1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to motor carriers; providing sliding scale cargo insurance requirement for 
1.3 	household goods carriers based on gross vehicle weight;amending Minnesota 
1.4 	Statutes 2008, section 221.141, subdivisions 1b, 4.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 221.141, subdivision 1b, is amended to 
1.7 	read:
1.8 		Subd. 1b.Amount. Except as provided in subdivision 1d or 4, the amount of 
1.9 	insurance, bond, or other security required for motor carriers is the amount prescribed 
1.10 	by order of the commissioner. The amount prescribed may from time to time be reduced 
1.11 	or increased by order of the commissioner. The commissioner may, if desired by the 
1.12 	petitioner, prescribe in lieu of the bond or insurance some other form of security as may 
1.13 	be satisfactory. Each policy of insurance, surety bond, or other evidence of financial 
1.14 	responsibility issued to a motor carrier or to an interstate carrier must be amended by 
1.15 	attachment to the policy of the Uniform Motor Carrier Bodily Injury and Property Damage 
1.16 	Liability Insurance Endorsement (Form F) prescribed in Code of Federal Regulations, 
1.17 	title 49, part 1023, or must by its terms provide coverage that conforms to the terms and 
1.18 	conditions of that endorsement.

1.19 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 221.141, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
1.20 		Subd. 4.Household goods mover. (a) A household goods mover shall maintain 
1.21 	in effect cargo insurance or cargo bond ~~in the amount of $50,000~~ and shall file with 
1.22 	the commissioner a cargo certificate of insurance or cargo bond. A cargo certificate of 
1.23 	insurance must conform to Form H, Uniform Motor Cargo Certificate of Insurance, 
2.1 	described in Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, part 1023. A cargo bond must conform 
2.2 	to Form J, described in Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, part 1023. Both Form H and 
2.3 	Form J are incorporated by reference. The cargo certificate of insurance or cargo bond 
2.4 	must be issued in the full and correct name of the person, corporation, or partnership to 
2.5 	whom the household goods mover permit was issued and whose operations are being 
2.6 	insured.
2.7 	(b) The amount of cargo insurance or cargo bond that must be maintained by a 
2.8 	household goods mover is determined by the maximum weight allowed for the vehicle or 
2.9 	combination of vehicles according to the table of axle weight limits under section 169.824, 
2.10 	subdivision 1, multiplied by 0.625; provided that, the minimum amount that must be 
2.11 	maintained is $5,000 and the maximum amount imposed must not exceed $50,000.

2.12 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for cargo insurance and cargo bond 
2.13 	contracts entered into or renewed on or after July 1, 2010.