<a id="pl.17.8"></a><var>17.8</var>(b) All appointments required by paragraph (a) must be completed by August <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.9"></a><var>17.9</var>1, 2010.<br />
         		<a id="pl.17.10"></a><var>17.10</var>(c) The commissioner of transportation or a designee shall convene the first meeting <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.11"></a><var>17.11</var>of the council within two weeks after the members have been appointed to the council. <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.12"></a><var>17.12</var>The members shall elect a chairperson from their membership at the first meeting.<br />
         		<a id="pl.17.13"></a><var>17.13</var>(d) The Department of Transportation and the Department of Human Services shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.14"></a><var>17.14</var>provide necessary staff support for the council.<br />
         		<a id="pl.17.15"></a><var>17.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Report.</b> By January 15 of each year, beginning in 2012, the council shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.16"></a><var>17.16</var>report its findings, recommendations, and activities to the governor's office and to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.17"></a><var>17.17</var>chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.18"></a><var>17.18</var>over transportation, health, and human services, and to the legislature as provided under <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.19"></a><var>17.19</var>section 3.195.<br />
         		<a id="pl.17.20"></a><var>17.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Reimbursement.</b> Members of the council shall receive reimbursement <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.21"></a><var>17.21</var>of expenses as provided in section 15.059, subdivision 3.<br />
         		<a id="pl.17.22"></a><var>17.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6. <b>Expiration.</b> This section expires June 30, 2014.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.22.0"></a><a id="pl.17.23"></a><var>17.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 174.86, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.17.24"></a><var>17.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Commuter Rail Corridor Coordinating Committee.</b> (a) A Commuter <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.25"></a><var>17.25</var>Rail Corridor Coordinating Committee ~~shall be~~ is established to advise the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.26"></a><var>17.26</var>on issues relating to the alternatives analysis, environmental review, advanced corridor <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.27"></a><var>17.27</var>planning, preliminary engineering, final design, implementation method, construction of <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.28"></a><var>17.28</var>commuter rail, public involvement, land use, service, and safety. The Commuter Rail <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.29"></a><var>17.29</var>Corridor Coordinating Committee shall consist of:<br />
         		<a id="pl.17.30"></a><var>17.30</var>(1) one member representing each significant funding partner in whose jurisdiction <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.31"></a><var>17.31</var>the line or lines are located;<br />
         		<a id="pl.17.32"></a><var>17.32</var>(2) one member appointed by each county in which the corridors are located;<br />
         		<a id="pl.17.33"></a><var>17.33</var>(3) one member appointed by each city in which advanced corridor plans indicate <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.34"></a><var>17.34</var>that a station may be located;<br />
         		<a id="pl.18.1"></a><var>18.1</var>(4) two members appointed by the commissioner, one of whom shall be designated <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.2"></a><var>18.2</var>by the commissioner as the chair of the committee;<br />
         		<a id="pl.18.3"></a><var>18.3</var>(5) one member appointed by each metropolitan planning organization through <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.4"></a><var>18.4</var>which the commuter rail line may pass; ~~and~~<br />
         		<a id="pl.18.5"></a><var>18.5</var>(6) one member appointed by the president of the University of Minnesota, if a <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.6"></a><var>18.6</var>designated corridor provides direct service to the university~~.~~; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.18.7"></a><var>18.7</var>(7) two ex-officio members who are members of labor organizations operating <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.8"></a><var>18.8</var>in, and with authority for, trains or rail yards or stations junctioning with freight and <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.9"></a><var>18.9</var>commuter rail lines on corridors, with one member appointed by the speaker of the house <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.10"></a><var>18.10</var>and the other member appointed by the senate Rules and Administration Subcommittee <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.11"></a><var>18.11</var>on Committees.<br />
         		<a id="pl.18.12"></a><var>18.12</var>(b) A joint powers board existing on April 1, 1999, consisting of local governments <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.13"></a><var>18.13</var>along a commuter rail corridor, shall perform the functions set forth in paragraph (a) in <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.14"></a><var>18.14</var>place of the committee.<br />
         		<a id="pl.18.15"></a><var>18.15</var>(c) Notwithstanding section 
         <statute_ref>15.059, subdivision 5</statute_ref>, the committee does not expire.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.23.0"></a><a id="pl.18.16"></a><var>18.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 219.01, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.18.17"></a><var>18.17</var><b>219.01 TRACK SAFETY STANDARDS</b><b>; SAFETY TECHNOLOGY GRANTS</b><b>.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.18.18"></a><var>18.18</var>(a) The track safety standards of the United States Department of Transportation and <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.19"></a><var>18.19</var>Federal Railroad Administration apply to railroad trackage and are the standards for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.20"></a><var>18.20</var>determination of unsafe trackage within the state.<br />
         		<a id="pl.18.21"></a><var>18.21</var>(b) The commissioner of transportation shall apply to the Federal Railroad <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.22"></a><var>18.22</var>Administration under Public Law 110-432, the Railroad Safety Enhancement Act of <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.23"></a><var>18.23</var>2008 (the act), for (1) railroad safety technology grant funding available under section <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.24"></a><var>18.24</var>105 of the act and (2) development and installation of rail safety technology, including <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.25"></a><var>18.25</var>provision for switch position indicator signals in nonsignalized main track territory, <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.26"></a><var>18.26</var>under section 406 of the act. The commissioner shall respond and make application to <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.27"></a><var>18.27</var>the Federal Railroad Administration notice of funds availability under the Rail Safety <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.28"></a><var>18.28</var>Assurance Act in a timely manner and before the date of the program deadline to assure <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.29"></a><var>18.29</var>full consideration of the application. The commissioner shall (i) prioritize grant requests <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.30"></a><var>18.30</var>for the installation of switch indicator signals on all segments of nonsignalized track <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.31"></a><var>18.31</var>where posted speeds are in excess of 20 miles per hour and (ii) apply for grant funding in <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.32"></a><var>18.32</var>each year after 2010 until all nonsignalized track territory in the state has switch indicator <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.33"></a><var>18.33</var>signals installed and in operation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.18.34"></a><var>18.34</var>(c) Prior to applying for funds under paragraph (b), the commissioner shall solicit <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.35"></a><var>18.35</var>grant requests from all eligible railroads. The commissioner shall submit written notice to <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.1"></a><var>19.1</var>the chairs of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over transportation policy and <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.2"></a><var>19.2</var>finance of an acceptance by a class I or class II railroad of federal grant program funding <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.3"></a><var>19.3</var>for switch point indicator monitor systems.<br />
         		<a id="pl.19.4"></a><var>19.4</var>(d) Participating railroads shall provide the 20 percent nonfederal match. Railroads <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.5"></a><var>19.5</var>shall provide all technical documentation requested by the commissioner and required by <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.6"></a><var>19.6</var>the Federal Railroad Administration for the applications under paragraph (b). Railroads <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.7"></a><var>19.7</var>are responsible for developing, acquiring, and installing all rail safety technology obtained <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.8"></a><var>19.8</var>under this section in accordance with requirements established by the Federal Railroad <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.9"></a><var>19.9</var>Administration.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.24.0"></a><a id="pl.19.10"></a><var>19.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 221.012, is amended by adding a subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.11"></a><var>19.11</var>to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.19.12"></a><var>19.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 27a. <b>Motor carrier of railroad employees.</b> "Motor carrier of railroad <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.13"></a><var>19.13</var>employees" means a motor carrier engaged in the for-hire transportation of railroad <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.14"></a><var>19.14</var>employees of a class I or II common carrier, as defined in Code of Federal Regulations, <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.15"></a><var>19.15</var>title 49, part 1201, general instruction 1-1, under the terms of a contractual agreement with <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.16"></a><var>19.16</var>a common carrier, as defined in section 218.011, subdivision 10.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.25.0"></a><a id="pl.19.17"></a><var>19.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 221.012, subdivision 38, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.19.18"></a><var>19.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 38. <b>Small vehicle passenger service.</b> (a) "Small vehicle passenger service" <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.19"></a><var>19.19</var>means a service provided by a person engaged in the for-hire transportation of passengers <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.20"></a><var>19.20</var>in a vehicle designed to transport seven or fewer persons, including the driver.<br />
         		<a id="pl.19.21"></a><var>19.21</var>(b) In the metropolitan area as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>473.121, subdivision 2</statute_ref>, "small <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.22"></a><var>19.22</var>vehicle passenger service" also includes for-hire transportation of persons who are certified <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.23"></a><var>19.23</var>by the Metropolitan Council to use special transportation service provided under section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.19.24"></a><var>19.24</var>473.386
         </statute_ref>, in a vehicle designed to transport not more than 15 persons including the driver, <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.25"></a><var>19.25</var>that is equipped with a wheelchair lift and at least three wheelchair securement positions. <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.26"></a><var>19.26</var>(c) Small vehicle passenger service does not include a motor carrier of railroad <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.27"></a><var>19.27</var>employees.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.26.0"></a><a id="pl.19.28"></a><var>19.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 26. <b>[221.0255] MOTOR CARRIER OF RAILROAD EMPLOYEES.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.19.29"></a><var>19.29</var>(a) A motor carrier of railroad employees must meet the requirements specified in <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.30"></a><var>19.30</var>this section, is subject to section 221.291, and is otherwise exempt from the provisions <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.31"></a><var>19.31</var>of this chapter.<br />
         		<a id="pl.19.32"></a><var>19.32</var>(b) A vehicle operator for a motor carrier of railroad employees who transports <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.33"></a><var>19.33</var>passengers must:<br />
         		<a id="pl.20.1"></a><var>20.1</var>(1) have a valid driver's license under chapter 171; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.20.2"></a><var>20.2</var>(2) submit to a physical examination.<br />
         		<a id="pl.20.3"></a><var>20.3</var>(c) The carrier must implement a policy that provides for annual training and <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.4"></a><var>20.4</var>certification of the operator in:<br />
         		<a id="pl.20.5"></a><var>20.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) safe operation of the vehicle transporting railroad employees;<br />
         		<a id="pl.20.6"></a><var>20.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) knowing and understanding relevant laws, rules of the road, and safety policies;<br />
         		<a id="pl.20.7"></a><var>20.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) handling emergency situations;<br />
         		<a id="pl.20.8"></a><var>20.8</var>(4) proper use of seat belts;<br />
         		<a id="pl.20.9"></a><var>20.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) performance of pretrip and posttrip vehicle inspections, and inspection record <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.10"></a><var>20.10</var>keeping; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.20.11"></a><var>20.11</var>(6) proper maintenance of required records.<br />
         		<a id="pl.20.12"></a><var>20.12</var>(d) The carrier must:<br />
         		<a id="pl.20.13"></a><var>20.13</var>(1) perform a background check or background investigation of the operator;<br />
         		<a id="pl.20.14"></a><var>20.14</var>(2) annually verify the operator's driver's license;<br />
         		<a id="pl.20.15"></a><var>20.15</var>(3) document meeting the requirements in this subdivision, and maintain the file <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.16"></a><var>20.16</var>at the carrier's business location;<br />
         		<a id="pl.20.17"></a><var>20.17</var>(4) maintain liability insurance in a minimum amount of $5,000,000 regardless <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.18"></a><var>20.18</var>of the seating capacity of the vehicle; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.20.19"></a><var>20.19</var>(5) maintain uninsured and underinsured coverage in a minimum amount of <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.20"></a><var>20.20</var>$1,000,000.<br />
         		<a id="pl.20.21"></a><var>20.21</var>If a party contracts with the motor carrier on behalf of the railroad to transport the railroad <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.22"></a><var>20.22</var>employees, then the insurance requirements may be satisfied by either that party or the <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.23"></a><var>20.23</var>motor carrier, so long as the motor carrier is a named insured or additional insured under <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.24"></a><var>20.24</var>any policy.<br />
         		<a id="pl.20.25"></a><var>20.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) A person who sustains a conviction of violating section 
         <statute_ref>169A.25</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>169A.26</statute_ref>, <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.26"></a><var>20.26</var><statute_ref>169A.27</statute_ref>, or 
         <statute_ref>169A.31</statute_ref>, or whose driver's license is revoked under sections 
         <statute_ref>169A.50</statute_ref> to <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.27"></a><var>20.27</var><statute_ref>169A.53</statute_ref> of the implied consent law, or who is convicted of or has their driver's license <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.28"></a><var>20.28</var>revoked under a similar statute or ordinance of another state, may not operate a vehicle <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.29"></a><var>20.29</var>under this subdivision for five years from the date of conviction. A person who sustains a <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.30"></a><var>20.30</var>conviction of a moving offense in violation of chapter 169 within three years of the first <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.31"></a><var>20.31</var>of three other moving offenses may not operate a vehicle under this subdivision for one <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.32"></a><var>20.32</var>year from the date of the last conviction. A person who has ever been convicted of a <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.33"></a><var>20.33</var>disqualifying offense as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>171.3215, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, paragraph (c), may <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.34"></a><var>20.34</var>not operate a vehicle under this subdivision.<br />
         		<a id="pl.21.1"></a><var>21.1</var>(f) An operator who sustains a conviction as described in paragraph (e) while <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.2"></a><var>21.2</var>employed by the carrier shall report the conviction to the carrier within ten days of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.3"></a><var>21.3</var>date of the conviction.<br />
         		<a id="pl.21.4"></a><var>21.4</var>(g) A carrier must implement a mandatory alcohol and controlled substance testing <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.5"></a><var>21.5</var>program as provided under sections 181.950 to 181.957 that consists of preemployment <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.6"></a><var>21.6</var>testing, postaccident testing, random testing, reasonable suspicion testing, return-to-duty <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.7"></a><var>21.7</var>testing, and follow-up testing.<br />
         		<a id="pl.21.8"></a><var>21.8</var>(h) A motor carrier of railroad employees shall not allow or require a driver to drive <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.9"></a><var>21.9</var>or remain on duty for more than: ten hours after eight consecutive hours off duty; 15 hours <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.10"></a><var>21.10</var>of combined on-duty time and drive time since last obtaining eight consecutive hours of <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.11"></a><var>21.11</var>off-duty time; or 70 hours of on-duty and drive time in any period of eight consecutive <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.12"></a><var>21.12</var>days. After 24 hours off duty, a driver begins a new seven consecutive day period and <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.13"></a><var>21.13</var>on-duty time is reset to zero.<br />
         		<a id="pl.21.14"></a><var>21.14</var>(i) An operator who encounters an emergency and cannot, because of that <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.15"></a><var>21.15</var>emergency, safely complete a transportation assignment within the ten-hour maximum <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.16"></a><var>21.16</var>driving time permitted under paragraph (h), may drive for not more than two additional <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.17"></a><var>21.17</var>hours in order to complete that transportation assignment or to reach a place offering <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.18"></a><var>21.18</var>safety for the occupants of the vehicle and security for the transport motor vehicle, if the <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.19"></a><var>21.19</var>transportation assignment reasonably could have been completed within the ten-hour <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.20"></a><var>21.20</var>period absent the emergency.<br />
         		<a id="pl.21.21"></a><var>21.21</var>(j) A carrier shall maintain and retain for a period of six months accurate time <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.22"></a><var>21.22</var>records that show the time the driver reports for duty each day; the total number of hours <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.23"></a><var>21.23</var>of on-duty time for each driver for each day; the time the driver is released from duty each <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.24"></a><var>21.24</var>day; and the total number of hours driven each day.<br />
         		<a id="pl.21.25"></a><var>21.25</var>(k) For purposes of this subdivision, the following terms have the meanings given:<br />
         		<a id="pl.21.26"></a><var>21.26</var>(1) "conviction" has the meaning given in section 609.02; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.21.27"></a><var>21.27</var>(2) "on-duty time" means all time at a terminal, facility, or other property of a <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.28"></a><var>21.28</var>contract carrier or on any public property waiting to be dispatched. On-duty time includes <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.29"></a><var>21.29</var>time spent inspecting, servicing, or conditioning the vehicle.<br />
         		<a id="pl.21.30"></a><var>21.30</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>Paragraph (d), clause (5), is effective July 1, 2011.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.27.0"></a><a id="pl.21.31"></a><var>21.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 360.061, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.21.32"></a><var>21.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Municipality.</b> "Municipality" does not include a county unless the county <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.33"></a><var>21.33</var>owns or controls an airport, in which case such county may exercise all the powers <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.34"></a><var>21.34</var>granted by said sections to other municipalities. It specifically includes a town, an airport <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.1"></a><var>22.1</var>authority, the Metropolitan Airports Commission established and operated pursuant to <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.2"></a><var>22.2</var>chapter 473, and the state of Minnesota.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.28.0"></a><a id="pl.22.3"></a><var>22.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 28. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 473.167, subdivision 2a, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.22.4"></a><var>22.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2a. ~~<b>Hardship</b>~~<b> Loans for</b><b> acquisition and relocation.</b> (a) The council may <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.5"></a><var>22.5</var>make ~~hardship~~ loans to acquiring authorities within the metropolitan area to purchase <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.6"></a><var>22.6</var>homestead property located in a proposed state trunk highway right-of-way or project, <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.7"></a><var>22.7</var>and to provide relocation assistance. Acquiring authorities are authorized to accept the <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.8"></a><var>22.8</var>loans and to acquire the property. Except as provided in this subdivision, the loans shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.9"></a><var>22.9</var>be made as provided in subdivision 2. Loans shall be in the amount of the fair market <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.10"></a><var>22.10</var>value of the homestead property plus relocation costs and less salvage value. Before <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.11"></a><var>22.11</var>construction of the highway begins, the acquiring authority shall convey the property to <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.12"></a><var>22.12</var>the commissioner of transportation at the same price it paid, plus relocation costs and less <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.13"></a><var>22.13</var>its salvage value. Acquisition and assistance under this subdivision must conform to <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.14"></a><var>22.14</var>sections 
         <statute_ref>117.50</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>117.56</statute_ref>.  <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.15"></a><var>22.15</var>(b) The council may make ~~hardship~~ loans only when:<br />
         		<a id="pl.22.16"></a><var>22.16</var>(1) the owner of affected homestead property requests acquisition and relocation <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.17"></a><var>22.17</var>assistance from an acquiring authority;<br />
         		<a id="pl.22.18"></a><var>22.18</var>(2) federal or state financial participation is not available;<br />
         		<a id="pl.22.19"></a><var>22.19</var>(3) the owner is unable to sell the homestead property at its appraised market <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.20"></a><var>22.20</var>value because the property is located in a proposed state trunk highway right-of-way or <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.21"></a><var>22.21</var>project as indicated on an official map or plat adopted under section 
         <statute_ref>160.085</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>394.361</statute_ref>, or <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.22.22"></a><var>22.22</var>462.359
         </statute_ref>; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.22.23"></a><var>22.23</var>(4) the council agrees to and approves the fair market value of the homestead <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.24"></a><var>22.24</var>property, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld~~; and~~.<br />
         		<a id="pl.22.25"></a><var>22.25</var>~~(5) the owner of the homestead property is burdened by circumstances that constitute~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.26"></a><var>22.26</var>~~a hardship, such as catastrophic medical expenses; a transfer of the homestead owner by~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.27"></a><var>22.27</var>~~the owner's employer to a distant site of employment; or inability of the owner to maintain~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.28"></a><var>22.28</var>~~the property due to physical or mental disability or the permanent departure of children~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.29"></a><var>22.29</var>~~from the homestead.~~<br />
         		<a id="pl.22.30"></a><var>22.30</var>(c) For purposes of this subdivision, the following terms have the meanings given <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.31"></a><var>22.31</var>them.<br />
         		<a id="pl.22.32"></a><var>22.32</var>(1) "Acquiring authority" means counties, towns, and statutory and home rule <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.33"></a><var>22.33</var>charter cities in the metropolitan area.<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.1"></a><var>23.1</var>(2) "Homestead property" means (i) a single-family dwelling occupied by the owner, <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.2"></a><var>23.2</var>and the surrounding land, not exceeding a total of ten acres; or (ii) a manufactured home, <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.3"></a><var>23.3</var>as defined in section 327B.01, subdivision 13.<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.4"></a><var>23.4</var>(3) "Salvage value" means the probable sale price of the dwelling and other property <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.5"></a><var>23.5</var>that is severable from the land if offered for sale on the condition that it be removed from <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.6"></a><var>23.6</var>the land at the buyer's expense, allowing a reasonable time to find a buyer with knowledge <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.7"></a><var>23.7</var>of the possible uses of the property, including separate use of serviceable components and <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.8"></a><var>23.8</var>scrap when there is no other reasonable prospect of sale.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.29.0"></a><a id="pl.23.9"></a><var>23.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 29. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 473.411, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.10"></a><var>23.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Use of public roadways and appurtenances.</b> The council may use for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.11"></a><var>23.11</var>purposes of sections 
         <statute_ref>473.405</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>473.449</statute_ref> upon the conditions stated in this subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.12"></a><var>23.12</var>any state highway or other public roadway, parkway, or lane, or any bridge or tunnel or <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.13"></a><var>23.13</var>other appurtenance of a roadway, without payment of any compensation, provided the <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.14"></a><var>23.14</var>use does not interfere unreasonably with the public use or maintenance of the roadway or <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.15"></a><var>23.15</var>appurtenance or entail any substantial additional costs for maintenance. The provisions of <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.16"></a><var>23.16</var>this subdivision do not apply to the property of any common carrier railroad or common <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.17"></a><var>23.17</var>carrier railroads. The consent of the public agency in charge of such state highway or other <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.18"></a><var>23.18</var>public highway or roadway or appurtenance is not required; except that if the council seeks <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.19"></a><var>23.19</var>to use a designated parkway for regular route service in the city of Minneapolis, it must <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.20"></a><var>23.20</var>obtain permission from and is subject to reasonable limitations imposed by a joint board <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.21"></a><var>23.21</var>consisting of two representatives from the council, two members of the board of park <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.22"></a><var>23.22</var>commissioners, and a fifth member jointly selected by the ~~representatives of the council~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.23"></a><var>23.23</var>~~and the park~~ other members of the board. If the use is a designated Minneapolis parkway <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.24"></a><var>23.24</var>for regular route service adjacent to the city of Minneapolis, it must obtain permission <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.25"></a><var>23.25</var>from and is subject to reasonable limitations imposed by a joint board consisting of two <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.26"></a><var>23.26</var>representatives from the council, two members of the board of park commissioners, and a <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.27"></a><var>23.27</var>fifth member jointly selected by other members of the board. The joint board must include <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.28"></a><var>23.28</var>a nonvoting member appointed by the council of the city in which the parkway is located.<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.29"></a><var>23.29</var>The board of park commissioners and the council may designate persons to sit on <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.30"></a><var>23.30</var>the joint board. In considering a request by the council to use designated parkways for <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.31"></a><var>23.31</var>additional routes or trips, the joint board consisting of the council or their designees, <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.32"></a><var>23.32</var>the board of park commissioners or their designees, and the fifth member, shall base its <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.33"></a><var>23.33</var>decision to grant or deny the request based on the criteria to be established by the joint <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.34"></a><var>23.34</var>board. The decision to grant or deny the request must be made within 45 days of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.35"></a><var>23.35</var>date of the request. The park board must be notified immediately by the council of any <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.1"></a><var>24.1</var>temporary route detours. If the park board objects to the temporary route detours within <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.2"></a><var>24.2</var>five days of being notified, the joint board must convene and decide whether to grant the <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.3"></a><var>24.3</var>request, otherwise the request is deemed granted. If the agency objects to the proposed <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.4"></a><var>24.4</var>use or claims reimbursement from the council for additional cost of maintenance, it may <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.5"></a><var>24.5</var>commence an action against the council in the district court of the county wherein the <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.6"></a><var>24.6</var>highway, roadway, or appurtenance, or major portion thereof, is located. The proceedings <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.7"></a><var>24.7</var>in the action must conform to the Rules of Civil Procedure applicable to the district courts. <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.8"></a><var>24.8</var>The court shall sit without jury. If the court determines that the use in question interferes <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.9"></a><var>24.9</var>unreasonably with the public use or maintenance of the roadway or appurtenance, it shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.10"></a><var>24.10</var>enjoin the use by the council. If the court determines that the use in question does not <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.11"></a><var>24.11</var>interfere unreasonably with the public use or maintenance of the roadway or appurtenance, <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.12"></a><var>24.12</var>but that it entails substantial additional maintenance costs, the court shall award judgment <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.13"></a><var>24.13</var>to the agency for the amount of the additional costs. Otherwise the court shall award <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.14"></a><var>24.14</var>judgment to the council. An aggrieved party may appeal from the judgment of the district <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.15"></a><var>24.15</var>court in the same manner as is provided for such appeals in other civil actions. The council <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.16"></a><var>24.16</var>may also use land within the right-of-way of any state highway or other public roadway <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.17"></a><var>24.17</var>for the erection of traffic control devices, other signs, and passenger shelters upon the <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.18"></a><var>24.18</var>conditions stated in this subdivision and subject only to the approval of the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.19"></a><var>24.19</var>of transportation where required by statute, and subject to the express provisions of other <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.20"></a><var>24.20</var>applicable statutes and to federal requirements where necessary to qualify for federal aid.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.30.0"></a><a id="pl.24.21"></a><var>24.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 30. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 514.18, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.24.22"></a><var>24.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 1a. <b>Towed motor vehicles.</b> A person who tows and stores a motor vehicle <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.23"></a><var>24.23</var>at the request of a law enforcement officer shall have a lien on the motor vehicle for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.24"></a><var>24.24</var>value of the storage and towing and the right to retain possession of the motor vehicle <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.25"></a><var>24.25</var>until the lien is lawfully discharged. This section does not apply to tows ~~authorized~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.26"></a><var>24.26</var>~~in section~~ 
         <statute_ref>~~169.041, subdivision 4~~</statute_ref>~~, clause (1)~~ of vehicles parked in violation of snow <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.27"></a><var>24.27</var>emergency regulations.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.31.0"></a><a id="pl.24.28"></a><var>24.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 31. Laws 2008, chapter 287, article 1, section 122, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.24.29"></a><var>24.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 122. <b>NULLIFICATION OF EXPEDITED TOWN ROAD </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.24.30"></a><var>24.30</var><b>EXTINGUISHMENT.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.24.31"></a><var>24.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) Any extinguishment of town interest in a town road under Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.32"></a><var>24.32</var>section 
         <statute_ref>164.06, subdivision 2</statute_ref>, is hereby nullified if:<br />
         		<a id="pl.24.33"></a><var>24.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) the interest was not recorded or filed with the county recorder but was recorded <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.34"></a><var>24.34</var>or filed with the county auditor prior to 1972;<br />
         		<a id="pl.25.1"></a><var>25.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) the state or a political subdivision has constructed or funded a road or bridge <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.2"></a><var>25.2</var>improvement on a right-of-way affected by the interest;<br />
         		<a id="pl.25.3"></a><var>25.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) the affected road was the only means of access to a property; <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.4"></a><var>25.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) the extinguishment took place within the last ten years; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.25.5"></a><var>25.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) a person whose only access to property was lost because of the extinguishment <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.6"></a><var>25.6</var>files a petition of a nullification with the town board stating that the person's property <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.7"></a><var>25.7</var>became landlocked because of the extinguishment and that the road satisfies all of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.8"></a><var>25.8</var>requirements of paragraph (a), clauses (1) to (4). A copy of the road order found filed or <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.9"></a><var>25.9</var>recorded with the county auditor must be attached to the petition. The town shall file the <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.10"></a><var>25.10</var>petition with the county auditor and record it with the county recorder.<br />
         		<a id="pl.25.11"></a><var>25.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 
         <statute_ref>164.08, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, and <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.25.12"></a><var>25.12</var>541.023
         </statute_ref>, for any nullification under paragraph (a), the affected road is hereby deemed to <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.13"></a><var>25.13</var>be a cartway. No additional damages or other payments may be required other than those <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.14"></a><var>25.14</var>paid at the time the fee interest was originally acquired and the order filed with the county <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.15"></a><var>25.15</var>auditor. A cartway created by this paragraph may be converted to a private driveway <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.16"></a><var>25.16</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>164.08, subdivision 2</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.25.17"></a><var>25.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) For purposes of this section, "affected road" means the road in which the town <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.18"></a><var>25.18</var>board extinguished its interest.<br />
         		<a id="pl.25.19"></a><var>25.19</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.32.0"></a><a id="pl.25.20"></a><var>25.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 32. <b>ADDITIONAL DEPUTY REGISTRAR OF MOTOR VEHICLES FOR </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.25.21"></a><var>25.21</var><b>CITY OF FARMINGTON.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.25.22"></a><var>25.22</var>Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 168.33, and rules adopted by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.23"></a><var>25.23</var>commissioner of public safety, limiting sites for the office of deputy registrar based <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.24"></a><var>25.24</var>on either the distance to an existing deputy registrar office or the annual volume of <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.25"></a><var>25.25</var>transactions processed by any deputy registrar, the commissioner of public safety shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.26"></a><var>25.26</var>appoint a municipal deputy registrar of motor vehicles for the city of Farmington to <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.27"></a><var>25.27</var>operate a new full-service Office of Deputy Registrar, with full authority to function <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.28"></a><var>25.28</var>as a registration and motor vehicle tax collection bureau, at the city hall in the city of <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.29"></a><var>25.29</var>Farmington. All other provisions regarding the appointment and operation of a deputy <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.30"></a><var>25.30</var>registrar of motor vehicles under Minnesota Statutes, section 168.33, and Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.31"></a><var>25.31</var>Rules, chapter 7406, apply to the office.<br />
         		<a id="pl.25.32"></a><var>25.32</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE; LOCAL APPROVAL.</b>This section is effective the day after <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.33"></a><var>25.33</var>the governing body of the city of Farmington and its chief clerical officer timely complete <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.34"></a><var>25.34</var>their compliance with Minnesota Statutes, section 645.021, subdivisions 2 and 3.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.33.0"></a><a id="pl.26.1"></a><var>26.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 33. <b> REPEALER.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.26.2"></a><var>26.2</var>Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 13.721, subdivision 4; 169.041, subdivisions 3 <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.3"></a><var>26.3</var>and 4; and 221.0355, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 7a, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.4"></a><var>26.4</var>and 18, are repealed.<br />
         		
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