1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to traffic regulations; establishing a
1.3 	crosswalk safety education account; appropriating
1.4 	money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section
1.5 	169.21, by adding a subdivision.
1.6 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.7 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 169.21, is
1.8 	amended by adding a subdivision to read:
1.9 		Subd. 2a.Crosswalk violation fines; special account;
1.10 	appropriation. (a) Of the fines collected for violations of
1.11 	subdivision 2, 25 percent must be deposited in the state
1.12 	treasury and credited to the general fund.  Twenty-five percent
1.13 	is credited to the local unit of government that prosecuted the
1.14 	violation resulting in the fine.  Fifty percent must be
1.15 	deposited in the state treasury and credited to a special
1.16 	account to be known as the crosswalk safety education account.
1.17 	(b) Money in the special account is appropriated to the
1.18 	commissioner of public safety to be used to advance crosswalk
1.19 	safety education by developing and distributing crosswalk safety
1.20 	education materials; creating and placing advertisements in mass
1.21 	media and on billboards; making grants to local units of
1.22 	government and law enforcement agencies to implement pedestrian
1.23 	safety activities and provide increased signage and crosswalk
1.24 	markings; and otherwise enhancing education about and
1.25 	enforcement of pedestrian safety laws.