1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to transportation; establishing the governor's budget for transportation and 
1.3 	public safety activities; modifying various provisions governing transportation 
1.4 	and public safety policy and finance; appropriating money;amending Minnesota 
1.5 	Statutes 2020, sections 16A.88, subdivision 1a; 161.23, subdivisions 2, 2a; 161.44, 
1.6 	subdivisions 6a, 6b; 168.013, subdivision 1m; 168.12, subdivisions 1, 5; 168.183; 
1.7 	168.327, subdivision 6, by adding subdivisions; 169.035, subdivision 3; 169.18, 
1.8 	subdivision 10; 169.522, subdivision 1; 169.58, by adding a subdivision; 171.29, 
1.9 	subdivision 2; 219.015, subdivisions 1, 2; 219.1651; 299D.03, subdivision 5; 
1.10 	360.012, by adding a subdivision; 360.013, by adding subdivisions; 360.55, by 
1.11 	adding a subdivision; 360.59, subdivision 10; 473.39, by adding a subdivision; 
1.12 	609.855, subdivisions 1, 7, by adding a subdivision; Laws 2012, chapter 287, 
1.13 	article 3, section 4; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 
1.14 	345; 473; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 168.327, subdivision 5; 
1.15 	169.09, subdivision 7.
1.16 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.17 	ARTICLE 1
1.18 	TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC SAFETY APPROPRIATIONS

1.19 | Section 1. TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS.
1.20 	The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the agencies 
1.21 	and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the trunk highway 
1.22 	fund, or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated for each purpose. 
1.23 	Amounts for "Total Appropriation" and sums shown in the corresponding columns marked 
1.24 	"Appropriations by Fund" are summary only and do not have legal effect. The figures "2022" 
1.25 	and "2023" used in this article mean that the appropriations listed under them are available 
1.26 	for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, or June 30, 2023, respectively. "The first year" is 
1.27 	fiscal year 2022. "The second year" is fiscal year 2023. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2022 
2.1 	and 2023. "C.S.A.H." is the county state-aid highway fund. "M.S.A.S." is the municipal 
2.2 	state-aid street fund. "H.U.T.D." is the highway user tax distribution fund.

2.3 | | | | APPROPRIATIONS
2.4 | | | | Available for the Year
2.5 | | | | Ending June 30
2.6 | | | | | 2022 | | 2023

2.7

2.8

Sec. 2. DEPARTMENT OF 
TRANSPORTATION

2.9 | Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation | $ | 3,152,187,000 | $ | 3,167,956,000

2.10 | Appropriations by Fund
2.11 | | 2022 | 2023
2.12 | General | 19,421,000 | 19,465,000
2.13 | Airports | 25,360,000 | 25,368,000
2.14 | C.S.A.H. | 847,944,000 | 865,480,000
2.15 | M.S.A.S. | 212,480,000 | 216,993,000
2.16 | Trunk Highway | 2,046,982,000 | 2,040,650,000
2.17 	The appropriations in this section are to the 
2.18 	commissioner of transportation.
2.19 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
2.20 	purpose are specified in the following 
2.21 	subdivisions.

2.22 | Subd. 2.Multimodal Systems | | | |
2.23 	(a) Aeronautics

2.24 | (1) Airport Development and Assistance | | 18,598,000 | | 18,598,000
2.25 	This appropriation is from the state airports 
2.26 	fund and must be spent according to 
2.27 	Minnesota Statutes, section 360.305, 
2.28 	subdivision 4.
2.29 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
2.30 	16A.28, subdivision 6, this appropriation is 
2.31 	available for five years after appropriation. If 
2.32 	the appropriation for either year is insufficient, 
2.33 	the appropriation for the other year is available 
2.34 	for it.
3.1 	If the commissioner of transportation 
3.2 	determines that a balance remains in the state 
3.3 	airports fund following the appropriations 
3.4 	made in this article and that the appropriations 
3.5 	made are insufficient for advancing airport 
3.6 	development and assistance projects, an 
3.7 	amount necessary to advance the projects, not 
3.8 	to exceed the balance in the state airports fund, 
3.9 	is appropriated in each year to the 
3.10 	commissioner and must be spent according to 
3.11 	Minnesota Statutes, section 360.305, 
3.12 	subdivision 4. Within two weeks of a 
3.13 	determination under this contingent 
3.14 	appropriation, the commissioner of 
3.15 	transportation must notify the commissioner 
3.16 	of management and budget and the chairs and 
3.17 	ranking minority members of the legislative 
3.18 	committees with jurisdiction over 
3.19 	transportation finance concerning funds 
3.20 	appropriated. Funds appropriated under this 
3.21 	contingent appropriation do not adjust the base 
3.22 	appropriation for fiscal years 2024 and 2025.

3.23 | (2) Aviation Support Services | | 8,332,000 | | 8,340,000

3.24 | Appropriations by Fund
3.25 | | 2022 | 2023
3.26 | Airports | 6,682,000 | 6,690,000
3.27 | Trunk Highway | 1,650,000 | 1,650,000

3.28 | (3) Civil Air Patrol | | 80,000 | | 80,000
3.29 	This appropriation is from the state airports 
3.30 	fund for the Civil Air Patrol.

3.31 | (b) Transit and Active Transportation | | 18,201,000 | | 18,201,000

3.32 | Appropriations by Fund
3.33 | | 2022 | 2023
3.34 | General | 17,249,000 | 17,249,000
3.35 | Trunk Highway | 952,000 | 952,000

4.1 | (c) Safe Routes to School | | 500,000 | | 500,000
4.2 	This appropriation is from the general fund 
4.3 	for the safe routes to school program under 
4.4 	Minnesota Statutes, section 174.40.

4.5 | (d) Freight and Rail Safety | | 7,492,000 | | 7,536,000

4.6 | Appropriations by Fund
4.7 | | 2022 | 2023
4.8 | General | 1,614,000 | 1,658,000
4.9 | Trunk Highway | 5,878,000 | 5,878,000

4.10 | Subd. 3.State Roads | | | |

4.11 | (a) Operations and Maintenance | | 371,325,000 | | 369,831,000
4.12 	The base appropriation is $367,701,000 in 
4.13 	fiscal year 2024 and $367,701,000 in fiscal 
4.14 	year 2025.

4.15 | (b) Program Planning and Delivery

4.16 | (1) Planning and Research | | 31,190,000 | | 31,190,000
4.17 	If a balance remains of this appropriation, the 
4.18 	commissioner may transfer up to that amount 
4.19 	for program delivery under clause (2).
4.20 	$130,000 in each year is available for 
4.21 	administrative costs of the targeted group 
4.22 	business program.
4.23 	$266,000 in each year is available for grants 
4.24 	to metropolitan planning organizations outside 
4.25 	the seven-county metropolitan area.
4.26 	$900,000 in each year is available for grants 
4.27 	for transportation studies outside the 
4.28 	metropolitan area to identify critical concerns, 
4.29 	problems, and issues. These grants are 
4.30 	available: (1) to regional development 
4.31 	commissions; (2) in regions where no regional 
4.32 	development commission is functioning, to 
5.1 	joint powers boards established under 
5.2 	agreement of two or more political 
5.3 	subdivisions in the region to exercise the 
5.4 	planning functions of a regional development 
5.5 	commission; and (3) in regions where no 
5.6 	regional development commission or joint 
5.7 	powers board is functioning, to the Department 
5.8 	of Transportation district office for that region.

5.9 | (2) Program Delivery | | 233,378,000 | | 233,378,000
5.10 	This appropriation includes use of consultants 
5.11 	to support development and management of 
5.12 	projects.
5.13 	$1,000,000 in each year is available for 
5.14 	management of contaminated and regulated 
5.15 	material on property owned by the Department 
5.16 	of Transportation, including mitigation of 
5.17 	property conveyances, facility acquisition or 
5.18 	expansion, chemical release at maintenance 
5.19 	facilities, and spills on the trunk highway 
5.20 	system where there is no known responsible 
5.21 	party. If the appropriation for either year is 
5.22 	insufficient, the appropriation for the other 
5.23 	year is available for it.

5.24 | (c) State Road Construction | | 1,041,282,000 | | 1,002,282,000
5.25 	This appropriation is for the actual 
5.26 	construction, reconstruction, and improvement 
5.27 	of trunk highways, including design-build 
5.28 	contracts, internal department costs associated 
5.29 	with delivering the construction program, 
5.30 	consultant usage to support these activities, 
5.31 	and the cost of actual payments to landowners 
5.32 	for lands acquired for highway rights-of-way, 
5.33 	payment to lessees, interest subsidies, and 
5.34 	relocation expenses.
6.1 	The commissioner of transportation must 
6.2 	notify the chairs and ranking minority 
6.3 	members of the legislative committees with 
6.4 	jurisdiction over transportation finance of any 
6.5 	significant events that should cause the 
6.6 	estimate of federal aid to change.
6.7 	This appropriation includes federal highway 
6.8 	aid.
6.9 	The commissioner may expend up to one-half 
6.10 	of one percent of the federal appropriations 
6.11 	under this paragraph as grants to opportunity 
6.12 	industrialization centers and other nonprofit 
6.13 	job training centers for job training programs 
6.14 	related to highway construction.
6.15 	The commissioner may transfer up to 
6.16 	$15,000,000 each year to the transportation 
6.17 	revolving loan fund.
6.18 	The commissioner may receive money 
6.19 	covering other shares of the cost of partnership 
6.20 	projects. These receipts are appropriated to 
6.21 	the commissioner for these projects.
6.22 	The base appropriation is $944,282,000 in 
6.23 	fiscal year 2024 and $944,282,000 in fiscal 
6.24 	year 2025.

6.25 | (d) Corridors of Commerce | | 25,000,000 | | 25,000,000
6.26 	This appropriation is for the corridors of 
6.27 	commerce program under Minnesota Statutes, 
6.28 	section 161.088. The commissioner may use 
6.29 	up to 17 percent of the amount each year for 
6.30 	program delivery.

6.31 | (e) Highway Debt Service | | 225,773,000 | | 259,735,000
6.32 	$222,773,000 in fiscal year 2022 and 
6.33 	$256,735,000 in fiscal year 2023 are for 
7.1 	transfer to the state bond fund. If this 
7.2 	appropriation is insufficient to make all 
7.3 	transfers required in the year for which it is 
7.4 	made, the commissioner of management and 
7.5 	budget must transfer the deficiency amount 
7.6 	under the statutory open appropriation and 
7.7 	notify the chairs, ranking minority members, 
7.8 	and staff of the legislative committees with 
7.9 	jurisdiction over transportation finance and 
7.10 	the chairs of the senate Finance Committee 
7.11 	and the house of representatives Ways and 
7.12 	Means Committee of the amount of the 
7.13 	deficiency. Any excess appropriation cancels 
7.14 	to the trunk highway fund.

7.15 | (f) Statewide Radio Communications | | 6,239,000 | | 6,239,000

7.16 | Appropriations by Fund
7.17 | | 2022 | 2023
7.18 | General | 3,000 | 3,000
7.19 | Trunk Highway | 6,236,000 | 6,236,000
7.20 	$3,000 in each year is from the general fund 
7.21 	to equip and operate the Roosevelt signal 
7.22 	tower for Lake of the Woods weather 
7.23 	broadcasting.

7.24 | Subd. 4.Local Roads | | | |

7.25 | (a) County State-Aid Roads | | 847,944,000 | | 865,480,000
7.26 	This appropriation is from the county state-aid 
7.27 	highway fund under Minnesota Statutes, 
7.28 	section 161.081, and Minnesota Statutes, 
7.29 	chapter 162, and is available until June 30, 
7.30 	2031.
7.31 	If the commissioner of transportation 
7.32 	determines that a balance remains in the 
7.33 	county state-aid highway fund following the 
7.34 	appropriations and transfers made in this 
8.1 	paragraph and that the appropriations made 
8.2 	are insufficient for advancing county state-aid 
8.3 	highway projects, an amount necessary to 
8.4 	advance the projects, not to exceed the balance 
8.5 	in the county state-aid highway fund, is 
8.6 	appropriated in each year to the commissioner. 
8.7 	Within two weeks of a determination under 
8.8 	this contingent appropriation, the 
8.9 	commissioner of transportation must notify 
8.10 	the commissioner of management and budget 
8.11 	and the chairs, ranking minority members, and 
8.12 	staff of the legislative committees with 
8.13 	jurisdiction over transportation finance 
8.14 	concerning funds appropriated. The 
8.15 	commissioner must identify in the next budget 
8.16 	submission to the legislature under Minnesota 
8.17 	Statutes, section 16A.11, any amount that is 
8.18 	appropriated under this paragraph.

8.19 | (b) Municipal State-Aid Roads | | 212,480,000 | | 216,993,000
8.20 	This appropriation is from the municipal 
8.21 	state-aid street fund under Minnesota Statutes, 
8.22 	chapter 162, and is available until June 30, 
8.23 	2031.
8.24 	If the commissioner of transportation 
8.25 	determines that a balance remains in the 
8.26 	municipal state-aid street fund following the 
8.27 	appropriations and transfers made in this 
8.28 	paragraph and that the appropriations made 
8.29 	are insufficient for advancing municipal 
8.30 	state-aid street projects, an amount necessary 
8.31 	to advance the projects, not to exceed the 
8.32 	balance in the municipal state-aid street fund, 
8.33 	is appropriated in each year to the 
8.34 	commissioner. Within two weeks of a 
8.35 	determination under this contingent 
9.1 	appropriation, the commissioner of 
9.2 	transportation must notify the commissioner 
9.3 	of management and budget and the chairs, 
9.4 	ranking minority members, and staff of the 
9.5 	legislative committees with jurisdiction over 
9.6 	transportation finance concerning funds 
9.7 	appropriated. The commissioner must identify 
9.8 	in the next budget submission to the legislature 
9.9 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.11, any 
9.10 	amount that is appropriated under this 
9.11 	paragraph.

9.12 | Subd. 5.Agency Management | | | |

9.13 | (a) Agency Services | | 63,499,000 | | 63,499,000

9.14 | (b) Buildings | | 40,274,000 | | 40,474,000

9.15 | Appropriations by Fund
9.16 | | 2022 | 2023
9.17 | General | 55,000 | 55,000
9.18 | Trunk Highway | 40,219,000 | 40,419,000
9.19 	Any money appropriated to the commissioner 
9.20 	of transportation for building construction for 
9.21 	any fiscal year before the first year is available 
9.22 	to the commissioner during the biennium to 
9.23 	the extent that the commissioner spends the 
9.24 	money on the building construction projects 
9.25 	for which the money was originally 
9.26 	encumbered during the fiscal year for which 
9.27 	it was appropriated. If the appropriation for 
9.28 	either year is insufficient, the appropriation 
9.29 	for the other year is available for it.

9.30 | (c) Tort Claims | | 600,000 | | 600,000
9.31 	If the appropriation for either year is 
9.32 	insufficient, the appropriation for the other 
9.33 	year is available for it.

10.1 | Subd. 6.Transfers | | | |
10.2 	(a) With the approval of the commissioner of 
10.3 	management and budget, the commissioner 
10.4 	of transportation may transfer unencumbered 
10.5 	balances among the appropriations from the 
10.6 	trunk highway fund and the state airports fund 
10.7 	made in this section. Transfers under this 
10.8 	paragraph must not be made: (1) between 
10.9 	funds; (2) from the appropriations for state 
10.10 	road construction or debt service; or (3) from 
10.11 	the appropriations for operations and 
10.12 	maintenance or program delivery, except for 
10.13 	a transfer to state road construction or debt 
10.14 	service.
10.15 	(b) The commissioner of transportation must 
10.16 	immediately report transfers under paragraph 
10.17 	(a) to the chairs, ranking minority members, 
10.18 	and staff of the legislative committees with 
10.19 	jurisdiction over transportation finance. The 
10.20 	authority for the commissioner of 
10.21 	transportation to make transfers under 
10.22 	Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.285, is 
10.23 	superseded by the authority and requirements 
10.24 	under this paragraph.
10.25 	(c) The commissioner shall transfer from the 
10.26 	flexible highway account in the county 
10.27 	state-aid highway fund: (1) $10,000,000 in 
10.28 	fiscal year 2022 to the trunk highway fund; 
10.29 	(2) $5,000,000 in fiscal year 2022 to the 
10.30 	municipal turnback account in the municipal 
10.31 	state-aid street fund; and (3) the remainder in 
10.32 	fiscal year 2022 to the county turnback 
10.33 	account in the county state-aid highway fund. 
10.34 	The funds transferred are for highway 
10.35 	turnback purposes as provided under 
11.1 	Minnesota Statutes, section 161.081, 
11.2 	subdivision 3.

11.3

11.4

Subd. 7.Previous State Road Construction 
Appropriations

11.5 	Any money appropriated to the commissioner 
11.6 	of transportation for state road construction 
11.7 	for any fiscal year before the first year is 
11.8 	available to the commissioner during the 
11.9 	biennium to the extent that the commissioner 
11.10 	spends the money on the state road 
11.11 	construction project for which the money was 
11.12 	originally encumbered during the fiscal year 
11.13 	for which it was appropriated.

11.14 | Subd. 8.Contingent Appropriations | | | |
11.15 	The commissioner of transportation, with the 
11.16 	approval of the governor and the written 
11.17 	approval of at least five members of a group 
11.18 	consisting of the members of the Legislative 
11.19 	Advisory Commission under Minnesota 
11.20 	Statutes, section 3.30, and the ranking minority 
11.21 	members of the legislative committees with 
11.22 	jurisdiction over transportation finance, may 
11.23 	transfer all or part of the unappropriated 
11.24 	balance in the trunk highway fund to an 
11.25 	appropriation: (1) for trunk highway design, 
11.26 	construction, or inspection in order to take 
11.27 	advantage of an unanticipated receipt of 
11.28 	income to the trunk highway fund or to take 
11.29 	advantage of federal advanced construction 
11.30 	funding; (2) for trunk highway maintenance 
11.31 	in order to meet an emergency; or (3) to pay 
11.32 	tort or environmental claims. Nothing in this 
11.33 	subdivision authorizes the commissioner to 
11.34 	increase the use of federal advanced 
11.35 	construction funding beyond amounts 
12.1 	specifically authorized. Any transfer as a result 
12.2 	of the use of federal advanced construction 
12.3 	funding must include an analysis of the effects 
12.4 	on the long-term trunk highway fund balance. 
12.5 	The amount transferred is appropriated for the 
12.6 	purpose of the account to which it is 
12.7 	transferred.

12.8 | Sec. 3. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL | | | |

12.9 | Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation | $ | 89,070,000 | $ | 88,630,000
12.10 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
12.11 	purpose are specified in the following 
12.12 	subdivisions.

12.13 | Subd. 2.Transit | | 32,654,000 | | 32,654,000
12.14 	This appropriation is for transit system 
12.15 	operations under Minnesota Statutes, sections 
12.16 	473.371 to 473.449.

12.17 | Subd. 3.Metro Mobility | | 56,416,000 | | 55,976,000
12.18 	This appropriation is for Metro Mobility under 
12.19 	Minnesota Statutes, section 473.386.

12.20 | Sec. 4. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY | | | |

12.21 | Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation | $ | 241,000,000 | $ | 229,339,000

12.22 | Appropriations by Fund
12.23 | | 2022 | 2023
12.24 | General | 26,571,000 | 22,668,000
12.25 | Trunk Highway | 132,092,000 | 131,256,000
12.26 | H.U.T.D. | 1,068,000 | 1,064,000
12.27 | Special Revenue | 81,269,000 | 74,351,000
12.28 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
12.29 	purpose are specified in the following 
12.30 	subdivisions.

12.31 | Subd. 2.Administration and Related Services | | 15,435,000 | | 15,472,000

13.1 | Appropriations by Fund
13.2 | | 2022 | 2023
13.3 | General | 5,565,000 | 5,602,000
13.4 | Trunk Highway | 9,851,000 | 9,851,000
13.5 | H.U.T.D. | 19,000 | 19,000

13.6 | (a) Office of Communications | | | |

13.7 | Appropriations by Fund
13.8 | | 2022 | 2023
13.9 | General | 130,000 | 130,000
13.10 | Trunk Highway | 445,000 | 445,000

13.11 | (b) Public Safety Support | | | |

13.12 | Appropriations by Fund
13.13 | | 2022 | 2023
13.14 | General | 4,070,000 | 4,107,000
13.15 | Trunk Highway | 4,491,000 | 4,491,000

13.16 | (c) Public Safety Officer Benefits | | 640,000 | | 640,000
13.17 	This appropriation is from the general fund 
13.18 	for payment of public safety officer survivor 
13.19 	benefits under Minnesota Statutes, section 
13.20 	299A.44. If the appropriation for either year 
13.21 	is insufficient, the appropriation for the other 
13.22 	year is available for it.

13.23 | (d) Public Safety Officer Reimbursements | | 1,367,000 | | 1,367,000
13.24 	This appropriation is from the general fund 
13.25 	for transfer to the public safety officer's benefit 
13.26 	account. This money is available for 
13.27 	reimbursements under Minnesota Statutes, 
13.28 	section 299A.465.

13.29 | (e) Soft Body Armor Reimbursements | | | |

13.30 | Appropriations by Fund
13.31 | | 2022 | 2023
13.32 | General | 645,000 | 645,000
13.33 | Trunk Highway | 100,000 | 100,000
14.1 	These appropriations are for soft body armor 
14.2 	reimbursements under Minnesota Statutes, 
14.3 	section 299A.38.

14.4 | (f) Technology and Support Service | | | |

14.5 | Appropriations by Fund
14.6 | | 2022 | 2023
14.7 | General | 1,365,000 | 1,365,000
14.8 | H.U.T.D. | 19,000 | 19,000
14.9 | Trunk Highway | 4,915,000 | 4,915,000

14.10 | Subd. 3.State Patrol | | 143,327,000 | | 138,544,000

14.11 | Appropriations by Fund
14.12 | | 2022 | 2023
14.13 | General | 20,531,000 | 16,588,000
14.14 | Trunk Highway | 121,747,000 | 120,911,000
14.15 | H.U.T.D. | 1,049,000 | 1,045,000

14.16 | (a) Patrolling Highways | | 112,285,000 | | 111,583,000

14.17 | Appropriations by Fund
14.18 | | 2022 | 2023
14.19 | General | 37,000 | 37,000
14.20 | Trunk Highway | 111,199,000 | 110,497,000
14.21 | H.U.T.D. | 1,049,000 | 1,045,000
14.22 	$957,000 in fiscal year 2022 and $953,000 in 
14.23 	fiscal year 2023 are appropriated from the 
14.24 	highway user tax distribution fund to the 
14.25 	vehicle crimes unit to investigate:
14.26 	(1) registration tax and motor vehicle sales tax 
14.27 	liabilities from individuals and businesses that 
14.28 	currently do not pay all taxes owed; and
14.29 	(2) illegal or improper activity related to the 
14.30 	sale, transfer, titling, and registration of motor 
14.31 	vehicles.

14.32 | (b) Commercial Vehicle Enforcement | | 10,548,000 | | 10,414,000
15.1 	This appropriation is from the trunk highway 
15.2 	fund.

15.3 | (c) Capitol Security | | 20,494,000 | | 16,551,000
15.4 	This appropriation is from the general fund.
15.5 	The commissioner must not (1) spend any 
15.6 	money from the trunk highway fund for 
15.7 	capitol security, or (2) permanently transfer 
15.8 	any state trooper from the patrolling highways 
15.9 	activity to capitol security.

15.10 | Subd. 4.Driver and Vehicle Services | | 79,826,000 | | 72,908,000

15.11 | Appropriations by Fund
15.12 | | 2022 | 2023
15.13 | Special Revenue | 79,826,000 | 72,908,000

15.14 | (a) Vehicle Services | | 37,009,000 | | 35,518,000
15.15 	This appropriation is from the vehicle services 
15.16 	operating account in the special revenue fund 
15.17 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 299A.705, 
15.18 	subdivision 1.

15.19 | (b) Driver Services | | 40,417,000 | | 37,390,000
15.20 	This appropriation is from the driver services 
15.21 	operating account in the special revenue fund 
15.22 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 299A.705, 
15.23 	subdivision 2. The base is $37,214,000 in 
15.24 	fiscal year 2024 and $37,214,000 in fiscal year 
15.25 	2025.

15.26 | (c) Temporary Staffing | | 2,400,000 | | -0-
15.27 	$2,400,000 in fiscal year 2022 is appropriated 
15.28 	from the vehicle services operating account 
15.29 	in the special revenue fund for staff and 
15.30 	operating costs to hire temporary or contract 
15.31 	employees to process and issue drivers' 
15.32 	licenses and Minnesota identification cards. 
15.33 	This appropriation must not be spent for 
16.1 	permanent state employees. This is a onetime 
16.2 	appropriation.

16.3 | Subd. 5.Traffic Safety | | 969,000 | | 972,000

16.4 | Appropriations by Fund
16.5 | | 2022 | 2023
16.6 | General | 475,000 | 478,000
16.7 | Trunk Highway | 494,000 | 494,000
16.8 	The appropriation from the general fund each 
16.9 	year is for maintenance of the crash record 
16.10 	system.

16.11 | Subd. 6.Pipeline Safety | | 1,443,000 | | 1,443,000
16.12 	This appropriation is from the pipeline safety 
16.13 	account in the special revenue fund.

16.14 	ARTICLE 2
16.15 	TRANSPORTATION POLICY AND FINANCE

16.16 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 16A.88, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:
16.17 		Subd. 1a.Greater Minnesota transit account. The greater Minnesota transit account 
16.18 	is established within the transit assistance fund in the state treasury. Money in the account 
16.19 	is annually appropriated to the commissioner of transportation for assistance to transit 
16.20 	systems outside the metropolitan area under section 174.24. The commissioner may use up 
16.21 	to ~~$408,000 in fiscal year 2008 and $416,000 in fiscal year 2009 and thereafter~~ two percent 
16.22 	of the available revenues in the fund each fiscal year for administration of the transit program. 
16.23 	The commissioner shall use the account for transit operations as provided in section 174.24
16.24 	and related program administration.

16.25 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 161.23, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
16.26 		Subd. 2.Conveyance of excess. (a) On acquiring real estate in excess of what is needed 
16.27 	for trunk highway purposes as authorized in subdivision 1, the commissioner of transportation 
16.28 	shall, within one year after the completion of the construction, reconstruction, or improvement 
16.29 	of the highway for which a portion of the real estate was needed and required, convey and 
16.30 	quitclaim the excess real estate.
16.31 	(b) The excess real estate may be sold and conveyed to the owner of the land abutting 
16.32 	upon the excess real estate in the same manner and under the same terms provided under 
17.1 	section 161.44, subdivision 2, or to the highest responsible bidder, after receipt of sealed 
17.2 	bids following mailed notice to adjacent landowners and published notice of the sale for 
17.3 	three successive weeks in a newspaper or trade journal of general circulation in the territory 
17.4 	from which bids are likely to be received. All bids may be rejected and new bids received 
17.5 	upon like advertisement.
17.6 	(c) If the lands remain unsold after being offered for sale, the commissioner may offer 
17.7 	the remaining lands to any person who agrees to pay the minimum bid established for the 
17.8 	public sale. The sale must continue until all eligible lands have been sold or the commissioner 
17.9 	withdraws the remaining lands from the sale. The lands to be sold must be listed on the 
17.10 	department's unsold property inventory list.
17.11 	(d) The deed may contain restrictive clauses limiting the use of such real estate in the 
17.12 	interests of safety and convenient public travel when the commissioner finds that the 
17.13 	restrictions are reasonably necessary.

17.14 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 161.23, subdivision 2a, is amended to read:
17.15 		Subd. 2a.Services of licensed real estate broker. If the lands remain unsold after being 
17.16 	offered for sale to the highest bidder, the commissioner may retain the services of a licensed 
17.17 	real estate broker to find a buyer. The sale price may be negotiated by the broker, but must 
17.18 	not be less than ~~90~~ 80 percent of the appraised market value as determined by the 
17.19 	commissioner. The broker's fee must be established by prior agreement between the 
17.20 	commissioner and the broker, and must not exceed ten percent of the sale price for sales of 
17.21 	$10,000 or more. The broker's fee must be paid to the broker from the proceeds of the sale.

17.22 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 161.44, subdivision 6a, is amended to read:
17.23 		Subd. 6a.Services of licensed real estate broker. If the lands are withdrawn from sale 
17.24 	under subdivision 6b, the commissioner may retain the services of a licensed real estate 
17.25 	broker to find a buyer. The sale price may be negotiated by the broker, but must not be less 
17.26 	than ~~90~~ 80 percent of the appraised market value as determined by the commissioner. The 
17.27 	broker's fee must be established by prior agreement between the commissioner and the 
17.28 	broker, and must not exceed ten percent of the sale price for sales of $10,000 or more. The 
17.29 	broker's fee must be paid to the broker from the proceeds of the sale.

17.30 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 161.44, subdivision 6b, is amended to read:
17.31 		Subd. 6b.Unsold lands. If lands remain unsold after being offered for sale to the highest 
17.32 	bidder, the commissioner may offer the remaining lands to any person who agrees to pay
18.1 	at least 80 percent of the minimum bid established for the public sale. Any offers less than 
18.2 	100 percent of the minimum bid must be approved by the commissioner prior to a sale. The 
18.3 	sale must continue until all eligible lands have been sold or the commissioner withdraws 
18.4 	the remaining lands from sale. The lands to be sold must be listed on the department's Unsold 
18.5 	Property Inventory list.

18.6 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 168.013, subdivision 1m, is amended to read:
18.7 		Subd. 1m.Electric vehicle. In addition to the tax under subdivision 1a, a surcharge of 
18.8 	$75 is imposed for an all-electric vehicle, as defined in section 169.011, subdivision 1a. 
18.9 	Notwithstanding subdivision 8, revenue from the fee imposed under this subdivision must 
18.10 	be deposited in the highway user tax distribution fund. Half of the total annual revenue from 
18.11 	the surcharge, not to exceed $1,000,000, is appropriated to the commissioner of transportation 
18.12 	to provide grants or other financial assistance for electric vehicle charging infrastructure 
18.13 	and costs associated with administration and delivery of electric vehicle charging 
18.14 	infrastructure.

18.15 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 169.035, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
18.16 		Subd. 3.Transportation by animal. ~~Every~~ A person riding an animal or ~~driving any~~ 
18.17 	~~animal drawing a~~ operating an animal-drawn vehicle upon a roadway ~~shall be~~ is subject to 
18.18 	the provisions of this chapter applicable to the driver of a vehicle, except those provisions 
18.19 	which by their nature can have no application. A person operating an animal-drawn vehicle 
18.20 	must comply with sections 169.18, subdivision 10; 169.522; and 169.58, subdivision 6.

18.21 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 169.18, subdivision 10, is amended to read:
18.22 		Subd. 10.Slower vehicles. (a) Upon a roadway with one lane in the direction of travel, 
18.23 	a person proceeding at a speed that is sufficiently low as to create a traffic hazard, including 
18.24 	when operating an animal-drawn vehicle upon a roadway or shoulder of a roadway, must 
18.25 	operate the vehicle as close as practicable to the right-hand curb or edge of the roadway.
18.26 	(b) Upon a roadway with more than one lane in the same direction of travel, a person 
18.27 	must move out of the left-most lane to allow another vehicle to pass, when practicable under 
18.28 	existing conditions. A left-most lane under this paragraph is the lane adjacent to one 
18.29 	designated and posted for a specific type of traffic, including as provided under section 
18.30 	160.93. This paragraph does not apply when:
18.31 	(1) overtaking and passing another vehicle proceeding in the same direction;
18.32 	(2) preparing for a left turn at an intersection or into a private road or driveway;
19.1 	(3) preparing to exit a controlled-access highway on the left side of the road;
19.2 	(4) the lane is designated and posted for a specific type of traffic; or
19.3 	(5) the vehicle is an authorized emergency vehicle.

19.4 	Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 169.522, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
19.5 		Subdivision 1.Displaying emblem; rules. (a) All animal-drawn vehicles, motorized 
19.6 	golf carts when operated on designated roadways pursuant to section 169.045, implements 
19.7 	of husbandry, and other machinery, including all road construction machinery, which are 
19.8 	designed for operation at a speed of 30 miles per hour or less, must display a triangular 
19.9 	slow-moving vehicle emblem, except (1) when being used in actual construction and 
19.10 	maintenance work and traveling within the limits of a construction area marked in accordance 
19.11 	with the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, as set forth in section 169.06, or (2) 
19.12 	for a towed implement of husbandry that is empty and that is not self-propelled, in which 
19.13 	case it may be towed at lawful speeds greater than 30 miles per hour without removing the 
19.14 	slow-moving vehicle emblem. The emblem must consist of a fluorescent or illuminated 
19.15 	red-orange triangle with a dark red reflective border and be mounted so as to be visible from 
19.16 	a distance of not less than 600 feet to the rear. When a primary power unit towing an 
19.17 	implement of husbandry or other machinery displays a slow-moving vehicle emblem visible 
19.18 	from a distance of 600 feet to the rear, it is not necessary to display a similar emblem on 
19.19 	the secondary unit. All slow-moving vehicle emblems sold in this state must be so designed 
19.20 	that when properly mounted they are visible from a distance of not less than 600 feet to the 
19.21 	rear when directly in front of lawful lower beam of headlamps on a motor vehicle. The 
19.22 	commissioner of public safety shall adopt standards and specifications for the design and 
19.23 	position of mounting the slow-moving vehicle emblem. Such standards and specifications 
19.24 	must be adopted by rule in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act.
19.25 	(b) An alternate slow-moving vehicle emblem consisting of a dull black triangle with a 
19.26 	white reflective border may be used after obtaining a permit from the commissioner under 
19.27 	rules of the commissioner. A person with a permit to use an alternate slow-moving vehicle 
19.28 	emblem must:
19.29 	(1) carry in the vehicle a regular slow-moving vehicle emblem and display the emblem 
19.30 	when operating a vehicle between sunset and sunrise, and at any other time when visibility 
19.31 	is impaired by weather, smoke, fog, or other conditions; and
19.32 	(2) permanently affix to the rear of the slow-moving vehicle at least 72 square inches 
19.33 	of reflective tape that reflects the color red.
20.1 	(c) In addition to the emblem requirement under this subdivision, an animal-drawn 
20.2 	vehicle must comply with section 169.58, subdivision 6.

20.3 	Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 169.58, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
20.4 	read:
20.5 		Subd. 6.Animal-drawn vehicles. (a) An animal-drawn vehicle must be equipped with 
20.6 	an identification lamp or lamps that indicate the vehicle's presence and are visible from a 
20.7 	distance of at least 500 feet from both the front and the rear. The lighting requirement under 
20.8 	this subdivision may be met using a lamp powered by energy generated from the vehicle's 
20.9 	movement.
20.10 	(b) This subdivision does not apply to an animal-drawn vehicle that: (1) operates 
20.11 	exclusively between the hours of sunrise and sunset and never during periods of reduced 
20.12 	visibility, inclement weather, or insufficient light; or (2) never operates on a public roadway.

20.13 	Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 219.015, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
20.14 		Subdivision 1.~~Positions~~ Program established; inspector powers and duties. (a) The 
20.15 	commissioner of transportation ~~shall~~ must establish ~~three~~ a state rail safety ~~inspector positions~~ 
20.16 	~~in the Office of Freight and Commercial Vehicle Operations of the Minnesota Department~~ 
20.17 	~~of Transportation. On or after July 1, 2015, the commissioner may establish a fourth state~~ 
20.18 	~~rail safety inspector position following consultation with railroad companies~~ inspection 
20.19 	program that may include state rail safety inspectors and supervision as determined by the 
20.20 	commissioner. The commissioner shall apply to and enter into agreements with the Federal 
20.21 	Railroad Administration (FRA) of the United States Department of Transportation to 
20.22 	participate in the federal State Rail Safety Participation Program ~~for training and certification~~ 
20.23 	~~of an inspector~~ to train and certify inspectors under authority of United States Code, title 
20.24 	49, sections 20103, 20105, 20106, and 20113, and Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, 
20.25 	part 212.
20.26 	(b) A state rail safety inspector ~~shall~~ may:
20.27 	(1) inspect mainline track, secondary track, and yard and industry track;
20.28 	(2) inspect railroad right-of-way, including adjacent or intersecting drainage, culverts, 
20.29 	bridges, overhead structures, and traffic and other public crossings;
20.30 	(3) inspect yards and physical plants;
20.31 	(4) inspect train equipment;
21.1 	(5) inspect railroad operations;
21.2 	(6) inspect railroad-highway grade crossings;
21.3 	(7) inspect railroad signal and train control systems;
21.4 	(8) review and enforce safety requirements;
21.5 	(9) review maintenance and repair records; and
21.6 	(10) review railroad security measures.
21.7 	(c) A state rail safety inspector may perform, but is not limited to, the duties described 
21.8 	in the federal State Rail Safety Participation Program. An inspector may train, be certified, 
21.9 	and participate in any of the federal State Rail Safety Participation Program disciplines, 
21.10 	including: track, signal and train control, motive power and equipment, operating practices 
21.11 	compliance, hazardous materials, and highway-rail grade crossings.
21.12 	(d) To the extent delegated by the Federal Railroad Administration and authorized by 
21.13 	the commissioner, an inspector may issue citations for violations of this chapter, or to ensure 
21.14 	railroad employee and public safety and welfare.

21.15 	Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 219.015, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
21.16 		Subd. 2.Railroad company assessment; account; appropriation. (a) As provided in 
21.17 	this subdivision, the commissioner shall annually assess railroad companies that are (1) 
21.18 	defined as common carriers under section 218.011; (2) classified by federal law or regulation 
21.19 	as Class I Railroads, Class I Rail Carriers, Class II Railroads, or Class II Carriers; and (3) 
21.20 	operating in this state.
21.21 	(b) The assessment must be ~~by a division of~~ calculated to allocate state rail safety 
21.22 	~~inspector~~ inspection program costs ~~in equal proportion between~~ proportionally among
21.23 	carriers based on route miles operated in Minnesota~~, assessed in equal amounts for 365 days~~ 
21.24 	~~of the calendar year~~ at the time of assessment. The commissioner ~~shall assess~~ must include 
21.25 	in the assessment calculation all ~~start-up or re-establishment costs, all related costs of~~ 
21.26 	~~initiating the~~ state rail safety ~~inspector~~ inspection program costs to support up to six rail 
21.27 	safety inspector positions, including but not limited to salary, administration, supervision, 
21.28 	travel, equipment, training, and ongoing state rail inspector duties.
21.29 	(c) The assessments collected under this subdivision must be deposited in a ~~special~~ 
21.30 	~~account in the special revenue fund, to be known as the~~ state rail safety inspection account, 
21.31 	which is established in the special revenue fund. The account consists of funds provided by 
21.32 	this subdivision and any other money donated, allotted, transferred, or otherwise provided 
22.1 	to the account. Money in the account is appropriated to the commissioner ~~for the~~ 
22.2 	~~establishment and ongoing responsibilities of~~ to administer the state rail safety ~~inspector~~
22.3 	inspection program.

22.4 	Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 219.1651, is amended to read:
22.5 	219.1651 GRADE CROSSING SAFETY ACCOUNT.
22.6 	A Minnesota grade crossing safety account is created in the special revenue fund, 
22.7 	consisting of money credited to the account by law. Money in the account is appropriated 
22.8 	to the commissioner of transportation for rail-highway grade crossing safety projects on 
22.9 	public streets and highways, including engineering costs and other costs associated with 
22.10 	administration and delivery of grade crossing safety projects. At the discretion of the 
22.11 	commissioner of transportation, money in the account at the end of each biennium may 
22.12 	cancel to the trunk highway fund.

22.13 	Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 299D.03, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
22.14 		Subd. 5.Traffic fines and forfeited bail money. (a) All fines and forfeited bail money 
22.15 	collected from persons apprehended or arrested by officers of the State Patrol shall be 
22.16 	transmitted by the person or officer collecting the fines, forfeited bail money, or installments 
22.17 	thereof, on or before the tenth day after the last day of the month in which these moneys 
22.18 	were collected, to the commissioner of management and budget. Except where a different 
22.19 	disposition is required in this subdivision or section 387.213, or otherwise provided by law, 
22.20 	three-eighths of these receipts must be deposited in the state treasury and credited to the 
22.21 	state general fund. The other five-eighths of these receipts must be deposited in the state 
22.22 	treasury and credited as follows: (1) the first ~~$1,000,000~~ $2,500,000 in each fiscal year must 
22.23 	be credited to the Minnesota grade crossing safety account in the special revenue fund, and 
22.24 	(2) remaining receipts must be credited to the state trunk highway fund. If, however, the 
22.25 	violation occurs within a municipality and the city attorney prosecutes the offense, and a 
22.26 	plea of not guilty is entered, one-third of the receipts shall be deposited in the state treasury 
22.27 	and credited to the state general fund, one-third of the receipts shall be paid to the 
22.28 	municipality prosecuting the offense, and one-third shall be deposited in the state treasury 
22.29 	and credited to the Minnesota grade crossing safety account or the state trunk highway fund 
22.30 	as provided in this paragraph. When section 387.213 also is applicable to the fine, section 
22.31 	387.213 shall be applied before this paragraph is applied. All costs of participation in a 
22.32 	nationwide police communication system chargeable to the state of Minnesota shall be paid 
22.33 	from appropriations for that purpose.
23.1 	(b) All fines and forfeited bail money from violations of statutes governing the maximum 
23.2 	weight of motor vehicles, collected from persons apprehended or arrested by employees of 
23.3 	the state of Minnesota, by means of stationary or portable scales operated by these employees, 
23.4 	shall be transmitted by the person or officer collecting the fines or forfeited bail money, on 
23.5 	or before the tenth day after the last day of the month in which the collections were made, 
23.6 	to the commissioner of management and budget. Five-eighths of these receipts shall be 
23.7 	deposited in the state treasury and credited to the state highway user tax distribution fund. 
23.8 	Three-eighths of these receipts shall be deposited in the state treasury and credited to the 
23.9 	state general fund.

23.10 	Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 360.012, is amended by adding a subdivision 
23.11 	to read:
23.12 		Subd. 1a.Ordinances of political subdivisions. A political subdivision must: (1) allow 
23.13 	the commissioner to review a proposed ordinance affecting the operation of an unmanned 
23.14 	aircraft; and (2) notify the commissioner whenever the political subdivision adopts an 
23.15 	ordinance affecting the operation of unmanned aircraft.

23.16 	Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 360.013, is amended by adding a subdivision 
23.17 	to read:
23.18 		Subd. 57a.Small unmanned aircraft. "Small unmanned aircraft" means an aircraft, as 
23.19 	defined in subdivision 37, that weighs less than 55 pounds and is operated without the 
23.20 	possibility of human intervention from within or on the aircraft.

23.21 	Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 360.013, is amended by adding a subdivision 
23.22 	to read:
23.23 		Subd. 57b.Small unmanned aircraft system. "Small unmanned aircraft system" means 
23.24 	a small unmanned aircraft and all of its associated elements, including components and 
23.25 	communication links, that are required to control and operate the aircraft.

23.26 	Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 360.55, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
23.27 	read:
23.28 		Subd. 9.Small unmanned aircraft systems. (a) Any small unmanned aircraft system 
23.29 	in which the unmanned aircraft weighs less than 55 pounds at takeoff, including payload 
23.30 	and anything affixed to the aircraft, either:
23.31 	(1) must be registered in the state for an annual fee of $25; or
24.1 	(2) is not subject to registration or an annual fee if the unmanned aircraft system is owned 
24.2 	and operated solely for recreational purposes.
24.3 	(b) An unmanned aircraft system that meets the requirements under paragraph (a) is 
24.4 	exempt from aircraft registration tax under sections 360.511 to 360.67.

24.5 	Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 360.59, subdivision 10, is amended to read:
24.6 		Subd. 10.Certificate of insurance. (a) Every owner of aircraft in this state when applying 
24.7 	for registration, reregistration, or transfer of ownership shall supply any information the 
24.8 	commissioner reasonably requires to determine that the aircraft during the period of its 
24.9 	contemplated operation is covered by an insurance policy with limits of not less than 
24.10 	$100,000 per passenger seat liability both for passenger bodily injury or death and for 
24.11 	property damage; not less than $100,000 for bodily injury or death to each nonpassenger 
24.12 	in any one accident; and not less than $300,000 per occurrence for bodily injury or death 
24.13 	to nonpassengers in any one accident. The insurance must comply with section 60A.081, 
24.14 	unless that section is inapplicable under section 60A.081, subdivision 3.
24.15 	The information supplied to the commissioner must include but is not limited to the 
24.16 	name and address of the owner, the period of contemplated use or operation, if any, and, if 
24.17 	insurance coverage is then presently required, the name of the insurer, the insurance policy 
24.18 	number, the term of the coverage, policy limits, and any other data the commissioner requires. 
24.19 	No certificate of registration shall be issued pursuant to subdivision 3 in the absence of the 
24.20 	information required by this subdivision.
24.21 	(b) In the event of cancellation of aircraft insurance by the insurer, the insurer shall 
24.22 	notify the Department of Transportation at least ten days prior to the date on which the 
24.23 	insurance coverage is to be terminated. Unless proof of a new policy of insurance is filed 
24.24 	with the department meeting the requirements of this subdivision during the period of the 
24.25 	aircraft's contemplated use or operation, the registration certificate for the aircraft shall be 
24.26 	revoked forthwith.
24.27 	(c) Nothing in this subdivision shall be construed to require an owner of aircraft to 
24.28 	maintain passenger seat liability coverage on aircraft for which an experimental certificate 
24.29 	has been issued by the administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration pursuant to 
24.30 	Code of Federal Regulations, title 14, sections 21.191 to 21.195 and ~~91.42~~ 91.319, 
24.31 	whereunder persons operating the aircraft are prohibited from carrying passengers in the 
24.32 	aircraft or for an unmanned aircraft. Whenever the aircraft becomes certificated to carry 
24.33 	passengers, passenger seat liability coverage shall be required as provided in this subdivision.
25.1 	(d) The requirements of this subdivision shall not apply to any aircraft built by the 
25.2 	original manufacturer prior to December 31, 1939, and owned and operated solely as a 
25.3 	collector's item, if the owner files an affidavit with the commissioner. The affidavit shall 
25.4 	state the owner's name and address, the name and address of the person from whom the 
25.5 	aircraft was purchased, the make, year, and model number of the aircraft, the federal aircraft 
25.6 	registration number, the manufacturer's identification number, and that the aircraft is owned 
25.7 	and operated solely as a collector's item and not for general transportation purposes.
25.8 	(e) A small unmanned aircraft system that meets the requirements of section 360.55, 
25.9 	subdivision 9, is not subject to the requirements under paragraphs (a) and (b). Owners of 
25.10 	small unmanned aircraft systems that meet the requirements of section 360.55, subdivision 
25.11 	9, must, at the time of registration, provide proof of insurability in a form acceptable to the 
25.12 	commissioner. Additionally, such operators must maintain records and proof that each flight 
25.13 	was insured for the limits established in paragraph (a).

25.14 	Sec. 20. Laws 2012, chapter 287, article 3, section 4, the effective date, is amended to 
25.15 	read:

25.16 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment ~~and~~ 
25.17 	~~expires one year following the acceptance of ten construction manager/general contractor~~ 
25.18 	~~contracts~~.

25.19 	Sec. 21. ANIMAL-DRAWN VEHICLES; SAFETY MANUAL.
 25.20 	(a) The commissioner of public safety, in collaboration with the Department of 
25.21 	Transportation, State Patrol, traffic safety organizations, and other interested parties, must 
25.22 	develop and publish an animal-drawn vehicles safety manual. When developing the manual, 
25.23 	the commissioner must evaluate similar manuals already published by other states.
25.24 	(b) At a minimum, the safety manual must discuss and provide specific guidance with 
25.25 	respect to:
25.26 	(1) animal-drawn vehicle courtesy and conduct;
25.27 	(2) relevant traffic regulations, including traffic signs, traffic signals, pavement markings, 
25.28 	driving rules, and equipment requirements;
25.29 	(3) an overview of how other vehicles and motorists interact with animal-drawn vehicles 
25.30 	on the roadway;
25.31 	(4) safety best practices;
26.1 	(5) travel information; and
26.2 	(6) any other information the commissioner deems necessary.
26.3 	(c) The commissioner must publish the manual under this section on or before January 
26.4 	1, 2022.
26.5 	(d) The manual under this section is not an administrative rule under Minnesota Statutes, 
26.6 	chapter 14, including section 14.386. The commissioner is exempt from provisions of that 
26.7 	chapter with respect to any activities taken under this section.

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

26.9 	Sec. 22. APPROPRIATION CANCELLATION; PASSENGER RAIL.
 26.10 	Of the funds appropriated in fiscal year 2021 for passenger rail in Laws 2019, First 
26.11 	Special Session chapter 3, article 1, section 2, subdivision 2, paragraph (d), the commissioner 
26.12 	of transportation must cancel $271,000 to the general fund.

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

26.14 	ARTICLE 3
26.15 	METROPOLITAN COUNCIL POLICY AND FINANCE

26.16 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 473.39, is amended by adding a subdivision 
26.17 	to read:
26.18 		Subd. 1w.Obligations. In addition to other authority in this section, the council may 
26.19 	issue certificates of indebtedness, bonds, or other obligations under this section in an amount 
26.20 	not exceeding $98,400,000 for capital expenditures as prescribed in the council's transit 
26.21 	capital improvement program and for related costs, including the costs of issuance and sale 
26.22 	of the obligations. Of this authorization, after July 1, 2021, the council may issue certificates 
26.23 	of indebtedness, bonds, or other obligations in an amount not exceeding $48,400,000, and 
26.24 	after July 1, 2022, the council may issue certificates of indebtedness, bonds, or other 
26.25 	obligations in an additional amount not exceeding $50,000,000.

26.26 	Sec. 2. [473.4487] COUNTY RESPONSIBILITY FOR GUIDEWAY FUNDING.
26.27 	(a) Counties shall fund guideways, as defined in section 473.4485, subdivision 1, 
26.28 	including current and future guideways pursuant to the requirements in this section.
26.29 	(b) A host county or counties must fund:
27.1 	(1) planning, design, engineering, construction, pre-revenue operations, and other costs 
27.2 	associated with guideway development that exceed federal, state, local government, or other 
27.3 	funds dedicated to the guideway. This requirement pertains to all costs associated with 
27.4 	guideway development, including associated costs not eligible for federal funding;
27.5 	(2) operating costs of guideway services determined by the service operator to be 
27.6 	necessary to meet reasonable standards for access, safety, and reliability and that exceed 
27.7 	fare revenues and federal, state, local government, or other funds dedicated to the guideway; 
27.8 	and
27.9 	(3) capital maintenance, replacement, and modernization costs determined by the operator 
27.10 	of guideway services to be necessary to meet reasonable standards for access, safety, 
27.11 	reliability, and upkeep of the guideway and that exceed federal, state, local government, or 
27.12 	other funds dedicated to the guideway.
27.13 	(c) For purposes of this section, "host county or counties" means those counties where 
27.14 	the guideway is located.
27.15 	(d) The distribution of costs among host counties must be delineated through a 
27.16 	proportional methodology agreed to by the host counties.

27.17 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 609.855, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
27.18 		Subdivision 1.Unlawfully obtaining services; misdemeanor. (a) A person is guilty 
27.19 	of a misdemeanor who intentionally obtains or attempts to obtain service for himself, herself, 
27.20 	or another person from a provider of public transit or from a public conveyance by doing 
27.21 	any of the following:
27.22 	(1) occupies or rides in any public transit vehicle without paying the applicable fare or 
27.23 	otherwise obtaining the consent of the transit provider including:
27.24 	(i) the use of a reduced fare when a person is not eligible for the fare; or
27.25 	(ii) the use of a fare medium issued solely for the use of a particular individual by another 
27.26 	individual;
27.27 	(2) presents a falsified, counterfeit, photocopied, or other deceptively manipulated fare 
27.28 	medium as fare payment or proof of fare payment;
27.29 	(3) sells, provides, copies, reproduces, or creates any version of any fare medium without 
27.30 	the consent of the transit provider; or
27.31 	(4) puts or attempts to put any of the following into any fare box, pass reader, ticket 
27.32 	vending machine, or other fare collection equipment of a transit provider:
28.1 	(i) papers, articles, instruments, or items other than fare media or currency; or
28.2 	(ii) a fare medium that is not valid for the place or time at, or the manner in, which it is 
28.3 	used.
28.4 	(b) Where self-service barrier-free fare collection is utilized by a public transit provider, 
28.5 	it is a violation of this subdivision to intentionally fail to exhibit proof of fare payment upon 
28.6 	the request of an authorized transit representative when entering, riding upon, or leaving a 
28.7 	transit vehicle or when present in a designated paid fare zone located in a transit facility.

28.8 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 609.855, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
28.9 		Subd. 7.Definitions. (a) The definitions in this subdivision apply in this section.
28.10 	(b) "Public transit" or "transit" has the meaning given in section 174.22, subdivision 7.
28.11 	(c) "Public transit vehicle" or "transit vehicle" means any vehicle used for the purpose 
28.12 	of providing public transit, whether or not the vehicle is owned or operated by a public 
28.13 	entity.
28.14 	(d) "Public transit facilities" or "transit facilities" means any vehicles, equipment, 
28.15 	property, structures, stations, improvements, plants, parking or other facilities, or rights that 
28.16 	are owned, leased, held, or used for the purpose of providing public transit, whether or not 
28.17 	the facility is owned or operated by a public entity.
28.18 	(e) "Fare medium" means a ticket, smart card, pass, coupon, token, transfer, or other 
28.19 	medium sold or distributed by a public transit provider, or its authorized agents, for use in 
28.20 	gaining entry to or use of the public transit facilities or vehicles of the provider.
28.21 	(f) "Proof of fare payment" means a fare medium valid for the place or time at, or the 
28.22 	manner in, which it is used. If using a reduced-fare medium, proof of fare payment also 
28.23 	includes proper identification demonstrating a person's eligibility for the reduced fare. If 
28.24 	using a fare medium issued solely for the use of a particular individual, proof of fare payment 
28.25 	also includes an identification document bearing a photographic likeness of the individual 
28.26 	and demonstrating that the individual is the person to whom the fare medium is issued.
28.27 	(g) "Authorized transit representative" means the person authorized by the transit provider 
28.28 	to operate the transit vehicle, a peace officer, or any other person designated by the transit 
28.29 	provider as an authorized transit ~~provider~~ representative under this section.

29.1 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 609.855, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
29.2 	read:
29.3 		Subd. 8.Administrative citations. (a) Subject to requirements established by the 
29.4 	Metropolitan Council, the council may issue an administrative citation to a person who 
29.5 	commits a violation under subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clause (1), if the violation occurs 
29.6 	in a council transit vehicle or transit facility in the metropolitan area, as defined in section 
29.7 	473.121, subdivision 2, or in the case of commuter rail service, the violation occurs in a 
29.8 	council commuter vehicle or commuter facility in any corridor that is located in whole or 
29.9 	in part in the metropolitan area.
29.10 	(b) Transit fare compliance may be enforced and administrative citations may be issued 
29.11 	by peace officers of the council's Metropolitan Transit Police and by community service 
29.12 	officers or other nonsworn personnel as authorized by the council.
29.13 	(c) Issuance of an administrative citation prevents imposition of a misdemeanor citation 
29.14 	under subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clause (1).
29.15 	(d) A person who is issued an administrative citation under this subdivision must, within 
29.16 	90 days of issuance, pay a fine as determined by the council. The council must set the amount 
29.17 	of the fine at no less than $35. The council may establish an escalating fine structure for 
29.18 	persons who fail to pay administrative fines or repeatedly violate subdivision 1, paragraph 
29.19 	(a), clause (1).
29.20 	(e) The council may adopt an alternative resolution procedure under which a person 
29.21 	may resolve an administrative citation in lieu of paying a fine by complying with terms 
29.22 	established by the council for community service, prepayment of future transit fares, or 
29.23 	both. The alternative resolution procedure must be available only to a person who has 
29.24 	committed a violation under subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clause (1), for the first time, unless 
29.25 	the person demonstrates financial hardship under criteria established by the council.
29.26 	(f) A person who fails to either pay the fine or contest the citation within the specified 
29.27 	period is considered to have waived the contested citation process and is subject to 
29.28 	collections, including collection costs.
29.29 	(g) The council must provide a civil process that allows a person to contest an 
29.30 	administrative citation before a neutral third party. The council may employ a person not 
29.31 	associated with its transit operations or enter into an agreement with another unit of 
29.32 	government to hear and rule on challenges to administrative citations.
30.1 	(h) Fines under this subdivision must be collected by the council and maintained in a 
30.2 	separate account that is only used to cover costs under this section.
30.3 	(i) An administrative citation must include notification that the person has the right to 
30.4 	contest the citation, basic procedures for contesting the citation, and information on the 
30.5 	timeline and consequences related to the citation.
30.6 	(j) The council must not mandate or suggest a quota for the issuance of administrative 
30.7 	citations under this section.

30.8 	EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION. This section is effective the day following 
30.9 	final enactment and applies to violations committed on or after that date. This act applies 
30.10 	in the counties of Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, and 
30.11 	Washington.

30.12 	ARTICLE 4
30.13 	PUBLIC SAFETY POLICY AND FINANCE

30.14 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 168.12, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
30.15 		Subdivision 1.Plates; design, visibility, periods of issuance. (a) The commissioner, 
30.16 	upon approval and payment, shall issue to the applicant the plates required by this chapter, 
30.17 	bearing the state name and an assigned vehicle registration number. The number assigned 
30.18 	by the commissioner may be a combination of a letter or sign with figures. The color of the 
30.19 	plates and the color of the abbreviation of the state name and the number assigned must be 
30.20 	in marked contrast. The plates must be lettered, spaced, or distinguished to suitably indicate 
30.21 	the registration of the vehicle according to the rules of the commissioner.
30.22 	(b) When a vehicle is registered on the basis of total gross weight, the plates issued must 
30.23 	clearly indicate by letters or other suitable insignia the maximum gross weight for which 
30.24 	the tax has been paid.
30.25 	(c) Plates issued to a noncommercial vehicle must bear the inscription "noncommercial" 
30.26 	unless the vehicle is displaying a special plate authorized and issued under this chapter.
30.27 	(d) A one-ton pickup truck that is used for commercial purposes and is subject to section 
30.28 	168.185, is eligible to display special plates as authorized and issued under this chapter.
30.29 	(e) The plates must be so treated as to be at least 100 times brighter than the conventional 
30.30 	painted number plates. When properly mounted on an unlighted vehicle, the plates, when 
30.31 	viewed from a vehicle equipped with standard headlights, must be visible for a distance of 
30.32 	not less than 1,500 feet and readable for a distance of not less than 110 feet.
31.1 	(f) The commissioner shall issue plates for the following periods:
31.2 	(1) New plates issued pursuant to section 168.012, subdivision 1, must be issued to a 
31.3 	vehicle for as long as the vehicle is owned by the exempt agency and the plate shall not be 
31.4 	transferable from one vehicle to another but the plate may be transferred with the vehicle 
31.5 	from one tax-exempt agency to another.
31.6 	(2) Plates issued for passenger automobiles must be issued for a seven-year period. All 
31.7 	plates issued under this paragraph must be replaced if they are seven years old or older at 
31.8 	the time of registration renewal or will become so during the registration period.
31.9 	(3) Plates issued under sections 168.053 and 168.27, subdivisions 16 and 17, must be 
31.10 	for a seven-year period.
31.11 	(4) Plates issued under subdivisions 2c and 2d and ~~section~~ sections 168.123, 168.1235, 
31.12 	and 168.1255 must be issued for the life of the veteran under section 169.79.
31.13 	(5) Plates for any vehicle not specified in clauses (1) to (3) must be issued for the life 
31.14 	of the vehicle.
31.15 	(g) In a year in which plates are not issued, the commissioner shall issue for each 
31.16 	registration a sticker to designate the year of registration. This sticker must show the year 
31.17 	or years for which the sticker is issued, and is valid only for that period. The plates and 
31.18 	stickers issued for a vehicle may not be transferred to another vehicle during the period for 
31.19 	which the sticker is issued, except when issued for a vehicle registered under section 168.187.
31.20 	(h) Despite any other provision of this subdivision, plates issued to a vehicle used for 
31.21 	behind-the-wheel instruction in a driver education course in a public school may be 
31.22 	transferred to another vehicle used for the same purpose without payment of any additional 
31.23 	fee. The public school shall notify the commissioner of each transfer of plates under this 
31.24 	paragraph. The commissioner may prescribe a format for notification.

31.25 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 168.12, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
31.26 		Subd. 5.Additional fee. (a) In addition to any fee otherwise authorized or any tax 
31.27 	otherwise imposed upon any vehicle, the payment of which is required as a condition to the 
31.28 	issuance of any plate or plates, the commissioner shall impose the fee specified in paragraph 
31.29 	(b) that is calculated to cover the cost of manufacturing and issuing the plate or plates, 
31.30 	except for plates issued to disabled veterans as defined in section 168.031 and plates issued 
31.31 	pursuant to section 168.124, 168.125, or 168.27, subdivisions 16 and 17, for passenger 
31.32 	automobiles. The commissioner shall issue graphic design plates only for vehicles registered 
32.1 	pursuant to section 168.017 and recreational vehicles registered pursuant to section 168.013, 
32.2 	subdivision 1g.
32.3 	(b) Unless otherwise specified or exempted by statute, ~~the following plate and validation~~ 
32.4 	~~sticker fees apply for the original, duplicate, or replacement issuance of a plate in a plate~~ 
32.5 	~~year:~~

32.6 | ~~License Plate~~ | | | ~~Single~~ | | ~~Double~~
32.7 | | ~~Regular and Disability~~ | | ~~$~~ | ~~5.25~~ | ~~$~~ | ~~7.00~~
32.8 | | ~~Special~~ | | ~~$~~ | ~~10.00~~ | ~~$~~ | ~~11.50~~
32.9 | | ~~Personalized (Replacement)~~ | | ~~$~~ | ~~11.50~~ | ~~$~~ | ~~15.50~~
32.10 | | ~~Collector Category~~ | | ~~$~~ | ~~15.00~~ | ~~$~~ | ~~16.50~~
32.11 | | ~~Emergency Vehicle Display~~ | | ~~$~~ | ~~3.00~~ | ~~$~~ | ~~6.00~~
32.12 | | ~~Utility Trailer Self-Adhesive~~ | | ~~$~~ | ~~2.50~~ | |
32.13 | | ~~Vertical Motorcycle Plate~~ | | ~~$~~ | ~~100.00~~ | | ~~NA~~
32.14 | | ~~Replacement Dealer Plates~~ | | ~~$~~ | ~~5.25~~ | |
32.15 | | ~~Replacement Tax Exempt Plates~~ | | ~~$~~ | ~~5.25~~ | |
32.16 | ~~Stickers~~ | | | | |
32.17 | | ~~Duplicate year~~ | | ~~$~~ | ~~1.25~~ | ~~$~~ | ~~1.25~~
32.18 | | ~~International Fuel Tax Agreement~~ | | ~~$~~ | ~~2.50~~ | |
32.19 	~~(c) Notwithstanding paragraph (b),~~ for plates issued on and after August 1, 2019, ~~and~~ 
32.20 	~~before July 1, 2022,~~ the following plate and validation sticker fees apply for the original, 
32.21 	duplicate, or replacement issuance of a plate in a plate year:

32.22 | License Plate | | | Single | | Double
32.23 | | Regular and Disability | | $ | ~~6.00~~ 13.50 | $ | ~~8.00~~ 15.50
32.2532.24

Special

$

~~11.00~~
13.50

$

~~12.50~~
15.50

32.2732.26

Personalized (Replacement)

$

~~12.50~~
13.50

$

~~16.50~~
15.50

32.2932.28

Collector Category

$

~~16.00~~
13.50

$

~~17.50~~
15.50

32.30 | | Emergency Vehicle Display | | $ | 3.00 | $ | 6.00
32.31 | | Utility Trailer Self-Adhesive | | $ | 2.50 | |
32.32 | | Vertical Motorcycle Plate | | $ | 100.00 | | NA
32.33 | | Replacement Dealer Plates | | $ | 5.25 | |
32.34 | | Replacement Tax Exempt Plates | | $ | 5.25 | |
32.35 | Stickers | | | | |
32.36 | | Duplicate year | | $ | 1.50 | $ | 1.50
32.37 | | International Fuel Tax Agreement | | $ | 2.50 | |
33.1 	~~(d)~~ (c) For vehicles that require two of the categories in paragraph (b) ~~or (c)~~, the registrar 
33.2 	shall only charge the higher of the two fees and not a combined total.

33.3 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2022.

33.4 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 168.183, is amended to read:
33.5 	168.183 MOTOR VEHICLES OF CERTAIN NONRESIDENTS.
33.6 		Subdivision 1.Payment of taxes. All trucks, truck-tractors, trucks using combination, 
33.7 	and buses which comply with all of the provisions of section 168.181, subdivision 1, clause 
33.8 	(6), but are excluded from the exemptions solely because of the temporary nature of their 
33.9 	movement in this state, shall be required to comply with all laws and rules as to the payment 
33.10 	of taxes applicable to like vehicles owned by Minnesota residents, except that nonresidents 
33.11 	may make application to pay the tax for each vehicle proportionate to the number of months 
33.12 	or fraction thereof the vehicles are in this state. For the purposes of this subdivision, buses 
33.13 	do not include charter buses that are considered proratable vehicles under section 168.187, 
33.14 	subdivision 4. Fees are determined by section 168.013, subdivision 1e.
33.15 		Subd. 2.Contents of application. The application shall contain such information and 
33.16 	shall be executed in such manner as the registrar may require and shall include a complete 
33.17 	itinerary of the applicant and shall be accompanied by such evidence of ownership as the 
33.18 	registrar shall deem necessary.
33.19 		Subd. 3.Permit. Upon payment of the required tax the registrar shall issue, in lieu of 
33.20 	registration plates, a permit for each vehicle so taxed. The permit shall contain the name 
33.21 	and address of the owner, the make, type, serial number and year model of the vehicle, the 
33.22 	expiration date and any other information deemed necessary by the registrar. The permit 
33.23 	must be ~~carried in the vehicle at all times~~available in a format prescribed by the registrar 
33.24 	while the vehicle is being operated in this state.

33.25 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 168.327, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
33.26 	read:
33.27 		Subd. 5a.Vehicle records subscription service. (a) The commissioner may implement 
33.28 	a vehicle record subscription service to provide information concerning access to motor 
33.29 	vehicle records, including regular notice of records that have changed, to subscribers who:
33.30 	(1) pay applicable fees; and
33.31 	(2) are approved by the commissioner in accordance with section 168.346 and United 
33.32 	States Code, title 18, section 2721.
34.1 	(b) If a vehicle records subscription service is implemented, the commissioner must 
34.2 	establish a fee that does not exceed $3,680 per month for a subscription to the service. Fees 
34.3 	collected under this paragraph must be credited to the vehicle services operating account 
34.4 	under section 299A.705, subdivision 1, and are appropriated to the commissioner for the 
34.5 	purposes in this paragraph and paragraph (a).
34.6 	(c) If a motor vehicle records subscription service is implemented, the commissioner 
34.7 	must charge a fee of $0.02 per motor vehicle record requested. Of the fees collected, 20 
34.8 	percent must be credited to the vehicle services operating account under section 299A.705, 
34.9 	subdivision 1, and is appropriated to the commissioner for the purposes of this subdivision; 
34.10 	30 percent must be credited to the data security account in the special revenue fund under 
34.11 	section 3.9741, subdivision 5; and 50 percent must be credited to the driver and vehicle 
34.12 	services technology account under section 299A.705, subdivision 3.

34.13 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 168.327, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
34.14 		Subd. 6.Review and audit of ~~purchases of bulk~~ driver license and ~~motor~~ vehicle 
34.15 	records subscription service. Each ~~subscriber and each requester of bulk vehicle records~~
34.16 	subscription of vehicle records or driver license records shall annually engage an independent 
34.17 	professional organization to audit its uses of ~~bulk~~ data and its information technology security 
34.18 	procedures, including the methods and practices employed in the processing and use of 
34.19 	driver and vehicle services data. Within 30 days of the date of the audit report, each subscriber 
34.20 	and requester must submit each report to the legislative auditor and the commissioner.

34.21 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 168.327, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
34.22 	read:
34.23 		Subd. 7.Custom data request record fee. (a) For purposes of this subdivision, "custom 
34.24 	data request records" means a total of 1,000 or more vehicle title records and vehicle 
34.25 	registration records or a total of 1,000 or more driver's license records.
34.26 	(b) The commissioner must charge a fee of $0.02 per record for custom data request 
34.27 	vehicle records and custom data request vehicle registration records or custom data request 
34.28 	driver's license records.
34.29 	(c) Of the vehicle record fees collected, 20 percent must be credited to the vehicle services 
34.30 	operating account under section 299A.705, subdivision 1, and is appropriated to the 
34.31 	commissioner for the purposes of this subdivision; 30 percent must be credited to the data 
34.32 	security account in the special revenue fund under section 3.9741, subdivision 5; and 50 
35.1 	percent must be credited to the driver and vehicle services technology account under section 
35.2 	299A.705, subdivision 3.
35.3 	(d) Of the driver's license record fees collected, 20 percent must be credited to the driver 
35.4 	services operating account under section 299A.705, subdivision 2 and is appropriated to 
35.5 	the commissioner for the purposes of this subdivision; 30 percent must be credited to the 
35.6 	data security account in the special revenue fund under section 3.9741, subdivision 5; and 
35.7 	50 percent must be credited to the driver and vehicle services technology account under 
35.8 	section 299A.705, subdivision 3.
35.9 	(e) Additional fees apply for technical staff to create the custom set of data.

35.10 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 171.29, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
35.11 		Subd. 2.Reinstatement fees and surcharges allocated and appropriated. (a) An 
35.12 	individual whose driver's license has been revoked as provided in subdivision 1, except 
35.13 	under section 169A.52, 169A.54, 171.177, 609.2112, 609.2113, or 609.2114, or Minnesota 
35.14 	Statutes 2012, section 609.21, must pay a $30 fee before the driver's license is reinstated.
35.15 	(b) A person whose driver's license has been revoked as provided in subdivision 1 under 
35.16 	section 169A.52, 169A.54, 171.177, 609.2112, 609.2113, or 609.2114, or Minnesota Statutes 
35.17 	2012, section 609.21, must pay a $250 fee plus a $430 surcharge before the driver's license 
35.18 	is reinstated, except as provided in paragraph (f). The $250 fee is to be credited as follows:
35.19 	(1) Twenty percent must be credited to the driver services operating account in the 
35.20 	special revenue fund as specified in section 299A.705.
35.21 	(2) Sixty-seven percent must be credited to the general fund.
35.22 	(3) Eight percent must be credited to a separate account to be known as the Bureau of 
35.23 	Criminal Apprehension account. Money in this account is annually appropriated to the 
35.24 	commissioner of public safety and the appropriated amount must be apportioned 80 percent 
35.25 	for laboratory costs and 20 percent for carrying out the provisions of section 299C.065.
35.26 	(4) Five percent must be credited to a separate account to be known as the vehicle 
35.27 	forfeiture account, which is created in the special revenue fund. The money in the account 
35.28 	is annually appropriated to the commissioner for costs of handling vehicle forfeitures.
35.29 	(c) The revenue from $50 of the surcharge must be credited to a separate account to be 
35.30 	known as the traumatic brain injury and spinal cord injury account. The revenue from $50 
35.31 	of the surcharge on a reinstatement under paragraph (f) is credited from the first installment 
35.32 	payment to the traumatic brain injury and spinal cord injury account. The money in the 
36.1 	account is annually appropriated to the commissioner of health to be used as follows: 83 
36.2 	percent for contracts with a qualified community-based organization to provide information, 
36.3 	resources, and support to assist persons with traumatic brain injury and their families to 
36.4 	access services, and 17 percent to maintain the traumatic brain injury and spinal cord injury 
36.5 	registry created in section 144.662. For the purposes of this paragraph, a "qualified 
36.6 	community-based organization" is a private, not-for-profit organization of consumers of 
36.7 	traumatic brain injury services and their family members. The organization must be registered 
36.8 	with the United States Internal Revenue Service under section 501(c)(3) as a tax-exempt 
36.9 	organization and must have as its purposes:
36.10 	(1) the promotion of public, family, survivor, and professional awareness of the incidence 
36.11 	and consequences of traumatic brain injury;
36.12 	(2) the provision of a network of support for persons with traumatic brain injury, their 
36.13 	families, and friends;
36.14 	(3) the development and support of programs and services to prevent traumatic brain 
36.15 	injury;
36.16 	(4) the establishment of education programs for persons with traumatic brain injury; and
36.17 	(5) the empowerment of persons with traumatic brain injury through participation in its 
36.18 	governance.
36.19 	A patient's name, identifying information, or identifiable medical data must not be disclosed 
36.20 	to the organization without the informed voluntary written consent of the patient or patient's 
36.21 	guardian or, if the patient is a minor, of the parent or guardian of the patient.
36.22 	(d) The remainder of the surcharge must be credited to a separate account to be known 
36.23 	as the remote electronic alcohol-monitoring program account. The commissioner shall 
36.24 	transfer the balance of this account to the commissioner of management and budget on a 
36.25 	monthly basis for deposit in the general fund.
36.26 	(e) When these fees are collected by a licensing agent, appointed under section 171.061, 
36.27 	a handling charge is imposed in the amount specified under section 171.061, subdivision 
36.28 	4. The reinstatement fees and surcharge must be deposited in an approved depository as 
36.29 	directed under section 171.061, subdivision 4.
36.30 	(f) A person whose driver's license has been revoked as provided in subdivision 1 under 
36.31 	section 169A.52, 169A.54, or 171.177~~and who the court certifies as being financially~~ 
36.32 	~~eligible for a public defender under section 611.17,~~ may choose to pay 50 percent and an 
36.33 	additional $25 of the total amount of the surcharge and 50 percent of the fee required under 
37.1 	paragraph (b) to reinstate the person's driver's license, provided the person meets all other 
37.2 	requirements of reinstatement. If a person chooses to pay 50 percent of the total and an 
37.3 	additional $25, the driver's license must expire after two years. The person must pay an 
37.4 	additional 50 percent less $25 of the total to extend the license for an additional two years, 
37.5 	provided the person is otherwise still eligible for the license. After this final payment of the 
37.6 	surcharge and fee, the license may be renewed on a standard schedule, as provided under 
37.7 	section 171.27. A handling charge may be imposed for each installment payment. Revenue 
37.8 	from the handling charge is credited to the driver services operating account in the special 
37.9 	revenue fund and is appropriated to the commissioner.
37.10 	(g) Any person making installment payments under paragraph (f), whose driver's license 
37.11 	subsequently expires, or is canceled, revoked, or suspended before payment of 100 percent 
37.12 	of the surcharge and fee, must pay the outstanding balance due for the initial reinstatement 
37.13 	before the driver's license is subsequently reinstated. Upon payment of the outstanding 
37.14 	balance due for the initial reinstatement, the person may pay any new surcharge and fee 
37.15 	imposed under paragraph (b) in installment payments as provided under paragraph (f).

37.16 	Sec. 8. [345.16] STATE; UNCLAIMED PROPERTY; DISPOSITION; DUTY OF 
37.17 	STATE PATROL.
37.18 		Subdivision 1.State Patrol seizure. A State Patrol trooper may seize and retain any 
37.19 	personal property abandoned upon any public highway right-of-way, other public premises, 
37.20 	or other state-owned property.
37.21 		Subd. 2.Notice. Notice by the State Patrol of lost or abandoned property in its possession 
37.22 	must be made to the rightful owner, if the owner is known, by certified mail. The rightful 
37.23 	owner may reclaim the property within 90 days of notice after paying any expenses incurred 
37.24 	by the agency for processing and retaining such property.
37.25 		Subd. 3.Disposal. Unclaimed property may be sold at public sale, disposed of as state 
37.26 	surplus property, or destroyed based on the agency's judgment of the property's condition 
37.27 	and value.
37.28 		Subd. 4.Money. All lost or abandoned money and the proceeds from the sale of other 
37.29 	abandoned or lost property retained by the State Patrol pursuant to this section must be 
37.30 	deposited into the general fund.

38.1 	Sec. 9. APPROPRIATION CANCELLATION; PUBLIC SAFETY SUPPORT.
 38.2 	Of the funds appropriated in fiscal year 2021 for public safety support in Laws 2019, 
38.3 	First Special Session chapter 3, article 1, section 4, subdivision 1, paragraph (b), the 
38.4 	commissioner of public safety must cancel $220,000 to the general fund.

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

38.6 	Sec. 10. APPROPRIATION AVAILABILITY; PATROLLING HIGHWAYS.
 38.7 	Of the funds appropriated for patrolling highways in Laws 2019, First Special Session 
38.8 	chapter 3, article 1, section 4, subdivision 3, paragraph (a), up to $1,718,000 is available 
38.9 	until December 30, 2021, to pay for costs associated with the 2021 State Patrol Trooper 
38.10 	Academy.

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

38.12 	Sec. 11. REPEALER.
 38.13 	Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 168.327, subdivision 5; and 169.09, subdivision 7,
38.14 	are repealed.

APPENDIX 

Repealed Minnesota Statutes: 21-01975 

168.327 DRIVER AND VEHICLE RECORD FEES.Subd. 5.Bulk vehicle records requests. 
(a) "Bulk vehicle records" in this section is a total of 1,000 or more vehicle title records and vehicle registration records. 

(b) The commissioner shall charge a fee of $0.02 per record for a request of bulk vehicle records. 

(c) Of the fees collected, 20 percent must be credited to the vehicle services operating account under section 299A.705 and is appropriated to the commissioner for the purposes in this subdivision; 30 percent must be credited to the data security account in the special revenue fund under section 3.9741, subdivision 5; and 50 percent must be credited to the driver and vehicle services technology account under section 299A.705. 

169.09 COLLISIONS.Subd. 7.Accident report to commissioner. 
(a) The driver of a vehicle involved in an accident resulting in bodily injury to or death of any individual or total property damage to an apparent extent of $1,000 or more, shall forward a written report of the accident to the commissioner of public safety within ten days of the accident. On the required report, the driver shall provide the commissioner with the name and policy number of the insurer providing vehicle liability insurance coverage at the time of the accident. 

(b) On determining that the original report of any driver of a vehicle involved in an accident of which report must be made as provided in this section is insufficient, the commissioner of public safety may require the driver to file supplementary information.