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CHAPTER 351–S.F.No. 2540
An act
relating to transportation; modifying or adding provisions relating to
school bus transportation, transportation construction impacts on business,
rest areas, highways, bridges, transportation contracts, variances from
rules and engineering standards for local streets and highways, tax-exempt
vehicles, license plates, deputy registrars, impounds, towing, quick clearance
of highway obstructions, pedestrians, intersection gridlock, bus and type
III vehicle operation, various traffic regulations, cargo tank vehicle weight
exemptions, drivers’ licenses, transportation department goals and mission,
the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Collaborative, transit, a Minnesota
Council of Transportation Access, complete streets, a Commuter Rail Corridor
Coordinating Committee, railroad track safety, motor carriers, allocation of traffic
fines, airport authorities, property acquisition for highways, town road interest
extinguishment nullification, Northstar commuter rail, roundabouts design, and a
pilot program to obtain federal assistance for transportation projects; providing
for bus service during Hastings bridge construction; requiring reports; making
technical and clarifying changes; appropriating money;amending Minnesota
Statutes 2008, sections 161.14, by adding subdivisions; 161.3426, subdivision 3,
by adding a subdivision; 162.02, subdivision 3a; 162.09, subdivision 3a; 165.14,
subdivisions 4, 5; 168.002, by adding a subdivision; 168.12, subdivision 2a;
168.123, subdivisions 1, 2, by adding a subdivision; 168.1255, subdivision 1;
168.1293; 168.33, subdivision 2; 168B.06, subdivision 1; 168B.07, subdivision
3; 169.041, subdivision 5, by adding a subdivision; 169.15; 169.26, by adding a
subdivision; 169.306; 169.79, subdivision 3; 169.87, by adding a subdivision;
171.321, subdivision 2; 174.01, subdivisions 1, 2; 174.02, subdivision 1a;
174.22, by adding a subdivision; 174.23, subdivisions 1, 2; 174.24, subdivisions
2, 3b, by adding a subdivision; 174.247; 174.86, subdivision 5; 219.01; 221.012,
subdivision 38, by adding a subdivision; 360.061, subdivision 3; 473.167,
subdivision 2a; 473.411, subdivision 5; 514.18, subdivision 1a; Minnesota
Statutes 2009 Supplement, sections 123B.92, subdivision 1; 160.165; 161.14,
subdivision 62; 168.012, subdivision 1; 168.12, subdivision 5; 169.71,
subdivision 1; 171.02, subdivision 2b; 174.24, subdivisions 1a, 5; 299D.03,
subdivision 5; Laws 2008, chapter 287, article 1, section 122; Laws 2008, chapter
350, article 1, section 5; Laws 2009, chapter 36, article 1, section 3, subdivision
3; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 160; 174; 221;
383D; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 169.041, subdivisions 3, 4.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 123B.92, subdivision 1, is
amended to read:
Subdivision 1.Definitions.For purposes of this section and section125A.76, the
terms defined in this subdivision have the meanings given to them.
(a) “Actual expenditure per pupil transported in the regular and excess transportation
categories” means the quotient obtained by dividing:
(1) the sum of:
(i) all expenditures for transportation in the regular category, as defined in paragraph
(b), clause (1), and the excess category, as defined in paragraph (b), clause (2), plus
(ii) an amount equal to one year’s depreciation on the district’s school bus fleet
and mobile units computed on a straight line basis at the rate of 15 percent per year for
districts operating a program under section124D.128for grades 1 to 12 for all students in
the district and 12-1/2 percent per year for other districts of the cost of the fleet, plus
(iii) an amount equal to one year’s depreciation on the district’s type III vehicles, as
defined in section169.011, subdivision 71, which must be used a majority of the time for
pupil transportation purposes, computed on a straight line basis at the rate of 20 percent
per year of the cost of the type three school buses by:
(2) the number of pupils eligible for transportation in the regular category, as defined
in paragraph (b), clause (1), and the excess category, as defined in paragraph (b), clause (2).
(b) “Transportation category” means a category of transportation service provided to
pupils as follows:
(1) Regular transportation is:
(i) transportation to and from school during the regular school year for resident
elementary pupils residing one mile or more from the public or nonpublic school they
attend, and resident secondary pupils residing two miles or more from the public
or nonpublic school they attend, excluding desegregation transportation and noon
kindergarten transportation; but with respect to transportation of pupils to and from
nonpublic schools, only to the extent permitted by sections123B.84to123B.87;
(ii) transportation of resident pupils to and from language immersion programs;
(iii) transportation of a pupil who is a custodial parent and that pupil’s child between
the pupil’s home and the child care provider and between the provider and the school, if
the home and provider are within the attendance area of the school;
(iv) transportation to and from or board and lodging in another district, of resident
pupils of a district without a secondary school; and
(v) transportation to and from school during the regular school year required under
subdivision 3 for nonresident elementary pupils when the distance from the attendance
area border to the public school is one mile or more, and for nonresident secondary pupils
when the distance from the attendance area border to the public school is two miles or
more, excluding desegregation transportation and noon kindergarten transportation.
For the purposes of this paragraph, a district may designate a licensed day care
facility, school day care facility, respite care facility, the residence of a relative, or the
residence of a person chosen by the pupil’s parent or guardian, or an after school program
for children operated by a political subdivision of the state,as the home of a pupil for part
or all of the day, if requested by the pupil’s parent or guardian, and if that facility,
residence, or programis within the attendance area of the school the pupil attends.
(2) Excess transportation is:
(i) transportation to and from school during the regular school year for resident
secondary pupils residing at least one mile but less than two miles from the public or
nonpublic school they attend, and transportation to and from school for resident pupils
residing less than one mile from school who are transported because of extraordinary
traffic, drug, or crime hazards; and
(ii) transportation to and from school during the regular school year required under
subdivision 3 for nonresident secondary pupils when the distance from the attendance area
border to the school is at least one mile but less than two miles from the public school
they attend, and for nonresident pupils when the distance from the attendance area border
to the school is less than one mile from the school and who are transported because of
extraordinary traffic, drug, or crime hazards.
(3) Desegregation transportation is transportation within and outside of the district
during the regular school year of pupils to and from schools located outside their normal
attendance areas under a plan for desegregation mandated by the commissioner or under
court order.
(4) “Transportation services for pupils with disabilities” is:
(i) transportation of pupils with disabilities who cannot be transported on a regular
school bus between home or a respite care facility and school;
(ii) necessary transportation of pupils with disabilities from home or from school to
other buildings, including centers such as developmental achievement centers, hospitals,
and treatment centers where special instruction or services required by sections125A.03
to125A.24,125A.26to125A.48, and125A.65are provided, within or outside the district
where services are provided;
(iii) necessary transportation for resident pupils with disabilities required by sections
125A.12, and125A.26to125A.48;
(iv) board and lodging for pupils with disabilities in a district maintaining special
classes;
(v) transportation from one educational facility to another within the district for
resident pupils enrolled on a shared-time basis in educational programs, and necessary
transportation required by sections125A.18, and125A.26to125A.48, for resident pupils
with disabilities who are provided special instruction and services on a shared-time basis
or if resident pupils are not transported, the costs of necessary travel between public
and private schools or neutral instructional sites by essential personnel employed by the
district’s program for children with a disability;
(vi) transportation for resident pupils with disabilities to and from board and lodging
facilities when the pupil is boarded and lodged for educational purposes; and
(vii) services described in clauses (i) to (vi), when provided for pupils with
disabilities in conjunction with a summer instructional program that relates to the pupil’s
individual education plan or in conjunction with a learning year program established
under section124D.128.
For purposes of computing special education initial aid under section125A.76,
subdivision 2, the cost of providing transportation for children with disabilities includes
(A) the additional cost of transporting a homeless student from a temporary nonshelter
home in another district to the school of origin, or a formerly homeless student from a
permanent home in another district to the school of origin but only through the end of the
academic year; and (B) depreciation on district-owned school buses purchased after July 1,
2005, and used primarily for transportation of pupils with disabilities, calculated according
to paragraph (a), clauses (ii) and (iii). Depreciation costs included in the disabled
transportation category must be excluded in calculating the actual expenditure per pupil
transported in the regular and excess transportation categories according to paragraph (a).
(5) “Nonpublic nonregular transportation” is:
(i) transportation from one educational facility to another within the district for
resident pupils enrolled on a shared-time basis in educational programs, excluding
transportation for nonpublic pupils with disabilities under clause (4);
(ii) transportation within district boundaries between a nonpublic school and a
public school or a neutral site for nonpublic school pupils who are provided pupil support
services pursuant to section123B.44; and
(iii) late transportation home from school or between schools within a district for
nonpublic school pupils involved in after-school activities.
(c) “Mobile unit” means a vehicle or trailer designed to provide facilities for
educational programs and services, including diagnostic testing, guidance and counseling
services, and health services. A mobile unit located off nonpublic school premises is a
neutral site as defined in section123B.41, subdivision 13.
EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 160.165, is amended to read:
160.165 MITIGATING TRANSPORTATION CONSTRUCTION IMPACTS
ON BUSINESS.
Subdivision 1.Definitions.For the purposes of this section, the following terms
have the meanings given:
(1) “project” means construction work to maintain, construct, reconstruct, or
improve a street or highwayor for a rail transit project;
(2) “substantial business impacts” means impairment of road access, parking, or
visibility for one or more business establishments as a result of a project, for a minimum
period of one month; and
(3) “transportation authority” means the commissioner, as to trunk highways; the
county board, as to county state-aid highways and county highways; the town board, as to
town roads;statutory or home rule charter cities, as to city streets; the Metropolitan
Council, for rail transit projects located entirely within the metropolitan area as defined in
section 473.121, subdivision 2; and the commissioner, for all other rail transit projects.
Subd. 2.Business liaison.(a) Before beginning construction work on a project,
a transportation authority shall identify whether the project is anticipated to include
substantial business impacts. For such projects, the transportation authority shall designate
an individual to serve as business liaison between the transportation authority and affected
businesses.
(b) The business liaison shall consult with affected businesses before and
during construction to investigate means of mitigating project impacts to businesses.
The mitigation considered must include signage. The business liaison shall provide
information to the identified businesses before and during construction, concerning project
duration and timetables, lane and road closures, detours, access impacts, customer parking
impacts, visibility, noise, dust, vibration, and public participation opportunities.
Subd. 3.Exception.This section does not apply to construction work in connection
with the Central Corridor light rail transit line that will connect downtown Minneapolis
and downtown St. Paul.
EFFECTIVE DATE.Subdivision 1 is effective July 1, 2012. Subdivision 3 is
effective July 1, 2010.

Sec. 3.[160.2755] PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES AT REST AREAS.
Subdivision 1.Prohibited activities.It is unlawful at rest areas to:
(1) dispose of travel-related trash and rubbish, except if depositing it in a designated
receptacle;
(2) dump household or commercial trash and rubbish into containers or anywhere
else on site; or
(3) drain or dump refuse or waste from any trailer, recreational vehicle, or other
vehicle except where receptacles are provided and designated to receive the refuse or
waste.
Subd. 2.Penalty.Violation of this section is a petty misdemeanor.
EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective August 1, 2010, and applies to acts
committed on or after that date.

Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 161.14, subdivision 62, is
amended to read:
Subd. 62.Clearwater County Veterans Memorial Highway.(a) The following
described route is designated the “Clearwater County Veterans Memorial Highway”: that
portion of Legislative Route No. 168, marked on August 1, 2009, as Trunk Highway 200,
from its intersection with Clearwater County State-Aid Highway39to its intersection
with Legislative Route No. 169, marked on August 1, 2009, as Trunk Highway 92; and that
portion of Route No. 169 to its intersection with Clearwater County State-Aid Highway 5.
(b) The commissioner shall adopt a suitable marking design to mark this highway
and erect appropriate signs, subject to section161.139.

Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 161.14, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:
Subd. 66.Veterans Memorial Highway.Legislative Route No. 31, signed as
Trunk Highway 200 as of the effective date of this section, from the border with North
Dakota to the city of Mahnomen, is designated as the “Veterans Memorial Highway.” The
commissioner shall adopt a suitable design to mark this highway and erect appropriate
signs, subject to section 161.139.

Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 161.14, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:
Subd. 67.Becker County Veterans Memorial Highway.Marked Trunk Highway
34, from its intersection with Washington Avenue in Detroit Lakes to its intersection with
County State-Aid Highway 39; and marked Trunk Highway 87, from its intersection
with County State-Aid Highway 33 to its intersection with County State-Aid Highway
39, is named and designated the “Becker County Veterans Memorial Highway.” Subject
to section 161.139, the commissioner shall adopt a suitable marking design to mark this
highway and erect appropriate signs.

Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 161.14, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:
Subd. 68.Granite City Crossing.The bridge over the Mississippi River on marked
Trunk Highway 23 in St. Cloud is designated “Granite City Crossing.” The commissioner
of transportation shall adopt a suitable design to mark this bridge and erect appropriate
signs, subject to section 161.139.

Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 161.14, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:
Subd. 69.Veterans Memorial Highway.Marked Trunk Highway 59 from the city
of Karlstad to the border with Canada is designated as the “Veterans Memorial Highway.”
The commissioner shall adopt a suitable design to mark this highway and erect appropriate
signs, subject to section 161.139.

Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 161.3426, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
Subd. 3.Stipulated fee.The commissioner shall award a stipulated fee not less than
two-tenths of one percent of the department’s estimated cost of design and construction
to each short-listed, responsible proposer who provides a responsive but unsuccessful
proposal.When the request for proposals specifies a maximum price, the stipend shall be
awarded if the proposal is responsive in all other aspects but comes in above the maximum
price.If the commissioner does not award a contract, all short-listed proposers must
receive the stipulated fee. If the commissioner cancels the contract before reviewing the
technical proposals, the commissioner shall award each design-builder on the short list a
stipulated fee of not less than two-tenths of one percent of the commissioner’s estimated
cost of design and construction. The commissioner shall pay the stipulated fee to each
proposer within 90 days after the award of the contract or the decision not to award a
contract. In consideration for paying the stipulated fee, the commissioner may use any
ideas or information contained in the proposals in connection with any contract awarded
for the project or in connection with a subsequent procurement, without any obligation
to pay any additional compensation to the unsuccessful proposers. Notwithstanding the
other provisions of this subdivision, an unsuccessful short-list proposer may elect to waive
the stipulated fee. If an unsuccessful short-list proposer elects to waive the stipulated
fee, the commissioner may not use ideas and information contained in that proposer’s
proposal. Upon the request of the commissioner, a proposer who waived a stipulated fee
may withdraw the waiver, in which case the commissioner shall pay the stipulated fee to
the proposer and thereafter may use ideas and information in the proposer’s proposal.

Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 161.3426, is amended by adding a
subdivision to read:
Subd. 6.Reissue of request for proposals.If the commissioner rejects all bids
or does not execute the contract, the commissioner may reissue the request for proposals
and allow only short-listed teams to resubmit proposals. The commissioner shall then pay
a reasonable stipulated fee to each short-listed, responsible proposer who provides a
responsive but unsuccessful proposal in response to the reissued request for proposals.
When the reissued request for proposals specifies a maximum price, the stipend shall
be awarded if the proposal is responsive in all other aspects but comes in above the
maximum price.

Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 162.02, subdivision 3a, is amended to read:
Subd. 3a.Variances from rules and engineering standards.(a)The commissioner
may grant variances from the rules and from the engineering standards developed
pursuant to section162.021or162.07, subdivision 2. A political subdivision in which
a county state-aid highway is located or is proposed to be located may submit a written
request to the commissioner for a variance for that highway.The commissioner shall
comply with section 174.75, subdivision 5, in evaluating a variance request related to a
complete streets project.
(b)The commissioner shall publish notice of the request in the State Register and
give notice to all persons known to the commissioner to have an interest in the matter. The
commissioner may grant or deny the variance within 30 days of providing notice of the
request. If a written objection to the request is received within seven days of providing
notice, the variance shall be granted or denied only after a contested case hearing has been
held on the request. If no timely objection is received and the variance is denied without
hearing, the political subdivision may request, within 30 days of receiving notice of denial,
and shall be granted a contested case hearing.
(c)For purposes of this subdivision, “political subdivision” includes (1) an agency of
a political subdivision which has jurisdiction over parks, and (2) a regional park authority.

Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 162.09, subdivision 3a, is amended to read:
Subd. 3a.Variances from rules and engineering standards.(a) The commissioner
may grant variances from the rules and from the engineering standards developed
pursuant to section162.13, subdivision 2. A political subdivision in which a municipal
state-aid street is located or is proposed to be located may submit a written request to the
commissioner for a variance for that street.The commissioner shall comply with section
174.75, subdivision 5, in evaluating a variance request related to a complete streets project.
(b) The commissioner shall publish notice of the request in the State Register and
give notice to all persons known to the commissioner to have an interest in the matter. The
commissioner may grant or deny the variance within 30 days of providing notice of the
request. If a written objection to the request is received within seven days of providing
notice, the variance shall be granted or denied only after a contested case hearing has been
held on the request. If no timely objection is received and the variance is denied without
hearing, the political subdivision may request, within 30 days of receiving notice of denial,
and shall be granted a contested case hearing.
(c) For purposes of this subdivision, “political subdivision” includes (1) an agency of
a political subdivision which has jurisdiction over parks, and (2) a regional park authority.

Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 165.14, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
Subd. 4.Prioritization of bridge projects.(a) The commissioner shall classify all
bridges in the program into tier 1, 2, or 3 bridges, where tier 1 is the highest tier. Unless
the commissioner identifies a reason for proceeding otherwise, before commencing bridge
projects in a lower tier, all bridge projects within a higher tier must to the extent feasible
be selected and funded in the approved state transportation improvement program, at
any stage in the project development process, solicited for bids, in contract negotiation,
under construction, or completed.
(b) The classification of each tier is as follows:
(1) tier 1 consists of any bridge in the program that (i) has an average daily traffic
count that is above 1,000 and has a sufficiency rating that is at or below 50, or (ii) is
identified by the commissioner as a priority project;
(2) tier 2 consists of any bridge that is not a tier 1 bridge, and (i) is classified as
fracture-critical, or (ii) has a sufficiency rating that is at or below 80; and
(3) tier 3 consists of any other bridge in the program that is not a tier 1 or tier 2 bridge.
(c) By June 30, 2018, all tier 1 and tier 2 bridges originally included in the program
must be under contract for repair or replacement with a new bridge that contains a
load-path-redundant design, except that a specific bridge may remain in continued service
if the reasons are documented in the report required under subdivision 5.
(d)All bridge projects funded under this section in fiscal year 2012 or later must
include bicycle and pedestrian accommodations if both sides of the bridge are located in a
city or the bridge links a pedestrian way, shared-use path, trail, or scenic bikeway.
Bicycle and pedestrian accommodations would not be required if:
(1) a comprehensive assessment demonstrates that there is an absence of need for
bicycle and pedestrian accommodations for the life of the bridge; or
(2) there is a reasonable alternative bicycle and pedestrian crossing within
one-quarter mile of the bridge project.
All bicycle and pedestrian accommodations should enable a connection to any existing
bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure in close proximity to the bridge. All pedestrian
facilities must meet or exceed federal accessibility requirements as outlined in Title II of
the Americans with Disabilities Act, codified in United States Code, title 42, chapter
126, subchapter II, and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, codified in United
States Code, title 29, section 794.
(e)The commissioner shall establish criteria for determining the priority of bridge
projects within each tier, and must include safety considerations as a criterion.
EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective July 1, 2010.

Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 165.14, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
Subd. 5.Statewide transportation planning report.In conjunction with each
update to the Minnesota statewide transportation plan, or at least every six years, the
commissioner shall submit a report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the
house of representatives and senate committees with jurisdiction over transportation
finance. The report must include:
(1) an explanation of the criteria and decision-making processes used to prioritize
bridge projects;
(2) a historical and projected analysis of the extent to which all trunk highway
bridges meet bridge performance targetsand comply with the accessibility requirements
of Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, Public Law 101-336;
(3) a summary of bridge projects (i) completed in the previous six years or since the
last update to the Minnesota statewide transportation plan, and (ii) currently in progress
under the program;
(4) a summary of bridge projects scheduled in the next four fiscal years and included
in the state transportation improvement program;
(5) a projection of annual needs over the next 20 years;
(6) a calculationoffunding necessary to meet the completion date under subdivision
4, paragraph (c), compared to the total amount of bridge-related funding available; and
(7) for any tier 1 fracture-critical bridge that is repaired but not replaced, an
explanation of the reasons for repair instead of replacement.

Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 168.002, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:
Subd. 31a.Special plates.Unless otherwise specified, “special plates” or “special
plate” means plates, or a single motorcycle plate, that are designed with wording or
graphics that differ from a regular Minnesota passenger automobile plate or motorcycle
plate.
EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 168.012, subdivision 1, is
amended to read:
Subdivision 1.Vehicles exempt from tax, fees, or plate display.(a) The following
vehicles are exempt from the provisions of this chapter requiring payment of tax and
registration fees, except as provided in subdivision 1c:
(1) vehicles owned and used solely in the transaction of official business by the
federal government, the state, or any political subdivision;
(2) vehicles owned and used exclusively by educational institutions and used solely
in the transportation of pupils to and from those institutions;
(3) vehicles used solely in driver education programs at nonpublic high schools;
(4) vehicles owned by nonprofit charities and used exclusively to transport disabled
persons for charitable, religious, or educational purposes;
(5) vehicles owned by nonprofit charities and used exclusively for disaster response
and related activities;
(6) vehicles owned by ambulance services licensed under section144E.10that
are equipped and specifically intended for emergency response or providing ambulance
services; and
(7) vehicles owned by a commercial driving school licensed under section171.34,
or an employee of a commercial driving school licensed under section171.34, and the
vehicle is used exclusively for driver education and training.
(b)Provided the general appearance of the vehicle is unmistakable, the following
vehicles are not required to register or display number plates:
(1)vehicles owned by the federal government;
(2)fire apparatuses,including fire-suppression support vehicles,owned or leased by
the state or a political subdivision;
(3)police patrolsowned or leased by the state or a political subdivision;and
(4)ambulances
owned or leased by the state or a political subdivision.
(c) Unmarked vehicles used in general police work, liquor investigations, or arson
investigations, and passenger automobiles, pickup trucks, and buses owned or operated by
the Department of Corrections, must be registered and must display appropriate license
number plates, furnished by the registrar at cost. Original and renewal applications for
these license plates authorized for use in general police work and for use by the Department
of Corrections must be accompanied by a certification signed by the appropriate chief of
police if issued to a police vehicle, the appropriate sheriff if issued to a sheriff’s vehicle,
the commissioner of corrections if issued to a Department of Corrections vehicle, or the
appropriate officer in charge if issued to a vehicle of any other law enforcement agency.
The certification must be on a form prescribed by the commissioner and state that the
vehicle will be used exclusively for a purpose authorized by this section.
(d) Unmarked vehicles used by the Departments of Revenue and Labor and Industry,
fraud unit, in conducting seizures or criminal investigations must be registered and must
display passenger vehicle classification license number plates, furnished at cost by the
registrar. Original and renewal applications for these passenger vehicle license plates
must be accompanied by a certification signed by the commissioner of revenue or the
commissioner of labor and industry. The certification must be on a form prescribed by
the commissioner and state that the vehicles will be used exclusively for the purposes
authorized by this section.
(e) Unmarked vehicles used by the Division of Disease Prevention and Control of the
Department of Health must be registered and must display passenger vehicle classification
license number plates. These plates must be furnished at cost by the registrar. Original
and renewal applications for these passenger vehicle license plates must be accompanied
by a certification signed by the commissioner of health. The certification must be on a
form prescribed by the commissioner and state that the vehicles will be used exclusively
for the official duties of the Division of Disease Prevention and Control.
(f) Unmarked vehicles used by staff of the Gambling Control Board in gambling
investigations and reviews must be registered and must display passenger vehicle
classification license number plates. These plates must be furnished at cost by the
registrar. Original and renewal applications for these passenger vehicle license plates must
be accompanied by a certification signed by the board chair. The certification must be on a
form prescribed by the commissioner and state that the vehicles will be used exclusively
for the official duties of the Gambling Control Board.
(g) Unmarked vehicles used in general investigation, surveillance, supervision,
and monitoring by the staff of the Department of Human Services Office of Special
Investigations and the executive director of the Minnesota sex offender program must
be registered and must display passenger vehicle classification license number plates,
furnished by the registrar at cost. Original and renewal applications for passenger vehicle
license plates must be accompanied by a certification signed by the commissioner of
human services. The certification must be on a form prescribed by the commissioner and
state that the vehicles must be used exclusively for the official duties of the Office of
Special Investigations and the executive director of the Minnesota sex offender program.
(h) Each state hospital and institution for persons who are mentally ill and
developmentally disabled may have one vehicle without the required identification on
the sides of the vehicle. The vehicle must be registered and must display passenger
vehicle classification license number plates. These plates must be furnished at cost by the
registrar. Original and renewal applications for these passenger vehicle license plates must
be accompanied by a certification signed by the hospital administrator. The certification
must be on a form prescribed by the commissioner and state that the vehicles will be used
exclusively for the official duties of the state hospital or institution.
(i) Each county social service agency may have vehicles used for child and
vulnerable adult protective services without the required identification on the sides of the
vehicle. The vehicles must be registered and must display passenger vehicle classification
license number plates. These plates must be furnished at cost by the registrar. Original
and renewal applications for these passenger vehicle license plates must be accompanied
by a certification signed by the agency administrator. The certification must be on a form
prescribed by the commissioner and state that the vehicles will be used exclusively for the
official duties of the social service agency.
(j) All other motor vehicles must be registered and display tax-exempt number
plates, furnished by the registrar at cost, except as provided in subdivision 1c. All
vehicles required to display tax-exempt number plates must have the name of the state
department or political subdivision, nonpublic high school operating a driver education
program, licensed commercial driving school, or other qualifying organization or entity,
plainly displayed on both sides of the vehicle. This identification must be in a color
giving contrast with that of the part of the vehicle on which it is placed and must endure
throughout the term of the registration. The identification must not be on a removable
plate or placard and must be kept clean and visible at all times; except that a removable
plate or placard may be utilized on vehicles leased or loaned to a political subdivision or
to a nonpublic high school driver education program.

Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 168.12, subdivision 2a, is amended to read:
Subd. 2a.Personalized plates; rules.(a) The commissioner may issue personalized
plates or, if requested for special plates issued under section168.123for veterans,
168.124for medal of honor recipients, or168.125for former prisoners of war, applicable
personalized special veterans plates, to an applicant who:
(1) is an owner of a passenger automobile including a passenger automobile
registered as a classic car, pioneer car, collector car, or street rod; any truck with a
manufacturer’s nominal rated capacity of one ton or less and resembling a pickup truck; a
motorcycle, including a classic motorcycle; a motorized bicycle; a commuter van as
defined in section168.126; or a recreational vehicle;
(2) pays a onetime fee of $100 and any other fees required by this chapter;
(3) pays the registration tax required by this chapter for the motor vehicle; and
(4) complies with this chapter and rules governing registration of motor vehicles
and licensing of drivers.
(b) The commissioner shall charge a replacement fee for personalized license plates
and personalized special veterans plates issued under section168.123as specified in
subdivision 5. This fee must be paid by the applicant whenever the personalized plates are
required to be replaced by law, except that as provided in section168.124, subdivision
3, and168.125, subdivision 1b, no fee may be charged to replace plates issued under
those sections.
(c) In lieu of the registration number assigned as provided in subdivision 1,
personalized plates and personalized special veterans plates must have imprinted on them
a series of not more than seven numbers and letters, or five numbers and letters for
personalized special veterans plates, in any combination and, as applicable, satisfy the
design requirements of section168.123,168.124, or168.125. When an applicant has once
obtained personalized plates or personalized special veterans plates, the applicant shall
have a prior claim for similar personalized plates or personalized special veterans plates in
the next succeeding year as long as current motor vehicle registration is maintained.
(d) The commissioner shall adopt rules in the manner provided by chapter 14,
regulating the issuance and transfer of personalized plates and personalized special
veterans plates. No words or combination of letters placed on these plates may be used
for commercial advertising, be of an obscene, indecent, or immoral nature, or be of a
nature that would offend public morals or decency. The call signals or letters of a radio or
television station are not commercial advertising for the purposes of this subdivision.
(e) Despite the provisions of subdivision 1, personalized plates and personalized
special veterans plates issued under this subdivision may be transferred to another motor
vehicle listed in paragraph (a) and owned by the applicant, upon the payment of a fee of $5.
(f) The commissioner may by rule specify the format for notification.
(g) A personalized plate or personalized special veterans plate issued for a classic
car, pioneer car, collector car, street rod, or classic motorcycle may not be transferred
to a vehicle not eligible for such a plate.
(h) Despite any law to the contrary, if the personalized license plates are lost, stolen,
or destroyed, the applicant may apply and must be issued duplicate license plates bearing
the same combination of letters and numbers and the same design as (1) the former
personalized plates or personalized special veterans plates under section168.123upon
the payment of the fee required by section168.29or (2) the former personalized special
veterans plates issued under section168.124or168.125, without charge.
(i) A personalized vertical motorcycle plate may be issued upon payment of an
additional payment of $100. The vertical plate must have not more than four identification
characters, cannot be a duplication of any current or reserved license plate, and must
meet the requirements in paragraph (d).

Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 168.12, subdivision 5, is
amended to read:
Subd. 5.Additional fee.(a) In addition to any fee otherwise authorized or any tax
otherwise imposed upon any vehicle, the payment of which is required as a condition to
the issuance of any plate or plates, the commissioner shall impose the fee specified in
paragraph (b) that is calculated to cover the cost of manufacturing and issuing the plate
or plates, except for plates issued to disabled veterans as defined in section168.031and
plates issued pursuant to section168.124,168.125, or168.27, subdivisions 16 and 17,
for passenger automobiles. The commissioner shall issue graphic design plates only
for vehicles registered pursuant to section168.017and recreational vehicles registered
pursuant to section168.013, subdivision 1g.
(b) Unless otherwise specified or exempted by statute, the following plate and
validation sticker fees apply for the original, duplicate, or replacement issuance of a
plate in a plate year:

License Plate

Single

Double

Regular and Disability

$
4.50
$
6.00

Special

$
8.50
$
10.00

Personalized (Replacement)

$
10.00
$
14.00

Collector Category

$
13.50
$
15.00

Emergency Vehicle Display

$
3.00
$
6.00

Utility Trailer Self-Adhesive

$
2.50

Vertical Motorcycle Plate

$
100.00

NA

Stickers

Duplicate year

$
1.00
$
1.00

International Fuel Tax Agreement

$
2.50

(c) For vehicles that require two of the categories above, the registrar shall only
charge the higher of the two fees and not a combined total.

Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 168.123, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1.General requirements; fees.(a) On payment of a fee of $10 for
each set of two plates, or for a single plate in the case of a motorcycle plate, payment of
the registration tax required by law, and compliance with other applicable laws relating to
vehicle registration and licensing, as applicable, the commissioner shall issue:
(1) special veteran’s plates to an applicant who served in the active military service
in a branch of the armed forces of the United States or of a nation or society allied with the
United States in conducting a foreign war, was discharged under honorable conditions,
and is a registered owner of a passenger automobile, recreational motor vehicle, or
truck resembling a pickup truck and having a manufacturer’s nominal rated capacity
of one ton, but which is not a commercial motor vehicle as defined in section169.011,
subdivision 16; or
(2) a veteran’s special motorcycle plate as described in subdivision 2, paragraph (a),
(f), (h),(i),or (j),or another special plate designed by the commissioner to an applicant
who is a registered owner of a motorcycle and meets the criteria listed in this paragraph
and in subdivision 2, paragraph (a), (f), (h),(i), or (j). Plates issued under this clause
must be the same size as regular motorcycle plates. Special motorcycle license plates
issued under this clause are not subject to section168.1293.
(b) The additional fee of $10 is payable for each set of veteran’s plates, is payable
only when the plates are issued, and is not payable in a year in which stickers are issued
instead of plates.
(c) The veteran must have a certified copy of the veteran’s discharge papers,
indicating character of discharge, at the time of application. If an applicant served in the
active military service in a branch of the armed forces of a nation or society allied with the
United States in conducting a foreign war and is unable to obtain a record of that service
and discharge status, the commissioner of veterans affairs may certify the applicant as
qualified for the veterans’ plates provided under this section.
(d) For license plates issued for one-ton trucks described in paragraph (a), clause
(1), the commissioner shall collect a surcharge of $5 on each $10 fee collected under
paragraph (a). The surcharge must be deposited in the vehicle services operating account
in the special revenue fund.

Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 168.123, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Subd. 2.Design.The commissioner of veterans affairs shall design the emblem for
the veterans’ special plates, subject to the approval of the commissioner, that satisfy the
following requirements:
(a) For a Vietnam veteran who served after July 1, 1961, and before July 1, 1978,
in the active military service in a branch of the armed forces of the United States or a
nation or society allied with the United States the special plates must bear the inscription
“VIETNAM VET” and the letters “V” and “V” with the first letter directly above the
second letter and both letters just preceding the first numeral of the special plate number.
(b) For a veteran stationed on the island of Oahu, Hawaii, or offshore, during the
attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, the special plates must bear the inscription
“PEARL HARBOR SURVIVOR” and the letters “P” and “H” with the first letter directly
above the second letter and both letters just preceding the first numeral of the special
plate number.
(c) For a veteran who served during World War I or World War II, the plates must
bear the inscription “WORLD WAR VET” and:
(1) for a World War I veteran, the characters “W” and “I” with the first character
directly above the second character and both characters just preceding the first numeral
of the special plate number; or
(2) for a World War II veteran, the characters “W” and “II” with the first character
directly above the second character and both characters just preceding the first numeral of
the special plate number.
(d) For a veteran who served during the Korean Conflict, the special plates must
bear the inscription “KOREAN VET” and the letters “K” and “V” with the first letter
directly above the second letter and both letters just preceding the first numeral of the
special plate number.
(e) For a combat wounded veteran who is a recipient of the purple heart medal, the
plates must bear the inscription “COMBAT WOUNDED VET” and have a facsimile on an
emblem of the official purple heart medal and the letters “C” over “W” with the first letter
directly over the second letter just preceding the first numeral of the special plate number.
(f) For a Persian Gulf War veteran, the plates must bear the inscription “GULF
WAR VET” and the letters “G” and “W” with the first letter directly above the second
letter and both letters just preceding the first numeral of the special plate number. For
the purposes of this section, “Persian Gulf War veteran” means a person who served on
active duty after August 1, 1990, in a branch of the armed forces of the United States or
a nation or society allied with the United States or the United Nations during Operation
Desert Shield, Operation Desert Storm, or other military operation in the Persian Gulf
area combat zone as designated in United States Presidential Executive Order No. 12744,
dated January 21, 1991.
(g) For a veteran who served in the Laos War after July 1, 1961, and before July 1,
1978, the special plates must bear the inscription “LAOS WAR VET” and the letters “L”
and “V” with the first letter directly above the second letter and both letters just preceding
the first numeral of the special plate number.
(h) For a veteran who is the recipient of:
(1) the Iraq Campaign Medal, the special plates must be inscribed with a facsimile of
that medal and must bear the inscription “IRAQ WAR VET” directly below the special
plate number;
(2) the Afghanistan Campaign Medal, the special plates must be inscribed with a
facsimile of that medal and must bear the inscription “AFGHAN WAR VET” directly
below the special plate number;
(3) the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, the special plates must
be inscribed with a facsimile of that medal and must bear the inscription “GWOT
VETERAN” directly below the special plate number; or
(4) the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, the special plates must bear an
appropriate inscription that includes a facsimile of that medal.
(i) For a veteran who is the recipient of the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal,
the special plates must be inscribed with a facsimile of that medal and must bear the
inscription “GWOT VETERAN” directly below the special plate number. In addition,
any member of the National Guard or other military reserves who has been ordered to
federally funded state active service under United States Code, title 32, as defined in
section190.05, subdivision 5b, and who is the recipient of the Global War on Terrorism
Service Medal, is eligible for the license plate described in this paragraph, irrespective of
whether that person qualifies as a veteran under section197.447.
(j) For a veteran who is the recipient of the Korean Defense Service Medal,
the special plates must be inscribed with a facsimile of that medal and must bear the
inscription “KOREAN DEFENSE SERVICE” directly below the special plate number.
(k) For a veteran who is a recipient of the Bronze Star medal, the plates must bear
the inscription “BRONZE STAR VET” and have a facsimile or an emblem of the official
Bronze Star medal.
(l) For a veteran who is a recipient of the Silver Star medal, the plates must bear
the inscription “SILVER STAR VET” and have a facsimile or an emblem of the official
Silver Star medal.

Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 168.123, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:
Subd. 2b.Eligibility; combat wounded plate.A member of the United States
armed forces who is serving actively in the military and who is a recipient of the purple
heart medal is also eligible for the license plate under subdivision 2, paragraph (e). The
commissioner of public safety shall ensure that information regarding the required proof
of eligibility for any applicant under this subdivision who has not yet been issued military
discharge papers is distributed to the public officials responsible for administering this
section.
EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective August 1, 2010.

Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 168.1255, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1.General requirements and procedures.The commissioner shall
issue special veteran contribution plates or a single motorcycle plate to an applicant who:
(1) is a veteran, as defined in section197.447;
(2) is a registered owner of a passenger automobile, recreational vehicle, one-ton
pickup truck,or motorcycle;
(3) pays a fee of $10 to cover the costs of handling and manufacturing the plates;
(4) pays the registration tax required under section168.013;
(5) pays the fees required under this chapter;
(6) pays an additional onetime World War II memorial contribution of $30, which
the department shall retain until all start-up costs associated with the development and
issuing of the plates have been recovered, after which the commissioner shall deposit
contributions in the World War II donation match account; and
(7) complies with this chapter and rules governing the registration of motor vehicles
and licensing of drivers.
EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective August 1, 2010.

Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 168.1293, is amended to read:
168.1293 CERTAIN SPECIAL PLATES; AUTHORIZATION,
DISCONTINUANCE.
Subdivision 1.Definition.For purposes of this section,the
following terms have the meanings given them:
(1)”newspecial plate”or “proposed special plate”means aspecialplate

that is not authorized under
this chapter and for which legislation authorizing the plate, including but not limited to a
bill or amendment, is introduced or presented to the legislature; and
(2) “proximate special plate” means a special plate (i) authorized under section
168.12, subdivisions 2b and 2e;168.1235; or168.129; or (ii) authorized in law on or
after August 1, 2010.
Subd. 1a.Establishment of plate.The commissioner may only establish a special
plate as authorized under this chapter. This requirement does not apply to alternative
or additional designs for a special plate.
Subd. 2.Submissions to commissioner.(a) A person, legal entity, or other
requester, however organized, that plans to seek legislation establishing a newspecial
plate, or is a proponent of a new special plate,shall submit the following information and
fee to the commissioner:
(1) The requester shall submit a request for the special plate being sought, describing
thespecialplate in general terms, the purpose of the plate, and the proposed fee
or minimum contribution required for the plate.
(2) The requester shall submit the results of a scientific sample survey of Minnesota
motor vehicle owners that indicates that at least 10,000 motor vehicle owners intend
to purchase the proposed plate with the proposed fee or minimum contribution. The
requester’s plan to undertake the survey must be reported to the commissioner before the
survey is undertaken. The survey must be performed independently of the requester by
another person or legal entity, however organized, that conducts similar sample surveys
in the normal course of business.
(3) The requester shall submit an application fee of $20,000, to cover the cost of
reviewing the application for a new plate and developing the new special plate if authorized
by law. State funds may not be used to pay the application fee.This requirement does not
apply if legislation or a bill introduced to the legislature proposing the new special plate
contains a mechanism by which all costs incurred by the commissioner for development
and implementation of the plate are covered, provided that the application fee subsequently
does apply if such a mechanism is not enacted in the law authorizing the new special plate.
(4) The requester shall submit a marketing strategy that contains (i) short-term and
long-term marketing plans for the requested plate, and (ii) a financial analysis showing
the anticipated revenues and the planned expenditures of any fee or contribution derived
from the requested plate.
(b) The requester shall submit the information required under paragraph (a) to the
commissioner at least 120 days before the convening of the next regular legislative session
at which the requester will submit the proposal.
Subd. 2a.Information for legislature.(a) Within 15 days of the introduction of a
bill proposing a new special plate, the commissioner shall submit a briefing to the chairs
and ranking minority members of the house of representatives and senate committees to
which the bill was referred. At a minimum, the briefing must:
(1) summarize the requirements for a special plate under this section; and
(2) identify which of the requirements have been met for the proposed special plate.
(b) If a proposed special plate is a topic of discussion at a legislative committee
hearing, the commissioner shall make every reasonable effort to provide testimony. The
testimony must include the information required in the briefing under paragraph (a).
(c) Notwithstanding section 3.195, the commissioner may submit the briefing under
paragraph (a) by submitting an electronic version rather than a printed version.
Subd. 3.Design; redesign.(a) If the proposedspecial plate sought by the
requester is approved by law, the requester shall submit the proposed design for the plate
to the commissioner as soon as practicable, but not later than 120 days after the effective
date of the law authorizing issuance of the plate. The commissioner is responsible for
selecting the final design for the special plate.
(b) The requester that originally requested anewspecial plate subsequently approved
by law may not submit a new design for the plate within the five years following the date
of first issuance of the plate unless the inventory of those plates has been exhausted.
The requester may deplete the remaining inventory of the plates by reimbursing the
commissioner for the cost of the plates.
Subd. 4.Refund of fee.If the special plate requested is not authorized in the
legislative session at which authorization was sought, the commissioner shall, if
applicable,refund $17,500 of the application fee to the requester.
Subd. 5.Discontinuance of plate.(a) The commissioner shall discontinue the
issuance or renewal of anyproximatespecial plate
if (1) fewer than 1,000 sets of those
plates are currently registered at the end of the first six years during which the plates are
available, or (2) fewer than 1,000 sets of those plates are currently registered at the end of
any subsequent two-year period following the first six years of availability.
(b) The commissioner shall discontinue the issuance or renewal of anyproximate
special plate
, and distribution of any contributions resulting from that plate, if the
commissioner determines that (1) the fund or requester receiving the contributions no
longer exists, (2) the requester has stopped providing services that are authorized to be
funded from the contribution proceeds, (3) the requester has requested discontinuance, or
(4) contributions have been used in violation of subdivision 6.
(c) Nothing in this subdivision applies to plates issued under section168.123,
168.124,168.125,168.1251, or168.1255.
(d) Upon commencing discontinuance of a proximate special plate under this
subdivision, the commissioner (1) shall not issue the plate, including as a duplicate; and
(2) shall allow retention of any existing plate for the regular period. For purposes of this
paragraph, “regular period” may be, as appropriate, the period specified under section
168.12, subdivision 1; the time until issuance of a duplicate plate for that vehicle; or as
otherwise provided by law.
Subd. 6.Use of contributions.Contributions made as a condition of obtaining a
proximatespecial plate
, and interest earned on the contributions, may not be spent for commercial or
for-profit purposes.
Subd. 7.Deposit of fee; appropriation.The commissioner shall deposit the
application fee under subdivision 2, paragraph (a), clause (3), in the vehicle services
operating account of the special revenue fund under section299A.705. An amount
sufficient to pay the department’s cost in implementing and administering this section,
including payment of refunds under subdivision 4, is appropriated to the commissioner.

Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 168.33, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Subd. 2.Deputy registrars.(a) The commissioner may appoint, and for cause
discontinue, a deputy registrar for any statutory or home rule charter city as the public
interest and convenience may require, without regard to whether the county auditor of
the county in which the city is situated has been appointed as the deputy registrar for the
county or has been discontinued as the deputy registrar for the county, and without regard
to whether the county in which the city is situated has established a county license bureau
that issues motor vehicle licenses as provided in section373.32.
(b) The commissioner may appoint, and for cause discontinue, a deputy registrar
for any statutory or home rule charter city as the public interest and convenience may
require, if the auditor for the county in which the city is situated chooses not to accept
appointment as the deputy registrar for the county or is discontinued as a deputy registrar,
or if the county in which the city is situated has not established a county license bureau
that issues motor vehicle licenses as provided in section373.32. The individual appointed
by the commissioner as a deputy registrar for any statutory or home rule charter city must
be a resident of the county in which the city is situated.
(c) The commissioner may appoint, and for cause discontinue, the county auditor of
each county as a deputy registrar.
(d) Despite any other provision, a person other than a county auditor or a director
of a county license bureau, who was appointed by the registrar before August 1, 1976,
as a deputy registrar for any statutory or home rule charter city, may continue to serve
as deputy registrar and may be discontinued for cause only by the commissioner. The
county auditor who appointed the deputy registrars is responsible for the acts of deputy
registrars appointed by the auditor.
(e) Each deputy, before entering upon the discharge of duties, shall take and
subscribe an oath to faithfully discharge the duties and to uphold the laws of the state.
(f) If a deputy registrar appointed under this subdivision is not an officer or employee
of a county or statutory or home rule charter city, the deputy shall in addition give bond to
the state in the sum of $10,000, or a larger sum as may be required by the commissioner,
conditioned upon the faithful discharge of duties as deputy registrar.
(g)A corporation governed by chapter 302Aor 317A
may be appointed a deputy registrar. Upon application by an individual serving as a
deputy registrar and the giving of the requisite bond as provided in this subdivision,
personally assured by the individual or another individual approved by the commissioner,
a corporation named in an application then becomes the duly appointed and qualified
successor to the deputy registrar.

(h) Each deputy registrar appointed under this subdivision shall keep and maintain
office locations approved by the commissioner for the registration of vehicles and the
collection of taxes and fees on vehicles.
(i) The deputy registrar shall keep records and make reports to the commissioner as
the commissioner requires. The records must be maintained at the offices of the deputy
registrar. The records and offices of the deputy registrar must at all times be open to the
inspection of the commissioner or the commissioner’s agents. The deputy registrar shall
report to the commissioner by the next working day following receipt all registrations
made and taxes and fees collected by the deputy registrar.
(j) The filing fee imposed under subdivision 7 must be deposited in the treasury of
the place for which appointed or, if not a public official, a deputy shall retain the filing fee,
but the registration tax and any additional fees for delayed registration the deputy registrar
has collected the deputy registrar shall deposit by the next working day following receipt
in an approved state depository to the credit of the state through the commissioner of
management and budget. The place for which the deputy registrar is appointed through its
governing body must provide the deputy registrar with facilities and personnel to carry out
the duties imposed by this subdivision if the deputy is a public official. In all other cases,
the deputy shall maintain a suitable facility for serving the public.

Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 168B.06, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1.Written notice of impound.(a) When an impounded vehicle is
taken into custody, the unit of government or impound lot operator taking it into custody
shall give written notice of the taking within five days to the registered vehicle owner
and any lienholders.
(b) The notice must:
(1) set forth the date and place of the taking;
(2) provide the year, make, model, and serial number of the impounded motor
vehicle, if such information can be reasonably obtained, and the place where the vehicle
is being held;
(3) inform the owner and any lienholders of their right to reclaim the vehicle under
section168B.07;
(4) state that failure of the owner or lienholders to:
(i) exercise their right to reclaim the vehicle within the appropriate time allowed
under section168B.051, subdivision 1, 1a, or 2, and under the conditions set forth in
section168B.07, subdivision 1, constitutes a waiver by them of all right, title, and interest
in the vehicle and a consent to the transfer of title to and disposal or sale of the vehicle
pursuant to section168B.08; or
(ii) exercise their right to reclaim the contents of the vehicle within the appropriate
time allowed and under the conditions set forth in section168B.07, subdivision 3,
constitutes a waiver by them of all right, title, and interest in the contents and consent to
sell or dispose of the contents under section168B.08; and
(5) state that a vehicle owner who provides to the impound lot operator
documentation from a government or nonprofit agency or legal aid office that the owner
is homeless, receives relief based on need,oris eligible for legal aid services,
has the unencumbered
right to retrieve any and all contents without charge.

Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 168B.07, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
Subd. 3.Retrieval of contents.(a) For purposes of this subdivision:
(1) “contents” does not include any permanently affixed mechanical or
nonmechanical automobile parts; automobile body parts; or automobile accessories,
including audio or video players; and
(2) “relief based on need” includes, but is not limited to, receipt of MFIP
and Diversionary Work Program, medical assistance, general assistance, general
assistance medical care, emergency general assistance, Minnesota supplemental aid,
MSA-emergency assistance, MinnesotaCare, Supplemental Security Income, energy
assistance, emergency assistance, food stamps, earned income tax credit, or Minnesota
working family tax credit.
(b) A unit of government or impound lot operator shall establish reasonable
procedures for retrieval of vehicle contents, and may establish reasonable procedures to
protect the safety and security of the impound lot and its personnel.
(c) At any time before the expiration of the waiting periods provided in section
168B.051, a registered owner who provides documentation from a government or
nonprofit agency or legal aid office that the registered owner is homeless, receives relief
based on need,oris eligible for legal aid services,
has the unencumbered right to retrieve any and all
contents without charge and regardless of whether the registered owner pays incurred
charges or fees, transfers title, or reclaims the vehicle.

Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 169.041, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
Subd. 5.Towing prohibited.(a)A
towing authority may not tow a motor vehicle because:
(1) the vehicle has expired registration tabs that have been expired for less than
90 days;or
(2) the vehicle is at a parking meter on which the time has expired and the vehicle
has fewer than five unpaid parking tickets.
(b) A towing authority may tow a motor vehicle, notwithstanding paragraph (a), if:
(1) the vehicle is parked in violation of snow emergency regulations;
(2) the vehicle is parked in a rush-hour restricted parking area;
(3) the vehicle is blocking a driveway, alley, or fire hydrant;
(4) the vehicle is parked in a bus lane, or at a bus stop, during hours when parking
is prohibited;
(5) the vehicle is parked within 30 feet of a stop sign and visually blocking the
stop sign;
(6) the vehicle is parked in a disability transfer zone or disability parking space
without a disability parking certificate or disability license plates;
(7) the vehicle is parked in an area that has been posted for temporary restricted
parking (A) at least 12 hours in advance in a home rule charter or statutory city having
a population under 50,000, or (B) at least 24 hours in advance in another political
subdivision;
(8) the vehicle is parked within the right-of-way of a controlled-access highway or
within the traveled portion of a public street when travel is allowed there;
(9) the vehicle is unlawfully parked in a zone that is restricted by posted signs to
use by fire, police, public safety, or emergency vehicles;
(10) the vehicle is unlawfully parked on property at the Minneapolis-St. Paul
International Airport owned by the Metropolitan Airports Commission;
(11) a law enforcement official has probable cause to believe that the vehicle is
stolen, or that the vehicle constitutes or contains evidence of a crime and impoundment is
reasonably necessary to obtain or preserve the evidence;
(12) the driver, operator, or person in physical control of the vehicle is taken into
custody and the vehicle is impounded for safekeeping;
(13) a law enforcement official has probable cause to believe that the owner,
operator, or person in physical control of the vehicle has failed to respond to five or more
citations for parking or traffic offenses;
(14) the vehicle is unlawfully parked in a zone that is restricted by posted signs
to use by taxicabs;
(15) the vehicle is unlawfully parked and prevents egress by a lawfully parked
vehicle;
(16) the vehicle is parked, on a school day during prohibited hours, in a school zone
on a public street where official signs prohibit parking; or
(17) the vehicle is a junk, abandoned, or unauthorized vehicle, as defined in section
168B.011, and subject to immediate removal under chapter 168B.

Sec. 28. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 169.041, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:
Subd. 5a.Quick clearance.(a) For purposes of this subdivision:
(1) “road” includes the roadway, a lane for vehicular traffic, shoulder, on-ramp, and
off-ramp of a street or highway, including a parkway; and
(2) “obstructions” includes motor vehicles, debris, personal property, and cargo.
(b) Within the Department of Transportation’s eight-county metropolitan district,
the department and the State Patrol may move, remove, or cause to remove obstructions
from a road if:
(1) there has been a traffic incident involving a collision, accident, or spilled load;
(2) the obstructions block a road or aggravate an emergency on a road; and
(3) the department cooperates with the State Patrol and private towing or recovery
companies authorized by the State Patrol concerning towing of the vehicle and removal of
other obstructions.
(c) The State Patrol shall make a reasonable effort to contact the owner of the motor
vehicle or other obstructions before undertaking an action under this subdivision.
(d) The department shall make a reasonable effort to allow the owner of the motor
vehicle to arrange for its removal, taking into account any time delay and safety issues,
and shall give due consideration to having the vehicle towed by a licensed towing service
capable of safely moving the vehicle.
(e) Towing charges accrued by the owner or owners of the vehicle must be
reasonable for the type of vehicle removed and the circumstances surrounding its removal.

Sec. 29. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 169.15, is amended to read:
169.15 IMPEDING TRAFFIC; INTERSECTION GRIDLOCK.
Subdivision 1.Impeding traffic; drive at slow speed.No person shall drive a
motor vehicle at such a slow speed as to impede or block the normal and reasonable
movement of traffic except when reduced speed is necessary for safe operation or in
compliance with law or except when the vehicle is temporarily unable to maintain a greater
speed due to a combination of the weight of the vehicle and the grade of the highway.
Subd. 2.Intersection gridlock; stop or block traffic.(a) Except as provided
in paragraph (b), a driver of a vehicle shall not enter an intersection controlled by a
traffic-control signal until the driver is able to move the vehicle immediately, continuously,
and completely through the intersection without impeding or blocking the subsequent
movement of cross traffic.
(b) Paragraph (a) does not apply to movement of a vehicle made:
(1) at the direction of a city-authorized traffic-control agent or a peace officer;
(2) to facilitate passage of an authorized emergency vehicle with its emergency
lights activated; or
(3) to make a turn, as permitted under section 169.19, that allows the vehicle to
safely leave the intersection.
(c) A violation of this subdivision does not constitute grounds for suspension or
revocation of the violator’s driver’s license.
EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective January 1, 2011, and applies to acts
committed on or after that date.

Sec. 30. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 169.26, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:
Subd. 4.Pedestrians; penalty.(a) A pedestrian shall not pass through, around,
over, or under any crossing gate or barrier at a railroad grade crossing while the gate or
barrier is closed or is being opened or closed.
(b) A pedestrian shall not enter, remain upon, or traverse over a railroad track, grade
crossing, or pedestrian walkway crossing a railroad track when an audible bell or clearly
visible electric or mechanical signal device is operational and warning of the presence,
approach, passage, or departure of a railroad train.
(c) A person who violates this subdivision is subject to a fine of up to $100.

Sec. 31. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 169.306, is amended to read:
169.306 USE OF SHOULDERS BY BUSES.
(a) The commissioner of transportationis authorized topermit the use by transit
buses and Metro Mobility buses of a shoulder, as designated by the commissioner,of a
freeway or expressway, as defined in section160.02,
in Minnesota.
(b) If the commissioner permits the use of a freeway or expressway shoulder by
transit buses, the commissioner shallpermit the use on that shoulder of a bus(1)with
a seating capacity of 40 passengers or more operated by a motor carrier of passengers,
as defined in section221.012, subdivision 26, while operating in intrastate commerceor
(2) providing regular route transit service, as defined in section 174.22, subdivision 8, or
Metro Mobility services, and operated by or under contract with the Metropolitan Council,
a local transit authority, or a transit authority created by the legislature. Drivers of these
buses must have adequate training in the requirements of paragraph (c), as determined by
the commissioner.
(c) Buses authorized to use the shoulder under this section may be operated on the
shoulder only when main-line traffic speeds are less than 35 miles per hour. Drivers of
buses being operated on the shoulder may not exceed the speed of main-line traffic by
more than 15 miles per hour and may never exceed 35 miles per hour. Drivers of buses
being operated on the shoulder must yield to merging, entering, and exiting traffic and
must yield to other vehicles on the shoulder. Buses operated on the shoulder must be
registered with the Department of Transportation.
(d) For the purposes of this section, the term “Metro Mobility bus” means a motor
vehicle of not less than 20 feet in length engaged in providing special transportation
services under section473.386that is:
(1) operated byor under contract witha
public or private entity receiving financial assistanceto provide transit servicesfrom the
Metropolitan Councilor the commissioner of transportation; and
(2) authorized by thecommissionerto use freeway or expressway shoulders.
(e) This section does not apply to the operation of buses on dynamic shoulder lanes.

Sec. 32. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 169.71, subdivision 1, is
amended to read:
Subdivision 1.Prohibitions generally; exceptions.(a) A person shall not drive or
operate any motor vehicle with:
(1) a windshield cracked or discolored to an extent to limit or obstruct proper vision;
(2) any objects suspended between the driver and the windshield, other than:
(i) sun visors;
(ii) rearview mirrors;
(iii) driver feedback and safety-monitoring equipment when mounted immediately
behind, slightly above, or slightly below the rearview mirror;
(iv)global positioning systems or navigation systems when mounted or located
near the bottommost portion of the windshield; and
(v)electronic toll collection devices; or
(3) any sign, poster, or other nontransparent material upon the front windshield,
sidewings, or side or rear windows of the vehicle, other than a certificate or other paper
required to be so displayed by law or authorized by the state director of the Division of
Emergency Management or the commissioner of public safety.
(b) Paragraph (a), clauses (2) and (3), do not apply to law enforcement vehicles.
(c) Paragraph (a), clause (2), does not apply to authorized emergency vehicles.

Sec. 33. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 169.79, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
Subd. 3.Rear display of single plate.If the vehicle is a motorcycle, motor scooter,
motorized bicycle, motorcycle sidecar, trailer registered at greater than 3,000 pounds gross
vehicle weight (GVW), semitrailer, or vehicle displaying a dealer plate, then one license
plate must be displayed horizontallyor vertically, for a motorcycle issued vertical license
plates under section 168.12, subdivision 2a,with the identifying numbers and letters
facing outward from the vehicle and must be mountedon the
rear of the vehicle.

Sec. 34. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 169.865, subdivision 1, is
amended to read:
Subdivision 1.Six-axle vehicles.(a) A road authority may issue an annual permit
authorizing a vehicle or combination of vehicles with a total of six or more axles to haul
raw or unprocessed agricultural products and be operated with a gross vehicle weight
of up to:
(1) 90,000 pounds; and
(2) 99,000 pounds during the period set by the commissioner under section169.826,
subdivision 1.
(b) Notwithstanding subdivision3, paragraph (a), clause (4), a vehicle or
combination of vehicles operated under this subdivision and transporting only sealed
intermodal containers may be operated on an interstate highway if allowed by the United
States Department of Transportation.
(c) The fee for a permit issued under this subdivision is $300.
EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective retroactively from July 1, 2008.

Sec. 35. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 169.87, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:
Subd. 7.Cargo tank vehicles.(a) Weight restrictions imposed by the commissioner
under subdivisions 1 and 2 do not apply to cargo tank vehicles with two or three permanent
axles when delivering propane for heating or dyed fuel oil on seasonally weight-restricted
roads if the vehicle is loaded at no more than 50 percent capacity of the cargo tank.
(b) To be exempt from weight restrictions under paragraph (a), a cargo tank vehicle
used for propane must have an operating gauge on the cargo tank that shows the amount of
propane as a percent of capacity of the cargo tank. Documentation of the capacity of the
cargo tank must be available on the cargo tank or in the cab of the vehicle. For purposes of
this subdivision, propane weighs 4.2 pounds per gallon.
(c) To be exempt from weight restrictions under paragraph (a), a cargo tank vehicle
used for dyed fuel oil must utilize the forward two tank compartments and must carry
documentation of the empty weight of the cargo tank vehicle from a certified scale in the
cab of the vehicle. For purposes of this subdivision, dyed fuel oil weighs seven pounds
per gallon.
(d) To the extent practicable, cargo tank vehicles that are exempt from weight
restrictions under paragraph (a) shall complete deliveries on seasonally weight restricted
roads by 12:00 p.m. and before the last week of April.

Sec. 36. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 171.02, subdivision 2b, is
amended to read:
Subd. 2b.Exception for type III vehicle drivers.(a) Notwithstanding subdivision
2, the holder of a class A, B, C, or D driver’s license, without a school bus endorsement,
may operate a type III vehicle described in section169.011, subdivision 71, paragraph (h),
under the conditions in paragraphs (b) through (o).
(b) The operator is an employee of the entity that owns, leases, or contracts for
the school bus.
(c) The operator’s employer has adopted and implemented a policy that provides for
annual training and certification of the operator in:
(1) safe operation of a type III vehicle;
(2) understanding student behavior, including issues relating to students with
disabilities;
(3) encouraging orderly conduct of students on the bus and handling incidents of
misconduct appropriately;
(4) knowing and understanding relevant laws, rules of the road, and local school
bus safety policies;
(5) handling emergency situations;
(6) proper use of seat belts and child safety restraints;
(7) performance of pretrip vehicle inspections;
(8) safe loading and unloading of students, including, but not limited to:
(i) utilizing a safe location for loading and unloading students at the curb, on the
nontraffic side of the roadway, or at off-street loading areas, driveways, yards, and other
areas to enable the student to avoid hazardous conditions;
(ii) refraining from loading and unloading students in a vehicular traffic lane, on the
shoulder, in a designated turn lane, or a lane adjacent to a designated turn lane;
(iii) avoiding a loading or unloading location that would require a pupil to cross a
road, or ensuring that the driver or an aide personally escort the pupil across the road if
it is not reasonably feasible to avoid such a location;
(iv) placing the type III vehicle in “park” during loading and unloading; and
(v) escorting a pupil across the road under clause (iii) only after the motor is
stopped, the ignition key is removed, the brakes are set, and the vehicle is otherwise
rendered immobile; and
(9) compliance with paragraph (k), concerning reporting certain convictions to the
employer within ten days of the date of conviction.
(d) A background check or background investigation of the operator has been
conducted that meets the requirements under section122A.18, subdivision 8, or123B.03
for school district employees; section144.057or chapter 245C for day care employees;
or section171.321, subdivision 3, for all other persons operating atype III
vehicle under this subdivision.
(e) Operators shall submit to a physical examination as required by section171.321,
subdivision 2.
(f) The operator’s employer requires preemployment drugtesting of
applicants for operator positions. Current operators must comply with the employer’s
policy under section181.951, subdivisions 2, 4, and 5.Notwithstanding any law to the
contrary, the operator’s employer may use a breathalyzer or similar device to fulfill
random alcohol testing requirements.
(g) The operator’s driver’s license is verified annually by the entity that owns,
leases, or contracts for thetype III vehicle as required under section 171.321,
subdivision 5.
(h) A person who sustains a conviction, as defined under section609.02, of violating
section169A.25,169A.26,169A.27, or169A.31, or whose driver’s license is revoked
under sections169A.50to169A.53of the implied consent law, or who is convicted of
violating or whose driver’s license is revoked under a similar statute or ordinance of
another state, is precluded from operating a type III vehicle for five years from the date
of conviction.
(i) A person who has ever been convicted of a disqualifying offense as defined in
section171.3215, subdivision 1, paragraph (c), may not operate a type III vehicle under
this subdivision.
(j) A person who sustains a conviction, as defined under section609.02, of a moving
offense in violation of chapter 169 within three years of the first of three other moving
offenses is precluded from operating a type III vehicle for one year from the date of
the last conviction.
(k) An operator who sustains a conviction as described in paragraph (h), (i), or (j)
while employed by the entity that owns, leases, or contracts for the school bus, shall report
the conviction to the employer within ten days of the date of the conviction.
(l) Students riding the type III vehicle must have training required under section
123B.90, subdivision 2.
(m) Documentation of meeting the requirements listed in this subdivision must be
maintained under separate file at the business location for each type III vehicle operator.
The business manager, school board, governing body of a nonpublic school, or any
other entity that owns, leases, or contracts for the type III vehicle operating under this
subdivision is responsible for maintaining these files for inspection.
(n) The type III vehicle must bear a current certificate of inspection issued under
section169.451.
(o) An employee of a school or of a school district, who is not employed for the sole
purpose of operating a type III vehicle, is exempt from paragraphs (e) and (f).
EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective July 1, 2010.

Sec. 37. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 171.321, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Subd. 2.Rules.(a) The commissioner of public safety shall prescribe rules
governing(1)the physical qualifications of school bus drivers and tests required to obtain
a school bus endorsement, and (2) the physical qualifications of type III vehicle drivers.
(b)The rulesunder paragraph (a)must provide that an applicant for a school
bus endorsement or renewal is exempt from the physical qualifications and medical
examination required to operate a school bus upon providing evidence of being medically
examined and certified within the preceding 24 months as physically qualified to operate a
commercial motor vehicle, pursuant to Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, part 391,
subpart E, or rules of the commissioner of transportation incorporating those federal
regulations. The commissioner shall accept physical examinations for school bus drivers
conducted by medical examiners authorized as provided by Code of Federal Regulations,
title 49, chapter 3, part 391, subpart E.
(c)The commissioner of public safety, in conjunction with the commissioner
of education, shall adopt rules prescribing a training program for Head Start bus drivers.
The program must provide for initial classroom and behind-the-wheel training, and annual
in-service training. The program must provide training in defensive driving, human
relations, emergency and accident procedures, vehicle maintenance, traffic laws, and use
of safety equipment. The program must provide that the training will be conducted by the
contract operator for a Head Start agency, the Head Start grantee, a licensed driver training
school, or by another person or entity approved by both commissioners.
(d) The commissioner may exempt a type III vehicle driver from the physical
qualifications required to operate a type III vehicle upon receiving evidence of the
driver having been medically examined and certified within the preceding 24 months as
physically qualified to operate a commercial motor vehicle as provided for applicants for a
school bus endorsement under paragraph (b).

Sec. 38. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 174.01, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1.Department created.In order to providean integrated
transportation systemofaeronautics, highways, motor carriers, ports, public
transit, railroads, and pipelines,and including facilities for walking and bicycling,a
Department of Transportation is created. The department is the principal agency of the
state for development, implementation, administration, consolidation, and coordination of
state transportation policies, plans, and programs.

Sec. 39. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 174.01, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Subd. 2.Transportation goals.The goals of the state transportation system are
as follows:
(1) tominimize fatalities and injuriesfortransportation
users throughout the state;
(2) to provide multimodal and intermodal transportation

facilities and services to increase access for all persons and
businesses and to ensure economic well-being and quality of life withoutundue burden
placed on any community;
(3) to provide a reasonable travel time for commuters;
(4) toenhance economic development andprovide for the economical, efficient, and
safe movement of goods to and from markets by rail, highway, and waterway;
(5) to encourage tourism by providing appropriate transportation to Minnesota
facilities designed to attract touristsand to enhance the appeal, through transportation
investments, of tourist destinations across the state;
(6) to provide transit servicesto all counties inthe state to meet the
needs of transit users;
(7) to promoteaccountabilitythroughsystematicmanagement
of system performanceandproductivity throughthe utilization of technological
advancements;
(8) to maximize the long-term benefits received for each state transportation
investment;
(9) to providefor and prioritizefundingoftransportationinvestmentsthat
ensures that the state’s transportation
infrastructure is maintained in a state of good repair;
(10) to ensure that the planning and implementation of all modes of transportation
are consistent with the environmental and energy goals of the state;
(11) to promote and increase the use of high-occupancy vehicles and low-emission
vehicles;
(12) to provide an air transportation system sufficient to encourage economic growth
and allow all regions of the state the ability to participate in the global economy;
(13) to increaseuseof transit as a percentage of all tripsstatewide by giving
highest priority to the transportation modes with the greatest people-moving capacity and
lowest long-term economic and environmental cost;
(14) to promote and increase bicyclingand walking as a percentage of all tripsas
energy-efficient, nonpolluting, andhealthy formsof transportation;
(15) to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the state’s transportation sector; and
(16) to accomplish these goals with minimal impact on the environment.

Sec. 40. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 174.02, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:
Subd. 1a.Mission; efficiency; legislative report, recommendations.It is part
of the department’s mission that within the department’s resources the commissioner
shall endeavor to:
(1) prevent the waste or unnecessary spending of public money;
(2) use innovative fiscal and human resource practices to manage the state’s
resources and operate the department as efficiently as possible;
(3) minimize the degradation of air,water quality, and the climate, including
reduction in greenhouse gas emissions;
(4) coordinate the department’s activities wherever appropriate with the activities
of other governmental agencies;
(5) use technology where appropriate to increase agency productivity, improve
customer service, increase public access to information about government, and increase
public participation in the business of government;
(6) utilize constructive and cooperative labor-management practices to the extent
otherwise required by chapters 43A and 179A;
(7) report to the legislature on the performance of agency operations and the
accomplishment of agency goals in the agency’s biennial budget according to section
16A.10, subdivision 1; and
(8) recommend to the legislature appropriate changes in law necessary to carry out
the mission and improve the performance of the department.

Sec. 41.[174.186] DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS ENTERPRISE
COLLABORATIVE.
Subdivision 1.Establishment; purpose.(a) The commissioner of transportation
shall convene regular meetings of the disadvantaged business enterprise program and
workforce inclusion collaborative, as constituted by the commissioner as of January
1, 2010.
(b) The collaborative shall review and evaluate the commissioner’s implementation
of the disadvantaged business enterprise program, under Code of Federal Regulations, title
49, and recommend changes, including possible legislation, to improve the effectiveness
of the program in this state. At a minimum, the collaborative shall review, evaluate, and
recommend program changes where necessary in the following areas:
(1) an on-the-job training program to increase the diversity of the workforce on
projects;
(2) on-the-job trainee tracking and retention;
(3) a mentor and protégé program for small, disadvantaged business entrepreneurs;
(4) requirements for participation of disadvantaged business enterprises at the time
of letting bids for contracts;
(5) a coordinated access point to recruit disadvantaged business enterprises and a
diverse workforce;
(6) objective measures for good-faith efforts to recruit disadvantaged business
enterprises;
(7) a working capital fund for small disadvantaged business enterprises;
(8) increased transparency for results in the on-the-job training and disadvantaged
business enterprise programs;
(9) civil rights program training;
(10) a targeted group business program for state-funded projects; and
(11) coding systems and dual goals for women and people of color.
(c) The commissioner shall provide staff and administrative support for the
collaborative and shall establish policies and procedures for the collaborative, including
quorum requirements and majority decision making.
(d) The representatives of the Department of Transportation with responsibility for
civil rights and contracting shall participate in collaborative meetings and deliberations.
(e) Members of the collaborative do not receive compensation or reimbursement of
expenses.
Subd. 2.Powers and duties; report.(a) The collaborative shall develop
recommendations to the commissioner and to the legislature as provided in paragraph (b)
designed to implement fully the federal Disadvantaged Business Enterprise program in
this state and to improve the effectiveness of the program. These recommendations,
including any draft legislation if the collaborative decides to recommend legislation, may
include, but are not limited to, strategies, policies, and actions focused on:
(1) requiring bid proposals to include information on disadvantaged business
enterprise participation;
(2) defining and implementing appropriate accountability measures when
disadvantaged business enterprise contract goals are not met in accordance with Code
of Federal Regulations, title 49;
(3) sponsoring disadvantaged business enterprise training and development
workshops; and
(4) strengthening the content and frequency of department reporting requirements
relating to the disadvantaged business enterprise program.
(b) The collaborative shall report its findings and legislative recommendations,
including draft legislation if the collaborative decides to recommend legislation, to the
chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees and divisions with
jurisdiction over transportation policy and finance by February 1, 2011. The report must
be made available electronically and available in print upon request.
EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

Sec. 42. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 174.22, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:
Subd. 14a.State sources of funds.”State sources of funds” means funding for the
public transit participation program appropriated from (1) the general fund, and (2) the
greater Minnesota transit account.

Sec. 43. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 174.23, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1.General.(a)The commissioner shall have all powers necessary and
convenient to carry out the provisions of sections174.21to174.27including the power to:
(1) review applications for financial assistance, execute contracts, and obligate
and expend program funds, upon conditions and limitations as the commissioner deems
necessary for purposes of program and project implementation, operation, and evaluation;
(2) accept and disburse federal funds available for the purposes of sections174.21to
174.27, andsuch funds are appropriated to the commissioner; and
(3) act upon request as the designated agent of any eligible person for the receipt and
disbursal of federal funds.
(b)The commissioner shall perform the duties and exercise the powers under
sections174.21to174.27in coordination with and in furtherance of statewide,
regional, and local transportation plans and transportation development programs.

Sec. 44. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 174.23, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Subd. 2.Financial assistance; application, approval.(a)The commissioner
shall seek out and select eligible recipients of financial assistance under sections174.21
to174.27.
(b)The commissioner shall establish by rule the procedures and standards for review
and approval of applications for financial assistance submitted to the commissioner
pursuant to sections174.21to174.27. Any applicant shall provide to the commissioner
any financial or other information required by the commissioner to carry out the
commissioner’s duties. The commissioner may require local contributions from applicants
as a condition for receiving financial assistance.
(c)Before the commissioner approves any grant, the application for the grant
maybe reviewedby the appropriate regional development commission only
for consistency with regional transportation plans and development guides. If an applicant
proposes a project within the jurisdiction of a transit authority or commission or a transit
system assisted or operated by a city or county, the application shall also be reviewed
by that commission, authority, or political subdivision for consistency with its transit
programs, policies, and plans.

Sec. 45. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 174.24, subdivision 1a, is
amended to read:
Subd. 1a.Greater Minnesota transit
investmentplan.(a)The commissioner shall develop agreater Minnesotatransit
investmentplan that contains a goal of meeting at least 80 percent
oftotaltransit service needs in greater Minnesota by July 1, 2015, and meeting at
least 90 percent oftotaltransit service needs in greater Minnesota by July 1, 2025.
(b)The plan must include, but is not limited to, the following:
(1)an analysis of ridership andtotaltransit service needs throughout greater
Minnesota;
(2)a calculation ofthe level and type of service
required to meettotal transit serviceneeds, for the transit system classifications
as provided under subdivision 3b, paragraph (c), of urbanized area, small urban area,
rural area, and elderly and disabled service;
(3)an analysis of costs and revenue options;
(4)a plan to reducetotaltransit service needs as specified in this subdivision;
and
(5) identification of the operating and capital costs necessary to meet 100 percent of
the greater Minnesota transit targeted and projected bus service hours, as identified in the
greater Minnesota transit plan, for 2010, 2015, 2020, 2025, and 2030.
(c)The plan must specifically address special transportation service ridership and
needs. The plan must also provide that recipients of operating assistance under this
section provide fixed route public transit service without charge for disabled veterans in
accordance with subdivision 7.

Sec. 46. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 174.24, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Subd. 2.Eligibility; application.Any legislatively established public transit
commission or authority, any county or statutory or home rule charter city providing
financial assistance to or operating public transit, any private operator of public transit, or
any combination thereof is eligible to receive financial assistance through the public transit
participation program.Except as provided in subdivision 2b for assistance provided from
federal funds,eligible recipients must be located outside of the metropolitan area.

Sec. 47. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 174.24, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:
Subd. 2b.Federal aid.(a) The commissioner may accept and disburse federal funds
received and appropriated under section 174.23, subdivision 1, as an additional source of
funds for implementing the public transit participation program established in this section.
This authority includes, but is not limited to:
(1) adopting administrative rules to establish financial assistance allocation priorities,
identify factors to consider in reviewing an applicant’s management plan, evaluate a
request for financial assistance, and determine the amount of financial assistance to be
provided; and
(2) establishing project selection criteria under the United States Code, title 49,
section 5311, state management plan as approved by the Federal Transit Administration,
United States Department of Transportation.
(b) If the commissioner accepts and disburses federal funds as provided in paragraph
(a), the commissioner shall:
(1) maintain separate accounts for (i) state sources of funds, and (ii) federal sources
of funding; and
(2) ensure that all state sources of funds are only used for assistance to eligible
recipients as provided in subdivision 2.

Sec. 48. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 174.24, subdivision 3b, is amended to read:
Subd. 3b.Operating assistance; recipient classifications.(a) The commissioner
shall determine the total operating cost of any public transit system receiving or applying
for assistance in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. To be eligible
for financial assistance, an applicant or recipient shall provide to the commissioner
all financial records and other information and shall permit any inspection reasonably
necessary to determine total operating cost and correspondingly the amount of assistance
that may be paid to the applicant or recipient. Where more than one county or municipality
contributes assistance to the operation of a public transit system, the commissioner shall
identify one as lead agency for the purpose of receiving money under this section.
(b) Prior to distributing operating assistance to eligible recipients for any contract
period, the commissioner shall place all recipients into one of the following classifications:
urbanized area service, small urban area service, rural area service, and elderly and
disabled service.
(c)The commissioner shall distribute funds under this section so that the percentage
of totalcontractedoperating cost paid by any recipient from local sources will not exceed
the percentage for that recipient’s classification, except as provided in
this subdivision. The percentages must be:
(1)for urbanized area service and small urban area service, 20 percent;
(2)for rural area service, 15 percent; and
(3)for elderly and disabled service, 15 percent.
Except as provided in a United States Department of Transportation program allowing
or requiring a lower percentage to be paid from local sources,the remainder of the
recipient’stotalcontractedoperating cost will be paid from statesources offunds less any
assistance received by the recipient fromthe United States Department
of Transportation.
(d)For purposes of this subdivision, “local sources” means all local sources of funds
and includes all operating revenue, tax levies, and contributions from public funds, except
that the commissioner may exclude from the total assistance contract revenues derived
from operations the cost of which is excluded from the computation of total operating
cost.

(e)If a recipient informs the commissioner in writing after the establishment of
these percentages but prior to the distribution of financial assistance for any year that
paying its designated percentage of total operating cost from local sources will cause
undue hardship, the commissioner may reduce the percentage to be paid from local
sources by the recipient and increase the percentage to be paid from local sources by one
or more other recipients inside or outside the classification. However, the commissioner
may not reduce or increase any recipient’s percentage under this paragraph for more than
two years successively. If for any year the funds appropriated to the commissioner to carry
out the purposes of this section are insufficient to allow the commissioner to pay the state
share of total operating cost as provided in this paragraph, the commissioner shall reduce
the state share in each classification to the extent necessary.

Sec. 49. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 174.24, subdivision 5, is
amended to read:
Subd. 5.Method of payment, operating assistance.Payments for operating
assistance under this sectionfrom state sources of fundsmust be made in the following
manner:
(a) For payments made from the general fund:
(1) 50 percent of the total contract amount in or before the first month of operation;
(2) 40 percent of the total contract amount in or before the seventh month of
operation;
(3) 9 percent of the total contract amount in or before the 12th month of operation;
and
(4) 1 percent of the total contract amount after the final audit.
(b) For payments made from the greater Minnesota transit account:
(1) 50 percent of the total contract amount in or before the seventh month of
operation; and
(2) 50 percent of the total contract amount in or before the 11th month of operation.

Sec. 50. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 174.247, is amended to read:
174.247 ANNUAL TRANSIT REPORT.
(a) By February 15 annually, the commissioner shall submit a report to the legislature
on transit services outside the metropolitan area. The Metropolitan Council and any
public transit system receiving assistance under section174.24shall provide assistance
in creating the report, as requested by the commissioner.
(b) The report must include, at a minimum, the following:
(1) a descriptive overview of public transit in Minnesota;
(2) a descriptive summary of funding sources and assistance programs;
(3) a summary of each public transit system receiving assistance under section
174.24;
(4) data that identifies use of volunteers in providing transit service;
(5) financial data that identifies
for each public transit system and for each transit system classification under section
174.24, subdivision 3b:
(i) the operating and capital costs;
(ii) each of the funding sources used to provide financial assistance; and
(iii) for federal funds, the amount from each specific federal program under which
funding is provided;
(6)a summary of the differences in program implementation requirements and aid
recipient eligibility between federal aid and state sources of funds;
(7) in each odd-numbered year, an analysis of public transit system needs and
operating expenditures on an annual basis, which must include a methodology for
identifying monetary needs, and calculations of:
(i) the total monetary needs for all public transit systems, for the year of the report
and the ensuing five years;
(ii) the total expenditures from local sources for each transit system classification;
(iii) the comprehensive transit assistance percentage for each transit system
classification, which equals (A) the expenditures identified under clause (7), item (ii), for
a transit system classification, divided by (B) the amounts identified under subitem (A),
plus the sum of state sources of funds plus federal funds provided to all transit systems
in that classification; and
(iv)the
amountof surplus or insufficient funds available for
paying capital and operating
costs to fully implement thegreater Minnesota transit
investmentplan under section174.24, subdivision 1a.

Sec. 51.[174.285] MINNESOTA COUNCIL ON TRANSPORTATION ACCESS.
Subdivision 1.Council established.A Minnesota Council on Transportation
Access is established to study, evaluate, oversee, and make recommendations to improve
the coordination, availability, accessibility, efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and safety of
transportation services provided to the transit public. “Transit public” means those persons
who utilize public transit and those who, because of mental or physical disability, income
status, or age are unable to transport themselves and are dependent upon others for
transportation services.
Subd. 2.Duties of council.In order to accomplish the purposes in subdivision
1, the council, following consultation with the legislative committees or divisions
with jurisdiction over transportation policy and budget, or with appropriate legislative
transportation subcommittees, shall adopt a biennial work plan that must incorporate
the following activities:
(1) compile information on existing transportation alternatives for the transit public,
and serve as a clearinghouse for information on services, funding sources, innovations,
and coordination efforts;
(2) identify best practices and strategies that have been successful in Minnesota and
in other states for coordination of local, regional, state, and federal funding and services;
(3) recommend statewide objectives for providing public transportation services
for the transit public;
(4) identify barriers prohibiting coordination and accessibility of public
transportation services and aggressively pursue the elimination of those barriers;
(5) recommend policies and procedures for coordinating local, regional, state, and
federal funding and services for the transit public;
(6) identify stakeholders in providing services for the transit public, and seek input
from them concerning barriers and appropriate strategies;
(7) recommend guidelines for developing transportation coordination plans
throughout the state;
(8) encourage all state agencies participating in the council to purchase trips within
the coordinated system;
(9) facilitate the creation and operation of transportation brokerages to match
riders to the appropriate service, promote shared dispatching, compile and disseminate
information on transportation options, and promote regional communication;
(10) encourage volunteer driver programs and recommend legislation to address
liability and insurance issues;
(11) recommend minimum performance standards for delivery of services;
(12) identify methods to eliminate fraud and abuse in special transportation services;
(13) develop a standard method for addressing liability insurance requirements for
transportation services purchased, provided, or coordinated;
(14) design and develop a contracting template for providing coordinated
transportation services;
(15) recommend an interagency uniform contracting and billing and accounting
system for providing coordinated transportation services;
(16) encourage the design and development of training programs for coordinated
transportation services;
(17) encourage the use of public school transportation vehicles for the transit public;
(18) develop an allocation methodology that equitably distributes transportation
funds to compensate units of government and all entities that provide coordinated
transportation services;
(19) identify policies and necessary legislation to facilitate vehicle sharing; and
(20) advocate aggressively for eliminating barriers to coordination, implementing
coordination strategies, enacting necessary legislation, and appropriating resources to
achieve the council’s objectives.
Subd. 3.Coordination with legislative committees.The council shall coordinate
its meeting schedule and activities pursuant to its work plan, to the extent practicable, with
legislative committees and divisions with jurisdiction over transportation budget and
policy, or with appropriate subcommittees. The chairperson of the council shall act as
a liaison with the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative transportation
committees, divisions, and appropriate subcommittees, in carrying out these duties.
Subd. 4.Membership.(a) The council is composed of the following 13 members:
(1) one representative from the Office of the Governor;
(2) one representative from the Council on Disability;
(3) one representative from the Minnesota Public Transit Association;
(4) the commissioner of transportation or a designee;
(5) the commissioner of human services or a designee;
(6) the commissioner of health or a designee;
(7) the chair of the Metropolitan Council or a designee;
(8) the commissioner of education or a designee;
(9) the commissioner of veterans affairs or a designee;
(10) one representative from the Board on Aging;
(11) the commissioner of employment and economic development or a designee;
(12) the commissioner of commerce or a designee; and
(13) the commissioner of management and budget or a designee.
(b) All appointments required by paragraph (a) must be completed by August
1, 2010.
(c) The commissioner of transportation or a designee shall convene the first meeting
of the council within two weeks after the members have been appointed to the council.
The members shall elect a chairperson from their membership at the first meeting.
(d) The Department of Transportation and the Department of Human Services shall
provide necessary staff support for the council.
Subd. 5.Report.By January 15 of each year, beginning in 2012, the council shall
report its findings, recommendations, and activities to the governor’s office and to the
chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction
over transportation, health, and human services, and to the legislature as provided under
section 3.195.
Subd. 6.Reimbursement.Members of the council shall receive reimbursement
of expenses from the commissioner of transportation as provided in section 15.059,
subdivision 3.
Subd. 7.Transfer of appropriation.The amount appropriated to the Metropolitan
Council in Laws 2009, chapter 36, article 1, section 4, subdivision 2, for the administrative
expenses of the Minnesota Council on Transportation Access, and for other costs relating
to the preparation of required reports, including the costs of hiring a consultant, is
transferred to the Department of Transportation for the same purposes.
Subd. 8.Expiration.This section expires June 30, 2014.

Sec. 52.[174.75] COMPLETE STREETS.
Subdivision 1.Definition.”Complete streets” is the planning, scoping, design,
implementation, operation, and maintenance of roads in order to reasonably address the
safety and accessibility needs of users of all ages and abilities. Complete streets considers
the needs of motorists, pedestrians, transit users and vehicles, bicyclists, and commercial
and emergency vehicles moving along and across roads, intersections, and crossings in a
manner that is sensitive to the local context and recognizes that the needs vary in urban,
suburban, and rural settings.
Subd. 2.Implementation.The commissioner shall implement a complete streets
policy after consultation with stakeholders, state and regional agencies, local governments,
and road authorities. The commissioner, after such consultation, shall address relevant
protocols, guidance, standards, requirements, and training, and shall integrate related
principles of context-sensitive solutions.
Subd. 3.Report.Beginning in 2011, the commissioner shall report on the
implementation of the complete streets policy in the agency’s biennial budget submission
under section 174.02.
Subd. 4.Local road authorities.Local road authorities are encouraged, but not
required, to create and adopt complete streets policies for their roads that reflect local
context and goals. Nothing in this section may be construed to prohibit a local road
authority from adopting a complete streets policy that incorporates or exceeds statutory
complete streets principles.
Subd. 5.Variances from engineering standards.(a) When evaluating a request
for a variance from the engineering standards for state-aid projects under chapter 162 in
which the variance request is related to complete streets, the commissioner shall consider
the latest edition of:
(1) A Policy on Geometric Design of Highways and Streets, from the American
Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials; and
(2) for projects in urban areas, the Context Sensitive Solutions in Designing Major
Urban Thoroughfares for Walkable Communities, from the Institute of Transportation
Engineers.
(b) If the commissioner denies a variance request related to complete streets, the
commissioner shall provide written reasons for the denial to the political subdivision
that submitted the request.

Sec. 53. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 174.86, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
Subd. 5.Commuter Rail Corridor Coordinating Committee.(a) A Commuter
Rail Corridor Coordinating Committeeisestablished to advise the commissioner
on issues relating to the alternatives analysis, environmental review, advanced corridor
planning, preliminary engineering, final design, implementation method, construction of
commuter rail, public involvement, land use, service, and safety. The Commuter Rail
Corridor Coordinating Committee shall consist of:
(1) one member representing each significant funding partner in whose jurisdiction
the line or lines are located;
(2) one member appointed by each county in which the corridors are located;
(3) one member appointed by each city in which advanced corridor plans indicate
that a station may be located;
(4) two members appointed by the commissioner, one of whom shall be designated
by the commissioner as the chair of the committee;
(5) one member appointed by each metropolitan planning organization through
which the commuter rail line may pass;
(6) one member appointed by the president of the University of Minnesota, if a
designated corridor provides direct service to the university; and
(7) two ex-officio members who are members of labor organizations operating
in, and with authority for, trains or rail yards or stations junctioning with freight and
commuter rail lines on corridors, with one member appointed by the speaker of the house
and the other member appointed by the senate Rules and Administration Subcommittee
on Committees.
(b) A joint powers board existing on April 1, 1999, consisting of local governments
along a commuter rail corridor, shall perform the functions set forth in paragraph (a) in
place of the committee.
(c) Notwithstanding section15.059, subdivision 5, the committee does not expire.

Sec. 54. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 219.01, is amended to read:
219.01 TRACK SAFETY STANDARDS; SAFETY TECHNOLOGY GRANTS.
(a)The track safety standards of the United States Department of Transportation and
Federal Railroad Administration apply to railroad trackage and are the standards for the
determination of unsafe trackage within the state.
(b) The commissioner of transportation shall apply to the Federal Railroad
Administration under Public Law 110-432, the Railroad Safety Enhancement Act of
2008 (the act), for (1) railroad safety technology grant funding available under section
105 of the act and (2) development and installation of rail safety technology, including
provision for switch position indicator signals in nonsignalized main track territory,
under section 406 of the act. The commissioner shall respond and make application to
the Federal Railroad Administration notice of funds availability under the Rail Safety
Assurance Act in a timely manner and before the date of the program deadline to assure
full consideration of the application. The commissioner shall (i) prioritize grant requests
for the installation of switch indicator signals on all segments of nonsignalized track
where posted speeds are in excess of 20 miles per hour and (ii) apply for grant funding in
each year after 2010 until all nonsignalized track territory in the state has switch indicator
signals installed and in operation.
(c) Prior to applying for funds under paragraph (b), the commissioner shall solicit
grant requests from all eligible railroads. The commissioner shall submit written notice to
the chairs of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over transportation policy and
finance of an acceptance by a class I or class II railroad of federal grant program funding
for switch point indicator monitor systems.
(d) Participating railroads shall provide the 20 percent nonfederal match. Railroads
shall provide all technical documentation requested by the commissioner and required by
the Federal Railroad Administration for the applications under paragraph (b). Railroads
are responsible for developing, acquiring, and installing all rail safety technology obtained
under this section in accordance with requirements established by the Federal Railroad
Administration.

Sec. 55. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 221.012, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:
Subd. 27a.Motor carrier of railroad employees.”Motor carrier of railroad
employees” means a motor carrier engaged in the for-hire transportation of railroad
employees of a class I or II common carrier, as defined in Code of Federal Regulations,
title 49, part 1201, general instruction 1-1, under the terms of a contractual agreement with
a common carrier, as defined in section 218.011, subdivision 10.

Sec. 56. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 221.012, subdivision 38, is amended to read:
Subd. 38.Small vehicle passenger service.(a) “Small vehicle passenger service”
means a service provided by a person engaged in the for-hire transportation of passengers
in a vehicle designed to transport seven or fewer persons, including the driver.
(b) In the metropolitan area as defined in section473.121, subdivision 2, “small
vehicle passenger service” also includes for-hire transportation of persons who are certified
by the Metropolitan Council to use special transportation service provided under section
473.386, in a vehicle designed to transport not more than 15 persons including the driver,
that is equipped with a wheelchair lift and at least three wheelchair securement positions.
(c) Small vehicle passenger service does not include a motor carrier of railroad
employees.

Sec. 57.[221.0255] MOTOR CARRIER OF RAILROAD EMPLOYEES.
(a) A motor carrier of railroad employees must meet the requirements specified in
this section, is subject to section 221.291, and is otherwise exempt from the provisions
of this chapter.
(b) A vehicle operator for a motor carrier of railroad employees who transports
passengers must:
(1) have a valid driver’s license under chapter 171; and
(2) submit to a physical examination.
(c) The carrier must implement a policy that provides for annual training and
certification of the operator in:
(1) safe operation of the vehicle transporting railroad employees;
(2) knowing and understanding relevant laws, rules of the road, and safety policies;
(3) handling emergency situations;
(4) proper use of seat belts;
(5) performance of pretrip and posttrip vehicle inspections, and inspection record
keeping; and
(6) proper maintenance of required records.
(d) The carrier must:
(1) perform a background check or background investigation of the operator;
(2) annually verify the operator’s driver’s license;
(3) document meeting the requirements in this subdivision, and maintain the file
at the carrier’s business location;
(4) maintain liability insurance in a minimum amount of $5,000,000 regardless
of the seating capacity of the vehicle; and
(5) maintain uninsured and underinsured coverage in a minimum amount of
$1,000,000.
If a party contracts with the motor carrier on behalf of the railroad to transport the railroad
employees, then the insurance requirements may be satisfied by either that party or the
motor carrier, so long as the motor carrier is a named insured or additional insured under
any policy.
(e) A person who sustains a conviction of violating section169A.25,169A.26,
169A.27, or169A.31, or whose driver’s license is revoked under sections169A.50to
169A.53of the implied consent law, or who is convicted of or has their driver’s license
revoked under a similar statute or ordinance of another state, may not operate a vehicle
under this subdivision for five years from the date of conviction. A person who sustains a
conviction of a moving offense in violation of chapter 169 within three years of the first
of three other moving offenses may not operate a vehicle under this subdivision for one
year from the date of the last conviction. A person who has ever been convicted of a
disqualifying offense as defined in section171.3215, subdivision 1, paragraph (c), may
not operate a vehicle under this subdivision.
(f) An operator who sustains a conviction as described in paragraph (e) while
employed by the carrier shall report the conviction to the carrier within ten days of the
date of the conviction.
(g) A carrier must implement a mandatory alcohol and controlled substance testing
program as provided under sections 181.950 to 181.957 that consists of preemployment
testing, postaccident testing, random testing, reasonable suspicion testing, return-to-duty
testing, and follow-up testing.
(h) A motor carrier of railroad employees shall not allow or require a driver to drive
or remain on duty for more than: ten hours after eight consecutive hours off duty; 15 hours
of combined on-duty time and drive time since last obtaining eight consecutive hours of
off-duty time; or 70 hours of on-duty and drive time in any period of eight consecutive
days. After 24 hours off duty, a driver begins a new seven consecutive day period and
on-duty time is reset to zero.
(i) An operator who encounters an emergency and cannot, because of that
emergency, safely complete a transportation assignment within the ten-hour maximum
driving time permitted under paragraph (h), may drive for not more than two additional
hours in order to complete that transportation assignment or to reach a place offering
safety for the occupants of the vehicle and security for the transport motor vehicle, if the
transportation assignment reasonably could have been completed within the ten-hour
period absent the emergency.
(j) A carrier shall maintain and retain for a period of six months accurate time
records that show the time the driver reports for duty each day; the total number of hours
of on-duty time for each driver for each day; the time the driver is released from duty each
day; and the total number of hours driven each day.
(k) For purposes of this subdivision, the following terms have the meanings given:
(1) “conviction” has the meaning given in section 609.02; and
(2) “on-duty time” means all time at a terminal, facility, or other property of a
contract carrier or on any public property waiting to be dispatched. On-duty time includes
time spent inspecting, servicing, or conditioning the vehicle.
EFFECTIVE DATE.Paragraph (d), clause (5), is effective July 1, 2011.

Sec. 58. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 299D.03, subdivision 5, is
amended to read:
Subd. 5.Traffic fines and forfeited bail money.(a) All fines and forfeited bail
money collected from persons apprehended or arrested by officers of the State Patrol
shall be transmitted by the person or officer collecting the fines, forfeited bail money,
or installments thereof, on or before the tenth day after the last day of the month in
which these moneys were collected, to the commissioner of management and budget.
Except where a different disposition is required in this subdivision or section387.213, or
otherwise provided by law, three-eighths of these receipts must be deposited in the state
treasury and credited to the state general fund. The other five-eighths of these receipts
must be deposited in the state treasury and credited as follows: (1) the first
$1,000,000in each fiscal year must be credited to the Minnesota grade crossing safety
account in the special revenue fund, and (2) remaining receipts must be credited to the state
trunk highway fund. If, however, the violation occurs within a municipality and the city
attorney prosecutes the offense, and a plea of not guilty is entered, one-third of the receipts
shall be deposited in the state treasury and credited to the state general fund, one-third of
the receipts shall be paid to the municipality prosecuting the offense, and one-third shall be
deposited in the state treasury and credited to the Minnesota grade crossing safety account
or the state trunk highway fund as provided in this paragraph. When section387.213also
is applicable to the fine, section387.213shall be applied before this paragraph is applied.
All costs of participation in a nationwide police communication system chargeable to the
state of Minnesota shall be paid from appropriations for that purpose.
(b)All fines and forfeited bail money
from violations of statutes governing the maximum weight of motor vehicles, collected
from persons apprehended or arrested by employees of the state of Minnesota, by means
of stationary or portable scales operated by these employees, shall be transmitted by the
person or officer collecting the fines or forfeited bail money, on or before the tenth day
after the last day of the month in which the collections were made, to the commissioner
of management and budget. Five-eighths of these receipts shall be deposited in the state
treasury and credited to the state highway user tax distribution fund. Three-eighths of
these receipts shall be deposited in the state treasury and credited to the state general fund.

Sec. 59. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 360.061, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
Subd. 3.Municipality.”Municipality” does not include a county unless the county
owns or controls an airport, in which case such county may exercise all the powers
granted by said sections to other municipalities. It specifically includes a town,an airport
authority,the Metropolitan Airports Commission established and operated pursuant to
chapter 473, and the state of Minnesota.

Sec. 60.[383D.75] NEW LOCATION FOR DEPUTY REGISTRAR.
Notwithstanding section 168.33, and rules adopted by the commissioner of public
safety, limiting sites for the office of deputy registrar based on either the distance to an
existing deputy registrar office or the annual volume of transactions processed by any
deputy registrar, the commissioner of public safety shall permit the deputy registrar of
motor vehicles agent number 128 and driver’s license agent number 726 for Dakota County
to move from the existing deputy registrar location in Burnsville to the Dakota County
Burnhaven Library in Burnsville, with full authority to function as a registration and
motor vehicle tax collection and driver’s license bureau, at the Dakota County Burnhaven
Library. All other provisions regarding the appointment and operation of a deputy
registrar of motor vehicles and driver’s license agent under sections 168.33 and 171.061,
and Minnesota Rules, chapter 7406, not inconsistent with this section, apply to the office.
EFFECTIVE DATE; LOCAL APPROVAL.This section is effective the day after
the governing body of the county of Dakota and its chief clerical officer timely complete
their compliance with section 645.021, subdivisions 2 and 3.

Sec. 61. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 473.167, subdivision 2a, is amended to read:
Subd. 2a.Loans foracquisition and relocation.(a) The council may
makeloans to acquiring authorities within the metropolitan area to purchase
homestead property located in a proposed state trunk highway right-of-way or project,
and to provide relocation assistance. Acquiring authorities are authorized to accept the
loans and to acquire the property. Except as provided in this subdivision, the loans shall
be made as provided in subdivision 2. Loans shall be in the amount of the fair market
value of the homestead property plus relocation costs and less salvage value. Before
construction of the highway begins, the acquiring authority shall convey the property to
the commissioner of transportation at the same price it paid, plus relocation costs and less
its salvage value. Acquisition and assistance under this subdivision must conform to
sections117.50to117.56.
(b) The council may makeloans only when:
(1) the owner of affected homestead property requests acquisition and relocation
assistance from an acquiring authority;
(2) federal or state financial participation is not available;
(3) the owner is unable to sell the homestead property at its appraised market
value because the property is located in a proposed state trunk highway right-of-way or
project as indicated on an official map or plat adopted under section160.085,394.361, or
462.359;and
(4) the council agrees to and approves the fair market value of the homestead
property, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld.

(c) For purposes of this subdivision, the following terms have the meanings given
them.
(1) “Acquiring authority” means counties, towns, and statutory and home rule
charter cities in the metropolitan area.
(2) “Homestead property” means: (i)a single-family dwelling occupied by the
owner, and the surrounding land, not exceeding a total of ten acres; or (ii) a manufactured
home, as defined in section 327B.01, subdivision 13.
(3) “Salvage value” means the probable sale price of the dwelling and other property
that is severable from the land if offered for sale on the condition that it be removed from
the land at the buyer’s expense, allowing a reasonable time to find a buyer with knowledge
of the possible uses of the property, including separate use of serviceable components and
scrap when there is no other reasonable prospect of sale.

Sec. 62. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 473.411, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
Subd. 5.Use of public roadways and appurtenances.The council may use for the
purposes of sections473.405to473.449upon the conditions stated in this subdivision
any state highway or other public roadway, parkway, or lane, or any bridge or tunnel or
other appurtenance of a roadway, without payment of any compensation, provided the
use does not interfere unreasonably with the public use or maintenance of the roadway or
appurtenance or entail any substantial additional costs for maintenance. The provisions of
this subdivision do not apply to the property of any common carrier railroad or common
carrier railroads. The consent of the public agency in charge of such state highway or other
public highway or roadway or appurtenance is not required; except that if the council seeks
to use a designated parkway for regular route service in the city of Minneapolis, it must
obtain permission from and is subject to reasonable limitations imposed by a joint board
consisting of two representatives from the council, two members of the board of park
commissioners, and a fifth member jointly selected by the
other members of theboard.If the use is a designated Minneapolis parkway
for regular route service adjacent to the city of Minneapolis, it must obtain permission
from and is subject to reasonable limitations imposed by a joint board consisting of two
representatives from the council, two members of the board of park commissioners, and a
fifth member jointly selected by other members of the board. The joint board must include
a nonvoting member appointed by the council of the city in which the parkway is located.
The board of park commissioners and the council may designate persons to sit on
the joint board. In considering a request by the council to use designated parkways for
additional routes or trips, the joint board consisting of the council or their designees,
the board of park commissioners or their designees, and the fifth member, shall base its
decision to grant or deny the request based on the criteria to be established by the joint
board. The decision to grant or deny the request must be made within 45 days of the
date of the request. The park board must be notified immediately by the council of any
temporary route detours. If the park board objects to the temporary route detours within
five days of being notified, the joint board must convene and decide whether to grant the
request, otherwise the request is deemed granted. If the agency objects to the proposed
use or claims reimbursement from the council for additional cost of maintenance, it may
commence an action against the council in the district court of the county wherein the
highway, roadway, or appurtenance, or major portion thereof, is located. The proceedings
in the action must conform to the Rules of Civil Procedure applicable to the district courts.
The court shall sit without jury. If the court determines that the use in question interferes
unreasonably with the public use or maintenance of the roadway or appurtenance, it shall
enjoin the use by the council. If the court determines that the use in question does not
interfere unreasonably with the public use or maintenance of the roadway or appurtenance,
but that it entails substantial additional maintenance costs, the court shall award judgment
to the agency for the amount of the additional costs. Otherwise the court shall award
judgment to the council. An aggrieved party may appeal from the judgment of the district
court in the same manner as is provided for such appeals in other civil actions. The council
may also use land within the right-of-way of any state highway or other public roadway
for the erection of traffic control devices, other signs, and passenger shelters upon the
conditions stated in this subdivision and subject only to the approval of the commissioner
of transportation where required by statute, and subject to the express provisions of other
applicable statutes and to federal requirements where necessary to qualify for federal aid.

Sec. 63. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 514.18, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:
Subd. 1a.Towed motor vehicles.A person who tows and stores a motor vehicle
at the request of a law enforcement officer shall have a lien on the motor vehicle for the
value of the storage and towing and the right to retain possession of the motor vehicle
until the lien is lawfully discharged. This section does not apply to tows
of vehicles parked in violation of snow
emergency regulations.

Sec. 64. Laws 2008, chapter 287, article 1, section 122, is amended to read:
Sec. 122.NULLIFICATION OF EXPEDITED TOWN ROAD
EXTINGUISHMENT.
(a) Any extinguishment of town interest in a town road under Minnesota Statutes,
section164.06, subdivision 2, is hereby nullified if:
(1) the interest was not recorded or filed with the county recorder but was recorded
or filed with the county auditor prior to 1972;
(2) the state or a political subdivision has constructedor fundeda road or bridge
improvement on a right-of-way affected by the interest;
(3) the affected road was the only means of access to a property;
(4) the extinguishment took place within the last ten years; and
(5) a person whose only access to property was lost because of the extinguishment
files a petition of a nullification with the town board stating that the person’s property
became landlocked because of the extinguishment and that the road satisfies all of the
requirements of paragraph (a), clauses (1) to (4). A copy of the road order found filed or
recorded with the county auditor must be attached to the petition. The town shall file the
petition with the county auditor and record it with the county recorder.
(b) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections164.08, subdivision 1, and
541.023, for any nullification under paragraph (a), the affected road is hereby deemed to
be a cartway. No additional damages or other payments may be required other than those
paid at the time the fee interest was originally acquired and the order filed with the county
auditor. A cartway created by this paragraph may be converted to a private driveway
under Minnesota Statutes, section164.08, subdivision 2.
(c) For purposes of this section, “affected road” means the road in which the town
board extinguished its interest.
EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

Sec. 65. Laws 2008, chapter 350, article 1, section 5, the effective date, is amended to
read:
EFFECTIVE DATE.Paragraph (b) and paragraph (c), clause (1), are effective the
day following final enactment and apply to any additional tax for a registration period
that starts on or after March 1,2012.

Sec. 66. Laws 2009, chapter 36, article 1, section 3, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3.State Roads

(a)Infrastructure Operations and Maintenance

251,643,000

245,892,000
The base appropriation for fiscal years 2012
and 2013 is $257,395,000 for each year.

(b)Infrastructure Investment and Planning

(1)Infrastructure Investment Support

201,461,000

196,935,000
The base appropriation for fiscal years 2012
and 2013 is $205,988,000 for each year.
$266,000 the first year and $266,000 the
second year are available for grants to
metropolitan planning organizations outside
the seven-county metropolitan area.
$75,000 the first year and $75,000 the
second year are for a transportation research
contingent account to finance research
projects that are reimbursable from the
federal government or from other sources.
If the appropriation for either year is
insufficient, the appropriation for the other
year is available for it.
$600,000 the first year and $600,000
the second year are available for grants
for transportation studies outside the
metropolitan area to identify critical
concerns, problems, and issues. These
grants are available (1) to regional
development commissions; (2) in regions
where no regional development commission
is functioning, to joint powers boards
established under agreement of two or
more political subdivisions in the region to
exercise the planning functions of a regional
development commission; and (3) in regions
where no regional development commission
or joint powers board is functioning, to the
department’s district office for that region.
$200,000 the second year is for grants
to nonprofit job training centers for: (1)
job training programs related to highway
construction; and (2) business training for
companies that are certified disadvantaged
business enterprises.

(2)State Road Construction

551,300,000

598,700,000
The base appropriation for fiscal years 2012
and 2013 is $635,000,000 for each year.
It is estimated that these appropriations will
be funded as follows:

Appropriations by Fund

Federal Highway
Aid
301,100,000
388,500,000

Highway User Taxes
250,200,000
210,200,000
The commissioner of transportation shall
notify the chairs and ranking minority
members of the senate and house of
representatives committees with jurisdiction
over transportation finance of any significant
events that should cause these estimates to
change.
This appropriation is for the actual
construction, reconstruction, and
improvement of trunk highways, including
design-build contracts and consultant usage
to support these activities. This includes the
cost of actual payment to landowners for
lands acquired for highway rights-of-way,
payment to lessees, interest subsidies, and
relocation expenses.
The commissioner may spend up to $250,000
of trunk highway funds in fiscal year 2011
to pay the operating costs of bus service
between Hastings and Minneapolis-St. Paul
to mitigate the traffic impacts of the project
involving construction of a bridge crossing
the Mississippi River in the city of Hastings
on marked Trunk Highway 61.
The commissioner shall expend up to
one-half of one percent of the federal
appropriations under this paragraph as grants
to opportunity industrialization centers and
other nonprofit job training centers for
job training programs related to highway
construction.
The commissioner may transfer up to
$15,000,000 each year to the transportation
revolving loan fund.
The commissioner may receive money
covering other shares of the cost of
partnership projects. These receipts are
appropriated to the commissioner for these
projects.

(3)Highway Debt Service

101,170,000

173,400,000
$86,517,000 the first year and $157,304,000
the second year are for transfer to the state
bond fund. If this appropriation is insufficient
to make all transfers required in the year for
which it is made, the commissioner of finance
shall notify the Committee on Finance of
the senate and the Committee on Ways and
Means of the house of representatives of
the amount of the deficiency and shall then
transfer that amount under the statutory open
appropriation. Any excess appropriation
cancels to the trunk highway fund.

(c)Electronic Communications

5,177,000

5,177,000

Appropriations by Fund

General
9,000
9,000

Trunk Highway
5,168,000
5,168,000
The general fund appropriation is to equip
and operate the Roosevelt signal tower for
Lake of the Woods weather broadcasting.
EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective July 1, 2010.

Sec. 67.ADDITIONAL DEPUTY REGISTRAR OF MOTOR VEHICLES FOR
CITY OF FARMINGTON.
Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 168.33, and rules adopted by the
commissioner of public safety, limiting sites for the office of deputy registrar based
on either the distance to an existing deputy registrar office or the annual volume of
transactions processed by any deputy registrar, the commissioner of public safety shall
appoint a municipal deputy registrar of motor vehicles for the city of Farmington to
operate a new full-service Office of Deputy Registrar, with full authority to function
as a registration and motor vehicle tax collection bureau, at the city hall in the city of
Farmington. All other provisions regarding the appointment and operation of a deputy
registrar of motor vehicles under Minnesota Statutes, section 168.33, and Minnesota
Rules, chapter 7406, apply to the office.
EFFECTIVE DATE; LOCAL APPROVAL.This section is effective the day after
the governing body of the city of Farmington and its chief clerical officer timely complete
their compliance with Minnesota Statutes, section 645.021, subdivisions 2 and 3.

Sec. 68.ROUNDABOUTS DESIGN.
(a) The commissioner of transportation shall, as part of the next regular update of
appropriate design and highway construction manuals, develop specifications or standards
on the design of roundabouts. The specifications or standards must include consideration
of the suitability of roundabout designs for commercial motor vehicles, as defined in
Minnesota Statutes, section 169.011, subdivision 16, and disabled persons as defined
by Minnesota Statutes, section 256.481.
(b) In developing the specifications or standards, the commissioner shall consult
with:
(1) the Minnesota Trucking Association;
(2) representatives, as identified by the commissioner, of persons who regularly
obtain oversize or overweight permits under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 169, and are
reasonably likely to travel on routes that would include a roundabout; and
(3) the Council on Disability established under Minnesota Statutes, section 256.482.
(c) The commissioner shall distribute the specifications or standards, or a similar
advisory guidance document, to local road authorities.
EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

Sec. 69.TIFIA PILOT PROGRAM.
(a) The commissioner of transportation may conduct a pilot program to apply for
and receive financial assistance under the Transportation Infrastructure Finance and
Innovation Act of 1998 (TIFIA), United States Code, title 23, chapter 6, or through other
federal transportation loan, grant, or credit assistance programs. The assistance may
include but is not limited to loans, loan guarantees, and lines of credit. The commissioner
may enter into agreements to repay the financial assistance subject to the availability of
state money or other dedicated revenue or resources, with the approval of Minnesota
Management and Budget.
(b) The pilot program under this section is available for one transportation project
identified by the commissioner.
(c) Upon completion of the transportation project under the pilot program, the
commissioner shall submit a report on the pilot program to the chairs and ranking
minority members of the house of representatives and senate committees having
jurisdiction over transportation policy and finance. At a minimum, the report must:
describe the transportation project undertaken and each financing mechanism utilized;
analyze the effectiveness of each financing mechanism; evaluate the costs, risks, and
benefits of additional participation in federal financial assistance programs; and provide
any recommendations for related legislative changes. The report may be submitted
electronically, and is subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 3.195, subdivision 1.
EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

Sec. 70.NORTHSTAR COMMUTER RAIL INFILL STATIONS IN CITIES
OF RAMSEY AND COON RAPIDS.
The Metropolitan Council shall consider designating Northstar commuter rail
stations at the city of Ramsey in the vicinity of the city of Ramsey Municipal Center and
in the city of Coon Rapids at Foley Boulevard.

Sec. 71.REPORT ON FINANCING OF BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION.
By January 15, 2011, the commissioner of transportation shall report to the chairs
and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over
transportation policy and finance on the feasibility of utilizing any potential value capture
options or potential public-private partnerships, which may include charging tolls, for
construction of a new bridge over the St. Croix River at or near Stillwater. The report
must be submitted electronically.

Sec. 72.COMPLETE STREETS REPORTS.
The commissioner of transportation shall submit to the chairs and ranking minority
members of the house of representatives and senate committees with jurisdiction over
transportation policy and finance reports that:
(1) by January 15, 2011, summarize the department’s complete streets initiatives,
summarize steps taken to expedite and improve the transparency of the state-aid variance
process related to complete streets, outline plans to develop and implement a complete
streets policy, and identify any statutory barriers to complete streets implementation;
(2) by January 15, 2012, summarize the results of the collaboration under Minnesota
Statutes, section 174.75, subdivision 3; identify modifications made to or recommended
for protocols, guidance, standards, or other requirements to facilitate complete streets
implementation; report status of development of complete streets performance indicators;
outline other work planned related to the complete streets policy; and identify statutory
recommendations to facilitate complete streets policy implementation; and
(3) by January 15, 2014, overview the department’s implementation of complete
streets policy; note updates to protocols, guidance, standards, or requirements; identify
any recommendations for supporting local complete streets implementation under the
state-aid standards variance process; and identify statutory recommendations to facilitate
complete streets policy implementation.
The reports in clauses (1), (2), and (3) must be made available electronically and
made available in print only upon request.

Sec. 73.[171.321] [Subd. 2, paragraph (e)] RULEMAKING EXCEPTION.
The actions of the commissioner of public safety in establishing physical
qualifications for type III vehicle drivers are not rulemaking for purposes of Minnesota
Statutes, chapter 14, are not subject to the Administrative Procedure Act contained in
Minnesota Statutes, chapter 14, and are not subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 14.386.

Sec. 74.REPEALER.
Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 169.041, subdivisions 3 and 4,are repealed.
Presented to the governor May 12, 2010
Signed by the governor May 14, 2010, 8:03 p.m.