1.1 	CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT ON H. F. No. 2887
1.2 	A bill for an act
1.3 	relating to transportation; establishing a budget for transportation; appropriating 
1.4 	money for transportation purposes, including Department of Transportation, 
1.5 	Department of Public Safety, and Metropolitan Council activities; modifying prior 
1.6 	appropriations; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds; modifying various 
1.7 	policy and finance provisions; establishing metropolitan region sales and use tax; 
1.8 	requiring Metropolitan Council to implement and enforce transit safety measures; 
1.9 	authorizing administrative citations; establishing criminal penalties; establishing 
1.10 	an advisory committee, a task force, and a working group; establishing pilot 
1.11 	programs; requiring a study; requiring reports; transferring money;amending 
1.12 	Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 13.69, subdivision 1; 43A.17, by adding a 
1.13 	subdivision; 151.37, subdivision 12; 161.088, subdivisions 1, 2, 4, 5, as amended, 
1.14 	by adding subdivisions; 161.45, subdivisions 1, 2; 161.46, subdivision 2; 163.051, 
1.15 	subdivision 1; 168.002, by adding a subdivision; 168.012, by adding a subdivision; 
1.16 	168.013, subdivision 1a; 168.326; 168.327, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, by adding a 
1.17 	subdivision; 168.33, subdivision 7; 168.345, subdivision 2; 168.54, subdivision 
1.18 	5; 168A.29, by adding a subdivision; 169.09, subdivision 13, by adding a 
1.19 	subdivision; 169.14, by adding a subdivision; 169.345, subdivision 2; 169.475, 
1.20 	subdivisions 2, 3; 169.8261; 169.865, subdivision 1a; 171.01, by adding 
1.21 	subdivisions; 171.06, subdivisions 2, 3, as amended, 7, by adding subdivisions; 
1.22 	171.061, subdivision 4; 171.0705, by adding a subdivision; 171.13, subdivisions 
1.23 	1, 1a; 171.26; 174.01, by adding a subdivision; 174.03, subdivision 1c; 174.634; 
1.24 	219.015, subdivision 2; 219.1651; 221.0269, by adding a subdivision; 222.37, 
1.25 	subdivision 1; 256.9752, by adding a subdivision; 270C.15; 297A.94; 297A.99, 
1.26 	subdivision 1; 297A.993, by adding a subdivision; 297B.02, subdivision 1; 297B.03; 
1.27 	297B.09; 299A.01, by adding a subdivision; 299A.705, subdivision 1; 299D.03, 
1.28 	subdivision 5; 299F.60, subdivision 1; 299J.16, subdivision 1; 357.021, subdivisions 
1.29 	6, 7; 473.146, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision; 473.39, by adding a 
1.30 	subdivision; 473.859, by adding a subdivision; 609.855, subdivisions 1, 3, 7, by 
1.31 	adding a subdivision; Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 5, article 1, sections 
1.32 	2, subdivision 2; 4, subdivision 4; article 4, section 143; Laws 2022, chapter 39, 
1.33 	section 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 4; 160; 
1.34 	161; 168; 169; 171; 174; 297A; 473; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota 
1.35 	Statutes, chapter 168E; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 168.121, 
1.36 	subdivision 5; 168.1282, subdivision 5; 168.1294, subdivision 5; 168.1299, 
1.37 	subdivision 4; 168.345, subdivision 1; 299A.705, subdivision 2; 360.915, 
1.38 	subdivision 5.
1.39 	May 20, 2023
1.40 	The Honorable Melissa Hortman
1.41 	Speaker of the House of Representatives
2.1 	The Honorable Bobby Joe Champion
2.2 	President of the Senate
2.3 	We, the undersigned conferees for H. F. No. 2887 report that we have agreed upon the 
2.4 	items in dispute and recommend as follows:
2.5 	That the Senate recede from its amendments and that H. F. No. 2887 be further amended 
2.6 	as follows:
2.7 	Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:

2.8 	ARTICLE 1
2.9 	APPROPRIATIONS

2.10	Section 1. TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS.
 	
2.11 	The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the agencies 
2.12 	and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the trunk highway 
2.13 	fund, or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated for each purpose. 
2.14 	Amounts for "Total Appropriation" and sums shown in the corresponding columns marked 
2.15 	"Appropriations by Fund" are summary only and do not have legal effect. Unless specified 
2.16 	otherwise, the amounts in fiscal year 2025 under "Appropriations by Fund" show the base 
2.17 	within the meaning of Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.11, subdivision 3, by fund. The 
2.18 	figures "2024" and "2025" used in this article mean that the appropriations listed under them 
2.19 	are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, or June 30, 2025, respectively. "Each 
2.20 	year" is each of fiscal years 2024 and 2025. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2024 and 2025. 
2.21 	"C.S.A.H." is the county state-aid highway fund. "M.S.A.S." is the municipal state-aid street 
2.22 	fund. "H.U.T.D." is the highway user tax distribution fund. "Staff" means those employees 
2.23 	who are identified in any of the following roles for the legislative committees: committee 
2.24 	administrator, committee legislative assistant, caucus research, fiscal analysis, counsel, or 
2.25 	nonpartisan research.

2.26				APPROPRIATIONS
	
2.27				Available for the Year
	
2.28				Ending June 30
	
2.29					2024
		2025

2.30
2.31	Sec. 2. DEPARTMENT OF 
TRANSPORTATION

2.32	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	4,174,897,000
	$
	3,672,723,000

2.33	Appropriations by Fund
	
2.34		2024
	2025
	
2.35	General
	634,359,000
	46,450,000
	
3.1	Airports
	40,368,000
	25,368,000
	
3.2	C.S.A.H.
	917,782,000
	991,615,000
	
3.3	M.S.A.S.
	236,360,000
	251,748,000
	
3.4	Trunk Highway
	2,346,028,000
	2,357,542,000
	
3.5 	The appropriations in this section are to the 
3.6 	commissioner of transportation.
3.7 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
3.8 	purpose are specified in the following 
3.9 	subdivisions.

3.10	Subd. 2.Multimodal Systems
 					
3.11 	(a) Aeronautics

3.12	(1) Airport Development and Assistance
		69,598,000
		18,598,000

3.13	Appropriations by Fund
	
3.14		2024
	2025
	
3.15	General
	36,000,000
	-0-
	
3.16	Airports
	33,598,000
	18,598,000
	
3.17 	The appropriation from the state airports fund 
3.18 	must be spent according to Minnesota Statutes, 
3.19 	section 360.305, subdivision 4.
3.20 	$36,000,000 in fiscal year 2024 is from the 
3.21 	general fund for matches to federal aid and 
3.22 	state investments related to airport 
3.23 	infrastructure projects. This is a onetime 
3.24 	appropriation and is available until June 30, 
3.25 	2027.
3.26 	$15,000,000 in fiscal year 2024 is from the 
3.27 	state airports fund for system maintenance of 
3.28 	critical airport safety systems, equipment, and 
3.29 	essential airfield technology.
3.30 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
3.31 	16A.28, subdivision 6, the appropriation from 
3.32 	the state airports fund is available for five 
3.33 	years after the year of the appropriation. If the 
4.1 	appropriation for either year is insufficient, 
4.2 	the appropriation for the other year is available 
4.3 	for it.
4.4 	If the commissioner of transportation 
4.5 	determines that a balance remains in the state 
4.6 	airports fund following the appropriations 
4.7 	made in this article and that the appropriations 
4.8 	made are insufficient for advancing airport 
4.9 	development and assistance projects, an 
4.10 	amount necessary to advance the projects, not 
4.11 	to exceed the balance in the state airports fund, 
4.12 	is appropriated in each year to the 
4.13 	commissioner and must be spent according to 
4.14 	Minnesota Statutes, section 360.305, 
4.15 	subdivision 4. Within two weeks of a 
4.16 	determination under this contingent 
4.17 	appropriation, the commissioner of 
4.18 	transportation must notify the commissioner 
4.19 	of management and budget and the chairs, 
4.20 	ranking minority members, and staff of the 
4.21 	legislative committees with jurisdiction over 
4.22 	transportation finance concerning the funds 
4.23 	appropriated. Funds appropriated under this 
4.24 	contingent appropriation do not adjust the base 
4.25 	for fiscal years 2026 and 2027.

4.26	(2) Aviation Support Services
		15,397,000
		8,431,000

4.27	Appropriations by Fund
	
4.28		2024
	2025
	
4.29	General
	8,707,000
	1,741,000
	
4.30	Airports
	6,690,000
	6,690,000
	
4.31 	$7,000,000 in fiscal year 2024 is from the 
4.32 	general fund to purchase two utility aircraft  
4.33 	for the Department of Transportation.

4.34	(3) Civil Air Patrol
		80,000
		80,000
	
5.1 	This appropriation is from the state airports 
5.2 	fund for the Civil Air Patrol.

5.3	(b) Transit and Active Transportation
		58,478,000
		18,374,000
	
5.4 	This appropriation is from the general fund.
5.5 	$200,000 in fiscal year 2024 and $50,000 in 
5.6 	fiscal year 2025 are for a grant to the city of 
5.7 	Rochester to implement demand response 
5.8 	transit service using electric transit vehicles. 
5.9 	The money is available for mobile software 
5.10 	application development; vehicles and 
5.11 	equipment, including accessible vehicles; 
5.12 	associated charging infrastructure; and capital 
5.13 	and operating costs.
5.14 	$40,000,000 in fiscal year 2024 is  for matches 
5.15 	to federal aid and state investments related to 
5.16 	transit and active transportation projects. This 
5.17 	is a onetime appropriation and is available 
5.18 	until June 30, 2027.

5.19	(c) Safe Routes to School
		15,297,000
		10,500,000
	
5.20 	This appropriation is from the general fund 
5.21 	for the safe routes to school program under 
5.22 	Minnesota Statutes, section 174.40.
5.23 	If the appropriation for either year is 
5.24 	insufficient, the appropriation for the other 
5.25 	year is available for it. The appropriations in 
5.26 	each year are available until June 30, 2027.
5.27 	The base for this appropriation is $1,500,000 
5.28 	in each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027.

5.29	(d) Passenger Rail
		197,521,000
		4,226,000
	
5.30 	This appropriation is from the general fund 
5.31 	for passenger rail activities under Minnesota 
5.32 	Statutes, sections 174.632 to 174.636.
6.1 	$194,700,000 in fiscal year 2024 is for capital 
6.2 	improvements and betterments for the 
6.3 	Minneapolis-Duluth Northern Lights Express 
6.4 	intercity passenger rail project, including 
6.5 	preliminary engineering, design, engineering, 
6.6 	environmental analysis and mitigation, 
6.7 	acquisition of land and right-of-way, 
6.8 	equipment and rolling stock, and construction. 
6.9 	From this appropriation, the amount necessary 
6.10 	is for: (1) Coon Rapids station improvements 
6.11 	to establish a joint station that provides for 
6.12 	Amtrak train service on the Empire Builder 
6.13 	line between Chicago and Seattle; and (2) 
6.14 	acquisition of equipment and rolling stock for 
6.15 	purposes of participation in the Midwest fleet 
6.16 	pool to provide for service on Northern Lights 
6.17 	Express and expanded Amtrak train service 
6.18 	between Minneapolis and St. Paul and 
6.19 	Chicago. The commissioner of transportation 
6.20 	must not approve additional stops or stations 
6.21 	beyond those included in the Federal Railroad 
6.22 	Administration's January 2018 Finding of No 
6.23 	Significant Impact and Section 4(f) 
6.24 	Determination if the commissioner determines 
6.25 	that the resulting speed reduction would 
6.26 	negatively impact total ridership. This 
6.27 	appropriation is onetime and is available until 
6.28 	June 30, 2028.
6.29 	$1,833,000 in fiscal year 2024 and $3,238,000 
6.30 	in fiscal year 2025 are for a match to federal 
6.31 	aid for capital and operating costs for 
6.32 	expanded Amtrak train service between 
6.33 	Minneapolis and St. Paul and Chicago.
6.34 	The base from the general fund is $5,742,000 
6.35 	in each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027.

7.1	(e) Freight
		14,650,000
		9,066,000

7.2	Appropriations by Fund
	
7.3		2024
	2025
	
7.4	General
	8,283,000
	2,400,000
	
7.5	Trunk Highway
	6,367,000
	6,666,000
	
7.6 	$5,000,000 in fiscal year 2024 is from the 
7.7 	general fund for matching federal aid grants 
7.8 	for improvements, engineering, and 
7.9 	administrative costs for the Stone Arch Bridge 
7.10 	in Minneapolis. This is a onetime 
7.11 	appropriation and is available until June 30, 
7.12 	2027.
7.13 	$1,000,000 in each year is from the general 
7.14 	fund for staff, operating costs, and 
7.15 	maintenance related to weight and safety 
7.16 	enforcement systems.
7.17 	$974,000 in fiscal year 2024 is from the 
7.18 	general fund for procurement costs of a 
7.19 	statewide freight network optimization tool 
7.20 	under Laws 2021, First Special Session 
7.21 	chapter 5, article 4, section 133. This is a 
7.22 	onetime appropriation and is available until 
7.23 	June 30, 2025.

7.24	Subd. 3.State Roads
 					
7.25	(a) Operations and Maintenance
		414,220,000
		425,341,000

7.26	Appropriations by Fund
	
7.27		2024
	2025
	
7.28	General
	2,000,000
	-0-
	
7.29	Trunk Highway
	412,220,000
	425,341,000
	
7.30 	$1,000,000 in fiscal year 2024 is from the 
7.31 	general fund for the highways for habitat 
7.32 	program under Minnesota Statutes, section 
7.33 	160.2325.
8.1 	$248,000 in each year is from the trunk 
8.2 	highway fund for living snow fence 
8.3 	implementation and maintenance activities.
8.4 	$1,000,000 in fiscal year 2024 is from the 
8.5 	general fund for safe road zones under 
8.6 	Minnesota Statutes, section 169.065, including 
8.7 	development and delivery of public awareness 
8.8 	and education campaigns about safe road 
8.9 	zones.

8.10	(b) Program Planning and Delivery
					
8.11	(1) Planning and Research
		32,679,000
		33,465,000
	
8.12 	The commissioner may use any balance 
8.13 	remaining in this appropriation for program 
8.14 	delivery under clause (2).
8.15 	$130,000 in each year is available for 
8.16 	administrative costs of the targeted group 
8.17 	business program.
8.18 	$266,000 in each year is available for grants 
8.19 	to metropolitan planning organizations outside 
8.20 	the seven-county metropolitan area.
8.21 	$900,000 in each year is available for grants 
8.22 	for transportation studies outside the 
8.23 	metropolitan area to identify critical concerns, 
8.24 	problems, and issues. These grants are 
8.25 	available: (i) to regional development 
8.26 	commissions; (ii) in regions where no regional 
8.27 	development commission is functioning, to 
8.28 	joint powers boards established under 
8.29 	agreement of two or more political 
8.30 	subdivisions in the region to exercise the 
8.31 	planning functions of a regional development 
8.32 	commission; and (iii) in regions where no 
8.33 	regional development commission or joint 
9.1 	powers board is functioning, to the Department 
9.2 	of Transportation district office for that region.

9.3	(2) Program Delivery
		274,451,000
		273,985,000

9.4	Appropriations by Fund
	
9.5		2024
	2025
	
9.6	General
	2,250,000
	2,000,000
	
9.7	Trunk Highway
	272,201,000
	271,985,000
	
9.8 	This appropriation includes use of consultants 
9.9 	to support development and management of 
9.10 	projects.
9.11 	$10,000,000 in fiscal year 2024 is from the 
9.12 	trunk highway fund for roadway design and 
9.13 	related improvements that reduce speeds and 
9.14 	eliminate intersection interactions on rural 
9.15 	high-risk roadways. The commissioner must 
9.16 	identify roadways based on crash information 
9.17 	and in consultation with the Advisory Council 
9.18 	on Traffic Safety under Minnesota Statutes, 
9.19 	section 4.076, and local traffic safety partners. 
9.20 	This is a onetime appropriation and is 
9.21 	available until June 30, 2026.
9.22 	$2,000,000 in each year is from the general 
9.23 	fund for implementation of climate-related 
9.24 	programs as provided under the federal 
9.25 	Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, Public 
9.26 	Law 117-58.
9.27 	$1,193,000 in fiscal year 2024 is from the 
9.28 	trunk highway fund for costs related to the 
9.29 	property conveyance to the Upper Sioux 
9.30 	Community of state-owned land within the 
9.31 	boundaries of Upper Sioux Agency State Park, 
9.32 	including fee purchase, property purchase, 
9.33 	appraisals, and road and bridge demolition 
9.34 	and related engineering.
10.1 	$250,000 in fiscal year 2024 is from the 
10.2 	general fund for costs related to the Clean 
10.3 	Transportation Fuel Standard Working Group 
10.4 	established under article 4, section 124.
10.5 	$1,000,000 in each year is available from the 
10.6 	trunk highway fund for management of 
10.7 	contaminated and regulated material on 
10.8 	property owned by the Department of 
10.9 	Transportation, including mitigation of 
10.10 	property conveyances, facility acquisition or 
10.11 	expansion, chemical release at maintenance 
10.12 	facilities, and spills on the trunk highway 
10.13 	system where there is no known responsible 
10.14 	party. If the appropriation for either year is 
10.15 	insufficient, the appropriation for the other 
10.16 	year is available for it.

10.17	(c) State Road Construction
		1,207,013,000
		1,174,045,000

10.18	Appropriations by Fund
	
10.19		2024
	2025
	
10.20	General
	1,800,000
	-0-
	
10.21	Trunk Highway
	1,205,213,000
	1,174,045,000
	
10.22 	This appropriation is for the actual 
10.23 	construction, reconstruction, and improvement 
10.24 	of trunk highways, including design-build 
10.25 	contracts, internal department costs associated 
10.26 	with delivering the construction program, 
10.27 	consultant usage to support these activities, 
10.28 	and the cost of actual payments to landowners 
10.29 	for lands acquired for highway rights-of-way, 
10.30 	payment to lessees, interest subsidies, and 
10.31 	relocation expenses.
10.32 	This appropriation includes federal highway 
10.33 	aid. The commissioner of transportation must 
10.34 	notify the chairs, ranking minority members, 
10.35 	and staff of the legislative committees with 
11.1 	jurisdiction over transportation finance of any 
11.2 	significant events that cause the estimates of 
11.3 	federal aid to change.
11.4 	$1,500,000 in fiscal year 2024 is from the 
11.5 	general fund for living snow fence 
11.6 	implementation, including: acquiring and 
11.7 	planting trees, shrubs, native grasses, and 
11.8 	wildflowers that are climate adaptive to 
11.9 	Minnesota; improvements; contracts; 
11.10 	easements; rental agreements; and program 
11.11 	delivery.
11.12 	$300,000 in fiscal year 2024 is from the 
11.13 	general fund for additions and modifications 
11.14 	to work zone design or layout to reduce 
11.15 	vehicle speeds in a work zone. This 
11.16 	appropriation is available following a 
11.17 	determination by the commissioner that the 
11.18 	initial work zone design or layout 
11.19 	insufficiently provides for reduced vehicle 
11.20 	speeds.
11.21 	The commissioner may expend up to one-half 
11.22 	of one percent of the federal appropriations 
11.23 	under this paragraph as grants to opportunity 
11.24 	industrialization centers and other nonprofit 
11.25 	job training centers for job training programs 
11.26 	related to highway construction.
11.27 	The commissioner may transfer up to 
11.28 	$15,000,000 in each year to the transportation 
11.29 	revolving loan fund.
11.30 	The commissioner may receive money 
11.31 	covering other shares of the cost of partnership 
11.32 	projects. These receipts are appropriated to 
11.33 	the commissioner for these projects.
12.1 	The base from the trunk highway fund is 
12.2 	$1,161,813,000 in each of fiscal years 2026 
12.3 	and 2027.

12.4	(d) Corridors of Commerce
		25,000,000
		25,000,000
	
12.5 	This appropriation is for the corridors of 
12.6 	commerce program under Minnesota Statutes, 
12.7 	section 161.088. The commissioner may use 
12.8 	up to 17 percent of the amount in each year 
12.9 	for program delivery.

12.10	(e) Highway Debt Service
		268,336,000
		291,394,000
	
12.11 	$265,336,000 in fiscal year 2024 and 
12.12 	$288,394,000 in fiscal year 2025 are for 
12.13 	transfer to the state bond fund. If this 
12.14 	appropriation is insufficient to make all 
12.15 	transfers required in the year for which it is 
12.16 	made, the commissioner of management and 
12.17 	budget must transfer the deficiency amount 
12.18 	as provided under Minnesota Statutes, section 
12.19 	16A.641, and notify the chairs, ranking 
12.20 	minority members, and staff of the legislative 
12.21 	committees with jurisdiction over 
12.22 	transportation finance and the chairs of the 
12.23 	senate Finance Committee and the house of 
12.24 	representatives Ways and Means Committee 
12.25 	of the amount of the deficiency. Any excess 
12.26 	appropriation cancels to the trunk highway 
12.27 	fund.

12.28	(f) Statewide Radio Communications
		8,653,000
		6,907,000

12.29	Appropriations by Fund
	
12.30		2024
	2025
	
12.31	General
	2,003,000
	3,000
	
12.32	Trunk Highway
	6,650,000
	6,904,000
	
12.33 	$3,000 in each year is from the general fund 
12.34 	to equip and operate the Roosevelt signal 
13.1 	tower for Lake of the Woods weather 
13.2 	broadcasting.
13.3 	$2,000,000 in fiscal year 2024 is from the 
13.4 	general fund for Allied Radio Matrix for 
13.5 	Emergency Response (ARMER) tower 
13.6 	building improvements and replacement.

13.7	Subd. 4.Local Roads
 					
13.8	(a) County State-Aid Highways
		917,782,000
		991,615,000
	
13.9 	This appropriation is from the county state-aid 
13.10 	highway fund under Minnesota Statutes, 
13.11 	sections 161.081, 174.49, and 297A.815, 
13.12 	subdivision 3, and chapter 162, and is 
13.13 	available until June 30, 2033.
13.14 	If the commissioner of transportation 
13.15 	determines that a balance remains in the 
13.16 	county state-aid highway fund following the 
13.17 	appropriations and transfers made in this 
13.18 	paragraph and that the appropriations made 
13.19 	are insufficient for advancing county state-aid 
13.20 	highway projects, an amount necessary to 
13.21 	advance the projects, not to exceed the balance 
13.22 	in the county state-aid highway fund, is 
13.23 	appropriated in each year to the commissioner. 
13.24 	Within two weeks of a determination under 
13.25 	this contingent appropriation, the 
13.26 	commissioner of transportation must notify 
13.27 	the commissioner of management and budget 
13.28 	and the chairs, ranking minority members, and 
13.29 	staff of the legislative committees with 
13.30 	jurisdiction over transportation finance 
13.31 	concerning funds appropriated. The governor 
13.32 	must identify in the next budget submission 
13.33 	to the legislature under Minnesota Statutes, 
13.34 	section 16A.11, any amount that is 
13.35 	appropriated under this paragraph.

14.1	(b) Municipal State-Aid Streets
		236,360,000
		251,748,000
	
14.2 	This appropriation is from the municipal 
14.3 	state-aid street fund under Minnesota Statutes, 
14.4 	chapter 162, and is available until June 30, 
14.5 	2033.
14.6 	If the commissioner of transportation 
14.7 	determines that a balance remains in the 
14.8 	municipal state-aid street fund following the 
14.9 	appropriations and transfers made in this 
14.10 	paragraph and that the appropriations made 
14.11 	are insufficient for advancing municipal 
14.12 	state-aid street projects, an amount necessary 
14.13 	to advance the projects, not to exceed the 
14.14 	balance in the municipal state-aid street fund, 
14.15 	is appropriated in each year to the 
14.16 	commissioner. Within two weeks of a 
14.17 	determination under this contingent 
14.18 	appropriation, the commissioner of 
14.19 	transportation must notify the commissioner 
14.20 	of management and budget and the chairs, 
14.21 	ranking minority members, and staff of the 
14.22 	legislative committees with jurisdiction over 
14.23 	transportation finance concerning funds 
14.24 	appropriated. The governor must identify in 
14.25 	the next budget submission to the legislature 
14.26 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.11, any 
14.27 	amount that is appropriated under this 
14.28 	paragraph.

14.29	(c) Other Local Roads

14.30	(1) Local Bridges
		18,013,000
		-0-
	
14.31 	This appropriation is from the general fund to 
14.32 	replace or rehabilitate local deficient bridges 
14.33 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 174.50. This 
14.34 	is a onetime appropriation and is available 
14.35 	until June 30, 2027.

15.1	(2) Local Road Improvement
		18,013,000
		-0-
	
15.2 	This appropriation is from the general fund 
15.3 	for construction and reconstruction of local 
15.4 	roads under Minnesota Statutes, section 
15.5 	174.52. This is a onetime appropriation and 
15.6 	is available until June 30, 2027.

15.7	(3) Local Transportation Disaster Support
		4,300,000
		1,000,000
	
15.8 	This appropriation is from the general fund to 
15.9 	provide a cost-share for federal assistance 
15.10 	from the Federal Highway Administration for 
15.11 	the emergency relief program under United 
15.12 	States Code, title 23, section 125. Of the 
15.13 	appropriation in fiscal year 2024, $3,300,000 
15.14 	is onetime and is available until June 30, 2027.

15.15	(4) Metropolitan Counties
		20,000,000
		-0-
	
15.16 	This appropriation is from the general fund 
15.17 	for distribution to metropolitan counties as 
15.18 	provided under Minnesota Statutes, section 
15.19 	174.49, subdivision 5, for use in conformance 
15.20 	with the requirements under Minnesota 
15.21 	Statutes, section 174.49, subdivision 6.

15.22	Subd. 5.Agency Management

15.23	(a) Agency Services
		317,666,000
		87,228,000

15.24	Appropriations by Fund
	
15.25		2024
	2025
	
15.26	General
	241,639,000
	6,151,000
	
15.27	Trunk Highway
	76,027,000
	81,077,000
	
15.28 	$216,400,000 in fiscal year 2024 is from the 
15.29 	general fund for Infrastructure Investment and 
15.30 	Jobs Act (IIJA) discretionary matches under 
15.31 	article 4, section 111. This is a onetime 
15.32 	appropriation and is available until June 30, 
15.33 	2027.
16.1 	$13,790,000 in fiscal year 2024 and $190,000 
16.2 	in fiscal year 2025 are from the general fund 
16.3 	for matching federal aid, related state 
16.4 	investments, and staff costs for the electric 
16.5 	vehicle infrastructure program under 
16.6 	Minnesota Statutes, section 174.47. Of this 
16.7 	appropriation, $13,600,000 in fiscal year 2024 
16.8 	is onetime and is available until June 30, 2027.
16.9 	$900,000 in each year is from the general fund 
16.10 	for the purpose of establishing a Tribal affairs 
16.11 	workforce training program related to the 
16.12 	construction industry.
16.13 	$2,000,000 in fiscal year 2024 is from the 
16.14 	general fund for federal transportation grants 
16.15 	technical assistance under article 4, section 
16.16 	110. This is a onetime appropriation and is 
16.17 	available until June 30, 2027.
16.18 	$7,000,000 in fiscal year 2024 and $4,000,000 
16.19 	in fiscal year 2025 are from the general fund 
16.20 	for information technology projects and 
16.21 	implementation.
16.22 	$500,000 in fiscal year 2024 is from the 
16.23 	general fund for grants to nonprofit 
16.24 	organizations or carsharing operators to 
16.25 	support the growth of carsharing in 
16.26 	disadvantaged communities through programs, 
16.27 	marketing, and community engagement. A 
16.28 	grant recipient may use grant proceeds for 
16.29 	capital and operational costs of a program. 
16.30 	Eligible grant recipients must be based in 
16.31 	Minnesota and be either a nonprofit 
16.32 	organization or carsharing operator, with a 
16.33 	preference given to nonprofit carsharing 
16.34 	operators. Transportation management 
17.1 	organizations are not eligible to receive grants 
17.2 	under this paragraph.

17.3	(b) Buildings
		40,790,000
		41,120,000

17.4	Appropriations by Fund
	
17.5		2024
	2025
	
17.6	General
	55,000
	55,000
	
17.7	Trunk Highway
	40,735,000
	41,065,000
	
17.8 	Any money appropriated to the commissioner 
17.9 	of transportation for building construction for 
17.10 	any fiscal year before fiscal year 2024 is 
17.11 	available to the commissioner during the 
17.12 	biennium to the extent that the commissioner 
17.13 	spends the money on the building construction 
17.14 	projects for which the money was originally 
17.15 	encumbered during the fiscal year for which 
17.16 	it was appropriated. If the appropriation for 
17.17 	either year is insufficient, the appropriation 
17.18 	for the other year is available for it.
17.19 	The base from the general fund is $0 in each 
17.20 	of fiscal years 2026 and 2027.

17.21	(c) Tort Claims
		600,000
		600,000
	
17.22 	If the appropriation for either year is 
17.23 	insufficient, the appropriation for the other 
17.24 	year is available for it.

17.25	Subd. 6.Transfers; General Authority
 					
17.26 	(a) With the approval of the commissioner of 
17.27 	management and budget, the commissioner 
17.28 	of transportation may transfer unencumbered 
17.29 	balances among the appropriations from the 
17.30 	trunk highway fund and the state airports fund 
17.31 	made in this section. Transfers under this 
17.32 	paragraph must not be made: (1) between 
17.33 	funds; (2) from the appropriations for state 
17.34 	road construction or debt service; or (3) from 
18.1 	the appropriations for operations and 
18.2 	maintenance or program delivery, except for 
18.3 	a transfer to state road construction or debt 
18.4 	service.
18.5 	(b) The commissioner of transportation must 
18.6 	immediately report transfers under paragraph 
18.7 	(a) to the chairs, ranking minority members, 
18.8 	and staff of the legislative committees with 
18.9 	jurisdiction over transportation finance. The 
18.10 	authority for the commissioner of 
18.11 	transportation to make transfers under 
18.12 	Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.285, is 
18.13 	superseded by the authority and requirements 
18.14 	under this subdivision.

18.15	Subd. 7.Transfers; Flexible Highway Account
 					
18.16 	The commissioner of transportation must 
18.17 	transfer from the flexible highway account in 
18.18 	the county state-aid highway fund:
18.19 	(1) $1,850,000 in fiscal year 2024 to the trunk 
18.20 	highway fund;
18.21 	(2) $5,000,000 in fiscal year 2024 to the 
18.22 	municipal turnback account in the municipal 
18.23 	state-aid street fund; and
18.24 	(3) the remainder in each year to the county 
18.25 	turnback account in the county state-aid 
18.26 	highway fund.
18.27 	The money transferred under this subdivision 
18.28 	is for highway turnback purposes as provided 
18.29 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 161.081, 
18.30 	subdivision 3.

18.31	Subd. 8.Contingent Appropriations
 					
18.32 	The commissioner of transportation, with the 
18.33 	approval of the governor and the written 
19.1 	approval of at least five members of a group 
19.2 	consisting of the members of the Legislative 
19.3 	Advisory Commission under Minnesota 
19.4 	Statutes, section 3.30, and the ranking minority 
19.5 	members of the legislative committees with 
19.6 	jurisdiction over transportation finance, may 
19.7 	transfer all or part of the unappropriated 
19.8 	balance in the trunk highway fund to an 
19.9 	appropriation: (1) for trunk highway design, 
19.10 	construction, or inspection in order to take 
19.11 	advantage of an unanticipated receipt of 
19.12 	income to the trunk highway fund or to take 
19.13 	advantage of federal advanced construction 
19.14 	funding; (2) for trunk highway maintenance 
19.15 	in order to meet an emergency; or (3) to pay 
19.16 	tort or environmental claims. Nothing in this 
19.17 	subdivision authorizes the commissioner to 
19.18 	increase the use of federal advanced 
19.19 	construction funding beyond amounts 
19.20 	specifically authorized. Any transfer as a result 
19.21 	of the use of federal advanced construction 
19.22 	funding must include an analysis of the effects 
19.23 	on the long-term trunk highway fund balance. 
19.24 	The amount transferred is appropriated for the 
19.25 	purpose of the account to which it is 
19.26 	transferred.

19.27	Sec. 3. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL

19.28	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	141,630,000
	$
	88,630,000
	
19.29 	The appropriations in this section are from the 
19.30 	general fund to the Metropolitan Council.
19.31 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
19.32 	purpose are specified in the following 
19.33 	subdivisions.

20.1	Subd. 2.Transit System Operations
 		85,654,000
		32,654,000
	
20.2 	This appropriation is for transit system 
20.3 	operations under Minnesota Statutes, sections 
20.4 	473.371 to 473.449.
20.5 	$50,000,000 in fiscal year 2024 is for a grant 
20.6 	to Hennepin County for the Blue Line light 
20.7 	rail transit extension project, including but not 
20.8 	limited to predesign, design, engineering, 
20.9 	environmental analysis and mitigation, 
20.10 	right-of-way acquisition, construction, and 
20.11 	acquisition of rolling stock. Of this amount, 
20.12 	$40,000,000 is available only upon entering 
20.13 	a full funding grant agreement with the Federal 
20.14 	Transit Administration by June 30, 2027. This 
20.15 	is a onetime appropriation and is available 
20.16 	until June 30, 2030.
20.17 	$3,000,000 in fiscal year 2024 is for highway 
20.18 	bus rapid transit project development in the 
20.19 	marked U.S. Highway 169 and marked Trunk 
20.20 	Highway 55 corridors, including but not 
20.21 	limited to feasibility study, predesign, design, 
20.22 	engineering, environmental analysis and 
20.23 	remediation, and right-of-way acquisition.

20.24	Subd. 3.Metro Mobility
 		55,976,000
		55,976,000
	
20.25 	This appropriation is for Metro Mobility under 
20.26 	Minnesota Statutes, section 473.386.

20.27	Sec. 4. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY

20.28	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	298,096,000
	$
	281,378,000

20.29	Appropriations by Fund
	
20.30		2024
	2025
	
20.31	General
	44,758,000
	35,470,000
	
20.32	H.U.T.D.
	1,336,000
	1,378,000
	
20.33	Special Revenue
	72,296,000
	73,442,000
	
20.34	Trunk Highway
	179,706,000
	171,088,000
	
21.1 	The appropriations in this section are to the 
21.2 	commissioner of public safety.
21.3 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
21.4 	purpose are specified in the following 
21.5 	subdivisions. The commissioner must spend 
21.6 	appropriations from the trunk highway fund 
21.7 	in subdivision 3 only for State Patrol purposes.

21.8	Subd. 2.Administration and Related Services

21.9	(a) Office of Communications
		896,000
		1,148,000
	
21.10 	This appropriation is from the general fund.

21.11	(b) Public Safety Support
		9,976,000
		11,773,000

21.12	Appropriations by Fund
	
21.13		2024
	2025
	
21.14	General
	5,049,000
	6,564,000
	
21.15	Trunk Highway
	4,927,000
	5,209,000
	
21.16 	$1,482,000 in each year is from the general 
21.17 	fund for staff and operating costs related to 
21.18 	public engagement activities.

21.19	(c) Public Safety Officer Survivor Benefits
		640,000
		640,000
	
21.20 	This appropriation is from the general fund 
21.21 	for payment of public safety officer survivor 
21.22 	benefits under Minnesota Statutes, section 
21.23 	299A.44. If the appropriation for either year 
21.24 	is insufficient, the appropriation for the other 
21.25 	year is available for it.

21.26	(d) Public Safety Officer Reimbursements
		1,367,000
		1,367,000
	
21.27 	This appropriation is from the general fund 
21.28 	for transfer to the public safety officer's benefit 
21.29 	account. This appropriation is available for 
21.30 	reimbursements under Minnesota Statutes, 
21.31 	section 299A.465.

21.32	(e) Soft Body Armor Reimbursements
		745,000
		745,000
	
22.1 	This appropriation is from the general fund 
22.2 	for soft body armor reimbursements under 
22.3 	Minnesota Statutes, section 299A.38.

22.4	(f) Technology and Support Services
		6,712,000
		6,783,000

22.5	Appropriations by Fund
	
22.6		2024
	2025
	
22.7	General
	1,645,000
	1,684,000
	
22.8	Trunk Highway
	5,067,000
	5,099,000

22.9	Subd. 3.State Patrol

22.10	(a) Patrolling Highways
		154,044,000
		141,731,000

22.11	Appropriations by Fund
	
22.12		2024
	2025
	
22.13	General
	387,000
	37,000
	
22.14	H.U.T.D.
	92,000
	92,000
	
22.15	Trunk Highway
	153,565,000
	141,602,000
	
22.16 	$350,000 in fiscal year 2024 is from the 
22.17 	general fund for predesign of a State Patrol 
22.18 	headquarters building and related storage and 
22.19 	training facilities. The commissioner of public 
22.20 	safety must work with the commissioner of 
22.21 	administration to complete the predesign. This 
22.22 	is a onetime appropriation and is available 
22.23 	until June 30, 2027.
22.24 	$14,500,000 in fiscal year 2024 is from the 
22.25 	trunk highway fund to purchase and equip a 
22.26 	helicopter for the State Patrol. This is a 
22.27 	onetime appropriation and is available until 
22.28 	June 30, 2025.
22.29 	$2,300,000 in fiscal year 2024 is from the 
22.30 	trunk highway fund to purchase a Cirrus single 
22.31 	engine airplane for the State Patrol. This is a 
22.32 	onetime appropriation and is available until 
22.33 	June 30, 2025.
23.1 	$1,700,000 in each year is from the trunk 
23.2 	highway fund for staff and equipment costs 
23.3 	of pilots for the State Patrol.
23.4 	$611,000 in fiscal year 2024 and $352,000 in 
23.5 	fiscal year 2025 are from the trunk highway 
23.6 	fund to support the State Patrol's accreditation 
23.7 	process under the Commission on 
23.8 	Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies.

23.9	(b) Commercial Vehicle Enforcement
		15,446,000
		18,423,000
	
23.10 	$2,948,000 in fiscal year 2024 and $5,248,000 
23.11 	in fiscal year 2025 are to provide the required 
23.12 	match for federal grants for additional troopers 
23.13 	and nonsworn commercial vehicle inspectors.

23.14	(c) Capitol Security
		18,666,000
		19,231,000
	
23.15 	This appropriation is from the general fund.
23.16 	The commissioner must not:
23.17 	(1) spend any money from the trunk highway 
23.18 	fund for capitol security; or
23.19 	(2) permanently transfer any state trooper from 
23.20 	the patrolling highways activity to capitol 
23.21 	security.
23.22 	The commissioner must not transfer any 
23.23 	money appropriated to the commissioner under 
23.24 	this section:
23.25 	(1) to capitol security; or
23.26 	(2) from capitol security.

23.27	(d) Vehicle Crimes Unit
		1,244,000
		1,286,000
	
23.28 	This appropriation is from the highway user 
23.29 	tax distribution fund to investigate:
23.30 	(1) registration tax and motor vehicle sales tax 
23.31 	liabilities from individuals and businesses that 
23.32 	currently do not pay all taxes owed; and
24.1 	(2) illegal or improper activity related to the 
24.2 	sale, transfer, titling, and registration of motor 
24.3 	vehicles.

24.4	Subd. 4.Driver and Vehicle Services

24.5	(a) Driver Services
		42,615,000
		43,262,000
	
24.6 	This appropriation is from the driver and 
24.7 	vehicle services operating account under 
24.8 	Minnesota Statutes, section 299A.705.
24.9 	$750,000 in fiscal year 2024 and $120,000 in 
24.10 	fiscal year 2025 are for reimbursement to 
24.11 	driver's license agents for the purchase and 
24.12 	maintenance of equipment necessary for a 
24.13 	full-service provider, as defined in Minnesota 
24.14 	Statutes, section 171.01, subdivision 33a, 
24.15 	following application to the commissioner. Of 
24.16 	the amount in fiscal year 2024, the 
24.17 	commissioner may provide no more than 
24.18 	$15,000 to each driver's license agent.
24.19 	$115,000 in fiscal year 2024 and $109,000 in 
24.20 	fiscal year 2025 are for staff costs to manage, 
24.21 	review, and audit online driver education 
24.22 	programs.
24.23 	$262,000 in fiscal year 2024 and $81,000 in 
24.24 	fiscal year 2025 are for implementation of race 
24.25 	and ethnicity information collection from 
24.26 	applicants for drivers' licenses and 
24.27 	identification cards.
24.28 	$58,000 in fiscal year 2024 is for the 
24.29 	implementation costs of a watercraft operator's 
24.30 	permit indicator on drivers' licenses and 
24.31 	identification cards.
24.32 	$2,598,000 in each year is to maintain driver's 
24.33 	license examination stations. The 
25.1 	commissioner must keep open all driver's 
25.2 	license examination stations that are open on 
25.3 	the effective date of this section, including any 
25.4 	stations that reopened following closure in 
25.5 	2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

25.6	(b) Vehicle Services
		34,238,000
		28,737,000

25.7	Appropriations by Fund
	
25.8		2024
	2025
	
25.9	General
	6,000,000
	-0-
	
25.10	Special Revenue
	28,238,000
	28,737,000
	
25.11 	The appropriation from the special revenue 
25.12 	fund is from the driver and vehicle services 
25.13 	operating account under Minnesota Statutes, 
25.14 	section 299A.705.
25.15 	$202,000 in fiscal year 2024 and $192,000 in 
25.16 	fiscal year 2025 are for staff costs related to 
25.17 	monitoring and auditing records issued by 
25.18 	full-service providers.
25.19 	$6,000,000 in fiscal year 2024 is from the 
25.20 	general fund for payments to deputy registrars. 
25.21 	The commissioner must make payments to 
25.22 	each deputy registrar based proportionally on 
25.23 	the total number of transactions, excluding 
25.24 	corrections and transactions at a self-service 
25.25 	kiosk, completed by each deputy registrar 
25.26 	during the previous fiscal year. The payments 
25.27 	must be made on or before July 15, 2023.
25.28 	$1,600,000 in fiscal year 2024 and $1,300,000 
25.29 	in fiscal year 2025 are for staff and operating 
25.30 	costs related to additional vehicle inspection 
25.31 	sites.
25.32 	$101,000 in fiscal year 2024 and $96,000 in 
25.33 	fiscal year 2025 are for an appeals process for 
25.34 	information technology system data access 
26.1 	revocations, including costs of staff and 
26.2 	equipment.

26.3	Subd. 5.Traffic Safety
 		9,504,000
		4,249,000

26.4	Appropriations by Fund
	
26.5		2024
	2025
	
26.6	General
	8,803,000
	3,494,000
	
26.7	Trunk Highway
	701,000
	755,000
	
26.8 	$1,000,000 in fiscal year 2024 is from the 
26.9 	general fund for grants to local units of 
26.10 	government to perform additional traffic safety 
26.11 	enforcement activities in safe road zones under 
26.12 	Minnesota Statutes, section 169.065. In 
26.13 	allocating funds, the commissioner must 
26.14 	account for other sources of funding for 
26.15 	increased traffic enforcement.
26.16 	$2,000,000 in fiscal year 2024 is from the 
26.17 	general fund for grants to local units of 
26.18 	government to increase traffic safety 
26.19 	enforcement activities, including training, 
26.20 	equipment, overtime, and related costs for 
26.21 	peace officers to perform duties that are 
26.22 	specifically related to traffic management and 
26.23 	traffic safety.
26.24 	$2,000,000 in fiscal year 2024 is from the 
26.25 	general fund for grants to law enforcement 
26.26 	agencies to undertake targeted speed reduction 
26.27 	efforts on rural high-risk roadways identified 
26.28 	by the commissioner based on crash 
26.29 	information and consultation with the 
26.30 	Advisory Council on Traffic Safety under 
26.31 	Minnesota Statutes, section 4.076, and local 
26.32 	traffic safety partners.
26.33 	$50,000 in fiscal year 2024 is from the general 
26.34 	fund for an education and awareness campaign 
27.1 	on motor vehicles passing school buses, 
27.2 	designed to: (1) help reduce occurrences of 
27.3 	motor vehicles unlawfully passing school 
27.4 	buses; and (2) inform drivers about the safety 
27.5 	of pupils boarding and unloading from school 
27.6 	buses, including laws requiring a motor 
27.7 	vehicle to stop when a school bus has extended 
27.8 	the stop-signal arm and is flashing red lights 
27.9 	and penalties for violations. The commissioner 
27.10 	must identify best practices, review effective 
27.11 	communication methods to educate drivers, 
27.12 	and consider multiple forms of media to 
27.13 	convey the information.
27.14 	$100,000 in fiscal year 2024 is from the 
27.15 	general fund for a public awareness campaign 
27.16 	to promote understanding and compliance with 
27.17 	laws regarding the passing of parked 
27.18 	authorized vehicles.
27.19 	$350,000 in fiscal year 2024 is from the 
27.20 	general fund for grants to local units of 
27.21 	government for safe ride programs that 
27.22 	provide safe transportation options for patrons 
27.23 	of hospitality and entertainment businesses 
27.24 	within a community.
27.25 	$250,000 in fiscal year 2024 is from the 
27.26 	general fund for the traffic safety violations 
27.27 	disposition analysis under article 4, section 
27.28 	109.
27.29 	$2,000,000 in each year is from the general 
27.30 	fund for operations and traffic safety projects 
27.31 	and activities of the Advisory Council on 
27.32 	Traffic Safety under Minnesota Statutes, 
27.33 	section 4.076.
28.1 	$98,000 in each year is from the general fund 
28.2 	to coordinate a statewide traffic safety equity 
28.3 	program, including staff costs.
28.4 	The following amounts are for the staff and 
28.5 	operating costs related to a Traffic Safety Data 
28.6 	Analytics Center: (1) $407,000 in fiscal year 
28.7 	2024 and $813,000 in fiscal year 2025 from 
28.8 	the general fund; and (2) $140,000 in each 
28.9 	year is from the trunk highway fund. The base 
28.10 	from the trunk highway fund is $187,000 in 
28.11 	each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027.

28.12	Subd. 6.Pipeline Safety
 		2,003,000
		2,003,000

28.13	Appropriations by Fund
	
28.14		2024
	2025
	
28.15	General
	560,000
	560,000
	
28.16	Special Revenue
	1,443,000
	1,443,000
	
28.17 	The appropriation from the special revenue 
28.18 	fund is from the pipeline safety account under 
28.19 	Minnesota Statutes, section 299J.18.
28.20 	$560,000 in each year is from the general fund 
28.21 	for staff and operating costs related to 
28.22 	oversight of the excavation notice system 
28.23 	under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 216D, 
28.24 	including education, investigation, and 
28.25 	enforcement activities.

28.26
28.27	Sec. 5. LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING 
COMMISSION
 	$
	225,000
	$
	-0-
	
28.28 	This appropriation is from the general fund to 
28.29 	the Legislative Coordinating Commission for 
28.30 	costs of the Metropolitan Governance Task 
28.31 	Force under article 4, section 123.

28.32
28.33	Sec. 6. MINNESOTA MANAGEMENT AND 
BUDGET

29.1	Subdivision 1.Federal Funds Coordinator
 		570,000
		570,000
	
29.2 	(a) This appropriation is from the general fund 
29.3 	to the commissioner of management and 
29.4 	budget for a coordinator and support staff to 
29.5 	provide for maximization of federal formula 
29.6 	and discretionary grant funds to recipients in 
29.7 	the state, including but not limited to funds 
29.8 	under: (1) the Infrastructure Investment and 
29.9 	Jobs Act (IIJA), Public Law 117-58; (2) the 
29.10 	Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, Public Law 
29.11 	117-169; (3) the CHIPS and Science Act of 
29.12 	2022, Public Law 117-167; and (4) subsequent 
29.13 	federal appropriations acts associated with a 
29.14 	spending authorization or appropriation under 
29.15 	clauses (1) to (3).
29.16 	(b) The duties of the federal coordinator 
29.17 	include but are not limited to:
29.18 	(1) serving as the state agency lead on 
29.19 	activities related to federal infrastructure 
29.20 	funds;
29.21 	(2) coordinating on federal grants with the 
29.22 	governor, legislature, state agencies, federally 
29.23 	recognized Tribal governments, political 
29.24 	subdivisions, and private entities; and
29.25 	(3) developing methods to maximize the 
29.26 	amount and effectiveness of federal grants 
29.27 	provided to recipients in the state.

29.28
29.29	Subd. 2.Federal Funds Coordinator; Fiscal Year 
2023
 					
29.30 	$70,000 in fiscal year 2023 is appropriated 
29.31 	from the general fund to the commissioner of 
29.32 	management and budget for the purposes 
29.33 	specified in subdivision 1. This amount is a 
30.1 	onetime appropriation and is available until 
30.2 	June 30, 2024.

30.3 	EFFECTIVE DATE. Subdivision 2 is effective the day following final enactment.

30.4 	Sec. 7. Laws 2018, chapter 214, article 1, section 16, subdivision 11, as amended by Laws 
30.5 	2019, chapter 2, article 2, section 4, is amended to read:

30.6	Subd. 11.Corridors of Commerce
 				400,000,000
	
30.7 	(a) From the bond proceeds account in the 
30.8 	trunk highway fund for the corridors of 
30.9 	commerce program under Minnesota Statutes, 
30.10 	section 161.088.
30.11 	(b) This appropriation is available in the 
30.12 	amounts of:
30.13 	(1) $150,000,000 in fiscal year 2022;
30.14 	(2) $150,000,000 in fiscal year 2023; and
30.15 	(3) $100,000,000 in fiscal year 2024.
30.16 	(c) The commissioner must select projects for 
30.17 	the corridors of commerce program solely 
30.18 	using the results of the spring 2018 evaluation 
30.19 	for the corridors of commerce program, in 
30.20 	order based on total score. In addition to the 
30.21 	projects selected for funding in the first round 
30.22 	from the spring 2018 evaluation, the 
30.23 	commissioner must select at least two projects 
30.24 	located outside the Department of 
30.25 	Transportation metropolitan district. If funds 
30.26 	are insufficient for an identified project, the 
30.27 	commissioner must either select the identified 
30.28 	project, or select one or more alternative 
30.29 	projects that are (1) for a segment within the 
30.30 	project limits of the identified project; and (2) 
30.31 	also identified and scored in the spring 2018 
30.32 	evaluation process. For projects located 
30.33 	outside the Department of Transportation 
31.1 	metropolitan district, the commissioner must 
31.2 	not select a project located in a county within 
31.3 	which a project was selected for funding in 
31.4 	the first round in the spring 2018 evaluation 
31.5 	for the corridors of commerce program.
31.6 	(d) Notwithstanding the project selection 
31.7 	requirements under paragraph (c), any 
31.8 	remaining amount of this appropriation is for 
31.9 	predesign, design, engineering, and 
31.10 	construction of an overpass and associated 
31.11 	safety improvements at the intersection of 
31.12 	marked Trunk Highway 9 and marked Trunk 
31.13 	Highway 23 in the city of New London.
31.14 	(e) The appropriation in Laws 2017, First 
31.15 	Special Session chapter 3, article 2, section 2, 
31.16 	subdivision 1, is available for the projects 
31.17 	selected under paragraph (c) that the 
31.18 	commissioner determines are ready to proceed.
31.19 	(e) (f) The appropriation in this subdivision is 
31.20 	available for any projects selected by the 
31.21 	commissioner using the results of the 
31.22 	evaluation for the corridors of commerce 
31.23 	program conducted in spring 2018.
31.24 	(f) (g) This appropriation cancels as specified 
31.25 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.642, 
31.26 	except that the commissioner of management 
31.27 	and budget shall count the start of 
31.28 	authorization for issuance of state bonds as 
31.29 	the first day of the fiscal year during which 
31.30 	the bonds are available to be issued, and not 
31.31 	as the date of enactment of this section.

31.32 	Sec. 8. Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 5, article 1, section 4, subdivision 4, is 
31.33 	amended to read:

31.34	Subd. 4.Driver and Vehicle Services

32.1	(a) Driver Services
		44,820,000
		39,685,000
	
32.2 	This appropriation is from the driver services 
32.3 	operating account in the special revenue fund 
32.4 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 299A.705, 
32.5 	subdivision 2.
32.6 	$2,598,000 in each year is for costs to reopen 
32.7 	all driver's license examination stations that 
32.8 	were closed in 2020 due to the COVID-19 
32.9 	pandemic. This amount is not available for the 
32.10 	public information center, general 
32.11 	administration, or operational support. This is 
32.12 	a onetime appropriation.
32.13 	$2,229,000 in fiscal year 2022 and $155,000 
32.14 	in fiscal year 2023 are for costs of a pilot 
32.15 	project for same-day issuance of drivers' 
32.16 	licenses and state identification cards.
32.17 	The base is $36,398,000 in each of fiscal years 
32.18 	2024 and 2025. Any unexpended amount of 
32.19 	this appropriation remaining on June 30, 2023, 
32.20 	cancels to the driver and vehicle services 
32.21 	operating account under Minnesota Statutes, 
32.22 	section 299A.705.

32.2432.23
	(b) Vehicle Services
		37,418,000
		35,535,000
27,299,000

32.25	Appropriations by Fund
	
32.26		2022
	2023
	
32.27	H.U.T.D.
	686,000
	-0-
	
32.2932.28
	Special Revenue
	36,732,000
	35,535,000
27,299,000
	
32.30 	The special revenue fund appropriation is from 
32.31 	the vehicle services operating account under 
32.32 	Minnesota Statutes, section 299A.705, 
32.33 	subdivision 1.
33.1 	$200,000 in fiscal year 2022 is from the 
33.2 	vehicle services operating account for the 
33.3 	independent expert review of MnDRIVE under 
33.4 	article 4, section 144, for expenses of the chair 
33.5 	and the review team related to work completed 
33.6 	pursuant to that section, including any 
33.7 	contracts entered into. This is a onetime 
33.8 	appropriation.
33.9 	$250,000 in fiscal year 2022 is from the 
33.10 	vehicle services operating account for 
33.11 	programming costs related to the 
33.12 	implementation of self-service kiosks for 
33.13 	vehicle registration renewal. This is a onetime 
33.14 	appropriation and is available in fiscal year 
33.15 	2023.
33.16 	The base is $33,788,000 in each of fiscal years 
33.17 	2024 and 2025. Any unexpended amount of 
33.18 	the appropriation from the special revenue 
33.19 	fund remaining on June 30, 2023, cancels to 
33.20 	the driver and vehicle services operating 
33.21 	account under Minnesota Statutes, section 
33.22 	299A.705.

33.23 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

33.24 	Sec. 9. APPROPRIATION; TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT 
33.25 	ORGANIZATIONS.
 33.26 	(a) $300,000 in fiscal year 2024 and $300,000 in fiscal year 2025 are appropriated from 
33.27 	the general fund to the commissioner of transportation for grants to the I-494 Corridor 
33.28 	Commission to provide telework resources, assistance, information, and related activities 
33.29 	on a statewide basis.
33.30 	(b) $300,000 in fiscal year 2024 and $300,000 in fiscal year 2025 are appropriated from 
33.31 	the general fund to the commissioner of transportation for grants to the St. Paul transportation 
33.32 	management organization. The organization must provide public education and information 
33.33 	to support a reduction in vehicle miles traveled throughout the metropolitan area.
34.1 	(c) $103,000 in fiscal year 2024 and $103,000 in fiscal year 2025 are appropriated from 
34.2 	the general fund to the commissioner of transportation for grants to the downtown 
34.3 	Minneapolis transportation management organization. Programs funded with this 
34.4 	appropriation must include but are not limited to a hybrid commuter education pilot program.
34.5 	(d) $350,000 in fiscal year 2024 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner 
34.6 	of transportation for grants to the city of Chatfield to develop a transportation management 
34.7 	organization in southeastern Minnesota. Money under this paragraph is available for 
34.8 	developing a comprehensive assessment and financial plan for a transportation management 
34.9 	organization in the counties of Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Houston, Mower, 
34.10 	Olmsted, Rice, Steele, Wabasha, and Winona. The study must assess how the transportation 
34.11 	management organization can develop resources to meet the region's growing and changing 
34.12 	transportation needs and prioritize transportation-related challenges that affect the region's 
34.13 	workforce, access to health care and postsecondary education, and quality of life.
34.14 	(e) Money under paragraphs (a) to (c) is available for programming and service expansion 
34.15 	to assist companies and commuters with carpool, vanpool, bicycle commuting, telework, 
34.16 	and transit.
34.17 	(f) The commissioner must not retain any portion of the appropriations under this section.
34.18 	(g) The appropriations in paragraphs (a) to (d) are onetime appropriations.

34.19 	Sec. 10. APPROPRIATION; RAIL CORRIDOR SERVICE.
 34.20 	$4,000,000 in fiscal year 2023 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner 
34.21 	of transportation for rail corridor service analysis under article 4, section 112. This is a 
34.22 	onetime appropriation and is available until December 31, 2025.

34.23 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

34.24 	Sec. 11. APPROPRIATION; TRANSIT SERVICE INTERVENTION PROJECT.
 34.25 	$2,000,000 in fiscal year 2023 is appropriated from the general fund to the Metropolitan 
34.26 	Council for grants to participating organizations in the Transit Service Intervention Project 
34.27 	under article 4, section 113. The council must allocate the grants to provide reimbursements 
34.28 	for project implementation, including but not limited to intervention teams, labor, and other 
34.29 	expenses. This is a onetime appropriation and is available until June 30, 2024.

34.30 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

35.1 	Sec. 12. APPROPRIATIONS; STATE PATROL OPERATING DEFICIENCY.
 35.2 	(a) $6,728,000 in fiscal year 2023 is appropriated from the trunk highway fund to the 
35.3 	commissioner of public safety for State Patrol operating costs. This is a onetime appropriation 
35.4 	and is available until December 31, 2023.
35.5 	(b) $106,000 in fiscal year 2023 is appropriated from the highway user tax distribution 
35.6 	fund to the commissioner of public safety for the State Patrol Vehicle Crimes Unit. This is 
35.7 	a onetime appropriation and is available until December 31, 2023.

35.8 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

35.9 	Sec. 13. APPROPRIATION; DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT AND 
35.10 	ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
 35.11 	$30,000 in fiscal year 2024 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner 
35.12 	of employment and economic development for temporary staff costs related to the 
35.13 	procurement of a statewide freight optimization tool for the Department of Transportation. 
35.14 	This is a onetime appropriation and is available until June 30, 2025.

35.15 	Sec. 14. APPROPRIATION; TRAFFIC SAFETY.
 35.16 	$2,000,000 in fiscal year 2024 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner 
35.17 	of public safety for grants to school districts, nonpublic schools, charter schools, and 
35.18 	companies that provide school bus services for the purchase and installation of school bus 
35.19 	stop-signal arm camera systems. In awarding grants, the commissioner must follow the 
35.20 	same requirements as under Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 5, article 1, section 
35.21 	4, subdivision 5. This is a onetime appropriation and is available until June 30, 2025.

35.22 	Sec. 15. APPROPRIATION; SMALL COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS.
 35.23 	(a) $2,500,000 in fiscal year 2024 and $2,500,000 in fiscal year 2025 are appropriated 
35.24 	from the general fund to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota for small 
35.25 	community partnerships on infrastructure project analysis and development as provided in 
35.26 	this section. This is a onetime appropriation and is available until June 30, 2026.
35.27 	(b) The appropriation under this section must be used for:
35.28 	(1) partnership activities in the Regional Sustainable Development Partnerships, the 
35.29 	Center for Transportation Studies, the Minnesota Design Center, the Humphrey School of 
35.30 	Public Affairs, the Center for Urban and Regional Affairs, or other related entities;
35.31 	(2) support and assistance to small communities that includes:
36.1 	(i) methods to incorporate consideration of sustainability, resiliency, and adaptation to 
36.2 	the impacts of climate change; and
36.3 	(ii) identification and cross-sector analysis of any potential associated projects and 
36.4 	efficiencies through coordinated investments in other infrastructure or assets; and
36.5 	(3) prioritization of support and assistance to political subdivisions and federally 
36.6 	recognized Tribal governments based on insufficiency of capacity to undertake project 
36.7 	development and apply for state or federal infrastructure grants.
36.8 	(c) The agreement may provide for project analysis and development activities that 
36.9 	include but are not limited to planning, scoping, analysis, predesign, design, pre-engineering, 
36.10 	and engineering.

36.11 	Sec. 16. APPROPRIATION; RICE STREET CAPITOL AREA REDESIGN.
 36.12 	(a) $25,000,000 in fiscal year 2024 is appropriated from the general fund to the 
36.13 	commissioner of transportation for one or more grants to the city of St. Paul, Ramsey County, 
36.14 	or both for planning, predesign, design, engineering, environmental analysis and mitigation, 
36.15 	land acquisition, and reconstruction of Rice Street from West Pennsylvania Avenue to John 
36.16 	Ireland Boulevard. This is a onetime appropriation and is available until June 30, 2029.
36.17 	(b) The Rice Street Capitol Area redesign project under this section must:
36.18 	(1) be developed under a multiagency process that includes but is not limited to 
36.19 	coordination between the city of St. Paul, Ramsey County, the Metropolitan Council, the 
36.20 	commissioner of transportation, and the Capitol Area Architectural and Planning Board 
36.21 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 15B.03;
36.22 	(2) conform with the comprehensive plan adopted under Minnesota Statutes, section 
36.23 	15B.05, and the street design manual adopted by the city of St. Paul; and
36.24 	(3) establish a multimodal hub in the vicinity of Rice Street and University Avenue.

36.25 	Sec. 17. APPROPRIATIONS; PRIORITY TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS.
 36.26 		Subdivision 1.Crosstown pedestrian bridge; Edina. $3,000,000 in fiscal year 2024 
36.27 	is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of transportation for a grant to 
36.28 	the city of Edina for design, engineering, and construction of a new Americans with 
36.29 	Disabilities Act-compliant safe overpass bridge to replace the current Crosstown Pedestrian 
36.30 	Bridge over marked Trunk Highway 62 in the city of Edina. This is a onetime appropriation 
36.31 	and is available until June 30, 2027.
37.1 		Subd. 2.U.S. Highway 10; Sherburne County. $6,000,000 in fiscal year 2024 is 
37.2 	appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of transportation for preliminary 
37.3 	engineering of safety and access improvements on marked U.S. Highway 10 between the 
37.4 	cities of Clear Lake and St. Cloud. This appropriation is for phase one of the project. This 
37.5 	is a onetime appropriation and is available until June 30, 2027.
37.6 		Subd. 3.Veterans Bridge; St. Cloud. $750,000 in fiscal year 2024 is appropriated from 
37.7 	the general fund to the commissioner of transportation for a grant to the city of St. Cloud 
37.8 	for predesign, design, engineering, environmental analysis, and construction of repairs and 
37.9 	rehabilitation to the Veterans Bridge in the city of St. Cloud, including associated pedestrian 
37.10 	safety improvements. This is a onetime appropriation and is available until June 30, 2027.
37.11 		Subd. 4.University Drive; St. Cloud. $8,500,000 in fiscal year 2024 is appropriated 
37.12 	from the general fund to the commissioner of transportation for a grant to the city of St. 
37.13 	Cloud for predesign, design, engineering, environmental analysis, and reconstruction of 
37.14 	University Drive from Stearns County State-Aid Highway 75 to 15th Avenue Southeast, 
37.15 	including bicycle facility improvements and utility replacement. This is a onetime 
37.16 	appropriation and is available until June 30, 2027.
37.17 		Subd. 5.Trunk Highway 7 study; Hennepin County. $750,000 in fiscal year 2024 is 
37.18 	appropriated from the trunk highway fund to the commissioner of transportation for a 
37.19 	feasibility study of safety, access, and other improvements on marked Trunk Highway 7 
37.20 	from the western border of Hennepin County to marked Interstate Highway 494, including 
37.21 	connecting roadways. Any amount remaining following the study is available for 
37.22 	environmental analysis and preliminary design. This is a onetime appropriation and is 
37.23 	available until June 30, 2027.
37.24 		Subd. 6.Highway-rail grade separation; Moorhead. $10,000,000 in fiscal year 2024 
37.25 	is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of transportation for one or more 
37.26 	rail grade separation projects in the city of Moorhead in accordance with Minnesota Statutes, 
37.27 	section 219.016. This appropriation is in addition to the amount appropriated in Laws 2020, 
37.28 	Fifth Special Session chapter 3, article 2, section 2, subdivision 2, for the same purpose. 
37.29 	This is a onetime appropriation and is available until June 30, 2027.
37.30 		Subd. 7.U.S. Highway 52 box culvert underpass; Dakota County. $2,000,000 in 
37.31 	fiscal year 2024 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of transportation 
37.32 	for preliminary and final design, engineering, environmental analysis, acquisition of 
37.33 	permanent easements and rights-of-way, and construction of a box culvert underpass at 
38.1 	marked U.S. Highway 52 and Dakota County Road 6 near the Hmong American Farmers 
38.2 	Association. This is a onetime appropriation and is available until June 30, 2027.
38.3 		Subd. 8.Third Street/Kellogg Boulevard Bridge; St. Paul. $3,500,000 in fiscal year 
38.4 	2024 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of transportation for a grant 
38.5 	to the city of St. Paul for the Third Street/Kellogg Boulevard bridge project. This 
38.6 	appropriation is in addition to the appropriation for the same purpose in Laws 2020, Fifth 
38.7 	Special Session chapter 3, article 1, section 16, subdivision 19, and in addition to any other 
38.8 	appropriations for the same purpose enacted in the 2023 legislative session. This is a onetime 
38.9 	appropriation and is available until June 30, 2027.
38.10 		Subd. 9.Trunk Highway 36 interchange; Washington County. $5,000,000 in fiscal 
38.11 	year 2024 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of transportation for 
38.12 	a grant to Washington County for predesign, design, property acquisition, and construction 
38.13 	of a new interchange at marked Trunk Highway 36 and Washington County State-Aid 
38.14 	Highway 17, known as Lake Elmo Avenue, in Washington County. This appropriation is 
38.15 	in addition to any other appropriations for the same purpose enacted in the 2023 legislative 
38.16 	session. This is a onetime appropriation and is available until June 30, 2027.
38.17 		Subd. 10.U.S. Highway 169/Trunk Highway 282 interchange; Jordan. $4,900,000 
38.18 	in fiscal year 2024 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of transportation 
38.19 	for a grant to Scott County for design and construction of local road improvements associated 
38.20 	with an interchange at marked U.S. Highway 169, marked Trunk Highway 282, and Scott 
38.21 	County State-Aid Highway 9 in the city of Jordan, including accommodations for bicycles 
38.22 	and pedestrians, rail grade separation, road work, and public utility relocations. This is a 
38.23 	onetime appropriation and is available until June 30, 2027.
38.24 		Subd. 11.U.S. Highway 169/109th Avenue North intersection; Hennepin 
38.25 	County. $10,000,000 in fiscal year 2024 is appropriated from the general fund to the 
38.26 	commissioner of transportation for one or more grants to the city of Brooklyn Park, the city 
38.27 	of Champlin, or both, for environmental documentation, preliminary engineering, 
38.28 	right-of-way acquisition, final design, and construction of local road portions of intersection 
38.29 	improvements at 109th Avenue North and marked U.S. Highway 169, including: (1) 
38.30 	associated frontage roads, backage roads, and connecting local streets; and (2) any associated 
38.31 	water, sanitary sewer, and stormwater infrastructure improvements necessary or required 
38.32 	for the construction of the local road improvements portion of the project. This is a onetime 
38.33 	appropriation and is available until June 30, 2027.
39.1 		Subd. 12.U.S. Highway 169 expansion; Itasca County. $6,000,000 in fiscal year 2024 
39.2 	is appropriated from the trunk highway fund to the commissioner of transportation for 
39.3 	planning, predesign, design, engineering, and environmental analysis and remediation of 
39.4 	expansion of marked U.S. Highway 169 from a two-lane to a four-lane divided highway 
39.5 	between Taconite and Pengilly. This is a onetime appropriation and is available until June 
39.6 	30, 2027.
39.7 		Subd. 13.Trunk Highway 5; Chanhassen. $20,000,000 in fiscal year 2024 is 
39.8 	appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of transportation for a grant to 
39.9 	Carver County to complete the preliminary engineering, environmental documentation, 
39.10 	final design, right-of-way acquisition, and construction of improvements to marked Trunk 
39.11 	Highway 5 from Minnewashta Parkway to marked Trunk Highway 41 in the city of 
39.12 	Chanhassen, including mainline highway expansion, cross streets, off-street trails, a bridge 
39.13 	over Lake Minnewashta wetlands, utility relocations, and installations. This is a onetime 
39.14 	appropriation and is available until June 30, 2027.
39.15 		Subd. 14.Accessible facilities; certain cities. $5,000,000 in fiscal year 2024 is 
39.16 	appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of transportation for grants to cities 
39.17 	of the first class, as specified under Minnesota Statutes, section 410.01, for construction of 
39.18 	Americans with Disabilities Act-accessible facilities in the public right-of-way. The 
39.19 	commissioner must consult with the cities when determining the allocation of grant awards. 
39.20 	This is a onetime appropriation and is available until June 30, 2027.
39.21 		Subd. 15.East River Road; Coon Rapids. $1,000,000 in fiscal year 2024 is appropriated 
39.22 	from the general fund to the commissioner of transportation for a grant to the city of Coon 
39.23 	Rapids, Anoka County, or both, for design and right-of-way acquisition for interchange 
39.24 	construction and associated improvements to Anoka County State-Aid Highway 1 (East 
39.25 	River Road) at marked Trunk Highway 610 in the city of Coon Rapids. This appropriation 
39.26 	is in addition to the appropriation in Laws 2020, Fifth Special Session chapter 3, article 1, 
39.27 	section 16, subdivision 3. This is a onetime appropriation and is available until June 30, 
39.28 	2027.
39.29 		Subd. 16.St. Louis County State-Aid Highway 100; Aurora. $3,000,000 in fiscal 
39.30 	year 2024 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of transportation for 
39.31 	one or more grants to St. Louis County for predesign, design, engineering, environmental 
39.32 	analysis and mitigation, land acquisition, and reconstruction of St. Louis County State-Aid 
39.33 	Highway 100 (3rd Avenue North and Main Street) from marked Trunk Highway 135 to St. 
39.34 	Louis County State-Aid Highway 110 in the city of Aurora. This is a onetime appropriation 
39.35 	and is available until June 30, 2027.
40.1 		Subd. 17.Progress Parkway; Eveleth. $6,000,000 in fiscal year 2024 is appropriated 
40.2 	from the general fund to the commissioner of transportation for one or more grants to St. 
40.3 	Louis County for predesign, design, engineering, environmental analysis and mitigation, 
40.4 	land acquisition, construction, and reconstruction of Progress Parkway to provide for 
40.5 	intersection improvements and road realignment and extension from marked U.S. Highway 
40.6 	53 and St. Louis County State-Aid Highway 142 to marked Trunk Highway 37 and Station 
40.7 	44 Road in the city of Eveleth. This is a onetime appropriation and is available until June 
40.8 	30, 2027.
40.9 		Subd. 18.Town roads. $7,000,000 in fiscal year 2024 is appropriated from the general 
40.10 	fund to the commissioner of transportation for a grant to a township with a population greater 
40.11 	than 10,000 according to the last two federal decennial censuses. This appropriation is for 
40.12 	the purposes specified in Minnesota Statutes, section 162.081, subdivision 4.

40.13 	Sec. 18. ACCOUNT USE FOR CERTAIN APPROPRIATIONS.
 40.14 	(a) If an appropriation in fiscal year 2024 or thereafter from the vehicle services operating 
40.15 	account under Minnesota Statutes, section 299A.705, subdivision 1, or from the driver 
40.16 	services operating account under Minnesota Statutes, section 299A.705, subdivision 2, is 
40.17 	enacted during the 2023 regular legislative session, the appropriation is instead from the 
40.18 	driver and vehicle services operating account as provided under article 4, section 82.
40.19 	(b) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 645.26, subdivision 3, this section 
40.20 	prevails for an appropriation as provided under paragraph (a).

40.21 	Sec. 19. APPROPRIATION CANCELLATIONS.
 40.22 	(a) $4,797,000 of the appropriation in fiscal year 2022 for safe routes to school under 
40.23 	Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 5, article 1, section 2, subdivision 2, paragraph 
40.24 	(c), is canceled to the general fund on June 29, 2023.
40.25 	(b) $974,000 of the appropriation from the general fund in fiscal year 2022 for freight 
40.26 	under Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 5, article 1, section 2, subdivision 2, 
40.27 	paragraph (e), is canceled to the general fund on June 29, 2023.
40.28 	(c) $15,000 of the appropriation in fiscal year 2022 and $15,000 of the appropriation in 
40.29 	fiscal year 2023 to the commissioner of employment and economic development from the 
40.30 	general fund under Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 5, article 1, section 7, is canceled 
40.31 	to the general fund on June 29, 2023.

40.32 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

41.1 	Sec. 20. TRANSFERS.
 41.2 	(a) $152,650,000 in fiscal year 2024 is transferred from the general fund to the trunk 
41.3 	highway fund for the state match for highway formula and discretionary grants under the 
41.4 	federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, Public Law 117-58, and for related state 
41.5 	investments.
41.6 	(b) $19,500,000 in fiscal year 2024 and $19,500,000 in fiscal year 2025 are transferred 
41.7 	from the general fund to the active transportation account under Minnesota Statutes, section 
41.8 	174.38. The base for this transfer is $8,875,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $9,000,000 in fiscal 
41.9 	year 2027.
41.10 	(c) By June 30, 2023, the commissioner of management and budget must transfer any 
41.11 	remaining unappropriated balance, estimated to be $232,000, from the driver services 
41.12 	operating account in the special revenue fund to the driver and vehicle services operating 
41.13 	account under Minnesota Statutes, section 299A.705.
41.14 	(d) By June 30, 2023, the commissioner of management and budget must transfer any 
41.15 	remaining unappropriated balance, estimated to be $13,454,000, from the vehicle services 
41.16 	operating account in the special revenue fund to the driver and vehicle services operating 
41.17 	account under Minnesota Statutes, section 299A.705.

41.18 	EFFECTIVE DATE. Paragraphs (c) and (d) are effective the day following final 
41.19 	enactment.

41.20 	ARTICLE 2
41.21 	TRUNK HIGHWAY BONDS

41.22 	Section 1. BOND APPROPRIATIONS.
 41.23 	The sums shown in the column under "Appropriations" are appropriated from the bond 
41.24 	proceeds account in the trunk highway fund to the commissioner of transportation or other 
41.25 	named entity to be spent for public purposes. Appropriations of bond proceeds must be 
41.26 	spent as authorized by the Minnesota Constitution, articles XI and XIV. Unless otherwise 
41.27 	specified, money appropriated in this article for a capital program or project may be used 
41.28 	to pay state agency staff costs that are attributed directly to the capital program or project 
41.29 	in accordance with accounting policies adopted by the commissioner of management and 
41.30 	budget.

41.31	SUMMARY
	
41.32	Department of Transportation
	$
	598,590,000
	
42.1	Department of Management and Budget
	$
	610,000
	
42.2	TOTAL
	$
	599,200,000

42.3						APPROPRIATIONS

42.4
42.5	Sec. 2. DEPARTMENT OF 
TRANSPORTATION

42.6	Subdivision 1.Corridors of Commerce
 			$
	153,000,000
	
42.7 	(a) This appropriation is to the commissioner 
42.8 	of  transportation for the corridors of commerce  
42.9 	program under Minnesota Statutes, section  
42.10 	161.088. The commissioner may use up to 17  
42.11 	percent of the amount for program delivery.
42.12 	(b) This appropriation is available in the 
42.13 	amounts of:
42.14 	(1) $8,000,000 in fiscal year 2024;
42.15 	(2) $72,500,000 in fiscal year 2025; and
42.16 	(3) $72,500,000 in fiscal year 2026.
42.17 	(c) From this appropriation, the commissioner 
42.18 	must select projects using (1) the results of the 
42.19 	spring 2023 evaluation for the corridors of 
42.20 	commerce program, and (2) the regional 
42.21 	balance requirements as provided under 
42.22 	Minnesota Statutes, section 161.088, 
42.23 	subdivision 4a.
42.24 	(d) The appropriation in this subdivision 
42.25 	cancels as specified under Minnesota Statutes, 
42.26 	section 16A.642, except that the commissioner 
42.27 	of management and budget must count the 
42.28 	start of authorization for issuance of state 
42.29 	bonds as the first day of the fiscal year during 
42.30 	which the bonds are available to be issued as 
42.31 	specified under paragraph (b), and not as the 
42.32 	date of enactment of this section.

42.33	Subd. 2.State Road Construction
 				200,000,000
	
43.1 	(a) This appropriation is to the commissioner  
43.2 	of transportation for construction,  
43.3 	reconstruction, and improvement of trunk  
43.4 	highways, including design-build contracts,  
43.5 	internal department costs associated with  
43.6 	delivering the construction program, and  
43.7 	consultant usage to support these activities.  
43.8 	The commissioner may use up to 17 percent  
43.9 	of the amount for program delivery.
43.10 	(b) This appropriation is available in the 
43.11 	amounts of:
43.12 	(1) $67,000,000 in fiscal year 2024;
43.13 	(2) $67,000,000 in fiscal year 2025; and
43.14 	(3) $66,000,000 in fiscal year 2026.
43.15 	(c) The appropriation in this subdivision  
43.16 	cancels as specified under Minnesota Statutes,  
43.17 	section 16A.642, except that the commissioner  
43.18 	of management and budget must count the  
43.19 	start of authorization for issuance of state  
43.20 	bonds as the first day of the fiscal year during  
43.21 	which the bonds are available to be issued as  
43.22 	specified under paragraph (b), and not as the  
43.23 	date of enactment of this section.

43.24
43.25	Subd. 3.Transportation Facilities Capital 
Improvements
 				87,440,000
	
43.26 	This appropriation is for capital improvements 
43.27 	to Department of Transportation facilities. The 
43.28 	improvements must: (1) support the 
43.29 	programmatic mission of the department; (2) 
43.30 	extend the useful life of existing buildings; or 
43.31 	(3) renovate or construct facilities to meet the 
43.32 	department's current and future operational 
43.33 	needs.

43.34	Subd. 4.Trunk Highway 65; Anoka County
 				68,750,000
	
44.1 	This appropriation is for one or more grants 
44.2 	to the city of Blaine, Anoka County, or both 
44.3 	for the predesign, right-of-way acquisition, 
44.4 	design, engineering, and construction of 
44.5 	intersection improvements along Trunk 
44.6 	Highway 65 at 99th Avenue Northeast; 105th 
44.7 	Avenue Northeast; Anoka County State-Aid 
44.8 	Highway 12; 109th Avenue Northeast; 117th 
44.9 	Avenue Northeast; and the associated frontage 
44.10 	roads and backage roads within the trunk 
44.11 	highway system.

44.12	Subd. 5.U.S. Highway 10; Coon Rapids
 				30,000,000
	
44.13 	This appropriation is for a grant to Anoka 
44.14 	County for preliminary engineering, 
44.15 	environmental analysis, final design, 
44.16 	right-of-way acquisition, construction, and 
44.17 	construction administration of a third travel 
44.18 	lane in each direction of marked U.S. Highway 
44.19 	10 from east of the interchange with Hanson 
44.20 	Boulevard to Round Lake Boulevard in the 
44.21 	city of Coon Rapids.

44.22	Subd. 6.Trunk Highway 61; Two Harbors
 				11,000,000
	
44.23 	This appropriation is for the preliminary 
44.24 	engineering, environmental analysis, final 
44.25 	design, right-of-way acquisition, and 
44.26 	construction of marked Trunk Highway 61 
44.27 	through the city of Two Harbors in Lake 
44.28 	County. This appropriation does not require 
44.29 	a nonstate contribution.

44.30
44.31	Subd. 7.U.S. Highway 169 Interchange; Scott 
County
 				4,200,000
	
44.32 	This appropriation is for a grant to Scott 
44.33 	County to design and construct trunk highway 
44.34 	improvements associated with an interchange 
44.35 	at U.S. Highway 169, marked Trunk Highway 
45.1 	282, and Scott County State-Aid Highway 9 
45.2 	in the city of Jordan, including 
45.3 	accommodations for bicycles and pedestrians 
45.4 	and for bridge and road construction.

45.5
45.6	Subd. 8.Trunk Highway 3 Roundabout; 
Rosemount
 				2,200,000
	
45.7 	This appropriation is for design, engineering, 
45.8 	planning, right-of-way acquisition, and 
45.9 	construction of a roundabout on marked Trunk 
45.10 	Highway 3 at the intersection with 142nd 
45.11 	Street West in the city of Rosemount.

45.12	Subd. 9.U.S. Highway 8; Chisago County
 				42,000,000
	
45.13 	This appropriation is for a grant to Chisago 
45.14 	County for predesign, design, engineering, 
45.15 	and reconstruction of marked U.S. Highway 
45.16 	8 from Karmel Avenue in Chisago City to 
45.17 	marked Interstate Highway 35, including 
45.18 	pedestrian and bike trails along and crossings 
45.19 	of this segment of marked U.S. Highway 8. 
45.20 	The reconstruction project may include 
45.21 	expanding segments of marked U.S. Highway 
45.22 	8 to four lanes, constructing or reconstructing 
45.23 	frontage roads and backage roads, and 
45.24 	realigning local roads to consolidate, remove, 
45.25 	and relocate access onto and off of U.S. 
45.26 	Highway 8. This appropriation is for the 
45.27 	portion of the project that is eligible for use 
45.28 	of proceeds of trunk highway bonds. This 
45.29 	appropriation is not available until the 
45.30 	commissioner of management and budget 
45.31 	determines that sufficient resources have been 
45.32 	committed from nonstate sources to complete 
45.33 	the project.

45.34	Sec. 3. BOND SALE EXPENSES
 			$
	610,000
	
46.1 	(a) This appropriation is to the commissioner  
46.2 	of management and budget for bond sale  
46.3 	expenses under Minnesota Statutes, sections  
46.4 	16A.641, subdivision 8, and 167.50,  
46.5 	subdivision 4.
46.6 	(b) This appropriation is available in the 
46.7 	amounts of:
46.8 	(1) $330,000 in fiscal year 2024;
46.9 	(2) $140,000 in fiscal year 2025; and
46.10 	(3) $140,000 in fiscal year 2026.

46.11	Sec. 4. BOND SALE AUTHORIZATION.
 					
46.12 	To provide the money appropriated in this article from the bond proceeds account in the 
46.13 	trunk highway fund, the commissioner of management and budget shall sell and issue bonds 
46.14 	of the state in an amount up to $599,200,000 in the manner, upon the terms, and with the 
46.15 	effect prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, sections 167.50 to 167.52, and by the Minnesota 
46.16 	Constitution, article XIV, section 11, at the times and in the amounts requested by the 
46.17 	commissioner of transportation. The proceeds of the bonds, except accrued interest and any 
46.18 	premium received from the sale of the bonds, must be deposited in the bond proceeds account 
46.19 	in the trunk highway fund.

46.20 	ARTICLE 3
46.21 	TAXATION

46.22 	Section 1. [41A.30] SUSTAINABLE AVIATION FUEL; TAX CREDITS.
46.23 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have 
46.24 	the meanings given.
46.25 	(b) "Aircraft" has the meaning given in section 296A.01, subdivision 3.
46.26 	(c) "Aviation gasoline" has the meaning given in section 296A.01, subdivision 7.
46.27 	(d) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of agriculture.
46.28 	(e) "Jet fuel" has the meaning given in section 296A.01, subdivision 8.
46.29 	(f) "Qualifying taxpayer" means a taxpayer, as defined in section 290.01, subdivision 
46.30 	6, that is engaged in the business of:
46.31 	(1) producing sustainable aviation fuel; or
47.1 	(2) blending sustainable aviation fuel with aviation gasoline or jet fuel.
47.2 	(g) "Sustainable aviation fuel" means liquid fuel that:
47.3 	(1) is derived from biomass, as defined in section 41A.15, subdivision 2e;
47.4 	(2) is not derived from palm fatty acid distillates; and
47.5 	(3) achieves at least a 50 percent life cycle greenhouse gas emissions reduction in 
47.6 	comparison with petroleum-based aviation gasoline, aviation turbine fuel, and jet fuel as 
47.7 	determined by a test that shows:
47.8 	(i) that the fuel production pathway achieves at least a 50 percent life cycle greenhouse 
47.9 	gas emissions reduction in comparison with petroleum-based aviation gasoline, aviation 
47.10 	turbine fuel, and jet fuel utilizing the most recent version of Argonne National Laboratory's 
47.11 	Greenhouse Gases, Regulated Emissions, and Energy Use in Technologies (GREET) model 
47.12 	that accounts for reduced emissions throughout the fuel production process; or
47.13 	(ii) that the fuel production pathway achieves at least a 50 percent reduction of the 
47.14 	aggregate attributional core life cycle emissions and the positive induced land use change 
47.15 	values under the life cycle methodology for sustainable aviation fuels adopted by the 
47.16 	International Civil Aviation Organization with the agreement of the United States.
47.17 		Subd. 2.Tax credit establishment. (a) A qualifying taxpayer may claim a tax credit 
47.18 	against the tax due under chapter 290 equal to $1.50 for each gallon of sustainable aviation 
47.19 	fuel that is:
47.20 	(1) produced in Minnesota or blended with aviation or gasoline or jet fuel in Minnesota; 
47.21 	and
47.22 	(2) sold in Minnesota to a purchaser who certifies that the sustainable aviation fuel is 
47.23 	for use as fuel in an aircraft departing from an airport in Minnesota.
47.24 	(b) The credit may be claimed only after approval and certification by the commissioner 
47.25 	and is limited to the amount stated on the credit certificate issued under subdivision 3. A 
47.26 	qualifying taxpayer must apply to the commissioner for certification and allocation of a 
47.27 	credit in a form and manner prescribed by the commissioner.
47.28 	(c) A qualifying taxpayer may claim a credit for blending or producing sustainable 
47.29 	aviation fuel, but not both. If sustainable aviation fuel is blended with aviation gasoline or 
47.30 	jet fuel, the credit is allowed only for the portion of sustainable aviation fuel that is included 
47.31 	in the blended fuel.
48.1 	(d) If the amount of credit that the taxpayer is eligible to receive under this section 
48.2 	exceeds the liability for tax under chapter 290, the commissioner of revenue must refund 
48.3 	the excess to the taxpayer.
48.4 		Subd. 3.Credit certificates. (a) A business must apply to the commissioner to be eligible 
48.5 	for a credit certificate as a qualifying taxpayer within two months after the close of its 
48.6 	taxable year for all sustainable aviation fuel sold under subdivision 2, paragraph (a), in the 
48.7 	taxable year. The application must be in the form and be made under the procedures specified 
48.8 	by the commissioner and must include:
48.9 	(1) evidence of production or blending in Minnesota required under subdivision 2, 
48.10 	paragraph (a), clause (1); and
48.11 	(2) a purchaser's certification that the sustainable aviation fuel is for use as fuel in an 
48.12 	aircraft departing from an airport in Minnesota, as required under subdivision 2, paragraph 
48.13 	(a), clause (2).
48.14 	(b) Within 30 days of receiving an application for certification under this subdivision, 
48.15 	the commissioner must:
48.16 	(1) issue a credit certificate under paragraph (c);
48.17 	(2) request additional information from the business; or
48.18 	(3) reject the application for certification.
48.19 	If the commissioner requests additional information from the business, the commissioner 
48.20 	must either issue a credit certificate or reject the application within 30 days of receiving the 
48.21 	additional information. If a business fails to submit the additional information within 30 
48.22 	days or if the commissioner neither issues a credit certificate within 30 days of receiving 
48.23 	the original application or within 30 days of receiving the additional information requested, 
48.24 	whichever is later, the application is deemed rejected.
48.25 	(c) A credit certificate must state:
48.26 	(1) the fiscal year for which the credit certificate is issued;
48.27 	(2) the amount of the tax credit; and
48.28 	(3) the taxable year for which the taxpayer may claim the tax credit under section 
48.29 	290.0688.
48.30 		Subd. 4.Duties. (a) The commissioner must certify qualifying taxpayers as eligible for 
48.31 	the tax credit under subdivision 2 and issue credit certificates under subdivision 3 subject 
48.32 	to the allocation limits under subdivision 5.
49.1 	(b) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the commissioner must share 
49.2 	information with the commissioner of revenue to the extent necessary to administer the 
49.3 	provisions under this section and section 290.0688. For credit certificates issued under 
49.4 	subdivision 3, the commissioner must notify the commissioner of revenue of the issuance 
49.5 	within 30 days.
49.6 	(c) Applications for credit certificates must be made available on the department's website 
49.7 	by July 1 of each year identified under subdivision 5.
49.8 	(d) The commissioner must allocate credit certificates on a first-come, first-served basis 
49.9 	beginning on August 1 of each year listed under subdivision 5.
49.10 		Subd. 5.Allocation limits. (a) For tax credits allowed under subdivision 2, the 
49.11 	commissioner must not issue credit certificates for more than:
49.12 	(1) $7,400,000 for fiscal year 2025; and
49.13 	(2) $2,100,000 for each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027.
49.14 	(b) If the entire amount authorized under paragraph (a) is not allocated in fiscal year 
49.15 	2025 or 2026, any remaining amount is available for allocation through fiscal year 2030 
49.16 	until the entire allocation has been made. The commissioner must not issue any credit 
49.17 	certificates for fiscal years beginning after June 30, 2030, and any unallocated amounts 
49.18 	cancel on that date.
49.19 		Subd. 6.Appeals. (a) Any decision of the commissioner under this section may be 
49.20 	challenged as a contested case under chapter 14. The contested case proceeding must be 
49.21 	initiated within 60 days of the date of written notification by the commissioner.
49.22 	(b) If a taxpayer challenges a decision of the commissioner under this subdivision, upon 
49.23 	perfection of the appeal, the commissioner must notify the commissioner of revenue of the 
49.24 	challenge within five days.
49.25 	(c) Nothing in this subdivision affects the commissioner of revenue's authority to audit, 
49.26 	review, correct, or adjust returns claiming the credit.
49.27 	(d) The commissioner may not hold credit amounts in reserve pending any contested 
49.28 	case hearing under this subdivision.
49.29 		Subd. 7.Expiration. This section expires for taxable years beginning after December 
49.30 	31, 2030.

49.31 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for taxable years beginning after December 
49.32 	31, 2023, for sustainable aviation fuel sold after June 30, 2024, and before July 1, 2030.

50.1 	Sec. 2. [162.146] LARGER CITIES ASSISTANCE ACCOUNT.
50.2 		Subdivision 1.Larger cities assistance account; appropriation. (a) A larger cities 
50.3 	assistance account is created in the special revenue fund. The account consists of funds 
50.4 	under section 174.49, subdivision 3, and as provided by law and any other money donated, 
50.5 	allotted, transferred, or otherwise provided to the account.
50.6 	(b) Money in the account is annually appropriated to the commissioner of transportation 
50.7 	for apportionment among all the cities that are eligible to receive municipal state aid under 
50.8 	sections 162.09 to 162.14.
50.9 		Subd. 2.Allocation formula. The commissioner must apportion funds in the larger 
50.10 	cities assistance account as follows:
50.11 	(1) 50 percent of the funds proportionally based on each city's share of population, as 
50.12 	defined in section 477A.011, subdivision 3, compared to the total population of all cities 
50.13 	that are eligible to receive municipal state aid under sections 162.09 to 162.14; and
50.14 	(2) 50 percent of the funds proportionally based on each city's share of money needs, 
50.15 	as determined under section 162.13, subdivision 3, compared to the total money needs of 
50.16 	all cities that are eligible to receive municipal state aid under sections 162.09 to 162.14.

50.17 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 163.051, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
50.18 		Subdivision 1.Tax authorized. (a) Except as provided in paragraph (c), the board of 
50.19 	commissioners of each county is authorized to levy by resolution a wheelage tax at the rate 
50.20 	specified in paragraph (b), on each motor vehicle that is kept in such county when not in 
50.21 	operation and that is subject to annual registration and taxation under chapter 168. The 
50.22 	board may provide by resolution for collection of the wheelage tax by county officials or 
50.23 	it may request that the tax be collected by the state registrar of motor vehicles. The state 
50.24 	registrar of motor vehicles shall collect such tax on behalf of the county if requested, as 
50.25 	provided in subdivision 2.
50.26 	(b) The wheelage tax under this section is at the rate of up to $20 per year, in any 
50.27 	increment of a whole dollar, as specified by each county that authorizes the tax.
50.28 	(c) The following vehicles are exempt from the wheelage tax:
50.29 	(1) motorcycles, as defined in section 169.011, subdivision 44;
50.30 	(2) motorized bicycles, as defined in section 169.011, subdivision 45; and
50.31 	(3) motorized foot scooters, as defined in section 169.011, subdivision 46.; and
51.1 	(4) vehicles that meet the requirements under section 168.012, subdivision 13.
51.2 	(d) For any county that authorized the tax prior to May 24, 2013, the wheelage tax 
51.3 	continues at the rate provided under paragraph (b).

51.4 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment and 
51.5 	applies to taxes payable for a registration period starting on or after January 1, 2024.

51.6 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 168.012, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
51.7 	read:
51.8 		Subd. 13.Vehicles registered by certain veterans. (a) A passenger automobile, one-ton 
51.9 	pickup truck, motorcycle, or recreational vehicle registered by a veteran with a total 
51.10 	service-connected disability, as defined in section 171.01, subdivision 51, is not subject to:
51.11 	(1) registration taxes under this chapter;
51.12 	(2) administrative fees imposed under subdivision 1c;
51.13 	(3) filing fees and surcharges imposed under section 168.33, subdivision 7; or
51.14 	(4) plate and validation sticker fees imposed under this chapter, including but not limited 
51.15 	to:
51.16 	(i) fees under section 168.12, subdivision 5;
51.17 	(ii) fees identified in any section authorizing special plates; and
51.18 	(iii) transfer fees.
51.19 	(b) The exemptions under this subdivision apply to a motor vehicle that is jointly 
51.20 	registered by a qualifying veteran and a spouse or domestic partner.
51.21 	(c) The fees identified under paragraph (a), clause (4), do not include:
51.22 	(1) a fee for personalized plates under section 168.12, subdivision 2a; or
51.23 	(2) a required contribution or donation for a special plate, including but not limited to 
51.24 	a contribution under sections 168.1255, subdivision 1, clause (6); 168.1258, subdivision 1, 
51.25 	clause (4); 168.1259, subdivision 2, clause (5); 168.1287, subdivision 1, clause (5); 168.129, 
51.26 	subdivision 1, clause (5); 168.1295, subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clause (5); 168.1296, 
51.27 	subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clause (5); and 168.1299, subdivision 1, clause (3).
51.28 	(d) A qualifying veteran may register no more than two motor vehicles at the same time 
51.29 	with the exemptions under this subdivision. Nothing in this paragraph prevents registration 
51.30 	of additional motor vehicles as otherwise provided in this chapter.

52.1 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment and 
52.2 	applies to taxes and fees payable for a registration period starting on or after January 1, 
52.3 	2024.

52.4 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 168.013, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:
52.5 		Subd. 1a.Passenger automobile; hearse. (a) On passenger automobiles as defined in 
52.6 	section 168.002, subdivision 24, and hearses, except as otherwise provided, the registration 
52.7 	tax is calculated as $10 plus:
52.8 	(1) for a vehicle initially registered in Minnesota prior to November 16, 2020, 1.25 1.54
52.9 	percent of the manufacturer's suggested retail price of the vehicle and the destination charge, 
52.10 	subject to the adjustments in paragraphs (f) and (g); or
52.11 	(2) for a vehicle initially registered in Minnesota on or after November 16, 2020, 1.285
52.12 	1.575 percent of the manufacturer's suggested retail price of the vehicle, subject to the 
52.13 	adjustments in paragraphs (f) and (g).
52.14 	(b) The registration tax calculation must not include the cost of each accessory or item 
52.15 	of optional equipment separately added to the vehicle and the manufacturer's suggested 
52.16 	retail price. The registration tax calculation must not include a destination charge, except 
52.17 	for a vehicle previously registered in Minnesota prior to November 16, 2020.
52.18 	(c) In the case of the first registration of a new vehicle sold or leased by a licensed dealer, 
52.19 	the dealer may elect to individually determine the registration tax on the vehicle using 
52.20 	manufacturer's suggested retail price information provided by the manufacturer. The registrar 
52.21 	must use the manufacturer's suggested retail price determined by the dealer as provided in 
52.22 	paragraph (d). A dealer that elects to make the determination must retain a copy of the 
52.23 	manufacturer's suggested retail price label or other supporting documentation with the 
52.24 	vehicle transaction records maintained under Minnesota Rules, part 7400.5200.
52.25 	(d) The registrar must determine the manufacturer's suggested retail price:
52.26 	(1) using list price information published by the manufacturer or any nationally 
52.27 	recognized firm or association compiling such data for the automotive industry;
52.28 	(2) if the list price information is unavailable, using the amount determined by a licensed 
52.29 	dealer under paragraph (c);
52.30 	(3) if a dealer does not determine the amount, using the retail price label as provided by 
52.31 	the manufacturer under United States Code, title 15, section 1232; or
52.32 	(4) if the retail price label is not available, using the actual sales price of the vehicle.
53.1 	If the registrar is unable to ascertain the manufacturer's suggested retail price of any registered 
53.2 	vehicle in the foregoing manner, the registrar may use any other available source or method.
53.3 	(e) The registrar must calculate the registration tax using information available to dealers 
53.4 	and deputy registrars at the time the initial application for registration is submitted.
53.5 	(f) The amount under paragraph (a), clauses (1) and (2), must be calculated based on a 
53.6 	percentage of the manufacturer's suggested retail price, as follows:
53.7 	(1) during the first year of vehicle life, upon 100 percent of the price;
53.8 	(2) for the second year, 90 95 percent of the price;
53.9 	(3) for the third year, 80 90 percent of the price;
53.10 	(4) for the fourth year, 70 80 percent of the price;
53.11 	(5) for the fifth year, 60 70 percent of the price;
53.12 	(6) for the sixth year, 50 60 percent of the price;
53.13 	(7) for the seventh year, 40 50 percent of the price;
53.14 	(8) for the eighth year, 30 40 percent of the price;
53.15 	(9) for the ninth year, 20 25 percent of the price; and
53.16 	(10) for the tenth year, ten percent of the price.
53.17 	(g) For the 11th and each succeeding year, the amount under paragraph (a), clauses (1) 
53.18 	and (2), must be calculated as $25 $20.
53.19 	(h) Except as provided in subdivision 23, for any vehicle previously registered in 
53.20 	Minnesota and regardless of prior ownership, the total amount due under this subdivision 
53.21 	and subdivision 1m must not exceed the smallest total amount previously paid or due on 
53.22 	the vehicle.

53.23 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment and 
53.24 	applies to taxes payable for a registration period starting on or after January 1, 2024.

53.25 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 168.33, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
53.26 		Subd. 7.Filing fees; allocations. (a) In addition to all other statutory fees and taxes, a 
53.27 	filing fee of:
53.28 	(1) $7 an $8 filing fee is imposed on every vehicle registration renewal, excluding pro 
53.29 	rate transactions; and
54.1 	(2) $11 a $12 filing fee is imposed on every other type of vehicle transaction, including 
54.2 	motor carrier fuel licenses under sections 168D.05 and 168D.06, and pro rate transactions.
54.3 	(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a):
54.4 	(1) a filing fee may not be charged for a document returned for a refund or for a correction 
54.5 	of an error made by the Department of Public Safety, a dealer, or a deputy registrar; and
54.6 	(2) no filing fee or other fee may be charged for the permanent surrender of a title for a 
54.7 	vehicle.
54.8 	(c) The filing fee must be shown as a separate item on all registration renewal notices 
54.9 	sent out by the commissioner.
54.10 	(d) The statutory fees and taxes, and the filing fees imposed under paragraph (a), and 
54.11 	the surcharge imposed under paragraph (f) may be paid by credit card or debit card. The 
54.12 	deputy registrar may collect a surcharge on the statutory fees, taxes, and filing fee payment 
54.13 	made under this paragraph not greater than the cost of processing a credit card or debit card 
54.14 	transaction, in accordance with emergency rules established by the commissioner of public 
54.15 	safety. The surcharge authorized by this paragraph must be used to pay the cost of processing 
54.16 	credit and debit card transactions.
54.17 	(e) The fees collected under this subdivision paragraph (a) by the department must be 
54.18 	allocated as follows:
54.19 	(1) of the fees collected under paragraph (a), clause (1):
54.20 	(i) $5.50 $6.50 must be deposited in the driver and vehicle services operating account
54.21 	under section 299A.705, subdivision 1; and
54.22 	(ii) $1.50 must be deposited in the driver and vehicle services technology account under 
54.23 	section 299A.705, subdivision 3; and
54.24 	(2) of the fees collected under paragraph (a), clause (2):
54.25 	(i) $3.50 must be deposited in the general fund;
54.26 	(ii) $6.00 $7 must be deposited in the driver and vehicle services operating account
54.27 	under section 299A.705, subdivision 1; and
54.28 	(iii) $1.50 must be deposited in the driver and vehicle services technology account under 
54.29 	section 299A.705, subdivision 3.
54.30 	(f) In addition to all other statutory fees and taxes, a deputy registrar must assess a $1 
54.31 	surcharge on every transaction for which filing fees are collected under this subdivision. 
55.1 	The surcharge authorized by this paragraph must be (1) deposited in the treasury of the 
55.2 	place for which the deputy registrar is appointed, or (2) if the deputy registrar is not a public 
55.3 	official, retained by the deputy registrar. For purposes of this paragraph, a deputy registrar 
55.4 	does not include the commissioner.

55.5 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective October 1, 2023, except that paragraph 
55.6 	(f) is effective January 1, 2024.

55.7 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 168A.29, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
55.8 	read:
55.9 		Subd. 4.Exemption; vehicles for certain veterans. The department must not impose 
55.10 	any fee under subdivision 1 if the certificate of title is being issued to a person and for a 
55.11 	vehicle that meets the requirements under section 168.012, subdivision 13.

55.12 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective January 1, 2024.

55.13 	Sec. 8. [168E.01] DEFINITIONS.
55.14 		Subdivision 1.Scope. As used in this chapter, the following terms have the meanings 
55.15 	given.
55.16 		Subd. 2.Accessories and supplies. "Accessories and supplies" has the meaning given 
55.17 	in section 297A.67, subdivision 7a.
55.18 		Subd. 3.Baby products. "Baby products" means breast pumps, baby bottles and nipples, 
55.19 	pacifiers, teething rings, infant syringes, baby wipes, cribs and bassinets, crib and bassinet 
55.20 	mattresses, crib and bassinet sheets, changing tables, changing pads, strollers, car seats and 
55.21 	car seat bases, baby swings, bottle sterilizers, and infant eating utensils.
55.22 		Subd. 4.Clothing. "Clothing" has the meaning given in section 297A.67, subdivision 
55.23 	8.
55.24 		Subd. 5.Commissioner. "Commissioner" means the commissioner of revenue.
55.25 		Subd. 6.Drugs and medical devices. "Drugs and medical devices" has the meaning 
55.26 	given in section 297A.67, subdivision 7.
55.27 		Subd. 7.Food and beverage service establishment. "Food and beverage service 
55.28 	establishment" has the meaning given in section 157.15, subdivision 5.
55.29 		Subd. 8.Food and food ingredients. "Food and food ingredients" has the meaning 
55.30 	given in section 297A.67, subdivision 2.
56.1 		Subd. 9.Marketplace provider. "Marketplace provider" has the meaning given in 
56.2 	section 297A.66, subdivision 1, paragraph (d).
56.3 		Subd. 10.Person. "Person" has the meaning given in section 297A.61, subdivision 2.
56.4 		Subd. 11.Prepared food. "Prepared food" has the meaning given in section 297A.61, 
56.5 	subdivision 31.
56.6 		Subd. 12.Retail delivery. (a) "Retail delivery" means a delivery to a person located in 
56.7 	Minnesota of the following items as part of a retail sale:
56.8 	(1) tangible personal property that is subject to taxation under chapter 297A; and
56.9 	(2) clothing, as defined under section 297A.67, subdivision 8, excluding cloth and 
56.10 	disposable child and adult diapers.
56.11 	(b) Retail delivery does not include pickup at the retailer's place of business, including 
56.12 	curbside delivery.
56.13 		Subd. 13.Retail delivery fee. "Retail delivery fee" means the fee imposed under section 
56.14 	168E.03 on retail deliveries.
56.15 		Subd. 14.Retail sale. "Retail sale" has the meaning given in section 297A.61, subdivision 
56.16 	4.
56.17 		Subd. 15.Retailer. "Retailer" means any person making sales, leases, or rental of personal 
56.18 	property or services within or into the state of Minnesota. Retailer includes a:
56.19 	(1) retailer maintaining a place of business in this state;
56.20 	(2) marketplace provider maintaining a place of business in this state, as defined in 
56.21 	section 297A.66, subdivision 1, paragraph (a);
56.22 	(3) retailer not maintaining a place of business in this state; and
56.23 	(4) marketplace provider not maintaining a place of business in this state, as defined in 
56.24 	section 297A.66, subdivision 1, paragraph (b).
56.25 		Subd. 16.Tangible personal property. "Tangible personal property" has the meaning 
56.26 	given in section 297A.61, subdivision 10.
56.27 		Subd. 17.Threshold amount. "Threshold amount" means $100, before application of 
56.28 	the tax imposed under section 297A.62, subdivisions 1 and 1a, and any applicable local 
56.29 	sales and use taxes, and excluding exempt items under section 168E.05.

56.30 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2024.

57.1 	Sec. 9. [168E.03] FEE IMPOSED.
57.2 		Subdivision 1.Retail delivery fee imposed. (a) A fee is imposed on each retailer equal 
57.3 	to 50 cents on each transaction that equals or exceeds the threshold amount involving retail 
57.4 	delivery in Minnesota. The retailer may, but is not required to, collect the fee from the 
57.5 	purchaser. If separately stated on the invoice, bill of sale, or similar document given to the 
57.6 	purchaser, the fee is excluded from the sales price for purposes of the tax imposed under 
57.7 	chapter 297A.
57.8 	(b) If the retailer collects the fee from the purchaser:
57.9 	(1) the retail delivery fee must be charged in addition to any other delivery fee; and
57.10 	(2) the retailer must show the total of the retail delivery fee and other delivery fees as 
57.11 	separate items and distinct from the sales price and any other taxes or fees imposed on the 
57.12 	retail delivery on the purchaser's receipt, invoice, or other bill of sale. The receipt, invoice, 
57.13 	or other bill of sale must state the retail delivery fee as "road improvement and food delivery 
57.14 	fee."
57.15 		Subd. 2.Multiple items or shipments. The fee imposed under subdivision 1 is imposed 
57.16 	once per transaction regardless of the number of shipments necessary to deliver the items 
57.17 	of tangible personal property purchased or of the number of items of tangible personal 
57.18 	property purchased.
57.19 		Subd. 3.Returns and cancellations. The fee imposed under subdivision 1 is 
57.20 	nonrefundable if any or all items purchased are returned to a retailer or if the retailer provides 
57.21 	a refund or credit in the amount equal to or less than the purchase price. The fee must be 
57.22 	refunded to the purchaser if the retail delivery is canceled by the purchaser, retailer, or 
57.23 	delivery provider.

57.24 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2024.

57.25 	Sec. 10. [168E.05] EXEMPTIONS.
57.26 		Subdivision 1.Transactions. The following retail deliveries are exempt from the fee 
57.27 	imposed by this chapter:
57.28 	(1) a retail delivery to a purchaser who is exempt from tax under chapter 297A;
57.29 	(2) a retail delivery on a motor vehicle for which a permit issued by the commissioner 
57.30 	of transportation or a road authority is required under chapter 169 or 221 and the retailer 
57.31 	has maintained books and records through reasonable and verifiable standards that the retail 
57.32 	delivery was on a qualifying vehicle;
58.1 	(3) a retail delivery resulting from a retail sale of food and food ingredients or prepared 
58.2 	food;
58.3 	(4) a retail delivery resulting from a retail sale by a food and beverage service 
58.4 	establishment, regardless of whether the retail delivery is made by a third party other than 
58.5 	the food and beverage service establishment; and
58.6 	(5) a retail delivery resulting from a retail sale of drugs and medical devices, accessories 
58.7 	and supplies, or baby products.
58.8 		Subd. 2.Small businesses. (a) The fee imposed by this chapter and the requirements of 
58.9 	this chapter do not apply to:
58.10 	(1) a retailer that made retail sales totaling less than $1,000,000 in the previous calendar 
58.11 	year; and
58.12 	(2) a marketplace provider when facilitating the sale of a retailer that made retail sales 
58.13 	totaling less than $100,000 in the previous calendar year through the marketplace provider.
58.14 	(b) A retailer or marketplace provider must begin collecting and remitting the delivery 
58.15 	fee to the commissioner on the first day of a calendar month occurring no later than 60 days 
58.16 	after the retailer or marketplace provider exceeds a retail sales threshold in paragraph (a).

58.17 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2024.

58.18 	Sec. 11. [168E.07] COLLECTION AND ADMINISTRATION.
58.19 		Subdivision 1.Returns; payment of fees. (a) A retailer must report the fee on a return 
58.20 	prescribed by the commissioner and must remit the fee with the return. The return and fee 
58.21 	must be filed and paid using the filing cycle and due dates provided for taxes imposed under 
58.22 	chapter 297A.
58.23 		Subd. 2.Collection and remittance. A retailer that collects the fee from the purchaser 
58.24 	must collect the fee in the same manner as the tax collected under chapter 297A. A retailer 
58.25 	using a third-party entity to collect and remit the tax imposed under chapter 297A may elect 
58.26 	to have that third-party entity collect and remit the fee imposed under this chapter.
58.27 		Subd. 3.Administration. Unless specifically provided otherwise by this chapter, the 
58.28 	audit, assessment, refund, penalty, interest, enforcement, collection remedies, appeal, and 
58.29 	administrative provisions of chapters 270C and 289A, that are applicable to taxes imposed 
58.30 	under chapter 297A, apply to the fee imposed under this chapter.
58.31 		Subd. 4.Interest on overpayments. The commissioner must pay interest on an 
58.32 	overpayment refunded or credited to the retailer from the date of payment of the fee until 
59.1 	the date the refund is paid or credited. For purposes of this subdivision, the date of payment 
59.2 	is the due date of the return or the date of actual payment of the fee, whichever is later.

59.3 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2024.

59.4 	Sec. 12. [168E.09] DEPOSIT OF PROCEEDS.
59.5 		Subdivision 1.Costs deducted. The commissioner must retain an amount that does not 
59.6 	exceed the total cost of collecting, administering, and enforcing the retail delivery fee and 
59.7 	must deposit the amount in the revenue department service and recovery special revenue 
59.8 	fund.
59.9 		Subd. 2.Deposits. After deposits under subdivision 1, the commissioner must deposit 
59.10 	the balance of proceeds from the retail delivery fee in the transportation advancement account 
59.11 	under section 174.49.

59.12 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2024.

59.13 	Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 171.01, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
59.14 	read:
59.15 		Subd. 51.Veteran with a total service-connected disability. "Veteran with a total 
59.16 	service-connected disability" means a veteran, as defined in section 197.447, who provides 
59.17 	to the commissioner satisfactory evidence that: (1) is issued by the Department of Veterans 
59.18 	Affairs, the United States Veterans Administration, or the retirement board of one of the 
59.19 	several branches of the armed forces; and (2) demonstrates that the veteran has received a 
59.20 	100 percent total and permanent service-connected disability rating.

59.21 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

59.22 	Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 171.06, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
59.23 		Subd. 2.Fees. (a) The fees for a license and Minnesota identification card are as follows:

59.24
59.25
59.26	REAL ID Compliant or 
Noncompliant Classified 
Driver's License
		D-$21.00
$27.75
	C-$25.00
$31.75
	B-$32.00
$38.75
	A-$40.00
$46.75
	
59.27
59.28
59.29	REAL ID Compliant or 
Noncompliant Classified 
Under-21 D.L.
		D-$21.00
$27.75
	C-$25.00
$31.75
	B-$32.00
$38.75
	A-$20.00
$26.75
	
59.3159.30
	Enhanced Driver's License
		D-$36.00
$42.75
	C-$40.00
$46.75
	B-$47.00
$53.75
	A-$55.00
$61.75
	
59.32
59.33
59.34	REAL ID Compliant or 
Noncompliant Instruction 
Permit
					$5.25 $11.25
	
60.1
60.2	Enhanced Instruction 
Permit
					$20.25
$26.25
	
60.3
60.4	Commercial Learner's 
Permit
					$2.50 $8.50
	
60.5
60.6
60.7	REAL ID Compliant or 
Noncompliant Provisional 
License
					$8.25 $14.25
	
60.8
60.9	Enhanced Provisional 
License
					$23.25
$29.25
	
60.10
60.11
60.12
60.13
60.14
60.15	Duplicate REAL ID 
Compliant or Noncompliant 
License or duplicate REAL 
ID Compliant or 
Noncompliant 
identification card
					$6.75 $12.75
	
60.16
60.17
60.18	Enhanced Duplicate 
License or enhanced 
duplicate identification card
					$21.75
$27.75
	
60.19
60.20
60.21
60.22
60.23
60.24
60.25
60.26
60.27
60.28	REAL ID Compliant or 
Noncompliant Minnesota 
identification card or REAL 
ID Compliant or 
Noncompliant Under-21 
Minnesota identification 
card, other than duplicate, 
except as otherwise 
provided in section 171.07, 
subdivisions 3 and 3a
					$11.25
$17.25
	
60.29
60.30	Enhanced Minnesota 
identification card
					$26.25
$32.25
	
60.31 	From August 1, 2019, to June 30, 2022, The fee is increased by $0.75 for REAL ID compliant 
60.32 	or noncompliant classified driver's licenses, REAL ID compliant or noncompliant classified 
60.33 	under-21 driver's licenses, and enhanced driver's licenses.
60.34 	(b) In addition to each fee required in paragraph (a), the commissioner shall must collect 
60.35 	a surcharge of $2.25. Surcharges collected under this paragraph must be credited to the 
60.36 	driver and vehicle services technology account under section 299A.705.
60.37 	(c) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), an individual who holds a provisional license and 
60.38 	has a driving record free of (1) convictions for a violation of section 169A.20, 169A.33, 
60.39 	169A.35, sections 169A.50 to 169A.53, or section 171.177, (2) convictions for crash-related 
60.40 	moving violations, and (3) convictions for moving violations that are not crash related, shall 
60.41 	have has a $3.50 credit toward the fee for any classified under-21 driver's license. "Moving 
60.42 	violation" has the meaning given it in section 171.04, subdivision 1.
61.1 	(d) In addition to the driver's license fee required under paragraph (a), the commissioner 
61.2 	shall must collect an additional $4 processing fee from each new applicant or individual 
61.3 	renewing a license with a school bus endorsement to cover the costs for processing an 
61.4 	applicant's initial and biennial physical examination certificate. The department shall must
61.5 	not charge these applicants any other fee to receive or renew the endorsement.
61.6 	(e) In addition to the fee required under paragraph (a), a driver's license agent may charge 
61.7 	and retain a filing fee as provided under section 171.061, subdivision 4.
61.8 	(f) In addition to the fee required under paragraph (a), the commissioner shall must
61.9 	charge a filing fee at the same amount as a driver's license agent under section 171.061, 
61.10 	subdivision 4. Revenue collected under this paragraph must be deposited in the driver and 
61.11 	vehicle services operating account under section 299A.705.
61.12 	(g) An application for a Minnesota identification card, instruction permit, provisional 
61.13 	license, or driver's license, including an application for renewal, must contain a provision 
61.14 	that allows the applicant to add to the fee under paragraph (a), a $2 donation for the purposes 
61.15 	of public information and education on anatomical gifts under section 171.075.

61.16 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2023, and applies to applications 
61.17 	made on or after that date.

61.18 	Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 171.06, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
61.19 	read:
61.20 		Subd. 2c.Exemption; certain veterans. For an applicant who is a veteran with a total 
61.21 	service-connected disability, the commissioner must not impose:
61.22 	(1) a license or endorsement fee, including fees and surcharges specified under:
61.23 	(i) subdivisions 2 and 2a; and
61.24 	(ii) section 171.02, subdivision 3;
61.25 	(2) a filing fee under subdivision 2 or section 171.061, subdivision 4; or
61.26 	(3) a fee for an identification card under section 171.07, subdivision 3 or 3a.

61.27 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective January 1, 2024.

61.28 	Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 171.061, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
61.29 		Subd. 4.Fee; equipment. (a) The agent may charge and retain a filing fee of $8 for each 
61.30 	application. as follows:

62.162.2	(1)
	New application for a noncompliant, REAL ID-compliant, or 
enhanced driver's license or identification card
	$
	16.00
	
62.362.4	(2)
	Renewal application for a noncompliant, REAL ID-compliant, or 
enhanced driver's license or identification card
	$
	11.00
	
62.5 	Except as provided in paragraph (c), the fee shall must cover all expenses involved in 
62.6 	receiving, accepting, or forwarding to the department the applications and fees required 
62.7 	under sections 171.02, subdivision 3; 171.06, subdivisions 2 and 2a; and 171.07, subdivisions 
62.8 	3 and 3a.
62.9 	(b) The statutory fees and the filing fees imposed under paragraph (a) may be paid by 
62.10 	credit card or debit card. The driver's license agent may collect a convenience fee on the 
62.11 	statutory fees and filing fees not greater than the cost of processing a credit card or debit 
62.12 	card transaction. The convenience fee must be used to pay the cost of processing credit card 
62.13 	and debit card transactions. The commissioner shall must adopt rules to administer this 
62.14 	paragraph using the exempt procedures of section 14.386, except that section 14.386, 
62.15 	paragraph (b), does not apply.
62.16 	(c) The department shall must maintain the photo identification and vision examination 
62.17 	equipment for all agents appointed as of January 1, 2000. Upon the retirement, resignation, 
62.18 	death, or discontinuance of an existing agent, and if a new agent is appointed in an existing 
62.19 	office pursuant to Minnesota Rules, chapter 7404, and notwithstanding the above or 
62.20 	Minnesota Rules, part 7404.0400, the department shall provide and maintain photo 
62.21 	identification equipment without additional cost to a newly appointed agent in that office 
62.22 	if the office was provided the equipment by the department before January 1, 2000. All 
62.23 	photo identification and vision examination equipment must be compatible with standards 
62.24 	established by the department.
62.25 	(d) A filing fee retained by the agent employed by a county board must be paid into the 
62.26 	county treasury and credited to the general revenue fund of the county. An agent who is not 
62.27 	an employee of the county shall must retain the filing fee in lieu of county employment or 
62.28 	salary and is considered an independent contractor for pension purposes, coverage under 
62.29 	the Minnesota State Retirement System, or membership in the Public Employees Retirement 
62.30 	Association.
62.31 	(e) Before the end of the first working day following the final day of the reporting period 
62.32 	established by the department, the agent must forward to the department all applications 
62.33 	and fees collected during the reporting period except as provided in paragraph (d).

62.34 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective October 1, 2023, and applies to 
62.35 	applications made on or after that date.

63.1 	Sec. 17. [174.49] TRANSPORTATION ADVANCEMENT ACCOUNT.
63.2 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have 
63.3 	the meanings given.
63.4 	(b) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of transportation.
63.5 	(c) "Metropolitan counties" means the following counties: Anoka, Carver, Dakota, 
63.6 	Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, and Washington.
63.7 		Subd. 2.Transportation advancement account. A transportation advancement account 
63.8 	is established in the special revenue fund. The account consists of funds under sections 
63.9 	168E.09, subdivision 2, and 297A.94, and as provided by law and any other money donated, 
63.10 	allotted, transferred, or otherwise provided to the account.
63.11 		Subd. 3.Distribution. The commissioner must distribute or transfer the funds in the 
63.12 	transportation advancement account as follows:
63.13 	(1) 36 percent to metropolitan counties in the manner provided under subdivision 5;
63.14 	(2) ten percent to the county state-aid highway fund;
63.15 	(3) 15 percent to the larger cities assistance account under section 162.146, subdivision 
63.16 	1;
63.17 	(4) 27 percent to the small cities assistance account under section 162.145, subdivision 
63.18 	2;
63.19 	(5) 11 percent to the town road account under section 162.081; and
63.20 	(6) one percent to the food delivery support account under section 256.9752, subdivision 
63.21 	1a.
63.22 		Subd. 4.Metropolitan counties; appropriation. The amount available in the 
63.23 	transportation advancement account under subdivision 3, clause (1), is annually appropriated 
63.24 	to the commissioner for distribution to metropolitan counties as provided under subdivision 
63.25 	5.
63.26 		Subd. 5.Metropolitan counties; allocation formula. The commissioner must apportion 
63.27 	any funds that are specified for distribution under this subdivision as follows:
63.28 	(1) 50 percent of the funds proportionally based on each metropolitan county's share of 
63.29 	population, as defined in section 477A.011, subdivision 3, compared to the total population 
63.30 	of all metropolitan counties; and
64.1 	(2) 50 percent of the funds proportionally based on each metropolitan county's share of 
64.2 	money needs, as determined under section 162.07, subdivision 2, compared to the total 
64.3 	money needs of all metropolitan counties.
64.4 		Subd. 6.Metropolitan counties; use of funds. (a) A metropolitan county must use 
64.5 	funds that are received under subdivision 5 as follows:
64.6 	(1) 41.5 percent for active transportation and transportation corridor safety studies;
64.7 	(2) 41.5 percent for:
64.8 	(i) repair, preservation, and rehabilitation of transportation systems; and
64.9 	(ii) roadway replacement to reconstruct, reclaim, or modernize a corridor without adding 
64.10 	traffic capacity, except for auxiliary lanes with a length of less than 2,500 feet; and
64.11 	(3) 17 percent for any of the following:
64.12 	(i) transit purposes, including but not limited to operations, maintenance, capital 
64.13 	maintenance, demand response service, and assistance to replacement service providers 
64.14 	under section 473.388;
64.15 	(ii) complete streets projects, as provided under section 174.75; and
64.16 	(iii) projects, programs, or operations activities that meet the requirements of a mitigation 
64.17 	action under section 161.178, subdivision 4.
64.18 	(b) Funds under paragraph (a), clause (3), must supplement and not supplant existing 
64.19 	sources of revenue.

64.20 	Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 239.761, is amended by adding a subdivision 
64.21 	to read:
64.22 		Subd. 10a. Sustainable aviation fuel. Sustainable aviation fuel, as defined in section 
64.23 	41A.30, subdivision 1, paragraph (g), must comply with either:
64.24 	(1) ASTM International Standard Specification D7566; or
64.25 	(2) the Fischer-Tropsch provisions of ASTM International Standard Specification D1655, 
64.26 	Annex A1.

64.27 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

65.1 	Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 256.9752, is amended by adding a subdivision 
65.2 	to read:
65.3 		Subd. 1a.Food delivery support account; appropriation. (a) A food delivery support 
65.4 	account is established in the special revenue fund. The account consists of funds under 
65.5 	section 174.49, subdivision 2, and as provided by law and any other money donated, allotted, 
65.6 	transferred, or otherwise provided to the account.
65.7 	(b) Money in the account is annually appropriated to the commissioner of human services 
65.8 	for grants to nonprofit organizations to provide transportation of home-delivered meals, 
65.9 	groceries, purchased food, or a combination, to Minnesotans who are experiencing food 
65.10 	insecurity and have difficulty obtaining or preparing meals due to limited mobility, disability, 
65.11 	age, or resources to prepare their own meals. A nonprofit organization must have a 
65.12 	demonstrated history of providing and distributing food customized for the population that 
65.13 	they serve.
65.14 	(c) Grant funds under this subdivision must supplement, but not supplant, any state or 
65.15 	federal funding used to provide prepared meals to Minnesotans experiencing food insecurity.

65.16 	Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 270C.15, is amended to read:
65.17 	270C.15 REVENUE DEPARTMENT SERVICE AND RECOVERY SPECIAL 
65.18 	REVENUE FUND.
65.19 	A Revenue Department service and recovery special revenue fund is created for the 
65.20 	purpose of recovering the costs of furnishing government data and related services or 
65.21 	products, as well as recovering costs associated with collecting local taxes on sales and the 
65.22 	retail delivery fee established under chapter 168E. All money collected under this section 
65.23 	is deposited in the Revenue Department service and recovery special revenue fund. Money 
65.24 	in the fund is appropriated to the commissioner to reimburse the department for the costs 
65.25 	incurred in administering the tax law or providing the data, service, or product. Any money 
65.26 	paid to the department as a criminal fine for a violation of state revenue law that is designated 
65.27 	by the court to fund enforcement of state revenue law is appropriated to this fund.

65.28 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2024.

65.29 	Sec. 21. [290.0688] CREDIT FOR SUSTAINABLE AVIATION FUEL.
65.30 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. For purposes of this section, the terms defined in section 
65.31 	41A.30, subdivision 1, have the meanings given, except that "commissioner" means the 
65.32 	commissioner of revenue.
66.1 		Subd. 2.Credit allowed. A qualifying taxpayer is allowed a credit against the tax 
66.2 	imposed by this chapter for sustainable aviation fuel sold for use as fuel in an aircraft 
66.3 	departing from an airport in Minnesota. The credit equals up to the amount and applies to 
66.4 	the taxable year indicated on the credit certificate issued to the qualifying taxpayer under 
66.5 	section 41A.30.
66.6 		Subd. 3.Partnerships; multiple owners. Credits granted to a partnership, a limited 
66.7 	liability company taxed as a partnership, an S corporation, or multiple owners of property 
66.8 	are passed through to the partners, members, shareholders, or owners, respectively, pro rata 
66.9 	to each partner, member, shareholder, or owner based on their share of the entity's assets 
66.10 	or as specially allocated in their organizational documents or any other executed agreement, 
66.11 	as of the last day of the taxable year.
66.12 		Subd. 4.Credit refundable. If the amount of credit that a qualifying taxpayer is allowed 
66.13 	under this section exceeds the claimant's tax liability under this chapter, the commissioner 
66.14 	must refund the excess to the claimant.
66.15 		Subd. 5. Audit. Notwithstanding the credit certificate issued by the commissioner of 
66.16 	agriculture under section 41A.30, the commissioner may utilize any audit and examination 
66.17 	powers under chapter 270C or 289A to the extent necessary to verify that the taxpayer is 
66.18 	eligible for the credit and to assess for the amount of any improperly claimed credit.
66.19 		Subd. 6.Appropriation. An amount sufficient to pay the refunds required by this section 
66.20 	is appropriated to the commissioner from the general fund.
66.21 		Subd. 7.Expiration. This section expires at the same time and on the same terms as 
66.22 	section 41A.30, subdivision 7, except that the expiration of this section does not affect the 
66.23 	commissioner of revenue's authority to audit or power of examination and assessment for 
66.24 	credits claimed under this section.

66.25 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for taxable years beginning after December 
66.26 	31, 2023, for sustainable aviation fuel sold after June 30, 2024, and before July 1, 2030.

66.27 	Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 296A.07, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
66.28 		Subd. 3.Rate of tax. (a) Subject to paragraph (b), the gasoline excise tax is imposed at 
66.29 	the following rates:
66.30 	(1) E85 is taxed at the rate of 17.75 cents per gallon;
66.31 	(2) M85 is taxed at the rate of 14.25 cents per gallon; and
66.32 	(3) all other gasoline is taxed at the rate of 25 cents per gallon.
67.1 	(b) Annually on August 1, the commissioner must determine the tax rate applicable to 
67.2 	the sale of E85, M85, and all other gasoline subject to tax under this section for the upcoming 
67.3 	12-month period beginning on January 1. The adjusted rate must equal the current rate, 
67.4 	multiplied by one plus the percentage increase, if any, in the Minnesota Highway 
67.5 	Construction Cost Index for the reference year. The tax rate must be rounded to the nearest 
67.6 	tenth of a cent. Each of the tax rates for E85, M85, and all other gasoline must not be lower 
67.7 	than the respective rates specified in paragraph (a). Beginning with the calculation on August 
67.8 	1, 2025, the percentage change in each of the tax rates for E85, M85, and all other gasoline 
67.9 	as a result of the requirements under this paragraph must not exceed three percent.
67.10 	(c) For purposes of this subdivision:
67.11 	(1) the Minnesota Highway Construction Cost Index is as determined by the 
67.12 	commissioner of transportation; and
67.13 	(2) "reference year" means the 12-month period ending on June 30 two years prior to 
67.14 	the year in which the calculation is made.

67.15 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2023, and applies for taxes imposed 
67.16 	on or after January 1, 2024.

67.17 	Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 296A.08, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
67.18 		Subd. 2.Rate of tax. (a) Subject to paragraph (b), the special fuel excise tax is imposed 
67.19 	at the following rates:
67.20 	(a) (1) liquefied petroleum gas or propane is taxed at the rate of 18.75 cents per gallon.;
67.21 	(b) (2) liquefied natural gas is taxed at the rate of 15 cents per gallon.;
67.22 	(c) (3) compressed natural gas is taxed at the rate of $1.974 per thousand cubic feet; or 
67.23 	25 cents per gasoline equivalent. For purposes of this paragraph, "gasoline equivalent," as 
67.24 	defined by the National Conference on Weights and Measures, is 5.66 pounds of natural 
67.25 	gas or 126.67 cubic feet.; and
67.26 	(d) (4) all other special fuel is taxed at the same rate as the gasoline excise tax as specified 
67.27 	in section 296A.07, subdivision 2.
67.28 	(b) Annually on August 1, the commissioner must determine the tax rate applicable to 
67.29 	the sale of E85, M85, and all other gasoline subject to tax under this section for the upcoming 
67.30 	12-month period beginning on January 1. The rate must be adjusted as provided in section 
67.31 	296A.07, subdivision 3, paragraph (b). The tax rate must be rounded to the nearest tenth of 
67.32 	a cent. Each of the tax rates for liquefied natural gas or propane, liquefied natural gas, 
68.1 	compressed natural gas, and all other special fuel must not be lower than the respective 
68.2 	rates specified in paragraph (a).
68.3 	(c) The tax is payable in the form and manner prescribed by the commissioner.
68.4 	(d) For purposes of this subdivision, "gasoline equivalent," as defined by the National 
68.5 	Conference on Weights and Measures, is 5.66 pounds of natural gas or 126.67 cubic feet.

68.6 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2023, and applies for taxes imposed 
68.7 	on or after January 1, 2024.

68.8 	Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 297A.64, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
68.9 		Subdivision 1.Tax imposed. (a) A tax is imposed on the lease or rental in this state for 
68.10 	not more than 28 days of a passenger automobile as defined in section 168.002, subdivision 
68.11 	24, a van as defined in section 168.002, subdivision 40, or a pickup truck as defined in 
68.12 	section 168.002, subdivision 26. The rate of tax is 9.2 percent of the sales price. The tax 
68.13 	applies whether or not the vehicle is licensed in the state.
68.14 	(b) The provisions of paragraph (a) do not apply to the vehicles of a nonprofit corporation 
68.15 	or similar entity consisting of individual or group members who pay the organization for 
68.16 	the use of a motor vehicle if the organization:
68.17 	(1) owns, leases, or operates a fleet of vehicles of the type subject to the tax under this 
68.18 	subdivision that are available to its members for use, priced on the basis of intervals of one 
68.19 	hour or less;
68.20 	(2) parks its vehicles in the public right-of-way or at unstaffed, self-service locations 
68.21 	that are accessible at any time of the day; and
68.22 	(3) maintains its vehicles, insures its vehicles on behalf of its members, and purchases 
68.23 	fuel for its fleet.

68.24 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for sales and purchases made after June 
68.25 	30, 2023.

68.26 	Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 297A.64, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
68.27 		Subd. 2.Fee imposed. (a) A fee equal to five percent of the sales price is imposed on 
68.28 	leases or rentals of vehicles subject to the tax under subdivision 1. The lessor on the invoice 
68.29 	to the customer may designate the fee as "a fee imposed by the State of Minnesota for the 
68.30 	registration of rental cars."
69.1 	(b) The provisions of this subdivision do not apply to the vehicles of a nonprofit 
69.2 	corporation or similar entity, consisting of individual or group members who pay the 
69.3 	organization for the use of a motor vehicle, if the organization:
69.4 	(1) owns or leases a fleet of vehicles of the type subject to the tax under subdivision 1 
69.5 	that are available to its members for use, priced on the basis of intervals of one hour or less;
69.6 	(2) parks its vehicles in the public right-of-way or at unstaffed, self-service locations 
69.7 	that are accessible at any time of the day; and
69.8 	(3) maintains its vehicles, insures its vehicles on behalf of its members, and purchases 
69.9 	fuel for its fleet; and.
69.10 	(4) does not charge usage rates that decline on a per unit basis, whether specified based 
69.11 	on distance or time.

69.12 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for sales and purchases made after June 
69.13 	30, 2023.

69.14 	Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 297A.71, is amended by adding a subdivision 
69.15 	to read:
69.16 		Subd. 54.Sustainable aviation fuel facilities. (a) Materials and supplies used or 
69.17 	consumed in and equipment incorporated into the construction, reconstruction, or 
69.18 	improvement of a facility located in Minnesota that produces or blends sustainable aviation 
69.19 	fuel, as defined in section 41A.30, subdivision 1, is exempt.
69.20 	(b) The tax must be imposed and collected as if the rate under section 297A.62, 
69.21 	subdivision 1, applied and then refunded in the manner as provided for projects under section 
69.22 	297A.75, subdivision 1, clause (1).
69.23 	(c) For a project, a portion of which is not used to produce or blend sustainable aviation 
69.24 	fuel, the amount of purchases that are exempt under this subdivision must be determined 
69.25 	by multiplying the total purchases, as specified in paragraph (a), by the ratio of:
69.26 	(1) the capacity to generate sustainable aviation fuel either through production or 
69.27 	blending; and
69.28 	(2) the capacity to generate all fuels.
69.29 	(d) This subdivision expires July 1, 2034. The expiration does not affect refunds due for 
69.30 	sales and purchases made prior to July 1, 2034.

70.1 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for sales and purchases made after June 
70.2 	30, 2027, and before July 1, 2034.

70.3 	Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 297A.94, is amended to read:
70.4 	297A.94 DEPOSIT OF REVENUES.
70.5 	(a) Except as provided in this section, the commissioner shall deposit the revenues, 
70.6 	including interest and penalties, derived from the taxes imposed by this chapter in the state 
70.7 	treasury and credit them to the general fund.
70.8 	(b) The commissioner shall deposit taxes in the Minnesota agricultural and economic 
70.9 	account in the special revenue fund if:
70.10 	(1) the taxes are derived from sales and use of property and services purchased for the 
70.11 	construction and operation of an agricultural resource project; and
70.12 	(2) the purchase was made on or after the date on which a conditional commitment was 
70.13 	made for a loan guaranty for the project under section 41A.04, subdivision 3.
70.14 	The commissioner of management and budget shall certify to the commissioner the date on 
70.15 	which the project received the conditional commitment. The amount deposited in the loan 
70.16 	guaranty account must be reduced by any refunds and by the costs incurred by the Department 
70.17 	of Revenue to administer and enforce the assessment and collection of the taxes.
70.18 	(c) The commissioner shall deposit the revenues, including interest and penalties, derived 
70.19 	from the taxes imposed on sales and purchases included in section 297A.61, subdivision 3, 
70.20 	paragraph (g), clauses (1) and (4), in the state treasury, and credit them as follows:
70.21 	(1) first to the general obligation special tax bond debt service account in each fiscal 
70.22 	year the amount required by section 16A.661, subdivision 3, paragraph (b); and
70.23 	(2) after the requirements of clause (1) have been met, the balance to the general fund.
70.24 	(d) Beginning with sales taxes remitted after July 1, 2017, the commissioner shall deposit 
70.25 	in the state treasury the revenues collected under section 297A.64, subdivision 1, including 
70.26 	interest and penalties and minus refunds, and credit them to the highway user tax distribution 
70.27 	fund.
70.28 	(e) The commissioner shall deposit the revenues, including interest and penalties, 
70.29 	collected under section 297A.64, subdivision 5, in the state treasury and credit them to the 
70.30 	general fund. By July 15 of each year the commissioner shall transfer to the highway user 
70.31 	tax distribution fund an amount equal to the excess fees collected under section 297A.64, 
70.32 	subdivision 5, for the previous calendar year.
71.1 	(f) Beginning with sales taxes remitted after July 1, 2017, in conjunction with the deposit 
71.2 	of revenues under paragraph (d), the commissioner shall deposit into the state treasury and 
71.3 	credit to the highway user tax distribution fund an amount equal to the estimated revenues 
71.4 	derived from the tax rate imposed under section 297A.62, subdivision 1, on the lease or 
71.5 	rental for not more than 28 days of rental motor vehicles subject to section 297A.64. The 
71.6 	commissioner shall estimate the amount of sales tax revenue deposited under this paragraph 
71.7 	based on the amount of revenue deposited under paragraph (d).
71.8 	(g) The commissioner shall deposit an amount of the remittances monthly into the state 
71.9 	treasury and credit them to the highway user tax distribution fund as a portion of the estimated 
71.10 	amount of taxes collected from the sale and purchase of motor vehicle repair and replacement 
71.11 	parts in that month. The monthly deposit amount is $12,137,000.The commissioner must 
71.12 	deposit the revenues derived from the taxes imposed under section 297A.62, subdivision 
71.13 	1, on the sale and purchase of motor vehicle repair and replacement parts in the state treasury 
71.14 	and credit:
71.15 	(1) 43.5 percent in each fiscal year to the highway user tax distribution fund;
71.16 	(2) a percentage to the transportation advancement account under section 174.49 as 
71.17 	follows:
71.18 	(i) 3.5 percent in fiscal year 2024;
71.19 	(ii) 4.5 percent in fiscal year 2025;
71.20 	(iii) 5.5 percent in fiscal year 2026;
71.21 	(iv) 7.5 percent in fiscal year 2027;
71.22 	(v) 14.5 percent in fiscal year 2028;
71.23 	(vi) 21.5 percent in fiscal year 2029;
71.24 	(vii) 28.5 percent in fiscal year 2030;
71.25 	(viii) 36.5 percent in fiscal year 2031;
71.26 	(ix) 44.5 percent in fiscal year 2032; and
71.27 	(x) 56.5 percent in fiscal year 2033 and thereafter; and
71.28 	(3) the remainder in each fiscal year to the general fund.
71.29 	For purposes of this paragraph, "motor vehicle" has the meaning given in section 297B.01, 
71.30 	subdivision 11, and "motor vehicle repair and replacement parts" includes (i) all parts, tires, 
71.31 	accessories, and equipment incorporated into or affixed to the motor vehicle as part of the 
72.1 	motor vehicle maintenance and repair, and (ii) paint, oil, and other fluids that remain on or 
72.2 	in the motor vehicle as part of the motor vehicle maintenance or repair. For purposes of this 
72.3 	paragraph, "tire" means any tire of the type used on highway vehicles, if wholly or partially 
72.4 	made of rubber and if marked according to federal regulations for highway use.
72.5 	(h) 72.43 percent of the revenues, including interest and penalties, transmitted to the 
72.6 	commissioner under section 297A.65, must be deposited by the commissioner in the state 
72.7 	treasury as follows:
72.8 	(1) 50 percent of the receipts must be deposited in the heritage enhancement account in 
72.9 	the game and fish fund, and may be spent only on activities that improve, enhance, or protect 
72.10 	fish and wildlife resources, including conservation, restoration, and enhancement of land, 
72.11 	water, and other natural resources of the state;
72.12 	(2) 22.5 percent of the receipts must be deposited in the natural resources fund, and may 
72.13 	be spent only for state parks and trails;
72.14 	(3) 22.5 percent of the receipts must be deposited in the natural resources fund, and may 
72.15 	be spent only on metropolitan park and trail grants;
72.16 	(4) three percent of the receipts must be deposited in the natural resources fund, and 
72.17 	may be spent only on local trail grants; and
72.18 	(5) two percent of the receipts must be deposited in the natural resources fund, and may 
72.19 	be spent only for the Minnesota Zoological Garden, the Como Park Zoo and Conservatory, 
72.20 	and the Duluth Zoo.
72.21 	(i) The revenue dedicated under paragraph (h) may not be used as a substitute for 
72.22 	traditional sources of funding for the purposes specified, but the dedicated revenue shall 
72.23 	supplement traditional sources of funding for those purposes. Land acquired with money 
72.24 	deposited in the game and fish fund under paragraph (h) must be open to public hunting 
72.25 	and fishing during the open season, except that in aquatic management areas or on lands 
72.26 	where angling easements have been acquired, fishing may be prohibited during certain times 
72.27 	of the year and hunting may be prohibited. At least 87 percent of the money deposited in 
72.28 	the game and fish fund for improvement, enhancement, or protection of fish and wildlife 
72.29 	resources under paragraph (h) must be allocated for field operations.
72.30 	(j) The commissioner must deposit the revenues, including interest and penalties minus 
72.31 	any refunds, derived from the sale of items regulated under section 624.20, subdivision 1, 
72.32 	that may be sold to persons 18 years old or older and that are not prohibited from use by 
72.33 	the general public under section 624.21, in the state treasury and credit:
73.1 	(1) 25 percent to the volunteer fire assistance grant account established under section 
73.2 	88.068;
73.3 	(2) 25 percent to the fire safety account established under section 297I.06, subdivision 
73.4 	3; and
73.5 	(3) the remainder to the general fund.
73.6 	For purposes of this paragraph, the percentage of total sales and use tax revenue derived 
73.7 	from the sale of items regulated under section 624.20, subdivision 1, that are allowed to be 
73.8 	sold to persons 18 years old or older and are not prohibited from use by the general public 
73.9 	under section 624.21, is a set percentage of the total sales and use tax revenues collected in 
73.10 	the state, with the percentage determined under Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 
73.11 	1, article 3, section 39.
73.12 	(k) The revenues deposited under paragraphs (a) to (j) do not include the revenues, 
73.13 	including interest and penalties, generated by the sales tax imposed under section 297A.62, 
73.14 	subdivision 1a, which must be deposited as provided under the Minnesota Constitution, 
73.15 	article XI, section 15.

73.16 	Sec. 28. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 297A.99, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
73.17 		Subdivision 1.Authorization; scope. (a) A political subdivision of this state may impose 
73.18 	a general sales tax (1) under section 297A.9915, (2) under section 297A.992, (2) (3) under 
73.19 	section 297A.993, (3) (4) if permitted by special law, or (4) (5) if the political subdivision 
73.20 	enacted and imposed the tax before January 1, 1982, and its predecessor provision.
73.21 	(b) This section governs the imposition of a general sales tax by the political subdivision. 
73.22 	The provisions of this section preempt the provisions of any special law:
73.23 	(1) enacted before June 2, 1997, or
73.24 	(2) enacted on or after June 2, 1997, that does not explicitly exempt the special law 
73.25 	provision from this section's rules by reference.
73.26 	(c) This section does not apply to or preempt a sales tax on motor vehicles. Beginning 
73.27 	July 1, 2019, no political subdivision may impose a special excise tax on motor vehicles 
73.28 	unless it is imposed under section 297A.993.
73.29 	(d) A political subdivision may not advertise or expend funds for the promotion of a 
73.30 	referendum to support imposing a local sales tax and may only spend funds related to 
73.31 	imposing a local sales tax to:
73.32 	(1) conduct the referendum;
74.1 	(2) disseminate information included in the resolution adopted under subdivision 2, but 
74.2 	only if the disseminated information includes a list of specific projects and the cost of each 
74.3 	individual project;
74.4 	(3) provide notice of, and conduct public forums at which proponents and opponents on 
74.5 	the merits of the referendum are given equal time to express their opinions on the merits of 
74.6 	the referendum;
74.7 	(4) provide facts and data on the impact of the proposed local sales tax on consumer 
74.8 	purchases; and
74.9 	(5) provide facts and data related to the individual programs and projects to be funded 
74.10 	with the local sales tax.

74.11 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

74.12 	Sec. 29. [297A.9915] REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION SALES AND USE TAX.
74.13 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have 
74.14 	the meanings given.
74.15 	(b) "Metropolitan area" means the counties of Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, 
74.16 	Scott, and Washington.
74.17 	(c) "Metropolitan Council" or "council" means the Metropolitan Council established by 
74.18 	section 473.123.
74.19 	(d) "Regional transportation sales tax" means the regional transportation sales and use 
74.20 	tax imposed under this section.
74.21 		Subd. 2.Sales tax imposition; rate. Notwithstanding section 473.123, subdivision 1, 
74.22 	the Metropolitan Council must impose a regional transportation sales and use tax at a rate 
74.23 	of three-quarters of one percent on retail sales and uses taxable under this chapter made in 
74.24 	the metropolitan area or to a destination in the metropolitan area.
74.25 		Subd. 3.Administration; collection; enforcement. Except as otherwise provided in 
74.26 	this section, the provisions of section 297A.99, subdivisions 4, and 6 to 12a, govern the 
74.27 	administration, collection, and enforcement of the regional transportation sales tax.
74.28 		Subd. 4.Deposit. Proceeds of the regional transportation sales tax must be allocated as 
74.29 	follows:
74.30 	(1) 83 percent to the Metropolitan Council for the purposes specified under section 
74.31 	473.4465; and
75.1 	(2) 17 percent to metropolitan counties, as defined in section 174.49, subdivision 1, in 
75.2 	the manner provided under section 174.49, subdivision 5.
75.3 		Subd. 5.Revenue bonds. (a) In addition to other authority granted in this section, and 
75.4 	notwithstanding section 473.39, subdivision 7, or any other law to the contrary, the council 
75.5 	may, by resolution, authorize the sale and issuance of revenue bonds, notes, or obligations 
75.6 	to provide funds to (1) implement the council's transit capital improvement program, and 
75.7 	(2) refund bonds issued under this subdivision.
75.8 	(b) The bonds are payable from and secured by a pledge of all or part of the revenue 
75.9 	received under subdivision 4, clause (1), and associated investment earnings on debt proceeds. 
75.10 	The council may, by resolution, authorize the issuance of the bonds as general obligations 
75.11 	of the council. The bonds must be sold, issued, and secured in the manner provided in 
75.12 	chapter 475, and the council has the same powers and duties as a municipality and its 
75.13 	governing body in issuing bonds under chapter 475, except that no election is required and 
75.14 	the net debt limitations in chapter 475 do not apply to such bonds. The proceeds of the bonds 
75.15 	may also be used to fund necessary reserves and to pay credit enhancement fees, issuance 
75.16 	costs, and other financing costs during the life of the debt.
75.17 	(c) The bonds may be secured by a bond resolution, or a trust indenture entered into by 
75.18 	the council with a corporate trustee within or outside the state, which must define the 
75.19 	revenues and bond proceeds pledged for the payment and security of the bonds. The pledge 
75.20 	must be a valid charge on the revenues received under section 297A.99, subdivision 11. 
75.21 	Neither the state, nor any municipality or political subdivision except the council, nor any 
75.22 	member or officer or employee of the council, is liable on the obligations. No mortgage or 
75.23 	security interest in any tangible real or personal property is granted to the bondholders or 
75.24 	the trustee, but they have a valid security interest in the revenues and bond proceeds received 
75.25 	by the council and pledged to the payment of the bonds. In the bond resolution or trust 
75.26 	indenture, the council may make such covenants as it determines to be reasonable for the 
75.27 	protection of the bondholders.

75.28 	EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION. This section is effective the day following 
75.29 	final enactment for sales and purchases made on or after October 1, 2023, and applies in 
75.30 	the counties of Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, and Washington.

75.31 	Sec. 30. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 297B.02, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
75.32 		Subdivision 1.Rate. (a) There is imposed an excise tax of 6.5 6.875 percent on the 
75.33 	purchase price of any motor vehicle purchased or acquired, either in or outside of the state 
75.34 	of Minnesota, which is required to be registered under the laws of this state.
76.1 	(b) The excise tax is also imposed on the purchase price of motor vehicles purchased or 
76.2 	acquired on Indian reservations when the tribal council has entered into a sales tax on motor 
76.3 	vehicles refund agreement with the state of Minnesota.

76.4 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for sales and purchases made on or after 
76.5 	July 1, 2023.

76.6 	Sec. 31. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 297B.03, is amended to read:
76.7 	297B.03 EXEMPTIONS.
76.8 	There is specifically exempted from the provisions of this chapter and from computation 
76.9 	of the amount of tax imposed by it the following:
76.10 	(1) purchase or use, including use under a lease purchase agreement or installment sales 
76.11 	contract made pursuant to section 465.71, of any motor vehicle by the United States and its 
76.12 	agencies and instrumentalities and by any person described in and subject to the conditions 
76.13 	provided in section 297A.67, subdivision 11;
76.14 	(2) purchase or use of any motor vehicle by any person who was a resident of another 
76.15 	state or country at the time of the purchase and who subsequently becomes a resident of 
76.16 	Minnesota, provided the purchase occurred more than 60 days prior to the date such person 
76.17 	began residing in the state of Minnesota and the motor vehicle was registered in the person's 
76.18 	name in the other state or country;
76.19 	(3) purchase or use of any motor vehicle by any person making a valid election to be 
76.20 	taxed under the provisions of section 297A.90;
76.21 	(4) purchase or use of any motor vehicle previously registered in the state of Minnesota 
76.22 	when such transfer constitutes a transfer within the meaning of section 118, 331, 332, 336, 
76.23 	337, 338, 351, 355, 368, 721, 731, 1031, 1033, or 1563(a) of the Internal Revenue Code, 
76.24 	as amended through December 16, 2016;
76.25 	(5) purchase or use of any vehicle owned by a resident of another state and leased to a 
76.26 	Minnesota-based private or for-hire carrier for regular use in the transportation of persons 
76.27 	or property in interstate commerce provided the vehicle is titled in the state of the owner or 
76.28 	secured party, and that state does not impose a sales tax or sales tax on motor vehicles used 
76.29 	in interstate commerce;
76.30 	(6) purchase or use of a motor vehicle by a private nonprofit or public educational 
76.31 	institution for use as an instructional aid in automotive training programs operated by the 
77.1 	institution. "Automotive training programs" includes motor vehicle body and mechanical 
77.2 	repair courses but does not include driver education programs;
77.3 	(7) purchase of a motor vehicle by an ambulance service licensed under section 144E.10 
77.4 	when that vehicle is equipped and specifically intended for emergency response or for 
77.5 	providing ambulance service;
77.6 	(8) purchase of a motor vehicle by or for a public library, as defined in section 134.001, 
77.7 	subdivision 2, as a bookmobile or library delivery vehicle;
77.8 	(9) purchase of a ready-mixed concrete truck;
77.9 	(10) purchase or use of a motor vehicle by a town for use exclusively for road 
77.10 	maintenance, including snowplows and dump trucks, but not including automobiles, vans, 
77.11 	or pickup trucks;
77.12 	(11) purchase or use of a motor vehicle by a corporation, society, association, foundation, 
77.13 	or institution organized and operated exclusively for charitable, religious, or educational 
77.14 	purposes, except a public school, university, or library, but only if the vehicle is:
77.15 	(i) a truck, as defined in section 168.002, a bus, as defined in section 168.002, or a 
77.16 	passenger automobile, as defined in section 168.002, if the automobile is designed and used 
77.17 	for carrying more than nine persons including the driver; and
77.18 	(ii) intended to be used primarily to transport tangible personal property or individuals, 
77.19 	other than employees, to whom the organization provides service in performing its charitable, 
77.20 	religious, or educational purpose;
77.21 	(12) purchase of a motor vehicle for use by a transit provider exclusively to provide 
77.22 	transit service is exempt if the transit provider is either (i) receiving financial assistance or 
77.23 	reimbursement under section 174.24 or 473.384, or (ii) operating under section 174.29, 
77.24 	473.388, or 473.405;
77.25 	(13) purchase or use of a motor vehicle by a qualified business, as defined in section 
77.26 	469.310, located in a job opportunity building zone, if the motor vehicle is principally 
77.27 	garaged in the job opportunity building zone and is primarily used as part of or in direct 
77.28 	support of the person's operations carried on in the job opportunity building zone. The 
77.29 	exemption under this clause applies to sales, if the purchase was made and delivery received 
77.30 	during the duration of the job opportunity building zone. The exemption under this clause 
77.31 	also applies to any local sales and use tax;
77.32 	(14) purchase of a leased vehicle by the lessee who was a participant in a lease-to-own 
77.33 	program from a charitable organization that is:
78.1 	(i) described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code; and
78.2 	(ii) licensed as a motor vehicle lessor under section 168.27, subdivision 4; and
78.3 	(15) purchase of a motor vehicle used exclusively as a mobile medical unit for the 
78.4 	provision of medical or dental services by a federally qualified health center, as defined 
78.5 	under title 19 of the Social Security Act, as amended by Section 4161 of the Omnibus Budget 
78.6 	Reconciliation Act of 1990.; and
78.7 	(16) purchase of a motor vehicle by a veteran having a total service-connected disability, 
78.8 	as defined in section 171.01, subdivision 51.

78.9 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for sales and purchases made after June 
78.10 	30, 2024.

78.11 	Sec. 32. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 297B.09, is amended to read:
78.12 	297B.09 ALLOCATION OF REVENUE.
78.13 		Subdivision 1.Deposit of revenues. (a) Money collected and received under this chapter 
78.14 	must be deposited as provided in this subdivision. as follows:
78.15 	(b) (1) 60 percent of the money collected and received must be deposited in the highway 
78.16 	user tax distribution fund, 36 percent must be deposited;
78.17 	(2) 34.3 percent in the metropolitan area transit account under section 16A.88,; and four 
78.18 	percent must be deposited
78.19 	(3) 5.7 percent in the greater Minnesota transit account under section 16A.88.
78.20 	(c) (b) It is the intent of the legislature that the allocations under paragraph (b) remain 
78.21 	unchanged for fiscal year 2012 2024 and all subsequent fiscal years.

78.22 	Sec. 33. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 473.4051, is amended to read:
78.23 	473.4051 LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT GUIDEWAYS AND BUSWAYS;
78.24 	CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION.
78.25 		Subdivision 1.Light rail transit; operator. The council shall must operate all light rail 
78.26 	transit facilities and services located in the metropolitan area upon completion of construction 
78.27 	of the facilities and the commencement of revenue service using the facilities. The council 
78.28 	may not allow the commencement of revenue service until after an appropriate period of 
78.29 	acceptance testing to ensure safe and satisfactory performance. In assuming the operation 
78.30 	of the system, the council must comply with section 473.415. The council shall must
78.31 	coordinate operation of the light rail transit system with bus service to avoid duplication of 
79.1 	service on a route served by light rail transit and to ensure the widest possible access to 
79.2 	light rail transit lines in both suburban and urban areas by means of a feeder bus system.
79.3 		Subd. 2.Guideway and busway; operating costs. (a) After operating revenue and 
79.4 	federal money have been used to pay for light rail transit operations, 50 percent of the 
79.5 	remaining operating costs must be paid by the state.
79.6 	(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), all operating and ongoing capital maintenance costs 
79.7 	must be paid from nonstate sources for a segment of a light rail transit line or line extension 
79.8 	project that formally entered the engineering phase of the Federal Transit Administration's 
79.9 	"New Starts" capital investment grant program between August 1, 2016, and December 31, 
79.10 	2016.
79.11 	(a) After operating revenue, federal funds, and state funds are used for operations of a 
79.12 	guideway or busway, as the terms are defined in section 473.4485, subdivision 1, the council 
79.13 	must pay all remaining operating costs from sales tax revenue, as defined in section 473.4465, 
79.14 	subdivision 1.
79.15 	(b) The requirements under paragraph (a) do not apply to the costs of Northstar Commuter 
79.16 	Rail attributed to operations outside of a metropolitan county.
79.17 		Subd. 2a.Guideway and busway; capital maintenance. (a) The council must pay all 
79.18 	ongoing capital maintenance costs from one or more of: available federal funds; sales tax 
79.19 	revenue, as defined in section 473.4465, subdivision 1; and proceeds from certificates of 
79.20 	indebtedness, bonds, or other obligations under section 473.39.
79.21 	(b) For purposes of this subdivision, "capital maintenance" includes routine maintenance, 
79.22 	capital maintenance, and maintenance in a state of good repair.
79.23 		Subd. 3.Light rail transit; capital costs. State money may not be used to pay more 
79.24 	than ten percent of the total capital cost of a light rail transit project.

79.25 	EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION. This section is effective October 1, 2023, and 
79.26 	applies in the counties of Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, and Washington.

79.27 	Sec. 34. [473.4465] REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION SALES AND USE TAX USES.
79.28 		Subdivision 1.Definition. For purposes of this section, "sales tax revenue" means the 
79.29 	portion of revenue from the regional transportation sales and use tax under section 297A.9915 
79.30 	that is allocated to the council for purposes of this section.
79.31 		Subd. 2.Use of funds; Metropolitan Council. (a) Sales tax revenue is available as 
79.32 	follows:
80.1 	(1) five percent for active transportation, as determined by the Transportation Advisory 
80.2 	Board under subdivision 3; and
80.3 	(2) 95 percent for transit system purposes under sections 473.371 to 473.452, including 
80.4 	but not limited to operations, maintenance, and capital projects.
80.5 	(b) The council must expend a portion of sales tax revenue in each of the following 
80.6 	categories:
80.7 	(1) improvements to regular route bus service levels;
80.8 	(2) improvements related to transit safety, including additional transit officials, as defined 
80.9 	under section 473.4075;
80.10 	(3) maintenance and improvements to bus accessibility at transit stops and transit centers;
80.11 	(4) transit shelter replacement and improvements under section 473.41;
80.12 	(5) planning and project development for expansion of arterial bus rapid transit lines;
80.13 	(6) operations and capital maintenance of arterial bus rapid transit;
80.14 	(7) planning and project development for expansion of highway bus rapid transit and 
80.15 	bus guideway lines;
80.16 	(8) operations and capital maintenance of highway bus rapid transit and bus guideways;
80.17 	(9) zero-emission bus procurement and associated costs in conformance with the 
80.18 	zero-emission and electric transit vehicle transition plan under section 473.3927;
80.19 	(10) demand response microtransit service provided by the council;
80.20 	(11) financial assistance to replacement service providers under section 473.388, to 
80.21 	provide for service, vehicle purchases, and capital investments related to demand response 
80.22 	microtransit service;
80.23 	(12) financial assistance to political subdivisions and tax-exempt organizations under 
80.24 	section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code for active transportation; and
80.25 	(13) wage adjustments for Metro Transit hourly operations employees.
80.26 		Subd. 3.Use of funds; active transportation. (a) Sales tax revenue allocated to the 
80.27 	Transportation Advisory Board under subdivision 2, clause (1), is for grants to support 
80.28 	active transportation within the metropolitan area.
80.29 	(b) The Transportation Advisory Board must establish eligibility requirements and a 
80.30 	selection process to provide the grant awards. The process must include: solicitation; 
81.1 	evaluation and prioritization, including technical review, scoring, and ranking; project 
81.2 	selection; and award of funds. To the extent practicable and subject to paragraph (c), the 
81.3 	process must align with procedures and requirements established for allocation of other 
81.4 	sources of funds.
81.5 	(c) The selection process must include criteria and prioritization of projects based on:
81.6 	(1) the project's inclusion in a municipal or regional nonmotorized transportation system 
81.7 	plan;
81.8 	(2) the extent to which policies or practices of the political subdivision encourage and 
81.9 	promote complete streets planning, design, and construction;
81.10 	(3) the extent to which the project supports connections between communities and to 
81.11 	key destinations within a community;
81.12 	(4) identified barriers or deficiencies in the nonmotorized transportation system;
81.13 	(5) identified safety or health benefits;
81.14 	(6) geographic equity in project benefits, with an emphasis on communities that are 
81.15 	historically and currently underrepresented in local or regional planning; and
81.16 	(7) the ability of a grantee to maintain the active transportation infrastructure following 
81.17 	project completion.
81.18 		Subd. 4.Use of funds; metropolitan counties. A metropolitan county must use revenue 
81.19 	from the regional transportation sales and use tax under section 297A.9915 in conformance 
81.20 	with the requirements under section 174.49, subdivision 6.
81.21 		Subd. 5.Prohibition. (a) The council is prohibited from expending sales tax revenue 
81.22 	on the Southwest light rail transit (Green Line Extension) project.
81.23 	(b) Paragraph (a) expires on the date of expiration of the Metropolitan Governance Task 
81.24 	Force as specified under article 4, section 123, subdivision 11.
81.25 		Subd. 6.Tracking and information. (a) The council must maintain separate financial 
81.26 	information on sales tax revenue that includes:
81.27 	(1) a summary of annual revenue and expenditures, including but not limited to balances 
81.28 	and anticipated revenue in the forecast period under section 16A.103; and
81.29 	(2) for active transportation under subdivision 3 and each of the categories specified 
81.30 	under subdivision 2 in the most recent prior three fiscal years:
81.31 	(i) specification of annual expenditures; and
82.1 	(ii) an overview of the projects or services.
82.2 	(b) The council must publish the information required under paragraph (a) on the council's 
82.3 	website.

82.4 	EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION. This section is effective October 1, 2023, and 
82.5 	applies in the counties of Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, and Washington.

82.6 	Sec. 35. GUIDEWAY OR BUSWAY; OPERATING COSTS.
 82.7 	(a) For purposes of this section:
82.8 	(1) "guideway" and "busway" have the meanings given in Minnesota Statutes, section 
82.9 	473.4485, subdivision 1; and
82.10 	(2) "net operating costs" are after fare revenue and federal operating assistance.
82.11 	(b) By September 30, 2023, a political subdivision must pay to the Metropolitan Council:
82.12 	(1) all outstanding obligations through September 30, 2023, under the terms of an 
82.13 	executed master operating funding agreement for each guideway or busway; and
82.14 	(2) 50 percent of the net operating costs from December 1, 2021, through September 
82.15 	30, 2023, for each guideway or busway that: (i) began revenue service after December 1, 
82.16 	2021; and (ii) is not covered by an executed master operating funding agreement.
82.17 	(c) As of October 1, 2023, all agreements between the Metropolitan Council and other 
82.18 	political subdivisions under which the other political subdivisions provide funds to the 
82.19 	Metropolitan Council for guideway or busway operating costs are terminated.

82.20 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

82.21 	ARTICLE 4
82.22 	TRANSPORTATION FINANCE AND POLICY

82.23 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 3.9741, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
82.24 		Subd. 5.State Data security; account,; appropriation. (a) The data security account 
82.25 	is created in the special revenue fund. Receipts credited to the account are annually 
82.26 	appropriated to the legislative auditor for the purpose of oversight relating to security of 
82.27 	data stored and transmitted by state systems, including to:
82.28 	(b) Subject to available funds appropriated under paragraph (a), the legislative auditor 
82.29 	shall:
83.1 	(1) review and audit the audit reports of subscribers and requesters submitted under 
83.2 	section 168.327, subdivision 6, including but not limited to assessing compliance with 
83.3 	section 171.12, subdivision 7b, paragraph (d), and producing findings and opinions; and
83.4 	(2) in collaboration with the commissioner and affected subscribers and requesters, 
83.5 	recommend corrective action plans to remediate any deficiencies identified under clause 
83.6 	(1); and
83.7 	(3) (2) review and audit driver records subscription services and bulk data practices of 
83.8 	the Department of Public Safety, including identifying any deficiencies and making 
83.9 	recommendations to the commissioner.
83.10 	(c) The legislative auditor shall submit any reports, findings, and recommendations 
83.11 	under this subdivision to the legislative commission on data practices.

83.12 	Sec. 2. [4.076] ADVISORY COUNCIL ON TRAFFIC SAFETY.
83.13 		Subdivision 1.Definition. For purposes of this section, "advisory council" means the 
83.14 	Advisory Council on Traffic Safety established in this section.
83.15 		Subd. 2.Establishment. (a) The Advisory Council on Traffic Safety is established to 
83.16 	advise, consult with, assist in planning coordination, and make program recommendations 
83.17 	to the commissioners of public safety, transportation, and health on the development and 
83.18 	implementation of projects and programs intended to improve traffic safety on all Minnesota 
83.19 	road systems.
83.20 	(b) The advisory council serves as the lead for the state Toward Zero Deaths program.
83.21 		Subd. 3.Membership; chair. (a) The advisory council consists of the following 
83.22 	members:
83.23 	(1) the chair, which is filled on a two-year rotating basis by a designee from:
83.24 	(i) the Office of Traffic Safety in the Department of Public Safety;
83.25 	(ii) the Office of Traffic Engineering in the Department of Transportation; and
83.26 	(iii) the Injury and Violence Prevention Section in the Department of Health;
83.27 	(2) two vice chairs, which must be filled by the two designees who are not currently 
83.28 	serving as chair of the advisory council under clause (1);
83.29 	(3) the statewide Toward Zero Deaths coordinator;
83.30 	(4) a regional coordinator from the Toward Zero Deaths program;
84.1 	(5) the chief of the State Patrol or a designee;
84.2 	(6) the state traffic safety engineer in the Department of Transportation or a designee;
84.3 	(7) a law enforcement liaison from the Department of Public Safety;
84.4 	(8) a representative from the Department of Human Services;
84.5 	(9) a representative from the Department of Education;
84.6 	(10) a representative from the Council on Disability;
84.7 	(11) a representative for Tribal governments;
84.8 	(12) a representative from the Center for Transportation Studies at the University of 
84.9 	Minnesota;
84.10 	(13) a representative from the Minnesota Chiefs of Police Association;
84.11 	(14) a representative from the Minnesota Sheriffs' Association;
84.12 	(15) a representative from the Minnesota Safety Council;
84.13 	(16) a representative from AAA Minnesota;
84.14 	(17) a representative from the Minnesota Trucking Association;
84.15 	(18) a representative from the Insurance Federation of Minnesota;
84.16 	(19) a representative from the Association of Minnesota Counties;
84.17 	(20) a representative from the League of Minnesota Cities;
84.18 	(21) the American Bar Association State Judicial Outreach Liaison;
84.19 	(22) a representative from the City Engineers Association of Minnesota;
84.20 	(23) a representative from the Minnesota County Engineers Association;
84.21 	(24) a representative from the Bicycle Alliance of Minnesota;
84.22 	(25) two individuals representing vulnerable road users, including pedestrians, bicyclists, 
84.23 	and other operators of a personal conveyance;
84.24 	(26) a representative from Minnesota Operation Lifesaver;
84.25 	(27) a representative from the Minnesota Driver and Traffic Safety Education Association;
84.26 	(28) a representative from the Minnesota Association for Pupil Transportation;
84.27 	(29) a representative from the State Trauma Advisory Council;
84.28 	(30) a person representing metropolitan planning organizations; and
85.1 	(31) a person representing contractors engaged in construction and maintenance of 
85.2 	highways and other infrastructure.
85.3 	(b) The commissioners of public safety and transportation must jointly appoint the 
85.4 	advisory council members under paragraph (a), clauses (11), (25), (30), and (31).
85.5 		Subd. 4.Duties. The advisory council must:
85.6 	(1) advise the governor and heads of state departments and agencies on policies, programs, 
85.7 	and services affecting traffic safety;
85.8 	(2) advise the appropriate representatives of state departments on the activities of the 
85.9 	Toward Zero Deaths program, including but not limited to educating the public about traffic 
85.10 	safety;
85.11 	(3) encourage state departments and other agencies to conduct needed research in the 
85.12 	field of traffic safety;
85.13 	(4) review recommendations of the subcommittees and working groups;
85.14 	(5) review and comment on all grants dealing with traffic safety and on the development 
85.15 	and implementation of state and local traffic safety plans; and
85.16 	(6) make recommendations on safe road zone safety measures under section 169.065.
85.17 		Subd. 5.Administration. (a) The Office of Traffic Safety in the Department of Public 
85.18 	Safety, in cooperation with the Departments of Transportation and Health, must serve as 
85.19 	the host agency for the advisory council and must manage the administrative and operational 
85.20 	aspects of the advisory council's activities. The commissioner of public safety must perform 
85.21 	financial management on behalf of the council.
85.22 	(b) The advisory council must meet no less than four times per year, or more frequently 
85.23 	as determined by the chair, a vice chair, or a majority of the council members. The advisory 
85.24 	council is subject to chapter 13D.
85.25 	(c) The chair must regularly report to the respective commissioners on the activities of 
85.26 	the advisory council and on the state of traffic safety in Minnesota.
85.27 	(d) The terms, compensation, and appointment of members are governed by section 
85.28 	15.059.
85.29 	(e) The advisory council may appoint subcommittees and working groups. Subcommittees 
85.30 	must consist of council members. Working groups may include nonmembers. Nonmembers 
85.31 	on working groups must be compensated pursuant to section 15.059, subdivision 3, only 
85.32 	for expenses incurred for working group activities.

86.1 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 13.69, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
86.2 		Subdivision 1.Classifications. (a) The following government data of the Department 
86.3 	of Public Safety are private data:
86.4 	(1) medical data on driving instructors, licensed drivers, and applicants for parking 
86.5 	certificates and special license plates issued to physically disabled persons;
86.6 	(2) other data on holders of a disability certificate under section 169.345, except that (i) 
86.7 	data that are not medical data may be released to law enforcement agencies, and (ii) data 
86.8 	necessary for enforcement of sections 169.345 and 169.346 may be released to parking 
86.9 	enforcement employees or parking enforcement agents of statutory or home rule charter 
86.10 	cities and towns;
86.11 	(3) Social Security numbers in driver's license and motor vehicle registration records, 
86.12 	except that Social Security numbers must be provided to the Department of Revenue for 
86.13 	purposes of tax administration, the Department of Labor and Industry for purposes of 
86.14 	workers' compensation administration and enforcement, the judicial branch for purposes of 
86.15 	debt collection, and the Department of Natural Resources for purposes of license application 
86.16 	administration, and except that the last four digits of the Social Security number must be 
86.17 	provided to the Department of Human Services for purposes of recovery of Minnesota health 
86.18 	care program benefits paid; and
86.19 	(4) data on persons listed as standby or temporary custodians under section 171.07, 
86.20 	subdivision 11, except that the data must be released to:
86.21 	(i) law enforcement agencies for the purpose of verifying that an individual is a designated 
86.22 	caregiver; or
86.23 	(ii) law enforcement agencies who state that the license holder is unable to communicate 
86.24 	at that time and that the information is necessary for notifying the designated caregiver of 
86.25 	the need to care for a child of the license holder.; and
86.26 	(5) race and ethnicity data on driver's license holders and identification card holders 
86.27 	under section 171.06, subdivision 3. The Department of Public Safety Office of Traffic 
86.28 	Safety is authorized to receive race and ethnicity data from Driver and Vehicle Services for 
86.29 	only the purposes of research, evaluation, and public reports.
86.30 	The department may release the Social Security number only as provided in clause (3) 
86.31 	and must not sell or otherwise provide individual Social Security numbers or lists of Social 
86.32 	Security numbers for any other purpose.
87.1 	(b) The following government data of the Department of Public Safety are confidential 
87.2 	data: data concerning an individual's driving ability when that data is received from a member 
87.3 	of the individual's family.

87.4 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for driver's license and identification 
87.5 	card applications received on or after January 1, 2024.

87.6 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 13.6905, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
87.7 	read:
87.8 		Subd. 37.Oil and other hazardous substances transportation data. (a) Certain data 
87.9 	on oil and other hazardous substances transported by railroads are governed by section 
87.10 	219.055, subdivision 9.
87.11 	(b) Certain data on oil and other hazardous substances transportation incident reviews 
87.12 	are governed by section 299A.55, subdivision 5.

87.13 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 115E.042, is amended by adding a subdivision 
87.14 	to read:
87.15 		Subd. 1a.Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the 
87.16 	meanings given.
87.17 	(b) "Exercise" means an activity or training to evaluate responsibilities, roles, and 
87.18 	response plans for the discharge of oil or hazardous substances and includes but is not 
87.19 	limited to walkthroughs, tabletop exercises, or functional exercises.
87.20 	(c) "Full-scale exercise" means training activities to evaluate responsibilities, roles, and 
87.21 	response plans for a confirmed discharge or worst-case discharge of oil or hazardous 
87.22 	substances and includes utilizing, as much as practicable, the equipment, personnel, and 
87.23 	coordinated resources required under section 115E.042, subdivision 4.
87.24 	(d) "Functional exercise" means a guided session where a simulated operational 
87.25 	environment trains and evaluates specific personnel, procedures, or resources on scenarios 
87.26 	relating to the discharge of oil or hazardous substances.
87.27 	(e) "Tabletop exercise" means a guided session where the discussion addresses topics, 
87.28 	including but not limited to the roles and responsibilities of a rail carrier and its personnel 
87.29 	in response to a confirmed discharge of oil or hazardous substances.
88.1 	(f) "Walkthrough" means drills and training designed to familiarize railroad personnel 
88.2 	with the response plans required under chapter 115E and the response requirements to a 
88.3 	confirmed discharge under this section.

88.4 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 115E.042, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
88.5 		Subd. 2.Training. (a) Each railroad must offer training to each fire department and 
88.6 	each local organization for emergency management under section 12.25 having jurisdiction 
88.7 	along the route of unit trains. Initial training under this subdivision must be offered to each 
88.8 	fire department by June 30, 2016, and routes over which the railroad transports oil or other 
88.9 	hazardous substances. Refresher training must be offered to each fire department and local 
88.10 	organization for emergency management at least once every three years thereafter after 
88.11 	initial training under this subdivision.
88.12 	(b) The training must address the general hazards of oil and hazardous substances, 
88.13 	techniques to assess hazards to the environment and to the safety of responders and the 
88.14 	public, factors an incident commander must consider in determining whether to attempt to 
88.15 	suppress a fire or to evacuate the public and emergency responders from an area, and other 
88.16 	strategies for initial response by local emergency responders. The training must include 
88.17 	suggested protocol or practices for local responders to safely accomplish these tasks methods 
88.18 	to identify rail cars and hazardous substance contents, responder safety issues, rail response 
88.19 	tactics, public notification and evacuation considerations, environmental contamination 
88.20 	response, railroad response personnel and resources coordination at an incident, and other 
88.21 	protocols and practices for safe initial local response as required under subdivision 4, 
88.22 	including the notification requirements and the responsibilities of an incident commander 
88.23 	during a rail incident involving oil or other hazardous substances, as provided in subdivisions 
88.24 	3 and 4.

88.25 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 115E.042, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
88.26 		Subd. 3.Emergency response planning; coordination. Beginning June 30, 2015, (a)
88.27 	Each railroad must communicate at least annually with each county or city applicable
88.28 	emergency manager, safety representatives of railroad employees governed by the Railway 
88.29 	Labor Act, and a senior each applicable fire department officer of each fire department 
88.30 	having jurisdiction along the route of a unit train routes over which oil or other hazardous 
88.31 	substances are transported, in order to:
88.32 	(1) ensure coordination of emergency response activities between the railroad and local 
88.33 	responders;
89.1 	(2) assist emergency managers in identifying and assessing local rail-specific threats, 
89.2 	hazards, and risks; and
89.3 	(3) assist railroads in obtaining information from emergency managers regarding specific 
89.4 	local natural and technical hazards and threats in the local area that may impact rail operations 
89.5 	or public safety.
89.6 	(b) The coordination under paragraph (a), clauses (2) and (3), must include identification 
89.7 	of increased risks and potential special responses due to high population concentration, 
89.8 	critical local infrastructure, key facilities, significant venues, sensitive natural environments, 
89.9 	and other factors identified by railroads, emergency managers, and fire departments.
89.10 	(c) The commissioner of public safety must compile and make available to railroads a 
89.11 	list of applicable emergency managers and applicable fire chiefs, which must include contact 
89.12 	information. The commissioner must make biennial updates to the list of emergency managers 
89.13 	and fire chiefs and make the list of updated contact information available to railroads.

89.14 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 115E.042, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
89.15 		Subd. 4.Response capabilities; time limits. (a) Following confirmation of a discharge, 
89.16 	a railroad must deliver and deploy sufficient equipment and trained personnel to (1) contain 
89.17 	and recover discharged oil or other hazardous substances and to, (2) protect the environment,
89.18 	and (3) assist local public safety officials. Within 15 minutes of a rail incident involving a 
89.19 	confirmed discharge or release of oil or other hazardous substances, a railroad must contact 
89.20 	the applicable emergency manager and applicable fire chief having jurisdiction along the 
89.21 	route where the incident occurred. After learning of the rail incident involving oil or other 
89.22 	hazardous substances, the applicable emergency manager and applicable fire chief must, 
89.23 	as soon as practicable, identify and provide contact information of the responsible incident 
89.24 	commander to the reporting railroad.
89.25 	(b) Within 15 minutes of local emergency responder arrival on the scene of a rail incident 
89.26 	involving oil or other hazardous substances, a railroad must assist the incident commander 
89.27 	to determine the nature of any hazardous substance known to have been released and 
89.28 	hazardous substance cargo transported on the train. Assistance must include providing 
89.29 	information that identifies the chemical content of the hazardous substance, contact 
89.30 	information for the shipper, and instructions for dealing with the release of the material. A 
89.31 	railroad may provide information on the hazardous substances transported on the train 
89.32 	through the train orders on board the train or by facsimile or electronic transmission.
90.1 	(c) Within one hour of confirmation of a discharge, a railroad must provide a qualified 
90.2 	company employee representative to advise the incident commander, assist in assessing the 
90.3 	situation, initiate railroad response actions as needed, and provide advice and 
90.4 	recommendations to the incident commander regarding the response. The employee
90.5 	representative may be made available by telephone, and must be authorized to deploy all 
90.6 	necessary response resources of the railroad.
90.7 	(c) (d) Within three hours of confirmation of a discharge, a railroad must be capable of 
90.8 	delivering monitoring equipment and a trained operator to assist in protection of responder 
90.9 	and public safety. A plan to ensure delivery of monitoring equipment and an operator to a 
90.10 	discharge site must be provided each year to the commissioner of public safety.
90.11 	(d) (e) Within three hours of confirmation of a discharge, a railroad must provide (1)
90.12 	qualified personnel at a discharge site to assess the discharge and to advise the incident 
90.13 	commander, and (2) resources to assist the incident commander with ongoing public safety 
90.14 	and scene stabilization.
90.15 	(e) (f) A railroad must be capable of deploying containment boom from land across 
90.16 	sewer outfalls, creeks, ditches, and other places where oil or other hazardous substances 
90.17 	may drain, in order to contain leaked material before it reaches those resources. The 
90.18 	arrangement to provide containment boom and staff may be made by:
90.19 	(1) training and caching equipment with local jurisdictions;
90.20 	(2) training and caching equipment with a fire mutual-aid group;
90.21 	(3) means of an industry cooperative or mutual-aid group;
90.22 	(4) deployment of a contractor;
90.23 	(5) deployment of a response organization under state contract; or
90.24 	(6) other dependable means acceptable to the Pollution Control Agency.
90.25 	(f) (g) Each arrangement under paragraph (e) (f) must be confirmed each year. Each 
90.26 	arrangement must be tested by drill at least once every five years.
90.27 	(g) (h) Within eight hours of confirmation of a discharge, a railroad must be capable of 
90.28 	delivering and deploying containment boom, boats, oil recovery equipment, trained staff, 
90.29 	and all other materials needed to provide:
90.30 	(1) on-site containment and recovery of a volume of oil equal to ten percent of the 
90.31 	calculated worst case discharge at any location along the route; and
91.1 	(2) protection of listed sensitive areas and potable water intakes within one mile of a 
91.2 	discharge site and within eight hours of water travel time downstream in any river or stream 
91.3 	that the right-of-way intersects.
91.4 	(h) (i) Within 60 hours of confirmation of a discharge, a railroad must be capable of 
91.5 	delivering and deploying additional containment boom, boats, oil recovery equipment, 
91.6 	trained staff, and all other materials needed to provide containment and recovery of a worst 
91.7 	case discharge and to protect listed sensitive areas and potable water intakes at any location 
91.8 	along the route.

91.9 	Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 115E.042, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
91.10 		Subd. 5.Railroad drills exercises. (a) Each railroad operating unit trains in Minnesota 
91.11 	must conduct at least one oil containment, recovery, and sensitive area protection drill
91.12 	walkthrough, tabletop exercise, or functional exercise involving oil or hazardous substances
91.13 	every three years, year. Subject to the provisions of paragraph (c), each exercise must be at 
91.14 	a location and time chosen by the Pollution Control Agency, and attended by safety 
91.15 	representatives of railroad employees governed by the Railway Labor Act. Subject to the 
91.16 	provisions in paragraph (d) and section 219.055, subdivision 8, each railroad operating unit 
91.17 	trains in Minnesota must conduct at least one oil containment, recovery, and sensitive area 
91.18 	full-scale exercise every five years in coordination with the commissioner of public safety, 
91.19 	local emergency management organizations, local fire chiefs, and safety representatives of 
91.20 	railroad employees governed by the Railway Labor Act.
91.21 	(b) The exercises under this subdivision must attempt to evaluate, coordinate, and improve 
91.22 	the emergency response plans submitted by a railroad under subdivision 3. The exercises 
91.23 	under this subdivision and section 219.055, subdivisions 6, 7, and 8, must be coordinated 
91.24 	with exercises required by federal agencies.
91.25 	(c) The commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency must consult with the Division 
91.26 	of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, the state fire marshal, and local 
91.27 	emergency management organizations in determining the railroad's annual exercise required 
91.28 	under this section. In determining the appropriate exercise for a rail carrier, the commissioner 
91.29 	must evaluate whether a rail carrier has conducted a similar exercise within the preceding 
91.30 	calendar year and the results from prior years' response and training. To the extent practicable, 
91.31 	the commissioner must alternate between requiring a walkthrough, a tabletop exercise, or 
91.32 	a functional exercise. The exercise selected for a rail carrier must address specific 
91.33 	components, resources, and procedures of a response to a confirmed discharge of oil or 
91.34 	other hazardous substances carried by rail. The commissioner must coordinate each exercise 
92.1 	with exercises required by federal agencies. If an exercise selected by the commissioner is 
92.2 	a tabletop exercise, the commissioner may select to conduct a public safety emergency 
92.3 	response exercise or an incident commander response site exercise as provided in section 
92.4 	219.055, subdivision 6 or 7.
92.5 	(d) Subject to the requirements in section 219.055, subdivision 8, the full-scale exercise 
92.6 	required under paragraph (a) must include the response capability requirements and operate 
92.7 	under the response time limits set forth in subdivision 4. In determining the time, location, 
92.8 	and manner of the full-scale exercise, the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency 
92.9 	must consult with the Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, the 
92.10 	state fire marshal, local units of government, local law enforcement, the fire chiefs in the 
92.11 	jurisdiction where the full-scale exercise will take place, and safety representatives of railroad 
92.12 	employees governed by the Railway Labor Act.
92.13 	(e) Exercises conducted by a railroad under this section must include at least one 
92.14 	representative from local emergency management organizations, fire departments, and local 
92.15 	units of government that each have jurisdiction along the routes over which oil or hazardous 
92.16 	substances are transported by railroad.

92.17 	Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 115E.042, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
92.18 		Subd. 6.Prevention and response plans; requirements; submission. (a) By June 30, 
92.19 	2015, A railroad shall submit the prevention and response plan required under section 
92.20 	115E.04, as necessary to comply with the requirements of this section, to the commissioner 
92.21 	of the Pollution Control Agency on a form designated by the commissioner.
92.22 	(b) By June 30 of Every third year following a plan submission under this subdivision, 
92.23 	or sooner as provided under section 115E.04, subdivision 2, a railroad must update and 
92.24 	resubmit the prevention and response plan to the commissioner.

92.25 	Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 123B.90, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
92.26 		Subd. 2.Student training. (a) Each district must provide public school pupils enrolled 
92.27 	in kindergarten through grade 10 with age-appropriate school bus safety training, as described 
92.28 	in this section, of the following concepts:
92.29 	(1) transportation by school bus is a privilege and not a right;
92.30 	(2) district policies for student conduct and school bus safety;
92.31 	(3) appropriate conduct while on the school bus;
93.1 	(4) the danger zones surrounding a school bus;
93.2 	(5) procedures for safely boarding and leaving a school bus;
93.3 	(6) procedures for safe street or road crossing; and
93.4 	(7) school bus evacuation.
93.5 	(b) Each nonpublic school located within the district must provide all nonpublic school 
93.6 	pupils enrolled in kindergarten through grade 10 who are transported by school bus at public 
93.7 	expense and attend school within the district's boundaries with training as required in 
93.8 	paragraph (a).
93.9 	(c) Students enrolled in kindergarten through grade 6 who are transported by school bus 
93.10 	and are enrolled during the first or second week of school must receive the school bus safety 
93.11 	training competencies by the end of the third week of school. Students enrolled in grades 
93.12 	7 through 10 who are transported by school bus and are enrolled during the first or second 
93.13 	week of school and have not previously received school bus safety training must receive 
93.14 	the training or receive bus safety instructional materials by the end of the sixth week of 
93.15 	school. Students taking driver's training instructional classes must receive training in the 
93.16 	laws and proper procedures when operating a motor vehicle in the vicinity of a school bus 
93.17 	as required by section 169.446, subdivisions 2 and 3. Students enrolled in kindergarten 
93.18 	through grade 10 who enroll in a school after the second week of school and are transported 
93.19 	by school bus and have not received training in their previous school district shall undergo 
93.20 	school bus safety training or receive bus safety instructional materials within four weeks 
93.21 	of the first day of attendance. Upon request of the superintendent of schools, the school 
93.22 	transportation safety director in each district must certify to the superintendent that all 
93.23 	students transported by school bus within the district have received the school bus safety 
93.24 	training according to this section. Upon request of the superintendent of the school district 
93.25 	where the nonpublic school is located, the principal or other chief administrator of each 
93.26 	nonpublic school must certify to the school transportation safety director of the district in 
93.27 	which the school is located that the school's students transported by school bus at public 
93.28 	expense have received training according to this section.
93.29 	(d) A district and a nonpublic school with students transported by school bus at public 
93.30 	expense may provide kindergarten pupils with bus safety training before the first day of 
93.31 	school.
93.32 	(e) A district and a nonpublic school with students transported by school bus at public 
93.33 	expense may also provide student safety education for bicycling and pedestrian safety, for 
93.34 	students enrolled in kindergarten through grade 5.
94.1 	(f) (e) A district and a nonpublic school with students transported by school bus at public 
94.2 	expense must make reasonable accommodations for the school bus safety training of pupils 
94.3 	known to speak English as a second language and pupils with disabilities.
94.4 	(g) (f) The district and a nonpublic school with students transported by school bus at 
94.5 	public expense must provide students enrolled in kindergarten through grade 3 school bus 
94.6 	safety training twice during the school year.
94.7 	(h) (g) A district and a nonpublic school with students transported by school bus at public 
94.8 	expense must conduct a school bus evacuation drill at least once during the school year.

94.9 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2023.

94.10 	Sec. 12. [123B.935] ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION SAFETY TRAINING.
94.11 		Subdivision 1.Training required. (a) Each district must provide public school pupils 
94.12 	enrolled in kindergarten through grade 3 with age-appropriate active transportation safety 
94.13 	training. At a minimum, the training must include pedestrian safety, including crossing 
94.14 	roads.
94.15 	(b) Each district must provide public school pupils enrolled in grades 4 through 8 with 
94.16 	age-appropriate active transportation safety training. At a minimum, the training must 
94.17 	include:
94.18 	(1) pedestrian safety, including crossing roads safely using the searching left, right, left 
94.19 	for vehicles in traffic technique; and
94.20 	(2) bicycle safety, including relevant traffic laws, use and proper fit of protective 
94.21 	headgear, bicycle parts and safety features, and safe biking techniques.
94.22 	(c) A nonpublic school may provide nonpublic school pupils enrolled in kindergarten 
94.23 	through grade 8 with training as specified in paragraphs (a) and (b).
94.24 		Subd. 2.Deadlines. (a) Students under subdivision 1, paragraph (a), who are enrolled 
94.25 	during the first or second week of school and have not previously received active 
94.26 	transportation safety training specified in that paragraph must receive the safety training by 
94.27 	the end of the third week of school.
94.28 	(b) Students under subdivision 1, paragraph (b), who are enrolled during the first or 
94.29 	second week of school and have not previously received active transportation safety training 
94.30 	specified in that paragraph must receive the safety training by the end of the sixth week of 
94.31 	school.
95.1 	(c) Students under subdivision 1, paragraph (a) or (b), who enroll in a school after the 
95.2 	second week of school and have not received the appropriate active transportation safety 
95.3 	training in their previous school district must undergo the training or receive active 
95.4 	transportation safety instructional materials within four weeks of the first day of attendance.
95.5 	(d) A district and a nonpublic school may provide kindergarten pupils with active 
95.6 	transportation safety training before the first day of school.
95.7 		Subd. 3.Instruction. (a) A district may provide active transportation safety training 
95.8 	through distance learning.
95.9 	(b) A district and a nonpublic school must make reasonable accommodations for the 
95.10 	active transportation safety training of pupils known to speak English as a second language 
95.11 	and pupils with disabilities.
95.12 		Subd. 4.Model program.  The commissioner of transportation must maintain a 
95.13 	comprehensive collection of active transportation safety training materials that meets the 
95.14 	requirements under this section.

95.15 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2023.

95.16 	Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 151.37, subdivision 12, is amended to read:
95.17 		Subd. 12.Administration of opiate antagonists for drug overdose. (a) A licensed 
95.18 	physician, a licensed advanced practice registered nurse authorized to prescribe drugs 
95.19 	pursuant to section 148.235, or a licensed physician assistant may authorize the following 
95.20 	individuals to administer opiate antagonists, as defined in section 604A.04, subdivision 1:
95.21 	(1) an emergency medical responder registered pursuant to section 144E.27;
95.22 	(2) a peace officer as defined in section 626.84, subdivision 1, paragraphs (c) and (d);
95.23 	(3) correctional employees of a state or local political subdivision;
95.24 	(4) staff of community-based health disease prevention or social service programs;
95.25 	(5) a volunteer firefighter; and
95.26 	(6) a licensed school nurse or certified public health nurse employed by, or under contract 
95.27 	with, a school board under section 121A.21; and
95.28 	(7) transit rider investment program personnel authorized under section 473.4075.
95.29 	(b) For the purposes of this subdivision, opiate antagonists may be administered by one 
95.30 	of these individuals only if:
96.1 	(1) the licensed physician, licensed physician assistant, or licensed advanced practice 
96.2 	registered nurse has issued a standing order to, or entered into a protocol with, the individual; 
96.3 	and
96.4 	(2) the individual has training in the recognition of signs of opiate overdose and the use 
96.5 	of opiate antagonists as part of the emergency response to opiate overdose.
96.6 	(c) Nothing in this section prohibits the possession and administration of naloxone 
96.7 	pursuant to section 604A.04.

96.8 	Sec. 14. [160.2325] HIGHWAYS FOR HABITAT PROGRAM.
96.9 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have 
96.10 	the meanings given.
96.11 	(b) "Integrated roadside vegetation management" means an approach to right-of-way 
96.12 	maintenance that combines a variety of techniques based on sound ecological principles, 
96.13 	which establish and maintain safe, healthy, and functional roadsides. Integrated roadside 
96.14 	vegetation management includes but is not limited to judicious use of herbicides, spot 
96.15 	mowing, biological control, prescribed burning, mechanical tree and brush removal, erosion 
96.16 	prevention and treatment, and prevention and treatment of other right-of-way disturbances.
96.17 	(c) "Program" means the highways for habitat program established in this section.
96.18 		Subd. 2.Program establishment. The commissioner must establish a highways for 
96.19 	habitat program to enhance roadsides with pollinator and other wildlife habitat and vegetative 
96.20 	buffers.
96.21 		Subd. 3.Management standards. (a) The commissioner, in consultation with native 
96.22 	habitat biologists and ecologists, must develop standards and best management practices 
96.23 	for integrated roadside vegetation management under the program.
96.24 	(b) The standards and best management practices must, to the extent practicable, include:
96.25 	(1) guidance on seed and vegetation selection based on the Board of Water and Soil 
96.26 	Resources' native vegetation establishment and enhancement guidelines;
96.27 	(2) requirements for roadside vegetation management protocols that avoid the use of 
96.28 	pollinator lethal insecticides as defined under section 18H.02, subdivision 28a;
96.29 	(3) practices that are designed to avoid habitat destruction and protect nesting birds, 
96.30 	pollinators, and other wildlife, except as necessary to control noxious weeds as provided 
96.31 	under section 160.23; and
97.1 	(4) identification of appropriate right-of-way tracts for wildflower and native habitat 
97.2 	establishment.
97.3 		Subd. 4.Legislative report. (a) By January 15 of each odd-numbered year, the 
97.4 	commissioner must submit a performance report on the program to the chairs and ranking 
97.5 	minority members of the legislative committees having jurisdiction over transportation 
97.6 	policy and finance. At a minimum, the report must include:
97.7 	(1) information that details the department's progress on implementing the highways for 
97.8 	habitat program;
97.9 	(2) a fiscal review that identifies expenditures under the program; and
97.10 	(3) an investment plan for each district of the department for the next biennium.
97.11 	(b) The performance report must be reviewed by the department's chief engineer.
97.12 	(c) This subdivision expires December 31, 2033.

97.13 	Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 160.262, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
97.14 		Subd. 3.Cooperation among agencies and governments. (a) The departments and 
97.15 	agencies on the active transportation advisory committee identified in section 174.375 must 
97.16 	provide information and advice for the bikeway design guidelines maintained by the 
97.17 	commissioner.
97.18 	(b) The commissioner must provide technical assistance to local units of government 
97.19 	in:
97.20 	(1) local planning and development of bikeways;
97.21 	(2) establishing connections to state bicycle routes; and
97.22 	(3) implementing statewide bicycle plans maintained by the commissioner.
97.23 	(c) The commissioner may cooperate with and enter into agreements with the United 
97.24 	States government, any department of the state of Minnesota, any unit of local government, 
97.25 	any tribal government, or any public or private corporation in order to effect the purposes 
97.26 	of this section.

97.27 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2023.

97.28 	Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 160.266, subdivision 1b, is amended to read:
97.29 		Subd. 1b.State bicycle routes. The commissioner of transportation must identify state 
97.30 	bicycle routes primarily on existing road right-of-way and trails. State bicycle routes must 
98.1 	be identified in cooperation with road and trail authorities, including the commissioner of 
98.2 	natural resources, and with the advice of the active transportation advisory committee under 
98.3 	section 174.375. In a metropolitan area, state bicycle routes must be identified in coordination 
98.4 	with the plans and priorities established by metropolitan planning organizations, as defined 
98.5 	in United States Code, title 23, section 134.

98.6 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2023.

98.7 	Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 160.266, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
98.8 		Subd. 6.Mississippi River Trail. The Mississippi River Trail bikeway is designated as 
98.9 	a state bicycle route. It must originate at Itasca State Park in Clearwater, Beltrami, and 
98.10 	Hubbard Counties, then generally parallel the Mississippi River through the cities of Bemidji 
98.11 	in Beltrami County, Grand Rapids in Itasca County, Brainerd in Crow Wing County, Little 
98.12 	Falls in Morrison County, Sauk Rapids in Benton County, St. Cloud in Stearns County, 
98.13 	Minneapolis in Hennepin County, St. Paul in Ramsey County, Hastings in Dakota County, 
98.14 	Red Wing in Goodhue County, Wabasha in Wabasha County, Winona in Winona County, 
98.15 	and La Crescent in Houston County to Minnesota's boundary with Iowa and there terminate. 
98.16 	Where opportunities exist, the bikeway may be designated on both sides of the Mississippi 
98.17 	River.

98.18 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2023.

98.19 	Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 160.266, is amended by adding a subdivision 
98.20 	to read:
98.21 		Subd. 7.Jim Oberstar Bikeway. The Jim Oberstar Bikeway is designated as a state 
98.22 	bicycle route. It must originate in the city of St. Paul in Ramsey County, then proceed north 
98.23 	and east to Duluth in St. Louis County, then proceed north and east along the shore of Lake 
98.24 	Superior through Grand Marais in Cook County to Minnesota's boundary with Canada, and 
98.25 	there terminate.

98.26 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2023.

98.27 	Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 161.045, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
98.28 		Subd. 3.Limitations on spending. (a) A commissioner must not pay for any of the 
98.29 	following with funds from the highway user tax distribution fund or the trunk highway fund:
98.30 	(1) Bureau of Criminal Apprehension laboratory;
98.31 	(2) Explore Minnesota Tourism kiosks;
99.1 	(3) Minnesota Safety Council;
99.2 	(4) driver education programs;
99.3 	(5) Emergency Medical Services Regulatory Board;
99.4 	(6) Mississippi River Parkway Commission;
99.5 	(7) payments to the Department of Information Technology Services in excess of actual 
99.6 	costs incurred for trunk highway purposes;
99.7 	(8) personnel costs incurred on behalf of the governor's office;
99.8 	(9) the Office of Aeronautics within the Department of Transportation;
99.9 	(10) the Office of Transit and Active Transportation within the Department of 
99.10 	Transportation;
99.11 	(11) the Office of Passenger Rail;
99.12 	(12) purchase and maintenance of soft body armor under section 299A.38;
99.13 	(13) tourist information centers;
99.14 	(14) parades, events, or sponsorships of events;
99.15 	(15) rent and utility expenses for the department's central office building;
99.16 	(16) the installation, construction, expansion, or maintenance of public electric vehicle 
99.17 	infrastructure;
99.18 	(17) (16) the statewide notification center for excavation services pursuant to chapter 
99.19 	216D; and
99.20 	(18) (17) manufacturing license plates.
99.21 	(b) The prohibition in paragraph (a) includes all expenses for the named entity or program, 
99.22 	including but not limited to payroll, purchased services, supplies, repairs, and equipment. 
99.23 	This prohibition on spending applies to any successor entities or programs that are 
99.24 	substantially similar to the entity or program named in this subdivision.

99.25 	Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 161.088, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
99.26 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have 
99.27 	the meanings given:.
99.28 	(1) (b) "Beyond the project limits" means any point that is located:
99.29 	(i) (1) outside of the project limits;
100.1 	(ii) (2) along the same trunk highway; and
100.2 	(iii) (3) within the same region of the state;.
100.3 	(2) (c) "City" means a statutory or home rule charter city;.
100.4 	(d) "Department" means the Department of Transportation.
100.5 	(e) "Greater metropolitan county" means any of the counties of Anoka, Carver, Chisago, 
100.6 	Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Washington, and Wright.
100.7 	(3) (f) "Program" means the corridors of commerce program established in this section; 
100.8 	and.
100.9 	(4) (g) "Project limits" means the estimated construction limits of a project for trunk 
100.10 	highway construction, reconstruction, or maintenance, that is a candidate for selection under 
100.11 	the corridors of commerce program.
100.12 	(h) "Screening entity" means an area transportation partnership; the Metropolitan Council 
100.13 	in consultation with the Transportation Advisory Board under section 473.146, subdivision 
100.14 	4; or a greater metropolitan county.

100.15 	Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 161.088, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
100.16 		Subd. 2.Program authority; funding. (a) As provided in this section, the commissioner 
100.17 	shall must establish a corridors of commerce program for trunk highway construction, 
100.18 	reconstruction, and improvement, including maintenance operations, that improves commerce 
100.19 	in the state.
100.20 	(b) The commissioner may expend funds under the program from appropriations to the 
100.21 	commissioner that are:
100.22 	(1) made specifically by law for use under this section;
100.23 	(2) at the discretion of the commissioner, made for the budget activities in the state roads 
100.24 	program of operations and maintenance, program planning and delivery, or state road 
100.25 	construction; and
100.26 	(3) made for the corridor investment management strategy program, unless specified 
100.27 	otherwise.
100.28 	(c) The commissioner shall must include in the program the cost participation policy 
100.29 	for local units of government.
101.1 	(d) The commissioner may use up to 17 percent of any appropriation to the program
101.2 	under this section for program delivery and for project scoring, ranking, and selection under 
101.3 	subdivision 5.

101.4 	Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 161.088, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
101.5 		Subd. 4.Project eligibility. (a) The eligibility requirements for projects that can be 
101.6 	funded under the program are:
101.7 	(1) consistency with the statewide multimodal transportation plan under section 174.03;
101.8 	(2) location of the project on an interregional corridor the national highway system, as 
101.9 	provided under Code of Federal Regulations, title 23, part 470, and successor requirements, 
101.10 	for a project located outside of the Department of Transportation metropolitan district;
101.11 	(3) placement into at least one project classification under subdivision 3;
101.12 	(4) project construction work will commence within three four years, or a longer length 
101.13 	of time as determined by the commissioner except for readiness development projects funded 
101.14 	under subdivision 4b; and
101.15 	(5) for each type of project classification under subdivision 3, a maximum allowable 
101.16 	amount for the total project cost estimate, as determined by the commissioner with available 
101.17 	data; and
101.18 	(6) determination of a total project cost estimate with a reasonable degree of accuracy, 
101.19 	except for readiness development projects funded under subdivision 4b.
101.20 	(b) A project whose construction is programmed in the state transportation improvement 
101.21 	program is not eligible for funding under the program. This paragraph does not apply to a 
101.22 	project that is programmed as result of selection under this section.
101.23 	(c) A project may be, but is not required to be, identified in the 20-year state highway 
101.24 	investment plan under section 174.03.
101.25 	(d) For each project, the commissioner must consider all of the eligibility requirements 
101.26 	under paragraph (a). The commissioner is prohibited from considering any eligibility 
101.27 	requirement not specified under paragraph (a).

102.1 	Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 161.088, is amended by adding a subdivision 
102.2 	to read:
102.3 		Subd. 4a.Project funding; regional balance. (a) To ensure regional balance throughout 
102.4 	the state, the commissioner must distribute all available funds under the program according 
102.5 	to the following regional allocations:
102.6 	(1) Metro Projects: at least 25 percent and no more than 27.5 percent of the funds are 
102.7 	for projects that are located within, on, or directly adjacent to an area bounded by marked 
102.8 	Interstate Highways 494 and 694;
102.9 	(2) Metro Connector Projects: at least 35 percent and no more than 37.5 percent of the 
102.10 	funds are for projects that:
102.11 	(i) are not included in clause (1); and
102.12 	(ii) are located wholly or primarily within a greater metropolitan county; and
102.13 	(3) Regional Center Projects: at least 35 percent and no more than 40 percent of the 
102.14 	funds are for projects that are not included in clause (1) or (2).
102.15 	(b) The commissioner must calculate the percentages under paragraph (a) using total 
102.16 	funds under the program over the current and prior two consecutive project selection rounds. 
102.17 	The calculations must include readiness development projects funded under subdivision 
102.18 	4b.

102.19 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

102.20 	Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 161.088, is amended by adding a subdivision 
102.21 	to read:
102.22 		Subd. 4b.Project funding; readiness development. (a) The commissioner may allocate 
102.23 	up to ten percent of funds available in each fiscal year for the following readiness 
102.24 	advancement activities on a project: planning, scoping, predesign, preliminary engineering, 
102.25 	and environmental analysis. Any share of funds not allocated by the commissioner to 
102.26 	readiness advancement activities must be distributed to ranked projects in subdivision 4a.
102.27 	(b) Funds under this subdivision are for project development sufficient to: (1) meet the 
102.28 	eligibility requirements under subdivision 4, paragraph (a), clauses (4) and (6); and (2) 
102.29 	provide for the scoring assessment under subdivision 5.

103.1 	Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 161.088, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
103.2 		Subd. 5.Project selection process; criteria. (a) The commissioner must establish a 
103.3 	process to identify, evaluate, and select projects under the program. The process must be 
103.4 	consistent with the requirements of this subdivision and must not include any additional 
103.5 	evaluation scoring criteria. The process must include phases as provided in this subdivision.
103.6 	(b) As part of the project selection process, the commissioner must annually accept 
103.7 	recommendations on candidate projects from area transportation partnerships and other 
103.8 	interested stakeholders in each Department of Transportation district. The commissioner 
103.9 	must determine the eligibility for each candidate project identified under this paragraph. 
103.10 	For each eligible project, the commissioner must classify and evaluate the project for the 
103.11 	program, using all of the criteria established under paragraph (c).Phase 1: Project 
103.12 	solicitation. Following enactment of each law that makes additional funds available for the 
103.13 	program, the commissioner must undertake a public solicitation of potential projects for 
103.14 	consideration. The solicitation must be performed through an Internet recommendation 
103.15 	process that allows for an interested party, including an individual, business, local unit of 
103.16 	government, corridor group, or interest group, to submit a project for consideration.
103.17 	(c)Phase 2: Local screening and recommendations. The commissioner must present 
103.18 	the projects submitted during the open solicitation under Phase 1 to the appropriate screening 
103.19 	entity where each project is located. A screening entity must:
103.20 	(1) consider all of the submitted projects for its area;
103.21 	(2) solicit input from members of the legislature who represent the area for project 
103.22 	review, comment, and nonbinding approval or disapproval; and
103.23 	(3) recommend projects to the commissioner for formal scoring, as provided in Phase 
103.24 	3.
103.25 	(d) In addition to readiness development projects selected in paragraph (e), each screening 
103.26 	entity may recommend the following number of projects to the commissioner:
103.27 	(1) for area transportation partnerships, no more than three projects;
103.28 	(2) for the Metropolitan Council in consultation with the Transportation Advisory Board, 
103.29 	no more than four projects; and
103.30 	(3) for each greater metropolitan county, no more than two projects.
103.31 	(e) Each screening entity may select up to two additional projects to recommend to the 
103.32 	commissioner for readiness development funding as provided under subdivision 4b.
104.1 	(f) A screening entity may recommend a replacement project for one that the 
104.2 	commissioner determines is ineligible under subdivision 4. Each recommendation must 
104.3 	identify the comments and approvals or disapprovals provided by a member of the legislature.
104.4 	(g) Phase 3: Project scoring. The commissioner must confirm project eligibility under 
104.5 	subdivision 4 and perform a complete scoring assessment on each of the eligible projects 
104.6 	recommended by the screening entities under Phase 2.
104.7 	(h) Projects must be evaluated scored using all of the following criteria:
104.8 	(1) a return on investment measure that provides for comparison across eligible projects;
104.9 	(2) measurable impacts on commerce and economic competitiveness;
104.10 	(3) efficiency in the movement of freight, including but not limited to:
104.11 	(i) measures of annual average daily traffic and commercial vehicle miles traveled, which 
104.12 	may include data near the project location on that trunk highway or on connecting trunk 
104.13 	and local highways; and
104.14 	(ii) measures of congestion or travel time reliability, which may be within or near the 
104.15 	project limits, or both;
104.16 	(4) improvements to traffic safety;
104.17 	(5) connections to regional trade centers, local highway systems, and other transportation 
104.18 	modes;
104.19 	(6) the extent to which the project addresses multiple transportation system policy 
104.20 	objectives and principles;
104.21 	(7) support and consensus for the project among members of the surrounding community;
104.22 	and
104.23 	(8) the time and work needed before construction may begin on the project; and.
104.24 	(9) regional balance throughout the state.
104.25 	The commissioner must give the criteria in clauses (1) to (8) equal weight in the selection
104.26 	scoring process. The commissioner may establish an alternative scoring assessment method 
104.27 	for readiness development projects funded under subdivision 4b, which, to the extent 
104.28 	practicable, must use the criteria specified in this paragraph.
104.29 	(d) The list of all projects evaluated must be made public and must include the score of 
104.30 	each project.
105.1 	(e) As part of the project selection process, the commissioner may divide funding to be 
105.2 	separately available among projects within each classification under subdivision 3, and may 
105.3 	apply separate or modified criteria among those projects falling within each classification.
105.4 	(i) Phase 4: Project ranking and selection. On completion of project scoring under 
105.5 	Phase 3, the commissioner must develop a ranked list of projects based on total score, and 
105.6 	must select projects in rank order for funding under the program, subject to subdivisions 
105.7 	4a and 4b. The commissioner must specify the amounts and known or anticipated sources 
105.8 	of funding for each selected project.
105.9 	(j) Phase 5: Public information. The commissioner must publish information regarding 
105.10 	the selection process on the department's website. The information must include:
105.11 	(1) lists of all projects submitted for consideration and all projects recommended by the 
105.12 	screening entities;
105.13 	(2) the scores and ranking for each project; and
105.14 	(3) an overview of each selected project, with amounts and sources of funding.
105.15 	(k) Phase 6: Readiness development. For project selection under Phase 4, if all selected 
105.16 	projects from prior project selection rounds under Phase 4 are funded, the commissioner 
105.17 	must select additional projects from projects that received readiness development 
105.18 	advancement funds under subdivision 4b. If a project received readiness development 
105.19 	advancement funds and does not have sufficient sources of funding identified, the 
105.20 	commissioner must re-score the projects as provided under Phase 3 and include the project 
105.21 	in Phase 4 in the next selection round.

105.22 	Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 161.14, subdivision 97, is amended to read:
105.23 		Subd. 97.Corporal Caleb L. Erickson Memorial Highway. That segment of marked 
105.24 	Trunk Highway 13 in Waseca County from the southern border of Woodville New Richland
105.25 	Township to the northern border of Blooming Grove Township is designated as "Corporal 
105.26 	Caleb L. Erickson Memorial Highway." Subject to section 161.139, the commissioner must 
105.27 	adopt a suitable design to mark this highway and erect appropriate signs.

105.28 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

106.1 	Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 161.14, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
106.2 	read:
106.3 		Subd. 103.Deputy Josh Owen Memorial Overpass. The overpass at the junction of 
106.4 	marked Trunk Highway 29 and marked Trunk Highway 55 in Pope County is designated 
106.5 	as "Deputy Josh Owen Memorial Overpass." Subject to section 161.139, the commissioner 
106.6 	must adopt a suitable design to mark the overpass and erect appropriate signs.

106.7 	Sec. 28. [161.178] TRANSPORTATION GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS IMPACT 
106.8 	ASSESSMENT.
106.9 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have 
106.10 	the meanings given.
106.11 	(b) "Applicable entity" means the commissioner with respect to a capacity expansion 
106.12 	project for inclusion in the state transportation improvement program or a metropolitan 
106.13 	planning organization with respect to a capacity expansion project for inclusion in the 
106.14 	appropriate metropolitan transportation improvement program.
106.15 	(c) "Assessment" means the capacity expansion impact assessment under this section.
106.16 	(d) "Capacity expansion project" means a project for trunk highway construction or 
106.17 	reconstruction that:
106.18 	(1) is a major highway project, as defined in section 174.56, subdivision 1, paragraph 
106.19 	(b); and
106.20 	(2) adds highway traffic capacity or provides for grade separation at an intersection, 
106.21 	excluding auxiliary lanes with a length of less than 2,500 feet.
106.22 	(e) "Greenhouse gas emissions" includes those emissions described in section 216H.01, 
106.23 	subdivision 2.
106.24 		Subd. 2.Project assessment. (a) Prior to inclusion of a capacity expansion project in 
106.25 	the state transportation improvement program or a metropolitan transportation improvement 
106.26 	program, the applicable entity must perform a capacity expansion impact assessment of the 
106.27 	project. Following the assessment, the applicable entity must determine if the project 
106.28 	conforms with:
106.29 	(1) the greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets under section 174.01, subdivision 3; 
106.30 	and
106.31 	(2) the vehicle miles traveled reduction targets established in the statewide multimodal 
106.32 	transportation plan under section 174.03, subdivision 1a.
107.1 	(b) If the applicable entity determines that the capacity expansion project is not in 
107.2 	conformance with paragraph (a), the applicable entity must:
107.3 	(1) alter the scope or design of the project and perform a revised assessment that meets 
107.4 	the requirements under this section;
107.5 	(2) interlink sufficient impact mitigation as provided in subdivision 4; or
107.6 	(3) halt project development and disallow inclusion of the project in the appropriate 
107.7 	transportation improvement program.
107.8 		Subd. 3.Assessment requirements. (a) The commissioner must establish a process to 
107.9 	perform capacity expansion impact assessments. An assessment must provide for the 
107.10 	determination under subdivision 2.
107.11 	(b) Analysis under an assessment must include but is not limited to estimates resulting 
107.12 	from the project for the following:
107.13 	(1) greenhouse gas emissions over a period of 20 years; and
107.14 	(2) a net change in vehicle miles traveled for the affected network.
107.15 		Subd. 4.Impact mitigation. (a) To provide for impact mitigation, the applicable entity 
107.16 	must interlink the capacity expansion project as provided in this subdivision.
107.17 	(b) Impact mitigation is sufficient under subdivision 2, paragraph (b), if the capacity 
107.18 	expansion project is interlinked to mitigation actions such that the total greenhouse gas 
107.19 	emissions reduction from the mitigation actions, after accounting for the greenhouse gas 
107.20 	emissions otherwise resulting from the capacity expansion project, is consistent with meeting 
107.21 	the targets specified under subdivision 2, paragraph (a). Each comparison under this 
107.22 	paragraph must be performed over equal comparison periods.
107.23 	(c) A mitigation action consists of a project, program, or operations modification in one 
107.24 	or more of the following areas:
107.25 	(1) transit expansion, including but not limited to regular route bus, arterial bus rapid 
107.26 	transit, highway bus rapid transit, rail transit, and intercity passenger rail;
107.27 	(2) transit service improvements, including but not limited to increased service level, 
107.28 	transit fare reduction, and transit priority treatments;
107.29 	(3) active transportation infrastructure;
107.30 	(4) micromobility infrastructure and service, including but not limited to shared vehicle 
107.31 	services;
108.1 	(5) transportation demand management, including but not limited to vanpool and shared 
108.2 	vehicle programs, remote work, and broadband access expansion;
108.3 	(6) parking management, including but not limited to parking requirements reduction 
108.4 	or elimination and parking cost adjustments;
108.5 	(7) land use, including but not limited to residential and other density increases, mixed-use 
108.6 	development, and transit-oriented development;
108.7 	(8) infrastructure improvements related to traffic operations, including but not limited 
108.8 	to roundabouts and reduced conflict intersections; and
108.9 	(9) natural systems, including but not limited to prairie restoration, reforestation, and 
108.10 	urban green space.
108.11 	(d) A mitigation action may be identified as interlinked to the capacity expansion project 
108.12 	if:
108.13 	(1) there is a specified project, program, or modification;
108.14 	(2) the necessary funding sources are identified and sufficient amounts are committed;
108.15 	(3) the mitigation is localized as provided in subdivision 5; and
108.16 	(4) procedures are established to ensure that the mitigation action remains in substantially 
108.17 	the same form or a revised form that continues to meet the calculation under paragraph (b).
108.18 		Subd. 5.Impact mitigation; localization. (a) A mitigation action under subdivision 4 
108.19 	must be localized in the following priority order:
108.20 	(1) within or associated with at least one of the communities impacted by the capacity 
108.21 	expansion project;
108.22 	(2) if there is not a reasonably feasible location under clause (1), in areas of persistent 
108.23 	poverty or historically disadvantaged communities, as measured and defined in federal law, 
108.24 	guidance, and notices of funding opportunity;
108.25 	(3) if there is not a reasonably feasible location under clauses (1) and (2), in the region 
108.26 	of the capacity expansion project; or
108.27 	(4) if there is not a reasonably feasible location under clauses (1) to (3), on a statewide 
108.28 	basis.
108.29 	(b) The applicable entity must include an explanation regarding the feasibility and 
108.30 	rationale for each mitigation action located under paragraph (a), clauses (2) to (4).
109.1 		Subd. 6.Public information. The commissioner must publish information regarding 
109.2 	capacity expansion impact assessments on the department's website. The information must 
109.3 	include:
109.4 	(1) identification of capacity expansion projects; and
109.5 	(2) for each project, a summary that includes an overview of the expansion impact 
109.6 	assessment, the impact determination by the commissioner, and project disposition, including 
109.7 	a review of any mitigation actions.
109.8 		Subd. 7.Safety and well-being. The requirements of this section are in addition to and 
109.9 	must not supplant the safety and well-being goals established under section 174.01, 
109.10 	subdivision 2, clauses (1) and (2).

109.11 	EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION. This section is effective February 1, 2025. 
109.12 	This section does not apply to a capacity expansion project that was either included in the 
109.13 	state transportation improvement program or has been submitted for approval of the geometric 
109.14 	layout before February 1, 2025.

109.15 	Sec. 29. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 161.45, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
109.16 		Subdivision 1.Rules. (a) Electric transmission, telephone, or telegraph lines; pole lines; 
109.17 	community antenna television lines; railways; ditches; sewers; water, heat, or gas mains; 
109.18 	gas and other pipelines; flumes; or other structures which, under the laws of this state or 
109.19 	the ordinance of any city, may be constructed, placed, or maintained across or along any 
109.20 	trunk highway, or the roadway thereof, by any person, persons, corporation, or any 
109.21 	subdivision of the state, may be so maintained or hereafter constructed only in accordance 
109.22 	with such rules as may be prescribed by the commissioner who shall have power to prescribe 
109.23 	and enforce reasonable rules with reference to the placing and maintaining along, across, 
109.24 	or in any such trunk highway of any of the utilities hereinbefore set forth.
109.25 	(b) Except as necessary to protect public safety or ensure the proper function of the trunk 
109.26 	highway, including future expansions, the rules prescribed by the commissioner under 
109.27 	paragraph (a) must not prohibit an entity from placing and maintaining electric transmission 
109.28 	lines along, across, or in any trunk highway if the entity:
109.29 	(1) has a right to use the public road right-of-way pursuant to section 222.37, subdivision 
109.30 	1;
109.31 	(2) has a power purchase agreement or an agreement to transfer ownership with a 
109.32 	Minnesota utility that directly, or through its members and agents, provides retail electric 
109.33 	service in the state; and
110.1 	(3) obtains a permit from the commissioner.
110.2 	(c) The commissioner must decide whether to issue a permit to an entity within 60 days 
110.3 	of receiving the entity's request.
110.4 	(d) Nothing herein shall restrict the actions of public authorities in extraordinary 
110.5 	emergencies nor restrict the power and authority of the commissioner of commerce as 
110.6 	provided for in other provisions of law. Provided, however, that in the event any local 
110.7 	subdivision of government has enacted ordinances relating to the method of installation or 
110.8 	requiring underground installation of such community antenna television lines, the permit 
110.9 	granted by the commissioner of transportation shall require compliance with such local 
110.10 	ordinance.

110.11 	Sec. 30. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 161.45, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
110.12 		Subd. 2.Relocation of utility. Whenever the relocation of any utility facility is 
110.13 	necessitated by the construction of a project on a trunk highway routes other than those 
110.14 	described in section 161.46, subdivision 2 route, the relocation work may be made a part 
110.15 	of the state highway construction contract or let as a separate contract as provided by law 
110.16 	if the owner or operator of the facility requests the commissioner to act as its agent for the 
110.17 	purpose of relocating the facilities and if the commissioner determines that such action is 
110.18 	in the best interests of the state. Payment by the utility owner or operator to the state shall 
110.19 	be in accordance with applicable statutes and the rules for utilities on trunk highways.

110.20 	Sec. 31. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 161.46, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
110.21 		Subd. 2.Relocation of facilities; reimbursement. (a) Whenever the commissioner shall 
110.22 	determine the relocation of any utility facility is necessitated by the construction of a project 
110.23 	on the routes of federally aided state trunk highways, including urban extensions thereof, 
110.24 	which routes are included within the National System of Interstate Highways, the owner or 
110.25 	operator of such utility facility shall relocate the same in accordance with the order of the 
110.26 	commissioner. After the completion of such relocation the cost thereof shall be ascertained 
110.27 	and paid by the state out of trunk highway funds; provided, however, the amount to be paid 
110.28 	by the state for such reimbursement shall not exceed the amount on which the federal 
110.29 	government bases its reimbursement for said interstate system.
110.30 	(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), on or after January 1, 2024, any entity that receives 
110.31 	a route permit under chapter 216E for a high-voltage transmission line necessary to 
110.32 	interconnect an electric power generating facility is not eligible for relocation reimbursement 
111.1 	unless the entity directly, or through its members or agents, provides retail electric service 
111.2 	in this state.

111.3 	Sec. 32. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 161.53, is amended to read:
111.4 	161.53 RESEARCH ACTIVITIES.
111.5 	(a) The commissioner may set aside in each fiscal year up to two percent of the total 
111.6 	amount of all funds appropriated to the commissioner other than county state-aid and 
111.7 	municipal state-aid highway funds for transportation research including public and private 
111.8 	research partnerships. The commissioner shall spend this money for (1) research to improve 
111.9 	the design, construction, maintenance, management, and environmental compatibility of 
111.10 	transportation systems, including research into and implementation of innovations in 
111.11 	bridge-monitoring technology and bridge inspection technology; bridge inspection techniques 
111.12 	and best practices; and the cost-effectiveness of deferred or lower cost highway and bridge 
111.13 	design and maintenance activities and their impacts on long-term trunk highway costs and 
111.14 	maintenance needs; (2) research on transportation policies that enhance energy efficiency 
111.15 	and economic development; (3) programs for implementing and monitoring research results; 
111.16 	and (4) development of transportation education and outreach activities.
111.17 	(b) Of all funds appropriated to the commissioner other than state-aid funds, the 
111.18 	commissioner shall spend at least 0.1 percent, but not exceeding $2,000,000 in any fiscal 
111.19 	year, for research and related activities performed by the Center for Transportation Studies 
111.20 	of the University of Minnesota. The center shall establish a technology transfer and training 
111.21 	center for Minnesota transportation professionals.

111.22 	Sec. 33. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 162.145, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
111.23 		Subd. 2.Small cities assistance account. A small cities assistance account is created 
111.24 	in the special revenue fund. The account consists of funds as provided by law, and any other
111.25 	money donated, allotted, transferred, or otherwise provided to the account. Money in the 
111.26 	account is annually appropriated to the commissioner of transportation and may only be 
111.27 	expended as provided under this section.

111.28 	Sec. 34. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 162.145, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
111.29 		Subd. 3.Administration. (a) Subject to funds made available by law, The commissioner 
111.30 	must allocate all funds in the small cities assistance account as provided in subdivision 4 
111.31 	and must, by June 1, certify to the commissioner of revenue the amounts to be paid.
112.1 	(b) Following certification from the commissioner, the commissioner of revenue must 
112.2 	distribute the specified funds to cities in the same manner as local government aid under 
112.3 	chapter 477A. An appropriation to the commissioner under this section is available to the 
112.4 	commissioner of revenue for the purposes specified in this paragraph.
112.5 	(c) Notwithstanding other law to the contrary, in order to receive distributions under 
112.6 	this section, a city must conform to the standards in section 477A.017, subdivision 2. A city 
112.7 	that receives funds under this section must make and preserve records necessary to show 
112.8 	that the funds are spent in compliance with subdivision 5.

112.9 	Sec. 35. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 162.145, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
112.10 		Subd. 4.Distribution formula. (a) In each fiscal year in which funds are available under 
112.11 	this section, the commissioner shall allocate funds to eligible cities.
112.12 	(b)(a) The preliminary aid to each city is calculated as follows:
112.13 	(1) five percent of funds allocated equally among all eligible cities;
112.14 	(2) 35 percent of funds allocated proportionally based on each city's share of lane miles 
112.15 	of municipal streets compared to total lane miles of municipal streets of all eligible cities;
112.16 	(3) 35 percent of funds allocated proportionally based on each city's share of population 
112.17 	compared to total population of all eligible cities; and
112.18 	(4) 25 percent of funds allocated proportionally based on each city's share of state-aid 
112.19 	adjustment factor compared to the sum of state-aid adjustment factors of all eligible cities.
112.20 	(c) (b) The final aid to each city is calculated as the lesser of:
112.21 	(1) the preliminary aid to the city multiplied by an aid factor; or
112.22 	(2) the maximum aid.
112.23 	(d) (c) The commissioner shall set the aid factor under paragraph (c) (b), which must be 
112.24 	the same for all eligible cities, so that the total funds allocated under this subdivision equals 
112.25 	the total amount available for the fiscal year.

112.26 	Sec. 36. [168.1258] "LIONS CLUBS INTERNATIONAL" PLATES.
112.27 		Subdivision 1.Issuance of plates. The commissioner must issue "Lions Clubs 
112.28 	International" special plates or a single motorcycle plate to an applicant who:
112.29 	(1) is a registered owner of a passenger automobile, noncommercial one-ton pickup 
112.30 	truck, motorcycle, or recreational vehicle;
113.1 	(2) pays a fee in the amount specified under section 168.12, subdivision 5, along with 
113.2 	any other fees required by this chapter;
113.3 	(3) pays the registration tax as required under section 168.013;
113.4 	(4) contributes a minimum of $25 upon initial application and $5 annually to the Lions 
113.5 	Clubs International account; and
113.6 	(5) complies with this chapter and rules governing registration of motor vehicles and 
113.7 	licensing of drivers.
113.8 		Subd. 2.Design. The commissioner must adopt a suitable plate design that includes the 
113.9 	recognized emblem of Lions Clubs International and the inscription "We Serve."
113.10 		Subd. 3.Plates transfer. On application to the commissioner and payment of a transfer 
113.11 	fee of $5, special plates issued under this section may be transferred to another motor vehicle 
113.12 	if the subsequent vehicle is:
113.13 	(1) qualified under subdivision 1, clause (1), to bear the special plates; and
113.14 	(2) registered to the same individual to whom the special plates were originally issued.
113.15 		Subd. 4.Exemption. Special plates issued under this section are not subject to section 
113.16 	168.1293, subdivision 2.
113.17 		Subd. 5.Contributions; account; appropriation. Contributions collected under 
113.18 	subdivision 1, clause (4), must be deposited in the Lions Clubs International account, which 
113.19 	is established in the special revenue fund. Money in the account is annually appropriated 
113.20 	to the commissioner of public safety. This appropriation is first for the annual cost of 
113.21 	administering the account funds, and the remaining funds are for distribution to Lions Clubs 
113.22 	International to further the organization's mission of service, fellowship, diversity, integrity, 
113.23 	and leadership.

113.24 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective January 1, 2024, for "Lions Clubs 
113.25 	International" special plates issued on or after that date.

113.26 	Sec. 37. [168.1259] MINNESOTA PROFESSIONAL SPORTS TEAM FOUNDATION 
113.27 	PLATES.
113.28 		Subdivision 1.Definition. For purposes of this section, "Minnesota professional sports 
113.29 	team" means one of the following teams while its home stadium is located in Minnesota: 
113.30 	Minnesota Vikings, Minnesota Timberwolves, Minnesota Lynx, Minnesota Wild, Minnesota 
113.31 	Twins, or Minnesota United.
114.1 		Subd. 2.General requirements and procedures. (a) The commissioner must issue 
114.2 	Minnesota professional sports team foundation plates to an applicant who:
114.3 	(1) is a registered owner of a passenger automobile, noncommercial one-ton pickup 
114.4 	truck, motorcycle, or recreational vehicle;
114.5 	(2) pays an additional fee in the amount specified for special plates under section 168.12, 
114.6 	subdivision 5;
114.7 	(3) pays the registration tax required under section 168.013;
114.8 	(4) pays the fees required under this chapter;
114.9 	(5) contributes a minimum of $30 annually to the professional sports team foundations 
114.10 	account; and
114.11 	(6) complies with this chapter and rules governing registration of motor vehicles and 
114.12 	licensing of drivers.
114.13 	(b) Minnesota professional sports team foundation plates may be personalized according 
114.14 	to section 168.12, subdivision 2a.
114.15 		Subd. 3.Design. At the request of a Minnesota professional sports team's foundation, 
114.16 	the commissioner must, in consultation with the foundation, adopt a suitable plate design 
114.17 	incorporating the foundation's marks and colors. The commissioner may design a single 
114.18 	plate that incorporates the marks and colors of all foundations that have requested a plate.
114.19 		Subd. 4.Plate transfers. On application to the commissioner and payment of a transfer 
114.20 	fee of $5, special plates issued under this section may be transferred to another motor vehicle 
114.21 	if the subsequent vehicle is:
114.22 	(1) qualified under subdivision 2, clause (1), to bear the special plates; and
114.23 	(2) registered to the same individual to whom the special plates were originally issued.
114.24 		Subd. 5.Contributions; account; appropriation. Contributions collected under 
114.25 	subdivision 2, paragraph (a), clause (5), must be deposited in the Minnesota professional 
114.26 	sports team foundations account, which is established in the special revenue fund. Money 
114.27 	in the account is appropriated to the commissioner of public safety. This appropriation is 
114.28 	first for the annual cost of administering the account funds, and the remaining funds are for 
114.29 	distribution to the foundations in proportion to the total number of Minnesota professional 
114.30 	sports team foundation plates issued for that year. Proceeds from a plate that includes the 
114.31 	marks and colors of all foundations must be divided evenly between all foundations. The 
114.32 	foundations must only use the proceeds for philanthropic or charitable purposes.

115.1 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective January 1, 2024, for Minnesota 
115.2 	professional sports team foundation special plates issued on or after that date.

115.3 	Sec. 38. [168.1287] MINNESOTA BLACKOUT PLATES.
115.4 		Subdivision 1.Issuance of plates. The commissioner must issue blackout special license 
115.5 	plates or a single motorcycle plate to an applicant who:
115.6 	(1) is a registered owner of a passenger automobile, noncommercial one-ton pickup 
115.7 	truck, motorcycle, or recreational vehicle;
115.8 	(2) pays an additional fee in the amount specified for special plates under section 168.12, 
115.9 	subdivision 5;
115.10 	(3) pays the registration tax as required under section 168.013;
115.11 	(4) pays the fees required under this chapter;
115.12 	(5) contributes a minimum of $30 annually to the driver and vehicle services operating 
115.13 	account; and
115.14 	(6) complies with this chapter and rules governing registration of motor vehicles and 
115.15 	licensing of drivers.
115.16 		Subd. 2.Design. The commissioner must adopt a suitable plate design that includes a 
115.17 	black background with white text.
115.18 		Subd. 3.Plates transfer. On application to the commissioner and payment of a transfer 
115.19 	fee of $5, special plates issued under this section may be transferred to another motor vehicle 
115.20 	if the subsequent vehicle is:
115.21 	(1) qualified under subdivision 1, clause (1), to bear the special plates; and
115.22 	(2) registered to the same individual to whom the special plates were originally issued.
115.23 		Subd. 4.Exemption. Special plates issued under this section are not subject to section 
115.24 	168.1293, subdivision 2.
115.25 		Subd. 5.Contributions; account. Contributions collected under subdivision 1, clause 
115.26 	(5), must be deposited in the driver and vehicle services operating account under section 
115.27 	299A.705.

115.28 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective January 1, 2024, for blackout special 
115.29 	plates issued on or after that date.

116.1 	Sec. 39. [168.1288] MINNESOTA MISSING AND MURDERED INDIGENOUS 
116.2 	RELATIVES PLATES.
116.3 		Subdivision 1.Issuance of plates. The commissioner must issue Minnesota missing 
116.4 	and murdered Indigenous relatives special license plates or a single motorcycle plate to an 
116.5 	applicant who:
116.6 	(1) is a registered owner of a passenger automobile, noncommercial one-ton pickup 
116.7 	truck, motorcycle, or recreational vehicle;
116.8 	(2) pays an additional fee in the amount specified for special plates under section 168.12, 
116.9 	subdivision 5;
116.10 	(3) pays the registration tax as required under section 168.013;
116.11 	(4) pays the fees required under this chapter;
116.12 	(5) contributes a minimum of $25 annually to the Minnesota missing and murdered 
116.13 	Indigenous relatives account; and
116.14 	(6) complies with this chapter and rules governing registration of motor vehicles and 
116.15 	licensing of drivers.
116.16 		Subd. 2.Design. In consultation with the Office of Missing and Murdered Indigenous 
116.17 	Relatives, the commissioner must adopt a suitable plate design that includes a red handprint 
116.18 	to one side, a partial ribbon skirt toward the bottom corner, and reads "Missing and Murdered 
116.19 	Indigenous Relatives" or "MMIR."
116.20 		Subd. 3.Plates transfer. On application to the commissioner and payment of a transfer 
116.21 	fee of $5, special plates issued under this section may be transferred to another motor vehicle 
116.22 	if the subsequent vehicle is:
116.23 	(1) qualified under subdivision 1, clause (1), to bear the special plates; and
116.24 	(2) registered to the same individual to whom the special plates were originally issued.
116.25 		Subd. 4.Exemption. Special plates issued under this section are not subject to section 
116.26 	168.1293, subdivision 2.
116.27 		Subd. 5.Contributions; account; appropriation. Contributions collected under 
116.28 	subdivision 1, clause (5), must be deposited in the Minnesota missing and murdered 
116.29 	Indigenous relatives account, which is established in the special revenue fund. Money in 
116.30 	the account is annually appropriated to the commissioner of public safety. This appropriation 
116.31 	is first for the annual cost of administering the account funds, and the remaining funds are 
116.32 	for distribution to the Office of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives for investigation 
117.1 	of unsolved cases and to establish a reward fund for information relating to missing and 
117.2 	murdered Indigenous relatives.

117.3 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective January 1, 2024, for Minnesota missing 
117.4 	and murdered Indigenous relatives special plates issued on or after that date.

117.5 	Sec. 40. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 168.27, subdivision 31, is amended to read:
117.6 		Subd. 31.Documentary fee. (a) A motor vehicle dealer may not charge a documentary 
117.7 	fee or document administration fee in excess of the amounts provided under paragraph (b) 
117.8 	for services actually rendered to, for, or on behalf of the retail buyer or lessee to prepare, 
117.9 	handle, and process documents for the closing of a motor vehicle retail sale or lease of a 
117.10 	vehicle being registered in the state of Minnesota. The fee must be separately stated on the 
117.11 	sales agreement maintained under Minnesota Rules, part 7400.5200, and may be excluded 
117.12 	from the dealer's advertised price.
117.13 	(b) For motor vehicle sales or leases made on or after July 1, 2017 2023, through June 
117.14 	30, 2020 2024, the maximum fee is $100 the lesser of $200 or an amount equal to ten percent 
117.15 	of the value of the sale or lease. For motor vehicle sales or leases made on or after July 1, 
117.16 	2020 2024, through June 30, 2025, the maximum fee is $125 the lesser of $275 or an amount 
117.17 	equal to ten percent of the value of the sale or lease. For motor vehicle sales or leases made 
117.18 	on or after July 1, 2025, the maximum fee is the lesser of $350 or an amount equal to ten 
117.19 	percent of the value of the sale or lease.
117.20 	(c) "Documentary fee" and "document administration fee" do not include an optional 
117.21 	electronic transfer fee as defined under section 53C.01, subdivision 14.

117.22 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for motor vehicle sales and leases made 
117.23 	on or after July 1, 2023.

117.24 	Sec. 41. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 168.326, is amended to read:
117.25 	168.326 EXPEDITED DRIVER AND VEHICLE SERVICES; FEE.
117.26 	(a) When an applicant requests and pays an expedited service fee of $20, in addition to 
117.27 	other specified and statutorily mandated fees and taxes, the commissioner shall expedite 
117.28 	the processing of an application for a driver's license, driving instruction permit, Minnesota 
117.29 	identification card, or vehicle title transaction.
117.30 	(b) A driver's license agent or deputy registrar may retain $10 of the expedited service 
117.31 	fee for each expedited service request processed by the licensing agent or deputy registrar.
118.1 	(c) When expedited service is requested, materials must be mailed or delivered to the 
118.2 	requester within three days of receipt of the expedited service fee excluding Saturdays, 
118.3 	Sundays, or the holidays listed in section 645.44, subdivision 5. The requester shall comply 
118.4 	with all relevant requirements of the requested document.
118.5 	(d) The commissioner may decline to accept an expedited service request if it is apparent 
118.6 	at the time it is made that the request cannot be granted.
118.7 	(e) The expedited service fees collected under this section for an application for a driver's 
118.8 	license, driving instruction permit, or Minnesota identification card minus any portion 
118.9 	retained by a licensing agent or deputy registrar under paragraph (b) must be paid into the 
118.10 	driver and vehicle services operating account in the special revenue fund specified under 
118.11 	section 299A.705.
118.12 	(f) The expedited service fees collected under this section for a transaction for a vehicle 
118.13 	service minus any portion retained by a licensing agent or deputy registrar under paragraph 
118.14 	(b) must be paid into the vehicle services operating account in the special revenue fund 
118.15 	specified under section 299A.705.

118.16 	Sec. 42. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 169.011, subdivision 27, is amended to read:
118.17 		Subd. 27.Electric-assisted bicycle. "Electric-assisted bicycle" means a bicycle with 
118.18 	two or three wheels that:
118.19 	(1) has a saddle and fully operable pedals for human propulsion;
118.20 	(2) meets the requirements for bicycles under Code of Federal Regulations, title 16, part 
118.21 	1512, or successor requirements;
118.22 	(3) is equipped with an electric motor that has a power output of not more than 750 
118.23 	watts; and
118.24 	(4) meets the requirements of a class 1, class 2, or class 3 electric-assisted bicycle; and
118.25 	(5) has a battery or electric drive system that has been tested to an applicable safety 
118.26 	standard by a third-party testing laboratory.

118.27 	Sec. 43. [169.065] SAFE ROAD ZONES.
118.28 		Subdivision 1.Definition. For purposes of this section, "local request" means a formal 
118.29 	request collectively submitted by the chief law enforcement officer of a political subdivision 
118.30 	serving the proposed safe road zone, the local road authority for the proposed safe road 
119.1 	zone, and the chief executive officer, board, or designee by resolution of the political 
119.2 	subdivision encompassing the proposed safe road zone.
119.3 		Subd. 2.Establishment. (a) The commissioner may designate a safe road zone as 
119.4 	provided in this section.
119.5 	(b) Upon receipt of a local request, the commissioner, in consultation with the 
119.6 	commissioner of public safety, must consider designating a segment of a street or highway 
119.7 	as a safe road zone. In determining the designation of a safe road zone, the commissioner 
119.8 	must evaluate traffic safety concerns for the street or highway, including but not limited to: 
119.9 	excessive speed; crash history; safety of pedestrians, bicyclists, or other vulnerable road 
119.10 	users; intersection risks; and roadway design.
119.11 		Subd. 3.Implementation. The Advisory Council on Traffic Safety under section 4.076 
119.12 	must make recommendations to the commissioners of public safety and transportation on 
119.13 	supporting the local authority with implementation of safety measures for each safe road 
119.14 	zone through education, public awareness, behavior modification, and traffic engineering 
119.15 	efforts. Safety measures for a safe road zone may include:
119.16 	(1) providing safe road zone signs to the local authority for use in the zone;
119.17 	(2) consulting with the local authority on roadway design modifications to improve 
119.18 	safety;
119.19 	(3) performing statewide safe road zone public awareness and educational outreach;
119.20 	(4) providing safe road zone outreach materials to the local authority for distribution to 
119.21 	the general public;
119.22 	(5) working with the local authority to enhance safety conditions in the zone;
119.23 	(6) establishing a speed limit as provided under section 169.14, subdivision 5i, with 
119.24 	supporting speed enforcement and education measures; and
119.25 	(7) evaluating the impacts of safety measures in the zone on: crashes; injuries and 
119.26 	fatalities; property damage; transportation system disruptions; safety for vulnerable roadway 
119.27 	users, including pedestrians and bicyclists; and other measures as identified by the 
119.28 	commissioner.
119.29 		Subd. 4.Traffic enforcement. The commissioner of public safety must coordinate with 
119.30 	local law enforcement agencies to determine implementation of enhanced traffic enforcement 
119.31 	in a safe road zone designated under this section.
120.1 		Subd. 5.Program information. The commissioner of transportation must maintain 
120.2 	information on a website that summarizes safe road zone implementation, including but not 
120.3 	limited to identification of requests for and designations of safe road zones, an overview of 
120.4 	safety measures and traffic enforcement activity, and a review of annual expenditures.

120.5 	Sec. 44. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 169.14, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
120.6 	read:
120.7 		Subd. 5i.Speed limits in safe road zone. (a) Upon request by the local authority, the 
120.8 	commissioner may establish a temporary or permanent speed limit in a safe road zone 
120.9 	designated under section 169.065, other than the limits provided in subdivision 2, based on 
120.10 	an engineering and traffic investigation.
120.11 	(b) The speed limit under this subdivision is effective upon the erection of appropriate 
120.12 	signs designating the speed and indicating the beginning and end of the segment on which 
120.13 	the speed limit is established. Any speed in excess of the posted limit is unlawful.

120.14 	Sec. 45. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 169.18, subdivision 11, is amended to read:
120.15 		Subd. 11.Passing parked authorized vehicle; citation; probable cause. (a) For 
120.16 	purposes of this subdivision, "authorized vehicle" means an authorized emergency vehicle, 
120.17 	as defined under section 169.011, subdivision 3; a tow truck or towing vehicle, as defined 
120.18 	under section 168B.011, subdivision 12a; a freeway service patrol vehicle; a road 
120.19 	maintenance vehicle; a utility company vehicle; a construction vehicle; a postal service 
120.20 	vehicle; a solid waste vehicle; or a recycling vehicle.
120.21 	(b) When approaching and before passing an authorized vehicle with its emergency, 
120.22 	flashing, or warning lights activated that is parked or otherwise stopped on or next to a street 
120.23 	or highway having two lanes in the same direction, the driver of a vehicle shall must safely 
120.24 	move the vehicle to the lane farthest away from the authorized vehicle, if it is possible to 
120.25 	do so.
120.26 	(c) When approaching and before passing an authorized vehicle with its emergency, 
120.27 	flashing, or warning lights activated that is parked or otherwise stopped on or next to a street 
120.28 	or highway having more than two lanes in the same direction, the driver of a vehicle shall
120.29 	must safely move the vehicle so as to leave a full lane vacant between the driver and any 
120.30 	lane in which the authorized vehicle is completely or partially parked or otherwise stopped, 
120.31 	if it is possible to do so.
121.1 	(d) If a lane change under paragraph (b) or (c) is impossible, or when approaching and 
121.2 	before passing an authorized vehicle with its emergency, flashing, or warning lights activated 
121.3 	that is parked or otherwise stopped on or next to a street or highway having only one lane 
121.4 	in the same direction, the driver of a vehicle must reduce the speed of the motor vehicle to 
121.5 	a speed that is reasonable and prudent under the conditions until the motor vehicle has 
121.6 	completely passed the parked or stopped authorized vehicle, if it is possible to do so.
121.7 	(e) A peace officer may issue a citation to the driver of a motor vehicle if the peace 
121.8 	officer has probable cause to believe that the driver has operated the vehicle in violation of 
121.9 	this subdivision within the four-hour period following the termination of the incident or a 
121.10 	receipt of a report under paragraph (f). The citation may be issued even though the violation 
121.11 	was not committed in the presence of the peace officer.
121.12 	(f) Although probable cause may be otherwise satisfied by other evidentiary elements 
121.13 	or factors, probable cause is sufficient for purposes of this subdivision when the person 
121.14 	cited is operating the vehicle described by a member of the crew of an authorized emergency 
121.15 	vehicle or a towing vehicle as defined in section 168B.011, subdivision 12a, responding to 
121.16 	an incident in a timely report of the violation of this subdivision, which includes a description 
121.17 	of the vehicle used to commit the offense and the vehicle's license plate number. For the 
121.18 	purposes of issuance of a citation under paragraph (e), "timely" means that the report must 
121.19 	be made within a four-hour period following the termination of the incident.

121.20 	Sec. 46. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 169.18, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
121.21 	read:
121.22 		Subd. 11a.Passing stalled or disabled vehicle. (a) For purposes of this subdivision, 
121.23 	"stalled vehicle" means any motor vehicle that is disabled, parked, inoperable, or otherwise 
121.24 	stopped on or next to a street or highway.
121.25 	(b) When approaching and before passing a stalled vehicle with either its hazard lights 
121.26 	activated or people visibly present outside the vehicle on or next to a street or highway 
121.27 	having two lanes in the same direction, the driver of a vehicle must, if it is possible to do 
121.28 	so, safely move the vehicle to the lane farthest away from the stalled vehicle.
121.29 	(c) When approaching and before passing a stalled vehicle with either its hazard lights 
121.30 	activated or people visibly present outside the vehicle on or next to a street having two or 
121.31 	more lanes in the same direction, the driver of a vehicle must, if it is possible to do so, safely 
121.32 	move the vehicle so as to leave a full lane vacant between the driver and any lane in which 
121.33 	the stalled vehicle is completely or partially parked or otherwise stopped.
122.1 	(d) If a lane change under paragraph (b) or (c) is impossible when approaching and 
122.2 	before passing a stalled vehicle with either its hazard lights activated or people visibly 
122.3 	present outside the vehicle on or next to a street or highway having only one lane in the 
122.4 	same direction, the driver of a vehicle must reduce the speed of the motor vehicle to a speed 
122.5 	that is reasonable and prudent under the conditions until the motor vehicle has completely 
122.6 	passed the stalled vehicle, if it is possible to do so.

122.7 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2023, and applies to violations 
122.8 	committed on or after that date.

122.9 	Sec. 47. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 169.222, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
122.10 		Subd. 4.Riding rules. (a) Every person operating a bicycle upon a roadway shall on a 
122.11 	road must ride as close as practicable to the right-hand curb or edge of the roadway except 
122.12 	under any of the following situations road as the bicycle operator determines is safe. A 
122.13 	person operating a bicycle is not required to ride as close to the right-hand curb or edge 
122.14 	when:
122.15 	(1) when overtaking and passing another vehicle proceeding in the same direction;
122.16 	(2) when preparing for a left turn at an intersection or into a private road or driveway;
122.17 	(3) when reasonably necessary to avoid conditions that make it unsafe to continue along 
122.18 	the right-hand curb or edge, including fixed or moving objects, vehicles, pedestrians, animals, 
122.19 	surface hazards, or narrow widthnarrow-width lanes, that make it unsafe to continue along 
122.20 	the right-hand curb or edge; or;
122.21 	(4) when operating on the shoulder of a roadway or in a bicycle lane.; or
122.22 	(5) operating in a right-hand turn lane before entering an intersection.
122.23 	(b) If a bicycle is traveling on a shoulder of a roadway, the bicycle shall operator must
122.24 	travel in the same direction as adjacent vehicular traffic.
122.25 	(c) Persons riding bicycles upon a roadway or shoulder shall must not ride more than 
122.26 	two abreast and shall not impede the normal and reasonable movement of traffic and, on a 
122.27 	laned roadway, shall ride within a single lane.
122.28 	(d) A person operating a bicycle upon a sidewalk, or across a roadway or shoulder on a 
122.29 	crosswalk, shall must yield the right-of-way to any pedestrian and shall give an audible 
122.30 	signal when necessary before overtaking and passing any pedestrian. No A person shall
122.31 	must not ride a bicycle upon a sidewalk within a business district unless permitted by local 
123.1 	authorities. Local authorities may prohibit the operation of bicycles on any sidewalk or 
123.2 	crosswalk under their jurisdiction.
123.3 	(e) An individual operating a bicycle or other vehicle on a bikeway shall must (1) give 
123.4 	an audible signal a safe distance prior to overtaking a bicycle or individual, (2) leave a safe 
123.5 	clearance distance when overtaking a bicycle or individual proceeding in the same direction 
123.6 	on the bikeway, and shall (3) maintain clearance until safely past the overtaken bicycle or 
123.7 	individual.
123.8 	(f) Notwithstanding section 169.06, subdivision 4, a bicycle operator may cross an 
123.9 	intersection proceeding from the leftmost one-third of a dedicated right-hand turn lane 
123.10 	without turning right.

123.11 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2023.

123.12 	Sec. 48. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 169.222, is amended by adding a subdivision 
123.13 	to read:
123.14 		Subd. 4a.Stopping requirements. (a) For purposes of this subdivision, "in the vicinity" 
123.15 	means located in an intersection or approaching an intersection in a manner that constitutes 
123.16 	a hazard of collision during the time that a bicycle operator would occupy the intersection.
123.17 	(b) A bicycle operator who approaches a stop sign must slow to a speed that allows for 
123.18 	stopping before entering the intersection or the nearest crosswalk. Notwithstanding 
123.19 	subdivision 1 and section 169.06, subdivision 4, if there is not a vehicle in the vicinity, the 
123.20 	operator may make a turn or proceed through the intersection without stopping.
123.21 	(c) Nothing in this subdivision alters the right-of-way requirements under section 169.20. 
123.22 	The provisions under this subdivision do not apply when traffic is controlled by a peace 
123.23 	officer or a person authorized to control traffic under section 169.06.

123.24 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2023.

123.25 	Sec. 49. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 169.345, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
123.26 		Subd. 2.Definitions. (a) For the purpose of section 168.021 and this section, the following 
123.27 	terms have the meanings given them in this subdivision.
123.28 	(b) "Health professional" means a licensed physician, licensed physician assistant, 
123.29 	advanced practice registered nurse, licensed physical therapist, or licensed chiropractor.
123.30 	(c) "Long-term certificate" means a certificate issued for a period greater than 12 months 
123.31 	but not greater than 71 months.
124.1 	(d) "Organization certificate" means a certificate issued to an entity other than a natural 
124.2 	person for a period of three years.
124.3 	(e) "Permit" refers to a permit that is issued for a period of 30 days, in lieu of the 
124.4 	certificate referred to in subdivision 3, while the application is being processed.
124.5 	(f) "Physically disabled person" means a person who:
124.6 	(1) because of disability cannot walk without significant risk of falling;
124.7 	(2) because of disability cannot walk 200 feet without stopping to rest;
124.8 	(3) because of disability cannot walk without the aid of another person, a walker, a cane, 
124.9 	crutches, braces, a prosthetic device, or a wheelchair;
124.10 	(4) is restricted by a respiratory disease to such an extent that the person's forced 
124.11 	(respiratory) expiratory volume for one second, when measured by spirometry, is less than 
124.12 	one liter;
124.13 	(5) has an arterial oxygen tension (PaO2) of less than 60 mm/Hg on room air at rest;
124.14 	(6) uses portable oxygen;
124.15 	(7) has a cardiac condition to the extent that the person's functional limitations are 
124.16 	classified in severity as class III or class IV according to standards set by the American 
124.17 	Heart Association;
124.18 	(8) has lost an arm or a leg and does not have or cannot use an artificial limb; or
124.19 	(9) has a disability that would be aggravated by walking 200 feet under normal 
124.20 	environmental conditions to an extent that would be life threatening.; or
124.21 	(10) is legally blind.
124.22 	(g) A pregnant person experiencing any of the conditions described in paragraph (f) is 
124.23 	eligible for parking privileges pursuant to this section.
124.24 	(g) (h) "Short-term certificate" means a certificate issued for a period greater than six 
124.25 	months but not greater than 12 months.
124.26 	(h) (i) "Six-year certificate" means a certificate issued for a period of six years.
124.27 	(i) (j) "Temporary certificate" means a certificate issued for a period not greater than 
124.28 	six months.

125.1 	Sec. 50. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 169.475, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
125.2 		Subd. 2.Prohibition on use; penalty. (a) Except as provided in subdivision 3, when a 
125.3 	motor vehicle is in motion or a part of traffic, the person operating the vehicle upon a street 
125.4 	or highway is prohibited from:
125.5 	(1) holding a wireless communications device with one or both hands; or
125.6 	(2) using a wireless communications device to:
125.7 	(1) (i) initiate, compose, send, retrieve, or read an electronic message;
125.8 	(2) (ii) engage in a cellular phone call, including initiating a call, talking or listening, 
125.9 	and participating in video calling; and
125.10 	(3) (iii) access the following types of content stored on the device: video content, audio 
125.11 	content, images, games, or software applications.
125.12 	(b) A person who violates paragraph (a) a second or subsequent time must pay a fine of 
125.13 	$275.

125.14 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2023, and applies to violations 
125.15 	committed on or after that date.

125.16 	Sec. 51. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 169.475, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
125.17 		Subd. 3.Exceptions. (a) The prohibitions in subdivision 2 do not apply if a person uses 
125.18 	a wireless communications device:
125.19 	(1) solely in a voice-activated or hands-free mode to (i) initiate or participate in a cellular 
125.20 	phone call, provided that the person does not hold the device with one or both hands; or to
125.21 	(ii) initiate, compose, send, or listen to an electronic message;
125.22 	(2) to view or operate a global positioning system or navigation system in a manner that 
125.23 	does not require the driver to type while the vehicle is in motion or a part of traffic, provided 
125.24 	that the person does not hold the device with one or both hands;
125.25 	(3) to listen to audio-based content in a manner that does not require the driver to scroll 
125.26 	or type while the vehicle is in motion or a part of traffic, provided that the person does not 
125.27 	hold the device with one or both hands;
125.28 	(4) to obtain emergency assistance to (i) report a traffic accident, medical emergency, 
125.29 	or serious traffic hazard, or (ii) prevent a crime about to be committed;
125.30 	(5) in the reasonable belief that a person's life or safety is in immediate danger; or
126.1 	(6) in an authorized emergency vehicle while in the performance of official duties.
126.2 	(b) The exception in paragraph (a), clause (1), does not apply to accessing nonnavigation 
126.3 	video content, engaging in video calling, engaging in live-streaming, accessing gaming 
126.4 	data, or reading electronic messages.

126.5 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2023, and applies to violations 
126.6 	committed on or after that date.

126.7 	Sec. 52. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 169.8261, is amended to read:
126.8 	169.8261 GROSS WEIGHT LIMITATIONS; FOREST PRODUCTS SPECIAL 
126.9 	PERMIT.
126.10 		Subdivision 1.Exemption Definition. (a) For purposes of this section, "raw or unfinished 
126.11 	forest products" include wood chips, paper, pulp, oriented strand board, laminated strand 
126.12 	lumber, hardboard, treated lumber, untreated lumber, or barrel staves.
126.13 	(b) In compliance with this section, a person may operate a vehicle or combination of 
126.14 	vehicles to haul raw or unfinished forest products by the most direct route to the nearest 
126.15 	paved highway on any highway with gross weights permitted under sections 169.823 to 
126.16 	169.829.
126.17 		Subd. 1a.Six-axle and over-width vehicle permit. (a) A road authority may issue an 
126.18 	annual permit authorizing a vehicle or combination of vehicles with a total of six or more 
126.19 	axles to haul raw or unfinished forest products by the most direct route to the nearest paved 
126.20 	highway on any highway with gross weights permitted under sections 169.823 to 169.829
126.21 	and be operated with:
126.22 	(1) a gross vehicle weight of up to:
126.23 	(i) 90,000 pounds; and
126.24 	(ii) 99,000 pounds during the period set by the commissioner under section 169.826, 
126.25 	subdivision 1; and
126.26 	(2) a total outside width of the vehicle or the load that does not exceed 114 inches.
126.27 	(b) In addition to the conditions in subdivision 2, a vehicle or combination of vehicles 
126.28 	that is operated with a permit under this subdivision and transporting a load that exceeds 
126.29 	108 inches must:
126.30 	(1) display red or orange flags, 18 inches square, as markers at the front and rear and on 
126.31 	both sides of the load; and
127.1 	(2) not be operated on any road in a metropolitan county, as defined in section 473.121, 
127.2 	subdivision 4.
127.3 	(c) A vehicle or combination of vehicles with a permit under this subdivision may only 
127.4 	be operated on an interstate highway:
127.5 	(1) as provided under United States Code, title 23, section 127(q), for operation on the 
127.6 	specified segment of marked Interstate Highway 35; or
127.7 	(2) if the gross vehicle weight does not exceed 80,000 pounds.
127.8 		Subd. 2.Conditions. (a) A vehicle or combination of vehicles described in subdivision 
127.9 	1 operated under this section must:
127.10 	(1) comply with seasonal load restrictions in effect between the dates set by the 
127.11 	commissioner under section 169.87, subdivision 2;
127.12 	(2) comply with bridge load limits posted under section 169.84;
127.13 	(3) be equipped and operated with six or more axles and brakes on all wheels;
127.14 	(4) not exceed 90,000 pounds gross vehicle weight, or 99,000 pounds gross vehicle 
127.15 	weight during the time when seasonal increases are authorized under section 169.826;
127.16 	(5) not be operated on interstate highways;
127.17 	(6) obtain an annual permit from the commissioner of transportation;
127.18 	(4) be operated under a permit issued by each road authority having jurisdiction over a 
127.19 	road on which the vehicle is operated, if required by the road authority;
127.20 	(7) (5) obey all road and bridge postings, including those pertaining to lane or roadway 
127.21 	width; and
127.22 	(8) (6) not exceed 20,000 pounds gross weight on any single axle.
127.23 	(b) A vehicle operated under this section may exceed the legal axle weight limits listed 
127.24 	in section 169.824 by not more than 12.5 percent; except that, the weight limits may be 
127.25 	exceeded by not more than 23.75 percent during the time when seasonal increases are 
127.26 	authorized under section 169.826, subdivision 1.
127.27 	(c) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), clause (5), a vehicle or combination of vehicles 
127.28 	hauling raw or unfinished forest products may operate on the segment of marked Interstate 
127.29 	Highway 35 provided under United States Code, title 23, section 127(q)(2)(D).
128.1 		Subd. 3.Expiration date. Upon request of the permit applicant, the expiration date for 
128.2 	a permit issued under this section must be the same as the expiration date of the permitted 
128.3 	vehicle's registration.

128.4 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2023.

128.5 	Sec. 53. [169.8296] WEIGHT LIMITS; TOWING AND RECOVERY VEHICLE.
128.6 		Subdivision 1.Annual permit. The commissioner may issue permits to an applicant 
128.7 	who pays a single $300 annual fee to cover all tow trucks and towing vehicles owned by 
128.8 	the applicant and who meets any other conditions prescribed by the commissioner. The 
128.9 	proceeds of this fee must be deposited in the trunk highway fund. The permit authorizes 
128.10 	the tow truck or towing vehicle, when towing a disabled or damaged vehicle to a place of 
128.11 	repair or safekeeping, to exceed the length and weight limitations of this chapter.
128.12 		Subd. 2.Applicability with urgent movement. Sections 169.823 to 169.828 do not 
128.13 	apply to a tow truck or towing vehicle when towing a disabled or damaged vehicle and the 
128.14 	movement is urgent and for the purpose of removing the disabled vehicle from the roadway 
128.15 	to a place of repair or safekeeping. A permit is not required for a vehicle operating under 
128.16 	this subdivision.
128.17 		Subd. 3.Seasonal load restrictions; exemption. (a) For purposes of this subdivision, 
128.18 	"recovery vehicle" means a vehicle equipped with a boom that is used to move or recover 
128.19 	an inoperable vehicle.
128.20 	(b) The seasonal load restrictions under section 169.87, subdivisions 1 and 2, do not 
128.21 	apply to a tow truck, towing vehicle, or a recovery vehicle that does not exceed a weight 
128.22 	of 20,000 pounds per single axle and is being operated for the purpose of towing or 
128.23 	recovering another vehicle that:
128.24 	(1) is involved in a vehicle crash or is inoperable and is located within a public road 
128.25 	right-of-way; or
128.26 	(2) has entered a public body of water adjacent to the roadway.

128.27 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2023.

128.28 	Sec. 54. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 169.865, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:
128.29 		Subd. 1a.Definition. For purposes of this section, "qualifying agricultural products" 
128.30 	means:
129.1 	(1) agricultural crops, including but not limited to corn, soybeans, oats, grain, and 
129.2 	by-products of agricultural crops;
129.3 	(2) livestock, including but not limited to cattle, hogs, and poultry;
129.4 	(3) food crops, including but not limited to sugar beets, potatoes, carrots, and onions;
129.5 	(4) fluid milk;
129.6 	(5) seed and material used for or in livestock and poultry feed; and
129.7 	(6) livestock manure.; and
129.8 	(7) raw or processed grass seed.

129.9 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

129.10 	Sec. 55. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 171.042, is amended to read:
129.11 	171.042 DRIVER'S LICENSE FOR MEDICAL REASON.
129.12 	(a) For purposes of this section, "relative" means the applicant's grandparent, parent, 
129.13 	sibling, or legal guardian, including adoptive, half, step, and in-law relationships.
129.14 	(b) Notwithstanding any provisions of section 171.04, relating to the age of an applicant, 
129.15 	the commissioner may issue a driver's license to a person who has attained the age of 15 
129.16 	years but is under the age of 16 years, who, except for age, is qualified to hold a driver's 
129.17 	license and who needs to operate a motor vehicle because of:
129.18 	(1) personal or family medical reasons;
129.19 	(2) medical reasons of a relative; or
129.20 	(3) a disabled relative who has a disability that makes it difficult to drive or who does 
129.21 	not have a driver's license due to a disability.
129.22 	(c) The applicant is not required to comply with the six-month instruction permit 
129.23 	possession provisions of sections 171.04, subdivision 1, clause (2), and 171.05, subdivision 
129.24 	2a, or with the 12-month provisional license possession provision of section 171.04, 
129.25 	subdivision 1, clause (1), item (i).
129.26 	(d) Applicants shall must apply to the commissioner for the license on forms prescribed 
129.27 	by the commissioner. The application shall must be accompanied by written verified 
129.28 	statements by from the applicant's parent or guardian and by relative or a doctor setting 
129.29 	forth the necessity reason the applicant is qualified for the license. The commissioner in 
130.1 	issuing such license may impose such conditions and limitations as in the commissioner's 
130.2 	judgment are necessary to the interests of the public safety and welfare.

130.3 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2023, and applies to applications 
130.4 	submitted on or after that date.

130.5 	Sec. 56. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 171.05, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
130.6 		Subd. 2.Person less than 18 years of age. (a) The department may issue an instruction 
130.7 	permit to an applicant who is 15, 16, or 17 years of age and who:
130.8 	(1) has completed a course of driver education in another state, has a previously issued 
130.9 	valid license from another state, or:
130.10 	(i) is enrolled in either: behind-the-wheel training in a driver education program; and
130.11 	(ii) has completed:
130.12 	(i) a public, private, or commercial (A) the classroom phase of instruction in a driver 
130.13 	education program that is approved by the commissioner of public safety and that includes 
130.14 	classroom and behind-the-wheel training; or
130.15 	(B) 15 hours of classroom instruction in a driver education program that presents 
130.16 	classroom and behind-the-wheel instruction concurrently;
130.17 	(ii) an approved behind-the-wheel driver education program (C) home-classroom driver 
130.18 	training, when the student is receiving full-time instruction in a home school within the 
130.19 	meaning of sections 120A.22 and 120A.24, the student is working toward a homeschool
130.20 	home school diploma, the student is taking home-classroom driver training with classroom
130.21 	materials are approved by the commissioner of public safety, and the student's parent has 
130.22 	certified the student's homeschool home school and home-classroom driver training status 
130.23 	on the form approved by the commissioner;
130.24 	(D) a teleconference driver education program authorized by section 171.395; or
130.25 	(E) an online driver education program authorized by section 171.396;
130.26 	(2) has completed the classroom phase of instruction in the driver education program 
130.27 	or has completed 15 hours of classroom instruction in a program that presents classroom 
130.28 	and behind-the-wheel instruction concurrently;
130.29 	(3) (2) has passed a test of the applicant's eyesight;
130.30 	(4) (3) has passed a department-administered test of the applicant's knowledge of traffic 
130.31 	laws;
131.1 	(5) (4) has completed the required application, which must be approved by (i) either 
131.2 	parent when both reside in the same household as the minor applicant or, if otherwise, then 
131.3 	(ii) the parent or spouse of the parent having custody or, in the event there is no court order 
131.4 	for custody, then (iii) the parent or spouse of the parent with whom the minor is living or, 
131.5 	if items (i) to (iii) do not apply, then (iv) the guardian having custody of the minor, (v) the 
131.6 	foster parent or the director of the transitional living program in which the child resides or, 
131.7 	in the event a person under the age of 18 has no living father, mother, or guardian, or is 
131.8 	married or otherwise legally emancipated, then (vi) the applicant's adult spouse, adult close 
131.9 	family member, or adult employer; provided, that the approval required by this clause 
131.10 	contains a verification of the age of the applicant and the identity of the parent, guardian, 
131.11 	adult spouse, adult close family member, or adult employer; and
131.12 	(6) (5) has paid all fees required in section 171.06, subdivision 2.
131.13 	(b) In addition, the applicant may submit a certification stating that a primary driving 
131.14 	supervisor has completed the supplemental parental curriculum under section 171.0701, 
131.15 	subdivision 1a, for the purposes of provisional license requirements under section 171.055, 
131.16 	subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clause (6). The certification must be completed by a driver 
131.17 	education instructor, as defined under section 171.0701, subdivision 1a.
131.18 	(c) For the purposes of determining compliance with the certification of paragraph (a), 
131.19 	clause (1), item (ii), subitem (C), the commissioner may request verification of a student's 
131.20 	homeschool home school status from the superintendent of the school district in which the 
131.21 	student resides and the superintendent shall provide that verification.
131.22 	(d) A driver education program under this subdivision includes a public, private, or 
131.23 	commercial program and must be approved by the commissioner.
131.24 	(d) (e) The instruction permit is valid for two years from the date of application and may 
131.25 	be renewed upon payment of a fee equal to the fee for issuance of an instruction permit 
131.26 	under section 171.06, subdivision 2.

131.27 	Sec. 57. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 171.06, subdivision 3, as amended by Laws 
131.28 	2023, chapter 13, article 1, section 3, and Laws 2023, chapter 34, article 1, section 2, is 
131.29 	amended to read:
131.30 		Subd. 3.Contents of application; other information. (a) An application must:
131.31 	(1) state the full name, date of birth, sex, and either (i) the residence address of the 
131.32 	applicant, or (ii) designated address under section 5B.05;
132.1 	(2) as may be required by the commissioner, contain a description of the applicant and 
132.2 	any other facts pertaining to the applicant, the applicant's driving privileges, and the 
132.3 	applicant's ability to operate a motor vehicle with safety;
132.4 	(3) state:
132.5 	(i) the applicant's Social Security number; or
132.6 	(ii) if the applicant does not have a Social Security number and is applying for a 
132.7 	Minnesota identification card, instruction permit, or class D provisional or driver's license, 
132.8 	that the applicant elects not to specify a Social Security number;
132.9 	(4) contain a notification to the applicant of the availability of a living will/health care 
132.10 	directive designation on the license under section 171.07, subdivision 7;
132.11 	(5) include a method for the applicant to:
132.12 	(i) request a veteran designation on the license under section 171.07, subdivision 15, 
132.13 	and the driving record under section 171.12, subdivision 5a;
132.14 	(ii) indicate a desire to make an anatomical gift under subdivision 3b, paragraph (e);
132.15 	(iii) as applicable, designate document retention as provided under section 171.12, 
132.16 	subdivision 3c; and
132.17 	(iv) indicate emergency contacts as provided under section 171.12, subdivision 5b.; and
132.18 	(v) indicate the applicant's race and ethnicity; and
132.19 	(6) meet the requirements under section 201.161, subdivision 3.
132.20 	(b) Applications must be accompanied by satisfactory evidence demonstrating:
132.21 	(1) identity, date of birth, and any legal name change if applicable; and
132.22 	(2) for driver's licenses and Minnesota identification cards that meet all requirements of 
132.23 	the REAL ID Act:
132.24 	(i) principal residence address in Minnesota, including application for a change of address, 
132.25 	unless the applicant provides a designated address under section 5B.05;
132.26 	(ii) Social Security number, or related documentation as applicable; and
132.27 	(iii) lawful status, as defined in Code of Federal Regulations, title 6, section 37.3.
132.28 	(c) An application for an enhanced driver's license or enhanced identification card must 
132.29 	be accompanied by:
133.1 	(1) satisfactory evidence demonstrating the applicant's full legal name and United States 
133.2 	citizenship; and
133.3 	(2) a photographic identity document.
133.4 	(d) A valid Department of Corrections or Federal Bureau of Prisons identification card 
133.5 	containing the applicant's full name, date of birth, and photograph issued to the applicant 
133.6 	is an acceptable form of proof of identity in an application for an identification card, 
133.7 	instruction permit, or driver's license as a secondary document for purposes of Minnesota 
133.8 	Rules, part 7410.0400, and successor rules.
133.9 	(e) An application form must not provide for identification of (1) the accompanying 
133.10 	documents used by an applicant to demonstrate identity, or (2) except as provided in 
133.11 	paragraphs (b) and (c), the applicant's citizenship, immigration status, or lawful presence 
133.12 	in the United States. The commissioner and a driver's license agent must not inquire about 
133.13 	an applicant's citizenship, immigration status, or lawful presence in the United States, except 
133.14 	as provided in paragraphs (b) and (c).

133.15 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective January 1, 2024, for driver's license and 
133.16 	identification card applications submitted on or after that date.

133.17 	Sec. 58. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 171.06, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
133.18 		Subd. 7.Remote application. (a) The commissioner must establish a process for an 
133.19 	eligible individual to apply remotely for a driver's license or Minnesota identification card, 
133.20 	whether through a website or other means, or a combination, as provided in this subdivision.
133.21 	(b) The commissioner may issue or reinstate an expired driver's license or Minnesota 
133.22 	identification card and may renew a driver's license or Minnesota identification card for an 
133.23 	eligible individual who does not apply in-person if:
133.24 	(1) the applicant submits documentation to demonstrate eligibility, as prescribed by the 
133.25 	commissioner;
133.26 	(2) there is not a material change to the applicant's name, date of birth, signature, and 
133.27 	driver's license or identification number since the most recent driver's license or Minnesota 
133.28 	identification card issuance;
133.29 	(3) the application is not for a different type or class of driver's license or Minnesota 
133.30 	identification card, as identified in sections 171.019, subdivision 2, and 171.02, subdivision 
133.31 	2;
133.32 	(4) one of the following requirements is met:
134.1 	(i) the commissioner has a previous photograph of the applicant on file that was taken 
134.2 	within the last five years or in conjunction with the most recent issuance; or
134.3 	(ii) for a noncompliant license or identification card, the applicant submits a photograph 
134.4 	that meets the requirements of sections 171.07 and 171.071, Minnesota Rules, part 
134.5 	7410.1810, subpart 1, and any other technical requirements established by the commissioner, 
134.6 	which may include but are not limited to background color, lighting and visibility standards, 
134.7 	and electronic file size;
134.8 	(5) for a driver's license, the commissioner has a record that the applicant has undergone 
134.9 	an examination of the applicant's eyesight within the last two years, or the applicant submits 
134.10 	a vision examination certificate that:
134.11 	(i) has been completed within the last two years;
134.12 	(ii) is signed by a licensed physician or an optometrist, including one who holds a similar 
134.13 	license in a jurisdiction outside the United States; and
134.14 	(iii) is in a form as prescribed by the commissioner;
134.15 	(6) for an expired driver's license or Minnesota identification card:
134.16 	(i) expiration was within the past five years;
134.17 	(ii) expiration was due to driver's license or identification card issuance by another 
134.18 	jurisdiction; and
134.19 	(iii) the application includes surrender or invalidation of a valid driver's license or 
134.20 	identification card issued by another jurisdiction; and
134.21 	(7) the most recent issuance, reinstatement, or renewal was not performed under this 
134.22 	subdivision.
134.23 	(c) A person who applies for a driver's license or Minnesota identification card under 
134.24 	this subdivision is not required to:
134.25 	(1) take a knowledge examination;
134.26 	(2) take a road examination to demonstrate ability to exercise ordinary and reasonable 
134.27 	control in the operation of a motor vehicle; and
134.28 	(3) appear in-person for an updated photograph upon return to Minnesota or release 
134.29 	from incarceration, as appropriate.
134.30 	(d) For purposes of this subdivision, "eligible individual" means:
135.1 	(1) a person serving outside Minnesota in active military service, as defined in section 
135.2 	190.05, subdivision 5, in any branch or unit of the armed forces of the United States;
135.3 	(2) a person serving outside Minnesota as a volunteer in the Peace Corps;
135.4 	(3) a person who is an employee of a federal department or agency who is assigned to 
135.5 	foreign service outside of the United States; or
135.6 	(4) a person residing outside of Minnesota because the person is a spouse, domestic 
135.7 	partner, or dependent under age 26 of a person in clause (1), (2), or (3).; or
135.8 	(5) a person who applies for renewal and is serving a sentence of longer than six months 
135.9 	in a Minnesota jail or correctional facility that has no existing agreement on renewals with 
135.10 	the commissioner.

135.11 	Sec. 59. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 171.07, subdivision 15, is amended to read:
135.12 		Subd. 15.Veteran designation. (a) At the request of an eligible applicant and on payment 
135.13 	of the required fee, the department shall issue, renew, or reissue to the applicant a driver's 
135.14 	license or Minnesota identification card bearing a graphic or written designation of:
135.15 	(1) Veteran; or
135.16 	(2) Veteran 100% T&P.
135.17 	(b) At the time of the initial application for the designation provided under this 
135.18 	subdivision, the applicant must:
135.19 	(1) be one of the following:
135.20 	(i) a veteran, as defined in section 197.447; or
135.21 	(ii) a retired member of the National Guard or a reserve component of the United States 
135.22 	armed forces;
135.23 	(2) have provide a certified copy of the veteran's applicant's discharge papers that confirms 
135.24 	an honorable or general discharge under honorable conditions status, or a military retiree 
135.25 	identification card, veteran identification card, or veteran health identification card; and
135.26 	(3) if the applicant is seeking the disability designation under paragraph (a), clause (2), 
135.27 	provide satisfactory evidence of a 100 percent total and permanent service-connected 
135.28 	disability as determined by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs.
135.29 	(c) The commissioner of public safety is required to issue drivers' licenses and Minnesota 
135.30 	identification cards with the veteran designation only after entering a new contract or in 
136.1 	coordination with producing a new card design with modifications made as required by 
136.2 	law.

136.3 	EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION. This section is effective August 1, 2023, and 
136.4 	applies to applications submitted on or after that date.

136.5 	Sec. 60. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 171.26, is amended to read:
136.6 	171.26 MONEY CREDITED TO FUNDS.
136.7 		Subdivision 1.Driver and vehicle services operating account. Unless otherwise 
136.8 	specified, all money received under this chapter must be paid into the state treasury and 
136.9 	credited to deposited in the driver and vehicle services operating account in the special 
136.10 	revenue fund specified under sections section299A.705, except as provided in subdivision 
136.11 	2 of that section; 171.06, subdivision 2a; 171.07, subdivision 11, paragraph (g); 171.20, 
136.12 	subdivision 4, paragraph (d); and 171.29, subdivision 2, paragraph (b).

136.13 	Sec. 61. [171.301] REINTEGRATION LICENSE.
136.14 		Subdivision 1.Conditions of issuance. (a) The commissioner may issue a reintegration 
136.15 	driver's license to any person:
136.16 	(1) who is 18 years of age or older;
136.17 	(2) who has been released from a period of at least 180 consecutive days of confinement 
136.18 	or incarceration in:
136.19 	(i) an adult correctional facility under the control of the commissioner of corrections or 
136.20 	licensed by the commissioner of corrections under section 241.021;
136.21 	(ii) a federal correctional facility for adults; or
136.22 	(iii) an adult correctional facility operated under the control or supervision of any other 
136.23 	state; and
136.24 	(3) whose license has been suspended or revoked under the circumstances listed in 
136.25 	section 171.30, subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clauses (1) to (4), for a violation that occurred 
136.26 	before the individual was incarcerated for the period described in clause (2).
136.27 	(b) If the person's driver's license or permit to drive has been revoked under section 
136.28 	169.792 or 169.797, the commissioner may only issue a reintegration driver's license to the 
136.29 	person after the person has presented an insurance identification card, policy, or written 
136.30 	statement indicating that the driver or owner has insurance coverage satisfactory to the 
136.31 	commissioner.
137.1 	(c) If the person's driver's license or permit to drive has been suspended under section 
137.2 	171.186, the commissioner may only issue a reintegration driver's license to the person after 
137.3 	the commissioner receives notice of a court order provided pursuant to section 518A.65, 
137.4 	paragraph (e), showing that the person's driver's license or operating privileges should no 
137.5 	longer be suspended.
137.6 	(d) If the person's driver's license has been revoked under section 171.17, subdivision 
137.7 	1, paragraph (a), clause (1), the commissioner may only issue a reintegration driver's license 
137.8 	to the person after the person has completed the applicable revocation period.
137.9 	(e) The commissioner must not issue a reintegration driver's license:
137.10 	(1) to any person described in section 171.04, subdivision 1, clause (7), (8), (10), or 
137.11 	(11);
137.12 	(2) to any person described in section 169A.55, subdivision 5;
137.13 	(3) if the person has committed a violation after the person was released from custody 
137.14 	that results in the suspension, revocation, or cancellation of a driver's license, including 
137.15 	suspension for nonpayment of child support or maintenance payments as described in section 
137.16 	171.186, subdivision 1; or
137.17 	(4) if the issuance would conflict with the requirements of the nonresident violator 
137.18 	compact.
137.19 	(f) The commissioner must not issue a class A, class B, or class C reintegration driver's 
137.20 	license.
137.21 		Subd. 2.Application. (a) Application for a reintegration driver's license must be made 
137.22 	in the form and manner approved by the commissioner.
137.23 	(b) A person seeking a reintegration driver's license who was released from confinement 
137.24 	or incarceration on or after April 1, 2024, must apply for the license within one year of 
137.25 	release. A person seeking a reintegration driver's license who was released from confinement 
137.26 	or incarceration before April 1, 2024, must apply for the license by April 1, 2025.
137.27 		Subd. 3.Fees prohibited. (a) For a reintegration driver's license under this section:
137.28 	(1) the commissioner must not impose:
137.29 	(i) a fee, surcharge, or filing fee under section 171.06, subdivision 2; or
137.30 	(ii) an endorsement fee under section 171.06, subdivision 2a; and
138.1 	(2) a driver's license agent must not impose a filing fee under section 171.061, subdivision 
138.2 	4.
138.3 	(b) Issuance of a reintegration driver's license does not forgive or otherwise discharge 
138.4 	any unpaid fees or fines.
138.5 		Subd. 4.Cancellation of license. (a) The commissioner must cancel the reintegration 
138.6 	driver's license of any person who commits a violation that would result in the suspension, 
138.7 	revocation, or cancellation of a driver's license, including suspension for nonpayment of 
138.8 	child support or maintenance payments as described in section 171.186, subdivision 1. The 
138.9 	commissioner must not cancel a reintegration driver's license for payment of a fine or 
138.10 	resolution of a criminal charge if the underlying incident occurred before the reintegration 
138.11 	driver's license was issued, unless the conviction would have made the person ineligible to 
138.12 	receive a reintegration driver' s license. Except as described in paragraph (b), a person whose 
138.13 	reintegration driver's license is canceled under this subdivision may not be issued another 
138.14 	reintegration driver's license and may not operate a motor vehicle for the remainder of the 
138.15 	period of suspension or revocation or 30 days, whichever is longer.
138.16 	(b) A person whose reintegration driver's license is canceled under paragraph (a) may 
138.17 	apply for a new reintegration driver's license if the person is incarcerated or confined for a 
138.18 	period of at least 180 consecutive days after the cancellation and the person meets the 
138.19 	conditions described in subdivision 1.
138.20 	(c) Nothing in this section prohibits cancellation and reinstatement of a reintegration 
138.21 	driver's license for any other reason described in section 171.14 provided any factor making 
138.22 	the person not eligible for a driver's license under section 171.04 occurred or became known 
138.23 	to the commissioner after issuance of the reintegration driver's license.
138.24 		Subd. 5.Expiration. A reintegration driver's license expires 15 months from the date 
138.25 	of issuance of the license. A reintegration driver's license may not be renewed.
138.26 		Subd. 6.Issuance of regular driver's license. (a) Notwithstanding any statute or rule 
138.27 	to the contrary, the commissioner must issue a REAL ID-compliant or noncompliant license 
138.28 	to a person who possesses a reintegration driver's license if:
138.29 	(1) the person has possessed the reintegration driver's license for at least one full year;
138.30 	(2) the reintegration driver's license has not been canceled under subdivision 4 and has 
138.31 	not expired under subdivision 5;
139.1 	(3) the person meets the application requirements under section 171.06, including payment 
139.2 	of the applicable fees, surcharge, and filing fee under sections 171.06, subdivisions 2 and 
139.3 	2a, and 171.061, subdivision 4; and
139.4 	(4) issuance of the license does not conflict with the requirements of the nonresident 
139.5 	violator compact.
139.6 	(b) The commissioner must forgive any outstanding balance due on a fee or surcharge 
139.7 	under section 171.29, subdivision 2, for a person who is eligible and applies for a license 
139.8 	under paragraph (a).

139.9 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective April 1, 2024.

139.10 	Sec. 62. [171.395] TELECONFERENCE DRIVER EDUCATION PROGRAM.
139.11 		Subdivision 1.Authorization. A licensed driver education program that provides both 
139.12 	classroom and behind-the-wheel instruction may offer teleconference driver education as 
139.13 	provided in this section. For purposes of this section, the driver education program must 
139.14 	offer both classroom and behind-the-wheel instruction. If a program partners or contracts 
139.15 	with a second program to provide any portion of classroom or behind-the-wheel instruction, 
139.16 	the first program is not eligible to offer teleconference driver education instruction.
139.17 		Subd. 2.Curriculum and instruction requirements. (a) A teleconference driver 
139.18 	education program must:
139.19 	(1) meet the requirements as provided in section 171.0701, subdivision 1, and Minnesota 
139.20 	Rules, chapter 7411, or successor rules;
139.21 	(2) use teleconferencing, or another similar method, that provides live synchronous 
139.22 	distance learning and ensures that student questions and comments can be addressed in real 
139.23 	time;
139.24 	(3) link all locations together with picture and sound;
139.25 	(4) use classroom instruction curriculum identical to the curriculum used by the driver 
139.26 	education program in an in-person setting;
139.27 	(5) offer teleconference instruction to any student enrolled in the approved driver 
139.28 	education program; and
139.29 	(6) provide teleconference interactive supplemental parent curriculum consistent with 
139.30 	section 171.0701, subdivision 1a.
140.1 	(b) A student may receive teleconference instruction only if the driver education instructor 
140.2 	verifies the student can interact with the instructor in real time with picture and sound.

140.3 	Sec. 63. [171.396] ONLINE DRIVER EDUCATION PROGRAM.
140.4 	(a) A licensed driver education program may offer online driver education as provided 
140.5 	in this section. The online driver education program must satisfy the requirements for 
140.6 	classroom driver education as provided in section 171.0701, subdivision 1, and Minnesota 
140.7 	Rules, chapter 7411. In addition, an online driver education program must:
140.8 	(1) include a means for the student to measure performance outcomes;
140.9 	(2) use a pool of rotating quiz questions;
140.10 	(3) incorporate accountability features to ensure the identity of the student while engaged 
140.11 	in the course of online study;
140.12 	(4) measure the amount of time that the student spends in the course;
140.13 	(5) provide technical support to customers that is available 24 hours per day, seven days 
140.14 	per week;
140.15 	(6) require a licensed Minnesota driver education instructor to monitor each student's 
140.16 	progress and be available to answer questions in a timely manner, provided that the instructor 
140.17 	is not required to monitor progress or answer questions in real time;
140.18 	(7) store course content and student data on a secure server that is protected against data 
140.19 	breaches and is regularly backed up;
140.20 	(8) incorporate preventive measures in place to protect against the access of private 
140.21 	information;
140.22 	(9) include the ability to update course content uniformly throughout the state; and
140.23 	(10) provide online interactive supplemental parental curriculum consistent with section 
140.24 	171.0701, subdivision 1a.
140.25 	(b) Except as required by this section, the commissioner is prohibited from imposing 
140.26 	requirements on online driver education programs that are not equally applicable to classroom 
140.27 	driver education programs.

141.1 	Sec. 64. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 174.01, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
141.2 	read:
141.3 		Subd. 3.Greenhouse gas emissions targets. (a) In association with the goals under 
141.4 	subdivision 2, clauses (10) and (13) to (16), the commissioner of transportation must establish 
141.5 	targets for the statewide greenhouse gas emissions reduction goal under section 216H.02, 
141.6 	subdivision 1.
141.7 	(b) The targets must include:
141.8 	(1) establishment of proportional emissions reduction performance targets for the 
141.9 	transportation sector;
141.10 	(2) specification of the performance targets on a five-year or more frequent basis; and
141.11 	(3) allocation across the transportation sector, which:
141.12 	(i) must provide for an allocation to the metropolitan area, as defined in section 473.121, 
141.13 	subdivision 2;
141.14 	(ii) must account for differences in the feasibility and extent of emissions reductions 
141.15 	across forms of land use and across regions of the state; and
141.16 	(iii) may include performance targets based on Department of Transportation district, 
141.17 	geographic region, a per capita calculation, or transportation mode, or a combination.

141.18 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective February 1, 2025.

141.19 	Sec. 65. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 174.03, subdivision 1c, is amended to read:
141.20 		Subd. 1c.Minnesota state highway investment plan. Within one year of each revision 
141.21 	of the statewide multimodal transportation plan under subdivision 1a, the commissioner 
141.22 	must prepare a 20-year Minnesota state highway investment plan that:
141.23 	(1) incorporates performance measures and targets for assessing progress and achievement 
141.24 	of the state's transportation goals, objectives, and policies identified in this chapter for the 
141.25 	state trunk highway system, and those goals, objectives, and policies established in the 
141.26 	statewide multimodal transportation plan. Performance targets must be based on objectively 
141.27 	verifiable measures, and address, at a minimum:
141.28 	(i) preservation and maintenance of the structural condition of state highway roadways, 
141.29 	bridges, pavements, roadside infrastructure, and traveler-related facilities;
141.30 	(ii) safety; and
141.31 	(iii) mobility;
142.1 	(2) summarizes trends and impacts for each performance target over the past five years;
142.2 	(3) summarizes the amount and analyzes the impact of the department's capital 
142.3 	investments and priorities over the past five years on each performance target, including a 
142.4 	comparison of prior plan projected costs with actual costs;
142.5 	(4) identifies the investments required to meet the established performance targets over 
142.6 	the next 20-year period;
142.7 	(5) projects available state and federal funding over the 20-year period, including any 
142.8 	unique, competitive, time-limited, or focused funding opportunities;
142.9 	(6) identifies strategies to ensure the most efficient use of existing transportation 
142.10 	infrastructure, and to maximize the performance benefits of projected available funding;
142.11 	(7) establishes investment priorities for projected funding, which must:
142.12 	(i) provide for cost-effective preservation, maintenance, and repair to address the goal 
142.13 	under section 174.01, subdivision 2, clause (9), in a manner that aligns with other goals in 
142.14 	that section;
142.15 	(ii) as appropriate, provide a schedule of major projects or improvement programs for 
142.16 	the 20-year period; and
142.17 	(iii) identify resulting projected costs and impact on performance targets; and
142.18 	(8) identifies those performance targets identified under clause (1) not expected to meet 
142.19 	the target outcome over the 20-year period together with alternative strategies that could 
142.20 	be implemented to meet the targets; and
142.21 	(9) establishes procedures and guidance for capacity expansion project development to 
142.22 	conform with section 161.178, subdivision 2, paragraph (a).

142.23 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective February 1, 2025, and applies to plan 
142.24 	revisions adopted on or after that date.

142.25 	Sec. 66. [174.375] ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
142.26 		Subdivision 1.Committee established; duties. (a) The commissioner of transportation 
142.27 	must establish an active transportation advisory committee. The advisory committee must 
142.28 	make recommendations to the commissioner on items related to:
142.29 	(1) active transportation, including safety, education, and development programs;
142.30 	(2) the active transportation program under section 174.38; and
143.1 	(3) the safe routes to school program under section 174.40.
143.2 	(b) The committee must review and analyze issues and needs relating to active 
143.3 	transportation on public rights-of-way and identify solutions and goals for addressing 
143.4 	identified issues and needs.
143.5 	(c) For purposes of this section, "active transportation" includes bicycling, pedestrian 
143.6 	activities, and other forms of nonmotorized transportation.
143.7 		Subd. 2.Membership. (a) The advisory committee consists of the members specified 
143.8 	in this subdivision.
143.9 	(b) The commissioner of transportation must appoint up to 18 public members as follows: 
143.10 	one member from each of the department's seven greater Minnesota districts; four members 
143.11 	from the department's metropolitan district; and no more than seven members at large. Each 
143.12 	of the members at large must represent nonmotorized interests or organizations.
143.13 	(c) The commissioners of each of the following state agencies must appoint an employee 
143.14 	of the agency to serve as a member: administration, education, health, natural resources, 
143.15 	public safety, transportation, and pollution control. The chair of the Metropolitan Council 
143.16 	must appoint an employee of the council to serve as a member. The director of Explore 
143.17 	Minnesota Tourism must appoint an employee of the agency to serve as a member.
143.18 	(d) The division administrator of the Federal Highway Administration may appoint an 
143.19 	employee of the agency to serve as a member.
143.20 	(e) Each member of the committee serves a four-year term at the pleasure of the 
143.21 	appointing authority.
143.22 	(f) The committee must select a chair from its membership.
143.23 		Subd. 3.Meetings; staffing. (a) The advisory committee must establish a meeting 
143.24 	schedule and meet at least annually.
143.25 	(b) The commissioner of transportation must provide department staff support to the 
143.26 	advisory committee.
143.27 		Subd. 4.Expenses. (a) Members of the advisory committee serve without compensation, 
143.28 	but members who are not employees of government agencies must be reimbursed for 
143.29 	expenses in the same manner and amount as authorized by the commissioner's plan adopted 
143.30 	under section 43A.18, subdivision 2.
143.31 	(b) To provide compensation under paragraph (a), the commissioner of transportation 
143.32 	may expend the amount necessary from general fund appropriations.
144.1 		Subd. 5.Reports. The advisory committee must submit an annual report to the 
144.2 	commissioner of transportation.
144.3 		Subd. 6.Expiration. The advisory committee expires June 30, 2033.

144.4 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment. The 
144.5 	commissioner of transportation must convene the first meeting by October 15, 2023.

144.6 	Sec. 67. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 174.38, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
144.7 		Subd. 3.Active transportation account. An active transportation account is established 
144.8 	in the special revenue fund. The account consists of funds provided by law and any other 
144.9 	money donated, allotted, transferred, or otherwise provided to the account. Money in the 
144.10 	account is annually appropriated to the commissioner and must be expended only on a 
144.11 	project projects that receives receive financial assistance under this section.

144.12 	Sec. 68. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 174.38, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
144.13 		Subd. 6.Use of funds. (a) The commissioner must determine permissible uses of financial 
144.14 	assistance under this section, which are limited to:
144.15 	(1) construction and maintenance of bicycle, trail, and pedestrian infrastructure, including 
144.16 	but not limited to safe routes to school infrastructure and bicycle facilities and centers; and
144.17 	(2) noninfrastructure programming, including activities as specified in section 174.40, 
144.18 	subdivision 7a, paragraph (b).
144.19 	(b) Of the amount made available in each fiscal year, the first $500,000 is for grants to 
144.20 	develop, maintain, and implement active transportation safety curriculum for youth ages 
144.21 	five to 14 years old, and if remaining funds are available, for (1) youth ages 15 to 17 years 
144.22 	old, (2) adult active transportation safety programs, and (3) adult learn-to-ride programs. 
144.23 	The curriculum must include resources for teachers and must meet the model training 
144.24 	materials requirements under section 123B.935, subdivision 4.

144.25 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2023.

144.26 	Sec. 69. [174.47] ELECTRIC VEHICLE INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM.
144.27 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have 
144.28 	the meanings given.
144.29 	(b) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of transportation.
145.1 	(c) "Program" means the electric vehicle infrastructure program established in this 
145.2 	section.
145.3 	(d) "Project" includes but is not limited to planning, predesign, design, preliminary and 
145.4 	final engineering, environmental analysis, property acquisition, construction, and 
145.5 	maintenance.
145.6 		Subd. 2.Electric vehicle infrastructure program. The commissioner must establish 
145.7 	a statewide electric vehicle infrastructure program for the purpose of implementing the 
145.8 	National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Formula Program and successor programs to 
145.9 	maximize the use of federal funds available to the state.
145.10 		Subd. 3.Authority to contract. The commissioner may enter into an agreement with 
145.11 	any private or public entity to provide financial assistance for, or engage in the planning, 
145.12 	designing, developing, hosting, constructing, equipping, operating, or maintaining of, electric 
145.13 	vehicle infrastructure, including but not limited to environmental studies, preliminary 
145.14 	engineering, final design, construction, and developing financial and operating plans.
145.15 		Subd. 4.Program requirements. (a) The commissioner must require that electric vehicle 
145.16 	infrastructure funded under the program is constructed, installed, and maintained in 
145.17 	conformance with the requirements under Code of Federal Regulations, title 23, section 
145.18 	680.106, paragraph (j), or successor requirements.
145.19 	(b) An electric vehicle infrastructure project that receives funds under the program is 
145.20 	subject to the requirement of paying the prevailing wage rate as defined in section 177.42, 
145.21 	and the requirements and enforcement provisions in sections 177.27, 177.30, 177.32, 177.41 
145.22 	to 177.435, and 177.45.
145.23 		Subd. 5.Report. (a) Every even-numbered year by February 1, the commissioner must 
145.24 	submit a report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees 
145.25 	with jurisdiction over transportation policy and finance regarding the electric vehicle 
145.26 	infrastructure program. At a minimum, the report must include:
145.27 	(1) an itemization of federal funds spent for the program, including the purpose of the 
145.28 	expenditure and the recipient of the expenditure;
145.29 	(2) an itemization of state funds spent for the program, including the purpose of the 
145.30 	expenditure and the recipient of the expenditure;
145.31 	(3) the amount of money, from any source, that was used for department staff related to 
145.32 	the program;
145.33 	(4) any changes to the plan that were made since the previous report was submitted;
146.1 	(5) the locations of electric vehicle infrastructure created with the program, including 
146.2 	the type of infrastructure and whether the infrastructure is on public or private property;
146.3 	(6) a description of how projects were selected; and
146.4 	(7) a description of how the commissioner is ensuring electric vehicle infrastructure is 
146.5 	regionally balanced.
146.6 	(b) The commissioner is not required to submit a report pursuant to this subdivision if, 
146.7 	since the previous report was submitted, no money has been spent pursuant to this section.

146.8 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2023.

146.9 	Sec. 70. [174.59] OPERATION COSTS FOR CENTRAL OFFICE BUILDING.
146.10 	The cost of operation and maintenance of the central office building for the Department 
146.11 	of Transportation, or the portion that is properly attributable to the Department of 
146.12 	Transportation, must be paid as follows:
146.13 	(1) 75 percent from the trunk highway fund, from available departmental resources; and
146.14 	(2) 25 percent from the general fund, for which an amount sufficient is annually 
146.15 	appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner.

146.16 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2025.

146.17 	Sec. 71. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 174.634, is amended to read:
146.18 	174.634 PASSENGER RAIL; FUNDING.
146.19 		Subdivision 1.General. (a) The commissioner may apply for funding from federal, 
146.20 	state, regional, local, and private sources to carry out the commissioner's duties in section 
146.21 	174.632.
146.22 	(b) Section 174.88, subdivision 2, does not apply to the commissioner's performance of 
146.23 	duties and exercise of powers under sections 174.632 to 174.636.
146.24 		Subd. 2.Passenger rail account; transfers; appropriation. (a) A passenger rail account 
146.25 	is established in the special revenue fund. The account consists of funds as provided in this 
146.26 	subdivision and any other money donated, allotted, transferred, or otherwise provided to 
146.27 	the account.
146.28 	(b) By July 15 annually, the commissioner of revenue must transfer an amount from the 
146.29 	general fund to the passenger rail account that equals 50 percent of the portion of the state 
147.1 	general tax under section 275.025 levied on railroad operating property, as defined under 
147.2 	section 273.13, subdivision 24, in the prior calendar year.
147.3 	(c) Money in the account is annually appropriated to the commissioner of transportation 
147.4 	for the net operating and capital maintenance costs of intercity passenger rail, after accounting 
147.5 	for operating revenue, federal funds, and other sources.

147.6 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2027.

147.7 	Sec. 72. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 219.015, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
147.8 		Subd. 2.Railroad company assessment; account; appropriation. (a) As provided in 
147.9 	this subdivision, the commissioner shall must annually assess railroad companies that are 
147.10 	(1) defined as common carriers under section 218.011; (2) classified by federal law or 
147.11 	regulation as Class I Railroads, Class I Rail Carriers, Class II Railroads, or Class II Rail
147.12 	Carriers; and (3) operating in this state.
147.13 	(b) The assessment must be calculated to allocate state rail safety inspection program 
147.14 	costs proportionally among carriers based on route miles operated in Minnesota at the time 
147.15 	of assessment. The commissioner must include in the assessment calculation all state rail 
147.16 	safety inspection program costs to support up to four six rail safety inspector positions, 
147.17 	including but not limited to salary, administration, supervision, travel, equipment, training, 
147.18 	and ongoing state rail inspector duties.
147.19 	(c) The assessments collected under this subdivision must be deposited in a state rail 
147.20 	safety inspection account, which is established in the special revenue fund. The account 
147.21 	consists of funds provided by this subdivision and any other money donated, allotted, 
147.22 	transferred, or otherwise provided to the account. Money in the account is appropriated to 
147.23 	the commissioner to administer the state rail safety inspection program.

147.24 	Sec. 73. [219.055] INCIDENT EMERGENCY RESPONSE; PREPAREDNESS AND 
147.25 	INFORMATION.
147.26 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) The definitions in section 115E.01 apply to this section 
147.27 	except as otherwise provided in this subdivision. For purposes of this section, the following 
147.28 	terms have the meanings given.
147.29 	(b) "Applicable emergency manager" means an emergency manager having jurisdiction 
147.30 	along the routes over which oil or other hazardous substance cargo is transported by a rail 
147.31 	carrier.
148.1 	(c) "Applicable fire department officer" means a fire chief or other senior officer of a 
148.2 	fire department having jurisdiction along the routes over which oil or other hazardous 
148.3 	substance cargo is transported by a rail carrier.
148.4 	(d) "Emergency manager" means the director of a local organization for emergency 
148.5 	management under section 12.25.
148.6 	(e) "Hazardous substance" means any material identified in the definition of hazardous 
148.7 	substance under section 115B.02, subdivision 8, or Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, 
148.8 	section 171.8.
148.9 	(f) "Incident commander" means the official who has responsibility under National 
148.10 	Incident Management System guidelines for all aspects of emergency response operations 
148.11 	at an incident scene.
148.12 	(g) "Rail carrier" means a railroad company that:
148.13 	(1) is defined as a common carrier under section 218.011, subdivision 10;
148.14 	(2) is classified by federal law or regulation as a Class I railroad, Class I rail carrier, 
148.15 	Class II railroad, Class II rail carrier, Class III railroad, or Class III rail carrier; and
148.16 	(3) operates unit trains or a train with at least one rail car carrying oil or hazardous 
148.17 	substance cargo in this state.
148.18 	(h) "Unit train" has the meaning given in section 115E.01, subdivision 11d.
148.19 		Subd. 2.Traffic review. Within ten business days of receiving a written request, a rail 
148.20 	carrier must provide a traffic review to the commissioner of public safety, a requesting 
148.21 	emergency manager, or a fire chief having jurisdiction along the routes over which oil or 
148.22 	other hazardous substances are transported. The traffic review under this subdivision must 
148.23 	include information on the types and volumes of oil or other hazardous substances transported 
148.24 	through the requester's jurisdiction during the prior calendar year.
148.25 		Subd. 3.Emergency response planning; information sharing. Upon written request, 
148.26 	a rail carrier must provide to the commissioner of public safety, an emergency manager, or 
148.27 	a fire chief having jurisdiction along the routes over which oil or other hazardous substances 
148.28 	are transported:
148.29 	(1) a complete copy of prevention and response plans submitted under section 115E.042, 
148.30 	subdivision 6; and
149.1 	(2) a copy of the data and information, including risk assessment information, used to 
149.2 	develop the rail carrier's route analysis as required under Code of Federal Regulations, title 
149.3 	49, section 172.820, or successor requirements.
149.4 		Subd. 4.Emergency response planning; coordination meetings. (a) Within 30 days 
149.5 	of receiving a written request, a rail carrier must be available to meet with the commissioner 
149.6 	of public safety, a requesting emergency manager, or a fire chief having jurisdiction along 
149.7 	the routes over which oil or other hazardous substances are transported concerning emergency 
149.8 	response planning and coordination.
149.9 	(b) At a meeting held under this subdivision, a rail carrier must provide:
149.10 	(1) a review of the rail carrier's emergency response planning and capability, including 
149.11 	railroad response timelines and resources to provide:
149.12 	(i) technical advice and recommendations;
149.13 	(ii) trained response personnel;
149.14 	(iii) specialized equipment; and
149.15 	(iv) any other available resources to support an incident commander who conducts a 
149.16 	public safety emergency response under the National Incident Management System; and
149.17 	(2) inventory information on emergency responses involving oil or other hazardous 
149.18 	substances, consisting of:
149.19 	(i) equipment owned by the rail carrier, including equipment type and location;
149.20 	(ii) the rail carrier's response personnel, including contact information and location; and
149.21 	(iii) resources available to the rail carrier through contractual agreements.
149.22 		Subd. 5.Real-time emergency response information; report required. (a) The 
149.23 	commissioner of public safety must, through the Minnesota Fusion Center, receive and 
149.24 	disseminate emergency response information as provided through the AskRail application 
149.25 	or other wireless communication device application described in paragraphs (b) and (c) 
149.26 	under section 7302 of the FAST Act of 2015, Public Law 114-94, and federal regulations 
149.27 	adopted under that section.
149.28 	(b) By July 1, 2024, the state fire marshal and the Division of Homeland Security and 
149.29 	Emergency Management, along with interested emergency management organizations and 
149.30 	fire chiefs, may encourage the adoption of the AskRail application or other wireless 
149.31 	communication device application for incorporation into emergency response capabilities 
150.1 	and to provide information on the transportation of oil or other hazardous substances by 
150.2 	rail.
150.3 	(c) On and after July 1, 2024, all rail carriers subject to this section and section 115E.042 
150.4 	must collectively provide information on the transportation of oil or other hazardous 
150.5 	substances in a digital format through a wireless communication device application.
150.6 	(d) By March 1, 2025, the commissioner of public safety must submit a report to the 
150.7 	chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over 
150.8 	transportation and public safety policy and finance regarding the effectiveness of efforts to 
150.9 	adopt the AskRail application or other wireless communication device application required 
150.10 	under paragraph (c).
150.11 		Subd. 6.Public safety emergency response exercises. (a) For purposes of this 
150.12 	subdivision, "tabletop exercise" and "full-scale exercise" have the meanings given in section 
150.13 	115E.042, subdivision 1a.
150.14 	(b) By July 1, 2025, each rail carrier, upon request, must conduct one tabletop public 
150.15 	safety emergency exercise in each emergency management region, as established by the 
150.16 	Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, where the rail carrier transports 
150.17 	oil or other hazardous substances. After July 1, 2025, each rail carrier, upon request, must 
150.18 	conduct one tabletop public safety emergency exercise every two years and must alternate 
150.19 	emergency management regions where the exercise is conducted.
150.20 	(c) Exercises conducted by a railroad under this subdivision must include at least one 
150.21 	representative from the Department of Public Safety, the regional program coordinator from 
150.22 	the Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management where the exercise is 
150.23 	conducted, local emergency management organizations, fire departments, and local units 
150.24 	of government that each have jurisdiction along the routes over which oil or hazardous 
150.25 	substances are transported by railroad. Each exercise conducted under this subdivision must 
150.26 	be attended by safety representatives of railroad employees governed by the Railway Labor 
150.27 	Act, United States Code, title 45, section 151, et seq.
150.28 	(d) To the extent feasible, a rail carrier may conduct tabletop public safety exercises 
150.29 	concurrently with the exercises required in subdivision 7.
150.30 	(e) If the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency requires a rail carrier to conduct 
150.31 	a tabletop public safety emergency response exercise as part of the annual exercise 
150.32 	requirements in section 115E.042, subdivision 5, the rail carrier is not required to conduct 
150.33 	an additional public safety emergency response exercise in the emergency management 
150.34 	region where the exercise took place for that calendar year. If a rail carrier opts to conduct 
151.1 	a full-scale exercise, the rail carrier is not required to conduct an additional tabletop public 
151.2 	safety emergency exercise in that calendar year if the tabletop exercise occurs after the 
151.3 	full-scale exercise is completed.
151.4 		Subd. 7.Incident commander response site exercises. (a) For purposes of this 
151.5 	subdivision, "tabletop exercise" and "full-scale exercise" have the meanings given in section 
151.6 	115E.042, subdivision 1a.
151.7 	(b) By July 1, 2025, each rail carrier, upon request, must conduct one tabletop incident 
151.8 	commander response site exercise in each emergency management region, as established 
151.9 	by the Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, where the rail carrier 
151.10 	transports oil or other hazardous substances. After July 1, 2025, each rail carrier, upon 
151.11 	request, must conduct one tabletop incident commander response site exercise every two 
151.12 	years and must alternate emergency management regions where the exercise is conducted.
151.13 	(c) Exercises conducted by a railroad under this subdivision must include at least one 
151.14 	representative from the Department of Public Safety, the regional program coordinator from 
151.15 	the Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management where the exercise is being 
151.16 	conducted, local emergency management organizations, fire departments, and local units 
151.17 	of government that each have jurisdiction along the routes over which oil or hazardous 
151.18 	substances are transported by railroad. Each exercise conducted under this subdivision must 
151.19 	be attended by safety representatives of railroad employees governed by the Railway Labor 
151.20 	Act, United States Code, title 45, section 151, et seq.
151.21 	(d) To the extent feasible, a rail carrier may conduct tabletop incident commander 
151.22 	response site exercises concurrently with the exercises required in subdivision 6.
151.23 	(e) If the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency requires a rail carrier to conduct 
151.24 	a tabletop incident commander response site exercise as part of the annual exercise 
151.25 	requirements in section 115E.042, subdivision 5, the rail carrier is not required to conduct 
151.26 	an additional exercise in the emergency management region where the exercise took place 
151.27 	for that calendar year.
151.28 		Subd. 8.Full-scale exercises; requirement. (a) For purposes of this subdivision, 
151.29 	"full-scale exercise" has the meaning given in section 115E.042, subdivision 1a.
151.30 	(b) On and after July 1, 2023, each Class I railroad, Class I rail carrier, Class II railroad, 
151.31 	or Class II rail carrier must, upon request, conduct a full-scale exercise every five years. 
151.32 	Upon notification by the commissioner of public safety or the commissioner of the Pollution 
151.33 	Control Agency, a Class III railroad or Class III rail carrier that transports oil or other 
151.34 	hazardous substances by rail in Minnesota must participate in the full-scale exercise if the 
152.1 	exercise occurs in the emergency management region along the routes where the Class III 
152.2 	railroad or Class III rail carrier transports oil or other hazardous substances. To the extent 
152.3 	feasible, a rail carrier may not conduct consecutive full-scale exercises in the same emergency 
152.4 	management region.
152.5 	(c) A full-scale exercise must be conducted under the time limits provided for a response 
152.6 	to a confirmed discharge of oil or hazardous substances under section 115E.042, subdivision 
152.7 	4. The administration of a full-scale exercise must be conducted under the requirements of 
152.8 	section 115E.042, subdivision 5, paragraphs (c) and (d). If the commissioner of the Pollution 
152.9 	Control Agency requires a rail carrier to participate in a full-scale exercise as provided under 
152.10 	section 115E.042, subdivision 5, a rail carrier may conduct the full-scale exercise with any 
152.11 	other rail carrier that carries oil or hazardous substances in the emergency management 
152.12 	region where the full-scale exercise is to take place.
152.13 	(d) Each full-scale exercise conducted under this section must be attended by safety 
152.14 	representatives of railroad employees governed by the Railway Labor Act, United States 
152.15 	Code, title 45, section 151, et seq.
152.16 	(e) A rail carrier must provide by telephone a qualified company representative with 
152.17 	knowledge of the rail carrier's response resources during the exercises.
152.18 		Subd. 9.Transportation and response planning data. (a) Any data provided under 
152.19 	subdivisions 2 to 8 to an emergency manager, incident commander, emergency first 
152.20 	responder, fire chief, or the commissioner of public safety are nonpublic data, as defined 
152.21 	under section 13.02, subdivision 9.
152.22 	(b) Any prevention and response plan data created under section 115E.042, subdivision 
152.23 	6, that is in the possession of an emergency manager, incident commander, emergency first 
152.24 	responder, or fire chief are nonpublic data, as defined in section 13.02, subdivision 9.

152.25 	Sec. 74. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 219.1651, is amended to read:
152.26 	219.1651 GRADE CROSSING SAFETY ACCOUNT.
152.27 	A Minnesota grade crossing safety account is created in the special revenue fund, 
152.28 	consisting of money credited to the account by law. Money in the account is appropriated 
152.29 	to the commissioner of transportation for rail-highway grade crossing safety projects on 
152.30 	public streets and highways, including engineering costs and other costs associated with 
152.31 	administration and delivery of grade crossing safety projects. At the discretion of the 
152.32 	commissioner of transportation, money in the account at the end of each biennium may 
152.33 	cancel to the trunk highway fund.

153.1 	Sec. 75. [219.752] MINIMUM CREW SIZE.
153.2 		Subdivision 1.Class I or Class II railroad. A Class I railroad or Class II railroad must 
153.3 	not operate a train or light engine used in connection with the movement of freight unless 
153.4 	it has a crew of a minimum of two individuals.
153.5 		Subd. 2.Class III railroad. (a) For purposes of this subdivision, "shared corridor" means 
153.6 	a segment of railroad track in which light rail transit operates within or adjacent to 
153.7 	right-of-way used in freight rail operation.
153.8 	(b) A Class III railroad while operating in a shared corridor must not operate a train or 
153.9 	light engine used in connection with the movement of freight unless it has a crew of a 
153.10 	minimum of two individuals.
153.11 		Subd. 3.Exemption. The requirements of this section do not apply to hostler services 
153.12 	or utility employees.
153.13 		Subd. 4.Penalty; action. (a) Any railroad that willfully violates this section must pay 
153.14 	a fine of not less than $250 or more than $1,000 for a first offense, not less than $1,000 or 
153.15 	more than $5,000 for a second offense committed within three years of the first offense, 
153.16 	and not less than $5,000 nor more than $10,000 for a third or subsequent offense committed 
153.17 	within three years of the first offense.
153.18 	(b) Fines prescribed in this section must be recovered in a civil action before a judge of 
153.19 	the county in which the violation occurs.

153.20 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective 30 days following final enactment.

153.21 	Sec. 76. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 221.0269, is amended by adding a subdivision 
153.22 	to read:
153.23 		Subd. 4.Intrastate transportation; heating fuel. (a) If a regional emergency has been 
153.24 	declared by the President of the United States or by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety 
153.25 	Administration pursuant to United States Code, title 49, section 390.23(a), and the declaration 
153.26 	includes heating fuel as a covered commodity, the federal regulations incorporated into 
153.27 	section 221.0314, subdivision 9, for hours of service do not apply to drivers engaged in 
153.28 	intrastate transportation of heating fuel.
153.29 	(b) Notwithstanding the relief provided in paragraph (a), a driver may not exceed a total 
153.30 	of 14 hours combined on-duty and driving time after coming on duty following at least ten 
153.31 	consecutive hours off-duty.
154.1 	(c) If a driver is operating under the relief provided by paragraph (a), and the declaration 
154.2 	is in effect for more than 30 calendar days, the driver must take a 34-hour restart before the 
154.3 	driver has been on duty for 30 consecutive days.

154.4 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

154.5 	Sec. 77. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 222.37, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
154.6 		Subdivision 1.Use requirements. Any water power, telegraph, telephone, pneumatic 
154.7 	tube, pipeline, community antenna television, cable communications or electric light, heat, 
154.8 	power company, entity that receives a route permit under chapter 216E for a high-voltage 
154.9 	transmission line necessary to interconnect an electric power generating facility with 
154.10 	transmission lines or associated facilities of an entity that directly, or through its members 
154.11 	or agents, provides retail electric service in the state, or fire department may use public 
154.12 	roads for the purpose of constructing, using, operating, and maintaining lines, subways, 
154.13 	canals, conduits, transmission lines, hydrants, or dry hydrants, for their business, but such 
154.14 	lines shall be so located as in no way to interfere with the safety and convenience of ordinary 
154.15 	travel along or over the same; and, in the construction and maintenance of such line, subway, 
154.16 	canal, conduit, transmission lines, hydrants, or dry hydrants, the company entity shall be 
154.17 	subject to all reasonable regulations imposed by the governing body of any county, town 
154.18 	or city in which such public road may be. If the governing body does not require the company
154.19 	entity to obtain a permit, a company an entity shall notify the governing body of any county, 
154.20 	town, or city having jurisdiction over a public road prior to the construction or major repair, 
154.21 	involving extensive excavation on the road right-of-way, of the company's entity's equipment 
154.22 	along, over, or under the public road, unless the governing body waives the notice 
154.23 	requirement. A waiver of the notice requirement must be renewed on an annual basis. For 
154.24 	emergency repair a company an entity shall notify the governing body as soon as practical 
154.25 	after the repair is made. Nothing herein shall be construed to grant to any person any rights 
154.26 	for the maintenance of a telegraph, telephone, pneumatic tube, community antenna television 
154.27 	system, cable communications system, or light, heat, power system, electric power generating 
154.28 	system, high-voltage transmission line, or hydrant system within the corporate limits of any 
154.29 	city until such person shall have obtained the right to maintain such system within such city 
154.30 	or for a period beyond that for which the right to operate such system is granted by such 
154.31 	city.

155.1 	Sec. 78. [289A.51] ELECTRIC-ASSISTED BICYCLE REBATE.
155.2 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have 
155.3 	the meanings given.
155.4 	(b) "Electric-assisted bicycle" has the meaning given in section 169.011, subdivision 
155.5 	27, except that the term is limited to a new electric-assisted bicycle purchased from an 
155.6 	eligible retailer.
155.7 	(c) "Eligible expenses" means the amount paid for an electric-assisted bicycle and any 
155.8 	qualifying accessories purchased at the same time as the electric-assisted bicycle, inclusive 
155.9 	of sales tax but exclusive of any other related charges, including charges for a warranty, 
155.10 	service, or delivery.
155.11 	(d) "Eligible individual" means an individual who:
155.12 	(1) is at least 15 years old;
155.13 	(2) is a resident individual taxpayer at the time of application for a rebate certificate and 
155.14 	in the previous calendar year; and
155.15 	(3) was not claimed as a dependent on another return in the taxable year described in 
155.16 	subdivision 3, paragraph (c).
155.17 	(e) "Eligible retailer" means a person who has engaged in the business of retail sales of 
155.18 	new electric-assisted bicycles for at least six months prior to receiving the approval of the 
155.19 	commissioner under subdivision 5.
155.20 	(f) "Qualifying accessories" means a bicycle helmet, lights, lock, luggage rack, basket, 
155.21 	bag or backpack, fenders, or reflective clothing.
155.22 		Subd. 2.Rebate established. An eligible retailer that has been assigned a rebate certificate 
155.23 	by an eligible individual may apply to the commissioner for a rebate, as provided in this 
155.24 	section.
155.25 		Subd. 3.Amount of rebate. (a) The amount of a rebate under this section equals the 
155.26 	lesser of:
155.27 	(1) the applicable percentage, multiplied by the amount of eligible expenses paid by an 
155.28 	eligible individual; or
155.29 	(2) $1,500.
156.1 	(b) The applicable percentage equals 75 percent, but is reduced by one percentage point 
156.2 	until the percentage equals 50 percent, for each $4,000 of the eligible individual's adjusted 
156.3 	gross income in excess of:
156.4 	(1) $50,000 for a married taxpayer filing a joint return; and
156.5 	(2) $25,000 for all other filers.
156.6 	(c) For the purposes of determining the applicable percentage under paragraph (b) and 
156.7 	subdivision 4, paragraph (a), the commissioner must use the eligible individual's adjusted 
156.8 	gross income for the taxable year ending in the calendar year prior to the year in which the 
156.9 	individual applied for a rebate certificate.
156.10 		Subd. 4.Commissioner to issue rebate certificates. (a) To qualify for a rebate under 
156.11 	this section, an eligible individual must apply to the commissioner for a rebate certificate 
156.12 	in the manner specified by the commissioner prior to purchasing an electric-assisted bicycle. 
156.13 	As part of the application, the eligible individual must include proof of the individual's 
156.14 	adjusted gross income for the taxable year specified in subdivision 3, paragraph (c). The 
156.15 	commissioner must issue a rebate certificate to an eligible individual stating the issuance 
156.16 	date, the applicable percentage, and the maximum rebate for which the taxpayer is eligible. 
156.17 	For a married taxpayer filing a joint return, each spouse may apply to the commissioner 
156.18 	separately, and the commissioner must issue each spouse a separate rebate certificate.
156.19 	(b) The commissioner of revenue may determine the date on which to open applications 
156.20 	for a rebate certificate, and applications must not be submitted before the date determined 
156.21 	by the commissioner. Beginning July 1, 2024, and July 1 of each subsequent calendar year 
156.22 	for which there is an allocation of rebate certificates, the commissioner must allocate rebate 
156.23 	certificates on a first-come, first-served basis. The commissioner must reserve 40 percent 
156.24 	of the certificates for a married taxpayer filing a joint return with an adjusted gross income 
156.25 	of less than $78,000 or any other filer with an adjusted gross income of less than $41,000. 
156.26 	Any portion of the reserved amount under this paragraph that is not allocated by September 
156.27 	30 is available for allocation to other rebate certificate applications beginning on October 
156.28 	1.
156.29 	(c) The commissioner must not issue rebate certificates totaling more than $2,000,000 
156.30 	in each of calendar years 2024 and 2025, except any amount authorized but not allocated 
156.31 	in any calendar year does not cancel and is added to the allocation for the next calendar 
156.32 	year. When calculating the amount of remaining allocations, the commissioner must assume 
156.33 	that each allocated but unclaimed certificate reduces the available allocations by $1,500.
157.1 	(d) A rebate certificate that is not assigned to a retailer expires two months after the date 
157.2 	the certificate was issued and may not be assigned to a retailer after expiration. The amount 
157.3 	of any expired rebate certificates is added to the available allocation under paragraph (c).
157.4 		Subd. 5.Certification of eligible retailers. To be eligible to be assigned a rebate 
157.5 	certificate under this section, an eligible retailer must apply to the commissioner of revenue 
157.6 	to be certified as an eligible retailer in the manner specified by the commissioner. The 
157.7 	application must include proof that the person applying has been actively involved in the 
157.8 	business of retail sales of new electric-assisted bicycles for at least six months.
157.9 		Subd. 6.Application for rebate. (a) An eligible individual who purchases an 
157.10 	electric-assisted bicycle may assign a rebate certificate to an eligible retailer at the time of 
157.11 	purchase. The retailer must reduce the price of the electric-assisted bicycle by the amount 
157.12 	of the rebate determined under subdivision 3.
157.13 	(b) The commissioner must establish the form and manner by which a taxpayer may 
157.14 	assign a rebate certificate to a retailer. The commissioner must establish a process through 
157.15 	which retailers may quickly verify the validity of a rebate certificate at the time of purchase.
157.16 	(c) An eligible retailer that was assigned a rebate certificate may apply to the 
157.17 	commissioner for a rebate within one month of the date of the sale. The application must 
157.18 	be in the manner specified by the commissioner. The commissioner must pay to an eligible 
157.19 	retailer who meets the requirements of this section the amount of the rebate determined 
157.20 	under subdivision 3.
157.21 	(d) Only an eligible retailer may apply for a rebate under this subdivision. To receive 
157.22 	the benefit of a rebate under this section, an eligible individual must assign a rebate certificate 
157.23 	to an eligible retailer.
157.24 	(e) A rebate certificate under this section must not be assigned or transferred more than 
157.25 	once.
157.26 	(f) The commissioner must not pay any rebates under this section after June 30, 2026.
157.27 		Subd. 7.Limitations. (a) The commissioner must not issue an eligible individual a 
157.28 	rebate certificate more than one time. This limitation does not apply to a rebate certificate 
157.29 	that expired.
157.30 	(b) If an eligible individual purchases an electric-assisted bicycle using a rebate under 
157.31 	this section and returns the bicycle to an eligible retailer, the eligible retailer must repay to 
157.32 	the commissioner the amount of the rebate received.
158.1 	(c) The commissioner must not issue a rebate certificate to an eligible individual who 
158.2 	is subject to a claim for a refund under chapter 270A.
158.3 	(d) For electric-assisted bicycles purchased using rebates under this section:
158.4 	(1) an eligible retailer must charge the same retail price for an electric-assisted bicycle 
158.5 	as the retailer charges for the same bicycle if it is purchased without a rebate; and
158.6 	(2) an eligible retailer must not charge a retail price in excess of the manufacturer's 
158.7 	suggested retail price.
158.8 		Subd. 8.Appropriation. $4,000,000 in fiscal year 2024 is appropriated from the general 
158.9 	fund to the commissioner to implement the requirements under this section, including but 
158.10 	not limited to administration and payment of refunds. This is a onetime appropriation and 
158.11 	is available until June 30, 2026.
158.12 		Subd. 9.Sunset. This section expires June 30, 2026. The expiration of this section does 
158.13 	not affect the commissioner's authority to audit or power of examination and assessment 
158.14 	for rebates claimed under this section.

158.15 	Sec. 79. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 297A.993, is amended by adding a subdivision 
158.16 	to read:
158.17 		Subd. 2a.Uses reporting. By February 15 of each even-numbered year, a metropolitan 
158.18 	county, as defined in section 473.121, subdivision 4, that imposes the taxes under this section 
158.19 	must submit a report to the legislative committees with jurisdiction over transportation 
158.20 	policy and finance. At a minimum, the report must include:
158.21 	(1) actual transportation sales tax collections by the county over the previous five calendar 
158.22 	years;
158.23 	(2) an estimation of the total sales tax revenue that is estimated to be collected by the 
158.24 	county in the current year and for the next ten calendar years; and
158.25 	(3) for each of the previous five calendar years, the current calendar year, and for the 
158.26 	next ten calendar years:
158.27 	(i) the amount of sales tax revenue expended or proposed to be expended for each of 
158.28 	the following:
158.29 	(A) planning, construction, operation, or maintenance of guideways, as defined in section 
158.30 	473.4485, subdivision 1, paragraph (d);
158.31 	(B) nonguideway transit and active transportation uses;
159.1 	(C) highway uses; and
159.2 	(D) uses not otherwise specified in subitems (A) to (C); and
159.3 	(ii) an estimated balance of unspent or undesignated county sales tax revenue.

159.4 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

159.5 	Sec. 80. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 299A.01, is amended by adding a subdivision 
159.6 	to read:
159.7 		Subd. 8.Traffic safety report. Annually by January 15, the commissioner of public 
159.8 	safety must submit a traffic safety report to the governor and the chairs and ranking minority 
159.9 	members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over traffic safety and enforcement. 
159.10 	In preparing the report, the commissioner must seek advice and comments from the Advisory 
159.11 	Council on Traffic Safety under section 4.076. The report must analyze the safety of 
159.12 	Minnesota's roads and transportation system, including but not limited to:
159.13 	(1) injuries and fatalities that occur on or near a roadway or other transportation system 
159.14 	facility;
159.15 	(2) factors that caused crashes resulting in injuries and fatalities;
159.16 	(3) roadway and system improvements broadly and at specific locations that could reduce 
159.17 	injuries and fatalities;
159.18 	(4) enforcement and education efforts that could reduce injuries and fatalities;
159.19 	(5) other safety improvements or programs to improve the quality of the roadway and 
159.20 	transportation use experience; and
159.21 	(6) existing resources and resource gaps for roadway and transportation system safety 
159.22 	improvements.

159.23 	Sec. 81. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 299A.55, is amended to read:
159.24 	299A.55 RAILROAD AND PIPELINE SAFETY; OIL AND OTHER HAZARDOUS 
159.25 	MATERIALS SUBSTANCES.
159.26 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have 
159.27 	the meanings given them.
159.28 	(b) "Applicable rail carrier" means a railroad company that is subject to an assessment 
159.29 	under section 219.015, subdivision 2.
159.30 	(c) "Emergency manager" has the meaning given in section 219.055, subdivision 1.
160.1 	(d) "Hazardous substance" has the meaning given in section 115B.02, subdivision 8
160.2 	means any material identified in the definition of hazardous substance under section 115B.02, 
160.3 	subdivision 8, or Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, section 171.8.
160.4 	(d) (e) "Incident compelling a significant response" means an event involving rail carrier 
160.5 	or pipeline company operations and a derailment, collision, discharge, or other similar 
160.6 	activity resulting in applicable response actions performed by firefighters, peace officers, 
160.7 	incident commanders, emergency managers, or emergency first responders. For purposes 
160.8 	of this paragraph, "applicable response actions" consist of one or more of the following: a 
160.9 	request for mutual aid or special response resources, establishment of an exclusion zone, 
160.10 	an order for evacuation or shelter in place, or emergency notification to the general public.
160.11 	(f) "Oil" has the meaning given in section 115E.01, subdivision 8.
160.12 	(e) (g) "Pipeline company" means any individual, partnership, association, or public or 
160.13 	private corporation who owns and operates pipeline facilities and is required to show specific 
160.14 	preparedness under section 115E.03, subdivision 2.
160.15 		Subd. 2.Railroad and pipeline safety account. (a) A railroad and pipeline safety 
160.16 	account is created in the special revenue fund. The account consists of funds collected under 
160.17 	subdivision 4 and funds donated, allotted, transferred, or otherwise provided to the account.
160.18 	(b) $104,000 $560,000 is annually appropriated from the railroad and pipeline safety 
160.19 	account to the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency for environmental protection 
160.20 	activities related to railroad discharge preparedness under chapter 115E.
160.21 	(c) $600,000 in fiscal year 2018 and $600,000 in fiscal year 2019 are appropriated
160.22 	$750,000 in fiscal year 2024 and $1,500,000 in each subsequent fiscal year are transferred
160.23 	from the railroad and pipeline safety account to the commissioner of transportation for 
160.24 	improving safety at railroad grade crossings grade crossing safety account under section 
160.25 	219.1651.
160.26 	(d) Following the appropriation in paragraphs paragraph (b) and the transfer in paragraph 
160.27 	(c), the remaining money in the account is annually appropriated to the commissioner of 
160.28 	public safety for the purposes specified in subdivision 3.
160.29 	(e) By January 15, 2026, the commissioner of public safety must submit a report on the 
160.30 	railroad and pipeline safety account to the chairs and ranking minority members of the 
160.31 	legislative committees with jurisdiction over transportation policy and finance. The report 
160.32 	must list detailed revenues to and expenditures from the account for the previous two fiscal 
160.33 	years and must include information on the purpose of each expenditure.
161.1 	(f) If the balance of the account at the end of a fiscal biennium is greater than $2,000,000, 
161.2 	the amount above $2,000,000 must be transferred to the grade crossing safety account under 
161.3 	section 219.1651.
161.4 		Subd. 3.Allocation of funds. (a) Subject to funding appropriated for this subdivision, 
161.5 	the commissioner shall provide funds for training and response preparedness related to (1) 
161.6 	derailments, discharge incidents, or spills involving trains carrying oil or other hazardous 
161.7 	substances, and (2) pipeline discharge incidents or spills involving oil or other hazardous 
161.8 	substances.
161.9 	(b) The commissioner shall must allocate available funds as follows:
161.10 	(1) $100,000 annually for emergency response teams; and
161.11 	(2) the remaining amount to the Board of Firefighter Training and Education under 
161.12 	section 299N.02and, the Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, and 
161.13 	the State Fire Marshal Division.
161.14 	(c) Prior to making allocations under paragraph (b), the commissioner shall must consult 
161.15 	with the Fire Service Advisory Committee under section 299F.012, subdivision 2.
161.16 	(d) The commissioner and the entities identified in paragraph (b), clause (2), shall must
161.17 	prioritize uses of funds based on:
161.18 	(1) firefighter training needs for firefighters, emergency managers, incident commanders, 
161.19 	and emergency first responders;
161.20 	(2) community risk from discharge incidents or spills;
161.21 	(3) geographic balance;
161.22 	(4) risks to the general public; and
161.23 	(5) recommendations of the Fire Service Advisory Committee.
161.24 	(e) The following are permissible uses of funds provided under this subdivision:
161.25 	(1) training costs, which may include, but are not limited to, training curriculum, trainers, 
161.26 	trainee overtime salary, other personnel overtime salary, and tuition;
161.27 	(2) costs of gear and equipment related to hazardous materials readiness, response, and 
161.28 	management, which may include, but are not limited to, original purchase, maintenance, 
161.29 	and replacement;
161.30 	(3) supplies related to the uses under clauses (1) and (2); and
161.31 	(4) emergency preparedness planning and coordination;
162.1 	(5) emergency response team costs;
162.2 	(6) public safety emergency response exercises under section 219.055, subdivision 6;
162.3 	(7) incident commander and response site response exercises under section 219.055, 
162.4 	subdivision 7;
162.5 	(8) education and outreach to encourage the adoption of the AskRail wireless 
162.6 	communication device application under section 219.055, subdivision 5;
162.7 	(9) postincident review and analysis under subdivision 5, based on costs incurred to state 
162.8 	agencies and local units of government; and
162.9 	(10) public education and outreach, including but not limited to:
162.10 	(i) informing and engaging the public regarding hazards of derailments and discharge 
162.11 	incidents;
162.12 	(ii) assisting the development of evacuation readiness;
162.13 	(iii) undertaking public information campaigns; and
162.14 	(iv) providing accurate information to the media on likelihood and consequences of 
162.15 	derailments and discharge incidents.
162.16 	(f) Notwithstanding paragraph (b), clause (2), from funds in the railroad and pipeline 
162.17 	safety account provided for the purposes under this subdivision, the commissioner may 
162.18 	retain a balance in the account for budgeting in subsequent fiscal years.
162.19 		Subd. 4.Assessments. (a) The commissioner of public safety shall must annually assess 
162.20 	$2,500,000 $4,000,000 to railroad and pipeline companies based on the formula specified 
162.21 	in paragraph (b). The commissioner shall must deposit funds collected under this subdivision 
162.22 	in the railroad and pipeline safety account under subdivision 2.
162.23 	(b) The assessment for each railroad is 50 70 percent of the total annual assessment 
162.24 	amount, divided in equal proportion between applicable rail carriers based on route miles 
162.25 	operated in Minnesota. The assessment for each pipeline company is 50 30 percent of the 
162.26 	total annual assessment amount, divided in equal proportion between companies based on 
162.27 	the yearly aggregate gallons of oil and other hazardous substance substances transported 
162.28 	by pipeline in Minnesota.
162.29 	(c) The assessments under this subdivision expire July 1, 2017 In addition to the amount 
162.30 	identified in paragraph (a), the commissioner must assess the rail carrier or pipeline company 
162.31 	involved in an incident compelling a significant response for all postincident review and 
162.32 	analysis costs under subdivision 5 incurred by the state and local units of government. This 
163.1 	paragraph applies regardless of whether an assessment is imposed under paragraph (a) in a 
163.2 	fiscal year.
163.3 		Subd. 5.Postincident review and analysis; legislative report; data. (a) After an 
163.4 	incident compelling a significant response, or upon request of a fire chief or emergency 
163.5 	manager after an incident, the commissioner must ensure a postincident review and analysis 
163.6 	is performed in a timely manner. The review and analysis must be undertaken under an 
163.7 	agreement with an entity having relevant knowledge and experience that is fully independent 
163.8 	of the state, any local units of government involved in the incident, rail carriers, and pipeline 
163.9 	companies.
163.10 	(b) The review and analysis process must include an after action review and must 
163.11 	evaluate, at a minimum, processes occurring during the incident for emergency assessment, 
163.12 	hazard operations, population protection, and incident management. The review and analysis 
163.13 	must be designed to minimize duplication of topics and issues addressed in any federal 
163.14 	review of the incident.
163.15 	(c) By March 1 following any calendar year in which one or more postincident reviews 
163.16 	and analyses are performed, the commissioner must submit a report to the chairs and ranking 
163.17 	minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over transportation and 
163.18 	public safety policy and finance. The report must:
163.19 	(1) provide a summary of the incidents;
163.20 	(2) identify findings, lessons learned, and process changes; and
163.21 	(3) make recommendations for legislative changes, if any.
163.22 	(d) Except for the report under paragraph (c), any data under this subdivision are 
163.23 	nonpublic data, as defined under section 13.02, subdivision 9.

163.24 	Sec. 82. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 299A.705, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
163.25 		Subdivision 1.Driver and vehicle services operating account. (a) The driver and 
163.26 	vehicle services operating account is created in the special revenue fund, consisting. The 
163.27 	account consists of all money from the vehicle services fees specified in chapters 168, 168A, 
163.28 	and 168D, all money collected under chapter 171, and any other money donated, allotted, 
163.29 	transferred, or otherwise provided to the account.
163.30 	(b) Funds appropriated from the account must be used by the commissioner of public 
163.31 	safety to administer:
164.1 	(1) the driver services specified in chapters 169A and 171, including the activities 
164.2 	associated with producing and mailing drivers' licenses and identification cards and notices 
164.3 	relating to issuance, renewal, or withdrawal of driving and identification card privileges for 
164.4 	any fiscal year or years and for the testing and examination of drivers; and
164.5 	(2) the vehicle services specified in chapters 168, 168A, and 168D, and section 169.345, 
164.6 	including:
164.7 	(1) (i) designing, producing, issuing, and mailing vehicle registrations, plates, emblems, 
164.8 	and titles;
164.9 	(2) (ii) collecting title and registration taxes and fees;
164.10 	(3) (iii) transferring vehicle registration plates and titles;
164.11 	(4) (iv) maintaining vehicle records;
164.12 	(5) (v) issuing disability certificates and plates;
164.13 	(6) (vi) licensing vehicle dealers;
164.14 	(7) (vii) appointing, monitoring, and auditing deputy registrars; and
164.15 	(8) (viii) inspecting vehicles when required by law.
164.16 	(c) In conjunction with each forecast under section 16A.103, the submission of the 
164.17 	governor's budget under section 16A.11, and the completion of a legislative session, the 
164.18 	commissioner of management and budget must publish a supplemental statement for the 
164.19 	account. The statement must include:
164.20 	(1) categorization of revenue and expenditures for recent, current, and upcoming fiscal 
164.21 	years, with breakouts by anticipated expenditures under statutory and direct appropriations;
164.22 	(2) specification of the account balance actuals or estimates in each fiscal year; and
164.23 	(3) identification of changes in comparison to the most recent prior forecast.

164.24 	Sec. 83. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 299F.60, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
164.25 		Subdivision 1.Money penalty. Any person who violates any provision of sections 
164.26 	299F.56 to 299F.641, or any rule issued thereunder, is subject to a civil penalty to be imposed 
164.27 	by the commissioner not to exceed $100,000 for each violation for each day that the violation 
164.28 	persists, except that the maximum civil penalty must not exceed $1,000,000 for any related 
164.29 	series of violations the maximum penalties listed in Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, 
164.30 	part 190, and any successor regulations and standards that may be amended or adopted.

165.1 	Sec. 84. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 299J.16, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
165.2 		Subdivision 1.Civil penalty. (a) A pipeline operator who violates section 299J.07, 
165.3 	subdivision 1, or 299J.15, or the rules of the commissioner implementing those sections, 
165.4 	shall forfeit and pay to the state a civil penalty in an amount to be determined by the court, 
165.5 	up to $100,000 for each day that the operator remains in violation, subject to a maximum 
165.6 	of $1,000,000 for a related series of violations the maximum penalties listed in Code of 
165.7 	Federal Regulations, title 49, part 190, and any successor regulations and standards that 
165.8 	may be amended or adopted.
165.9 	(b) The penalty provided under this subdivision may be recovered by an action brought 
165.10 	by the attorney general at the request of the commissioner, in the name of the state, in 
165.11 	connection with an action to recover expenses of the director under section 299J.13, 
165.12 	subdivision 4:
165.13 	(1) in the District Court of Ramsey County; or
165.14 	(2) in the county of the defendant's residence.

165.15 	Sec. 85. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 357.021, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
165.16 		Subd. 6.Surcharges on criminal and traffic offenders. (a) Except as provided in this 
165.17 	subdivision, the court shall impose and the court administrator shall collect a $75 surcharge 
165.18 	on every person convicted of any felony, gross misdemeanor, misdemeanor, or petty 
165.19 	misdemeanor offense, other than a violation of: (1) a law or ordinance relating to vehicle 
165.20 	parking, for which there shall be is a $12 surcharge; and (2) section 609.855, subdivision 
165.21 	1, 3, or 3a, for which there is a $25 surcharge. When a defendant is convicted of more than 
165.22 	one offense in a case, the surcharge shall be imposed only once in that case. In the Second 
165.23 	Judicial District, the court shall impose, and the court administrator shall collect, an additional 
165.24 	$1 surcharge on every person convicted of any felony, gross misdemeanor, misdemeanor, 
165.25 	or petty misdemeanor offense, including a violation of a law or ordinance relating to vehicle 
165.26 	parking, if the Ramsey County Board of Commissioners authorizes the $1 surcharge. The 
165.27 	surcharge shall be imposed whether or not the person is sentenced to imprisonment or the 
165.28 	sentence is stayed. The surcharge shall not be imposed when a person is convicted of a petty 
165.29 	misdemeanor for which no fine is imposed.
165.30 	(b) The court may reduce the amount or waive payment of the surcharge required under 
165.31 	this subdivision on a showing of indigency or undue hardship upon the convicted person 
165.32 	or the convicted person's immediate family. Additionally, the court may permit the defendant 
165.33 	to perform community work service in lieu of a surcharge.
166.1 	(c) The court administrator or other entity collecting a surcharge shall forward it to the 
166.2 	commissioner of management and budget.
166.3 	(d) If the convicted person is sentenced to imprisonment and has not paid the surcharge 
166.4 	before the term of imprisonment begins, the chief executive officer of the correctional 
166.5 	facility in which the convicted person is incarcerated shall collect the surcharge from any 
166.6 	earnings the inmate accrues from work performed in the facility or while on conditional 
166.7 	release. The chief executive officer shall forward the amount collected to the court 
166.8 	administrator or other entity collecting the surcharge imposed by the court.
166.9 	(e) A person who enters a diversion program, continuance without prosecution, 
166.10 	continuance for dismissal, or stay of adjudication for a violation of chapter 169 must pay 
166.11 	the surcharge described in this subdivision. A surcharge imposed under this paragraph shall 
166.12 	be imposed only once per case.
166.13 	(f) The surcharge does not apply to administrative citations issued pursuant to section 
166.14 	169.999.
166.15 	(g) The surcharge does not apply to administrative citations issued by transit rider 
166.16 	investment program personnel pursuant to section 473.4075.

166.17 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2023, and applies to violations 
166.18 	committed on or after that date.

166.19 	Sec. 86. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 357.021, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
166.20 		Subd. 7.Disbursement of surcharges by commissioner of management and 
166.21 	budget. (a) Except as provided in paragraphs (b) to (d), the commissioner of management 
166.22 	and budget shall disburse surcharges received under subdivision 6 as follows:
166.23 	(1) one percent shall be credited to the peace officer training account in the game and 
166.24 	fish fund to provide peace officer training for employees of the Department of Natural 
166.25 	Resources who are licensed under sections 626.84 to 626.863, and who possess peace officer 
166.26 	authority for the purpose of enforcing game and fish laws; and
166.27 	(2) 99 percent shall be credited to the general fund.
166.28 	(b) The commissioner of management and budget shall credit $3 of each surcharge 
166.29 	received under subdivision 6 to the general fund.
166.30 	(c) In addition to any amounts credited under paragraph (a), the commissioner of 
166.31 	management and budget shall credit the following to the general fund: $47 of each surcharge 
167.1 	received under subdivision 6 and; the $12 parking surcharge, to the general fund; and the 
167.2 	$25 surcharge for a violation of section 609.855, subdivision 1, 3, or 3a.
167.3 	(d) If the Ramsey County Board of Commissioners authorizes imposition of the additional 
167.4 	$1 surcharge provided for in subdivision 6, paragraph (a), the court administrator in the 
167.5 	Second Judicial District shall transmit the surcharge to the commissioner of management 
167.6 	and budget. The $1 special surcharge is deposited in a Ramsey County surcharge account 
167.7 	in the special revenue fund and amounts in the account are appropriated to the trial courts 
167.8 	for the administration of the petty misdemeanor diversion program operated by the Second 
167.9 	Judicial District Ramsey County Violations Bureau.

167.10 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2023, and applies to violations 
167.11 	committed on or after that date.

167.12 	Sec. 87. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 360.915, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
167.13 		Subd. 6.Administration. (a) The commissioner must maintain records on stand-alone 
167.14 	meteorological towers under this section and must provide information on stand-alone 
167.15 	meteorological tower locations on the department's website.
167.16 	(b) The commissioner must deposit revenue received under this section in the state 
167.17 	airports fund.

167.18 	Sec. 88. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 473.145, is amended to read:
167.19 	473.145 DEVELOPMENT GUIDE.
167.20 	(a) The Metropolitan Council shall must prepare and adopt, after appropriate study and 
167.21 	such public hearings as may be necessary, a comprehensive development guide for the 
167.22 	metropolitan area. It shall must consist of a compilation of policy statements, goals, standards, 
167.23 	programs, and maps prescribing guides for the orderly and economical development, public 
167.24 	and private, of the metropolitan area. The comprehensive development guide shall must
167.25 	recognize and encompass physical, social, or economic needs of the metropolitan area and 
167.26 	those future developments which will have an impact on the entire area including but not 
167.27 	limited to such matters as land use, climate mitigation and adaptation, parks and open space 
167.28 	land needs, the necessity for and location of airports, highways, transit facilities, public 
167.29 	hospitals, libraries, schools, and other public buildings.
167.30 	(b) For the purposes of this section, "climate mitigation and adaptation" includes 
167.31 	mitigation goals and strategies that meet or exceed the greenhouse gas emissions-reduction 
167.32 	goals established by the state under section 216H.02, subdivision 1, and transportation 
168.1 	targets established by the commissioner of transportation, including vehicle miles traveled 
168.2 	reduction targets established in the statewide multimodal transportation plan under section 
168.3 	174.03, subdivision 1a, as well as plans and policies to address climate adaptation in the 
168.4 	region. The commissioner of transportation must consult with the Metropolitan Council on 
168.5 	transportation targets prior to establishing the targets.

168.6 	EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION. This section is effective the day following 
168.7 	final enactment and applies in the counties of Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, 
168.8 	Scott, and Washington.

168.9 	Sec. 89. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 473.39, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
168.10 	read:
168.11 		Subd. 1x.Obligations. In addition to other authority in this section, the council may 
168.12 	issue certificates of indebtedness, bonds, or other obligations under this section in an amount 
168.13 	not exceeding $104,545,000 for capital expenditures as prescribed in the council's transit 
168.14 	capital improvement program and for related costs, including the costs of issuance and sale 
168.15 	of the obligations. Of this authorization, after July 1, 2023, the council may issue certificates 
168.16 	of indebtedness, bonds, or other obligations in an amount not exceeding $51,500,000, and 
168.17 	after July 1, 2024, the council may issue certificates of indebtedness, bonds, or other 
168.18 	obligations in an additional amount not exceeding $53,045,000.

168.19 	EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION. This section is effective the day following 
168.20 	final enactment and applies in the counties of Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, 
168.21 	Scott, and Washington.

168.22 	Sec. 90. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 473.39, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
168.23 		Subd. 6.Limitation; light rail transit. The council is prohibited from expending any 
168.24 	proceeds from certificates of indebtedness, bonds, or other obligations under subdivisions 
168.25 	1u and, 1w, and 1x for project development, land acquisition, or construction to (1) establish 
168.26 	a light rail transit line; or (2) expand a light rail transit line, including by extending a line 
168.27 	or adding additional stops.

168.28 	EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION. This section is effective the day following 
168.29 	final enactment and applies in the counties of Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, 
168.30 	Scott, and Washington.

169.1 	Sec. 91. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 473.3999, is amended to read:
169.2 	473.3999 LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT CONSTRUCTION; COUNCIL AUTHORITY; 
169.3 	STAFF ASSISTANCE; PROJECT MANAGER QUALIFICATIONS.
169.4 	(a) The Metropolitan Council may exercise the powers granted in this chapter and in 
169.5 	other applicable law, as necessary, to plan, design, acquire, construct, and equip light rail 
169.6 	transit facilities in the metropolitan area as defined in section 473.121, subdivision 2.
169.7 	(b) Notwithstanding any cooperative agreement between the commissioner of 
169.8 	transportation and the Metropolitan Council in section 473.3994, subdivision 1a, if the 
169.9 	council is the responsible authority, the commissioner of transportation must provide staff 
169.10 	assistance to the council. To the extent practicable, the Metropolitan Council must utilize 
169.11 	the Department of Transportation staff assistance for:
169.12 	(1) delivery method selection for the design, planning, acquisition, construction, and 
169.13 	equipping of light rail transit projects;
169.14 	(2) risk assessment analysis in the planning, designing, and construction of a light rail 
169.15 	transit facility or a new light rail transit project;
169.16 	(3) contractor and subcontractor schedule analysis and contractual requirements;
169.17 	(4) light rail transit project cost management and budget analysis for the planning, 
169.18 	designing, and construction of a light rail transit facility or new light rail transit project; and
169.19 	(5) any other technical areas of expertise that the Department of Transportation may 
169.20 	offer.
169.21 	(c) If the Metropolitan Council is the responsible authority, the council must select a 
169.22 	qualified project manager and lead project engineer with at least ten years' transportation 
169.23 	industry experience to lead the planning, design, acquisition, construction, or equipping of 
169.24 	a new light rail transit project.

169.25 	Sec. 92. [473.4065] TRANSIT RIDER ACTIVITY.
169.26 		Subdivision 1.Code of conduct; establishment. (a) The council must adopt a rider 
169.27 	code of conduct for transit passengers. The council must post a copy of the code of conduct 
169.28 	in a prominent location at each light rail transit station, bus rapid transit station, and transit 
169.29 	center.
169.30 	(b) The code of conduct must not prohibit sleeping in a manner that does not otherwise 
169.31 	violate conduct requirements.
170.1 	(c) Prior to adoption of the rider code of conduct, or a revision, the council must perform 
170.2 	a stakeholder engagement process. At a minimum, the process must include solicitation and 
170.3 	consideration of public comments on conduct requirements and the rider experience.
170.4 		Subd. 2.Code of conduct; violations. An authorized transit representative, as defined 
170.5 	in section 609.855, subdivision 7, paragraph (g), may order a person to depart a transit 
170.6 	vehicle or transit facility for a violation of the rider code of conduct established under 
170.7 	subdivision 1 if the person continues to act in violation of the code of conduct after being 
170.8 	warned once to stop.
170.9 		Subd. 3.Paid fare zones. The council must establish and clearly designate paid fare 
170.10 	zones at each light rail transit station where the council utilizes self-service barrier-free fare 
170.11 	collection.
170.12 		Subd. 4.Light rail transit facility monitoring. (a) The council must implement and 
170.13 	maintain public safety monitoring and response activities at light rail transit facilities that 
170.14 	include:
170.15 	(1) placement of security cameras and sufficient associated lighting that provide live 
170.16 	coverage for the entire area at each light rail transit station and each light rail transit vehicle;
170.17 	(2) installation of a public address system at each light rail transit station that is capable 
170.18 	of providing information and warnings to passengers; and
170.19 	(3) real-time active monitoring of passenger activity and potential violations throughout 
170.20 	the light rail transit system.
170.21 	(b) The monitoring activities must include timely maintenance or replacement of 
170.22 	malfunctioning cameras or public address systems.

170.23 	EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION. This section is effective the day following 
170.24 	final enactment and applies in the counties of Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, 
170.25 	Scott, and Washington.

170.26 	Sec. 93. [473.4075] TRANSIT RIDER INVESTMENT PROGRAM.
170.27 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms and the 
170.28 	terms defined in section 609.855, subdivision 7, have the meanings given.
170.29 	(b) "Transit official" means an individual who is authorized as TRIP personnel, a 
170.30 	community service officer, or a peace officer, as defined in section 626.84, subdivision 1, 
170.31 	paragraph (c).
171.1 	(c) "TRIP personnel" means persons specifically authorized by the council for the transit 
171.2 	rider investment program under this section, including but not limited to fare inspection 
171.3 	and enforcement, who are not peace officers or community service officers.
171.4 	(d) "TRIP" or "program" means the transit rider investment program established in this 
171.5 	section.
171.6 		Subd. 2.Program established. (a) Subject to available funds, the council must implement 
171.7 	a transit rider investment program that provides for TRIP personnel deployment, fare payment 
171.8 	inspection, administrative citation issuance, rider education and assistance, and improvements 
171.9 	to the transit experience.
171.10 	(b) As part of program implementation, the council must:
171.11 	(1) adopt a resolution that establishes the program and establishes fine amounts in 
171.12 	accordance with subdivision 8;
171.13 	(2) establish policies and procedures that govern authorizing and training TRIP personnel, 
171.14 	TRIP personnel uniforms, issuing an administrative citation, and contesting an administrative 
171.15 	citation;
171.16 	(3) consult with stakeholders on the design of the program;
171.17 	(4) develop a TRIP personnel recruitment plan that includes informing and supporting 
171.18 	potential applicants who are:
171.19 	(i) representative of transit users; and
171.20 	(ii) from cultural, ethnic, and racial communities that are historically underrepresented 
171.21 	in state or local public service;
171.22 	(5) develop a TRIP personnel strategic deployment plan that:
171.23 	(i) requires teams of at least two individuals; and
171.24 	(ii) targets deployment to times and locations with identified concentrations of activity 
171.25 	that are subject to administrative citations, other citations, or arrest or that negatively impact 
171.26 	the rider experience; and
171.27 	(6) provide for training to peace officers who provide law enforcement assistance under 
171.28 	an agreement with the council on the program and issuance of administrative citations.
171.29 		Subd. 3.TRIP manager. The council must appoint a TRIP manager to manage the 
171.30 	program. The TRIP manager must have managerial experience in social services, transit 
171.31 	service, or law enforcement. The TRIP manager is a TRIP personnel staff member.
172.1 		Subd. 4.TRIP personnel; duties; requirements. (a) The duties of the TRIP personnel 
172.2 	include:
172.3 	(1) monitoring and responding to passenger activity, including:
172.4 	(i) informing passengers about and specifying expectations related to the council's rider 
172.5 	code of conduct; and
172.6 	(ii) assisting passengers in obtaining social services, such as through information and 
172.7 	referrals;
172.8 	(2) acting as a liaison to social service agencies;
172.9 	(3) providing information to passengers on using the transit system;
172.10 	(4) providing direct navigation assistance and accompaniment to passengers who have 
172.11 	a disability, are elderly, or request enhanced personal aid;
172.12 	(5) performing fare payment inspections;
172.13 	(6) issuing administrative citations as provided in subdivision 6; and
172.14 	(7) obtaining assistance from peace officers or community service officers as necessary.
172.15 	(b) An individual who is authorized as TRIP personnel must wear the uniform as 
172.16 	established by the council at all times when on duty.
172.17 		Subd. 5.TRIP personnel; training. Training for TRIP personnel must include the 
172.18 	following topics:
172.19 	(1) early warning techniques, crisis intervention, conflict de-escalation, and conflict 
172.20 	resolution;
172.21 	(2) identification of persons likely in need of social services;
172.22 	(3) locally available social service providers, including services for homelessness, mental 
172.23 	health, and addiction;
172.24 	(4) policies and procedures for administrative citations; and
172.25 	(5) administration of opiate antagonists in a manner that meets the requirements under 
172.26 	section 151.37, subdivision 12.
172.27 		Subd. 6.Administrative citations; authority; issuance. (a) A transit official has the 
172.28 	exclusive authority to issue an administrative citation to a person who commits a violation 
172.29 	under section 609.855, subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clause (1), or 3.
173.1 	(b) An administrative citation must include notification that the person has the right to 
173.2 	contest the citation, basic procedures for contesting the citation, and information on the 
173.3 	timeline and consequences for failure to contest the citation or pay the fine.
173.4 	(c) The council must not mandate or suggest a quota for the issuance of administrative 
173.5 	citations under this section.
173.6 	(d) Issuance and resolution of an administrative citation is a bar to prosecution under 
173.7 	section 609.855, subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clause (1), or 3, or for any other violation 
173.8 	arising from the same conduct.
173.9 		Subd. 7.Administrative citations; disposition. (a) A person who commits a violation 
173.10 	under section 609.855, subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clause (1), or 3, and is issued an 
173.11 	administrative citation under this section must, within 90 days of issuance, pay the fine as 
173.12 	specified or contest the citation. A person who fails to either pay the fine or contest the 
173.13 	citation within the specified period is considered to have waived the contested citation 
173.14 	process and is subject to collections.
173.15 	(b) The council must provide a civil process for a person to contest the administrative 
173.16 	citation before a neutral third party. The council may employ a council employee not 
173.17 	associated with its transit operations to hear and rule on challenges to administrative citations 
173.18 	or may contract with another unit of government or a private entity to provide the service.
173.19 	(c) The council may contract with credit bureaus, public and private collection agencies, 
173.20 	the Department of Revenue, and other public or private entities providing collection services 
173.21 	as necessary for the collection of fine debts under this section. As determined by the council, 
173.22 	collection costs are added to the debts referred to a public or private collection entity for 
173.23 	collection. Collection costs include the fees of the collection entity and may include, if 
173.24 	separately provided, skip tracing fees, credit bureau reporting charges, and fees assessed 
173.25 	by any public entity for obtaining information necessary for debt collection. If the collection 
173.26 	entity collects an amount less than the total due, the payment is applied proportionally to 
173.27 	collection costs and the underlying debt.
173.28 		Subd. 8.Administrative citations; penalties. (a) The amount of a fine under this section 
173.29 	must be set at no less than $35 and no more than $100.
173.30 	(b) Subject to paragraph (a), the council may adopt a graduated structure that increases 
173.31 	the fine amount for second and subsequent violations.
173.32 	(c) The council may adopt an alternative resolution procedure under which a person 
173.33 	may resolve an administrative citation in lieu of paying a fine by complying with terms 
174.1 	established by the council for community service, prepayment of future transit fares, or 
174.2 	both. The alternative resolution procedure must be available only to a person who has 
174.3 	committed a violation under section 609.855, subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clause (1), or 3, 
174.4 	for the first time, unless the person demonstrates financial hardship under criteria established 
174.5 	by the council.

174.6 	EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION. This section is effective July 1, 2023, except 
174.7 	that subdivisions 1 and 3 are effective the day following final enactment. This section applies 
174.8 	in the counties of Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, and Washington.

174.9 	Sec. 94. [473.4077] LEGISLATIVE REPORT; TRANSIT SAFETY AND RIDER 
174.10 	EXPERIENCE.
174.11 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. For purposes of this section, the terms defined in section 
174.12 	473.4075 have the meanings given.
174.13 		Subd. 2.Legislative report. (a) Annually by February 15, the council must submit a 
174.14 	report on transit safety and rider experience to the chairs and ranking minority members of 
174.15 	the legislative committees with jurisdiction over transportation policy and finance.
174.16 	(b) At a minimum, the report must:
174.17 	(1) provide an overview of transit safety issues and actions taken by the council to 
174.18 	improve safety, including improvements made to equipment and infrastructure;
174.19 	(2) provide an overview of the rider code of conduct and measures required under section 
174.20 	473.4065;
174.21 	(3) provide an overview of the transit rider investment program under section 473.4075 
174.22 	and the program's structure and implementation;
174.23 	(4) provide an overview of the activities of TRIP personnel, including specifically 
174.24 	describing the activities of uniformed transit safety officials;
174.25 	(5) provide a description of all policies adopted pursuant to section 473.4075, the need 
174.26 	for each policy, and a copy of each policy;
174.27 	(6) if the council adopted an alternative resolution procedure pursuant to section 473.4075, 
174.28 	subdivision 8, provide:
174.29 	(i) a description of that procedure;
174.30 	(ii) the criteria used to determine financial hardship; and
175.1 	(iii) for each of the previous three calendar years, how frequently the procedure was 
175.2 	used, the number of community service hours performed, and the total amount paid as 
175.3 	prepayment of transit fares;
175.4 	(7) for each of the previous three calendar years:
175.5 	(i) identify the number of fare compliance inspections that were completed, including 
175.6 	the total number and the number as a percentage of total rides;
175.7 	(ii) state the number of warnings and citations issued by the Metro Transit Police 
175.8 	Department and transit agents, including a breakdown of which type of officer or official 
175.9 	issued the citation, the statutory authority for issuing the warning or citation, the reason 
175.10 	given for each warning or citation issued, and the total number of times each reason was 
175.11 	given;
175.12 	(iii) state the number of administrative citations that were appealed pursuant to section 
175.13 	473.4075, the number of those citations that were dismissed on appeal, and a breakdown 
175.14 	of the reasons for dismissal;
175.15 	(iv) include data and statistics on crime rates occurring on public transit vehicles and 
175.16 	surrounding transit stops and stations;
175.17 	(v) state the number of peace officers employed by the Metro Transit Police Department;
175.18 	(vi) state the average number of peace officers employed by the Metro Transit Police 
175.19 	Department; and
175.20 	(vii) state the number of uniformed transit safety officials and community service officers 
175.21 	who served as transit agents;
175.22 	(8) analyze impacts of the transit rider investment program on fare compliance and 
175.23 	customer experience for riders, including rates of fare violations; and
175.24 	(9) make recommendations on the following:
175.25 	(i) changes to the administrative citation program; and
175.26 	(ii) methods to improve safety on public transit and transit stops and stations.

175.27 	EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION. This section is effective July 1, 2023, and 
175.28 	applies in the counties of Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, and Washington.

176.1 	Sec. 95. [473.412] METRO TRANSIT CLEANING AND REPAIR STANDARDS; 
176.2 	REPORT REQUIRED.
176.3 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have 
176.4 	the meanings given.
176.5 	(b) "Cleaning" means the removal of litter, refuse, food, glass, bodily fluids, offensive 
176.6 	odors, or other debris.
176.7 	(c) "Graffiti" has the meaning given in section 617.90, subdivision 1.
176.8 	(d) "Transit station" means a wholly or partially enclosed structure provided for public 
176.9 	use as a waiting area in conjunction with light rail transit, bus rapid transit, or regular route 
176.10 	transit and includes any property, structures, fixtures, equipment, appurtenances, 
176.11 	improvements, heating elements, lighting, fare collection, or any other property that is 
176.12 	owned, leased, held, or used for the purpose of providing and supporting public transit.
176.13 	(e) "Transit vehicle" means light rail transit trains, bus rapid transit vehicles, buses 
176.14 	servicing regular route intervals, or any other vehicle owned or operated by a public entity 
176.15 	for the purpose of providing public transit.
176.16 	(f) "Vandalism" means a person defacing, marring, damaging, removing, injuring, 
176.17 	displacing, destroying, or tampering with any transit facility or transit vehicle equipment, 
176.18 	property, structures, fixtures, or appurtenances.
176.19 		Subd. 2.Standards established. (a) By October 1, 2023, the Metropolitan Council must 
176.20 	adopt standards on cleanliness and repair of transit vehicles and stations. To the extent 
176.21 	practicable, the standards must address:
176.22 	(1) cleaning requirements for transit stations and vehicles operated by the council;
176.23 	(2) a strategy for discovering and removing vandalism, graffiti, or other defacement to 
176.24 	transit stations or vehicles operated by the council;
176.25 	(3) a proposal for the timely repair of damage to transit stations and transit vehicle 
176.26 	fixtures, structures, or other property used for the purpose of supporting public transit; and
176.27 	(4) any other cleanliness standards necessary to provide a quality ridership experience 
176.28 	for all transit users.
176.29 	(b) By February 1, 2024, the Metropolitan Council must provide information on the 
176.30 	council's website on how the council solicits public feedback on cleanliness and rider 
176.31 	experience at transit stations and on transit vehicles. The council must post conspicuous 
177.1 	notice of the public feedback options at each light rail transit station and bus rapid transit 
177.2 	station operated by the council.
177.3 		Subd. 3.Report required; cleaning standards and expenditures. (a) By October 1, 
177.4 	2023, and every two years thereafter, the Metropolitan Council must report to the chairs 
177.5 	and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over transit 
177.6 	policy and finance on transit cleanliness and the ridership experience.
177.7 	(b) The first report due under paragraph (a) must provide the council's adopted cleanliness 
177.8 	standards required under subdivision 2. The first report must also provide information on 
177.9 	how the council developed the cleanliness standards, the stakeholders it consulted in drafting 
177.10 	the cleanliness standards, and the financial resources needed to implement the cleaning and 
177.11 	repair standards. The first report must also identify the council's proposal for soliciting 
177.12 	public feedback on cleanliness and rider experience at transit stations and on transit vehicles 
177.13 	operated by the council.
177.14 	(c) For reports submitted on October 1, 2025, and every two years thereafter, the report 
177.15 	must include:
177.16 	(1) the total expenditures for cleaning and repairing transit stations and transit vehicles;
177.17 	(2) a report on the frequency, type, and location of repairs;
177.18 	(3) a report on whether specific transit stations needed a higher proportion of cleaning 
177.19 	or repairs;
177.20 	(4) a report on workforce challenges for maintaining the cleanliness standards adopted 
177.21 	by the council;
177.22 	(5) whether the council has adopted preventative measures against vandalism or graffiti; 
177.23 	and
177.24 	(6) any recommendations for additions to the transit rider code of conduct adopted by 
177.25 	the council under section 473.4065.
177.26 	(d) The council must collect and summarize the public comments it receives and 
177.27 	incorporate those comments into the report required under paragraph (c).

177.28 	EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION. This section is effective the day following 
177.29 	final enactment and applies in the counties of Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, 
177.30 	Scott, and Washington.

178.1 	Sec. 96. [473.615] REPORT; CLIMATE MITIGATION AND ADAPTATION.
178.2 	(a) By January 31 annually, the commission must submit a report on climate mitigation 
178.3 	and adaptation to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees 
178.4 	with jurisdiction over transportation finance and policy.
178.5 	(b) At a minimum, the report must:
178.6 	(1) summarize activities and evaluate performance at the Minneapolis-St. Paul 
178.7 	International Airport in support of the following 2030 goals adopted by the commission:
178.8 	(i) a reduction of greenhouse gas emissions to a level that is at least 80 percent below 
178.9 	2015 levels;
178.10 	(ii) a reduction in water usage per airline passenger to a level that is at least 15 percent 
178.11 	below 2015 levels; and
178.12 	(iii) diversion of at least 75 percent of all waste through waste reduction, reuse, recycling, 
178.13 	and composting programs; and
178.14 	(2) summarize findings from the commission's 2023 waste characterization study.
178.15 	(c) The report due by January 31, 2024, must also include a plan and timeline for the 
178.16 	reduction of single-use plastics, including but not limited to a potential ban on plastic water 
178.17 	bottles. The commission must develop the plan following a stakeholder engagement process.
178.18 	(d) This section expires June 30, 2030.

178.19 	Sec. 97. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 473.859, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
178.20 		Subd. 2.Land use plan. (a) A land use plan shall must include the water management 
178.21 	plan required by section 103B.235, and shall designate the existing and proposed location, 
178.22 	intensity and extent of use of land and water, including lakes, wetlands, rivers, streams, 
178.23 	natural drainage courses, and adjoining land areas that affect water natural resources, for 
178.24 	agricultural, residential, commercial, industrial and other public and private purposes, or 
178.25 	any combination of such purposes.
178.26 	(b) A land use plan shall must contain a protection element, as appropriate, for historic 
178.27 	sites, the matters listed in the water management plan required by section 103B.235, and 
178.28 	an element for protection and development of access to direct sunlight for solar energy 
178.29 	systems.
178.30 	(c) A land use plan shall must also include a housing element containing standards, plans 
178.31 	and programs for providing adequate housing opportunities to meet existing and projected 
179.1 	local and regional housing needs, including but not limited to the use of official controls 
179.2 	and land use planning to promote the availability of land for the development of low and 
179.3 	moderate income housing.
179.4 	(d) A land use plan shall must also include the local government's goals, intentions, and 
179.5 	priorities concerning aggregate and other natural resources, transportation infrastructure, 
179.6 	land use compatibility, habitat, agricultural preservation, and other planning priorities, 
179.7 	considering information regarding supply from the Minnesota Geological Survey Information 
179.8 	Circular No. 46.
179.9 	(e) A land use plan must also include an inventory and projections pertaining to 
179.10 	greenhouse gas emissions and vehicle miles traveled that are generated from activity that 
179.11 	occurs within the local government's jurisdiction. The inventory and projections must include 
179.12 	the emission sources from transportation, land use, energy use, solid waste, and, where 
179.13 	available and applicable, livestock and agriculture. The inventory and projections must 
179.14 	include the estimated impact of strategies, including efficient land use and compact growth, 
179.15 	that reduce or naturally sequester greenhouse gas emissions across sectors.

179.16 	EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION. This section is effective the day following 
179.17 	final enactment and applies in the counties of Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, 
179.18 	Scott, and Washington.

179.19 	Sec. 98. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 473.859, is amended by adding a subdivision 
179.20 	to read:
179.21 		Subd. 7.Climate mitigation and adaptation. The council must specify how climate 
179.22 	mitigation and adaptation information required pursuant to subdivision 2 and section 473.145 
179.23 	must be incorporated into comprehensive plan content.

179.24 	EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION. This section is effective the day following 
179.25 	final enactment and applies in the counties of Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, 
179.26 	Scott, and Washington.

179.27 	Sec. 99. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 609.855, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
179.28 		Subdivision 1.Unlawfully obtaining services; petty misdemeanor. (a) A person is 
179.29 	guilty of a petty misdemeanor who intentionally obtains or attempts to obtain service for 
179.30 	himself, herself, or another person from a provider of public transit or from a public 
179.31 	conveyance by doing any of the following:
180.1 	(1) occupies or rides in any public transit vehicle without paying the applicable fare or 
180.2 	otherwise obtaining the consent of the transit provider including:
180.3 	(i) the use of a reduced fare when a person is not eligible for the fare; or
180.4 	(ii) the use of a fare medium issued solely for the use of a particular individual by another 
180.5 	individual;
180.6 	(2) presents a falsified, counterfeit, photocopied, or other deceptively manipulated fare 
180.7 	medium as fare payment or proof of fare payment;
180.8 	(3) sells, provides, copies, reproduces, or creates any version of any fare medium without 
180.9 	the consent of the transit provider; or
180.10 	(4) puts or attempts to put any of the following into any fare box, pass reader, ticket 
180.11 	vending machine, or other fare collection equipment of a transit provider:
180.12 	(i) papers, articles, instruments, or items other than fare media or currency; or
180.13 	(ii) a fare medium that is not valid for the place or time at, or the manner in, which it is 
180.14 	used.
180.15 	(b) Where self-service barrier-free fare collection is utilized by a public transit provider, 
180.16 	it is a violation of this subdivision to intentionally fail to exhibit proof of fare payment upon 
180.17 	the request of an authorized transit representative when entering, riding upon, or leaving a 
180.18 	transit vehicle or when present in a designated paid fare zone located in a transit facility.
180.19 	(c) A person who violates this subdivision must pay a fine of no more than $10.

180.20 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2023, and applies to violations 
180.21 	committed on or after that date.

180.22 	Sec. 100. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 609.855, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
180.23 		Subd. 3.Prohibited activities; petty misdemeanor. (a) A person is guilty of a 
180.24 	misdemeanor who, while riding in a vehicle providing public transit service:
180.25 	(1) operates a radio, television, tape player, electronic musical instrument, or other 
180.26 	electronic device, other than a watch, which amplifies music, unless the sound emanates 
180.27 	only from earphones or headphones and except that vehicle operators may operate electronic 
180.28 	equipment for official business;
180.29 	(2) smokes or carries lighted smoking paraphernalia;
180.30 	(3) consumes food or beverages, except when authorized by the operator or other official 
180.31 	of the transit system;
181.1 	(4) (a) A person who throws or deposits litter; or while riding in a vehicle providing 
181.2 	public transit service is guilty of a petty misdemeanor.
181.3 	(5) carries or is in control of an animal without the operator's consent.
181.4 	(b) A person is guilty of a violation of this subdivision only if the person continues to 
181.5 	act in violation of this subdivision after being warned once by an authorized transit 
181.6 	representative to stop the conduct.

181.7 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2023, and applies to violations 
181.8 	committed on or after that date.

181.9 	Sec. 101. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 609.855, is amended by adding a subdivision 
181.10 	to read:
181.11 		Subd. 3a.Prohibited activities; misdemeanor. (a) A person who performs any of the 
181.12 	following while in a transit vehicle or at a transit facility is guilty of a misdemeanor:
181.13 	(1) smokes, as defined in section 144.413, subdivision 4;
181.14 	(2) urinates or defecates;
181.15 	(3) consumes an alcoholic beverage, as defined in section 340A.101, subdivision 2;
181.16 	(4) damages a transit vehicle or transit facility in a manner that meets the requirements 
181.17 	for criminal damage to property in the fourth degree under section 609.595, subdivision 3, 
181.18 	and is not otherwise a violation under section 609.595, subdivision 1, 1a, or 2;
181.19 	(5) performs vandalism, defacement, or placement of graffiti, as defined in section 
181.20 	617.90, subdivision 1; or
181.21 	(6) engages in disorderly conduct as specified in section 609.72, subdivision 1, clause 
181.22 	(3).
181.23 	(b) A peace officer, as defined in section 626.84, subdivision 1, paragraph (c), may order 
181.24 	a person to depart a transit vehicle or transit facility for a violation under paragraph (a).

181.25 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2023, and applies to violations 
181.26 	committed on or after that date.

181.27 	Sec. 102. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 609.855, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
181.28 		Subd. 7.Definitions. (a) The definitions in this subdivision apply in this section.
181.29 	(b) "Public transit" or "transit" has the meaning given in section 174.22, subdivision 7.
182.1 	(c) "Public transit vehicle" or "transit vehicle" means any vehicle used for the purpose 
182.2 	of providing public transit, whether or not the vehicle is owned or operated by a public 
182.3 	entity.
182.4 	(d) "Public transit facilities" or "transit facilities" means any vehicles, equipment, 
182.5 	property, structures, stations, improvements, plants, parking or other facilities, or rights that 
182.6 	are owned, leased, held, or used for the purpose of providing public transit, whether or not 
182.7 	the facility is owned or operated by a public entity.
182.8 	(e) "Fare medium" means a ticket, smart card, pass, coupon, token, transfer, or other 
182.9 	medium sold or distributed by a public transit provider, or its authorized agents, for use in 
182.10 	gaining entry to or use of the public transit facilities or vehicles of the provider.
182.11 	(f) "Proof of fare payment" means a fare medium valid for the place or time at, or the 
182.12 	manner in, which it is used. If using a reduced-fare medium, proof of fare payment also 
182.13 	includes proper identification demonstrating a person's eligibility for the reduced fare. If 
182.14 	using a fare medium issued solely for the use of a particular individual, proof of fare payment 
182.15 	also includes an identification document bearing a photographic likeness of the individual 
182.16 	and demonstrating that the individual is the person to whom the fare medium is issued.
182.17 	(g) "Authorized transit representative" means the person authorized by the transit provider 
182.18 	to operate the transit vehicle, a peace officer, a transit official under section 473.4075, 
182.19 	subdivision 1, or any other person designated by the transit provider as an authorized transit 
182.20 	provider representative under this section.

182.21 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

182.22 	Sec. 103. Laws 2005, First Special Session chapter 6, article 3, section 103, is amended 
182.23 	to read:
182.24 	Sec. 103. ADDITIONAL DEPUTY REGISTRAR OF MOTOR VEHICLES FOR 
182.25 	HENNEPIN COUNTY.
 182.26 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 168.33, and rules adopted by the 
182.27 	commissioner of public safety, limiting sites for the office of deputy registrar based on 
182.28 	either the distance to an existing deputy registrar office or the annual volume of transactions 
182.29 	processed by any deputy registrar within Hennepin County before or after the proposed 
182.30 	appointment, the commissioner of public safety shall appoint a new deputy registrar of 
182.31 	motor vehicles and driver's license agent for Hennepin County to operate a new full-service 
182.32 	office of deputy registrar, with full authority to function as a registration and motor vehicle 
183.1 	tax collection and driver's license bureau, at the Midtown Exchange Building and the North 
183.2 	Minneapolis Service Center at 1001 Plymouth Avenue North in the city of Minneapolis.
183.3 	The addition of a deputy registrar establishes the North Minneapolis Service Center as a 
183.4 	full-service office with full authority to function as a registration and motor vehicle tax 
183.5 	collection and driver's license bureau. All other provisions regarding the appointment and 
183.6 	operation of a deputy registrar of motor vehicles and driver's license agent under Minnesota 
183.7 	Statutes, sections 168.33 and 171.061, and Minnesota Rules, chapter 7406, apply to the 
183.8 	office.

183.9 	Sec. 104. Laws 2013, chapter 127, section 63, is amended to read:
183.10 	Sec. 63. CONVEYANCE OF STATE LAND; LE SUEUR COUNTY.
 183.11 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 16B.281 to 16B.287, 92.45, 161.43, 
183.12 	and 161.44, or any other law to the contrary, the commissioner of transportation may convey 
183.13 	and quitclaim to a private party all right, title, and interest of the state of Minnesota, in the 
183.14 	land described in paragraph (e). The consideration for a conveyance shall be the cost of 
183.15 	planning, designing, acquiring, constructing, and equipping a comparable rest area facility
183.16 	on terms acceptable to the commissioner of transportation.
183.17 	(b) Proceeds from the sale of real estate or buildings under this section shall be deposited 
183.18 	in the safety rest area account established in Minnesota Statutes, section 160.2745.
183.19 	(c) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney 
183.20 	general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy. 
183.21 	The conveyance may take place only upon conditions determined by the commissioner of 
183.22 	transportation.
183.23 	(d) No direct access shall be permitted between marked Trunk Highway 169 and the 
183.24 	land conveyed under this section.
183.25 	(e) The land to be conveyed is located in Le Sueur County and is described as tracts A, 
183.26 	B, and C:
183.27 	Tract A consists of that part of the West Half of the Southeast Quarter of Section 19, 
183.28 	Township 112 North, Range 25 West, Le Sueur County, Minnesota, lying southeasterly of 
183.29 	the southeasterly right-of-way line of marked Trunk Highway 169 as the same was located 
183.30 	prior to January 1, 1990, and northerly of the northerly right-of-way line of old marked 
183.31 	Trunk Highway 169 (now known as County State-Aid Highway 28); excepting therefrom 
183.32 	that part thereof lying southwesterly of the following described line: From a point on the 
184.1 	east line of said Section 19, distant 1273 feet north of the east quarter corner thereof, run 
184.2 	southwesterly at an angle of 37 degrees 47 minutes 00 seconds from said east section line 
184.3 	(measured from south to west) for 3332.5 feet; thence deflect to the right on a 01 degree 00 
184.4 	minute 00 second curve (delta angle 40 degrees 11 minutes 00 seconds) having a length of 
184.5 	4018.3 feet for 133.6 feet to the point of beginning of the line to be described; thence deflect 
184.6 	to the left at an angle of 90 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds to the tangent of said curve at 
184.7 	said point for 1000 feet and there terminating.
184.8 	Tract B consists of that part of the East Half of the Southeast Quarter of Section 19, 
184.9 	Township 112 North, Range 25 West, Le Sueur County, Minnesota, lying southerly of the 
184.10 	southeasterly right-of-way line of marked Trunk Highway 169 as located prior to January 
184.11 	1, 1990, northerly of the northerly right-of-way line of old marked Trunk Highway 169 
184.12 	(now known as County State-Aid Highway 28) and westerly of the following described 
184.13 	line: From a point on the east line of said Section 19, distant 1273 feet north of the East 
184.14 	Quarter corner thereof, run southwesterly at an angle of 37 degrees 47 minutes 00 seconds 
184.15 	from said east section line (measured from south to west) for 2318 feet to the point of 
184.16 	beginning of the line to be described; thence deflect to the left at an angle of 90 degrees 00 
184.17 	minutes 00 seconds for 400 feet; thence deflect to the right at an angle of 43 degrees 00 
184.18 	minutes 00 seconds for 1100 feet and there terminating.
184.19 	Tract C consists of that part of the Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 
184.20 	19, Township 112 North, Range 25 West, Le Sueur County, Minnesota, lying southeasterly 
184.21 	of marked Trunk Highway 169 as located prior to January 1, 1971, and northwesterly of 
184.22 	old marked Trunk Highway 169 (now known as County State-Aid Highway 28) and 
184.23 	southwesterly of the following described line: From a point on the east line of said Section 
184.24 	19, distant 1273 feet north of the East Quarter corner thereof, run southwesterly at an angle 
184.25 	of 37 degrees 47 minutes 00 seconds with said east section line for 3332.5 feet; thence 
184.26 	deflect to the right on a 01 degree 00 minute 00 second curve (delta angle 40 degrees 11 
184.27 	minutes 00 seconds) having a length of 4018.3 feet for 133.6 feet to the point of beginning 
184.28 	of the line to be described; thence deflect to the left at an angle of 90 degrees 00 minutes 
184.29 	00 seconds with the tangent of said curve at said point for 1000 feet and there terminating.

185.1 	Sec. 105. Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 5, article 4, section 143, is amended 
185.2 	to read:
185.3 	Sec. 143. STUDY ON POST-COVID PANDEMIC PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION.
 185.4 	(a) From funds specified under Minnesota Statutes, section 161.53, paragraph (b), the 
185.5 	commissioner of transportation Using existing resources, the Metropolitan Council must 
185.6 	arrange and pay for a study by the Center for Transportation Studies at the University of 
185.7 	Minnesota that examines public transportation after the COVID-19 pandemic is substantially 
185.8 	curtailed in the United States. At a minimum, the study must:
185.9 	(1) focus primarily on transit service for commuters inthroughout the metropolitan area, 
185.10 	as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 473.121, subdivision 2;
185.11 	(2) specifically review Northstar Commuter Rail and commuter-oriented transit service 
185.12 	by the Metropolitan Council and by the suburban transit providers; and
185.13 	(3) provide analysis and projections for the public transit system in the metropolitan 
185.14 	area, as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 473.121, subdivision 2, on anticipated changes 
185.15 	in:
185.16 	(i) ridership;
185.17 	(ii) demand for different modes and forms of active and public transportation;
185.18 	(iii) transit service levels and features;
185.19 	(iv) revenue and expenditures; and
185.20 	(v) long-term impacts.
185.21 	(b) By February October 1, 2023 2024, the commissioner chair of the Metropolitan 
185.22 	Council must provide a copy of the study to the members of the legislative committees with 
185.23 	jurisdiction over transportation policy and finance.

185.24 	EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION. This section is effective the day following 
185.25 	final enactment and applies in the counties of Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, 
185.26 	Scott, and Washington.

186.1 	Sec. 106. Laws 2022, chapter 39, section 2, is amended to read:
186.2 	Sec. 2. SOUTHWEST LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT; EXPENDITURES AND 
186.3 	SCHEDULE.
 186.4 	(a) Annually by January 1 and July 1, the Metropolitan Council must provide status 
186.5 	updates on the Southwest light rail transit project to the chairs and ranking minority members 
186.6 	of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over transportation policy and finance. Each 
186.7 	status update must include:
186.8 	(1) total expenditures on the project during the previous six months as compared to 
186.9 	projections;
186.10 	(2) total expenditures on the project anticipated over the next six months; and
186.11 	(3) total expenditures on the project to date;
186.12 	(4) the total project cost estimate; and
186.13 	(5) any change in the date of anticipated project completion.
186.14 	(b) The Metropolitan Council must notify the chairs and ranking minority members of 
186.15 	the legislative committees with jurisdiction over transportation policy and finance within 
186.16 	seven calendar days of making a determination that:
186.17 	(1) the anticipated Southwest light rail project completion date is delayed by six months 
186.18 	or more beyond the estimated completion date determined as of the effective date of this 
186.19 	section;
186.20 	(2) the anticipated Southwest light rail project completion date is delayed by six months 
186.21 	or more beyond the most recent estimated completion date;
186.22 	(3) the total Southwest light rail project cost is anticipated to increase by five percent 
186.23 	or more above the project cost estimate determined as of the effective date of this section; 
186.24 	or
186.25 	(4) the total Southwest light rail project cost is anticipated to increase by five percent 
186.26 	or more above the most recent cost estimate.
186.27 	(c) On a quarterly basis, the Metropolitan Council must submit a summary of expenditures 
186.28 	since the last quarterly report for review and comment to the chairs and ranking minority 
186.29 	members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over transportation policy and 
186.30 	finance and to the members of the Legislative Commission on Metropolitan Government. 
187.1 	A summary must include the following for each expenditure or for a subtotal of related 
187.2 	expenditures:
187.3 	(1) the expenditure or subtotal amount;
187.4 	(2) the specific standard cost category; and
187.5 	(3) identification or a brief summary of the nature of the expenditure.

187.6 	EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION. This section is effective the day following 
187.7 	final enactment and applies to expenditures made on or after October 1, 2023. This section 
187.8 	applies in the counties of Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, and Washington.

187.9 	Sec. 107. RETROACTIVE DRIVER'S LICENSE REINSTATEMENT.
 187.10 	(a) The commissioner of public safety must make an individual's driver's license eligible 
187.11 	for reinstatement if the license is solely suspended pursuant to:
187.12 	(1) Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 169.92, subdivision 4, if the person did not appear 
187.13 	in court (i) in compliance with the terms of a citation for a petty misdemeanor, or (ii) for a 
187.14 	violation of Minnesota Statutes, section 171.24, subdivision 1;
187.15 	(2) Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 171.16, subdivision 2, if the person was convicted 
187.16 	only under Minnesota Statutes, section 171.24, subdivision 1 or 2;
187.17 	(3) Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 171.16, subdivision 3; or
187.18 	(4) any combination of clauses (1), (2), and (3).
187.19 	(b) By December 1, 2023, the commissioner must provide written notice to an individual 
187.20 	whose license has been made eligible for reinstatement under paragraph (a), addressed to 
187.21 	the licensee at the licensee's last known address.
187.22 	(c) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, before the license is reinstated, an individual 
187.23 	whose driver's license is eligible for reinstatement under paragraph (a) must pay a single 
187.24 	reinstatement fee of $20.
187.25 	(d) The following applies for an individual who is eligible for reinstatement under 
187.26 	paragraph (a) and whose license was suspended, revoked, or canceled under any other 
187.27 	provision in Minnesota Statutes:
187.28 	(1) the suspension, revocation, or cancellation under any other provision in Minnesota 
187.29 	Statutes remains in effect;
187.30 	(2) subject to clause (1), the individual may become eligible for reinstatement under 
187.31 	paragraph (a); and
188.1 	(3) the commissioner is not required to send the notice described in paragraph (b).
188.2 	(e) Paragraph (a) applies notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 169.92, 
188.3 	subdivision 4; and 171.16, subdivision 2 or 3; or any other law to the contrary.

188.4 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2023.

188.5 	Sec. 108. ADDITIONAL DEPUTY REGISTRAR OF MOTOR VEHICLES FOR 
188.6 	RAMSEY COUNTY.
 188.7 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 168.33, and rules adopted by the 
188.8 	commissioner of public safety limiting sites for the office of deputy registrar based on either 
188.9 	the distance to an existing deputy registrar office or the annual volume of transactions 
188.10 	processed by any deputy registrar within Ramsey County before or after the proposed 
188.11 	appointment, the commissioner of public safety must appoint a new private deputy registrar 
188.12 	of motor vehicles to operate a new office of deputy registrar, with full authority to function 
188.13 	as a registration and motor vehicle tax collection bureau, at or in the vicinity of the Hmong 
188.14 	Village shopping center at 1001 Johnson Parkway in the city of St. Paul. All other provisions 
188.15 	regarding the appointment and operation of a deputy registrar of motor vehicles under 
188.16 	Minnesota Statutes, section 168.33, and Minnesota Rules, chapter 7406, apply to the office.

188.17 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

188.18 	Sec. 109. TRAFFIC SAFETY VIOLATIONS DISPOSITION ANALYSIS.
 188.19 	(a) The commissioner of public safety must enter into an agreement with the Center for 
188.20 	Transportation Studies at the University of Minnesota to conduct an evaluation of the 
188.21 	disposition in recent years of citations for speeding, impairment, distraction, and seatbelt 
188.22 	violations. The evaluation under the agreement must include but is not limited to analysis 
188.23 	of:
188.24 	(1) rates of citations issued compared to rates of citations contested in court and the 
188.25 	outcomes of the cases;
188.26 	(2) amounts of fines imposed compared to counts and amounts of fine payments; and
188.27 	(3) any related changes in patterns of traffic enforcement from 2017 to 2022.
188.28 	(b) The agreement must require the Center for Transportation Studies to submit an 
188.29 	interim progress report by July 1, 2024, and a final report by July 1, 2025, to the 
188.30 	commissioner and the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees 
188.31 	with jurisdiction over transportation policy and finance and public safety.

189.1 	Sec. 110. FEDERAL TRANSPORTATION GRANTS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.
 189.2 		Subdivision 1.Definition. For purposes of this section, "commissioner" means the 
189.3 	commissioner of transportation.
189.4 		Subd. 2.Technical assistance grants. (a) The commissioner must establish a process 
189.5 	to provide grants for technical assistance to a requesting local unit of government or Tribal 
189.6 	government that seeks to submit an application for a federal discretionary grant for a 
189.7 	transportation-related purpose.
189.8 	(b) A transportation-related purpose includes but is not limited to a project, a program, 
189.9 	planning, program delivery, administrative costs, ongoing operations, and other related 
189.10 	expenditures. Technical assistance includes but is not limited to hiring consultants for 
189.11 	identification of available grants, grant writing, analysis, data collection, technical review, 
189.12 	legal interpretations necessary to complete an application, planning, pre-engineering, 
189.13 	application finalization, and similar activities.
189.14 		Subd. 3.Evaluation criteria. (a) The commissioner must establish a process for 
189.15 	solicitation, submission of requests for technical assistance, screening requests, and award 
189.16 	of technical assistance grants.
189.17 	(b) The process must include criteria for projects or purposes that:
189.18 	(1) address or mitigate the impacts of climate change, including through:
189.19 	(i) reduction in transportation-related pollution or emissions; and
189.20 	(ii) improvements to the resiliency of infrastructure that is subject to long-term risks 
189.21 	from natural disasters, weather events, or changing climate conditions;
189.22 	(2) are located in areas of persistent poverty or historically disadvantaged communities 
189.23 	as measured and defined in federal law, guidance, and notices of funding opportunity;
189.24 	(3) improve safety for motorized and nonmotorized users;
189.25 	(4) are located in townships or in cities that are eligible for small cities assistance aid 
189.26 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 162.145;
189.27 	(5) support grants to Tribal governments; and
189.28 	(6) provide for geographic balance of grants throughout the state.
189.29 		Subd. 4.Requirements. (a) A technical assistance grant may not exceed $30,000.
190.1 	(b) The commissioner may not award more than one grant to each unit of government 
190.2 	in a calendar year. The commissioner may award multiple grants to a Tribal government in 
190.3 	a calendar year.
190.4 	(c) From available funds in each fiscal year, the commissioner must reserve:
190.5 	(1) at least 15 percent for Tribal governments; and
190.6 	(2) at least 15 percent for cities that are eligible for small cities assistance aid under 
190.7 	Minnesota Statutes, section 162.145.
190.8 	(d) Money reserved under paragraph (c) that is unused at the end of a fiscal year may 
190.9 	be used for grants to any eligible recipient in the following fiscal year.

190.10 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

190.11 	Sec. 111. INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT AND JOBS ACT (IIJA) 
190.12 	DISCRETIONARY MATCH.
 190.13 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have 
190.14 	the meanings given.
190.15 	(b) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of transportation.
190.16 	(c) "Federal discretionary grant" means federal funds under a discretionary grant program 
190.17 	enacted or authorized in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), Public Law 
190.18 	117-58, and federal funds under any subsequent federal appropriations acts directly associated 
190.19 	with a spending authorization or appropriation under the IIJA.
190.20 	(d) "Federal grant recipient" means an entity that receives a federal discretionary grant 
190.21 	under the applicable federal program.
190.22 		Subd. 2.General requirements. (a) The commissioner must establish a process to 
190.23 	allocate funds made available for purposes of this section.
190.24 	(b) The commissioner must allocate available funds in the order of (1) requests submitted 
190.25 	by federal grant recipients, followed by (2) announcement or notification of the federal 
190.26 	grant award. The commissioner may allocate funds for a federal discretionary grant awarded 
190.27 	prior to the effective date of this section.
190.28 	(c) The commissioner must only allocate available funds:
190.29 	(1) to a federal grant recipient for match requirements under federal discretionary grants;
191.1 	(2) for a transportation-related purpose, including but not limited to a project, a program, 
191.2 	planning, program delivery, administrative costs, ongoing operations, and other related 
191.3 	expenditures; and
191.4 	(3) in an amount not to exceed the lesser of (i) the amount necessary for the federal 
191.5 	match requirements, or (ii) $10,000,000.
191.6 		Subd. 3.Uses of funds. (a) From available funds under this section, the commissioner 
191.7 	may:
191.8 	(1) expend funds for the trunk highway system;
191.9 	(2) allocate funds among any transportation modes and programs, including but not 
191.10 	limited to local roads and bridges, transit, active transportation, aeronautics, alternative fuel 
191.11 	corridors, electric vehicle infrastructure, and climate-related programs; and
191.12 	(3) make grants to a federal grant recipient, which as appropriate includes but is not 
191.13 	limited to federally recognized Tribal governments, local units of government, and 
191.14 	metropolitan planning organizations.
191.15 	(b) Funds under this section are available regardless of the eligible uses of federal funds 
191.16 	under the federal discretionary grant award.
191.17 		Subd. 4.Public information. The commissioner must maintain information on a public 
191.18 	website that details funds allocated under this section. The information must include:
191.19 	(1) a summary of federal grant recipients, projects including a general status, and the 
191.20 	amounts of match funding requested and provided;
191.21 	(2) identification of any unfunded requests; and
191.22 	(3) a fiscal review that provides breakouts by type of project or purpose, transportation 
191.23 	mode, federal program, and region of the state.
191.24 		Subd. 5.Expiration. This section expires June 30, 2029.

191.25 	Sec. 112. RAIL CORRIDOR SERVICE.
 191.26 		Subdivision 1.Commuter rail extension. The commissioner of transportation, in 
191.27 	collaboration with the Metropolitan Council, must conduct an assessment of a project to 
191.28 	extend Northstar Commuter Rail service to the city of St. Cloud. The assessment must 
191.29 	include but is not limited to project scoping; documentation of the necessary steps to apply 
191.30 	for and receive federal funding; estimation of the project scope and costs of predesign, 
191.31 	design, project development, construction, rolling stock, and equipment; and a detailed 
192.1 	summary of all necessary steps to complete the rail extension to St. Cloud prior to 
192.2 	construction, including but not limited to any additional analysis, outreach, predesign, and 
192.3 	design.
192.4 		Subd. 2.Corridor development analysis. (a) Of the amount appropriated under 
192.5 	subdivision 1 that remains following the assessment under this subdivision, the commissioner 
192.6 	must conduct a comprehensive analysis and evaluation of options for development of transit 
192.7 	and rail service improvements in the corridor between the cities of St. Paul, Minneapolis, 
192.8 	Coon Rapids, St. Cloud, Fargo, and Moorhead.
192.9 	(b) At a minimum, the analysis must:
192.10 	(1) identify and evaluate alternatives for service in the corridor, including but not limited 
192.11 	to:
192.12 	(i) intercity passenger rail, commuter rail, bus service, other public transportation 
192.13 	alternatives identified by the commissioner, or a combination of service between Minneapolis 
192.14 	and St. Paul;
192.15 	(ii) extension of current Amtrak train service between Minneapolis and St. Paul and 
192.16 	Chicago to St. Cloud;
192.17 	(iii) intercity passenger rail service between St. Paul, Minneapolis, Coon Rapids, St. 
192.18 	Cloud, Fargo, and Moorhead; and
192.19 	(iv) intercity passenger rail service through Minnesota on a line with origins and 
192.20 	destinations outside the state;
192.21 	(2) evaluate elimination of Northstar Commuter Rail service in conjunction with options 
192.22 	under clause (1), including but not limited to a comprehensive fiscal review of costs and 
192.23 	reductions in expenditures, analysis of barriers, and any other considerations;
192.24 	(3) provide for estimation of:
192.25 	(i) ridership, including potential impacts of stops in the vicinity of St. Cloud State 
192.26 	University and the Department of Veterans Affairs health care center in St. Cloud;
192.27 	(ii) capital and operating costs; and
192.28 	(iii) revenue impacts;
192.29 	(4) consider project barriers and risks;
192.30 	(5) examine transit service administration, which may include jurisdictional transfers 
192.31 	and contracting for service; and
193.1 	(6) make recommendations for rail service development in the corridor.
193.2 		Subd. 3.Legislative reports. (a) By February 15, 2024, the commissioner of 
193.3 	transportation must submit a report on the commuter rail extension assessment under 
193.4 	subdivision 2 to the speaker of the house, the house minority leader, the senate majority 
193.5 	leader, the senate minority leader, and the chairs and ranking minority members of the 
193.6 	legislative committees with jurisdiction over transportation policy and finance. At a 
193.7 	minimum, the report must:
193.8 	(1) include the results of the assessment; and
193.9 	(2) provide an overview of the status of the corridor analysis under subdivision 2.
193.10 	(b) By February 1, 2025, the commissioner of transportation must submit a report on 
193.11 	the corridor analysis and evaluation under subdivision 2 to the speaker of the house, the 
193.12 	house minority leader, the senate majority leader, the senate minority leader, and the chairs 
193.13 	and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over 
193.14 	transportation policy and finance. At a minimum, the report must:
193.15 	(1) provide a summary of the corridor analysis;
193.16 	(2) review each of the elements specified under subdivision 2, paragraph (b); and
193.17 	(3) provide recommendations for legislative changes, if any.

193.18 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

193.19 	Sec. 113. TRANSIT SERVICE INTERVENTION PROJECT.
 193.20 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have 
193.21 	the meanings given.
193.22 	(b) "Council" means the Metropolitan Council established under Minnesota Statutes, 
193.23 	chapter 473.
193.24 	(c) "Intervention project" means the Transit Service Intervention Project established in 
193.25 	this section.
193.26 		Subd. 2.Establishment. A Transit Service Intervention Project is established to provide 
193.27 	coordinated, high-visibility interventions on light rail transit lines that provide for enhanced 
193.28 	social services outreach and engagement, code of conduct regulation, and law enforcement.
193.29 		Subd. 3.Project management. The council must implement the intervention project.
193.30 		Subd. 4.Participating organizations. The council must seek the participation of the 
193.31 	following entities to provide for coordination on the intervention project:
194.1 	(1) the Department of Human Services;
194.2 	(2) the Department of Public Safety;
194.3 	(3) the Minnesota State Patrol;
194.4 	(4) the Metropolitan Council;
194.5 	(5) the Metro Transit Police Department;
194.6 	(6) each county within which a light rail transit line operates;
194.7 	(7) each city within which a light rail transit line operates;
194.8 	(8) the Metropolitan Airports Commission;
194.9 	(9) the National Alliance on Mental Illness Minnesota;
194.10 	(10) the exclusive representative of transit vehicle operators; and
194.11 	(11) other interested community-based social service organizations.
194.12 		Subd. 5.Duties. (a) In collaboration with the participating organizations under subdivision 
194.13 	5, the council must:
194.14 	(1) establish social services intervention teams that consist of county-based social services 
194.15 	personnel, as available, and personnel from nonprofit organizations having mental health 
194.16 	services or support capacity to perform on-site social services engagement with (i) transit 
194.17 	riders experiencing homelessness, (ii) transit riders with substance use disorders or mental 
194.18 	or behavioral health disorders, or (iii) a combination;
194.19 	(2) establish coordinated intervention teams that consist of personnel under clause (1), 
194.20 	community service officers, and peace officers;
194.21 	(3) implement interventions in two phases as follows:
194.22 	(i) by June 1, 2023, and for a period of three weeks, deploy the social services intervention 
194.23 	teams on a mobile basis on light rail transit lines and facilities; and
194.24 	(ii) beginning at the conclusion of the period under item (i), and for a period of at least 
194.25 	nine weeks, deploy the coordinated intervention teams on a mobile basis on light rail transit 
194.26 	lines and facilities, utilizing both social services and law enforcement partners; and
194.27 	(4) evaluate impacts of the intervention teams related to social services outreach, code 
194.28 	of conduct violations, and rider experience.
195.1 	(b) Social services engagement under paragraph (a) includes but is not limited to outreach, 
195.2 	preliminary assessment and screening, information and resource sharing, referral or 
195.3 	connections to service providers, assistance in arranging for services, and precrisis response.
195.4 		Subd. 6.Administration. Using existing resources, the council must provide staff 
195.5 	assistance and administrative support for the project.
195.6 		Subd. 7.Reports. By the 15th of each month, the council must submit a status report 
195.7 	to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction 
195.8 	over transportation policy and finance. At a minimum, each report must include:
195.9 	(1) a summary of activities under the intervention project;
195.10 	(2) a fiscal review of expenditures; and
195.11 	(3) analysis of impacts and outcomes related to social services outreach, violations under 
195.12 	Minnesota Statutes, sections 473.4065 and 609.855, and rider experience.
195.13 		Subd. 8.Expiration. The intervention project under this section expires June 30, 2024.

195.14 	EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION. This section is effective the day following 
195.15 	final enactment and applies in the counties of Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, 
195.16 	Scott, and Washington.

195.17 	Sec. 114. OPERATING AND CAPITAL ASSISTANCE; GREATER MINNESOTA 
195.18 	TRANSIT.
 195.19 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 174.24, subdivision 3b, the commissioner 
195.20 	of transportation must fund the operating costs of any eligible public transit system under 
195.21 	Minnesota Statutes, section 174.24, subdivision 2, such that the percentage of total contracted 
195.22 	operating costs paid by any recipient from local sources will not exceed five percent.
195.23 	(b) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 174.24, subdivision 3c, and Minnesota 
195.24 	Rules, part 8835.0320, the commissioner of transportation must fund 90 percent of the 
195.25 	capital costs approved by the commissioner under the public transit participation program 
195.26 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 174.24. The recipient must provide the remaining ten 
195.27 	percent of the approved capital costs from local sources.

195.28 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 21, 2023, and expires June 30, 2025.

195.29 	Sec. 115. SOUTHWEST LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT; EXPENDITURE LIMITATIONS.
 195.30 	Notwithstanding encumbrances or other spending commitments made or currently 
195.31 	applied for in a grant prior to the effective date of this section, the Metropolitan Council is 
196.1 	prohibited from expending any Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental 
196.2 	Appropriations Act funds for the Southwest light rail transit (Green Line Extension) project.

196.3 	EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION. This section is effective the day following 
196.4 	final enactment and applies in the counties of Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, 
196.5 	Scott, and Washington.

196.6 	Sec. 116. BLUE LINE LIGHT RAIL EXTENSION ENGAGEMENT MEETINGS.
 196.7 	(a) The Blue Line light rail extension project office must, at least quarterly, organize 
196.8 	and facilitate community engagement meetings in consultation with community groups 
196.9 	located along the Blue Line extension alignment route, primarily focused on Minneapolis 
196.10 	neighborhoods, including the Lyn-Park, Willard-Hay, Near North, and Jordan communities. 
196.11 	Information requested by community groups in the meetings or in correspondence to the 
196.12 	project office must be supplied in a timely manner and, if practicable, before the next 
196.13 	quarterly meeting. Information, concerns, and requests presented by the community at the 
196.14 	community engagement meetings or provided directly to the extension project office must 
196.15 	be documented in the official meeting minutes and must be provided to the project Corridor 
196.16 	Management Committee and posted on the Blue Line extension project website.
196.17 	(b) Representatives from the Metropolitan Council, Hennepin County, and the Department 
196.18 	of Transportation must participate in the community engagement meetings and all other 
196.19 	meetings relating to antidisplacement initiatives connected to the Blue Line light rail 
196.20 	extension project. Representatives from the cities of Minneapolis, Robbinsdale, Crystal, 
196.21 	and Brooklyn Park must attend meetings that occur in their respective cities, attend all 
196.22 	meetings relating to antidisplacement initiatives, and attend other project-related meetings 
196.23 	as requested.
196.24 	(c) By July 1, 2023, the Blue Line light rail extension project office must coordinate 
196.25 	with community groups to establish a framework for community engagement meetings. 
196.26 	The framework must at a minimum include project information, light rail impacts on and 
196.27 	opportunities for businesses and residents, and business mitigation and antidisplacement 
196.28 	strategies. The framework must also include a process for community feedback on project 
196.29 	design options.
196.30 	(d) State funds for the Blue Line light rail extension project must be available no sooner 
196.31 	than August 1, 2023.

196.32 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

197.1 	Sec. 117. BLUE LINE LIGHT RAIL EXTENSION ROUTE ALIGNMENT 
197.2 	CONSULTATION.
 197.3 	The commissioner of transportation and the city of Minneapolis must consult with the 
197.4 	Metropolitan Council and Hennepin County to evaluate the possible redesign of the overpass 
197.5 	or the entrance and exit ramps of marked Interstate Highway 94, 10th Avenue, or Washington 
197.6 	Avenue between downtown Minneapolis and West Broadway Avenue for a possible route 
197.7 	of the Blue Line light rail extension project in the area between Interstate Highway 94 and 
197.8 	the Mississippi River.  All cities along the corridor must have the opportunity to present 
197.9 	their concerns and proposals to the Blue Line extension project's Corridor Management 
197.10 	Committee for consideration.

197.11 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

197.12 	Sec. 118. MICROTRANSIT SERVICE.
 197.13 	From sales tax revenue, as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 473.4465, subdivision 
197.14 	1, the Metropolitan Council must provide financial assistance to replacement service 
197.15 	providers under Minnesota Statutes, section 473.388, for improvements related to demand 
197.16 	response transit service. The council must make grants in fiscal year 2024 as follows:
197.17 	(1) $2,300,000 to Minnesota Valley Transit Authority for vehicle costs;
197.18 	(2) $3,500,000 to Minnesota Valley Transit Authority for infrastructure and other capital 
197.19 	costs;
197.20 	(3) $3,000,000 to SouthWest Transit for vehicle costs, infrastructure, and other capital 
197.21 	costs, and
197.22 	(4) $200,000 to Maple Grove Transit for vehicle costs.

197.23 	APPLICATION. This section applies in the counties of Anoka, Carver, Dakota, 
197.24 	Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, and Washington.

197.25 	Sec. 119. TRANSIT SIGNAL PRIORITY SYSTEM PLANNING.
 197.26 		Subdivision 1.Establishment. From sales tax revenue, as defined in section 473.4465, 
197.27 	subdivision 1, the Metropolitan Council must convene a working group by August 1, 2023, 
197.28 	to perform planning on transit signal priority systems and related transit advantage 
197.29 	improvements on high-frequency and high-ridership bus routes in the metropolitan area, as 
197.30 	defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 473.121, subdivision 2.
198.1 		Subd. 2.Membership. The Metropolitan Council must solicit the following members 
198.2 	to participate in the working group:
198.3 	(1) one member representing Metro Transit, appointed by the Metropolitan Council;
198.4 	(2) one member representing the Department of Transportation, appointed by the 
198.5 	commissioner of transportation;
198.6 	(3) one member representing Minneapolis, appointed by the Minneapolis City Council;
198.7 	(4) one member representing St. Paul, appointed by the St. Paul City Council;
198.8 	(5) one member representing Hennepin County, appointed by the Hennepin County 
198.9 	Board;
198.10 	(6) one member representing Ramsey County, appointed by the Ramsey County Board;
198.11 	(7) one member from a city participating in the replacement service program under 
198.12 	Minnesota Statutes, section 473.388, appointed by the Suburban Transit Association;
198.13 	(8) one member from the Center for Transportation Studies at the University of 
198.14 	Minnesota;
198.15 	(9) one member from Move Minnesota; and
198.16 	(10) other members as identified by the Metropolitan Council.
198.17 		Subd. 3.Duties. At a minimum, the working group must:
198.18 	(1) assess the current status and capability of transit signal priority systems among the 
198.19 	relevant road authorities;
198.20 	(2) identify key barriers and constraints and measures to address the barriers;
198.21 	(3) explore methods for ongoing coordination among the relevant road authorities;
198.22 	(4) estimate costs of potential improvements; and
198.23 	(5) develop a proposal or recommendations to implement transit signal priority systems 
198.24 	and related transit advantage improvements, including a prioritized listing of locations or 
198.25 	routes.
198.26 		Subd. 4.Administration. Upon request of the working group, the Metropolitan Council 
198.27 	and the commissioner of transportation must provide administrative and technical support 
198.28 	for the working group.
198.29 		Subd. 5.Report. By February 15, 2024, the Metropolitan Council must submit a report 
198.30 	on transit signal priority system improvements to the chairs and ranking minority members 
199.1 	of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over transportation policy and finance. At a 
199.2 	minimum, the report must summarize the results of the working group and provide 
199.3 	information on each of the activities specified in subdivision 3.
199.4 		Subd. 6.Expiration. The working group under this section expires June 30, 2024.

199.5 	EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION. This section is effective the day following 
199.6 	final enactment and applies in the counties of Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, 
199.7 	Scott, and Washington.

199.8 	Sec. 120. MIDTOWN GREENWAY BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN TRAIL 
199.9 	EXPANSION PLANNING.
 199.10 	(a) The Metropolitan Council must plan continuous and dedicated bicycle and pedestrian 
199.11 	trails from the current eastern terminus of the Midtown Greenway in Hennepin County to 
199.12 	27th Avenue Southeast in Hennepin County and to Allianz Field in Ramsey County. The 
199.13 	Metropolitan Council may use available funding to support project management and 
199.14 	implementation, data collection, legal analysis, community engagement, and use of 
199.15 	consultants.
199.16 	(b) When planning the trail expansions, the Metropolitan Council must coordinate with 
199.17 	the Hennepin County Regional Railroad Authority, the Ramsey County Regional Railroad 
199.18 	Authority, other local governments, and affected property owners.
199.19 	(c) The bicycle and pedestrian trails to be planned must include the following segments:
199.20 	(1) Segment 1 from the eastern terminus of the Midtown Greenway extending eastward 
199.21 	over the Short Line Bridge on the railroad right-of-way to Cleveland Avenue North in the 
199.22 	city of St. Paul. Segment 1 must include a connection to the existing bicycle facility on 
199.23 	Pelham Boulevard via a new trail on St. Anthony Avenue;
199.24 	(2) Segment 2 from the eastern end of the Short Line Bridge extending over marked 
199.25 	Interstate Highway 94 to the existing bicycle facility on 27th Avenue Southeast in the city 
199.26 	of Minneapolis. Segment 2 must include connections to Franklin Avenue Southeast, Cecil 
199.27 	Street Southeast, Seymour Avenue Southeast, and the existing pedestrian bridge at Seymour 
199.28 	Avenue Southeast over marked Interstate Highway 94;
199.29 	(3) Segment 3 from Cleveland Avenue North extending eastward on Gilbert Avenue to 
199.30 	Prior Avenue North and on Prior Avenue North northward to the intersection of Prior Avenue 
199.31 	North and St. Anthony Avenue;
200.1 	(4) Segment 4 from Prior Avenue North extending eastward on St. Anthony Avenue to 
200.2 	the existing bicycle and pedestrian bridge at Aldine Street over marked Interstate Highway 
200.3 	94; and
200.4 	(5) Segment 5 from the intersection of Aldine Street and St. Anthony Avenue to Allianz 
200.5 	Field on a route to be determined that does not include railroad right-of-way.
200.6 	(d) East of Cleveland Avenue, the Metropolitan Council may also consider alternative 
200.7 	routes for the bicycle and pedestrian trail that still connect to Allianz Field.
200.8 	(e) At a minimum, the developed plans must include:
200.9 	(1) a project layout that provides a safe and consistent two-way, curb-separated trail 
200.10 	protected from motor vehicle traffic wherever possible;
200.11 	(2) features of the existing Midtown Greenway that provide safety and wayfinding, 
200.12 	including but not limited to lighting, signage, and emergency call boxes;
200.13 	(3) an analysis of which portions of the planned trails can be completed independently 
200.14 	of other portions. In completing this analysis, the Metropolitan Council may subdivide the 
200.15 	segments listed in paragraph (c) as needed;
200.16 	(4) an analysis of what portions of the planned trails can be completed either without 
200.17 	using railroad right-of-way or on railroad right-of-way without significantly affecting current 
200.18 	rail operations;
200.19 	(5) a recommendation for a reasonable easement or shared use agreement for the Short 
200.20 	Line Bridge between the railroad and the entity responsible for operating the trail, which 
200.21 	may include but is not limited to Hennepin County, the Metropolitan Council, the 
200.22 	Minneapolis Park Board, the Department of Transportation, or other trail operator, that 
200.23 	maintains active rail tracks on the upstream side of the bridge while accommodating a 
200.24 	bicycle and pedestrian trail on the downstream side of the bridge; and
200.25 	(6) estimates for construction costs broken out by segments and features.
200.26 	(f) The council must allocate revenues collected under Minnesota Statutes, section 
200.27 	297A.9915, for the purpose of the planning activities in paragraphs (a) to (e).
200.28 	(g) The council may contract with a third party to perform the planning activities in 
200.29 	paragraphs (a) to (e) with revenues collected under Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.9915.

200.30 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

201.1 	Sec. 121. METRO MOBILITY ENHANCEMENT PILOT PROGRAM.
 201.2 		Subdivision 1.Definition. For purposes of this section, "pilot program" means the Metro 
201.3 	Mobility enhancement pilot program established in this section.
201.4 		Subd. 2.Establishment. Subject to available funds, the Metropolitan Council must 
201.5 	implement a pilot program to enhance the existing service levels of Metro Mobility under 
201.6 	Minnesota Statutes, section 473.386.
201.7 		Subd. 3.Requirements. The pilot program must:
201.8 	(1) commence by September 1, 2023, and operate until December 31, 2025;
201.9 	(2) provide for advanced scheduling of enhanced Metro Mobility service;
201.10 	(3) to the extent feasible, provide service outside of the current Metro Mobility hours 
201.11 	of service, as follows:
201.12 	(i) on weekdays from 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.;
201.13 	(ii) on Saturdays from 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.; and
201.14 	(iii) on Sundays from 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.;
201.15 	(4) cover the entirety of the geographic area specified in Minnesota Statutes, section 
201.16 	473.386, subdivision 3, clause (9); and
201.17 	(5) establish rider eligibility and fares in a manner that is substantially comparable to 
201.18 	the requirements under Metro Mobility.
201.19 		Subd. 4.Legislative report. By February 1, 2026, the Metropolitan Council must submit 
201.20 	a report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with 
201.21 	jurisdiction over transportation policy and finance concerning the pilot program. At a 
201.22 	minimum, the report must:
201.23 	(1) summarize pilot program implementation;
201.24 	(2) provide a fiscal review that identifies uses of funds;
201.25 	(3) analyze results under the pilot program, including improvements to service and 
201.26 	customer experience;
201.27 	(4) evaluate accessibility impacts and constraints for riders who use a wheelchair or 
201.28 	otherwise require specialized equipment or service;
201.29 	(5) consider service models, technologies, partnership models, and anticipated industry 
201.30 	changes;
202.1 	(6) identify findings, practices, and considerations for replication in communities 
202.2 	throughout the state;
202.3 	(7) review any modifications under consideration, planned, or implemented for the Metro 
202.4 	Mobility program; and
202.5 	(8) make any recommendations on service improvements related to Metro Mobility, 
202.6 	including fiscal implications.

202.7 	EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION. This section is effective the day following 
202.8 	final enactment and applies in the counties of Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, 
202.9 	Scott, and Washington.

202.10 	Sec. 122. TRANSIT FARE ELIMINATION PILOT PROGRAM.
 202.11 		Subdivision 1.Pilot program established. From sales tax revenue, as defined in section 
202.12 	473.4465, subdivision 1, the Metropolitan Council must establish a pilot program to provide 
202.13 	transit service for free or at a reduced fare for all riders, as specified in this section.
202.14 		Subd. 2.Requirements. The Metropolitan Council must implement the pilot program:
202.15 	(1) from July 1, 2023, to December 31, 2024;
202.16 	(2) for two regular route bus lines, which may include express bus and bus rapid transit;
202.17 	(3) on the entirety of each selected route; and
202.18 	(4) during both peak and nonpeak service hours.
202.19 		Subd. 3.Metro Mobility customers. (a) During the pilot program, the Metropolitan 
202.20 	Council must provide regular route transit, as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 473.385, 
202.21 	subdivision 1, free of charge to an individual who is (1) certified as disabled under the 
202.22 	Americans with Disabilities Act requirements of the Federal Transit Administration; or (2) 
202.23 	certified by the Metropolitan Council under Minnesota Statutes, section 473.386, subdivision 
202.24 	2a.
202.25 	(b) The requirements under this subdivision apply to all regular route service and are 
202.26 	not limited to those lines selected under the pilot program.
202.27 		Subd. 4.Legislative report. (a) By February 15, 2025, the Metropolitan Council must 
202.28 	submit a report on the pilot program to the chairs, ranking minority members, and staff of 
202.29 	the legislative committees with jurisdiction over transportation policy and finance. At a 
202.30 	minimum, the report must include:
202.31 	(1) an overview of pilot program implementation;
203.1 	(2) evaluation of the effects on (i) ridership, (ii) travel time, (iii) service equity, and (iv) 
203.2 	rider experience and other measures of quality of life;
203.3 	(3) a review of fiscal impacts, including foregone revenue, costs related to service 
203.4 	changes, and potential cost efficiencies;
203.5 	(4) analysis of barriers, best practices, economic impacts, and other relevant 
203.6 	considerations; and
203.7 	(5) any recommendations regarding any subsequent implementation of free or 
203.8 	reduced-fare transit service.
203.9 	(b) For purposes of this subdivision, "staff" means those employees who are identified 
203.10 	in any of the following roles for the legislative committees: committee administrator, 
203.11 	committee legislative assistant, caucus research, fiscal analysis, counsel, or nonpartisan 
203.12 	research.

203.13 	EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION. This section is effective the day following 
203.14 	final enactment and applies in the counties of Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, 
203.15 	Scott, and Washington.

203.16 	Sec. 123. METROPOLITAN GOVERNANCE TASK FORCE.
 203.17 		Subdivision 1.Established. A Metropolitan Governance Task Force is established to 
203.18 	study and make recommendations to the legislature on reform and governance of the 
203.19 	Metropolitan Council.
203.20 		Subd. 2.Membership. (a) The task force consists of the following members:
203.21 	(1) four members of the senate, with two appointed by the senate majority leader and 
203.22 	two appointed by the senate minority leader;
203.23 	(2) four members of the house of representatives, with two appointed by the speaker of 
203.24 	the house and two appointed by the minority leader of the house of representatives;
203.25 	(3) one person representing cities in the metropolitan area, appointed by the Association 
203.26 	of Metropolitan Municipalities;
203.27 	(4) one county commissioner representing counties in the metropolitan area, appointed 
203.28 	by the Association of Minnesota Counties;
203.29 	(5) one person representing townships in the metropolitan area, appointed by the 
203.30 	Minnesota Association of Townships;
204.1 	(6) one person representing an employee collective bargaining unit of the Metropolitan 
204.2 	Council, appointed by the Minnesota AFL-CIO;
204.3 	(7) one person appointed by the governor;
204.4 	(8) one person representing transit, appointed by Move Minnesota;
204.5 	(9) one person representing institutions of higher education, appointed by the Office of 
204.6 	Higher Education; and
204.7 	(10) two members of the public, appointed by the Legislative Coordinating Commission.
204.8 	(b) The appointing authorities under paragraph (a) must make the appointments by July 
204.9 	15, 2023.
204.10 		Subd. 3.Chair; other officers. The task force must elect from among its legislative 
204.11 	members a chair and vice-chair and any other officers that the task force determines would 
204.12 	be necessary or convenient.
204.13 		Subd. 4.Duties. The task force must study and evaluate options to reform and reconstitute 
204.14 	governance of the Metropolitan Council. The study must include an analysis of the costs 
204.15 	and benefits of:
204.16 	(1) direct election of members to the Metropolitan Council;
204.17 	(2) a combination of directly elected and appointed members to the Metropolitan Council;
204.18 	(3) a council of governments which would replace the current Metropolitan Council;
204.19 	(4) reapportioning responsibilities of the Metropolitan Council to state agencies and 
204.20 	local units of government;
204.21 	(5) adoption of a home rule charter for governance of the Metropolitan Council; and
204.22 	(6) any other regional governance approaches that are viable alternatives to the current 
204.23 	structure of the Metropolitan Council.
204.24 		Subd. 5.State; metropolitan agencies must cooperate; subcommittees. The 
204.25 	Metropolitan Council and state and metropolitan agencies must cooperate with the task 
204.26 	force and provide information requested in a timely fashion. The task force may establish 
204.27 	subcommittees and invite other stakeholders to participate in the task force's study and 
204.28 	development of recommendations.
204.29 		Subd. 6.Compensation. Member compensation and reimbursement for expenses are 
204.30 	governed by Minnesota Statutes, section 15.059, subdivision 3.
205.1 		Subd. 7.Grants. The task force may accept grant funds from any federal, state, local, 
205.2 	or nongovernmental source to support its work and offset any costs, provided accepting the 
205.3 	money does not create a conflict of interest for the task force or its members. The Legislative 
205.4 	Coordinating Commission may administer any grant money given to the task force.
205.5 		Subd. 8.Administrative support; staff. The Legislative Coordinating Commission 
205.6 	must provide meeting space, administrative support, and staff support for the task force. 
205.7 	The task force may hold meetings in any publicly accessible location in the Capitol Complex 
205.8 	that is equipped with technology that can facilitate remote testimony.
205.9 		Subd. 9.Open meeting law. Meetings of the task force are subject to Minnesota Statutes, 
205.10 	chapter 13D.
205.11 		Subd. 10.Report. The task force shall report its findings and recommendations to the 
205.12 	chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with responsibility for 
205.13 	or jurisdiction over the Metropolitan Council and metropolitan agencies. The report is due 
205.14 	by February 1, 2024.
205.15 		Subd. 11.Expiration. The task force expires on June 30, 2024.

205.16 	EFFECTIVE DATE; EXPIRATION; APPLICATION. This section is effective the 
205.17 	day following final enactment. Subdivision 5 applies in the counties of Anoka, Carver, 
205.18 	Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, and Washington.

205.19 	Sec. 124. CLEAN TRANSPORTATION FUEL STANDARD WORKING GROUP; 
205.20 	REPORT REQUIRED.
 205.21 		Subdivision 1.Creation. By August 1, 2023, the commissioners of the Pollution Control 
205.22 	Agency, transportation, commerce, and agriculture must convene a Clean Transportation 
205.23 	Fuel Standard Working Group to study and address information gaps and opportunities 
205.24 	related to a clean transportation fuel standard that requires the aggregate carbon intensity 
205.25 	of transportation fuel supplied to Minnesota be reduced to at least 25 percent below the 
205.26 	2018 baseline level by the end of 2030, by 75 percent by the end of 2040, and by 100 percent 
205.27 	by the end of 2050.
205.28 		Subd. 2.Membership. (a) Appointments to the working group are made pursuant to 
205.29 	Minnesota Statutes, section 15.0597.
205.30 	(b) Appointments to the working group must include two individuals representing each 
205.31 	of the following:
205.32 	(1) renewable fuel producers;
206.1 	(2) renewable natural gas and organic waste interests, including at least one local 
206.2 	government that manages organic waste;
206.3 	(3) general farm organizations;
206.4 	(4) agricultural commodity groups;
206.5 	(5) conventional transportation fuel producers and retailers;
206.6 	(6) Tribal governments;
206.7 	(7) environmental science organizations;
206.8 	(8) environmental justice organizations;
206.9 	(9) automotive manufacturers;
206.10 	(10) forestry interests;
206.11 	(11) electric utilities or cooperatives;
206.12 	(12) electric vehicle charging infrastructure companies;
206.13 	(13) aviation interests;
206.14 	(14) water quality interests;
206.15 	(15) a statewide organization of environmental and natural resource organizations;
206.16 	(16) organizations with expertise in renewable energy and low-carbon transportation 
206.17 	fuel policy;
206.18 	(17) conservation organizations;
206.19 	(18) organizations representing sustainable agriculture or regenerative biofuels producers;
206.20 	(19) public health interests; and
206.21 	(20) labor unions.
206.22 		Subd. 3.Administration. Appointments and designations to the working group authorized 
206.23 	by this section must be completed by July 1, 2023. Public members serve without 
206.24 	compensation or payment of expenses. The members of the working group must select a 
206.25 	chair from its membership who must not be a commissioner or their designee. Any of the 
206.26 	commissioners convening the working group may contract with a third-party facilitator.
206.27 		Subd. 4.Report. By February 1, 2024, the working group must submit its findings and 
206.28 	recommendations to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees 
206.29 	with jurisdiction over transportation and energy policy.
207.1 		Subd. 5.Expiration. The working group expires on January 1, 2025, or upon submission 
207.2 	of the report required under subdivision 4, whichever is earlier.

207.3 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

207.4 	Sec. 125. GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS IMPACT MITIGATION WORKING 
207.5 	GROUP.
 207.6 		Subdivision 1.Establishment; purpose. By August 1, 2023, the commissioner of 
207.7 	transportation must convene a Greenhouse Gas Emissions Impact Mitigation Working 
207.8 	Group to assist the commissioner with:
207.9 	(1) development of a process for impact assessment under Minnesota Statutes, section 
207.10 	161.178;
207.11 	(2) development of an impact mitigation plan;
207.12 	(3) consideration of options related to funding greenhouse gas emissions mitigation 
207.13 	activities in conjunction with transportation capacity expansion projects; and
207.14 	(4) consideration of options for alternative mitigation options.
207.15 		Subd. 2.Membership; chair. (a) At a minimum, the working group must include:
207.16 	(1) the commissioner of transportation, or a designee;
207.17 	(2) the chair of the Metropolitan Council, or a designee;
207.18 	(3) two representatives from the Department of Transportation Sustainable Transportation 
207.19 	Advisory Council;
207.20 	(4) two representatives from the Minnesota County Engineers Association;
207.21 	(5) two representatives from the City Engineers Association of Minnesota;
207.22 	(6) one representative from a metropolitan planning organization or regional development 
207.23 	organization in greater Minnesota; and
207.24 	(7) one representative from Move Minnesota.
207.25 	(b) Appointments and designations to the working group must be completed by July 1, 
207.26 	2023.
207.27 	(c) The members of the working group must select a chair from its membership.
207.28 		Subd. 3.Administration. (a) The working group must meet a minimum of six times.
208.1 	(b) Members serve without compensation or payment of expenses. The commissioner 
208.2 	must provide administrative support to the working group.
208.3 	(c) Appointments and designations to the working group must not include a member of 
208.4 	the legislature.
208.5 		Subd. 4.Legislative report. By February 1, 2024, the working group must submit its 
208.6 	findings and recommendations, including any recommendations for legislation, to the chairs 
208.7 	and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over 
208.8 	transportation finance and policy.
208.9 		Subd. 5.Expiration. The working group expires on the earlier of February 15, 2025, 
208.10 	or upon submission of the report required under subdivision 4.

208.11 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

208.12 	Sec. 126. LEGISLATIVE REPORT; SPEED SAFETY CAMERAS.
 208.13 	(a) By November 1, 2024, the commissioner of public safety must submit a report to 
208.14 	the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction 
208.15 	over transportation policy and finance that identifies a process and associated policies for 
208.16 	issuance of a mailed citation to the owner or lessee of a motor vehicle that a speed safety 
208.17 	camera system detects is operated in violation of a speed limit.
208.18 	(b) The commissioner must convene a task force to assist in the development of the 
208.19 	report. The task force must include the Advisory Council on Traffic Safety under Minnesota 
208.20 	Statutes, section 4.076, a representative from the Minnesota County Attorneys Association, 
208.21 	and a person with expertise in data privacy and may include other members as the 
208.22 	commissioner determines are necessary to develop the report.
208.23 	(c) At a minimum, the report must include consideration and analysis of:
208.24 	(1) methods to identify the owner, operator, and any lessee of the motor vehicle;
208.25 	(2) compliance with federal enforcement requirements related to holders of a commercial 
208.26 	driver's license;
208.27 	(3) authority of individuals who are not peace officers to issue citations;
208.28 	(4) data practices, including but not limited to concerns related to data privacy;
208.29 	(5) due process, an appeals process, the judicial system, and other legal issues;
208.30 	(6) technology options, constraints, and factors; and
209.1 	(7) recommendations regarding implementation, including but not limited to any 
209.2 	legislative proposal and information on implementation costs.

209.3 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

209.4 	Sec. 127. LEGISLATIVE REPORT; ROAD FUNDING GAP.
 209.5 	(a) By November 1, 2024, the commissioners of transportation and management and 
209.6 	budget must submit a report on road funding to the chairs and ranking minority members 
209.7 	of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over transportation finance and policy.
209.8 	(b) At a minimum, the report must:
209.9 	(1) analyze revenue options to address the funding gap over fiscal years 2025 to 2034 
209.10 	between (i) projected revenue to the highway user tax distribution fund, and (ii) revenue 
209.11 	required to meet performance targets, or a metric for system maintenance, on each of the 
209.12 	highway systems for which funding is allocated via the highway user tax distribution fund; 
209.13 	and
209.14 	(2) develop recommendations, including proposed legislative changes, following from 
209.15 	the analysis under clause (1).
209.16 	(c) In developing the report, the commissioners must evaluate a range of options that:
209.17 	(1) analyze impacts across individuals and motor vehicles, accounting for factors that 
209.18 	include but are not limited to vehicle class, power train, fuel or power type, vehicle age, 
209.19 	vehicle weight, and annual miles traveled; and
209.20 	(2) consider financial stability, social equity, user convenience, administrative efficiency, 
209.21 	transparency, and other appropriate policy and finance principles.

209.22 	Sec. 128. REVISOR INSTRUCTION.
 209.23 	(a) The revisor of statutes must change the terms "driver services operating account" 
209.24 	and "vehicle services operating account" to "driver and vehicle services operating account" 
209.25 	wherever the terms appear in Minnesota Statutes.
209.26 	(b) The revisor of statutes shall recodify Minnesota Statutes, section 115E.042, 
209.27 	subdivision 2, as Minnesota Statutes, section 219.055, subdivision 2a, and Minnesota 
209.28 	Statutes, section 115E.042, subdivision 3, as Minnesota Statutes, section 219.055, subdivision 
209.29 	3a. The revisor shall correct any cross-references made necessary by this recodification.

210.1 	Sec. 129. REPEALER.
 210.2 	(a) Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 167.45; and 360.915, subdivision 5, are repealed.
210.3 	(b) Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 168B.15; and 169.829, subdivision 2, are repealed.
210.4 	(c) Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 168.121, subdivision 5; 168.1282, subdivision 5; 
210.5 	168.1294, subdivision 5; 168.1299, subdivision 4; and 299A.705, subdivision 2, are repealed.
210.6 	(d) Minnesota Rules, parts 7411.0530; and 7411.0535, are repealed.

210.7 	EFFECTIVE DATE. Paragraph (b) is effective August 1, 2023.

210.8 	ARTICLE 5
210.9 	SUPPLEMENTAL TRANSPORTATION POLICY

210.10 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 160.27, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
210.11 		Subd. 7.Bicycle racks and bicycle storage Micromobility facilities. (a) For purposes 
210.12 	of this subdivision, "micromobility facility" means an installation for micromobility devices 
210.13 	as defined in section 169.011, subdivision 40b, whether for personal use or shared mobility 
210.14 	services, that provides one or more of the following: a rack or docking station, a battery 
210.15 	charging or swapping station, or a storage facility.
210.16 	(b) In cities of the first class a statutory or home rule charter city, advertisements, public 
210.17 	art, and informational signs may be placed and maintained on bicycle racks and bicycle 
210.18 	storage facilities, and on any enclosure around them, a micromobility facility if:
210.19 	(1) a road authority has issued a permit to the city authorizing the bicycle racks and 
210.20 	storage facilities micromobility facility to be placed within the right-of-way of a public 
210.21 	highway,;
210.22 	(2) the city has recommended and the road authority has authorized in the permit the 
210.23 	placement of advertisements, public art, and informational signs on the bicycle racks and 
210.24 	bicycle storage facilities, micromobility facility; and
210.25 	(3) the placement does not create an unsafe situation.
210.26 	(c) Advertisements, public art, and information signs authorized under this subdivision 
210.27 	are subject to the terms and conditions imposed by the road authority authorizing their 
210.28 	placement.

210.29 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

211.1 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 160.27, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
211.2 	read:
211.3 		Subd. 7a.Shared electric vehicle facilities. (a) For purposes of this subdivision, "shared 
211.4 	electric vehicle facility" means an installation for one or more parking spaces that is:
211.5 	(1) established as part of a shared mobility service;
211.6 	(2) identified for use by all-electric vehicles as defined in section 169.011, subdivision 
211.7 	1a; and
211.8 	(3) equipped to recharge an all-electric vehicle, recharge an all-electric vehicle energy 
211.9 	storage device, or provide for swapping an all-electric vehicle battery.
211.10 	(b) In a statutory or home rule charter city, advertisements, public art, and informational 
211.11 	signs may be placed and maintained on a shared electric vehicle facility if:
211.12 	(1) a road authority has issued a permit to the city authorizing the shared electric vehicle 
211.13 	facility to be placed within the right-of-way of a public highway;
211.14 	(2) the city has recommended and the road authority has authorized in the permit the 
211.15 	placement of advertisements, public art, and informational signs on the shared electric 
211.16 	vehicle facility; and
211.17 	(3) the placement does not create an unsafe situation.
211.18 	(c) Advertisements, public art, and information signs authorized under this subdivision 
211.19 	are subject to the terms and conditions imposed by the road authority authorizing their 
211.20 	placement.

211.21 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

211.22 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 161.082, subdivision 2a, is amended to read:
211.23 		Subd. 2a.Town bridges and culverts; town road account. (a) Money in the town 
211.24 	bridge account must be expended on replacement or rehabilitation of town road bridge 
211.25 	structures that are ten feet or more in length and on town road culverts that replace existing 
211.26 	town road bridges. In addition, if the present bridge structure is less than ten feet in length 
211.27 	but a hydrological survey indicates that the replacement bridge structure or culvert must be 
211.28 	ten feet or more in length, then the bridge or culvert is eligible for replacement funds.
211.29 	(b) The town bridge account may be used to pay the costs to abandon an existing bridge 
211.30 	that is deficient and in need of replacement, but where no replacement will be made. It may 
211.31 	also be used to pay the costs to construct a road or street to facilitate the abandonment of 
212.1 	an existing bridge determined by the commissioner to be deficient, if the commissioner 
212.2 	determines that construction of the road or street is more cost-efficient than replacing the 
212.3 	existing bridge. It may also be used to pay the costs for environmental documentation, 
212.4 	preliminary design, and final design of historic bridges and for repurposing and restoring 
212.5 	salvageable components of historic bridges, including disassembly, transportation to a new 
212.6 	location, construction, and other associated costs.
212.7 	(c) When bridge approach construction work exceeds $10,000 in costs, or when the 
212.8 	county engineer determines that the cost of the replacement culverts alone will not exceed 
212.9 	$20,000, or engineering costs exceed $10,000, the town shall be eligible for financial 
212.10 	assistance from the town bridge account. Financial assistance shall be requested by resolution 
212.11 	of the county board and shall be limited to:
212.12 	(1) 100 percent of the cost of the bridge approach work that is in excess of $10,000;
212.13 	(2) 100 percent of the cost of the replacement culverts when the cost does not exceed 
212.14 	$20,000 and the town board agrees to be responsible for all the other costs, which may 
212.15 	include costs for structural removal, installation, and permitting. The replacement structure 
212.16 	design and costs shall be approved and certified by the county engineer, but need not be 
212.17 	subsequently approved by the Department of Transportation; or
212.18 	(3) 100 percent of all related engineering costs that exceed $10,000, or in the case of 
212.19 	towns with a net tax capacity of less than $300,000, 100 percent of the engineering costs.
212.20 	(d) Money in the town road account must be distributed as provided in section 162.081.

212.21 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 161.115, subdivision 265, is amended to read:
212.22 		Subd. 265.Route No. 334. Beginning at a point on Route No. 116 at or near Inver Grove 
212.23 	Heights; thence extending in a general northerly direction to a point on Route No. 102 at 
212.24 	or near Kellogg Boulevard East in St. Paul.

212.25 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day after the commissioner of 
212.26 	transportation receives a copy of the agreement between the commissioner and the governing 
212.27 	body of the city of St. Paul to transfer jurisdiction of a portion of Legislative Route No. 334 
212.28 	and notifies the revisor of statutes electronically or in writing that the conditions required 
212.29 	to transfer the route have been satisfied.

213.1 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 161.115, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
213.2 	read:
213.3 		Subd. 271.Route No. 340. Beginning at a point at or near the entrance of the Upper 
213.4 	Sioux Agency State Park; thence extending in a generally northwesterly direction to a point 
213.5 	on Route No. 67 at or near Granite Falls.

213.6 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day after the commissioner of 
213.7 	transportation notifies the revisor of statutes electronically or in writing of the effective 
213.8 	date.

213.9 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 161.125, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
213.10 		Subdivision 1.Implementation. The commissioner of transportation shall implement 
213.11 	noise abatement measures within or along the perimeter of freeways and expressways in 
213.12 	incorporated areas contingent on the availability of funding, in accordance with section 
213.13 	116.07, subdivision 2a.

213.14 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

213.15 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 161.32, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
213.16 		Subd. 2.Direct negotiation. In cases where the estimated cost of construction work or 
213.17 	maintenance work does not exceed $250,000, the commissioner may enter into a contract 
213.18 	for the work by direct negotiation, by obtaining two or more quotations for the work, and 
213.19 	without advertising for bids or otherwise complying with the requirements of competitive 
213.20 	bidding if the total contractual obligation of the state for the directly negotiated contract or 
213.21 	contracts on any single project does not exceed $250,000. All quotations obtained shall be 
213.22 	kept on file for a period of at least one year after receipt of the quotation. For purposes of 
213.23 	this subdivision only, "construction work or maintenance work" includes work on 
213.24 	department-owned buildings or property.

213.25 	Sec. 8. [161.369] INDIAN EMPLOYMENT PREFERENCE.
213.26 	As authorized by United States Code, title 23, section 140, paragraph (d), the 
213.27 	commissioner may implement an Indian employment preference for members of federally 
213.28 	recognized Tribes on projects carried out under United States Code, title 23, on or near an 
213.29 	Indian reservation. For purposes of this section, a project is near an Indian reservation if 
213.30 	the project is within the distance a person seeking employment could reasonably be expected 
213.31 	to commute to and from each workday. The commissioner, in consultation with federally 
213.32 	recognized Minnesota Tribes, may determine when a project is near an Indian reservation.

214.1 	Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 161.41, is amended to read:
214.2 	161.41 SURPLUS PROPERTY NOT NEEDED FOR HIGHWAY PURPOSES.
214.3 		Subdivision 1.Commissioner may declare surplus. The commissioner is authorized 
214.4 	to declare as surplus any property acquired by the state for highway purposes, excluding 
214.5 	real estate land, which the commissioner determines to be no longer needed or necessary 
214.6 	for state highway purposes.
214.7 		Subd. 2.Determination of value; disposition. The commissioner shall administer all 
214.8 	aspects of the disposition of property declared to be surplus under this section, including 
214.9 	buildings used for trunk highway purposes. The commissioner shall first determine the 
214.10 	value of the surplus property. The commissioner may then transfer the possession of the 
214.11 	surplus property to any state agency or political subdivision of this state or to the United 
214.12 	States government upon receipt of payment in an amount equal to the value of the surplus 
214.13 	property.
214.14 	The commissioner may also sell the surplus property under the competitive bidding 
214.15 	provisions of chapter 16C if no state agency or political subdivision of this state offers to 
214.16 	purchase the surplus property for its determined value.
214.17 		Subd. 3.Money credited to trunk highway fund. The commissioner shall deposit all 
214.18 	money received under this section with the commissioner of management and budget to be 
214.19 	credited to the trunk highway fund.
214.20 		Subd. 4.Disposal of obsolete or unsafe buildings. If the commissioner determines that 
214.21 	the department is no longer using a building for trunk highway purposes or that the building 
214.22 	is a safety or fire hazard, the commissioner may demolish the building.

214.23 	Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 162.07, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
214.24 		Subd. 2.Money needs defined. For the purpose of this section, money needs of each 
214.25 	county are defined as the estimated total annual costs of constructing, over a period of 25 
214.26 	years, the county state-aid highway system in located and established by that county. Costs 
214.27 	incidental to construction, or a specified portion thereof of those costs, as set forth in the 
214.28 	commissioner's rules, may be included in determining money needs. To avoid variances in 
214.29 	costs due to differences in construction policy, construction costs shall be estimated on the 
214.30 	basis of the engineering standards developed cooperatively by the commissioner and the 
214.31 	county engineers of the several counties.

215.1 	Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 162.13, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
215.2 		Subd. 2.Money needs defined. For the purpose of this section, money needs of each 
215.3 	city having a population of 5,000 or more are defined as the estimated cost of constructing 
215.4 	and maintaining over a period of 25 years the municipal state-aid street system in located 
215.5 	and established by such city. Right-of-way costs and drainage shall be included in money 
215.6 	needs. Lighting costs and other costs incidental to construction and maintenance, or a 
215.7 	specified portion of such those costs, as set forth in the commissioner's rules, may be included 
215.8 	in determining money needs. To avoid variances in costs due to differences in construction 
215.9 	and maintenance policy, construction and maintenance costs shall be estimated on the basis 
215.10 	of the engineering standards developed cooperatively by the commissioner and the engineers, 
215.11 	or a committee thereof, of the cities.

215.12 	Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 162.13, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
215.13 		Subd. 3.Screening board.  On or before September 1 of each year, the engineer of each 
215.14 	city having a population of 5,000 or more shall update the city's data and forward to the 
215.15 	commissioner on forms prepared by the commissioner, all information relating to the money 
215.16 	needs of the city that the commissioner deems necessary in order to apportion the municipal 
215.17 	state-aid street fund in accordance with the apportionment formula heretofore set forth under 
215.18 	this section. Upon receipt of the information, the commissioner shall appoint a board of city 
215.19 	engineers. The board shall be composed of the following:
215.20 	(1) two city engineers from the metropolitan district;
215.21 	(2) one city engineer from each state highway construction district, and in addition 
215.22 	thereto, nonmetropolitan district; and
215.23 	(3) one city engineer from each city of the first class.
215.24 	The board shall investigate and review the information submitted by each city. On or before 
215.25 	November 1 of each year, the board shall submit its findings and recommendations in writing 
215.26 	as to each city's money needs to the commissioner on a form prepared by the commissioner. 
215.27 	Final determination of the money needs of each city shall be made by the commissioner. 
215.28 	In the event that any city shall fail to submit the required information provided for herein, 
215.29 	the commissioner shall estimate the money needs of the city. The estimate shall be used in 
215.30 	solving the apportionment formula. The commissioner may withhold payment of the amount 
215.31 	apportioned to the city until the information is submitted.

216.1 	Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 168.1235, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
216.2 		Subdivision 1.General requirements; fees. (a) The commissioner shall issue a special 
216.3 	plate emblem for each plate to an applicant who:
216.4 	(1) is a member of a congressionally chartered veterans service organization and is a 
216.5 	registered owner of a passenger automobile, pickup truck, van, or self-propelled recreational 
216.6 	vehicle;
216.7 	(2) pays the registration tax required by law;
216.8 	(3) pays a fee in the amount specified for special plates under section 168.12, subdivision 
216.9 	5, for each set of two plates, and any other fees required by this chapter; and
216.10 	(4) complies with this chapter and rules governing the registration of motor vehicles and 
216.11 	licensing of drivers.
216.12 	(b) The additional fee is payable at the time of initial application for the special plate 
216.13 	emblem and when the plates must be replaced or renewed. An applicant must not be issued 
216.14 	more than two sets of special plate emblems for motor vehicles listed in paragraph (a) and 
216.15 	registered to the applicant.
216.16 	(c) The applicant must present a valid card indicating membership in the American 
216.17 	Legion or, Veterans of Foreign Wars, or Disabled American Veterans.

216.18 	Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 168.1253, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
216.19 		Subd. 3.No fee. The commissioner shall issue a set of Gold Star plates, or a single plate 
216.20 	for a motorcycle, to an eligible person free of charge, and shall replace the plate or plates 
216.21 	without charge if they become damaged. If the eligible person requests personalized Gold 
216.22 	Star plates, the commissioner must not charge the fees listed in section 168.12, subdivision 
216.23 	2a.

216.24 	Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 168.1293, is amended by adding a subdivision 
216.25 	to read:
216.26 		Subd. 8.Legislative report. (a) By February 1 annually, the commissioner must submit 
216.27 	a report on special plates to the legislative committees with jurisdiction over transportation 
216.28 	policy and finance. At a minimum, the report must:
216.29 	(1) identify the number of special plate issuances and total plate counts for each type of 
216.30 	special plate, with a breakout by each alternative or additional design; and
216.31 	(2) for each special plate in which a onetime or annual contribution is required:
217.1 	(i) provide a fiscal summary of the contributions, including to specify the appropriate 
217.2 	contribution account, identify total contributions received in the two most recently completed 
217.3 	fiscal years, and identify the direct recipients of contribution funds; and
217.4 	(ii) provide a description of how contribution funds were spent in the prior fiscal or 
217.5 	calendar year, as provided by each direct recipient.
217.6 	(b) An entity that receives special plate special contribution funds under this chapter 
217.7 	directly from the commissioner must submit information on contribution funds expenditures 
217.8 	in the form and manner specified by the commissioner.

217.9 	Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 168.185, is amended to read:
217.10 	168.185 USDOT NUMBERS.
217.11 	(a) Except as provided in paragraph (d), an owner of a truck or truck-tractor having a 
217.12 	gross vehicle weight of more than 10,000 pounds, as defined in section 169.011, subdivision 
217.13 	32, shall report to the commissioner at the time of registration its USDOT carrier number. 
217.14 	A person subject to this paragraph who does not have a USDOT number shall apply for the 
217.15 	number at the time of registration by completing a form MCS-150 Motor Carrier 
217.16 	Identification Report, issued by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, or 
217.17 	comparable document as determined by the commissioner. The commissioner shall not 
217.18 	assign a USDOT carrier number to a vehicle owner who is not subject to this paragraph.
217.19 	(b) Assigned USDOT numbers must be displayed as required by section 221.031, 
217.20 	subdivision 6. The vehicle owner shall notify the commissioner if there is a change to the 
217.21 	owner's USDOT number.
217.22 	(c) If an owner fails to report or apply for a USDOT number, the commissioner shall 
217.23 	suspend the owner's registration.
217.24 	(d) This section does not apply to (1) a farm truck that is not used in interstate commerce, 
217.25 	(2) a vehicle that is not used in intrastate commerce or interstate commerce, or (3) a vehicle 
217.26 	that is owned and used solely in the transaction of official business by the federal government, 
217.27 	the state, or any political subdivision.

217.28 	Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 168.27, subdivision 11, is amended to read:
217.29 		Subd. 11.Dealers' licenses; location change notice; fee. (a) Application for a dealer's 
217.30 	license or notification of a change of location of the place of business on a dealer's license 
217.31 	must include a street address, not a post office box, and is subject to the commissioner's 
217.32 	approval.
218.1 	(b) Upon the filing of an application for a dealer's license and the proper fee, unless the 
218.2 	application on its face appears to be invalid, the commissioner shall grant a 90-day temporary 
218.3 	license. During the 90-day period following issuance of the temporary license, the 
218.4 	commissioner shall inspect the place of business site and insure compliance with this section 
218.5 	and rules adopted under this section.
218.6 	(c) The commissioner may extend the temporary license 30 days to allow the temporarily 
218.7 	licensed dealer to come into full compliance with this section and rules adopted under this 
218.8 	section.
218.9 	(d) In no more than 120 180 days following issuance of the temporary license, the dealer 
218.10 	license must either be granted or denied.
218.11 	(e) A license must be denied under the following conditions:
218.12 	(1) The license must be denied if within the previous ten years the applicant was enjoined 
218.13 	due to a violation of section 325F.69 or convicted of violating section 325E.14, 325E.15, 
218.14 	325E.16, or 325F.69, or convicted under section 609.53 of receiving or selling stolen 
218.15 	vehicles, or convicted of violating United States Code, title 49, sections 32701 to 32711 or 
218.16 	pleaded guilty, entered a plea of nolo contendere or no contest, or has been found guilty in 
218.17 	a court of competent jurisdiction of any charge of failure to pay state or federal income or 
218.18 	sales taxes or felony charge of forgery, embezzlement, obtaining money under false pretenses, 
218.19 	theft by swindle, extortion, conspiracy to defraud, or bribery.; or
218.20 	(2) A license must be denied if the applicant has had a dealer license revoked within the 
218.21 	previous ten years.
218.22 	(f) A license may be denied if a dealer is not in compliance with location requirements 
218.23 	under subdivision 10 or has intentionally misrepresented any information on the dealer 
218.24 	license application that would be grounds for suspension or revocation under subdivision 
218.25 	12.
218.26 	(f) (g) If the application is approved, the commissioner shall license the applicant as a 
218.27 	dealer for one year from the date the temporary license is granted and issue a certificate of 
218.28 	license that must include a distinguishing number of identification of the dealer. The license 
218.29 	must be displayed in a prominent place in the dealer's licensed place of business.
218.30 	(g) (h) Each initial application for a license must be accompanied by a fee of $100 in 
218.31 	addition to the annual fee. The annual fee is $150. The initial fees and annual fees must be 
218.32 	paid into the state treasury and credited to the general fund except that $50 of each initial 
219.1 	and annual fee must be paid into the vehicle services operating account in the special revenue 
219.2 	fund under section 299A.705.

219.3 	Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 168.27, subdivision 16, is amended to read:
219.4 		Subd. 16.Dealer plates: distinguishing number, fee, tax, use. (a) The registrar shall 
219.5 	issue to every motor vehicle dealer, upon a request from the motor vehicle dealer licensed 
219.6 	as provided in subdivision 2 or 3, one or more plates displaying a general distinguishing 
219.7 	number. This subdivision does not apply to a scrap metal processor, a used vehicle parts 
219.8 	dealer, or a vehicle salvage pool. The fee for each of the first four plates is $75 per registration 
219.9 	year, of which $60 must be paid to the registrar and the remaining $15 is payable as sales 
219.10 	tax on motor vehicles under section 297B.035. For each additional plate, the dealer shall 
219.11 	pay the registrar a fee of $25 and a sales tax on motor vehicles of $15 per registration year. 
219.12 	The registrar shall deposit the tax in the state treasury to be credited as provided in section 
219.13 	297B.09. Replacement plates are subject to the fees in section 168.12. Motor vehicles, new 
219.14 	or used, owned by the motor vehicle dealership and bearing the number plate, except vehicles 
219.15 	leased to the user who is not an employee of the dealer during the term of the lease, held 
219.16 	for hire, or customarily used by the dealer as a tow truck, service truck, or parts vehicle, 
219.17 	may be driven upon the streets and highways of this state:
219.18 	(1) by the motor vehicle dealer or dealer's spouse, or any full-time employee of the motor 
219.19 	vehicle dealer for either private or business purposes;
219.20 	(2) by a part-time employee when the use is directly related to a particular business 
219.21 	transaction of the dealer;
219.22 	(3) for demonstration purposes by any prospective buyer for a period of 48 hours or in 
219.23 	the case of a truck, truck-tractor, or semitrailer, for a period of seven days; or
219.24 	(4) in a promotional event that lasts no longer than four days in which at least three 
219.25 	motor vehicles are involved.
219.26 	(b) A new or used motor vehicle sold by the motor vehicle dealer and bearing the motor 
219.27 	vehicle dealer's number plate may be driven upon the public streets and highways for a 
219.28 	period of 72 hours by the buyer for either of the following purposes: (1) removing the vehicle 
219.29 	from this state for registration in another state, or (2) permitting the buyer to use the motor 
219.30 	vehicle before the buyer receives number plates pursuant to registration. Use of a motor 
219.31 	vehicle by the buyer under clause (2) before the buyer receives number plates pursuant to 
219.32 	registration constitutes a use of the public streets or highways for the purpose of the time 
219.33 	requirements for registration of motor vehicles.

220.1 	Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 168A.11, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
220.2 		Subd. 3.Records. Every dealer shallmust maintain for three years at an established 
220.3 	place of business a record in the form the department prescribes of every vehicle bought, 
220.4 	sold, or exchanged, or received for sale or exchange, which shallmust be open to inspection 
220.5 	by a representative of the department or peace officer during reasonable business hours
220.6 	established inspection hours listed on the initial dealer license application or as noted on 
220.7 	the dealer record. With respect to motor vehicles subject to the provisions of section 325E.15, 
220.8 	the record shallmust include either the true mileage as stated by the previous owner or the 
220.9 	fact that the previous owner stated the actual cumulative mileage was unknown; the record 
220.10 	also shallmust include either the true mileage the dealer stated upon transferring the vehicle 
220.11 	or the fact the dealer stated the mileage was unknown.

220.12 	Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 168A.151, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
220.13 		Subdivision 1.Salvage and prior salvage brands. (a) When an insurer, licensed to 
220.14 	conduct business in Minnesota, acquires ownership of a vehicle, excluding a recovered 
220.15 	intact vehicle, through payment of damages, the insurer must:
220.16 	(1) for a late-model or high-value vehicle, immediately apply for a certificate of title 
220.17 	that bears a "salvage" brand or stamp the existing certificate of title with "salvage" in a 
220.18 	manner prescribed by the department; or
220.19 	(2) for a vehicle that is not subject to clause (1), immediately apply for a certificate of 
220.20 	title that bears a "prior salvage" brand or stamp the existing certificate of title with "prior 
220.21 	salvage" in a manner prescribed by the department.
220.22 	(b) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, supporting documents used to transfer 
220.23 	ownership of a vehicle to an insurer after payment of damages do not require a notarized 
220.24 	signature and may be signed electronically. For purposes of this paragraph, supporting 
220.25 	documents include but are not limited to power of attorney forms. The insurer shall indemnify 
220.26 	and hold harmless the department for any claims resulting from issuing a certificate of title, 
220.27 	salvage title, or junking certificate pursuant to this section.
220.28 	(b) (c) Within ten days of obtaining the title of a vehicle through payment of damages, 
220.29 	an insurer must notify the department in a manner prescribed by the department.
220.30 	(c) (d) Except as provided in section 168A.11, subdivision 1, a person must immediately 
220.31 	apply for a certificate of title that bears a "salvage" brand if the person acquires a damaged 
220.32 	late-model or high-value vehicle that:
220.33 	(1) was acquired by an insurer through payment of damages;
221.1 	(2) will incur a cost of repairs that exceeds the value of the damaged vehicle;
221.2 	(3) has an out-of-state salvage certificate of title as proof of ownership; or
221.3 	(4) bears the brand "damaged," "repairable," "salvage," or any similar term on the 
221.4 	certificate of title.
221.5 	(d) (e) Except as provided in section 168A.11, subdivision 1, a person must immediately 
221.6 	apply for a certificate of title that bears a "prior salvage" brand if the person acquires a 
221.7 	damaged vehicle and:
221.8 	(1) a "salvage" brand is not required under paragraph (c); and
221.9 	(2) the vehicle:
221.10 	(i) bears the brand "damaged," "repairable," "salvage," "rebuilt," "reconditioned," or 
221.11 	any similar term on the certificate of title; or
221.12 	(ii) had a salvage certificate of title or brand issued at any time in the vehicle's history 
221.13 	by any other jurisdiction.
221.14 	(e) (f) A self-insured owner of a vehicle that sustains damage by collision or other 
221.15 	occurrence which exceeds 80 percent of its actual cash value must:
221.16 	(1) for a late-model or high-value vehicle, immediately apply for a certificate of title 
221.17 	that bears a "salvage" brand; or
221.18 	(2) for a vehicle that is not subject to clause (1), immediately apply for a certificate of 
221.19 	title that bears a "prior salvage" brand.

221.20 	Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 168B.045, is amended to read:
221.21 	168B.045 TOWED MOTOR VEHICLES.
221.22 	A person who tows and stores a motor vehicle at the request of a law enforcement officer 
221.23 	shall must have a lien on the motor vehicle for the value of the storage and towing and 
221.24 	recovery of the vehicle and cargo, storage of the vehicle and cargo, and accident site cleanup, 
221.25 	and must have the right to retain possession of the motor vehicle and cargo, subject to the 
221.26 	right to retrieve contents under section 168B.07, subdivision 3, until the lien is lawfully 
221.27 	discharged. This section does not apply to tows of vehicles parked in violation of snow 
221.28 	emergency regulations.

222.1 	Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 168B.07, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
222.2 		Subdivision 1.Payment of charges. Except as provided in this subdivision, the owner 
222.3 	or any lienholder of an impounded vehicle shall must have a right to reclaim such vehicle 
222.4 	from the unit of government or impound lot operator taking it into custody upon payment 
222.5 	of all charges for towing and storage charges recovery of the vehicle and cargo, storage of 
222.6 	the vehicle and cargo, and accident site cleanup resulting from taking the vehicle and cargo 
222.7 	into custody within 15 or 45 days, as applicable under section 168B.051, subdivision 1, 1a, 
222.8 	or 2, after the date of the notice required by section 168B.06. The registered owner of a 
222.9 	vehicle who is homeless or receives relief based on need, as defined in section 168B.07, 
222.10 	subdivision 3, is not liable for charges for recovery of cargo, storage of cargo, or accident 
222.11 	site cleanup unless the costs are covered by the owner's motor vehicle insurance. For purposes 
222.12 	of this subdivision, "cargo" means commercial goods or private property being transported 
222.13 	by motor vehicle, as defined in section 168A.01, subdivision 24, or trailer, as defined in 
222.14 	section 168.002, subdivision 35.

222.15 	Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 169.011, is amended by adding a subdivision 
222.16 	to read:
222.17 		Subd. 40b.Micromobility device. (a) "Micromobility device" means a vehicle that:
222.18 	(1) is capable of: (i) being propelled solely by human power; (ii) being powered solely 
222.19 	by an electric motor drawing current from rechargeable storage batteries, fuel cells, or other 
222.20 	portable sources of electrical current; or (iii) both (i) and (ii);
222.21 	(2) when solely powered by an electric motor, is not capable of propelling the vehicle 
222.22 	at a speed greater than 30 miles per hour on a paved level surface; and
222.23 	(3) has an unloaded weight of up to 500 pounds.
222.24 	(b) Micromobility device includes a bicycle, a motorized foot scooter, and an electric 
222.25 	personal assistive mobility device. Micromobility device includes a motorized bicycle that 
222.26 	meets the requirements under paragraph (a).

222.27 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

222.28 	Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 169.09, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
222.29 		Subd. 8.Officer to report accident to commissioner. A peace officer who, in the 
222.30 	regular course of duty, investigates an accident that must be reported under this section 
222.31 	shall, within ten days after the date of the accident, forward an electronic or written report 
222.32 	of the accident as prescribed by the commissioner of public safety. Within two business 
223.1 	days after identification of a fatality that resulted from an accident, the reporting agency 
223.2 	must notify the commissioner of the basic circumstances of the accident using an electronic 
223.3 	format as prescribed by the commissioner.

223.4 	Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 169.14, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
223.5 	read:
223.6 		Subd. 5j.Speed limit on Trunk Highway 19 in the city of Lonsdale. Notwithstanding 
223.7 	any provision to the contrary in this section, the speed limit on Trunk Highway 19 in the 
223.8 	city of Lonsdale between 5th Avenue Northwest and the northern city limits is 45 miles per 
223.9 	hour. The commissioner must erect appropriate signs displaying the speed limit.

223.10 	Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 169.346, subdivision 2a, is amended to read:
223.11 		Subd. 2a.Parking space free of obstruction; penalty. The owner or manager of the 
223.12 	property on which the designated parking space is located shall must ensure that the parking 
223.13 	space and associated access aisle are kept free of obstruction. If the owner or manager does 
223.14 	not have the parking space properly posted or knowingly allows the parking space or access 
223.15 	aisle to be blocked by plowed snow, merchandise, or similar obstructions for 24 hours after 
223.16 	receiving a warning from a peace officer, the owner or manager is guilty of a misdemeanor 
223.17 	and subject to a fine of up to $500.

223.18 	Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 169.451, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
223.19 		Subd. 2.Inspection certificate. Except as provided in subdivision 2a, no person shall 
223.20 	drive, or no owner shall knowingly permit or cause to be driven, any school bus or Head 
223.21 	Start bus unless there is displayed thereon a certificate issued by the commissioner of public 
223.22 	safety stating that on a certain date, which shall be within 13 months of the date of operation,
223.23 	in the month specified on the certificate, a member of the Minnesota State Patrol inspected 
223.24 	the bus and found that on the date of inspection the bus complied with the applicable 
223.25 	provisions of state law relating to construction, design, equipment, and color. The certificate 
223.26 	is valid for 12 months after the month specified on the certificate.

223.27 	Sec. 28. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 169.451, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
223.28 		Subd. 3.Inspection criteria. (a) The commissioner of public safety must inspect school 
223.29 	buses in accordance with the School Bus Inspection Manual as prescribed in section 
223.30 	169.4501, subdivision 3. Upon completion of an inspection, the commissioner must provide 
223.31 	a printed or electronic vehicle examination report to the carrier or school district.
224.1 	(b) A school bus displaying a defect as defined in the "School Bus Recommended 
224.2 	Out-of-Service Criteria" in the most recent edition of the "National School Transportation 
224.3 	Specification and Procedures" adopted by the National Congress on School Transportation 
224.4 	is deemed unsafe for student transportation. A member of the State Patrol must affix a 
224.5 	rejection sticker to the lower left corner of the windshield. A person may remove the rejection 
224.6 	sticker only upon authorization from a member of the State Patrol who has determined that 
224.7 	all defects have been corrected. Pending reinspection and certification of the vehicle by a 
224.8 	member of the State Patrol, a bus bearing a rejection sticker may be used to transport students 
224.9 	if for up to 30 days provided the defects have been corrected and the vehicle examination 
224.10 	report is signed by the owner or a designee certifying that all defects have been corrected. 
224.11 	The signed report must be carried in the first aid kit on the bus.
224.12 	(c) A school bus that has had an inspection completed in which no out-of-service defects 
224.13 	were identified has passed the inspection and a member of the State Patrol must affix an 
224.14 	inspection certificate to the lower left corner of the windshield. All defects identified must 
224.15 	be repaired within 14 days of the inspection. The person completing the repairs must sign 
224.16 	and date the inspection report indicating the repairs were made. The inspection report must 
224.17 	be retained at the principal place of business of the carrier or school district for 12 months 
224.18 	following the inspection and must be available for review by a representative of the 
224.19 	commissioner of public safety.
224.20 	(d) A defect discovered during an inspection that was identified by a member of the 
224.21 	State Patrol during a previous inspection but has not been corrected results in a failed 
224.22 	inspection. A member of the State Patrol must affix a rejection sticker to the lower left 
224.23 	corner of the windshield.

224.24 	Sec. 29. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 169.451, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
224.25 		Subd. 4.Violation; penalty Violations; penalties. (a) The State Patrol shall must enforce 
224.26 	subdivisions 2 and 2a to 3.
224.27 	(b) A person who operates a school bus without a valid inspection certificate issued 
224.28 	pursuant to subdivision 2 or an interim inspection certificate issued pursuant to subdivision 
224.29 	2a is guilty of a misdemeanor.
224.30 	(c) A person who operates, or an owner who knowingly permits the operation of, a 
224.31 	school bus displaying a rejection sticker issued in accordance with subdivision 3, paragraph 
224.32 	(b), and has not fulfilled all the requirements specified in subdivision 3, paragraph (b), is 
224.33 	guilty of a gross misdemeanor.

225.1 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2023, and applies to crimes 
225.2 	committed on or after that date.

225.3 	Sec. 30. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 169.454, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
225.4 		Subd. 2.Age of vehicle. Vehicles 12 years or older model year 2007 or older must not 
225.5 	be used as type III vehicles to transport school children, except those vehicles that are 
225.6 	manufactured to meet the structural requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard 
225.7 	222, Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, part 571.

225.8 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

225.9 	Sec. 31. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 169.70, is amended to read:
225.10 	169.70 REAR VIEW MIRROR.
225.11 	Every motor vehicle which is so constructed, loaded, or connected with another vehicle 
225.12 	as to obstruct that obstructs the driver's view to the rear thereof from the driver's position 
225.13 	shall must be equipped with a mirror so located as to reflect or other technology that reflects 
225.14 	or displays to the driver a view of the highway for a distance of at least 200 feet to the rear 
225.15 	of such the vehicle.

225.16 	Sec. 32. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 169.781, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
225.17 		Subd. 3.Inspector certification; suspension and revocation; hearing. (a) An inspection 
225.18 	required by this section may be performed only by:
225.19 	(1) an employee of the Department of Public Safety or Transportation who has been 
225.20 	certified by the commissioner after having received training provided by the State Patrol; 
225.21 	or
225.22 	(2) another person who has been certified by the commissioner after having received 
225.23 	training provided by the State Patrol or other training approved by the commissioner.
225.24 	(b) A person who is not an employee of the Department of Public Safety or Transportation 
225.25 	may be certified by the commissioner if the person is:
225.26 	(1) an owner, or employee of the owner, of one or more commercial motor vehicles that 
225.27 	are power units;
225.28 	(2) a dealer licensed under section 168.27 and engaged in the business of buying and 
225.29 	selling commercial motor vehicles, or an employee of the dealer;
225.30 	(3) engaged in the business of repairing and servicing commercial motor vehicles; or
226.1 	(4) employed by a governmental agency that owns commercial vehicles.
226.2 	(c) Certification of persons described in paragraph (b), clauses (1) to (4), is effective for 
226.3 	two years from the date of certification. The commissioner may require biennial retraining 
226.4 	of persons holding a certificate under paragraph (b) as a condition of renewal of the 
226.5 	certificate. The commissioner may charge a fee of not more than $10 for each certificate 
226.6 	issued and renewed. A certified person described in paragraph (b), clauses (1) to (4), may 
226.7 	charge a reasonable fee for each inspection of a vehicle not owned by the person or the 
226.8 	person's employer.
226.9 	(d) Except as otherwise provided in subdivision 5, the standards adopted by the 
226.10 	commissioner for commercial motor vehicle inspections under sections 169.781 to 169.783
226.11 	must be the standards prescribed in Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, section 396.17, 
226.12 	and in chapter III, subchapter B, appendix G A.
226.13 	(e) The commissioner may classify types of vehicles for inspection purposes and may 
226.14 	issue separate classes of inspector certificates for each class.
226.15 	(f) The commissioner, after notice and an opportunity for a hearing, may suspend a 
226.16 	certificate issued under paragraph (b) for failure to meet annual certification requirements 
226.17 	prescribed by the commissioner or failure to inspect commercial motor vehicles in accordance 
226.18 	with inspection procedures established by the State Patrol. The commissioner shall revoke 
226.19 	a certificate issued under paragraph (b) if the commissioner determines after notice and an 
226.20 	opportunity for a hearing that the certified person issued an inspection decal for a commercial 
226.21 	motor vehicle when the person knew or reasonably should have known that the vehicle was 
226.22 	in such a state of repair that it would have been declared out of service if inspected by an 
226.23 	employee of the State Patrol. Suspension and revocation of certificates under this subdivision 
226.24 	are not subject to sections 14.57 to 14.69.

226.25 	Sec. 33. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 169A.60, subdivision 13, is amended to read:
226.26 		Subd. 13.Special registration plates. (a) At any time during the effective period of an 
226.27 	impoundment order, a violator or registered owner may apply to the commissioner for new 
226.28 	registration plates, which must bear a special series of numbers or letters so as to be readily 
226.29 	identified by traffic law enforcement officers. The commissioner may authorize the issuance 
226.30 	of special plates if:
226.31 	(1) the violator has a qualified licensed driver whom the violator must identify;
226.32 	(2) the violator or registered owner has a limited license issued under section 171.30;
227.1 	(3) the registered owner is not the violator and the registered owner has a valid or limited 
227.2 	driver's license;
227.3 	(4) a member of the registered owner's household has a valid driver's license; or
227.4 	(5) the violator has been reissued a valid driver's license.
227.5 	(b) The commissioner may not issue new registration plates for that vehicle subject to 
227.6 	plate impoundment for a period of at least one year from the date of the impoundment order. 
227.7 	In addition, if the owner is the violator, new registration plates may not be issued for the 
227.8 	vehicle unless the person has been reissued a valid driver's license in accordance with chapter 
227.9 	171.
227.10 	(c) A violator may not apply for new registration plates for a vehicle at any time before 
227.11 	the person's driver's license is reinstated.
227.12 	(d) The commissioner may issue the special plates on payment of a $50 fee for each 
227.13 	vehicle for which special plates are requested, except that a person who paid the fee required 
227.14 	under paragraph (f) must not be required to pay an additional fee if the commissioner issued 
227.15 	an impoundment order pursuant to paragraph (g).
227.16 	(e) Paragraphs (a) to (d) notwithstanding, the commissioner must issue upon request 
227.17 	new registration plates for any vehicle owned by a violator or registered owner for which 
227.18 	the registration plates have been impounded if:
227.19 	(1) the impoundment order is rescinded;
227.20 	(2) the vehicle is transferred in compliance with subdivision 14; or
227.21 	(3) the vehicle is transferred to a Minnesota automobile dealer licensed under section 
227.22 	168.27, a financial institution that has submitted a repossession affidavit, or a government 
227.23 	agency.
227.24 	(f) Notwithstanding paragraphs (a) to (d), the commissioner, upon request and payment 
227.25 	of a $100 fee for each vehicle for which special plates are requested, must issue new 
227.26 	registration plates for any vehicle owned by a violator or registered owner for which the 
227.27 	registration plates have been impounded if the violator becomes a program participant in 
227.28 	the ignition interlock program under section 171.306. This paragraph does not apply if the 
227.29 	registration plates have been impounded pursuant to paragraph (g).
227.30 	(g) The commissioner shall issue a registration plate impoundment order for new 
227.31 	registration plates issued pursuant to paragraph (f) if, before a program participant in the 
228.1 	ignition interlock program under section 171.306 has been restored to full driving privileges, 
228.2 	the program participant:
228.3 	(1) either voluntarily or involuntarily ceases to participate in the program for more than 
228.4 	30 days; or
228.5 	(2) fails to successfully complete the program as required by the Department of Public 
228.6 	Safety due to:
228.7 	(i) two or more occasions of the participant's driving privileges being withdrawn for 
228.8 	violating the terms of the program, unless the withdrawal is determined to be caused by an 
228.9 	error of the department or the interlock provider; or
228.10 	(ii) violating the terms of the contract with the provider as determined by the provider.

228.11 	Sec. 34. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 171.041, is amended to read:
228.12 	171.041 RESTRICTED LICENSE FOR FARM WORK.
228.13 	(a) Notwithstanding any provisions of section 171.04 relating to the age of an applicant 
228.14 	to the contrary, the commissioner may issue a restricted farm work license to operate a 
228.15 	motor vehicle to a person who has attained the age of 15 years and who, except for age, is 
228.16 	qualified to hold a driver's license. The applicant is not required to comply with the six-month 
228.17 	instruction permit possession provisions of sections 171.04, subdivision 1, clause (2), and 
228.18 	171.05, subdivision 2a, or with the 12-month provisional license possession provision of 
228.19 	section 171.04, subdivision 1, clause (1), item (i).
228.20 	(b) The restricted license must be issued solely for the purpose of authorizing the person 
228.21 	to whom the restricted license is issued to assist the person's parents or guardians with farm 
228.22 	work. An individual may perform farm work under the restricted license for any entity 
228.23 	authorized to farm under section 500.24. A person holding this restricted license may operate 
228.24 	a motor vehicle only during daylight hours and only within a radius of 40 miles of the 
228.25 	parent's or guardian's farmhouse on the farm where the person is working.
228.26 	(c) An applicant for a restricted license must apply to the commissioner for the license 
228.27 	on forms prescribed by the commissioner. The application must be accompanied by:
228.28 	(1) a copy of a property tax statement showing that the applicant's parent or, guardian, 
228.29 	or employer owns land that is classified as agricultural land or a copy of a rental statement 
228.30 	or agreement showing that the applicant's parent or guardian rents land classified as 
228.31 	agricultural land; and
229.1 	(2) a written verified statement by the applicant's parent or guardian setting forth the 
229.2 	necessity for the license.; and
229.3 	(3) if the applicant is not working for a parent or guardian, a written verified statement 
229.4 	by the farm owner setting forth the necessity for the license.

229.5 	Sec. 35. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 171.06, subdivision 3, as amended by Laws 
229.6 	2023, chapter 13, article 1, section 3, and Laws 2023, chapter 34, article 1, section 2, is 
229.7 	amended to read:
229.8 		Subd. 3.Contents of application; other information. (a) An application must:
229.9 	(1) state the full name, date of birth, sex, and either (i) the residence address of the 
229.10 	applicant, or (ii) designated address under section 5B.05;
229.11 	(2) as may be required by the commissioner, contain a description of the applicant and 
229.12 	any other facts pertaining to the applicant, the applicant's driving privileges, and the 
229.13 	applicant's ability to operate a motor vehicle with safety;
229.14 	(3) state:
229.15 	(i) the applicant's Social Security number; or
229.16 	(ii) if the applicant does not have a Social Security number and is applying for a 
229.17 	Minnesota identification card, instruction permit, or class D provisional or driver's license, 
229.18 	that the applicant elects not to specify a Social Security number;
229.19 	(4) contain a notification to the applicant of the availability of a living will/health care 
229.20 	directive designation on the license under section 171.07, subdivision 7; and
229.21 	(5) include a method for the applicant to:
229.22 	(i) request a veteran designation on the license under section 171.07, subdivision 15, 
229.23 	and the driving record under section 171.12, subdivision 5a;
229.24 	(ii) indicate a desire to make an anatomical gift under subdivision 3b, paragraph (e);
229.25 	(iii) as applicable, designate document retention as provided under section 171.12, 
229.26 	subdivision 3c; and
229.27 	(iv) indicate emergency contacts as provided under section 171.12, subdivision 5b.; and
229.28 	(v) indicate caretaker information as provided under section 171.12, subdivision 5c; and
229.29 	(6) meet the requirements under section 201.161, subdivision 3.
229.30 	(b) Applications must be accompanied by satisfactory evidence demonstrating:
230.1 	(1) identity, date of birth, and any legal name change if applicable; and
230.2 	(2) for driver's licenses and Minnesota identification cards that meet all requirements of 
230.3 	the REAL ID Act:
230.4 	(i) principal residence address in Minnesota, including application for a change of address, 
230.5 	unless the applicant provides a designated address under section 5B.05;
230.6 	(ii) Social Security number, or related documentation as applicable; and
230.7 	(iii) lawful status, as defined in Code of Federal Regulations, title 6, section 37.3.
230.8 	(c) An application for an enhanced driver's license or enhanced identification card must 
230.9 	be accompanied by:
230.10 	(1) satisfactory evidence demonstrating the applicant's full legal name and United States 
230.11 	citizenship; and
230.12 	(2) a photographic identity document.
230.13 	(d) A valid Department of Corrections or Federal Bureau of Prisons identification card 
230.14 	containing the applicant's full name, date of birth, and photograph issued to the applicant 
230.15 	is an acceptable form of proof of identity in an application for an identification card, 
230.16 	instruction permit, or driver's license as a secondary document for purposes of Minnesota 
230.17 	Rules, part 7410.0400, and successor rules.
230.18 	(e) An application form must not provide for identification of (1) the accompanying 
230.19 	documents used by an applicant to demonstrate identity, or (2) except as provided in 
230.20 	paragraphs (b) and (c), the applicant's citizenship, immigration status, or lawful presence 
230.21 	in the United States. The commissioner and a driver's license agent must not inquire about 
230.22 	an applicant's citizenship, immigration status, or lawful presence in the United States, except 
230.23 	as provided in paragraphs (b) and (c).

230.24 	Sec. 36. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 171.0605, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
230.25 		Subd. 3.Evidence; lawful status. Only a form of documentation identified under 
230.26 	subdivision 2, paragraph (a), clauses (2) to (10), or a document issued by a federal agency 
230.27 	that demonstrates the applicant's lawful status are satisfactory evidence of an applicant's 
230.28 	lawful status under section 171.06, subdivision 3, paragraph (b), clause (2).

231.1 	Sec. 37. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 171.0605, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
231.2 		Subd. 5.Evidence; residence in Minnesota. (a) Submission of two forms of 
231.3 	documentation from the following is satisfactory evidence of an applicant's principal 
231.4 	residence address in Minnesota under section 171.06, subdivision 3, paragraph (b):
231.5 	(1) a home utility services bill issued no more than 12 months before the application;
231.6 	(2) a home utility services hook-up work order issued no more than 12 months before 
231.7 	the application;
231.8 	(3) United States bank or financial information issued no more than 12 months before 
231.9 	the application, with account numbers redacted, including:
231.10 	(i) a bank account statement;
231.11 	(ii) a credit card or debit card statement;
231.12 	(iii) a brokerage account statement; or
231.13 	(iv) a money market account statement;
231.14 	(v) a Health Savings Account statement; or
231.15 	(vi) a retirement account statement;
231.16 	(4) a certified transcript from a United States high school, if issued no more than 180 
231.17 	days before the application;
231.18 	(5) a certified transcript from a Minnesota college or university, if issued no more than 
231.19 	180 days before the application;
231.20 	(6) a student summary report from a United States high school signed by a school 
231.21 	principal or designated authority and issued no more than 180 days before the application;
231.22 	(6) (7) an employment pay stub issued no more than 12 months before the application 
231.23 	that lists the employer's name and address;
231.24 	(7) (8) a Minnesota unemployment insurance benefit statement issued no more than 12 
231.25 	months before the application;
231.26 	(8) (9) a statement from an assisted living facility licensed under chapter 144G, nursing 
231.27 	home licensed under chapter 144A, or a boarding care facility licensed under sections 144.50
231.28 	to 144.56, that was issued no more than 12 months before the application;
231.29 	(9) (10) a current policy or card for health, automobile, homeowner's, or renter's 
231.30 	insurance;
232.1 	(10) (11) a federal or state income tax return for the most recent tax filing year;
232.2 	(11) (12) a Minnesota property tax statement for the current or prior calendar year or a 
232.3 	proposed Minnesota property tax notice for the current year that shows the applicant's 
232.4 	principal residential address both on the mailing portion and the portion stating what property 
232.5 	is being taxed;
232.6 	(12) (13) a Minnesota vehicle certificate of title;
232.7 	(13) (14) a filed property deed or title for current residence;
232.8 	(14) (15) a Supplemental Security Income award statement issued no more than 12 
232.9 	months before the application;
232.10 	(15) (16) mortgage documents for the applicant's principal residence;
232.11 	(16) (17) a residential lease agreement for the applicant's principal residence issued no 
232.12 	more than 12 months before the application;
232.13 	(18) an affidavit of residence for an applicant whose principal residence is a group home, 
232.14 	communal living arrangement, cooperative, or a religious order issued no more than 90 
232.15 	days before the application;
232.16 	(19) an assisted living or nursing home statement issued no more than 90 days before 
232.17 	the application;
232.18 	(17) (20) a valid driver's license, including an instruction permit, issued under this 
232.19 	chapter;
232.20 	(18) (21) a valid Minnesota identification card;
232.21 	(19) (22) an unexpired Minnesota professional license;
232.22 	(20) (23) an unexpired Selective Service card;
232.23 	(21) (24) military orders that are still in effect at the time of application;
232.24 	(22) (25) a cellular phone bill issued no more than 12 months before the application; or
232.25 	(23) (26) a valid license issued pursuant to the game and fish laws.
232.26 	(b) In lieu of one of the two documents required by paragraph (a), an applicant under 
232.27 	the age of 18 may use a parent or guardian's proof of principal residence as provided in this 
232.28 	paragraph. The parent or guardian of the applicant must provide a document listed under 
232.29 	paragraph (a) that includes the parent or guardian's name and the same address as the address 
232.30 	on the document provided by the applicant. The parent or guardian must also certify that 
232.31 	the applicant is the child of the parent or guardian and lives at that address.
233.1 	(c) A document under paragraph (a) must include the applicant's name and principal 
233.2 	residence address in Minnesota.
233.3 	(d) For purposes of this section, Internet service and cable service are utilities under this 
233.4 	section and Minnesota Rules, part 7410.0410, subpart 4a.

233.5 	Sec. 38. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 171.12, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
233.6 	read:
233.7 		Subd. 5c.Caretaker information. (a) Upon request by an applicant for a driver's license, 
233.8 	instruction permit, or Minnesota identification card under section 171.06, subdivision 3, 
233.9 	the commissioner must maintain electronic records of names and contact information for 
233.10 	up to three individuals receiving exclusive care from the applicant. The request must be 
233.11 	made on a form prescribed by the commissioner. The commissioner must make the form 
233.12 	available on the department's website. The form must include a notice as described in section 
233.13 	13.04, subdivision 2.
233.14 	(b) A person who has provided caretaker information under this subdivision may change, 
233.15 	add, or delete the information at any time. Notwithstanding sections 171.06, subdivision 2; 
233.16 	and 171.061, the commissioner or a driver's license agent must not charge a fee for a 
233.17 	transaction described in this paragraph.
233.18 	(c) Caretaker data are classified as private data on individuals, as defined in section 
233.19 	13.02, subdivision 12, except that the commissioner may share caretaker information with 
233.20 	law enforcement agencies to notify the cared-for individuals regarding an emergency.

233.21 	Sec. 39. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 171.306, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
233.22 		Subd. 4.Issuance of restricted license. (a) The commissioner shall issue a class D 
233.23 	driver's license, subject to the applicable limitations and restrictions of this section, to a 
233.24 	program participant who meets the requirements of this section and the program guidelines. 
233.25 	The commissioner shall not issue a license unless the program participant has provided 
233.26 	satisfactory proof that:
233.27 	(1) a certified ignition interlock device has been installed on the participant's motor 
233.28 	vehicle at an installation service center designated by the device's manufacturer; and
233.29 	(2) the participant has insurance coverage on the vehicle equipped with the ignition 
233.30 	interlock device. If the participant has previously been convicted of violating section 169.791, 
233.31 	169.793, or 169.797 or the participant's license has previously been suspended, revoked, or 
233.32 	canceled under section 169.792 or 169.797, the commissioner shall require the participant 
234.1 	to present an insurance identification card that is certified by the insurance company to be 
234.2 	noncancelable for a period not to exceed 12 months.
234.3 	(b) A license issued under authority of this section must contain a restriction prohibiting 
234.4 	the program participant from driving, operating, or being in physical control of any motor 
234.5 	vehicle not equipped with a functioning ignition interlock device certified by the 
234.6 	commissioner. A participant may drive an employer-owned vehicle not equipped with an 
234.7 	interlock device while in the normal course and scope of employment duties pursuant to 
234.8 	the program guidelines established by the commissioner and with the employer's written 
234.9 	consent.
234.10 	(c) A program participant whose driver's license has been: (1) revoked under section 
234.11 	169A.52, subdivision 3, paragraph (a), clause (1), (2), or (3), or subdivision 4, paragraph 
234.12 	(a), clause (1), (2), or (3); 169A.54, subdivision 1, clause (1), (2), (3), or (4); or 171.177, 
234.13 	subdivision 4, paragraph (a), clause (1), (2), or (3), or subdivision 5, paragraph (a), clause 
234.14 	(1), (2), or (3); or (2) revoked under section 171.17, subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clause 
234.15 	(1), or suspended under section 171.187, for a violation of section 609.2113, subdivision 
234.16 	1, clause (2), item (i) or (iii), (3), or (4); subdivision 2, clause (2), item (i) or (iii), (3), or 
234.17 	(4); or subdivision 3, clause (2), item (i) or (iii), (3), or (4); or 609.2114, subdivision 2, 
234.18 	clause (2), item (i) or (iii), (3), or (4), resulting in bodily harm, substantial bodily harm, or 
234.19 	great bodily harm, where the participant has fewer than two qualified prior impaired driving 
234.20 	incidents within the past ten years or fewer than three qualified prior impaired driving 
234.21 	incidents ever; may apply for conditional reinstatement of the driver's license, subject to 
234.22 	the ignition interlock restriction.
234.23 	(d) A program participant whose driver's license has been: (1) revoked, canceled, or 
234.24 	denied under section 169A.52, subdivision 3, paragraph (a), clause (4), (5), or (6), or 
234.25 	subdivision 4, paragraph (a), clause (4), (5), or (6); 169A.54, subdivision 1, clause (5), (6), 
234.26 	or (7); or 171.177, subdivision 4, paragraph (a), clause (4), (5), or (6), or subdivision 5, 
234.27 	paragraph (a), clause (4), (5), or (6); or (2) revoked under section 171.17, subdivision 1, 
234.28 	paragraph (a), clause (1), or suspended under section 171.187, for a violation of section 
234.29 	609.2113, subdivision 1, clause (2), item (i) or (iii), (3), or (4); subdivision 2, clause (2), 
234.30 	item (i) or (iii), (3), or (4); or subdivision 3, clause (2), item (i) or (iii), (3), or (4); or 
234.31 	609.2114, subdivision 2, clause (2), item (i) or (iii), (3), or (4), resulting in bodily harm, 
234.32 	substantial bodily harm, or great bodily harm, where the participant has two or more qualified 
234.33 	prior impaired driving incidents within the past ten years or three or more qualified prior 
234.34 	impaired driving incidents ever; may apply for conditional reinstatement of the driver's 
234.35 	license, subject to the ignition interlock restriction, if the program participant is enrolled in 
235.1 	a licensed substance use disorder treatment or rehabilitation program as recommended in 
235.2 	a chemical use assessment. As a prerequisite to eligibility for eventual reinstatement of full 
235.3 	driving privileges, a participant whose chemical use assessment recommended treatment 
235.4 	or rehabilitation shall complete a licensed substance use disorder treatment or rehabilitation 
235.5 	program. If the program participant's ignition interlock device subsequently registers a 
235.6 	positive breath alcohol concentration of 0.02 or higher, the commissioner shall extend the 
235.7 	time period that the participant must participate in the program until the participant has 
235.8 	reached the required abstinence period described in section 169A.55, subdivision 4.
235.9 	(e) Notwithstanding any statute or rule to the contrary, the commissioner has authority 
235.10 	to determine when a program participant is eligible for restoration of full driving privileges, 
235.11 	except that the commissioner shall not reinstate full driving privileges until the program 
235.12 	participant has met all applicable prerequisites for reinstatement under section 169A.55 and 
235.13 	until the program participant's device has registered no positive breath alcohol concentrations 
235.14 	of 0.02 or higher during the preceding 90 days.

235.15 	Sec. 40. [174.07] EXPIRATION OF REPORT MANDATES.
235.16 		Subdivision 1.Expiration. (a) If submission of a report by the commissioner to the 
235.17 	legislature, including but not limited to chairs and ranking minority members of a legislative 
235.18 	committee or the Legislative Coordinating Commission, is required by law, the requirement 
235.19 	to submit the report expires in accordance with this section.
235.20 	(b) For a law enacted before January 1, 2023, the requirement to submit a report to the 
235.21 	legislature expires as follows:
235.22 	(1) for an annual report, on January 1, 2025; or
235.23 	(2) for a biennial or less frequent report, on January 1, 2026.
235.24 	(c) For a law enacted on or after January 1, 2023, the requirement to submit a report to 
235.25 	the legislature expires as follows:
235.26 	(1) for an annual report, three years after the date of enactment; or
235.27 	(2) for a biennial or less frequent report, five years after the date of enactment.
235.28 		Subd. 2.Expirations list. By February 15 annually, the commissioner must submit an 
235.29 	expirations list to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees 
235.30 	with jurisdiction over transportation finance and policy, the revisor of statutes, and the 
235.31 	Legislative Reference Library. The list must identify (1) all reports set to expire under this 
236.1 	section during the upcoming 12-month period, and (2) all reports in which the requirement 
236.2 	for submission has expired in the past 12-month period.
236.3 		Subd. 3.Exceptions. This section does not apply to:
236.4 	(1) a law that establishes a requirement with general applicability for an agency or 
236.5 	agencies to submit a report, including but not limited to reports and information under 
236.6 	sections 14.05, subdivision 5, and 14.116;
236.7 	(2) a law that specifies a reporting expiration date or a date for the submission of a final 
236.8 	report;
236.9 	(3) information required by law to be included in a budget submission to the legislature 
236.10 	under section 16A.11;
236.11 	(4) the plans required under section 174.03, subdivisions 1a, 1b, and 1c;
236.12 	(5) the forecast information requirements under section 174.03, subdivision 9; and
236.13 	(6) the reports required under sections 161.088, subdivision 7; 161.089; 161.3203, 
236.14 	subdivision 4; 165.03, subdivision 8; 165.14, subdivision 5; 174.03, subdivision 12; 174.185, 
236.15 	subdivision 3; 174.247; 174.56, subdivisions 1 and 2; and 174.75, subdivision 3.

236.16 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

236.17 	Sec. 41. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 174.38, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
236.18 		Subd. 5.Eligibility. Eligible recipients of financial assistance under this section are:
236.19 	(1) a political subdivision; and
236.20 	(2) a tax-exempt organization under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, as 
236.21 	amended.; and
236.22 	(3) a federally recognized Indian Tribe.

236.23 	Sec. 42. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 174.40, subdivision 4a, is amended to read:
236.24 		Subd. 4a.Eligibility. A statutory or home rule charter city, county, or town, or federally 
236.25 	recognized Indian Tribe is eligible to receive funding under this section only if it has adopted 
236.26 	subdivision regulations that require safe routes to school infrastructure in developments 
236.27 	authorized on or after June 1, 2016.

237.1 	Sec. 43. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 174.50, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
237.2 		Subd. 7.Bridge grant program; rulemaking. (a) The commissioner of transportation 
237.3 	shall develop rules, procedures for application for grants, conditions of grant administration, 
237.4 	standards, and criteria as provided under subdivision 6, including bridge specifications, in 
237.5 	cooperation with road authorities of political subdivisions, for use in the administration of 
237.6 	funds appropriated to the commissioner and for the administration of grants to subdivisions. 
237.7 	The commissioner must publish all rules, procedures, conditions, standards, and criteria on 
237.8 	the department's website. Grants under this section are subject to the procedures and criteria 
237.9 	established in this subdivision and in subdivisions 5 and 6.
237.10 	(b) The maximum use of standardized bridges is encouraged. Regardless of the size of 
237.11 	the existing bridge, a bridge or replacement bridge is eligible for assistance from the state 
237.12 	transportation fund if a hydrological survey indicates that the bridge or replacement bridge 
237.13 	must be ten feet or more in length.
237.14 	(c) As part of the standards or rules, the commissioner shall, in consultation with local 
237.15 	road authorities, establish a minimum distance between any two bridges that cross over the 
237.16 	same river, stream, or waterway, so that only one of the bridges is eligible for a grant under 
237.17 	this section. As appropriate, the commissioner may establish exceptions from the minimum 
237.18 	distance requirement or procedures for obtaining a variance.
237.19 	(d) Political subdivisions may use grants made under this section to rehabilitate, construct,
237.20 	or reconstruct bridges, including but not limited to:
237.21 	(1) matching federal aid grants to construct or reconstruct key bridges;
237.22 	(2) paying the costs to abandon an existing bridge that is deficient and in need of 
237.23 	replacement but where no replacement will be made; and
237.24 	(3) paying the costs to construct a road or street to facilitate the abandonment of an 
237.25 	existing bridge if the commissioner determines that the bridge is deficient, and that 
237.26 	construction of the road or street is more economical than replacement of the existing bridge.; 
237.27 	and
237.28 	(4) paying the costs of acquiring and rehabilitating and reconstructing historic bridges, 
237.29 	including the costs of: (i) acquiring salvageable components from historic bridges and the 
237.30 	disassembly, repurposing, restoring, and transportation to a new location of the salvageable 
237.31 	components for the construction, rehabilitation, or reconstruction of a bridge; and (ii) related 
237.32 	environmental documentation, preliminary design, and final design associated with the 
237.33 	reconstruction of historic bridges.
238.1 	(e) Funds appropriated to the commissioner from the Minnesota state transportation 
238.2 	fund shall be segregated from the highway tax user distribution fund and other funds created 
238.3 	by article XIV of the Minnesota Constitution.
238.4 	(f) The commissioner must maintain a local bridge project list that includes every local 
238.5 	bridge replacement or rehabilitation project which has approved plans. The list must include 
238.6 	the total bridge cost estimate for each project. The commissioner must update this list 
238.7 	annually. The commissioner must publish the list on the department's website.
238.8 	(g) The commissioner is prohibited from awarding a grant of $7,000,000 or more under 
238.9 	this section for a local bridge replacement or rehabilitation project, except:
238.10 	(1) for major local bridges as provided in subdivision 6d; or
238.11 	(2) if every other local bridge replacement or rehabilitation project with a total bridge 
238.12 	cost estimate of $7,000,000 or less on the local bridge project list required by paragraph (f) 
238.13 	has been fully funded.
238.14 	(h) The commissioner must publish on the department's website a list of all projects that 
238.15 	were considered for funding. The list must identify the projects that were selected and the 
238.16 	projects that were not selected. For each project that was not selected, the commissioner 
238.17 	must include the reason it was not selected. This paragraph does not apply when there is no 
238.18 	funding from any source for the program in a fiscal year.
238.19 	(i) Notwithstanding subdivision 1, grants for costs under paragraph (d), clause (2), are 
238.20 	limited to general fund appropriations that must be segregated from all funds authorized 
238.21 	under articles XI and XIV of the Minnesota Constitution.

238.22 	Sec. 44. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 174.52, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
238.23 		Subd. 2.Trunk highway corridor projects account. A trunk highway corridor projects 
238.24 	account is established in the local road improvement fund. Money in the account is annually 
238.25 	appropriated to the commissioner of transportation for expenditure as specified in this 
238.26 	section. Money in the account must be used as grants or loans to statutory or home rule 
238.27 	charter cities, towns, and counties, and federally recognized Indian Tribes to assist in paying 
238.28 	the local or Tribal share of trunk highway projects that have local or Tribal costs that are 
238.29 	directly or partially related to the trunk highway improvement and that are not funded or 
238.30 	are only partially funded with other state and federal funds. The commissioner shall determine 
238.31 	the amount of the local or Tribal share of costs eligible for assistance from the account.

239.1 	Sec. 45. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 174.52, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
239.2 		Subd. 4.Local road account for routes of regional significance. A local road account 
239.3 	for routes of regional significance is established in the local road improvement fund. Money 
239.4 	in the account is annually appropriated to the commissioner of transportation for expenditure 
239.5 	as specified in this section. Money in the account must be used as grants or loans to statutory 
239.6 	or home rule charter cities, towns, and counties, and federally recognized Indian Tribes to 
239.7 	assist in paying the costs of constructing or reconstructing city streets, county highways, or
239.8 	town roads, or Tribal roads with statewide or regional significance that have not been fully 
239.9 	funded through other state, federal, or local, or Tribal funding sources.

239.10 	Sec. 46. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 174.52, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
239.11 		Subd. 5.Grant procedures and criteria. (a) The commissioner shall establish procedures 
239.12 	for statutory or home rule charter cities, towns, and counties, and federally recognized Indian 
239.13 	Tribes to apply for grants or loans from the fund and criteria to be used to select projects 
239.14 	for funding. The commissioner must publish the procedures on the department's website. 
239.15 	The commissioner shall establish these procedures and criteria in consultation with 
239.16 	representatives appointed by the Association of Minnesota Counties, League of Minnesota 
239.17 	Cities, Minnesota Association of Townships, and the appropriate state agency as needed, 
239.18 	and Tribal representatives under section 10.65. The criteria for determining project priority 
239.19 	and the amount of a grant or loan must be based upon consideration of:
239.20 	(1) the availability of other state, federal, and local, and Tribal funds;
239.21 	(2) the regional significance of the route;
239.22 	(3) effectiveness of the proposed project in eliminating a transportation system deficiency;
239.23 	(4) the number of persons who will be positively impacted by the project;
239.24 	(5) the project's contribution to other local, regional, or state, or Tribal economic 
239.25 	development or redevelopment efforts including livestock and other agricultural operations 
239.26 	permitted after July 1, 2005; and
239.27 	(6) ability of the local unit of government or federally recognized Indian Tribe to 
239.28 	adequately provide for the safe operation and maintenance of the facility upon project 
239.29 	completion.
239.30 	(b) The commissioner must publish on the department's website a list of all projects that 
239.31 	were considered for funding. The list must identify the projects that were selected and the 
239.32 	projects that were not selected. For each project that was not selected, the commissioner 
240.1 	must include the reason it was not selected. This paragraph does not apply when there is no 
240.2 	funding from any source for the program in a fiscal year.

240.3 	Sec. 47. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 222.50, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
240.4 		Subd. 7.Expenditures. (a) The commissioner may expend money from the rail service 
240.5 	improvement account for the following purposes:
240.6 	(1) to make transfers as provided under section 222.57 or to pay interest adjustments on 
240.7 	loans guaranteed under the state rail user and rail carrier loan guarantee program;
240.8 	(2) to pay a portion of the costs of capital improvement projects designed to improve 
240.9 	rail service of a rail user or a rail carrier;
240.10 	(3) to pay a portion of the costs of rehabilitation projects designed to improve rail service 
240.11 	of a rail user or a rail carrier;
240.12 	(4) to acquire, maintain, manage, and dispose of railroad right-of-way pursuant to the 
240.13 	state rail bank program;
240.14 	(5) to provide for aerial photography survey of proposed and abandoned railroad tracks 
240.15 	for the purpose of recording and reestablishing by analytical triangulation the existing 
240.16 	alignment of the inplace track;
240.17 	(6) to pay a portion of the costs of acquiring a rail line by a regional railroad authority 
240.18 	established pursuant to chapter 398A;
240.19 	(7) to pay the state matching portion of federal grants for rail-highway grade crossing 
240.20 	improvement projects;
240.21 	(8) to pay the nonfederal matching portion of federal grants for freight rail projects that 
240.22 	support economic development;
240.23 	(8) (9) to fund rail planning studies; and
240.24 	(9) (10) to pay a portion of the costs of capital improvement projects designed to improve 
240.25 	capacity or safety at rail yards.
240.26 	(b) All money derived by the commissioner from the disposition of railroad right-of-way 
240.27 	or of any other property acquired pursuant to sections 222.46 to 222.62 shall be deposited 
240.28 	in the rail service improvement account.

241.1 	Sec. 48. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 325F.6641, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
241.2 		Subd. 2. Disclosure requirements. (a) If a motor vehicle dealer licensed under section 
241.3 	168.27 offers a vehicle for sale in the course of a sales presentation to any prospective buyer 
241.4 	the dealer must provide a written disclosure, and an oral disclosure, except for sales 
241.5 	performed online, an oral disclosure of:
241.6 	(1) prior vehicle damage as required under subdivision 1;
241.7 	(2) the existence or requirement of any title brand under section 168A.05, subdivision 
241.8 	3, 168A.151, 325F.6642, or 325F.665, subdivision 14, if the dealer has actual knowledge 
241.9 	of the brand; and
241.10 	(3) if a motor vehicle, which is part of a licensed motor vehicle dealer's inventory, has 
241.11 	been submerged or flooded above the bottom dashboard while parked on the dealer's lot.
241.12 	(b) If a person receives a flood disclosure as described in paragraph (a), clause (3), 
241.13 	whether from a motor vehicle dealer or another seller, and subsequently offers that vehicle 
241.14 	for sale, the person must provide the same disclosure to any prospective subsequent buyer.
241.15 	(c) Written disclosure under this subdivision must be signed by the buyer and maintained 
241.16 	in the motor vehicle dealer's sales file in the manner prescribed by the registrar of motor 
241.17 	vehicles.
241.18 	(d) The disclosure required in subdivision 1 must be made in substantially the following 
241.19 	form: "To the best of my knowledge, this vehicle has ..... has not ..... sustained damage in 
241.20 	excess of 80 percent actual cash value."

241.21 	Sec. 49. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 473.375, is amended by adding a subdivision 
241.22 	to read:
241.23 		Subd. 9b.Safe accessibility training. (a) The council must ensure that vehicle operators 
241.24 	who provide bus service receive training on assisting persons with disabilities and mobility 
241.25 	limitations to enter and leave the vehicle. The training must cover assistance in circumstances 
241.26 	where regular access to or from the vehicle is unsafe due to snow, ice, or other obstructions. 
241.27 	This subdivision applies to vehicle operators employed by the Metropolitan Council or by 
241.28 	a replacement service provider.
241.29 	(b) The council must consult with the Transportation Accessibility Advisory Committee 
241.30 	on the training.

242.1 	EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION. This section is effective the day following 
242.2 	final enactment and applies in the counties of Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, 
242.3 	Scott, and Washington.

242.4 	Sec. 50. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 473.408, is amended by adding a subdivision 
242.5 	to read:
242.6 		Subd. 4a.Transit passes. The council may establish transit fare programs and passes 
242.7 	that are consistent with the fare policy purposes stated in subdivision 2, including but not 
242.8 	limited to:
242.9 	(1) discount pass programs for public and private employers, public and private 
242.10 	organizations, and school districts; and
242.11 	(2) special pass programs for demonstration projects or special events.

242.12 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment and 
242.13 	applies in the counties of Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, and Washington.

242.14 	Sec. 51. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 609.50, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
242.15 		Subdivision 1.Crime. Whoever intentionally does any of the following may be sentenced 
242.16 	as provided in subdivision 2:
242.17 	(1) obstructs, hinders, or prevents the lawful execution of any legal process, civil or 
242.18 	criminal, or apprehension of another on a charge or conviction of a criminal offense;
242.19 	(2) obstructs, resists, or interferes with a peace officer while the officer is engaged in 
242.20 	the performance of official duties;
242.21 	(3) interferes with or obstructs a firefighter while the firefighter is engaged in the 
242.22 	performance of official duties;
242.23 	(4) interferes with or obstructs a member of an ambulance service personnel crew, as 
242.24 	defined in section 144E.001, subdivision 3a, who is providing, or attempting to provide, 
242.25 	emergency care; or
242.26 	(5) by force or threat of force endeavors to obstruct any employee of the Department of 
242.27 	Revenue, Department of Public Safety Driver and Vehicle Services Division, a driver's 
242.28 	license agent appointed under section 171.061, or a deputy registrar appointed under section 
242.29 	168.33 while the employee is lawfully engaged in the performance of official duties for the 
242.30 	purpose of deterring or interfering with the performance of those duties.

243.1 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2023, and applies to crimes 
243.2 	committed on or after that date.

243.3 	Sec. 52. LEGISLATIVE ROUTE NO. 264 REMOVED.
 243.4 	(a) Minnesota Statutes, section 161.115, subdivision 195, is repealed effective the day 
243.5 	after the commissioner of transportation receives a copy of the agreement between the 
243.6 	commissioner and the governing bodies of Jackson County and Nobles County to transfer 
243.7 	jurisdiction of Legislative Route No. 264 and notifies the revisor of statutes under paragraph 
243.8 	(b).
243.9 	(b) The revisor of statutes shall delete the route identified in paragraph (a) from Minnesota 
243.10 	Statutes when the commissioner of transportation sends notice to the revisor electronically 
243.11 	or in writing that the conditions required to transfer the route have been satisfied.

243.12 	Sec. 53. LEGISLATIVE ROUTE NO. 274 REMOVED.
 243.13 	(a) Minnesota Statutes, section 161.115, subdivision 205, is repealed effective the day 
243.14 	after the commissioner of transportation receives a copy of the agreement between the 
243.15 	commissioner and the governing body of Yellow Medicine County to transfer jurisdiction 
243.16 	of Legislative Route No. 274 and notifies the revisor of statutes under paragraph (b).
243.17 	(b) The revisor of statutes shall delete the route identified in paragraph (a) from Minnesota 
243.18 	Statutes when the commissioner of transportation sends notice to the revisor electronically 
243.19 	or in writing that the conditions required to transfer the route have been satisfied.

243.20 	Sec. 54. LEGISLATIVE ROUTE NO. 301 REMOVED.
 243.21 	(a) Minnesota Statutes, section 161.115, subdivision 232, is repealed effective the day 
243.22 	after the commissioner of transportation receives a copy of the agreement between the 
243.23 	commissioner and the governing body of the city of St. Cloud to transfer jurisdiction of 
243.24 	Legislative Route No. 301 and notifies the revisor of statutes under paragraph (b).
243.25 	(b) The revisor of statutes shall delete the route identified in paragraph (a) from Minnesota 
243.26 	Statutes when the commissioner of transportation sends notice to the revisor electronically 
243.27 	or in writing that the conditions required to transfer the route have been satisfied.

243.28 	Sec. 55. REPEALER.
 243.29 	(a) Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 160.05, subdivision 2; and 171.06, subdivision 
243.30 	3a, are repealed.
244.1 	(b) Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 473.1467, is repealed.
244.2 	(c) Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 473.408, subdivisions 6, 7, 8, and 9, are repealed.
244.3 	(d) Minnesota Rules, part 8835.0350, subpart 2, is repealed.
244.4 	(e) Laws 2002, chapter 393, section 85, is repealed.

244.5 	EFFECTIVE DATE.  Paragraphs (a) and (d) are effective July 1, 2023. Paragraphs (b), 
244.6 	(c), and (e) are effective the day following final enactment.

244.7 	Sec. 56. EFFECTIVE DATE.
 244.8 	Except as otherwise provided, this article is effective August 1, 2023.

244.9 	ARTICLE 6
244.10 	INDEPENDENT EXPERT REVIEW

244.11 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 168.002, is amended by adding a subdivision 
244.12 	to read:
244.13 		Subd. 12a.Full-service provider. "Full-service provider" means a person who is 
244.14 	appointed by the commissioner as both a deputy registrar under this chapter and a driver's 
244.15 	license agent under chapter 171 who provides all driver services, excluding International 
244.16 	Registration Plan and International Fuel Tax Agreement transactions. The commissioner is 
244.17 	not a full-service provider.

244.18 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 168.327, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
244.19 		Subdivision 1.Records and fees. (a) Upon request by any person authorized in this 
244.20 	section, the commissioner shall or full-service provider must furnish a certified copy of any 
244.21 	driver's license record, instruction permit record, Minnesota identification card record, 
244.22 	vehicle registration record, vehicle title record, or accident record.
244.23 	(b) Except as provided in subdivisions 4, 5a, and 5b, and other than accident records 
244.24 	governed under section 169.09, subdivision 13, the requester shall must pay a fee of $10 
244.25 	for each certified record specified in paragraph (a) or a fee of $9 for each record that is not 
244.26 	certified.
244.27 	(c) Except as provided in subdivisions 4, 5a, and 5b, in addition to the record fee in 
244.28 	paragraph (b), the fee for a copy of the history of any vehicle title not in electronic format 
244.29 	is $1 for each page of the historical record.
245.1 	(d) Fees collected under paragraph (b) for driver's license, instruction permit, and 
245.2 	Minnesota identification card records must be paid into the state treasury with 50 cents of 
245.3 	each fee credited to the general fund. the remainder of the fees collected must be credited 
245.4 	to the driver services operating account in the special revenue fund under section 299A.705.
245.5 	(e) Fees (d) Of the fee collected by the commissioner under paragraphs (b) and (c) for 
245.6 	vehicle registration or title records must be paid into the state treasury with, 50 cents of 
245.7 	each fee credited to must be deposited in the general fund., and the remainder of the fees 
245.8 	collected must be credited to must be deposited in the driver and vehicle services operating 
245.9 	account in the special revenue fund specified in under section 299A.705.
245.10 	(e) Of the fee collected by a full-service provider under paragraphs (b) and (c), the 
245.11 	provider must transmit 50 cents of each fee to the commissioner for deposit in the general 
245.12 	fund, and the provider must retain the remainder.
245.13 	(f) Except as provided in subdivisions 4, 5a, and 5b, the commissioner shall must permit 
245.14 	a person to inquire into a record by the person's own electronic means for a fee of $4.50 for 
245.15 	each inquiry, except that no fee may be charged when the requester is the subject of the 
245.16 	data. Of the fee:
245.17 	(1) $2.70 must be deposited in the general fund; and
245.18 	(2) for driver's license, instruction permit, or Minnesota identification card records, the 
245.19 	remainder must be deposited in the driver and vehicle services operating account in the 
245.20 	special revenue fund under section 299A.705; and.
245.21 	(3) for vehicle title or registration records, the remainder must be deposited in the vehicle 
245.22 	services operating account in the special revenue fund under section 299A.705.
245.23 	(g) Fees and the deposit of the fees for accident records and reports are governed by 
245.24 	section 169.09, subdivision 13.

245.25 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2023. Paragraph (a) is effective 
245.26 	January 1, 2024, and applies to record requests made on or after that date.

245.27 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 168.327, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
245.28 		Subd. 2.Requests for information; surcharge on fee. (a) Except as otherwise provided 
245.29 	in subdivision 3, the commissioner shall or full-service provider must impose a surcharge 
245.30 	of 50 cents on each fee charged by the commissioner under section 13.03, subdivision 3, 
245.31 	for copies or electronic transmittals of public information about the registration of a vehicle 
246.1 	or an applicant, or holder of a driver's license, instruction permit, or Minnesota identification 
246.2 	card.
246.3 	(b) The surcharge only applies to a fee imposed in response to a request made in person 
246.4 	or, by mail, or to a request for transmittal through a computer modem online. The surcharge 
246.5 	does not apply to the request of an individual for information about that individual's driver's 
246.6 	license, instruction permit, or Minnesota identification card or about vehicles registered or 
246.7 	titled in the individual's name.
246.8 	(c) The surcharges collected by the commissioner under this subdivision must be credited 
246.9 	to the general fund. The surcharges collected by a full-service provider must be transmitted 
246.10 	to the commissioner for deposit in the general fund.

246.11 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective January 1, 2024, and applies to record 
246.12 	requests made on or after that date.

246.13 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 168.327, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
246.14 		Subd. 3.Exception to fee and surcharge. (a) Notwithstanding subdivision 2 or section 
246.15 	13.03, a fee or surcharge may not be imposed in response to a request for public information 
246.16 	about the registration of a vehicle if the commissioner or full-service provider is satisfied 
246.17 	that:
246.18 	(1) the requester seeks the information on behalf of a community-based, nonprofit 
246.19 	organization designated by a local law enforcement agency to be a requester; and
246.20 	(2) the information is needed to identify suspected prostitution law violators, controlled 
246.21 	substance law violators, or health code violators.
246.22 	(b) The commissioner shall or full-service provider must not require a requester under 
246.23 	paragraph (a) to make a minimum number of data requests or limit the requester to a 
246.24 	maximum number of data requests.

246.25 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective January 1, 2024, and applies to record 
246.26 	requests made on or after that date.

246.27 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 168.327, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
246.28 	read:
246.29 		Subd. 7.Monitoring and auditing. The commissioner must monitor and audit the 
246.30 	furnishing of records by full-service providers under this section to ensure full-service 
247.1 	providers are complying with this section, chapter 13, and United States Code, title 18, 
247.2 	section 2721, et seq.

247.3 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective January 1, 2024.

247.4 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 168.345, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
247.5 		Subd. 2.Lessees; information. The commissioner may not furnish information about 
247.6 	registered owners of passenger automobiles who are lessees under a lease for a term of 180 
247.7 	days or more to any person except the owner of the vehicle, the lessee, personnel of law 
247.8 	enforcement agencies and trade associations performing a member service under section 
247.9 	604.15, subdivision 4a, and federal, state, and local governmental units, and, at the 
247.10 	commissioner's discretion, to persons who use the information to notify lessees of automobile 
247.11 	recalls. The commissioner may release information about lessees in the form of summary 
247.12 	data, as defined in section 13.02, to persons who use the information in conducting statistical 
247.13 	analysis and market research.

247.14 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 169.09, subdivision 13, is amended to read:
247.15 		Subd. 13.Reports confidential; evidence, fee, penalty, appropriation. (a) All reports 
247.16 	and supplemental information required under this section must be for the use of the 
247.17 	commissioner of public safety and other appropriate state, federal, county, and municipal 
247.18 	governmental agencies for accident analysis purposes, except:
247.19 	(1) upon written request, the commissioner of public safety, a full-service provider as 
247.20 	defined in section 171.01, subdivision 33a, or any law enforcement agency shall must
247.21 	disclose the report required under subdivision 8 to:
247.22 	(i) any individual involved in the accident, the representative of the individual's estate, 
247.23 	or the surviving spouse, or one or more surviving next of kin, or a trustee appointed under 
247.24 	section 573.02;
247.25 	(ii) any other person injured in person, property, or means of support, or who incurs 
247.26 	other pecuniary loss by virtue of the accident;
247.27 	(iii) legal counsel of a person described in item (i) or (ii);
247.28 	(iv) a representative of the insurer of any person described in item (i) or (ii); or
247.29 	(v) a city or county attorney or an attorney representing the state in an implied consent 
247.30 	action who is charged with the prosecution of a traffic or criminal offense that is the result 
247.31 	of a traffic crash investigation conducted by law enforcement;
248.1 	(2) the commissioner of public safety shall, upon written request, provide the driver 
248.2 	filing a report under subdivision 7 with a copy of the report filed by the driver;
248.3 	(3) (2) the commissioner of public safety may verify with insurance companies vehicle 
248.4 	insurance information to enforce sections 65B.48, 169.792, 169.793, 169.796, and 169.797;
248.5 	(4) (3) the commissioner of public safety shall must provide the commissioner of 
248.6 	transportation the information obtained for each traffic accident involving a commercial 
248.7 	motor vehicle, for purposes of administering commercial vehicle safety regulations;
248.8 	(5) (4) upon specific request, the commissioner of public safety shall must provide the 
248.9 	commissioner of transportation the information obtained regarding each traffic accident 
248.10 	involving damage to identified state-owned infrastructure, for purposes of debt collection 
248.11 	under section 161.20, subdivision 4; and
248.12 	(6) (5) the commissioner of public safety may give to the United States Department of 
248.13 	Transportation commercial vehicle accident information in connection with federal grant 
248.14 	programs relating to safety.
248.15 	(b) Accident reports and data contained in the reports are not discoverable under any 
248.16 	provision of law or rule of court. No report shall A report must not be used as evidence in 
248.17 	any trial, civil or criminal, or any action for damages or criminal proceedings arising out 
248.18 	of an accident. However, the commissioner of public safety shall must furnish, upon the 
248.19 	demand of any person who has or claims to have made a report or upon demand of any 
248.20 	court, a certificate showing that a specified accident report has or has not been made to the 
248.21 	commissioner solely to prove compliance or failure to comply with the requirements that 
248.22 	the report be made to the commissioner.
248.23 	(c) Nothing in this subdivision prevents any individual who has made a report under 
248.24 	this section from providing information to any individuals involved in an accident or their 
248.25 	representatives or from testifying in any trial, civil or criminal, arising out of an accident, 
248.26 	as to facts within the individual's knowledge. It is intended by this subdivision to render 
248.27 	privileged the reports required, but it is not intended to prohibit proof of the facts to which 
248.28 	the reports relate.
248.29 	(d) Disclosing any information contained in any accident report, except as provided in 
248.30 	this subdivision, section 13.82, subdivision 3 or 6, or other statutes, is a misdemeanor.
248.31 	(e) The commissioner of public safety shall or full-service provider as defined in section 
248.32 	171.01, subdivision 33a, must charge authorized persons as described in paragraph (a) a $5 
248.33 	fee for a copy of an accident report. Ninety percent Of the $5 fee collected by the 
249.1 	commissioner under this paragraph, 90 percent must be deposited in the special revenue 
249.2 	fund and credited to the driver and vehicle services operating account established inunder
249.3 	section 299A.705 and ten percent must be deposited in the general fund. Of the $5 fee 
249.4 	collected by a full-service provider, the provider must transmit 50 cents to the commissioner 
249.5 	for deposit in the general fund, and the provider must retain the remainder. The commissioner 
249.6 	may also furnish an electronic copy of the database of accident records, which must not 
249.7 	contain personal or private data on an individual, to private agencies as provided in paragraph 
249.8 	(g), for not less than the cost of preparing the copies on a bulk basis as provided in section 
249.9 	13.03, subdivision 3.
249.10 	(f) The fees specified in paragraph (e) notwithstanding, the commissioner and law 
249.11 	enforcement agencies shall must charge commercial users who request access to response 
249.12 	or incident data relating to accidents a fee not to exceed 50 cents per record. "Commercial 
249.13 	user" is a user who in one location requests access to data in more than five accident reports 
249.14 	per month, unless the user establishes that access is not for a commercial purpose. Of the 
249.15 	money collected by the commissioner under this paragraph, 90 percent must be deposited 
249.16 	in the special revenue fund and credited to the driver and vehicle services operating account 
249.17 	establishedinunder section 299A.705 and ten percent must be deposited in the general 
249.18 	fund.
249.19 	(g) The fees in paragraphs (e) and (f) notwithstanding, the commissioner shall must
249.20 	provide an electronic copy of the accident records database to the public on a case-by-case 
249.21 	basis using the cost-recovery charges provided for under section 13.03, subdivision 3. The 
249.22 	database provided must not contain personal or private data on an individual. However, 
249.23 	unless the accident records database includes the vehicle identification number, the 
249.24 	commissioner shall must include the vehicle registration plate number if a private agency 
249.25 	certifies and agrees that the agency:
249.26 	(1) is in the business of collecting accident and damage information on vehicles;
249.27 	(2) will use the vehicle registration plate number only for identifying vehicles that have 
249.28 	been involved in accidents or damaged, to provide this information to persons seeking access 
249.29 	to a vehicle's history and not for identifying individuals or for any other purpose; and
249.30 	(3) will be subject to the penalties and remedies under sections 13.08 and 13.09.

249.31 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2023. Paragraph (a) is effective 
249.32 	January 1, 2024, and applies to report disclosures made on or after that date.

250.1 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 169.09, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
250.2 	read:
250.3 		Subd. 20.Monitoring and auditing. The commissioner must monitor and audit the 
250.4 	furnishing of records by full-service providers under this section to ensure full-service 
250.5 	providers are complying with this section, chapter 13, and United States Code, title 18, 
250.6 	section 2721, et seq.

250.7 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective January 1, 2024.

250.8 	Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 171.01, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
250.9 	read:
250.10 		Subd. 33a.Full-service provider. "Full-service provider" has the meaning given in 
250.11 	section 168.002, subdivision 12a.

250.12 	Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 171.0705, is amended by adding a subdivision 
250.13 	to read:
250.14 		Subd. 11.Manual and study material availability. The commissioner must publish 
250.15 	the driver's manual and study support materials for the written exam and skills exam. The 
250.16 	study support materials must focus on the subjects and skills that are most commonly failed 
250.17 	by exam takers. The commissioner must ensure that the driver's manual and study support 
250.18 	materials are easily located and are available for no cost.

250.19 	Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 171.12, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:
250.20 		Subd. 1a.Driver and vehicle services information system; security and auditing. (a) 
250.21 	The commissioner must establish written procedures to ensure that only individuals 
250.22 	authorized by law may enter, update, or access not public data collected, created, or 
250.23 	maintained by the driver and vehicle services information system. An authorized individual's 
250.24 	ability to enter, update, or access data in the system must correspond to the official duties 
250.25 	or training level of the individual and to the statutory authorization granting access for that 
250.26 	purpose. All queries and responses, and all actions in which data are entered, updated, 
250.27 	accessed, shared, or disseminated, must be recorded in a data audit trail. Data contained in 
250.28 	the audit trail are public to the extent the data are not otherwise classified by law.
250.29 	(b) If the commissioner must immediately and permanently revoke the authorization of 
250.30 	any determines that an individual who willfully entered, updated, accessed, shared, or 
250.31 	disseminated data in violation of state or federal law, the commissioner must impose 
250.32 	disciplinary action. If an individual willfully gained access to data without authorization by 
251.1 	law, the commissioner must forward the matter to the appropriate prosecuting authority for 
251.2 	prosecution. The commissioner must not impose disciplinary action against an individual 
251.3 	who properly accessed data to complete an authorized transaction or to resolve an issue that 
251.4 	did not result in a completed authorized transaction.
251.5 	(c) The commissioner must establish a process that allows an individual who was subject 
251.6 	to disciplinary action to appeal the action. If the commissioner imposes disciplinary action, 
251.7 	the commissioner must notify the individual in writing of the action, explain the reason for 
251.8 	the action, and explain how to appeal the action. The commissioner must transmit the 
251.9 	notification within five calendar days of the action.
251.10 	(d) The commissioner must arrange for an independent biennial audit of the driver and 
251.11 	vehicle services information system to determine whether data currently in the system are 
251.12 	classified correctly, how the data are used, and to verify compliance with this subdivision. 
251.13 	The results of the audit are public. No later than 30 days following completion of the audit, 
251.14 	the commissioner must provide a report summarizing the audit results to the commissioner 
251.15 	of administration; the chairs and ranking minority members of the committees of the house 
251.16 	of representatives and the senate with jurisdiction over transportation policy and finance, 
251.17 	public safety, and data practices; and the Legislative Commission on Data Practices and 
251.18 	Personal Data Privacy. The report must be submitted as required under section 3.195, except 
251.19 	that printed copies are not required.
251.20 	(e) For purposes of this subdivision, "disciplinary action" means a formal or informal 
251.21 	disciplinary measure, including but not limited to requiring corrective action or suspending 
251.22 	or revoking the individual's access to the driver and vehicle information system.

251.23 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective October 1, 2023. Paragraphs (b), (c), 
251.24 	and (e) apply to audits of data use that are open on or after October 1, 2023.

251.25 	Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 171.13, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
251.26 		Subdivision 1.Examination subjects and locations; provisions for color blindness, 
251.27 	disabled veterans. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the commissioner shall
251.28 	must examine each applicant for a driver's license by such agency as the commissioner 
251.29 	directs. This examination must include:
251.30 	(1) a test of the applicant's eyesight, provided that this requirement is met by submission 
251.31 	of a vision examination certificate under section 171.06, subdivision 7;
251.32 	(2) a test of the applicant's ability to read and understand highway signs regulating, 
251.33 	warning, and directing traffic;
252.1 	(3) a test of the applicant's knowledge of (i) traffic laws; (ii) the effects of alcohol and 
252.2 	drugs on a driver's ability to operate a motor vehicle safely and legally, and of the legal 
252.3 	penalties and financial consequences resulting from violations of laws prohibiting the 
252.4 	operation of a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or drugs; (iii) railroad 
252.5 	grade crossing safety; (iv) slow-moving vehicle safety; (v) laws relating to pupil 
252.6 	transportation safety, including the significance of school bus lights, signals, stop arm, and 
252.7 	passing a school bus; (vi) traffic laws related to bicycles; and (vii) the circumstances and 
252.8 	dangers of carbon monoxide poisoning;
252.9 	(4) an actual demonstration of ability to exercise ordinary and reasonable control in the 
252.10 	operation of a motor vehicle; and
252.11 	(5) other physical and mental examinations as the commissioner finds necessary to 
252.12 	determine the applicant's fitness to operate a motor vehicle safely upon the highways.
252.13 	(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), the commissioner must not deny an application for 
252.14 	a driver's license based on the exclusive grounds that the applicant's eyesight is deficient in 
252.15 	color perception or that the applicant has been diagnosed with diabetes mellitus. War veterans 
252.16 	operating motor vehicles especially equipped for disabled persons, if otherwise entitled to 
252.17 	a license, must be granted such license.
252.18 	(c) The commissioner shall make provision for giving the examinations under this 
252.19 	subdivision either in the county where the applicant resides or at a place adjacent thereto 
252.20 	reasonably convenient to the applicant. The commissioner must ensure that an applicant 
252.21 	may take an exam either in the county where the applicant resides or in an adjacent county 
252.22 	at a reasonably convenient location. The schedule for each exam station must be posted on 
252.23 	the department's website.
252.24 	(d) The commissioner shall ensure that an applicant is able to obtain an appointment for 
252.25 	an examination to demonstrate ability under paragraph (a), clause (4), within 14 days of the 
252.26 	applicant's request if, under the applicable statutes and rules of the commissioner, the 
252.27 	applicant is eligible to take the examination.
252.28 	(e) The commissioner must provide real-time information on the department's website 
252.29 	about the availability and location of exam appointments. The website must show the next 
252.30 	available exam dates and times for each exam station. The website must also provide an 
252.31 	option for a person to enter an address to see the date and time of the next available exam 
252.32 	at each exam station sorted by distance from the address provided.

252.33 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective January 1, 2024.

253.1 	Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 171.13, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:
253.2 		Subd. 1a.Waiver when license issued by another jurisdiction. (a) If the commissioner 
253.3 	determines that an applicant for a driver's license is 21 years of age or older and possesses 
253.4 	a valid driver's license issued by another state or jurisdiction that requires a comparable 
253.5 	examination to obtain a driver's license, the commissioner may must waive the requirement
253.6 	requirements that the applicant pass a knowledge examination and demonstrate ability to 
253.7 	exercise ordinary and reasonable control in the operation of a motor vehicle on determining 
253.8 	that the applicant possesses a valid driver's license issued by a jurisdiction that requires a 
253.9 	comparable demonstration for license issuance.
253.10 	(b) If the commissioner determines that an applicant for a two-wheeled vehicle 
253.11 	endorsement is 21 years of age or older and possesses a valid driver's license with a 
253.12 	two-wheeled vehicle endorsement issued by another state or jurisdiction that requires a 
253.13 	comparable examination to obtain an endorsement, the commissioner must waive the 
253.14 	requirements with respect to the endorsement that the applicant pass a knowledge examination 
253.15 	and demonstrate the ability to exercise ordinary and reasonable control in the operation of 
253.16 	a motor vehicle.
253.17 	(c) For purposes of this subdivision, "jurisdiction" includes, but is not limited to, both 
253.18 	the active and reserve components of any branch or unit of the United States armed forces, 
253.19 	and "valid driver's license" includes any driver's license that is recognized by that branch 
253.20 	or unit as currently being valid, or as having been valid at the time of the applicant's 
253.21 	separation or discharge from the military within a period of time deemed reasonable and 
253.22 	fair by the commissioner, up to and including one year past the date of the applicant's 
253.23 	separation or discharge.

253.24 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2023, and applies to applications 
253.25 	made on or after that date.

253.26 	Sec. 14. DRIVER AND VEHICLE SERVICES INFORMATION SYSTEM ACCESS 
253.27 	REINSTATEMENT.
 253.28 	(a) An individual whose access was permanently revoked under Minnesota Statutes, 
253.29 	section 171.12, subdivision 1a, between October 1, 2018, and September 30, 2023, based 
253.30 	on the commissioner's determination that the individual willfully entered, updated, accessed, 
253.31 	shared, or disseminated data in violation of state or federal law, may apply to the 
253.32 	commissioner for reinstatement of their access. An individual convicted of a crime related 
253.33 	to the conduct that resulted in permanent revocation of their access is ineligible to reapply 
253.34 	for access under this section.
254.1 	(b) Any individual reapplying for access under this section must submit the request in 
254.2 	writing to the commissioner no later than June 30, 2024, and the request must contain:
254.3 	(1) written documentation that demonstrates the individual is currently employed at an 
254.4 	agency or entity that requires access for the employee to conduct their work duties;
254.5 	(2) written documentation that demonstrates the individual is in compliance with all 
254.6 	existing requirements to be considered eligible for access, including completion of required 
254.7 	background checks;
254.8 	(3) a signed statement from the individual's employer acknowledging the employer is 
254.9 	aware that the individual's access was previously revoked and any future violations of state 
254.10 	or federal law may again result in permanent revocation of access; and
254.11 	(4) a signed statement from the individual describing:
254.12 	(i) their understanding of appropriate use of the system data under state and federal laws; 
254.13 	and
254.14 	(ii) the remedial steps they have taken to ensure that no future misuse occurs.
254.15 	(c) The commissioner must evaluate applications for reinstatement of access in the 
254.16 	manner provided for appeal of a disciplinary action under Minnesota Statutes, section 171.12, 
254.17 	subdivision 1a. The commissioner must respond in writing to the individual's request for 
254.18 	access within 90 days of receipt of the request.
254.19 	(d) The commissioner's decision under this section is final, and an individual applying 
254.20 	under this section is not entitled to further review.

254.21 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective October 1, 2023, and applies to requests 
254.22 	made on or after that date.

254.23 	Sec. 15. REPORT; DEPUTY REGISTRAR AND DRIVER'S LICENSE AGENT 
254.24 	FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY.
 254.25 	(a) By January 15, 2025, the commissioner of public safety must submit a report to the 
254.26 	chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over 
254.27 	transportation finance and policy evaluating deputy registrar and driver's license agent 
254.28 	operations and sustainability. The commissioner must engage with stakeholders in preparing 
254.29 	and developing the report.
254.30 	(b) At a minimum, the report must:
255.1 	(1) evaluate the current performance and impact of the quality of services provided by 
255.2 	deputy registrars and driver's license agents to the residents of Minnesota;
255.3 	(2) evaluate and make recommendations on how to implement financial sustainability 
255.4 	for deputy registrars and driver's license agents;
255.5 	(3) detail the amount of financial assistance necessary to sustain deputy registrars and 
255.6 	driver's license agents on an ongoing basis;
255.7 	(4) explain each considered model of financial assistance or support for deputy registrars 
255.8 	and driver's license agents;
255.9 	(5) evaluate the impact on deputy registrars and driver's license agents if expanded online 
255.10 	services are offered by the Division of Driver and Vehicle Services;
255.11 	(6) detail a five-, ten-, and 20-year analysis of the role of deputy registrars and driver's 
255.12 	license agents in motor vehicle registration and driver licensing; and
255.13 	(7) evaluate and make recommendations on the Division of Driver and Vehicle Services 
255.14 	assuming all of the services provided by deputy registrars and driver's license agents or the 
255.15 	services provided by private deputy registrars and private driver's license agents, including 
255.16 	but not limited to identification of necessary financial resources, market-rate financial 
255.17 	assistance cost of a transition, and analysis of fees and appropriations.
255.18 	(c) Upon request of the commissioner, a deputy registrar or driver's license agent must 
255.19 	provide sufficient financial information to meet the evaluation and analysis requirements 
255.20 	under paragraph (b), clauses (2) and (3). Financial data provided by a private deputy registrar 
255.21 	or private driver's license agent is classified as nonpublic data, as defined in Minnesota 
255.22 	Statutes, section 13.02, subdivision 9.

255.23 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

255.24 	Sec. 16. REPORT; DRIVER AND VEHICLE SERVICES RECOMMENDATIONS.
 255.25 	(a) By January 15, 2024, the commissioner of public safety must report to the chairs and 
255.26 	ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over transportation 
255.27 	finance and policy on driver and vehicle services recommendations and operations. The 
255.28 	report must:
255.29 	(1) review recommendations from the independent expert review of driver and vehicle 
255.30 	services issued January 12, 2022, as identified under paragraph (b);
255.31 	(2) review the recommendations made to the commissioner in the legislative auditor's 
255.32 	report on driver examination stations issued in March 2021;
256.1 	(3) provide the commissioner's plan for the locations, schedule, and staffing allocation 
256.2 	of driver examination stations; and
256.3 	(4) propose any statutory changes necessary or beneficial in implementing 
256.4 	recommendations under clauses (1) and (2).
256.5 	(b) The report must include information on the independent expert review 
256.6 	recommendations to:
256.7 	(1) revise the deputy registrar and driver's license agent contracts to encourage all deputy 
256.8 	registrars and driver's license agents to become or remain full-service providers as defined 
256.9 	in Minnesota Statutes, section 168.002, subdivision 12a;
256.10 	(2) implement data and reporting practices to assist the commissioner in making decisions 
256.11 	focused on the residents of the state;
256.12 	(3) conduct a staffing review that balances staff quantity and quality, leverages technology 
256.13 	automations and configurations, and establishes performance standards and targets that 
256.14 	meet the needs of the state;
256.15 	(4) identify performance and service standards and create a deputy registrar performance 
256.16 	scorecard and a driver's license agent performance scorecard that monitors user performance 
256.17 	to ensure a consistently positive experience for Minnesotans;
256.18 	(5) provide a rapid response communication method for situations where deputy registrars 
256.19 	or driver's license agents need immediate support;
256.20 	(6) explore ways to accelerate background checks of new employees at the Division of 
256.21 	Driver and Vehicle Services offices and deputy registrar offices, including using a police 
256.22 	department or county sheriff to conduct the background checks;
256.23 	(7) promote the preapplication process and expand the use of preapplications to all 
256.24 	feasible areas;
256.25 	(8) evaluate and make recommendations to the legislature on areas where it is appropriate 
256.26 	to make preapplications mandatory;
256.27 	(9) adjust policies and practices to automate as many approval transactions as possible;
256.28 	(10) determine the proper user level field needed by transaction type and explore 
256.29 	additional differentiated user levels in MNDRIVE;
256.30 	(11) allow deputy registrars to have increased visibility to and influence on the 
256.31 	MNDRIVE enhancement process;
257.1 	(12) provide additional training and clear guidance regarding permissible use of records 
257.2 	and enable in-application notation of usage other than for paid transactions;
257.3 	(13) consider what security measures are appropriate at each deputy registrar or driver's 
257.4 	license agent location, including the possible need for a security officer or for cameras with 
257.5 	recording capabilities; and
257.6 	(14) offer training in de-escalation and negotiation techniques to all public-facing staff.
257.7 	(c) For each of the recommendations under paragraphs (a), clauses (1) and (2), and (b), 
257.8 	the report must specify whether the recommendation is under active consideration, in the 
257.9 	process of being implemented, has already been implemented, or the reasons why the 
257.10 	recommendation will not be implemented.

257.11 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

257.12 	Sec. 17. REPEALER.
 257.13 	Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 168.345, subdivision 1, is repealed.

257.14 	ARTICLE 7
257.15 	DRIVER AND VEHICLE SERVICES OPERATING ACCOUNT CONFORMING 
257.16 	CHANGES

257.17 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 168.013, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
257.18 		Subd. 8.Tax proceeds to highway user fund; fee proceeds to vehicle services 
257.19 	account. (a) Unless otherwise specified in this chapter, the net proceeds of the registration 
257.20 	tax imposed under this chapter must be collected by the commissioner, paid into the state 
257.21 	treasury, and credited to the highway user tax distribution fund.
257.22 	(b) All fees collected under this chapter, unless otherwise specified, must be deposited 
257.23 	in the driver and vehicle services operating account in the special revenue fund under section 
257.24 	299A.705.

257.25 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 168.1293, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
257.26 		Subd. 7.Deposit of fee; appropriation. The commissioner shall deposit the application 
257.27 	fee under subdivision 2, paragraph (a), clause (3), in the driver and vehicle services operating 
257.28 	account of the special revenue fund under section 299A.705. An amount sufficient to pay 
257.29 	the department's cost in implementing and administering this section, including payment 
257.30 	of refunds under subdivision 4, is appropriated to the commissioner from that account.

258.1 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 168.1295, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
258.2 		Subd. 5.Contribution and fees credited. Contributions under subdivision 1, paragraph 
258.3 	(a), clause (5), must be paid to the commissioner and credited to the state parks and trails 
258.4 	donation account established in section 85.056. The other fees collected under this section 
258.5 	must be deposited in the driver and vehicle services operating account of the special revenue 
258.6 	fund under section 299A.705.

258.7 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 168.1296, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
258.8 		Subd. 5.Contribution and fees credited. Contributions under subdivision 1, paragraph 
258.9 	(a), clause (5), must be paid to the commissioner and credited to the Minnesota critical 
258.10 	habitat private sector matching account established in section 84.943. The fees collected 
258.11 	under this section must be deposited in the driver and vehicle services operating account of 
258.12 	the special revenue fund under section 299A.705.

258.13 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 168.1298, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
258.14 		Subd. 5.Contribution and fees credited. Contributions under subdivision 1, paragraph 
258.15 	(a), clause (5), must be paid to the commissioner and credited to the Minnesota "Support 
258.16 	Our Troops" account established in section 190.19. The fees collected under this section 
258.17 	must be deposited in the driver and vehicle services operating account in the special revenue 
258.18 	fund under section 299A.705.

258.19 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 168.27, subdivision 11, is amended to read:
258.20 		Subd. 11.Dealers' licenses; location change notice; fee. (a) Application for a dealer's 
258.21 	license or notification of a change of location of the place of business on a dealer's license 
258.22 	must include a street address, not a post office box, and is subject to the commissioner's 
258.23 	approval.
258.24 	(b) Upon the filing of an application for a dealer's license and the proper fee, unless the 
258.25 	application on its face appears to be invalid, the commissioner shall grant a 90-day temporary 
258.26 	license. During the 90-day period following issuance of the temporary license, the 
258.27 	commissioner shall inspect the place of business site and insure compliance with this section 
258.28 	and rules adopted under this section.
258.29 	(c) The commissioner may extend the temporary license 30 days to allow the temporarily 
258.30 	licensed dealer to come into full compliance with this section and rules adopted under this 
258.31 	section.
259.1 	(d) In no more than 120 days following issuance of the temporary license, the dealer 
259.2 	license must either be granted or denied.
259.3 	(e) A license must be denied under the following conditions:
259.4 	(1) The license must be denied if within the previous ten years the applicant was enjoined 
259.5 	due to a violation of section 325F.69 or convicted of violating section 325E.14, 325E.15, 
259.6 	325E.16, or 325F.69, or convicted under section 609.53 of receiving or selling stolen 
259.7 	vehicles, or convicted of violating United States Code, title 49, sections 32701 to 32711 or 
259.8 	pleaded guilty, entered a plea of nolo contendere or no contest, or has been found guilty in 
259.9 	a court of competent jurisdiction of any charge of failure to pay state or federal income or 
259.10 	sales taxes or felony charge of forgery, embezzlement, obtaining money under false pretenses, 
259.11 	theft by swindle, extortion, conspiracy to defraud, or bribery.
259.12 	(2) A license must be denied if the applicant has had a dealer license revoked within the 
259.13 	previous ten years.
259.14 	(f) If the application is approved, the commissioner shall license the applicant as a dealer 
259.15 	for one year from the date the temporary license is granted and issue a certificate of license 
259.16 	that must include a distinguishing number of identification of the dealer. The license must 
259.17 	be displayed in a prominent place in the dealer's licensed place of business.
259.18 	(g) Each initial application for a license must be accompanied by a fee of $100 in addition 
259.19 	to the annual fee. The annual fee is $150. The initial fees and annual fees must be paid into 
259.20 	the state treasury and credited to the general fund except that $50 of each initial and annual 
259.21 	fee must be paid into the driver and vehicle services operating account in the special revenue 
259.22 	fund under section 299A.705.

259.23 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 168.327, subdivision 5b, is amended to read:
259.24 		Subd. 5b.Custom data request record fees. (a) For purposes of this subdivision, 
259.25 	"custom data request records" means a total of 1,000 or more (1) vehicle title records, (2) 
259.26 	vehicle registration records, or (3) driver's license records.
259.27 	(b) The commissioner must charge a fee of $0.02 per record for custom data request 
259.28 	records.
259.29 	(c) Of the fees collected for custom data request records:
259.30 	(1) 20 percent must be credited:
260.1 	(i) for vehicle title or registration records, to the driver and vehicle services operating 
260.2 	account under section 299A.705, subdivision 1, and is appropriated to the commissioner 
260.3 	for the purposes of this subdivision; and
260.4 	(ii) for driver's license records, to the driver services operating account under section 
260.5 	299A.705, subdivision 2, and is appropriated to the commissioner for the purposes of this 
260.6 	subdivision;
260.7 	(2) 30 percent must be credited to the data security account in the special revenue fund 
260.8 	under section 3.9741, subdivision 5; and
260.9 	(3) 50 percent must be credited to the driver and vehicle services technology account 
260.10 	under section 299A.705, subdivision 3.
260.11 	(d) The commissioner may impose an additional fee for technical staff to create a custom 
260.12 	set of data under this subdivision.

260.13 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 168.381, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
260.14 		Subd. 4.Appropriations. (a) Money appropriated to the Department of Public Safety 
260.15 	to procure the plates for any fiscal year or years is available for allotment, encumbrance, 
260.16 	and expenditure from and after the date of the enactment of the appropriation. Materials 
260.17 	and equipment used in the manufacture of plates are subject only to the approval of the 
260.18 	commissioner.
260.19 	(b) This section contemplates that money to be appropriated to the Department of Public 
260.20 	Safety to carry out the terms and provisions of this section will be appropriated by the 
260.21 	legislature from the highway user tax distribution fund.
260.22 	(c) A sum sufficient is appropriated annually from the driver and vehicle services 
260.23 	operating account in the special revenue fund under section 299A.705 to the commissioner 
260.24 	to pay the costs of purchasing, delivering, and mailing plates, registration stickers, and 
260.25 	registration notices.

260.26 	Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 168A.152, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
260.27 		Subd. 2.Inspection fee; proceeds allocated. (a) A fee of $35 must be paid to the 
260.28 	department before the department issues a certificate of title for a vehicle that has been 
260.29 	inspected and for which a certificate of inspection has been issued pursuant to subdivision 
260.30 	1. The only additional fee that may be assessed for issuing the certificate of title is the filing 
260.31 	fee imposed under section 168.33, subdivision 7.
261.1 	(b) Of the fee collected by the department under this subdivision, for conducting 
261.2 	inspections under subdivision 1, $20 must be deposited in the general fund and the remainder 
261.3 	of the fee collected must be deposited in the driver and vehicle services operating account 
261.4 	in the special revenue fund as specified in under section 299A.705.

261.5 	Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 168A.29, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
261.6 		Subdivision 1.Amounts. (a) The department must be paid the following fees:
261.7 	(1) for filing an application for and the issuance of an original certificate of title, $8.25, 
261.8 	of which $4.15 must be paid into the driver and vehicle services operating account under 
261.9 	section 299A.705, subdivision 1, and a surcharge of $2.25 must be added to the fee and 
261.10 	credited to the driver and vehicle services technology account under section 299A.705, 
261.11 	subdivision 3;
261.12 	(2) for each security interest when first noted upon a certificate of title, including the 
261.13 	concurrent notation of any assignment thereof and its subsequent release or satisfaction, 
261.14 	$2, except that no fee is due for a security interest filed by a public authority under section 
261.15 	168A.05, subdivision 8;
261.16 	(3) for each assignment of a security interest when first noted on a certificate of title, 
261.17 	unless noted concurrently with the security interest, $1; and
261.18 	(4) for issuing a duplicate certificate of title, $7.25, of which $3.25 must be paid into 
261.19 	the driver and vehicle services operating account under section 299A.705, subdivision 1, 
261.20 	and a surcharge of $2.25 must be added to the fee and credited to the driver and vehicle 
261.21 	services technology account under section 299A.705, subdivision 3.
261.22 	(b) In addition to the fee required under paragraph (a), clause (1), the department must 
261.23 	be paid $3.50. The additional $3.50 fee collected under this paragraph must be deposited 
261.24 	in the special revenue fund and credited to the public safety motor vehicle account established 
261.25 	in section 299A.70.

261.26 	Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 168A.31, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
261.27 		Subd. 2.Expenses; appropriation. All necessary expenses incurred by the department 
261.28 	for the administration of sections 168A.01 to 168A.31 must be paid from money in the 
261.29 	driver and vehicle services operating account of the special revenue fund as specified in
261.30 	under section 299A.705, and such funds are hereby appropriated.

262.1 	Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 168D.06, is amended to read:
262.2 	168D.06 FUEL LICENSE FEES.
262.3 	License fees paid to the commissioner under the International Fuel Tax Agreement must 
262.4 	be deposited in the driver and vehicle services operating account in the special revenue fund
262.5 	under section 299A.705. The commissioner shall charge an annual fuel license fee of $15, 
262.6 	an annual application filing fee of $13 for quarterly reporting of fuel tax, and a reinstatement 
262.7 	fee of $100 to reinstate a revoked International Fuel Tax Agreement license.

262.8 	Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 168D.07, is amended to read:
262.9 	168D.07 FUEL DECAL FEE.
262.10 	The commissioner shall issue a decal or other identification to indicate compliance with 
262.11 	the International Fuel Tax Agreement. The commissioner shall collect a fee for the decal 
262.12 	or other identification in the amount established in section 168.12, subdivision 5. Decal or 
262.13 	other identification fees paid to the commissioner under this section must be deposited in 
262.14 	the driver and vehicle services operating account in the special revenue fund under section 
262.15 	299A.705.

262.16 	Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 169A.60, subdivision 16, is amended to read:
262.17 		Subd. 16.Fees credited. Fees collected from the sale or reinstatement of license plates 
262.18 	under this section must be paid into the state treasury and credited one-half to the driver 
262.19 	and vehicle services operating account in the special revenue fund specified in under section 
262.20 	299A.705 and one-half to the general fund.

262.21 	Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 171.07, subdivision 11, is amended to read:
262.22 		Subd. 11.Standby or temporary custodian. (a) Upon the written request of the applicant 
262.23 	and upon payment of an additional fee of $4.25, the department shall issue a driver's license 
262.24 	or Minnesota identification card bearing a symbol or other appropriate identifier indicating 
262.25 	that the license holder has appointed an individual to serve as a standby or temporary 
262.26 	custodian under chapter 257B.
262.27 	(b) The request must be accompanied by a copy of the designation executed under section 
262.28 	257B.04.
262.29 	(c) The department shall maintain a computerized records system of all individuals listed 
262.30 	as standby or temporary custodians by driver's license and identification card applicants. 
262.31 	This data must be released to appropriate law enforcement agencies under section 13.69. 
263.1 	Upon a parent's request and payment of a fee of $4.25, the department shall revise its list 
263.2 	of standby or temporary custodians to reflect a change in the appointment.
263.3 	(d) At the request of the license or cardholder, the department shall cancel the standby 
263.4 	or temporary custodian indication without additional charge. However, this paragraph does 
263.5 	not prohibit a fee that may be applicable for a duplicate or replacement license or card, 
263.6 	renewal of a license, or other service applicable to a driver's license or identification card.
263.7 	(e) Notwithstanding sections 13.08, subdivision 1, and 13.69, the department and 
263.8 	department employees are conclusively presumed to be acting in good faith when employees 
263.9 	rely on statements made, in person or by telephone, by persons purporting to be law 
263.10 	enforcement and subsequently release information described in paragraph (b). When acting 
263.11 	in good faith, the department and department personnel are immune from civil liability and 
263.12 	not subject to suit for damages resulting from the release of this information.
263.13 	(f) The department and its employees:
263.14 	(1) have no duty to inquire or otherwise determine whether a designation submitted 
263.15 	under this subdivision is legally valid and enforceable; and
263.16 	(2) are immune from all civil liability and not subject to suit for damages resulting from 
263.17 	a claim that the designation was not legally valid and enforceable.
263.18 	(g) Of the fees received by the department under this subdivision:
263.19 	(1) Up to $61,000 received must be deposited in the general fund.
263.20 	(2) All other fees must be deposited in the driver and vehicle services operating account 
263.21 	in the special revenue fund specified in under section 299A.705.

263.22 	Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 171.13, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
263.23 		Subd. 7. Examination fees. (a) A fee of $10 must be paid by an individual to take a 
263.24 	third and any subsequent knowledge test administered by the department if the individual 
263.25 	has failed two previous consecutive knowledge tests on the subject.
263.26 	(b) A fee of $20 must be paid by an individual to take a third and any subsequent skills 
263.27 	or road test administered by the department if the individual has previously failed two 
263.28 	consecutive skill or road tests in a specified class of motor vehicle.
263.29 	(c) A fee of $20 must be paid by an individual who fails to appear for a scheduled skills 
263.30 	or road test or who cancels a skills or road test within 24 hours of the appointment time.
264.1 	(d) All fees received under this subdivision must be paid into the state treasury and 
264.2 	credited to the driver and vehicle services operating account in the special revenue fund 
264.3 	specified under section 299A.705.

264.4 	Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 171.29, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
264.5 		Subd. 2.Reinstatement fees and surcharges allocated and appropriated. (a) An 
264.6 	individual whose driver's license has been revoked by reason of one or more convictions, 
264.7 	pleas of guilty, forfeitures of bail not vacated, or mandatory revocations under section 
264.8 	169.791, 169.792, 169.797, 171.17, or 171.172, and who is otherwise eligible for 
264.9 	reinstatement must pay a single $30 fee before the driver's license is reinstated. An individual 
264.10 	whose driver's license has been revoked under provisions specified in both this paragraph 
264.11 	and paragraph (b) must pay the reinstatement fee as provided in paragraph (b).
264.12 	(b) A person whose driver's license has been revoked under section 169A.52, 169A.54, 
264.13 	171.177, 609.2112, 609.2113, or 609.2114, or Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 609.21, 
264.14 	must pay a $250 fee plus a $430 surcharge for each instance of revocation before the driver's 
264.15 	license is reinstated, except as provided in paragraph (f). The $250 fee must be credited as 
264.16 	follows:
264.17 	(1) 20 percent to the driver and vehicle services operating account in the special revenue 
264.18 	fund as specified in under section 299A.705;
264.19 	(2) 67 percent to the general fund;
264.20 	(3) eight percent to a separate account to be known as the Bureau of Criminal 
264.21 	Apprehension account. Money in this account is annually appropriated to the commissioner 
264.22 	of public safety and the appropriated amount must be apportioned 80 percent for laboratory 
264.23 	costs and 20 percent for carrying out the provisions of section 299C.065; and
264.24 	(4) five percent to a separate account to be known as the vehicle forfeiture account, 
264.25 	which is created in the special revenue fund. The money in the account is annually 
264.26 	appropriated to the commissioner for costs of handling vehicle forfeitures.
264.27 	(c) The revenue from $50 of the surcharge must be credited to a separate account to be 
264.28 	known as the traumatic brain injury and spinal cord injury account. The revenue from $50 
264.29 	of the surcharge on a reinstatement under paragraph (f) is credited from the first installment 
264.30 	payment to the traumatic brain injury and spinal cord injury account. The money in the 
264.31 	account is annually appropriated to the commissioner of health to be used as follows: 83 
264.32 	percent for contracts with a qualified community-based organization to provide information, 
264.33 	resources, and support to assist persons with traumatic brain injury and their families to 
265.1 	access services, and 17 percent to maintain the traumatic brain injury and spinal cord injury 
265.2 	registry created in section 144.662. For the purposes of this paragraph, a "qualified 
265.3 	community-based organization" is a private, not-for-profit organization of consumers of 
265.4 	traumatic brain injury services and their family members. The organization must be registered 
265.5 	with the United States Internal Revenue Service under section 501(c)(3) as a tax-exempt 
265.6 	organization and must have as its purposes:
265.7 	(1) the promotion of public, family, survivor, and professional awareness of the incidence 
265.8 	and consequences of traumatic brain injury;
265.9 	(2) the provision of a network of support for persons with traumatic brain injury, their 
265.10 	families, and friends;
265.11 	(3) the development and support of programs and services to prevent traumatic brain 
265.12 	injury;
265.13 	(4) the establishment of education programs for persons with traumatic brain injury; and
265.14 	(5) the empowerment of persons with traumatic brain injury through participation in its 
265.15 	governance.
265.16 	A patient's name, identifying information, or identifiable medical data must not be disclosed 
265.17 	to the organization without the informed voluntary written consent of the patient or patient's 
265.18 	guardian or, if the patient is a minor, of the parent or guardian of the patient.
265.19 	(d) The remainder of the surcharge must be credited to a separate account to be known 
265.20 	as the remote electronic alcohol-monitoring program account. The commissioner shall 
265.21 	transfer the balance of this account to the commissioner of management and budget on a 
265.22 	monthly basis for deposit in the general fund.
265.23 	(e) When these fees are collected by a driver's license agent, appointed under section 
265.24 	171.061, a filing fee is imposed in the amount specified under section 171.061, subdivision 
265.25 	4. The reinstatement fees, surcharge, and filing fee must be deposited in an approved 
265.26 	depository as directed under section 171.061, subdivision 4.
265.27 	(f) A person whose driver's license has been revoked as provided in subdivision 1 under 
265.28 	section 169A.52, 169A.54, or 171.177 may choose to pay 50 percent and an additional $25 
265.29 	of the total amount of the surcharge and 50 percent of the fee required under paragraph (b) 
265.30 	to reinstate the person's driver's license, provided the person meets all other requirements 
265.31 	of reinstatement. If a person chooses to pay 50 percent of the total and an additional $25, 
265.32 	the driver's license must expire after two years. The person must pay an additional 50 percent 
265.33 	less $25 of the total to extend the license for an additional two years, provided the person 
266.1 	is otherwise still eligible for the license. After this final payment of the surcharge and fee, 
266.2 	the license may be renewed on a standard schedule, as provided under section 171.27. A 
266.3 	filing fee may be imposed for each installment payment. Revenue from the filing fee is 
266.4 	credited to the driver and vehicle services operating account in the special revenue fund
266.5 	under section 299A.705 and is appropriated to the commissioner.
266.6 	(g) Any person making installment payments under paragraph (f), whose driver's license 
266.7 	subsequently expires, or is canceled, revoked, or suspended before payment of 100 percent 
266.8 	of the surcharge and fee, must pay the outstanding balance due for the initial reinstatement 
266.9 	before the driver's license is subsequently reinstated. Upon payment of the outstanding 
266.10 	balance due for the initial reinstatement, the person may pay any new surcharge and fee 
266.11 	imposed under paragraph (b) in installment payments as provided under paragraph (f).

266.12 	Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 171.36, is amended to read:
266.13 	171.36 LICENSE FEES; RENEWAL.
266.14 	All licenses expire one year from the date of issuance and may be renewed upon 
266.15 	application to the commissioner. Each application for an original or renewal school license 
266.16 	must be accompanied by a fee of $150 and each application for an original or renewal 
266.17 	instructor's license must be accompanied by a fee of $50. The license fees collected under 
266.18 	sections 171.33 to 171.41 must be paid into the driver and vehicle services operating account 
266.19 	in the special revenue fund specified under section 299A.705. A license fee must not be 
266.20 	refunded in the event that the license is rejected or revoked.
266.21 	Delete the title and insert:
266.22 	A bill for an act
266.23 	relating to transportation; establishing a budget for transportation; appropriating 
266.24 	money for transportation purposes, including Department of Transportation, 
266.25 	Department of Public Safety, and Metropolitan Council activities; modifying prior 
266.26 	appropriations; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds; modifying various 
266.27 	policy and finance provisions; establishing metropolitan region sales and use tax; 
266.28 	requiring Metropolitan Council to implement and enforce transit safety measures; 
266.29 	authorizing administrative citations; establishing criminal penalties; establishing 
266.30 	an advisory committee, a task force, and a working group; establishing pilot 
266.31 	programs; requiring a study; requiring reports; transferring money; making 
266.32 	conforming changes;amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 3.9741, 
266.33 	subdivision 5; 13.69, subdivision 1; 13.6905, by adding a subdivision; 115E.042, 
266.34 	subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, by adding a subdivision; 123B.90, subdivision 2; 151.37, 
266.35 	subdivision 12; 160.262, subdivision 3; 160.266, subdivisions 1b, 6, by adding a 
266.36 	subdivision; 160.27, subdivision 7, by adding a subdivision; 161.045, subdivision 
266.37 	3; 161.082, subdivision 2a; 161.088, subdivisions 1, 2, 4, 5, as amended, by adding 
266.38 	subdivisions; 161.115, subdivision 265, by adding a subdivision; 161.125, 
266.39 	subdivision 1; 161.14, subdivision 97, by adding a subdivision; 161.32, subdivision 
266.40 	2; 161.41; 161.45, subdivisions 1, 2; 161.46, subdivision 2; 161.53; 162.07, 
266.41 	subdivision 2; 162.13, subdivisions 2, 3; 162.145, subdivisions 2, 3, 4; 163.051, 
267.1 	subdivision 1; 168.002, by adding a subdivision; 168.012, by adding a subdivision; 
267.2 	168.013, subdivisions 1a, 8; 168.1235, subdivision 1; 168.1253, subdivision 3; 
267.3 	168.1293, subdivision 7, by adding a subdivision; 168.1295, subdivision 5; 
267.4 	168.1296, subdivision 5; 168.1298, subdivision 5; 168.185; 168.27, subdivisions 
267.5 	11, 16, 31; 168.326; 168.327, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 5b, by adding a subdivision; 
267.6 	168.33, subdivision 7; 168.345, subdivision 2; 168.381, subdivision 4; 168A.11, 
267.7 	subdivision 3; 168A.151, subdivision 1; 168A.152, subdivision 2; 168A.29, 
267.8 	subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision; 168A.31, subdivision 2; 168B.045; 168B.07, 
267.9 	subdivision 1; 168D.06; 168D.07; 169.011, subdivision 27, by adding a subdivision; 
267.10 	169.09, subdivisions 8, 13, by adding a subdivision; 169.14, by adding subdivisions; 
267.11 	169.18, subdivision 11, by adding a subdivision; 169.222, subdivision 4, by adding 
267.12 	a subdivision; 169.345, subdivision 2; 169.346, subdivision 2a; 169.451, 
267.13 	subdivisions 2, 3, 4; 169.454, subdivision 2; 169.475, subdivisions 2, 3; 169.70; 
267.14 	169.781, subdivision 3; 169.8261; 169.865, subdivision 1a; 169A.60, subdivisions 
267.15 	13, 16; 171.01, by adding subdivisions; 171.041; 171.042; 171.05, subdivision 2; 
267.16 	171.06, subdivisions 2, 3, as amended, 7, by adding a subdivision; 171.0605, 
267.17 	subdivisions 3, 5; 171.061, subdivision 4; 171.07, subdivisions 11, 15; 171.0705, 
267.18 	by adding a subdivision; 171.12, subdivision 1a, by adding a subdivision; 171.13, 
267.19 	subdivisions 1, 1a, 7; 171.26; 171.29, subdivision 2; 171.306, subdivision 4; 171.36; 
267.20 	174.01, by adding a subdivision; 174.03, subdivision 1c; 174.38, subdivisions 3, 
267.21 	5, 6; 174.40, subdivision 4a; 174.50, subdivision 7; 174.52, subdivisions 2, 4, 5; 
267.22 	174.634; 219.015, subdivision 2; 219.1651; 221.0269, by adding a subdivision; 
267.23 	222.37, subdivision 1; 222.50, subdivision 7; 239.761, by adding a subdivision; 
267.24 	256.9752, by adding a subdivision; 270C.15; 296A.07, subdivision 3; 296A.08, 
267.25 	subdivision 2; 297A.64, subdivisions 1, 2; 297A.71, by adding a subdivision; 
267.26 	297A.94; 297A.99, subdivision 1; 297A.993, by adding a subdivision; 297B.02, 
267.27 	subdivision 1; 297B.03; 297B.09; 299A.01, by adding a subdivision; 299A.55; 
267.28 	299A.705, subdivision 1; 299F.60, subdivision 1; 299J.16, subdivision 1; 
267.29 	325F.6641, subdivision 2; 357.021, subdivisions 6, 7; 360.915, subdivision 6; 
267.30 	473.145; 473.375, by adding a subdivision; 473.39, subdivision 6, by adding a 
267.31 	subdivision; 473.3999; 473.4051; 473.408, by adding a subdivision; 473.859, 
267.32 	subdivision 2, by adding a subdivision; 609.50, subdivision 1; 609.855, subdivisions 
267.33 	1, 3, 7, by adding a subdivision; Laws 2005, First Special Session chapter 6, article 
267.34 	3, section 103; Laws 2013, chapter 127, section 63; Laws 2018, chapter 214, article 
267.35 	1, section 16, subdivision 11, as amended; Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 
267.36 	5, article 1, section 4, subdivision 4; article 4, section 143; Laws 2022, chapter 39, 
267.37 	section 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 4; 41A; 
267.38 	123B; 160; 161; 162; 168; 169; 171; 174; 219; 289A; 290; 297A; 473; proposing 
267.39 	coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 168E; repealing Minnesota 
267.40 	Statutes 2022, sections 160.05, subdivision 2; 167.45; 168.121, subdivision 5; 
267.41 	168.1282, subdivision 5; 168.1294, subdivision 5; 168.1299, subdivision 4; 168.345, 
267.42 	subdivision 1; 168B.15; 169.829, subdivision 2; 171.06, subdivision 3a; 299A.705, 
267.43 	subdivision 2; 360.915, subdivision 5; 473.1467; 473.408, subdivisions 6, 7, 8, 9; 
267.44 	Laws 2002, chapter 393, section 85; Minnesota Rules, parts 7411.0530; 7411.0535; 
267.45 	8835.0350, subpart 2.

268.1	We request the adoption of this report and repassage of the bill.
	
268.2	House Conferees:
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268.4	Frank Hornstein
		Erin Koegel
	
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268.6	Brad Tabke
		Jeff Brand
	
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268.8	John Petersburg
			
268.9	Senate Conferees:
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268.11	D. Scott Dibble
		Kelly Morrison
	
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268.13	Jim Carlson
		Jennifer McEwen
	
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268.15	John Jasinski