1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to transportation; establishing surface 
  1.3             transportation fund; requiring deposit of receipts in 
  1.4             fund; dedicating 50 percent of sales tax on motor 
  1.5             vehicles to surface transportation; appropriating 
  1.6             money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 
  1.7             1.13; 16A.127, by adding a subdivision; 160.277, 
  1.8             subdivision 3; 161.20, subdivisions 3 and 5; 161.23, 
  1.9             subdivisions 3 and 5; 161.241, subdivision 2; 161.41, 
  1.10            subdivision 3; 161.431; 161.433, subdivision 2; 
  1.11            161.44, subdivision 9; 162.08, subdivision 4; 162.14, 
  1.12            subdivision 2; 165.08, subdivision 4; 169.09, 
  1.13            subdivision 13; 169.781, subdivision 7; 169.86, 
  1.14            subdivisions 5 and 7; 169.871, subdivision 5; 170.23; 
  1.15            171.06, subdivision 2a; 171.07, subdivision 11; 
  1.16            171.185; 171.26; 171.36; 173.07, subdivision 2; 
  1.17            173.231; 174.30, subdivision 8; 221.0355, subdivisions 
  1.18            11, 16, and 18; 221.036, subdivision 14; 221.82; 
  1.19            221.83; 221.84, subdivision 4; 297B.09, subdivision 1; 
  1.20            and 299D.09; Minnesota Statutes 1999 Supplement, 
  1.21            sections 171.29, subdivision 2; and 299D.03, 
  1.22            subdivision 5; Laws 1999, chapters 216, article 1, 
  1.23            sections 1; and 7, subdivisions 1 and 3; 223, article 
  1.24            1, sections 1; and 2, subdivisions 1 and 4; 238, 
  1.25            article 1, sections 1; 2, subdivisions 1, 3, 4, 5, and 
  1.26            12; 3; 4, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5; 5; and 7; 
  1.27            241, article 10, section 5, subdivision 2; 245, 
  1.28            article 1, sections 1; and 6; and 250, article 1, 
  1.29            sections 1; and 2, subdivisions 1 and 4; proposing 
  1.30            coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 160. 
  1.31  BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.32                             ARTICLE 1 
  1.33                   MULTIMODAL TRANSPORTATION FUND
  1.34     Section 1.  [160.035] [MULTIMODAL TRANSPORTATION FUND.] 
  1.35     Subdivision 1.  [FUND CREATED.] A multimodal transportation 
  1.36  fund is created in the state treasury.  The fund consists of all 
  1.37  money appropriated or credited to the fund by law. 
  1.38     Subd. 2.  [EXPENDITURES FROM FUND.] Money in the multimodal 
  2.1   transportation fund may be expended by appropriation for costs 
  2.2   related to any state transportation purpose, including, but not 
  2.3   limited to: 
  2.4      (1) construction, improvement, and maintenance of public 
  2.5   highways; 
  2.6      (2) operating and capital assistance to transit; 
  2.7      (3) operating and capital assistance to rail, waterway, and 
  2.8   air transportation systems; 
  2.9      (4) state patrol operations; 
  2.10     (5) motor carrier regulation; 
  2.11     (6) driver licensing and education; 
  2.12     (7) transportation safety; and 
  2.13     (8) hazardous materials and hazardous waste transportation. 
  2.14     Sec. 2.  [EFFECTIVE DATE.] 
  2.15     Section 1 is effective July 1, 2000. 
  2.16                             ARTICLE 2
  2.17              MULTIMODAL TRANSPORTATION FUND REVENUES
  2.18     Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 1.13, is 
  2.19  amended to read: 
  2.20     1.13 [MONEYS RECEIVED CREDITED TO HIGHWAY FUND.] 
  2.21     Any payment so received for the granting of an easement 
  2.22  shall be deposited in the ~~trunk highway~~ multimodal 
  2.23  transportation fund.  
  2.24     Sec. 2.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 160.277, 
  2.25  subdivision 3, is amended to read: 
  2.26     Subd. 3.  [REVENUE.] The franchise agreement may provide 
  2.27  that a percentage of the gross revenues derived from advertising 
  2.28  shall be paid to the state for deposit in the ~~trunk~~ 
  2.29  ~~highway~~ multimodal transportation fund. 
  2.30     Sec. 3.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 161.20, 
  2.31  subdivision 5, is amended to read: 
  2.32     Subd. 5.  [ACCEPTANCE OF PRIVATE FUNDS.] Notwithstanding 
  2.33  sections 7.09 to 7.12, the commissioner may accept on behalf of 
  2.34  the state, gifts, grants, or contributions for purposes 
  2.35  pertaining to the activities of the department.  Funds received 
  2.36  under this subdivision must be deposited in the ~~trunk~~ 
  3.1   ~~highway~~ multimodal transportation fund and are annually 
  3.2   appropriated to the commissioner for the purpose for which they 
  3.3   are given.  
  3.4      Sec. 4.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 161.23, 
  3.5   subdivision 3, is amended to read: 
  3.6      Subd. 3.  [LEASING.] The commissioner may lease for the 
  3.7   term between the acquisition and sale thereof and for a fair 
  3.8   rental rate and upon such terms and conditions as the 
  3.9   commissioner deems proper, any excess real estate acquired under 
  3.10  the provisions of this section, and any real estate acquired in 
  3.11  fee for trunk highway purposes and not presently needed 
  3.12  therefor.  All rents received from the leases shall be paid into 
  3.13  the state treasury.  Seventy percent of the rents shall be 
  3.14  credited to the ~~trunk highway~~ multimodal transportation fund.  
  3.15  The remaining 30 percent shall be paid to the county treasurer 
  3.16  where the real estate is located, and shall be distributed in 
  3.17  the same manner as real estate taxes.  This subdivision does not 
  3.18  apply to real estate leased for the purpose of providing 
  3.19  commercial and public service advertising pursuant to franchise 
  3.20  agreements as provided in sections 160.276 to 160.278. 
  3.21     Sec. 5.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 161.23, 
  3.22  subdivision 5, is amended to read: 
  3.23     Subd. 5.  [RECEIPTS PAID INTO ~~TRUNK HIGHWAY~~ MULTIMODAL 
  3.24  TRANSPORTATION FUND.] Money received from the sale of such lands 
  3.25  and properties less any fee paid under subdivision 2a must be 
  3.26  paid into the ~~trunk highway~~ multimodal transportation fund. 
  3.27     Sec. 6.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 161.241, 
  3.28  subdivision 2, is amended to read: 
  3.29     Subd. 2.  [AGREEMENT.] The lands to be acquired from the 
  3.30  railroad company, and the lands necessary for the relocation of 
  3.31  the railroad tracks to be acquired by the state, shall be 
  3.32  described in a voluntary agreement between the railroad company 
  3.33  and the commissioner.  Such agreement shall set forth the 
  3.34  consideration to be paid for the lands involved.  The 
  3.35  consideration may be an even exchange of land if the market 
  3.36  value is equal, or there may be money payment or services to be 
  4.1   rendered by one party or the other to the agreement in addition 
  4.2   to the exchange of land, depending on the relative market values 
  4.3   of the lands involved.  Any money paid to the state shall be 
  4.4   credited to the ~~trunk highway~~ multimodal transportation fund. 
  4.5      Sec. 7.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 161.41, 
  4.6   subdivision 3, is amended to read: 
  4.7      Subd. 3.  [MONEY CREDITED TO ~~TRUNK HIGHWAY~~ MULTIMODAL 
  4.8   TRANSPORTATION FUND.] The commissioner shall deposit all money 
  4.9   received under this section with the state treasurer to be 
  4.10  credited to the ~~trunk highway~~ multimodal transportation fund. 
  4.11     Sec. 8.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 161.431, is 
  4.12  amended to read: 
  4.13     161.431 [LEASING OF HIGHWAY EASEMENT.] 
  4.14     The commissioner may lease to the fee owner for a fair 
  4.15  rental rate and upon terms and conditions that the commissioner 
  4.16  deems proper, an easement in real estate acquired for trunk 
  4.17  highway purposes and not then needed for trunk highway 
  4.18  purposes.  If the fee owner refuses to lease or if after 
  4.19  diligent search the fee owner cannot be found, the commissioner 
  4.20  may lease the easement to an agency or to a political 
  4.21  subdivision of the state on terms and conditions agreed upon, or 
  4.22  the commissioner may lease the easement to the highest 
  4.23  responsible bidder upon three weeks' published notice of the 
  4.24  lease offering in a newspaper or other periodical of general 
  4.25  circulation in the county where the easement is located.  All 
  4.26  bids may be rejected and new bids received upon like 
  4.27  publication.  All rents received from the lease must be paid 
  4.28  into the state treasury.  Seventy percent of any rent received 
  4.29  is to be credited to the ~~trunk highway~~ multimodal transportation 
  4.30  fund.  The remaining 30 percent is to be paid to the county 
  4.31  treasurer of the county where the easement is located for 
  4.32  distribution in the same manner as real estate taxes. 
  4.33     Sec. 9.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 161.433, 
  4.34  subdivision 2, is amended to read: 
  4.35     Subd. 2.  [CONSIDERATION FOR USE.] The consideration paid 
  4.36  for the use of airspace or subsurface areas shall be determined 
  5.1   by the commissioner, but in no event shall it be less than a 
  5.2   fair rental rate, and shall include costs for the erection and 
  5.3   maintenance of any facilities or other costs occasioned by that 
  5.4   use.  All moneys received shall be paid into the ~~trunk highway~~ 
  5.5   multimodal transportation fund.  This subdivision does not apply 
  5.6   to real estate leased for the purpose of providing commercial 
  5.7   and public service advertising pursuant to franchise agreements 
  5.8   as provided in sections 160.276 to 160.278.  
  5.9      Sec. 10.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 161.44, 
  5.10  subdivision 9, is amended to read: 
  5.11     Subd. 9.  [RECEIPTS PAID INTO ~~TRUNK HIGHWAY~~ MULTIMODAL 
  5.12  TRANSPORTATION FUND.] Moneys received from the sale of such 
  5.13  lands and properties less any fees paid under subdivision 6a, 
  5.14  must be paid into the ~~trunk highway~~ multimodal transportation 
  5.15  fund. 
  5.16     Sec. 11.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 165.08, 
  5.17  subdivision 4, is amended to read: 
  5.18     Subd. 4.  [COSTS AND TOLLS; TRUNK HIGHWAY FUND; MULTIMODAL 
  5.19  TRANSPORTATION FUND.] All costs to be borne by this state of 
  5.20  purchasing, constructing, reconstructing, maintaining, improving 
  5.21  and operating such bridges, including interest and principal 
  5.22  payments of any bond obligations assumed by the commissioner 
  5.23  shall be paid out of the trunk highway fund.  Minnesota's share 
  5.24  of all tolls collected under agreement with an adjoining nation 
  5.25  or province, and all tolls collected for any toll bridge 
  5.26  purchased entirely by this state shall be paid into the ~~trunk~~ 
  5.27  ~~highway~~ multimodal transportation fund.  Notwithstanding this 
  5.28  section or any other provision of law to the contrary, a joint 
  5.29  and independent international authority or commission created 
  5.30  under subdivision 1 is authorized to establish, collect, retain 
  5.31  and spend all tolls for the purchase, construction, 
  5.32  reconstruction, maintenance, improvement, repair and operation 
  5.33  of any bridge or bridges under its control, and such 
  5.34  international authority or commission is not required to deposit 
  5.35  such tolls into the ~~trunk highway~~ multimodal transportation fund.
  5.36     Sec. 12.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 169.09, 
  6.1   subdivision 13, is amended to read: 
  6.2      Subd. 13.  [REPORTS CONFIDENTIAL; EVIDENCE, FEE, PENALTY, 
  6.3   APPROPRIATION.] (a) All written reports and supplemental reports 
  6.4   required under this section shall be for the use of the 
  6.5   commissioner of public safety and other appropriate state, 
  6.6   federal, county, and municipal governmental agencies for 
  6.7   accident analysis purposes, except: 
  6.8      (1) the commissioner of public safety or any law 
  6.9   enforcement agency shall, upon written request of any person 
  6.10  involved in an accident or upon written request of the 
  6.11  representative of the person's estate, surviving spouse, or one 
  6.12  or more surviving next of kin, or a trustee appointed pursuant 
  6.13  to section 573.02, disclose to the requester, the requester's 
  6.14  legal counsel, or a representative of the requester's insurer 
  6.15  the report required under subdivision 8; 
  6.16     (2) the commissioner of public safety shall, upon written 
  6.17  request, provide the driver filing a report under subdivision 7 
  6.18  with a copy of the report filed by the driver; 
  6.19     (3) the commissioner of public safety may verify with 
  6.20  insurance companies vehicle insurance information to enforce 
  6.21  sections 65B.48, 169.792, 169.793, 169.796, and 169.797; 
  6.22     (4) the commissioner of public safety shall provide the 
  6.23  commissioner of transportation the information obtained for each 
  6.24  traffic accident involving a commercial motor vehicle, for 
  6.25  purposes of administering commercial vehicle safety regulations; 
  6.26  and 
  6.27     (5) the commissioner of public safety may give to the 
  6.28  United States Department of Transportation commercial vehicle 
  6.29  accident information in connection with federal grant programs 
  6.30  relating to safety. 
  6.31     (b) Accident reports and data contained in the reports 
  6.32  shall not be discoverable under any provision of law or rule of 
  6.33  court.  No report shall be used as evidence in any trial, civil 
  6.34  or criminal, arising out of an accident, except that the 
  6.35  commissioner of public safety shall furnish upon the demand of 
  6.36  any person who has, or claims to have, made a report, or, upon 
  7.1   demand of any court, a certificate showing that a specified 
  7.2   accident report has or has not been made to the commissioner 
  7.3   solely to prove compliance or failure to comply with the 
  7.4   requirements that the report be made to the commissioner. 
  7.5      (c) Nothing in this subdivision prevents any person who has 
  7.6   made a report pursuant to this section from providing 
  7.7   information to any persons involved in an accident or their 
  7.8   representatives or from testifying in any trial, civil or 
  7.9   criminal, arising out of an accident, as to facts within the 
  7.10  person's knowledge.  It is intended by this subdivision to 
  7.11  render privileged the reports required, but it is not intended 
  7.12  to prohibit proof of the facts to which the reports relate. 
  7.13     (d) Disclosing any information contained in any accident 
  7.14  report, except as provided in this subdivision, section 13.82, 
  7.15  subdivision 3 or 4, or other statutes, is a misdemeanor. 
  7.16     (e) The commissioner of public safety may charge authorized 
  7.17  persons a $5 fee for a copy of an accident report. 
  7.18     (f) The commissioner and law enforcement agencies may 
  7.19  charge commercial users who request access to response or 
  7.20  incident data relating to accidents a fee not to exceed 50 cents 
  7.21  per report.  "Commercial user" is a user who in one location 
  7.22  requests access to data in more than five accident reports per 
  7.23  month, unless the user establishes that access is not for a 
  7.24  commercial purpose.  
  7.25     (g) Money collected by the commissioner under this 
  7.26  ~~paragraph is appropriated to the commissioner~~ subdivision shall 
  7.27  be deposited into the multimodal transportation fund. 
  7.28     Sec. 13.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 169.781, 
  7.29  subdivision 7, is amended to read: 
  7.30     Subd. 7.  [DISPOSITION OF REVENUES.] The commissioner shall 
  7.31  pay all revenues received under this section to the state 
  7.32  treasurer for deposit in the ~~trunk highway~~ multimodal 
  7.33  transportation fund. 
  7.34     Sec. 14.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 169.86, 
  7.35  subdivision 5, is amended to read: 
  7.36     Subd. 5.  [FEE; PROCEEDS TO TRUNK HIGHWAY FUND.] The 
  8.1   commissioner, with respect to highways under the commissioner's 
  8.2   jurisdiction, may charge a fee for each permit issued.  All such 
  8.3   fees for permits issued by the commissioner of transportation 
  8.4   shall be deposited in the state treasury and credited to the 
  8.5   ~~trunk highway~~ multimodal transportation fund.  Except for those 
  8.6   annual permits for which the permit fees are specified elsewhere 
  8.7   in this chapter, the fees shall be: 
  8.8      (a) $15 for each single trip permit. 
  8.9      (b) $36 for each job permit.  A job permit may be issued 
  8.10  for like loads carried on a specific route for a period not to 
  8.11  exceed two months.  "Like loads" means loads of the same 
  8.12  product, weight, and dimension. 
  8.13     (c) $60 for an annual permit to be issued for a period not 
  8.14  to exceed 12 consecutive months.  Annual permits may be issued 
  8.15  for: 
  8.16     (1) motor vehicles used to alleviate a temporary crisis 
  8.17  adversely affecting the safety or well-being of the public; 
  8.18     (2) motor vehicles which travel on interstate highways and 
  8.19  carry loads authorized under subdivision 1a; 
  8.20     (3) motor vehicles operating with gross weights authorized 
  8.21  under section 169.825, subdivision 11, paragraph (a), clause 
  8.22  (3); 
  8.23     (4) special pulpwood vehicles described in section 169.863; 
  8.24  and 
  8.25     (5) motor vehicles bearing snowplow blades not exceeding 
  8.26  ten feet in width. 
  8.27     (d) $120 for an oversize annual permit to be issued for a 
  8.28  period not to exceed 12 consecutive months.  Annual permits may 
  8.29  be issued for:  
  8.30     (1) mobile cranes; 
  8.31     (2) construction equipment, machinery, and supplies; 
  8.32     (3) manufactured homes; 
  8.33     (4) implements of husbandry when the movement is not made 
  8.34  according to the provisions of paragraph (i); 
  8.35     (5) double-deck buses; 
  8.36     (6) commercial boat hauling.  
  9.1      (e) For vehicles which have axle weights exceeding the 
  9.2   weight limitations of section 169.825, an additional cost added 
  9.3   to the fees listed above.  The additional cost is equal to the 
  9.4   product of the distance traveled times the sum of the overweight 
  9.5   axle group cost factors shown in the following chart:  
  9.6                  Overweight Axle Group Cost Factors 
  9.7   Weight (pounds)         Cost Per Mile For Each Group Of:
  9.8   exceeding       Two consec-     Three consec-   Four consec-
  9.9   weight          utive axles     utive axles     utive axles
  9.10  limitations     spaced within   spaced within   spaced within
  9.11  on axles        8 feet or less  9 feet or less  14 feet or less 
  9.12       0-2,000    .12             .05             .04
  9.13   2,001-4,000    .14             .06             .05
  9.14   4,001-6,000    .18             .07             .06
  9.15   6,001-8,000    .21             .09             .07
  9.16   8,001-10,000   .26             .10             .08
  9.17  10,001-12,000   .30             .12             .09
  9.18  12,001-14,000   Not permitted   .14             .11
  9.19  14,001-16,000   Not permitted   .17             .12
  9.20  16,001-18,000   Not permitted   .19             .15
  9.21  18,001-20,000   Not permitted   Not permitted   .16
  9.22  20,001-22,000   Not permitted   Not permitted   .20
  9.23     The amounts added are rounded to the nearest cent for each 
  9.24  axle or axle group.  The additional cost does not apply to 
  9.25  paragraph (c), clauses (1) and (3).  
  9.26     For a vehicle found to exceed the appropriate maximum 
  9.27  permitted weight, a cost-per-mile fee of 22 cents per ton, or 
  9.28  fraction of a ton, over the permitted maximum weight is imposed 
  9.29  in addition to the normal permit fee.  Miles must be calculated 
  9.30  based on the distance already traveled in the state plus the 
  9.31  distance from the point of detection to a transportation loading 
  9.32  site or unloading site within the state or to the point of exit 
  9.33  from the state. 
  9.34     (f) As an alternative to paragraph (e), an annual permit 
  9.35  may be issued for overweight, or oversize and overweight, 
  9.36  construction equipment, machinery, and supplies.  The fees for 
 10.1   the permit are as follows:  
 10.2   Gross Weight (pounds) of Vehicle          Annual Permit Fee
 10.3        90,000 or less                             $200
 10.4        90,001 - 100,000                           $300
 10.5       100,001 - 110,000                           $400
 10.6       110,001 - 120,000                           $500
 10.7       120,001 - 130,000                           $600
 10.8       130,001 - 140,000                           $700
 10.9       140,001 - 145,000                           $800
 10.10     If the gross weight of the vehicle is more than 145,000 
 10.11  pounds the permit fee is determined under paragraph (e). 
 10.12     (g) For vehicles which exceed the width limitations set 
 10.13  forth in section 169.80 by more than 72 inches, an additional 
 10.14  cost equal to $120 added to the amount in paragraph (a) when the 
 10.15  permit is issued while seasonal load restrictions pursuant to 
 10.16  section 169.87 are in effect. 
 10.17     (h) $85 for an annual permit to be issued for a period not 
 10.18  to exceed 12 months, for refuse compactor vehicles that carry a 
 10.19  gross weight of not more than:  22,000 pounds on a single rear 
 10.20  axle; 38,000 pounds on a tandem rear axle; or, subject to 
 10.21  section 169.825, subdivision 14, 46,000 pounds on a tridem rear 
 10.22  axle.  A permit issued for up to 46,000 pounds on a tridem rear 
 10.23  axle must limit the gross vehicle weight to not more than 62,000 
 10.24  pounds. 
 10.25     (i) For vehicles exclusively transporting implements of 
 10.26  husbandry, an annual permit fee of $24.  A vehicle operated 
 10.27  under a permit authorized by this paragraph may be moved at the 
 10.28  discretion of the permit holder without prior route approval by 
 10.29  the commissioner if: 
 10.30     (1) the total width of the transporting vehicle, including 
 10.31  load, does not exceed 14 feet; 
 10.32     (2) the vehicle is operated only between sunrise and 30 
 10.33  minutes after sunset, and is not operated at any time after 
 10.34  12:00 noon on Sundays or holidays; 
 10.35     (3) the vehicle is not operated when visibility is impaired 
 10.36  by weather, fog, or other conditions that render persons and 
 11.1   other vehicles not clearly visible at 500 feet; 
 11.2      (4) the vehicle displays at the front and rear of the load 
 11.3   or vehicle a pair of flashing amber lights, as provided in 
 11.4   section 169.59, subdivision 4, whenever the overall width of the 
 11.5   vehicle exceeds 126 inches; and 
 11.6      (5) the vehicle is not operated on a trunk highway with a 
 11.7   surfaced roadway width of less than 24 feet unless such 
 11.8   operation is authorized by the permit. 
 11.9      A permit under this paragraph authorizes movements of the 
 11.10  permitted vehicle on an interstate highway, and movements of 75 
 11.11  miles or more on other highways. 
 11.12     Sec. 15.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 169.86, 
 11.13  subdivision 7, is amended to read: 
 11.14     Subd. 7.  [AGREEMENT WITH OTHER STATE.] (a) On behalf of 
 11.15  the state of Minnesota, the commissioner may enter into 
 11.16  agreements with authorized representatives of other states for 
 11.17  the reciprocal administration and granting of permits to allow 
 11.18  the movement of vehicles of sizes and weights that do not 
 11.19  conform to Minnesota law.  The agreement may authorize 
 11.20  representatives of other states to issue permits to allow 
 11.21  vehicles that do not conform to the size and weight provisions 
 11.22  of this chapter to travel on highways under the jurisdiction of 
 11.23  the commissioner. 
 11.24     (b) An agreement entered into under paragraph (a), and all 
 11.25  amendments to it, must be in writing and may provide for 
 11.26  exchanging information for audit and enforcement activities, 
 11.27  collecting fees established under this chapter, and distributing 
 11.28  fees collected under the agreement.  It must state that no 
 11.29  permit issued under the agreement excuses a vehicle operator 
 11.30  from compliance with a law of this state other than the laws 
 11.31  governing size and weight of vehicles. 
 11.32     (c) For purposes of paragraphs (a) and (b), "state" means a 
 11.33  state, territory, or possession of the United States, the 
 11.34  District of Columbia, a foreign country, and a state or province 
 11.35  of a foreign country. 
 11.36     (d) Fees collected under authority of the agreement must be 
 12.1   deposited in the Minnesota state treasury and credited to the 
 12.2   ~~trunk highway~~ multimodal transportation fund. 
 12.3      Sec. 16.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 169.871, 
 12.4   subdivision 5, is amended to read: 
 12.5      Subd. 5.  [FINES; PROCEEDS ALLOCATED.] Any penalty imposed 
 12.6   and fines collected pursuant to this section shall be disposed 
 12.7   of as provided in section 299D.03, subdivision 5, with the 
 12.8   following exceptions: 
 12.9      (a) If the violation occurs in the county, and the county 
 12.10  attorney appears in the action, the remaining five-eighths shall 
 12.11  be credited to the ~~highway user tax distribution~~ multimodal 
 12.12  transportation fund. 
 12.13     (b) If the violation occurs within the municipality, and 
 12.14  the city attorney appears in the action, the remaining one-third 
 12.15  shall be paid to the ~~highway user tax distribution~~ multimodal 
 12.16  transportation fund. 
 12.17     (c) Except as provided in paragraph (d), when the attorney 
 12.18  general appears in the action, all penalties imposed and fines 
 12.19  collected shall be credited to the ~~highway user tax distribution~~ 
 12.20  multimodal transportation fund.  
 12.21     (d) If the violation occurs in Hennepin county, and the 
 12.22  arrest or apprehension is made by the county sheriff, 
 12.23  three-eighths of the civil penalty shall be credited to the 
 12.24  general revenue fund of the county and the remaining 
 12.25  five-eighths shall be credited to the ~~highway user tax~~ 
 12.26  ~~distribution~~ multimodal transportation fund. 
 12.27     Sec. 17.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 170.23, is 
 12.28  amended to read: 
 12.29     170.23 [ABSTRACT; FEE; ADMISSIBLE IN EVIDENCE.] 
 12.30     The commissioner shall upon request furnish any person a 
 12.31  certified abstract of the operating record of any person subject 
 12.32  to the provisions of this chapter, and, if there shall be no 
 12.33  record of any conviction of such person of violating any law 
 12.34  relating to the operation of a motor vehicle or of any injury or 
 12.35  damage caused by such person, the commissioner shall so 
 12.36  certify.  Such abstracts shall not be admissible as evidence in 
 13.1   any action for damages or criminal proceedings arising out of a 
 13.2   motor vehicle accident.  A fee of $5 shall be paid for each such 
 13.3   abstract.  The commissioner shall permit a person to inquire 
 13.4   into the operating record of any person by means of the 
 13.5   inquiring person's own computer facilities for a fee to be 
 13.6   determined by the commissioner of at least $2 for each inquiry. 
 13.7   The commissioner shall furnish an abstract that is not certified 
 13.8   for a fee to be determined by the commissioner in an amount less 
 13.9   than the fee for a certified abstract but more than the fee for 
 13.10  an inquiry by computer.  Fees collected under this section must 
 13.11  be paid into the state treasury with 90 percent of the money 
 13.12  credited to the ~~trunk highway~~ multimodal transportation fund and 
 13.13  ten percent credited to the general fund. 
 13.14     Sec. 18.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 171.06, 
 13.15  subdivision 2a, is amended to read: 
 13.16     Subd. 2a.  [TWO-WHEELED VEHICLE ENDORSEMENT FEE INCREASED.] 
 13.17  (a) The fee for any duplicate driver's license which is obtained 
 13.18  for the purpose of adding a two-wheeled vehicle endorsement is 
 13.19  increased by $18.50 for each first such duplicate license and 
 13.20  $13 for each renewal thereof.  The additional fee shall be paid 
 13.21  into the state treasury and credited as follows: 
 13.22     (1) $11 of the additional fee for each first duplicate 
 13.23  license, and $7 of the additional fee for each renewal, must be 
 13.24  credited to the motorcycle safety fund which is hereby created; 
 13.25  provided that any fee receipts in excess of $750,000 in a fiscal 
 13.26  year shall be credited 90 percent to the ~~trunk highway~~ 
 13.27  multimodal transportation fund and ten percent to the general 
 13.28  fund~~, as provided in section 171.26~~. 
 13.29     (2) The remainder of the additional fee must be credited to 
 13.30  the general fund. 
 13.31     (b) All application forms prepared by the commissioner for 
 13.32  two-wheeled vehicle endorsements shall clearly state the amount 
 13.33  of the total fee that is dedicated to the motorcycle safety fund.
 13.34     Sec. 19.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 171.07, 
 13.35  subdivision 11, is amended to read: 
 13.36     Subd. 11.  [DESIGNATED CAREGIVER.] (a) Upon the written 
 14.1   request of the applicant on a form developed by the department, 
 14.2   which contains the information specified in paragraph (b), and 
 14.3   upon payment of an additional fee of $3.50, the department shall 
 14.4   issue a driver's license or Minnesota identification card 
 14.5   bearing a symbol or other appropriate identifier indicating that 
 14.6   the license holder has appointed an individual to serve as a 
 14.7   designated caregiver under chapter 257A. 
 14.8      (b) The form shall provide as follows:  
 14.9      "...(Name of parent(s))... appoints ...(name of designated 
 14.10  caregiver)... to provide care for ...(name of child or 
 14.11  children)... when requested by the parent(s) or when the 
 14.12  parent(s) is unable to care for the child (children) and unable 
 14.13  to request the designated caregiver's assistance. 
 14.14     The designated caregiver will care for the child (children) 
 14.15  named in this form for (choose one of the following): 
 14.16     (indicate a specified period of time that is less than one 
 14.17  year); or 
 14.18     (indicate that care is to be provided for one year). 
 14.19     The designated caregiver has the powers and duties to make 
 14.20  decisions and meet the child's (children's) needs in the areas 
 14.21  checked or specified below: 
 14.22     education ..... 
 14.23     health care ..... 
 14.24     religion ..... 
 14.25     day care ..... 
 14.26     recreation ..... 
 14.27     other ..... 
 14.28   ........................................................... 
 14.29   ........................................................... 
 14.30   ........................................................... 
 14.31     The designated caregiver (choose one of the following): 
 14.32     is ... 
 14.33     is not ... 
 14.34     authorized to make decisions about financial issues and 
 14.35  control financial resources provided for the child (children) by 
 14.36  the parent. 
 15.1      This designated caregiver agreement is effective for four 
 15.2   years following the date it is signed by the parent(s), 
 15.3   designated caregiver, and any alternate designated caregiver.  
 15.4   However, the agreement may be canceled by a parent, a designated 
 15.5   caregiver, or an alternate designated caregiver at any time 
 15.6   before that date, upon notice to the other parties to the 
 15.7   agreement.  All parents who have court-ordered visitation rights 
 15.8   to the child must consent to the agreement. 
 15.9      (Signature(s) of parent(s) with legal custody and Minnesota 
 15.10  driver's license(s) or Minnesota identification card number(s)) 
 15.11     (Designated caregiver signature, Minnesota driver's license 
 15.12  or Minnesota identification card number, address, and telephone 
 15.13  number) 
 15.14     (Alternate designated caregiver signature, Minnesota 
 15.15  driver's license or Minnesota identification card number, 
 15.16  address, and telephone number) 
 15.17     (Date .....) 
 15.18     (Notarization .....)" 
 15.19     (c) The department shall maintain a computerized records 
 15.20  system of all persons listed as designated caregivers by 
 15.21  driver's license and identification card applicants.  This data 
 15.22  shall be released to appropriate law enforcement agencies under 
 15.23  section 13.69.  Upon a parent's request and payment of a fee of 
 15.24  $3.50, the department shall revise its list of designated 
 15.25  caregivers and alternates to reflect a change in the appointment 
 15.26  of a designated caregiver. 
 15.27     (d) At the request of the license or card holder, the 
 15.28  department shall cancel the designated caregiver indication 
 15.29  without additional charge.  However, this paragraph does not 
 15.30  prohibit a fee that may be applicable for a duplicate or 
 15.31  replacement license or card, renewal of a license, or other 
 15.32  service applicable to a driver's license or identification card. 
 15.33     (e) Notwithstanding sections 13.08, subdivision 1, and 
 15.34  13.69, the department and department employees are conclusively 
 15.35  presumed to be acting in good faith when employees rely on 
 15.36  statements made, in person or by telephone, by persons 
 16.1   purporting to be law enforcement and subsequently release 
 16.2   information described in paragraph (b).  When acting in good 
 16.3   faith, the department and department personnel are immune from 
 16.4   civil liability and not subject to suit for damages resulting 
 16.5   from the release of this information. 
 16.6      (f) The department and its employees: 
 16.7      (1) have no duty to inquire or otherwise determine whether 
 16.8   a form submitted under this subdivision contains the signatures 
 16.9   of all parents who have legal custody of a child or whether all 
 16.10  parents who have court-ordered visitation rights to the child 
 16.11  have consented to the agreement; and 
 16.12     (2) are immune from all civil liability and not subject to 
 16.13  suit for damages resulting from a claim that any parent with 
 16.14  legal custody of a child has not signed the form or that a 
 16.15  parent who has court-ordered visitation rights to the child did 
 16.16  not consent to the agreement. 
 16.17     (g) Of the fees received by the department under this 
 16.18  subdivision: 
 16.19     (1) Up to $111,000 received in fiscal year 1997 and up to 
 16.20  $61,000 received in subsequent fiscal years must be deposited in 
 16.21  the general fund. 
 16.22     (2) All other fees must be deposited in the ~~trunk highway~~ 
 16.23  multimodal transportation fund. 
 16.24     Sec. 20.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 171.185, is 
 16.25  amended to read: 
 16.26     171.185 [COSTS PAID FROM ~~TRUNK HIGHWAY~~ MULTIMODAL 
 16.27  TRANSPORTATION FUND.] 
 16.28     All costs incurred by the commissioner in carrying out the 
 16.29  provisions of sections 171.182 to 171.184 shall be paid from the 
 16.30  ~~trunk highway~~ multimodal transportation fund.  
 16.31     Sec. 21.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 171.26, is 
 16.32  amended to read: 
 16.33     171.26 [MONEY CREDITED TO FUNDS.] 
 16.34     All money received under this chapter must be paid into the 
 16.35  state treasury and credited to the ~~trunk highway~~ multimodal 
 16.36  transportation fund, except as provided in sections 171.06, 
 17.1   subdivision 2a; 171.07, subdivision 11, paragraph (g); 171.12, 
 17.2   subdivision 8; and 171.29, subdivision 2, paragraph (b). 
 17.3      Sec. 22.  Minnesota Statutes 1999 Supplement, section 
 17.4   171.29, subdivision 2, is amended to read: 
 17.5      Subd. 2.  [FEES, ALLOCATION.] (a) A person whose driver's 
 17.6   license has been revoked as provided in subdivision 1, except 
 17.7   under section 169.121 or 169.123, shall pay a $30 fee before the 
 17.8   driver's license is reinstated. 
 17.9      (b) A person whose driver's license has been revoked as 
 17.10  provided in subdivision 1 under section 169.121 or 169.123 shall 
 17.11  pay a $250 fee plus a $40 surcharge before the driver's license 
 17.12  is reinstated.  The $250 fee is to be credited as follows: 
 17.13     (1) Twenty percent shall be credited to the ~~trunk highway~~ 
 17.14  multimodal transportation fund. 
 17.15     (2) Fifty-five percent shall be credited to the general 
 17.16  fund. 
 17.17     (3) Eight percent shall be credited to a separate account 
 17.18  to be known as the bureau of criminal apprehension account.  
 17.19  Money in this account may be appropriated to the commissioner of 
 17.20  public safety and the appropriated amount shall be apportioned 
 17.21  80 percent for laboratory costs and 20 percent for carrying out 
 17.22  the provisions of section 299C.065. 
 17.23     (4) Twelve percent shall be credited to a separate account 
 17.24  to be known as the alcohol-impaired driver education account.  
 17.25  Money in the account is appropriated as follows: 
 17.26     (i) The first $200,000 in a fiscal year is to the 
 17.27  commissioner of children, families, and learning for programs 
 17.28  for elementary and secondary school students. 
 17.29     (ii) The remainder credited in a fiscal year is 
 17.30  appropriated to the commissioner of transportation to be spent 
 17.31  as grants to the Minnesota highway safety center at St. Cloud 
 17.32  State University for programs relating to alcohol and highway 
 17.33  safety education in elementary and secondary schools. 
 17.34     (5) Five percent shall be credited to a separate account to 
 17.35  be known as the traumatic brain injury and spinal cord injury 
 17.36  account.  The money in the account is annually appropriated to 
 18.1   the commissioner of health to be used as follows:  35 percent 
 18.2   for a contract with a qualified community-based organization to 
 18.3   provide information, resources, and support to assist persons 
 18.4   with traumatic brain injury and their families to access 
 18.5   services, and 65 percent to maintain the traumatic brain injury 
 18.6   and spinal cord injury registry created in section 144.662.  For 
 18.7   the purposes of this clause, a "qualified community-based 
 18.8   organization" is a private, not-for-profit organization of 
 18.9   consumers of traumatic brain injury services and their family 
 18.10  members.  The organization must be registered with the United 
 18.11  States Internal Revenue Service under the provisions of section 
 18.12  501(c)(3) as a tax-exempt organization and must have as its 
 18.13  purposes:  
 18.14     (i) the promotion of public, family, survivor, and 
 18.15  professional awareness of the incidence and consequences of 
 18.16  traumatic brain injury; 
 18.17     (ii) the provision of a network of support for persons with 
 18.18  traumatic brain injury, their families, and friends; 
 18.19     (iii) the development and support of programs and services 
 18.20  to prevent traumatic brain injury; 
 18.21     (iv) the establishment of education programs for persons 
 18.22  with traumatic brain injury; and 
 18.23     (v) the empowerment of persons with traumatic brain injury 
 18.24  through participation in its governance. 
 18.25     No patient's name, identifying information or identifiable 
 18.26  medical data will be disclosed to the organization without the 
 18.27  informed voluntary written consent of the patient or patient's 
 18.28  guardian, or if the patient is a minor, of the parent or 
 18.29  guardian of the patient. 
 18.30     (c) The $40 surcharge shall be credited to a separate 
 18.31  account to be known as the remote electronic alcohol monitoring 
 18.32  program account.  The commissioner shall transfer the balance of 
 18.33  this account to the commissioner of finance on a monthly basis 
 18.34  for deposit in the general fund. 
 18.35     (d) When these fees are collected by a county-operated 
 18.36  office of deputy registrar, a handling charge is imposed in the 
 19.1   amount specified under section 168.33, subdivision 7.  The 
 19.2   handling charge must be deposited in the treasury of the place 
 19.3   for which the deputy registrar was appointed and the 
 19.4   reinstatement fees and surcharge must be deposited in an 
 19.5   approved state depository as directed under section 168.33, 
 19.6   subdivision 2. 
 19.7      Sec. 23.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 171.36, is 
 19.8   amended to read: 
 19.9      171.36 [LICENSE RENEWAL; FEES; PROCEEDS TO ~~TRUNK HIGHWAY~~ 
 19.10  MULTIMODAL TRANSPORTATION FUND.] 
 19.11     All licenses shall expire one year from date of issuance 
 19.12  and may be renewed upon application to the commissioner.  Each 
 19.13  application for an original or renewal school license shall be 
 19.14  accompanied by a fee of $150 and each application for an 
 19.15  original or renewal instructor's license shall be accompanied by 
 19.16  a fee of $50.  The license fees collected under sections 171.33 
 19.17  to 171.41 shall be paid into the ~~trunk highway~~ multimodal 
 19.18  transportation fund.  No license fee shall be refunded in the 
 19.19  event that the license is rejected or revoked. 
 19.20     Sec. 24.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 173.07, 
 19.21  subdivision 2, is amended to read: 
 19.22     Subd. 2.  [PERMIT RENEWAL; FEE; REVOCATION; PROCEEDS TO 
 19.23  ~~TRUNK HIGHWAY~~ MULTIMODAL TRANSPORTATION FUND.] The commissioner 
 19.24  of transportation may renew each permit for additional one year 
 19.25  periods upon the receipt of an application therefor made within 
 19.26  30 days of the expiration date of such permit together with the 
 19.27  payment of an annual fee of $30.  The permit or renewal thereof 
 19.28  shall be revocable for any violation of sections 173.01 to 
 19.29  173.11 or rules adopted thereunder at any time by the 
 19.30  commissioner of transportation on 30 days' written notice to the 
 19.31  permit holder.  All fees collected shall be paid into the ~~trunk~~ 
 19.32  ~~highway~~ multimodal transportation fund. 
 19.33     Sec. 25.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 173.231, is 
 19.34  amended to read: 
 19.35     173.231 [FEES; PROCEEDS TO ~~TRUNK HIGHWAY~~ MULTIMODAL 
 19.36  TRANSPORTATION FUND.] 
 20.1      All fees collected under sections 173.07 and 173.13, shall 
 20.2   be paid into the ~~trunk highway~~ multimodal transportation fund. 
 20.3      Sec. 26.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 174.30, 
 20.4   subdivision 8, is amended to read: 
 20.5      Subd. 8.  [ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTIES.] The commissioner may 
 20.6   issue an order requiring violations of this section and the 
 20.7   operating standards adopted under this section to be corrected 
 20.8   and assessing monetary penalties of up to $1,000 for all 
 20.9   violations identified during a single inspection, investigation, 
 20.10  or audit.  Section 221.036 applies to administrative penalty 
 20.11  orders issued under this section or section 174.315.  The 
 20.12  commissioner shall suspend, without a hearing, a special 
 20.13  transportation service provider's certificate of compliance for 
 20.14  failure to pay, or make satisfactory arrangements to pay, an 
 20.15  administrative penalty when due. 
 20.16     Penalties collected under this section must be deposited in 
 20.17  the state treasury and credited to the ~~trunk highway~~ multimodal 
 20.18  transportation fund. 
 20.19     Sec. 27.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 221.0355, 
 20.20  subdivision 11, is amended to read: 
 20.21     Subd. 11.  [ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTIES.] The commissioner may 
 20.22  issue an order requiring violations of this section to be 
 20.23  corrected.  An order may include the administrative assessment 
 20.24  of a monetary penalty up to a maximum of $10,000 for all 
 20.25  violations of this section identified during a single 
 20.26  inspection, investigation, or audit.  Section 221.036 applies to 
 20.27  administrative penalty orders issued under this section.  
 20.28  Penalties collected under this section must be deposited in the 
 20.29  state treasury and credited to the ~~trunk highway~~ multimodal 
 20.30  transportation fund. 
 20.31     Sec. 28.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 221.0355, 
 20.32  subdivision 16, is amended to read: 
 20.33     Subd. 16.  [REVOLVING ACCOUNT.] (a) The commissioner shall 
 20.34  deposit in a separate account in the ~~trunk highway~~ multimodal 
 20.35  transportation fund all federal funds received for implementing, 
 20.36  administering, and enforcing this section.  Money in the account 
 21.1   is appropriated to the commissioner for those purposes. 
 21.2      (b) The commissioner shall accept and disburse federal 
 21.3   funds available for the purpose of implementing, administering, 
 21.4   and enforcing the uniform program. 
 21.5      Sec. 29.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 221.0355, 
 21.6   subdivision 18, is amended to read: 
 21.7      Subd. 18.  [DEPOSIT AND USE OF FEES.] Fees received by the 
 21.8   commissioner for administrative processing and investigating 
 21.9   information in a disclosure statement must be deposited in the 
 21.10  state treasury and credited to the ~~trunk highway~~ multimodal 
 21.11  transportation fund.  Notwithstanding section 221.82, 
 21.12  registration fees collected under subdivisions 4, 5, 7, and 7a 
 21.13  must be deposited in the state treasury, credited to the general 
 21.14  fund, and used to cover the costs of hazardous materials 
 21.15  incident response capability under sections 299A.48 to 299A.52 
 21.16  and 299K.095. 
 21.17     Sec. 30.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 221.036, 
 21.18  subdivision 14, is amended to read: 
 21.19     Subd. 14.  [CREDITED TO ~~TRUNK HIGHWAY~~ MULTIMODAL 
 21.20  TRANSPORTATION FUND.] Penalties collected under this section 
 21.21  must be deposited in the state treasury and credited to 
 21.22  the ~~trunk highway~~ multimodal transportation fund. 
 21.23     Sec. 31.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 221.82, is 
 21.24  amended to read: 
 21.25     221.82 [RECEIPTS CREDITED TO ~~TRUNK HIGHWAY~~ MULTIMODAL 
 21.26  TRANSPORTATION FUND.] 
 21.27     Money received by the commissioner under the provisions of 
 21.28  this chapter shall be paid into the state treasury and credited 
 21.29  to the ~~trunk highway~~ multimodal transportation fund.  
 21.30     Sec. 32.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 221.83, is 
 21.31  amended to read: 
 21.32     221.83 [COSTS PAID FROM ~~TRUNK HIGHWAY~~ MULTIMODAL 
 21.33  TRANSPORTATION FUND.] 
 21.34     The costs of administering the provisions of this chapter 
 21.35  shall be paid from the ~~trunk highway~~ multimodal transportation 
 21.36  fund.  
 22.1      Sec. 33.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 221.84, 
 22.2   subdivision 4, is amended to read: 
 22.3      Subd. 4.  [PERMIT; DECAL; FEES.] (a) The commissioner shall 
 22.4   design a distinctive decal to be issued to permit holders under 
 22.5   this section.  Each decal is valid for one year from the date of 
 22.6   issuance.  No person may operate a limousine that provides 
 22.7   limousine service unless the limousine has such a decal 
 22.8   conspicuously displayed.  
 22.9      (b) During the period July 1, 1991, to June 30, 1992, the 
 22.10  fee for each decal issued under this section is $150.  After 
 22.11  June 30, 1992, the fee for each decal is $80.  The fee for each 
 22.12  permit issued under this section is $150.  The commissioner 
 22.13  shall deposit all fees under this section in the ~~trunk highway~~ 
 22.14  multimodal transportation fund. 
 22.15     Sec. 34.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 297B.09, 
 22.16  subdivision 1, is amended to read: 
 22.17     Subdivision 1.  [~~GENERAL FUND SHARE~~ ALLOCATION OF 
 22.18  RECEIPTS.] ~~(a) Money collected and received under this chapter~~ 
 22.19  ~~must be deposited in the state treasury and credited to the~~ 
 22.20  ~~general fund.  The amounts collected and received shall be~~ 
 22.21  ~~credited as provided in this subdivision, and transferred from~~ 
 22.22  ~~the general fund on July 15 and February 15 of each fiscal~~ 
 22.23  ~~year.  The commissioner of finance must make each transfer based~~ 
 22.24  ~~upon the actual receipts of the preceding six calendar months~~ 
 22.25  ~~and include the interest earned during that six-month period.~~  
 22.26  ~~The commissioner of finance may establish a quarterly or other~~ 
 22.27  ~~schedule providing for more frequent payments to the transit~~ 
 22.28  ~~assistance fund if the commissioner determines it is necessary~~ 
 22.29  ~~or desirable to provide for the cash flow needs of the~~ 
 22.30  ~~recipients of money from the transit assistance fund.~~  
 22.31     ~~(b) Twenty-five percent of the money collected and received~~ 
 22.32  ~~under this chapter after June 30, 1990, and before July 1, 1991,~~ 
 22.33  ~~must be transferred to the highway user tax distribution fund~~ 
 22.34  ~~and the transit assistance fund for apportionment as follows:~~  
 22.35  ~~75 percent must be transferred to the highway user tax~~ 
 22.36  ~~distribution fund for apportionment in the same manner and for~~ 
 23.1   ~~the same purposes as other money in that fund, and the remaining~~ 
 23.2   ~~25 percent of the money must be transferred to the transit~~ 
 23.3   ~~assistance fund to be appropriated to the commissioner of~~ 
 23.4   ~~transportation for transit assistance within the state and to~~ 
 23.5   ~~the metropolitan council.~~  
 23.6      ~~(c) The distributions under this subdivision to the highway~~ 
 23.7   ~~user tax distribution fund until June 30, 1991, and to the trunk~~ 
 23.8   ~~highway fund thereafter, must be reduced by the amount necessary~~ 
 23.9   ~~to fund the appropriation under section 41A.09, subdivision 1.~~  
 23.10  ~~For the fiscal years ending June 30, 1988, and June 30, 1989,~~ 
 23.11  ~~the commissioner of finance, before making the transfers~~ 
 23.12  ~~required on July 15 and January 15 of each year, shall estimate~~ 
 23.13  ~~the amount required to fund the appropriation under section~~ 
 23.14  ~~41A.09, subdivision 1, for the six-month period for which the~~ 
 23.15  ~~transfer is being made.  The commissioner shall then reduce the~~ 
 23.16  ~~amount transferred to the highway user tax distribution fund by~~ 
 23.17  ~~the amount of that estimate.  The commissioner shall reduce the~~ 
 23.18  ~~estimate for any six-month period by the amount by which the~~ 
 23.19  ~~estimate for the previous six-month period exceeded the amount~~ 
 23.20  ~~needed to fund the appropriation under section 41A.09,~~ 
 23.21  ~~subdivision 1, for that previous six-month period.  If at any~~ 
 23.22  ~~time during a six-month period in those fiscal years the amount~~ 
 23.23  ~~of reduction in the transfer to the highway user tax~~ 
 23.24  ~~distribution fund is insufficient to fund the appropriation~~ 
 23.25  ~~under section 41A.09, subdivision 1, for that period, the~~ 
 23.26  ~~commissioner shall transfer to the general fund from the highway~~ 
 23.27  ~~user tax distribution fund an additional amount sufficient to~~ 
 23.28  ~~fund the appropriation for that period, but the additional~~ 
 23.29  ~~amount so transferred to the general fund in a six-month period~~ 
 23.30  ~~may not exceed the amount transferred to the highway user tax~~ 
 23.31  ~~distribution fund for that six-month period.~~  Receipts from the 
 23.32  tax imposed under this chapter must be deposited in the state 
 23.33  treasury and credited as follows: 
 23.34     (1) 50 percent to the multimodal transportation fund 
 23.35  established under section 160.035; and 
 23.36     (2) the remainder to the general fund. 
 24.1      Sec. 35.  Minnesota Statutes 1999 Supplement, section 
 24.2   299D.03, subdivision 5, is amended to read: 
 24.3      Subd. 5.  [FINES AND FORFEITED BAIL MONEY.] (a) All fines 
 24.4   and forfeited bail money, from traffic and motor vehicle law 
 24.5   violations, collected from persons apprehended or arrested by 
 24.6   officers of the state patrol, shall be paid by the person or 
 24.7   officer collecting the fines, forfeited bail money or 
 24.8   installments thereof, on or before the tenth day after the last 
 24.9   day of the month in which these moneys were collected, to the 
 24.10  county treasurer of the county where the violation occurred.  
 24.11  Three-eighths of these receipts shall be credited to the general 
 24.12  revenue fund of the county, except that in a county in a 
 24.13  judicial district under section 480.181, subdivision 1, 
 24.14  paragraph (b), as added in Laws 1999, chapter 216, article 7, 
 24.15  section 26, this three-eighths share must be transmitted to the 
 24.16  state treasurer for deposit in the state treasury and credited 
 24.17  to the general fund.  The other five-eighths of these receipts 
 24.18  shall be transmitted by that officer to the state treasurer and 
 24.19  shall be credited as follows: 
 24.20     (1) In the fiscal year ending June 30, 1991, the first 
 24.21  $275,000 in money received by the state treasurer after June 4, 
 24.22  1991, must be credited to the transportation services fund, and 
 24.23  the remainder in the fiscal year credited to the trunk highway 
 24.24  fund. 
 24.25     (2) In fiscal year 1992, the first $215,000 in money 
 24.26  received by the state treasurer in the fiscal year must be 
 24.27  credited to the transportation services fund, and the remainder 
 24.28  credited to the trunk highway fund. 
 24.29     (3) In fiscal years 1993 and subsequent years, the entire 
 24.30  amount received by the state treasurer must be credited to the 
 24.31  ~~trunk highway~~ multimodal transportation fund.  If, however, the 
 24.32  violation occurs within a municipality and the city attorney 
 24.33  prosecutes the offense, and a plea of not guilty is entered, 
 24.34  one-third of the receipts shall be credited to the general 
 24.35  revenue fund of the county, one-third of the receipts shall be 
 24.36  paid to the municipality prosecuting the offense, and one-third 
 25.1   shall be transmitted to the state treasurer as provided in this 
 25.2   subdivision.  All costs of participation in a nationwide police 
 25.3   communication system chargeable to the state of Minnesota shall 
 25.4   be paid from appropriations for that purpose. 
 25.5      (b) Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, all fines 
 25.6   and forfeited bail money from violations of statutes governing 
 25.7   the maximum weight of motor vehicles, collected from persons 
 25.8   apprehended or arrested by employees of the state of Minnesota, 
 25.9   by means of stationary or portable scales operated by these 
 25.10  employees, shall be paid by the person or officer collecting the 
 25.11  fines or forfeited bail money, on or before the tenth day after 
 25.12  the last day of the month in which the collections were made, to 
 25.13  the county treasurer of the county where the violation 
 25.14  occurred.  Five-eighths of these receipts shall be transmitted 
 25.15  by that officer to the state treasurer and shall be credited to 
 25.16  the ~~highway user tax distribution~~ multimodal transportation 
 25.17  fund.  Three-eighths of these receipts shall be credited to the 
 25.18  general revenue fund of the county, except that in a county in a 
 25.19  judicial district under section 480.181, subdivision 1, 
 25.20  paragraph (b), as added in Laws 1999, chapter 216, article 7, 
 25.21  section 26, this three-eighths share must be transmitted to the 
 25.22  state treasurer for deposit in the state treasury and credited 
 25.23  to the general fund. 
 25.24     Sec. 36.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 299D.09, is 
 25.25  amended to read: 
 25.26     299D.09 [ESCORT SERVICE; APPROPRIATION; RECEIPTS.] 
 25.27     Fees charged for escort services provided by the state 
 25.28  patrol ~~are annually appropriated to the commissioner of public~~ 
 25.29  ~~safety to administer and provide these services~~ shall be 
 25.30  deposited in the state treasury and credited to the multimodal 
 25.31  transportation fund.  
 25.32                             ARTICLE 3
 25.33           MULTIMODAL TRANSPORTATION FUND APPROPRIATIONS
 25.34     Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 16A.127, is 
 25.35  amended by adding a subdivision to read: 
 25.36     Subd. 10.  [HIGHWAY FUNDS.] Statewide indirect cost 
 26.1   liabilities may not be accrued to the highway user tax 
 26.2   distribution fund, trunk highway fund, county state-aid highway 
 26.3   fund, municipal state-aid street fund, or multimodal 
 26.4   transportation fund with respect to expenditures from those 
 26.5   funds.  These liabilities must be accrued to another source of 
 26.6   state funds. 
 26.7      Sec. 2.  [PROHIBITION AGAINST APPROPRIATIONS FROM TRUNK 
 26.8   HIGHWAY FUND.] 
 26.9      To ensure compliance with the Minnesota Constitution, 
 26.10  article XIV, sections 2, 5, and 6, the commissioner of finance, 
 26.11  agency directors, and legislative commission personnel may not 
 26.12  include in the biennial budget for fiscal years 2002 and 2003, 
 26.13  or in any budget thereafter, expenditures from the trunk highway 
 26.14  fund for a nonhighway purpose.  Prohibited expenditures include, 
 26.15  without limitation, statewide indirect costs, sales tax on 
 26.16  purchase of highway construction materials, and those trunk 
 26.17  highway fund appropriations that are reduced or eliminated in 
 26.18  sections 3 to 24 of this article. 
 26.19     Sec. 3.  Laws 1999, chapter 216, article 1, section 1, is 
 26.20  amended to read: 
 26.21  Section 1.  [CRIMINAL JUSTICE APPROPRIATIONS.] 
 26.22     The sums shown in the columns marked "APPROPRIATIONS" are 
 26.23  appropriated from the general fund, or another fund named, to 
 26.24  the agencies and for the purposes specified in this act, to be 
 26.25  available for the fiscal years indicated for each purpose.  The 
 26.26  figures "1999," "2000," and "2001," where used in this act, mean 
 26.27  that the appropriation or appropriations listed under them are 
 26.28  available for the year ending June 30, 1999, June 30, 2000, or 
 26.29  June 30, 2001, respectively. 
 26.30                          SUMMARY BY FUND
 26.31                  1999          2000          2001           TOTAL
 26.32  General  $ 2,074,000 $ 547,845,000 ~~$ 582,487,000~~ ~~$1,130,332,000~~
 26.33                                     $ 584,143,000 $1,131,988,000
 26.34  Special Revenue           8,258,000     7,902,000     16,160,000
 26.35  Environmental                44,000        46,000         90,000
 26.36  State Government
 26.37  Special Revenue               7,000         7,000         14,000
 27.1   Trunk Highway             1,626,000     ~~1,656,000~~      ~~3,282,000~~
 27.2                                             -0-          1,626,000
 27.3   TOTAL                 $ 557,780,000 $ 592,098,000 $1,149,878,000
 27.4                                              APPROPRIATIONS 
 27.5                                          Available for the Year 
 27.6                                              Ending June 30 
 27.7                                             2000         2001 
 27.8      Sec. 4.  Laws 1999, chapter 216, article 1, section 7, 
 27.9   subdivision 1, is amended to read: 
 27.10  Subdivision 1.  Total 
 27.11  Appropriation                         44,595,000     41,848,000
 27.12                Summary by Fund
 27.13                          2000          2001
 27.14  General              42,398,000    ~~39,607,000~~ 41,263,000
 27.15  Special Revenue         520,000       532,000 
 27.16  State Government 
 27.17  Special Revenue           7,000         7,000 
 27.18  Environmental            44,000        46,000 
 27.19  Trunk Highway         1,626,000     ~~1,656,000~~ -0-
 27.20  The amounts that may be spent from this 
 27.21  appropriation for each program are 
 27.22  specified in the following subdivisions.
 27.23     Sec. 5.  Laws 1999, chapter 216, article 1, section 7, 
 27.24  subdivision 3, is amended to read: 
 27.25  Subd. 3.  Criminal Apprehension 
 27.26                Summary by Fund
 27.27  General              23,327,000    ~~23,080,000~~ 24,736,000
 27.28  Special Revenue         520,000       532,000
 27.29  State Government
 27.30  Special Revenue           7,000         7,000
 27.31  Trunk Highway         1,626,000     ~~1,656,000~~ -0-
 27.32  $99,000 the first year and $99,000 the 
 27.33  second year from the Bureau of Criminal 
 27.34  Apprehension account in the special 
 27.35  revenue fund are for grants to local 
 27.36  officials for the cooperative 
 27.37  investigation of cross-jurisdictional 
 27.38  criminal activity.  Any unencumbered 
 27.39  balance remaining in the first year 
 27.40  does not cancel but is available for 
 27.41  the second year. 
 27.42  $421,000 the first year and $433,000 
 27.43  the second year from the Bureau of 
 27.44  Criminal Apprehension account in the 
 27.45  special revenue fund are for laboratory 
 27.46  activities. 
 28.1   $5,000,000 the first year and 
 28.2   $4,000,000 the second year are for the 
 28.3   statewide criminal and juvenile justice 
 28.4   data information system upgrade.  
 28.5   $210,000 the first year and $210,000 
 28.6   the second year are to be transferred 
 28.7   to the commissioner of corrections for 
 28.8   a statewide probation system component 
 28.9   of the criminal justice information 
 28.10  system.  This appropriation must be 
 28.11  included in the budget base for the 
 28.12  2002-2003 biennium. 
 28.13  $500,000 the first year and $55,000 the 
 28.14  second year are for a lab information 
 28.15  management system. 
 28.16  $344,000 the first year and $400,000 
 28.17  the second year are for laboratory 
 28.18  supplies and equipment.  This is a 
 28.19  one-time appropriation. 
 28.20  $800,000 the second year is for 
 28.21  start-up costs, including employee 
 28.22  hiring and training, for the northern 
 28.23  BCA satellite laboratory facility in 
 28.24  the city of Bemidji, for which 
 28.25  predesign money was appropriated in 
 28.26  Laws 1998, chapter 404, section 13, 
 28.27  subdivision 11. 
 28.28  $15,000 the first year is for the 
 28.29  capitol security study described in 
 28.30  article 5, section 13.  This is a 
 28.31  one-time appropriation. 
 28.32  $125,000 the second year is to expand 
 28.33  DNA testing of predatory offenders. 
 28.34     Sec. 6.  Laws 1999, chapter 223, article 1, section 1, is 
 28.35  amended to read: 
 28.36  Section 1.  [ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; APPROPRIATIONS.] 
 28.37     The sums shown in the columns marked "APPROPRIATIONS" are 
 28.38  appropriated from the general fund, or another named fund, to 
 28.39  the agencies and for the purposes specified in this act, to be 
 28.40  available for the fiscal years indicated for each purpose.  The 
 28.41  figures "2000" and "2001," where used in this act, mean that the 
 28.42  appropriation or appropriations listed under them are available 
 28.43  for the year ending June 30, 2000, or June 30, 2001, 
 28.44  respectively.  The term "first year" means the fiscal year 
 28.45  ending June 30, 2000, and "second year" means the fiscal year 
 28.46  ending June 30, 2001. 
 28.47                          SUMMARY BY FUND
 28.48              1999          2000          2001           TOTAL
 28.49  General  $21,000     $224,507,000   ~~$184,543,000~~   ~~$409,071,000~~
 29.1                                       $185,309,000   $409,837,000
 29.2   Petroleum Tank
 29.3   Cleanup                 1,015,000      1,045,000      2,060,000
 29.4   Environmental Fund        700,000        700,000      1,400,000
 29.5   TANF                    6,000,000      4,000,000     10,000,000
 29.6   Trunk Highway             745,000        ~~766,000~~      ~~1,511,000~~ 
 29.7                                            -0-            745,000
 29.8   Workers' 
 29.9   Compensation           22,217,000     22,439,000     44,656,000
 29.10  Special Revenue           100,000        -0-            100,000
 29.11  Workforce
 29.12  Development Fund       17,993,000     12,557,000     30,550,000 
 29.13  TOTAL     $21,000    $273,277,000   $226,050,000   $499,348,000
 29.14                                             APPROPRIATIONS 
 29.15                                         Available for the Year 
 29.16                                             Ending June 30 
 29.17                                            2000         2001 
 29.18     Sec. 7.  Laws 1999, chapter 223, article 1, section 2, 
 29.19  subdivision 1, is amended to read: 
 29.20  Sec. 2.  TRADE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 
 29.21  Subdivision 1.  Total       
 29.22  Appropriation                          56,880,000    46,056,000
 29.23                Summary by Fund
 29.24  General              42,985,000    ~~32,590,000~~ 33,356,000
 29.25  Trunk Highway           745,000       ~~766,000~~ -0-
 29.26  TANF                  1,500,000     1,500,000
 29.27  Environmental Fund      700,000       700,000 
 29.28  Workforce 
 29.29  Development Fund     10,950,000    10,500,000 
 29.30  The amounts that may be spent from this 
 29.31  appropriation for each program are 
 29.32  specified in the following subdivisions.
 29.33     Sec. 8.  Laws 1999, chapter 223, article 1, section 2, 
 29.34  subdivision 4, is amended to read: 
 29.35  Subd. 4.  Tourism 
 29.36      10,805,000     10,910,000
 29.37                Summary by Fund
 29.38  General              10,060,000    ~~10,144,000~~ 10,910,000
 29.39  Trunk Highway           745,000       ~~766,000~~ -0-
 29.40  To develop maximum private sector 
 29.41  involvement in tourism, $3,500,000 the 
 29.42  first year and $3,500,000 the second 
 30.1   year of the amounts appropriated for 
 30.2   marketing activities are contingent on 
 30.3   receipt of an equal contribution from 
 30.4   nonstate sources that have been 
 30.5   certified by the commissioner.  Up to 
 30.6   one-half of the match may be given in 
 30.7   in-kind contributions.  
 30.8   In order to maximize marketing grant 
 30.9   benefits, the commissioner must give 
 30.10  priority for joint venture marketing 
 30.11  grants to organizations with year-round 
 30.12  sustained tourism activities.  For 
 30.13  programs and projects submitted, the 
 30.14  commissioner must give priority to 
 30.15  those that encompass two or more areas 
 30.16  or that attract nonresident travelers 
 30.17  to the state. 
 30.18  If an appropriation for either year for 
 30.19  grants is not sufficient, the 
 30.20  appropriation for the other year is 
 30.21  available for it. 
 30.22  The commissioner may use grant dollars 
 30.23  or the value of in-kind services to 
 30.24  provide the state contribution for the 
 30.25  partnership program. 
 30.26  Any unexpended money from general fund 
 30.27  appropriations made under this 
 30.28  subdivision does not cancel but must be 
 30.29  placed in a special advertising account 
 30.30  for use by the office of tourism to 
 30.31  purchase additional media. 
 30.32  This appropriation may be used for a 
 30.33  grant to Minnesota Festivals and Events 
 30.34  Association for the following purposes: 
 30.35  (1) for a partnership with the 
 30.36  University of Minnesota's tourism 
 30.37  center to build the methodology for a 
 30.38  low-cost economic impact model that 
 30.39  will allow festival and event managers 
 30.40  to conduct research independently in 
 30.41  their own communities; 
 30.42  (2) to promote regional workshops to 
 30.43  increase production value and 
 30.44  professionalism for events in the 
 30.45  state, increase event service and 
 30.46  entertainment value for local 
 30.47  residents, build community awareness of 
 30.48  opportunities to generate new tourism, 
 30.49  and assure production of high quality, 
 30.50  safe, and meaningful tourism products 
 30.51  that are in line with the vision, 
 30.52  mission, and growth goals of individual 
 30.53  towns and cities in Minnesota; 
 30.54  (3) for a partnership with the 
 30.55  University of Minnesota's tourism 
 30.56  center to enhance professionalism via 
 30.57  its certified festival manager program, 
 30.58  training event managers and volunteer 
 30.59  staff to implement value-added 
 30.60  festivals and events for visitors to 
 30.61  the state; 
 30.62  (4) for a partnership with the 
 31.1   Minnesota office of tourism to publish 
 31.2   a pull-out mini-magazine advertising 
 31.3   the statewide festivals and events 
 31.4   calendar for the year; and 
 31.5   (5) to expand the Minnesota Festivals 
 31.6   and Events Association website, to 
 31.7   provide travel planners with more 
 31.8   festival and event intensive links to 
 31.9   communities hosting such activities. 
 31.10  $250,000 in the first year is for a 
 31.11  one-time grant for the purpose of the 
 31.12  Upper Red Lake business loan program.  
 31.13  $829,000 the first year and $829,000 
 31.14  the second year are for the Minnesota 
 31.15  film board.  $329,000 of this 
 31.16  appropriation in each year is available 
 31.17  only upon receipt by the board of $1 in 
 31.18  matching contributions of money or 
 31.19  in-kind from nonstate sources for every 
 31.20  $3 provided by this appropriation.  Of 
 31.21  this amount, $500,000 the first year 
 31.22  and $500,000 the second year are for 
 31.23  grants to the Minnesota film board for 
 31.24  a film production jobs fund to 
 31.25  stimulate feature film production in 
 31.26  Minnesota.  This appropriation is to 
 31.27  reimburse film producers for two to 
 31.28  five percent of documented wages which 
 31.29  they paid to Minnesotans for film 
 31.30  production after January 1, 1999. 
 31.31  $100,000 the first year is for a grant 
 31.32  to promote tourism in the Mille Lacs 
 31.33  area.  This is a one-time appropriation 
 31.34  and is not added to the agency's budget 
 31.35  base. 
 31.36  $100,000 the first year is for a 
 31.37  one-time grant to promote tourism in 
 31.38  the areas near the northern border of 
 31.39  Minnesota, including the Northwest 
 31.40  Angle. 
 31.41  $37,000 the first year is for a grant 
 31.42  to the Mississippi River parkway 
 31.43  commission.  
 31.44     Sec. 9.  Laws 1999, chapter 238, article 1, section 1, is 
 31.45  amended to read: 
 31.46     Section 1.  [TRANSPORTATION AND OTHER AGENCIES 
 31.47  APPROPRIATIONS.] 
 31.48     The sums shown in the columns marked "APPROPRIATIONS" are 
 31.49  appropriated from the general fund, or another named fund, to 
 31.50  the agencies and for the purposes specified in this act, to be 
 31.51  available for the fiscal years indicated for each purpose.  The 
 31.52  figures "1999," "2000," and "2001," where used in this act, mean 
 31.53  that the appropriations listed under them are available for the 
 31.54  year ending June 30, 1999, June 30, 2000, or June 30, 2001, 
 32.1   respectively.  If the figures are not used, the appropriations 
 32.2   are available for the year ending June 30, 2000, or June 30, 
 32.3   2001, respectively.  The term "first year" means the year ending 
 32.4   June 30, 2000, and the term "second year" means the year ending 
 32.5   30, 2001.  Appropriations for the year ending June 30, 1999, are 
 32.6   in addition to appropriations made in previous years. 
 32.7                           SUMMARY BY FUND
 32.8                           2000          2001           TOTAL
 32.9   General             $  85,231,000   $ 80,853,000   $166,084,000
 32.10  Airports               19,386,000     19,469,000     38,855,000 
 32.11  C.S.A.H.              365,063,000    366,624,000    731,687,000 
 32.12  Highway User           15,480,000     15,575,000     31,055,000 
 32.13  M.S.A.S.              105,549,000    107,394,000    212,943,000 
 32.14  Special Revenue           947,000        965,000      1,912,000 
 32.15  Trunk 
 32.16  Highway             1,044,984,000  ~~1,056,111,000~~  ~~2,101,095,000~~ 
 32.17                                       968,073,000  2,013,057,000
 32.18  Multimodal                -0-         88,038,000   88,038,000
 32.19  TOTAL              $1,636,640,000 $1,646,991,000 $3,283,631,000
 32.20                                             APPROPRIATIONS 
 32.21                                         Available for the Year 
 32.22                                             Ending June 30 
 32.23                                            2000         2001 
 32.24     Sec. 10.  Laws 1999, chapter 238, article 1, section 2, 
 32.25  subdivision 1, is amended to read: 
 32.26  Sec. 2.  TRANSPORTATION 
 32.27  Subdivision 1.  Total 
 32.28  Appropriation                     $1,468,751,000 $1,482,072,000
 32.29  The appropriations in this section are 
 32.30  from the trunk highway fund, except 
 32.31  when another fund is named. 
 32.32                Summary by Fund
 32.33                         2000           2001 
 32.34  General             16,515,000     16,385,000
 32.35  Airports            19,336,000     19,419,000
 32.36  C.S.A.H.           365,063,000    366,624,000
 32.37  M.S.A.S.           105,549,000    107,394,000
 32.38  Trunk Highway      962,288,000    ~~972,250,000~~ 967,873,000
 32.39  Multimodal             -0-          4,377,000
 32.40  The amounts that may be spent from this 
 33.1   appropriation for each program are 
 33.2   specified in the following subdivisions.
 33.3      Sec. 11.  Laws 1999, chapter 238, article 1, section 2, 
 33.4   subdivision 3, is amended to read: 
 33.5   Subd. 3.  Transit                    16,206,000     16,224,000
 33.6                 Summary by Fund
 33.7   General              15,882,000     15,892,000
 33.8   Trunk Highway           324,000        ~~332,000~~ -0-
 33.9   Multimodal              -0-            332,000
 33.10  The amounts that may be spent from this 
 33.11  appropriation for each activity are as 
 33.12  follows:  
 33.13  (a) Greater Minnesota Transit
 33.14  Assistance 
 33.15      15,406,000    15,406,000
 33.16  This appropriation is from the general 
 33.17  fund.  Any unencumbered balance the 
 33.18  first year does not cancel but is 
 33.19  available for the second year.  Of this 
 33.20  amount, $405,000 each year does not add 
 33.21  to the base. 
 33.22  (b) Transit Administration   
 33.23         800,000       818,000
 33.24                Summary by Fund
 33.25  General                 476,000       486,000
 33.26  Trunk Highway           324,000       ~~332,000~~ -0-
 33.27  Multimodal              -0-           332,000
 33.28     Sec. 12.  Laws 1999, chapter 238, article 1, section 2, 
 33.29  subdivision 4, is amended to read: 
 33.30  Subd. 4.  Railroads and Waterways    1,623,000      1,565,000
 33.31                Summary by Fund
 33.32  General                 359,000       266,000
 33.33  Trunk Highway         1,264,000     ~~1,299,000~~ -0-
 33.34  Multimodal              -0-         1,299,000
 33.35  $100,000 the first year is from the 
 33.36  general fund for the development of the 
 33.37  southern railway corridor improvement 
 33.38  plan under article 2, section 34.  This 
 33.39  appropriation may not be added to the 
 33.40  agency's budget base. 
 33.41     Sec. 13.  Laws 1999, chapter 238, article 1, section 2, 
 33.42  subdivision 5, is amended to read: 
 33.43  Subd. 5.  Motor Carrier Regulation   2,851,000      2,865,000
 34.1                 Summary by Fund
 34.2   General                 116,000       119,000
 34.3   Trunk Highway         2,735,000     ~~2,746,000~~ -0-
 34.4   Multimodal              -0-         2,746,000
 34.5   $301,000 the first year ~~and $249,000~~ 
 34.6   ~~the second year~~ from the trunk highway 
 34.7   fund and $249,000 the second year from 
 34.8   the multimodal fund are for 
 34.9   administration of passenger carrier 
 34.10  registration. 
 34.11     Sec. 14.  Laws 1999, chapter 238, article 1, section 2, 
 34.12  subdivision 12, is amended to read: 
 34.13  Subd. 12.  Contingent Appropriation 
 34.14  The commissioner of transportation, 
 34.15  with the approval of the governor after 
 34.16  consultation with the legislative 
 34.17  advisory commission under Minnesota 
 34.18  Statutes, section 3.30, may transfer 
 34.19  all or part of the unappropriated 
 34.20  balance in the trunk highway fund to an 
 34.21  appropriation (1) for trunk highway 
 34.22  design, construction, or inspection in 
 34.23  order to take advantage of an 
 34.24  unanticipated receipt of income to the 
 34.25  trunk highway fund, or (2) for trunk 
 34.26  highway maintenance in order to meet an 
 34.27  emergency~~, or (3) to pay tort or~~ 
 34.28  ~~environmental claims~~.  The amount 
 34.29  transferred is appropriated for the 
 34.30  purpose of the account to which it is 
 34.31  transferred. 
 34.32     Sec. 15.  Laws 1999, chapter 238, article 1, section 3, is 
 34.33  amended to read: 
 34.34  Sec. 3.  METROPOLITAN COUNCIL  
 34.35  TRANSIT                56,801,000      53,101,000
 34.36                 Summary by Fund
 34.37                            2000          2001     
 34.38  Trunk Highway           56,801,000         -0-   
 34.39  Multimodal                 -0-          53,101,000
 34.40  The council may not spend more than 
 34.41  $38,100,000 for metro mobility in the 
 34.42  2000-2001 biennium except for proceeds 
 34.43  from bond sales when use of those 
 34.44  proceeds for metro mobility capital 
 34.45  expenditures is authorized by law. 
 34.46     Sec. 16.  Laws 1999, chapter 238, article 1, section 4, 
 34.47  subdivision 1, is amended to read: 
 34.48  Sec. 4.  PUBLIC SAFETY
 34.49  Subdivision 1.  Total       
 34.50  Appropriation                        110,046,000    110,776,000 
 35.1                           Summary by Fund
 35.2                                   2000           2001 
 35.3   General                       11,915,000     11,367,000
 35.4   Trunk
 35.5   Highway                       81,829,000     ~~82,994,000~~ -0-
 35.6   Multimodal                       -0-         82,994,000
 35.7   Highway User                  15,355,000     15,450,000
 35.8   Special 
 35.9   Revenue                          947,000        965,000
 35.10     Sec. 17.  Laws 1999, chapter 238, article 1, section 4, 
 35.11  subdivision 2, is amended to read: 
 35.12  Subd. 2.  Administration 
 35.13  and Related Services                  12,740,000     12,976,000
 35.14                Summary by Fund
 35.15  General               4,478,000      4,555,000
 35.16  Trunk Highway         6,877,000      ~~7,036,000~~ -0-
 35.17  Multimodal              -0-          7,036,000
 35.18  Highway User          1,385,000      1,385,000
 35.19  (a) Office of Communications
 35.20         374,000        382,000
 35.21                Summary by Fund
 35.22  General                  20,000        20,000
 35.23  Trunk Highway           354,000       ~~362,000~~ -0-
 35.24  Multimodal              -0-           362,000
 35.25  (b) Public Safety Support
 35.26       7,653,000      7,811,000
 35.27                Summary by Fund
 35.28  General               3,014,000      3,085,000
 35.29  Trunk Highway         3,273,000      ~~3,360,000~~ -0-
 35.30  Multimodal              -0-          3,360,000
 35.31  Highway User          1,366,000      1,366,000
 35.32  $326,000 the first year and $326,000 
 35.33  the second year are for payment of 
 35.34  public safety officer survivor benefits 
 35.35  under Minnesota Statutes, section 
 35.36  299A.44.  If the appropriation for 
 35.37  either year is insufficient, the 
 35.38  appropriation for the other year is 
 35.39  available for it. 
 35.40  $244,000 the first year and $314,000 
 35.41  the second year are to be deposited in 
 36.1   the public safety officer's benefit 
 36.2   account.  This money is available for 
 36.3   reimbursements under Minnesota 
 36.4   Statutes, section 299A.465. 
 36.5   $508,000 the first year and $508,000 
 36.6   the second year are for soft body armor 
 36.7   reimbursements under Minnesota 
 36.8   Statutes, section 299A.38.  
 36.9   $1,830,000 the first year and 
 36.10  $1,830,000 the second year are 
 36.11  appropriated from the general fund for 
 36.12  transfer by the commissioner of finance 
 36.13  to the trunk highway fund on December 
 36.14  31, 1999, and to the multimodal fund on 
 36.15  December 31, 2000, respectively, in 
 36.16  order to reimburse the ~~trunk highway~~ 
 36.17  fund for expenses not related to the 
 36.18  fund.  These represent amounts 
 36.19  appropriated out of the trunk highway 
 36.20  fund or multimodal fund for general 
 36.21  fund purposes in the administration and 
 36.22  related services program. 
 36.23  $610,000 the first year and $610,000 
 36.24  the second year are appropriated from 
 36.25  the highway user tax distribution fund 
 36.26  for transfer by the commissioner of 
 36.27  finance to the trunk highway fund on 
 36.28  December 31, 1999, and to the 
 36.29  multimodal fund on December 31, 2000, 
 36.30  respectively, in order to reimburse the 
 36.31  ~~trunk highway~~ fund for expenses not 
 36.32  related to the fund.  These represent 
 36.33  amounts appropriated out of the trunk 
 36.34  highway fund or the multimodal fund for 
 36.35  highway user tax distribution fund 
 36.36  purposes in the administration and 
 36.37  related services program. 
 36.38  $716,000 the first year and $716,000 
 36.39  the second year are appropriated from 
 36.40  the highway user tax distribution fund 
 36.41  for transfer by the commissioner of 
 36.42  finance to the general fund on December 
 36.43  31, 1999, and December 31, 2000, 
 36.44  respectively, in order to reimburse the 
 36.45  general fund for expenses not related 
 36.46  to the fund.  These represent amounts 
 36.47  appropriated out of the general fund 
 36.48  for operation of the criminal justice 
 36.49  data network related to driver and 
 36.50  motor vehicle licensing. 
 36.51  (c) Technical Support Services
 36.52       4,713,000      4,783,000
 36.53                Summary by Fund
 36.54  General               1,444,000      1,450,000
 36.55  Trunk Highway         3,250,000      ~~3,314,000~~ -0-
 36.56  Multimodal              -0-          3,314,000
 36.57  Highway User             19,000         19,000
 36.58     Sec. 18.  Laws 1999, chapter 238, article 1, section 4, 
 37.1   subdivision 3, is amended to read: 
 37.2   Subd. 3.  State Patrol                57,378,000     57,311,000
 37.3                 Summary by Fund
 37.4                         2000           2001 
 37.5   General               3,499,000      2,675,000
 37.6   Trunk Highway        53,788,000     ~~54,544,000~~ -0-
 37.7   Multimodal              -0-         54,544,000
 37.8   Highway User             91,000         92,000
 37.9   (a) Patrolling Highways
 37.10       47,028,000     46,804,000
 37.11                Summary by Fund
 37.12  General                 835,000           -0-
 37.13  Trunk Highway        46,193,000    ~~46,804,000~~ -0-
 37.14  Multimodal              -0-        46,804,000
 37.15  $835,000 from the general fund the 
 37.16  first year is for replacement of a 
 37.17  state patrol helicopter.  This 
 37.18  appropriation may not be added to the 
 37.19  agency's budget base. 
 37.20  $735,000 the first year is for annual 
 37.21  hiring of trooper candidates and 
 37.22  operation of the state patrol 
 37.23  entry-level recruit training academy.  
 37.24  This appropriation may not be added to 
 37.25  the agency's budget base. 
 37.26  (b) Commercial Vehicle Enforcement
 37.27       6,013,000      6,117,000
 37.28  ~~This appropriation is from the trunk~~ 
 37.29  ~~highway fund.~~ 
 37.30                Summary by Fund
 37.31                         2000          2001
 37.32  Trunk Highway       $6,013,000        -0-
 37.33  Multimodal             -0-         6,117,000
 37.34  (c) Capitol Security
 37.35       2,627,000      2,638,000
 37.36  This appropriation is from the general 
 37.37  fund. 
 37.38  $275,000 the first year and $217,000 
 37.39  the second year from the general fund 
 37.40  are for capitol security personnel for 
 37.41  the protection of elected state 
 37.42  officials. 
 37.43  (d) State Patrol Support
 38.1        1,710,000      1,752,000
 38.2                 Summary by Fund
 38.3   General                  37,000        37,000
 38.4   Trunk Highway         1,582,000     ~~1,623,000~~ -0-
 38.5   Multimodal              -0-         1,623,000
 38.6   Highway User             91,000        92,000
 38.7      Sec. 19.  Laws 1999, chapter 238, article 1, section 4, 
 38.8   subdivision 4, is amended to read: 
 38.9   Sec. 4.  PUBLIC SAFETY
 38.10  Subd. 4.  Driver and
 38.11  Vehicle Services                      38,677,000     39,214,000
 38.12                Summary by Fund
 38.13                        2000           2001 
 38.14  General               3,938,000      4,137,000
 38.15  Trunk Highway        20,860,000     ~~21,104,000~~ -0-
 38.16  Multimodal              -0-         21,104,000
 38.17  Highway User         13,879,000     13,973,000
 38.18  (a) Vehicle Registration 
 38.19  and Title
 38.20      15,269,000     15,510,000
 38.21                Summary by Fund
 38.22  General               3,291,000     3,473,000
 38.23  Highway User         11,978,000    12,037,000
 38.24  $45,000 the first year is from the 
 38.25  highway user tax distribution fund for 
 38.26  purchase of an optical scanner.  This 
 38.27  appropriation may not be added to the 
 38.28  agency's budget base. 
 38.29  $548,000 the first year and $415,000 
 38.30  the second year are from the highway 
 38.31  user tax distribution fund for 
 38.32  increased vehicle license plate costs. 
 38.33  $98,000 the first year is from the 
 38.34  highway user tax distribution fund for 
 38.35  computer programming related to 
 38.36  disabled parking records management and 
 38.37  enforcement.  This amount may not be 
 38.38  added to the agency's budget base. 
 38.39  $33,000 the first year and $127,000 the 
 38.40  second year are from the general fund 
 38.41  for implementation of the vehicle 
 38.42  transfer reporting system under article 
 38.43  2, sections 10 and 11. 
 38.44  (b) Interstate Registration 
 38.45  and Reciprocity
 39.1        1,584,000      1,613,000
 39.2   This appropriation is from the highway 
 39.3   user tax distribution fund. 
 39.4   (c) Licensing Drivers
 39.5       21,176,000     21,429,000
 39.6                 Summary by Fund
 39.7   General                 635,000       652,000
 39.8   Trunk Highway        20,464,000    ~~20,699,000~~ -0-
 39.9   Multimodal              -0-        20,699,000
 39.10  Highway User             77,000        78,000
 39.11  $1,095,000 the first year from the 
 39.12  trunk highway fund and $800,000 the 
 39.13  second year ~~are~~ from the ~~trunk~~ 
 39.14  ~~highway~~ multimodal transportation fund 
 39.15  are for improved driver testing 
 39.16  services. 
 39.17  (d) Driver and Vehicle Services 
 39.18  Support
 39.19         648,000        662,000
 39.20                Summary by Fund
 39.21  General                  12,000        12,000
 39.22  Trunk Highway           396,000       ~~405,000~~ -0-
 39.23  Multimodal              -0-           405,000
 39.24  Highway User            240,000       245,000
 39.25     Sec. 20.  Laws 1999, chapter 238, article 1, section 4, 
 39.26  subdivision 5, is amended to read: 
 39.27  Subd. 5.  Traffic Safety              304,000  310,000
 39.28                Summary by Fund
 39.29                            2000          2001
 39.30  Trunk Highway           304,000       -0-
 39.31  Multimodal              -0-           310,000
 39.32  ~~This appropriation is from the trunk~~ 
 39.33  ~~highway fund.~~ 
 39.34     Sec. 21.  Laws 1999, chapter 238, article 1, section 5, is 
 39.35  amended to read: 
 39.36  Sec. 5.  MINNESOTA SAFETY COUNCIL         67,000         67,000
 39.37                Summary by Fund
 39.38                            2000          2001
 39.39  Trunk Highway            67,000       -0-
 39.40  Multimodal              -0-            67,000
 40.1   ~~This appropriation is from the trunk~~ 
 40.2   ~~highway fund.~~ 
 40.3      Sec. 22.  Laws 1999, chapter 238, article 1, section 7, is 
 40.4   amended to read: 
 40.5   Sec. 7.  TORT CLAIMS                     600,000       600,000
 40.6                 Summary by Fund
 40.7                             2000          2001
 40.8   Trunk Highway           600,000       -0-
 40.9   Multimodal             -0-           600,000
 40.10  To be spent by the commissioner of 
 40.11  finance.  
 40.12  ~~This appropriation is from the trunk~~ 
 40.13  ~~highway fund.~~ 
 40.14  ~~If the appropriation for either year is~~ 
 40.15  ~~insufficient, the appropriation for the~~ 
 40.16  ~~other year is available for it.~~ 
 40.17     Sec. 23.  Laws 1999, chapter 241, article 10, section 5, 
 40.18  subdivision 2, is amended to read: 
 40.19     Sec. 5.  [APPROPRIATIONS; DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN, FAMILIES, 
 40.20  AND LEARNING.] 
 40.21     Subd. 2.  [TEACHING AND LEARNING PROGRAM.] (a) For the 
 40.22  teaching and learning program in the department of children, 
 40.23  families, and learning: 
 40.24       $9,979,000     .....     2000 
 40.25       ~~$9,926,000~~ $9,905,000    .....     2001 
 40.26     (b) Any balance the first year does not cancel but is 
 40.27  available in the second year. 
 40.28     (c) $21,000 ~~each~~ the first year is from the trunk highway 
 40.29  fund. 
 40.30     (d) $673,000 in 2000 and $678,000 in 2001 is for the board 
 40.31  of teaching. 
 40.32     (e) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 15.53, 
 40.33  subdivision 2, the commissioner of children, families, and 
 40.34  learning may contract with a school district for a period no 
 40.35  longer than five consecutive years to work in the development or 
 40.36  implementation of the graduation rule.  The commissioner may 
 40.37  contract for services and expertise as necessary.  The contracts 
 40.38  are not subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.06. 
 41.1      Sec. 24.  Laws 1999, chapter 245, article 1, section 1, is 
 41.2   amended to read: 
 41.3   Section 1.  [HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES APPROPRIATIONS.] 
 41.4      The sums shown in the columns marked "APPROPRIATIONS" are 
 41.5   appropriated from the general fund, or any other fund named, to 
 41.6   the agencies and for the purposes specified in the following 
 41.7   sections of this article, to be available for the fiscal years 
 41.8   indicated for each purpose.  The figures "2000" and "2001" where 
 41.9   used in this article, mean that the appropriation or 
 41.10  appropriations listed under them are available for the fiscal 
 41.11  year ending June 30, 2000, or June 30, 2001, respectively.  
 41.12  Where a dollar amount appears in parentheses, it means a 
 41.13  reduction of an appropriation.  
 41.14                          SUMMARY BY FUND 
 41.15  APPROPRIATIONS                                      BIENNIAL
 41.16                            2000          2001           TOTAL
 41.17  General          $2,650,812,000 ~~$2,774,558,000~~ ~~$5,425,370,000~~
 41.18                                  $2,776,331,000 $5,427,143,000
 41.19  State Government
 41.20  Special Revenue      36,424,000     36,103,000     72,527,000
 41.21  Health Care
 41.22  Access              146,224,000    175,017,000    321,241,000
 41.23  Trunk Highway         1,726,000      ~~1,773,000~~      ~~3,499,000~~
 41.24                                         -0-          1,726,000
 41.25  Lottery Prize         1,300,000      1,300,000      2,600,000
 41.26  TOTAL            $2,836,486,000 $2,988,751,000 $5,825,237,000
 41.27                                             APPROPRIATIONS 
 41.28                                         Available for the Year 
 41.29                                             Ending June 30 
 41.30                                            2000         2001 
 41.31     Sec. 25.  Laws 1999, chapter 245, article 1, section 6, is 
 41.32  amended to read: 
 41.33  Sec. 6.  EMERGENCY MEDICAL
 41.34  SERVICES BOARD                         2,420,000      2,467,000 
 41.35                Summary by Fund
 41.36  General                 694,000       ~~694,000~~ 2,467,000
 41.37  Trunk Highway         1,726,000     ~~1,773,000~~ -0-
 41.38  [COMPREHENSIVE ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT 
 41.39  (CALS).] Of the general fund 
 41.40  appropriation, $108,000 each year is 
 41.41  for the board to establish a 
 41.42  comprehensive advanced life support 
 41.43  educational program under Minnesota 
 42.1   Statutes, section 144E.37. 
 42.2   [EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES GRANTS.] ~~Of~~ 
 42.3   ~~the appropriation from the trunk~~ 
 42.4   ~~highway fund,~~ $18,000 ~~is~~ from the trunk 
 42.5   highway fund the first year and $36,000 
 42.6   the second year from the general fund 
 42.7   are to the board for grants to regional 
 42.8   emergency medical services 
 42.9   programs. ~~This~~ The second year 
 42.10  appropriation shall become part of the 
 42.11  base for the 2002-2003 biennium. 
 42.12     Sec. 26.  Laws 1999, chapter 250, article 1, section 1, is 
 42.13  amended to read: 
 42.14  Section 1.  [STATE GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS.] 
 42.15     The sums shown in the columns marked "APPROPRIATIONS" are 
 42.16  appropriated from the general fund, or another fund named, to 
 42.17  the agencies and for the purposes specified in this act, to be 
 42.18  available for the fiscal years indicated for each purpose.  The 
 42.19  "1999," "2000," and "2001," where used in this act, mean that 
 42.20  the appropriation or appropriations listed under them are 
 42.21  available for the year ending June 30, 1999, June 30, 2000, or 
 42.22  June 30, 2001, respectively.  
 42.23                          SUMMARY BY FUND 
 42.24                                                       BIENNIAL
 42.25                            2000          2001           TOTAL
 42.26  General              $349,954,000   ~~$308,497,000~~   ~~$658,451,000~~
 42.27                                      $308,536,000   $658,490,000
 42.28  State 
 42.29  Government 
 42.30  Special Revenue        13,986,000     13,884,000     27,870,000 
 42.31  For 1999 - $465,000
 42.32  Health Care Access      1,842,000      1,871,000      3,713,000
 42.33  Environmental             236,000        242,000        478,000
 42.34  Solid Waste Fund          660,000        670,000      1,330,000
 42.35  Lottery Prize 
 42.36  Fund                      110,000        -0-            110,000
 42.37  Highway User
 42.38  Tax Distribution        2,129,000      2,173,000      4,302,000
 42.39  Trunk Highway              39,000         ~~39,000~~         ~~78,000~~ 
 42.40                                           -0-             39,000
 42.41  Workers'
 42.42  Compensation            7,024,000      6,959,000     13,983,000 
 42.43  TOTAL                $376,420,000   $334,854,000   $711,274,000
 42.44  For 1999 - $465,000
 43.1      Sec. 27.  Laws 1999, chapter 250, article 1, section 2, 
 43.2   subdivision 1, is amended to read: 
 43.3   Sec. 2.  LEGISLATURE 
 43.4   Subdivision 1.  Total  
 43.5   Appropriation                         58,340,000     63,117,000
 43.6                 Summary by Fund
 43.7   General              58,151,000    ~~62,928,000~~ $62,967,000
 43.8   Health Care Access      150,000       150,000
 43.9   Trunk Highway            39,000        ~~39,000~~ -0-
 43.10  The amounts that may be spent from this 
 43.11  appropriation for each program are 
 43.12  specified in the following subdivisions.
 43.13     Sec. 28.  Laws 1999, chapter 250, article 1, section 2, 
 43.14  subdivision 4, is amended to read: 
 43.15  Subd. 4.  Legislative 
 43.16  Coordinating Commission               13,841,000     14,924,000
 43.17                Summary by Fund
 43.18  General              13,652,000    ~~14,735,000~~ 14,774,000
 43.19  Health Care Access      150,000       150,000
 43.20  Trunk Highway            39,000        ~~39,000~~ -0-
 43.21  $5,600,000 the first year and 
 43.22  $6,372,000 the second year are for the 
 43.23  office of the revisor of statutes. 
 43.24  $1,184,000 the first year and 
 43.25  $1,217,000 the second year are for the 
 43.26  legislative reference library. 
 43.27  $4,963,000 the first year and 
 43.28  $5,096,000 the second year are for the 
 43.29  office of the legislative auditor. 
 43.30  The legislative commission on pensions 
 43.31  and retirement shall study and report 
 43.32  to the legislature by January 15, 2000, 
 43.33  on the comparability of pension and 
 43.34  other postretirement benefits between 
 43.35  public sector and private sector 
 43.36  employees.  When comparing the 
 43.37  benefits, the commission shall select 
 43.38  comparable job classifications and 
 43.39  salary ranges.  The study must compare 
 43.40  pension portability, initial monthly 
 43.41  benefits, average annual benefit 
 43.42  increases, employer and employee 
 43.43  contribution rates, availability of 
 43.44  early retirement incentives, 
 43.45  administrative costs, and other factors 
 43.46  as necessary to compare benefits. 
 43.47                             ARTICLE 4
 43.48            USE OF DEDICATED FUNDS FOR HIGHWAY PURPOSES
 43.49     Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 161.20, 
 44.1   subdivision 3, is amended to read: 
 44.2      Subd. 3.  [APPROPRIATIONS.] The commissioner may expend 
 44.3   trunk highway funds only for trunk highway purposes.  Payment of 
 44.4   sales tax on purchase of highways construction materials and 
 44.5   road construction equipment is not a highway purpose and does 
 44.6   not aid in the construct, improvement, or maintenance of the 
 44.7   highway system. 
 44.8      Sec. 2.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 162.08, 
 44.9   subdivision 4, is amended to read: 
 44.10     Subd. 4.  [PURPOSES; OTHER USES OF MUNICIPAL ACCOUNT 
 44.11  ALLOCATION.] (a) Except as provided in subdivision 3, money so 
 44.12  apportioned and allocated to each county shall be used for aid 
 44.13  in the establishment, location, construction, reconstruction, 
 44.14  improvement, and maintenance of the county state-aid highway 
 44.15  system within each county, including the expense of sidewalks, 
 44.16  commissioner-approved signals and safety devices on county 
 44.17  state-aid highways, and systems that permit an emergency vehicle 
 44.18  operator to activate a green traffic signal for the emergency 
 44.19  vehicle; provided, that in the event of hardship, or in the 
 44.20  event that the county state-aid highway system of any county is 
 44.21  improved to the standards set forth in the commissioner's rules, 
 44.22  a portion of the money apportioned other than the money 
 44.23  allocated for expenditures within cities having a population of 
 44.24  less than 5,000, may be used on other roads within the county 
 44.25  with the consent and in accordance with the commissioner's rules.
 44.26  Payment of sales tax on purchase of highway construction 
 44.27  materials and road construction equipment is not a highway 
 44.28  purpose and does not aid in the construction, improvement, or 
 44.29  maintenance of the highway system. 
 44.30     (b) If the portion of the county state-aid highway system 
 44.31  lying within cities having a population of less than 5,000 is 
 44.32  improved to the standard set forth in the commissioner's rules, 
 44.33  a portion of the money credited to the municipal account may be 
 44.34  used on other county highways or other streets lying within such 
 44.35  cities.  Upon the authorization of the commissioner, a county 
 44.36  may expend accumulated municipal account funds on county 
 45.1   state-aid highways within the county outside of cities having a 
 45.2   population of less than 5,000.  The commissioner shall authorize 
 45.3   the expenditure if: 
 45.4      (1) the county submits a written request to the 
 45.5   commissioner and holds a hearing within 30 days of the request 
 45.6   to receive and consider any objections by the governing bodies 
 45.7   of cities within the county having a population of less than 
 45.8   5,000; and 
 45.9      (2) no written objection is filed with the commissioner by 
 45.10  any such city within 14 days of that hearing as provided in this 
 45.11  subdivision. 
 45.12     The county shall notify all of the cities of the public 
 45.13  hearing by certified mail and shall notify the commissioner in 
 45.14  writing of the results of the hearing and any objections to the 
 45.15  use of the funds as requested by the county. 
 45.16     (c) If, within 14 days of the hearing under paragraph (b), 
 45.17  a city having a population of less than 5,000 files a written 
 45.18  objection with the commissioner identifying a specific county 
 45.19  state-aid highway within the city which is requested for 
 45.20  improvement, the commissioner shall investigate the nature of 
 45.21  the requested improvement.  Notwithstanding paragraph (b), 
 45.22  clause (2), the commissioner may authorize the expenditure 
 45.23  requested by the county if:  
 45.24     (1) the identified highway is not deficient in meeting 
 45.25  minimum state-aid street standards; 
 45.26     (2) the county shows evidence that the identified highway 
 45.27  has been programmed for construction in the county's five-year 
 45.28  capital improvement budget in a manner consistent with the 
 45.29  county's transportation plan; or 
 45.30     (3) there are conditions created by or within the city and 
 45.31  beyond the control of the county that prohibit programming or 
 45.32  constructing the identified highway. 
 45.33     (d) Notwithstanding any contrary provisions of paragraph 
 45.34  (b) or (c), accumulated balances in excess of two years of 
 45.35  municipal account apportionments may be spent on projects 
 45.36  located outside of municipalities under 5,000 population when 
 46.1   approved solely by resolution of the county board.  
 46.2      (e) Authorization for use of municipal account funds on 
 46.3   county state-aid highways outside of cities having a population 
 46.4   of less than 5,000 shall be applicable only to the county's 
 46.5   accumulated and current year allocation.  Future municipal 
 46.6   account allocations shall be used as directed by law unless 
 46.7   subsequent requests are made by the county and approved by the 
 46.8   commissioner, or approved by resolution of the county board, as 
 46.9   applicable, in accordance with the applicable provisions of this 
 46.10  section. 
 46.11     Sec. 3.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 162.14, 
 46.12  subdivision 2, is amended to read: 
 46.13     Subd. 2.  [PURPOSES, OTHER USES, OTHER FUNDS.] Money so 
 46.14  apportioned to each such city shall be used for aid in the 
 46.15  establishment, location, construction, reconstruction, 
 46.16  improvement, and maintenance of the municipal state-aid street 
 46.17  system within each city including the expense of sidewalks, 
 46.18  signals and safety devices, including systems that permit an 
 46.19  emergency vehicle operator to activate a green traffic signal 
 46.20  for the emergency vehicle, on such system approved by the 
 46.21  commissioner, provided that in the event of hardship or in the 
 46.22  event that the municipal state-aid street system of any 
 46.23  municipality is improved to the standards set forth in the 
 46.24  commissioner's rules, and subject to the consent of the 
 46.25  commissioner and under rules of the commissioner, a portion of 
 46.26  the money so apportioned may be used on other streets or roads 
 46.27  within the city.  The governing body of any such city may, 
 46.28  subject to the consent of the commissioner, and under the rules 
 46.29  of the commissioner, use a portion of the money so apportioned 
 46.30  on any state trunk highway or county state-aid highway within 
 46.31  the city.  The amount of money to be appropriated by such cities 
 46.32  from other funds for use in the establishment, location, 
 46.33  construction, reconstruction, improvement, and maintenance of 
 46.34  the municipal state-aid street system within the city is hereby 
 46.35  left to the direction of the individual governing bodies of the 
 46.36  cities.  Payment of sales tax on purchase of highway 
 47.1   construction materials and road construction equipment is not a 
 47.2   highway purpose and does not aid in the construction, 
 47.3   improvement, and maintenance of the highway and street system.