1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to drivers' licenses; conforming definition
1.3 	of commercial motor vehicle to federal law; amending
1.4 	Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 171.01, subdivision
1.5 	22.
1.6 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.7 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 171.01,
1.8 	subdivision 22, is amended to read:
1.9 		Subd. 22.Commercial motor vehicle.  "Commercial motor
1.10 	vehicle" means a motor vehicle or combination of motor vehicles
1.11 	used to transport passengers or property if the motor vehicle:
1.12 	(1) has a gross vehicle weight of more than 26,000 pounds;
1.13 	(2) has a towed unit with a gross vehicle weight of more
1.14 	than 10,000 pounds and the combination of vehicles has a
1.15 	combined gross vehicle weight of more than 26,000 pounds;
1.16 	(3) is a bus;
1.17 	(4) is of any size and is used in the transportation of
1.18 	hazardous materials, except for those vehicles having a gross
1.19 	vehicle weight of 26,000 pounds or less and carrying in bulk
1.20 	tanks a total of not more than 200 gallons of liquid fertilizer
1.21 	and petroleum products; or
1.22 	(5) is outwardly equipped and identified as a school bus,
1.23 	except for school buses defined in section 169.01, subdivision
1.24 	6, clause (5).
1.25 	
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day
2.1 	following final enactment.