1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to motor carriers; providing for certain
1.3 	exemption from rate filings by household goods
1.4 	carriers; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section
1.5 	221.171, subdivision 2.
1.6 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.7 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 221.171,
1.8 	subdivision 2, is amended to read:
1.9 		Subd. 2.~~exception~~ exemptions; household goods. (a) A
1.10 	person engaged in the transportation of household goods for the
1.11 	federal government or an agency of the federal government or the
1.12 	transportation of household goods for the state government or an
1.13 	agency of the state government where competitive bids are
1.14 	required by law is exempt from subdivision 1.
1.15 	(b) A person engaged in the transportation of household
1.16 	goods for a charitable organization is exempt from subdivision
1.17 	1.  A person engaged in the transportation of household goods
1.18 	for a charitable organization may conduct the transportation
1.19 	without restriction to the geographic area the carrier is
1.20 	authorized to serve under section 221.121.  For purposes of this
1.21 	section, a charitable organization must be registered with the
1.22 	Attorney General's Office under chapter 309.