Legislative Session number- 85

Bill Name: SF0541

Relating to the organization, operation and financing of state
government,
appropriating money for transportation purposes

ARTICLE 1 -
TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS

Providing a summary of appropriations by fund;
appropriating money to the commissioner of transportation (DOT) for multimodal
systems including airport development and assistance, aviation support and
services, transit, freight and infrastructure for state and local roads, for
highway debt service, for electronic communications and for general support and
services, to the metropolitan council for bus transit and the Hiawatha light
rail transit (LRT) line and to the commissioner of public safety for
administration and related services, for public safety officer survivor
benefits, for technical support services, for the state patrol including capital
security, commercial vehicle enforcement, for driver and vehicle services and
for traffic and pipeline safety; authorizing and providing for general
contingent accounts and for the payment of tort claims

ARTICLE 2 - HIGHWAY
BONDS

Appropriating money to the commissioner of transportation (DOT) and
authorizing the issuance of state bonds for construction, reconstruction and
improvement of trunk highways including certain payments to landowners,
authorizing use of certain amounts for program delivery and to accelerate
transit facility improvements on or adjacent to trunk highways; appropriating
money to the commissioner of finance for bond sale expenses

ARTICLE 3 -
TRANSPORTATION FINANCE

Creating a transit assistance fund; changing the name of
the greater Minnesota transit fund and metropolitan area transit fund to the
greater Minnesota transit account and the metropolitan area account; authorizing
the commissioner of transportation to transfer money form the trunk highway
revolving loan account to the trunk highway fund; exempting sales by the
department of transportation for purchases made from the trunk highway fund and
materials and supplies used or consumed in and equipment for commuter rail
transportation systems including railroad cars and engines from the sales tax;
modifying the deposit of revenues from the sales tax on motor vehicle leases;
modifying the percentage of motor vehicle sales tax revenues required to be
deposited in the highway user tax distribution and the metropolitan area and
greater Minnesota transit funds; modifying metropolitan council financial
assistance provisions relating to the replacement service program; repealing the
transit assistance program

ARTICLE 4 - PUBLIC SAFETY DEPARTMENT SERVICES
FEES

Modifying provisions relating to motor vehicle monthly series registration
system exceptions; increasing license plate fees; increasing certificate of
title fees; increasing motorized bicycle operator permit fees; increasing
drivers license fees; increasing standby or temporary custodian fees; imposing a
reinstatement fee for theft of gasoline offense; imposing fees for escort
servies provide by the state patrol
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