1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to transportation; establishing a budget for transportation; appropriating 
1.3 	money for transportation purposes, including Department of Transportation, 
1.4 	Department of Public Safety, and Metropolitan Council activities; making policy 
1.5 	changes related to transportation; modifying requirements for noncompliant drivers' 
1.6 	licenses and Minnesota identification cards, including on eligibility, proof of lawful 
1.7 	presence, primary and secondary documentation, and data practices; making 
1.8 	technical changes; requiring reports; authorizing the sale and issuance of state 
1.9 	bonds;amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 4.075, by adding subdivisions; 
1.10 	13.69, subdivision 1; 13.6905, by adding a subdivision; 161.20, subdivision 4; 
1.11 	168.013, subdivision 1a; 168.327, subdivision 6; 171.04, subdivision 5; 171.06, 
1.12 	subdivisions 2, 3, 7, by adding subdivisions; 171.061, subdivision 4; 171.07, 
1.13 	subdivisions 1, 3; 171.12, subdivisions 7, 7a, 7b, 9, by adding a subdivision; 171.13, 
1.14 	subdivision 1a; 219.015, subdivision 2; 219.1651; 297A.99, subdivision 1; 
1.15 	299A.705, subdivision 1; 299D.03, subdivision 5; 473.39, by adding a subdivision; 
1.16 	Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 5, article 1, sections 2, subdivision 2; 4, 
1.17 	subdivision 4; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 168; 
1.18 	171; 297A; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 171.015, subdivision 7; 
1.19 	299A.705, subdivision 2; 360.915, subdivision 5.
1.20 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.21 	ARTICLE 1
1.22 	TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS

1.23	Section 1. TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS.
 	
1.24 	The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the agencies 
1.25 	and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the trunk highway 
1.26 	fund, or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated for each purpose. 
1.27 	Amounts for "Total Appropriation" and sums shown in the corresponding columns marked 
1.28 	"Appropriations by Fund" are summary only and do not have legal effect. Unless specified 
1.29 	otherwise, the amounts in fiscal year 2025 under "Appropriations by Fund" show the base 
2.1 	within the meaning of Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.11, subdivision 3, by fund. The 
2.2 	figures "2024" and "2025" used in this article mean that the appropriations listed under them 
2.3 	are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, or June 30, 2025, respectively. "Each 
2.4 	year" is each of fiscal years 2024 and 2025. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2024 and 2025. 
2.5 	"C.S.A.H." is the county state-aid highway fund. "M.S.A.S." is the municipal state-aid street 
2.6 	fund. "H.U.T.D." is the highway user tax distribution fund. "Staff" means those employees 
2.7 	who are identified in any of the following roles for the legislative committees: committee 
2.8 	administrator, committee legislative assistant, caucus research, fiscal analysis, counsel, or 
2.9 	nonpartisan research.

2.10				APPROPRIATIONS
	
2.11				Available for the Year
	
2.12				Ending June 30
	
2.13					2024
		2025

2.14
2.15	Sec. 2. DEPARTMENT OF 
TRANSPORTATION

2.16	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	3,957,176,000
	$
	3,603,475,000

2.17	Appropriations by Fund
	
2.18		2024
	2025
	
2.19	General
	439,143,000
	38,231,000
	
2.20	Airports
	25,368,000
	25,368,000
	
2.21	C.S.A.H.
	909,526,000
	944,217,000
	
2.22	M.S.A.S.
	234,230,000
	242,993,000
	
2.23	Trunk Highway
	2,348,909,000
	2,352,666,000
	
2.24 	The appropriations in this section are to the 
2.25 	commissioner of transportation.
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
		59,598,000
		18,598,000

2.32	Appropriations by Fund
	
2.33		2024
	2025
	
2.34	General
	41,000,000
	-0-
	
2.35	Airports
	18,598,000
	18,598,000
	
3.1 	This appropriation is from the state airports 
3.2 	fund and must be spent according to 
3.3 	Minnesota Statutes, section 360.305, 
3.4 	subdivision 4.
3.5 	$15,000,000 in fiscal year 2024 is from the 
3.6 	general fund for significantly delayed system 
3.7 	maintenance of critical airport safety systems, 
3.8 	equipment, and essential airfield technology. 
3.9 	This is a onetime appropriation.
3.10 	$26,000,000 in fiscal year 2024 is from the 
3.11 	general fund for matching federal aid, related 
3.12 	state investments, and appropriate costs 
3.13 	incurred by the department to carry out the 
3.14 	provisions of this section. This is a onetime 
3.15 	appropriation and is available until June 30, 
3.16 	2027.
3.17 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
3.18 	16A.28, subdivision 6, this appropriation is 
3.19 	available for five years after the year of the 
3.20 	appropriation. If the appropriation for either 
3.21 	year is insufficient, the appropriation for the 
3.22 	other year is available for it.
3.23 	If the commissioner of transportation 
3.24 	determines that a balance remains in the state 
3.25 	airports fund following the appropriations 
3.26 	made in this article and that the appropriations 
3.27 	made are insufficient for advancing airport 
3.28 	development and assistance projects, an 
3.29 	amount necessary to advance the projects, not 
3.30 	to exceed the balance in the state airports fund, 
3.31 	is appropriated in each year to the 
3.32 	commissioner and must be spent according to 
3.33 	Minnesota Statutes, section 360.305.Within 
3.34 	two weeks of a determination under this 
3.35 	contingent appropriation, the commissioner 
4.1 	of transportation must notify the commissioner 
4.2 	of management and budget and the chairs, 
4.3 	ranking minority members, and staff of the 
4.4 	legislative committees with jurisdiction over 
4.5 	transportation finance concerning the funds 
4.6 	appropriated. Funds appropriated under this 
4.7 	contingent appropriation do not adjust the base 
4.8 	for fiscal years 2026 and 2027.

4.9	(2) Aviation Support Services
		20,697,000
		10,531,000

4.10	Appropriations by Fund
	
4.11		2024
	2025
	
4.12	General
	14,007,000
	3,841,000
	
4.13	Airports
	6,690,000
	6,690,000
	
4.14 	$7,000,000 in fiscal year 2024 is from the 
4.15 	general fund to purchase two utility aircraft 
4.16 	for the Department of Transportation. This is 
4.17 	a onetime appropriation.
4.18 	$5,300,000 in fiscal year 2024 and $2,100,000 
4.19 	in fiscal year 2025 are from the general fund 
4.20 	to the Department of Agriculture for a 
4.21 	sustainable aviation fuel program under 
4.22 	Minnesota Statutes, section .......

4.23	(3) Civil Air Patrol
		80,000
		80,000
	
4.24 	This appropriation is from the state airports 
4.25 	fund for the Civil Air Patrol.

4.26	(b) Transit and Active Transportation
		86,278,000
		18,324,000
	
4.27 	This appropriation is from the general fund.
4.28 	$68,000,000 in fiscal year 2024 is from the 
4.29 	general fund for matching federal aid, related 
4.30 	state investments, and appropriate costs 
4.31 	incurred by the department to carry out the 
4.32 	provisions of this section. This appropriation 
4.33 	is available until June 30, 2027.

5.1	(c) Safe Routes to School
		500,000
		500,000
	
5.2 	This appropriation is from the general fund 
5.3 	for the safe routes to school program under 
5.4 	Minnesota Statutes, section 174.40.
5.5 	If the appropriation for either year is 
5.6 	insufficient, the appropriation for the other 
5.7 	year is available for it.

5.8	(d) Freight
		16,418,000
		13,213,000

5.9	Appropriations by Fund
	
5.10		2024
	2025
	
5.11	General
	10,051,000
	6,547,000
	
5.12	Trunk Highway
	6,367,000
	6,666,000
	
5.13 	$1,000,000 each year is from the general fund 
5.14 	for weigh station operations and capital 
5.15 	improvements.
5.16 	$1,955,000 in fiscal year 2024 and $3,360,000 
5.17 	in fiscal year 2025 are from the general fund 
5.18 	to provide a match to federal aid for capital 
5.19 	and operating costs for expanded Amtrak 
5.20 	service between the Twin Cities and Chicago.
5.21 	$5,000,000 in fiscal year 2024 is from the 
5.22 	general fund for matching federal aid grants 
5.23 	for improvements, engineering, and 
5.24 	administrative costs for the Stone Arch Bridge 
5.25 	in Minneapolis. This is a onetime 
5.26 	appropriation and is available until June 30, 
5.27 	2027.
5.28 	The base from the general fund is $8,063,000 
5.29 	in each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027.

5.30	Subd. 3.State Roads

5.31	(a) Operations and Maintenance
		411,972,000
		425,093,000

5.32	(b) Program Planning and Delivery

6.1	(1) Planning and Research
		32,679,000
		33,465,000
	
6.2 	The commissioner may use any balance 
6.3 	remaining in this appropriation for program 
6.4 	delivery under clause (2).
6.5 	$130,000 in each year is available for 
6.6 	administrative costs of the targeted group 
6.7 	business program.
6.8 	$266,000 in each year is available for grants 
6.9 	to metropolitan planning organizations outside 
6.10 	the seven-county metropolitan area.
6.11 	$900,000 in each year is available for grants 
6.12 	for transportation studies outside the 
6.13 	metropolitan area to identify critical concerns, 
6.14 	problems, and issues. These grants are 
6.15 	available: (1) to regional development 
6.16 	commissions; (2) in regions where no regional 
6.17 	development commission is functioning, to 
6.18 	joint powers boards established under 
6.19 	agreement of two or more political 
6.20 	subdivisions in the region to exercise the 
6.21 	planning functions of a regional development 
6.22 	commission; and (3) in regions where no 
6.23 	regional development commission or joint 
6.24 	powers board is functioning, to the Department 
6.25 	of Transportation district office for that region.

6.26	(2) Program Delivery
		263,008,000
		273,985,000

6.27	Appropriations by Fund
	
6.28		2024
	2025
	
6.29	General
	2,000,000
	2,000,000
	
6.30	Trunk Highway
	261,008,000
	271,985,000
	
6.31 	This appropriation includes use of consultants 
6.32 	to support development and management of 
6.33 	projects.
7.1 	$1,000,000 in each year is available for 
7.2 	management of contaminated and regulated 
7.3 	material on property owned by the Department 
7.4 	of Transportation, including mitigation of 
7.5 	property conveyances, facility acquisition or 
7.6 	expansion, chemical release at maintenance 
7.7 	facilities, and spills on the trunk highway 
7.8 	system where there is no known responsible 
7.9 	party. If the appropriation for either year is 
7.10 	insufficient, the appropriation for the other 
7.11 	year is available for it.

7.12	(c) State Road Construction
		1,205,213,000
		1,174,045,000
	
7.13 	This appropriation is for the actual 
7.14 	construction, reconstruction, and improvement 
7.15 	of trunk highways, including design-build 
7.16 	contracts, internal department costs associated 
7.17 	with delivering the construction program, 
7.18 	consultant usage to support these activities, 
7.19 	and the cost of actual payments to landowners 
7.20 	for lands acquired for highway rights-of-way, 
7.21 	payment to lessees, interest subsidies, and 
7.22 	relocation expenses.
7.23 	This appropriation includes federal highway 
7.24 	aid. The commissioner of transportation must 
7.25 	notify the chairs, ranking minority members, 
7.26 	and staff of the legislative committees with 
7.27 	jurisdiction over transportation finance of any 
7.28 	significant events that cause the estimates of 
7.29 	federal aid to change.
7.30 	The commissioner may expend up to one-half 
7.31 	of one percent of the federal appropriations 
7.32 	under this paragraph as grants to opportunity 
7.33 	industrialization centers and other nonprofit 
7.34 	job training centers for job training programs 
7.35 	related to highway construction.
8.1 	The commissioner may transfer up to 
8.2 	$15,000,000 in each year to the transportation 
8.3 	revolving loan fund.
8.4 	The commissioner may receive money 
8.5 	covering other shares of the cost of partnership 
8.6 	projects. These receipts are appropriated to 
8.7 	the commissioner for these projects.
8.8 	The base is $1,161,813,000 in each of fiscal 
8.9 	years 2026 and 2027.

8.10	(d) Corridors of Commerce
		25,000,000
		25,000,000
	
8.11 	This appropriation is for the corridors of 
8.12 	commerce program under Minnesota Statutes, 
8.13 	section 161.088. The commissioner may use 
8.14 	up to 17 percent of the amount in each year 
8.15 	for program delivery.

8.16	(e) Highway Debt Service
		282,658,000
		286,766,000
	
8.17 	$279,658,000 in fiscal year 2024 and 
8.18 	$283,766,000 in fiscal year 2025 are for 
8.19 	transfer to the state bond fund. If this 
8.20 	appropriation is insufficient to make all 
8.21 	transfers required in the year for which it is 
8.22 	made, the commissioner of management and 
8.23 	budget must transfer the deficiency amount 
8.24 	as provided under Minnesota Statutes, section 
8.25 	16A.641, and notify the chairs, ranking 
8.26 	minority members, and staff of the legislative 
8.27 	committees with jurisdiction over 
8.28 	transportation finance and the chairs of the 
8.29 	senate Finance Committee and the house of 
8.30 	representatives Ways and Means Committee 
8.31 	of the amount of the deficiency. Any excess 
8.32 	appropriation cancels to the trunk highway 
8.33 	fund.

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

9.1	Appropriations by Fund
	
9.2		2024
	2025
	
9.3	General
	2,003,000
	3,000
	
9.4	Trunk Highway
	6,650,000
	6,904,000
	
9.5 	$3,000 in each year is from the general fund 
9.6 	to equip and operate the Roosevelt signal 
9.7 	tower for Lake of the Woods weather 
9.8 	broadcasting.
9.9 	$2,000,000 in fiscal year 2024 is from the 
9.10 	general fund for Allied Radio Matrix for 
9.11 	Emergency Response (ARMER) tower 
9.12 	building improvements and replacement. This 
9.13 	is a onetime appropriation.

9.14	Subd. 4.Local Roads

9.15	(a) County State-Aid Highways
		909,526,000
		944,217,000
	
9.16 	This appropriation is from the county state-aid 
9.17 	highway fund under Minnesota Statutes, 
9.18 	sections 161.081 and 297A.815, subdivision 
9.19 	3, and chapter 162, and is available until June 
9.20 	30, 2033.
9.21 	If the commissioner of transportation 
9.22 	determines that a balance remains in the 
9.23 	county state-aid highway fund following the 
9.24 	appropriations and transfers made in this 
9.25 	paragraph and that the appropriations made 
9.26 	are insufficient for advancing county state-aid 
9.27 	highway projects, an amount necessary to 
9.28 	advance the projects, not to exceed the balance 
9.29 	in the county state-aid highway fund, is 
9.30 	appropriated in each year to the commissioner. 
9.31 	Within two weeks of a determination under 
9.32 	this contingent appropriation, the 
9.33 	commissioner of transportation must notify 
9.34 	the commissioner of management and budget 
10.1 	and the chairs, ranking minority members, and 
10.2 	staff of the legislative committees with 
10.3 	jurisdiction over transportation finance 
10.4 	concerning funds appropriated. The 
10.5 	commissioner must identify in the next budget 
10.6 	submission to the legislature under Minnesota 
10.7 	Statutes, section 16A.11, any amount that is 
10.8 	appropriated under this paragraph.

10.9	(b) Municipal State-Aid Streets
		234,230,000
		242,993,000
	
10.10 	This appropriation is from the municipal 
10.11 	state-aid street fund under Minnesota Statutes, 
10.12 	chapter 162, and is available until June 30, 
10.13 	2033.
10.14 	If the commissioner of transportation 
10.15 	determines that a balance remains in the 
10.16 	municipal state-aid street fund following the 
10.17 	appropriations and transfers made in this 
10.18 	paragraph and that the appropriations made 
10.19 	are insufficient for advancing municipal 
10.20 	state-aid street projects, an amount necessary 
10.21 	to advance the projects, not to exceed the 
10.22 	balance in the municipal state-aid street fund, 
10.23 	is appropriated in each year to the 
10.24 	commissioner. Within two weeks of a 
10.25 	determination under this contingent 
10.26 	appropriation, the commissioner of 
10.27 	transportation must notify the commissioner 
10.28 	of management and budget and the chairs, 
10.29 	ranking minority members, and staff of the 
10.30 	legislative committees with jurisdiction over 
10.31 	transportation finance concerning funds 
10.32 	appropriated. The commissioner must identify 
10.33 	in the next budget submission to the legislature 
10.34 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.11, any 
11.1 	amount that is appropriated under this 
11.2 	paragraph.

11.3	(c) Other Local Roads

11.4	(1) Small Cities Assistance
		40,000,000
		-0-
	
11.5 	This appropriation is from the general fund 
11.6 	for the small cities assistance program under 
11.7 	Minnesota Statutes, section 162.145. This is 
11.8 	a onetime appropriation.

11.911.10
	(2) Local Transportation Disaster Support 
Account
		4,300,000
		1,000,000
	
11.11 	This appropriation is from the general fund to 
11.12 	the commissioner of transportation to provide 
11.13 	cost-share for federal assistance from the 
11.14 	Federal Highway Administration for the 
11.15 	emergency relief program under United States 
11.16 	Code, title 23, section 125. These funds are 
11.17 	available until June 30, 2027.

11.18	Subd. 5.Agency Management

11.19	(a) Agency Services
		314,976,000
		87,038,000

11.20	Appropriations by Fund
	
11.21		2024
	2025
	
11.22	General
	238,949,000
	5,961,000
	
11.23	Trunk Highway
	76,027,000
	81,077,000
	
11.24 	$116,400,000 in fiscal year 2024 is from the 
11.25 	general fund for match requirements for 
11.26 	federal formula and discretionary grant 
11.27 	programs. From this amount, the 
11.28 	commissioner may make grants to any eligible 
11.29 	applicant for match requirements and costs 
11.30 	incurred by the department in providing 
11.31 	technical assistance to eligible applicants for 
11.32 	federal discretionary grant programs. This is 
11.33 	a onetime appropriation and is available until 
11.34 	June 30, 2027.
12.1 	$100,000,000 in fiscal year 2024 is from the 
12.2 	general fund for local government match 
12.3 	requirements for federal formula and 
12.4 	discretionary grant programs. From this 
12.5 	amount the commissioner may make grants 
12.6 	to any eligible applicant for match 
12.7 	requirements and costs incurred by the 
12.8 	department in providing technical assistance 
12.9 	to eligible applicants for federal discretionary 
12.10 	grant programs. This is a onetime 
12.11 	appropriation and is available until June 30, 
12.12 	2027.
12.13 	$13,600,000 in fiscal year 2024 is from the 
12.14 	general fund for matching federal aid, related 
12.15 	state investments, and appropriate costs 
12.16 	incurred by the department to carry out the 
12.17 	electric vehicle infrastructure program under 
12.18 	Minnesota Statutes, section 174.47. This is a 
12.19 	onetime appropriation and is available until 
12.20 	June 30, 2027.
12.21 	$900,000 in fiscal year 2024 and $900,000 in 
12.22 	fiscal year 2025 are from the general fund to 
12.23 	the commissioner of transportation for the 
12.24 	purpose of establishing a Tribal affairs 
12.25 	workforce training program related to the 
12.26 	construction industry. The commissioner may 
12.27 	enter into an agreement with any private, 
12.28 	public, or Tribal entity for the planning, 
12.29 	designing, developing, delivery, and hosting 
12.30 	of the program. The commissioner may use 
12.31 	the appropriation made in this paragraph to 
12.32 	pay for reasonable costs incurred to administer 
12.33 	the program. This appropriation is available 
12.34 	until June 30, 2027.

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

13.1	Appropriations by Fund
	
13.2		2024
	2025
	
13.3	General
	55,000
	55,000
	
13.4	Trunk Highway
	40,735,000
	41,065,000
	
13.5 	Any money appropriated to the commissioner 
13.6 	of transportation for building construction for 
13.7 	any fiscal year before fiscal year 2024 is 
13.8 	available to the commissioner during the 
13.9 	biennium to the extent that the commissioner 
13.10 	spends the money on the building construction 
13.11 	projects for which the money was originally 
13.12 	encumbered during the fiscal year for which 
13.13 	it was appropriated. If the appropriation for 
13.14 	either year is insufficient, the appropriation 
13.15 	for the other year is available for it.

13.16	(c) Tort Claims
		600,000
		600,000
	
13.17 	If the appropriation for either year is 
13.18 	insufficient, the appropriation for the other 
13.19 	year is available for it.

13.20	Subd. 6.Transfers
 					
13.21 	(a) With the approval of the commissioner of 
13.22 	management and budget, the commissioner 
13.23 	of transportation may transfer unencumbered 
13.24 	balances among the appropriations from the 
13.25 	trunk highway fund and the state airports fund 
13.26 	made in this section. Transfers under this 
13.27 	paragraph must not be made: (1) between 
13.28 	funds; (2) from the appropriations for state 
13.29 	road construction or debt service; or (3) from 
13.30 	the appropriations for operations and 
13.31 	maintenance or program delivery, except for 
13.32 	a transfer to state road construction or debt 
13.33 	service.
14.1 	(b) The commissioner of transportation must 
14.2 	immediately report transfers under paragraph 
14.3 	(a) to the chairs, ranking minority members, 
14.4 	and staff of the legislative committees with 
14.5 	jurisdiction over transportation finance. The 
14.6 	authority for the commissioner of 
14.7 	transportation to make transfers under 
14.8 	Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.285, is 
14.9 	superseded by the authority and requirements 
14.10 	under this subdivision.
14.11 	(c) The commissioner of transportation must 
14.12 	transfer from the flexible highway account in 
14.13 	the county state-aid highway fund:
14.14 	(1) $1,850,000 in fiscal year 2024 to the trunk 
14.15 	highway fund;
14.16 	(2) $5,000,000 in fiscal year 2024 to the 
14.17 	municipal turnback account in the municipal 
14.18 	state-aid street fund; and
14.19 	(3) the remainder in each year to the county 
14.20 	turnback account in the county state-aid 
14.21 	highway fund.
14.22 	The funds transferred are for highway 
14.23 	turnback purposes as provided under 
14.24 	Minnesota Statutes, section 161.081, 
14.25 	subdivision 3.

14.26	Subd. 7.Contingent Appropriations
 					
14.27 	The commissioner of transportation, with the 
14.28 	approval of the governor and the written 
14.29 	approval of at least five members of a group 
14.30 	consisting of the members of the Legislative 
14.31 	Advisory Commission under Minnesota 
14.32 	Statutes, section 3.30, and the ranking minority 
14.33 	members of the legislative committees with 
14.34 	jurisdiction over transportation finance, may 
15.1 	transfer all or part of the unappropriated 
15.2 	balance in the trunk highway fund to an 
15.3 	appropriation: (1) for trunk highway design, 
15.4 	construction, or inspection in order to take 
15.5 	advantage of an unanticipated receipt of 
15.6 	income to the trunk highway fund or to take 
15.7 	advantage of federal advanced construction 
15.8 	funding; (2) for trunk highway maintenance 
15.9 	in order to meet an emergency; or (3) to pay 
15.10 	tort or environmental claims. Nothing in this 
15.11 	subdivision authorizes the commissioner to 
15.12 	increase the use of federal advanced 
15.13 	construction funding beyond amounts 
15.14 	specifically authorized. Any transfer as a result 
15.15 	of the use of federal advanced construction 
15.16 	funding must include an analysis of the effects 
15.17 	on the long-term trunk highway fund balance. 
15.18 	The amount transferred is appropriated for the 
15.19 	purpose of the account to which it is 
15.20 	transferred.

15.21	Sec. 3. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL

15.22	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	117,830,000
	$
	88,630,000
	
15.23 	The appropriations in this section are from the 
15.24 	general fund to the Metropolitan Council.
15.25 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
15.26 	purpose are specified in the following 
15.27 	subdivisions.

15.28	Subd. 2.Transit System Operations
 		61,854,000
		32,654,000
	
15.29 	This appropriation is for transit system 
15.30 	operations under Minnesota Statutes, sections 
15.31 	473.371 to 473.449.
15.32 	$29,200,000 in fiscal year 2024 is for the 
15.33 	implementation of the zero-emission transit 
15.34 	vehicle plan under Minnesota Statutes, section 
16.1 	473.3927, and for matching funds for federal 
16.2 	low- or no-emission project applications. This 
16.3 	is a onetime appropriation and is available 
16.4 	until June 30, 2027.

16.5	Subd. 3.Metro Mobility
 		55,976,000
		55,976,000
	
16.6 	This appropriation is for Metro Mobility under 
16.7 	Minnesota Statutes, section 473.386.

16.8	Sec. 4. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY

16.9	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	285,227,000
	$
	280,863,000

16.10	Appropriations by Fund
	
16.11		2024
	2025
	
16.12	General
	46,913,000
	34,551,000
	
16.13	H.U.T.D.
	1,336,000
	1,378,000
	
16.14	Special Revenue
	72,523,000
	74,338,000
	
16.15	Trunk Highway
	164,455,000
	170,596,000
	
16.16 	The appropriations in this section are to the 
16.17 	commissioner of public safety.
16.18 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
16.19 	purpose are specified in the following 
16.20 	subdivisions. The commissioner must spend 
16.21 	appropriations from the trunk highway fund 
16.22 	in subdivision 3 only for state patrol purposes.

16.23	Subd. 2.Administration and Related Services

16.24	(a) Office of Communications
		786,000
		928,000
	
16.25 	This appropriation is from the general fund.

16.26	(b) Public Safety Support
		8,319,000
		9,405,000

16.27	Appropriations by Fund
	
16.28		2024
	2025
	
16.29	General
	3,392,000
	4,196,000
	
16.30	Trunk Highway
	4,927,000
	5,209,000

16.31	(c) Public Safety Officer Survivor Benefits
		640,000
		640,000
	
17.1 	This appropriation is from the general fund 
17.2 	for payment of public safety officer survivor 
17.3 	benefits under Minnesota Statutes, section 
17.4 	299A.44. If the appropriation for either year 
17.5 	is insufficient, the appropriation for the other 
17.6 	year is available for it.

17.7	(d) Public Safety Officer Reimbursements
		1,367,000
		1,367,000
	
17.8 	This appropriation is from the general fund 
17.9 	for transfer to the public safety officer's benefit 
17.10 	account. This money is available for 
17.11 	reimbursements under Minnesota Statutes, 
17.12 	section 299A.465.

17.13	(e) Technology and Support Services
		6,712,000
		6,783,000

17.14	Appropriations by Fund
	
17.15		2024
	2025
	
17.16	General
	1,645,000
	1,684,000
	
17.17	Trunk Highway
	5,067,000
	5,099,000

17.18	Subd. 3.State Patrol

17.19	(a) Patrolling Highways
		151,394,000
		141,731,000

17.20	Appropriations by Fund
	
17.21		2024
	2025
	
17.22	General
	15,148,000
	389,000
	
17.23	H.U.T.D.
	92,000
	92,000
	
17.24	Trunk Highway
	136,154,000
	141,250,000
	
17.25 	$14,500,000 in fiscal year 2024 is from the 
17.26 	general fund to purchase a helicopter for the 
17.27 	State Patrol. These funds are available until 
17.28 	June 30, 2025. This is a onetime appropriation.

17.29	(b) Commercial Vehicle Enforcement
		17,746,000
		18,423,000

17.30	(c) Capitol Security
		18,666,000
		19,231,000
	
17.31 	This appropriation is from the general fund.
17.32 	The commissioner must not:
18.1 	(1) spend any money from the trunk highway 
18.2 	fund for capitol security; or
18.3 	(2) permanently transfer any state trooper from 
18.4 	the patrolling highways activity to capitol 
18.5 	security.
18.6 	The commissioner must not transfer any 
18.7 	money appropriated to the commissioner under 
18.8 	this section:
18.9 	(1) to capitol security; or
18.10 	(2) from capitol security.

18.11	(d) Vehicle Crimes Unit
		1,244,000
		1,286,000
	
18.12 	This appropriation is from the highway user 
18.13 	tax distribution fund to investigate:
18.14 	(1) registration tax and motor vehicle sales tax 
18.15 	liabilities from individuals and businesses that 
18.16 	currently do not pay all taxes owed; and
18.17 	(2) illegal or improper activity related to the 
18.18 	sale, transfer, titling, and registration of motor 
18.19 	vehicles.

18.20	Subd. 4.Driver and Vehicle Services

18.21	(a) Driver Services
		43,145,000
		44,446,000
	
18.22 	This appropriation is from the driver and 
18.23 	vehicle services operating account in the 
18.24 	special revenue fund under Minnesota 
18.25 	Statutes, section 299A.705.
18.26 	The base is $43,924,000 in each of fiscal years 
18.27 	2026 and 2027.

18.28	(b) Vehicle Services
		27,935,000
		28,449,000
	
18.29 	This appropriation is from the driver and 
18.30 	vehicle services operating account in the 
18.31 	special revenue fund under Minnesota 
18.32 	Statutes, section 299A.705.

19.1	Subd. 5.Traffic Safety
 		5,270,000
		6,171,000

19.2	Appropriations by Fund
	
19.3		2024
	2025
	
19.4	General
	4,709,000
	5,556,000
	
19.5	Trunk Highway
	561,000
	615,000
	
19.6 	$2,500,000 in each year is from the general 
19.7 	fund for staff and operating costs for a new 
19.8 	Traffic Safety Advisory Council.
19.9 	$813,000 in fiscal year 2024 and $1,625,000 
19.10 	in fiscal year 2025 are from the general fund 
19.11 	for staff and operating costs to create a Traffic 
19.12 	Safety Data Analytics Center.
19.13 	$750,000 in each year is from the general fund 
19.14 	for staff, operating costs, and grants to conduct 
19.15 	an ongoing pilot project for roadside testing 
19.16 	of drivers who may be impaired by controlled 
19.17 	substances.

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

19.19	Appropriations by Fund
	
19.20		2024
	2025
	
19.21	General
	560,000
	560,000
	
19.22	Special Revenue
	1,443,000
	1,443,000
	
19.23 	This appropriation is from the pipeline safety 
19.24 	account in the special revenue fund under 
19.25 	Minnesota Statutes, section 299J.18.

19.26 	Sec. 5. Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 5, article 1, section 2, subdivision 2, is 
19.27 	amended to read:

19.28	Subd. 2.Multimodal Systems
 					
19.29 	(a) Aeronautics

19.30	(1) Airport Development and Assistance
		24,198,000
		18,598,000

19.31	Appropriations by Fund
	
19.32		2022
	2023
	
20.1	General
	5,600,000
	-0-
	
20.2	Airports
	18,598,000
	18,598,000
	
20.3 	This appropriation is from the state airports 
20.4 	fund and must be spent according to 
20.5 	Minnesota Statutes, section 360.305, 
20.6 	subdivision 4.
20.7 	$5,600,000 in fiscal year 2022 is from the 
20.8 	general fund for a grant to the city of Karlstad 
20.9 	for the acquisition of land, predesign, design, 
20.10 	engineering, and construction of a primary 
20.11 	airport runway.
20.12 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
20.13 	16A.28, subdivision 6, this appropriation is 
20.14 	available for five years after the year of the 
20.15 	appropriation. If the appropriation for either 
20.16 	year is insufficient, the appropriation for the 
20.17 	other year is available for it.
20.18 	If the commissioner of transportation 
20.19 	determines that a balance remains in the state 
20.20 	airports fund following the appropriations 
20.21 	made in this article and that the appropriations 
20.22 	made are insufficient for advancing airport 
20.23 	development and assistance projects, an 
20.24 	amount necessary to advance the projects, not 
20.25 	to exceed the balance in the state airports fund, 
20.26 	is appropriated in each year to the 
20.27 	commissioner and must be spent according to 
20.28 	Minnesota Statutes, section 360.305, 
20.29 	subdivision 4. Within two weeks of a 
20.30 	determination under this contingent 
20.31 	appropriation, the commissioner of 
20.32 	transportation must notify the commissioner 
20.33 	of management and budget and the chairs, 
20.34 	ranking minority members, and staff of the 
20.35 	legislative committees with jurisdiction over 
21.1 	transportation finance concerning the funds 
21.2 	appropriated. Funds appropriated under this 
21.3 	contingent appropriation do not adjust the base 
21.4 	for fiscal years 2024 and 2025.

21.5	(2) Aviation Support Services
		8,332,000
		8,340,000

21.6	Appropriations by Fund
	
21.7		2022
	2023
	
21.8	General
	1,650,000
	1,650,000
	
21.9	Airports
	6,682,000
	6,690,000
	
21.10 	$28,000 in fiscal year 2022 and $36,000 in 
21.11 	fiscal year 2023 are from the state airports 
21.12 	fund for costs related to regulating unmanned 
21.13 	aircraft systems.

21.14	(3) Civil Air Patrol
		80,000
		80,000
	
21.15 	This appropriation is from the state airports 
21.16 	fund for the Civil Air Patrol.

21.17	(b) Transit and Active Transportation
		23,501,000
		18,201,000
	
21.18 	This appropriation is from the general fund.
21.19 	$5,000,000 in fiscal year 2022 is for the active 
21.20 	transportation program under Minnesota 
21.21 	Statutes, section 174.38. This is a onetime 
21.22 	appropriation and is available until June 30, 
21.23 	2025.
21.24 	$300,000 in fiscal year 2022 is for a grant to 
21.25 	the 494 Corridor Commission. The 
21.26 	commissioner must not retain any portion of 
21.27 	the funds appropriated under this section. The 
21.28 	commissioner must make grant payments in 
21.29 	full by December 31, 2021. Funds under this 
21.30 	grant are for programming and service 
21.31 	expansion to assist companies and commuters 
21.32 	in telecommuting efforts and promotion of 
21.33 	best practices. A grant recipient must provide 
22.1 	telework resources, assistance, information, 
22.2 	and related activities on a statewide basis. This 
22.3 	is a onetime appropriation.

22.4	(c) Safe Routes to School
		5,500,000
		500,000
	
22.5 	This appropriation is from the general fund 
22.6 	for the safe routes to school program under 
22.7 	Minnesota Statutes, section 174.40.
22.8 	If the appropriation for either year is 
22.9 	insufficient, the appropriation for the other 
22.10 	year is available for it. $5,000,000 in fiscal 
22.11 	year 2022 from the general fund is available 
22.12 	until June 30, 2025.

22.13	(d) Passenger Rail
		10,500,000
		500,000
	
22.14 	This appropriation is from the general fund 
22.15 	for passenger rail activities under Minnesota 
22.16 	Statutes, sections 174.632 to 174.636.
22.17 	$10,000,000 in fiscal year 2022 is for final 
22.18 	design and construction to provide for a 
22.19 	second daily Amtrak train service between 
22.20 	Minneapolis and St. Paul and Chicago. The 
22.21 	commissioner may expend funds for program 
22.22 	delivery and administration from this amount. 
22.23 	This is a onetime appropriation and is 
22.24 	available until June 30, 2025.

22.25	(e) Freight
		8,342,000
		7,323,000

22.26	Appropriations by Fund
	
22.27		2022
	2023
	
22.28	General
	2,464,000
	1,445,000
	
22.29	Trunk Highway
	5,878,000
	5,878,000
	
22.30 	$1,000,000 in fiscal year 2022 is from the 
22.31 	general fund for procurement costs of a 
22.32 	statewide freight network optimization tool. 
23.1 	This is a onetime appropriation and is 
23.2 	available until June 30, 2023 2025.
23.3 	$350,000 in fiscal year 2022 and $287,000 in 
23.4 	fiscal year 2023 are from the general fund for 
23.5 	two additional rail safety inspectors in the state 
23.6 	rail safety inspection program under 
23.7 	Minnesota Statutes, section 219.015. In each 
23.8 	year, the commissioner must not increase the 
23.9 	total assessment amount under Minnesota 
23.10 	Statutes, section 219.015, subdivision 2, from 
23.11 	the most recent assessment amount.

23.12 	Sec. 6. Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 5, article 1, section 4, subdivision 4, is 
23.13 	amended to read:

23.14	Subd. 4.Driver and Vehicle Services

23.15	(a) Driver Services
		44,820,000
		39,685,000
	
23.16 	This appropriation is from the driver services 
23.17 	operating account in the special revenue fund 
23.18 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 299A.705, 
23.19 	subdivision 2.
23.20 	$2,598,000 in each year is for costs to reopen 
23.21 	all driver's license examination stations that 
23.22 	were closed in 2020 due to the COVID-19 
23.23 	pandemic. This amount is not available for the 
23.24 	public information center, general 
23.25 	administration, or operational support. This is 
23.26 	a onetime appropriation.
23.27 	$2,229,000 in fiscal year 2022 and $155,000 
23.28 	in fiscal year 2023 are for costs of a pilot 
23.29 	project for same-day issuance of drivers' 
23.30 	licenses and state identification cards.
23.31 	The base is $36,398,000 in each of fiscal years 
23.32 	2024 and 2025.

24.224.1
	(b) Vehicle Services
		37,418,000
		35,535,000
27,299,000

24.3	Appropriations by Fund
	
24.4		2022
	2023
	
24.5	H.U.T.D.
	686,000
	-0-
	
24.724.6
	Special Revenue
	36,732,000
	35,535,000
27,299,000
	
24.8 	The special revenue fund appropriation is from 
24.9 	the vehicle services operating account under 
24.10 	Minnesota Statutes, section 299A.705, 
24.11 	subdivision 1.
24.12 	$200,000 in fiscal year 2022 is from the 
24.13 	vehicle services operating account for the 
24.14 	independent expert review of MnDRIVE under 
24.15 	article 4, section 144, for expenses of the chair 
24.16 	and the review team related to work completed 
24.17 	pursuant to that section, including any 
24.18 	contracts entered into. This is a onetime 
24.19 	appropriation.
24.20 	$250,000 in fiscal year 2022 is from the 
24.21 	vehicle services operating account for 
24.22 	programming costs related to the 
24.23 	implementation of self-service kiosks for 
24.24 	vehicle registration renewal. This is a onetime 
24.25 	appropriation and is available in fiscal year 
24.26 	2023.
24.27 	The base is $33,788,000 in each of fiscal years 
24.28 	2024 and 2025.

24.29 	Sec. 7. STATE PATROL OPERATING DEFICIENCY.
 24.30 	(a) $6,728,000 in fiscal year 2023 is appropriated from the trunk highway fund to the 
24.31 	commissioner of public safety for State Patrol operating costs. This is a onetime appropriation 
24.32 	and is available until December 31, 2023.
25.1 	(b) $106,000 in fiscal year 2023 is appropriated from the highway user tax distribution 
25.2 	fund to the commissioner of public safety for the State Patrol Vehicle Crimes Unit. This is 
25.3 	a onetime appropriation and is available until December 31, 2023.

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

25.5 	Sec. 8. TRUNK HIGHWAY FUND; TRANSFER.
 25.6 	The commissioner of management and budget must transfer $358,112,000 in fiscal year 
25.7 	2024 from the general fund to the trunk highway fund. This is a onetime transfer.

25.8 	ARTICLE 2
25.9 	TRUNK HIGHWAY BONDS

25.10 	Section 1. BOND APPROPRIATIONS.
 25.11 	The sums shown in the column under "Appropriations" are appropriated from the bond 
25.12 	proceeds account in the trunk highway fund to the state agencies or officials indicated to 
25.13 	be spent for public purposes. Appropriations of bond proceeds must be spent as authorized 
25.14 	by the Minnesota Constitution, articles XI and XIV. Unless otherwise specified, money 
25.15 	appropriated in this article for a capital program or project may be used to pay state agency 
25.16 	staff costs that are attributed directly to the capital program or project in accordance with 
25.17 	accounting policies adopted by the commissioner of management and budget.

25.18	SUMMARY
	
25.19	Department of Transportation
	$
	50,000,000
	
25.20	Department of Management and Budget
	$
	50,000
	
25.21	TOTAL
	$
	50,050,000

25.22						APPROPRIATIONS

25.23
25.24	Sec. 2. DEPARTMENT OF 
TRANSPORTATION
 			$
	50,000,000
	
25.25 	This appropriation is from the bond proceeds 
25.26 	account in the trunk highway fund to the 
25.27 	commissioner of transportation for the 
25.28 	environmental analysis, predesign, design, 
25.29 	engineering, construction, reconstruction, and 
25.30 	improvement of trunk highways, including 
25.31 	design-build contracts, internal department 
25.32 	costs associated with delivering the 
26.1 	construction program, and consultant usage 
26.2 	to support these activities. The commissioner 
26.3 	may use up to 17 percent of this amount for 
26.4 	program delivery.

26.5	Sec. 3. BOND SALE EXPENSES
 			$
	50,000
	
26.6 	This appropriation is to the commissioner of 
26.7 	management and budget for bond sale 
26.8 	expenses under Minnesota Statutes, sections 
26.9 	16A.641, subdivision 8, and 167.50, 
26.10 	subdivision 4.

26.11	Sec. 4. BOND SALE AUTHORIZATION.
 					
26.12 	To provide the money appropriated in this article from the bond proceeds account in the 
26.13 	trunk highway fund, the commissioner of management and budget shall sell and issue bonds 
26.14 	of the state in an amount up to $50,050,000 in the manner, upon the terms, and with the 
26.15 	effect prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, sections 167.50 to 167.52, and by the Minnesota 
26.16 	Constitution, article XIV, section 11, at the times and in the amounts requested by the 
26.17 	commissioner of transportation. The proceeds of the bonds, except accrued interest and any 
26.18 	premium received from the sale of the bonds, must be deposited in the bond proceeds account 
26.19 	in the trunk highway fund.

26.20 	ARTICLE 3
26.21 	TRANSPORTATION POLICY

26.22 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 4.075, is amended by adding a subdivision 
26.23 	to read:
26.24 		Subd. 4.Traffic Safety Advisory Council established. (a) A Traffic Safety Advisory 
26.25 	Council is established to advise, consult with, coordinate, and make program 
26.26 	recommendations to the commissioners of the Department of Public Safety, Department of 
26.27 	Transportation, and Department of Health on the development and implementation of 
26.28 	projects and programs intended to improve traffic safety on all Minnesota road systems. 
26.29 	The advisory council serves as the lead for the state Toward Zero Deaths program. The 
26.30 	Department of Public Safety Office of Traffic Safety shall serve as the host agency for the 
26.31 	council and shall manage the financial and operational aspects of the council's activities.
27.1 	(b) The council chair shall be filled on a two-year rotating basis by a designee from the 
27.2 	Department of Public Safety, the Department of Transportation, or the Department of Health. 
27.3 	When not serving as the chair, the remaining two designees shall serve as vice chairs.
27.4 	(c) The council consists of the following additional members:
27.5 	(1) the statewide Toward Zero Deaths program director;
27.6 	(2) the chief or a designee from the Minnesota State Patrol;
27.7 	(3) the chair or a designee from the Senate Transportation Committee;
27.8 	(4) the ranking minority member or a designee from the Senate Transportation Committee;
27.9 	(5) the chair or a designee from the House of Representatives Transportation Committee;
27.10 	(6) the ranking minority member or a designee from the House of Representatives 
27.11 	Transportation Committee;
27.12 	(7) a Toward Zero Deaths program regional coordinator;
27.13 	(8) a Department of Public Safety law enforcement liaison;
27.14 	(9) a representative from the Department of Human Services;
27.15 	(10) a representative from the Department of Education;
27.16 	(11) a representative from the Minnesota Chiefs of Police Association;
27.17 	(12) a representative from the Minnesota Sheriffs' Association;
27.18 	(13) a representative from the Minnesota Safety Council;
27.19 	(14) a representative from AAA Minneapolis;
27.20 	(15) a representative from the Minnesota Trucking Association;
27.21 	(16) a representative from the Insurance Federation of Minnesota;
27.22 	(17) a representative from the Association of Minnesota Counties;
27.23 	(18) a representative from the League of Minnesota Cities;
27.24 	(19) the Department of Public Safety Judicial Outreach Liaison;
27.25 	(20) a representative from the disability community; and
27.26 	(21) a representative from the bicycling advocacy community.

28.1 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 4.075, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
28.2 	read:
28.3 		Subd. 5.Traffic Safety Advisory Council administration. (a) The Traffic Safety 
28.4 	Advisory Council must meet no less than four times per year or more frequently, as 
28.5 	determined by the chair, a majority of the council members, or any of the designated 
28.6 	commissioners.
28.7 	(b) The chair shall regularly report to the respective commissioners on the activities of 
28.8 	the council and on the state of traffic safety in Minnesota.
28.9 	(c) The terms, compensation, and appointment of members are governed by section 
28.10 	15.059.
28.11 	(d) The council may appoint subcommittees and working groups. Subcommittees shall 
28.12 	consist of council members. Working groups may include nonmembers. Nonmembers shall 
28.13 	be compensated for working group activities under section 15.059, subdivision 3, for 
28.14 	expenses only.

28.15 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 4.075, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
28.16 	read:
28.17 		Subd. 6.Traffic Safety Advisory Council duties. The Traffic Safety Advisory Council 
28.18 	shall:
28.19 	(1) advise the governor, legislature, and heads of state departments and agencies about 
28.20 	policies, programs, and services affecting traffic safety;
28.21 	(2) advise the statewide Toward Zero Deaths program coordinator and state department 
28.22 	representatives on the activities of the Toward Zero Deaths program, including educating 
28.23 	the public about traffic safety;
28.24 	(3) encourage state departments and other agencies to conduct needed research in the 
28.25 	field of traffic safety;
28.26 	(4) review recommendations of the subcommittees and working groups;
28.27 	(5) review and comment on all grants dealing with traffic safety and on the development 
28.28 	and implementation of state and local traffic safety plans; and
28.29 	(6) prepare and submit an annual report to the governor and the chairs and ranking 
28.30 	minority members of appropriate legislative committees.

29.1 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 13.69, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
29.2 		Subdivision 1.Classifications. (a) The following government data of the Department 
29.3 	of Public Safety are private data:
29.4 	(1) medical data on driving instructors, licensed drivers, and applicants for parking 
29.5 	certificates and special license plates issued to physically disabled persons;
29.6 	(2) other data on holders of a disability certificate under section 169.345, except that (i) 
29.7 	data that are not medical data may be released to law enforcement agencies, and (ii) data 
29.8 	necessary for enforcement of sections 169.345 and 169.346 may be released to parking 
29.9 	enforcement employees or parking enforcement agents of statutory or home rule charter 
29.10 	cities and towns;
29.11 	(3) Social Security numbers in driver's license and motor vehicle registration records, 
29.12 	except that Social Security numbers must be provided to the Department of Revenue for 
29.13 	purposes of debt collection and tax administration, the Department of Labor and Industry 
29.14 	for purposes of workers' compensation administration and enforcement, the judicial branch 
29.15 	for purposes of debt collection, and the Department of Natural Resources for purposes of 
29.16 	license application administration, and except that the last four digits of the Social Security 
29.17 	number must be provided to the Department of Human Services for purposes of recovery 
29.18 	of Minnesota health care program benefits paid; and
29.19 	(4) data on persons listed as standby or temporary custodians under section 171.07, 
29.20 	subdivision 11, except that the data must be released to:
29.21 	(i) law enforcement agencies for the purpose of verifying that an individual is a designated 
29.22 	caregiver; or
29.23 	(ii) law enforcement agencies who state that the license holder is unable to communicate 
29.24 	at that time and that the information is necessary for notifying the designated caregiver of 
29.25 	the need to care for a child of the license holder.; and
29.26 	(5) race and ethnicity data on license holders and identification card holders under section 
29.27 	171.06, subdivision 3. The Department of Public Safety Office of Traffic Safety is authorized 
29.28 	to receive race and ethnicity data from Driver and Vehicle Services for only the purposes 
29.29 	of research, evaluation, and public reports.
29.30 	The department may release the Social Security number only as provided in clause (3) 
29.31 	and must not sell or otherwise provide individual Social Security numbers or lists of Social 
29.32 	Security numbers for any other purpose.
30.1 	(b) The following government data of the Department of Public Safety are confidential 
30.2 	data: data concerning an individual's driving ability when that data is received from a member 
30.3 	of the individual's family.

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

30.5 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 161.20, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
30.6 		Subd. 4.Debt collection. The commissioner shall make reasonable and businesslike 
30.7 	efforts to collect money owed for licenses, fines, penalties, and permit fees or arising from 
30.8 	damages to state-owned property, traffic control, or other causes related to the activities of 
30.9 	the Department of Transportation. The commissioner may contract for debt collection 
30.10 	services for the purpose of collecting a money judgment or legal indebtedness. The 
30.11 	commissioner may enter into an agreement with the commissioner of public safety to use 
30.12 	debt collection services authorized by this subdivision when civil penalties relating to the 
30.13 	use of highways have been reduced to money judgment. Money received as full or partial 
30.14 	payment shall be deposited to the appropriate fund. When money is collected through 
30.15 	contracted services, the commissioner may make payment for the service from the money 
30.16 	collected. The amount necessary for payment of contractual collection costs is appropriated 
30.17 	from the fund in which money so collected is deposited.

30.18 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 168.013, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:
30.19 		Subd. 1a.Passenger automobile; hearse. (a) On passenger automobiles as defined in 
30.20 	section 168.002, subdivision 24, and hearses, except as otherwise provided, the registration 
30.21 	tax is calculated as $10 plus:
30.22 	(1) for a vehicle initially registered in Minnesota prior to November 16, 2020, 1.25 
30.23 	percent of the manufacturer's suggested retail price of the vehicle and the destination charge, 
30.24 	subject to the adjustments in paragraphs (f) and (g); or
30.25 	(2) for a vehicle initially registered in Minnesota on or after November 16, 2020, 1.285 
30.26 	percent of the manufacturer's suggested retail price of the vehicle, subject to the adjustments 
30.27 	in paragraphs (f) and (g).
30.28 	(b) The registration tax calculation must not include the cost of each accessory or item 
30.29 	of optional equipment separately added to the vehicle and the manufacturer's suggested 
30.30 	retail price. The registration tax calculation must not include a destination charge, except 
30.31 	for a vehicle previously registered in Minnesota prior to November 16, 2020.
31.1 	(c) In the case of the first registration of a new vehicle sold or leased by a licensed dealer, 
31.2 	the dealer may elect to individually determine the registration tax on the vehicle using 
31.3 	manufacturer's suggested retail price information provided by the manufacturer. The registrar 
31.4 	must use the manufacturer's suggested retail price determined by the dealer as provided in 
31.5 	paragraph (d). A dealer that elects to make the determination must retain a copy of the 
31.6 	manufacturer's suggested retail price label or other supporting documentation with the 
31.7 	vehicle transaction records maintained under Minnesota Rules, part 7400.5200.
31.8 	(d) The registrar must determine the manufacturer's suggested retail price:
31.9 	(1) using list price information published by the manufacturer or any nationally 
31.10 	recognized firm or association compiling such data for the automotive industry;
31.11 	(2) if the list price information is unavailable, using the amount determined by a licensed 
31.12 	dealer under paragraph (c);
31.13 	(3) if a dealer does not determine the amount, using the retail price label as provided by 
31.14 	the manufacturer under United States Code, title 15, section 1232; or
31.15 	(4) if the retail price label is not available, using the actual sales price of the vehicle.
31.16 	If the registrar is unable to ascertain the manufacturer's suggested retail price of any registered 
31.17 	vehicle in the foregoing manner, the registrar may use any other available source or method.
31.18 	(e) The registrar must calculate the registration tax using information available to dealers 
31.19 	and deputy registrars at the time the initial application for registration is submitted.
31.20 	(f) The amount under paragraph (a), clauses (1) and (2), must be calculated based on a 
31.21 	percentage of the manufacturer's suggested retail price, as follows: during the first year of 
31.22 	vehicle life, upon 100 160 percent of the price; for the second year, 90 100 percent of the 
31.23 	price; for the third year, 80 90 percent of the price; for the fourth year, 70 80 percent of the 
31.24 	price; for the fifth year, 60 70 percent of the price; for the sixth year, 50 60 percent of the 
31.25 	price; for the seventh year, 40 50 percent of the price; for the eighth year, 30 40 percent of 
31.26 	the price; for the ninth year, 20 30 percent of the price; and for the tenth year, ten 20 percent 
31.27 	of the price.
31.28 	(g) For the 11th and each succeeding year, the amount under paragraph (a), clauses (1) 
31.29 	and (2), must be calculated as $25 $20.
31.30 	(h) Except as provided in subdivision 23, for any vehicle previously registered in 
31.31 	Minnesota and regardless of prior ownership, the total amount due under this subdivision 
31.32 	and subdivision 1m must not exceed the smallest total amount previously paid or due on 
31.33 	the vehicle.

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

32.2 	Sec. 7. [168.1287] MINNESOTA BLACKOUT SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES.
32.3 		Subdivision 1.Issuance of plates. The commissioner must issue Blackout special license 
32.4 	plates or a single motorcycle plate to an applicant who:
32.5 	(1) is a registered owner of a passenger automobile, noncommercial one-ton pickup 
32.6 	truck, motorcycle, or recreational vehicle;
32.7 	(2) pays an additional fee in the amount specified for special plates under section 168.12, 
32.8 	subdivision 5;
32.9 	(3) pays the registration tax as required under section 168.013;
32.10 	(4) pays the fees required under this chapter;
32.11 	(5) contributes a minimum of $30 annually to the driver and vehicle services operating 
32.12 	account; and
32.13 	(6) complies with this chapter and rules governing registration of motor vehicles and 
32.14 	licensing of drivers.
32.15 		Subd. 2.Design. The commissioner must adopt a suitable plate design that includes a 
32.16 	black background with white text.
32.17 		Subd. 3.Plates transfer. On application to the commissioner and payment of a transfer 
32.18 	fee of $5, special plates issued under this section may be transferred to another motor vehicle 
32.19 	if the subsequent vehicle is:
32.20 	(1) qualified under subdivision 1, clause (1), to bear the special plates; and
32.21 	(2) registered to the same individual to whom the special plates were originally issued.
32.22 		Subd. 4.Exemption. Special plates issued under this section are not subject to section 
32.23 	168.1293, subdivision 2.
32.24 		Subd. 5.Contributions; account. Contributions collected under subdivision 1, clause 
32.25 	(5), must be deposited in the driver and vehicle services operating account in the special 
32.26 	revenue fund.

32.27 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective January 1, 2024, for Blackout special 
32.28 	plates issued on or after that date.

33.1 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 171.06, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
33.2 		Subd. 2.Fees. (a) The fees for a license and Minnesota identification card are as follows:

33.3
33.4
33.5	REAL ID Compliant or 
Noncompliant Classified 
Driver's License
		D-$21.00
$27.00
	C-$25.00
$31.00
	B-$32.00
$38.00
	A-$40.00
$46.00
	
33.6
33.7
33.8	REAL ID Compliant or 
Noncompliant Classified 
Under-21 D.L.
		D-$21.00
$27.00
	C-$25.00
$31.00
	B-$32.00
$38.00
	A-$20.00
$26.00
	
33.1033.9	Enhanced Driver's License
		D-$36.00
$42.00
	C-$40.00
$46.00
	B-$47.00
$53.00
	A-$55.00
$61.00
	
33.11
33.12
33.13	REAL ID Compliant or 
Noncompliant Instruction 
Permit
					$5.25 $11.25
	
33.14
33.15	Enhanced Instruction 
Permit
					$20.25
$26.25
	
33.16
33.17	Commercial Learner's 
Permit
					$2.50 $8.50
	
33.18
33.19
33.20	REAL ID Compliant or 
Noncompliant Provisional 
License
					$8.25 $14.25
	
33.21
33.22	Enhanced Provisional 
License
					$23.25
$29.25
	
33.23
33.24
33.25
33.26
33.27
33.28	Duplicate REAL ID 
Compliant or Noncompliant 
License or duplicate REAL 
ID Compliant or 
Noncompliant 
identification card
					$6.75 $12.75
	
33.29
33.30
33.31	Enhanced Duplicate 
License or enhanced 
duplicate identification card
					$21.75
$27.25
	
33.32
33.33
33.34
33.35
33.36
33.37
33.38
33.39
33.40
33.41	REAL ID Compliant or 
Noncompliant Minnesota 
identification card or REAL 
ID Compliant or 
Noncompliant Under-21 
Minnesota identification 
card, other than duplicate, 
except as otherwise 
provided in section 171.07, 
subdivisions 3 and 3a
					$11.25
$17.25
	
33.42
33.43	Enhanced Minnesota 
identification card
					$26.25
$32.25
	
33.44 	From August 1, 2019, to June 30, 2022, The fee is increased by $0.75 for REAL ID compliant 
33.45 	or noncompliant classified driver's licenses, REAL ID compliant or noncompliant classified 
33.46 	under-21 driver's licenses, and enhanced driver's licenses.
34.1 	(b) In addition to each fee required in paragraph (a), the commissioner shall collect a 
34.2 	surcharge of $2.25. Surcharges collected under this paragraph must be credited to the driver 
34.3 	and vehicle services technology account under section 299A.705.
34.4 	(c) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), an individual who holds a provisional license and 
34.5 	has a driving record free of (1) convictions for a violation of section 169A.20, 169A.33, 
34.6 	169A.35, sections 169A.50 to 169A.53, or section 171.177, (2) convictions for crash-related 
34.7 	moving violations, and (3) convictions for moving violations that are not crash related, shall 
34.8 	have a $3.50 credit toward the fee for any classified under-21 driver's license. "Moving 
34.9 	violation" has the meaning given it in section 171.04, subdivision 1.
34.10 	(d) In addition to the driver's license fee required under paragraph (a), the commissioner 
34.11 	shall collect an additional $4 processing fee from each new applicant or individual renewing 
34.12 	a license with a school bus endorsement to cover the costs for processing an applicant's 
34.13 	initial and biennial physical examination certificate. The department shall not charge these 
34.14 	applicants any other fee to receive or renew the endorsement.
34.15 	(e) In addition to the fee required under paragraph (a), a driver's license agent may charge 
34.16 	and retain a filing fee as provided under section 171.061, subdivision 4.
34.17 	(f) In addition to the fee required under paragraph (a), the commissioner shall charge a 
34.18 	filing fee at the same amount as a driver's license agent under section 171.061, subdivision 
34.19 	4. Revenue collected under this paragraph must be deposited in the driver services operating 
34.20 	account under section 299A.705.
34.21 	(g) An application for a Minnesota identification card, instruction permit, provisional 
34.22 	license, or driver's license, including an application for renewal, must contain a provision 
34.23 	that allows the applicant to add to the fee under paragraph (a), a $2 donation for the purposes 
34.24 	of public information and education on anatomical gifts under section 171.075.

34.25 	Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 171.06, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
34.26 		Subd. 3.Contents of application; other information. (a) An application must:
34.27 	(1) state the full name, date of birth, sex, and either (i) the residence address of the 
34.28 	applicant, or (ii) designated address under section 5B.05;
34.29 	(2) as may be required by the commissioner, contain a description of the applicant and 
34.30 	any other facts pertaining to the applicant, the applicant's driving privileges, and the 
34.31 	applicant's ability to operate a motor vehicle with safety;
34.32 	(3) state:
35.1 	(i) the applicant's Social Security number; or
35.2 	(ii) if the applicant does not have a Social Security number and is applying for a 
35.3 	Minnesota identification card, instruction permit, or class D provisional or driver's license, 
35.4 	that the applicant certifies that the applicant is not eligible for a Social Security number;
35.5 	(4) contain a notification to the applicant of the availability of a living will/health care 
35.6 	directive designation on the license under section 171.07, subdivision 7; and
35.7 	(5) include a method for the applicant to:
35.8 	(i) request a veteran designation on the license under section 171.07, subdivision 15, 
35.9 	and the driving record under section 171.12, subdivision 5a;
35.10 	(ii) indicate a desire to make an anatomical gift under subdivision 3b, paragraph (e);
35.11 	(iii) as applicable, designate document retention as provided under section 171.12, 
35.12 	subdivision 3c; and
35.13 	(iv) indicate emergency contacts as provided under section 171.12, subdivision 5b.; and
35.14 	(v) indicate the applicant's race and ethnicity.
35.15 	(b) Applications must be accompanied by satisfactory evidence demonstrating:
35.16 	(1) identity, date of birth, and any legal name change if applicable; and
35.17 	(2) for driver's licenses and Minnesota identification cards that meet all requirements of 
35.18 	the REAL ID Act:
35.19 	(i) principal residence address in Minnesota, including application for a change of address, 
35.20 	unless the applicant provides a designated address under section 5B.05;
35.21 	(ii) Social Security number, or related documentation as applicable; and
35.22 	(iii) lawful status, as defined in Code of Federal Regulations, title 6, section 37.3.
35.23 	(c) An application for an enhanced driver's license or enhanced identification card must 
35.24 	be accompanied by:
35.25 	(1) satisfactory evidence demonstrating the applicant's full legal name and United States 
35.26 	citizenship; and
35.27 	(2) a photographic identity document.
35.28 	(d) A valid Department of Corrections or Federal Bureau of Prisons identification card 
35.29 	containing the applicant's full name, date of birth, and photograph issued to the applicant 
35.30 	is an acceptable form of proof of identity in an application for an identification card, 
36.1 	instruction permit, or driver's license as a secondary document for purposes of Minnesota 
36.2 	Rules, part 7410.0400, and successor rules.

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

36.4 	Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 171.06, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
36.5 		Subd. 7.Remote application. (a) The commissioner must establish a process for an 
36.6 	eligible individual individuals to apply remotely for a driver's license or Minnesota 
36.7 	identification card, whether through a website or other means, as provided in this subdivision.
36.8 	(b) The commissioner may issue or reinstate an expired driver's license or Minnesota 
36.9 	identification card and may renew a driver's license or Minnesota identification card for an 
36.10 	eligible individual who does not apply in-person if:
36.11 	(1) the applicant submits documentation to demonstrate eligibility, as prescribed by the 
36.12 	commissioner;
36.13 	(2) there is not a material change to the applicant's name, date of birth, signature, and 
36.14 	driver's license or identification number since the most recent driver's license or Minnesota 
36.15 	identification card issuance;
36.16 	(3) the application is not for a different type or class of driver's license or Minnesota 
36.17 	identification card, as identified in sections 171.019, subdivision 2, and 171.02, subdivision 
36.18 	2;
36.19 	(4) one of the following requirements is met:
36.20 	(i) the commissioner has a previous photograph of the applicant on file that was taken 
36.21 	within the last five years or in conjunction with the most recent issuance; or
36.22 	(ii) for a noncompliant license or identification card, the applicant submits a photograph 
36.23 	that meets the requirements of sections 171.07 and 171.071, Minnesota Rules, part 
36.24 	7410.1810, subpart 1, and any other technical requirements established by the commissioner, 
36.25 	which may include but are not limited to background color, lighting and visibility standards, 
36.26 	and electronic file size;
36.27 	(5) for a driver's license, the commissioner has a record that the applicant has undergone 
36.28 	an examination of the applicant's eyesight within the last two five years, or the applicant 
36.29 	submits a vision examination certificate that:
36.30 	(i) has been completed within the last two five years;
37.1 	(ii) is signed by a licensed physician or an optometrist, including one who holds a similar 
37.2 	license in a jurisdiction outside the United States; and
37.3 	(iii) is in a form as prescribed by the commissioner;
37.4 	(6) for an expired driver's license or Minnesota identification card:
37.5 	(i) expiration was within the past five years;
37.6 	(ii) expiration was due to driver's license or identification card issuance by another 
37.7 	jurisdiction; and
37.8 	(iii) the application includes surrender or invalidation of a valid driver's license or 
37.9 	identification card issued by another jurisdiction; and
37.10 	(7) the most recent issuance, reinstatement, or renewal was not performed under this 
37.11 	subdivision.
37.12 	(c) A person who applies for a driver's license or Minnesota identification card under 
37.13 	this subdivision is not required to:
37.14 	(1) take a knowledge examination; or
37.15 	(2) take a road examination to demonstrate ability to exercise ordinary and reasonable 
37.16 	control in the operation of a motor vehicle; and.
37.17 	(3) appear in-person for an updated photograph upon return to Minnesota.
37.18 	(d) For purposes of this subdivision, "eligible individual" means:
37.19 	(1) a person serving outside Minnesota in active military service, as defined in section 
37.20 	190.05, subdivision 5, in any branch or unit of the armed forces of the United States;
37.21 	(2) a person serving outside Minnesota as a volunteer in the Peace Corps;
37.22 	(3) a person who is an employee of a federal department or agency who is assigned to 
37.23 	foreign service outside of the United States; or
37.24 	(4) a person residing outside of Minnesota because the person is a spouse, domestic 
37.25 	partner, or dependent under age 26 of a person in clause (1), (2), or (3).

37.26 	Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 171.061, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
37.27 		Subd. 4.Fee; equipment. (a) The agent may charge and retain a filing fee of $8 for each 
37.28 	application. as follows:

38.1
38.2
38.3
38.4
38.5	New application for 
noncompliant driver's 
license or noncompliant 
Minnesota identification 
card
					$11.00
	
38.6
38.7
38.8
38.938.10
38.11
38.12
38.13
	New application for REAL 
ID-compliant driver's 
license, REAL 
ID-compliant Minnesota 
identification card, 
enhanced driver's license, 
or enhanced Minnesota 
identification card
					$16.00
	
38.14
38.15
38.16
38.17
38.18	Renewal application for 
noncompliant driver's 
license or noncompliant 
Minnesota identification 
card
					$11.00
	
38.19
38.20
38.21
38.22
38.23
38.24
38.25
38.26	Renewal application for 
REAL ID-compliant 
driver's license, REAL 
ID-compliant Minnesota 
identification card, 
enhanced driver's license, 
or enhanced Minnesota 
identification card
					$11.00
	
38.27 	Except as provided in paragraph (c), the fee shall cover all expenses involved in receiving, 
38.28 	accepting, or forwarding to the department the applications and fees required under sections 
38.29 	171.02, subdivision 3; 171.06, subdivisions 2 and 2a; and 171.07, subdivisions 3 and 3a.
38.30 	(b) The statutory fees and the filing fees imposed under paragraph (a) may be paid by 
38.31 	credit card or debit card. The driver's license agent may collect a convenience fee on the 
38.32 	statutory fees and filing fees not greater than the cost of processing a credit card or debit 
38.33 	card transaction. The convenience fee must be used to pay the cost of processing credit card 
38.34 	and debit card transactions. The commissioner shall adopt rules to administer this paragraph 
38.35 	using the exempt procedures of section 14.386, except that section 14.386, paragraph (b), 
38.36 	does not apply.
38.37 	(c) The department shall maintain the photo identification equipment for all agents 
38.38 	appointed as of January 1, 2000. Upon the retirement, resignation, death, or discontinuance 
38.39 	of an existing agent, and if a new agent is appointed in an existing office pursuant to 
38.40 	Minnesota Rules, chapter 7404, and notwithstanding the above or Minnesota Rules, part 
38.41 	7404.0400, the department shall provide and maintain photo identification equipment without 
38.42 	additional cost to a newly appointed agent in that office if the office was provided the 
38.43 	equipment by the department before January 1, 2000. All photo identification equipment 
38.44 	must be compatible with standards established by the department.
39.1 	(d) A filing fee retained by the agent employed by a county board must be paid into the 
39.2 	county treasury and credited to the general revenue fund of the county. An agent who is not 
39.3 	an employee of the county shall retain the filing fee in lieu of county employment or salary 
39.4 	and is considered an independent contractor for pension purposes, coverage under the 
39.5 	Minnesota State Retirement System, or membership in the Public Employees Retirement 
39.6 	Association.
39.7 	(e) Before the end of the first working day following the final day of the reporting period 
39.8 	established by the department, the agent must forward to the department all applications 
39.9 	and fees collected during the reporting period except as provided in paragraph (d).

39.10 	Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 171.13, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:
39.11 		Subd. 1a.Waiver when license issued by another jurisdiction. (a) If the commissioner 
39.12 	determines that an applicant 21 years of age or older possesses a valid driver's license issued 
39.13 	by another state or jurisdiction that requires a comparable examination for obtaining a 
39.14 	driver's license, the commissioner may must waive the requirement requirements that the 
39.15 	applicant pass a written knowledge examination and demonstrate ability to exercise ordinary 
39.16 	and reasonable control in the operation of a motor vehicle on determining that the applicant 
39.17 	possesses a valid driver's license issued by a jurisdiction that requires a comparable 
39.18 	demonstration for license issuance.
39.19 	(b) For purposes of this subdivision, "jurisdiction" includes, but is not limited to, both 
39.20 	the active and reserve components of any branch or unit of the United States armed forces, 
39.21 	and "valid driver's license" includes any driver's license that is recognized by that branch 
39.22 	or unit as currently being valid, or as having been valid at the time of the applicant's 
39.23 	separation or discharge from the military within a period of time deemed reasonable and 
39.24 	fair by the commissioner, up to and including one year past the date of the applicant's 
39.25 	separation or discharge.

39.26 	Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 219.015, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
39.27 		Subd. 2.Railroad company assessment; account; appropriation. (a) As provided in 
39.28 	this subdivision, the commissioner shall annually assess railroad companies that are (1) 
39.29 	defined as common carriers under section 218.011; (2) classified by federal law or regulation 
39.30 	as Class I Railroads, Class I Rail Carriers, Class II Railroads, or Class II Carriers; and (3) 
39.31 	operating in this state.
39.32 	(b) The assessment must be calculated to allocate state rail safety inspection program 
39.33 	costs proportionally among carriers based on route miles operated in Minnesota at the time 
40.1 	of assessment. The commissioner must include in the assessment calculation all state rail 
40.2 	safety inspection program costs to support up to four six rail safety inspector positions, 
40.3 	including but not limited to salary, administration, supervision, travel, equipment, training, 
40.4 	and ongoing state rail inspector duties.
40.5 	(c) The assessments collected under this subdivision must be deposited in a state rail 
40.6 	safety inspection account, which is established in the special revenue fund. The account 
40.7 	consists of funds provided by this subdivision and any other money donated, allotted, 
40.8 	transferred, or otherwise provided to the account. Money in the account is appropriated to 
40.9 	the commissioner to administer the state rail safety inspection program.

40.10 	Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 219.1651, is amended to read:
40.11 	219.1651 GRADE CROSSING SAFETY ACCOUNT.
40.12 	A Minnesota grade crossing safety account is created in the special revenue fund, 
40.13 	consisting of money credited to the account by law. Money in the account is appropriated 
40.14 	to the commissioner of transportation for rail-highway grade crossing safety projects on 
40.15 	public streets and highways, including engineering costs and other costs associated with 
40.16 	administration and delivery of grade crossing safety projects. At the discretion of the 
40.17 	commissioner of transportation, money in the account at the end of each biennium may 
40.18 	cancel to the trunk highway fund.

40.19 	Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 297A.99, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
40.20 		Subdivision 1.Authorization; scope. (a) A political subdivision of this state may impose 
40.21 	a general sales tax (1) under section 297A.992, (2) under section 297A.993 297A.9925, (3)
40.22 	under section 297A.993, (4) if permitted by special law, or (4) (5) if the political subdivision 
40.23 	enacted and imposed the tax before January 1, 1982, and its predecessor provision.
40.24 	(b) This section governs the imposition of a general sales tax by the political subdivision. 
40.25 	The provisions of this section preempt the provisions of any special law:
40.26 	(1) enacted before June 2, 1997, or
40.27 	(2) enacted on or after June 2, 1997, that does not explicitly exempt the special law 
40.28 	provision from this section's rules by reference.
40.29 	(c) This section does not apply to or preempt a sales tax on motor vehicles. Beginning 
40.30 	July 1, 2019, no political subdivision may impose a special excise tax on motor vehicles 
40.31 	unless it is imposed under section 297A.993.
41.1 	(d) A political subdivision may not advertise or expend funds for the promotion of a 
41.2 	referendum to support imposing a local sales tax and may only spend funds related to 
41.3 	imposing a local sales tax to:
41.4 	(1) conduct the referendum;
41.5 	(2) disseminate information included in the resolution adopted under subdivision 2, but 
41.6 	only if the disseminated information includes a list of specific projects and the cost of each 
41.7 	individual project;
41.8 	(3) provide notice of, and conduct public forums at which proponents and opponents on 
41.9 	the merits of the referendum are given equal time to express their opinions on the merits of 
41.10 	the referendum;
41.11 	(4) provide facts and data on the impact of the proposed local sales tax on consumer 
41.12 	purchases; and
41.13 	(5) provide facts and data related to the individual programs and projects to be funded 
41.14 	with the local sales tax.

41.15 	Sec. 16. [297A.9925] METROPOLITAN AREA TRANSIT SALES AND USE TAX.
41.16 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have 
41.17 	the meanings given.
41.18 	(b) "Metropolitan area" or "area" has the meaning given in section 473.121, subdivision 
41.19 	2.
41.20 	(c) "Metropolitan Council" or "council" means the Metropolitan Council established by 
41.21 	section 473.123.
41.22 		Subd. 2.Metropolitan area transit sales tax imposition; rate. Notwithstanding sections 
41.23 	297A.99, subdivisions 2 and 3, and 477A.016, or any other law to the contrary, a metropolitan 
41.24 	area transit sales and use tax is imposed at a rate of one-eighth of one percent on retail sales 
41.25 	and uses taxable under this chapter occurring within the metropolitan area as provided in 
41.26 	section 297A.99, subdivision 4.
41.27 		Subd. 3.Administration; collection; enforcement. Except as otherwise provided in 
41.28 	this section, the provisions of section 297A.99, subdivisions 4 and 6 to 12a, govern the 
41.29 	administration, collection, and enforcement of the tax authorized under this section.
41.30 		Subd. 4.Uses; consistency with transportation policy plan. (a) The Metropolitan 
41.31 	Council must use the proceeds of the metropolitan area transit sales and use tax imposed 
41.32 	under subdivision 2 for transit and transportation purposes within the metropolitan area. 
42.1 	This may include but is not limited to transit and transportation operations, capital 
42.2 	improvements and financing, design, engineering and environmental work, acquisition of 
42.3 	real property, planning, and feasibility studies.
42.4 	(b) Projects funded with the metropolitan area transit sales and use tax proceeds must 
42.5 	be consistent with the long-range transportation policy plan adopted by the council under 
42.6 	section 473.146.
42.7 		Subd. 5.Revenue bonds. (a) In addition to other authority granted in this section and 
42.8 	notwithstanding section 473.39, subdivision 7, or any other law to the contrary, the council 
42.9 	may, by resolution, authorize the sale and issuance of revenue bonds, notes, or obligations 
42.10 	to provide funds to (1) implement the council's transit capital improvement program, and 
42.11 	(2) refund bonds issued under this subdivision.
42.12 	(b) The bonds are payable from and secured by a pledge of the revenues of the council's 
42.13 	transportation system, including all or any part of revenues received from the metropolitan 
42.14 	area transit sales and use tax imposed under subdivision 2 and associated investment earnings 
42.15 	on debt proceeds. The council may, by resolution, authorize the issuance of the bonds as 
42.16 	general obligations of the council. The bonds must be sold, issued, and secured in the manner 
42.17 	provided in chapter 475, and the council has the same powers and duties as a municipality 
42.18 	and its governing body in issuing bonds under chapter 475, except that no election is required, 
42.19 	and the net debt limitations in chapter 475 do not apply to such bonds. The proceeds of the 
42.20 	bonds may also be used to fund necessary reserves and to pay credit enhancement fees, 
42.21 	issuance costs, and other financing costs during the life of the debt.
42.22 	(c) The bonds may be secured by a bond resolution or a trust indenture entered into by 
42.23 	the council with a corporate trustee within or outside the state, which must define the 
42.24 	revenues and bond proceeds pledged for the payment and security of the bonds. The pledge 
42.25 	must be a valid charge on the revenues received under section 297A.99, subdivision 11. 
42.26 	Neither the state nor any municipality or political subdivision, except the council, nor any 
42.27 	member or officer or employee of the council, is liable on the obligations. No mortgage or 
42.28 	security interest in any tangible real or personal property shall be granted to the bondholders 
42.29 	or the trustee, but they shall have a valid security interest in the revenues and bond proceeds 
42.30 	received by the council and pledged to the payment of the bonds. In the bond resolution or 
42.31 	trust indenture, the council may make such covenants as it determines to be reasonable for 
42.32 	the protection of the bondholders.

42.33 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective October 1, 2023.

43.1 	Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 299A.705, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
43.2 		Subdivision 1.Driver and vehicle services operating account. (a) The driver and
43.3 	vehicle services operating account is created in the special revenue fund, consisting of all 
43.4 	money from:
43.5 	(1) collected under chapter 171 and any other money donated, allotted, transferred, or 
43.6 	otherwise provided to the account; and
43.7 	(2) from the vehicle services fees specified in chapters 168, 168A, and 168D, and any 
43.8 	other money donated, allotted, transferred, or otherwise provided to the account.
43.9 	(b) Funds appropriated from the account must be used by the commissioner of public 
43.10 	safety to administer:
43.11 	(1) the driver services specified in chapters 169A and 171, including the activities 
43.12 	associated with producing and mailing drivers' licenses and identification cards and notices 
43.13 	relating to issuance, renewal, or withdrawal of driving and identification card privileges for 
43.14 	any fiscal year or years and for the testing and examination of drivers; and
43.15 	(2) the vehicle services specified in chapters 168, 168A, and 168D, and section 169.345, 
43.16 	including:
43.17 	(1) (i) designing, producing, issuing, and mailing vehicle registrations, plates, emblems, 
43.18 	and titles;
43.19 	(2) (ii) collecting title and registration taxes and fees;
43.20 	(3) (iii) transferring vehicle registration plates and titles;
43.21 	(4) (iv) maintaining vehicle records;
43.22 	(5) (v) issuing disability certificates and plates;
43.23 	(6) (vi) licensing vehicle dealers;
43.24 	(7) (vii) appointing, monitoring, and auditing deputy registrars; and
43.25 	(8) (viii) inspecting vehicles when required by law.

43.26 	Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 299D.03, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
43.27 		Subd. 5.Traffic fines and forfeited bail money. (a) All fines and forfeited bail money 
43.28 	collected from persons apprehended or arrested by officers of the State Patrol shall be 
43.29 	transmitted by the person or officer collecting the fines, forfeited bail money, or installments 
43.30 	thereof, on or before the tenth day after the last day of the month in which these moneys 
44.1 	were collected, to the commissioner of management and budget. Except where a different 
44.2 	disposition is required in this subdivision or section 387.213, or otherwise provided by law, 
44.3 	three-eighths of these receipts must be deposited in the state treasury and credited to the 
44.4 	state general fund. The other five-eighths of these receipts must be deposited in the state 
44.5 	treasury and credited as follows: (1) the first $1,000,000 $1,750,000 in fiscal year 2024 and 
44.6 	$2,500,000 in each fiscal year thereafter must be credited to the Minnesota grade crossing 
44.7 	safety account in the special revenue fund, and (2) remaining receipts must be credited to 
44.8 	the state trunk highway fund. If, however, the violation occurs within a municipality and 
44.9 	the city attorney prosecutes the offense, and a plea of not guilty is entered, one-third of the 
44.10 	receipts shall be deposited in the state treasury and credited to the state general fund, one-third 
44.11 	of the receipts shall be paid to the municipality prosecuting the offense, and one-third shall 
44.12 	be deposited in the state treasury and credited to the Minnesota grade crossing safety account 
44.13 	or the state trunk highway fund as provided in this paragraph. When section 387.213 also 
44.14 	is applicable to the fine, section 387.213 shall be applied before this paragraph is applied. 
44.15 	All costs of participation in a nationwide police communication system chargeable to the 
44.16 	state of Minnesota shall be paid from appropriations for that purpose.
44.17 	(b) All fines and forfeited bail money from violations of statutes governing the maximum 
44.18 	weight of motor vehicles, collected from persons apprehended or arrested by employees of 
44.19 	the state of Minnesota, by means of stationary or portable scales operated by these employees, 
44.20 	shall be transmitted by the person or officer collecting the fines or forfeited bail money, on 
44.21 	or before the tenth day after the last day of the month in which the collections were made, 
44.22 	to the commissioner of management and budget. Five-eighths of these receipts shall be 
44.23 	deposited in the state treasury and credited to the state highway user tax distribution fund. 
44.24 	Three-eighths of these receipts shall be deposited in the state treasury and credited to the 
44.25 	state general fund.

44.26 	Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 473.39, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
44.27 	read:
44.28 		Subd. 1x.Obligations In addition to other authority in this section, the council may 
44.29 	issue certificates of indebtedness, bonds, or other obligations under this section in an amount 
44.30 	not exceeding $104,545,000 for capital expenditures as prescribed in the council's transit 
44.31 	capital improvement program and for related costs, including the costs of issuance and sale 
44.32 	of the obligations. Of this authorization, after July 1, 2023, the council may issue certificates 
44.33 	of indebtedness, bonds, or other obligations in an amount not exceeding $51,500,000, and 
44.34 	after July 1, 2024, the council may issue certificates of indebtedness, bonds, or other 
44.35 	obligations in an additional amount not exceeding $53,045,000.

45.1 	Sec. 20. ORAL FLUID PRELIMINARY TESTING; PILOT PROGRAM 
45.2 	AUTHORIZED.
 45.3 	(a) The commissioner of public safety is authorized to design, plan, and implement a 
45.4 	pilot project intended to determine the efficacy of oral fluid roadside testing to determine 
45.5 	the presence of a controlled substance or intoxicating substance by trained law enforcement 
45.6 	personnel. The project is further intended to gain a better assessment of the prevalence of 
45.7 	drug-impaired drivers on Minnesota roads and to evaluate and validate the appropriate 
45.8 	device that could be authorized for use.
45.9 	(b) The results of the preliminary oral fluid test must not be used in any court action.
45.10 	(c) Following the screening test, additional tests may be required of the driver pursuant 
45.11 	to Minnesota Statutes, section 169A.51 (chemical tests for intoxication).

45.12 	Sec. 21. REVISOR INSTRUCTION.
 45.13 	The revisor of statutes must change the terms "driver services operating account" and 
45.14 	"vehicle services operating account" to "driver and vehicle services operating account" 
45.15 	wherever the terms appear in Minnesota Statutes.

45.16 	Sec. 22. REPEALER.
 45.17 	Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 299A.705, subdivision 2; and 360.915, subdivision 
45.18 	5, are repealed.

45.19 	ARTICLE 4
45.20 	DRIVERS' LICENSES AND IDENTIFICATION CARDS

45.21 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 171.04, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
45.22 		Subd. 5.Temporary lawful admission. The commissioner is prohibited from issuing 
45.23 	a driver's license or Minnesota identification card to an applicant whose who has a lawful 
45.24 	temporary admission period, as demonstrated under section 171.06, subdivision 3, paragraph 
45.25 	(b), clause (2), that expires within 30 days of the date of the application.

45.26 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 171.06, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
45.27 		Subd. 3.Contents of application; other information. (a) An application must:
45.28 	(1) state the full name, date of birth, sex, and either (i) the residence address of the 
45.29 	applicant, or (ii) designated address under section 5B.05;
46.1 	(2) as may be required by the commissioner, contain a description of the applicant and 
46.2 	any other facts pertaining to the applicant, the applicant's driving privileges, and the 
46.3 	applicant's ability to operate a motor vehicle with safety;
46.4 	(3) state:
46.5 	(i) the applicant's Social Security number; or
46.6 	(ii) if the applicant does not have a Social Security number and is applying for a 
46.7 	Minnesota identification card, instruction permit, or class D provisional or driver's license, 
46.8 	that the applicant certifies that the applicant is not eligible forelects not to specify a Social 
46.9 	Security number;
46.10 	(4) contain a notification to the applicant of the availability of a living will/health care 
46.11 	directive designation on the license under section 171.07, subdivision 7; and
46.12 	(5) include a method for the applicant to:
46.13 	(i) request a veteran designation on the license under section 171.07, subdivision 15, 
46.14 	and the driving record under section 171.12, subdivision 5a;
46.15 	(ii) indicate a desire to make an anatomical gift under subdivision 3b, paragraph (e);
46.16 	(iii) as applicable, designate document retention as provided under section 171.12, 
46.17 	subdivision 3c; and
46.18 	(iv) indicate emergency contacts as provided under section 171.12, subdivision 5b.
46.19 	(b) Applications must be accompanied by satisfactory evidence demonstrating:
46.20 	(1) identity, date of birth, and any legal name change if applicable; and
46.21 	(2) for driver's licenses and Minnesota identification cards that meet all requirements of 
46.22 	the REAL ID Act:
46.23 	(i) principal residence address in Minnesota, including application for a change of address, 
46.24 	unless the applicant provides a designated address under section 5B.05;
46.25 	(ii) Social Security number, or related documentation as applicable; and
46.26 	(iii) lawful status, as defined in Code of Federal Regulations, title 6, section 37.3.
46.27 	(c) An application for an enhanced driver's license or enhanced identification card must 
46.28 	be accompanied by:
46.29 	(1) satisfactory evidence demonstrating the applicant's full legal name and United States 
46.30 	citizenship; and
47.1 	(2) a photographic identity document.
47.2 	(d) A valid Department of Corrections or Federal Bureau of Prisons identification card 
47.3 	containing the applicant's full name, date of birth, and photograph issued to the applicant 
47.4 	is an acceptable form of proof of identity in an application for an identification card, 
47.5 	instruction permit, or driver's license as a secondary document for purposes of Minnesota 
47.6 	Rules, part 7410.0400, and successor rules.
47.7 	(e) An application form must not provide for identification of (1) the accompanying 
47.8 	documents used by an applicant to demonstrate identity, or (2) except as provided in 
47.9 	paragraphs (b) and (c), the applicant's citizenship, immigration status, or lawful presence 
47.10 	in the United States. The commissioner and a driver's license agent must not inquire about 
47.11 	an applicant's citizenship, immigration status, or lawful presence in the United States, except 
47.12 	as provided in paragraphs (b) and (c).

47.13 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 171.06, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
47.14 	read:
47.15 		Subd. 8.Noncompliant license or identification card; residence, lawful status. (a) 
47.16 	A person who applies for a noncompliant driver's license or identification card:
47.17 	(1) must attest to a residence address in Minnesota; and
47.18 	(2) is not required to demonstrate United States citizenship or lawful presence in the 
47.19 	United States.
47.20 	(b) Minnesota Rules, part 7410.0410, or any successor rule, does not apply for a 
47.21 	noncompliant driver's license or identification card.

47.22 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 171.06, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
47.23 	read:
47.24 		Subd. 9.Noncompliant license or identification card; general requirements. (a) A 
47.25 	document submitted under this subdivision or subdivision 10 or 11 must include the 
47.26 	applicant's name and must be:
47.27 	(1) issued to or provided for the applicant;
47.28 	(2) legible and unaltered;
47.29 	(3) an original or a copy certified by the issuing agency or by a court; and
47.30 	(4) accompanied by a certified translation or an affidavit of translation into English, if 
47.31 	the document is not in English.
48.1 	(b) If the applicant's current legal name is different from the name on a document 
48.2 	submitted under subdivision 10 or 11, the applicant must submit:
48.3 	(1) a certified copy of a court order that specifies the applicant's name change;
48.4 	(2) a certified copy of the applicant's certificate of marriage;
48.5 	(3) a certified copy of a divorce decree or dissolution of marriage that specifies the 
48.6 	applicant's name change, issued by a court; or
48.7 	(4) similar documentation of a lawful change of name, as determined by the 
48.8 	commissioner.
48.9 	(c) A form issued by a federal agency that is specified under subdivisions 10 and 11 
48.10 	includes any subsequent form or version.
48.11 	(d) The commissioner must establish a process to grant a waiver from the requirements 
48.12 	under this subdivision and subdivisions 10 and 11.
48.13 	(e) The same document must not be submitted as both a primary document under 
48.14 	subdivision 10 and a secondary document under subdivision 11.
48.15 	(f) For purposes of this subdivision and subdivisions 10 and 11:
48.16 	(1) "court" includes a foreign court of competent jurisdiction; and
48.17 	(2) "foreign" means a jurisdiction that is not, and is not within, the United States, the 
48.18 	Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, 
48.19 	the United States Virgin Islands, or a territory of the United States.

48.20 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 171.06, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
48.21 	read:
48.22 		Subd. 10.Noncompliant license or identification card; primary documents. (a) For 
48.23 	purposes of a noncompliant driver's license or identification card, a primary document under 
48.24 	Minnesota Rules, part 7410.0400, subpart 2, or successor rules, includes:
48.25 	(1) an unexpired foreign passport or a foreign consular identification document that 
48.26 	bears a photograph of the applicant;
48.27 	(2) a certified birth certificate issued by a foreign jurisdiction; and
48.28 	(3) a certified adoption certificate issued by a foreign jurisdiction that includes the 
48.29 	applicant's name and date of birth.
49.1 	(b) A document submitted under this subdivision must contain security features that 
49.2 	make the document as impervious to alteration as is reasonably practicable in its design and 
49.3 	quality of material and technology.
49.4 	(c) Submission of more than one primary document is not required under this subdivision.

49.5 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 171.06, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
49.6 	read:
49.7 		Subd. 11.Noncompliant license or identification card; secondary documents. (a) 
49.8 	For purposes of a noncompliant driver's license or identification card, a secondary document 
49.9 	under Minnesota Rules, part 7410.0400, subpart 3, or successor rules, includes:
49.10 	(1) a second primary document listed under subdivision 10, paragraph (a);
49.11 	(2) a notice of action on or proof of submission of a completed Application for Asylum 
49.12 	and for Withholding of Removal issued by the United States Department of Homeland 
49.13 	Security, Form I-589;
49.14 	(3) a Certificate of Eligibility for Nonimmigrant Student Status issued by the United 
49.15 	States Department of Homeland Security, Form I-20;
49.16 	(4) a Certificate of Eligibility for Exchange Visitor Status issued by the United States 
49.17 	Department of State, Form DS-2019;
49.18 	(5) a Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival approval notice issued by the United States 
49.19 	Department of Homeland Security;
49.20 	(6) an employment authorization document issued by the United States Department of 
49.21 	Homeland Security, Form I-688, Form I-688A, Form I-688B, or Form I-766;
49.22 	(7) a document issued by the Social Security Administration with an individual taxpayer 
49.23 	identification number;
49.24 	(8) a Social Security card;
49.25 	(9) a Supplemental Security Income award statement issued no more than 12 months 
49.26 	before the application;
49.27 	(10) an unexpired Selective Service card;
49.28 	(11) military orders that are still in effect at the time of application;
49.29 	(12) a Minnesota unemployment insurance benefit statement issued no more than 90 
49.30 	days before the application;
50.1 	(13) a valid identification card for health benefits or an assistance or social services 
50.2 	program;
50.3 	(14) a Minnesota vehicle certificate of title issued no more than 12 months before the 
50.4 	application;
50.5 	(15) mortgage documents for the applicant's residence;
50.6 	(16) a filed property deed or title for the applicant's residence;
50.7 	(17) a Minnesota property tax statement for the current or prior calendar year, or a 
50.8 	proposed Minnesota property tax notice for the current year, that shows the applicant's 
50.9 	principal residential address both on the mailing portion and the portion stating what property 
50.10 	is being taxed;
50.11 	(18) a certified copy of a divorce decree or dissolution of marriage that specifies the 
50.12 	applicant's name or name change, issued by a court; and
50.13 	(19) any of the following documents issued by a foreign jurisdiction:
50.14 	(i) a driver's license that is current or has been expired for five years or less;
50.15 	(ii) a high school, college, or university student identification card with a certified 
50.16 	transcript from the school;
50.17 	(iii) an official high school, college, or university transcript that includes the applicant's 
50.18 	date of birth and a photograph of the applicant at the age the record was issued;
50.19 	(iv) a federal electoral card issued on or after January 1, 1991, that contains the applicant's 
50.20 	photograph;
50.21 	(v) a certified copy of the applicant's certificate of marriage; and
50.22 	(vi) a certified copy of a court order or judgment from a court of competent jurisdiction 
50.23 	that contains the applicant's name and date of birth.
50.24 	(b) Submission of more than one secondary document is not required under this 
50.25 	subdivision.

50.26 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 171.07, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
50.27 		Subdivision 1.License; contents and design. (a) Upon the payment of the required fee, 
50.28 	the department shall issue to every qualifying applicant a license designating the type or 
50.29 	class of vehicles the applicant is authorized to drive as applied for. This license must bear: 
50.30 	(1) a distinguishing number assigned to the licensee; (2) the licensee's full name and date 
50.31 	of birth; (3) either (i) the licensee's residence address, or (ii) the designated address under 
51.1 	section 5B.05; (4) a description of the licensee in a manner as the commissioner deems 
51.2 	necessary; (5) the usual signature of the licensee; and (6) designations and markings as 
51.3 	provided in this section. No license is valid unless it bears the usual signature of the licensee. 
51.4 	Every license must bear a colored photograph or an electronically produced image of the 
51.5 	licensee.
51.6 	(b) If the United States Postal Service will not deliver mail to the applicant's residence 
51.7 	address as listed on the license, then the applicant shall provide verification from the United 
51.8 	States Postal Service that mail will not be delivered to the applicant's residence address and 
51.9 	that mail will be delivered to a specified alternate mailing address. When an applicant 
51.10 	provides an alternate mailing address under this subdivision, the commissioner shall use 
51.11 	the alternate mailing address in lieu of the applicant's residence address for all notices and 
51.12 	mailings to the applicant.
51.13 	(c) Every license issued to an applicant under the age of 21 must be of a distinguishing 
51.14 	color and plainly marked "Under-21."
51.15 	(d) A license issued to an applicant age 65 or over must be plainly marked "senior" if 
51.16 	requested by the applicant.
51.17 	(e) Except for a noncompliant license, a license must bear a distinguishing indicator for 
51.18 	compliance with requirements of the REAL ID Act.
51.19 	(f) A noncompliant license must:
51.20 	(1) be marked "not for federal identification" on the face and in the machine-readable 
51.21 	portion; and
51.22 	(2) have a unique design or color indicator for purposes of the REAL ID Act; and
51.23 	(3) bear no indicator or design that relates to the lawful presence or the citizenship of 
51.24 	the license holder.
51.25 	(g) A REAL ID compliant license issued to a person with temporary lawful status or 
51.26 	admission period must be marked "temporary" on the face and in the machine-readable 
51.27 	portion.
51.28 	(h) A license must display the licensee's full name or no fewer than 39 characters of the 
51.29 	name. Any necessary truncation must begin with the last character of the middle name and 
51.30 	proceed through the second letter of the middle name, followed by the last character of the 
51.31 	first name and proceeding through the second letter of the first name.

52.1 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 171.07, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
52.2 		Subd. 3.Identification card; content and design; fee. (a) Upon payment of the required 
52.3 	fee, the department shall issue to every qualifying applicant a Minnesota identification card. 
52.4 	The department may not issue a Minnesota identification card to an individual who has a 
52.5 	driver's license, other than a limited license. The department may not issue an enhanced 
52.6 	identification card to an individual who is under 16 years of age, not a resident of this state, 
52.7 	or not a citizen of the United States of America. The card must bear: (1) a distinguishing 
52.8 	number assigned to the applicant; (2) a colored photograph or an electronically produced 
52.9 	image of the applicant; (3) the applicant's full name and date of birth; (4) either (i) the 
52.10 	licensee's residence address, or (ii) the designated address under section 5B.05; (5) a 
52.11 	description of the applicant in the manner as the commissioner deems necessary; (6) the 
52.12 	usual signature of the applicant; and (7) designations and markings provided under this 
52.13 	section.
52.14 	(b) If the United States Postal Service will not deliver mail to the applicant's residence 
52.15 	address as listed on the Minnesota identification card, then the applicant shall provide 
52.16 	verification from the United States Postal Service that mail will not be delivered to the 
52.17 	applicant's residence address and that mail will be delivered to a specified alternate mailing 
52.18 	address. When an applicant provides an alternate mailing address under this subdivision, 
52.19 	the commissioner shall use the alternate mailing address in lieu of the applicant's residence 
52.20 	address for all notices and mailings to the applicant.
52.21 	(c) Each identification card issued to an applicant under the age of 21 must be of a 
52.22 	distinguishing color and plainly marked "Under-21."
52.23 	(d) Each Minnesota identification card must be plainly marked "Minnesota identification 
52.24 	card - not a driver's license."
52.25 	(e) Except for a noncompliant identification card, a Minnesota identification card must 
52.26 	bear a distinguishing indicator for compliance with requirements of the REAL ID Act.
52.27 	(f) A noncompliant identification card must:
52.28 	(1) be marked "not for federal identification" on the face and in the machine-readable 
52.29 	portion; and
52.30 	(2) have a unique design or color indicator for purposes of the REAL ID Act; and
52.31 	(3) bear no indicator or design that relates to the lawful presence or the citizenship of 
52.32 	the identification card holder.
53.1 	(g) A REAL ID compliant Minnesota identification card issued to a person with temporary 
53.2 	lawful status or admission period must be marked "temporary" on the face and in the 
53.3 	machine-readable portion.
53.4 	(h) A Minnesota identification card must display the cardholder's full name or no fewer 
53.5 	than 39 characters of the name. Any necessary truncation must begin with the last character 
53.6 	of the middle name and proceed through the second letter of the middle name, followed by 
53.7 	the last character of the first name and proceeding through the second letter of the first name.
53.8 	(i) The fee for a Minnesota identification card is 50 cents when issued to a person who 
53.9 	is developmentally disabled, as defined in section 252A.02, subdivision 2; a physically 
53.10 	disabled person, as defined in section 169.345, subdivision 2; or, a person with mental 
53.11 	illness, as described in section 245.462, subdivision 20, paragraph (c).

53.12 	Sec. 9. [171.1205] RESTRICTIONS ON USE.
53.13 	A state agency or a political subdivision must not use the possession of a noncompliant 
53.14 	driver's license or identification card as (1) evidence of a person's citizenship or lawful 
53.15 	presence in the United States, or (2) the primary basis for investigation, detention, or arrest.

53.16 	Sec. 10. REPEALER.
 53.17 	Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 171.015, subdivision 7, is repealed.

53.18 	Sec. 11. EFFECTIVE DATE.
 53.19 	Unless provided otherwise, this article is effective October 1, 2023, for driver's license 
53.20 	and Minnesota identification card application and issuance on or after that date.

53.21 	ARTICLE 5
53.22 	DRIVERS' LICENSES AND IDENTIFICATION CARDS DATA PROTECTIONS

53.23 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 13.6905, is amended by adding a subdivision 
53.24 	to read:
53.25 		Subd. 36.Noncompliant license or identification card; lawful status. Data on certain 
53.26 	noncompliant drivers' licenses or identification cards are governed by section 171.12, 
53.27 	subdivision 11.

54.1 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 168.327, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
54.2 		Subd. 6.Review and audit of subscription services. Each subscriber under subdivision 
54.3 	4 or 5a must annually engage an independent professional organization to audit its uses of 
54.4 	data and its information technology security procedures, including: (1) the methods and 
54.5 	practices employed in the processing and use of driver and vehicle services data; and (2) 
54.6 	compliance with the certification required under section 171.12, subdivision 7b, paragraph 
54.7 	(d). Within 30 days of the date of the audit report, each subscriber must submit each report 
54.8 	to the legislative auditor and the commissioner.

54.9 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 171.12, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
54.10 		Subd. 7.Privacy of data. (a) Data on individuals provided to obtain a driver's license 
54.11 	or Minnesota identification card shall be treated as provided by United States Code, title 
54.12 	18, section 2721, as in effect on May 23, 2005, and shall be disclosed as required or permitted 
54.13 	by that section. The commissioner shall disclose the data in bulk form upon request to an 
54.14 	authorized recipient under United States Code, title 18, section 2721. For any disclosure of 
54.15 	data on individuals related to a noncompliant driver's license or identification card, the 
54.16 	commissioner must require a certification pursuant to subdivision 7b, paragraph (d).
54.17 	(b) An applicant for a driver's license or a Minnesota identification card may consent, 
54.18 	in writing, to the commissioner to disclose the applicant's personal information exempted 
54.19 	by United States Code, title 18, section 2721, to any person who makes a request for the 
54.20 	personal information. If the applicant so authorizes disclosures, the commissioner shall 
54.21 	implement the request and the information may be used.
54.22 	(c) If authorized by an applicant for a driver's license or a Minnesota identification card, 
54.23 	as indicated in paragraph (b), the applicant's personal information may be used, rented, or 
54.24 	sold solely for bulk distribution by organizations for business purposes, including surveys, 
54.25 	marketing, or solicitation.
54.26 	(d) An applicant for a driver's license, instruction permit, or Minnesota identification 
54.27 	card may request that the applicant's residence address be classified as "private data on 
54.28 	individuals," as defined in section 13.02, subdivision 12. The commissioner shall grant the 
54.29 	classification on receipt of a signed statement by the individual that the classification is 
54.30 	required for the safety of the applicant or the applicant's family, if the statement also provides 
54.31 	a valid, existing address where the applicant consents to receive service of process. The 
54.32 	commissioner shall use the service for process mailing address in place of the residence 
54.33 	address in all documents and notices pertaining to the driver's license, instruction permit, 
54.34 	or Minnesota identification card. The residence address and any information provided in 
55.1 	the classification request, other than the mailing address, are private data on individuals and 
55.2 	may be provided to requesting law enforcement agencies, probation and parole agencies, 
55.3 	and public authorities, as defined in section 518A.26, subdivision 18.

55.4 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 171.12, subdivision 7a, is amended to read:
55.5 		Subd. 7a.Disclosure of personal information. (a) TheSubject to subdivision 11, the
55.6 	commissioner shall must disclose personal information where the use is related to the 
55.7 	operation of a motor vehicle or to public safety. The use of personal information is related 
55.8 	to public safety if it concerns the physical safety or security of drivers, vehicles, pedestrians, 
55.9 	or property. The commissioner may refuse to disclose data under this subdivision when the 
55.10 	commissioner concludes that the requester is likely to use the data for illegal, improper, or 
55.11 	noninvestigative purposes.
55.12 	(b) The commissioner shall must disclose personal information to the secretary of state 
55.13 	for the purpose of increasing voter registration and improving the accuracy of voter 
55.14 	registration records in the statewide voter registration system. The secretary of state may 
55.15 	not retain data provided by the commissioner under this subdivision for more than 60 days 
55.16 	and may not share or disseminate any data on individuals who have applied for or been 
55.17 	issued a noncompliant driver's license or identification card except for the purpose of 
55.18 	administering elections or as permitted in section 201.13, subdivision 3, paragraph (d).

55.19 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 171.12, subdivision 7b, is amended to read:
55.20 		Subd. 7b.Data privacy; noncompliant license or identification card. (a) With respect 
55.21 	to noncompliant licenses or identification cards, the commissioner is prohibited from:
55.22 	(1) electronically disseminating outside the state data that is not disseminated as of May 
55.23 	19, 2017; or
55.24 	(2) utilizing any electronic validation or verification system accessible from or maintained 
55.25 	outside the state that is not in use as of May 19, 2017.
55.26 	(b) The limitations in paragraph (a) do not apply to the extent necessary to: (1) maintain 
55.27 	compliance with the driver's license compact under section 171.50 and applicable federal 
55.28 	law governing commercial driver's licenses; and (2) perform identity verification as part of 
55.29 	an application for a replacement Social Security card issued by the Social Security 
55.30 	Administration.
56.1 	(c) For purposes of this subdivision, "outside the state" includes federal agencies, states 
56.2 	other than Minnesota, organizations operating under agreement among the states, and private 
56.3 	entities.
56.4 	(d) Prior to disclosing to a data requester, other than the data subject, any data on 
56.5 	individuals relating to a noncompliant driver's license or identification card, the commissioner 
56.6 	or a driver's license agent must require the data requester to certify that the data requester 
56.7 	must not use the data for civil immigration enforcement purposes or disclose the data to a 
56.8 	state or federal government entity that primarily enforces immigration law or to any employee 
56.9 	or agent of any such government entity. A data requester who violates the certification 
56.10 	required in this paragraph may be liable in a civil action brought under section 13.08, may 
56.11 	be subject to criminal penalties under section 13.09, may have subsequent requests for 
56.12 	noncompliant driver's license or identification card data be denied by the commissioner, 
56.13 	and may lose access to the driver records subscription service under section 168.327. A 
56.14 	certification form used by the commissioner or a driver's license agent under this paragraph 
56.15 	must include information about penalties that apply for violations.

56.16 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 171.12, subdivision 9, is amended to read:
56.17 		Subd. 9.Driving record disclosure to law enforcement. Subject to subdivision 11, the 
56.18 	commissioner shall also furnish driving records, without charge, to chiefs of police, county 
56.19 	sheriffs, prosecuting attorneys, and other law enforcement agencies with the power to arrest.

56.20 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 171.12, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
56.21 	read:
56.22 		Subd. 11.Certain data on noncompliant license or identification card; department 
56.23 	and agents. (a) For purposes of this section, "immigration status data" means data on 
56.24 	individuals who have applied for or been issued a noncompliant driver's license or 
56.25 	identification card and that indicate or otherwise have the effect of identifying (1) whether 
56.26 	the individual has demonstrated United States citizenship, or (2) whether the individual has 
56.27 	demonstrated lawful presence in the United States. Immigration status data include but are 
56.28 	not limited to any documents specified under section 171.06, subdivision 9, 10, or 11; 
56.29 	immigration status data contained in those documents; or the applicant's submission of the 
56.30 	documents.
56.31 	(b) Immigration status data are classified as private data on individuals, as defined in 
56.32 	section 13.02, subdivision 12. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the commissioner 
56.33 	or a driver's license agent must not share or disseminate immigration status data except to 
57.1 	or within the division of the department that administers driver licensing and to the secretary 
57.2 	of state for purposes of improving the accuracy of voter registration records under subdivision 
57.3 	7a.
57.4 	(c) As authorized or required by state or federal law, the commissioner or a driver's 
57.5 	license agent may share or disseminate data on individuals who have applied for or been 
57.6 	issued a noncompliant driver's license or identification card that are not immigration status 
57.7 	data to a government entity, as defined in section 13.02, subdivision 7a, or to a federal 
57.8 	government entity that does not enforce immigration law, provided that the receiving entity 
57.9 	must not use the data for civil immigration enforcement purposes or further disclose the 
57.10 	data to a state or federal government entity that primarily enforces immigration law or to 
57.11 	any employee or agent of any such government entity.
57.12 	(d) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the commissioner or a driver's license agent 
57.13 	must not share or disseminate any data on individuals who have applied for or been issued 
57.14 	a noncompliant driver's license or identification card to any federal government entity that 
57.15 	primarily enforces immigration law, except pursuant to a valid search warrant or court order 
57.16 	issued by a state or federal judge.
57.17 	(e) Violation of this subdivision by the commissioner, a driver's license agent, a 
57.18 	government entity, or an employee or agent thereof constitutes a violation of the Minnesota 
57.19 	Government Data Practices Act and may be subject to penalties and remedies applicable 
57.20 	under that chapter.