1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to transportation appropriations; appropriating money for transportation, 
1.3 	Metropolitan Council, and public safety activities and programs; providing for 
1.4 	fund transfers, contingent appropriations, and tort claims; providing for various 
1.5 	fees and accounts; modifying or adding provisions relating to allocation of 
1.6 	the motor vehicle sales tax; increasing fees for Department of Public Safety 
1.7 	services; making technical and clarifying changes;amending Minnesota Statutes 
1.8 	2006, sections 16A.88; 168.017, subdivision 3; 168.12, subdivision 5; 168A.29, 
1.9 	subdivision 1; 171.02, subdivision 3; 171.06, subdivision 2; 171.07, subdivisions 
1.10 	3a, 11; 171.20, subdivision 4; 174.03, subdivision 9; 174.24, subdivisions 1, 3b, 
1.11 	5; 297B.09, subdivision 1; 299D.09; 473.388, subdivision 4; Laws 2005, First 
1.12 	Special Session chapter 6, article 1, section 4, subdivision 4; repealing Minnesota 
1.13 	Statutes 2006, section 174.32.
1.14 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.15 	ARTICLE 1
1.16 	TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS

1.17	Section 1.  SUMMARY OF APPROPRIATIONS.
 	
1.18 	The amounts shown in this section summarize direct appropriations, by fund, made 
1.19 	in this article.

1.20			2008
		2009
		Total
	
1.21	General
	$
	128,347,000
	$
	106,055,000
	$
	234,402,000
	
1.22	Airports
		25,557,000
		25,659,000
		51,216,000
	
1.23	C.S.A.H.
		427,302,000
		442,575,000
		869,877,000
	
1.24	M.S.A.S.
		115,372,000
		119,501,000
		234,873,000
	
1.25	Special Revenue
		47,950,000
		49,038,000
		96,988,000
	
1.26	Highway User
		8,938,000
		9,238,000
		18,176,000
	
1.27	Trunk Highway
		 1,136,809,000
		 1,155,457,000
		 2,292,266,000
	
1.28	Total
	$
	 1,890,275,000
	$
	 1,907,523,000
	$
	 3,797,798,000

2.1	Sec. 2. TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS.
 	
2.2 	The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the 
2.3 	agencies and for the purposes specified in this article.  The appropriations are from the 
2.4 	general fund, or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated 
2.5 	for each purpose.  The figures "2008" and "2009" used in this article mean that the 
2.6 	appropriations listed under them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2008, or 
2.7 	June 30, 2009, respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 2008. "The second year" is fiscal 
2.8 	year 2009. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2008 and 2009.  Appropriations for the fiscal 
2.9 	year ending June 30, 2007, are effective the day following final enactment.

2.10				APPROPRIATIONS
	
2.11				Available for the Year
	
2.12				Ending June 30
	
2.13					2008
		2009

2.14	Sec. 3. TRANSPORTATION

2.15	Subdivision 1. Total Appropriation
 	$
	1,647,018,000
	$
	1,679,975,000
	
2.16 	The appropriations in this section are from 
2.17 	the trunk highway fund, except when another 
2.18 	fund is named.

2.19	Appropriations by Fund
	
2.20		2008
	2009
	
2.21	General
	21,735,000
	19,248,000
	
2.22	Airports
	25,507,000
	25,609,000
	
2.23	C.S.A.H.
	427,302,000
	442,575,000
	
2.24	M.S.A.S.
	115,372,000
	119,501,000
	
2.25	Trunk Highway
	1,057,102,000
	1,073,042,000
	
2.26 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
2.27 	purpose are specified in the following 
2.28 	subdivisions.

2.29	Subd.  2.Multimodal Systems

2.30	(a) Aeronautics

2.31	(1) Airport Development and Assistance
		20,298,000
		20,298,000
	
2.32 	This appropriation is from the state 
2.33 	airports fund and must be spent according 
3.1 	to Minnesota Statutes, section 360.305, 
3.2 	subdivision 4.
3.3 	$6,000,000 the first year and $6,000,000 the 
3.4 	second year are onetime appropriations and 
3.5 	do not add to the base appropriations.
3.6 	Of this appropriation $200,000 the first 
3.7 	year is to the Legislative Coordinating 
3.8 	Commission for the administrative expenses 
3.9 	of the Airport Funding Advisory Task Force 
3.10 	and for other costs relating to the preparation 
3.11 	of the task force report, including the costs of 
3.12 	hiring a consultant, if needed. Any remaining 
3.13 	amount of this appropriation shall revert to 
3.14 	the state airports fund.
3.15 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
3.16 	16A.28, subdivision 6, this appropriation is 
3.17 	available for five years after appropriation.
3.18 	If the appropriation for either year is 
3.19 	insufficient, the appropriation for the other 
3.20 	year is available for it.

3.21	(2) Aviation Support and Services

3.22	Appropriations by Fund
	
3.23	Airports
	5,184,000
	5,286,000
	
3.24	Trunk Highway
	852,000
	866,000
	
3.25 	$65,000 the first year and $65,000 the second 
3.26 	year from the state airports fund are for the 
3.27 	Civil Air Patrol.

3.28	(b) Transit

3.29	Appropriations by Fund
	
3.30	General
	18,813,000
	18,816,000
	
3.31	Trunk Highway
	740,000
	761,000

3.32	(c) Freight

4.1	Appropriations by Fund
	
4.2	General
	357,000
	367,000
	
4.3	Trunk Highway
	 5,028,000
	5,158,000

4.4	Subd.  3.State Roads

4.5	(a) Infrastructure Investment and Planning

4.6	(1) Infrastructure Investment Support
		171,814,000 
		176,019,000 
	
4.7 	$266,000 the first year and $266,000 the 
4.8 	second year are available for grants to 
4.9 	metropolitan planning organizations outside 
4.10 	the seven-county metropolitan area.
4.11 	$75,000 the first year and $75,000 the 
4.12 	second year are for a transportation research 
4.13 	contingent account to finance research 
4.14 	projects that are reimbursable from the 
4.15 	federal government or from other sources. 
4.16 	If the appropriation for either year is 
4.17 	insufficient, the appropriation for the other 
4.18 	year is available for it.
4.19 	$600,000 the first year and $600,000 
4.20 	the second year are available for grants 
4.21 	for transportation studies outside the 
4.22 	metropolitan area to identify critical 
4.23 	concerns, problems, and issues. These grants 
4.24 	are available (1) to regional development 
4.25 	commissions and (2) in regions where 
4.26 	no regional development commission 
4.27 	is functioning, to joint powers boards 
4.28 	established under agreement of two or 
4.29 	more political subdivisions in the region to 
4.30 	exercise the planning functions of a regional 
4.31 	development commission, and (3) in regions 
4.32 	where no regional development commission 
4.33 	or joint powers board is functioning, to the 
4.34 	department's district office for that region.
5.1 	Up to $1,000,000 the first year is for 
5.2 	technical support of trunk highway 
5.3 	congestion reduction under the United 
5.4 	States Department of Transportation Urban 
5.5 	Partnership program. Of this amount, 
5.6 	$200,000 is for a grant to the Hubert H. 
5.7 	Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs for its 
5.8 	participation in this program.
5.9 	$5,000,000 is for a pilot project to 
5.10 	demonstrate technologies that will allow for 
5.11 	the future replacement of the gas tax with a 
5.12 	fuel-neutral mileage charge.

5.13	(2) State Road Construction
		551,200,000
		551,200,000
	
5.14 	It is estimated that these appropriations will 
5.15 	be funded as follows:

5.16	Appropriations by Fund
	
5.17
5.18	Federal Highway 
Aid
	193,463,000 
	350,442,000
	
5.19	Highway User Taxes
	357,737,000
	200,758,000
	
5.20 	The commissioner of transportation shall 
5.21 	notify the chair of the Transportation Budget 
5.22 	Division of the senate and the chair of the 
5.23 	Transportation Finance Division of the house 
5.24 	of representatives of any significant events 
5.25 	that should cause these estimates to change.
5.26 	This appropriation is for the actual 
5.27 	construction, reconstruction, and 
5.28 	improvement of trunk highways, including 
5.29 	design-build contracts and consultant usage 
5.30 	to support these activities. This includes the 
5.31 	cost of actual payment to landowners for 
5.32 	lands acquired for highway rights-of-way, 
5.33 	payment to lessees, interest subsidies, and 
5.34 	relocation expenses.
6.1 	The commissioner may transfer up to 
6.2 	$15,000,000 each year to the transportation 
6.3 	revolving loan fund.
6.4 	The commissioner may receive money 
6.5 	covering other shares of the cost of 
6.6 	partnership projects. These receipts are 
6.7 	appropriated to the commissioner for these 
6.8 	projects.

6.9	(3) Highway Debt Service
		56,828,000
		63,377,000
	
6.10 	$53,039,000 the first year and $53,354,000 
6.11 	the second year are for transfer to the state 
6.12 	bond fund. If this appropriation is insufficient 
6.13 	to make all transfers required in the year for 
6.14 	which it is made, the commissioner of finance 
6.15 	shall notify the Committee on Finance of 
6.16 	the senate and the Committee on Ways and 
6.17 	Means of the house of representatives of 
6.18 	the amount of the deficiency and shall then 
6.19 	transfer that amount under the statutory open 
6.20 	appropriation. Any excess appropriation 
6.21 	cancels to the trunk highway fund.

6.22	(b) Infrastructure Operations and Maintenance
		209,610,000 
		213,645,000 

6.23	(c) Electronic Communications

6.24	Appropriations by Fund
	
6.25	General
	 9,000
	 9,000
	
6.26	Trunk Highway
	4,902,000
	5,029,000
	
6.27 	The general fund appropriation is to equip 
6.28 	and operate the Roosevelt signal tower for 
6.29 	Lake of the Woods weather broadcasting.

6.30	Subd.  4.Local Roads  

6.31	(a) County State Aids
		427,302,000
		442,575,000
	
6.32 	This appropriation is from the county 
6.33 	state-aid highway fund and is available until 
6.34 	spent.

7.1	(b) Municipal State Aids
		115,372,000
		119,501,000
	
7.2 	This appropriation is from the municipal 
7.3 	state-aid street fund and is available until 
7.4 	spent.
7.5 	If an appropriation for either county state 
7.6 	aids or municipal state aids does not exhaust 
7.7 	the balance in the fund from which it is 
7.8 	made in the year for which it is made, the 
7.9 	commissioner of finance, upon request of 
7.10 	the commissioner of transportation, shall 
7.11 	notify the chair of the Transportation Finance 
7.12 	Division of the house of representatives 
7.13 	and the chair of the Transportation Budget 
7.14 	Division of the senate of the amount of the 
7.15 	remainder and shall then add that amount 
7.16 	to the appropriation. The amount added is 
7.17 	appropriated for the purposes of county state 
7.18 	aids or municipal state aids, as appropriate.
7.19 	If the appropriation for either county state 
7.20 	aids or municipal state aids does exhaust 
7.21 	the balance in the fund from which it is 
7.22 	made in the year for which it is made, the 
7.23 	commissioner of finance shall notify the chair 
7.24 	of the Transportation Finance Division of the 
7.25 	house of representatives and the chair of the 
7.26 	Transportation Budget Division of the senate 
7.27 	of the amount by which the appropriation 
7.28 	exceeds the balance and shall then reduce 
7.29 	that amount from the appropriation.

7.30	Subd.  5.General Support and Services 

7.31	(a) Department Support

7.32	Appropriations by Fund
	
7.33	Airports
	25,000
	25,000
	
7.34	Trunk Highway
	39,531,000
	40,327,000

8.1	(b) Buildings

8.2	Appropriations by Fund
	
8.3	General
	56,000
	56,000
	
8.4	Trunk Highway
	16,597,000
	16,660,000
	
8.5 	If the appropriation for either year is 
8.6 	insufficient, the appropriation for the other 
8.7 	year is available for it.

8.8
8.9	Subd.  6.Town Road Sign Replacement 
Program
 		2,500,000
		0
	
8.10 	This appropriation is from the general fund 
8.11 	to the commissioner of transportation to 
8.12 	implement the town road sign replacement 
8.13 	program established in Laws 2005, First 
8.14 	Special Session chapter 6, article 3, section 
8.15 	89. For the purpose of this appropriation, 
8.16 	implementation includes the purchase and 
8.17 	installation of new signs. This appropriation 
8.18 	may be used to satisfy any local matching 
8.19 	requirement for the receipt of federal funds. 
8.20 	Designated funds not allocated by July 1, 
8.21 	2009, cancel and revert to the general fund.

8.22	Subd.  7.Transfers
 					
8.23 	(a) With the approval of the commissioner of 
8.24 	finance, the commissioner of transportation 
8.25 	may transfer unencumbered balances among 
8.26 	the appropriations from the trunk highway 
8.27 	fund and the state airports fund made in this 
8.28 	section. No transfer may be made from the 
8.29 	appropriation for state road construction. No 
8.30 	transfer may be made from the appropriations 
8.31 	for debt service to any other appropriation. 
8.32 	Transfers under this paragraph may not be 
8.33 	made between funds. Transfers between 
8.34 	programs must be reported immediately 
8.35 	to the chair of the Transportation Budget 
9.1 	Division of the senate and the chair of the 
9.2 	Transportation Finance Division of the house 
9.3 	of representatives.
9.4 	(b) The commissioner of finance shall 
9.5 	transfer from the flexible account in the 
9.6 	county state-aid highway fund $5,950,000 
9.7 	the first year and $2,820,000 the second 
9.8 	year to the municipal turnback account 
9.9 	in the municipal state-aid street fund and 
9.10 	$12,940,000 the first year and $15,330,000 
9.11 	the second year to the trunk highway fund; 
9.12 	and the remainder in each year to the county 
9.13 	turnback account in the county state-aid 
9.14 	highway fund.
9.15 	On or after July 1, 2007, the commissioner 
9.16 	of finance shall transfer $4,600,000 from the 
9.17 	trunk highway revolving loan account in 
9.18 	the transportation revolving loan fund to the 
9.19 	trunk highway fund.

9.20
9.21	Subd.  8.Use of State Road Construction 
Appropriations
 					
9.22 	Any money appropriated to the commissioner 
9.23 	of transportation for state road construction 
9.24 	for any fiscal year before fiscal year 2008 is 
9.25 	available to the commissioner during fiscal 
9.26 	years 2008 and 2009 to the extent that the 
9.27 	commissioner spends the money on the 
9.28 	state road construction project for which the 
9.29 	money was originally encumbered during the 
9.30 	fiscal year for which it was appropriated. The 
9.31 	commissioner of transportation shall report 
9.32 	to the commissioner of finance by August 
9.33 	1, 2007, and August 1, 2008, on a form 
9.34 	the commissioner of finance provides, on 
9.35 	expenditures made during the previous fiscal 
9.36 	year that are authorized by this subdivision.

10.1	Subd.  9.Contingent Appropriation
 					
10.2 	The commissioner of transportation, with 
10.3 	the approval of the governor and the written 
10.4 	approval of at least five members of a 
10.5 	group consisting of: (1) the members of the 
10.6 	Legislative Advisory Commission under 
10.7 	Minnesota Statutes, section 3.30; and (2) the 
10.8 	ranking minority members of the house of 
10.9 	representatives and senate committees with 
10.10 	jurisdiction over transportation finance, may 
10.11 	transfer all or part of the unappropriated 
10.12 	balance in the trunk highway fund to an 
10.13 	appropriation (1) for trunk highway design, 
10.14 	construction, or inspection in order to 
10.15 	take advantage of an unanticipated receipt 
10.16 	of income to the trunk highway fund or 
10.17 	to take advantage of federal advanced 
10.18 	construction funding, (2) for trunk highway 
10.19 	maintenance in order to meet an emergency, 
10.20 	or (3) to pay tort or environmental claims. 
10.21 	Nothing in this subdivision authorizes the 
10.22 	commissioner to increase the use of federal 
10.23 	advanced construction funding beyond 
10.24 	amounts specifically authorized. Any 
10.25 	transfer as a result of the use of federal 
10.26 	advanced construction funding must include 
10.27 	an analysis of the effects on the long-term 
10.28 	trunk highway fund balance. The amount 
10.29 	transferred is appropriated for the purpose of 
10.30 	the account to which it is transferred.

10.31	Sec. 4. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL 

10.32	Subdivision 1. Total Appropriation
 	$
	98,753,000
	$
	78,753,000
	
11.1 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
11.2 	purpose are specified in the following 
11.3 	subdivisions.

11.4	Subd. 2.Bus Transit
 		93,453,000
		73,453,000
	
11.5 	This appropriation is for bus system 
11.6 	operations.
11.7 	$20,000,000 the first year is a onetime 
11.8 	appropriation and does not add to base.

11.9	Subd. 3.Rail Operations
 		5,300,000
		5,300,000
	
11.10 	This appropriation is for operations of the 
11.11 	Hiawatha light rail transit line.
11.12 	This appropriation is for paying 50 percent 
11.13 	of operating costs for the Hiawatha light 
11.14 	rail transit line after operating revenue and 
11.15 	federal funds are used for light rail transit 
11.16 	operations. The remaining operating costs, 
11.17 	up to a maximum of $5,300,000 the first year 
11.18 	and $5,300,000 the second year, are to be 
11.19 	paid by the Hennepin County Regional Rail 
11.20 	Authority, using any or all of these sources:
11.21 	(1) general tax revenues of Hennepin County;
11.22 	(2) the authority's reserves; and
11.23 	(3) taxes levied under Minnesota 
11.24 	Statutes, section 398A.04, subdivision 
11.25 	8, notwithstanding any provision in that 
11.26 	subdivision that limits amounts that may be 
11.27 	levied for light rail transit purposes.

11.28	Sec. 5. PUBLIC SAFETY

11.29	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	143,529,000
	$
	147,820,000

11.30	Appropriations by Fund
	
11.31		2008
	2009
	
11.32	General
	7,859,000
	8,054,000
	
11.33	Trunk Highway
	78,907,000
	81,615,000
	
12.1	Highway User
	8,813,000
	9,113,000
	
12.2	Special Revenue
	47,950,000
	49,038,000
	
12.3 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
12.4 	purpose are specified in the following 
12.5 	subdivisions.

12.6	Subd. 2.Administration and Related Services

12.7	(a) Office of Communications

12.8	Appropriations by Fund
	
12.9	General
	40,000
	41,000
	
12.10	Trunk Highway
	372,000
	393,000

12.11	(b) Public Safety Support

12.12	Appropriations by Fund
	
12.13	General
	3,247,000
	3,341,000
	
12.14	Trunk Highway
	3,373,000
	3,506,000
	
12.15	Highway User 
	1,366,000
	1,366,000
	
12.16 	Of the amounts from the general fund, 
12.17 	$110,000 the first year and $28,000 the 
12.18 	second year are onetime appropriations 
12.19 	for a security coordinator to coordinate 
12.20 	planning efforts for the Republican National 
12.21 	Convention, and do not add to the base 
12.22 	appropriations.
12.23 	$380,000 the first year and $380,000 the 
12.24 	second year are for payment of public 
12.25 	safety officer survivor benefits under 
12.26 	Minnesota Statutes, section 299A.44. If the 
12.27 	appropriation for either year is insufficient, 
12.28 	the appropriation for the other year is 
12.29 	available for it.
12.30 	$1,199,000 the first year and $1,367,000 
12.31 	the second year are to be deposited in the 
12.32 	public safety officer's benefit account. This 
12.33 	money is available for reimbursements under 
12.34 	Minnesota Statutes, section 299A.465.
13.1 	$508,000 the first year and $508,000 
13.2 	the second year are for soft body armor 
13.3 	reimbursements under Minnesota Statutes, 
13.4 	section 299A.38.
13.5 	$792,000 the first year and $792,000 
13.6 	the second year are appropriated from the 
13.7 	general fund for transfer by the commissioner 
13.8 	of finance to the trunk highway fund on 
13.9 	December 31, 2007, and December 31, 2008, 
13.10 	respectively, in order to reimburse the trunk 
13.11 	highway fund for expenses not related to the 
13.12 	fund. These represent amounts appropriated 
13.13 	out of the trunk highway fund for general 
13.14 	fund purposes in the administration and 
13.15 	related services program.
13.16 	$610,000 the first year and $610,000 the 
13.17 	second year are appropriated from the 
13.18 	highway user tax distribution fund for 
13.19 	transfer by the commissioner of finance to 
13.20 	the trunk highway fund on December 31, 
13.21 	2007, and December 31, 2008, respectively, 
13.22 	in order to reimburse the trunk highway 
13.23 	fund for expenses not related to the fund. 
13.24 	These represent amounts appropriated out 
13.25 	of the trunk highway fund for highway 
13.26 	user tax distribution fund purposes in the 
13.27 	administration and related services program.
13.28 	$716,000 the first year and $716,000 the 
13.29 	second year are appropriated from the 
13.30 	highway user tax distribution fund for 
13.31 	transfer by the commissioner of finance to 
13.32 	the general fund on December 31, 2007, and 
13.33 	December 31, 2008, respectively, in order to 
13.34 	reimburse the general fund for expenses not 
13.35 	related to the fund. These represent amounts 
14.1 	appropriated out of the general fund for 
14.2 	operation of the criminal justice data network 
14.3 	related to driver and motor vehicle licensing.

14.4	(c) Technical Support Services

14.5	Appropriations by Fund
	
14.6	General
	1,507,000
	1,507,000
	
14.7	Trunk Highway
	2,344,000
	2,344,000
	
14.8	Highway User 
	19,000
	19,000
	
14.9 	Of the amounts from the general fund, 
14.10 	$1,416,000 the first year and $1,416,000 
14.11 	the second year are for information systems 
14.12 	security and disaster recovery.

14.13	Subd.  3.State Patrol

14.14	(a) Patrolling Highways

14.15	Appropriations by Fund
	
14.16	General
	37,000
	37,000
	
14.17	Trunk Highway
	 65,437,000
	 67,740,000
	
14.18	Highway User 
	92,000
	92,000
	
14.19 	$1,137,000 the first year and $1,137,000 the 
14.20 	second year are to cover increased fuel costs.

14.21	(b) Commercial Vehicle Enforcement
		 6,945,000
		 7,196,000
	
14.22 	This appropriation is from the trunk highway 
14.23 	fund.
14.24 	$198,000 the first year and $198,000 the 
14.25 	second year are for fuel costs.

14.26	(c) Capitol Security
		3,028,000 
		3,128,000 
	
14.27 	The commissioner may not (1) spend 
14.28 	any money from the trunk highway fund 
14.29 	for capitol security or (2) permanently 
14.30 	transfer any state trooper from the patrolling 
14.31 	highways activity to capitol security.
14.32 	The commissioner may not transfer any 
14.33 	money (1) appropriated for Department of 
14.34 	Public Safety administration, the patrolling of 
15.1 	highways, commercial vehicle enforcement, 
15.2 	or driver and vehicle services to capitol 
15.3 	security or (2) from capitol security.

15.4	Subd.  4.Driver and Vehicle Services

15.5	(a) Vehicle Services

15.6	Appropriations by Fund
	
15.7	Highway User 
	7,336,000
	7,636,000
	
15.8	Special Revenue
	18,696,000 
	18,973,000
	
15.9 	The base appropriation from the highway 
15.10 	user tax distribution fund is $7,936,000 for 
15.11 	fiscal year 2010 and $8,236,000 for fiscal 
15.12 	year 2011.
15.13 	The special revenue fund appropriation is 
15.14 	from the vehicle services operating account.
15.15 	Of the amounts from the special revenue 
15.16 	fund, $47,000 the first year and $45,000 the 
15.17 	second year are for a driver license and motor 
15.18 	vehicle records contract coordinator.

15.19	(b) Driver Services

15.20	Appropriations by Fund
	
15.21	Special Revenue
	27,939,000
	28,711,000
	
15.22	Trunk Highway
	1,000
	1,000
	
15.23 	The special revenue fund appropriation is 
15.24 	from the driver services operating account.
15.25 	Of the amounts from the special revenue 
15.26 	fund, $25,000 the first year and $23,000 the 
15.27 	second year are for a driver license and motor 
15.28 	vehicle records contract coordinator.

15.29	Subd.  5.Traffic Safety
 		435,000 
		435,000 
	
15.30 	This appropriation is from the trunk highway 
15.31 	fund.
15.32 	$111,000 the first year and $111,000 
15.33 	the second year are for planning and 
16.1 	administration of grants from the National 
16.2 	Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
16.3 	The commissioner of public safety shall 
16.4 	spend 50 percent of the money available 
16.5 	to the state under Public Law 105-206, 
16.6 	section 164, and the remaining 50 percent 
16.7 	must be transferred to the commissioner 
16.8 	of transportation for hazard elimination 
16.9 	activities under United States Code, title 23, 
16.10 	section 152.

16.11	Subd.  6.Pipeline Safety
 		 1,315,000
		1,354,000
	
16.12 	This appropriation is from the pipeline safety 
16.13 	account in the special revenue fund.

16.14
16.15	Sec. 6. GENERAL CONTINGENT 
ACCOUNTS
 	$
	375,000
	$
	375,000

16.16	Appropriations by Fund
	
16.17	Trunk Highway
	200,000
	200,000
	
16.18	Highway User 
	125,000 
	125,000 
	
16.19	Airports
	50,000
	50,000
	
16.20 	The appropriations in this section may only 
16.21 	be spent with the approval of the governor 
16.22 	and the written approval of at least five 
16.23 	members of a group consisting of: (1) 
16.24 	the members of the Legislative Advisory 
16.25 	Commission under Minnesota Statutes, 
16.26 	section 3.30; and (2) the ranking minority 
16.27 	members of the house of representatives and 
16.28 	senate committees with jurisdiction over 
16.29 	transportation finance.
16.30 	If an appropriation in this section for either 
16.31 	year is insufficient, the appropriation for the 
16.32 	other year is available for it.

16.33	Sec. 7. TORT CLAIMS
 	$
	600,000
	$
	600,000
	
16.34 	To be spent by the commissioner of finance.
17.1 	This appropriation is from the trunk highway 
17.2 	fund.
17.3 	If the appropriation for either year is 
17.4 	insufficient, the appropriation for the other 
17.5 	year is available for it.

17.6 	Sec. 8. Laws 2005, First Special Session chapter 6, article 1, section 4, subdivision 4, 
17.7 	is amended to read:

17.8	Subd. 4.Driver and Vehicle Services
 		51,389,000
		50,814,000

17.9	Summary by Fund
	
17.10	Highway User
	6,966,000
	7,036,000
	
17.11	Special Revenue
	44,423,000
	43,778,000

17.12	(a) Vehicle Services
		23,383,000
		23,849,000

17.13	Summary by Fund
	
17.14	Highway User
	6,966,000
	7,036,000
	
17.15	Special Revenue
	16,417,000
	16,813,000
	
17.16 	This appropriation is from the vehicle 
17.17 	services operating account in the special 
17.18 	revenue fund.
17.19 	This appropriation is available until June 30, 
17.20 	2009.
17.21 	Of any amount carried forward from fiscal 
17.22 	year 2007, up to $1,750,000 is for planning 
17.23 	for the replacement of the driver and vehicle 
17.24 	services automated support systems. Any 
17.25 	remaining amount carried forward from 
17.26 	fiscal year 2007 is to implement remediation 
17.27 	strategies as necessary to avoid a systematic 
17.28 	failure.

17.29	(b) Driver Services
		28,006,000
		26,965,000
	
17.30 	This appropriation is from the driver services 
17.31 	operating account in the special revenue 
17.32 	fund.

18.1 	Sec. 9. FEDERAL FUNDS SPENDING AUTHORITY.
 18.2 	The commissioner of transportation may spend up to $5,000,000 from July 1, 2008, 
18.3 	through June 30, 2013, in federal transit funds for capital assistance to public transit 
18.4 	systems under Minnesota Statutes, section 174.24. This amount is in addition to any 
18.5 	appropriations made by law for this purpose.

18.6 	Sec. 10. NORTHSTAR COMMUTER RAIL.
 18.7 	The commissioner of transportation may encumber money in an account in the 
18.8 	special revenue fund, up to the amount of federal funding obligated in a multiyear full 
18.9 	funding grant agreement with the Federal Transit Administration for the Northstar 
18.10 	Commuter Rail project.

18.11 	ARTICLE 2
18.12 	MOTOR VEHICLE SALES TAX

18.13 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 16A.88, is amended to read:
18.14 	16A.88 TRANSIT FUNDS ASSISTANCE FUND.
18.15 		Subdivision 1.Transit assistance fund established. A transit assistance fund is 
18.16 	established within the state treasury. The fund receives money distributed under section 
18.17 	297B.09, subdivision 1, and other money as specified by law. Money in the fund must 
18.18 	be allocated to the greater Minnesota transit account under subdivision 1a and the 
18.19 	metropolitan area transit account under subdivision 2 in the manner specified in section 
18.20 	297B.09, subdivision 1, and must be used solely for transit purposes under the Minnesota 
18.21 	Constitution, article XIV, section 13.
18.22 		Subd. 1a.Greater Minnesota transit fund account. The greater Minnesota transit 
18.23 	fund account is established within the transit assistance fund in the state treasury. Money 
18.24 	in the fund account is annually appropriated to the commissioner of transportation for 
18.25 	assistance to transit systems outside the metropolitan area under section 174.24. Beginning 
18.26 	in fiscal year 2003, The commissioner may use up to $400,000 each year $408,000 in 
18.27 	fiscal year 2008 and $416,000 in fiscal year 2009 and thereafter for administration of the 
18.28 	transit program. The commissioner shall use the fund account for transit operations as 
18.29 	provided in section 174.24 and related program administration. 
18.30 		Subd. 2.Metropolitan area transit fund account. The metropolitan area transit 
18.31 	fund account is established within the transit assistance fund in the state treasury. All 
18.32 	money in the fund account is annually appropriated to the Metropolitan Council for the 
18.33 	funding of transit systems within the metropolitan area under sections 473.384, 473.386,
18.34 	473.387, 473.388, and 473.405 to 473.449. 
19.1 		Subd. 3.Metropolitan area transit appropriation account. The metropolitan 
19.2 	area transit appropriation account is established within the general fund. Money in the 
19.3 	account is to be used for the funding of transit systems in the metropolitan area, subject to 
19.4 	legislative appropriation.

19.5 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 174.24, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
19.6 		Subdivision 1.Establishment; purpose. A public transit participation program is 
19.7 	established to carry out the objectives stated in section 174.21 by providing financial 
19.8 	assistance from the state, including the greater Minnesota transit fund account established 
19.9 	in section 16A.88, to eligible recipients outside of the metropolitan area. 

19.10 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 174.24, subdivision 3b, is amended to read:
19.11 		Subd. 3b.Operating assistance; recipient classifications. (a) The commissioner 
19.12 	shall determine the total operating cost of any public transit system receiving or applying 
19.13 	for assistance in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. To be eligible 
19.14 	for financial assistance, an applicant or recipient shall provide to the commissioner 
19.15 	all financial records and other information and shall permit any inspection reasonably 
19.16 	necessary to determine total operating cost and correspondingly the amount of assistance 
19.17 	that may be paid to the applicant or recipient. Where more than one county or municipality 
19.18 	contributes assistance to the operation of a public transit system, the commissioner shall 
19.19 	identify one as lead agency for the purpose of receiving money under this section.
19.20 	(b) Prior to distributing operating assistance to eligible recipients for any contract 
19.21 	period, the commissioner shall place all recipients into one of the following classifications: 
19.22 	urbanized area service, small urban area service, rural area service, and elderly and 
19.23 	disabled service. The commissioner shall distribute funds under this section so that the 
19.24 	percentage of total operating cost paid by any recipient from local sources will not exceed 
19.25 	the percentage for that recipient's classification, except as provided in an undue hardship 
19.26 	case. The percentages must be: for urbanized area service and small urban area service, 20 
19.27 	percent; for rural area service, 15 percent; and for elderly and disabled service, 15 percent. 
19.28 	The remainder of the total operating cost will be paid from state funds less any assistance 
19.29 	received by the recipient from any federal source. For purposes of this subdivision, 
19.30 	"local sources" means all local sources of funds and includes all operating revenue, tax 
19.31 	levies, and contributions from public funds, except that the commissioner may exclude 
19.32 	from the total assistance contract revenues derived from operations the cost of which is 
19.33 	excluded from the computation of total operating cost. Total operating costs of the Duluth 
19.34 	Transit Authority or a successor agency does not include costs related to the Superior, 
20.1 	Wisconsin service contract and the Independent School District No. 709 service contract. 
20.2 	For calendar years 2004 and 2005, to enable public transit systems to meet the provisions 
20.3 	of this section, the commissioner may adjust payments of financial assistance to recipients 
20.4 	that were under a contract with the department on January 1, 2003. Payments to such a 
20.5 	recipient in calendar years 2004 and 2005 from the greater Minnesota transit fund may not 
20.6 	be less than the payment to the recipient from that fund in calendar year 2003, except for 
20.7 	reductions made necessary by reductions in base funding for those years.
20.8 	(c) If a recipient informs the commissioner in writing after the establishment of these 
20.9 	percentages but prior to the distribution of financial assistance for any year that paying 
20.10 	its designated percentage of total operating cost from local sources will cause undue 
20.11 	hardship, the commissioner may reduce the percentage to be paid from local sources by 
20.12 	the recipient and increase the percentage to be paid from local sources by one or more 
20.13 	other recipients inside or outside the classification. However, the commissioner may not 
20.14 	reduce or increase any recipient's percentage under this paragraph for more than two years 
20.15 	successively. If for any year the funds appropriated to the commissioner to carry out the 
20.16 	purposes of this section are insufficient to allow the commissioner to pay the state share 
20.17 	of total operating cost as provided in this paragraph, the commissioner shall reduce the 
20.18 	state share in each classification to the extent necessary.

20.19 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 174.24, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
20.20 		Subd. 5.Method of payment, operating assistance. Payments for operating 
20.21 	assistance under this section must be made in the following manner:
20.22 	(a) For payments made from the general fund:
20.23 	(1) 50 percent of the total contract amount in the first month of operation;
20.24 	(2) 40 percent of the total contract amount in the seventh month of operation;
20.25 	(3) 9 percent of the total contract amount in the 12th month of operation; and
20.26 	(4) 1 percent of the total contract amount after the final audit.
20.27 	(b) For payments made from the greater Minnesota transit fund account:
20.28 	(1) 50 percent of the total contract amount in the seventh month of operation; and
20.29 	(2) 50 percent of the total contract amount in the 11th month of operation.

20.30 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 297B.09, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
20.31 		Subdivision 1.Deposit of revenues. (a) Money collected and received under this 
20.32 	chapter must be deposited as provided in this subdivision.
20.33 	(b) From July 1, 2002, to June 30, 2003, 32 percent of the money collected and 
20.34 	received must be deposited in the highway user tax distribution fund, 20.5 percent must be 
21.1 	deposited in the metropolitan area transit fund under section 16A.88, and 1.25 percent 
21.2 	must be deposited in the greater Minnesota transit fund under section 16A.88. The 
21.3 	remaining money must be deposited in the general fund. 
21.4 	(c) From July 1, 2003, to June 30, 2007, 30 percent of the money collected and 
21.5 	received must be deposited in the highway user tax distribution fund, 21.5 percent must be 
21.6 	deposited in the metropolitan area transit fund under section 16A.88, 1.43 percent must be 
21.7 	deposited in the greater Minnesota transit fund under section 16A.88, 0.65 percent must 
21.8 	be deposited in the county state-aid highway fund, and 0.17 percent must be deposited 
21.9 	in the municipal state-aid street fund. The remaining money must be deposited in the 
21.10 	general fund. 
21.11 	(d) On and after From July 1, 2007, 32through June 30, 2008, 38.25 percent of the 
21.12 	money collected and received must be deposited in the highway user tax distribution 
21.13 	fund, 20.524 percent must be deposited in the metropolitan area transit fund account
21.14 	under section 16A.88, and 1.251.5 percent must be deposited in the greater Minnesota 
21.15 	transit fund account under section 16A.88. The remaining money must be deposited 
21.16 	in the general fund. 
21.17 	(c) From July 1, 2008, through June 30, 2009, 44.25 percent of the money collected 
21.18 	and received must be deposited in the highway user tax distribution fund, 27.75 percent 
21.19 	must be deposited in the metropolitan area transit account under section 16A.88, 1.75 
21.20 	percent must be deposited in the greater Minnesota transit account under section 16A.88, 
21.21 	and the remaining money must be deposited in the general fund.
21.22 	(d) From July 1, 2009, through June 30, 2010, 50.25 percent of the money collected 
21.23 	and received must be deposited in the highway user tax distribution fund, 30 percent must 
21.24 	be deposited in the metropolitan area transit account under section 16A.88, 3.5 percent 
21.25 	must be deposited in the greater Minnesota transit account under section 16A.88, and the 
21.26 	remaining money must be deposited in the general fund.
21.27 	(e) From July 1, 2010, through June 30, 2011, 56.25 percent of the money collected 
21.28 	and received must be deposited in the highway user tax distribution fund, 33.75 percent 
21.29 	must be deposited in the metropolitan area transit account under section 16A.88, 3.75 
21.30 	percent must be deposited in the greater Minnesota transit account under section 16A.88, 
21.31 	and the remaining money must be deposited in the general fund.
21.32 	(f) On and after July 1, 2011, 60 percent of the money collected and received must 
21.33 	be deposited in the highway user tax distribution fund, 36 percent must be deposited in 
21.34 	the metropolitan area transit account under section 16A.88, and four percent must be 
21.35 	deposited in the greater Minnesota transit account under section 16A.88.

22.1 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 473.388, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
22.2 		Subd. 4.Financial assistance. (a) The council must grant the requested financial 
22.3 	assistance if it determines that the proposed service is intended to replace the service to 
22.4 	the applying city or town or combination thereof by the council and that the proposed 
22.5 	service will meet the needs of the applicant at least as efficiently and effectively as the 
22.6 	existing service.
22.7 	(b) The amount of assistance which the council must provide to a system under this 
22.8 	section may not be less than the sum of the amounts determined for each municipality 
22.9 	comprising the system as follows:
22.10 	(1) the transit operating assistance grants received under this subdivision by the 
22.11 	municipality in calendar year 2001 or the tax revenues for transit services levied by the 
22.12 	municipality for taxes payable in 2001, including that portion of the levy derived from 
22.13 	the areawide pool under section 473F.08, subdivision 3, clause (a), plus the portion of 
22.14 	the municipality's aid under section 273.1398, subdivision 2, attributable to the transit 
22.15 	levy; times 
22.16 	(2) the ratio of (i) the appropriation from the transit fund to the council for nondebt 
22.17 	transit operations an amount equal to 3.74 percent of the state revenues generated from 
22.18 	the taxes imposed under chapter 297B for the current fiscal year to (ii) the total levy 
22.19 	certified by the council under section 473.446 and the opt-out transit operating assistance 
22.20 	grants received under this subdivision in calendar year 2001 or the tax revenues for transit 
22.21 	services levied by all replacement service municipalities under this section for taxes 
22.22 	payable in 2001, including that portion of the levy derived from the areawide pool under 
22.23 	section 473F.08, subdivision 3, clause (a), plus the portion of homestead and agricultural 
22.24 	credit aid under section 273.1398, subdivision 2, attributable to nondebt transit levies, 
22.25 	times 
22.26 	(3) the ratio of (i) the municipality's total taxable market value for taxes payable in 
22.27 	the most recent year for which data is available 2006 divided by the municipality's total 
22.28 	taxable market value for taxes payable in 2001, to (ii) the total taxable market value of 
22.29 	all property in the metropolitan area located in replacement service municipalities for 
22.30 	taxes payable in the most recent year for which data is available 2006 divided by the 
22.31 	total taxable market value of all property in the metropolitan area located in replacement 
22.32 	service municipalities for taxes payable in 2001.
22.33 	(c) The council shall pay the amount to be provided to the recipient from the funds 
22.34 	the council would otherwise use to fund its transit operations receives in the metropolitan 
22.35 	area transit account under section 16A.88.

23.1 	Sec. 7.  REPEALER.
 23.2 	Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 174.32, is repealed.

23.3 	ARTICLE 3
23.4 	DRIVER AND VEHICLE SERVICES FEES

23.5 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 168.12, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
23.6 		Subd. 5.Additional fee. (a) In addition to any fee otherwise authorized or any tax 
23.7 	otherwise imposed upon any vehicle, the payment of which is required as a condition to 
23.8 	the issuance of any plate or plates, the commissioner shall impose the fee specified in 
23.9 	paragraph (b) that is calculated to cover the cost of manufacturing and issuing the plate 
23.10 	or plates, except for plates issued to disabled veterans as defined in section 168.031 and 
23.11 	plates issued pursuant to section 168.124, 168.125, or 168.27, subdivisions 16 and 17, 
23.12 	for passenger automobiles. The commissioner shall issue graphic design plates only 
23.13 	for vehicles registered pursuant to section 168.017 and recreational vehicles registered 
23.14 	pursuant to section 168.013, subdivision 1g.
23.15 	(b) Unless otherwise specified or exempted by statute, the following plate and 
23.16 	validation sticker fees apply for the original, duplicate, or replacement issuance of a 
23.17 	plate in a plate year:

23.18	Sequential Regular Double Plate
		$
	4.25
	
23.19	Sequential Special Plate-Double
		$
	7.00
	
23.20	Sequential Regular Single Plate
		$
	3.00
	
23.21	Sequential Special Plate-Single
		$
	5.50
	
23.22	Utility Trailer Self-Adhesive Plate
		$
	2.50
	
23.23	Nonsequential Double Plate
		$
	14.00
	
23.24	Nonsequential Single Plate
		$
	10.00
	
23.25	Duplicate Sticker
		$
	1.00

23.26	License Plate 
			Single
		Double
	
23.27		Regular and Disability
		$
	4.50
	$
	6.00
	
23.28		Special
		$
	8.50
	$
	10.00
	
23.29		Personalized (Replacement)
		$
	10.00
	$
	14.00
	
23.30		Collector Category
		$
	13.50
	$
	15.00
	
23.31		Emergency Vehicle Display
		$
	3.00
	$
	6.00
	
23.32		Utility Trailer Self-Adhesive
		$
	2.50
			
23.33	Stickers
						
23.34		Duplicate year
		$
	1.00
	$
	1.00
	
23.35
23.36		International Fuel Tax 
Agreement
		$
	2.50
			
24.1 	(c) For vehicles that require two of the categories above, the registrar shall only 
24.2 	charge the higher of the two fees and not a combined total.

24.3 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 168A.29, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
24.4 		Subdivision 1.Amounts. (a) The department must be paid the following fees:
24.5 	(1) for filing an application for and the issuance of an original certificate of title, the 
24.6 	sum of $5.50$6.25 of which $2.50$3.25 must be paid into the vehicle services operating 
24.7 	account of the special revenue fund under section 299A.705;
24.8 	(2) for each security interest when first noted upon a certificate of title, including the 
24.9 	concurrent notation of any assignment thereof and its subsequent release or satisfaction, 
24.10 	the sum of $2, except that no fee is due for a security interest filed by a public authority 
24.11 	under section 168A.05, subdivision 8;
24.12 	(3) for the transfer of the interest of an owner and the issuance of a new certificate of 
24.13 	title, the sum of $5.50 of which $2.50 must be paid into the vehicle services operating 
24.14 	account of the special revenue fund under section 299A.705;
24.15 	(4) for each assignment of a security interest when first noted on a certificate of title, 
24.16 	unless noted concurrently with the security interest, the sum of $1;
24.17 	(5) for issuing a duplicate certificate of title, the sum of $6.50$7.25 of which $2.50
24.18 	$3.25 must be paid into the vehicle services operating account of the special revenue fund 
24.19 	under section 299A.705.
24.20 	(b) After June 30, 1994, in addition to each of the fees required under paragraph (a), 
24.21 	clauses (1) and (3), the department must be paid $3.50. The additional $3.50 fee collected 
24.22 	under this paragraph must be deposited in the special revenue fund and credited to the 
24.23 	public safety motor vehicle account established in section 299A.70.

24.24 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 171.02, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
24.25 		Subd. 3.Motorized bicycle. (a) A motorized bicycle may not be operated on any 
24.26 	public roadway by any person who does not possess a valid driver's license, unless the 
24.27 	person has obtained a motorized bicycle operator's permit or motorized bicycle instruction 
24.28 	permit from the commissioner of public safety. The operator's permit may be issued to 
24.29 	any person who has attained the age of 15 years and who has passed the examination 
24.30 	prescribed by the commissioner. The instruction permit may be issued to any person who 
24.31 	has attained the age of 15 years and who has successfully completed an approved safety 
24.32 	course and passed the written portion of the examination prescribed by the commissioner.
24.33 	(b) This course must consist of, but is not limited to, a basic understanding of:
24.34 	(1) motorized bicycles and their limitations;
25.1 	(2) motorized bicycle laws and rules;
25.2 	(3) safe operating practices and basic operating techniques;
25.3 	(4) helmets and protective clothing;
25.4 	(5) motorized bicycle traffic strategies; and
25.5 	(6) effects of alcohol and drugs on motorized bicycle operators.
25.6 	(c) The commissioner may adopt rules prescribing the content of the safety course, 
25.7 	examination, and the information to be contained on the permits. A person operating a 
25.8 	motorized bicycle under a motorized bicycle permit is subject to the restrictions imposed 
25.9 	by section 169.974, subdivision 2, on operation of a motorcycle under a two-wheel 
25.10 	instruction permit.
25.11 	(d) The fees for motorized bicycle operator's permits are as follows:

25.12	(1)
	Examination and operator's permit, valid for one year
	$ 66.75
	
25.13	(2)
	Duplicate
	$ 33.75
	
25.14	(3)
	Renewal permit before age 21 and valid until age 21
	$ 99.75
	
25.15	(4)
	Renewal permit age 21 or older and valid for four years
	$1515.75
	
25.16	(5)
	Duplicate of any renewal permit
	$ 4.505.25
	
25.17
25.18	(6)
	Written examination and instruction permit, valid for 30 
days
	$ 66.75

25.19 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 171.06, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
25.20 		Subd. 2.Fees. (a) The fees for a license and Minnesota identification card are 
25.21 	as follows:

25.22
25.23	Classified Driver's 
License
		D-$21.50
	C-$25.50
	B-$32.50
	A-$40.50
	
25.24	Classified Under -21 D.L.
		D-$21.50
	C-$25.50
	B-$32.50
	A-$20.50
	
25.25
25.26	Classified Driver's 
License
		D-$22.25
	C-$26.25
	B-$33.25
	A-$41.25
	
25.27	Classified Under-21 D.L.
		D-$22.25
	C-$26.25
	B-$33.25
	A-$21.25
	
25.28
25.29	Instruction Permit
					$9.50
$10.25
	
25.30
25.31	Provisional License
					$12.50
$13.25
	
25.32
25.33
25.34	Duplicate License or 
duplicate identification 
card
					$11.00
$11.75
	
25.35
25.36
25.37
25.38
25.39
25.40
25.41
25.42	Minnesota identification 
card or Under-21 
Minnesota identification 
card, other than duplicate, 
except as otherwise 
provided in section 
171.07, subdivisions 3 
and 3a
					$15.50
$16.25
	
26.1 	(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), an individual who holds a provisional license and 
26.2 	has a driving record free of (1) convictions for a violation of section 169A.20, 169A.33, 
26.3 	169A.35, or sections 169A.50 to 169A.53, (2) convictions for crash-related moving 
26.4 	violations, and (3) convictions for moving violations that are not crash related, shall have a 
26.5 	$3.50 credit toward the fee for any classified under-21 driver's license. "Moving violation" 
26.6 	has the meaning given it in section 171.04, subdivision 1.
26.7 	(c) In addition to the driver's license fee required under paragraph (a), the 
26.8 	commissioner shall collect an additional $4 processing fee from each new applicant 
26.9 	or individual renewing a license with a school bus endorsement to cover the costs for 
26.10 	processing an applicant's initial and biennial physical examination certificate. The 
26.11 	department shall not charge these applicants any other fee to receive or renew the 
26.12 	endorsement.

26.13 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 171.07, subdivision 3a, is amended to read:
26.14 		Subd. 3a.Identification cards for seniors. A Minnesota identification card issued 
26.15 	to an applicant 65 years of age or over shall be of a distinguishing color and plainly 
26.16 	marked "senior." The fee for the card issued to an applicant 65 years of age or over shall 
26.17 	be one-half the required fee for a class D driver's license rounded down to the nearest 
26.18 	quarter dollar. A Minnesota identification card or a Minnesota driver's license issued to a 
26.19 	person 65 years of age or over shall be valid identification for the purpose of qualifying 
26.20 	for reduced rates, free licenses or services provided by any board, commission, agency or 
26.21 	institution that is wholly or partially funded by state appropriations.

26.22 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 171.07, subdivision 11, is amended to read:
26.23 		Subd. 11.Standby or temporary custodian. (a) Upon the written request of the 
26.24 	applicant and upon payment of an additional fee of $3.50 $4.25, the department shall issue 
26.25 	a driver's license or Minnesota identification card bearing a symbol or other appropriate 
26.26 	identifier indicating that the license holder has appointed an individual to serve as a 
26.27 	standby or temporary custodian under chapter 257B.
26.28 	(b) The request must be accompanied by a copy of the designation executed under 
26.29 	section 257B.04.
26.30 	(c) The department shall maintain a computerized records system of all individuals 
26.31 	listed as standby or temporary custodians by driver's license and identification card 
26.32 	applicants. This data must be released to appropriate law enforcement agencies under 
26.33 	section 13.69. Upon a parent's request and payment of a fee of $3.50 $4.25, the 
27.1 	department shall revise its list of standby or temporary custodians to reflect a change 
27.2 	in the appointment.
27.3 	(d) At the request of the license or cardholder, the department shall cancel the 
27.4 	standby or temporary custodian indication without additional charge. However, this 
27.5 	paragraph does not prohibit a fee that may be applicable for a duplicate or replacement 
27.6 	license or card, renewal of a license, or other service applicable to a driver's license or 
27.7 	identification card.
27.8 	(e) Notwithstanding sections 13.08, subdivision 1, and 13.69, the department 
27.9 	and department employees are conclusively presumed to be acting in good faith when 
27.10 	employees rely on statements made, in person or by telephone, by persons purporting to be 
27.11 	law enforcement and subsequently release information described in paragraph (b). When 
27.12 	acting in good faith, the department and department personnel are immune from civil 
27.13 	liability and not subject to suit for damages resulting from the release of this information.
27.14 	(f) The department and its employees:
27.15 	(1) have no duty to inquire or otherwise determine whether a designation submitted 
27.16 	under this subdivision is legally valid and enforceable; and
27.17 	(2) are immune from all civil liability and not subject to suit for damages resulting 
27.18 	from a claim that the designation was not legally valid and enforceable.
27.19 	(g) Of the fees received by the department under this subdivision:
27.20 	(1) Up to $61,000 received must be deposited in the general fund.
27.21 	(2) All other fees must be deposited in the driver services operating account in the 
27.22 	special revenue fund specified in section 299A.705.

27.23 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 171.20, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
27.24 		Subd. 4.Reinstatement fee. (a) Before the license is reinstated, (1) an individual 
27.25 	whose driver's license has been suspended under section 171.16, subdivisions 2 and 3; 
27.26 	171.175; 171.18; or 171.182, or who has been disqualified from holding a commercial 
27.27 	driver's license under section 171.165, and (2) an individual whose driver's license has 
27.28 	been suspended under section 171.186 and who is not exempt from such a fee, must 
27.29 	pay a fee of $20.
27.30 	(b) Before the license is reinstated, an individual whose license has been suspended 
27.31 	under sections 169.791 to 169.798 must pay a $20 reinstatement fee.
27.32 	(c) When fees are collected by a licensing agent appointed under section 171.061, a 
27.33 	handling charge is imposed in the amount specified under section 171.061, subdivision 4. 
27.34 	The reinstatement fee and surcharge must be deposited in an approved state depository as 
27.35 	directed under section 171.061, subdivision 4.
28.1 	(d) Reinstatement fees collected under paragraph (a) for suspensions under sections 
28.2 	171.16, subdivision 3, and 171.18, subdivision 1, clause (10), must be deposited in the 
28.3 	special revenue fund and are appropriated to the Peace Officer Standards and Training 
28.4 	Board for peace officer training reimbursement to local units of government.
28.5 	(e) A suspension may be rescinded without fee for good cause.

28.6 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 299D.09, is amended to read:
28.7 	299D.09 ESCORT SERVICE; APPROPRIATION; RECEIPTS.
28.8 	Fees charged for escort services provided by the State Patrol are annually 
28.9 	appropriated to the commissioner of public safety to administer and provide these services.
28.10 	The fees charged for services provided by the State Patrol with a vehicle are $73.60 
28.11 	an hour in fiscal year 2008 and $75.76 an hour in fiscal year 2009 and thereafter. The fees 
28.12 	charged for services provided without a vehicle are $54 an hour in fiscal year 2008 and 
28.13 	$56.16 an hour in fiscal year 2009 and thereafter.
28.14 	The fees charged for State Patrol flight services are $140 an hour for a fixed wing 
28.15 	aircraft, $490 an hour for a helicopter, and $600 an hour for the Queen Air.

28.16 	ARTICLE 4
28.17 	TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC SAFETY

28.18 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 168.017, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
28.19 		Subd. 3.Exceptions. (a) The registrar shall register all vehicles subject to 
28.20 	registration under the monthly series system for a period of 12 consecutive calendar 
28.21 	months, unless:
28.22 	(1) the application is an original rather than renewal application; or
28.23 	(2) the applicant is a licensed motor vehicle lessor under section 168.27 and the 
28.24 	vehicle is leased or rented for periods of time of not more than 28 days, in which case the 
28.25 	applicant may apply for initial or renewed registration of a vehicle for a period of four 
28.26 	or more months, the month of expiration to be designated by the applicant at the time of 
28.27 	registration. However, to qualify for this exemption, the applicant must (1) present the 
28.28 	application to the registrar at St. Paul, or ata designated deputy registrar offices as the 
28.29 	registrar may designateoffice, and (2) stamp in red, on the certificate of title, the phrase 
28.30 	"The expiration month of this vehicle is ....." with the blank filled in with the month of 
28.31 	expiration as if the vehicle is being registered for a period of 12 calendar months. 
28.32 	(b) In any instance except that of a licensed motor vehicle lessor, the registrar shall 
28.33 	not approve registering the vehicle subject to the application for a period of less than three 
29.1 	months, except when the registrar determines that to do otherwise will help to equalize 
29.2 	the registration and renewal work load of the department.

29.3 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 174.03, subdivision 9, is amended to read:
29.4 		Subd. 9.Forecast of revenues and expenditures. In cooperation with the 
29.5 	Department of Finance and as required by section 16A.103, the commissioner shall 
29.6 	prepare in February and November of each year a forecast of highway user tax distribution 
29.7 	fund and trunk highway fund revenues and expenditures. The forecast must include an 
29.8 	analysis of economic information and the potential impact on highway user fund revenues, 
29.9 	historical growth rate information, and other variables affecting revenue assumptions and 
29.10 	forecasted future growth rates. The forecast must include an analysis of trunk highway 
29.11 	bonding and the necessary debt service payments, and assumptions regarding federal 
29.12 	transportation funds. The commissioner shall review the forecast information with the 
29.13 	chairs of the senate and house of representatives committees with jurisdiction over finance, 
29.14 	ways and means, and transportation finance and with legislative fiscal staff no later than 
29.15 	two weeks beforeone week following the release of the forecast is released and shall 
29.16 	inform the chairs and staff of changes made from previous forecasts.

29.17 	ARTICLE 5
29.18 	REPEALER

29.19 	Section 1. REPEALER.
 29.20 	This act is repealed if H.F. No. 946 is enacted in 2007, notwithstanding the 
29.21 	objections of the governor.