Bill Text: MN SF898 | 2011-2012 | 87th Legislature | Engrossed
Bill Title: Omnibus transportation appropriations
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 5-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-03-30 - HF substituted on General Orders HF1140 [SF898 Detail]
Download: Minnesota-2011-SF898-Engrossed.html
1.2relating to transportation; appropriating money for transportation, Metropolitan
1.3Council, and public safety activities and programs; providing for fund transfers,
1.4contingent appropriations, and tort claims; creating trunk highway economic
1.5development account; modifying provisions for distribution of town road
1.6account; modifying provisions for plates for physically disabled persons;
1.7expanding eligibility for Gold Star license plates; adjusting and clarifying
1.8driver's license fees; extending coverage of certain permit; allowing driver and
1.9vehicle transaction applicants to add $2 donation for anatomical gift program;
1.10creating anatomical gift account; extending expiration date for collection of
1.11technology surcharge; requiring information and reports concerning fixed
1.12guideway investments; authorizing fund transfers;amending Minnesota Statutes
1.132010, sections 16A.11, subdivision 3a; 16A.86, subdivision 3a; 161.04, by
1.14adding a subdivision; 162.06, subdivision 1; 162.081, subdivision 4; 162.12,
1.15subdivision 1; 168.013, subdivision 21; 168.021; 168.12, subdivision 5;
1.16168.1253, subdivision 1; 168.33, subdivision 7; 168A.29, subdivision 1;
1.17169.345, subdivisions 1, 3; 169.86, subdivision 5; 171.06, subdivision 2; 174.93;
1.18299A.705, subdivision 3; Laws 2009, chapter 36, article 1, section 3, subdivision
1.193; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 171.
1.20BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.24The amounts shown in this section summarize direct appropriations, by fund, made
1.25in this article.
2.6The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to
2.7the agencies and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from
2.8the trunk highway fund, or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years
2.9indicated for each purpose. The figures "2012" and "2013" used in this article mean that
2.10the appropriations listed under them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2012,
2.11or June 30, 2013, respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 2012. "The second year" is
2.12fiscal year 2013. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2012 and 2013. Appropriations for the
2.13fiscal year ending June 30, 2011, are effective the day following final enactment.
2.28The amounts that may be spent for each
2.29purpose are specified in the following
2.30subdivisions.
2.32(a) Aeronautics
2.34This appropriation is from the state
2.35airports fund and must be spent according
3.1to Minnesota Statutes, section 360.305,
3.2subdivision 4.
3.3Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
3.416A.28, subdivision 6, this appropriation is
3.5available for five years after appropriation.
3.6If the appropriation for either year is
3.7insufficient, the appropriation for the other
3.8year is available for it.
3.9If the appropriation for either year does
3.10not exhaust the balance in the state airports
3.11fund, the commissioner of management and
3.12budget, upon request of the commissioner
3.13of transportation, shall notify the chairs and
3.14ranking minority members of the senate and
3.15house of representatives committees with
3.16jurisdiction over transportation finance of the
3.17amount of the remainder and shall then add
3.18that amount to the appropriation. The amount
3.19added is appropriated for the purpose of
3.20airport development and assistance and must
3.21be spent according to Minnesota Statutes,
3.22section 360.305, subdivision 4.
3.27$65,000 the first year and $65,000 the second
3.28year from the state airports fund are for the
3.29Civil Air Patrol.
3.34Of these appropriations from the general
3.35fund, $19,300 in each year is for the
4.1administrative expenses of the Minnesota
4.2Council on Transportation Access, and for
4.3other costs relating to the preparation of
4.4required reports, including the costs of hiring
4.5a consultant.
4.6The amount used in each year as operating
4.7assistance for public transit systems for
4.8elderly and disabled service must not be
4.9less than the amount used in 2011 for that
4.10purpose.
4.11The amount used in each year as operating
4.12assistance for rural area service must not be
4.13reduced more than ten percent below the
4.14amount used in 2011 for that purpose.
4.22Of these appropriations, $130,000 in each
4.23year is for administrative costs of the
4.24targeted group business program, if a law
4.25is enacted and effective in 2012 and 2013
4.26that establishes a targeted group business
4.27program for state highway construction
4.28contracts.
4.29$266,000 the first year and $266,000 the
4.30second year are available for grants to
4.31metropolitan planning organizations outside
4.32the seven-county metropolitan area.
4.33$75,000 the first year and $75,000 the
4.34second year are for a transportation research
5.1contingent account to finance research
5.2projects that are reimbursable from the
5.3federal government or from other sources.
5.4If the appropriation for either year is
5.5insufficient, the appropriation for the other
5.6year is available for it.
5.7$600,000 the first year and $600,000
5.8the second year are available for grants
5.9for transportation studies outside the
5.10metropolitan area to identify critical
5.11concerns, problems, and issues. These
5.12grants are available (1) to regional
5.13development commissions; (2) in regions
5.14where no regional development commission
5.15is functioning, to joint powers boards
5.16established under agreement of two or
5.17more political subdivisions in the region to
5.18exercise the planning functions of a regional
5.19development commission; and (3) in regions
5.20where no regional development commission
5.21or joint powers board is functioning, to the
5.22department's district office for that region.
5.24The base appropriation for fiscal years 2014
5.25and 2015 is $635,000,000 for each year.
5.26It is estimated that these appropriations will
5.27be funded as follows:
5.32The commissioner of transportation shall
5.33notify the chairs and ranking minority
5.34members of the senate and house of
5.35representatives committees with jurisdiction
6.1over transportation finance of any significant
6.2events that should cause these estimates to
6.3change.
6.4This appropriation is for the actual
6.5construction, reconstruction, and
6.6improvement of trunk highways, including
6.7design-build contracts and consultant usage
6.8to support these activities. This includes the
6.9cost of actual payment to landowners for
6.10lands acquired for highway rights-of-way,
6.11payment to lessees, interest subsidies, and
6.12relocation expenses.
6.13The commissioner may transfer up to
6.14$100,000,000 in the first year from the
6.15trunk highway fund to the trunk highway
6.16economic development account established
6.17under Minnesota Statutes, section 161.04,
6.18subdivision 6.
6.19The commissioner shall expend up to
6.20one-half of one percent of the federal
6.21appropriations under this paragraph as grants
6.22to opportunity industrialization centers and
6.23other nonprofit job training centers for
6.24job training programs related to highway
6.25construction.
6.26The commissioner may transfer up to
6.27$15,000,000 each year to the transportation
6.28revolving loan fund.
6.29The commissioner may receive money
6.30covering other shares of the cost of
6.31partnership projects. These receipts are
6.32appropriated to the commissioner for these
6.33projects.
7.1$123,876,000 the first year and $144,247,000
7.2the second year are for transfer to the state
7.3bond fund. If this appropriation is insufficient
7.4to make all transfers required in the year
7.5for which it is made, the commissioner of
7.6management and budget shall notify the
7.7Committee on Finance of the senate and
7.8the Committee on Ways and Means of the
7.9house of representatives of the amount of the
7.10deficiency and shall then transfer that amount
7.11under the statutory open appropriation. Any
7.12excess appropriation cancels to the trunk
7.13highway fund.
7.18The general fund appropriation is to equip
7.19and operate the Roosevelt signal tower for
7.20Lake of the Woods weather broadcasting.
7.23This appropriation is from the county
7.24state-aid highway fund and is available until
7.25spent.
7.27This appropriation is from the municipal
7.28state-aid street fund and is available until
7.29spent.
7.31If an appropriation for either county state
7.32aids or municipal state aids does not exhaust
7.33the balance in the fund from which it is
7.34made in the year for which it is made,
8.1the commissioner of management and
8.2budget, upon request of the commissioner
8.3of transportation, shall notify the chairs and
8.4ranking minority members of the senate and
8.5house of representatives committees with
8.6jurisdiction over transportation finance of the
8.7amount of the remainder and shall then add
8.8that amount to the appropriation. The amount
8.9added is appropriated for the purposes of
8.10county state aids or municipal state aids, as
8.11appropriate.
8.12If the appropriation for either county state
8.13aids or municipal state aids does exhaust
8.14the balance in the fund from which it is
8.15made in the year for which it is made,
8.16the commissioner of management and
8.17budget shall notify the chairs and ranking
8.18minority members of the senate and house of
8.19representatives committees with jurisdiction
8.20over transportation finance of the amount by
8.21which the appropriation exceeds the balance
8.22and shall then reduce that amount from the
8.23appropriation.
8.33If the appropriation for either year is
8.34insufficient, the appropriation for the other
8.35year is available for it.
9.2(a) With the approval of the commissioner of
9.3management and budget, the commissioner
9.4of transportation may transfer unencumbered
9.5balances among the appropriations from the
9.6trunk highway fund and the state airports
9.7fund made in this section. No transfer may
9.8be made from the appropriation for state
9.9road construction. No transfer may be made
9.10from the appropriations for debt service to
9.11any other appropriation. Transfers under
9.12this paragraph may not be made between
9.13funds. Transfers between programs must
9.14be reported immediately to the chairs and
9.15ranking minority members of the senate and
9.16house of representatives committees with
9.17jurisdiction over transportation finance.
9.18(b) The commissioner shall transfer from
9.19the flexible highway account in the county
9.20state-aid highway fund (1) $1,000,000 in the
9.21first year to the municipal turnback account
9.22in the municipal state-aid street fund; (2)
9.23$1,900,000 in the first year to the trunk
9.24highway fund; and (3) the remainder in
9.25each year to the county turnback account
9.26in the county state-aid highway fund. The
9.27funds transferred are for highway turnback
9.28purposes as provided under Minnesota
9.29Statutes, section 161.081, subdivision 3.
9.32Any money appropriated to the commissioner
9.33of transportation for state road construction
9.34for any fiscal year before fiscal year
9.352012 is available to the commissioner
10.1during the biennium to the extent that the
10.2commissioner spends the money on the
10.3state road construction project for which the
10.4money was originally encumbered during
10.5the fiscal year for which it was appropriated.
10.6The commissioner of transportation shall
10.7report to the commissioner of management
10.8and budget by August 1, 2011, and August
10.91, 2012, on a form the commissioner of
10.10management and budget provides, on
10.11expenditures made during the previous fiscal
10.12year that are authorized by this subdivision.
10.14The commissioner of transportation, with
10.15the approval of the governor and the written
10.16approval of at least five members of a
10.17group consisting of the members of the
10.18Legislative Advisory Commission under
10.19Minnesota Statutes, section 3.30, and the
10.20ranking minority members of the house of
10.21representatives and senate committees with
10.22jurisdiction over transportation finance, may
10.23transfer all or part of the unappropriated
10.24balance in the trunk highway fund to an
10.25appropriation (1) for trunk highway design,
10.26construction, or inspection in order to
10.27take advantage of an unanticipated receipt
10.28of income to the trunk highway fund or
10.29to take advantage of federal advanced
10.30construction funding, (2) for trunk highway
10.31maintenance in order to meet an emergency,
10.32or (3) to pay tort or environmental claims.
10.33Nothing in this subdivision authorizes the
10.34commissioner to increase the use of federal
10.35advanced construction funding beyond
10.36amounts specifically authorized. Any
11.1transfer as a result of the use of federal
11.2advanced construction funding must include
11.3an analysis of the effects on the long-term
11.4trunk highway fund balance. The amount
11.5transferred is appropriated for the purpose of
11.6the account to which it is transferred.
11.8No transfer or expenditure of trunk highway
11.9funds may be made for the purpose of paying
11.10personnel costs incurred on behalf of the
11.11Governor's Office.
11.14The appropriations in this section are from
11.15the general fund.
11.16The amounts that may be spent for each
11.17purpose are specified in the following
11.18subdivisions.
11.20This appropriation is for bus system
11.21operations.
11.22Of this appropriation, $140,000 in each
11.23fiscal year is for transit service for disabled
11.24veterans under Minnesota Statutes, section
11.25473.408, subdivision 10.
11.26Of this appropriation, $80,700 in each
11.27year is for the administrative expenses of
11.28the Minnesota Council on Transportation
11.29Access, and for other costs relating to the
11.30preparation of required reports, including the
11.31costs of hiring a consultant.
11.32The council shall deploy the following
11.33strategies as necessary to avoid transit
12.1service reductions and route elimination, in
12.2the order stated:
12.3(1) use the maximum feasible amount of
12.4the council's reserve funds for bus transit
12.5operations in fiscal years 2012 and 2013; and
12.6(2) exercise the authority granted to the
12.7council in article 2, sections 29 and 30.
12.8The council may require service reductions or
12.9route eliminations only after both strategies
12.10have been fully deployed. The council may
12.11not increase fares unless both strategies have
12.12been fully deployed and service cuts have
12.13been made.
12.23The amounts that may be spent for each
12.24purpose are specified in the following
12.25subdivisions.
13.3$380,000 the first year and $380,000 the
13.4second year are appropriated from the general
13.5fund for payment of public safety officer
13.6survivor benefits under Minnesota Statutes,
13.7section 299A.44. If the appropriation for
13.8either year is insufficient, the appropriation
13.9for the other year is available for it.
13.10$1,367,000 the first year and $1,367,000
13.11the second year are appropriated from the
13.12general fund to be deposited in the public
13.13safety officer's benefit account. This money
13.14is available for reimbursements under
13.15Minnesota Statutes, section299A.465 .
13.16$508,000 the first year and $508,000 the
13.17second year are appropriated from the general
13.18fund for soft body armor reimbursements
13.19under Minnesota Statutes, section299A.38 .
13.20$792,000 the first year and $792,000
13.21the second year are appropriated from the
13.22general fund for transfer by the commissioner
13.23of finance to the trunk highway fund on
13.24December 31, 2011, and December 31, 2012,
13.25respectively, in order to reimburse the trunk
13.26highway fund for expenses not related to the
13.27fund. These represent amounts appropriated
13.28out of the trunk highway fund for general
13.29fund purposes in the administration and
13.30related services program.
13.31$610,000 the first year and $610,000 the
13.32second year are appropriated from the
13.33highway user tax distribution fund for
13.34transfer by the commissioner of management
13.35and budget to the trunk highway fund on
14.1December 31, 2011, and December 31, 2012,
14.2respectively, in order to reimburse the trunk
14.3highway fund for expenses not related to the
14.4fund. These represent amounts appropriated
14.5out of the trunk highway fund for highway
14.6user tax distribution fund purposes in the
14.7administration and related services program.
14.8$716,000 the first year and $716,000
14.9the second year are appropriated from
14.10the highway user tax distribution fund
14.11for transfer by the commissioner of
14.12management and budget to the general fund
14.13on December 31, 2011, and December 31,
14.142012, respectively, in order to reimburse the
14.15general fund for expenses not related to the
14.16fund. These represent amounts appropriated
14.17out of the general fund for operation of the
14.18criminal justice data network related to driver
14.19and motor vehicle licensing.
14.32This appropriation is from the trunk highway
14.33fund.
15.1This appropriation is from the general fund.
15.2The commissioner may not: (1) spend
15.3any money from the trunk highway fund
15.4for capitol security; or (2) permanently
15.5transfer any state trooper from the patrolling
15.6highways activity to capitol security.
15.7The commissioner may not transfer any
15.8money: (1) appropriated for Department of
15.9Public Safety administration, the patrolling of
15.10highways, commercial vehicle enforcement,
15.11or driver and vehicle services to capitol
15.12security; or (2) from capitol security.
15.14This appropriation is from the highway user
15.15tax distribution fund, and is to investigate:
15.16(1) registration tax and motor vehicle sales
15.17tax liabilities from individuals and businesses
15.18that currently do not pay all taxes owed;
15.19and (2) illegal or improper activity related
15.20to sale, transfer, titling, and registration of
15.21motor vehicles.
15.22By February 1, 2015, the commissioner shall
15.23submit a report to the house of representatives
15.24and senate committees having jurisdiction
15.25over transportation finance on the revenues
15.26generated by the Vehicle Crimes Unit. This
15.27report must be made available electronically
15.28and made available in print only upon
15.29request.
16.1The special revenue fund appropriation is
16.2from the vehicle services operating account.
16.7The special revenue fund appropriation is
16.8from the driver services operating account.
16.10The commissioner of public safety shall
16.11spend 50 percent of the money available
16.12to the state under Public Law 105-206,
16.13section 164, and the remaining 50 percent
16.14must be transferred to the commissioner
16.15of transportation for hazard elimination
16.16activities under United States Code, title 23,
16.17section 152.
16.19This appropriation is from the pipeline safety
16.20account in the special revenue fund.
16.22No transfer or expenditure of trunk highway
16.23funds may be made for the purpose of paying
16.24personnel costs incurred on behalf of the
16.25Governor's Office.
16.27This appropriation is to the commissioner of
16.28management and budget.
16.29If the appropriation for either year is
16.30insufficient, the appropriation for the other
16.31year is available for it.
16.32 Sec. 7. Laws 2009, chapter 36, article 1, section 3, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
17.3The base appropriation for fiscal years 2012
17.4and 2013 is $257,395,000 for each year.
17.7The base appropriation for fiscal years 2012
17.8and 2013 is $205,988,000 for each year.
17.9$266,000 the first year and $266,000 the
17.10second year are available for grants to
17.11metropolitan planning organizations outside
17.12the seven-county metropolitan area.
17.13$75,000 the first year and $75,000 the
17.14second year are for a transportation research
17.15contingent account to finance research
17.16projects that are reimbursable from the
17.17federal government or from other sources.
17.18If the appropriation for either year is
17.19insufficient, the appropriation for the other
17.20year is available for it.
17.21$600,000 the first year and $600,000
17.22the second year are available for grants
17.23for transportation studies outside the
17.24metropolitan area to identify critical
17.25concerns, problems, and issues. These
17.26grants are available (1) to regional
17.27development commissions; (2) in regions
17.28where no regional development commission
17.29is functioning, to joint powers boards
17.30established under agreement of two or
17.31more political subdivisions in the region to
17.32exercise the planning functions of a regional
17.33development commission; and (3) in regions
17.34where no regional development commission
18.1or joint powers board is functioning, to the
18.2department's district office for that region.
18.5The base appropriation for fiscal years 2012
18.6and 2013 is $635,000,000 for each year.
18.7It is estimated that these appropriations will
18.8be funded as follows:
18.13The commissioner of transportation shall
18.14notify the chairs and ranking minority
18.15members of the senate and house of
18.16representatives committees with jurisdiction
18.17over transportation finance of any significant
18.18events that should cause these estimates to
18.19change.
18.20This appropriation is for the actual
18.21construction, reconstruction, and
18.22improvement of trunk highways, including
18.23design-build contracts and consultant usage
18.24to support these activities. This includes the
18.25cost of actual payment to landowners for
18.26lands acquired for highway rights-of-way,
18.27payment to lessees, interest subsidies, and
18.28relocation expenses.
18.29The commissioner shall expend up to
18.30one-half of one percent of the federal
18.31appropriations under this paragraph as grants
18.32to opportunity industrialization centers and
18.33other nonprofit job training centers for
18.34job training programs related to highway
18.35construction.
19.1The commissioner may transfer up to
19.2$15,000,000 each year to the transportation
19.3revolving loan fund.
19.4The commissioner may receive money
19.5covering other shares of the cost of
19.6partnership projects. These receipts are
19.7appropriated to the commissioner for these
19.8projects.
19.10$86,517,000 the first year and $157,304,000
19.11the second year are for transfer to the state
19.12bond fund. If this appropriation is insufficient
19.13to make all transfers required in the year for
19.14which it is made, the commissioner of finance
19.15shall notify the Committee on Finance of
19.16the senate and the Committee on Ways and
19.17Means of the house of representatives of
19.18the amount of the deficiency and shall then
19.19transfer that amount under the statutory open
19.20appropriation. Any excess appropriation
19.21cancels to the trunk highway fund.
19.26The general fund appropriation is to equip
19.27and operate the Roosevelt signal tower for
19.28Lake of the Woods weather broadcasting.
19.29EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
19.32 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 16A.11, subdivision 3a, is amended to read:
20.1 Subd. 3a. Part three: detailed capital budget. The detailed capital budget must
20.2include recommendations for capital projects to be funded during the next six fiscal years
20.3and, if applicable, must meet the requirements under section 174.93, subdivision 1a. It
20.4must be submitted with projects recommended by the governor and in order of importance
20.5among that agency's requests as determined by the agency originating the request.
20.6 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 16A.86, subdivision 3a, is amended to read:
20.7 Subd. 3a. Information provided. All requests for state assistance under this section
20.8must include the following information:
20.9(1) the name of the political subdivision that will own the capital project for which
20.10state assistance is being requested;
20.11(2) the public purpose of the project;
20.12(3) the extent to which the political subdivision has or expects to provide local,
20.13private, user financing, or other nonstate funding for the project;
20.14(4) a list of the bondable activities that the project encompasses; examples of
20.15bondable activities are public improvements of a capital nature for land acquisition,
20.16predesign, design, construction, and furnishing and equipping for occupancy;
20.17(5) whether the project will require new or additional state operating subsidies;
20.18(6) whether the governing body of the political subdivision requesting the project
20.19has passed a resolution in support of the project and has established priorities for all
20.20projects within its jurisdiction for which bonding appropriations are requested when
20.21submitting multiple requests;and
20.22(7) if the project requires a predesign under section16B.335 , whether the predesign
20.23has been completed at the time the capital project request is submitted, and whether
20.24the political subdivision has submitted the project predesign to the commissioner of
20.25administration for review and approval; and
20.26(8) if applicable, the information required under section 174.93, subdivision 1a.
20.27 Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 161.04, is amended by adding a subdivision
20.28to read:
20.29 Subd. 6. Trunk highway economic development account. (a) The trunk highway
20.30economic development account is created in the trunk highway fund. Money in the
20.31account is annually appropriated to the commissioner and does not lapse. Interest earned
20.32from investment of money in this account must be deposited in the trunk highway
20.33economic development account.
21.1(b) Money in the account must be used to fund construction, reconstruction, and
21.2improvement of trunk highways that will promote economic development, increase
21.3employment, and relieve growing traffic congestion.
21.4(c) The commissioner shall design a project application and selection process to
21.5distribute money in the account. The process must include specified eligibility and
21.6prioritizing criteria.
21.7(d) Money in the account must be allocated 50 percent to the department's
21.8metropolitan district, and 50 percent to districts in greater Minnesota except as provided
21.9in this paragraph. If there are not sufficient project applications that meet eligibility and
21.10prioritizing criteria in either the metropolitan district or greater Minnesota districts to
21.11permit an equal division of available money, the commissioner shall fund projects that
21.12meet the selection criteria without regard to location in the state.
21.13 Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 162.06, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
21.14 Subdivision 1. Estimate. (a) By December 15 of each year the commissioner shall
21.15estimate the amount of money that will be available to the county state-aid highway fund
21.16during that fiscal year. The amount available must be based on actual receipts from July
21.171 throughNovember 30 October 31, the unallocated fund balance, and the projected
21.18receipts for the remainder of the fiscal year. The amount available, except for deductions
21.19as provided in this section, shall be apportioned by the commissioner to the counties as
21.20provided in section162.07 .
21.21 (b) For purposes of this section, "amount available" means the amount estimated in
21.22paragraph (a).
21.23 Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 162.081, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
21.24 Subd. 4. Formula for distribution to towns; purposes. (a) Money apportioned to
21.25a county from the town road account must be distributed to the treasurer of each town
21.26within the county, according to a distribution formula adopted by the county board.
21.27The formula must take into account each town's levy for road and bridge purposes, its
21.28population and town road mileage, and other factors the county board deems advisable
21.29in the interests of achieving equity among the towns. Distribution of town road funds
21.30to each town treasurer must be made by March 1, annually, or within 30 days after
21.31receipt of payment from the commissioner. Distribution of funds to town treasurers in a
21.32county which has not adopted a distribution formula under this subdivision must be made
21.33according to a formula prescribed by the commissioner by rule. A formula adopted by a
21.34county board or by the commissioner must provide that a town, in order to be eligible for
22.1distribution of funds from the town road account in a calendar year, must have levied for
22.2taxes payable in the previous year for road and bridge purposesat least 0.04835 percent of
22.3taxable market value. For purposes of this eligibility requirement, taxable market value
22.4means taxable market value for taxes payable two years prior to the aid distribution year
22.5an amount equal to or greater than the amount distributed to that town from the town road
22.6account under this section in the year prior to the previous year.
22.7(b) Money distributed to a town under this subdivision may be expended by the
22.8town only for the construction, reconstruction, and gravel maintenance of town roads
22.9within the town.
22.10 Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 162.12, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
22.11 Subdivision 1. Estimate of accruals. By December 15 of each year the
22.12commissioner shall estimate the amount of money that will be available to the municipal
22.13state-aid street fund during that fiscal year. The amount available is based on actual
22.14receipts from July 1 throughNovember 30 October 31, the unallocated fund balance, and
22.15the projected receipts for the remainder of the fiscal year. The total available, except for
22.16deductions as provided herein, shall be apportioned by the commissioner to the cities
22.17having a population of 5,000 or more as hereinafter provided.
22.18 Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 168.013, subdivision 21, is amended to read:
22.19 Subd. 21. Technology surcharge. For every vehicle registration renewal required
22.20under this chapter, until June 30, 2015, the commissioner shall collect a surcharge of
22.21$1.75. Surcharges collected under this subdivision must be credited to the driver and
22.22vehicle services technology account in the special revenue fund under section299A.705 .
22.23 Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 168.021, is amended to read:
22.24168.021 PLATES FOR PHYSICALLY DISABLED PERSONS.
22.25 Subdivision 1. Disability plates; application. (a) When a motor vehicle registered
22.26under section168.017 , a motorcycle, a truck having a manufacturer's nominal rated
22.27capacity of one ton and resembling a pickup truck, or a self-propelled recreational vehicle
22.28is owned or primarily operated by a permanently physically disabled person or a custodial
22.29parent or guardian of a permanently physically disabled minor, the owner may apply for
22.30and secure from the commissioner (1) immediately, a temporary permit valid for 30 days
22.31if the applicant is eligible for the disability plates issued under this section and (2) two
22.32disability plates with attached emblems, one plate to be attached to the front, and one to
23.1the rear of the motor vehicle, truck, or recreational vehicle, or, in the case of a motorcycle,
23.2one disability plate the same size as a regular motorcycle plate.
23.3 (b) The commissioner shall not issue more than one plate to the owner of a
23.4motorcycle and not more than one set of plates to any owner ofa motor another vehicle
23.5described in paragraph (a) at the same time unless the state Council on Disability approves
23.6the issuance of a second plate or set of plates toa motor vehicle an owner.
23.7 (c) When the owner first applies for the disability plate or plates, the owner must
23.8submit a medical statement in a format approved by the commissioner under section
23.9169.345
, or proof of physical disability provided for in that section.
23.10 (d) No medical statement or proof of disability is required when an ownerof a motor
23.11vehicle applies for a plate or plates for one or more motor vehicles listed in paragraph (a)
23.12that are specially modified for and used exclusively by permanently physically disabled
23.13persons.
23.14 (e) The owner of amotor vehicle listed in paragraph (a) may apply for and secure
23.15(i) immediately, a permit valid for 30 days, if the applicant is eligible to receive the
23.16disability plate or plates issued under this section, and (ii) aset of disability plate or plates
23.17fora motor the vehicle if:
23.18 (1) the owner employs a permanently physically disabled person who would qualify
23.19for the disability plate or plates under this section; and
23.20 (2) the owner furnishes the motor vehicle to the physically disabled person for the
23.21exclusive use of that person in the course of employment.
23.22 Subd. 1a. Scope of privilege. If a physically disabled person parks amotor
23.23vehicle described in subdivision 1, displaying the disability plate or plates described in
23.24this section, or a permit valid for 30 days and issued to an eligible person awaiting receipt
23.25of the disability plate or plates described in this section, or any person parks the motor
23.26vehicle for a physically disabled person, that person is entitled to park the motor vehicle
23.27as provided in section169.345 .
23.28 Subd. 2. Plate design; furnished by commissioner. The commissioner shall design
23.29and furnish two disability plates, or one disability plate for a motorcycle that is the same
23.30size as a regular motorcycle plate, with attached emblem or emblems to an eligible owner.
23.31The emblem must bear the internationally accepted wheelchair symbol, as designated in
23.32section326B.106, subdivision 9 , approximately three inches square. The emblem must
23.33be large enough to be visible plainly from a distance of 50 feet. An applicant eligible
23.34for a disability plate or plates shall pay the motor vehicle registration fee authorized
23.35by sections168.013 and
168.09 .
24.1 Subd. 2a. Plate transfer. (a) Whenmotor vehicle ownership of a vehicle described
24.2in subdivision 1 is transferred, the owner of themotor vehicle shall remove the disability
24.3plate or plates. The buyer of the motor vehicle is entitled to receive a regular plate or plates
24.4for themotor vehicle without further cost for the remainder of the registration period.
24.5(b) Notwithstanding section168.12, subdivision 1 , the disability plate or plates
24.6may be transferred to a replacementmotor vehicle on notification to the commissioner.
24.7However, the disability plate or plates may not be transferred unless the replacement
24.8motor vehicle (1) is listed under section
168.012, subdivision 1 , and, in case of a single
24.9plate for a motorcycle, the replacement vehicle is a motorcycle, and (2) is owned or
24.10primarily operated by the permanently physically disabled person.
24.11 Subd. 2b. When not eligible. On becoming ineligible for the disability plate
24.12or plates, the owner of the motor vehicle shall remove the disability plate or plates.
24.13The owner may receive regular plates for themotor vehicle without further cost for the
24.14remainder of the registration period.
24.15 Subd. 3. Penalties for unauthorized use of plates. (a) A person who uses the
24.16disability plate or plates or permit provided under this section on a motor vehicle in
24.17violation of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor, and is subject to a fine of $500. This
24.18subdivision does not preclude a person who is not physically disabled from operating a
24.19motor vehicle bearing the disability plates or permit if:
24.20(1) the person is the owner of themotor vehicle described in subdivision 1 and
24.21permits its operation by a physically disabled person;
24.22(2) the person operates themotor vehicle with the consent of the owner who is
24.23physically disabled; or
24.24(3) the person is the owner of themotor vehicle, is the custodial parent or guardian
24.25of a permanently physically disabled minor, and operates themotor vehicle to transport
24.26the minor.
24.27(b) A driver who is not disabled is not entitled to the parking privileges provided
24.28in this section and in section169.346 unless parking the motor vehicle for a physically
24.29disabled person.
24.30 Subd. 4. Fees; disposition. All fees collected from the sale of a disability plate or
24.31plates under this section must be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the vehicle
24.32services operating account under section299A.705 , subdivision 1.
24.33 Subd. 5. Definitions. For the purposes of this section, the term "physically disabled
24.34person" has the meaning given it in section169.345, subdivision 2 .
24.35 Subd. 6. Driver's license law not affected. This section must not be construed to
24.36revoke, limit, or amend chapter 171.
25.1 Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 168.12, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
25.2 Subd. 5. Additional fee. (a) In addition to any fee otherwise authorized or any tax
25.3otherwise imposed upon any vehicle, the payment of which is required as a condition to
25.4the issuance of any plate or plates, the commissioner shall impose the fee specified in
25.5paragraph (b) that is calculated to cover the cost of manufacturing and issuing the plate
25.6or plates, except for plates issued to disabled veterans as defined in section168.031 and
25.7plates issued pursuant to section168.124 ,
168.125 , or
168.27 , subdivisions 16 and 17,
25.8for passenger automobiles. The commissioner shall issue graphic design plates only
25.9for vehicles registered pursuant to section168.017 and recreational vehicles registered
25.10pursuant to section168.013, subdivision 1g .
25.11 (b) Unless otherwise specified or exempted by statute, the following plate and
25.12validation sticker fees apply for the original, duplicate, or replacement issuance of a
25.13plate in a plate year:
25.25 (c) For vehicles that require two of the categories above, the registrar shall only
25.26charge the higher of the two fees and not a combined total.
25.27(d) As part of procedures for payment of the fee under paragraph (b), the
25.28commissioner shall allow a vehicle owner to add to the fee, a $2 donation for the purposes
25.29of public information and education on anatomical gifts under section 171.07.
25.30EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective January 1, 2012.
25.31 Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 168.1253, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
25.32 Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) The terms used in this section have the meanings
25.33given them in this subdivision.
25.34(b) "Active service" has the meaning given in section190.05, subdivision 5 .
26.1(c) "Eligible person" means a surviving spouseor, child, parent or legal guardian, or
26.2sibling of a person who has died while serving honorably in active service. For purposes
26.3of this section, an eligibility relationship may be established by birth or adoption.
26.4(d) "Motor vehicle" means a vehicle for personal use, not used for commercial
26.5purposes, and may include a passenger automobile, motorcycle, recreational vehicle,
26.6pickup truck, or van.
26.7EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective August 1, 2011, for registrations
26.8applied for or renewed on or after that date.
26.9 Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 168.33, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
26.10 Subd. 7. Filing fees; allocations. (a) In addition to all other statutory fees and
26.11taxes, a filing fee of:
26.12(1)$4.50 $6 is imposed on every vehicle registration renewal, excluding pro rate
26.13transactions; and
26.14(2)$8.50 $10 is imposed on every other type of vehicle transaction, including pro
26.15rate transactions;
26.16except that a filing fee may not be charged for a document returned for a refund or for
26.17a correction of an error made by the Department of Public Safety, a dealer, or a deputy
26.18registrar. The filing fee must be shown as a separate item on all registration renewal
26.19notices sent out by the commissioner. No filing fee or other fee may be charged for the
26.20permanent surrender of a title for a vehicle.
26.21(b) The statutory fees and taxes, and the filing fees imposed under paragraph (a)
26.22may be paid by credit card or debit card. The deputy registrar may collect a surcharge
26.23on the statutory fees, taxes, and filing fee not greater than the cost of processing a credit
26.24card or debit card transaction, in accordance with emergency rules established by the
26.25commissioner of public safety. The surcharge must be used to pay the cost of processing
26.26credit and debit card transactions.
26.27(c) All of the fees collected under paragraph (a), clause (1), by the department, must
26.28be paid into the vehicle services operating account in the special revenue fund under
26.29section299A.705 . Of the fee collected under paragraph (a), clause (2), by the department,
26.30$3.50 must be paid into the general fund with the remainder deposited into the vehicle
26.31services operating account in the special revenue fund under section299A.705 .
26.32 Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 168A.29, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
26.33 Subdivision 1. Amounts. (a) The department must be paid the following fees:
27.1 (1) for filing an application for and the issuance of an original certificate of title, the
27.2sum of $6.25 of which $3.25 must be paid into the vehicle services operating account of
27.3the special revenue fund under section299A.705 ; until June 30, 2012 2015, a surcharge of
27.4$1.75 must be added to the fee and credited to the driver and vehicle services technology
27.5account;
27.6 (2) for each security interest when first noted upon a certificate of title, including the
27.7concurrent notation of any assignment thereof and its subsequent release or satisfaction,
27.8the sum of $2, except that no fee is due for a security interest filed by a public authority
27.9under section168A.05, subdivision 8 ;
27.10 (3) for the transfer of the interest of an owner and the issuance of a new certificate of
27.11title, the sum of $5.50 of which $2.50 must be paid into the vehicle services operating
27.12account of the special revenue fund under section299A.705 ; until June 30, 2012 2015, a
27.13surcharge of $1.75 must be added to the fee and credited to the driver and vehicle services
27.14technology account;
27.15 (4) for each assignment of a security interest when first noted on a certificate of title,
27.16unless noted concurrently with the security interest, the sum of $1;
27.17 (5) for issuing a duplicate certificate of title, the sum of $7.25 of which $3.25 must
27.18be paid into the vehicle services operating account of the special revenue fund under
27.19section299A.705 ; until June 30, 2012 2015, a surcharge of $1.75 must be added to the fee
27.20and credited to the driver and vehicle services technology account.
27.21 (b) After June 30, 1994, in addition to each of the fees required under paragraph (a),
27.22clauses (1) and (3), the department must be paid $3.50. The additional $3.50 fee collected
27.23under this paragraph must be deposited in the special revenue fund and credited to the
27.24public safety motor vehicle account established in section299A.70 .
27.25 Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 169.345, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
27.26 Subdivision 1. Scope of privilege. (a) Amotor vehicle described in section 168.021,
27.27subdivision 1, paragraph (a), that prominently displays the certificate authorized by this
27.28section or that bears the disability plate or plates issued under section168.021 may be
27.29parked by or solely for the benefit of a physically disabled person:
27.30(1) in a designated parking space for disabled persons, as provided in section
27.31169.346
;
27.32(2) in a metered parking space without obligation to pay the meter fee and without
27.33time restrictions unless time restrictions are separately posted on official signs; and
28.1(3) without time restrictions in a nonmetered space where parking is otherwise
28.2allowed for passenger vehicles but restricted to a maximum period of time and that does
28.3not specifically prohibit the exercise of disabled parking privileges in that space.
28.4A person may parka motor the vehicle for a physically disabled person in a parking space
28.5described in clause (1) or (2) only when actually transporting the physically disabled
28.6person for the sole benefit of that person and when the parking space is within a reasonable
28.7distance from the drop-off point.
28.8(b) For purposes of this subdivision, a certificate is prominently displayed if it is
28.9displayed so that it may be viewed from the front and rear of the motor vehicle by hanging
28.10it from the rearview mirror attached to the front windshield of the motor vehicle or, in
28.11the case of a motorcycle, is secured to the vehicle. If there is no rearview mirror or if the
28.12certificate holder's disability precludes placing the certificate on the mirror, the certificate
28.13must be displayed on the dashboard on the driver's side of the vehicle. No part of the
28.14certificate may be obscured.
28.15(c) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), clauses (1), (2), and (3), this section does not
28.16permit parking in areas prohibited by sections169.32 and
169.34 , in designated no
28.17parking spaces, or in parking spaces reserved for specified purposes or vehicles. A local
28.18governmental unit may, by ordinance, prohibit parking on any street or highway to create
28.19a fire lane, or to accommodate heavy traffic during morning and afternoon rush hours and
28.20these ordinances also apply to physically disabled persons.
28.21 Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 169.345, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
28.22 Subd. 3. Identifying certificate. (a) The commissioner shall issue (1) immediately,
28.23a permit valid for 30 days if the person is eligible for the certificate issued under this
28.24section and (2) an identifying certificate for amotor vehicle described in section 168.021,
28.25subdivision 1, paragraph (a), when a physically disabled applicant submits proof of
28.26physical disability under subdivision 2a. The commissioner shall design separate
28.27certificates for persons with permanent and temporary disabilities that can be readily
28.28distinguished from each other from outside amotor vehicle at a distance of 25 feet or, in
28.29the case of a motorcycle, can be readily secured to the motorcycle. An applicant may be
28.30issued up to two certificates if the applicant has not been issued disability plates under
28.31section168.021 .
28.32(b) The operator of amotor vehicle displaying a certificate has the parking
28.33privileges provided in subdivision 1 only while themotor vehicle is actually parked while
28.34transporting a physically disabled person.
29.1(c) The commissioner shall cancel all certificates issued to an applicant who fails to
29.2comply with the requirements of this subdivision.
29.3 Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 169.86, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
29.4 Subd. 5. Fees; proceeds deposited; appropriation. The commissioner, with
29.5respect to highways under the commissioner's jurisdiction, may charge a fee for each
29.6permit issued. All such fees for permits issued by the commissioner of transportation shall
29.7be deposited in the state treasury and credited to the trunk highway fund. Except for
29.8those annual permits for which the permit fees are specified elsewhere in this chapter, the
29.9fees shall be:
29.10 (a) $15 for each single trip permit.
29.11 (b) $36 for each job permit. A job permit may be issued for like loads carried on
29.12a specific route for a period not to exceed two months. "Like loads" means loads of the
29.13same product, weight, and dimension.
29.14 (c) $60 for an annual permit to be issued for a period not to exceed 12 consecutive
29.15months. Annual permits may be issued for:
29.16 (1) motor vehicles used to alleviate a temporary crisis adversely affecting the safety
29.17or well-being of the public;
29.18 (2) motor vehicles which travel on interstate highways and carry loads authorized
29.19under subdivision 1a;
29.20 (3) motor vehicles operating with gross weights authorized under section169.826,
29.21subdivision 1a ;
29.22 (4) special pulpwood vehicles described in section169.863 ;
29.23 (5) motor vehicles bearing snowplow blades not exceeding ten feet in width;
29.24 (6) noncommercial transportation of a boat by the owner or user of the boat;
29.25 (7) motor vehicles carrying bales of agricultural products authorized under section
29.26169.862
; and
29.27(8) special milk-hauling vehicles authorized under section169.867 .
29.28 (d) $120 for an oversize annual permit to be issued for a period not to exceed 12
29.29consecutive months. Annual permits may be issued for:
29.30 (1) mobile cranes;
29.31 (2) construction equipment, machinery, and supplies;
29.32 (3) manufactured homes and manufactured storage buildings;
29.33 (4) implements of husbandry;
29.34 (5) double-deck buses;
30.1 (6) commercial boat hauling and transporting waterfront structures, including, but
30.2not limited to, portable boat docks and boat lifts;
30.3 (7) three-vehicle combinations consisting of two empty, newly manufactured trailers
30.4for cargo, horses, or livestock, not to exceed 28-1/2 feet per trailer; provided, however,
30.5the permit allows the vehicles to be moved from a trailer manufacturer to a trailer dealer
30.6only while operating on twin-trailer routes designated under section169.81, subdivision 3 ,
30.7paragraph (c); and
30.8(8) vehicles operating on that portion of marked Trunk Highway 36 described in
30.9section169.81, subdivision 3 , paragraph (e).
30.10 (e) For vehicles which have axle weights exceeding the weight limitations of
30.11sections169.823 to
169.829 , an additional cost added to the fees listed above. However,
30.12this paragraph applies to any vehicle described in section168.013, subdivision 3 ,
30.13paragraph (b), but only when the vehicle exceeds its gross weight allowance set forth in
30.14that paragraph, and then the additional cost is for all weight, including the allowance
30.15weight, in excess of the permitted maximum axle weight. The additional cost is equal
30.16to the product of the distance traveled times the sum of the overweight axle group cost
30.17factors shown in the following chart:
31.1The amounts added are rounded to the nearest cent for each axle or axle group. The
31.2additional cost does not apply to paragraph (c), clauses (1) and (3).
31.3For a vehicle found to exceed the appropriate maximum permitted weight, a cost-per-mile
31.4fee of 22 cents per ton, or fraction of a ton, over the permitted maximum weight is imposed
31.5in addition to the normal permit fee. Miles must be calculated based on the distance
31.6already traveled in the state plus the distance from the point of detection to a transportation
31.7loading site or unloading site within the state or to the point of exit from the state.
31.8 (f) As an alternative to paragraph (e), an annual permit may be issued for overweight,
31.9or oversize and overweight, mobile cranes; construction equipment, machinery, and
31.10supplies; implements of husbandry; and commercial boat hauling. The fees for the permit
31.11are as follows:
31.20If the gross weight of the vehicle is more than 145,000 pounds the permit fee is determined
31.21under paragraph (e).
31.22 (g) For vehicles which exceed the width limitations set forth in section169.80 by
31.23more than 72 inches, an additional cost equal to $120 added to the amount in paragraph (a)
31.24when the permit is issued while seasonal load restrictions pursuant to section169.87 are
31.25in effect.
31.26 (h) $85 for an annual permit to be issued for a period not to exceed 12 months, for
31.27refuse-compactor vehicles that carry a gross weight of not more than: 22,000 pounds on
31.28a single rear axle; 38,000 pounds on a tandem rear axle; or, subject to section169.828,
31.29subdivision 2 , 46,000 pounds on a tridem rear axle. A permit issued for up to 46,000
31.30pounds on a tridem rear axle must limit the gross vehicle weight to not more than 62,000
31.31pounds.
31.32 (i) $300 for a motor vehicle described in section169.8261 . The fee under this
31.33paragraph must be deposited as follows:
31.34 (1) in fiscal years 2005 through 2010:
31.35 (i) the first $50,000 in each fiscal year must be deposited in the trunk highway fund
31.36for costs related to administering the permit program and inspecting and posting bridges;
32.1 (ii) all remaining money in each fiscal year must be deposited in a bridge inspection
32.2and signing account in the special revenue fund. Money in the account is appropriated
32.3to the commissioner for:
32.4 (A) inspection of local bridges and identification of local bridges to be posted,
32.5including contracting with a consultant for some or all of these functions; and
32.6 (B) erection of weight-posting signs on local bridges; and
32.7 (2) in fiscal year 2011 and subsequent years must be deposited in the trunk highway
32.8fund.
32.9 (j) Beginning August 1, 2006, $200 for an annual permit for a vehicle operating
32.10under authority of section169.824, subdivision 2 , paragraph (a), clause (2).
32.11EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
32.12 Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 171.06, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
32.13 Subd. 2. Fees. (a) The fees for a license and Minnesota identification card are
32.14as follows:
33.1In addition to each fee required in this paragraph, the commissioner shall collect a
33.2surcharge of $1.75 until June 30,2012 2015. Surcharges collected under this paragraph
33.3must be credited to the driver and vehicle services technology account in the special
33.4revenue fund under section299A.705 .
33.5 (b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), an individual who holds a provisional license and
33.6has a driving record free of (1) convictions for a violation of section169A.20 ,
169A.33 ,
33.7169A.35
, or sections
169A.50 to
169A.53 , (2) convictions for crash-related moving
33.8violations, and (3) convictions for moving violations that are not crash related, shall have a
33.9$3.50 credit toward the fee for any classified under-21 driver's license. "Moving violation"
33.10has the meaning given it in section171.04, subdivision 1 .
33.11 (c) In addition to the driver's license fee required under paragraph (a), the
33.12commissioner shall collect an additional $4 processing fee from each new applicant
33.13or individual renewing a license with a school bus endorsement to cover the costs for
33.14processing an applicant's initial and biennial physical examination certificate. The
33.15department shall not charge these applicants any other fee to receive or renew the
33.16endorsement.
33.17(d) In addition to the fee required under paragraph (a), a driver's license agent may
33.18charge and retain a filing fee under section 171.061, subdivision 4. The department shall
33.19charge the same amount as an agent under section 171.061, which must be credited to the
33.20driver services operating account in section 299A.705, subdivision 2.
33.21(e) An application for a Minnesota identification card, instruction permit, provisional
33.22license, or driver's license, including an application for renewal, must contain a provision
33.23that allows the applicant to add to the fee under paragraph (a), a $2 donation for the
33.24purposes of public information and education on anatomical gifts under section 171.07.
33.25EFFECTIVE DATE.Paragraph (e) is effective January 1, 2012.
33.26 Sec. 17. [171.075] ANATOMICAL GIFTS.
33.27 Subdivision 1. Anatomical gift account. An anatomical gift account is established
33.28in the special revenue fund. The account consists of funds donated under sections
33.29168.12, subdivision 5, and 171.06, subdivision 2, and any other money donated,
33.30allotted, transferred, or otherwise provided to the account. Money in the account is
33.31annually appropriated to the commissioner for: (1) grants under subdivision 2; and (2)
33.32administrative expenses in implementing the donation and grant program.
33.33 Subd. 2. Anatomical gift education grants. (a) The commissioner shall make
33.34grants to: (1) a Minnesota organ procurement organization that is certified by the federal
33.35Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services; or (2) an entity that is a charitable entity
34.1under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, as defined in section 289A.02,
34.2subdivision 7, and is dedicated to advocacy for organ, tissue, and eye donation.
34.3(b) From a grant under this section, the recipient shall provide resources and
34.4implement programs designed to increase the number of Minnesotans who register to
34.5be organ, tissue, and eye donors.
34.6EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective January 1, 2012.
34.7 Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 174.93, is amended to read:
34.8174.93 GUIDEWAY INVESTMENT.
34.9 Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms
34.10have the meanings given:
34.11(1) "commissioner" means the commissioner of transportation;and
34.12(2) "guideway" means a form of transportation service provided to the public on a
34.13regular and ongoing basis, that operates on exclusive or controlled rights-of-way or rails
34.14in whole or in part, and includes each line for intercity passenger rail, commuter rail, light
34.15rail transit, streetcars, and bus rapid transit; and
34.16(3) "local unit of government" means a county, statutory or home rule charter city,
34.17town, or other political subdivision, including, but not limited to, a regional railroad
34.18authority or joint powers board.
34.19(b) For purposes of this section, "sources of funds" includes, but is not limited to,
34.20money from federal aid, state appropriations, the Metropolitan Council, special taxing
34.21districts, local units of government, fare box recovery, and nonpublic sources.
34.22(c) For purposes of this section, "budget activity" includes, but is not limited
34.23to, environmental analysis, land acquisition, easements, design, preliminary and
34.24final engineering, acquisition of vehicles and rolling stock, track improvement and
34.25rehabilitation, and construction.
34.26 Subd. 1a. Capital project requests to legislature. A state agency or local unit of
34.27government that submits a request to the legislature to obtain state funds for a guideway
34.28project shall, as part of the request, provide a summary financial plan for the project that
34.29presents the following information as reflected by the data and level of detail available in
34.30the latest phase of project development:
34.31(1) capital expenditures and funding sources for the project, including expenditures
34.32to date and total projected or estimated expenditures, with a breakdown by committed and
34.33proposed sources of funds; and
35.1(2) estimated annual operations and maintenance expenditures for the project, with a
35.2breakdown by committed and proposed sources of funds.
35.3 Subd. 2. Legislative report. (a) By November 15 in every odd-numbered year,
35.4the commissioner shall prepare, in collaboration with the Metropolitan Council, and
35.5submit a report electronically to the chairs and ranking minority members of the house
35.6of representatives and senate committees with jurisdiction over transportation policy
35.7and finance concerning the status of guideway projects (1) currently in study, planning,
35.8development, or construction; (2) identified in the transportation policy plan under section
35.9473.146
; or (3) identified in the comprehensive statewide freight and passenger rail plan
35.10under section174.03, subdivision 1b .
35.11(b) At a minimum, the report must include, for each guideway project:
35.12(1) a brief description of the project, including projected ridership;
35.13(2) a summary of the overall status and current phase of the project;
35.14(3) a timeline that includes (i) project phases or milestones; (ii) expected and known
35.15dates of commencement of each phase or milestone; and (iii) expected and known dates
35.16of completion of each phase or milestone;
35.17(4) a brief progress update on specific project phases or milestones completed since
35.18the last previous submission of a report under this subdivision; and
35.19(5) a summary financial plan that identifies, as reflected by the data and level of
35.20detail available in the latest phase of project development and to the extent available:
35.21(i) capital expenditures, including expenditures to date and total projected
35.22expenditures, with a breakdown by committed and proposed sources of funds for the
35.23project;and
35.24(ii) estimated annual operations and maintenance expendituresreflecting the level
35.25of detail available in the current phase of the project development, with a breakdown by
35.26committed and proposed sources of funds for theprojects in the Metropolitan Council's
35.27transportation policy plan. project; and
35.28(iii) if feasible, project expenditures by budget activity.
35.29(c) The report must also include a systemwide capacity analysis for investment in
35.30guideway expansion and maintenance that:
35.31(1) provides a funding projection, annually over the ensuing 20 years, and with a
35.32breakdown by committed and proposed sources of funds, of:
35.33(i) total capital expenditures for guideways;
35.34(ii) total operations and maintenance expenditures for guideways;
35.35(iii) total funding available for guideways, including from projected or estimated
35.36farebox recovery; and
36.1(iv) total funding available for transit service in the metropolitan area; and
36.2(2) evaluates the availability of funds and distribution of sources of funds for
36.3guideway investments.
36.4(d) The projection under paragraph (c), clause (1), must be for all guideway lines
36.5for which state funds are reasonably expected to be expended in planning, development,
36.6construction, or revenue operation during the ensuing 20 years.
36.7(e) Local units of government shall provide assistance and information in a timely
36.8manner as requested by the commissioner or council for completion of the report.
36.9 Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 299A.705, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
36.10 Subd. 3. Driver and vehicle services technology account. (a) The driver and
36.11vehicle services technology account is created in the special revenue fund, consisting of
36.12the technology surcharge collected as specified in chapters 168, 168A, and 171, and any
36.13other money otherwise donated, allotted, appropriated, or legislated to this account.
36.14 (b) Money in the account is annually appropriated to the commissioner of public
36.15safety to support the research, development, deployment, and maintenance of a driver
36.16and vehicle services information system.
36.17(c) This subdivision expires on June 30, 2015.
36.18 Sec. 20. METROPOLITAN LIVABLE COMMUNITIES FUND; TRANSFERS.
36.19 Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections473.25 to
473.255 , or any other law,
36.20the Metropolitan Council may transfer to its transit operating budget in 2012 and 2013,
36.21money that is not committed to grant or loan awards made by the council as follows:
36.22(1) up to 50 percent of the revenues and amounts credited, transferred, or distributed
36.23to the tax base revitalization account in 2012 and 2013, pursuant to Minnesota Statutes,
36.24section473.252 ;
36.25 (2) up to 50 percent of the revenues and amounts credited, transferred, or distributed
36.26to the metropolitan livable communities demonstration account in 2012 and 2013,
36.27pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, section473.253 ; and
36.28 (3) balances in the metropolitan livable communities fund accounts in 2012 and
36.292013.
36.30 The council shall use the amounts transferred to cover operating deficits for the
36.31transit, paratransit, and light rail and commuter rail services provided or assisted by the
36.32council under Minnesota Statutes, sections473.371 to
473.449 . If the council transfers
36.33funds pursuant to this section, the council shall amend the annual distribution plan
36.34described in Minnesota Statutes, section473.25 , paragraph (d), and include information
37.1about the transfer in the annual report required under Minnesota Statutes, section473.25 ,
37.2paragraph (e).
37.3 Sec. 21. RIGHT-OF-WAY ACQUISITION LOAN FUND; TRANSFERS.
37.4Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 473.167, or any other law, the
37.5Metropolitan Council may transfer to its transit operating budget in 2012 and 2013 up
37.6to 75 percent of the amounts levied and collected in 2012 and 2013, under Minnesota
37.7Statutes, section 473.167, subdivision 3. The council shall use the amounts transferred to
37.8cover operating deficits for the transit, paratransit, and light rail and commuter rail services
37.9provided or assisted by the council under Minnesota Statutes, sections 473.371 to 473.449.
37.10 Sec. 22. REPORT ON ANATOMICAL GIFT ACCOUNT.
37.11The commissioner of public safety shall report to the chairs of the legislative
37.12committees having jurisdiction over transportation policy and finance on the receipts and
37.13expenditures under Minnesota Statutes, section 171.075. The commission shall submit
37.14the report by February 1, 2013.
1.3Council, and public safety activities and programs; providing for fund transfers,
1.4contingent appropriations, and tort claims; creating trunk highway economic
1.5development account; modifying provisions for distribution of town road
1.6account; modifying provisions for plates for physically disabled persons;
1.7expanding eligibility for Gold Star license plates; adjusting and clarifying
1.8driver's license fees; extending coverage of certain permit; allowing driver and
1.9vehicle transaction applicants to add $2 donation for anatomical gift program;
1.10creating anatomical gift account; extending expiration date for collection of
1.11technology surcharge; requiring information and reports concerning fixed
1.12guideway investments; authorizing fund transfers;amending Minnesota Statutes
1.132010, sections 16A.11, subdivision 3a; 16A.86, subdivision 3a; 161.04, by
1.14adding a subdivision; 162.06, subdivision 1; 162.081, subdivision 4; 162.12,
1.15subdivision 1; 168.013, subdivision 21; 168.021; 168.12, subdivision 5;
1.16168.1253, subdivision 1; 168.33, subdivision 7; 168A.29, subdivision 1;
1.17169.345, subdivisions 1, 3; 169.86, subdivision 5; 171.06, subdivision 2; 174.93;
1.18299A.705, subdivision 3; Laws 2009, chapter 36, article 1, section 3, subdivision
1.193; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 171.
1.20BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
| 1.23 |
Section 1. SUMMARY OF APPROPRIATIONS. |
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1.25in this article.
| 2.5 |
Sec. 2. TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS. |
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2.7the agencies and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from
2.8the trunk highway fund, or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years
2.9indicated for each purpose. The figures "2012" and "2013" used in this article mean that
2.10the appropriations listed under them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2012,
2.11or June 30, 2013, respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 2012. "The second year" is
2.12fiscal year 2013. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2012 and 2013. Appropriations for the
2.13fiscal year ending June 30, 2011, are effective the day following final enactment.
| 2.14 |
APPROPRIATIONS |
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| 2.15 |
Available for the Year |
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| 2.16 |
Ending June 30 |
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| 2.17 |
2012 |
2013 |
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| 2.18 2.19 |
Sec. 3. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION |
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| 2.20 |
Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation |
$ |
2,277,401,000 |
$ |
2,007,280,000 |
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2.29purpose are specified in the following
2.30subdivisions.
| 2.31 |
Subd. 2.Multimodal Systems |
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| 2.33 |
(1) Airport Development and Assistance |
14,298,000 |
14,298,000 |
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2.35airports fund and must be spent according
3.1to Minnesota Statutes, section 360.305,
3.2subdivision 4.
3.3Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
3.416A.28, subdivision 6, this appropriation is
3.5available for five years after appropriation.
3.6If the appropriation for either year is
3.7insufficient, the appropriation for the other
3.8year is available for it.
3.9If the appropriation for either year does
3.10not exhaust the balance in the state airports
3.11fund, the commissioner of management and
3.12budget, upon request of the commissioner
3.13of transportation, shall notify the chairs and
3.14ranking minority members of the senate and
3.15house of representatives committees with
3.16jurisdiction over transportation finance of the
3.17amount of the remainder and shall then add
3.18that amount to the appropriation. The amount
3.19added is appropriated for the purpose of
3.20airport development and assistance and must
3.21be spent according to Minnesota Statutes,
3.22section 360.305, subdivision 4.
| 3.23 |
(2) Aviation Support and Services |
6,123,000 |
6,123,000 |
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| 3.24 |
Appropriations by Fund |
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| 3.25 |
Airports |
5,286,000 |
5,286,000 |
| 3.26 |
Trunk Highway |
837,000 |
837,000 |
3.28year from the state airports fund are for the
3.29Civil Air Patrol.
| 3.30 |
(b) Transit |
13,067,000 |
13,067,000 |
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| 3.31 |
Appropriations by Fund |
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| 3.32 |
General |
12,292,000 |
12,292,000 |
| 3.33 |
Trunk Highway |
775,000 |
775,000 |
3.35fund, $19,300 in each year is for the
4.1administrative expenses of the Minnesota
4.2Council on Transportation Access, and for
4.3other costs relating to the preparation of
4.4required reports, including the costs of hiring
4.5a consultant.
4.6The amount used in each year as operating
4.7assistance for public transit systems for
4.8elderly and disabled service must not be
4.9less than the amount used in 2011 for that
4.10purpose.
4.11The amount used in each year as operating
4.12assistance for rural area service must not be
4.13reduced more than ten percent below the
4.14amount used in 2011 for that purpose.
| 4.15 |
(c) Freight |
5,154,000 |
5,154,000 |
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| 4.16 |
Appropriations by Fund |
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| 4.17 |
General |
257,000 |
257,000 |
| 4.18 |
Trunk Highway |
4,897,000 |
4,897,000 |
| 4.19 |
Subd. 3.State Roads |
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| 4.20 |
(a) Operations and Maintenance |
257,395,000 |
257,395,000 |
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| 4.21 |
(b) Program Planning and Delivery |
206,918,000 |
206,733,000 |
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4.23year is for administrative costs of the
4.24targeted group business program, if a law
4.25is enacted and effective in 2012 and 2013
4.26that establishes a targeted group business
4.27program for state highway construction
4.28contracts.
4.29$266,000 the first year and $266,000 the
4.30second year are available for grants to
4.31metropolitan planning organizations outside
4.32the seven-county metropolitan area.
4.33$75,000 the first year and $75,000 the
4.34second year are for a transportation research
5.1contingent account to finance research
5.2projects that are reimbursable from the
5.3federal government or from other sources.
5.4If the appropriation for either year is
5.5insufficient, the appropriation for the other
5.6year is available for it.
5.7$600,000 the first year and $600,000
5.8the second year are available for grants
5.9for transportation studies outside the
5.10metropolitan area to identify critical
5.11concerns, problems, and issues. These
5.12grants are available (1) to regional
5.13development commissions; (2) in regions
5.14where no regional development commission
5.15is functioning, to joint powers boards
5.16established under agreement of two or
5.17more political subdivisions in the region to
5.18exercise the planning functions of a regional
5.19development commission; and (3) in regions
5.20where no regional development commission
5.21or joint powers board is functioning, to the
5.22department's district office for that region.
| 5.23 |
(c) State Road Construction |
881,000,000 |
555,000,000 |
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5.25and 2015 is $635,000,000 for each year.
5.26It is estimated that these appropriations will
5.27be funded as follows:
| 5.28 |
Appropriations by Fund |
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| 5.29 5.30 |
Federal Highway Aid |
494,800,000 |
268,800,000 |
| 5.31 |
Highway User Taxes |
386,200,000 |
286,200,000 |
5.33notify the chairs and ranking minority
5.34members of the senate and house of
5.35representatives committees with jurisdiction
6.1over transportation finance of any significant
6.2events that should cause these estimates to
6.3change.
6.4This appropriation is for the actual
6.5construction, reconstruction, and
6.6improvement of trunk highways, including
6.7design-build contracts and consultant usage
6.8to support these activities. This includes the
6.9cost of actual payment to landowners for
6.10lands acquired for highway rights-of-way,
6.11payment to lessees, interest subsidies, and
6.12relocation expenses.
6.13The commissioner may transfer up to
6.14$100,000,000 in the first year from the
6.15trunk highway fund to the trunk highway
6.16economic development account established
6.17under Minnesota Statutes, section 161.04,
6.18subdivision 6.
6.19The commissioner shall expend up to
6.20one-half of one percent of the federal
6.21appropriations under this paragraph as grants
6.22to opportunity industrialization centers and
6.23other nonprofit job training centers for
6.24job training programs related to highway
6.25construction.
6.26The commissioner may transfer up to
6.27$15,000,000 each year to the transportation
6.28revolving loan fund.
6.29The commissioner may receive money
6.30covering other shares of the cost of
6.31partnership projects. These receipts are
6.32appropriated to the commissioner for these
6.33projects.
| 6.34 |
(d) Highway Debt Service |
137,876,000 |
158,247,000 |
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7.2the second year are for transfer to the state
7.3bond fund. If this appropriation is insufficient
7.4to make all transfers required in the year
7.5for which it is made, the commissioner of
7.6management and budget shall notify the
7.7Committee on Finance of the senate and
7.8the Committee on Ways and Means of the
7.9house of representatives of the amount of the
7.10deficiency and shall then transfer that amount
7.11under the statutory open appropriation. Any
7.12excess appropriation cancels to the trunk
7.13highway fund.
| 7.14 |
(e) Electronic Communications |
5,171,000 |
5,171,000 |
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| 7.15 |
Appropriations by Fund |
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| 7.16 |
General |
3,000 |
3,000 |
| 7.17 |
Trunk Highway |
5,168,000 |
5,168,000 |
7.19and operate the Roosevelt signal tower for
7.20Lake of the Woods weather broadcasting.
| 7.21 |
Subd. 4.Local Roads |
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| 7.22 |
(a) County State Aids |
545,109,000 |
572,773,000 |
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7.24state-aid highway fund and is available until
7.25spent.
| 7.26 |
(b) Municipal State Aids |
145,455,000 |
153,484,000 |
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7.28state-aid street fund and is available until
7.29spent.
| 7.30 |
(c) State Aid Appropriation Adjustments |
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7.32aids or municipal state aids does not exhaust
7.33the balance in the fund from which it is
7.34made in the year for which it is made,
8.1the commissioner of management and
8.2budget, upon request of the commissioner
8.3of transportation, shall notify the chairs and
8.4ranking minority members of the senate and
8.5house of representatives committees with
8.6jurisdiction over transportation finance of the
8.7amount of the remainder and shall then add
8.8that amount to the appropriation. The amount
8.9added is appropriated for the purposes of
8.10county state aids or municipal state aids, as
8.11appropriate.
8.12If the appropriation for either county state
8.13aids or municipal state aids does exhaust
8.14the balance in the fund from which it is
8.15made in the year for which it is made,
8.16the commissioner of management and
8.17budget shall notify the chairs and ranking
8.18minority members of the senate and house of
8.19representatives committees with jurisdiction
8.20over transportation finance of the amount by
8.21which the appropriation exceeds the balance
8.22and shall then reduce that amount from the
8.23appropriation.
| 8.24 |
Subd. 5.Agency Management |
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| 8.25 |
(a) Agency Services |
41,997,000 |
41,997,000 |
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| 8.26 |
Appropriations by Fund |
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| 8.27 |
Airports |
25,000 |
25,000 |
| 8.28 |
Trunk Highway |
41,972,000 |
41,972,000 |
| 8.29 |
(b) Buildings |
17,838,000 |
17,838,000 |
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| 8.30 |
Appropriations by Fund |
||
| 8.31 |
General |
54,000 |
54,000 |
| 8.32 |
Trunk Highway |
17,784,000 |
17,784,000 |
8.34insufficient, the appropriation for the other
8.35year is available for it.
| 9.1 |
Subd. 6.Transfers |
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9.3management and budget, the commissioner
9.4of transportation may transfer unencumbered
9.5balances among the appropriations from the
9.6trunk highway fund and the state airports
9.7fund made in this section. No transfer may
9.8be made from the appropriation for state
9.9road construction. No transfer may be made
9.10from the appropriations for debt service to
9.11any other appropriation. Transfers under
9.12this paragraph may not be made between
9.13funds. Transfers between programs must
9.14be reported immediately to the chairs and
9.15ranking minority members of the senate and
9.16house of representatives committees with
9.17jurisdiction over transportation finance.
9.18(b) The commissioner shall transfer from
9.19the flexible highway account in the county
9.20state-aid highway fund (1) $1,000,000 in the
9.21first year to the municipal turnback account
9.22in the municipal state-aid street fund; (2)
9.23$1,900,000 in the first year to the trunk
9.24highway fund; and (3) the remainder in
9.25each year to the county turnback account
9.26in the county state-aid highway fund. The
9.27funds transferred are for highway turnback
9.28purposes as provided under Minnesota
9.29Statutes, section 161.081, subdivision 3.
| 9.30 9.31 |
Subd. 7.Use of State Road Construction Appropriations |
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9.33of transportation for state road construction
9.34for any fiscal year before fiscal year
9.352012 is available to the commissioner
10.1during the biennium to the extent that the
10.2commissioner spends the money on the
10.3state road construction project for which the
10.4money was originally encumbered during
10.5the fiscal year for which it was appropriated.
10.6The commissioner of transportation shall
10.7report to the commissioner of management
10.8and budget by August 1, 2011, and August
10.91, 2012, on a form the commissioner of
10.10management and budget provides, on
10.11expenditures made during the previous fiscal
10.12year that are authorized by this subdivision.
| 10.13 |
Subd. 8.Contingent Appropriation |
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10.15the approval of the governor and the written
10.16approval of at least five members of a
10.17group consisting of the members of the
10.18Legislative Advisory Commission under
10.19Minnesota Statutes, section 3.30, and the
10.20ranking minority members of the house of
10.21representatives and senate committees with
10.22jurisdiction over transportation finance, may
10.23transfer all or part of the unappropriated
10.24balance in the trunk highway fund to an
10.25appropriation (1) for trunk highway design,
10.26construction, or inspection in order to
10.27take advantage of an unanticipated receipt
10.28of income to the trunk highway fund or
10.29to take advantage of federal advanced
10.30construction funding, (2) for trunk highway
10.31maintenance in order to meet an emergency,
10.32or (3) to pay tort or environmental claims.
10.33Nothing in this subdivision authorizes the
10.34commissioner to increase the use of federal
10.35advanced construction funding beyond
10.36amounts specifically authorized. Any
11.1transfer as a result of the use of federal
11.2advanced construction funding must include
11.3an analysis of the effects on the long-term
11.4trunk highway fund balance. The amount
11.5transferred is appropriated for the purpose of
11.6the account to which it is transferred.
| 11.7 |
Subd. 9.Use of Trunk Highway Fund |
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11.9funds may be made for the purpose of paying
11.10personnel costs incurred on behalf of the
11.11Governor's Office.
| 11.12 |
Sec. 4. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL |
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| 11.13 |
Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation |
$ |
48,970,000 |
$ |
48,970,000 |
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11.15the general fund.
11.16The amounts that may be spent for each
11.17purpose are specified in the following
11.18subdivisions.
| 11.19 |
Subd. 2.Bus Transit |
43,796,000 |
43,796,000 |
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11.21operations.
11.22Of this appropriation, $140,000 in each
11.23fiscal year is for transit service for disabled
11.24veterans under Minnesota Statutes, section
11.25473.408, subdivision 10.
11.26Of this appropriation, $80,700 in each
11.27year is for the administrative expenses of
11.28the Minnesota Council on Transportation
11.29Access, and for other costs relating to the
11.30preparation of required reports, including the
11.31costs of hiring a consultant.
11.32The council shall deploy the following
11.33strategies as necessary to avoid transit
12.1service reductions and route elimination, in
12.2the order stated:
12.3(1) use the maximum feasible amount of
12.4the council's reserve funds for bus transit
12.5operations in fiscal years 2012 and 2013; and
12.6(2) exercise the authority granted to the
12.7council in article 2, sections 29 and 30.
12.8The council may require service reductions or
12.9route eliminations only after both strategies
12.10have been fully deployed. The council may
12.11not increase fares unless both strategies have
12.12been fully deployed and service cuts have
12.13been made.
| 12.14 |
Subd. 3.Rail Operations |
5,174,000 |
5,174,000 |
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| 12.15 |
Sec. 5. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY |
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| 12.16 |
Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation |
$ |
153,316,000 |
$ |
153,316,000 |
||
12.24purpose are specified in the following
12.25subdivisions.
| 12.26 |
Subd. 2.Administration and Related Services |
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| 12.27 |
(a) Office of Communications |
434,000 |
434,000 |
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| 12.28 |
Appropriations by Fund |
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| 12.29 |
General |
41,000 |
41,000 |
| 12.30 |
Trunk Highway |
393,000 |
393,000 |
| 12.31 |
(b) Public Safety Support |
8,168,000 |
8,168,000 |
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| 12.32 |
Appropriations by Fund |
||
| 12.33 |
General |
3,296,000 |
3,296,000 |
| 13.1 |
H.U.T.D. |
1,366,000 |
1,366,000 |
| 13.2 |
Trunk Highway |
3,506,000 |
3,506,000 |
13.4second year are appropriated from the general
13.5fund for payment of public safety officer
13.6survivor benefits under Minnesota Statutes,
13.7section 299A.44. If the appropriation for
13.8either year is insufficient, the appropriation
13.9for the other year is available for it.
13.10$1,367,000 the first year and $1,367,000
13.11the second year are appropriated from the
13.12general fund to be deposited in the public
13.13safety officer's benefit account. This money
13.14is available for reimbursements under
13.15Minnesota Statutes, section
13.16$508,000 the first year and $508,000 the
13.17second year are appropriated from the general
13.18fund for soft body armor reimbursements
13.19under Minnesota Statutes, section
13.20$792,000 the first year and $792,000
13.21the second year are appropriated from the
13.22general fund for transfer by the commissioner
13.23of finance to the trunk highway fund on
13.24December 31, 2011, and December 31, 2012,
13.25respectively, in order to reimburse the trunk
13.26highway fund for expenses not related to the
13.27fund. These represent amounts appropriated
13.28out of the trunk highway fund for general
13.29fund purposes in the administration and
13.30related services program.
13.31$610,000 the first year and $610,000 the
13.32second year are appropriated from the
13.33highway user tax distribution fund for
13.34transfer by the commissioner of management
13.35and budget to the trunk highway fund on
14.1December 31, 2011, and December 31, 2012,
14.2respectively, in order to reimburse the trunk
14.3highway fund for expenses not related to the
14.4fund. These represent amounts appropriated
14.5out of the trunk highway fund for highway
14.6user tax distribution fund purposes in the
14.7administration and related services program.
14.8$716,000 the first year and $716,000
14.9the second year are appropriated from
14.10the highway user tax distribution fund
14.11for transfer by the commissioner of
14.12management and budget to the general fund
14.13on December 31, 2011, and December 31,
14.142012, respectively, in order to reimburse the
14.15general fund for expenses not related to the
14.16fund. These represent amounts appropriated
14.17out of the general fund for operation of the
14.18criminal justice data network related to driver
14.19and motor vehicle licensing.
| 14.20 |
(c) Technology and Support Service |
3,835,000 |
3,835,000 |
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| 14.21 |
Appropriations by Fund |
||
| 14.22 |
General |
1,472,000 |
1,472,000 |
| 14.23 |
H.U.T.D. |
19,000 |
19,000 |
| 14.24 |
Trunk Highway |
2,344,000 |
2,344,000 |
| 14.25 |
Subd. 3.State Patrol |
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| 14.26 |
(a) Patrolling Highways |
71,522,000 |
71,522,000 |
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| 14.27 |
Appropriations by Fund |
||
| 14.28 |
General |
37,000 |
37,000 |
| 14.29 |
H.U.T.D. |
92,000 |
92,000 |
| 14.30 |
Trunk Highway |
71,393,000 |
71,393,000 |
| 14.31 |
(b) Commercial Vehicle Enforcement |
7,796,000 |
7,796,000 |
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14.33fund.
| 14.34 |
(c) Capitol Security |
3,108,000 |
3,108,000 |
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15.2The commissioner may not: (1) spend
15.3any money from the trunk highway fund
15.4for capitol security; or (2) permanently
15.5transfer any state trooper from the patrolling
15.6highways activity to capitol security.
15.7The commissioner may not transfer any
15.8money: (1) appropriated for Department of
15.9Public Safety administration, the patrolling of
15.10highways, commercial vehicle enforcement,
15.11or driver and vehicle services to capitol
15.12security; or (2) from capitol security.
| 15.13 |
(d) Vehicle Crimes Unit |
693,000 |
693,000 |
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15.15tax distribution fund, and is to investigate:
15.16(1) registration tax and motor vehicle sales
15.17tax liabilities from individuals and businesses
15.18that currently do not pay all taxes owed;
15.19and (2) illegal or improper activity related
15.20to sale, transfer, titling, and registration of
15.21motor vehicles.
15.22By February 1, 2015, the commissioner shall
15.23submit a report to the house of representatives
15.24and senate committees having jurisdiction
15.25over transportation finance on the revenues
15.26generated by the Vehicle Crimes Unit. This
15.27report must be made available electronically
15.28and made available in print only upon
15.29request.
| 15.30 |
Subd. 4.Driver and Vehicle Services |
||||||
| 15.31 |
(a) Vehicle Services |
27,259,000 |
27,259,000 |
||||
| 15.32 |
Appropriations by Fund |
||
| 15.33 |
Special Revenue |
19,023,000 |
19,023,000 |
| 15.34 |
H.U.T.D. |
8,236,000 |
8,236,000 |
16.2from the vehicle services operating account.
| 16.3 |
(b) Driver Services |
28,712,000 |
28,712,000 |
||||
| 16.4 |
Appropriations by Fund |
||
| 16.5 |
Special Revenue |
28,711,000 |
28,711,000 |
| 16.6 |
Trunk Highway |
1,000 |
1,000 |
16.8from the driver services operating account.
| 16.9 |
Subd. 5.Traffic Safety |
435,000 |
435,000 |
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16.11spend 50 percent of the money available
16.12to the state under Public Law 105-206,
16.13section 164, and the remaining 50 percent
16.14must be transferred to the commissioner
16.15of transportation for hazard elimination
16.16activities under United States Code, title 23,
16.17section 152.
| 16.18 |
Subd. 6.Pipeline Safety |
1,354,000 |
1,354,000 |
||||
16.20account in the special revenue fund.
| 16.21 |
Subd. 7.Use of Trunk Highway Fund |
||||||
16.23funds may be made for the purpose of paying
16.24personnel costs incurred on behalf of the
16.25Governor's Office.
| 16.26 |
Sec. 6. TORT CLAIMS |
$ |
600,000 |
$ |
600,000 |
||
16.28management and budget.
16.29If the appropriation for either year is
16.30insufficient, the appropriation for the other
16.31year is available for it.
16.32 Sec. 7. Laws 2009, chapter 36, article 1, section 3, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
| 17.1 |
Subd. 3.State Roads |
||||||
| 17.2 |
(a) Infrastructure Operations and Maintenance |
251,643,000 |
245,892,000 |
||||
17.4and 2013 is $257,395,000 for each year.
| 17.5 |
(b) Infrastructure Investment and Planning |
||||||
| 17.6 |
(1) Infrastructure Investment Support |
201,461,000 |
196,935,000 |
||||
17.8and 2013 is $205,988,000 for each year.
17.9$266,000 the first year and $266,000 the
17.10second year are available for grants to
17.11metropolitan planning organizations outside
17.12the seven-county metropolitan area.
17.13$75,000 the first year and $75,000 the
17.14second year are for a transportation research
17.15contingent account to finance research
17.16projects that are reimbursable from the
17.17federal government or from other sources.
17.18If the appropriation for either year is
17.19insufficient, the appropriation for the other
17.20year is available for it.
17.21$600,000 the first year and $600,000
17.22the second year are available for grants
17.23for transportation studies outside the
17.24metropolitan area to identify critical
17.25concerns, problems, and issues. These
17.26grants are available (1) to regional
17.27development commissions; (2) in regions
17.28where no regional development commission
17.29is functioning, to joint powers boards
17.30established under agreement of two or
17.31more political subdivisions in the region to
17.32exercise the planning functions of a regional
17.33development commission; and (3) in regions
17.34where no regional development commission
18.1or joint powers board is functioning, to the
18.2department's district office for that region.
| 18.3 18.4 |
(2) State Road Construction |
551,300,000 |
555,700,000 |
||||
18.6and 2013 is $635,000,000 for each year.
18.7It is estimated that these appropriations will
18.8be funded as follows:
| 18.9 |
Appropriations by Fund |
||
| 18.10 18.11 |
Federal Highway Aid |
301,100,000 |
345,500,000 |
| 18.12 |
Highway User Taxes |
250,200,000 |
210,200,000 |
18.14notify the chairs and ranking minority
18.15members of the senate and house of
18.16representatives committees with jurisdiction
18.17over transportation finance of any significant
18.18events that should cause these estimates to
18.19change.
18.20This appropriation is for the actual
18.21construction, reconstruction, and
18.22improvement of trunk highways, including
18.23design-build contracts and consultant usage
18.24to support these activities. This includes the
18.25cost of actual payment to landowners for
18.26lands acquired for highway rights-of-way,
18.27payment to lessees, interest subsidies, and
18.28relocation expenses.
18.29The commissioner shall expend up to
18.30one-half of one percent of the federal
18.31appropriations under this paragraph as grants
18.32to opportunity industrialization centers and
18.33other nonprofit job training centers for
18.34job training programs related to highway
18.35construction.
19.1The commissioner may transfer up to
19.2$15,000,000 each year to the transportation
19.3revolving loan fund.
19.4The commissioner may receive money
19.5covering other shares of the cost of
19.6partnership projects. These receipts are
19.7appropriated to the commissioner for these
19.8projects.
| 19.9 |
(3) Highway Debt Service |
101,170,000 |
173,400,000 |
||||
19.11the second year are for transfer to the state
19.12bond fund. If this appropriation is insufficient
19.13to make all transfers required in the year for
19.14which it is made, the commissioner of finance
19.15shall notify the Committee on Finance of
19.16the senate and the Committee on Ways and
19.17Means of the house of representatives of
19.18the amount of the deficiency and shall then
19.19transfer that amount under the statutory open
19.20appropriation. Any excess appropriation
19.21cancels to the trunk highway fund.
| 19.22 |
(c) Electronic Communications |
5,177,000 |
5,177,000 |
||||
| 19.23 |
Appropriations by Fund |
||
| 19.24 |
General |
9,000 |
9,000 |
| 19.25 |
Trunk Highway |
5,168,000 |
5,168,000 |
19.27and operate the Roosevelt signal tower for
19.28Lake of the Woods weather broadcasting.
19.29EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
19.32 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 16A.11, subdivision 3a, is amended to read:
20.1 Subd. 3a. Part three: detailed capital budget. The detailed capital budget must
20.2include recommendations for capital projects to be funded during the next six fiscal years
20.3and, if applicable, must meet the requirements under section 174.93, subdivision 1a. It
20.4must be submitted with projects recommended by the governor and in order of importance
20.5among that agency's requests as determined by the agency originating the request.
20.6 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 16A.86, subdivision 3a, is amended to read:
20.7 Subd. 3a. Information provided. All requests for state assistance under this section
20.8must include the following information:
20.9(1) the name of the political subdivision that will own the capital project for which
20.10state assistance is being requested;
20.11(2) the public purpose of the project;
20.12(3) the extent to which the political subdivision has or expects to provide local,
20.13private, user financing, or other nonstate funding for the project;
20.14(4) a list of the bondable activities that the project encompasses; examples of
20.15bondable activities are public improvements of a capital nature for land acquisition,
20.16predesign, design, construction, and furnishing and equipping for occupancy;
20.17(5) whether the project will require new or additional state operating subsidies;
20.18(6) whether the governing body of the political subdivision requesting the project
20.19has passed a resolution in support of the project and has established priorities for all
20.20projects within its jurisdiction for which bonding appropriations are requested when
20.21submitting multiple requests;
20.22(7) if the project requires a predesign under section
20.23has been completed at the time the capital project request is submitted, and whether
20.24the political subdivision has submitted the project predesign to the commissioner of
20.25administration for review and approval; and
20.26(8) if applicable, the information required under section 174.93, subdivision 1a.
20.27 Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 161.04, is amended by adding a subdivision
20.28to read:
20.29 Subd. 6. Trunk highway economic development account. (a) The trunk highway
20.30economic development account is created in the trunk highway fund. Money in the
20.31account is annually appropriated to the commissioner and does not lapse. Interest earned
20.32from investment of money in this account must be deposited in the trunk highway
20.33economic development account.
21.1(b) Money in the account must be used to fund construction, reconstruction, and
21.2improvement of trunk highways that will promote economic development, increase
21.3employment, and relieve growing traffic congestion.
21.4(c) The commissioner shall design a project application and selection process to
21.5distribute money in the account. The process must include specified eligibility and
21.6prioritizing criteria.
21.7(d) Money in the account must be allocated 50 percent to the department's
21.8metropolitan district, and 50 percent to districts in greater Minnesota except as provided
21.9in this paragraph. If there are not sufficient project applications that meet eligibility and
21.10prioritizing criteria in either the metropolitan district or greater Minnesota districts to
21.11permit an equal division of available money, the commissioner shall fund projects that
21.12meet the selection criteria without regard to location in the state.
21.13 Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 162.06, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
21.14 Subdivision 1. Estimate. (a) By December 15 of each year the commissioner shall
21.15estimate the amount of money that will be available to the county state-aid highway fund
21.16during that fiscal year. The amount available must be based on actual receipts from July
21.171 through
21.18receipts for the remainder of the fiscal year. The amount available, except for deductions
21.19as provided in this section, shall be apportioned by the commissioner to the counties as
21.20provided in section
21.21 (b) For purposes of this section, "amount available" means the amount estimated in
21.22paragraph (a).
21.23 Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 162.081, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
21.24 Subd. 4. Formula for distribution to towns; purposes. (a) Money apportioned to
21.25a county from the town road account must be distributed to the treasurer of each town
21.26within the county, according to a distribution formula adopted by the county board.
21.27The formula must take into account each town's levy for road and bridge purposes, its
21.28population and town road mileage, and other factors the county board deems advisable
21.29in the interests of achieving equity among the towns. Distribution of town road funds
21.30to each town treasurer must be made by March 1, annually, or within 30 days after
21.31receipt of payment from the commissioner. Distribution of funds to town treasurers in a
21.32county which has not adopted a distribution formula under this subdivision must be made
21.33according to a formula prescribed by the commissioner by rule. A formula adopted by a
21.34county board or by the commissioner must provide that a town, in order to be eligible for
22.1distribution of funds from the town road account in a calendar year, must have levied for
22.2taxes payable in the previous year for road and bridge purposes
22.3
22.4
22.5an amount equal to or greater than the amount distributed to that town from the town road
22.6account under this section in the year prior to the previous year.
22.7(b) Money distributed to a town under this subdivision may be expended by the
22.8town only for the construction, reconstruction, and gravel maintenance of town roads
22.9within the town.
22.10 Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 162.12, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
22.11 Subdivision 1. Estimate of accruals. By December 15 of each year the
22.12commissioner shall estimate the amount of money that will be available to the municipal
22.13state-aid street fund during that fiscal year. The amount available is based on actual
22.14receipts from July 1 through
22.15the projected receipts for the remainder of the fiscal year. The total available, except for
22.16deductions as provided herein, shall be apportioned by the commissioner to the cities
22.17having a population of 5,000 or more as hereinafter provided.
22.18 Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 168.013, subdivision 21, is amended to read:
22.19 Subd. 21. Technology surcharge. For every vehicle registration renewal required
22.20under this chapter, until June 30, 2015, the commissioner shall collect a surcharge of
22.21$1.75. Surcharges collected under this subdivision must be credited to the driver and
22.22vehicle services technology account in the special revenue fund under section
22.23 Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 168.021, is amended to read:
22.24168.021 PLATES FOR PHYSICALLY DISABLED PERSONS.
22.25 Subdivision 1. Disability plates; application. (a) When a motor vehicle registered
22.26under section
22.27capacity of one ton and resembling a pickup truck, or a self-propelled recreational vehicle
22.28is owned or primarily operated by a permanently physically disabled person or a custodial
22.29parent or guardian of a permanently physically disabled minor, the owner may apply for
22.30and secure from the commissioner (1) immediately, a temporary permit valid for 30 days
22.31if the applicant is eligible for the disability plates issued under this section and (2) two
22.32disability plates with attached emblems, one plate to be attached to the front, and one to
23.1the rear of the motor vehicle, truck, or recreational vehicle, or, in the case of a motorcycle,
23.2one disability plate the same size as a regular motorcycle plate.
23.3 (b) The commissioner shall not issue more than one plate to the owner of a
23.4motorcycle and not more than one set of plates to any owner of
23.5described in paragraph (a) at the same time unless the state Council on Disability approves
23.6the issuance of a second plate or set of plates to
23.7 (c) When the owner first applies for the disability plate or plates, the owner must
23.8submit a medical statement in a format approved by the commissioner under section
23.10 (d) No medical statement or proof of disability is required when an owner
23.11
23.12that are specially modified for and used exclusively by permanently physically disabled
23.13persons.
23.14 (e) The owner of a
23.15(i) immediately, a permit valid for 30 days, if the applicant is eligible to receive the
23.16disability plate or plates issued under this section, and (ii) a
23.17for
23.18 (1) the owner employs a permanently physically disabled person who would qualify
23.19for the disability plate or plates under this section; and
23.20 (2) the owner furnishes the motor vehicle to the physically disabled person for the
23.21exclusive use of that person in the course of employment.
23.22 Subd. 1a. Scope of privilege. If a physically disabled person parks a
23.23vehicle described in subdivision 1, displaying the disability plate or plates described in
23.24this section, or a permit valid for 30 days and issued to an eligible person awaiting receipt
23.25of the disability plate or plates described in this section, or any person parks the motor
23.26vehicle for a physically disabled person, that person is entitled to park the motor vehicle
23.27as provided in section
23.28 Subd. 2. Plate design; furnished by commissioner. The commissioner shall design
23.29and furnish two disability plates, or one disability plate for a motorcycle that is the same
23.30size as a regular motorcycle plate, with attached emblem or emblems to an eligible owner.
23.31The emblem must bear the internationally accepted wheelchair symbol, as designated in
23.32section
23.33be large enough to be visible plainly from a distance of 50 feet. An applicant eligible
23.34for a disability plate or plates shall pay the motor vehicle registration fee authorized
23.35by sections
24.1 Subd. 2a. Plate transfer. (a) When
24.2in subdivision 1 is transferred, the owner of the
24.3plate or plates. The buyer of the motor vehicle is entitled to receive a regular plate or plates
24.4for the
24.5(b) Notwithstanding section
24.6may be transferred to a replacement
24.7However, the disability plate or plates may not be transferred unless the replacement
24.8
24.9plate for a motorcycle, the replacement vehicle is a motorcycle, and (2) is owned or
24.10primarily operated by the permanently physically disabled person.
24.11 Subd. 2b. When not eligible. On becoming ineligible for the disability plate
24.12or plates, the owner of the motor vehicle shall remove the disability plate or plates.
24.13The owner may receive regular plates for the
24.14remainder of the registration period.
24.15 Subd. 3. Penalties for unauthorized use of plates. (a) A person who uses the
24.16disability plate or plates or permit provided under this section on a motor vehicle in
24.17violation of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor, and is subject to a fine of $500. This
24.18subdivision does not preclude a person who is not physically disabled from operating a
24.19
24.20(1) the person is the owner of the
24.21permits its operation by a physically disabled person;
24.22(2) the person operates the
24.23physically disabled; or
24.24(3) the person is the owner of the
24.25of a permanently physically disabled minor, and operates the
24.26the minor.
24.27(b) A driver who is not disabled is not entitled to the parking privileges provided
24.28in this section and in section
24.29disabled person.
24.30 Subd. 4. Fees; disposition. All fees collected from the sale of a disability plate or
24.31plates under this section must be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the vehicle
24.32services operating account under section
24.33 Subd. 5. Definitions. For the purposes of this section, the term "physically disabled
24.34person" has the meaning given it in section
24.35 Subd. 6. Driver's license law not affected. This section must not be construed to
24.36revoke, limit, or amend chapter 171.
25.1 Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 168.12, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
25.2 Subd. 5. Additional fee. (a) In addition to any fee otherwise authorized or any tax
25.3otherwise imposed upon any vehicle, the payment of which is required as a condition to
25.4the issuance of any plate or plates, the commissioner shall impose the fee specified in
25.5paragraph (b) that is calculated to cover the cost of manufacturing and issuing the plate
25.6or plates, except for plates issued to disabled veterans as defined in section
25.7plates issued pursuant to section
25.8for passenger automobiles. The commissioner shall issue graphic design plates only
25.9for vehicles registered pursuant to section
25.10pursuant to section
25.11 (b) Unless otherwise specified or exempted by statute, the following plate and
25.12validation sticker fees apply for the original, duplicate, or replacement issuance of a
25.13plate in a plate year:
25.25 (c) For vehicles that require two of the categories above, the registrar shall only
25.26charge the higher of the two fees and not a combined total.
25.27(d) As part of procedures for payment of the fee under paragraph (b), the
25.28commissioner shall allow a vehicle owner to add to the fee, a $2 donation for the purposes
25.29of public information and education on anatomical gifts under section 171.07.
25.30EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective January 1, 2012.
25.31 Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 168.1253, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
25.32 Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) The terms used in this section have the meanings
25.33given them in this subdivision.
25.34(b) "Active service" has the meaning given in section
26.1(c) "Eligible person" means a surviving spouse
26.2sibling of a person who has died while serving honorably in active service. For purposes
26.3of this section, an eligibility relationship may be established by birth or adoption.
26.4(d) "Motor vehicle" means a vehicle for personal use, not used for commercial
26.5purposes, and may include a passenger automobile, motorcycle, recreational vehicle,
26.6pickup truck, or van.
26.7EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective August 1, 2011, for registrations
26.8applied for or renewed on or after that date.
26.9 Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 168.33, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
26.10 Subd. 7. Filing fees; allocations. (a) In addition to all other statutory fees and
26.11taxes, a filing fee of:
26.12(1)
26.13transactions; and
26.14(2)
26.15rate transactions;
26.16except that a filing fee may not be charged for a document returned for a refund or for
26.17a correction of an error made by the Department of Public Safety, a dealer, or a deputy
26.18registrar. The filing fee must be shown as a separate item on all registration renewal
26.19notices sent out by the commissioner. No filing fee or other fee may be charged for the
26.20permanent surrender of a title for a vehicle.
26.21(b) The statutory fees and taxes, and the filing fees imposed under paragraph (a)
26.22may be paid by credit card or debit card. The deputy registrar may collect a surcharge
26.23on the statutory fees, taxes, and filing fee not greater than the cost of processing a credit
26.24card or debit card transaction, in accordance with emergency rules established by the
26.25commissioner of public safety. The surcharge must be used to pay the cost of processing
26.26credit and debit card transactions.
26.27(c) All of the fees collected under paragraph (a), clause (1), by the department, must
26.28be paid into the vehicle services operating account in the special revenue fund under
26.29section
26.30$3.50 must be paid into the general fund with the remainder deposited into the vehicle
26.31services operating account in the special revenue fund under section
26.32 Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 168A.29, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
26.33 Subdivision 1. Amounts. (a) The department must be paid the following fees:
27.1 (1) for filing an application for and the issuance of an original certificate of title, the
27.2sum of $6.25 of which $3.25 must be paid into the vehicle services operating account of
27.3the special revenue fund under section
27.4$1.75 must be added to the fee and credited to the driver and vehicle services technology
27.5account;
27.6 (2) for each security interest when first noted upon a certificate of title, including the
27.7concurrent notation of any assignment thereof and its subsequent release or satisfaction,
27.8the sum of $2, except that no fee is due for a security interest filed by a public authority
27.9under section
27.10 (3) for the transfer of the interest of an owner and the issuance of a new certificate of
27.11title, the sum of $5.50 of which $2.50 must be paid into the vehicle services operating
27.12account of the special revenue fund under section
27.13surcharge of $1.75 must be added to the fee and credited to the driver and vehicle services
27.14technology account;
27.15 (4) for each assignment of a security interest when first noted on a certificate of title,
27.16unless noted concurrently with the security interest, the sum of $1;
27.17 (5) for issuing a duplicate certificate of title, the sum of $7.25 of which $3.25 must
27.18be paid into the vehicle services operating account of the special revenue fund under
27.19section
27.20and credited to the driver and vehicle services technology account.
27.21 (b) After June 30, 1994, in addition to each of the fees required under paragraph (a),
27.22clauses (1) and (3), the department must be paid $3.50. The additional $3.50 fee collected
27.23under this paragraph must be deposited in the special revenue fund and credited to the
27.24public safety motor vehicle account established in section
27.25 Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 169.345, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
27.26 Subdivision 1. Scope of privilege. (a) A
27.27subdivision 1, paragraph (a), that prominently displays the certificate authorized by this
27.28section or that bears the disability plate or plates issued under section
27.29parked by or solely for the benefit of a physically disabled person:
27.30(1) in a designated parking space for disabled persons, as provided in section
27.32(2) in a metered parking space without obligation to pay the meter fee and without
27.33time restrictions unless time restrictions are separately posted on official signs; and
28.1(3) without time restrictions in a nonmetered space where parking is otherwise
28.2allowed for passenger vehicles but restricted to a maximum period of time and that does
28.3not specifically prohibit the exercise of disabled parking privileges in that space.
28.4A person may park
28.5described in clause (1) or (2) only when actually transporting the physically disabled
28.6person for the sole benefit of that person and when the parking space is within a reasonable
28.7distance from the drop-off point.
28.8(b) For purposes of this subdivision, a certificate is prominently displayed if it is
28.9displayed so that it may be viewed from the front and rear of the motor vehicle by hanging
28.10it from the rearview mirror attached to the front windshield of the motor vehicle or, in
28.11the case of a motorcycle, is secured to the vehicle. If there is no rearview mirror or if the
28.12certificate holder's disability precludes placing the certificate on the mirror, the certificate
28.13must be displayed on the dashboard on the driver's side of the vehicle. No part of the
28.14certificate may be obscured.
28.15(c) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), clauses (1), (2), and (3), this section does not
28.16permit parking in areas prohibited by sections
28.17parking spaces, or in parking spaces reserved for specified purposes or vehicles. A local
28.18governmental unit may, by ordinance, prohibit parking on any street or highway to create
28.19a fire lane, or to accommodate heavy traffic during morning and afternoon rush hours and
28.20these ordinances also apply to physically disabled persons.
28.21 Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 169.345, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
28.22 Subd. 3. Identifying certificate. (a) The commissioner shall issue (1) immediately,
28.23a permit valid for 30 days if the person is eligible for the certificate issued under this
28.24section and (2) an identifying certificate for a
28.25subdivision 1, paragraph (a), when a physically disabled applicant submits proof of
28.26physical disability under subdivision 2a. The commissioner shall design separate
28.27certificates for persons with permanent and temporary disabilities that can be readily
28.28distinguished from each other from outside a
28.29the case of a motorcycle, can be readily secured to the motorcycle. An applicant may be
28.30issued up to two certificates if the applicant has not been issued disability plates under
28.31section
28.32(b) The operator of a
28.33privileges provided in subdivision 1 only while the
28.34transporting a physically disabled person.
29.1(c) The commissioner shall cancel all certificates issued to an applicant who fails to
29.2comply with the requirements of this subdivision.
29.3 Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 169.86, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
29.4 Subd. 5. Fees; proceeds deposited; appropriation. The commissioner, with
29.5respect to highways under the commissioner's jurisdiction, may charge a fee for each
29.6permit issued. All such fees for permits issued by the commissioner of transportation shall
29.7be deposited in the state treasury and credited to the trunk highway fund. Except for
29.8those annual permits for which the permit fees are specified elsewhere in this chapter, the
29.9fees shall be:
29.10 (a) $15 for each single trip permit.
29.11 (b) $36 for each job permit. A job permit may be issued for like loads carried on
29.12a specific route for a period not to exceed two months. "Like loads" means loads of the
29.13same product, weight, and dimension.
29.14 (c) $60 for an annual permit to be issued for a period not to exceed 12 consecutive
29.15months. Annual permits may be issued for:
29.16 (1) motor vehicles used to alleviate a temporary crisis adversely affecting the safety
29.17or well-being of the public;
29.18 (2) motor vehicles which travel on interstate highways and carry loads authorized
29.19under subdivision 1a;
29.20 (3) motor vehicles operating with gross weights authorized under section
29.21subdivision 1a
29.22 (4) special pulpwood vehicles described in section
29.23 (5) motor vehicles bearing snowplow blades not exceeding ten feet in width;
29.24 (6) noncommercial transportation of a boat by the owner or user of the boat;
29.25 (7) motor vehicles carrying bales of agricultural products authorized under section
29.27(8) special milk-hauling vehicles authorized under section
29.28 (d) $120 for an oversize annual permit to be issued for a period not to exceed 12
29.29consecutive months. Annual permits may be issued for:
29.30 (1) mobile cranes;
29.31 (2) construction equipment, machinery, and supplies;
29.32 (3) manufactured homes and manufactured storage buildings;
29.33 (4) implements of husbandry;
29.34 (5) double-deck buses;
30.1 (6) commercial boat hauling and transporting waterfront structures, including, but
30.2not limited to, portable boat docks and boat lifts;
30.3 (7) three-vehicle combinations consisting of two empty, newly manufactured trailers
30.4for cargo, horses, or livestock, not to exceed 28-1/2 feet per trailer; provided, however,
30.5the permit allows the vehicles to be moved from a trailer manufacturer to a trailer dealer
30.6only while operating on twin-trailer routes designated under section
30.7paragraph (c); and
30.8(8) vehicles operating on that portion of marked Trunk Highway 36 described in
30.9section
30.10 (e) For vehicles which have axle weights exceeding the weight limitations of
30.11sections
30.12this paragraph applies to any vehicle described in section
30.13paragraph (b), but only when the vehicle exceeds its gross weight allowance set forth in
30.14that paragraph, and then the additional cost is for all weight, including the allowance
30.15weight, in excess of the permitted maximum axle weight. The additional cost is equal
30.16to the product of the distance traveled times the sum of the overweight axle group cost
30.17factors shown in the following chart:
31.1The amounts added are rounded to the nearest cent for each axle or axle group. The
31.2additional cost does not apply to paragraph (c), clauses (1) and (3).
31.3For a vehicle found to exceed the appropriate maximum permitted weight, a cost-per-mile
31.4fee of 22 cents per ton, or fraction of a ton, over the permitted maximum weight is imposed
31.5in addition to the normal permit fee. Miles must be calculated based on the distance
31.6already traveled in the state plus the distance from the point of detection to a transportation
31.7loading site or unloading site within the state or to the point of exit from the state.
31.8 (f) As an alternative to paragraph (e), an annual permit may be issued for overweight,
31.9or oversize and overweight, mobile cranes; construction equipment, machinery, and
31.10supplies; implements of husbandry; and commercial boat hauling. The fees for the permit
31.11are as follows:
31.20If the gross weight of the vehicle is more than 145,000 pounds the permit fee is determined
31.21under paragraph (e).
31.22 (g) For vehicles which exceed the width limitations set forth in section
31.23more than 72 inches, an additional cost equal to $120 added to the amount in paragraph (a)
31.24when the permit is issued while seasonal load restrictions pursuant to section
31.25in effect.
31.26 (h) $85 for an annual permit to be issued for a period not to exceed 12 months, for
31.27refuse-compactor vehicles that carry a gross weight of not more than: 22,000 pounds on
31.28a single rear axle; 38,000 pounds on a tandem rear axle; or, subject to section
31.29subdivision 2
31.30pounds on a tridem rear axle must limit the gross vehicle weight to not more than 62,000
31.31pounds.
31.32 (i) $300 for a motor vehicle described in section
31.33paragraph must be deposited as follows:
31.34 (1) in fiscal years 2005 through 2010:
31.35 (i) the first $50,000 in each fiscal year must be deposited in the trunk highway fund
31.36for costs related to administering the permit program and inspecting and posting bridges;
32.1 (ii) all remaining money in each fiscal year must be deposited in a bridge inspection
32.2and signing account in the special revenue fund. Money in the account is appropriated
32.3to the commissioner for:
32.4 (A) inspection of local bridges and identification of local bridges to be posted,
32.5including contracting with a consultant for some or all of these functions; and
32.6 (B) erection of weight-posting signs on local bridges; and
32.7 (2) in fiscal year 2011 and subsequent years must be deposited in the trunk highway
32.8fund.
32.9 (j) Beginning August 1, 2006, $200 for an annual permit for a vehicle operating
32.10under authority of section
32.11EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
32.12 Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 171.06, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
32.13 Subd. 2. Fees. (a) The fees for a license and Minnesota identification card are
32.14as follows:
33.1In addition to each fee required in this paragraph, the commissioner shall collect a
33.2surcharge of $1.75 until June 30,
33.3must be credited to the driver and vehicle services technology account in the special
33.4revenue fund under section
33.5 (b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), an individual who holds a provisional license and
33.6has a driving record free of (1) convictions for a violation of section
33.8violations, and (3) convictions for moving violations that are not crash related, shall have a
33.9$3.50 credit toward the fee for any classified under-21 driver's license. "Moving violation"
33.10has the meaning given it in section
33.11 (c) In addition to the driver's license fee required under paragraph (a), the
33.12commissioner shall collect an additional $4 processing fee from each new applicant
33.13or individual renewing a license with a school bus endorsement to cover the costs for
33.14processing an applicant's initial and biennial physical examination certificate. The
33.15department shall not charge these applicants any other fee to receive or renew the
33.16endorsement.
33.17(d) In addition to the fee required under paragraph (a), a driver's license agent may
33.18charge and retain a filing fee under section 171.061, subdivision 4. The department shall
33.19charge the same amount as an agent under section 171.061, which must be credited to the
33.20driver services operating account in section 299A.705, subdivision 2.
33.21(e) An application for a Minnesota identification card, instruction permit, provisional
33.22license, or driver's license, including an application for renewal, must contain a provision
33.23that allows the applicant to add to the fee under paragraph (a), a $2 donation for the
33.24purposes of public information and education on anatomical gifts under section 171.07.
33.25EFFECTIVE DATE.Paragraph (e) is effective January 1, 2012.
33.26 Sec. 17. [171.075] ANATOMICAL GIFTS.
33.27 Subdivision 1. Anatomical gift account. An anatomical gift account is established
33.28in the special revenue fund. The account consists of funds donated under sections
33.29168.12, subdivision 5, and 171.06, subdivision 2, and any other money donated,
33.30allotted, transferred, or otherwise provided to the account. Money in the account is
33.31annually appropriated to the commissioner for: (1) grants under subdivision 2; and (2)
33.32administrative expenses in implementing the donation and grant program.
33.33 Subd. 2. Anatomical gift education grants. (a) The commissioner shall make
33.34grants to: (1) a Minnesota organ procurement organization that is certified by the federal
33.35Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services; or (2) an entity that is a charitable entity
34.1under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, as defined in section 289A.02,
34.2subdivision 7, and is dedicated to advocacy for organ, tissue, and eye donation.
34.3(b) From a grant under this section, the recipient shall provide resources and
34.4implement programs designed to increase the number of Minnesotans who register to
34.5be organ, tissue, and eye donors.
34.6EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective January 1, 2012.
34.7 Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 174.93, is amended to read:
34.8174.93 GUIDEWAY INVESTMENT.
34.9 Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms
34.10have the meanings given:
34.11(1) "commissioner" means the commissioner of transportation;
34.12(2) "guideway" means a form of transportation service provided to the public on a
34.13regular and ongoing basis, that operates on exclusive or controlled rights-of-way or rails
34.14in whole or in part, and includes each line for intercity passenger rail, commuter rail, light
34.15rail transit, streetcars, and bus rapid transit; and
34.16(3) "local unit of government" means a county, statutory or home rule charter city,
34.17town, or other political subdivision, including, but not limited to, a regional railroad
34.18authority or joint powers board.
34.19(b) For purposes of this section, "sources of funds" includes, but is not limited to,
34.20money from federal aid, state appropriations, the Metropolitan Council, special taxing
34.21districts, local units of government, fare box recovery, and nonpublic sources.
34.22(c) For purposes of this section, "budget activity" includes, but is not limited
34.23to, environmental analysis, land acquisition, easements, design, preliminary and
34.24final engineering, acquisition of vehicles and rolling stock, track improvement and
34.25rehabilitation, and construction.
34.26 Subd. 1a. Capital project requests to legislature. A state agency or local unit of
34.27government that submits a request to the legislature to obtain state funds for a guideway
34.28project shall, as part of the request, provide a summary financial plan for the project that
34.29presents the following information as reflected by the data and level of detail available in
34.30the latest phase of project development:
34.31(1) capital expenditures and funding sources for the project, including expenditures
34.32to date and total projected or estimated expenditures, with a breakdown by committed and
34.33proposed sources of funds; and
35.1(2) estimated annual operations and maintenance expenditures for the project, with a
35.2breakdown by committed and proposed sources of funds.
35.3 Subd. 2. Legislative report. (a) By November 15 in every odd-numbered year,
35.4the commissioner shall prepare, in collaboration with the Metropolitan Council, and
35.5submit a report electronically to the chairs and ranking minority members of the house
35.6of representatives and senate committees with jurisdiction over transportation policy
35.7and finance concerning the status of guideway projects (1) currently in study, planning,
35.8development, or construction; (2) identified in the transportation policy plan under section
35.10under section
35.11(b) At a minimum, the report must include, for each guideway project:
35.12(1) a brief description of the project, including projected ridership;
35.13(2) a summary of the overall status and current phase of the project;
35.14(3) a timeline that includes (i) project phases or milestones; (ii) expected and known
35.15dates of commencement of each phase or milestone; and (iii) expected and known dates
35.16of completion of each phase or milestone;
35.17(4) a brief progress update on specific project phases or milestones completed since
35.18the last previous submission of a report under this subdivision; and
35.19(5) a summary financial plan that identifies, as reflected by the data and level of
35.20detail available in the latest phase of project development and to the extent available:
35.21(i) capital expenditures, including expenditures to date and total projected
35.22expenditures, with a breakdown by committed and proposed sources of funds for the
35.23project;
35.24(ii) estimated annual operations and maintenance expenditures
35.25
35.26committed and proposed sources of funds for the
35.27
35.28(iii) if feasible, project expenditures by budget activity.
35.29(c) The report must also include a systemwide capacity analysis for investment in
35.30guideway expansion and maintenance that:
35.31(1) provides a funding projection, annually over the ensuing 20 years, and with a
35.32breakdown by committed and proposed sources of funds, of:
35.33(i) total capital expenditures for guideways;
35.34(ii) total operations and maintenance expenditures for guideways;
35.35(iii) total funding available for guideways, including from projected or estimated
35.36farebox recovery; and
36.1(iv) total funding available for transit service in the metropolitan area; and
36.2(2) evaluates the availability of funds and distribution of sources of funds for
36.3guideway investments.
36.4(d) The projection under paragraph (c), clause (1), must be for all guideway lines
36.5for which state funds are reasonably expected to be expended in planning, development,
36.6construction, or revenue operation during the ensuing 20 years.
36.7(e) Local units of government shall provide assistance and information in a timely
36.8manner as requested by the commissioner or council for completion of the report.
36.9 Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 299A.705, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
36.10 Subd. 3. Driver and vehicle services technology account. (a) The driver and
36.11vehicle services technology account is created in the special revenue fund, consisting of
36.12the technology surcharge collected as specified in chapters 168, 168A, and 171, and any
36.13other money otherwise donated, allotted, appropriated, or legislated to this account.
36.14 (b) Money in the account is annually appropriated to the commissioner of public
36.15safety to support the research, development, deployment, and maintenance of a driver
36.16and vehicle services information system.
36.17(c) This subdivision expires on June 30, 2015.
36.18 Sec. 20. METROPOLITAN LIVABLE COMMUNITIES FUND; TRANSFERS.
36.19 Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections
36.20the Metropolitan Council may transfer to its transit operating budget in 2012 and 2013,
36.21money that is not committed to grant or loan awards made by the council as follows:
36.22(1) up to 50 percent of the revenues and amounts credited, transferred, or distributed
36.23to the tax base revitalization account in 2012 and 2013, pursuant to Minnesota Statutes,
36.24section
36.25 (2) up to 50 percent of the revenues and amounts credited, transferred, or distributed
36.26to the metropolitan livable communities demonstration account in 2012 and 2013,
36.27pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, section
36.28 (3) balances in the metropolitan livable communities fund accounts in 2012 and
36.292013.
36.30 The council shall use the amounts transferred to cover operating deficits for the
36.31transit, paratransit, and light rail and commuter rail services provided or assisted by the
36.32council under Minnesota Statutes, sections
36.33funds pursuant to this section, the council shall amend the annual distribution plan
36.34described in Minnesota Statutes, section
37.1about the transfer in the annual report required under Minnesota Statutes, section
37.2paragraph (e).
37.3 Sec. 21. RIGHT-OF-WAY ACQUISITION LOAN FUND; TRANSFERS.
37.4Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 473.167, or any other law, the
37.5Metropolitan Council may transfer to its transit operating budget in 2012 and 2013 up
37.6to 75 percent of the amounts levied and collected in 2012 and 2013, under Minnesota
37.7Statutes, section 473.167, subdivision 3. The council shall use the amounts transferred to
37.8cover operating deficits for the transit, paratransit, and light rail and commuter rail services
37.9provided or assisted by the council under Minnesota Statutes, sections 473.371 to 473.449.
37.10 Sec. 22. REPORT ON ANATOMICAL GIFT ACCOUNT.
37.11The commissioner of public safety shall report to the chairs of the legislative
37.12committees having jurisdiction over transportation policy and finance on the receipts and
37.13expenditures under Minnesota Statutes, section 171.075. The commission shall submit
37.14the report by February 1, 2013.
